Update-33 Zulmaat Ka Devta:
Sham hote hote kaafila wahaan pahunch gaya jahaan jangaliyon ke aage badhne ki seema samaapt hoti thi. Ye wahi pahaad tha jis ki choti door se kisi magarmachh ka phaila hua muh lagti thi. Jangaliyon ne naare lagaaye aur phir Pujarin ki kursi ke charon taraf nachne lage.
Thressia Imran ke kareeb hi khadi muskurati rahi. Us ne kaha "Ab bataao.....yahan se jangali to tumhen raasta nahin dikhenge."
"Rasta ki jankari ki zaroorat nahin. Main to jaan bujh kar maut ke muh me aa kooda hun."
"Ab bhi kuchh nahin bigda hai......Zeroland tumhara welcome kar sakta hai."
"Main bhi kaafi der se yahi soch raha hun."
"Magar makkari nahin chalegi."
"Haan....ab to sach much nahin chalegi. Is liye khamosh hi rahun to achha hai."
"Mujhe bewakoof nahin bana sakoge."
"Phir tumhen kis tarah santusht katun?"
"Mere ho jaao......kewal mere...." Wo us ke kareeb khisakti huyi bhawuk swar me boli. "Are baap re...." Imran bhaybheet dhang se pichhe hat gaya.
"Main tumhen maar daalungi.....jaise usay maar daala hai."
"To bataao na.....koi kisi ka kaise ho jaata hai. Ye technic meri samajh me kabhi nahin aayi."
"Mera mazaak mat udaao." Thressia ne khisiya kar kaha . Phir gusse se boli "Us se kaho ki kursi se utar jaaye. Kursi yahin rahegi.....aur ye jangali yahin meri waapasi ka intezar karenge."
Tabhi Haam aage badh kar bola "Ham kahin bhi nahin jaayenge.....tum paagal ho gaye ho."
"Aahaa....to kya khazaan haasil kiye bina hi waapas chale jaaoge?" Imran ne kadwe swar me kaha.
"Main kuchh nahin jaanta. Mujhe yahaan se koi nahin le jaa sakta."
"Koi bhi nahin jaayega.....koi bhi nahin jaayega." Haam ke dusre sathi bhi cheekhne lage.
"Ye pagalpan hai......ham kisi qaidi ke qaidi nahin ho sakte."
"Ohh.....to tum mujhe qaidi samajhte ho. Halaanki is samay mi main ek pal me tum sab ko kahatam kar sakti hun."
"Haam....akal se kaam lo." Safdar bola. "Is ke alawa aur koi chara nahin. Dusri soorat me ediyaan ragad ragad kar marna padega. Tum nahin jaante yahaan in logon ne isi tarah sabhya(civilized) duniya ke logon ki bastiyaan banaayi hain. Jo is par raazi nahin hote wo usi aadmi ki tarah bhatakte phirte hain jise saahil par Moren ke sathiyon ne maar daala tha."
Haam khamosh ho gaya. Safdar ne ye sab unchi aawaz me kaha tha taaki dusre bhi sun len. Phir wo aapas me hi bahut dhimi aawaz me baaten karne lage. Safdar ya Imran ko sambodhit kar ke kisi ne kuchh nahin kaha.
Daisy Imran ke kahne par kursi se utar aayi. Thressia ne kaha "Ab hamen kuchh door pahaad par chadhna hoga. Main nahin samajhti ki ye ladki upar jaa sakegi."
"Phir kya khayal hai?" Imran ne puchha.
"Ye dhong ab khatam kar do. Main nahin chaahti ki bahut jaldi tumhare upar koi aafat aa jaaye." "Kya in jangaliyon ke saamne hi...?" Imran ne hairat dikhayi.
"Nahin upar chal kar. Tum Bogha ki shakti se nahin takra sakoge. Phir bekar maut ke muh me kood padne se kya faaida."
Kuchh der baad wo sab chadhaayi par nazar aaye. Jangali niche hi rah gaye the. Un me se kisi ne bhi aage badhne ki koshish nahin ki.
"Bada lamba fraud phailaya hai tum logon ne." Imran bola.
"Haam poori duniya me zaroorat ke anusar vibhinn shrot(resources) istemal karte hain."
Josef jo shaplali ki pattiyaan chaba chaba kar choos raha tha us ne muhh chalaate huye kaha "Magar maine duniya ke kisi bhaag me ye vyavastha nahin dekhi jahaan sharab par pabandi ho aur taadi par rok nahin ho."
"Ohh.....tum ne taad ke pedon par haandiyaan lataki dekhi hongi. Magar wo peene ke liye nahin hotin. Wo to us me chawal ubaalte hain."
"Taadi ke chawal....!!" Josef hont chaatne laga.
Safdar Monica ke liye dukhi tha. Wo usay kabhi achhi nahin lagi thi. Uske khilaaf wo atyant jhallaahat aur nafrat me dooba rahta tha. Lekin us ki achanak maut usay bahut dukh pahuchaya tha. Agar wo Imran ki jagah hota to nishchit roop se Thressia ki gardan marod deta. Lekin Imran pata nahin kya soch raha tha. Us ne uss samay to uske chehre par gahre krodh aur ghrina dekha tha jab wo Monica ki lash ko gadhe me rakh kar upar waapas aaya tha. Magar ab uske ehsaas ke baare me kahna kathin tha.....ki ab uske dimaag ke kisi kone me bhi Monica ki dhundali si parchhaayi bhi baaki hai ya nahin. Wo uski hatyarin se hans hans kar baaten kar raha tha.
Kuchh unchaayi par pahunch kar wo ek aisi chattan ki oat me aa gaye jo door tak diwaar ki tarah khada tha. Yahaan se niche dekh liye jaane ka bhi sambhavana nahin tha. Is liye Thressia rukti huyi boli....
"Bas ab yahin mujhe apne dress me aa jaana chaahiye."
Safdar ko Imran ki aankhon me kayi tarah ke bhaav dikhayi diye. Jaise wo khud ko halaat ke dhaare me bahne dena bhi chaahta ho.....aur dusri taraf ye bhi chaahta ho ki halaat ke viruddh uska sangharsh jaari bhi rahe. Shayad ye aisi sthiti me Imran jaisa vyakti ki nirnay shakti bhi sath chhodti dikhayi de rahi thi.
Thressia ke hath khol diye gaye.
Thressia ne dande ke liye Daisy ki taraf hath badhaya lekin Imran ne iske pahle hi us par kabza karte huye kaha "Aise nahin.....main isay istemal ke layak nahin rahne dunga."
Us ne uske nichle sire ko ghumaana shuru kiya. Jald hi wo kisi pech-daar dhakkan ki tarah alag ho gaya. Phir Safdar ne dekha us ne us ke bhitar se sheeshe ki ek nalki nikaali. Us me hare rang ka liquid bhara hua tha.
"Are.....are...." Thressia ne uski taraf badhne ki badi koshish ki lekin Josef jhapat kar bich me aa gaya.....aur daant nikaal kar bola "Nahin madam.....boss ke kaam me dakhal dene se bad-hazmi ho jaati hai."
Imran us nalki ko badi sawadhani se jeb me rakh chuka tha. Phir us ne danda uski taraf badha diya. Thressia kuchh barbadaati rahi. Us ki aankhon me uljhan ke bhaav the.
Achanak pichhe se kisi ke hansne ki aawaz aayi.....aur wo chaunk kar mude. Thodi hi doori par ek naate kad ka jangali khada hans raha tha.
Thressia ne dahaad kar us se kuchh kaha.....lekin jangali ne English me jawab diya................
"Madam Thressia....gussa hone ki zaroorat nahin. Main to kewal ye dekhne ke liye chala aaya tha ki ab ishq kis manzil par hai." Thressia me chakit ho kar palken jhapkaayin.
"Kya main puchh sakta hun ki tum ne us aurat ko kyon maar daala?" Jangali ne puchha.
"Shut up...." Thressia gurraayi.
"Giraftaari ke liye apne hath aage karo Thressia." Jangali ne behad sard lahje me kaha. "Tum ne Zeroland se gaddari ki hai.
Vyaktigat ranjish ke kaaran tum ne ek aisi aurat ko maar daala jo nishchit roop se Zeroland ke kaam aati."
"Aahaaa..." Imran uske sammaan me jhukta hua bola. "Main ne pahchan liya kaloote Mahaan ko."
"Ye to Bogha lagta hai." Safdar ne dhire se kaha. Josef us ke kareeb hi khada tha. Us ne hairat se aankhen phaadin. Phir bola
"Haan shayad.......magar se sar se pair tak habshi kaise ho gaya?"
"Make-up."
Achanak Josef ne jangali par chhalaang lagayi. Lekin wo uchhal kar pichhe hat gaya. Sath hi us ne pata nahin kidhar se ek kaale rang ka pistal bhi nikaal liya. Traggar dabte hi pistle se pani jaise liquid ki ek patli si dhaar nikli jo Josef ke maathe par padi......aur wo sar pakad kar baith gaya. Uski haalat se to dusron ne yahi anumaan lagaya ki jaise us ke sar par mota sa lath se maara gaya ho.
"aahh....aahhh...." Josef sar pakde jhoomta hua bola "Ye to.....ye to nasha sa ho raha hai.....haaye pyare.....zara ek fire phr se karna....." aur phir wo usi tarah jhoomta hua dher ho gaya.
"Main gaafil nahin tha...." Bogha ne us ki taraf dhyan diye bina Imran se kaha. "Mujhe suchna mil gayi thi ki ek electro spector galat hathon me pahuch gaya hai. Is liye mujhe khud hi maamle ko dekhna pada. Safdar tum usi rumaal se Thressia ke hath phir baandh do. Kewal wahi qaidiyon ki tarah chalegi."
"Bogha........hosh me aao." Thressia gurraayi. "Main tum se kamtar nahin hun. Mujhe apna adheen mat samjho. Main tumhari dekh bhaal ke liye yahaan bheji gayi thi."
"Meri kisi galati ke liye tum bhi mujh se puchh tachh kar sakti ho." Bogha ne laparwaahi se kaha.
"Tum apni maut ko nimantran de rahe ho."
"Ohhh....Safdar kya tum ne suna nahin......main tumhen hukm deta hun."
"Aakhir mujhe kyon nahin dete hukm jahaan-panaah." Imran girgidaya. "Main to Zero-road.....arrr.....land ka sab se purana sewak hun."
"Tum donon ek sath hi qatal kiye jaaoge. Tumhara qatal meri zindagi ka sab se bada mission hai."
"Magar jangaliyon ki tarah hi qatal karna. Waise pahle bhi bahut se log mujhe qatal kar chuke hain. Lekin kisi jangali ke hathon qatal hone ka mauka aaj tak nahin mila."
"Bakwaz band karo. Us habshi ko uthaao aur saamne waali gufaa me utar chalo. Thressia.....tum yahin mere paas thahrogi." Thressia ne Imran ki taraf mud kar baayin aankh dabaayi. Safdar iska matlab na samajh saka. Lekin Imran ke chehre se anumaan karna kathin tha ki wo us ishare ka matlab samjha ya nahin.
"Iss pistal se aise wave bhi radiate ho sakte hain jo isi jagah tum sab ko samaapt hi kar de." Bogha ne kaha.
"Ye baat galat nahin hai...." Thressia Imran se boli.
(Jaari)