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(khfxI rfm gAU dI isrjxf dy ipCokV ivc kfrjsLIl vyrivaF vflf hrpRIq syKf df lyK ‘sIrq’ dy iesy aMk ivc pRkfisLq hY. pfTkF dI idlcspI leI syKf dI ieh khfxI vI hfjLr hY)

mYnMU acvI lwgI hoeI sI. kdy pY jFdf, kdy qurn lwgdf pr kuljIq sfry kuJ qoN byKLbr GUk suwqI peI sI. mYnUM vfr-vfr knyzf afAux `qy iKJ cVH rhI sI. kI Gftf sI AuWQy, srdfrI sI qy aYQy Coty Brf gurmyl vrgy afKdy af, “jf rilaf vwg `c.” vfr vfr mn nMU smJfAuNdf irhf ik gurmyl df suBfa hI mKOlIaY, pr gwl idmfg `coN inkldI hI nhIN sI. ieh gwl Ausny bhuq idn pihlF jdoN AusnMU pqf lwgf sI ik mYN sInIarjL sYNtr `c jfx lwg ipaf hF, AudoN khI sI. pr mYnMU kdy-kdy jdoN ajyhI hI koeI byiewjLqI vflI gwl Xfd af jFdI, mY bycYn ho jFdf. ‘AuNJ gurmyl dI gwl qF TIk sI’ mn `c iKafl afieaf. Pyr soicaf ‘hor krF vI kI?’
kuljIq ny pfsf priqaf. “vfhgurU vyK ikvyN JwKV JuwldY,” Aus ikhf. mYnMU hYrfnI hoeI ik Aus nMU myry aMdr Juwl rhy JwKV dI ikvyN iBxk pY geI. bwdl grjx dI afvfjL sux ky mYnMU smJ lwgI ik ieh qF bfhr Juwl rhy JwKV dI gwl kr rhI sI. mYN afpxy -afp `c guaficaf hoieaf sI bfhr vfly JwKV dI mYnMU surq hI nhIN sI. qyjL hvf iKVkI dy sLIsLy nfl tkrfeI. kuljIq AuWTI. Ausny ny bwqI jgfeI. mYnMU srfhxy nfl Zoa lfky bYTf dyK bolI , “qusIN suwqy nIN? nINd nhIN sI afAuNdI qF mYnMU jgf lYxf sI.”
“kuljIq iewQy af ky qF swcIN rfmgAU bx igaF,” mYN ikhf.
“aYvyN nf puwTf iswDf socI jfieaf kro,” kuljIq ny ikhf. Pyr Auh prdf htfky bfhr dyKdI bolI, “vyKo ikvyN gwjdY, jvF ieMzIaf aFgU.”
“iewQy koeI hor rwb aY?” mYN ikhf.
“jy rwb hor nIN qF-----?” afKdI kuljIq cuwp ho geI. Pyr af ky myrf mwQf dbfAux lwgI kihMdI, “qusIN aYvyN nf hr gwl icwq `qy lf ilaf kro. gurmyl df cMgf Blf pqY QonMU, aYvyN BONkdf rihMdY. afpF hwQIN pfilaY EhnMU. afpxy ivafh vyly msF qyrF-cOdF sflF df hovygf.”
“Auh qF TIk aY kuljIq pr mYN ikhVf mwlo-mwlI socdYN, aYvyN idmfg `c af jFdY,” mYN ikhf.
“pqf nhIN ikAuN qusIN ZihMdIaF klF `c socx lwg pey. quhfnMU qF sgoN mfx hoxf cfhIdY afpxy-afp AuWqy. rfjU dI vDIaf prvirsL qF krnI hI sI sgoN bfpU jI dI sfrI kbIldfrI qusIN ikAuNtI aY. gurmyl qy gwuzI nMU pVHfieaf-ilKfieaf, guwzI df ivafh kIqf. bfpU jI dI kmfeI nfl qF Gr df rotI-Pulkf vI nhIN sI cwlxF,” kuljIq ny isr dI mfilsL dy nfl-nfl gwlF dI tkor krky mYnMU svf idwqf.

pihly idn eyarport qoN Gr afAuNidaF hI gurmyl ny bfhr sVk `qy qury jFdy cfr-pMj pwgF vfly bjLurgF vwl iesLfrf krky ikhf sI, “afh jFdIaYN rfm gAUaF.”
“qyrI afdq nI geI,”afK mYN hws ipaf.
“hws nf, qMU vI cfr ku idnF nMU ienHF `c hI rlxY,” gurmyl ny ikhf. sfry hws pey. lwigaf ik Auh mKOl kr irhf sI. Aus idn sLfm nMU gurmyl horIN, guwzI df pRIvfr sfry iewDr rfjU dy Gr hI af gey. mYN KusLI dy mUz `c sI. ikMny sflF bfad sfrf pRIvfr iekwTf hoieaf sI. rfjU dy bwicaF nMU qF pihlI vfr hI vyK rhy sF. myry qoN CotI guwzI ivafh qoN bfad knyzf af geI sI. Pyr Ausny byby ,bfpU aqy gurmyl nMU bulf ilaf. pMj ku sfl pihlF rfjU vfsqy ienHF ny eyDr hI kuVI lwB leI. ies qrHF Auh vI af igaf. ipwCy rih gey mYN qy kuljIq. aYzf Gr KflI-KflI Kfx nMU afieaf kry. sLfm nMU Gr vVn nMU idl nf kiraf kry. pihlF byby-bfpU hr do sflF bfad gyVf mfr jFdy, cfr-pMj mhIny Gr `c vfhvf rOxk lwgI rihMdI. pr do ku sfl pihlF Auh awgV-ipwCV cVHfeI kr gey. gurmyl qF afAuNdf hI cfr-pMj sfl bfad sI. Auh vI iqMn-cfr hPLiqaF vfsqy. rfjU hfly nvF afieaf sI. iewDr sYWt hox `c hI lwigaf irhf. do bwcy ho gey. ruipMdr qoN kMm kfhdf hoxf sI. asIN ikhf vI rfjU nMU ik sfzy kol Cwz jf bwicaF nMU pr ieh mMny hI nf. ruipMdr kfnUMnx ijhI aY. afK idaf kry, “ AuWQy bwicaF dI cMgI dyK-Bfl nhIN ho skdI ,cMgIaF mYzIkl shUlqF nhIN AuWQy.”
hwQlL ijhy hoey bYTy asIN socdy rihMdy ik kd bwicaF kol phuMcFgy. iewk idn KfsI sLfm ijhy pRfhuxy af gey. mYN qF twlI hoieaf bYTf sI. kuljIq afp BwjI aFzy lYx sbjLI leI. Tyky Auh jf nhIN sI skdI. mYN zwby dI afKrI boql mukf cuwkf sI. soicaf sI ik kwlH nUM skUloN muVdf PVI afvFgf. aFZ-guaFZ koeI iQafieaf nf. afp hI izwky-zoly ijhy KFdf swQ qwk igaf. AuWQoN GuimafrF dy ruldU nMU Byijaf. vfps afey nUM Aus nMU vI iewk pYWg luaf idwqf. Auh kihx lwgf, “mfstr sfzy bMsy nMU rwK lo kol, nfly QozI syvf krU nfly cfr awKr iswK jU.” mYnMU ieh skIm vDIaf lwgI. Auh dUjy idn hI bMsy nMU sfzy Gr Cwz igaf. sfnMU bMsy df bhuq suwK hoieaf. Auh kuljIq nfl Gr df kMm krfAuNdf. skUl pVHfAux jfx lwgI kuljIq Aus nMU vI nfl hI lY jFdI. bMsf BfvyN Gr `c ikMnI vI rOxk lfAuNdf pr afpxf pRIvfr afpxf hI huMdY.
qy AudoN pihly idn afpxyy pRIvfr `c bYiTaF mYQoN KusLI sFBI nhIN sI jFdI. idl krdf sI ik hwsI jfvF. mYN gurmyl nMU CyV ilaf, “ikAuN gurmyl Auh rfm gAUaF vflI kI gwl sI? Xfr, bjLurgF nUM qMU rfm gAUaF hI dwsdf sI.” gurmyl QoVHf ijhf muskrfieaf. kihMdf, “bfeI kI lYxf qMU jfx ky, qYnMU afp hI pqf lwg jfxY. aKy nfeIaf vfl ikwzy-ikwzy ku aY ? aKy, jjmfnf sfhmxy hI afAuxy af,” afK ky gurmyl hws ipaf. guwzI df pRfhuxf jIqf isEN vI hwisaf. rfjU KuwlH ky nhIN hwisaf. mYN KihVy pY igaf , “ nhIN Xfr qMU hI dws. jdoN pqf lwgU dyKI jfAU.”
“svyry inkl jFdy aY CqrIaF jIaF cuwk ky. gurduafry jf vVdy aY, AWuQy cfh-pfxI Ckdy aY, qfsLF Kyzdy aY Pyr gAUaF vFg sVkF qy qury iPrdy aY. iksy sLfipMg sYNtr `c jf bihMdy aY. lMGidaF -twpidaF vwl vyKI jFdy aY. rfm gAUaF nfloN Gwt aY”? ‘CqrIaF jIaF cwuk ky’ qoN mYnMU hfsf af igaf.
“tYm qF pfs krnf hI huMdY. Gry ikvyN bYTy irhf krn sfrf idn. qMU vI gurmyl aYvyN bjLurgF dy mgr pY jfnYN,” guwzI ny ikhf.
“iksy hor kimAUintI dy buVyH vyKy aY ieEN iPrdy? nfly sfzf guaFZI idldfr isEN ikvyN tfeIm pfs krdY? vyKI aY gfrzn bxfeI vI? afvdy Gr mUhry qF Puwl-bUty lfAuxy hI hY, sfzy vI lf igaf. sfzy kI aFZ-guaFZ `c sfry GrF mUhry Ausny Puwl-bUty lfey aY. jvfkF nMU skUl Cwz ky afAuNdY, lY ky afAuNdY. pMjfbI pVHfAuNdY. aFZ-guaFZ dy jvfkF nMU vI pVHf idMdY,” hux gurmyl hfsy dy mUz `c nhIN sI.
“awz-awz sLONk huMdy aY. suBfa huMdY. grmIaF `c ivcfry KyqF `c ruldy aY. afh TMz dy idnF `c hI mOkf hMudY ivhly rih ky Kfx df,” gwuzI ny dlIl idwqI.
“ivhly rih ky ikvyN beI ?” mYN jigafsf vws puwC ilaf.
“ivhly ies qrHF beI isaflF `c KyqF `c kMm nf hox krky gOrimMt iemplfiemYNt ieMsLorYNs dy idMdI aY,” jIqf isEN ny dwisaf.
“Pyr qF mOj aY beI,” mYnMU ieh sOdf vDIaf lwigaf, Cy mhIny kMm krky KfE qy Cy mhIny ivhly rih ky.
“lwg jU pqf.”afK ky gurmyl hwisaf.
“mOj-mUj koeI nI zYzI KyqF `c kMm bhuq aOKY, bxdf-buxdf kuC hY nI,”rfjU ny dwisaf.
“qy qyrf guaFZI gurmyl kI nF dwisaf sI? hF idldfr isEN Puwl-bUitaF qy bwcy sFBx qoN ibnF hor koeI kMm nI krdf?”mYN sux rwiKaf sI ik knyzf `c hr bMdy nMU kMm krnf pYNdf hY.
“ieh QoVHf kMm aY zYzI poqy-poqI nMU vDIaf akl dy irhY, Gr dI vDIaf luwk afPLtr krI jFdY,” rfjU Aus qoN kfPLI pRBfivq lgdf sI.
gwl hor pfsy clI geI sI, mYN hfly vI hfsy dy mUz `c sI. mYN gurmyl nMU Pyr CyV ilaf , “ikEN gurmyl qyrIaF ieh rfm gAUaF CqrIaF cuwk ky ikEN qurdIaYN?”
“bfeI jI CqrIaF do kMm idMdIaYN. iewk qF iewQy mOsm df koeI Brosf nhIN ibMd `c Duwp aY qy Jwt `c mINh. dUjf jdoN koeI gorf Cokrf hfq-hUq krdY AudoN ieh bfby CqrI dy ikwl vflf pfsf mUhry krky hiQafr bxf lYNdy aY,”gurmyl qoN pihlF hI jIqf isEN bol ipaf.
“hiQafr nf afK, isMg afK,” kih ky gurmyl hws ipaf, myrf vI hfsf inkl igaf.
pr myrf ieh hfsf bhuqy idn nf cwilaf. sfzy afAux qoN do ku hPLqy bfad ruipMdr ny Puwl-tfeIm kMm sLurU kr ilaf. rfjU qy ruipMdr kMm `qy cly jFdy. bwcy bhuq KrUdI, afKy hI nf lwigaf krn. iJVk nMU gOldy hI nf. mfr skdy nhIN sI. ruipMdr ny pihlF hI dws idwqf sI ik aYQoN dy kfnMUn muqfibk bwicaF nMU kuwt-mfr nhIN sI skdy. Cotf sumIq qF keI vfrI rox-hfkf kr idMdf. ieMzIaf klfs `c pYr Drnf qy bwicaF ny Pwt sLFq ho jfxf. iewQy ieh do hI nhIN sI itkx idMdy. kuljIq nfl TIk rihMdy. Auh sfrf idn lyly-pypy ijhy krdI rihMdI, mYQoN ieh huMdy nhIN sI. mYnMU qMg krky ijvyN AunHF nMU svfd afAuNdf hovy. nf tI[vI[ vyKx idMdy. nf ryzIE sunx idMdy. afps `c lV pYNdy, AuWcI-AuWcI rOlf pfAuNdy. AunHF df rOlf myry kMnF `c vwjdf. Gr bYTf sfrf idn mYN awk jFdf. hfr ky iewk idn rfjU nMU afK idwqf ik koeI kMm lwB dyvy. pr Auh mMinaf nf, kihMdf, “ zYzI qusIN sfrI Aumr koeI iPjLIkl kMm nhIN kIqf ,hux eys Aumr `c ikwQoN kr lvoNgy. qy nf hI QonMU krn dyxY. bws, bwicaF nMU sMBflI jfE. kMm krn dI sfzI Aumr aY.” pr myrf Gr rih ky mn awk jFdf. bwicaF nMU kuljIq sMBflI jFdI. mYnUM lgdf ijvyN mYN boJ hovF rfjU horF `qy. kuljIq kihMdI, “ aYvyN nf vfDU-GftU socI jfieaf kro, boJ ikwQoN ho gey, afvdy Gr bYTy aF.” myrf idl nf lwgdf. AuWQy hYWzmfstr sfhb -hYWzmfstr sfhb huMdI sI. lok slfhF lYx afAuNdy. eyQy bwjr hoieaf bYTf sI.
mYN soicaf qy mihsUs kIqf ik kIrq qy sumIq hfly Coty hox krky mYQoN sUq nhIN afAuNdy. myrf vfh qF hmysLf vwzIaF jmfqF dy bwicaF nfl irhf sI. qy mYnMU ieh suwJI ik ikEN nf gurmyl dy bwicaF nMU mYQ hI pVHf idaf krF. nfly tfeIm inkl jfieaf krygf. ho skdY bwcy mYQoN itAUsLnF hI pVHn lwg pYx. iewk sLfm mYN gurmyl dy Gr igaf. bwcy bfhr Kyzx gey hoey sn. mYN gurmyl nMU afpxy mn dI dwsI. Auh hws ipaf. kihMdf, “bfeI, qMU ikwQoN pVHf dyvyNgf ienHF nMU? tI[vI[dIaF KbrF dI qF qYnMU hfly smJ nhIN afAuNdI.” gurmyl ny Edx dI gwl duhrfeI ijwdx sfry jxy bVy iDafn nfl koeI Kbr vyK rhy sn. iPr sfry hI hws pey sn pr mYN TIk qrHF smJ nhIN sI sikaf. nIvIN ijhI afvfjL `c mYN gurmyl nMU puwC ilaf ik kI Kbr sI. Auh kihMdf, “vVyvyN! hYWz mfstr sfhb.”
“ieh boldy hI eys qrHF aYN, Xfr pwly eI kuC nI pYNdf,” mYN inMmoJUxf ijhf ho igaf.
“koeI nI zYzI, pihlF-pihlF sfnMU vI smJ nhIN sI lwgdI huMdI. hOlI-hOlI ipk-ap kr lEgy,” rfjU ny Drvfs idwqf. pr gurmyl qF Aus gwl nMU lY ky ijvyN myry mgr hI pY igaf sI.
mYN ikhf, “sfrI Aumr bwcy eI pVHfey aY ,aYQy kI alokfr pVHfeI aY. qMU ikqfbF dws ikwQy aY?”
“af jo vIr jI, mYN ivKfvF AunHF dIaF ikqfbF. ieh qF aYvyN afpxIaF hI mfrdy rihMdy aY,”gurmyl dy GrvflI qyjvMq mYnMU bwicaF dy kmry `c lY geI. kmry dy iewk pfsy vwzy dIaF ikqfbF peIaF sn, Auh gRyz tvYlv `c sI qy dUjy pfsy Coty dIaF ijhVf gRyz tYWn `c sI. mYN dohF dIaF mYQ dIaF ikqfbF cwuk leIaF aqy vyKx lwgf.
“Xfr gurmyl aYvyN zrfeI jFdf sI, ieh qF kuC vI nI. afh mYQ qF afpxy AuQy awTvIN-nOvIN vfly bwcy krdy aY,” mYN ikqfbF vyK ky ikhf.
“cwl vyK lIN af jFdy aY,”gurmyl ny ikhf.
Kyz qoN prqy BqIjy iswDy afpxy kmry `c cly gey. gurmyl ny afvfjL mfrI, “Eh lvI, aMkl nMU af ky imlo.” pihlF Cotf afieaf. mYnMU lwgf ijvyN Aus ny ‘siq sLRI afkfl’ clf ky mfrI hovy.
“bih jf bwly,” mYN ipafr nfl Aus nMU soPy `qy bYTx leI QF idwqI.
“afeI aYm PfeIn, aMkl,” afK ky Auh vfps muVn lwgf.
“aMkl ny qYnMU mYQ pVfAuxY, af jf,” gurmyl ny ikhf.
“hux ?” Ausny pYr mldy ny puwiCaf.
“hF-hF QonMU pVHfAux vfsqy eI afey aY.”
“bwt zYz, afeI hYv sm adr stwP tU zU. aYNz afeI zONt nIz aYnI hYlp,” afK ky Auh cilaf igaf.
vwzy ny af ky siq sLRI afkfl bulfeI aqy kol bYT igaf.
“kI hfl aY bwly, qyrI pVHfeI ikvyN cwldI aY?” mYN ipafr nfl puwiCaf.
“TIk, aMkl.”
“bwly, mYN qyrI afh mYQ dI buwk vyKI aY. afeI kYn tIc XU aljbrf. vYrI iejLI,” mYN aMgRyjLI bol ky dwsxf cfihaf ik mYN aMgryjLI jfxdf hF.
Ausny hYrfnI ijhI nfl myry vwl vyiKaf, Pyr myry kol peI afpxI ikqfb vyK ky kihx lwgf, “E aljYbrf ,E E Eky. qF qusIN myrI homvrk krn `c hYlp kr skdy aYN”? ‘aljYbrf’ sLbd Ausny QoVHf AuWcI boilaf ijvyN mYnMU glq Aucfrn df aihsfs krfAuxf cfhuMdf hovy.
“hF-hF, isLEr-isLEr,” mYnMU KusLI hoeI.
Auh afpxI PfeIl cuwk ilafieaf. sfDfrx ijhy svfl sn. mYN Aus nMU smJfAux lwg ipaf. cfr-pMj imMt qF Auh cuwp krky bYTf irhf iPr kihMdf, “aMkl sOrI tU sy, mYnMU quhfzI smJ nI lwgdI.” qy Auh AuWT ky clf igaf.
“ikEN? pVHf ley jvfk, hYWzmfstr sfhb?” kihky gurmyl hws ipaf.
“pVHfAux nMU qF aYhojy svfl mYN suwqf ipaf hwl kr idaF. pqf nI iehnMU ikEN nI smJ lwgI,” mYN inMmoJUxf ho ky ikhf.
“qMU bfeI, pihlF skUl lwgky aMgRyjLI iswK.” lwigaf ijvyN gurmyl ny tFc kIqI hovy.
“afh Aumr hux skUl pVHn dI aY,” mYN inrfsqf ijhI `c ikhf. dohF bwicaF dy hwsx dI afvfjL afeI. mYnMU lwgf ijvyN myrf mKOl Auzf rhy hox. mYnMU afpxf-afp bOxf-bOxf lwgf. mYN CqrI cuwk ky Gr nMU qur ipaf. gurmyl kihMdf , “bfeI rotI bxdI aY ,Kf ky jfeIN.mYN kfr `qy Cwz afAUN.”
“afh qF Gr aY, mYN quiraf jfnYN,” afK ky mYN bfhr af igaf. ‘iksy kMm dy nhIN rhy iewQy’ socdf mYN pqf hI nf lwgf kdoN Gr phuMc igaf. Gr jf ky mYN bYWl kIqI. ruipMdr ny zor KohlI. Auh myry vwl vyK ky hYrfn rih geI , “zYzI qusIN ikvyN sfry iBwjy pey aYN? CqrI quhfzy kol aY.”
“Eh, mYnMU iKafl hI nhIN irhf ik mINh pY irhY,” mYN sLrimMdf ijhf hoky hwQ `c PVI bMd CqrI vwl vyiKaf.
“cMgf zYzI, qusIN iewQy bfhr eI sLUa vgYrf lfh dyvo. mYN iewQy hI quhfzIaF cwplF qy qOlIaf ilaf idMnI aF, nhIN qF aMdr mINh dy pfxI nfl sfrI Plor gMdI ho jfxI aY,” afK ky ruipMdr aMdr clI geI. mYnMU afpxf-afp gMd `c ilbwV ky afey pflqU jfnvr vrgf lwgf.
rfq nMU myrf mn Br-Br afvy. mYN afpxy afp nMU rokI rwiKaf. pr jd kuljIq af ky bYWz `qy peI “myrf jIa nhIN lwgdf iewQy” afKky myrI Buwb inkl geI. rfjU horIN hfly jfgdy sn Auh vI af gey.
“kI ho igaf zYzI ?” rfjU ny puwiCaf.
“hoxf kI aY, kihMdy myrf jIa nhIN lwgdf,” kuljIq ny dws idwqf.
“zYzI sfzy vwloN koeI qklIPL aY qF dwso? rfjU myry nfl ho ky bYT igaf. mYN AusnMU jwPI `c lY ilaf myrf rox hor AuWcI ho igaf. “mYN bwly iksy kMm df nhIN irhf, nf kuC kmfvF nf quhfzf kuC sMvfrF, boJ aYN quhfzyy isr.”
“zYzI qusIN sfrI Aumr kmfieaY,” rfjU dIaF awKF vI Clk peIaF.
“zYzI qusIN boJ ikEN aYN, Qozf sfnMU ikMnf afsrY. Qozy isr bwicaF vwloN byiPkr ho ky asIN kMmF `qy jfny aF. jy asIN Qozf iksy gwloN idl duKfieaf hovy qF dwso, asIN agFh nMU iKafl rwKFgy. pr iewdF roNdy vyK ky sfnMU cMgf nI lwgdf,” Bry gly ivwcoN ruipMdr bolI.
“nf BfeI, qusIN qF dohyN hIry aYN myry. pr ieh jIa aY nf, hOlI-hOlI lwgU. sfrI Aumr AuWQy rhy aF nf,” mYN afpxy afp nMU itkfAux lwgf.
“jy Qozf idl nhIN lwgdf qF ieMzIaf gyVf mfr afE,”rfjU ny ikhf.
“nhIN-nhIN bwly, mYN TIk aF. afpy hOlI-hOlI mn itk jfvygf. qusIN jf ky sOvoN,” mYN mwlo-mwlI AunHF nMU qoiraf.
AunHF dy jfx qoN bfad kuljIq kihMdI, “kI ho jFdY quhfnMU? kdy-kdy bwicaF vFg rox lwg jfny aYN. QonMU eydF Audfs vyK ky rfjU vyiKaY ikvyN Audfs-Audfs rihx lwg ipaY. afpF AunHF nMU shfrf dyxf ik duKI krnY. sMBflo afpxy-afp nMU.”
“kI krF kuljIq, mn itkdf hI nhIN iewQy,”mYN inrfsLf `c isr mfiraf.
“iehnMU itkfE jy ieh afpxy Gr nhIN itkdf qF hor ikwQy itkU?”
“ieho qF rOlY, ieh Gr lwgdf hI nhIN afvdf. jy ipMz vflf Gr huMdf AuWQy ieh dohyN jIa afpxI syvf krdy. ikMnI KusLI huMdI. Auh Gr afp bxfieaf sI. iewQy qF pRfhuixaf vFg lgdY.”
“mYnMU qF koeI nI lwgdf pRfhuixaf vFg, mYnMU qF afvdf lwgdY.”
“afvdf qF hYgf pr mn nMU lwgdf nI, ikEN kuljIq ,afpF ieMzIaf nf cwlIey.”
“ieMzIaf kI aY? sfrf pRIvfr qF aYQy af. bwcy rul jfxgy bybI istr dy quhfnMU eydF nhIN zolxf cfhIdf.”
mYN afpxy mn nMU itkfAux lwgf.
hfr ky iewk idn jIqf isEN dy nfl gurduafry clf igaf. jIqf isEN rfh idKf ky kMm `qy clf igaf. AuWQy sInIarjL sYNtr `c qfsL Kyzdy, gwpF vwjdIaF, aKLbfrF pVHIaF jFdIaF, nfl hLI gurduafry dy lMgr `c duiphr df lMgr Cikaf jFdf, cfh pIqI jFdI. myrIy idhfVI vDIaf inkl geI .
mYN aKbfr pVHdf. myrf ipClf ipMz ikhVf hY, lfst nfm kI hY, kuVI kol afieaf hF jF muMzy kol, AuWQy kI krdf sI, vgYrf, mYQoN pihly idn hI keIaF ny puWC ilaf sI. pr mYN iksy nfl bhuqI bol-cfl nf rwKdf. iewk idn qfsL Kyz rhI iewk ZfxI nMU myrI cwup cuwB geI.
“sfnMU vI pVHf idaf kro hYWzmfstr sfhb,” qfsL Kyzdy brfV ny ikhf. mYnMU lwgf ijvyN ‘hYWzmfstr sfhb’ Ausny ivaMgmeI sur `c ikhf hovy.
“qusIN brfV sfhb pVHy-pVHfey aYN. QoNnMU koeI kI pVHf skdY,”mYN jvfb idwqf.
brfV muskrfieaf, “mYN ikhf hYWzmfstr sfhb sfzy nfl gwl eI nhIN krdy. aKbfrF jIaF pVH ky muV jFdy aY.”
“mYN kdy qfsL KyzI hI nhIN ies krky aKbfrF `c prcy rhIdY,” mYN ikhf.
“lwgdY inafxy kuwtxy imws krdy aY,” Ausy ZfxI `c bYTf kYroN boilaf.
“inafxy kuwtx nMU kIhdf jIa krdf huMdY kYroN sfhb. nfly awj-kwlH dy inafxy ikwQy kuwt KFdy aY,” mYN aKbfr Ausy qrHF PVI rwKI. AuWT ky AunHF vfly bYNc `qy jfx nMU jIa nf kIqf.
“jvfk kuwtxy imWs nI krdy qF vyhlIaF KfxIaF imWs krdy hovoNgy. gwl qF koeI hY. ibnHF iksy gwl qoN bMdf ikvyN cuwp-gVuwp rih skdY,”brfV ny ikhf.
“ivhlIaF ikvyN beI”? ZfxI `coN hI iewk ny puwiCaf ijs df nF mYNnUM nhIN sI pqf.
“hor mfstr skUlF `c AuWQy vwtF pfAuNdy aY? ivhly rih ky qnKfhF kuwtI jFdy aY,”brfV ny ikhf aqy Auh sfry hws pey.
“aYQy vI ivhlIaF eI KFdy aY aYQy ikhVf hlL juVy aY,” kYroN ny ikhf.
myrf jIa kIqf ik AuWQoN AuT ky bfhr inkl jfvF pr mYN AuvyN hI aKbfr awKF awgy krky bYTf irhf.
“aYQy vyhilaF nMU kOx dy dU. nfly qMU vyhlIaF KFdf hovyNgf. byrI sLurU ho lYxdy Pyr vyKIN,” iksy ny ikhf. hux mYnMU isrP afvfjLF sux rhIaF sn.
“afpF vyhlIaF ikEN KfeIey, sgoN idMny aF muMzy nMU. bxI-qxI cYWk PVf dyeIdI aY aMmplfeymYNt vflI.”
“cYWk qyrI huMdI aY nf hjLfrF `c,” ieh hfsf brfV df sI.
“sfl rih igaf pYnsLn lwgx `c Pyr qyry ijwzI afAux lwg jU. qYnMU sfl pihlF lwg gI qMU qF KOrU pfAunY.” Auh afps `c AulJ pey. mYN aKbfr rWK ky bfhr af igaf. bfhr mINh pY irhf sI. pfxI Zlfx vwl vg ky gtr `c pY irhf sI. mYN mUMh `c brfV nMU vwzI sfrI gfl kwZI aqy CqrI Kohl ky gtr `qy KVH igaf. icwq `c afieaf ijvyN gtr pfxI nMU afpxy `c smf irhf hY mYnMU vI smfa lvy. sInIar sYNtr `coN bfhr af ky mYN sVkF `qy iPrn lwgf. ‘ivhlIaF KfdY’ myry idmfg `c sF-sF kr irhf sI. ‘Qozy GroN KfnYN’ myry aMdr kcIcI ijhI AuWTI. ‘nf jfx nf pihcfx. aYnI KuwlH qF bMdf afvdy nyVly dosqF nfl vI nhIN lYNdf qy ieh bUJV iewk anjfx bMdy nfl eys qrHF bybfk gwlF krdy aY. ies krky hI mYN ienHF kol nhIN sI bYTdf. vyKx `c hI swQ `c bYTy anpVH lokF vrgy lwgdy aY. lgdy kI, hY eI anpVH pr mYN AudoN kuJ boilaf ikEN nhIN’. mYnMU afpxy-afp `qy iKJ afAux lwgI. idmfg suMn ho igaf, gwlF sux ky. kuJ ahuiVaf hI nf. ‘pUrI eImfndfrI nfl izAUtI inBfeI dI sI. mYQ `coN kdy iksy nMU Pyhl nhIN sI hox idwqf. nhIN qF hYWzmfstr cODr `qy rihMdy aY. mYN jfx ky sB qoN aOKI dsvIN dy mYQ dI klfs lYNdf. ieh srdfr kihMdy aY ik vyhlIaF KfxIaF imWs krdf hovyNgf’. isr pftx-pftx krn lwgf. idl `c afieaf ik ikqy dUr clf jfvF. rfjU nMu khF ik ieMzIaf df itkt lY dyvy.‘rfjU nMU ijvyN mYN zflr kmfky idMnY?’ mYnMU afpxf-afp awD ivckfr ltkdf mihsUs hoieaf.
sInIarjL sYNtr `c jfx nMU idl nf krdf. sfrf idn sVkF `qy afvfrf GuMmdf rihMdf. mYnMU afpxf-afp hIxf hIxf lwgdf. Gr af ky mYnMU lgdf ijvyN mYN iewk vfDU jIa hovF. rfjU sLrfb dI boql muwkx qoN pihlF hI nvIN ilaf ky rwK idMdf. pihlF-pihlF qF mYN pINdf irhf iPr pIx nMU idl krnNo ht igaf. soicaf krF ik jdoN rfjU df koeI kMm nhIN sMvrfdf qF vfDU df Krcf ikEN krfvF. rfjU afKdf ik zYzI Krc df iPLkr nf kro. afvdf pI ky arfm nfl sONieaf kro. AusnMU pqf sI ik rfq nMU mYnMU cMgI qrHF nINd nhIN sI afAuNdI. mYNnMU afpxf-afp rfjU `qy iewk Bfr ijhf lwgdf. rotI KFdy nMU vI sLrm afieaf kry. nf iksy nMU blfAux nMU idl kiraf kry nf ikqy afAux-jfx nMU. lgdf ijvyN kuljIq vI myrf iDafn rwKxoN ht geI hovy. iewk idn Aus qoN pey ny pfxI mMg ilaf. “afp AuWT ky lY lE. aYnF vI nhIN kr skdy ik AuWT ky pfxI pI lvF. iewDr bwcy nI itkx idMdy AuWproN QonMU imly sfrf kuJ ibsqry `c ipaF nMU .” lwigaf ijvyN kuljIq mYQoN awkI peI hovy. sLfm nMU myry iewk purfxy vfikPL df PLon af igaf. gwl krdf mYN afK bYTf , “Ps gey Xfr knyzf af ky, jIa nI lwgdf, kMm dy nf kfr dy ZfeI syr anfj dy.” ruipMdr ny sux ilaf kihMdI , “zYzI ijs nMU qusIN dwsdy sI ik Ps gey iewQy af ky Ehny socxYN ik nMUh qMg krdI hoxI aYN.”
“mYN qF suBfvk ikhf sI BfeI ik Ps gey, afpxy bwicaF dI inMdf iksy kol ikvyN kr skdYN.”
“Pyr dwso zYzI Qozf jIa ikvyN lvfeIey?” rfjU dI afvfjL mYnMU afm nfloN AuWcI lwgI. mYnMU lwgf ijvyN Auh sfry rl kyy myry ivruwD koeI sfijLsL rc rhy hox. ieh myry mn `c GuMmI jfieaf kry. iewk sLfm jd Gr muiVaf qF sfrf pRIvfr ilivMg rUm `c tI[vI[ mUhry bYTf, hwsI jfvy. mYN cuWp-cpIqf ijhf aMdr jfx lwgf. rfjU dI ingHf myry `qy pY geI , “sfsrIkfl zYzI, ikvyN aYN, GMum-iPr afey”? Aus ny ikhf. mYnMU lwgf ijvyN Aus ikhf hovy, ‘kr afey afvfrf-grdI’. mYN sfsrIkfl afK ky aMdr lMG igaf. AunHF dy hwsx dI afvfjL qoN lwgf ijvyN Auh sfry rlky myrf mjLfk Auzf rhy hox. myry idmfg `c sFa-sFa hox lwgI. Pyr lwgf ijvyN hfsf gurmyl df hovy, nhIN-nhIN gurmyl dy bwicaF df, nhIN-nhIN brfV df. lwigaf ijvyN bhuq sfrIaF hwsx dIaF afvfjLF myrf mjLfk Auzf rhIaF hox. myrIaF bFhF `coN syk inklx lwgf. myry donoN hwQ kMnF AuWpr cly gey. mYN kmry qoN dUjy kmry `c kfhlI-kfhlI iPrn lwgf. pr hfsy dIaF afvfjLF myrf ipwCf nhIN sI Cwz rhIaF. ‘Eh Cwz idE KihVf’ afKdf-afKdf mYN ilivMgrUm `c bYTy rfjU horF sfhmxy Plor qy jf izwgf. ijvyN sfry aMg-pYr afp-muhfry ho gey hox. mYN Plor qy ilitaf lwqF-bfhF clfAux lwgf. rfjU aqy kuljIq mYnMU PV ky cuWp krfAux lwgy. mYN AunHF qoN Cuwt-Cuwt jFvF. dohyN bwcy rox lwgy. rfjU horIN mYnMU klIink lY gey. zfktr kihMdf ik mYnMU izprYsLn hY. Ausny dvfeI ilK idwqI, nINd dI dvfeI vI ilK idwqI. mYnMU nINd af geI. agly idn Aus mYnMU sfiekYtirst dy Byj idwqf. sfiekYtirst ny mYnMU qy rfjU nMUU keI svfl puwCy. Aus ny kuJ dvfeIaF ilK idwqIaF. Gr af ky kuljIq kihMdI , “pfT kiraf kro mn itkfxy af jfvygf.” pr myrf jIa nf kIqf. kuljIq kihMdI ik mYN Ausdy mgr-mgr bolF. Auh vfihgurU-vfihgurU krn lwgI. mYN Ausdy mgr bolx lwgf. boldy-boldy mYN afvfjLF mfrn lwgf, “Eh vfhgurU ikQy aYN qMU.” kuljIq ny mYnMU jwPI `c lY ilaf. rfjU Gbrf igaf. Ausny AudoN hI zfktr nMU Pon kr ilaf. zfktr kihMdf ik GbrfE nf, sB TIk-Tfk ho jfvygf. dvfeIaF df asr hox `c do ku hPLqy lwg jFdy aY.
dvfeIaF dy asr nfl myrf idmfg suMn ijhf rihx lwg ipaf. pihlF vFg koeI AuqyjnF nhIN sI huMdI. pr Pyr vI kdy-kdy koeI axsuKfvIN gwl Xfd af jFdI qy mYnMU bycYn kr jFdI. jdoN mYN sfiekYtirst dy jFdf Auh myry nfl dosqF vFg gwlF krdf. Aus mYnMU dwisaf ik ieMzIaf qoN aYQy af ky hflfq dy bdlx nfl aqy koeI ruJyvF vgYrf nf hox krky myrf sYlPLkOnPIzYNs Kqm ho igaf aqy mYN izprYsLn df isLkfr ho igaf sF. mYnMU Auh iksy pfsy ruwJx dI slfh idMdf.

ienHF slfhF bfry socdf hI mYN ibsqry `c ipaf sI. kuljIq mYnMU svf ky afp vI sON geI sI pr myrI iqMn ku GMitaf bfad awK Kuwl geI. bfhr qyjL hvf QMm geI sI pr mINh hfly vI pY irhf sI. idmfg `c afieaf ik sfiekYtirst dI slfh mMn ky koeI ruJyvF jLrUr apxfvF, nhIN qF ivhly nMU rfq vFg ZihMdIaF klf vflIaF gwlF Xfd af ky bycYn krdIaF rihxgIaF. pr kuJ krn nMU idl hI nhIN krdf. Pyr siekYtirst dI slfh Xfd afeI. Aus ikhf sI, “sfrI Aumr qusIN skUlF `c nOkrI kIqI hY. ies krky quhfnMU skUl jfx bfry socxf cfhIdf hY. skUl df mfhOl quhfnMU TIk hox `c shfeI ho skdY.”
“skUl pVH ky hux kI aPLsr lwgxY,” myrf ieh jvfb sux ky sfiekYtirst ny ikhf sI, “skUl isrPL nOkrI lwBx leI hI nhIN huMdy, kuJ nvF iswKx leI vI huMdy hn.”
“hF jI jLrUr socFgy.” AudoN qF mYN afK idwqf sI pr mn `c afieaf ik nvF iswK ky hux kI krnNY, kbr `c lwqF ny’. pr sfiekYtirst ny ikhf sI ik kuJ nf kuJ Dwky nfl hI sLurU krnf pvygf. pihlF-pihlF jIa nhIN krnf kuJ krn nMU, bfad `c ies `coN suafd afAux lwg pvygf. ienHF socF `c hI iPr sON igaf. supny`c mYnMU gAUaF df iewk bhuq vwzf vwg idisaf. mYN DUV AuzfAuNdy jf rhy vwg dy ivckfr iGiraf hoieaf sI. awgy-ipwCy, swjy-Kwby gAUaF hI gAUaF. mYN iewk pfisEN vwg `coN inklx leI koisLsL krdf pr gAUaF muwkx `c hI nf afAuNdIaF. hfrky mYN dUjy pfsy koisLsL krn lwgdf. AWuDr vI iehI hfl huMdf. mYN iewDr-AuWDr dOV irhf sI pr mYnMU inklx leI koeI rfh nhIN sI iml irhf. iPr myry isr `qy isMg lwg jFdy hn. byvws hoieaf mYN cIkx dI koisLsL krdf hF pr myrI afvfjL nhIN inkldI. iesy iKwcoqfx `c hI kuljIq ny mYnMU JMjoiVaf , “kI hoeI jFdY QonMU? jLor jf lfeI jfny aYN, nfly AUN-AUN krI jfny aYN. AuWTo, lWgdY dbfa pY igaY.” mYN qRBk ky AuWiTaf. myrf sfrf srIr psIny nfl qr-b-qr sI.