Sham ka waqt dheere dheere raat me badal raha tha ,ghar ke ander warm lights jal chuki thi ,aur bhar gali me street lights ki halki roshni fail rahi thi
Vaishnavi apne room me khadi thi bed ke pass uske bag rakhe the
Kal raat se hi pack hua tha , zip band ..ek do choti chize side me rakhi hui thi
Usne ek bar aur check kiya,phir bag ko sidha kar diya
"Perfect.." usne dheere se kaha jese khud ko convince kar rahi hai
Door knock hua
"Ready ho ..." Uski mom ki awaj aayi
"Haan mumma..."
Door khula aur vo ander aayi ..unhone room me ek nazar dali ,phir bag par ,phir vaishnavi par..
"Aaj surprisingly sab theek lag raha hai..." Unhone halka sa smile kiya
Vaishnavi ne shoulders ko uchaya
"Kabhi kabhi responsible bhi ho jati hoon.."
"Responsible tab hogi jab tum kahan time pe Khana shuru karogi .." unhone seedha jawab diya
Vaishnavi ne ankhen ghumai
"Mom please.."
"Please kya ?tumhe apne health par bilkul dhyan nahi hai .." unhone calmly par concern me kaha
"Agar koi yad na dilay to tum pure din Bina khaye aaise Hi reh logi..."
Vaishnavi ne halki si sigh li
"Main theek hoon..."
"Tum theek nahi ho.." unhone softly kaha
Doorbell baji
Vaishnavi ne turant chance pakda
"Main niche dekh kar aati hoon
Aur bina kuch bole vo niche nikal gayi
Neeche aate hi usne dekha..Naina sofe par baithi thi ,Sumit phone scroll kar raha tha aur Aarav side me khade tha
Calm aur usual se bhi jyada silent
"Finally... Sumit ne use dekhte hi bola
"Madam ready ho gayi .."
"Tum log jaldi aa gye ho meri problem nahi hai.." vaishnavi ne turant jawab diya
Naina hansi --
"Tum dono start ho gye already..?
"Namaste aunty ...." Naina ne politely greet kiya
"Namaste beta..." Vaishnavi ki mom ne pyar se jawab diya
Sumit ne casual greet kiya
"Hello aunty..
Aarav ne halka sa sir jhuka kar
"Namaste...
Uski mom ne ek second ke liye Aarav ko dekha..phir normal ho gayi
"Tum log isko le ja rahe ho na ..? Vaishnavi ki mom ne kaha
Naina ne smile ke sath kaha
"Haan aunty ,warna ye khud kabhi kahin nahi aati
"Bilkul sahi keh rahi ho tum ... Unhone sa sigh liya
"Ye apni care bilkul bhi nhi karti
Vaishnavi stairs ke pass hi ruk gayi
"Mumma..."
Par unhone continue kiya
"Khane pe dhyan nahi ,pani nahi peena ..aur agar koi na bole to pure din Bina khaye reh sakti hai ...
"Seriously...? Naina ne shock se poocha
Sumit ne vaishnavi ki taraf dekha
"Isiliye itna attitude hai... energy nahi milti hai na ..."
"Sumit.."
"Sach hi to bol raha hoon..."
Vaishnavi ne ankhen ghumai
"Tumhe har chiz me comment karna jaruri hai ...?
Aarav kuch nahi bola uski nazar vaishnavi par thi..
"Okay bas karo ab ...chalo .. vaishnavi ne bag uthate hue kaha
"Tum log trip ke liye lene aaye ho ya meri complain Sunne?
Naina ne tease kiya
"Dono..
"Chalo chalo ab ... Vaishnavi ne kaha
Vaishnavi ne jese hi apna bag uthaya usne struggle feel Kiya
"Itna heavy...kese ho gaya... Usne murmur kiya
Usne handle pakda hi tha ki achanak bag uske hath se halka pull hua
"Relax,gym session nahi hai ye... Sumit ne bag lete hue kaha
"Muje aadat hai khud karne ki ... Vaishnavi ne turant jawab diya ,bag wapis lene ki koshish krte hue
"Han dikh raha hai ... Sumit ne tease kiya
"2 min me complain strat ho gayi ??
"Sumit .."
Uske bolne se pehle hi Aarav aage badha
Usne bina kuch jyada bole,simple bag
Sumit ke hath me se le liya
"Main rakh deta hoon..." Usne calmly kaha
Tone simple tha ..par aaisa tha ki argue karne ka man hi na ho
Vaishnavi ek second ke liye ruk gayi
"Itna heavy bhi nhi hai ... Usne dheere se kaha
Aarav ne bag ko car me rakhte hue bas itna kaha
"Phir bhi
Sumit side se bola
"VIP treatment
"Tum chup reh skte hoo.. vaishnavi ne use ghurte hue kaha
Vaishnavi pehle to cars ko dekh kar shock hui
Ek car aage thi jo bhaut classy thi,dusri piche thi thodi vo bhi usi ki tarah thi
Vaishnavi ruk gayi
"Tum log overdo nhi karte kabhi ...?
Sumit hansa
"Welcome to luxury life
"Tumhari nahi hai .." vaishnavi ne turant jawab diya
Aarav ne car ke pass khada tha
"Chalen...
Vaishnavi ki mom ne sbko bye kiya aur sab bye bolkar nikal pade
Car dheere dheere city se bhar nikalne lagi
Street light piche chut rahi thi ...highway open ho raha tha
Ander soft music chal raha tha
"Abhi bhi time hai ,wapis Jana hai.." Sumit ne tease kiya
"Tumhe chod ke ja skti hoon..." Vaishnavi ne calmly bola
"Rude..." Sumit ne rude fake face banya
Kuch der bad Aarav ne calmly bola
"Mai drive kar leta hoon ...
Driver ne mana kiya par Aarav ne politely insist Kiya
"Ramesh bhaiya ...aap rest karlo please"
Respect clearly tha
Phir usne vaishnavi ki taraf dekha
"Aage baith jao ,space better rhega aur comfortable bhi
Vaishnavi bina argue kiye front seat par aagyi
Naina to already so chuki thi
"Comfortable ho na..? Aarav ne calmly pocha
"Haan.. vaishnavi ne dheere se kaha
Aarav ne bottle di
"Paani piyo ...
Vaishnavi ne mana nhi Kiya
2 ghante bad car thode break ke liye ek dhabe me ruki
Sab bhar aate hain ...thandi hawa lagti hai ..par sab fresh feel karte hain...."
"Chai ya coffee... Naina ne poocha
"Coffee.. vaishnavi ne kaha
"Tumne kuch khaya tha ghar se ...? Naina ne poocha
"Nahi ..." Vaishnavi ne kaha
"Seriously...?phir to coffee bad me phle kuch Khao ... Naina ne kaha
Sumit :
"Wow, impressive kuch kha ke bhi nhi aayi ho ...
Aarav ne turant order diya aur extra
"Ye lo... Naina ne khana samne rakha
"Main itna nahi ..."
"Tu khaygi... Naina ne firmly kaha
Vaishnavi finally mam gayi aur usne khana start Kiya
Aarav silently dekh raha tha ,aur ye uske liye satisfied tha
Car me wapis aate hi vaishnavi relaxed thi
Music slow ...road smooth
Aur dheere dheere uski ankhen band ho gyi
Ending
Uska head halka sa tilt hua
Aarav ne speed slow kardi
Music low
Raste dheere dheere badalne Lage
Aur shyad ye safar sirf
Ek trip nahi tha
To be continued....