"hma yahIM ApnaI ek CaoTI saI TaolaI @yaaoM naa banaa laoÆ kma sao kma qaaoD,I dor ko ilayao¸ isaÔ- hma tInaaoÆ" DoivaD nao kha.

]sako Kulao baalaaoM maoM AMgauilayaaM GaumaatI ica~a hMsa dI.

"mauJao lagata hO ik DoivaD kao Apnao baalaaoM kI paonaI Tola baaMQanaI caaihyao. mauJasao khIM Ganao baala hOM [sako. tumhara @yaa #,yaala hO taihraÆ"

taihra ka mana Acaanak krna sao ibalkula saT kr baOznao kao huAa. ]sanao caaraoM trÔ naja,r daOD,a[-.
"krna kao doK rhI hao naÆ vahaM saaoÔo pr hO."

taihra kao ApnaI trÔ Aato doKkr krna ko saaqa saaoÔo pr baOzo daonaaoM AjanabaI ]z KD,o hue. krna nao daonaaoM kao vaapsa ibaza idyaa ifr ApnaI jagah pr taihra kao ibaza¸ K,ud ]sako pasa saaoÔo ko baajaU pr baOz gayaa.
"yah Asalamabaoga hO¸ kracaI sao¸ AaOr yah AyaUmaa AaovaulaI hO naOraobaI sao." ]sanao pircaya krayaa. "daonaaoM maorI trh [MsTIT\yaUT maoM oÔolaaoja, hOM."

Asalama naoM taihra kao ApnaI baatcaIt maoM Saaimala krto hue kha¸

"hma laaoga pInao vaalaaoM kI jamaatoM banaa rho qao. ek vaao jaao baaotla doKkr khto hOM : Aaja tU nahIM yaa maOM nahIM¸ dUsaro vaao jaao pIto kma AaOr JaUmato jyaada hOM." vah Éka¸ BarpUr naja,raoM sao phlao taihra AaOr ifr saamanao sao AatI hu[- ica~a kao doKa. ifr Aah Bar kr baaolaa¸
"tIsaro vaao ijanhoM AcCI saUrt doKkr ibanaa ipyao hI naSaa hao jaata hO."

DoivaD BaI Aba tk Aa gayaa qaa AaOr ica~a ko kMQao tk kTo baalaaoM sao CoD,KanaI kr rha qaa. ica~a nao Asalama kI khI baat ka tja-umaa ikyaa tao hMsa kr baaolaa¸
"Agar tuma ica~a kao inaharnao sao ek AaQa imanaT kI Ôursat lao sakao Asalama¸ tao maOM pUCnaa caahta hMU ik tumharo ilayao @yaa laa sakta hMUÆ maora matlaba hO ik tumharo pInao ko ilayao."

Asalama na mauskurayaa¸ na kuC baaolaa. jaba DoivaD iD/M@sa T/o kI trÔ jaanao kao mauD,a tao Asalama nao ]sao raok ilayaa.
"ek baat bataAaogao DoivaDÆ eosaa @yaa hO tuma gaaoro AadimayaaoM ko pasa ik hmaaro yahaM kI Aalaa ]mada laD,ikyaaoM kao tuma faMsa laoto hao AaOr hmaaro ihssao AatI hOM tumharI baocaarI tlaCT. dFtraoM maoM Ta[p krnao vaailayaaM¸ Dak GaraoM ko K,taoM kao maaohroM lagaanao vaailayaaM¸ basaaoM AaOr gaaiD,yaaoM ko iTkT baocanao vaailayaaMÆ"

taihra nao Asalama kI trÔ doKa. vaao na tao pI rha qaa na hI ]sakI AaMKaoM maoM kao[- hMsaI maja,ak kI hlkI saI CaMva qaI.
krna nao baat ka ÉK, maaoD,a.
"yah saara kusaUr maora hO. na maOM taihra kao ica~a samaJata¸ na ica~a DoivaD sao imalatI. maOM tao ApnaI K,UbasaUrt baIvaI kao Aaja BaI saolsagala- haoto haoto bacaa laayaa hMU. @yaa pta kaOna K,rIddar kBaI dukana kI rsaId ko saaqa baocanaovaalaI kao BaI bataOr taohÔa pOk krvaa laonaokI ija,d pkD, lao."

[sa sao phlao ik ica~a krna kI baat ka tja-umaa kro¸ Asalama krna kI trÔ doKkr baaolaa.
"tuma ihMduAaoM kI hIpaoËsaI ka tao javaaba hI nahIM. yahaM Aato hI skT- phnaI hu[- hr caIja ko saaqa ilapT jaanao AaOr jahaM thaM ja,ayaka badlanao maoM tumhoM kao[- prhoja, nahIM rhta. ifr vahaM jaa kr kuMvaarI dulhnao lao Aato hao jaao tumharo Alaavaa iksaI kao doK BaI lao tao ]nakI Saamat." na ]sakI Aavaaja, maoM kao[- cauhla qaI¸ na caohro pr kao[- mauskrahT.
"Aba basa BaI krao Asalama." ABaI tk K,amaaoSa baOzo Ayaumaa Aavaulaao nao T/Usa kI maaMga krta huAa haqa ]za idyaa. "tuma BaI kOsaa hramaIpnaa idKanao pr ]tr Aayao hao."

Aba Asalama ]z kr KD,a hao gayaa. AyaUmaa AaovaulaI ko kMQaaoM pr ]sanao daonaaoM haqa rK idyao AaOr mauskra kr kha¸
"tumharI baat tao maOMnao sauna laI¸ maoro saaMvalao salaaonao daost¸ laoikna Agar iksaI gaaoro hramaI nao mauJao maaM kI gaalaI dI haotI tao yakInana ]saI kI maaM kao hI K,raba kr ko ]sakI baat rK laota."

taihra nao DoivaD kao doKa. ]sako caohro pr na gaussaa qaa¸ na proSaanaI. pasa KD,I ica~a kao doK ]saka haqa Apnao haqa maoM laokr baD,o [%maInaana sao DoivaD nao pUCa¸ "cala ko doKoM ik pa^T raosT tOyaar hao gayaa yaa nahIMÆ pk jaanao kI K,uSabaU tao Aa rhI hO."

jaOsao iksaI nao kuC kha hI nahIM¸ jaOsao iksaI nao kuC saunaa hI nahIM.

Apaolaao 11 kI caaMd ko Qaratla pr phMucatI tsvaIr jyaMUhI TI vaI pr ]BarI¸ DoivaD nao ek ek krko kmaro ko saaro laOMp bauJaa idyao. ]sa GauPp AMQaoro maoM pUra kmara BaI Aasamaana hao gayaa. ifr jaao ba%tI jalaa[- tao kmaro kI Ct pr CaoTo CaoTo iTmaiTma krto naIlao balbaaoM ka caMdaovaa qaa¸ hlko slaoTI rMga kI dIvaaraoM pr TMgao CaoTo baD,o k[- paosTr QaMuQalao baadlaaoM kI TukiD,yaa qaIM¸ vaa^la TU vaa^la ÔrSaI drI ek itlasmaI kalaIna qaI¸ AaOr ]sa pr jahaM thaM ibaKrI maohmaanaaoM kI TaoilayaaM ApnaI AMgauilayaaM Ëasa ikyao TI vaI pr naja,roM ekTk gaDae qaIM jaOsao plak Japknao pr itlasma TUTnao ka AMdoSaa hao. sposa saUT phnao naIla Aama-sT/aMga ka phlaa kdma jaba caaMd ko ACUto Qaratla pr ]trnao maoM isaÔ- ja,ra saa izzka tao taihra nao pasa baOzo krna ka haqa ksa kr qaama ilayaa. duinayaa ko hr [nsaana ko laaKaoM maIla dUr¸ Apaolaao 11 maoM Apnao dUsaro saaiqayaaoM kI phMuca sao baahr¸ yah Akolaa [Msaana [sa va> iktnaI naja,raoM ko dayaro maoM hOMÆ iksaI ek AkolaI jaana kao @yaa kBaI [tnaI naja,raoM nao phlao BaI ek saaqa doKa hOÆ doKoMgaIÆ

tailayaaoM kI gaD,gaD,ahT ko saaqa doKnao vaalaaoM nao ek dUsaro kao galao lagaayaa¸ SaOmpOna ko glaasa Knako. Asalama Apnaa igalaasa taihra ko igalaasa sao Knaka kr krna sao baaolaa¸ 

"Aaja ko baad K,UbasaUrt caohraoM kI tSabaIh caaMd ko donao vaalaaoM ka @yaa haogaa yaar¸ magar Aaja ko idna mauJao jaama ]zanao kI [jaaja,t do hI dao. ek eosaI K,UbasaUrt AaOrt ko naama ijasakI imasaala caaMd sao hao hI nahIM saktI @yaaoMik ]sako saamanao caaMd BaI fIka lagata hO , , ,maOM Apnaa yah jaama tumharI dulhna ko naama ]zata hMU¸ krna."

taihra nao ja,aihda K,alaa kao ek AaOr K,t ilaKa¸
K,alaa jaana¸
kla ica~a nao hmaaro ilae ek Saanadar davat dI. bahut Sahanaa [laako maoM irha[Sa hO ]sakI¸ laoikna ja,maIna sao }pr nahIM¸ jamaIna ko naIcao. yahaM ]sao baosamaoMT khto hOM. davat ka saara maahaOla hI ibalkula itlasmaI kr ko rKa qaa ]sanao. maohmaana kh rho qao ik maora kaSanaI maukOSa vaalaa dup+a AaOr ica~a kI baosamaoMT kI naIcaI Ct sao iTmaiTmaato CaoTo CaoTo naIlao balbaaoM kI raoSanaI maoM maukabalaa cala rha hO. iksako pasa jyaada isataro hOMÆ

ica~a kI tao maOM fUfI hMU na K,alaa jaana. ]ma` maoM BaI mauJasao kao[- saala Bar CaoTI hO vaaoÑ laoikna maora eosaa dulaar krtI hO vaao jaOsao maorI Aapa hao. baD,I hI PyaarI hO AaOr saMBalaI hu[- BaI.

maOMnao ]sao ek baar BaI maaqao pr tovar Dalao nahIM doKaÑ hO tao baD,I kma–gaao. pr hr baat [Saartna saMBaala laotI hO. mauJao tao lagata hO ik vaao jaao BaI caaho kr saktI hO. caaMd pr BaI ]trtI tao vahaM eosao GaUmanao inakla jaatI jaOsao kmpnaI baaga maoM saOr krnao ga[- hao.

laahaOr sao laMdna [tnaa dUr tao nahIM hO na K,alaa jaana ijatnaa ja,maIna sao caaMdÑ Aap yahaM AatIM tao iktnaa AcCa haota.
AapkI ApnaI gauiD,yaa
taihra

haM ek baat AaOr. mauJao maora K,t imalato hI laMbaa saa K,t ilaiKyaogaa. [tnaa laMbaa ik ]sao ek baar pZ,nao maoM hI maora pUra idna inakla jaayao. Ék Ék pZMUgaI AaOr pZ,tI pZ,tI Aapsao baatoM k$MgaI. iktnaI baatoM batanaI hO Aapkao.
taihra

pUra krnao ko baad taihra nao kaÔI baar saaocaa ik DoivaD ko baaro maoM kuC ilaKo. ica~a ]saI ko saaqa rhtI hO. daonaaoM iktnao Pyaaro lagato hOM. laoikna ilaKa kuC nahIM.