pRIqI, jgbIr dI pqnI, ipwiCAuN bldyv dy ipMzoN sI. kYnyzf Auh jgbIr dy pwkf hox qoN sfl ku bfad afeI sI, afpxI DI ipMkI smyq. jgbIr AunHF ivËtrF ivwcoN nhIN sI, ijnHF ny doNh-chMu sflF ivc hI iswDI AuNgl ieMmIgRyÈn vflLf iGE kwZ ilaf sI. bVf KwjlL Kuafr hoxf ipaf sI AuhnUM, pihlF kunYl aqy iPr ivlIamË lyk dIaF lwkV imwlF ivc. jy ikqy dfrU pI ky durHlIaF Cwzx vfilLaF nfl Auhdf Xrfnf nf pYNdf qF pwkf hox leI AuhnUM awT sfl nhIN sn lwgxy.

aYzimMtn af ky jgbIr dy qOr qrIky bdl gey. nÈy ivc Duwq hoieaf rihx vflf jgbIr hux jdoN sUt-bUt pf ky GroN bfhr inkldf qF ievyN lgdf ijvyN koeI dPqrI bfbU hovy. ikwQy lwkV imwlF df kMm, ikwQy ieMÈorYNs df pyÈf. jgbIr nUM AuWprilaF nfÜ rfs rÜfAuxI afAuNdI sI. ieMÈorYNs kMpnI dy mYnyjr nfl Auhdf vfhvf gUVHf afAux-jfx ho igaf. iek idn cldI gwlbfq ivc mYnyjr ny AuhnUM puwC ilaf, "jYg, qUM afpxI vfeIP nUM ikAuN nhIN lfAuNdf ies pfsy?"
"AuhdI ieMgilMÈ ajy kuC [[[ "
"ÈrU-ÈurU ivc qusIN AuhdI mwdd kr skdy E."
"hF [[[ pr mYN Auhdy nfl ies bfry cMgI qrHF kdy gwl hI nhIN kIqI."
"awj krIN jf ky." mYnyjr ny afiKaf.
gwlF qF iewDrlIaF-AuWDrlIaF hor vI ikMnf icr cwldIaF rhIaF sn pr 'awj krIN jf ky.' muV-muV jgbIr dy isr ivc GMtI vFg KVkdI rhI.

pRIqI Èfm nUM klInawp dy kMm 'qy jFdI sI qy sfZy ds vjy dy krIb Gr muVdI sI. jgbIr hux Plfh sotf kdI nhIN sI mfrdf. gwl krdf sI imx ky, qol ky, zfktrF-vkIlF vFg. bImy dIaF pflsIaF KrIdx leI lokF nUM BrmfAux vfsqy ieh slIkf kfPI kfrgr iswD ho irhf sI. pRIqI nUM cfty lfAux leI Auhny sinwcrvfr rfq df vkq cuixaf.

do pYWg TokvyN jgbIr ny rfq dy Kfxy qoN pihlF lf ley qy qIjf ivckfr. iewDroN ivhlf ho ky Auh PYimlI-rUm ivc pey soPy AuWqy lwqF psfr ky pRIqI dI ieMqËfr krn lwgf. pRIqI ny BFzy-tINzy qoN ivhlI ho ky tIvI df btx dwb idwqf. mOkf hwQoN Kusdf dyK ky jgbIr boilaf, "pRIq pMj ku imMt atk lY, pihlF iek jrUrI gwl kr leIey. nfly ipMkI nUM 'vfj mfr lY."
"afey hfey! aYzI ikhVI jrUrI gwl af, ijhVI tIvI dyKidaF nhIN ho skdI? ikhVf gwzf aV igaf, ijhVf ipMkI bgYr KoBy ivwcoN inklxf hI nhIN?"
pRIqI dy dohry svfl df jvfb dyx dI bjfey jgbIr afp AuWT ky ipMkI nUM Ausdy bYWzrUm ivwcoN swd ilafieaf. QF-isr ho ky bYTx qoN bfad Auh pRIqI dI QF ipMkI nUM sMboDn hoieaf, "dyK puwq! mYN afpxI kMpxI ivc kih sux ky qyrI mMmI leI 'hF' krvfeI aY. hux afpF iqMnF ny iehdy bfry slfh krnI aYN."
cwlvIN ijhI gwl jgbIr ny ies bfry pihlF vI iek do vfr kIqI sI pr pRIqI ny trkfAU ijhf AuWqr dy ky pwlf JfV idwqf sI. hux jgbIr ny afpxy mksd vflI bMdUk ipMkI dy moiZaF AuWqy rwK ky clfAux dI socI sI.
"luwk zYz! ijhVI gwl df sbMD hY hI mMmI nfl, Blf Auhdy ivc ieMtrPIar krn leI qusIN mYnUM ikAuN afK rhy E?"
"puwq mYN ieMtrPIar krn leI nhIN afK irhf, mYN qF qyrI AupInIan mMg irhF, AupInIan?"
"kMm aOn zYz! ijs ieÈU bfry hI nf pqf hovy iksy nUM, Auhdy bfry koeI AupInIan ikvyN bxf skdf aY?"
"kMm sOKf, kmfeI bhuqI [[[ hor dws ieÈU bfry qUM kI jfxnf cfhuMnI aYN?" jgbIr dy bolF ivwcoN kuVwqx Jlkx lwgI. ijhVI muwTI ivclI vot Auh afpxy hwk ivc BugqfAuxI cfhuMdf sI, Auh hI AuhnUM ivroDI DVy vwl srkdI jfpI.
pRIqI bolI, "'kwlI kmfeI nUM isr mfrnf aYN? kMm vI bMdy dy psMd df hovy."
"awCf dws, awj svyr qoN qYN kI kuC kIqf?"
"mYN [[[ pihlF mYN geI bËurgF dy rYËIzYNs ivc. GMtf ku ikcn ivc hYlp kIqI, GMtf ku lFzrI ivc. awDf ku GMtf gwlFbfqF kIqIaF. Pyr geI mYN bwicaF dy sYNtr. do ku GMty AunHF nfÜ Kyizaf-iKzfieaf. Pyr rwb quhfzf Blf kry, GMtf ku pYlIeyitv kyar ivc mrIËF nfÜ gwp-Cwp mfrI."
"gwpF-CwpF mfrn nUM qyry koÜ vKq bQyrf [[["
"kuwl do sinwcrvfr lfAuNdI aF mhIny ivc ies pfsy, quhfqoN Auh vI Jwly nhIN jFdy."
"myrI mMn, klInawp dy kMm nUM mfr golI. 'smfj syvf' nUM vI hfl dI GVI tMg dy iCwky. ieMÈorYNs vfÜy pfsy lwg. jy ikqy hPqy df iek-awDf gfhk vI aVuMg ilaf kryN, ZfeI iqMn sO zflr vwt 'qy ipaf."
"afhI qF puafVf af ivwcoN [[[ mYQoN lokF nfl TwgI nhIN vwjdI. lokF ny ikrsF kr ky joVy huMdy af pYsy qy qusIN dsF ku imMtF ivc mFjf mfr ky aOh jFdy E. jdoN iksy dy klym df rwPV pYNdf aY, iPr pUC nhIN PVONdy."
"lE, hor sux lE. klym azjstr df kMm jy eyjYNt krn lwg pYx, Pyr pY geIaF pUrIaF. nfÜy afpxy lokF df qF bfbf afdm eI inrflf aY. dfVH duKdI df vI klym krn qur pYNdy aY. BilE loko, qIh cfÜI zflr Krco, zYNitst qoN kZvf lvo. sdf sdf leI 'rfm."
"myrI jOb df iPkr Cwzo. afp bfhr jrf iKafl nfÜ jfieaf kro. quhfzIaF dfVHF iksy ny muPqo-muPqI kwZ dyxIaF. iek BfrI jhI 'vfj vfÜf bMdf quhfQoN bhuq siqaf ipaf. afKdf sI peI sO mfr ky iek igxUM [[[. kfTf srIr af quhfzf qF, qusIN Jwl lvogy. mYN inmfxI ies pMgy ivc pY geI qF myrf kI bxUM? [[[ "
jgbIr dI ibrqI AuWKV geI. bfËI AuhnUM puwTI pYNdI jfpI. gwl rOÜygOÜyy pfAux leI Auh boilaf, "awCf, ieh GYNs-GYNs Cwz. ieh dws peI ikRsms pfrtI bfry qyrf kI plYn af?"
pRIqI nUM ies gwl AuWqy koeI acMBf nhIN hoieaf. ipwT lgdI dyK ky pÜsytf mfr jfxf jgbIr dI iPqrq bx geI sI. keI vfr Auh afpxI puwgdI nf vyK ky gwl nUM 'hUMh' afK ky bMd kr idMdf pr afpxy mn ivc muV-muV tpfeI jFdf rihMdf, BuVkfeI jFdf rihMdf.
ipMkI afpxI mMmI df hwQ AuWpr dyK ky afpxy bYWzrUm ivc clI geI.

ikRsms pfrtI df pRogrfm kI hoxf sI? pRIqI aqy jgbIr ny jfxf sI, ipMkI nUM bldyv horF dy Gr Cwz ky cly gey.

pRIqI Èrfb dI ÈOkIn iblkul nhIN sI. hoieaf ikqy jgbIr dy Ëor pfAux AuWqy Auhdf sfQ dyx leI iek-awD pYWg lf ilaf. AuNJ jgbIr vI nhIN sI cfhuMdf ik iek Gr ivc do ipafkV ho jfx. Auh qF jdoN ikqy iekwlf hI JVI lf lYNdf, boql nUM iqMn nf igxn idMdf. doNh awgy boql Blf ikhdI pfxIhfr sI. Aus rfq pqf nhIN ikAuN Auh bdobdI iek qoN bfad dUjI, dUjI qoN bfad qIjI glfsI pRIqI dIaF nfsF ivc dyx lwg ipaf. Èfied DI dI gYrhfËrI krky. hoÈ-hvfs dy GoVy ikhVy vyly asmfnIN AuzfrIaF lfAux lwgy, iksy nUM koeI suwD nf rhI. mihÌl dI smfpqI qwk kfr clfAux dy smrwQ dohF ivwcoN koeI vI nf irhf. tYksI PV ky Gr muVy.
Gr aMdr vVidaF hI jgbIr iPr boql KolH ky bih igaf, ijvyN muV Auh DrqI AuWqy prqxf hI nf cfhuMdf hovy. iCwt-iCwt hor aMdr jfx dI dyr sI, lwgIaF awlvlwlIaF suwJx, "awCf beI pRIq, ieh dws peI awT sfl 'kwlI ny ikwdF kwZy?"
cfr sfl pRIqI nUM kYnyzf afieaF ho gey sn. ies gwl df Purnf jgbIr nUM awj hI ikAuN Puiraf, ieh jgbIr nUM vI nhIN sI pqf. Èfied surqI afp muhfry iËMdgI dy rmxIk plF vwl prq geI sI.
"b b bVI a E KI ho ky." pRIqI ny muÈikl nfl afiKaf.
"sYNzI imlfeI sI nf ÈOipMg sYNtr ivc qYnUM, b b bws sfiraF duwKF df dfrU sI Auh [[[ Puwl ikRpf sI bcfrI dI."
"K K KyilHaF vfÜf jogf mfrdf huMdf sIgf gyVy, b b bfpU jI ny dbk idwqf."
"a a iek awDI vfr dbikaf hoAU, hr vfr qF nhIN nf dbikaf hoxf?"
"h r vfrI d b ik af." afKdI-afKdI pRIqI soPy qoN luVHk ky kfrpYWt AuWqy ivC geI. jgbIr pihlF hI lwqF psfrI hyTF ipaf sI. suqyiswD pRIqI dI bFh iZlk ky jgbIr dI CfqI AuWqy jf peI. jgbIr qRBk igaf, ijvyN iksy ny ÈyÈnfg AuhdI ihwk AuWpr vgfh mfiraf hovy. BuVk ky AuWTdf hoieaf brVfieaf, "sfÜI bxdI af jogy dI [[[ jwPIaF mYnUM pOx zhIE af."
cMigafVIaF vrgy bolF aqy bFh nUM lwgy Jtky nfÜ pRIqI dI pIqI hoeI kuJ-kuJ lwQ geI. lwgI sPfeIaF pyÈ krn ik jogf, jgbIr dy mfmy df puwq, bfpU jI dy iJVkx qoN bfad kdy muV ky afieaf hI nhIN sI. pr jgbIr dI lMkf nUM lwgI hoeI awg hux koeI ikvyN buJfvy? boql ivc ijhVf awDf ku glfs dfrU df bcdf sI, jgbIr nyy Auh vI suVHfk ilaf. pRIqI ny sfrI rfq imMnqF qrly kridaF guËfrI. jgbIr awg Kf ky aMigafr AugÜwCdf irhf.
dUsry idn AuWTidaF sfr jgbIr guMmsuMm. ijvyN kuJ hoieaf hI nf hovy. iPr qIjy aqy cOQy idn vI. jdoN koeI gMZ jgbIr dy mn ivc bwJ jFdI, Auh ÈFq icwq ho jFdf. gMZ hOÜI-hOÜI AulJx lgdI. jogy vfÜI gMZ ny qF AuhnUM iksy pfsy jogf Cwizaf hI nhIN sI. [[[

ipMkI ny srsrI gwl kIqI sI sonIaf nfl. sonIaf ny agFh afpxI mF nUM dws idwqI. prmjIq bldyv dy gÜ pY geI, "cMgI inkÜI af quhfzI BYx, ieMzIaf jfx lwgI dws ky vI nhIN geI. [[[ Dur phuMcI df vI koeI Qhu-pqf nhIN lwg irhf [[["
bldyv df mUMh awizaf rih igaf. Auh socx lwgf, 'skIaF BYxF nfloN vwD moh krn vfÜI pRIqI iek dm ieMnI inrmohI ikvyN ho geI?'
ajy ipCly mhIny ipMkI df bRQzy bldyv horIN bVy cfa nfl afpxyy Gr mnfieaf sI. idn-idhfr nUM vI Auh kdI ipwCy nhIN sn hty. iPr ieh Jtpt df qoV ivCoVf ikAuN? KYr, hux vkq ieh gwlF ivcfrn df nhIN sI, hux qF ieh pqf krn dI loV sI ik pRIqI nUM hoieaf kI? geI ikwQy? bldyv ny PtfPt tYlIPUn KVkfieaf. awgoN jgbIr boilaf, "kI dwsF bldyv isaHF, bVy sMkt ivc Psy hoey aF. swuJdf kuC nHIN kI krIey. hPqf ho igaf pRIq nUM igaF [[[ koeI AuWG-suwG nhIN imÜdI. mYN bQyrf ikhf, kmÜIey kfhÜ nf kr. agly sfl 'kwTy cwlFgy. bws, aVI PV ky bYT geI. aKy mMmI zYzI isafxy aF, aglf sfl ikhnUM aOxf. AuhnUM vI kI pqf sI [[[ . bVf kuwqf mulk af ieMzIaf. hux qF afpxf kihx nUM vI jIa nhIN krdf. Bly vyly inkÜ afey afpF AuWQoN. [[[ "
bldyv nUM GumytxI ijhI af geI. pqy dI gwl koeI kr nhIN sI irhf jgbIr, hor hI lhOr dIaF pÈOr mfrI jf irhf sI. iCwQf ijhf pY ky bldyv boilaf, "ieh khfxIaF ikqy ivhly vyly suxf lvIN, pihlF dws, puils koÜ irport kIqI aY ik nhIN?"
"kI dwsF Xfr [[[ myrI qF mwq mfrI geI aY [[[ irport ikwQy krnI pAU; idwlI, cMzIgVH jF [[[?"
bldyv nUM iKJ afAux lwgI, boilaf, "ieQy iesy Èihr [[[ myn puils ÈtyÈn [[[ ho iqafr, mYN huxy afieaf."
'Eey mYN luwitaf-puwitaf igaf loko [[[ Eey mYN [[[' jgbIr roxhfkf hoieaf ipaf sI. ichry qoN hvfeIaF AuWz rhIaF sn. buwlHF AuWqy pypVI jMmI hoeI sI. bldyv AuhnUM nfÜ lY ky puils styÈn phuMc igaf. kMnstybl ny ijMny svfl puwCy, jgbIr nUM 'sOrI sr', 'mfeI imstyk sr', 'no nOilj sr', qoN vwD kuJ nf ahuiVaf. Gr af ky bldyv jgbIr nUM afKx lwgf, "myrI mMn, qurq-Purq afp jfh ieMzIaf, jf ky afp puwC-pVqfl kr. iewQy bYiTaF qyry hwQ pwly kuC nhIN pYxf."
"nf-nf bldyv, qUM nHIN jfxdf ieMzIaf dI puls nUM," jgbIr afKx lwgf, "aMDyr ngrI, cOpt rfjf. kuwqy mulk dI kuwqI puls. iek vfr zflrF df lhU mUMh lwigaf nhIN qy afpxI kurkI hoeI nhIN. gVHI vfÜy mlkIq nfÜ kI vfpiraf sI, quhfnUM pqf eI aY sfrf. ipwCy myrI DI ruÜ jfAU, mYnUM isafxf kOx afKU?"
bldyv nUM Xfd afieaf, mlkIq dI pqnI, Bjno vI iesy qrHF hI guMm hoeI sI. iPr pMjfb puils dy iCkMjy ivc aYsf Pisaf sI mlkIq ik sfl ipwCoN Cuwitaf sI.

qIsry idn puils vwloN idwqI jfxkfrI muqfibk pRIqI dI PlfeIt TIk vkq AuWqy idwlI phuMc geI sI. tYksI stYNz qoN tYksI lY ky Auh idwlI qoN rvfnf ho geI sI. aMbfÜy dy iek Zfby qoN tYksI vfps ikAuN moV idwqI, pRIqI agFh ikhdy nfÜ, ikwQy geI, kuJ vI pqf nhIN sI lwg irhf.
jgbIr dy Gr vrq-vrqfvy vfÜy lok afAuNdy, GVI do GVIaF bihMdy, 'bhuq mfVf hoieaf jgbIr isaHF, bhuq mfVf hoieaf' afKdy qur jFdy. ipMkI dI hflq dyKI nhIN sI jFdI. keI vfr bldyv horIN AuhnUM afpxy nfÜ afpxy Gr lY jFdy. sonIaf aqy rOkI nfÜ Auhdf vkq kuJ sOKf guËr jFdf.
hPqy, mhIny bIqidaF pUrf sfl bIq igaf. iek skUl dy Coty ijhy hfl ivc pRIqI dI brsI mnfeI geI. ihrfsy hoey ichiraF nfÜ hfl Biraf ipaf sI. iksy nUM pRIqI dy byvkq qur jfx df Êm sI, iksy nUM ipMkI dy mF-mihwtr ho jfx df. kimAUintI ivc pRIqI dI Gft nUM pUrf krn vfÜI koeI hor 'pRIqI' ajy qwk afeI nhIN sI. keI buVHIaF iesy ivgocy ivc JUr rhIaF sn. tfvIN-tfvIN awK ivwcoN hMJU vI ikr rhy sn. mn-icwq lf ky bËurgF dI syvf krdI pRIqI afpf Buwl jFdI sI. ijAuN hI iksy bulfry ny pRIqI dIaF syvfvF df iËkr CyiVaf, ipClIaF kqfrF ivc bYTI prmjIq dI Buwb inkÜ geI. sfry lok AuWDr dyKx lwg pey. izgdI nUM bldyv ny msF sMBfilaf. sonIaf Jwt pfxI leI dOVI. dMdl KuwlHy qF pfxI aMdr jfvy. skqy ijhy dI hflq ivc bfhF vI afkV geIaF aqy lwqF vI. AudoN hI pqf lwgf jdoN 'pIN-pIN, pIN-pIN', krdI aYNbUlYNs af phuMcI. brsI df iekwT hOÜI-hOÜI iKMzx lwg ipaf.
kuJ idnF bfad prmjIq hspqfloN Gr af geI. zfktrF ny bldyv nUM qfkId kIqI ik prmjIq koÜ pRIqI df iËkr hrigË nf kIqf jfvy. ijwQoN qwk sMBv ho sky, ipMkI nUM vI prmjIq qoN dUr hI rwiKaf jfvy. Puwl nUM inhfridaF, ijs bUty nfÜoN Puwl tuwitaf hovy, Aus bUty df iKafl af jfxf suBfvk hI hY. hox sgoN ies qoN Ault lwg ipaf. jdoN kdI prmjIq AudfsI dy aflm ivc zuwbI hoeI huMdI, ipMkI nUM dyKidaF sfr tihk AuWTdI. jwPI ivc lY ky GuwtdI, cuMmdI. dyKx vfiÜaF nUM ieMJ lgdf ijvyN Auh afpxI DI sonIaf nfloN ipMkI nUM iËafdf ipafrn lwg peI hovy.
hux prmjIq dy mn dI hflq aijhI sI ik kdI Auh sonIaf nUM ipMkI qy kdI ipMkI nUM sonIaf afK ky bulfAuNdI. ievyN lwgx lwgf ijvyN ies Gr ivc cfr nhIN, sgoN pMj jIa hox. izwkozoly KFdI gwzI afihsqf-afihsqf ptVI AuWqy pY geI.[[[
dUjI, qIjI, cOQI qoN AuprMq pRIqI dI pMjvIN brsI mnfAux df vkq af igaf. ies vfr keI vwzIaF-vwzIaF isafsI qopF dy ies smfgm AuWqy phuMcx dy crcy cwl rhy sn. koeI jgbIr dy isafsq ivc kuwdx dIaF gwlF kr irhf sI, koeI irhfieÈI kMplYks dI AusfrI leI srkfrI grFt mFjx dIaF.[[[
"awj iksy qrsym isMG df PUn afieaf sI vYnkUvroN, afKdf sI quhfzy nfÜ koeI jrUrI gwl krnI aYN." kMm qoN afey bldyv nUM prmjIq ny dwisaf.
bldyv socIN pY igaf, 'rwb KYr kry!'
ipClyryy sfl bldyv horF dI jfx pCfx ivwcoN iek muMzf ieMzIaf igaf sI, ivafh krvfAux. bldyv ny ieMzIaf afpxy dosq qrsym isMG nUM dws pf idwqI sI. gwl hoeI, irÈqf isry cVH igaf. qy iPr DI-jvfeI dy swdy qy qrsym isMG pirvfr smyq vYnkUvr afx phuMicaf. Kbrsfr df tYlIPUn awgy keI vfr af cuwikaf sI. hux ikhVI jrUrI gwl inkÜ afeI? bldyv nUM kuJ nhIN sI suwJ irhf. jdoN Auhny qrsym nUM tYlIPUn kIqf qF gwl ivwcoN mfmUlI ijhI inwkÜI. qrsym isMG df puwqr, jIqI, agly vIkaYNz aYzimMtn afAuxf cfhuMdf sI, imlx-iglx.
"ieh Blf kfhdI jrUrI gwl hoeI? jIqI jdoN mrjI afvy jfvy." prmjIq bolI.
"jIqI df afAuxf jrUrI nhIN kmlLIey, ijs kMm krky afAuxf aYN, Auyh jrUrI aY."
"ikhVy kMm afAuxf aYN jIqI ny?"
"qUM nI jfxdI mfstr nUM prm, Auh dUr dI socx vfÜf bMdf aY."
"myry Kfny nhIN vVI ieh gwl?"
"vVU ikvyN? gwl vwzI aY, Kfnf Cotf." bldyv dwsx lwgf, "juafkF nUM sYr-spfty krfAux dI siQqI ivc ajy mfstr nhIN hoieaf. prm, mMn, BfvyN nf mMn, Auh sonIaf dy irÈqy dI toh lfAux leI Byj irhf muMzy nUM."
"jy eyhI gwl af qF sfP-sfP ikAuN nhIN afK idwqf vIr jI ny?"
"sfnUM joVI PwbdI idsI qF sfzy mUhoN aKvfAU."
"aw C a f ! [[[ " acMBy ivc prmjIq df mUMh awizaf rih igaf.

agly sinwcrvfr jIqI bldyv horF koÜ phuMc igaf. do idn GuMm-iPr ky jf ipE nUM irport idwqI. afAuNdy aYqvfr iPr tYlIPUn KVk ipaf. bldyv Gr hI sI.
"beI ieh ipMkI kOx hoeI, bldyv isaHF?" qrsym puwCx lwgf.
"afpxI BfxjI af jI, [[[ BfxjI kfhnUM, DI eI smJo."
"muMzy dy isr ivc pqf nHIN qusIN kI DUV idwqf Xfr, ieh idn rfq ipMkI dy eI sohly gfeI jFdY. aKy ipMkI bhuq smJdfr aY, ipMkI bhuq isafxI aY, ipMkI Gr df sfrf kMmkfr kr lYNdI aY.[[[ bx skdf aY koeI hIlf bhfnf?"
kuJ ku plF ivc keI kuJ bldyv dy iËhn ivwcIN guËr igaf. keI AuWqrfa-cVHfa afey. ipMkI-sonIaf! sonIaf-ipMkI! qy iPr sihj avsQf ivc af ky Auh boilaf, "bwicaF nUM rfËI rwKx leI koeI cfrf krnf eI pAU vIr myiraf. mYN prmjIq nfÜ slfh kr ky qordF gwl 'gFh."
"pr gwl CyqIN krIN."
"beI aYzI kfhÜI ikAuN?"
"gwl hY eI kfhÜI vfÜI bldyv isaHF! grmIqo, jIqI dI mF nUM brYst kYNsr af. mfVf ijhf drd hoieaf sI CfqI ivc. zfktr dy clI geI. Auhny 'gFh hspqfl Byj idwqI. AuWQy AunHIN tYst-tust kr ky dfKl kr leI. hux qF bws rwb hwQ zorF Bfa myry."
mfhOl iekdm sogI ho igaf.
ieh jIqI dI mF dI gMBIr ibmfrI kfrx sI jF sMjogF dy kfhÜy pYx krky, prmjIq ipMkI dy irÈqy bfry Jwt rfËI ho geI. ipMkI mUhoN qF kuJ nf bolI, guwJf ijhf muskrf ky ikcn ivc jf vVI. jgbIr leI ieh surKrU hox vfÜI gwl sI. ivafh dI iqafrI hox lwg peI.
ds bfrF ku bMdy vYnkUvroN afey. lfvF hoeIaF. ipMkI jhfËy cVH shurIN phuMc geI.
iPr pqf nhIN acfnk kI swp suMG igaf, vYnkUvr vwloN qflmyl TMZf pY igaf. bldyv ny iksy KunfmI bfry puwiCaf, qd vI koeI lVI-isrf nf PVfieaf igaf. pRIqI dI pMjvIN brsI df idn nËdIk afeI jf irhf sI. prmjIq dI iewCf sI ik ies mOky AuWqy ipMkI ËrUr hfËr hovy. pr dUjy pfisEN koeI huMgfrf nhIN sI imÜ irhf. bldyv ny Ëor pfieaf qF qrsym afKx lwgf, "aYs vyly sfrf Gr ipMkI dy isr 'qy cwl irhf bldyv isaHF. asIN afpxy DMnBfg smJdy aF peI ieMnI suwGV-sicafrI DI sfnUM imÜ geI aY. hux qF sfnUM lgdf aY Èfied grmIqo dI Aumr vI vD jfvy. awTo pihr ipMkI df jws gfAuNdI nhIN Qwk [[["
"qF Pyr asIN rwKIey AuzIk?" qrsym dI gwl muwkx qoN pihlF hI bldyv bol ipaf.
"sfzf afAuxf qF bldyv isaHF [[[ qYnUM pqf eI aY [[[ qUM afp isafxf aYN [[[ qYnUM imlFgy [[[ iPr Auh bMdf mwQy lwgU, ijhdy nfl asIN koeI vfh-vfsqf nhIN rwKxf cfhuMdy [[[ hF, ipMkI nUM puwC lvo, jy mMndI aY qF [[[ " afKidaF qrsym ny PUn ipMkI dy hwQ PVf idwqf.
iewDr ipMkI nfÜ gwl krn leI bldyv nfloN prmjIq kfhÜI pY geI, "kuVyy ipMkI DIey, sfQoN koeI Buwl ho geI aY qF qUM sfnUM dws. asIN dovyN hwQ joV ky qYQoN mfPI mMg lYNdy aF. koeI Gft rih geI aY qF Auh vI dws dy zwzIey! ijMny jogy hoey [[[ vfh lfvFgy [[[ " prmjIq dIaF awKF ivwcoN hMJU tpk pey.
AuWDr ipMkI dy sbr df kV pft igaf, GigafeI hoeI avfË ivc afKx lwgI, "bws kro mfmI jI, bws kro, [[[ rwb dy vfsqy bws kro! ijMnf kuC qusIN kIqf aY myry leI mfmI jI, ieMnf kuC qF Èfied myrI mF ny vI nhIN sI kr skxf."
"Pyr ivcfÜy afh KfmoÈI dI kMD ikAuN Ausfr leI zwzIey? qUM afvyNgI, dyK ky sfzy kfÜjy TMZ pY jfAUgI. cfr idn sohxy inkÜ jfxgy sfzy. qyrI mF dI brsI [[["
" [[[ [[[ [[[ " ievyN lwg irhf sI ijvyN ipMkI KUh ivwcoN bol rhI hovy.
"Auh ikAuN zwzIey?"
" [[[ [[[ [[[ "
"qYnUM ikvyN pqf lwgf aY eys gwl df?"
" [[[ [[[ [[[ "
"pwkI gwl aY ieh?" prmjIq nUM ipMkI dy bolF AuWqy XkIn nhIN sI af irhf.
" [[[ [[[ [[[ "
"E myiraf rwbf! [[[ " afKdI hoeI prmjIq QfhyN ZyrI ho geI.
"kI afKdI aY ipMkI?" iPkrmMd huMidaF bldyv ny puwiCaf.
"hux nhIN [[[ Pyr dwsUM [[[ " prmjIq aMgUiTaF nfÜ puVpuVIaF dwbx lwg peI. [[[

GVIaF-plF ivc hr iksy nfÜ pRIqF pf lYx vfÜI hrpRIq, ijhnUM sfry pRIqI dy nF nfÜ jfxdy sn, dI pMjvIN brsI df idn af igaf. ies vfr hfl ivc pRIqI nfÜ vfh-vfsqf rwKx vfÜy lokF dI igxqI Gwt, jgbIr dy kfrobfrI jfxUMaF-pCfxUMaF dI igxqI vDyry sI. keI lIzr iksm dy lok mohrlIaF sItF sFBI bYTy sn. loVF-QoVF vyly lokF dy kMm afeI pRIqI dI gwl qF iksy iek-awD ny hI kIqI, jgbIr dy iek inwky ijhy ieMÈorYNs eyjYNt qoN vwzf sfrf lYNz zvYlpr bx jfx dIaF vfrF hr iksy ny gfeIaF. jdoN prmjIq kuJ bolx lwgI qF mfhOl Xkdm bdl igaf. prmjIq afK rhI sI, " [[[ bws, qwqIaF-TMZIaF qkrIrF qwk ismt ky rih geI hY pRIqI dI brsI. hux iek nhIN, do nhIN, ieMglYNz, amrIkf aqy kYnyzf qoN ihMdusqfn geIaF keI pRIqIaF 'guMm' ho cuwkIaF hn. gMzoieaF dI jUn hMZf rhy hF asIN. Auh brsfq dI ruwqy pRgt huMdy hn, asIN brsI dy mOky 'qy. rIVH dI hwzI nf AunHF ivc huMdI hY aqy nf hI sfzy ivc [[[ "
"aYs bIbI ny kIqI aY mrdF vfÜI gwl [[[ " ajy prmjIq bol hI rhI sI ik ipClIaF sItF AuWqy bYTy iek bËurg ny KVHy ho ky afK idwqf. hfl ivc cuwp ieMnI psrI hoeI sI ik awD-pcwDI gwl prmjIq qwk vI phuMc geI. Auh Ausy vyg aqy TrHMmy nfÜ afKx lwgI, "nf nf bfpU jI, mYN aijhI koeI gwl nhIN kIqI. bhuq vwzf BulyKf lwgf aY quhfnUM. trMto ivc iek mrd ny afpxI pqnI nUM Gr ivc suwqI peI nUM awg lf ky sfV idwqf. zMkn dy iek BfeI ny afpxI GrvfÜI ieMzIaf iljf ky Kpf idwqI. nf bfpU jI nf, mYnUM aijhy Bwdrkfry krn vfiÜaF nfÜ nf joVo. mYQoN inmfxI qoN qF afh pRIqI dy ivCoVy df swl nhIN shfiraf jFdf.[[[ clo, asIN qF swq prfey hF, awj nhIN qF BÜky sbr kr ky bYT jfvFgy. ijhVI DI afpxI mF dy vYx pfAuNdI suxI nhIN jFdI, AuhnUM idlfsf kOx dyAU? [[[ " ies qoN awgy prmjIq kuJ nf bol skI. iZwz ivwcoN AuWT ky iek gubfr ijhf sMG ivc af Pisaf. awKF pUMJdI hoeI Auh afpxI sIt AuWqy jf bYTI. bldyv vI mohirAuN AuWT kyy ipCFh prmjIq dy lfglI sIt AuWqy jf bYTf. ies vyly lokF dIaF awKF iswlHIaF aqy gÜy Gigafey hoey sn. rMg ivc BMg ipaf dyK jgbIr dy iek cVHdI, iek AuWqrdI. jIB dMdF ivcfÜy ley bgYr hux koeI cfrf nhIN sI.
ijAuN hI isafsI nyqfvF ny iek dUjy dIaF lwqF iKwcxIaF ÈurU kIqIaF, lok hOÜI-hOÜI iKskx lwg pey.
juMzI dy XfrF ny kih sux ky jgbIr nUM Gr mihÌl jmfAux leI rËfmMd kr ilaf. bldyv iek pYr afpxy Gr vwl pwutdf, dUjf jgbIr dy Gr vwl. afKr jwkF-qwkF krdy ny jgbIr dy Gr vwl ruK kr ilaf. phuMicaf qF pfsy vfÜf drvfjf KuwlHf sI. juwqI lfhuMidaF jo kuJ Auhdy kMnIN ipaf, Auhny Auhdy pYr AuWQy hI suMn kr idwqyy. avfË ikhdI sI, kuJ pqf nhIN sI lwg irhf pr bol twlI vFg txk rhy sn, "[[[ jgbIr isaF, awj qF hwd eI ho geI, sfzI ibwlI sfnUM imafAuN kr geI."
"ibwlI nUM mfro goÜI, hwd qF blUMgVyy ny krqI. Jwt ibwlI dI kwC ivc jf viVaf. hw [[[ hf [[[ hf " iksy hor ny Thfkf Cwizaf.
"mwKI vI awj jrf nhIN iBxkI, iewko QF Èih lf ky bYTI rhI." jgbIr df imwqr, qyjU boilaf. Aus df ieÈfrf hfl dy ipCly KUMjy ivc bYTy, AukfbI awKF nfÜ sfrIaF gqIivDIaF qfVdy rhy iztYWkitv iswDU vwl sI.
"hF, qyrI gwl iblkul TIk af qyjU, eys mulk ivc kuwiqaF-ibwilaF df aYnf zr nhIN, ijMnf mwKIaF df aY."
"Eey mwKIaF AuWQy bihMdIaF hMunIaF, ijwQy guV hovy. jd guV gohy 'c rÜ jfvy, iksy dy pwly kuC nHIN pYNdf huMdf."
"jgbIr isAuN afpxf juafk nHIN hux. iehny Zfkf-bMgflf gfihaf aY.[[[ koeI ieMÈorYNs afiÜaF qoN duafnI lY ky qF dwsy. lfgy nHIN PVkx idMdy agly. iek nHIN, do nHIN, pUrf ZfeI lwK zflr kZfieaf jgbIr isAuN ny, afpxy ielm dy jor."
"Eey ielm Aulm kfhdf qyjU, irsk af ieh qF [[[ "
"irsk vI EhIE lY skdf, ijhdI kMgroV ivc bwl hoAU. nr bMdf aY jgbIr isAuN, pYsf Krcx lwgf jmF nHIN DVkdf."
"jf pqf nHIN ikwDr viVaf. kwZo Eey AuhnUM bfhr. jÈn mnfeIey."
prmjIq dy bolF jF iztYWkitv iswDU dI qwkxI ivc aijhf kuJ nf kuJ sI, ijsny jgbIr nUM Auprfm kr idwqf sI. ajIb ijhy iÉaflF df iek JwKV Auhdy aMdr Juwlx lwgf. aMdrly aqy bfhrly Èor qoN bcx leI Auh iekFq BfÜdf kMipAUtr rUm ivc jf viVaf. suqyiswD AuhdI ingfh sfhmxI kMD AuWpr ltk rhI pRIqI dI qsvIr vwl clI geI. BoÜf ijhf ichrf, hlkI ijhI muskrfht, ijAuNdI jfgdI qsvIr. AuhdI qsvIr vwl itkitkI lwgI dyK ky qyjU boilaf, "awCf, awCf, BrjfeI df hyrvf krn lwg ipaf [[[ "
"kI dwsF qyijaf, sI eI bhuq cMgI. lwK BulfieaF nhIN BuwldI."
"jy eyhI gwl sI qF sfnUM dfrU dI pytI dy ky bfhro-bfhr qor dyxf sI."
"mYN qF ieh 'kwT-mwT krn dy hwk ivc eI nsIN. myrI iksy ny suxI nHIN."
qyjU ny ilivMg rUm ivc jf ky mylf CyVn df GuwgU vjf idwqf.

"ikwzf ZkvMjI aY sfÜf, Èrfb bcfAux dI Kfqr mfmy nUM pRIqI Xfd af geI." drvfijEN bfhr inkÜ ky jgbIr dy Xfr bylI buVbuV kr rhy sn.

cwldIaF gwlF ivc bldyv AuWQoN ikhVy vyly iKsk afieaf sI, AuhnUM koeI sfr nhIN sI. Gr phuMc ky Auh prmjIq nUM kihx lwgf, "ipMkI nfl qyrI kI gwl hoeI sI Aus idn, qYN mYnUM kuC dwisaf eI nhIN?"
"qusIN kdI itk ky Gr bYTy eI nhIN AudoN dy. iewdF dIaF gwlF rfhF-gohrF ivc krn vfÜIaF QoVHo huMdIaF. afE bYTo, dwsF [[[ "
qy iPr prmjIq Aus idn vfÜI iviQaf suxfAux lwg peI.
"ipMkI nUM ies gwl df ikwQoN pqf lwgf?" bldyv puwCx lwgf.
"qrsym vIr jI koÜoN, hor ikwQoN?"
bldyv ny Ausy vyly qfr qrsym nfÜ imÜf leI.
qrsym dwsx lwgf, "[[[ ieh qF bldyv qYnUM pqf eI hovygf ik ZwizaF vfÜy blkfry dy trwk cldy aY jwbÜpur ivc?" aMbfÜy dy Zfby qoN pRIqI dy guMm hox dI khfxI jgbIr dy BxoeIey, blkfry dy iek trwk nfl ÈurU huMdI sI.
"jIa."
"AuWQy sfzy Coty BfeI mIky ny vI iksy nfÜ rÜ ky do ku trwk pfey hoey aY."
"jIa."
" [[[ mIky df aYksIzYNt ho igaf. sfnUM pqf lwgf. asIN Ausy rfq gwzI cVH gey. Auh 'gFh hspqfl ipaf, isr-mUMh bMnHI. trwkF vfÜy Kbrsfr nUM afAux. blkfry df ikwsf CyV ky bih jfx. [[[ 'beI sfÜyhfr ny koeI cIk-cUk nf mfrI hoAU?' iek boilaf. [[[ 'Eey cIk vwjdI, koeI suxdf, sO puafVy pYNdy.' koeI hor afKx lwgf. [[[ kOx blkfrf? ikhVI sfÜyhfr? myry kwK pwly nf pvy."
"hUMa [[[ "
"bfad 'c jdoN mIky ny sfrI gwl dwsI qF ikqy jf ky gwl dI smJ peI."
"hUMa [[[ "
"myrI gwl suxdf vI aYN ik AUN eI hUM-hUM krI jfnY?"
bldyv iksy hor dunIaf ivc gvfc cuwikaf sI. prqdf hoieaf boilaf, "iPr ieh Byd ieMnf icr lukfeI ikAuN rwiKaf qrsym isaHF?"
"ipMkI nfÜ gwl hoeI, qF ienHF dI blkfry nfÜ skIrI df pqf lwgf. bgYr piqEN AuWG dIaF pqfÜ mfrI jFdy cMgy lgdy sI?"
"hUMa [[[ " bldyv isr Kurkx lwg ipaf.
bldyv nUM socF ivc glqfn dyK ky prmjIq puwCx lwgI, "iZwgI ZfhI bYTy E, koeI sMkt af ipaf?"
"hFa [[[ sMkt eI smJ lY. iek jIa krdf aY peI BFzf BMn eI idaF, Pyr DuVkU ijhf lwg jFdf aY peI KUh ivc rihx vfiÜaF df Kuafjy nfÜ vYr puwgdf nhIN huMdf."
"buJfrqF Cwzo, spwÈt dwso, duibDf kfhdI aY?"
"duibDf ieho eI aY prm, peI jgbIr dI krqUq puils nUM dwsF, jF nf?"
prmjIq bolI, "iztYWkitv iswDU PMkÈn qoN bfad iswDf sfzyy Gr af igaf sI. sfrI gwl mYN AuhnUM dws idwqI aY."
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