naoha khto khto Ék gayaI ik Baart jaanao kI ja$rt nahIMÊ yahaM BaI bahut saI eosaI laD,ikyaaM imala jaaeMgaI. ]sanao mana hI mana tya ikyaa ik maaOka imalaa tao vah To/MT sao daostI krogaI. naoha ABaI ]sako saaqa DoT pr jaanao ka sapnaa do#a hI rhI qaI ik ek idna #abar lagaI ik ToM/T sacamauca Ca~ ivainamaya kaya-Ëma ko tht caMDIgaZ calaa gayaa hO. naoha ka idla baOz gayaa. ]sao ivaSvaasa hao gayaa ik T/oMT caMDIgaZ sao Akolaa nahIM laaOTogaaÊ caMDIgaZ kI kao[- na kao[- AsaUya-pSyaa ]sako saaqa AvaSya laaOTogaI. ek idna esTOlaa nao naoha kao batayaa ik vah [sa vaYa- prIxaaAaoM ko baad maa[kla ko saaqa yaUraop Ba`maNa pr jaa rhI hO. naoha kI samaJa maoM nahIM Aa rha qaa ik esTOlaa ko Gar vaalao ]sako [sa p`stava pr kOsao rajaI hao gayao ik vah ek laD,ko ko saaqa Akolao yaUraop Ba`maNa kr jaayao. ]sakI maaM tao [sa p`stava pr jahr #aa laotI. jahr #aanao kI ihmmat na haotI tao ]saka galaa GaaoMT dotI. kuC BaI hao sakta qaa. ]sakI maaMM pagala BaI hao saktI qaI. ]sako ipta Gaaor yaM~Naa maoM sao gaujarto magar jald hI Apnao kao samaJaa bauJaa kr SaaMt hao jaato. ]naka tikyaaklaama BaI ]nako [sa vyai@t%va ko Anau$p qaa. jaba khIM poSa na calatI tao vah gaunagaunaato— haota vahI hO jaao maMjaUro #auda haota hO.

bahut dor tk baoD$ma sao kao[- Aavaaja na AayaI tao naoha nao BaItr jaakr do#aaÊ maaM raoto raoto saao gayaI qaI. baoD ko pasa hI itpa[- pr saODoiTva ka p%ta pDa qaa. yah DOD kI dvaa qaI. vah raoja saaonao sao phlao ek iTikyaa laoto qao. lagata hO Aaja maaM nao BaI [saka saovana ikyaa hO. AcCa hI hOÊ tnaava kuC kma haogaa. naoha kao ivaSvaasa qaa ik Agar SaInaI AcCo maUD maoM laaOTI tao maaM kao dao imanaT maoM manaa laogaI. drAsala maaM kI jaana ]saI maoM basatI qaI. laa#a caahnao pr BaI vah ]sasao dor tk naaraja nahIM rh patI qaI. DOD kI isqait BaI maaMM sao baohtr na qaI.

"SaInaI tao hmaarI phlaI BaU#a Pyaasa kI saMtana hO.'' vah khto AaOr baat AayaI gayaI hao jaatI. magar Aaja maamalaa saMgaIna qaa. naoha [sa ibandu kao samaJa rhI qaI.

maaM nao baaMh sao mauMh ZaMp r#aa qaa AaOr vah bahut QaImao AaOr layabaw #ara-To Bar rhI qaI. #ara-To [tnao QaImao qao ik Qyaana donao pr hI saunaa[- pD,to qao. SaIla #ara-To hI nahIM Bar rhI qaIÊ ek lambaa sapnaa BaI do#a rhI qaI. [sa sapnao ka saI DI vah k[- baar do#a caukI qaI. nayaa nayaa vaI ,saI ,DI , Plaoyar #arIdnao vaalao maQyavagaI-ya pirvaaraoM kI trh ]sako saMga`h maoM kovala vahI saI DI qaIÊ jaao Plaoyar ko saaqa mauFt imalatI hO. vah maaM kI gaaod maoM isar r#a kr laoTI hu[- hO AaOr maaMM A%yaMt Pyaar sao ]sako baala sahlaa rhI hO. ³saccaa[- yah qaI ik [sa samaya naoha hI bahut Pyaar sao maaM ko baala sahlaa rhI qaI´ yah dRSya kuC lambaa i#aMca gayaa @yaaoMik naoha kao dor tk maaMM pr laaD, Aata rha. skUla Baojato samaya ]sako baalaaoM pr Pyaar sao haqa fortI AaOr ifr daonaaoM haqaaoM sao caunarI sao ]saka isar ZMk dotI¹AcCo baccao hmaoSaa isar ZMk kr r#ato hOM. 

SaIla nao isar pr caunarI AaoZo AaoZo hI p`qama EaoNaI maoM ha[-skUla kI prIxaa pasa kr laI. sardar Qaara isaMh skUla ko hODmaasTr qaoÊ ]nhaoMnao ipta kao samaJaayaaÊ sailayaarama torI baoTI bahut jahIna hO. skUla maoM Avvala AayaI hO. [sakI pZa[- ka kao[- [Mtjaama krao. Qaara isaMh ko maSvaro pr Amala krto hue sailayaarama nao ibaiTyaa kao ]sakI maaOsaI ko pasa jaalaMQar Baoja idyaa. SaIla nao Gar vaalaaoM kao inaraSa na ikyaa AaOr kailaja tk phuMcato phuMcato vajaIfa panao lagaI. Apnao kailaja kI vah sabasao SamaI-laI laDkI qaI. hrdyaala samaajaSaas~ ko AQyaapk qao. ema ,e , ,ka pirNaama GaaoiYat huAa tao ]nhoM yakIna nahIM Aayaa ik ]nakI kxaa kI sabasao SaaMt AaOr Cu[-mau[- laDkI nao sabasao AiQak AMk payao hOM. ]nhaoMnao Anaok baar ]sasao baat krnao kI kaoiSaSa kI qaIÊ magar vah ApnaI gad-na kao JaTka dokr hI javaaba do dotI. hrdyaala nao yah BaI laixat ikyaa qaa ik vah ApnaI sahoilayaaoM ko baIca #aUba cahktI qaI. ]nhaoMnao tya ikyaa ik Aaja tao vah ]sa laD,kI kI jaubaana #aulavaa kr hI rhoMgao. baad maoM ]nhaoMnao mahsaUsa ikyaa ik laD,kI kI kma ]nakI ApnaI jaubaana jyaada #aula gayaI qaI. ]nhaoMnao SaIla kao baulavaa Baojaa. vah AayaI tao isar sao pOr tk AjaIba trh ko AaiBajaa%ya sao ZMkI hu[-Ê jaOsao kao[- ZMkI hu[- qaalaI ]nako saamanao Aa gayaI hao. ]sanao isar Jauka r#aa qaa AaOr ]sa pr kuC [sa AMdaja sao kpD,a AaoZ, r#aa qaa ik caohra id#aayaI nahIM pD, rha qaa.

"dao saala tk mauJasao pZI haoÊ Aba yakayak yah hyaa kOsaIÆ'' hrdyaala ka imajaaja Saayaranaa nahIM qaa magar Acaanak ]nhaoMnao payaaÊ vah kh rho qaoÊ "javaaM haonao lagao jaba vaao tao hmasao kr ilayaa pda-.''

SaIla nao AaOr BaI isar Jauka ilayaa. QanauYa qaaoD,a AaOr Jauk gayaa.

"@yaa mauMh maoM jaubaana nahIM hOÆ''

"hO.'' ]sanao isar ihlaayaaÊ jaOsao isp`Mga lagaa hao.

p`aofosar #aud bahut saMkaocaI svaBaava ka qaaÊ na jaanao iksa JaaoMk maoM kh ]zaÊ "mauJasao SaadI kraogaIÆ''

isp`Mgadar gad-na ifr ihlaI. haM khnao ko baad dor tk 'na na' krtI rhI. p`aofosar baaolaaÊ "SaadI tya samaJaao. jaakr ipta sao khaoÊ tumharI SaadI kI tOyaarI kroM.''

Acaanak ]sanao tinak saa isar ]zayaa AaOr baaolaIÊ "yah kOsao hao sakta hO sarÆ'

hrdyaala nao ]sako sau#a- gaala qapqapa idyaoÊ "eosao.''

SaIla nao mauMh maoM dupT\Ta #aaoMsaa AaOr saa[ikla sTOND tk Baagato hue calaI gayaI. ]saka talaU saU#a gayaa qaa. vah daOD, rhI qaI yaa ]D, rhI qaI. ]sako jaOsao pM#a inakla Aayao qao. sapnao maoM [sa samaya vah vyaaoma maoM ek pxaI kI trh ivahar kr rhI qaI. yah ek CaoTI saI 'saI DI' hO jaao ]sako sapnaaoM maoM A@sar calatI rhtI hO. hr AadmaI ka ek sapnaa haota hO jaao jaIvana pya-nt ]saka pICa krta rhta hO. SaIla ka yahI sapnaa qaaÊ jaao kBaI ]saka pICa krta qaa AaOr kBaI vah ]saka pICa krtI qaI.

yah SaIla kI CaoTI saI maui#tsar saI p`oma khanaI qaI.

SaadI ko baadÊ hnaImaUna ko daOranaÊ yakayak ]sako jaIvana maoMÊ ]sako nahIM ]na daonaaoM ko jaIvana maoM cama%kairk GaTnaaeM haonao lagaIM. klpnaatIt qaa vah samaya. doh AaOr mana ka saara ivaYaad AaOr Avasaad sfUit- AaOr }jaa- maoM $paMtirt hao gayaa. vao laaoga iSamalaa maoM qao jaba #abar lagaI ik hrdyaala kao kOnaoDa maoM jaa^ba imala gayaa hO AaOr tIna maah ko BaItr hI ]sao ]D, jaanaa haogaa. vah haoTla kI laabaI maoM #aD,a qaa jaba ]sao yah #abar imalaI. hrdyaala nao SaIla kao ApnaI baahaoM maoM BaIMca ilayaa AaOr ]sakI gad-naÊ lalaaT AaOr plakaoM pr caumbanaaoM kI JaD,I lagaa dIÊ "tuma maoro ilae iktnaI BaagyaSaalaI isaw hao rhI hao.''

SaIla iCTk kr Alaga hao gayaI qaIÊ "tumanao tao laaoklaaja BaI CaoD dI. do#a nahIM rhoÊ hma laaoga laabaI maoM #aDo hOM.''

hrdyaala ]sao GasaITto hue ilaFT kI Aaor Baagaa. vah baokabaU hao rha qaa. vah [saI samaya Apnaa sampUNa- Pyaar SaIla pr ]Dola donaa caahta qaa. SaIla kao ivaSvaasa hOÊ SaInaI ]saI raoja ]sako poT maoM AayaI qaI.

SaIla kI caotnaa maoM Acaanak caohro badlanao lagao. @yaa gajaba huAa ik hrdyaala kI jagah ]sao iksaI ifrMgaI ka ËUr caohra najar Aanao lagaaÊ jaao ]sakI ibaiTyaa kao lagaBaga GasaITto hue ek gaufa maoM lao jaa rha qaa. BayaaËaMt SaInaI madd ko ilae pukar rhI qaI. SaInaI AaM#aaoM sao AaoJala haotIÊ [sasao phlao hI SaIla jaaor sao icallaayaIÊ "bacaaAaoÊ bacaaAao. maorI ibaiTyaa kao bacaaAao. kao[- hOÆ''

naoha jaao maaM kao gahrI naIMd maoM pakr ilaivaMga $ma maoM calaI AayaI qaIÊ maaM kI Aavaaja sauna kr kmaro kI trf lapkI. ]sanao do#aaÊ ]sakI maaM psaInao sao laqapqa ibastr pr haMf rhI qaI.

"@yaa huAa maa^maÆ''

SaIla nao AaM#aoM #aaolaIM AaOr yah jaana kr raht kI saaMsa laI ik vah yaqaaqa- nahIM qaaÊ ek duÁsvaPna qaa. ]sao Apnao saMsaar maoM laaOTnao maoM dor na lagaI. ek TIsa kI trh ]sao yaad Aayaa ik SaInaI DoT pr gayaI hu[- hO. vah plaMga pr ]kDUM baOz kr ifr ibasaUrnao lagaI. naoha Baaga kr panaI ka igalaasa lao AayaIÊ "Aba @yaa huAa maa^ma. SaInaI DoT pr gayaI hOÊ hmaoSaa ko ilae sasaurala nahIM calaI gayaI.''

"yah laDkI maorI maaOt bana kr pOda hu[- hO.'' naoha nao turMt maaM ko mauMh pr panaI ka igalaasa lagaa kr ]sakI jaubaana baMd kr dI.

"Aba maOM nahIM bacaUMgaI. yah saba mauJasao bada-St na haogaa.''

"maaM ApnaI ibaiTyaa pr Baraosaa r#aao. vah ApnaI rxaa krnao maoM saxama hO.''

"naohaÊ tuma [na madao-M kao nahIM jaanatI. tuma ABaI baccaI hao maorI ibaiTyaa. maOM ApnaI kmyauinaTI ko laaogaaoM kao @yaa mauMh id#aa}MgaIÆ''

"maaM tuma pagala hao gayaI hao. hma ek saBya samaaja maoM rhto hOM.''

"mauJao nahIM caaihe eosaa saBya samaaja. mauJao ihndustana vaaipsa Baoja dao. yahaM [sa maulk maoM maora dma GauT jaaegaa.''

"yahaM ihndustana sao khIM jyaada Aa@saIjana hO saaMsa laonao ko ilae.'' naoha baaolaIÊ "yaad hO hirWar kI BaID maoM Aapka dma GauTnao lagaa qaa.''