Bhagwan ke ghar der hai, andher nahi. Yeh kahani hai ek aise mod ki, jahan zindagi ne teen alag logon ko ek hi raste par laakar khada kar diya. Ek bhari dopahar thi, market ke kone par ek purani dukan ke samne kuch log the — har kisi ke chehre par apni kahaniyan chhupi thi.
Purani Duniya ka Insaan – Raghunath Babu
Sabse pehle baat karte hain Raghunath Babu ki — ek 65 saal ke purane school master, jo ab retire ho chuke hain. Safed shirt aur purani jeans mein, ek hath mein mask le kar woh bas yunhi khade the, jaise kisi intezaar mein ho. Zindagi ne unhe ek waqt par izzat aur sammaan diya tha, lekin ab bas yaadein reh gayi thi. Unka beta sheher chhod kar vilayat chala gaya, aur patni do saal pehle chhod gayi. Akelepan ki wajah se woh roz subah market aate, bina kisi kaam ke — sirf logon ko dekhte, zindagi ki raftar mehsoos karte.
Unki aankhon mein ek thakan thi, par usme ek adhoora intezaar bhi tha — shaayad kisi purani muskurahat ka, ya kisi apne se milne ki aas ka.
Nayi Pehchaan ki Talaash – Rekha
Raghunath ke paas khadi ladki thi Rekha — ek 26 saal ki yuva mahila jo ek chhoti si beauty parlour chalati thi. Laal salwar kameez mein, simple si magar khubsurat. Uski aankhen kuch kehti thi — ek aisa dard jo sheher ke shor mein kho gaya ho.
Rekha ka pati use chhod kar dusri shaadi kar chuka tha. Ek chhoti si beti thi, jo maa ke saath hi reh rahi thi. Har din woh zindagi se ladti, dukaan sambhalti, logon ke tike-tippani se joojhti. Lekin uske andar ek chingari thi — aage badhne ki, ek behtar kal banane ki. Jab bhi woh Raghunath Babu ko dekhti, usse lagta — kaash zindagi thoda aur insaaf karti.
Bezubaan Tamanna – Rani
Aur teesri thi Rani — ek gaav ki ladki jo naye sheher mein naye sapne le kar aayi thi. Laal saari mein, face mask pehne hue, woh chhup kar sab dekh rahi thi. Rani abhi naukri ki talash mein thi. Gaav se sheher aayi thi apne bhai ke saath, lekin bhai ka kaam bhi theek se nahi chal raha tha. Uski aankhon mein dar tha — naye sheher ka, anjaane logon ka.
Rani har din is gali mein aati, kuch kaam mil jaaye is umeed mein. Par us din kuch alag tha. Usne Raghunath Babu aur Rekha ko dekha — dono apne-apne dard mein, lekin fir bhi ek jaise lag rahe the.
Taqdeer ka Khel
Us dopahar ek sabziwala apni cycle se sabziyon ka bhar le kar nikla. Uski cycle ka ek pahiya ruk gaya, sabzi sadak par gir gayi. Rani turant madad karne aayi, uske baad Rekha bhi. Raghunath Babu ne bhi apni umar ki parwah kiye bina cycle ko uthaya.
Woh ek pal tha — teen alag log, ek hi kaam mein jud gaye. Sabziwala ne aankhon mein aansu le kar kaha, “Aap sab log devta ho, aaj ka din yaad rahega.”
Us chhoti si madad ne teeno ke beech ek rishta bana diya. Raghunath Babu ne Rani se poocha, “Tumhe kaam chahiye?” Rani ne haan mein sir hila diya. Rekha ne turant bola, “Mere parlour mein ek ladki ki zarurat hai, kaam tumhe aata hai kya?” Rani ne aankhon mein chamak ke saath haan kaha.
Us din Rani ko ek naukri mil gayi, Rekha ko ek saathi, aur Raghunath Babu ko ek parivaar jaisa lagne laga.
Naye Rishton Ki Shuruaat
Agle kuch hafton mein, woh teeno roz milte. Rekha aur Rani ek dusre ke dard ke saathi ban gaye. Raghunath Babu un dono ko apni beti ki tarah dekhne lage. Unka ghar ab khaali nahi tha — kabhi Rekha ki beti ki khel ki aawaz hoti, kabhi Rani ki muskurahat.
Zindagi jaisi bhi thi, ab thodi behtar thi. Har kisi ko apna ek tukda sukoon mil gaya tha.
Antim Soch
Kahani ka ant nahi hua, shuruaat hui thi. Zindagi ke is mod par, jahan teen ajnabi the, wahan ab ek naya parivaar tha. Zindagi ke har mod par kuch log milte hain, kuch bichhadte hain. Par kabhi-kabhi, kuch mod zindagi ke sabse khoobsurat hote hain.
"Zindagi jab toot'ti hai, tab bhi judne ki wajah dhoondh leti hai."
Aap bhi kabhi kisi mod par kisi ajnabi se mil jaayein, toh rukiye — ho sakta hai woh milan aapki kahani ka naya panna ho.
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