[[[iewk idn skUl ajy sLurUa vI nhIN sI hoieaf. pMj cfr tIcr skUl dy vrFzy ivwc KVHIaF aYvyN hI eyDr EDr dIaF gwlF kr rhIaF sn. hYWzmfstr sfihb AuWQy afey, aqy iewk tIcr dy hwQoN aKLbfr KoNhdy hoey boly, "BYx jI skUl ivwc qusIN aKLbfr nhIN pVH skdy."
hrkIrq BYx jI nUM ieh Gtnf bVI hI burI lwgI sI. "koeI Aus dy hwQ ivwcoN ies qrHF aKLbfr Koh ky idKfvy nf?" Aus ny dUsrIaF tIcrF nUM suxf ky ikhf sI.
"ieh kihxf ijqnf sOKf hY BYx jI pr kmfAuxf Auqnf hI aOKf hY." iksy iewk ny mwDm ijhI sur ivwc tUk lfeI sI. qy iPr iewk idn Auh sbwb vI afx hI Zuwkf sI[[[
[[[iemiqhfn ho ky hty sn. sfrf stfP hfl ivwc bYTf afpo afpxy pypr mfrk kr irhf sI. hrkIrq ny afpxf kMm smfpq kr ilaf sI. Aus ny afpxy pyprF df bMzl bMnH ky tybl AuWqy rwK idwqf qy afpxf aKLbfr kwZ ky pVHnf arMB kr idwqf. ajy kuwJ ku pl hI bIqy sn ik [[[
"qusIN BYx jI iewQy aKLbfr nhIN pVH skdy." hYWzmfstr sfihb df hukm gUMijaf. ijvyN ik hYWzmfstr sfihb df kyvl qy kyvl iewko nukfqI PLrjL hovy ik skUl ivwc koeI aKLbfr nf pVHy. jF iPr ieh dyKx leI Aus dy sUhIey QF-QF iPrdy hox ik skUl ivwc aKLbfr pVHn df kfrf qy nhIN koeI kr irhf.
"ikEN nhIN pVH skdI hYWzmfstr sfhb? kI ies nflL myrI skUl dI izAUtI ivwc koeI Prk pYNdf hY? mYN pypr dyKxy sn. dyK ky aOh rwK idwqy hn. cfhuMdy ho qF bMzl lY jfvo aqy cYWk kr lvo." hrkIrq df hYWzmfstr sfihb nUM ieh svfl vI sI qy AuWqr vI.
"iPr vI BYx jI[[[" isafxf hYWzmfstr qkrfr ivwc pYx dI QF vylLf sMBflxf cfhuMdf sI.
"hYWzmfstr sfihb jI aKLbfr pVHnf koeI gunfh nhIN hY. ieh qF sgoN hr tIcr leI pVHnf jLrUrI hoxf cfhIdf hY. skUl ivwc vI ies dy pVHn df prbMD aqy smF hoxf cfhIdf hY. jy iewk tIcr dI jfxkfrI hI smyN dI hfxI nhIN hovygI qF qusIN hI dwso Aus dy ividafrQI ikvyN smyN df sfQ dy skxgy. kI tIcr nUM kyvl aqy kyvl afpxy slybs qIkr hI sIimq rihxf cfhIdf hY?"
"awCf BYx jI ies ivsLy AuWqy iksy idn iPr gwl krFgy." kihMdf hoieaf hYWzmfstr vfps clf igaf sI qy hrkIrq muV ky iPr afpxf aKLbfr pVHn lwg peI sI.
"BYx jI quhfzf awj df AuWqr quhfnUM mihMgf vI pY skdf hY." iewk sfQI tIcr ny Aus nUM awj Pyr nyk suxfAuxI kIqI sI.
"mihMgf kI piegf? vwD qoN vwD iewQoN myrI bdlI hI ho jfvygI. hoxI Auh vI ieqnI sOKI nhIN. jy koeI myrI isLkfieq krygf qF dyKx vflLy Aus dy nflL myrIaF syvfvF aqy ipClf irkfrz vI dyKxgy. jo awj qwk cMgf hI hY. mYN kdI vI skUl qoN lyt nhIN huMdI aqy nf hI kdI koeI Prlo mfrdI hF. myry ividafrQIaF df irjLlt vI sdf hI cMgf irhf hY. ajyhI hflq ivwc koeI iksy dI isLkfieq krn qoN pihloN sO vyr socygf." hrkIrq ny gMBIrqf nflL AuWqr idwqf sI.
do ku mhIinaF ipwCoN iewk idn, "iewk tIcr nUM kyvl afpxy slybs qIkr hI sIimq nhIN rihxf cfhIdf. Aus nUM rujLfnf dIaF GtnfvF aqy cMgy sfihq nflL vI juVy rihxf bhuq jLrUrI huMdf hY. lfiebryrI dy irkfrz qoN pqf cwldf hY ik sfihq pVHn ivwc idlcspI kyvl hrkIrq BYx jI hI lYNdy ny. bhuqy tIcrF ny qF awj qIkr, lfiebryrI ivwcoN ikqfb lYx df afpxf Kfqf vI nhIN KoilHaf." iewk mIitMg ivwc hYWzmfstr sfihb ikqfbF pVHn dI loV aqy AunHF dy lfB qoN afpxy stfP nUM jfxUM krvf rhy sn. [[[
[[[ qy awj hrkIrq BYx jI nUM iewk bVI BfrI smwisaf prysLfn kr rhI sI. jo iksy bwcy leI ijLMdgI jF mOq smfn ho skdI sI. [[[
[[[tIicMg dy dOrfn smwisafvF qF AusnUM pihloN vI keI vyr afeIaF sn. iewk vyr iewk bwcy dI afpxI pVHfeI ivwc rqI Br vI rucI nf hox kr ky Aus dy mF bfp nUM skUl bulfieaf igaf. "ieh kuwqI bwicaF df Borf vI iKafl nhIN rwKdI." kihMdf hoieaf afdmI, stfP dy sfmHxy hI afpxI iesqrI nUM QwpV mfrn lwgf.
"KLbrdfr jy iesnUM hwQ vI lfieaf qF." stfP ny AusnUM roikaf.
"ikEN nhIN lf skdf? ieh myrI pqnI af."
"qyrI pqnI hY koeI psU qF nhIN. jy qUM ajy vI akl nf iswKI qF iewQoN iswDf puils cOkI hI jfvyNgf." stfP vwloN AusnUM smJfAux df Xqn kIqf igaf. gwl ivgVdI dyK ky AusnUM muV Gr hI qor idwqf igaf.
"mYN kI krF?" ipwCoN bybs iesqrI afpxI siQqI dws rhI sI. "sfzy cfr bwcy ny. ieh kMm koeI krdf nhIN sgoN PIm Kfx df pwkf afdI aY. mYN lokF dy BFzy mFj ky aqy hor buwqIaF kr ky kuwJ kmf ky ilafAuNdI hF qF Aus ivwcoN vI ieh afpxf ihwsf jbrI lY jFdY. Gr ivwc BMg BuwjdI aY qy sdf cIk ichfVf ipaf rihMdY. bwcy pVHn qF ivkyN pVHn?"
"Bilafmfxsf qUM koeI kMm ikEN nhIN krdf?" hrkIrq ny agly idn Aus amlI nUM skUl bulfieaf qy puwiCaf.
"kMm imlLdf eI nhIN. qusIN dy idE?" Ausdf tky vrgf AuWqr sI.
AunHF idnF ivwc skUl leI iewk cfh dI dukfn dy prbMD dI gwl bfq cwl rhI sI. ies sbMDI hYWzmfstr sfihb nflL gwl kIqI geI.
"dyK lo BYx jI iewk amlI kolLoN cMigafeI dI koeI bhuqI afs nhIN rwKI jfxI cfhIdI. ikDry ieh BFzf tINzf vI vyc ky nf qurdf bxy?" Aus ny smwisaf dI bfl hrkIrq dI kort vwl hI roVH idwqI.
smwisaf vDdI-vDdI iewQoN qIkr vD geI ik amlI kolL cfh bnfAux leI koeI brqn nhIN sI, smfn rwKx leI koeI KoKf jF QF jogy pYsy vI nhIN sn. pr svIkfr kr lYx vfilLaF leI vMgfr qy vMgfr hI huMdI hY. hrkIrq ny afpxIaF sihXogI tIcrF nflL imlL ky afpxI grMtI AuWqy ieh sfrf jugfV jutf idwqf.
"ies qrHF nflL ies lUM-lUM qIkr ivgVI kOm aqy dysL nUM qusIN ikqnf ku suDfr lvogy BYx jI?" hrkIrq nUM dUsrI tIcr ny puwiCaf sI.
"ttIhrI vFg koeI bhuqf nhIN. iPr vI ijqny jogf koeI hY Auqnf Xqn qF AusnUM kr hI lYxf cfhIdf hY. jy ies soc dy asIN sfry hI DfrnI ho jfeIey qF ies dy cmqkfrI iswty vI pRfpq ho skdy hn." hrkIrq df spsLt AuWqr sI[[[
[[[ pr asLky jfeIey amlI dy Auh vI afpxy kOlF AuWqy Krf AuWqiraf. Auh hr mhIny PVy pYisaF dI iksLq vI moVdf irhf aqy Kfx pIx df sfPL suQrf smfn vI phuMcdf krdf irhf. skUl ivwc rihMidaF Aus ny afpxI nykI aqy suQry kMm dI cMgI Bwl bxf leI. Aus dy cfry bwcy dsvIN pfs kr gey. ies nyk kMm krn dI KusLI dy nflL hrkIrq nUM iewko hI gwl df duwK sI ik amlI ny PIm KfxI ajy vI nhIN sI CwzI[[[
[[[hux smwisaf ieh sI ik Aus df iewk Xog ividafrQI keI idnF qoN klfs ivwc nhIN sI af irhf[[[
[[[isafixaF ny TIk hI ikhf hY ik nyk nIqI nflL skUl clfAuxf vI iewk Ksfry vflLI styt nUM clfAux dy smfn huMdf hY. ies ivwc hr rojL hI koeI nf koeI nvIN smwisaf KVHI rihMdI hY.
iewk vyr hrkIrq ny dyiKaf ik Aus df iewk bwcf bhuqf hI AuWKiVaf-AuWKiVaf rihMdf hY. nf kdI hwsdf hY aqy nf hI dUsry bwicaF nflL rlL imlL ky Kyzdf hY.
"jI myrI mF iksy gwly guwsy ho ky nfnkIN clI geI aY qy bfpU myrf Ausy idn qoN sLrfb ivwc guwt rihMdY. myrf nf Gr ivwc jIa lwgdY qy nf hI skUl ivwc." ipafr nflL puwCx AuWqy Ausny hrkIrq nUM dwisaf. BrosyXog vsIilaF rfhIN hor vI jfxkfrI prfpq kIqI geI qy ies sbMDI iewk rxnIqI GVI geI. ijs df muwK klfkfr sI Auh cyqn bwcf ijs nUM mF bfp dovyN hI bhuq ipafr krdy sn.
bwcy ny Aus idn qoN Kfxf pIxf Cwz idwqf aqy sdf mF-mF krdf rihMdf. kuwJ idnF ipwCoN AusnUM qyjL buKLfr vI cVHn lwg ipaf. sfrI gwl sux ky AunHF dy zfktr ny vI bwcy kolL mF df hoxf jLrUrI dwisaf. aKIr afpxy ipafry bwcy dy jIvn leI Ausdy bfp nUM sLrfb qoN aqy AusdI mF nUM afpxI ihMz qoN qobf krnI peI aqy KyrUM-KyrUM hox dy rfh quiraf prvfr muV iewk sur ho igaf[[[
[[[ hux smwisaf ieh sI ik hrkIrq df iewk hoxhfr ividafrQI keI idnF qoN skUl nhIN sI af irhf. ieh AulJx Aus ny afpxI iewk ivsLvfs pfqr tIcr nflL sFJI kIqI sI. aqy Aus ny Aus ividafrQI dy GroN pqf krn dI slfh idwqI sI. skUl dy iewk krmcfrI rfhIN inMdr nUM skUl ivwc hr hflq afAux leI snyhF iBjvf idwqf igaf sI.
"qUM keI idnF qoN skUl ikEN nhIN af irhf?" inMdr dy imlx AuWqy hrkIrq df pihlf svfl sI.
"BYx jI skUl afAux nUM idl qF myrf bhuq krdY pr PIs[[["
[[[ PIs aqy hor KricaF dy nflL hI hrkIrq nUM cyqy afieaf ik iewk vyr iewk prvfirk iekwT ivwc bYiTaF vD rhI kurpsLn aqy mihMgfeI dI grmf grm crcf iCVI sI. ijs kusLfsLn ivwc asl Gfx grIb qbky df hI ho irhf sI.
Aus ivwc hrkIrq ny tIcrF df pwK pysL kridaF ikhf sI ik mihMgfeI sdf hI mulfjLmF dIaF qnKfhF qoN awgy rihMdI hY. pihloN hI tIcrF df afpxIaF qnKfhF nflL msF gujfrf huMdf sI pr hux srkfr ny AunHF dy mihMgfeI Bwqy aqy sflfnf vfDy nUM jfm kr idwqf hY. dwso tIcr ikwDr nUM jfx?
"jy BYx jI qusIN muwK mMqrI hovoN aqy quhfqoN pihlF df muwK mMqrI kyvlL srkfrI KLjfnf hI KflI nf kr ky igaf hovy sgoN sfrIaF srkfrI jfiedfdF vI ssqy Bfa afpixaF nUM vyc igaf hovy iPr ies srkfr nUM clfAux leI qusIN kI krogy?"
"ieho hI jo hux vflLy muwK mMqrI ny kIqf hY." hrkIrq df sfPL iemfndrfnf AuWqr sI.
"BYx jI ieh aOiKafeI kyvl tIcrF nUM hI nhIN af rhI. iksfn ies nflLoN vI aOKy hn. hnyrIaF rfqF ivwc nfgLF dIaF isrIaF imwD ky ijnHF nUM afpxIaF ijxsF df lfgq muwl vI pwly nhIN pYNdf aqy Auh afqm hwiqafvF krn leI mjbUr ho rhy hn." prvfirk iekwT ivwc bYTy iewk ikrsfx mYSbr ny kmfeI aqy mihMgfeI dy muwdy AuWqy afpxf ikrsfxI pwK pysL kIqf sI.
iPr dUsry pfsy ibjlI muPLq krn dI byvkUPLI krn aqy AusdI pymYSt df ZukvF bdl krn df JUTf lfrf lfAux df, aqy vjLIrF dIaF vhIrF vwloN aMnHI luwt mcfAux df muwdf mG quiraf sI.
pr hrkIrq socdI sI ik ies vfqfvrn ivwc iemfndfr tIcrF dy Gr dy Gwto Gwt Krcy vI ikvyN pUry hoxgy? crcf ny pfsf priqaf sI.
"ieh jo awj pMjfb ivwc kurpsLn df dYNq PYilaf hoieaf hY ies leI sfzy byeImfn aqy cor afgUaF qoN ipwCoN sB qoN vwD juMmyvfr sfzy tIcr hn." aKOqI pwqr pryrk mYSbr boilaf sI.
ies qoN pihloN ik koeI "ikvyN?" df svfl dfgdf hrkIrq ny AuWqr idwqf. "iksy hwd qIkr hI nhIN sgoN pUrI hwd qIkr ieh gwl shI hY. Gwto Gwt mYN afp ies soc nflL pUrI sihmq hF." Auh smwisaf vwl hoey iesLfry aqy smwisaf dy kfrn nUM TIk smJ geI sI.
"KLudgLrjL, lotU aqy sLrfrqI lIzr awj jo vI mfnvqf df Gfx kr rhy hn Auh lwgpwg sfry dy sfry ajLfd Bfrq dy jnmy jF ies ivwc afpxf ividafrQI jIvn hMZf cuwky, nfgirk hI hn. jy sfzy tIcrF ny afpxy PrjF AuWqy zt ky pihrf idwqf huMdf aqy sUJvfn qy insvfrQ sLihrI Ausfry huMdy qF sfnUM awj nYiqkqf ivwc afieaf ieh inGfr nf dyKxf pYNdf. jy AunHF dI iswiKaf anusfr awj df afm nfgirk afpxI KLudgLrjLI nUM Cwz ky smuwc dy lfB df pihrydfr huMdf qF iksy vI guMzy dI kI mjfl sI ik ivDfn sBf dI kursI dy nyVy dI vI lMG jFdf. iPr awj dy bhuqy vjLIrF df nF sMivDfn sBf dI bjfey iksy ijhlL dy hfjrI rIijstrF ivwc boldf hoxf sI. pr tIcr afpxy ividafrQIaF nUM shI cfnx dyx ivwc asPl rhy hn."
ies qoN awgy ieh prvfirk gwlF awj dy smyN dy muwK mMqrI dI prsLMsLf ivwc aqy Aus dy ibKVy mfrgF vwl nUM huMdIaF, AusdI vjLIr dIaF DurlIaF nflL moZf mfrdIaF pihly muwK mMqrI dIaF kusLfsLnI aqy sLkunI kucflLF duaflLy ho juVIaF. [[[
[[[ "inMdr qUM jfh afpxI klfs ivwc aqy afpxI pVHfeI kr. jy koeI PIs bfry puwCy qF AusnUM kihxf ik Auh myry nflL gwl kry." qy hrkIrq ny inMdr dI PIs muafP krf dyx bfry soicaf. pr skUl dI pflsI ieh sI ik hr klfs ivwc iewk insLcq igxqI ivwc hI bwicaF dI PIs muafP kIqI jf skdI sI. jo pihloN hI kIqI jf cuwkI sI. hux iksy hor bwcy df ieh hwk Koh ky hI inMdr dI PIs muafP ho skdI sI. hrkIrq nUM ieh sOdf mnjLUr nhIN sI.
dUjf rsqf sI iksy smfj-syvI sMsQf kolLoN ieh prbMD krvfAux df. soc-soc ky hrkIrq ny ieh vI nkfr idwqf aqy afpxy Krcy hI kuwJ GtfAux df inrnf ilaf. qy inMdr dI pVHfeI muV cflU ho geI. Auh afpxI pUrI smrwQf aqy suGVqf nflL pVHfeI krdf igaf. [[[
[[[iewk idn inMdr skUl dI pUrI CuwtI huMdy sfr hI hrkIrq BYx jI nUM af imilLaf. "BYx jI hux mYN dsvIN klfs qF pfs kr leI hY. Auh vI quhfzI ikrpf nflL cMgy nMbrF AuWqy. hux awgy mYN kI krF? awgy pVHfAux dI ihMmq myry mF bfp ivwc hY nhIN. jdoN koeI nOkrI lwBx df Xqn krdf hF agly hjLfrF nhIN hux qF lwKF dy sOidaF dI gwl krdy hn. cfry pfsy hnyrf hI hnyrf idKfeI idMdf hY. hux qF qusIN hI koeI afs dI ikrn idKfE. AudoN qIkr Auh bs stfp AuWqy phuMc cuwky sn. hrkIrq dI bs vI af geI sI. jo Aus ny ims kr idwqI.
acfnk suwJy ivcfr aDIn Auh inMdr nUM iewk pfsy kMm kr rhy llfrI kolL lY geI.
"cMd, kMm Cwz ky iewk imMt myrI gwl suxIN." qy cMd afpxy hQly rMg ivwc rMgy hoey hwQ afpxy rMg brMgy aYprn nflL pUMJdf hoieaf BYx jI dy sfmHxy af KVHf hoieaf. "hF dwso BYx jI."
asl ivwc afpxy ividafrQIaF nUM ipafr muhwbq nflL cMgI pVHfeI krfAux kr ky skUl df pUrf vfqfvrn hrkIrq dy siqkfr ivwc mihikaf hoieaf sI. ijs dIaF sugMDIaF skUl dI vlLgx qoN bfhr vI iKlrIaF hoeIaF sn. cMd llfrI df afpxf lVkf vI Ausy skUl ivwc pVHdf sI aqy cMd vI hrkIrq df bhuq mfx siqkfr krdf sI. vYsy vI iksy leI hrkIrq dy svfl nUM moVnf iewk pfsy irhf sgoN Auh qF Aus dy iksy vI iesLfry nUM AuzIkdy rihMdy sn. pr hrkIrq sI ik iksy nUM vI koeI vfDU kMm nf kihMdI aqy jy iksy kolLoN koeI afpxf inwjI kMm krfAuNdI qF Aus df bxdf ievjfnf vI jLrUr idMdI.
[[["ieh myrf ividafrQI hY. smJ lY myrf eI bwcY. ies nUM llfrIaF df mfstr bxf dy. mYN qYnUM XkIn duafAuNdI aF ieh qyry nF nUM kdI vI vwtf nhIN lwgx dyvygf."
"bhuq awCf BYx jI. ies nUM kwlH qoN eI myry kolL Byj idE. myry kolL kMm qF pihloN eI bhuq aY. mYN ies nUM ies dI bxdI QoVI bhuqI imhnq vI dy idaF krUM."
inMdr dy dovyN hwQ hrkIrq dy pYrF vwl nUM ho qury. "Auh ho, ieh kI krdYN? jfh jf ky afpxy nvyN Ausqfd dy pYr CUh. nflLy dyKIN! mYnUM koeI AulFBf nhIN afAuxf cfhIdf." hrkIrq ny inMdr dy hwQ PV ley. Aus dI aglI bs af geI sI qy Auh ihMmq kr ky Aus ivwc jf cVHI sI.
smF afpxI cfly cwldf igaf. Ausqfd sLigrd dovyN iewk sur ho gey. isKfAux vflLy ivwc inwq nvF Aumfh sI qy AuWDr iswKx vflLf vI hr brIkI dI qih qIkr jfx leI inwq nvIN Gflxf GflLdf. priqBf pUrn AusqfdI-sLigrdI krfmfqF kr idKfAux dI rucI rwKdI hY.
inMdr iewk kfrIgr llfrI bx igaf.
Aus QF AuWqy iewk bwicaF df skUl, iewk hfeI skUl aqy ieMjnIairMg kflj hox kfrn rMgx df kMm loVoN vwD af jFdf sI. Ausqfd cMd dI slfh AuWqy hux inMdr ny AuWQy hI afpxf vwKrf awzf bxf ky kMm krnf arMB kr idwqf.
iewk idn sbwb nflL hrkIrq BYx jI iewk dupwtf rMgfAux leI lY ky afey. iksy soc aDIn awj qIk Auh afpxf rMgfeI df kMm cMd qoN hI krfAuNdy af rhy sn. pr Aus idn cMd afpxy awzy AuWqy nhIN sI. suBfivk hI Auh inMdr dy awzy vwl ho qury. Aus ny dupwtf inMdr nUM idwqf aqy rMg df ivsQfr dws idwqf.
"pYsy kfsdy? koeI afpxy rwb qoN vI rMgfeI dy pYsy lYNdY?" jdoN hrkIrq ny dupwty dI rMgfeI dy pYsy puwCy qF inMdr ny nIvIN pfeI AuWqr idwqf.
hrkIrq ny kwpiVaF dy Zyr AuWpr ipaf afpxf dupwtf cuwikaf qy skUl vwl nUM qur peI. Aus dI axK nUM iewk vMgfr peI sI. kIqy iehsfn bdly iksy kolLoN muPLq kMm nf krfAux dI rucI dI vMgfr.
"BYx jI, myry nflL ieqnf jLulm nf kro." roxhfky hoey inMdr ny doey hwQ joVidaF afpxI jodVI kIqI. pr hrkIrq afpxI aVI qy atwl rhI. awgy jf ky dUsrf ivcfr hrkIrq dy mn ivwc ieh vI af irhf sI ik jy inMdr Aus kolLoN rMgfeI dy pYsy mMg lYNdf jF lY lYNdf kI iPr vI Aus dI rUh df koeI supnf Gfiel nhIN sI ho jfxf, ik ies AuWqy mYN ikqny iehsfn kIqy hn, sflF qIkr ies dIaF skUl dIaF PIsF qfrIaF hn, ies nUM kMm kfr AuWqy lfieaf hY, qy ies ny rMgfeI dy pYsy myry kolLoN vI lY ley hn. ajIb ijhf Drm sMkt sI ieh. koml icwq ivakqI leI hr pfsy hI prysLfnIaF KVHIaF huMdIaF hn.
skUl dI GMtI vwj geI sI. hrkIrq dI iewk hor sfQx kfhlLI-kfhlLI nflL klfs ivwc afeI. irsYWs ivwc pqf lwigaf ik Auh lyt hox kfrn afpxy kuwJ kwpVy rMgfeI leI nf dy skI. aqy hux Auh kwpVy dyx leI jf rhI sI qF ik aKIrlI CuwtI vylLy qIkr Auh iqafr ho jfx. hrkIrq ny afpxf dupwtf vI Aus nUM PVf idwqf nflLy Aus nUM ieh ihdfieq vI kr idwqI ik inMdr awgy Auh Ausdf nF nf lvy.
pUrI CuwtI vylLy jdoN rMgy hoey kwpVy Aus tIcr ny lY ky pYsy dyxy cfhy. "inMdr qUM gLlqI nflL rMgfeI Gwt mMgI hY." BYx jI afpxf ihsfb joVdy hoey boly.
"hF BYx jI ies ivwc iewk dupwty dI rMgfeI nhIN joVI geI."
"Auh ikEN?"
"Auh hrkIrq BYx jI df dupwtf hY. ies leI."
"nhIN Auh vI myrf hY."
"BYx jI mYN iewk llfrI hF aqy mYN llfrIaF dy rMgF nUM smJdf hF. vIh sflF ipwCoN vI dwsdUMgf ik ikhVf kwpVf hrkIrq BYx jI dY qy ikhVf myrf rMigaf hoieaY."
ies sMBfvnf dI afs qF hrkIrq nUM vI sI. gwl nUM BFpidaF hux Auh vI nyVy af geI. afpxy prs ivwcoN pYsy kwZy aqy "ieh qYnUM lYxy hI pYxgy." df hukm cfVH ky Aus ny inMdr df hwQ PiVaf qy AusdI muwTI ivwc quMn idwqy. Aus ny hrkIrq dy hukm nUM afpxy mwQy nflL lfieaf aqy iewk rumfl ivwc bMnH ky iksy pivwqr prsLfd vFg Auh afpxy gwly dy iewk pfsy rwK idwqy.
hrkIrq qswlI nflL Gr nUM clI geI pr inMdr agly idn qIkr socF dIaF lihrF ivwc hI zuwbkIaF lfAuNdf irhf. kdy zuwbdf irhf aqy kdy qrdf irhf. aKIr[[[
agly idn Auh mOkf imlLidaF hI hrkIrq BYx jI dy sfmHxy Aus dy rUm ivwc jf phuMicaf. "ieh quhfnUM vI lYxy hI pYxgy?" df imwTf ijhf hukm cfVH ky Aus ny do sO rupey hrkIrq dy myjL AuWqy rwK idwqy.
"ieh kI hmfkq hY inMdr?"
"BYx jI ieh hmfkq nhIN hkIkq hY."
"ies df kI mqlb? iswDI gwl kr."
"BYx jI kwlH qusIN mYnUM hukm dy idwqf qy mYN isr mwQy AuWqy mMn ilaf. awgy nUM vI quhfzf hr hukm myry isr mwQy qy hI rhygf. pr myrI vI awj ieh iewk bynqI hY ik myrI ieh quwC Bytf qusIN vI hr mhIny svIkfr kr ilaf krnI."
"iks leI?"
"iksy bybs ividafrQI dI PIs qfrn leI."
"inMdr soc lY. ieh iewk llfrI dI ikrq kmfeI hY. qy smyN dy rMgF df koeI pqf nhIN huMdf [[["
"BYx jI, smyN dy rMg qF smF hI jfxy. myrI soc qF kyvl quhfzy rMgF qIkr hI jFdI hY. nflLy jI mYN kfhdf llfrI hF. asl llfrI qF qusIN E, ijhVy afpxy ividafrQIaF dIaF socF AuWqy inwq nvyN, gUVHy-pwky rMg cfVHdy E, AunHF dIaF awKF ivwc BivwK dy supny isrjdy E."
ieh Bfvnf dyK ky hrkIrq df mn vI Bfvk ho igaf qy Aus ny AuWT ky inMdr nUM afpxI glLvwkVI ivwc lY ilaf. "ikDry qUM awgy vI pVH skdf? ikDry qUM suXog nyqf bx skdf?" hrkIrq dy mUMh ivwcoN afp muhfry hI ieh iewCf Bry bol ikr gey.

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