Pados Wali Bhabhi Ka Raaz

"Main Gurgaon me shift hua tha 6 mahine pehle. Naya area, naye log.
Mere saamne wale flat me ek bhabhi rehti thi — Neha.
Wo mujhe hamesha dekh ke smile karti thi… aur “hello beta” bolti thi.
Main bhi respect me “namaste bhabhi” bol deta.
Par ek din kuch alag hua.
Main lift me tha… wo bhi aayi.
Aaj unhone “beta” nahi bola.
Sirf “hi” bola.
Maine notice kiya… par ignore kar diya.
Agla din — main balcony me tha. Wo saamne wali balcony me khadi thi.
“Coffee piyoge?” unhone poocha.
Main thoda hesitate hua… par haan bol diya.
Unke ghar gaya.
Ghar me koi nahi tha.
“Sab bahar gaye hain,” unhone casually bola.
Hum baith ke coffee pine lage.
Thodi der baad unhone pucha —
“Tum girlfriend wagairah?”
Maine bola — “Nahi…”
Wo hasi — “Aajkal ke ladke…”
Us din ki baat wahi khatam ho gayi.
Par uske baad… pattern start ho gaya.
Kabhi coffee, kabhi random baat, kabhi help ke naam pe bulana.
Aur sabse ajeeb cheez —
ab wo mujhe “beta” nahi bolti thi.
Ek din maine mazaak me pucha —
“Bhabhi, aap mujhe beta kyun nahi bolti ab?”
Wo thodi der chup rahi…
phir boli —
“Har rishta naam se nahi hota…”
Us jawab ke baad main kuch bol hi nahi paaya.
Ab jab bhi main unhe dekhta hoon…
to samajh nahi aata ki wo sirf pados wali bhabhi hain…
ya kuch aur…"