Raat ke 2 baje patni apne pati ko gahri neend se jagati hai.

"Sunoji! Koi darwaje par hai!"

"Itni raat gaye kaun aa gaya? Theek hai, dekhta hoon."

Pati uth kar darwaje tak jaata hai aur usey kholta hai. Dekhta hai ki ek

sharaabi moosladhaar baarish mein khada hai.

Sharaabi bola, "Bhai sahab! Jara dhakka laga doge?"

"Dimaag kharaab ho gaya hai?" pati bhadka, "Raat ke 2 baj rahe hain!"

Pati darwaza jor se band karta hai aur wapis bistar par aa kar let jaata

hai.

"Kaun tha?" patni ne poocha.

"Koi sharaabi tha. Dhakka lagane ko bol raha tha."

"Tumne kiya?" wo boli.

"Nahin! Raat ke 2 baj rahe hain aur baahar itni tez baarish ho rahi

hai!"

"Lagta hai tum apna samay bhool gaye. Yaad karo jab teen mahine pahle

hamari gaadi kharaab ho gayi thi aur un do aadmiyon ne hamari madad ki

thi.

Mere khyal se tumhein uski madad karni chahiye."

"Tum sahi kah rahi ho. Mujhe sharm aani chahiye. Main abhi baahar jaa

kar uski madad karta hoon."

Pati dhuandhar baarish mein ghar se bahar nikalta hai. Andhere mein wo

us sharaabi ko dhoondta hai.

"Hello! O bhai shahab! Aap abhi bhi yehan ho?"

"Haan" ek kone se aawaz aayi.

"Kya tumhein abhi bhi dhakka lagwana hai?" pati bola.

"Haan! Shukriya.!" andhere kone se sharaabi ki aawaz aayi.

"Tum ho kahan?" pati ne poocha.

"Yehan! Idhar is jhoole par."