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vao mauJao ipCvaaD,o vaalao drvaaja,o sao
Gar ko AMdr lao calaI. maOM ]nako pICo–pICo calatI hu[- BaI ]nakI
fulavaarI kao hI inahartI jaa rhI qaI AaOr saaoca rhI qaI eosao AiBajaat
AaOr AmaIr AmarIikyaaoM ko kalaoja ko ip`Misapla ka Gar BaI kuC Kasa tao
haogaa hI. AaOr yah maihlaa BaI Kasa haogaI ijasasao ip`Misapla nao SaadI
kI hO.
Gar saca maoM hI Kasa qaa. ]McaI–]McaI
CtaMovaalaa iva@Taoiryana SaOlaI ka ijasao baD,o hI krInao sao sajaayaa
gayaa qaa. ]sa saarI sajaavaT pr AMga`oija,yat kI jagah eoiSayaa[- Cap
qaI. drAsala eiSayaa ko hr doSa kI klaakRityaaoM ko KUbasaUrt namaUnao
vahaM maaOjaUd qao , , ,itbbat ko qaka¸ [MDaonaIiSayaa kI kzputilayaaM¸
jaapana ka jaOna bauw¸ Baart kI caaola maUit-yaa AaOr EaIlaMka ko
mauKaOTo. ifr BaI caIja,aoM ka jamaGaT nahIM laga rha qaa. hr klaakRit ka
Apnaa kaonaa qaa¸ ApnaI jagah qaI AaOr ]sa ivaSaalaakar Bavana maoM jagah
kI kmaI tao qaI nahIM. [sailayao sajaavaT BaI isaf- baOzk kI Qaraohr nahIM
qaI. Kanao AaOr pZ,nao ko kmaraoM kI sajaavaT BaI Kasa qaI. saaonao ko
kmaro caMUik }prI maMijala pr qao [sailayao vahaM tk hma nahIM gayao¸
baakI ka Gar baOznao sao phlao hI imasaoja imalar nao idKa idyaa qaa.
drAsala baahr sao hI fUlaaoM kI jaao pUCtaC krnaI maOMnao Sau$ kr dI qaI¸
]sasao ]nhoM lagaa ik maorI $ica Gar kI caIjaaoM maoM haogaI hI [saIilayao
Gar idKato hue vao baD,o SaaOk sao mauJao batatI rhI ik ikna–ikna
eoiSayaa[- doSaaoM maoM vao Apnao pit ko saaqa gayaI AaOr vahaM sao yao
KrIdarI kI. yaMU ]sa batanao maoM kao[- ivaSaoYa ]%saah nahIM qaa , , ,ek
TUirsT gaa[-D ko AByast vaa@yaaoM kI daoYahIna p`stuit qaI. maora Qyaana
ifr ]nako phnaavao AaOr caohro–maaohro pr calaa gayaa AaOr maOM ]sa Gar
ko maahaOla ko saaqa ]naka talamaola ibazanao lagaI. yaMU ]naka baadamaI
rMga ka roSamaI kurta–caUD,Idar tao [sa maahaOla ko saaqa maola Ka jaata
qaa pr ]sa pzanaI caohro pr ek pMjaabaI iksaana ka saa A@KD,pna qaa jaao
krInao sao kTo baala haonao pr BaI iksaI trh kI AiBajaatta kao caIr kr par
Aa jaata qaa. ]sa caohro kao maOM saMudr BaI nahIM kh saktI qaI. [sailayao
maOM hOrana haotI rhI ik @yaa qaa [sa maihlaa maoM jaao [sa ka^laoja ko
AiBajaat pirvaar ko ip`isaMpla kao Baayaa haogaa jaao ]nako ivavaah ko
gazbanQana kI naIMva banaa. @yaaoMik Aba tk maOMnao ]na baMgaalaI AaOrtaoM
kao hI AiBajaat pirvaaraoM ko AmarIikyaaoM sao SaadISauda doKa qaa AaOr
vao maihlaayaoM Apnao Aap maoM BaI baD,I AiBajaat¸ [MglaOMD kI ranaI kI
SaOlaI kI AMga`ojaI baaolanaovaalaI AaOr balaa kI $pvatI qaI. imasaoja
imalar tao AMga`ojaI BaI pMjaabaI lahjao maoM baaola rhI qaI , , ,ifr @yaa
qaaÆ @yaa iksaI trh ka yaaOnaakYa-NaÑ Saayad ]na iballaI AaMKaoM AaOr
gaaoro rMga kI vajah sao vao ]nakao AmarIkI hI lagaI hao , , ,AaOr baakI
saba kuC ]naka nayaapnaÑ yaa ]nako ]sa iksaana maihlaa ko svasqa¸
gaulaaba kI trh dmakto rMga kI taja,gaI AaOr laMbaa ]Mcaa kd Apnao Aap
maoM ihndustanaI KUbasaUrtI kI ek navaInata qaIÑ yaMU Agar vah ihndustana
maoM haotI tao maOM phlaI naja,r maoM ]sao iksaI puilasa [Mspo@Tr yaa
saUbaodar kI p%naI samaJatI.
"caaya laoMgaIÆ" vao pUC rhI
qaIM.
"tklaIf nahIM haogaI banaanao maoMÆ" maOMnao AaOpcaairktavaSa
hI kha qaa vanaa- caaya ka maUD tao KUba qaa.
"tklaIf iksa baat kIÑ" AaOr vao ikcana kI trf baZ, gayaI. maOM
]nakI Anaupisqait maoM baOzk kI caIjaaoM kao AaOr BaI gaaOr sao doKnao
lagaI. Saayad yao saarI klaakRityaaM Kud p`aofosar imalar nao hI KrIdI
haogaIÑ @yaa ]nakI sajaavaT ka salaIka BaI ]nhIM kI inagaah nao nahIM
caunaa haogaaÑ laoikna imasaoja, imalar BaI ijatnao Aarama ko saaqa [na
saba sao jauD,I hu[- hO eosaa tao nahIM lagata ik Gar ]naka
banaayaa–sajaayaa nahIM hO. ifr vao gaRhsqaI ko [laavaa kao[- AaOr kama
BaI krtI dIKtI nahIM.
plaaoM maoM hI T/o maoM caaya sajaakr
baOzk maoM daiKla hu[-. saunahrI lakIraoM vaalaa vah baD,I mahMgaI AaOr
baohtrIna iksma kI [MiglaSa caa[-naa ka TI saoT dIK rha qaa. kotlaI pr
pMjaabaI fulakarI kI kZ,a[- vaalaI iTkaoja,I caZ,I qaI. kafI maoja, pr T/o
rKkr vao baD,I nafasat sao saunahrI lakIr vaalao ]na PyaalaaoM maoM caaya
]D,olanao lagaI. ek tStrI maoM ibaskuT BaI qao.
"Baart jaatI rhtI hOM AapÆ" yah
savaala maOMnao ]zayaa qaa.
"[tnao saala tao hma laaoga Baart maoM hI rho. inak faoD- fa]nDoSana
ko hOD qao na vahaM. , , ,ABaI paMca saala hI tao hue hOM yahaM Aae. kao[-
Kasa nahIM jaatI. yaMU BaI , , ,"
]naka "yaMU BaI" maorI AaMKaoM
maoM Saayad savaala banaa TMgaa rha qaa [saIilae khnaa ifr sao jaarI kr
idyaa – "vahaM jaakr mana Kraba hao jaata hO , , ,saba laaoga basa
raoto–Qaaoto hI hOMÑ yahaM AcCa hI hO ik laaoga isaf- ]prI baat hI krto
hOM , , ,Apnao kYTaoM kao laokr caup hI rhto hOM , , ,ek hFto ko ilayao
gayaI qaI , , ,isaf- raonaa hI saunatI rhI. jaI ]KD, gayaa."
maOMnaO gaaOr ikyaa ik maoro lagaatar
ihndI maoM baat krnao ko baavajaUd vao AMga`ojaI maoM javaaba idyao calao
jaa rhI qaI.
"vahaM yaa tao kao[- na kao[- marta rhta hO yaa baImaarI yaa Aaiqa-k
icantayaoM lagaI rhtI hOM. maOM tao Baart sao kao[- naata nahIM rKnaa
caahtI. yahIM kI haokr rhnaa caahtI hMU."
"Aapka pirvaar kha hOÆ"
"vaOsao tao naaBaa sao hO , , ,pr Aba maaM baap nahIM hOM , , ,basa
Baa[- bahna hOM."
"iktnao Baa[- bahna hOMÆ"
"Aaz – tIna bahnaoM , , ,paMca Baa[-."
"@yaa krto hOMÆ"
"saba ApnaI–ApnaI jagah saoTolD hO , , ,vahIM pMjaaba maoM hI. ek
puilasa [nspo@Tr qaa , , ,TOroirsTao nao h%yaa kr dI , , ,]sako baIvaI
baccao dUsaro Baa[- ko saaqa rhto hOM."
maorI Aagao pUCnao kI ihmmat nahIM hu[-. baat ka $K badlanao ko ilayao
maOMnao kha¸ "Aap kI p`aofosar imalar sao maulaakat kOsao hu[-Æ"
"ek kOmp maoM , , ,yao ApnaI eonqa`aopalaaOjaI ko SaaoQa ko
isalaisalao maoM vahaM Aayao hue qao. maOM baccaaoM kao pZ,atI qaI."
"Aapnao pZ,a[- khaM kIÆ"
"vahIM¸ gavana-maonT kalaoja sao baI•e• kI qaI."
Aba maulaakat ka AaOr Kulaasaa laonao kI
maorI ihmmat nahIM hao rhI qaI na hI vao Kud [sa ivaYaya maoM phla kr rhI
qaI. eosaa laga rha qaa ik ]nakao [sa ivaYaya maoM ivastar sao jaanao maoM
$ica nahIM [saIsao ]nako javaaba napo–tulao hI qao. yaMU BaI ijasa trh
kI AaOpcaairk maulaakat qaI ]samaoM eosao savaala pUCnao zIk BaI nahIM
qao.AaiKr mauJao isaf- saaD,I maoM doK kr hI tao yah caaya ka inamaM~Na do
idyaa gayaa qaa. vanaa- dUsaro Ca~aoM ko maaM–baap BaI tao qao. AaOr
iksaI kao tao nahIM baulaayaa. Kasakr Aaja tao nahIM baulaayaa jabaik
saBaI saIinayasa- ko maaM–baap [sa kalaoja ko ]%sava pr phMucao hue qao.
Saayad yah maorI idllaI ko Kjaanaa sao KrIdI ga[- saaD,I ko ip`MT ka
kmaala qaa. yaMU saaD,I kI KUbasaUrtI kao laokr tao ]nhaoMnao kao[-
iTPpNaI nahIM kI qaI. na hI ]sakI vajah sao ]nakI AaMKaoM maoM maoro
ilayao kao[- Kasa jagah bana ga[- qaI. haM¸ saaD,Inao ]nako mana maoM
kaOtUhla ja$r jagayaa qaa. tBaI tao ]nakI inagaah mauJa pr iTkkr pUC baOzI
qaI – "@yaa Aap hmaaro iksaI Ca~ kI maaM hOÆ" AaOr mauJao BaI
saunahrI maaOka imala gayaa qaa ]nako p`it ApnaI saarI ija&asaayaoM
SaaMt krnao ka. maOMnao tao phlao sao hI ]nako baaro maoM [sa trh sao kafI
sauna rKa qaa ik [sa AiBajaa%ya kalaoja ko ip`Misapla kI p%naI BaartIya hO
AaOr pMjaabaI hOM.
sahsaa hma daonaaoM ko baIca cauPpI ka ek
safod baadla Aakr baOz gayaa. mauJao GabarahT haonao lagaI , , ,eosaI
isqait mauJao hmaoSaa proSaana krtI hO ik iksaI sao baat krnao ko ilayao
hI ]sao imalaa jaayao AaOr sahsaa lagao ik khnao kao kuC hO hI nahIM. pr
jald hI imasaoja imalar nao ]baar idyaa –
"caaya maoM caInaI iktnaI laoMgaI AapÆ"
"caInaI nahIM laotI , , ,isaf- qaaoD,a saa dUQaÑ"
"maOM tao tIna cammaca caInaI laotI hMU , , ,ibanaa Zor saaro dUQa
AaOr caInaI ko mauJao tao caaya AcCI hI nahIM lagatI – saba laaoga yahaM
GaUrnao lagato hOM [tnaI caInaI Dalato doK , , ,baT Aa[- DaoMT koyarÑ"
"saubah ko kaya-Ëma maoM ga[- qaIM na AapÆ"
]nhaoMnao CaoTI saI 'hUM' kr dI.
"mauJao Aap idKI nahIM qaIM. @yaa Aap sToja pr qaI ip`isaMpla ko
saaqaÆ"
"Aro nahIM , , ,maOM ]sa trh ka ip`isaMpla kI p%naI ka raola nahIM
inaBaatI. mauJao ApnaI Aaja,adI psand hOM."
"tao Aap kalaoja ko ]%savaaoM maoM kt[- ihssaa nahIM laotIÆ"
"ijatnaa laonaa pD,ta hO lao laotI hMU , , ,pr iksaI trh Apnao kao
dUsaraoM pr laadnaa mauJao ibalkula psaMd nahIM , , ,Aba doiKyao mauJao
eonTrTona tao krnaa hI pD,ta hO saao Aayao idna kalaoja baaoD- ko sadsya
yaa dUsaro jaao BaI kalaoja ko naja,iryao sao mah%vapUNa- haoto hOM ]nako
ilayao iDnar vagaOrh krtI hI hMUÑ pr ]sasao jyaada [nvaalva haonaa mauJao
sahI nahIM lagata. maOM tao inak ko saaqa jyaada khIM AatI–jaatI BaI
nahIM , , ,basa ijatnaa ja$rI hao , , ,"
"ja$rI–gaOrja$rI ka fOsalaa kaOna krta hO."
"kafI idlacasp savaala hO Aapka , , ,Saayad halaat isaKa doto hOM , ,
,ek sahja&ana do doto hOM [Msaana kao [sa trh ko fOsalaaoM ko ilayaoÑ
, , ,pta nahIM kOsao krtI hMU yah fOsalaa , , ,Saayad jaba inak kI kh dota
hO ik jaanaa caaihyao , , ,Aap bata[-yao Aap kao BaI tao ijaMdgaI maoM
@yaa ja$rI yaa gaOrja$rI hO [saka fOsalaa kdma–kdma pr krnaa pD,ta
haogaa , , ,kOsao krtI hOMÆ"
maOM sakpka jaatI hMU. saca hO mauJao hI
savaala pUCnao ka hk @yaaoM hao , , ,vao BaI Saayad maoro p`it vaOsaa hI
kaOtUhla rKtI hO jaOsaa ik maOM ]nako ilayao. Saayad jaananaa caahtI hao
ik Baart ko kaOna sao ihssao sao maOM jauD,I hMU¸ ik maoro pit Da@Tr hO
yaa ibajanaosamaOna¸ ik maOM Kud BaI iksaI p`aofoSana maoM hMU yaa ik
gaRihNaI hMUÑ pr maOM ]nako savaala pUCto hI baIrbahUTI kI trh Apnao
caaraoM pOr samaoT kr baMd hao jaatI hMU. mauJao ApnaI phcaana Cupakr
Anajaana laaogaaoM sao baat krnao maoM yaMU BaI ek Kasa maja,a Aata hO
[sailayao maOMnao ]nhoM yah tk nahIM batayaa ik maOM BaI ]nhIM ko jaOsao
ek kalaoja maoM p`aQyaaipka hMU.
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