vao
[sakI maohnat kI AaOr [maanadarI kI tarI?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 paegaa?quot; ivaVa kh rhI
qaI jaba jayadova khnao lagao? "}pr ka kama tao krogaa?
Gar kI sa?[- krogaa? bat-na krogaa , , ,isa? 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 hO?quot;
]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 laao?quot;
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? "maiNayaa?
]zao? jaOsao baIbaI jaI kh rhI hOM? yah kpD,o lao laao?
AaOr vahaM jaakr naha laao?quot;
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 tr?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 sa?[- 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? "maiNayaa?
tuma Kanaa pkanaa saIKaogao?AaAao maoro saaqa , , ,tUnao
mauJasao @yaaoM nahIM kha?yah maorI iSakayat iksasao kr
rha qaa?quot;
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 jaI?
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 qaI?quot;
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,hr?quot; ivaVa caaOMk ga[-? AaOr maiNayaa kI
Aaor eosao doKnao lagaI? jaOsao vah Aaja ibalkula pgalaa
gayaa hao , , ,pUCa? "vah tumhoM ja,hr @yaaoM donao
lagaa?quot;
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
hOM?quot;
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 hO?tuma ]sao gaaMva maoM
CaoD,kr Sahr maoM @yaaoM Aae hao?quot;
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 AaAao?
ibaMidyaa sao khnaa? ABaI caaihe?quot;
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 kI?quot;
"vah nahIM krtI , , ," maiNayaa nao [tnaa?saa
kha? AaOr rsaao[- maoM jaakr bat-na malanao lagaa , ,
,ivaVa nao ifr Aavaaja, dI? "maiNayaa?@yaa huAa?
vah @yaaoM nahIM krtI?jaaAao ]sao baulaakr laaAao?quot; maiNayaa?
]saI trh bat-na malata rha? gayaa nahIM? tao ivaVa nao ifr
sao kha. javaaba maoM maiMNayaa khnao lagaa? "saahba
Aato hI haoMgao? ABaI mauJao AaTa malanaa hO? ABaI dala
BaI pkI nahIM AaOr ABaI caavala baInanao hOM? AaOr manaU
saahba nao kuC maIza pkanao kao kha qaa , , ,ABaI , ,
,"
ivaVa hOrana qaI ik Aaja maiNayaa kao @yaa hao gayaa. ]sanao
Aaja tk iksaI kama maoM Aanaa?kanaI nahIM kI qaI , , ,AaOr
ivaVa nao kuC }McaI Aavaaja, maoM kha? "maOM doK laotI
hMU rsaao[- maoM? tuma jaaAao? ibaMidyaa kao ABaI baulaakr
laaAao , , ,"
maiNayaa bat-na vahIM CaoD,kr gayaa? laoikna ]lTo paMva
laaOT Aayaa? khnao lagaa? "vah nahIM AatI?"
AaOr ifr caupcaap bat-na malanao lagaa.
ivaVa kI pkD, maoM kuC nahIM Aa rha qaa. vah saaoca rhI qaI
? jaanao @yaa huAa? ibaMidyaa eosaI tao nahIM qaI , , ,
[tnao maoM drvaaja,o kI Aaor sao ibaMidyaa kI payala
saunaa[- dI? AaOr vah hMsatI?hMsatI Aakr khnao lagaI?
"Aap mauJao kmaIja, dIijae?maOM ABaI p`osa ike laatI
hMU."
"pr huAa @yaa hO?quot; ivaVa nao pUCa tao ibaMidyaa
hMsanao lagaI? "maiNayaa sao pUCao."
"vah tao kuC batata nahIM." ivaVa nao kha? AaOr
BaItr jaakr k,maIja, lao Aa[-. ]sanao ifr maiNayaa kI Aaor
doKa AaOr pUCa? "baaolaao maiNayaa?@yaa baat hu[-
qaI?tU tao khta qaa? vah p`osa nahIM krtI? AaOr doKao
vah Kud laonao Aa[- hO."
maiNayaa nao na [Qar kao doKa? AaOr na kao[- javaaba idyaa.
ibaMidyaa hMsatI rhI AaOr ifr khnao lagaI? "baat kuC
nahIM qaI? yah jaba BaI Aapko kpD,o laokr Aata qaa? maOM
[sao maja,ak, sao khtI qaI ? doKao?[tnao kpD,o pD,o hOM?
phlao yah p`osa k$MgaI AaOr ifr tumharo kpD,o?Agar ABaI
krvaanao hOM tao naaca kr idKaAao?AaOr yah hMsata BaI qaa?
naacata BaI qaa? AaOr maOM saara kama CaoD,kr? Aapko kpD,o
p`osa krnao lagatI qaI , , ,Aaja pta nahIM @yaa huAa?
maOMnao [sao naacanao kao kha? tao yah vahaM sao Baaga
Aayaa. maOMnao maja,ak maoM kha qaa ? Aba maOM kmaIja,
p`osa nahIM k$MgaI."
ivaVa caupcaap saunatI rhI?
ifr khnao lagaI? "AaOr @yaa baat hu[- qaI?quot;
ibaMidyaa hMsato?hMsato khnao lagaI? "AaOr tao kao[-
baat nahIM hu[-? Aaja tao [sao maorI maaM nao ek laDDU BaI
idyaa qaa? Kanao kao? laoikna yah laDDU BaI vahaM CaoD,
Aayaa , , ,"
"tuma kaho ka laDDU [sao iKlaa rhI qaIM?quot; ivaVa
nao mauskrakr pUCa tao ibaMidyaa kuC sakucaatI?saI khnao
lagaI ? maorI sagaa[- hu[- hO? maaM nao [sao vahI laDDU
idyaa qaa , , ,"
ibaMidyaa yah khkr calaI
ga[-? k,maIja, p`osa krko laa[-? ifr sao jaatI baar
maiNayaa kao khtI ga[-? "Aro? tU Aaja iksa baat sao
$z gayaa , , ," pr maiNayaa nao ]sakI Aaor nahIM doKa?
KamaaoSa dUsarI Aaor doKta rha. rat hu[- ? sabanao Kanaa
Kayaa? manaU nao raoja, kI trh maiNayaa kao baulaakr kuC
tsvaIroM idKa[- pr maiNayaa sabakI Aaor kuC [sa trh doKta
rha jaOsao khIM bahut dUr KD,a hao AaOr dUr sao iksaI kao
phcaana na pa rha hao , , ,
saubah kI caaya maiNayaa hI
sabakao kmaro maoM dota qaa. saUrja inaklanao sao phlao?
laoikna jaba saUrja kI ikrNa iKD,kI maoM sao ivaVa kI
caarpa[- tk Aa ga[-? tba BaI khIM maiNayaa kI Aavaaja,
nahIM Aa rhI qaI , , ,
ivaVa jaldI sao ]zI? rsaao[-Gar maoM ga[-? pr maiNayaa
vahaM nahIM qaa. jayadova BaI ]zo? doKa? kuC proSaana hue?
pr ivaVa nao kha? "Aap Gabara[e nahIM? maOM baahr
naIma ko poD, tlao doKtI hMU? vah ja,$r vahIM haogaa , ,
,"
AaOr ijasa trh ek baar Aagao ivaVa nao haOlao sao jaakr poD,
ko tnao kI AaoT maoM haokr maiNayaa kao doKa AaOr saunaa qaa?
vahaM ga[- tao maiNayaa sacamauca vahIM qaa? Apnao maoM
Kaoyaa?saa? khIM Apnao sao baahr bahut dUr AaOr kaMpto
sao haozaoM sao baaolao jaa rha qaa? "jaaAao?tuma
BaI jaaAao? tuma BaI AlasaI hao , , ,tuma vahI hao ?
AlasaI , , ,jaaAao , , ,jaaAao , , ,"
ivaVa nao maiNayaa ko k,rIba
jaakr ]sako kMQao pr haqa rK idyaa AaOr Aaihsta sao kuC [sa
trh baaolaI? jaOsao naIma ko poD, sao naIma kI pi<ayaaM
JaD, rhI haoM? "AlasaI kaOna qaI?vah khaM calaI
ga[-?quot;
maiNayaa kI AaMKoM kuC [tnaI dUr? [tnaI dUr doK rhI qaIM ik
pasa kaOna KD,a qaa? ]sao pta nahIM cala rha qaa , , ,pr ek
Aavaaja, qaI? jaao ifr?ifr sao ]sako kanaaoM sao Tkrta
rhI qaI ? kaOna qaI AlasaI?br>
maiNayaa Apnao maoM Kaoyaa?saa baaolanao lagaa? "vah
maoro saaqa KolatI qaI , , ,hma daonaaoM jaMgala maoM Kolato
qao? khto qaI? nadI ko par jaaAao AaOr ]sa par kI baorI
ko baor taoD,kr laaAao , , ,maOM nadI maoM tOr jaata qaa
AaOr dUsaro iknaaro pr sao baor laata qaa , , ,"
"vah khaM calaI ga[-?quot; ivaVa kI Aavaaja, hvaa ko
JaaoMko kI trh ]sako kanaaoM maoM pD,I tao vah khnao lagaa?
"AlasaI ka byaah hao gayaa? vah calaI ga[- , , ,"
ivaVa nao maiNayaa ko kMQao kao JakJaaora? kha?
"calaao ]zao?quot; maiNayaa nao ek baar ivaVa kI Aaor
doKa? pr kha kuC nahIM. ]saI trh ifr K,laa
maoM doKnao lagaa , , ,
ivaVa nao ifr ek baar pUCa? "AlasaI nao jaato samaya
tumhoM kuC nahIM kha qaa?quot;
maiNayaa Apnao badna pr JaD,tI naIma kI pi<ayaaoM kao
mau{I maoM Barta huAa khnao lagaa? "Aa[- qaI? byaah
ko laDDU donao ko ilae , , ," AaOr maiNayaa mau{I
Kaolakr naIma kI pi<ayaaMo kao ja,maIna pr ibaKorta khnao
lagaa? "mauJao laDDU iKlaatI hO , , ,"
ivaVa nao ]sako isar pr sao
naIma kI pi<ayaaM JaaD,to hue? kuC ja,aor sao kha?
"Aba ]zao?calaao? caaya banaaAao?quot;
maiNayaa ek fmaa-bardar kI trh ]z KD,a huAa AaOr Gar maoM
Aakr caaya banaanao lagaa , , ,
vah Cu+I ka idna qaa? ivaVa kao AaOr jayadova kao Aaja khIM
jaanaa qaa? [sailae caaya pIkr manaU kao Gar maoM CaoD,kr
calao gae , , ,
daophr Zlanao lagaI qaI? jaba vao daonaaoM vaapsa Aae? tao
Gar maoM manaU qaa? pr maiNayaa nahIM qaa. manaU nao
batayaa? "]sao iKlaayaa qaa? ifr khIM calaa gayaa?
AaOr ABaI tk Aayaa nahIM hO , , ,"
jayadova ]sakI tlaaSa maoM Gar sao inaklanao lagao? tao
ivaVa nao kha? "vah Aapkao nahIM imalaogaa? vah Aaja
dUsarI baar Apnaa gaaMva CaoD,kr calaa gayaa hO , , ,"
jayadova nao ivaVa kI Aaor doKa? pUCa? "pr @yaaoM?quot;
ivaVa kuC dor K,amaaoSa rhI? ifr khnao lagaI? "Aba ek
AaOr AlasaI ka byaah haonao vaalaa hO , , ,"
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