maIra kao ApnaI saÔa[- dokr BaI AÔsaaosa hao rha qaa. Aba yao BaaYaNa pta nahIM kba tk calanaa qaa. ]sako baad yah khnaa Sau$ kr idyaa ik Ôaona kI hOisayat ]nakI BaI hO pr sasaura idllaI maoM imalata nahIM¸ APlaa[- kr rKa hO. AaOr [saI baat kao Aagao baZ,ato hue ifr vao baaolaI qaI¸ "yahI tao maOM khtI hMU yahaM ihMdustana maoM kuC nahIM rKa hO. ima+I ko tola ko ilae laa[na maoM lagaao¸ gaOsa ko ilae idnaaoMidna [Mtja,ar krao , , ,kaka¸ tU tao saanaMu vaI AmarIka baulaa laO , , ,eonaaM naMU maOiDkla rOp dI naaOkrI imala jaavaogaI to maOM vaI kuJa–na–kuJa kr [-M lavaaMgaI¸ baI ,e ,baI ,TI ,to maOM kItI hao[- eo , , ,Aaoqao skUlaaM ivaca sauNayaO baD,I tnaK,a imala jaaMdI e."
[tnao maoM jaIjaa jaI baaola ]zo¸ "kako¸ tU tao isaiTja,na bana gayaa hO naÑ"
"nahIM¸ Aba tk eosaI kao[- ja,$rt nahIM pD,I , , ,qaaoD,a saa maa^rla saoTbaOk BaI haota hO pr Aap laaoga Agar vahaM basanaa caahto hOM tao maOM jaako APlaa[- kr dMUgaa isaTIja,naiSap ko ilae."
"haM¸ kako¸ tU kr hI do. torI bahna tao khtI ho ik jaba Apnaa Baa[- vahaM hO tao @yaaoM na Ôayada ]zayaa jaaeÆ yahaM idllaI maoM baD,I haD- haotI jaa rhI hO Do–Tu–Do ilaivaMga. baccaaoM ko ilae BaI skUla–ka^laojaaoM maoM daiKlao baD,I mauiSkla sao imalato hOM. vahaM vao BaI fa^rna ejaukoSana laokr AcCo saoTla hao jaaeMgao.

ivajaya Aitir@t ]%saah idKata huAa 'ibalakula'¸ 'sahI baat hO' eosao jaumalao baaolata rha qaa. maIra vahaM sao calaI tao mana pr baD,a baaoJa qaa¸ yao laaoga saca maoM AmarIka phMuca gae tao kOsao inabaah haogaa [nako saaqaÆ pr ]sanao ivajaya sao kuC nahIM kha¸ Saayad vah BaI AaoCI baat haotI. saaoca ilayaa ik jaba isar pr pD, hI jaaegaI tao iksaI na iksaI trh Baugat laoMgao.

ivajaya ko Aanao sao phlao baIca–baIca maoM jaba BaI va@,t haota¸ maQau sao maulaak,at ja,$r haotI rhtI qaI. SaadI ko baad sao KUba gaaola–maTaola hao ga[- qaI maQau. yaaoM caohro kI imazasa jyaaoM kI %yaaoM banaI qaI¸ isaÔ- Baaolaopna kI jagah vahaM Aba gaulagaulaapna qaa. AaMKoM fUlao hue gaalaaoM ko pICo kuC QaMsaI–saI dIKtI qaIM. kuC rSk ko saaqa ]sanao maIra kao kha qaa¸ "tUnao Balaa kOsao Apnao Aapkao vaOsaa ka vaOsaa bacaakr rKa huAa hO¸ lagata hI nahIM ik SaadI hu[- hO."
tba maIra nao hMsato hue kha qaa¸ "SaadI ka matlaba maaoTa haonaa haota hO @yaaÆ"
"pr maaoTa haonao sao bacaa BaI kOsao rha jaa sakta hO jaba caaObaIsaaoM GaMTo kama hI Kanaa banaanaa AaOr iKlaanaa haoÆ yaU Aar lakI¸ maIraÑ pirvaar kI ikca–ikca sao baahr vanaa- ija,MdgaI ekdma plaT jaatI hO yahaM tao. Apnao Aap ka haoSa hI nahIM rhta maanaao ija,MdgaI igarvaI rK dI ga[- hao AaOr tuma ]sao vaapsa laaOTanao ko [Mtja,ar maoM hI pUra va@,t kaT doto hao. lagata nahIM ik vah kBaI vaapsa imalaogaI AaOr laaOTanao kI kaoiSaSaoM BaI ÔjaUla hao jaatI hOM¸ pta nahIM iktnaI saurxaa caaihe AaOr iktnaI ija,MdgaI."

maQau baat khto–khto ]dasa hao ga[- qaI. maIra nao Pyaar sao ]saka caohra qapqapakr kha qaa¸ "tU maoro pasa Aa jaa."
"Gar sao inaklanaa kao[- Aasaana haogaa¸ ifr ABaI tao ibalakula AsaMBava hI hO , , ,maOM e@spo@T kr rhI hMU."
"Aaoh¸ kaMga`ocaulaoSansaÑ tao ka^laoja sao Cu+I laaogaIÆ"
"haM , , ,ek jaao kuC GaMTo kI raht ka^laoja maoM imala jaatI qaI tba vah BaI nahIM imalaogaI. yaaoM ka^laoja kI ApnaI ToMSansa hOM¸ tuJao tao pta hI hO , , ,doyar [ja, TU maca [MTrfoyaroMsa."
maIra ija&asau hao ]zI qaI , , ,ek naaOsTolaijak ija&asaa.
"@yaa kuC ifr nayaa GaTaÆ"
"nayaa @yaa , , ,vahI puranaI baatoM¸ vahIM iSakayatoM , , ,laaoga @laasa phlao CaoD, doto hOM¸ ha^la maoM Saaor haota hO¸ kuC laaoga TyaUTaoiryala nahIM laoto. haota yah hO ik gaohMU ko saaqa Gauna BaI ipsanao lagato hOM pr CaoD, dao yaar¸ tU @yaaoM [na JamaolaaoM maoM ifr sao pD, rhI hOÆ SauË manaa tU [sa sabasao baahr hO."

maQau ka^laoja kI baat nahIM CoD,naa caahtI qaI pr maIra kao sacamauca maoM ApnaI puranaI duinayaa kI K,baroM saunanao maoM sauK imala rha qaa. baaolaI¸ "JamaolaaoM maoM ija,MdgaI ka rsa BaI hO baSato- ik Jamaolao Apnao rcaae haoM."
maQau JaT sao baaolaI¸ "janaaba¸ tba tao ek trh sao SaadI BaI Apnaa rcaayaa huAa hI Jamaolaa hO."
"@yaa saca maoMÆ"
"nahIM¸ tU zIk kh rhI hO , , ,Gar maoM kaOna baOznao dota¸ pr saca khMU tao Aba ka^laoja kI naaOkrI BaI majabaUrI bana ga[- hO¸ vah SaadI ko ilae ek Ëa[Toiryaa qaa ijasao Aba banaae rKnaa ja,$rI hao gayaa hO vanaa- iDsvaailaÔa[- haonao ka K,tra banaa rhta hO pr K,Or¸ maorI saoht ko ilae baohtr hI hO naaOkrI krnaa vanaa- AaOr maaoTI haotI jaa}MgaI¸ pr tU bata¸ tUnao Apnao Aap kao [tnaa islama kOsao rKa huAa hOÆ ibalakula nahIM badlaI."
maIra ko caohro pr ek fIkI–saI mauskana Aa[- qaI. kha¸ "vaja,na nahIM caZ,a tao [saka matlaba AadmaI badlaa hI nahIM , , ,@yaa AMdr khIM badlanaa nahIM haota hOÆ"
"tU ]tnaI KuSa nahIM dIKtI mauJao¸ maIraÑ"
"KuSaI tao yaaoM BaI ]ma` ko saaqa–saaqa QaIro–QaIro irsatI rhtI hO."
"sacaÆ maOM saaocatI qaI KuSaI ka irSta ]ma` ko saaqa nahIM bailk halaat ko saaqa haota hO."
"daonaaoM baatoM saca hOM. halaat ]ma` ko saaqa–saaqa hI badlato hOM."
"nahIM¸ halaat maoM AamaUla pirvat-na SaadI kI vajah sao ja,$r haota hO vanaa- ]naka badlanaa ja,$rI nahIM pr maOM saaocatI qaI tU lakI hO. ivajaya tao bahut zhra huAa¸ bahut samaJadar [Msaana hO."
"tUnao ibalakula zIk kha¸ ekdma zaosa ca+ana kI trh sabakao sahara donao vaalaa bahut maja,baUt AadmaI hO pr [tnaa maja,baUt ik maOM zaokr maar–maarkr Kud hI TUT–ibaK,r jaatI hMU¸ vah vaOsaa ka vaOsaa inaspMd banaa rhta hO. drAsala ivajaya kao SaadI kI ja,$rt nahIM qaI. vah Apnao Aap maoM saMpUNa- hO. ]sao iksaI AaOr sao kao[- Apoxaa hI nahIM haotI. vah AaOr ]saka kama ]sao pUrI trh saMlagna rKta hO. maOM ]sakI ijaM,dgaI maoM isaÔ- ek Aa^naa-maoMMToSana hMU¸ na haotI tao BaI calata. maOM jaanatI hMU maOM ]sao kBaI CaoDMUgaI nahIM pr CaoD, BaI dMU tao Ôk- nahIM pD,ogaa. maOM hMU hI iktnaI ]sakI idnacayaa- maoM , , ,basa Saama ko kuC GaMTo. ]namaoM BaI ]sao kMPyaUTr AaOr iktabaaoM maoM kuC na kuC JaaMknaa haota hO , , ,maQau¸ ivajaya yahaM Cu+I pr haota hO tao vah dUsara vyai@t haota hO– ekdma irlaO@sD AaOr klaa ko rMga–$paoM sao Apnao Aapkao eMTrTona krta huAa.