Update-28 Zulmaat Ka Devta:
Dusri baar hosh aane par us ne sab se pahle Monica ki aawaz suni thi. Shayad wo kisi par baras rahi thi.. Us ne uthan chaha lekin hil bhi nahin saka. Poore sharir me chubhan si mahsoos ho rahi thi. Mastishk abhi poori tarah saaf nahin hua tha. Lekin usay aisa lag raha tha jaise wo fiza me tair raha ho. Aankhon ke saamne dhund si chhaayi huyi thi.
Phir dhire dhire pata chala ki uska poora shareer rassiyon se jakda hua hai aur karwat bhi nahin le sakta. Sar par baadalon se dhaka hua aasman tha. Aur wo chit leta hua is tarah aankhen phaad raha tha jaise baadalon ke paar dekhne ki koshish kar raha ho.
Bahut se kadmon ki aawazen kaanon me goonj rahi thin. Wo sochne laga ki aakhir kyon usay iss tarah le jaaya jaa raha hai. Us ke dusre sathi to shayad apne pairon pe hi chal rahe the. To phir Imran ki bhi haalat iss se alag nahin hogi. Wo bhi isi tarah strecher me jakad iya gaya hoga......aur dusron hi ke kandhon par us ka bhi safar jaari hoga.
Phir us ne Josef ki aawaz suni jo shayad jangaliyon se baaten kar raha tha.
Safdar kewal gardan ghuma sakta tha. Uske hath bhi free nahin the.. Achanak us ne Thressia ki aawaz sun kar gardan ghumaayi. Wo usi libaas me thi jis me pichhli raat dikhayi di thi. Vishesh danda us ke hath me tha.....aur wo kisi prachin rani ki tarah safar kar rahi thi.
Ek nakkashi ki huyi kursi thi jis ke paayon se do lambe lambe baans baandhe gaye the. Aur iss tarah usay aath jangali apne kandhon par uthaaye huye chal rahe the.
"kya tum jaag rahe ho?" Thressia ne Safdar se puchha.
"Mujhe yahi samajhne do ki main sapna dekh raha hun."
"Aisa sapna jo permanant neend par samaapt hoga."
"Magar mujhe is tarah kyon le jaaya jaa raha hai."
"Special care hai tumhare liye. Baaki sab to paidal hi ghisat rahe hain."
Achanak Monica garajne lagi "Tum nishchit roop se koi europeon ho. Lekin in jangaliyon se adhik jangali lagti ho. Kya tumhen is bechari ladki pe raham nahin aata......jis ke liye do kadam chalna bhi kathin hai."
"Ab Safdar ko Daisy ka khayal aaya. Sach much uski haalat bahut hi dayneeye hogi.
"Tum me kayi raham-dil bhi honge." Thressia ne kadwe swar me jawab diya. "Un se kaho ki wo usay apne kandhon par utha len."
"In donon ko rassiyon se kyon jakada hua hai. Kya wo bhaag jaayenge?"
"Shut....uppp...." Thressia garji. "Ab mujhe mukhatib mat karna. Main har aire-gaire se baat nahin karti." Monica barbadaati rahi aur Thressia phir Safdar ki taraf mudi.
"Aakhir ye auraten kyon aayi thin?" Us ne hans kar puchha.
"Kya auraton ko khazaane se lagaao nahin hota?"
"Meri samajh se tum donon mazdooron ki haisiyat se iss party ke sath aaye hoge."
"Khayal gakat nahin hai. Lekin tumhari baaton se ye anumaan lagta hai jaise tum iss tarah ki partiyon ke intezar me hi rahti ho."
"Thressia halka sa kahkahaa laga kar boli. "Tumhari soch bhi galat nahin hai. Ham iss tarah ki partiyan bulwaate rahte hain." "Kya matlab?"
"Hamaare agent aas paas ke deshon me khazaanon ka propaganda karte hain. Is liye is tarah ki partiyaan aksar aati rahti hain." "To kya khazaane kewal bakwaas hain?"
"Ab to bakwaas hi hain. Kyon ki ham bahut pahle un par kabza kar chuke hain."
"Magar tum un logon ka kya karti ho jo partiyon me aate hain."
"Ye ek naye rastra ke nagarik banenge. Zeroland ke nagarik kahlaayenge."
"Aahaaa.....to kya yahi islands Zeroland kahlaate hain?"
"Nahin.......ye Zeroland ka kewal ek mamooli sa hissa hain. Zeroland ka capital kahan hai......shayad tumhare farishte bhi wahaan tak na pahunch paayen."
"Magar Bogha tum logon se kaise jaa mila? Wo to ek smuggler tha?"
"Wo hamesha se hi hamaare sath raha hai. Hamaare sansadhan ka sambandh bhi tumhari hi duniya se hai. Iss liye hamen sab kuchh karna padta hai. different zone se currencies ikattha karne ke liye smuggling ko zariya banaya jaata hai. Lekin wo jo hamaare liye kaam karte hain wo isay kewal international level par hone waali smuggling hi samajhte hain. Unhen iske asli maksad ka pata nahin."
"Aur Bogha bhi waise hi logon me se hai?"
"Hargiz nahin. Wo to is organization ka head hai......aur Zeroland ki ek baut badi personality. Haan uske adheen kaam karne waale Zeroland ke baare me kuchh nahin jaante." "To in islands me tum log bastiyaan basa rahe ho?"
"Temporary bastiyaan. Yahaan zeroland ke liye kaam hota hai."
"Ohho....to is tarah tum log civilized world se mazdoor haasil karte ho."
"Thik samjhe. Jangaliyon se mashinon par kaam nahin liya jaa sakta. In se to bas aise hi kaam liye jaate hain jaisa tum abhi dekh rahe ho. Ye to ye bhi nahin jaante ki yahaan aa phansne waale civilized log ka anjaam kya hota hai. Ye us basti se bhi anjaan hainjahaan tum le jaaye jaa rahe ho. Unhen ek vishesh jagah se aage na badhne diya jaayega."
"To phir mera khayal hai ki kewal inhen kaabu me rakhne ke liye tum logon ne ye dhong racha hai.....tum pujarin ho aur wo devta."
"Na kewal unhen kaabu me rakhne ke liye balki civilized duniya ke logon ko prabhavit karne ke liye bhi. Taaki wo kabhi hamaare khilaaf saazish karne ka na soch saken. Tum bhi us samay baukhla gaye hoge jab tumhari goliyaan aashcharya-janak dhang se bekaar huyi hongi. Mujhe suchna mili thi ki tum logon ne tommy gun se jangaliyon par goliyaan barsaayi thi."
"Ye hakeekat hai ki main baukhla gaya tha......lekin jaanti ho Imran uss samay kya kar raha tha?" "Kya?"
"Mouth organ baja raha tha."
"Magar ab is time kyon khamosh hain ye shriman. Main uljhan me hun."
(Jaari)