hux qF ies ielfky ivc tYksIaF afm ho geIaF hn. sVkF df vI koeI aMq nhIN. pYisaF dI Kyz hY. ijQy mrËI jdoN loV hovo tYksI lY jfE.

pr ieh AunHF idnF dI gwl hY jdoN iÈwbU qKfx ipwql dIaF PuwlIaF vfly afpxy rwQ Auqy bYTy hYlIkfptr dy iksy pfeIlt nfloN Gwt nhIN sI huMdf.

icwtIaF JflrF vflf tUlI rMgf AuCfV nvF hI rwQ Auqy qKfx ny cVHvfieaf sI. ÈONkI bld afr qF kI ipMzy Auqy mwKI nhIN sI shfrdy. bhuqy hI clfk.

dysU suinafr qy mwKx ƒ nfl lY ky mYN shurIN igaf sF. muklfvf lYx jFdy muMzy ƒ cfa dy nfl-nfl kuJ sMg ijhI vI huMdI hY. imwTf-mwTf zr. eysy kr ky mYN dysU qy mwKx ƒ nfl lY ky igaf sF. mF ny qF sgoN jfx ky AunHF ƒ myry nfl qoiraf sI. Auh kihMdI sI-'sfzf kMdf qF kuVIaF argY. eyhƒ kwly ƒ qF sflI ny cUMZIeyN eI Kf jfxYN eyhdy qF mUMh `c bol nIN, zIzy dy.`

dysU myrf imlfpI sI. sfzf guaFZI vI. aksr mYN Aus dy shfry `qy bYTf rihMdf. Aus kol 'rUp-bsMq` df icwTf lY ky AuWcIN AuWcIN pVHdf. mYNQoN icwTf sux ky Auh bhuq ÉuÈ huMdf.

mwKx nfl myrI buwkl KuwlHI sI. asIN iekwTy, Gr dI kwZI Èrfb pINdy qy boVy KUh vfly ipwpl dIaF jVHF ivc bih ky sfDF dI inMmo dIaF gwlF krdy. hfËr-jvfbI ivc mwKx sfry ipMz ivc AuWGf sI. Auhdy vrgI gwl iksy ƒ nhIN sI aOVdI.

dysU qy mwKx ƒ nfl iljf ky mYƒ pUrf Drvfs ho igaf sI. mYƒ zr nhIN sI irhf ik shuiraf dI koeI kuVI mYƒ qMg kr skygI. Auh vI kihMdy sn-kMidaf qUM iJpIN nf. asIN vfhxIN pf idaFgy, sfrIaF ƒ.`

shuiraF dy Gr cubfry ivc jf ky asIN ajy bYTy hI sF ik kuVIaF mINh dI vfCV vFg af KVIaF. koeI kuJ boldI sI, koeI kuJ. kdy-kdy AunHF dI dI ikcr ikcr iblkul bMd ho jFdI. ijvyN AunHF koloN sfrIaF mÈkrIaF muwk geIaF hox qy iksy vI kuVI ƒ koeI nvIN gwl nf aOVdI hovy. koeI kuVI Pyr AuhI Gisaf hoieaf svfl kr idMdI-'vy, mukMd, qUM afpxI BYx ƒ nfl nf lY ky afieaf?`

dUjI puwCdI-'vy mukMd, vy muMkd, mF ny qYƒ ikMny rupeIey idwqy ny, sflIaF ƒ dyx ƒ ?`

'vy qUM mF ƒ kihMdf beI qYƒ cwj df qF jMmdI?` qF iek kuVI ny myry gMdmI rMg Auqy cot kIqI.

mYN qF GfAUN mfAUN ijhf pihlf hI sF, dysU qy mwKx vI cuwp kry bYTy rhy.

'mF df kI doÈ aY ivcfrI df.'

'nI ipE df qF ieh lgdf nIN.`

qy iPr ikMny hI svfl. ikMnIaF hI cotF. qy iPr ikcr ikkr. kFvF-rOlI. iksy dI koeI smJ nf. ies qrHF df mfhOl dyK ky qF iËMdgI ivc pihlI vfr ieho ijhy svfl afpxy Auqy huMdy sux ky mYƒ hrK ijhf cVH igaf. myrf ichrf Gruitaf igaf.

dysU ny KMGUr mfrI qy Quwk ƒ sMGo Qwly lMGf ky afiKaf-qusIN koeI cwj dI gwl qF kro. bYTo, koeI mqlb dI gwl CyVo. qusIN qF cUhVIaF mfq pfqIaF. 'qUM cuwp krky bYTf rih vy aFzlf. cUhVI qyrI mF hoAUgI. nhIN BYx ƒ bxf lY cUhVI. qyrI mF ny kI vMizaf sI vy qyry jMmy qoN?`

'koly` iek kuVI ny nfl dI nfl afK idwqf.

nhIN, 'iewtF! koly qF mukMd dI mF ny vMzy hoxgy.`` iek hor kuVI tyZy ZMg nfl dysU dy gory rMg dI qfrIÌ kr geI sI.

'mwKx ijhVf gwl df moV dyx ivc afpxy afp ƒ KwbIKfn smJdf sI hux guMnrvwtf bixaf bYTf sI. myry cuwp kIqy mUMh Jfk ky Aus ny kuVIaF ƒ afiKaf-'qusIN hvf qF aOx dy idE bfr ivc dI. bih jo jF aMdr lMG afE.` mwKx hwQ joV ny KV igaf.

'ieh dyKo nIN KFGU jf, EdUM vI cVHdY` mwKx dy kihry srIr Auqy iek kuVI ny cot kIqI.

kuVIaF ivcoN iek kuVI ijhVI ajy qfeIN bolI nhIN sI qy hux qwk muskrf hI rhI sI qy jF iksy gwl Auqy kdy kdy sMkocvF ijhf hwsI sI, ny mYƒ afiKaf-'muMkd` mihMdI dws kIhdy hwQoN lvOxI aYN, sfzy cNo? qUM AUNgl krdy jIhdy kMnI krnI aY. Auh qyrI pwkI sflI. AuhI mihMdI lfAU, AuhI rupeIaf lAU.`

Aus kuVI ny myry vfly mMjy dI pYNd vwl syrvy Auqy afpxI swjI tMg Dr leI sI. gozy Auqy kUhxI `qy hQylI Auqy TozI rwK ky Auh iek tMg dy Bfr KVI sI. gwl krdIN qF Auhdy kMnF dy kFty AuhdIaF gwlHF ƒ Coh jFdy. ies qrHF nfl Auh bhuq ipafrI lg rhI sI.

hOlI hOlI irskdIaF dUjIaF kuVHIaF vI cubfry df bfr twp afeIaF sn.

mYN kuJ nhIN sI bol irhf.

'ieAuN qF asIN iqMny vMz lvFgy Qoƒ. rupeIaf leI jfieE qy pwkIaF sflIaF bxdIaF jfieE.` mwKx hONslf PV cuwikaf sI. mYƒ kuJ afsrf ijhf hoieaf ik hux kuJ nf kuJ moV ËrUr idMdf rhygf.

sfrIaF jxIaF ihV ihV kr ky hws peIaF. iek bolI_lY kuVy mUMh dyK eyhdf rupeIaf dyx afly df. rupeIaf jyb hY vI qyry, iClkF idaF GoiVaF?

'myrI pYNd kol iek tMg dy Bfr KVI kuVI ny mMjy AuqoN pMinaF vflI pwKI cuwk ky myry moZy ƒ Tkoiraf, 'mihMdI dws kIhqoN lvOxI aYN?`

'qUM hI lf dIN! ` myry mUMhoN inkilaf.

hor sB kuVIaF cuwp ho geIaF. mYN mihsUs kIqf ijvyN AunHF ƒ Aus kuVI nfl eIrKf ho geI hovyN.

'nIN qUM lfh lIN cfa mihMdI lf ky. asIN rupeIaf dIaF BuwKIaF nIN iPrdIaF.`

'nIN ivMdr, afh KFGU jf qF jmHF qyry prOhxy argY.` iek kUVI ny iek tMg dy Bfr kuVI df iDafn mwKx vwl kIqf.
'qF myyry qF mihMdI qUM eI lfeIN mwKx ny ivMdr ƒ ikhf.

ivMdr df hAuNkf inkl igaf. Aus ny afpxI tMg mMjy AuqoN Qwly lfh leI qy inruwqr ho ky KVI rhI.

'nIN ikAuN aONidaF ƒ eI jwPf pf ilaf qusIN. pfxI DfxI qF pI lYx idE ienHF ƒ.` myrI sws ny
hokrf mfiraf.

'qfeI asIN qyry jmfeI ƒ Ëyb `c pf ky qF nI lY jF gIaF.` ivMdr ny ikhf.

'nf BfeI, pihlF nHf Do lYx idE. mihMdI lYx afeIaF imtf ilE iswkF.` sws ny AunHF ƒ jfx leI afiKaf.
'cwlo nIN cwlo. qfeI df eI afieaY jmfeI, Krf anoKf iek vwzI Aumr dI kuVI ny ikhf qy afpxI godI cuwky hoey jvfk dI nlI pUMJ ky kMD nfl ml idwqI.

sUrj gurduafry dy inÈfn sfihb qoN Qwly AuWqr irhf sI, cyq-vsfK dy idn sn. bfrF-qyrF koh rQ ivc bYiTaF dy pfsy duKx lg pey sn. kosy pfxI nfl asIN hwQ mUMh Doqf qy cfh pIx lg pey.

afQx dy sMDUrI cfnx ivc kflK Gulx lwgI qF asIN boql df zft puwt ilaf.

QflI ivc mihMdI Gol ky jd kuVIaF afeIaF, asIN jBlIaF mfr rhy sF. pihly qoV dI kwZI boql mwKx ipMzo hI lY afieaf sI.

sfƒ koeI pqf nhIN, kuVIaF kI kI boldIaF rhIaF qy asIN AunHF ƒ kI Ëvfb idMdy rhy. sfzy kmlvfa qy ijwc ho ky AunHF ny sfzIaF hQylIaF Auqy mihMdI dI iek iek grolI DrI qy pOVIaF AuWqr geIaF.

ivMdr ƒ Èfied mY pMj rupey mihMdI lvfeI dy, idwqy sn.

kuVIaF pOVIaF AuWqrIaF qF dysU qy mwKx ny mihMdI vfly hwQ kMDF nfl Gsf idwqy.

'myrf hwQ qF lY kMjr dIaF kwty dI mok nfl lbyV geIaF.` hQylI ƒ nwk kol kr ky mwKx ny ikhf.

'Auey mYƒ vI lgdY dysU ny huMgfrf Biraf. asIN awDf GMtf AuWcI AuWcI hwsdy rhy.

iek iek pYWg mwKx ny hor pfieaf. mYN pIqf. myry qF ijvyN pYr cuwky gey. bhuq Èrfb mYƒ suKFdI nhIN sI.

rotI asIN awD-pcwD ijhI KfDI. nf Kfx vrgI hI.

dysU qy mwKx qF cubfry mUhry mMijaF Auqy ibsqry ivCf ky pY gey. mYƒ myrI sws ny Qwly swd ilaf.

Èrfb AuqoN dI ho geI sI. mYƒ gwl nhIN sI aOV rhI. buwG buwG kr ky sB KfDf pIqf myry aMdroN bfhr ho igaf. bysuwD ho ky drvfËy ivc zhy pey, iek mMjy Auqy mYN ZyrI ho igaf. ajy vI mYƒ AultIaf af rhIaF sn. amrjIq, myrI pqnI, mfipaF dI iewklI, DI sI. BfeI vI, koeI nhIN sI. shurf rotI Kf ky bfhrly Gr zMgrF kol jf ipaf sI, sws pqf nhIN ikhVy DMidaF ivc PsI hoeI sI. Aus ny cubfry ivcoN Qwly mYƒ swd qF ilaf sI, pr ajy gwl koeI nhIN sI kIqI. mYƒ AultIaF af rhIaF sn. suwky bwq afAuNdy qF ijvyN myrf kfljF iekwTf ho jFdf. mo aYKf sF. surq vI koeI nhIN sI. Èrfb qyË sI qy mYN pI vI bhuq hI leI sI. drvfËy ivc mMjy Auqy ipaf mYN ËÉmI swp vFg mylH irhf sF. kdy Aus bfhI nfl, kdy Aus nfl.

pfxI dI gVvI lY ky afieaf koeI kuJ icr myry isrhfxy KVf irhf qy iPr AuNjl Br ky hvfVF Cwzdf myrf mUMh Aus ny pfxI nfl pUMJ idwqf. myry buwlHF ƒ Aus dy nrm nrm poitaF ny sfP kIqf qy iPr pfxI dI gVvI Aus ny myry mUMh ƒ lf idwqI. pfxI dI Guwt aMdr geI qy ijvyN myrI surq prq afeI. mYƒ lwigaf ijvyN Auh myrI sws hovo. pr nhIN, Auh sws nhIN sI. Aus dy poty qF kuly kUly sn, aMgUrf dI Coh vrgy. Aus dy hwQ, qF nrm nrm sn, inwGy inwGy, GuwgIaF vrgy,. iPr mYN soicaf, amrjIq afp hI hovygI? pr nhIN, Auh amrjIq vI nhIN sI. jd Auh krMtvYl dI afpxI cuMnI nfl myrf mUMh pUMJ rhI sI, mYN awKF puwt ky dyiKaf, ieh qF Auh kuVI sI- mihMdI lfAux vflI kuVI. pqlI ijhI, bwgy ijhy rMg vflI, mDrI ijhI, sfAU sfAU awKF vflI kuVI, ivMdr.

'muMkd, qUM aOKf qF nIN bfhlf?` myry mwQy AuqoN isr dy vfl afpxI hQylI nfl ipCFh htf ky Aus ny puwiCaf. bysurqI ivc myrI pwg pqf nhIN ikQy izwgI peI sI.

myry mUMhoN isrP aYnI gwl hI, inklI, 'hfey! amrjIq ny bulf dy.`

'amrjIq ikvyN afj?` Auh GurkI lY ky peI.

'hfey amrjIq! hfey nIN mr igaf mYN!` mYƒ ÈrfbIaF vflf bOV Puwt ipaf sI.

'qYN amrjIq qoN kI lYxf aY? mYnU dws, ijhVI gwl aY?` ivMdr ny myry isr df jUVf ks ky bMn idwqf. do iqMn suwky vwq mYƒ iPr afey. myrf kfljF iewkTf ho ky ijvyN gl ivc af Pisaf sI. myrI Ëfn inklx vflI ho geI. Aus ny myrIaF dovyN puVpqIaF Guwt leIaF. cuMnI dy lV nfl myrf mUMh pUMiJaf. gVvI ivcoN pfxI dI Guwt BrvfeI mYN kurlI kIqI. drvfËy ivc Guwp hnyrf sI. JlfnI ivc culHf vI awg nfl miGaf hoieaf sI. cuwlHy Auqy duwD df pqIlf kVH irhf sI. sbfq ivc aMnHI ijhI lfltYx df pIlf cfnx sI.

vwKI prny pey dI pqf nhIN myrI kdoN awK lwg geI. ivMdr pqf nhIN myry koloN clI geI. sws duwD df glfs lY ky afeI. myry aMdr qF pfxI dI iqwp msF pcdI sI. duwD ƒ ikvyN mUMh lfAuNdf. drvfjy ivcoN AuNGlfieaf ijhf AuWT ky mYN pOVIaF ciVaf qy cubfry ivc jf ipaf. pYx sfr sON igaf.

dUjy idn qVky hI ivMdr pqf nhIN kI ikQoN koeI dvfeI ilafeI qy pfxI dy glfs ivc Gol ky Auh mYƒ ipaf geI. dvfeI pI ky mYƒ do iqMn zkfr af gey qy myrf aMdr KulH ijhf igaf.

'gMnf jy ikqoN imljy qF sfrf Doqf jfvy. imljU mF jI ikqoN?` mYN sws qoN puwiCaf.

'gMinaF dI ruwq vI aY hux koeI, jIjf myiraf? pfVHf eI rih igaf nf bws.` ivMdr lot pot ho geI. myrI sws vI hws peI. dysU qy mwKx kol bYTf polf polf muskrfey. mYƒ AunHF muhry sMg lwgI.

Ausy idn duiphr dI rotI Kfx ipwCoN asIN amrjIq ƒ lY ky ipMz af gey. dysU qy mwKx qF iek sfeIkl Auqy ipMz phuMc gey sn. rwQ ivc mYN qy amrjIq hI sF. rfh ivc ikMnIaF gwlF asIN kr leIaF. gwlF gwlF ivc ivMdr dI gwl vI iCV geI. Aus dI gwl mYN jfx ky hI CyVI sI. Aus kVI dy ivvhfr ny qF myry aMdr koeI Éfs QF bxf leI sI.

amrjIq ny mYƒ dwisaf ik ivMdr dI afpxy pRfhuxy nfl bxdI nhIN ivMdr df vwzf BxoeIaf jd eyQy afAuNdf hY, ivMdr jy eyQy hovo qF Aus dI aYnI syvf krdI hY ik rhy rwb df nfAuN. iehdf BxoeIaf smJdf vI iehƒ CotI BYx vFg hY. ivMdr df pRfhuxf pr ieh dy suBfa Auqy Èwk krdf hY.

amrjIq jd drOjf lY ky afeI, Aus ny dwisaf ik ivMdr df pRfhuxf dUjf ivafh krvfAux ƒ iPrdf hY.
myrf idl ZyrI ho igaf, ivMdr vrgI kuVI dI afh hflq.

drOjy amrjIq ƒ lYx jd mYN igaf sF qF ivMdr AuQy hI sI. pr Auh sfzy Gr nhIN sI afeI. Auh qF AudoN dyhlIENN bfhr pYr nhIN sI DrdI. buVHIaF sO sO gwlF bxfAuNdIaF sn.

Aus qoN bfad jd kdy mYN shury jFdf, ivMdr kdy vI nf imldI. kdy Auh nfnkIN geI huMdI, kdy BUaf kol, kdy mfsI kol, kdy ikqy qy kdy ikqy. Aus df pRfhuxf hux Aus ƒ lY ky nhIN sI jFdf! rMgfVAu Auh vI purf rwKdI.

mYN Aus ƒ iek vfr imlxf cfhuMdf sF, iml ky Aus df duwK puwCxf cfhuMdf sF. muMzy dI suÈk lY ky amrjIq afeI qF Aus ny dwisaf ik ivMdr imlI sI. Auh qF suwk ky qFbV bxI peI hY, inrI PwtI ichrf JurVf igaf hY. awKF dy Gyry kfly ho gey hn. mUMh ivc bol nhIN. Kuwdo vFg buVHkx twpx vflI qF Auh ivMdr hI nhIN rhI.

Aus df kudrqI KuwlHf suBfa Aus leI iek srfp bx igaf sI. Aus df mwcV pRfhuxf Aus dI KuwlH ƒ dyK ky sgoN hor vl Kf igaf hovygf. ivMdr df kI ksUr? jF qF Auh Aus mwcV dI jyb ivc pY jFdI qy jF afpxy moh dy syk ivc Auhdf mwcVpuxf Kor idMdI. Aus axBol ƒ kI pqf sI ik Aus dy hwsdy dMdF ƒ iek idn hQOVy dI swt pvygI qy Auhdy mUMh ivcoN sdf leI hfsf muwk jfvygf. Aus ƒ kI pqf sI ik iksy Epry bMdy nfl hws ky bol lYxf qy KuwlH ky gwl kr lYxI vI pqI-Drm dy Ault hY. dUijaF nfl hwsxf bolxf pqI-Drm dy Ault koeI ikAuN smJdf hY ? Auh smJ nf skI. ieho ijhf vI koeI mnuwK huMdf hY ijhVf awKIN dyKo ibnF hI afpxI qIvIN Auqy koeI Èwk kr lvy. qrHF qrHF dy Aus ƒ svfl puwwCy. qrHF qrHF dIaF Aus nfl gwlF kry. ivMdr ivcfrI smJ nf skI. Ausdy aMdr iksy swc dI hYNkV sI. Eus hYNkV ny hI Aus ƒ zoibaf.

ivcfrI ivMdr!

Auh afpxy afp ivc kYd sI. afpxy Aus suBfa Auqy hux Aus ƒ Jorf sI. jo kdy pihly idnoN hI Auh eyvyN ijvyN cuwp kIqI ijhI rihMdI? kI lYxf sI Aus ny BxoeIey dI tihl-syvf qoN?

kMm kfr ivc aYnf ruwJ igaf sF ik mYN keI sfl shurIN nf jf sikaf. amrjIq vI nhIN sI igaf qy iPr myrI bdlI ipMz qoN keI sO mIl dUr ho geI sfl ivciek awD vfr mYN ipMz afAuNdf qF iek do idn rih ky clf jFdf.

myry suhiraF dIaF do swjr-sUeIaF mwJF iek ÌojI tYNk dI Pyt lwg ky mr geIaF qF mYN aPsos krn AuQy igaf. awzy Auqy bws ivcoN AuqiraF qF ivMdr dI mF ny myrI ipwT pCfx ky mYƒ hfk mfr leI. hOlI hOlI myrIaF awKF ny gvfhI BrI, ivMdr vI kol KVI sI. Aus ny mYƒ siq sIR akfl khI. Auhdy buwlH msF hI Prky. AuhdI ingfh Drq Auqy hI gwzI rhI. AuhdI godI sfl ku Br dI kuVI duwD cuMG rhI sI. mlvIN ijhI jIB nfl Aus ny amrjIq dy muMzy kuVIaF dI suK-sFd puwCI. mFvF-DIaF dy kol iek bMdf KVf sI. hwQ ivc ikrpfn, imafn Auqy Ër KfDy lohy dIaF pwqIaF. AuhdI dfVHI ivc koeI koeI kflf vfl sI. imcIaF hoeIaF awKF qy motf nkOVf. kfly DUÈ rMg vflf Kurdrf ichrf. ivMdr dy nvyN pRfhuxy ny myry nfl hwQ imlfieaf. asIN mINh qy ÌslF dIaF gwlF CyV leIaF.

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