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svyr dy ds ku vjy myrI jIp, jIvn vFg afpxI sfDfrn gqI AuWqy cwldI jf rhI hY. kwcf rsqf hY aqy ies dy swjy pfsy nihrI pfxI df KflI KflLf hY. jwtF dy lflc ny afpxy Kyq vwzy kridaF-kridaF rsqy nUM kfPI Cotf kr idwqf hY. ijvyN mnuwK afpxy supny vwzy krdf-krdf dUijaF dy supinaF nUM kwtdf hY, qroVdf-mroVdf hY. rsqy dI smrwQf hux hor Cotf nf ho skx dI siQqI nUM phuMc cuwkI hY.
swjy pfsy KyqF ivwc iewk mkfn hY. Aus dy nyVy phuMcx AuWqy mYN zrfeIvr nUM rukx df iesLfrf krdf hF. jIp rukdy sfr, isKfeI ivDI anusfr, gfrz Aus ivwcoN CflLF mfr ky Qwly AuWqrdy hn aqy cfr cuPyry lVfeI dy mYdfn vFg, ijwQy vI koeI zUMGI QF imlLdI hY, morcy mwl lYNdy hn. mYN swjy pfsy vflLy nyVy dy ispfhI nUM iesLfrf krdf hF. Auh afpxI aYWs[ aYWl[ afr[ (sYWlP loizMg rfeIPl) nUM iqafrI hflq ivwc PVIN Aus Gr vwl nUM vDdf hY.
myrI kMpnI dI izAutI ies ielfky ivwc PYly afqMkvfd qoN surwiKaf dyx dI hY. ies AudysL leI, Pors df, afm lokF nflL myl-imlfp, bhuq jLrUrI ho jFdf hY. ies nflL ijwQy surwiKaf dsiqaF nUM rfh-rsiqaF dI loVINdI jfxkfrI imlL jFdI hY AuWQy lokF ivwc surwiKaf dI Bfvnf vI jfgdI hY. iesy vrqfry ivwcoN keI vyr aglI ivAuNq ivcfr leI kImqI sUcnfvF vI imlL jFdIaF hn. ijnHF dI BflL ivwc, kmFzr, sdf hI afpxI soc dI bfjL awK, sqrk rwKdy hn.
pr ieh jIvn vI ikqnf bicwqr hY? hr iewk prfxI dI afpxI hI smwisaf, aqy AusdI afpxI hI pihl. ienHF DIaF-puwqF vrgIaF AugfeIaF PslF ivwc mfrU Gfa-bUtIaF vI pqf nhIN afpxy afp ikwDroN AuWg afAuNdIaF hn. iPr lwK XqnF AuWqy vI AunHF df bIa nfs nhIN huMdf. KyqF vwlL ingfh mfrdI myrI soc pqf nhIN ikwDr qur geI sI.
ieqny nUM Gr df mflk ispfhI dy awgy-awgy afAuNdf hY aqy jIp kolL af ky, nIvIN pf ky, awD ku df ho ky Klo jFdf hY.
"sB TIk-Tfk hY?" mYN Aus nUM puwCdf hF.
"hF jI sB TIk-Tfk eI aY." mYnUM Bgvfn isMG dy AuWqr qoN jfpdf hY ik asl ivwc ikDry nf ikDry koeI gVbV jLrUr hY.
myry idmfg ivwc iewk dm iewk soc GuMm jFdI hY aqy myrf pulsIaf mn sMBfvI, pulsI-sMBfvnfvF GVn lwgdf hY ik ipMz qoN bfhr-bfhr Gr dyK ky ho skdf hY vylLy-kuvylLy KfVkU iewQy afAuNdy hox? ik iewQy ikDry iksy DI-BYx dI iewjLq df svfl hI nf hovy? ik sLfied koeI KfVkU hux vI ies Gr ivwc nf Cuipaf hovy?
mYN Aus nUM Brosy ivwc lYx leI afpxf swjf hwQ Aus dy Kwby moZy AuWqy rwKdf hF. qy puwCdf hF, "kI gwl hY Bgvfn ishF? dws mYN qyrI kI shfieqf kr skdf hF."
"jI BlvfnI CwizaF qF hux bhuq dyr ho geI. Aus ny smiJaf mYN Blvfn ishF ikhf hY. gwlF vI bVIaF lMbIaF cOVIaF ny. afAu bYT ky cfh pIE qy gwl vI dws idMnF." myry idl ivwc iPr pulsIaf-zr AuWBr afAuNdf hY ik kI ies dI hlImI koeI KfVkUaF df PMdf qy nhIN? AunHF idnF ivwc KfVkUaF dy hOsly pUry BUqry hoey sn. keI QF AuWqy inwkI-motI vfrdfq krn ipwCoN, shfieqf jF pVqfl krn leI af rhIaF pulIs pfrtIaF AuWqy Gfq lf ky hmly kr idwqy jFdy sn. mfeInF lf ky pulIs gwzIaF AuzfeIaF jf cuwkIaF sn. surwiKaf dsiqaF nUM 'iksy vI QF AuWqy, iksy vI smyN twkr lYx dIaF' iswDIaF cxOqIaF idwqIaF jf rhIaF sn. mYN jIp ivwcoN AuWqr ky ajy pihlf pYr hI Aus Gr vwl puwtdf hF ik myry juafn ivDI-vwD dOV ky Gr dy cfr cuPyry morcy mwl lYNdy hn aqy do juafn koTy AuWqy cVH jFdy hn.
Gr df rsqy vwl df pfsf pwkf, rMg rogLn kIqf hoieaf, iewk KFdy-pINdy Gr dI idwK dy irhf sI. pr ipClf ihwsf Aus qoN ikqy pCiVaf hoieaf sI. ivckfr KflI axCwiqaf qkVf ivhVf sI qy AuWs ivwc kmfd pIVn vflLf vylxf gwizaf hoieaf sI. Duwpy mMjf zfh qy Aus AuWqy kwpVf ivCf ky mYnUM bYTx leI ikhf jFdf hY. qy afp Bgvfn isMG Qwly hI bYTx lwgdf hY. pr mYN AusnUM bFhoN PVky afpxy nflL hI bTf lYNdf hF. myry mn ivwc AuWgI Auqsukqf aqy KVkdI KuqKuqI inrMqr prcMz hY.
"hF dws iPr kI gwl hY?"
"sfihb jI pihloN cfh pI lvo." Auh aDIngI nflL bynqI krdf hY aqy nflL hI AuWcI dy ky kihMdf hY, "BfeI!, sfhb leI cfh ilaE."
iewk nOjuafn sjI PvI lVkI cfh dy do glfs lY afAuNdI hY. mYN try ivwcoN dUr vflLf glfs cuwkdf hF. mqy myry vflLy pfsy dy glfs ivwc koeI jLihr hI nf GolL rwKI hovy. ies sfvDfnI nUM Auh dovyN hI qfV lYNdy hn.
"sfhb jI ieh quhfzf afpxf Gr hY. iksy iksm df zr nhIN. byiPLkr rho. Blvfn ny ijLMdgI ivwc kdI JUT nhIN boilaf qy nf hI koeI DoKf kIqf hY."
"hF dws iPr kI kdI KfVkU qyry Gr afey hn?"
"jI afey hn iewk do vyr. bws rotI Kf ky, kuwJ Kfx-pIx leI nflL lY ky qur jFdy rhy hn. Auh Brosf iksy df nhIN krdy. ijqnI dyr iewQy rhy hn bhuq cukMny ho ky rhy hn. AunHF dy afAux jfx df koeI idn nhIN, koeI smF nhIN." Ausdy AuWqr ivwc iewk mkYnkIpx sI. pqf nhIN Auh ieh vfk kmFzrF awgy pihloN vI ikqnI vyr duhrf cuwikaf sI.
"iPr qYnUM hor ikhVI qklIP hY?" mYN afpxI cfh dI grm-grm Gwt BridaF puwiCaf.
"sfihb jI, quhfzy awgy kI lkoa hY. aPsr mfeI bfp smfn huMdy hn. myry duwK dI lMbI khfxI hY." ieh kihMdf hoieaf Auh afpxy swjy Kwby dyKdf hY ik ikDry Ausdf koeI DI puwq nyVy-qyVy qF nhIN. mYN vI koTy AuWprly juafnF vwl iewk njLr mfrdf hF. jo BfvyN cfh pI rhy hn pr pUry sqrk hn.
"qUM arfm nflL sfrI hI khfxI suxf dy. mYnUM koeI kfhlL nhIN." mYN cfrpfeI AuWqy inwT ky bYT jFdf hF.
"qusIN BwgU Blvfn df nF qF jLrur suixaF hovygf? BwgU gurdfspurIaf! Auh mYN hI hF. mYN afpxI juafnI ivwc dwb ky BlvfnI kIqI aqy rwj ky nF kmfieaf. dUr-dUr qIkr Blvfn myry qoN kMn BMndy sn. myrf bws ieho hI kMMm huMdf sI imhnq krnI aqy kusLqIaF lVnIaF."
"koeI hor muMizaF-KuMizaF vflLI koeI sLqfnI vI kIqI ik nhIN?" myry mUMhoN suBfivk hI inwklL igaf.
"nF jI iblkuwl nhIN. keIaF kuVIaF icVIaF ny myry nyVy hox dy Xqn kIqy pr mYN lMgoty df jqI irhf. keIaF ny mYnUM nisLaF dI iewlq lfAux dI vfh lfeI pr myry AuWqy prmfqmf dI imhr hI rhI qy mYN bicaf hI irhf."
"iPr ieh musIbq vflLI gwl ikvyN glL pY geI, prmfqmf dI kropI nflL?" myry ivcfr anusfr Blvfn ajy aslI smwisaf vwl nhIN sI muiVaf.
"sfhb jI Auho qF dwsx lwgF. BlvfnI dy nflL-nflL myrI srfPq dIaF vI DuMmF peIaF hoeIaF sn. ieho srfPq hI myry glL df Pfhf bx geI. myry ivafh dIaF gwlF vI cwl peIaF. keI irsLqy afAux lwgy. myrf shurf vI, DfrIvflL dy cyarmYn nUM nflL lY ky, mYnUM dyKx af igaf. Aus dI bol-cfl, inwK-idwK aqy apxypx ny mYnUM aYsf moh ilaf ik mYN Aus nUM hF kr idwqI."
Blvfn ny afpxy mF bfp df myry kolL koeI hvflf nhIN dwisaf. myrf iDafn vI mUl smwisaf vwl ruwiJaf hox kr ky, mYN vI Aus dy mF bfp vwl koeI svfl nf qoiraf. awgy Aus ny dwisaf ik Ausdf CyqI hI ivafh kr idwqf igaf. Aus df pihlf ipMz DflIvfl sLihr dy nyVy sI. AuWQy Aus df cMgf Gr sI. ijs dy ipCly pfsy cfr cuPyry afdmI qoN AuWcI blgx sI. ijs ivwc iewk sLyr vrgf kuwqf 'kflLU' sdf Kuwlf iPrdf rihMdf sI.
nvIN-nvIN qyjo afeI qF Aus dIaF sfrI-sfrI rfq gwlF nf muwkx. mYN BlvfnI Cwz afpxI KyqI dy kMm vwl nUM ho igaf. hflF ik kflLU kuwJ idnF ipwCoN qyjo df pUrf moh krn lwg ipaf sI pr Auh hmysLf ieho hI ikhf kry 'ies kuqIVH qoN mYnUM bVf zr lwgdY.' jdoN ik Blvfn kflLU nUM afpxI swjI bFh smJdf sI. ijs nUM ik Aus ny bVy hI lfz ipafr nflL pfilLaf sI. jo Gr dy ivwc icVI nhIN sI PVkx idMdf qy Aus dy Gr ivwc huMidaF Blvfn pUrI qrHF nflL insicMq sI.
iewk idn kflLU dI acfnk mOq ho geI. Blvfn nUM ies qrHF lwgf ijvyN Aus dy sky Brf dI mOq ho geI hovy. sfry kihMdy sn ik Aus nUM jLihr dy ky mfiraf igaf sI. ieh kMm iksy dusmx df hI ho skdf sI. pr Blvfn df qF koeI dusmx hI nhIN sI. Aus ny afpxI juafnI ivwc BlvfnI krky afpxy ielfky aqy ijlHy df nF AuWcf kIqf sI. kdI iksy nflL lVfeI JgVf nhIN sI kIqf. Ausdf suBf hY hI ieqnf sLIl sI ik agly dIaF do sux ky vI cuwp kr rihMdf.
Blvfn dws irhf sI. ik pihlf kuwqf mrn ipwCoN Aus ny iewk hor kqUrf lY aFdf. pr qyjo ny asmfn isr AuWqy cuwk ilaf ik ies nUM huxy hI moV ky af. Aus df kihxf sI ik Blvfn qF motI buwDI vflLf sI. jo afpxy isr AuWqy aYvyN hI pfp cVHfeI jf irhf sI. soc Blvfn vI kuwJ iesy prkfr hI irhf sI. pr iksy hor idsLf vwloN.
qyjo df kihxf sI ik ijs vYrI ny sLyr vrgf kflLU mfiraf hY kI Auh ies mlUk kqUry nUM jIx dyvygf?
vYrI df iPr aglf vfr kMD df iklf qoVn vwl nUM hoieaf. Aus AuWqy mohilLaF dI mfr kr ky QF-QF keI mGory kr idwqy gey. Blvfn iewQy vI bybs sI. Auh bfhroN hoey vfr qF sLfied Jwl hI lYNdf, pr ieh vfr qF Gr dy aMdroN hoey sn. Gr ivwcoN hoey vfrF nUM qF mhF sLkqIvfn aqy ivwdvfn rfvx vI nhIN sI rok sikaf. Blvfn dI rUh kurlf AuWTI pr Aus ny iewk cuwp sO suwK ivwc hI BlI smJI sI.
QoVy smyN ipwCoN hI Aus dI pqnI nUM bwcf hox vflLf sI qy Auh afpxy pyky clI geI. Aus df afpxf ihsfb ikqfb dwsdf sI ik ieqnI CyqI bwcf pyt nhIN sI pYxf cfhIdf. pr afpxy idl dI gwl Auh iks kolL kry? afpxf Juwgf cuwikaF afpxf hI pyt nMgf hoxf sI.
aKIr iewk idn Aus ny afpxf ieh rUh df rog afpxy shury nflL sFJf kIqf. shury Gr dy iewk pfsy bYTy, dovyN cfh pI rhy sn. "bfpU jI, myrI smJ ivwc nhIN afAuNdf ik qyj kOr nUM ieh bwcf ieqnI CyqI ikvyN pyt pY igaf?" Blvfn ny eyDr EDr dIaF gwlF qor ky afKr puwC hI ilaf.
"ieh sfrI gwl df mYnUM pqY." Auh sihj nflL boilaf. ijvyN Auh ies svfl leI pihloN hI iqafr sI. "ieh prvfr ivwc sB qoN vwzI hY. CoitaF ivwcoN iksy dI vI ihMmq nhIN ik ies dy awgy cUM vI kr jfx. afpxI mF mrn ipwCoN qF ieh hor vI jrvfxI bx bYTI. mYN iewk juafn-jhfn DI dy ikvyN mUMh lwgF? iewk vyr mYN ies nUM iJVikaf- qfiVaf vI. Ausy idn hI, iesny awg-bbUlf bxI ny, Gr nUM awg lf idwqI sI aqy sfry ipMz ny msF iekwiTaF ho ky buJfeI sI. Aus qoN ipwCoN qF myry buwlH hI sIqy gey, bws myrI mwq hI mfrI geI ..."
"iPr ieh pfp myry mwQy ikEN mVHnf sI?"
"puwq! soc ivcfr ky sfry ielfky ivwcoN iewk qUM hI mYnUM idKfeI idwqf jo myry ies rUh dy drd nUM dUr kr skdf sI. qUM Blvfn vI hYN, TMzy suBf vflLf vI hYN. soicaf sI ik qUM afpxI sLkqI aqy isafxp nflL sB kuwJ lIh qy lY afvyNgf. Blvfnf qyry awgy mYN afpxI JolLI awzdf hF, mYnUM ies pIV qoN mukq krdy. myry sfry pVdy Zk lY." Auh afpxy prny dI JolLI awgy krdf hoieaf boilaf sI. pihloN ipE ny afpxy buwlH sIqy sn aqy hux pqI ny sI ley. ies afs AuWqy 'ik cwlo glqIaF qF sfiraF qoN hI ho hf jFdIaF hn, jy svyr df Buwilaf sLfm nUM Gr af jfvy, Aus nUM Buwilaf nf jfxIeyN.' Aus ny sfrI gwl AuWqy imwtI pf idwqI sI. pr keI vyr ieh 'sLfm nUM Gr muV afAuxf' ieqnf srl aqy sihl nhIN huMdf. ijnHF dI jMmdI rUh ivwc hI Btkn bYTI hovy, Auh muV-muV Btkdy hn aqy Btkdy hI rihMdy hn.
Blvfn df hr pl kMizaF dI coB bx igaf. AusdI rotI kdI vI smyN isr Kyq nf awpVdI. Auh vylLy kvylLy Gr afAuNdf qF Aus nUM Gr dIaF hvfvF ivwcoN vYrI dI bU afAuNdI. lokF dy buwlHF AuWqy AusnUM AusdIaF hI cuglIaF idKdIaF. jdoN jIa afAuNdf, ibnF dwsy puwCy, qyj kOr pyikaF nUM qur geI huMdI. Blvfn dy jIvn ivwc hux kuwJ vI iQr nhIN sI.
bylxf clfAuNdf iewk rfq, Auh acfnk Gr afieaf qF AusnUM lwgf ijvyN koeI cIqf isLkfrI nUM dyK Gurny `coN dOV igaf hovy. iPr iewk idn pfxI dI bfrI dy ivwcoN hI Auh ipwCoN dI Gr muiVaf qF isLkfr Ausdy hwQF ivwcoN inklL igaf sI.
"ieh bMdf kOx sI?" Aus ny kVk ky qyj kOr nUM puwiCaf.
"ikhVf bMdf? mYN qF eyQy koeI bMdf nhIN dyiKaf." awgoN AuWqr DIrj nflL ies qrHF imilaf, ijvyN kdI kuwJ vfpiraf eI nf hovy. AudoN qIkr Blvfn dI awK mMjy `qy pey iewk Epry prny AuWqy pY geI.
"afh iks DgVy df aY?" Blvfn Aus vwl nUM AuNglL kr irhf sI.
"bhuqI tYN-tYN nf kr. ieh prnf iewQy ievyN hI rhU." qyj kOr kVkI, "bhuqf aOKYN qF mYnUM mfr dy. nhIN qF ieh awk qYNnUM cwbxf pAU, kflLU vFg." Auh idn igaf qy afh idn afieaf. AunHF dohF ivwc iewk cuwp smJOqf ho igaf. ijvyN ikvyN vI hovy jIvn prvfh dy awgy cwlx df.
Blvfn afpxy ipMz ivwc bhuq duKI sI. Auh ikDry dUr nws jfxf cfhuMdf sI. Aus ny CfqI dy jLor ivroDI nUM icwq krnf hI iswiKaf sI. Kqm krnf nhIN. kuwJ smyN ipwCoN Auho hI ivroDI jf koeI hor Blvfn Aus leI muV vMgfr bx KloNdf. hux Auh ies ipMz dy KfVy qoN dUr nws jfxf cfhuMdf sI.
ieh CbIl vI qyj kOr ny bxf leI. Aus ny DfrIvflL nyVy dI jLmIn mihMgy Bfa vycky afpxy pyky ipMz dI hwd nflL lwgdI, vfhI Xog, bhuqI jLmIn KrId leI. Ausdf ieh Gr Ausy jLmIn ivwc sI.
"Blvfnf! jdoN smyN nflL smJOqf eI kr ilaf, iPr duwK kfhdf?" mYN aslI gwl vwl moV kwitaf.
"sfhb jI, ieho qF duwK af. smoN sdf iewk nhIN rihMdy. ikvyN hI hovy mYN qF sfrf kuwJ shfr ilaf. hux muMzy juafn ho gey ny. vwzf muMzf ivafihaf igaf. Gr ivwc nUMh af geI hY. hux ieh sfry ies gwl dI bVI nmosLI mMndy ny.
"ies rog df dfrU KfilsqfnIaF kolL vI koeI nhIN. kihMdy, 'dws Blvfnf iksnUM gwzI cfVHnf? qyj kOr nUM, dUjy nUM jF dohF nUM? pr isMGF nUM muwl qfrnf pAU.' jy miraF-mfiraF duwK dUr ho skdf, iPr qy mYN hI kr lYNdf.
"sfhb jI, bwicaF df grm KUn aY. jy iksy ny kuwJ kr krf ilaf, myry sfry jIvn dI kIqI krfeI KUh ivwc pY jfAU. qusIN hI kuwJ kro?"
"qyj kOr, bwicaF df moh vI krdI af ik nhIN?" mYN gMBIr ho ky puwCdf hF.
"jI Auh moh qF myrf vI bQyrf krdI af. bwicaF AuWqy qF jfn iCVkdI hY. kMm vI bQyrf krdI af. ijhVy kMm nUM hwQ pfAuNdI af Ausy nUM awgy lf lYNdI af. bws iewk ihMz dI BYVI af. ijhVI gwl mUMhoN kwZdU kyrF iPr ----" awgy Blvfn cuwp krky rUh ivwc iewk vwt ijhf KFdf hY.
"bulf jLrf bIbI qyj kOr nUM. Auhdy nflL vI gwl krIey."
"jI Auh qF ruws ky prsoN dI pyky geI hoeI af. kihMdI, sFBo afpxf Gr, jy mYN ieqnI eI mfVI aF. iPr mYN Aus dy eI Gr vsUM, ijnHUM mYN cMgI lwgdI aF."

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