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laoikna hmaaro ja,maanao maoM eosao fMDo
nahIM qao. knak nao GMaTI bajaa[- tao maOnao JaTpT ]sakI ka^pI
baMd kr dI AaOr saamanao ko SaISao maoM gahra ]tr gayaa hao}M¸ yaMU ]sako
D/oisaMga Tobala pr hI icapka rha. ]sa nao drvaajaa Kaolaa tao
D/oisaMga Tobala pr pD,I ApnaI ka^pI doK kr ]sao kuC AsauK–saa mahsaUsa
huAa hO yah maOM nao SaISao maoM doKa. laoikna maOM BaI kma nahIM.
hma tao eosao doKto rho gaaoyaa naaoT bauk kao doKa hI iksanao hOMĆ
]sanao JaT sao ka^pI ]za[-¸ bagala maoM
dbaa[- AaOr jaanao ko ilae kdma ]zayaa tBaI maOM SaISao sao baahr inaklaa¸
"knakŃ"
vah Acakcaakr KD,a rh gayaa.
"khaM calaoĆ yaMU Aa ko turMtĆ"
"ÍoMD ko Gar"¸ vah baaolaa¸ "pZ,nao ko ilae."
"kaOna–saa ÍonDĆ"
maMuh pr Aayaa saao naama foMk kr gacCMtI
kI ]sakI maMSaa. laoikna hmanao BaI isar ko saaro ko saaro safod
baala cauna qaaoD,I na ilae qaoĆ saba samaJato hOM. laoikna
iksaI kao saIQaa naaoca kr Kulaa krnao kI ApnaI Aadt hI nahIM. ifr
caaho baoTa hI @yaaoM na hao.
"ApnaI mammaI sao imala kr jaanaa."
"@yaaoMĆ"
"@yaaoMĆ"
Aba @yaaoM AaOr %yaaoM. eosao savaala hI gaOrja,$rI haoto hOM.
yah tao vah BaI samaJa sakta hO. maOMnao '@yaaoM' ka javaaba idyaa
tao ]sa nao ka^pI kao Tobala kI draja, maoM zMUsa kr draja, kao caabaI
lagaa dI AaOr AMdr ko kmaro maoM gayaa. maOM puna: saaoca maoM pD,
gayaa.
ja,maanaa baarIk hO. iksaI tIsarI ko
p`oma maoM pD,o hue javaana laD,ko kao saIQaa yaMU hI dUsarI kao
psaMd krnao ko ilae khnaa hao tao ]sa ko ilae BaI haoiSayaarI caaihe¸
jaao Apnao pasa na imalao. [sa maamalao maoM mauJao baIca bacaava
krnaa caaihe eosaa ivacaar BaI pOda hao kr mar gayaa. ivacaar
[sailae mar gayaa ik dUr kI saaocanao pr yah samaJa maoM Aayaa ik AaOrtoM
ijasa naja,akt sao baat kr saktI hO hma nahIM kr sakto. vyaapar maoM
Balao hI hma jaao BaI caalaakI kr laoM¸ laoikna eosao maamalao maoM tao
AaiKrI fOsalao pr maar hI Ka jaaeM. maana laao ik yah [klaaOta baoTa
kho ik ka^pI maoM ilaKI hu[- [sa laD,kI ko isavaa dUsarI nahIM calaogaI
tao @yaa hma saamanao mauskura sakoMgaoĆ Aro QaaOla–QapaT tk baat
phMuca jaae AaOr yaMU krnao ko baad BaI inapTo tao nahIM nahIM nahIM hI.
At: AaiKr ]sakI mammaI ko ija,mmao Dala idyaa.
vah AMdr ko kmaro maoM gayaa AaOr maOM
yahaM vah p`oma @yaa caIja hO [sa saaoca maoM pD, gayaa. Apnao kao
huAa qaa yaa nahIM iksaI idnaĆ yaa_aSt pr baD,a ja,aor idyaa¸ yaad
ikyaa¸ KUba yaad ikyaa¸ dor lagaI. pcaasa–saaz saala ka AMtr
ipClao pOraoM kaToM tao dor tao lagaogaI hI naŃ na jaanao iktnaI
ibaindyaaM Baala–p`doSa Jalako–Clako AaOr Cup ga[-MĆ
Sau$–Sau$ ko dao–caar AflaatUna qao. vao saba pMd`h sa~h
kI rhI haoMgaI¸ AaOr maOM baIsaok ka¸ mauiSkla sao.
CaoTI–saI dukana pr naaOkrI krta qaa.
iktnaI pgaar¸ ilaKnaa yah BaI tya nahIM. pZ, sakto qao ]tnaa
Bar pZ, ilayaa. baakI naaOkrI tya krvaa dI qaI [sailae krta qaa.
saa[ikla calaanaI AatI qaIÂ yah ApnaI yaaogyata. [Qar–]Qar
naja,r nahIM Dalanao kI yah dUsarI yaaogyata.
ivacaar yahaM tk phMucaa tBaI AMdr sao
knak Aa gayaa. pICo–pICo ]sakI mammaI Aa[-. D/oisaMga
Tobala ko Aa[-nao maoM vao daonaaoM mauJao idKa[- ide ik turMt hI maOM¸
jaao mana maoM dUr tk Aagao inakla gayaa qaa¸ pICo mauD, gayaa.
baaolaa¸ "@yaaoMĆ"
"knak maana gayaa hO"¸ vah baaolaI¸ "tuma
baap–baoTo kla savaoro inakla jaaAao."
knak kI Aaor maOM nao doKa laoikna ]sanao
nahIM doKa. KIJa maoM hao tao maorI balaa sao. Apnao kao tao
vah saaqa Aanao ko ilae roDI hao gayaa yahI naf,a qaa. laD,kI kao
doKogaa ifr tao nafa hI nafa hO. manahr gaaoivaMd kI laD,kI maoM
@yaa kmaI hOĆ $p¸ gauNa¸ pZ,a[-¸ pOsaa AaOr gazna saba kuC hO.
knak ko naa khnao ka kao[- karNa nahIM.
ek dfa yaid ]sa maoM vah BaIga gayaa tao ifr naaoTbauk vaalaI baonaama
laD,kI ko ilae ilaKI saarI kivataeM ]sa ko naama T/aMsafr hao jaaeM¸ yah
baat kizna nahIM hao saktI hO.
savaoro hma inaklao tao saaqa hI laoikna
vah mauJa sao ibalakula AjanabaI–saa calata rha. ]sa ko bagala
qaOlao maoM doKa tao vahI naaoTbauk. tao yah baat hOŃ kccaI
bauiw krIba baIsa ek saala tk rhtI hO. ABaI [sao [@kIsavaaM lagaa
hO. varnaa yah kUD,a saaqa maoM laonao ka kao[- karNaĆ pUCa
tao baaolaa ik maorI [mpa^T-nT @vaoScansa AaOr Syaaor sajaoSansa kI
naaoTbauk hO. rasto maoM pZ,nao ko ilae rK laI hO.
halaaMik maOM jaanata qaa ik AMdr kaOna sao @vaoScansa AaOr kaOnasao
sajaoSansa hOM AaOr iksa trh ko [mpa^T-nT hOM¸ laoikna ]sakI mammaI ko
saaqa maOM nao baaolaI kI qaI ik jahaM tk hao sako eosaa vyavahar k$Mgaa
ik maOM [sa laD,ko ko baaro maoM kuC jaanata hI nahIM. varnaa hao
sakta hO ik khIM eosaa hao ik [sa ka idmaaga ifr jaae AaOr yah PlaoTfa^ma-
sao hI vaapsa laaOT jaaeŃ
[sailae maOMnao kha¸ "AcCa".
baakI laD,kI jaao mauJao [sa va>
yaad Aa[- vah qaI pragaI. ]sa ko saaqa kao[- p`oma jaOsaI caIja,
Apnao pasa nahIM imalaogaI. baat isaf- [tnaI ik hmaaro Gar maoM maOM
caaOdh saala ka huAa tba sao kuC BanaBana huAa krtI qaI ik ]sa ko
saaqa maorI sagaa[- haonao vaalaI hO. ]sa va> ek dfa ]sao doK
laonao kao mana ikyaa qaa¸ saao jyaaoM ka %yaaoM banaa rha. maaOka
ZMUZ, rha qaa tBaI imala gayaa. ek daost ko baD,o Baa[- kI
saalaI lagatI qaI vah. pragaI¸ pragaI naama ]sa ko maMuh sao
baar–baar saunata AaOr ifr vah naama BaI eosaa ik iksaI ka na hao
[sailae maOMnao jaba daost sao pUCa ik yah jaao pragaI pragaI haota hO vah
magana Bagavaana kI laD,kI tao nahIMĆ yaid vahI hao tao ijasa ko
saaqa maora irSta jaaoD,nao kI baatcaIt calatI hO¸ vahI hO. Apnao
kao ek baar Akolao maoM doKnao kao imala saktI hOĆ
ekaMt maoM doKnao kao imalao [sako ilae
maOM daost sao [tnaI df,a baaolata rha ik kuC idna tao ]sanao maoro saaqa
baaolanaa hI CaoD, idyaa. ]sa va> yah hala qaa. [sa knak
kI trh eosaa nahIM ik naaoTbauk maoM kivata baivata ilaKI hO AaOr ittlaI
ka pMK jauTayaa hO AaOr idla–ibala KIMca kr KUna–baUna inakalaa hO.
knak naaoTbauk lao kr sToSana pr [sa trh GaUmata qaa jaOsao maOM hD,p
laonao vaalaa hao}M. bacakanaapna hI hO¸ ]sako isavaa AaOr @yaaĆ
gaaD,I calanao ko baad maoro mana maoM sarsarahT hu[-¸ "Aro Ba[-¸
@yaa hO [sa maoM [tnaa ik [sa kdr icapkae rhta hOĆ"
phlao tao vah caaOMk gayaa. laoikna ifr gaMBaIr hao gayaa.
baaolaa¸ "saca bata}M papa¸ [sa maoM maorI ApnaI ÍonD pr ilaKI
kivataeM hOM."
"ÍonDĆ" gaaoyaa maOM kuC jaanata hI nahIM. khnao
kI @yaa ja$rtĆ
"gala-ÍonD¸" vah AaMKoM nacaata hao [sa AMdaja maoM
baaolaa¸ "baD,I svaIT laD,kI hO¸ papa , , ,"
maOMnao ]sakI mammaI ko saaqa baaolaI kI
qaI ik baat nahIM CoDMUgaa. laoikna Aba jabaik Baa[- EaI Kud hI baat
kI gau%qaI CaoD, rho hOM tao mauJao ApnaI baaobaD,I baMd rKnao kI kao[-
vajah hao saktI hOĆ pUC hI Dalaa¸ "lava–bava ka kao[-
lafD,a tao nahIM hOM na¸ baoToĆ"
hMsa idyaa vah. maMd mauskana sao jyaada. baccao kI trh baaMkI
mauskana ko saaqa vah baaolaa¸ "hao BaI tao @yaa papaĆ"
"@yaaoMĆ"
"Aap mauJao ]sa ko saaqa maOroja krnao doMgaoĆ" vah baaolaa¸
"mammaI bata rhI qaI ik krnao hI nahIM doMgao."
hd hao ga[- [sa laD,ko kI.
eosaa pUCa jaata hOĆ pragaI ko saaqa maorI sagaa[- kI baat krIba
nabbao p`itSat inaiScat qaI ifr BaI maOM nao kBaI Apnao baap sao yah
pUCa qaa ik sagaa[- kba krnao vaalao haoĆ Aro¸ ]sa ivacaar sao hI
ApnaI nasa fT jaatI AaOr baat sao baap kI nasa fT jaatI. vaOsao mana
tao yahI krta ik pUC¸ pUC. @yaaoMik pragaI mauJao AcCI lagatI qaIM.
yaMU tao naama sao hI AcCI laganao lagaI qaI laoikna baad maoM jaba ek
ivavaah–p`saMga maoM hma Aamanao–saamanao Aa gae tBaI tya kr ilayaa
qaa ik SaadI krnaI haogaI tao [sa saUrt ko saaqa hI. baat drAsala
yaMU banaI ik maOM AaOr maora daost calao jaa rho qao AaOr doKa tao
saamanao sao ek ma@Kna ka ipMD–saa calaa Aa rha hO. Aasapasa
dao–caar sahoilayaaM BaI qaIM. laoikna vah sabasao Alaga ]Bar AatI
qaI. taja,a–taja,a kmala. yaMU lagao jaOsao talaaba sao naha
kr saIQaI calaI Aa rhI hao. mauJao doK kr @yaa pta iksaI saholaI nao
]sa ko baajaU pr cauTkI laI hao yaa Bagavaana jaanao pr vah ekdma
QaImaI pD, ga[-. saamanao doKa–AnadoKa ikyaa AaOr putilayaaM Jauk
ga[-. ]sakI sahoilayaaM BaI kOsaI ik Aasapasa [Qar–]Qar hao ga[-.
baavarI–baavarI saI hao kr vah Aasapasa doKnao lagaI. ]sa va>
maOM nao doKa tao maora BaI daost AMtQaa-naŃ hmaoM imalaanao kI yah
saaijaSa. ]sa ka maMuh laala–laala hao Aayaa. AaMKaoM maoM
naja,r krao tao ibalakula traSaI hu[- lagaoM. baar–baar
plakaoM ko plaknao sao ek pOmaanao pr GaUmatI rhoM.
mauJao KuSaI¸ saMkaoca¸ CatI QakQak
–– saba ek saaqa hao Aayaa qaa –– mauJao yaad hO.
vah BaI KD,I rh ga[- qaI¸ vahIM pr.
maOM Aagao calaa. ]sako naja,dIk Aayaa tao lagaa gaaoyaa sauK ka Zor
yahIM hOM. yahaM haonao ka sauK yaanaI duinayaa Bar ka saba sao
baD,a sauK.
"kOsaI haoĆ" ibalakula Aaihsta saaMsa maoM baaolanaa hao¸
yaMU maOM.
icaiD,yaa kI caaoMca kI trh gaulaabaI AaozaoM maoM kuC kMpna huAa laoikna
kao[- Sabd AMdr sao fD,fD,a kr baahr Aa pD,o ]sa sao phlao hI baahr
yakayak Sahnaa[- ko saur Sau$ hao gae. AaOrtaoM ko JaMuD kI [sa Aaor
Aanao kI pdQvaina saunaa[- dI. pragaI kuC kaMp ]zI AaOr turMt hI
saavaQaana hao ga[-.
"Aap jaa[e yahaM sao." vah baaolaI¸ "baad maoM
, , ,baad maoM imailae." baaolato–baaolato ]sao lagaa ik kuC
mahapap hao gayaa hao jaOsao. vah }pr–tlao haonao vaalaI CatI pr
haqa lagaa kr baaolaI¸ "haya maaM¸ Aba @yaa haogaaĆ"
laoikna kuC huAa nahIM. maOM Aagao
inakla gayaa. qaaoD,a–saa kMpna tao mauJa maoM BaI vyaaPt gayaa
haogaa. baf- kI trh xaNa ko sauK ka ga{r ipGalanao lagaa.
baahr inakla kr jaa kr doKta hMU tao samaUcaI duinayaa hI badla ga[- qaI.
ZaolaI Zaola pIT rha qaa¸ ba`a*maNa Slaaok baaola rho qao.
AaOrtoM baOzI–qakI Aavaaja maoM gaIt gaa rhI qaIM AaOr galaI maoM kaonao
pr jaUzI p%tlaaoM ka Zor pD,a qaa. gaaya vahaM KD,I hao kr naqaunao
fD,ka rhI qaI. saba kuC baD,a maamaUlaI laga rha qaa. maoro
matlaba ka ]sa maoM kuC nahIM qaa. maOM [na sabasao dUr¸
Alaga jara }pr ]z gayaa qaa. Clak–Clak hao rha qaa AMdr hI AMdr.
daost nao Aa kr pICo sao pIz pr mau@ka lagaayaa. kana ko pasa iksaI
nao pTaKa faoD,a hao¸ [sa trh maOM sahma gayaa.
eosaa haota qaa ]sa va>¸ caalaIsa
saala phlao. KUba yaad ikyaa tao pUra TUkD,a jyaaoM ka %yaaoM inakla
Aayaa.
"papa , , ,"¸ knak sao
pUCa¸ " iksa ivacaar maoM Kao gaeĆ"
"kuC nahIM¸ yah tao , , ," maOM nao kha¸ "ApnaI
maOirja kI baat tuma nao Kud inakalaI [sailae saaoca rha qaa ik hma ijasa
knyaa kao doKnao jaa rho hOM vah yaid mana maoM jaMcao tao ifr jyaada
KIMca tana mat krnaa. haM kr donaa."
]sakI mauskana BaI maja,ak jaOsaI –yaa
mauJao hI eosaa lagaa hao. caalaU gaaD,I maoM jyaada @yaa
khnaaĆ varnaa Apnaa idmaaga toja,. kuC nahIM baaolaa vah AaOr
AaMKoM baMd kr saaoca maoM pD, gayaa. phlaI baar mauJao yah mahsaUsa
huAa ik [sao roja,r sao raoja,–raoja, kI maMUCo ]tar laonaI
caaihe. yaMU tao AadmaI dovadasa lagao.
kuC baat tao krnaI caaihe naĆ pUCa¸ "vah hO kaOnaĆ"
haqaaoM kI daba AaOr AaMKoM Kaola kr maoro saamanao doKa¸
"kaOnaĆ"
"yah jaao tuma bata rho qao vahI tumharI gala-ÍonDŃ"
galat nahIM kha jaaegaa. ]sa ko gaalaaoM pr kuC Sama- tao Jalak
Aa[-. hmaaro ja,maanao maoM hma ijasa trh Sama- maoM gaD, jaato qao
vaOsaa nahIM. hmaaro ja,maanao maoM tao Apnao ipta jaI ko saaqa
eosao Dayalaa^ga kBaI haoto hI nahIM qao. yaid Dayalaa^ga hao sakta
tao maOM ja,$r kh dota ik hmaarI pragaI ko saaqa hI jamanao dao ––
AaOr Aaja lagata hO ik kha haota tao Saayad hao BaI jaata. Aaohao¸
AaohaoŃ tao ifr baat khaM krnaIĆ ibalkula ]QaoD, ilayaa qaa
]sanao Apnao kao. jahaM–thaM BaID, maoM maOM ]sao hI caunata
ifrta. AaOr imalao nahIM tao na imalanao ko ilae ]sa pr KIJa BaI Aa
jaatI. ek dfa skUla jaatI hu[- laD,ikyaaoM ko JaMuD ko pICo–pICo
dao–tIna gailayaaoM tk Aayaa AaOr ]na maoM sao laMbaI JaUlatI
caaoTI vaalaI jaao hOM vahI pragaI –– yaMU naja,r kao manaata
rha. laoikna inaklaI kao[- AaOr hI. ]sa va> BaI ]sa pr KIJa
caZ,I. ]sa JaMuD maoM vah @yaaoM nahIM qaIMĆ haonaa caaihe
naĆ yah baat maOMnao Apnao daost sao khI tao vah baaolaa ik pragaI
tao dUsaro skUla maoM pZ,tI hO. vah [sa raoD sao kOsao
inaklatIĆ yah baat Balaa Apnao kao kOsao maalaUma haotIĆ
maOM ka[- ]sao pUCnao qaaoD,I na gayaa qaa ik¸ Ba[- tU iksa skUla maoM
pZ,tI hOĆ kba jaatI hOĆ iksa–iksa sao imalatI hOĆ
rasto maoM maOM fvvaaro ko pasa imalaMU tao ToZ,I naja,raoM sao BaI maoro
saamanao doK laogaI yaa nahIMĆ laoikna ek baar fosa Tu fosa hao tao
pUCMU naĆ jahaM caohra hI dubaara mauiSkla sao doKnao kao
imalaa vahaM dUsarI baat kOsao kI jaaeĆ'
dubaara caohra doKnao kao imalaa vah BaI
mauiSkla sao. gau$kula ko maOdana maoM gaaMva ko tmaama skUlaaoM ka
kao[- samaarMBa jaOsaa qaa. daost nao batayaa ik ]sa maoM pragaI tao
AaegaI¸ AaegaI AaOr AaegaI hI. ]sa maoM Aanaa Ainavaaya- haota
hO. [sa saMjaaoga ka tao Apnao kao laaBa laonaa hI hO¸ yaMU AssaI
imanaT maoM mana maoM gaaMz lagaa laI.
gaaD,I $kI tao knak nao pUCa¸ "papa¸ Aap ifr saaoca maoM pD,
gaeĆ"
"naa , , ,naa¸" maOM nao kha¸ "yah tao ja,ra yaMU
hI naIMd–saI laga rhI qaI."
vah ]tr kr namakIna lao Aayaa. panaI
ko igalaasa Bar laayaa. hmanao naaSta BaI ikyaa laoikna
caupcaap. AaiKr ]sa ko mana maoM hI jaao hlacala macaI hu[- qaI saao
]saI nao pUCa¸ "papa¸ Aap kuC kh rho qao naĆ"
"@yaaĆ"
"ik maorI vah svaIT gala- ÍonD , , ,"
"tU Samaa-nao lagaa tao maOM nao pUCnaa CaoD, idyaa. ifr
saustanao lagaa."
vah AaMKaoM maoM camak Bar ko baaolaa¸
"]sa maoM tao eosaa hO papa ik caaorI nahIM. hmaara pUra
ka^laoja jaanata hO ik ]sa ko ilae mauJao eosaa hO."
mauJao kuC yaad Aa gayaa¸ "laoikna vah Kud jaanatI hO yaa
nahIMĆ"
"jaanatI hI haogaI naĆ"
"jaanatI haogaI ko maanaoĆ tumharI kBaI baat nahIM
hu[-Ć"
"naa" vah baaolaa¸ "baat tao nahIM hu[-¸ ek baar fosa Tu
fosa imalao qao ]tnaa hI , , ,laooikna ]sa maoM vah samaJa nahIM
saktIĆ"
kafI¸ kafI dUr sao pTaKo kI Aavaaja, Aa rhI hao yaMU maoro mana maoM ek
Sabd fUTa : "laD,kI , , ,"
maOM p`kT $p sao baaolaa¸ "laD,kI kI jaat ka kuC kha nahIM
jaata. laooikna baat hue bagaOr iksa trh jaanaoĆ tuJao baat
kr laonaI caaihe naŃ' ]sa ko baad maoro Sabd tD,atD, fUTo¸
"baat kr hI laonaI caaihe –– yah kao[- phlao ka ja,maanaa qaaoD,o
hI hO. Aajakla tao iktnaa AcCa hO ik laD,ko–laD,ikyaaM saaqa pZ,to
hOM , , , ek dUsaro ko saaqa baatoM krto hOM AaOr , , ,"
"laoikna , , ,¸" ]sanao kha¸ "laD,ikyaaM Aaja
BaI Samaa-tI hOM."
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