Jeevan mein kayi paristhitiya aati hain... jinme se kuchh yu hi tl jaati hain aur kuchh jeevan bdl deti hain... kuchh paristhitiya aisi bhi hoti hain jo khaufnaak hoti hain aur jeevanbhar ke liye kisiko sadme mein rkh skti hain... pr unn pr tbtk ykeen nhi hota jab tak voh humare saath ghatit na ho....
Ye baat hai sn 1999 ki; Akash naam ka ek 32 saal ka aadmi, Rajasthan ke ek chhote se sheher, Achrol mein apni biwi, Aastha, aur 2 bachche, Anuj aur Kavya, ke saath ek chhote se makaan mein rehta tha. Akash, peshe se constable aur passion se manovaigyaanik tha aur uski wife ek journalist thi. Anuj, Achrol ke kisi school mein 7th std mein tha aur Kavya aage ki padhai ke liye doosre sheher gyi thi. Vaise toh unki zindagi, chhoti-moti nok-jhok ke saath ache se chl rhi thi. Pr shyd niyati ko ye manzoor nhi tha.
Ek din Akash ki night shift lgi, kaam krte-krte usey khayal hi nhi aaya ki kb raat ke 2 bj gye the, iss waqt voh uss thaane mein akela kaam kr rha tha. Baaki constables alg-alg jgh duty pe the. Akash puraani files check kr hi rha tha ki tbhi ek phone ki ghanti bji. Phone uthaya toh doosri trf se ldki ki hadbadati awaaz thi..
Rania - "H.... Hello, kaun bol rha hai?" Akash - "A.... Main... thane se constable Akash bol rha hu, pr aap itna hadbadake kyu bol rhi hain.... Kya hua, aap araam se btaaiye." Rania - "Ji... ji mera naam Rania hai, main college student hu. Kuchh din se mrko lg rha hai ki koi mujhe maarna chahta hai." Akash - "Kaun maarna chahta hai aapko? Aur aapko kaise pta ki voh aapke peeche pada hai?" Rania - "P.... pta nhi, pr maine kaha na ki voh mujhe maara chahta hai, hr roz dikhta hai mrko." Akash - "Achha theek hai, aap driye mt main abhi vha aata hu, aap ye btaiye aap kaha pe hain?" Rania - "Main abhi Delhi-Jaipur highway pe hu kisi kaam se fs gyi thi aur ab bus nhi mil rhi aur ab andhera bhi kaafi ho gya hai, voh dobara mere peechhe hai.... Please... please aap jldi aa jaaiye." Akash - "Achha theek main turant aata hu."
Akash ne bina kuchh soche phone rkha aur turant highway pahucha pr vaha usey koi nhi mila.
Akash - "Koi hai??... Hello? Rania.... Tumne phone kiya tha... main constable Akash..."
Akash ke itni awaaz dene pr bhi koi jawab nhi mila... tb usey lga ki kisine mazak kiya hai toh gusse mein bola
Akash - "Kya mazak hai.... Police waalo ko kuchh maante hi nhi hain... khaali smay khoti kiya"