do sLbd lyKkf bfry

prmjIq momI df nF ‘afr-pfr’ aqy trFto qoN Cpdy pMjfbI pyprF dy pfTkF leI BlI BFq jfixaf pCfixaF hY. Aus dIaF rcnfvF ienHF pyprF ivwc kdI inrMqr aqy kdI awgy ipwCy CpdIaF hI rihMdIaF hn. ies dy nflL-nflL AusdI koeI nf koeI khfxI ‘khfxI pMjfb’ jF pMjfb dy coxivaF pricaF ivwc vI CpI dyKI geI hY.

ijwQoN qIkr myrI jfxkfrI hY, Auh iewk jmFdrU klfkfr hY. afpxy bcpn dy idnF ivwc Auh jlMDr ryzIE stysLn AuWqy kIqy gey progrfmF ivwc vI sLfml huMdI rhI hY. Auh iewk Drm kMzy vFg bhuq hI sMvydnsLIl lyKkf hY. mfnvI irsLiqaF ivwc ikDry vI afeI qryV nflL Ausdf qn-mn sfry df sfrf JMjoiVaf jFdf hY. aqy Auh prfey drd nUM afpxf drd bxf lYNdI hY. iPr jdoN qIkr ieh drd iksy klf df rUp nf Dfrn kr lvy AudoN qIkr AusnUM sFqI nhIN afAuNdI.

ilKxf AusdI mjbUrI hY aqy Auh jo vI ilKdI hY Aus nflL pUrf iensfP krn df Xqn krdI hY. jy loV pvy qF Aus leI ‘hom vrk’ vI krdI hY aqy afpxy sroq vrq ky Aus sbMDI loVINdI smwgrI aqy syD vI prfpq krdI hY.

iewk cMgy khfxIkfr ivwc ilKx dI klf, isrV, isdk, sfDnf, mfnvqf nflL ipafr, suihrdqf, igafn afid gux hoxy cfhIdy hn. prmjIq momI ivwc jy ieh sfry gux nf vI hox qF ienHF ivwcoN kfPI aqy loV anusfr jLrUr hn. mYnUM AusdI hr rcnf pVHky anMd imlLdf hY qy myrI ieh sdIvI hfridk iewCf hY ik Auh sfl ivwc iqMn cfr ku khfxIaF qF ilK hI ilaf kry.

awgy ivcfr afpo afpxf.
-ikrpfl isMG pMnUM

*ilKfrI ivWc AuhnF dI khfxI 'mfnvI irsLqy' Cwp cwkI hY. 'ilKfrI' dy pfTkF dy gocry prmjIq momI dI iewk hor khfxI 'mjLbUrI' hfjLr hY. pVH ky afpxy ivcfr ilKxf nf Bulxf. AuzIk rhygI.

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Auh aksr myyry nfl ikMnI ikMnI dyr bYTf gwlF krdf rihMdf. mYN Aus vwkq lfiebryrI ivwc kMm krdI sF. pihlI vfr Auh mYNnMU lfiebryryI ivwc hI imilaf sI[ srU vrgf lMmf kwd,pqlf srIr qy awq mfsUm ichry vflf rvI[ Auh qkrIbn hPLqy ivwc do iqMn vfr lfiebryrI afAuNdf qy ikMnI ikMnI dyr iewk kony ivwc bYYTf pVHdf rihMdf. pihlF pihlF Auh afAuNdf,muskrf ky hYlo kihMdf qy cuwp cfp lfiebryrI dy Ausy kony ivwc bYT ky pVHn jf lwgdf, ijwQy Auh hmysLF byYiTaf krdf sI. ijvyN ieh konf Ausny afpxyy leI suriKaq krvfieaf hovy . jF Auh iekoo kony ivwcoN hI sB kwuJ Bfldf hovy. qy cfry kony Btkx df afdI nf hovyyy. hux Auh hOlI hOlI hYlo kihx qoN awwgy myry nfl iewk doo gwlF vI krn lwg ipaf sI. “kI hfl hY quhfzf ? awj srdI bhuq hYY, hY nf! ieh inwGy idwn kdoN prqxgyy? afid[”

kdI kdI Auh mYnMU bhuq hI Audfs jfpdf. ies qrHF lwgdf ijvyN ik Auh koeI gihrf gm afpxy aMdr CpfeI bYTf hovy . pr ho skdf hY myrf ieh BulyKf hI hovyy[ nfly iksy dy mMn nUM pUUrI qrHF smJ lYxf ieqnf srl vI qy nhIN nf huMdf. qy mYN AunHF `coN nhIN hF jo kihMdy hn ik ikqfb dyK ky hI Ausdf ivsLf pVH lYNdy ny jF ilPfPf dyK ky hI icwTI vfc lYNdy hn. iek idn jdoN Auh lfiebryrI afieaf qF cuwpcfp myry kol dI lMG ky Ausy afpxy jfxy pihcfxy kony ivwc jf bYTf. AusdIaF awKF dI lflI dyK ky mYNnMU ieho hI jfipaf ik ijvyN Auh sfrI rfq suwqf nf hovy. sfzy ivckfr hux qIkr koeI bhuqI gwlbfq qy nhIN sI hoeI, iPLr vI mYnMU ieMJ jfpdf ijvyyN koeI aMqrIvI sFJ ijhI sfzy ivwwc AuWsr cuwukI hovy. myry koloN irhf nf igaf qy mYN Ausdy kol jf ky puwiCaf, “kI gwl hY rvI awj? bVf Audfs lwg irhf hYYN, qyrI qbIaq qF TIk hY?”
kuwJ dyr qF Auh Ausy qrHF hI cuwp bYTf irhf. iPr myry vwl dyKdf hoieaf afKx lwgf, “pqf nhIN ikEN awwj mYYNnMU mMmI-zYzI bhuq Xfd af rhy ny.[”

“kI qyry mMMmI- zYzI qyry nfl nhIN rihMdy ?” mYN hYrfn hoky puwiCaf.

“nhIMN[”afKidaF AusdIaF awKF ivwc hMJU afp muhfry Clk AuWTy . Aus idn rvI dI hflq kuwuwJ iesqrHF dI sI ik mYN ies qoN awgy kuJ vI nf puwC skI. jy kuwJ puwCdI vI qF sLfied Auh hor kuwJ vI nf dws skdf. AusnMMU Ausy hfl ivwc Cwz, ieh socdI hoeI ik kdI iPLr Aus nfl gwl krFgI,mYN muV afpxI sIt`qy af geI.

agly keI idn Auh lfiebryrI hI nf afieaf. mYN Aus bfry socdI qF icMqf dI ktfr ijhI myry mwQy ivwc iPLr jFdI. ‘mnF’!bMdy dy mn df kI pqY? Ausnyy kuwJ kr hI nf ilaf hovy? AuWproN idsdy sLFq icwq ivwc Kbry nIly sfgr vFÕ kI kI JwwKV Jwuldyy hox? nhIN !nhIN!!Aus nfl mfVf kuwJ nhIN vfpr skdf[ ieh sfrf myry afpxy hI mMn df zr hY.

aMq,iewk idn Pyr Auh ikMnIaF sfrIaF ikqfbF cuwkI liebryrI ivwc af igaf. AuWs idn rvI dy ichry `qy kuwJ skUn ijhf sI. Auh iswDf myry kol afieaf. hmysLF hYlo kihx vfly rvI ny pihly idn mYnMU ‘siq sRI akfl’buulfeI. mYNnMU anuBv hoieaf ijvyN myry kMMnF ivwc koeI imsLrI ijhI Gul geI hovy[ qy Auh afpxy Ausy kony ivwc jf bYTf.

bryk smyN mYYYN Aus kol jf ky puwiCaf, “rvI cfh pIvyNgf?” Auh cwpcfp myry vwl dyKx lwgf ijvyN ibn mMgy hI iml rhy aMimRq bfty vwl koeI dyKdf hovy. “cwl af, stfP rUm ivwc cwl ky cfh pINdy hF.” mYN afiKaf[ qy rvI cuwp cupIqf ijhf myry ipwCy ipwCy ieEN ho quiraf, ijvyN jnmF jnmFqrF qoN Auh kyvl ipwCy hI qurdf af irhf hovyy[ stfP rUm ivwc phuMc ky mYN cfh dy do kwp bxfey [ iewk AusnUM PVfky qy dUjf afp lYY ky mYN Ausdy kool hI soPy `qy bYT geI.

kuwJ dyr dI cuwp ipwCoN rvI acfnk boilaf, “kI mYN quhfnUM dIdI kih skdf hF?” Ausdf ieh suafl suxky mYN kwuJ pl Ausdy ichry vwl hYrfn hoeI dyKdI rhI[ ikAuNik ‘dIdI’ sLLbd kihxf asfn vI hY qy iewk Clfvf vI pr iesnUM afpixaF suupinaF ivwc pfldf koeI koeI hI hY[ pr AusdI inrCl muskfn ,ichry dI mfsUmIaq aqy pivqr ijhI soc nUM dyK, myry mUMhoN afp muuhfry hI ikr igaf, “ikEN nhIN rvI qUM bVI KusLI nfl mYnUM dIdI kih vI skdf hYN qy dIdI smJ vI skdf eyN.” qy Aus idn ipwCoN Auh mYnMUM dIdI hI kihx lwg ipaf.

rvI dy mfmf jI KusLhfl isMG kfPLI smyN qoN kYnyzf ivwc rihMdy sn. Auh jdoN vI ieMzIaf afAuNdy qF bVy hI igPLt lYky afAuNdy. kYnyzf dIaF cMigafeIaF dIaF vDf vDf ky gwlF krdy ijnHF nUM sux suxky sfry hI hYrfn hoeI jFdy. jdoN Auh rvI nUM Zyr sfry iKzfAuuNxy ilaf ky idMdy qF rvI dy zYzI ny kihxf, “Brf jI ieh smfn qy BfvyN qusIN asfzy vfsqy nf hI lYYky afieaf kro, iksy nf iksy qrHF rvI nUM kYnyzf lY jfvo qF ik sfzI vI AuWQy koeI iDr bx jfvy. mYN quhfzf aihsfn ijMLdgI Br nhIN BulfvFgf.”

“jy AuWQy jfky rvI ny hI quhfnMU Bulf idqf?” KusLhfl isMG ny afpxIaF mjLbUrIaF ivwcoN nvF hI pRsLLn icMnH Augf ilaf sI.

“ vIr jI! rvI puwqr qF myrf hI hY nf. Ausny myrf duwD pIqf hY. sfrI dunIaF bdl skdI hY pr ieh nhIN ho skdf.” rvI dI mMmI ny afpxy idl `qy hwQ rwKky ikhf sI.

“ BYx jI quhfzI gwl TIk h. pr koeI vI bwcf sfrI Aumr mF dy hI duwD `qy nhIN bYTf rihMdf. nfly iPLr kYnyzf dI qF DrqI hI ieho ijhI hY ijwQy jfky duuwD qy buwD qF iks dy pfxI hfry ny, AuWQy qF sfry hI irsLqy Aulty -pulty hoo jFdyy ny. qy kyvl zflrF df hI iewk irsLqf bfkI rih jFdf hY.”
“Brf jI, ijvyN quhfzI mrjLI. mYN quhfnUM jIvn ivwc ieko hI kMm ikhf hY dyK lYYxf, jy kr sky qF?” rvI dy zYzI ny afpxy swiBafcfrk jLor nfl aKLIrlf PLfrmUUlf vriqaf.

Gr dy jMimaf dI koeI AuWmr nhIN puwiCaf krdf[ KusLhfl isMG nUM afpxI pqnI dy suBfa df pqf sI[ iewk idn Ausdf cMgf ijhf rONa dyKLky Ausny qyj kOr nUM puwiCaf sI. “ies vyr jdoN mYN ieMzIaf igaf sI qF BYx jI rvI nUM kYnyzf ilafAux bfry bhuqf hI jLor dy rhy sn[[”

“ jLor qF sfry irsLqydfr hI lf rhy hn. ieDr myrI BYYx vI myry vwzy Bfxjy mnjIq nUM kYnyzf ilafAux leI kih rhI hY. Ausdf keI vfr POLOoon af cuwikaf hY. nfly sfzy afpxy hI do bwcIaF hn asFnUM aOlfd pwKoN iks cIjL dI Gft hY. kYnyzf ivwc qF bytf vI Auho ijhf qy bytIaF vI Auho ijhIaF. asIN iehnF dy hI PrjL pUry kr leIey, Auho hI bhuq hn. ikAuN hI vfDU dy JMjt shyVIey.” qyjL kOr ny ivroD ivwc dlIlF dI iewk lMbI JVI lf idwqI.

“cl iewk pMQ do kfjL. dovyN hI kMm kr lYnyyaF.” KusLhfl isMG ny pihloN hI socI ivcfrI cfl cwLwlI.

“pihlooN rvI nUM bulf lYny aF. iPr qyyrI BfxjI Aus nfl ivafh ky lY afvFgy.”

“qusIN qF Auh gwl krdy E, aKy ‘kxk Kyq, kuVI pyt, af jvfeIaf mMzy Kf’ eynIaF lMmIaF skImF `qy mYN nhIN Brosf krdI. iewQoN dy bwcy vwwzy ho ky kd iksy dI mMndy af. kIhdI kuVI qy kIhdf ivafh?” AusdI cfl AuuWqy qyj kOr ny iswDf hI kftf Pyr idqf.

KYr ieh GYNs GYNs Gr ivwc keI vfr hoeI. keI keI guwsy igly dyy, aqy mMn mMnfAuqF dy dOr cwwly. ijvyN ikvyN vI hoieaf rvI KusLhfl isMG aqy qyj kOr df god ilaf pwuwuwqr bx ky kYnyzf phuMc igaf.

phuMc qy igaf rvI kYnyzf pr AusdI Drm mF ny mF df qy kI kdI rvI nMU bxdf mfmI vflf vI ipafr nf idqf. mfmy dy Gr puwqr bx ky afieaf rvI bws iewk ajnbI bx ky rih igaf. Gr dy ivwc AusnMU koeI vI siqkfr nf imldf. AusnUM koeI vI afpxf nf smJdf. mfmy dIaF DIaF vI, afpxI mF dI awK dyK, AusnMU cMgI qrHF nf bulfAuNdIaF. iewk Ausdf mfmf hI sI jo AusnMU idloN ipafr krdf sI. Auh rvI dI hr CotI motI jLrUrq df iKafl rwKdf.

vwkq lMGdf igaf qy ruwqF vI bdldIaF geIaF pr rvI dy pirvfrk vfqfvrn ivwc koeI aMqr nf afieaf. bfrF ku sflF df rvI hux aTfrF AuWnI virHaF df nOOjvfn bx igaf sI. pVHHn ivwc huisLafr, jdoN Auh afpxIaF BYYxF nfloN ikqy ijLafdf nMbr lY ky afAuNdf, AusdI mfmI AusnMU sLfbfsL dyx dI QF sgoN Aus AuWpr hor vI sVdI kuVHdI rihMdI. Auh aksr rvI dy mfmy nMU afKdI, “pVHHn qoN isvf iesnUM hor kMMm vI kI ey. ivhlf bYTf Kf pI CwzdY, hor ikhVf iesnuUM iksy ijMmyvfrI df iPkr eyy.” Aus vyyly rvI nUUM afpxI mMmI bhuq Xfd afAuNdI jo rvI dy skUl dI vDIaf irport dyK ky rvI nUM afpxI CfqI nfl Guwt ilaf krdI sI. ikvyN Auh rvI, AusdI vwzI BYx aqy Coty Brf df nqIjf inklx `qy sfry ipMz ivwc KusLI nfl lwzU vMizaf krdI sI qy zYzI hmyysLF AusnUM koeI qohPf ilaf ky idaf krdy sn.

mfmI dIaF ies qrHF dIaF gwlF sux sux ky rvI nUM afpxy mMmI-zYzI bhuq hI Xfd afAuNdy. keI vyr Auh socdf pqf nhIN ikAuN zYzI ny AuhnUM kYnyzf Byj idwqf sI. mfmI dy qfhny imhxy suxdf rvI qMg af jFdf. Auh keI vfr afpxy mfmy nMU afKdf, “ mfmf jI mYN pVHfeI dy nfl nfl koeI pfrt tfeIm jOb vI kr lYNdf hF.” pr KusLLhfl isMG nf mMndf. sgoN Auh grmIaF dIaF CuwtIaF ivwc vI rvI nMU koeI nf koeI krYizt lYx leI afKdf qF ik Auh afpxI pVHfeI jldI Kqm kr lvy. AusnUM afpxI pqnI dy suBfa df pqf sI jo hr vwkq rvI dy mgr peI rihMdI sI. huisLafr rvI hr sfl grmIaF dIaF CuwtIaF ivwc do iqMn krYizt lY lYNdf sI ijs nfl Ausny E[ey[sI[ df iemiqhfn afpxy nfloN Aumr ivwc vwzI afpxI BYx nfloN pihlF pfs kr ilaf sI. hux mfmI aqy AusdIaF DIaF rvI nfl hor vI eIrKf krn lwgIaF. Auh gwl gwl `qy rvI dI byiejLqI krn lwgIaF. Kfs qOr qy jdoN mfmf Gr nf huMdf. zYzI dy sfhmxy Auh Gwt vwD hI boldIaF. pr AusdI gYrhfjLrI ivwc Auh rvI nUM rwj ky qMg krdIaF. rvI iesqrHF dI rojL dI iKwc-iKwc qoN zfZf hI qMg af igaf sI. Auh GroN inklx dy bhfny Bflx lwgf. Ausdy mfmy nUM ieh qF pqf sI ik Gr ivwc rvI nfl iksqrHF df slUk huMdf sI pr Auh ies bfry cuWp hI rihMdf [ nfhIN rvI ny Aus kol kdI koeI isLkfieq kIqI sI.

afiKLr iewk idn rvI nUM GroN inklx df bhfnf iml hI igaf. AusdI vwzI BYx ny Aus `qy Ausdy 20 zflr corI krn df dosL mVH idwqf sI. rvI ny soicaf, ‘ieh qF ajy afrMB hI hY. Aus `qy ies nfloN koeI hor vwzf dosL vI lfieaf jf skdf hY.’ Auh zrdf mfrf GroN mUv ho igaf. hux Auh XUnIvristI ivwc pVHfeI dy nfl nfl pfrt tfeIm jOb vI krn lwg ipaf. afpxy iewk dosq nfl rl ky Ausny iewk kmrf XUnIvristI dy kol hI ikrfey `qy lY ilaf. mfmy dy Gr Auh Gwt vwD hI jFdf. Auh afpxI pVHfeI df Krcf afpxI jOb nfl qor lYNdf qy kuwJ skflrisLp iml jfx kfrx Ausdy Krcy ivwc shfieqf ho jFdI.

iewk idn sfzI brFc ivwc iewk nvIN kuVI dI inXukqI hoeI. sYNzI df jOb `qy ieh pihlf idn sI. ajy kuwJ idn Ausny myry koloN kMm dI isiKaf lYxI sI. gorI-icwtI, gulfbI-gulfbI gwlHF qy smuMdr vrgIaF nIlIaF-gihrIaF awKF vflI sYNzI bhuq hI KusLidl aqy imlfpVI sI. pihly hI idn Auh myry nfl iedF Guliml geI ijvyN mYNnUM Auh icrF qoN jfxdI hovy. kMm dI isKlfeI vyly vI Auh cfr kwdm awgy hI rihMdI. hr kMm ivwc hI rIJ aqy Ausdf kMm pRqI sMpUrn smrpx, AusdI hr isiKaf-sLkqI nMU tfp gIar ivwc pfeI rwKdf. qy Ausny idnF df sPLr GMitaF ivwc smyt ilaf.
iewk idn sbwbIN jdoN rvI lfiebryrI afieaf qF sYNzI vI izAUtI `qy sI. mYN dovF dI jfx-pCfx krvfeI. Aus vyly dohF pRqI myrf moh, ipafr, mfx, siqkfr pqf nhIN ikMnF kuJ hor, myry mUhoN ikhVyy sLbdF df rUp Dfrky prspr dohF dy mnF ivwc psrdf igaf. qy dovyyN hI mYnUM bVy sLrmfeyy -sLrmfey pr srsLfry hoey lwgy.

Aus ipwCoN aksr hI asIN iqMny stfPL rUm ivwc iewkTy cfh pIx lwgy. …qy pqf hI nf lwgf ik kdoN rvI sYNzI dIaF JIl vrgIaF awKF ivwc guafc igaf.

hOlI hOOlI rvI aqy sYNzI dI jfx-pCfx dosqI ivwc bdldI geI qy dyKidaF hI dyKidaF ieh dosqI ipafr df rUp Dfr geI. Auh donoN aksr iewkTy bfhr jfx lwgy. kdI kOPI pIx dy bhfny, kdI pIjLf Kfx dy bhfny qy kdI kdI Auh koeI iPlm dyKx vI cly jFdy. sYNzI dy nfl kMm kridaF mYN ieh jfx geI sF ik Auh iewk cMgI kuVI sI ies leI mYnMU iehnF dI dosqI qy koeI ieqrfjL nhIN sI. pr jdoN ies df pqf rvI dI mfmI nUM lwigaf qF AusnUM qF ijvyN swqIN kwpVIN awg lwg geI hovy. ‘kihMdf sI rvI df qyrI BfxjI nfl ivafh krFgy? hux sFB lvy afpxy rvI nMU.’ Auh rvI nUM bdnfm krn df koeI mOkf ajfeIN nf jfx idMdI. Ausny KusLhfl isMG nMU sfP sbdF ivwc afK idqf: “hux rvI myry Gr nf vVy, myrIaF juafn kuVIaF `qy iesdf kI asr pvygf? jy Ausny gorIaF nfl hI Kyh KfxI hY qF GroN dUr hI rhyy.”

ruwqF hor bdldIaF geIaF qy vkq vI lMGdf igaf. smyN dy nfl hI rvI qy sYNzI dy ipafr df rMg vI BrpUr gUVHf aqy suinhrI huMdf igaf. rvI dI aOVF mfrI ijLMdgI ivwc sYNzI iewk suhfvI Puhfr bxky afeI. Ausdy hr drd AuWqy sYNzI ny afpxy kUly inwG dI tkor kIqI.

iewk idn rvI mYNnMU myry Gr imlx af igaf. kuJ icr cuwp bYTf irhf qy iPr mYNnMU kihx lwgf, “dIdI mYN qyry nfl iewk gwl krnI sI.”W

“rvI awj qYNnUM iejLfjq lYx dI loV ikQoN pY geI? awCf bol kI kihxf cfhuMdf hYN?” mYN hws ky puwiCaf. Auh Aus yqrHF grdn nIvIN krI bYTf irhf mYN puwiCaf, “rvI, kI gwl qUM boilaf nhIN ?”
“dIdI ! mYN sYNzI nfl ivafh krvfAuNxf cfhuMdf hF.” Auh Aus yqrHF hyTF isr JukfeI boilaf.”
“rvI qUM hosL ivwc qF hYN? ajy qyrI Aumr hI kI hY, nfly qyrI pVHfeI df kI bxygf? qUM sYNzI nUM puwiCaf ik AusdI kI slfh hY ?” mYN Aus AuWqy ikMny sfry svfl iewko sfhy kr geI.

“sYNzI dI slfh qusIN puwC lYxf. mYN qF afpxy idl df PYLslf quhfnMU sunfAux afieaf sI.” Aus idn Auh ieqnI ku gwl kr ky clf igaf sI. ies qoN ipwCoN vI mYN AusnUM smJfAux dI koisLsL kIqI sI ik aijhf koeI vI PLYslf krn qoN pihlF Auh afpxI pVHfeI pUrI kr lvy qy nfly afpxI mMmI-zYzI nfl gwl kr lvy. pr Ausny myrI iewk nf mMnI.

iewk idn mYN sYNzI nfl vI gwl kIqI. AusnMU vI Bly-bury bfry smJfAux dy Xqn kIqy ik ajy quhfzI Aumr hor awgy vDx dI hY, ik bhuqI vyr do vwKo-vwK swiBafqfvF iewk dUjy dI KuusLI luwt lYNdIaF hn, ik hux socx df koeI hrjL nhIN, iPr ipwCoN pCqfieaF kuwJ nhIN hoxf jdoN icVIaF nyy sfrf hI Kyq cuwg ilaf. lgdf sI ik ieh afpxf atwl PYLslf qF pihlF hI kr cuwky sn.

sYNzI dI mF cfr ku sfl dI sYNzI nMU afpxy bfp kol Cwzky iksy hor mrd nfl qur geI sI ……qy ies dy bfp ny vI iksy hor gorI nfl ivafh krvf ilaf sI. sYNzI dI ies nvIN mF nfl kdI vI nhIN sI bx skI. qy Ausny bflg huMidaF hI iewk vwKry apfrtmYNt ivwc rihxf afrMB kr idwqf. hux Auh nOkrI krdI sI qy afpxI mrjLI dI Kud mflk sI. Auh apxI ijLMdgI dy PYLsly afp hI krdI sI qy rvI nfl ivafh df PYslf Ausdf afpxf PYslf sI. jnmF qoN ipafr ivguwcIaF dovyN rUhF iewk imwk hoky afpxIaF KflI peIaF sfrIaF ipafr nuwkrF BrpUr kr lYxIaF cfhuMdIaF sn.

ivafh krn qoN pihlF mYN rvI nUM afpxy mMmI-zYzI nfl slfh jrUr hI kr lYx `qy jor idqf.

“dIdI ieh jfxkfrI pihloN hI AunHF nMU mfmI jI qoN iml cuwkI hY. Auh myrI koeI vI gwl sunx qoN ibnHF hI myry nfl byhwd KPf hn. Auh kdy vI mYNnUM ies ivafh dI afigaf nhIN dyxgy, qy mYN sYNzI qoN ibnHF pl vI nhIN rih skdf.” rvI df AuWqr sI.

rvI qy sYNzI df ivafh hoo igaf. rvI df mfmf bulfAux `qy vI ivafh ivwc sLfiml nhIN hoieaf. AuhnF dy ivafh dIaF sfrIaF rwsmF asIN hI kIqIaF. dohF dI ivafhuqf ijLMdgI rvF-rvIN ruVHI jf rhI sI. dovyN iewk dUjy dy sfh ivwc jIAuNdy. sYNzI rvI dI pVHfeI pUrI krn ivwc pUrf sfQ dy rhI sI. Auh hux kuwl-vkqI kMm krdI sI qy rvI kuwJ vwkqI kMm krdf qy XUnIvristI dI pVHfeI vI krdf. sYNzI rvI nUM hr qrHF KusL rwKdI. keI qrHF dIaF ieMzIan izisLjL bnfAuxIaF Aus myry koloN iswK leIaF sn. dIvflI dy iqAuhfr `qy Auh rvI leI igPLt KrId ilafeI sI qy myry qoN miTafeI mMgvf ky Ausny rvI nUM srpRfeIjL idqf sI. Auh keI vyr rvI nMU afpxI kuwJ-vwkqI jOb Cwz ky pUrf iDafn pVHfeI vwl hI lfAux leI kihMdI sI. iemiqhfnF dy nyVy jfky rvI ny ievyN hI kIqf. iPr vI sYNzI dI qnKfh nfl AunHF df sMjmI hI shI pr sohxf gujLfrf cwl irhf sI.

sYNzI dI kurbfnI aqy smrpwx nuMU dyKky aqy kuwJ afp aOrq hox krky, mYN keI vfr afKdI, “rvI! afpxI dIdI nfl ieh iekrfr kr ik qUM sYNzI nuMU kdI vI DoKf nhIN dyvyNgf.” rvI ieh suxky pUrf ipGl jFdf.

do sfl hor kdoN lMG gey ieh pqf hI nf cwilaf. rvI grYjUeyt ho igaf sI. bI[aYs[sI[ ivwcoN Auh cMgy nMbr lYky pfs hoieaf sI.

iewk idn svyry-svyyry hI rvI df PLon afieaf. Auh kuJ Gbrfieaf hoieaf boilaf, “dIdI, rfqIN ieMzIaf qoN PLon afieaf hY, mMmI dI qbIaq bhuq Krfb hY. sLfied Auh bwc nf skx. mYNnUM ieMzIaf jfxf pY igaf hY. myry ipwCooN sYNzI df iKafl rwiKE.”

qUM sYNzI nUM vI nfl lYjf. sgoN AuWQy Auh qyrf iDafn rwKygI.”myry mUMhoN acfnk inkl igaf jF KLbry ies ipwCy acyq mMn ivwc Cuwipaf koeI zr bol ipaf hovy.

“ies leI ajy hflfq ZukvyN nhIN hn. nfly itktF df KLrcf vI duwgxf ho jfvygf.” kihMidaF Ausny tYlIPon rwwK idqf.

do idnF ipwCoN rvI do hPqy leI ieMzIaf cilaf igaf. pr Auh do mhIny nf muiVaf. jdoN vI sYNzI Pon krdI qF AusnUM mF dI ivgV rhI bImfrI bfry ivsQfr nfl dwsdf.

iewk idn rvI dI mfmI df acfnk mYNnMU Pon afieaf. BfvyN Auh mYNnUM kfPI smyN qoN cMgI qrHF jfxdI sI pr mYNnUM Auh Pon pihlI vyr hI kr rhI sI. Ausdf nF suxky mYNnUM bVI hYrfnI hoeI qy myrf mwQf Txikaf beI rwb KYr kry.

“hux qyrI shylI df kI bxUM, rvI ny AuWQy hor ivafh krvf ilaf.” AusdI gwl suxky myry pYrF hyToN imwtI inkl geI. myry kol Ausdy svfl df kooeI jvfb nhIN sI. mYN AusnuMU isrP ieqnI ku bynqI hI kr skI, “aFtI plIjL sYNzI nMU ies bfry ajy kuwJ nf dwsxf. Auh ivcfrI qnoN mnoN iblkwul hI tuwt jfvygI. Auh vI quhfzI DIaF vrgI hI hY.” mYNnMU afs qy ieh sI ik jF qF Ausny pihloN hI sYNzI nUM dws idqf hovygf, nhIN qF hux dwsy ibnHF AusnUM cYn nhIN afvygI. pqf nhIN ikAuN AunHF ny myrI ieh imMnq mMn leI sI. sLfied sfrIaF mfvF dI mmqf df rMg iewko ijhf hI huMdf hY.

rvI dy jfx ipwCoN mYN keI vyr sYNzI nUM imlI sF. Auh hmysLF myry nfl rvI dI lMbI gYrhfjLrI dIaF gwlF krdI rihMdI. AusdI judfeI ivwc qVpdI. Aus leI afpxy iPLkrF df ikwsf CyV bYTdI. iewk idn kihMdI, “mYN rvI nUM iewk KLusLKbrI sunfAux leI qVPLdI hF, Auh BYVf muVdf hI nhIN.” mYN AusdIaF gwlF suxdI hoeI hUM, hF, qoN awgy kuJ nf bool skdI. ijsdI sYNzI aksr isLkfieq vI krdI, “dIdI! qusIN awjkl bhuq hI Gwt boldy ho, kI gwl hY?” mYNnUM Aus `qy bhuq hI qrs afAuNdf. mYN socdI ik ieh nhIN jfxdI ik ijs ivsLLLvfs dI muuwwTI nMU ieh Guwtky bMd krI bYTI hY, rvI dy afAuNidaF hI Auh ikxkf-ikxkf hoky ibKLr jfvygI jo sLfied lwK XqnF `qy vI kdI iewkTI nf ho sky. keI vfr mYNnUM jfpdf ik ijvyN mYN vI Aus nfl koeI DoKf kmf rhI hovF. Auus nfl gwl kridaF jF Ausdy sfhmxy huMidaF hI mYN sLrimMdgI nfl Br jFdI. iPLr AusdI ieh KusLKbrI vflI gwl?

rvI ieMzIaf qoN vfps af cuwikaf sI. kuwJ idn nf Ausny mYNnUM Pon kIqf qy nf hI imlx afieaf. AusnUM pqf lwg cuwkf sI ik mYN sB kuJ jfxdI hF. iPr iewk idn acfnk hI Auh myry Gr af igaf. kuwJ dyr cwup-cfp nIvIN pfeI iksy gunfhgfr vFg myry sfhmxy bYTf irhf. ijvyN Auh koeI kql krky afieaf hovy. ieh kql hI qF sI, sYNzI dy ivsLvfsL df kql. myrIaF socF dy roh Bry GoVy srpwt dOVdy jf rhy sn. ‘ieh sfry inry bhfny …myry mMmI zYzI ny …iewk juafnI hMZf lYx ipwCoN mrd dI dUsrI `qy moihq hox dI lflsf. ibnHF rIVH dI hwzI dy mrd …imwtI dy mfDo qoN vI BYVf[ bwcy df jMmxoN pihlF hI XqIm ho jFxf, pr Ausdf ksUr kI …?’

rvI ny iewk lMbf hOkf ilaf ijs nfl myrIaF socF dI lVI iPr Aus vwl muV afeI. Aus dIaF awKF ivwc aQrU sn. zUMGI aMnyHry vrgI cuwp ivwcoN ijvyN kuwJ kihx leI Auh sLbd Bfl irhf hovy. Auh bVI Audfs ijhI sur ivwc boilaf, “ dIdI mYN mjLbUr sI.”

“pr rvI! sYNzI dy pyt ivwclf qyrf bwcf qyrI mjLbUrI vyK ky vfips qy nhIN prqx lwgf.”
“hYN!…dIdI kI ? mYN …mYN …mYN …… “