| Acaanak vaatavarNa maoM KamaaoSaI Ca jaatI
      hO. vah elaa sao ]%tr kI Apoxaa krta hO tao elaa sakpka jaatI hO¸ AaOr
      khtI hO¸ "haM¸ tao tuma kuC kh rho qaoĈ" vah ifr mauskrata hO¸ AaOr maoj,a pr rKo ]sako haqaaoM kao daonaaoM
      haqaaoM maoM laokr sahlaato hue khta hO¸ "yah pUC rha qaa ik Kanao
      maoM AaOr @yaa maMgaa}MĈ gaulaasa¸ raoganajaaoSa ra[sa¸ rSaIyana
      saLad AaOr pITa ba`oD , , ,"
 "AaohÑ tumhoM maorI saarI psaMd yaad hO. tuma tao kuC BaI nahIM
      BaUlao haoÑ" elaa ]sakI Aaor gavaI-laI dRiYT sao doKtI hO AaOr vah
      zhaka lagaa kr hMsata pD,ta hO. vaoTr Aa^D-r lao kr calaa jaata hO. elaa
      kI ]MgailayaaM naOpikna sao Kolanao lagatI hO¸ vah naOpikna kao ]sako
      haqaaoM sao Alaga kr ]sakI ]MgailayaaoM ko saaqa 'idsa ilaiTla ifMgar'
      jaOsaa Kola Kolanao lagata hO. ifr kuC $k kr ]sakI Aaor doKkr khta hO¸
      "elaa¸ maOM caahta hMU tuma maoro saaqa spona calaao¸ AaOr vahaM
      'ivalaamaarbaoyaa' maoM maoro saaqa rhao.' ]sakI BaaOMhoM p`Snavaacak
      maud`a maoM }pr kI AaOr ]z jaatI hOM.
 Acaanak vah raoYa jaao kMuDlaI maaro elaa
      ko Avacaotna maoM baOza huAa qaa fMufkar ]zta hO¸ "@yaaĈ maOM
      sabakuC CaoD,CaD, kr tumharo pasa spona calaI Aa}M. AaohÑ tuma iktnao
      svaaqaI- hao. isaf- Apnao baaro maoM saaocato hao. yahaM jaao kuC maOMnao
      saat saalaaoM maoM banaayaa hO vah @yaa taSa ko p%to hOĈ ijanhoM tuma
      khto hao¸ maOM fMUk maar kr ]D,a dMU. tumanao sada maorI BaavanaaAaoM ko
      saaqa iKlavaaD, ikyaa hOÑ tumhoM pta hO [saIilae maOM tumasao iktnaI
      GaRNaa krtI hMUĈ maOM @yaa tumharI dasa hMUĈ ik basa tumharo pICo
      BaagatI rhMUÑ" elaa ko AaxaopaoM sao ]saka ]saka caohra
      laala hao kr Avasaad sao pIlaa pD, jaata hO vah baD,o hI kaomala SabdaoM
      maoM elaa kao samaJaata hO¸ "elaa¸ maOMnao jaanabaUJa kr eosaa
      kuC BaI nahIM ikyaa. vao maoro Sau$ ko idna qaoM. saMGaYa- ko idna qao.
      pOr jamaanao ko idna qaoM. mauJao dor rat tk kama krnaa haota qaa. kama
      AaOr kama ko Alaavaa mauJao kuC samaJa nahIM Aata qaa.' vah elaa kao Saant krnao kI kaoiSaSa kr
      rha qaa pr elaa ka sauPt AaËaoSa jvaalaamauKIsaa Aaga ]gala rha qaa.
      vah ]sakI kao[- baat nahIM saunanaa caahtI qaI."maOM saba jaanatI hMU. maOM tumharo rasto kI raoD,a qaI. tuma
      Aaj,aadI caahto qao. maorI vajah sao tuma ]na AaOrtaoM sao Kula kr nahIM
      imala patoM qao [sailae tuma A@sar baahr rato ibatato qao. AaOr maOM
      tumhara [Mtjaar krtI rhtI qaI. pr tumhoM Balaa maorI BaavanaaAaoM kao
      samaJanao kI @yaa ja,$rt qaI."
 elaa kI ga`MiqayaaM Kula rhI qaI. ek Aaor
      vah tUfanaI hao rhI qaI tao dUsarI Aaor baf- saI zMDI , , ,saaqa hI vah
      ]sao ]Woilat krto hue BaI ]sasao Saaint AaOr SaItlata kI Apoxaa rKtI hO.
      @yaaoMĈ elaa tumhoM mauJasao bahut saI iSakayatoM hOM. AaOr tumhoM pUra
      hk hO iSakayat krnao ka. maOM tumharo du:KaoM kao samaJata hMU. maOMnao
      ApnaI trf sao pUrI kaoiSaSa kI ik tuma Akolaa mat mahsaUsa krao. tuma
      maaqaa- kao psaMd krtI qaI [sailae maOMnao maaqaa- kao tumharI
      sahyaaoiganaI kI trh Gar maoM rKa. mauJao du:K [sa baat ka hO tuma ifr BaI
      AkolaI rhI. maOM tumharo ilae saba kuC krto hue BaI kuC nahIM kr
      saka." AaOr ]sako hMsato hue caohro pr ifr duK AaOr xaaoBa saakar hao
      ]za. elaa ]sako caohro pr ]maD, Aae du:K sao
      katr hao ]zI. nahIMÑ nahIMÑ vah ]sao [sa k$Na isqait maoM nahIM doK
      saktI hO. ]sao ]sako saaqa [tnaa kzaor nahIM haonaa caaihe. kaSaÑ vah
      Apnao ]saI puranao svaaiBamaanaI AiQakar Baro jakD,na kO saaqa khta¸ "[naf
      elaa¸ naa^T enaAdr vaD-¸ yaU Aar kimaMga enD dOTsa\ [T." tao AcCa
      haota."zIk hO elaa¸ maOM tumharI baat samaJata hMU." ]sako svar maoM
      k$Naa qaI¸ "tumharo BaavanaaAaoM ka maOM Aadr krta hMU. tuma
      mauJasao $YT hao tao @yaaĈ maOM tumasao sampk- rKMugaa. jaba tuma
      caahaogaI maOM tumasao imalanao duinayaaM ko iksaI BaI kaonao maoM
      Aa}Mgaa. tumhoM p~ ilaKta rhMUgaa. faona BaI k$Mgaa , , ,."
 ]sanao ifr ivaYaya badlaa¸ baaolaa¸ "yah ja,ra Alaga hT kr rostraM
      hOM¸ @yaaoMĈ kuC AjaIbaaogarIba. @yaaoM elaaÑ pr tumhoM psaMd hO tao
      AcCa hO. vaOsao Kanaa AaOr saiva-sa baiZ,yaa hOM.
 elaa kao AcCa lagaa ik AaiKr ]sao samaJa
      tao Aayaa ik ]sakI duinayaa ko Aitir> BaI kao[- duinayaa hO jahaM AaOr
      laaoga BaI saaMsa laoto hOM¸ jahaM ]sako Adba AaOr kayado nahIM calato
      hOM¸ jahaM laaoga Apnao inaNa-ya Kud laoto hOM. saarI ija,MdgaI ]sanao
      ]sako jaIvana kao inayaMi~t ikyaa. khaM jaanaa hOĈ iksasao imalanaa hOĈ
      kOsao rhnaa hOĈ @yaa Kanaa hOĈ @yaa nahIM Kanaa hOĈ AMt maoM ek idna
      vah ]sasao laD, kr laMdna calaI Aa[- qaI. "maOMnao tumhoM bahut imasa ikyaa¸
      elaa. tumanao mauJao gauDbaaya ka BaI Avasar nahIM idyaa.""imasa ikyaa Saayad [saIilae tumanao mauJasao kao[- sampk- nahIM
      ikyaaÑ" elaa nao ifr ]sao tanaa maara.
 "AaohÑ elaa tumanao Apnaa kao[- farvaiD-Mga eoD/osa nahIM idyaa¸
      faona naMbar yaa [maola ka pta BaI nahIM idyaa. khaM icai{yaaM BaojataĈ."
 elaa ifr ibaKr pD,I¸ "mauJao
      maalaUma hO¸ tumanao mauJao Kaojanao kI kao[- kaoiSaSa nahIM kI¸ vanaa-
      tuma maoro daostaoM sao maora pta pUC sakto qao. [MTrnaoT sao maora
      [-maola pta Kaoja sakto qao. nahIMÑ nahIMÑ tumhoM tao Apnao vyaapar
      ko Aagao iksaI ka Kyaala hI nahIM rhta hO. tuma balaa ko svaaqaI- hao.
      kmasaokma jaIvana maoM ek baar tao [sa kD,vao saca kao svaIkar kr
      laao." elaa kI baataoM sao ]sako )dya pr ifr
      AaGaat haota hO. ]sako caohro sao mauskrahT gaayaba hao jaatI hO¸ ]saka
      svaaiBamaana QaUimala pD, jaata hO. ]saka mana krah ]zta hO. ifr BaI vah
      saaro AaxaopaoM kao sahna krto hue BaI elaa kI baataoM kao mauskrato hue
      ek KUbasaUrt maaoD, dota hO. baataoM kI klaa maoM maaihr jaao hO¸ elaa
      kao ]sa pr Pyaar Aata hO. "AcCa elaa yah tao bataAao¸ tumharI
      saaoSala laa[f kOsaI hOĈ Aar yaU gaao[Mga Aa]T ivaqa samavanaĈ" elaa ka gaaora rMga gaulaabaI hao ]zta hO¸
      hlkI saI Sama- ]sakI AaMKaoM maoM JaaMk jaatI hO. vah sakara%mak AMdaja,
      maoM isar ihlaatI hO. vah ]sako ]%tr pr mauskrakr ApnaI p`sannata p`gaT
      krta hO."kaOna hO vahĈ ]saka naama @yaa hOĈ bataAaogaI nahIM elaaĈ"
      ]sakI Aavaaja maoM KuSaI kI Knak elaa kao saunaa[- dotI hO.
 "vah hMgaoiryana hO. ]saka naama
      imacaa- hO. 'macao-MT enD imalsa' maoM hma daonaaoM barabar ko paT-nar hOM
      AaOr hma saaqa rhto hOM." vah hlko sao daihnaI AaMK kao dbaakr¸
      mauskra kr pUCta hO¸ "yah imacaa- tumhara Kyaala AcCI trh rKta hO
      @yaaĈ" ]sako svar maoM snaohpUNa- icaMta qaI."tumasao tao AcCa hI rKta hO." elaa nao ifr hMsato hue
      snaohpUNa- tanaa maara ]sanao Pyaar sao elaa ka haqa Apnao daonaaoM
      haqaaoM maoM lao kr sahlaato hue A%yaMt saavaQaanaI evaM maQaur svar maoM
      kha¸ "elaa tumanao Apnao p~ maoM bahut saI eosaI baatoM ilaKI¸
      ijanaka mauJao pta hI nahIM qaa. maOM tumhara ApraQaI hMU. maOMnao tumhoM
      duK idyaa. maOM iktnaa svaaqaI- AaOr AhmaI hMU ik maOM tumharo AMdr haoto
      ]qalapuqala kao samaJa hI na saka. saca maOM tao inaraSa hao cauka qaa
      ik maOMnao tumhoM Kao idyaa AaOr Aba Saayad tuma mauJao kBaI nahIM
      imalaaogaI."
 "ifrĈ" ]sanao p`Sna ikyaa¸ "tumhara )dya kOsao badlaaĈ"
 maOM jaIvana ko eosao maaoD, pr KD,I qaI
      jahaM mauJao Apnao jaIvana ko baaro maoM gamBaIr inaNa-ya laonao qao , ,
      ,eosao maoM imacaa- nao kha¸ "Apnao BaivaYya ko ilae kao[- BaI
      inaNa-ya laonao sao phlao mauJao Apnao TUTo irStao AaOr ]nasao ]laJao
      Baavanaa%mak tMtuAaoM kao saulaJaa laonaa caaihe. nahIM tao baIta huAa kla
      baar baar mauJao satata rhogaa." "lagata hO imacaa- bahut hI saulaJaa
      huAa vyai> hO¸ ]sao jaIvana ka gahna AnauBava hO.""haM¸ vaao tao hOM."
 khto khto elaa KamaaoSa hao jaatI hO.
      ipClaI tmaama K+ImaIzIM yaadoM ]sao Baavauk kr dotI hO. AaMKaoM maoM
      panaI Bar Aata hO. galao maoM dd- kI gauzlaI ATk jaatI hO. Aavaaj,a $w hao
      jaatI hO. vah bahut kaoiSaSa krtI hO pr AaMKoM saara raj,a Kaola dotI hO. vah jaoba sao $maala inakala kr elaa ko
      gaalaaoM pr lauZ,k Aae AaMsauAaoM kao paoCto hue ]saka kMQaa qapqapata hO
      AaOr kusaI- badla kr ]sako pasa Aa baOzta hO. elaa kao AcCa lagata hO. vah
      ]sako kMQaaoM pr isar rK kr saubaknao lagatI hO."ijaMdgaI Bar maOM yahI kaoiSaSa krtI rhI ik maOM hI tumharo jaIvana
      kI kond`ibandu banaI rhMU. tumhoM panao ko ilae hI maOM tumasao laD,tI
      rhI. maOM nahIM caahtI hMU ik maOM imacaa- ko vyai>%va maoM jaIvana Bar
      tumhoM KaojatI rhMU."
 mauJao nahIM maalaUma qaa¸ ik tuma pr
      maoro vyai>%va ka [tnaa Sai>SaalaI p`Baava hO."@yaao nahIM¸ tuma maoro ipta nahIM qao @yaaĈ"
 "qaa¸ @yaaoMĈ hMU nahIM @yaaĈ" ]sanao Pyaar sao ]sao sahlaato
      hue kha¸ "mauJao du:K hO elaa¸ maorI vajah sao tumhoM bahut du:K
      phMucaa. maorI ijaMdgaI ka vah sabasao mauiSkla samaya qaa. vastut:
      tumharI maaM kI laMbaI baImaarI AaOr ifr ]nakI Asamaya maR%yau nao mauJao
      ibalkula Akolaa kr idyaa qaa. mauJamaoM Aisqarta Aa ga[- qaI. maOM
      ibaja,naosa kI vyastta maoM Kud kao Kao donaa caahta qaa. AaOr ]saI
      vyastta maoM maOM tumasao dUr haota calaa gayaa , , ,"
 "nahIM¸ nahIM¸ eosaa mat khao¸ galatI hma daonaaoM kI qaI. hma
      daonaaoM hI Aa%makoind`t¸ svaaqaI-¸ ija_I AaOr AhmaI hOM¸ AaiKr hO
      tao baapbaoTI na." khto hue vah AaMsauAaoM ko baIca iKlaiKlaa[-.
 iktnaa KUbasaUrt AaOr Saanadar vyai>%va
      hO maorI baoTI ka. iktnaa sauKd hO ]saka saainaQya¸ ]sanao saaocaa."@yaa tuma imacaa- sao Pyaar krtI haoĈ @yaa tuma ]sasao SaadI
      kraogaIĈ" ]sako AMdr ka AanaMidt ipta baaolaa.
 "hMU" elaa nao hamaI BarI¸ "]sanao ipClao mahInao hI
      p`paoj,a ikyaa qaa. vah mauJao psaMd hO." khto hue elaa kao ivasmaya
      huAa ik ]sanao Apnao jaIvana ko sabasao mah%vapUNa- inaNa-ya kao pUro
      Aa%maivaSvaasa sao ]sao baoiJaJak saunaa idyaa. AaOr ]sanao ibanaa iksaI
      ivaraoQa ko ]sao svaIkar kr ilayaa. iktnaa sahja ivaSvaasa hO ]sao maoro
      caunaava pr.
 "imacaa- khta hO¸ vah tumasao imalanaa caahta hO."
 "bahut KUbaÑ maOM BaI ]sasao imalanaa caahta hMU¸ imacaa- ja$r hI
      bahut BaagyaSaalaI hO."
 elaa Aa%maivaSvaasa sao mauskratI hO¸
      ]sakI ga`MiqayaaM Kula rhI hOM. vah sahja haotI jaa rhI hO. "Aa^fkaosa- DOD¸ Aa[- SaOla
      AroMja A maIiTMga saUna." khto hue elaa KD,I haotI hO. ]sako badna
      maoM ipta ko saainaQya ka sauK AaOr saMtaoYa furhiryaaM Barta hO. vah
      ibala ka Baugatana kr ko elaa kao baaMhaoM maoM Bar kr maaqao pr Pyaar kao
      baaosaa jaD, dota hO. elaa ]sakI baahaoM maoM nanhoM baccao saI samaa
      jaatI hO. ]sao imacaa- kI baat yaad AatI hO¸ hmamaoM sao kao[- pUNa-
      nahIM hO¸ hma saba AQaUro hOM¸ pUNa-ta maa~ hmaarI ek klpnaa hO.,
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