naoha kao [sa Gar sao gae ek saala haonao kao Aayaa qaa pr icalkI ]sao BaUlatI nahIM qaI. kBaI laala hoAr i@lap¸ kBaI jayapurI jaUityaaM¸ kBaI TprvaoAr ka iTifna baa^@sa¸ kBaI DaonalD Dk kI maUz vaalaI CtrI¸ kBaI baalaaoM pr TMgaa sanaglaasa – icalkI ko saamanao iksaI na iksaI bahanao sao ]sakI PyaarI 'mamaa' Aakr zhr jaatIM AaOr hmaaro 'huSa huSa' krnao ko baavajaUd AaoJala haonao ka naama nahIM laotI.

Aba icalkI pr naaraj,a haonaa saMBava nahIM qaa. ]saka Qyaana igalaasa sao hTanaa Aba dUsaro nambar pr calaa gayaa qaa. saubaktI hu[- icalkI kao maOMnao ApnaI baahaoM kI AaoT maoM lao ilayaa. icalkI maoro krIba isamaT Aa[- AaOr baD,aoM kI trh $laa[- raoknao kI kaoiSaSa maoM ]sakI ihcaikyaaM toj,a hao ga[-.

"sauna baoTaÑ ek khanaI saunaa}M tuJaoÆ saunaogaIÆ" icalkI kao bahlaanao ka AmaaoGa As~ qaa yah.
"phlao maora vaao , , ,saMudr vaalaa blyaU igalaasa , , ," icalkI igalaasa sao hTnao kao tOyaar nahIM qaI.

ekaek vah igalaasa dubaara TUTa AaOr ]sakI jagah ek camakto hue kaMsao ko igalaasa nao lao laI – saMkrI poMdI AaOr caaOD,o maMuh vaalaa ek laMbaa saa kaMsao ka igalaasa , , ,igalaasa na hao , , ,fUladana hao jaOsao.
"Aro baoTa¸ igalaasa kI hI khanaI tao saunaa rhI hMU tuJao. saunaogaI nahIM¸ ranaI baoTIÆ"
"baaolaao¸" ]sanao jaOsao mauJa pr ehsaana ikyaa¸ isar ihlaakr hamaI Bar dI.
"tba maOM torI hI trh Ch saala kI qaI. [%tI CaoTI¸ icalkI jaOsaI.
"hMuh¸ JaUzÑ" vah isasakI taoD,tI baaolaI¸ Aap [%to CaoTo kOsao hao sakto haoÆ"
"tao @yaa maOM pcaasa saala kI hI pOda hu[- qaI – [%tI baD,IÆ AcCa cala¸ maOM Ch kI nahIM¸ saaolah saala kI qaI¸ zIkÆ" maOM zhaka maarkr hMsa dI.

maOM Apnao bacapna maoM phMuca gayaI jahaM inavaaD, vaalaI maMijayaaoM ³KiTyaa´ ko baIca KiD,yaa sao AaMgana maoM [@ka–du@ka AaMk kr maOM SaTapU ³TPpo vaalaa Kola´ KolatI qaI. mauJao hMsaI Aa ga[-.

vah maorI pIz pr QapaQap QaaOla jamaanao lagaI¸ "hMsaao matÑ khanaI saunaaAao."

vah haozaoM kao ek kaonao pr jara saa KIMcakr mauskurayaI. ibalkula ApnaI maaM kI trh. ]sako caohro pr naoha idKa[- donao lagaI.

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"haM tao maOM CaoTI qaI¸ icalkI ijatnaI CaoTI nahIM¸ ]sasao qaaoD,I saI baD,I. Gar maoM maOM qaI¸ maoro Zor saaro baD,o Baa[- bahna qao¸ maaM AaOr baa}jaI qao. baa}jaI kI maaM BaI qaI¸ yaanaI maorI dadI. bahut bahut baUZ,I qaIM vaao¸ pta hO iktnao saala kIÆ"
"iktnao , , ,Æ"
"nabbao sao }pr , , ,."
"nabbao sao }pr matlabaÆ"
"matlaba Abava naa[nTI. bahut hI gaaorI ica+I¸ CaoTI saI¸ naaTI saI¸ pr baD,I saohtmaMd. , , ,gaaorI [tnaI ik ]MgalaI gaala po rKao tao laalaI dba ko fOla jaae , , ,pr qaIM ibalkula saIMk salaa[-. calatI qaIM tao eosao jaOsao hvaa maoM saUKa p%ta ]D,ta hO. calatI @yaa qaIM¸ daOD,tI qaIM jaOsao pOraoM maoM iksaI nao isp`Mga ifT kr ide haoM , , ,"
"yao tao Aap maorI baat kr rho haoÑ , , ,nahIM saunanaI mauJao khanaI , , ,." icalkI ibasaUrnao lagaI.
laao¸ maorI tao yaaddaSt hI kmajaaor haotI jaa rhI hO. haM¸ saala Bar kI icalkI nao BaI jaba calanaa saIKa tao calatI nahIM¸ daOD,tI qaI , , ,hma ]sao batato qao ik icalkI¸ toro pOraoM maoM iksaI nao isp`Mga ifT kr ide hOM.

"haM¸ tao bauZ,apo maoM AadmaI baccaaoM jaOsaI hrktoM krnao lagata hO. hma ]nhoM khto¸ dadI¸ saaoTI , , ,³laazI´ laokr calaao nahIM tao igar jaaAaogaI pr vaao khaM saunanaovaalaI. kuZ,kr khtIM – saaoTI laokr calao torI saasa¸ saaoTI laokr calao maoro duSmana¸ mauJao saaoTI kI laaoD,³j,a$rt´ na[- , , ,]nhoM saaoTI laokr calanao maoM Sarma AatI qaI. CaoTa saa kd qaa AaOr pIz JaukI hu[- nahIM qaI. saIQaI calatI qaIM. calatI @yaa qaIM¸ ]D,tI qaIM. iksaI kI baat nahIM saunatI qaIM. ifr @yaa haonaa qaa , , ,
"haM , , ,igar ga[-MÆ" icalkI kI AaMKaoM maoM kaOtUhla qaa.
"haM¸ igarnaa hI qaa naÑ baccao BaI baat nahIM maanato tao caaoT lagatI hO naaÆ
icalkI nao isar iholaayaa – "maOMnao BaI mamaa kI baat nahIM maanaI qaI tao yao doKao , , ,"

icalkI ko jaohna maoM Aba BaI ja#ma taj,aa qao. ]sanao ApnaI baayaIM AaMK baMd kr plak pr ]MgalaI gaD,a dI. AaMK ko }pr BaaOMh sao lagao hue Ch TaMkaoM ko inaSaana ]Bar Aae qao. ]sa idna inaiKla ko Aa^ifsa sao Gar maoM nayaa fnaI-car Aayaa qaa. fnaI-car¸ jaao ]sako Aa^ifsa ko ilae puranaa hao cauka qaa AaOr vahaM ko
kma-caairyaaoM kao AaOnao paOnao Baava maoM baocaa jaa rha qaa. inaiKla nao saaofa¸ dIvaana AaOr baIca kI maoj,a KrId laI qaI. bamaa- TIk kI baD,I KUbasaUrt maoja qaI. icalkI nao jyaaoM hI nayaa saaofa doKa¸ lagaI ]sa pr kUdnao. naoha icallaatI rhI ik maoja ko kaonao naukIlao hOM¸ ]nhoM gaaola krvaanaa hO¸ kUd mat nahIM tao lagaogaa AaMK po. ]sanao tIna baar Taoka AaOr tInaaoM baar icalkI AaOr jaaor sao saaofo ko Dnalap pr kUdI. basa¸ pOr jara saa mauD,a AaOr saIQao jaa igarI maoja, ko kaonao pr. icalkI kI baayaIM AaMK lahUlauhana. kmaro maoM KUna hI KUna. naoha nao doKa AaOr lagaI caIKnao , , , kha qaa na¸ saunatI tao hO hI nahIM. ]sakao ]zakr daOD,o Asptala. sabakI jaana saaMsat maoM. caaoT gahrI qaI pr AaMK baca ga[- qaI. Ch TaMkoM lagao. vah maoja, ]zakr prC%tI pr rKvaa idyaa. jaba tk yah baD,I nahIM hao jaatI¸ yah maoj,a Aba vahIM rhogaa¸ inaiKla baD,baD,ata rha AaOr naoha ]sao kaosatI rhI – Apnao dFtr ka yah kUD,a kcara ]zakr Gar laanao kI ja$rt @yaa qaIÑ jamaIna pr ga_a AaOr gaavatike qao tao saaofo ko bagaOr BaI Gar iktnaa Kulaa Kulaa lagata qaa. Aba kmaro maoM calanaa mauhala hao gayaa hO. khIM kuC sasta doKa nahIM ik ]zakr Gar maoM Dala daoM. Gar na huAa¸ sTaor$ma hao gayaa.

icalkI tao ]sa idna ko baad sao kuC saMBalakr calanao lagaI. ifr kBaI ]sao TaMko nahIM lagao. pr dadI tao ekbaar igarIM tao ifr nahIM ]zIM. kUlho kI hD\DI caTk ga[- qaI. DoZ, mahInao TaMga pr vaj,ana baMQaa rha. hD\DI kI troD, tao zIk hao ga[- pr jaba tk hD\DI jauD,tI¸ TaMgao ibastr pr pD,o pD,o saUK ga[-. Aba TaMgaaoM nao ]naka vaj,ana ]zanao sao [nkar kr idyaa qaa.
"ifrÆ"
"ifr @yaaÑ baD,I mausaIbatÑ hmaoSaa ]D,tI ifrtI dadI ibastr sao jaa lagaIM. }pr sao ]nakI ijad ik Aba tao vajana ]tr gayaa hO¸ Aba ibastr pr ]nakao pa^T nahIM caaihe. ]nako ilae Sahr sao dao kuisa-yaaM maMgavaa[- ga[-M. ek pa^T vaalaI¸ ek pihe vaalaI ijasapr ibaza kr ]nhoM idna maoM ek baar Ama$d AaOr saItafla ko poD, ko pasa lao jaanaa pD,ta – iksa Ama$d kao qaOlaI lagaanaI hO¸ kaOna saa saItafla pk gayaa hO¸ kaOna saa Ama$d baMdr AaQaa Ka gayaa hO¸ saba kI KaojaKbar rKtI qaIM vaao , , ,kaOna saI caacaI iktnao idnaaoM sao halacaala pUCnao nahIM AayaI , , ,kaOna Aako baar baar ]nasao ]nakI ]mar pUCta hO , , ,
"iktnao saala kI qaIM vaaoÆ"
"]nhoM ApnaI zIk zIk ]ma` khaM maalaUma qaI , , ,vaao tao eosao batatI qaIM¸ janarla Dayar nao gaaooilayaaM calavaa[- qaIM tao ]nhaoMnao naaD,o vaalaI salavaar phnanaa Sau$ kr idyaa qaa , , ,gaaMQaI jaI ka BaaYaNa saunako Gar phMucaI tao toro dadajaI kI nayaI naaOkrI laganao kI ica{I Aa[- qaI , , ,]nakI hr yaad iksaI na iksaI baD,I GaTnaa sao jauD,I qaI , , ,kao[- ]nasao khta ik Jaa[- jaI¸ Aap tao nabbao Tap gae hao tao ]nhoM baD,a baura lagata¸ khtIM – "nahIM¸ ABaI tIna mahInao baakI hO. maOM nabbao kI hu[- nahIM AaOr mauJao saba nabbao kI batato hOM. AaOr hao BaI gayaI tao @yaa¸ nabbao sao }pr AadmaI jaInaa baMd kr dota hO @yaaÆ kao[- ]ma` pUC laota tao icaZ, jaatIM. ek baar tao ek irStodar sao iBaD, gayaIM. ]nhaoMnao ]ma` pUCI tao bahut QaIro sao ]nasao baaolaIM¸ "phlao tU bata¸ tU iktnao saala ka hO." ]sao saunaa[- nahIM idyaa. ]sanao kha¸ "@yaa pUCa AapnaoÆ" tao khtI hOM¸ "Aba tU mauJasao [tnaI Aaihsto pUC. maOM tuJasao jyaada AcCa sauna laotI hMU¸ maOM ibanaa caSmaa lagaae japujaI saaihba ka paz kr laotI hMU ifr tU sa%tr ka huAa tao @yaa AaOr maOM nabbao kI dhlaIj,a po phMucaI tao @yaa. laaoga jaba Kud }Mcaa saunanao lagato hOM tao saarI duinayaa ]nhoM bahrI idKayaI dotI hOM."

icalkI nao iKlaiKla hMsanaa Sau$ ikyaa¸ "AapkI dadI bahut jaaok maartI qaIM¸ hOM naÆ"
"haM¸ baD,I ij,andaidla qaIM vaao. ApnaI saoht ka baD,a #yaala rKtI qaIMÑ Saama kI caaya ko saaqa kuC namakIna KatIM jaOsao icavaD,a yaa inamakI yaa Aagaro ka dalamaaoz , , ,dalamaaoz ]nakao bahut psaMd qaa tao @yaa krtIM – hqaoilayaaoM po jaao icaknaa[- lagaI rh jaatI¸ ]sakao sabakI najaroM bacaakr haqaaoM AaOr pOraoM maoM rgaD, laotIM. ekbaar hma baccaaoM nao ]nhoM eosaa krto doK ilayaa. iC: iC: iC: iC: ¸ hmanao kha¸ "dadI yao imaca- masaalao vaalaa tola rgaD,to hao¸ gaMda nahIM lagataÆ jalana nahIM haotIÆ ]nhaoMnao hma baccaaoM kao pasa ibazayaa¸ baaolaIM¸ "Aba kaOna ]z ko haqa Qaaoe. [sa trh ek pMqa dao kaja haoto hOM. "vaao kOsao¸ Jaa[- jaIÆ hma pUCto tao khtIM¸ "doKao¸ yao , , ,yao jaao hmaaro haqaaoM pOraoMmaoM raoMeM hOM na¸ yao CaoTo CaoTo raoeM¸ yao hmaaro SarIr ko dIe hOM¸ dIpk hOM. jaOsao dIAaoM kao jalanao ko ilae tola kI ja$rt haotI hO na¸ vaOsao hI [nhoM jalaae rKnaa hO tao [namaoM tola Dalanaa pD,ogaa. tBaI tao yao garma rhto hOM¸ KuSa hao jaato hOM. doKao¸ yao cahk gae naaÑ jaba yao dIe bauJa jaato hOM tao SarIr zMDa hao jaata hO AaOr baMda safr po inakla jaata hO. safr po , , ,yaanaI ]naka matlaba qaa mar jaata hO , , ,hmanao kha¸ pr yao namakIna tola @yaaoM lagaato hao¸ nahato samaya tola kI maailaSa ikyaa krao tao khtI qaIM¸ vaao tao maOM torI maaM sao Cupako krtI hMU¸ kD,vao tola kI SaISaI rK CaoD,I hO gausalaKanao maoM. maaM manaa krtI hOM @yaaÆ hma pUCto¸ tao khtIM – nahIM¸ majaala ]sakI ik mauJao manaa kro pr torI maaM nao doK ilayaa tao saaocaogaI nahIM¸ bauZ\Z,I ko pOr kbar maoM laTko hOM AaOr SarIr ko malhar hao rho hOM , , ,khkr ApnaI hI baat pr iKlaiKlaakr hMsatIM."

"mamaa BaI mauJao hr saMDo kao tola kI maailaSa krko nahlaatI qaIM. mamaa kao tao masaaja vaalaI AaMTI Aako masaaja krtI qaIM. mamaa tao pUrI naMgaU hao jaatI qaI , , ," icalkI ifr hMsanao lagaI.

maOMnao laMbaI saaMsa BarI. [sa laD,kI nao kOsaI yaaddaSt pa[- hO¸ nahIM tao baccao khaM [tnaa yaad rKto hOM caar–paMca saala kI ]ma` haotI hI @yaa hO. maaM kI iktnaI iktnaI tsvaIroM [sako jaohna maoM dj,a- hOM.

ekaek icalkI ka caohra bauJa gayaa¸ "mamaa Aba kBaI imalanao nahIM AaegaI¸ dadIÆ" icalkI ka svar $MAaMsaa hao gayaa. icalkI kao [tnaI dor tk khanaI saunaa saunaakr fusalaanaa baokar gayaa qaa.
"AaegaI @yaaoM nahIMÑ AaegaI naÑ"
"kbaÆ icalkI kI AaMKaoM kI namaI pr AaMKoM iTka panaa mauiSkla qaa – Aba tao faona BaI nahIM krtI¸ phlao kr ilayaa krtI qaI – dsa pMd`h idna maoM ek baar. ]sa idna inaiMKla nao hI DaMT idyaa – "@yaaoM faona krtI hao baar baar. ]sao [sa trh proSaana krnao sao @yaa fayadaÑ Agar baoTI ko ilae tumharo mana maoM jara BaI maayaa mamata bacaI rh ga[- hOM tao vah tumhoM BaUla sakoM¸ [samaoM hmaarI madd krao. saat samaMdr par sao ApnaI Aavaaja saunaa saunaakr ]sao hlakana mat krao." inaiKla kI Aavaaj,a maoM kD,vaahT qaI AaOr naoha kao kD,vaahT psaMd nahIM qaI. ]sanao faona pTk idyaa AaOr ]sako baad ifr kBaI blaOMk ka^la tk nahIM Aayaa. samaya ko saaqa saaqa irSto QaMuQalaanao kI kaoiSaSa maoM qao.

"AcCa¸ vaao igalaasa kI baat tao rh hI ga[-¸ icalkUÆ"
"Aro haM¸" icalkI maoro JaaMsao maoM Aakr vaapsa cahk ]zI¸ "vaao igalaasa kI khanaI tao Aapnao saunaa[- hI nahIM , , ,"
"vaao igalaasa tao dadI ka qaa na baoTa¸ [sailae tuJao phlao dadI kI baat tao saunaanaI qaI naÑ"
"nahIM nahIM¸ Aba Aap igalaasa kI khanaI saunaaAao."
"haM¸ tao dadI ko pasa ek igalaasa qaa. kaMsao ka igalaasa."
"kaMsaa @yaa haota hO¸ dadIÆ"

maOMnao Aasapasa naj,ar daOD,ayaI. kaonao maoM ek fUladana qaa – kaMsao ka. "doK¸ eosaa haota hO kaMsaa. [sako igalaasa BaI banato hOM."
"vaao igar jaae tao TUTta nahIMÆ" icalkI kI AaMKaoM maoM lauBaa laonao vaalaI maasaUimayat qaI.
"kaMsaa bahut naajauk haota hO. ]sao fUla BaI khto hOM. j,aaor sao igaro tao TUT BaI jaata hO pr dadI ka igalaasa baD,a maj,abaUt qaa. Kasa trh kI banaavaT qaI ]sakI igaro tao BaI TUTta nahIM qaa.

"irStaoM kao [sa trh mat taoD,ao naohaÑ koiryar banaanao ko bahut saaro maaOko AaeMgao. inaiKla nahIM caahta tao mat jaaAao." saama–dama–dMD–Baod hr trh sao ]sao samaJaanao kI kaoiSaSa kI qaI maOMnao. "kma sao kma icalkI ko baaro maoM saaocaao¸ vah maaM ko bagaOr rh paegaIÆ"
"@yaaoM¸ baap ko bagaOr nahIM rhtI @yaa jaba inaiKla iSap pr calao jaato hOM – C: C: mahInao nahIM laaOTto¸" naoha BaD,k ga[- qaI¸ "[sa trh ko maaOko baar baar nahIM Aato laoikna Aap laaoga hOM ik maora saaqa donaa hI nahIM caahtoÑ baIsaok idna baohd tnaava maoM gauj,aro , , ,baad maoM inaiKla nao hmaoM baIca maoM baaolanao sao Taok idyaa. pta calaa¸ kOiryar AaOr jaa^ba ka tao bahanaa qaa¸ [sakI th maoM naoha AaOr inaiKla kI AapsaI Anabana qaI. ijasa idna naoha kao jaanaa qaa¸ vah icalkI sao imalanao Aa[- qaI. ek baar ]sao BaIgaI AaMKaoM sao Pyaar ikyaa¸ ifr icalkI kao gaaod sao ]tarkr eosao ehityaat sao rKa jaOsao kao[- 'hOnDla ivad koAr' saamaana j,amaIna pr rKta hO. baccaaoM kI CzI [Mid`ya bahut toj,a haotI hO. gaaod sao ]trto hI icalkI nao isasaikyaaM lao laokr raonaa Sau$ kr idyaa qaa AaOr naoha nao ]sao dubaara BaIMca ilayaa qaa. maaM ko AailaMgana kI gamaa-hT sao icalkI ipGala ga[- qaI. kBaI galatI sao BaI naoha ko naama ko saaqa inaiKla kao[- ivaSaoYaNa jaD, dota tao icalkI faOrna Taok dotI¸ "maorI mammaa kao eosao mat baaolaao. mammaa AcCI hO." 'AcCI' kao vah jaaor dokr baaolatI.

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