“kI g`l jsbIr? AYny idn ho gey qYnMU, imAwmI vwps AweI nUM[ nw koeI Kbr, nw kwl[ ikhVI dunIAw ivc rihMdI hYN?” fwktr pRkwS ny AwpxI shylI nUM sMfy qVky hI &on kr id`qw[
“sOrI Xwr[ kilink dw kMm eynw cOpt hoieAw ipAw sI, isr Kurkx dI vI ivhl nhI imlI[”
“mYN Aw ky Kurk idAW?“ ausny h`s ky ikhw[
“QYNk XU pRkwS[’ auNj mYN soc hI rhI sI....[”
“qyrI vYkySn kYsI rhI?”
“iet vwz E ky[’ pr vyiKAY, ‘SOrt vYkySn’ dw Kws luq& nhI AwauNdw[”
“ik`Qy ik`Qy ho ky AweI?”
“eyho hI inaUXwrk, inaU-jrsI qy torWto[”
“AYnI AYksweItmYNt?”
“XyYs AYNf no[”
“kI mqlb?”
“qUM inaU-jrsI ivc ‘pYils Aw& eySIAw’ dy rYstorYNt bwry qW suixAw hY nw[”
“hW, kihMdy ny bVw ‘hweI klws nweIt spwt’ hY[ kI hoieAw?”
“myry ‘bRdr’ qy BwbI mYnUM iek Swm EQy lY gey[ dIvwlI nweIt dw ‘ifnr-fWs’ sI[ EQy mYN iek rItwierf imiltrI krnl nUM imlI[”
“rIAlI! ik`Qy rihMdw hY?”
“auh bwstn ivc ieMjInIAr hY[ iek ‘sYmInwr’ qy AwieAw sI[”
“ikMnI aumr dw hY?”
“mYN pu`iCAw nhI[ dwhVI kwlI krdY[”
“qUM auh khwvq suxI hY nw[ AKy ‘pITw dwrU, qy dwhVI rMigAw srdwr, dohW dw nw koeI ieqbwr[” qy dovyN h`s peIAW[
“hI iez vYrI hYNfsm[’ gorw rMg, au~cw lMmw qy bVw hI KuS mzwj[ pr....[”
“pr kI?”
“aus nUM kuJ au~cw suxdY[”
“au~cw lMmw hY qW au~cw hI suxnw hoieAw[” aus ny mzwk kIqw[”
“hwsy vwlI g`l nhI pRkwS[ auh ‘hIAirMg-eyf’ lgWdY[”
“qW kI hoieAw[ qYnUM vI qW ‘ivXn-eyf’ ibnw kuJ nhI idsdw[ ‘fOt bI ey ih`pokirt[’ ie`k fwktr ho ky vI....[”
jsbIr inr`uqr ho geI[ aus ny Apxy Brw BrjweI dy ‘hIAirMg eyf’ pRqI ‘rImwrks’ qoN pRBwvq hoky AwpxI kmzorI bwry qW soicAw hI nhI sI[
“kI nW ey ausdw?”
“pRIqpwl[ pRIqpwl vwlIAw[”
“&oto ilAWdI hY?”
“hW[ swfy fWs kridAW dI iek &oto bRdr ny ByjI hY[ qy Byjx vyly auhnW &oto ip`Cy ilK id`qw,‘myf &Or eIc Adr[”
“ies dw mqlb hY ik auhnW nUM psMd hY[ qYnUM?”
“AweI iQMk AweI lweIk ihm tU[’ pr myry cwhux nwl kI huMdY[ EDroN vI qW....[”
"kI g`l?, ausdw ‘kwl’ nhI AwieAw?”
“Ajy q`k qW nhI AwieAw[ Swied hI Awvy[”
“fONt bI pYisv[’ qUM ikEN nhI ‘kwl’ kr idMdI[ jW AYNj kr, auh fWs vwlI &oto aus nUM Byj dyh[”
auh kuJ dyr c`up rhI, Pyr bolI[ “pqw nhI myrI sDr mn iv`c hI rih jwxI hY[”
“kwhdI?”
“iksy dI ho skW jW iksy nUM Apxw bxw skW[”
“kI qUM ausnUM Apxy bwry d`isAw sI?”
“dr Asl myry ‘bRdr’ ny hI ifnr KWidAW izkr kIqw ik myrw pihlw pqI ieMglYNf ivc fwktr hY, qy pMJI swlW bwd huxy hI swfw ‘fweIvors’ hoieAw hY[”
“jsbIr pqY? keI vwrIN jy Awp ‘ieMtrYst So’ nw kro qW ienswn nUM pqw vI nhI l`gdw ik qusIN nvy isry jIvn swQ l`B rhy ho[ ijvyN ‘rIAl AYstyt‘ vycx leI ‘&Or syl’ dw ‘sweIn’ lgwxw lwzmI huMdY[ nwly iek hor zrUrI g`l d`sW qW ‘mweINf’ nW krIN[ myry pqI Aksr kihMdy huMdy ny ik iksy cIz dI ‘mwrkIitMg’ dy leI ‘AYfvrtweIzmYNt’ qoN ielwvw ‘pYkyijMg’ dw idlkS hoxw bhuq zrUrI hY[ AYny swlW dI ieMfIAw qoN Awky vI qUM jUiVAW qy swVIHAW dy c`krW ‘c peI eyN[ ibaUtI slon jw ky AwpxIAW b`gIAW iltW rMgw ky ‘sYt’ krw[ ‘pYiff-AMfrgwrmYNt’ KrId[ ‘hweI-hIl’ pw ky d`s[ AsIN vI vyKIey qor pMjwbx dI….[” qy pRkwS ny hsdI hoeI ny &on r`K id`qw[
soc soc ky jsbIr ny ie`k idn pRIqpwl nUM ie`k mnmohk gRIitMg kwrf Byjx dI pihl kr hI id`qI[ Agly h&qy jdoN aus dw jvwb AwieAw qW jsbIr dI KuSI dw pwrwvwr nhI sI[

“jsbIr jI!
siq sRI Akwl[ swfy dohW dI &oto Byjx leI DMnvwd[ ies iv`c qusIN hor vI sohxy l`gdy ho[ qy ijs ny vI auh Sbd &oto ip`Cy il`Ky hn, srwhnw Xog hn[ fWs dI Swm, quhwfy kuJ GMitAW dy swQ ny myry AMdr ie`k AjIb hl cl pYdw kr id`qI sI[ qusIN suMdr hox dy ielwvw ‘ieMtylYkcUAl’ vI ho[ myrw idl vI quhwnUM ilKx nUM krdw sI[ A`j quhwfw kwrf AwieAw qW ilK irhw hW[ies ivc quhwfy ilKy SbdW iv`coN jIvn swQ leI qWG swP JlkdI hY[ pqw nhI mYN quhwfy kwibl vI hW ik nhI[ mYN quhwfI aumr qoN keI swl v`fw hW[ qy kuJ injI hwlwq kwrn, Ajy kuJ Arsy q`k ivAwh bwry nhI soc skdw[ nwly ies aumry ivAwh dw ‘cwrm’ vI qW nhI rihMdw[
AsIN Ajy ie`k dUsry bwry kuJ vI nhI jwxdy[ &wsly dI dUrI kwrn, myl jol iv`c pqw nhI ikMnw smW l`g jwvy[ koeI kdm cu`kx qoN pihlW mYN quhwnUM Apxy idl dw fr d`sxw cwhvWgw[ koeI do ku swl pihlW dI g`l hY[ myrw iksy nwl im`qRqw dw sMbMD juV igAw sI[ auh vI quhwfI ku aumr dI ie`k ivDvw sI[ QoVy idnW iv`c hI AYNj l`gx l`gw ijvyN AsIN iek dUsry nUM jnmW qoN jwxdy hW[ pr Cy mhIinAW iv`c hI auh A`k geI[ Swied myrw ipAwr aus nUM kbzw l`gx l`g igAw[ qy auh ies kbzy qoN mukq hoxw cwhuMdI sI[ hux auh myry iv`c nuks k~Fx l`g peI[ AKy qyrI qW KWdy dI dwhVI ihldI hY[ jsbIr jI! hr iek ienswn iv`c qru~tIAW qW huMdIAW ny[ jIvn swQ qW ‘kMpromweIz’ dw dUjw nwm hY[ mYN do ku h&qy cu`p rih ky g`usw ivKwieAw[ iek idn iksy ny mYnUM inaUXwrk dy ie`k AKbwr iv`c CpI aus dI mYtrImonIAl dI kitMg ilAw PVweI[
mYN ie`k hwry hoey juAwrI vWg h`Q mldw rih igAw[ keI idn iek`l iv`c A`QrU vhWdw irhw[ ie`k do vwrI imlx dI koiSS kIqI[ pr aus ny myry v`l A`K cu`k ky vI nw q`ikAw[ &on kIqw qW kihx l`gI, ‘fOt kwl mI[ vI hYv niQMg ien kwmn[”
ikDry auhI khwxI Pyr nw duhrweI jwvy, iehI soc prySwn krdI hY[ mYN ij`Qy kMm krdw hW, jy cwhvW qW SrIrk Bu`K leI iesqrI swQ dI koeI Gwt nhI[ pr mYnUM qW izMdgI jIx leI iek ZmKwr dI qlwS hY, ie`k mihrm dI[ ijs nwl jy koeI sMjog hovy qW ivjog nw pvy[
Awdr nwl,
pRIqpwl


auh p`qR ausnUM eynW cMgw l`gw, ausny keI vwr piVHAw[ qy mihsUs kIqw ik kdy kdy ie`k p`qR vI iksy irSqy dw AwDwr bnx ivc ikMnw shweI ho skdY[ iPr auhdI soc ausnUM A`j qoN qIh vryH pihlW dI iksy durGtnw v`l lY geI, jdoN ausdy klmI dosq sqnwm ny vI aus nUM ie`k pRym p`qR iliKAw sI, ijhVw aus q`k phuMcx qoN pihlW hI gvWFIAW dy h`Q Aw igAw sI, qy bdnwmI dy mwry ausdy ipqw ny ausdy inrdoS dosq dw KUn kr id`qw sI[
pr mYN jo ieh SurHU kr bYTI hW, ieh irSqw isry cVHygw vI ik nhI[ myrw ie`k ie`k pl ijs qrW vMifAw hoieAw hY, mYnUM qW ^q ilKx dI vI ivhl nhI hY[ Pyr jy ilKW vI qW kI ilKW[ Aqy jy mYN AwpxIAW swrIAW aulJxW bwry ausnUM d`s id`qw qW ikDry ieh bxdw bxdw irSqw iv`cy hI nw rih jwvy[
AwiKr eysy duic`qI ivc iek Swm aus ny a`u~qr ilK ByijAw[

“pRIqpwl jI!
quhwfw p`qR imilAw[ muAw& krnw au~qr dyx ivc dyr ho geI[ Asl ivc mYN ‘kwl’ krnw cwhuMdI sW[ mYnUM quhwfI sw&goeI bhuq psMd AweI[ s`c pu`Co qW mYnUM vI iek KulH idly dosq dI hI qlwS sI[ lokINN swrI aumr iek`Ty rih ky vI, keI vwrIN cMgy dosq nhI bx skdy[ myrI koeI Srq nhI[ b~s ie`k v`fI aulJx hY ik mYN iek msrU& fwktr hW[ nvW kilink hox krky, h&qy iv`c Cy idn, svyry A`T vjy qoN lY ky Swm dy A~T vjy q`k ibzI rihMdI hW[
mYN vI quhwnUM Apxy bwry kuJ d`sxw cwhuMdI hW[ fwktrI dI pVHweI Kqm hox qy myrw ivAwh ho igAw[ myrw pqI ieMglYNf Awx qoN pihlW nYrobI rihMdw sI[ lMfn ivc aus dI pRYkits kuJ fWvWfol hI sI[ mYN AxQ`k imhnq krky ausdy ibznYs nUM cwr cMn lw id`qy[ ie`k dI QW do ‘kilink’ ho gey[ AwlISwn kwrW, mihl vrgw mkwn[ pr mYnUM ausny kdy AYpRISIeyt nhI kIqw[ hmySw myrI kwblIAq qoN jldw sI[ aus dy AMdr ie`k ‘kMplYks’ sI[ ik A&rIkw qoN Awey lok Awm ihMdosqwnIAW qoN au~cy drjy dy huMdy hn[ auh mYnUM g`l g`l qy zlIl krdw qy ju`qI Q`ly rKxw cwhuMdw sI[ mYN bVI soSl kuVI sW[ auh myry qy koJIAW qohmqW lwx l`g ipAw[ aus dy prvwr vwly sB mYnUM nIvIN ingwh nwl vyKdy[
swfy do lVky hn[ ie`k vwrI AsIN swrw prvwr eyQy &lorIfw ‘vYkySn’ qy Awey[ mYnUM eyQoN dI Awbo-hvw ‘sUt’ kr geI qy mYN rihx dw mn bxw ilAw[ ijvyN aus ny pihlW hI soc r`iKAw hovy myrw pqI swnUM iqMnW nUM eyQy C`f ky lMfn clw igAw[ mYnUM ip`CoN pqw l`gw, auh EQy iek nrs nwl PisAw hoieAw sI, qy iksy bhwny mYQoN Cutkwrw pwxw cwhuMdw sI[
mYN keI swl iek`lI ny sMGrS krky Apxw Awp sMBwilAw, b`cy pVHwey[ eys sMkt ivc iek AmrIkx ivAkqI ‘jwn’ ny myrI bWh PVI[ auh ivAwihAw hoieAw sI[ Pyr vI mYN aus nUM bhuq cwhuMdI sW[ aus ny iemIgRySn leI myrI p`uj ky mdd kIqI[ iPr pqw nhI auh ik`Qy clw igAw[ ikMny swl ho gey[ Swied aus dI vhutI nUM swfw irSqw rVkdw sI[
pRIqpwl jI, mYN ies vyly iek ipAwsI kUMj vWg hW[ k`lI kwrI, virHAW qoN iksy sdIvI ipAwr leI aufIkdI, qrsdI[ nvyN isry ivAwh dw bMDn koeI zrUrI nhI[ b`s iek sWJ loVdI hW[
iek g`l pu`Cxw cwhvW gI[ jy qusIN myry eys p`qR nUM pRvwngI i`dqI, qW kI mYN quhwnUM pRIqpwl dI QW, pRIqm kih ky sMboDn kr skdI hW?”
quhwfI,
jsbIr

jsbIr dI eynI Bwvuk ic`TI dw Asr hoey ibnw nw rih sikAw[ Esy idn qoN &on Awx jwx l`g pey[ pihlW hr h&qy, Pyr hr dUjy qIjy idn[ hux qW roz dI hOt lweIn hI SurU ho geI[
“c`lo AsIN inry klmI dosq hox dI QW, ‘&onI-dosq’ qW bx hI gey[” pRIqpwl ny ie`k idn h`s ky AwiKAw[
“ikDry s`c mu`c AMgRyzI dy ‘&onI-dosq’ nw swbq ho jwxw?” ausny mzwk kIqw[
“lE, hux qoN hI iSkvy SurHU ho gey[”
“iSkvy krn dw h`k id`qw qW kr rhI hW[ sOrI qusIN gu`sy qW nhI ho gey?”
“hux ik`Qy jwxY gu`sw krky, msW msW qW koeI tony mwrn vwlI l`BI hY[”
“myrI sYkrtrI klH kih rhI sI[ mYYnUM pqw hY fwktr, qUM A`j k`lH ikEN eynI KuS rihMdI hYN[ mYN pu`iCAw qYnUM kI pqY? kihx l`gI A`j klH qyrw buAwie &rYNf jo roz kwl krdY[ mYN ikhw auh qW myrw mMgyqr hY[”
“fONt bI is`lI[’ Ajy qW AsIN....[”
“pqw nhI, mYN qW vIr jI nUM vI kih id`qw[”
“kI kih id`qw?”
“dYt AweI AYm ien lv’ s`co s`c d`sW? quhwnUM pw ky mYnUM jo Kzwnw imilAw hY, mYN qW koTy qy cVH ky hokw dyxw cwhuMdI hW[”
auh kuJ nw boilAw[ jsbIr ny QoVw icr ruk ky &yr g`l SurU kIqI[
“roz quhwfw &on Aksr eys vyly AwauNdw hY nw[ klH mYN GVI muVI byqwbI nwl klwk v`l vyK rhI sW, qy sYkrtrI mYnUM vyK ky muskrw rhI sI[ iksy pySYNt dw kwl AwauNdw qW mYN aus nUM twlx vwsqy kih idMdI[ AwiKr mYN A`j aus nUM kih id`qw ik Cy vjy qoN bwd koeI ApuAwieMtmYNt nw bxwvy[”
“kMm dw hrj ikEN krnY[ mYN pihlW vWg quhwnUM rwqIN Gr hI kwl kr ilAw krWgw[”
“nw bwbw nw[ sOx vyly qusIN &on krdy ho qW myrI burI hwlq ho jWdI hY[”
“qusIN Awp hI qW Eho jyhIAW g`lW Coh lYNdy ho[”
“hux ijMnw icr qusIN myry kol nhI AwauNdy qW mYN hor ikvyN jI prcwvW? nwly AwpW ie`k imksf klcr dy rUbrU hW[ ij`Qy jxy jnwnI ivckwr ies qrW dI nyVqw dI sWJ hoxI ie`k suBwivk jhI g`l hY[”
“pqw nhI, AmrIkw iv`c eys KulH dw irvwj kuJ vDyry hI jwpdY[ myrI pihlI grl-&rYNf vI....[ ‘AYvrI iQMg iez so &wst hIAr[”
“qusIN ieh ikEN nhI socdy? Awps ivc &wsly dI dUrI, smy dI Gwt, rozwnw izMdgI dI kSmkS[ AYsI hwlq iv`c iks nUM ivhl hY mrn dI, jW koeI Srm krn dI?”
“vwh, vwh, vwh! qusIN qW A`Cy Kwsy Swier ho gey junwb[”
jIhdy koly quhwfy vrgw idlrubw hovy, auhdy AMdroN qW jzby Pu`t Pu`t pYNdy ny[”
“jsbIr…[”
“hW jI[”
“AweI lv XU!”
pRIqpwl ny eyny idnW ivc pihlI vwr ieh pRIq pRgtwvw kIqw[ ausdy poly jhy SbdW iv`c ijvyN koeI AMimRq BrI mihk sI[ ijs nUM jsbIr ny kMnW rwhIN suMG ilAw sI[ aus kol koeI Sbd nhI sn, qy auh Pu`lI nhI sI smw rhI[
“jsbIr…!” pr ijvyN auh Ajy vI iksy ivsmwd iv`c kuJ kihx qoN Asmr`Q lgdI sI[
“kI ho igAw…?” pRIqpwl ny muskrw ky pu`iCAw[
ijvyN auh Acwnk iksy su&inAW dI dunIAw qoN muV ky AweI hovy[
“Kvry quhwfI Awvwz ivc kI kiSS hY, jI krdY....[”
“b`s, b`s! Ajy bVw icr ipAY jI krn nUM[” auh h`s irhw sI[
“AweI fONt no[’ mYN iek fwktr ho ky vI ies mwmly iv`c gMBIrqw dI kmI mihsUs krdI hW[”
“g`l suxo, qusIN nvyN Gr iv`c kdoN iS&t krnY?” ausny g`l dw ruK bdilAw[
“Swied ‘QYNks igivMg’ qoN ip`CoN[ bVw kMm rihMdw hY[ Ajy ‘ivMfo krtn’ l`gxy ny[ ‘lYNfskyipMg’ hoxI hY[ hW s`c quhwfy lwiek ie`k kMm Xwd Aw igAw[ myrI ‘fYkorySn-skIm’ ivc ‘ilivMg-rUm’ leI iek ipkcr cwhIdI hY, qwj mh`l dI[ ik`QoN imlygI?”
“fONt vrI’ myry ie`k trYvl eyjYNt dosq dy Awi&s ivc, mYN jwpwn eyAr lweInz dw ie`k postr vyiKAw sI, qwj mh`l dw[ ‘AweI iv`l gYt ie`t[’ hor kuJ?”
“hor b`s hux qusIN Aw jwE[ ikMny qrly hor kFwE gy?”
“A`Cw Pyr mhUrq kFwvWgy[[” aus ny h`sky ikhw[
“Awx dw jW ivAwh dw?”
“Awpy qW iliKAw sI, ik ivAwh dw bMDn zrUrI nhI [”
“lIgl ivAwh bwry qW mYN iblkul nhI socdI[”
“qwik koeI mkwn dw ih`sydwr nw bx jwvy?[” ausny tonw mwirAw[
“qusIN Acwnk ieh ikvyN soc ilAw?” auh gMBIr ho ky bolI[
“jsbIr! mYN izMdgI dI At`l scweI nUM cMgI qrW smJdw hW[ jdoN vI koeI pqI pqnI ie`k Awhlxw vswx bwry socdy ny, auh sB qoN pihlW b`cqW krdy ny, Gr bxWdy ny[ Pyr b`cy huMdy ny[ Es pRvwrk KuSI ivc dohW dw h`Q huMdY, ie`ko ijhw h`k huMdY[ ie`k au~jly Biv`S dw icqRx huMdY[ AsIN jIvn dI ijs ‘styj’ qy iml rhy hW, aus ivc myrw qW koeI ‘kMtrIibaUSn’ hI nhI[ AsIN ies irSqy nUM koeI kwZz dw rUp nhIN dyxw[ b`s r`b nUM hwzr nwzr jwx ky....[”
ikRsms vwly ‘vIk-AYNf’ qy jsbIr dy Gr ‘hwaUs-vwrimMg’ dy smwgm qy koeI fyF sO gYst Awey[ pRkwS Fyr swry pkvwn bxw ky ilAweI[ jsbIr bVy aulws iv`c sI[ rwgIAW ny bVw mnmohk kIrqn kIqw[ swirAW ny lMc ausdy ‘sivimMg-pUl’ lwgy bYT ky KwDw[
“ieh qwj mh`l dI ‘ipkcr’ ik`QoN AWdI ey?” pRkwS ny pRsMsw kridAW pu`iCAw[
“ieh ie`k khwxI hY[ gYstW dy jwx mgroN d`sW gI[” aus ny muskrw ky au~qr id`qw[ A`j pRkwS nUM auh vDyry pRsMn ic`q l`gI[ aus dIAW A`D mIcIAW A`KW iv`c iek sMqoS BrI Jlk sI[ Aqy bulHW qy nvIN qwzgI, sMqry dIAW PwVIAW vrgI[ ausdy ichry dw rMg hlky gulwbI sUt nwl kw&I ricAw imicAw l`g irhw sI, rySmI BwA mwrdw hoieAw[
koeI iqMn vjy q`k gYst cly gey[ dovyN shylIAW &YmlI rUm ivc cwh pI rhIAW sn[ pRkwS ny Pyr g`l SurU kIqI[
“ie`k g`l d`sW? A`j qUM bhuq sohxI lgdI hYN, qy rIlYksf vI[”
“mYN qW qyry Awx krky ‘rIlYksf &Il’ kr rhI hW[” auh Apxy bulHW ivc kuJ Cupw rhI sI[
“rihx dy, qUM mYnUM cwr nhI skdI[ ieh rMgq Awm idnW vrgI nhI[”
“Pyr d`sW….?”
auh ibnw kuJ khy aus dy au~qr dw ieMqzwr kr rhI sI[
“qUM pu`iCAw sI nw, ieh qsvIr ik`QoN AWdI hY?"
“Awho[”
“ieh AWdI nhI, ‘auh’ ilAwey sn….[” ausdI q`kxI ivc ie`k AjIb cmk sI[
“ieh ‘auh’ kOx ny beI?” pRkwS ny Ascrj nwl pu`iCAw[
“vwlIAw swihb[”
“A`Cw jI! ieh pRIqpwl qoN Acwnk vwlIAw swihb....?”
“hW ipCly h&qy Awey sn[”
“qUM bVI cusq hYN[ ‘buAwey-&rYNf ’ AwieAw qy hvw nhI l`gx id`qI[”
“auhnW kol ku`l cwr ku qW idn sn[”
“ik`Qy TihrwieAw?”
“auhnW ApxI ‘rYzrvySn, &YntynbilaU-ihltn rIzwrt’ ivc krvw r`KI sI[”
“&YntYsitk! hI hYz ey tyst[’ lE swnUM imAwmI ivc rihMidAW eyny swl ho gey, pr ie`k idn vI EQy jw ky nhI vyiKAw[ ‘iet mst bI hYvnlI[ iff XU hYv g`uf tweIm?”
“AYvrI imnt[”
“qdy mYN vI AwKW, A`j qW qUM AYNj muskVIAW h`sdI AYN, ijvyN muklwvy jw ky AweI hovyN[”
jsbIr nUM auh g`l eynI cMgI l`gI ik lwf nwl ausny pRkwS dI g`lH qy cUMFI v`F id`qI[
“A`gy d`s hor kI hoieAw?”
“sYtrfy-sMfy’ AsIN krUz qy cly gey[”
“ik`Qy?” pRkwS ny auqskqw zwhr kIqI[
“bhwmw[”
“s`cIN! bhwmw gey qW hMgwmw zrUr hoieAw hovygw[”
“jwh pry! AYsw kuJ nhI hoieAw jo qUM socdI hYN[”
“mYN nhI mMndI[ qusIN ‘krUz’ qy ie`ky ‘kYibn’ ivc....[ auh ikvyN irhw hoaU ibnw....?”
“nhI Xwr A`fo A`f ‘kYibn’ sn[ auh bVw AsUl vwlw bMdw hY[”
“qW Pyr krUz dw kI svwd AwieAw hoxY? smMudr qW ‘bIc’ qoN hI ids pYNdY[ myry iKAwl ivc jW qW auh koeI &irSqw hY[ jW iPr ausdy iv`c koeI kmI hoxI hY[” qy auh KusirAW vWg qwVI mwr ky h`sx l`g peI[
“pRkwS ! keI AwdmI qW Aorq nUM pihlI fyt qy iml ky hI is`Dy bYfrUm v`l c`lx dw sMkyq krdy ny[ eys ivAkqI ny sw& kih id`qw ik koeI ‘kim`tmYNt’ krn qoN pihlW swnUM ie`k dUsry nUM jwnx leI kwPI smW cwhIdY[ ‘lv mYloz ivd tweIm[’ vYsy auh bVw ipAwrw ienswn hY[ aus dI SKsIAq ivc ie`k AjIb loA hY[ ie`k in`G[”
“qUM Poky in`G vwly qoN kI lYxY? ijqnI qYnUM qWG hY, qYnUM qW auh cwhIdY ijs dI bu`kl ivc vVidAW hI BWbV bl au~Ty qy qUM mom vWg ipGl jwvyN[ ‘XU nIf ey rIAl hI-mYn[”
“ijMnw auh mzbUq hY nw, ausdw mYnUM AMdwzw EdoN hoieAw ijs idn AsIN ‘iSp’ dy ‘sivimMg-pUl’ iv`c gey[ aus ny mYnUM dohW bwhvW iv`c Awrwm nwl AYNj hI cu`k ilAw[ ‘lweIk ey bybI[”

“pr auNj qW AYs vwrI, aus ny qYnUM ‘Apnwx’ dI koiSS nW kIqI[”
“AYqkIN qW mYN vI sMgdI rhI[ AglI vwrI Aw lYx dy swrI ksr....[” auh iksy rMgIn su&ny dI pUrqI dy cwA ivc bolI[ pRkwS ny msW msW Apxw hwsw roikAw qy puCx l`gI[
“nI g`l sux! Awh sUt qW mYN qyry pihlW kdy nhI pwieAw vyiKAw[ iehdI ‘i&itMg’ qW rIAlI kwljw k`FdI hY[ auhnW dy huMidAW vI pwieAw sI?”
“kwhnUM, ieh pwrsl qW Ajy prsoN AwieAw hY[”
“mweI gwf! jy vwlIAw swihb qYnUM eys sUt iv`c vyK lYx qW qyrI KYr nhI[ Pyr nhI qMUN bcdI[” ausny A`K mwr ky CyiVAw[
“AVIey hux kIhdw jI krdY bcx nUM?” qy auh Kumwr BrIAW A`KW nwl muskrw peI[

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