Ladka Ya Bhoot?

Yeh baat qareeb 2 saal purani hai,ek baar main apne relation ki kisi shaadi mein gya hua tha Baraat se wapas aate waqt raat ke qareeb 1.30 baj gye the main apni bike se wapas aa rha tha raaste bilkul sunsaan tha aur zordar thand pad rhi thi aur kohra bhi bohat tha raasta bilkul dikhayi nahi de rha tha abhi main thodi door hi aaya tha ki achanak meri bike ki head-light kharaab ho gyi aas paas koi  ghar bhi nahi tha roshni ka kahin naam nahi tha bas chaand ki halki si roshni thi,main pareshan ho gya aur darr bhi lag rha tha mujhe khud pe gussa aa rhi thi ki main itni raar mein vahan se nikla hi kyun? Mujhe subah tak ruk jaana chahiye tha baraat ke kuch log thand ki vajah se vahan ruk gye the aur subah aane ka plan kiya tha lekin meri hi kismet kharaab thi khair ab karta bhi kya isliye bike slow speed mein chalate hue dheere dheere aage badhne laga kuch door chalne ke baad kohra aur Ghana ho gya tabhi mujhe raaste par bilkul bike ke saamne achanak se ek ladka dikhayi diya jiski age qareeb 13 ya 14 saal ki rhi hogi usne ek white kurta aur ek topi pahni hui thi usne mujhe rukne ka ishaara kiya maine bike rok di aur uski taraf dekha andhere ki vajah se kuch saaf nahi dikh rha tha uss ladke ke ghane baal the aur vo bohat masoom lag rha tha..

Maine usse poocha ki tum itni raat mein yahan kya kar rhe ho? Tumhara naam kya hai?? Lekin usne koi jawaab nahi  diya vo bas chup chaap khada tha aur meri taraf dekh rha tha…

Mujhe uspe daya aayi aur maine usse kaha ki bike par baith jao subah tumhe tumhare ghar chhod dunga vo chupchaap aage badha aur meri bike par baith gya maine bike start ki aur ghar ki taraf badha,bike start karte hi bike ki head-light sahi ho gyi rasta saaf dikhayi dene laga main khushi se peeche ghooma uss ladke ko batane ke liye ki dekho jaise hi tum bike par baithe bike ki Head-light sahi ho gyi,lekin peeche ghoomte hi main shock ho gya vo ladka peeche nahi tha maine bike roki idhar udhar dekha lekin ladka kahin nahi tha main darr se kaanp gya mere haath paanv thande ho gye maine fauran bike start ki aur vahan se full speed mein ghar ki taraf bhaaga raat bhar mujhe theek se neend nahi aayi..

Subah ko maine apne ghar vaalon se saari baatein batayi lekin kisi ne yaqeen nahi kiya,

Kuch dinon ke baad main kuch kaam se fir ussi raste se guzra jis raaste par mujhe vo ladka mila tha maine ek chai ki dukaan par bike roki aur chai peene laga aur uss ladke ke bare mein soch rha tha tabhi mere paas baithe ek buzurg shaqs ne mujhse poocha ki aap kuch pareshan lag rhe hain??

Maine uss raat ki saari ghatna unhein batayi ye sun ke vo mujhe dekh kar muskurane lage aur kaha ye sirf tumhare saath nahi hua hai bohat se logon ke saath aisa ho chuka hai.. aur fir aage bataya ki kaafi waqt pahle yahan ek cycle ki choti si dukaan thi jismein vo ladka kaam karta tha vo bohat gareeb tha vo hamesha doosron ki help karta tha uski ek boodhi maa bhi thi lekin kuch saal pahle kisi beemari ki vajah se uss ladke ki maut (death) ho gyi aur ussi gham mein uski boodhi maa bhi marr gyi vo dukaan ab band ho chuki hai lekin vo ladka aaj bhi doosron ki Help karta hai..ye sun kar mujhe bohat acha mehsoos hua uss raat ki ghatna se jo darr dil mein bass gya tha vo bilkul khatam ho gya….

Gopal Shukla,Kanpur