Dak maoM K,t CaoD,to hI taihra javaaba ka [Mtja,ar krnao lagaI¸ ek hFta phMucanao maoM¸ ek hFta javaaba maoM. zIk pMd`h idna maoM javaaba Aayaa. isaf- tIna jaumalao¸ vaao BaI CaoTo CaoTo.

taihra¸ maorI jaana
kOsaI baD,I baD,I baatoM krnao lagaI hO tUÆ maOM tao hr va> tuJao K,t ilaKtI rhtI hMU¸ magar klama sao nahIM. Aba BaI AaMKaoM maoM torI saUrt hO AaOr haqa kaMp rha hO.
ifr ilaKMUgaI¸ maorI gauiD,yaa¸
tumharI hI K,alaa

K,t pZ,to hI taihra ifr ilaKnao baOz ga[-.
"maorI bahut yaad AatI hO na Aapkao Kalaa jaana¸ laoikna mauJasao j,yaada nahIMÑ maOM BaI AapkI ]sa gauiD,yaa kao bahut yaad krtI hMU ijasao naIMd sao ]zanao ko ilae kaolaaonaI ko maugao- kI baaMga kBaI saunaa[- nahIM dotI qaI¸ jaao saubah kI AMgaIzI ko QaueM kao daonaaoM haqaaoM maoM samaoTkr ]pr hvaa maoM ]CalatI qaI¸ ijasako dup+o ka pllaa dUQavaalao kI saa[-kla maoM fMsa kr fTto hue k[- baar bacaa qaa. ijasako baalaaoM maoM tola lagaa kr Aap phlao QaUp maoM ibaza dotI qaI AaOr ifr K,ud hI khtI qaI¸ "Aba ]zaogaI BaI yaa rMga maOlaa krnaoM kI ksama Ka laI hO. iktnaa ilaKMU K,alaa jaanaÑ kOsao kOsao khkr ilaKMUÆ Aap kao tao ibanaa batae maorI baat samaJanao kI Aadt hO naÑ basa qaaoD,a ilaKa j,yaada jaanaoM AaOr maohrbaanaI krko Agalao K,t sao ilaKoM ik Aap ipClaa K,t ilaKnao ko baad iktnaI dor tk rao[- qaIÆ"

K,t Dak maoM CaoD, kr jaba taihra ApnaI galaI maoM mauD,I tao iksaI nao pICo sao ]sako kMQao pr haqa rK idyaa. maTmaOlao pOMT kaoT vaalaa ek Kurdra saa baujauga- gaaora qaa. taihra kao ApnaI trf doKto payaa tao ]sakI igajaigajaI AaMKaoM maoM laar ]tr Aa[-. KIsao inapaor kr baaolaa¸

"tao tumhIM hao vaao K,UbasaUrt balaa jaao ]sa sauAr ibalaI kI gaMdgaI ko Zor maoM rhtI hOÆ"

]sako maMuh Kaolato hI maClaI¸ baIyar AaOr TmaaTr saa^sa sao imalaI tlao hue AalauAaoM kI ek baasaI BaBak ]zI. taihra nao Apnao dup+o ka pllaa maMuh pr rKnao ko ilae haqa ]zayaa tao BaBakI nao ek haqa sao ]sako haqa kao ksa kr pkD,a AaOr ApnaI CatI pr dbaa idyaa. Apnaa dUsara haqa ]sanao taihra kI kmar pr rKa AaOr kUlhaoM sao icapTI ]sakI roSamaI salavaar kao sahlaanao lagaa.

qar qar kaMptI taihra nao caaraoM trf naja,r daOD,a[-. BarI duphrI maoM k[- laaoga galaI maoM Aa jaa rho qao. kuC hI haqa kI dUrI pr dao qaulaqaulaI gaaorI AaOrtoM malabao maoM foMknao vaalao kalao rMga ko qaOlao pkD,o baityaa rhI qaI.

taihra nao BaBakI kI igarFt sao CUTnao kI kaoiSaSa krto hue ja,aor sao icallaa idyaa¸
"CaoD,ao mauJao¸ PlaIja, jaanao dao." vah khtI ga[- AaOr baD,I Aijaja,I sao qaulaqaulaI AaOrtaoM kao doKtI ga[-. ]namaoM sao ek nao Apnao haqa maoM pkD,a kalaa qaOlaa naIcao rKa¸ sauK- ilapisTk sao sanao AaozaoM kao kanaaoM tk KIMca kr hMsaI AaOr pUCa¸
"kao[- madd caaihe hnaIÆ"
taihra kI jaana maoM jaana Aa[- AaOr hlak maoM ATk kr rh ga[-. ilapisTkI AaOrt taihra sao nahIM¸ BaBakI sao baat kr rhI qaI. BaBakI nao taihra ko kUlhaoM pr ifrto Apnao haqa kao ja,aor sao dbaayaa AaOr baD,I saI cauTkI Bar ko kha¸
"eosaI kao[- baat nahIM¸ ma^gaI. maOM tao [sa hUr prI sao pUC rha hMU ik @yaa yao mauJao khIM BaI ja,ra saa CU kr doKnaa caahtI hO ik maOM iktnaa }pr ]z sakta hMU."

Aba vaao taihra ko haqa kao ApnaI kmaIja, ko AMdr GausaoD,ta huAa naIcao kI trf Zkola rha qaa. pUro ja,aor sao ]sao Qa@ka dokr taihra BaagaI. Gar ko drvaaja,o pr hI ibalaI idKa[- idyaa. taihra kI ihmmat na hu[- ik ]sasao kuC kho yaa pUCo. @yaa ]sanao vah doKa qaa jaao taihra ko saaqa huAaÆ yaa vaao ibalaI ko ilae kao[- doKnao vaalaI vaardat hI na qaI. vah krna kao faona krnaa caahtI qaI¸ laoikna ]sako ilae ibalaI kI [jaaja,t laonaI pD,tI. faona ibalaI ko kmaro maoM hI qaa¸ taihra ktra ga[-.

Apnao kmaro maoM phMuca kr ]sanao drvaaja,a AMdr sao baMd kr idyaa. ]saka jaI caah rha qaa ik iksaI raoSana jagah pr ek mahfUja, kaonao maoM baOz jaae AaOr dhaD,o maar kr raoe. laoikna QaUp sao caaOMiQayaa[- ]sakI AaMKaoM kao saara kmara GauPp AMQaoro maoM Kaoyaa lagaa. vaOsao BaI kmaro kI CaoTI saI iKD,kI ko Aagao lagao BaarI Barkma puranao prdaoM kI AaoT sao raoSanaI AMdr Aato hue sahma jaatI qaI. taihra nao iKD,kI ko pasa jaakr ek prda hTa idyaa AaOr ]saI ko saaqa TMgaI DaorI sao baaMQanaa caaha. tBaI baahr sao foMkI ek [-MT iKD,kI ko SaISao pr lagaI AaOr kaMca ko k[- TukD,aoM samaot kmaro kI drI pr Aakr iTk ga[-. hTayaa huAa prda taihra ko haqa sao CUT kr fOla gayaa.

baut saI banaI taihra kuC dor caupcaap iKD,kI ko pasa KD,I rhI. ifr hlko AMQaoro kao TTaolatI hu[- ibajalaI ka isvaca jalaa kr vah kmaro ko drvaaja,o ko saaqa pIz iTka ApnaoAasa pasa doKnao lagaI. [sa caaOkaor kmaro ka kaOna saa kaonaa eosaa mahfUja, hO jahaM vah Apnao GauTnaaoM pr isar rK kr AaMKoM baMd kr laoÆ

Acaanak taihra ko saaro badna maoM ek ja,aor sao kMpkMpI ]zI jaOsao ]sanao kao[- ibajalaI ka naMgaa tar CU ilayaa hao.

"haM¸" ]sanao laMbaI saaMsa laI¸ "Aba mauJao pta laga gayaa ik maOM krna ko Gar sao jaanao ko baad iKD,kI ko pasa hI @yaaoM baOz jaatI hMU¸" vah Aba Apnao Aap sao baat kr rhI qaI.

"mauJao KaOf lagaa rhta hO ik maoro Akolao haoto hI [sa kmaro kI kao[- na kao[- caIja, Apnaa huilayaa badla DalaogaI. iksaI na iksaI bahanao mauJasao vah krvaa dogaI jaao mauJao nahIM krnaa caaihe."
vah baaolatI jaa rhI qaI.
"nahIM kuC krvaaegaI nahIM¸ TaokogaIÑ haM TaokogaI vah krnao sao jaao maOM krtI rhtI hMU."

Aba vaao AaMKoM faD, faD, kr saaro kmaro kao doKnao lagaI jaOsao hr iCpo hue ijanna ka sauraga ZMUZ,tI hao.

CaoTo sao kmaro maoM zUMsa kr rKa huAa tmaama fnaI-car yaa tao bahut baD,a qaa yaa saalaaoM ko [stomaala ka maara. Barkma faor paosTr baoD ko }pr ]baD, KabaD, ilahafaoM AaOr pObaMd lagao saIlao sao kmbalaaoM ka ek Zor qaa ijasao toja, QaUp AaOr taja,I hvaa kI sa#t ja,$rt qaI.

iClato hue badrMga ga_aoM sao ZkI¸ CuAao tao krahtI ek hI kursaI qaI ijasamaoM ek Akolaa baOzo tao pIz ka sahara donao maoM lauD,k jaae AaOr dao jana baOzoM tao saaMsa na lao sakoM.

kmaro ko baIcaao baIca ToD,I maoD,I TaMgaaoM vaalaI ek gaaola itpa[- ko Aasa pasa dao BaarI laaoho ko Íoma kI kuuisa-yaaM qaI ijanhoM Kanaa Kato va> ja,ra BaI KIMcanaa Qakolanaa pD,o tao naIcao ibaCI baorMga drI ka Cok AaOr fOla jaae.