Ch 1 - Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh: The Transformation

“anika tum sun rahee ho na meree baat? tum maan banane vaalee ho anika!” anika ko dheere dheere hosh aane laga tha, tabhee doktar ke ye shabd sunate hee 18 saal kee anika kee kamazor aankhen ekadam se chaudee ho gayee. vo samajh nahin pa rahee thee ki vo aakhir praignant kaise ho sakatee hai? abhee to usakee shaadee ko 24 ghante bhee poore nahee hue the aur na hee kisee ladake ne aaj tak use chhua tha. aise mein , anika "praignant" kaise ho sakatee hai? jitanee shochkaid anika thee, utane hee shochkaid usake paapa bhee the, jo vaheen doktar kee kebin mein khade maano aane vaale toofaan ko bhaamp rahe the. tabhee doktar ne gautam se kaha, "dekhie, mr. gautam guleriya, main samajh sakatee hoon ki aap donon is vakt bahut pareshaan honge. magar aap log koee bhee phainsala le usake pahale main ek baat bata doon , ki preganensee 4 maheene paar ho chukee hai, so abortion is out of thai quaistion.” anika ko lag raha tha ki ho na ho doktar se zaroor koee galatee huee hogee, isalie nars ke sahaare khadee hote hue kamajor anika ne thodee taaqat jutaakar doktar ko daant diya, "ye aap kya kah rahe hain. ye naamumakin hai." lekin doktar ke kuchh bolane se pahale hee gautam gusse se tilamilaakar anika ke paas aae aur use zor se thappad maar diya. aur bole, "isaka javaab doktar ko nahin, tumhen dena hai besharam." hospital se baahar kuchh der baad, aksar kaar kee baikaseet par baithane vaale gautam aaj anika ko peechhe bitha kar khud draivar ke saath vaalee seet par baith gae the, maano aisa karake vo anika ko apanee naaraazagee jata rahe ho! anika jaanatee thee kee ek betee hone ke naate aaj usane apane pita ko duniya ka sabase bada duhkh diya tha, ek bin-biyaahee maan ban kar! itana dukh unhen anika kee maan ke gujarane par bhee nahee hua hoga. lekin ye sab jaanate hue bhee anika philahaal kuchh bhee karane ke lie physichally ya maintally saksham nahin thee, usaka shareer kaar kee bek seet par kamazoree ke saath - saath sharm se maano jam gaya tha. manaalee bhaarat ka behad khubasoorat shahar hai. yahaan desh-videsh se aae toorists ke kaaran shahar mein raunak lagee rahatee hai. magar anika ko aisa lag raha tha, maano aaj manaalee ka har insaan use savaaleeya najaron se bas ek hee savaal poochh raha ho, ki "aakhir kaun hai is bachche ka baap?" lekin isaka javaab to anika ke paas bhee nahin tha! vo bas nam aankhon se ek hee baat soch rahee thee, ki jab aaj tak use kisee ladake ne chhooa tak nahin, to vo preganent kaise ho sakatee thee? anika isee ulajhan mein thee, tabhee usakee kaar usake ghar ke bahut hee bade get se andar entar hotee hai, vo gatai bahut hee puraana tha aur usame jangal ka chitr bhee bana hua tha. guleriya haus british ke zamaane ka makaan tha. kaha jaata tha yahaan inglaind ke adhikaaree vaikeshan manaane aate the. makaan mein puraane magar shaanadaar entiks, bada gaardan, aur beech mein phavaara bana tha. lekin achchhe se menten na karane kee vajah se pichhale kuchh saalon se makaan thoda banjar sa lag raha tha. gautam ne ghar mein entar hote hee anika ke riports ko gusse se sofa par phenka aur apane sar pe haath rakhakar, ek ghurraate hue sher kee tarah hol mein idhar se udhar tahalane lage. anika kamajor shareer aur bhaaree kadamon se gautam ke peechhe peechhe ghar mein daakhil huee, aaj anika ko usaka shareer roz ke muqaabale kuchh zyaada hee bhaaree lag raha tha. vaise anika ka vajan usakee umr kee ladakiyon se kam se kam 3 guna zyaada tha. gol mota sa chehara, mota pet, aur thuddee itanee vajanadaar thee ki anika kee pooree gardan chhip jaatee. 120 kilo kee anika kee tulana aksar log anaaj kee bharee huee boree se karate. lekin anika ka shareer jitana mota tha, usakee shakl utanee hee maasoom aur kyoot thee! chehare ke dono taraf ek ek rasagulla lagaaya ho vaise naram mulaayam safed gaal, thand kee vajah se hamesha laal rahatee usakee naak aur poore jahaan ki