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]sakI halat zIk saOmasana kI trh hao rhI qaI
, , ,vah caIKtI jaa rhI qaI AaOr ja,aor–ja,aor sao KmBao kao ihlaanao kI
kaoiSaSa kr rhI qaI. ]sanao AaMKoM band kr laIM. ]sako
saamanao sapnao vaalaa dRSya jyaaoM–ka–%yaaoM Aa gayaa qaa. ]sao
laga rha qaa ik ]samaoM saOmasana vaalaI Sai> @yaaoM nahIM Aa ga[- qaI
, , ,kaSa vah KmBao kao igara saktI. AaOr tBaI ]sao lagaa ik vah
baokar kI baatoM saaoca rhI hOM. sapnaa kovala sapnaa haota hO
, , ,iksaI sapnao ka kao[- Aqa- nahIM haota AaOr yaid haota BaI hO tao
kma–sao–kma Aaja ko idna ]sao kuC nahIM samaJanaa hOM.
]sanao jaIBa Apnao gaalaaoM pr ifra[-.
]sao mahsaUsa hao rha qaa ik ]sanao maMuh sao duga-nQa Aa rhI hO.
]sao lagaa ik ]sao ba`Sa kr hI laonaa caaihe. vah JaTko sao ]zkr
ibastr pr baOz ga[- AaOr Apnao pOr naIcao laTka ide. zMDI–zMDI
jamaIma ka spSa- pa ]sako saaro SarIr maoM JaunaJaunaI–saI pOda hao
ga[-. pr ]sakao vah taja,a zMDa–zMDa spSa- Balaa laga rha qaa.
vah kla rat kI baat saaoca rhI qaI , , ,AaOr ]sao Baa[- kI baat yaad
hao Aa[-. maaM kI icaintt mauK–maud` , , ,ipta ka baUZ,a
KaMsata caohra , , ,]sao lagaa ik Aba Gar kI hrok caIja, zNDI hao
ga[- hO AaOr jaao nahIM BaI hu[- hO vah BaI jaldI hI hao jaaegaI.
]sanao Qyaana sao saunanao kI kaoiSaSa kI.
rsaao[-Gar sao bartnaaoM kao rKnao kI Aavaaja, Aa rhI qaI. maaM ja$r
gaussaa haoMgaI. maaM saarI rat–Bar kOsao saao pa[- haoMgaI ]sao
samaJa nahIM Aa rha qaa. vah rat kao panaI pInao ]zI qaI tao saaqa
vaalao kmaro sao ipta kI KaMsaI kI Aavaaja, Aa rha qaI AaOr baIca–baIca
maoM pta nahIM maaM @yaa baaola rhI qaIM jaao vah nahIM sauna pa[- qaI
AaOr na saunanao kI kaoiSaSa hI kI qaI. ]sao baohd Pyaasa laga rhI
qaI AaOr vah maTko maoM sao dao igalaasa panaI inakalakr gaTagaT pI ga[-
qaI. ]sanao saaonao sao phlao maInaU kI trf doKa qaa jaao baoKbar
]sakI saaqa vaalaI caarpa[- pr saao rhI qaI. ifr ]sao Baa[- ka
Kyaala hao Aayaa qaa AaOr [sasao phlao ik vah Baa[- ko inaScaya kI baat
yaad krtI ]sanao AaMKoM band kr laI qaIM. vah kovala saao jaanaa
caahtI qaI , , ,vah BaUla jaanaa caahtI qaI ik Baa[- kla rat ko
Plaona sao knaaDa jaa rho hOM AaOr ]nhaoMnao maaM sao spYT kh idyaa hO ik
vao Aaiqa-k taOr pr Aba kuC BaI sahayata nahIM kr paeMgao. Baa[- nao
eosaa inaScaya @yaaoM kr ilayaa¸ ]sao samaJa nahIM Aa rha qaa.
]sanao saaocaa qaa ik vah Baa[- sao [saka karNa pUCogaI¸ pr BaaBaI kI
mauda` doKkr ]sakI ihmmat javaaba do ga[- qaI AaOr vah ibanaa kuC kho saao
ga[- qaI.
Aba saaqa vaalao kmaro sao KaMsaI kI
Aavaaja toja hao ga[- qaI. vah ibastr pr sao ]zI AaOr baaqa$ma maoM
Gausa ga[-. AaMKaoM pr ]sanao Zor saarI zMDo panaI kI CIToM maarIM.
]sao laga rha qaa ik Aba AaMKaoM ka iKMcaava kuC kma hao gayaa hO.
baahr baramado maoM Baa[- kI ja,aor–ja,aor sao ba`Sa krnao kI Aavaaja,
Aa rhI qaI. 'yah Aavaaja kla nahIM AaegaI.' ]sanao saaocanao
kI kaoiSaSa kI. ibanaa Baa[-¸ BaaBaI AaOr baoTU ko Gar kOsaa
lagaogaaĆ kovala maaM¸ vah¸ maInaU AaOr irTayaD- ipta kI KaMsaI
rh jaaegaI. ]sanao Aba ba`Sa krnaa Sau$ kr idyaa qaa.
"naItUŃŃ" maaM
rsaao[-Gar sao pukar rhI qaIM.
"hMUŃŃ" ]saka maMuh posT ko Jaaga sao Bara huAa qaa.
"naItUŃŃ" AaOr ]sao gaussaa Aa rha qaa. maaM [tnaI
jaldI baotaba @yaaoM hao jaatI hOMĆ
]sanao jaldI–jaldI daMtaoM pr ba`Sa iGasaa AaOr kullaa kr rsaao[-Gar
maoM phMuca ga[-.
"@yaa hOĆ" ]sakI Aavaaja kzaor hao ga[- qaI AaOr ]sanao
dUsaro hI xaNa saaocaa ik [sa trh sao baaolanao ko karNa ]sao Aba DaMT
pD,ogaI. pr maaM ]saI trh AalaU CIlatI rhIM.
"caaya banaa do."
]sanao sTaova maoM pmp Barnaa Sau$ kr
idyaa. ]sanao maaM ko caohro kI trf doKa. maaM iksaI gahro
saaoca maoM qaIM. ]sao lagaa ik kla rat sao maaM Aba AiQak bauZ,Z\I
laganao lagaI hOM. ]sanao Qyaana sao doKa¸ ]sao lagaa zaoD,I ko
pasa maaM kI Jauir-yaaM baZ, ga[- hOM. maaM ka pllaa knQao pr igar
gayaa qaa AaOr ]nako AQa–iKcaD,I baala [sa trh sao ibaKr Aae qao ik vah
ApnaI ]ma` sao krIba dsa–pnd`h vaYa- baD,I laga rhI qaIM. vah pmp
BartI calaI jaa rhI qaI AaOr maaM ko kaMpto hue haqaaoM sao AalaU CIlanaa
doKtI jaa rhI qaI.
"marogaI @yaaĆ" maaM lagaBaga caIK pD,I qaIM.
AaOr ]sao Qyaana Aayaa ik vah maaM kI mauda` doKnao maoM [tnaI vyast qaI
ik baothaSaa pmp Baro jaa rhI qaI. @yaa AcCa haota yaid yah sTaova
fT pD,ta. K%ma hao jaaya yah JaMJaT¸ yah ]dasaI¸ AatMk AaOr
AinaScaya kI isqait. ]sao Qyaana Aayaa ik yaid sTaova fT pD,ta tao
vahI nahIM maaM BaI Aaga kI lapoT maoM Aa jaatIM. "AcCa hI
haota." ]sasao maaM ka duK doKa nahIM jaata. ]sanao
sTaova pr panaI caZ,a idyaa qaa. vah Aba Pyaalao lagaa rhI qaI.
"maaM¸ tuma kuC saaoca rhI
hao."
"nahIM tao."
"tuma khao tao maOM , , ,." AaOr vah Aagao nahIM
baaola sakI¸ yah saaocakr ik maaM kao Qa@ka lagaogaa.
"tU @yaaĆ"
javaaba maoM vah caup rhI.
"baaola¸ tU @yaaĆ" maaM AQaIr hao rhI qaIM. ]sao
lagaa ik yaid vah javaaba nahIM dogaI tao Saayad maaM rao pD,oM.
"maOM saaoca rhI qaI ik balajaIt kaOr sao khkr doKMU¸ mauJao Apnao
skUla maoM jagah do saktI hO." vah Drto–Drto baaola hI pD,I.
"@yaaĆ" maaM kao jaOsao ivaSvaasa nahIM hao rha
qaa.
"[samaoM hja- hI @yaa hOĆ"
"maOM torI raoiTyaaM Ka}MgaIĆ"
"maaM¸ tuma samaJanao kI kaoiSaSa krao." ]sao laga rha
qaa ik vah maaM sao saat–Aaz saala baD,I hao ga[- hO. maaM kI
AaMKoM gaIlaI hao ga[- qaIM. ]sao baura laga rha qaa ik ]sanao eosaa
@yaaoM kha. kla sao ]sao maaM pr bahut dyaa Aa rhI qaI.
"maOM mar jaa}M tba jaao jaI maoM Aae krnaa." ]saka mana
huAa ik vah maaM kao JakJaaor kr rK do. pr vah sTaova kI
naIlaI–hrI laaO kI Aaor ekTk doKtI rhI. ]sanao ifr maaM kI Aaor
doKa. ]nako caohro pr AatMk AaOr pID,a naaca rhI qaI. ]saka
mana kr rha qaa ik dUsaro kmaro maoM jaakr Baa[- sao KUba ja,aor–ja,aor
sao laD,o , , ,zIk vaOsao hI jaOsao saat saala phlao vah ApnaI
imaza[- ko ihssao ko ilae laD,tI qaI.
"caaya bana ga[-Ć" Baa[-
taOilae sao rgaD,–rgaD,kr maMuh paoMC rho qao.
daonaaoM maoM sao iksaI nao javaaba nahIM
idyaa. vah saaoca rhI qaI ik maaM javaaba do doMgaI¸ pr maaM kovala
AaTa gaMUQatI rhIM.
"iktnaI dor hOĆ"
]sao lagaa Aba ]sao baaolanaa hI pD,ogaa. "basa ABaI
laa[-."
"jara jaldI kr." AaOr Baa[- baOzk maoM calao gae qao.
]sanao kotlaI maoM p%tI DalaI AaOr caaya banaa[-.
"AalaU ko prazo banaa rhI haoĆ" maaM AalaU maIsa rhI
qaIM.
"haM¸ laa qaaoD,I–saI kurOrI BaI BaUna dMU." ]sao
maalaUma qaa ik Baa[- kao naaSto maoM AalaU ko prazo baohd psand hOM.
]sanao caaya kI T/o lao jaakr saoMTr–Tobala pr rK dI.
"naItU¸ jara ibaskuT ka iDbbaa lao Aa maorI AlamaarI saoÂ
caaya maOM banaa dotI hMU." BaaBaI saaofo pr sao ]ztI hu[-
baaolaIM. vah BaaBaI ko kmaro maoM calaI ga[-. ]sanao caaraoM
Aaor naja,r Gaumaa[-. kmara iktnaa KalaI–KalaI laga rha qaa.
Baa[- ka saara saamaana pOk hao gayaa qaa. ]sanao AlamaarI KaolaI.
pUrI AlamaarI maoM kovala ek ibaskuT ko iDbbao AaOr isalaa[- kI maSaIna ko
isavaaya kuC na qaa.
"yah laao." vah iDbbaa qamaato hue baaolaI. BaaBaI
nao caaya banaa dI qaI.
]sanao ek isap ilayaa.
"caaya bahut sT/aMga hO." BaaBaI ko maaqao pr dao–tIna
roKaeM iKMca ga[- qaIM. saubah–saubah ApnaI baura[- saunanaa ]sao
Balaa nahIM lagaa AaOr ibanaa kuC kho vah Andr calaI ga[-.
rsaao[-Gar sao GaI kI mahk Aa rhI qaI.
maaM nao caar–paMca prazo saoMk ilae qao.
"mauJao baulaayaa @yaaoM nahIMĆ" ]sao samaJa nahIM Aa rha
qaa ik [tnao saaro prazo saoMknao ko baavajaUd BaI na maaM nao ]sao
Aavaaja hI dI qaI AaOr na Kud hI laokr Aa[-. ]sakI naja,r ifr maaM
ko caohro pr iTk ga[-M.
"iptajaI kao caaya phMucaa dI hOĆ" maaM Anasaunaa krtI
hu[- baaolaIM.
"Aaoh¸ maOM BaUla hI ga[-M." AaOr vah ibanaa prazo ilayao
hI baOzk kI Aaor Baaga ga[-.
kmaro maoM ]sakI ]pisqait ka Baana haonao
ko baavajaUd BaI ipta nao isar }pr nahIM ]zayaa qaa.
"caaya pI laao." ]sanao Pyaalaa itpa[- pr rKto hue kha.
"}MĆ" ipta kuC [sa trh sao caaOMko maanaao lambaI naIMd
sao jaagao haoM.
"ABaI pI laao¸ nahIM tao zMDI hao jaaegaI." AaOr ]sanao
gaaOr ikyaa ik ipta nao AKbaar kao th krko [sa trh sao rK idyaa qaa
maanaao saarIM KbaroM pZ, cauko haoM. ]sao ivaSvaasa hao gayaa qaa
ik jaba vah kmaro maoM GausaI qaIM tao ]nakI JaukI hu[- AaMKoM AKbaar
nahIM pZ, rhI qaIM bailk kuC saaoca rhI qaIM. ]saka mana kh rha qaa
ik jaao baat ]sanao maaM sao khI hOM vahI baat ipta sao BaI khkr doKo¸ pr
]sakI ihmmat nahIM pD, rhI qaI.
"Plaona iktnao bajao hOĆ" vao Pyaalaa PlaoT pr rKto hue
baaolao.
"Saama ko saat bajao." ]sao samaJa nahIM Aa rha qaa ik yao
phaD,–sao dsa GaMTo kOsao kToMgao.
"tU BaI hvaa[- AD\Do jaa rhI hOĆ" ipta kuC [sa ZMga sao
pUC rho qao maanaao kh rho haoM tU BaI knaaDa jaa rhI hO.
"pta nahIM¸ Baa[- sao pUCMUgaI." ]sanao doKa ik caaya ka
baakI AaQaa Pyaalaa ipta nao ek GaMUT maoM KalaI kr idyaa hO.
"AaOr laa}MĆ" ]sao lagaa ]sanao yah savaala baokar ikyaa
hO @yaaoMik vao hmaoSaa dao kp caaya pIto hOM.
"nahIM¸ [cCa nahIM hO."
"@yaaoMĆ"
AaOr javaaba maoM ipta kI KasaI ka isalaisalaa ifr Sau$ hao gayaa.
]sanao Pyaalaa ]zayaa AaOr caaOko ko nala ko naIcao rK idyaa.
"bauAajaI¸ mamaI kh rhI hOM [samaoM baTna TaMk dao."
baoTU ApnaI bauSSaT- laokr KD,a huAa qaa. ]sanao baoTU ko haqa sao
bauSSaT- lao laI. baTna TaMkto hue ]sanao gaaOr ikyaa baoTU Qyaana
sao ]sakI sau[- ka calaanaa doK rha qaa. na jaanao @yaaoM sahsaa
]sanao baoTU kao pasa KIMcakr Pyaar kr ilayaa.
"baoTU¸ tU kba AaegaaĆ"
"caar saala baad." ]sanao ApnaI paMcaaoM ]MgailayaaM hvaa
maoM nacaa dIM. AaOr ]sao Kyaala Aayaa ik Baa[- nao kha qaa¸
"baoTU baD,a hao rha hO , , ,mauJao ]saka BaI tao ihsaaba
doKnaa hO. maOM pOsao Baojanao ko baaro maoM kuC nahIM kh
sakta."
"pr , , ," AaOr ipta na jaanao @yaa saaocakr caup
hao gae qao.
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