ivaSaala kao AsamaMjasa maoM ApnaI Aaor doKta pakr vaao Aagao samaJaato hue baaolao¸ "maanaao Aaja Aapnao C naMbar vaalaa iTkT ilayaa¸ kla C naMbar vaalao dao iTkT¸ ]sasao Agalao idna Aapnao C naMbar vaalao caar iTkT ilae¸ [saI trh Aap daogaunao iTkT K,rIdto rhao¸ Agar mahInao Bar maoM BaI C naMbar laga gayaa tao Aapkao¸ ijatnaa Kcaa- Aapnao ikyaa hO¸ ]sasao k[- gaunaa Qana imala jaaegaa. AaiKr naaO hI tao naMbar hOM¸ Aapka CaMTa huAa naMbar inaklanaa tao hO hI."
ivaSaala nao hMsaI maoM pUCa¸ "Aapnao kBaI kaoiSaSa nahIM kI¸ Aapkao tao saba gaiNat spYT hO."
"ek idna baD,a Klaa¸ saubah sao laga rha qaa ik caar naMbar inaklaogaa Aaja. idla BaI qaa ik iTkT K,rId kr doKa jaae pr ifr ilayaa nahIM AaOr Saama kao caar naMbar hI inaklaa¸ baD,I kaoFt hu[-." ]nhaoMnao pCtavao ko svar maoM kha.

ivaSaala kao ]nako khnao ko AMdaja, pr hMsaI Aa[-¸ pr hMsaI dbaakr vaao ]nasao ivada laokr Gar Aa gayaa. Gar maoM Gausato hue doKa ik ek pcaasa–baavana ko krIba ]ma` ka AadmaI saa[ikla pr calaa jaa rha qaa AaOr ]sao Gaor kr lagaBaga Aaz naaO ku<ao cala rho qao¸ jaOsao maMi~yaaoM kao laokr eskaoT- calata hOM.

ivaSaala nao Gar pr maaM sao pUCa ik eosao kaOna mahaSaya hOM tao ]nhaoMnao kha¸ "BaIma isaMh haogaa¸ Akolaa hO saao [tnao saaro ku<ao pala rKo hOM¸ [nhIM pr saara Kcaa- krta hO. D\yaUTI sao Aato hue saba ku<aaoM ko ilae DbalaraoTI AaOr Anya saamaana laokr Aata hO.
"AcCa ku<aaoM kI p`jaa banaa rKI hO rajaa BaIma isaMh nao"¸ ivaSaala nao hMsakr kha.
"yao ku<ao hI kaOna saa ]saka pICa CaoD,to hOM¸ jaba D\yaUTI jaata hO tao ]sao iSaFT basa tk CaoD,nao jaato hOM ifr basa ko Aanao ko samaya pr ]sao laonao phMuca jaato hOM¸ pta nahIM kaOnasaI GaD,I ku<aaoM kao bata dotI hO ik Aba ]sakI basa ka samaya hao gayaa hO. batato hOM ik vaao Kanaa banaanao baOzta hO tao ]sao Gaoro baOzo rhto hOM AaOr ]sakI caarpa[- ko caaraoM Aaor saaoto hOM." maaM nao ivaSaala kao batayaa. "ifr ku<aaoM ko Baagya sao hI ]sakI ek laaK ÉpyaaoM kI laa^TrI lagaI hO¸ ]sa Akolao kao @yaa krnaa hO¸ ApnaI naaOkrI kI AamadnaI sao hI kama AcCa cala jaata hO." maaM nao Aagao batayaa.

ivaSaala nao mana maoM saaocaa¸ ifr laa^TrI AaOr [tnao manaaorMjak p`saMga maoM.
AaOr saunaao¸ "jaba BaIma isaMh kI laa^TrI inaklaI tao rat maoM kuC laaoga ]sao laUTnao ]sako Gar maoM kUd gae¸ yao ku<ao naa haoto tao maar hI jaato baocaaro kao. ku<aaoM nao BaaOMk–BaaOMk kr Bagaayaa ]nhoM¸ pr tba BaI BaIma isaMh ko isar maoM ek laazI maar gae¸ ibacaaro ko isar maoM k[- TaMko AaeM." maaM nao sahanauBaUit ko svar maoM kha.
"vaahÑ" ivaSaala ko maMuh sao inaklaa¸ "@yaa saaqa hO BaIma isaMh AaOr ]sako ku<aaoM ka."

]sa rat ivaSaala kao naIMd maoM sapnao Aato rho¸ laa^TrI ko ]D,to hue iTkTaoM ko¸ kBaI lagata iTkTaoM kI nadI bah rhI hO¸ iTkTaoM ko ibastr pr vaao saao rha hO. kBaI BaIma isaMh idKa[- dota Apnao ku<aaoM ko saaqa laa^TrI ko iTkT hvaa maoM ]Calata huAa ijasao ]sako ku<ao daOD,–daOD, kr Apnao maMuh maoM pkD,to AaOr ifr ]sako pasa lao Aato.

Agalao idna Saama kao baaja,ar sao haota huAa ivaSaala¸ nadI iknaaro vaalaI saD,k kI trÔ calaa tao sarkarI Asptala ko pasa kaÔI BaID, idKa[- dI. jaanaa vahaM sao haokr hI qaa saao naja,dIk jaakr doKa ivaSaala nao tao payaa ik ek AaOrt rao rhI qaI AaOr kh rhI qaI ik hmaarI tao iksmat hI fUT ga[- [sa laa^TrI ko ca@kr maoM.

ivaSaala nao BaID, maoM KD,o ek vyai@t sao pUCa tao ]sanao batayaa ik [saka pit ToMpao calaata hO¸ pOsao ko karNa proSaana rhta qaa¸ ]pr sao laa^TrI ka caska laga gayaa. pta calaa phlao pMjaaba maoM khIM ]sakI dukana qaI AaOr zIkzak ]saka kama calata qaa pr pMjaaba maoM AatMkvaad ko ja,maanao maoM kuC laaogaaoM sao ]sakI vahaM JaD,p hao ga[- AaOr ifr jaana bacaanao kao rataoMrat ]sao pMjaaba maoM Apnaa saba kuC CaoD,kr Aanaa pD,a¸ Apnaa AaOr pirvaar ka poT palanao ko ilae phlao ]sanao maja,dUrI kI AaOr ifr ToMpao calaanao lagaa ikrae pr laokr AaOr baad maoM Apnaa ToMpao ikstaoM pr ilayaa AaOr calaanao lagaa. QaIro–QaIro ToMpaoM kI saarI ikstoM cauka[-. dsa saalaaoM maoM kaÔI zIkzak ]sanao kr ilayaa qaa.

phlao zIk qaa pr [Qar kuC proSaana rhnao lagaa qaa AaOr jaba sao laa^TrI kI trÔ ]saka Qyaana calaa gayaa qaa¸ raoja, kI kmaa[- maoM sao kaÔI pOsao vaao laa^TrI maoM lagaa dota. kBaI–kBaI CaoTI–maaoTI rkma inakla BaI AatI qaI. hr vyai@t samaana Éica vaalao laaogaaoM kao Kaoja hI laota hO yaa laaoga ]sao ZMUZ, laoto hOM¸ eosao hI ]sako saaqa BaI saaro idna laa^TrI kI baatoM krnao vaalao laaoga rhnao lagao qao. Gar maoM klah baZ, ga[- qaI laa^TrI ko karNa."

kla saubah ]sakI p%naI nao ]sao kha ik baccaaoM ko skUla kI fIsa jaanaI hO¸ AaOr BaI kuC ja,$rI Kcao- batae haoMgao basa daonaaoM maoM [nhIM saba baataoM kao laokr JagaD,a hao gayaa. idna Bar vaao ToMpaoM kao laokr baahr rha¸ rat dor sao Gar gayaa AaOr saao gayaa.
saubah bahut jaldI ]za AaOr C bajao hI ibanaa kuC Kae ipe ToMpao laokr calaa gayaa¸ vaao laaOT kr Aayaa tao daophr ko baarh bajao haoMgao¸ ToMpao ]sako saaqa nahIM qaa. p%naI nao saaocaa Saayad kuC–kuC zIk haonao ko ilae maOkoinak ko yahaM CaoD, Aayaa haogaa¸ k[- idna phlao kh BaI rha qaa.

]sao Kanaa doto hue baat CoD,nao ko ilae pUC ilayaa ik ToMpao @yaa zIk haonao do AaeÆ
]sanao Kanao kI trÔ tao doKa nahIM¸ ]sao ek qaOlaa doto hue baaolaa ik ToMpao baoca idyaa hO AaOr saba ÉpyaaoM ko laa^TrI ko iTkT lao ilae hOM AaOr Aaja ]saka K,rIda huAa naMbar hI lagaogaa¸ saba dird` dUr hao jaaegaa. ]sanao Kaoja–Kaoja kr paMca naMbar ko iTkT ilae qao.

]sakI p%naI ka tao isar cakra gayaa.
vaao [tnaa kh kr Gar sao baahr calaa gayaa ik Aba Saama kao laa^TrI ka pirNaama inaklanao pr hI Aaegaa AaOr vaao iTkT saMBaala kr rK lao.
]sako jaanao ko baad ]sakI p%naI kao haoSa Aayaa tao ]sanao iTkTaoM sao Bara qaOlaa ]zayaa AaOr baaja,ar kI trÔ cala dI.
ijatnao iTkT vaao baoca saktI qaI ]sanao raoto hue baocao¸ kuC SauBaicaMtk BaI ]sakI sahayata krnao lagao. iksaI trh vaao iTkT baoca pa[- tba BaI saaO ko krIba iTkT ]sako pasa rh gae. Saama kao baccaaoM ko skUla sao Aanao ko samaya pr vaao vaapsa Gar Aa ga[-.

]Qar ]sako pit nao ApnaI maMDlaI maoM kh idyaa ik nadI iknaaro jaa rha hO vahIM baOzogaa yaid Aaja ]saka naMbar lagaogaa tao zIk varnaa vahI nadI maoM kUd jaana do dogaa. Saama kao pirNaama Aayaa AaOr inaklaa BaI tao paMca naMbar hI¸ laaogaaoM nao ToMpaoM vaalao kao nadI iknaaro jaakr K,bar dI vaao KuSaI sao ]Clata huAa Gar Aayaa. pr yahaM tao saIna dUsara hI qaa¸ jaba ]sao iTkT baocanao kI baat pta calaI tao vaao gaSa Kakr igar pD,a. laaoga ]sao Asptala lao Aae¸ haoSa maoM Aanao ko baad sao ]zpTaMga gaa rha hO¸ idmaaga, ihla gayaa hO. ivaSaala kao ]sakI gaaqaa saunakr baD,a AÔsaaosa huAa AaOr vaao vaapsa Gar Aa gayaa. saaocata rha yao laa^TrI @yaa kr rhI hO laaogaaoM ko saaqa [sa SaaMt jagah maoM.

Agalao idna ivaSaala nao AK,baar maoM pZ,a—
maihlaaAaoM nao ijalao maoM laa^TrI ko iK,laaÔ jalaUsa inakalaa¸ ijalaaiQakarI ka Gaorava ikyaa AaOr jabatk ijalaaiQakarI nao ijalao sao laa^TrI K,%ma krnao ka AaSvaasana nahIM do idyaa¸ Gaorava samaaPt nahIM ikyaa gayaa. 

ivaSaala kao pZ,kr SaaMit imalaI AaOr ]sanao saaocaa ik janata eosao hI jaagaÉk haokr saamaaijak kurIityaaoM ko iK,laaÔ KD,I hao jaae tao kaÔI sauQaar hao jaaeM. AaOr ek baat ]sako idmaaga, maoM Aa[- ik caaho laa^TrI hao yaa Saraba baMdI phaD, maoM hmaoSaa maihlaaAaoM kao hI maaocaa- saMBaalanaa pD,ta hO. vanaaoM kao bacaanao ko ilae icapkao AaMdaolana BaI maihlaaAaoM nao hI SauÉ ikyaa qaa. eosaa @yaaoMÆ vah saaocata hI rha.

pRYz : 1.2.3

24 ma[- 2005