Part 1
"Aarti, Main tumse hameshaa pyaar karta rahunga.. Janmon janmon tak.." Uske ye shabd aaj bhi mere kaano me gunjate they.. Ek wahi to tha jo sachche maayne me mujhe pyaar karta tha.. Haan pyaar karta tha... Baaki to sab..sirf mere jism ke bhooke they.. Jab mera jeevan puri tarah andhkaarmay ho chala tha tab aaya tha wo ek aasha ki kiran bankar meri banjar ho chuki zindagi me pyaar ke fool khilane...

Bachpan me mujhe kabhi maa baap ka pyaar naseeb hi nahi hua..isliye kabhi pyaar ka matlab nahi jaana..unki mrityu ek plane haadse me tab ho gayi thi jab main 3 saal ki thi..Main apne chacha ke saath rahti thi jo ek Aiyyash aur sharabi aadmi tha.. Mere maa baap mere liye bahut paise chodd gaye they..aur mera chacha unn paison se mauj udata... Mujhe marta pitta rehta... Aur ek din achanak usne mujhse bola.."Beti chalo, Main tumhein aaj ghumane le jata hun.." Pahli baar chacha ko itne pyaar se baat karte suna tha...par mujhe kahan pata tha ki ye pyaar to sirf ek dikhawa hai..ek natak hai..jo mujhe aisi jagah le jaane ke liye kiya jaa raha hai jo jahnnum se bhi badtar hai.. Choti si umar thi..duniya ke riti riwaaz main nanhi si jaan kahan se jaanti..?
Mera chacha mujhe ek aisi aurat ke paas chhod aaya jo puri aurat jaati ke naam par ek badnuma daag thi.. Chameli bai... Yahi to tha uska naam...ek Randikhaane ki maalkin chameli baai..aur main use apni maa samajh baithi... Aur use maa maa bulane lagi.. Par mujhe kahan pata tha ki wo to sirf bade hone par mere jism sauda karna chahti hai...

Dheere dheere main jawan hone lagi.. Teekhe nain naksh aur bala ki khoobsurti mujhmein samayi hui thi.. Bade bade stan..sudaul nitamb..kajrari aankhein.. Hirni si chaal.. Ye sab tha mujhme.. Tabhi to Veshyalay me kaam karne wale saare mard mujhe dekhkar aahein bharte they.. Par chameli bai ne kisi ko bhi mujhe haath nahi lagane diya...aur main naadan ise uska pyaar samajhti rahi.. Par aakhir ek din usne apna asli rang dikha hi diya.. Aur kar diya mujhe ek wahsi kutte ke hawale.. Maine laakh haath jode paanw pakde..par iska uss naagin par koi asar nahi hua.. Wo darinde mujhe raat bhar nochte rahte.. Mere jism se kisi khilaune ki tarah khelte..jaise main ek insaan nahi..uske shareerik iksha ki purti karne wali ek plastic ki gudiya hun.. Mujhe to apne aurat hone par bhi afsos hone laga tha.. Mita lena chahti thi main khudko..iss jism ko..jise puri duniya sirf hawas mitane ki ek vastu samajhti hai..

Lekin tabhi meri zindagi me aaya wo jisne meri puri zindagi hi badal ke rakh di.. Dev...haan yahi to tha uska naam.. Dev.. Mera pahla aur aakhiri pyaar.. Dev.. Aaj bhi uska maasum sa chehra meri nazron ke saamne ghumta rahta hai.. Lambi chaudi kad kaathi..sundar aur sudaul jism aur wo maasum sa chehra.. Pahli baar jab wo veshalay ki taraf aaya to bahut dara hua sa lag raha tha.. Shayad use uske dost le aaye they.. Par uski shayad inn sab me koi dilchaspi nahi thi. Wo dara dara sa har taraf dekh raha tha.. Mujhe ye samajhte der nahi lagi ki wo bilkul naya hai yahan.. Main use apne saath apne kamre me le aayi.. "kya naa hai tumhara..?" "Dev" Sharmate hue uske muhn se bus itna hi nikal paya. "yahan naye naye ho kya..?" "haan..main to aana bhi nahi chahta tha..par mere ye dost mujhe jabardasti le aaye" usne gusse me muhn banate hue bola. "Mera naam Aarti hai..kya tum mujhse dosti karoge.." maine muskurate hue uski taraf haath badhaya.. Usne haan me sar hilate hue mera haath apne haathon me le liye. Aur yahin se shuruat hui ek anjaane rishte ki..

Raat bhar humne idhar udhar ki baatein karne me guzaar di.. Maine use apni saari kahani sunayi..jise sunkar uski aankhein bhar aayi.. Jaate hue usne mujhe ek kiss kiya aur fir aane ka wada karta gaya.

Iske baad wo fir aaya par iss baar mujhe apne saath le gaya..ek pure din ke liye.. Humne dinbhar khoob masti ki..aur shaam ko fir wapas chhod gaya wo mujhe.. Ye hamara roz ka karyakram ban gaya..wo aata aur mujhe le jata.. Aakhir wo ek ameer baap ki eklauti santaan tha to uske paas paise ki bhi koi kami nahi thi..
Ye dosti kab pyaar me badal gayi humein pata bhi nahi chala..jab mujhe usne pahli baar propose kiya to mere pairon tale jameen khisak gayi.."Nahi Dev main aisa nahi kar sakti.. Kya tum ek veshyaa se shaadi karoge.. Kya tumhare maa baap raazi honge.. Duniya wale kya kahenge..? Nahin ye theek nahi hai".. "kya theek nahi hai..? Maine tumhara dil dekha hai jaan.. Shareer kabhi nahi dekha.. Main tumse pyaar karta hun... Agar mere maa baap raazi nahi hue to main ghar chhod dunga.. Duniya walon ka saamna hum dono milkar karenge.. Haan keh do nahi to main mar jaaunga..main tumhare bagair ab ek pal bhi nahi jee sakta jaan..ek pal bhi nahi.." wo niraasha se meri taraf dekh raha tha...

Part 2
Badi mushkil se ye pyaar mujhe mil raha tha..ise main kaise jaane deti.. Maine aankhon me khusi ke aansu liye use hothon ko chum liya..aur haan mein apna sar hila diya..
Jaisa ki humara andeshaa tha.. Uske maa baap raazi nahi hue.. Dev apne maa baap se saare rishte naate todkar mere paas aa gaya.. Mujhe randikhane ki zindagi se aazad karaya.. Humne ek anjaaan jagah par ek flat khareeda jahan hamari jaan pehchaan ka koi nahi tha.. Dev ne bahut uchi degree li hui thi jisse use ek bahut achchi naukri mil gayi.. Hum dono me pyaar badhta jaa raha tha aur humari zindagi bhi hasi khusi nikal rahi thi..tabhi humare sar par ek bomb foota... Achanak aisa laga ki hamari kismat humse rooth gayi ho..

"Mr. Dev ka accident ho gaya hai..aap fauran lilawati aspataal pahunchiye".. Ye sunkar aisa laga jaise meri duniya hi khatam ho gayi ho.. Main jaldi se hospital pahunchi to pata chala ki unki haalat bahut serious hai.. Ye sunkar meri aankhon me aansu aa gaye... Ek wahi to tha jise main apna keh sakun.. Ek wahi to tha jo mujhe pyaar karta tha.. Main aankhon me aansu liye wahin ek chair par baith gayi.. Mrs. Dev... "Ji kahiye" Mere saamne ek nurse khadi thi.. "Mr. Dev aapse milna chahte hain.." ye sunte hi main unke room ki taraf daud padi... "Aarti apna khayal rakhna...main tumhara tha aur hameshaa tumhara hi rahunga.. I love you Aarti... Main humeshaa tumse pyaar karta rahunga... Janmon janmon tak.."Itna kehkar Dev ne aakhiri saans li...aur mujhe humsehaa ke liye chhodkar chala gaya mera Dev... Bilkul akela kar gaya mujhe... Mere saare sapne chakna chur ho gaye..
Aur aaj phir main wahin pahunch chuki hun jahan se wo mujhe le gaya tha... "chameli Bai ka Randikhana"

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