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isMMmI shylIAW nwl Q~ly Kyfx clI geI hY[ bwhrlw buhw ByV geI hY[ huxy myry kol bYTI CotIAW-CotIAW g~lW rk rhI sI, nwly myrw pYr Gut rhI sI, pOlu -poly ijhy h~QW nwl[ auhdy jwx nwl mYN bVI iek~l mihsUs kr rhI hW[ Aj kl iek~l qoN mYnUM bhuq fr lg~x ipAw hY[ iek~l mYNnUM cwry pwisEN Gyr lYNdI hY Aqy CwqI qy cVH ky myrw glw dbocx lgdI hY, myrw swh Gutx lg jWdw hY[ mYN iek~l dy Gyry qoN hmySw bcdI rihmdI hW[ bwlkonI vl KulHdy drvwzy v~l q~kdI hW... bwhr kwPI qyz hvw hY[ Xuikilpits dy ru~K msqI nwl JMUm rhy ny, ‘izAwdw ruK lgwE’ muihMm vyly ieQy KwlI peI zmIn qy Xuikilpits 

dy keI ru~K lgwey sn ijhnW coN ieh cwr hI bcy ny[ do ru~K qW swfI qIjI mMizl qoN vI au~cy ho gey ny Aqy do Coty hI rih gey ny[

‘kI ieh lMby ru~K nr ny?’ Acwnk myry idmwg ivcoN ieh ivcwr srr krdw lMG jWdw hY[ iehnW dohW dI iek dUjy qoN A~gy lMgx dI dOV l~gI hoeI jwpdI hY[ Coty ru~K Swied mwdw ny... ivcwry suMgVy ,dubky hoey[

mYnUM isMmI qy gu~sw Aw irhw hY[ auh swry buUhy bwrIaW vI Ku~luyH Cf geI hY[ swry kmirAW qy icVIAW dw h~lw ho igAw hY[AwlHxw bxwaux dI dOV l~gI hoeI hY[ iqMnW kmirAW dy p~iKAW qy, ikqwbW dI AlmwrI auqy jgwh mlx leI cIk ichwVw ipAw hoieAw hY[auh Awpo’c lVdIAW iBVdI?AW aufdIAW -aufdIAW ieDr-auDr if~g Fih rhIAw ny Aqy iPr auf ky cuMJw lVwx lgdIAW ny,hwr mMnx nUM koeI iqAwr nhIN[

mYN vI ikhVI sumIq dy h~QoN hwr mMnx nUMN iqAwr hW[ mYN vI qW Awpxy Awlxy qy Awpxw h~k C~fx nUM iqAwr nhIN[

BV-BV krdw bwhrwl bUhw KulHdw hY[ gOqm hY[ Awpxy BwrI Brkm bsqy nwl, swho-swhI hoieAw,bVI qyz poVHIAW cVHky AwieAw lgdw hY[

mMmI-mMmI...ieh isMmI dyKo nw Q~ly Kyf rhI hY[ Cu~tI qW auhny quhwfy vwsqy leI sI quwhnUM iekilAW C~f ky Awp Q~ly clI geI hY[

gu~sy nwl auyh Awpxy bUt-jrwbW lwh irhw hY[ qdy ausdw iDAwn icVIAW vl clw jWdw hY[

"mMmI, iehnW byvkUP icVIAW nUM vyKo[ iehnW nUM ieMnI vI Akl nhIN ik AwlxW ikQy bnwxw cwhIdw hY[ swry kmirAw ivc gMd pr rhIAw ny] Agly hIny p~Ky clwvWgy qW ieh mrngIAW[

"qU swry bUhy bwrIAW bMd krdy"[ mYN ikhw[

"mMmI ,iehnW icVIAW nUM vI vyKo, ibnW iezwzq ley Gus pYT kr rhIAW ny[ nw koeI plwt KrIidAw nw nkSw pws krvwieAw[ nw koeI ikrwieAw ,nw tYks ...[ mMmI iehnW icVIAW nUM koeI QW Alwt kr dyxI cwhIdI hY"[ gOqm Awp hI AwpxI g~l qy h~s ipAw[

auh myry kol Aw ky bYT igAw, " kI hwl hY mmMI?"

"TIk hW"[ mYN muskwx dw Xqn kIqw[

"lqW Gut idAW?"

"nhIN pihlW Kwxw Kw lY[ isMmI nUM bulw ilAw"[

auh isMmI nUM blwx igAw[

ivcwry b~cy iehnW nUM ikMnW kMm krnw pY irhw hY[ svyry mweI jo bxw ky r~K jWdI hY auhI grm krky Kw lYNdy hn[ hwly pqw nhIN kdoNM mYN ibsqr qoN auT skWgI[ AYksIfYNt hoieAw vI qW bhuq burI qrHW sI,sB kihMdy sn[

"qYnUM rb ny h~Q dy ky r~K ilAw"[

jdoN mYN bhuq qklIP ivc sW qW bwr-bwr iehI kihMdI sI, mYN mr hI jWdI qW TIk sI[ pr hux qW mYN bhuq TIk hW[hux jy mOq scmuc hI myry swhmxy Aw KVovyN qW mYN khWgI... ‘hwly jw,mYN nhIN nhIN Awauxw cwhuMdI[ hwly qW mYN AwpxI hwr nUM ij~q ivc bdlxw hY’[

hvw dw iek Tmfw bulw,bwlkonI dy Ku~lHy bUhy vloN Aw tkrWdw hY[ mYN kMbl Awpxy aupr qk kr lYNdI hW[ swhmxy vwlw lMbw drKq JUMmdw hoieAw swfI bwlkonI dy jgly nwl tkrWdw hY[ mdmsq ho ky n!c irhw hY[ kdI sumIq vI ieMj hI msq rihMdw sI... hrdm KuS,hMsU-hMsU krdw rihMdw[ hux qW p~qJV dy pIly p~iqAw vWg murJwieAw hoieAw Gr prqdw hY[ myry nwl A~KW nhIN imlwauMdw[ aumId hY ,auhI msqI,auhI hwsw,auhI bhwr iPr vwips Aw AwvygI, ies Gr ivc!

bsMq dy mosm ivc sumIq swnUM bu~DW gwrfn,mugl gwrfn zrUr lY jWdw sI[ auhNnUM PulW nwl ikMnw ipAwr sI[ auh bwlkonI’c pey gmilAW’c augy Pul bUitAW dI ikMnI syvw krdw sI[ pr hux qW b~cy hI kdI Bul BulyKy pwxI dy Cfdy ny[

swhmxy gmly ivc gulwb dw bVw sohxw ijhw Pul JUMm irhw hY[ pihlW vwlI g~l huMdI qW sumIq myrw h~Q PV ky bwhr lY jw ky Pu~l ivKwdw[ hux qW ausny ies iKVy hoey Pul nUM q~ikAw vI nhIN hoxw[

gOqm isMmI nU fWtdw hoieAw Gr ilAw irhw hY[ v~fy hox dw auh pUrw Pwiedw auTWdw hY[

"mMmI ,lMfn qoN mOlI,AWtI dI ic~TI AweI hY"[ isMmI ny myry swhmxy ic~TI ilAw r~KI[

"swfIAW fwk itktW vI zrUr hoxgIAW"[ aur dovyN myry kol Aw bYTy[ ilPwPw KoilAW qW auh dovyN itktW lY ky dUjy kmry ivc cly gey[ ic~TI cwr-pMj sPy dI sI[ auhdI ic~TI hmySw lMbI huMdI hY[ auhNnUM mYN ipCly swl qoN koeI Kq nhIN pwieAw[ auhny iehdI iSkwieq kIqI hY[ mYN AwpxIAW prySwnIAW bwry auhNnUM kI ilKW! myYNnUM lgdw hY ik ayh vI sumIq bwry iehI khygI jo kdI mYN auhnUM rwlP bwry iliKAw sI[ ijvyN swnUM rwlP bwry XkIn nhIN sI AwieAw,auvyN mOlI nUM sumIq bwry vI XkIn ikQy Awvygw[

mOlI ny Awpxy Kq’c Awpxy byty ivlIAm Aqy dovyN buytIAW swrwh Aqy Ayln,bwry iliKAw hY[ ivlIAm AwpxI nOkrI qy KuS hY ,auhNUM iek hor grl PrMf iml geI[ Bwrq qoN jw ky auhdI ieh cOQI grl PrMf hY[ ivAwh leI hwly koeI Tik swQx nhIN imlI[ swrwh dI nOkrI l~g geI hY[ auh Awpxy buAwey PrYNf nwl PrWs ho ky AweIhY[ Aylwn ipClI julweI qoN nOkrIdI Bwl ivc hY[ hux ieMglYNf ivc vI bykwrI bhuq hY[ mOlI dI mW ny pcwsI swl pUry kr ley hn[ A~KW dy AwprySn qoN bwAd auh iblkul Tik hY[ Gr dw swrw kMm kr lYNdI hY[

sB qoN AKIr ivc aus rwlP bwry iliKAw hY... "rwlP nwl hux myry sbMD Tik ho rhy ny[ auh cwhuMdw hY mYN ij~lnwl vI dosqI kr lvW, pr ieh kdI nhIN ho skdw[ mYN aus Aorq dw mUMh vI kdI nhIN vyKxw cwhuMdI"[

mOlI ny ic~TI ivc ij~l nUM bhuq swrIAW gwhlW k~FIAW hn[

mOLI dI ies ic~TI ivc iliKAW hY ik rwlP nwl auhdy sMbMD suDr rhy hn[ ies qoN pihlW hr Kq’c iliKAw huMdw sI ik hux auh rwlP nwl kdI koeI sbMD nhIN r~KygI[ iehnW sMbMDWnUM TIk hox’c iqMn swl qoN auqy dw smW l~g igAW sI[

mOlI AwKr Juk hI geI[ Aorq hY n[ kI Aorq hr dyS’c ieko ijhI hY[ XrUp ivc qW Aorq bhuq Awzws hY[ Awpxw jIvn swQI Awpx cuxdI hY jdoN nw inBy qW qlwk lY lYNdI hY pr ieh mOLI.....

isMmI Aqy gOqm itktW vyKdy lV pey hn[

"itktW r~Ko, pihlW Kwxw KwE,jwE" mYN zrw rohb nwl kihMdI hW[

"mMmI,quhwfy leI Kwxw ilAwvW? isMmI J~t auT pYNdI hY[ gOqm hwly vI iz~d krky bYTw hY[

mYN nwh ivc isr ihlw idMdI hW[

auh dovyN rsoeI vl cly gey hn[ mYN A~KW bMd krky kMBl aupr q~k iK~c lYNdI hW[ myrw iDAwn iPr mOlI dy Kq vwl jWdw hY[rwlP qy mOlI dy AKIr qy iPr ihMdusqwn Awauxgy[

myrI bcpn dI shylI blivMdr ipCly vIh swlW qoN Lmfn ivc hY[ ij~l ausy dI shylI hY[ dovyN ieko skUL ivc pVWdIAW hn[ ij~l auQoN dy kuK AiDAwpkW nwl iek ividAwk itRp qy Bwrq AweI sI[ ieMglYNf’c ihMdusqwn Aqy pwiksqwn qoN Awey b~icAW dy ipCokV nUM smJx leI hI auQo N dI srkwr ny ieh itRp eyQy ByijAw sI[ ij~l pMjwb dy keI ipMfW Aqy ksibAW ivc ho ky AweI[ vwpsI qy auh do idn swfy kol rhI[ sumIq qy mYN auhnUM GumWdy rhy[ SwipMg krvweI[ ij`l bhuq KuS sI[ aus swfw Dmnvwd krdI hI nw QkdI[ swnUM vI auh bVI in~GI, imlwpVI Aqy luBwvnI l~gI[ auhdw pqI vI auQy AiDAwpk sI[ auhdy iqMn b~cy skUl’c pVHdy sn[

ij~l bolI, "jdoN kdI myry kol pYsw jmHW hoieAw mYN pwik sqwn zrUr jwvWgI, mYN aurdU vI isKWgI[ myrI klws ivc bhuq b~cy pwiksqwn hn"[

mYN auhdy ies jzby bwry jwx ky bVI KuS hoeI[ auh mYnuM ieMglYNf dy skULW bwry ivSQWr nwl d~sdI rhI[ auQy iek iek b~cy v~l injI qOr qy iDAwn idqw jWdw hY[swfy skULW ivc bicAW dI ipCokV jwnx dI koeI loV hI nhI smJI jWdI[

auQy klwsW ivc bhuq QohVy b~cy huMdy ny swfy skUlW ivc qW klwsW KcwKc BrIAW huMdIAW ny[ sumIq h~sdy hoey boilaW , "ioeh Amgryz swfy hI pYsy dy zor qy A~j eynI AYS kr rhy ny"[

ij~l h~s peI[

mYN ies ivSy nUM twlx leI pu~iCAw, "ij~l qUM auQy aurdU ikQO isKyNgI?"

"rwlP koloN isKWgI[auh lMfn’c hI hY[ auh iek vwr swfy skUl ivc AwieAw sI[ auhNnuM aurdU cMgI AwauMdI hY[ auh bVy swl ihMdusqwn ivc irhw hY[ auQy auh aurdU pVWdw hY[ ihMdusqwn ivc auh Aksr hI c~kr lgWdw rihMdw hY[ auhNnUM quhwfw pqw idAWgI[ auh quhwnUM imlygI[ auhdw bytw ivlIAm ihMdusqwn Aw ky ihMdI Aqy pMjwbI is~KygI [auhnUM khWgI quhwnUM imly"[

aus qoN Agly hI swl rwlP Aqy mOlI id~lI Awey qW swnUM imly[ ausqoN bwAd ivlIAm id~lI rih ky pVHdw irhw[ auh Aksr hI swfy Gr Aw jWdw[ ieQy keI idn rih vI jWdw[

mOlI bVI Srmwkl ,G~t bolx vwlI, au~cI lMbI Aqy idlkS Aorq sI[ rwlP dy swhmxy auh bhuq sohxI Aqyjvwn sI[ rwlP dw k~d mDrw,lMbUqrw ichrw gMjw isr[ auh boldw vI bhuq au~cw sI[ mOlI iek Prm ivc PYSn fIzwienr sI Gr dI dyKBwl mOlI dI mW kr lYNdI sI[ mOlI dy idl ivc rwlP leI EnI hI SrDw Aqy pRym sI ijNnw iek ihMdusqwnI bIvI dy idl ivc Awpxy pqI leI huMdI hY[ auhnUM ies g~l dw bhuq Aihsws sI ik auhdw pqI bhuq piVHAw iliKAw hY qy auhdy mukwbly auqy kuJ vI nhIN pVI hoeI[

iqMn ku swl pihlW swnUM rwlP imlx leI AwieAw[ auhny d~isAw ik mOlI vI auhdy nwl AweI sI[pr auh hotl ivc hI sI[ bImwrI krky Aw nhIN skI[ auh mhInw Br pMjwb rhygI[ Aqy vwpsI qy Aw ky imlygI[ rwlPny ieh nhIN disAw ik mOlI nUM kI bImwrI sI[

iqMn cwr ku mhIny ieMj hI lMg gey[ AsW soicAw auh dovyN ieMglYNf vwps cly gey hoxgy[ pr Acwnk iek idn mOlI nUM Awpxy swhmxy vyK ky mYN hYrwn rih geI[ iblkul h~fIAW dw Fwcw ,g~lW Amdr ipckIAW hoeIAW kmIz slvwr dy auqy SnIl dI jYkyt, PulkwrI dI Swl,A~KW ivc surmw,gly ivc moqIAW dIAW rMg brMgIAW mwlw m~Qy qy ibMdI ,bwhW ,c keI qrHW dIAW vMgw[auh icpk ky myry g~lH Aw lgI[

myry qoN A~f hoeI qW AKW dw surmw DWrIAW bx ky vih irhw sI [ bicAW nUM gly nwl lgw ky cumx lg peI[ pihlI vyrW mOlI AweI sI qW b~cy Coty sn[ auh AWrIU dy cumx lg peI[ pihlI vyrW mOlI AweI sI qW bcy bhuq Coty sn[ auh AWtI dycumxW ,glvkVIAW ivc fOr-Bry hoey kdI myry Aqy sumIq v~l q~kdy Aqy kdI aus AWtI vl[

pMjwb qoN keI srdwr jI mOlI nUM C~fx Awey sn[ luiDAwxy ivc auhnW dw iek pbilk skUl sI[ auhnW dy ipMf ‘c hI mOlI eyny mhINyny rhI sI[ auhnW srdwr jI Cotw Brw lMfn ivc sI qy rwlP dw jwxU sI[

auh srdwr jI Awpxy iksy dosq vl Tihrnw cwhuMdy sn[ auh mOlI nUM C~f ky dUjy idn Awaux dw p~kw krky cly gey[ auhnW dy jwx dI dyr sI ik mOlI myrw Aqy sumIq dy h~Q PV ky zwr zwr rox l~g pYNdI[ rOdI-rONdI auh myry moFy qy luVk geI[swnUM h~QW pYrW dI pY geI[ jdoN auh hoS’c AweI qW bolI...

"ijs rwlP nUM qusI Aynw vDIAW bMdw smJdy ho, auh aus qoN v~D kmInw bMdw hY[aus mYNnUM ies aumr ivc bhuq du~K id~qw hY[ ijs ij~l nUM qUM AwpxI dosq AwKdI hY Aqy isPqW krdI nhIN QkdI auh bVI byeImwn Aqy DOKybwz hY aus myrI rwqW dI nINd Koh leI hY[ myry leI izMdgI bhuq v~fw boJ bx geI hY[ nw idnY cYn nw rwqIN[ ivlIAm vI ipaU dw pu~q inkilAw[ auhnUM rwlP Aqy izl dy sbMDW dw sB pqw sI pr auhny myry A~gy DUM nhIN inklx idqw"[

auh iPr aucI aucI rox l g peI[ mYnU ies swrI g~l qyt koeI ivSvws nhIN sI Aw irhw[ mYnUM ij~l bhuq cMgI l~gdI sI[ rwlP bwry vI ieh sux ky XkIn krn nUM idn nhIN sI krdw[

audoN swfy AwlHxy ‘c Awpxy KMBW dI inMG hyT sumIq mYnUM isMmI Aqy gOqm nUM smytI keI suPnYN buxdw rihMdw[ auh idn swfy sMGrS dy idn sn[ ASIN ikrwey dy iek kmry ivc rihmdy sW[ auhI swfw sOx dw,bihx dw,Kwxw dw kmrw huMdw[auQy hI iek kony ivc rotI bxdI[ auQy hI gOqm Aqy isMmI pYdw hoey sn[ ausy kmry ivc ij~l,rwlP ,ivlIAm Aqy mOlI Aw ky rih geyt sn[

mOlI ny jdoN ij~l Aqy rwlP dIAW g~lw d~SIAW qW idmwg ivc ieh nhIN sI AwieAw ik suhp~x,jvwnI Aqt gRihsQI qoN ielwvw vI keI g~lW huMdIAW ny sWJ pYdw krn leI[audoN myrw ipAwr Aqy in~G sumIq dy AMgW ivc brPO bx ky hwly jMimAW nhIN sI[ auh hwly myry qoN bymuK nhIN sI hoieAw[ fyF ku swl pihlW hI sumIq d I qr~kI hoeI hY[ audoN qoN hI swnUm ieh srkwrI PlYt imilAw hY[ ies nvyN Ahudy qoN hI sumIq dI mulwkwq ims sunIqw nwl hoeI hY[ mYN auhdy nK iSK dw twkrw Awpxy Awp nwl krdI rihMdI hW[ sumIq nIM auhdy ivc kI ivlKx lgw? bwr bwr iehI ivcwr myry idmwg’c Gumx GyrI pYdw krdw rihMdw hY[

"mMmI ,mMmI vyKO gOqm icVIH dw AwlXw qoV irhw hY... iehnUM mnHw ko mMmI[ auhdy ivc Swied Amfw hovy auh tu~t jwvygw"[ isMmI cIkdI hoeI mYnUM JMjoV rhI sI[

pihlW qW mYN kuJ smJI hI nhIN[ mYN qW guAwcI hoeI sW bhuq dUr[ isMmI dI g~l smJ AweI qW mYM gOqm nUM mnHW kIqw[

auh AwpxI sPweI dyx l~g ipAw[ isMmI ro rhI hY[ auhnUM roMdI nUM mYN Awpxy kol iltw ilAw[ QohVI dyr ivc hI isMmI sON geI[ gOqm dUjy kmry ivc ieklW hI Kyfx l~g ipAW sI[

mOlI audoN do idn swfy kol rhI[ auh bicAW nwl bhuq KuS rihMdI[auhNnW nUM AMgryzI gwxy gw ky suxwauMdI,nwc krdI[ pMjwbI dy iekl gIq dIAW rtIAW kuJ lweInW guxguxwauMdI[b~cy h~s-h~s dohry huMdy[

mOlI boOlI , "qyyry b cy pqw eI mYNnUM kI kih rhy ny[ auh kihMdy ny.,mYN ieMglYNf dI rwxI hW AilzbYQ[ kihMdy ny myrI Skl audy nwl imldI ey[ qyry b~cy myrIAW g~lHW qy bwr bwr h~Q Pyrdy ny[ luiDAwxw dw iek muMfw myry qy AwSk ho igAwsI[ iehI solWH sqwrW swlw dw sI[ auhny myry auqy pMjwbI ivc iek kivqw ilKI[ mYN iuksy qoN AMgryzI ivc Anuvwd krvw leI sI[ qyYnUM suxwvW?"

myry kuJ kihx qoN pihlW hI auh JMUMm-JUMm ky mYNnUM auhI kivqw sunwaux l~g opeI[

"ikho ijhI hY?" aus puiCAw sI[

"bhuq vDIAw,bhuq sohxI"[ mYN Thwkw lgw ky bolI[

"auQy ipMf dy bVy muMfy myry qy AwSk sn[ auQoN dy b~cy myry nwl ihl iml gey sn[ keI mYNnUM mym AWtI kihMdy sn"[ ieh sB d~sdy hoey mOlI dIAW A~KW ivc bVI cmk sI[

QoVI dy r bwd auh g~l iPr ij~q qy lY AwauMdI[ auh auNMj hI auhnUM gwhlw k~F rhI sI ijvyN koeI ihMdusqwnI Aorq idMdI hY Prk ieh sI ik gwhlW AMgryzI ivc sn[

"auh cuVyYl rwlP pVHn AwauMdI sI[ mYnUM kI pqw sI ik AMdrON kI gul iKlw rhy ny[ iek idn mYN dohW nUM cuMmdy q~k ilAw sI[ mYN gusy ivc ij~l nUM GroN k~F idqw[ auhdy pqI nUM lMmbw cOVw Kq ilK idqw[rwlP kihMdw hY mYnUM ieh Kq nhIN sI ilKxw cwhIdw[

"mYN swrI aumr rwlP leI gwl idqI[ auh qW ikqwbW ivc fu~bw irhW jW sPr krdw irhw[ mYN kMm krky b~icAW nUM pwldI rhI[ myrI mW myrw swQ nw idMdI qW A~j mYN izMdw rih skdI? pr hux qW myrI mW vI jvweI dw p~K lYNdI hY[ mYnUM vihmI kihMdI hY"[

"rwlP Aqyij~l bwry qYnUM glq PihmI qW nhIN?" mYN pu~C bYTI[

"qyry pqI nUM k~l nUM, iksy kuVI ny Psw ilAW qW qYnUM ies du~K dw pqw lgygw"[ audoN mYN h~s peIsW mn ivc, auqoN gMBIr ichrw bxweI riKAw sI[ ikMnw Awqm ivSvws sI,mYNnUM [audoN qW myry ieh ic~q cyqy hI nhIN sI ik auh mYNnUM srwp dy rhI sI[ du~KI mn ivcoN inkilAW srwp zrUr lgdw hY[

"rwlP Awpxy Awp nUM bu~DIjIvI AwKdwhY[ kI buDIjIvI AwpxI bIvI nUM ieMj hI du~K idMdy ny[ kI auh luqr luqr dUjIAWznwnIAW dy ip~Cy B~jdy ny[ CI CI [ aus AwdmIO nwl myrw hux koeI sbMD nhIN ho skdw[ jdoN swfw JgVw hoieAw hY mYN auhdy nwl iek vwr vI nhIN su~qI[ mYN auhdy qy QukdI hW[ mYN Awpxw kwPI smwn pMJwb r~K AweI hW[ mYN iek mhINyny bwd ieMglYNf qoN prq AwvWgI[ luiDAwxy skUL ivc pVwvWgI[ mYN qW hux vI nhIN jwxw cwhuMdI pr mW dI bImwrI dI Kbr sux ky rih nw skI[ mYN qW Awpxy gihxy vI luiDAwxy ipMf hI C~f ky Awauxw cwhuMdI sW pr iehnW lokW r~Kx nhIN idqy[ ieh lok kihMdy ny iksy dy gihxy swfy leI ASuB hY[ kI byvkUPI hY[ eynw pVU-ilK ky vI ieh lok AMD ivSvwsI ny[ pr ieh lok myry nwl bVw moh krdy ny[ mYNnUM pMjwb dy lokW qoN bVw hI ipAwr imilAw hY"[

dUjy idn srdwr jI Awey qW auhnW d~isAw ik rwlP ny auhNnW Agy mOlI dI mwnisk hwlq dw koeI izkr nhIN kIqw sI[ mOlI nUM luiDAwxy ipMf ivc auhnW kol C~F ky cilAw igAW sI[ auh lok bVy prySwn hoey[ mOlI kdy h~s pYNdI[kdy byhoS vI ho jWdI[

"vyKo nw hux mOlI ihMdosqwn vwps Awauxw cwhUMdI hY[ luiDAwxy swfy skUl ivc nOkrI krnw cwhuMdI hY[ pr iehdy mn dI hwlq qW Tik nhIN, ieh kI pVHwvygI bicAW nUM[ mYN qW rwlP nUM swP ilK idAWgw ik jy auh vwps Awauxw cwhuMdw hY qW Gr dw koeI jIA nwl Awvy" aus srdwr dI kih rhy sn[

mYN iJjkdy -iJjkdy srdwr jI koloN rwlP Aqy ij~l dy iksy bwry pu~iCAw[ auh boilAw....

"AOrqW vihmI huMdIAW ny[ mYN qW socdw sW swfy mulk dIAW qIvIAW nUM hI ieh bImwrI hY pr ieMglYNf dIAW AOrqW vI auMj hI ny[ auQyauMj qW bVI AwzwdI ey pr pqI pqnI dy sMbMD sB jgHw ieko ijhy hI ny"[

"AwdmI vI qW sB jgHw ieko ijhyhI ny"[ mYN h~s ky bolI[

"hW dUjy dI KurlI ivc muUMh mwr ky izAwdw mzw AwauNdw ey, auhNnW nUM[ swrI dunIAW dy AwdmI swmMqvwdI rucIAW rKdy ny, pihlW qW do iqMn bIvIAW r~K lYNdy sn qy hux Gr dy ikly qy qW iek bMnHdy ny pr bwhrly ikilAW qy h~Q mwrI r~Kdy ny"[

srdwr hI dI g~l qW Tik sI pr ieh nhIN sI smJ AweI ik mOlI dI g~l inrw vihm jW korI klpnw hI sI ik auhdI g~l ivc koeI s~cweI vI sI[

audoN qW mYN suPn ivc vI nhIN sW soc skdI ik sumIq qy vI iehI g~l lwgU hox vwlI sI[

hux swfI irSqydwrI ivc vI bhuq lok qW myNnUM doSI mMndy ny, kihMdy ny qUM sMBwl nw skI[ auhnUM bMnH ky nhIN rK skI kuJ irSqydwr ieh vI slwh idMdyny, C~f ies bMdy nUM[ ieho ijhy bMdy nwl ikauN rihMdI hY[qYnUM qW auhdy qON nPrq hoxI cwhIdI hY[ qIjy mq dy vI lok hn, " Ary ieh sB qW cldw hI hY[ iehnW g~lW dI prvwh nhI krIdI[ Gr dI sWqI leI ieh sB qW sihxw hI pYNdw hY[ cwr idn Koh Kw ky Awpy Gr Aw jwvygw’[

sumIq dw iek dosq kihMdw , "hY qUM vI ieSk kr lY iksy nwl eynw Jurn dI kI loV hY[ hor koeI nhIN l~Bdw ieSk krn nUM qW bMdw hwzr hY"[... AwpxI hI g~l qy jdoN auh KI-KI krky h~sdw hY qW mYNnUM auh zrw cMgw nhIN l~gdw[

ivcoN iek vkq Aijhw vI AwieAw vI AwieAw sI jdoN sumIq ny kort kichrI qk phuMcx dI DmkI idqI sI[ audoN myrw Aihm bVw zKmI hoieAw sI, pr isMmI Aqy gOqm Kwqr mYN Juk geI sW[ mYM ikMnI kmzor ho geI sW[ audoN lgdw sI ASIN iqMno pqJV dy suky p~qy hW Aqy sumIq qyz hvw hY jo ijDr cwhy swnUM vgwh mwry[ aus qoN bwd mYN iek cu~p DwrleI sI[ sumIq Gr Aw jWdw qW Tik ,nw AwauNdw qW vI Tik[

audoN mOlI kihMdI sI ik auh iPr sB Cf Cfw ky ihMdusqwn Aw jwvygI[ auhdy b~cy v~fy hn,Awpy nOkrI l~B lYxgy Aqy Awpxw -Awpxw Gr vsw lYxgy[

mYN suixAw piVAw hoieAw sI auQy Jt hI qlwk ho jWdy ny[ mYN qlwk lYx bwry pu~iCAw qW bolI, "qlwk qW nhI dyxw[ aus AwdmI nUM qW iPr ij~l nwl pUry sMbMD sQwpq krn dI KulHI Cu~tI iml jwvygI[ ieh Gr mYN iqxkw -2 joV ky bxwieAw hY Aqy hux auh ieMj iKlwr dovW"[ ieh kih auh iPr ro peI

mYnUM ausdI ies g~ldI smJ nw AweI iek pwsy qW auh sB nUM C~f ky ihMdosqwn rihxw cwhuMdI hY[ rwlP nUM gwhlW k~FdI hY pr qlwk dy nW qy ibPr jWdI hY[ p~CmI AOrqW dI AWzwdI bwry mYN jo piVHAw-suixAw sI sB JUT lg irhw sI[ mYNnUM hux mOlI Aqy Awpxy ivc koeI Prk nhIN sI lg irhw[

mOlI qd ieMglYNf qoN vwps qW nhIN sI AweI mhINyny bwAd auhdw Kq AwieAw sI ik auhdI mW izAwdw ibmwr sI! b~cy vI nhIN sn Awaux dyxw cwhuMdy[ aus qoN bwAd auhdy hr Kq ivc ij~l nUM gwhlW k~FIAW huMdIAW[ rwlP nwl koeI sYks sMbMD nWh r~Kx dI g~l huMdI[

pr A~j dI auhdI ic~TI dw sur bdilAw hoieAwhY[ auhdw rwlP nwl smJoqw ho igAw hY[ mYN KuS hW[

myry ies AYksIfYNt dI Kbr jdoN sumIq nUM imlI sI qW auh niTAw AwieAw sI[ aus ikMny idn,ikMnIAW rwqW hspqwl ivc jwg ky k~tIAw sn[ aus qoN bwAd auhdy vloN brP kuJ ipGldI nzr Aw rhI hY[ mYN qW cwhuMdI hW ik auhdy pCqwvy dy hMJUm myrI JolI’c Aw if~gx Aqy mYN swrI dI SwrI pMGr jwvW[ pr hwly qW frdI hW ik ieh myrIAW jwgdIAW A~KW dw suPnw mwqr hI qW nhIN[