yao baatoM maja,ak kI hI haotI qaIM , , ,pr maIra kao mahsaUsa haota qaa ik ko ,baI ,saca maoM khIM ]sako naacanao sao jalata hO yaa ]sao naapsaMd krta hO. pr ]sa p`dSa-na ko baad maIra kuC dUsarI yaUinavaisa-iTyaaoM maoM BaI p`dSa-na krnao ga[- qaI. ek baar pUro tIna hF,to ka daOra ikyaa qaa. maIra jahaM Kud kao hr p`dSa-na ko baad iksaI }Mcao Aasamaana pr phMucaa mahsaUsa krtI¸ vahaM ko ,baI ,]sao ekdma ja,maIna pr Zkola idyaa krta qaa.
"mahInaa Bar baahr rhI hao¸ ek K,t tao Dala saktI qaIMÑ"
"va@,t khaM qaa , , ,khIM iTkkr qaaoD,o rhto qao , , ,Saama kao prfa^rmaoMsa dI AaOr mauiSkla sao saaoe ik AgalaI saubah ifr gaaD,I pkD,naI haotI , , ,yaa ifr kao[- na kao[- Kanao ka AamaM~Na do dota AaOr khIM kuC va@,t rhta BaI tao irhsa-la krnao lagato qao hma laaoga."
ko ,baI ,icaZ, jaata qaa.
"Aa[- kOna saI , , ,Aa[- ema naaovaoyar [na yaUAr laa[ÔÑ"
maIra kao BaI gaussaa Aanao lagaa qaa ko ,baI ,ko ÉK, pr.
"ko ,baI ,PlaIja,¸ Aa[- kaMT igava Ap maa[- DaMsa fa^r yaU , , ,yaU naao [T [ja, d maaosT [MpaoTo-MT iqaMga [na maa[- laa[Ô."
"yaU maIna¸ maaor dOna maIÆ"
maIra ka raonao kao mana hao Aayaa qaa.
"DaoMT Aask dOT @vaScana¸ baIkaja, Aa[- hOva naao Aanasar TU [T."

ko ,baI ,ko saaqa ]saka irSta saalaaoM tk yaaoM hI iGasaTta rha qaa , , ,kBaI AakYa-Na¸ kBaI icaD,icaD,ahT¸ kBaI KIJa¸ kBaI hMsaI. maIra kao laganao lagaa qaa ik khIM jaMga laga gayaa hO [sa irSto kao AaOr mana hI mana ]sanao inaNa-ya lao ilayaa qaa ik vah SaadI nahIM krogaI ko ,baI ,sao. pr ko ,baI ,sao kBaI Kulakr [sa baaro maoM baat nahIM hu[- qaI. ]sanao na kao[- savaala ]zayaa¸ na kBaI maIra kao kuC kimaT krnaa pD,a. vah k[- naaOkiryaaM laota–CaoD,ta Apnao mana ka kama Kaojanao ko saMGaYa- maoM hI lagaa huAa qaa ik Acaanak ivajaya maIra kI ija,MdgaI maoM Aa gayaa AaOr tba maIra ko ilae ko ,baI ,ka irSta taoD, donaa ekdma Aasaana hao gayaa. ivajaya sao SaadI ka inaNa-ya laonao pr ]sanao ko ,baI ,kao [sakI K,bar donaI BaI ja,$rI nahIM samaJaI qaI. ]sako Ôaona Aae qao¸ imalanao kI baat kI tao maIra nao masaÉiÔyat ka bahanaa banaa idyaa qaa. ifr ek baar vah ]sao Apnao ka^laoja ko baahr hI imalanao Aa gayaa qaa. maIra kI SaadI kao hF,ta Bar bacaa haogaa. baD,a ]%saaiht qaa.

"Aaja mauJao bahut baiZ,yaa naaOkrI kI Aa^Ôr hu[- hO. tumharo saaqa Aaobaraya maoM baOzkr saolaIba`oT k$Mgaa."
"pr mauJao Aaja jaldI jaanaa hO." maIra nao ]sakI KuSaI kao ekdma naja,rAMdaja, kr idyaa qaa. ko ,baI ,caaOMka qaa.
"tuma KuSa nahIM haoÆ , , ,mauJao Saa^ vaOlaosa maoM ei@ja,ikiTva¸ prsaaoM mauJao klak<aa Flaa[- krnaa hO."

ko ,baI ,kuC saaMsaaoM maoM hI ]sao saarI kI saarI saUcanaaeM do donaa caahta qaa.
"tuma iksa duinayaa maoM hao¸ ko ,baI ,Ñ tumhoM maalaUm,a nahIM ik maOM SaadI kr rhI hMU."
ko ,baI ,ka caohra ekdma pIlaa ja,d- hao gayaa qaa – eosaI ja,dI- ]sanao Aaja tk iksaI caohro pr nahIM doKI qaI. ko ,baI ,@yaa ABaI BaI Pyaar krta qaa ]sao yaa yah caaoT puÉYa ko AhM pr qaIÆ , , ,maIra kao lagaa ik vah ja,dI- khIM ]sako Apnao BaItr ]trnao lagaI hO. bahut Dr ga[- qaI maIra , , ,ifr ek mauskana AaoZ,kr baaolaI qaI¸
"Aa[- ema saa^rI¸ mauJao nahIM maalaUma qaa tuma [sa trh ire@T , , ,pr pta nahIM @yaaoM nahIM saaoca pa[- ik hMsaI maoM ]D,a donao vaalaI baat BaI na qaI yah , , ,Aa[- ema vaorI saa^rI , , ,"
ifr kuC Ékkr baaolaI¸ "baosT Aa^f lak¸ ko ,baI ,Ñ Aa^la d baosT fa^r yaUAr FyaUcarÑ" AaOr vah ja,d- caohra vahIM CaoD,kr Aagao baZ, ga[- qaI. [tnao saalaaoM baad BaI ]sa caohro kI ja,dI- Aksar maIra kI AaMKaoM maoM ]tr AatI hO , , ,ek AjaIba–saa ApraQa–baaoQa ]sao BaItr khIM proSaana krta hO , , ,pr ifr maIra saMBaala laotI hO Kud kao.
"naao¸ dOT vaaja, d ra[-T iqaMga TU DU , , ,ko ,baI ,AaOr maOM kBaI BaI KuSa nahIM rh pato , , ,jaba yaaoM hI [tnaI iKcaipca haotI rhtI qaI¸ tba SaadI ko baad tao , , ,"

pr Aaja [tnao saalaaoM baad ifr sao ek KlabalaI maca ga[- hO maIra ko BaItr , , ,ko ,baI ,kI AaMKaoM kI ]dasaI¸ ]sako caohro ka vyaMgya Bara tnaava maIra ko BaItr naStr kI trh gaD, rha hO. maQau pUCtI rhI @yaa KaegaI , , ,maIra kI BaUK mar caukI qaI. maQau nao ja,bardstI ek Plaona Daosaa AaOr saaMBar AaD-r kr hI idyaa qaa jaao maIra sao inagalato nahIM banaa. baaolaI¸ "[nako Daosao Aba ]tnao AcCo nahIM banatoÑ" AaOr saara Kanaa vaOsao hI CaoD, idyaa qaalaI maoM.

bahut saaocaa maIra nao Ôaona kro yaa na , , ,pr idlaaoidmaaga, maoM eosaa hMgaamaa macaa huAa qaa ik haqa baar–baar Ôaona kI Aaor ]zta. vah yah BaI jaanatI qaI ik ko ,baI ,ka Ahma eosaa hO ik vah ]sao kBaI Ôaona nahIM krogaa , , ,tba vah BaI KamaaoSa @yaaoM nahIM rh jaatIÆ , , ,pr ifr ZoraoM savaala¸ ZoraoM ija&asaaeM ]ztIM ]sao laokr , , ,@yaa saaocata hO ]sako baaro maoM , , ,]sao BaI tao Saayad bahut kuC pUCnaa haogaa , , ,AaOr haqa Ôaona kI Aaor ]z jaato. ek Saama naMbar imalaa hI ilayaa qaa , , ,pr pUCnao pr javaaba imalaa qaa ik ko ,baI ,Gar maoM nahIM hO , , ,maIra kao caOna mahsaUsa huAa qaa , , ,Aba Aarama sao kBaI dubaara kaoiSaSa krogaI , , ,phlaI baar kI jaao nava-sanaosa nasaaoM AaOr saaMsaaoM ka fUlanaa qaa¸ vah tao kuC basa maoM rhogaa hI.

AaOr saca BaI qaa¸ Agalao idna ]sanao saubah–saubah Ôaona ikyaa. Kud ko ,baI ,nao hI ]zayaa qaa. ]sako Aasapasa laaoga qao. Ôaona maoM AavaajaoM, baja rhI qaIM. bahut mauiSkla sao [tnaa hI sauna payaa ik Saama caar bajao vaaolgaa maoM imalaoMgao.

maIra ko BaItr fulaJairyaaM–saI daOD,nao lagaIM. mana pulak rha qaa. BaUla ga[- ik paMca barsaaoM sao vah SaadISauda hO¸ ik kuC idnaaoM maoM ]saka pit BaI Cu+I pr Baart phMuca rha hO AaOr ]sako baad ]sao AmarIka laaOTnaa hO¸ ik vahIM ]saka Gar hO. ek baar ifr sao puranaI maIra cahk rhI qaI.

mana maoM Z,oraoM trh kI baatcaIt ko TukD,o , , ,Sabd¸ AQaUro AaOr pUro vaa@ya banato–ibagaD,to rho , , ,kBaI vah ]sao kh rhI haotI – ko ,baI ,¸ maOM tumhoM kBaI BaUlaI nahIM , , ,tumhoM yaad hO maoGadUt ka yaxa , , ,yah mana maoM baar–baar ek vaa@ya–KMD ]Bara krta hO , , ,ek AaOr maoGadUt , , ,AaOr jaanato hao ]sa maoGadUt maoM dUr jaanao vaalaa yaxa maOM haotI hMU AaOr nagarI maoM ]dasa baOzo yaixaNaI tuma , , ,doKao na kOsao Ëma ]laT gayaa. kBaI maIra baD,I baosaba`I sao ]sasao pUCnaa caahtI – tuma maoro baaro maoM saaocato qao , , ,@yaa ABaI BaI tumharI ija,MdgaI maoM isaÔ- maOM hI hMU , , ,@yaa saca maoM ABaI kao[- dUsara nahIM Aayaa , , ,