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[sa kIcaD, ko ilae bacana kao laD,ko–laDikyaaoM kI
]na TaoilayaaoM sao igalaa qaa¸ jaao vaYaa- AarmBa haonao sao pUva-
AaQaI–AaQaI rat tk galaI maoM GaUmatI hu[- tar–svar maoM [-Svar sao
panaI barsaanao ka AnauraoQa ikyaa krtI qaI. Aba jaOsao ]nhIM kI
vajah sao saara idna galaI maoM icapD,–icapD, haotI rhtI qaIM.
DyaaoZ,I ko drvaajao pr ifr dstk hu[-. [ravatI
nao drvaajaa Kaola idyaa AaOr ibannaI ]Qar sao mauskurata huAa Andr Aa
gayaa.
"Aagao kI trf bahut kIcaD, hOÂ BaaBaI¸ maaf
krnaa¸" khta huAa vah Apnao kmaro maoM Aa gayaa. [ravatI nao
]sa pr ek iSakayat kI naja,r Dalakr drvaajaa band kr ilayaa. ]sako
isar ko baala baurI trh ]laJao hue qao AaOr kuta- pajaamaa bahut maucaD,o
hue qao. yah spYT qaa ik vah saubah ijasa hala maoM saao kr ]za qaa¸
ABaI tk ]saI hala maoM qaa AaOr Aba tk ]sao mauMh–haqa Qaaonao ka samaya
BaI nahIM imalaa qaa.
"maaM¸ jaldI sao raoTI Dala do¸ BaUK lagaI
hO." ]sanao Aato hI caarpa[- pr pOr fOlaato hue AadoSa idyaa.
bacana caupcaap ApnaI jagah pr baOzI rhI. na ]zI AaOr na hI ]sanao
mauMh sao kuC kha. kuC xaNa p`itxaa krnao ko baad ibannaI nao isar
]zayaa AaOr kha¸ "maaM¸ raoTI , , , , Ñ"
"raoTI Aaja nahIM banaI hO¸" bacana
baaolaI¸ "mauJao @yaa pta qaa ik laaT saahba Aaja BaI Gar AayaoMgao
ik nahIMÆ rat kI raoTI maOMnao sabaoro Ka[-¸ sabaoro kI Aba Ka[-.
maOM iksa trh raoja–raoja baasaI raoTI KatI rhUMÆ iksaI tndUr pr jaa kr
Ka Aa."
ibannaI hMsata huAa ]z baOza AaOr maaM ko maaoZ,o ko
pasa calaa gayaa.
"yahaM tMdUr hOM khaM¸ jahaM jaa kr Ka laUMÆ"
vah baaolaa¸ "maoro ihssao kI jaao baasaI raoTI rKI qaI¸ vah tUnao
@yaaoM Ka[-Æ maorI vaalaI raoTI do , , , , ,."
AaOr vah maaM ka GauTnaa pkD,kr baOz gayaa.
"maoro poT sao inakala lao ApnaI baasaI raoTIÑ"
bacana nao vaa@ya AarmBa ikyaa qaa maIzI iJaD,kI ko $p maoM¸ pr samaaPt
krto–krto ]sakI AaMKoM gaIlaI hao ga[-.
ibannaI nao ]sakI gaIlaI AaMKoM nahIM doKIM.
vah ]z kr raoTI vaalao iDbbao ko pasa calaa gayaa AaOr baaolaa¸
"iDbbao maoM rKI haoMgaI¸ ja$r haoMgaI ."
bacana nao ]sakI najar bacaakr ApnaI AaMKoM paoMC
laIM. ibannaI raoTI vaalaa iDbbaa ilayao hue ]sako saamanao Aa
baOza. iDbbao maoM kTaora–Bar dala ko saaqa caar raoiTyaaM ek
kpD,o maoM lapoTkr rKIM qaIM. ibannaI nao jaldI sao ek raoTI taoD,
laIÑ
"yah tao tajaI raoTI hOÑ " vah
ga`asa mauMh maoM zUMsao hue baaolaa.
"baaMsaI raoTI Kanao kao maaM jaao hOÑ " khkr bacana ]z KD,I
hu[-.
]sanao panaI ka igalaasa Barkr ]sako pasa rK idyaa. ibannaI nao ek
GaUMT maoM gaTagaT igalaasa KalaI kr idyaa AaOr baaolaa¸ "AaOrÑ
"
bacana nao igalaasa ]za ilayaa AaOr saurahI sao ]samaoM panaI ]MDolatI
hu[- baaolaI¸ "laalaI ka kaD- Aayaa hO."
"AcCaÑ " khkr ibannaI raoTI Kata rha.
]sanao kaD- ko sambanQa maoM jara ija&asaa p`kT nahIM kI. bacana
ka idla duK gayaa. vah igalaasa ibannaI ko Aagao rKkr ibanaa ek Sabd
kho Ahato maoM calaI ga[- AaOr caarpa[- pr drI Dala kr pD, ga[- ]saka idla
]Clakr AaMKaoM maoM bah Aanao kao hao rha qaa¸ pr vah iksaI trh caohra
sa#t krko Apnao kao raoko rhI. qaaoD,I dor maoM ibannaI jaUzo panaI
sao haqa Qaaokr¸ mauMh paoMCta huAa Andr Aa gayaa.
"khaM hO kaD-Æ " ]sanao pUCa.
"khIM nahIM hO." bacana nao $MQaoo hue svar maoM kha AaOr
krvaT badla laI.
"Aba bata BaI do na¸ jaldI sao saba samaacaar pZ, dUM."
"saao jaa¸ mauJao kao[- samaacaar nahIM pZ,vaanaa hO."
"pZ,vaanao @yaaoM nahIM hOM¸ maOM ABaI saba saunaata hMU¸ "
khkr ibannaI Andr calaa gayaa AaOr kaD- ZUMZkr lao Aayaa. saaqa
laalaTona BaI ]za laayaa.
AaQao imanaT maoM ]sanao sarsarI naja,r sao saara kaD- pZ, Dalaa.
"BaOyyaa kI tbaIyat zIk nahIM hOM¸ "
vah laalaTona jamaIna pr rKkr maaM kI caarpa[- ko pOtanao baOz gayaa.
bacana sahsaa ]zkr baOz ga[-. ibannaI nao gauna–gauna kr ko phlaI
DoZ, pMi@t pZ,I AaOr ifr sao saunaanao lagaa. laalaI nao ilaKa qaa
ik ]saka blaDp`oSar ifr baZ, gayaa qaa¸ Da^@Trnao ]sao Aarama krnao kI
salaah dI hO. kusauma ka svaasqya Aba izk hO AaOr ]saka rMga laalaI
pr Aa rha hO. ]nhaoMnao makana badla ilayaa hO¸ @yaaoMik phlaa Gar
hvaadar nahIM qaa. AaOr baccaaoM kao vahaM sao skUla jaanao maoM BaI
id@kt haotI qaI. Aba dIvaalaI pasa Aa rhI hO [sailae baccao maaM kao
bahut yaad krto hOM. maaM kao gayao C: maihnao sao }pr hao gae hOM¸
[sailae sabaka idla maaM ko ilae ]dasa hO.
"[sa ko baad saba kI namasto hOM."
khkr ibannaI nao kaD- rK idyaa.
"yah nahIM ilaKa ik iksa Da^@Tr ka [laaja cala rha hOÆ"
"tU jaOsao vahaM ko saba Da^@TraoM kao jaanatI hO."
ibannaI nao baat Anaayaasa kh dI qaI¸ pr bacana ka )dya iCla gayaa.
]sako caohro pr ifr kiznata Aa ga[-.
"maOM kla vahaM calaI jaatI hUM" ]sanao kha.
"tU calaI jaayaogaI tao maOM Akolaa kOsao rhUMgaaÆ maorI raoTI
, , , , Æ"
bacana nao ivatRYNaa sao ]sako caohro kao doKa¸
ijasaka Aqa- qaa ik @yaa torI raoTI ]sakI jaana sao jyaada PyaarI hOÆ
"tU kaOna Gar kI raoTI pr rhta hO¸ " mauMh sao ]sanao
[tnaa hI kha.
"BaOyyaa ka blaDp`oSar kao[- nayaa tao nahIM , , , , , "
ibannaI ifr khnao lagaa.
"tU rhnao do¸ maOM kla jaa rhIM hUM¸ " bacana nao ]sao
baIca maoM hI kaT idyaa. k[- xaNa daonaaoM KamaaoSa rho. ifr
ibannaI 'AcCa' khkr ]z gayaa.
Agalao idna saubah hI vah 'ABaI qaaoD,I dor maoM
Aa}Mgaa' khkr gayaa AaOr daophr tk laaOTkr nahIM Aayaa. bacana ka
iksaI kama maoM idla nahIM laga rha qaa. ifr BaI ]sanao Kanaa
banaayaa AaOr Gar ko saBaI CaoTo–maaoTo kama pUro ike. ibannaI kI
caaraoM–pacaaoM kmaIjaoM lao kr ]nako TUTo hue baTna lagaa ide.
ifr ]sanao ApnaI drI AaOr kpD,o ek jagah [k{o kr ilayao. yah
inaiScat nahIM qaa ik vah ]sa idna vahaM sao jaa paegaI yaa nahIM.
ibannaI saubah ]sao inaiScat kuC bata kr nahIM gayaa qaa. yah BaI
samBava qaa ik ibannaI ko pasa ikrayao ko ilae pOsao haMo hI nahIM.
maihnao kI ]nnaIsa tarIK qaI AaOr ]nnaIsa tarIK kao ]sako pasa kBaI pOsao
nahIM rhto qao. ]sa isqait maoM ]sao tIna–caar tarIK tk Apnaa
jaanaa sqaigat krnaa haogaa. vah yah BaI nahIM jaanatI qaI ik
dIvaalaI kaOna tarIK kao pD,ogaI. vah saaocanao lagaI ik [sa baIca
laalaI kI tbaIyat jyaada Kraba na hao jaae. ]sao jyaada hI tklaIf
haogaI¸ jaao ]sanao ica{I maoM ilaKa hO¸ nahIM vah ica{I maoM kBaI na
ilaKta. yah pMd`h–baIsa idna yahaM sao na jaa sakI tao , , ,
, Æ
tBaI ibannaI Aa gayaa. ]sako saaqa ]saka lambao
baalaaoM vaalaa daost SaiSa BaI qaa¸ ijasakI gardna baat krto hue taoto
kI trh ihlatI qaI. vah ]sakI dala ka sabasao baD,a p`SaMsak qaa.
Aato hI dala kI frmaa[Sa krta qaa. sada kI trh vao galaI sao hI
]Mcao svar maoM baatoM krto hue Aayao.
"iTkT lao Aayaa hUM¸ " ibannaI nao
Aato hI kha. "maMgalavaaDI sao SaiSa kao saaqa ilayaa AaOr
vahIM sao iTkT BaI lao ilayaa. prntu tU ABaI tOyaar hI nahIM hu[-
, , , , ,Ñ "
"tOyaar @yaa haotIÆ tU mauJasao khkr gayaa qaa , , , ,
Æ"
"jaba rat kao tya hao gayaa qaa¸ tao saubah
khnao kI @yaa ja$rt qaIÆ Aba jaldI tOyaar hao jaa. daoo
GaMTo maoM gaaD,I jaayaogaI. nakd savaa baIsa Kca- krko Aayaa hUM
AaOr vao BaI ]Qaar ko. "bacana kao baura lagaa ik vah baahr ko AadmaI
ko saamanao eosaI baat kh rha hO.
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