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iktnaI baD,I baat kh dI idnaoSa nao papa saoÑ maorI AaOr BaOyaa kI tao ABaI tk ihmmat na pD,o. AaOr papa kao idnaoSa kI khI hu[- baat jara BaI AsvaaBaaivak nahIM lagaI AaOr mammaI kao BaI saaQaarNa lagaI. ]nhaoMnao tao basa QaIro sao [tnaa hI kha¸ "haM AKbaar CaoD, dao na , , ,."
AaOr papa nao caupcaap AKbaar ek trf rK kr kha¸ "haM Ba[- sauna tao rha hUM saba kuC." Paapa ko caohro pr na tao hOranaI ka Baava qaa na hI gaussao ka AaOr na hI duK ka. basa ek isqarta qaI jaOsao eosaa kha jaanaa saaQaarNa baat qaI.

Paapa ko ilae yah baat jaur-t sao saaQaarNa kba banaI nahIM jaanatI. jaba sao maorI ApnaI SaadI hu[- hO qaI¸ maOM Apnao Garbaar maoM laga ga[- qaI¸ kba yah pirvat-na Aayaa maalaUma nahIM. mauJao tao kla kI hI baat lagatI hO jaba BaOyaa JMauJalaae hue kh rho qao¸ "tIna bajao iflma Sau$ haotI hO¸ C: bajao K%ma hao jaaegaI [sako ilae papa kao Aaifsa faona krko pUCnao kI @yaa ja$rt hO" BaOyaa mammaI pr naaraja hao rho qao¸ "papa kao pta laganaa ja$rI hO @yaa , , ,iflma doKnaa [tnaI baD,I baat hO @yaa , , ,AaOr pUCnao pr vao haM kr doMgaoM @yaa , , ,Æ

laooikna mammaI Aa&a donaoo kao raja,I nahIM qaI. BaOyaa kI JauMJalaahT maoM Aba inaraSaa BaI imala ga[- qaI. "[sa sao tao AcCa haota Aap kao BaI na batata. caupcaap doK Aata" BaOyaa kh rho qao AaOr mammaI ka javaaba¸ "doK Aata ifr¸ iksanao raoka qaa. pr maOM Aa&a nahIM do saktI."
BaOyaa baD,baD,ato hue mauJasao kh rho qao¸ "nahIM bata}Mgaa Aagao sao –yahI isaKa rhI hOM mammaI mauJao. papa kao batanaa ja$rI hO @yaaÆ"
"AaOr papa kao pta cala gayaa tao maalaUma hO ik iktnaa naaraja haoMgao mammaI pr , , ,." mammaI ka pxa lao kr kha qaa maOMnao.
"yah BaI kao[- baat hu[- – papa sao pUCo ibanaa kao[- p%ta BaI nahIM ihlao yahaM."

yah saca hO ik papa sao pUCo ibanaa kao[- p%ta BaI nahIM ihlata qaa. AaOr Agar ihlata qaa tao yah jaana kr ik yaa tao p%to kao ihlanaa papa kao pta nahIM calaogaa AaOr yaa ifr p%to ko ihlanao ka karNa papa kao batayaa jaa sakogaa. BaOyaa Apnaa gaussaa mammaI kao idKa doto qao pr maOM tao [sa baat ka maaOka hI nahIM Aanao dotI qaI. na mammaI kao AaOr na hI Kud kao.

iktnaI baar maora naIra ko saaqa jaanao ka mana haota qaa. laoikna jaanatI qaI papa jaanao nahIM doMgaoM. [sailae maOM pUCtI nahI qaI. tBaI tao hmaoSaa naIra hI hmaaro Gar Aa[- rhtI qaI. kBaI yah khkr ik tU taoo maoro yahaM AatI nahIM–vah BaI Aanaa CaoD, dotI qaI. ifr Apnao Aap yaa tao Kud mauJasao dUr nahIM rhnaa caahtI qaI AaOr yaa ifr maorI baobasaI phcaana–kr vaaipsa Aanaa Sau$ kr dotI qaI.

mammaI nao BaI Apnao Aap kao [sa isqait maoM Z,ala ilayaa qaa. vah papa sao kao[- BaI eosaI baat kI ]mmaId hI nahIM rKtI qaI. mauJao yaad hO¸ papa A@sar hmaaro saaqa Kolato qao. hMsaI majaak krto qao. laoikna jaOsao hI hma iksaI eosaI baat kI [jaaja,t maaMgato qao¸ jaao ]nhoM psand na hao¸ papa ko caohro pr cauPPaI Ca jaatI qaI. hmaoM eosaa mahsaUsa haota qaa jaOsao bahut baD,a pap hao gayaa hao. baD,o BaOyaa tao A@sar papa sao qaaoD,I bahut bahsa kr laoto qao pr maOM AaOr rajaoSa tao kuC nahIM khto qao.

Agar kao[- baat mana maoM AatI tao maOM rajaoSa sao hI baat krtI qaI. jaanatI qaI Agar BaOyaa sao kuC kha tao basa Sau$ hao jaaeMgaoM. papa ko Anyaaya pr bahsa krnao lagaoMgaoM. tBaI tao jaba BaOyaa nao sauQaa BaaBaI sao SaadI kI tba papa kI trh maOMnao BaI ]sao papa ko iKlaaf bagaavat kI inaSaanaI samaJaa.

sauQaa BaaBaI BaOyaa ko saaqa kalaoja maoM pZ,tI qaI. mammaI kao kafI psaMd qaI AaOr mauJao BaI. rajaoSa BaI kafI hsaIM majaak krta qaa. idnaoSa ]nhIM idnaaoM pOda huAa qaa. idnaoSa ka haonaa ek eosaa ikssaa qaa ijasakao lao kr mammaI papa Aaja BaI JaoMp jaato hOM. hmaoM BaI yah baat bahut dor ko baad svaaBaaivak lagaI. Sau$ maoM yah baat isavaa naIra ko maOMnao iksaI sao nahIM kI qaI.

idnaoSa ko haonao pr mammaI eosaI hao ga[- qaIM jaOsao phlaI baar maaM banaI qaIM. idnaoSa kao ]nhaoMnao yaUM palaa qaa jaOsao ]nakI [klaaOtI saMtana hao. jaba ek baar Sau$–Sau$ kI Saima-MdgaI dUr hao ga[- idnaoSa Apnao Aap hI maora laaDlaa bana gayaa qaa. maoro saaocanao ko ZMga maoM jaao yah AMtr Aayaa qaa AaOr BaOyaa kao BaI jaao [sa baat kao svaaBaaivakta ka Ahsaasa huAa qaa ]sako pICo BaI sauQaa BaaBaI ka haqa qaa. haM¸ yah baat AaOr hO ik tba vao sauQaa BaaBaI nahIM bailk sauQaa dIdI qaI. laoikna maOM Apnao BaOyaa kao jaanatI qaI [sailae yah samaJatI qaI ik ek idna sauQaa maorI BaaBaI banaogaI.

papa samaJato qao ik sauQaa BaOyaa kI ijaMdgaI maoM Kasa mah%va rKtI hO ifr BaI vao [sa baat kao Kulao Aama maananao kao tOyaar nahIM qao. mammaI A@sar khtI qaI jaOsao BaOyaa kao samaJaa rhI hao¸ "sauQaa bahut hI AcCI laD,kI hO pr ,,, , ,."

mauJao yah 'pr' kBaI samaJa nahIM Aata qaa.

ek idna mammaI ko kmaro maoM BaOyaa bahut dor tk kuC kh sauna rho qao. baIca–baIca maoM ]nakI Aavaaja kBaI }McaI hao jaatI qaI kBaI $MQa jaatI qaI. maora mana hao rha qaa ABaI AMdr jaakr pta lagaa}M pr ihmmat nahIM hao rhI qaI. AaOr vaOsao BaI idnaoSa maoro pasa qaa. kuC dor baad BaOOyaa jaba baahr Aae tao kh nahIM saktI ik ]nako cahro pr gaussao ka Baava qaa yaa duK ka. mammaI ko caohro pr gaussaa tao nahIM qaa¸ Saayad duK qaa yaa ifr baobasaI , , ,.

"@yaa baat hO mammaI"
"kuC nahIM." mammaI nao basa baat hI K%ma kr dI.
"ifr BaI , , ,," maOnao Saayad phlaI baar ijad kI qaI .
"basa sauQaa kao laokr."
"@yaa sauQaa kao laokr ,, , ,."
"kuC nahIM." [sa baar jaba mammaI nao yah javaaba idyaa tao jaana ga[- vao AaOr kuC nahIM bataeMgaI.

maoro AMdr kuC QaukQaukI lagaI rhI. maOMnao BaOyaa sao jaakr pUC ilayaa AaOr BaOyaa nao saba bata idyaa. Saayad ]naka BaI mana kuC khnao kao ]tnaa hI ]tavalaa qaa ijatnaa maora jaananao kao.

sauQaa Apnao papa ko saaqa rhtI qaI. ]sako papa AaOr mammaI ka tlaak hao cauka qaa.yahIM nahIM ]sakI mammaI nao tao dUsarI SaadI BaI kr laI qaI. sauQaa ka CaoTa Baa[- AaOr bahna ApnaI mammaI ko saaqa qao AaOr vah Apnao papa ko saaqa. ]laJana kovala ]nako tlaak kao laokr nahIM qaI. yah nayaa jamaanaa qaa AaOr tlaak Balao hI Aama baat nahIM qaI pr eosaI AnaaoKI BaI nahIM qaI. ifr BaI maOM samaJa saktI hUM hmaaro Gar maoM ]sa samaya yah AnaaoKI baat qaI. mauJao laga rha qaa ik papa hmaaro Gar ko ilae vaOsao hI proSaainayaaM KD,I kr rhoM hOM ijanako karNa ek idna sauQaa kI mammaI nao sauQaa kao haosTla maoM Dalakr AaOr CaoTo daonaaoM baccaaoM kao saaqa laokr Gar CaoD,a qaa. sauQaa BaI Apnao Aap kao ]saI maaoD, pr KD,I pa rhI qaI. BaOyaa caahto qao sauQaa kao byaah kr Apnao Gar lao AaeM , , ,"SaadI tao mauJao krnaI hO AaOr krnaI BaI sauQaa sao hO tao ifr @yaaoM nahIM maOM ABaI , , ," BaOyaa ko caohro pr vahI mammaI ko caohro vaalaI baobasaI Aa ga[-.

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