baaOjaI AaOr baIjaI nao kha¸ "daonaaoM
Baa[- [k{o calao jaaAaogao¸ hma iksako saharo ijayaoMgaoÆ'
Baa[- nao kha¸ "AmarjaIt hO¸ pMkja hO AaOr AapkI saarI kbaIladarI
yahI hO."
"baoTaoM ka haqa lagao ibanaa tao sarga BaI nahIM imalata¸"
baIjaI raonao lagaIM.
Baa[- baaolao "ek baar hma vahaM jama jaayaoM tao Aap daonaaoM kao
BaI baulaa laoMgao. bailk Amarao AaOr pMkja kao BaI vahIM kama idlaa
doMgao."
Saama kao naIrd kpUrqalaa sao laaOTa tao baIjaI nao ]sasao kha¸ "tU
tao baD,a maIsanaa ³Gaunnaa´ inaklaa. Apnao Aap baahr jaanao ka
p`aoga`ama banaa ilayaa."
naIrd h@ka–ba@ka. saarI baat jaanato hI vah BaD,k gayaa¸
"maoro ilae fOsalaa laonao ka hk iksaI kao nahIM hO. caaho
kOnaDa hao¸ caaho iTmbakTMU¸ maOM khIM nahIM jaa}Mgaa." Baa[-
nao samaJaayaa¸ "yahaM sao caalaIsa gaunaI tnaKa imalaogaI¸ Gar ka
saara dila_r Qaula jaaegaa."
"Aap QaaoAao Apnaa dila_r. maora fa^ma- kao[- jamaa na
kro."
"baovakUf¸ tU Barkr dstKt krogaa¸ tBaI jamaa haogaa fa^ma-."
"khaM hOM fa^ma-¸ laaAao maOM faD, dMU¸" naIrd ]za.
AmarjaIt nao fama- baIca maoM lapk ilayaa. pMkja BaI ]sa idna vahIM
Aayaa huAa qaa.
"tumhoM nahIM jaanaa tao hmaoM do dao. hma BaI inakla kr doKoM
[sa nark sao."
naIrd ]laJa pD,a¸ "iksao nark kh rhI haoÆ [sa Gar kao yaa ]sa
Gar kao yaa ApnaI naaOkiryaaoM kaoÆ hd hO¸ jara saI saoMGa @yaa
imalaI¸ tumhoM yahaM nark idKa[- donao lagaaÆ"
"@yaa hO yahaM prÑ saaro idna maohnat krao¸
iganao–iganaayao $pyao haqa Aato hOM. caar T\yaUSana na kroM tao
Gar ka Kca- nahIM calata. Aayao idna laUT–KsaaoT ka AatMk."
"jaa baccaa¸ tU BaI gaaoraoM ka dosa doK lao¸" baaOjaI
nao kha.
[sa trh ek–ek kr vao caaraoM calao
gayao. hma BaI bahut idna pMjaaba nahIM rh payao. naIrd kao
[laahabaad yauinavaisa-TI maoM naaOkrI imala gayaI AaOr hma saba
[laahabaadI bana gayao.
[sa baIca baccao CaoTo sao baD,o hao
gayao. Baa[- kI tInaaoM baoiTyaaM AaOr Amarao ko caInaU maInaU
hmaaro tak pr faoTaoga`af banakr rKo rho. ]nako baaro maoM Kbar
imalatI rhI ik saOnDI bahut AcCa ipAanaao bajaatI hO¸ ik naIta nao
saaoSala vak- maoM ga`ojaueSana ikyaa hO AaOr saaQanaa kI SaadI vahIM ko
ek AmaIr baaiSando sao tya hao gayaI hO. hmaarI smaRityaaoM maoM vao
ABaI BaI baiccayaaM qaIM¸ jaao yahaM sao jaato va> rao rhI qaIM AaOr
khtI qaIM¸ "hmaoM nahIM jaanaa [tnaI dUr¸ hma vaapsa Aa
jaayaoMgao."
[sa baar BaaBaI nao faona pr kha¸
"Baavanaa¸ hmaara bahut AcCa daost ircaD- Baart jaa rha hO. ek
hFto rajasqaana GaUmakr vah [laahabaad phMucaogaa. ek hFto vah vahaM
rhogaa. ]sako Aarama ka pUra Qyaana rKnaa. Gar kI safa[- kr
laonaa. khIM BaI gandgaI¸ macCr¸ iCpklaI na idKnao payao.
ircaD- Da^@Tr hO. tumharo Baa[- ]sao saaqa laokr Aato¸ pr ]nhoM
ABaI Cu+I nahIM imala rhI hOM. hmaoM tuma pr Baraosaa hO. jaOsao
hmaaro Aanao pr maohmaananavaaja,I krtI hao¸ vaOsaI hI krnaa."
[sa faona ko baad kama ko tamaJaama
maoM maOM basa cakriGannaI hao gayaI. ek naja,r Gar pr DalaI¸
dUsarI pirvaar pr. lagaa¸ daonaaoM gaD,baD, hOM. Gar tao
ibalkula AjaayabaGar banaa huAa qaa.
Kanao ko kmaro maoM baIjaI ka t#t ibaCa
huAa qaa. Da/[Mga$ma ka plastr ]KD,a pD,a qaa. Andr baccaaoM
nao Apnao kmaro kao kMPyaUTr–$ma banaa rKa qaa. pZ,naovaalao kmaro
maoM kpD,o ibaKro rhto. D/oisaMga Toibala saIiZ,yaaoM pr rKI qaI
AaOr rsaao[- [tnaI iGacaipca qaI ik Kud mauJao hI ]samaoM saamaana
ZMUZ,nao maoM gaSa Aa jaata. CaoTo–sao Aayatna maoM banaa yah
FlaOT eosaa qaa ik [samaoM mauhbbat yaa majabaUrI ko Alaavaa saaqa rhnao
ka kao[- AaOica%ya nahIM qaa.
maOMnao baccaaoM sao kha¸ "doKao¸
ta[-jaI ko maohmaana tIna idna baad Aa rho hOM. tuma Apnaa kmara
saaf kr laao. bagalavaalao kmaro maoM ]nhoM zhrayaoMgao. vao
tumhara kmara doKkr @yaa saaocaoMgaoÑ"
baccaaoM nao kao[- Qyaana nahIM idyaa. dUsarI baar Taoknao pr mannaU
Apnao kmaro maoM pD,I saarI iktabaoM¸ saI•DI• AaOr taOilayao hmaaro
kmaro maoM pTk Aayaa.
maOM Gar–Bar ka kbaaD, pD,C%tI pr DalatI¸
AalamaairyaaoM ko }pr icanatI¸ paOQaaoM kao CaMTtI¸ pgalaayaI DaolatI
rhI.
naIrd nao kha¸ "@yaaoM proSaana haotI hao. jaOsaa Gar hO¸
vaOsaa hI rhnao dao. Agar yahaM ]sao tklaIf haogaI tao Apnao Aap
haoTla maoM calaa jaayaogaa."
maoro ilae yah tk- ga`a( nahIM qaa.
vah @yaa saaocaogaa ik pZ,I–ilaKI laD,ikyaaM ihndustana maoM eosao Gar
calaatI hOM. BaaBaI Alaga Kfa haoMgaI.
tIna idna ko GanaGaaor pirEama sao maOMnao
AQyayana–kxa maoM r_aobadla kr ]sao Aitiqa–kxa maoM tbadIla kr idyaa.
cauna–cauna kr Gar kI saBaI naayaaba caIjaoM yahaM phMuca gayaIM.
ibastr pr caar [Mca ka faoma ka ga_a¸
dIvaaraoM pr ipkasaao AaOr ivaMSaI kI banaayaI hu[- tsvaIraoM ko
faoTaoip`MT¸ nayaa Tik-Sa taOilayaa¸ ivadoSaI baaqa$ma islapsa-¸ nayaa
jaga AaOr ek Add iÍja BaI kmaro ko baahr vaalaI jagah maoM rKvaa idyaa.
AnnaU nao [tnaI tOyaairyaaM doK kr kha¸
"vaah mammaIÑ yah kmara tao ibalkula ivadoSaI laga rha hO.
basa ek maoma kI ksar hOM yahaM pr."
m,aOMnao kha¸ "AnnaU¸ PlaIja tuma Apnaa myaUijak isasTma [sa kmaro
maoM lagaa dao. Agalao hFto tk kI baat hO."
AaScaya- ik ibanaa hujjat ko daonaaoM
baccaaoM nao Apnaa jaana sao Pyaara myaUijak–isasTma Aitiqa–kxa maoM
ifT kr idyaa. maOMnao cauna–cauna kr baaK¸ ibaqaaoivana¸
maaojaaT- ko kOsaoT Toibala pr rKo. baccaaoM nao kha¸ "hma
qaaoD,a pa^p BaI rK doto hOM¸ nahIM tao ]saka haja,maa Kraba hao
jaayaogaa."
saaZ,o C: fIT lambaa ircaD- pak-r jaba
naIrd ko saaqa Gar maoM Gausaa tao kmara ]sakI ]pisqait sao ekdma Bar
gayaa. vah saBaI sao gama-jaaoSaI sao imalaa. baIjaI kao
]sanao haqa jaaoD, kr kha¸ "namasToÑ"
maOMnao ]sako ilae caIja, saOMD,ivacaoja
banaa kr phlao sao hI rK ilayao qao. jaldI sao caaya banaayaI.
puranaI saoivaka maalatI ka mana nahIM maanaa. [tnaI dUr sao Aayao
maohmaana kao isaf- ek caIja ko saaqa caaya iplaato hOM kBaIÆ
]sanao AalaU–Pyaaja, ko pkaOD,o banaa Dalao AaOr papD, tla idyao.
ircaD- [tnaa saba doK kr BaaOcak rh gayaa. ]sanao gap sao ek pkaOD,a
maMuh maoM rKa. "} AaO Aa."
pkaOD,a bahut gama- qaa. ircaD-
kusaI- sao ]Claa AaOr pkaOD,a maMuh sao baahr inaklaa. baccaaoM kI
trf doKkr hMsaa¸ "saa^rI" ]sanao kha. ifr pkaOD,o
kao fMUk–fMUkkr maMuh maoM Dalaa.
"DoilaSasa"¸ ]sanao kha AaOr
tIna caaOqaa[- PlaoT caT kr gayaa. ]sao caaya BaI baiZ,yaa lagaI.
yah khnaa mauiSkla qaa ik hmaarI maohnat rMga idKa rhI qaI yaa ]saka
maUD,.
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