‘arlI brz’ stYNz `qy phuMicaf
qF DOlf sfhb dI tYksI pihlf nMbr leI mUhry KVHI sI. `cwl, tfeIm CyqI lMG
jfAU,’ mYN soicaf. kMm bhuq mMdf sI. ryzIE izspYc dI ieh mOj sI ik mMdy
kMm vfly idn gwlF mfr ky tfeIm sOKf lMG jFdf. pqf huMdf sI ik ikhVI tYksI
df Ëon ivwc ikhVf nMbr hY aqy stYNz `qy mUhry KVHI tYksI qoN ipwCoN hI
tirwp imlygf ies kr ky ipClIaF tYksIaF vfly mUhrlI tYksI ivwc jf bYTdy.
hux kMm kMipAUtr izspYc `qy ho igaf hY. nvyN Ëon aqy nvyN stYNz bx gey hn.
afpxI-afpxI tYksI ivwc bYT ky AuzIk krnI pYNdI hY. KYr, mYN afpxI tYksI
ivwcoN inkl ky DOlf sfhb dI tYksI df mgrlf drvfjf KolH ky ivwc bYTdy ny
“mfrHfj, Dolf sfhb,” ikhf. awgoN DOlf sfhb ny vI afpxy jfxy-pCfxy aMdfj
ivwc dohyN hwQ mwQy qoN QoVHf AuWpr joV ky GroVvIN afvfË ivwc ikhf,
“mfrHfj, lKfrI sfhb.”
asl ivwc ‘DOlf sfhb’ AunHF df aslI nF nhIN sI. ieh AunHF dI pCfx sI. qy
ieh awl vI AunHF dI Aus mOky peI sI jd Auh myry nfl gwl-bfq kr rhy sn. mYN
ikqy ienHF nUM keI tYksI vfilaF dy bYiTaF ‘aMkl jI’ afK idwqf. mYN
bfeI-qyeI sfl df sI qy ienHF dI Aumr mYnUM pMjfhF dy gyV `c lwgI. ieh mYN
ieMzo-knyzIan irvfË muqfibk hI ikhf sI pr ieh sMboDn suxidaF hI ieh BVHk
ky boly, “gwl sux E muMizaf, muV ky nf mYnUM aMkl-AUNkl khIN. aYvyN myrI
koeI ‘awl’ puafeyNgf, hux qfeIN bcy hoey aF. nfly mYN ikDroN qYnUM aMkl
lwgdYN? idsdf koeI DOlf?” mYN qF ienHF dy bolx dy aMdfj qoN sihm ijhf
igaf. pr nfl bYiTaF `coN iksy ny ikhf, “DOlf qyry ikwQoN idsU? mUMh isr qF
jvF rgV ky rwKdYN.”
“ijwQoN rgV ky nIN rwKdf, AuWQoN idKf idMnY,” ienHF dy ieh kihx sfr hI
hfsV mwc geI. ies qrHF ienHF df nF aMkl qF nf ipaf pr ‘DOlf sfhb’ jrUr pY
igaf.
sbwb nfl myrf nF ‘lKfrI’ vI DOlf sfhb dI bdOlq hI ipaf sI. DOlf sfhb kol
cfr tYksIaF sn. iewk tYksI mYN hr Èinwcrvfr nUM clfAuNdf sI. iesy qrHF
iewk idn asIN iksy stYNz `qy bYTy sI. DOlf sfhb mYnUM kihx lwgy, “ikEN beI
muMizaf, kwlH nUM tYksI clf dyvIN. sMzy aflf zrYvr sflf CuwtI kr igaf.”
“sMzy qF mYN CuwtI krdf huMnYN.”
“muMzf-KuMzYN, aYs Aumr `c nIN CuwtIaF krIdIaF huMdIaF. kI krdf huMnYN
sfrf idn Gry?”
“CuwtI mnfeIdI aY, pVH-ilK leIdY kuC.” sux ky DOlf sfhb pl Br leI iewk tk
myry vwl ies qrHF vyKdy rhy ijvyN AunHF nUM myrI gwl df XkIn nf afieaf
hovy. iPr boly, “afh ijhVIaF kdy-kdy aKbfr `c qyrIaF GfxIaF jIaf CpdIaF
huMdIaYN. ieh ilKdf huMnY?”
“hF.”
“kuC idMdy-lYNdy vI af Eh qYnUM?”
“dyxf kI aY?”
“Pyr?”
“bws cMgf lwgdY ilK ky.” ieh sux ky DOlf sfhb jor nfl hwsy. iPr boly, “aKy
cMgf lwgdY, Eh gurUaf——,” afK ky Dolf sfhb iPr hws pey. AunHF vwl vyK ky
hor bYTy vI hws pey. kuwJ dyr bfad Dolf sfhb gMBIr afvfË ivwc boly, “bMdf
bx ky kMm kiraf kr. ienHF GfxIaf-GUxIaF ny kuC nI dyxf qYnUM, lKfrI sfhb.”
qy myrf nF ‘lKfrI sfhb’ pY igaf. keI jfVH Guwt ky afKdy aqy keI sMG GroV
ky ijvyN huxy-huxy DOlf sfhb ny ikhf sI.
“ikvyN, awj kMm bVf sloa kIqY?” mYN svfr ky bYTdy ny ikhf.
“jvF BwTf bihMdf jFdY idno-idn ibjns vflf. jdoN dy af bUJy afAux lwgy af
nf ieMzIaf qoN, kMm aflf byVf grk kr ky rwKqf. iewk sflf hor afieaY nvF.”
“ikhVf?”
“hYgf iewk ikÈqf mwl.”
“ieh ikhVf hoieaf?”
“mInHF ku hoieaY nvF tYksI clfAux lwgY.. sfly ny nf kdy gwzI vYikAUm krnI
nf kuC hor. gory ikEN lYx beI tYksIaF, jdoN ivwc bYTo sflf muÈk mfrdY.
idnF `c ieMJx bTf ky rwKqf.”
“kIhdy aflI tYksI clfAuNdf sI?”
“GoVy dI.”
“EhI aY nf GoVf ijhVf kihMdy GoVy aFgU tpUsI mfr ky iewk Ëon `coN dUjy Ëon
`c jfx nUM imMt eI lfAuNdY. blUa sYvn aflf?”
“hor ikhVf. eysy krky qYnUM kihMnY beI pwkI clfAux lwg jf, sfiraF nUM jfnx
lwg pvyNgf.” DOlf sfhb mYnUM keI vfr afK cuwky sn ik mYN mÈInÈfp `coN kMm
Cwz ky Puwl-tfeIm tYksI clfAux lwg jfvF pr mYN tYksI clfAux dy kMm nUM
Èinwcrvfr qwk hI sImq rwKxf cfhuMdf sI. ies kr ky pihlF vFg hI mYN gwl nUM
hor pfsy pfAux leI puwC ilaf, “ikvyN ieMJx ibTfqf Ehny?”
“qyl nI sI cYWk krdf. ibnHF qyl qoN hI dwbI iPrdf irhf. jdoN GoVy ny
puwiCaf beI qyl kfhqoN nI sI cYWk krdf qF awgoN kihMdf beI ikÈqI jI df
sfeIn qF afieaf nI, mYN ikhf TIk eI hoAU.”
“ikhVI ikÈqI?”
“EhI Xfr ijhVf ieMJx-afiel dy Gty qoN sfeIn ijhf nI afAuNdf huMdf.”
“E awCf-awCf, qF hI qusIN EhnUM ikÈqf mwl ikhf sI,” mYN hws ky ikhf.
“qYnUM afAuNdY hfsf, GoVy nUM puwC ky vyK, jIhnUM Quwk lwgY.” asIN ies
qrHF dIaF gwlF kr hI rhy sI ik izspYc ryzIE ‘qy iksy zrfeIvr dI cIkvIN
ijhI afvfË suxfeI idwqI. asIN gwlF krnIaF rok ky ryzIE sunx lwgy. zrfeIvr
afK irhf sI, “mfeI tfier pMcr, afeI aYm afn ptrOl pMp, no sitwpnI aYNz
tfierpfnf ien izwkI—— asIN dohyN hI hws pey. mYnUM ieMzIaf qoN afey nUM
hfly QoVHf smF hoieaf hox kr ky ieh nF Epry qF lwgy pr bhuqy nf. iewQy
tfier pYNcr dI QF PlYt tfier afKdy hn, pYtrOl pMp dI QF gYs styÈn lÌj
vrqdy hn, tfierpfnf nUM rYNc afiKaf jFdf hY qy izwkI nUM trMk. zrfeIvr
vwloN pMjfbI lihjy ivwc Got-Got ky bolI jFdI aMgRyËI sux ky DOlf sfhb df
hfsf rukx ‘c nf afvy. iPr AunHF ny afpxf hfsf rok ky ikhf, “ieh qF swjrf
eI jfjH ‘coN AuWqiraY,” aqy Auh iPr hws pey qy mYN vI. asIN ies qrHF hws
hI rhy sI ik ryzIE ‘qy iewk hor zrfeIvr dI afvfË suxfeI idwqI. Auh izspYcr
qoN puwC irhf sI, “plIË, afsk imstr ‘tfierpfnf’ dYt vyar abfAUt hI ieË. so
afeI kYn ihlp ihm.” “lY iewk hor zrfeIvr dI pCfx bx geI. cwl, cyqy rwKxf
sOKf rhU. aYnI Klkq dy nF ikhVf cyqy rwKxy afsfn huMdy aY. ‘tfierpfnf’,”
afK ky DOlf sfhb iPr hws pey qy mYN vI.
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