Sasur ji ki bahu – Ghar ki raksha ki raat

Mera naam Anjali hai, umar 26 saal. Main Rampur gaon ki bahu hu. Mere pati shehar mein naukri karte hai aur mahine mein sirf 4-5 din ghar aate hai. Baaki time main sasur ji ke saath akeli rehti hu.

Sasur ji Raghav (52 saal) gaon ke sabse izzat waale aadmi hai – lambi height, moti moochen, strong body aur awaaz mein ek aisi dhaak hai ki log unke saamne khade ho kar baat karte the. Wo randwa hai, unki biwi 10 saal pehle guzar gayi thi.

Main bahut sharmili aur sanskari hu. Hamesha saree mein rehti hu. Dupatta sambhaal kar rakhti hu aur baatein bhi dheere se karti hu. Lekin andar se ek gehra akelapan hai. Mere pati baahar rehte hai, unka pyar, sparsh, closeness – sab kuch kam padta hai.

Main raat ko akeli let-ti hu aur sochti hu ki zindagi mein kya missing hai. Kabhi-kabhi sasur ji ki strong presence aur unki gehri nazrein mujhe thoda alag feel karati hai, lekin main khud ko sambhaal leti hu.