Woh ek puraani si sadak ke kinaare... apne dono ghutne muh tak samet kar baitha thha.. budhaa sa lag raha thha...

baal safed .. badhi dhaadi... aur adh khuli jhurriyon waali aakein.. thandi ka mausum thha... tan pe kuch kapde to thhe.. par shaayad kaafi nahin thhe.. thithur raha thha ab bhi woh... do din se bhookha thha.. isliye.. thandi ki fikr nahin thhi usse..

bass aane jaane waali gaadion par nazar thhi.. ki kahin kisi gaadi se koi.. kuch khaana fenkh de... haa fenkh hi de.. woh uun hin pada raha.. gaadion ko dekhte hue.. shaayad itni bhi taqat nahin bachi thhi usme ke hil sake... bas palkein hi jhapak raha thha woh..

Ek hawaldaar tabhi sadak ke dussre aur aa kar khada ho gaya... roz to aisa nahin hota thha... pas koi bandobast hoga shaayad.. neta koi aane waala hoga shaayad...

Tabhi.. ek badi si gaadi uss hawal daar ke paas aakar ruki... koi raasta puch rahaa thha... ek chhote bacche ne apne chhote se haantho ko gaadi se bahar nikaalaa aur kuch sadak ke kinaare phenk diya.. Gaadi aage nikal gayi... Uss budhe ki nazar padd chuki thhi uss khaane par...

Usne ungalian hilai pairon ki... aur gutne chehre se duur kiye... kareeb dus minute tak usne bahut koshih ki.. dheere dheere khada hua ... pair ladkhada rahe the... taqat zaraa bhi nahi thii.. par... iss se pehle ki koi .. jaanwar uss khaane tak pahunche.. usse uss phenke hue khaane tak pahunchnaa thha...

woh hilte dulte.. ladkhadaate hue... sadak paar karne lagaa... tabhi hawaldar ki nazar uss par padi... gusse se hawaldaar ka chehraa tamtamaa gayaa... woh daudta hua .. uss ladkhadaate hue budhe ke paas aaya.. danda ghumaa ke budhhe ko sadak par hi giraa diyaa..

aur gusse se chillaayaa

" Saale Jab khud ko nahin sambhaal saktein... to itni peete kyon hai.."

My dad wrote this..