EK CUP CHAI!....

ASHWIN: Hello! Haan sir woh phone silent mein tha toh sun nahi paya main. Acha abhi jana hain.? Koi consignment atka pada hai? Thik hai sir abhi station chala jata hoon. Ok sir.

Phone rakh deta hai aur samaan pack karke nikalne hi wala hota hai tabhi yaad aata hai aur apne aap se baat karne lagta hai.

ASHWIN: aare yaar! Meri chai thandi hogayi. Saala Boss ke phone ko bhi abhi aana tha.

Station pahunchkar woh tatkaal mein Kanpur jaane ka ticket leta hai. Subha ke 9.30 baje ka. Uske baad ghari dhekhta hai toh 8.30 baj chuke the. Platform no 8 par pahunchkar woh samaan rakhta hai aur chai ke dukaan ki taraf jata hai.

ASHWIN: ek cup chai dena toh jaldi se. Subha ke 9 baj rahein hain ek cup chai nahi piya hai abhi tak. Zara jaldi banayega toh?

CHAI WALA: bhaisaahab woh abhi gas cylinder khatham ho gaya hai. Badal ke,...do minute dijiye banake deta hoon.

Ashwin paas ke kitaab ki dukaan mein jata hai aur ek kitaab uthaake padne lagtaa hai, ki tabhi uske office se phone aa jata hai….

ASHWIN: haan bhai bol?...... arre woh mere computer ke D drive mein padaa hua hai, mere naam se jo folder hai, usmein kal ke date ke folder mein hai, ek excel file. Chandiwala and Sons ke naam se….. Mila?..... ok chal rakhta hoon.

Woh ghari ki aur dhekhta hai toh ghari mein badi sooi 9 pe rukhi hui thi aur choti sooi haafte haafte 25 pe pahunch rahi thi. Ashwin ne kitaab chor samaan lekar bhaaghaa train ki taraf. Train ke aas paas bahaut bheer bad chuki thi. Tabhi chaiwaaale ne pukaara

CHAI WALA: bhaisahaab aapki chai?

Gusse mein Ashwin ne kaha

ASHWIN: rakh do wapas…. aake peeta hoon!

Ashwin apne seat par bhaithe hue bola

ASHWIN: yeh sleeping bag kiska hai? zara hataiye toh?

Kisi ne jab jawab nahi diya toh khud hi usse utha kar upar wali birth pe rakh deta hai, aur itminan se bhaith jata hai.

Ashwin: bhaisahaab yeh train Kanpur kab pahunchegi?

Dusra yaatri: yehi aaj raat 12 baje ke kareeb.

Ashwin uske saath baton mein mushroof ho jata hai ki tabhi ek chai wala aa jata hai aur Ashwin usse ek cup chai le leta hai. Aur jyon hi woh chai peene laga tabhi upar se sleeping bag lurrak ke Ashwin ke chai pe aakar girta hai.

Ashwin: arre! arre! Poore kapde kharab hogaye mere. Yeh sleeping bag ki ....

Woh bhaag ke bathroom chala jata hai kapdo ko saaf karne. Uske baad jab woh wapas aake bhaitha hai toh dheere dheere nind ke aagosh mein chala jata hai. Kareeb 2 baje nind khulti hai toh lunch mein kya lenge train ke waiter log poochne lagte hain. Aab Ashwin lunch karne ke baad phir se let jata hai . Kareeb raat ko 8 baje nind khulti hai.Toh janaab sochte hain ab toh ek cup chai banti hai. Train ek station pe aakar rukti hai. Ashwin train se hi awaaz lagata hai. "Ae bhai! ek cup chai dena?" Chai ka khulad haath mein leta hai aur train bhi chalne lagti hai. Ashwin ne jaise hi chai ko apne hothon ke kareeb lata hai toh khulad ki bhini bhini khushboo jaise ek alag sa sama bandh deta hai. Ashwin jaise ab sab khuch bhul chukka hai aur chai ki chuski lene hi wala hai tabhi… uske sar ke upar ek chappal aa girta hai. Aur chai ka khulad haath se phisal jata hai.

AHSWIN: kis bhanchod! ka chappal hai yeh?

Ashwin upar dhekhta hai toh train ke pankho ke upar chappalon ka joda rakha hua tha. Usi ka ek chappal train ke chalne par niche aa gira tha. Ashwin kaafi aagbabula hokar aur upar ke yaatri par chilaa kar bola....

ASHWIN: abe befkoof! woh koi chappal rakhne ki jagah hai ? Neeche nahi rakh sakta hai? Heere jawaarat jade hue hain kya tere chappalon par? Agar jade hain toh apne andar ghusa ke rakh pankho ke upar rakhne ka kya matlab hai?

Usne cheek cheek kar elaan kiya saalon train mein chai piyunga hi nahi aur kisiko peene bhi nahi dunga.kabhi.Raat ke kareeb ek baje woh Kanpur pahunchta hai. Platform mein utar kar woh chai ke dukaan ke taraf jaata hai phir sochta hai, chai piyun ya nahi agar phir khuch hua toh? Usi khauff se woh wapas apna samaan lekar station ke bahar chala jata hai. Ek hotel mein jaakar kamraa leta hai aur so jata hai.

Agle din subha woh jaldi utha hai aur tayaar hokar hotel ke waiter se ek cup chai apne kamre mein mangwata hai. Jab chai aata hai woh darwaze khirkiyan band kar leta hai. Upar chath ki taraf bhi dhekhta hai ki sab thk hai ki nahi. Phir idhar udhar dhekhta hai. sab khuch theek jankar woh bister pe bhaitha hai.

Phir achanak se uth kara hota hai aur bister ke charo aur ghoomta hai. Bister ke paaro ko dhekhta hai ki thik thak hai? Phir itminan se chai ki pyaali haath mein lekar jyon hi peene bhaith ta hai, aur chai ki pyali hoothon ke kareeb lata hai, ki uske pant mein rakha phone bajne ke saath vibrate karne lagta hai. Achanak se vibrate hone ke wajah se Ashwin ghabra jata hai aur chai ki pyali phir se gir jata hai.

Ashwin jaldi se kapde badal kar chai bina piye kaam pe nikal jata hai. Consignment ka kaam sambhalne ke baad woh hotel aata hai samaan pack karke raat ke train mein bhaith jata hai. Tabhi train mein ek yaatri Ashwin ke taraf ek chai ki pyali badaate hue kahata hain … piyenge?

Ashwin muskuraakar apna mobile ka headphone kaan mein daal kar radio on karta hai. Aur chai lene se mana kar deta hai…..

RADIO: abhi aap All India Radio ke raanga rang karyakarm sun rahein hain. Agla gana.... ek garam chai ki pyaali ho….. jiska anurodh kiya hai Karan Dilli se, Mohit lucknow se……….