Mere bhaai jaan aur bhabhi 1998 mein US chale gaye the. Ab main ghar per akela hi rehta tha. Main apne kaam main mashgul tha, apne aap mein vyst rehna shayad mujhe accha lagta tha. Lekin kabhi kabhi akelapan khane ko daurta tha.

Mujhe yaad hai 2001 ki, jab ek baar humari bhabhi jaan ka phone aaya ki, unki maami ki ladki jo 21-22 saal ki thi, humaare shahr koi exam dene ke liyea 4-5 din ke liyea aa rahi hai. Shahr mein aur koi rishtedaari na hone ke karan bhabhi ne use humaare yahaan rehne ka keh diya. Ab rishte mein to wo meri bhi saali huayee aur main akela rehta tha to, mujhe koi dikkat nahi thi.

Jis din wo ghar per aayee, dekhte hi laga jaise wo ek jawaan kamsin si ladki hai, lekin rishte mein to meri saali hi thi. Maine uske liyea nashta aur khana sab kuch tayaar rakha hua tha. Use accha laga aur usne us khaane ki kafi tareef ki. Phir baad mein majaak mein ki, tum to jija ho, lekin hum bhi aadhi ghar wali hain! Tumhe to humaari khatirdaari karni hi padagee. Humne bhi kaha ki yeh to humara farz hai. Aur hum hameshaa karte rahangae.

Ek din bita, doosra din beeta. Teesre din shaam ko jab main office se ghar aaya, mujhe kuch thakaan mehsoos huayee. Maine saali se chai banaane ke liyea kaha, aur wo rasoi mein mere liye chai banaane chalee gayee. Shaam ke 7:30 baj chuke the. Main kursi per baita tha ki, bijli chali gayee. Main utha aur rasoi ki taraf jaane laga ki, saali mujhse takra gayee. Takraate hi maine sorry kaha hi tha ki, usne kaha koi baat nahi hum bhi to aadhi gharwali hain.

Uske itna kehte hi maine use andhare mein uski patli kamar se pakad liya aur kaha ki, is waqt hum bhi to aapke aadhe jija hain. Wo sharma gayee aur mein uske haav-bhaav dekhta raha. Maine apni pakad aur kasee wo bilbilayee. Main samajh gaya aur meine apne hoth uske hotho per rakh diye. Maine ab apne bhai jaan ki us jawaan kamsin saali ko khoob pyar kiya. Uske mere sharirik sambandh bane. Aur phir 2 din baad wo apne shahr wapas chali gayee.

Lekin uski ek khasiyat thi ki, usne kisi se hum dono ke beech kya hua, kabhi kuch nahi bataya. Shayad wo hum dono ki ek sharirik bhookh thi, jo wo meri jawaan kamsin saali hi samajh sakti thi.