]nako paikstanaI ima~ A@sar maMjaUr AlaI ko baaro maoM baatoM krto ik vao ska^lariSap lao kr Aae hOM¸ pZ,nao maoM toja, hOM AaOr Saayad iksaI iDga`I ka^laoja ko ip`insapla ko damaad BaI hOM. jaba ik ]nhoM ApnaI jaoba sao ÔIsa donaI haotI hO , , ,[sa baatcaIt maoM kBaI–kBaI hlkI saI [-Yyaa- BaI iCpI rhtI. sauQaakr BaI saaocato rhto ik ek idna ]nasao khoMgao ik Baa[- hma daonaaoM pasa maoM ek hI mauhllao maoM rhto hOM tao kBaI Aap maoro Gar Aa[e.

[saI [rado sao ek idna sauQaakr ]nako Gar gae¸ pr vah Gar pr nahIM qao At: ek naaoT CaoD, kr calao Aae. dao ek idna [Mtja,ar ikyaa pr ]nakI trÔ sao kao[- javaaba na Aanao pr saaocaa Saayad nae hOM ]nhoM kuC iJaJak haogaI. ek baar yah BaI saaocaa ik hao sakta hO ek ihMdU sao imalanao maoM ]naka paikstana AaD,o Aa rha haogaa. yaad Aayaa dao saala phlao baMgalaa doSa ek saoimanaar maoM gae qao¸ eiSayaa sao Aae saba laaogaaoM kao ek hI haoTla maoM zhrayaa gayaa qaa¸ saubah naaSto ko ilae jaba vao saba [k{o hue tao ek paikstanaI maihlaa nao kha ik calato va@t ]nhoM kha gayaa qaa ik iksaI ihMdU sao baat na krnaa. Apnaa pircaya doto hue sauQaakr nao kha¸ "cailae ek ihMdU sao tao Aapnao baat kr hI laI." hma saba hMsato hue calao gae. ga,rja, ik baatoM tao raoja, hI haotIM qaIM tba yah BaI maalaUma huAa ik vao saala maoM dao baar idllaI SaaipMga ko ilae AatI hOM. ihMdI iflmaoM doKnao ka baohd SaaOk hO¸ AimataBa baccana kI ÔOna hO AaOr ABaI laD,kI kI SaadI kroMgaI tao ifr Baart jaaeMgaI. sauQaakr nao ]nasao maja,ak ikyaa¸ "baat tao Aapnao kr hI laI Aba idllaI maoM maoro Gar BaI Aa[egaa." sauQaakr ko mana maoM yah BaI ihcak qaI. kuC vao yaUnaIvaisa-TI ko kama maoM vyast hao gae¸ saaocaa doKa jaaegaa ABaI tao vah tIna saala rhoMgao. ifr kBaI sahI.

saaomavaar ka idna qaa¸ sauQaakr kI k[- @laasaoja, haotI qaIM¸ vah kaÔI qak gae qao At: pZ,to–pZ,to kusaI- pr hI saao gae. ekaek Ôaona kI GaMTI bajaI. naIMd sao proSaana qao ifr BaI Ôaona ]zayaa AaOr pUCa¸ 
"kaOna hO @yaa baat hO." 
"sar maOM laIDsa puilasa Aa^ifsar baaola rha hMU. @yaa Aap [sa samaya laIDsa puilasa sToSana Aa sakto hOMÆ"
"sar @yaa baat hO @yaa Aap saubah tk [Mtja,ar nahIM kr sakto."
"sar ek maujairma hO jaao Aapka naama lao kr kh rha hO ik vah Aapsao baat krnaa caahta hO."

Aba maorI naIMd ekdma ]D, ga[-. rat ko gyaarh bajao hOM mana maoM ]laJana hu[- kaOna hao sakta hO¸ @yaa baat hO. maora naama jaanata hO At: maora piricat hI haogaa. [saI tanao baanao maoM ]laJata ]za¸ kpD,o badlao¸ baahr gaja,ba kI zMD qaI¸ tIKI baÔI-laI hvaa dstanao AaOr Taopo ko baavajaUd saaro ijasma maoM AkD,na pOda kr rhI qaI. gaaD,I baahr inakalaI AaOr rvaanaa hao gayaa.

yaaoM tao mauJao Aksar hI puilasa sToSana sao baulaato rhto qao. k[- baar maujairma kI baat nahIM samaJato qao. bahut baar ]nhoM AMga`oja,I nahIM AatI qaI. iSaxak iktnaa BaI gayaa gauja,ra hao pr jaba sasto yaa mauF,tI kama kranao haoM tao ekaek ]sako AK,laak maoM baZ,t hao hI jaatI hO. maOM BaI saaocata calaao [saI bahanao kuC samaaja saovaa hao jaatI hO. phlao k[- baar eosaa BaI huAa hO ik kuC laaogaaoM nao ga,lat Anauvaad kr idyaa¸ yaa ifr jauma- kao kuC ka kuC banaa idyaa¸ ijasasao baad maoM puilasa tqaa maujairma daonaaoM kao hI baD,I proSaanaI ]zanaI pD,I¸ At: jaba tk maOM jaanao kao tOyaar hUM vao mauJao hI baulaanaa psaMd krto hOM.

maOM ABaI vahaM phMucaa hI qaa ik ek ka^nsTobala Aayaa AaOr baD,o hI Adba sao mauJao ek kmaro kI trÔ lao gayaa¸ AaOr khnao lagaa – sar baD,a AjaIba AadmaI hO¸ maOMnao bahut kha ik tuma tao pZ,o ilaKo AadmaI hao tumhoM ek vakIla kI ja,$rt hO. pr maana nahIM rha qaa tao caIÔ ka^nsTobala nao kha ik Aapkao Ôaona k$M [saIilae Aapkao tklaIÔ dI.

maOMnao kha¸ "calaao doKta hMU @yaa baat hO¸ @yaa krnaa hO." 
Anamanaa saa maOM kuC KIJaa saa jaola kI kaozrI ko drvaaja,o pr KD,a hI huAa qaa ik ek AadmaI jaao baahr kI trÔ pIz kr ko KD,a huAa qaa¸ ekaek mauD,a. maOMnao doKa tao sakto maoM Aa gayaa. maMjaUr AlaI ko caohro pr ja,laalat AaOr du:K ko Qabbao fOlao qao. AaMKaoM kI raoSanaI bauJaI hu[- qaI. vah haqa jaaoD, kr baaolao¸ "Aap kao @yaa bata}M¸ Baa[- jaana¸ Aap iksaI trh mauJao yahaM sao CuD,a laIijae¸ maOM Aapkao saara vaa@yaa saca–saca bata dMUgaa." maOM baD,o ca@kr maoM pD, gayaa¸ @yaa k$M. ijasao maOM jaanata BaI nahIM ]sakI ja,maanat kOsao lao laMU.

AMdr hI AMdr maoro mana maoM ek trh kI JaMuJalaahT BaI hu[-. phlao tao kBaI nahIM yaad ikyaa¸ Aaja [sa trh ko Qama- saMkT maoM fMsaa idyaa. ifr BaI mana kao SaaMt kr maOMnao kha¸ 
"maOM Aap ko ilae @yaa kr sakta hMU. Agar Aap caahoM tao maOM Aap ko iksaI daost kao K,bar kr dMU."
"nahIM nahIM maOM nahIM caahta ik Aap iksaI kao K,bar kroM. Baa[-jaana¸ maOM baoksaUr hMU jaOsao BaI hao Aap mauJao yahaM sao lao cailae." ekaek igaD,igaD,ato hue maMjaUr AlaI baaolao.

ijasa CaoTo sao kmaro maoM ]nhoM r@Ka gayaa qaa¸ vahaM ja,maIna pr ek CaoTa saa kMbala ibaCa qaa¸ saImaoMT kI izzurtI ja,maIna¸ kaonao maoM ek sTIla kI kusaI-¸ kuC Kanaa ek PlaoT maoM pD,a qaa. vaastva maoM eosao kmaraoM maoM jauma- saaibat haonao ko phlao tk hI rKto hOM. maMjaUr AlaI Apnao kpD,aoM maoM hI qao ifr BaI yah jaanalaovaa sadI- AaOr ja,maIna pr baOznaa¸ maOM kaMp ]za. maOMnao saaocaa jaOsao BaI hao kuC tao krnaa hI haogaa. ijasa ka^nsTobala nao mauJao baulaayaa qaa maOM ]sako pasa gayaa AaOr kha¸ 
"@yaa ja,$rI kama krnaa haogaa¸ Aap kaga,ja,at tOyaar kr doM maOM [nakI baola lao laMUgaa. maOM dstK,t kr dota hMU¸ Agar hao sako tao maOM [nhoM Apnao saaqa lao jaa}Mgaa. pr mauJao bata[e AaiK,r huAa @yaa qaa¸ iksa jauma- maoM Aap [nhoM yahaM laae qao." 
vah baaolaa¸ "sar caaorI ka [lja,ama hO¸ saolsa gala- nao [nhoM sTaor ko baahr saamaana ko saaqa pkD, ilayaa¸ AaOr ifr puilasa kao baulaayaa."
maOMnao pUCa¸ "kuC Kanao kao idyaa hOÆ saubah sao BaUKa hI r@Ka hOÆ" 
"idyaa hO sar – pr saba vaOsaa hI pD,a hO kuC Kanaa CuAa BaI nahIM." 
maOMnao kha¸ "ja,ra jaldI kr dIijae Agar kaga,ja,at tOyaar haoM tao maOM dstK,t kr dMU." [saI baIca maOM Aa^iÔsa maoM Aakr baOz gayaa.

maOMnao saaocaa Aba kuC BaI hao jaba ja,maanat laI hO tao Aagao BaI doKnaa hI pD,ogaa. laoikna mana ko ek kaonao maoM trh–trh kI baatoM Aa rhI qaIM. CaoD, dMU jaOsaa ikyaa hO vaOsaa hI fla BaaogaoM¸ [nako [tnao paikstanaI ÍoMD hOM ifr mauJao [sa kIcaD, maoM fMsanao kI @yaa ja,$rt¸ ABaI Agar [salaama kI baat Aa jaae tao doiKe [nako tovar¸ tba yao saarI [Msaainayat kao BaUla jaato hOM. jaOsao QaIro sao sar ]za kr kao[- DMk cauBaa gayaa hao¸ sauQaakr tuma BaUla gae tumharo CaoTo Baa[- kI baImaarI maoM saara gaaMva dUr KD,a qaa. tumharo papa kOsao Asahaya haokr sahayata ko ilae sabakI trÔ doK rho qao tba iksanao ]nakI madd kI qaI¸ imayaaM gaulaama rsaUla¸ vah BaI tao mausalamaana hI qao. maOMnao jaOsao Kud sao ija,d kI haM haM kI tao qaI pr tba tao saara ihMdustana ek qaa¸ vah tao baat hI AaOr qaI. pr Aba tao hma saba Alaga–Alaga hOM. saarI thja,Iba¸ saara [ithasa saba tao [nhIM ka hO. khto hOM ik mahmaUd ga,ja,naI ko phlao kao[- [ithasa tumhara nahIM qaa¸ ABaI ]saI idna BaaiTyaa kh rha qaa ik pba maoM saba ApnaI–ApnaI haMk rho qao sardar BaI ]samaoM Saaimala qao tao kao[- paikstanaI baaolaa ik Baa[- maOMnao tao ka]Msalar sao kh idyaa ik hmaara maja,hba hmaarI thja,Iba tumasao ibalakula Alaga hO. hmaoM Alaga skUla caaihe¸ hmaarI laD,ikyaaM tumharI laD,ikyaaoM ko saaqa ibagaD, jaaeMgaI. BaaiTyaa baaolaa maOM tao vahaM sao hT gayaa tao khta hO ik yao saalao ihMdU Aro jaba jaUto Kanao haoto hOM tao Aagao hma jaato hOM AaOr jaba laonao ka maaOka Aata hO tao yao kTaora laokr saba sao Aagao phMuca jaato hOM. Aba eosaI saaoca vaalao laaogaaoM ka kao[- @yaa kr sakta hO. sauQaakr ABaI yah saba saaoca rho qao ik ka^nsTobala Aakr saamanao KD,a hao gayaa. baaolaa¸ 
"sar Aap dstK,t kr dIijae." 
sauQaakr ekdma caaOMk gae. ifr baaolao¸ "AcCa laa[e." AaOr dstK,t kr ko do idyaa.

[sako baad maOM maMjaUr AlaI kao Apnao saaqa gaaD,I maoM laokr baOz gayaa. maMjaUr AlaI caupcaap gaaD,I maoM baOz gae. saba kuC krto krato dao GaMTo tao inakla hI gae haoMgao. maOM BaI @yaa khta jaao rasta AaQao GaMTo caalaIsa imanaT ka qaa vah Aaja na K,tma haonao vaalaa bana gayaa. maOMnao ekaQa baar kaoiSaSa BaI kI kuC baat calaanao kI laoikna ]nako caohro kI ]dasaI doKkr ihmmat pst hao ga[-. Gar phMuca kr maOMnao drvaaja,a Kaolaa AaOr ]nhoM AMdr Aanao kao kha¸ kursaI iKsaka kr ]nhoM baOznao ka saMkot krto hue kha¸ 
"Aap baOize maOM caaya banaa kr laata hMU." maOM AMdr caaya banaanao calaa gayaa¸ AaOr rsaao[- Gar maoM QaIro–QaIro samaya ibatanao ko ilae caaya ko kp¸ dUQa¸ caInaI vagaOrh T/o maoM rKnao lagaa. mauJao lagaa ik maMjaUr AlaI kao dsa paMca imanaT Akolao maoM Kud kao samhalanao ko ilae caaihe. panaI KaOla–KaOla kr igar rha qaa ik maOM maMjaUr AlaI kI KaMsaI sao caaOMk gayaa. Aro iktnaI dor hao ga[-. maOM caaya ko saaqa Kanao ko ilae kuC ibaskuT BaI laayaa. caaya banaa kr ]nhoM dI AaOr kha¸ 
"Aap caaya pIijae AaOr kuC qaaoD,a saa Ka BaI laIijae." maOM ApnaI caaya laokr ]nako pasa kI kursaI pr baOz gayaa.

AjaIba ]dasa sahmaa–sahmaa maahaOla qaa. maMjaUr AlaI nao caaya ka kp lao ilayaa AaOr QaIro–QaIro caaya pInao lagao. ]nakI AaMKaoM maoM ek Bayaanak sannaaTa doK kr maOM Gabara gayaa. QaIro sao kha¸ "Aap [sa kdr proSaana na haoM¸" kmaro kI trÔ [Saara ikyaa AaOr kha¸ "rat kaÔI jaa caukI hO Aap saao jaa[e¸ laoikna Agar Aap [saI samaya baat krnaa caahto haoM ijasa sao Aap ka mana qaaoD,a hlka hao jaae tao ABaI hI baat kroM."
"Baa[-jaana Aap tao mauJao gaunahgaar nahIM samaJato." baD,I hI katr Aavaaja, maoM baaolao.
"Agar eosaa haota tao maOM AapkI ja,maanat @yaaoM laota¸ eosaa lagata hO ik khIM kao[- ga,latÔhmaI yaa gaD,baD,I hO¸ mauJao pUra yakIna hO ik hma daonaaoM imala kr [sao zIk kr laoMgao." ]nhoM Baraosaa idlaato hue maOMnao kha.

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