Shamsher ne ajeet ke haath se cup le liya... Chay to kab ki thhandi ho chuki thhi. Wo kuchh na bola. Uske dost jab bhi usse milte thhe to shamsher ke ateet ko yaad karke aise hi subakte thhe... Bheetar hi bheetar...
Shamsher uske liye pani le aaya," lo, tough! Munh dho lo!... Kuchh der baad sab normal ho gaya aur wo fir se masti bhari batein karne lage
"shamsher bhai! Ye to bata ye sarita kya bala hai?"
"Koun sarita?", shamsher ko yaad nahi aaya!
Arey wo meri 'pyari' gadi mein kaha nahi rahi thi!" mujhse to sarita bhi jalti hai."
"Oh achchha! Sarita! Wo usi ki to beti hai...
"Mast hai kya?"
"Dekhega, to khud hi samajh jayega!"
"bhai! Wo bhi dikh jayegi kya?"
"Haan, haan; kyun nahi dikhegi?"
"lagta hai khandan hi dhandhe mein hai, bhai!"
Tabhi disha upar aayi," khana lagana hai kya.... Sir". Disha darwaje ki side mein khadi thi, sharmaii si, aur vani uski side mein..... Jasoos!
Ajeet: ek baar andar aana!.... Wo shamsher ke naye pyar ko apni aankhon se parkhana chahta tha.....
Disha andar aa gayi... Najrein jhukaaye.... Aur vani ne uska haath pakda huaa tha... Wo iss naye mehmaan ko ghoor rahi thi!
"achchha! Ek baat to batao; tumhara favourite teacher koun hai....." ajeet ne kaha
Disha nishabd khadi rahi... Wo uske sir thhode hi thhe! Par vani ne ek bhi second nahi gawaayi, aur bed par chadhkar sir se lipat gayi," shamsher sir!"
Ajeet ne uski aur haath badhaya," hi! I am Ajeet and you"
Vani ne donon haath jod diye," namastey! Aur haath nahi milaaungi; didi kahti hain, bahar wale ladkon ko jyada munh nahi lagate!"
Aisa sunte hi teenon ki jor se hansi chhut gayi! Vani ko laga kuchh galat kah diya, didi se poochh lo; inhone hi bola tha!
Disha sharmakar neeche bhaag gayi... Aur vani uske peechhe peechhe... Ye poochhne ke liye ki usne kya galat kah diya!