“suwKI qusIN cfh pI ky Ërf CyqI iqafr ho jfvo afpF stor qy clxf aY.” ibMdI ny afpxy cfr sfl dy bblU qy do sfl dI ipMkI nUM kfhlI kfhlI iqafr kridaF suKdyv nUM ikhf.
“ikAuN koeI ËrUrI cIË ilafAuxI aY?”
“cIËF dI ËrUrq qF pYNdI eI rihMdI hY nfly awj PYWlr vfilaF ny EpinMg syl lfeI hoeI aY.”
“syl qF storF vfly inwq eI lfeI rKdy aY, jy koeI ËrUrI cIË ilafAuxI aY qF clIey.”
“EpinMg syl inwq ikwQy lfeI rwKdy aY, qusIN aYz pVH ky vyKo cIËF awDI awDI kImq qy lfeIaF peIaY; qfrI df huxy Pon afieaf sI Auh vI cly aY.”
suKdyv ibnF iËafdf kihx sunx dy iqafr ho igaf. Aus nUM pqf sI JgVf kry qoN ibnF ibMdI tlx vflI nhIN, qy mUz Krfb krn qoN stor jfxf eI cMgf aY. kYnyzf afAux qoN kuJ mhIny ipwCoN hI ibMdI nUM sylF df suafd pY igaf sI. kfr `c bYTidaF hI suKdyv ny ibMdI nUM smJfAuxf ÈurU kr idwqf-
“dyK ibMdI qUM ienF storF vfilaF dI clfkI nhIN smJdI, jy ieh roË hI cIËF syl qy lfeI rwKx qF ienHF nUM prOiPt ikQoN hox? qYnUM pqY? ipCly sfl vuzË vfilaF df nYWt munfÌf ds imlIan zflr sI.”
“syl sfry storF vfly iekwTI QoVf eI lfAuNdy aY, kdI iksy stor dy lgI huMdI hY kdI iksy dy; afpo ivcdI mukfbly qy lfAuNdy aY.”
“eyhI qF qYnUM pqf nI. AuqoN AuqoN ieh storF vfly afpo ivcdI mukfblf ivKfAudy aY, aMdroN sB ieko hn. afpo ivcdI iekwTIaF gupq mIitMgF krdy hn ik aj qusIN PlfxI cIË syl qy lf idE, asIN PlfxI lf idMdy hF. ies cIË dI kImq qusIN vI vDf idE asIN vI vDf idMny hF. ijMnf Auh syl `c Gftf KFdy hn Aus nfloN vwD ËrUrI vsqF dIaF iekwTy kImqF cVHf ky nPf kmf lYNdy hn. awvl qF Auh syl ivc hI Gftf nhIN Kfdy.”
““ rihx idE jI qusIN afpxIaF PlfsÌIaF nUM ijhVI cIË sfÌ hI awDo muwl qy lwgI hoeI aY Auhdy `c Blf ikvyN nPf kmONdy aY?”
“keI vfr qF ieAuN krdy aY pihlF aslI cIË TIk syl qy lf idMdy aY dUjy idn qoN Ausy cIË dI GtIaF nkl clfAuxI ÈurU kr idMdy aY. kpiVaF `c qy kfsmYitks ivc qF aksr eI ies qrHF krdy aY. bhuqI vfrI cIËF dIaF kImqF aYvyN vDf idMdy aY qy Pyr aslI kImq lf ky AusnUM moty awKrF ivc syl qy ilK idMdy aY. AUN qF AunHF dI aslI kImq ivc vI loV qoN vwD prOiPt Èfiml huMdf aY.”
“cloN TIk aY quhfnUM eyQoN df bhuqf pqf aY, sfzy vrgy buwDU hI shI, quhfzy iÉafl `c qF stor vfly lokF nfl TwgI eI mfrdy aY.”
“dUijaf nfl hyrf PyrI krnI qF srmfeydfrI smfj ivc bwcy mfvF dy duwD `c hI cuMG lYNdy aY, qy Pyr vwzy storF vfly[[[[[[[[?”
“hwCf kfmryz sfihb, hux mYnUM qy ipMkI nUM Auqfro qy qusIN donoN kfr pfrk krky dUjy Plor qy kpiVaF vfly sYkÈn ivc af jfieE.”
ibMdI qyËI nfl stor ivc vV geI ijvyN stor nUM EdrI peI hoey. aMdr ‘awg lgx’ vFg kfhlI qy BgdV mwcI hoeI sI. QF QF moty moty lfl awKrF ivc syl syl iliKaf hoieaf sI. ibMdI ipMkI nUM cukI BIV BVky nUM cIrdI PurqI nfl dUjy Plor `qy kwpiVaf vfly sYkÈn ivc phuMc geI. kuJ imMt ivc hI Aus ny 60, 70 blfAUË pYtF qy hor zrYsF afid AuQl puQl kr idqy ijvyN brsfqF `c slHfby kpiVaF nUM hvF luafAuNdI hovy. iek nIly rMg dI pYNt qy jfalI blfAUNË Kwby hwQ ivc PVH ley qy dUjI lfeIn ivc clI geI-AuQy hor vDIaf vDIaf kpVy vyK ky hYrfn rih geI[[[[ eynI QoVI kImq? [[[[[[ cflI zflrF vflf sUt hux isrP nO zflr ivc! Aus df mUMh hI awizaf rih igaf. pihly vflI pYNt qy blfAUË nfl AuQy hI rwK idqy qy iek nvF rst klr df pYNt-sUt cuwk ky kwCy mfr ilaf. ipMkI Aus dy nfl nfl iPrdI bONdl ijhI geI sI. Aus ny soicaf pihlF iesnUM ikqoN kYNzI lY idaF Pyr eI iPitMg rUm ivc jfvFgI; AuNj vI sfry hI iPitMgrUm Bry pey ny bfhr vI keI aOrqF hYNgrF qy sUt, zrYsF, cukI vyt kr rhIaF ny. kpiVaF vfly sYkÈn `coN inklI qF iek QF ZyrF dy Zyr cmcy, nfeIP, ProkF afid syl qy lgy pey. ibMdI dy pYr AuQy hI ruk gey qy Aus dy hwQ drjn ku ieko qrHF dy cmcy cunx lwg pey. drjnF hwQf ivc ibMdI dy hwQ vI qyË qyË cl rhy sn. ipMkI hux bhuq kfhlI pY cuwkI sI. ibMdI cmcy cuwk ky qy sUt sFB ky jdoN agly sYkÈn ivc geI qF lfAUzspIkr `qy afvfË afeI.
“ilsn lyzIË ilsn, ey rIal srprfeIË syl Ìfr XU[[[ qy Pyr spIkr vfly ny ikhf-myË nMbR 3 Auqy sfry kpVy nfloN isrÌ cOQf ihwsf kImq syl qy-rÈ srprfeIË syl isrÌ 15 imMt vfsqy.”
ibMdI jFdI jFdI Jtky nfl muVI. Aus ny iek pfsy ipMkI cukI hoeI sI qy dUjy pfsy hwQ ivc sUt qy icmcy-myË nMbR iqMn vwl jFdI jFdI dy icmcy, cl Pyr cuk lvFgy-soc ky, myË qy vgfh sut idqy qy myË nMbR iqMn qy phuMcidaF hI pihlF sUt vgfh ky mfiraf. anykF hor aOrqF AuQy puj cukIaF sn qy iek dUjI dy hwQoN Kohx qk jFdIaF sn. ibMdI ny iKwc DU ky iek pYNtsUt kfbU kr ilaf isrÌ pMj zflrF ivwc! Auh hwdoN vD KuÈ sI ieqny nUM bblU qy suKdyv vI af phuMcy-ipMkI hux ro rhI sI.
“ikAuN afieaf kuJ kfbU ik nhIN?” suKdyv ny mËfk nfl puwiCaf.
“suwKI, rIal qusIN XkIn nhIN krnf, cIËF bVIaF ssqIaF lwgIaF hoeIaF ny. ieqny nUM iek hor srprfeIË syl df aYlfn hoieaf. ibMdI, ipMkI qy bblU nUM suKdyv dy hvfly krky pihly Plor qy PurqI nfl syl vfLlI QF qy phuMc geI-kuJ imMtF ivc hI mgry mgry suKdyv vI bwicaF sxy AuQy phuMc igaf. ies vfr ibMdI dy phuMcx qoN pihlF hI bhuq sfry lok klInYks dy zwibaF `qy tuwt ky pY gey sn. suKdyv nUM phuMicaf vyK ibMdI ny qyËI nfl ikhf”
“vyKdy nhIN lok ikvyN DVf DV zwby cuk rhy hn qusIN kuJ qF cuwk lvo.”
suKdyv ny jwkF qwkF kridaF Jurmt ivwc vV ky cfr pMj zwby cuk ley; acfnk Kwby pfisEN iek cInI aOrq ny do zwibaF nUM hwQ pf ilaf, Kwby pfisEN iek BfrI knyzIan aOrq df suKdyv nUM Dwkf lgf ky Auh izwgdf izgwdf msF bwicaf. Aus ny iCwQf ijhf huMidaF sfry zwby AuQy eI suwt idqy qy guwsy nfl ibMdI nUM boilaf:
“qUM bxI jf byvkUP bxnf aY qF mYQoN nI KVIdf eyQy; jdoN cfa lih gey ipwCy pfrikMg ivc af jIN.” suKdyv ny bblU qy ipwkI nUM nfl iljfx dI koiÈÈ kIqI, dovy mMmI nfl rihx leI iËwd pY gey; suKdyv iekwlf hI kfr vwl clf igaf.
“suwKI plIË” ibMdI ny AusnUM rokx df Xqn kIqf pr Auh Biraf pIqf storoN bfhr inkl igaf.”
ibMdI ny stor bMd hox qwk sfry Plor gfh mfry. bblU qy ipMkI nUM kYNzIaF vI lY idwqIaF; ipMkI ivcfrI nUM do vfr cupyVF vI lf idwqIaF. Aus ny qyËI nfl kmIËF, bunYnF, icmcy, pypr tfvl, skfc typF, hyar spryaF, klInYks, pYNt sUt, bblU dIaF inwkrF aqy anykF hor cIjF nfl bwgI Br leI qy jf ky lMmI kqfr ivc KVI ho geI. ipMkI awk ky Plor `qy ilt geI, bblU mMmI nUM kqfr ivc bwJI KVI vyK ky afs pfs dIaF cIËF nUM hwQ mfrn lwg ipaf. ibMdI ny keI vfr bblU vl GUrI vwt ky vyiKaf pr Auh msq sI. hfloN byhfl hoeI ibMdI kFAUNtr kol phuMcI; 55 zflr df ibwl bixaf. ibMdI ny prs ivc hwQ mfiraf qF rMg AuWz igaf; cYWk buwk suKdyv kol sI jo hux kfr ivc bYTf sI. ngd kyvl vIh df not sI.
“quhfzy kol plIË blYNk cYWk hY? myrI cYWk buk kfr ivc rih geI ey.” ibMdI ny kYÈIar grl qoN doÈIaF vFg puwiCaf. kYÈIar grl ibMdI `qy iËafdf dyr lfAux kfrx pihlF hI kuJ aOKI ijhI ho cuwkI sI.
“no sOrI, vueI zoNt hYNv” kYÈIar ny kfhlI pYNidaf ikhf. ibMdI nUM bybs ijhI vyKky Aus ny ikhf: “asIN qyrf sfmfn holz kr lYNdy hF pr stor bMd hox ivc isrÌ 7imMt rihMdy ny jy Aus qoN pihlF pihlF cYWk buwk kfr `coN ilaf skdI aY qF lY aY.”
“QYks “kih ky ibMdI ny ipMkI nUM cuikaf qy bblU nUM bhuq sfrIaF kYNzIaF dyx dy bhfny nfl Bjf ilaf. hONkdI hoeI kfr kol phuMcI qy bolI:
“qusIN aYQy mOj nfl cYWk buwk lY ky bYTy rho.” suKdyv ny ibMdI df mUMh vyiKaf qF Aus `qy qrs ijhf af igaf. ipMkI qy bblU nUM GUr ky afpxy kol ibTf ilaf qy ibMdI nUM cYWk buwk PVf idqI. Aus nUM ibMdI `qy guwsf vI afAuNdf qy hmdrdI vI, qy ies sB kfsy Auqy ÈrimMdI ijhI vI huMdI- “afpy hOlI hOlI smJ jfAUgI” -Ausny soicaf qy Aus nUM iJVkdf gflHf dyx dI QF cuwp rihxf hI TIk smiJaf.
kuJ dyr ipwCoN QwkI tuwtI KpwdI ikRJdI ibMdI kfr ivwc KflI hwQ af ky bYT geI. vfps jFdI nUM stor dy aMdr jfx vfly gyt bMd ho cuwky sn.
“cIËF ikhVIaF ikhVIaF KRIdIaF sn? afpF stor nUM Pon krky vyK lvFgy” suKdyv ny jyb `c kfr dI cfbI kZidaF puwiCaf.
“ieAuN hux ikqy Xfd rihMdI aY; mYN ikhVf nflo nfl zfierI qy ilKI geI sI.” BrI pIqI ibMdI ny jvfb idqf.
“cloN jy aYnIaF ËrUrI nhIN sI qF afpy hOlI hOlI KRIdIaF jfxgIaF.” suKdyv ny cfbI GumfeI qy kfr Gr vl nUM qOr leI.