Kuurn qoN pihloN

kukuljIq mfnljIq mfn

do sLbd khfxIkfr bfry

kuljIq mfn trFto df iewk invyklf khfxIkfr hY. afp Aus ny iPlfsPI ivwc mfstr aqy lfa kIqf hoieaf hY. iesy leI Aus dI khfxI ivwc iPlfsPfnf aMdfjL huMdf hY qy Auh qrk prDfn huMdI hY. Auh rojLfnf dy jIvn ivwcoN afpxI khfxI dIaF qMdF PVdf hY aqy afpxI ivsLysL soc anusfr AusnUM klf ivwc ZflLdf hY. Aus dIaF bhuqIaF khfxIaF mfnvI irsLiqaF nflL sbMDq huMdIaF hn. ijnHF nUM Auh pfqrF dy idlF ivwcoN AuGfVdf hY. Aus dIaF khfxIaF idlF nUM hlUx ky rwK idMdIaF hn.

hux qIkr Auh vDIaf pMdrF vIh khfxIaF ilK cuwkf hY. nmUMny vjoN Aus dI iewk khfxI pMjfbI pfTkF leI pysL hY.

-ikrpfl isMG pMnUM trFto -knyzf.

dyv mfmf Auhdf koeI skf mfmf nhIN sI Auh qy sLfied kdy AuhdI mF nUM imilaf vI nf hovy pr rfj qy kulvMq dI rIso rIsI Auh vI AuhnUM mfmf hI swddf sI qy imsjL dyv nUM mfmI jI. dyv qy imsjL dyv ny vI kdy PLrk nhIN kIqf sI rfj qy jspRIq ivwc. hr idn suwD qy AusdI vI Auho pwuC pVqfl huMdI jo BxyivaF dI hoxI cfhIdI hYY.

Auh keI vfr socdf ienHF irsLiqaF dI bxqr bfry qF Auhdf mn Aucft ho jFdf. jjLbfqI irsLiqaF dI imwqrqf ikMnI gUVHI huMdI hY qy Kfs krky ieh aihsfs AudoN hor vI AuGVdf hY jdoN sfnUM ieh vI pqf nhIN lgdf ik sfzI afpxI Cwq Qwly hI iekwTI hoeI BIV iksy hor BIV dI qlfsL ivwc hY.

Eh vI sLU lfhky Qwly bysmYMt ivwc cly gey, AunHF dy sLU ieqnI sPfeI nfl cuwk ley gey ijvyN Auh afey hI nf hox. AunHF smiJaf ajy koeI nhIN afieaf pr bysmYMt ivwc jfky pqf lwgf ik Auh qF sgoN lyt afey sn. gryt gruwp dI sfrI pltn Qwly juVI bYTI sI. ies qrHF lgdf sI ijvyN bysmYMt ivwc koeI sfjsL cl rhI hovy. hr koeI KusL qy cup sI. mMUhF qy AuNglF qy cyhiraF df KyVf dsdf sI ik awj df idn Kfs qoN vI Kfs hY. nIJF ny Auqsukqf df pwlf PiVaf hoieaf sI. doovF muMizaF dy cfnx AunHF dy cyhry qy BK rhy sn. ieMJ lgdf sI ijvyN sonf kudflI ivwc ipaf hovy, bfhr afAuNidaF hI ilsLk pvygf. Aus ilsLk dI Auqsukqf sfiraF nUM sI, bs BfvnfvF dy imafr vwKo vwKry sn. jspRIq dy idl ivwc ksk AuTI kfsL Auhdf afpxf vI aYsf hMsF df joVf huMdf! … kfsL kuuwuCV iKzfeI, puwqF vFg pflI, imwTI ny ies qrHF sFJ nf qoVI huMdI qF sLfied agly sfl af rhI AuhdI islvr jublI aYnvrsrI vI … .

"ikAuN beI ikhVy gryz ivwc jfnF?" aMkl dy kIqy suafl ny AuhnUM vihxF ivwcoN kwiZaf. "aMkl tvYlv gryz ivwwc jfnF." jspRIq dy vwzy muMzy ny juafb idqf. Auhdy bfrHvIN ivwc hox ny AuhnUM koeI hulfs kdy vI nhIN sI idwqf. Auh ijvyN hfr irhf sI, idnoN idn dldl ivwc zuwb irhf sI, pl-pl mr irhf sI AuhdI pihcfn ijvyN hnyrf pihn rhI sI. Ausny afpxy puwqr vwl dyiKaf ijvyN bs dI AuzIk kr rhy iksy hor musfPr vwl vyKIdf hY. Auh ijvyN pihcfxdf hovy afAuuNx vfly smy nUM, ikqnI byruKI sI ies buJfrq vrgI sFJ ivwc, ijvyN dwby hoey mUslF ivwc isrP qUVI hI hovy hor kuJ vI nhIN. Auh muMzy dI smJ nUM smJdf sI qyy ieh koeI mirg iqRsLnF df jmGtf nhIN sI.

"ikhVI pfvF?" ipafry ny hOlI ijhI Auhdf moZf hlUixaF. "ijhVI mrjLI pfdy, mYnUM koeI PLrk nhIN pYNdf." ipafry ny rfey pf idwqI. AuhnUM pqf sI Auh ieho pINdf hY. AuhdI pIV sLfied sfry smJdy sn.

AuWpr KVkf hoieaf qF Qwly ihldI cuwp ny hor sfh rok ley, sUeI izgx dI afvfjL vI suxI jf skdI sI. pr ieh qF igafn hoxIN sn. Auh vI ihldI cuwp ivwc afky sLfml ho gey. bysmYMt dy awD ivckfr kyk ipaf sI qy nfl hI sLYNpn dI boql iewk nuwkry peI sI.

hrimMdr qyy anUp ny mMmI zYzI qoN Auhly sB nUM swidaf sI qy pwkI kIqI sI ik mMmI zYzI nUM pqf nf lwgy. aYn moOky isr mfsI mfsV nyy mMmI zYzI nUM jrUrI kMm leI swd ilaf sI. hux df KVkf jrUr aslI sI, hrimMdr ny mUMh qy AuNgl rwK ky sB nUM cuwp krfieaf. ijvyN hr cfhq qy kbjLf nhIN huMdf ievyN hI hfsy TwTy vI byprvfhIaF Bfldy hn qy ienHF byprvfhIaF ivwc jspRIq vI sLfml sI afpxy aDUrypn nUM Buwlky.

hrimMdr qy anUp Aupr cly gey. hrimMdr boilaf, "zYz mMm bysmYMt ivwc clo quhfnUM iek gym idKfldF hF." dyv sUlL lfhky hrimMdr dy nfl cl ipaf. anUp boilaf, "iek imMt Tihro mMm vI afpxI jYkt tMg lvyy." Qwly sfry sfh rokI Aupr dI vfrqflfp sux rhy sn. awgy-awgy hrimMdr ipwCy anUp qy AunHF dy ipwCy-ipwCy dyv qy imsjL dyv af rhy sn. Qwly hnyrf sI. jdoN Qwly phuMcy qF iewkdm bwqIaF jg peIaF qy nfl hI sFJI avfjL gUMjI ‘srprfeIjL’.

sfrf gryt gruwp iekwTf vyKky Auh smJ gey, sfry AunHF nUM vDfeIaF dy rhy sn. Auh KusLI ivwc KIvy ho rhy sn. AunHF dy cyhry qy jlfl, mn ivwc KusLlLI nwc rhI sI. AunHF dI awzI jLmIn qy lwg nhIN rhI sI mfx krky. ieqnF mfx snmfn puwqF vloN iml irhf sI AunHF dIaF JolIaF CotIaF pY rhIaF sn. pMjF ku imMtF bfd hI dyv afpxy afp ivwc pRbMD vfcx lwgf ikqy inafixaF koloN koeI ksr nf rih geI hovy, pr AuWQy qF hr cIjL AuWqoN dI sI jdoN dyv nUM inscf ho igaf qF boilaf, "ilafE beI myry vI buwlH igwly krfE."

"nhIN zYz pihlF kyk kwtoo." puwqr df hukm suxky dyv kyk vl ho igaf. jspRIq dy idl ivwc cIs AuWTI, brPL hoey irsLiqaF dI sIq Auhdy mn ivwc ksk bxky cuBx lwgI.

AuhnUM Xfd afieaf ieh bhfrF Auhny vI kdy vyKIaF sn. sLnIvfr df idn, hmysLF cfh Auh afp bxfAuNdf qy bwicaF dy suwuwqy-suwqy Auh cfh lYky afpxI pqnI dy srHfxy jFdf. Auh dovyN KusLI ivwc mcldy, pl rhy bwicaF dy BivwK bfry socdy. Auh aksr itwcrF krdf, afpxf bYYWz hovy bMdf Cfl mfrky cVHdf, bgfny bYYWz qy afky qrly hI krny pYNdy hn.

agoN bIvI kihMdI, "aYNvyN mMgiqaF vFg qrly nhIN krIdy ijMnIN jgf imly bih jfeIdf."

Auh agoN juafb idMdf, "asIN PLwkr mMMgqy hF. axK nfl mMgxf nhIN qy BuwKy mr jfxf." iPr Auh Cfl mfrky kMD vfly pfsy hoky awDf mMjf mwwl lYNdf. bIvI kihMdI jLrf pry hoieE qF ‘kihMdf hux mYN kMD pfVky iksLor dy Gr clf jfvF? ’ ieho ijhy mjLfkF nfl sLnIvfr dI svyr sLuruU krky bicaF nfl sfrf idn bqFAuNdy. pr ieh sfrf kuJ ijvyN PrIjL ho igaf sI. jspRIq ny afKrI Guwt Brky glfs KflI kIqf qyy Auh vI kyk vflI myjL duafly Klo igaf. hrimMdr qy anUp ny mMmI qy zYzI nUM ivwc KlHfr ilaf, hrimMdr boilaf, "zYz … mOm … XU afr gryyt … `qy nfl hI Auhdf gwc Br afieaf. awKF ivwc hMJU Brky hwsxf, ies aihsfs df pwl kdy-kdy hI gujLrdf hY ijMdgI ivwc, qy aYsf hI aihsfs AuWQy pliraf ipaf sI. imsjL dyyv ny hrimMdr nMU klfvy ivwc lY ilaf. hrimMdr iPr boilaf, "zYz afeI no qusIN ikvyN kYnyzf afky lfeIP sLlLurU kIqI, qy mOm qusIN ikvyN sfnMU pRvfn cVfieaf … afeI jst PIl prfAUUz … nfE sfzy kol sB kuwJ hY … afeI prOmYs df bYst … bt afeI kYNt … mYN quhfzy Auh idn nhIN vfps kr skdf. vUeI trfeI. AuhnyyN anUp dy huwJ mfrI qy nfl hI hrimMdr dI Pyr iGwgI bwJ geI.

sB aKF swjl ho geIaF. hr iewk nUM Auh pl isLwdq nfl mihsUs ho irhf sI. jspRIq dIaF awKF vI Br afeIaF Auhny afpxI bIvI vwl vyiKaf Auh vI awKF pUUMJ rhI sI. kyk kwtx qoN bfd sLYpn dI boql KolHI geI. Pyr hrimMdr ny zYz mOm nUM zFs krn leI ikhf.

jspRIq vfps afky afpxI kursI qy bYT igaf. sooc irhf sI csLmy rokx df sLOk pflx vfly qF hor keI hn mYN qF kdy vI ijMdgI dI rvfngI nUM nhIN htikaf Pyr myry nsIb aYny jVH iksqrF ho gey. kI afpxy sMskfrF nfl jIxf gunfh hY? mYN kI gunfh kIqf sI! hy rwbf mYYNnUM myry iks gunfh dI sjf iml rhI hY? Auh soc irhf sI qy mihsUs kr irhf sI, ijvyN sfry hI Auhdy vwl vyK rhy hox, ijvyN Auh kuJ puwCxf cfh rhy hox. pr puwCdy nhIN. ieh socdy hn ik ieh afp dwsy. Auh kI dwsy sfiraF nUM. sfiraF nUM pqf hY myrI bIvI df nfm sqvMq hY, myry do muMzy hn iewk sqfrF sfl df ivkI qy bfrF sfl df jwgI. mYN iewk Kfs pihcfn df vfrs hF … pr jd df imwTI ny Gr Cwizaf hY, ijvyN sfrf kuJ hI bdl igaf hovy. ijvyN AuhnUM nvyN isirAuuN AuWgxf pY irhf hovy.

inrml ny Auhdf moZf hlUixaF Auh qRBk ky afpxy iKaflF ivcoN inkilaf. "Eh bfibE ikhVy iKaflF ivwc KuuwBy hoo." inrml ny Drvfs dyyNidaF ikhf.

"kuJ nhIN, bs aYvyN hI jjLbfqI brsfq ivwc iGr igaf sI. dyv dy inafixaF qF idl hI Tfr idqf. kfsL rwb sfiraF nUM ieho jyhI sMqFn dyvy. Auh! afeI aYm sOrI qUM qy Xfr rwb rub nUM mMndf nhIN. vYsy qyrf mfrks kI kihMdf ieho jyhy msilaF qyy."

"jspRRIq, mfrks qy jo kihMdf Auh jfnx leI qy iewk ijMdgI vI QoVI hY pr myrI Dfrxf ieh hY ik kdy vI iksy cIjL nUM bdlx dI koisLsL nf kro. ieh phfV, ieh ndIaF, ieh bfg bgIcy qusIN nhIN bdl skdy. ijsnUM qusIN kih dyNdy ho ieh kudrq df kmfl hY. ijwQy vws nhIN cldf AuhnUUM rwb nfl joV idMdy ho. qy ijsqy quhfzI jor ajmfeI ho skdI hY AuhnUM pkV ky bYT jFdy ho ik iehnUM qF afpxy muqfbk mroV ky CzUMU. jst tyk iewt ien tutYiltI. mnuwK nUM bdlo nf, AuhnUM smuwcqf ivwc apnfvo jF nf apnfvo. jdoN iksy nUM bdlx dI koisLsL krdy ho AudoN smwisaf vI afAuNdI hY, duK df kfrx vI bxdy hoo."

"pr mhFrQI jI ikqy smJOqf vI qF krnf pYNdf." ipafrf ivwcoN hI boilaf.

"afdmI ijMdgI ivwc isrP afpxy skUn dI imwwtI hI puwuwt skdf hY. hor iksy dI nhIN. smJOqy qF buinafdI qOr qyy aOOjfr hn cl gey TIk, jy nf cwly nF shI. smJOOiqaF, sumJOiqaF qy inrBr nhIN krnf cfhIdf." inrml ny ijvyN PYsLYsLslf suxfieaf hovy.

"pr smfj dIaF kdrF kImqF, smfj df ZFcf, ieh sfry smJOiqaF qy hI KVy hn." krqfr ny gwl awgy qornI cfhI.

"smJOOqy qy loV ivwc Prk hY krqfr ishF. loV dI isLwdq kdy-kdyy siqkfrI vI jFdI hY. ieh quhfzy sfmHxy hI hY hIr rFJf, ssI punUM qy imrjLf sfihbF ny ikhVy cwj kIqyy sn. pr awj lokIN ienHF nUM Xfd krdy hn.

ikwisaF dy nfm suxky jspRIq dI bIvI vI kol af geI qy bolI, "ieh qy soohxI dI kuurbfnI sI jo awDI rfq nUM diraf pfr krky jFdI sI. Xfd lokIN ikAuN nf krn Pyyr, Auhny jfn vI dy idqI."

"ikqy qUM vI nf GVf cuwkky qur peIN. qyrf Bfr GVy ny nhIN Jlxf. aYvyN kMZy qy hI TMz lvf bvyNgI." jspRIq dI gwl suxky hfsf pY igaf. sfry KusL sn ik jspRIq df idl vI hOlf hoieaf nhIN qy Auh guuafcf ijhf hI bYTf sI. jspRIq Pyr sMjIdf hoky boilaf, "stwzI dwsdI hY ik bwcy aksr gflI gloc GroN iswKdy hn qy aYsy hI bxdy hn. eIvn lVkIaF vwzy hoky gflI gloc vflf rIlysLn hI BfldIaF hn. mYN aYsI iksy rIsrc nfl sihmq nhIN hF. byloVy jLKm qF prvfr qoN bfhr imldy hn. smfj qoN, skUl qoN. myry vwl dyKo, mYN kI nhIN kIqf afpxy prvfr leI. pr myrI afpxI BYx ny Auh sbk ikAuN nhIN iswiKaf? ikhVy sMskfr dI pfx aYsI sI jo Aus iQMdy GVy qoN iqlk geI? Gr koeI qfsL dy pwiqaF df qF nhIN bxdf, AuWcf AuT igaf, pr jy iewk icVI vI bYT geI qF Zih ZyrI ho igaf. iewk pqI, iewk pqnI, bwcy … bws bx igaf Gr? iewk sFJI cIjL sMcfr krdI hY, ijvyN ies Gr ivwc hY … dyv dy Gr ivwc … iesdy bwicaF ivwc … . imwTI AuNdoN ds sfl dI sI myry bwicaF vrgI jd kYnyzf afeI sI. Gr afAuNidaF hI isr qy cuMnI bMnH leI. pihly idn qoN isr Guitaf ies jnfnI ny." jspRIq ny afpxI pqnI vwl iesLfrf kIqf.

"cl Cwz Xfr." inrml ny tflxf cfihaf, pr jspRIq ny iPr lVI joVnI cfhI, "idl krdf gwzI Qwly isr dy dyvF, pr ies kbIldfrI dy tokry df kI krF? Gr dIaF iksLqF kOx qfrU …?" jspRIq zuskx lwg ipaf. "myrf qF Xfr idl tut igaf."

"qUM afpxI kbIldfrI nijwT, qYnUM iksy nfl kI." aMkl ny hmdrdI idKfeI.

"aMkl jI, zugzugI qF vjfeI jf irhF mdfrI vFg, pr idl ijhf nhIN lgdf. myrI vI prsnl lfeIP hY, ieh gwl mYN ieqnI asfnI nfl ikAuN nhIN kih skdf? mYN qF aMkl CotIaF CotIaF gwlF ivwcoN KusLI Bflx vflf afpxI kmfeI ijMdgI jI irhf sI. hux qF ieAuN lgdY ijvyN sfrf sMsfr hI mYnUM ksUrvfr smJ irhf hovy."

"nhIN nhIN … ieh qyrf aYvyN Brm hY." aMkl ny AuhdI gwl kwtI. "qyrI kmfeI nUM koeI nhIN Ko skdf, aYvyN idl hOlLf nf kiraf kr. rwb AuhnUM vI KusL rwKy. rwb dIaF myhrF df koeI aMq nhIN, qyrI hMsF dI joVI hY. ieh dyKlY qyry sfmHxy hrimMdr qy anUp ikvyN TMzIaF CfvF dI bhfr krI jf rhy hn. bws QoVf icr hor Tihr, qyry sB duwK kwty jfxgyy."

"qusIN kI hr jgHf afpxI hI rfm khfxI KolH ky bYT jFdy ho? quhfzy nfl koeI jwgoN qyrHvIN hoeI hY?" kfr ivwc bYTidaF hI sqvMq ny jspRIq nUM iJVikaf. "vyylf kuvylf nhIN dyKdy, jgHf nhIN dyKdy. AunHF dI KusLI dy mOky, qusIN afpxI hI kVHI GolLI jFdy sI. quhfnMU ikMnI vfr ikhf hY ik jy nhIN pwcdI qF nf pIaf kro. bMdf KusLI dy mOky cMgIaF gwlF kry. pr lgdY quhfnUM qF cMgIaF glF ijvyN Buwl hI geIaF hox. … hfey myrI imwTI … hfey myrI imwTI …. Auh imwTI pvy ZTy KUh ivwc. qusIN afpxf Gr dyKoo." sqvMq ny js dI KuMb TwpidaF ikhf.

"hux afh sIt bYlt bMn lvo aYvyN koeI pulIs vflf mfmf af igaf qF AuhnUM vI suxnIaF pYxIaF quhfzIaF gwlF … ivcfrf pulIsvflf." sqvMq ny axcfhy mihmfn nfl hmdrdI jqfeI.

"cwl jrf af typ vflf btn dwb koeI gfxf sLfxf hI suxIeyy." js ny afpxI lfh pfh tflxI cfhI.

"zYz mYN bfeINzr lYxf." jwgI ny ipClI sIt qoN ikhf.

"bfeINzr qUM isr `c mfrnf dUxI df phfVf qy qYnMU afAuNdf nhIN."

"zYz ieh dUxI df phfVf kI huMdf?" "puwq tyblF nUM kihMdY qyrf zYz."

"lY tyybl qy myry koloN tYn qk sux lvo. afeI no aYvrIiQMg."

"ivl XU kIp kuafiet?" ivkI ny sfiraF nUM cuwp krfAuNidaF AuWcI afvfjL ivwc ikhf.

sB cuwp kr gey. iewk sfjsL qihq, ieh sfjsLF df jmGtf iewkTf ho irhY sI lgBg iewk sfl qoN … .

AudoN qoN jdoN jspRIq ny kMD ivwc isr mfrky isr pfV ilaf sI. qyjI nfl isMmdf lhU sfry prvfr ny dyiKaf sI. aYNbUlYNs `c iljf rhy js dI ilbVI pwg ivwkI ny PVI sI. sqvMq ny qyjI nfl awKF JpkIaF sn qy jwgI isrP roieaf sI.

js ny jo dyyiKaf, Auh dyKxf nhIN cfhuMdf sI. iewwk tYlIPon kfl … ijsny AusdIaF nfVF Tfr idwqIaF. mr-mr ky jIx ny iewk JuxJuxI leI qy Ausdf isr kMD ivwc vwjf bykfbU hoky.

Aus Gtnf qoN bfd hI sLurU hoieaf AuunHF sfijsLF df islislf. … Czo jI afpxy inafixaF df iKafl kro. sqvMq ny muwZ bMinHaF. kdy vI kimAUnIkysLn nf qoVo … ieh ieMzIaf nhIN, bwicaF dI sO mMnxIaF pYNdIaF. ieh sI sqvMq dI pqI nUM slfh … mF–puwqF dI sfjsL GVI geI "zYz df iKafl rwKxf ienHF nUM duKI nhIN krnf. … qy ivwkI tIn eyjLr iewk sMpUrn iekfeI. bfkI sfrf prvfr iewk mwq iewk slfh.

ivwkI ny stIirE dI afvfjL AuWcI kIqI qy bYNz vI cyNjL kr idqf, iksy ny AusnUM zwikaf nhIN.

ivwkI hmysLF cuwp rihMdf. buiJaf-buiJaf, pr sihimaf hoieaf nhIN. bVy hI bolz suafl zYz nUM puwCdf. AusdIaF aKF `c aKF pfAuNx qoN jspRIq vI qRihMdf.

sfrf prvfr iqafr, ivwkI vI, aYn mOky qy tYlIPon dI GMtI … "Xo vtsL awp, afeI aYm kimMg." ivwkI boilaf, "zYYz mYN jf irhF afpxI kIa lY jfnf, muV afAUNgf iqMn cfr GMty qwk."

sfrf prvfr hYrfn, js dy mwQy dIaF iqAUVIaF nUM sqvMq ny qfiVaf qy mUMh qy AuNgl rwKI. pr js dy mUMhoN iPr vI inkl igaf, "no XuU kYNt go?"

"vfht!" ivwkI boilaf, "mYN quhfnUM ienPfrm kr irhf hF quhfzy koloN iejfjq nhIN lY irhYY." Auh cfbI GuMmfAuNdf droN bfhr ho igaf qy jFdf-jFdf iPr vfps af igaf qy boilaf, "zYz afeI lv XU gfiejL, bt XU sLuz groa awp nfE."

js qF AuWQy hI mwQf PVky bYT igaf qy sqvMq bolI, "dPf hovy ijwQy hoxf, qusIN ikAuN isr PV ky bYT gey. AuWTo jfxf nhIN?" jspRIq ny aKF AuWqy cuwkIaF, AusdI qwkxI ivwc ivcfrgI sI, ijvyN axcfhy kMm qy lfey GMty lhU bxky awKF ivwc jMm gey hox, Pyr boilaf, " qUM kfr stfrt kr mYN huxy afieaf qy rsoeI vwl clf igaf."

kfr `c bYTidaF hI js boilaf, "qyry kol kfr `c koeI avfrf ijhI typ hY, aj idl krdf gfxyy sunx nUM."

sqvMq ny Kwwby moV muVidaF swwjy pfsy jspRIq vwl vyiKaf, ijvyN do idsLfvF ny ieksur hox leI pfsf priqaf hovy. "qusIN iksy zfktr nUM ikAuN nhIN imldyy?" acfnk sqvMq ny slfh idwqI. "myrf mqlb iksy kONslr qoN hY. sfry afpxI ijMdgI jI rhy hn kyvl iewk quhfzy ibnF."

"mYN gwl krFgf zfktr nfl svyryy." js ny sfry qxfvF nUM iewk krky ijvyN rwsI vwtI hovyy. "mYN gwl krFgf ivwkI nfl svyry, sfrI Aumr gflL idwqI ienHF vfsqy qy ieh ies qrHF ivhfr krdy hn ijvyN mYN afdmI nf hovF koeI pwQr hovF."

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"hF beI ivwkI rfq qyrI kI smwisaf sI. AudoN mYN kfhlI `c sI hux gwwl kr." jspRIq ny svyry awT vjy ivwkI nUM suwqy pey nUM AuTflLdy hoey, afpxy bfp hox df hwk jqfieaf.

"kMm afn zYz, lYt mI hYYv sm slIp." ivwkI ny kMbl isr qy iKwc ilaf. jspRIq ny kMbl dI kMnI PVky ivwkI nUM Pyr AuTfilaf, ijvyN ipCly dsF sflF dI idwqI iZwl awj hI iksy isry lfAuNxI cfhuMdf hovyy.

ivwkI AuT ky bYT igaf, " vt iejL Xuar prfblm zYz."

"jf pihlF vfsLrUm mUMh Doky af qy Pyr mYnUM dws, rfq qUM aYsf bIhyv ikAuN kIqf?"

"zYz CotI ijhI gwl nUM qUM idl qy lfky bYT igaf. afpF sfry jf rhy sI, qy mYYnUM acfnk ikqy hor jfxf pY igaf. vwt ey ibwg zIl. myrI afpxI vI koeI prsnl lfeIP hY jF nhIN?"

"mYnUM qy aYnF pqf qUM rfq myrI ienslt kIqI ey. mYN qyyy qyrI mOm rfq hrt hoey hF. qUM ajy knUMnI qOr qy vI aTfrF sfl df nhIN hoieaf."

"Eh km afn zYz … zoNt tYl mI mfeI ilwmts afeI no dYWm."

js ny soicaf, sKLqI nfl kMm nhIN clxf. Auh nrmfeI nfl boilaf, " ivwkI byty dyK afpF iewk prvfr hF, mYYN dyK ikMnI myhnq krdF, vIkaYMz qy vI kMm krnf. qyrI mMmI vI nfly Puwl tfeIm kMm krdI ey nfly Gr df kMm qy nfly lokF dy kpVy vI sINdI hY. kfhdy leI mfeI sn? sB quhfzy leI. qyry qy jwgI leI. ieh aYzf Gr kfhdy leI? quhfzy leI. asIN qF iehdy `c isrP sONdy hF. aYzIaF-aYzIaF iksLqF qF hI dyNdy hF beI ieh PrI ho jfey aqy qusIN mOjF kroo."

"no zYz, XU afr rONg. ieh sB qusIN sfzy leI nhIN kr rhy. qusIN afpxy leI kr rhy ho. afpxI eIgo leI kr rhy ho. jdoN df srqfjL aMkl ny vwzf Gr ilaf, quhfzI nINd hrfm ho geI. qusIN vwzf Gr lYky AuhnUM kMpIt kr rhy ho. pqf nhIN iks iksm dI sfiekI hY quhfzI. iekwlI quhfzI hI nhIN srqfjL aMkl dI vI. blym qusIN sfnUM kr rhy ho. jy qusIN myry leI krnf cfhuMdy ho qF zYz mYnUM quhfzf ieh Gr nhIN cfhIdf. ipCly sfl mYN quhfnUM hom iQeytr ikhf sI, qusIN nFh bol idwqI. quhfnUM kfr nvIN cfhIdI hY. Auh KrIdo. jy kuwJ krnf hI hY qF afpxy leI kro. Evr tfeIm bMd kr idE. mOm nUM lYky ikqy CuwtIaF qy jfE, rIlYks kro. ieh Gr vyc idE qy jy myrI mMno qF PrYrI kfr KRIdo … … XYs XU kYn zYz … … … hYv sm PLn … … trfeI tU bI hYpI rYdr dyYn kryjLI afl df tfeIm. zoNt iptI aOn XoarsylPL. myry sfry dosqF kol kMmipAUtr hY qy qusIN kihMdy ho mYN kMmipAUtr isr `c mfrnf? ids iejL izsksitMg … "

"bhuqIaF gwlF nf kr, CuwtIaF mYN jfnf qF hF. mYnUM nhIN hvfeI hvueI cMgy lgdy. AuWQy jfky mYN rotI ikwQoN KfAUN? mYN ieMzIaf jFdf CuwtIaF mnfAux qyrI mOm jFdIaf ieMzIaf."

"zYz ieMzIaf qusIN CuwtIaF mnfAuNx nhIN jFdy, tYnsLn KrIdx jFdy ho. CuwtIaF qoN bfd bMdf PLrYsL huMdf qy qusIN vfps afky … qy mOm vfps afky isr qy cuMnI bMnHI rwKdIaf mhInf … mhInf … myrf qy idwl krdf CUt kridaF AunHF lokF nUM jo quhfzy vrgy sfP bMidaF df vI idl duKfAuNdy af."

"AunHF nUM CUt krn dI gwl Cwz, qUM afpxI gwl kr. Auh qy bygfny … qUM qy sfzf afpxf KUn … qUM sfzf lhU ikAuN pInYN?" jspRIq lwg pwg ro hI ipaf.

"kMm afn zYz." ivwkI ny klInYks df zwbf zYz awgy kr idqf. "zYz qusIN mYnUM smJdy nhIN. mYN quhfzf sn hF. qusIN afpxI soc bdlo, mYnUM nf bdlo. mYN quhfnUM lv krdf hF. afeI ivsL qusIN sdf KusL rho. zONt trfeI tU kMtrol mI. afeI kYNt asYWpt iet." ivwkI vfsLrUm clf igaf. sLfvr dI AuWcI avfjL sux ky jspRIq ny vI suK df sfh ilaf qy ihwk ivwc GuwtI Buwb awKF rfhIN bfhr kwZI. iPr isskIaF lYNdy nUM sqvMq ny af ky cuwp krfieaf, pfxI df glfs idwqf qy kol KVHy jwgI nUM afpxI AuNgl lfky prHF lY geI.

sqvMq rsoeI ivwc hI sI jdoN js vI AuWQy af igaf qy boilaf mYN vIkaYNz vflf kMm Cwz dyxf, mYQoN nhIN huMdf … nfly kI Pfiedf … kfhdy leI … sqvMq kuJ nf bolI. js tYlIPon dI kflr ilst cYWk krn lwg ipaf.

ivwkI Qwly afieaf Auh bfhr jfx leI iqafr sI. svyr dy nO vjylL hI Auh iqafr br iqafr sI. Ausny plyt ivwc isrIal pfieaf qy Kfx lwgf. "ivwkI ikwQy jf irhf hYN?" jspRIq ny puiCaf.

"bws aYNvy eI, jrf dosqF nfl GuMmx cilaF."

"cwwwl mYN qYnUM zrfp kr idwnF, mYN vI awDy GMty qwk qurn vflLF." jspRIq ny ijvyN ieh gwl mMn leI hovy ik ivwkI dy bfhr jfx `c hux koeI hrjL nhIN.

"nhIN zYz mYN afpy cly jfvFgf." qy Auh jYkt pfky GroN bfhr ho igaf qy iPLr ieh islislf lgfqfr hI cwl ipaf. ivwkI jdoN Gr huMdf qF kMmipAUtr nfl juiVaf rihMdf qy jdoN kMmipAUtr aOP krdf qy bfhr nUM clf jFdf. rfq dy bfrF iewwk qoN pihlF Au kdI nf muVdf. jdoN muVdf Auhdy kpiVaF ivwcoN ajIb iksm df musLk afAuNdf. Aus dIaF aKF lfl huMdIaF, moZy iKwcy huMdy. kdy-kdy moiZaF qy afpy hI mlHHm lfky Auh mflsL krdf. kdy-kdy bVf hI pRMsn icwq huMdf.

jspRIq ny AusnUM hux kuJ vI kihxf Cwz idwqf sI. sqvMq vI rotI pfxI puwCdI, pr ieh kdy vI nf puwCdI Auh ikwQy cwilaf hY jf kdoN muVygf. ijvyN Gr ivwc koeI ajIb ijhI siQqI Cf geI hovy. ijvyN Gr hux Gr nf irhf hovy. ivwkI df tYlIPon afAuNdf qF awgoN koeI nf koeI kuVI boldI. jspRIq cuwp krky Pon ivwkI nUM PVf idMdf.

jspRIq df iPLkr vD irhf sI. ivwkI ny Gr ivwc afpxI rvfngI iKlfr leI sI. jspRIq ny idl hI idl ivwc PYslf kIqf ivwkI dI jsUsI krn df. ‘afKLr ieh krdf kI hY? jFdf ikwQy hY? hux qF iehnyN kdy mnI vI nhIN mMgI. bs dIaF itktF bfhr Kfx pIx df KLrc … awgy hPLqy dy vIh pwcI zflr lYNdf sI qy hux kih dyNdf sI noo zYz afeI zoNt nIz mMnI. afKLr ieh Krc ikQoN krdf hY? ikDry koeI zrwg df cwkr qy nhIN …?’

iewk idn jspRIq ny kfr rYNt qy kr leI qy rfq jdoN awT vjy ivwkI GroN inkilaf qF jspRIq ny vI Gr dI dihlIjL twpI. GroN inklky hOlI-hOlI iewk blfk qy KlfrI rYNtl kfr stfrt kr leI. ivwkI ny GroN inklky bs PV leI. jspRIq ny kfr bs dy ipwCy lf leI. ivwkI mfrtn grov dIaF lfeItF twwp ky bs `coN Auqr igaf. jspRIq ny kfr skUl dI pfrikMg `c hnyry jyhy kfr KLlfr leI qy ivwkI vwl iDafn kyNdrq kr ilaf. dws ku imMtF dI ieMqjfr ipCoN iewk vYn afeI ivwkI Aus vYn ivwc ciVHaf qy vYn cwl peI. jspRIq ny kfr vYn dy ipwCy lf leI. vYn iewk Coty ijhy motl dI pfrikMg lOt `c Klo geI. Auhdy `coN ivwkI nfl do muuMzy qy do kuVIaF AuWqrIaF. sfry motl aMdr cly gey.

jspRIq ny soicaf ‘kI iewQy mYnUM Kloxf cfhIdf hY jF cly jfxf cfhIdf hY. afKLr kMm qF koeI gwlq hI ho irhf hY, jrUr koeI zrwg df cwkr hY. kI mYnUM pulIs nfl gwl krnI cfhIdI hY jF nhIN? ho skdf hY pulIs dws ky ajy ivwkI iksy Gwt musIbq ivwc pey qy jy nf dwisaf qF iksy vwzI musIbq ivwc Ps jfvy. Aus dI jfn vI jf skdI hY. Pyr socx lwigaf sqvMq nfl slfh krF jF nFh … iPLr soc afeI Auh qF awgy hI ibmfr rihMdI hY, AuhnUM hor duKI ikAuN krF? ivwkI nfl gwl krn df koeI Pfiedf nhIN? ikwqy kuVIaF df cwkr nf hovy? ikwqy ivwkI eyz vgYrf hI nf lvf lvy?’ sO qrHF dy suafl Cfey hoey sn qy jspRIq df mMn iksy kMZy vI nhIN lwg irhf sI. Kloqy Kloqy GMtf bIq igaf. ies dOrfn Auh hr afey gey qy pUrI ingfh rwK irhf sI. hr bMdf AuhnUM sLwkI lwg irhf sI. ijvyN hr bMdf ivwkI nUM hI imlx jf irhf hovy. ijvyN aMdr bYTf ivwkI zrwg df DMdf kr irhf hovy jF Auhdy nfl aMdr geIaF kuVIaF KOry kOx sn? jspRIq ny hfr ky kfr qor leI qy vfps Gr af igaf. sqvMq Auhdf ieMqjfr kr rhI sI, afAuNidaF hI bolI,

" ikAuN ikwQy igaf quhfzf lfzlf?"

"bws kuJ nf puwC, mYN PYlLslf kr ilaf hY Cy mhIny nUM jdoN ivwkI aTfrF sfl df ho igaf AuhnUM Gr nhIN rihMx dyxF, mYN nhIN cfhuMdf Auhdf prCfvF vI jwgI qy pvy. iewk qy hwQoN igaf, dUjf qF TIk rhy. Auh myrIey iksmqy …" qy jspRIq ny mwQf PV ilaf.

"sqvMq cfh df kwp qF bxfeI, mYnUM qF ieMJ lwgdf ijvyN Gr dI Cwq eI Qwly izg peI hovy. ieMzIaf huMdf qF mfr mfr iCwwqr iehdf mYN DUMh kwZ idMdf pr iewQy mYN kI krF. sfrf ksUr iewQoN dI skUilMg `c hYY." ijvyN jspRIq ny sfrI gwl df incoV kwZ ilaf hovy.

sLnIvfr df idn … idn dy XfrF vwjy … Gr dy jIa ajnbIaF vFg qury iPrdy sn. ivwkI ilv rUm ivwc afieaf. awj Auh ikqy nhIN sI igaf, qy boilaf, " zYz mYN qyry nfl iewk gwl krnI hY."

jspRIq boilaf, "kroo."

"iewQy nhIN cl bfhr cwldy hF" ivwkI ny BvF Gumfky zYz nUM bfhr cwlx leI ikhf. jspRIq AuiTaf qy kwpVy pfAuNidaF socx lwgf, ‘jrUr koeI isrIas gwl hY vrnf myry nfl iehdI kI slfh ho skdI hY.’

kfr stfrt kridaF jspRIq ny puwiCaf ikwQy clxf hY qF ivwkI boilaf, " mYYN dwwsdF hF qusIN kfr qoroo." ivwkI zrYksLlLn idMdf igaf qy jspRIq kfr clfAuNdf irhf. sfry rfh dovyN cuwp rhy. afpo afpxy iKaflF `c guuMm. jspRIq soc irhf sI, ‘jrUr ikwqy PLs igaf hY ijQoN inklx df kooeI rfh nhIN hoxf qy hux zYz cyqy afieaf hY. cwl kuJ vI hovy ies vfr qF iehdI mwdd krFgf hI afKLr myrf KUMn hY, sLfied iehnUM vI cMgy mfVy dI pCfx ho geI hovy. gorI cmVI dy Kfry kwqry ijvyN hux iehdy sMG `c PLs gey hox. cwlo ijwdF vI hovy inbyVUMMUUgf mYN … myrf puwqr hY afKr …’ qy socF `c zuwby nUM hI ivwkI ny ikhf, " bws rok lE zYz."

kfr qoN awgy vyYn KVI sI. ieh qy Auho vYn sI ijs `c Aus rfq ivwkI ciVHaf sI. ivwkI kfr `coN AuWqrky vYn `c clf igaf. vYn `coN iewk hor pMjfbI muMzf AuWqiraf qy jspRIq kol afky boilaf, "guz mfrinMg aMkl." jspRIq ny isr ihlf ky juafb idwqf. muMzf iPr boilaf, "aMkl mYN kfPLI lYx cwilaF hF, qusIN pIAugy?" jspRIq ny hF `c isr ihlfieaf qy muMzf vYn lYky qur ipaf qy ivwkI Pyr kfr `c afky bYYYT igaf.

"hF dws." jspRIq ny gwl sLuurU krnI cfhI. "zYz afeI kYNt myk iewt. afeI nIz Xuar hYlp, PfeInYNsLlI."

"vwt!" jspRIq df idl DVk AuWiTaf. AuhnUM iPr iKafl afieaf ‘koeI zrwg `c Gftf GUtf pY igaf lgdf.’

"jrf KolH ky dws mfeI sn buJfrqF nf pf." ivwkI cuwp kr igaf AuhdIaF awKF Br afeIaF. ivwkI dIaF awKF ivwc awQruU vyKky jspRIq zr igaf, jrUr hI koeI vwzI musIbq hY.

"zYz mYnUM mnI cfhIdI hY. mYN quhfzy qoN corI kMm krky mnI iekwTI krdf irhf pr mYN bjt muqfbk mnI iekwTI nhIN kr sikaf qy hux hor myry kol tfeIm nhIN bicaf. sfrf kuJ soc ky mYN PYslf kIqf ik mYN quhfzy nfl gwl krF … jst … zYz sn tfk."

jspRIq dI Auqsukqf vD dI jf rhI sI. Auh jldI qoN jldI jfnxf cfhuMdf sI, Auh Cfl mfr ky nqIjy qy phuMcxf cfhuMdf sI.

"zYz mYN iewk srprfeIjL pfrtI aryNjL krnf cfhuMdf sI ijvyN hrimMdr qy anUp ny kIqI sI. Auh qF do jxy sn qy mYN iekwlf …, ies mhIny dI 23 qrIk nUM quhfzI mYirjL aYnvrsrI jublI hY. afeI jst vFt tU bI pfrt aOP dI sYMtImYMts … . zyYz mYN qYnUM ipafr krdF. mYN mOm nUM ipafr krdF. qusIN sfrI ijMdgI kMm kIqf afeI aMzrstYNz … hfE afeI kuwz aYksprYs … myrf mqlb … mYN vI … . mYN afpxy PLrYMzjL nfl klIn awp df kMm krdf sI iewk motl `c qy vIkaYMz qy asIN PLlfier zilvr krdy hF. mYN cfhuMdf sI qusIN vI dwby pYr afvo, mYN vI quhfnUM bysmYMt `c lYky jfvF dwby pYr qy AuWQy qyry PLrYMzjL hox qyrf sfrf gryt gruwp …, myry kol koeI pMj ku sO zflr qF hY pr ieqny nfl gwl nhIN bxdI. kYn XU lYNz mI sm mnI, mYN qYnUM vfps kr dyvFgf."

jspRIq df gwc Br afieaf Auhny ivwkI nUM Guwt ky afpxy glL nfl lf ilaf. "afeI aYm sOrI sn, mYN qYnUM smJ nhIN sikaf. ds qYnUM ikMny pYsy cfhIdy hn?"

"isrPL do sO zflr." ivwkI ny do AuNglF KVIaF kIqIaF.

"iedF kr, sfrf KLrc mYN krdF qUM afpxy pMj sO zflr kmfey afpxy kol rwK."

"no zYz ieh nhIN ho skdf, bs mYnUM do sO zflr AuDfrf dydyy."

jspRIq dy bulHF qy muskrfht af geI ijvyN ijMdgI ny muV AusnUM afpxI glvkVI `c Guwt ilaf hovy. "E[ky[ ijs qrHF qUM khyN. pr ieh dws myry pYsy vfps kdoN kryNgf?"

"do mhIinaF dy ivwc ivwc."

jspRIq ny btuUey `coN do sO zflr kwZky ivwkI nUM PVf idqy jo Auhny grOsrI lYx leI kZfey sn.

"iewk gwl hor zYz, ies srprfeIjL pfrtI df pqf mOm nUM nf lwgy. myrI hYlp krIN. 23 jnvrI vfly idn AuhnUM bfhr lY jfvIN qy AuNdo afvIN jdoN mYN khF. afAux qoN pihlF Pon jrUr krIN.

kfr df zor KVikaf. jspRIq ny isr AuTfky vyiKaf, Eho muMzf hwQ ’c kfPI leI KVf sI. jspRIq ny iKVkI KolHI qy kfPI PV leI. jspRIq ny kfPI df Guwt Biraf. kfPI ikMnIN suafd sI?