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Raat ko pura thakur pariwar maha Shivaratri ki maha Puja ke liye nikal gaya tha udaipur me maha Shivaratri ka bohot bada mela lga tha sab bade pandit mill ker ek maha Puja kerte the

"Bhai mujhe kyu esa lag rha hai aaj kuch hone wala hai" reyansh ne manik se kha

"Ghabrahat to mujhe bhi ho rhi hai reyansh tu kavya ka dhyan rakhiyo ager use kuch bhi hua to wo hamari jaan le lega" manik bhi ghabrate hue kehta hai

kavya or pura thakur pariwar waha per saman daan ker rhi thi  piche bohot badi shiv ji murti rakho thi sab pandit mill ker puja ki tyari ker rhe the kavya bhi nai dulhan ki tarah saji hui thi

"Kavya beta aap thak gai honge Beth jaiye or kuch kha lijiye aap"

"Nhi dadi sa hme bhook nhi hai" kavya fir se apna kaam kerne lagti hai uske chehre per kisi tarah ke koi expression nhi the

"Bhabhi sa chale hum dono apko udaipur ka sabse bada mela dukhate hai" navya or savi kavya se kehte hai

"Nhi navya savi hamara dill nhi hai or puja bhi shuru hone wali" kavya mna kerti hai

"Bhabhi abhi Puja ke shuru hone me pure 2 ghante hai chalo na" savi zidd kerti hai

"Chalo theek hai" kavya bhi Maan jati hai or un dono ke sath mela ghoomna legti hai har tarah ke jhule khane ke stall pura mela bohot sundar or bada tha

"Vo mele me a gai hai apna kaam acche se kerna"  ek aurat phone per kehti hai

"Fikar mat karo aap wo Zinda nhi jaygi"

"Bhabhi ye dekho ye hamara rajisthani dance hai" ek jagah kuch aurto ka group rajisthani dance ker rhe the  wo teeno bhi waha per unhe dekhne lagte hai

"Reyansh kavya kha hai"  manik preshan hoke sab jagah dekhta hai

"Are wahi khi hongi dekh dhang se or mujhe papad khane de" reyansh chill hoke kehta hai.

"Reyansh kavya yha nhi hai" manik reyansh ke hath se papad chinke phek deta hai

"Are Mera papad" reyansh ghoor ker manik ko dekhta hai

Kavya.. navya or savi teeno waha khadi hoke un aurto ko wha nachta hua dekh rhi thi  un sabhi aurto ne black lehenga choli pehen rkhi thi or upar se ghunghat le rakha tha jo unke nose tk a rkha tha side me kuch admi rajisthani libas me bethe dholak Baja rhe the or gana bhi ga rhe the kavya bhi waha khade hoke maze se un sab ka dance dekh rhi thi

"Bhabhi maza a rha hai" navya puchti hai

"Hn navya ye sab to hamare liye bilkul Naya hai humne Aaj tak esa kuch nhi dekha" Aaj bohot time baad kavya ke face per ek choti si smile thi rudraksha ke jane ke baad jese kavya hasna hi bhool gai thi usne apna dill itna kathore ker liya tha ki uske face per koi bhi emotions nhi dikhte the

"Bhabhi chalo na hum bhi dance kerte hai" savi kavya ko zabardasti  le jane lagti hai

"Are nhi savi aap jao" kavya mna kerti hai

"Bhabhi please chalo na" savi or navya dono bohot zid kerti hai unhe dekh ker nachne wali bhi ake kavya se chalne ki zidd kerne lagti hai kavya bhi thodi der me Maan jati hai or unke sath andar chali thi jati hai kavya ek jagah khade hoke clapping kerne lagti hai uske charo or wo nachne wali ghoom rhi thi waha bethe admi jo dholak Baja rhe the wo bhi uth ker sath me dance kerne lagte hai

Dheere dheere woh log kavya ke kafi kareeb ajate hai or wo aurte to kavya ke bohot pas ake nachne lagti hai kavya isse pehle kuch samjh pati  or ek nachne wali apni kamar se ek chaku nikalti hai or kavya ke pet me war ker deti hai ek zor daar cheekhne ki awaz se waha sab log ruk jate hai

"Khoon... khoon thakurain ke kapdo per khoon" ek admi bheed me se chillata hai reyansh or manik jab us jagah pohochte hai to samne dekh ker dono ke hi hosh ud jate hai

"Bhabhi" reyansh halke se kehta hai

Samne kavya khadi hoti hai uske kapdo per hath per sab jagah khoon hota hai uske samne ek nachne wali khadi hoti hai jisne chaku kavya ke pet ki taraf ker rkhi hoti hai per isse pehle chaku kavya ko lagta ek hat ne iche se us chaku ko pakad rkha tha or kavya ke hath me bhi ek khanjar (dagger) tha jo usne us nachne wali ke pet me khop rkha tha  kavya ke piche rajisthani libas pehne ek admi tha ser per pagdi muh per nakab or ankho me kajal un ankho me itna gussa tha ki ek pal ke liye reyansh or manik bhi dar gay the

"Mujhe Marne ai thi...mere bacche ko Marne ai thi" kavya gusse kehti hai or us ke pet se khanjar nikalti hai or ek baar fir mazbooti se uske pet me khop deti hai wo ladki dubara dard se chillati hai or piche gir jati hai uska khanjar abhi bhi us admi ke hath me tha kavya abhi bhi gusse se us ladki ko dekh rhi thi or gehri gehri sanse le rhi thi wo admi us khanjar ko wahi phek ta hai or waha se mud ker jane lagta hai

"Rudra" kavya halki awaz me kehti hai use jese hi ye ehsas hota hai ki uske piche Jo admi tha uske ate hi kavya me himmat or takat a gai thi kavya piche mudti hai or sab jagah dekhti hai per wha per koi nhi hota hai

"Bhabhi aap theek ho" navya jeldi se kavya ke pass ati hai or use dekhne lagti hai

"Kavya kya hua kya dekh rhi ho wha"  manik jab kavya ko dekha to wo badi becheni us bheed ko dekh rhi thi

"Manik wo admi wo kon tha mujhe wo admi chahiye dhundho use" kavya becheni se manik se kehti hai

"Konsa admi me use dhoondh dunga abhi tum chalo dekho tumhare upar kitna khoon a gaya hai" wo sab kavya ko waha se le jate hai

Puja shuru hoti hai kavya or baki ghar wale wha bethe puja ker rhe the dur se wohi admi un sab ko dekh rkha tha uske piche usi ke huliye jesa ek or admi tha

"Mujhe wo sab log chahiye" wo admi apni gehri awaz me kehta hai piche khada admi ser hilata hai or un sab ko dubara dekhne lagta hai wo pocket  se apna phone nikalta hai or kisi ko call kerta hai call cut hone ke baad wo phone ka wallpaper dekhta hai jisme ek ladki ka pic tha jo ek cute sa face bnake bethi thi use dekhte hue us admi ki ankho se ansu behen lagte hai

Pooja Puri hoti thakur pariwar bhi Pooja ke baad waha se ghar a jate hai kavya apne kamre me jake change kerne lagti hai change kerne ke baad wo bed per ek side Beth jati hai or ankhe band kerke sochne lagti hai jo aaj hua jab wo ankhe kholti hai to samne diwar per lagi uski or rudraksha ki picture ko ek tak dekhne lagti hai dekhte dekhte uski ankho se ansu behene lagte hai or wo phoot phoot ker rone lagti hai

"Rudra wapis ajao... Wapas ajao rudra please mere liye nhi to hamare bacche ke liye ajao per please wapas ajao"  kavya baccho ki tarah ro rhi thi

"Rudra me kya karungi tumhare bina is duniya me aaj to hamara bacche bhi Marne wala tha is duniya me mere or hamre bacche ke bohot dushman hai me hamare bacche ko akele nhi paal sekti hu mujhe tumhari zarurat hai please wapas ajao rudra" kavya bed per let gai thi or bohot zor zor se ro rhi thi uske kamre ke bahar diya or Ashwin jo khadi thi jo uske rone ki awaze saaf sun rhe the Ashwini ji ki bhi ankhe bhar ati hai or wo bhi diya ke gale lag ker rone lagti hai

Yaha thakur haweli se bohot dur jungle ke beecho beech ek underground gher tha jiske Ek andhere kamre me ek hawan kund me aag jal rhi thi  us aag me ek admi apni lohe ke dante ko  jala rha tha samne diwar per ek bade se tv me kavya ke room ki live footage chal rhi thi jisme wo ab to to ker so gai thi us admi ke piche kafi sare log chat se latka rkhe the un sab ke hath ek moti zanjeer se bandhe the or wo sab hawa me layak rhe the

"Kisne bheja tha tumhe" us admi ki awaz itni darawni thi ki wo sab dar se kapne lge the un sab logo me ladki bhi thi jiske pet per Patti bandhi thi

"Hame jane do Hume chod do" wo sab dar ke mare rone lagte hai unhe bhi us admi ke roop me apni moat dikh rhi thi

Wo admi us dance ko aag me se nikalta hai or use ghaseetta hua un sab logo ke samne Lata hai wo sab us admi ki ankho ko dekh kerdar se kapne lagte hai wo admi us ladki ke samne Jake rukta hai wo ladki adhi hosh me thi

"Naam bta"

"Mujhe nhi pata" uske itna kehte hi wo admi  us dande ko us ladki ke taze zakham per lga deta hai pure kamre me us ladki ki chikhe goonjhne lagti hai us ladki ke tabapne ki awaze sun ker sab log dar se kapne lagte hai