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ryl gwzI df Cotf ijhf sPLr rojLfnf krdy krdy Aus dI awDI Aumr bIq geI. kI Kwitaf? kI gvfieaf[[jd kdy Auh ieMqËfr dIaF Audfs GVIaF dOrfn afpxy aSdr JfqI mfr ky stysLnF qy KVy AubfsIaF lYNdy GMitaF bwDI lyt hoeIaF gwzIaF bfry cyqfvnIaF aqy GoÈxfvF df lyKf joKF krdf qF Aus nUM afpxy afp nfl iGrxf hox lgdI. eydF jfpdf ijvyN hr roË do do GSty jF keI vyrF qF cfr cfr GSty stysLnF qy ajfeIN gvfey plF ny Aus dy sunihrI jIvn dy iek iqhfeI ihwsy nUM amr vyl vFg Zwk idwqf jF ingÜ ilaf hovy.

awj Aus ny sLukr kIqf. Aus dy stysLn qy phuMcdy hI gwzI dy TIk tfeIm qy phuMcx bfry aYlfn ho irhf sI. nfl hI iek hor cyqfvnI, jI afr pI dy jvfnF vfsqy, ik ies gwzI dy aKIrly zwby ivc ds pSdrF XfqrI byhosL hoey pey af rhy sn, nfl sfry stysLn qy Auqsukqf BrI aPVf-qPVI mwc geI. BIV df bhuqf ihwsf gwzI dy aKIrly zwby dy phuMcx dy sQfn qk Aumz ipaf. puls kfrMidaF nUM swdf idMdf aYlfn bfr bfr aqy jLor jLor dI ho irhf sI. gwzI stysLn qy af KVI hoeI pr koeI vI mulfjLm nf phuMicaf. gwzI dy iqMn imSt dy TihrfAu df smF vI KLqm ho igaf qy GoÈxf bfr bfr hox krky dOVdy do ispfhI zMzy Tkordy BIV ivc vV ky zwby ’c cVH gey. iek Qfxydfr lgdf afdmI vI afpxI pwg dy pyc sfP krdf BIV 'coN ivcrdf AuWpr cVH igaf.L

‘Eey mulfjmoN Tihro! pihlF jfmf qlfsLI lE[[ikqy sfiÜaF dy bMb hI nf bMnHy hox.’

Qfxydfr ny afpxy vzWpx df rohb JfiVaf. hor ispfhIaF ny af ky afÈy pfsy zMzy Aulfrdy gqkf Kylx dy krqb idKf ky BIV nUM ipwCy Dkyl idwqf. bMb df nfm sux ky ispfhI kuJ ihckcfey pr jldI hI iPr jybF ttolx lwgy. AuhnF sfiraF nUM Aulty iswDy krky jfmf qlfsLI kIqI, pr ispfhI hwQ inrfsL hI afeI.

‘jnfb iehnF dI qF jfmf-qlfsLI pihlF hI ho cuwkI hY. iksy pqMdr ny qlfÈI leI qF kuJ vI nhIN Cwizaf.’

stysLn qy pfxI iplfAuNdy syvfdfr, mUMh pfxI pfAux lwgy. byhosL, arD-byhosL qy iek do lfsLF! iksy dy mUMh pfxI aSdr cVH jFdf qy iksy dy kMT qoN bfhr hI vg jFdf. bVf iBafnk idRsL[[keI luVHk rhy sn, iek dUjy dy AuWqy izwgy sihk rhy sn, iksy dy mMUhoN Jwg Cuwt rhI sI, iksy dy mUMhoN jF nfsF 'coN KUn CuWt irhf sI. joigMdr kOr tI tI eI afx KVI hoeI. Auh pYnisl mUMh ’c pfeI Audfs ho geI. BeIey Aus df bVf afdr siqkfr krdy hn, Auh vI AuhnF nfl bhuq hmdrdI ijqfAuNdI hY.

‘PVo Eey Auqfro Qwly[[.’ Qfxydfr dy rohb ny qmfsLbIn BIV nUM hor ipwCy iKlfr idwqf. do cfr XfqrI qrso qrsI ispfhIaF dI mdd leI inwqr pey. pSdrF bMidaF dI lfeIn lwg geI plyt Pfrm qy.

‘iehnF dy nfl aSimRqsroN do iqMn ËnfnIaF cVHIaF sn, jo sfrf rfh iehnF nfl cuhl -muhl krdIaF rhIaF. BeIafxIaF sn Auh vI. ieh sfry jlMDr qwk cVHiglI mcfAuNdy rhy. Auh kuVIaF afpxy hwQIN iehnF sBnF dy mUMh pRsfd CuhfAuNdIaF rhIaF. pqf nhIN ikwQy AuWqr geIaF, sLfied ibafs jF krqfrpur.’ iek dfnI-pRDfnI svfrI dwbI jbfn ivc Qfxydfr nUM sMboDn hoeI.

sLukr rwb df! gfrz ny ivsl idwqI, gwzI hOlI ihwlI, ieMjn ny cIk mfrI qy svfrIaF dOV ky gwzI ’c cVH geIaF. TIk afAuNdI hoeI gwzI Pyr awDf GStf lyt ho geI.

Aus df iDafn hux stysLn dy zrfmy qoN hwt ky dPLqr dy bfs vwl clf igaf jo noN vjy qoN hI GVI vyKx lwgf jFdf hY.

‘PLs gey awj Pyr! Aus dIaF iJVkF dI mfr JwlxI pvygI.’

hux Aus nUM BeIaF dI khfxI iblkul BuWl geI. gwzI ajy hOlI hI sI, Auh bfhr ltk irhf sI. Aus nUM srkfrI kflI vrdI vflf itkt cYWkr vrgy afkfr df JfAulf ipaf. aSdr lMGx nUM jgHf nhIN sI. AuWqr ky dOV ky agly zwby ivc jf ciVHaf. rÈ qF iewQy vI bhuq sI pr Klox nUM qF jgf sI. iek Éfny dIaF Cy sItF qy do ispfhI jo gwzI dI roËfnf gsLq zIAUtI qy sn, lwqF psfrI ivCy pey sn.

‘plIjL[[jLrf!’ Aus ny qrlf kIqf.

‘nhIN nhIN[[ieh rIjrv sItF hn, stfPL vfsqy.’ bVy rohbdfr dbky vflf juafb sux ky Auh hor svfrIaF vFg irwiJaF BuWijaf KVo igaf. Aus ny dUroN vyiKaf. AuhI kfly zrYs vflI, kflI aYnk vflI, moZy prs ltkfeI aOrq Aus dI kYbn vwl vD rhI sI.

Aus df iDafn iek dm afpxy mfsk pfs vwl igaf. jyb tohI, bfhr kwiZaf, vyiKaf,‘ mfry gey! pfs dI qrIk qF kwl dI KLqm ho cuwkI hY[[ieh qF awj nivafAux vflf sI.’ itkt nf hox df zr hux Aus dy aSdr cUhy vFg kuqr kuqr krn lwgf.

‘clo koeI nhIN. vyKI jfeygI.’ Aus df jIa kIqf, gwzI ‘coN Cfl mfr dyvy jF zwbf bdl lvy. pr ieh nf-mumikn sI, jfn-joKm vflf kMm sI.

‘clo bhfnf lgfvFgy, Gr BuWl igaf, cyqf nhIN irhf, khFgy clo mYzm jurmfnf pf idAu.’ keI vyrF qF keI tI tI ivcfry afpy hI kih idMdy ny,‘ do cfr pSj ibn-itkt musfPLr ds ds rupey iekwTy krky jurmfny dI iek prcI ktf lE,’ pr keI qF bVy aVHb huMdy n, Auh byieËqI vI krdy ny qy pYsy vI pUry qy jurmfnf vI pUrf vsUldy ny. keI smUlcyy hI jyb ivc pf jFdy ny qy prcI vI nhIN kwtdy. ikMnf cMgf sI purfxf Ëmfnf, jd zwibaF ivWc dI AulFGF nhIN sI huMdf qy ies qrHF tI tI nUM dUjy zwby jfx leI agly stysLn dI AuzIk krnI pYNdI sI pr hux qF ivwcy ivc hI sfrI gwzI dy zwby ies qrHF juVy hoey ny ik iek pfisAuN aKIr qwk phuMc ho skdI hY. Coty bwcy huMdy, jd Auh kYroN skUl ivc pVHdf sI, Auh sfry ibn itkt sPLr vI krdy sn qy tI tI nUM icVfAuNdy sn, mKOl vI krdy sn. iek idn iek tI tI bfhr dI dUsry zwby coN zMizaF nfl cMbV ky afpxI jfn Éqry ‘c pf ky AuhnF dy zwby afx viVaf. sfry awT ds muMizaF ijnHF kol itktF jF pfs nhIN sn, dy bsqy iekwTy krky afpxy moZy qy pfeI igaf. kYroN stysLn qy AuWqr ky bwicaF ny ‘jY bjrMg blI’ jYkfry dy nfl Ausdy moiZaF qoN sfry bsqy iKWcy aqy dOV gey.

iPr skUly sLkfieq, hYWzmfstr kyhr isMG vWloN zMzf pryz qy iPr Ausy tI tI dI hfjrI ‘c AuhnF qoN muafÌI! ds ds bYTkF qy iPr Aus nfl sulh sPfeI. AuhnF hI idnF ’c iek bfm vycx vflf, ies qrHF bfhr ltk ky dUsry zWby ‘c jFdf izwg ky vwiZaf igaf sI ivcfrf. ivcfrf bfm vycx vflf!

‘pypr sfbx do rupY[[suMdr rumfl do rupY[[rfsLI Pl do rupY[[pRym muMdrI do rupY[[.’ Aus dI mfnisk Auzfx iek aMnyH afdmI ny BMg kr idwqI. dohF moiZaF qy do vwzy Joly ltkfeI zMgorI dy shfry smfn vyc irhf sI. tfPI, kYdy, pYWn, sfbx qy keI hor musfÌrF dI vrqoN vflIaF cIjLF. lok Aus qy qrs krdy hmdrdI pRgtfAuNdy Aus dI qfrIÌ krdy qy Aus nUM pYsy vtfAuNdy.

‘bfbf jI eyk rupY[[BfeI jI eyk rupY.’ hwQ ‘c zMgorI PVI iek hor mMgqf Aus dy ipwCy af igaf. AuhnF dI afvfË ny pl hI pl Aus dI mfniskqf nUM tI tI dy zr qoN mukq kIqf.

Auh jlybI jUVy vflI aOrq zwby dy ivckfr afx phuMcI. Aus dy hwQF ’c ikMny sfry not Aus ny AuNglF ivWc Psfey hoey sn qy hor iekwTy kr rhI sI.

‘hY[[qyry dI[.’ ieh qF Kusrf hY. Aus dI jfn ’c jfn afeI. Kusry ny hwQF dI ctokI mfr ky, dohF hwQF dIaF qlIaF coN igwDf pf ky afpxy Kusry-pn df ivKfvf kIqf.

‘vy CyqI kr rFiJaf.’ nfl KVy POjI juafn nUM cUMzI ijhI vwZ ky Aus vwl hwQ PYlfey. POjI ny JWkdy JyNpdy ds df not kwZ ky Aus dI qlI qy rwK idwqf. Aus df tOhr-twpf vyK ky nvIaF svfrIaF qF acMiBq hoeIaF, pr purfxy roËfnf musfÌrF leI Auh nvF nhIN sI, bysLwk Ausdy ies bhu-rUpIey sLkl ivc Aus idn pihlI vyrF vyiKaf sI. Auh iPr aglI kYbn c bYTI iek nvIN ivafhI joVI dy Audfly jf hoeI jF hoieaf.

‘joVI jIvy juwg cfry.’ Aus ny igwDf pf ky asLIr-bfd idwqI. pr Auh cWup-cfp Aus vwl vyKdy rhy.

‘kI gwl sohixaf! kwZ ky ilafieaYN? qYnUM swp hI suMG igaf.’ Aus ny hwQ mtkfAuNdy AuWcI sfrI ktfkÈ krky keI svfrIaF dy mMUhIN hfsf quMn idwqf.

ipClI sItF qy bYTf AuhnF df bfp lgdf piVHaf iliKaf bfbU AuWT ky af Dmikaf. Auh Kusry nUM GUrn lwgf qy avf- qvf bolx lwgf.

‘kI Eey bfbU qYnUM cmUxy lVn lwgy ny[[qyrf afpxf eI ik hrfm df? eynf gwusf krdF? CyqI kr! iek sO iewkI dy dy, nhIN qF[[.’

‘nhIN qy kI Eey[[?’ bfbU dy guwsy nfl bwulH kMbx lwgy.

‘nhIN qy iehnF nUM vI lY jF gy[[[Kusry bxf lF gy[[.’

Kusry ny hwQF dI jor dI ctfkIaF mfrIaF qy Ausdy moty lMmy lMmy dMdf ‘coN hfsy df Cx kftf Puwt quiraf.

‘CoVo bfbU jI! iehnF nfl kI JgVf? iehnF nUM qF rWboN hI mfr vgI peI hY, jy pSj ds dyxy qy idAu nhIN qy hwQ joV idAu?’ iek isafxI svfrI ny sflsI krn dI koiÈÈ kIqI.

iek Éfny ivc sWq aWT roËfnf musfÌr, jo ieh Kfnf Dur qoN hI afpxy afVIaF leI hI mWl ky ilafAuNdy sn, qfsL Kyldy qy ho hWlf mcfAuNdy, rMg ibrMgy sMvfd rcfAuNdy, jUaf Kyldy, myry vrigaF dI icV df kfrn bxdy[[pr Auh ho hWlf krdy afpxf Bus pUrf kr rhy sn.

‘nhIN nhIN! hwQ nhIN juVfAuNdy! asIN qF do sON iekvMjf hI lYxy ny.’ Kusrf biËd ho igaf. Aus dI ijd qy ZITpuxy ny bfbU dy pYr hlUx idwqy. Aus ny sO df not kwZ ky hwQ joV idwqy qy Auh nvIN joVI dy mwQy lf ky mwQf cuMmdI, ‘joVI jIvy jwug cfr![[[agly sfl jOVy lY ky afieAuN srdfr.’ kihMdI BIV nUM cIrdI awgy vwD geI. nwukr ‘c KVy ispfhI nfl awKF cfr kIqIaF, hwQ imlfieaf.’

‘lY BfeI! lfxydfrf! qUM vI kI Xfd kryNgf. qUM vI qF brfbr df ihwsydfr hNY, qyry ibnf qF asIN aslI Kusry bx hI nhIN skdy.’

iek ispfhI ipCly zwby vwloN iek afdmI nUM GyrI ilaf irhf hY qy afpxy hOldfr kOl af ky inMmoJUxf ijhf ho jFdf hY.

‘ieh vI sflf awj KflI hWQIN af igaf. aOh vyK qyrI jfn nUM roNdy sfzy nfl Kfh mKfh aOKy ho rhy ny vwzy GrF dy kfky kfkIaF[[.’iek ispfhI ny pry pfKfny kol KVI muMzy kuVIaF dI ZfxI vwl iesLfrf krd, khI.

‘awj df sfr dyh QoVf ijhf.’ hOldfr ny qrlf ijhf kIqf. Aus aprfDI lgdy mMuzy ny jyb tohI.

‘hF[[[hF[ awj df sr jfeygf kuJ kuJ[[.’

Aus ny jyb ivcoN iek puVI ijhI kwZ ky hOldfr nUM PVfeI. igrJF vFg Jfkdy muMzy kuVIaF qy nfly hOldfr dIaF vI vVfCFf iKV geIaF. ijvyN zuwbdy nUM iqxky df shfrf. AuhnF dy ichiraF qy rOxk prq afeI. ‘smYk hY ieh, vyKo ikvyN muridaF ivc jfn pf idMdI hY.’ hOldfr AuWT ky AuhnF kol clf igaf. Auh sfry murdy-hfxI ’c iGry nOjvfn vfrI vfrI bfQrUm ’c jFdy qy iPr iKVy mwQy bfhr inkl afAuNdy ijvyN, duwK BMjxI CpVI coN kfly kF icwty bx ky inkl rhy sn.

‘DMnvfd hOldfr sfihb![[[.’

Aus df iDafn iPr sfhmxy Gusr musr ny BMg kr idwqf. joigMdr kOr iek buwZy bËurg nfl lohI lfKI ho rhI hY.

‘cMgy lwKF kroVF dy iËmIdfr, mflk murwibaF dy, itkt ktfAux smyN inhMgI bfxf pf lYNdy ny[[ hwQ c brCf PV lYNdy ny. lfhnq hY, quhfzI aOkfq qy. qusIN ies bfxy nUM klMkq kr rhy ho. AuWqr jfAu Qwly agly stysLn qy[[jF itktF ktfAu[[[.’

guWsy nfl Aus dIaF PuWldIaF nfsF qy gwlHF coN gulfbI Bfa mfrdf zuWlH zWulH pYdf guwsf awj Ausny pihlI vyrF vyiKaf sI. Auh iPr kMb igaf hflF ik AusnUM XkIn sI ik Auh keI vyrF horF nUM cYWk krdI krdI Aus koloN azol lMG jFdI hY, muskrfht vMz ky, pr awj qF Auh guwsy ‘c sI[[pqf nhIN[[kI kry, kI khy. Ausny iPr jyb tohI, iek pMjfh df not hY[[hF. Auh mfnisk qOr qy not nfloN qoV-ivCoVf krn leI iqafr ho igaf.

‘ikMnI hrfmKorI PVI hY iehnF lokF ny. iehnF krky aslI lok vI nuksfn AuTf rhy ny.’

Auh cYWkr aOrq hux BIV ivc alop hI geI sI. sLukr hY vfps clI geI hovygI ipwCy nUM.’ Ausdy mn nUM QoVf ijhf Zfrs hoieaf.

BIV nUM cIrdy rsqf bxfAuNdy kuJ bwcy ieDr afx phuMcy. iek Cotf ijhf aWT ds sfl df lVkf, ijs ny pYWnisl nfl mUMh BrvWty qy muWCF bxf rwKIaF sn, iksy isafxy klfkfr koloN jF afpxy mF bfp koloN, klf-bfjIaF lgfAux lwgf. Aus dy nfl hI iek hor CotI ijhI lVkI pfsy bYT ky Zol qy AuglF vjfAux lwgI. QoVHy ijhy QF ivc Auh kdy hwQF dy shfry isr Qwly krky pUrIaF lwqF Aupr lY jFdf qy iPr cfr cuPyr GuMmdf, Zol dI qfl nfl zFs krdf. Coty ijhy gol cwkr ivwc afpxIaF lwqF Psf ky iPr isr Aus ivc PsfAuNdf qy AuhI lVkI Aus ivc afpxf isr quMn ky qfVIaF mfrdI bfhr inkl afeI. iPr Auh Jolf lY ky sB pfsy GuMmfAuNdy pYsy mSgdy. iksy df idl kIqf, AuDr pYsy pf idwqy qy keI vfDU bV bV krdy AuhnF dy mF ipAu nUM kosdy.

‘bfbU jI!’ lVkI ny Bfn vflf TUTf CtkfAuNdy Aus awgy kr idwqf.

‘idaFgf jLrUr! iek rupYaf! pr quhfzI Poto iKwcFgf pihlF!’ bfbU ny bYg ‘coN kYmrf kwZ ilaf.

‘qyrI Poto aÉbfr ivc CpfvFgf.’ pwqrkfr lgdy Aus bfbU ny kilwk krky AuhnF dI momYNt kYmry ivc bMd kr leI.

‘srkfr ijMny mrËI kfnUMn bxfvy bfl mËdUrI bfry, asfnUM mËdUrI nhIN krn dyxI qF eydF hI shIN.’ Poto dy nfl CpygI[[[vfh ikMnf mËf afey gf. bfbU nUM ijvyN nvF mËmUn iml igaf, Auh KusL sI.

‘idAu nf bfbU jI.’ lVkI ny iPr kOlf Cxkfieaf. Aus ny iek rupYaf kwZ ky kOly c pf idwqf.

‘nhIN bfbU jI. eyk nhIN do[[.’

‘do kfhy ky BfeI?’

‘eyk hmfrf, aOr eyk Aus PotU kf[[.’ Aus ny do rupY dy ky AuhnF nUM ivdf kIqf.

gwzI mwDm hoeI qy brykF dI cIk cIk avfjL nfl KVI ho geI. ieh iPlOr stysLn sI. bfhroN qfkI ivcoN iek kuWlI ny ispfhI nfl hwQ imlfieaf. Aus dy kMn ivWc kuJ ikhf qy do svfrIaF af ky ispfhIaF dIaF KflI sItF qy bYT geIaF.

‘ieh sfihb dIaF isPfrsLI svfrIaF hn. iehnF idwlI jfxf hY.’ ispfhI ny myrI GoKvIN cuBvIN njLr BFp ky afpy spwÈtI-krn dy idwqf.

‘koeI nhIN pSjfh rupY ivc koeI mfVf sOdf nhIN.’ bfbU ny muskrfAuNdy Aus df juafb idwqf. lwqF inwsl krky pey ispfhI ny lwqF iekwTIaF kr leIaF. bfbU nUM vI bYTx leI jgHf iml geI. Aus ny ky vyiKaf itkt cYWkr ajy ipwCy hI sI. iksy nfl gwlIN lwg geI sI.

‘hy pRmfqmf iewËq dI rfKI krIN aWj[[ ieh ieQy hI bYTI rhy ds imSt, iPr luiDafxf af hI jfxf hY.’ Aus ny mn ivc duaf kIqI.

iek ZolkI vflI aOrq Zolk gl ivc pfeI afeI qy bYT geI. Aus ny kuwCV cuWky do bfl afÈy pfsy ibTf ley. Aus dI imwTI afvfË qy Aus dI suMdr qy suzOl sLkl nUM hor vI bhurMgI kr idwqf. Aus dIaF CfqIaF qoN tfkIaF lwgy kmIË ivcoN Aus df aSg aSg bfhr zuwlH irhf sI. Kwby moZy qo QoVf QWilEN kmIË dI tfkI pUrI qrHF inkl cuWkI sI qy Aus dy aSg kdy kdy bfhr JfqI mfr rhy sn. eydF lgdf sI ijvyN ik afp hI Auh numfiesL lgf rhI hovy jF hor iksy mncly ny cUMzI vWZ ky Aus dI durgq kr idwqI hovy. dohF hwQF dI dfb ZolkI qy mfrdI jd Auh ihwldI qF Aus dIaF dUDIaf bfhr plm pYNdIaF.

‘mËf hY sLrfb df[[ mËf hY sLbfb df[[ lY lo[[ lY[[ lo [[lut lo[[ lut[[ lo[[.’ Aus ny lMmI hyk lfeI.

‘lO hor vyK lo[[ieh vI nmUnf [ iek pfsy asLlIlqf qoN iknfrf krn leI cfry pfsy awzI-cotI df jor lgf rhy ny[[pr iehnF nUM kOx khy[[ kOx roky, jo afp hI Èwry bfËfr by-sLrm hokf dy rhIaF ny. by-sLrm ieh kudysxF, sfzy ielfky ’c af ky asLlIlqf qy nMgyj puxf vMz rhIaF ny.’ iek buwZy bËurg ny KUMzF KVkfAuNidaF PuMkfrf ijhf mfiraf.

‘hY CokrI Xhfvy dI[[[Tihr ! qYnUM dwsdf [[.’ KUMzy df KVkf sux ky Auh aOrq dohF bflf nUM cuWk ky awgy srk geI.

gWzI dgV- krdI, duVMgy mfrdI sqluj pul nMU pfr kr geI. ies dI cfl qoN spwsLt ho igaf ik awj ieh lOzUvfl stysLn qy jF bfhrly isgnl qy lMgr nhIN suWtygI. Ausdy mn ivWc kuqrUM-kuqrUM krdf cUhf hux kuJ sfh lYx lWgf. tI tI joigMdr kor vI ivwsL krky muskfn PyrdI lMG geI.

ijAuN ijAuN gWzI stysLn vWl vDdI geI, Ausdf zr rMg bdlx lWgf. aWj Pyr Ausdf bfs bfhr gyt qy KVF Aus dI ieMqËfr krdf bfr bfr GVI vyKdf qrlo-mWCI ho irhf Ausdy sfhmxy sI. aWj qF koeI bhfnf nhIN bxnf. roË roË dI lyt nfl sfry bhfny Aus ny Kqm kr idWqy sn. clo dyKI jfeygI, aWDI CuWtI ilK idaFgy jFdy hI, BfvyN CuWtIaF vI QoVIaF hI rih geIaF sn.

luiDafxy plytPfrm qy murMmq df kMm cWlx krky dfÉly smyN gWzI dI rÌqfr mWDm ho jFdI. kuJ kfhly XfqrI, Auhdy vrgy roËfnf lyt-kmr ieQy bfhr hI duVkI mfr ky QWly Auqr jFdy, ijs nfl GWto GWt ds pSdrF imStF dI bcq ho jFdI. Aus ny bfhr mSUh kWZ ky dyiKaf. bfhr ltkdy musfÌr izWg rhy sn, CflF mfr rhy sn pr Aus df hWQ zMzy nfl iek dm vfips GuWt ho igaf. ies qrHF AuWqr rhy musfÌrF df svfgq puils vfly kr rhy sn, sotIaF vrHf rhy sn. PVo PVHI kr rhy sn. Aus ny iek dm pYNqVf bdilaf qy dUsry pfsy ho ky AuWqr igaf. kcihrI vfly pfisAuN afto iml jfeygf qy jldI dÌqr phuMc ky afpxy sfihb nfl do-cfr krygf.

Aus pfsy keI ryl ptVIaF pfr krdf Auh bMd Pftk lfgy phuMcf, ijs ivwcoN iek zMzf kWZ ky lMGx jogf rsqf bixaf hoieaf sI. ipwCy BONa ky dyiKaf, plyt Pfrm qy XfqrIaF dI qkVI ZfxI puils ny Gyr rWKI sI. sLukr hY, Auh bc igaf [[[pr mUsf BWjf mOq qoN aWgy mOq KVI. Pftk dy sfhmxy zMzf ihlfAuNdf iek ispfhI mwuCF nUM qfa idMdf Aus df rsqf mWl bYTf.

‘AuDr clo srdfr jI! ieh afm rsqf nhIN hY[[[.’

‘ikDr ?’

‘Qfxy! vWzy sfihb kol [[[.’Auh hWs irhf sI.

‘ikAuN?’

‘qusIN tRYWs-pfs kIqf hY, rylF qoN tWpxf rylvy aYkt dI AulMGxf hY[[[.’

‘mYnUM jldI hY Xfr [[[ mYN pihlF hI lyt hF[[[ mYN srkfrI aPsr hF[[[ kuJ ilhfË kr[[[.’

‘nhIN jnfb! aOh dyKo sfry quhfzy vrgy hI hYx, nfly quhfnUM pqf hI hY. kfhlI ivWc rylF tWpdy keI musfÌr vWZy jFdy ny, jfn guaf bYTdy ny.’ ispfhI dy aWgy lWg ky Auh vI mulËmF dosLIaF dy hjUm ivc af rilaf. AuhnF ivWcoN kuJ qrly imSnqF kr rhy sn, kuJ afpxIaF jybF ttol rhy sn. kuJ sjf vjoN zMz-bYTkF mfr rhy sn.

‘sr mYN gjLitz aPsr hF, aWj glqI ho geI, ies krky ik mYN dÌqroN lyt sF.’ afpxf pCfx-pWqr kWZ ky idKfAuNdy Qfxydfr nUM jrf pfsy kr ky ikhf.

‘tRYWs-pfs qF bVf vWzf jurm hY, aprfD hY [[[clo KYr! hux jfAu. quhfzI Aumr qy ruqby df ilhfË krdy hF. afpxf afeI zI kfrz dy jfAu. vfpsI smyN aYs aYc Au sfihb nMU iml lYxf.’

afpxf kImqI pCfx pwqr Aus nUM LPVf ky bfhr inkl ky Auh pOVIaF df pul cVH igaf.

(6 nvMbr 2006)