gaIta kI AaMKoM lahroM bananao kao tOyaar hao ga[-M. vah ]trto AMQaoro maoM JaIla ko syaah pD,to panaI kao taknao lagaI. raja @yaaoM ij,ad krta hO. @yaaoM nahIM ]sako bahava kao ApnaI baaMhaoM maoM baaMQaÊ saInao maoM ]tar laota. gaIta ]sako BaItr ka saOlaaba doKnao kao Akulaa jaatI pr vah [tnaa inasaMpR@t–saa baOzaÊ gaIta ka baZ,naa doKta rhta ik ]sao Apnao pr Sama- Aanao lagatIÊ Kud pr baotrh gaussaa ]maD,ta ik vah [tnaI kmaja,aor @yaaoM pD, jaatI hO. ca+ana haonao maoM raja kI takt hO tao vah BaI ca+ana @yaaoM nahIM banatIÆ
kBaI–kBaI ]sao saatvaIM AazvaIM @laasa maoM pZ,I yah pMi>yaaM yaad Aa jaatI qaIM , , ,
'rsarI Aavat jaat tao isala pr prt inasaana'Ê @yaa yah khavat saca qaIÆ
raja pr tao kao[- Asar nahIM idKa[- dota hO. pr [sa baIca [tnao inaSaana ]sako Apnao idla pr pD,o hOM ik ]sakI BaavanaaAaoM ko pMK tk kalao pD, gae.

fusa-t imalanao pr kBaI vah Aa[-naa doKtI tao pUCtI –
"tuma kaOna haoÆ" Apiricat Sa@la Aa[nao maoM ivad`Upta sao hMsa dotI – "torI galtI."
"pr maOMnao @yaa galtI kIÆ"
"ek galtIÆ" Cayaa hMsatIÊ "galtI pr galtI kI hOM tUnao."
vah katr hao ]ztI , , ,"@yaa ikyaa maOMnaoÆ"
"bah jaanao kI [cCaÊ @yaa yah kma baD,I galtI hOÆ tuma kaOna saI duinayaa maoM haoÆ laaoga kuC bananao–jaaoD,nao kI Baagaa–daOD,I maoM lagao hOMÊ tuma bah jaanaa caahtI haoÊ baha donaa caahtI haoÊ jaao hOo – ]sakao Ó%ma krnao maoM @yaa A@lamaMdI hOÆ" Cayaa mauMh isakaoD,tIÊ "]hUM² saba iktabaI baatoM. lagata hO SartcaMd` kuC j,yaada hI GaaoMTa hO tumanao" – Cayaa vyaMgya sao zza pD,tI – "yah tumharI galtI hO ik tuma bahut Baavauk hao AaOr duinayaa bahut vyavahairk."
"tao Aaja kI duinayaa maoM Baavauk haonaa ga,lat hOÆ"
"ek hd tk."
"AaOr maOM vah hd taoD,kr Aagao baZ, ga[- hUM @yaaÆ"
"haMÊ tuma tao mauhbbat haonaa caahtI haoÊ hvaaÊ AasamaanaÊ Jarnaa bananaa caahtI haoÊ yah saba caahnaa @yaa ga,lat nahIM hOÆ"

gaIta ka idmaaga, Bannaa ]zta. vah ga,lat hao ga[-Æ hd hOÊ caahnao tk maoM vah ga,lat hao ga[-Æ panao maoM ga,lat kao[- Balao hao jaaeÊ caahnao maoM kaOna ga,lat haota hOÆ pr vah caahnao maoM BaI ga,lat hao ga[-Æ duK AaOr xaaoBa ]sako gaalaaoM kao gaIlaa kr dota AaOr vah Kud kao kaosatI ]z KD,I haotI AaOr saaf Gar maoM kma saaf kaonaaoM pr JallaatI baD,baD,anao lagaI. saaocaa huAa ga,latÊ maanaoÊ ]saka 'haonaa' ga,latÊ pUra ka pUra vajaUd ga,lat. [sa ga,lat vajaUd sao jaao saMbaMQa ]pjaogaa vah BaI tao ga,lat haogaaÆ @yaaoM vah ga,lat vajaUd AaOr ga,lat saMbaMQaaoM ko saaqaÊ ek baD,I galtI banaI jaI rhI hOÆ @yaaoMÆ

[sa p`Sna pr Aakr ]sako idla ko paMva qama jaato. yahaM sao idmaaga, kI hd SauÉ haotI qaIÊ idla ko ikssao–khanaI yahaM Aakr Ó%ma hao jaato AaOr idmaaga, ]sao duinayaavaI vyavahar ka caSmaa pkD,a dota AaOr vah doKtIÊ ek Gar hOÊ baccao hOMÊ pit hOÊ pOsaa hO. pit dF,tr sao GarÊ Gar sao dF,tr Aata hOÊ baccao Gar sao skUla AaOr skUla sao Gar. 'Gar' jaao ]sanao banaayaa hOÊ jahaM gama- raoiTyaaM AaOr taj,aI banaI Baap CaoD,tI saibjayaaM ]naka [Mtj,aar krtI hOMÊ baccaaoM kI psaMd kI caIj,aoM maoj,a AaOr iÍja maoM sajaI hOM. vao cahktoÊ KuSa haoto ]sao idna Bar ko Apnao kama bata rho hOM. vah Kud sao baahr haokr doKtIÊ ek maaMÊ ek p%naIÊ hMsatI–baaolatI. ]sao ek dRSya idKa[- dotaÊ Kanao kI maoja, pr saba cahkto hueÊ baOzo hOMÊ ApnaI idna Bar kI khainayaaM Aapsa maoM baaMTto hueÊ CaoTo–CaoTo baccaoÊ maata–ipta kI sarahnaa panao kao lalaktoÊ Pyaar ka Barapna ]nakI AaMKaoM mao camaktaÊ vah Apnao sao baahr Aa kr ApnaI CaoTI saI duinayaa doKtI AaOr Apnao pirvaar kao mana ko pMKaoM maoM samaoT laonaa caahtI hO , , ,pr yah dRSya xaNa Bar rhta , , ,ifr baOzI hu[- duinayaa KD,MI hao jaatI AaOr Pyaar ka sqaana vyastta lao laotI –
"calaao Ba[- bartna samaoTao."
"[sao iÍja maoM rKao."
"tuma maoj,a saaf kraoÊ nahIMÊ tuma Baagaao nahIMÊ kama maoM haqa baMTaAao."
"calaao kla ko ilae kpD,o inakalaao – "
"raja , , ,tumharI SaT- Aayarna krnaI hO @yaaÊ maOM Apnao AaOr baccaaoM ko kpD,o Aayarna kr rhI hUM kla ko ilae.

saba kuC tao saamaanya hO , , ,vyast Gar , , ,vyast ij,aMdgaI , , ,@yaa kmaI hO tumhoM , , ,idmaaga, idla kao bahlaata.
"AaOr maOM khaM hUMÆ" daonaaoM maoM bahsa iCD,tI.
"donao maoM baD,a[- hO."
"tao @yaa maOM nahIM dotIÆ"
"kMjaUsa ko jaOsao saaoca–saaocakr dotI haoÊ ifr raotI hao ]sa donao pr BaI. @yaaoMik tuma isaÔ- laonaa caahtI hao."
"maOM AaOr laonaa , , ,²" – vah vyaMgya sao khtI.
"haMÊ nahIM caahtIM tuma ik vaah–vaah krto tumhara pirvaar – tumharo Aagao–pICo Gaumao. 'vaah² @yaa Kanaa banaayaa hO'Ê 'vaah² @yaa Gar sajaayaa'Ê 'vaah² iktnaa kama krtI hO gaIta – naaOkrI ko saaqa–saaqa."
"@yaa sacamaucaÆ"

vah ÉAaMsaI hao jaatIÊ [tnaa krko BaIÊ saba krko BaI AsaflaÊ vah Kud ApnaI laD,a[- sao qak jaatI.
"tumamaoM AtRiPt @yaaoM hOÆ" vah raja kI Aavaaj,a sao caaOMkI. vaao ABaI tk JaIla iknaaro baOzo qao. Apnao BaItr ]tr kr vah khaM sao khaM tk GaUma Aa[- qaI. pr yaqaaqa- maoM ]sa jagah sao [Mca Bar BaI ihlaI nahIM qaI.
vah }bao svar maoM baaolaIÊ "Aba calaoMÆ"
"nahIMÊ maOMnao kuC pUCa tumasaoÆ"
"mauJao nahIM pta."
"kuC tao pta haogaaÆ"
"pta nahIM , , ,vahI CaoTI–CaoTI baatoM , , ,tumhara kama maoM haqa na baMTanaaÊ baccaaoM sao caK–caKÊ saubah sao Saama tk Baagaa–Baaga. saba kuC zIk krnao kI kaoiSaSa maoM saba ga,lat hao rha hO – eosaa lagata hO."
"saba hI tao eosao jaIto hOMÊ tuma AkolaI tao hao nahIM."
"jaanatI hUM."
"ifr @yaaoM yah saba saaocatI hao."
"pta nahIM"Ê vah Kud kao Kaolanao sao Drnao lagaIÊ KulaogaI tao eosao ibaKrogaI ik saMBaalanaa mauiSkla hao jaaegaa.
"tumhIM hao eosaI – baakI saba tao nahIM eosao krtIM."
"AcCa , , ,Ê" ]sanao raja kao AMQaoro maoM GaUrnao kI kaoiSaSa kIÊ jaOsao pUCtI hao – tumhoM iktnaI kamakajaI AaOrtaoM ko idla maalaUma hOMÆ
"AaOr @yaaÆ" vah ivajayaI sao svar maoM baaolaa.
"maOMnao saaocaaÊ maorI jaOsaI AaOr BaI haoMgaI jaao BaItr AaOr baahr ko AQaUropna sao laD, rhI haoMgaI."
"AQaUrapna tumhara Apnaa banaayaa huAa hO."
"zIk khto hao." vah kpD,aoM pr sao Gaasa JaaD,tI ]z KD,I hu[-.
"calaao Aba." ]sakI Aavaaj,a qak ga[- qaIÊ Aarama krnao Aa[- qaI pr laga rha qaa maanaaoM baD,I jaMga laD,kr jaa rhI hao. raja nao ]zto hue khaÊ "tumhoM baIca–baIca maoM kama sao samaya inakala kr yahaM Aanaa caaihe."
]sanao trsa Kanao vaalaI inagaahaoM sao raja kao doKaÊ ]sako saamanao jaOsao kao[- Apiricat KD,a qaa.
"calaoM Aba , , ,"
raja gaIta ko kMQao kao baaMh sao lapoTto hue kar kI Aaor baZ, calaa.
"AcCa lagaaÆ" ]sakI Aavaaj,a maoM gaIta kao JaIla iknaaro lao Aanao ka raOba Jalak rha qaaÊ jaao gaIta bada-St na kr sakI.
"@yaa AcCa lagaaÊ Saama baokar hao ga[-."
"@yaaoMÊ eosaa @yaa huAaÆ"

]sao bahsato doK raja AaSvast hao gayaa. baataoM ka piricat Kola ifr ]nako baIca psarnao lagaa. daonaaoM jaba tk kar maoM baOzoÊ vao ApnaI–ApnaI paoj,aISana saMBaala cauko qao. JaIla ka panaI Aba gaaZ,a syaah hao calaa qaa AaOr Aasamaana ko kalao Z@kna maoM dao–caar taraoM ko nagaInaoo KUbasaUrt laga rho qao. hvaa Gaasa kI jaD,aoM maoM saursaura rhI qaI AaOr pixayaaoM ka klarva ekdma SaaMt pD, gayaa qaa. tba raja nao kar sTaT- krI AaOr 'baOk' kr pak- ko drvaaj,ao sao inakla Gar ko phcaanao rasto pr maaoD, dI.

pRYz : 1.2.3

24 jaulaa[- 2006