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]sanao ek baar ifr baoTU kI trf doKa.
]sao lagaa ik saaro JagaD,o kI jaD, vahI hO. pr ifr BaI vah ]sao
daoYaI nahIM kr pa rhI qaI.
]sanao baahr baramado maoM doKa.
manaIPlaaMT kI baola ko }prI Baaga pr QaUp pD, rhI qaI. tao @yaa
ABaI dsa hI bajao hOMÆ manaIPlaaMT kI vah baola ]sakI GaD,I ka kama
dotI qaI. baramado maoM baOzkr pZ,nao sao ]sao Andajaa hao gayaa qaa
ik jaba QaUp }pr vaalao ihssao pr pD,tI hO tba dsa bajata hO AaOr jaba
baIca maoM pD,tI hO tba ek AaOr jaba naIcao haotI hO tba tIna yaa caar ka
samaya haota hO. ]sao laga rha qaa ik QaUp bahut QaIro–QaIro
iKsak rhI hOM. ]saka mana kr rha qaa ik iksaI trh sao saUrja ko
gaaolao kao piScama kI Aaor Gaumaa do taik yah idna jaldI K%ma hao.
vah maaM kao naama-la doKnaa caahtI qaI AaOr Kud naama-la hao jaanaa
caahtI qaI. 'Baa[- ko jaanao ko baad @yaa haogaa' vaalaI isqait
ijatnaI jaldI Aa jaae ]tnaa hI AcCa hO. kma–sao–kma [sa
AinaScaya kI isqait sao tao CuTkara imalaogaa.
vah baramado maoM calaI Aa[-. ]sakI
naja,r ek baar ifr manaIPlaaMT ko p%taoM pr ga[-M. p%taoM pr QaUla
jama rhI qaI. ]sanao haqa sao ek baD,o p%to pr lakIr banaa[-.
iC: iktnao gando hao rho hOM. AaOr vah panaI laonao calaI ga[-.
]sanao Zor saara panaI gamalao maoM Dala idyaa. vah Aba }pr ko
p%taoM kao Qaao rhI qaI. vah p%taoM pr [sa tojaI sao panaI Dala rhI
qaI maanao p%taoM kao Qaao nahIM rhI hao bailk ]sa QaUp kao naIcao
iKsakanao kI kaoiSaSa kr rhI hao jaao }pr vaalao p%taoM pr naaca rhI qaI.
"snaoh hOMÆ"
]sanao pICo mauD,kr doKa. BaaBaI kI kao[- saholaI pUC rhI qaI.
]sanao Apnao haqa ka laaoTa naIcao rK idyaa. panaI Dalato–Dalato
]sakI salavaar ko payaMcao gaIlao hao gae qao. ]sao baD,I Sama- Aa
rhI qaI , , ,'@yaa saaoca rha haogaa vah AadmaI jaao ]sako saMga
KD,a hOÆ"
"haM¸ AMdr Aa[e." ]sanao pda- ek trf hTato hue kha¸ AaOr
Kud sarkkr ek kaonao maoM KD,I hao ga[-.
"baOize." ]sanao pMKa calaa idyaa qaa.
"maOM ABaI baulaakr laatI hMU." AaOr vah fSa- pr Apnao
gaIlao pOraoM ko inaSaana CaoD,tI Andr calaI ga[-.
"BaaBaI¸ tumasao imalanao kao[- Aayaa hO." BaaBaI nahanao
kI tOyaarI kr rhI qaIM.
"kaona hOÆ"
"maalaUma nahIM¸ Saayad kao[- saholaI hO."
"AaOr BaI kao[- hO saaqa maoMÆ"
"haM¸ Saayad ]saka hsbaOMD hO." vah mana–hI–mana
saaoca rhI qaI ik vah lambaa–tgaD,a vyai> ]saka Baa[- tao hao nahIM
sakta , , ,ja$r ]saka pit hI haogaa.
BaaBaI nao SaISao maoM ek baar caohra doKa
AaOr baalaaoM pr haqa fortI hu[- Andr calaI ga[-. ]sao yaad Aayaa ik
laaoTa AaOr baalTI tao vah baahr baramado maoM hI CaoD, Aa[- hOM.
]sao Apnao gaIlao kpDaoM kI halat maoM ifr
sao baOzk maoM jaanaa AcCa nahIM laga rha qaa¸ pr yah saaocakr ik baahr
caIjaoM nahIM CaoD,naI caaihe¸ vah baOzk kI Aaor mauD,I.
"tU saca bahut lakI hO." vah s~I Saayad BaaBaI sao kh rhI
qaI. ]sanao doKa ]sako pit kao Saayad yah vaa@ya psand nahIM
Aayaa qaa¸ @yaaoMik ]sakI maud`a kzaor hao ga[- qaI AaOr bajaaya ApnaI
p%naI kI baat maoM haM–maoM–haM imalaanao ko saamanao rOk pr rKI
iktabaaoM ko naama pZ,nao kI kaoiSaSa kr rha qaa.
'baocaara' ]sako haoMz baudbaudae AaOr
dUsaro hI xaNa ]sakao hMsaI Aa ga[-. ]sanao gaaOr ikyaa vah ]saI kI
Aaor doK rha qaa AaOr Saayad ]sanao ]sakI hMsaI BaI doK laI qaI.
vah ekdma JaoMp ga[- AaOr jaldI sao baalTI laokr Andr calaI ga[-M.
maaM ifr sao caaya banaa rhI qaIM.
]sao Kyaala Aayaa qaa ik Aaja tao saaro idna maohmaana Aato rhoMgao.
AaOr ifr sao ]sako kanaaoM maoM gaMUja gayaa¸ "tU bahut lakI
hO."
"huMh¸ lakI hO." vah QaIro sao baudbaudayaI.
"@yaaÆ" maaM kao lagaa ik ]sanao kuC kha.
"kuC nahIM." ]saka mana kr rha qaa ik kao[- maaM sao Aakr
kho ik saca tU baD,I lakI hO.
"maInaU ko [mthana kI fIsa kba jaaegaIÆ" maaM ko idmaaga
maoM ABaI BaI Baa[- ka vaa@ya GaUma rha qaa.
"Agalao mahInao ko Aintma saPtah maoM." ]sao lagaa maaM
nao ek lambaI saaMsa laI¸ @yaaoMik ABaI DoZ, mahInaa qaa. vah saaf
doK pa rhI qaI ik maaM ko caohro ka tnaava kuC kma hao gayaa qaa.
"maaM¸ tuma ifË @yaaoM kr rhI haoÆ" ]sao [sa trh sao
baaolanaa baD,a AjaIba laga rha qaa. Saayad maaM kao BaI¸ @yaaoMik
]nakI naja,roM kotlaI sao ]zkr ]sako caohro pr iTk ga[- qaIM.
"nahIM¸ maOM @yaaoM ifË k$MgaIÆ" maaM vyaqa- hI safa[-
do rhIM qaIM. AaOr ]saka ek baar ifr mana ikyaa ik Baa[- kao
JakJaaor kr rK do.
baahr TO@saI Aa ga[- qaI. saara
saamaana rKa jaa cauka qaa. ipta kI KaMsaI baZ, ga[- qaI Saayad
]%tojanaa ko karNa. BaaBaI AaOr baoTU phlao sao hI TO@saI maoM baOz
cauko qao. Baa[- nao Apnao haqa ka ba`Ifkosa rKkr maaM ko pOr Cue.
Baa[- ka [sa trh sao naIcao Jaukkr maaM ko pOr CUnaa ]sao baD,a ATpTa AaOr
AjaIba laga rha qaa¸ @yaaoMik ]sanao Aaja tk Baa[- kao maaM ko pOr CUto
nahIM doKa qaa. ]sakao lagata qaa jaOsao yah kama kovala Gar kI
bahuAaoM ka hI hao.
"iksaI BaI caIja, kI ja$rt hao tao
ilaKnaa." Baa[- nao ba`Ifkosa haqa maoM lao ilayaa qaa.
]saka mana kr rha qaa ik ja,aor sao baaolao¸ "iksaI BaI caIja kI
ja$rt nahIM haogaI." pr [sasao phlao ik vah Apnao haoMz KaolatI¸
Baa[- ]sako gaala qapqapa rho qao , , ,"naItU¸ ica{I ilaKogaI
na." ]sanao Baa[- kI trf doKa tao ]sao lagaa ik Baa[- nao vah
baat maMuh sao nahIM idla sao khI hOM. ]saka QaOya- javaaba do rha
qaa. ]sao lagaa yah GaD,I [tnaI jaldI kOsao Aa ga[-. vah yah
BaUla caukI qaI ik saubah sao vah caah rhI qaI ik va> jaldI–jaldI
kTo.
D/a[var nao eoi@salaroTr dbaa idyaa qaa
AaOr ek JaTko sao TO@saI nao spID pkD, laI qaI. Baa[- saD,k ko
nau@kD, tk haqa ihlaato rho qao. TO@saI ko AaoJala hao jaanao ko
baad na jaanao @yaaoM ]sao lagaa ik vah bahut hlkI hao Aa[- hO.
]sanao pICo mauD,kr doKa maaM rao rhI qaIM AaOr ]nako AaMsaU qama nahIM
rho qao. vah maaM kao sahara dokr Andr lao ga[-. ]sao samaJa
nahIM Aa rha qaa ik maaM iksailae rao rhI hOM , , ,[sailae ik Baa[-
calao gae hOM yaa ifr [sailae ik , , ,AaOr ek baar ifr ]sako
kana maoM Baa[- ka vaa@ya gaMUja gayaa.
ek rat maoM maaM iktnaI badla ga[- hOM.
rat Kanaa BaI nahIM Kayaa. ]sao tao baD,I toja BaUK laga rhI qaI¸
pr Gar maoM jaba iksaI nao nahIM Kayaa. vah plaMga pr AQalaoTI }pr
pMKo kao ekTk doK rhI qaI. GaMU , ,GaMU , ,GaMU , ,pMKa
pUrI rFtar sao cala rha qaa¸ pr ifr BaI ]saka psaInaa nahIM saUK rha qaa.
'GaMU , ,GaMU , ,GaMU , Baa[- Aba BaI Plaona maoM hI
haoMgao.' ]sanao gaaOr ikyaa qaa ik maaM Aaja jaldI hI ]z ga[- qaIM
AaOr QaIro–QaIro saaro kama inapTa rhIM qaIM , , ,ek maSaIna kI
trh ijasako saaro saaro pujao- iGasa cauko haoM. iptajaI kla rat
bahut dor tk KaMsato rho qao AaOr Baa[- ko KalaI kmaro maoM saaoto hue
]sao KaMsaI maoM 'Akolaapna' kI Aavaaja saunaa[- pD, rhI qaI. ]sao
kmara bahut jyaada baD,a AaOr KalaI naja,r Aa rha qaa¸ pr ]sao ABaI tk
maaM AaOr iptajaI kI trh 'Akolaapna' nahIM laga rha qaa. phlao
saaocatI qaI tao ]sao lagata qaa ik Baa[- ko calao jaanao pr vah AkolaI
pD, jaaegaI¸ ]sao Baa[- kI Anaupisqait KlaogaI. pr Aba eosaa kuC
nahIM hao rha qaa. ]saka [sa trh [tnaI dUr calao jaanaa AaOr mahja
Aaz GaMTaoM ko ilae Aaifsa jaanao maoM¸ ]sao na jaanao @yaaoM¸ kao[-
Baod naja,r nahIM Aa rha qaa. ]sao KuSaI hao rhI qaI ik maInaU BaI
raoja kI trh skUla calaI ga[- qaI.
maaM AlamaarI sao kuC inakalanao Aa[-
qaIM. ]sanao doKa maaM ko caohro ko Baava vao nahIM qao jaao kla tk
qao. vao kuC santuYT naja,r Aa rhI qaIM. ]saka mana huAa ik
pUCo– ' iksasao santuYT hao¸ [sa isqait sao yaa mauJasaoÆ' ]sakI
naja,r ifr maaM ko caohro sao hTkr }pr calato pMKo ko baIca banao sTIla ko
tvao pr pD,tI ApnaI prCa[- pr calaI ga[-. vah ]samaoM iktnaI CaoTI
laga rhI qaI. ]sanao dayaaM haqa ja,aor sao ihlaayaa¸ }pr kI prCa[-
nao BaI zIk eosaa hI ikyaa. maaM Saayad ]sakI yah hrkt gaaOr kr rhI
qaIM¸ baaolaI – "@yaa saubah sao Alasaa rhI hOÆ gyaarh baja
rha hO. ABaI tk naha[-–Qaao[- BaI nahIM."
"jaldI @yaa hO¸ ABaI , , ,"
"na sahI jaldI¸ pr tU kh rhI qaI ik balajaIt kaOr sao baat krogaI¸
tao ifr vahaM kba jaa rhI hOÆ"
]sao lagaa pUrI rFtar sao calata pMKa
]sako }pr igar pD,a hO. GaMU , ,GaMU , ,GaMU ,
]sako kanaaoM maoM GausaI jaa rhI qaI. vah kBaI nahIM saaoca pa[-
qaI ik maaM Kud ]sasao eosaI baat kr saktI hOM. [tnaa baD,a inaNa-ya
maaM nao kba AaOr kOsao lao ilayaa.
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