myrf rMg
sFvlf hY, awKF CotIaF, kflIaF aqy cmkIlIaF. awKF dI
cmk vI mYN afp nhIN dyK skdf, pr mYƒ myry dosqF
ny dwisaf hY. vfl myry Coty kwty hoey ijhVy myrI
kMzktr dI topI Qwly luk jFdy hn. kwd myrf cMgf hY,
lMmy bMidaF ivc igixaf jFdf hY. dosqF df kihxf hY ik
dyKx ƒ suhxf hF. aijhf cyhrf hY ik kuVIaF iek
vfr vyK ky hI idl guaf bYTx. pr mYN AunF dI gl nhIN
mMndf. sfzy kMzktrF Awuqy ikhVI kuVI afÈk ho skdI hY
Blf?
myrI bws
ivwc ijhVIaF kuVIaF jF aOrqF roË sPLr krdIaF hn, Auh
afm qOr qy kMm krn vflIaF hn. dÌqr jfx vflIaF skUlF
kfljF ivwc pVHfx vflIaF. pVIaF ilÉIaF, sfÌ suQry
kwpVy pfx vflIaF,do cfr sO kmfx vflIaF, sfzy kMzktrF
vl kdy iek nËr vI nhIN vyKdIaF. jy kdy nËr iml vI
jfvy, qF Auh nËr iek dm swKxI huMdI hY—pYsy dyx
qy itkt lYx vflI nËr.
kMzktr hox dy nfqy myrI
iËMdgI kI hY? idn ivc awT GMty izAUtI. izAUtI vI
apxf smF bdldI rihMdI hY. kdy svyry pMj vjy ÈurU
huMdI hY, qy kdy rfqIN iek vjy Kqm huMdI hY.zrfievr
bws BjFdf rihSdf hY qy mYN itktF vMzdf rihMdf hF.
Èihr dy iek isry qoN dUjy isry qk cwkr kwtdy rihSdy
hF.
ienHF cwkrF ivc BFq BFq dy
lokF ƒ vyKx df, AunHF dy hfv-Bfv qoN AunHF dI
ÈÉsIaq df aMdfËf lgfx df mOkf imldf hY. keI vyr qF
sfzy sfhmxy ieÈk huMdy hn. dovy bs ivc iekwTy sÌr
krdy hn. juVjuV ky bYTxf, hOlI hOlI gwlF krnf,
muskrfAuxf. iPrivafh df joVf, lfl cUVf, hwk nfl afdmI
df aOrq dy moiZaF `qy hwQ rwKxf. roËiekwTy sÌr krnf.
qy iPr sfl do sfl bfad, iekwly Gr ƒ jfxf, iekwTy
vI hoxf qF cup bYTxf. ieh sB sfzIaF nËrF qoN luikaf
nhIN rihMdf.
ienHF gwlF df iËkr kridaF
mYƒ Aus kuVI dI Xfd af geI hY. nhIN, ieh JUT
hovygf, jy mYN khF ik ies gl qoN Aus kuVI dI Xfd afeI
hY. scqF ieh hY ik Aus kuVI ƒ mYN Bulf nhIN
sikaf. ijs idn df Aus ieh rUt Cwz idwqf hY, myrf kMm
ivc mn nhIN lgdf. Aus dybs-stfp Auwqy jd vI bs KVoNdI
hY, svfrIaF cVHdIaF hn qF hr aOrq dy ichry qoN mYN
Ausdf ichrf lwBdf hF.
bs dy ies rUt qy kMm
kridaF mYNƒ koeI awT nON vrHy ho gey hn. izAUtI
dI qrF sfzy rUt vI bdldy rihMdy hn, pr muV muV mYN
iesy rUt qy afAuNdf irhf. qyAus kuVI ƒ mYN awj
qoN pMj vryH pihloN vyiKaf sI.
apxI ies krVI izAUtI ivwc
kwuJ imTfs ilafAux leI mYN svfrIaF nfl gwlF krdf hF,
mËfk krdf hF. svfrIaF hwsdIaF hn qy myry mwQy df
psInf suwk jFdf hY, myry moZy iswDy ho jFdy hn. ievyN
hI iewk idn mYN lokF nfl mËfk kr irhf sF, itktF vMz
irhf sF. bs iek stp Aupr ruk ky qur peI sI jd iek
afdmI qy aOrq dOVdy hoey afey aqy cldI bs ivwc cVHn
dI koiÈs krn lwgy. GMtI mfr mYN bs ƒ roikaf. jd
Auh cVH gey qF mYN hsidaF ikhf: “ikAUN apxI jfn
dy ipwCy pey ho BfeI sfihb? afpxI nhIN qF bIbI jI dI
jfn df iÉafl kro. Auh qF bhuq kImqI hY."
svfrIaF hwsdIaF rhIaF, mËfk
BrIaF nËrF awgy ipwCy GuMmdIaF rhIaF. Auh kuVI vIvI
duhF svfrIaF ƒ dyK rhI sI. vfpsmuVdI nËr myry
vwl afeI qy mYN acfnk Aus vwl vyiKaf. bsiek imMt leI
nËrF df ieMj imlxf, pqf nhIN myry idl Auwqy kI nkÈy
AulIk igaf. Auh iKVkI ivcoN bfhr vyKdI rhI, pr myry
idwl dI DVkn pqf nhIN ikAuN vD geI.
Auh Auqr
geI qy myrI bsswKxI ho geI. myrI Ëubfn, myry mUMh
ivwc cwup kr ky bYT geI. Aus idn ipCoN myrf arfm
cilaf igaf, myrI nINd Awz geI. sfrI rfq, pfsy lYNidaF
Aus bfry socidaF lMG jFdI. apxyafp ƒ bhuq smJFdf.
mYN iewk kMzktr qy Auh…. mIlF df Ìfslf sI sfzy
ivckfr.
ipafr dy ÌuwlF ƒ ijMnF
vI qusIN qoVo, Auh hor puMgr pYNdy hn. iewkÌwul jFdf
hY qF dUjf jnm lYNdf hY. ÌwulF dI lVI tuwtdI nhIN. rRUh
rfËI hovy BfvyN ËÉmI Auzx dI koiÈÈ ËrUr krdI hY.
Aus rUt
qy jd vI myrI izAUtI lgdI qF bfltIaF Br Br mYN
nhfAuNdf, ÈrIr ƒ ÉUb rgV rgV DoNdf. vflF
ƒ qyl lgfAuNdf, vrdI ƒ pRYWs krdf. izAUtIqy
jfx qoN pihlF ds vfr ÈIÈf vyKdf. izAUtIdy awT GMty
myrf idl DVkdf rihMdf. myrIaF nËrF lwBdIaF rihMdIaF.
izAUtI dy pihly GMty mYN Éub hwsdf, ÉUb mËfk krdf.
apxy afp ƒ sMvfrdf. jyAuh nf afAuNdI qF myry
mËfk PVPVFAuNdy, qy aKIr idl aMdr cup cfp bYT jFdy,
myry iÉafl ibKr jFdy. agr aijhI hflq ivc aKIr
Auhƒ mYN vyK lYNdf, qF ibKry iÉafl afpy sMvr
jFdy, hfsy mËfk ctÉ pYNdy.
mYN Aus bfry kuJ vI nhIN sI
jfxdf. Auh iekwlI svyry jFdI sI qy iekwlI Èfm ƒ
aAuNdI sI. kdI iksy nfl gwlbfq nhIN. kdy koeI Aus df
sfQI nhIN. koeI jfx-pihcfx vflf iml jfvy qF
“nmsqy-nmsqy, kI hfl hY?” bs, ies qoN vD
kuJ nhIN. mYƒ qF Aus df nFa vI pqf nf lwigaf.
pMj vryH mYN Auhƒ
vyKdf irhf. iehnF pMj virHaF ivwcN Aus nfl mYN isrÌ
do vyr gl kr sikaf. kMzktrhF, Aus nfl gl krn dI ihMmq
hI nhIN sI huMdI.
iek idn bs Aus dy stfp qoN
qurn hI vfÜI sI ik mYN Aus ƒ dOV ky afAuNidaF
vyiKaf. GMtI mfr ky mYN bs rok leI. Auh dOVdI afeI sI,
sfh ciVHaf hoieaf sI. mYQoN irhf nf igaf qy mYN pwuC
bYTf,“kI gl aj lyt ho gey?”
“hF,
ÉfmÉfh dyr ho geI” Aus psInf pUMJidaF sMKyp
ijhf Awuqr idwqf. prmYN KuÈ sF. bolx df mOkf imilaf.
sB qoN vwzI gl Aus jvfb idwqf, myry vl vyiKaf. myry
leI ieMnF hI kfÌI sI
Auh
mYNƒ bhuq cMgI lgx lg peI. cMgI hI nhIN, Aus dI
Xfd myry sfhvF df ihwsf bx geI sI. aqy Aus ƒ ies
gl df pqf vI nhIN sI. Èfied Aus leI myrI hoNd hY vI
sI ik nhIN. myryidl aqy idmfg ivc hr smyN JgVf huMdf
rihMdf. idmfg mYNƒ byvkUÌ kihMdf, smJfx dI
koiÈÈ krdf—ieQoN ipafr prq nhIN imlxf, ikAuN
iËMdgI ivc kMzy boa irhf hYN. pr idl kihMdf iPr kI
ho igaf, ipafr vfps nf imly, mYN qF kr skdf hF. Aus
ƒ vyK ÉuÈ qF ho skdf hF, Aus bfry soc iËMdgI
ƒ suhxf bxf skdf hF. jIvn ivwc ipafr dI ÉuÈbU
qF afeI hY.
swcI gl ey Aus ƒ vyK
mYN ÉuÈ ËrUr rihMdf, ÉuÈI dI sFJ drd ny vMzf leI
sI. Aus leI myrf ipafr iek smuMdr bx igaf sI, ijs ivc
lihrF AuwTdIaF, quÌfn afAuNdy, iknfry ƒ iek vyr
CUh lYx leI qrs AwuTdy.
myrIaF nËrF hr smyN Aus
ƒ lBdIaF. Auhƒ vyKcmk AuTdIaF. idl
myrf jldf irhf. ipafr df jvfb nf imlx qy Julsdf irhf.
mYNquhfƒ kI dwsF myrf idl kI kI socdf rihMdf, kI
kI krnf cfhuMdf. sBqoN vD qF mYN Aus ƒ hsidaF,
muskRfAuNidaF vyKxf cfhuMdf sI. Aus dI ÉfmoÈI dI
cfdr ƒ dUr swutidaF qy iek hsdI iKVI hoeI
ÌulkfrI Aus ƒ AZf idaF. ichrf, awKF iek hsdf
Ìuwl bx jfx. pr, mYN, ivcfrf iek kMzktr. myrf ipafr
vI kMzktrI ivwc hI Ps ky rih igaf.
iek idn mYƒ izAUtI qoN
awDy GMty dI CuwtI sI, qy mYN bYNc qy bYTf, aYvyN
iewDr AwuDr vyK irhf sI. iek dUjf kMzktr af ky myry
nfl bYT igaf, qy asIN gwpF mfrn lg pey.
“qUM
Aus aOrq ƒ vyiKaf ey?” gwlF krdf krdf Auh
ivcoN hI bol ipaf. roËdIaF apxIaF svfrIaF bfry asIN
keI vyr ivcfr-vtFdrf kiraf krdy hF.
"iks
ƒ?” mYN puiCaf.
“Auh
icwtI sfVI vfÜI. huxy hI af ky ikXU ivc KVI hoeI
hY.” Aus awKF nfl ieÈfrf kIqf.
“ikAUN
kI hoieaf Aus aOrq ƒ ?” mYN hYrfn sF,
ikAuNik ieh qF ‘Auho’ hI sI.
“ies
df ipE vyiKaf ey ?” Aus iPr pwuiCaf.
“hF
Auho lMmy nwk vflf?”mYN ikhf.
“afho,
suixaf hY pYsy ipwCy ies df ivafh apxy vrgy buZy-ÉUst
admI nfl kr dyxf cfhuMdf hY.”
“Auh
ikAuN? mYƒ
Auh admI kdy cMgf nhIN lwgf. pr ieh nFh kr skdI hY. pVHy
ilKy lok hn.” mYN apxf drd Cupfx dI koiÈÈ kr
irhf sI.
"vwzy lokF dIaF vwzIaF gwlF,
afpF kI jfxIey. pYsy awgy pVyH ilKy , anpV sB brfbr
huMdy hn. suixafsI qF cMgf nhIN lwgf , so qYƒ ds
idwqf. kihMdyny ipE df kfrobfr kuJ nhIN. Coty hor pMj
Cy BYx-Brf hn.” Aus sfrI qsvIr pUrI kr idwqI.
ieMny ivwc hor kMzktr af gey
sn. qy asIN gwlF bMd kr idwqIaF. mYNds nhIN skdf, jo
myry qy bIq rhI sI. iKafl iewDr dOVdy, AwuDr dOVdy. Aus
dI GrylU ijMdgI bfry sux myrI rUh murJf geI. qy mYN
apxI kMzktrI nUM lwKF vyr koisaf, apxI axpVHqf Auqy
KUn dy aFsU roieaf. kfsL myry kol pYsf huMdf, mYN pVH
ilK koeI aPsr bixaf huMdf, qF Aus dy duwKF nMU dUr kr
dyNdf. Aus nMU dwuK hovy qy mYN kwuJ nf kr skF! hor
mJLbUrI kI huMdI ey! mYNkI krF, mYN kI krF, ieho
socdf irhf. Auhdy pYr nMU lwgf kMzf, mYN plkF nflcux
dyNdf. pr iewQy ies vyly myry hwQ KLflI sn, mYN
mjLbUr qy sLrmsfr sF.
bfr bfr rwb awgy duaf krdf
ik As dI ijLMdgI ivwc KusLI dyvy, AuhnMU suKI rwKy. rih
rih mYN Aus leI qVp AuTdf. idn rfq myrf iDafn Aus ivc
rihMdf, jF rwb awgy duafvF krdf, mMnqF mMgdf. huxjy
do cfr idn Auh ivKfeI nf dyNdI qF myrf idl krdf ik
mYN mr jfvF.
ieMJ idn bIq rhy sn. Auho
KLfmosL ichrf, vIh idnF ivc mYN msF cfr pMj vfr vyK
sikaf. pYsy lYNidaf, itkt dyNidaF jy kdy hwQ nfl hwQ
lg jFdf, qF ies Coh nMU ltkfx dI koisLsL krdf. pr kI
Pfiedf. myry ipafr ny iekdm pltf KfDf sI. hux an-prq
ipafr leI nhIN sI roNdf, hux qF Auhdy duwKF leI roNdf
sI.
ies rUt qoN myrI izAUtI
bdlx vflI sI. mYN cfhuMdf sF, jfx qoN pihloN iewk vyr,isrPL
iek vyr Auhdy nfl gwl kr skF, Aus nUM hsf skF. mYN
Aus dy keI nF rwKy hoey sn, sfry nF lY lY Aus nfl
gwlF krdf rihMdf.
Auh hwsI
vI nf, muskurfeI vI nf bolI vI nf qy myrI izAUtI
AuQoN bdl geI. pUry iqMn mhIny df ivCoVf. iqMnmhIny
nhIN iqMn sdIaF kho. myry idl dI hflq df aMdfjLf lgfx
dI koisLsL kro. izAUtI qy myrf idl nf lwgdf. myry
hfsy mjLfj muk gey. ijhVfidn inkldf, zfierI ivcoN Auh
pMnf PfV ky suwt dyNdf. mrmr ky Auh iqMn mhIny mYN
kwty. AunHF mhIinaF dyafKLrI idn myry aMdr jfn peI,
Aus idn mYN pihlI vyr KLusL hoieaf. Aus nMU muV vyKx
dI AumId nfl myry pYr jmIn qy lwgdy nhIN sn. mYnUMXkIn
sI ik Auh myrI hI bs ivc afeygI qy mYN Aus nUM jLrUr
bulf lvFgf. sLfiedAuho mYnUM bulf lvy. ieMnF icr Aus
vI qF mYnUM nhIN vyiKaf, ho skdf ey Aus myrI gYr-hfijLrI
mhisUs kIqI hovy.
dUjy idn mYN svyry mUMh
JfKry hI AuiTaf. pihloN vFg bfltIaF Br Br nhfqf,
vfÜF nUM qyl lfieaf, sLIsLf vyKdf izAUtI qy phuMc
igaf. KLusLI mYQoN lkoeI nf jfvy, idl dI DVkn kfbU
ivwc nf rwKI jfvy. pYrmyry nwcx, jIa kry sItI vjfvF,
koeI ipafrf gfxf gfvF.
myrI izAUtI df pihlf idn Kqm
ho igaf, pr Auh afeI nf. dUjyidn vI nhIN, qIjy idn vI
nhIN. ievyN hI pUry ds idn lMG gey. hrrojL izAUtI qy
jfx lwigaF myrf idl ziraf kry. AumId, zr, afsLf,
inrfsLf, pqf nhIN iknHF iknHF iKLaflf myry aMdr Gr kr
ilaf.
iPr iek idn mYN Aus dy ipE
nUM ikXU ivc KVoiqaF vyiKaf. myrfidl iek dm DVk ky
bMd ho igaf. iek AumId jfg peI, sLfied Auh vI af jfvy.
Aus dy ipE dI hfjLrI ny myry iKLaflF dI Auzfx AucyrI
kr idwqI. mYNKLusLIaF dy bwdlF nUM sjfx lg ipaf-ijvyN
zubdy sUrj dI lflI bwdlLF nUM lfl kr idMdI hY. mYN
iKLaflF ivc zuibaf hoieaf sF, jd iksy df hwQ myry
moiZaF qy ipaf. vyiKafqF myrf dosq dUjf kMzktr KVf sI
"ies
afdmI nUM pCfxdf eyN nf?" Aus Auhdy ipE vl
iesLfrf kr ky ikhf.
"hF,
ieh Aus kuVI df ipE hY." vDdI jFdI DVkn nUM kfbU
kridaF mYN ikhf.
"suixaf
ey Auh Gr Cwz ky clI geI ey." Aus myry kol
bYTidaF ikhf.
"Gr
Cwz ky clI geI?" myry pYrF QwilAN jLmIn inkldI
jf rhI sI.
"ieMnf
hI nhIN. kuJ lok qF kihMdy ny ik Aus KLudkusLI kr leI
ey. prpwkf iksy nUM pqf nhIN. ijMny mUMh AunIaF gwlF."
Auh khI jf irhfJ sI. mYnUM apxf rMg pIlf pYNdf idKfeI
dy irhf sI.
"qyrI
qF izAUtI bdl geI sI, ijs krky qYnUM pqf nI lwgf hoxf.
bVfhMgfmf hoieaf sI. rojL asIN nvIaF gwlF suxdy sF. iehqF
swc hY ik Auh Gr Cwz geI sI. iPr kI hoieaf iksy nUM
pqf nhIN. pr, afm lokF df iKLafl hY ik Aus KLudkusLI
kr leI hY."
"KLudkusLI! prAuh qF eynI KLfmosL
sI." mYN kih sikaf.
"KLfmosL
lok hI KLudkusLIJ kr skdy hn. mYNqYƒ dwisaf sI
nf, ik Aus df ipE pYsy ipwCy iksy buwZy nfl Aus df
ivafh kr dyxf cfhuMdf sI. ieh Ausy islisly ivc hI sB
hoieaf."
"pr
qYnUM ikvyN pqf lwgf ienHF gwlF df?"
"lokF
dIaF jubfnF ju hn,J jIAUNdIaF rihx. ZfeI mhIny ho
cuwky hn, Aus kdy eys rUt dIaF bsF Auqy sPLr nhIN
kIqf. ieh sB gwlF sunx ipCoN asIN sB kMzktr Aus df
jLrUr iDafn rwKdy rhy. prAuh nf afeI." Aus ikhf.
Aus dI bs df tfiem ho igaf sI qy Auh clf igaf.
Aus df
ipE hfly vI ikXU ivc KVHf sI. idl kIqf Aus nUM jf ky
pwuCF. agr ieh gwlF swc hn qF hor nhIN qF Gt qoN Gt
gly qoN PV ky Aus nUM JMjoV afvF. mYN bYNc qy bYTf
irhf. mYnUM mihsUs ho irhf sI ijvyN myry srIr ivwcoN
hOlI hOlI myrI jfn inkldI jf rhI hovo. Ausy hflq ivwc
mYN izAUtI dy GMty mukfey qy Gr jf ky mUDy mUMh ipaf
irhf. awQrU Kqm hI nf hox, pfxIdy awQrU, KLUn dy
awQrU.
dUjyidn qoN myrf izAUtI qy
jfx nUM idl nf kry. bhuqsoicaf asqIPLf dy idaF, muV
afpxy ipMz clf jfvF. afs dI iek loa khy ik jyJ cilaf
igaf qF muV Aus nUM vyKx dI, Aus bfry kuJ sunx dI hr
AumId Kqm ho jfvygI. ieh sB soc mYN dUjy idn muV
izAUtI qy af igaf.
izAUtI
qy afieaF vI mYnUM keI vrHy hoJ gey hn. Aus nUM
lwBdIaF lwBdIaF myrIaF awKF Qwk geIaF ny, pQrf geIaF
ny. pr Auh muV nfJ afeIy. lokvI Aus bfry Buwl gey,
myry dosq kMzktrF ny mYnUM Aus bfry hor kuwJ nf
dwisaf. apxyiKLaflF ivwc mYN zwuibaf rihMdf. Aus dy
stfp Auwqy bs KVHI rihMdI hY, mYN GMtI mfrnf Bwul
jFdf hF. Aus dydOVdy afAuxf, psInf pUMJidaF bs ivc
cVHnf, myrIaF awKF sfhmxy rihMdf ey.
myrI izAUtI bdldI hY qF mY
apxy dosq, Aus kMzktr nUM kih jFdf hF. Auh kdy ivKfeI
dyvy qF mYnUM jLrUr dwsy. pr Auh idn awj qwk nhIN
afieaf. myrf idl jfxdf hY Auh idn kdy nhIN afvygf, pr
mYN nhIN mMnxf cfhuMdf. Auh ikDry vIhovy, ies dunIaF
ivc jF iksy hor dunIaF ivc, Auh jLrUr afvygI. ieknf
iek idn Auh muV afeygI. mYN mjLfk krFgf qF Auh myry
vl jLrUr vyKygI.
myrI
muskuRfht, myry hfsy, myry mjLfk, myry vFg, sB kuwJ
ibKLr gey ny Aus rUt Auwqy ijQoN Auh clI geI ey. Auh
sVk sVk nhIN, myrIaF awKF dI kflLI cmk ey, jo Aus dy
rsqy Auwqy ivC geI ey. iPr kI hoieaf jy mYN iek
mfmUlI ijhf kMzktr hF, piVHaf nhIN hF. myrf idl hY,
mYN vI ipafr kr skdf hF, ieMqjLfr kr skdf hF.
ieMqjLfr kridaF pMj vrHy ho gey
hn. ieMqjLfrm kridaF hjLfrF mIlF df cwkr kwitaf hoxf
ey. hflypqf nhIN hor ikMny mIl bfkI hn.
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