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'hOlaao , , , , , ,'
'kaOna maaoiht , , , , Ń mauJao phcaana rho hao Baa[- , , ,
, , maOM vahIM tumhara jaya , , , ,, jayadova baaosa. baailagaMja
skUla ka sahpazI.'
'Ba[- Aba Aavaaja sao tao phcaana nahIM rha , , , , haM caohra ja$r
yaad hO , , , ,baat @yaa hOĆ
'tuma tao Aba baD,o Af,sar hao gae hao Ba[-. maoora naama
tumhoM Aba tk yaad rha¸ yahI bahut hO.'
'Aro yah saba CaoD,ao , , , , , , bataAao baat @yaa hOĆ'
'basa , , , , , yaUM hI qaaoD,I ja$rt qaI. ek baar imalanaa
caahta hUM tuma sao.'
'kbaĆ'
'tuma jaba khao. laooikna qaaoD,I jaldI hao tao AcCa , , , ,
'
'tao ifr Aaja hI imalaao. maOM Saama kao Ch bajao Gar Aa
jaata hUM tuma saat bajao Aa sakaogaoĆ'
'@yaaoM nahIM , , , , ja$r Aa}Mgaa AcCa tao Qanyavaad.
tBaI saarI baatoM haoMgaI.'
ABaI
hala hI maoM K,rIdI ga[- AasamaanaI rMga kI kar maoM dF,tr jaato hue
maaoiht sarkar nao skUla maoM GaTI kuC GaTnaaAaoM kao yaad krnao kI
kaoiSaSa kI. hODmaasTr igarInd` saur kI pOnaI naja,r AaOr baohd
gaMBaIr svaBaava ko baavajaUd skUlaI idna BaI sacamauca kOsaI–kOsaI
KuiSayaaoM sao Baro idna qao. maaoiht Kud BaI ek AcCa ivaVaqaI-
qaa. SaMkr¸ maaoiht AaOr jayadova –– [na tInaaoM maoM hI
p`itWMiWta calatI rhtI qaI. phlao¸ dUsaro AaOr tIsaro naMbar pr
[nhIM tInaaoM ka baarI–baarI kbj,aa rhta. CzI sao lao kr maaoiht
sarkar AaOr jayadova baaosa ek saaqa hI pZ,to rhto qao. k[- baar ek
hI baoMca pr baOz kr pZ,a[- kI qaI. fuTbaa^la maoM BaI daonaaoM ka
barabarI ka sqaana qaa. maaoiht ra[T [na iK,laaD,I qaa tao jayadova
ra[T Aa]T. tba maaoiht kao jaana pD,ta ik yah daostI Aaja kI nahIM¸
yaugaaoM kI hOM. laoikna skUla CaoD,nao ko baad daonaaoM ko rasto
Alaga–Alaga hao gae. maaoiht ko ipta ek r[-sa AadmaI qao¸
klak%ta ko naamaI vakIla. skUla kI pZ,a[- K,%ma krnao ko baad¸
maaoiht ka daiK,laa ek AcCo sao ka^laoja maoM hao gayaa AaOr yahaM kI
pZ,a[- samaaPt hao jaanao ko dao saala baad hI ]sa kI inayaui@t ek baD,I
karaobaarI kMpnaI ko Af,sar ko $p maoM hao ga[-. jayadova iksaI
dUsaro Sahr maoM iksaI ka^laoja maoM BatI- hao gayaa qaa. dr Asala
]sako iptajaI kI naaOkrI badlaI vaalaI qaI. saba sao hOranaI kI baat
yah qaI ik ka^laoja maoM jaanao ko baad maaoiht nao jayadova kI kmaI kao
kBaI mahsaUsa nahIM ikyaa. ]sa kI jagah ka^laoja ko ek dUsaro daost
nao lao laI. baad maoM yah daost BaI badla gayaa¸ jaba ka^laoja
jaIvana BaI pUra hao jaanao ko baad maaoiht kI naaOkrI vaalaI ijandgaI
SaU$ hao ga[-. maaoiht ApnaI dF,trI duinayaa maoM caar baD,o
AfsaraoM maoM sao ek hO AaOr ]sako saba sao AcCo daostaoM maoM ]sa ka hI
ek sahkmaI- hO. skUla ko saaiqayaaoM maoM ek p`&ana saonagauPt
hO. laoikna skUla kI yaadaoM maoM p`&ana kI kao[- jagah nahIM
hOM. laoikna jayadova –– ijasa ko saaqa ipClao tIsa saalaaoM sao
maulaakat tk nahIM hu[- hOM –– ]sa kI yaadaoM nao ApnaI kafI jagah
banaa rKI hO. maaoiht nao ]na puranaI baataoM kao yaad krto hue [sa
baat kI saccaa[- kao baD,I gahra[- sao mahsaUsa ikyaa.
maaoiht ka dF,tr saoMT/la
evaonyaU maoM hOM. caaOrMgaI AaOr saurond` ba^najaI- raoD ko maaoD,
pr phuMcato hI gaaiD,yaaoM kI BaID,¸ basaaoM ko ha^na- AaOr QaueM sao
maaoiht sarkar kI yaadaoM kI duinayaa Z,h ga[- AaOr vah saamanao KD,I
duinayaa ko saamanao qaa. ApnaI klaa[- GaD,I pr naja,r daOD,ato hue
hI vah samaJa gayaa ik vah Aaja tIna imanaT dor sao dF,tr phuMca rha hO.
dF,tr ka kama inapT,a kr¸ maaoiht jaba laI
raoD, isqat Apnao Gar phuMcaa tao baailagaMja gavana-maoMT skUla ko baaro
maoM ]sa ko mana maoM rtI Bar yaad nahIM bacaI qaI. yahaM tk ik vah
saubah Toilafaona pr hu[- baataoM ko baaro maoM BaI BaUla cauka qaa.
]sao [sa baat kI yaad tba Aa[-¸ jaba ]sa ka naaOkr ivaipna D/a[Mga $ma
maoM Aayaa AaOr ]sanao ]sa ko haqaaoM maoM ek pUjaa- qamaayaa. yah
iksaI laoKna–puistka maoM sao faD,a gayaa pnnaa qaa –– maaoD,a huAa.
[sa pr AMga`ojaI maoM ilaKa qaa –– 'jayadova baaosa , , , , eja,
pr Apa[MTmaoMT.'
roiDyaao pr baI , baI , saI , sao Aa rhI KbaraoM
kao saunanaa baMd kr maaoiht nao ivaipna kao kha¸ ']sao Andr Aanao kao
khao.'
laoikna ]sa nao dUsaro hI pla yah mahsaUsa ikyaa ik jaya [tnao idnaaoM
baad mauJa sao imalanao Aa rha hO¸ ]sa ko naaSto ko ilae kuC maMgaa
laonaa caaihe qaa. dF,tr sao laaOTto hue pak- sT/IT sao vah baD,o
Aarama sao kok yaa posT/I vagaOrh kuC BaI laa hI sakta qaa¸ laoikna ]sao
jaya ko Aanao kI baat yaad hI nahIM rhI. pta nahIM¸ ]sa kI
GarvaalaI nao [sa baaro maoM kao[- [ntjaama kr rKa hO yaa nahIM.
'phcaana rho hao , , , , Ć'
[sa savaala kao sauna kr AaOr
[sa ko baaolanao vaalao kI Aaor doK kr maaoiht sarkar kI manaaodSaa kuC
eosaI hao ga[- ik baOzk vaalao kmaro kI saIZ,I par krnao ko baad BaI
]sanao naIcao kI Aaor ek kdma AaOr baZ,a idyaa qaa –– jaba ik vahaM
kao[- saIZ,I nahIM qaI.
kmaro kI caaOK,T par krnao ko baad¸ jaao
sajjana AMdr daiKla hue qao¸ ]nhaoM nao ek Z,IlaI–Z,alaI saUtI ptlaUna
phna rKI qaI. [sa ko }pr ek GaiTyaa Capo vaalaI saUtI kmaIja,.
daonaaoM pr kBaI [strI kI ga[- hao¸ eosaa nahIM jaana pD,a. kmaIja,
kI ka^lar sao jaao saUrt JaaMk rhI qaI¸ ]sao doK kr maaoiht ApnaI yaad
maoM basao jayadova sao ]sa ka kao[- talamaola nahIM ibaza saka.
Aanao vaalao ka caohra saUKa¸ gaala ipcako¸ AaMKo QaMsaI¸ doh ka rMga
QaUp maoM tp–tp kr kalaa pD, gayaa qaa. [sa caohro pr tIna–caar
idnaaoM kI kccaI–p@kI maUCoM ]gaI qaI. maaqao ko ]pr ek massaa
AaOr knapiTyaaoM pr baotrtIba Z,Mga sao fOlao Z,or saaro pko hue baala.
]sa AadmaI nao yah savaala JaUzI hMsaI ko
saaqa pUCa qaa –– ]sakI daMtaoM kI ktar BaI maaoiht kao idK pD,I.
pana Ka–Ka kr saD, gae eosao daMtaoM ko saaqa hMsanao vaalao kao saba
sao phlao Apnaa mauMh hqaolaI sao ZaMp laonaa caaihe.
'kafI badla gayaa hUM , ,
, , , , na , , , , , , Ć'
'baOzao.'
maaoiht Aba tk KD,a qaa. saamanao
vaalao saaofo pr ]sa ko baOz jaanao ko baad maaoiht BaI ApnaI jagah pr
baOz gayaa. maaoiht ko iva_yaaqaI- jaIvana kI tsvaIr ]sa ko Alabama
maoM pD,I hO. ]sa tsvaIr maoM caaOdh saala ko maaoiht ko saaqa Aaja
ko maaoiht kao phcaana panaa bahut mauiSkla nahIM hO. tao ifr
saamanao baOzo jaya kao phcaana panaa [tnaa kizna @yaaoM hao rha hOĆ
isaf- tIsa saalaaoM maoM @yaa caohro maoM [tnaa badlaava Aa jaato hOMĆ
'tumho phcaana panao maoM kao[- mauiSkla nahIM
hao rhI hO. rasto pr BaI doK laota tao phcaana jaata.' Balaa
AadmaI Aato hI Sau$ hao gayaa qaa¸ 'dr Asala mauJa pr mausaIbataoM ka
phaD, saa TUT pD,a hO. ka^laoja maoM hI qaa ik iptajaI gauja,r gae.
maOM pZ,naa–ilaKnaa CaoD, kr naaOkrI kI tlaaSa maoM BaTkta rha AaOr
baakI tumhoM pta hO hI. AcCI iksmat AaOr isafa,irSa na hao tao Aaja
ko ja,maanao maoM hma jaOsao laaogaaoM ko ilae , , , , , '
'caaya tao pIyaaogaoĆ'
'caaya, , , , , haM, , , laoikna.'
maaoiht nao ivaipna kao baulaa kr
caaya laanao kao kha. [sa ko saaqa ]sao yah saaoca kr raht imalaI ik
kok yaa imaza[- na BaI hao tao kao[- K,asa baat nahIM. [sa ko ilae
ibaskuT hI kaf,I haogaa.
'AaohŃ ' , , , , ]sa Balao AadmaI nao kha¸
'Aaja idna Bar na jaanao iktnaI puranaI baatoM yaad krta rha. , , , , ,
tumhoM @yaa bata}M , , , '
maaoiht ka BaI kuC samaya eOsao hI
baIta hO. laoikna ]sanao eosaa kuC kha nahIM.
'ela ,saI ,ema , AaOr jaI ,saI ,ema , kI
baatoM yaad hOMĆ'
maaoiht kao [sa baaro maoM pta na qaa
laoikna p`saMga Aato hI ]sao yaad Aa gayaa¸ ela ,saI ,ema , yaanaI pI ,TI
, maasTr
laalacaaMd mauKjaI- AaOr jaI ,saI ,ema , yaanaI gaiNat ko TIcar
gaaopond` caMd` imaitr.
'skUla maoM hI panaI kI TMkI ko pICo hma daonaao kao
jabardstI Aasapasa KD,a kr baa^@sa kOmaro sao iksaI nao hmaarI tsavaIr
KIMcaI qaI¸ yaad hOĆ'
Apnao haozaoM ko kaonao pr ek maIzI mauskana icapka kr
maaoiht nao yah jata idyaa ik ]sao AcCI trh yaad hO. AaScaya-¸ yao
saba tao saccaI baatoM hOM AaOr Aba BaI Agar yah jayadova na hao tao [tnaI
baataoM ko baaro maoM [sao pta kOsao calaaĆ
'skUlaI jaIvana ko vao paMcaao saala¸ maoro jaIvana ko saba sao
AcCo saala qao.' Aanao vaalao nao batayaa AaOr ifr Afsaaosa jatayaa¸
'vaOsao idna Aba daobaara kBaI nahIM AaeMgao Baa[-Ń'
'laoikna tuma tao lagaBaga maorI hI ]ma` ko hao.'
maaoiht [sa baat kao kho ibanaa rh nahIM payaa.
'maOM tuma sao kao[- tIna–caar maihnao CaoTa hI hUM.'
'tao ifr tumharI yah halat kOsao hu[-Ć tuma tao gaMjao hao
gaeĆ'
'proSaanaI , , , , , AaOr tnaava ko isavaa AaOr @yaa vaja,h haogaIĆ'
AagaMtuk nao batayaa¸ 'halaaMik gaMjaapna tao hmaaro pirvaar maoM phlao
sao hI rha hO. maoro baap AaOr dada daonaaoM hI gaMjao hao gae qao
isaf,- pOMtIsa saala kI ]ma` maoM. maoro gaala QaMsa gae hOM ––
haD,–taoD, maohnat kI vaja,h sao AaOr Z,Mga ka Kanaa khaM nasaIba haota
hOĆ AaOr tuma laaogaaoM kI trh maoja,–kusaI- pr baOz kr tao hma
laaoga kama nahIM krto. ipClao saat saala sao ek karKanao maoM kama
kr rha hUM¸ [sa ko baad maoiDkla saolsamaOna ko naato [Qar–]Qar kI
Baaga–daOD,¸ baImao kI dlaalaI¸ [sa kI dlaalaI¸ ]sa kI dlaalaI , , ,
, . iksaI ek kama maoM izk sao jauTo rhnaa Apnao nasaIba maoM khaMŃ
Apnao hI jaala maoM fMsaI makD,I kI trh [Qar–]Qar GaUmata rhta hUM.
khto hOM na doh Qaro ka dMD. doKnaa hO yah doh BaI khaM tk saaqa
dotI hO. tuma tao maorI halat doK hI rho haoŃ'
ibaipna caaya lao Aayaa qaa.
caaya ko saaqa saMdoSa AaOr samaaosaa BaI. ga,naImat hO¸ p%naI nao
[sa baat ka K,yaala rKa qaa. laoikna Apnao sahpazI kI [sa
TUTI–fUTI tsavaIr doK kr vah @yaa saaoca rhI haogaI –– [sa ka
AMdaja, ]sao nahIM hao payaa.
'tuma nahIM laaogaoĆ' AagaMtuk nao pUCa.
maaoiht nao isar ihlaa kr kha¸ 'nahIM¸ ABaI–ABaI pI hO.'
'saMdoSa tao lao laao.'
'nahIM , , , , tuma Sau$ tao krao , , , .'
Balao AadmaI nao samaaosaa ]za kr
mauMh maoM rKa AaOr [sa ka ek TukD,a cabaato–cabaato baaolaa¸ 'baoTo ka
[imthana isar pr hO AaOr maorI proSaanaI yah hO maaoiht Baa[- ik maOM ]sa
ko ilae fIsa ko $pe khaM sao jauTa}MĆ kuC samaJa maoM nahIM Aata.'
Aba Aagao kuC khnao kI ja,$rt nahIM qaI. maaoiht
samaJa gayaa. [sa ko Aanao ko phlao hI ]sao samaJa laonaa caaihe qaa
ik @yaa maaja,ra hOĆ Aaiqa-k sahayata AaOr [sa ko ilae p`aqa-naa.
AaiK,r yah iktnaI rkma kI madd maaMgaogaaĆ Agar baIsa–pccaIsa $pe
do donao pr BaI ipND CUT sako tao vah KuSaiksmatI hI haogaI AaOr Agar yah
madd nahIM dI ga[- tao yah balaa Tla paegaI eOsaa nahIM kha jaa sakta. Aagao
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