ifr vah caup hao ga[- – jaOsao imasaoja Tamasa nao kao[- Ap`%yaaiSat p`stava ]sako saamanao rKa hao. "zIk hO imasaoja Tamasa¸ maOM ABaI AatI hMU – nahIM¸ mauJao dor nahIM lagaogaI. maOM ABaI basa–sToSana kI trÔ jaa rhI hMU – gauD baa[-¸ imasaoja TamasaÑ"
]sanao camaktI AaMKaoM sao maorI Aaor doKa.
"imasaoja Tamasa nao mauJao iDnar pr baulaayaa hO – Aap @yaa kroMgaoÆ"
"maOM saao}Mgaa."
"phlao [nhoM kuC iKlaa donaa , , ," nahIM tao yao raoeMgao." ]sanao poD,aoM kI Aaor [Saara ikyaa¸ jaao zhrI hvaa maoM inaspMd KD,o qao.
vah tOyaar haonao lagaI. Apnao ibaKro baalaaoM kao saMvaara¸ pa]Dr lagaanao ka bahanaa ikyaa – hqaolaI ka SaISa banaakr ]samaoM JaaMka – QaUp AaOr poD,aoM kI Cayaa ko baIca vah sacamauca saMudr jaana pD, rhI qaI.

jaato samaya ]sanao maorI trÔ haqa ihlaayaa. maOM ]sao doKta rha¸ jaba tk vah poD,aoM AaOr JaaiD,yaaoM ko Ganao JaurmauT maoM ga,ayaba nahIM hao ga[-.
eosaa hr raoja, haonao lagaa. vah imasaoja Tamasa sao imalanao calaI jaatI AaOr maOM baoMca pr laoTa rhta. mauJao Akolaa nahIM lagata qaa. pak- kI AjaIba¸ AdRSya Aavaaja,oM mauJao hrdma Gaoro rhtIM. maOM ek duinayaa sao inaklakr dUsarI duinayaa maoM calaa Aata. vah pak- ko saudUr kaonaaoM maoM BaTktI ifrtI. maOM laayaba`orI kI iktabaaoM ka isarhanaa banaakr baoMca pr laoT jaata. laMdna ko baadlaaoM kao doKta – vao GaUmato rhto AaOr jaba kBaI kao[- saÔod TukD,a saUrja pr ATk jaata¸ tba pak- maoM AMQaora–saa iGar jaata.

eosao hI ek idna jaba maOM baoMca pr laoTa qaa¸ mauJao Apnao naja,dIk ek AjaIba–saI KD,KD,ahT saunaa[- dIM. mauJao lagaa¸ maOM sapnao maoM imasaoja Tamasa kao doK rha hMU. vao maoro pasa – ibalakula pasa – Aakr KD,I hao ga[- hO¸ mauJao baulaa rhI hO.
maOM hD,baD,akr ]z baOza.
saamanao baccaI kI maaM KD,I qaIM. ]nhaoMnao ga`ota ka haqa pkD, rKa qaa AaOr kuC AsamaMjasa maoM vao mauJao inahar rhI qaIM.
"maaÔ kIijae , , ," ]nhaoMnao sakucaato hue kha¸ "Aap saao tao nahIM rho qaoÆ"
maOM kpD,o JaaD,ta huAa ]z KD,a huAa.
"Aaja Aap jaldI Aa ga[-Æ" maOMnao kha. ]nakI saÔod paoSaak¸ kalaI baolT AaOr baalaaoM pr baMQao skaf- kao doKkr maorI AaMKoM caMuiQayaa–saI ga[-. lagata qaa¸ vao Asptala sao saIQaI yahaM calaI Aa rhI qaIM.
"haM¸ maOM jaldI Aa ga[-¸" vao mauskranao lagaI¸ "Sainavaar kao kama j,yaada nahIM rhta – maOM daophr kao hI Aa jaatI hMU."
vao vaosT [MDIja, ko caaOD,o ]ccaarNa ko saaqa baaola rhI qaIM ijasamaoM hr Sabd ka AMitma ihssaa gaubbaaro–saa ]D,ta idKa[- dota qaa.
"maOM Aapsao khnao Aa[- qaI Aaja Aap hmaaroM saaqa caaya pInao cailaegaa , , ,hma laaoga pasa maoM hI rhto hOM."

]nako svar maoM kao[- saMkaoca yaa idKavaa nahIM qaa¸ jaOsao vao mauJao mau_t sao jaanatI haoM.
maOM tOyaar hao gayaa. maOM Arsao sao iksaI ko Gar nahIM gayaa qaa. Apnao baoDisaTr sao laayaba`orI AaOr pak- tk pirËmaa lagaata qaa. maOM lagaBaga BaUla gayaa qaa ik ]sako pro ek AaOr duinayaa hO – jahaM ga`ota rhtI haogaI¸ KatI haogaI¸ saaotI haogaI.

vah Aagao–Aagao cala rhI qaI. kBaI–kBaI pICo mauD,kr doK laotI qaIM ik khIM hma bahut dUr tao nahIM CUT gae. ]sao Saayad kuC AnaaoKa–saa laga rha qaa ik maOM ]sako Gar Aa rha hMU. AjaIba mauJao BaI laga rha qaa – ]sako Gar Aanaa nahIM¸ bailk ]sakI maaM ko saaqa calanaa. vao ]ma` maoM kaÔI CaoTI jaana pD,tI qaIM¸ Saayad Apnao kd ko karNa. maoro saaqa calato hue vao kuC [tnaI CaoTI idKa[- do rhI qaIM ik Ba`ma haota qaa ik maOM iksaI dUsarI ga`ota ko saaqa cala rha hMU.
rasto–Bar vaao caup rhIM. isaÔ- jaba ]naka Gar saamanao Aayaa¸ tao vao izzk ga[-M.
"Aap BaI tao khIM pasa rhto hOMÆ" ]nhaoMnao pUCa.
"ba`a[T sT/IT maoM¸" maOMnao kha¸ "TyaUba sToSana ko ibalakula saamanao."
"Aap Saayad hala maoM hI Aae hOMÆ" ]nhaoMnao mauskrato hue kha¸ "[sa [laako maoM bahut kma [MiDyana rhto hOM."

vao naIcao ]trnao lagaIM. ]naka Gar baosamaoMT maoM qaa AaOr hmaoM saIiZ,yaaM ]tr kr naIcao jaanaa pD,a qaa. baccaI drvaaja,a Kaolakr KD,I qaI. kmaro maoM idna ko samaya BaI AMQaora qaa. ba<aI jalaa[-¸ tao tIna–caar kuisa-yaaM idKa[- dIM. baIca maoM ek maoja, qaI. ja,$rt sao j,yaada laMbaI AaOr naMgaI – jaOsao ]sa pr ipMga–paMga KolaI jaatI hO. dIvaar sao saTa saaofa qaa¸ ijasako isarhanao ek rjaa[- ilapTI rKI qaI. lagata qaa¸ vah kmara bahut–sao kamaaoM ko kama Aata qaa¸ ijasamaoM Kanaa¸ saaonaa AaOr maaOka pD,nao pr – Aitiqa–sa%kar BaI Saaimala qaa.

"Aap baOize¸ maOM ABaI caaya banaakr laatI hMU."
vao pda- ]zakr BaItr calaI ga[-M. maOM AaOr ga`ota kmaro maoM Akolao baOzo rhMo. hma daonaaoM pak- ko ptJaD,I ]jaalao maoM ek–dUsaro kao phcaananao lagao qao. pr kmaro ko BaItr na kao[- maaOsama qaa¸ na kao[- maayaa. vah Acaanak ek bahut kma ]ma`vaalaI baccaI bana ga[- qaI¸ ijasaka jaadU AaOr AatMk daonaaoM Jar gae qao.
"tuma yahaM saaotI haoÆ" maOMnao saaofo kI Aaor doKa.
"nahIM¸ yahaM nahIM¸" ]sanao isar ihlaayaa¸ "maora kmara BaItr hO – Aap doKoMgaoÆ"

ikcaona sao Aagao ek kaozrI qaI¸ jaao Saayad bahut phlao gaaodama rha haogaa. vahaM ek naIlaI icak laTk rhI qaI. ]sanao icak ]za[-M AaOr dbao kdmaaoM sao BaItr calaI Aa[-.
"QaIro–sao Aa[e – vah saao rha hO."
"kaOnaÆ"
"ihSaÑ" ]sanao Apnaa haqa maMuh pr rK idyaa.

maOMnao saaocaa¸ kao[- BaItr hO. pr BaItr ibalakula saUnaa qaa. kmaro kI hrI dIvaaroM qaIM¸ ijana pr jaanavaraoM kI tsvaIroM icapkI qaIM. kaonao maoM ]sakI KaT qaI¸ jaao KTaolaa–saI idKa[- dotI qaIÑ tike pr iqagailayaaoM maoM ilapTa ek BaalaU laoTa qaa¸ gaudD,I ko laala– jaOsaa–
"vah saao rha hO." ]sanao fusafusaato hue kha.
"AaOr tumaÆ" maOMnao kha¸ "tuma yahaM nahIM saaotIMÆ"
"yahaM saaotI hMU. jaba papa yahaM qao¸ tao vao dUsaro plaMga pr saaoto qao. maaM nao Aba ]sa plaMga kao baahr rKvaa idyaa hO."
"khaM rhto hOM vaoÆ" [sa baar maora svar BaI QaImaa hao gayaa¸ BaalaU ko Dr sao nahIM¸ Apnao ]sa sao¸ jaao k[- idnaaoM sao maoro BaItr pla rha qaa.
"Apnao Gar rhto hOM – AaOr khaMÆ"

]sanao tinak ivasmaya sao mauJao doKa. ]sao lagaa¸ maOM pUrI trh AaSvast nahIM huAa hMU. vah ApnaI maoja, ko pasa ga[-¸ jahaM ]sakI skUla kI iktabaoM rKI qaIM. draja Kaolaa AaOr ]sako BaItr sao icai{yaaoM ka puilaMda baahr inakalaa. puilaMdo pr roSama ka laala fIta baMQaa qaa¸ maanaao ilaÔaÔo pr lagaa iTkT idKayaa.
"vao yahaM rhto hOM." ]sanao kha.
mauJao yaad Aayaa¸ vah maorI nakla kr rhI hO – bahut phlao pak- maoM maOMnao ]sao Apnao doSa kI ica{I idKa[- qaI.
baOzk sao ]sakI maaM hmaoM baulaa rhI qaI. Aavaaja, saunato hI vah kmaro sao baahr calaI ga[-. maOM ek xaNa vahIM izzka rha. KTaolao pr BaalaU saao rha qaa. dIvaaraoM pr jaanavaraoM kI AaMKoM mauJao GaUr rhI qaIM. ibastr ko pasa hI ek CaoTI–saI baoisanaI qaI¸ ijasa pr ]saka TUqa–ba`Sa¸ saabauna AaOr kMGaa rKo qao.
ibalakula maoro baoD–saoT kI trh – maOMnao saaocaa. ikMtu mauJasao bahut Alaga. maOM Apnaa kmara CaoD,kr khIM BaI jaa sakta qaa¸ ]saka kmara ApnaI caIja,aoM maoM SaaSvat–saa jaana pD,ta qaa.
maoja, pr icai{yaaoM ka puilaMda pD,a qaa¸ roSamaI Daor maoM baMQaa huAa¸ ijasao jaldI maoM vah Akolaa CaoD, ga[- qaI.
"kmara doK ilayaa AapnaoÆ" ]nhaoMnao mauskrato hue kha.
"yahaM jaao BaI Aata hO¸ sabasao phlao ]sao Apnaa kmara idKatI hO." vao kpD,o badlakr Aa[- qaIM. laala CIMT kI skT- AaOr Kulaa–Kulaa BaUro rMga ka kaDI-gana. kmaro maoM sastI saoMT kI gaMQa fOlaI qaIM.
"Aap caaya nahIM – davat do rhIM hO." maOMnao maoja, pr rKo saamaana kao doKkr kha. TaosT¸ jaOma¸ ma@Kna¸ caIja, – pta nahIM¸ [tnaI saarI caIja,oM maOMnao phlao kba doKI qaI.
"Asptala kI kOMTIna sao lao AatI hMU – vahaM sasto maoM imala jaata hO."

vao proSaana lagatI qaIM. hMsatI qaIM¸ laoikna proSaanaI ApnaI jagah kayama rhtI qaI. pta nahIM¸ baccaI khaM qaIÆ vao ]sao caIKto hue baulaa rhI qaIM AaOr caaya zMDI hao rhI qaI.
vao isar pkD,kr baOzI rhIM. ifr yaad Aayaa¸ maOM BaI hMU. "Aap Sau$ kIijae – vah baaga, maoM baOzI haogaI."
"Aapka Apnaa baaga, hOÆ" maOMnao pUCa.
"bahut CaoTa–saa¸ ikcaona ko pICo. jaba hma yahaM Aae qao¸ ]jaaD, pD,a qaa. maoro pit nao ]sao saaÔ ikyaa. Aba tao qaaoD,I–bahut sabja,I BaI inakla AatI hO."
"Aapko pit yahaM nahIM rhtoÆ"
"]nhoM yahaM kama nahIM imalaa – idna Bar pak- maoM GaUm,ato rhto qao. vahI Aadt ga`ota kao pD,I hO , , ,."
]nako svar maoM hlkI–saI qakana qaI. KIja sao KalaI – laoikna eosaI qakana jaao paolaI QaUla–saI hr caIja, pr baOz jaatI hO.
"pak- maoM tao maOM GaUmata hMU." maOMnao ]nhoM hlka krnaa caaha. vao hao BaI ga[-M. hMsanao lagaI.
"AapkI baat Alaga hO." ]nhaoMnao DUbao svar maoM kha¸ "Aap Akolao hOM. laoikna laMdna maoM Agar pirvaar saaqa hao¸ tao ibanaa naaOkrI ko nahIM rha jaa sakta."

vao maoja, kI caIja,oM saaÔ krnao lagaIM. bat-naaoM kao jamaa krko maOM ikcana maoM lao gayaa. isaMk ko Aagao iKD,kI qaI¸ jahaM sao ]naka baaga, idKa[- dota qaa. baIca maoM ek vaIipMga–ivalaao KD,a qaa¸ ijasakI SaaKaeM ek ]lTI CtrI kI salaaKaoM kI trh JaUla rhI qaI.
pICo mauD,a tao vao idKa[- dIM. drvaaja,o pr taOilayaa laokr KD,I qaI.
"@yaa doK rho hOMÆ"
"Aapko baaga, kao , , ,yah tao kao[- bahut CaoTa nahIM hO."
"hOM nahIM – pr [sa poD, nao saarI jagah Gaor rKI hO. maOM [sao kTvaanaa caahtI qaI¸ laoikna vah ApnaI ija,d pr AD, ga[- – ijasa idna poD, kaTnaa qaa¸ vah rat–Bar raotI rhI."
vao caup hao ga[-M – jaOsao ]sa rat kao yaad krnaa Apnao maoM ek raonaa hao.
"@yaa khtI qaIÆ"
"khtI @yaa qaI – ApnaI ija,d pr AD,I qaI. bahut phlao kBaI [sako papa nao kha haogaa ik poD, ko naIcao samar–ha]sa banaaeMgao – Aba Aap bata[e¸ yahaM Kud rhnao kao jagah hO nahIM¸ baaga, maoM gauiD,yaaoM ka samar–ha]sa banaogaaÆ"
"samar–ha]saÆ"
"haM¸ samar–ha]sa – jahaM ga`ota Apnao BaalaU ko saaqa rhogaI."
vao hMsanao lagaIM – ek ]dasa–saI hMsaI jaao ek KalaI jagah sao ]zkr dUsarI KalaI jagah pr K,%ma hao jaatI hO – AaOr baIca kI jagah kao BaI KalaI CaoD, jaatI hO.
maoro jaanao ka samaya hao gayaa qaa – laoikna ga`ota khIM idKa[- nahIM dI. hma saIiZ,yaaM caZ,kr }pr calao Aae. laMdna kI maOlaI QaUp pD,aosa kI icamainayaaoM pr roMga rhI qaI.
jaba ivada laonao ko ilae maOMnao haqa Aagao baZ,ayaa¸ tao ]nhaoMnao kuC sakucaato hue kha¸ "Aap kla KalaI hOMÆ"
"kihe – maOM tkrIbana hr raoja, hI KalaI rhta hMU."
"kla [tvaar hO , , ," ]nhaoMnao kha¸ "ga`ota kI Cu+I hO¸ pr maorI Asptala maoM DyaUTI hO¸ @yaa maOM ]sao Aapko pasa CaoD, saktI hMUÆ"
"iktnao bajao Aanaa haogaaÆ"
"nahIM¸ Aap Aanao kI tklaIÔ na kroM. Asptala jaato hue maOM [sao laayaba`orI ko saamanao CaoD, dMUgaI , , ,Saama kao laaOTto hue lao laMUgaI."

maOMnao hamaI BarI AaOr saD,k pr calaa Aayaa. kuC dUr calakr jaoba sao pOsao inakalao AaOr ]nhoM igananao lagaa. Aaja Kanao ko pOsao baca jaaeMgao¸ yah saaocakr KuSaI hu[-. maOMnao bacaI hu[- roja,gaarI kao mau{I maoM dbaayaa AaOr Gar kI trÔ calanao lagaa.
maOM laayaba`orI ko drvaaja,o pr KD,a qaa.
]nhoM dor hao ga[- qaI – Saayad sadI- ko karNa. QaUp khIM na qaI. laMdna kI [maartaoM pr Avasanna–saa Aalaaok fOlaa qaa – pIlaI AaOr ja,d-¸ ijasamaoM vao AaOr BaI dird` AaOr duKI idKa[- dotI qaIM.

mauJao ]nakI saÔod paoSaak idKa[- dI. daonaaoM pak- sao gauja,rto hue Aa rho qao. Aagao–Aagao vao AaOr pICo BaagatI hu[- ga`ota. jaba ]nhaoMnao mauJao doK ilayaa tao hvaa maoM haqa ihlaayaa¸ baccaI kao jaldI sao caUmaa AaOr toja, kdmaaoM sao Asptala kI trÔ mauD, ga[-M.
ikMtu baccaI maoM kao[- jaldI na qaI. vah QaImao kdmaaoM sao maoro pasa Aa[-. sadI- maoM naak laala–sauK- hao ga[- qaI. ]sanao pUrI baaMhaoMvaalaa ba`a]na svaoTr phna rKa qaa – isar pr vahI puranaI kOp qaI¸ ijasao maOM pak- maoM doKa krta qaa.
vah inaZala–saI KD,I qaI.
"calaaogaIÆ" maOMnao ]saka haqa pkD,a.
]sanao caupcaap isar ihlaa idyaa. mauJao hlkI–saI inaraSaa hu[-. maOMnao saaocaa qaa¸ vah pUCogaI¸ khaM – AaOr tba maOM ]sao AaScaya- maoM Dala dMUgaa. pr ]sanao pUCa kuC BaI nahIM AaOr hma saD,k par krnao lagao.

jaba hma pak- kao CaoD,kr Aagao baZ,o tao ek baar ]sanao p`SnaBarI inagaahaoM sao maorI Aaor doKa – jaOsao vah Apnao iksaI sauurixat Gaoro sao baahr jaa rhI hao. pr maOM caup rha – AaOr ]sanao kuC pUCa nahIM. tba mauJao phlaI baar lagaa ik jaba baccao maaM–baap ko saaqa nahIM haoto tao saba p`SnaaoM kao puiD,yaa banaakr iksaI AMQaoro gaD\Z,o maoM foMk doto hOM.
TyaUba maoM baOzkr vah kuC inaiScaMt naja,r Aa[-. ]sanao maora haqa CaoD, idyaa AaOr iKD,kI ko baahr doKnao lagaI.
"@yaa ABaI sao rat hao ga[-Æ" ]sanao pUCa.
"rat kOsaIÆ"
"doKao – baahr iktnaa AMQaora hO."
"hma ja,maIna ko naIcao hOM." maOMnao kha.
vah kuC saaocanao lagaI¸ ifr QaIro–sao kha¸ "naIcao rat hO¸ }pr idna."
hma daonaaoM hMsanao lagao. maOMnao phlao kBaI eosaa nahIM saaocaa qaa.
QaIro–QaIro raoSanaI naja,r Aanao lagaI. }pr AakaSa ka ek TukD,a idKa[- idyaa AaOr ifr Aqaah saÔodI maoM DUbaa idna saurMga ko baahr inakla Aayaa.
TyaUba sToSana kI saIiZ,yaaM caZ,to hue vah Ék ga[-. maOMnao AaScaya- sao ]sakI Aaor doKa.
"Ék @yaaoM ga[-Ñ"
"mauJao baaqa$ma jaanaa hO."

mauJao dhSat hu[-. Ta^yalaoT naIcao qaa AaOr vah [sa trh Apnao kao raoko bahut dUr tk nahIM jaa saktI qaI. maOMnao ]sao gaaod maoM ]za ilayaa AaOr ]laTo paMva saIiZ,yaaoM pr Baaganao lagaa. gailayaaro ko dUsaro isaro pr Ta^yalaoT idKa[- idyaa – puÉYaaoM ko ilae – maOM jaldI sao ]sao BaItr lao gayaa. drvaaja,a baMd krko baahr Aayaa¸ tao lagaa jaOsao vah nahIM¸ maOM mau@t hao rha hMU.
vah baahr Aa[- tao proSaana–saI naja,r Aa[-. "Aba @yaa baat hOÆ"
"caona bahut }McaI hO." ]sanao kha.
"tuma zhrao¸ maOM KIMca Aata hMU."

]sanao maora kaoT pkD, ilayaa. vah Kud KIMcanaa caahtI qaI. ]sako saaqa maOM BaItr gayaa¸ ]sao dubaara gaaod maoM ]zayaa AaOr tba tk ]zata gayaa¸ jaba tk ]saka haqa caona tk nahIM phMuca gayaa. hma daonaaoM ivasmaya sao Ta^yalaoT maoM panaI kao bahta doK rho¸ jaOsao yah cama%kar ijaMdgaI maoM phlaI baar doK rho haoM.
hma saIiZ,yaaM ]trnao lagao. }pr Aae tao ]sanao ksakr maora haqa BaIMca ilayaa. iT/falgar skOyar Aagao qaa¸ caaraoM trÔ BaID,¸ ]jaalaa¸ Saaor. maOM ]sao AaScaya- maoM Dalanaa caahta qaa. ikMtu vah Dr ga[- qaI. vah [tnaI Dr ga[- qaI ik maorI [cCa hu[- ik maOM ]sao daobaara naIcao lao jaa}M – TyaUba sToSana maoM jahaM ja,maIna ka Apnaa saurixat AMQaora qaa.

laoikna jaldI hI Dr bah gayaa AaOr kuC dor baad ]sanao maora haqa BaI CaoD, idyaa. vah skOyar ko AnaaoKo ]jaalao maoM Kao ga[- qaI. vah ]na SaoraoM ko naIcao calaI Aa[- qaI¸ jaao kalao p%qaraoM pr Apnao pMjao Kaolakr BaID, kao inahar rho qao. bahut–sao baccao kbaUtraoM kao danaa Dala rho qao.

pMKaoM kI Cayaa ek baadla–saa idKa[- dotI qaI¸ jaao hvaa maoM kBaI [Qar jaatI qaI¸ kBaI ]Qar – isar ko }pr sao inakla jaatI qaI AaOr kanaaoM maoM isaÔ- ek ga,ma-¸ sanasanaatI fD,fD,ahT baakI rh jaatI qaI.
vah sauna rhI qaI. vah mauJao BaUla ga[- qaI.
maOM ]sakI AaMK bacaakr skOyar ko baIca calaa Aayaa. vahaM ek laala lakD,I ka koibana qaa¸ jahaM danao ibakto qao. ek kp danao ko dama – caar poMsa. maOMnao ek kp K,rIda AaOr BaID, maoM ]sao ZMUZ,nao lagaa.
baccao bahut qao – kbaUtraoM sao iGaro hue. ikMtu vah jahaM qaI¸ vahaM KD,I qaI. ApnaI jagah sao ek [Mca BaI na ihlaI qaI. maOM ]sako pICo gayaa AaOr danaaoM ka kp ]sako Aagao kr idyaa.
vah mauD,I AaOr hkbakakr maorI Aaor doKa. baccao kRt& nahIM haoto¸ isaÔ- Apnaa laoto hOM. ek tIsarI AaMK Kula jaatI hO¸ jaao saba cauiPpyaaoM kao kaT dotI hO. ]sanao kp kao lagaBaga maoro haqaaoM sao KIMcato hue kha¸ "@yaa vao AaeMgaoÆ"
"ja,$r AaeMgao , , ,phlao tumhoM ek–ek danaa Dalanaa haogaa – ]nhoM pasa baulaanao ko ilae¸ ifr , , ,"

]sanao maorI baat nahIM saunaI. vah ]sa trÔ BaagatI ga[-¸ jahaM [@ko–du@ko kbaUtr BaTk rho qao. Sa$–Sa$ maoM ]sanao Drto hue hqaolaI Aagao baZ,a[-. kbaUtr ]sako pasa Aato hue iJaJak rho qao¸ jaOsao ]sako Dr nao ]nhoM BaI CU ilayaa hao. ikMtu j,yaada dor vao Apnaa laalaca nahIM raok sako. naKro CaoD,kr pasa Aae – [Qar–]Qar doKnao ka bahanaa ikyaa AaOr ifr KTaKT ]sakI hqaolaI sao danao cauganao lagao. vah Aba ApnaI Ía^k fOlaakr baOz ga[- qaI. ek haqa maoM daonaa dUsaro haqa maoM danao. maOM Aba ]sao doK BaI nahIM sakta qaa. pMKaoM kI salaoTI¸ fD,fD,atI Ct nao ]sao Apnao maoM Zk ilayaa qaa.

maOM baoMca pr baOz gayaa. fvvaaraoM kao doKnao lagaa¸ ijanako CIMTo ]D,to hue GauTnaaoM tk Aa jaato qao. baadla [tnao naIcao Jauk Aae qao ik naolsana ka isar isaÔ- ek kalao Qabbao–saa idKa[- dota qaa.
idna baIt rha qaa.
kuC hI dor maoM maOMnao doKa¸ vah saamanao KD,I hO.
"maOM ek kp AaOr laMUgaI." ]sanao kha.
"Aba nahIM , , ," maOMnao kuC ihcaikcaato hue kha¸ "kaÔI dor hao ga[- hO. Aba caaya ipeMgao – AaOr tuma Aa[sËIma laaogaI."
]sanao isar ihlaayaa.
"maOM ek kp AaOr laMUgaI."
]sa svar maoM ija,d nahIM qaI. kuC xaNa phlao jaao phcaana Aa[- qaI¸ vah maanaao mauJasao nahIM¸ ]sasao Aaga`h kr rhI hao.

pRYz : 1.2.3.4

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