tsvaIr maoM ek jaaoD,o kI pIz qaI. baahoM ek dUsaro kI kmar maoM¸ sar ekdUsaro kI trÔ Jaukto hue. garma kaoTaoM mao sao Jauko hue kaMQao¸ baalaaoM kI saÔodI AaOr haqaaoM kI ]BarI nasaoM saBaI ]nakI ]ma` ka Ahsaasa idlaa rhI qaI. iksaI pula pr ek laOmppaosT ko pasa KD,o ]nako na idKnao vaalao caohro Saama ko QaMuQalako ka nakaba AaoZ,o qao.

"tuma [sa jaaoD,I kao jaanato hao @yaaÆ" Da^ Tolar nao DoivaD sao pUCa¸

"nahIMÑ gaima-yaaoM kI Cui+yaaoM maoM ica~a AaOr maOM raoma gayao qao¸ vahIM pr ica~a nao [na daonaaoM kao pula pr eosaa KD,a doK kr yah tsvaIr laI qaI¸ [nakao ibanaa batayao. [nakao ek ka^pI Baojanao kI [jaaja,t BaI ÔaoTao laonao ko baad hI laI."
"bahut yaadgaar lamha kOmaro maoM ]tara hO ica~a nao. iksaI AaT- sTUDoMT kao khnaa caaihyao ik vah ÔaoTaoga`aÔI¸ eicaMga AaOr Aaik-To@car ko AapsaI p`Baava pr yaaoraopIya AaOr eiSayaa[- saMdBa- maoM kuC AaOr irsaca- kro. tumhara @yaa #,yaala hO DoivaDÆ mauJao tao Aba tk lagata hO ik yaUraop AaOr eiSayaa kI prmpraeM ]nako [ithasa sao kma AaOr BaUgaaola sao jyaada p`Baaivat hO."

K,amaaoSa KD,I taihra sao Aba ek AaOr AjanabaI haqa imalaa rha qaa.

"imasaosa jau%SaI¸ maOM Aaja Saama kI K,asa maohmaana sao jaldI jaanao kI [ja,aja,t caahMUgaa. mauJao Gar phMucanao ko ilayao ABaI maIlaaoM ka Ôasalaa tya krnaa hO. [nsaana kao caaMd pr phlaa kdma rKto hue doKnao ko ilae¸ maora pirvaar maoro saaqa haogaa."

DoivaD jaanao vaalao kao drvaajao tk CaoD,nao gayaa¸ krna nao taihra sao kha¸ 

"vaao Da•TamasapoilaMga qao¸ skUla Aa^Ô AaoiryaMTla eOMD AÔIkna sTDIja, maoM saa]qa eoiSayaa p`aoga`ama ko Da[ro@Tr hO¸ DoivaD ko baa^sa hOM."

"tuma jaanato hao ABaI jaanao sao phlao Ta^masa mauJao @yaa kh kr gayaa hOÆ" DoivaD kh rha qaa¸ "vah caahta hO ik iksaI sTUDoMT sao kh kr kOmpsa jana-la ko Aanao vaalao [SyaU maoM tuma daonaaoM kao laokr ek laoK Cpayaa jaayao."

krna kao baD,o naaTkIya Aavaaja, maoM ApnaI Ta[- zIk krto hue doK kr DoivaD mauskra idyaa.
"Aro haMÑ Ta^masa yah BaI kh rha qaa ik tuma daonaaoM kI jaaoD,I [tnaI K,UbasaUrt hO ik kOmara tao tumhoM tlaaSa krogaa hI¸ doKnao vaalao BaI ekbaar doK laoMgao tao pUra laoK pZ, hI DalaoMgao."

krna AaOr taihra kI SaadI kao laokr rsala s@vaoyar ko hro Baro Ahato maoM kaÔI cacaa- qaI.

[nsTIT\yaUT AaÔ kamana vaolqa sTD,Ija, AaOr skUla AaÔ AaoiryaMTla eoMD AÔIkna sTD,Ija, maoM Antr–jaatIya¸ Antr–maja,hbaI yaa Antr–doSaIya SaadI haonaa kao[- baD,I baat nahIM qaI. AntrdoSaIya maahaOla maoM rhkr hI tao [Msaana maja,hba¸ jaait AaOr raYT/Iyata ko saMkuicat dayaraoM sao ]pr ]zta hO naÑ [saIilae tao k[- k[- praopkarI dUr dUr sao ibaCD,o hue doSaaoM ko snaatkaoM kao vaja,IÔo dokr baahr kI duinayaa maoM pZ,nao–ilaKnao ka maaOka doto hOM. laoikna krna tao taihra sao SaadI krnao ko baar hI laMdna Aayaa qaa¸ AaOr vah BaI phlaI baar. jammaU kSmaIr yauinavaisa-TI sao saoknD iDvaIjana maoM ema e ikyaa qaa ]sanao AaOr taihra laahaOr ko iksaI p`a[vaoT kailaja maoM pZ,kr baI e hu[- qaI.

skUla AaÔ AaoiryaMTla eoMD AÔIkna sTD,Ija, maoM ihsTrI AaÔ AaT- kI Ca~a ica~a kI ek sahpaizna nao pUCa ik @yaa vah taihra AaOr krna kao jaanatI hO.
"maoro dada taihra ko ipta qao." ica~a nao eosao sahja kha jaOsao ik "kunabao ko dr#t" kI iksaI ThnaI pr haqa rK idyaa hao.

basa ifr tao ]%sauk snaatkaoM ka taMta saa laga gayaa ica~a ko Aasa pasa.

"tumharo dada mauislama qao @yaaÆ"
"krna tao }McaI jaatI ka ihMdU hO naaÆ ba`a*maNa hOÆ"
"ek BaartIya AaOr ek paikstanaI maoM SaadI haonaa tao baD,I sanasanaI vaalaI vaardat rhI haogaIÆ"
"tumharo yahaM tao SaaidyaaM AroMja haotI hO¸ [naka p`oma ivavaah huAa haogaa. imalao khaM haoMgao yah daonaaoMÆ kaSmaIr maoM imalao hao¸ eosaa maumaikna tao nahIM lagata."

iÔtrtna kma baaolanao vaalaI ica~a nao DoivaD kao batayaa¸ 

"krna AaOr taihra ko baaro maoM baatoM krnaa mauJao AjaIba saa lagata hO. pta nahIM vah daonaaoM Kud piblak maoM @yaa khnaa caahto hOMÆ"
"tuma ]na daonaao ko ilayao ek davat do saktI hao. kOmpsa vaalao [sa jaaoD,I sao ek baar K,ud imala laoMgao tao Saayad ek dUsaro ko AadI BaI hao jaayaoMgao." DoivaD nao salaah dI.
ica~a nao krna sao pUCa¸
"tuma iksa iksakao nyaaota donaa caahaogaoÆ"

krna nao kuC saIinayar ÔOklTI maombarja, ko naama iganaa ide ijanhoM vah ekaQa baar imala cauka qaa AaOr jaao Saayad ]saka naama ]sako caohro sao jaaoD, sakto qao. snaatkao kI Ôhirst ica~a AaOr DoivaD pr CaoD, dI.

rsala s@vaoyar ka Ahata laMdna ko baIcaao baIca pD,ta hO. [MsTIT\yaUT Aa^Ô kamanavaolqa sTDIja AaOr skUla AaÔ AaoiryaMTla eoMD AÔIkna sTDIja, jaOsaI dao naamavar saMsqaaeM [saI Ahato maoM ek dUsaro sao kuC hI kdmaaoM kI dUrI pr hO. vahaM ko saIinayar ÔOklTI maombasa- [MglaOMD maoM hI nahIM¸ dUsaro maulkaoM maoM BaI Aalaa talaIma¸ vyaaparI AaOr isayaasatI maamalaaoM maoM salaah krto hOM¸ doto hOM. na jaanao kaOna¸ kba¸ iksakI naja,r maoM pD, jaayaoÆ khaM sao khaM phMuca jaayaoÆ vaOsao BaI krna yahI maana kr calata qaa ik AMga`oja,aoM nao eosaa empayar tao ja,$r banaayaa qaa jahaM saUrja kBaI DUbata nahIM¸ laoikna jaba vaao TUT kr ibaKra tao kaÔI maosa hao ga[-. ]sao saMBaalanao ko ilae kuC tao [madad caaihe qaI. vah tOyaar qaa¸ basa baat ]sa pr iksaI kI naja,r pD,nao kI qaI.

"naIlaI CtrIvaalaa Agar AMga`oja, hO tao ]pr sao naIcao doKnao va> maOM ]sao ek baar basa idKa[- do jaa}M¸ baakI maOM K,ud saMBaala laMUgaa." ]sanao ica~a sao kha¸ "ifr tumharI paTI- maoM tao taihra BaI maoro saaqa daogaI. ]sao doK kr naja,r for laonaaÆ maumaikna hI nahIM."

saIinayar ÔOklTI maombasa- jaba tk paTI- maoM Éko¸ baakI maohmaana ]nhIM kao Gaoro rho¸ ]nako jaato hI pUrI paTI- ka na@Saa badla gayaa. CaoTI CaoTI TaoilayaaM banaI AaOr yahaM vahaM ibaKr ga[-. kOMT¸ maala-barao AaOr ra^qamaOna isagaroTaoM sao ]zto QaueM kI Alaga–Alaga mahk k[-–k[- Aavaaja,aoM sao ]zta bao–AlÔaja, Saaor. K,alaI igalaasaaoM kao Barnao ko ilae kaonao maoM rKI iD/M@sa kI T/o kI trÔ baZ,to AaOr vahaM sao laaOTto kdmaaoM kI cahla phla. krInaovaar baotrtIbaI ka jaIta jaagata maolaa. maolao maoM krna taihra sao kba jauda huAa¸ ]sao pta nahIM calaa.

dIvaar sao saTI bauk SaolÔ ko pasa KD,I taihra ka jaI caaha ik vah ek nahIM¸ C: saat hao jaayao. hr TaolaI maoM ek saaqa Saaimala hao¸ hr ]zto hue zhako pr iKlaiKlaa ko hMsao¸ AaOr ifr iksaI jaadu[- ipTarI maoM taja,a QaueM kI mahk¸ ]ztI AavaajaaoM ka Saaor¸ calato ifrto kdmaaoM kI AahT kao kOd kr lao. ipTarI [tnaI CaoTI hao ik Aaja tao ]sako psa- maoM AasaanaI sao pUrI Aa jaae. laoikna hODna saOMT/la phMucanaopr ÔOla kr vaao saara kmara Bar do jahaM vah krna ko jaanao AaOr laaOTnao ko baIca ibalkula AkolaI haotI hO. ]sa kmaro maoM na TI vaI qaa¸ na roiDAao na TopirkaD-r. ]sa kmaro kI GaD,I BaI iTk iTk nahIM krtI qaI. saD,k kI trÔ KulatI ek iKD,kI qaI¸ gausalaK,anao kI trÔ jaato hue gailayaaro maoM ek drvaaj,aa. pcaasaI saala kI ispMsTr baihna ko marnao pr AssaI saala ko ibalaI kao hOMDna saonT/la ka makana [klaaOto vaairsa kI hOisayat sao mauF,t imalaa qaa. ipClao dsa saalaaoM maoM dao baIivayaaoM kao dF,na kr cauka qaa. Aba ek bayaasaI saala kI baovaa ko ca@kr lagaa rha qaa. dao kmaraoM vaalao makana ka ek kmara ikrayao pr caZ,a idyaa qaa krna kao. pUro laMdna maoM krna kao vahI @yaaoM rhnaa psaMd Aayaa¸ yah ]sanao taihra kao nahIM batayaa. basa [tnaa hI kh idyaa ibanaa taihra ko pUCo¸

"qaaoD,I saI proSaanaI bada-St kr laao Baa[-. haqa Kulato hI inakla jaayaoMgao yahaM sao."

taihra ko kMQao pr ek maulaayama haqa Aa kr iTk gayaa.
"@yaaoM taihraÆ yah ÔOsalaa nahIM kr pa rhI hao ik iksa K,uSanasaIba TaolaI maoM jaakr Saaimala haonaa hO AajaÆ" ica~a pUC rhI qaI. DoivaD ]sako pasa KD,a qaa.

Kulato hue gaohue rMga AaOr ja,hIna caohro vaalaI klaI saI naajauk ica~a. maMJalao kd ka dubalaa ptlaa laMbao BaUro baalaaoM vaala DoivaD. ica~a Apnao paMva ko naIcao Aata ek kuSana ]zanao kao JaukI tao DoivaD nao ]sako maaqao pr igarto baalaaoM kI laT pICo sarka dI. ica~a nao haqa baZ,a kr iD/Mk T/o sao ek igalaasa ]zayaa tao DoivaD naoM baaotla pkD, kr ]MDolanaa Sau$ kr idyaa. igalaasa ]sako haqaaoM sao laokr phlao ]saI ko AaozaoM tk lao gayaa AaOr ]sako GaMUT Barto hI K,ud BaI ]saI igalaasa sao isap krnao lagaa. Aba ica~a DoivaD kI baaMh ko Gaoro maoM qaI AaOr vah Apnao Aaoz ]sako maaqao pr rK kr laMbaI saaMsa lao rha qaa.