Dabba

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ab Purana malik ja chuka ta purane malik ka grand son wl lalachi ta jab usko ye sab pata Chala uzair or wo boxx Malik sahab ko chain nahi a Raha tha. Wo aadmi paisay ka pujari tha. Uske liye factory ka har inch sona tha. Aur basement? Wo to free ki jagah thi. "Yar ye Pakistani mazdoor bhi na," Malik ne apne munshi se kaha, "Bhooton se darte hain. Dubai me dekho, purani qabar ke upar bhi mall bana dete hain." Munshi ne sir jhuka liya. "Malik sahab, log kehte hain wahan d**a Abu ka..." "Chup kar," Malik ne daanta. "d**a, d**a. Mar gaya budha. Ab is zameen ka Malik me hun. Samjha?" Usne faisla suna diya. Basement ko store room banaya jayega. Cement ki nayi bori, loha, aur machine ka spare parts wahan rakhega. Mazdoor sab chup ho gaye. Koi bolta nahi tha. Bas raat ki shift me koi bhi basement ke 50 feet qareeb bhi nahi jata tha. Uzair ko jab pata chala, uska khoon sookh gaya. Wo bhaagta hua Malik ke office me gaya. Paseena paseena. "Malik sahab, hath jorhta hun. Ye mat karein. Wo dabba... wo koi aam dabba nahi hai. d**a Abu ne usko 8 taalon me band kiya tha kisi waja se." Malik kursi se uth ke hansa. Zor zor se. "8 taale? Hahaha! Uzair beta, tum bhi kahani sunane lag gaye? Me ne 80 taale bhi khole hain. Business me risk lena parta hai." ye sab sun k uzair gayab hogaya Usne munshi ko ishara kiya. "Kal subha 10 mazdoor le jao. Darwaza toro. Aur haan, wo dabba utha ke mere office me le aana. Dekhta hun is me hai kya." Agle din subha 10 mazdoor, 3 hatoray, aur 1 gas cutter le kar basement ke samne khare the. Darwaze pe board abhi bhi latka tha: "YE JAGAH HAMESHA KE LIYE BAND HAI". Sabse bara mazdoor Kareem aage barha. Usne board utar ke phenk diya. "Bismillah..." keh ke hatoray chalaya. Darwaza purana tha. 2 ghante me toot gaya. Andar se aisi boo aayi ke 2 mazdoor ultian karte hue bahar bhaag gaye. Andhera, seelan, aur mitti ki sakht boo. Torch jalai to samne wahi lohe ka dabba pada tha. Bilkul waisa hi. Kaala, bhari, aur uspe 1 purane zang lage taala Malik khud andar gaya. Uske peeche 4 mazdoor. "Ye hai wo khatarnak cheez?" Malik ne paon se dabbe ko thokar mari. Dhup ki awaaz aayi. Usne munshi ko kaha, "Hatoray laao." Kareem ne kaha, "Malik sahab, chabi try karein pehle." "Chabi meri jooti hai," Malik ne kaha aur zor se hatoray maara. _Thak!_ taala toot gaya. Dabba khul gaya. Andar ek daraz kholi sirf ek laal velvet ka kapra tha. Purana, phata hua. Malik ne kapra uthaya aur phenk diya. Neeche kuch nahi tha. Dabba khali tha. Sab mazdoor ek dusre ka muh dekhne lage. Malik ke chehre pe jeet wali muskurahat aayi. "Bas? Itna bara drama ek khali dabbe ke liye? Tum sab pagal ho gaye ho kya?" Usne dabbe ko laat mari. "Isko kachre me phenk do. Aur ye jagah saaf karo. Kal se yahan maal aayega." Us raat factory me ajeeb khamoshi thi. Machinein band thi. Bijli thi, lekin koi awaaz nahi. Raat 2 baje, night chokidar Rafiq ne dekha ke 3 mazdoor basement ki taraf ja rahe hain. Kareem, Shafiq aur Nadeem. Rafiq ne awaaz di, "Oy! Kahan ja rahe ho? Malik ne mana kiya hai." Teeno ruke nahi. Bas palat ke dekha aur muskuraye. Unki aankhein... bilkul kaali thi. Safedi gayab thi. Rafiq dar ke mare apni choki me chup ho gaya. Subha jab usne himmat ki aur dekha, to teeno gayab the. Sirf unki chappalein basement ki seedi ke sabse neeche step pe pari thi. Bilkul sidhi line me. Khoon? Nahi. Ladai? Nahi. Bas farsh pe geeli mitti ke nishan the. Wo nishan seedi se upar nahi gaye. Wo sidha deewar me ghus gaye the. Jaise deewar paani ho. Police aayi. FIR likhi: "3 mazdoor laapata." Case band. Malik ghabraya zaroor, lekin dikhaya nahi. Usne turant naye taale mangwa ke darwaza phir se band karwa diya. Is baar darwaze pe kala rang bhi karwa diya. "Ab khush ho?" Usne qareem se kaha. " Ab koi bhoot nahi aayega." Lekin us raat se factory ka naseeb palat gaya. Pehle din: Bijli ka bill 3 guna aaya. Meter tez ghoom raha tha, lekin machinein band thi. Dusre din: Hisaab ki bari copy khuli mili. Raat bhar koi likhta raha tha. Laal siyahi se, pooray page pe bas ek jumla: HISAB CHUKANA HOGA. HISAB CHUKANA HOGA. Teesre din: Malik ka 8 saal ka beta Ayaan, jo bilkul theek tha, raat ko 104 bukhar me tapne laga. Doctor aaye. Injection diye. Bukhar nahi utra. Doctor ne aakhir me kaha, "Malik sahab, isko kisi peer ko dikha dein. Ye... ye medical case nahi lagta." Malik ne peer bulaya. Peer aaya, charpaai pe betha, Ayaan ko dekha aur turant uth gaya. "Malik, toba karo. Jo darwaza tumne khola hai, uska qeema tumhein khud chukana parega." Aur chala gaya. Paise bhi nahi liye. 1 hafte ke andar Malik ka 2 crore ka export order cancel ho gaya. Client ne kaha, "Tumhari factory se ajeeb awaazein aati hain call pe." Bank ne loan ka notice bhej diya. Malik soota nahi tha. Uski aankhein andar dhans gayi thi. Wo har raat office me betha rehta. Kyunki ghar me bhi chain nahi tha. Ayaan raat ko cheekhta, "Abbu... wo deewar se aa raha hai!" Aakhri raat, security guard ne CCTV me dekha ke Malik khud 3 baje basement ke darwaze ke samne khara hai. Akela. Usne apne haath boxx khola Aaram se. Jaise usko chabiyan pehle se pata hon. Phir wo andar chala gaya. Darwaza khud band ho gaya. Subha jab darwaza tora gaya, Malik farsh pe para tha. Zinda nahi tha. Uska chehra seyaah para hua tha. Aankhein itni phat gayi thi ke lag raha tha abhi nikal ke gir jayegi. Muh khula hua tha. Hamesha ke liye. Jaise aakhri cheekh maarte maarte jaan nikal gayi ho. Uske sukray hue haath me wahi laal kapra tha. Ab wo laal nahi tha. Kala tha. Aur uspe sunhere dhagon se likha tha: MALIK. Police ne postmortem report me likha: "Cause of death: Cardiac arrest due to extreme fear." Chokidar Rafiq ne bayan diya ke us raat usne Malik ko akela andar jate nahi dekha. Usne dekha ke Malik ke peeche peeche kaala dhuaan tha. Dhuaan ke 2 haath the. Aur wo haath Malik ke kandhe pe the. Ghaseet rahe the usko andar. Case band ho gaya. Factory seal ho gayi. Aaj 6 mahine ho gaye. Factory ka board abhi bhi latka hai. "YE JAGAH HAMESHA KE LIYE BAND HAI". Farq sirf itna hai, ab ye board sarkar ne nahi lagaya. Logon ne khud lagaya hai. Kyunki us gali se 3 baje ke baad koi nahi guzarta. ---
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