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Ghar walon ne mujhe bahar bhej diya

Mere papa ne zero se ek school khada kiya hai. Woh chhote the tab unke papa nahi rahe, teen behnein thi, ghar kadiyon wala tha. Ekkis saal ki umar mein unhone padhana shuru kiya. Hum bachpan mein fees ki tangi dekh chuke hain.

Bada bhai atharah ka tha jab bahar chala gaya. Uske baad ghar mein paisa aane laga aur us khaate ka phone mere paas rehta tha.

December 2023, college ke ladke Aviator khelte the. Maine ek sau pachaas daale aur haar gaya. Maine socha bekaar cheez hai. Do din baad chhe sau daale, paanch hazaar ban gaye. Bas, wahin phans gaya.

Agle mahine mere khaate mein athsath hazaar the. Ek din mein sab chale gaye. Bhai ko phone kiya. Usne itna sunaya jitna zindagi mein kabhi nahi sunaya tha — phir bhi paise bhar diye aur ghar mein nahi bataya.

March mein das hazaar ke pachaas hazaar bane, phir pachaas ke dedh lakh. Maine ek rupya kharch nahi kiya. Sab wapas usi mein chala gaya, aur upar se ghar ke sattar hazaar bhi. Us baar maine khud papa ko bata diya, is dar se ki bhai ko na batana pade. Papa ne maara nahi. Samjhaya. Counselling dilwayi.

April mein gaon ke ek dost ke saath colour trading khela. Ghar ke poore ek lakh gaye. Us din sach mein maar padi. Phone chhin gaya, college band ho gaya. Teen mahine main ghar mein pada raha.

July mein ek ladke se barah hazaar udhaar liye, woh bhi haar gaya, aur usne ghar bata diya. Papa ko teen lakh ka utna gussa nahi aaya tha jitna us pandrah hazaar ka, kyunki ab baat bahar nikal gayi thi.

Phir bhai ne kaha — iska yahan kuch nahi hoga, ise bahar bhej do. Papa ne file lagwa di. Phone mujhe jaane se teen din pehle mila.

Bahar aake dedh saal maine ek rupya nahi khela. Hafte ke chaar din kaam, mahine ke do lakh ke aas paas, aur ek-dedh lakh har mahine ghar. Ghar walon ko laga ladka sudhar gaya. Mujhe bhi laga.

Phir kaam pe machine se do ungliyan kat gayi. Tanke lage. Maine woh kaam chhod diya aur do mahine khaali baith gaya. Naye kaam pe ek ladka mila jo cricket pe lagata tha. Maine bhi lagaya. Phir usi app mein Aviator dikh gaya.

Nuksaan abhi bada nahi hai, pachaas-saath hazaar. Maine phone isliye nahi kiya ki main hara hua hoon. Isliye kiya ki mujhe dar lag raha hai. Yahan meri kamai zyada hai, toh haarunga bhi bada, aur yahan mujhe rokne wala koi nahi hai.

Ghar walon ne mujhe bahar bhej diya — TalkToMilind