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"Ab aap aaram kar len" Usne thakur se kaha aur khane ki plate lekar kitchen mein aa gayi.

Thodi der baad Rupali apne kamre mein aayi aur aakar let gayi. Use Kamini ke kamre ki talashi leni thi aur ye kaam use chup chap karna tha. Thakur bhale hi ab uske saath sahi par is baat pe naraz ho sakte the ki Rupali yahan vahan talashi le rahi hai. Apne pati ke hatyare ko dhoondhne ke liye talash haweli se hi shuru kar rahi hai aur vo bhi unki ladli beti ke kamre se. Ab uski har raat thakur ki baahon mein unke bistar pe guzregi ye baat Rupali janti thi isliye jo karna tha vo din mein hi karna tha.

Rupali thodi der apne kamre mein hi rahi. Vo janti thi dawai ke asar se thakur so jayenge aur vo isi baat ka intezaar kar rahi thi. Jab thoda waqt guzar gaya to vo uthkar apne kamre se nikli aur Kamini ke kamre tak pahunchi. Lock khola aur kamre mein dakhil hokar lights on kari.

Kamini ke jaane ke baad uske kamre mein koi aaya nahi tha. Uske baad bache hi sirf thakur aur Rupali the aur unke paas yahan aane ki vajah nahi thi. Kam se kam ab tak to Rupali ke paas bhi vajah nahi thi. Kamra aise hi tha jaise Kamini use chhodkar gayi thi. Cheezen yahan vahan bikhri padi thi. Bistar pe chadar sikudi hui thi. Har cheez pe dhool jam gayi thi. Rupali ne nazar uthayi to Kamini ke bed ke uper likhi hui lines pe nazar padi

Agar dil ke zakhmon ki kahin numaish hoti

To main apna dil pesh karun ye khwahish hoti

"Hmmmm ..... to shayri ko shauk tha nanad sahiba ko" Rupali ne dil mein socha aur hasne lagi " Tumhein kis baat ka dard tha Kamini. Tumhari kaun si khwahish thi jo poori nahi hui thi"

Vo Kamini ke bistar ke paas aayi ek nazar takiye ke neeche aadhi dabhi hui ek diary par padi. Diary usne uthayi aur pehla page kholkar padhne lagi.

Maut ka gham nahi hai,Gham ye hai ke aakhri waqt bhi tu mere ghar nahi hai,

Tere pehlu mein dam nikle, aisa mera muqaddar nahi hai,

Nichod apni aankhon ko ke do aansu tapke aur kuchh to meri laash ko husn mile,

Daal de apne aanchal ka tukda ke meri mayyat pe chadar nahi hai

Rupali yun hi kuchh der tak Kamini ki diary ke pages palat kar dekhti rahi par vahan se kuchh hasil nahi hua. Usmein sirf kuchh bade shayron ki likhi hui ghazal thi, kuchh aisi bhi jo kayi singers ne gayi thi. Jab diary se kuchh hasil nahi hua to pareshan hokar Rupali ne Kamini ki almari kholi par vahan bhi sivay kapdo ke kuchh na mila. Rupali Kamini ke kamre ki har cheez yahan se vahan karti rahi aur jab kuchh na mila to thak kar vahin beth gayi.

Use Kamini ke kamre mein kaafi der ho gayi thi.Shaam dhalne lagi thi. Rupali ne ek aakhri nazar Kamini ke kamre mein phirayi aur uthkar bahar nikalne hi wali thi ke uski nazar Kamini ke bistar ki taraf gayi. Chadar uthakar bistar ke neeche dekha to hairan reh gayi. Neeche ek ash tray aur kuchh cigerettes ke packet rakhe the. Kuchh jali hui cigerettes bhi padi hui thi.

"Kamini aur cigerettes?" Rupali sochne pe majboor ho gayi kyunki Kamini hi ghar mein aisi thi jo apne doosre bhai Tej ko cigerette chhodne pe toka karti thi. Vo har baar yahi kehti thi ke use cigerette peene walo se sakht nafrat hoti hai to phir uske kamre mein cigerettes kya kar rahi hai? Ya vo bahar sirf tamasha karti thi aur apne kamre mein chup chap bethkar cigerette piya karti thi? Par agar vo peeti bhi thi to cigerette kahan se lati thi? Gaon mein jakar kharidti to poora gaon mein halla mach jaata?

Rupali hairani se cigerettes ki aur dekhti rahi. Shayad Rupali kisi aur se ye cigerette mangvati thi par kisse? Ghar mein kaun aisa tha jo ye khatra utha sakta tha kyunki agar kisi ko pata chal jata to Kamini ko to koi kuchh na kehta par us insaan ka gala zaroor kat jata jo Kamini ko cigerettes laake deta tha.

Rupali phir pareshan hokar kamre mein hi beth gayi. Ye sach tha ke Kamini hamesha use pareshani mein daal deti thi. Use dekhkar hi Rupali ko lagta tha ke vo jo dikhati hai vaisi hai nahi. Lagta tha jaise pata nahi kitne raaz usne apne dil mein dafan kar rakhe the. Rupali ne jab bhi usse baat karne ki koshish ki thi, Kamini har baar doosri taraf munh ghuma leti thi jaise usse nazar milane se ghabra rahi ho. Achanak Rupali ko kuchh dhyaan aaya aur use ek sawal ka jawab mil gaya. Ghar mein uske dewar Tej ke alawa cigerette sirf Bhushan piya karta tha. Baad mein doctor ke mana karne pe chhod di thi par jab Kamini yahan thi to vo cigerette rakha karta tha apne paas. Aur vahi ek aisa tha jo ek baar Thakur ke gusse ka samna kar sakta tha kyunki vo is ghar ke sabse purana naukar tha. Rupali ne soch liya ke vo Bhushan se is baare mein baat karegi.

Cigerettes vapis bistar ke neeche sarka kar Rupali uthi aur Kamini ki diary uthakar Kamre se bahar nikli. Kamre pe phir se usne lock lagaya aur diary padhti hui neeche ki aur chal di. Diary mein har shayri aisi thi jise padhkar sirf likhne wale ke dard ka andaza lagaya ja sakta tha. Har shayri mein maut ka zikr tha. Har page mein likhne wale ne apni mar jaane ki khwahish ka zikr kiya tha. Diary padhti hui Rupali apne kamre mein pahunchi aur diary ko samne rakhi table ki taraf uchhal diya. Diary thodi si khuli aur ek page usmein se nikal kar bahar gir pada. Rupali ne jhuk kar kagaz ka vo tukda uthaya aur padhne lagi

Tune mekhana nigahon mein chhupa rakha hai

Hoshwalo ko bhi deewana bana rakha hai

Naaz kaise na karun banda nawazi pe teri

Mujhse nacheez ko jab apna bana rakha hai

Har kadam sajde bashauk kiya karta hoon

Maine kaba tere kooche mein bana rakha hai

Jo bhi gham milta hai seene se laga leta hoon

Maine har dard ko taqdeer bana rakha hai

Bakhsh kar aapne ehsaas ki daulat mujhko

Ye bhi kya kam hai ke insaan bana rakha hai

Aey mere parda nasheen teri tavajjoh ke nisar

Maine ishq tera duniya se chhupa rakha hai

Kagaz ke tukde pe likhi ghazal ko padhkar Rupali ne jaldi se Kamini ki diary kholi aur pages palatne lagi. Kuchh baaton pe fauran uska dhyaan gaya. Pehli to ye ke ye kagaz is diary ka hissa nahi tha. Sirf diary ke andar kuchh is andaaz se rakha gaya tha ke diary uthane par bahar nikalkar na gire. Kamini ki diary imported thi jo uske sabse chhote bhai ne videsh se bheji thi isliye papers ki quality kaafi achhi thi jabki jo kagaz usmein rakha gaya tha vo ek sada paper tha jo kisi school ke bachche ki notebook se phada hua lagta tha. Aisi notebook jo gaon mein kahin bhi aasani se mil sakti thi. Doosri aur sabse zaroori cheez ye thi ke ye lines Rupali ne nahi likhi thi. Handwriting bilkul alag thi. Rupali ki handwriting bahut saaf thi aur kagaz pe likhi hui lines ko dekhke to lagta tha jaise kisi ne kagaz pe keede maar diye hon. Teesri baat ye thi ki Rupali ki diary mein likhi hui sab lines ek ladki ki taraf se kahi gayi shayri thi aur kagaz pe likhi hui ghazal ek ladke ki taraf se kahi gayi thi. Chauthi baat ye ke diary mein Kamini ne jo bhi likha tha sab english mein tha. Lines to sab urdu ya hindi mein thi par script english use ki thi. Rupali janti thi ke Kamini hindi achhi tarah se likh nahi sakti thi isliye script vo hamesha english hi use karti thi par kagaz mein script bhi hindi hi thi.

Rupali phir soch mein pad gayi. Kya sach mein Kamini ka koi premi tha? Shayri ko padhkar to yahi lagta tha ke vo jo koi bhi tha, Kamini ko bahut chahta tha par ishq majboorab zahir nahi kar sakta tha. Rupali ka sar jaise dard ki vajah se phatne laga. Vo uthi aur Diary ko uthakar apni almari mein rakh diya.

Khidki pe nazar padi to bahar andhera ho chuka tha. Vo janti thi ke aaj raat vo apne kamre mein nahi sone wali hai. Aaj ki raat to usne thakur ke kamre mein sona hai, unki biwi ki tarah. Raat bhar apne sasur se chudwana hai. Yahi sochte hue vo sheese ke samne pahunchi aur muskurate hue jaise ek nayi dulhan ki tarah sajkar taiyyar hone lagi. Usne soch liya tha ke bistar pe Thakur se baat karegi aur haweli ke baare mein vo sab malum karegi jo vo janti nahi. Jo uske is ghar mein aane se pehle hua tha.

Taiyyar hokar Rupali bahar aayi to Bhushan kitchen mein tha.

"Pitaji jaag gaye?" Rupali ne Bhushan se puchha

"Nahi abhi so hi rahe hain. Main jaga doon?" Bhushan ne jawab diya

"Nahi main hi utha deti hoon. Aap khana lagane ki taiyyar kijiye" Kehte hue Rupali kitchen se bahar jaane lagi par phir ruk gayi aur Bhushan ki taraf palti

"Kaka aap cigerette peete hain kya"

Bhushan hairani se Rupali ki aur dekhne laga

"Nahi ab nahi peeta. Pehle peeta tha par phir doctor ne mana kiya to chhod di. Kyun?" Use Rupali ke baat ka jawab dete hue puchha

"Nahi aise hi puchh rahi thi. Ghar mein aur koi bhi cigerette peeta tha? Mere yahan aane se pehle?" Rupali phir Bhushan ke paas vapis aakar khadi ho gayi

"Sirf ek chhote thakur peete hain. Aapke dewar Tej Singh" Bhushan ne jawab diya

"Pehle to ghar mein itne naukar hote the. Koi naukar vagerah?" Rupali ne phir puchha

"Nahi beti. Naukaron ki kahan itni himmat ke haweli mein cigerette ya bidi piyen. Apni naukari sabko pyari hoti hai" Bhushan bola

"Par aap to peete the na Kaka. Aapko naukri pyari nahi thi?" Rupali ne seedhe Bhushan ki aankhon mein dekhte hue kaha

Bhushan se is baat ka jawab dete na bana.

"Chaliye chhodiye. Ek baat aur bataiye. Is haweli mein aapne aaj tak sabse ajeeb kya dekha hai jo aaj tak aapki samajh mein nahi aaya aur jis baat ne aaj tak aapko pareshan kiya hai" Rupali ne puchha

Bhushan pareshan hokar idhar udhar dekhne laga. Usse Rupali ke is sawal ka jawab bhi nahi diya ja raha tha. Rupali samajh gayi ke vo pareshan kyun hai aur bol kyun nahi raha. Uska ishara khud Rupali ki harkaton ki taraf tha.

"Nahi Kaka. Jo main kar rahi hoon uske alawa" Rupali ne kaha

Bhushan ne ek lambi saans chhodi aur vahin kitchen mein deewar ka sahara lekar khada ho gaya

"Dekho beti. Kabhi kabhi ye zaroori ho jata hai ke jo guzar chuka hai use guzarne diya jaaye. Purani baaton ko jankar kya karogi. Kyun achanak gade murde ukhadne ki koshish kar rahi ho tum?" Use Rupali se kaha

"Aap meri baat ka jawab dijiye Kaka. Jin gade murdon ki aap baat kar rahe hain unmein ek mera pati bhi hai" Rupali ki aawz thandi ho chali thi

Bhushan ne jab dekha ke vo nahi manegi to usne hathyaar daal diye

"Theek hai to suno. Maine is haweli mein apni poori zindagi guzar di. Yahan jo hota tha ek tareeke se hota tha. Bade thakur ki marzi se hota tha. Unke gusse ke samne koi munh nahi kholta tha aur na hi kisi ki himmat hoti thi ke unki marzi ke khilaf kuchh kar sake. Par ek kissa aisa hai jo aaj tak mujhe samajh nahi aaya."

"Kya kaka" Rupali ne kaha

"Tumne haweli ke pichhe wala hissa dekha hai? Jahan ab poora babool ki jhadiyon ka jungle ug chuka hai?" Bhushan ne puchha

"Haan dekha hai. Kyun?" Rupali ab gaur se sun rahi thi

"Kabhi us jagah pe phoolon ka ek bageecha hota tha. Thakur sahab ko phool bahut pasand the. Jab tum aayi thi tab bhi to tha. Yaad hai?" Bhushan ne 10 saal pehle ki baat ki taraf ishara kiya

Rupali ne dimag pe zor dala to dhyaan aaya ke Bhushan sach keh raha tha. Vahan ek bageecha hua karta tha. Bahut khoobsurat. Vo khud bhi aksar vahan jakar betha karti thi akele. Uske pati ke marne ke baad kisi ne haweli ke us hisse ki taraf dhyaan nahi diya aur bageecha sookh kar jhadiyon mein tabdeel ho gaya.

"Haan yaad hai." Rupali ne kaha

"Us bageeche mein kayi phool aise the jo videsh se mangvaye gaye the. Unko pani ki zaroorat zyada hoti thi. Har 2 ghante mein pani dalna hota tha to main aksar raat ko uthkar us taraf jaya karta tha pani dalne ke liye." Kehkar Bhushan chup ho gaya jaise aage ki baat kehna na chah raha ho

"Aage boliye kaka" Rupali ne kaha

Bhushan ruk ruk kar phir bola, jaise shabd dhoondh raha ho

"Haweli mein raat ko koi aaya karta tha beti. Us bageeche mein maine kai baar mehsoos kiya ke jaise maine ek saya dekha ho jo mera aane pe chhup gaya. Maine kayi baar koshish ki par mila nahi koi par mujhe mehsoos hota rehta tha ke jo koi bhi hai, vo mujhe chhup kar dekh raha hai. Mere vapis jaane ka intezaar kar raha hai"

Bhushan bolkar chup ho gaya aur Rupali ek pal ke liye uske chehre ko dekhti rahi. Thodi der khamosh rehne ke baad vo boli

"Main kuchh samjhi nahi Kaka"

"Haweli mein raaat ko koi chupke se dakhil hota tha. Main nahi janta ke vo kaun tha aur kya karne aata tha par phoolon ke bageeche ke aas paas hi mujhe aisa lagta tha ke koi mere alawa bhi maujood hai vahan" Bhushan ne kaha

"Par koi haweli mein kaise aa sakta tha? Bahar darwaze pe un dino 3 guards hote the, ghar ke kutte khule hote the aur Haweli ke charo taraf oonchi deewar hai jise chadha nahi ja sakta" Rupali ek saans mein bol gayi

"Main nahi janta beti ke vo kaise aata tha par aata zaroor tha. Shayad har raat" Bhushan ki aawaz mein yakeen saaf jhalak raha tha

"Aap itne yakeen se kaise keh sakte hain Kaka? Abhi to aapne kaha ke aapko bas aisa mehsoos hota tha. Aapka bharam bhi to ho sakta hai. Itne yakeen kyun hai aapko?" Rupali ne puchha to Bhushan ne jawab nahi diya. Rupali ne uski aankhon mein dekha to agle hi pal apne sawal ka jawab aap mil gaya

"Aapne dekha tha use hai na Kaka? Kaun tha?" Rupali ne Kaha. Achanak uski aawz tez ho chali thi. Utawlapan aawaz mein bhar gaya tha.

"Main ye nahi janta ke vo kaun tha beti" Bhushan ne apni baat phir dohrayi"Aur na hi maine use dekha tha. Mujhe bas uski bhagti hui ek jhalak mili thi vo bhi pichhe se"

"Main sun rahi hoon" Kehkar Rupali khamosh ho gayi

"Us raat maine apne dil mein thaan rakhi thi ki is khel ko khatam karke rahunga. Main apne kamre mein aane ke bajay shaam ko hi bageeche ki taraf chala gaya aur vahin chhup kar beth gaya. Jaane kab tak main yun hi betha raha aur phir mujhe dheere se aahat mehsoos hui. Mujhe laga ke aaj main raaz se parda hata doonga par tabhi kuchh aisa hua ke mera sara khel bigad gaya"

"Kya hua?" Rupali ne puchha

"Uper haweli ke ek kamre mein achanak kisi ne light on kar di. Main hifazat ke liye apne saath ek kutte ko liye betha tha. Light on hote hi us kutte ne bhaukna shuru kar diya aur shayad vo insaan samajh gaya ke uske alawa bhi yahan koi aur hai. Main fauran apne chhipne ki jagah se bahar aaya aur us shaksh ko bhagkar andhere hisse ki taraf jaate dekha. Bas pichhe se halki si ek jhalak mili jo mere saath khade kutte ne bhi dekh li. Kutta us saaye ke pichhe bhaga aur kutte ke pichhe pichhe main bhi" Bhushan ne kaha

"Phir?" Rupali ne puchha

"Par vo saaya to jaise hawa ho gaya tha. Na mujhe uska koi nishan mila aur na hi kutte ko. Main 3 ghante tak poori haweli ke aas paas chakkar lagata raha par kahin koi nishan nahi mila. Haweli aur deewar ke beech mein kaafi fasla hai. Ab to jaise poora jungle ug gaya hai par us waqt saaf suthra hua karta tha phir bhi na to main kuchh dhoondh saka aur na hi mere saath ke kutte"

Bhushan bolkar chup ho gaya to Rupali bhi thodi der tak nahi boli. Aakhir mein Bhushan ne hi baat aage badhayi.

Iske baad ek hafte tak maine ek do baar aur koshish ki par shayad us aadmi ko bhi pata lag gaya tha ke uska aana ab chhupa nahi hai isliye uske baad vo nahi aaya. Aur uske theek ek hafte baad aapke pati Purushottam ki hatya kar di gayi thi. Phir kya hua ye to aap janti hi ho"

Rupali ye sunkar hairat se Bhushan ki aur dekhne lagi

"Kitne waqt tak chala ye kissa? Mera matlab kabse aapko aisa lagta tha ke koi hai jo aata jata hai raat ko?" Rupali ne puchha

"Aapke pati ke marne se ek saal pehle se. Ek saal tak takriban har raat yahi kissa dohraya jata tha" Bhushan almari se plates nikalte hue bola

"Aapne kisi se kaha kyun nahi Kaka?" Rupali uski koi madad nahi kar rahi thi. Vo to bas khadi hui aankhen phaade Bhushan ki baatein sun rahi thi

"Main kya kehta Beti? Sab kehte ke mera bharam hai aur mazak udate. Aakhri haweli mein raat ko ghusne ki himmat kar bhi kaun sakta tha vo bhi guards aur kutto ke rehte" Bhushan plates kapde se saaf karne laga

"Par mere pati ke marne ke baad to keh sakte the. Aap jante hain ke aapne kya chhupa rakha tha? Ho sakta hai mere pati ki jaan usi aadmi ne li ho"Rupali lagbhag cheekh padi

"Main apna munh kaise khol sakta tha beti?" Bhushan ne nazar jhuka li " Main to ek mamuli naukar tha. Kisi se kya kehta ke maine kya dekha hai jabki ....... " Bhushan ne baat adhuri chhod di.

"Jabki kya?" Rupali se Bhushan ki khamoshi bardasht nahi ho rahi thi.

Jab Bhushan ne jawab nahi diya to Rupali ne phir vahi sawal dohraya

"Us raat ye sab maine akele nahi dekha tha. Koi aur bhi tha jo ye sab dekh raha tha" Bushan atakte hue bola

"Kaun?" Rupali ne puchha

"Aapki saas" Bhushan ne nazar uthakar kaha " Ghar ki malkin shrimati Sarita Devi"

Rupali ka munh phir khula reh gaya . Bhushan uski mari chuki saas ki baat kar raha tha

"Kya keh rahe ho Kaka?" Use Bhushan se kaha

"Sahi keh raha hoon beti. Us raat unke kamre ki hi light on hui thi jise dekhkar kutta bhaunka tha. Jab vo shakhs bhaga to maine ek nazar uper kamre ki taraf uthayi to dekha ke Malkin khidki par khadi thi. Pata nahi vo kya dekh rahi thi par unki nazar meri taraf nahi thi. Main us aadmi ke pichhe bhaga aur thodi der baad jab nazar uthakar dekha to kamre ki khidki band ho chuki thi aur light off kar di gayi thi"

Rupali ki samajh nahi aaya ke vo kya kare aur kya kahe. Uske dimag mein kaafi saari baatin ek saath chal rahi thi.

"Bhagte hue vo aadmi kuchh gira gaya tha jo ek kutta soonghta soonghta utha laya tha" Bhushan ne kaha

"Kya?" Rupali ne apni khamoshi todi

"Ek chaabi" Bhushan ne jawab diya

"Chaabi?" Rupali ne phir hairat se puchha

"Haan. Vo aaaj bhi mere hi paas hai"

Bhushan ke baat sunkar Rupali deewar ke saath tek lagakar khadi ho gayi.

"Aapko kaise pata ke ye chaabi usi aadmi ne girayi thi?" Usne Bhushan se puchha

"Yakeen se to nahi keh sakta par vo chaabi vahi kutta uthake laya tha jo us aadmi ke pichhe bhaga tha. Kutta aisi kisi cheez ko uthake kyun laayega? Sirf isliye kyunki us chaabi mein us aadmi ki khushbu thi jiske pichhe kutta bhaag raha tha"

"Vo chaabi kahan hai Kaka?" Rupali ne kaha

"Mere kamre mein hai" Baat karte karte Bhushan khana lagane ki poori taiyyari kar chuka tha

"Kaka aapko ye sab baatein sasur ji se agle hi din bata deni chahiye thi. Shayad mere pati ki jaan bach jaati" Rupali ki aawaz bhari ho chali thi

"Chahta to main bhi yahi tha Beti" Bhushan uske kareeb aata hua bola"Main to apne dil mein irada kar bhi chuka tha. Maine socha ke badi malkin agle din is baat ka zikr to karengi hi par unhone kisi se kuchh nahi kaha. Na to is baat ka koi zikr kiya aur na hi kuchh aisa kiya jisse kisi ko lagta ke vo kuchh chhupa rahi hain. Main unki isi baat se pareshani mein pad gaya. Samajh nahi aaya ke kisi se kahun ya na kahun aur kahun to kya kahun aur isse pehle ki main koi faisla kar pata tab tak bahut der ho chuki thi."

Rupali ki aankh bhar aayi thi. Use Bhushan pe gussa bhi aa raha tha aur dil se ek aawaz ye bhi aa rahi thi ke ismein is bechare buddhe aadmi ka kya kasoor. Achanak uske sasur ne uska naam pukara to usne jaldi se apne aansu ponchhe.

"Aai Pitaji" Usne oonchi aawaz mein jawab diya aur Bhushan ki aur palatke boli " Aaap khana nikalo."

Jaate jaate Rupali phir Bhushan ki aur palti.

"Kya pitaji ko is baat ki khabar hai?" Usne puchha

Bhushan ne inkaar mein sar hila diya

"Honi bhi nahi chahiye" Kehte hue Rupali chali gayi.

Tez kadmo se chalti vo thakur ke kamre tak pahunchi. Thakur uthkar khade hue the"Are pitaji kya kar rahe hain" vo bhagti hui Thakur ke kareeb pahunchi "Aap let jaiye varna dard badh jayega paon mein"

"Nahi ab kaafi theek lag raha hai. Lagta hai mamooli moch thi" Thakur ne ek kadam aage badhane ki koshish ki to aage ki aur girne lage. Rupali ne bhagkar sahara diya

"Mamooli nahi thi. Ab aaap let jaiye" Rupali ne haste hue kaha

Thakur ka ek haath Rupali ke kandhe pe tha aur doosra haath aadha uski kamar par aur aadha uski gaand par.

Rupali ne sahar dekar Thakur ko phir leta diya aur apni saree ka pallu theek karte hue boli

"Aap yahin let jaiye. Main khana yahin laga deti hoon. Aapko uthne ki zaroorat nahi"

Kamre se bahar aakar vo kitchen ki taraf aayi. Bhushan table pe khana laga raha tha

"Table pe nahi. Pitaji aaj apne kamre mein hi khayenge." Rupali ne uski aur aate hue kaha