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 maOMnao
]sako haqa sao KalaI kp ilayaa AaOr dukana kI trÔ baZ,
gayaa. pICo mauD,kr doKa. vah mauJao doK rhI qaI. maOM
dukana ko pICo mauD, gayaa. vahaM BaID, qaI AaOr ]sakI
AaMKoM mauJa tk nahIM phMuca saktI qaIM. kaonao maoM
isamaTkr maOMnao jaoba sao pOsao inakalao. caaya AaOr
Aa[saËIma ko pOsao ek trÔ ike¸ TyaUba ko ikrae ko pOsao
dUsarI trÔ – baakI isaÔ- dao poMsa bacao qao. maOMnao
caaya ko kuC poMsa ]samaoM imalaae AaOr dukana ko Aagao
lagaI @yaU maoM Saaimala hao gayaa.
[sa baar jaba maOMnao ]sao
kp idyaa¸ tao ]sanao mauJao doKa BaI nahIM. vah turMt
BaagatI hu[- ]sa jagah calaI ga[- jahaM sabasao j,yaada
kbaUtr [k{a qao. vao Aasapasa ]D,to hue kBaI haqaaoM¸
]sako kMQaaoM¸ ]sako isar pr baOz jaato qao. vah hMsatI
jaa rhI qaI¸ pIlaa caohra ek jvarga`st iKMcaava maoM
ivakRt–saa hao gayaa qaa AaOr haqa – vao haqa¸ jaao
mauJao hmaoSaa [tnao inarIh jaana pD,to qao – Aba ek
AjaIba baocaOnaI maoM kBaI Kulato qao¸ kBaI baMd haoto
qao jaOsao vao iksaI BaI xaNa kbaUtraoM kI fD,fD,atI
maaMsala QaD,knaaoM kao dbaaoca laoMgao. ]sao pta BaI na
calaa¸ kba danaaoM kI kTaorI KalaI hao ga[- – kuC dor
tk hvaa maoM hqaolaI Kaolao baOzI rhI. sahsaa ]sao AaBaasa
huAa¸ kbaUtr ]sao CaoD,kr dUsaro baccaaoM ko Aasapasa
maMDranao lagao hOM. vah KD,I hao ga[- AaOr ibanaa khIM
doKo caupcaap maoro pasa calaI Aa[-.
vah ekTk mauJao doK rhI qaI. mauJao Sak huAa¸ vah mauJa
pr Sak kr rhI hO. maOM baoMca sao ]z KD,a huAa.
"Aba calaoMgao." maOMnao kha.
"maOM ek kp AaOr laMUgaI."
"Aba AaOr nahIM – tuma dao lao caukI hao."
maOMnao gaussao maoM kha¸ "tumhoM maalaUma hO¸
hmaaro pasa iktnao pOsao bacao hOMÆ"
"isaÔ- ek AaOr – ]sako baad hma laaOT
jaaeMgao."
laaoga hmaoM doKnao lagao
qao. maOM bahsa kr rha qaa – danaaoM kI ek kTaorI ko
ilae. maOMnao ]sao ]zakr baoMca pr ibaza idyaa¸
"ga`ota¸ tuma bahut ija,_I hao. Aba tumhoM kuC nahIM
imalaogaa."
]sanao zMDI AaMKaoM sao mauJao doKa.
"Aap bauro AadmaI hOM. maOM Aapko saaqa kBaI nahIM
KolaMUgaI." mauJao lagaa jaOsao ]sanao maorI tulanaa
iksaI AdRSya vyai@t sao kI hao. maOM KalaI–saa baOza
rha. kBaI–kBaI eosaa haota hO ik Apnao ilae kao[- ]mmaId
nahIM rhtI. isaÔ- Gaaor hOranaI haonao lagatI hO¸ Apnao
haonao pr¸ Apnao haonao pr hI hOranaI haonao lagatI hO.
ifr mauJao vah Aavaaja, saunaa[- dI¸ jaao Aaja BaI mauJao
Akolao maoM saunaa[- do jaatI hOM , , ,AaOr maMuh maaoD,
laota hMU.
vah rao rhI qaI. haqa maoM
danaaoM ka KalaI kp qaa¸ AaOr ]sakI kOp iKsakkr maaqao pr
calaI Aa[- qaI. vah cauPpI ka raonaa qaa. Alaga–Alaga
saaMsaaoM ko baIca ibaMQaa huAa. mauJasao vah nahIM saha
gayaa. maOMnao ]sako haqa sao kp ilayaa AaOr laa[na maoM
jaakr KD,a hao gayaa. [sa baar pOsaaoM kao igananaa BaI
yaad nahIM Aayaa. maOM isaÔ- ]saka raonaa sauna rha qaa¸
halaaMik vah mauJasao bahut dUr qaI¸ AaOr baIca maoM
kbaUtraoM kI fD,fD,ahT AaOr baccaaoM kI caIKaoM ko karNa
kuC BaI saunaa[- nahIM dota qaa. pr [na sabako pro maoro
BaItr ka sannaaTa qaa ijasako baIca ]sakI $MQaI saaMsaoM
qaIM – AaOr vao maOM AMthIna dUrI sao sauna sakta qaa.
ikMtu [sa baar phlao
jaOsaa nahIM huAa. bahut dor tk kao[- kbaUtr ]sako pasa
nahIM Aayaa. ]sakI ApnaI GabarahT ko karNa yaa iGarto
AMQaoro ko karNa – vao pasa tk Aato qao¸ laoikna ]sakI
KulaI hqaolaI kI Avaholanaa krko dUsaro baccaaoM ko pasa
calao jaato qao. htaSa haokr ]sanao danaaoM kI kTaorI
ja,maIna pr rK dI AaOr svayaM maoro pasa baoMca pr Aakr
baOz ga[-.
]sako jaato hI kbaUtraoM ka jamaGaT kTaorI ko [d-–igad-
jamaa haonao lagaa. kuC dor baad hmanao doKa¸ danaaoM kI
kTaorI AaOMQaI pD,I hO AaOr ]samaoM ek BaI danaa nahIM hO.
"Aba calaaogaIÆ" maOMnao kha.
vah turMt baoMca sao ]z KD,I hu[-¸ jaOsao vah [tnaI dor
sao isaÔ- [sakI hI p`tIxaa kr rhI hao. ]sakI AaMKoM camak
rhI qaI – ek BaIgaI hu[- camak – jaao AaMsauAaoM ko
baad calaI AatI hO.
]na idnaaoM iT/falgar skOyar ko saamanao laayaMsa ka
rostraM haota qaa. gaMda AaOr sasta daonaaoM hI. saD,k par
krko hma vahIM calao Aae.
[sa baIca maOMnao jaoba
maoM haqa Dalakr pOsaaoM kao igana ilayaa qaa – maOMnao
]sako ilae dao TaosT maMgavaae¸ Apnao ilae caaya. Aa[saËIma
kao Baulaa donaa hI baohtr qaa.
vah phlaI baar iksaI rostraM maoM Aa[- qaI. gahrI ]%saukta
sao caaraoM trÔ doK rhI qaI. mauJao lagaa¸ kuC dor phlao
ka saMtap Gaulanao lagaa hO. hma krIba–krIba daobaara
ek–dUsaro ko krIba Aa gae qao. laoikna phlao jaOsao
nahIM – kbaUtraoM kI Cayaa Aba BaI hma daonaaoM ko baIca
fD,fD,a rhI qaI.
"maOM @yaa bahut
baura AadmaI hMUÑ" maOMnao pUCa.
[sanao AaMKoM ]za[-M¸ ek xaNa mauJao doKtI rhI¸ ifr
bahut AQaIr svar maoM kha¸ "maOMnao Aapkao nahIM kha
qaa."
"mauJao nahIM kha qaaÆ" maOMnao AaScaya- sao
]sakI Aaor doKa¸ "ifr iksakao kha qaaÆ"
"ima ,Tamasa kao – vao bauro AadmaI hOM. ek idna
jaba maOM ]nako Gar ga[-¸ vao DaMT rho qao AaOr imasaoja
Tamasa baocaarI rao rhI qaIM."
"AaohÑ" maOMnao kha.
"Aap samaJao – maOMnao Aapkao kha qaaÆ"
vah hMsanao lagaI¸ jaOsao maOMnao sacamauca baD,I maUK-ta
kI BaUla kI hO – AaOr ]sakI hMsaI doKkr na jaanao @yaaoM¸
maora idla baOznao lagaa.
"hma yahaM ifr kBaI
AaeMgaoÆ" ]sanao kha.
"gaima-yaaoM maoM¸" maOMnao kha¸
"gaima-yaaoM maoM Tomsa pr calaoMgao¸ vah yahaM sao
bahut pasa hO."
"@yaa vahaM kbaUtr haoMgaoÆ" ]sanao pUCa.
mauJao baura lagaa¸ jaOsao kao[- laD,kI Apnao p`omaI kI
cacaa- baar–baar CoD, do. ikMtu maOM ]sao daobaara
inaraSa nahIM krnaa caahta qaa. gaima-yaaM kaÔI dUr qaIM¸
baIca maoM ptJaD, AaOr baÔ- ko idna AaeMgao – tba tk
maora JaUz BaI ipGala jaaegaa¸ maOMnao saaocaa.
hma baahr Aae¸ tao
pIlaa–saa AMQaora iGar Aayaa qaa. halaaMik daophr ABaI
baakI qaI. ]sanao KaoyaI hu[- AaMKaoM sao skOyar kI trÔ
doKa¸ jahaM kbaUtr Aba BaI ]D, rho qao. maorI jaoba maoM
Aba ]tnao hI pOsao qao¸ ijanasao TyaUba ka ikrayaa idyaa
jaa sako. [sa baar ]sanao kao[- Aaga`h nahIM ikyaa. baccao
ek saImaa ko baad¸ baD,aoM kI ga,rIbaI na sahI¸
majabaUrI saMUGa laoto hOM.
maOMnao saaocaa qaa¸
T/ona maoM baOzoMgao¸ tao maOM ]sasao samar–ha]sa ko
baaro maoM pUCMUgaa – ]sa ivalaao ko baaro maoM BaI¸
jaao Akolaa ]sako baaga, maoM KD,a qaa. maOM ]sao daobaara
]sakI ApnaI duinayaa maoM laanaa caahta qaa – jahaM
phlaI baar hma daonaaoM ek–dUsaro sao imalao qao. pr
eosaa nahIM huAa. saIT pr baOzto hI ]sakI AaMKoM maMudnao
lagaIM. iT/falgar skOyar sao [sailaMgTna tk ka kaÔI
laMbaa Ôasalaa qaa. kuC dor baad ]sanao maoro kMQaaoM pr
Apnaa isar iTka ilayaa AaOr saaonao lagaI.
[sa baIca maOMnao
ek–AaQa baar ]sako caohro kao doKa qaa. mauJao hOranaI
hu[- ik saaoto hue vah hU–ba–hU vaOsaI hI laga rhI hO¸
jaOsao phlaI baar maOMnao ]sao doKa qaa pak- maoM poD,aoM
ko baIca – tllaIna AaOr saabaut. kbaUtraoM ko ilae jaao
BaTkava Aayaa qaa¸ vah Aba khIM na qaa. AaMsaU kba ko
saUK calao qao. naIMd maoM vah ]tnaI hI maukimmala jaana
pD,tI qaI¸ ijatnaI JaaiD,yaaoM ko baIca AaOr tba mauJao
AjaIba–saa ivacaar Aayaa. pak- maoM ]sanao k[- baar
mauJao pkD,a qaa¸ ikMtu ]sako saaoto hue tllaIna caohro
kao doKkr mauJao lagaa ik vah hmaoSaa sao pkD,I hu[-
laD,kI hO¸ jabaik maoro–jaOsao laaoga isaÔ-
kBaI–kBaI pkD, maoM Aato hOM AaOr ]sao [saka kao[- pta
nahIM hO AaOr yah ek trh ka vardana hO¸ @yaaoMik dUsaraoM
kao hmaoSaa CUTnao ka¸ mau@t haonao ka Ba`ma rhta hO¸
jabaik baccaI kao [sa trh kI kao[- AaSaa nahIM qaI. tba
phlaI baar maOMnao ]sao CUnao ka saahsa ikyaa. maOM
QaIro–QaIro ]sako gaalaaoM kao CUnao lagaa¸ jaao
AaMsauAaoM ko baad ga,ma- hao Aae qao¸ kuC vaOsao hI¸
jaOsao baairSa ko baad Gaasa kI pi<ayaaM hao jaatI hMO.
vah jagaI nahIM. TyaUba sToSana Aanao tk Aarama sao saaotI
rhI.
]sa rat baairSa Sau$ hu[-¸
saao hFto–Bar calatI rhI. JaUzI gaima-yaaoM ko idna
K,%ma hao gae. saaro Sahr pr pIlaI QaMuQa kI prtoM jamaIM
rhtIM. saD,k pr calato hue kuC BaI idKa[- na dota – na
poD,¸ na laOMp paosT¸ na dUsaro AadmaI.
mauJao vao idna yaad hO¸ @yaaoMik ]nhIM idnaaoM mauJao
kama imalaa qaa. laMdna maoM vah maorI phlaI naaOkrI qaI.
kama j,yaada qaa¸ laoikna mauiSkla nahIM. ek pba maoM
ka]MTr ko pICo saat GaMTo KD,a rhnaa pD,ta qaa. ibayar
AaOr ilakr ko igalaasa Qaaonao pD,to qao. gyaarh bajao
GaMTI bajaanaI pD,tI qaI AaOr ipya@kD, laaogaaoM kao baahr
KdoD,naa pD,ta qaa. kuC idna tk maOM khIM baahr na jaa
saka. Gar laaOTta AaOr ibastr pkD, laota¸ maanaao ipClao
mahInaaoM kI naIMd kao[- puranaa badlaa inakala rhI hao.
naIMd KulatI¸ tao baairSa idKa[- dotI¸ jaao GaD,I kI
iTk–iTk kI trh barabar calatI rhtI. kBaI–kBaI Ba`ma
haota ik maOM mar gayaa hMU– AaOr ApnaI kba` kI dUsarI
trÔ sao – baairSa kI Tp–Tp sauna rha hMU.
laoikna ek idna AakaSa
idKa[- idyaa – pUra nahIM– isaÔ- ek naIlaI
DUbaI–saI Ía^k AaOr doKkr mauJao Aksmaat pak- ko idna
yaad hao Aae¸ yahUdI rostraM kI iballaI AaOr baaja,ar
jaatI hu[- imasaoja Tamasa. vah maorI Cu+I ka idna qaa.
]sa idna maOMnao Apnao sabasao baiZ,yaa kpD,o phnao AaOr
kmaro sao baahr inakla Aayaa.
laayaba`orI KulaI qaI. saba puranao caohro vahaM idKa[-
ide. pak- KalaI pD,a qaa. poD,aoM pr ipClao idnaaoM kI
baairSa camak rhI qaI. vao isakuD,o–sao idKa[- doto qao¸
jaOsao AanaovaalaI said-yaaoM kI AÔvaah ]nhoM CU ga[-
hao.
maOM daophr tk p`tIxaa
krta rha. ga`ota khIM idKa[- na dI¸ na baoMca pr¸ na
poD,aoM ko pICo. QaIro–QaIro pak- ka pIlaa¸ ptJaD,I
Aalaaok maMd pD,nao lagaa. paMca bajao Asptala ka gajar
saunaa[- idyaa AaOr maorI AaMK Anaayaasa faTk kI Aaor ]z
ga[-M.
kuC dor tk kao[- idKa[- nahIM idyaa. faTk ko }pr laaoho ka
hOMiDla Saama kI AaiK,rI QaUp maoM camak rha qaa. ]sako
pICo Asptala kI laala [MTaovaalaI [maart idKa[- do rhI
qaI. mauJao maalaUma qaa¸ ]nhoM Gar jaanao ko ilae pak-
ko baIca sao inaklanaa haogaa¸ ikMtu ifr BaI maOM
AinaiScat inagaahaoM sao kBaI faTk kao doKta qaa¸ kBaI
saD,k kao. yah K,yaala BaI Aata qaa ik Saayad Aaja ]nakI
DyaUTI Asptala maoM na hao AaOr vao daonaaoM Gar maoM hI
baOzo haoM.
saD,k kI bai<ayaaM
jalanao lagaIM. mauJao AjaIba–saI GabarahT hu[-¸ jaOsao
p`tIxaa ka AMt Aa phMucaa hO AaOr maOM ]sao Talata jaa rha
hMU. maOM baoMca sao ]z KD,a huAa – KD,o haokr p`tIxaa
krnaa j,yaada Aasaana jaana pD,a. ikMtu tBaI mauJao faTk
ko inakT sarsarahT saunaa[- dI. ]nako caohro kao baad maoM
doKa¸ ]nakI saÔod paoSaak phlao idKa[- dI. vao toja,
kdmaaoM sao pak- ko baIca pgaDMDI pr cala rhI qaI.
]nhaoMnao mauJao nahIM doKa qaa. yaid vao maorI idSaa maoM
Aa rhI haotI¸ tao BaI Saayad QaMuQalako maoM mauJao nahIM
phcaana patIM.
maOM Baagata huAa ]nako pICo calaa Aayaa.
"imasaoja pak-rÑ" phlaI baar maOMnao ]nhoM
]nako naama sao baulaayaa qaa.
vao zhr ga[- AaOr BaaOMcak–saI maorI Aaor doKnao lagaI.
"Aap yahaM kOsaoÆ" Aba BaI vao Apnao kao nahIM
saMBaala pa[- qaIM.
"maOM yahaM daophr sao baOza hMU." maOMnao
mauskrato hue kha.
vao hkbaka[-–saI mauJao
doK rhI qaIM. ]nhaoMnao mauJao phcaana ilayaa qaa¸
laoikna jaOsao ]sa phcaana ka matlaba nahIM Taoh pa rhI
qaIM. maOM kuC AsamaMjasa maoM pD, gayaa AaOr sahja svar
maoM pUCa¸ "Aaja Aap [tnaI dor sao laaOT rhI hOMÆ
paMca ka gajar tao kba ka baja caukaÆ"
"paMca ka gajarÆ" ]nhaoMnao ivasmaya sao pUCa.
"Aap hmaoSaa paMca bajao laaOTtI qaIM." maOMnao
kha.
"AaohÑ" ]nhoM yaad Aayaa¸ jaOsao maOM iksaI
p`agaOithaisak GaTnaa ka ]llaoK kr rha hMU.
"Aap laMdna maoM hI qaoÆ" ]nhaoMnao pUCa.
"mauJao kama imala gayaa¸ [tnao idnaaoM sao [sailae
nahIM Aa saka. ga`ota kOsaI hOÆ"
vao ihcaikcaa[-M – ek CaoTo xaNa kI ihcaikcaahT¸ jaao
kuC BaI maanaI nahIM rKtI –
laoikna Saama ko QaMuQalako maoM mauJao vah ApSakuna–saa
jaana pD,I.
"maOM Aapkao batanaa caahtI qaI¸ laoikna mauJao
Aapka Gar nahIM maalaUma qaa , , ,"
"vah zIk hOÆ"
"haM¸ zIk hO¸" ]nhaoMnao jaldI maoM kha¸
"laoikna vah Aba yahaM nahIM hO. kuC idna phlao ]sako
ipta Aae qao¸ vao ]sao Apnao saaqa lao gae , , ,"
maOM ]nhoM doKta rha.
maoro BaItr jaao kuC qaa vah zhr gayaa – maOM ]sako
BaItr qaa¸ ]sa zhrava ko¸ AaOr vahaM sao duinayaa
ibalkula baahr idKa[- dotI qaI. maOMnao kBaI [tnaI saÔa[-
sao baahr kao nahIM doKa qaa.
"kba kI baat hOÆ"
"ijasa idna Aap ]sako saaqa iT/falgar skOyar gae qao
– ]sako dUsaro idna hI vao Aae qao , , ,Aap jaanato hOM¸
]nhoM vahaM kama imala gayaa hO."
"AaOr AapÆ" maOMnao kha¸ "Aap yahaM
AkolaI rhoMgaIÆ"
"maOMnao ABaI kuC saaocaa nahIM hO." ]nhaoMnao
QaIro–sao isar ]zayaa¸ Aavaaja, hlko–sao kaMptI qaI¸
AaOr ek xaNa ko ilae mauJao ]nako caohro pr baccaI idKa[-
dI¸ }pr ]za huAa haoMz AaOr BaIgaI AaMKoM¸ hvaa maoM
]D,to hue kbaUtraoM kao inahartI hu[-M.
"Aap kBaI Gar ja,$r
Aa[egaa , , ," ]nhaoMnao ivada maaMgaI AaOr maOMnao
haqa Aagao baZ,a idyaa. maOM bahut dUr tk ]nhoM doKta rha.
ifr kaÔI dor tk baoMca pr baOza rha. mauJao khIM nahIM
jaanaa qaa¸ na hI p`tIxaa krnaI qaI. QaIro–QaIro
poD,aoM ko }pr taro inaklanao lagao. maOMnao phlaI baar
laMdna ko AakaSa maoM [tnao taro doKo qao¸ saaÔ AaOr
camakIlao¸ jaOsao baairSa nao ]nhoM BaI Qaao Dalaa hao.
"[T [ja Ta[ma iDyarÑ"
pak- ko caaOkIdar nao dUr
sao hI Aavaaja, lagaa[-. vah gaoT kI caaiBayaaM KnaKnaata
huAa pak- ka ca@kr lagaa rha qaa. Taca- kI raoSanaI maoM
vah hr baoMca¸ JaaD,I AaOr poD, ko naIcao doK laota qaa
ik khIM kao[- CUT tao nahIM gayaa – kao[- Kaoyaa huAa
baccaa¸ kao[- SarabaI¸ kao[- GarolaU iballaI.
vahaM kao[- nahIM qaa. kao[- BaI caIja, nahIM CUTI qaI.
maOM ]z KD,a huAa AaOr gaoT kI trÔ calanao lagaa. sahsaa
hvaa ]zI qaI. hlka–saa JaaoMka AMQaoro maoM calaa Aayaa
AaOr poD, sarsaranao lagao. AaOr tba mauJao QaImaI–saI
Aavaaja, saunaa[- dI¸ ek AsaIma Aaga`h maoM ilapTI hu[-
– 'sTa^p , , ,sTa^p , , ,' maoro paMva baIca pak- maoM
izzk gae. caaraoM Aaor doKa. kao[- na qaa. na kao[-
Aavaaja,¸ na KTka – isaÔ- poD,aoM kI SaaKaeM hvaa maoM
Daola rhI qaIM. ]sa samaya ek pgalaI–]%kT¸ naMgaI–saI¸
AakaMxaa maoro BaItr jaaganao lagaI ik yahIM baOz jaa}M.
[na poD,aoM ko baIca jahaM maOM phlaI baar pkD,a gayaa
qaa. maorI Aba AaOr Aagao jaanao kI [cCa nahIM qaI. maOM
[sa baar AMitma AaOr Ainavaaya- $p maoM pkD, ilayaa jaanaa
caahta qaa , , ,
"[T [ja @laaoijaMga
Ta[maÑ" caaOkIdar nao [sa baar bahut pasa Aakr kha.
maorI trÔ ija&asaa sao doKa ik @yaa maOM vahI AadmaI
hMU¸ jaao ABaI kuC dor phlao baoMca pr baOza qaa.
[sa baar maOM nahIM mauD,a. pak- sao baahr Aakr hI saaMsa
laI. maora galaa saUK gayaa qaa AaOr doh KaoKlaI–saI
jaana pD,tI qaI. pak- maoM saamanao pba kI laalaTona
JaUlatI idKa[- dI. maOMnao jaoba sao psa- inakalaa¸ pOsao
igananao ko ilae. puranaI ga,rIbaI kI yah Aadt Aba BaI
bacaI qaI. maOMnao hOranaI sao doKa ik maoro pasa pUro dao
paOMD hO – AaOr tba mauJao yaad Aayaa ik maOM [nhoM
kbaUtraoM ko danaaoM ko ilae laayaa qaa. |
