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svyr dy sfZy swq vwjy sn.
mYnUM ‘sYvn alYvn’ stYNz `qy pihlf nMbr lY ky bYiTaF awDf GMtf ho igaf sI
pr itRwp imlx df nF nhIN sI lY irhf. mYnUM mihsUs hox lwgf ik mYN awj kMm
`qy af ky glqI hI kIqI. GrvflI df ikhf mMn lYNdf qF cMgf sI. Aus ny keI
vfr ikhf sI ik ieh vIkaYNz mYN CuwtI kr lvF qF ik bwicaF nUM ikqy bfhr
Gumf-iPrf skIey. pr mYN afK idwqf ik Auh afp hI bwicaF dy nfl jf ky ngr
kIrqn dyK afvy, mYN Gr rih ky kI krUMgf. kMm `qy cfr pYsy bxFvFgf. pr awj
pYsy bxdy lwgdy nhIN sI. itRwp dI AuzIk kridaF ipÈfb df Ëor pYx lwg ipaf
sI. mYN Guwt-vwt ky bYTf irhf. soicaf ik jy stYNz Cwz ky iksy gYs styÈn
`qy hlkf hox clf igaf qF awDy GMty dI AuzIk ajfeIN jf skdI sI. KflI stYNz
vyK ky koeI hor tYksI af skdI sI jF ipwCoN itRwp hI inkl skdf sI. vIkaYNz
`qy svyr dy swq qoN nON vjy qwk kMm zYWz hI ho jFdf. ies smyN dOrfn jy
koeI lMmf itRwp iml jFdf qF DMn-DMn ho jFdI. lONg vIkaYNz (somvfr jF
Èuwkrvfr nUM hox vflI styt hOlIzya) `qy qF kMm hor vI mMdf huMdf.
lONgvIkaYNz dy pihly idn svyry-svyry eyarport dy itRwp ËrUr inkldy. iesy
Jfk `c hI mYN ipÈfb rokI bYTf sI ik kMmipAUtr `qy bIp hoeI. ‘itRwp
aYkispt’ btn nwpx leI mYN sikMt vI nf lfieaf. vYst 8 aYvIinAU dI iksy
apfrtimMt iblizMg qoN itRwp imilaf sI. AuWQy phuMcx leI mYnUM do-iqMn imMt
hI lwgxy sn. ies krky soicaf ik ipÈfb krky hI jfvFgf. CyqI-CyqI `c mYN gYs
styÈn qoN ivhlf ho ky pMj-swq imMt `c tYksI apfrtmYNt dy sfhmxy jf rokI.
vIhF ku sflF dy gyV `c lgdI iewk kuVI vwzy atYcI kol KVHI sI. atYcI vyK ky
mYN icwq `c hI ikhf, ‘bxgI gwl’ dUjI gwl idmfg `c afeI ik kfhlI `c hovygI
ijhVI bfhr hI af KVHI jF mYQoN hI gYs styÈn `qy iËafdf dyr lwg geI. tYksI
vwl afAuNdI kuVI ny afpxIaF AuNglF ncf ky ‘hfey’ ikhf. mYN Jwt dy ky tYksI
`coN bfhr inkl ky trMk KoilHaf aqy atYcI Aus ivwc rwK ky ipClf drvfËf
KolHx leI ahuilaf hI sI ik Auh bolI, “kI mYN mUhrlI sIt `qy bYT skdI hF?”
“ijwQy qyrf jIa krdf hY,” mYN muskrf ky ikhf aqy tYksI ivwc bYT igaf. myry
brfbr vflI sIt `qy bYT ky kuVI ny dohyN hwQ joV ky ikhf, “st-srI-akfl.”
‘Eh sdky’ mYN icwq `c hI ikhf aqy mYN Aus dI siq sRI afkfl df jvfb dy ky
puwiCaf, “kI hfl hY?”
“mYN pMjfbI dy kyvl ieho lÌË hI jfxdI hF,” Aus ny muskrf ky aMgRyËI ivwc
ikhf aqy iPr bolI, “eyarport, plIË.”
mYN tYksI qor ky puwiCaf, “ikwQoN iswiKaf ieh lÌË?”
“mYN ieMzIaf geI sI. AuWQy kuwJ lÌj iswKy sn.” iPr Auh cihk ky bolI,”
mYnUM ieMzIaf bhuq cMgf lgdf hY.”
“awCf? kI cMgf lwgf ieMzIaf df?” mYN KuÈ ho ky puwiCaf.
“lok, Bojn qy purfxIaF iemfrqF.”
“ikwQy-ikwQy geI?”
“jYpur, PtYihpur, tfj mhl——,” Auh socx leI QoVHf ku cuwp hoeI. myry mUMhoN
Jwt inkilaf, “golzn tYNpl?”
“E hF-hF, bhuq sohxf hY. pr swB qoN vwD mYnUM ieMzIaf dy lok cMgy lwgdy
af. bhuq imlxsfr aY,” afK ky Auh itkitkI lgf ky myry vwl vyKx lwgI. mYN
iqrCI nËr nfl Aus vwl vyiKaf. ‘ijAuNdI rih kuVIey,’ mYN icwq `c hI ikhf
aqy Aus vwl Jfikaf. Auh muskrfeI. myrf aMdr iKV igaf. Aus ny cihk ky ikhf,
“vyK, ikMnf sohxf idn hY.”
“hF, aYqkIN bhuq mINh pey af. bhuq idnF bfad Duwp inklI hY. pr jdoN cMgf
mOsm afieaY qUM eyarport vwl jf rhI hYN, Èihr qoN dUr jfx leI.”
“hF, mYN jfxdI hF. mYN trFto cwlI hF. AuWQy mINh pY irhf hY. eys Duwp nUM
rok ky rwKIN. mYN do ku idnF `c muV afAuxY,” afK ky Auh hwsI.
“mYN pUrI koiÈÈ krFgf. bhuq Cotf itRwp hY qyrf?”
“hF, mYN lONg vIkaYNz kr ky cwlI hF afpxy pRIvfr kol. eIstr mnfAux. —qy
qUM ikvyN eIstr mnf irhf hYN?”
“kMm krky,” afK ky mYN hwisaf.
“afh! qusIN lok bhuq myhnqI EN. pr quhfnUM afpxy pirvfrF nfl vI smF
ibqfAuxf cfhIdY.”
“mYN qF aYvyN mËfk krdf sI. kwlH nUM mYN CuwtI krnI hY qy awj vI
svyry-svyry hI kMm krnf hY. iPr sfzI ivsfKI pRyz hY. AuWQy jfxf hY,” mYN
CuwtI krn bfry gwp mfr idwqI.
“Eh awCf, qF awj ivsfKI pRyz hY? durBfg vws mYN smosy qy muÌq df hor Bojn
nhIN Kf skFgI.” mYnUM lwgf ijvyN Aus dy cyhry `qy ivsfKI pRyz ivwc Èfiml
nf ho skx df pCqfvf hovy. Auh iPr bolI, “qusIN bhuq idaflU lok ho. mYN
pVHfeI qoN QoVHf iDafn pfsy krnf cfhuMdI sI ies kr ky jf rhI hF. jy mYnUM
ivsfKI pRyz df pqf huMdf qF Èfied mYN nf hI jFdI.”
mYN tYksI brfzvy qoN grYnivl ‘qy pf leI. tRYiÌk nf-mfqr hI sI.
“awCf qF iewQy vYnkUvr qUM pVHfeI krn hI afeI hoeI hYN? kfhdI pVHfeI krdI
hYN?”
“mYN XU bI sI `c mYzIsn pVHdI hF.”
“zfktr bxyNgI?”
“koiÈÈ kr rhI hF.”
“qyry mfipaF nUM qF qyry `qy bhuq mfx hovygf?”
Auh muskrfeI. mYN soicaf ik ikMnI lfiek kuVI hY. ikqy myry bwcy vI ies
qrHF dy isafxy qy huiÈafr inklx.
“qyry mF-bfp kI krdy hn?” Aus ny spft cyhry nfl myry vwl vyiKaf. mYnUM
afpxI glqI df aihsfs hoieaf ik mYnUM ieh inwjI svfl nhIN sI puwCxf cfhIdf.
mYN hfly anYiqk pRÈn leI muafPI mMgx bfry soc hI irhf sI ik Auh bolI,
“myry ipqf df afpxf kfrobfr hY.” afK ky Auh bfhr vwl vyKx lwgI. myrf jIa
kIqf ik puwCF ik qyrI mf kI krdI hY? pr mYN puwiCaf nhIN. soicaf ik
qlfkÈudf mfipaf dI sMqfn hovygI nhIN qF mF bfry vI dwsdI. mYN puwiCaf,
“qyrI pVHfeI vwl Aucycf iDafn idMdy hoxgy jd qUM CotI sI?”
mYN Aus dI pRÈnsUck qwkxI vwl vyK ky soicaf ik Aus nUM myry svfl dI smJ
nhIN sI lwgI. mYN afpxy pRÈn nUM ivsQfr idMidaF ikhf, “myrf mqlb jdoN qUM
qIjy-cOQy gRyz ivwc sI, qF qyry mfpy qYnUM hom vrk krfAuNdy hoxgy? jF skUl
qoN ibnF qYnUM AunHF ny ikhVIaF gqIivDIaF `c pfieaf hoieaf sI?”
“pr qUM ikEN ieh puwC irhf hYN?”
“ikEN ik myrI bytI qIjy gRyz ivwc hY qy bytf pihly `c. mYN cfhuMnY beI Auh
vI qyry vFg bhuq pVHn.”
“Eh,” afK ky Auh bfhr vwl vyKx lwgI.
tYksI afrQrlyNg ibRwj pfr kr cuwkI sI. mYQoN Aus dI cuwp brdfÈq nhIN sI ho
rhI. mYN cfhuMdf sI ik tYksI dy trmInl ‘qy phuMcx qoN pihlF-pihlF Auh
mYnUM igwdVisMgI dy dyvy. Auh bolI, “AunHF nUM smfijk gqIivDiaF ivwc
ruJfeI rwiKaf kr. KyzF ivwc pfieaf kr qy sB qoN iËafdf mhwqvpUrn gwl ik
AunHF nfl smF ibqfieaf kr. icMqf nf kr Auh vDIaf pVHngy.” ieh afK ky Auh
iPr bfhr vwl vyKx lwgI.
tYksI GrylU Auzfx vfly trmInl ‘qy phuMc geI sI. mItr AuWpr bfeI zflr qy
pYNhT sYNt cwl cuwky sn. Aus ny afpxf prs KoilHaf. do-iqMn jybF ivwc
kfhlI-kfhlI hwQ mfiraf, iPr bolI, “E mfeI gfz, E mfeI gfz, mYN qF afpxf
krYizt kfrz dUjy prs ivwc Buwl afeI. hux kI krFgI?” Auh hfly vI prs Prol
rhI sI. Auh Ausy qrHF prs ivwc AuNglF PyrdI bolI, “mYN qYnUM afpxf Pon
nMbr dy idMdI hF. somvfr nUM mYN muV afAuxf hY. qYnUM pqf qF hY ik mYN
ikwQy rihMdI hF. Aus idn mYQoN pYsy lY jfvIN. qUM ies qrHF kr skdYN,
plIË?” AusdI afvfË ivwc qrlf sI.
“koeI gwl nhIN,” afK ky mYN Aus nUM pYWn aqy kfgË Pon nMbr ilK ky dyx leI
dy idwqf. Pon nMbr ilKdI Auh bolI, “myry kol qF eyarport PIs dyx leI vI
pYsy nhIN hn.”
“icMqf nf kr. hux ieh PIs eyarport `qy nhIN lYNdy. pihlF hI itkt nfl lY
lYNdy hn,” mYN dwisaf.
“pr mYnUM rfh ivwc loV pY skdI hY. trFto phuMc ky myry kol tYksI jF bws df
krfieaf vI nhIN.” iPr QoVHf ku ruk ky bolI, “qUM mYnUM pMjfh zflr AuDfry
dy skdYN, plIË.”
mYN imMt ku ihckcfieaf. pMjfh zflr qF mYN hfly kmfey vI nhIN sI. mYN Aus
nUM vIh zflr dy idwqy. “qyrf bhuq-bhuq DMnvfd. qusIN lok bhuq idaflU EN,”
afK ky Aus ny myrf hwQ Guwitaf iPr Ìon nMbr vflI prcI PVfAuNdI hoeI bolI,
“myrf nF ikRstl hY. somvfr Èfm nUM mYQoN afpxy pYsy lY jfvIN.”
“iPkr nf kr, afpxy itRwp df afnMd mfx,” afKidaF mYN Ayus df atYcI tYksI
`coN bfhr kwZ ky Aus nUM PVf idwqf. Auh AuNglF ncf ky ‘bfey’ kihMdI hoeI
eyarport dy aMdr clI geI. mYnUM afpxf-afp cMgf-cMgf lwgx lwgf ijvyN iksy
nyk kMm krn qoN bfad mihsUs huMdf hY. tYksI ‘hfspItl stYNz’ `qy lf ky mYN
jyb ivwc hwQ mfiraf. ikRstl vwloN idwqI prcI bfhr kwZI aqy nMbr nUM afpxy
sYWl Ìon ivwc Brn leI Auh nMbr imlf ilaf. awgoN pihlI GMtI `qy hI knyzf
post dI iemplfeyimMt lfeIn bol peI. mYN nMbr dubfrf imlfieaf, iPr AuhI
sunyhf. mYN nMbrF nUM awgy-ipwCy kr ky koiÈÈ kIqI pr koeI vI nMbr TIk nhIN
imilaf. ‘ho igaf kMm,’ mYnUM QoVHI ijhI Èwk peI. iPr soicaf ik Auh lgdI qF
nhIN sI aYho-ijhI, Gbrfht ivwc glq nMbr ilK geI hovygI. pr Èwk dUr nf
hoieaf. mYN kMmipAUtr ivwcoN ikRstl dy itRwp vflf aYzrYWs kwiZaf aqy
soicaf ik afpxf Èwk dUr kr hI lvF. Aus pqy `qy phuMc ky jd mYN sueIt nMbr
vflI ilst vyKI qF Aus ilst ivwc Auh sueIt nMbr hI nhIN sI. mYnUM ikRstl dy
bfhr af ky KVHn dI smJ afAux lwgI. “lf geI lodf,” myry mUMhoN inkilaf.
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