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rat
ka Baaojana basantI nao jaana baUJa kr eOsa banaayaa qaa ik kaOr tk
inagalaa na jaa sako. GajaaQar
baabaU caupcaap Ka kr ]z gayao pr narond` qaalaI sarka kr ]z KD,a huAa
AaOr baaolaa¸ "maOM eosaa Kanaa nahIM Ka sakta."
basantI tunakkr baaolaI¸ "tao na KaAao¸ kaOna tumharI KuSaamad kr
rha hO."
"tumasao Kanaa banaanao
kao iksanao kha qaaÆ" naroMd`
icallaayaa.
"baabaUjaI naoM"
"baabaU jaI kao baOzo
baOzo yahI saUJata hO."
basantI
kao ]za kr maaM nao naroMd` kao manaayaa AaOr Apnao haqa sao kuC banaa kr
iKlaayaa. gajaaQar baabaU nao
baad maoM p%naI sao kha¸ "[tnaI baD,I laD,kI hao ga[- AaOr ]sao
Kanaa banaanao tk ka sahUr nahIM Aayaa."
"Aro
Aata saba kuC hO¸ krnaa nahIM caahtI." Pa%naI nao ]%tr idyaa.
AgalaI
Saama maaM kao rsaao[- maoM doK kpD,o badla kr basantI baahr Aa[- tao
baOzk maoM gajaaQar baabaU nao TaoMk idyaa¸ " khaM jaa rhI haoÆ"
"pD,aosa
maoM SaIlaa ko Gar." basantI
nao kha.
"kao[- ja$rt nahIM hOM¸ Andr jaa kr pZ,ao." GajaaQar baabaU nao
kD,o svar maoM kha.
kuC dor AinaiScat KD,o rh kr basantI Andr calaI ga[-. gajaaQar baabaU Saama kao raoja Thlanao calao jaato qao¸ laaOT kr
Aayao tao p%naI nao kha¸ "@yaa kh idyaa basantI saoÆ Saama sao mauMh lapoTo pD,I hO.
Kanaa BaI nahIM Kayaa."
gajaaQar
baabaU iKnna hao Aae. p%naI kI baat ka ]nhaoMnao ]%tr nahIM idyaa.
]nhaoMnao mana maoM inaScaya kr ilayaa ik basantI kI SaadI jaldI hI
kr donaI hO. ]sa idna ko baad basantI ipta sao bacaI–bacaI rhnao lagaI.
jaanaa hao tao ipCvaaD,o sao jaatI. gajaaQar baabaU nao dao–ek baar p%naI sao pUCa tao ]%tr imalaa¸
"$zI hu[- hOM." gajaaQar baabaU kao AaOr raoYa huAa.
laD,kI ko [tnao imaja,aja¸ jaanao kao raok idyaa tao ipta
sao baaolaogaI nahIM. ifr
]nakI p%naI nao hI saUcanaa dI ik Amar Alaga haonao kI saaoca rha hOM.
"@yaaoMÆ" gajaaQar
baabaU nao caikt hao kr pUCa.
Pa%naI
nao saaf–saaf ]%tr nahIM idyaa. Amar AaOr ]sakI bahU kI iSakayatoM bahut qaI.
]naka khnaa qaa ik gajaaQar baabaU hmaoSaa baOzk maoM hI pD,o rhto
hOM¸ kao[- Aanao–jaanaovaalaa hao tao khIM ibazanao kI jagah nahIM.
Amar kao Aba BaI vah CaoTa saa samaJato qao AaOr maaOko–baomaaOko
Taok doto qao. bahU kao kama krnaa pD,ta qaa AaOr saasa jaba–tba fUhD,pna
pr tanao dotI rhtI qaIM.
"hmaaro Aanao ko phlao BaI kBaI eOsaI baat hu[- qaIÆ" gajaaQar baabaU nao pUCa.
Pa%naI
nao isar ihlaakr jataayaa ik nahIM¸ phlao Amar Garka maailak bana kr rhta
qaa¸ bahU kao kao[- raok–Taok na qaI¸ Amar ko daostaoM ka p`aya:
yahIM AD\Da jamaa rhta qaa AaOr Andr sao caaya naaSta tOyaar hao kr jaata
qaa. basantI kao BaI vahI
AcCa lagata qaa.
gajaaQar
baabaU nao bahut QaIro sao kha¸ "Amar sao khao¸ jaldbaaja,I kI
kao[- ja$rt nahIM hOM."
Agalao
idna saubah GaUma kr laaOTo tao ]nhaoMnao payaa ik baOzk maoM ]nakI
caarpa[- nahIM hOM. Andr Aakr
pUCnao vaalao hI qao ik ]nakI dRiYT rsaao[- ko Andr baOzI p%naI pr pD,I.
]nhaoMnao yah khnao kao mauMh Kaolaa ik bahU khaM hOÂ pr kuC yaad
kr caup hao gae. p%naI kI
kaozrI maoM JaaMka tao Acaar¸ rjaa[yaaoM AaOr knastraoM ko maQya ApnaI
caarpa[- lagaI pa[-. GajaaQar
baabaU nao kaoT ]tara AaOr khIM TaMganao ko ilae dIvaar pr naja,r
daOD,a[-. ifr ]sapr maaoD, kr
AlaganaI ko kuC kpD,o iKsaka kr ek iknaaro TaMga idyaa. kuC Kae ibanaa hI ApnaI caarpa[- pr laoT gae.
kuC BaI hao¸ tna AaiKrkar baUZ,a hI qaa. saubah Saama kuC dUr Thlanao AvaSya calao jaato¸ pr Aato Aato qak
]zto qao. gajaaQar baabaU kao
Apnaa baD,a saa¸ Kulaa huAa @vaaT-r yaad Aa gayaa. inaiScat jaIvana – saubah p^saoMjar T/ona Aanao pr sToSana pr kI
cahla–phla¸ icar–piricat caohro AaOr pTrI pr rola ko pihyaaoM kI
KT\–KT\ jaao ]nako ilae maQaur saMgaIt kI trh qaa. tUfana AaOr Dak gaaDI ko [MijanaaoM kI icaMGaaD ]nakI AkolaI rataoM
kI saaqaI qaI. saoz
ramajaImala kI imala ko kuC laaoga kBaI kBaI pasa Aa baOzto¸ vah ]naka
dayara qaa¸ vahI ]nako saaqaI. vah
jaIvana Aba ]nhoM Kao[- ivaiQa–saa p`tIt huAa. ]nhoM lagaa ik vah ijandgaI Wara zgao gae hOM.
]nhaoMnao jaao kuC caaha ]samaoM sao ]nhoM ek baMUd BaI na imalaI.
laoTo hue vah Gar ko Andr sao Aato ivaivaQa svaraoM kao saunato rho.
bahU AaOr saasa kI CaoTI–saI JaD,p¸ baalTI pr Kulao nala kI
Aavaaja¸ rsaao[- ko bat-naaoM kI KTpT AaOr ]saI maoM gaaOrOyaaoM ka
vaata-laap – AaOr Acaanak hI ]nhaoMnao inaScaya kr ilayaa ik Aba Gar kI
iksaI baat maoM dKla na doMgao. yaid
gaRhsvaamaI ko ilae pUro Gar maoM ek caarpa[- kI jagah yahIM hOM¸ tao
yahIM pD,o rhoMgao. Agar khIM AaOr Dala dI ga[- tao vahaM calao jaaeMgao.
yaid
baccaaoM ko jaIvana maoM ]nako ilae khIM sqaana nahIM¸ tao Apnao hI Gar
maoM prdosaI kI trh pD,o rhoMgao. AaOr ]sa idna ko baad sacamauca gajaaQar baabaU kuC nahIM
baaolao. naroMd` maaMganao
Aayaa tao ]sao ibanaa karNa pUCo $pyao do idyao basantI kafI AMQaora hao
jaanao ko baad BaI pD,aosa maoM rhI tao BaI ]nhaoMnao kuC nahIM kha – pr
]nhoM sabasao baD,a ga,ma yah qaa ik ]nakI p%naI nao BaI ]namaoM kuC
pirvat-na laxya nahIM ikyaa. vah
mana hI mana iktnaa Baar Zao rho hOM¸ [sasao vah Anajaana banaI rhIM.
bailk ]nhoM pit ko Gar ko maamalao maoM hstxaop na krnao ko karNa
Saaint hI qaI. kBaI–kBaI kh
BaI ]ztI¸ "zIk hI hOM¸ Aap baIca maoM na pD,a kIijae¸ baccao baD,o
hao gae hOM¸ hmaara jaao kt-vya qaa¸ kr rhoM hOM. pZ,a rhoM hOM¸ SaadI kr doMgao."
gajaaQar baabaU nao Aaht dRiYT sao p%naI kao doKa. ]nhaoMnao AnauBava ikyaa ik vah p%naI va baccaaoM ko ilae
kovala Qanaaopaja-na ko inaima%tmaa~ hOM.
ijasa
vyai@t ko Aist%va sao p%naI maaMga maoM isandUr Dalanao kI AiQakarI hOM¸
samaaja maoM ]sakI p`itYza hO¸ ]sako saamanao vah dao va@t ka Baaojana kI
qaalaI rK donao sao saaro kt-vyaaoM sao Cu+I pa jaatI hOM. vah GaI AaOr caInaI ko DbbaaoM maoM [tnaa rmaI hu[- hOM ik
Aba vahI ]nakI sampUNa- duinayaa bana ga[- hOM. gajaaQar baabaU ]nako jaIvana ko koMd` nahIM hao sakto¸ ]nhoM tao
Aba baoTI kI SaadI ko ilae BaI ]%saah bauJa gayaa. iksaI baat maoM hstxaop na krnao ko inaScaya ko baad BaI ]naka
Aist%va ]sa vaatavarNa ka ek Baaga na bana saka. ]nakI ]pisqait ]sa Gar maoM eosaI AsaMgat laganao
lagaI qaI¸ jaOsao
sajaI hu[- baOzk maoM ]nakI caarpa[- qaI. ]nakI saarI KuSaI ek gahrI ]dasaInata maoM DUba ga[-.
[tnao
saba inaScayaaoM ko baavajaUd BaI gajaaQar baabaU ek idna baIca maoM dKla
do baOzo. Pa%naI
svaBaavaanausaar naaOkr kI iSakayat kr rhI qaI¸ "iktnaa kamacaaor hO¸
baaja,ar kI hr caIja maoM pOsaa banaata hO¸ Kanaa Kanao baOzta hO tao
Kata hI calaa jaata hOM. "gajaaQar
baabaU kao barabar yah mahsaUsa haota rhta qaa ik ]nako rhna sahna AaOr
Kca- ]nakI hOisayat sao khIM jyaada hOM. p%naI
kI baat sauna kr lagaa ik naaOkr ka Kca- ibalakula baokar hOM. CaoTa–maaoTa kama hOM¸ Gar maoM tIna mad- hOM¸
kao[-–na–kao[- kr hI dogaa. ]nhaoMnao
]saI idna naaOkr ka ihsaaba kr idyaa. Amar dFtr sao Aayaa tao naaOkr kao pukarnao lagaa.
Amar kI bahU baaolaI¸ "baabaUjaI nao naaOkr CuD,a idyaa
hOM."
"@yaaoMÆ"
"khto hOM¸ Kca- bahut hO."
yah vaata-laap bahut saIQaa–saa qaa¸ pr ijasa Taona maoM bahU baaolaI¸
gajaaQar baabaU kao KTk gayaa. ]sa
idna jaI BaarI haonao ko karNa gajaaQar baabaU Thlanao nahIM gayao qao.
Aalasya maoM ]z kr ba%tI BaI nahIM jalaa[- – [sa baat sao
baoKbar naroMd` maaM sao khnao lagaa¸ "AmmaaM¸ tuma baabaUjaI sao
khtI @yaaoM nahIMÆ baOzo–ibazayao kuC nahIM tao naaOkr hI CuD,a idyaa.
Agar baabaUjaI yah samaJaoM ik maOM saa[ikla pr gaoMhMU rK AaTa
ipsaanao jaa}Mgaa tao mauJasao yah nahIM haogaa."
"haM
Ammaa¸" basantI ka svar
qaa¸ " maOM ka^laoja BaI jaa}M AaOr laaOT kr GarmaMo JaaD,U BaI
lagaa}M¸ yah maoro basa kI baat nahIM hOM."
"baUZ,o
AadmaI hOM" Amar
BaunaBaunaayaa¸ "caupcaap pD,o rhoM. hr caIja maoM dKla @yaaoM doto hOMÆ"
p%naI nao baD,o vyaMga sao kha¸ "AaOr kuC nahIM saUJaa tao
tumharI bahU kao hI caaOko maoM Baoja idyaa. vah ga[- tao pMd`h idna ka raSana paMca idna maoM banaa kr rK
idyaa." bahU kuC kho¸ [sasao phlao vah caaOko maoM Gausa ga[-. kuC dor maoM ApnaI kaozrI maoM Aa[- AaOr ibajalaI jalaa[- tao
gajaaQar baabaU kao laoTo doK baD,I isaTipTa[-. gajaaQar baabaU kI mauKmaud`a sao vah ]nako BaavaaoM ka Anaumaana
na lagaa sakI. vah caup¸
AaMKo baMd ikyao laoTo rho.
gajaaQar
baabaU ica{I haqa maoM ilae Andr Aayao AaOr p%naI kao pukara. vah
BaIgao haaqa ilayao inaklaIM AaOr AaMcala sao paoMCtI hu[- pasa
Aa KD,I hu[-. gajaaQar baabaU
nao ibanaa iksaI BaUimaka ko kha¸ "mauJao saoz ramajaImala kI caInaI
imala maoM naaOkrI imala ga[- hOM. KalaI
baOzo rhnao sao taoo caar pOsao Gar maoM AaeM¸ vahIM AcCa hOM. ]nhaoMnao tao phlao hI kha qaa¸ maOMnao manaa kr idyaa qaa."
ifr kuC $k kr¸ jaOsaI bauJaI hu[- Aaga maoM ek icanagaarI camak ]zo¸ ]nhaoMnao
QaImao svar maoM kha¸ "maOMnao saaocaa qaa¸
barsaaoM tuma sabasao Alaga rhnao ko baad¸ AvakaSa pa kr pirvaar ko saaqa
rhMUgaa. KOr¸ prsaaoM jaanaa
hOM. tuma BaI calaaogaIÆ" "maOMÆ" p%naI nao sakpkakr kha¸ "maOM calaUMgaI tao yahaM @yaa haogaÆ
[tnaI baD,I gaRhsqaI¸ ifr sayaanaI laD,kI , , , , , ,"
baat baIca maoM kaT kr gajaaQar baabaU nao htaSa svar maoM kha¸
"zIk hOM¸ tuma yahIM rhao. maOMnao
tao eosao hI kha qaa." AaOr
gahro maaOna maoM DUba gae.
naroMd`
nao baD,I t%prta sao ibastr baaMQaa AaOr ir@Saa baulaa laayaa. gajaaQar baabaU ka TIna ka ba@sa AaOr ptlaa saa ibastr ]sa pr rK
idyaa gayaa. naaSto ko ilae laD\DU AaOr mazrI kI Dilayaa haqa maoM ilae
gajaaQar baabaU ir@Sao maoM baOz gae. ek dRiYT ]nhaoMnao Apnao pirvaar pr DalaI AaOr ifr dUsarI Aaor doKnao
lagao AaOr ir@Saa cala pD,a. ]nako
jaanao ko baad saba Andr laaOT Aayao¸ bahU nao Amar sao pUCa¸
"isanaomaa cailayaogaa naÆ" basantI nao ]Cla kr kha¸ "BaOyaa¸ hmaoM BaI."
gajaaQar
baabaU kI p%naI saIQao caaOko maoM calaI ga[-. bacaI hu[- maziryaaoM kao kTaordana maoM rKkr Apnao kmaro maoM
laa[- AaOr knastraoM ko pasa rK idyaa. ifr baahr Aa kr kha¸ "Aro narond`¸ baabaUjaI kI caarpaa[-
kmaro sao inakala do¸ ]samaoM calanao tk kao jagah nahIM hOM."
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