jaao ivajaya khta vahIM baatoM GarmaoM haonao lagaIM. naoha ApnaI baoTI kao kuC AcCI baatoM isaKanao kI kaoiSaSa krtI tao ivajaya kI raok–Taok haonao lagaI. iksaI BaI baat maoM naoha nao ja,ra saI kuC baat kh dI tao Ajaya baura maana jaata. hmaoSaa caup rh kr saba sahna krnaa hI Aba naoha kI ijaM,dgaI bana ga[-. idna eosao hI ]laJana Baro Aato AaOr baIt jaato. Aaja zIk hao jaaegaa , , , kla saMBala jaaegaa¸ eosaa Z,aZ,sa naoha Kud kao baMQaatI rhtI.

baoiTyaaM CaoTI¸ hr Aanao jaanao vaalao kao Kanaa iKlaanaa¸ baakI kama¸ vah BaI kuC pZ,a[- kr ko Aagao baZ,naa caahtI qaI pr Gar maoM iksaI kao¸ iksaI ko ilae samaya nahIM qaa. phlao kI rajaI KuSaI hMsatI KolatI ijaM,dgaI maoM QaIro–QaIro ga`hNa lagata gayaa.  phlao Ajaya Saama kao samaya pr Gar Aata qaa¸ saaqa maoM baOz kr caaya naaSto ko saaqa Pyaar BarI baatoM BaI haotIM. baadmaoM pasa vaalao bagaIcao maoM daonaaoM saOr ko ilae inakla jaato. idna Bar FlaOT kI baMd ija,Mdga,I sao baahr kuC pla KulaI hvaa maoM gauja,rto. 

ivajaya ko Aanao ko baad [na saBaI baataoM pr pabaMdI Aa ga[-. Ajaya ka – pOsao ko saaqa hI saaqa naoha AaOr baiccayaaoM ka samaya BaI baMT gayaa qaa. Gar ek haoTla ko $p maoM badlata jaa rha qaa. saba Apnao–Apnao ihsaaba sao cala rhoM qaoM. naoha kI dovar sao Anabana haotI rhtI qaI. ]namaoM saMbaMQa AcCo haonao ko bajaaya ibagaD,to hI jaa rho qao.

[sa saala jaba Ajaya–naoha kI SaadI kI saalaigarh Aa[- tao baD,I AjaIba trh kI GaTnaa GaTI. hmaoSaa ivajaya kao saaqa lao kr jaanao vaalao Ajaya–naoha [sa saalaigarh ko idna isaÔ- baccaaoM kao saaqa lao kr khIM GaUmanao jaanaa caahto qao. Ajaya [sa baat kao laokr naoha sao sahmat tao nahIM qaa¸ pr naoha ka idla rKnao ko ilae ]sanao hamaI BarI qaI. [sa saala Anaayaasa Cu+I ka idna BaI qaa. inaSaa hr saala kI trh saubah hI maubaarkbaad donao calaI ga[-. ]sanao inaSaa kao Saama ko p`aoga`ama ko baaro maoM batayaa. baD,I KuSaI sao saba bata rhI qaI. sauna kr inaSaa nao BaI tsallaI kr laI.  

Saama kao naoha nao baoiTyaaoM kao tOyaar kr idyaa¸ Kud BaI AcCo kpD,o gahnaaoM sao saja saMvar kr tOyaar hao ga[- AaOr khIM baahr gae Ajaya kI rah doKnao lagaI. jaba Ajaya Aayaa tao naoha kao doKta hI rh gayaa AaOr mana hI mana mauskurata huAa Kud BaI tOyaar haonao calaa gayaa.

kBaI na imalanao vaalaa maaOka imalaa hO [sa KuSaI maoM baahr inakla hI rho qao tao ivajaya nao Taok idyaa. [tnaI dor sao takta huAa ivajaya jaOsao maaOko ko [Mtja,ar maoM hI qaa. 
"saba laaoga khaM jaa rho hao¸ maOM BaI saaqa calaUMgaa." ]sako bata-va sao eosaa mahsaUsa hao rha qaa ik Aaja ko idna ka ]sao kuC AMdaja,a hI nahIM hO. naoha Ajaya kI trÔ doKnao lagaI [sa ]mmaId sao ik vah javaaba maoM kuC khogaa. laoikna ]sanao ApnaI cauPpI banaae rKI. idla pr p%qar rK kr hI sahI¸ pr naoha kao khnaa hI pD,a ik Aaja ko idna isaÔ- hma hI GaUmanao jaanaa caahto hOM. ivajaya kao saaqa na calanao kI baat jaOsao hI naoha nao ApnaI mauMh sao inakalaI¸ Ajaya ka gaussaa saatvao AaMsamaana pr phMuca gayaa. Ajaya nao ibanaa saaocao samaJao naoha kao hI Balaa baura kha. hMsaI KuSaI ka maahaOla ek imanaT maoM ga,magaIna hao gayaa. 

baoiTyaaM sahma ga[-M. naoha kmaro maoM jaa kr raonao lagaI. Apnao hk kI Saama Apnao ZMga sao manaanao kI ]mmaIdaoM pr panaI ifra AaOr naoha kao ]sa rat BaUKo poT saaonaa pD,a. AÔsaaosa tao [sa baat ka qaa ik [sa ikssao ka Ajaya pr kao[- Asar nahIM qaa¸ dUsarI trÔ ivajaya kao ApnaI jaIt pr baD,a naaja,. daonaaoM Baa[yaaoM nao iksaI ik icaMta ike ibanaa Kanaa BaI Ka hI ilayaa qaa.  dUsaro idna jaba inaSaa nao Ôaona ikyaa tba raotI hu[- naoha nao yao saarI khanaI ]sao saunaa[-.

naoha [sa trh }ba ga[- ik ]sanao kuC idna ko ilae Baart GaUma Aanao ka ÔOsalaa ikyaa. vah Co saala baad Baart Aa[- qaI.  saBaI nao ]saka Kulao idla sao svaagat ikyaa. ]sako iptajaI ABaI BaI j,ara naaraja, qao laoikna maaM ka idla ipGala hI gayaa AaOr baoTI kao galao lagaa ilayaa. Baart maoM paMca–Co idna gauja,ar kr vah hMsaI KuSaI vaapsa Aa[-. laoikna vaapsa Aanao pr inaSaa nao doKa ik vah kuC sahmaI–sahmaI saI laga rhI hO. kaÔI kmaja,aor BaI laga rhI qaI. Saayad vahma haogaa saaoca kr inaSaa nao baat CaoD, dI.              

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hmaoSaa ApnaI dIdI sao Kulakr baat krnao vaalaI¸ naoha nao inaSaa kao kuC nahIM batayaa. vaapsa Aa kr ek hF,ta BaI nahIM huAa qaa ik Aba yah Ôaona. ijatnaI AQaUrI baatoM qaIM vah inaSaa Aaja tk pUrI trh jaana nahIM pa[- qaI. Kula kr yaid naoha batatI tao hI jaana patI naÑ Baart sao laaOTnao ko baad saba kuC zIk zak cala rha qaa. @yaa ifr kao[- JagaD,a hao gayaaÆ saaoca maoM hI DUbaI inaSaa naoha ko Gar phMuca ga[- qaI. imalaI tao rao Qaao kr badhvaasa hao caukI qaI. kuC AsamaMjasa kI isqait maoM qaI. khnao lagaI ik iksaI ibaijanaosa ko isalaisalao maoM ek hF,to ko ilae ApnaI dIdI ko pasa jaa rhIM hMU. ApnaI saat–Aaz mahInao kI baoTI kao BaI CaoD, kr jaanaa caahtI qaI. 

inaSaa kao lagaa vah Gar kI DaMvaaMDaola Aaiqa-k isqait sao Gabara[- hu[- hO. AaOr bahna ko saaqa imala kr kuC caadroM yaa saUT laakr [sa doSa maoM baocanaa caahtI hO tao yah kao[- baurI baat nahIM. CaoTI baoTI kao CaoD, kr jaanaa maiuSkla qaa pr vah inaSaa sao GaulaI imalaI qaI AaOr Agar naoha Apnao kaya-Ëma ko ihsaaba sao tIna idna maoM vaapsa Aa hI jaaegaI laaOTkr. [sailae inaSaa nao BaI baccaI kI doKBaala sao kao[- proSaanaI nahIM idKa[-. inaSaa nao samaJaayaa vah idla CaoTa na kroM¸ vaao Ajaya kao samaJaa dogaI AaOr baccaaoM ka tIna idna tk Kyaala rK laogaI. ivadoSaaoM maoM eosao va@t baova@t¸ baujaugaao- ko inaQana yaa prIxaaAaoM ko samaya Baart jaato samaya ivaSvaasa ko saaqa pD,aoisayaaoM ko Gar baccaaoM kao CaoD, kr jaato hI rhto hOM.

Ajaya naoha kao Baojanao pr raja,I nahIM qaa¸ inaSaa ko samaJaa–bauJaanao pr hI Ajaya nao ]sao Baojaa. ]sa samaya inaSaa ja,ra BaI AMdaja,a nahIM lagaa pa[- ik hmaoSaa AaQaa saca batanao vaalaI naoha nao [sa baar BaI Apnao idla ka AaQaa rhsya inaSaa sao iCpa hI ilayaa. jaba tIsaro idna naoha nahIM laaOTI tao ]saka jaanaa¸ saba Sak kI naja,r sao doKnao lagao. laaogaaoM nao baatoM banaanaI Sau$ kr dI. eosao CaoTI–CaoTI baoiTyaaoM kao CaoD, kr jaanao vaalaI maaM ko Pyaar pr sabakao Sak haonao lagaa. Sau$ maoM saba ]sakI vaapsaI ka pta krto rho. tIna idna ko hF,to AaOr hFtaoM ko mahInao baIt gae pr naoha vaapsa nahIM laaOTI. laaOTo tao isaÔ- tlaak, ko kagaja,ad.

kuC idnaaoM tk baatoM haotI rhI¸ Aba vah cacaa- ka ivaYaya nahIM rha. baad maoM Ajaya BaI baccaaoM kao lao kr ]sako pICo gayaa.  saunanao maoM Aayaa ik ]nakI maulaakat BaI hao ga[-. khto hOM¸ ]sanao baccaaoM kao rKnao yaa saMBaalanao sao manaa kr idyaa hO. Ajaya AaOr naoha ko JagaD,o maoM baccaaoM ka @yaa ksaUrÆ daonaaoM hI baccaaoM kao baaoJa samaJa rhoM hO.  

kOsaI hO ]na maasaUmaaoM kI iksmatÆ Ajaya FlaOT badla kr dUsarI ibailDMga maoM calaa gayaa. Aagao @yaa huAa¸ kuC pta nahIM calaa. AaiKr baoiTyaaM iksako pasa hO¸ yah BaI pta nahIM. iksaI ka kuC nahIM ibagaD,a¸ isaÔ- iksmat nao ]na maasaUma ijaM,digayaaoM sao AsalaI maaM baap ka Pyaar CIna ilayaa jaao ]naka janmaisaw AiQakar qaa. 

Agar yao Baart maoM haoto tao @yaa baujauga- [sa hMsato Kolato pirvaar kao [sa trh ibaKr jaanao dotoÆ @yaa Alaga haokr naoha ]sa KuSaI kI tlaaSa kr paegaI ijasako ilae phlao ipta AaOr ifr Aba pit ka Gar CaoD, ga[- hOÆ @yaa ivajaya ko p`it Ajaya ko ]%trdaiya%va naoha sao j,yaada qao ijanako ilae vah barabar naoha ka Baavauk mana duKata rhaÆ @yaa BaartIya puÉYa p%naI ko %yaaga kao hmaoSaa ]saka kt-vya hI samaJato rhoMgaoÆ ]na maasaUma baccaaoM kI @yaa ga,latI ijanhoM maaM baap janma donao ko baad zukranao pr majabaUr hOÆ naoha nao [tnaI kma ]ma` maoM ApnaI ija,mmaodairyaaM Apoxaa sao khIM j,yaada AcCI inaBaa[- qaIM¸ ifr khaM pr ga,latI hao ga[-Æ

@yaa p`oma ivavaah maoM SaadI ko baad p`oma yaa ifr Aagao kI ija,mmaodairyaaM khIM maayanao nahIM rKtIÆ AivaSvaasa kI kccaI naIMva pr iTka saMsaar @yaa eosao ]jaD,ta hO. Saayad Ajaya sabakuC BaUla kr jaldI hI vyavaisqat hao jaaegaa. naoha BaI maohnatI AaOr samaJadar hO. ]sao BaI Apnao jaIvana maoM kao[- na kao[- rah imala hI jaaegaI pr [na baccaaoM ka @yaa haogaa ijanhaoMnaoo ibanaa ga,latI saba kuC Kaoyaa hI Kaoyaa hO.