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ijAuN hI inrml ny drvfjf KVkfieaf iewk aOrq ny kuMzf KoilHaf. sfzI siq sRI akfl df juafb idMidaF sfnUM zrieMg rUm vl jfx df iesfrf kIqf aqy nfl hI inrml nUM nhorf mfiraf, “qUM qF BfeI eId df cMd hI ho igaf ikqy gyVf hI nI mfiraf.”
“bs aFtI kMm `co ivhl hI nhIN inkldI jIa qF bhuq krdf QonUM imlx nUM, aMkl qF keI vfr rfh KihVy iml pYNdy af. nfly QonUM pqf dono jfxy nOkrI krdy hox qF dPqroN Gr, GroN dPqr. iPr kdy bwcy skUl Cwz ky afAuxy, kdy lY ky afAuxy. bs JMjt hI JMjt ny qy iehnf JMjtF nUM hI ijMdgI kih leI df. hor qusIN suxfE quhfzI ishq df kI hfl aY. aMkl nI idsdy afey nI hfly kcihrIEN?”
“Gr afieaF nUM qF ho igaf GMtf bs qYnUM pqf hI aY nfh Doh ky pMdrF vIh imMt dI gyVI mfrdy huMdy af. afAux vfly hI hn. qusIN kI lvoNgy duwD jF cfh?” eyny nUM ivhVy ivcw pYV cfl hoeI. drimafny ijhy kwd dy afdmI nfl duaf slfm kIqI, hwQ imlfey aqy asIN iPr soiPaF Aupr TIk hoky bYT gey.
“ieh ny myry Auh dosq ijhnf bfry mYN quhfnUM dwisaf sI ik afpxy dIp nUM imly sn inAUjIlYNz ivwc.”
“qYnUM AuzIkidaF dIaF sfzIaF awKF pwk geIaF, qUM mlk dyxy Gr afky bYT igaF. Pyr qF KVf ho veI iewk vfrI.”
mY afigafkfr bwcy vFg KVf ho igaf qy Ausny mYnUM Guwt ky glvkVI ivwc lY ilaf ijvyN sfrf moh Aubflf mfrky bfhr inkl afieaf hovy. ijAuN hI mYN AusdI igrÌq `co inklky soÌy Aupr bYTx lwgf, Auh mYnUM kihMdf, “ieAuN nI iewk vfr iPr KVf ho.” ijAuN hI mYN KVf hoieaf Ausny dugxy joÈ nfl Guwtky cuwkx dI koisÈ kIqI `qy myry srIr ivwc moh aqy apxq dI qfr ijhI iPr geI.
‘hux afieaf suafd’ kihky Ausny Pirj ivcoN gozy ijwzI boql kwZ leI. Gr vflI nUM glfs ilafAux nUM kihky afp almfrI `coN nmkIn cuwkx clf igaf. inrml ny myry vwl vyiKaf. mYN nfh ivwc isr hlfieaf.
‘aMkl ieh kdy Pyr shI. iehnf ny hfly mogy jfxf aqy iPr ipMz’
‘iehdy nfl mogf jF ipMz dUr hojU’ kihMidaf Ausny iqMnF glfsf ivwc biTMzy vfly pYWg pf idwqy. `cwko veI afpF qF KVkf qy’ Ausny sfzy glfsF ivwc afpxf glfs mfrky ikhf aqy iewk cIGI ivwc afpxf glfs KflI krky DridaF sfnUM hukmI lihjy `c ikhf, “mukfE Xfr aYvyN jwkF qwkF ijhIaF `c pey iPrdy E.’ sfzy leI ijvyN Aus kol dusrI aOpsn hI nhI sI. sfzy sfrIaF hI KfinE geIaF. Ausny dubfrf iPr nfdrsfhI hukm duhrfieaf qF mYN bVI inmrqf nfl ikhf, ‘asl ivwc mYN pihlf hI inrml nfl ieh gwl krky quiraf sI veI jy pIx pfx vflI gwl aY qF afpF iksy idn iPr iml lvFgy. awj hfly mY trYvl eyjMt dy jfxf, itktF cukxIaF. iPr iksy dosq imwqr ny ipMz afAuxf. ies qrF swqr awsI iklomItr pblk trFsport `qy sPr krnf. ijs krky pIx df suafl hI pYdf nhI huMdf. qusIN sfnUM iksy vI qrF mjbUr nf kro. mY iksy idn iPr af jfvFgf, myrI bynqI mnjUr kro’
‘af gwl krky qF qusI myry pihly do ipwgF dI vI jwKxf vwZ qI’ Ausdf ichrf Auqr igaf ‘ikwdy dy kihMdy sI afAUgf nfnkf myl. PVlo pUÈ KVy boqy dI’
‘qusI dUijaF dI vI mjbRUrI vyiKaf kro’ AusdI pqnI ny rsoeI `co ikhf.
Ausny gusy aqy inrfsqf BrI qkxI nfl afpxI pqnI vwl vyiKaf, `clo BfeI QozI mrjI’ aqy nfl hI Ausny zulHdf zulHdf pYWg afpxy glfs ivwc pfieaf aqy iewk zIk ivwc ijvy Auh sfrI inrfsqf, guwsf aqy kVvfht zkfr igaf hovy.
‘afh qF hoeI nf gwl. gwlF hux asI Qozy nfl pIx vfilaF qoN vI vwD mfrFgy’ mYN Ausdf ichrf TIk ijhf huMdf vyK ky gwl dUsrI lIh Aupr pfAuidaF ikhf ‘iknf ku icr ho igaf jI mndIp nUM EDr igaF’
‘mYnUM lwgdf do sfl dy nyV ho cwly af’
‘Pyr qF pI[ afr[ hox vflI hoE’
‘pI afr pUar df qF pqf nhI kihMdf sI hfly iewk awdf sfl hor lwgjU pwky hox nUM. ‘
‘Ah qF ho hI jfxf ijhVf kyrF Aus mulk ivwc vV igaf’
‘AUN Coty vIr qUM AuhnUM vyiKaf afpxIaF awKF nfl’ gwl bfq qoN lwgdf sI AusnUM sfzf nf pIx df PYslf hux bhuwqf cuwB nhI sI irhf.
‘qusIN ds vIh muMizaf `c KVy jF bYTy dI mYnUM qsvIr ivKfE mYN hux isafx dUM. asI pMdrF vIh idn iekwiTaF ny iewk hI pYikMg hfAus ivwc kMm kIqf. muMzf bhuwq sfAU aY Qozf. ‘
‘myry ku ijwzf kwd hYgf’ Ausny afpxI iewk awK nUM sUMGyV ky myry vwl qwkidaF ikhf.
‘kwd dy ihsfb nfl qF mYnUM vI swk pYdI aY ik mY iksy hor dy muMzy nUM imilaF’ mYN vI Ausy lihjy ivwc juafb iwdqf
`qy rMg qF hYgf myry ijnf hI sfP sQrf’
‘nf rMg dy ihsfb nfl vI quhfzf mUMzf nhIN lwgdf, Auhdf rMg Qozy ijnf sfP nhI qusIN qf aMgryjF nUM mfq pfeI jfny E’ srfb dy srUr ivwc vfikaf Ausdf rMg bhuwq hI lfl ho igaf sI.
‘Pyr vIr muMzf qF myrf hI af. AUN igaf sflf afpdy mfimaf `qy. Auh vI sfly boiqaF vrgy af GsmYly ijhy’ Ausny afpxI pqnI vwl cor awK nfl vyKidaF ikhf.
Ausny iewk hor vwzf pYg pfieaf aqy nIt hI sMGo Qwly suwt ilaf.
‘eyh sI dIp dy nF df.’ Auh rqf ku hyTF nUM irsikaf, lMbf hONokf ilaf aqy Cwq vwl nUM qwkx lwg ipaf, ijvyN iksy soc dI zUMGI Kwz ivwc izg ipaf hovy.
ijs idn dIp mYnUM pihly idn imilaf sI. iks qrF smoko (tI bryk) vyly ibnf kuwJ KfiDaF pIiqaf hI kMm `qy jf lwigaf sI, iPr lMc vyly vI jd Ausny kuwJ nf KfDf jdoN dUsry sfry pMjfbI vrkr afpxy afpxy Kfx vfly smfn Aupr tuwt ky pY gey sn. mYS afpxI GrvflI nUM dwisaf ik ies muMz ny nf tI bryk vyly kuwJ KfDf, hux vI ies kol Kfx leI kuwJ nhI lwgdf. ijvy Auh myrf pihlF hI mn pVHI bYTI hovy kihMdI, ‘rotIaF afpxy koly vfDU aY. bhuwqf jfny E mhMmd sdIk (AusdI pwg df stfiel krky aqy gol ichrf hox krky Aus gurdfspurIey nUM sfry pMjfbI kfmy muhMmd sdIk hI kihMdy koeI Ausdf aslI nfm koeI nhIN sI jfxdf) ikaf qo do mMg idnI aF, PVf afE. nfly hfl cfl puC afieE.’ hfl cfl qoN Ausdf Bfv ipCFh qoN ikhVy ipMzF df rihwx vflf.
‘ilaf pf kOlI `c dfl sbjI koeI iewk awDf puMn df kMm hI krky vyK leIey. kIaf aYs aOKy kMm qON jfn hI Cuwt jy.’ mYN vI Auhnf idnf ivwc vfhvf aOKf sI. sfrI Aumr kMm nI sI kIqf; jF piVaf sI jF pVfieaf sI. qy iewQy afky aflUaF gMiZaF nfl mwQf mfrnf pY igaf. keI vfr vIh vIh ikwlo dy boiraF dI stYikMg krnI pYNdI qf nfnI Xfd af jFdI. mY cfr roitaF `qy sbjI dI kOlI lYky AusnUM PVfAux clf igaf. Kfx leI ikhf. pihlf qF Auh nf nuwkr ijhI krdf irhf. jd mYN QoVf apxq ijhI nfl ikhf ‘Kf lY Xfr iehnf `qy qF qyrI hI mohr lwgI af’
‘aMkl ikhVf ipMz aY Qozf’ Aus ny Kfxy df smfn PVidaF ikhf.
‘bolI dy ihsfb nfl qyry ipMz dy nyV qyV hI hoAU. qUM ikhVy ielfky dF’ mYN moVvF svfl kIqf.
‘mY qF luiDafxy ijly dF’
‘jgrfEN qoN awgy myrf ijlf surU ho jFdf’
‘iPr qF iewk ielfky dy aF, myrf vI ipMz jgrfE dy nfl hI idhVky af pr asIN rihMny jgrfEN hI aF.’
‘Kf rotI pfxI iPr krdy afpF gwlF bfqF,’ kihMidaF mYN afpxy itkfxy `qy afky qyjI nfl rotI Kfx lwg ipaf.
‘iekwly rihMdy juafkF qoN ikwQy svyry svyry rotI pfxI iqafr huMdf. rjfeI `co inklky mUMh hwQ hI Do huMdf hoAU; Edo nUM kMtrYktr hfrn mfr idMdy aF’ GrvflI ny Aus nUM rotI KFdy nUM vyK ky ikhf.
Aus idn qoN bfad jd vI AusnUM tfeIm imldf Auh sfzy nfl af ky gwlIN pY jfdf. sfQoN ibnf iJwjk Kfx pIx dIaF cIjF lYky Kf lYdf. pr rihMdf bVf irËwrv sI. mY keI vfr AusnUM kurydx dI koiÈÈ kIqI pr sPl nf ho sikaf. iPr AusnUM aqy kuwJ hor bMidaF nUM kMtrYktr ny afpxI hor kfr pwkI afAux jfx vfsqy dy idwqI aqy dIp nUM cMgI aMgryjI afAux krky Aus gruwp df moZI bxfky hor iksy kMm Aupr Byj idMdf qF ik jy koeI muskl pY jfvy qF Auh Auhnf pMj ku afdmIaF dI smwisaf hwl kr sky. kdy tutvF kMm krky Auh sfzy nfl pky kMm `qy idhfVI lf jFdy. Auh jd vI afAuNdf vfh lwgdI mYnUM Bfry kMm Aupr nf lwgx idMdf. myry hwQoN aOKf kMm PV lYNdf. kdy srsrI ijhIaF gwlF vI kr lYNdf. afpxy gruwp ivwc vI iewk aimRqDfrI afdmI nfl hI bhuwqf bYTdf AuTdf sI. myrI vI Aus afdmI nfl cMgI imcf imldI sI, asl ivwc Auh hr iewk nfl hI CyqI Guwl iml jFdf sI. iewk idn dIp Auhnf dy nfl nf afiea. jd mYN Aus afdmI nUM dIp dy nf afAux df kfrx puiCaf qF Auh kihMdf, ‘AsdI awj ieMmIgrysn dy qrIK sI. vihgurU ny jy Blf cfihaf qF ho skdf awj Ausdy pI[ afr df sitwkr hI lwg jfvy. kihMdf sI jy kMm isry cVH igaf mYN irMg krUMgf. bhuwq bIbf muMzf. cMgy sMskfrF vflf’. Ausny dovyN hwQ Aupr nUM krky ikhf ‘bfbf vjf dy myry mbfiel dI GMtI ik bx igaf mndIp isE df kMm’ Ausdf rom rom dIp leI duafvF mMgI jFdf sI.
‘pI[ afr qF iehnf nNU dyxI pYxI aY srdfr jI jdo iehnf dI pVHfeI pUrI hogI eyhdy `c qF cwkr hI koeI nI’ mYN afpxI dlIl idwqI.
‘iehdf pMgf hor aY. ieh iksy mgr lwg ky jldI pwkf hox dy cwkr ivwc iksy nUM pYsy dyky iksy iPjI vflI nfl ivafh krvfeI bYTf. qusIN suixaf hI hoxf pMjfh swT jfalI ivafhF df pRbMD krvfAux vflI iewk jnfnI dI iksy ny ieMmIgrysn vfilaF nUM skfieq krqI sI. Auhnf `c ieh vI afAuNdf pr iehdy pwK `c ieh gwl jFdI aY ik Auh iPjI vflI hfly vI iehdy nfl rihMdI aY. AuproN rwb dI kuwdrq do ku mhIny hogy iehnf dy iewk bwcI ny jnm lY ilaf ijs nfl ies df kys strONg bx igaf. lwgdf bfbf dIp `qy imhr krUgf’. aimRqDfrI afdmI Aupr nUM AuNgl krky ikh irhf sI. ieny nUM pYikMg hfAUs df ibgl vj igaf `qy asIN kMmf `qy jf lwgy.
‘qusIN sO gey jF AuNJ hI Aupr nUM mUMh krI Cwq vwl JfkI jfny E. vIh vfrI QonUM ikhf, ik holI holI pIaf kro. cfr pMj glfs Br Brky aMdr mfry. hux Auh ivcfry Qozy mUMh vwl vyKI jfdy af. qusI pqf nI ikhVy iKaflf ivwc Koey iPrdy E’ dIp dI mF ny sfnUM vI guMm suMm bYiTaF nUM vyK ky ikhf.
‘nf qUM socdI hovyNgI mYN sON igaf. mYN qF AUeI dIp dIaF XFdf dy KUh ivwc izwg ipaf, mYNnUM qF EvyN ibwz qy lMmf ipaf idsI jFdf’ iPr Ausny sMBl idaF isr dy vflF nUM TIk kridaF ikhf, ‘bfeI jI asIN ipE puwq Gwt aqy afVI ijafdy aF. Auh myry nfl sfrI gwl kr lYNdf sI. afh koTI df ivwZ ivwZ ilaf ieh hfly ivwc hI sI mYnUM kihMdf zYzI jy mY bfhr pVHx clf jfvF. hor muMzy myry nfl dy jfeI jFdy aY. mY ikhf beI qYnUM jfx df pRbMD afpy krnf pAU mY nI ieho ijhy kMm `c ipaf. pYisaF df dws ikMny ku lwgx gy. kihMdf pihly sfl dI PIs aqy hor Krcy qkrIbn pMj ku lwK bfkI agly sfl dI PIs mYN afpy AuQy kMm krky kwZ lvFgf. bfkI pMdrF ku lwK akfAUNt `c ivKfAuxf pYxf. Auh koeI vI ilKky dy skdf. mY ikhf hojU pRbMD. kwlH qoN koTI df kMm bMd. qUM afpxy kfgj pwqr iqafr kr lY. bs iPr kI sI svyry afey imsqrIaF mjdUrF nUM mY ikhf koTI dI cwT awj hI krlo. afpxf smfn sMBfl idE Kfx pIx df bMdobsq mYN krdf. KfE pIE aqy awj dI idhfVI vI sB nUM imlUgI. Auh kihx gwl qF dws kI hogI? mY ikhf gwl koeI nI hoeI, muMzf bfhrly mulk nUM cwilaf. koTI Aupr lwgx vfly pYsy Ausdy Krcy leI cfhIdy aY, jdoN iPr pYsy iekwTy hogy QonUM Pyr avfj mfr lvFgy. iPr kMm surU kr lvFgy. EhI gwl hoeI do mhIinaF `c dIp isE Purr ho igaf. sfzI donf dI pUrI afVI aY. hux vI sfrI gwl myry nfl Pon `qy kr lYNdf. do ku mhIny pihlf kihMdf zYzI iewk iPjI dI gorI myry nfl ivafh krfAux nUM kihMdI aY. Ausdy kol afpxf Gr aY. kihMdf ieMzIaf dy iewk kroV df qF Gr hI hY. mY ikhf, ‘hY qF qyrI mrjI pr myrI vI iewk iewiCaf. qUM afvyN ieQy pMjfb `c. kuVI lwBy qUM afpdI mrjI dI. lYxf afpF iksy qo afnf nI. pr agly nUM kih dyxf ivafh dI CMz kwZdy. ivafh vI mYirj pYils `c nhI krnf. Bfvy aglf afpdy Kyq `c hI simafnf lfd, y jy Psl bIjI hoeI qF afpF Psl dy pYsy dy idaFgy qy Psl vZf idaFgy grIbF nUM. sfrI jvfnI qF gfl qI ienklfb ilafAuNidaF ny iewk idn leI qf Auhnf dI mOj kr idaFgy. kuVI vfilaF nUM kih dyxf brfqIaF dI syvf kridE ijnI mrjI koeI inrfj nf jfvy. lokIN gwlF krn mihPlF `c bihky ik ivafh dyiKaF dIp df bfkI gwlF JUT. myrI gwl suxky kihMdf ijvy qusIN kihny E Aus qrF krlF gy. afpxIaF qF isDIaF gwlF. bl Pryb nf afAudy. nf AuhnUM krn dyeIdy’ ies qoN pihlf Auh koeI hor gwl krdf inrml ny KVy huMidaF ikhf,’ cMgf aMkl sfnUM idE ieËfjq Pyr kdy bYTF gy mfrFgy gwlF. ‘
‘awj qF sfQ inBfieaf nI Pyr kdy iksy df afieaf nI, clo QozI mrjI’ Ausny AubfsI lYdy ny ikhf. sfzy nfl iZwly ijhy hwQ imlf ky soPy `qy ZyrI ho igaf. mYnUM smJ nhI sI af rhI ik dIp dy bfp dIaF ieCfvF, AusdI DI dy moh dI qMd aqy dIp dIaF mjbUrIaF dy Zyr dy huMidaF ieh prvfs df mihl ikvyN Ausrygf. sfied sB nUM afpxy afpxy ihwsy dI aDUrI hI cwT krnI pvygI.