hMUÑ tao maIra ko ilae kao[- Dosk BaI nahIM bacaaÑ maIra kao ]sa AadmaI ka–saa lagaa jaao ikrae pr Gar dokr Gar hI ikraedaraoM kao Kao baOzo AaOr vaapsa maaMganao pr ]sa pr GausapOize ka Aaraop lagaakr Apmaainat ikyaa jaae.
ek caaOKanao maoM sao salaoTI rMga ka isar ]za AaOr maIra nao doKa ek baD,I ]ma` kI maihlaa ]sakI Aaor baZ, rhI hO.
"AaoÑ yaU Aar maIra , , ,Aaya irmaoMbar yaU , , ,iDD naa^T yaU laIvaÆ"
"naao¸ Aa[- vaa^ja Aa^na laaMga laIva." maIra nao CaoTa–saa ]<ar idyaa¸ pr maihlaa baD,I ]%saaiht–saI laga rhI qaI.
"Aa[- va@D- ivad yaU vhona yaU kaoAariDnaoToD d AaiDT\sa p`aojao@T , , ,yaU yaUj,D TU baI [na spoSala p`aojao@Tsa.

maIra kao yaad hao Aayaa , , ,yah maihlaa bahut baaor lagaa krtI qaI ]sao. vah jaba kBaI [sa dF,tr ko baasaIpna AaOr }baa donao vaalao maahaOla kI baat krtI qaI tao FlaaoroMsa jaOsao laaoga hI ]sako idmaaga, maoM haoto qao , , ,tao Aba [nhIM laaogaaoM ko baIca kama krnaa haogaa¸ ]saka idla DUbanao lagaa.
maIra nao eilaja,baoqa ihla kI trÔ mauK,aitba haokr kha¸ "baOna khaM hOÆ"
]sa BaarI–Barkma phaD, nao ]sao saIQaI inagaah sao trorto hue kha¸ "PlaIja,¸ vaoT FyaU imanaT\sa¸ imasTr ibalDr ivala naa} saI yaU."
qaaoD,I dor maoM dubalaI–ptlaI¸ krIba baIsa–baa[-sa vaYa- kI ek yauvatI ]sako pasa Aa[- AaOr baaolaI¸ "Aaya ema imasTr ibalDsa- saoËoTrI¸ hI vauD laa[k Tu saI yaU."

maIra kao sahsaa lagaa ]sako ijasma ko hr ktro maoM hrkt pOda hao rhI qaI. poT maoM gauD,gauD,I¸ idla kI QaD,kna toja,. ]sanao ek laMbaI saaMsa laI AaOr laD,kI ko pICo cala dI. [sa dF,tr maoM saba ]sao imasTr ibalDr baulaato hOM. K,asaa raoba rKa huAa hO baOna nao. pr vah ]sao kBaI BaI imasTr ibalDr nahIM baulaa saktI¸ caaho Aba vah ]saka maOnaojar hao. phlao sao jaao ek saMbaMQa banaa huAa hO – ek samaana str ko piricat ka.

baOna ko kmaro kI dIvaar krIba Aaz fuT }McaI qaI pr AaQaI dIvaar T/aMsporoMT PlaaisTk kI qaI ijasasao baona Apnao maathtaoM – saba–Aa^iD-naoT\sa pr naja,r rK sakta qaa AaOr kuC hd tk p`a[vaosaI BaI qaI. kmaro ko pasa phMucakr ]sa laD,kI nao maIra kao Éknao kao kha. vah AMdr ga[-¸ baona sao pUCa¸ ifr baahr Aakr ]sao AMdr jaanao kao kha. maIra nao Aba tk ApnaI QaukQaukI kao kaÔI hd tk AiQakar maoM lao ilayaa qaa AaOr kaÔI saMyaimat isqaricat haokr vah baOna ko kmaro maoM ga[-. baOna kI AisasToMT maOnaojar BaI vahIM baOzI qaI. vao daonaaoM kuC baat kr rho qao. maIra drvaaja,o pr hI KD,I rhI. kuC plaaoM baad baOna nao ]sakI Aaor naja,r ]za[-. ]sa naja,r maoM ]sao ek AaoZ,a huAa AiQakarBaava AaOr gaMBaIrta dIKI. ibanaa mauskrahT ko saaqa AiBavaadna ike ek saQaI–saI Aavaaja, maoM baona nao kha¸ "saao [T [ja, yaU , , ,Aa[- kuD naa^T knaO@T d naoma ivad d fosa."

maIra ka mana ekdma bauJa gayaa. baona Aaja ]saka maOnaojar bana gayaa hO tao naama tk BaUla gayaaÑ pr ]sao kuC baaolanaa caaihe¸ yah saaocakr baaolaI¸ "kao[- baat nahIM , , ,BaartIya naama yaad rKnaa mauiSkla hO."

baOna pla Bar Éka rha ik maIra kuC AaOr khogaI , , ,pr maIra iksaI BaI BaUt kI GaTnaa ka vaasta dokr Apnao Aapkao hIna nahIM krnaa caahtI qaI. vah caup hI rhI tba baOna ekdma baa^sa vaalaa ÉK, Apnaakr kama kI baat krnao lagaa ijasaka GaUma–ifr kr Aqa- yah inaklata qaa ik na tao vao maIra ko kama AaOr svaBaava kao jaanato hOM na maIra ]nako. ro nao ]sao [tnaa hI batayaa hO ik maIra enaailasT qaI AaOr pOraola maoM enaailaisasa ka j,yaada kama nahIM hO. vahaM tao caok banaae jaato hOM jaao saIQao–sao @laOirkla kama hO. ek hI kama ]sako ilae jaao zIk–zak pD, sakta hO vah hO 'maOnaojaIiryala irknsaIilaeSana' ka yaanaI ik irTayar haonao vaalao maOnaojaraoM ko pICo ko kuC [nËImaoMT vagaOrh ide nahIM gae qao¸ kuC nae $la banao hOM¸ ]nako saaqa imalaana krko pOsao donao hOM. iflahala kuC mahInao maIra yahI krogaI. Agar kama psaMd Aayaa tao ]sao irknsaIilaeSana yaUinaT ka sauprvaa[ja,r banaa idyaa jaaegaa.

maIra isaÔ- sauna rhI qaI jaOsao kaoT- maoM saja,a ka ÔOsalaa saunaayaa jaa rha hao. [sa va@,t ]sao naaOkrI caaihe qaI. kao[- ApIla nahIM cala saktI qaI – baOgasa- Aar naa^T caUjasa-¸ ]sanao mana hI mana Kud kao tsallaI dI. ifr kha baOna sao¸
"isaMsa Aa[- hOva naao caa^yasa¸ Aa[- ivala DU vaaTevar [ja, Asaa[MD TU maI." AaOr maIra ]z KD,I hu[- qaI. mana maoM ek Gaaor ivatRYNaa ka Baava ]za– laaoga [sa trh badla @yaaoM jaato hOMÆ ek saaqa paiT-yaaoM maoM¸ maIiTMgaaoM maoM gapbaaja,I krko Aba daostI kI mauskana tk nahIM , , ,

laaOTkr ivaxaubQa AaOr ÉMQao hue mana sao vah Apnao Dosk pr Aakr baOz ga[-. Apnao Aap kao laokr bahut glaaina hao rhI qaI , , ,[tnaa Apmaana , , ,[tnaI caaoT¸ isaÔ- [sailae ik vah laaOT Aa[- hO. @yaa [tnaa ga,lat haota hO ApnaI hk kI dI hu[- caIja, ka vaapsa maaMganaa , , ,saaocato–saaocato ]saka idmaaga, ]sao khIM ka khIM lao gayaa jaba rama AyaaoQyaa vaapsa laaOTo qao tao dIpavalaI manaa[- ga[- qaI pr @yaa saca maoM saBaI KuSa qaoÆ Bart Apnaa rajya Kaokr BaIÆ iksaI nao Bart ko AMtr kI baat tao kI nahIM pr yah baD,I iÔjaUla baat saaoca rhI hO , , ,na vah rama hO¸ na hI iksaI ka kuC raja lauT rha hO. na hI yahaM BaartIya AadSaao-M ka saMdBa- hO. ifr rama tao bahut kuC ivaijat krko laaOT rho qao , , ,]sanao [na vaYaao-M maoM @yaa pa ilayaaÆ Agar ema ,baI ,e ,vagaOrh kI haotI tao kuC raoba BaI pD,ta pr ifr vah puranaI jagah laaOTtI hI @yaaoMÆ kuC nae maaga- hI Kulao haoto pr nae maaga- Kaoja kr BaI vyai@t laaOTta hO tao BaI tao mana TUT sakta hO. bauw jaba laaOTo qao tao naMd nao BaI Apmaainat ikyaa qaa ]nhoM pr bauw tba Éko nahIM qao.

naMd hI pCtata huAa ]nako pICo–pICo gayaa qaa AaOr Saayad Apmaana AaOr iSakayataoM sao bacanao ko ilae hI kRYNa kBaI laaOTo hI nahIM vaRMdavana , , ,isaÔ- Aagao hI doKa¸ pICo mauD,nao kI ja,$rt hI nahIM pD,I. pr @yaa saca maoM eosaa hao pata hO hmaarI ija,MdgaI maoM. pICo ka saba kuC imaT jaae¸ ]sakI yaad , , ,]sakI caah , , ,]sakI hUk – kuC BaI na rho AaOr maIra ko BaItr ApnaI phcaanaI duinayaa maoM laaOT jaanao kI [tnaI ja,bardst [cCa jagaI ik ]sakI AaMKaoM maoM AaMsaU Bar Aae. [tnaa kuC Kaokr [sa nae doSa maoM ija,MdgaI kI SauÉAat iksailaeÆ laoikna ijasa ima+I sao gaZ,o gae¸ ]saI ima+I pr ija,MdgaI gauja,ar kr ]saI maoM imala jaanaa @yaa ija,MdgaI kI pUrI saMBaavanaaAaoM kao khIM kMud kr donaa nahIM hOÆ @yaa tba vyai@t ijaM,dgaI kao pUro ivastar AaOr AayaamaaoM ko saaqa jaI pata hOÆ Saayad nahIM. [saIilae kRYNa kI ija,MdgaI maoM ek pUrapna hO ik vao ek jagah Éko nahIM , , ,maqaura¸ Warka , , ,basa Aagao baZ,to rho.