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 p%naI rsaao[- Gar maoM qaI. saIQaa vahIM calaa
gayaa. baahr ka drvaaja,a Kulato hI saamanao rsaao[- Gar hI
Aata hO. makana kuC AjaIba Z,Mga ka banaa huAa hO. rsaao[-
Gar maoM sao BaOyaa kao D/a[Mga $ma maoM baOzo doK rha hUM.
vahI puranaa phravaa. saÔod QaaotI kuta-. magar knapiTyaaoM
pr baala phlao kI Apoxaa khIM j,yaada saÔod hao gae hOM.
caohra BaI kaÔI ]tra huAa lagata hO. gaala tao yaaoM caohro
maoM QaMsao hue hOM jaOsao iksaI nao kccaI gaIlaI dIvaar
maoM GaUsaa maar idyaa hao. maaqao pr baD,I–baD,I
laMbaI–laMbaI AaOr gahrI iSaknaaoM sao lagata hO jaOsao
kao[- bahut hI gaMBaIr baat saaoca rho haoM. BaOyaa kao na
jaanao @yaaoMM QaaotI kuta- hI psaMd hO. mauJao kBaI BaI
AcCa nahIM lagaa. kalaoja ko idnaaoM maoM A@sar ]nhoM Taok
idyaa krta qaa¸ "@yaa baD,o–baUZ,aoM kI trh QaaotI
kuta- phnao rhto haoÆ pOMT nahIM tao kma sao kma pjaamaa
tao phna ilayaa krao."
magar hr baar vahI phlaa–saa javaaba imalata¸ "jaba
tuma naaOkr hao jaaAaogao tao saUT phnaa k$Mgaa. haM¸ khIM
kuto- pjaamao kI baat na krnao laga jaanaa tba." pla
Bar kI hlkI–saI mauskrahT ko baad ekdma gaMBaIr hao kr
khto¸ "iflahala tao tumharI pZ,a[- ka Kcaa- hI
inaklata rho¸ [tnaa hI kaÔI hO."
BaOyaa ko da[-M Aaor saaofo
pr hI ek maOlaa–saa qaOlaa pD,a lagata hO. vahI puranaa
qaOlaa haogaa¸ Saayad. jagah–jagah pObaMd lagao hue. @yaa
[tnaI CaoTI–saI caIja, BaI nahIM badla sakto BaOyaa.
qaaoD,I JauMJalaahT haotI hO.
rsaao[- Gar maoM sao maOM D/a[-Mga $ma maoM Aa jaata hUM.
BaOyaa isar Jaukae na jaanao ikna ivacaaraoM maoM Kaoe hOM.
maoro vahaM Aanao ka AaBaasa ]nhoM nahIM huAa.
@yaa kh kr saMbaaoQana k$MÆ samaJa nahIM Aa rha. BaOyaa
Sabd na jaanao @yaaoM galao maoM hI ATk rha hO. Baa[- @yaa
[tnaa inad-yaI haota hOÆ idsaMbar maah kI jamaa donao
vaalaI sadI- maoM Gar sao calao jaanao kao kha qaa. rat Bar
ibatanaa kizna hao gayaa qaa. lagaa qaa jaOsao gaaMva maoM
nahIM baÔI-lao phaD,aoM ko eona baIca Kao gayaa hao}M. yah
tao mana maoM phlao hI AaSaMka qaI ik BaOyaa vaMdnaa kao
svaIkar nahIM kroMgao. magar [tnao kzaor idla haoMgao AaOr
[tnaI baorhmaI sao poSa AaeMgao¸ kBaI BaUla kr BaI Baojao
maoM nahIM Aayaa qaa.
jaana–baUJa kr
qaaoD,a–saa KaMsata hUM. BaOyaa ekdma gad-na ]za kr doKto
hOM¸ "rajaIva."
ekTk ]nakI Aaor doKta hMU¸ kuC xaNaaoM ko ilae. haqa ]nako
paMva CUnao ko ilae baZ,o¸ magar na jaanao @yaaoM Jauk
nahIM payaa. isaÔ- 'kOsao hao BaOyaa' kh kr haqa jaao
qaaoD,o–sao Aagao baZ, pae qao¸ pICo KIMca laota hUM. vao
]z KD,o haoto hOM. Pyaar sao Aaihsta–Aaihsta maoro isar pr
haqa forto hOM. ]nakI AaMKoM Bar Aa[- lagatI hOM. caSmao ko
SaISao kuC QauMQalao lagao. Saayad maora Ba`ma hao.
"bahut dubalao hao gae
hao. kuC Kato–pIto nahIM @yaaÆ"
BaOyaa Saayad Apnao Aap sao hI kh rho hOM– mauJao lagata
hO.
"baOize."
vao saaofo ko ek Aaor baOz jaato hOM. maOM BaI ]nako pasa hI
baOz jaata hUM.
"Aanao sao phlao ilaK idyaa haota. sToSana sao lao
Aata." na jaanao kOsao kh gayaa yah saba. drAsala
pUCnaa tao caahta qaa¸ maoro Gar ka pta tumhoM iksa sao
calaa.
javaaba maoM BaOyaa kuC nahIM khto. ÔSa- pr naja,roM gaD,ae
Saayad kuC saaoca rho hOM.
"kOsao Aanaa huAaÆ"
'hUM' vah caaOktoM hOM. sacamauca hI kuC saaoca rho qao.
maOM daobaara nahIM pUC pa rha.
rsaao[- Gar sao p%naI [Saara krko baulaatI hO. ]z kr vahaM
calaa jaata hUM. pUCtI hO¸ "BaOyaa ko ilae @yaa pkayaa
jaae. Apnao ilae tao maIT banaayaa hO."
"maIT tao @yaa¸ BaOyaa tao AMDa BaI nahIM Kato. k+r
SaakaharI hOM."
"AjaIba mausaIbat hO. Aba kaOna dUsarI BaajaI tOyaar
kro. maMhgaa[- ka ja,maanaa hO. $KI–saUKI Kanao kao
imalatI nahIM¸ dao–dao BaaijayaaM kaOna banaaeMÆ"
"K,Or baad maoM tya kr laoMgao. phlao caaya tao
Baojaao."
"caaya kI @yaa ja,$rt qaI. tuma jaanato tao hao maOM
caaya nahIM pIta."
'mauJao tao jaOsao AaOr kao[- kama nahIM. basa yahI yaad
rKta if$M kao[- @yaa Kata hO¸ pIta hO.' yah saba mana hI
mana kh kr basa [tnaa hI kh payaa– "ek kp lao
laIijaegaa. @yaa Ôk- pD,ta hO."
vao kuC nahIMM baaolao. caupcaap cauiskyaaM Barnao lagao.
"kba AaeÆ"
"saubah gyaarh kI gaaD,I sao. Gar ZUMZto–ZUMZto hI ek
D,oZ, GaMTa laga gayaa."
"saubah gyaarh kI gaaD,IÆ" mana hI mana saaocata
hUM. AZ,a[- bajanao kao hOM. Saayad ABaI tk Kanaa BaI na
Kayaa hao.
"BaUK lagaI haogaI. qaaoD,a naaSta maMgavaa}MÆ"
"nahIM kao[- AavaSyakta nahIM. maoro pasa hO."
AaOr Apnao pasa pD,o qaOlao sao kpD,o kI ek paoTlaI inakala
kr Kaolanao lagao. dao raoiTyaaoM ko baIca qaaoD,a–saa
Acaar AaOr ek CaoTa saa Pyaaja, qaa.
"hmaoM tao yahI hja,ma haota hO. Sahr kI masaalaodar
caIja,oM , , ," khto–khto Acaanak Ék jaato hOM.
Saayad galao maoM ga`asa ATk gayaa hO. jaldI sao caaya ka ek
GaUMT Barto hOM. GaUMT AMdr inagalanao sao 'gaTk' kI
Aavaaja, haotI hO. ek laMbaa–saa saaMsa KIMcakr CaoD,to
hue maorI Aaor doKto hOM.
"kOsao Aanaa huAaÆ" na jaanao @yaaoM mauJao ]nakI
yahaM Aanao kI vajah jaananao kI [tnaI baocaOnaI hO. Saayad
[sailae ik Aba ]naka hmaaro yahaM Aanaa AivaSvasanaIya
lagata hO.
"vaao drAsala baat yaaoM hO , , ," vao ]z KD,o
haoto hOM. maOM BaI KD,a hao jaata hUM. vao maoro kMQao pr
haqa rK kr ek Aaor lao jaato hOM. ek kMrT saa lagata hO.
SarIr maoM kMpkMpI daOD,nao lagaI. BaOyaa nao [saI trh kMQao
pr haqa rK kr ek Aaor lao jaakr kha qaa¸ "tuma nao
AcCa nahIM ikyaa rajaIva. Kanadana kI naak kTvaa dI. na
jaanao iksa jaait kI hO. kuC tao saaocaa haota."
maOM tba caupcaap saunata rha qaa.
kuC xaNa baad inaSvaasa CaoD, kr ]nhaoMnao kha qaa¸
"baohtr yahI haogaa tuma [saI va@t yahaM sao calao
jaaAao. samaJa laao Aaja ko baad hmaara tumhara kao[- irSta
nahIM. kuC tao saaocaa haota. baccao javaana hao rho hOM.
]na pr @yaa Asar pD,ogaa."
na jaanao BaOyaa nao iksa lahjao maoM kha qaa. magar vaMdnaa
ko saamanao maoro paOÉYa kao caunaaOtI qaI¸ lalakar qaI.
ijanakI baoTI hO ]nhaoMnao tao kuC kha nahIM¸ [nakI yaaoM
hIM naak kTI jaa rhI hO. [DIyaT. ek BaI pla AaOr vahaM na
zhra AaOr vaMdnaa kao saaqa ilae turMt laaOT pD,a.
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