Paise ki gudiya

Amit aur Shubha ek naye shehar me aaye the. Unki shaadi ko abhi do saal hi hue the aur Amit ek private company me naukri karta tha. Bahut zyada salary nahi thi uski aur bas guzara ho jaata tha. Shubha ek khoobsurat aur padhi-likhi ladki thi. Usne bahut baar naukari karne ki peshkash Amit se ki thi, lekin Amit baar-baar mana kar deta tha. Shubha ke shaadi ko lekar bahut bade sapne the, lekin Amit ki chhoti si naukari me bas ghar hi chalaya jaa sakta tha, sapne nahi. Shubha ki khoobsurti ka charcha dheere-dheere failne laga tha. Uska madak jism maano sangemarmar ko taraash ke banaya hua tha. Uski chaal me ek ajeeb si madakta thi aur jo usko dekhta tha, bas dekhta hi reh jaata tha. Uska kaamuk jism mardo ki pyaas ko jaga deta tha. Har koi uske jism se apni pyaas bujhana chaahta tha. Lekin zindagi ki jaddo-jehad me shayad ab sab kuch khone laga tha. Har baar maheena ghoom kar aata tha aur chala jaata tha. Dheere-dheere Shubha bhi ab kunthit hone lagi thi. Shubha ka swabhav acha tha aur pados me rehne wali ab …