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(rxbIr jOhl knyzf ivwc jMmI aqy iewQy hI vwzI hoeI hY. Aus ny iewQy rihMidaF pMjfbI pVHnI aqy ilKxI iswKI hY aqy hux Auh pMjfbI ivwc sfihq ilKx vwl ruicq hoeI hY. knyzf ivcly pMjfbIaF dI dUjI pIVHI ivwcly iksy ivakqI vwloN ilKI geI sLfied ieh pihlI pMjfbI khfxI hY. vqn dy ies aMk ivwc ieh khfxI CfpidaF sfnUM aMqF dI KusLI aqy mfx mihsUs ho irhf hY. afs hY ieh khfxI pVH ky sfzy pfTk vI ies qrHF hI mihsUs krngy. ikwqy vwjoN rxbIr kvFtln pOlItYkink XUnIvristI ivwc pMjfbI dI aiDafpkf hY- sMpfdk)

‘‘cwl, af jf, inMmIey, iewk nvIN khfxI pVHdy aF.’’
sfrf hPqf mYƒ Èuwkrvfr dI AuzIk rihµdI sI - ik awj jIqF BYx afvygI qy mYƒ nvINaF khfxIaF suxfvygI. agly iqµn idnF leI mYN msF Gr afAuxf. Èfm svyr, mYN qF bs jIqF BYx dy nfl nfl hI rihµdI sF.
Èukrvfr ƒ skUl qoN af ky, kwpVy bdlxy, rotI KfxI, qy bs, bYT jfxf Gr dI muhrlI gwlI ivc zfhy mµjy AuWqy. mYN ikqfb KohlI bYTI huµdI sF, pr iËafdf iDafn qF jIqF BYx dI avfË vl huµdf sI. AuhdI avfË pihlF suxdI sI qy Auh Kud idsdI sI bfad ivwc. hmyÈf hwsdI, boldI ny afAuxf. ‘‘siq sRI akfl cfcI jI, kI hfl af? inwkI afh qyrf nvF sUt pfieaf hoieaf hY? ikwDr cwlI aF? vIiraf, dyK ky clf, myry ivwc vjxI sI hux qyrI sfeIkl.” qy sfzy Gr vl muVdI ny mYƒ dyK ky, Auh hI Èbd afKxy ‘‘cwl, af jf, inMmIey, iewk nvIN khfxI pVHdy af.’’
mYN mµjy qoN Cfl mfr ky Aus ƒ Guwt ky jwPI pfAuxI qy cµbV jfxf. mMmI, dfdI horF ny vI bfhr af ky hfl cfl puwCxf. sfrf ipµz Aus ƒ ipafr krdf sI, qy Auh sfry ipµz ƒ.
iewk Gr Cwz ky hI jIqF BYx df Gr sI qy AusdI afAuNdI `qy hI, mYN Aus nfl AuDr cwlI jfxf. mµmI hryk bfr afKdy, ‘‘kuVy ieh hwjy huxI afeI af, bs dy sPr qoN bfad ikµnI QwkI hoxI af. Auhƒ arfm qF kr lYx dy!’’
pr mYN cwup kIqI, BYx df hwQ PV ky, Aus nfl qurI jfxf, qy BYx hI sI, jo hws ky jvfb idµdI. ‘‘koeI nf cfcI. svyr ƒ skUl dy smy qoN pihlF ieh af jfAUgI.”
ijµny idn jIqF BYx ny ipµz ivc hoxf, mYN Aus dy nfl nfl hI rihxf. myrf qF svyr ƒ skUly jfx nUM vI jIa nhIN sI krdf, hflFik ik bfkI dyy idn, mYN sB qoN pihlF AuQy phuµcI hoxf.
Auh hr iek dUjI vIkaYNz Gr afAuNdI sI. ijs vIkaYNz Auh nf afeI hovy, qF idn msF lµGdy sn. bs ieh hI socI jfxf ik Èincrvfr dI awDI CutI qoN bfad, qy aYqvfr dy pUry idn mYN kI krFgI? mËf qF jIqF BYx kol afAuNdf sI, ijs dy kol BFq BFq dIaF ikqfbF sn, qy BFq BFq dIaF khfxIaF.
sfrf ipµz jIqF BYx dy gux gfAuNdf rihµdf sI. Auh nf qF kyvl pVHfeI ’c huiÈafr sI, pr Gr dy sfry kµmF ’c vI. jd vI ipµz ivc koeI PµkÈn huµdf, pfT pUjf, jF koeI ivafh jF iqAuhfr, qF jIqF BYx ny kµm krfAux’c hmyÈf muhry rihxf.
Auhdy krky qF mYƒ afpxI mµmI qoN gfhlF vI bhuq pYNdIaF sn. jd myrIaF rotIaF ivµgIaF tyzIaF inklxIaF qF mµmI ny tokxf, ‘‘jIqF qyrI Aumr ’c mwkI dI rotI vI ieµnI sohxI bxf lYNdI sI sfry twbr leI, qy sfg vI Kud afp bxfAuxf. qYƒ qF pqf nhIN kd akl afAuxI af!’’
pr, myrf mn iehnF kµmF ’c nf lwgdf, myry hwQF ivc koeI khfxIaF vflI ikqfb hovy, qF hI KuÈ sI mYN. pr sfzy ipµz ivwc ieho jhIaF ikqfbF ikQoN imldIaF? skUl dIaF ikqfbF ivc jo CotIaF motIaF khfxIaF sn, Auh mYN sfrIaF pVH leIaF sn. mYN qF vwzIaF kuVIaF dIaF ikqfbF mµg ky vI pVH cuwkI sF. qFhIE qF mYƒ jIqF BYx kol rihxf ieµnf vDIaf lgdf sI. Auh nvINaF ikqfbF qy khfxIaF ilafAuNdI sI, qy jd Auh muk jfx, qF Auh nvINaF khfxIaF suxfAuNdI vI sI. ies krky qF mYN sfrf idn Auhdy nfl rihxf, Auhdy nfl rotIaF pkfAuxIaF, BFzy mFjxy, Auh sB KuÈI KuÈI krnf, jo mMmI mYƒ vIh pwcI vfr dbk ky hI krf skdy sn.
kdI kdI mµmI ny iKJ ky kihxf, ‘‘AuQy jIqF dy Gr jf ky qF sB kuJ ho jFdf qYQo, iewQy qYQoN ikAuN nhIN huµdf? AuQy kI ipaf af?’’ mµmI ƒ mYN iks qrHF smJfAuNdI ik AuQy iek hor dunIaf vsdI sI. iek, nhIN, keI qrHF dIaF dunIafvF. keI afdmI, aOrqF, prIaF, rfkÈs, Coty bwcy, bwcIaF, myry vFg. Aus ƒ iks qrHF smJfAuNdI ik jIqF BYx dy bulHF qoN AuWz ky Aus df hryk Èbd jIvq ho jFdf sI, qy Auh Èbd mYƒ afpxy nfl, keI QFvF qy lY jFdy, keI pfqrF ƒ imlfAuNdy, keI XugF dI Xfqrf krfAuNdy.
iek idn, BYx dI AuzIk ivc, ikqfbF Kohl ky, mYN afpxf skUl df kµm kr rhI sF. jd iksy dy pYrF dI avfË afeI, qF kfpI qoN awKF htf ky, mYN qFh ƒ dyiKaf qy myrI nËr BYx qy rukI. mYN qurµq AuT ky Aus vl vDI, ‘‘BYx mYƒ qF pqf vI nhIN lgf, qusIN kd cup cfp [[[’’
pr BYx ny ivcoN hI myrI gwl tok `qI. ‘‘inMmI qUµ awj iewQy hI rhIN. mYN kuJ TIk nhIN. mYN bfad ivc qYƒ bulf lYNdI aF, awCf?’’ qy ibnF ipwCy dyKy Auh iswDI afpxy Gr jf ky, aµdr vV geI. mYN Auhdy vl iPkrmµd ho ky dyKdI rhI - BYx kfPI iZwlI ho ky bolI sI qy Auhdf ichrf vI icwtf hoieaf ipaf sI. eydf qF pihlf kdI nhIN sI hoieaf ik Auh mYƒ nfl nf lY ky geI hovy. swcI kfPI bImfr hoxI hY.
mµmI hwQ pUMJdI bfhr afeI, ‘‘inMmI, Auh jIqF dI afvfË sI? rukI nhIN?’’
‘‘nhIN,’’ mYN inrfÈ ho ky jvfb idqf. ‘‘kihµdI bImfr aF.”
mYN jIqF BYx dy swdy dI AuzIk krdI rhI. mYN keI vfrI Kud AuDr ƒ jfx lwgI, pr mµmI ny jfx nf idwqf. ‘‘ivcfrI Kud kih ky geI af ik bImfr af.” AuhnF ny ikhf. ‘‘svyr ƒ clI jfeIN. ikAuN ivcfrI ƒ qµg krdI rihµdI aF? iewDr af, myry nfl ieh rjfeIaF rKf.” so bfkI df sfrf idn mYN mµmI qy dfdI nfl Gr dy kµmF ivc ruwJI rhI. msF hI mYN skUl df kµm mukfAux df bhfnf lf ky AuQoN CuwtI.
rfqIN ivhVy ’c bYT ky rotI KFdy hoey, acfnk iek vwzf KVkf suixaf, ijdF koeI DVwm izg ipaf hovy.
‘‘ieh kI hoieaf?’’ zYzI df hwQ, jo mUµh’c burkI pfAux lwgf sI, AuQy hI ruk igaf.
iPr iek dm iek cIk suxI. ‘‘ieh qF jIqF BYx af.” mYN afpxI rotI dI QflI Cwz ky dr vl jfx lwgI.
‘‘hfey, Auh iËafdf bImfr qF nhIN ho geI? inMmI, qUµ bYT. qyrf zYzI dyK ky afAuNdf af.” dfdI ny mYƒ roikaf.
iek hor cIk, qy iPr AuWcI AuWcI rox dI avfË.
‘‘bs vI kr imµdrf! kuVI ƒ mfr dyxf af hux?’’ jIqF dI dfdI kih rhI sI.
‘‘hor kfhdy lfiek af ieh? mr hI jfvy qF cµgf.” qfeI AuWcI AuWcI ro rhI sI.
‘‘hOlI bolo, sfry guaFZ ƒ ikAuN suxfeI jFdy E?’’
‘‘sfry guaFZ ƒ vYsy nhIN pqf lwgxf? iedF dIaF gwlF lukdIaF Blf?’’
‘‘hux bs vI kro,’’ jIqF dI dfdI qrly kr rhI sI.
mMmI vI hwQ’c icmtf PVI rsoeI qoN bfhr af gey sn. Auh qy zYzI cuwp krky iek dUjy vl dyK rhy sn.
‘‘kI hoieaf mMmI?’’ mYN puwiCaF. ‘‘qfieaf jI jIqF BYx ƒ kuwt irhf af? ikAuN kuwt irhf af?’’ mYN zYzI vl dyiKaf, Auh ajy vI AuWQy hI KVy sn.
‘‘zYzI jfAu, AuhnF ƒ htfE.‘‘
‘‘bljIq, qUµ bwicaF ƒ aµdr lY jf.‘‘ dfdI ny mµmI ƒ afiKaf. Auh cwup-cfp, Qfl cuwk ky, inwky df hwQ PV ky aµdr vl ƒ qury.
‘‘cwl inMmI, qUµ vI cwl. sOx dI iqafrI kr.” pr mYN nhIN geI.
‘‘dfdI, kI hoieaf? kI hoieaf jIqF ƒ?’’
‘‘cuwp kr,’’ mµmI ny ipCf muV ky Ëor nfl dbikaf, ‘‘qUµ suixaf nhIN, mYN kI ikhf?’’
mYƒ sfrI rfq nINd nf afeI. iPr svyr ƒ skUl jfxf sI. vrdI pf ky, inwky df hwQ PV ky, pihlF myrf jIa kIqf ik mYN jIqF dy Gr jf ky Auhƒ iml afvF, pr qfey dy rfqIN kµnI suxy guwsy kfrn, myrI ihMmq nf peI.
skUl qoN vfps af ky, mYN qF Gry vI nf vVI, dr qoN hI kih idwqf, ‘‘mµmI, mYN jIqF BYx ky jf ky afeI.’’
‘‘Kbrdfr, iewQy hI muV af huxy hI.” mµmI dI ieµnI krVI avfË mYN kdy vI nhIN sI suxI.
‘‘pr [[[ jIqF BYx bImfr sI.’’
‘‘cuwp kr ky bih jf iewQy. mYN qordI aF qYƒ AuDr.”
mYƒ smJ nhIN sI af rhI, iek qF jIqF BYx bImfr sI, qy iPr qfey ny Aus ƒ kuwitaf vI sI rfqIN. mµmI ƒ qF myry nfl jfxf cfhIdf sI, pr Auh qF mYƒ vI nhIN sI jfx dI iejfËq dy rhy.
mYN iek hor vfr bolI ‘‘jIqF [[[’’
‘‘Kbrdfr jy muV ky Auhdf nF ilaf.” zYzI vI jvflfmuKI vFg Puwt ipaf.
‘‘qusIN sfry jIqF BYx nfl ikAuN guwsy ho?’’ mYN hYrfnI nfl puwiCaf. ‘‘Auhny kI kIqf?’’
Tfh! zYzI df hwQ iek iewt vFg myrI gwlH qy af ky vwjf. mYN iek dm rox lwgI. zYzI ny pihlI vfr myry qy hwQ cuwikaf sI.
mYN roNdI hoeI aµdr vV geI qy mMjy qy izwg ky roeI geI. myrI dfdI ny mYƒ cuwp krfAux dI koiÈÈ kIqI, pr myry hµJU nf ruky.
‘‘BYx ny kIqf kI af?’’
Gr ivc ieµnI sµGxI cuwp PYlI hoeI sI, ik mYƒ lgdf sI ik iksy vI vkq myrf sfh ruk skdf sI. ies krky jd inwky ny Aupr koTy qy pYx dI iËd kIqI, mYN Aus nfl pY geI.
awDI rfqIN mYƒ QoVHI ibVk afeI qy mYN AuWT ky dyiKaf. jIqF dy GroN koeI Èfl dI bukl mfr ky inkilaf sI. AunINdry kfrn, mYƒ bhuqI sUrq nhIN sI qy mYN dubfrf mµjy qy jf ky pY geI. koeI KyqF ƒ jf irhf hovygf, mYN soicaf. pr kuJ smyN bfad, myrI jfg dubfrf KulH geI. ‘‘jy Auh KyqF ƒ cwlI sI?’’ mYN soicaf, ‘‘qF Aus dy hwQ ivc bsqf ikAuN sI?’’
svyr ƒ jd awK KulI qF Qwly ivhVy ’c mµmI qy dfdI iksy nfl hOlI hOlI gwlF kr rhy sn. mµjy qy bYTI dy, kuwJ gwlF myry kµnF qk phuµcIaF.
‘‘awDI rfq GroN inkl geI ikqy.‘”
‘‘inklI qF Auh bhuq pihlF dI sI.” dfdI ny jvfb idwqf.
‘‘pr dyKo hYNh? kdI lwgdf sI ik Auh iedf dI kuVI hAUgI?’’
‘‘mYN qF ÈurU qoN hI kihµdI rhI hF ik kuVIaF ƒ pVHn vfsqy dUr Byjxf ikhVI cµgI gwl af? iehI kuJ Kwtxf sI. ieh hI kuJ hoxf sI jo ies jIqF ny kIqf.”
‘‘kI kIqf jIqF BYx ny?’’ pOVIaF AuqrdI dy myry mUµh `co dubfrf Auh hI pRÈn inkilaf.
mYƒ dyK kr, sfrIaF iek dm cwup ho geIaF.
mYN dubfrf koiÈÈ kIqI, ‘‘jIqF[[[’’
mµmI dI avfË ibjlI vFg kVkI. ‘‘inmµI, mYN qYƒ bfr bfr nhIN kihxf - jy qUµ kdI jIqF df nF muV ky ilaf qF mYN qyry pfsy Bµn istxy af!’’
Aus idn qoN bfad jIqF BYx df nF nhIN kdI boilaf igaf. nf hI sfzy Gr qy nf hI pUry ipµz ’c. ies qrHF jfpdf sI ik ijhVf ipµz ‘‘jIqF, jIqF’’ krdf nhIN rjdf sI, Auh hux Aus ƒ Buwl igaf sI. pr mYN nhIN sF BuwlI. dubfrf Auhdf nF qF kdI nhIN ilaf, pr mn hI mn ivc Aus ƒ Xfd krnf qy socxf ik jIqF qoN kI glqI ho geI ijs kfrn sfry Auhƒ ipafr krn qoN hwt gey qy Auhdf nF iewk gfhl bx ky rih igaf.
Aus vkq qF mYN kfPI CotI sF qy BolI vI, hux bcpnf vI igaf qy Bolfpn vI - hux mYƒ smJ hY ik jIqF BYx ny iks qrHF dI glqI kIqI hovygI.
pr iek gwl dI smJ ajy vI nhIN afeI - ik iek glqI dy kfrn, jIqF BYx dy bfkI gux lokF ny ikAuN Bulf idwqy?
vIh sfl ho gey hn, pr awj qk jIqF BYx dubfrf nhIN imlI. mYƒ dsvIN qoN bfad pVHn dI iejfËq nf imlI. kuwJ sfl bfad myrf ivafh ho igaf qy mYN knyzf af geI.
hux ipCo jhy mYN dubfrf ipµz geI sF. afpxy Gr dI muhrlI glI ’c iek mµjf zfihaf hoieaf sI. - kI ieh Auh hI myry bcpn vflf mµjf sI? ijs dy AuWpr bYT ky mYN ikqfbF piVaf krdI sF, jIqF BYx dI AuzIk ivc? inwGI Duwp ivwc mYN kfPI smF Aus mµjy qy bYTI rhI, Èfied ies afs ivc, ik myry kµnF qwk iek avfË afeygI ‘‘cwl, af jf, inmIey, iewk nvIN khfxI pVHdy aF.’’