swfw ipMf mihMdrgVH SfUlf kwst irjrvf hlky ivc pYNdw hY[ ies hlky ivc AYm. AYl. ey. dI cox qW hrIjn brwdrI ivcoN mrd lV skdw hY pr srpMcI leI kyvl qIvIN hI KVH skdI hY[ pqw nhIN, iehdy ivc kI Byd hY?

pihlW qW SfUlf kwst brwdrI ivcoN AwdmI vI srpMc bx skdw sI qy bxy vI sn pr nvIN srkwr ny aus kwr duAwly ieh nvIN kwr vwh id`qI[ ies bwry ipMf ivc keI qrHW dI dMd-kQw cldI hY[ koeI kuC kihMdw hY, koeI kuC[ jy iek nvIN srkwr dI kursI p`kI krn dI pwlsI d`sdw hY qW dUjw ies g`l dy ault bolI boldw hY[ s`cI g`l ey, myry p`ly kuJ nhIN pYNdw[ kI s`c hY qy kI JUTw[ eydW dIAW pycdwr g`lW smJx leI bu`DI vI qW pycdwr cwhIdI hY, nhIN?

ipMf ivc SfUlf kwst brwdrI nwl sMbMDq do-cwr A`DpVH ijhIAW qIvIAW qW zrUr sn[ pr auh KVHnoN iJjdIAW sn[ fr sI ik iksy aunHW nUM vot nhIN dyxI? iksy pwrtI dw kwrf ju kol nhIN sI[ pwrtIAW dy rwj ivc cox lVn leI pwrtI dw rMg hoxw zrUrI huMdw hY[ pwrtI hI Xogqw, pwrtI hI cwl cln dI ksv`tI ju bx geI hY[

pihlW ipMf ivc ic`ty rMg dw zor sI[ iPr AijhI hvw vgI ik nIly rMg dw bol bwlw ho igAw[ myry Grvwly ny vI ic`tI lwh ky nIlI bMnH leI[ rMgy dyxw sI[ ic`ty rMg nUM qW EdW vI nIlw rMg au~f ky pYNdw hY, nhIN?

blbIro A`T ku jmwqW pVHI hoeI vI sI qy auhdy kol pwrtI dw rMg vI sI[ auh myry mukwbly ivc mYdwn ivc auqr AweI jW kih lE AgilAW ny cu`k ky KVHI kr id`qI[ nqIjy inkly[ myry rMg dI b`ly b`ly ho geI[ auhdw mUMh Bwr jw ipAw[

rMgW dI KylH vI bVI AjIb hY[ ieh id`sdy iksy kol, huMdy iksy dI jyb ivc, nhIN?

coxW qoN kuJ idnW bwAd mYN ipMf dI AwbwdI dy au~qr vl vgdI nihr dy iek Kqwn dI v`t 'qoN Gwh Koq rhI sI[ Acwnk lgw ijvyN myry vl koeI kwhlI kwhlI Aw irhw hovy[ mYN qbR`k ky ip`Cy nUM muV ky dyiKAw[ Grvwlw sI[ auh myrI hwlq dyK ky pihlW zor dI h`isAw, iPr kihx lgw, "kI hoieAw, hro?"

"hYAhw, qUM qW mynUM frw eI id`qw!"

"eydW frn l`gI qW lw dyeyNgI swry rMg srpMcI nUM?"

mYnUM A`goN koeI au~qr nw AOiVAw qW auh boilAw, "au~T qWh[ SyqI kr[ fYNbry bOld AWgUM myry A`l kI JwkI jWdI AW? ipMf pcYq-APsr AwieAw hoieAw["

"auhny kI krOxW, myqoN?"

"shuM cukOxI AW["

"hYAhw! kwhdI? mYN koeI fwkw mwirAY?"

"fwkw mwrxjogI ikQy AW, qUM[ fwkw mwrx Awsqy qW idl-gurdw cwhIdw, bMdy ‘c[ qyrw qW icVI dy pONcy ij`fw bI idl nHIN[ fwkw kwhdy nwl mwrxw?"

mYN kihxw qW cwhuMdI sI, qyry ij`fw ik`dW ho skdw ey, iksy hor dw[ pr kih nw skI[ iPr AwpxI kmzorI 'qy prdw pwauNdI hoeI bolI, "kwhdI shuM ckOxI AW, auhny?"

"beI Awpxy hu`dy nwl inAW kryNgI["

suxidAW hI mYnUM kWbw iCV ipAw[ mYnUM Qr Qr kMbdI dyK ky auh kihx l`gw, "AYmI nw kMbI jw[ kuS nHIN hox l`gw, qYnUM["

"mYN Apsr sOhyN ik`dW hoaU?"

"auh qYnUM mUMh 'c pw laU?"

mYnUM ausy qrHW guMm suMm ijhI KVHI dyK ky auh iPr kihx l`gw, "qur gWh[ SyqI kr[ auhny hor ipMfIN bI jwxW["

"mYN khUM kI auQy?"

"jo kuS APsr khU, mgr mgr khI jweIN["

"nw myqoN nHIN khI jwxI koeI g`l["

"nw bol hoaU qW bulHy hlweI jweIN mgr mgr["

mYN auhdy vl iek vwrI iPr dyiKAw qy KoiqAw hoieAw Gwh sWBx lg peI[ myrI hrkq vyK ky auh kihx l`gw, "rYxH dy eyhnUM AYQy eI[ ikqy nHIN B`j cilAw, Gwh qyrw["

"jy KoiqAw-KqwieAw cu`k iligAw koeI?"

"lokW nUM pqw Aw beI srpMcxI dw Gwh Aw[

myry dMdl ijhI peI dyK ky auh KIN KIN kr ky h`sx l`g ipAw[ mYN auhdI KIN KIN nUM smJ qW geI pr g`l mUMh 'qy ilAwaux dI ihMmq nw kr skI[ mYnUM AwpxI hYsIAq dw igAwn sI[ auhdI KIN KIN jd htkory ijhy lYx lgI qW mYN ikhw, "kI g`l Aw? bVI ku`qy hwsI AweI jWdI Aw?"

"qyrI iksmq 'qy["

"myrI iksmq nUM Pu`l l`gy Aw?"

"hor ik`dW l`gxy AW? iksmq dI blI kr ky eI ipMf dI lIfr bx geI AW[ neHIN qW ikqy l`BxI sI, qyry ArgI isAwxI ipMf AwilAW nUM["

"qW ieh mYnUM sfUl kwst hox dw ienwm Aw?"

"hor AYmIN l`J geI, g`dI?"

"nw imldI, nw seI[ mynUM kI Prk pYxw sI[ jy mihM psyrI du`D idMdI Aw qW k`ty nUM kI Bw?"

"bVI isAwxI ho geI AW?" auh iPr KIN KIN krn l`g ipAw qy ausy qrHW KIN KIN krdw kihx l`gw, "beI ipMf dI srpMcxI ju bx geI AW[ isAwxI qW Awpy ho jwxw sI, qYN?"

ies Aihsws nwl A`KW A`gy mn dI aus idn dI siQqI Aw KloqI ijs idn mYN ipMf dI srpMcxI bxI sI[ pqw nhIN, mYnUM ik`dW jwpx lgw lMbrdwr krm isMG dy GroN fofy PVy gey hox[ auh muk`dmy qoN bcx leI myry A`gy h`Q bMnHIN Kloqw hovy[ auhI lMbrdwr ijs iek idn Koqy hoey Gwh myrI pMT kulHw leI sI ikauNik Gwh mYN auhdI pYlI 'coN KoiqAw sI qy ievz 'c mYN auh kuJ dyxw nhIN sI mMnI jo auh cwhuMdw sI[ aus JwkI nUM q`kidAW hI myry AMdrlI hro bolI, "lMbVdwrw, mYN auhI hro AW ijhdI JolI 'coN Gwh FyrI krw ilAw? hux ikQy geI, qyrI auh AwkV? Edn qW bVw AwkVdw sI swnHy AWgUM! hUM...!"

myrI iPtkwr suxdw hI auh inMmoJUxw ho igAw[ pl ku EdW hI nIvIN pweI KVHw irhw, iPr pYr GVIsdw Awpxy Gr vl qur ipAw[ auhdI hwlq dyK ky myry ivclI hro kihx l`gI, "kwhqoN ttOlI AWgUM ‘smwn nUM QMmx dy dweIey bMnHI jWdI AW? mwr hwk, bcwry nUM[ jy auhqoN kdy mUrKqw ho geI sI qW qUM bI auhI cj krxw?"

mYN doic`qI ivc pY geI[ iek idl krdw ik auhnUM puls dy jwl 'coN kFw lvW[ dUjw nWh ‘c isr mwrn lg pYNdw[ pihlw iPr kihMdw, bQyrIAW glqIAW ho jWdIAW, bMdy qoN[ bMdw kyVHw koeI r`b Aw[ pr myry ivclI bdlwKor hro ny myrI pyS nw jwx id`qI[

lMbrdwr dy A`KW qoN EJl huMidAW hI ipMf dw lwlw mdn lwl A`gy Aw Kloqw[ auhdw Awpxy v`fy Brw nwl ikMny icr qoN hvylI dw ryVkw ipAw hoieAw sI[ Brw srKrI hvylI sWBI bYTw sI[ auh Awpxw ih`sw mMgdw sI pr Aglw pYrW 'qy pwxI nhIN sI pYx idMdw[ AMq auhnUM myry duAwr 'qy Awauxw ipAw[ auhnUM ivhVy vVdw dyK ky mYN s`s nUM ikhw, "byby! mdny nUM AwK dy, hro Gr nHIN["

"nI, kwhqoN JUT bulONdI AW, myqoN["

"byby, eyh EhI mdnw Aw jyhny pYsy nw hox kr ky myry p`ly 'c pwey dwxy FyrI krw ley sI qy inAwxy qkwlW qk Bu`Ky iF`f iblkdy rhy sI["

auh kuJ pl qW doic`qI ivc bYTI rhI, iPr auTI qy rsoeI 'coN bwhr inkl ky kihx l`gI, "lwlw, hro qW Gr nHIN["

"kwhnUM JUT boldI AW, Swmo[ mYN ienHW A`KW nwl dyiKAw, auhnUM rsoeI Al jWdI nUM["

hux lu`k-lvy vwlI koeI g`l nhIN sI rhI[ EdW vI mYN AwpxI hux vwlI hYsIAq dw Aihsws hI krwauxw cwhuMdI sI ijhVw myrI jwcy ho igAw sI[ ies leI mYN auhdy kol Aw ky rVk nwl ikhw, "myrI kI loV pY geI, lwl?"

"cODrwxI hux qW b`s qyry r`Kx dw eI AW["

"mYN nmwxI jyeI qImIN iksy dw kI kr skdI AW, lwlw?"

"swry ipMf dw mukt AW qy hjy AwKdI Aw, mYN AYny jogI ikQy AW?" lwlw mdn lwl hIN hIN krn l`g ipAw[

"mynUM pqw, mYN kOx AW[ g`lW nw bxw bwhlIAW["

auh myrI fwt nwl pihlW qW rqw Jyp igAw pr sMBl ky iPr qrly krn lg ipAw[ jd auh imMnqW qrly krnoN nw hI hitAw qW mYN icqwirAw, "mYN aueIN hro AW ijdHy p`ly 'coN eyh kih ky kxk FyrI krw leI sI beI pYlHW ip`Slw hudwr dy[ mynUM Bu`lx nHIN lgw, auh idn[ inAwixAW ny ik`dW ib`lI brlwp kridAW idhwVI k`tI sI[ Blw hovy mwstrnI mihMdr kOr dw[ skUloN AONdI dy kMnW 'c inAwixAW dw ib`lI brlwp pY igAw[ auh AMdr AweI qy mYnUM Awpxy Gr nUM lY geI[ Awty dw Qwl myrI JolI 'c aul`ddI ny ikhw sI – jwh, jw ky inAwixAW dy mUMh 'c rotI dI burkI pw, pkw ky[ jINdI rhy bcwrI! r`b myrI bI auhnUM aumr lw dy! qUM qW nHIN sI S`fI ksr Awpxy A`loN? b`c gey qW imMdo dy dieAw-Drm nwl bc gey[ hux loV Aw qW Aw igAw, mYnUM ipMf dw mukt d`sx["

ieh JwkI Ajy A`KW qoN prHW hoeI hI sI ik pMfq ikSorI rwm A`gy Aw Kloqw[ auhdI pMfqwxI gu`sy ho ky ikMny icr qoN pykIN bYTI sI[ swl ku qW auh aufIkdI rhI ik hux vI pMfq mnwaux AwauNdw, hux vI[ jd Jwk l`Q geI qW AglI ny Krcy leI kcihrI dw dr jw KVkwieAw[ Adwlq vloN sMmx Awey qW ikSorI lwl nMU jlwb lg gey[ Aw ky lg ipAw, imMnqW krn[

iek vwrI socW ivc fu`bI mYN auhdy nwl glI ivc iksy qrHW tkrw geI sI[ bdly ivc mYnUM sO qUqnIAW hI nhIN sI suxnIAW peIAW, myrI iB`t lwhux leI aus dubwrw ieSnwn vI kIqw sI[ A`j auhI ikSorI lwl pMfqwxI nUM mnw ky ilAwaux leI qrly kr irhw sI[ jd auh imMnqW krnoN nw hI hitAw qW mYN ikhw, "pMfqw! mYN AYfI dUr ik`dW jwaUNgI?"

"dUr nUM AwpW qur ky jwxw, hr kury?"

"hor bmwn 'c jwxw?"

"tYksIAW dw kwl pY igAw?"

"jy tYksI 'c myrw qn qyry nwl l`g igAw?"

"Pyr kI hoaU?"

"Pyr qYnUM nOHxw nw paU?"

auh ieh vwk im`tI ho igAw[

hvw dy prW 'qy au~fI iPrdI dw myrw Ajy DrqI 'qy pYr l`gw hI sI ik cmwrVI ivc vwrdwq ho geI[ g`l vI koeI Kws nhIN sI[ swro nUM guAWFIAW dy muMfy krqwry ny koeI g`l kih id`qI[ dwrw kol dI lMG irhw sI[ aus imrc-mswlw lw ky swro dy BrwvW nUM jw d`isAw[ AgilAW A`gw dyiKAw, nw ip`Cw fWgW cu`kIAW qy krqwry hurW dy Gr A`gy Aw ky gwlW kFx l`g pey[ krqwry hurIN vI ikhdI nUMh-DI nwloN G`t sn[

rOlw sux ky AWF-guAWF vI mOky 'qy Aw igAw qy dohW iDrW nUM PsxoN bcwaux dI koiSS krn l`g ipAw[ pr lokW dy PVidAW PVidAW swro dy BrwvW ny krqwry dy do iqMn jV id`qIAW[ iek swro dy Coty Brw dy vI l`g geI[ pr lokW ny bwhlw KUn Krwbw nw hox id`qw[

kwrqwry dy GridAW ny irport Qwxy jw drj krweI ik hrI rwm qy auhdy BrwvW ny Gr Aw ky swfy 'qy hmlw kIqw[ Qwxydwr ny do ispwhI dy ky hOldwr nUM ipMf G`l id`qw[ auh hrI rwm qy auhdy BrwvW nUM PV ky lY igAw[

swro dw bwp ik`dW ip`Cy rih skdw sI[ Swm qk auh vI Qwxy phuMc igAw qy jWidAW hI kwrqwry hurW 'qy prcw ktw id`qw[ Qwxydwr KuSI ivc sItIAW mwrn l`g ipAw[ auhdy dohIN h`QIN l`TU sn[

auDr Qwxydwr KuSI ivc sItIAW mwr irhw sI, ieDr pMcwieq qy ipMf dy muhqbr bMdy Qwxy jwx dI iqAwrI krn l`g pey qW ik dohW GrW dI sulwh krw id`qI jwvy qy auh aujwVy qoN bc jwx[

mYN Gwh dI pMf Koq ky ivhVy ivc su`tI hI sI ik s`s kihx l`gI, "hr kury, hor kMm Py krIN[ pYlHW nHw-Do lw["

"kwhqy, byby?"

"cOkIdwr AwieAw sI, qYnUM s`dx["

"kws Awsqy?"

"pcYq qy ipMf dy bMidAW ny Qwxy jwxw, muMifAW nUM SfOx["

"A`Sw," kih ky mYN pwxI dI bwltI BrI qy Kury ivc clI geI[

mYN nHw-Do ky Kury ivc kpVy bdly qy bwhr Aw geI[ jd mYN dlwn ivc vVI qW Grvwlw Doqw kuVqw-pjwmw pweI nvIN nIlI p`g bMnH irhw sI[ p`g bMnHdy dI ingwh jd myry 'qy peI qW myry gL Doqy kpVy pwey dyK ky auhdy h`Q hrkq krnoN ht gey[ A`KW pwxI ivc su`ty rMg vWg PYl geIAW[ ikMny icr mgroN jd auh Awpy ivc priqAw qW kihx l`gw, "su`K Aw?"

"kwhqy?" myrI hYrwnI bolI[

"bVIAW iqAwrIAW iK`cIAW hoeIAW?"

"hor bU-mwrdy t`lIN* qur pYNdI?" * kpVIN

"ikQy nUM jwxw, qYN?"

"Qwxy nHIN jwxw?"

"auQy kI kMm AW, qyrw? Qwxydwr nwl koeI skIrI kFxI AW?"

"byby AwKdI sI, pcYq Qwxy clI Aw, muMifAW nUM SfOx["

"pMcYq qyry ibnW sjdI Aw, ikqy?" aus hUMgr mwrI[

"pcYq jwaU qW srpMcxI nw jwaU nwl?"

"bYTI rih rwm nwl[ qyrw kI kMm AW, Qwxy jwx dw?"

"srpMcxI dw koeI kMm nHIN!?"

"mYN ju cilAW["

"srpMc qUM AW ku mYN?" myry AMdroN gu`sy ny syk mwirAw[

"mYN," aus GroV ky ikhw[

"srpMcxI dI cox mYN lVI, hu`dy nwl inAW krx dI shuM mYN KwDI qy srpMc bx igAw, qUM! hUMA!!"

"auh qW kwgjW dw iF`f Brn dw c`kr sI," iPr auh g`l bdl ky kihx l`gw, "auQy Gwh Koqxw beI rMbI PV ky Koqx l`g peyNgI? g`l kOx krU, gUTw d`bU dI QW? cyqw Bu`l igAw? jd shuM cu`kx leI pys hoeI sI, pcYq-APsr dy[ ik`dW imx imx krdI sI, auhdy A`gy b`krI AWg? jydHy mUMhoN pcYq-APsr A`gy g`l nHIN sI inklI, auh Qwxydwr nwl zrUr kr laU?"

pl dI pl qW myry dMd juV gey[ jd sMBlI qW myry AMdrlI hro bolI, "eys g`l bwry qW cox lVn leI KVHw krx byly socxw sI beI npVH nUM KVHw krxw ku pVHI-ilKI nUM?"

"dunIAW 'c bQyrw kuS huMdw, dKwvy Awsqy["

"qW eyh swrw dKwvw eI sI?"

"hor qUM kI smJdI AW?"

"mqlb, Kwx-pIx nUM bWdrI qy fMfy Kwx nUM ir`C?"

"Awho!" kih ky aus KMGUrw mwirAw, mMjy 'qoN Jolw cu`ikAw qy kwhlI kwhlI bwhrly dr vl qur ipAw[ mYN dOV ky auhdy muhry jw KloqI[ aus iek vwrI myry vl bldIAW A`KW nwl dyiKAw[ iKAwl sI ik gu`sy qoN frdI rwh C`f dyvygI[ jd auhnUM AwpxI ie`Cw pUrI nw huMdI id`sI qW aus mYnUM zor dI D`kw mwirAw[ mYnUM mUMh-Bwr if`gI peI nUM dyK ky ieMj huMgr mwrI ijvyN igAw hovy –iml geI srpMcI jW Ajy ksr ey, koeI?

aus iek vwrI peI vl gihr ky dyiKAw qy iq`Ky pYrIN ipMf dI iPrnI ‘qy aufIk rhy tr`k vl qur ipAw ijhVw pMcW qy mohqbr bMdy leI Qwxy jwx leI iqAwr KVHw sI[

mYN kwhlI kwhlI au~TI qy auhdy mgr B`j peI[ pr auh myry phuMcx qoN pihlW hI tr`k ivc cVH igAw sI[ mYN B`j ky tr`k muhry jw KVHI qy swry zor dI iclw ky tr`k ivc bYTy pMcW qy ipMf dy mohqbr bMidAW nUM ikhw, “srpMcxI mYN AW jW ieh? jy mYN AW qW iehdw kI kMm, Qwxy jwx dw jd mYN jwx AwlI AW?”

myrI g`l sux ky AMdr bYTy bMidAW ny iek dUjy vl dyiKAw vI, Gusr musr vI kIqI qy kuJ kihxw vI cwihAw pr kuJ kih nw sky ijvyN iksy cIz ny aunHW dI zbwn nUM qMdUAw pw ilAw hovy[ aunHW nUM cu`p hoey dyK ky myry Grvwly ny tr`k frweIvr nUM roAb nwl ikhw, “kI JwkI AW, AODr nUM? qordw nHIN tr`k?”

hukm imlidAW hI frweIvr ny tr`k nUM iek pwsy nUM v`itAw qy zor dI gYs d`b id`qw[ tr`k ny DUMeyN dw v`fw swrw bu`k myry mUMh ‘qy mwirAw qy DUV dy vwvroly aufwauNdw Ahu igAw[ mYN au~fdI aus DUV dw ih`sw bxI dyKdI hI rih geI[

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