Preeti Ki Khwahish – Part I

Nahin ashok, aisa nahi ho sakta, aur mujhe samajh nahi aata ki tumne paison ke maamle me gadbad kese kar di, maine bola “sir, ab aap se kya chupana wo paise maine jue me haar gaya tha, magar wo paise main aapko ek mahine main arrange karwa dunga, aap fikar na kare aapki is madat ke badle me main aapka faayda zaroor karwaunga”, wo bola “kaise?” maine herani se pucha, usne kaha “sir, paise to mere paas nahi hai par haan aapke liye main kisi ka intzaam kar dunga, preeti theek rahegi na aapke liye?” “kya preeti maan jayegi?” maine herani se usse pucha, “sir, wo to maan hi jaayegi, main saara ilzaam us par daal dunga is fraud ka aur wo darr kar maan hi jaayegi, bas aap use ye keh dijeye ga ki agar usne aisa nahi kiya to aap use job se nikalwa denge, bas wo maan jaayegi” ashok ne badi hi kamini smile ke saath kaha, “aur tumhe kese pata ki wo maan hi jaayegi, agar usne kahi bawaal macha diya to?” maine usse usi ke lehaaz me pucha, “arey sir, wo aisa nahi karegi, maine bhi to use aise hi pataya tha, bada ghamand tha saali ko apne upar, par maine use fasa kar usko apne saath sone ke liye raazi kar hi liya”, ashok shekhi bhagarte hue bola.

Ab mera maatha thanka, jis ladki ke piche hamare office ke saare ladke pade the wo is ghatiya se insaan ke saath sirf apni izzat rakhne ke liye hi engage hui thi, maine jhat se apna phone nikala aur kisi ko dial karne ka jhutha naatak kiya aur apne phone me recording on karke apni shirt ki pocket main daal diya, “yaar ashok main nahin maanta, ki aisa kuch hua hoga”, maine uski tarah kaminapan dikhaate hue kaha, “arey sir main sach keh raha hoon, maine use jhoothe fraud main fasaya aur fir pata kar usko bhog bhi raha hoon”, wo mere mansha ko samajh kar kuch zada hi sach bta raha tha, fir usne bataya ki kese-kese usne plan banaya aur kese-kese usne preeti ko fsaya, aur usne ab ke fraud ki baat bhi kabool kar li, fir jab uski baat khatam hui to maine kaha “thik hai yaar ashok, ab to mujhe bhi preeti ka saath chahiye, kal tum use mere paas bhej dena, par yaad rahe tumne waada kiya hai ki tum do hafton main errors aur 3 hafto me saara paisa wapis kar doge”, “wada karta hoon sir, aap to apne hi bhai nikle, ab aage hum aur bhi aise hi kaam kar sakte hai”, usne kaminepan se kaha, “dekhenge, filhaal kal dopehar ko tum preeti ko sab samjha kar mere paas bhej dena”.

Maine uthte hue kaha, uske baad main ghar aa gaya, maine raat bhar socha ki kese us masum preeti ko usne fasaya aur fir apni bhukh ka shikar banaya, mujhe preeti se hamdardi ho gayi thi, dusre din subah jab main office pahuncha to ashok bade hi kamini hansi ke saath mujhe mila, maine use uska wada yaad dilaya to usne kaha ki usne sab kuch preeti ko samjha diya hai ki agar usne baat nahi maani to use jail bhi ho sakti hai, maine bhi muskura kar uski baat me apni sehmati jatayi aur apne cabin me chala gaya, do ghante baad mere darwaaze par knock hua, “may i come in sir?” preeti ne kaha, “yes, preeti come in”, maine kaha, wo aa kar meri table ki saamne waali chair ke paas apni gardan jhuka ke khadi ho gayi, “have a seat”, maine kaha, to wo chair par beth gayi, “kya tumhe pata hai ki tum yahan kyon aai ho?”, mere puchne par usne haan main sar hilaya, maine use meri taraf dekhne ko kaha, usne jab aankhe uthayi to uski aankhe laal thi, aisa lag raha tha ki wo bahut royi thi, fir maine usse kaha, “kya tum ashok se pyaar karti ho?”, mere sawaal pe wo chonk gayi aur haan main apna sar hilaya, “sach me karti ho ya, usne tumhe blackmail kiya hai?”.

Mere puchne par usne meri taraf dekha, jese puch rahi ho ki tumhe kese pata, maine usse kaha, “dekho preeti main jaanta hoon ki tumhare saath kya hua hai?, main tumhari madat kar sakta hoon”, itna keh kar maine use pichli shaam ki recording suna di, jese-jese wo recording sun rahi thi, uski chehre par gussa saaf nazar aa raha tha, jese hi recording khatam hui, wo uthne lagi to maine use roka aur kaha, “dekho agar tum usse kuch bhi kahogi to pure office me tumhari hi beizzati hogi, uska kuch nahi bigdega aur tum badnaam ho jaogi”, wo chair par beth kar rone lagi, maine use chup karwaya aur kaha ki agar tum badla lena chahti ho to bas mera saath do, fir maine use apna plan samjhaya, mere plan ke mutabik use ashok se kehna tha ki wo aaj raat mere saath guzaregi aur dusri subah main ashok se khush hokar use ek aisa kaam dunga jisme wo galti karega aur fas jayega, preeti ne wesa hi kiya, dusre din maine ashok se kaha, “yaar badi mast cheez hai preeti, ek kaam kar use tu apni team leader bana de aur fir main use zaada bhog sakunga, aur rahi baat teri, tu mera assistant ban ja aur fir hum bade dhamake bhi kar sakte hain”.