Sote hue bhai ka phone

Main sattaais saal ka hoon. Ek political party ka karyakarta hoon aur saath mein property ka kaam. Logon ne mujhe naam se jaana aur bharosa kiya. Wahi bharosa maine ek-ek karke bech diya.

Cricket par bet lagata tha — session, fancy. Jo cricket mein banata tha, wo seedha casino mein ghus kar haar aata tha.

Party mein ek badi behen thi jo byaaj par paisa deti thi. Unhone mujhe bees lakh ka limit de diya ki market mein lagwa do. Maine unse aath-das lakh yeh bolkar liye ki kisi ko dene hain, aur ek hi shaam mein kamre mein baithe-baithe haar gaya. Uske baad mohalle se ek hi din mein baarah lakh aur utha liye.

Ghar se paise nikalwane ke liye maine apne shareer par laal rang laga liya, pattiyan baandh li, aur photo bhej kar bol diya ki accident ho gaya. Behen se tukdon mein bees lakh tak le liya — har baar naya kaam shuru kar raha hoon bol kar.

Ek bade bhai the. Wo mujhe chhote bhai ki tarah rakhte the — apne flat mein rakha, khana banaya, chaar hazaar ki botal kholi. Raat teen baje, jab wo gehri neend mein the, maine unka phone uthaya. Password mujhe pata tha. Bathroom mein baith kar saade teen lakh apni betting ID mein daal diya, kapde pehne, aur bahar se gate lagakar nikal gaya. Wo paisa usi raat gaya. Subah unka phone aaya — gussa bhi nahi the. Bole, zaroorat thi to maang lete.

Uske baad wo kiya jiski koi maafi nahi hai. Ek ladka tha jo bahut cash lekar ghoomta tha. Maine use bahane se flat par bulwaya, gate band karwaya, dost se belt se pitwaya, aur kaha ki chaar lakh nikaal warna nadi mein phenk doonga. Usne dar ke maare dhaai lakh ka intezaam kiya. Uska phone bhi le liya taaki kisi se kah na sake. Jis dost se ye karwaya, wo aage khud yahi karne laga aur thane pahunch gaya.

Karza chalis lakh paar kar gaya. Ek din maine sabse keh diya ki main kisi ko paisa nahi doonga. Phir mujhe ek kamre mein bulaya gaya jahan saare lenedaar baithe the. Maine wahin cheekh kar keh diya — main phans chuka hoon, aaj ek lakh doge to shaam tak nahi bachega. Ek bade aadmi ne meri guarantee li aur ghar bhej diya.

Aath mahine baad laut aaya, ek theka mila, terah lakh kamaye, lautana shuru kiya. Abhi bhi bees-tees lakh dena hai. Do-teen mahine pehle apni chain aur angoothiyan girvi rakh kar phir khel liya.

Paanch-saat din se nahi khela hoon. Shaadi ho chuki hai. Biwi ko kuch nahi pata, maa ko kuch nahi pata. Aur us ladke se, jise maine kamre mein bulaya tha, maine abhi tak maafi nahi maangi.