afQx df vylf sI. bfhrly drvfËy qy Tk Tk hoeI. ijMdr ny AuT ky awDf ku bUhf KoilHaf. koeI ajnbI sI. Aus df pihrfvf, dyKxI pfKxI, JfkxI sB kuJ hor eI iksm df sI. ijMdr ny zr ijhy nfl Aus vl vyiKaf qy jkdI jkdI ny puiCaf,
"kIhnUM imlxf BfeI qUM? "
ajnbI ny muskrf ky EprI bolI ivc koeI gwl khI ijs dI ijMdr nUM Aukf koeI smJ nf peI
“kI ikhf BfeI qUM?”
ajnbI Pyr pihlF vFg hI boilaf. ijMdr CCopMj ivc pY geI. bUhf bMd kr ky ictkxI lf lvy jF ies aD aMgryË ijhy muMzy nUM aMdr ibTf lvy. muMzy dy vfl kty hoey sn pr ipCoN vDy hoey sn. Aus dI Aumr msF AunI vIh sfl dI lgdI sI.
"nf Byxy aj klH qF sikaF df 'qbfr nI irhf ieh myrf kI lgdf, aYvyN aMdr vVdf eI CI golI df kZ lvy qy jfh jFdIey ho jy. " ijMdr aMdry aMdr soc geI.
ajy klH dI gl hY jdoN lok ajnbI nUM vyK iKVy mwQy bUhf Kol idMdy sn. Aus dy bYTx qoN pihlF hI cfh df pfxI Aublxf rK idMdy sn. ijMdr ky drvfËy Auqy ajy vI iliKaf hoieaf hY, 'afE jI jI afieaF nUM. ' pr hux lok ajnbI nUM vyK ky qurMq bUhf bMd kr lYNdy hn. pMjfb qy smyN hI aijhy af gey hn qy ieh smyN Kbry hor ikMnf icr rihxgy qy jF sdf leI hI itk jfxgy. ijMdr bUhf bMd krn hI lgI sI ik muMzf Pyr kfhlI kfhlI kuJ boilaf, ies vfr Aus ny ijMdr nUM iek kfgË vI kZ ky ivKfieaf pr anpV ijMdr dy ieh EprI bolI ivc iliKaf rwukf iks kMm? Auh qF msF AUVf aYVf AuTfAux jogI sI.
Aus ny muMzy dy mUMh vl iDafn nfl vyiKaf, ijMdr nUM zr nf lwgf. jfpdf sI ijvyN kuJ puC irhf hovy qy bybs ijhf hovy. AusnUM muMzy nfl hmdrdI hoeI, kry qF kI kry, jy Gry koeI mnuK huMdf qF afpy sMBfl lYNdf. "nf kI pqf ieh gOrimMt df eI bMdf hovy koeI, moVqf qF hor eI isafpf pY jy. " Aus ny iek vfr Pyr GoKvIN nËr nfl muMzy vl vyiKaf. "sfry ieko ijhy qF nI huMdy, vyKI jfAU ijvyN hoAU. " ijMdr ny drvfjf KolH ky muMzy nUM mMjy qy bYTx df leI ieÈfrf kIqf. muMzf muskrf ky bYT igaf.
ijMdr ny afpxy Coty BqIjy ibwlU nUM aMdr swidaf qy smJf ky gurpfl nUM bulfAux leI Byj idqf. gurpfl bI[ ey[ ivc pVHdf sI aqy ijMdr ky GrF ivcoN eI lgdf sI. ajkl Auh CutIaF ktx kflj qo ipMz afieaf hoieaf sI. gurpfl ipMz af ky afpxIaF glF bfqF dy dOrfn aMgryËI dy do cfr Èbd ËrUr boldf sI ijs nfl Ausdf cMgf roab bixaf hoieaf sI.
bfhroN afieaf muMzf Gr nUM GoKvIN nËr nfl vyK irhf sI. ijMdr AusnUM cor awK nfl qfVdI Gr dy aMdr bfhr iPrdI rhI. mMUzy ny iek do vfr ijMdr vl muskrf ky qikaf. ijMdr ny mUMh pry kr ilaf. Aus nUM muMzy df muskrfAuxf Eprf Eprf lwgf pr mfVf nf lwgf. QoVHI dyr ivc eI gurpfl af igaf. Auh Gbrfieaf hoieaf sI. iksy Epry bMdy nfl vfh pYxf sI. gurpfl nUM vyK ky muMzf mMjy qoN AuT KVoqf. dovyN iek dUjy vwl Auqsukqf nfl qk rhy sn.
mUMzy ny muskrf ky "hfie" ikhf. gurpfl Ausy qrF inrAuqr KVHf irhf. pr muMzy df dosqfnf rvweIaf vyK ky Aus df zr lwQ igaf.
muMzy ny pihlF vFg hI Prn Prn kuJ boilaf. gurpfl Aus df mUMh vyKdf hI rih igaf, kuJ pwly nf ipaf. muMzy ny ies vfr hOlI rPqfr ivc bol ky kuJ kihx dI koÈÈ kIqI. gurpfl ny aYnf ku aMdfËf lf ilaf ik Auh aMgryËI boldf hY pr muMzf ijs ZMg nfl boldf sI AusqoN Auh hor eI bolI lgdI sI. gurpfl ny kYnyzf df nfm qF suixaf eI hoieaf sI pr muMzy dy mUMhoN kfhlI kfhlI inkly "Kynyzf" df Aus nUM kuJ pqf nf lgf. Aus nUM aMdry aMdr kuJ Èrm ijhI mihsUs hoeI. bI[ ey df huiÈafr ividafrQI huMdy hoey vI Auh aMgryËI nhIN sI smJ skdf. muMzy nUM iek dm kuJ Xfd afieaf, Ausny kfhlI nfl pihlF vflf kfgË kZ ky gurpfl nUM ivKfieaf. gurpfl ny ruwkf pVH ky isr hlFidaF ikhf,
"hF…Xys, ids iej dI hfAUs"
muMzy nUM sux ky kuJ hOslf hoieaf. kfgË df ieh ruwkf Aus dy bhuq kMm afieaf sI. cMzIgVH puhMc ky Aus ny iehI ruwkf iek afpxy vFg idsdy muMzy, dybI, nUM idKfieaf sI. dybI KuÈiksmqI nfl ieMglYNz qoN afieaf hoieaf sI, afpxy iksy ieMport ieksport dy cwkr ivc. Ausny rukf dyK ky muMzy nUM cMzgVHON hI vfps muVn dI slfh idqI, pr jdoN muMzf iËd qoN nf tilaf qF dybI tYksI lY ky AuhnUM afp ipMz qk Cz igaf jo cMzIgVH qoN luiDafxy vflI sVk Auqy qkrIbn 30 iklomItr qy sI. dybI Epry ipMz `c vVn qoN jkdf sI qy AuNj vI kfhlI ivc sI.
ies Gr qk AuhnUM ruwkf dyK ky skUl df iek mfstr Cz igaf sI. mfstr vI glI dy moV qoN hI muMzy nUM ieÈfry nfl Gr idKf ky muV igaf sI, muMzy ny afpxI ihwk qy hwQ lf ky iek iek Èbd bolidaF gurpfl nUM ikhf:
"afie …Km…PrOm…Kynyzf. "
gurpfl ny ies vfr kuJ kuuJ smJ ilaf aqy hF ivc isr hlfieaf. Pyr muMzy dy ichry vl Auqsukqf nfl vyiKaf. muMzy ny iek kfgË kiZaf qy jyb nfloN pYn lfh ky aMgryËI dy kYpItl aKrF ivc afpxf nfm qy hor keI kuJ ilK ky gurpfl nUM PVf idqf. gurpfl ny sB kuJ Ptf Pt pVH ilaf aqy socx lwg ipaf. Aus ny muMzy vwl dubfrf ghu nfl vyiKaf qy Pyr kol KVHI ijMdr vl. ies smyN iek qxfE ijhy dI siQqI pYdf ho geI. ijMdr gurpfl vl bhuq Auqskqf nfl vyK rhI sI. Aus nUM ajy qk iksy gwl dI smJ nhIN sI peI. acfnk gurpfl boilaf:
"cfcI ieh pqf kOx aY? qyrf CotU, qrsym! knyzy qoN afieaf qYnUM imlx. "
"lY! rihx dy qUM aYvy eIN mKOl…[ " gwl ijMdr dy mUMh ivc eI rih geI. pr Aus ny muMzy dy ichry qy ingfh gwz leI. gurpfl ny muMzy nUM ieÈfrf kridaF ikhf:
"ÈI ieË Xuar mdr. "
ijMdr nUM pqf nhIN sI lg irhf gurpfl sc bol irhf hY jF JUT. Auh suKimMdr isDU nfl ÈfdI hox ipCoN pMj sfl kYnyzf rhI. CyvyN sfl Auh qy suKimMdr afpxy Coty Brf dI ÈfdI qy vfps pMjfb afey. ÈfdI ipCoN suKimMdr AusnUM cor BulfeI dy ky kYnyzf vfps clf igaf aqy iqMnF ku sflF dy CotU nUM vI nfl eI lY igaf. kYnyzf jf ky Auh iksy nvyN Èihr rihx lwg ipaf. Aus dI nf hI muV ky koeI icwTI afeI qy nf hI koeI hor AuG suG inklI sI. bs iksy qoN aYnf hI pqf lwgf sI ik Aus ny iksy hor nfl ivafh krvf ilaf hY. ijMdr ny ro Do ky mn nfl smJOqf kr ilaf aqy sOhry Gr hI idn ktI kr rhI sI. shury rihx nfl Auh Gwto Gwt lokF nUM ieh kih skdI sI ik Ausdy Gr vflf kYnyzf igaf hoieaf hY. Aus ny sB kuJ Bulf dyx dI koÈÈ kIqI, jy nhIN Buldf sI qF bs CotU sI jo ajy qwk Aus dy idl idmfg qy Cfieaf hoieaf sI. CotU Aus qoN ivCiVaf eI ies qrF sI ik Auh bs…AuzIkdI hI rih geI sI.
qy jy gurpfl sc bol irhf hY qF CotU hux Aus dy sfhmxy KVHf sI, Cy Put lMmf sohxf sunwKf. ijMdr nUM aMdry aMdr hOl pYx lg pey, jy ieh scmuc qrsym hoieaf!

qrsym ipCly pMdrF sflF qoN afpxy bfp suKimMdr isDU AusdI gorI pqnI jUzI qy AuhnF dy do Coty bwicaF nfl rih irhf sI. qrsym dI bfp nfl Gwt vwD eI bxdI sI pr nf hI AuhnF ivckfr bhuqf lVfeI JgVf eI huMdf sI. dovyN afpxI afpxI dunIaF ivc rihMdy sn. suKimMdr rIal aYstyt df kMm krdf sI qy afpxy ikqy ivc pUrf sPl sI. qrsym nUM afpxI pVHfeI ivc pUrI idlcspI sI qy Auh Gry hmyÈF kuJ nf kuJ pVHn ilKx ivc lgf rihMdf sI. suKimMdr ny qrsym nUM Aus dI mF bfry kuJ nhIN sI disaf aqy nf hI kdy dsxf cfhuMdf sI. jUzI nfl ÈfdI hox ipCoN Auh afpxy ipCy nUM Aukf hI Bulf dyxf cfhuMdf sI. jUzI XhUdI ipCokV dI sI aqy suKimMdr vflI kMpnI dy dPqr ivc hI kMm krdI sI. Ausdf df suBfa cMgf sI. Ausy ny qrsym df nfm tYrI iswDU rwK idqf sI aqy AusdIaF loVF df vI iKafl rKdI sI. qrsym vI AusdI kdr krdf sI qy kdI kdfeIN Aus nfl hs Kyz vI lYNdf sI. pr ies dy bfvjUd qrsym guaficaf guaficaf qy Gr ivc EpiraF vFg rihMdf sI. Aus aMdr iek iKlfa sI jo Aumr dy nfl nfl vDdf jFdf sI. ies iKlf nUM Auh iksy nfl sFJf nhIN sI kr skdf, AuhnF dosq muMzy kuVIaF nfl vI nhIN ijnF nfl Auh vIk-aYNz qy bfhr GuMmx iPrn jFdf sI.
iek idn klfs ivc soÈl stwzIË dy tIcr ny ies gl qy Ëor idqf ik jo iensfn afpxy ipCokV bfry nhIN jfxdf, ijsnUM afpxy pirvfr dy ieiqhfs df nhIN pqf, Auh hmyÈF aDUrI iËMdgI ijAuNdf hY.
qrsym dy mn qy ies gwl df zUMGf asr hoieaf. aj Aus nUM afpxy aMdrly iKlfa dI vI smJ lgx lwgI. ieiqhfs qF iek pfsy Aus nUM qF afpxI mF df vI pqf nhIN sI Auh kOx hY. Auh ies aihsfs nfl JMjoiVaf igaf. iek kfhl Ausdy aMdr vV geI. Ausdf aMdrlf iKlfa keI guxf pwsr igaf sI.
qy hux Ausdy sfhmxy KVI aOrq AusdI mF sI. AusnUM ajy pUrf ivÈvfÈ nhIN sI af irhf. XkIn pwkf krn leI Ausny iek vfr Pyr gurpfl vl svflIaf nËr nfl vyiKaf. gurpfl ny spÈt krn leI isr hlf ky ikhf:
"XYs, ÈI ieË juigMdr, ÈI ieË Xuar mdr. "
qrsym dy mUHh qy cOVI muskfn iKlr geI. Ausdy aMdr acfnk bcpn jfg AuiTaf. Auh iesy pl afpxI mF df hwQ CUhxf cfhuMdf sI, qy dsxf cfhuMdf sI ik ikvyN Auh ipCly sfl qoN mF df pqf lBdf irhf sI, ikvyN Auhny bfp dI ÊYrhfjrI c Ausdy purfxy sUtkys Poly, ikvyN Aus dy pMjfbI dosqF qoN puC dws kIqI aqy ikvyN Ausny hvfeI jhfË df krfieaf bnfAux leI QF QF kMm kIqf.
pr ijMdr hux awKF DrqI qy gwzI aihl KVI sI. Aus nUM pMdrF sflF ipCoN qrsym dI pCfx af geI sI pr sfhmxy KVy aYzy juafn muMzy nUM ikvyN gl nfl lf lvy…Ausdf hOslf nhIN sI pYNdf. "muMzy nUM kI pCfx aY mYN scmuc AusdI mF hF. "
Aus nUM gurpfl dI muMzy nfl aMgryËI ivc kIqI gwlbfq dI kI smJ sI. pr hux ies ivc koeI sMdyh nhIN sI ik Ausdy sfhmxy KVHf muMzf qrsym hI sI. Ausny Pyr Aus vl vyiKaf qF qrsym ny AusnUM kuJ ikhf. ijMdr nUM pihlF vFg hI kuJ smJ nf lgI, Ausny aKF nIvIaF kr leIaF. pr gurpfl Jtpt bol ipaf:
"cfcI ieh kihMdY mYnUM qyh lwgI aY. "
"hfie mYN mr jF" ijMdr dy mUhoN inkilaf. AuhnUM pqf vI nf lwgf kdoN Aus ny qrsym nUM afpxy nfl Gut ilaf. aKF coN prnfly vih qury. kuJ dyr ipCoN gurpfl ny dohF nUM awz kIqf. qrsym ny ijMdr vl vyiKaf, AusdIaF aKF ivcoN moh Clk Clk pYNdf sI qy Ausdf ichrf acfnk suhxf bx igaf sI. qrsym ny ipafr df aijhf ikRÈmF pihlI vfr anuBv kIqf sI.
Aus ny gurpfl vwl vyK ky ikhf: "QYNk XU vYrI mwc, afeI aYm so grytPul. "
"dwso hor kI shfieqf kr skdf hF? " gurpfl ny aMgryËI ivc puiCaf.
"tIc mI mfeI mdrtMg. " qrsym ny jvfb idqf.
gurpfl muskrf ipaf. AuhnUM mihsUs hoieaf ijvyN Aus kol koeI KËfnf hovy qy aj pihlI vfr AuhnUM ies df pqf lwgf hovy.