Chapter 1
"Mein Mr. Yasser Rehman se milna chati hun."
"Sorry mam, abhi toh sir thoda meeting mein busy hain, ap unka kaal ka appointment le lijiye."
"Nahi, it's urgent. You give him my card."
"Okay, mam." Receptionist ne staff ke hathon unka card Mr. Rehman ke office mein rakh diya tha. Woh waiting room mein intezar kar rahi thi.
"Thank you Mr. Rehman, we are glad to be the part of your this amazing project." Azeem Ali hath mila te huiye bolein. Yasser ne jawaban muskura diya. "I hope, ap ke staffs mere staffs se acchi tarike se blend kar ke kam karenge."
"Are kaise na karenge blend? Kuch unch-nich hui to mujhe bataiye ga, I will make sure they don't work in my company any more."
"That's good. Be man - keep your words." Yasser meeting hall se nikal kar apne office mein chalein gayein. Apna coat utar kar table ke side khadi hanger par latka diya. Sofein par beth kar pehle pani piya, phir phone check kiya, sirf apne ammi ka message paya... Joh ki pure duniya ka message tha uske liye.
"Mujhe malum hain, kam mein busy ho, par lunch too is important beta. Have your lunch."
Woh apne ammi ke message pe muskuraya. "Millon dur reh kar bhi khayal kaise kar leti hain ap?" Usne phone dusri side pe rakh diya. Woh soch ne laga use kiya karna chahiye. Pehle lunch karein? Ya phir woh files check karein? joh is waqt uske table par mojud thein. Woh khada hua, chair pe jakar betha. Telephone utha kar canteen se coffee mangwa liya.
"Ek coffee mere office mein bhijwa dijiye." Woh keh raha tha ke uski nazrein table pe mojud ek chhote se card par pardhi. Usne usko hath mein liya, telephone jagha par rakh kar nam pardhne laga.
"Dr. Diya Irani." Usne nam ko ahista ahista pardha, usko kuch yaad araha tha. Usne apne ex secratary ko call lagaya.
"Salam baba."
"Walekum assalam Mihir sab, hamko apse kuch janna tha."
"Ji farmaiye." Mihir sab sidhe hoke bethein.
"Dr. Diya Irani kon hain? I mean mujhe yaad nahi arahi hain, kiya wohi hain jinka case maine lada tha? Unke upar galat surgery ka ilzam tha?"
Woh thodi der soch ne lage, phir bolein.
"Baba apne inhi ka case sab se pehle lada tha, ap tab chhabis (26) saal ke the. Nou(9) saal purani baat hain."
"Ha, tabhi mein sochun, nam jana pehchana sa hain. Accha Mihir sab mein apse kuch dino mein milne zarur jaunga, abhi thoda busy hun. Waise apki tabiyat kaisi hain?"
"Zarur aiya baba, aphi ka to ghar hain. Aur ha mein thik hun. Ap kaise hain?"
"Kiya hi bolun Mihir Sab, apne hamara sath chorda toh mera kam bardh gaya."
Mihir sab hasne lage, "Baba, is budhi haddiyon mein dam kaha?"
"Is budhi haddiyan mein jitna dam hain, utna shyad jawan haddiyon mein nahi, sab kam chor hain bas!" Woh jaise apne employees ka shikayat laga raha tha.
"Apke office mein woh bhi kam chor?" Woh hairat mand hote huiye bolein.
"Ha, daat ke rakhta hun, par ek ad din chhuti le lo, toh dusre din kam incomplete hi milta hain."
"Shyad unhe apke daat se daar nahi lagta." Mihir sab hasne lage.
Yasser bhi muskura diya "Ha, shyad, ap jaisa koi head milta unko toh, sab sahi se kam kartein."
"Ah... Kiya karein, apne case ladna chor diya aur hamne secretary ka kam chord diya."
"Ap yaha pe bhi mere secretary hi hote."
"LLB pass nahi kar paya, law se bohot mohabbat rahi mujhe, mujhe gawara nahi hain ki main court ke alava bhi kahi aur kam karun. Sach bolun to Yaseer baba, hum aap ko jab kali coat aur safaid shirt mein dekhte the mera dil bhar jata tha. Hame lagta kash ham bhi aapki tarah case lad paate, aapke tarah sare case controversial hi lete. Aapko vakil ke uniform mein dekhte to lagta Na jaane kitne lakhon law students ka Sapna aap ji rahe hain, beshak apne woh unchai haasil karne mein Aasman aur jameen ko ek kar diya hoga." Mihir Sab kuchh had tak naaz se bolein.
"Bas bhi kar jaaiye Mihir Sab nahin to main hawa mein udane lagunga." Yaseen mazakiya andaaz mein bola aur Mihir Sab be-ikhtiyar has pardhe.
"Waise socha toh nahi hain, per agar koi case lada to you have to be my secretary again."
"Are neki aur poochh poochh, main to bahana hi dhundhta hun court mein aapke sath jaane ke liye." Woh muskurate huiye bolein.
"Mere sath hi kyu?"
"Apki shan hi alag hain, jis insaan ne goverment, corruption, police departmenta aur dishonesty ke khilfa saarein case jitein hon unki shan toh alag hi joti hain." Mihir sab ko jaise Yasser pe sab se ziyada naaz tha.
"Ek haar gaya tha."
"Phir se case reopen kar ke jit to liye the na."
"Waise doctor Diya unka card mere table pe pada hain. Let's see if she have dragged herself in a new case or what...
Interesting ho to hi sochunga otherwise no."
"Hum, aap unse mil lijiye. Ghar par aaye kabhi chai shai ke sath baat karte hain."
"Ji. Allah hafiz "
"Allah Hafiz."
Yasser ne call rakh diya. Laptop on kiya phir doctor Diya Irani ka case thoda summarise karne lage. Wo padh hi raha tha apna hi solve case ki unke darwaje per kisi ne dastakhat di."
"Come in."
"Sir your coffee." Staff table per coffee ka mug rakh kar ja hi rahi thi ki unhe rok kar bola.
"Mujhe coffee ab se 5 minute ke andar andar chaiye." Uska nazar laptop per hi tha. Jawab na aane par laptop se nazrein hata kar staff ko dekha.
"Am I not audible to you?"
Woh dar gayi thi, uske aankhon mein ek ajeeb sa khaufnak alam tha, staff ki himmat bhi nahi thi kuchh khene ki.
"I don't repeat my words!"
"I-I am so-sorry sir, abse nahi hoga."
"Out!"
Staff foran cabin se nikal gai, usne telephone uthaya aur receptionist ko call laga diya.
"Yes sir?"
"Dr Diya Irani ai hui hain? Or wants my appointment?"
"No sir, woh pichhle 3 ghante se idhar hi waiting room mein baithi hai. She said it's urgent and asked to send her card. To isliye card aapke table per rakh wa diya tha. I'm extremely sorry if it's disappointed you."
Yasser ne sar hilaya, "Send her in my cabin."
"Yes sir."
Telephone jagah par rakh kar wo phir se case ko read kar raha tha, aakhri page pe tha jab darwaje par dastakhat diya Kisi Ne.
"Come in." Ek staff ne darwaja khol kar Dr. Diya ko andar jane ka rasta diya.
"Assalam alaikum." Dr.Diya pur josh se boli.
"Walekum assalam." Yasser uske yehatram ke khatir uth khada hua.
"Have a seat." Yasser ne kursi ke taraf ishara Kiya.
"Sure." Woh chair pe beth gai.
"I thought, ap bhul gaye honge mujhe."
"Well puri tarike se yaad bhi nahi thi, yaad kiya maine beth beth ke." Yasser ne laptop ko uske tarhaf ghuma diya.
"Allah, apne apna hi case ko re-read kiya."
"9 saal purani baat hain!" Woh bebas hoke bola.
"Yeh bhi sahi hain." Woh muskura rahi thi.
"Kuch lengi ap?"
"Chai."
Usne telephone uthaya, aur ek chai order liya kuchh snacks ke sath.
"Purane profession se related mujhe kuchh dikh ta hain to mujhe bohot pur-sukoon sa mehsus hota hain." Yasser khush hote huiye bola.
"Apne case ladna kyu chord diya?"
Yasser ne gehri saans li. "Abbu ne itni badi joh company khadi ki hain, woh kon sambhale ga?" Woh bebasi se muskura diya.
"Koi na, sath saal apne lawyer ban kar na jane kitne logon ko insaaf diya. Ap ko unki dua zarur lage gi."
"Inshallah."
"Mrs kaisi hain? Bacha-waccha hua ya nahi?"
"Mrs?" Woh hasa. "I am not married yet."
"What do you mean? Maine kuch din pehle ek magazine mein dekha ki Rehman company ke malik Yasser Rehman ki shadi hochuki hain aur wo isko secret rakh rahe hain. You can't lie to me." Wo khafki ke alam mein bol pardhi.
Yasser has pada. "Ohh... Magazine.. intresting."
"So you are not married?"
"Why would i lie to you or anyone else? Why would i try to hide my wife?" Us ne sawalon mein jawab diya.
"To sachi shadi nahi ki. Khair ab to shadi ki umar ja rahi hain apki... 34 ho gaye hain."
"Ab koi aise mila nahi, phir court pehle aur ab office se mujhe chhutkara mile toh kuch karun."
Diya uski baton par hasne lagi. Diya India ki sab se badi gynecologist mein se ek thi.
"Has rahi hain ap mere bebasi pe." Woh mazaki andaz mein bola, dono ek hi umar ke insaan hain. "Koi nah, mera bhi din aiyega."
"Inshallah, inshallah." Woh haste hsate boli. "Waise apke shohar kaise hain?"
"Alhamdulillah, mere shohar aur hamare do bacchein bhi thik hain."
Yasser chok gaya. "Do bacchein? Ohhh God. Ap to meri umar ki hain."
"Mein to shadi-shuda hun."
"Ab toh lag raha hain mujhe bhi shadi karni pardhegi." Yasser mazak kiya, aur ussi waqt darwaje pe phir se dastakhat ai.
"Sir.. tea."
"Mam ko de dijiye." Yasser bola.
Staff ne chai ka cup aur snacks rakh kar chali gayi thi. Ab dono apna apna coffee aur chai ka sip le rahe the.
"Receptionist ne bula you have something to discuss urgently. what is it?" Woh ab asal mudde per aaya. Per woh kuchh bol paate usse pahle usne fir se bola. "3 ghante intezar karvane ke liye mafi chahta hun. Main meeting mein tha."
"Mil liye vahi kafi hai. Mujhe laga ki mujhe Delhi aise khali hath jana padega."
"Delhi se aayi hain aap?" Wah chauk Gaya.
"Ha. Main to Delhi mein hi rahti thi aap hi Hyderabad a gaye."
"Lawyer jab tak tha Delhi mein hi tha main. Fir idhar company ke silsile mein a gaya."
"Hum."
"To fir boliye, is bar kis patient ke husband ne aapki baat nahin mani to patient ka death ho gaya?" Tanziya mazak mein Yasser mahir tha.
"Khuda ka khauf kariye, woh din mein yaad nahi karna chahti. Kya level ke anadi the. Maine kaha tha baccha mature ho gaya hai, abhi surgery karke bacha karna jaruri hai, kyunki fluid Sukh jaega. Ab nahi! Husband doctor Se jyada jaanta tha, unko normal mein chahiye thi to vah bina surgery ke chale Gaye fir baccha bhi Mar Gaya aur ma bhi. Aur bich mein mujhe fansa diya." Woh gussa hote huiye boli. Phir Se apna 9 sal purana case ki justification dene lagi jo ki vah jeet chuki thi.
"Aur upar se husband ne aap per hi case kar diya." Yasser janbujhkar aur majak banaa raha tha.
"Ha na.... Aap na hote to mujhe mera licence nahi milta. High court Ne bhi mera licence cancel kar diya tha Allah main kitna ro rahi thi use waqt."
Yasser muskura Diya. "Dr. Irani acchon ke sath kabhi Bura nahin hota." Yasser Apne coffee ka ship le raha tha, ke doctor Irani ke aawaz se chauk gaya.
"Hota hai, kai waqt acche logon ke sath bahut bura hota hai, bahut taklif pahunchti hai unhe, aaj main usi liye aai hun. 21 saal ki aurat ko aapko bachana hai." Dr Diya badi hi shakti se boli.
Yasser bhi serious ho gaya. "Case hain koi.?"
"Case apko petition karni hai. Main discuss karne aayi hoon ki use kaise bachaya jaaye."
"Kaise type ka case hai?"
"Domestic violence, divorce chahiye."
"Iske liye aapko family lawyer ke pass jana padega. Main defence lawyer hun."
"I know that. Per jis se iska divorce karvana hai, vah bahut successful and powerful insan hai aur kind of uparwala to citizens. Main ek family lawyer ke pas gai thi, she suggested me to talk to a defence lawyer."
"Go ahead."
