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awjklH myrf bhuqf smF tI vI sfhmxy hI bIqdY.
globlIkrn df sunihrf rwQ[[ dlfl stRIt df sfnH[[[ muhrly pYr asmfn vwl[[[ qy pUµC cuwkI hoeI[[[ aµnHyvfh dOVdf jf irhY. bwly-bwly hoeI peI aY. eynf cµgf qF tI vI AudoN vI nhIN sI lwgdf jdoN nvF-nvF afieaf sI. hflFik AudoN nwcdIaF-twpdIaF-boldIaF qsvIrF dyKxf afpxy afp `c eI bVf rumFckfrI huµdf sI.
pr jo rumFc awjklH hY, AudoN ikwQy sI? isafh-sPYd, iek iksm dI TihrI hoeI ijhI jF kIVI dI cfl qur rhI i˵dgI. qy awjklH? rfqo-rfq cl swqvyN asmfn `qy. mfr qyry dI! sfnH dy muhrly pYr asmfn vwl [[[ qy pUµC cuwkI hoeI[[[ Plfxf kroVpqI bx igaf[[[ Plfxf arbFpqI[[[ dunIaf Br `c Cfey hoey ny[[[ ieµzIaf dy Dn-kubyr[[[ sYnsyks, inPtI, smflkyp, imzkyp, dlfl stRIt[[[ qy Auh dyKo[[[ vfl stRIt[[[ jfxI ieko ipµz df dUsrf muhwlf[[[ blik sfrf kuwJ iek-imk. mfqr AuNglI dy iesLfry qy iek jfdUeI iKVkI ijhI KulHdI hoeI[[[ awK dy Jpfky nfl hI pUrI dunIaf dy drsLn-dIdfr[[[.
qy iek prdy dI gwl dwsF? kwlf sYnsyks hI nhIN, sYks vI[[[.
rfq ƒ iek spYsLl cYnl cldY[[[ AuNJ aYm tI vI, vI tI vI , PYsLn-PUsLn qF jd mrjLI lf lE[[[ irmot hr vyly hwQ `c eI rihµdY. hux Auh gwl qF hY nIN ik aFgn `c byby ƒ KVHf ky, afp Cwq `qy cVH ky aµtInf GumfeI jfE, “byby dyKIN, PotU afeI[[[?”
“nf[[!”
“byby hux dyKIN[[[?”
“vy puwq mYƒ qF nIN koeI PotU idhµdI hYQy. mwCr jy afeI jFdy af.”
“byby cfnxy `coN nIN idhµdI. aµdr nyVy ho ky dyK ky af[[[.” qy Pyr Auhƒ tI vI `c afpxf aks hI idws pYNdf. ikµnf hwsdy sF iPr asIN. byby ny hOlI-hOlI Pyr qF bUstr dI sYitMg krnI vI iswK leI sI.


sYitMg hoeI veI aY kybl vfly nfl. rfq igafrF vjy qoN bfad Auh afpy ieho jf kuJ clf idµdY. pr mYN qF ies qoN vI bor ho igaF. mYNƒ qF hux sflIaF hor eI cIjLF iKwc pfAuNdIaF ny. swcI gwl qF ieh vy ik sYks dI QF hux sYnsyks ny lY leI aY. myry aµdr GoVy ihxkx dI bjfie hux sfnH bVHkdY[[[ muhrly pYr asmfn vwl[[[ qy pUµC cuwkI hoeI[[[.
ipµz `c gyVf-sLyVf, swQ `c bYTxf qF hux jmF eI bµd. AuNJ swQ-suwQ hux hY vI ikwQy? bËfr bixaf ipaY. iek Zfbf jf, ijwQy bYT ky qfsL-qUsL jI Kyz leIdI sI, hux qF AuQy vI eynf rOxk mylf jf irhf nIN. lokF `c prdy lwgy sLIisLaF vfly kYibnF ivc bYTx dI lflsf jo pYdf ho cukI aY. AuNJ vI nf koeI iksy df hfsf-mËfk jr skdY, nf koeI kuJ kih-sux skdY. ipµz dI polItks vI bs. sfry afpo-afpxy Kol `c vVgy ny hux qF. blbIr bfeI df kihxf, rysLm dy kIVy[[[.
ijQoN qwk KyqI df svfl aY, AuDroN vI afpF qF ibwlkul PLfirÊ. koeI iksy iksm df icµqf isafpf nIN hux. myry vrgy keIaF ƒ qF akl eI bVI lyt afeI aY. kmly hoey rihµdy sI. nf rfq ƒ cYn nf idny arfm. hunfl- isafl dIaF krVIaF sKqIaF[[[ awDI-awDI rfq ƒ jf ky motr clfAuxI[[[qy pwly jo pYˆdf, pqf eI aY[[[. AuqoN qfany- imhxy, jwtF ny imhnq krnI Cwz `qI[[[ KyqI BeIaF hvfly kr `qI[[[ pqf nIN kI-kI[[[.
hux igafn hoieaY drasl iksfnI kI huµdI aY qy KyqI ikvyN krIdI aY. pihlF ivcfry sIrI dy glL lwg ky roNdy rihµdy sI, “glL lwg ky sIrI dy jwt rovy, bohÜF ivcoN nIr vwigaf, ilaf qµglI nsIbF ƒ ProlIey, qUVI ivcoN puwq jwigaf[[[.”
sIrI-sFJI vI hux ikwQy rhy? BFzy BfvyN sIrI dy awz huµdy, iBwt vI mµnIdI sI pr Aumr anusfr cfcy, qfey vflf irsLqf vI huµdf. mfVU rfm, kdy sfzf sIrI irhf, hux qF sLihr iksy PYktrI `c mjdUrI krdY qy Auhdf muµzf AuQy afto clfAuNdY. muµzf ipwCy nkslbfVIaF dy sLwk `c PiVaf igaf sI. msyN bicaf. ipµz blkfr kol aksr afAuNdf rihµdY. aYqvfr klfs lfAuNdy aY. bfpU jI bfry pqf lwigaf qF imlx afieaf sI mfVU rfm. aKy qfieaf[[[! bfpU jI dIaF gwlF kridaF glL Br afieaf Auhdf. jfxI kihxf cfhuµdf hovy, “lY bI srdfrf, ies Gr nfl moh dy irsLqy dI afKrI qµd vI tuwtgI.”
hux qF nOkr rwiKaf hoieaY. Auh BeIaf qy asIN bIbI jI, srdfr jI. glL lwg ky rox df qF svfl eI nIN . asl `c roxf-Doxf vI qMglIaF, dusFgIaF nfl eI sI. hux nf qµglI-dusFgI, nf jµdry suhfgy. kfsy dI loV nIN rwKx dI. hF, tRYktr rwiKaf hoieaY. jwtF dy Gr vwzf tRYktr KVHf hoxf jLrUrI hY. mYˆ Qoƒ dwsF. guaFZ- sLrIkf, irsLqydfrIaF, jwtF df smfj-ivigafn smJxf hr aYry-gYry dy vws dI gwl QoVHI eI aY. sfrI gwl KolH ky Pyr dwsUµ iksy idn.
hux qF myrf sfrf iDafn ‘ibjLnys rYp’ vwl hY. jfxI afpxf supnf mnI-mnI. kdy dUrdrsLn `qy ‘ikRsLI drsLn’ dyKdy huµdy sF. hux qF kybl lvfeI hoeI aY. ibjLnys, Kfs krky sLyar bËfr nfl sµbµDq pRogRfm nIN koeI vI KuµJx idµdf. bËfr qF hux myry lUµ -lUµ `c vwsdY. lhU dI rvfnI `c vgdY.
cµgI pYlI. mkfn vI cµgf pfieaf hoieaY. vwzf tRYktr[[[. clo ijvyN vI aY, pr kdy supnf vI nhIN sI ilaf ik lwKFpqI hovFgf. jy iesy qrHF rwb ny suwK rwiKaf qy sfnH imhrbfn irhf qF kroVpqI vI bx skdF. mfrikt dy jfxkfr kihµdy ny ivkfs df phIaf kdy puwTf nhIN Guµmdf.
bfpU jI do sfl pihlF nf ivCVy huµdy, ieh rµg dyK ky KOry kI kihµdy. pr ËmIn vflI gwl[[[? KOry ies rsqy pYx vI idµdy ik nf?


“rsqf kI aY bs lfl kflIn ibiCaf hoieaY[[[ ijvyN kihµdy huµdy aY nf, rYz kfrpYt[[[. sYnsyks vIh hËfr qoN twp igaY. bwly-bwly hoeI peI aY vIr!” mYN blbIr ƒ kihµdF. AusdI pRqIikRaf AuzIkdF. ies mfmly `c AusdI pRqIikRaf aksr npI-qulI ijhI afAuNdI aY. bfeI amrIk dI BfsLf boldf-boldf kdy blkfr dy rµg `c rµigaf idsdY, aKy, poRzksLn ikwQy hY eyh `c? qF kdy iksy hor eI BµblBUsy `c ipaf huµdY.
mYN kYlkulytr cuk ilaY. hF jI, hYrfn hox vflI gwl qF BfvyN hY eI. iek jwt ijmINdfr dy Gr kYlkulytr[[[? af jFdf huµdY. cµgf smF jd afAuNdY, kfPI kuwJ nfl ilafAuNdY. pihlF KyqI dy sµdF qoN isvfie nrmf- kpfh qolx vflf iek spirµg-kµzf eI huµdf sI Gr `c. jdoN dI kybl afeI qy mYQ mfstr juigµdr isµG dy Gr iek Kfs aKbfr afAux lwigaf, AudoN qoN hor vI bQyrf kuJ afieaY ipµz `c.
ipµz `c nhIN blik lokF dy GrF ivc. myry Gr `c ieh. myry kol Auh. ivakqIvfd vI nfl eI afieaY nf. pihlF iek tI vI huµdf sI, sO bµdy kwTy bYT ky dyKdy huµdy sI. hux sO cYnl ny, iek bµdf kwlf bYT ky dyKdY.
mYN vI kwlf bYTf tI vI dI skrol pwtI qoN dyK ky afpxy sLyarF dI awj dy ryt muqfibk kYlkulysLn kr irhF. mfr QozI Eey ! keI vfrI qF idl vI tokf msLIn afly ieµjx vFg DVkx lwg pYNdY. ieh ihsfb-ikqfb vI sflf bfxIey-bkflF dy lot afAuNdY. nfly socdF, iewzI koeI vwzI gwl vI neIN. jwt awj ikhVI gwloN Gwt ny? sLYlr lfey hoey ny. afVHq dIaF dukfnF KolHIaF hoeIaF ny.
KYr jI, sYnsyks vIh hËfr twp igaY. gwl kI, sfrIaF KbrF df muhFdrf eI bdilaf hoieaY. sony dy ryt vI[[[ smJo sony `qy suhfgf[[[. pRDfnmµqRI df hr dUjy cOQy ibafn af jFdY, Bfrq dI ivkfs dr ieh, arQivvsQf Auh.
mqlb bVI qswlI imldI hY aijhIaF KbrF dyK, sux ky.
AuNJ KbrF vI AuhI cµgIaF lwgdIaF ny ijnHF nfl lgfa mihsUs hovy. nhIN Augrvfd aqy bµb DmfikaF qoN hox vflIaF mOqF df gRfP vI qF lgfqfr vwD hI irhY nf? afm KbrF vFg dyK CwzIdIaF ny. bµb DmfikaF nfl icQVy-icQVy hoeIaF lfsLF. PwtV hoey bwcy, aOrqF df rudn dyK ky sµvydnhIn hoey idl `c pqf nhIN ikAuN hux DuVku ijhf nhIN AuTdf.
pr sLyar bËfr `c AuCfl, ivdysLI pUµjI invysL, rIal astyt `c bUm, aijhIaF KbrF vwl myrf ruJfn vwD hY. jF Pyr kwiZaf hIro hoNzf qy cl mµzI ƒ cwlIey[[[ dUey-qIey iek gyVf qF pwkf eI aY. hrf vI hux qF BeIaf hI ilafAuNdY. zµgr-psU, gohf-kUVf, DfrF kwZxIaF, sB Ausy dy hvfly. AuNJ vI koeI jLrUrI qF nhIN ik hr bµdf gohf-kUVf eI kry, DfrF eI coeI jfvy.[[[ afpo-afpxy kµm.[[[ ijvyN BeIey ƒ sLyar mfrikt df Pµzf nIN pqf.
koeI bhuqf smF nhIN lµiGaf. ijvyN pihlF ikRkyt dy skor vwl, Ausy qrHF hux sYnsyks `qy myrIaF nËrF rihµdIaF ny. sgoN lwgdI vfh iek gyVf mYQ mfstr juigµdr kol vI zylI mfr afAuNdF. izskws krIdY[[[. Auhdy Gr vI myry vflf Kfs aKbfr ju afAuNdY. amrIk iehƒ gulfbI aKbfr kihµdY. afpF qF[[[ rµgF ivc kI rwiKaf. Aus ivclIaF gwlF pihlF qF nIN eynIaF pwly pYNdIaF sI, hux pYx lwg peIaF ny.
mfstr kihµdf, “hux qF pwly pYxIaF eI ny. ijhdy Gr dfxy, Auhdy kmly vI isafxy. beI hux qyry Cyar asmfn sLU rhy ny.“ pfVHy dsdy huµdy aY, Auh sLyr ƒ Cyr kihµdY qy CqrI ƒ sLqrI. CqrI aflI gwl vI bfad `c dwsUµ KolH ky.
juigµdr ny hI mYN ƒ sLyarF vfly rsqy pfieaf sI. keI vfrI kihµdf huµdY, “cµgy vyly qYN myrI mq mµn lI jgdyv isaF. koeI vylf eI huµdY[[[.”
vfkeI Auh cµgf vylf hI sI koeI. nhIN eynf bolz stYp cukxf koeI sOKf kµm aY? Auh vI lIk qoN ht ky. AuNJ afpxy mUµhoN afp kI kihxf. sfry qF Gr dy gihxy vyc idwqy sI. ivcfrI GrvflI ny vI pqf nhIN ikvyN idl `qy pwQr Diraf hoxY.
pr sLukr aY, hux KusL hY. AuNJ KusL jF sµqusLt qF koeI phuµicaf hoieaf hI ho skdY. gihixaF ƒ qF BfvyN JUrdI eI hoxI aY. bµdy dI lflsf hI nhIN imtdI sfrI Aumr. ijAux df ËrIaf vI duwK eI huµdy ny. hor nhIN qF purfxy poqVy hI Prolx lwg pYNdY. aKy Auh vI ikaf idn sn. hux qF qusIN hr vyly sLyarF `c hI[[[. lE kr lE gwl, ieQy vI zI-mYirts lwB ley[[[? aOrq Ëfq[[[guwq ipwCy mq[[[ nf gwl nf bfq[[[. kOx smJfvy?
rfq ƒ vI jd mYN mfrikt df ruJfn dwsdF qF Auh aksr koeI spsLt pRqIikRaf nhIN idµdI. AuNJ vI hux qF Ausdf pRqIkRm ibwlkul Tµzf ijhf huµdY. roËfnf sox qoN pihlF bQyrf socIdY beI awj mfrikt bfry koeI gwl nhIN krnI. pr ijhVI cIjL sflI idmfÊ ƒ cVHI hovy[[[.
BfvyN myrf hr smyN tI vI qy aKbfr `coN bËfr hI lwBI jfxf Gr `c kdy vwzf mslf bx ky qF nhIN AuBiraf, pr koeI gwl hY jLrUr jo aµdro-aµdrI sulg rhI hY. KOry Auh smJdI ikAuN nhIN, tI vI cYnlF ny kfhqy ieh sfrf kuJ bYzrUm `c muhweIaf krvfieaf hoieaY? jo, iek eyilan vFg, guwp-cuwp sfzy bYzrUm ivc af viVaf, mYƒ qF prvfr df jIa hI lwgx lwg ipaY.
pr GrvflI df rvwieaf ies pRqI bVI CyqI bdlx lwigaf. myrI vI kmI kho jF KUbI, mfhOl ƒ Jt qfV jFdF. tI vI ny sLfied myry leI hI iek smfnFqr dunIaf isrjI sI, ijs ivc afpxIaF afs-AumIdF ƒ isLPt krn ivc mYˆ Ërf vI dyr nhIN sI lfeI.
awjklH mYˆ tI vIbYTk ivc isLPt kIqf hoieaY. bhuqf klysL vI kfhƒ?
mfstr vI iek idn kihµdf sI, “qyrI BfbI Xfr, ies aKbfr qoN bE icVHdI aY. do-iqµn vfrI qF pfV ky eI suwt `qf.”
srbjIq AuNJ bhuq isafxI hY. sfAU vI. mYˆ vI ikhVf ijd PVdF. kuJ prdf vI huµdf eI aY.
AuNJ juigµdr ƒ qF gihxy-gwitaF bfry hI pqY. iehI gwl hux ipµz ivc pqY ik mYˆ Gr dy sfry gihxy vyc ky sLyar KrId ley sI. ieh vI mYN AudoN pqf lwgx idwqY jdoN dI sLyarF dI bwly-bwly hoeI hY. nhIN koeI QoVI QU -QU hoxI sI ipµz ivc. cVHfeI qoN bfad qF myry mn ivc vI iewCf jfg peI sI ik myry ies bolz stYp dI crcf hovy. smrwQ qy amIr idsx dI hvs kIhƒ nhIN huµdI[[[. hux qF KOry ikµinaF ƒ afpxy Gr `c pey gihxy vI cuBdy hoxy.
ËmIn vflI gwl mYN iksy ƒ nhIN dwsI. GrvflI ƒ vI nhIN. BfP vI nhIN inklx idwqI. koeI soc vI nhIN skdf ik ipµz dI iPrnI nfl lwgdf awT ikwilaF df zwbI vrgf twk mYN gihxy Dr ky sLyarF ivc lf idwqf hoieaY. ËmIn vyc qF mYN ivwGf vI nhIN sI skdf.
“ËmIn qF jwt dI mF huµdI aY bwlyaf[[[!” bfpU jI ny vI mfhrfj dy crnF `c bYiTaF ny eI KUµzI vgfh ky mfrnI sI myry igwitaF ivc. dyiKaf jfvy qF gwl hY vI shI. koeI cfr knflF vI QF KrIddY qF ipµz `c Ausdy crcy huµdy ny. koeI cµgf Blf ijmINdfr ËmIn vycy[[[? sLrIkF, irsLqydfrF ƒ ikvyN smJfieaf jf skdY? jwt df smfjivigafn qy mnoivigafn jmF eI vwKrf aY, mYˆ dwsF Qoƒ. mfrikt df Pµzf qF iksy ƒ klIar hY eI nhIN. so mYN isrP afVHqI nfl gwl kIqI sI. sfrf sOdf gupq. pYlI Tyky `qy qF pihlF hI idµdf huMdF. hux vI Tyky `qy dyvFgf qF mYˆ hI, pr Tykf afVHqI dy Kfqy ivc jfvygf. bs.
bs qF hoeI peI aY myry doKIaF dI. afVHqIey df supnf vI smJo cUro-cUr. awj dI qrIk ivc mYˆ cfhF qF afpxy sLyar vyc ky, blik cfr ikwly hor KrId skdF. pr nhIN. myry aKbfr aqy ibjLnys cYnlF ny Pµzf iekdm klIar kr idwqY. bhuq Gt smyN ivc ieh ËmIn iËafdf nhIN qF dugxI ËrUr ho jU.
aµdrlf jwt aksr kihµdY, Xfr CyqI ijhy ËmIn qF CuVvf hI lY. mOkf hY. Pyr idmfÊ dy iksy KUµjy `coN bfxIaf jfg pYˆdY, ajy ruk. idl, idmfg[[[ jwt qy bfxIey df aµqrdvµd. iek ajIb iksm dI iKaflF dI dOV[[[.
myry slfhkfr ibwlU bfdsLfh df qrk[[[. iPlhfl mnI rfm mµn jFdY. AuNJ vI kfhlI kfhdI hY. afVHqIey nfl do sfl df krfr hY. ilK-pVH hoeI veI aY. do sfl bfad jy pYsy nf moVy qF qYa ryt `qy ËmIn lY jU.
clo bfxIaF vI KusL ho lvy[[[. kfgËF df iZwz qF Brnf hI pYˆdY. Auhny vI afKr lwKF rupey idwqy aY ivcfry ny. krijaF krky ikµny eI iksfn KudkusLIaF krI jFdy aY. jbfnI klfmI aflf Pyr kIhdI mF ƒ mfsI afKU?
iewt vrgf iek swc dwsF? gulfbI aKbfr qy sLyar bËfr rl ky vI jwt df ËmIn pRqI ijhVf Pµzf hY nf, Auh nhIN bdl sky. ËmIn bfry soc ky keI vfrI mn horUµ ijhf ho jFdY. supny ivc vI sIilµg PYn idwsx lwg pYNdY. socdF TµzI GrvflI nhIN, Auh smwisaf drasl myrI hY. qFeIEN pYlI BfvyN Tyky `qy idwqI hoeI hY Pyr vI keI vfrI prly Kyq qF gyVf mfr afeIdY, ies Kyq `c jfxo JwkdF. bfxIey dI vhI Jwt awKF sfhvyN af jFdI aY.
Pyr socdF kuJ sLyarF dI hI qF mfr hY. isafpf muwkU. pfvr sYktr, iraltI, afeI tI [[[ sB ny asmfn df ruwK kIqf hoieaY. ikhVy vycF? iek plVy ivc bfxIey dI bhI, dUsry ivc asmfn df ruwK kIqy sLyar [[[ibnf Bfvuk hoieaF qkVI qolx dI koisLsL krdF.
KYr BfvnfvF vI huµdIaF eI ny bµdy dIaF. pr gwl mfstr jI dI vI solLF afny shI hY. ibjLns BfvnfvF dy vihx ivc vih ky nhIN kIqf jf skdf. cµgI qrHF smJdF ienHF cIjLF ƒ. pqY ivkfs nfl bdlfa afAuNdY qy bdlfa aksr suKdfeI nhIN huMdf. ieQy vI mYƒ iek Pµzf hor bVf klIar hY. bdlfa dy hr dOr dI mfr kmËor vrg `qy hI vwD pYNdI hY. ijvyN jµg df mfVf asr sB qoN vwD grIb-guribaF aqy aOrqF, bwicaF `qy pYˆdY.
awjklH qF kfrobfr vI sflf iksy jµg qo Gt nhIN. gl-kwt kµpItIsLn. kfrobfr dy islisly ivc myrf dUjf stYWp vI Puwl kfmXfb irhY. ies leI mYN ibwlU df bVf aihsfn mµndF. myry guaFZI blbIr isµG df Cotf muµzf blivµdr.
keI idnF qwk myry ipwCy ipaf irhf, “cfcf, sLihr `c koeI QoVHI-motI ienvystmYˆt[[[. mfrikt CVwpy mfrdI jf rhI aY.“
cYnlF `qy vI rIal astyt, rIal astyt df rOlf ipaf hoieaf sI. aYvyN eI rOlLf pYx vflI gwl vI nhIN sI. pr mYN kdy bhuqI ÊOr nhIN sI kIqI. iek idn ibwlU ny smJfeI Pyr sfrI rfm khfxI. sLihr`c pRfprtI zIlrF ƒ imlvfieaf. cµgIaF klonIaF dI kuJ stwzI Kud Auhny vI kIqI hoeI sI.
sB jfxdy aY, awjklH sLihrI pRfprtI `c afey bUm ny bµb bulf rwKy ny.
keI vfrI mOkf-myl eI huµdY. AuDr do-iqµn GYNt afeI.pI.E. afey hoey sI, ieDr ibwlU ny plftF bfry gwl clfeI. donF QfvF `qy ienvYstmYNt krn ƒ jIa kry, pr nµgI Dovy kI qy incoVy kI? tRYktr, iksfn kfrz qy koafpryitv susfietI dIaF iksLqF rok ky qF pihlF hI sLyarF `c lf bYTf sF[[[.
pr rsqf kwZx vfly kwZ hI lYˆdy huµdy ny. BfvyN bVf kiTn smF sI Auh. PYsly dI GVI[[[. iPrnI dy nfl vflf twk gihxy Drn df svfl[[[. kuJ afVHqI qoN hor PV ley. jd Pµzf klIar hovy, bolz qoN bolz stYWp vI cuwk skdY bµdf.
kul Cy mhIny hoey ny. mfrikt df ruK dyK ky pqf lwgdY beI muµzf sLyarF vFg rIaltI mfrikt dI vI nbË isafxdY. Auh iehƒ Pµzf kihµdY.
“jgdyv isaF Gry eI aYN?” bUhy `qy bulfrf ijhf sux ky mYN tI vI imAut kr ilaY.
“afjf, lµiGaf vIr. suwK-sFd?” Ausdy ichry `qy prysLfnI dy Bfv dyK ky mYˆ afpxy ichry dI rOxk ƒ vI imAut kr ilaY. Auh kuJ nhIN boilaf. mµjy `qy bYT ky ‘KfmosL‘ tI vIvwl cuwpcfp dyKx lwg ipaY. sLyar mfrikt df ivsLlysLx cl irhY. sLyarF-sLurF ƒ qF Auh kuwqf kµm hI kihµdf huµdY.
mYN Aus vwl svflIaf nËrF nfl qwk irhF. kihµdf, “suwK kfhdY Xfr, muµizaF df ho igaY idmfÊ Krfb.”
“Pyr vI dwsyNgf vIr, hoieaf kI?”
“hoxf kI aY jwgy, muµizaF df ho igaY idmfÊ Krfb, mYN qYƒ dwsF. inq koeI nvF puafVf.”
ivcy Auh guwsy jy nfl tI vI vwl dyK lYNdf. ijvyN ik tI vIny hI ieh puafVf pvfieaf hovy. mYN vI kdy Aus vwl qy kdy tI vI vwl Jfkdf irhf. jd qwk gwl dI gµBIrqf df aµdfjf nhIN ho jFdf, imAut ikvyN htf skdf sF? BfvyN irmot hwQ ivc hI kulbulf irhf sI.
“muµzf sLihr`c plft KrIdxf cfhuµdY. smJf Auhƒ.”
“cµgY sgoN . smJfAux vflI ieh`c ikhVI gwl hoeI?”
“ËmIn vyc ky plft KrIdxf cfhuµdY. rfqIN Pon afieaf sI. kihµdf, iek ikwlf vyc idE. pRfprtI ivc bUm afieaf hoieaY. afh bUm kI hoieaf beI?”
mYN hws ipaf, “bUm mqlb pUrI cVHfeI hY.”
“qy Pµzf?”
mYƒ Pyr hfsf af igaf, “byisk gwlF-bfqF ƒ pVHy-ilKy Pµzf kih idµdy ny vIry.” qy Auh ies sLbd ƒ jËb krn lwigaf.
iswKx dI pRivrqI hovy qF bµdf sfrI Aumr iswKdf rihµdY. blbIr isrP Cy-swq jmfqF piVHaf hoieaY. Pyr vI Ausdy ihrdy ivc aYmy-bIaF nfloN ikqy vwwD cfnx hY.
pVHfeI vI nsIbF nfl eI huµdI hY. sB kuJ huµidaF hoieaf vI mYˆ nhIN pVH sikaf. pRYp kfmrs `coN hI lYkcr sLOrt krf ky muV afieaf.
blbIr BfvyN bhuqf aYkitv qF nhIN irhf, pr smyN -smyN isr clIaF lihrF bfry Auhƒ cµgI jfxkfrI hY. hmdrdI vI. keI vfrI ijvyN kihµdy ny, Kfh-mKfh aYksLn `c af ky musIbqF vI shyVdf irhY. sLmsLyr dy sLihr cly jfx qoN bfad Aus ny KyqI Pyr Ausy josL-KrosL nfl krnI sLurU kIqI. iksfn myilaF `c isLrkq krn df purfxf rUtIn bhfl kr ilaf.
“plft `coN irtrn bfry vI dwsdf hoxY?” mYN puwiCaf qF kihµdf, “qYƒ ikvyN pqY?”
mYˆ smJfAuxf cfihaf, “vIr, ibwlU ƒ kfPI smJ hY mfrikt dI.“
mYN kihxf qF cfhuµdf sF pr gwl ƒ dwb igaf ik mYƒ vI mfrikt df Pµzf ibwlU ny hI klIar kIqf sI.
iek vfrI Pyr afpxy PYsilaF `qy mYƒ mfx mihsUs hoieaf. vyly df kµm qy kuvyly dIaF twkrF. pr mfrikt df tRYˆz dyKidaF myry iKafl `c zulHy byrF df ajy vI kuJ nhIN sI ivgiVaf.
“Coty bfeI, BfvyN ijµnI mrjLI qrwkI kr leI, pr jwt qy ËmIn df irsLqf[[[?” bVf Bfvuk ijhf qrk idwqY Auhny.
“bËfr ivc Bfvukqf jF jËbfq df koeI muwl nhIN vIr.”
pqf nhIN eynI inrmmqf nfl ikvyN ikhY. hux mYQoN Aus vwl dyiKaf nhIN jf irhf. nËrF tI vIskrIn `qy gwz leIaF ny. imAut tI vI dy cYnl bdlx lwgdF. iek cYnl `qy ruk jFdF, bRyikµg inAUË[[[ mudrfsPIqI GtI[[[ ivkfs dr[[[ ivwq mµqRI df ibafn. ibafn df asr[[[ sYnsyks ivc Ëbrdsq AuCfl.
“iPr vI, swtybfjI mfHqVF ƒ ikQy puwgdI aY[[[?” Aus ny svflIaf nËrF nfl myry vwl qwikaY.
myry kol koeI jvfb nhIN.
“cfr ikwly qF BoNie hY sfrI[[[ QoVI-motI Tyky-TUky `qy lY ky afvdI KyqI df afhr jf bixaf hoieaY[[[ sfry ikqy QU-QU hojU bfeI[[[ nfly koeI hor kµm vI qF nhIN nf krnf afAuNdF.” blbIr jfxI sLbd cwb-cwb ky bol irhY.
mYN Aus nfl qrk krn dI ihµmq ijhI kwTI krdF. shI sLbd nhIN aOV rhy.
jy awj bfpU jI huµdy, blbIr nfl zwt ky KVH jfxf sI.
iek vfrI mYƒ blbIr dI QfvyN KVH ky socxf cfhIdY. dono muµzy kµvfry ny. Coty df qF cl nOkrI kfrn ikqy irsLqf ho vI jfAu pr vwzf? ËmIn ivkx dI Kbr PYlI nhIN ik bs[[[. blbIr hor kfhƒ ro irhY?
Jt kYlkulysLn hfvI ho jFdI aY, vkq dI cfl ƒ vI pihcfnxf cfhIdY knIN ? pr[[[.
pr pwkI gwl aY, imQF jd tuwtdIaF ny qF BVHfky pYˆdy ny. prµprfvfdI prvfrF leI nvyN rfhF `qy qurnf[[[?
“blbIr qyrIaF sfrIaF gwlF shI ny, pr[[[ isafxf bµdYN, qYƒ qF Xfr sB pqY. awj sfrI dunIaf globl ipµz bx cukI aY qy qUµ[[[.” tI vI vwl dyKidaF kih irhF. Aus ƒ kI pqf myry aµdr kOx bol irhY .
“afpxy ipµz df hI lf lY, plft qF ieQy vI kwt `qy nf lokF ny[[[? kI nhIN hY afpxy ipµz `c[[[ kybl, tYlIPon, ieµtrnYWt, keI kµpnIaF dy mobfiel tfvr, bRfzbYNz aOn izmFz[[[qy ieh dyK amrIkf df tI vI cYnl, ieh bI bI sI , ieh izskvrI[[[.” mYN CyqI-CyqI cYnl bdl irhF. ijvyN iksy JUT ƒ lukox dI koisLsL kr irhf hovF.
imAut htf ky pqf nhIN kdoN afpxf psµdIdf cYnl lgf ilaY. ijQy blbIr df kihxf do -iqµn sfAux dy aµnHy bYTy bËfr bfry crcf kr rhy ny.
“jgdyv isaF, isafixaF ny AUeIN nIN ikhf, pwkI vyK ky kwcI nIN ZfeIdI.”
“vIr, eys pwkI ƒ qUµ ikµnI ku pwkI smJdYN? brnfly dy iqµn ipµzF df mrlf vI nhIN Cwizaf srkfr ny. sfrI akvfier krky pRfeIvyt kµpnI dy hvfly kr `qI.”
mYN afvdI jfx `c bVf sOilz qrk idwqY. pr Ausny suixaf qk nhIN.
lwgdY iehdf Pµzf koeI nIN klIar kr skdf.
Aus idn[[[ mOsm afm vFg nhIN sI. mOsm `c sµquln qF ipCly keI sflF qoN irhf hI nhIN. grmI, srdI, mINh, hnyrI, sB akstrIm `qy. kfPI smyN bfad asIN kwTy bYTy sF. afAux sfr kihµdf, “tI vI bµd kr dy Xfr.“
mqlb dunIaf df gytvy bµd krnf. mYN kI kihµdf Blf? almfrI `coN boql qy iglfs kwZ ley. aµdroN pfxI df jwg qy slfd lY afieaf. jdik Ausƒ pqY tRYktr dI bYtrI nfl clf lYˆdf huµdf sF mYˆ tI vI . afKr ienvrtr lvf ky pfvr kwt df pwkf hl hI lwB ilaf sI.
“vIr, koeI prysLfnI vflI gwl?” iek-iek pYg asIN lf cuwky qF mYN hI KfmosLI Bµg kIqI sI.
“prysLfnI qF[[[. kuJ vI Kfny `c nhIN pY rhI jgdyv[[[.”
pqf hI nhIN cilaf asIN do -do pYg mukf ley. jdik asIN kdy vI do pYgF qoN vwD nhIN lfey qy mqlb[[[ cµgIaF Gr-prvfr, dysL-dunIaf dIaF gwlF-bfqF. amrIk qoN pRfpq jfxkfrI vI Auh myry nfl sFJI krdf. tI vI vI cldf rihµdf. pr awj qF blbIr ny hfly awDf vfk hI boilaf hY.
“sLmsLyr leI myrI vwKI ivlkdI rihµdI aY Coty bfeI.” Ausny vfk pUrf kIqY.
“sLmsLyr sLihr jf ky[[[. pqf nhIN AuQy lok Auhƒ kI kih ky sddy hoxy aY[[[.” Ausny awgy ikhf.
mYN qF ies qrHF kdy soicaf hI nhIN sI. AuQy qF sfry kfmy lybr hI[[[? myrI cyqnf `qy hQOVf ijhf vwijaf.
“kµm-kfr qF myry iKafl `c cµgf hI cl irhY.” mYN jfxI awgy vwD ky boldF.
“ieQy mfVf cl irhf sI?” blbIr ny svfl kIqY. koeI jvfb nf dy ky hor pYg bxfAux lwg ipaF. mYQoN kuwJ luikaf hoieaY?
“huµ! sLmsLyr kihµdf sI, bfpU hux qUµ `rfm kiraf kr. icwty kpVy pf ky cODr kiraf kr. KyqI bfVI mYN afpy sFBUµ[[[.” bfeI buVbuVfieaY. lwgdY myry vFg Ausdy vI bulH Bfry ho gey ny. Auh hwQ ml irhY. hwQ afpxy mUMh `qy Pyr irhY.
Bfry bulHF `coN Pyr afvfË afeI hY, “mYN qF KYr afpxy afp ƒ KyqI dy afhr `c lf ilaY[[[ AuhdI bIbI klpdI rihµdI aY[[[ nf AuQy lwsI, nf duwD[[[. pfxI vI muwl df[[[.”
“imnrl vftr bfeI[[[! sLihr vfilaF kol pYsy huµdy aY pfxI KrIdx jogy, qF muwl ivkdY.” mYN ivskI dI boql vwl dyKidaF kihµdF, “bËfr df afpxf gixq huµdY vIr[[[.” qy mYˆ Aus vwl ieµJ dyKdF ijvyN gixq ivc PfzI ividafrQI vwl aiDafpk.
“AuQy pIjy-brgr KFdY muµzf. cl mukf, Bojn CkIey.” mYN Thfkf mfr ky hwsx dI koisLsL krdF.
Auh nhIN hwsdf. awjklH vIr `c kuwJ cyNj afieaf lwgdY. ijvyN sfQI amrIk dIaF gwlF nfl asihmq huµdf rihµdY, Ausy qrHF blkfr dIaF gwlF nfl vI pUrf sihmq qF nhIN, ivc-ivcfly aY.
“hux swqrivaF dy dOr dIaF iPlmF df Ëmfnf? ikaf bfqF krdy EN sRImfn[[[?” blkfr dIaF keI gwlF apIl qF krdIaF ny pr[[[.
pr blbIr dIaF smwisafvF keI ny. smF pRIvrqn dI spIz Aus dI qor nfloN ikqy vwD rhI hY. blkfr vrgy keI sfQI afpxI nvIN soc nfl sµsdmfrgI aqy duwsfhsIaF qoN dUrI kfiem kr cuwky ny. jdik blbIr hfly pRqIbwDqf dy mfany smJx `c hI lwigaf irhf. hY nf ajIb dfsqF[[[jd glL lwg ky rox df jIa kIqf qF koeI sIrI qwk nf iQafieaf. kuJ iksfn bhuq vwzy ho gey qF kuJ Coty hI nf rhy. iek smwisaf hor, jwt qy iksfn hux pirafievfcI sLbd nf rhy. sLbdF dy arQ bdl gey. arQF dy anrQ ho gey. hwsx dy vI keI arQ huµdy ny.
ibwlU sLmsLyr ƒ vI sLihr lY igaf. CotI iksfnI. guËfrf msyN cldf. KyqI df sIjLnl kµm. Pyr sLmsLyr qy tRYktr, donoN ivhly. sLihr`c, Auh kihµdY, kµm hI kµm. nfly ibwlU kihµdf sI, “sLmsLyr dy nF `qy TykydfrI kiraf krFgy. Coty-moty KflF dy pul, sVkF dI murµmq vgYrf. tRYktr vfly kµm qF sLmsLyr Kud kr ilaf krU, ijvyN arQ vrk, iewtF, imwtI Zox df kµm. cfr pYsy bxngy eI.” supny dyKx qy koeI pfbµdI QoVHI eI aY.
“qyry jËbfq mYN smJdF vIr.” mYN socdF. bfpU jI qoN bVIaF khfxIaF suxIaF ny. sfrIaF ien-ibn Xfd ny.
ibwlU qF do kdm hor awgy vwD ky kihµdY, “ikhVy Xug dIaF gwlF krdYˆ cfcf? pUµjIvfdI ivvsQf ivc qF kdrF-kImqF df vI koeI muwl nhIN. aqy ibnf muwl vflI koeI vsq vËUd ivc nhIN rih skdI.”
“qyry nfl hoeI koeI gwl ibwlU dI?”
“nf[[[.”
“Auhƒ smJfeIN myry vIr. ibwlU qF bhuq mµndY qyrI. sO awgf-ipwCf dyKxf pYˆdY. bËfr df bhuqf nhIN qF afty `c lUx ijµnf ku qF mYƒ vI pqY.” Pyr lµmf hOkf lYˆidaF boilaf, “hr bµdf jf ky bËfr ivc vI qF nhIN nf KVH skdf[[[.”
“krUµgf vIr mYN Auhdy nfl gwl.”
gwl qF asIN mobfiel `qy aksr GµitaF bwDI krdy hI rihµdy hF. jd vI Ausdf Pon afvy, kwt ky ieDroN imlf lYNdf. mYƒ pqY gwl lµmI clxI huµdI hY. mfrikt bfry myry muwZly knsypt Ausy ny klIar kIqy ny. kihx ƒ BfvyN Auhƒ ‘BqIj’ khIdY pr mno mYN Aus ƒ ibjLnys gurU mµndF. ipµz ivc rIaltI mfrikt bfry iek-awDy qoN isvf iksy sfly ƒ kwK nIN pqf. mYƒ pqY qy pwly vI bVf kuJ hY. isrP ibwlU krky.
lwgdY sflI jfdy eI cVHgI.


rIal astyt bUm bfry jy Auhny mYƒ smyN isr nf dwisaf huµdf qF awj myry pwly kI sI? mYN vI kohlU df bld hI sF? Gr qoN Kyq qy Kyq qoN Gr ivcfly hI gyVy kwt irhf sF. awj vI kwt irhf huµdf. iek iehI nhIN, Ausny myry keI Pµzy klIar kIqy ny.
“pqf nhIN pqµdr sLihr ivc bYTf iehI kuJ socdf rihµdY ik izAutI vI krdY ? hf[[[ hfh[[[ hf[[[!” iek idn mYˆ puwiCaf qF kihµdf, “cfcf, qUµ myrIaF isPqF krdYˆ ik qvf lfeI jfnYˆ?”
iek vfrI dI gwl, ibwlU df Pon afieaf. miKaf, “kuJ nf puwC ibwlU, rfq pfxI dI vfrI sI, nfly kwdU kIqf, hux prly Kyq cwilaF, BeIaf Bwj igaf, vwqr suwk irhY, burf hfl, bFky idhfVy[[[!” qF kihµdf, “cfcf, cOvI Gµty, qIh idn, bfrF mhIny BkfeI? rvxI, pfV, suhfgf, ibjfeI, gozI, pwTy, tokf, bs BµbIrI BvIN rihµdI aY. kdy suwK df sfh ilaY? kdy i˵dgI ƒ ijAu ky vI dyiKaY?”
mYˆ sLrimMdf ijhf ho igaf. Auh Pyr kihµdf, “ikµnf ku bc jFdY KyqI `coN ?”
“bcxf kI hY BqIj, bs hoeI jFdY guËfrf. AuDfr mµgx nIN jfxf pYˆdf iksy qoN.”
“iehI qF Qoƒ pqf nhIN. AuDfr `qy qF sfrI dunIaf dI arQivvsQf cldI hY awjklH. cfcf isaF, jy myry kol pµdrF ikwly hox qF mYN guËfrf nhIN, aYsLkrF. Qwly lµzI jIp kflI, zwb `c amrIkn ipstl, jyb `c kRYizt kfrz, icwtf cfdrf[[[ zbl br aflf[[[.”
“aYsL qF qusIN nOkrI afly eI krd yEN.”
“ijhƒ qusIN aYsL smJdy EN nf, aYho jI bfbUigrI dI qF ZUeI nf mfrF. pr krF kI? vkq dI mF[[[. peI aY.”
mYƒ cfr sO cflHI volt df krµt vwijaf sI. nhIN, kµn nfl lwgy nokIey dI jfxI bYtrI Puwt geI sI. myry do ieksfr twk[[[ awT ikwly Jony vflI ËmIn[[[ ivc do -do sbmrsIbwl motrF[[[ ieko zfielfg nfl synsYks ijhf igrfqf sI Auhny. mYN ivhVy ivc KVy tRYktr vwl dyiKaf. kwdU krky afieaf sF. imwtI-gfry `c ilbiVaf Porz mYƒ toby `coN inklI Pµzr mwJ vFg lwigaf. mYN jfx ky do -iqµn vfrI hYlo-hYlo kIqI qy, “ryNj kwtdI aY.” kihµidaF mo bfiel df lfl btn dwb idwqf sI.
myrI soc KuµZI ho cukI sI. AusdI gwl df mqlb myrI smJ ivc nhIN sI af irhf. ikAuNik Aus ny mYƒ, pµdrF ikwilaF dy mflk ƒ, hI BUµjy nhIN sI suwitaf blik Auh qF afpxI nOkrI ƒ vI nIc grdfn irhf sI.
sfrI rfq iehI kuwJ idmfÊ `c Guµmdf irhf. agly idn jd mYN Pon kIqf qF Aus vwloN AuhI rutIn gwlF. jdik myrI qF jfxI hvf inklI peI sI.
afKr kihµdf, “cfcf, mYƒ qF CuwtI hY nIN , qUµ hI mfr lY KF gyVf iksy idn?”
iksy idn qoN Ausdf Bfv hmysLF aYqvfr qoN huµdf sI.
afpxy kuJ sLyar vycx bfry slfh krnI sI. ivcy rih geI. pqf nhIN AusdI kI pRqIikRaf hoxI sI. idny mfstr juigµdr nfl gwl kIqI qF Auh hYrfn rih igaf sI, “qyrf idmfÊ Krfb hoieaf? tRYˆz qF dyK[[[!”
“pYisaF dI sKq loV qI.“ mYˆ gµBIr sF.
“koeI nvF eIsLU afAux vflf aY? mYƒ vI dwsIN Xfr.” pr Ausƒ kI pqf ik ikhVI gwl myry leI eIsLU bxI hoeI hY.


bVI bysbrI nfl mYˆ aYqvfr ƒ AuzIkdf irhf aqy pihlI bsy phuµc igaf ibwlU kol. ibwlU qy sLmsLyr nfsLqf kr rhy sI.
“sLmsLyr bVf iPwkf-jf hoieaf, kI gwl?” Ausƒ dyK ky sihj hI myry mUµhoN inkl igaf sI. hyTlf bulH dyK ky lwigaf ijvyN jrdf lfAux lwg ipaY.
sbËI vflI pqIlI ivcIN donoN juty hoey sI. dyK ky kflj dy idn Xfd af gey, jo hmsy tkrfeygf, cUr-cUr ho jfeygf[[[ ! sfzy hwk, aYQy rwK[[[!
Pyr asIN CiVaF vflI kVk cfh pIqI aqy sLmsLyr tRYktr lY ky kµm `qy cilaf igaf. dsdf sI, “iPlhfl qF iksy sLYWlr ivc borIaF Zox df kµm iml igaY. idhfVI qF pwly pY hI jFdI hY. kµpItIsLn dI qF”, kih irhf sI, “hwd hoeI peI aY. ijvyN sfry iksfnF dy tRYktr mµzI ivc af KVy hox. iek hfk mfro, vIh hfËr.”
myry aµdr Aus idn vflI gwl iktfxUaF vFg kulbulf rhI sI. Aus dy iek zfielfg ny ËmIn pRqI jwt dy mnoivigafn dI nINh ihlf idwqI sI. pr ibwlU dy ichry qoN aijhf koeI afBfs nhIN sI ho irhf.
afm vFg dupihr ƒ iksy mltIplYks ivc mUvI dyKx dI bjfie awj mYN bIar bfr ivc clx df PYslf suxfieaf, “mfr golI ‘isµG iej ikµg’ ƒ! koeI isµG-suµG ikµg nIN huµdf[[[! mfrikt, mqlb qy mjbUrI ikµg bxfAuNdy aY[[[.”
sLyar mfrikt aqy iral astyt df Pµzf mYƒ ‘gRIn’ ivc bYT ky hI klIar hoieaf sI. sfzIaF mhwqvpUrn dupihrF gRIn ivc hI bIqdIaF sn AudoN.


inwq ikµnf kuJ nvF pqf lwg irhf sI. mfrikt bfry sUcnfvF dy ikµny hI bUhy roËfnf Kuwl rhy sn. blik sUcnfvF df ivsPot. iksy ny swc hI ikhY, ieh igafn df nhIN, sUcnfvF df Xug hY. mYˆ BfjVIN ipaf hoieaf sF, Kud ƒ apzyt krn leI. iek jfxkfrI ajy gRihx krdf hI sF ik dUsrI iqafr. aprUvz klonIaF, anaQorfeIËz klonIaF, sYktrF ivcly plft[[[. sYktrF ivc vI pfrk Pyisµg, kony aqy pRfeIm lokysLn vfly plft[[[. sB df vwKo - vwKrf pRImIam. ibwlU mYƒ nflo -nfl smJfAuNdf rihµdf. blik Auh qf kihµdf, “ikAuN nf afpF ipµz ivc pRfprtI azvfeIjr dI dukfn hI KolH leIey?”
ies mfmly ivc asIN horF qo NipwCy sF. kihµdy ny nf, jd mYˆ smJx jogI hoeI, Pyr bdl igaf Qfxf. hux qF iewt puwty qoN pRfptI zIlr inkldf sI. prcUn dI dukfn vflf, nfeI, Guimafr, suinafrf, coNkIdfr, sB pRfprtI zIlr. blik keI afpxf mUl Dµdf Cwz ky isrP iehI krn lwg pey. ËmInF vI hux qF iehnF rfhIN ivkx lwg peIaF sn. PlF-PlF ipµz ivc ËmIn KrIdx leI sµprk kro[[[ .
hr sµzy mYˆ Auhdy kol phuµc jFdf qy asIN vwK-vwK klonIaF qy lokysLnF ivijt krdy. ijnF dy sLfndfr pRvysL dvfr bxy huµdy. keI lokysLnF dy irsk PYktr bfry vI Auh dsdf. nfly ieh vI ik cVHfeI vyly koeI irsk PYktr kµm nhIN krdf. mYˆ qF iksy irsk PYktr bfry socxf vI nhIN sF cfhuµdf. Pyr asIN bIar bfr ivc jf bYTdy.
ipwCy keI sLihrF ivc nvyN kwty irhfiesLI sYktrF bfry notIiPkysLn hoeI qF aKbfr dyKx sfr svyry-svyry hI ibwlU ny Pon kIqf, “cfcf plft inkly ny. keI vwzy sLihrF ivc cµgf pRImIam hY.”
pRImIam bfry mYˆ GrvflI sfhmxy iËafdf iztyl ivc jfxf nhIN sI cfhuµdf. GrvflI [[[ jdoN df pRfprtI dy kµm `c ipaF, prysLfn ijhI rihµdI hY. ijvyN ik luwtI geI hovy. ikqy piVHaf sI, pihlF aOrq prvfr dI muKI huµdI sI. jd df pRfprtI df knsYpt pYdf hoieaf, aOrq dI hflq gulfmF vflI huµdI clI geI.
hflq myrI vI bhuqI cµgI nhIN sI pr ibwlU ny sB smJf idwqf. rsqf vI dwisaf. plft dI prcI inklx sfr lwKF rupey df pRImIam? kyrF qF mYˆ vI blbIr bfeI vFg soicaf, Pyr rIal astyt kfhdf? swtf nf hoieaf?
ibwlU kihµdf, “cfcf afpF vwD qoN vwD aYplIkysLnF lfvFgy.” myry kuJ puwCx qoN pihlF hI kihµdf, “icµqf Cwzo. sfry bYˆk PfeInYNs krn leI iqafr bYTy ny. bxdI rkm df isrP Cy mhIinaF df ivafj Brnf pYˆdY. bs. jy plft inkl igaf qF pRImIam kmfE, nhIN CuwtI.”
ieµzIaf ikhVf amrIkf nfloN ipwCy hY? qy afpF ikhVf iksy tfty-aµbfnI qoN Gwt hF? sfry iesy qrFH bxdy aY. Gfty df bjt qy krjLy nfl Dµdf, KUb Pldy aY. mYˆ soicaf. Pyr qF sfrf kµm do idnF ivc hI Piqh. ibwlU ny do sLihrF ivc cfr-cfr mrly df iek-iek plft aplfeI kIqf. miKaf “Xfr, cfr-cfr mrly qF rUVI vfsqy eI Cwz dyeIdIaY ipµz `c?”
mYˆ qF, afVHqI qy bYˆk i˵dfbfd, bs qswlI krf `qI. jy iek-do hI inklgy qF ibwlU df kihxf[[[.


ibwlU kihµdf, “cfcf, awj ibwl mYˆ py krUµ.”
miKaf “Xfr, cfcf vI kihµdYˆ qy awz hox vflIaF gwlF vI krdYˆ[[[. sLmsLyr qUµ hI dws, jcdI aY gwl?” mYˆ sLmsLyr ƒ vI gwlF-bfqF ivc sLfml krnf cfhuµdF. Auh hF-hUµ jI qF krdY pr mYƒ lwgdY Auh Ërf dUr KVHf inrlyp Bfv nfl sB kuJ dyK prK irhY.
iek vfrI dI gwl, ibwlU kihµdf, “cfcf, iZwz qF zµgr-psU, pµCI vI Brdy aY. afpxy ipµz ivc swqr PIsdI lok dfrU pINdy ny. Tyky qoN kYpsUlF vflI dysI df pAuaf glL `c suwitaf, icwtf murgf kih ky lUx dI zlI cwtI qy cl myry BfeI. eydF sLfn nfl ivHskI dy pYg ikµinaF ku ƒ srv huµdy ny? nfly pfpV, pI-nts, vYj mµcUrIan, rositz ickn[[[. sflI rUh rwj jFdIaY. mYN qYƒ dwsF.”
qy blbIr kih irhf sI, “nf AuQy lwsI, nf duwD[[[. pfxI vI muwl df[[[. kI rIsF ny jy sLfmIN duwD qy svyry lwsI df Cµnf Br ky pIqf hovy, rUh rwj jFdIaY. ishq vI tnftn[[[ mYN qYƒ dwsF.”
bIar dy mg af gey. mYN pI-nts df ieµqËfr vI nhIN kIqf aqy mg cuk ky bIar aµdr suwt leI. pr jo BFbV myry aµdr mc irhf sI Auh TµzI bIar vI nhIN buJf skI. hux qk do vfrI puwC cukf sF, “hor suxf, koeI nvI-qfjI?” myrf sbr jvfb idµdf jf irhf sI.
“hF swc. Edx kI kih irhf sI qUµ?” afKr ikµnI ku dyr afpxy afp `qy kfbU rwKdf mYN ? jy iksy sfly ƒ sËf dyxI hovy qF ieµqËfr krn leI kih idE.
ibwlU ny imnU qoN iDafn htf ky myry vwl dyiKaf. Ausƒ sLfied Xfd nhIN af irhf. mYQoN sbr nhIN huµdf. sbr qF AudoN vI nhIN sI hoieaf jdoN ies ny sLyar mfrikt bfry ivsQfr nfl dwisaf sI. bRokr kol lY ky igaf sI. mYƒ mfrikt df Pµzf klIar krn ivc iesny ijµnf smF lfieaf sI, sLyarF ivc ienvyst krn df PYslf lYx ivc qF mYN Ausdf iek prsYNt vI nhIN sI lfieaf. zImYt akfAuNt KulHvfAux ivc BfvyN kuJ smF lwg igaf sI.
plft KrIdx vyly vI mYN iesy qrHF kIqf sI. pYisaF df ieµqjLfm krn ivc kuJ smF BfvyN lwg igaf hovy. ies qoN ikqy vwD smF qF ibwlU ny mfrikt dI stwzI krn ivc lf idwqf sI.
kImqF lgfqfr vwDdIaF jf rhIaF sn.
“CyqI krIey ibwlU.” afKr iek idn mYN kih hI idwqf sI, “kImqF Xfr[[[ mYN qF kihnF[[[.”
“kmfl hY cfcf, qUµ qF bVI CyqI pRfprtI zIlrF vFg gwlF krn lwg ipaYˆ?”
pr afpxy kol sbr ikQy? mYN Aus idn vflI sfrI gwl Aus ƒ dwsI qF Auh kihµdf, “awCf, awCf Auh qF drasl[[[.” lfprvfhI ijhI nfl eynf hI ikhf.
iek-iek mwg asIN hor ck `qf.
ibwlU AuT ky toielyt vwl clf igaY.
asIN svf-svf boql cµz idwqI qy sLmsLyr ajy ieko mwg leI bYTf hY. mYN Aus ƒ kihµdF, “pqµdrf, iehƒ rwKI ikAuN bYTYN, grm ho ky bo mfrU ieh sflI[[[.” lwgdY mYƒ nsLf ho irhY.
mYˆ awgy ikhf, “mukf CyqI, hor mµgfeIey.” pr sLmsLyr muskurf irhY. boldf kuJ nhIN. kI ieh koeI hor nsLf krn lwg ipaY?
ibwlU dy nfl-nfl af ky vytr ny iek boql sfzy mwgF ivc pfAuxI sLurU kr idwqI. Jwg nIN AuTx dy irhf ibwlkul vI. pihlI vfrI iesy tybl `qy mYˆ mwg Jwg nfl Br idwqy sI. ibwlU hws ky kihµdf, “cfcf, keI cIjLF ajy afpF iswKxIaF ny.” qy mYˆ Ausy smyN , Ausy pl iswKx ivc jut igaf sF. mYƒ vI lwgx lwg ipaf sI ik smyN dy hfx df hoxf bhuq jLrUrI hY. Pyr qF vytr ƒ itwp dyxI ikAuN jLrUrI hY, ieh vI pqf lwg igaf sI. Pyr kdy mwg Jwg nfl Brn dI nObq nhIN sI afeI.
mwg PtfPt aµdr suwt ky mYˆ toielyt jfx leI AuWTdF. kol KVf vytr sihimaf ijhf sr-sr krdY. mYƒ lwgdY ijvyN itwp-itwp kr irhf hovy. sflI bIar nfl[[[ pihlF qF nIN kdy eynf nsLf hoieaf? mYˆ vfps sIt `qy bYT jFdF. ibwlU ƒ kihµdF, “grm ho ky bo mfrU ieh sflI[[[. Kqm kr CyqI hor mµgfeIey.” sLmsLyr ƒ sµboDq huµdF, “hF Pyr kI gwl sI Edx?” sLmsLyr ibwlU vwl dyKdY. ibwlU myry vwl. mYˆ vytr vwl dyKdF. Auh hwQ bµnHI KVf hY.
“vytr, jfh sLyar PrfeI krky ilaf[[[.” Auh hYrfn ijhf mUµh awz lYˆdY. ijvyN mYˆ koeI jwgoN qyrHvIN gwl kih idwqI hovy, “jfh hux, mUµh kI dyKdYˆ? sfly muµgPlIaF `c sOs jf pf ky kihµdy, pI-nts[[[.” bfeI dI gwl Xfd af jFdI aY, “sfzI muµgPlI dI kImq, myrI sflI ieQy afAux sfr cOguxI hogI?”
“sLyar vycxy ny Xfr, nhIN[[[.” kihµidaF plyt `coN pI-nts cuwk ky mUµh ivc pfAux lwgdF. Qwly igr jFdI hY. vytr df hfsf inkl jFdY. mYˆ Aus ƒ gflH kwZdF[[[ afpxy pµdrF ikwilaF bfry dwsdF. Auh Xs sr kihµdY. iewkf- duwkf tyblF `qy bYTy aYgijikAuitv tfeIp nOjvfn, jo lµc krn jF bIar pIx leI afey hn, myry vwl dyKx lwgdy ny. mYˆ sLmsLyr vwl dyKdF. Auhdy ajy vI mwg ivc bIar peI hY. sLmsLyr Pyr ibwlU vwl dyKdY. ibwlU myry vwl. mYˆ prvfh nhIN krdf.
blik “ieh borI Zoa Xfr CyqI[[[.” kihµidaF mYˆ Ausƒ puwCdF, “qyry tRYktr ny kI idwqY aYqkIN? kwtf, kwtI?” mYƒ myrf Pµzr Porz Xfd afieaf. sLmsLyr hux nf boilaf, nf muskurfieaf.
mYƒ hor vI kuJ Xfd afieaf. iek vfrI myry purfxy Coty tRYktr ƒ sfzy iek sLrIk ny amrIkn bld kih idwqf sI. agly idn mYˆ Aus nfl df ihµdusqfn tRYktr Gry ilaf KVfHieaf sI. Pyr sLrIkF dI rIso -rIsI Porz. sLfmIN sYlIbRyt kridaF myry lµgotIey Xfr blkfr dI itwpxI ny KusLI dy guwbfry ivc sUeI cuBf idwqI sI, “qyƒ pqY eyny vwzy tRYktr leI roËfnf ikµny Gµty kµm cfhIdY?”
“Gµtf[[[! ikAuN mUZ Krfb krdYN Xfr[[[?” mYˆ kihxf cfhuµdf sF pr cup irhf.
Auh Pyr boilaf, “ikrfieaf qF qYˆ kmfAuxf nhIN[[[ so ieh Pµzr mwJ qoN vwD kuJ nhIN. iPr vI cIars[[[!”
“srfpIaF inmn-mDvrgI rUhF ƒ kuJ pl KusLPihmI ivc ijAuxf vI nsIb nhIN?” mYˆ iKwJdF.
AuNJ blkfr awjklH gwlF hI aijhIaF krdY ik keI rvfieqI QµmF df ivsLvfs vI zgmgfAux lwg pYˆdY.
mYˆ qF drasl puwC-igwC krn hI igaf sI ajMsI ivc. Ausy idn Porz Gry Cwzgy pqµdr. aKy, “srdfr jI, vfh ky dyKo, DwkV sfnH aY[[[KwsI nIN kIqf hoieaf.”
“cfcf cwlIey?” ibwlU ny dwsx vFg puwiCaf qy pqf nhIN kdoN iesLfrf kIqf, vytr ibwl lY afieaf. ibwl dyK ky Ausny sO-sO dy kuJ not trya ivc rwK idwqy. vytr bkfieaf moVn afieaf qF Aus ny hwQ dy iesLfry nfl sfry rwKx leI kih idwqf.
myrI bFh PV leI. mYˆ sLfied pymYˆt krn df Xqn kIqf sI, pr ibwlU ny gOilaf hI nhIN. sfrf kuJ iek vDIaf aYizt kIqI iPlm vFg bVI qyjLI nfl vfpr irhf sI.
sLfm ƒ ibwlU hlUx ky kih irhf sI, “cfcf, AuWT cfh[[[.” mYˆ Aus dy kmry ivc kdoN afieaf, kuJ vI Xfd nhIN. sLfied pRfprtI zIlr, nhIN Xfr, vytr mYƒ bfr dy gyt qwk Cwzx afieaf sI.
cfh dIaF cuskIaF lYˆdy hoey ibwlU muskurf irhf sI, “cfcf, pYsy ivc bVI qfkq huMdI hY. Auh iksy ƒ vI AuhdI aOkfq dws skdY. gRIn vrgy ey-klfs bIar bfr dI kµD `qy mUq skdY qy irksLy vfly ƒ[[[.”
mYˆ icµqf `c zuwb jFdF, ikqy koeI aYsI-vYsI gwl[[[?
sLmsLyr bfry puwCdF qF Auh kihµdY, “borIaF Zox igaf[[[.”
gRIn dy surmeI mfhOl ivc qswlI nfl bIar df mwg PVI bYTf ibwlU kih irhf sI, “cfcf, ieQy bYTy lokF ƒ dyK kyy dws skdYN ikhVf ikµnf vwzf ijmINdfr hY? eIvn Ëfq vI?” pqf nhIN ikAuN puwiCaf sI. soc ivc zuwb igaF.
myrf dm Gutx lwgdY. jfxI grkdf jf irhF. srIr tuwtx lwgdY. blbIr, ijhƒ mYˆ vwzf vIr mµndF, afpxy mn dIaF sfrIaF myry nfl sFJIaF kr lYˆdY[[[ ibwlU ƒ smJfeIN[[[ sLmsLyr df koeI hwl kr[[[ ikvyN vI prq afvy[[[. pr mYˆ? afpxy Pµzy hI klIar krdf rihµdF[[[.
mYƒ QoVHf-QoVHf Xfd af irhY, dupihr ƒ jd mYˆ pymYˆt krn dI koisLsL kr irhf sF qF ibwlU ny ikhf sI, “cfcf, qyrf qF mYˆ dyxdfr hF.”
kuJ rupey iehny mYQoN AuDfry ley sI. ikAuNik plft KrIdx vyly jLmIn gihxy Dr ky vI siraf nhIN sI. myrf lwKF df Pfiedf kIqY ies ny. bËfr `c qF mYˆ KVHF af ky. bËfr dI ijLµd jfn, myry inwjI suafrQ qy lflc, rIaltI mfrikt vFg hI vwD-Puwl rhy ny.
mYˆ cfh msyN pIqI hY. smJ ivc nhIN af irhf hux kI krF? jyb `coN mobfiel kwZ ky ikqy imlfAux lwgdF. socdF ikQy imlfvF? acfnk ‘Gr’ zfiel ho jFdY. lYˆzlfeIn `qy GµtI vwjx sfr Jt hYlo dI imwTI ijhI afvfË afAuNdI hY. hubH ky cuikaY ijvyN ik GrvflI tYlIPon dy kol hI KVI hovy. lYˆzlfeIn `qy aksr Ausdy irsLqydfrF dy Pon hI afAuNdY ny. jF bwicaF dy iksy PRYˆz df, homvrk vgYrf bfry gwl krn leI.
kdy sfry muhwly vfilaF dy Pon iewQy afAuNdY sI, hux myrf afpxf Pon vI ies `qy nhIN afAuNdF. jy af vI jfvy qF mYˆ atYˆz nhIN krdf, afpy mobfiel `qy afjU. BfvyN bYTk ivc pYrll tylIPon vI lf rwiKaY.
“Bfgvfny, mYˆ QoVHf lyt afAUN[[[ hF[[[ hF, hux qF ibwlU kol[[[ nhIN, nhIN CyqI afjUµ[[[ sYrI qy irµpI? koeI nf Kyzx dy[[[ awCf, awCf[[[ TIk aY[[[ Eky[[[ rwK dy[[[.” Aupcfirkqf ikµnI lfAuz huµdI hY.
blbIr dIaF keI gwlF `qy vI mYˆ aijhI itwpxI kr idµdF, “vIr, Kbry qyrIaF gwlF shI vI hox pr qUµ lfAuz bhuq ho jfnYˆ[[[.”


vIr dI isafxp qy smJ df hmysLF qoN kfiel irhF. KyqI bfVI qoN lY ky prvfrk, hr mslf asIN izskws krdy, mYˆ AuhdI hr gwl mµndf, pr hux lwgdY itAuinMg `c gVbV ijhI hogI. blkfr kihµdf sI, “pUµjI pfVdI aY[[[ bµdy ƒ bµdy qoN dUr krdI aY[[[ mn-msqk ivc, irsLiqaF ivc KflIpn pYdf krdI aY.”
dosqI df mqlb suK-duK ivc sfQ dyxf huµdY, hr ikqy sihmq hoxf nhIN. myrf afpxf qrk hY.
AuNJ iKafl myry idmfÊ ivc vI bVy puwTy-iswDy afAux lwg pey ny. Edx[[[ kfmryz dI CqrI qfxn vflI gwl[[[ myrI soc `qy kfbjL hI ho ky bih geI aY.
nhIN, nhIN mYƒ ies qrHF nhIN socxf cfhIdf.
“bI poijitv Xfr!” iksy ny TIk ikhY, bI poijitv isrP blwz grup hI nhIN i˵dgI ijAux leI iek nËrIaf vI hY. ivhfrk gwlF hI socxIaF cfhIdIaF ny. ingyitv ikAuN socF?
isrP ieko ibµdU qy iDafn kyNdRq krnf cfhIdY. iksy vI qrFH ËmIn[[[ . AuP ! myrI ibrqI iek ibµdU `qy itkdI ikAuN nhIN? itk vI ikvyN skdI aY? kI inwjI suafrQ qy lflc dI Bfvnf bµdy `c nhIN hoxI cfhIdI? Pyr qF Auh sfD hI bx jfvy? pr sfD-sinafsIaF qy mTF-zyiraF dI hkIkq ikhVI iCpI hoeI hY iksy qo?
klH sLfmIN mfstr juigµdr kol bYTy sF. amrIk vI sI. mYˆ aksr mfrikt izskws krn jFdF. AuNJ bËfr bfry gwl-bfq qF ibwlU nfl vI Pon `qy roËfnf hI huµdI hY pr mfstr nfl vI gwl krnI mYN jLrUrI smJdF. kul imlf ky qF mfstr ibwlU dIaF gwlF dI qfied hI krdY. myrf mn itk jFdY.
pr amrIk afpxI iKwcVI vwKrI pkfAuNdY. kihµdf, “Qozf ieh sLyarF-sLurF qy iral astyt df bulbulf qF Puwtx vflf hI hY. ijvyN amrIkf ivc BFzf PuwitaY, ieµzIaf ivc vI Puwtygf.”
gwl qF Ausny hfsy ivc hI kIqI sI. kuJ nf kuJ kihµdf hI rihµdY. AuWnI sO qIh qoN lY ky zOt-kOm bulbulf qy ikµnf kuJ. awj Pyr duKdI rg `qy hwQ Diraf sI. lwgI hoeI `qy cot vwD lwgdI aY.
mfstr qYsL ivc af igaf, “kfmryz, kdy ikhf jFdf sI, mINh rsLIaf ivc pYˆdY qy ieµzIaf ivc kfmryz sLqrI qfx lYˆdy ny. kI hux mINh amrIkf `c pYx lwg ipaY?” Aus df lihjf ivaµgpUrn ho igaf sI.
“mfstr jI, mINh qF hux ieµizaf ivc vI pAu.” ichry dy nfl-nfl bolF `coN vI amrIk df koeI duK Jlk irhf sI. ipwCy blkfr ny iksy gwl `qy Aus ƒ swqrivaF dIaF iPlmF df ickxf hIro ikhf sI. aKy, “hux Kurdry XQfrQ nfl ByV krn df smF af igaY sµsdjIvI sfQIE[[[!” AudoN df bfeI aOKf ijhf hY.
“qusIN vI Xfr mOsm df hfl CyV ky bih gey EN. mYˆ qF mfstr jI qoN koeI nvF jok suxnf cfhuµdf sI. BYxjIaF bfry afAux idE mfstr jI[[[.” mYˆ msyN gwl df ruK bdilaf sI.


awj sYnsyks ivc zyZ sO aµkF dI igrfvt drj kIqI geI hY.
ijs idn sYnsyks ny qyrF hËfr dy aµkVy ƒ CUihaf sI, mYˆ ibwlU kol Tihiraf hoieaf sF. lgfqfr bRyikµg inAUË af rhI sI qy ibwlU tI vIqoN nËrF vI nhIN sI htf irhf. bhuq hI iËafdf Auqyijq. Pyr rfq igafrF vjy qwk mYƒ iesy bfry dwsdf irhf sI.
aµkVf solF hËfr twpx qoN pihlF hI mYˆ bËfr ivc vV igaf sF. hux bfeI hËfr qF nhIN pr vIh hËfr plws qF cl hI irhY. awj df tRYˆz izskws krn leI mYˆ ibwlU df mobfiel imlfAuNdF. klH hoeI sfrI gwl dwsdF.
Auh hws pYˆdY, “dlfl stRIt qy vfl stRIt ivcfly swq smuµdrF df Pfslf hY cfcf. iksy KUh dy zwzU ƒ iehnF cIjLF bfry kI pqf?”
kfmryz amrIk isµG ƒ Auh KUh df zwzU kih irhf sI. mYˆ socx lwigaf.
iPr kihµdf, “cfcf, kimAuinstF ny qF sfry kuJ df ivroD hI krnf huµdY. qYƒ pqf eI aY , sfry dysL `c ijs df ivroD krdy aY, AuhI gµd isµgUr, nµdIgRfm ivc pf idµdy aY.”
hr gwl df jvfb huµdY ibwlU kol. mYˆ Aus dI qfrIP krdF. Auh AuqsLfihq ho ky awgy kihµdY, “grIb-guribaF dy ihmfieqI bxdy ny, pr AuhnF leI kIqf kI hY? Drny, rYlIaF krky zFgF pvf idµdy ny. bs. ieh qF mµnyNgf cfcf, Qwky-hfry df afKrI shfrf qF JUTf-swcf rwb eI huµdY. Auh vI iehnF ny Koh ilaf. kIhdy lV lwgx hux ivcfry? KudkusLIaF eI krngy, hor kI?”
jd-kd pqf nhIN kIhdI BfsLf bolx lwg pYˆdY ibwlU, “qy Drm? cfcf, rfjswqf qy pRsLfsn afm lokF leI hmysLF dmnkfrI sLkqIaF rhIaF ny[[[ iPr BfvyN aPIm hI shI, hor ikQy jfxgy Auh?”
ijµnf ku qrk ijhdy iPt bYTy, jdik Drm ƒ vI qF afm lokF aqy dwby-kucilaF dy dmn leI vriqaf igaY? hflFik aijhy stIrIEtfeIp qrk mYˆ keI bfr sux cukF iPr vI POrI qOr qy qswlI hoeI.
qswlI iesy qrHF blbIr dI vI krvfAuxI pYˆdI hY. iek idn gwl cwlI qF mYˆ ikhf, “vIr, nvyN dOr dy nvyN qOr qrIky, nvI pnIrI, nvI soc[[[.” duicwqI dI avsQf `coN inklx leI mYˆ gwl sLurU krdF. gwl cwlU qF hI koeI isrf iQafAU.
“jgdyv isaF, mYˆ kdy nIN kIrny pfey ik ieh myrI bxfeI hoeI ËmIn hY[[[ ijvyN keI kihµdy rihµdy ny[[[ mYˆ ieh kIqf, Auh kIqf[[[. mYƒ pqY ieh myrf PrË sI, pr[[[.” Auh gwl ƒ hor pfsy lY jFdY.
“pr kI?” mYˆ iKwJdF, “jd dyKo pr PVPVfAuNx lwg pYˆdY. eyny qrk vI nIN soNhdy.”
“koeI sLwk vflI gwl hY jLrUr. sfl `c eI Xfr ryt dugxy-iqgxy ho jfxf[[[?” Auh KdsLf pRgtfAuNdY.
“ivkfs dr dyKI, ikµnI vDIaf cl rhI hY?” mYˆ kft mfrdF.
iesy qrFH ienPlysLn dr, bYˆkF dI rYpo ryt, irvrs rYpo ryt, sYnsyks inPtI, smfl kYp, imzkYp afid aijhy jfdUeI sLbd jo awjklH afm vrqoN ivc hn, bfry ikµnI ku bihs kIqI jf skdI hY Blf? so Auh cuwp kr igaf.
Auh qF cuwp kr igaf pr hux qF bolqI myrI vI bµd hoeI peI hY. kIhny soicaf sI peI ieh sfry jfdUeI sLbd awK dy Jpfky nfl BFzy `c vV jfxgy. bfxIey dI vhI aksr awKF sfhvyN af KVdI aY.
bfpU jI dI khI gwl Xfd afeI. pqf nhIN iks sµdrB `c ikhf sI, “gihxy pey jwt ƒ ËmIn CuVvf lYˆdI aY, pr gihxy peI ËmIn ƒ[[[!” mYˆ kµb igaf. Pyr mn itkf ky soicaf. mn bxfieaf ik kuJ sLyar vyc ky pihlF ieh kµm jLrUrI hY.
ipCy ibwlU nfl vI gwl kIqI sI, “Xfr, kuJ sLyar vycxy aY?”
“ikhVy?”
“afeI.tI. vfly. pfvr sYktr qF, mYˆ smJdF plFtF `c pRozksLn qoN bfad qyjLI PVngy[[[.” mYˆ sihjy hI tI vIvflI BfsLf bol igaf sI.
“mYˆ qF kihµdF cfcf, hfly holz krnf cfhIdY[[[.”
“pYisaF dI loV qI BqIj.”
ibwlU hws ipaf, “ikAuN mËfk krdYˆ cfcf? nf ivafh-sLfdI, nf koeI kfx-mukfx[[[?”
“qUµ vI BqIj[[[.” jwt df mnoivigafn kurlfieaf sI.
“TIk hY Pyr, ies hPqy df ruJfn dyK ky[[[.”


Bvµqiraf ijhf jd vI tI vIaOn krdF, BYVIaF-BYVIaF hYz lfeInF[[[. mUDy mUµh ipaf, awKF ivc igwZ, iksy Gply `qy aQrU kyrdf, sfnH roËfnf aKbfrF `c dyKdF. mfrikt df nhIN jµgl df jfnvr hY ieh aµnHf sfnH. ivcy eydF vI socdF.
kI krF? soc iksy rfh pYˆdI nhIN idws rhI. koeI hmdrdI pRgtfAux vflf vI nhIN.
hmdrdI? bËfr ivc hmdrdI qy Bfvukqf df kI kµm? kdy mYˆ vI afhI kuJ kihµdf huµdf sF nf? Pyr inwjI suafrQ qy lflc mr nhIN jfvygf?
kfsL! koeI moZy `qy hwQ Dr ky khy, “koeI nf sLyrf, ihµmq rwK. sfnH df kI aY, jd mrjI pUµC cuk lvy.”
pr kOx khy? blbIr? Auhƒ vI ikQy pqY myrI hkIkq. nfly Auhdf qF afp ivcfry df swqrivaF vflf ickxf hIro hux apRsµigk ho igaY aqy nvyN dI hfly nuhfr hI spsLt nhIN[[[?
ibwlU? ibwlU ƒ vI myrf pUrf swc ikQy pqY? pr mfrikt df sc nf Aus qoN iCipaY nf mYQoN. AuhdI afpxI hflq vI qF pqlI hoeI peI hY. prsoN Pon `qy kihµdf sI, “cfcf, kdy supny ivc vI nhIN sI soicaf ik ieµJ igwitaF ivc vwjygI. bËfr dy qF afpxy hI ivDI-ivDfn huµdy ny. Auh prvfr, smfj, ruqbf, jLrUrq kuJ nhIN dyKdf. qyry pYsy vI cfcf[[[ smJ `c nhIN af irhf, ikvyN krIey?”
mYˆ ivcfly toikaf sI, “bhuqI nf icµqf kr BqIj. AuNJ vI mxf dy toey kxf nfl ikQy pUry huµdy ny[[[?” pr Aus dIaF gwlF sux ky zr mYˆ vI igaf sF.
“myry qF cfcf, hosL AuWzy pey ny. gihxy peI jmIn[[[ suwqy pey dy kfljy `qy boJ ijhf pY jFdY. psIno -psIn hoieaf hwbVvfhy AuT KVdF. Pyr sfrI rfq awKF ivc hI lµGdI hY.” Auh kih irhf sI.
nINd mYƒ ikhVI afAuNdI hY? nf tI vIcµgf lwgdY nf rotI-pfxI. pihlF kdy rqf vwD pIqI qoN huµdf sI, hux aksr isrdrd rihx lwg ipaY...bymqlb mUµh `coN gflHF[[[ guwsf[[[ jxy-Kxy nfl KihbV pYˆdF[[[. bfad `c socdF, gwl kI qI Xfr[[[?
bVf ajIb qËurbf hoieaY. jd bËfr zfAun afAuxf sLurU hoieaf, hr vwzI igrfvt dI Kbrnfl pyt ivc guVguV sLurU ho jFdI qy Bwj ky pfKfny jfxf pYˆdf sI. hux jd df sfnH mUDf ipaY, kbjI rihx lwg peI hY. ipwCy Cwz idwqf sI, hux Pyr jrdf lfAuxf sLurU kr idwqY. pYgF dI igxqI vwDdI jf rhI hY. blik dysI pIx ƒ jIa krdY. socdF, BuwkI[[[ kdy vfzHIaF `c BeIaF ƒ ipafAuNdY huµdy sF cfh ivc Aubfl ky.


ibwlU kol ibnf Pon kiraF hI phuµc igaf sF. qmfm mfhOl AudfsI dy aflm ivc zuwibaf hoieaf sI. ikµnf ku smF hoieaY, sLmsLyr dy gwlHF dIaF hwzIaF idKx lwgIaF sn. isr iskrI nfl Biraf hoieaf. myrIaF awKF ivc svfl dyK ky kihµdf, “tYnsLn qy icµqf pI jFdI aY cfcf bµdy ƒ.”
myry kihx qy afpxy dosq ajY sksynf ƒ vI bulf ilaf sI ibwlU ny. iesy PIlz ivc hY Auh. ibwlU ny dwisaf sI ik sksynf awjklH tYnsLn ivc hY. iehdy ieµjInIar lVky dI cµgy pYkyj qy plysmYˆt ho geI sI, hux kµpnI ny jvfb dy idwqY. lwKF rupey krjLf lY ky pVHfieaf sI. aYjUkysLn vI sflI ibjLnYs bxI peI aY.
ibwlU ƒ hfly vI ivsLvfs nhIN sI ho irhf ik mYƒ pYisaF dI sKq loV hY. kihµdf, “cfcf, pYink krIeyt ho igaY jF[[[?”
sksynf kihµdf, “brfV sf’b, afeI tI sYktr qF Qoƒ pqY ilitaf ipaY. bfkI pfvr BfvyN rIaltI, awj dI zyt ivc qF awDI kImq msyN muVU. holz kr sko qF[[[.” Ausdy ichry `qy AudfsI pocI hoeI sI.
myry bfr-bfr dy iesrfr `qy isr Jtkx qoN lwigaf ijvyN kih irhf hovy, “ikAuN mrnf cfhuµdYN?”
Auhƒ kI pqf ik sLrDf, jfgrx vrgy ikµny hI cYnl jo mYˆ lOk kIqy hoey sI, KolH ley ny. pr ibrqI ikqy vI nhIN itkdI. Bgvfn dfs ny iksy zyry vfly dIaF sIzIaF ilaf ky idwqIaF sn, “suxo, sLFqI imlygI.“
bQyrf dyK-sux ilaY. kory AupdysL[[[. BfvyN bhuq sLµky ny mn ivc, pr eynf Pµzf qF klIar hY ik aijhy cYnl qy sIzIaF myrI mµjl nhIN.
mµjl df kuJ pqf nhIN. bfeI amrIk qy blbIr vFg awj mYˆ vI curfhy ivc KVHf hF. cuPyry hnyrf hI hnyrf. ikµnf ku awk cwbI bYTF, ikhVf iksy ƒ dwisaf hoieaY?
ibwlU dwsI igaf qy mYˆ krI igaf. ikqy vwD-cVH ky kIqf. bVf kuJ Aus qoN Ehly vI kIqf. iek pfsy bËfr dI ijµd jfn, myrf inwjI suafrQ qy lflc, dUsry pfsy jwt df mnoivigafn qy smfj-ivigafn. afVHqIey ny ies df Pfiedf AuTfieaf.
ieh qF mYˆ kih irhF. Auhdf afpxf qrk hoAU. hryk dy afpxy suafrQ-pRyirq qrk huµdy ny.


blbIr ƒ sunyhf Gwilaf sI afAux leI. kwly ƒ qF sflI ivskI vI nsLf nhIN krdI. idny mfstr kol igaf sF. pqf sI Gry hI hoAugf. bfrF vjy qwk aKbfr eI cwt irhf sI. Ausdy ichry dIaF Audfs JurVIaF sYnsyks df zfAun gRfP drsf rhIaF sn. aKbfr `qy Juikaf hoieaf, ijvyN ik sfnH mUDf ipaf hovy.
mYˆ sfnH dI pUµC ƒ hwQ lfieaf, “kI Kbr hY mfstr jI?” qF kihµdf, “awT sO aµk zfAun.”
“skUl?”
“nhIN Xfr, sYnsyks.”
“mYˆ kI puwiCaY?”
“igaf sI Xfr skUly vI, mn nIN lwigaf, muV afieaF.” qy aKbfr Cwz ky Aus ny tI vIaOn kr ilaf.
[[[ bRyikµg inAUjL[[[ iehiqafq ky qOr pr mfrikt smyN sy pihly bµd[[[ ab qk kI sB sy bVI igrfvt[[[. sfnH arVf irhf sI.
mfstr imaFikaf, “mYˆ qF jI pI aYP vI sfrf[[[ nfly prsnl lOn[[[ ies jwdI Gr `qy vI hom lOn krf ilaf qI lY dy ky[[[. aYqkIN qF iksfn kfrz vflf krjLf vI[[[.”
“bs kr pqµdrf! dIvflf kwZxY srkfr df[[[?” mYˆ mËfk kIqY.
AuNJ iksfn kfrz vflf krjLf mYˆ ikhVf moiVaf sI aYqkIN? moVnf kfhdf, bs ivafj Br ky nivafAuxf huµdY. dUjI iCmfhI lµG rhI hY, koafpryitv susfietI vI[[[. bldyv keI gyVy mfr igaY. bQyrf kihµdf sI ivcfrf, “Bf’jI iek vfrI jmf krvf idE. tfrgYt pUrf krnY. BfvyN hwQo-hwQ eI kZvf ilaf jy.”
kwZx pfAux leI hux hY vI kI? pYsy koeI awkF ƒ lwgdy aY? coaf Qwly cilaf igaf. bor `qy mwCI-motr rKvfeI sI, Auhdf krjLf vI, ijvyN motr cup-cupIqy pfxI iKwcdI rihµdI aY, myrf sfh-swq iKwcdf rihµdY.
“iksy irsLqydfr ƒ vI koeI Byq nhIN iehnF gwlF df.” Auh buVbuVfieaY.
“Xfr, cYnlF vfly qF snsnI PYlfAuNdy ny sfly myry. qyrf aKbfr kI kihµdY?” mYQoN ikhVf kuJ luikaf hoieaY. Pyr vI puwCdF.
mfstrnI pfxI lY afeI. srbjIq qy juafkF dI KYr suK puwCx dI Aupcfirkqf pUrI kIqI. Pyr kihµdI, “BfeI sf’b ies tI vIdy bfrF hËfr lwgy sI[[[ qy ishq vI koeI cIjL huµdI aY ik nhIN[[[?” ijvyN ik BrI-pIqI bYTI hovy.
mYˆ nf smJx df sFg kIqf. jdik cµgI qrHF smJdf sF ik jo bfrF rupey df aKbfr pfV skdI hY Auh bfrF hËfr df tI vI vI[[? hF.


blbIr dy afAux qy mYˆ tI vI qoN nËr htf ky Aus vwl dyiKaf. voilAum Gwt kr idwqf. mobfiel cuwk ky anlOk kIqf. Auh Pyr lOk ho igaf. ijvyN sfzy buwlHF ƒ vI lOk lwigaf hoieaY.
suwkIaF gwlF sµBv nhIN. mYˆ almfrI `coN boql, iglfs qy nmkIn df pYkt kwZ ilaf. blbIr Aupcfirk nFh ijhI krdY. mYƒ qy Aus ƒ vI pqY, aijhy mfhOl ivc ieh ikµnI jLrUrI hY.
iek-iek pYg asIN aµdr suwt ilaY. kmry ivclf sµnftf ajy Bµg nhIN hoieaf. gwl sLurU krn leI mYˆ puwCdF, “hor suxf vIr, gfjrF nhIN bIjIaF aYqkIN?” Auh iek dm hYrfnI ijhI nfl myry vwl JfkdY. ijvyN ik mYˆ sLyar bËfr dy zuwbx df iehI kfrn mµndf hovF.
“nhIN, Kycl bhuq mµgdIaF gfjrF. pwtxIaF, DoxIaF, pr-sfl iBaF hogI qI sfzI qF. muµzU qF rox lwg pYˆdf sI ivcfrf. goBI lfeI aY.”
“sbjIaF dy Bfa vI cµgy ny[[[ goBI BfvyN gfjrF[[.”
“iksfnF ƒ ikhVf gwPy idµdY[[[?” Auh buVbuVfieaf.
kdy pRgqIsLIl iksfn vjoN jfxy jFdy blbIr leI Auh smF iksy sdmy qoN Gwt nhIN sI jd sLmsLyr ny sLihr jfx df PYslf ilaf sI. muµizaF ny ËmIn Tyky `qy dyx dI gwl kIqI pr iehny Kud bIjx dI ijwd kr leI. ibwlU ny ikwlf vycxf cfihaf pr iehny vfh nf lwgx idwqI. pr pYlI ƒ gihxy hoxo nf bcf sikaf.
hux iesy ËmIn df iehƒ Tykf Brnf pYˆdY. pr ihµmq nhIN hfrI. BeIaf nOkr rwiKaf. cfr knflF `c sbjLI bIjI. tRYktr qF sLmsLyr nfl sLihr cilaf hI igaf sI. ieQy rih geIaF sn tRYktr dIaF bfkI iksLqF qy kdy- kdfeIN gwlF dI AugflI krn leI XfdF. msln, tRYktr qF ihµdusqfn vI DwkV sI, pr ikaf bfqF beI Porz dIaF[[[ BfvyN Cotf aY pr iKcfeI blbIr afly dI vI cµgI aY[[[. awjklH qF nvI qknIk afly zI.afeI[[[. smyN -smyN dI gwl hY jI[[[.
smyN df phIaf Aultf Guµm igaf sI. blbIr ny iek ssqf ijhf amrIkn bld ilaf. ryhVf bxvfieaf qy kµm ijhf clf ilaf.
“afpxI vI agyqI hY, hPqy dsF idnF ƒ sLurU hojU.” iek vfrI qF lwigaf ijvyN blbIr QoVHf ijhf KuilaY, pr Pyr cup vwt igaf.
afpxf pYg inbyV ky mYˆ ikhY, “cwk Pyr.” Auh tI vI vwl dyK irhY.
“ibwlU nfl qF nIN gwl hoeI iehnF idnF `c?” mYƒ pqY Auh kI puwCxf cfhuµdY.
“vIr, KbrF qF ikiqEN vI cµgIaF nhIN af rhIaF. kihµdf sI, keI pRfprtI zIlrF ƒ not krvf rwiKaY. KrIdx vflf koeI hY nIN . vycx leI sfry iqafr bYTy ny. swq-awT mhIny qF mYƒ ho gey ny. kihµdy sI dIvflI `qy sOdy hoxgy. iksy ny puwiCaf qwk nhIN.”
blbIr icµqq ijhf myry vwl dyKdY. mYˆ hYrfn hF iehny ibwlU ƒ iek vfrI vI koeI dosL nhIN idwqf.
“jo dfqy ƒ mµjUr.” mYƒ pqY aijhy vcn aµDivsLvfsI aqy inkµimaF dy afBusLx huµdy ny. pr mYˆ iehƒ kI dwsF ik myry vflI gihxy peI ËmIn dy krfr dI qrIk qF blik ies nfloN cfr mhIny pihlF dI hY.
blbIr jd vI ibwlU bfry puwCdY, myry idmfÊ `qy boJ vwD jFdY. Kud ƒ dosLI smJx lwgdF. ibwlU sLihr`c plft KrIdx leI iek ikwlf vycxf cfhuµdf sI. keI idn ieh klysL `c vI pey rhy. afKr ËmIn gihxy Drn dI slfh mYˆ hI idwqI sI. AudoN iek ikwlf hI jf rhI sI.
hOslf ijhf idµdF, “ajy qF pUrf sfl ipaY vIr. kuwJ vI Aupr-Qwly ho skdY?”
Auh cuwp hY. mYƒ pqY iehdf amrIk bfeI nfl hfly vI AuTxf-bihxf hY. amrIkf ivc sbpRfeIm lYˆizµg aqy hfAuisµg bUm df bulbulf Puwtx vrgIaF gwlF aksr huµdIaF rihµdIaF. dunIaF `qy iesdy mfrU asr bfry vI. Auh qF sfl pihlF hI aijhIaF gwlF krn lwg ipaf sI. lok kihµdy, kdy cVHdI klf dIaF gwlF vI suxIaF iehnF dy mUµhoN?


ikµnI qyjLI nfl sfrf pRIidRsL hI bdl igaf. lokF df ruJfn vI pqf nIN [[[? pµcfieq jF ipµz dy mohqbr bµidaF ny skUl apgRyz krvfAux jF iesdy irjLlt bfry kdy prvfh nhIN kIqI. afpxy bwicaF ƒ sLihr ByjI jf rhy ny. srkfrI izspYˆsrI leI pµcfieq ny QF nhIN idwqI. plft kwtx leI iqafr bYTy ny. ipµz ivc styzIam bxfAux dI skIm afeI sI, iltgI[[[.
styzIam qoN Xfd afieaf, awj qF glI ikRkt df PfeInl mYc hY. mYƒ vI swidaf hoieaY. rfq muµzy dwsdy sI, aYqkIN PqyhgVH vfilaF nfl Psxgy afpxy isµg. tIm brfbr dI hY. PqyhgVH df srpµc, AuhnF dy ikRkyt klwb df pRDfn, iqµn idnF qoN Kud ieQy zitaf hoieaY. inqrU vVyvyN KfxI[[[.
BulyKf hY muµizaF ƒ. awjklH sfrIaF hI vVyvyN KFdIaF ny. swcfeI qF ieh hY ik ijs ipµz ivc mYc huµdy ny tRfPI Ausy dI tIm kol rihµdI hY. nhIN zFgF nf KVk jfx.
Coty huµidaF dyKdy huµdy sF kwbzI, kusLqI dy aKfVy, Zol-Zmfky, pihlvfnF dIaF JµzIaF[[[. awjklH qF glI- muhwly, hr ikqy ikRkyt df kRyj. sLfied ikRkyt dI ainsLicqqf sfzI mfniskqf dy vDyry nyVy hY. qfeIEN ies Kyz ny eynI pYˆT bxfeI hY. plF-iCxF ivc rfjf qoN rµk aqy rµk qoN rfjf bxn dIaF ikwsy khfxIaF ƒ asIN ieQy pRqwK huµidaF dyKdy hF. asl `c ikRkyt ƒ asIN i˵dgI dy rUpk vFg lYˆdy hF.
AudGftn vfly idn AuhnF mYƒ vI swd ky styj `qy bhfieaf sI. mYˆ afpxy ipµz dy ‘sLhId Bgq isµG ikRkyt klwb’ dy muwZly mYˆbrF ivwcoN hF. cµdf hux vI cµgf idµdF. pr srgrmI Gtf idwqI hY. tUrnfmYˆt hux swiBafcfrk myilaF ivc bdl gey ny. cODr cmkfAu myly.
iek msLhUr gfiek joVI aqy pRDfngI leI iksy lIzr ƒ swidaf hoieaY. gfiekf KUb ltky-Jtky idKfvygI. lIzr cµgy pYsy dy ky jfvygf. gfiek, gfiekf, zI sI , aYs pI, ielfky df aYm aYl ey, aYm pI aqy kuJ aYn afr afeI smyq qIh ku lokF dy nfl Kyz myly vfly postr `qy myrf vI Poto Cipaf hoieaY. jfx sfr pRbµDk Jt styj `qy bulf lYxgy. awjklH qF mYˆ iksy pµcfieq, iekwT vgYrf ivc jfxoN vI tldF.
bs bhuqf smF tI vIsfhmxy hI[[[. tI vI , ijQy sLfied ikRkyt vFg hI inrmm XQfrQ qoN Bwjx vfilaF ƒ sLrn imldI hY.
blbIr bfeI tI vI qoN bhuq icVHdY, “tI vIvfly sfzy swiBafcfr df byVf grk[[[ nfly ikµnf glq pRcfr krdy rihµdy ny. aKy iksfnF dI iPjUlKrcI[[[. KyqI BeIaF hwQ[[[? afpxI lgfm qF pUµjIpqIaF dy hwQ aY shuirE ! anfj pYdf krIey asIN qy Aus df Gwto -Gwt muwl qYa krdy ny Auh.” purfxf rfg alfpxf sLurU kr idµdY.
“Gwto-Gwt kImq `qy KrId vI lYˆdy ny. muV AuhI cIjL sfƒ vwDo-vwD Kudrf kImq `qy vycdy ny[[[?” mYˆ vI Ausy vhfa `c vih jFdF.


kfgËF df puilµdf hwQ ivc leI pqf nhIN kI-kI socI jf irhF. kdy tI vI, ikRkyt, kdy mfrikt bfry. ipµz `c sLfmlft `qy plft kwtx dIaF skImF bx rhIaF ny. jµty mYˆbr ny qF ipµz dI iPrnI nfl lwgdI afpxI ËmIn `coN plft kwt vI idwqy ny. sLihrF ivclIaF klonIaF dI qrj `qy sVkF dI insLfndyhI krky QoVHI-motI roVI vI pvf idwqI. brfV astyt.
brfV astyt dy KUµjy `qy sLtr vflI dukfn- brfV pRfprtI azvfeIjr. sLtr cuwkx sfr sLIsLy ipCy jµtf isµG dI irvflivµg cyar. tybl `qy sLIsLy Qwly plftF df kµipAutrfeIËz rµgIn nksLf. nksLy ivc muK sVk nfl pRfeIm lokysLnvfly plft AuNJ qF pihlF hI ivk cuky ny. pr keI rIsyl `qy AuplbD hn. bs hËfr ku rupey PI gj pRImIam cl irhY.
ikµny hI lokF ƒ ies pRImIam ny sLihrF vwl iKwicaY.
amrIk BfvyN myrf klfs PYlo irhY, pr Aus nfl mY ies bfry slfh msLvrf nhIN krdf. bs hYlo -hfie qk hI sImq hY. Kfs sUq nIN bihµdI Aus nfl. gwl-gwl qy sfmrfjvfd, pUµjIvfd[[[. iek idn nµbVdfrF df gurdyv bihsI jfvy, “ikhVIaF gwlF krdYN Brfvf? dunIaf iek globl ipµz bx cukI hY.” qF amrIk kihµdf, “globl ipµz bxI hY isrP mltI nYsLnl kµpnIaF dy vpfr leI. bfkI qF qyry sfhmxy eI aY. blik ikµny hI dysLF ƒ qyry ies KVpµc ny kuwqf-lVfeI `c AulJf rwiKaY.”
Pyr kihµdf, “amrIkf afpxy vpfrk ihqF qoN isvf hor koeI sFJ pfAux vI nhIN idµdf iksy ƒ[[[ isrP Kuwly bËfr df pYrokfr[[[.”
“KuwlI bËfr ivvsQf dy pYrokfrF dy hux hwQF dy qoqy Auzy hoey ny. afriQk Kuwlypx df qilsm tuwt irhY.” kfmryz bVy josL nfl dws irhf sI, “sfQIE ! mIzIaf sB qoN vwzf kµjr hY[[[. amrIkI nIqIaF qy vrlz bYˆk, mudrf kosL dy nusiKaF ƒ sfzy lokF dy idmfÊ ivc iesy ny ibTfieaY.”
pl ku leI kfmryz ruikaf. iPr AusdI muwTI hvf ivc lihrfeI, “BfvyN hux qF kfPI kuJ inqr ky sfhmxy af igaY. Pyr vI Audfrvfd dy nF `qy ho rhy Prfz ƒ mIzIaf lokF sfhmxy nhIN afAux dy irhf[[[.”
“kfmryz TIk kih irhY dosqo ! mDvrg dI lflcI pRivrqI df mIzIey ny sLosLx kIqf, supny idKfey, supny jgfey, BogvfdI klcr pYdf krky afh sfrf kuJ nsLy vFg sfzy lokF dy hwzF ivc rcf idwqf. mkVjfl ivc Psf ilaf.” bµq jfxI amrIk dI gwl dI ivafiKaf kr irhf sI.
“Brfvo ! sfzI ieh bhuq vwzI qRfsdI hY ik swcI gwl kihx vfly ƒ BfsLxbfj ikhf jFdY. ieh vI iek sfijsL hY, sfzy lokF ƒ shI idsLf ivc socx qoN rokx dI. vwzf bfeI juigµdr bYTY, qy sfQI jgdyv[[[.”
myry vwl dyK ky Auh rqf muskurfieaf, “kfmryz jgdyv vI lok pwKI kµmF ivc mohrI irhY iksy vyly, sfrI siQqI smJdY[[[.”
“iksy vyly? hux kI[[[?” mYˆ kihxf cfhuµdF pr kuJ vI kih nf hoieaf. ijvyN blkfr awKF sfhvyN af KiVaf hovy. iek hwd qoN bfad duicwqI vI plfien vFg huµdI hY.
“gulfbI aKbfr[[[.” Aus ny Pyr mfstr juigµdr qy myry vwl qwkidaF awgy ikhf, “aqy gulfbI cYnl pUµjIpqIaF dI dlflI kr rhy ny. pihly idnoN hI. PlF BfrqI AudXogpqI dunIaf dy Dn-kubyrF dI ilst ivc Plfny nµbr `qy. ieh sB sfƒ sfzI pRfpqI vFg idKfieaf jFdY. qy asIN ieh Buwl jFdy hF ik ijµny Auh amIr hoey ny Eny asIN grIb vI qF hoey hF[[[ pfVf viDaf hI hY[[[ ik nhIN?” kihµidaF Aus ny AuQy bYTy lokF vwl dyiKaf. Pyr nËr myry `qy itkf leI.
mYˆ Aus nfl nËr imlfAux `c vI aOK mihsUs kr irhF. jyb ivc ipaf mobfiel toNhdF. kfsL ! huxy koeI kfl af jfvy, mYˆ Jt AuT ky bfhr cilaf jfvF. Auh bfr-bfr mYƒ sfQI aqy kfmryz kih ky sµboDq ho irhY. AusdI gwl-bfq ivc ‘afpxy lok’ sLbd bfr-bfr af irhY.
mYˆ Xfd krn dI koisLsL krdF. kdy mYˆ vI ‘afpxy lokF’ bfry gwl krdf huµdf sF. hux[[[.
hux kI ho igaY mYƒ? afpxf isr JtkdF. smyN dy nfl qF clxf hI pYˆdY. kdy mfzl irhf rsLIaf vI qF smyN dy nfl bdilaf hI hY[[[? qy cIn[[[? ibwlkul. Bfvuk hox df hux smF nhIN. iek vfrI Pyr PYsly dI GVI[[[. mn itkf ky, qrk nfl socxf cfhIdY. ivcy socdF, bhuqIaF dlIlF vI kI krnIaF?
Btkdy mn `c qrk-ivqrk dI iek dOV sLurU ho jFdI aY. Ausdy keI svflF df jvfb myry kol nhIN. lwgdY pUrf swc sfhmxy nhIN af irhf.
“iksy tfty-ibVly ny jy koeI mltInysLnl kµpnI KrId leI qF kI ieµizaf ny dunIaf Pqyh kr leI? pr mIzIaf qF iesy qrHF idKfAuNdY. Auh ieh kdy nhIN idKfAuNdf ik mltInysLnl kµpnIaF ny ikµnIaF BfrqI kµpnIaF ƒ brbfd kr idwqY jF ikµnIaF ƒ KrId ky AuhnF df nfm-insLfn imtf idwqY. mIzIey ny kdI ieh irport nhIN idKfeI ik nvI afriQk nIqI ny ikvyN Coty-Coty kfrKfinaF ƒ qbfh kr idwqY qy lwKF lok byrujLgfr ho ky BuwKy mrn leI mjbUr hn. srkfrF ny ishq, iswiKaf qy hor lok ihqU kµmF df bjt Gtf idwqY.” Ausdf BfsLx pUrI rvfnI `qy sI, “mËfk qy qrs df pfqr bx ky rih igaY afm afdmI[[[.”
iek tuwty hoey iksfn ny hOkf ilaf. jo myry aµdr Auqr igaf.
myrI bycYnI vDdI jf rhI hY. bycYn mn ƒ ikqy vI cYn nhIN[[[soc-soc ky hfr cuwkF[[[socF dy vfvroilaF ivc Pisaf bUrI qrHF iJµJoiVaf igaF[[[vf-vroly dI tIsI qk jf ky iekdm DrqI `qy af izwgdF[[[ zUµGI KfeI ivc luVk jFdF[[[ nf myrf ipafrf aKbfr, nf kyeI cYnl, ikqy vI mn nhIN itk irhf[[[.
“iksy dy mn df kI pqf cldY BYx jI, ihsfbI ho gey ny sfry.” kµD dI morI `coN iksy gwl qy gvFZx kih rhI sI. srbjIq ny Jt myry vwl dyiKaf. mYˆ kµb igaf.
i˵dgI dy sfnH ƒ isµgF qoN PVn dI koisLsL krdF. bwicaF df iKafl afAuNdY [[[iewjLq df vI[[[pqnI vI jfxI sfhmxy af KVoNdI aY[[[. rfq ƒ jy awK lwgdI vI hY qF AUl-jlUl supny afAuNdY ny. supny ivc kdy bfpU jI, “Psl- bfVI df kI hfl aY puwqrf? KyqI KsmF syqI BfeI[[[.” qF kdy GrvflI, “qusIN qF jI kYlkulytr[[[.” Pyr nINd Auzw jFdI aY.
bYzrUm ivc kYlkulytr iljfxf bµd kr idwqY. blik bYTk ivc vI aPIm vFg lko ky rwKdF.
mYˆ qF tylIivËn vI bYTk ivc[[[. pqf nhIN ikhVI imwtI dI bxI hoeI hY. lokF dIaF aOrqF qF tI vI sIrIalF dIaF mfrIaF idn iCpdy ƒ mµzy pkf ky Dr idµdIaF ny. hflI af ky afpy Tµzy tuwkV KfeI jfx.
pqf nhIN myrf vihm hI KfeI jf irhf hY jF[[[? iek idn iksy gwl `qy srbjIq kihµdI, “afho jI, pRfeIvysI df bVf ikhf qusIN[[[!” qy tI vI vwl dyKidaF svflIaf insLfn ivc qbdIl ho geI. myry idmfÊ ivc afl-jµjfl clx lwigaf. cldf irhf. awK lwgI nhIN ik lwgI kivqf kihx, ‘[[[lokF df hjUm sfzy bYzrUm ivc/dyKqf hY qUµ ikaf/do qy do vI pµj hoey kdI? ieh kyhI hvs? kdI Pursq ivc soicE/pRfeIm tfeIm qoN bfad/ik jvfk ikwQy luVky hoey/pqnI ikQy/ik AuhnF dy nfl Auh vI hY/hoxf cfhIdf ijs ƒ/jF ik hjUm lokF df? ieh anhoxI ikµJ vfprI?’ qRBk ky AuT KVdF. hmysLF vFg kuJ vI pwly nhIN pYˆdf. nINd jLrUr AuWz geI.
kdy-kdy lwgdY iehƒ myrI globl pUµjI ivc eynI aYkitv ihwsydfrI bfry sLwk ho igaY. bysLwk ies ny kdy ikhf kuJ nhIN. pr bYzrUm qy bfhrlI bYTk ivcflVI ivwQ kohF lµmI ho cukI hY. ajnbI bx ky rih igaF. pqf nhIN KuwlH ky hwsy ƒ ikµnf icr ho igaY? afKrI bfr mYˆ sYrI qy irµpI ƒ jok kdoN suxfey sI? asIN cfry kwTy kdoN kYrm Kyzy sI? kd irµpI sµg bYT ky mYˆ icwqr bxvfey sI? kdoN bwcy[[[?
inwky-inwky bwcy vI ikvyN mfhOl ƒ pVH lYˆdy ny. keI vfrI mF nfl gwlF kr rhy huµdy ny, mYƒ dyKx sfr cuwp. ipCly keI mhIinaF qoN mYˆ iehnF dI tIcr-pyryNts mIt ivc vI nhIN jf sikaf. ho skdY iesy krky nrfË hox. myry mn df cor pqf nhIN kI AUl-jlUl socI jf irhY.


awj dIaF KbrF ny myrI prysLfnI hor vDf idwqI hY. keI idnF qoN cµgI qrHF nINd vI nhIN af rhI. ibjLnys cYnl, mYƒ hux lwgdY, pihly idnoN hI JUT boldy rhy ny. mYˆ rwb vrgf ivsLvfs krdf irhf.
jd mYˆ sLyar mfrikt ivc viVaf, sYnsyks solF hËfr `qy sI. aqy cYnlF vfly, ijnHF ƒ amrIk globlIkrn dy rwQvfn kihµdY, dws rhy sI ik hux ienvHstmYˆt krn df shI smF hY. jd bfeI hËfr `qy phuµicaf AudoN vI qy hux igr ky awT hËfr `qy af igaY, qF vI ienvYstmYNt df shI smF dws rhy ny?
kdy sux ky nsLf ijhf Cf jFdf sI. hux qF ienHF dI BfsLf rqf vI nhIN poNhdI mYƒ. pfvr sYktr, pYtro, afeI tI, bYˆikµg sYktr[[[ sB bkvfs[[[! sfilE, amrIkf dy vwzy-vwzy bYˆk ilt gey[[[ qy zwbI vrgf plft, pRfeIm lokysLn[[[ ibwlU klH eI kihµdf sI, “gDI nhIN puwCdI cfcf.”
AUT `qy cVHy ƒ kuwqf Kf igaY. ijAuN-ijAuN krfr dI qrIk nyVy afAuNdI jf rhI hY, myrf idl bYTdf jf irhY. cµgy-Bly gihxy sI GrvflI dy, koeI axsrdy ƒ vycy qF vI hY, pr[[[. mfrI geI mwq. hux sonf vI asmfn CU irhY. qy bycYnI? kuJ nf puwCo. irmot dy btn dwbI jf irhF. hQylI `c psInf af irhY. iKVkI `coN TµzI hvf df buwlf afieaY. kFbf ijhf cVH igaf. dm Gutdf mihsUs hoieaf qF iKVkI KolH leI sI. hux bµd krn leI AuWTxf vI muhfl ho irhY. bfr-bfr sIilµg PYn awKF sfhvyN af jFdY. mYˆ AuDroN nËrF htf ky iDafn tI vIvwl lfAux dI koisLsL krdF. bI poijitv Xfr[[[.
hF, mYˆ ikAuN pµKy vwl JfkF? mYƒ qF Psfieaf igaY. myrI jLmIn `qy AuhnF dI awK sI. spYsLl ieknoimk jon df bhfnf nhIN bxf sky qF aYdF aVf ilaf. sfry rly hoey ny, aKbfr vfly, cYnlF vfly, ivwq mµqrI, pRDfnmµqrI, pRfprtI zIlr, afVHqIaf qy AuWlU df pwTf myrf izmYt akfAuNt KulHvfAux vflf kYpItl ienvystmYˆt kµpnI df eyjMt sflf gµjf ijhf. sfiraF dI sfijsL hY[[[.
sËf qF iehnF sfiraF ƒ imlxI cfhIdI hY[[[. JUT bolx dI, gumrfh krn dI, Ëyry dPf jo vI, iehnF `qy mukwdmf clxf cfhIdY. iksy df bI pI GtfAux dI Gwto -Gwt ikµnI sËf ho skdI hY? bµdf mr vI skdY? keI mhIinaF qoN kbjI nhIN tuwt rhI. juafk EpiraF vFg Jfkdy aY. ikµnf icr ho igaY, GrvflI nfl boilaf vI nhIN cj nfl. sfilE, cµgy-Bly bµdy ƒ qusIN KwsI kr ky rwK CwizaY.
amrIk bfeI TIk kihµdf sI, “iek byrihm dOr `coN gujr rhy hF. sfƒ soc smJ ky[[[.”
“socdy-smJdy kuJ nhIN. ieh jo inmn mwD vrg hY nf, hr kµm BfvnfvF dy vyg ivc krdY.” blkfr aksr aijhy kumYˆt kr idµdY.


mYˆ PtfPt cYnl bdldF. iek QF klH sLfm vflf lfeIv Pon-ien pRogrfm rpIt ho irhY. iek drsLk puwCdY, “mYˆ bRfeIt kµpnI dy sLyar ley sI jI. hux qF nf ikiqEN ryt pqf lwg irhY nf hor[[[ kµpnI dy pqy qoN icwTIaF vI byrµg muV afeIaF?”
aYksprt muskurfAuNdy hoey dwsdY, “kfgË sFB ky rwKo,Kbry iksy idn iksmq jfg pvy.”
iksmq qF mYƒ vI lwgdf sI jfg peI hY. rfsLIPl `c roËfnf iliKaf huµdf sI- vpfr myN Pfiedf hogf[[[ sLyar bËfr mYN ienvyst kryN[[[. ieh vI rly hoey sI. iksy vI sfly joqsLI ny kdy nIN iliKaf peI KyqI `c vI Pfiedf hoAU, imhnq kro.
eynI bycYnI vI kI ik iksy cYnl `qy kuJ pl vI ruk nhIN huµdf? iek cYnl qy bfbf rfm dyv ny PtPtIaf ijhf clf rwiKaY. anulom, ivlom[[[ kpfl BfqI[[[ afpko iesy krny kf qrIkf bqfAUNgf. mYƒ suxdY, afn-lfien mfrkyitµg isKfAUNgf[[[ afp kf nfm hI afp kf XUjr afeI.zI. hY[[[.
ies XUj aYˆz Qroa dy Ëmfny ivc pqf nhIN kOx kIhƒ XUj kr irhY?
hux ƒ qF mYˆ vI kµipAutr lY afAuxf sI. iek idn tI vI`c skroilµg pwtI qoN sLyarF dy ryt dyK ky kYlkulysLn kr irhf sF ik ibwlU af igaf. kihµdf, “cfcf isaF, dunIaf bhuq awgy phuµc geI hY. afpxI qF iehI tRYjzI hY ik ijµnf mrjI Ëor lf leIey, Ëmfny dI rPqfr ƒ awpV eI nIN skdy.” qy Ausny dwisaf, “ieh ryt kfPI pihlF dy ny. ho skdY hux ƒ sfnH mUDf ipaf hovy. afn-lfeIn hoxf pYxY cfcf[[[ Pyr qF iek kilwk nfl jd mrjLI sLyar vyco, BfvyN KrIdo[[[. ajy qF afpF hYˆzIkYp eI hF[[[.”
blkfr vI kihµdf sI, “dunIaF nfl qfrF joV lE bfbyE, idny eysLIaf dIaF, Xorp dIaF mµzIaF dI stwzI kro, rfqIN ibz pf idE[[[ agly idn bËfr KulHx qy dyiKE ikvyN bulbuly pftdy aY[[[! AuhnF ƒ AuhnF dy hiQafrF nfl eI mfrnf pYxY[[[!”


aYkscyNj afPr. Gr df sfrf smfn bdl lE. jLIro PIsd ivafj `qy PfeInYNs[[[ nfly kRYizt kfrz[[[. mYˆ Pyr cYnl bdldF.
ieh kI? blbIr[[[? nËr tI vI skrIn `qy itkf lYˆdF.
tI vI skrIn `qy vwzy-vwzy awKrF `c iliKaf af irhY[[[ bRyikµg inAUj[[[ blbIr isµG kI llkfr[[[! sfvDfn ey bfËfr[[[!
ivcy blbIr kµDF `qy prcy icpkfAuNdf hoieaf. ikqy mYˆ supnf qF nIN dyK irhf? iksy hor cYnl `qy[[[? ieQy vI AuhI kuJ. surKIaF Ërf bdlIaF hoeIaF, pgVI sµBfl jwtf, pgVI sµBfl[[[!
bfËfr ko Ptkfr[[[! aYˆkr vI iehI kuJ cIk-cIk ky bol irhY.
“aBI eyk bVI Kbr af rhI hY. afpko BI vhF iley clqy hYˆ. hmfry sµvfddfqf mOky pr mOjUd hYˆ. jI rmn, ikaf afp bqfeyNgy, blbIr isµG duafrf icpkfey ien postroN myN ikaf ilKf hY?” aYˆkr irportr ƒ puwCdY.
“jI suDIr, dyKIey ies vkq mYˆ sLihr kI myn sbËI mµzI myN hUµ. afp ko bqf dUµ XhF sy afspfs ky ielfky ky alfvf keI bVy sLihroN ko BI sbËI splfeI hoqI hY. aOr jhF qk svfl hY postr kf, qo Aus myN keI mhwqvpUrn muwdy AuTfey gey hYN. hm apny drsLkoN ko bqfnf cfhyNgy, Xy hfQ sy ilKy huey prcy hYN[[[.”
“jI rmn, hm vhI jfnnf cfhqy hYˆ, postr kI qihrIr ky bfry mYN kuC bqfeIey[[[ ikaf afp postr ko njLdIk sy idKf skqy hY?”
“jI suDIr, jhF qk qihrIr kI bfq hY, iesy smJny ky iley KyqI-bfËfr-ivvsQf ko dubfrf pirBfisLq krnf pVygf. sIDy-sIDy sLbdoN myN khUµ qo hr qrhF kI ikRsLI Aupj pr rfieltI mFgI geI hY.” aYˆkr dy ichry `qy muskrfht PYlx lwgI. pqf nhIN ieh muskfn rfieltI vflI gwl krky sI jF bfËfr ƒ dubfrf pirBfisLq krn vflI gwl `qy.
irportr bolI jf irhf sI, “kuC aOr bfqyN BI hYˆ[[[ mYˆ apny kYmrfmYn sy khUµgf ik vo postr ko njLdIk sy idKfey[[[ ies myN khf igaf hY ik[[[.” postr jUm ien huµdY. ies qoNpihlF ik irportr kuJ dwsy[[[.
“jI rmn, afp bny rhIey hmfry sfQ aOr hm apny drsLkoN ko bqf dyN ik eyk Coty iksfn blbIr isµG ny Xh muwdf ijs idlyrI ky sfQ AuTfieaf hY vo dyKny vflI bfq hY. ies vkq hmfry sfQ stUzIE myN mOjUd hYN afriQk mfmloN ky mfihr[[[ apny mihmfn sy BI bfq kryNgy[[[ iPlhfl lyqy hYN eyk Cotf sf bRyk[[[ khIN jfeIeygf nhIN[[[ aBI hfËr hoqy hYN[[[.”
mYˆ cYnl bdl lYˆdF.
“blbIr isµG jI afp ko pUrf dysL dyK rhf hY...apnI mFgoN ky bfry myN Ërf ivsQfr sy bqfeIey?”
“ieko mµg hY jI, sfzIaF ijnsF dI pUrI kImq imlxI cfhIdI.” blbIr dI muwTI hvf ivc lihrfeI hY.
“pUrI kImq sy afp kf ikaf mqlb hY? srkfr hr sfl inAunqm smrQn muwl inrDfirq krqI qo hY?”
“smrQn muwl df kI mqlb hoieaf? pUrI kImq.”
“afp kf afDfr ikaf hY pUrI kImq qYa krny kf?”
“afDfr iekdm spsLt hY. mfn lo koeI mUlIaF pYdf krqf hY.” Auh ihµdI `c smJfAux lwgdY, “ijsky iley mihµgy bIjL, Kfd, kItnfsLk, pfxI aOr imhnq ky bdly Ausy imlqf hY eyk ruipaf. AusI mUlI ko KrId kr dukfndfr AusI idn qIn rupey mYN bycqf hY. Ërf sI dyr mYN do rupey kmf iley. jbik iksfn kf qo Krcf BI musLkl sy pUrf huaf. aOr dUsrI bfq[[[.”
“jI pµkj, afp bny rhIey hmfry sfQ, zfktr sfhb, pRQm idRsLtI afp kYsy lyqy hYˆ ies GtnfkRm ko?”
“dyKIey, ijqnf isµpl Xh mfmlf lgqf hY, Auqnf hY nhIN. ies Coty iksfn ny ijs mOky pr aOr ijs qrhf sy Xh muwdf AuTfieaf hY, myry iKafl sy iswDf-iswDf vrqmfn afriQk nIqIEN pr svflIaf insLfn lgfieaf hY. afriQk nIqIaF afp jfnqy hI hYN afjkwlH iknky iesLfry pr aOr iknky lIey bnqI hYˆ. aOr[[[.” aYˆkr ivcfly tokx lwgdY qF, “plIjL sunIey. jhF qwk hmYN pqf clf hY, Aus ihsfb sy qo iksfn BI khF rih igaf hY ab Xh? aOr[[[.”
“vrqmfn afriQk nIqIEN pr svflIaf insLfn lgfieaf hY[[[eyk bVf svfl AuT KVf huaf hY XhF, jI pµkj, ien sy pUCIey, kYsy jstIPfeI kryNgy apnI mFg ko?”
blbIr, “Cy mhIny imhnq krky anfjL, Pl-sbjLIaF pYdf krdy hF asIN. Krcf lfAuNdy hF. irsk AuTfAuNdy hF. keI vfrI qF kudrq vI sB kuJ qbfh kr idµdI aY. qF ikqy, qusIN afp ihsfb lf lE, ijvyN aflU df Bfa imldY msyN do-iqµn rupey. jdik icps iqafr krky Auh sfƒ vycdy ny hËfr rupey iklo. kxk df hI lf lE[[[ asIN mjbUr hF srkfr vwloN qYa smrQn muwl `qy vycx leI aqy Ausy qoN bxIaF cIjLF sfƒ imldIaF ny Kud AuhnF vwloN qYa vwDo-vwD Kudrf muwl `qy[[[?”
“blbIr jI, afp ko aflU kI icps kI kImq qo nËr af geI pr afp ny Xh nhIN socf ik PYktRI vfly ny ikqnf invysL kIaf hY. ikaf kihnf cfhyNgy afp?”
“ËmIn aqy KyqI dy sµdF dI kImq df quhfƒ aµdfjf nhIN jF qusIN jfxbuJ ky axjfx bx rhy ho? ieh invysL Gwt hY?” irportr iJp igaf.
“jI pµkj, hm apny drsLkoN ko bqf dyN ik pihlI bfr[[[.” aYˆkr ny morcf sFB ilaf, “pihlI bfr iksI ny ieqny qrk ky sfQ iksfn ky hwk myN apnI bfq rwKI hY. hflFik hoqf Xh afieaf hY ik hr sfl srkfr inAunqm smrQn muwl ds-bIs rupey bZf dyqI hY. jI pµkj, iensy pUCIey, eyk sfQ do -do iDroN kI iKlfPq krqy huey ienhyN zr nhIN lgf?”
myry kIVIaF ijhIaF cVHn lwgdIaF ny.
“blbIr jI, eyk qrP jhF afp ny srkfr kI nIqIEN pr svfl AuTfieaf hY vhIN bVy-bVy sLfipµg mflË ko llkfrf hY, afp ko Xfd hogf kuC smyN pihly Ërf sI afvfË AuTfny pr eyk mltI nYsLnl kµpnI ky krmcfrIEN ko pIt-pIt kr Aunkf hulIaf ibgfV dIaf Qf[[[. sLfipµg mflË aOr bVy-bVy kolz storoN ky mfilk aOr afVHqIey ies sbËI mµzI ky krqf-Drqf hYN. vrqmfn myN jb smfj kI dsLf aOr idsLf bfËfr hI qYa krqf hY, nIqI inrDfrk hY, aYsy sLkqIsLflI bfËfr sy tkrfny dI jurwaq krqy smyN afpko [[[?”
“Es swcy pfqsLfh qoN isvf mYˆ hor iksy qoN nhIN zrdf.”
“Es swcy pfqsLfh qoN isvf mYˆ hor iksy qoN nhIN zrdf, aYsf kihnf hY blbIr isµG kf. ienkf kihnf hY ik sLfipµg mfl KulHny ky bfad Xh GplybfjI bZI hY. zfktr sfhb afp ikaf kihnf cfhyNgy?” aYˆkr afriQk ivsLysLg ƒ muKfiqb huµdY.
“pihlI bfq qo sLfipµg mfl vfloN ky Krcy bhuq hYN. blik iPjUl-Krcy. stfP, ibjlI-pfxI, iPRj, ey sI, cmk-dmk, ikqnf kuC aOr dusrI bfq, vo munfPf BI awCf cfhqy hYN. kuC hd qk vo TIk BI ho skqy hYN pr ieqnf aµqr nhIN honf cfhIey.”
“ieqnf aµqr nhIN honf cfhIey[[[ zfktb sfhb afp iksy dosLI mfnqy hYN?”
“dyiKey, dosLI qo hmfry nIqI inrDfrk hI hYN. hmfrf sfmfijk isstm aYsf nhIN hY ijs qrhf kf ivvhfr ab kIaf jf rhf hY. hmfry gFv-idhfq kyy afriQk ivvhfr ko smJnf hogf. sLfipµg mflË aOr gRfmIx Bfrq ky klcr mYN aBI bVf aµqr hY. blik mYˆ qo kihqf hUµ iksfnoN ko keI bfr inAunqm smrQn mulX BI nhIN imlqf.“
“kOn mjbUr krqf hY iksfnoN ko ies qrhf bycny ky iley?”
“beI koeI isstm nhIN hY nf mfrikitµg kf. khF jfey iksfn bycfrf?”
“clIey afp ky khny kf mqlb hY ik asl gVbV inAunqm smrQn muwl inrDfrn aOr mfkUl mfrikitµg isstm nf hony kI hY. afp bny rhIey hmfry sfQ[[[aBI lyqy hYN eyk Cotf sf[[[.”
crcf dOrfn awDy skrIn `qy blbIr qy Ausdy postr mOËUd sn. arQsLfsqrI dIaF gwlF sux ky hYrfnI hoeI. iksfn-mjLdUr dI icµqf? jdik arQsLfsqr qF mn ky hI cldY ik AupBokqf ivvyksLIl huµdI aY.
mYˆ cYnl bdl lYˆdF. ieQy skrIn `qy ieko smyN do qsvIrF. awDy skrIn `qy blbIr aqy awDy `qy kuJ hor lok, ijµnF kol isrP do-do hwQ hI hn, ijhnF ivc qKqIaF leI bYTy hn. ijhnF `qy iliKaf hoieaY “KfE dfl ijhVI inBy nfl.” ijAuN hI ieh qsvIr pUry skrIn `qy PYlI, iek ivaµg ijhf iPËF ivc Gulx lwigaf.
aYˆkr dI afvfË af rhI hY, “jµqr-mµqr ky bfhr Drny pr bYTy Xy log, hmfry sµvfdfqf syy jfnqy hYˆ ik ienkI mFgyN ikaf hYˆ, jI sudIp?”
“jI ajY, Xy sLfied sLfipµg mfl bµd krvfnf cfhqy hYˆ. ienkf kihnf hY ik mfl klcr hI mihµgfeI kf kfrn hY. kImqyN lgfqfr bZfeI jf rhI hYˆ aOr pYikµg kf vjLn Gtfieaf jf rhf hY. koeI pUCny vflf nhIN.”
“koeI pUCny vflf nhIN[[[ jI sudIp aOr ikaf kihnf hY ienkf?”
“ienkf kihnf hY ik mflË sy sbËIaF aOr dUsrI cIjoLN kf bfiekft kIaf jfey. eyk-do idn sy qo koeI Prk nhIN pVny vflf. jy kuC kroV kI sbËI Krfb ho BI geI qo Xh Ër lyNgy. ikAuNik bVy Pfiedy ky iley Cotf nuksfn AuTfieaf jf skqf hY. so km-aË-km eyk mhInf[[[. aOr srkfr KfwD-aµn kf smrQn muwl bZfnf bµd kry.”
“sudIp, ikaf Xy spnlok ky vfsI hYˆ?” aYˆkr muskurfAuNdY. bysLwk tI vI cYnlF ƒ ieKiqafr hY ik Auh kcihrI lf skdy ny. PYslf suxf skdy ny. iksy df mËfk vI AuVf skdy ny.
“hYˆ qo Xy krUr XQfrQ kI ËmIn pr rihny vfly log, jhF sy ienhoN ny sµGrsL krnf sIKf hY aOr do vkq kI rotI ky iley apnf Xy Cotf sf ajYˆzf ly kr XhF phuµcy hYˆ.”
“jI sudIp, lgqf hY ienhyN mfl sµsikRqI kI awCI KfsI smJ hY . pr dfl ny qo kb kf grIboN sy inbfhnf CoV idaf hY. ikaf khnf cfhyNgy?”
“jI ajY, jµqr-mµqr mYN jhF BUl-Bulieaf hY vhIN gRhoN kI cfl aOr vkq kf igafn BI hoqf hY. aYsI jgfh KVy ho kr ienkf kihnf hY ik sLyar bfËfr aOr sLfipµg mfl vo qoqf hY ijsmyN pUµjIvfd kI jfn hY.”
“ijsmyN pUµjIvfd kI jfn hY[[[ Cotf mUµh bVI bfq, lgqf hY rotI kpVf ienkf mslf nhIN, Xy qo pUµjIvfd kI grdn ZUUµZny ky iley XhF afey hYN. afp bny rhIey hmfry sfQ. hm ien donoN GtnfEN kf aµqrsµbµD smJny kI koisLsL kryNgyy. iPlhfl[[[.”
mYˆ blbIr ƒ ZUUµZx leI cYnl bdl lYˆdF.
“blbIr isµG jI, eyk aihm svfl, aOr ikqny log hYN afpky sfQ?”
Jt myry muhry blkfr af KVdY , “iksfn qy mjLdUr hux iek-dUjy ƒ jwPIaF pfAuxgy, Buwl jfE. sBnF dy afpo-afpxy ihwq ny[[[.” Ausƒ vI iKafl afieaf hoxY.
“afp ho nf myry nfl !” blbIr Pyr vI ihµmq ijhI nfl kihµdY, “hr afm afdmI myry nfl hY. afE ies muwdy `qy kfPlf bxfeIey qy ieh jµg ijwqIey[[[.”
“afE kfPlf bxfeIey qy ieh jµg jIqIey. aYsf kihnf hY blbIr isµG kf. blbIr jI, hmfrf svfl Qf ik afp iks ky pRqIinDI ky qOr pr XhF hYˆ, iksfn Xf mjLdUr[[[?” blbIr iJJkdY. Pyr jfxI awDy skrIn `qy qKqIaF leI bYTy do-do hwQF vfilaF vwl dyKdY. jLrUr blkfr dy sLbd Aus dy kµnF ivc gUµj rhy hoxy, “mµzI ivc kuwqf-GVIsI vI nf hovy aqy mfl dI mflkI vI bxI rhy, ieh mjLdUr dI pujIsLn nhIN[[[.”
Aus ƒ kuJ vI nhIN aOV irhf. aOKf ijhf huµdf vIr mYQoN dyiKaf nIN jf irhf.
mYˆ irmot df cYnlF vflf btn dwb idwqY. hr ikqy iehI Kbr. irmot lgfqfr afpxf kµm kr irhY. myry aµdr Auqyjnf vwD rhI hY. afE kfPlf bxfeIey qy ieh jµg ijwqIey[[[. blbIr kih irhY[[[ blbIr ipCy KVy lokF ƒ pihcfnx dI koisLsL krdF. sB kuJ Duµdlf ijhf. hOlI-hOlI nfhiraF df sLor vI dbx lwgdY. mYƒ inrfsLf Gyrn lwgdI hY.


Edx ikµnf inrfsL sI blbIr[[[.
inrfsL qF mYˆ vI bhuq sF. jrnYl dy sµskfr qoN muiVaf sF. aKbfr, tI vI, sB mYƒ dusLmx jfp rhy sn. bYTk `c ipaf Cwq vwl dyK irhf sF[[[ aµdr jfx ƒ vI mn nhIN sI kr irhf. aijhy smyN `c blbIr df afAuxf mYƒ cµgf lwigaf sI. pr AusdI sLkl dyK ky icµqf hoeI sI.
“smJ nIN afAuNdI, kI ho irhY?” myrI svflIaf nËr dy Ëvfb ivc Auh buVbuVfieaf sI.
mYˆ kI kihµdf Blf? mYƒ qF[[[ mYˆ qF afp jfxI cwkrivAU `c Pisaf, hnyry `c lwqF-bfhvF mfr irhf sI. jrnYl vflI Gtnf ny qF ihlf ky rwK idwqf sI. hPqy bfad AusdI lVkI df ivafh sI. muµzy vfilaF dI mµg anusfr sLihr ivc pYlys vI buk krvf idwqf sI. bfkI iqafrIaF vI ËorF `qy sn[[[.
aµqm sµskfr svyry-svyry qurq-Purq inptf idwqf igaf. sµskfr `qy ijµny mUµh EnIaF gwlF, “kdI qfp vI nIN ciVaf jI ivcfry ƒ. idn-rfq Kyq `c hI imwtI nfl imwtI hoieaf rihµdf sI.”
“ruwKI-suwkI jo vI iml jfvy, rotI df eI nsLf sI jI Auhƒ qF.”
“suwqy pey df eI hrt PylH ho igaf[[[.” koeI kih irhf sI.
“kfhƒ, ivclI gwl koeI hor eI qI[[[. EDr afVHqI qy ieDr krjf mfPI knIEN srkfr Juwgf cuwkgI. aKy, izPfltr nIN hY[[[.” koeI hor dwbI afvfË `c kih irhf sI.
ikAuN mHfqV cµgf pihn-pcr nIN skdy? kI pYlsF `c ivafh jF dfj `c mfrUqI dyxf isrP sfzy leI hI gunfh hY? vfkeI ieh mslf hY jF ivclI gwl koeI hor hY? mYˆ blbIr nfl jrnYl dy bhfny ieh gwlF krnIaF cfhuµdF[[[. iehdy mn `c vI sLfied iehI AuQl-puQl cl rhI hovy?
mYˆ kihxf cfhuµdF, “vIr, Auh qF Kbr vI nhIN bixaf?”
cuPyry KfmosLI psrI hoeI hY.
“muµzf kihµdf sI, bfpU `rfm kiraf kr, KyqI-bfVI mYˆ afpy sFBUµ[[[. hux[[[? bol ky nIN kihµdf qF kI[[[ bfp dI ihwk `coN qF[[[.” Ausdf gl Br afieaf.
“vIr, qUµ vI bs[[[.” mYƒ kuJ vI nhIN sI suJ irhf, kI khF?
“mYˆ vI qF hux ieQy mjLdUr eI aF jwgy[[[. sB qoN pihlF afpF eI lpyty `c af gy[[[.”
blkfr iek idn iksy gwl `qy vIr bfry kih irhf sI, “josL `c kuJ vI kr skdY. Bfvuk bµdy df asl `c Kud `qy kfbU nhIN huµdf[[[.”
“hux qF koeI aMdoln hI[[[.” Ausdy bol ijvyN pwQr `qy Aukr rhy sn.
“aMdoln hux kOx krygf vIr? mulfjmF ƒ cµgIaF qnKfhF[[[ vwzy iksfn afpxIaF ËmInF dI kImq Plf-Plf ky hI mohq hoey rihµdy ny. grIb-gurby awj ies lfiek bcy hI ikwQy ny ik[[[.”
srbjIq ƒ Kbry ikvyN pqf lwigaf, ibnf ikhF hI cfh lY afeI sI. Ausdy ichry qoN piVHaf, ies smyN blbIr df afAuxf Aus ƒ vI cµgf lwigaY. myrf bycYnI `c Auswlvwty lYxf Aus qoN luikaf nhIN sI hoieaf. svyry vI cftI ivc ielYkitRk mDfxI lfAuNidaF puwC rhI sI, “kI gwl icwq TIk nhIN sI rfqIN? kI hoieaf afpxI ËmIn ƒ?” Byq BrIaF nËrF nfl myry vwl qwikaf sI. mYˆ qRBikaf. ieh kI ho igaf Xfr! ikqy nINd ivc?
nËrF imlfAuxf vI aOKf ho irhf sI.
Ausny ijTfxI df hfl puwiCaf. sfzI gwl-bfq ivc sLfml hoxf cfhuµdI sI. pihlF vI iek idn puwCdI sI, “awjklH KbrF ikho ijhIaF, ajIb-ajIb?”
kI ieh myry vflf aKbfr vI pVHdI aY ? kI iehƒ pqY amrIkf dy ikµny bYˆk zuwb gey ny? kI iehƒ dws dyxf cfhIdY? nhIN, nhIN hux bhuq dyr ho cukI hY[[[ mYˆ pwKy vwl[[[.


mYˆ tI vI vwl dyKdF. blbIr df muwkf hvf ivc lihrfa irhY[[[ afE ieh jµg ijwqIey[[[.
koeI soc vI nhIN skdf ik aijhI bysLrm KfmosLI nfl gRwsy mfhOl ivc, jd hr iksy ƒ afpxI rojLI-rotI dI dI peI hovy, koeI ies qrHF afvfË vI AuTf skdY[[[? iek pwQr qo qbIaq sy AuCflo Xfro[[[!
“srbjIq[[[!” Xfd nhIN af irhf mYˆ Aus ƒ ies qrHF, mqlb ieµny cfa ijhy nfl afKrI bfr kdoN swidaf sI.
Auh plF iCxF ivc hI myry kol af KVI hoeI. ijvyN ik Auh ies hfk df virHaF qoN ieµqËfr kr rhI hovy.
“Auh dyK blbIr[[[!” mYˆ swjf hwQ Aus vwl vDfieaf qy Kwby hwQ dI AuNglI tI vI vwl kIqI.
ajlF qoN Gr ivc CfeI murdnI vrgI KfmosLI tuwtI sI. Ausny myrf hwQ afpxy donF hwQF ivc lY ilaf. mµjy `qy bYT geI. afpxy vIr dy ies kfrnfmy bfry mYˆ Kud Ausƒ dwsxf cfhuµdF. Bfvukqf qfrI ho cukI hY. jLbfn sfQ nhIN dy rhI. asIN iek-tk tI vIvwl dyK rhy hF.
bfeI cYnl vfilaF ƒ dws irhY, “sfzy puriKaF ny ijnFH iKlfP lVfeIaF lVIaF, awj asIN Pyr AuhnF dy pYrF ivc igr rhy hF. AupinvysLF vyly dI siQqI Pyr pYdf ho cukI hY. bhurfsLtrI kµpnIaF pUµjI bfhr iljf rhIaF ny. sfzy ipµzF ƒ hux sLihrF ny AupinvysL bxf ilaY. ssqI lybr ieQoN[[[ kwcf mfl ieQoN[[[ muV iqafr mfl vyc ky pUµjI vI ieQoN[[[”
“ieh bËfr df sµkt hY BfeI sfhb. sfzy lokF df nhIN. PylH pUµjI-bËfr afKrI Jpwtf mfrn dI koisLsL kr irhY. jfalI bYlyNs sLItF bxfAux vfly sfzI sbiszI df ivroD krdy ny qy afp pYkyj Bfldy ny? sfzy lok ieh nhIN hox dyxgy.”
“afpky kOn log? bqfeIey blbIr jI, sfrf dysL afpko dyK rhf hY. ikn logoN kI bfq kr rhy hYN?”
“Auh lok ijnF ƒ Kud `qy Brosf hY.” blbIr ny pYˆqrf bdilaY, “Auh lok ijhnF ny kdy bfpU gFDI `qy Brosf kIqf sI[[[.Kyq, iml-mjLdUr, Coty iksfn, dwby-kucly, pyNzU lok[[[! sfzy lokF dy nF qoN srmfiedfrF dy ipwTU icVHdy ikAuN ny? mfrks ny ikhf sI[[[.”
“blbIr jI, XhF hm afpko toknf cfhyNgy[[[.” Jt blbIr dI afvfË stUzIE vfilaF ny dwb leI.
BfvyN bhuq vfrI bVf kuJ suixaY pr iek vfrI Pyr mYˆ blbIr dy mUµhoN suxnf cfhudF, mfrks ny kI ikhf sI.
aYˆkr puwC irhY, “hF suDIr ikaf afp hmYN sun pf rhy hYˆ? blbIr isµG sy pUCnf cfhyNgy ik vo qo nfary lgfny lgy hYN. bVf svfl, eyk bVf svfl XhF AuTqf hY , ikaf nfarybfjI sy iksI swmisaf kf hl ho skqf hY?”
irportr vwloN iehI puwCx `qy blbIr ny muwTI hvf ivc lihrfa ky pUry josL nfl ikhf, “hF, mYˆ nfary lf irhF. Bgq isµG ny bµb vI suitaf sI[[[.”
“lyikn hwl[[[!”
“hwl qF pUµjIvfd dy vwzy GVµm cODrI ƒ vI koeI nhIN suwJ irhf.”
aYˆkr muskurfAuNdY, “ab qo sfrf dysL afp sy afs lgfey bYTf hY nf?”
“ijhVf qusIN mËfk Auzf rhy EN nf, sfzIaF inwkIaF-inwkIaF koisLsLF hI Qozy sfnH ƒ nwQ pfAuxgIaF[[[ sfzI ijwq qy quhfzI hfr ieko ijµnI atwl hY[[[.”
“blbIr jI afp ikaf cfhqy hYN, sLyar bËfr aOr sLfipµg mflË pr bµb igrf dIey jfeyN?”
“ijhnF ny sfzI byVI ivc vwty pfey asIN AuhnF df byVf vI zobxf eI aY. qusIN jo mrjLI smJI jfE[[[.” blbIr bONdl igaY. qYsL `c af igaY. aksr bihsF dOrfn khIaF blkfr dIaF keI gwlF hux Aus ƒ duicwqI `c pf rhIaF ny.
lwgdf nhIN ik hux ieh Kbr iËafdf dyr cwlygI. Auh lok ieµny byvkUP nhIN. hux qk qF cYnlF dy dPqrF ivc Pon KVkf vI idwqy hoxy. pr byvkUP cYnlF vfly vI nhIN. ijwDroN vI ijµnf ku dfa lwgdY, lf lYˆdy ny. hr BfrqI aµdr iek blbIr jLrUr bYTf huµdY.
“[[[[ ieh jo iswlHI-iswlHI afAuNdI ey hvf[[[” mobfiel dI GµtI vwjI h[[[ ibwlU kfilµg[[[.
“cfcf, tI vIdyiKaY awj[[[?” btn dwbx sfr afvfË afeI hY.
“ibwlU? kI hoieaf?” mYˆ sihj huµidaF puwCdF. Aus df jfxI sfh ciVHaf hoieaf hY.
“hoxf kI aY cfcf[[[. qUµ tI vIlf ky qF dyK[[[ bfpU[[[.”
“TIk aY[[[.”
“ikµnf ikhf sI mobfiel lY lE[[[ vIh-vIh rupey ivc ism ruldy ny[[[ cfcf qUµ ieEN kr, ijpsI kwZ qy PtfPt sLihr phuµc[[[ sbjLI mµzI `c[[[ bfpU AuQy KfhmKfh pµgf lY irhY[[[. mYˆ qF, qYƒ pqY cfcf, srkfrI mulfjLm hF[[[.”
“koeI nf qUµ iPkr nf kr[[[.”
ibwlU Pyr iesrfr kr irhY, “pulIs vI phuµc cukI aY[[[ jf ky smJf. aµnHyvfh dOV rhy pUµjIvfd dy rwQ ƒ afpF nIN Twl skdy. bËfr dI ikµnI ku smJ hY Auhƒ? Gwto -Gwt Pµzf qF[[[.”
“mYˆ dyKdF[[[.” kihµidaF mYˆ iek lµmf hOkf ilaY.
“qyƒ kI pqY BqIj, Auhƒ ikµnI ku smJ hY[[[. Eey koeI mOkf eI huµdY[[[.” mYˆ kihxf cfhuµdF pr[[[.
tI vI skrIn `qy blbIr nfl juVy lokF dy pYrF nfl AuWzI grd ivc DUV cwtdf hoieaf[[[ muK sy Jwg sINZ bhu nfsf[[[ sfnH dy pdIV peI jFdy aY[[[[ supnf cµgf hovy, dyKx `c hrj eI kI aY[[[?
AuDroN ibwlU dI afvfË af rhI hY, “cfcf, qUµ huxy jf[[[.”
“koeI nf, mYˆ dyKdF[[[.”
sLbd ijvyN ibwlU dy nhIN, tI vI skrIn `qy KVy blbIr dy kµnF ivc pey hox. guwsy, Auqyjnf aqy AuqsLfh nfl Bry blbIr dy ichry `qy hlkI ijhI muskurfht AuBr afeI. ieh sLfied blbIr dI mskurfht dI cmk hI sI jo rih-rih ky myry Aupr pY rhI sI.
mobfiel `qy zrI, sihmI ijhI afvfË Pyr afeI, “cfcf[[[ !”
asihj ijhf huµidaF myry mUµhoN Pyr inkl igaf, “hF, hF mYˆ dyKdF[[[.”