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"tao ifrĆ"
"jayapur sao qaa."
"iksaka¸ iba`ja BaOyaa kaĆ"
"hMU."
"K,OiryatĆ"
"pUra kr laao ifr batatI hMU."
"eonaIiqaMga saIiryasaĆ"
"kha na¸ pUra kr laao ifr Aarama sao baat
kroMgao."
"Aaoko." khkr vah AMitma slaa[D ka saar ilaKnao
lagaa. ilaK cauka tao ApnaI naaoT bauk baMd krko ek saMtaoYa
kI saaMsa laoto hue baaolaa– "AahŃ fa[nalaI [-T\sa
Aaovar."
maIra ko caohro pr icaMta
Jalak rhI qaI.
caMdr baaolaa– "@yaa baat hu[- iDyarĆ mauJao kuC
gaD,baD, lagatI hO."
"haM hO kuC." vah naaKUna kurodtI hu[- baaolaI–
"calaao¸ phlao Kanaa Ka laoto hOM , , ,"
"eosao kOsao yaar¸ phlao bataAao tao baat @yaa
hO."
"baat sacamauca bahut saIiryasa hO caMdr."
"@yaaĆ"
"kMcana ka e@saIDoMT huAa hO."
"Aaoh gaa^DŃ , , ,taoĆ"
"vah haspITlaa[j,D hO."
"maa[- gaa^DŃ" vah isar pkD, kr baOz gayaa.
"[saka matlaba" vah baaolaa– "hmaoM kla
saomaInaar ko baad faOrna inaklanaa pD,ogaa."
"]sasao phlao nahIM inakla saktoĆ"
"@yaa baat krtI haoĆ [tnaa [mpaTo-MT saomaInaar hO
AaOr maora yah p`ojaoMToSana , , ,saala Bar sao }pr hao
gayaa hO [sakI tOyaarI maoM."
"saao tao zIk hO¸ laoikna , , ,"
"laoikna @yaaĆ"
"BaOyaa nao kha hO kuC BaI hao sakta hO¸ eonaI
maaomaoMT , , ,"
"]f\fŃ" ]sanao isar pr haqa maara. baaolaa–
"jaba maOMnao pUCa qaa eonaIiqaMga saIiryasa tba @yaaoM
nahIM batayaa."
"maOM caahtI qaI tuma kama pUra kr laao."
"AaOr Aba khtI hao ]sa kama kao CaoD,kr cala pDMUĆ"
"ibagaD,to @yaaoM haoĆ tumharI maja,I- hO calaao¸
nahIM hO na calaao."
"@yaa kha BaOyaa naoĆ iktnaa saIiryasa hOĆ"
"baaolao– caaMsaosa faTI-–isa@sTI hO."
kMcana caMdr ko CaoTo Baa[-
kI p%naI hO. KUba smaaT- toja¸ jaInsa pr KadI ka kuta-
phnakr skUTr pr GaUmanao vaalaI ÍI laaMsa jarnailasT. naama
maa~ kI gaRhsqaI. ek baccaI hO ]sakI jaao haosTla maoM hOM.
kMcana Apnao skUTr pr jaa rhI qaI ik ek gaaD,I sao Tkra ga[-
AaOr yah e@saIDoMT [tnaa BayaMkr huAa ik bacanao kI ]mmaId
kovala caalaIsa p`itSat bata[- ga[-.
"kOsao haogaaĆ" caMdr
nao ek laMbaI saaMsa laI.
"calaao phlao kuC Ka laoto hOM." – kMcana nao
]saka haqa pkD,kr ]zato hue kha¸ "ifr saaocaoMgao @yaa
krnaa hO."
"yah BaI zIk khtI hao. eosao isar pkD, kr baOznao sao
tao kao[- hla nahIM inaklanao vaalaa."
ABaI kuC xaNa phlao tk caMdr
kla saubah sao Sau$ haonao vaalao saomaInaar kao laokr
]%saah sao Bara huAa qaa. bahut saaro DoilagaoT\sa ko p~
]sako pasa phMuca cauko qao jaao [sa saomaInaar maoM popr
pZ,nao Aa rho qao. bahut saaro ivaYayaaoM pr ]sako mana maoM
p`Sna qao ijanhoM pUCnao ka maaOka ]sao kla imalanao vaalaa
qaa. iktnaa ]na sabako saMga imalakr baOznao ka ]saka mana
qaa. saomaInaar ko baad Saama kao ka^kTola iDnar haonaa hO.
bahut saaro puranao saaqaI–saaiqana imalato. idla Kaolakr
baatoM haotIM. laoikna Aba , , ,Aba @yaa hao sakta hO. vah
j,yaada sao j,yaada Apnao popr kI p`stuit tk Ék sakogaa.
]sako baad tao inaklanaa hI pD,ogaa. ijatnaI jaldI inakla
sakoM ]tnaa AcCa. Agar gyaarh bajao tk inapT sako tao basa
pkD, kr Saama tk jayapur phMuca sakto hOM.
Kanao kI maoja, pr baOza vah
Kanao ko saaqa–saaqa Aanao vaalao kla ka kaya-Ëma
banaanao maoM lagaa qaa. saubah ]zkr vah baa^sa kao Ôaona
krogaa ik eosaI–eosaI baat hao ga[- hO¸ hao sako tao
]saka p`ojaoMToSana phlao krvaa doM taik vah jaldI sao jaldI
inakla sako.
"baccaaoM ka @yaa kroM." ]sanao maIra kao pUCa.
"maohra saahba ko yahaM CaoD, jaaeMgao."
maohra laaoga ]nako pD,aosaI qao. jaba kBaI baahr jaanaa hao¸
yao laaoga Apnao–Apnao baccaaoM kao ek dUsaro ko pasa
CaoD, jaayaa krto qao.
"Cu+I iktnaI ePlaa[- k$MĆ"
"@yaa bata}M , , ,iflahala tao saMDo tk kI
saaocaao."
AaOr Agar kuC hao gayaa taoĆ
caMdr saaoca–saaocakr proSaana qaa @yaaoMik zIk torh idna
baad ]sao ivadoSa jaanaa qaa AaOr ]saka eAr iTkT bauk hao
cauka qaa.
]Qar maIra jaanao kI tOyaarI ko ilae ihsaaba lagaa rhI qaI
iktnao idna ko ilae kpD,o rKo AaOr kOsao–kOsao kpD,o rKo.
Agar saba zIk–zak rhta hO tao kuC ZMga ko kpD,o rKnao
haoMgao AaOr Agar kuC eosaI vaOsaI baat hao jaatI hO tao
maatma vaalao jaaoD,o hI rKnaa zIk haogaa. torhvaIM ko idna
ko ilae ek saÔod jaaoD,a BaI rK laonaa caaihe. laoikna
eosaa krnao sao khIM yah tao nahIM lagaogaa ik phlao sao hI
tOyaarI krko Aae hOM. yaaoM BaI ]sako pasa ZMga kI kao[- saÔod
saaD,I nahIM. CaoD,ao¸ kalaI CIMTdar tao ek hO¸ vahI
calaogaI¸ ]sanao saaocaa. }pr sao saÔod Saala lao laogaI.
ApnaI caacaI kI torhvaIM pr ]sanao ]sakI bahU kao saÔod
isalk kI saaD,I pr saÔod Saala AaoZ,o doKa qaa. bahut
p`BaavaI laga rhI qaI. halaaMik ]sakI Saala bahut kImatI qaI
laoikna maIra ko pasa jaao Saala hO vah BaI kao[- eosaI
vaOsaI nahIM.
maIra ko ilae jayapur maoM
ek ivaSaoYa AakYa-Na hO ]sako baD,o BaOyaa ka Gar. iba`ja
BaOyaa. Da@Tr iba`ja maaohna¸ ijanhaoMnao ]sao Ôaona ikyaa
qaa.
caMdr BaI Apnao baD,o saalao saahba sao imalanao ka [cCuk
rhta qaa. KUba pTtI hO daonaaoM maoM. Da•iba`jamaaohna ek
eoyaaSaI psaMd AadmaI hOM. jamakr eoyaaSaI krto AaOr krvaato
hOM. laoikna yah samaya eosaI baatoM saaocanao ka nahIM. yah
tao icaMta kI GaD,I hO. vah Apnao CaoTo Baa[- ko pasa ]saka
du:K baaMTnao jaa rha hO. Kanaa Kanao ko baad maIra nao
sauJaava idyaa ik phlao pOikMga kr laI jaae.
"eosaa hO ik tuma baD,o
saUTkosa maoM Apnao kpD,o rK laao. jaao jagah bacao ]samaoM
maora ek pOMT AaOr kuC SaT-sa AaOr AMDr gaamao-MTsa vagaOrh
ifT kr laonaa. tba tk maOM saubah ko p`ojaoMToSana kI
tOyaarI pUrI krko Aata hMU."
saba kuC baD,o kayado sao haota gayaa. saubah Ôaona pr
baa^sa sao baat hao ga[-. baa^sa ]saka popr jaldI pZ,vaanao
ko ilae maana gae. Cu+I ko ilae BaI maana gae. saomaInaar
maoM ]sako popr kI p`stuit BaI KUba ja,aordar hu[-. bahut
p`SaMsaa imalaI. vahaM sao inaklakr vah maIra kao saaqa
laokr saaZ,o gyaarh kI DIla@sa sao jayapur ko ilae rvaanaa
hao gayaa.
baD,I Aaramadoh yaa~a rhI.
basa ekdma na[- qaI Saayad. saIToM saaÔ–sauqarI¸
ga_odar. kao[- Saaor yaa KTr–KTr nahIM¸ JaTko nahIM. basa
ekdma tOr rhI hao jaOsao.
rasto maoM 'imaD–vao' maoM baOzkr Daosao Kae. vaahŃ @yaa
Daosao qao. [tnao baiZ,yaa tao phlao kBaI nahIM lagao. ek ko
baad ek saba baatoM AcCI haotI jaa rhI qaI. eosaa laga rha
qaa ik Aba Aagao BaI AcCI hI K,bar imalaogaI.
basa zIk samaya pr jayapur
phMuca ga[-. iba`ja BaOyaa nao jaao pta naaoT krvaayaa qaa
]sa pr Asptala phMucanao maoM kao[- AsauivaQaa nahIM hu[-.
rat haonao sao phlao hI vao phMuca gae.
Asptala ko baahr laala TaoyaaoTa KD,I qaI. [saka matlaba
iba`ja BaOyaa vahaM phlao sao maaOjaUd qao. laoikna vao
naja,r nahIM Aae. [majao-MsaI vaaD- ko baahr KD,o imalao
kMcana ko pit krna. baD,o Baa[- kao saamanao doKkr krna ko
caohro pr ek fIkI saI mauskrahT tOr ga[-. ]sanao batayaa ik
halat phlao sao baohtr hO. Da@TraoM kI ]mmaId baZ, ga[- hOM.
Aba faTI-–isa@sTI kI jagah isa@sTI–faTI- kh rho hOM. yah
bahut baD,I saaM%vanaa qaI. ijatnaa AMQaoro vaalaI trÔ
Jauko qao ]tnaa raoSanaI kI trÔ ]z rho qao. krna nao baD,o
Baa[- sao kha¸ "[tnaI tklaIÔ krnao kI @yaa ja,$rt
qaI. saaro kama baIca maoM hI CaoD,kr Aanaa pD,a haogaa. , ,
,yahaM tao pta nahIM ABaI iktnaa samaya AaOr [saI trh
laganaa hO."
]sanao baarI–baarI sao
caMdr AaOr maIra kao BaItr lao jaakr [majao-MsaI maoM pD,I
kMcana kI Jalak idKlaa[-.
"]f\fŃ doKI nahIM jaatI kMcana kI yah halat."
caMdr nao Aakr maIra ko kana maoM kha. kMcana ko SarIr maoM
iktnaI hI nailayaaM¸ iktnao hI taraoM ka jaala fOlaa huAa
qaa¸ iktnao Aalao ifT ike hue qao. ]saka caohra tao jaOsao
pUrI trh PlaasTr kI Kaola maoM baMd qaa.
maIra nao krna sao pUCa– "iba`ja BaOyaa Aae hue hOM
@yaaĆ ]nako jaOsaI ek gaaD,I baahr , , ,"
"haM¸ vao yahIM caaya laonao gae hOM , , ,Aato hI
haoMgao."
qaaoD,I dor maoM
laMbao–caaOD,o iba`ja BaOyaa ek haqa maoM qama-sa AaOr
dUsaro haqa kI ]MgailayaaoM maoM caar Pyaalao fMsaae p`kT
hue.
"hlaao¸ hlaaoŃ Aa gae tuma laaoga. dOT\sa ga`oT.
maOMnao tuma laaogaaoM kao eMTr haoto doK ilayaa qaa [sailae
caar kp laayaa hMU. qama-sa AaOr kp ek trÔ rKto hue vao
baarI–baarI sao bahna–bahnaao[- daonaaoM ko galao
imalao. Kud bahut baD,o Da@Tr haonao ko naato baD,o
Aa%maivaSvaasa sao idlaasaa doto hue baaolao–
"ifË mat krao. ]sakI halat sauQar rhI hO."
ifr ]nhaoMnao caaya
PyaalaaoM maoM ]D,olaI. tInaaoM kao ek–ek kp pkD,ayaa AaOr
caaOqaa Apnao haqa maoM pkD,o ek laMbaI causkI laoto hue
baaolao– "baurI nahIM hO."
"nahIM¸ AcCI hO¸ garma hO.' caMdr nao samaqa-na maoM
kha.
ifr iba`ja BaOyaa nao pUCnaa Sau$ ikyaa. kba calao qao¸ saÔr
kOsaa rha¸ jagah ZMUZ,nao maoM Kasa proSaanaI tao nahIM
hu[-¸ vagaOrh vagaOrh.
krna nao pUCa Aap laaogaaoM nao idna maoM Kanaa Kayaa ik
nahIM¸ qako haoMgao¸ qaaoD,a ÍoSa hao laoM.
caMdr nao krna sao pUCa ik e@saIDoMT kOsao huAa. ]sako pICo
kao[- saaijaSa tao nahIM qaI @yaaoMik kMcana bahut baaolD
p~kar hO.
"eosaa nahIM lagata
BaOyaa , , ,kMcana D/a[ivaMga maoM bahut rOSa hO¸
CaoTo–maaoTo e@saIDoMT tao A@sar hI maartI rhtI hO."
"ABaI ibaiTyaa kao K,bar hO ik nahIMĆ" maIra nao
pUCa.
"eosaa hO BaaBaI ABaI tao baOza hMU ivad ifMgasa- ËasD.
Agar }pr vaalao kI naja,r saIQaI rhI tao Saayad iba+U kao
batanao kI ja,$rt hI na pD,o."
"Bagavaana nao caaha tao Saayad nahIM hI pD,ogaI , ,
,hma sabakI duAaeM kuC tao kama kroMgaI."
"basa Saayad yah duAaAaoM kI hI badaOlat hO ik [tnaa
[mp`UvamaoMT hao rha hO." khto hue krna nao ek laMbaI
saaMsa laI.
tBaI Da@TraoM kI ek TaolaI ra]MD pr Aa[- AaOr iba`ja BaOyaa
]nako saaqa BaItr calao gae. krna BaI ]nako pICo–pICo
BaItr gayaa.
vao laaoga baahr Aae tao caMdr nao krna sao pUCa¸
"@yaa khto hOM Da@TrĆ"
"kuC K,asa nahIM. ek hI baat daohrato hOM , , ,kIp
haop."
"zIk hI tao khto hOM Baa[-." iba`ja BaOyaa ]saka
kMQaa qapqapato hue baaolao¸ "]mmaId pr hI tao
duinayaa kayama hO daost."
"krna BaOyaa." maIra baaolaI¸ "Aba maOM Aa
ga[- hMU na¸ Aba rat maOM hI yahaM rhMUgaI. tuma Gar jaakr
qaaoD,a Aarama kr laao." ifr pUCa– "Gar maoM
kao[- hOĆ"
"haM vaao kMcana ko BaOyaa BaaBaI Aae hue hOM. ABaI
qaaoD,I dor phlao hI yahaM sao gae hOM." qaaoD,a Ék kr
baaolaa– "eosaa hO BaaBaI , , ,maora kMcana ko pasa
rhnaa hr halat maoM ja,$rI hO , , ,baoTr hOM Aap laaoga¸
@yaaoMik saÔr sao qak kr Aae hao Aap iba`ja BaOyaa ko saaqa
calao jaaAao , , vahaM Aap laaogaaoM kI baohtr doKBaala hao
sakogaI."
maIra Éknao ko ilae [sarar
krtI rhI laoikna krna nahIM maanaa. [sa baIca iba`ja BaOyaa
]naka saUTkosa Apnao TaoyaaoTa kI iDkI maoM ifT kr Aae qao.
AaQao GaMTo tk TaoyaaoTa kI sauKd Aaramadoh yaa~a ko baad
vao laaoga iba`ja BaOyaa ko Gar phMucao. iba`ja BaOyaa kI
p%naI yaaina maIra kI BaaBaI BaI Da@Tr hOM. Da@Tr sauQaa.
KUba tgaD,I raobaIlaI AaOr baohd KuSa–idla maihlaa. phlao
]sanao ApnaI nanad ranaI kao baahaoM maoM BaIMcaa¸ ifr ]saI
AMdaja, maoM caMdr kI Aaor baZ,to hue baaolaI¸ "haya
svaIT haT-. baD,o dubalao naja,r Aa rho hao."
caMdr A@sar sauQaa ko [sa
saMbaaoQana sao JaoMp jaata hO halaaMik [sa mamatamaya
AailaMgana sao BaItr vah iKla BaI ]zta hO.
maIra nao pUCa¸ "AaOr BaaBaI¸ AapkI p`oi@Tsa kOsaI
cala rhI hOĆ"
"Aro pUCao nahIM¸" iba`ja BaOyaa baaolao–
"Aajakla tao [sanao mauJao BaI pCaD, rKa hO."
ifr Gar gaRhsqaI AaOr baala–baccaaoM ko halacaala pUCnao
jaOsaI AaOpcaairktaAaoM ka laMbaa isalaisalaa calata rha.
sauQaa nao kha– "AcCa Aba Aap laaoga ÍoSa hao laao¸
maOM caaya laokr AatI hMU."
"Aro yah kao[- caaya ka Ta[ma hOĆ" iba`ja nao
Taoka.
"@yaaoM nahIMŃ , , ,saÔr kI qakana tao caaya sao hI
imaTtI hO."
"vaao saÔr kI qakana vaalaI caaya tao hao caukI , ,
,@yaaoM caMdr."
"@yaa khnaa @yaa caahto haoĆ" sauQaa nao pUCa.
"yahI ik tumharo Pyaaro naMdao[- jaI Aae hOM , , ,@yaa
khto hOM – yahaM¸ haM¸ kMuvar jaI. tao kuMvar jaI
barsaaoM baad Aae hOM [nakI qakavaT @yaa caaya sao hI dUr kI
jaaegaIĆ"
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