STRANGERS
Night was coming on their way.. Daya moves back on his seat and found Abhijeet sitting with closed eyes.. his calm and low tone face expressions were telling that he is sleeping..Daya looks at him and carefully sat on his seat quietly.. he starts looking outside the train.. Train was passing from crowded area.. where A big bazaar was closing due to night and peoples were looking in hurry in closing markets… vehicle horns and truck voices really created fuzz in Abhijeet's sleep…who opens his eyes with jerk and looks outside first and then he looks towards Daya who was looking at him with smile…
Daya: Sorry… ab meri waja sa nai jaga app.. (Abhijeet looks at him) ab tu train ka kasoor hai…wo yahen sa kyun guzri…
Abhijeet (sitting in alert mood): maine kuch kaha kye tum sa..?
Daya (smily face): iss sa pehla kuch kahta tu maine kud he explain kar diya…
Abhijeet: bahana dondta rahta ho bas bolna ka…
Daya (smiles): ab kye karon.. mujsa tu itna lamba safer khamoshi sa nai katay ga… aur ap kuch bolta nahin.. tu kud he kuch na kuch bol lata hoon.. (making sad face) lakien ap ko pasand he nai ata kuch….
Abhijeet (starts looking outside): zyada bolna bhi Sehat ka liya koi acha nai hota…
Daya : aur kum bolna..(Abhijeet looks at him) I mean kum bolna sa bhi koi fayda nahin hota…
Abhijeet: Acha..?
Daya (coming in his jolly mood) : tu aur.. ab muja he dhak lijiya.. jahen jata hoon apni marzi sa rahta hoon..maan moji hoon.. humesha hansana khelna.. zindagii ka asal maza lana.. app ki kye yah bore life hai.. (Abhijeet looking at him in shock, where Daya was in flow) muja tu nai lagta app ka koi zyada acha relations hon ga apna gher walon sa yah apna dost rishtadaron sa… balka muja tu lagta hai wo bhi app saa dor bagta hon ga… haina..? (And he became quite when his eyes falls on Abhijeet, who was looking at him with anger) I .. I mean.. I mean to say ka asa khamsoh.. chup chup sa rahna walon ka zyada dost nahin hota….
Abhijeet: aur tumara bht sara dost hain…haina?
Daya (sitting with relax mood while folding his both hands behind his neck): tu aur… main tu jahen jata hoon wahen dost bana lata hon… mera Charm he asa hai.. (murmur) bas aik app par he koi asar nai ho raha…
Abhijeet( just starts looking outside again): Zyada bolna walon ka bhi dost nahin hota… aur hon bhi tu kye..sab Sacha dost nahin hota.. wafadar nahin hota.. aur muja asa logon ko dost banana mein koi interest nai…
Daya: ap ko tu shaid ksi main koi interest nahin… (Abhijeet looks at him) main tu heran hota hoon ap asa kasa jee lata hain.. maine app jasa shaks pehla kahin nahin daka.. I mean itna khamosh aur boring insan…
Abhijeet said nothing in reply.. where Daya was looking at him in amazement…
Daya (thinking): kamal hai.. jo bhi bol lo issay koi fark nai parta… (ignoring) khere muja kye…
Abhijeet was still looking outside the window.. again busy with his unknown thoughts.. when his thoughts again got disturbed with the new question as…
Daya:wasa app ko bhok bhi nai lagti kye..? (Abhijeet looks at him in confusion) quite possible.. khamosh rahna wala logon ko bhok bhi shaid kam lagti ho… Apna jazbat jo khafi kha pee lata hain wo…
Abhijeet (irritated): kahna kye chata ho..? saf saf nai bol sakta…
Daya (straight tone): muja bhok lagi hai… kuch kahna ko hai..? (now hesitant) bas yahi bolna tha.. bol diya saf saf…and he moves his head downward…
Abhijeet (nodded his head in disappointment): seeda seeda nai bol sakta tha…nai.. mera pas kuch nai hai khana ko… (Daya looks at him in shock)…
Daya (low tone): tu kye sach mein khamosh rahna wala logon ko bhok bhi nai lagti…. (Abhijeet looks at him) Par ab mera kye hoga.. muja tu buht bhok lag rahi hai…itna lamba safer aur bina khaya peeya… malom hai mera
Abhijeet (cuts him): malom hai.. malom hai.. tumara Mama jii ko pata chala tu una heart attack aye jaya ga.. khandan ka ikklota varies ho tum.. Par iss mein main kuch nai kar sakta.. kyun ka mera pas kuch hai nai khana ko.. aur na he yah train fil hal kahen rukna wali hai.. tu chup chap betho… warna zyada bolna sa aur bhook laga gi…
Daya: lakien…
Abhijeet (glares): kuch kah ka ana chiya tha na tuma..aur tumara Mama jee una khila kar bejna chiya tha na tuma kuch.. ab kye sara rasta mera sar he khayo ga..?
Daya: asi baat nai hai.. main… nokar.. nokar chakar adha rasta tak baga tha nashta laa kar mera peecha.. par wo tu.. (Abhijeet looks at him) wo tu.. main.. main he .. nikal para.. train choot jati naa…abi kitna pershan hon ga wo… ajab zamana hai jina parwah hoti hai un sa hum dor hota hain.. aur jina parwa nai hoti un sa bagwaan huma milwa data hai…(Conductor was passing from the cabin) bas bagwaan ki marzi ka aga kis ki chalti hai…
Abhijeet (stopping conductor as): Conductor sahab… dakiya ager kahin aur.. ksi aur cabin mein koi seat khali hai.. tu muja bata dijiya…
Conductor: kyun bhai sahab.. yahen kye problem hai…?
Abhijeet: muja sona hai.. (without looking at Daya) aur yahen kafi shoor hai…
Daya (making face): kahin bhi chala jayia.. mujsa zyada he bolna wala milen ga app ko…Kyun ka app tu ikklota piece hain..(Abhijeet looks at him angrily) wo kye haina.. mera kahna ka matlab hai ka yahen tu aik main hoon.. wahen tu aur bhi log hon ga…
Abhijeet (again asking from conductor): dakiya app plz check kijiya.. muja yahen sa jana hai…
Conductor: dakiya abi tu Possible nahin.. lakien ager ho paya tu main bata don ga…saying so he left the place…
Daya (Stood up as): itna he bura hon mein tu seeda bol data… chala jata hoon mein.. yahen rahon ga tu kuch na kuch bak bak karta rahon ga.. wo kye haina muja bhook lagi ho tu aur bhi zyada bolta hoon mein.. asa mera Mama jee kahta hain.. (Now Abhijeet really looks at him with irritated expressions) haan haan malom hai app ko gusa ata hai Mera Mama jee ka naam sa.. jaa raha hoon…
Abhijeet: dako..
Daya (Serious): nahin.. app na meri kafi help ki hai.. aur main app ko badla mein disturb hi kar raha hon.. (looking towards his seat) yah seat bhi app hi ki innayat hai.. ticket ka pasa jo app na diya hain..tu isay app ka khilaf kasa istemal kar sakta hon.. (smiley tone) wasa koi masla nai.. mera zyada tar train ka Safar Train ka darwaza pa khara rah ka he guzra hain.. muja adat hai.. record hai mera..App sakoon sa soa jayo.. abi nai disturb karon ga main app… saying so he left the cabin.. Where Abhijeet was sitting at his place.. Now feeling bad abt Daya…
Here Daya moves towards his Record place but before he could open the door of train cabin.. Train speed suddenly starts decreasing and then in few minutes it completely stop working..In more than half hour its declared that due to some problem Train stops working.. Peoples were looking totally frustrated from this situation so they starts moving down from the train.. walking here and there..it was totally dark around due to night and they can find different fields around only..
Girl (talking to her family): kye yaar, lag he nahin raha ka bhai ki shadi ka liya jaa raha hain.. itna lamba safer aur uss mein bhi yah sab.. Plan ka tickets time sa arrange kar lata tu yah sab na hota…
Another Girl: how boring yaar.. lag raha hai ka hum larka wala hain.. aur shadi karna jaa raha hain.. ufff…. (looking towards Dholak in Girl's hand) aur yah Dholak la ayi ho tum yahen.. kon bajaya ga isay aur kye fayda ab iska.. yah train tu huma time sa nai poonchana wali.. kahin bhi…
Whole family was looking totally disappointed.. they all sat down on ground with really off mood… Daya who was standing just beside them and listning all this.. looks towards all sad faces and then towards Dholak..
Daya: wasa zarori tu nahin ka ab yahen hain app sab tu celebrate nai kar sakta…
Family attention moves towards him..
Girl: matlab…?
Daya : matlab yah ka app sab yahen bhi Dholki baja sakta hain.. Gana gaa sakta hain.. and what abt Antakshari..?
Girl (in excitement): wow.. and what abt dance..?
Daya (smile): Exactly.. aur itna sara log bhi..
Lady (belongs to that family): Great idea.. chalu sab do team bana lata hain jaldi sa.. aur tum beta.. tumara naam
Daya (instantly): Daya..
Lady: haan Daya beta tum na yah idea diya hai tu start bhi tum he karo ga…
Daya: Fine anty.. no Problem.. (then he looks towards Abhijeet who was still sitting on his seat, he went near to train window) App bhi ayen ga kye humara sath...?(Abhijeet face expressions were enough for him to get his reply) Oops Galat sawal.. sorry... betha rahiya yahin.. Enjoy...
And they all distributed in two teams.. so many people's from passenger also joins them.. and soon Antakshri starts with the most famous wedding song ever…Daya starts singing first…
LAA JAYEN GAA, LAA JAYEN GAA
DIL WALA DULANIYAN LAA JAYEN GAA…
RAH JAYEN GAA, RAH JAYEN GAA….
GHER WALA DHAKTA RAH JAYEN GA….
Daya: Next Ga saa….
Girl (instantly): GAYA JAA GAYA JAA MAAN KA GEET GAYA JAA…
And soon they all starts dancing too. In no time, Daya starts mingling with all of them.. like he is also part of their family.. everyone was dancing and enjoying.. while Daya was not dancing much and everyone forced him to dance as wel..bcz his singing quality was really well…
Girl: Arey Daya tum naach kyun nahin raha.. look itna acha gaata ho.. Dance bhi karo na..
Daya: Dakiya.. khali pat main aik he kaam kar sakta hoon.. do do kam mat karwaiya.. abi safer kafi lamba hai..
Girl: arey haan bhook tu muja bhi lag rahi hai…
Lady (from far): bhook tu sabi ko lag rahi hogi.. chalu sab ka pas jo jo hai.. la ayo aur sab mil bant kar kah lata han…
And in that way they all starts passing the time.. Eating, singing and dancing.. but Still Abhijeet was at his place inside the train.. Daya was looking at him again and again.. but always he found him at his place.. while Abhijeet was looking towards Daya only.. how he was giving happiness to all.. how much he was right that where he go he found Friends.. bcz of his such friendly nature and behavior… Abhijeet stood up and comes outside.. Daya looks at him and smiles…
Daya: Finally app na apni seat ki jaan chor hi di… fikar naa kariya kahen baag nai jaya gi app ki seat…aiya join us…kuch kah lijiya.. safar kafi lamba hai..
Abhijeet (Same silent mood): No thanks… (looking around) aur muja yah sab pasand nai…
Daya: Arey kye pasand nai.. yah pasand nai.. wo pasand nai.. look at me.. (rising his collar) kasa kush rahta hoon.. aur dako yahen sab.. sab he kitna acha dost ban gaya hain mera.. aur app ho jab sa aya ho wasa he wahen betha ho.. naa ksi sa bolna na hansna.. wasa.. app ko hansana ata bhi hai kye..? (Abhijeet looks at him in anger) nai ata.. hmm.. chalen ayen ajj ap ko hansana sikhata hain pher.. come.. let's dance..
And he hold his arm and starts dragging him..Abhijeet was continually trying to take out his hand from Daya's grip and also asking to stop.. but Daya was not listening to him… he was in complete jolly mood…
Abhijeet: hey choro mera hath… muja nai…
Daya: kye nai.. kabi tu hansana ki shuruat karna hogi naa.. tu ajj sa kyun nai..?
Daya moves with him towards all.. where all were finding a Song start with Saa… all looks at Daya…
Boy: Arey Daya bhai tum kahan gaya tha.. Saa sa gana bolo na.
Daya (looks at Abhijeet in smile): ab main nahin.. yah gayen ga Saa sa gana.. (winks to all) ina hansna sikana hain huma…
Girl (funny tone): what.. ? ina hansna nai ata.. iss main kon si muskil baat hai.. aiya aiya sir.. hum app ko hansna sikhata han.. come and dance with us…
Daya: come let's dance… and smile..
Daya looks at Abhijeet with smile.. where Abhijeet was looking at him with anger.. he jerks his hand and takes out his hand from Daya's hand grip…
Abhijeet: shut up…
Everyone became silent..where Daya was looking totally shocked.. Abhijeet was looking so much in anger..
Abhijeet: Maazak banana laya ho mera yahen..?
Daya (nodded no with shocking expressions): nai.. main tu
Abhijeet (Really angry): shut up… I said just shut up.. thori help kye kar di tumari.. tum tu sar pa chari he chari ja raha ho.. (Daya's head down) kab sa smjha raha hon.. par tum mera peecha chorna ka naam he nai laa raha ho.. hanso khelo jo marzi hai karo, my foot… (pointed finger towards him) I m telling u I don't like such life.. then why are u behind me…?
Daya (really embarrassed): I m.. sorry
Abhijeet: no sorry.. u knw why.. kyun ka tuma iss shabd ka matlab he nai malom.. tum bas apni life jeeta ho.. duniya ko aur sab ko apni nazer sa dhakta ho.. yah smjhna ki koshish hi nai karta.. naa kar sakta ho ka har koi tumara jasa nai ho sakta… kyun ka har ksi ki life tumara jasi nai hoti.. (Daya looks at him) unki life mein problems ho sakta hain.. bht sara unsorted problems.. jo una hansna nai da sakta..par tuma kye.. tuma tu sirf apna hansna bolna aur khelna sa matlab hai.. so karo jo maan mein aya karo.. but atleast dosron ko takleef mat do.. (he folded his both hands in front of him in anger) mahf karo muja…peecha choro mera..
Saying so he left the place and moves back on his seat.. where all were looking totally silent.. Daya looks towards all and just uttered a Sorry in whispering tone and went on other side and stands there quietly… After some time, Train also starts working.. so passengers starts moving back on their cabins and seats.. where Daya silently stands at door of his cabin.. not willing to go back on his seat…
Abhijeet feels it but he stays there on his seat…still looking angry...
AUTHOR's NOTE:
Thank you all dear GUESTS and other readers. I m really thankful to you all for reading it and then for reviewing as well.. I hope u will like this take and found it different as well.. I M waiting for ur precious feedback.. don't forget to review after reading... thanks once again..