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"Baa[- ma@Kna‚ tuma jaao
maoro laMgaaoiTyaa yaar zhro‚ tumhoM Balaa Apnao daost ko
sauK–duK sao @yaa matlaba." maOMnao dubaara cauTkI
laI qaI.
"AcCa tao yao AMdaja, hOM janaaba ko. iksa Saayar ka
Asar hao rha hOĆ" ma@Kna hlko maUD maoM laga rha
qaa." maOM AaOr SaayarI˛ @yaa kmaala krto hao
ma@Kna." hma daonaaoM ka zhaka ifr saaqa–saaqa
gaMUjaa qaa.
ma@Kna ko Gar phMuucaa tao maora svaagat ma@Kna ko Gar ko
kuCok kma-caairyaaoM nao ikyaa. ja,aihr hO [sa svaagat maoM
Apnaapna kma AaOpcaairkta j,yaada qaI. eosaa laga rha qaa
jaOsao iksaI kOMp Aa^iÔsa maoM Aa gayaa hMU.
Gar maoM Kanaa banaanao vaalaa ek maharaja qaa AaOr Anya
GarolaU kama–kaja, ko ilae ek naaOkr. ek caprasaI kao
Apnao kayaa-laya sao BaI ma@Kna nao baulavaa ilayaa qaa.
maoro Kanao AaOr caaya Aaid kI ivaiQavat ihdayat dokr‚
maoro saaqa caaya pInao ko baad ma@Kna Aa^iÔsa calaa gayaa
AaOr jaato–jaato baaola gayaa qaa ik Saama ka Kanaa saaqa
hI Kaegaa.
yaa~a kI qakana yaMU tao kuC
Kasa nahIM qaI‚ laoikna saubah jaldI T/ona pkD,nao kI
icaMta maoM rat tIna bajao hI AaMK Kula ga[- qaI. At: SarIr
pr KumaarI ka Asar qaa. maOM Kanaa Kakr Aarama krto–krto
saao gayaa.
jaba tk maorI naIMd TUTI‚ ma@Kna BaI Aa^iÔsa sao vaapsa
Aa gayaa qaa.
"Aro‚ tuma nao tao dor sao Aanao kI baat khI qaI
[tnaI jaldI kOsaoĆ" maOMnao pUCa.
"haM ek maIiTMga qaI. baa^sa ko Aanao sao maIiTMga kOMisala
hao ga[-." ma@Kna nao baat spYT kI qaI AaOr saaqa hI
maharaja kao Aavaaja, doto hue baaolaa¸ "maharaja tuma
fTafT caaya naaSta laaAao hma laaoga GaUmanao
jaaeMgao."
"kaOna saI jagah GaumaaAaogao mauJaoĆ"
"p`vaINa tuma phlaI baar [%maInaana sao kanapur Aae
hao. SauÉAat jao ,ko ,maMidr sao hI kroMgao. ifr maaotI
JaIla kI hvaaKaorI kroMgao AaOr baad maMo maalaraoD GaUmato
hue vaapsa Aa jaaeMgao. ma@Kna nao jaOsao phlao hI saaoca
rKa hao.
jaba tk maOM ÍoSa haokr baaqa$ma sao baahr Aayaa– caaya
tOyaar hao caukI qaI. D/ayavar gaaD,I saaÔ krnao maoM lagaa
qaa¸ caaya pIkr hma daonaaoM gaaD,I maoM baOz gae.
jao ,ko ,maMidr ko dSa-na ko
baad mau#ya War ko baahr saMgamarmar sao banao dUiQayaa ÔSa-
pr hma daonaaoM na caahto hue BaI baOz gae qao. ÔSa- kI
SaItlata ApUva- sauK kI AnauBaUit do rhI qaI.
"ma@Kna yahaM Aanao ko baad sao ek baat maOM baD,I dor
sao saaoca rha hMU laoikna tuma ApnaI trÔ sao kao[- phla hI
nahIM kr rho hao."
"eosaI BaI @yaa baat hOĆ"
"BaaBaI ko @yaa halacaala hOĆ khIM ivavaok kI trh
tumanao BaI tao nahIMĆ" maOM khto–khto saMkaoca maoM
pD, gayaa.
"@yaa ikyaa ivavaok naoĆ" ma@Kna ka caohra
AaSaMkaga`st hao Aayaa qaa.
"tao tumhoM pta nahIMĆ"
"ma@Kna‚ hma laaoga Bagavaana ko Gar maoM hOM. ifr
tumasao JaUz AaOr iCpava @yaa."AÔsar bananao ko baad
]sanao ApnaI baIvaI badla laI.
"@yaa matlabaĆ"
"matlaba yah hO ik ]sanao ek AaOr baIvaI 'rK' laI hO.
phlaI baIvaI Aba gaaMva maoM rhtI hO. Sahr ko ilae ]sanao ek
dUsarI laD,kI kao baIvaI kI trh rK ilayaa hO AaOr tao AaOr¸
saalaaoM sao gaaMva BaI nahIM gayaa hO. maaM baap bahut duKI
AaOr icaMitt rhto hOM."
"laoikna ]sakI phlaI baIvaI baurI tao nahIM qaI."
"ivavaok khta hO ik vah baOkvaD- lagatI hO. ]sakI
saaosaayaTI maoM ifT nahIM baOztI na[- vaalaI baIvaI iËiScayana
hO. jaIMsa Ta^p vaalaI."
"Aro haM ma@Kna tuma BaaBaI vaalaI baat Tala hI gae.
khaM hO BaaBaIĆ zIk tao hOM naĆ jao ,ko ,maMidr Gaumaayaa
yaa nahIM."
"nahIM p`vaINa‚ laalaI Gar pr hI rhtI hO. ek baccaa
BaI hO saaocata hMU kuC AaOr baD,a hao jaae tao Apnao pasa
lao Aa}M AaOr iksaI skUla maoM Dala dMU."
"AaOr BaaBaIĆ"
"laalaI tao gaaMva maMo hI rhogaI. maaM BaI tao hO na.
jaba tk maaM hO. maaM kao Akoolao tao nahIM CaoD,a jaa sakta
na."
"laoikna maaM tao BaaBaI kao bahut p`taiD,t krtI
haogaIMĆ"
"tao @yaa huAa. jaao maaM kao krnaa hO vah maaM kr rhIM
hOM¸ jaao laalaI kao krnaa caaihe vah laalaI kr rhI hO.
maaM hma laaogaaoM ko ilae AcCa kroM tBaI hma laaoga ]sako
ilae kuC kroM yah tao kao[- baat nahIM hu[-. Apnao kt-vya ko
inavaa-h maoMM kOsaI Sat- AaOr kOsaa saMkaoca."
"tao @yaa maaM nao BaaBaI kao svaIkar kr ilayaaĆ"
"ibalkula nahIM. vah Aba BaI laalaI sao ]tnaI hI naÔrt
krtI hOM. yahI nahIM¸ naaOkrI imalanao ko baad ek baar ifr
maaM nao kaoiSaSa kI qaI ik laalaI kao CaoD, dUM. laoikna
maorI trÔ sao hrI JaMDI na pakr caup hao ga[-."
"ivaSvaasa nahIM haota ma@Kna ik ek AaOrt iksaI dUsarI
AaOrt ko iKlaaÔ [sa hd tk BaI jaa saktI hO."
"maora duBaa-gya hO p`vaINa¸ AaOr kuC nahIM. tumhIM
bataAao @yaa eosaa nahIM hao sakta ik maOM laalaI kI iksmat
sao hI naaOkrI panao maoM safla huAa hMU. mauJao maaM ko }pr
trsa Aata hO ik jaao bahU ]nakI tmaama gaalaI–galaaOja ko
baad BaI pUro mana sao ]nakI saovaa maoM lagaI rhtI hO.
]sasao AcCI bahU kaOna hao saktI hO yah ja,ra saI baat BaI
]nakI samaJa maoM nahIM AatI."
ma@Kna qaaoD,a saa
Baavauk hao ]za. galao maMo jaOsao kuC Aakr fMsanao saa
lagaa qaa. kuC xaNa kI cauPpI ko baad vah ifr baaolaa¸
"saca khMU p`vaINa¸ Baa[- laalaI kI ijasmaanaI
sauMdrta kao laokr maoro mana maoM BaI ek kuMza hao jaayaa
krtI hO¸ laalaI maorI [sa kuMza kao samaJatI hO. Saayad
[saIilae maoro ek dao baar khnao pr BaI vah maoro saaqa Sahr
Aanao ko ilae raja,I nahIM hu[-. basa ica{I–p~I AatI rhtI
hO. saala C: mahInao maoM maOM BaI gaaMva hao Aata
hMU."
ma@Kna kao lagaa ik jaOsao
bahut dor hao ga[-. JaTko sao ApnaI baat pUrI krto vah ]z
KD,a huAa. maOM BaI ]z KD,a hao gayaa. rat hao jaanao ko
karNa caaraoM kaonaaoM sao pD,nao vaalaI saaoiDyama laOMp kI
laa[T maoM maMidr kI AaBaa svaiNa-ma hao Aa[- qaI.
Gar vaapsaI tk rat ko naaO baja cauko qao. ma@Kna tao ÍoSa
haonao calaa gayaa AaOr maOM ]sako D/a[Mga $ma ka jaayaja,a
laonao lagaa.
Acaanak ek rOk sao [nasaa[@laaopIiDyaa iba`Toinaka ka ek
vaalyaUma inakalato hue k[- ilaÔaÔo igarkr ÔSa- pr ibaK,r
gae. ]%sauktavaSa maOMnao ]nho ]za ilayaa. saBaI ilaÔaÔaoM
pr ek hI jaOsaI ilaKavaT qaI tqaa saBaI Dak sao Aae qao.
qaaoD,a Qyaana sao doKa tao saBaI ilaÔaÔaoM pr Baojanao
vaalao ka naama AMga`oja,I maoM ilaKa qaa.
'hOM˛ BaaBaI nao AMga`oja,I saIK laI˛ AaOr ma@Kna nao
batayaa tk nahIM. baD,a Cupa $stma hO.' maoro mana ko kaonao
maoM hlacala saI hu[-. tBaI maora Qyaana gayaa ik ilaÔaÔo
tao ABaI Kaolao hI nahIM gae hOM. maOM Acaanak iksaI ]laJana
maoM fMsa gayaa. KOr pUCUMgaa baccaU sao. maOM yah saaoca hI
rha qaa ik ma@Kna vaapsa Aa gayaa.
maOMnao naaraja,gaI Baro
svar maoM ]sasao iSakayat kI¸ "imasTr ma@Kna laala jaI¸
BaaBaI kI [tnaI saarI icai{yaaM Aa[-M AaOr tuma nao ]nhoM
Kaolakr pZ,nao tk kI j,a$rt nahIM samaJaI. ek trÔ tao
BaaBaI ko hmadd- banato hao AaOr dUsarI trÔ eosaI
inaYzurta. [sao maOM tumharI kuMza samaJaMU yaa ihkart.
Baa[- maajara @yaa hOĆ"
"calaao tumhIM Kaolakr doK laao maajara samaJa maoM Aa
jaaegaa." ma@Kna gaMBaIr hao gayaa.
"tao yao baat hO˛" khto hue ek–ek kr saaro ilaÔaÔo
maOMnao Kaola Dalao. laoikna yao @yaaĆ saBaI ilaÔaÔaoM
maoM p~aoM kI jagah mauDoM hue saado kagaja, Bar inaklao.
"[na maoM tao kuC ilaKa hI nahIM hOĆ" maOM hOrana
qaa.
"ifrĆ" maorI ]laJana baZ, rhI qaI.
"p`vaINa‚ tuma tao maoro Apnao hao. tuma sao @yaa
iCpanaa. jaba maOM Gar jaata hMU tao Apnaa pta ilaKkr tqaa
Baojanao vaalao ik jagah laalaI ka naama ilaK kr kuC iTikT
lagao ilaÔaÔo rK Aata hMU. laalaI mahInao Bar maoM ]nhIM
ilaÔaÔo maoM saado kagaja, rK kr maoro pasa BaojatI rhtI
hO. AnapZ, jaOsaI haonao kI vajah sao kuC ilaK nahIM patI.
[na p~aoM kao pakr mauJao lagata hO ik laalaI sahI salaamat
hO‚ ija,Mda hO.
ma@Kna ko spYTIkrNa sao maOM zgaa saa rh gayaa.
]Qar ma@Kna kI plakaoM maoM AaMsaU kI kuC baMUdo Aakr zhr
ga[-M qaIM.
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