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bUtf isMG cOhfn sfzf bhuq hI hwsfs sLfier aqy pwqrkfr hY. Ausny ‘sIrq’ leI lgfqfr ilKx df vcn idwqf hY. ies vfr Ausdf iewk aijhf afqm-anuBv Cfp rhy hF ijs ivc aQfh rvfnI aqy juigafsf hY aqy nfl nfl qrl mfnvI sMvydnf dy bdldy rMgF dI aijhI Cihbr hY ijsnUM pVH ky pfTk, rMj, muhwbq, ascrjqf, surKLrUeIaq aqy afnMd afid dy rlvyN imlvyN BfvF ivc iBwj jFdf hY. asIN ‘sIrq’ dy kflmF ivc cOhfn dI sLmUlIaq df svfgq krdy hF.-sMpfdk

mYƒ lCmx ‘qy guwsf af irhf sI. rfq Auh myry nfl Èrfb pI irhf afpxy cfcy dy puwq ƒ kih irhf sI ik myry ipafr ny Auhƒ eyQy bMnH ilaf hY qy Pyr rfqy-rfq aijhI ikhVI gwl ho geI sI, ijsny Auhƒ qVky-qVky tky vrgf jvfb dyx leI mjbUr kr idwqf sI.
myrf idl krdf sI, AuhqoN jfx df kfrn puwCF pr Auh myrf sfhmxf nhIN sI kr irhf. qVky cfh pIx qoN bfad Auhny pvny ibskutF vfly dI dukfn dy QVHy ‘qy lwgI tUtI qoN kwpVy Do ky dukfn dI Cwq ‘qy suwkxy pf idwqy sn aqy nfeI dI dukfn qoN jf ky dfVHI aqy isr dy vfl vI ktvf afieaf sI.
Auhdy cfcy df puwq dukfn ‘qy bYTf pihlF vFg ihMdI df aÉbfr pVH irhf sI aqy kfAUNtr qoN kwpVy kwtdy-kwtdy dI jdoN myrI ingHf almfrI ‘c peIaF ax-bxIaF ÈrtF-pYNtF vwl jFdI qF gfhkF nfl kIqy iekrfr cyqy kridaF kfljf mUMh ƒ afAuFdf. lCmx idwlI df rihx vflf sI. Auh kMm dI Bfl ‘c keI mhIny pihlF brnfly afieaf sI. AuQoN myry iek irÈqydfr ny myrI dukfn dI dws pf idwqI sI. myry kol af ky Auhny iek Èrt bxf ky ivKfeI. Auhdf hwQ myry kfrIgrF nfloN sfÌ sI. awT rupey Èrt dI bxvfeI qYa krky mYN Auhƒ rwK ilaf sI.
Auh mDry kwd df sI. nYx-nkÈ moty sn. rMg kflf. isr ‘qy pty. Auh qMg pYNt kmIË pf ky rwKdf aqy ibMdy-Jwty afpxy isr dy cIr duafly vflF ƒ Qp-QpfAuNdf.AuhdIaF awKF qyË sn. pYrF vflI mÈIn ‘qy Auh kMm vI krI jFdf aqy nfl-nfl dukfn dy cfry pfsy AuhdI ingHf GuMmdI rihMdI. Auh afQx qwk pMj-Cy ÈrtF bxfAuNdf.mYƒ AuhdIaF bxfeIaF ÈrtF dI GoK nhIN sI krnI pYNdI. Auh kMm dI iËMmyvfrI smJdf.
jy asIN CyqI ivhly ho jFdy qF rl ky rotIaF pkf lYNdy. dukfn df drvfËf Cotf sI. iek pfsy cfr ku Puwt df Ehlf sI, ijQy bxfeI almfrI ‘c asIN rotI-tuwk df sfmfn rKdy. koeI kuJ krdf, koeI kuJ. rotI Kf ky BFzy mFjx qwk GMtf ku msF lgdf. jy kdy ivafh jF koeI ËrUrI kMm dyx vflf huMdf, asIN dyr rfq qwk kMm krdy. sfzy ‘coN koeI jxf POjI dy hotl qoN rotI Kf ky bfkIaF dI lY afAuNdf.ÈnIvfr ƒ asIN afQxy biTMzy iPlm vyKx jFdy. POjI cOk ‘c Auqr ky Èrfb pINdy aqy nON vjy qwk rotI Kf ky mfl roz ‘qy bxy isnimaF ‘c nvIaF iPlmF vyKdy. lCmx idwlI irhf hox krky iek dUjy dy mUhrdI ho ky itktF lYx df mfihr sI. kwd Cotf hox krky Auh BIV ‘c ibwlI vFg Gus ky iPlm cwlx qoN pihlF itktF lY afAuNdf.pYsy Krcx ‘c Auh vI by-iJjk sI pr Pyr vI mYN Auhdf koeI vwzf KLrc nhIN sI hox idMdf. iPlm vyK ky asIN styÈn qwk QRI-vHIlr ‘qy afAuNdy qy rfq vflI gwzI cVH ky qpy muVdy.
aijhf hr ÈnIvfr huMdf. jy iksy hÌqy kfrIgrF ƒ pYsy dy ky myrI jyb biTMzy hox vfly Krcy dI DMgyV Jwlx jogI nf huMdI, asIN aYqvfr ƒ brnfly idn vflf Èoa vyKdy.
brnfly aksr purfxIaF iPlmF lgdIaF. afbfdI Gwt sI. nvIaF iPlmF mflkF dI lfgq pUrI nhIN sI krdIaF. AuNJ vI qpy dy iPlmF vyKx dy afdI lok brnfly iPlm dyKxI hwqk smJdy sn pr mËbUrI ‘c awk cwbxf pYNdf.
sfzy ivcfly idno-idn dUrI GtdI jf rhI sI. iehdf kfrn Auhdf kMm dy mfmly ‘c myry nfl vyly-kuvyly inBxf sI. kMm dyx vflf huMdf, asIN dyr rfq qwk kMm krdy. keI vfrI rfq ƒ bfrF vjy vflI gwzI vI lMG jFdI pr qVky BugqfAux vfly kwpVy ajy vI sfzy hwQF ‘c huMdy.
AuhqoN jy koeI nuksfn ho jFdf, mYN kdy mwQy vwt nhIN sI pfieaf. iek idn ibjlI nhIN sI. kMm dyx vflf sI. asIN koilaF vflI pRYs BKfeI pr lCmx qoN Èrt mwc geI. gfhk leI mYN nvIN Èrt bxvf ky mwcI hoeI Èrt lCmx ƒ dy idwqI, ijhVI Auhny afpxy nfp dI kr leI. ÈnIvfr ƒ ihsfb krn vyly Auhdy vfr-vfr kihx ‘qy mYN kwpVy dy pYsy nhIN sI kwty.
dukfndfr df bËurg kfrIgr ivvyk sfzI vDdI nyVqf kfrn aMdroN aOKf sI. Auh pihlF ÈrtF bxfAuNdf sI aqy hux iËmINdfrF dy duwgxf smF lf ky kuVqy isAuxy pY rhy sn. kimÈn Èrt dy brfbr sI. mUMhoN BfvyN Auh kuJ nf kihMdf pr jdoN ibjlI nf hox kfrn dukfn ‘c cldf ryzIE bMd huMdf, Auh kMm vI krI jFdf aqy hOlI-hOlI ijhI hyk kwZdf, ‘Cwz geI Xfr purfxy, nivaF dy sMg rl geI. rl geI beI nivaF dy[[[.‘
mYN ivvyk dI tkor smJdf sI pr kMm qoN ibnF Auhdy nfl gwl krnI irwC ƒ jwPI pfAux brfbr sI.
rwKVI df idn afieaf qF mYN qfjo jfxf sI. kwlH myrI BYx cMnxvfl qoN rwKVI bMnHx leI afAuNdI-afAuNdI dukfn ‘qy ho ky geI sI. mYN qVky sMdyhF kfrIgrF leI kMm kwt idwqf. jdoN ipMz jfx leI mYN sfeIkl cuwikaf qF lCmx kihMdf, ‘hm vI afp ky sfQ bihn sy rfKI bMDvfny clyN?‘
mYƒ koeI ieqrfË nhIN sI. Auhdy leI mYN guaFZ ‘coN afpxy ipMz vfly bfbU nfeI df sfeIkl mMg ky dy idwqf. asIN ipMz qwk gwlF krdy gey. afvfjfeI bhuqI nhIN sI. Auh myry nfl-nfl sfeIkl clf irhf sI. sVk dy duafly dohIN pfsy KyqF ‘c kpfhF-nrmy vwzy ho rhy sn aqy Puwl pYxy ÈurU ho gey sn. iksy-iksy Kyq ‘c crHI vI bIjI hoeI sI.
‘srdfr sfihb! afp hr roË gfEN ikAuN nhIN jfqy? ieqnf rmxIk nËfrf hY. afp kf gfEN myN Gr BI hY aOr iPr BI afp dukfn myN soqy ho.`
‘jb eyk dÌf gfEN CoV dIaf. iPr afny jfny kf ikaf mqlb?` mYN jvfb idwqf pr mYƒ lwigaf AuhdI qswlI nhIN hoeI. mYN Auhƒ cuwp krvfAux leI ikhf, ‘hmfry Gr myN sB awCf nhIN hY. myrf BfeIEN sy ËmIn kf JgVf clqf hY.`
‘awCf! awCf! Xy hUeI nf bfq.`
ipMz afieaf. asIN rmdfsIaF dy isivaF koloN sfeIkl ipMz vwl moVy. gogI dI bfVI twp ky jdoN toBf lMGy qF asIN sfeIklF qoN Auqry. ipMz dy vwzy gol drvfËy awgy bYTy vwzI Aumr dy bMidaF ƒ mYN isr Jukfieaf aqy lCmx ny vI. asIN ajy pRkfÈ bfxIey dI hwt awgy gey hovFgy qF mYƒ lfl ZuMzy dI afvfË suxI, ‘ieh CINibaF dy muMzy df kMm cMgf dsdy af mMzI `c.`
‘qF hI qF Jwgf pYNt `c dyeI iPrdY, hor ikhVf ipMz `c CINibaF dy muMzy nI.` ieh QMmx nMbrdfr dI afvfË sI.
Gr awgy jf ky mYN vIhI ‘c sfeIkl KVHf kIqf aqy lCmx ny vI. jdoN drvfËy ‘c pYr Diraf qF myrI BYx ny mYƒ Clkdy moh nfl buwkl ‘c lY ilaf aqy Pyr lCmx ƒ. Auh ivhVy ‘coN cuwlHy awigAuN sfƒ dyK ky kfhlI nfl AuT ky afeI sI. Auhny drvfËy ‘c sfzy leI iek hor mMjf zfh idwqf. pihlF Auhny cfh bxfeI. Pyr Auh do BrIaF hoeIaF bftIaF KIr dIaF lY afeI. jdoN Auhny bftI lCmx awgy kIqI qF Auh kihMdf, ‘hm ieqnI nhIN Kf skyNgy bihn jI. hm subh hotl sy pUVIaF Kf kr cly Qy.‘
‘Kf lY, Kf lY vy vIrf. ieh ikMnI ku aY? eynI qF myrf cfr sfl df gogf Kf jFdY.`
lCmx ny Pyr ikhf, ‘afDI kr do bihn jI.`
‘vy Kf lY vIrf. jy aYN krdYN qF hI qF qUM motf nI huMdf.`
afAux vyly mYN rwKVI bMnHvfeI aqy lCmx ny vI. myrI rIs nfl Auhny vI vIh rupey dyxy cfhy pr myrI BYx ny pMj rupey rwK ky bfkI moV idwqy.
muVn vyly asIN skUl twpy qF lCmx kihMdf, ‘afp kI bihn BI afp jYsI hI hY. ieqnf ipafr muJy ab qk iksI ny nhIN dIaf.`
agly mhIny lCmx idwlI igaf. iqMnF mhIinaF ‘c Auhny kfÌI pYsy joV ley sn. rotI, cfh df Auhdf bhuqf Krcf nhIN sI huMdf. hotl qoN cfh afAuNdI,pYsy mYN idMdf. jfx vyly mYN styÈn qwk Auhdy nfl igaf aqy rfh ‘c Kfx-pIx leI pMjfh rupey vI idwqy. gwzI cwlI, Auh dUr qwk qfkI ‘c KVHf myry vwl hwQ ihlfAuFdf rhf.
ds idnF ipwCoN lCmx afieaf. Auhdy nfl Auhdy cfcy df puwq vI sI. pqlf qy rMg df kflf. Auh ibMdy-Jwty dukfn qoN bfhr jFdf aqy bIVI pI ky muVdf. lCmx ny dwisaf ik Auh zrfeIvr hY. Auhny ikhf ik mYN Auhƒ iksy trwk ‘qy zrfeIvr rKvf dyvF qF Auh dovyN vwKrf kmrf ikrfey ‘qy lY ky rihx lwg pYxgy.
trwk XUnIan sfzI dukfn dy nfl hI sI. bhuq sfry trwk aqy trwkF dy mflk mYƒ jfxdy sn. mYN keIaF nfl gwl kIqI pr koeI vI Auhƒ rwKx leI iqafr nf hoieaf. mYN Auhƒ koeI hor kMm krn dI slfh idwqI.
pr Auh kihMdf, ‘srdfr sfihb! mYny kBI aOr kfm kIaf hI nhIN. qum aOr dyK lo kuC roË, Èfied kfm bn jfey.`
mYƒ lwigaf Auhƒ koeI kfhl nhIN sI.
pr mYƒ lCmx dI ieh gwl cMgI nhIN sI lwgI. Auh mYQoN puwCy ibnF hI Auhƒ lY afieaf sI. AuhdI vfDU hoNd nfl dukfn df qfxf-bfxf AulJdf jf irhf sI. Auh bIVI pI ky afAuNdf qF mYƒ aOK huMdI. dukfn ‘qy aOrqF qy kuVIaF dI afvfjfeI vI rihMdI sI. Auh afpxy pirvfr dy mrdF dy kwpVy lYx-dyx afAuNdIaF.Auh sB qfVvIN awK nfl dyKdf. keI-keI vfr lCmx ƒ cfh mMgvfAux leI kihMdf. AuhdI afvfË ruwKI qy pfVvIN sI. kMm krdy kfrIgr aqy mYƒ Auh hOlI-hOlI boldf vI burf lgdf pr lCmx dy mUMh ƒ mYN cuwp sI. Auhdy idwlIAuN muVn dI Jfk nfl mYN lMmy iekrfr krky kMm PV ilaf sI pr Auhdy BfeI dy nfl afAux krky kMm qfVy nhIN sI af irhf. gfhk guwsy ho-ho muVdy.
iek idn afQxy asIN iqMny iekwly rih gey. cyly aqy hor kfrIgr cly gey sn. mYN lCmx dy BfeI ƒ Èrfb dI boql ilafAux leI pYsy dy ky qor idwqf. Auhdy QVHy qoN hyTF AuqridaF hI mYN ikhf.
‘lCmx BfeI! ieskf iksI trwk py kfm nhIN bn skygf. sBI pRdysI ky hfQ gfzI dyny sy zrqy hYN.`
‘afp do-cfr roË aOr vyK lIjIey. agr iPr BI kfm nf bnf qo hm dyKyNgy ikaf krnf hY.`
myry mn ƒ Dwkf lwigaf. mYN iekdm Auhdy vwl vyiKaf pr Auh ipwT BMvf ky qVky bxfAux vflIaF ÈrtF nfl Dfgy imlfAux jf lwigaf. mYƒ Auhdy kihx qoN lwg irhf sI ik Auh iksy vI kImq ‘qy afpxy BfeI ƒ iekwilaF nhIN Byjygf. mYN cfhuMdf sI iksy nf iksy qrHF nfl lCmx itikaf rhy. qpy ‘c BfvyN kfrIgrF dI koeI kmI nhIN sI pr sfzI dukfn dI DMgyV Auh Jwl ky rfËI nhIN sn. horF dIaF dukfnF ‘qy Auh mflkF dy AuqoN dI ho ky kMm krdy.
Auhdf BfeI muiVaf qF dukfn df drvfËf ByV ky asIN iqMny jxy iekwTy bih ky Èrfb pIx lwgy. hyTF Pwty ‘qy sfzy iglfs aqy boql rwKI hoeI sI. Kfx leI suKdyv dy hotl qoN sbËI aqy dhIN mMgvf leI sI qy Auhdf BfeI bcdy pYisaF dI mUMgI dI qlI hoeI dfl vI lY afieaf sI.
iek pYg pIx ipwCoN Auhny ikhf, ‘afp ky jhF idwlI sy mfhOl bhuq awCf hY.`
‘voh kYsy?` mYN ikhf.
‘hmfry vhF qo dukfn kf mflk kfrIgroN sy sIDy mUMh bfq nhIN krqf.`
‘hmfrf srdfr Aun myN sy nhIN hY. iesI lIey mYN jhF ieqnI dyr itkf hUM. afieaf qo eyk do hÌqy pMjfb GUMmny ky lIey Qf. aOr ienky ipafr ny bFD lIaf.` lCmx ny afpxy BfeI vwl mUMh krky ikhf.
rotI Kfx qoN pihlF iek-iek pYWg mYN AunHF ƒ mwlo-mwlI pf ky idwqf. rotI Kfx ipwCoN Auh pfn Kfx cly gey. mYN kfAUNtr ‘coN rjfeI-gdYlf kwiZaf. rjfeI mYN afpxy AuWpr lYx leI rwK leI aqy iek Pwty ƒ QoVHf ijhf pfsy krky hyTF ivCI drI ‘qy pYNtF aqy kuVqy pjfimaF ‘qy kwpVy ivCf ley. AunHF leI mYN kfAUNtr Dwk ky kMD nfl lf idwqf. mMjy nfloN vwzf hox krky AunHF dovF ƒ kfAUNtr ‘qy sOx ‘c koeI aOK nhIN sI afAuxI.
Auh kfÌI dyr lf ky afey. mYN kuMzf KolH idwqf.
‘srdfr sfihb! afp AUpr so jfE. afp iPr vI bVy hYN.`
myry nFh kihx ‘qy AunHF ny kfAUNtr ‘qy drI ivCfeI. lCmx ny almfrI ivcoN cuwk ky myry vFg pYNtF aqy kotF dy kfÌI kwpVy hyTF ivCfey. AuWpr lYx leI gdYlf kfAUNtr ‘qy rwK ky lCmx ny dukfn dy qÉqy ByV ky kuMzf lf idwqf.
‘srdfr sfihb! lfeIt buJf dUM?`
‘jYsy afp kI mrËI.` mYN rjfeI mUMh qoN lfhy ibnF hI ikhf.
svyry pMj vjy mYN kwpVy kwtx leI AuiTaf. dukfn dy QVHy qoN mUMh Do ky jdoN mYN vfips afieaf qF dovF dy nMgy aqy aD-KuwlHy mUMh bVy BYVy lwg rhy sI. ieAuN lwgdf sI, ijvyN ieh koeI hor bMdy suwqy hox.
dukfn awgoN dI nfl dIaF glIaF dy aOrqF-mrdF dI afvfjfeI ÈurU ho geI sI. jdoN pRBfq PyrI pfAux vflf iek pMizq AuWcI-AuWcI GMtI KVkfAuNdf hoieaf lMiGaf qF sux ky lCmx AuWiTaf. afpxy BfeI ƒ jgHf ky Auhny hyTF ivCfey kwpiVaF dIaF qYhF mfrIaF. mYN Auhdy BfeI ƒ nfl lf ky kfAUNtr kMD nfloN iKwc ky TIk kIqf aqy kwpVy kwtx lwigaf.
‘vYsy qo srdfr sfihb! hmyN subh-subh aYsI bfq nhIN krnI cfhIey. lyikn hm afj sfq vflI gfzI jf rhy hYN. ab myry BfeI kf jhF idl nhIN lgqf.`
AuhdI gwl sux ky myry hwQoN kwpVy ktdy-ktdy dI kYNcI kMbI. lwigaf ijvyN iek-dm kwc dy glfsF dI pfl tuwt geI hovy. Auhdy mUMhoN suxy ax-ikafsy bolF nfl srIr JUTf pYx lwigaf. PrkdIaF awKF nfl mYN lCmx vwl Jfikaf. Auhny nIvIN pf leI aqy Pyr dukfn qoN bfhr inkl ky cfh pIx cly gey.
lCmx vwloN afpxI gwl kih ky qur jfx qoN lgdf sI ik ieh Auhdf afÉrI PYslf hY. Auhƒ rwKx leI kuJ kihxf, mYƒ sB kuJ PflqU lwigaf pr Auhdf jfxf myry leI asih sI. Auhdy afAux nfl myrI dukfn cMgI lIhy pY geI sI. pihlF kuJ ÈrtF mYƒ bxfAuxIaF pYNdIaF. smF Èrt aqy pYNt ‘qy ieko ijhf lgdf. bxvfeI duwgxI sI. hux kwpVy kwt ky mYN cfr-cfr pYNtF roË bxf lYNdf sI.
lCmx df jfx bfry kihxf mYƒ myry nfl kIqf DoKf lgdf sI. bfhrly kfrIgr qF hor vI bhuq sfry myry kol kMm krky gey sn pr Auh jfx qoN keI-keI idn pihlF dsdy sn, ijs kfrn pihlF PiVaf kMm vI Bugq jFdf aqy AunHF leI dubfrf afAux leI rsqf vI KuwlHf rihMdf pr lCmx ny myry nfl by-ivÈvfsI kIqI sI. mYN hYrfn ho irhf sI ik rfqF jfg-jfg ky myry nfl kMm BugqfAux vflf aqy gwl-gwl ‘qy ‘srdfr sfhb, srdfr sfhb‘ kihx vflf lCmx aMdroN eynf by-ikrk qy korf vI ho skdf hY.
Auhdy jfx bfry kfrIgrF ƒ pqf lwg igaf sI. Auh BfvyN mUMhoN kuJ vI nhIN sI kih rhy pr jdoN kdy koeI dukfn ‘qy afieaf bfhrlf aqy cMgf kfrIgr jf irhf huMdf, AunHF ƒ aMdroN aMdrI KuÈI huMdI ikAuNik myrI AunHF ‘qy inrBrqf vD jFdI sI aqy iKwcf-DUeI ‘c kimÈn vD jFdf sI.
ÈnIvfr df idn sI. afQxy kfrIgr hÌqy ‘c kIqy kMm df ihsfb krky pYsy lY rhy sn. sB qoN ipwCoN lCmx ny ihsfb kIqf qy jdoN Auh moiZaF ‘c bYg pf ky qurn lwgy qF mYN cyilaF ƒ dukfn sMBf ky AunHF nfl qur ipaf. rfh ‘c aMgryËI df Tykf afieaf qF lCmx ny kfAUNtr ‘qy Juk ky kirMdy qoN aDIaf mMigaf. jdoN Auhny pYsy dyx leI ipClI jyb ‘coN btUaf kwiZaf, mYN pihlF hI Èrt dI jyb ‘coN kwZ ky pYsy dy idwqy. soicaf, Pyr vI ieh myry nfl rfqF jfgdf irhf hY.
Auhdy BfeI ny kirMdy vwloN idwqf aDIaf PiVaf aqy ahfqy vwl ƒ ho quiraf. Auhny ahfqy vfly qoN glfs ilaf aqy pYWg pI ky lCmx ƒ pYg pf idwqf. mYN Tyky sfhmxy bYTy bcnf rfm kol bYT igaf. Auhdf Tyky ‘c ihwsf sI. lCmx pYg pI ky sfhmxy styÈn qoN itktF lYx cilaf igaf. gwzI afAux ‘c pMdrF imMt rihMdy sn. Auhdy BfeI ny dUjf pYWg vI pf ilaf sI.
‘ieh bMdy qyry kol kMm krdy aY?` bcny ny puwiCaf.
‘hF.`
‘ieh rfq vI ieQy dfrU pIx afey sI. aDIaf ilaf sI eynHF ny.` Pyr bcny ny ahfqy `c bYTy lCmx dy BfeI vwl hwQ kridaF ikhf, ‘ijhVf aOh bYTY! ieh bVf gl pYNdf sI mDry jy dy. pr ieh jo kihMdf sI, Auh gwl `qy nI afieaf.`
bcny dI gwl sux ky mYƒ hYrfnI hoeI. Auh rfq cMgy Bly rotI Kf ky pfn Kfx afey sI qy Pyr aDIaf lYx dI kI loV sI?‘ mYƒ smJ nhIN sI af rhI. kwlH myry nfl Èrfb pIx ipwCoN AunHF ƒ ho kI igaf sI.
lCmx itktF lY ky af igaf. Auhny afpxy BfeI ƒ CyqI AuTx leI ikhf. gwzI shI smyN ‘qy af rhI sI. AuTidaF-AuTidaF Auhdy BfeI ny iek-iek pYWg hor pf ky cfr ku AuNglF bcdy dfrU vfly aDIey ƒ pfxI nfl Br ky bYg ‘c pf ilaf.
lCmx myry nfl-nfl qur irhf sI qy vfr-vfr myrI qfrIÌ kr irhf sI, ‘srdfr sfihb! afp ny bVy BfeIEN jYsf ipafr dIaf hY muJy. mYN afp ko Xfd rwKUMgf, icwTI vI zflf krUMgf.`
plytPfrm ‘qy kfÌI BIV sI. lok ajy vI itktF leI jf rhy sn. asIN ijDroN gwzI afAuxI sI, Aus pfsy KVHy sI. jdoN svfrIaF af rhI gwzI ƒ vyKx lwgIaF qF mYN vyiKaf dUroN gwzI dy afAux dy JOÜy pYx lwgy. iek mwDm ijhI lfl lfeIt nËr afAuNdI sI, ijsdf afkfr plo-pl vDdf jf irhf sI.
gwzI afeI. Auh ipCly zwby ‘c cVHy. afpxy bYg AunHF ny iqMn bMidaF vflI sIt ‘qy hyTF rwK idwqy. Auhdf BfeI iKVkI vfly pfsy bYT igaf. lCmx Auqr ky myry kol af KVHf.
‘afp ny jo myry sfQ ivvhfr kIaf, mYN AuskI kImq nhIN cukf skqf.` ieh kihMidaF Auh mYƒ icMbV ky rox lwg ipaf. AuhdI afvfË hMJUaF nfl BfrI ho geI sI.
mYN cuwp KVHf sI. mYƒ aqy gwzI ‘coN bfhr JfkdIaF svfrIaF ƒ Auh roNdf cMgf nhIN sI lwg irhf qy myry mn ‘coN guwsf buwlHF nfl tkrf-tkrf ky muV irhf sI pr mYN kuJ kih ky afpxf qy Auhdf mn Érfb nhIN sI krnf cfhuMdf. mYƒ kfhlI ho rhI sI, gwzI qury. mYN jfvF.
gwzI ny cwlx leI lMbI kUk mfrI. ieMjx ‘coN qyËI nfl DUMaF inklx lwigaf. hyTF KVHIaF svfrIaF AunHF ƒ Cwzx afey irÈqydfrF nfl hwQ imlf imlf ky gwzI cVHn lwgIaF. lCmx kuJ sMBilaf. pYNt dI jyb ‘coN rumfl kwZ ky awKF pUMJ ky kihx lwigaf, ‘srdfr sfihb ab mYN clqf hUM, aOr qfkI myN KVUMgf. afp myry sfQ-sfQ clnf. afj afp ko mYN eyk pqy kI bfq bqfnI hY.‘
‘kOn sI pqy kI bfq? pqy kI bfq bqf qo dI ik hmfry BfeI kf XhF idl nhIN lgqf, hm jf rhy hYN.` myrf guwsf bfhr afAux lwigaf.
‘nhIN, Xy koeI bVI bfq nhIN. mYN aOr bfq kI bfq kr rhf hUM.` kih ky Auh myrIaF awKF `c awKF pf ky Jfikaf. awj pihlI vfr Auh myry pRBfv qoN mukq ho ky iswDf vyK irhf sI. Ausdf ieh rUp mYƒ ajIb lwigaf.
‘afp guwsy ikAuN ho rhy hYN. mYN jYsy kih rhf hUM, afp vYsy krnf. afp ky Bly kI hI bfq hY.`
gwzI dIaF lfeInF ‘qy ruky phIey iekdm Jtkf Kf ky GuMmx lwgy. Auh myry nfl hwQ imlf ky qfkI ‘c jf KVHf. gwzI rÌqfr PVn lwgI. mYN axmMny mn nfl Auhdy vwl Jfkdf-Jfkdf cwkvyN pYrIN qurn lwigaf.
gwzI hor qyË hoeI qF mYN ikhf, ‘ab kuC bology jF nhIN?`
mYN hlkf-hlkf Bwjx lwigaf.
gwzI myry nfloN awgy lMGx lwgI qF Auhny ikhf, ‘srdfr sfihb! hm afpkI dukfn lUtny afey Qy. afieMdf iksI prdysI py ieqnf eyqbfr mq krnf.`
mYN iekdm hOlI hoieaf. lCmx zwby ‘c cilaf igaf. gwzI plo-pl dUr jf rhI sI. mYƒ kdy lCmx ‘qy guwsf af irhf sI, kdy afpxy afp ‘qy.
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