Ek baar main, apne gaon pehli baar gaya. Mujhe pata tha ki, wahaan humara ek ghar hai, aur humaare rishtedaar us ghar mein rehte hain. Unhone bhi mujhe, isse pehle kabhi nahi dekha tha. Aur main bhi aaj unse pehli baar milta.

Main gaon shaam 4 baje pahaucha, pahauchte hi mera swagat bade hi dhoom-dhaam se hua, kyunki ek to meri shakl mere pitajee se, bahaut milti hai aur, mere pitajee ko gujre hue kareeb, 32 saal ho gaye the. Shayad wahaan ke bujurgo ko, mujhe dekhkar (jinhone mere pitajee ko pehle dekha hua tha) aisa laga, jaise aaj wahi ladka, gaon wapas phir se aa gaya hai. Unhone mujhe dekhkar, gale laga liya, aur kai bujurg mahilao ki to aakho mein, aansu bhi aa gaye the, jisse Mera man gadgad ho gaya.

Shaam huayee, khana lagaya gaya, aur bade hi aadar se, sabhi ke saath maine khana khaya aur raat kareeb 10 baje sabhi, soone chale gaye. Main bhi thaka hua tha to, mujhe bhi jaldi neend aa gayee.

Agle din main jaldi uth gaya, aur apna fresh hokar, apne cousin ke saath, ghoomne chal diya. Sabhi log, mere cousin ko wahaan jaante the. Mujhe dekhte hi sabhi gaon wale mere baare mein usse pooch rahe the, aur mera cousin sabhi ko mere baare mein bata raha tha. Main bhi unhe ek rishte se jaise Dada, Dadi Taujee, Taijee, Didi, Buajee, Chaachajee, Chaachijee ityadi, keh kar, namaskar karke unhe aadar de raha tha.

Tabhi meri nazar ek aurat per padhi jo takreeban 35 saal ki, khoobsurat yuvti, gori, jiske uthe hue stan, gatha hua chikna badan aur jiske shareer ki banawat ek aakrashan paida kar rahi thi, per padi. Ab maine apne cousin se majaak mein us aurat ke baare mein poocha ki, wo kaun hai? to uska kehna tha ki, wo Chaachi lagti hai.

Ab chaachi ke chikne uthe stan, chaachi ki badi-badi matwaali aankhein, chaachi ka gora chikna badan, chaachi ki julfe aur chaachi ki madhosh karne wali ada se main, bachke kaise ja sakta tha. Ab wo mera parichay chaachi se karwa raha tha. Chacha shayad kaam per ja chuke the, aur chaachi ghar mein akeli thi. Chaachi ne humein paani pilaya, aur ab wo, chai banaane rasoi mein chali gayee. Tabhi mere cousin ke paas ek phone aaya, aur use kisi zaruri kaam se, jana pada. Maine kaha ki, main chai pee kar wapas aata hoon.

Ab ghar mein, main aur chaachi dono akele the. Chaachi mere paas baith gayee, aur main chaachi ki aankho mein dekhta raha aur, unse baat karta raha. Shayad mere shahri hone ke karan chaachi ko mera saath, accha lag raha tha. Chaachi aur main bahaut der tak baatein karte rahe phir, chaachi jaise hi rasoi mein chai laane ke liyea mudi, to, chaachi ko peeche se dekhkar, mere muh mein paani aa gaya.

Chai lekar jab chaachi, wapas kamre mein aayee, aur chai neeche table per rakhi, to chaachi ki saadi ka pallu neeche gir gaya, aur chaachi ke moote-moote, uthe hue stan dekhkar, main dang reh gaya. Chaachi ne meri aur dekha, aur muskura di. Usne jhatke se saadi ka pallu uthaya aur apne kandhe per daal diya, phir apni julfo ko peeche jhatka diya.

Wo chaachi ki chaal, chaachi ki ada mann ko bhaa gaye. Din ka kareeb 1 baja tha. Aur chachajee aa gaye. Ab main, chacha ke saath gupshup karne laga. Lekin chahchi ki, wo kaatil ada, aaj tak nahi bhool paya.