Baaga–2

maIra vaOsao hI maMuh ]zakr psa-nala dF,tr kI Aaor cala dI. ]saka saara ]%saah ifr sao ]sao CaoD, rha qaa. ]sao pkD,nao kI kaoiSaSa jaOsao panaI kao mau{I maoM BaIMcanao kI kaoiSaSa Bar qaI.

]sanao psa-nala dF,tr kI Aaor jaato hue saaocaa ik vahaM tao k[- laaogaaoM kao phcaanatI hO. laoD,Ija, $ma maoM AaOrtaoM sao maulaak,at haotI hI rhtI qaI @yaaoMik saaro dF,tr [saI F,laaor pr qao. ha^la ko AMitma Caor pr psa-nala dF,tr qaa. vaOsao hI nayao–nakaor T/aMsporoMT SaISao ko drvaaja,o qao¸ Qakolakr AMdr ga[- – baa[-M Aaor¸ vaOsao hI jaOsao ik ro ko dF,tr maoM qaIM¸ tIna fIT }McaI PlaaisTk kI dIvaar ko pICo sao KUba gahra maokAp ike irsaoPSainasT JaaMk rhI qaI. maIra saIQao ]saI ko pasa jaakr KD,I hao ga[-. laD,kI nao ijasanao ik ]sao drvaaja,o sao AMdr Aato doK ilayaa qaa¸ ApnaI Aaor mauK,aitba pakr pUCa¸ "ha} kOna Aa[- holp yaUÆ"
"maOM Aaja yahaM jvaa[na krnao Aa[- hMU."
"psa-nala maoMÆ"
"nahIM¸ poraola maoM."
laD,kI nao batanaa Sau$ ikyaa¸ "poraola dF,tr [sa Flaaor ko dUsarI trÔ hO."
maIra kI sahnaSai@t harnao lagaI qaI¸ ekdma baaola pD,I¸ "vah mauJao maalaUma hO. vahIM sao Aa rhI hMU. ]nhaoMnao hI Baojaa hO ik yahaM sao ir[nsToTmaoMT Ôama- imalaogaa."

laD,kI ibana maaMgao saarI saUcanaaeM panao pr baaOKlaa–saI ga[-. ]sanao maIra sao Éknao kao kha AaOr caarfuiTyaa dIvaaraoM ko pICo ko caohraoM maoM sao iksaI kao ilavaanao calaI ga[-M. kaÔI dor [Mtja,ar ko baad ]sako saaqa ja,$rt sao j,yaada gaaorI¸ hlko BaUro rMga ka skT- AaOr jaOkoT phnao ek saBya–saI idKnao vaalaI maihlaa Aa[-. maIra kao 'AaskI' sao AMt haonao vaalaa ]saka paoilaSa naama Qyaana maoM Aayaa , , ,[sa maihlaa kao ]sanao laoDIja, $ma maoM k[- baar doKa qaa. [sa AaOrt kI AaMKaoM maoM BaI phcaananao kI kaoiSaSa idKI maIra kao. ]sanao kha¸ "iDD yaU vak- ihyar ibaÔaorÆ"
"haM¸ dao saala phlao , , ,ifr laMbaI Cu+I lao laI qaI maOMnao. mauJao Aapka caohra yaad hO. hma laoDIja, $ma maoM imalaa krto qao." maIra AMga`oja,I maoM ]sao bata rhI qaI.
"iDD yaU hOva e baobaIÆ" ]sanao caohro pr mauskana fOlaakr kha. maIra pla Bar kao JaoMpI¸ ifr baaolaI¸ "nahIM¸ maOMnao pZ,a[- ko ilae Cu+I laI qaI."
"hOva yaU ifinaSD sTDIja,Æ"
"naa^T yaT."
"vaaT iDD yaU DU , , ,ema ,baI ,e ,Æ"
"naao–naao , , ,(UmaOinaTIja, – iflaasaÔI.
"Aao , , ," AaOr ]sanao pD,o saaoÔonaumaa baoMca kI Aaor [Saara krto hue kha¸ "PlaIja, hOva e saIT¸ samavana ivala baI ivad yaU saUna."
iflaasaÔI pZ,nao vaalaI maIra ko p`it ]sa maihlaa ka kaOtUhla ekdma mar–saa gayaa qaa.

maIra nao Aba Apnaa kaoT¸ maÔlar AaOr TaopI ]tarkr saaoÔo ko KalaI ihssao pr psa- ko }pr rK idyaa AaOr tba sao haqa maoM pkD,o ka^ÔI–baogala ko ilaÔaÔo kao Kaolanao lagaI. baOzto hI BaUK–saI BaI mahsaUsa hu[- ]sao. ka^ÔI Aba tk zMDI hao caukI qaI pr baogala kao inagalanao ko ilae ]sanao cauiskyaaM laonaI Sau$ kr dIM.

krIba baIsa–pccaIsa imanaT ko [Mtja,ar ko baad jaba ka^ÔI K,%ma hao caukI qaI¸ ek gaaoro rMga kI GaMuGaralao baalaaoM vaalaI laD,kI ³jaao @lak- haogaI´ nao ]sao Apnao pICo Aanao ka [Saara ikyaa. maIra nao saaocaa ik [tnao zssa Ganao GaMuGaralao baalaaoM vaalaI yah laD,kI ja,$r gaaoro–kalao maaM–baap ko rMga–imaEaNa ka pirNaama haogaI , , ,caMUik AmarIka maoM tao yah Aama baat hO nahIM. saao ja,$r iksaI laaitna AmarIkI doSa sao haogaI jahaM spoinaSa AaOr kalaI jaaityaaoM ko imaEaNa sao eiSayaa[- iksma ka gaaorapna ilae maulaOTao yaa iËAaola iksma kI jaaityaaM banaI hOM. maIra sao rha nahIM gayaa¸ pUC baOzI¸
"khaM sao hOM AapÆ"
"yahIM¸ AmaorIka saoÆ"
"nahIM , , ,pICo sao."
"AaohÑ kaolaMibayaa , , ,Aap BaI laaitna AmarIka saoÆ
"nahIM¸ maOM [MiDyaa sao hMU."

vah laD,kI maIra kao Apnao Dosk ko pasa lao ga[-. maIra kao ek kusaI- pr ibazayaa AaOr kuC kagaja, inakalanao lagaI. ]sanao maIra kao kuC Ôama- Barnao kao ide AaOr saaqa–saaqa vyai@tgat savaala BaI pUCtI rhI¸
"hOva yaU va@D- ihyar ibaÔaorÆ"
"yasa¸ fa^r Abaa]T Ôaor [yasa-."
"iDD yaU laa[k [T ihyarÆ"

maIra ko pasa [sa baat ka javaaba nahIM qaa. javaaba haota BaI tao saunanao maoM iÔjaUla lagata. Agar jagah psaMd qaI tao CaoD,I hI @yaaoM AaOr Agar nahIM psaMd qaI tao vahIM laaOT @yaaoM rhI hO. maIra nao Anamanao ZMga sao kha¸
"mauJao pZ,a[- K,%ma krnao ko ilae Cu+I caaihe qaI¸ Aba Cu+I K,%ma hao ga[-¸ saao laaOT rhI hMU."
laD,kI jaOsao ]sakI isqait kao samaJa rhI hao¸ baD,o sahanauBaUit Baro Baava sao baaolaI¸
"Aa[- naao¸ ha} yaU ÔIla , , ,enaIvao¸ vaolakma baOk."

vah ek ko baad ek Ôama- inakalatI AaOr maIra sao ]sakI Ahimayat batlaatI AaOr hstaxar krvaatI– TO@sa Ôa^ma-¸ yaUinayana kI sadsyata¸ holqa [MSyaaoroMsa , , ,fM@Sana saaoSala isa@yauirTI¸ jaanao @yaa–@yaa.
saaro Ôama- saa[na krko maIra Ôairga, hu[- tao k,rIba baarh bajanao lagao qao. Aba ]sao vaapsa poraola jaanaa qaa.

saIKcaaoM ko pICo vahI maaoTI AaOrt KD,I iksaI sao baat kr rhI qaI. ek laMbaI ktar lagaI hu[- qaI. laaoga Saayad caok laonao Aae hue qao iDpaT-maoMT ko dUsaro dF,traoM sao. Acaanak ]sa BaarI–Barkma AaOrt ka naama camaka maIra ko maaqao pr – eilaja,baoqa ihlaÑ qaI BaI phaD, kI phaD,Ñ maIra ktar sao hTkr ek iknaaro KD,I hao ga[-. ]sa AadmaI sao Ôairga hao maaoTI AaOrt nao ]sao doKa tao drvaaja,o kI ibajalaI ko–sao Kaolanao vaalao baTna pr haqa rKto hue baaolaI¸
"yaU kOna kma [na naa}. Aaya ema AaopinaMga d Daor." drvaaja,o ko hOMDla kao haqa sao naIcao kao dbaayaa tao drvaaja,a Kula gayaa. yahaM BaI ha^la jaOsaa dF,tr vaOsao hI str ko ihsaaba sao tIna¸ caar yaa paMca fuiTyaa dIvaaraoM sao baMTa huAa qaa. jyaaimait ko inayamaaoM ka ]pyaaoga krko kma sao kma jagah maoM j,yaada sao j,yaada laaogaaoM kao ibazanao kI catura[- yahaM BaI naja,r Aa rhI qaI. drvaaja,o ko ek iknaaro sao hI maIra kao k[- trh ko caaOKanao dIK rho qao AaOr hr caaOKanao sao ]zta huAa kalaa¸ BaUra¸ salaoTI¸ laala yaa gaMjaa–AQagaMjaa isar BaI. khIM–khIM kMQaaoM ka kuC ihssaa BaI , , ,K,asakr Aagao ko iDskaoM sao. [nhIM maoM sao ek K,ana maIra ko ilae BaI haogaa– maIra ko BaItr kuC caTKa. vah drvaaja,o ko pasa hI isqar hao ga[- , , ,tBaI ]sanao eilaja,baoqa ka AadoSa saunaa¸ "FlaaoroMsa¸ hOva hr isaT Aa^na jaOnsa DOsk , , ,doyar [ja, naao Adr Plaosa , , ,dOna Aa[- ivala saI laoTr"