Reeta uthee to usakee gulaabee kuratee par khoon ke dhabbe the . haal mein unake teen kareebee mitr aur unakee patniyaan baithee thee , sabane dekh liya , aur usake pati mahendr ka munh sharm se laal ho gaya . reeta kee sahelee mahima ne reeta ko aankh se ishaara kiya aur ve donon bheetar chalee gaee, kuchh der baad jab vah donon baahar aaee to reeta ne hare rang kee kuratee pahanee huee thee , sabane dekha aur anadekha kar diya . raat ko jab mahendr aur reeta akele the to , mahendr ne kaha , “ aaj tumhaaree laaparavaahee kee vajah se meree gardan sharm se jhuk gaee .” “ laaparavaahee kaisee, khaana to sabako bahut pasand aaya , sab kuchh samay se hua , baatacheet bhee achchhee rahee .” reeta ne aashchary se kaha . mahendr ka gussa aur bad gaya , “ yaani kee tumhen pata hee nahin , tumane kya kiya hai .” “ nahin, tum kis baare mein baat kar rahe ho ?” reeta ekadam kanphayoojad thee . “ tumhaaree kuratee par jo daag lage the , usaka kya?” mahendr ne ekadam gusse mein usakee aankh mein dekhate hue kaha . “ haan . mujhe bilkul andaaza nahin tha .” aur reeta muskara dee . mahendr ko samajh nahin aa raha tha , itanee spasht see baat reeta ko samajh kyon nahin aa rahee . usane phir koshish kee , “ mujhe is tarah ka vyavahaar bilkul pasand nahee .” “ yah vyavahaar nahin ghatana thee , jo ho gaee, aur mujhe isamen koee sharm mahasoos nahin ho rahee, yah mainne chuna nahee , yah mere shareer kee bhaasha thee , jise main sun nahin paee , puroosh jab sadak par peshaab karate hain , vah chunaav karate hain , aur ham auraten phir bhee kuchh nahin kahatee , bas safaee chaahatee hain . “ reeta ne drdhata se kaha . mahendr samajh gaya, yah ladaee vah haar jaayega , yadi usane agale ek minat mein koee shaktishaalee tark nahin rakha to . “ main maanata hoon vah galat hai , par shishtata bhee ek cheez hotee hai , aur main chaahata hoon meree patnee shisht ho .” “ yadi tumhaaree nazar mein yah ashishtata hai to tumhen mujhe apanee patnee maanane kee koee zaroorat nahin .” reeta kee saas ab tezee se chal rahee thee . “ yaani ?” “ yaani , meree nazar mein shisht vyavahaar hai , ek doosare kee bhaavanaon ka sammaan karana , aur tum yahaan pooree aurat jaati kee baayalojee ka apamaan kar rahe ho . “ reeta kee aankhon mein phir se drdhata thee . mahendr chup ho gaya , par use us raat yah samajh aa gaya ki usaka vaivaahik jeevan usake paapa ke vaivaahik jeevan se alag hoga . yah agni pareeksha sirf seeta kee nahin , raam kee bhee hogee . subah utha to usane reeta ko naee nazar se dekha aur use achchha laga , apane andar ek naee taaqat mahasoos huee, ek naya judaav mahasoos hua . aafis jaate hue use khud par hee yah sochakar hansee aa gaee ki vah raat ko kis baat par ladaee kar raha tha , maimal kee stree jaati ke lie jo praakrtik hai , vah us par kaise sharminda ho sakata hai , yah to utsav kee cheez hai ! usane reeta ko fon kiya, “ kaisee ho .” “ theek hoon , mujhe kya hua hai ?” “ nahin, main kah raha tha ki yadi tumhaaree tabeeyat theek nahin hai to aaj ghar par aaraam karo .” reeta hans dee,” mujhe aaraam kee zaroorat nahin , tum meree asuvidha ko mahasoos kar sakate ho , itana hee kaafee hai .” “ kar raha hoo , aur bhee zyaada mahasoos karane kee koshish karoonga , yah praakrtik prakriya sirf tumhaaree nahin , ham donon kee hai . “ reeta hans dee . “ kya hua?” mahendr ne kaha . “ tumhaare is baat se meree aankhen geelee ho rahee hain .” mahendr bahut der tak chup raha . “ kya hua , kuchh bol kyon nahin rahe ?” “ kuchh nahin , shaadee ke nae arth samajh raha hoon .” reeta hans dee . “ theek hai shaam ko milate hain .” reeta ne kaha . “ hoon .” donon ne fon rakh diya , donon ke chehare par muskaraahat thee , ek shaanti kee , sukh kee , apanatv kee .
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