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   afm qOr ‘qy prvfrF ivc BfvyN ijMnyN mrjLI guwsy igly ho jfx, pr Gr afey mihmfn nUM durkfrnf sirsLtf cfr nhIN mMinaf jFdf. ‘awDI rfq nUM eyzI dUroN afey durlwB dI mfqf qy Ausdf vIr ikwQy jfxgy?’ anUp ny soicaf, aqy rfmUM nUM dohF dy afrfm krn dy pRbMD ivc lgf idwqf. kihx dy bfvjUd avqfr vrFzy ivc pey soPLy ‘qy hI sOx leI rfjLI ho igaf. durlwB dI mF, afpxI bytI dy plMG ‘qy hI Aus nfl lyt geI.

   ‘nfeIt-lfeIt’ dI mwDm rosLnI ivc, hfr isLMgfr krky sjI sMvrI bytI ‘qy aMqF df rUp ciVHaf vyK vyK Auh gd gd ho rhI sI. kdy AusnUM cuMmy, kdy bfhF ivc Gwut ky ihwk nfl lfvy. AusdI hmdrdI nUM ijwqx leI Auh sfrI rfq hI rox, zuskx dy KyKn krdI rhI. pr durlwB ‘qy Ausdf jLrf vI asr nhIN hoieaf jfpdf sI.

   anUp qy ibwlo dy atuwt ipafr dI Jlk vyK ky, aqy KudksLI krn ijhy gMBIr PLYsly bfry sux ky iekbfl nUM lwgf ik iswDI AuNgl nfl iGE nhIN inklxf. Aus ny afpxy ‘iqrIaf-cirwqr’ dy guxF dI guQlI PLrolxI sLurU kr idwqI. pqf nhIN Auh svyr qwk ibnF awK lfieaF, ikhVI AuDyVbux ivc lwgI rhI hovygI.

   “bws mYN qF quhfzy dohF df ipafr vyK ky hfr geI.” iekbfl ny svyry bRykPLfst dI myjL ‘qy cfh df afKLrI Gwut BridaF, afsy pfsy bYTy anUp qy ibwlo dy moiZaF ‘qy hwQ rwKdI ny ikhf. “suhfg dy joVy ivc myrI DI eynI sohxI lwg rhI hY, myrI qF njLr hI nhIN itkdI.” Ausny ibwlo dIaF gwlHF nUM AuNglF dy poitaF nfl plosidaF muskrf ky ikhf. “hux mYN kOx huMdI hF quhfnUM judf krn vflI. jug jug jIE. anUp bytf! mYN qF qyry AuWcy ivcfrF sfhmxy isr JukfAuNdI hF. hux quhfnUM iek Cwq Qwly, awzo awz sONidaF nhIN vyK skdI. vfihgurU sfKI hY, awj qoN mYN qYnUM afpxy puwqr vjoN svIkfr krdI hF.”

   anUp nUM ibwlo dI mF dy ruK ivc acfnk afey bdlfAu bfry vyK ky ascrj ho irhf sI. pr nflo nfl ieh vI soc irhf sI ik sLfied ieh sB Ausdy idRVH ierfdy df hI asr hoieaf hovy. iekbfl ny iPr qoN afpxI gwl sLurU kIqI.

   “socdI hF jy kcihrI ivc sLfdI krnI cfho qF durlwB dI nfbflgL Aumr kfrn, kort ny qF ajy sfl Br mnjLUrI nhIN dyxI.” Ausny dohF dy ichry dy hfv Bfv qfVdI ny anUp nUM sMboDn kridaF gwl awgy qorI. “AuNj jy eyQoN dy gurdvfry ivc lFvF-Pyry df ieMqjLfm ho jfvy, qF kI iKafl hY? kI quhfzy amIr mF bfp nUM ies qrF dI CotI ijhI rsm prvfn hovygI?” Ausny sLqrMj df pfsf bVI huisLafrI nfl suwitaf.

   “mF jI, mYN afpxy mMmI zYzI nUM pihlF hI sB kuJ dws cuwkf hF. Auh sfzy PLYsly ‘qy hI Puwl cVHfAuxgy.”

   “qF Pyr AuhnF nUM PLon krky ikEN nhIN bulf lYNdf? mYnUM qwqkfl hI quhfzy anMd kfrj ‘qy koeI ieqrfjL nhINN hY.”

   “QYNk-XU’ mF jI.” anUp ny bVy siqkfr nfl AuWT ky durlwB dI mF dy pYrIN hwQ lfey. iekbfl nUM Ausdf qIr insLfny ‘qy lwgf hox dI pUrI qswlI hoeI jfpdI sI.

   pr durlwB afpxI mF dI iPLqrq qoN pUrI qrHF vfikPL sI. Ausdy ichry qoN aivsLvfs sfPL Jlk irhf sI. iekbfl ny afpxI vfrqflfp jfrI rwKidaF Pyr ikhf.

   “myry vwzy vIr srdfr sUrq isMG vI eysy sLihr ivc EvrsIar lwgy hoey ny. eyQy isrI ngr roz ‘qy rihMdy hn. Auh qYnUM iml ky bhuq KusL hoxgy. lY awj qYnUM AuhnF dy prvfr nfl imlf idaF. bVI KusLI dI gwl hY, ibwlo nUM afpxy sOhiraF dy sLihr ivc afAux jfx leI iek hor Gr iml jfvygf.

   afnMd kfrj df sfrf pRbMD, AuhnF dI koTI ivc hI kIqf jf skdY. ajy ikhVf bfhly lokF nUM pqf lwgf hY? qusIN jy iqafr ho jfE qF afpF vIr jI nUM nfl lY ky gurdvfry dy BfeI jI nUM iml lYNdy hF. luiDafxy qoN ibwlo dI mfsI aqy cfcf jI nUM vI qfr dy ky qurMq bulfieaf jf skdY. awj hI igafrHF vjy dI gwzI ‘qy jfky avqfr, ibwlo dy zYzI qy gurlfB nUM aCnyry qoN lYx clf jfvy. sfrI gwl cuwp cupIqy nijwTI jfvy qF sfzf vI smfj ivc nwk rih jfvygf.”

   ijvyN acfnk ho rhI ieh sfrI gwl, ibwlo dy sMG hyTF nhIN sI AuWqr rhI. cfh ivwcy Cwz ky Ausny afpxf qOKlf jLfhr krn leI, iesLfry nfl anUp nUM afpxy kmry ivc bulfieaf. ikMnF icr hI afpxy ipafr dy ivwCV jfx dy zr qoN Ausdy qrly krdI rhI.

   “ieh kI ho irhY, anUp? mYnUM qF dfl ivc kuJ kflf njLr afAuNdY. lgdY qusIN iehnF dIaf cflF ivc Ps rhy E. mYN Kbrdfr kr rhI hF. mMmI dIaF imwTIaF ipafrIaF gwlF ivc nf af jfieE. bhuq pCqfENgy.”

   “ibwlo, hOslf rwK. drasl mY eysy GVI df qF ieMqjLfr kr irhf sF. mF jI TIk hI kih rhy ny. ies hflq ivc jdoN ‘kort-mYryj’ nhIN ho skxI, qF AuhnF vwloN asLIrvfd imlx df eyhI ieko iek rsqf hY. qyry sfhmxy AuhnF vfihgurU dI sONh vI qF KfDI hY. nfly qUM ikhVf ajmyr qoN bfhr jf rhI hYN? bws do cfr idnF dI qF gwl hI hY….”

   stysLn dy awzy qoN rfmUM tYksI lY afieaf. isrI ngr roz qoN ibwlf dy mfmf jI nUM nfl lY ky Auh ‘Bjn gMj’ mhwly ivc siQq gurdvfrf sfihb phuMc gey.

   “sfiraF ny aMdr jf ky kI krnY? vIr jI, qusIN anUp nUM nfl iljfky BfeI jI nfl anMd kfrj dI rsm aqy kIrqnI jQyy dy ieMqjLfm leI gwl bfq kr afE. Krcy bfry koeI iPLkr nf krnf. avqfr bytf, mYnUM qRyh lwgI hY. jfh, aOh nuwkr ‘qy KlHoqI ryhVI qoN sozyH dIaF do boqlF PV ilaf.” glI ivc pfrk kIqI kfr ivc bYTI iekbfl ny Aus nUM vIh rupey df not idMidaF afiKaf, qy ipClI sIt ‘qy Ausdy nfl Zuwk ky bYTI ibwlo dy vflF ivc AuNglF Pyrn lwg peI.

   awDy GMty ipwCoN jdoN anUp qy ibwlf dy mfmf jI gRMQI isMG horF nfl gurdvfry qoN bfhr afey qF tYksI EQy nf KloHqI vyK ky hYrfn rih gey. anUp df mwQf Txikaf.

   “ho skdY, zrfeIvr ny gwzI nfl dI glI ivc jf KVHI kIqI hovy.” eynf kih ky BfeI sfihb vfps aMdr cly gey.

   anUp nUM smJ nhIN sI af rhI ik Auh kI kry. acfnk Aus ny GVI ivc pOxy igafrHF vjy df tfeIm vyiKaf qF ijvyN AusdI hUk inkl geI.. Auh smJ igaf ik Aus nfl DoKf hoieaf hY. rylvy stysLn do mIl dI dUrI ‘qy sI. ikDry koeI tYksI jF QrI-vHIlLr nf lMGdf vyK ky Ausny ibwlo dy mfmy nfl hwQ imlfieaf, qy stysLn vwl nwT ipaf. sfho sfh plytPLfrm ‘qy puwjf qF pqf lwgf ik aCnyry jfx vflI igafrHF vjy dI gwzI huxy huxy jf cuwkI sI.

   iek hfry hoey juafrI vFg anUp hwQ mldf rih igaf. ipCly hPLqy dIaF GtnfvF AuhdIaF gLmgLIn awKF sfhmxy af af ky Ausdf ihrdf vlUMDr jFdIaF. lgdf sI Aus dy aWQrU ijvyN suwk hI gey hox.

   ‘ieh kI ho igaf rwbf? myrI ibwlo ‘qy kI bIq rhI hovygI.” AuhnUM Aus dy khy sLbd muV muV Xfd af rhy sn. “bhuq pCqfENgy, anUp.”

   Gor ‘izprYsLn’ dI hflq ivc hr vyly Auh afpxy afp nfl gwlF krn aqy ajIb ajIb hrkqF krn lwg ipaf. AusdI zFvFzol siQqI nUM vyK ky rfmUM nUM koeI anhoxI vfpr jfx df zr Bfs irhf sI. Auhny AusqoN corI, Ausdy ipqf jI nUM Audypur PLon krvfky AusdI hflq bfry KLbr kr idwqI.

   anUp dy mMmI zYzI, jvfn byty dI acfnk ivgV rhI mfnisk hflq qoN byhwd icMqq sn. iksy snyhI dI slfh ‘qy AuhnF ny iek mno-ivigafn dy mfhr nfl msLvrf kIqf. ijsny suJfAu idwqf ik Aus nUM iekwilaF nf Cwizaf jfvy. Aus leI krIbI irsLqydfrF, imwqrF df myl jol kfPLI lfhyvMd ho skdf hY. ho sky qF koeI aiDafqmk vfqfvrx pYdf kIqf jfvy, ijs ivc ‘eIsLvr df Bfxf’ mMnx ijhI ivcfrDfrf Aujfgr huMdI idsy.

   smF pfky, anUp dI mfnisk hflq suDrnI sLurU ho geI. Ausny afpxy kMmkfr ivc mn lgfAuxf sLurU kr idwqf. tUr ‘qy jfx vyly vI rfmUM Ausdy nfl hI jFdf. do ku sflF ivc, izsitRkt akfAUNts afPLIsr vjoN qrwkI hox ‘qy Ausdf qbfdlf ‘afbU-roz’ ho igaf.

   anUp dy bMgly qoN Aus nUM dPLqr jfx leI rylvy stysLn ivwcoN dI lMG ky jfxf pYNdf sI. iek idn rylvy plytPLfrm dy ‘Evr-ibwRj’ qoN AuqridaF Aus nUM ibwlo dI nuhfr dI iek iesqrI dUjy pfisAuN qurI afAuNdI idsI. kol phuMcI qF Auh swcmuc durlwB hI sI. pr Ausdy pyt dy AuBfr qoN Auh grBvqI jfp rhI sI. ibhblqf ivc anUp ny, poly ijhy hwQF nfl AusnUM moZy qoN PV ky KlfHr ilaf. iqMn virHaF qoN ivwCVy afpxy pRIqm nUM vyK ky Auh hYrfn rih geI. syjl awKF nfl qwkdI ny ijvyN afdr pRdrisLq krn ihq, Ausdy pYrF vwl Jukx dI koisLsL kIqI.

   “nhIN ibwlo, qyrI QF qF myry idl ivc hY….” anUp ny Ausdy hwQF nUM rfh ivc rokidaF ikhf. “ikwQy guafcI rhI qUM hux qwk…?” Auh AusnUM bfhF ivc Guwt lYxf cfhuMdf sI.

   ies qoN pihlF ik Auh kuJ boldI[ ‘vyitMg-rUm’ vwloN AusdI mF AuhnF vwl afAuNdI idsI. Aus dy mwQy ‘qy peIaF iqAUVIaF vyK ky anUp jLrf sqrk ho igaf. iekbfl ny mjLbUqI nfl durlB nUM bFhoN PiVaf qyy plytPLfrm qoN bfhr inwkl geI.

   awK dy Por ivc iqMn sfl pihlF dI khfxI AusdIaF njLrF awgoN, iek ‘PLlYsL’ vFg lMG geI. “anUp, mYN hfVHy kwZdI hF, jy iehnf dy Buclfvy ivc afky qusIN myry jfx ‘qy rfjLI ho gey qF iehnF ny mYnUM vfps nhIN jy afAux dyxf. bhuq pCqfENgy.” AusnUM Auh lylHVIaF bfr bfr Xfd af rhIaF sn. ikMnf icr Auh suMn hoieaf plytPLfrm ‘qy Kloqf irhf.

   ajy qwk anUp iehI socdf sI ik sLfied koeI krfmfq ho jfvy qy Ausdf ipafr muV ky AuhdI JolI pY jfvy. hux qfeI qF durlB dI Aumr vI bfilgL ho geI sI. pr awj dI ies JfkI ipwCoN Aus dIaF sfrIaF AumIdF ‘qy pfxI iPr igaf. AusnUM lwgf ik AusnUM afpxy mfqf ipqf vwloN idwqf ivafh df suJfAu hux prvfn kr lYxf cfhIdf hY.

   afiKr anUp df ivafh idwlI dI iek susLIl zfktr lVkI jspRIq nfl ho igaf. ivafhuqf jIvn dy afrMB ivc, Auh kfPLI rIjLrv rihx lwgf, aqy afpxI pqnI dIaF lwK koisLsLF dy bfvjUd afpxy idl dI gwl iksy nfl sFJI nhIN sI krdf. hOlI hOlI Aus lVkI dI suMdrqf, inwGy suBfAu aqy aCUqy ipafr ny anUp dy bulHF ‘qy Pyr KyVf lY aFdf. sihjy sihjy aqIq dIaF XfdF DuMdlIaF huMdIaF clIaF geIaF.

   ivafh qoN do sflF bfad AuhnF dy, iek mlUk ijhI bytI pYdf hoeI. aMqF dI KubsUrq ies bybI nUM, hspqfl dy dUsry vfrzF dy zfktr aqy nrsF vI Aucycf af af ky vyKx. Puwl dIaF pMKVIaF vFg koml gulfbI gwlHF, cIc vhutI vrgy lfl lfl bwulH. ‘stfPL-nrsF’, lfz nfl Aus nUM pusLp dy nfm nfl bulfAuNdIaF, ijhVf Ausdy vwizaF hox ‘qy pusLipMdr ho igaf.

   pusLipMdr CotI Aumr qoN hI bVI cusq huMdI sI. pVHfeI dy nfl nfl, KyzF ivc vI ikMnHy sfry ienfm ijwq ky ilafAuNdI. Pyr jdoN Aus ny dsvIN dI pRIiKaf pfs kIqI, qF Auh srvoqm aYQlIt vjoN vI snmfinq hoeI.

   mF bfp dI rIJ sI ik AuhnF dI bytI vI afpxI mF vFg zfktrI iswiKaf gRihx kr sky. pr ‘pRI-mYzIkl’ ivc cMgy nMbr nf afAux krky Aus ny ‘bI[aYs[nrisMg’ ivc hI dfKLlLf lY ilaf.

   anUp jdoN sInIar akfAUNts aPLsr ho ky jYpur qbdIl ho igaf qF AusdI pqnI ny vI rylvy hspqfl ivc trFsPLr krvf leI. grYjUeysLn AupRMq pusLipMdr nUM vI jYpur dy ‘svfey mfn isMG hspqfl’ ivc ‘afprysLn-QIeytr’ nrs vjoN kMm krn df avsr iml igaf. nrsF qF EQy hor vI bQyrIaF sn, pr Aus dI lgn aqy kfrj kusLlqf dI eynI pRiswDI hoeI ik aksr hr koeI srjn, Coty qoN Coty afpRysLn leI vI Ausy nUM afpxI shfiek vjoN mMg lYNdf. Ausdy mF bfp nfl njLdIkI sMbMD hox kfrn, isvl srjn zfktr Kurfnf qF Aus nUM afpxI bytI smfn smJdy sn.

   iek sLfm pusLipMdr df ‘zy-aOPL’ sI. sLfied Aus nUM kuJ lok, irsLqy leI vyKx afAux vfly sn. hspqfl qoN ‘aYmrjYNsI-kfl’ afeI ik iek sfh df mrIjL dfKl hoieaf hY, aqy stfPL dI Gft krky Aus df qurMq afAuxf jLrUrI hY. Aus dy mfipaF ny afAux vfly mihmfnF qoN ‘kfl-afPL-izAUtI’ dI mjbUrI dwsidaf iKLmf mMgI, qy pusLp hspqfl clI geI.

   mrIjL, jIvn qy mOq dy ivckfr Gol kr irhf jfpdf sI. ikDry Kfxf Kfx vyly, koeI sKq ‘KfD-pdfrQ’ AusdI Bojn nlI ivwcoN iqlk ky imhdy aMdr clf igaf sI, ijs dy PlsrUp gly dI nflI eynI burI qrF suwj geI sI ik sfh lYxf musLikl ho irhf sI. hfAUs srjn jsipMdr isMG ny ajy kuJ idn pihlF hI ‘izAUtI jfien’ kIqI sI. dIvflI dIaF CuwtIaF kfrn ‘eI[aYn[tI[spYsLilst’ zfktr KLfn dI axhoNd zfZI rVk rhI sI. jsipMdr qy pusLipMdr ny iek tYknIsLn dI shfieqf nfl, mrIjL leI ‘skrIinMg msLIn’ nUM afpRysLn QIeytr ivc hI ilaf ky, sfrf ‘pRosIjr’ zyZ GMty aMdr nypry cfVH idwqf.

   ijs DIrj nfl pusLp ny zfktr jsipMdr nUM ‘aisst’ kIqf, Auh awsL awsL kr AuWiTaf. ijvyN Auh afp vI iek zfktr hovy. mrIjL iksy rfj Grfxy df csLmoN-icrfgL sI. Aus prvfr ny jdoN zfktr Kurfnf df DMnvfd kIqf qF Auh kihx lwgy,

   “AuuNj qF ieh sfzf PLrjL bxdY, pr mYN afpxI bytI pusLp df bhuq irxI hF ijs ny izAUtI qy nf ho ky vI, afpxy PLrjL nUM Drm vFg inBfieaf.”

   zfktr jsipMdr nUM qF ijvyN Aus ny kIl swuitaf hovy. Auh ipwCoN iksy jwt prvfr df sI. Ausdy ipqf blbIr isMG kdy rylvy mihkmy ivc, mfl gwzIaF dy zrfeIvr’ huMdy sn. ijnHF df dyhFq, jsipMdr dy jnm qoN do sflF ipwCoN hI ho igaf sI. blbIr isMG dI imRqU ikAuNik iek rylvy durGtnf kfrn hoeI sI, AusdI pqnI nUM pqI dy jIvn bImy qoN ielfvf coKf ievjLfnf imilaf sI. ijs kfrn km-sy-km AusnUM koeI ivsLysL afriQk sMkt df sfhmxf nhIN sI krnf ipaf. ieklOqf puwqr hox krky, jsipMdr nUM afpxI mF qy nfnf nfnI df pUrf lfz ipafr imilaf. iek hoxhfr ividafrQI hox nfqy Auh ivwidaf ivc kfPLI inpMux inkilaf. ‘pRI-mYzIkl’ pRIiKaf ivc cMgI pojLIsLn afAux krky Aus nUM mYzIkl kfilj df dfKLlf imlx ivc koeI musLikl pysL nf afeI.

   jsipMdr nf kyvl iek drsLnI jvfn sI, AusdI bol bfxI ivc vI aMqF dI imTfs sI. hsUM hsUM krdf ichrf, hrIaF hrIaF Bfv-pUrq awKF. Ausdy goory gory ichry ‘qy kwky rMg dI dfhVI kfrn Auh iksy XUrpIan prvfr qoN lwgdf sI. sfry hspqfl ivc kwlf kwlf iswK zfktr hox krky, AusdI ivlwKx pMjfbI sLKsIaq sB dy mn BfAuNdI jfpdI. iek do hor pMjfbI zfktr vI hspqfl dy stfPL ‘qy sn. lykn kYPLytyrIaf ivc afm zfktr XuvqIaF, aqy ivsLysL krky pMjfbI nrsF dy JuMz ivckfr aksr zfktr jsipMdr bfry hI gwlF suxfeI idMdIaF.

   pusLipMdr dy afprysLn QIeytr nfl sMbMiDq hox krky, Auh jsipMdr dy sB qoN vDyry sMprk ivc rihMdI. Auh izAUtI dy smyN vI pusLp nUM, hmysLf qUM dI QF qusIN kih ky bulfAuNdf sI.

   lMc Kfx Auh dovyN aksr, rfm invfs bfg pYlys dy hotl ivc cly jFdy. kdy kdfeIN CuwtI vfly idn mtr gsLqI krn leI dovyN, jsipMdr dy skUtr qy afmyr pYils vwl inkl jFdy.

   hOlI hOlI ieh sUKLm imwqRqf Biraf myl imlfp, romFs ivc bdlxf sLurU ho igaf. ijs qy sfrf stfPL rsLk krdf sI.

   sRysLt prvfrF dIaF bytIaF nUM jdoN mF bfp df pUrn Brosf pRfpq ho jFdY, qF Auh vI aksr asUlF dI ryKf df AulMGx krn qoN pihlF sO vfrIN socdIaF ny. dohF ivckfr AuWsrdy pivwqr irsLqy bfry, ikDry Ausdy mfipaF nUM koeI gLlq sUcnf dy ky AulJn nf KVHI kr dyvy, pusLp ny afpxy mfipaF nUM afpxI ‘cOies’ bfry afp jfxUM krvfAuxf TIk smiJaf.

   “qusIN cfho qF Aus nUM kdy afky kilink ivc iml skdy ho.” pusLp ny iek sLfm afpxI mMmI nUM slfh idwqI.

   “qUM iksy idn Aus nUM Gry cfh ‘qy ikAuN nhIN bulf lYNdI, qyry zYzI vI vyK lYxgy. nfly AusdI koeI PLoto ilaf ky kdI ivKf.”

   pusLipMdr nUM qF bhfnf cfhIdf sI. Ausny jdoN afpxIaF ikqfbF dI sLYlPL ipwCy lko ky rwKI jsipMdr dI PLrym kIqI qsvIr kwZ ky ivKfeI qF mF nUM smJx ivc dyr nf lwgI, ik muafmlf kyvl gwlbfq qwk hI sImq nhIN ho skdf. AusdIaF nisLafeIaF awKF ivc JfkdI mF ny, hwsidaF hwsidaF bytI nUM jwPI ivc Guwt ilaf. jsipMdr dI PLoto vyNhidaF qF ijvyN Auh kfbU ivc hI nf rhI hovy.

   “mYN ikhf jI!” Ausny qIbrqf nfl apxy pqI ƒ afvfjL mfrI. “Es idn afpF AuhnF mihmfnF ƒ nhIN sI nf iml sky. lE, quhfnUM kuJ hor ivKfvF.”

   anUp vI Es rMgdfr PLoto nUM vyK ky muskrf ipaf. Ausƒ AusdIaF awKF dI rMgq qy bulFH dI muskfx kuJ jfxI pihcfxI lwgI.

   jspRIq ny dwisaf, “ieh lVkf pusLipMdr dy hspqfl ivc ‘hfAUs-srjn’ hY…. kYsf lwgf?”

   “ieh PLoto ikQoN afeI hY?” Ausny ascrj nfl pwuiCaf.

   “bs iesLfry vjoN smJ lE, ik ieh quhfzI bytI dI psMd hY.” pusLp sMgdI sMgdI kol KloqI bulHF ‘c hws rhI sI aqy ipqf dI sihmqI dI ieMqjLfr kr rhI sI.

   "lgdf qF TIk hI hY. eyQy hI hY qF iksy idn Gr bulf lvo.” Ausny srsrI ijhI gwl kIqI qy afiPLs cilaf igaf.

   agly aYqvfr jdoN pusLp, jsipMdr dy skUtr ipWCy bYT ky Gr afeI, mMmI dIaF qF vfCF iKV geIaF. Auh dovyN qF pihlF qoN hI ‘myz PLfr eIc adr’ lwgdy sn. ikMnf icr qwk jspRIq Aus nfl Zuwk ky soPLy ‘qy bYTI, pRsLMsk njLrF nfl Aus vwl qwkdI rhI. ijvyN afpxI bytI dI psMd ‘qy mfx kr rhI hovy. jsipMdr afpxI ‘jfb’ bfry dwsdf irhf. AusdI hr gwl ivc pusLp df nfm juiVaf sux ky jspRIq ƒ afpxI DI ‘qy nfjL ho irhf sI. kfPLI smF prvfr dIaF gwlF cwldIaF rhIaF.

   eyny ƒ pusLp dy zYzI vI bfhroN af gey. Auh nvyN mihmfn ƒ vyK ky bVy pRsMn lwgdy sn. Ausdf bYTx qwkx df slIkf, bolF ivc imTfs, adb df iejLhfr, gwl gwl ‘qy AuhnF dI bytI dy guxF dI qfrIPL sux ky AuhnF dIaF njLrF pusLp dI cox qoN sMqusLt jfpdIaF sn.

   “jsipMdr dy ‘pyrYNts’ vI rylvy mihkmy nfl sMbMiDq rhy ny. zYzI qF ies dy Coty huMidaF hI pUry ho gey sn. ies dy ‘grYNz-PLfdr’ kuJ sfl pihlF hI rItfier hoey ny.”

   “kI nF hY AuhnF df?”

   “s[ krm isMG, aCnyrf ‘loko-sLyz’ dy PLormYn huMdy sn.” jsipMdr ny dwisaf.

   anUp nUM ijvyN iek Jtkf ijhf lwgf hovy.

   “kI qusIN avqfr isMG horF dy lVky ho?” Ausny gMBIrqf nfl puwiCaf.

   “nhIN jI, Auh qF myry mfmf jI ny. mYN AuhnF dI CotI isstr durlwB kOr df bytf hF.”

   anUp dy ichry ‘qy, acfnk PYly ksLmks dy icMnH sfPL idKfeI dy rhy sn. ijLMdgI vI iensfn nfl kI kI iKlvfV krdI hY? AusdIaF awKF awgy, ipCly aTfeI sflF df ieqhfs ivC igaf jfp irhf sI. ijs aOrq ƒ Auh kdy aMqF df ipafr krdf sI. ijsƒ smfijk qMgidlI kfrn Auh afpxI hmsPLr nhIN bxf sikaf sI. awj Ausy df bytf AuhdI afpxI bytI df hwQ mMgx leI af hfjLr hoieaf hY.

   “qusIN qF jwt iswK prvfr ‘coN ho nf?”

   “hF jI, pr mYN qF pMjfb qoN bfhr hI jMimaf pilaf hF, mYnUM qF iehnF gwlF bfry kuJ pqf hI nhIN hY.” jsipMdr dy bolF ivc ijvyN koeI qrlf Cuipaf hoieaf hovy. anUp ƒ afpxI jvfnI df smF Xfd af irhf sI.

   “anUp jI, iswKF ivc qF koeI jLfq pfq huMdI hI nhIN hY. jy ieh jwt prvfr qoN hY qF kI PLrk pYNdY…?” jspRIq ny afpxI bytI dy BivwK bfry socdI ny ikhf.

   “quhfƒ nhIN pqf jspRIq, jsipMdr dy nfnf jI nUM qF PLrk pYNdY.”

   “qusIN AuhnF nUM jfxdy E?” jsipMdr ny Auqsukqf nfl pwuiCaf.

   anUp kuJ nf boilaf.

   pusLipMdr soc rhI sI, ‘ijLMdgI vI ikMnI ainscqf BrI hY. jy ikDry zYzI ny nFh kr idwqI qF…?’

   buWDvfr sLfm ƒ jsipMdr dI nfnI jI df PLon afieaf. pusLipMdr ny rIsIvr cuwikaf qy afpxI mMmI nUM PVf idwqf.

   “siq sRI akfl …! mYN zfktr jsipMdr isMG dI ‘grYNz-mdr’ iekbfl kOr bol rhI hF…. mYN quhfzy drsLn krnf cfhuMdI hF.”

   “siq sRI akfl jI…. sLfied mYnUM pqf hY qusIN iks islisly ivc imlxf cfhuMdy ho…. ajy, kwlH hI jsipMdr bfry Gr ivc gwlF ho rhIaF sn…. drasl myry pqI quhfzy prvfr dI ivcfr Dfrf nUM cMgI qrHF smJdy ny. burf nf mnfAuxf jI, asIN nhIN cfhuMdy ik ieh irsLqf hox qoN bfad sfzI bytI nUM qMg-idlI dy mfhOl ivcoN gujLrnf pvy….”

   eyny ivc anUp ny vI AuhnF dI gwlbfq ivc sLrIk hox leI ‘zfeIinMg-rUm’ ‘coN dUsrf PLon cuwk ilaf. iekbfl kih rhI sI. “vyKo jI, mYN ajy quhfnUM imlI nhIN, pr qusIN myrI bytI smfn ho…. mYN ikvyN dwsF ik sfzf jsipMdr, pusLp nUM ikMnf ipafr krdf hY, qy Auh vI…?”

   “sLukr hY quhfnUM iksy dy ipafr dI kdr qF peI…[.” anUp ivwcoN boilaf.

   kuJ icr cuwp vrqI rhI. anUp dI afvfjL pCfxdI iekbfl ny lylHVI ijhI kwZ ky Pyr gwl sLurU kIqI.

   “anUp bytf, mYN ikvyN ivsLvfs duafvF ik durlwB dI ijLMdgI nrk bnfAux leI mYN hI pUrI qrF gunfhgfr hF…. asIN quhfzy ipafr df glf Gwut ky afpxI DI leI jyhVf vr cuixaf sI, qyrI ibwlo ny AusnUM iek idn vI svIkfr nhIN sI kIqf…. nmosLI df mfiraf Auh ivcfrf, hmysLf sLrfb df shfrf lYNdf ies dunIaF qoN kUc kr igaf. qyry ivjog ivc qyrI durlB iql iql mrI hY. eyny sfl Aus ny Xog-qp hI kwitaf hY…. ho skdY AusdI qpwisaf dy kfrn hI, virHaF qoN tuwty irsLqy awj Pyr juVnf locdy ny[[[.”

   “Xfd hY, kdy quhfzy mUhry vI iksy ny qrly kwZy sn, iksy dy ipafr dy vfsqy pfey sn? qy qusF vfihgurU dIaF JUTIaF ksmF Kfky….”

   “puwqrf, qYnUM qyrI ibwlo df vfsqf eI! awj iek duiKafrI mF, afp qyry mUhry JolI awz ky KVHI hY, ieh tuwtI gMZ lY…[.” PLon ‘qy AusdI GigafeI afvfjL, swc muwc awQrUaF iBwjI jfp rhI sI. “pqf nhIN sfzI kOm dIaF ikMnIaF jvfnIaF, jLfq pfq dy vKryNvyN dI Bytf cVH geIaF hoxgIaF…. myry aOgxF df bdlf iehnF bwicaf qoN nf lY, sohixaF…! Kvry, sfzy mfVy krmF sdkf hI ibwwlo dy bfpU jI virHaF qoN ‘vHIlL-cyar’ PVI bYTy aY…[.”

   anUp sfrI siQqI nUM gMBIr awKF nfl socdf kuJ icr leI cuwp ho igaf. Ausny duicwqI ivc PLon rwK idwqf. jspRIq kdy Ausdy mUHMh vwl vyKy, kdy bUhy Ehly awKF BrI KlHoqI pusLipMdr vwl.

   sfrI sLfm Gr ivc iksy ny koeI gwl nf kIqI. aqy iek qxfAu df vfqfvrx Cfieaf irhf. awDI rfqIN iksy df PLon afieaf. AuxINNdry ivc, anUp aqy AusdI bytI ny afpxy afpxy isrhfxy kol pey rIsIvr cuwk ley. jsipMdr PLon ‘qy sI.

   “hYlo!” pusLipMdr nUM ijvyN AusdI kfl dI hI ieMqjLfr sI.

   “ieh sB kI ho igaf, pusLp? qUM qF kihMdI sI qyry mMmI zYzI ‘qy qYnUM pUrf Brosf hY. AuhnF ny qF PLon hI rwK idwqf.”

   “jwsI! mYN AuhnF nUM cMgI qrhF jfxdI hF. Auh kdI vI mYnUM duKI nhIN vyK skdy. afpxI DI dIaF awKF ivc Auh iek ihMJ vI brdfsLq nhIN kr skdy…. pqf nhIN AuhnF dIaF nfnI jI nfl hor kI gwlF ho rhIaF sn. myry ipE df idl qF sony vrgf hY…. sLfied sfƒ kuJ icr hor AuzIkxf pvy….”

   “smJ nhIN afAuNdI, myrI qF iPLkr nfl jfn inklI jf rhI hY…. mYnUM qF awj nINd hI nhIN af rhI.”

   “zoNt vrI zfktr! tyk tU slIipMg ipwljL ivd vftr, aYNz sI mI ien dI mOrinMg.” Auh Ausdf ‘mUz’ TIk krn leI hws ky bolI.

   “aYWnIN sIrIas gwl ‘qy vI qYnUM mjLfk suJdy ny?”

   “jy eynI ibhblqf ho rhI aY qF skUtr ‘qy af ky mYnUM lY jfh….” Ausny mKOl nfl afiKaf.

   “qUM mYnUM eynf by-gLYrq smiJaf hY…?”

   “Pyr mYN qYnUM hor kI khF…? qYQoN qF jLrf vI sbr nhINN huMdf. jy hux qoN qyrf ieh hfl hY qF ivafh ipwCoN…?”

   “qUM hI dws, qyry ibnF myrI kI hoNd hY?”

   “qYnUM qyrI pusLp dy ipafr ‘qy Brosf nhINN hY…? myrf idl kihMdY, sB TIk ho jfxY. mYnUM pUrI AumId hY, zYzI df ‘mUz’ vyK ky mMmI horIN svyry AuhnF nfl jLrUr gwl krngy.”

   “qYnUM ikvyN pqY?”

   “ies leI ik Auh myrI mF hY. qyry vFg mYN vI AuhnF dI ieklOqI aOlLfd hF. AuhnF dohF nUM cMgf Blf pqf hY ik asIN iek dUjyy bgLYr nhIN…. jfh sON jfh, bIbf rfxf bxky….” qy Ausny hwsdI hwsdI ny PLon rwK idwqf.

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   “Pyr kI soicaf?” svyry bRykPLfst dI myjL ‘qy jspRIq ny anUp nUM cfh df kwp PVfAuNidaF puwiCaf.

   “socxf kI hY? ijwQy sfzI lfzlI bytI KusL, EQy asIN vI KusL.”

   “pr rfqIN qF qusIN PLon hI rwK idwqf sI.”

   “Auh qF mYN jLrf prKxf cfhuMdf sI ik qyrf hox vflf jvfeI, sfzI kuVI nUM ikMnF ku cfhuMdY. Es ivcfry dI qF jfn KusLk hoeI peI hY. awDI rfqIN Esy df qF PLon afieaf sI. jy qyrI zfktr DI Aus nUM ‘slIipMg-ipwljL’ bfry nf Xfd krfAuNdI….” Aus ny pusLipMdr vwl JfkidaF jLor dI hws ky afiKaf.

   “E zYzI! qF qusF….” pusLp AuWT ky zYzI nfl icMbV geI.

   “Pyr qusIN hux kI krnf cfhuMdy ho?”

   “sfzI DI qF anmol ngLInf hY, ijMnHF nUM hIry dI prKL hovygI, afpy ds vfrIN ‘kfl’ krngy[[[.”

   cfh pINidaF pINidaF hI tYlIPLn dI GMtI vwjI. jsipMdr df PLon sI. “mMmI jI, nfnI horIN gwl krnf cfhuMdy ny.” Ausdy mUMhoN ‘mMmI jI’ df sLbd sux ky jspRIq dI KusLI vyKx vflI sI. “iek imMt bytf.” qy Aus ny PLon anUp nUM PVf idwqf.

   “Pyr, qUM kI soicaf bytf anUp…[? kI asIN agly hPLqy pusLipMdr leI sLgn lY ky af skdy hF…? vyKIN mYnUM KLflI hwQ nf moV dyvIN…[?”

   “mF jI…. BfvyN quhfnUM kdI QozI bytI dy awQrU nhIN sn psIj sky, pr mYN eynF inrdeI nhIN hoxf cfhuMdf…. jy ieh bwcy swc muwc eynf ipafr krdy ny, ik jIvn-sfQ leI qrlomwCI ho rhy ny, qF AumrF vfly hox[[[. Blf asIN afpxI Puwl vrgI DI nfl ikvyN vYr kmf skdy hF?”

   pusLipMdr nUM muskrfAuNdI hoeI nUM vyK ky, AusdI mF ny DI df mwQf cuMm ilaf. anUp dI dUrdrsLqf leIy, Auhdf ihrdf pqI dy siqkfr nfl Biraf ipaf sI. pr AuhdIaF pRsLn vfck njLrF anUp dy ichry qoN, Ausdy aqIq bfry ikMnf kuJ pVHxf cfhuMdIaF sn.

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