caacaU ka mana ivacailat hO. hjaaraoM mana baaoJa jaOsao CatI pr ]za rKa hao. kao[- caacaU ko caohro kao pZ, pataÆ AaMKoM baMd hOM pr BaIgaI hu[-–saI. maaqao pr Anaiganat Jauir-yaaM – na jaanao iktnao saala [na lakIraoM ko maQya Aato–jaato rho. k[- ikssao–khainayaaM gaZ,tI rhIM. caacaU kI baMd BaItr kao QaMsaI AaMKaoM sao vao baIto saala ]maD,nao lagao hOM. pr ]sako saaqa kBaI eosaa nahIM huAa jaOsaa Aaja GaTa hO. caacaU naMgao isar laaOTa hO. ]sao laga rha qaa jaOsao TaopI hI nahIM ]sako ijasma pr ko saaro kpD,o ]tar foMko haoM. vah inapT naMgaa hao gayaa. ]sao Apnao saaqa saBaI naMgao idK rho qao. saarI duinayaa hI naMgaI laga rhI qaI. pr Apnaa naMgaapna ]sao saBaI sao Alaga laga rha qaa. vah saaoca rha qaa ik baahr ka naMgaapna BaItr ko naMgaopna sao khIM jyaada Ktrnaak hO. itla–itla jalaa rha hO. caacaU BaI jala rha qaa. vah Aaja mana sao BaI naMgaa qaa. ]sakI TaMgaoM ApnaI nahIM rhI qaIM. baajaU kaz ko laga rho qao. saara sarIr hO jaOsao kaz ka hao gayaa hao. vah cala rha qaa pr mana sao nahIM. Apnao BaItr ko jaaor sao¸ pta nahIM iksa trh roMgata huAa. yaa ifr ]saka GaaoD,a hI tao ]sao Apnao saaqa GasaITkr nahIM laayaa hO. ]sao kuC maalaUma nahIM ik vah Aa]T ha]sa ko drvaajao sao kba BaItr Gausa gayaa. kba @yaa huAa , , ,pr rh–rhkr isar ka naMgaapna kcaaoT rha qaa. pcah%tr saala kI ]ma` maoM Saayad hI vah kBaI naMgao isar rha haogaa. ]sao yah BaI yaad nahIM ik ]sanao yah TaopI iktnao barsa phlao isalavaa[- qaI. ]saka rMga safod sao ibagaD,kr ima+I–jaOsaa hao gayaa qaa. k[- jagah sao fTI qaI pr caacaU nao saI–saIkr ]sao zIk banaa ilayaa qaa. , , ,vah gaaMQaI TaopI qaI. caacaU kao TaopI AaOr gaaMQaI bacapna sao hI Pyaaro qao.

caacaU saaocato–saaocato da[-M krvaT mauD,a. baajaU ko isarhanao pr isar iTka idyaa. GaaoD,o nao maMuh j,amaIna pr maara. Gaasa ko kuC itnako haozaoM ko baIca pkD,kr cabaanao lagaa.

Aaja dao A@TUbar qaa. fM@Sana ko laaoBa sao caacaU GaaoD,a laokr jaldI irja pr phMuca gayaa qaa. inaQaa-irt sqaana pr GaaoD,a KD,a ikyaa AaOr AgalaI TaMgaaoM ko baa[-M trf saT kr baOz gayaa. Aba phlao jaOsaI KulaI jagah GaaoD,o ko ilae khIM nahIM rhI. irja ko pUvaI- Caor pr naIcao kI Aaor Aaz–dsa GaaoD,aoM kao KD,a krnao kI jagah hO. pr ]namaoM BaI AcCI trh GaaoD,o KD,o nahIM rh sakto. ]saI ko ibalkula saaqa nagar inagama nao kUD,adana BaI rK idyaa hO. saaqa hI raogaI vaahna BaI KDo rhto hOM. [sa jagah AaOr baapU jaI ko baut tk ka fasalaa Aaz–dsa haqa rha haogaa. caacaU idna Bar k[- baar Aato–jaato saaocata hO. mana–hI–mana maoM. caacaU kao yahaM baut sqaaipt krnao kI itiqa yaad nahIM. pr caacaU ko ilae pta nahIM @yaaoM vah AMQao kI laazI hO. ]naka irSta isar–TaopI jaOsaa hI hO.

caacaU [%maInaana sao baOza saBaI kuC doK rha qaa. Aaja irja pr raOnak hO. baapU ka baut KUba sajaa hO. hr barsa dao A@TUbar ko idna hI eosaa haota hO. baut kI safa[- BaI hao jaatI hO. iksaI pailaSa sao baut KUba camak rha hO. }pr tk saIiZ,yaaM hOM. daonaaoM trf p%to sajaae gae hOM. baut ko Aagao diryaaM ibaCI hOM. ipClaI diryaaM KalaI hOM. pr Aagao dao rMgaIna galaIcao hOM ijana pr TorIkaoT kI safod caadroM hOM. ]na pr tIna–caar maKmalaI isarhanao camak rho hOM – yahIM mau#ya Aitiqa va ivaiSaYT vyai> baOzoMgao. kanvaoMT AaOr kuC saaQaarNa skUlaaoM ko baccao ApnaI–ApnaI paoSaakaoM maoM baD,o Balao laga rho hOM. iknaaro AaOr baIca–baIca maoM puilasakmaI- tOnaat hOM. kuC sarkarI Afsar KD,o hOM ijanakI inagaahoM da[-M Aaor sao Aanao vaalaI karaoM AaOr vyai>AaoM pr lagaI hOM. baIca–baIca maoM vao kaya-Ëma ko Aayaaojana ka BaI inarIxaNa AaMKaoM–AaMKaoM maoM kr laoto hOM. saamanao kI trf laaoksaMpk- ivaBaaga kI BajanamaMDlaI ApnaI ZaolakI AaOr harmaaoinayama ko saaqa baOzI hO. pICo kI Aaor paTI- kaya-kta- baOzo hOM. ]nakI safod paoSaakoM¸ isar pr naaoka–TaopI AaOr CatI pr irbana ko laala fUla ]naka gaaMQaIvaadI haonaa dSaa- rho qao. caacaU nao eosao k[- kaya-Ëma doKo qao. phlao tao irja BaI Bar jaata qaa pr Aba kao[- phla nahIM krta. haM jaba eosao kaya-Ëma haoto hOM tao kuC baoraojagaar¸ maala pr GaUmato Thlato Caokr–Cllao AaOr baokar baOzo kulaI [Qar–]Qar BaID, baZ,a doto hOM. k[- irTayar kma-caarI AaOr AiQakarI AvaSya iSaYTta ka pircaya doto hue Bajana–kIt-na kr laoto hOM. BaID,–BaaD, rho [sailae k[- skUlaaoM ko baccaaoM kao irja pr jamaa haonao ko AadoSa do ide jaato hOM.

hlkI–hlkI QaUp lagaI qaI. irja kI sad- hvaa ko baIca [sa tpna ka Apnaa hI AanaMd haota hO. dUr saayarna kI Aavaaja gaMUjaI. D\yaUTI pr tOnaat puilasakmaI- AaOr dUsaro AiQakarI satk- hao gae. baOzo hue baccaaoM AaOr caMd laaogaaoM maoM saugabaugaahT hu[-. dao–tIna AaOr GaaoD,ovaalao BaI phMuca gae qao pr vao savaairyaaoM kI tlaaSa maoM qao. caacaU ]sa samaya tk iksaI savaarI kao nahIM laota jaba tk fM@Sana pUra nahIM hao jaata. mau#ya Aitiqa phMuca gae. saBaI KD,o hao gae. caacaU nahIM ]za. ivaSaoYa saicava nao yaad na idlaa[- haotI tao mau#ya Aitiqa baUT samaot safod caadr pr calao Aato.

p`arMiBak AaOpcaairktaeM pUrI hu[-. mau#ya Aitiqa nao baapU ko galao maoM fUla maalaaeM phnaa[-M. laaOTto hue ek calatI–saI naj,ar pICo tk Gaumaa[-. doKa haogaa ik BaID, iktnaI hO. ifr caupcaap baOz gae. k[- dUsaro maMi~yaaoM AaOr AiQakairyaaoM nao BaI har phnaae. baapU ka galaa }pr tk fUlaaoM ko har sao lad gayaa qaa. caacaU nao mana hI mana Eawasaumana Aip-t ike. Aba kIt-na Sau$ hao gayaa. , , ,"rGaupit raGava rajaa rama¸ sabakao , , ,¸" gaunagaunaato hue caacaU kao pta nahIM kba maIzI QaUp maoM naIMd Aa ga[-.

pICo Alaga sao esa•DI•ema• KD,o qao. ]nakI caaOksa AaMK jaba fUlaaoM sao lado baapU ko baut pr ga[- tao paMva ko naIcao kI j,amaIna iKsak laI. SarIr isahr ]za jaOsao janavarI ko mahInao maoM kao[- ibanaa kMbala baf- maoM inakla Aayaa hao. ]nako daonaaoM haqa poMT kI jaoba maoM qao. gaussao AaOr Baya ko baIca haqaaoM nao jaoba ko BaItr–BaItr camaD,I maraoD, laI. iksaI nao caacaU kI maTmaOlaI TaopI ]tar kr baut ko isar pr rK dI qaI.

esa•DI•ema• nao itrCI inagaah mau#ya–Aitiqa pr DalaI. ]sako baad [Qar–]Qar doKa tkrIbana saBaI AaMKoM baMd ike Bajana gaa rho qao. saahsa baTaor kr iKsaknao lagao tao mahsaUsa huAa ik kMpkMpatI ]nakI TaMgao BaI kIt-na krnao lagaI hOM. vao Gabara gae. pr esa•DI•ema• haonao ka #yaala puna: Kaoyaa saahsa laaOTa gayaa. pasa ek Kana kulaI KD,a qaa. ]sako kanaaoM maoM fusafusaae. Kana nao ]sa trf doKa tao mauiSkla sao hMsaI raokI. esa•DI•ema• saahba nao puna: mau#ya–Aitiqa kI trf doKa. sabakuC pUva-vat\ qaa. qaaoD,o mauD,o tao baa[- trf }MGa rho caacaU ko isar pr naj,ar iTkI. TaopI gaayaba qaI. ek mana ikyaa ik saalao bauZ\Z,o ko baala naaoca laoM. gaussaa pI gae. baut pr jaba [sa baar doKa qaa tao TaopI ]tr ga[- qaI. tBaI Kana pasa phMucaa AaOr mau{I maoM BaIMcaI TaopI ]nako hvaalao kr dI. esa•DI•ema• nao Kana ko haqa sao [sa trh TaopI laonao maoM satk-ta bartI jaOsao saulfo kI DlaI laokr jaoba maoM rK laI hao. raht kI saaMsa laI. $maala inakalaa AaOr psaInaa paoMC ilayaa.

fM@Sana K%ma hao gayaa. saBaI calao gae. esa•DI•ema• ABaI BaI vahIM KD,o caacaU ko naMgao isar kao GaUr rho qao. pICo KD,o qaanaodar AaOr hvaaladar nao yah dRSya doK ilayaa qaa. ]nako saaqa ek nagarinagama ko AiQakarI AaOr p~kar nao BaI. vao ]nako pasa Aae AaOr ]nakI bauiw kI dad dI. mau#ya Aitiqa yaa iksaI maM~I va vairYz AiQakarI nao doK ilayaa haota tao naaOkrI calaI jaatI.

caacaU kI JapkI TUTI. haqa sar pr gayaa. TaopI gaayaba qaI. eosao ]za maanaao iksaI ittOyaa nao kaT Kayaa hao. kuC saUJata¸ saamanao esa•DI•ema• AaOr qaanaodar qao. jaoba sao TaopI inakala kr barsao¸ "bauZ\Z,oÑ TaopI BaI saMBaala nahIM sakta. saalao nao marvaa idyaa qaa."

jaao esa•DI•ema• phlao vahaM sao gaujarto caacaU ko halacaala pUC laota qaa AaOr baD,o Adba sao caacaU sao baat ikyaa krta qaa vah Aaja [tnaa AiSaYT hao jaaegaa caacaU nao kBaI nahIM saaoca qaa.
haqa jaaoD,kr caacaU baaolaa¸ "saa||ba mauJao kuC pta nahIM , , ,@yaa huAaÆ"
"[sao @yaaoM haogaa pta sar , , ,Æ kuD,I da na hao , , ,TaopI baut do sar zaok ko saut gayaa haoNaa."

qaanaodar nao ApnaI A@la ka [stomaala krto hue haqa maoM pkD,o baoMt ka ksaava AaOr majabaUt kr idyaa.

caacaU baaOKlaa gayaa. yao Ap`%yaaiSat hmalao caacaU kao AcaimBat kr rho qao. igaD,igaD,ayaa¸ "[tnaa gaj,aba naa baaolaao saa'ba. maOM AapNaI TaopI baapU jaI ko isar pr rKMUgaa , , ,na[- nahIM saaba , , ,rama , , ,rama.

nagar inagama ka AiQakarI Aagao baZ,a¸ "sar , , ,bauZ\Z,a toja hO. GaaT–paT ka panaI ipyaa hO hramaI nao. toja dmaak hO. GaaoD,aoM kao KD,a krnao kI jagah kma hao ga[- hO naa. iSakayatoM krta ifrta hO. }pr AjaI- dota hO. laIDrI krta hO. saaocaa haogaa¸ [sako baavajaUd BaI kuC nahIM huAa. maaOka hO. marvaaAao saalaaoM kao."

kuC kh pata¸ daZ,I vaalao p~kar nao itrCa haokr pana irja pr hI qaUk idyaa. Jaaolaa kMQao pr zIk krto hue spYTIkrNa idyaa¸ "Aap nahIM jaanato yao raYT/ipta ka Apmaana hO. qaOMk gaa^D. kuC eosaa–vaOsaa nahIM GaTa. Anyaqaa [saI baat ka Aa^paoijaSana hMgaamaa kr sakta qaI. dMgao–fsaad hao sakto qao. AaOr Ba[- mau#ya–Aitiqa kI najaraoM sao maamalaa gaujar gayaa haota tao saahba kI naaOkrI–AaokrI na rhtI."

esa•DI•ema• saahba nao ek tIr sao dao iSakar ike¸ p~kar kI baat qaI¸ "ibalkula sahI baaolaa. ifr yao tao Apnao AadmaI hO. iksaI dUsaro p~kar kI baat haotI tao TaopI AKbaaraoM kI sauiK-yaaoM maoM haotIM."

p~kar hlko–sao mauskrae.

caacaU haqa jaaoD,o caupcaap KD,a qaa. kuC baaolanao ko ilae haoMz Kaolao hI qao ik esa•DI•ema• nao jaoba sao tuD,I–mauD,I TaopI inakala kr caacaU ko maMuh pr do maarI. kuC baD,baD,ata huAa calaa gayaa. pICo qaanaodar¸ AiQakarI AaOr p~kar qao.

caacaU kao kuC nahIM saUJa rha qaa. pasa BaID, laga ga[-¸ pr ]sakI samaJa maoM AiQak kuC nahIM Aayaa. caacaU Sama- sao Cu[-–mau[- jaOsaa hao gayaa qaa. irja kI hvaa badhvaasa–saI hao ga[- qaI. QaUp Aaga kI trh naMgao isar pr baOzI lagaI. caacaU BaItr–BaItr psaInao sao tr–batr huAa jaa rha qaa. maaqao kI Jauir-yaaoM ko baIca psaInaa iksaI Kot maoM hla kI lakIraoM ko baIca zhro panaI–jaOsaa jamaa qaa. hlkI¸ safod AaOr kalaI daZ,I ko baIca BaI baMUdoM ]ga Aa[- qaIM. Aaja caacaU vaOsaa hI ApraQaI yaa Apmaainat–saa KD,a qaa jaOsaa kBaI caacaU ka GaaoD,a KD,a haota hO. ibadknao yaa kuC eosaI–vaOsaI baat krnao pr jaba caacaU ]sao KrI–KaoTI saunaata hO¸ JaaD,ta hO¸ AaOr ptlaI CD,I kI ek–AaQa caaoT ]sakI TaMgaaoM yaa khIM badna pr maar dota hO.

ijasa Kana kulaI nao TaopI ]tarI qaI vah ek trf KD,a sabakuC sauna rha qaa. ]sako saaqa tIna–caar AaOr Kana BaI qao. irja pr A@sar Kana kulaI haoto hOM jaao saubah sao Saama tk pya-TkaoM AaOr dUsaro laaogaaoM ka baaoJaa Zaoto rhto hOM. vah caacaU ko pasa Aayaa. Aaga maoM GaI foMk gayaa¸ "kuca BaI baaolaao ba[- caacaU. TaopI sa[- jagah p]Mca ga[-."

pasa KD,o dao–caar Kana hMsa pD,o. caacaU jamaIna maoM QaMsata calaa gayaa. ek mana ikyaa ik Kana ko maMuh pr ek Qar do. pr caup kr gayaa. saaocaa ku%taoM kao GaI khaM pcata hO.

isar naMgaa qaa. ]sao lagaa vah pUra naMgaa hao gayaa hO. ]sako badna ko saaro kpD,o ]tar ide hOM. AaMKoM JaukIM tao paMva ko baIca TaopI qaI. caacaU kao ApnaI hI TaopI ibacCU lagaI. Anamanao sao JapTI AaOr sadrI kI jaoba maoM Bar dI. caacaU kao jaoba maoM rKI TaopI paMca saor laga rhI qaI. caacaU nao [Qar–]Qar doKa. saBaI Apnao–Apnao maoM vyast qao. pr caacaU kao lagaa ik vao saBaI caacaU pr hMsa rho hOM. ]sakI AaMKoM Bar Aa[-. Apnao GaaoD,o pr najar pD,I tao vah BaI stbQa–saa KD,a lagaa. ]sakI AaMKoM BaI BaIgaI hu[- qaIM. GaaoD,a tao AMQao kI laazI hO. kuC dor daonaaoM AaMKoM ek–dUsaro maoM Kao[- rhIM. kao[- GaaoD,o kI AaMK kI BaaYaa pZ, pata tao jaanata yah iGanaaOnaI hrkt iksakI qaI.

caacaU ko pasa tBaI dao–tIna pya-Tk Aae AaOr GaaoD,a laonao ko ilae khnao lagao. caacaU bahra hao gayaa. GaaoD,o kI lagaama pkD,I AaOr Aagao inakla gayaa. AaMKoM jamaIna pr qaIM. GaaoD,o nao kao[- p`itraoQa nahIM ikyaa. caupcaap pICo–pICo calaa Aayaa. saaqaI GaaoD,o vaalao caacaU sao AaQaI ]ma` ko qao. vao BaI caupcaap saBaI kuC doKto rho. iksaI nao kuC doKa BaI haogaa tao mana hI mana AaoT gae. kaOna JaMJaT maoM fMsao. ]nhoM caacaU ko baKoD,o maoM pD,nao kI Apoxaa ApnaI QyaaD,I jyaada PyaarI qaI. jaao caacaU ]nako ihtaoM ko ilae TUTta–igarta¸ haMfta jagah–jagah firyaad krnao jaata¸ ]nako sauK–duK maoM saaqa–saaqa rhta¸ ]saI caacaU ko ilae ]nako pasa Aaja hmaddI- ko BaI dao baaola na rho. ek–dao nao Kra BaI maanaa. caacaU kI savaarI BaI ]nhoM hI imalaogaI. AaOr idnaaoM sao jyaada kmaa[-.

caacaU AaOr idnaaoM jaba rai~ kmaa kr laaOTta tao BarI jaoba ko baIca GaaoD,o kI naala kI pdcaap bahut BaatI. Tk–Tk kI Aavaaja kanaaoM maoM raganaI jaOsaI Gaula–imalakr ek maIza–saa saMgaIt ]pjaatI. caacaU k[- baar forI ko pOsao sao BarI jaoba pr haqa forta AaOr yahI saaocata ik ]saka GaaoD,a KUba jaIyao¸ KUba Kae AaOr caacaU ]sao KUba Pyaar kro. Aaja eosaa na qaa. KalaI jaoba qaI. KalaI mana qaa. KuraoM maoM gaD,ae naala Aaja caacaU ko mana maoM gaD,to calao gae qao. ]nakI zk–zk qaanaodar kI baoMt kI naaok–jaOsaI tIKI hao rhI qaI. Aasapasa Aato–jaato baatoM krto jaao BaI imalato caacaU kao lagata ik vao vahI sabakuC bako jaa rho hOM jaao kuC dor phlao irja pr ]sanao esa•DI•ema• AaOr dUsaraoM sao saunaa. kao[- Kana idKta tao caacaU kao vah Apnaa sabasao baD,a duSmana lagata. ifr ]na Kana kuilayaaoM ko vao zhako caacaU ko kanaaoM maoM Gausa jaato.

Aaja kI GaTnaa phlaI nahIM qaI. pr baD,I laijjat AaOr Alaga qaI. caacaU kI ijaMdgaI maoM @yaa kuC nahIM GaTa. @yaa kuC nahIM huAa. iktnao tUfana Aae. AaOr caacaU ko mana maoM¸ AaMKaoM maoM jalato hue k[- dIpkaoM kao raOMdto calao gae. eosao bauJao jaao dubaara jala hI na sako. [tnaI laMbaI ]ma` kI dao–caar KuiSayaaM BaI yaad nahIM AatIM , , , ijaMdgaI mahja GaaoD,o kI pIz ijatnaI rhI. na GaTI na baZ,I.

GaaoD,a ihnaihnaayaa. pta nahIM @yaaoM. caacaU caaOMk kr ]za. iktnaI dor ek hI krvaT khIM Kaoyaa rha. GaaoD,a BaI laoT gayaa qaa. drvaajaa Kulaa qaa. QaUp AaQao kmaro tk phMuca ga[- qaI. kmara jagamagaa rha qaa. caacaU nao k[- barsaaoM baad daophr kI QaUp Apnao Aa]T ha]sa ko [sa Astbalanaumaa kmaro maoM doKI. ]sao doKta rha. AaegaI¸ calaI jaaegaI. caacaU ko BaItr BaI ]sa QaUp ko TukD,o calato gae¸ ]za¸ isar pr haqa gayaa , , ,ifr ek baar ]saI hadsao sao haota inakla Aayaa. ek kIla maoM sadrI ko pICo puranaa prnaa TMgaa qaa. KIMca ilayaa¸ ]sao JaaD,a. ]sako baIca sao ek–dao makD,I jamaIna pr igarIM AaOr Baaga ga[-M. ]saI trh caacaU nao isar pr baaMQa idyaa. ibaKro hue Aaja ko hadsao ko TukD,aoM kao jaOsao samaoTa hao , , ,prnao maoM jakD,a ilayaa hao.

caacaU GaaoD,o ko pasa gayaa. ]sako maaqao pr snaoh kI ]MgailayaaM forI. GaaoD,a baccaa hao gayaa. AaMKaoM maoM pta nahIM iktnaa Pyaar Aayaa. caacaU jaanata hO yaa ifr GaaoD,a. yah snaoh GaaoD,o kI doh maoM irsata–irsata basa gayaa. caacaU nao GaaoD,o kao panaI iplaayaa. canao qaOlaI maoM Dalao AaOr ]sao do ide.

GaaoD,a canao cabaanao lagaa.

caacaU nao baahr jaakr baUT ]taro. panaI ilayaa AaOr paMva Qaaoe. BaUK nahIM qaI [sailae kuC Kayaa–ipyaa nahIM AaOr na hI caaya banaa[-. sadrI kI jaoba sao nasavaar kI iDibayaa inakalaI. itlaBar ]MgalaI maoM laokr daonaaoM naqaUnaaoM maoM zMUsa dI. naak sao gahrI saaMsa laI. AaMKaoM sao panaI ClaClaayaa. k[- CIMkaoM ko baad isar hlka huAa. BaItr sao KjaUr kI puranaI maMjarI ]za[- AaOr AaMgana maoM ibaCa kr ]sa pr laoT gayaa. QaUp toja hao ga[- qaI.

caacaU nao saaoyao–saaoyao saamanao kI phaiDyaaoM ko baIcaaoM–baIca najaroM daOD,a[-. hOrana hao gayaa. Ba`ma huAa ko iSamalaa ko ]pnagaraoM kI phaiD,yaaM hOM. caacaU kao yaad hO [na pr ibarlao laala TIna ko CtaoM ko puranao makana AaOr kaoizyaaM huAa krtI qaIM. jaMgala [tnao Ganao qao ik dovadaraoM kI AaoT maoM sabakuC hra Bara lagata qaa. Aba vao laala TInaaoM ko makana khaM hOM¸ Ganao jaMgala khaM hOM. kukrmau%taoM jaOsao ]gao hjaaraoM makana¸ baotrtIba¸ jaao AaMKaoM kao Baato nahIM¸ Drato hOM. ]nakI KulaI iKD,ikyaaM isayaaraoM ko Kulao maMuh–jaOsaI idK rhI hOM. [namaoM k[- paMca AaOr Aaz maMijalao makana tao magarmacCaoM kI trh hOM. dovadaraoM ko baIcaaoM–baIca Aasamaana kI trf baZ,o hue laga rho hOM. na laala TIna kI Cto hOM¸ na puranaI trh kI saMudrta. caacaU kao dUr sao yao ibalkula vaOsaI tsvaIr laga rhI hO jaOsao caacaU ka baoTa ]sa samaya D/a[MgaSaIT pr banaayaa krta qaa¸ jaba vah tIsarI maoM qaa.

iktnao poD, kT gae ]naka khIM naamaaoinaSaana nahIM. caacaU phaiD,yaaoM kI pIz pr SaoYa bacao hue poD,aoM kao igananao laga jaata hO. iganato–iganato ifr }MGata hO caacaU , , ,khIM dUr calaa jaata hO , , ,yaa pICo laaOT jaata hO¸ pcah%tr vaYaao-M kao GaTata huAa , , ,kBaI saaz ko Aasapasa. kBaI pOMtailasa ko baIca tao kBaI bahut pICo
baa[-sa ko AMkaoM pr. ]sako baad bacapna kI dhlaIja sao caZ,ta–baZ,ta dsa sao torh tk.

caacaU torh ka haogaa jaba iSamalaa calaa Aayaa qaa. Aaja ko AaOr ]sa jamaanao ko iSamalao maoM iktnaa AMtr hO. caacaU saunaanao lagao tao mahInaaoM baIt jaaeM. ipta gaaMva maoM ek saD,k duGa-Tnaa maoM mar gae qao. caacaU kao maaM batatI qaI. ek hI laD,ka qaa. jamaIna kma qaI¸ pr bahut AcCI. caacaU Apnao gaaMva ko irStodar ko saaqa iSamalaa kama ko ilae Aa gayaa qaa. irStodar nao caacaU kao GaaoD,o ka kama isaKayaa. ek idna vah iksaI baImaarI sao mar gayaa. caacaU Akolaa pD, gayaa. pr kuC laaogaaoM sao jaana–phcaana hao ga[- qaI. ]saka GaaoD,a caacaU nao saMBaala ilayaa. caacaU haoiSayaar qaa pr pZ,a–ilaKa nahIM qaa. ifr BaI hr baat samaJata qaa.ek AMga`oja nao caacaU ka GaaoD,a Apnao pasa rK ilayaa. Aba idnacayaa- phlao sao AcCI gaujarnao lagaI. kama–QaMQaa saIK gayaa. AMga`ojaI ko baIca rhna–sahna BaI. kmaa[- BaI AcCI haonao lagaI. caacaU iksaI na iksaI ko pasa maaM kao BaI pOsao Baoja dota qaa.

AMga`ojaaoM kI k[- caIjaoM caacaU kao psaMd nahIM qaIM. ]na idnaaoM AajaadI ko ilae BaI saMGaYa- cala rha qaa. caacaU iksaI na iksaI sao baatoM sauna–jaana ilayaa krta qaa. caacaU nao jaanaa qaa ik maha%maa gaaMQaI AMga`ojaI kao yahaM sao Bagaanao ko ilae laD, rho hOM. caacaU ka mana k[- baar huAa ik naaOkrI CaoD, do pr maaM kI yaad Aa jaatI. ApnaI garIbaI raoD,a bana jaatI. caacaU mana kao samaJaa–bauJaakr kama maoM laga jaata. [saI baIca maaM nao irSta kr idyaa. baa[-sa kI ]ma` maoM SaadI hao ga[-. ]sako baad caacaU ko ek laD,ka AaOr tIna laD,ikyaaM hue. tInaaoM laD,ikyaaoM kI SaadI kr laI. laD,ko kao AcCo skUla maoM Dala idyaa ik vah ]saI kI trh na banao. gaulaamaI na kro. baD,a AadmaI bana jaae. Gar–pirvaar AaOr baoTo kI pZ,a[- ko ilae caacaU nao rat–idna maohnat kI. samaya gaujarta calaa gayaa. AajaadI imalanao tk caacaU ek hI AMga`oja ko pasa vafadar banaa rha. baad maoM nayaa GaaoD,a KrId ilayaa. AaOr ]sako saaqa Apnaa nayaa kama Sau$ ikyaa. ]sa samaya iSamalaa ko rastaoM maoM gaaiD,yaaM bahut kma calaa krtI qaIM. GaaoD,aoM ko saaqa ir@Sao haoto qao.

baoTa skUla sao inaklaa tao saonaa maoM baD,I naaOkrI imala ga[-. Aba p%naI BaI cala basaI qaI. baoiTyaaM Apnao–Apnao Gar KuSa qaIM. caacaU caahta qaa ik baoTa jahaM BaI naaOkrI kro zIk hO pr Apnao gaaMva kao na BaUlao. vahaM AcCa–saa Gar banaae¸ byaah krko baccaaoM kao vahaM rKo. AaiKr ApnaI jagah jamaIna hO. pr baoTo kao yah nahIM Baayaa. ]sanao baar–baar caacaU kao GaaoD,o ka QaMQaa CaoD,nao kao kha pr caacaU nahIM maanaa. AMt maoM baoTo nao caacaU kao hI CaoD, idyaa. baahr rhnao lagaa. na gaaMva Aayaa AaOr na hI iSamalaa maoM caacaU kI Kbar laI. caacaU ek–dao baar gaaMva gayaa. puranaa makana KMDhr bana gayaa qaa. jamaInaaoM pr k[- gaaMva ko Baa[yaaoM nao hk jata ide qao. caacaU yahI saaocakr iSamalaa laaOT Aayaa ik vah iksako ilae gaaMva maoM laD,ogaa. baoTa tao Aaegaa nahIM.

AMga`ojaaoM ko calao jaanao ko baad GaaoD,aoM ka KUba kama calata rha. laoikna jahaM ]nakao Astbala imalao qao vao jagahoM KalaI krvaa dI ga[-M. vahaM sarkarI Bavana bananao qao. ]nhoM KalaI krnao pD,o. ifr Apnao–Apnao makana laokr saBaI rhnao lagao. k[- tao [tnao TUT gae ik ]nhaoMnao QaMQaa hI baMd kr idyaa. caacaU nao iSamalaa ko ]pnagar maoM ek kaozI ka Aa]T ha]sa lao ilayaa. ]saI maoM Aaja tk rhta hO.

irja maOdana pr phlao GaaoD,aoM ko ilae KulaI jagah huAa krtI qaI. phlao saaO ko krIba GaaoD,o haoto qao. ]sako baad AaQao sao kma hao gae AaOr Aba GaTto–GaTto Aaz–dsa phMuca gae. puranaI jagah sao BaI kmaoTI nao inakala idyaa. Aba GaaoD,o¸ kmaoTI ka kUD,adana AaOr raogaI vaahna ek jagah rhtI hOM. phlao GaaoD,o vaalaaoM ka sammaana haota qaa. nagar inagama AcCI nasla ko GaaoD,aoM kao hI laa[saoMsa idyaa krtI qaI AaOr k[- sauivaQaaeM BaI. Aba na GaaoD,aoM kI prK rhI na sauivaQaaeM. irja pr naIcao kI Aaor ek roKa KIMca dI hO ijasako baIca hI forI lagaanaI haotI hO. jaaKU maMidr ko ilae phlao pya-Tk AiQak GaaoD,o laoto qao. p@ko rastaoM maoM ek trf GaaoD,aoM ko calanao ko ilae kccaa rasta rKa jaata qaa. Aba saaro rasto p@ko kr ide hOM. GaaoD,aoM kao ]tra[- ]trto AaOr caZ,a[- caZ,to tklaIf haotI hO. igarnao–ifsalanao ka Ktra BaI hO. caacaU ko saaqa k[- baar eosaa huAa hO¸ pr [-Svar kI [cCa rhI kao[- baurI GaTnaa nahIM GaTI.

caacaU kI kmaa[- phlao jaOsaI nahIM rhI. jaaKU va dUsarI jagahaoM ko ilae jaba sao TOi@sayaaM AaOr gaaiD,yaaM calaI hOM¸ GaaoD,o kma lagato hOM. caacaU ifr BaI AaOraoM sao baohtr kmaa laota hO. Sahr ko puranao baccaaoM kao laanao–lao jaanao ko ilae caacaU ka GaaoD,a hI psaMd krto hOM. Saayad hI kao[- byaah eosaa hao jahaM caacaU ka GaaoD,a na jaata hao. byaah maoM caacaU ka GaaoD,a rama ko rqa ka GaaoD,a lagata hO. iktnao Afsar caacaU nao Apnao GaaoD,o pr dulho banaae hOM. iktnao baccao hOM ijanhoM caacaU phlao skUla kI pZ,a[- ko ilae lao jaayaa krta qaa AaOr Aba ]nako byaah maoM ]nhoM dUlha doKkr mana hI mana KuSa haota hO. caacaU kI iktnaI [cCa qaI ik Apnao baoTo ka [saI trh byaah krogaa. vah ]sao palakI maoM nahIM GaaoD,o pr dUlha banaakr ibazaegaa. pr baoTo nao Sahr maoM hI SaadI kr laI hO. ]sanao k[- barsaaoM sao baoTo kao nahIM doKa¸ na kBaI bahU kao doKa hO. saunaa hO Aba tao CaoTa baccaa BaI hO.

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