maOM BaItr tk ihla ga[-. iktnaI jaldI duinayaavaI caIjaoM baccaaoM kao BaI ApnaI capoT maoM lao laotI hOM.

maOMnao Apnao kao faOrna samaoTa¸ "pr yao Gar BaI tao tora hO na. nahIM hOÆ"
"yao tao papa ka Gar hO." icalkI nao ftvaa idyaa.
"AcCa baabaa¸ zIk hO. yao papa ka¸ vaao tora. maora kao[- Gar nahIM." maOMnao raonaI saUrt banaa laI.
"nahIM nahIM¸ AcCI dadI¸ yao tao Aapka Gar hO. papa ka BaI AaOr , , ," ]sanao maoro galao maoM baaMhoM Dala dIM – "AaOr maora BaI." icalkI Acaanak ApnaI ]ma` sao baD,I hao ga[- qaI AaOr cahk kr Aba mauJao JaaMsaa do rhI qaI. maOM ]sakI samaJadarI pr htp`Ba qaI. yah baccaaoM kI nayaI pIZ,I hO. hmaaro samaya sao iktnaI Alaga – vyaavahairk AaOr iDPlaaomaoT.

naoha ko jaanao ko baad tIna caar mahInao Gar vahIM banaa rha qaa. icalkI kao vahI Gar AcCa lagata qaa @yaaoMik vahaM sao ]saka skUla naj,adIk qaa AaOr jaba tba ]sakI sahoilayaaM Kolanao Aa jaatI qaI. pr maoro ilae dao GaraoM kao calaanaa bahut mauiSkla qaa AaOr ijasa trh naoha CaoD,kr ga[- qaI¸ ]sako )dya pirvat-na kI gaMujaa[Sa bahut kma qaI. dor sabaor ]sa Gar kao samaoTnaa hI qaa¸ inaiKla kao ifr laMbao daOro pr jaanaa qaa [sailae hmanao ]sa Gar kao samaoTnao ka fOsalaa ilayaa. icalkI kao ]sa Gar sao Aanao ko ilae rajaI krnaa ToZ,a kama qaa. ]saka kmara hmanao vaOsaa ka vaOsaa vahaM sao iSaFT kr [sa Gar maoM hU–ba–hU tOyaar kr idyaa qaa pr icalkI qaI ik Apnaa Gar BaUlatI qaI¸ na kmara AaOr na ]sao ijasanao kmara baD,o mana sao banaayaa qaa.

"pr dadI ka BaI ek Gar qaa¸ zIkÆ" maOMnao khanaI ko CUTto jaato isaro kao qaamaa.
"haM¸ AaOr ]naka vaao igalaasa , , ," icalkI khanaI saunanao kI maud`a maoM ifr baOz ga[-.
"tao dadI ]sa igalaasa maoM hI saubah panaI pItI qaIM¸ ifr ]samaoM caaya¸ ifr naaSto ko saaqa igalaasa Bar dUQa¸ ifr Kanao ko saaqa panaI¸ ifr Saama kI caaya¸ ifr , , ,"
"@yaaoM¸ ]nako Gar maoM AaOr igalaasa nahIM qaaÆ" icalkI nao yah savaala ibalkula icalkI kI trh hI ikyaa.
"nahIM¸ igalaasa tao bahut qao baoTa pr ]nakao vahI igalaasa psaMd qaa. hma saba baccao ]sakao piTyaalaa igalaasa khto qao. saa[ja maoM [%ta baD,a qaa na [sailae. igalaasa ka KUba maj,aak BaI ]D,ato qao. khto qao – 'dadI¸ Aap igalaasa kao laokr }pr kOsao jaaAaogaoÆ"
"hI hI hI hI , , ," icalkI iKlaiKlaakr hMsa dI¸ "ifr @yaa baaolaa AapkI dadI naoÆ"
"khnao lagaI – hT pagala¸ igalaasa vaalao tao }pr hI hOM¸ vahaM igalaasa @yaa krnaa hO lao jaakr. [sao tao yahaM vaalaaoM ko ilae CaoD, jaanaa hO jaOsao vaao maoro ilae CaoD, gae qao." hma baccao ]nasao maj,aak krto¸ pUCto¸ "Jaa[-jaI Aap maraogao kbaÆ" vaao hMsatI¸ "toro Gar paota haogaa tbaÑ" ]nhoM @yaa pta qaa¸ maoro Gar paota nahIM¸ paotI haogaI – icalkI jaOsaI , , ," maOMnao icalkI ko gaala pr hlkI saI capt lagaayaI.
"Aapko dadajaI nahIM qaoÆ"
"dadajaI qao na – }McaoM laMbao pzana jaOsao. baD,o raobadar. laoikna vah phlao hI safr pr inakla gae qao – dadI kao Akolaa CaoD,kr. vaOsao tao dada AaOr dadI kI Aapsa maoM kBaI pTrI nahIM baOztI qaI¸ daonaaoM maoM C%tIsa ka AaMkD,a qaa – ek pUrba jaae tao dUsara picCma. daonaaoM ek dUsaro kI TaMga KIMcato rhto qao pr ek dUsaro ko bagaOr rh BaI nahIM sakto qao [sailae jaba dadajaI mar gae tao sabakao lagaa ik Aba tao dadI BaI jyaada idna ij,anda nahIM rhoMgaI pr huAa ]lTa , , ,dada ko jaanao ko baad tao dadI ka na@Saa hI badla gayaa. hmaoSaa caup rhnao vaalaI iga{I saI dadI KUba pTr baaolanao lagaIM¸ hr Sainacar–[tvaar hvana sa%saMga maoM hajarI lagaanao lagaIM¸ klaf lagaI kD,k saaiD,yaaM phnanao lagaIM. dadI paoto paoityaaM ko saaqa KUba masaKrI krtIM¸ KUba khainayaaM saunaatIM , , ,jaOsao maOM icalkI kao saunaa rhI hMU."

icalkI baD,I baUiZ,yaaoM kI trh daonaaoM gaalaaoM pr maui{yaaM iTkae baOzI rhI.

"laoikna Apnao marnao kI pUrI tOyaarI ]nhaoMnao kr rKI qaI. khtIM¸ "maorI yao saaonao kI caUiD,yaaM maorI iba+ao kao donaa¸ iba+ao maorI bauAa ka naama qaa. yao kana ko baMUdI maorI paotI kao¸ yao saaonao kI caona dUsarI paotI kao¸ yao krQana , , ,yao BaI iba+ao kao AaOr yao maorI AaiKrI inaSaanaI yao igalaasa , , ,yao BaI iba+ao kao , , ,maaM AaOr baa}jaI hMsato¸ "saba kuC tao Aapnao BaOnajaI kao do idyaa¸ hmaaro ilae tao kuC BaI nahIM rKa , , ,tao khtIM¸ "AcCa¸ jaao caIja ]sao psaMd na Aae vaao tU rK laonaa."
"AapkI bauAa kao bahut Pyaar krtI qaIM vaaoÆ"
"saba maaMeM krtIM hOM." maorI jabaana pr Aayaa pr maOMnao baat plaT dI¸"haM¸ bauAa tao ]nakI laaDlaI qaIM hI." AcCa¸ tao vaao hma baccaaoM kao pasa ibazakar khtIM¸ "tuma laaoga Bagavaana jaI kao baaolaao – Aba hmaara dadI sao jaI Bar gayaa hO¸ Aba ]sao Apnao pasa baulaa laao¸ vaao Apnaa baaoiryaa ibastra baaMQa ko baOzI hOM¸ tumhara rsta doK rhI hO." " pr dadI¸ Aap marnaa @yaaoM caahto haoÆ" hma baccao ]nasao pUCto. vaao khtIM¸ "maorI dadI kha krtI qaIM , , ,"
"maaya gaa^D¸ ]nakI ek AaOr dadI qaIMÆ"
"ek AaOr matlabaÆ dadI kI dadI nahIM hao saktIMÆ , , ,jaa¸ maOM nahIM saunaatI khanaI."
"AcCa¸ saa^rI saa^rI¸ @yaa khtI qaIM ]nakI dadIÆ"
"]nakI dadI kha krtI qaIM , , ,'Turda ifrda laaoyaa¸ baO gayaa to gaaoyaa¸ lammaa pyaa to maaoyaa.'
"[saka @yaa matlaba haota hO dadIÆ"
"haM¸ ifr tao matlaba samaJaatIM – calata ifrta AadmaI laaoho jaOsaa majabaUt haota hO¸ jaao vaao baOz gayaa tao gaaobar gaNaoSa AaOr laoT gayaa tao maro barabar. khtIM – maOM tao Aba laoT gayaI¸ Aba ]znao kI ]mmaId BaI nahIM¸ tao maro barabar haonao sao marnaa baohtr. hO naÆ ]nakao AaOr kao[- tklaIf tao qaI nahIM. basa¸ TaMgao saUK gayaI tao calanao ifrnao sao rh gayaIM. baakI ]naka hajamaa ekdma du$st¸ badna po Jauir-yaaM nahIM¸ yaaddaSt eosaI ik pcaasa saala phlao iksako Gar @yaa Kayaa¸ vaao ]nakao yaad AaOr Kanaa ibalkula Ta[ma sao Kanaa – ibanaa GaD,I doKo baaolatI qaIM – Aba caaya ka Toma hao gayaa¸ Aba Kanaa lagaa dao. AaMgana maoM QaUp kI ZlatI prCa[- sao samaya ka AMdajaa lagaa laotI qaIM. ]nakI inavaaD, kI maMjaI j,ara ZIlaI haonao lagatI tao khtIM – ksa dao. kao[- Aata¸ JaT ]kDMU haokr kuhnaI ko bala AaQaI ]z jaatIM. ]nhoM manaa krto¸ Jaa[-jaI¸ Aap baOzo rhao¸ @yaaoM KTak sao ]z jaato hao. khtIM – laoTo laoTo maorI pIz kao baD,I garmaI lagatI hO. maorI pIz hvaa maaMgatI hO."

"pIz kI kao[- jabaana haotI hO ifr pIz maaMgatI kOsao hOÆ" icalkI hMsanao lagaI ifr baaolaI¸ "pr dadI¸ Aap igalaasa kao @yaaoM BaUla jaato hao baar baarÆ"

AaofÑ icalkI igalaasa kI khanaI ko bagaOr mauJao CaoD,nao nahIM vaalaI qaI. maOM ]sao baar baar Baulaavao maoM Dalanao kI kaoiSaSa krtI qaIM pr vah maorI ]MgalaI pkD, kr mauJao ifr igalaasa tk lao AatI qaI.

"haM tao vao ]saI igalaasa maoM saubah sao rat tk kI hr pInao vaalaI caIj,a pItI qaIM. panaI¸ caaya¸ dUQa¸ lassaI¸ Sarbat¸ ATrma SaTrma saba kuC ]saI kaMsao ko igalaasa maoM.
"ifrÆ"

"ifr ek baar @yaa huAa ik igalaasa gauma gayaa. saubah ]zo tao igalaasa imalaa hI nahIM. maorI maaM nao ]nakao sTIla ko igalaasa maoM caaya do dI. vaao Apnaa inayama sao ]zIM¸ maaM nao icalamacaI maoM kullaa vaullaa krvaayaa. jaap vaap krko vaao caaya pInao baOzIM. haqa maoM igalaasa ilayaa. doKa tao dUsara igalaasa¸ baaolaIM – "maOM nahIM pItI¸ laSkaro , , ,³camak´vaalao igalaasa maoM¸ mauJao tao maora vaalaa igalaasa dao.
"hI hI¸ jaOsao icalkI ka maora vaalaa igalaasa , , ,dadI kao[- baccaa qaIMÆ" icalkI kao majaa Aa rha qaa.
"haM¸ baUZ,o baccao tao ek hI jaOsao haoto hOM. Aba ]nhaoMnao jaOsao ijad zana laI – caaya pInaI hO tao ]saI igalaasa maoM. caaya pD,I pD,I zMDI hao ga[-. pUra Gar Cana maara. khIM igalaasa ka Ata pta nahIM. eosao AlaadIna ko ijana kI trh gaayaba hao gayaa.
"tao baaolanaa qaa¸" icalkI nao haqa laMbaa Gaumaakr AiBanaya ko saaqa kha¸"KUla jaa isamaisama , , ,pr dadI¸ vaao igalaasa TUTta tao nahIM qaa na."
"TUTta tao nahIM qaa pr gauma tao hao jaata qaa na baccao. tao hma saba baccao laga gae ]sa igalaasa kao ZMUZ,nao maoM. }pr naIcao saara Gar KMgaala maara. caarpa[yaaoM ko naIcao¸ AaMgana maoM¸ Ct kI maMuDor pr¸ kMueM kI jagat pr¸ Ama$d saItafla ko poD, ko pasa. pr igalaasa tao eosaa gaayaba huAa ik basa.

]nakao Kanaa idyaa. maorI maaM nao imannatoM kIM ik Jaa[-jaI¸ Aap Kanaa Sau$ tao krao¸ panaI pInao tk igalaasa imala jaaegaa. Kanaa tao igalaasa maoM nahIM Kato naÑ pr ]nakI tao ek hI rT. maora igalaasa¸ maora igalaasa. baa}jaI nao ]nakao ksakr DaMT lagaa[- ik @yaa tmaaSaa hO¸ ek igalaasa ko ilae saara Gar Aasamaana pr ]za rKa hO¸ igalaasa na huAa kao[- ka$M ka Kjaanaa hao gayaa. Aba tao vaao lagaIM raonao. phlaI baar hmanao ]nhoM raoto doKa. baaolaIM¸ "tuma laaogaaoM ko ilae vaao ek ptro ka igalaasa hO. maoro ilae tao vaao maora laahaOr hO¸ maora vaoD,a hO¸ maora poka , , ,³maayaka´hO¸ , , ," maOM baaolato baaolato ATkI – "maora sabakuC hO."
"vaao igalaasa imalaa ifrÆ" icalkI nao AaMKoM gaaola krko pUCa.
"nahIM. Kanaa BaI vaOsao hI ZMka pD,a rha. ]nhaoMnao haqa nahIM lagaayaa. Saama tk igalaasa imalaa nahIM saao Saama kI caaya BaI nahIM pI. baohaoSa saI haonao kao Aa[-. AaMKoM baMd haonao lagaIM. hma AMdr baahr ZMUZ,to rho. Gar ko saaro baccao baD,o igalaasa ZMUZ,nao maoM lagao qao. AaiKr igalaasa imalaa. panaI rKnao kI pItla kI kMuDI ko tlao maoM pD,a qaa. iksaI baccao ko haqa sao igar gayaa haogaa. iksaI kao #yaala hI nahIM Aayaa ik vahaM BaI hao sakta hO. jaOsao hI igalaasa mauJao imalaa¸ maOM icallaayaI – "Jaa[-jaI¸ Aapka igalaasa , , ,"vaao ekdma kuhnaI ko bala ]z ga[-. ifr ]nakI AaMKaoM maoM eosaI camak Aa[- ik pUCao mat. baaolaIM¸ "jaldI Kanaa lagaaAao. baD,I BaUK lagaI hO. ]nakao Kanaa idyaa tao ]nhaoMnao baD,o tRPt haokr Kayaa. rat kao ek hI raoTI KatI qaIM. ]sa idna tIna raoiTyaaM Ka[-. caTKaro lao laokr saibjayaaM Ka[-. haozaoM sao igalaasa caUmakr ]samaoM maTko ka zMDa zMDa panaI pIyaa. hma saba KuSa. dadI ka igalaasa jaao imala gayaa qaa.

"basa¸ khanaI KtmaÆ" icalkI nao pUCa¸ "ifr @yaa huAaÆ"
"saubah hma baccao ]zo tao doKa – dadI ek haqa maoM igalaasa CatI sao lagaae saao rhI hOM AaOr mauskura rhI hOM. hma saba ]nako caaraoM Aaor [k{o hao gae – "doKao¸ doKao¸ dadI naIMd maoM hMsa rhI hO. maaM nao kha – "Aaja [tnaI dor tk kOsao saao rhI hOÑ sabanao kha – "rat kao Kanaa poTBar kr Kayaa hO na [sailae majao kI naIMd lao rhI hOM. tD,ko maMuh AMQaoro sabasao phlao ]znao vaalaI dadI ABaI tk saao rhI qaIM. baa}jaI nao Aakr ]nhoM ihlaayaa tao kaMsao ka igalaasa naIcao igar gayaa. dadI mar gayaIM qaIM.

"ha^ , , ," icalkI ka maMuh Kulaa ka Kulaa rh gayaa – "mar gayaIMÆ"
"haM."
"saao saOD¸ hO na dadIÆ" icalkI kI AaMKoM BaIgaI qaIM – "]nakao igalaasa nahIM doto tao nahIM martIM naaÑ"
"Saayad , , ," maOMnao ApnaI dadI kI vah mauskana yaad krto hue kha. pr maOM khnaa caahtI qaI –
"martIM tao vaao tba BaI pr tba ]nako caohro pr mauskurahT nahIM haotI."
"vaao igalaasa Aba khaM hO¸ dadIÆ"
"dadI nao kha qaa¸ maorI iba+ao kao do donaa. saao maorI maaM nao do idyaa qaa vaao igalaasa bauAa kao."
"tao ]nako pasa hOÆ"
"haonaa tao caaihe."
"mauJao idKaAaogao dadIÆ"
"AcCa¸ imala gayaa tao tuJao idKa]MgaI."
vaao igalaasa khaM imalanao vaalaa qaa Aba.

icalkI kao pUrI khanaI saunaato hue ek baat maOMnao iCpa laI qaI ik drAsala vah kaMsao ka enTIk igalaasa dada jaI ka nahIM qaa¸ dadI kI maaM ka qaa. ApnaI maaM ko marnao ko baad yahI ek caIj,a ]nhoM ivarasat maoM imalaI qaI. ]samaoM ]nhoM ApnaI maaM¸ Apnaa maayaka¸ Apnaa laahaOr idKta qaa. icalkI kao maOMnao bahlaa idyaa qaa pr mauJao pta qaa ik bauAa ApnaI baoiTyaaoM ko pasa Amaoirka gayaIM tao puranao bat-na–BaaMDo yahIM CaoD, gayaIM. puranao pItla ko bat-naaoM ko saaqa vah kaMsao ka igalaasa BaI kao[- kbaaD,I Aakr lao gayaa haogaa¸ @yaa pta. icalkI nao zIk kha qaa – kaMsao ka igalaasa TUTta nahIM qaa pr , , ,
pr vaao igalaasa Kao gayaa qaa¸ [samaoM Sak nahIM.

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