Anaihta kao laokr vah pasa ko naisa-Mga haoma maoM lao gayaa AaOr ]sao Da@Tr ko saupud- ikyaa. Da•malhao~a kao Aayao bahut kma samaya huAa qaa. At: vao iksa Asptala maoM kama krto hOMÆ ]naka faona naM• @yaa hOÆ iksaI kao pta nahIM qaa. Anaihta BaI kuC batanao kI isqait maoM nahIM qaIM. kuC laaogaaoM kao kovala yahI pta qaa ik isawaqa-saokoND @laasa maoM saoMT ÍaMisasa skUla maoM pZ,ta hO. ]sa yauvak nao skUla jaakr Da• malhao~a ka faona naMbar ilayaa AaOr ]nhoM [sa duGa-Tnaa ko ivaYaya maoM saUicat ikyaa. jaba tk vah Aa na gayao¸ yauvak Asptala maoM baOza rha. maOM saaocatI hMU ik yaid khIM yah yauvak BaI ]sa saundrI ko saaOndya- maoM Kao jaata tao baocaarI Anaihta Asptala hI na phMuca patI.

Anaihta ko Asptala calao jaanao pr ]pisqat BaID, maoM kar kI maalaikna AaOr Anaihta kI pD,aosana kI Aaor Aga`sar hu[-. kao[- kar TUT jaanao pr sahanauBaUit AaOr saMvaodnaa p`kT kr rha qaa. kao[- pUC rha qaa¸ "yah s~I Ct sao @yaaoM kUdIÆ"
vah khtI¸ "mauJao [sa sambanQa maoM kuC nahIM maalaUma hO." dUsara khta¸ "Aro¸ Aap tao pD,aosaI hO. Aapkao tao pta haonaa caaihyao." kuC Aapsa maoM khto¸ "pta haogaa¸ batanaa nahIM caahtI. hmaaro pD,aosaI ko Gar maoM @yaa cala rha hO hma laaogaaoM kao @yaa pta nahIM hO." ijatnao maMuh ]tnaI baatoM. laaoga gaaD,I kI maalaikna imasaoj,a vamaa- kao CaoD,nao kao tOyaar hI nahIM. kao[- gaaD,I zIk haonao maoM laganao vaalao Kca- ka AMdaj,a lagaata. kao[- [MSyaaoroMsa sao imalanao vaalao pOsao kI baat krta. Anajaanao laaoga BaI GaMTI bajaa bajaakr gaaD,I ka hala pUCnao calao Aato. laacaar imasaoj,a vamaa- nao faona kr ko imasTr vamaa- kao Gar baulaa ilayaa AaOr gaaD,I jaldI sao jaldI gaOroj,a maoM phMucaa dI. tba khIM ]nhoM kuC caOna imala payaa.

maOM jaba idllaI phMucaI¸ sada kI BaaMit isawaqa- ko ilayao dao caaklaoT laokr Da•malhao~a ko Gar imalanao phMucaI. hma daonaaoM hI idllaI sao khIM baahr jaanao yaa laaOTkr Aanao pr ek dUsaro kao saUicat krto qao. maOMnao ]nasao dao caar AaOpcaairk baatoM kIM¸ Anaihta nao banaa[- caaya pI¸ prMtu [sa duGa-Tnaa sao sambainQat kao[- BaI baat nahIM kI. maOMnao BaI eosaa p`kT ikyaa ik mauJao [sa ivaYaya maoM kuC BaI maalaUma nahIM hO. Anaihta phlao sao kuC AiQak ]dasa AaOr gaumasauma saI lagaI prMtu ]sako saaOndya- AaOr AaOpcaairk mauskrahT maoM khIM kao[- kmaI nahIM qaIM.

samaya pMK lagaakr ]D,ta rha. hmaarI idnacayaa- ka caË GaUmata rha. k[- mahInao baIt gayao. ifr Da•malhao~a nao batayaa¸ "Anaihta ko ipta kI tibayat Kraba hO. vah jaa rhI hO. saIQaI Flaa[T maumba[- sao imalaogaI. At: maOM ]sao maumba[- tk phMucanao jaa rha hMU. caar idna maoM laaOT Aa]Mgaa."
maOMnao pUCa¸ "isawaqa- BaI jaa rha hOÆ"
Da•malhao~a nao kha¸ "nahIM¸ ]sao dada–dadI ko pasa CaoD, idyaa hO."

maorI [cCa hu[- Anaihta sao ek baar imala laMU prMtu saaocaa ik vah ApnaI tOyaarI maoM vyast haogaI. eosao maoM phMucakr vyavaQaana Dalanaa ]icat nahIM lagaa. saaocaa saubah jaato samaya imala laMUgaI.

saubah maOM jaldI hI ]z ga[-. gamaI- ko idna qao prMtu ABaI JauTpuT AMQaora saa hI qaa. pUvaa-kaSa maoM safodI Aa rhI qaI. j,aInao maoM KTr–pTr saunakr maOM baahr inakla Aa[-. doKa daonaaoM saamaana inakalakr baahr Aa gayao qao. Anaihta nao haqa jaaoD,kr "namasto" kha. maOMnao ]sao sauKd yaa~a ko ilayao SauBakamanaayaoM AaOr ]sako ipta ko svaasqya ko ilayao maMgalakamanaayaoM dIM. ]%tr maoM ]sakI maQaur "qaOMk yaU" saunaa[- pD,I. naIcao ]trto huyao ]sanao pICo mauD,kr ek baar maorI Aaor doKa. maOMnao haqa ihlaakr ]sao ivada[- dI. caohra spYT idKa[- na donao ko karNa ]sako caohro ko Baava maOM nahIM pZ, sakI.

caar idna baad Da•malhao~a baoTo kao laokr vaapsa Aa gayao. vah skUla jaanao lagaa. Da•malhao~a Apnao baoTo ka saara kama ijasa kma-zta¸ saihYNauta AaOr QaIrja sao krto¸ ]sao doKkr mauJao AaScaya- haota. hr kama vyavaisqat AaOr inayat samaya pr. maOM mana hI mana ]nakI sarahnaa krtI. Gar¸ baahr AaOr baccao ka saara kama svayaM krto. maaM ko ABaava maoM isawaqa- QaIr–gaMBaIr¸ baUZ,a–saa bana gayaa qaa. na kao[- ij,ad¸ na kao[- hMgaamaa¸ ipta ko saaqa jaakr caupcaap skUla basa pkD,ta. laaOTkr Aata¸ Kanaa Ka kr saao jaata. ]zta tao TyaUSana pZ,nao calaa jaata. lagata hI nahIM ik yah vahI baccaa hO jaao hr samaya maaM kI naak maoM dma ikyao rhta qaa. SauËvaar Saama kao daonaaoM baap baoTo dada dadI ko pasa calao jaato AaOr rivavaar rat tk vaapsa Aato. Gar ko saamanao ifr sao talaa laTk gayaa. maOM [sa talao AaOr sannaaTo kao doKkr }ba jaatI. saaocatI kba Anaihta Aayao AaOr pD,aosa maoM kuC raOnak hao.

jaba C: maah baIt gayao tba mauJasao na rha gayaa. maOMnao Da•malhao~a sao pUC hI ilayaa¸ "imasaoj,a malhao~a kba Aa rhI hOÆ Aba tao vaIsaa kI AvaiQa BaI samaaPt hao ga[- haogaI."
]nhaoMnao batayaa¸ "vah Apnao Baa[-–bahna sao imalanao ÍaMsa AaOr [TlaI BaI jaayaoMgaI. [saIilayao kuC mahInao baad AayaogaI."

maOM mana hI mana saaocatI¸ hr samaya Apnao gaaola maTaola naTKT baoTo ko pICo BaagatI AaOr Apnao pit ko ilayao hr caIj,a naap–naap kr Baaojana banaanao vaalaI Anaihta Apnao pit AaOr baoTo sao Alaga kOsao rh pa rhI hO. naIcao vaalaI imasaoj,a vamaa- tao KIj,a kr khtIM¸ "ihndustanaI laD,kI haotI tao @yaa [sa trh pit AaOr baoTo sao Alaga rh saktI qaIÆ baocaara isawaqa- naIcao gamaI- maoM KD,a haokr Apnao ipta kI rah doKta rhta hO. maOM hI ]sao AMdr baulaakr panaI iplaa dotI hMU. kuC Kanao kao dao tao kBaI nahIM Kata hO. na jaanao yah kOsaI maaM hOM."

baat saca haonao pr BaI mauJao lagata Anaihta eosaI nahIM hOM. AvaSya hI ]sakI kao[- maj,abaUrI rhI haogaI. [sa trh ek vaYa- sao AiQak hao gayaa AaOr Anaihta nahIM Aa[-. ija&asaa haonao pr BaI Da•malhao~a sao [sa ivaYaya maoM kuC pUCnaa mauJao saByata ko ivaprIt lagaa. iksaI kI GarolaU baatoM pUC kr dUsaro kI ij,andgaI maoM dKla donaa khaM tk ]icat hO. yahI saaocakr maOM caupcaap rh jaatI.

yaaoM hI kuC mahInao AaOr baIt gayao.ek idna j,aInao sao kuC cahla–phla saunakr maOMnao saaocaa Saayad Anaihta Aa ga[- hOM. ]%sauktavaSa maOMnao drvaaj,aa Kaolaa. doKa¸ saamanao vaalao Gar ka War Kulaa hO. lagaa jaOsao dao–tIna laaoga Andr hOM. baahr kovala Da•malhao~a kI bahna qaI. mauJao doKkr izzk ga[-. baaolaI¸ "AaMTI¸ ek baurI Kbar hO."
yah saunakr maoro )dya kI QaD,knaoM toj,a hao ga[-. maOMnao Gabarakr pUCa¸ "@yaa hao gayaaÆ"
vah baaolaI¸ "BaaBaI nahIM rhIM."
saunakr ek xaNakao jaOsao maorI saaMsa hI $k ga[-. pUCa¸ "@yaa huAaÆ"
"kar e@saIDoMT."
maOMnao p`Sna ikyaa¸ "vah khaM pr qaIMÆ"
]%tr¸ "Amaoirka maoM."
maOMnao ifr pUCa¸ "vah kba nahIM rhIMÆ"
vah Acakcaakr kuC saaocanao lagaI¸ ifr baaolaI¸ "[saI saPtah. rivavaar kao maMidr maoM caar baj,ao iËyaa hO. Aap Aa[yaogaa."

yah khkr maoro ]%tr kI p`tIxaa ikyao ibanaa Apnao Gar maoM jaakr War band kr ilayaa. maOM BaI BaarI mana sao Apnao Gar maoM Aa ga[-. prMtu ivacaaraoM nao pICa nahIM CaoD,a. [sa laD,kI kI khI ga[- baatoM mauJao kuC ATpTI saI lagaI. ABaI tk Da•malhao~a AaOr Anaihta sao baatcaIt krnao pr mauJao kovala yahI pta lagaa qaa ik ]sako sambaMQaI [-rana¸ ÍaMsa AaOr [TlaI maoM hOM. Amaoirka ka kBaI kao[- ijaË hI nahIM huAa qaa. 'iËyaa' sao phlao hI iksaI Aa%maIya kao idvaMgat vyai> kI itiqa na yaad hao¸ yah mauJao bahut ivaica~ lagaa. prMtu @yaa ikyaa jaa sakta hO. yah saMsaar hI ivaica~ GaTnaaAaoM sao Bara pD,a hO.

rivavaar kao maOM 'iËyaa' maoM Baaga laonao maMidr phMuca ga[-. Anaihta kI baD,I saI faoTao pr fUla maalaa caZ,I qaI. ]sao doKkr AaOr Anaihta kI yaad kr maora )dya vyaakula hao gayaa. vahI mauskrata caohra¸ saundr¸ ]dasa AaMKoM. pMiDt jaI Aa%maa¸ prmaa%maa¸ svaga-laaok¸ maR%yaulaaok Aaid pr p`vacana kr rho qao. Da•malhao~a¸ ]nakI bahna AaOr maoro Anaumaana sao Da•malhao~a ko maata ipta pMiDt ko pasa hI baOzo qao. kovala isawaqa- baocaOna GaUma rha qaa. kBaI baOz jaata¸ kBaI [Qar–]Qar GaUmanao lagata. maOMnao malhao~a pirvaar kao gaaOr sao doKa. mauJao lagaa ijasa p`kar iksaI Aa%maIya kI maR%yau kI kalaI Cayaa GarvaalaaoM ko mauK kI kaMit CInakr ]nako mauK kao mlaana banaa dotI hO¸ eosaa kuC Da•malhao~a ko mauK pr BaI nahIM qaa. p`vacana ko baad pMiDt jaI nao Anaihta ko ivaYaya maoM kuC batanaa p`armBa ikyaa. maOMnao doKa maaM kI baat saunakr isawaqa- fUTfUTkr raonao lagaa. ]sao raoto doKkr k[- is~yaaoM kI AaMKaoM maoM AaMsaUM Clak Aayao. vaatavarNa baaoiJala hao gayaa. maOM Da•malhao~a sao imalao ibanaa¸ baIca maoM hI ]zkr calaI Aa[-. jaOsao yah saba kuC mauJasao sahna nahIM hao rha qaa.

dao caar idna baad Da•malhao~a ko saba sambanQaI calao gayao. ]nhoM Akolao KD,o doKkr maOMnao ]nasao saMvaodnaa pkT krto huyao kha¸ "imasaoj,a malhao~a ko ivaYaya maoM jaanakr bahut du:K huAa. bahut BalaI¸ SaalaIna maihlaa qaIM. vah khaM pr qaIMÆ"
Da•malhao~a nao kha¸ "tohrana maoM. ek saPtah baad hI ]nhoM yahaM Aanaa qaa. ]nakI Flaa[T bauk qaI. hma laaoga tao ]nako Aanao kI rah doK rho qao."
maOMnao pUCa¸ "Aap vahaM gayao nahIMÆ"
Da•malhao~a¸ "mana nahIM huAa. jaba vahI nahIM rhIM tao jaakr BaI @yaa krta. hma daonaaoM ka basa [tnaa hI saaqa qaa."

saaM%vanaa ko kuC Anya Sabd khkr maOM vaapsa Aa ga[-. prMtu Baa[-¸ bahna Wara idyao gayao Anaihta kI maR%yau ko dao ivaiBanna sqaanaaoM ka rhsya mauJao samaJa maoM ibalkula nahIM Aayaa. iksaI ek doSa maoM ivaiBanna SahraoM ko naama baaolanao maoM tao saMBavat: kao[- galatI kr sakta hO¸ prMtu hj,aaraoM maIla dUr dao mahaWIpaoM ko naama maoM kao[- pZ,a–ilaKa vyai> kOsao galatI kr sakta hO. khaM tohrana AaOr khaM Amaoirka. maOM samaJa hI nahIM pa rhI qaI ik vah rhsyamayaI saundrI QartI ko iksa kaonao maoM ivalaIna hao ga[- hO. maoro ilayao yah rhsya hI banaa rha.

kuC idnaaoM baad Da•malhao~a nao saUicat ikyaa ik isawaqa- ka naama dixaNaI idllaI ko skUla maoM ilaK gayaa hO. Agalao Sainavaar vah Apnao maata ipta ko saaqa rhnao jaa rho hOM.

maoro saamanao vaalao FlaOT maoM ek baar ifr baD,a saa talaa laTk gayaa. sannaaTo ka Gaora ifr sao daonaaoM FlaOTaoM ko caaraoM Aaor ilapT gayaa. prMtu [sa baar yah sannaaTa Akolaa nahIM qaa. jaba maOM War Kaolakr baahr KD,I haotI¸ A@sar [sa sannaaTo kao caIrta huAa Anaihta ka caohra ]Barta. ]sako mauskrato haozaoM sao inaklaI "namasto" kI gaMUja mauJao saunaa[- pD,tI. ifr ]sakI ]dasa AaMKoM mauJasao pUCnao lagatI "@yaa tuma BaI mauJasao maorI ]dasaI ka karNa nahIM pUC saktI qaIÆ pD,aosana ko naato na sahI laoikna maanavata ko naato BaI maora du:K hlka nahIM kr saktI qaIMÆ @yaa tumharo doSa kI yahI mahanagarIya saByata hOÆ"

maOM ]sako p`SnaaoM sao Gabarakr ApnaI plakoM JapkatI hMU¸ isar JaTktI hMU AaOr Anaihta ka caohra ifr sao sannaaTo maoM gauma hao jaata hO.

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