'majao lao rho hao baairSa maoMÑ' pITr¸ maoro pD,aosaI nao baalaknaI vaalao drvaaja,o ko Andr sao kha.
'haM¸ Aaja maaOsama iktnaa AcCa hOÑ' maOMnao lagaBaga cahkto hue kha¸ 'Aaja Aa^ifsa BaI nahI gae AapÆ'
'kla rat maorI D\yaUTI qaI' pITr yahaM iksaI Aa^ifsa maoM saurxaa AiQakarI hO.
'Aaoh¸ tao ABaI Aapkao saaonaa caaihe qaa.' maOMnao kha.
'haM¸ maOM saaonao hI gayaa qaa ik vaYaa- Sau$ hao ga[-. ifr maOM BaI ]z baOza. @yaa Baart maoM BaI eosaI vaYaa- haotI hO¸ AmarÆ' pITr nao pUCa qaa.
'Baart maoM maOM jahaM sao hMU¸ bahut vaYaa- haotI hO vahaM. @yaa Aapnao maanasaUna ko baaro maoM saunaa hOÆ'
'haM¸ @yaaoMÆ'
'maanasaUna ko Aanao ko baad vaYaa- k[- baar hFtaoM tk haotI rhtI hO.'
[sa baIca maoro haqaaoM sao inakla kr icaiD,yaa hvaa maoM ]D, ga[-. dUsarI jaao Aba tk maoro kMQaaoM pr baOzI vaYaa- sao bacanao ka p`yaasa kr rhI qaI vaao BaI ]sako pICo pICo BaagaI.

pITr nao kha¸ 'yao khaM sao pkD, ilayaa Aapnao icaiD,yaaoM kaoÆ'
maOMnao kha¸ 'maOMnao pkD,a nahIM. yao Kud maoro pasa Aa[- hOM.'
'Aaoh¸ tao Aapnao [nhoM pala r@Ka hO.' pITr [sako phlao kuC AaOr khto ik iksaI nao ]nhoM pukara qaa AaOr vaao maafI maaMgakr Gar ko BaItr calao gae. maOM AaOr kuC dor tk vaYaa- maoM icaiD,yaaoM ko saaqa Baagata AaOr BaIMgata rha jaba tk ik zMD, nahIM laganao lagaI qaI.

daonaaoM icaiD,yaaM jaba vaapsa ]D, calaIM tao maOMnao BaItr Aakr Apnao kpD,o badlao AaOr taOilae sao sar kao paoMCa. kuC CIMk BaI Aanao lagaI qaI. maOM ifr baad maoM saao gayaa. pta nahIM vaYaa- kba tk haotI rhI. jaba naIMd KulaI tao doKa saUrja kI AMitma ikrNaoM ibastr pr igar rhI qaI. maOMnao caaya banaa[- AaOr baOzkr caaya pIto hue TIvaI doKnao lagaa.

rat kao jaba saaonao gayaa tao badna TUT rha qaa¸ Saayad baairSa maoM BaIMganao ko karNa bauKar Aanao lagaa hao. maOMnao kuC gaaoilayaaM garma dUQa ko saaqa laIM AaOr saao gayaa. mauJao pta qaa Agar tibayat Kraba hu[- tao kma sao kma kuC idna tk tao Cu+I rhogaI. raoja ka vahI kama¸ saubah ]znaa AaOr kalaoja phMucakr phlao laayaba`orI maoM kuC GaMTo kama krnaa ifr irsaca- ko ilae popr ZMUZ,naa AaOr ifr ]nakao baOzkr GaMTaoM pZ,to hue ha[laa[-Tr sao rMganaa. halaaMik laayabao`rI maoM kama krto hue mauJao kBaI baaoiryat nahIM haotI qaI. vahaM ina%ya na[- iktabaaoM kao doKnao ka maaOka imalata qaa. maOM tao k[- baar iksaI iktaba maoM [tnaa Kao jaata qaa ik Qyaana hI nahIM rhta qaa ik maOM AQyayana ko ilae baOza hMU yaa ik laa[-ba`orI ka ek Adnaa saa paT- Ta[-ma vak-r hMU. laoikna¸ maora sauprvaa[ja,r maorI bahut kd` krta qaa¸ ]sao pta qaa ik mauJao laa[ba`orI maoM kama @yaaoM krnaa pD,ta hO. vaao svayaM ek ]pnyaasakar qaa. ]sao doKkr mauJao hmaoSaa ek Eawajainat sahanauBaUit Gaor laotI qaI. vah daZ,I maoM bahut p`BaavaSaalaI dIKta qaa¸ zIk yaUnaana ko maQyakalaIna ica~aoM ko ek pu$Ya pa~ kI trh. vah maUlat: [TlaI ka inavaasaI qaa AaOr ]sako pUva-ja ]nnaIsavaIM sadI ko ]%traQa- maoM Amaoirka Aakr basa gae qao. vaao A@sar Apnao Ap`kaiSat ]pnyaasaaoM ko kqaa t%vaaoM kI cacaa- krto krto Kao jaayaa krta qaa¸ ifr Acaanak hMsanao lagata qaa. ]sakI hMsaI maoM ek baalasaulaBa caMcalata AaOr inaYkpTta haotI qaI. vah k[- baar Apnao laoKna ko p`it ]%pnna hao rhI ]dasaInata ka ijaË krta AaOr ifr jaldI sao fa[laoM plaTnao lagata jaOsao ek p`kaiSat AaOr safla laoKk haonao kI gaui%qayaaM ]saI fa[la maoM khIM dbaI pD,I haoM. maOM khta ik vaao idna ja$r Aaegaa jaba ]sako ]pnyaasa CpoMgao AaOr laaoga ]sao psand BaI kroMgao¸ tao vaao maorI trf doKta AaOr ]sakI dRiYT mauJao BaodtI hu[- khIM iktabaaoM kI ]sa Saolf pr jaakr iTk jaatI jahaM tajaa p`kaiSat pustkaoM kao iDsaPlao ko ilae rKa jaata hO , , ,

saubah khoM yaa ik daophr maorI jaba naIMd KulaI tao SarIr bauKar sao tp rha qaa. maOMnao GaUma kr GaD,I doKI tao DoZ, baja cauka qaa. SarIr maoM toja, dd- qaa maOMnao Apnao kao caadr maoM sar sao paMva tk lapoTkr krvaT badla laI. caadr ko par iKD,kI sao AatI QaUp saIQao maorI AaMKaoM maoM pD, rhI qaI ijasao maOMnao Apnao dayao haqa sao ZMk idyaa. maOM caahta qaa ik ]zkr maMuh haqa Qaaokr dvaa lao laMU yaa ifr iDspoMsarI calaa jaa}M¸ laoikna ]namaoM sao kuC BaI haonaa yaa krnaa samBava nahIM lagaa. maOM vaOsao hI pD,a rha¸ toja, bauKar maoM TUTta¸ tpta AaOr saulagata huAa. mauJao k[- baar bauKar Aanaa AcCa lagata hO¸ bauKar ko baad lagata hO hmanao Apnao SarIr badla ilae haoM¸ saba kuC hlka saa hao jaata hO. bacapna maoM mauJao bahut bauKar haota qaa¸ A@sar ek ko baad dUsara¸ badprhoja,I ko karNa¸ maaM hmaoSaa yahIM khtI qaI jaba bauKar kBaI daohra jaata qaa. maOM kmbala maoM dubaka saunata rhta qaa. laoikna bauKar zIk haonao ko baad ifr Baagata ifrta jaOsao haqa pOr maoM na[- jaana fMUk dI ga[- hao. maaM DaMTtI ifrtI ik mat Baagaao¸ laoikna maOM maanata nahIM qaa AaOr natIja,a ik Saama haoto haoto maOM kmbala maoM ilapTa huAa bauKar maoM ifr tpta naja,r Aata. mauJao yah saaocato saaocato ifr naIMd saI Aanao lagaI. bauKar maoM ek Kasa baat AaOr haotI hO AadmaI ek saaqa k[- duinayaa maoM haota hO¸ DUbata–]trata huAa¸ pID,a AaOr sauK¸ tpna AaOr hlkapna ifr maUCa- AaOr maaOna. kuC svar dOihk AaOr kuC AMtma-na ko saunaa[- pD,to hOM vahIM ek gaunagaunaI saI gaMUja toja, haokr DUbanao saI lagatI hO , , ,

maOMnao saunaI kuC fD,fD,ahT¸ iksaI icaiD,yaa ko pMKaoM kI. AaMK KulatI nahIM qaI yaa ik sapnaa maOM doK rha qaa. fD,fD,ahT ek baocaOnaI kI trh maoro Aasapasa baZ,tI jaatI qaI. hvaa ka JaaoMka iKD,kI sao haokr Aata huAa maorI caadr kao Baod jaata qaa¸ maOM Apnao kao AaOr isamaTa laota qaa. maOM jaaganaa caahta qaa laoikna maorI AaMKoM KulatI nahIM qaI. yah saMGaYa- pta nahIM iktnaI dor calata rha¸ ifr maOMnao kaoiSaSa krnaI CaoD, dI¸ maOM inaZ,ala haokr pD,a rha , , ,mauJao laga rha qaa ik p`itraoQa sao maOM AaOr inaba-la haota jaa rha hMU zIk ]sa pMjao laD,anao vaalao kI trh jaao Sau$ maoM jyaada takt lagaakr inaZ,ala pD, jaata hO. QaIro QaIro maOM qaaoD,a saMyat haonao lagaa ifr ekdma Avasanna¸ inaScaoYT¸ ekaMitk AaOr AMtmau-KI , , ,

AaMK Kulato hI maorI naja,r pD,I maoro isarhanao maoM KD,I icaiD,yaa pr. vaao KulaI iKD,kI sao Andr Aa ga[- qaI Saayad. ]sakI AaMKaoM maoM iGaro Baya kao maOM mahsaUsa kr sakta qaa. ]sanao AaMKoM maIMcaI¸ pMK hvaa maoM ihlaae AaOr gad-na GaUmaakr mauJao ek baar ifr gaaOr sao doKa. Saayad vaao Apnao kao AaSvast krnaa caahtI qaI ik isqait [tnaI icaMtajanak tao nahIM. mauJao doKta doK ]sakI AaMKaoM maoM Baya Aba kma haonao lagaa qaa. maOM ]znaa caahta qaa laoikna Apnao haqa isaf- caadr sao baahr inakala kr icaiD,yaa pr rK saka. maoro haqaaoM kI jalana yaa ]sakI Aakulata laoikna vah ek baar kao isahr ]zI AaOr ]saka kmpna maoro haqaaoM sao haota huAa maoro snaayauAaoM tk roMga gayaa. maOMnao ]sao Apnao haqaaoM maoM ]zakr krvaT badla laI. Aba vaao maorI hqaoilayaaoM ko baIca KD,I mauJao inarMtr doK rhI qaI. ifr ]D,kr maoro caadr sao ZMko paMva ko pasa jaakr baOz ga[-. mauJao laga rha qaa ik maOM Aba Saayad ]z sakta hMU. [sako phlao ik maOM ]z pata vaao maoro caohro ko pasa ]D,tI hu[- Aa phMucaI. ]sako nanhoM pMKaoM sao ]D,tI hvaa maoro caohro pr AmaRt kI trh bahnao lagaI. khto hOM ik kbaUtr ko pMKaoM kI hvaa sao bauKar ]tr Aata hO¸ laoikna yahaM snaoh AaOr Apnaapna ka Asar jyaada qaa ik maOM Apnao kao jaldI hI baohtr mahsaUsa krnao lagaa. maOMnao GaD,I doKI¸ Ch bajanao kao qao. maOMnao saaocaa icaiD,yaa kao BaUK lagaI haogaI. maOM ]sao CaoD, ]za¸ maoro paMva jamaIna pr sahI pD,to na qao. maOMnao caavala ko kuC danao laakr maoja, pr ibaKor ide. icaiD,yaa mauJao kuC dor doKtI rhI maanaao kh rhI hao [sakI @yaa ja$rt qaI Agar tuma svasqa nahIM qao. yah saaoca kr maOM mana maoM mauskra ]za.

icaiD,yaa ]D,kr maoja, pr Aa[- AaOr danaa cauganao lagaI. maOM vahI dIvaar ko saharo sar iTkae caadr maoM Apnao pOr samaoT kr ]sao doKta rha. imanaTaoM maoM ]sanao danao inabaTa ide¸ Saayad BaUK kuC jyaada hI lagaI qaI ]sao. ifr kp maoM rKa panaI ]sanao ipyaa AaOr maoro pasa GauTnaaoM pr Aakr baOz ga[-. saUrja kba ka Z,la cauka qaa AaOr iKD,kI ko baahr AMQaora iGarnao lagaa qaa. maOMnao hlko sao ]sao CuAa¸ AaOr vaao mauJao lagaatar doK rhI qaI maanaao pUC rhI qaI ik Aba AaOr dor krnaa zIk nahIM¸ ]sao Aba jaanaa caaihe. maOM ]sao Apnao haqaaoM maoM laokr iKD,kI tk Aayaa AaOr ApnaI hqaolaI kao iKD,kI ko baahr kr idyaa. ]sanao mauD,ko ek baar ifr mauJao doKa AaOr pMK ihlaatI¸ ]D,tI hu[- baahr calaI ga[-. vaao jaakr ek KmBao pr $kI qaI¸ Saayad ]sao jaanao maoM saMkaoca hao rha qaa yaa ik ifr ]sao iksaI baat ka AndoSaa qaa. maOMnao ]sao haqa ihlaakr ivada ikyaa. [sa baar vaao ]D,I tao $kI nahIM¸ phlao AaMKaoM sao AaoJala hu[- ]sako baad iGar Aae AMQaoro maoM Kao ga[-. maOM ibastr ko pasa ifr laaOT Aayaa qaa.

maora bauKar kuC idnaaoM tk calata rha¸ maOM hr idna ha^ispTla sao laaOT Aanao ko baad ]sakI p`tIxaa krta laoikna vaao ]sako baad nahIM Aa[-. ifr maOM QaIro QaIro svasqa hao gayaa. samaya gauja,rta rha. [sa baIca mauJao ska^lariSap imala jaanao ko karNa mauJao laa[-ba`orI kama krnao jaanaa nahIM pD,ta qaa¸ laoikna irsaca- ka kama kafI baZ, gayaa qaa. maOM QaIro QaIro Apnao kama maoM ifr sao vyast haonao lagaa qaa.

Sainavaar kao Kanaa Kanao ko baad TIvaI doKta huAa maOM saaofo pr hI saao gayaa qaa. pta nahIM iktnaI dor tk saaota rha. naIMd KulaI qaI SaISao pr iksaI pirndo ko baar baar Tkranao ko karNa ]%pnna Aavaaja, sao. mauJao laga rha qaa ik maOM ifr sao tao sapnaa nahIM doK rha hMU. k[- baar sapnao maoM BaI sapnao ko haonao kI AnauBaUit haonao lagatI hO. yah BaI Avacaotna mana ka ek ivaica~ Kola hO jaao svayaM rcata hO AaOr svayaM Kolata BaI hO. maorI jaba AaMK KulaI tao doKa ek icaiD,yaa baalaknaI ko baahr maMDra rhI qaI. maOMnao ]zkr SaISao ka drvaaja,a Kaolaa tao vaao ]D,tI hu[- Andr Aa ga[-. jaba vaao fSa- pr baOzI tao maOM phcaana sakta qaa ik vaao kao[- AaOr nahIM ]sa icaiD,yaa kI saaqaI hO jaao ]sa idna phlaI AaOr AMitma baar ]sako saaqa Aa[- qaI. maOM qaaoD,I dor ]sao idKta rha¸ vah kuC baocaOna AaOr ASaaMt saI baar baar caaOknnaI haokr caarao trf doK rhI qaI. maOM kaSa ]sasao kuC pUC pata laoikna yah samBava nahIM lagaa. maOMnao ibaiskT ko kuC TukD,o laakr vahaM Dala ide. ]sanao laoikna kao[- Qyaana nahIM idyaa ]sapr na hI ]sakI iksaI AaOr caIja, maoM idlacaspI naja,r Aa rhI qaI. maOM GauTnaaoM ko bala baOz gayaa ]sako Aagao. ]sakI Aaor doKkr mauJao lagaa ik Saayad vaao kao[- sandoSaa laokr Aa[- hO¸ mana ka Ba`ma yaa kao[- AnabaUJaa saa tar¸ ek rhsya jaao kBaI saulaJaayaa nahIM jaa saka Aaja tk. laoikna ]sakI AaMKaoM kI Aakulata AaOr ja,d- caohro maoM Cupo Baava kao ]sao samaJanao maoM jyaada kiznaa[- nahIM haogaI ijasanao Apnaa kuC AmaUlya kBaI Kaoyaa hao , , ,khnaa¸ saunanaa AaOr saunaanaa Saayad [sako Aagao inarqa-k AaOr inamaU-la hao jaato hOM. maOM drvaajao, kao pUra Kaolakr vahaM pr KD,a rha. icaiD,yaa vahaM ibastr ko Aasa pasa qaaoD,I dor tk GaUmatI rhI ifr vah maoro kMQaaoM kao ek baar CUtI hu[- baahr ]D, calaI , , ,

]sa rat maoM dor tk jaagata rha¸ naIMd AatI nahIM qaI. baahr laa^na maoM caaMdnaI ibaKr rhI qaI. hlkI zMD,I hvaa baalaknaI ko drvaaja,o sao saaofo tk AatI qaI jahaM maOM laoTa huAa qaa. maOM saaoca rha qaa ik icaiD,yaa kI ]ma` iktnaI haotI haogaI , , ,saaocato saaocato mauJao naIMd Aa ga[-. jaba AaMK KulaI tao doKa baahr saubah ka p`kaSa fOla rha qaa. barsaaoM ko baad maOM yah doK rha qaa. baalaknaI ko baahr laa^na maoM icaiD,yaaoM ka ek JaMuD ]D,ta huAa Aayaa AaOr poD, pr baOz gayaa. ]saI xaNa icaiD,yaaoM ka dUsara JaMuD ]saI poD, sao ]D, calaa. ]D,ta huAa JaMuD ]Yaa kI laailamaa pr ibaKrta saa jaana pD,ta qaa. maOMnao baalaknaI ka prda igara idyaa.

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