Unhone sharaab barbaad karne se accha socha Sali ko bas kucch der pakad kar rakhein aur phir nashe ke suroor mein chudayi ka program chaalu hi kiya thha ki Roopali ne aakar sab gud-gobar kar diya.
Roopali ne chiilakar kaha,”Chal Kamla tu mere saath……haraamzaado, kal gaon ki panchaayat lagegi, usmein dikhaana tum apne ye gande-kaale chehre.” Mungeri,jo sirf sharaab ke laalch mein aaya thha, gidgida raha thha,”Jaane do thakurain, ye behak gaye thhe.”.
Roopali ne ek nazar aasmaan ki ore dekha…shaam ke 6 baj rahe thhe.
Uske dimaag mein khayaal aaya, kyun naa who kheton ki taraf jaaye aur agar wahaan koi mazdoor dikh jayein toh unke saath agle din ke liye Haweeli kea as paas safayi ka kaam tay kar le. Andar aayi aur usne jaldi jaldi apne lambe, ghane baalon ko sanwaara, bagal mein khushboodaar Francici khushboo lagayi jo usko kabhi sasur Shaurya Singh ne di thhi….halke gulaabi rang ka blouse pehna aur gulaabi se saadi bhi.
Roopali aur Kamla ki haalat aisi thhi maano bakriyon ko kasaai ghaseet rahe hon.
Beech beech mein dhamkaane ke liye Motiya uske haath ko zor se marod detaa thaa aur har baar uske munh se aaaaaah, nikal jaati thhi.
Chaaron aadmi waheen hake-bakke se khade reh gaye thhe. Ki kaise humne teri chudaayi ki Raand.” Ek pal ke liye Roopali ko apne kaano pe vishwaas naheen hua.
300 meter chale honge Roopali aur Kamla ki ab sann hone ki baari Roopali ki thhi. Ye neech jaat ke log, jo thaakuron ki chhaya pe bhi pair rakhne ke kaaran pit jaaya karte thhe, uski izzat lootne ki baat kar rahe thhe……. “Khabardaar…”, Roopali chillayi…..magar uske itna bolte hi Motiya ne use tadatad 4-5 thappad laga diye.
Haath hila hila kar usne Chandar ko safai karne ke liye kaha.
Chandar ne ek nazar uski taraf dekha aur Roopali ne dekha Chandar ki aankhon mein Roopali ke liye sirf nafrat thhi.
Shaayad un kalooton ne chhota raasta liya thha, ya tez tez chalet hue barabar ke raaste se aaye thhe. Neech jaat ke Motia ne ek thappad Roopali ke gaal pe raseed diya aur bola,”Haraamzaadi. Peeda aur apmaan se Roopali ke aansoo chhal-chhala aaye. Kamla, jiski gadraayi hui jawaani ko pane ke liye kalooton ne ye sab kiya thha boli,”Sattu chaacha, Motia bhaiyya….thakurain ko jaane do….aapko jo karna hai, humre sang kar levo bhaiyya…” Kaalu aur Motiya vehshion ki tarah hansne lage.