tBaI
SaInaI Baagato hue kmaro maoM GausaIÊ "mammaI DODIÊ laMca [ja roDIÊ
PlaIja kma saUna. inak [ja lao[Mga d Toibala.''
vao
laaoga SaInaI sao kuC khtoÊ vah [sasao phlao hI vahaM sao calaI gayaI.
Da[inaMga $ma sao baccaaoM ko caI#anao icallaanao AaOr Saaor macaanao kI
AavaajaoM Aa rhI qaIM. SaInaI kao [sa baat kI jaOsao na icanta qaI na
prvaah ik inak ko Aanao sao ]sako maata ipta iktnao xaubQa hOM.
"@yaa
khto haoÆ'' SaIla nao Drto Drto pUCa.
"@yaa
bata}MÆ'' hrdyaala baaolaaÊ "iktnaI inaYpap AaOr maasaUma laga
rhI qaI SaInaI.''
"vah tao hO hI.''
"ifr
mauMh fulaa kr @yaaoM baOzI haoÆ''
"BaivaYya
sao DrtI hUM.''
"kla
iksanao do#aa hO.'' hrdyaala iflaasafranaa AMdaja maoM baaolaaÊ "k[-
baar saaocata hUM kueM ko maoMZk kI trh pDo rho tao pagala hao
jaaeMgao. yahaM ko taOr trIko rasa nahIM Aato. hma laaoga na vahaM ko
rho na yahaM ko.''
"maOM tao Apnao kao vahIM ka
patI hUM. AadmaI ApnaI jaDaoM sao kOsao Alaga hao sakta hO.''
"mauJao
tao lagata hO AadmaI jahaM rhta hOÊ vahIM ]sakI jaDoM ivastar panao lagatI hOM. pMjaaba
jaata hUM tao vahaM Apnao kao AjanabaI pata hUM.
jaao pMjaaba maOM CaoD kr Aayaa qaaÊ vahaM jaakr ]sao hI ZUMZta rhta
hUM. vahaM Aba na vah pMjaaba hO AaOr na vao laaogaÊ saba marmaur gayao.
laaoga ApnaI jaDaoM kI baat krto hOMÊ mauJao ApnaI jaDaoM ko baaro maoM
saaoca kr dhSat haotI hO. vahaM kI smaRityaaM yahaM sao do#anao pr
sauhanaI lagatI hOMÊ vahaM jaakr DravanaI.''
"Aaja
Aap kOsaI bahkI bahkI baatoM kr rho hOM. AapkI tbaIyat tao zIk hOÆ''
"tbaIyat
maorI kao kuC nahIM huAa. saca tao yah hOÊ maOM na tao vahaM laaOTnaa
caahta hUM AaOr na yahaM ko maahaOla maoM #ap pa rha hUM.''
"saba
kmaa-oM ka #aola hO.'' SaIla nao ipTIipTayaI baat kI.
tBaI
naoha nao Aavaaja dI ik #aanaa zMDa hao rha hO. ]<ar nahIM imalaa tao
vah QaDQaDatI hu[- kmaro maoM calaI AayaIÊ
"DOD
baI i@vakÊ inak pUiDyaaM Cana rha hO.''
hrdyaala
nao A%yaMt ËaoQapUva-k naoha kI trf do#aa AaOr baaolaaÊ "maOM ]sa
hramajaado gaaoro ko haqa ka banaa #aanaa nahIM #aa}Mgaa. maorI najar
maooM tmaama gaaoro kaoZI hOM. maOM [nasao nafrt krta hUM.''
"Aao
gaa^D.'' naoha nao Apnaa isar pIT ilayaaÊ "Aapkao [sa maulk maoM
rhnao ka kao[- hk nahIM hO. Aap [saI
xaNa vahIM laaOT jaa[e jahaM sao Aayao qao.''
vah
baojaar haokr saust kdmaaoM sao laaOT gayaI. naoha laaOT gayaI tao
hrdyaala kao Apnao vyavahar pr #aod haonao lagaa. ]sao Afsaaosa huAa ik
]sanao ASaaoBanaIya BaaYaa ka p`yaaoga ikyaa qaa.
tBaI
inak calaa AayaaÊ "DODÊ idsa [ja vaOrI Anafoyar. maOMnao idna Bar
kI maSa@kt ko baad Aapko doSa ka #aanaa banaayaa hO. mauJasao kao[- galatI hao gayaI hao
tao xamaa kr dIijae. Aa[e ca#a kr bata[eÊ #aanaa
kOsaa banaa hO. ]ize ]ize gaussaa qaUk dIijae.''
inak
nao SaIla kao baahaoM pr ]za ilayaaÊ "Aapkao tao maOM ABaI
Da[inaMga caoyar pr r#a Aata hUM. DOD Aap BaI na baca payaoMgaoÊ
caupcaapÊ Apnao Aap calao Aa[eÊ vanaa- Aapka BaI yahI hEa haogaa.''
"CaoDao
CaoDaoÊ maOM AatI hUM.'' SaIla nao hrdyaala kI trf baocaargaI sao do#ato hue khaÊ
"Aapka Apnaa baoTa
BaI [tnaa Aaga`h na krta.''
hrdyaala
nao jaOsao sacamauca gaussaa qaUk idyaa AaOr SaIla ko pICo cala idyaa.
#aanaa
vaak[- Toibala pr laga cauka qaa. inak nao galao maoM eip`na phnaa huAa
qaa AaOr isar pr baDI saI TaopI phna r#aI qaI.
"Aaja ka maOnaU hO— pUDI AaOr
Caolao. Caolao pMjaaba ka raYT/Iya vyaMjana hO. saaqa maoM hO lassaI.
pMjaaba maoM lassaI ibayar sao BaI jyaada laaokip`ya hO. lassaI ko }pr
malaa[- kI maaoTI prt DalaI gayaI hO. Pyaaja caakU sao nahIM kaTa gayaaÊ
bailk mauT\zI maar kr taoDa gayaa hO. kaTnao sao Pyaaja ko jaUUsa inakla
jaato hOMÊ [sailae pMjaabaI laaoga mauT\zI sao faoDa gayaa Pyaaja #aanaa
psaMd krto hOM.''
hrdyaala
nao do#aa Baaojana bahut sauÉicapUNa- ZMga sao praosaa gayaa qaa. #aanaa
zIk sao praosaa gayaa hao tao BaU#a camak jaatI hOÊ yah hrdyaala ka
AnauBava qaa. ]sanao ApnaI qaalaI maoM #aanaa praosaa. canao ko }pr hrI
imaca- sajaayaI gayaI qaIÊ ]sanao canao [sa trh praosao ik hrI imaca-
BaI ]sakI PlaoT maoM Aa gayaI.
hrdyaala
nao ek kaOr taoDa AaOr Caolao ko saaqa mauMh maoM r#a ilayaa. ivaiSaYT
pMjaabaI svaad qaa. kaOr ko saaqa hI ]sanao hrI imaca- ]za kr daMt sao kutr laI. pUDI BaI
bahut #asta banaI qaIÊ kcaaODI kI trh. hrdyaala
nao jaldI sao ek AaOr kaOr inagalaa AaOr baaolaaÊ "yaar tuma inak
hao yaa ina@ka isaMh.''
SaInaI
nao ]sao ina@ka isaMh ka AiBap`aya samaJaayaa.
hrdyaala
ko mauMh sao baosaa#ta tarIf inakla gayaI qaIÊ Aba ]sao #aod hao rha
qaa.
"yasa
DODÊ Íama TuDo AanavaD- maa[- naoma [ja ina@ka isaMh d ga`oT.''
SaIla
nao jaba hrdyaala kao tarIf krto saunaa tao AaSvast hao gayaI. baaolaIÊ "SaInaI ko papa nao
tarIf kr dI tao samaJa laao tumanao phaD ftoh
kr ilayaa. iksaI caIja kI tarIf krnaa ]nako svaBaava maoM hI nahIM hO.''
"ina@ka
isaMh Aba tumhIM bataAao ik kaOna sahI hO. DOD ka tao ]saUla hO ik
kd`daM kI kmaI nahIM Akbar kro tao kao[- kmaala pOda.'' naoha baaolaI.
vah Akbar [laahabaadI ko [sa Saor kao bacapnao sao sauna rhI qaI.
"Ba[-
bahut AcCo banao hOM Caolao. AaOr bataAaoÊ [malaI tumhoM khaMM sao
imala gayaIÆ''
inak
rsaao[- sao ek kMTonar ]za laayaaÊ id#aato hue baaolaaÊ "yahaM
sao.''
"mauJao
BaI yaad nahIM qaa ik Gar maoM [malaI hO.''
"maOM tao [sakI Sa@la BaI nahIM
jaanata qaa. maOMnao SaInaI sao kha TomairMD
ZUMZaoÊ ja$r imalaogaI. maOMnao sauna r#aa hO pMjaabaI masaalao AaOr
gaMgaa jala hr pMjaabaI ko Gar maoM imala jaata hO. Aapko Gar maoM
daonaaoM hOM.'' vah ifr rsaao[- maoM Gausa gayaa AaOr gaMgaa jala kI baaotla ]za laayaa.
"ina@ka
isaMh Aba tuma BaI Baaojana kr laao.'' SaIla nao khaÊ "majaa Aa
gayaa Aaja Baaojana krko.''
inak
Aayaa AaOr SaIla kao baahaoM maoM Bar ilayaa. vah baaosaa laoto hue
baaolaaÊ "qaOM@yaU maa^ma. maorI maohnat baokar nahIM gayaIÊ
vanaa- maOM Dr rha qaaÊ khIM fola na hao jaa}M.''
"#asama#aanaaÊ
gala gala to caummaI laO laoMda.'' SaIla nao khaÊ "SaInaI sabasao
phlao tao [sakI yah gaMdI Aadt CuDvaaAao.''
"maaM
hr iksaI ko pICo sao@sa nahIM haota. k[- baar mauJao lagata hO ihndustanaI
tao ÍayaD ko BaI baap haoto hOM.''
’kOsao kOMcaI kI trh jaubaana calaatI
hao. tumhoM na baap kI Sama- rh gayaI hO na maaM kI.''
SaInaI
jaakr maaM sao ilapT gayaI. vah [sa samaya kao[- tmaaSaa #aDa nahIM krnaa
caahtI qaI.
"Agar
yah pMjaaba ka jaayaka hO tao pMjaaba ek laajavaaba jagah hO.''
hrdyaala
kI [cCa hao rhI qaI ik kh doÊ pMjaaba da javaaba nahIMÊ magar vah caup
rha.
inak
baaolaaÊ "ek idna maOM Aap laaogaaoM ko saaqa pMjaaba jaa}Mgaa.
vahaM sao BaaMgaDa saI#a kr laaOTUMgaa. ballao ballao. Trbana baaMQanaa
saI#aUMgaa. maOM ijatnaa pMjaaba ko baaro maoM pZta hUM yaa saunata hUMÊ
]tnaa hI pMjaaba sao AabsaOsD rhta hUM.''
"yah
kOsao huAaÆ'' SaInaI nao pUCa.
"mauJao
pMjaabaI kuiDyaaoM nao bahut p`Baaivat ikyaa hO. maorI ek ima~ qaIÊ
iva@Taoiryaa. ]saka baap pMjaabaI hO AaOr maaM kOnaoiDyana. pMjaaba sao
laaOT kr ]saka kayaaklp hao gayaa. Salavaar kmaIja phnanao lagaI. isar pr
caunarI AaoZo rhtI qaI. maOMnao iva@Taoiryaa sao pUCaÊ ivakTaoiryaa tumharI
tao Qajaa hI badla gayaIÊ tumhoM @yaa hao gayaaÆ''
"mauJao
pMjaaba hao gayaa. dao mahInao vahaM rhI. ek isa@#a laDko sao Pyaar BaI
hao gayaa qaa. maOM SaadI krnaa caahtI qaI. maaM nao SaadI nahIM haonao
dI. baaolaIÊ tuma ABaI naasamaJa hao samaJadar haoto hI vah pMjaaba
laaOT gayaI AaOr rCpala isaMh sao SaadI rcaa laI.''
hrdyaala
kao laga rha qaaÊ laDka bahut vaacaala AaOr caalaak hO. ]sanao pUDI
]zanao ko ilae haqa baZayaa tao inak nao icamaTo sao pUDI ]za kr ]sakI
qaalaI maoM r#a dI. inak nao #aud BaI BarpoT Baaojana ikyaa.
sabakao
i#alaaiplaa kr inak nao ivada laI. laDikyaaM ]sao baahr tk CaoD AayaIM.
jaba tk inak kI gaaDI sTaT- haonao kI Aavaaja AatI hrdyaala ]z kr kmaro
maoM calaa gayaaÊ SaIla BaI pICo pICo cala dI.
laDikyaaM QaDQaDatI hu[- kmaro maoM Gausa AayaIMÊ
"maa^ma kOsaa qaa inakÆ''
"bahut
baaolata hO.'' javaaba hrdyaala nao idyaa.
"Aap
laaogaaoM sao saMvaad krnao ko ca@kr maoM kuC jyaada baaola rha qaa.
vaOsao bahut irjava- rhta hO.''
"DODÊ
#aanaa kOsaa qaaÆ''
"ek
gaOr BaartIya nao banaayaa qaaÊ [sa ilahaja sao zIk qaa.'' hrdyaala
baaolaa.
"maa^ma inak ka ek kijana hO—
Dasana. ]sako pasa Apnaa ivamaana hO. inak nao kha ik [sa baar Dasana
Aayaa tao vah Apnao Baa[- ko eT saITr ivamaana maoM hma laaogaaoM kao
inayaaga`a fala lao jaaegaa.''
"[saka
baap @yaa krta hOÆ''
"kOnaoDa
maoM k[- jagah [nako fama- hOM. flaaoMM ko inayaa-t ka karaobaar hO. inak
iryala esToT ibajanaosa maoM jaanaa caahta hO.'' SaInaI nao batayaa.
hrdyaala kao inak ko baaro maoM baatcaIt
krnao maoM AsauivaQaa hao rhI qaI. ]sanao SaIla sao khaÊ "ek kp
caaya banaa daoÊ maoro isar maoM dd- hao rha hO.''
"DOD
isar dbaa dUMÆ'' SaInaI nao pUCa.
"nahIM.''
hrdyaala nao saMixaPt saa ]<ar idyaa AaOr ibastr pr laoT kr krvaT
badla laI.
SaIla
caaya banaanao rsaao[- maoM Gausa gayaI AaOr daonaaoM laDikyaaM Apnao
Apnao kmaraoM maoM.
Gar
ko saamanao gaaiDyaaM Éknao kI Aavaaja AayaI tao naoha AaOr SaIla Apnao
Apnao kmaraoM sao inakla kr BaagaIM. kalabaola bajatIÊ [sasao pUva- hI
naoha nao drvaajaa #aaola idyaa AaOr saamanao Apnao DOD kao do#a kr ]nasao
ilapT gayaI AaOr ]nako ivaNDcaITr maoM isar Gausaa kr saubaknao lagaI. vah
Apnao DOD ko baaro maoM jaanao @yaa @yaa saaoca gayaI qaI. ]sao vao xaNa
baar baar yaad Aa rho qaoÊ jaba vah Apnao DOD ko saaqa baI saI ³iba`iTSa
kaolaimbayaa´ gayaI hu[- qaI. BaUs#alana maoM dao saaO AssaI fIT slaOba
igarnao sao lagaBaga dao maIla lambaI saDk dba gayaI qaI. nayaI saDk bana
gayaI tao laaoga duGa-Tnaa sqala kao do#anao jaanao lagao. vah ek
paik-Mga sqala qaa. baIisayaaoM gaaiDyaaM AaOr ]na gaaiDyaaoM maoM baOzo
laaoga eosao dFna hue ik ]naka kuC pta hI na calaa. jaao laaoga ]sa
manahUsa idna ]sa saDk pr ThlakdmaI kr rho qao ]nako bacanao ka tao
savaala hI nahIM ]zta qaa. naoha nao DOD sao pUCa qaa ik @yaa kao[-
AadmaI ijanda imalaa qaa tao DOD nao batayaa mauda- BaI nahIM imalaa
qaa. AaOr na imalanao kI ]mmaId hO. Aba vao laaoga phaD ka ihssaa hOMÊ
p`laya tk vao baf- ko p%qaraoM ko naIcao baOzo rhoMgao. ]nakI hiD\DyaaM
BaI baf- ko p%qaraoM maoM tbdIla hao jaaeMgaI. yah sauna kr naoha kao bahut Dr lagaa qaa. DOD ko baf- ko
tUfana maoM iGarnao kI klpnaa maa~ sao naoha kI AaM#aaoM ko saamanao baI saI kI vah saDk kaOMQa jaatI. ek
xaNa kao ]sao lagaa qaa DOD hmaoSaa ko ilae [sa baf- ko tUfana maoM samaa
gayao hOM AaOr p`laya tk baf- ko phaD ko naIcao faisala bana cauko
haoMgao. Aba DOD kao saamanao pakr ]sakI #auSaI ka izkanaa na qaa.
hrdyaala kao Apnao saamanao sahI salaamat do#a kr SaIla kI AaM#aoM Baavaitrok sao nama hao gayaIM.
hrdyaala
ko saaqa dao puilasa kmaI- qao. hrdyaala ijatnaa qaka huAa laga rha qaaÊ
vao ]tnao hI traotajaa najar Aa rho qao. puilasa kima-yaaoM nao ivada
maaMMgaI tao hrdyaala nao khaÊ "ek kp caaya pIkr jaaeM.''
"caaya
nahIMÊ qaaoDI ba`aMDI lao sakto hOM.'' ek puilasa kmaI- nao kha. SaIla
nao do#aaÊ vah ihndustanaI qaa.
"Aap
khaM kao ibalaaMga krto hOMÆ'' hrdyaala nao pUCa.
"maOM tao yahIM pOda huAa qaa. maoro
maata ipta ja$r haoiSayaarpur sao Aayao
qao.''
"tba tao Aap [na
tUfanaaoM ko AadI haoMgao.''
"maora
janma hI tUfana ko daOrana huAa qaa.'' puilasa kmaI-Ê ijasanao Apnaa
naama Aaoma p`kaSa ZIMgara batayaaÊ baaolaa.
"Aa[e
BaItr pQaaire.'' hrdyaala BaItr jaakr ek saaofo maoM QaMsa gayaa.
daonaaoM puilasa kmaI- saamanao ko saaofo pr baOz gayao. ]nako saaqa ek
T/k BaI Aayaa qaaÊ ijasamaoM kuC majadUr AaOr baf- hTanao ko ]pkrNa qao.
T/k kao AgalaI jagah rvaanaa kr idyaa qaa.
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