vao
[sakI maohnat kI AaOr [maanadarI kI tarIÔ krto hOM¸
laoikna ]nako baccao ]nako vaSa kI baat nahIM hOM¸ ]nako
paMca baccao hOM¸ ekdma sao SarartI– [saka k,d ja,ra
laMbaa hO – vao [sao Sauturmauga- khkr proSaana krto qao ,
, ,]nakI¸ Samaa- jaI kI p%naI BaI toja, imajaaja, kI hOM ,
, ,yah iktnaI baar ]nako Gar sao Baaga jaata qaa¸ laoikna
khIM izkanaa nahIM qaa¸ vao ifr sao pkD,kr [sao lao jaato
qao , , ,"
"laoikna yah kuC saIK BaI paegaaÆ" ivaVa kh rhI
qaI jaba jayadova khnao lagao¸ "}pr ka kama tao krogaa¸
Gar kI saÔa[- krogaa¸ bat-na krogaa , , ,isaÔ- manaU kao
AcCI trh samaJaa donaa ik vah [sasao badsalaUkI na kro , ,
,ifr doKoMgao , , ,Aba ek Pyaalaa caaya do dao – ]sakao
BaI caaya pUC laonaa , , ,"
ivaVa kmaro sao laaOTnao kao
hu[-¸ ifr BaItr ko CaoTo kmaro maoM jaakr ek kmaIja,
pajaamaa inakala laa[-¸ AaOr haqa maoM saabauna ka ek
TukD,a AaOr ek puranaa–saa taOilayaa laokr¸ baahr caTa[-
pr baOzo hue ]sa AadmaI sao pUCnao lagaI¸ "tumhara
naama @yaa hOÆ"
]sanao javaaba nahIM idyaa¸
AaOr ivaVa kuC K,amaaoSa rhkr khnao lagaI¸ "doKao
AaMgana maoM ]sa dIvaar ko pICo ek nala hO – vahaM jaakr
naha laao¸ AcCI trh saabauna sao¸ AaOr yah kpD,o phna laaoÑ"
vah AadmaI isar Jaukae baOza qaa¸ ]sanao ek baar
DrI–DrI–saI AaMKaoM sao }pr kao doKa¸ pr ]za nahIM¸ na
ivaVa ko haqa sao kpD,o ilae , , ,
[tnao maoM jayadova ]zkr Aae AaOr baaolao¸ "maiNayaaÑ
]zao¸ jaOsao baIbaI jaI kh rhI hOM¸ yah kpD,o lao laao¸
AaOr vahaM jaakr naha laaoÑ"
pasa sao ivaVa mauskra dI¸ "tumhara naama tao bahut
AcCa hO¸ maiNayaa , , ,"
maiNayaa nao Aaihsta sao ]zkr ivaVa ko haqa sao kpD,o BaI
lao ilae¸ saabauna AaOr taOilayaa BaI¸ AaOr jahaM ]na
laaogaaoM nao saMkot ikyaa qaa¸ vahaM AaMgana maoM banaI ek
CaoTI–saI dIvaar kI Aaor cala idyaa , , ,
ivaVa nao rsaao[- maoM jaakr
caaya banaa[-¸ maiNayaa ko ilae ek igalaasa caaya vahaM
rsaao[- maoM hI rK dI¸ AaOr baakI caaya dao PyaalaaoM maoM
Dalakr baD,o kmaro maoM calaI ga[- , , ,
AaOr ifr jaba maiNayaa naha kr k,maIja, pjaamaa phna kr
rsaao[- kI trÔ Aayaa¸ tao ivaVa nao ]sao caaya ka igalaasa
doto hue ek naja,r hOranaI sao ]sakI Aaor doKa¸ AaOr hlko
sao mauskratI hu[- baD,o kmaro maoM jaakr jayadova sao khnao
lagaI¸ "ja,ra doKao tao ]sao¸ Aap phcaana nahIM
sakoMgao. vah AcCI K,asaI Sakla ka hO¸ AaOr BarI javaanaI
maoM hO. maOM samaJaI qaI– baD,I ]ma` ka hO , , ,"
AaOr kuC hI idnaaoM maoM¸
ivaVa [%maInaana sao Apnao pit sao khnao lagaI¸ "ekdma
khnaa maanata hO¸ kuC baaolata nahIM¸ laoikna idna Bar Gar
kI saÔa[- maoM lagaa rhta hO. manaU sao qaaoD,I–qaaoD,I
baat krnao lagaa hO¸ vah [sao ApnaI iktabaaoM sao tsvaIroM
idKata hO¸ tao yah KuSa hao ]zta hO¸ laoikna ek baat
samaJa maoM nahIM AatI¸ Akolao maoM baOzta hO¸ tao Apnao
sao kuC baaolata rhta hO¸ lagata hO– qaaoD,a saa pagala
hO , , ,"
Gar kI dIvaar sao saTa huAa¸ ek naIma ka poD, qaa¸ vah
maiNayaa jaba BaI K,alaI haota¸ ]sa poD, ko naIcao baOza
rhta , , ,]sa va@t Agar kao[- pasa sao gauja,ro tao doK
sakta qaa ik vah Akolaa baOza Aaihsta–Aaihsta kuC [sa trh
baaolata qaa¸ jaOsao iksaI sao baat kr rha hao¸ AaOr vah
BaI kuC gaussao maoM , , ,
ivaVa kao ]saka yah rhsya
pkD, maoM nahIM Aata qaa¸ AaOr ek idna poD, ko maaoTo sao
tnao kI AaoT maoM haokr ivaVa nao saunaa¸ vah maiNayaa ek
du:K AaOr gaussao maoM jaanao iksasao kh rha qaa¸
"saba kama Kud krtI hOM – saaga,–sabja,I kOsao
pkanaa hO¸ mauJao kuC nahIM isaKatIM¸ AaTa BaI nahIM
malanao dotIM , , ,"
ivaVa sao rha nahIM gayaa¸ vah ja,aor sao hMsa dI¸ AaOr
poD, kI AaoT sao baahr Aakr khnao lagaI¸ "maiNayaaÑ
tuma Kanaa pkanaa saIKaogaoÆ AaAao maoro saaqa , , ,tUnao
mauJasao @yaaoM nahIM khaÆ yah maorI iSakayat iksasao kr
rha qaaÆ"
maiNayaa Saima-Mda–saa¸ naIma sao JaD,tI hu[- pi<ayaaM
bauharnao lagaa , , ,
maiNayaa Aba
saaga,–sabja,I BaI kaTnao–pkanao lagaa qaa AaOr baaja,ar
sao K,rId kr BaI laanao lagaa qaa. ek idna baaja,ar sao
iBaMDI laanaI qaI¸ maiNayaa baaja,ar gayaa tao k,rIba ek
GaMTa laaOTa nahIM. Aayaa tao ]sako haqa ko qaolao maoM
bahut CaoTI–CaoTI AaOr taja,I iBaMiDyaaM qaIM¸ laoikna
]saka saaMsa eosao fUla rha qaa¸ jaOsao khIM sao Baagata
huAa Aayaa hao. Aato hI khnao lagaa¸ "doKao jaIÑ
iktnaI AcCI iBaMDI laayaa hMU– pasa vaalao baaja,ar sao
nahIM– ]sa dUsaro baD,o baaja,ar sao laayaa hMU , ,
,"
ivaVa nao iBaMDI kao Qaaokr ClanaI maoM Dala idyaa¸ panaI
sauKanao ko ilae¸ AaOr khnao lagaI¸ "iBaMDI tao
baiZ,yaa hO¸ @yaa [sa baaja,ar maoM nahIM qaIÆ"
maiNayaa khnao lagaa¸ "[sa baaja,ar maoM¸ jahaM Aap
laaoga sabj,aI laoto hOM– vah AadmaI bahut K,raba hO¸
]sako pasa pkI hu[- AaOr baasaI iBaMDI qaI¸ vah khta qaa–
maOM vahIM sao lao jaa}M¸ AaOr saaqa mauJao ja,hr BaI do
dota qaa , , ,"
"ja,hrÑ" ivaVa caaOMk ga[-¸ AaOr maiNayaa kI
Aaor eosao doKnao lagaI¸ jaOsao vah Aaja ibalkula pgalaa
gayaa hao , , ,pUCa¸ "vah tumhoM ja,hr @yaaoM donao
lagaaÆ"
maiNayaa jaldI sao baaola ]za¸ "[sailae ik maOM ]sakI
saD,I hu[- iBaMDI K,rId laMU , , ,khta qaa– maOM jaao
sabj,aI dota hMU¸ tuma caupcaap lao ilayaa krao¸ maOM
raoja, ko tumhoM baIsa pOsao dMUgaa , , ,[sa trh ko pOsao
ja,hr haoto hOM , , ,"
ivaVa maiNayaa kI Aaor doKtI
rh ga[-¸ ifr hlko sao mauskrakr pUCnao lagaI¸ "yah
tumhoM iksanao batayaa qaa ik [sa trh ko pOsao ja,hr haoto
hOMÆ"
maiNayaa Aaja bahut KuSa qaa¸ batanao lagaa¸ "maaM
nao kha qaa , , ,jaba maOM CaoTa qaa¸ iksaI nao mauJao
iksaI dUsaro ko baaga, sao Aama taoD,kr laanao kao kha qaa¸
AaOr maOM taoD, laayaa qaa. ]sa AadmaI nao mauJao pcaasa
pOsao ide qao¸ AaOr jaba maOMnao maaM kao ide¸ tao khnao
lagaIM – yah ja,hr tU nahIM Kaegaa¸ jaaAao ]sa AadmaI ko
pOsao ]saI kao do ko AaAao¸ AaOr ifr sao iksaI ko khnao pr
tU caaorI nahIM krogaa."
AaOr ivaVa caupcaap ]sakI
Aaor doKtI rh ga[- qaI. ]sa idna ]sanao maiNayaa sao pUCa¸
"Aba tumharI maaM khaM hOÆ tuma ]sao gaaMva maoM
CaoD,kr Sahr maoM @yaaoM Aae haoÆ"
maiNayaa maaM ko naama sao
bahut dr caup rh gayaa¸ ifr khnao lagaa¸ "maaM nahIM
hO¸ mar ga[-¸ maora gaaMva maoM kao[- nahIM hO , , ,"
idna gauja,rto gae AaOr ivaVa kao laganao lagaa¸ jaOsao
maiNayaa kao Aba [sa Gar sao maaoh hao Aayaa hO. K,asakr
manaU sao¸ jaao ]sao pasa ibazakr k[- baar khainayaaM
saunaata hO¸ AaOr ek idna jaba manaU nao iksaI baat kI
ija,d maoM Aakr raoTI nahIM Ka[- qaI¸ tao ivaVa nao doKa ik
maiNayaa nao BaI raoTI nahIM Ka[- qaI , , ,
ek Saama ivaVa nao ApnaI
AlamaarI Kaolakr hro roSama ka ek saUT inakalaa¸ jaao ]sao
kla saubah khIM jaanao ko ilae phnanaa qaa. doKa ik k,maIja,
pr iktnaI hI salavaToM qaIM. ]sanao maiNayaa kao kha¸
"jaaAao¸ ABaI yah k,maIja, p`osa krvaa ko lao AaAaoÑ
ibaMidyaa sao khnaa– ABaI caaiheÑ"
maiNayaa gayaa¸ pr ]lTo
paMva laaOT Aayaa¸ AaOr kmaIja, plaMga pr rK dI , , ,
ivaVa nao pUCa¸ "@yaa huAa¸ ibaMidyaa nao k,maIja,
p`osa nahIM kIÆ"
"vah nahIM krtI , , ," maiNayaa nao [tnaa–saa
kha¸ AaOr rsaao[- maoM jaakr bat-na malanao lagaa , ,
,ivaVa nao ifr Aavaaja, dI¸ "maiNayaaÑ @yaa huAaÆ
vah @yaaoM nahIM krtIÆ jaaAao ]sao baulaakr laaAaoÑ" |