THE TURNING POINT
Jab Gaurav Ne Parde hataye bahar koi insaan nhi tha.pura gaon safed, aasman kohre se bhara hua tha, itna ghana kohra ki kuch doori ke baad kuch dikhayi nhi de raha tha. Or us kohre me ....hazaron kali parchhaiyan tair rahi thi . We Puri Tarah se insaan jaisi nhi thi; ve idhar se udhar Hawa me bah rahi thi. we shant thi , siway us ek awaz ke jo abhi bhi use bula rahi thi.
"Gaurav bete...bahar aao..."
Gaurav Ne dar se apna muh band kiya . Uska dil halak me aa gya tha.ye kya tha?
Koi sapna ?
Usne apna hath piche khincha, lekin ghabrahat me Khidki thodi Khuli rah gyi. Ek thandi, Nam Hawa ka jhonka tezi se kamre me dakhil hua , sath me ek ajib si, sade hue Patton ki gandh.
Gaurav Ne jaldi se Khidki band ki , lekin use laga jaise usne ek badi galti kar di hai. Ek pal ke liye, use laga jaise ek kali parchai Khidki se andar gussa gyi ho, lekin Shayad yah uska bhram tha. Woh ghabrakar apne bistar par wapas bhaga aur chadar odhkar so gya, Aankhein band kar li or subah hone ka intezar karne laga. Bahar ke awazein apni band ho gyi thi. Ab bas sannata tha, pehle se bhi gahra or darawna.
THE TWIST
Agli subah, suraj ki roshni me sab kuch normal lag raha tha. Kohra khatam ho chuka tha, aur Gaon fir se apne Samanya Roop Mein Tha Gaurav Utha uska sir Bhari tha aur use Raat Ki ghatna Bure Sapne Jaisi lag rahi thi usne Balram Chacha se pichhali Raat ke bare mein baat karne ki koshish ki pahle to Balram Chacha hichkichaye baat Ko talna Chaha Lekin Gaurav ki bechaini Dekhkar unhone chuppi Todi aur ek Bhayanak sach ka khulasa Kiya.
Gaon Ke Log darasal un parchhaiyon ko chhupane ke liye Nahin, balki Khud ko Unse bachane ke liye Khidki band rakhte the. We parchhaiyan "Yadon Ki Lutere" thi. Aisi atmaein jo aapki Sabse Pyari yaad ki awaaz, us yad se Jude vyakti ki awaaz nikal kar aapko Bahar Bulati thi .
Budhe aadami Ne ghabrate hue bataya, "Jaise hi aap unhen dekhte hain", ve aapki sari yaden Chura Leti Hai. aap Jinda to rahte hain, lekin khokhle hokar, Bina Yadon ke. Yahan Raaton Mein Insan Pathar ho jata hai. Gaurav ko pichli raat ki apni Galti ka Ehsas Hua. usne unhein dekh liya tha aur Shayad Khidki khulne Se Ek atma andar a gaya tha use apni Pita ki awaaz yaad ayi aur ek pal ke liye use laga ki vah apne Pita ko kabhi bhool jayega yah vichar uske liye asahniya tha.
Kuchh hi ghanton Mein Gaurav dheere dheere apni pahchan bhulne laga use yad nahin a raha tha ki vah Yahan kyon aaya tha. vasiyat, Dadaji, yah Shabd uske dimag mein Thi, par Unse Judi bhavnayen aur yaden gayab ho rahi thi.
Uske Pita ki Yad abhi bhi dhundhli si bachi thi shayad isliye kyunki vah sabse majbut the use ab un parchhaiyon se apni yaden wapas chhinni thi . Balram Chacha ne use purani Kahani Sunai jismein bataya gaya tha ki paas ke ek purane mandir ka ek Vishesh Ghanta bajane se parchhaiyan gayab ho Jaati Hai, kam se kam subah tak ke liye.
Gaurav apni Jaan jokhim mein dalkar mandir tak bhaga parchhaiyan uska Rasta rok rahi thi. vah ab keval awaaz nahin thi vah bhautik roop le rahi thi, use dara rahi thi, uske Pita ki awaaz mein use wapas bula rahi thi, sukhe patton ki sarsarahat ab bhayanak fusfusahat me badal gai thi.
purani lakdi ke darvaje ki Charchat har kadam par uska picha kar rahi thi Gaurav ne apni sari takat ikattha ki aur mandir ke bade purani ghante ko puri takat se baja diya ghante ki awaaz ki gunz pure gaon mein fail gai parchhaiyan chikhti hui hawa mein gayab ho gai.
Gaurav Ne Baldev Chacha ko dhundha Chacha Ne use Dekha aur Unki Aankhon Mein Ek Mishr Bhav tha Rahat aur Karuna .unhone Gaurav ki kandhe per Hath Rakha aur Dhire Se Kaha Tumne Apne Pita ki Yad bacha li beta yah Sabse Badi Jeet Hai. Gaurav Ne unhen dhanyvad Kaha Tha lekin uski Shabd khokhle lag rahi thi.
vah apni gadi ki or Bhaga engine chalu Kiya aur bina piche Dekhe Gaon Se Nikal Pada. vah Jaanta tha ki Ab Yahan rukne ka koi matlab nahin tha uska dimag Se Dur Ja Raha Tha Jaise Jaise vah Gaon Se Dur Ja raha tha ek Bhayanak Ehsas Uske Dil Mein bas raha tha .
usse Apne Pita ki Yad to Bacha Li Thi lekin uski Awaaz, uska Chehra, uski Hansi, Sab Kuchh us ke dimag Mein surakshit Tha lekin uska naam kya tha yah vichar Uske dimag mein Tha usne car roki use Apna Naam Yad Nahin a raha tha vah apna Naam bhul gaya tha. Gaurav han, Shayad Yahi Tha.
lekin use yakin nahin tha. Use Yad nahin tha ki vah Kahan Se Aaya Tha, Shahar Kaisa Dikhta Tha, vah Kya Kam Karta Tha, use Yad nahin tha ki Uske Dost Kaun the, Uska Ghar Kahan Tha usne Apne wallet Mein Dekha usmein uska driving licence Tha, Jiske Liye uska naam aur Pata likha tha usne use padha lekin vah Sab uske liye beimani Thi .
Jaise Kisi Aur ki kahani padh raha ho . Wo ek Jinda Lash Ban chuka tha. vah ji raha tha, Sans le raha tha, dekh raha tha, lekin uski apni Koi pahchan Nahin Thi .
gaon ki vah parchhaiyan "Yadon Ki Lutere" thi ve sab Kuchh Le gayi thi. siway Uski Sabse majbut Yad ke. Ab Gaurav ke pass Keval ek hi mission tha apni Baki Yadon ko Wapas Pana, lekin kaise? yah use Nahin Pata Tha. vah Wapas Shahar ki or bharta Raha, Ek khokhle Insan ke roop Mein, Ek naye aur Anjane Jivan ki or.
Gadi Ki khidki ke bahar ka drishya badal raha tha. Pahad Khet, Chhote kasbe, sab Gujar rahe the. use Kuchh Bhi pahchanna Nahin lag raha tha. vah kaun tha? yah Sawal Uske dimag Mein baar baar gunj raha tha lekin uska koi jawab nahin tha. vah jaanta tha ki use ladna hoga un parchhaion se nahin balki Apne andar ki khalipan se..