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jd pRIq afstrIaf puwijaf qF ieh dunIaF Aus leI iblkul hI nvIN sI. ajLnbI mfhOl! pr Coty vwzy lih-lhfAuNdy phfVF ny Aus df mn moh ilaf sI. bwdlF aqy asmfn nfl iewk-imwk hoeIaF phfVIaF Aus nUM kfdr dI kudrq dy vwD njLdIk jfpdIaF. pRIq nUM Aus dy dUroN lwgdy mfmyN aqy mfmIN ny rfhdfrI Byj ky mMgvfieaf sI. mfmf idl df rlfAutf, lihrI bMdf sI. pr mfmIN moiZaF AuqoN dI Quwkx vflI pUrI cqr aOrq! Auh awKF nfl imrcF Born vflI aqy aMbr nUM tfkI lfAux vflI qIvIN sI. pVHI ilKI qF Auh aYsI vYsI hI sI. pr XUrp df pfxI Aus nUM iGAu vFgUM lwigaf sI. afstrIaf dy 'pfh' ny Aus nUM anoKy qwlK-qrIikaF nfl dsq-pMjf lYxf isKf idwqf sI. Auh mfVI-mfVI gwl qoN pwtF 'qy QfpIaF mfrn lwg jFdI, Kurgo pwtdI! pr mfmf piVHaf iliKaf aqy smJdfr hox krky sfrf kuJ awKoN-proKy kr Cwzdf. jd mfmf izAUtI 'qy cilaf jFdf qF mfmIN, pRIq nUM afpxI BYx lfzI dIaF PLotoaF kwZ ky idKfAuNdI. pRIq PLoto dyKdf qF Auh pRIq dy ichry df pRqIkrm GoKdI. Aus df idl pVHn df Xqn krdI. pr pRIq df idl qF iksy 'hor rUh' ivc jiVaf hoieaf sI! Auh EprI ijhI njLr nfl mfmIN dI BYx lfzI dI PLoto dyKdf qF mfmIN bVy rohb nfl afKdI: -"bI ey 'c pVHdI aY---!" pRIq muskrf pYNdf. -"nwk 'qy mwKI nhIN bYTx idMdI - bfhlI nKry aflI aY-kflj 'c iksy muMzy nUM KMGx nhIN idMdI!" Auh hor isPLq krdI. -"ipMzy qoN mwKI iqlHkdI aY kuVI dy-byby ny dwuD mwKxF nfl pflI aY-." -"-----." pRIq cuwp cfp suxIN jFdf. mfmIN isPLqF krdI, ijvyN mMzI 'qy dlfl KrIddfrF kol isMg copiVaF vflI buwZI mwJ dIaF krdY. rMgly DilHafry pf ky! -"pVHn nUM vI bhuq isLafrH aY--!" Auh hor pVuwl suwtdI. -"vfh---!" afK ky pRIq PLoto vfips kr idMdf. Aus nUM lfzI muMnI Byz vrgI lwgdI. PLokIaF isPLqF nUM Auh sux nhIN skdf sI. lfzI dIaF awKF cuwcIaF, hVbF aMdr nUM vVIaF hoeIaF. cfr ku ivrly ijhy vflF dI guwq, suwkIaF ijhIaF CfqIaF 'qy suwtI hoeI. Aus nUM lfzI dI PLoto qoN iksy vylf ivhf cuwkI vysvf jF Kusry df BulyKf pYNdf. Aus dI ptVy vrgI CfqI qoN iGrxF

afAuNdI! jd Auh afpxy aMdroN 'hrjIq' dy drsLx krdf qF Aus dI BtkdI aqy qVpdI rUh sLrsLfr ho jFdI. ikwQy lfzI aqy ikwQy hrjIq? ikwQy rfjf Boj qy ikwQy gMgU qylI? ikwQy Puwl dI iKVdI klI qy ikwQy zMzf-QorH! ikwQy hrjIq df mfiKEN imwTf ichrf qy ikwQy lfzI df ncoVI suwQx vrgf mUMh? ikwQy hrjIq dI igwDf pfAuNdI CfqI qy ikwQy iehdI PMzr mwJ vrgI ihwk---! pRIq ajLIb ijhI AuDyV-bux ivc hI AuliJaf rihMdf. idmfg gyVIN ipaf iPrdf. jdoN mfmf izAUtI qoN Gr af jFdf qF mfmIN, lfzI dIaF PLoto sMBfl ky almfrI ivc rwK idMdI. mfmyN nUM iksy vI gwl df ielm nhIN sI. Auh hr pwKoN nfvfikPL sI. pr mfmIN nUM ieqnf jLrUr aihsfs sI ik pRIq df mfmf joigMdr, pRIq aqy lfzI dy irsLqy 'qy kdy sihmq nhIN hovygf! ikAuNik Aus ny, Aus dy anpVH twbr dy keI vfr 'qrfry' dyKy sn. sfr pRIvfr hI AuWKVI kuhfVI vFg mwQy 'c vwjdf sI! mfmf rfq nUM Guwt lf ky pRIq nfl lfz krdf. hwsdf-Kyzdf. Aus df idl luafeI rwKdf. totky suxfAuNdf. GrvflI 'qy ivaMg ksdf. srbjIq nUM hfsy nfl CyVdf! pRIq df kmrf mfmyN dy Gr dy ipCly pfsy sI. rfq nUM jd kdy asmfn pUrf sfPL huMdf, cMd-cfnxI rfq huMdI qF phfVI ielfky ivc pRIq nUM awcvI lwg jFdI. Auh grm kwpVy aqy phfVI-bUt pf ky bfhr inkl jFdf aqy hrjIq dI Xfd nUM klfvy mfrdf. cMd cfnxIN rfq ivc phfVI mOsm Aus nUM hrjIq dy vwD njLdIk kr idMdf. Auh iKVI rfq ivc jobn mwqy cMdrmf vwl dyKdf, "hfey---!" kihMdf. keI XfdF qfjLIaF ho jFdIaF aqy hrjIq df ivCoVf Aus nUM ibwCU vFg zMg mfrdf. Auh byvws ho ky iksy pwQr 'qy bYT jFdf. njLdIk vgdf Jrnf koeI gLYbI nfd CyVdf rihdf. pr pRIq afpxy hI iKaflF jF hrjIq dy KLfbF-iKaflF ivc guaficaf rihMdf. iewk-imwk hoieaf rihMdf. pihr dy qVky jd igrjf-Gr dy GMty vwjdy qF Auh af ky pYNdf. svyry dyr nfl AuTdf. hrjIq dy supinaF df inwG mfxdf. mfmf pRIq nUM bwicaF vFg smJdf. mfmIN inwq Aus nUM bor krdI. lfzI dy gDIgyV 'c hI AulJfeI rwKdI! pr pRIq mfmy dy mUMh nUM sfrf kuJ ihwk 'qy jrdf. jLmIr dI sMGI GuwtI rwKdf. mfmy aqy mfmIN dy koeI bwcf nhIN hoieaf sI. ies leI mfmIN nUM koeI kMm nhIN sI, afhr nhIN sI. kMm Auh koeI kr ky rfjLI nhIN sI. rotI-twuk qoN ivhlI ho ky Auh pRIq duafly hI hoeI rihMdI. afpxy pRIvfr dIaF 'isPLqF' dwsdI. -"iek vfrI pRIq! myry vwzy bfeI ibwlU qoN dysI sLrfb PVI geI-qy BfeI Tfxydfr AuhnUM hwQkVI lf ky Tfxy lY igaf-iqMn idn Tfxy 'c AuhnUM kuwtI gey-pr mF df sLyr mMinaF eI nHI-aYzf qF Auh qkVY---! krVy hwz df---!" -"-----." pRIq ibwlU dI 'sUrmgqI' 'qy hws ipaf. -"Pyr BfeI Kyq 'c pfxI lfAuNdy ny vfrI ipwCy iksy df isr pfV idwqf, ikqy-agilaF ny CwbI df prcf bxvfqf-Tfxydfr dy pYrF 'c bwgy sLyr ny pUrf hjfr rupeIaf jf iswitaf-kihMdf aKy Tfxydfrf ijhVf kMm hoxf sI-Auh qF igaf, ho-afh cwk qy imwtI pfa--! Pfrg hoeIey---!" -"-----." -"qy awigEN Tfxydfr vI pUrf iemfndfr inwkilaf-qy cwl myry BfeI!"

-"-----." -"qy afh huxyN ijhy dI gwl aY-iksy kflj dy muMzy ny afpxI lfzI nUM kuC afKqf-lfzI ny ibwlU nUM dwsqf-qy BfeI ibwlU qF sfhx mFgUM BUCr igaf! rYNgVf lY ky muMzy dy Auh qfAuxIN cfhVHI qy zrdf kflj eI Cwz ky Bwj igaf-aYnf BYVHY Qyh hoxf-zr qF tuwt pYxyN dy aMdr Borf vI nHI---!" pRIq mn mfr ky suxdf rihMdf. jd sLfm nUM mfmf Gr af jFdf qF pRIq dy mn nUM kuJ sLFqI afAuNdI. kMm pRIq nUM ajy koeI imilaf nhIN sI. ieMzIaf qoN lwigaf vIjLf vI 'aYWkstYNz' krvfAux vflf rihMdf sI. mfmy aqy mfmI nUM, pRIq nUM kMm 'qy lfAux dI koeI kfhlI vI nhIN sI. iek rfq pRIq dy isr AuproN hI pfxI lMG igaf. Auh ho igaf, ijs bfry Aus ny kdy icwq ivc hI nhIN icqivaf sI! supny ivc vI soicaf nhIN sI! mfmf iqMn idnF leI afpxI PLrm vwloN jrmn clf igaf. iqMn rfqF pRIq nUM afpxI mfmI kol hI pY jfx dI hdfieq kr igaf. pRIq dy mn ivc koeI zr, koeI sLMkf nhIN sI. Auh afpxf rfq nUM pfAux vflf kuVqf-pjfmf kmry ivcoN iewDr cuwk ilafieaf. mfmI rsoeI ivc murgf bxf rhI sI. -"pRIq---!" mfmI dI avfjL sI. vMJlI vrgI imwTI avfjL! -"hF mfmI jI---?" -"vy af jfh AurHy-aYQy awz hox vfilaF mFgUM kfhqoN bYTYN?" pRIq rsoeI ivc clf igaf. -"dwso-mfmI jI?" -"vy koeI suxf gwl bfq-qUM qF kuVIaF mFgUM sMgdf rihMnY." -"gwl mfmI jI koeI afAuNdI hI nhIN-suxfvF kI?" mfmI AWucI-AuWcI hws peI. -"vy qUM qF kuVIaF nfloN vI igaf gujiraf ivaYN-kfljF 'c pVHdf irhYN-kflj dy muMzy qF huMdy eI bVy GiqwqI aY-iewlq iPwlq krnoN jmf eI bfj nhIN afAuNdy-qUM BfeI pqf nhIN ikho ijhy kflj 'c piVHaYN?" mfmI ny nwk cfhiVHaf. buwlH tyry. -"-----." pRIq muskrf ipaf. -"bws kuVIaF mFgUM dMd ijhy kwZ ky idKfdU-idl dIaF pRIq idl ivc eI rih geIaF-asIN gwlF krdy huMdy sI-mYN qy qyrf mfmf-beI pRIq afAUgf-sfzf idl luafeI rwKUgf-pr qUM qF AUNeI GuwgU ijaf bx ky bYTf rihMnYN-jy sfzy koeI juafk jwlf vI ho jFdf-Pyr vI bMdy df idl lwigaf rihMdY-hux lfvfrsF mFgUM bYTy rihMny aYN-ieMzIaf huMdy vIh Zfxs ho jFdy aY-AuWQy qF nrsF eI koeI nf koeI bMnH suwb kr idMdIaYN-vy qUM kdy dfrU-dUrU nhI pIqI?" -"nhI mfmI jI-dfrU ikwQy-!" -"nhIN pINdf qF hovyNgf?" -"-----." pRIq cuwp sI. -"shuM Kf myrI beI kdy nhI pIqI?" mfmI ny ijvyN pRIq dy gl aMgUTf dy ilaf sI. -"nhIN jI-kdy PLMksLn PLuMksLn 'qy qF pI-pU leIdI sI-AUN afm nhIN!" -"lY awj pI lY Guwt ku-nfly TMZ aY-gwlF bfqF krFgy-nfly qyrI sMg ijhI KuwlH jfAU-mYnUM

dyK ky AUNeIN Twky dI mfrI bwkrI mFgUM 'kwTf ijaf hoeI jFdf rihMnYN." mfmI ny igrJ vrgI boql pRIq awgy ilaf rwKI. boql, qop vFg pRIq vwl Jfk rhI sI. -"eyQy qF buVHIaF vI pINdIaYN!" -"mfmI jI mUVH hI nhIN-pIxI vI iksy KusLI 'qy cMgI lwgdI aY." -"iPwHty mUMh vy qyry! pIx nUM ikhVy mUVH dI loV huMdI aY? qyrf mfmf inwq eI zwPLdY-AuhnUM qF kdy mUVH dI loV eI nhIN peI?" mfmI ny dfrU df awDf iglfs Br ky pRIq dIaF nfsF awgy kr idwqf. ivskI dI KusLbU, klol vFg isr nUM geI. -"bfhrlI dfrU aY-ikhVf ieMzIaf aflI aY beI rwdI hoAU-lY PV jmF Krfb nhIN krdI." mfmI ny skfc df iglfs Aus dy hwQ QMmf idwqf. bwcy dy hwQ iKzOxy PVfAux vFg! -"qImI dy hwQ df pYWg ikqoN imldY? vy mYN qYQoN koeI bfhlI vwzI nHI-mfmI qF awDI BrjfeI argI huMdI aY-dyK lY lft vrgI peI aF ik nhIN?" mfmI koeI 'adf' idKf ky hws peI. pRIq vI gLm glq krn leI soZf pf ky iglfs zIk igaf. tuwtdy qfry vFg lIk ijhI pfAuNdI dfrU hyT nUM AuqrI. srIr ivc inwG Br igaf. nfVF ivc sLkqI ijhI af geI. mfmI ny Aus nUM Kfx leI murgf dy idwqf. pRIq dy idmfg df boJ nsLy kfrn hlkf-hlkf ijhf hoxf sLurU ho igaf. awKF ivc lor zolx lwg peI. ibjlI df cfnx cMgf-cMgf lwgx lwg ipaf. Aus ny prdf cuwk ky bfhr phfVIaF dI DuMnI vwl nUM njLr mfrI. prbq dy drwKq Aus nUM lorIaF idMdy jfpy. pvx cvr krdI mihsUs hoeI. asmfn Aus nUM klfvy ivc lYNdf pRqIq hoieaf. Aus df idl hlkf hoieaf, iKV AuiTaf. Aus ny hrjIq dI Xfd nUM klfvf mfiraf. idl cFBVF pf AuiTaf aqy mn ny klol kIqI! -"mfmI jI-iek hor pf lvF?" Auh vfips muV ky, boql vwl nUM ahuilaf. -"ijMnI mrjI aY pI-KuwlHI CuwtI!" mfmI ny iek qrHF Aus dI muhfr KolH idwqI. -"mfmf jI nUM kI dwsFgy?" -"kwlH nUM iek boql ilaf ky rwK idaFgy-qUM afbdf rFJf rfjI kr! bfkI dIaF gwlF myry 'qy Cwz-rMgrlIaF mnf-aYsLF kr-!" Aus ny pRIq dy sfry sMsy hI nivrq kr idwqy. -"mOjF kr-buwly vwZ! mYN qF qyrf bQyrf iKafl rwKdI aYN-bws qUM eI dUr dUr rihMnYN!" pRIq ny awDf iglfs hor aMdr suwt ilaf. hux Auh vfhvf 'rMgF' ivc ho igaf sI. Auh 'bfbU' bixaF rsoeI ivc bYTf sI. -"pRIq---!" mfmI ny gwl qorI. -"hF jI---?" Aus dy ichry 'qy lflI duVkI. -"kflj 'c pVHdf irhYN-kdy iksy kuVI nfl cwkr-cuwkr nhIN clfieaf?" mfmI ny grm lohf dyK ky swt mfrI. pRIq cuwp irhf. -"vy qUM kdy iesLk musLk nhIN kIqf?" -"-----." pRIq dy jLKmI aihsfsF df KrINZ AuWcV igaf. afqmf doPLfV ho geI. -"ikMnf sohxf sunwKf qUM muMzYN?" -"-----." -"jy mYN qyry nfl pVHdI huMdI-mYN qF qyry nfl jrUr PLs jFdI-qUM PLsdf cfhy nf PLsdf-qyry argy nfl qF mYN blfqkfr vI kr idMdI." mfmI hws peI. pr pRIq AuWcI-AuWcI rox lwg

ipaf. mfmI ny pRIq nUM jwPLI pf leI. bVy hI anoKy aMdfjL nfl! -"vy byvkUPLf! qUM rox ikAuN lwg ipaf? hYN! myry kol dwuK Kohl-kihMdy huMdy aY dfrU gwlF nUM qy iGAu mwlF nUM- qUM idl Kohl ky dws-mYN qYnUM icVIaF df dwuD ilaf idaF-ro nf!" mfmI Aus df idl PLrol lYxf cfhuMdI sI. pRIq msF hI Aus dI mfr hyT afieaf sI. msF hI, cug ky pqIly ivc pfey msfly nUM hux Auh rgV dyxf cfhuMdI sI. -"mYN hrjIq ibnf nhIN rih skdf mfmI jI-hrjIq ibnf nhIN rih skdf---!" Auh hor AuWcI-AuWcI BuwbF mfrn lwg ipaf. -"ieh hrjIq kOx aYN? ieh vI dws?" mfmI df suafd ikrikrf ho igaf. sLrfb ipafeI ajfeIN jFdI idsI. pr Auh pRIq dy idl dI afKrI qih qwk phuMcxf cfhuMdI sI. awj mOkf sI. pRIq dy mfmy dy afey qoN iPr hwQ pwly kwK nhIN afAuxf sI. lfzI dy rsqy ivc ieh hrjIq ikhVI 'kuwqI' af PLsI sI? -"hrjIq myry nfl zI aYWm kflj 'c mogy pVHdI sI-mYN Aus BolI kuVI nfl gwdfrI kIqI aY mfmI jI! mYN dgybfjL Aus nUM dgLf dy ky qur afieaf-iekwiTaF ny ijAux qy iekwiTaF ny mrn dy vfady kIqy sI-mrdy dm qwk qoV inBfAux dy kOl-krfr hoey sI-pr mYN zrfkl, DoKybfjL Aus mflUk ijMdVI nUM afAux lwgf dws ky vI nhIN afieaf-ieh hI ksUr hr dm myry idl 'qy nfsUr vFgUM cskdf rihMdY-hfey---!" pRIq dy hMJU 'Drl-Drl' vhI jf rhy sn. mfmI Aus nUM iksy aMdfjL nfl jwPLI 'c GuwtI KVHI sI. Aus ny cwup krvfAux dy bhfny keI vfr pRIq df mUMh aqy buwlH cuMmyN sn, Aus dy moZy nfl CfqIaF GsfeIaF sn. pr pRIq ies nUM isrPL hmdrdI vjoN hI lY irhf sI. inrol idlfsy vjoN! -"qUM ro KuwlH ky-idl hOlf kr!" mfmI ny iglfs Br ky pRIq awgy kIqf qF pRIq sLrbq dy pfxI vFg sUq igaf. hux dfrU Aus nUM kOVI nhIN lwgI sI. grm pfxI ivc kosf pfxI pfAux vFg, koeI bhuqf PLrk nhIN ipaf sI. Auh ro-Do ky sFavF ijhf ho ky bYT igaf. sLfied aMdrlf hVH awKF rfhIN ruVH igaf sI. idl 'qy ipaf mxF-mUMhIN boJ Kfry hMJUaF rsqy Kur igaf sI. aMdrlI BVHfs kwZ ky Auh hOlf Puwl vrgf ho igaf sI. Aus ny itsLU lY ky nwk suxikaf. -"hux qUM duwK suxf ilaf-hux qUM nhf lY-jy pYWg sLYWg hor pIxYN qF pI lY-dyK kI hflq kr leI qUM afbdI." mfmI ny iPr Aus dy mUMh aqy buwlHF nUM cuMimaF. Aus ny iek pYWg hor lf ilaf aqy bwcy vFg afKy ijhy lwg ky nhfAux clf igaf. jd nhf ky muiVaf qF Aus df ichrf hor inwKiraf hoieaf sI. -"ikMnf sohxf lwgdYN qUM-aYNmy ibgfnIaF kuVIaF ipwCy idl nhIN hOlf krIdf huMdf-cfr idn aYsL krI qy cwl myry BfeI!" mfmI ny iPr lfzI dIaF PLotoaF pRIq awgy ilaf suwtIaF. bld nUM suwkI kVb suwtx vFg! mOly nUM qUVI pfAux vFg! -"dyK! qyrI qy lfzI dI joVI ikMnI sjU-dunIaF KVH-KVH ky dyKU-isafxy kihMdy huMdy aY-joVIaF jwg QoVHIaF qy nrV bQyry!" Aus ny iPr Grft-rfg cflU kr ilaf. -"mfmI jI-!" -"hF jI?"

-"iek gwl afKF?" -"sO afKo jI." -"iejfjLq aY?" -"iblkul jI." -"mYN ivafh hI nhIN krvfAuxf." -"qYnUM kihMdf kOx aYN?" -"-----." pRIq cuwp ho igaf. -"qUM Kf pI-mYN vI nhf lvF." Auh bfQrUm jFdI hoeI boql pRIq awgy rwK geI. pRIq ny inwky-inwky keI pYWg sVHfk Dry. jdoN mfmI nhf ky muVI qF Aus dy isrPL gfAUn hI pfieaf hoieaf sI. mwCrdfnI vrgy gfAUn hyToN Aus df gdrfieaf srIr ilsLkfry mfrdf, duhfeIaF dy irhf sI! kfly kys gory muwK 'qy GtfvF vFg iKwlry hoey sn. Auh Aumr dI vI koeI qIhF ku sflF dI hI sI. awQrI GoVI vFg PurqIlI! bwcy qoN rihq srbjIq df ajy ivgiVaf hI kI sI? Auh qF bykfbU hoey rfkt vFg iksy pfsy nUM AuWzx leI iqafr sI! -"kwpVy bdl lYxy sI." mfmI bolI. pRIq ny ipCly kmry ivc jf ky kuVqf-pjfmf pf ilaf. Auh sfAU puwqr vFg, sLrfbI hoieaf vI hukm vjf irhf sI. asl ivc ieh pRIq dy sky mfmf aqy mfmI nhIN sn. joigMdr pRIq dI mF df, iksy bVI dUr dI irsLqydfrI ivcoN Brf lwgdf sI . pRIq dy ies mfmy joigMdr isMG dy cfcy dI BYx, pRIq dy cfcy nUM mMgI hoeI sI. pRIq dI dfdI ies irsLqy 'qy nwk buwlH mfrdI sI. pr pRIq dI mF aqy bfp dy Audm aqy sihXog sdkf ieh irsLqf isry cVH igaf sI. ijs krky joigMdr isMG ny pRIq dI mF nUM sLukrfny vjoN afpxI 'Drm-BYx' bxf ilaf sI. QoVy icr bfad hI joigMdr isMG 'bfhr' af igaf sI. ivafh krvfAux qoN bfad Aus dy GrvflI srbjIq vI af geI sI. aqy joigMdr isMG ny pRIq dI mF df iewk qrHF nfl 'krjL' Auqfrn leI pRIq nUM afpxy kol bulf ilaf sI. Auh, pRIq dI mF krm kOr dI iewjLq afpxIaF skIaF BYxF nfloN vwD krdf sI. jfn vfrdf sI. mfmI ny pRIq awgy rotI pros idwqI. pRIq kuwkV dIaF tMgF cUMzdf soPLy 'qy hI ZyrI ho igaf. Auh 'pfs' vwjy trwk vFg tyZf hoieaf ipaf sI. Aus dy GurfVHy sLurU ho gey sn. muskurfAuNdI mfmI ny Kfxy dy myjL qoN cIjLF cuwk leIaF aqy pRIq nUM zbl-bYWz 'qy pf idwqf. awDI ku rfq nUM pRIq nUM mihsUs hoieaf ik Aus nfl koeI ngn ipaf sI. kUly-kUly aMg syk mfr rhy sn. pr nsLy dy mDoly pRIq nUM koeI KLfs smJ nf peI. Auh supny ivc 'hrjIq' nfl klolF krdf, suafd-suafd ijhf hoieaf ipaf, GuwtF ijhIaF aMdr lMGf irhf sI. ies nsLy aqy mdhosLI df PLfiedf AuTfAuNdI, pRIq dI mfmI srbjIq Aus nfl 'hm-ibsqr' ho rhI sI. hrjIq nfl supny ivc hyl-myl pRIq, jlfl ivc msqfnf hoieaf, iswDf slot aihl ipaf sI aqy mfmI srbjIq Aus Auupr JukI hoeI 'pRvfn' cVHI peI sI. Aus df idl 'Twk-Twk' vwj irhf sI. Aus dy grm sfhF ivcoN awg vrHdI sI. lft inkldI sI. jdoN suafd, mdhosLI aqy msqI dI lihr ivc pRIq dy aMdroN 'kuJ' Puwitaf qF Aus dI awK KuwlH geI. mfmI Aus Aupr 'amr-vyl' vFg 'CfeI' hoeI sI. jdoN pRIq ny ihwl ky hyToN inklx dI

koisLsL kIqI qF huMdVhyl mfmI ny Aus nUM iskMjy vFg jkV ilaf aqy mUMh 'qy dMdI Br leI. Aus ny pRIq nUM Auqnf icr nf ihwlx idwqf, ijMnf icr Auh inZfl nhIN ho igaf sI. 'sLFq' hox 'qy mfmI Aus dy nfl lyt geI. pr pRIq pUrf jor lf ky bYWz AuproN AuT KVHf hoieaf. Auh pUrn qOr 'qy inrvsqr sI. Aus ny hnHyry ivc hI, lwB ky kwpVy pfey. bwqI jgfeI. mfmI iksy ivlwKxqf BrI qwkxIN nfl qwk ky muskurfeI. Auh hOlI Puwl ho geI sI. mfniskqf 'qy ipaf mxFmUMhIN Bfr, qrl bx vih igaf sI! pRIq ny qurMq bwqI bMd kr idwqI. Aus df idl, durmt vFg CfqI ivc vwj irhf sI. nsLy, Gbrfht, byvsI aqy lfcfrI ijhI ivc Auh afvfk KVHf sI. Aus qoN iewk juwgI-pfp ho igaf sI! mfmI ny AuT ky Aus nUM glvkVI ivc lY ilaf. -"pUry df pUrf mrd aYN qUM---!" Aus ny pRIq nUM QfpI idwqI. ijvyN Dfr kwZx ipwCoN mwJ nUM dyeIdI hY! -"shuM mhfrfj dI-awj qpdf bdn sLFq hoieaY-nhIN qF jfxIN dI srIr qpdf rihMdf sI-sfrI sfrI rfq mwcI jFdI rihMdI sI mYN-nINd eI nhIN sI afAuNdI-awj qF njfrf eI af igaY!" Auh isPLqF dy pVuwl bMnHI jf rhI sI. pRIq ny Aus nUM afpxy afp nfloN qoV ky ijhy prHF kr idwqf. Aus nUM smJ nhIN af rhI sI ik Auh aijhI bylwj aOrq nUM kI khy? ijs ny sfrI sLrm-hXf, lok-lfj, irsLqy-nfqy isrPL iek kfm dI pUrqI leI vgfh mfry sn. Aus kfly mUMh vflI aOrq nUM bMdf khy qF, kI khy? pRIq awgy iek prbq-aOkV af KVHI hoeI. mfmy joigMdr isMG nUM kI mUMh idKfeygf? Aus dy mwQy ikvyN lwgygf? jd mfmy nUM pqf lwgygf, Auh myry mUMh nfl kI krygf? pr mYN ikhVf jfx-buwJ ky ieh kukrm kIqf hY? kmjLfq, byeImfn, ieh qIvIN hI jd myry dIn-eImfn nfl Kyz-iKlvfVH kr geI, iPr myrf kI ksUr? rwb vwloN mYN swcf-suwcf hF! pfpF dI Bfgx Auh aOrq, ijs dy mn ivc pfp sI! jy mYN awj sLrfb nf pINdf, ieh kMm huMdf hI nhIN sI. sO kukrmf dI jVH sLrfb! sLrfb dy nsLy ivc bMdf vIh KLunfmIaF krdf rihMdY. PLwkr-PLkIrF ny ies df nF aYNvyN nhI 'sLr-afb' rwiKaf! sLrfrq df pfxI! sO puafiVaF df kfrn isrPL sLrfb! Aus nUM gurduafry dy grMQI dy sLrfb pRqI afKy gurbfxI ivcoN sLbd Xfd afey:

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afpxf prfieaf n pCfxeI.. Ksmhu Dky Kfie.. (554)

sfry kukrmF df rog sLrfb! ijhVI afpxy aqy prfey dI pihcfx vI nhIN rihx idMdI. Auh ajLIb ijhI AuDyVbux ivc ruiVHaf jf irhf sI. Aus dy idmfg dIaF nfVF 'tws-tws' krI jf rhIaF sn aqy lwqF 'Qrn-Qrn' kMbI jf rhIaF sn. Aus dI soc dI qMd AudoN twutI jdoN mfmI ny bwqI jgfeI. Aus nUM ieMj mihsUs hoieaf

hoieaf ijvyN Auh sfry jwg-jhfn awgy inrvsqr KVHf sI. Aus dIaF awKF Aupr nhIN ho rhIaF sn. ijvyN Auh DrqI ivc hI grk huMdf jf irhf sI. -"ijhVf qImI afdmI 'c prdf huMdY pRIq! Auh afpF pfsy kr hI idwqY-hux dws afpxf kI Ehlf rih igaf?" Auh kMbl hyT iblkul ngn peI sI. prdf lfhI hoeI mwkI dI CwlI vrgI! -"mfmI jI! ijhVf kuJ awj ho igaf-inrf hI anrQ hoieaY-cfhy ieh myrI rjLfmMdI nfl nhIN hoieaf-pr iPr vI hoieaf pfp-ieh ikhVy juwgF jugMqrF ivc lfhFgy?" -"pRIq! puMn isrPL rwb df nF aYN-." srbjIq kOr ny pRIq dI gwl ivcoN hI kwt ky afiKaf. -"isrPL rwb df hI nF---!" -"-----." -"myry afAux qoN pihlF qyry mfmy dI iek mym rwKI hoeI sI-mym koly iehdf iek muMzf vI aY-qkrIbn igafrF sfl df-ieh ajy vI muMzy dy bhfny Aus kuwqI nUM imlx jFdY-qy mYN juafk nUM qrsdI iPrdI aF." -"pr mfmI jI! ies mfmly ivc mYnUM blI df bwkrf ikAuN bxfieaf? myrf ksUr kI sI?" pRIq iek bwjr-boJ hyT dwbIdf jf irhf sI. -"-----." mfmI inruwqr ho geI. Auh kihxf cfhuMdI sI ik qyrf ksUr ieh sI, ik qUM juafn sI! qkrIbn myrf hfxI!! mfmI srbjIq nUM cuwp dyK ky pRIq ny awgoN sLurUafq kIqI. -"mfmI jI---!" -"hF jI---?" -"hux myrI ieko iek bynqI hY." -"bol----?" -"ijhVI vfrdfq ho cuwkI aY-Aus df mfmf jI qwk qF kI? iksy hor qwk vI iBxk nf puwjy." -"iek sLrq 'qy!" mfmI kMbl hyToN 'zlI' vFg AuT ky inDVk Aus dy sfhmxyN KVH geI. iblkul inrvsqr! inrlwj!! Aus ny AuNgl qIr vFg KVHI kIqI hoeI sI. -"bolo--?" pRIq ies rfjL nUM dPLn krn leI, hr sLrq mMnx leI iqafr sI. -"jF qF myrI BYx lfzI df irsLqf lY lf-." -"qy jF---?" pRIq kfhlf ipaf hoieaf sI. -"qy jF myrIaF rfqF ieAuN eI inwGIaF krnIaF pYxgIaF." Aus ny pRIq nUM glvkVI pf leI. pRIq df idl PVy kbUqr vFg 'PLVwk-PLVwk' vwjI jf irhf sI. Aus nUM ieMj mihsUs ho irhf sI, ijvyN Aus nUM mfmI ny nhIN, iksy 'idAu' ny jwPLf mfiraf hoieaf sI. Aus nUM purfxI khfvq Xfd afeI: hwQ BUrf dyK pfieaf qy BUrf BflU bx bYTf, pfeIaF Guwt jwPLIaF! Aus nUM mfmI koloN BYa afieaf. -"qy nhIN Pyr qusIN kI kroNgy?" Aus ny qsvIr df ieko pfsf hI dyKxf cfihaf qF mfmI hws peI. pRIq nUM ieMj mihsUs hoieaf ik mfmI nhIN koeI 'kcIlH', koeI cVyl hwsI sI. -"pRIq! jdoN qImIN prdy lfh mfrdI aY nf? qF Pyr lMzy lft dI pRvfh nhIN krdI-GuMz hyT sO sLrmF-pr jdoN GuMz eI cwuk idwqf qF CVf jyT vI kwK mfhnf nhIN rwKdf." -"-----." pRIq avfk rih igaf. sVy KMBF vfly pMCI vFg byvws!

-"qyrf mfmf mYQoN pUry pMdrF sfl vwzf aY-myry mfipaF ny qF bfhrlf pRfhuxf dyK ky lflc nUM ivafh idwqI-pr qyry mfmy ny kI soicaf?" -"-----." pRIq cuwp sI. -"qImIN nUM pYsy aqy arfm aYsL dy nfl-nfl srIrk iqRpqI vI cfhIdI aY-afpdy swqU qF ieh mymF 'qy mukfeI bYTY-qy hux mYnUM kI idAU?" -"-----." -"mYN hux qIhF virHaF dI aF pRIq! qy ieh hoieaf ivaY pMqflIaF df-hY sfzf koeI myl?" -"-----." -"iehnUM qF myrf sLukrgujLfr hoxf cfhIdY-ijhVI mYN kMDF koTy nhIN twpI-afpdy afp ivc sVdI bldI rhI aF-pr iehdI iewjLq sFB-sFB ky rwKI-iksy gwloN kfxf nhIN hox idwqf-nhIN qImIN ny Kyh KfxI hovy qF bQyry kuwqy ibwly iPrdy aY." -"-----." pRIq iek PLOlfdI cuwp sfDI KVHf sI. Aus dI mfmI koeI JUT gwl vI nhIN kih rhI sI. mfmI srbjIq iek afphudry, iek mqlb-pRsq jLmfnyN df swc, ngn hoieaf sfhmxy KVHf sI. -"hux qUM hI dws pRIq! mYN ikMnI ku JUTI aqy ikMnI ku swcI hF? ikMnI ku KusL qy ikMnI ku duKI aYN?" -"-----." -"qyry nfl kfm-BuwK pUrI kr leI-qyrIaF njLrF ivc gunFhgfr bx geI-pr smfjL qyry mfmy jF myry mF-ipAu dy mUMh iCwqr ikAuN nhIN idMdf? ijhnF ny pMdrF sfl dI Aumr df PLrk vI nhIN gOilaf?" -"pr mfmI jI! afpxy mF bfp df jF mfmf jI df bdlf mYQoN ikAuN lYNdy ho?" Aus ny afKrI duhfeI idwqI. -"bdlf qYQoN mYN iblkul nhIN lYNdI pRIq! jy iek BuwKf iensfn iksy dI rotI cuwk ky Kf lvy-Aus nUM aYzI corI nhIN mMinaf jFdf-ijMnf iksy dy Gry pfV lfAux nUM mMinaf jFdY-qUM ivafihaf viraf nhIN-iksy dI amfnq nhIN-ies krky mYN iksy dy Gry pfV nhIN lfieaf-isrPL afpxI BuwK imtfAux leI iek qrHF nfl rotI hI cwuk ky KfDI aY." -"-----." pRIq inwsl ho igaf. -"bws! hux qUM iehnUM DmkI smJ lY-smJOqf smJ lY-myrI bynqI smJ lY qy cfhy myrI mjLbUrI smJ lY." -"-----." -"qyry myry aMdr jF qyry myry ivc jo sLrm hXf dI kMD sI-Auh ht geI aY-swcfeI qUM sux eI leI aY-pfp iek vfrI kr ilaf-cfhy sO vfrI kr ilaf-iek brfbr aY-zfktr iksy dI jfn bcfAux leI cIr-PLfV kry, pfp nhIN! bMdf qF iek vfrI nhf ilaf duwD Doqf bx jFdY-iksy dI BVHkI kfm-vfsLnf dI srIrk iqRpqI krnI sO puMn vrgf iek pfp aY pRIq!" -"-----." -"ieh koeI DmkI jF zrfvf nhIN pRIq! qyry myry sMnH iek cwup smJOqf aY-isrPL iek cuwp smJOqf---!" Aus ny pRIq nUM iPr bYWz 'qy suwt ilaf. igwdV dy mwkI dy doDy qoN iCwlV lfhuMx vFg, Aus dy sfry kwpVy lfh mfry. ijvyN bFdr kylf iCwl ky iCwlV prHy mfrdY, ieMj prHy vgfh idwqy.

pRIq pwQr vFg cwup sI. ksUqf PLisaf hoieaf sI. Aus ny afpxI jLmIr dI avfjL ksIs vwt ky GuwtI hoeI sI. cVHdI jvfnI vfly srIr nUM mfmI sfrI rfq byikrkI nfl hlfl, ijLbfh krdI rhI sI. Auh sfrI rfq jfVH GuwtI Cwq vwl hI dyKdf irhf sI. hwzFroVI dy kuwqy dy hwz cUMzx vFg, mfmI ny Aus nUM QF-QF qoN cUMz Diraf sI. pRIq df srIr inrbl hoieaf ipaf sI. AuTx dI ihMmq nhIN sI. sfrf sfh-sq inkl igaf sI. svyr hoeI qF mfmI 'tpUM-tpUM' krdI iPrdI sI. pUrI KusL. pr pRIq, kIiVaF vfly kuwqy vFg ipaf sI. mfmI ny Aus nUM aMzy aqy duwD Aubfl ky idwqf. tost-brYWz grm krky idwqI. pr pRIq dI iksy vI cIjL nUM vwZI rUh nhIN krdI sI. Aus df idl DfhF mfrn nUM krdf sI. pr Auh cuwp sI. iblkul KLmosL! iksy srfpy cyly vFg avfk! afsrf dy ky mfmI ny Aus nUM bYWz qoN AuTfieaf. mOly bld nUM pUCoN PV ky AuTfAux vFg. Aus df sfrf srIr cskF mfr irhf sI. ijvyN Aus df srIr kohlU ivc pIiVaf igaf sI. pyNjy ivc idwqf igaf sI. Aus ny iek aMzf aqy iek tost Kf ilaf. awDf ku iglfs dwuD df pI ilaf. srIr ny kuJ ku bl PiVaf. mfmI nhfAux clI geI. pRIq socIN pY igaf. ieh kMm ieMj ikqnf ku icr cwlygf? Aus nUM aihsfs ho irhf sI ijvyN Auh iksy inrdeI dYNq dy jMgl-rfj ivc af PLisaf sI. aOrqF nfl qF jLbr-jnFh suixaF sI, pr ieh ijLafdqI mrd qF nfl vI---? rwbf myiraf! ksUr qF koeI kIqf nhIN, iPr aYzI vwzI sjLf? kI krF? vfips ieMzIaf muV jfvF? pr mfmf aqy byby 'kfrn' puwCxgy, kI dwsyNgf? ieh hI ik mrd-pRDfn smfjL dI sqfeI hoeI iek aOrq CFtf lY ky myry duafly ho geI? ieMzIaf vfips jfx nfl ieh klMk Doqf nhIN jfxf! idl df boJ ikqy suwitaf nhIN jfxf! ieh qF 'amr-vyl' vFg qyry Aupr hI Cfieaf rhU! smfjL qoN Bwj ky jfvyNgf ikwQy? ieh dunIaF bhuq hI CotI hY! aqy klMikq smfjL df pfsfr hr QF, kohV vFg psiraf hoieaf hY! ijwQy vI jfvyNgf KUn dy soihly hI suxn nUM imlxgy! dV vwt ky jLmfnf kwt lY! kdy qF Bly idn afAuxgy hI! ijMnF smfj qoN BwjyNgf, Auqnf hI zrfvygf! -"rwbf myiraf! mYnUM bKsL hI lY!! mYN inrdosL hF---!!!" Aus dy mUMhoN acncyq hI inkilaf. Aus dI surq prqI. mfmI aMdr nhf rhI sI. pfxI df KVkf bfhr qwk sux irhf sI. pRIq ny sLukr mnfieaf ik iksy ny suixaF nhIN sI. Auh nfsLqy vfly myjL 'qy muVHko-muVHkI hoieaf bYTf sI. Gor Audfs! Aus ny AuT ky mUMh 'qy iCwty mfry. mfmI nhf ky bfhr af geI. Aus df mUMh qryl Doqy Puwl vrgf sI. kwqy dI svyr vFg Auh qfjLI-qfjLI lwgdI sI. gyNdy

dy Puwl vFg iKVI hoeI. hlkI Puwl. -"pRIq---!" -"hF jI---?" -"nhf lY!" -"mfmI jI---!" -"hF jI---?" Auh Aus dy sfhmxy qsvIr vFg KVH geI. -"mYnUM iek pYWg idE." Aus ny iek pfsy mUMh GumfAuNidaF ikhf. -"ikAuN-sLrm lwgdI aY?" -"-----." pRIq cuwp irhf. -"ajy qF sfJrf aY?" -"kuC nhIN huMdf." -"duwD pI ky hitaYN-QoVf aVk lY-nhf ky lf lvIN-nhIN qMg hovyNgf-mYnUM qF koeI PLrk nhIN pYNdf." Auh nhfAux clf igaf.

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pUrIaF iqMn rfqF pRIq nfl iehI ivhfr huMdf irhf. kdy mfmI idnyN vI Aus nUM mry kwty vFg DUh ky bYWz-rUm ivc lY geI sI. pRIq dfrU nfl kmlf hoieaf, ihwk 'qy pwQr Dr ky qmfm kukrm jrdf irhf. ijvyN mfmI srbjIq afKdI rhI, Auh krdf irhf. Aus nUM jfpdf ik Auh qF iek gulfm sI aqy mfmI srbjIq Aus dI KLrIddfr! iek qrHF nfl mflk! Aus nUM Aus df hr hukm mMnxf hI pYxf sI. iehnF ny Aus nUM 'bfhr' bulfieaf sI. iehnF df pRIq Aupr aihsfn sI. Aus nUM ies aihsfn df bdlf iksy qrIky nfl moVnf hI pYxf sI. afigaf mMnxI aqy hukm vjfAuxy hI pYxy sn. krjL Auqfrnf hI pYxf sI. iqMn idn aqy iqMn rfqF ivc pRIq ijvyN ies sB kfsy df afdI ho igaf sI. Auh mfmI df ruk dyK ky sfAU mwJ vFg iswDf-slot bYWz Aupr jf pYNdf aqy mfmI srkfrI sfhx vFg Aupr af cVHdI. idn nf rfq dyKdI, bws! jdoN idl krdf, mMgvyN sfeIkl vFg dbwl lYNdI! awDf-awDf GMtf Auh ivgVy gDy vFg Aupr hI ihxkdI rihMdI. pRIq dIaF isPLqF krdI. kfmuk lihrF ivc bysuwD hoeI Aus nUM bol kbol vI krdI. pRIq kMn aqy awKF mIt ky suxdf rihMdf. iehnF ny Aus nUM iewQy bulfieaf sI. mfmI df ieh klXuwgI hwk sI. Aus nUM aihsfn df aihsfn cukfAuxf hI pYxf sI. mfmI Aus nUM QfpIaF idMdI. pRIq 'pUrf-mrd' sI. ijs ny srbjIq dy juwgiVaF dy duwK qoV idwqy sn. Aus nUM kfm dy BMvr ivc lot-potxIaF KFdI nUM shfrf idwqf sI. iknfrf idKfieaf sI. Auh qF buwZy KMGr, Grvfly joigMdr isMG dy tMibaF vrgy hwzF nfl hI

mwQf mfr-mfr, mwQf BMndI rhI sI. srIr ivc icwb pY gey sn. koml aqy mflUk pRIq Aus nUM ryigsqfn ivc iek suafqI-bUMd bx ky imilaf sI. rohI-bIafbfn dI kflI bolI rfq ivc BtkdI leI iek afsrf bixaf sI. Auh sLukrfny vjoN pRIq nUM vfr-vfr glvkVI pfAuNdI. mUMh cuMmdI aqy kdy-kdy vyg ivc af ky dMdIaF vI vwZx lwg jFdI. irxIN hoeI Aus dy awgy ivC-ivC jFdI. dwuD aqy aMzy Qok ivc pRIq dy aMdr suwtI rwKdI. aQfh syvf ivc jutI rihMdI. cOQy idn jd mfmf joigMdr isMG priqaf qF pRIq ny kuJ rfhq mihsUs kIqI. joigMdr isMG dI dfrU pIqI hoeI sI. Auh nsLy ivc kwcf-pwkf ijhf, gDy vFg PLrfty ijhy mfrdf sI. -"srbjIq---!" Aus ny avfjL mfrI. avfjL mfrn 'qy Aus dIaF iqRsLUl vrgIaF muwCF ny zMz-bYTk kwZI aqy zrfeIvr-kwt krV-brVI ijhI dfhVHI ivc ijvyN BUcfl af igaf sI. -"hF jI---?" srbjIq hfjLr sI. awj Aus nUM srbjIq kuJ bhuqI hI cusq aqy PLurqIlI njLr afeI. ichry 'qy ikry KLrbUjy vFg qfjLgI sI. kysU buwlH awgy nfloN vI rwqy-rwqy lwgy. do guwqF krky Aus ny CfqI 'qy suwt rwKIaF sn. srbjIq Aus awgy gMgf-jmnf dI DrqI bxI KVHI sI. srbjIq df srIr ijvyN pulfV ivc AuzfrI Brn leI iqafr sI. gwlHF Aus dIaF ivcoN sMDUrI Bfa mfrdI sI. -"bwly---!" joigMdr isMG avfk rih igaf. Auh soPLy Aupr bYTf srbjIq vwl ieMj Jfk irhf sI, ijvyN kfxf bok quwikaF vwl JfkdY! srbjIq muskrfeI. kfm vI kI blf hY? jy aMdr irwJdf rhy, sO ibmfrIaF aqy klysLF df Gr! jy sMqusLtI nfl vih jfvy, bMdy dy afnMd dI sImF hI koeI nhIN. ijMnf icr ieh ijlb bx ky sInyN 'qy jMimaF rihMdY, Auqnf icr bMdf mwcdY, kuVHdY, sVdY. qy jdoN hfxIN dy sihXog-sMg lihr bx vhfE bx jfvy, sfry juwg dy igLly-isLkvy nivrq ho jFdy aY! prloN afAux qoN bfad hoNd 'c afAuNdIaF suMdr JIlF vFg, bMdy dI sIrq hI pltf Kf jFdI aY! ijLMdgI bdlfAu ivc af jFdI aY! logVI df Puwl bixaF mn aMbrIN qfrIaF lfAuNdY! -"qUM qF jmF eI Drm nfl husn dI prI lwgdI aYN-!" Aus ny srbjIq nUM AuT ky klfvy ivc lY ilaf. pr srbjIq ny koeI idlcspI nf idKfeI. bypRvfh hI rhI. krfrf 'Jtkf' Ckx qoN bfad alUxyN 'sfg' vwl Jfkx nUM kI mn krnf sI? joigMdr awj Aus nUM 'ibwjU' vrgf lwigaf. -"jfh boql ilaf!" srbjIq boql lY afeI. joigMdr ny iek krVf pYWg mfr ilaf. -"pRIq ikwQy aY?" -"afpdy kmry 'c eI hoxYN!" -"jfh ilaf bulf ky AuhnUM!" joigMdr ny ikhf. -"bulf ilafAunI aF-pr iek gwl afKF?" srbjIq ny joigMdr dy bhuqf hI nyVy ho ky ikhf. -"afK-." -"juafn jhfn muMzY-ieMzIaf qoN nvF-nvF afieaY-idl nhIN lfAuNdf-AuhnUM pYWg sLYWg dI gyJ pfE! Auhdf idl lwgU Borf mfsf." -"kfhnUM juafk nUM Krfb krnYN." joigMdr pIqI hox dy bfvjUd vI sMBl ky gwl kr irhf

sI. -"kfhdf juafk aY? kflj 'c muzIhr nfl pINdf irhY-mYN gwlIN bfqIN sfrf Byd lY ilaf-bfhlf idl ijaf iswtI iPrdY-pI ky bMdy dI jk ijhI KuwlH jFdI aY-bMdf KuwlH ky duK suK kr lYNdY-ijhVf kfljF 'c pINdf irhY-." -"ieh mfAUN ijaf swcIN kfljF 'c pINdf irhY?" joigMdr hYrfn sI. -"myrf nF nf lieE-pr mYN gwlIN bfqIN sfrf kuC eI puwC ilaY-ieh qF iksy kuVI nfl vI kuMzf psfeI iPrdf sI-pr myrf nF iblkul nf lieE!" srbjIq pwkf kr rhI sI. -"bVf luwcY beI!" joigMdr hws ipaf. -"Krfb hoey nUM koeI kI Krfb krdU?" -"mfmI nUM kMjr sfrf kuC eI dws igaf-pr myry koly kdy bfq nhIN pfeI-jmF eI Bog nhIN pfieaf kuwqy ny-." -"mYN vI ZMg nfl eI puwiCaY-iswDf mYnUM vI nhIN dwisaf-hux myrf nF nf lY dyieE-beI mYN dwisaY." srbjIq afpxI krMz qoN zrdI sI. -"Auey jmF eI nhIN lYNdf! qUM mYnUM sLrfbI smJdI aYN? nf qUM mYnUM PuwdU smJdI aYN? nhIN dwsdf-jfh qUM AuhnUM bulf ky ilaf! mYN PuwdU bMdf nhIN-qUM srbjIq mYnUM pfgl nf smJ!" Aus nUM 'bYlntfeInjL' df lMzf pYWg DqUry vFg ciVHaf sI. jLbfn motI ho geI sI. srbjIq qur geI. -"srbjIq---!" joigMdr ny ipwCoN avfjL mfrI. srbjIq muV afeI. -"hF jI?" -"iek imwTI dy dy." Auh msq boqy vFg srbjIq vwl ahuilaf. -"hY sLrm df Gftf? idn idhfVy eI? Eho---! muCk mfrdY-nhf lE!" -"srbjIq! myrI buwkl 'c bYT-nfly mYnUM jwPLI pf! mYN PuwdU bMdf iblkul nhIN, srbjIq! jfh qUM pRIq nUM bulf ky ilaf-DrF awj mYN Auhdy kMnF Qwly cfr." srbjIq iPr qur geI. -"dyK myry sfly dI ikvyN icwqV ihlfAuNdI iPrdI aY." Aus ny igrJ vFg boql DOxoN PV leI. QoVI dyr bfad hI srbjIq dy mgr-mgr pRIq af igaf. joigMdr soPLy Aupr vfhvf rMgF ivc hoieaf bYTf sI. pRIq qoN mfmy dy iswDf mwQy nf lwigaf igaf. Aus ny njLrF Jukf ky Aus dy gozIN hwQ lf idwqy. mfmy ny Aus nUM bwicaF vFg buwkl ivc lY ilaf. joigMdr nUM pRIq Aupr rqI Br vI sLwk nhIN sI. Auh pRIq nUM bwicaF vFg hI pRym aqy lfz krdf sI. cfhy pRIq Aus df skf Bfxjf nhIN sI. dUr dI irsLqydfrI ivcoN sI. pr joigMdr ny kdy idl ivc koeI 'vl-Pyr' nhIN rwiKaf sI. bws! ieh qF srbjIq hI sI, jo awg AuqoN dI iltdI dI! jo afpxI kfm-agn sLFq krn leI pRIq dI blI dy rhI sI. pRIq nUM sfry irsLqy prHy suwt, awgy Dr ilaf sI. kohlU-bYl bxf ilaf sI. srbjIq dI 'jI-hjLUrI' bgYr pRIq df Cutkfrf nhIN sI. Auh do puVF hyT bVI burI qrHF ips irhf sI. bfgLI huMdf sI qF guwJf Byd mfmy sfhmxy nsLr huMdf sI. Byd nsLr krky Auh sfry jwg awgy sLrmsfr nhIN hoxf cfhuMdf sI. 'siq-bcn' ivc hI PLfiedf smJdf sI. muwTI bMd sI qF

rfjL, rfjL hI sI. KuwlH geI, qF prloN af jfxIN sI. -"ikvyN cuwp ijaYN?" joigMdr ny pRIq dI soc qoVI. -"nhIN jI-suwqf AuT ky afieaYN." Aus ny sMKyp AuWqr idwqf. -"rfq hlt gyVdf sI?" -"nhIN-hlt qF kI gyVnf sI jI." pRIq nUM koeI itkfxy df AuWqr nf afieaf. Auh kI dwsdf? ik ipClIaF iqMn rfqF Aus ny ikhVI kwsI dI vfrI 'qy lfeIaF sn? joigMdr nUM kI pqf sI beI Auh ikhVI kohlU-GfxI ivc pIiVaf jf irhf sI? mfmy nUM kI pqf sI ik pRIq nUM ikhVI kwcI kcHIl icMbV geI sI? -"srbjIq---!" -"hF jI---?" -"ilaf beI iek hor iglfs -awj pRIq dI vI sMg ijhI KolHIey-bfDU aYNmy eI 'kwTf ijaf hoeI jFdY-TMz dI mfrI bwkrI mFgUM---." srbjIq iglfs lY afeI. -"mfmf jI mYN nhIN pIxIN-qusIN lfE rMg-." -"gwl sux ky Auey kuwiqaf-afbdI mfmIN dIaF kI mflsLF krdf irhYN-bfhlI eI inwKrI iPrdI aY? jfxIN dI ipMzy qoN mwKI iqlHkdI aY sflI dy." Aus ny pRIq dI gwl vwloN byiDafnf ho ky srbjIq 'qy isLsLq gwz leI. Auh kmMzlI mwJ vFg srbjIq vwl Jfk irhf sI. -"lY sux lY pRIq! dfrU myry 'qy eI iKVnI sLurU ho geI." -"qUM BONk nf-hF beI puwqrf! bol ikMnI ku pfvF? awj qyrI myrI koeI ilhfj nhIN-awj qF pIxIN eI pAU!" joigMdr ny pRIq nUM pYWg pf idwqf. pRIq kuJ nf boilaf. -"lY! kr rwb nUM Xfd qy iswt aMdr!" -"mYN jI---?" -"qy ho qyrI mfmIN? qUM kr ihMmq!" joigMdr ny iglfs cuwk ilaf. -"boZl kwtf qUM hoieaf ipaYN---!" dohF ny pYWg KflI kr idwqy. -"hux mYN hYgF hPLqf ivhlf-hux qyry vIjLy dy mgr pYnyN aYN." joigMdr ny kfjUaF nUM vfZf Dr ilaf. pRIq dy idl dI ho geI. srbjIq ikcn ivc sI. -"mfmf jI-kro ikrpf!" pRIq ny sLukrfny vjoN joigMdr dy gozy GuwtxyN sLurU kr idwqy. pRIq nUM afpxI KLlfsI huMdI jfpI. agly idn pRIq dy vIjLy bfry Bwj-nwT sLurU ho geI. srkfrI adfiraF ny jo 'PLfrimltIjL' mMgIaF, joigMdr bVI PurqI nfl hfjLr krdf irhf. Aus vwloN kIqI ihMmq rMg ilafeI. pRIq nUM vrk-pRimt aqy iek sfl df pwkf vIjLf iml igaf. pRIq ny ipMjry ivcoN ajLfd hoey pMCI vFg KMB ijhy iJxky. jyhl ivcoN irhfa hoey kYdI vFg Aus ny afpxy afp nUM hlkf-hlkf ijhf mihsUs kIqf. hux Aus dy mn Aupr koeI KLfs boJ nhIN sI. hux Aus ny iksy hotl jF PLYktrI ivc kMm 'qy lwg jfxf sI. rhfiesL vI AuQy hI kr lYxI sI. mfmIN dI 'DMgyV' Jwlx dI nObq hI KLqm ho jfxI sI. Auh idloN aQfh KusL sI.

Aus ny mF krm kOr nUM KusLKLbrI dI icwTI pf idwqI. hor irsLqydfrF nUM 'pwky' hox bfry ilK idwqf. joigMdr pRIq leI jMgI-pwDr 'qy kMm lwB irhf sI. Aus dy Xfr-dosq vI pUrf sihXog dy rhy sn. pRIq leI kMm iml igaf. joigMdr dy sLihr qoN qkrIbn vIh ku iklomItr dUr iksy inwky ijhy ipMz ivc, phfVI Aupr bxyN sIjLn-hotl ivc brqn Dox df kMm sI. hotl ivc brqn Dox df kMm sux ky pRIq kuJ iQVikaf. pr joigMdr dy dosq dy idl DrfAux 'qy Aus dI DVkdI kOzI sLFq ho geI Drn itkfxyN af geI. -"pRIq! inwikaf, sfry eI BMzOV Do-Do ky eI awgy vDy aY-afstrIaf dy sPLr dI sLurUafq eI BFzy Dox qoN huMdI aY-smJ lY isKLr cVHn dI pihlI pOVI hI ieh aY." isLMgfrf mfn boilaf sI. Auh pRIq dy pwky hox dI KLusLI ivc pI rhy sn. kuwkVF dIaF tMgF cwbIaF jf rhIaF sn. -"iek pRfblm hor vI aY-." jIqf dfrU nfl Bry iglfs nUM 'hYNz-grnyz' vFg PVI bYTf sI. Auh Guwty ijhy nwk 'coN grfrI df dMdf aVn vFg, ruk-ruk ky ijhy boldf sI. -"iek qF qYnUM ies mulk dI bolI nhIN afAuNdI-Auh jfxyN, jy iewQy aMgryjLI cwldI huMdI qF afpxyN bMdy mfVf motf mUMh aMgryjI nUM mfr eI lYNdy aY-pr jrmn BfsLf sflI hY bhuq aOKI-bMdf 'zFky-pIqy' 'c eI ruilaf iPrdf rihMdY." Aus ny AuNgl qIr vFg KVHI kIqI. -"mfr qF jrmn BfsLf qoN eI KfnyN aYN-jy aYQy ikqy pMjfbI cwldI huMdI-mYN qF smJlf jwj bixaF huMdf." nfgry ny ikhf qF sfry hws pey. -"gwl hor aY-." zflI rMDfvf amlIaF vFg boilaf. Auh boql nUM buwkl ivc juafk vFg bocI bYTf sI. -"ies bolI dI mYnUM qF pMdrF sflF 'c smJ nhIN afeI-msF vylf pUrf eI krIdY." -"clo Xfr-iKwco Pyr cwlIey-awDI rfq ho geI-kwlH nUM kMm 'qy vI jfxYN." mfstr ny ikhf. Auh sYNKI nUM 'srV-srV' krky cUMz irhf sI. rotI KfDI geI. awDI rfqoN bfad jf ky mylf ivCV igaf. agly idn pRIq ny afpxy kwpVy-lwqy atYcI ivc pf ley. rhfiesL pRIq nUM hotl ivc hI iml geI sI. iqafrI ho geI. joigMdr ny kfPLI sfry 'hvfeI-zfk' vfly lPLfPLy pRIq nUM idwqy. -"BYx jI horF nUM icwTI pfAuNdf rhIN-." Aus ny ikhf. qfkId kIqI. -"sfnUM vI PLon PLfn krdf rhIN-ikqy Buwl nf jfeIN." srbjIq ny iksy ivsLysL adf ivc ikhf. -"pRIq----!" -"hF mfmf jI?" -"aYzrYWs hotl df eI ilK dyeIN ipMz nUM-kMm kfr bfry bhuqf kuC nf ajy ilKIN-awgy gurU afpy BlI krU-qy iek gwl hor aY-." -"-----!" pRIq ny suaflIaf njLrF Aupr cuwkIaF. -"qYnUM bvMjf hPLqy mqlb iek sfl qkrIbn iek QF kMm krnf pYxYN-ieh kfnUMn aYN-

nhIN qyrf vrk pRimt rIinAU nhIN hoxf-ies krky sLyrf! idl lf ky kMm krIN." mfmy ny Aus nUM QfpV ky ijhy ikhf. -"-----." pRIq ny 'hF' ivc isr ihlf idwqf. -"hotl lfeIn ivc iek hor pMgf aY-beI do do mhIny CuwtI nhIN imldI-." -"kfhnUM zrfeI jfnyN aYN juafk nUM? afpF afp jf ky iml afieaf krFgy." srbjIq gwl vwloN Bwj ky ivc hoeI sI. -"aYDroN sfzI PLrmH df vI sIjLn sLurU ho jfxYN-qYnUM pqf eI aY beI myry kol ikMnHf ku tfeIm huMdY Pyr?" -"qusIN zrfE nf pRIq nUM-jy Qozy koly tfeIm nf hoieaf qF mYN 'kwlI jf ky iml afieaf krUM!" Auh iewlH vFg pRIq vwl JfkI. -"ieh vI TIk aY." -"juafk nUM 'kwly nUM QoVo iswtxYN?" -"pRIq! bwcU, jmF eI nf EdrIN-jy myry kol nf vI tfeIm hoieaf qF srbjIq qYnUM iml afieaf krU-jy CuwtI imlI qF bws PLV ky aYQy af jfieaf krIN-mYN sfrf kuC qYnUM smJf ky afAUN." mfmy ny idlfsf idwqf. pRIq cuwp hI irhf. qurn lwgy pRIq ny dunIafdfrI vjoN mfmIN srbjIq dy gozy ijhy PLVny cfhy. pr srbjIq ny Aus dy hwQ rfh ivc hI buwcH ley. kF dy, bwcy dy hwQ 'coN twuk Kohx vFg! -"srbjIq---!" joigMdr boilaf. -"hF jI---?" -"qUM 'kwlI kI kryNgI? qUM vI kfr ivc nfl hI bYTI cwl?" -"clo!" Auh qwt-Pwt hI bolI. -"mYN mfVI motI iqafr ho jF." -"ho jfh-pr rMg qF qyrf bYNgxIN hI AuWGVHnYN!" -"dyK lY pRIq! awj qF pIqI vI-vI nhIN-qyrf mfmf Pyr sLurU ho igaf." Auh iksy KusLI ivc PLtf-PLwt iqafr ho rhI sI. _"ieh qF jI iehnF df suBfa eI aY!" awj pRIq vI KLlfsI pf ky kuJ KusL sI. -"nfly ieh vI itwcrF kIhnUM krn?" pRIq df hotl inwkIaF-inwkIaF phfVIaF vfly ielfky ivc sI. bwdlF dIaF bdlotIaF ijvyN aMbroN AuWqr phfVIaF dIaF tIsIaF cuMm rhIaF sn. aqI-aMq qfjLI hvf nfsF nUM CyVdI sI. vldfr kflI sLfh sVk swp vFg Aupr nUM cVHdI sI. pRIq kudrq dy alOikk njLfry nUM qwkdf mMqr-mugD huMdf jf irhf sI. Aus dI rUh kudrq nfl iek-imwk huMdI jf rhI sI. dUr phfVI qoN izwgdf kudrqI Jrnf njLr ipaf qF pRIq dy mn aMdr hrjIq mUrq bx AuWqr peI. Auh rwb, kfdr dI rihmq df kfiel hoieaf bYTf sI. kudrq, sirsLtI aqy bnspqI ivc aByd! Auh sfry hotl puwj gey. hotl dI mflkx iek gorI sI. bVI hI awCI aqy spwsLt aOrq. ieh afstrIan gorI mflkx iek ibRitsL gory nfl ivafhI hoeI sI. Aus ny pRIq df pfsport aqy vrk-pRimt lY ilaf. kmry dI cfbI AuhnF nUM PVf idwqI. rhfiesL leI pRIq nUM iekwly nUM kmrf imilaf sI. nhIN qF kfmyN iek-iek kmry ivc, do-do

iekwTy rihMdy sn. gorI mflkx AuhnF nUM pRIq df kmrf idKfAux qur peI. kmrf bVf vDIaf aqy sfrIaF shUlqF nfl BrpUr sI. kmry dy nfl kony 'qy bfQrUm sI. stfPL dy kwpVy hotl vwloN Doqy aqy pRYs kIqy imldy sn. stfPL dy kmiraF dI sPLfeI iek gorI mfeI krdI sI. Kfxf pRIq nUM hotl dI kMtIn ivc Kfxf pYxf sI. nfsLqf, duiphr df Kfxf aqy sLfm df Kfxf iblkul muPLq! tYlIvIXn shUlq vI muPLq sI. pRIq df kmrf srbjIq ny kuJ ijLafdf hI hsrq nfl dyiKaf. prbq dI cotI vwl KuwlHdI iKVkI dy prdy htf ky bfhr vwl njLr mfrI. dUr qwk pRikrqI hI ivCI peI sI. prbq, sUrj, Duwp, hiraflI sB afpxy-afpxy hukmF ivc bwJy KVHy, izAUtI Bugqf rhy sn. KusLI ibKyLr rhy sn. kudrq idafl hoeI, ies ielfky 'qy JukI KVHI sI. gorI mflkx df nF 'rojLI' sI. Auh AuhnF nUM sfrf kuJ smJf ky qur geI. qIjy idn pRIq ny kMm sLurU krnf sI. agly idn Aus dI 'rijLstrysLn' bgYrf rojLI ny krvf dyxI sI. -"rojLI qyry 'qy QoVI ijLafdf eI idaflU aY-zbl bYWz df kmrf qYnUM 'kwly nUM eI bKsL idwqf, pRIq!" srbjIq Aus dy zbl-bYWz Aupr hI bYTI bolI. -"iksy dI blI iksmq df koeI sfnI aYN?" pRIq dI jgfh joigMdr boilaf. -"ilaf qyrI almfrI ivc qyry kwpVy tMg idaF." srbjIq ny ikhf. -"nhIN jI-rihx idE-afpy tMg lAUNgf mYN-kfhnUM qklIPL krdy ho?" pRIq ny roikaf. -"bYTI ikhVf iehy vDdI aY? tMg lYxdy!" joigMdr ny afiKaf. srbjIq atYcI KolH ky pRIq dy kwpVy almfrI ivc tMgx lwg peI. -"jy koeI qklIPL hovy-jdoN mrjLI aY PLon mfr ilaf krIN." joigMdr ny qfkId kIqI. apxwq jLfihr kIqI. -"jkfa jmf nf mMnI-cfhy awDI rfqoN PLon kr ilaf krIN." srbjIq ny ikhf. kuJ hdfieqF aqy kuJ slfhF ijhIaF dy ky Auh qur pey. jd srbjIq aqy mfmy joigMdr dI kfr qurI qF pRIq dy idl nUM hOl ijhf pY igaf. iek ibgfnyN dysL, iek ajLnbI ielfky aqy Epry ijhy gory lokF ivc Auh iekwlf hI rih igaf sI. nf koeI jfxdf, nf buwJdf sI. iehnF lokF dI jrmn BfsLf nhIN afAuNdI sI. pRIq mfVI motI aMgryjLI jfxdf sI. pr afstrIan lok aMgryjLI bhuq Gwt boldy sn. vwD qoN vwD gujLfry jokrI! isrPL 'hmko-qumko' hI! isrPL gorI mflkx rojLI hI ieMglYNz dy gory 'jOn' nfl ivafhI hox krky 'PLrftydfr' aMgryjLI boldI sI. pr PLrftydfr aMgryjLI pRIq dy vws df rog nhIN sI. Auh qF isrPL 'XU-mI' vflf hI sI! pRIq dy kMm df islslf sLurU hoieaf. Auh svyry awT vjy kMm sLurU krdf. do vjy Aus nUM CuwtI ho jFdI. iPr cfr vjy qoN lY ky rfq nON vjy qwk msLIn 'qy brqn DoNdf rihMdf. vwzy pqIly Aus nUM hwQ nfl DoxyN pYNdy. Auh pqIilaF ivc hI awklkfn hoieaf rihMdf. rfq nUM Aus nUM brqnF dy hI supny afAuNdy. kflj ivc aqy ipMz dIaF glIaF ivc ibqfey idnF vwl soc-soc ky Auh JUrdf. kdy-kdy rfq nUM suwqf ipaf pRIq qRBk ky AuTdf. kdy-kdy Aus nUM sfrI-sfrI rfq nINd nf pYNdI. hrjIq Aus dI ihwk 'qy cVHI rihMdI. kdy suwqy pey dI CfqI 'qy isr DrI peI huMdI. kdy kuqkuqIaF kwZdI, cUMZIaF vwZdI, glvkVI pfAuNdI aqy kdy-kdy igLlf-isLkvf vI krdI. inhory

idMdI. kdy rox vI lwg jFdI. hfAuky BrdI. Aus dI BolI, isskdI sUrq dyK ky pRIq df kIrnf inklx vflf ho jFdf. hrjIq bVI dlyr aqy KuwlH-idlI culbulI kuVI sI. hOlI-hOlI pRIq goiraF ivc rcdf-imcdf igaf. Bly vyly sn. ies ielfky ivc Auh iekwlf hI ieMzIan sI. ijs krky gory lok Aus nUM bhuq hI pRym krdy. jd Auh duiphry do GMitaF dI CuwtI ivc, phfVI AuproN hyT AuWqr mfVI-motI KLrIdf-PLroKLqI leI afAuNdf qF gory lok Aus nUM PV-PV, iKwc-iKwc ky kOPLI jF cfh ipafAuNdy. AuhnF dI pRIq nUM QoVI-bhuq smJ lwgdI, kdy iblkul hI smJ nf pYNdI. Auh isrPL 'XYa-XYa' jF 'XYWs-XYWs' krdf DUV ivc twtU rlfeI rwKdf. loV kfZ dI mF hY. jd pRIq nUM mihsUs hoieaf ik Aus nUM jrmn BfsLf dI sKq jLrUrq hY, ies ibnf Aus df gujLfrf nhIN qF Aus ny jrmn bolI vwl vwD qoN vwD qvwjoN dyxI sLurU kr idwqI. suixaF-smiJaf ilKxf aqy Xfd krnf sLurU kr idwqf. hfxIN kuVIaF Aus nUM bdobdI izsko iljfx lwg peIaF. izsko ivc lok pRIq nUM 'dfhvq' dy ky KusL huMdy. KuafAux-ipafAux ivc mfx aqy KusLI mihsUs krdy. pRIq kdy-kdy mfmy joigMdr nUM PLon krdf. ipMz mF-bfp nUM icwTI ilK idMdf. ipMzoN icwTI af jFdI qF pRIq ds-ds vfr icwTI nUM pVHdf. joigMdr aqy kdy srbjIq vI Aus nUM PLon krdI. pRIq dy idn qIaF vFg lMG rhy sn. joigMdr dy afKx 'qy rojLI ny pRIq dIaF dIaF do qnKfhF Aus dy mF-bfp nUM ipMz Byj idwqIaF sn. hotl ivc pRIq df koeI KLfs Krcf nhIN sI. Kfxf-pIxf, ibjlI-pfxI, rhfiesL, gwl kI sfrf Krcf hotl isroN sI. qnKfh jyb ivc sI. pyNzU, Bolf-Bflf aqy jjLbfqI lVkf pRIq gory-gorIaF dI sMgq ivc vV, GiqwqI bx quiraf! afpxy kmry ivc Auh keI gorIaF nfl 'hm-ibsqr' ho cuwkf sI. hr roj nvIN kmfdI ivc mUMh mfrn dI Aus nUM 'bfx' pY geI sI. goiraF dy inrvsqr aqy kory smfjL nUM Auh iek pwKoN jLrUr apxf cuwikaf sI. awK aqy nMgyjL dI sLrm Auh Gwto-Gwt gorIaF vwloN cuwk bYTf sI aqy KuwlHf-bhfr qur ipaf sI. sLrm-hXf pwKoN bypRvfh gorIaF vI bVy mfx nfl 'ieMzIan-muMzy' dy bYWz df isLMgfr bxdIaF. lwjLq lYNdIaF. do mhIny qoN Aupr df smF bVI PurqI nfl bIq igaf. idny kMm ivc aqy rfq nUM aXfsL ijLMdgI ivc! vkq df pqf hI nf cwilaf. pRIq afpxI ijLMdgI ijAux ivc pUrI qrHF msq sI. mGn sI. iek idn mfmy joigMdr df PLon afieaf. Auh bVf KusL sI. Auh dfrU nfl 'qoqf' bixaF PLon 'qy hI llkfry mfrI jf irhf sI. pr pRIq nUM koeI KLfs smJ nhIN peI sI ik mfmf ikhVI KusLI ivc Kurgo pwtI jf irhf sI? Auh ieqnf jLrUr smJ igaf sI ik KusLI koeI ijLafdf hI vwzI sI. ijs krky mfmf joigMdr lfciVaf, kMDolIaF Zfh irhf sI. -"mfmf jI! koeI gwl qF dwso-mYN vI llkrf mfrn jogf hojF---!" pRIq boilaf. -"pihlF vDfeIaF afK!" -"afK idwqf!" -"vDfeIaF kih kuwiqaf---!" Auh KusLI ivc AuWlr-AuWlr pYNdf sI. -"vDfeIaF jI---!" -"dws isaF---?" -"mYiKaf-mUMhoN Puwto! prdf AuTfE qy jlvf idKfE----!!" pRIq hws ipaf.

-"qyrI mfmIN sUx aflI aY----!" joigMdr ny KusLKLbrI dwsI qF pRIq dy idmfg ivc bMb PLt igaf. Aus df srIr iek dm JUTf pY igaf. Aus dy hwQoN tYlIPLon df irsIvr izwgx vflf ho igaf sI. -"hux afpxyN Gry duwD afm ho jfxYN-qy mYN bx jfxYN bfpU-qUM bx jfxYN vwzf vIr! bwly bwly beI CiVaF dI sUeI bwkrI-CVf cwk ky lorIaF dyvy---!" mfmf brVfht krI jf irhf sI. pRIq kuJ ku sMBilaf. iQVkxf byvkUPLI sI. afpxy pYrIN afp kuhfVHf mfrnf sI? hrPLl jfx 'qy qF mfmyN dy isr ho jfx df zr sI! -"bwly-bwly! beI afh qF mfmf jI qbIaqF eI KusL kr idwqIaF qusIN-vfh jI vfh--!!" pRIq mOkf sFB ky kmilaF vFg bolx lwg ipaf. iblkul iswDiraF vFg! pr isr ivcoN Aus dy 'BVHdfa' inkl rhI sI. mwQy Aupr qfAuxI afeI peI sI. -"afpF pfrtI krnI aYN sfiraF nUM-mYN qYnUM rojLI qoN CuwtI duaf ky lYjUM." -"pfrtIaF dI kfhdI gwl krdy EN mfmf jI? pfrtIaF dI qF ilaf idaFgy afpF nHyrI! AuVf idaFgy pwcry---!!" pRIq bFviraF vFg bolI jf irhf sI. -"pfrtI qUM kryNgf jF mYN krF?" -"mfmf jI! pfrtI aflIaF qF myl idaFgy kVIaF! JIQF kr idaFgy bMd---!" -"TIk aY---!" -"Qozf myrf kuC vMizaY?" -"lY afbdI mfmIN jI nfl gwl kr lY-dy dyh iehnUM vI vDfeIaF!" joigMdr ny PLon srbjIq nUM PVf idwqf. -"hF pRIq---?" AuDroN avfjL afeI. -"hF jI vDfeIaF---!" pRIq df mn srbjIq nUM 'mfmIN jI' afKx nUM AuWkf hI nhIN krdf sI. Aus dI njLr ivc srbjIq mqlb-pRsq sI, ivBcfrn sI. -"qYnUM vI vDfeIaF!" Auh iksy ivsLysL aMdfjL ivc bolI sI. -"qUM qF bVf krmF aflf pYr sfzy Gr pfieaY-igafrHF sflF mgroN myrI suxI geI-iehdIaF vDfeIaF sB qoN vwD qYnUM aYN-vDfeIaF df sfrf eI hwkdfr qUM aYN!" afK srbjIq ny pRIq dy hfl-cfl dI hor vI jwKxF pwt idwqI. -"clo jI-mYN prftI 'qy afAUNgf." kih ky pRIq ny KihVf Cuzf ilaf. pRIq vfV dy JfPLy ivc PLs igaf sI. ijhVI gwl-bfq Auh KLqm hoeI smJ irhf sI, Auh qF kwcy 'pRyq' vFg Aus dy nfl-nfl hI cwl rhI sI. ibpqf muwkI nhIN, sgoN sLurU hoeI sI. Aus nUM sfrI rfq nINd nf afeI. sfrI rfq socF ny GyrI rwiKaf. Auh bVf hI ksUqf PLs igaf sI. Aus ibwly vFg, ijs dy awgy kMizaflI vfV aqy mgr igwdVmfr KVHy hox! kI krF? Auh ibKLrIaF socF dy qMd iekwTy krI jf irhf sI. iqVky supinaF dy kMkr cug irhf sI. ies pfrtI AuWpr jfvF ik nf jfvF? CuwtI nf imlx df bhfnf mfr idaF? pr mfmyN ny rojLI nUM PLon krky CuwtI duaf lYxI sI. pfrtI 'qy qF hr hflq jfxf pYxf sI. pfrtI Aupr nf puwjx 'qy mfmyN ny inrfsL aqy duKI hoxf sI. pRIq mfmyN nUM duKI krnf nhIN cfhuMdf sI.

pr mfmIN dy mwQy lwgxf Aus nUM jLihr pIx brfbr lwg irhf sI.

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jwkF-qwkF krdf aqy iJjk ijhI mihsUs krdf pRIq pfrtI 'qy puwj igaf. mfmyN mfmIN ny afpxf mkfn bVy hI slIky nfl sjLfieaf hoieaf sI. QF-QF 'qy pOdy aqy PLuwl rwKy hoey sn. gLubfry Br ky Cwq nfl tMgy hoey sn aqy qrHF-qrHF dIaF lVIaF lfeIaF hoeIaF sn. mfmyN ny pIx leI BFq-BFq dIaF cIjLF df stfk mMgvfieaf hoieaf sI. Kfx leI 'kytirMg-srivs' vfilaF nUM afrzr idwqf hoieaf sI. iksy cIjL dI kmI nhIN sI. -"af igaf beI pRIq isaF?" mfmy ny lfcV ky ikhf. jwPLI pfeI. -"quhfzf hukm hovy-qy mYN nf afvF?" pRIq ny pUrf afpxfpn drsfieaf. -"mfmIN jI nhIN dINhdy?" pRIq ny cuPLyry njLr mfrI. -"buwZI GoVI KurIaF lgvfAux ByjI aY." mfmf hwisaf. -"smiJaf nhIN." pRIq boilaf. -"ibAUtI pfrlr geI aY-klI krvfAux-mwJ ny isMg nhIN copVfAuxyN? kmlf aYN qUM vI pRIq! awj BFq BFq dy pRfhuxyN qy pRfhuxIaF afAuxIaYN-inwKr iqwKr ky qF idKfAUgI eI." -"jrUr cfhIdY jI-hwk bxdY." -"cwl afpF AunF icr bIar sLIar mfrIey-mihmfnF ny qF ajy GMty qwk afAuxf sLurU hoxYN-afpF afE Bgq krn jogy qF hoeIey." mfmf BUq vFg PLirwj nUM jf icMbiVaf. AuhnF do bIarF awgV-ipwCV KLqm kr idwqIaF. mfmIN vI af geI. kfly sUt ivc Auh bVI hI PwLbdI sI. bwcf Tihiraf krky Auh srIroN kuJ ku Br geI sI. srIr gwdr ijhf ho igaf sI. pRIq ny Aus nUM 'sfsrIkfl' bulfeI. Aus ny pRIq nUM buwkl ivc lY ilaf. -"pRIq---!" mfmf boilaf. -"hF jI?" -"pYWg sLYWg mfrIey-bIar qF sflI qMg krdI aY-pI jfE qy mUqI jfE-jfh srbjIq boql ilaf cwk ky." -"ikqy mihmfn afAux qoN pihlF eI nf TIk Tfk ho jfieE?" srbjIq bolI. -"hY gwlF kI krdI aY BYx dyxIN? nf awj mYN pihly idn pIx lwigaYN? kuVI Xhfvy dI knsl!"

-"dyK lY pRIq! ajy qF pIxI aYN! pIqI nhIN!" srbjIq ny igLlf idKfieaf. -"mfmf jI! hux qusIN gflHF kwZxoN bMd kr idE!" -"ikAuN beI? hux kriPLAU lwg igaf?" -"gwl pRIq dI TIk aY!" srbjIq ny vot pfeI. -"hux gflHF kwZx vfly ny jMm pYxYN-iPr kI kroNgy? qusIN iek kwiZaf kroNgy-Auh ds mUhirEN suxfieaf krU!" mfmf AuWcI-AuWcI hws ipaf. -"ieh vI TIk aY beI-jLmfnf hux nivaF dy hwQ eI af jfxYN-pr puwqrf! vfirs sLfh nf afdqF jFdIaF ny-cfhy kwtIey porIaF porIaF jI-ijhVy psLU nUM rwsf cwbx dI mfVI afdq pY jfvy-Auhdy rwsy 'qy cfhy kuaFtl gohf bMnH idE-Auh Pyr vI ikvyN nf ikvyN, cor morI ivc dI dMdI vwZ eI jFdY-Auey qUM boql nhIN ilafAuNdI cwk ky---?" -"ilafAunI aYN jnfb-aYzI CyqI nHyrI afAuNdI aY? awg eI mcfqI---!" -"jdoN pYWg aMdr nf igaf hovy-AudoN qF hvf vgdI vI burI lwgdI aY-qy qUM nHyrI dI gwl krdI aYN? ilaf boql-Guwt lf ky vsidaF 'c hoeIey-suwkI kOzI aMdr Twk Twk vwjI jFdI aY-shurI nUM mfVI motI igwlI krIey." -"mfmf jI! ieh kOzI ajy igwlI eI nhIN hoeI?" -"qUM vI kupwqI sws mFgUM qrkF mfrn lwg ipaYN pRIq isaF? hux qUM nf sONkx mFgUM imhixaF df Gukfht pf leIN." pRIq hws ipaf. mfmIN boql aqy nmkIn rwK geI. mfmy ny hlikaF vFg boql cuwkI aqy kuwkV dI DOx vFg mroV DrI. do krVy pYWg pf ley. -"lY iswt kyrF aMdr qy ho kMzy 'c!" AuhnF iglfs KflI kr idwqy. mfmy ny nmkIn nUM vfZf Dr ilaf. bdfm cwbdy dI Aus dI 'kuVk-kuVk' dUr qwk suxdI sI. muwCF Aus dIaF dfrU nfl iBwj geIaF sn. jd Aus ny AuT ky KusLI ivc bwkrf bulfieaf qF dfrU dy iCwty dUr-dUr qwk buVHky! -"Auho---! kI krI jfnyN aYN qusIN?" mfmIN ny ikhf. -"qyrI BYx df---!" -"kfhnUM aYvyN mfmf jI---!" -"Auey asIN cohl-mohl vI nf krIey? kI ho igaf buwZy ho gey puwqrf! bFdr buwZf ho jfAU-pr tpUsIaF mfrnoN nhIN tldf." mihmfn afAuxy sLurU ho gey. vDfeIaF aqy mubfrkF dIaF CihbrF lwg geIaF. lYmn, kokf kolf aqy boqlF dy zwt KuwlH gey. dfrU pfxIN vFg vihx lwg peI. -"lY beI joigMdr isaF iek gwl jrUr aY." isLMgfry mfn ny lfl awKF dI isLsLq bMnHidaF kihxf sLurU kIqf. -"hoAU muMzf eI-cfhy ilKvf lY-lohy 'qy lKIr aY!" -"gwlF dyK ikmyN krdY-ijvyN zfktr lwigaf huMdY." jIqy ny chyz kIqI. hmysLf jLukfm

rihx krky, Auh nwk 'coN 'Bwg-Bwg' ijhf krky bol irhf sI. -"awDI boql aMdr clI geI-ajy ieh zfktr nfloN Gwt aY?" lfzI aOjlf ny Tuxf jIqy isr hI BMinaf. isr 'qy rumfl bMinHaF krky jIqf 'sFeIN bfbf' lwgdf sI. -"dfrU pI ky qF bMdf AUN eIN sloqrI bx jFdY." rMDfvf vI ipwCy nf irhf. -"qusIN myrI gwl AUNeIN Gwty 'c pf leI?" isLMgfrf mfn iPr boilaf, "jdoN bMdf cflIaF pMqflIaF qoN twp ky ipAu bxdY qF sLrqIaf eI muMzf huMdY." -"ikAuN iPr Auhdy 'c hnUMmfn bfbf af jFdY?" gwl rMDfvy nUM iPwt nhIN afeI sI. -"ieh kudrqI gyV aY." isLMgfrf afpxI gwl mnvfAux 'qy quilaf hoieaf sI. -"mfn sfihb-kuC vI hovy-rwb dI dfq aY." -"pfE qy cIarjL awp hovo!" iglfs iPr KuMbF vFg Aupr AuT KVHy. plytF gyVIN pY geIaF. boql Guk rhI sI. -"swc isLMgfry! mfeI df kI hfl aY?" jIqy nUM acfnk kuC Xfd afieaf. -"AuhI hfl aY bfeI." -"kI ho igaf sI?" rMDfvf boilaf. -"aDrMg ho igaf sI-bVf ivcfrI df 'lfjL krvfieaf-dysI duafeI vI duafeI aY-pr ivcfrI mMjy qoN Pyr nhIN AuTx jogI hoeI." isLMgfrf AudfsI dy aflm ivc ruVH quiraf. Aus dIaF awKF Br afeIaF. -"ieMzIaf mfr afAunYN cwkr?" -"hr sfl jfeIdY ieAuN qF bfeI-hr hPLqy PLon krIdY-jy nhIN PLon krdy qF mfeI Edr jFdI aY-afbdI vI suqf bfeI EDr eI rihMdI aY-pr kI krIey?" -"-----." iek cuwp Cf geI. -"ieMzIaf jfeIdY qF iKafl aYDr inafixaF 'c rihMdY-aYQy af jfeIdY qF suqf sfrI idhfVI ipMz rihMdI aY-ksUqy ijhy PLsy pey aYN-nf bMdf juafk Cwz skdY qy nf hI mfeI bfp." -"afpF qF gorK dy itwly dy jogIaF vFgUM ksUqy Psy vy aYN-jog pUrf Dfiraf nhIN jFdf-nf moh iqafigaf jFdY-nf jogI, nf iqafgI qy nf eI gRihsqI-DobI dy kuwqy aflI hflq aY afpxI qF-nf Gr dy nf Gft dy-nf EDr jogy nf eyDr jogy!" -"sfiraF df eI ieh hfl aY." -"aYQoN dy jMmyN juafk sfly ieMzIaf jf ky KusL nhIN-aKy AuQy imwtI Gwtf aY jI-gMdf mfhOl aY jI-ijLMdgI dy asUl mfVy hn jI-trYiPLk df burf hfl aY jI-Kfx vflIaF cIjLF 'qy mwKIaF iBxkdIaYN jI-AuQy jxF KxF ibnf gwloN hfrn mfrn lwg jFdY jI-Pftk awDf awDf GMtf bMd rihMdy aY jI-ijAux df koeI qrIkf nhIN jI-dwso bMdf kI kry? ipMz pYNqI-cflI lwK koTI 'qy lf idwqf-ieh juafk sfly AuQy jf ky KusL nhIN-koTI 'c sfly lMzr kuwqy eI mUqdy aY." -"kuwiqaF dI qF Cwz-hor suxlY!" sfry igwdV dy mqIry vwl Jfkx vFg AuDr qwkx lwg pey. -"sfzy Gry iksy cor ny pfV af lfieaf-ijhVy cfr BFzy sI-Auh DUh ky lY gey-mYN soicaf sfly cor Epry hoxgy-jy ipMz dy huMdy-pOVI lf ky eI af jFdy-pqY, beI iewQy qF koeI rihMdf eI nHI."

-"ieh bfeI afpxf duKFq aY." rMDfvf idloN duKI sI. -"asIN qF, ijvyN pihlF ikhY beI DobI dy kuwqy vrgy aYN-kihx df Bfv nf ieMzIaf jogy nf aYQy jogy-juafk ieMzIaf vwl nUM mUMh krky rfjI nhIN-asIN AuQy dI imwtI nfloN tuwt nhIN skdy-swp dy mUMh 'c kohV ikrlf afieaf ivaY-KFdY kohVI CwzdY klMkI." rMDfvy ny swcI gwl idloN afK idwqI. -"afh ipwCy ijhy dI gwl aY." isLMgfry mfn ny kuJ Xfd kridaF ikhf. -"afpxy pfrlImYNt 'c mMqrI ikqy iCwqro-iCwqrI ho pey-aYDrly tI. vI. vfilaF ny iewk idn 'c AuhI KLbr keI vfr idKfeI-juafk mYnUM qfhny mfrI jfx-aKy, ijhVy mMqrI eI afpo ivc juwqIE-juwqI hoeI jFdy aY-Auh Qozy ieMzIaf df kI suafr dyxgy? mYnUM shury ieAuN hnHory dyx ijmyN pfrlImYNt 'c myrf, bfpU lwigaf huMdY." sfry hws pey. -"hfsy aflI gwl vI aY qy hY vI nhIN-juafk iblkul TIk afKdy aY-beI ijhVy afps ivc juV ky nhIN bih skdy-dysL df kI Auho --- myry mUMhoN kuC hor inkl cwilaf sI." rMDfvy ny ikhf. -"mMqrI sLMqrI afpxy pfAuNdy qF idKfvy vfsqy Kwdr eI aY-pr dfrU bfhrlI pINdy aY." jIqy ny ikhf. -"qUM ikhVf mMqrI df pI. ey. lwigaf irhYN? ivcoN eI CwzqI." cwk qfryvflIaf, rxjIq GYNt kfPLI dyr bfad boilaf sI. dfrU dy nsLy kfrn Auh 'mMqrI' bixaF bYTf sI. vwt dy ky muwCF dy kuMZ Aus ny 'KUMzy' vFg AuqFh kIqy hoey sn. -"qUM aKLbfrF nhIN pVHdf?" -"mqlb kI Bilaf mfxsf-hux qUM mqlb kI, lVnYN?" bfvf isMG Bwj ky gwl dy ivc hoieaf sI. -"aYmy mqlb kI, gwl nHI-mqlb kI, bfq nHI-inafixaF aflIaF mqlb kI gwlF, mqlb kI, iehnF dIaF." -"nhIN AUN suqy eI gwl krdy aYN-lVdy nhIN!" -"mqlb kI, Bilaf mfxsf-qusIN mqlb kI, KfE pIE-mOjF mfxoN-mqlb kI, qusIN qF Kihx zih pey?" pYWg iPr pf ley gey. -"ikhVf mhInYN hux BrjfeI nUM?" isLMgfry mfn ny puwiCaf. gwl hor pfsy pfeI. -"qIjf." -"nf qUM hux mqlb kI, 'gUTf luafAuxYN? Bilaf mfxsf, mqlb kI, ijhVf mhInf cwldY-cwlI jfxdy." -"nfly qUM ikhVf KurVy iKwcxy aYN?" cwk qfryvfl ny iPr vfrI leI. -"sfzy KurVy iKwcy hoey qF asqr eI jMmUM-mfr PVky suwK nfl jMmdf eI trYktr clfAU." -"mqlb kI, hor kI krU-nf hor kI krU? ieh vI dws dyh!" vwzI sfrI pwg hyToN inwkIaF-inwkIaF awKF, bfvf isMG ny isLMgfry dIaF awKF ivc pfAuNidaF puwiCaf. -"hux sfrIaF puwCF mYN awj eI dy idaF?" -"mqlb kI, jy puwCxf hovy-beI Bilaf mfxsf, awj kI gRihx lwigaY?"

-"vwzy bfeI! sfrIaF muPLq nhIN dwsIaF jFdIaF-." -"mqlb kI, hux qYnUM hYN beI, cYWk kwt ky dyeIey?" -"afzr dy nfl mnIafzr vI cfhIdf eI aY." -"cwk qfryaflIaf! qyrf vI mqlb kI, jvfb nHI-Bilaf mfxsf qUM vI mqlb kI, jfgidaF nUM hYN beI pYNdIN pfAunYN." bfvf isMG ny sfiraF vwl Jfk ky mwlomwlI 'hF' krvfAux dI koisLsL kIqI. -"cwlo-ieh gwlF qF Cwzo!" isLMgfrf iPr boilaf. -"ijhVf bfby bKqOry kf rOlf ijhf ipaf sI-Auhdf kI bixaf?" -"mqlb kI, mYnUM qF iksy rOly df pqf nHI!" -"ipClI pYlI df rOlf sI-BrfvF nfl." -"beI afpF nUM qF mqlb kI, shuM aYN-jy iksy gwl df pqf vI hovy." -"qYQoN ikhVf asIN puls afilaF mFgUM kuwt ky mnvfAuny aYN?" jIqf hwisaf. -"Auh gwl ieAuN sI." isLMgfry ny gwl dwsxI sLurU kIqI. -"iehny pYlI BrfvF nUM eI Tyky 'qy dyeI rwKI-." -"mqlb kI-kIhny?" -"bfby bKqOry ny." -"awiCaf!" -"AuhnF ny Tykf qF iehnUM kI suafh dyxf sI? AuqoN hor eI luwprI lfhuMdy rhy-kdy ikhf krn bor bYT igaf jI-kdy motr sV geI jI-ikqy trYktr Krfb ho igaf jI-kdy ltrm kdy ptrm-bws AUN eI lody lfeI gey---!" -"Pyr---?" -"Pyr jI iehqoN iehdy Gr dI vI cfbI PV leI vizaf ky-." -"Auh ikvyN---?" -"ieMzIaf igaf iehy-bMdf qYnUM pqf eI aY beI idl df sfPL aY-inrf eI sfDU sMq! Auh hYgy aY cqr, kfly kF-AuhnF ny iehnUM dfrU dUrU cfr idn cMgI ipafeI-bwkry Kuafey-qy iDjfa ky mkfn dI vI cfbI lY leI-aKy vwzf muMzf bhU smyq ieDr pY ijaf krU-qy cwl myry BfeI-aKIr nUM agilaF ny sfry pfisEN eI Jwgf cwkqf." -"-----." -"iehnUM eysy krky eI Pyr ieMzIaf jfxf pY igaf-jf ky pMcfieq 'kwTI kIqI-pMcfieq kIhdI huMdI aY? isr KVHy df KLflsf! ijhVf ipMz vsdY-Ausy dI hI pMcfieq huMdI aY-." -"ieh qF hY eI!" -"iehny Pyr aYn. afr. afeI. vfilaF nfl gwl kIqI-Auh kihMdy qusIN sfzy mYNbr eI nhIN-pihlF mYNbr bxoN-!" -"Pyr---?" -"Pyr-mYNbr muMbr qF ieh pqf nhIN bixaF ik pqf nhIN, nhIN bixaf-pr iehny vkIl kr ilaf-CuwtI iehdy koly sfrI eI mhIny ku dI eI sI-qrIk inklI nf-qy cwl myry BfeI-ieh CuwtI pUrI hox 'qy muV afieaf-sfrf kuC ivcy eI quiraf iPrdY." -"Xfr lohVY-bMdf kI kry?" -"kIhdy 'qy 'qbfr kry?"

-"ieMzIaf afilaF nUM BlI BFq pqf huMdY-beI bfhrlf bMdf mhIny jF do mhIny qoN vwD nhIN rih skdf-CuwtI eI bMdy koly aYnI ku huMdI aY-agly dy ky vkIl nUM pYsy-qrIk eI cfr mhIny 'qy puaf lYNdy aY-kMm KLqm-nf cor lwgy qy nf kuwqI BONky-nf bMdf CyqI kIqy ieMzIaf jfvy qy nf kys lVy-." -"ieMzIaf jfxf ikqy kmilaf Kyz aY?" -"pMjfh swT hjLfr rupeIaf qF 'kwlI jhfj dI itkt 'qy lwg jFdY-Pyr cfr pYsy nfl vI cfhIdy aY-Pyr irsLqydfrF afsqy Jwgy dupwty cfhIdy aY-bMdf KuMGl ho jFdY." -"irsLqydfrF dI sux lY-." joigMdr ny rMDfvy dy pwt 'qy hwQ mfr ky ikhf. Auh kfPLI dyr bfad boilaf sI. -"ipCly sfl mYN jldI jldI 'c do ku hPLqy vfsqy ieMzIaf igaf-hor qF kuC mYN qyjLI 'c KLrId nf sikaf-tYm eI hYnI sI, KrIdf PLroKqI afsqy-mYN sfly leI do tI-sLrtF lY igaf-jdoN mYN tI-sLrtF idwqIaF qF sflf cfpV ijaf, GsmYlf ijaf mUMh kry-aKy, pRfhuixaF! mYN qF soicaf sI beI qUM myry leI koeI GVI GuVI jF vI. sI. afr. bgYrf lY ky afvyNgf-aKy, mYN afh bunYxF jIaF kI krnIaF sI? ieh qF aYQy vI vIh vIh rupeIey 'c imlI jFdIaYN! puwCxf hovy beI BYx idaf Xfrf! sfilaf cwpxf ijaf-aYQy pYsy drwKqF nUM lwgdy aY? idn rfq kMm krky bld mFgUM KwsI ho jfeIdY-nfly vI. sI. afr. ikqy ieMzIaf qoN imldy nHI? ijhVf kuC mrjLI aY lY lvo-pYsf hoxf cfhIdY." -ieh nhIN bfeI jI koeI socdf-sfry ieko rwsy dy bld aY-." -"Jwgy lfhux qwk jFdy aY." -"mqlb kI, Bilaf mfxsf, qUM JwigaF dI gwl krdYN? jy agilaF df vws cwly-Auh qyV afly vI lfh lYx!" -"Pyr kihxgy sfzf kfkf isAuN swd lE jI-sfzf BolU bulf lE jI-beI dwso asIN aYQy mijstryt lwgy vy aYN? kMm krky asIN jUn pUrI krdy aF!" -"iewk sfly iewQoN dy jMmy-ply juafk cVHdy cMd aY-kdy kihxgy 'skytr' lY ky idE-kdy kihxgy gyarF aflf sfeIkl lY ky idE-sfnUM sflf sfeIkl awTvIN jmfq 'c jf ky juiVaf sI-nfly pMj mIl roj qur ky skUl jFdy sI-pMj mIl qur ky afAuNdy sI-grmI hovy cfhy srdI hovy." -"lY qUM hor lY lf." -"-----." -"myrI Aumr hux cflHIaF dy nyV aY-mYN ajy qwk ieMzIaf bYTy bfpU qoN zrdYN-pr myrf muMzf dsF sflF df aY-zrnf qF sfly ny kI aY? sgoN awigEN zrfAuNdY---!" -"vwzy sfly GUr ky zrfAuNdy aY, qy Coty ro ky zrfAuNdy aY!" -"afhI gwl bKqOry nfl vfprI." -"hF-ieh gwl qF ivcy eI rihgI sI." -"Auhdy BrfvF nUM qF ieAuN eI sI-beI sfzf iewk awDf muMzf bfhr nUM iKwc lAU-." -"-----." -"bfhr qF iehny koeI bulfieaf nf-qy agilaF ny dUjy pfisEN muMn ilaf." -"Xfr aYQy bulf ky ikhVf koeI qr jFdY? jIhnUM bulf lE-aglf pfgl bxfAux lwg pYNdY-BfvyN ipwCoN BuwKf eI mrdf afieaf hovy-aYQy af ky kMDolIaF ZfhuMx lwg pYNdY-mYN qF AuQy afh sI jI-mYN qF AuQy ieAuN kr dyxf sI jI-."

-"jdoN aYQy af ky tukVy pY jfdy aY-qF bulfAux afly nUM eI mwqF dyx lwg pYxgy." -"qUM brfV df eI hfl dyK lY-Auhny koeI pwcI bMdy mMgvf idwqy hoxy aYN iewQy-lY koeI AuhdI vwZI AuNglI 'qy nhIN mUqdf-nfly sfry Auhny afbdy pYsy lf ky mMgvfey aY-iksy df iewk Dylf nhIN lwgx idwqf-aYQy afPLiraf iPiraf kry-aKy jI hmrI iDr bxngy-hmfrI bFh bxngy-lY bxf lY iDr! sfry eI dusLmx bx ky bihgy-koeI iswDy mUMh nfl nhIN boldf-." -"Auey hux ipwtdY---!" -"ipwtxf eI aYN! gux qF iksy kMjr ny Auhdf pfieaf nhIN-." -"gux ikhVf pfAuNdY? kljug aY bfeI kljug! jdoN rwjvIN rotI imlx lwg pYNdI aY-rfxI KF dy sfly bx jFdy aY-nfly bxfAuNdy aY mMgvfAux vfly nUM byvkUPL---!" -"hux brfV afKdf huMdY-beI ijhVf irsLqydfr khy beI sfnUM bulf lvo-AuhnUM juwqI lfh lE qy jF Cwz idE jmF eI KihVHf-ijMnI nHfqI AunF eI puMn-bQyry bulf-bulf ky dyK ley-hux qObf---!" -"bMdy nUM vI mwq AudoN eI afAuNdI aY-jdoN aglf kpfl 'c iewtF mfrn lwg jFdY." -"lY, brfV ny iksy df kdy mfVf nhIN kIqf-pihlF bulfey-Pyr pwky krvfey-mfr PVky kfrF pwilEN pYsy lf ky, lY ky idwqIaF-vrqdf Auhdy nfl Pyr vI koeI nhIN." -"qUM vrqx dI gwl krdYN? AuhnUM iksy nfl bolx df vI Bfa nhIN!" -"Auh afp eI afKdf huMdY-beI ijMny pYsy Krc ky-brbfd krky, mYN afpxy irsLqydfr aYQy mMgvfey aY-jy mYN Auny pYsy lf ky ipMz koTI pfeI huMdI-qF dunIaF dUroN dUroN dyKx afAuNdI." -"gwl vI TIk aY-rMn geI nfly kMn pfty-rFJy dws ipafr 'coN Kwitaf kI? pYsy Krcy qy nfly bolxoN vI igaf." -"pfE Pyr! afpF qF hor eI mfmilaF 'c AulJ gey---!" cwk qfryvflIey ny ikhf qF sfiraF ny kbUqr nUM DOxoN PVn vFg iglfs buwcH ley. -"jfh pRIq isaF-murgf hor puaf ilaf-afh qF TMZf ho igaf." mfmy ny ikhf. pRIq AuT KiVHaf. -"hor nUM kI aY? qUM afhI mfeIkrovyv 'c grm krvf ilaf." -"kfhnUM? hor eI puaf ilaf!" -"mqlb kI, hor puafAux nUM Bilaf mfxsf, iehnUM kI AuWlI lwg geI? qUM hYN beI, iehI grm krvf ilaf." pRIq mIt cuwk qur igaf. -"pRIq muMzf sfAU aY vYsy-nhIN qF kfljIeyt qF bfhly qwqy pYrF afly huMdy aY-pYrF hyToN imwtI kwZxoN nhIN hwtdy---!" -"muMzf kflj pVHn lwg pvy-pwg ieAuN bMnHx lwg pAU-ijvyN kuwqy df ipV pwitaf huMdY-mF nUM buVHI dwsx lwg pYNdY." sfry hws pey. -"mfmI jI kihMdy rotI bfry kI ivcfr aY?" pRIq ny murgy vflI trya myjL 'qy rwKidaF puwiCaf. -"mqlb kI, rotI Kfx jokry ho qF leIey! ik bld mFgUM mroV ky mUMh 'c dyxI aYN?" sfry iPr hws pey. -"hor BrjfeI ikqy qyry mUMh 'c nf burkIaF pfAux lwg pvy?"

-"nf beI-mqlb kI Auh qF Bilaf mfxsf myrI DIaF vrgI aY ivcfrI." AuhnF ny pUrIaF awT boqlF ibly lf idwqIaF. ichry nsLy kfrn BMgrUxyN ijhy ho cuwky sn. jLbfn mUMh aMdr 'zwk-zwk' vwjx lwg peI sI. 'kytirMg-srivs' vfilaF dy murgy mroVidaF AuhnF nUM rfq dy nON vwj gey. GrvflIaF ny Gro-GrI jfx leI hfl-duhfeI pfAuxI surU kr idwqI sI. agly idn svyry kMmF 'qy vI jfxf sI. bfhr mfVI-mfVI brPL pYxI surU ho geI sI. PLrftydfr hvf sIq kwZdI sI. dyr rfq geI mylf ivCV igaf. sfiraF ny afpxf-afpxf hfl suxf ky idl hlky kr ley sn. nhIN qF pRdys df lwigaf 'Gux' rUh nUM kqrf-kqrf krky 'cr' irhf sI. afqmf idn-bidn KoKlI ho rhI sI. BfvnfvF aMdry aMdr hI kurlfht pf ky mr-muwk rhIaF sn. KflI idl 'hfV' vFg boldf sI. kMn boly ho rhy sn aqy qyjL ibjlIaF df cfnx idmfg cwtI jf irhf sI. AulIky supny hr rojL dm qoVdy sn aqy mF-imwtI nfl juiVaf mn, ibrhoN ivc vYrfg dy vYx pfAuNdf sI. kMipAUtrI-Xuwg ivc bMdf msLIn nfl msLIn bixaf, idno-idn Kurdf jf irhf sI aqy nvIN pIVHI PLrF hyToN inkldI jFdI sI. purfxy Kx ZihMdy jf rhy sn aqy nvyN cubfry Ausrdy af rhy sn. -"BFzy tINzy kwlH nUM sFBFgy beI-hux Qwky aF sON jfeIey!" mfmy ny afKrI lMzf pYWg aMdr suwtidaF ikhf. Auh alk vihVky vFg soPLy 'qy bYTf hI JUl irhf sI. Aus dIaF awKF AuqFh cVHIaF hoeIaF sn aqy Auh pUrf sLrfbI sI. pUry BfrU nsLy kfrn Aus dIaF awKF imc-imc jFdIaF sn. -"clo mfmf jI-QonUM pf idaF." pRIq Kud vI nsLy kfrn JUty lY irhf sI. -"qUM mYnUM sLrfbI smJdYN Auey kuwiqaf!" Aus ny lfz ijhy nfl afiKaf. AuTx lwgf qF dyh zol geI. Auh 'DVHMm' krky soPLy 'qy hI izwg ipaf. pRIq hws ipaf. -"nhIN mfmf jI-qusIN qF jmF eI soPLI EN---!" -"krlY puwqrf itwcrF-qyry idn aYN." -"afjo Pyr-pfvF QonUM." pRIq mfmy dI bFh PV, shfrf dy ky bYWz-rUm ivc pf afieaf. Aupr kMbl dy idwqf. mfmf pYx sfr hI gDy vFg PLrfty ijhy mfrn lwg ipaf. Aus dy GurfVHy ikcn qwk suxdy sn. -"qusIN pfxI rwK idE, mfmf jI koly-qy mYN vI sOx cwilaYN." pRIq ny rsoeI kol af ky mfmI srbjIq nUM ikhf. -"aYDr af gwl sux!" mfmI ny dwbvIN ijhI avfjL ivc pRIq nUM ikhf. pRIq TTMbr ijhf igaf. Aus nUM afpxy pYr Gukdy pRqIq hoey. Auh cfbI idwqy iKzOxy vFg rsoeI ivc clf igaf. -"iek pYWg myry vMzy df vI pIa---!" Aus ny iglfs Br ky awgy kIqf qF pRIq ibnf kuJ khy suxy, mjLbUrI-vws iglfs aMdr suwt igaf. Aus ny koeI hIl-huwjq nhIN kIqI sI. bVf hI sfAU sI pRIq! Auh qF srbjIq dI iek qrHF nfl kwTpuqlI sI. srbjIq zor iKcdI sI qF pRIq AuvyN hI nwcdf sI. jF nwcx leI mjLbUr sI! -"mYN AuhnF kol pfxI rwK ky afeI." Auh pfxI df jwg Br qur geI.

kmlf ijhf hox leI pRIq ny iek pYWg hor aMdr zolH ilaf. -"qyrf mfmf qF nhIN svyr qwk AuTdf-GurfiVaF dy PLwty eI cwkI jFdY." Auh af ky bolI. pRIq cuwp sI. -"iek gwl dwsoNgy?" pRIq ny puwiCaf. hux Auh srbjIq nUM 'mfmI' bhuq hI Gwt afKdf. jy afKdf qF isrPL mfmyN dy hI sfhmxy! -"kuC nhIN dwsxf ajy---!" Auh pRIq dy bVf hI njLdIk ho ky bolI. -"qUM AuDr afbdy kmry 'c cwl-mYN qyry mgry eI afeI-qyrIaF sfrIaF gwlF df jvfb mYN AuQy eI idAUN-jfh qy drvfjy nUM lOk nf krIN!" -"pr mfmI jI---!" -"mYN qyry mfmy nfl koeI nvIN nhIN rihx lwgI-ikMny sflF qoN 'kwTy rihMny aF-AuhdI hux Gwto Gwt cfr GMty grMtI aY-jmF nhIN AuTdf-qUM jfh---!" pRIq jwko-qwkI ivc KVHf sI. -"lY! iek pYWg hor mfr lY-idl krVf hojU-kohiVHaf mok mfr!" pRIq ny iek krVf pYWg hor mfr ilaf. Auh vfikaf hI kmlf ijhf ho igaf sI. -"hux jfh---!" pRIq GuwtFbftI ijhI Jfkdf qur igaf. kmry ivc jf ky Aus ny kwpVy lfh ky prFh swut idwqy. kuVqf-pjfmf vI nf pfieaf. isrPL iek kwCy smyq hI bYWz ivc vV igaf. -"ikvyN kfm 'c aMnHI hoeI sVI iPrdI aY-iehnUM itkfa eI koeI nhIN-koeI hfaQ eI nhIN-pRIq isaF ikqy aYho ijaf ksUqf PLsyNgf-qYnUM Bwjx nUM rfh nhIN iQafAuxf-duwly dIaF kIqIaF lwDI dy pysL afAuxgIaF." Auh ipaf hI 'buV-buV' krI jf irhf sI. QoVy icr ivc hI srbjIq 'ijMn' vFg af vwjI. Aus ny drvfjf bMd krky qflf mfr idwqf aqy pRIq 'qy Kl dI borI vFg izwgI. Aus ny pRIq 'qy bfjL vFg Jpt ky Aus dy buwlHF nUM 'pIxf' aqy gwlHF nUM 'Kfxf' surU kr idwqf. pRIq hmysLf vFg iswDf slot hI ipaf sI. Aus ny awKF mItIaF hoeIaF sn aqy jfVH GuwtI hoeI sI. tIkf lgvfAux vfilaF vFg! srbjIq ny pRIq Aupr JwKV Julfieaf hoieaf sI. Aus dy awg vrgy sfhF 'coN "hfey--!" dI avfjL vI afAuNdI sI. ht-ht ky qkrIbn do GMty pRIq Aupr JwKV Juldf irhf. grm sfhF df qUPLfn mwcdf irhf. pRIq 'sIl' bx ky ipaf irhf. afKrI jvflf-muKI PLitaf qF sLFqI vrq geI. pRIq hyToN AuproN 'iBwijaf' ipaf sI. bYWz Aupr iek qrHF nfl 'icwkV' hoieaf ipaf sI. srbjIq GoVy vFg Cfl mfr ky hyTF AuqrI sI. iek dm qro-qfjLf hoeI. hlkI-hlkI. Auh PLuwl vFg iKVI hoeI sI aqy pwqIaF vFg hOlI. -"kwlH nUM mYN bYWz dIaF cfdrF bdl idaFgI-hux qUM nhf lY!" -"-----." pRIq cuwp sI. -"qUM ikcn ivc kuC puwCx lwigaf sI?" Aus ny kuJ Xfd kridaF ikhf. -"-----." -"vy qUM boldf nhIN?"

-"AUN eIN! hux qF mYN Buwl igaf." Aus ny KihVHf CuzfAux dy rONa ivc ikhf. iewk qrHF nfl, nfloN qoV ky suwitaf. -"cwl hux qUM nhf ky sON jfh-jy Xfd af igaf kwlH nUM puwC leIN!" Auh kwpVy pfAuNdI kih rhI sI. -"-----." -"iek gwl pr qYnUM 'mYN' dws jfnI aYN-!" Auh qurdI kihx lwgI. -"-----?" -"juafk iehy qyrf eI aY-qyrf mfmf qF QoQf kfrqUs eI aY-imMt 'c imws mfr ky prFh huMdY---!" Auh jFdI-jFdI, afK ky pRIq dy hflfqF nUM ho pulIqf lf geI. pRIq nUM awcvI lwg qurI. Auh nhfAuxf cfhuMdf hoieaf vI AuT nf sikaf. sfrI rfq 'klMk' ivc hI ipaf irhf. -"hfey rwbf! qUM ikhVy juwg dy bdly lYnYN mYQoN?" Aus ny keI vfr DuKdI icqf vFg hfAukf ilaf sI. Aus dI ihwk 'qy mxF-mUMhIN bwjr boJ sI. sfrI rfq hI Auh dV vwtI ipaf irhf. Aus dy jjLbfq DuaFKy pey sn. BfvnfvF lhU-luhfx sn. jy mUMh KolHdf sI qF mfmy df Gr AujVdf sI. afpxI imwtI vwK pwtIdI sI. Auh byvws, mjLbUr sI. dunIaF ny pqf nhIN kI-kI gwlF isr mVHnIaF sn? cuwp hI BlI sI! DUMaF rol hox dy zroN Auh hr ijLafdqI, ihwk 'qy jr irhf sI. dMdF ivc jIB leI hoeI sI.

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agly idn pRIq cfh pI ky kMm 'qy clf igaf. Aus ny srbjIq nfl koeI bhuqI gwl nhIN kIqI sI. joigMdr ajy vI suwqf ipaf sI. rfq kuJ ijLafdf hI pI igaf sI. pUrI rfq ivc Auh keI vfr bYWz qoN izwigaf sI. pr surq afAux 'qy Auh afp hI AuT ky bYWz Aupr pYNdf irhf sI. srbjIq iek hor bYWz Aupr bVI hI gUVHI nINd suwqI sI. vyly isr AuT ky Aus ny Gr df sfrf kMm nbyV ilaf sI. brqn Do idwqy sn. kwpVy msLIn ivc pf idwqy sn. dUsry pRIq vfly kmry dIaF cfdrF Do ky suwkxIaF pf afeI sI. rfq dIaF cUMzIaF hwzIaF hUMJ ky Auh bfhr gMd dy Zol ivc swut afeI sI. bVy slIky nfl sPLfeI kr idwqI sI. Auh lMzy icVy vFg tpUsIaF mfrdI iPrdI sI. tYlIPLon KVk ipaf. srbjIq ny "hYlo" jf afKI. -"mYN bKqOrf boldYN BfeI! jIhnUM bfbf bKqOrf kihMdy aY---!" AuDroN avfjL afeI. -"hF jI! sfsrIkfl jI!" srbjIq ny ikhf. -"sfsrIkfl BfeI-sfsrIkfl---! afpxf joigMdr isAuN Gry eI aY?"

-"Auh jI suwqy pey aY-GMty ku nUM PLon kr lieE-mYN jgf idMnI aYN-kwlH pfrtI sI-dyr qwk jfgdy rhy aY---." -"koeI gwl nhIN BfeI! mYN GMty ku nUM PLon kr lAUN-bVf jrUrI kMm aYN mYnUM-awj Auhny ikqy jfxf qF nhIN?" -"AuhnF ny do idn ikqy nhIN jfxf jI-Gry eI aY-do CuwtIaYN-qusIN GMty ku nUM PLon kr lieE- AudoN qwk AuT ky nhf nhU lYxgy---!" -"TIk aY BfeI---! sLfbfsLy---!" PLon kwitaf igaf. srbjIq ny joigMdr nUM jgf idwqf. 'Bfn' peI hox krky Auh tuwitaf ipaf sI. hwz-pYr sfQ nhIN dy rhy sn. cskF mfr rhy sn. ijvyN iksy ny CwlIaF vFg kuwitaf hovy. Aus ny bursL kIqf. mUMh-hwQ Do ky soPLy 'qy af ky bYT igaf. AUD-mDUxf ijhf hoieaf. -"cfh bxfvF---?" -"srbjIq-cfh nhIN-idl nhIN krdf." Aus ny GsmYlf ijhf mUMh kIqf. -"hor kI pIxYN---?" -"PLirwj 'c bIar peI aY koeI? dyKgF--!" srbjIq ikcn 'c clI geI. -"peI aY-iek kI iqMn peIaYN." -"ilaf Pyr---!" Auh cONkVI ijhI mfr ky soPLy Aupr bYT igaf. bIar dy nF nUM Auh awDf ku qF vYsy hI TIk ho igaf sI. nhIN qF bfhU Auqry kwtrU vFg murkVI ijhI mfrI bYTf sI. -"rfq bIar qF iksy ny pIqI hI nhIN-sfiraF ny skfc hI pIqI aY." srbjIq bolI. -"clo--! ijvyN iksy dI KusLI sI-krI gey-afpF KusL krn leI qF bulfey sI-pRIq kdoN ku igaY...?" Aus ny iglfs aMdr suwitaf. -"Auh qF pihlI bws eI qur igaY-icwq awj Auhdf vI iZwlf ijaf eI lwgdf sI." joigMdr hws ipaf. -"bIar iek awDI AuhnUM dy dyxI sI-TIk ho jFdf-pfxI dy mfiraF nUM pfxI eI hrf krdY." bIar df pUrf iglfs pIx qoN bfad joigMdr bfhvf TIk ho igaf sI. zoldI Drn hOlI-hOlI itkfxyN afAux lwg peI sI. -"Auhny jf ky kMm krnf sI-pI ky kMm QoVHo krnYN?" -"cwl-muMzf KuMzY-kuC nhIN huMdf." -"swc! bKqOry df PLon afieaf sI." -"kI kihMdf sI---?" Aus ny bIar df iek hor iglfs aMdr suwtidaF puwiCaf. -"pqf nhIN-kihMdf koeI jLrUrI kMm aYN!" -"Auey iehdf jmIn jmUn df qy koTI df rOlY BrfvF nfl-ivcfrf sfAU bMdY-Auh hYgy luwcy-iehnUM ibddy kwK nhIN-!" -"hY kIVy pYxyN---!" -"cldI df nF gwzI aY srbjIq kury! srpYNc nMbrdfr vI ipMz vsidaF dy aY-iehdI

koeI nhIN suxdf-isLMgfrf dwsdf sI-sfry eI iehdy BrfvF dI bolI boldy aY." -"hY gl jfxy---!" -"Auh iehnUM kI leI bYTy aY-? agilaF ny votF iehqoN lYxIaYN ik AuhnF qoN? rwb nyVy ik GsuMn?" tYlIPLon iPr KVk ipaf. joigMdr ny hI cwuikaf. -"qkVYN joigMdr isaF---?" bfby bKqOry dI avfjL sI. -"cVHdI klf 'c jI-cVHdI klf 'c!" -"vDfeIaF nfly qYnUM-mYnUM qF awj qVky eI pqf lwigaY." -"QonUM vI!" -"rwb BlI kry-cMgI cIjL eI dyvy-Auhdy Gr dyr aY 'nHyr nHI-ijAuNdy vsdy rho!" -"hor suxfE---?" -"kfhdI suxfAuxI aYN joigMdr isaF? tYlIPLon 'qy nhIN-awj Gry eI aYN?" -"hF-Gry eI aYN." -"mYN afvF qyry koly ik qUM myry koly afvyNgf? gwlF bYT ky krn aflIaYN." -"af jfE-qusIN eI af jfE-ies bhfny Qozy drsLx vI kr lvFgy-AUN qF qusIN drsLx nhIN idMdy." -"kfhdI gwl aY joigMdr isaF! kfhdy drsLx aYN? sfl ho igaf zwk-zwk vwjdy nUM-afbdf KUn eI icwtf ho igaf-isafxy kihMdy huMdy aY-beI jLr jLorU jLmIn iqMny eI puafVy dI jVH aY-sky Brf eI dusLmx bx qury-lhU jmF eI spYd ho igaf---!" bfbf bKqOrf tYlIPLon Aupr hI kIrny pfAux vflf hoieaf ipaf sI. -"af jfE jdoN mrjLI-quhfzf Gr aY-awj mYN Gry eI aF." joigMdr ny PLon rwK idwqf. -"kI kihMdf?" srbjIq ny puwiCaf. -"pUrI gwl qF iml ky eI pqf lwgU-lokF kol qurI gwl vI bfq df bqMgV bx jFdI aY." tYlIPLon iPr KVk ipaf. srbjIq ny hI cuwikaf. -"hF jI! mYN gurdIsL boldI aF." AuDroN avfjL afeI. -"hF jI BYx jI-kI hfl cfl aY?" -"hfl cfl TIk aY jI." -"kdoN vfips afey ieMzIaf qoN?" -"kwlH eI afeI aF-!" -"bfeI jI vI muV afey?" -"Auh do hPLqy pihlF hI muV afey sI-asIN eI lyt afey aYN." -"ikvyN irhf tUr iPr?" -"kfhdf tUr sI-aYDroN gey-pMj GMty PLlfeIt lyt-AuDroN afey-Cy GMty PLlfeIt lyt-afstrIan eyarlfeInjL dy pfieltF ny hVqfl kr rwKI sI-burf hfl ho igaf-aYDr afpxy eyarport vfly qF Kfx pIx leI vfAUcr dy idMdy aY-EDr idwlI afly qF koeI bfq eI nhIN puwCdy-."

-"burf eI hfl aY BYx jI." -"eyarport 'qy sfPLt zirMks vfly vI Gwt nhIN-borz 'qy kokf kolf jF PLYNtf dI kImq ds rupey ilK ky lfeI hoeI aY-qy lYNdy pUry qIh rupey aY-jy lok rOlf rwpf krdy aY qF bxf suafr ky pqY kI kihMdy aY?" -"kI afKdy aY?" -"aKy hm ikhVf afp ko pIny ky lIey mjLbUr krqy hYN? pIxYN qF pIE qy nhIN KfE KsmF nUM." donoN AucI-AucI hws peIaF. -"agilaF nUM pqf huMdY beI bwcy nfl aY-PLsy qF mfr Kfxgy eI Kfxgy." -"ieh qF hY eI-ijwQy sfry mihkmy bfhrilaF nUM Culkdy aY-AuQy ieh sOPLt zirMks vfly ipwCy ikAuN rihx---? ihMdosqfn-ijLMdfbfd---!" -"ihMdosqfn ikAuN? vlYqIey-ijLMdfbfd--! ijhVy AuWn luhfAux lwgy 'sI' nhIN krdy--." -"ieh qF dyK ky axizwT krdy aY!" -"bVy eI sfAU." Auh iPr hws peIaF. -"bfeI jI---?" gurdIsL ny puwiCaf. -"bfeI jI qyqy afh bYTy aY-rfq QoVI ijhI ijLafdf pIa leI-hux GfAUN mfAUN ijhy hoey bYTy aY-bIar pI ky kuC TIk ijhy hoey aY-krfvF gwl?" -"krvf idE." srbjIq ny PLon joigMdr nUM PVf idwqf. -"hF gurdIsL---!" -"sfsrIkfl bfeI jI---!" -"sfsrIkfl BfeI---!" -"vDfeIaF quhfnUM---!" -"qYnUM vI---!" -"BfbI nUM qF vDfeIaF mYN ieMzIaf qoN eI dy idwqIaF sI-qusIN eI rihMdy sI bfeI jI---!" -"BYxF BrfvF dIaF eI duafvYN gurdIsL---!" -"mYnUM qF bfeI jI-ijwdyN eI ieMzIaf pqf lwigaf-myrf qF DrqI 'qy pYr nf lwgy-bws mYN qF AudoN eI BfbI nUM PLon kIqf." gurdIsL vfikaf hI bhuq KusL lwgdI sI. jlMDr ijlHy dI gurdIsL joigMdr nUM sky BrfvF ijqnf mfx idMdI sI. Aus df sfrf pRIvfr hI joigMdr nfl bVI nyVqf rwKdf sI. -"pMjfb df suxf kI hfl aY?" -"burf---! burf eI hfl aY bfeI jI-awq hI burf hfl!" -"koeI cMgI gwl kwZ ilaf kr mUMhoN-awg eI AugldI rihMnI aYN?" joigMdr ny gurdIsL nUM icVfAux leI afiKaf. Auh gurdIsL nUM inwkIaF BYxF vFg moh krdf sI. -"swcI gwl df koeI imhxf nhIN huMdf bfeI jI! ijMny nsLy aY-sB awj kwlH pMjfb 'c af vVy aY." -"burI gwl aY."

-"CVy, bMdy, buVHy qy muMzy qF ijhVy nsLy krdy sI-krdy eI sI! awj kwlH qF kuVIaF df vI swiqafnfs hoieaf ipaY-cwup eI BlI aY bfeI jI-kI PLYnsI zirwl-kI afieEzYWks-kI juwqIaF nUM krn aflI pfilsL-byVf eI grk hoieaf ipaY bfeI jI-iewk hor eI nvyN qrHF df nsLf lwiBaY muMizaF ny-." -"Auh ikhVf?" -"pihlF qF ikrlIaF dIaF pUCF pf-pf ky pINdy sI bIVIaF 'c-qy hux kI krdy aY?" -"kI krdy aY?" -"zwzU PV lYNdy aY-zwzU---! qy AuhdI cMgI dOV luafAuNdy aY-qy jdoN zwzU nUM af jFdY psInf-qy Auhdf muVHkf isr 'qy lfAuNdy aY-aKy bVf nsLf idMdY-." -"shury irsrc pqf nhIN ikwQoN krdy aY?" -"bfeI jI loV kfZ dI mF aYN-afriQk pwKoN pMjfb mlMg hoieaf ipaY-byrujLgfrI isKr 'qy aY-ivhly iPrdy muMizaF nUM koeI kMm nhIN-KyqI qoN lY ky Gr qwk sfry kMm BeIaF ny sFB ley aY-BeIaF df nvIN pIVHI nUM pY igaf pUrf suK-hux nvIN pIVHI nUM GiqwqF jF nisLaF qoN ibnf kMm eI koeI nhIN-kuVIaF EdUM do rwqIaF Aupr dI aY nsLy krn 'c." -"dwso iPr aYho ijhIaF kI hrI isMG nlUey qy bMdy bhfdr jMm dyxgIaF? jy afp nsLy krdIaYN qF Auho awgoN amlI eI jMmxgIaF." -"mMqrI sLMqrI afbdI ZolkI kuwtx lwgy vy aY-iewk dUjy 'qy dUsLxbfjLI-icwkV suwt-kuwkV Kyh AuzfAuNdy aY." -"vfihgurU---!" -"BeIaF df pMjfb ivc afvfs qy pMjfbIaF df pMjfb ivcoN pRvfs pMjfb leI iewk Kqry df sMkyq aY bfeI jI." gurdIsL bVI pVHI ilKI, sUJvfn aqy pMjfb leI idl ivc drd rwKx vflI kuVI sI. pMjfb vwloN Aus df idl, pMjfb vFg hI swKxf hoieaf ipaf sI. -"lY dws bMdf kI krU Pyr?" -"'kwly luiDafxy ivc eI aQfh BeIaf bYTY-BeIaF dy rfsLx kfrz bxy vy aY-BeIaF dIaF votF DVf DV bx rhIaYN-BeIaF dy bwcy kfnvYNt skUlF 'c pVHdy aY-BeIaf cfhy, 'kwly luiDafxy 'coN iek sIt mfr skdY-qusIN myrI gwl swc jfixEN-kdy nf kdy pMjfb df muwK mMqrI BeIaf eI hoAU-lohy 'qy lkIr aY." -"kfhnUM mfVy bcn krdI aYN---!" -"ieh kOVf swc aY bfeI jI---!" -"-----." -"ieh qF mMqrIaF nUM cfhIdY beI pMjfb Kfqr kuC krn-afpxy kI vws aY gurdIsL?" -"iehnF mMqrIaF sLMqrIaF ny bfeI jI kwK nhIN krnf-ieh KFdy pMjfb df aY qy 'jI hjUrI' sYNtr dI krdy aY-jIhdf KfeIey Auhdy gux gfeIey, vflI nIqI iehnF 'c hY hI nhIN." -"pMjfb dy lok vI bVy Boly aY-votF vyly iehnF dy JFsy 'c af jFdy aY qy Pyr pMj sfl iehnF dI koeI vwZI AuNglI 'qy nhIN mUqdf." -"bfeI jI-afpxf qF jfBF df ByV aY-ijMnf mrjI aY krI cwlIey." -"bU-klfp qoN ibnf afpF kr vI kI skdy aF-?" -"clo bfeI jI-mYN sLfipMg vfsqy jfxYN-mYN Pyr PLon krUM."

-"E-ky." PLon kwitaf igaf. hyToN kfl-bYWl vwjI. srbjIq ny hyTF jf ky drvfjf KoilHaf qF bfbf bKqOrf aMdr lMG afieaf. -"sfsrIkfl jI---!" -"sfsrIkfl BfeI---!" -"Aupr eI aY jI-Aupr eI cly jfE! kI pIENgy? cfh jF bIar?" -"cfh eI pIlFgy BfeI-bIar qMg krn lwg peI." bKqOrf Aupr clf igaf. srbjIq cfh bxfAux qur geI. -"af beI bKqOr isaF---!" joigMdr ny soPLy 'qy pfsf mfiraf. -"kfhdy afAuxy aYN joigMdr isaF-dunIaF df 'qbfr eI kuC nhIN irhf-bhuVI Auey nfl jMmy ply Brf eI vwZx qur pey-hwQIN pfly vy---!" bKqOry ny iek qrHF nfl duhwQV mfrI. duhfeI idwqI. kIrnf pfieaf. -"suixaF qF mYN sI isLMgfry koloN-pr bfhlf igafn nhIN sI-asl 'c gwl kI ho geI sI?" -"lY asl gwl sux lY." bKqOry ny lMmf sfh lY ky joigMdr dy pwt 'qy hwQ mfiraf. -"qIh sfl ho gey mYnUM aYQy cMm kutfAuNdy nUM-BwT Jokdy nUM." -"-----." joigMdr ny bIar df iglfs pI ky hor Br ilaf. Auh cuwp cfp sux irhf sI. -"suxdYN myrI gwl ik nhIN?" -"iblkul suxdYN-suxfeI cwl!" -"qIh sfl goiraF dy iCwqr Kf ky joigMdr isaF-mYN kuC jYdfq mogy KrIdI-ipMz koTI bxvfeI-kfhdy afsqy? beI clo kwlH nUM ipnCn imlU-kuC ipwCy hoAU-qy jf ky idn bfhvf sohxy kwtlFgy-!" bKqOry ny sfh lY ky bolxf surU kIqf. byvwsI aqy kroD ivc Aus df dm AuKV igaf sI. -"qy myry afly Coty Brf ny-ijhVf iek vwzf aPLsr aY-jfhlI pfvr aOP 'tfrnI bxf ky afbdy sfly dy nF trFsP' krqI-jdoN lwigaf mYnUM pqf-qF mYnUM qF awg lwg AuTI." -"lwgxI sI---!" -"lwgxI sI? rfqF Jfk-Jfk qy Evr tYm lf-lf ky bxfeI sI?" -"PLyr---?" -"mYN BfeI vkIl lY ky krqf dfavf-qy jwj ibcfrf cMgf sI-Auhdy mn imhr pY geI qy Auhny myry hwk 'c izwkrI krqI-mYN soicaf beI rOlf inwbV igaf-." -"qy PLyr myry Brf ny iek aYPLIzybt bxf ky mYnUM aYQy Byijaf-cfr lwK dI Auhny mMg kIqI-mYN icwtf eI jvfb dy idwqf-mYN ipaf sI mwicaf-mYN qF cwkqf iswDf eI Jwgf." -"----." -"Auhny ipwCoN myry Gry corI krvfqI-cor lY ky kI gey? isrPL myry jrUrI kfgjF dIaF Poto kfpIaF." -"Es corI qoN bfad mYnUM iewQy adflq vwloN sMmx Byj idwqy-adflq dy sMmxF 'qy dfavf kIqf igaf sI ik myry vfly plft df hwkdfr koeI bdn isMG aY-bdn isMG myry afly Brf df eI

koeI cylf cftVf aY-mogy dI isvl adflq vwloN ieh sMmx afey sI-." -"jdoN mYN kort ivcoN izwkrI hI afbdy hwl 'c lY leI-Pyr koeI mrjI hwkdfrI df dfavf krI jfvy?" -"hux vIr myiraf! sky Brf df tfkrf krI jfnYN-kihMdy huMdy aY-sky Brf puwqF argy huMdy aY-qy qUM afh dyKlf-koTI 'qy kbjf krI bYTY-jmIn jYdfq 'coN zwkf nhIN imldf dINhdf-hor qF hor ijhVy cfr pYsy aYDroN joV ky kuC bxfieaf sI-AuhnUM vI AuVdU lfAux nUM iPrdY-." -"afp aPsr aY-cfr bMidaF 'c bYTx AuTx aYN-aPLsrsLfhI qy minstrF df aMnHF rfj aY-ieMzIaf 'c 'nsfP koeI nhIN-mhfqV dI kuwqy ijMnI vI puwC pVqfl hYnI-aMnHI pINhdI aY kuwqy cwtdy aY." -"aYn afr afeI afilaF koly nHI igaf? AuhnF dy bVy lyK Cpdy huMdy aY?" -"Auey myiraf rwbf! Auh vI lyK ilKx jokry eI aY-BMblBUsy 'c pfAU mihkmf-aYQoN dy hfeI kimsLn ny vI AuhnF nUM myry kys df hvflf idwqf-pr qswlI myrI Auh vI nf krvf sky-AuWG dIaF pqfl mfrI gey-myry vkIl muqfibk aYn afr afeI sMsQf df pYtrn sI aYm hovy qy AuhnF dI 'aYWzimsLtysLn' ivc idn idhfVy PrfV hoeI jf irhf hovy-qF sI aYWm nUM zI E Byjxf cfhIdY-pr kfhnUM iksy ny guwgf gOilaY! AuhnF koly aYho jIaF pMjfh igwdV icwTIaF jFdIaYN-pfV ky prFh mfrdy aY-afpF nUM qF Auh lok joigMdr isaF BwbU eI smJdy aY." -"-----." -"iehnF aYn afr afeI vfilaF ny ihMdosqfn df qF kI suafh mUMh mwQfsuafrnf sI-pjfb df eI nhIN kuC kr sky-iksy dPLqr ivc jf vVo-krmcfrI mgrmwC mFgUM mUMh awzI bYTy aY-." -"ieh irtfier hoey aPLsr-ijhVy sfzI mwdd dIaF tfhrF mfrdy aY-ieh afpxIaF kursIaF 'qy bYT ky iek vI, iewk vI Blf kMm nhIN kr sky-bws bfhr nUM afAuNdy aY-sbjLbfg idKf jFdy aY-pVuwl iswt jFdy aY qy pYsf 'kwTf krky rfh pYNdy aY-qy cwl myry BfeI afbdI aYsL krI jFdy aY-myry vrgy kmfAU puwq KfeI jFdy aY Dwky-." -"-----." -"irsLvqKorI afly pMjfb ivc QozI koeI nhIN suxdf-jor lf lvo-jy QozI iksy vwzy aPLsr jF mMqrI nfl bxdI aY-kMm krvf lvo qy nhIN QonUM muxsLI muswdI jF gMnmYn eI bfhroN lMzr kuwqy mFgUM iCCkr idMdy aY-pYrIN pfxI nhIN pYx idMdy-nwk 'qy mwKI qF kI bYTx dyxI sI?" -"-----." -"ieh ivdysLI sBf iksy bfhrly df kuJ nhIN suafrdI-ie isrPL QoQoN pYsy 'kwTy krdI aY-ieh qF joigMdr isaF kuC rtfier hoey aPLsrF dI rojI rotI df eI pRbMD krdI aY! puwC ky dyKlo, kihxgy: sfzy kol rtfier qsIldfr aY jI-rtfier aYs pI aY jI-rtfier jwj hn jI-rtfier vkIl hn jI-kihx df mqbl-bfhrilaF df mUMh bMd krn afsqy BrqI sfiraF nUM krI bYTy aY-gwlF bfqF nfl buwqf sfrn leI hr rtfier hoieaf aPLsr injwugq aY-pr kwty nUM mx duwD df kI Bfa? bws imwTIaF mfr Cwzdy aY-qy gwlIN vfry nhIN afAux idMdy-suafrdy zwkf nHI!" -"-----." -"jdoN aYDr afAuNdy aY-gwlF kr ky rwb nUM hOl pYx lf idMdy aY-pYsf ijAuN btornf huMdY!

Pyr kI? nihr twpI Kuafjf ivsiraf-Pyr qUM kOx qy mYN kOx? cwl myry BfeI qy Dwky jfh KfeI!" AucI-AucI boldy bKqOr dIaF nfVF afPr geIaF sn. srbjIq cfh lY ky af geI. bKqOrf cuwp kr igaf. -"sflI hnHyrgrdI mwcI peI aY cfry pfsy." joigMdr boilaf. -"hnHyrgrdI argI hnHyrgrdI? jIhdy koly jf vVo-Jwgy lfhuMx nUM afAuNdY." bKqOr ny qwqI-qwqI cfh mUMh nUM lf leI. -"mYN qF qyry koly iZwz hOlf krn afieaf sI joigMdr isaF! myry qF iZwz 'c jfxINdI PLoVy hoey pey aY-GraflI nfl bfhlI gwl mYN krdf nHI-Auh bfhly buwlH jy iswt lYNdI aY-iek sUgr dI mrIj aY-AuqoN sfh ho jFdY-socdYN beI gwl idl 'qy nf lf lvy-cfly eI nf pfjy." -"buVHIaF df mfjrf eI Cotf huMdY-kI krn?" joigMdr ny ikhf.

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ies dysL ivc gurduafrf koeI nhIN sI. gurduafrf dUjy dysL ivc qkrIbn cfr sO iklomItr dUr sI. gurduafrf bxfAux leI smuwcy pMjfbIaF ivc gwl qF keI vfr qurI sI. pr vwKo-vwKry ruJyNivaF kfrn gwlbfq hmysLf hI rukI rhI. ieMglYNz qoN iewk-do vfr, iek mhFpursL bfbf nwQf isMG vI pMjfbIaF kol phuMcy. pr pUrn qOr 'qy idlcspI iksy ny vI nf idKfeI. bws gwl "hFa-hUMa" qwk hI sImq rhI. sfry pMjfbI hI "krFgy jI-socFgy jI" kih ky 'tfalf' ijhf mfrdy rhy. vwzI kmjLorI pMjfbIaF dI 'sLrfb' dI rhI hY! aFzy mIt qoN bgYr cfhy Auh sfr hI lYx. pr dfrU nUM pMjfbI CyqI kIqy iqlFjlI nhIN idMdy! 'boql' pMjfbIaF dy ijLhn ivc 'Gr' kr cuwkI hY. agr iksy ny koeI ivsLysL boql mMgvfAuxI hovy qF Aus nUM 'qyl dI boql' jF 'soZy dI boql' afK ky mMgvfeI jFdI hY. agr pMjfbI iksy nUM khy ik, "boql PVI afeIN!" qF jLfihrf qOr 'qy sLrfb dI boql hI afvygI. 'sLrfb dI boql' kihx dI jLrUrq hI nhIN pYNdI. 'boql' AuhnF dy suBfa ivc hI AuWqr geI hY. gurU-Gr dI pihl sfiraF qoN pihlF gurjfp isMG ny kIqI. Auh aMimRqDfrI isMG qF hY nhIN sI. pr Aus ny ieMglYNz qoN iewk 'gurU df srUp' ilaf ky, Gr dy iek kmry ivc pRkfsL kr ilaf. pihlf pRkfsL bVI sLrDf aqy Bfvnf nfl sMgrFd idhfVy 'qy kIqf igaf. dUr nyVy dy pMjfbIaF nUM swdy-pwqr idwqy gey aqy KUb rOxk lwg geI. 'gurU-rihbr' dy drsLx krn leI sMgq gurjfp isMG dy Gr nUM Dfh ky puwjI sI. bVI muwdq bfad gurU gRMQ sfihb jI dy kIqy drsLx-dIdfiraF kfrx keIaF dy awKF ivcoN hMJU qur pey sn. bKqOr vrgy bjurg "DMn hYN-DMn hYN" pukfr AuTy sn. gurjfp ny pihl krky, AuWdm krky ieh pMjfbIaF dI icrokxI rIJ pUrI kIqI sI. sfiraF ny gurjfp isMG Aupr "gurU dI imhr" hoeI pukfiraf sI. ijs ny gurjfp isMG nUM bl aqy Audm bKisLaf sI. syvf krn df mOkf bKisLaf sI.

ivic dunIaF syv kmfeIaY.. qf drgih bYsix pfeIaY..

siqguru kI syvf sPl hY.. jy ko krih icqu lfie.. min icMidaf Pl pfvxf.. hfAumY ivchu jfie..

siqguru kI syvf sPLl hY.. jo siqguru kf mnu mnih..

sf syvf kIqI sPl hY.. jo siqguru kf mnu moih..

BfeI lihxf jI ny gurU nfnk dI syvf kIqI qF gurU bfby ny "aMg" lf ky "gurU aMgd" bxf ky pfiqsLfhI bKsLI. gurU amrdfs jI ny gurU mhfrfj, gurU aMgd dyv jI dI syvf kIqI qF gurU mhfrfj ny isPLqF, sLkqIaF aqy imhrF dy smMudr hI JolI pf idwqy. inmfixaF dy mfx, inqfixaF dy qfx, inEitaF dI Et, inafsiraF dy afsry bxf ky, vrdfn idwqy. ingwiqaF dI gq, inpwiqaF dI pq hox df mfx idwqf. rihmqF nfl JolIaF Br idwqIaF aqy "jgq-jlMdf" qfrn leI syvf lfeI. pMj bfxIaF df pfT krky gurjfp isMG ny hukmnfmf ilaf.

-"imrqk kAu pfieE qnu sfsf.. ivCrqu afix imlfieaf.. psU pRyq mugD Bey sroqy.. hrnfmf muK gfieaf.."----

gurjfp isMG ny 'hukmnfmy' dI ivafiKaf kIqI: -"pUrf gurU sfD sMgq jI Auh hI huMdY-ijhVf mry dy ivc sfh pf dyvy-ijvyN pMjvyN pfqsLfh sRI gurU arjn dyv ipqf ny sMmx dy mry puwqr mUsx ivc pfey sn aqy ijLMdf kIqf sI-pUrf gurU Auh hI huMdY-ijhVf sfzI mrI afqmf nUM ijLMdf krky Pyr akfl purK dy lV lfAuNdY-ijhVf ivwCiVaF nUM iPr qoN myl lvy-Auh vI pUry gurU dy hI lwKx hn-ijvyN ipCly jnm dy ivCVy BfeI mrdfny nUM bfby nfnk nfl imlfieaf sI-AuhdI imhr ho jfvy qF psU, pRyq aqy mugD-mUrK vI muwKoN hrI-pRmysLr df nF gfAuxf krdy hn aqy gurU dr-Gr dy pRymI bx jfdy hn----!" gurU dI ielfhI bfxI ny ijvy sfrI sMgq dy qpdy-bldy ihrdy sIql kr idwqy sn. DuaFKy idl Dur kI bfxI ny hry kr idwqy sn. bymuwK aqy AujVIaF hoeIaF rUhF, gurU-purKI vwl moV idwqIaF sn. mnmuwK, gurmuKI dI syD vwl qur pey sn. ibKVy pYNizaF 'qy aOtlIaF ijMdVIaF shI mMijLl vwl ho qurIaF sn. gwl kI, 'qKLq-hjLfry' qoN muwK moV ky kfPLly 'mwky' vwl nUM iswDy ho gey sn. kurlfAuNdI afqmf sLFq ho geI sI.

dyg vrqfAux AuprMq gurU kf lMgr Cikaf igaf. agly mhIny sMgrFd dy idhfVy 'qy hox vfly pRogrfm bfry ivcfrF hoeIaF. hr koeI vwD cVH ky ihwsf pfAux leI iqafr sI. sMgq ivc pUrn qOr 'qy AuqsLfh aqy hOslf pliraf hoieaf sI. agly pRogrfm 'qy ieMglYNz qoN bfbf nwQf isMG nUM swdx df PLYslf kIqf igaf. jhfj dI itkt df Krcf sMgq ny afpxy isr Et ilaf. bfbf nwQf isMG pUrn guriswK aqy bfxy-bfxI dy DfrnI sn. kihxI aqy krnI dy sMpUrn mfnuwK! srbwq df Blf locx vfly. bymuKF nUM gurU dy lV lfAuxf AuhnF dy Drm dI pihlI pOVI sI. Auh hmysLF hI, "bfxI bfxf pMK pCfx.. isMG gurU df pMKI jfx.." aqy 'siqnfm-vfihgurU' df jfp krdy rihMdy. icwkV ivc kMvl dI qrHF Auh dunIaF ivc ivcrdy hoey vI, moh-mfieaf qoN inrlyp sn. Auh hmysLF gurU dy lV lwgx df AupdysL idMdy:

-"siqguru bfJhu gur nih koeI.. ingury kf hY nfAuN burf.."

-"sfnUM BfeI gurU dI ikAuN loV aY?"

-"Buwly iswK gurU smJfie.. AuJV jFdy mfrg pfie.."

-"jdoN iswK Buwl ky kurfhy pY jFdY qF gurU sfnUM asl mfrg drsfAuNdY-gurU dI sfnUM qF loV aY! pr asfzf gurU hY kOx? keI BuwlV iswK qF dyhDfrIaF mgr eI qury iPrdy aY! nhIN iswKo! sfzy dsvyN ipqf ny ieko gwl afK ky hI sfzf Brm Kqm kr idwqY:

afigaf BeI akfl kI.. qbI clfXo pMQ..

siB isKnu ko hukmu hY.. gurU mfnXo grMQ..

-"Pyr dsvyN ipqf ny kI ikhY:

gurU grMQ jI mfnXo.. pRgt gurF kI dyih.. jo pRB ko imlbo chY.. Koj sLbd mih ly.."

bfbf nwQf isMG jI aksr aijhf hI AupdysL idMdy.

-"iswKo! dsvyN pfiqsLfh df PLurmfn hY:

KLflsf myro rUp hY Kfs..

KLflsy my hAu kro invfs..

KLflsf Kfs khfvY soeI.. jf ky ihrdy Brm n hoeI..

jb lg KLflsf rhY inafrf.. qb lg qyj dIAUN mY sfrf.. jb ieh ghY ibprn kI rIq.. mY n krUM ien kI pRqIq.."

-"hux qusIN afp hI ihsfb lf lvo KLflsf jI---!" ----imQy idn 'qy ieMglYNz qoN bfbf nwQf isMG jI puwj gey. do iswK AuhnF dy hor nfl sn. AuhnF dy rwbI ichry qoN nUr vrH irhf sI. hwQ ivc mflf iPr rhI sI aqy KuwlHf icwtf dfhVHf hvf ivc lihrf irhf sI. AuhnF dy muwKoN 'siqnfm-vfihgurU' aqy 'Dur kI bfxI' Jr rhI sI. AuhnF sinwcrvfr aqy aYqvfr do idn dIvfn sjfAuxf sI. sMgq ivcoN bMdy-bIbIaF AuhnF dy crn-prsx leI ahulIaF qF AuhnF ny sKqI nfl vrj idwqf. -"mwQf BfeI gurU mhfrfj, sRI gurU grMQ sfihb awgy eI tykxYN-sfnUM qF isrPL 'PLqih' hI bulfAuxI aYN-asIN duinafvI bory mwQf itkfAux dy Xog kfhnUM aYN? mwQf vwzy bfpU nUM eI tykxYN-qy Auh vwzf bfpU hY: sRI gurU grMQ sfihb---!"

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-"kwlH nUM bfbf jI df pRogrfm aYN-qusIN pRIq nUM eI PLon krky bulf lvo-bfbf jI dy drsLx kr jfAUgf." sLfm nUM srbjIq ny joigMdr nUM ikhf. -"bulf lYny aYN-nfly hux qF kMm df ksfa vI Gt igaf hoAU-sIjn lMG cwilaf." joigMdr boilaf. -"Auhny vI guwgU ijhy ny PLon nhIN kIqf-." srbjIq ny iglfa kIqf. Aus nUM pMjvF mhInf pUrf hox vflf sI. -"Auey EDr kMm df boJ eI jfady sI-hotl df sIjLnI kMm aYN-iek AUN muMzf KuMzY-kuVIaF kwqrIaF 'c ruwJ igaf hoxYN!" joigMdr hwisaf. -"-----." srbjIq dy kfljy afrI iPr geI. -"cwl qUM PLon imlf-iKwcdYN kMn Auhdy gUMgy ijhy dy---!" srbjIq pRIq nUM PLon imlfAux lwg peI. hotl dI irsYpsnYWst ny PLon cuwikaf qF srbjIq ny pRIq nfl gwl krn dI iewCf jLfihr kIqI aqy irsIvr joigMdr nUM PVf idwqf. jdoN pRIq ny PLon 'qy "hYlo" afKI qF joigMdr surU ho igaf: -"hF beI pRIq---! kI hfl aY sLyrf---?"

-"cVHdI klf 'c aYN jI." AuWDroN AuWqr afieaf. -"qyrI mfmIN bfhlIaF imhxIaF jIaF mfrdI sI-bVI EdrI peI aY qYnUM!" -"iehnF df guwsf jfiej aY jI-mYN bhuqy kMm kfrn PLon nhIN kr sikaf-mYnUM muafPLI bKsLo---!" -"lY afp eI krlf gwl-Kfa lY iCwqr---!" joigMdr ny PLon srbjIq nUM PVf idwqf. -"hF nlYkiVaf---!" -"sfsrIkfl jI---!" -"sfsrIkfl idaf lwgidaf-kdy PLon nhIN krdf qUM---?" -"Auh jI kMm eI bhuq sI-kI krIey? isr Kurkx dI ivhl nhIN imldI." -"imldI nhIN qYnUM ivhl---! sLrm df GftY!" -"mYN muafPLI mfmf jI qoN mMg leI aY-khoN qF Pyr mMg lYnY---?" -"bfbf jI afey vy aY ieMglYNz qoN-kwlH nUM qy prsoN dIvfn lwgxYN-gurU grMQ sfihb df pRkfsL huMdY gurjfp ky Gry-phuMc jfeIN nhIN Pyr iCwqr KfeyNgf---!" -"ikhVy gurjfp ky---?" -"qUM nhIN jfxdf-idKf idaFgy." -"Auh jI, bfby qF ivhly aY-asIN qF kMm krnYN---!" -"bfhlf nf bol-bfibaF dy drsLx kr af ky qy nfly gurbfxI sux-pfp Doa!" -"pfp qF jI jIhny kIqy hoxgy-Auh eI DoAU? inrdosL bMidaF 'qy kfhdy pfp?" pRIq ny 'lf' ky ikhf qF srbjIq sqMB KVHI rih geI. -"-----." Auh inruwqr KVHI sI. -"DoyKy nfl jF jLbrI KUh 'c iswty bMdy 'qy KudksLI lfgU nhIN huMdI jI!" pRIq ny Aus dy kpfl ivc iewk hor iewt vgfh idwqI. -"mfmy nfl gwl krlf afbdy nfl-afh lY---!" jdoN srbjIq iblkul hI inhwQI ho geI qF Aus ny PLon joigMdr nUM PVf idwqf. Aus dIaF lwqF 'Jrn-Jrn' kMbI jf rhIaF sn. swc, JUT df glf dwbI af irhf sI. nykI, bdI nUM pCfV-pCfV suwt rhI sI. -"hF beI pRIq? phuMcyNgf kwlH nUM?" joigMdr Aus nfl gwlIN pY igaf. -"jy kihMny EN qF phuMc jfAUNgf jI-pr QozI dfrU df kI bxUM bfby afAux nfl?" pRIq ny mfmyN nUM CyiVaf. -"Auey dfrU vI Cwz idaFgy-aYzf kI phfV izwg cwilaY?" -"bfby qF gl 'gUTf dyxgy---!" -"Auey afpF aYho ijhy 'gUiTaF nUM kI gOldy aF? do peIaF ivsr geIaF-Pyr Auho ijhy dy Auho jy!" -"ikqy bfby cUkxyN 'c nf mfrn-qurnoN eI rihjoN?" -"iPkr nf kr-jmF nhIN rihMdy-aYvyN nf myry pihlF eI hOl pfeI jfh-bfby qF jdoN kuC kihxgy dyKI jfAU-kwlH nUM phuMcyNgf Pyr---?" -"phuMc-jUMgf jI! Qozf hukm isr mwQy---!" -"ikqy Auh nf hovy beI pMcF df ikhf isr mwQy qy prnflf EQy df EQy---?" -"nhIN-jrUr afAUNgf jI."

-"afpF 'kwTy eI cwl pvFgy Pyr!" -"E. ky.!" joigMdr ny PLon rwK idwqf. agly idn pRIq sfJry hI CuwtI lY ky af igaf. plfsitk bYg ivc Aus ny pwg pfeI hoeI sI. Auh bVf qfjLf-qfjLf lwgdf sI. -"mfmf jI-jy iejLfjLq hovy qF awj pwg bMnH leIey? kfPLI icr ho igaf bMnHI eI nHI." -"myry awloN cfhy nihMgF aflI bMnH lY-." mfmy ny KuwlHI CuwtI dy idwqI. zrfieMg-rUm ivc afdmkwd sLIsLy mUhry KVH ky pRIq ny pwg bVI hI icx ky bMnH leI. pitaflf sLfhI pwg! Aus dI mxmohk idwK, hor vI kfljf kwZx lwg peI. Auh vfikaf hI iksy sLfhI srdfrF df 'kfkf' lwgdf sI. kflI pwg Aus dy sMDUrI muwK qoN vfry-vfry jf rhI sI. -"Pwty eI cwkqy---!" joigMdr hwisaf. -"dyiKaf Pyr mfmf jI?" -"srbjIq! Auey srbjIq---!!" -"hF jI---?" -"dyK afpxy pRIq nUM-pitafly afly Kfndfn 'coN lwgdY---!" -"njLr nf lf idE juafk nUM---!" srbjIq ny ikhf. pRIq ny dyiKaf hux srbjIq df pyt kfPLI bfhr nUM inkl afieaf sI. hux Auh qurdI vI boc-boc ky sI. AuWcf-nIvF dyK ky! pRIq nUM afpxI hflq hux 'KLqry' qoN 'bfhr' jfpI. mfmI hux Aus nUM 'ZfhuMx' jF byrihmI nfl 'mDolx' jokrI nhIN rhI sI. Aus aMdr kuqkuqI hoeI. -"kwitaf igaf bxvfs-ho igaf dsONtf pUrf---!" pRIq ny mn aMdr hI ikhf. pr iPr Aus nUM srbjIq 'pUrn' dI 'lUxf' vrgI jfpI. iek qrHF nfl avfjLfr ijLMdgI qoN awklkfn aOrq! Aus df mn srbjIq pRqI qrs nfl pfxI-pfxI ho igaf. kIqIaF duwilaf qyrIaF pysL lwDI dy afeIaF! krn mF-bfp jF mfmf qy Bry srbjIq? ieh ikwQoN df iensfPL hoieaf? jwg bVf byrihm aqy byikrk hY! mIsxf, byeImfn jhfn!! -"ikAuN jI? ikho ijaf lwgdYN?" Aus ny srbjIq nUM idloN bVI apxwq nfl, bVy mfx nfl puwiCaf. Auh qrs dI mUrq bixaF Aus dy sfhmxy KVHf sI. pr 'mfmI' Aus ny iPr vI nf afiKaf. -"gohy vrgf!" srbjIq ny 'vfsL-vysLn' ivc Quwk idwqf. -"Auey jfh prHy! sflI kuwiqaF dI!" joigMdr boilaf. -"jy mUMh BYVY qF gwl qF mUMhoN cMgI kwZ ilaf kr-mF XhfvIey---!" -"hor njLr lfAuxI aYN juafk nUM---?" -"kfvF dy khy Zwgy nhIN mrdy-koeI nhIN qyrI njLr nfl AuWproQlI huMdI-goriKaF vrgIaF qyrIaF awKYN-jy bFdrI dI njLr kyilaF nUM lwgdI hovy-jwg 'qy iewk kylf nf hovy-dyiKaY bFdrI kyly dyK ky ikvyN lfcVdI huMdI aY?" -"mfmf jI-hux nf iehnF nUM GUiraf kro-hux qF suwK nfl inMHm bMnHx df tfeIm afieaf smJo---!" pRIq ny afiKaf. -"Auey ijho ijhI puwqrf ieh afp aY-Auho ijaf eI nuwgf jMm DrU-asIN QF QF 'qy mwQy GsfAuNdy iPrdy aYN-iehny dyK leIN cuwcIaF jIaF awKF aflf imMt 'c jMm ky prHF mfrnYN---!" -"mfmf jI! bfby nfnk ny ikhY: so ikAuN mMdf afKIaY-ijqu jMmih rfjfn-jwg jnxIN nUM

mfVf nf afKo!" -"Auey bwly Auey qyry puwq bMgVf! bfibaF dy mwQy hfl qwk qYnUM lfieaf nHI qy qUM pihlF eI sfD bx quiraf-qy mwqF dyx lwg ipaf sfnUM---?" joigMdr AuWcI-AuWcI hws ipaf. -"srbjIq---! ho geI iqafr beI qUM ik nhIN?" -"mYN qF iqafr hojUM-pr pihlF qusIN afpxI ksr pUrI kr lvo! pRIq qF KYr Gr df muMzY-jy koeI bfhrlf suxyN qF kI khy?" Aus ny afpxI 'BVHfs' kwZI. -"muafPLI bKsL dy srbjIq! mYN qF hwsdYN-nfly mYN kmlf nhIN beI ibgfinaF dy sfhmxy qyrI hyTI krUM-qUM Pyr vI myrI qImI aYN-koeI vYrn nhIN-mYN qyry qoN ijMd vfrdYN-ijMd---!" -"afh qF hoeI nf mfmf jI gwl!" -"Auey qyrI mfmI argI kfhnUM aYN koeI jwg 'qy! chuM kUtIN cfnx krdI aY-ikwkr qoN kfto lfhuMdI aY." -"bws kro! bws kro! myrf BVHkf nf pf dyieE, PUk dy ky." -"Auey qyrf BVHfkf pYx idMny aYN? qyrI afeI mYN mrjF qyrf vfl vI ivMgf nf hovy!" -"dyK lY pRIq! bMdf kuwt ky iehnF nUM rfjLInfvF vI krnf afAuNdY." -"ieh qF mfmf jI df mIrI gux aYN-gflHF kwZxIaF qy iPr muafPLI mMg lYxI." -"ieh gur pqf nhIN ikwQoN iswiKaY?" -"Auey sfrIaF gwlF qYnUM muPLq eI dwsI cwlIey? GroN Kf ky mwq nhIN idwqI jFdI srbjIq kOry!" joigMdr boilaf. -"jy GroN Kf ky mwq nhIN idwqI jFdI qF awj bfibaF df lMgr Ck ky dy dyieE-!" pRIq ny chyz kIqI. -"Auey kuwiqaf! qUM vI iehdy vwl df ho quiraYN?" -"nhIN mYN qF Qozy vwl df eI rhUM-kuC hojy!" -"afho! jwt jwtF dy qy PogU nrfiex df-mYN kIhdI, kI lwgdI aF? mfmf Bfxjy df qy Bfxjf mfmy df-Kuafjy df gvfh hmysLf zwzU eI huMdY!" -"Auey qurpf hux! igwlf pIhx eI pf ky bih geI mF dIey rfm rwKIey---!" joigMdr ny hokrf mfiraf. srbjIq prs cuwk ky bfhr af geI. -"iZwz qF Zk lY-ghIry mFgUM bfhr kwZ ilaf!" -"ieh qF hux ievyN eI rhU." -"jy rwb aYs pwKoN hwQ Guwt lYNdf-bMdy dIaF kfrsLqfnIaF df iksy nUM pqf nf cwldf-Kyz rwb ny dyK kI bxfeI aY?" joigMdr AuWcI-AuWcI hws ipaf. Auh kfr ivc bYT ky cwl pey. hrjfp dy Gr dy bfhr dysI bMdy-buVHIaF df mylf lwigaf ipaf sI. bfbf nwQf isMG jI phuMc cuwky sn. sLrDflU AuhnF duafly Gyrf GwqI KVHy sn. sLMkfvF nivrq kIqIaF jf rhIaF sn. smfgm surU hoieaf. ielfhI bfxI qoN bfad kIrqn df pRvfh cwilaf. sfry mMqr-mugD hoey bYTy sn. -"mhFpursLo! sMgqF nUM sLrfb qoN roko-sLrfb dy ieh KoKly kIqy pey aY-boql qoN qF pMjfbIaF nUM ivhl nhIN imldI-gurU vfly ieh kdoN bxyN?" gurjfp ny bfbf jI dy kMn ivc bynqI

krI sI. bfbf jI ny 'siq-bcn' afK bynqI pRvfn kr leI sI. bfbf nwQf isMG ny kQf afrMB kIqI. gurbfxI, iswKI aqy pMQk isDFqF qoN qurdI gwl sLrfb 'qy afx itkI. -"gurU ipafirE! JUTI sLrfb iblkul nf pIaf kro-jy pIxI aYN qF swcI sLrfb pIaf kro-." bfbf nwQf isMG dy afKx 'qy pRIq, joigMdr isMG vwl Jfk ky muskrfieaf. Aus dy kQn anusfr gwl AuQy hI af KVHI hoeI sI. -"swcI sLrfb, gurmq dI sLrfb aY-iehnUM kwZx vfsqy BFzy aqy qrIkf vwKrf aY-ijvyN JUTI sLrfb kwZx leI GVHy ivc pfxI pfeIdY-swk pfeIdY-sugMDI vfsqy aMgUr bgYrf pf leIdy aY-bwTlI mUDI mfrdy aY-mwTI mwTI awg bfldy aY-nflI lfAuNdy aY-igwlI lIr lpyt ky Aupr lfAuNdy aY beI BfPL nf bfhr nf inkl jfvy-imwtI df pocf mfrdy aY-Pyr jf ky boql 'c pf ky-pI ky kmly huMdy aY-bysurq hoieaF dy kuwqy mUMh 'qy DfrF mfrdy aY-." -"gurU ipafirE! gurmq dI sLrfb ikvyN inwkldI aY? jy pIxI aYN qF ieh gurmq dI sLrfb pIaf kro! gurmq dI sLrfb ikhVI aY? qy kwZIdI ikvyN aYN? gurU nfnk dyv jI afsf mhlf pihlf ivc pMnf iqMn sO qy awT 'qy PurmfAuNdy hn:

guVu kir igafnu iDafnu kir DfvY.. kir krxI ksu pfeIaY.. BfTI Bvnu pRym kf pocf.. iequ ris aimEu cuafeIaY..

hy purKf! igafn df guV pf-iDafn dy Puwl aMgUrF dI QF ByNt kr-pRym BgqI df swk pf-Bfvnf dI BwTI bxf-gurU ikaF nfl pRym df iehnUM pocf dyxYN-sLbd dI ivcfr df pfxI pfAuxY-AupdysL rUpI awg dI qIlI lfAuxI aYN-bRhm aiBafs rUpI awg bflxI aYN-kfm kRoD loB moh hMkfr dIaF lwkVF zfhMuxIaYN-sihj dI imwTI imwTI awg bflxI aYN-mIT mIT mnu dIaf DIrf.. afqm buwDI rUpI bwTlI bxf lYxI aYN-aMksL rUpI GVHy 'qy mUDI mfr lYxI aYN-Pyr gurmuKo! myrY min pRym lgo hir qIr.. hmrI bydn hir pRBu jfnY.. myry mn aMqr kI pIr.. pRyrnf dy qIr mfr ky ivc Cyk pf lYxy aYN-qy iPr ibrqI nUM sMsfr vwloN rok ky-pRmysLr vwl nUM kr ky iehdI nflI bxf lYxI aYN-BgqI pRbl hox kr ky hMgqf nUM gurmq ivc bdlx leI inmrqf rUpI TMZf pfxI vrqxYN-sfiraF dy crnF dI DUV bx ky rihxY-afigafkfr rUpI igwlI lIr lpyt lYxI aYN-qy Pyr: ijs no afieaf pRym rsu iqsY hI jrxy.. bfxI Aucrih sfD jn.. aimAu clih Jrxy.. pyiK drsnu nfnku jIivaf mn aMdir Drxy.. jdoN aYsI sLrfb inklygI-Aus vyly gurU ky ipafirE! rsnF dy nfl jdoN aiBafs rUp ivc GuwtF aMdr lMGfvFgy qy iPr kih skFgy: nfmu KumfrI nfnkf cVHI rhy idnu rfqu.. Pyr dyiKE ikvyN afnMd afAuNdY-iewk awDI rfq jF kuC GMitaF df nhIN-sdIvI afnMd---!" kQf pUry do GMty qwk cwlI. Bog pYx qoN bfad bfbf nwQf isMG ny Kud lMgr sMgq nUM vrqfieaf. sfrI sMgq hI inhfl ho ky qurI sI. kfr clfAuNdf joigMdr awj kuJ ijLafdf hI cuwp sI. -"ikAuN mfmf jI-hoieaf bfibaF dI kQf df koeI asr?" pRIq ny Aus nUM CyiVaf. -"Xfr bfby hY swcy eI-dfrU shurI 'c ipaf kuC nhIN-bfDU jIB df eI suafd qy kmly hox df qrIkf aY."

-"pYsy df swiqafnfs bfDU df qy GrF 'c klysL vwKrf." srbjIq bolI. -"ijhVy bMdy dI pIqI 'c bury krm huMdy aY-Auh Aus qoN vI vwKry qy niKwD qy iGnfAuxy aYN." pRIq boilaf qF srbjIq df idl iPr "PVHwk-PVHwk" vwjx lwg ipaf. Auh cuwp ho geI. -"pRIq! pI ky puwqrf bMdf pfT qF krdf eI nhIN-koeI nf koeI Giqwq eI KyzdY." joigMdr nUM pRIq aqy srbjIq dI khfxI df kI pqf sI? Gr af ky joigMdr ny boql iPr DUh leI. -"mfmf jI-awj df idn qF nf pINdy? bfibaF df AupdysL ikwDr igaf?" pRIq ny qrk dI huwJ mfrI. -"bfby hoey siqjugI purK qy asIN hoey klXuwgI bMdy-dws sfzf kI myl?" -"lwkV sMg lwg ky qF lohf vI qr jFdY-lwg jfE bfby dy afKy." -"lwg jfvFgy." joigMdr ny iek KuwlHf-zuwlHf pYWg pf ilaf. bfbf nwQf isMG df AupdysL Aus nUM pIxoN vrjL irhf sI aqy Aus df afpxf mn Aus nUM pIx leI huwJF mfr irhf sI. sfhmxy myjL Aupr pYWg rwKI Auh duicwqI ijhI ivc PLisaf bYTf sI. iek pfsy mukqI-mfrg df AupdysL aqy dUjy pfsy klXuwgI mn! inwq kukrm krn vflf mn, iek idn dy suxy AupdysL nfloN BfrU inkilaf aqy joigMdr ny awKF mIt ky Biraf pYWg KflI kr idwqf. gurmuK hfry qy jwg jIqf, vflI gwl hoeI. -"dunIaFdfrI kfhnUM CwzI jFdI aY? ieh qF bfby inwq af ky AupdysL dyx qF jf ky koeI gwl bxUM." joigMdr ny sfhmxy ipaf slfd "grc-grc" vwZxf surU kr idwqf. -"iek vfrI mfmf jI-iek mhFpursLF ny msqUafxy afly sMqF dI gwl suxfeI-." pRIq ny kihxf surU kIqf. -"Auh sMq qF Xfr cVHdI klf afly sI." -"kihMdy iek vfrI Auh qury jfx qy nfl AuhnF dy syvk." -"awCf." -"qy rfh ivc iek jwt sLrfb nfl rwijaf bYTf twkr ipaf-hwQ ivc Auhdy boql." -"awCf!" -"sMqF nUM lfciVaf hoieaf kihx lwigaf-afE sMq jI pIE!" -"Pyr?" -"sMqF ny boql qy bftI PV leI-kihMdy ipMz cwl ky mMjy 'qy bYT ky pIvFgy-rsqy 'c kfhdI pIxI aYN isMGf?" -"awCf--!" -"nfl dy syvk hYrfn-beI sMq jI kI khI jFdy aY?" -"Pyr?" -"Pyr jI ipMz dy nyVy afey qF AuQy bYTy sI lMzr ijhy kuwqy." -"awCf!" -"qy sMqF ny kuwqy 'qUE-qUE' krky koly swd ley-qy bftI 'c sLrfb Aulwd idwqI." -"Pyr?" -"kuwiqaF ny soicaf beI sMqF ny duwD pfieaf hoxYN?" -"sI sLrfb?"

-"hF-sI sLrfb qy kuwqy suMG ky eI ipwCy muV gey." -"Pyr?" -"sMq Aus sLrfbI jwt nUM kihx lwgy-imwqr ipafiraf! iehnUM qF kuwqy vI nhIN pINdy-afpF kfhnUM pIxI aYN?" -"vfh jI vfh!" -"AuQoN dy lok dwsdy aY beI Aus sLrfbI jwt nUM aYho ijhI qrk vwjI qy Auhny boql AuQy eI BMn idwqI-muV ky dfrU nhIN pIqI qy aMimRq Ck ilaf." -"msqUafxy afly sMq qF bVI krnI afly sMq sI pRIq-hux qF QF QF 'qy lutyry sMq bxy bYTy aY." -"hux qF iewt cwkIey qF sMq inkldY-cMgy BfgF nfl jf ky ikqy cylf twkrdY." -"lok socdy aY beI pihlF sMq bx ky dyK leIey-cyly df kI aY? Auh qF jdoN mrjLI aY bx jfvo." pRIq hws ipaf. -"dunIaF bfby nfnk dy bfxy nUM mwQf tykdI aY-sfDF sMqF nUM nhIN." srbjIq kfPLI dyr bfad bolI sI. -"bfby nfnk ny qF bfxy nUM mwQf tykx nUM ikhf eI nhIN jI-bfby nfnk ny qF sgoN krm kFzF df ivroD eI kIqY-bfby nfnk ny qF akfl purK df iDafn Drn vfsqy eI AupdysL idwqY-jdoN dunIaF krm kFzF ivc burI qrHF PLsI peI sI-AudoN bfby ny 'iewk-ENkfr' df hokf idwqf-dunIaF 'qy ikwzy ikwzy sUrmyN, blI, XoDy, bRhmigafnI hoey aY-iksy dy nF nfl 'sMq' nhI lwgdf-Bgq kbIr, Bgq rivdfs, Bgq pIpf, Bgq pRihlfd, pUrn Bgq, Bgq DMnf jwt, Bgq sYx jI, Bgq qrlocn jI, BfeI gurdfs jI, BfeI mqI dfs, BfeI sqI dfs, bfbf buwZf jI, bfbf bMdf bhfdr, bfbf dIp isMG-bfbf, BfeI jF Bgq qF kOm 'c jLrUr hoey aY-pr ieh sfD pqf nhIN 'sMq' dI AupfDI ikhVI drgfh 'coN lY ky afAuNdy aY?" -"afh qF hoeI nf gwl! asIN iehnF pfKMzI sfDF nfloN Pyr vI cMgy aF." joigMdr ny iek iglfs Br ky hor aMdr suwt ilaf. Aus nUM ijvyN msF hI mOkf imilaf sI. -"asIN luk Cup ky nhIN kuC krdy-jo krdy aF-nMgy DV krdy aF." -"luk iCp ky qF krnf kMm koeI vI mfVY jI." pRIq ny iPr gwl srbjIq ivc dI kwZI. srbjIq kMn ijhy lpyt ky rsoeI ivc vV geI. bfbf nwQf isMG dy AupdysL df hor iksy 'qy asr hoieaf aqy cfhy nhIN hoieaf sI. pr bfby dy AupdysL ny pRIq dI rUh 'qy aMgUTy jLrUr lf idwqy sn. Auh bfby dy pivwqr QfpiVaF nfl aMdroN JMjoiVaf igaf sI. ijhVf pRIq iehnF nUM hux qwk pfKMzI kihMdf af irhf sI. Auh bfbf nwQf isMG dIaF gurbfxI ivcoN idwqIaF inwgr aqy Tos dlIlF df kfiel ho igaf sI. Aus nUM bfbf nwQf isMG hor sfDF-sMqF vrgf 'pfKMzI' nhIN lwigaf sI. bfbf nwQf isMG dI sKsLIaq hI pRIq nUM vwKrI lwgI sI. ichrf rwbI nUr ibKyrdf sI. bcn krdy bfby dy mUMhoN Puwl ikrdy mihsUs huMdy sn. gurbfxI ivcoN idwqI dlIl rUh dy Dur aMdr AuqrdI sI. mfrI qrk pfKMz dIaF KlpfVF krdI sI aqy afqmf-ibMdU nUM siQr krdI jFdI sI. -"mfmf jI-." pRIq ny pINdy joigMdr isMG nUM ikhf. -"hF jI-pRIq jI?" joigMdr awDI boql aMdr suwt ky 'rfT' bixaF bYTf sI. -"Qozy koly bfbf nwQf isMG df tYlIPLon nMbr hY?"

-"ikAuN? qUM bfby df cylf qF nhIN bxnf?" joigMdr sfrf mUMh KolH ky hwisaf. -"cylf qF kfhnUM bxnYN jI-pr kdy loV pY jFdI aY." -"qYnUM bfby dy nMbr dI kfhdI loV pYxIN aYN Auey?" -"koeI Dfrimk suafl puwCxf pY jFdY." -"ikAuN aiDaYn surU krnYN ik pI. aYWc. zI. krnI aYN?" Auh pIqI 'c bwkVvfh krI jf irhf sI. pRIq cuwp kr igaf. -"ilaf PVf mYnUM PLon-huxyN eI lY idMnYN gurjfp qoN-ilaf PVf korz-lYWs mYnUM kyrF." pRIq ny PLon PVf idwqf. joigMdr ny nMbr imlf ilaf. -"hF beI gurjfp-joigMdr boldYN!" -"hF jI kI hukm aYN?" AuDroN avfjL afeI. gurjfp bVf imwT-bolVf iensfn sI. -"Auey Xfr kfhdf hukm aYN? afpxf Bfxjf aY nf pRIq? Auh bfbf nwQf isMG df nMbr mMgdY-kuC ijLafdf eI pRBfivq ho igaf bfibaF qoN!" -"ikAuN nhIN! nMbr not kro-bfby afpF sMgqF nUM pRBfivq krn leI qF mMgvfeIdy aY-nvIN pIVHI bfibaF qoN pRyrq hovy-aYdUM hor afpF kI lYxYN? afpxI qF Gfl QfeyN pY geI-afpxI ieho qF pRfpqI aY." gurjfp ny bfbf nwQf isMG df nMbr not krvf idwqf. -"jy PLon krnf hovy qF sLfm nUM Cy vjy qoN bfad kirE-." gurjfp boilaf. -"mYN kfhnUM krnYN? pRIq eI krU jy kIqf qF-imhrbfnI Xfr bhuq bhuq." -"lY beI pRIq bfby df nMbr." joigMdr ny PLon rwKidaF ikhf. PV ky pRIq ny jyb ivc pf ilaf. -"nMbr qF ilaf lY-hux sfzy kMm jogf jrUr rhIN-Auh nf hovy beI sfzy kMmoN vI jfvyN." joigMdr iPr hws ipaf.

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pUry nON mhIny bfad srbjIq ny iek muMzy nUM jnm idwqf. gorf insLoh aqy inwgr muMzf iblkul hI pRIq vrgf sI. Gr ivc aQfh KusLI dI lihr dOV geI. srbjIq aqy muMzf ajy hspqfl hI sn. joigMdr isMG ny KusLI ivc dfrU pI ky PLon GumfAuxy surU kr idwqy. sB qoN pihlF Aus ny pRIq nUM hI PLon kIqf. -"vDfeIaF beI pRIq isaF-qyrf vIr af igaf." joigMdr ny dwisaf qF pRIq dy isr ivc hQOVy vFg vwijaf. pr Auh qurMq sMBilaf.

-"hF jI vDfeIaf! QonUM vI vDfeIaF!" Auh kmilaF vFg bolx lwg ipaf. -"pfrtI qUM dyvyNgf ik mYN?" -"pfrtI mfmf jI quhfzI qy myrI koeI vMzI aY? ijvyN khoNgy krlFgy! aYzI rwb ny KusLI idwqI aY-pfrtIaF dI ilaf idaFgy 'nHyrI-qusIN hukm kro!" -"muMzf dyKx kdoN afAuxYN?" -"ieh vI jdoN hukm krogy!" -"myry hukm eI puwCI jfvyNgf ik afp vI kuC dwsyNgf?" -"mYN kI dwsxY? Qozf awgf myrf ipwCf!" pRIq rul igaf. -"nF vI juafn df qUM eI DrnYN-jdoN afAuxf hovy mYnUM PLon kr dyeIN!" -"mYN qF kwlH nUM eI af jfnYN? AUN mF puwq dono TIk aY jI?" -"cVHdIaF klF 'c aY-qUM kwlH nUM af jfeIN Pyr." joigMdr ny PLon kwt idwqf. pRIq nUM qrylI af geI sI. Aus awgy iek nvF cYilMj prbq bx ky KVHf ho igaf sI. nvIN vMgfr PLOlfd vFg twkr leI iqafr sI. Auh ies axcfhI aqy axikafsI njfiejL aOlfd dy mwQy ikvyN lwgygf? ieh ikho ijhf iemiqhfn hY myiraf rwbf? ieh ikho ijhf qyrf Bfxf hY? ikho ijhf idRsLtFq hY? myrf ksUr? pr pRIq! qyrf ksUr qF kwK vI nhIN! aMdroN Aus dI aMqr afqmf bolI. qyrf mfmf qyry sfhF 'c sfh lYNdY, qyry 'qy lhU zolHdY! Aus df mfx qF rwK! Aus dIaF afsF-murfdF 'qy pfxI nf Pyr! ieh njfiejL aOlfd vflf aihsfs vkqI hY! kwlH nUM Buwl-Bulf jfvygf! dunIaF 'qy bhuq kuC axcfihaf, axikafisaf hoeI jf irhf hY! dunIaF nUM koeI ijwq nhIN sikaf. bws! qUM siQr rih! ies rfjL nUM ijqnf icr 'rfjL' hI bxfeI rwKyNgf, suKI rhyNgf! ies rfjL nUM qyry aqy srbjIq qoN ibnf koeI nhIN jfxdf! srbjIq qF hux muMzy dI mF bx geI. Auh qF hux ies rhws qoN prdf cuwkxoN rhI. Aus ny qF jo iewCf kIqI, pf ilaf! hux qUM surq isr rih! bysurf nf ho! jy qUM hI izwkzoly Kfx lwg igaf, lok qF sgoN bhfnf hI Bfldy aY! isr ho jfxgy! kuC idnF dI qF gwl aY. afeI geI ho jfAU. qUM vI DUV 'c twtU rlfeI cwl! ijho ijhI nMdo bfhmxIN - Auho ijaf GuwdU jyT! qUM vI bysLrm ijhf ikAuN nhIN ho jFdf? kmly-rmly ijhy vDIaf ijAuNdy aY, qy qyry vrgy jjLbfqI? iksy nUM blwz-pRYsLr! iksy nUM sLUgr! iksy nUM iPLkrF nfl izprYsLn! inry ibmfrIaF dy Gr! qUM vI dunIaF vrgf bx ky qur imwqrf! bfbf PLrId dy PLurmfn vFg, dunI vjfeI vwjdI - qUM vI vwjyN nfl, vFg dunIaF vrgf ho! gihry jjLbfqF qoN mukqI pf! irlYks ho aqy KuwlH ky ijAuxf-ivcrnf iswK! agly idn sfJry hI Auh joigMdr kol phuMc igaf. pr idl Aus df iPr vI DVkI jf irhf sI. joigMdr ajy suwqf hI AuiTaf sI. rfq dI pIqI hoeI dfrU kfrn Auh AUD-mDUxF ijhf hoieaf ipaf sI. ichry qoN susqI dy ilAuV izwg rhy sn. srIr tuwitaf ipaf sI. -"ikAuN-srIr kYm ijaf nhIN lwgdf jI?" pRIq ny puwiCaf. -"puwC nf-bhuq burf hfl aY-rfq 'kwlf eI sIgf-lwigaf eI irhf-nf eI rotI rftI KfDI aY-srIr sflf ieAuN hoieaf ipaY-ijvyN iksy ny tMibaF nfl kuwitaf huMdY." -"nhf lE-TIk hojoNgy." -"bursL krky iewk pYWg lfAunYN-Pyr srIr bwq 'c hoAU." -"gwzI kOx clfAU?"

-"rMDfvy nUM PLon kIqY-Auh afAU GMty ku qwk-myry qF shury Jwgy lhy pey aY." -"hojoNgy TIk-qusIN bursL brsL kro!" joigMdr bursL krn clf igaf. -"aFzf AUNzf bxfvF-jy KfENgy qF?" -"qUM KfxYN qF kuC bxf lY-myrI qF kfsy cIjL nUM vwZI rUh nhIN krdI sflI." joigMdr ny iewk Cotf ijhf pYWg pf ilaf. dfrU dI hvfVH nfsF qwk afeI qF Aus nUM DuVDVI cVHI. Aus ny iglfs moV ky myjL 'qy hI rwK idwqf. -"kuC Kf lvo nfl-ieAuN suwkI qF aMdr vwZ idAU." -"-----." joigMdr itkitkI lf ky iglfs vwl dyK irhf sI. -"syb sUb kwtF jI?" -"kwt Xfr-kflf nUMx pf leIN-bVf burf hfl aY sflf-bws iek aMdr cilaf igaf-Pyr TIk ijaf hojUMgf." pRIq ny syb kwt idwqf. Aupr kflf nUx iCVk idwqf. joigMdr ny pYWg bVy hI Dwky nfl aMdr suwitaf. pIx qoN bfad DuVDVI nfl Aus df sfrf srIr ihwilaf sI. -"AUN qF dfrU kuC nhIN kihMdI-pr jdoN nfl rotI nf KfeIey-sflI Pyr bok bxf lYNdI aY." Aus ny syb cwbidaF ikhf. -"nfl Kf jrUr ilaf kro kuC." -"qyrI mfmIN qF hspqfl aY-bxfAuNdf kOx?" -"afp eI cfhV lYxI sI kVfhI." pRIq hwisaf. -"kVfhI cfVHn jokrf irhf eI nhIN-mYN qF pihlF eI mfVy gwzy mFgUM pfs vwj igaf." -"PLon krky kuC bfhroN mMgvf lYxf sI? vIh srivsF ny aYQy!" -"zwubI qF-qF jy sfh nf afieaf-pYWg eI krVy vwj gey-bws surq eI nhIN rhI." joigMdr ny iek pYWg hor lf ilaf. -"inrny kfljy pIx nfl eI QozI afh hflq hoeI aY." -"hux hojUM GoVy argf-awj Ck CkfeI krFgy iksy rYstorYNt 'c-kwlH aflI ksr awj kwZFgy." joigMdr bfhvf rMgF ivc ho quiraf sI. -"kwlH gey sI hspqfl?" -"afho-AuQoN afAuxsfr eI qF sLurU ho igaf." -"ikmyN aYN afpxf juafn?" -"ajy qF sfly ny kqUryH mFgUM awKF eI nhIN KolHIaF-GfAUN mfAUN ijaf hoieaf ipaf sI-dV ijhI vwtI." bfhroN zor-bYWl hoeI. pRIq ny drvfjf KoilHaf qF rMDfvf aMdr lMG afieaf. Aus ny 'vDfeIaF' dI Cihbr lf idwqI aqy joigMdr nUM jwPLI pf jf pfeI. -"ikvyN-hoieaf nhIN iqafr ajy?" rMDfvf hYrfnI ijhI nfl boilaf. -"ajy srIr ijaf eI KVHf krdYN-zhIaF lfAux vflf hoieaf ipaf sI." -"rfq ijafdf cwkqy hoxyN aYN Pwty?"

-"bws puwC nf-bfzr twp ky eI hitaf-GraflI Gr nhIN-qy sfnUM iksy df zr nhIN." -"GraflI nhIN mfmf jI-Gr afly kho! hux Auh do jxyN aYN." pRIq ny ikhf. -"nfly KusLI ikhVf QoVI aY?" rMDfvy ny afiKaf. -"bfrF sflF bfad qF kihMdy rwb rUVI dI vI sux lYNdY." -"qusIN kro gwlF bfqF-mYN mfVf ijaf ipMzy 'qy pfxI pf lvF." joigMdr ny qIjf pYWg lfAuNidaF ikhf. -"ikqy Pyr nf gwzI 'c lwdx aflf hojIN?" rMDfvy ny chyz kIqI. -"AUTF nUM guVHqIaF nfl kI bxdY?" -"dfrU qF bfeI hfQIaF nUM iswt lYNdI aY-bMdf kIhdf pfxIhfr aY?" -"awj qF bws jfg ijaf eI lfieaY-srIr bfhlf eI jrKilaf ijaf ipaf sI." -"CuwtIaF leIaYN hux?" -"pUrf hPLqf! qy qUM awj ivhlYN?" -"awj vI-kwlH nUM vI ivhlYN." -"Pyr do idn lfvFgy JuwtI pUrI-qyry huMdy gwzI clfAux df iPkr nhIN." -"pRIq nUM vI zrfeIivMg lfeIsYNs df morcf mrvf dyxf sI?" -"iehdf sIjLn df kMm ho lYxdy Kqm-krdy aF iehdy lsMs df vI jugfV." -"gwzI ibnf kfhnUM srdY." -"Auey AunF icr eI Prk nhIN pYNdf-ijMnf icr gwzI hY nhI-jdoN iek afrI lY leI-suK pY igaf-Pyr jmF eI nhIN srdf." -"gwzI dyK ky pYr ijAuN Bfry ho jFdy aY?" joigMdr nhfAux clf igaf. -"ikvyN aYN qyrf kMm kfr?" rMDfvy ny pRIq nUM puwiCaf. -"bws cwlI jFdY." -"clo! cwlxf cfhIdY-rukxf nhIN cfhIdf." Auh joigMdr dy iqafr hox qwk rvfieqI ijhIaF gwlF krdy rhy. kwpVy pfAuNidaF-kridaF joigMdr ny do pYWg hor sVHfk Dry sn. kfr hspqfl nUM hvf hoeI jf rhI sI. -"kI gwl awj bhuqf eI cwup ijaYN?" joigMdr ny pRIq nUM puwiCaf. Auh hux bVy hI gVHky nfl boilaf sI. -"nhIN QonUM eI BulyKY." -"iehdf qy qyrf kI myl?" rMDfvy ny ivaMg kisaf. -"qyrI tYNkI Puwl aY qy iehy irjLrv 'c lwigaY." sfry hws pey. ijAuN-ijAuN hspqfl nyVy af irhf sI. pRIq df idl iQVkdf sI. koeI DuVHkU huwJF mfrdf sI. koeI gLYbI sLkqI ijvyN zrfvy dy rhI sI. Aus nUM hspqfl dI vwzI sfrI iemfrq qoN ijvyN "BYa" af irhf sI. hspqfl phuMc ky AuhnF PuwlF vflI dukfn qoN Puwl KrId ley. qury jFdy pRIq dIaF lwqF 'coN ijvyN bl hI KLqm hMudf jf irhf sI. Aus ny sfrf sfhs iekwTf krky aMdrly bl nUM surjIq kIqf aqy sfavF ijhf ho ky qurn dI koisLsL krn lwgf.

hwQF ivc Puwl PVI Auh kmrf lwBdy-lwBdy srbjIq kol af gey. srbjIq bYWz Aupr icwtI rjfeI leI peI sI. jxypy ny ijvyN Aus nUM sUq Diraf sI. sfiraF nUM dyK ky Auh muskrfeI aqy hOlI-hOlI AuT ky bYT geI. sfiraF ny Aus nUM vDfeI dy ky Puwl ByNt kIqy. Aus ny Dur-ihridEN kbUl kIqy. pRIq nUM mihsUs hoieaf ik cfhy Aus ny 'njfiejL' aOlfd hI pYdf kIqI sI, pr srbjIq dI rUh Aus nUM rwjI-rwjI aqy BrI-BrI pRqIq hoeI. juwgF-jugFqrF dI dI sMqusLt aqy sLFq rUh! Aus dy mn nUM kuJ qswlI imlI. iksy dI afqmf KusL qF pRmfqmf KusL. Auh soc irhf sI. -"pihlvfn dy drsLx vI puafE jI---!" pRIq boilaf . 'mfmI jI' aqy 'vIr' kihxoN Aus ny sMkoc hI kIqf. -"qusIN kho nf nrs nUM!" srbjIq ny joigMdr nUM ikhf. joigMdr nrsF dy kmry vwl nUM duVkI ho ilaf. rMDfvf AuhnF kol hI KVHf irhf. -"kI nF rwKIey Pyr muMzy df?" srbjIq bolI. "qyry vIr df" kihxoN Auh vI boc geI sI. -"af qF lYx idE-ijho ijaf hoAU-Auho ijaf eI nF rwKFgy." pRIq ny gwl hfsy pf leI. nrs smyq joigMdr muMzf lY ky af igaf. Puwl vrgf iKiVaf bwcf! hry kfgjL 'qy ijvyN sony dI zlI peI sI. pRIq nUM kudrq dI dfq df aQfh moh afieaf. Aus ny joigMdr koloN bwcf PV ilaf. Aus dI ijvyN ihwk Tr geI sI aqy afqmf rwj geI sI. rUh nUM hulfs, koeI hulfrf imilaf sI. Aus ny bVy hI moh nfl bwcy nUM cuMm ky, Guwt ky gly lf ilaf. Aus dI aMqr-afqmf sLrsLfr hoeI peI sI. iPr vI Auh bwcf Aus df afpxf KUn sI, afpxf bIjL sI! -"iehdf nF rwKo jI-idlpRIq!" pRIq ny aMqr-Bfvnf 'coN afp muhfry hI ikhf. -"rwiKaf igaf!" joigMdr kmilaF vFg boilaf. -"do pRIq ho jfxgy." srbjIq bolI. -"cfhy pYNqI ho jfx! pRIq ny kihqf-afpF rwK ilaf-qYnUM nF nhIN psMd Pyr dws?" -"nhIN! nF qF bhuq vDIaY." -"Pyr? jy ieh mUlf rfm jF mMgq cMd afK idMdf-mYN Auh vI Dr dyxy sI." joigMdr pIqI ivc lfciVaf bol irhf sI. -"ieh svyry eI pI iPrdy aY?" -"ikAuN? Qozy buVHy qoN pIqI aY?" -"qusIN myry nfl lVn afey EN ik mYnUM imlx?" -"qYnUM imlx? vfh nI byby dIey bwgIey biGafVIey! mYN qF afbdy puwq nUM imlx afieaYN-afbdy Cohny Cohny ijhy puwq nUM-idlpRIq nUM---!" Aus ny pRIq kol PVy muMzy nUM cuMm ilaf. -"hux srbjIq qyrI myrI afVI Kqm-hux sfzI afVI aY sfzy puwq nfl! ikAuN beI puwq? qyrI mF qF puwq bfhlI kOV aY-mYnUM pqY iehdy nfl mYN ikvyN kwtdf afAunYN-hux myrf puwq af igaf-hux nhIN gOldy zwkf asIN iksy sfly nUM-do mfrFgy lPLVy kMn 'qy-ikAuN puwq? TIk aY ik nhIN TIk? awgy sI puwq mYN 'kwlf-hux hogy afpF do! hux qF ilaf idaFgy afpF 'nHyrI!" Auh nsLy ivc DUqkVf pfeI jf irhf sI. afsy pfsy iPrdIaF gorIaF-gory Aus nUM hYrfnI ijhI nfl qwk rhy sn. -"hux qusIN hspqfl 'c nHyrI nf ilafE-gorIaF ivcfrIaF horUM ijhy JfkdIaYN." srbjIq ny dwbI avfjL ivc ikhf.

-"gorIaF dI mF dI---!" mYN afbdy Cohxy-Cohxy puwq nfl duK suK vI nf krF? ieh sflI brsIn cwb jfq sfnUM kI rokU? mYN qy myrf puwq qF duK suK krFgy-sfnUM qF gOrimMt nhIN rok skdI!" -"afpF bfhr afjo!" rMDfvy ny ikhf. -"bfhr kfhqoN afjo Xfr? afpF iksy df kuC cwikaY? mYN Edx df krqf hoAU koeI sO PLon-lwK rupeIaf lfaqf hoAU tYlIPLon 'qy-jwt nUM pRvfh eI koeI nhIN-rupeIey sfly ikqy cwk ky iljfxy aYN? nf ihwk 'qy Dr ky iljfxy aYN rupeIey? aOlfd dI Kfqr eI bMdf kmfAuNdY-aOlfd cfhy iCwqr mfry iBAuN iBAuN ky-ikAuN Auey bFdrf! qUM qF nhIN iCwqr Pyrdf myry kuwiqaf?" joigMdr dfrU dI lor ivc gwlF hor hO pfsy dwbI iPrdf sI. gwl nUM rVy-mYdfn ivcoN AuTfAuNdf aqy dbwl ky vfhxIN pf lYNdf sI. Auh gwlF dI 'igwdV-kuwt' krI jf irhf sI. -"kfhnUM lokF nUM izstrb krnYN-afpF bfhr eI KVHdy aF." rMDfvf Aus nUM ieMj Dwk ky bfhr lY igaf, ijvyN rozvyjL dI bws nUM 'Dwkf' lfeIdY. pRIq aqy srbjIq vI AuhnF dy mgr hI bfhr af gey. -"awj afpF cfeInf rYWstorYNt ivc Kfxf KfvFgy." joigMdr boilaf. -"Kf lieE-aYQy ikAuN JwjU pfieaY?" srbjIq nUM gwusf af igaf. -"nf qUM mYnUM PuwdU smJdI aYN?" Auh AuKVI kuhfVI vFg gl nUM afieaf. -"awj mfmf jI inrxy kfljy pI gey-rfq vI rotI nhIN KfDI-mgjL nUM cVH geI-." -"nf qUM mYnUM pfgl smJdI aYN ik sLrfbI? PuwdU bMdf mYN jmF nhIN." joigMdr Pyr BUsry sfhx vFg afieaf. -"mfmf jI-kfhnUM qmfsLf idKfAuNdy E dunIaF nUM?" pRIq vI iKJ igaf sI. -"afpF hux ieAuN krIey-cwlIey!" rMDfvy ny pRIq nUM gwuJI awK mfrI. -"mfmf jI-clo afpF Kfxf Kf ky Pyr af jfvFgy." -"Kfxf? hF Kfxf Kf afeIey beI." pRIq ny muMzf srbjIq nUM PVf idwqf. Auh joigMdr nUM sFB ky ijhy kfr vwl nUM lY qury. kfr dI sIt 'qy izwgx sfr hI Aus ny GurfVHy sLurU kr idwqy. Auh sfh iKwcdf vwzf sfrf GurfVHf mfrdf aqy sfh Cwzdf, gDy vFg PLrftf ijhf Cwzdf sI. -"inrxy kfljy lMzy mfr igaf bfeI-iehdf qF kMm hoieaY." rMDfvy ny ikhf. -"rotI rfq vI nhIN KfDI." -"jy awj vI nf kuC KfDf qF dfrU qF aMdr vwZdU-jy awj iehdf afh hfl aY-kwlH nUM qF AUN eIN mUDf vwijaf lY." -"kI krIey?" pRIq ny socF dI GoV dOV kIqI. Klfa ivc idmfg dOVfieaf. -"iehnUM Gry lY ky cwldy aYN-srivs afilaF qoN kuC mMgvf ky idMny aF-jy iehnUM iksy rYWstorYNt lY gey-AuQy ieh KOrU Pyr pwtU-awgy msF BrjfeI dy gloN qoV ky ilafey aYN-iKwlr cwilaf sI qUVI mFgUM AuQy eI." -"iek dm eI pqf nhIN kI ho igaf? cMgy Bly sIgy." -"KflI pyt Dwkf mfrdI aY shurI-idmfg cwkqf KflI pyt!" Gry ilafky AuhnF ny joigMdr nUM soPLy Aupr pf idwqf. 'tyk-srivs' qoN pIjLf mMgvf ky QoVf bhuqf Kuaf idwqf. Auh pYWg lf ky 'cUM-cUM' krdf iPr sON igaf.

rMDfvf Gr clf igaf. pRIq vI kuC Kf pI ky duiphry arfm krn leI lyt igaf. dyr geI sLfm nUM Auh AuTy. joigMdr hux TIk Tfk sI. -"hux dfrU sflI qMg krn lwg peI-iehnUM CwzIey." mUMh Do ky afAuNdf joigMdr boilaf. -"Cwzo cfhy nf-pr kuC Kf jLrUr ilaf kro." pRIq ny isafxI ijhI gwl kIqI. -"awj mYN iksy nUM boilaf qF nhIN kuC?" -"boly ikAuN nhIN? ibnF gwloN hspqfl 'c mfmI jI dy gl nUM afAuNdy sI." -"swcIN?" -"qy hor! msF Dwk ky ilafey aYN QonUM-mYN qy rMDfvf." -"bhuq mfVf hoieaf Pyr qF-qUM ieAuN kr aFzy AUNzy bxf-mYN iewk inwkf ijaf pYWg lf ky qyrI mfmI nUM PLon krdYN-myrf qF idl GtI jFdY pRIq!" -"idl Gtxf eI aYN-KFdy qF qusIN nfl kuC hY nhIN." -"nhIN! hux KfvFgy-qUM aFzy bxf-Pyr murgf mMgvfvFgy." joigMdr iewk pYWg aMdr suwt ky srbjIq nUM PLon GumfAux lwg ipaf. Aus ny KuwlHidlI nfl srbjIq qoN muafPLI mMg leI. srbjIq ny hws ky muafPL kr idwqf. joigMdr df mn hlkf ho igaf. pRIq rsoeI ivc sI. -"pRIq!" -"hF jI?" -"qyry nfl Xfr iewk rfie krnI sI." -"hukm kro!" -"Xfr myrf hux byby mMgvfAux df ierfdY." -"jLrUr mMgvfE-iehdy 'c rYa aflI ikhVI gwl aY?" -"iewk qF hux idlpRIq hoey df bhfnf aYN-vIjLf sOKf imljU-dUjf byby idlpRIq nfl prcI rhU-qyrI mfmI nUM lfvFgy kMm 'qy-cfr pYsy Gry eI afAuxgy-ivhlI bhuq rih leI hux." -"koeI mfVI gwl nhIN-nfly nfnI jI bfhrlI hvf lY lYxgy." -"bfhrlI hvf qF ijhVI hY-hYgI aY-nfly cfr idn asIN syvf kr lvFgy mF dI-bQyrHy duwK kwty aY ivcfrI ny-sfrI Aumr gohy 'coN hwQ nhIN inkly-kwcy Gr ilpdI eI buVHI ho geI-bQyrHf sMqfp kwitaY sfrI Aumr-dsONtf eI BoigaY-hux buVHfpy bfry cfr idn sohxy dyK lAUgI-ndI iknfry ruwK aY-kI pqY ikMny rojL aY ivcfrI?" -"mF bfp dI syvf qF qfr jFdI aY mfmf jI." -"nfly nUMh afbdI df suK dyK lAU pRIq! ivafh hoieaf-vIjLf lwigaf-aYDr af geI-byby dI syvf qF hoeI hI nf-nUMh df suK qF dyiKaf eI nhIN ivcfrI ny-jdoN ivafh hoieaf-byby eI qfVn lwg peI sI-iehnUM ivcfrI nUM jldI bulf lY BfeI-nUMhF, puwqF nfl eI sohxIaF lwgdIaYN jI." joigMdr ny iewk qrF byby dI sFg lfeI sI. -"gwl koeI JUT vI nhIN jI!" -"Auey byby BolI df idl eI sqjugI aY." -"mfmI jI nfl vI rYa kr lvo."

-"Auey Auhny kI afKxYN? Auh vI sqjugI aOrq eI aY-dyK lY qyry sfhmxy ikMnIaF gflHF dyeIdIaYN-jmF cUM nhIN krdI." -"-----." pRIq cuwp vwt igaf. srbjIq dy 'siqXuwgI' hox df Aus nUM pqf sI. pr joigMdr dy 'aMnHy' ivsLvfsL 'qy vI Aus nUM sLkfieq sI. pr ikhVf koeI iksy dy aMdr viVaf huMdY? ivsLvfsL afsry qF dunIaF KVHI aY! ivsLvfsL KLqm qF prloN! joigMdr qF srbjIq dy ivsLvfsL afsry QMmH vFg KVHf sI, pr srbjIq? Auh qF ivsLvfsLGfq krky pfp shyV rhI sI! mry pfpI ijs dy mn ivc pfp! -"bxy nhIN aFzy ajy?" joigMdr ny pRIq dI ibrqI qoVI. Auh iglfs ivc pYWg pfeI KVHf sI. -"bx gey jI." Aus ny aMizaF df pUVf vwzI plyt ivc pros idwqf. joigMdr ny pYWg KflI kr idwqf.

kFz 7

pRIq keI vfr 'hrjIq' dI Xfd ivc bVf hI ivafkul ho AuTdf. cfhy Auh hrjIq qoN hjLfrF kohF dUr vsdf sI. pr iPr vI, hrjIq Aus dI ihwk Aupr iltI rihMdI sI. idl ivc vsdI sI. hrjIq dI ilKI iek sMKyp ijhI kivqf pRIq dy ijLhn ivc KOrU pfAux lwg pYNdI:

dUr vsyNidaf swjxf koeI bfq suxf vy--- ruwq-rMglI muV af geI sfnUM kfhdf Bfa vy---

hrjIq nfl Aus df koeI KLq-pwqr vI nhIN cwldf sI. pr kdy-kdy hrjIq df Aus nUM supnf jLrUr af jFdf. purfxy bylI Guwt glvkVIaF pf ky iml lYNdy. iek dUjy nUM qfhny imhxy idMdy, igLly-isLkvy dUr krdy! hwsdy-roNdy idlF df boJ hlkf krdy. iek dUjy nUM CyVdy. iek dUjy dIaF GuwtF Brdy, duwK-suK suxfAuNdy. pr hux pRIq nUM hrjIq bfry bVy BYVy-BYVy ijhy supny afAuNdy. hrjIq df rMg Aus nUM hldI vFg pIlf-pIlf njLr afAuNdf. Auh sflU ivc sjLI Aus nUM zrfAuxI ijhI lwgdI. rMg dI pIlI! Aus dy nfl Aus df GuwgU ijhf Grvflf KVHf huMdf. hflF ik pRIq nUM hux qwk ieh nhIN sI pqf ik hrjIq dI sLfdI ho cuwkI sI, ik nhIN? Auh supny ivc hrjIq nUM shurIN Cwz ky afAux dI ijLd krdf. pr hrjIq munwkr huMdI. Aus vwl iDafn nf idMdI. byiDafnI hI rihMdI. Auh pI ky iPr hrjIq dy Gry clf jFdf. shurIN Cwz ky afx dI iPr aVI krdf qF Auh Aus nUM durkfr idMdI. hux Aus nUM hrjIq dy aijhy supny hI afAuNdy.

pRIq, hrjIq dIaF XfdF dI lVI aijhI PVdf ik ijwQoN Auh quiraf sI, AuQy hI puwj jFdf. hrjIq nUM pRIq ny bVy hI pfpV vyl ky pfieaf sI. bVIaF hI muwdqF aqy musLiklF dy bfad! hrjIq dsvIN ivc pVHdI sI. inrol pyNzU jwtF dI, jwtI kuVI! bVf hI nKrf sI kuVI dy ivc! hrjIq bVI hI afkVKor sI. moiZaF AuproN dI QuwkdI. awKF nfl imrcF BordI. ipMzy 'qy mwKI nf bYTx idMdI. pr kuVIaF nfl gwlF krdI dy mUMhoN Puwl ikrdy. skUl dIaF kuVIaF ivc Aus dI 'srdfrI' sI. skUl dy iksy vI muMzy nfl Auh iswDy mUMh gwl nf krdI. nwk hyT nf DrdI. juwqI 'qy rwKdI. hrjIq rMg dI gorI insLoh sI. qurdI qF imrg vFg cuMgIaF BrdI, swp vFg myhldI jFdI. BrvIN CfqI Aus dI qKq-hjLfrf jfpdI. Auh hr vkq muskrfAuNdI hI rihMdI. jF kudrqI muskurfht Aus dy mUMh 'qy ilKI hoeI sI. jd do guwqF krky kdy CfqI 'qy suwt lYNdI qF rfvI aqy cnfb dI DrqI jfpdI. kflIaF sLfh awKF ivc JnF dI zlHk sI. hrjIq dI iek njLr 'qy hjLfrF vfr kurbfn hoieaf jf skdf sI. pr iewk hrjIq hI sI ijhVI hr pfisEN, hr qrHF nfl bypRvfh sI. iksy drvysL vFg! iksy iqafgI sfDU dI qrHF! iek vfr pRIq ny hrjIq dy 'njLdIk' hox dI koisLsL kIqI qF hrjIq ny Aus nUM sO-sO gflH kwZI. guMzf, bdmfsL, msLtMzf afid 'pRvcnF' nfl invfijaf. pRIq nUM koeI bhuqI hYrfnI nhIN hoeI. sgoN Auh qF hrjIq 'qy hor mr-imitaf sI. Aus dI iewk 'hF' 'qy sO vfr kql hox leI iqafr sI. Aus ny iewk qrkIb lwBI. Auh icwTI pwqr afsry hrjIq dI vwzI BYx gurjIq dy nyVy ho igaf. gurjIq, pRIq 'qy bhuq iBwjdI sI. pr pRIq hI sI, ijhVf cfbI dy ky Cwzy kuwqy vFg hrjIq duafly jf KVHdf sI. hrjIq dy sfhmxy gurjIq Aus nUM iPLwkI-iPwLkI lwgdI sI. pyNJU byr nfl ltkdy, Kwty byr vFg! pr gurjIq sLkl dI ieqnI mfVI nhIN sI. sohxI-snwKI, bxdI-qxdI kuVI sI. hrjIq dy hI nYx-nksL Aus 'coN JfqIaF mfrdy sn. pr ieh idl imilaF df 'mylf' sI. koeI gurU-cylf nhIN sI. gurjIq dI muskurfht ivc vI hrjIq dI muskfn hI hwsdI sI. Aus dIaF awKF ivcoN hrjIq dIaF njLrF df JfAulf pYNdf sI. gurjIq dI qor ivc vI hrjIq dI imrg cfl qurdI sI. pr pRIq gurjIq vwloN bypRvfh sI, axiBwj sI. pr gurjIq pRIq 'qy mrI-imtI peI sI. pr pRIq ny gurjIq nUM hnHyry ivc rwKxf pfp smiJaf. Aus ny gurjIq nUM icwTI ivc spwsLt hI ilK idwqf: -"gurjIq! mYN qyrI idloN aQfh iewjLq aqy kdr krdf hF. qUM hrjIq dI vwzI BYx hYN, ies leI ieh kdr, kfdr vwloN hor vI duwgxI-cOguxI ho jfdI hY. ies qoN pihlF ik mYN qYnUM DoKf dyvF. ieh swc Aujfgr krnf cfhuMdf hF ik myry idl vflI vhI 'qy hrjIq dy nF df aMgUTf lwg cuwkf hY! mfnuwK bVf klXugI aqy mqlbI hY! aihsfn-PLrfmosL aqy aikRqGx! byeImfn aqy mqlbKoLr! mYN qyry nfl nyVqf isrPL hrjIq dy njLdIk hox leI kIqI sI. ieh iewk kOVf aqy inrol swc hY. jy qUM iksy qrHF vI hrjIq nUM myry njLdIk ilaf skyN qF, ieh qyrf aihsfn ijLMdgI Br myry isr Aupr rhygf. mYN qyrf idl nhIN qoVdf, inrml aqy inrlyp swcfeI ibafn kr irhf hF. ho sky qF mYnUM muafPL hI krIN!"

KLq pVH ky iewk vfr qF gurjIq nUM KuMDk AuTI. kroD afieaf. hrjIq 'qy 'jlx' hoeI. pr iPr Aus ny pRIq df KLq vfr-vfr, duhrf-duhrf ky piVHaf. awKr-awKr vficaf. pRIq vwloN ilKy swc nUM ploisaf. pRIq Aus nUM iblkul siqXugI muMzf lwigaf. swc dI iewk mUrq! jy Auh swcfeI nf vI ilKdf qF mYN kI kr lYNdI? ikhVf koeI iksy dy aMdr viVaf huMdY? koeI hor vl Pyr vflf huMdf qF pRym dI 'afV' ivc myry nfl 'kuJ vI' kr skdf sI! pRIq vfikaf hI inrml aqy inrCl sI! moh-ipafr dI kdr krn vflf swcf-suwcf jOhrI! aMbIaF dy bfgF ivc BlvfnI AuzfrIaF mfrn vflf 'twk-pfAU' qoqf nhI! gurjIq nUM pRIq inrf kurbfnI df aflm, PLrhfd jfipaf. iCwqr-GVHIs afsLk jF TrkBor lPLYNz nhIN! Aus ny pRIq nUM jvfbI KLq ilK idwqf. -"pRdys nUM AuzIaF jf rhIaF kUMjF dI zfr nUM klfvy mfrn vflf isrPL byvkUPL hI nhIN, sgoN afpxy afp nUM vI DoKf-dyh huMdf hY! vgdy JrinaF nUM duafvF dyx vflf rwb df KLYr-KLuafh! ajLfd Auzdy pMCIaF dI suwK mMgx vflf rwb df drvysL! do idlF ivc 'KwlHl' pf ky mYN mhF-pfpI aqy jm ikAuN bxF? afKr jfn Aus rwb nUM dyxI hY! Aus pRvridgLfr dI drgfh hfjLrI BrnI aYN! iPr ivprIq qMdF ikAuN shyVF? qYnUM idloN cfihaf, pr pf nhIN skI. ieh myrI iksmq! iksy 'qy kfhdf rMj? iksy nUM kfhdf dosL? kfhdf rosf? ijLMdgI 'c hr cfhI cIjL iml qF nhIN jFdI? hr ilaf supnf swc nhIN ho jfdf! agr hr mnoN-kfmnf pUrI huMdI, huMdI qF bMdf rwb dI hoNd qoN hI munwkr ho jFdf! qyry aqy Aus pRm-sLkqI dy Bfxy ivc rihMdI hoeI mYN hrjIq nUM qyry nyVy krn leI pUrI vfh lf idaFgI---!" ieqnf KLq ilKdI hoeI Auh koeI pwcI vfr roeI sI. Aus dy idl-idmfgoN iewk hfAukf AuTdf, jo sfry srIr nUM JwKV vFg JMjoV jFdf! sfrf idn Aus df bVf hI Audfs-Audfs bIiqaf sI. KLq PVfAux qoN pihlF Aus ny vfr-vfr soicaf sI. pr swc qoN Bwj ky Auh jf vI ikwQy skdI sI? KLud nUM DoKf dyx vflI gwl sI. Aus nUM ies mqlbKLor smfjL aqy KLUMKfr jgq ivc hI ivcrnf pYxf sI. iPr vI gurjIq ny ihwk 'qy pwQr rwK ky pRIq nUM icwTI PVf idwqI. Aus dy qnoN-mnoN ijvyN mxFmUMhIN bwjr-boJ lih igaf sI. cfhy Aus dy idl 'qy prbqF df Bfr izwg ipaf sI, pr mfnisk pwKoN Auh jLrUr hOlI Puwl ho geI sI! smF pf ky Aus ny hrjIq nUM gwlIN bfqIN pRIq dy njLdIk iKwcxf sLurU kr idwqf. Auh hr gwl nfl pRIq dI isPLq krdI. Aus dy ikrdfr bfry duhrfAuNdI. sfAU muMzf hox bfry sLfhdI BrdI. swcy-suwcy hox bfry gvfhI pfAuNdI. agFh-vDU iKaflF df DfrnI hox bfry ivsQfrdI. pr hrjIq iKJ jFdI. -"qUM cOvI GMty Aus zylV ijhy dIaF myry koly isPLqF ikAuN krdI rihMnI aYN?" -"-----." gurjIq cuwp ho geI. dwsdI vI kI? ik pRIq Aus 'qy mr-imitaf sI? ik pRIq mYnUM lwq mfr ky, qyrf afsLk hY? iehI ik pRIq qyrI Kfqr kurbfn hox leI iqafr hY? pr gurjIq BrI-pIqI kuJ vI afK nf skI. pr Auh afpxy pRIq dI hr KLfihsL pUrI krn leI idRV sI. bcnvwD sI. pRIq dI KusLI, hrjIq dI KusLI sI. Aus dI iek Jlk, iek iesLfry 'qy Auh afpxI blI dy skdI sI. Aus dI cfhq 'qy gurjIq, sUlI cVH skdI sI. Aus dI iewk mMg 'qy qUMbf-qUMbf ho skdI sI. pihly bol 'qy phfV cIr skdI sI. iek bcn 'qy sfgr pfr kr skdI sI! iek hulfry 'qy asmfnIN AuWz skdI sI!

-"AuhdIaF awKF motIaYN-Auh zylV nhIN!" gurjIq kfPLI dyr bfad bolI sI. -"mYnUM qF AuhdIaF awKF qoN zr lwgdY-BYVy ijhy afinaF vflf!" hrjIq ny afiKaf. -"jdoN hIrf bgYr iksy imhnq dy JolI af pvy-AuhdI kdr nhIN rihMdI, kmlIey!" gurjIq ny mn ivc hI ikhf. hrjIq dy kOV suBfa qoN Auh jfxUM sI. iek idn hrjIq horF dy ipMz ivc pMjfb stUzYNts XUnIan df zrfmf sI. XUnIan vwloN pRIq vI puwijaf hoieaf sI. Aus ny styjL 'qy do gIq pysL kIqy.

-"sfrf idn bfpU myrf krdf ey vfZIaF sfrf idn rhF nI mYN islF cuwgdI

sfnUM BuwiKaF nUM hor nf vMgfr puwgdI---!"

-"AuT nOjvfnF jfg nOjvfnF

afjf rMgqf cVHfeIey nvIN dysL nUM rMgqf cVHfeIey nvIN dysL nUM---!"

gIq ienklfbI sn. kRFqIkfrI sn. pRIq dI avfjL sojL BrI sI. idlksL sI. pRIq dy hlHory Bry gIqF aqy surIlI avfjL ny hrjIq df mn moh ilaf. gurjIq dIaF kIqIaF isPLqF ivc BrpUr swcfeI jfpI. pRqwK sfhmxy sI, pRmfx dI loV hI koeI nhIN sI! pRIq dIaF 'BYVIaF' awKF hrjIq nUM pihlI vfr husIn jfpIaF. aiq-husIn awKF! Aus ny KuwB ky pRIq dIaF JIl vrgIaF awKF ivc qwikaf. ijMnHF ivc Auh bgYr byVI qoN hI Auqr geI. njLrF imlIaF qF afqmfvF iek hfx ho qurIaF. rUhF iek joq ho geIaF. qyr-myr muwk geI. pRym-idRsLtI pYx kfrn mn sLFq ho gey. AuhnF ny njLrF nfl hI iek dUjy dIaF GuwtF Br leIaF sn. rUhF dIaF mfiKEN-imwTIaF GuwtF! dohF df qn-mn sLrsLfr hoieaf ipaf sI. juwgiVaF dI sMqusLtI pwly ivc af peI sI. BtkxF aqy qVpxF imt geI sI. sMqfp-dsONtf kwitaf igaf sI. idlI-hulfs nfl Auh nwko-nwk Bry pey sn. -"cwlIey---?" gurjIq hrjIq nUM keI vfr kih cuwkI sI. zrfmf KLqm ho igaf sI. pr hrjIq dy idl df zrfmf sLurU ho igaf sI. lok GrF nUM jf rhy sn. styjL 'qy kI Kyizaf igaf sI? hrjIq dI pkV qoN bfhr sI! Auh guMm-suMm hI rhI sI. byhosL aqy byswuD! styjL 'qy mfhOl gmgIn irhf? hfsohIxf irhf? jF qfVIaF vwjIaF? hrjIq hr pwKoN byKLbr sI! byiDafnI sI! Auh 'kuJ' alOikk pf ky BrI-BrI rhI sI. BrpUr aqy sMpUrn! Aus idn qoN pRIq aqy hrjIq dI aYsI rUhfnI nyVqf hoeI, ik pRIq dy iewDr afAux qwk jfrI rhI. keI vfr pRIq dy idl ivc afAuNdf ik Auh hrjIq nUM KLq ilKy. pr ikhVy mUMh nfl? Auh Aus nUM iek qrHF nfl ibnf dwsy, DoKf dy ky hI qF iewDr af igaf sI. kdy-kdy Auh kfgjL aqy pYWn cuwkdf. icwTI ilKx lwgdf. pr Aus dy hwQ-pYr JUTy pY jFdy. srIr inrbl ho jFdf. Aus nUM iek qrHF nfl hrjIq koloN zr lwgx lwg pYNdf! hrjIq df ichrf prHy huMdf qF gurjIq ibPLrI sLIhxI vFg pMijaF nfl pfVn afAuNdI. avfjLy ksdI! -"bws iehI sI qyrf ipafr? iehI sI qyry vfady qy lfry? qUM qF vwzf dgLybfjL aYN! PLrybI!

pRym-Xrfny dy nF 'qy iewk Dwbf!" pRIq dy kMn 'sF-sF' krdy. isr PLtx lwgdf. Auh mUMh isr lpyt ky rjfeI ivc ilt jFdf.

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kuJ idnF bfad hI srbjIq aqy idlpRIq nUM hspqfloN CuwtI iml geI. Auh suwK-sLFqI nfl Gry af gey. mF-puwqr donoN hI ishq pwKoN cVHdI klf ivc sn. hux joigMdr dIaF ijLMmyvfrIaF awgy nfloN vD geIaF sn. idlpRIq leI duwD aqy Kurfk ilafAuxf. 'nypIaF' KrIdxIaF aqy hor inwk-suwk df pRbMD krnf. idlpRIq dI hr hPLqy zfktrI krvfAuxI. kMm nfloN GVHMm Aus dy isr cVH igaf sI. ieqny vrHy mIaF-bIvI ny bgYr bwcy qoN aYsL hI kIqI sI. cMm dIaF hI clfeIaF sn. cMgf KfDf aqy mMdf boilaf sI. Puwtkl kMm hI dohF dI BUqnI BulfeI rwKdy. ijhVI srbjIq idn ivc do-do vfr nhfAuNdI sI. hux Aus qoN juafk dy poqVy hI lot nhIN afAuNdy sn. pUCF vflf surmF qF Aus ny kI pf skxf sI? vfl vI nhIN vfh skdI sI. Auh kmlI vFg Jftf KurkdI rihMdI. sLfm nUM joigMdr ny afdq mUjb boql KolH leI. -"srbjIq-qyry nfl iek rYa krnI sI." joigMdr ny dfrU df iek iglfs aMdr suwt ky ikhf. -"kro---!" -"idlpRIq hox qoN bfad qMg ijhy ho gey-afpF byby nUM eI mMgvf leIey?" joigMdr aFzy qVkdf hoieaf boilaf. -"bulf lvo---!" srbjIq ijvyN KUh 'coN bolI sI. Auh qF afpxI mF nUM iewQy bulfAux dIaF GfVqF GVI geI sI. pr ieh qF joigMdr ny kwC 'coN mUMglf kwZ mfiraf sI! srbjIq qF socdI sI ik pihlF mF iewQy af jfvygI. iPr BfeI, ibwlU nUM vI bulf lvFgy. Auh qF sLyKiclI dy supny vFg sfrf pRIvfr hI iewQy iekwTf krI bYTI sI. pr joigMdr ny qF iek zFg mfr ky Aus df sfrf pRIvfr hI iKlfr Diraf sI! ijvyN iksy jwt ny vxjfry dI vMgF vflI potlI 'qy rYNgVf mfr ky puwiCaf sI, "bfeI aYhdy ivc kI aY?" qF mfXUs vxjfrf awigEN boilaf sI, "jwtf iek hor mfryN qF iehdy ivc kuwC vI nhIN!" Auh gwl srbjIq nfl hoeI sI. Auh qF mF nUM iewQy bulf ky, afpxI BYx lfzI dy irsLqy bfry vI gwl qorn nUM iPrdI sI. joigMdr qF sfrf twbr hI AujfVn 'qy AuWqr afieaf sI. -"ikvyN iZwlI ijhI boldI aYN?" Aus ny aFzy bxf ky myjL 'qy ilaf Dry. -"nhIN-mYN iZwlI kdoN boldI aYN?" Auh socdI sI ik jy hux afpxI mF dI gwl qorI qF klysL hovygf. beI qyrI byby ny iewQy af ky myVH pfAuxI aYN? Auh aMdro aMdrI soc rhI sI. pr mUMhoN cuwp sI. -"Byj dyeIey kfgjL byby dy Pyr?" -"Byj idE-mYnUM kI ieqrfjL aY?" srbjIq bolI. dyK lAU mylf af ky ijhVf dyKxYN! jy buVHI nUM do mhIny kwtx dy idwqy, qF afKIN! Aus df mn AuWproQlI bolI jf irhf sI.

-"bQyry byby ny dwuK dyKy aY srbjIq-kwcy koTy ilpdI dy hwQ CfnxI bxgy-gohf kUVf ZoNhdI dy isr 'c awtx pY gey-hux aKIrly cfr idn aYsL krlU-nfly poqy nUM iKzfAU." joigMdr nfl dI nfl dfrU dI iglfsI aMdr mfrdf sI. -"AuhI qF gwl aY." srbjIq ny huMgfrf Biraf. suafh qy nfly Kyh swqF cuwilaF dI! buwZy vfry iewQy bulf ky Auhdy swgI-Puwl pfAuxy aYN? buwZI GoVI lfl lgfmF! hux hor Auh CfnxI bxy hwQF nUM mihMdI lfAU? qy awtx pey isr 'c mIZIaF krU? buVHypy 'c Gry bYT ky rwb-rwb nhIN kiraf jFdf? vwzf af igaf byby df hyjI! dfrU pI ky srvx puwqr bixaF bYTY! juafk bxfAux jokrf nhIN! jy afeI 'qy af geI, buVHI nUM isry dI vI suxF idAUN! afpy iTwT huMdI Bwj jfAU! Aus df mn srbjIq dy huwJF mfrI jf irhf sI. -"srbjIq-byby pkfieaf krU rotIaF qy iKzfieaf krU idlpRIq isAuN nUM-qy afpF kiraf krFgy aYsL-qUM rfxI bxky rfj krIN!" joigMdr ny srUr 'c QfpIaF mfrnIaF sLurU kr idwqIaF. srbjIq idloN hws peI! af qF lYx dy qyrI kuC lwgdI nUM! jy nf 'bUa' krky BwjI qF mYnUM srbjIq kOx khU? nwk rfhIN qF buVHI dy mYN eI kwZxIaYN nkylF! jy nf guqnI hwQ 'c PVf ky qorI qF afKIN! -"srbjIq-sLIhxI df sLyr iewko eI bhuq huMdY-hux afpF hor juafk nhIN bxfAuxf." Aus ny dfrU df iewk hor 'grlf' aMdr mfiraf. srbjIq df idl aMdroN hor hws ipaf. awgy ikhVf juafkF dI qUM lfeIn lf idwqI? jy mYN nf hwQ-pwlf ihlfAuNdI, qF afh vI ivcfrf ikwQoN hoxf sI? ibgfnI sLfhI 'qy ikvyN muwCF munfeI iPrdY! idlpRIq ny roxf sLurU kr idwqf. joigMdr AuWDr nUM ho igaf. -"Auey-Auey-Auey! myrf Kyzxf myZxf kfhqoN roNdY beI? awCf! awCf! awj mYN afpxy mwuqU nUM CfCrIkfl nHI bulfeI! CfCrIkfl jI! myrf muwqr jI, CfCrIkfl! ikMnF guwCf kr igaf myrf muwqU!" idlpRIq Aus dI rfl-bol ijhI sux ky vfikaf hI cuwp kr igaf. hux Auh 'muqr-muqr' joigMdr vwl Jfk irhf sI. hwQ ihlfAuNdf Auh Puwl-pwqIaF vrgy buwlH cbolI jf irhf sI. -"qyrI dfdI afjU puwq-qUM Auhdy nfl eI gwlF bfqF kr ilaf krIN-myry kol aYnf tYm hYnI qyry afsqy!" idlpRIq hor jor dI hwQ ihlfAux lwg ipaf. -"dyiKaf Cflf kuwqf-dfdI dy nF nUM ikMnf KusL hoieaf-Auh vI qyry ibnf EdrI peI aY puwq! lfh lieE cfa KyzF Kyz ky!" -"hovy vI ikvyN nf puwq? afbdf KUn aYN-Pyr vI AubldY." krdf-krdf Auh boql duafly iPr jf bYiTaf.

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pRIq dI bfbf nwQf isMG nfl kfPLI nyVqf vD geI sI. Auh hPLqy ivc Gwto-Gwt do vfr bfbf jI nUM jLrUr PLon krdf. bfbf jI Aus nUM gurbfxI pVHn dI pRyrnf idMdy rihMdy. Dfrimk ikqfbF aqy gur-ieiqhfs pVHn leI jLor pfAuNdy. inwqnym df DfrnI hox pRqI afKdy. ijhVI asl gwl pRIq bfby nfl krn leI ibhbl sI, Auh gwl Aus dy mUMh Aupr af ky mr jFdI. Auh aMdroN bQyrHf sfhs iekwqr krdf. pr mOky 'qy af ky idl zol jFdf. hOslf mxikaF vFg iKMz jFdf. sfhs KwKVIaF bx iKwlr jFdf. hr vfrI, jd Auh PLon krn lwgdf qF afpxy ierfdy nUM TohlHy mfr-mfr dyKdf. GuimafrI dy pwky GVHy vFg txkfAuNdf. pr Aus df ierfdf bfby awgy 'ipwlf' hI inkl jFdf. bfbf nwQf isMG ny vI mihsUs kIqf ik pRIq AuhnF qoN kuC Cupf jLrUr irhf hY. Auh kuJ kihxf jLrUr cfhuMdf hY, pr pYr 'qy af ky ierfdf bdl lYNdf hY. kihx lwigaF sLfied iQVk jFdf hY! ies vfr bfbf jI ny vI pRIq koloN Aus dy 'idl dI gwl' puwCx df inhcf kr ilaf. Aus df aMdrUnI 'rfjL' jfnx leI pwkI Tfx leI. ies vfr jd pRIq ny PLon kIqf qF bfbf nwQf isMG pYNdI swty hI Aus nUM sMboDn hoey. -"lY beI pRIq isaF! awj krVf ho jfh! awj qYQoN iewk do gwlF puwCxIaYN!" pRIq nUM muVHkf af igaf. Aus nUM mihsUs hoieaf ik bfbf jI 'jfxIN-jfx' sn. 'aMqrXfmI' sn. Aus ny ikrdy idl nUM suwbI ivc bMnHxf sLurU kr idwqf. dlIlF dI bhukr nfl iKwlry ierfdy nUM hUMJ ky, iekwTf krnf sLurU kr idwqf. jfxIN-jfx bfibaF koloN kfhdf lukfa?bfbf jI idlF dIaF jfnx vfly hn, iehnF qoN kI prdf? dfeIaF qoN pyt guwJy kdoN rihMdy aY? koeI kuVI nrs qoN grBvqI hox dy bfvjUd prdf rwKy? ieh iksy qrHF vI sMBv nhIN! bfby aMqr-afqmF dI pihcfx krn vfly hn. iehnF qoN rfjL kfhdf CupfAuxf hoieaf? -"hukm kro bfbf jI!" pRIq vfikaf hI krVf ho igaf. -"pRIq isaF-mYN koeI bRhmigafnI bMdf qF hF nhIN-qyry nfloN Aumr 'c jLrUr pwkV aYN-vfl myry Duwp 'c bwgy nhIN hoey-nvyN bMidaF nfl inwq vfh pYNdY-pr qUM hYN ajy inafxF-qyry mn aMdr hY koeI gwl lukI vI-Auh awj kwZ ky myrI qlI 'qy rwK! gurU mhfrfj BlI krngy-bws jkfa jF iJjk jmF nf mMnIN!" bfibaF ny cfry drvfjy KolH idwqy. -"mhFpursLo! gwl bVI vwzI aY qy mUMh hYgf, Cotf-bws ieAuN eI mMn lE beI mUMh dIvf qy gwl phfVH aY! kwZF qF ikvyN kwZF?" -"gurU nUM hfjLr nfjLr jfx ky kwZ-jdoN AuhdI imhr ho jfvy qF ibnf sIs qoN afhU luhf idMdY! qy jdoN bKLsLx 'qy af jfvy qF sDny iksfeI arigaF nUM bKLsL idMdY! gUMigaF boilaF qoN gIqf dy arQ krvf idMdY!" bfbf nwQf isMG ny hOsly df QMmH pRIq hyT dy idwqf. -"bfbf jI! iewk qF mYN iewk kuVI nUM DoKf idwqf, ipafr dy nF hyT-qy dUjf anrQ iewQy af ky ieh ho igaf ik rwb dy GroN iewk jIa af igaf-Aus jIa nUM mYN smfjL dy zroN nF qF koeI nfm aqy nf hI iksy irsLqy df nF dy skdYN." afK ky pRIq hlkf-hlkf ho igaf. ijvyN mxF-mUMhIN Bfr Aus dI afqmf qoN lwQ igaf sI. ijvyN rUh 'qy ipaf bwjr-boJ Aus ny vgfh mfiraf sI. -"-----." bfbf jI cuwp hI rhy.

-"pr bfbf jI! mYN dohF pfisaF qoN eI inrdosL aF-vws myry donF pfisaF qoN eI nhIN sI irhf-jfx buwJ ky mYN kuJ vI nhIN kIqf-nf qF jfx buwJ ky kuVI nUM DoKf idwqf qy nf hI jfx buwJ ky kukrm kIqf-bws ieAuN eI afK lvo ik donoN vfrI hI mYN mjLbUrI dI cwkI ivc ipsdf irhf-kohlU dy bld vFg mjLbUrI vws awKF 'qy Kopy bMnHI, gyVIN ipaf irhf." pRIq bolI jf irhf sI. -"-----." bfbf jI ny iPr cwup DfrI rwKI. -"bfbf jI-ieh rfjL pihlI vfr isrPL quhfzy kol eI KohilaY!" -"ijhVf rfjL qUM myry kol KolH idwqf-ieh qF smJ lY KUh 'c pY igaf puwqrf! idl df duwK iksy nf iksy koly jLrUr Prolxf cfhIdY-qy nhIN qF ieh nfsUr df rUp Dfrn kr lYNdY-ieh sMsfr kMjrGft aqy vysvf df dr aY pRIq isaF-ijwDr dyKyNgf-prloN hI njLr afAU!" -"bfbf jI iehnF duwKF df-iehnF kIqy kfrnfivaF df koeI hwl? rog dI koeI dfrU? nivrqI ZMg? mukqI-mfrg? jF iPr mYN hwly-guwly 'c eI mfiraf jfAUN?" bfbf jI hws pey! -"pRIq isaF! gurU bKsLI rwKy! bfby dI bfxI kihMdI aY-sMXog ivXog duie kfr clfvY.. lyKy afvY Bfg.." bfbf nwQf isMG vwloN bolI iewko pMgqI ny pRIq df mn sLFq kr idwqf. -"-----." -"bfkI rhI dUjy kukrm dI gwl-Git Git ky aMqr kI jfnq.. Bly bury kI pIr pCfniq.. cMgy mMdy nUM Auh sB pCfxdY BfeI! Auh hr jLrry ivc vsdY-Git Git mYN hir jU vsY.. sMqn kihE pukfr.. cMgf mMdf Auhdy 'qy iswt ky, byiPkr ho jfeIey!" -"ijhVf rwb dy GroN jIa afieaY-Auhdf kI krF jI? Auh qF myry idl qoN nhIN Auqrdf!" pRIq hor kurlf AuiTaf. -"pRIq isaF! hr iksy gwl df koeI ZMg qy smF huMdY-qUM insicMq ho ky gurU df sLukrfnf krI cwl-Auh afpy hI koeI rsqf idKf idMdY-bVf byaMq qy bVf bypRvfh hY Auh myrf mflk-Aus dIaF akwQ kQfvF Auh hI jfxdY-ikwzf vI sKLq iemiqhfn ijLMdgI dy ivc af pvy, gurU dy ipafiraf! pr bfby nfnk qoN kdy bymuwK nhIN hoxf-Auhdf pwlf nhIN Cwzxf-jd iPr Auhdf afsrf hI iewko-iewk Zfsxf bx jfvy qy Pyr imwqrf qwqI qvI 'qy bYiTaF vI: qyrf kIaf mITf lfgY.. hir nfm pdfrQ nfnk mFgY.. hI mUMhoN inkldY-idwlI dy cFdnI cONk ivc sIs ByNt krn vyly vI DMn krqfr! DMn krqfr!! hI huMdI aY-jd BfeI jYqy vrgy sIs lY ky sRI afnMdpur sfihb phuMcdy aY qF: TIkir Poir idlIs isru pRiB pur kIaf ipafn.. qyg bhfdr sI ikRaf krI n iknhUM afnu.. bcn mUMhoN inkldy aY! Pyr mfCIvfVy dy jMglF ivc sfrf srbMs vfrn ipwCoN vI afpxy imwqr ipafry nfl hI gwlF huMdIaYN! TMZy burj qy srhMd dI dIvfr ivc KVH ky vI Ausy dy gux gfey jFdy aY-afrf sIs 'qy Drn qoN pihlF afKrI KLfihsL puwCI jFdI aY qF gurU df iswK kihMdY: myry gurU df ipMjrf myry sfhmxy rwK idE! hY nf Ausy dI lIlHf?" -"-----." pRIq dI rUh sIql ho geI. bfbf nwQf isMG dIaF idwqIaF inwgr dlIlF ny Aus dy cskdy jLKmF 'qy PLhy hI qF rwK idwqy sn. AuWcVI afqmf 'qy lyp hI qF kr idwqI sI. pRIq dI AuWjVI-AuWjVI afqmf iksy sMqusLtI nfl nwko-nwk Br geI sI. bfbf nwQf isMG df lV PV ky Aus nUM ieMj mihsUs hoieaf sI ik pRdysIN Auh iekwlf nhIN sI. swKxf nhIN sI. rwbI-rUh bfbf nwQf isMG Aus dy nfl-nfl sI. Auh inmfxF jF inqfxF nhIN sI. Aus dy mgr koeI ihmflIaf prbq shfrf bx ky KVHf sI!

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awj joigMdr dI mfqf qyj kOr ny afAuxf sI. joigMdr ny PLrm 'coN hPLqy dIaF CuwtIaF lY leIaF sn. isLMgfry horF nUM sLfm nUM Gry dfavq dy idwqI sI. idlpRIq vflI pfrtI Aus dy isr hI KVHI sI. isLMgfry horIN keI vfr joigMdr nUM AulFBy vI dy cuwky sn. -"vwzy bfeI jI! BwijaF nhIN srnF! sfzI pfrtI idnoN idn BfrI huMdI jFdI aY!" -"Auey Coty BfeI! Bwjdf mYN jmF eI nhIN-pfrtI QozI ijMnI mrjI aY, BfrI ho lYx idE-iek idn ivc dI hI lwdf lfh idaFgy-pr mYN qF qyrI BrjfeI dI ishq krky eI cuwp aYN-byby dy kfgjL Byjy vy aY-ijwdyN af geI-sfrIaF AulFBIaF lfh idaFgy." joigMdr ny afiKaf sI. byby ny pUry igafrF vjy eyarport 'qy Auqrnf sI. isLMgfry horF ny vI awj spYsLl CuwtI leI sI. joigMdr dI byby df cfa AuhnF nUM afpxI mF afAux ijMnf hI sI. pRdysF ivc agly dI mF, afpxI mF ijMnF hI afsrf idsdI hY! jd ik agly dI afeI GrvflI, afpxI GrvflI dy ivCoVy dy swl nUM duwgxF kr idMdI hY! joigMdr iqafr ho cuwkf sI. pr srbjIq iqafr nhIN ho rhI sI. ijs idn df byby qyj kOr df iewDr df vIjLf lwigaf sI, srbjIq Aus idn qoN hI kuJ ijLafdf hI cuwp-cuwp ijhI sI. joigMdr ieh gwl Aus idn qoN hI qfVdf af irhf sI. pr byby ny qF ies nfl koeI ijLafdqI nhIN kIqI sI? soc ky Auh afpxy mn df hI Brm mMnx lwg pYNdf. byby nfl srbjIq df koeI rMj njLr nf afAuNdf. byby qF srbjIq nUM dyK-dyK ijAuNdI rhI sI. 'puwq-puwq' krdI df mUMh suwkdf irhf sI. Aus nUM jldI bulfAux leI vI sfiraF qoN ijLafdf byby ny dbfa pfieaf sI. qy iPr ijqnf icr srbjIq ieMzIaf rhI sI, byby ny kMm nUM hwQ nhIN lfAux idwqf sI. -"puwq! ijMnF ku icr qUM aYQy aYN-kMm nUM jmF hwQ nf lfeIN-nhIN myry mUMhoN kuC hor inkljU!" byby ny pihly idn hI srbjIq nUM hws ky ikhf sI. -"bfhr jf ky qF qUM afbdf Gr suwK nfl afp eI sMBflxf eI aYN-pr aYQy kMm nUM hwQ nf lfeIN-afbdf ijAuNdy vsdy rho-duwDIN nhfvo qy puwqIN PloN." joigMdr dy CuwtI kwt ky af jfx qoN bfad byby ny srbjIq nUM mMgvfAux vfsqy joigMdr dy nfsIN DUMaF ilaf idwqf sI. ijMnF icr srbjIq iewDr nf af geI, AunF icr byby ny joigMdr df ijAuxf duwBr krI rwiKaf sI. -"nUMhF qF BfeI puwqF nfl eI sohxIaF lwgdIaYN!" byby iewko rt hI lfeI rwKdI. PLon dI GMtI KVk peI. isLMgfrf sI. -"qury nhIN bfeI jI ajy?" Aus ny puwiCaf. -"ajy qF nON eI vwjy aY-ds ku vjy eI qurFgy-awDy GMty dI qF vft aY." joigMdr ny afiKaf. -"ikqy mUVH eI nf bxfAux lwg pieE?" -"mUVH byby afeI qoN bxfvFgy!"

-"cMgf Pyr-sfZy ku ds vjy eyarport 'qy eI imlFgy, bfeI jI!" -"TIk aY." PLon kwty gey. -"qUM iqafr nhIN hoeI ajy?" joigMdr ny srbjIq nUM ikhf. -"mYN AuQy kI krUMgI? qusIN lY afE jf ky ." srbjIq ny GsmYlf ijhf mUMh bxf ky afiKaf. -"srbjIq-jy qUM byby dy mMgvfAux 'qy KusL nhIN sI, qF mYnUM pihlF dws idMdI? afpF nf mMgvfAuNdy!" -"-----." srbjIq pwQr bx ky bYTI rhI. -"hux krI krfeI qF nf KUh 'c pf? nfly byby ny qF qYnUM kdy mfVf bcn vI nhIN boilaf? beI bMdf socy, beI cwl koeI purfxI rVk hoAU? qyry ivc dI ivcfrI sfh lYNdI rhI aY-dyK dyK ky qYnUM ijAuNdI sI-qYnUM aYDr Byjx vyly myry nwk 'c dm krI rwiKaY-nhIN lokF dIaF mfvF qF kihMdIaYN: BfeI iehny AuQy jf ky kI krnYN? qUM kmfeI kr qy BYx BfeI ikAuNt-ieh aYQy Gr df kMm krUgI-aYQy ikhVf srdY? pr bwqI sulwKxI byby ny qF kdy aYho jI gwl nhIN icqfrI sI-AuhdI qF iewko eI gwl sI-srbjIq nUM mMgvflY BfeI! nUMh nUM mMgvflY BfeI! bhU nUM mMgvflY BfeI! srbjIq! bhuq mfVI gwl aY qyrI!" srbjIq iqafr hox lwg peI. idlpRIq rox lwg ipaf. joigMdr ny Aus nUM cwuk ilaf. pr 'lorIaF' dyx nUM Aus df idl nf kIqf. srbjIq dy vrqfE ny Aus df mUz qVky hI Krfb kr idwqf sI. Auh 'aAUN-aAUN' ijhf krky idlpRIq nUM ivrfAuNdf irhf. tYlIPLon iPr aiVMg AuiTaf. joigMdr df idl kIqf tYlIPLon nUM clf ky mfry. pr iPr vI Aus ny 'hYlo' jf afKI. -"mfmf jI! qusIN phuMcy eI nHI hfly qwk?" pRIq dy bolF ivc hYrfngI sI. joigMdr df mn kIrnF pfAux nUM kIqf. pr Auh sMBl igaf. -"Auey kfhnUM! qyrI mfmIN iqafr huMdI aY-bws qurn afly eI aYN-qUM phuMc vI igaf?" -"mYN qF eyarport 'qy phuMicaf ivaYN koeI GMty df! Puwl Pwl lYNdf lyt ho igaf." -"bws qyrI mfmIN dy iqafr hox dI dyr aY-bws qur pey asIN." -"ikqy qusIN nf 'iqafr' hox lwg pieE?" -"Auey kfhnUM! bws af gey asIN." tYlIPLon rwK ky joigMdr ny mUVH TIk krn leI iewk krVf pYWg aMdr suwt hI ilaf. gwzI CUt vwtI eyarport nUM BwjI jf rhI sI. gurbfxI vflI typ cwl rhI sI.

-"mnmuKf kyrI dosqI mfieaf kf snbMDu.. vyKidaf hI Bij jfin kdy n pfiein bMDu.. ijcru pYnin Kfvny iqcru rKin gMZu..

ijqu idin ikCu n hoveI iqqu idin bolin gMDu.." (959)

awDy ku GMty ivc Auh eyarport phuMc gey. pRIq, lfzI aqy isLMgfry horIN Aus dI kfr duafly BirMzF vFg iekwTy ho gey. Auh PuwlF dy guldsqy hwQF ivc cuwkI iPrdy sn. XfrF-imwqrF aqy hmdrdF nUM dyK ky joigMdr dy mn 'qy lwgI AudfsI dI ijlb kfPLI hwd qwk lih geI. pRIq ny Puwl srbjIq nUM PVf ky idlpRIq nUM cwuk ilaf. -"bfeI jI-hux iewk iewk pYWg hojy." isLMgfry ny joigMdr nUM ikhf. -"PLlfeIt afAux 'c ajy GMtf ipaY." lfzI boilaf. -"byby nf juwqIeyN zih pvy?" jIqy ny zr dwisaf. -"iewk-iewk pYWg byby dy sfhmxy qy iewk-iewk corI." isLMgfrf hwisaf. -"awKF 'qy GiqwqF dwsxgIaF." rxjIq cwk qfryvfl boilaf. muwCF dy kuMZ Auh mOly bld dy isMgF vFg krI KVHf sI. CINtvINaF ijhIaF awKF ivc rfq dI pIqI df nsLf zol irhf sI. Auh vfr vfr dMdIaF ijhIaF kwZdf sI. -"khFgy, byby kdy-kdy pIeIdI aY-qF hI cVHdI aY!" rMDfvy ny rYa idwqI. -"pr mYN qF boql lY ky eI nhIN afieaf." joigMdr boilaf. -"asIN bfeI bfxIeyN dI afKq qyry qoN hwtI vfr dyeIey-qyrI jfn nUM lwzUaF df GftY? bfeI qUM hukm kr-sfrf Tykf lwd ilafeIey!" isLMgfry dI pihlF hI lwgI hoeI lwgdI sI. -"srbjIq! qusIN cwl ky aMdr bYTo-asIN afey." joigMdr ny Aus nUM aqy pRIq nUM qurdf kr idwqf. -"hF! hux bolo! boql pYdf krIey?" -"sLyrF dy GorinaF 'coN bfeI mfs kdy muwikaY?" cwk qfryvfl ny jfkt df pfsf prHy krky 'lfl-prI' dy drsLx puafey. -"rxjIq qoN bfxIeyN aflI hwtI nhIN-jwt aflf suhfgf vfrnf pAU!" -"qyrI afeI mYN mrjF-qyrf vfl ivMgf nf hovy." rMDfvy ny awzI 'qy Guk ky ikhf. -"ieh boql nUM kihMnYN ik cwk qfryvfl nUM?" -"donF nUM eI kihMnYN-boql ijAuN iehdy zwb 'c aY." sfry hws pey. -"pfxI qy iglfs df pRbMD ikwQoN krIey?" lfzI awgy aglI musIbq af hfjLr hoeI. -"syPLtI blyz kuwl cIjL imlU-mYN sfry pRbMD krI iPrdYN." rxjIq iPr boilaf. -"ieh qF bfeI qurdf iPrdf mnjLUr sLudf hfqf aY!" -"sdky jfvF qyry, cwk qfryaflIaf!" isLMgfry ny Aus nUM lwkoN cuwk ilaf. -"pIvFgy ikwQy?" -"gwzI 'c bih ky iewk-iewk mfrlo!" -"PLlfeIt shI tfeIm 'qy eI af rhI aY?" -"iblkul shI tfeIm 'qy!" -"dyK ilE! iKafl rwiKE! Auh nf hovy mfeI XugoslfvIaf qoN moV ky ilafAuxI pvy?" iPr hfsV pY geI. boql nUM dyK ky sfry lfcV gey sn. isLMgfry dI gwzI ivc bYT AuhnF ny iewk iewk hfVf cfhV ilaf. boql gwzI ivc hI rwK ky Auh hfQIaF dy JuMz vFg eyarport dy aMdr nUM qur pey.

PLlfeIt iblkul shI tfeIm 'qy hI af rhI sI. sfry, eyarport 'qy BlvfnI-gyVy ijhy dyx lwg pey. PLlfeIt AuWqr afeI. ieMmIgRysLn aqy iPr kstm qoN ivhlI ho ky byby bfhr afeI qF joigMdr Aus dy pYrF ivc jf izwigaf. Auh bwcy vFg hI qF byby dI buwkl ivc vV igaf sI. joigMdr nfl byby dIaF awKF vI Clk peIaF. dyK ky bfkIaF dy mn vI Bfry ho gey. sfiraF dy idlF ivc mF df vYrfg KlblI pfAux lwg ipaf sI. -"myrI nUMh qy poqf ikwQy aY puwq?" byby ny awKF aqy nwk pUMJdI ny bVy hI hyrvy nfl puwiCaf. -"byby pihlF sfzy Puwl qF mnjLUr kr lY!" isLMgfrf boilaf. sfiraF ny Puwl PVf ky byby dy pYrIN hwQ lfey. byby ny asIsF dI JVI lf idwqI. -"myry qF Puwl puwq qusIN eI EN!" byby ny hws ky ikhf. Puwl joigMdr nUM PVf idwqy. -"af byby, qYnUM dUjy Puwl dy vI drsLx puafeIey!" cwk qfryvflIaf boilaf. Aus df iesLfrf byby dy poqry vwl sI. -"hux afpF BfeI kOx huMny aF?" joigMdr ny isLkvf kIqf. -"hux qF byby nUM poqrf eI dINhdY!" -"bfeI, mUl nfloN ivafj ipafrf huMdf eI aY." qurdy-qurdy Auh vyitMg-rUm ivc srbjIq horF kol af gey. byby ny Guwt ky nUMh nUM jwPLI ivc ilaf. pRIq nUM ipafr idwqf aqy poqry nUM cwuk ky ihwk nfl lf ilaf. KLUn df irsLqf ihwk nfl lwgx kfrn byby dy sfry dwuK twut gey, kfljf Tr igaf. Kfndfn dI 'kul' df dIvf byby dI kuwCV cwuikaf hoieaf sI. ies kfrn byby qoN cfa nhIN cuwikaf jf irhf sI. pr ies KusLI nUM byby sbr vfly BVHoly ivc sFB geI sI. byby idKfvyKor aOrq nhIN sI. swqF dhfikaF df sPLr pUrf kr cwukI byby KusLIaF aqy gmIaF df iewk vwzf somF, afpxy ivsLfl ihrdy ivc smfeI iPrdI sI. qyj kOr iewk bVI hI kUnI aqy nrm suBfa aOrq sI. bVIaF hI 'qwqIaF-TMZIaF' hvfvF ijLMdgI ivc vgIaF, bVy hnHyr-JwKV afey. duwKF dy toey-itwby pfr kIqy, aOKy-sOKy vkq gujLfry. pr Auh afpxy isrV 'qy kfiem rhI. akfl-purK df Et-afsrf lYNdI, zolI nhIN. ruwKI-suwKI Kf ky vI vfihgurU df sLukrfnf krdI rhI. -"qU dfqf dfqfru qyrf idqf Kfvxf.. Bgq jnf kY sMig pfp gvfvxf.." dy mhFvfk dI DfrnI hI rhI. suwkI Kf ky vI Aus dfqy dI sLukrgujLfr. lwK duKVy jr ky vI Aus pRm-sLkqI dI rjLf ivc rfjLI! lwK aOkVF, lwK musIbqF aqy grIbI dy pwQr ZoNdI vI Aus dy BfxyN anusfr cwldI rhI. kfrF kfPLly dI sLkl ivc eyarport qoN Gr nUM qur peIaF. idlpRIq nUM byby ny buwkl ivcoN nhIN kwiZaf sI. Auh dfdI vwl iewk twk nfl dyKdf, buwlHF nfl 'kulc-kulc' ijhI krI jf irhf sI. -"isafx kwZdYN puwq?" qyj kOr ny poqy nfl gwlF sLurU kr idwqIaF. -"kwZlf-kwZlf." byby ny Aus df mUMh pUMiJaf. -"byby! hux iehdy nfl gwlF krky kmlI nf hojIN!" joigMdr dy afKx 'qy Aus dy nfl

pRIq vI hws ipaf. -"sfzI kul vDI aY puwq-Kfndfn dI jVH lwgI aY-gurU afsry vyl vDI aY-mYN qF ieAuN eI kmlI hoAUN." byby ny TokvF Auqr moiVaf. -"byby igwDf pf! KusLI qF KusLI eI huMdI aY." pRIq ny afiKaf. joigMdr dI rIs nfl qyj kOr nUM Auh vI kdy kdy 'byby' hI afK idMdf sI. -"KusLI asIN iksy qoN KohI nhIN-rwb swcy ny idwqI aY puwq!" -"mYN qF Auhdf eI sLukr krdI rihMnI aYN puwq-kuVHy nUMh rfxIeyN! qUM awj bVI cuwp jI aYN?" byby ny srbjIq nUM suafl kIqf. -"byjI myrI qbIaq awj kuC TIk jI nhIN." srbjIq ibmfrF vFg bolI. -"Pyr puwq qUM kfhnUM afAuxf sI? iehnF nUM eI Byj CwzdI-nfly juafk byarfm kIqf." -"mYN qF byjI bQyrHf ikhf sI-pr myrI suxdf eI kOx aYN?" gwl dy nfl srbjIq ny isLkvf vI idKfieaf. -"hux mYN af geI aF puwq-hux kwZ idaFgy afpF iehnF nUM sUeI dy nKfry ivc dI-vihm nf kr!" byby dI gwl aMqF dI apxwq nfl lbryjL sI. kfPLlf Gr awgy jf ruikaf. byby df smfn gwzI ivcoN Auuqfiraf igaf. sfry aMdr cly gey. KuwlHy ivhiVaF-vrFizaF 'coN afeI byby nUM joigMdr df KuwlHf-zuwlHf Gr vI BIVHf-BIVHf ijhf jfipaf. -"srbjIq! byby nUM tuafielt dy rMg ZMg smJf dy-jy byby ny bfQrUm jfxYN qF puwC lY!" joigMdr pIx df jugfV kr irhf sI. pRIq iglfs aqy kok bgYrf icx irhf sI. -"kfhnUM bfhlf Zfxs ijaf krI jfnYN? ibMd ku nUM kuC vI nhIN idsxf!" isLMgfrf hws ky boilaf. -"cwk ilaf bws hux qF-kMzy 'c hoeIey-Jwgy lhy pey aY." rxjIq ny afiKaf. -"byby nf aYQy af ky Drnf mfrly?" -"do-do aMdr jf lYxdy-Pyr nhIN DrinaF DurinaF nUM gOldy zwkf, bfeI." -"qUM DrinaF dI gwl krdYN-AudoN bMdf lfTIcfrj qoN nHI zrdf." -"lE beI imwqro-kro mn rfjLI qy lfho ipCly AulFBy." joigMdr ny boql myjL Aupr ilaf sjLfeI. -"bfeI qUM vI bihjf hux-KurvwZ jI krdf iPrdYN-bfkI smfn pRIq lY afAU." -"lY bYT igaf." -"qyry ibnf bfeI sfnUM kfhnUM suafd lwgdI aY-awg lwgVI." lfzI ny ikhf. -"nihMgF ny vI bfpU mMgvf ilaf!" pYWg pIx qoN bfad isLMgfry ny afdq mUjb gwl CyVI. -"mMgvfAuxf eI sI-sfrI kqIhVH qF aYQy bYTI aY-AuQy 'kwlf buVHf kI krdf?" rxjIq ny ikhf. -"nUMh ny mMgvf ky idwqY-ieh qF AuhnUM sfrI Aumr nHI sI mMgvf skdy!" -"hor qF sux! ivwcy eI afbdI Kwcr dwb qurdYN." -"suxf!" rxjIq vI pYWg dy kfry lwg igaf.

-"kwlH AuhnF df vwzf, kI nF aYN Auhdf DUqU ijhy df? ijhVf Xfr kryn clfAuNdY?" -"mfstr?" -"hF mfstr! BfeI buVHy dy jIn aflI pYNt aVfeI iPrn!" -"lY---!" sfry hws ky lot pot ho gey. iglfs Clkx lwg pey. -"qy hor kI? pr iewk gwl hor aY! pYNt cfhy bjurg dy jIn dI eI pfeI vI sI-pr qurdf pqMdr cfdry aflI qor eI sI." isLMgfry dy afKx 'qy sfiraF dIaF vwKIaF twut geIaF. -"pYNt bfby dy cfhy lYdr dI puaf dyx-qor Auhny kwlrF aflI eI qurnI aYN." -"jMgIro aflI!" -"Auey sfrI Aumr ivcfry buVHy ny cfdrf nhIN lfihaf-beI qusIN ivcfry dy koeI pjfmf pjUmf eI puaf Cwzo." -"pYNt puafAux nfl buVHy dI motI cfl brIk nhIN hox lwgI." -"crHI kuqr eI rhU!" -"Xfro-boqf bwkrI dI cfl ikwQoN qurpU?" -"bwkrI ny pYr imx-imx ky Drny qy boqy ny qurnf PLfhf vwZ krky." sfry hws pey. -"cwk qfryaflIaf!" isLMgfry ny ikhf. -"hF?" -"iewk pYWg pf-Pyr qYnUM iewk gwl hor suxfAunYN." -"qUM lihr lfeI rwK-pYWg ijMny khyN!" -"kwlH igTmuTIaF kf JgVf afp dy bfpU dIaF lwqF GuwtI jfvy." -"ieh qF koeI mfVI gwl nHI!" -"Auey bfpU df kwd qF rwb afsry awgy eI cfr ku Puwt aY-mYN JgVy nUM ikhf: kwd vwloN qF bfpU lwqF GutfeI ny eI mfr ilaf hoAU?" -"Auh ikvyN?" -"bcpn vyly Grdy bjurg dIaF lwqF Guwtdy rhy hoxgy-lwqF GutfAuNdf GutfAuNdf ivcfrf kwd vwloN Ezf ku eI rih igaf." -"vwizEN Coty nUM JgVf kfhqoN afKdy aY beI?" rMDfvf kfPLI dyr bfad boilaf sI. -"JgVf AuhnUM qF kihMdy aY-aMimRq qF Auhny hux af ky CikaY-pihlF pI ky Auh lVfeI muwl Bfldf sI-lokF ny nF eI 'JgVf' rwK ilaf." -"lok vI afpxy bVy GiqwqI aY bfeI isaF-nF rwKx lwgy imMt nhIN lfAuNdy." -"rotI bfry kI iKafl aY jI?" -"rotI Kf lYny aF Xfr!" -"rotI Kfx jogy qF hojIey!" -"qUM sfnUM BjfAuxYN?" -"nf, bYTy asIN qYnUM bury lwgdy aF?" sfry Aus dy mgr ijhy pY gey. -"mYN qF AUN eI puwiCaf sI." -"jIa sdky puwC, sohixaF!" -"sO afrI puwC isAuinaF!"

-"awj sfzy BqIj dI pfrtI aY-awj qF rotI bYk-gyar 'c pY ky eI KfvFgy-afK dyh BrjfeI nUM!" rMDfvy ny ikhf. -"BrjfeI koly byby vI bYTI aY!" -"zMzy nf pYx lwg jfx?" -"clfvyN Gotxy dI swt vI ijLafdf lwgdI aY." -"byby nUM ieh vI nhIN pqf lwgxf beI agly dy swt ikMnI ku vwjdI aY-." -"roNBVHy pf ky eI htU!" -"qUM rihx eI dyh Xfr kuC afKx nUM-." -"kih aVk ky Kfny aF!" -"kwZdU qyrIaF rVkF bfpU df KUMzf." iglfs 'qy cmcf mfr ky isLMgfry ny gfAuxf sLurU kr idwqf. -"KUMzf bfpU koly huMdY-byby koly nHI!" rxjIq ny glqI kwZI. -"bfpU dI cIjL 'qy byby df hwk nhIN?" -"jy JgVy kf buVHf jIn dI pYNt pf skdY-afpxI byby KUMzf nhIN rwK skdI?" hux qwk AuhnF ny pMj boqlF ivc PLUk mfr idwqI sI. nsLy nfl sfiraF dy ichry Kurdry ijhy ho gey sn. hfsf TwTf cwl irhf sI.

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-"JgVy df bfpU aMdr dy idwqf!" sfry mulk ivc ieh gwl jMgl dI awg vFg PLYlr geI. DUMaF rol hoieaf ipaf sI. bVy hI sLFqmeI ZMg nfl vs rhy pMjfbI BfeIcfry ivc hfhfkfr mwc geI sI. vwzI gwl ieh sI ik "JgVy" arQfq guridafl isMG df bfpU, igMdr isMG aMimRqDfrI isMG, pMj kkfrF df DfrnI aqy guriswK sI. ieh gwl smuwcI iswK kOm leI bVI hI nmosLI vflI aqy sLrmnfk sI! -"JgVy dI BUaf bcnoN vI aMdr aY!" ieh Kbr Aus qoN vI vwD hYrfn krn vflI aqy inmosLI BrI sI. sfry pMjfbI BfeIcfry dI iewjLq df suafl sI! lok iewk dUjy qoN ieh hI puwC rhy sn ik kI sfzy gurUaF ny iehI AupdysL idwqf sI? jo ik igMdr isMG kr irhf sI? pMjfb dI DrqI asIN suKI vsx df supnf lY ky hI CwzI huMdI hY! pr soc ikqy nf itkdI hox krky aksr afpxy duwKF df aMq asIN afp hI nhIN hox idMdy! ies qoN ieh vI lwgdf sI ik asIN afpxy sB qoN vwzy afp dusLmx hF! hr iewk dysL ivc puwj ky asIN, jF sfzy vwloN bxfey jf rhy aijhy inMdk hflfqF nUM BFp ky qF iPr ieMj hI jfpdf sI ik gurUaF ny jo afsF-AumIdF sfzy qoN lgfeIaF sn, AuhnF 'qy KLry Auqrn dy asIN ikqy nyVy-qyVy vI nhIN sF! sgoN idKfvf krn dy ZkONj rc ky afpxf afp hI AujfV rhy sF! aqy ibgfnI Drq 'qy, swq

smuMdroN pfr af ky vI TfixaF, jylHF aqy kort-kichrIaF ivc pUrI kOm df hI jlUs kwZI jf rhy hF! kI igMdr isMG dI ieh hI iswKI sI? hr suihrd afdmI dy mUMh 'qy ieh hI suafl ciVHaf hoieaf sI! ieh koJI aqy aiq-jLflmfnf vfrdfq pUrI kOm leI iek guMJldfr pRsLn KVHf kr rhI sI! igMdr isMG vwloN ieh kIqf kFz gvfhI dy irhf sI ik iswKI nUM koeI hor nhIN, sgoN iswKF 'vrgy' idsx vfly afp hI klMkq krky pYrF hyT mDol rhy sn. -"asIN bfeI dfhVIaF afilaF nfloN Pyr vI cMgy aYN!" isLMgfry ny muMny mUMh 'qy hwQ PyridaF ikhf sI. -"ijhVf kuC krdy aF-sLryafm qF krdy aF?" rxjIq boilaf. -"Auey bfeI dfhVIaF afilaF dy idl luky rihMdy aY, dfhVIaF hyTF-qy sfzy qF nMgy eI rihMdy aY." -"ksUr bfeI dfhVI df nHIN-kfly idlF df aY!" -"jy aYho jI kupwq krnI aYN qF Gwto Gwt iswKI srUp 'c qF nf krn!" rMDfvy ny ikhf. -"pMjvyN pfiqsLfh sRI gurU arjn dyv jI ny sfnUM sfiraF nUM sihxsLIlqf dy puMj bxy rihx dI iswiKaf afpxI jfn kurbfn krky-awq dy qsIhy Jwl ky idwqI-sihxsLIlqf dI kmI qy mn dy ivkfrF qoN ielfvf Coty Coty lflcF kfrn hI awj igMdr vrigaF dy ikwsy msLhUr hoey aY-ieWQy eI nhIN sgoN afpxy supinaF dy sfry dysLF ivc phuMc ky vI asIN afpxy kfrnfivaF kfrn keI guMJldfr cwkrivAUaF ivc PLsy iPrdy aF-iewQy phuMc ky vI TfixaF, jylHF aqy vkIlF dy dPLqrF ivc mylf lfeI rwKdy aF-keI keI isLPtF jF rfqF lf ky imhnq nfl kmfieaf pYsf mukwdmybfjLI ivc AujfVI pwtI jf rhy hF-JUT qUPLfn aqy mfieafjfl ivc PLsx jF PLsfAux mgroN jylHF ivc awzIaF rgVn vfilaF dI igxqI dyK ky qF ieAuN lwgdY beI ijvyN goiraF ny jylHF qy adflqF sfzy leI hI bxfeIaF hox?" rMDfvf iewk qrHF nfl iewQoN dy pMjfbI-isstm 'qy iKiJaf ipaf sI. asl ivc ijhVI ihrdyvyDk khfxI vfpr geI sI, Auh koeI CotI-motI nhIN sI. sfry pMjfbI aqy KLfs krky iswK BfeIcfry leI aqIaMq sLrmnfk sI. pusLipMdr kOr ijhVI qkrIbn pMdrF ku sfl dI Aumr ivc hI afpxy Brf aqy BrjfeI kol afstrIaf puwj geI sI, bVI hI KusL sI. sMqusLt sI. BrjfeI nfl hI kwpVy dI iewk PLYktrI ivc kMm iml igaf. bVy hI KusLhfl idn gujLrn lwgy. qIaF vrgy! iewk idn Aus dI BrjfeI nfl kMm krdI sfQx bcnoN ny pusLipMdr leI iewk muMzy blbIr dI dws pfeI. blbIr bcnoN df BqIjf lwgdf sI aqy afstrIaf ivc 'stya' Apur 'sLrnfrQI' qOr 'qy rih irhf sI. blbIr msF hI iKwc-DUh ky awT jmfqF piVHaf hoieaf sI, jd ik Aus dI 'PPy-kuwtxI' BUaf bcnoN ny Aus nUM bI. ey. pfs dws rhI sI! acfnk blbIr df 'stya' df kys PylH ho igaf qF Aus nUM afstrIaf Cwzx dy hukm ho gey! ivafh qoN bgYr hor koeI cfrf nhIN sI. ivafh qoN bgYr iewQy Aus dy pYr lwgxy musLikl sn. iPLkr ivc blbIr dI BUaf 'AUrI' bx geI. Aus ny gyVy mfr-mfr pusLipMdr dy Brf-BrjfeI df ivhVf nINvF kr idwqf. -"qusIN sfrI gwl myry 'qy Cwzo-iPLkr kfhdf krdy EN? lYxf dyxf zwkf nhIN-ieh qF BfeI iewk morI do zfky aflI gwl ho jfxI aYN-sfzf muMzf iewQy rihx jokrf hojU-QozI kbIldfrI ikAuNtI jfAU-bfhrlI kuVI df ieMzIaf jf ky ivafh kroNgy qF pihlF qF Qwbf rupeIaF dI

lfvoNgy-Pyr iewQy muMzy nUM mMgvfAux df XwB! cfhy sfl nf afvy qy cfhy do sfl nf afvy? Pyr agly pqf nhIN ikho ijhy irsLqydfr imlxgy? ikhVf vIr koeI ivc viVaf huMdY? qy hux lY lE afpxI gwl-afpF iewk dUjy nUM kdoN dy jfxdy aYN-blbIr nUM qusIN nHI Buwly-isafxf sfAU muMzY-bYl nI aYb nI-sohxf sunwKf muMzY-piVHaf iliKaY-jy anpVH jF koeI bwj aflf hovy-bMdf Pyr vI afKy?" PPy-kuwtxI BUaf bcno ny afpxf sfrf jor lf idwqf sI. dlIlF vfly qIr Aus ny iblkul insLfny 'qy hI Toky sn. koeI ivrl nhIN rihx idwqI sI. pusLipMdr dy Brf-BrjfeI nUM kIl ilaf sI. -"pr bcno! pusLipMdr dI rYa puwC leIey-psMd nf psMd puwCxI cMgI huMdI aY." BrjfeI bolI. -"nf kulivMdry! qyrI myrI rYa iksy ny puwCI sI ivafh vyly? GridaF df ijwQy idl kIqf, qor idwqIaF! bVIaF vDIaf ajy qwk vsI jfnIaYN!" bcno kulivMdr horF nUM mDol-mDol suwt rhI sI. -"bcno! afpF qF Pyr vI pMjfb 'c bYTIaF sI-pr pusLipMdr qF iewQy bYTI aY." kulivMdr ny ikhf. -"Pyr kI ho igaf? hY kmlI! afpF cfhy idwlI dwKx cly jfeIey-rhFgy qF pMjfbI eI! mwJ qy bMdf afbdf aslf nhIN qjdy, kulivMdry!" bcno dIaF momoTgxIaF dlIlF ny rMg ilaFdf. do hPLiqaF dy ivc ivc hI pusLipMdr aqy blbIr df ivafh ho igaf. sfry hI sMqusLt sn. blbIr AudoN qwk iek cMgf pqI hox df bhfnf krdf irhf, jdoN qwk Aus dy pfsport ivc 'pwky hox' dI mohr nhIN lwg geI! ies kfrj nUM qkrIbn sfl hI lwg igaf. bcno BUaf blbIr nUM vwK vwK nsIhqF idMdI rihMdI sI. blbIr keI vfr BUaf nUM afK cuwkf sI ik pusLipMdr Aus nUM psMd nhIN sI! pr cqr BUaf 'alI-alI' kr ky Aus dy mgr pY geI: -"ipMz afly QonUM igwtl aYvyN nhIN afKdy-qusIN vfikaf eI igwtl aYN! ipMz afly sfry eI swcy aY-gwl sux vy tUtlf ijaf! mYN aYNvyN nhIN qyrI Kfqr duwkI dy pRIvfr dIaF imMnqF krdI rhI-lflHF cwtdI rhI-afbdf pwkf ho qy pRIvfr mMgvf! Pyr cfhy iehnUM bwkrI jI nUM CwzdIN-qUM iehdy nfl koeI bMinHaf ivaf nhIN-pr aYnf kIqf krfieaf KUh 'c qF hux nf pf! kuC lY ky qF izwg! afbdf pwky pYrIN ho qy pRIvfr sYWt kr! Pyr cfhy iehnUM CwzdIN-pr ijhnF ny qYnUM do ikwly bYa krky qoiraY-AuhnF bfry vI qF kuC soc! aYzIaF Auh qyry koeI CVF nHI mfrdI-ijwQy aYnf icr kwt ilaf-kuC mhIny hor shI-ijwdyN pRIvfr aYQy af igaf-cfr mfrIN guwq 'c-dbwl ky prHF krIN! pr ijhVy kMm krky hUlf PwikaY-Auh qF isry lf lY! pihlF eI dulwqy clfAux lwg ipaYN? aYzf ikRsLn Bgvfn qUM vI nHI hYgf!" aglIaF ipClIaF, qwqIaF TMZIaF BUaf ny sfrIaF hI suxf idwqIaF. blbIr Tr igaf. BUaf ny Aus nUM brPL ivc hI qF lf idwqf sI. pusLipMdr blbIr dy pwky hox qwk do-do kMm krky, Gr qordI rhI sI. EvrtfeIm Auh kdy vI nhIN CwzdI sI- ipMdr iewk qrHF nfl msLIn bx geI sI. pUrf idn Auh kMm krdI aqy rfq nUM sfrI sfrI rfq Aus nUM ivhlf blbIr 'ipMjdf' rihMdf. pr iPr vI ipMdr pqf nhIN iks hwzI dI bxI hoeI sI? idny, nf rfq nUM Borf nhIN iQVkdI sI. blbIr dI hr KLfihsL 'qy Puwl cVHfAuNdI sI. ijs idn blbIr dy pfsport 'qy 'pwkI mohr' lwgI qF Aus idn Aus ny rwj ky sLrfb pIqI. mIt Kud bxfieaf. rwj ky KfDf aqy ipMdr nUM bYWz-rUm ivc lY viVaf aqy Aus nUM 'Kfxf' sLurU kr

idwqf. do vfr 'hm-ibsqr' hox qoN bfad Auh ipMdr nUM bd-idmfigaF vFg sMboDn hoieaf. -"Drm nfl ijho ijaf qyry nfl sYks kr ilaf-ijho ijaf mwJ nfl kr ilaf-jmF eI miraF mFgUM peI rihMnI aYN!" -"qusIN mwJ nfl vI kr ky dyiKaY?" ipMdr ny gwl hfsy pfAuxI cfhI. -"-----." blbIr cuwp ho igaf. -"blbIr quhfnUM qF pqf eI aY-mYnUM kMm bhuq rihMdY-Qwk jfnI aF-QonUM sihXog ikvyN dyvF? isrPL quhfzI KusLI krky mYN QonUM kdy nFh nhIN kIqI-quhfzI mrjLI iKLlfPL mYN kdy nhIN bolI-pr huMdf myry srIr ivc Pwkf nhIN." ipMdr ny awq dI mjLbUrI aqy sPLfeI pysL kIqI. -"qUM nFh krdI ikvyN? QwpV Kfxy sI? krdI kI aY BYx cod dI bwkrI jI!" blbIr ny pihlI vfr pusLipMdr nUM gflH kwZI sI. -"-----." ipMdr cwup hI rhI. Auh soc rhI sI ik blbIr sLrfb dy nsLy ivc Aus nfl bdslUkI kr irhf sI. pr ieh sLfied Aus df Brm sI. vwzf BulyKf sI. idno-idn blbIr dIaF ipMdr pRqI vDIkIaF vDdIaF hI geIaF. hr mhIny Auh Aus dI qnKfh hwQ hyT kr lYNdf. Krcy leI vI pYsy nf idMdf. jy ipMdr myk-awp dy smfn leI vI pYsy mMg lYNdI qF Auh iswDf hI suafl puwCdf. -"surKI ibMdI lf ky ikhVy Xfr nUM idKfAuxI aYN? koeI hor krn df ierfdf qF nHI? ik iksy nfl inwklxYN?" ajLIb ijhy suafl pusLipMdr dy kpfl ivc kwc vFg vwjdy. pr Auh pfxI vFg pI jFdI. zIk jFdI. iksy kol vI BfPL nf kwZdI. kdy Brf-BrjfeI jF nfl kMm krdIaF sfQxF kol Aus ny afpxy duKI hox dI bfq nhIN pfeI sI. kdy Aus ny mF-bfp nUM PLon nhI sI kIqf. kdy Brf-BrjfeI nUM PLon nhI krdI sI. BrjfeI df Aus nUM hPLqy ivc do-iqMn vfr PLon jLrUr af jFdf. jd Auh ipMdr nUM PLon nf krn df kfrn puwCdI qF pusLipMdr iewko hI GiVaf GVfieaf AuWqr dy CwzdI. -"BfbI jI tfeIm hI nhIN-QonUM qF pqf eI aY ik myry kol ikMnF kMm aYN?" BfbI inruwqr ho jFdI. blbIr dy ivhly hox df Aus nUM pqf sI. pusLipMdr dy do-do kMm krn df Aus nUM igafn sI. pr Auh byvws sI. pRdysI ijLMdgI ivc bMdf afpxf afp hI smyt lvy, bhuq hY! jdoN blbIr hr rojL hI pI ky gflHI-gloc krn lwg ipaf qF pusLipMdr ny awk ky, aqIaMq duKI ho ky bcnoN BUaf nUM PLon kr idwqf. bcnoN ibwj vFg af vwjI. -"jy tuwtVf ieAuN krdf sI-mYnUM pihlF eI PLon kr idMdI puwq!" byeImfn BUaf ny iPr PLPy kuwtxy sLurU kr idwqy. -"mYN qF BMn idMdI lih jfxyN dIaF jfBF-qoV idMdI gozy!" -"-----." pusLipMdr roeI jf rhI sI. -"qUM af lYx dy awj kyrF-jy nf byby cyqy krfqI qF afKIN!" -"hux qF BUaf jI mYnUM CyvF mhInf lwgx aflY-hux myrI hflq gfhlF kwZx aflI aY?" pusLipMdr Cy mhIny qoN grBvqI sI. -"mYN qF kdy afbdy Brf BrjfeI koly nhIN dwisaf." -"dwsxf vI kfhqoN aYN puwq? mYN dyKgF bYTI! Auh bfDU dy duKI hoxgy!" -"iewk qYnUM rYa dyvF pusLipMdr?" bcnoN Aus dy bVf hI nyVy ho geI.

-"-----." pusLipMdr ny awKF AuWpr cuwkIaF. -"iehdy mF ipAu nUM mMgvf lY-juafk jwlf huMdy nUM af jfxgy-Auh jfxyN nfly juafk sFBI iPrngy-nfly ieh ibwjU sUq rhU-afbdy ipAu qoN qF ieh bfhlf eI cflU aY-mUqdf iPrdY Auhdy mUhry qF iehy!" -"-----." -"iewk afrI dI gwl aY!" bcno ny 'khfxf' sLurU kIqf. -"GroN qF jfieaf kry iehy pVHn qy jf viVaf kry BfeI isnmf dyKx-iehdy ipAu koly iksy ny cuglI Kf idwqI-bws Pyr kI sI? Auhny bwsoN AuWqrdf eI iswt ilaf qy Gr qwk kuwtdf eI ilafieaf-AudoN df qF iehy AuhqoN ieAuN cwldY-ijvyN qIroN kF! myrI mMn AuhnF nUM mMgvf lY-iehy qF mUq dI Jwg mFgUM bihjU-ieh qF ajy mMgvf nHI skdf-qUM qF jdoN mrjI aY swd lvyN-nfly vwzy ruipMdr dI iksmq KuwlHjU." BUaf bcnoN ny pusLipMdr nUM 'jyT' vflI bfq vI pf idwqI. ruipMdr blbIr horF qoN sfiraF qoN hI vwzf sI. -"-----." pusLipMdr cwup sI. -"jy khyN qF guridafl nUM kih idMnI aYN-kfgj pwqr bxfAux 'c qyrI mwdq krdU-kfnUMnF df AuhnUM pqf eI aY-kI ho igaf lokF ny Auhdf nF 'JgVf' pf ilaf? pr aMimRq Ck ky bMdf bx igaf-qyrf PuwPV qF sfrI Aumr GogV df GogV eI irhf." bfhroN GMtI vwjI. -"blbIr eI hoxYN? qUM bYT mYN drvfjf KolH idMnI aF qy nfly idMnI aYN dwKUdfxf." BUaf ny drvfjf KolH idwqf. blbIr aMdr lMG afieaf. -"af jfh-qYnUM eI 'zIkdI sI!" BUaf ny Aus nUM guwJI awK mfrI. -"qUM lwCx kI PVy aY vy, tUtlf! kuVI nUM qMg ikAuN krdYN?" blbIr kuC bolx hI lwigaf sI ik bcnoN ny gwl Aus dy mUMhoN Koh leI. -"bulfAuny aF qyry mF ipAu nUM aYQy-krvfAuny aYN qYnUM sUq-jdoN peIaF cUkxyN 'c-pqf qF Pyr lwgU-nfly qUM pqMdr nUM cMgf Blf jfxdYN? pqY jdoN skUloN afAuNdf BMinaF sI? Xfd aY?" -"-----." blbIr sfrI gwl smJ igaf sI ik BUaf ny aglI gwzI vI lIh 'qy cfVH leI sI. -"mYN krlI aY sfrI gwl pusLipMdr nfl-Byjdy aYN kfgj pwqr AuhnF dy agly hPLqy iqafr krvf ky-qUM afbdI ipwT iqafr kr! qYnUM cUhVy lY jfx! kuVI ikhVy hflIN aY-qy qUM nOsrF kr-kr idKfAunYN? guridafl dy vI lYnI aF Jwgy df myc! puwq Kfxy idaF ny lwlo-pwqo eI smJ rwiKaY!" blbIr cuwp cfp sIl bxky soPLy 'qy bYT igaf. -"bIHiraf! bMdf bx puwq! hux qUM inafxf nhIN! pusLipMdr nUM bwcf bwcI hox aflY-qUM ipAu bxn aflYN-ieh gwlF qYnUM soBf nhIN idMdIaF-ajy qF pusLipMdr eI isafxI aYN-jy DUqkVy aflI huMdI qF pMjfbI lfxyN 'c qyrI imwtI pwtdI! iehny qF ivcfrI ny hflIN qwk afbdy Brf BrjfeI nUM vI nHI kuC dwisaf-isafxI vgI, ijhVf mYnUM swd ilaf-jy iksy gey Gr dI huMdI-bIh ttbYr KVHy krdI-dunIaF, qUM aYQy dyKI eI jfnYN? inwq iCwqrIN dfl vMzdI aY-isafxf bx myrf sLyr-jy Jwgf cwkIey-afbdf iZwz eI nMgf huMdY!" -"ipMdr! awj qoN bfad glqI nhIN krUMgf." jd blbIr ny ikhf qF pusLipMdr dIaF awKF

df hVH iPr vih quiraf. -"qusIN dwso beI quhfnUM hux qwk koeI AulFBf afAux idwqY? quhfzy kfgjL ijMnf icr nhIN bxyN-AunF icr idn rfq AUrI vFg GukdI kMm krdI rhI aF-kdy mwQy vwt pfieaf? iksy gwloN tot afAux idwqI? lokI kihMdy rhy blbIr nUM corI dy kMm 'qy cfhV dyh-pr mYN nf mMnI-soicaf, afbdf bMdf aMdr ho igaf-duwK kIhnUM aYN? PV ky izport kr dyxgy-qusIN hux qwk myrI koeI glqI vI kwZo! kfhnUM bydosLI nUM hI qMg krn lwgy EN?" pusLipMdr ny aglIaF ipClIaF sfrIaF kih mfrIaF. -"ipMdr! Cwz puwq! imwtI pf! bhuqf nhIN klpIdf huMdf-afbdy juafk bfry soc!" bcno bolI. -"BUaf jI! juafk iehnF df vI aY-myrI 'kwlI df qF nhIN? ieh vI soc krn kuC-dfrU pI ky rfT Kfn bx jFdy aY!" -"jdoN iehdf ipAu af igaf-dfrU qF Auhny ivhVy nHI vVn dyxI-qUM pIx dI gwl krdI aYN? Auh qF dfrU pIx afilaF nUM ieAuN pYNdY-ijvyN kukVI GMgfr nUM pYNdI aY---!" -"-----." -"iehdI mF qF aYNmy afKIey hYgI aY puwc puwc krn aflI-pr iehdf ipAu qF awg dI nfl aY-pUrf GYNt bMdf---!" -"-----." -"hux qF vwzf hiQafr Qozy koly juafk aflY-juafk hox qoN pihlF eI kfgj pwqr Byj ky mMgvf lvo-iehnUM qF iehdf ipAu lf idAU KurIaF-vihm nf mMn!" BUaf gwl pwkI qoN vI pwkI krdI jf rhI sI. -"qyrf kMm kwlH nUM iehy aY-gwl suxdYN iDafn dy ky?" BUaf ny blbIr nUM Tohkiraf. -"suxdYN." Auh murkVI ijhI mfrI bYTf sI. -"kwlH nUM qUM qy pusLipMdr bxfE kgj pwqr-qy qoro kwlH dI zfk 'c eI ieMzIaf-sux igaf? GuwgU ijaf bixaF bYTYN?" -"sux igaf jI." -"qy cwl hux mYnUM gwzI 'qy Gry Cwz ky af-qyrf PuwPV af ky Kurgo pwtU-qy qUM puwq pusLipMdr! Borf iPLkr nf krIN! jy muV ky iehy cIN-PLIN kry-mYnUM PUn krIN-mYN pwtUM iehdIaF bodIaF jIaF!" pusLipMdr hws peI. blbIr BUaf nUM kfr ivc Cwzx cilaf igaf. -"gwl sux blbIr myrI puwq! afpF hux 'kwly aF." BUaf ny kihxf sLurU kIqf. -"duipafrf qUM mYnUM jmF eI nhIN-qUM myrf KUn aYN-myry Kfndfn df dIvf aYN-myry mfipaF dI jVH aYN!" -"gwusf myrI iksy vI gwl df nf krIN-mYN sfrf kuC Qozy sfiraF dy Bly afsqy eI afKdI aYN-kwlH nUM bfeI hurF dy kfgj bxf ky Byj idE-do iqMn mhIinaF 'c af jfxgy-myrI skIm pqf kI aY?" -"kI aY?" blbIr GogV vFg BUaf vwl Jfikaf. -"myrI skIm bHIiraf bVI lMmI aYN-qyry bfpU byby afieaF qoN-vwzy ruipMdr nUM vfVFgy ikvyN nf ikvyN, aYQy! qyrf 'qy pusLipMdr df krvfvFgy qlfk-qy ruipMdr nfl krFgy kfgjI ivafh! qUM

vI sYWt qy Auh vI sYWt-TIk aY? iehnUM kuwqI nUM GUr nf! busLkfr ky rwK-ieh bVy kMm idAU, ajy! jdoN dovyN ho gey QFEN QfeIN sYWt-qy Pyr iehdy mfrFgy ZUey 'c lwq qy ieMzIaf bVI TfT nfl ivafh kr ky afvFgy-ieh islq jI sfrI Aumr qYnUM suwK ky nHI idwqI-ieMzIaf qoN kuVI ilafmFgy BVHfky argI." -"pr BUaf jI-ieh skImF isry cVHngIaF vI ik nhIN?" -"vy tUtlf! qusIN igwtl dy igwtl eI rhy! mYN kfhdy afsqy bYTI aYN? jy nf asmfn nUM tfkI lfaqI qF khIN! qUM kwlH nUM iehqoN kfgj bxvf ky ieMzIaf nUM qor-qyry ipAu nUM af lYxdy-Pyr mYN jfxF jF Auh jfxyN-qusIN brI!" -"-----." -"kMm puwq idmfg qoN leIdy huMdy aY-isafxy kihMdy aY-juwl kMDoly mOjF mfnx afkV pfaly mrdI aY-vwzf guridafl qF kuC krn kwqrn jogf nhIN-qUM qF koeI kMm isry cfVH! kMm afbdf iswD huMdY qy sLfbfsLy lokF dI-qy nhIN qF Auh gwl hoAU, beI Gr bfr guafieaf qy BVUaf aKvfieaf-qUM dyK lY ikhVy pfsy qurnYN? ieh qyrI mrjI aY! pRIvfr sYWt krlyNgf-lokF dI bwly bwly-qy jy Kf ky Poky zkfrH eI mfrI jfxy aYN-lok qF Pyr igwtl eI kihxgy!" -"-----." blbIr aMdr kuqkuqIaF hox lwg peIaF. biGafVI BUaf dI kfiql soc df Auh kfiel hoieaf bYTf sI. -"lok qF bHIiraf puwq, sfrI dy swcy huMdy aY-ijhVI lokF ny QozI igwtlF aflI awl pfeI vI aY-Auh lfh idE hux! Auh sfrI Aumr QonUM nsUVHy dI igVHk mFgUM suwK ky nhIN idwqI-twbr df kuC suafr-lok afbdy afp eI inhwQy ho ky bih jFdy aY-beI afpF qF aYNvyN eI igwtl afKI gey? ieh qF idmfgI eI bhuq aY!" -"qy BUaf, hux mYN kI krF?" BUaf dy Cwzy qIr aYnH insLfny 'qy vwjx mgroN blbIr ny puwiCaf. -"qUM iehnUM rfm gAU nUM plosI rwK-ijMnF icr qyry mF ipAu aYQy nhIN phuMcdy-kMm suafrnf aOKf huMdY-ivgfV qF puwq jdoN mrjI lY-mF ipAu dI rfhdfrI iBjvf-ruipMdr nUM iksy cor morI ivc dI iewDr vfV-ieh kMm qyry hux krn dy aY-aglIaF skImF Pyr krFgy-qyrf ipAu afjU-Auh afp bQyrHf skImI aYN-iewQy phuMc ky Auh afpy koeI BMn GV krI jfAU-iehnF gwlF df qyry PuwPV nUM pqf nf lwgy-qyry myry ivc hI rihx." -"mYN kfhnUM dwsxIaYN---?" -"mYnUM aYQy bfhr eI lfh dy-qyry PuwPV dI gwzI KVHI aY-qy qUM jfh! nfly GraflI nUM idl df bfhlf Byq nhIN dyeIdf huMdf-qImIN qoN iZwz dI gwl lko ky rwKIey! jdoN qImIN nUM Byq af igaf-Pyr moiZaF AuqoN dI Quwkx lwg jFdI aY-bws lfh dy mYnUM aYQy eI!" blbIr ny kfr KVHI kr idwqI. BUaf AuWqr geI. blbIr ny kfr moV leI. -"kwqF pRIqF nfl crKf cMnx df---!" Auh iksy KusLI ivc gfAuNdf Gr prq afieaf. -"ipMdr! BUaf koly kfhnUM gwl krnI sI?" Aus ny soPLy 'qy bYTidaF ikhf. -"-----." pusLipMdr cuwp hI rhI. -"ijhVI gwl sI mYnUM afp eI kih lYNdI?" -"-----."

-"nfly myry bfDU dIaF juwqIaF puafeIaF qy nfly BUaf nUM duKI kIqf!" -"-----." -"ipMdr---!" Aus ny AuT ky Aus nUM klfvy ivc lY ilaf. pusLipMdr jjLbfqF dy hVH ivc vih peI aqy Aus dIaF awKF ivcoN kosy hMJU 'prl-prl' vih qury. blbIr dI pfeI jwPLI kfrn Aus df drd ijvyN awKF rfhIN Kfry pfxI dy rUp ivc vg irhf sI. -"ipMdr! mYnUM muafPL krdy-mYN qyrf idl duKI kIqf-qyrf dyxdfr hF!" Aus ny Aus nUM hor Guwt ilaf qF pusLipMdr Dfh mfr ky blbIr dy gl nUM icMbV geI. moh mfrI. ipafr-Bfvnf dy diraf vihMdI hoeI. pqI-pRym ivc gVuwc! blbIr Aus nUM bwicaF vFg QfpVI jf irhf sI. -"hux qF kih dy muafPL kIqf?" -"mYN qF hmysLf hI quhfnUM muafPL krdI afeI aF-kdy kuC kihx df mOkf idwqY?" -"bws-bws! ijhVf kuC bIq igaf-zrfAuxf supnf jfx ky Buwl jfh! hux koeI vI sLkfieq df mOkf nhIN dyvFgf." -"-----." -"TIk aY?" pusLipMdr ny 'hF' ivc isr ihlf idwqf. Aus dy Bfxy sMkt tl igaf sI. dsONtf KLqm ho igaf sI. Jmylf bIq igaf sI. -"jy khyN qF mYN Guwt lf lF?" -"pIx nUM qF mYN QonUM kdy vI kuC nhIN ikhf-mYN qF KrUd qoN zrdI aYN." pusLipMdr df ichrf aiq-mfsUmIaq Biraf sI. -"KrUd hux jmF eI nhIN huMdf." Auh ikcn ivc clf igaf. agly idn hI pusLipMdr ny afpxI sws aqy shury dy kfgjL bxf ky ieMzIaf qor idwqy. nfl eyar-itktF vfsqy iewk lwK rupey df zrfPLt nwQI kr idwqf. Aus dy jyT, ruipMdr dy kfgjL vkIl ny nf Byjx dI rfie idwqI sI. ruipMdr blbIr qoN kfPLI vwzf sI. vIjLf lYx df koeI 'bys' nhIN bxdf sI. aMbYsI vwloN sLrqIaf hI 'nFh' ho jfxI sI. ruipMdr nUM iewQy bulfAux dI koeI quk nhIN bxdI sI. koeI ivsLf dwsxf jLrUrI sI. vIjLf aPLsr nUM ivsLvfsL-ihq ilafAuxf lfjLmI sI. ivsLf ruipMdr bfry koeI bxdf nhIN sI. kfgjL bxf ky Byjx qwk BUaf df iqMn vfr PLon af cwukf sI. pypr Byjx dI KLbr sux ky Aus ny suK df sfh ilaf sI. bcnoN BUaf iewk qrHF nfl iewk 'kwcI-kcIlH' sI. CyqI kIqy mgroN lihx vflI nhIN sI. kfgjL ieMzIaf awpVn qwk Aus ny iksy kol BfPL qwk nf kwZI. bhuqf zr Aus nUM blbIr dy PuwPV, jIq isMG qoN sI. ijhVf hmysLF hI Aus dy pRIvfr ivc nuks kwZdf rihMdf.

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joigMdr dy Gr ivc sB kuJ 'awCf' nhIN sI. Aus dy GrvflI srbjIq afpxI sws qyj kOr dI ibnF gwloN nukqfcInI krdI rihMdI. -"byby jI QonUM afh nhIN pqf-byby jI QonMU aOh nhIN pqf." dI srbjIq hmysLf hI rt lfeI rwKdI. cfhy byby ny sfrI ijLMdgI grIbI hI dyKI sI. awiq-sfdf pihinaF aqy KfDf sI. pr ieKLlfk pwKoN kdy Aus ny 'Auey' nhIN aKvfeI sI. pr iewQy puwq dy Gr af ky, sfrf kuJ huMidaF-suMidaF vI byby dI ibnF gwloN 'nokf-tokI' huMdI rihMdI. ies gwl df joigMdr nUM koeI pqf nhIN sI. BrI-pIqI byby Aus nUM kuJ vI nf dwsdI. puwq duKI hovygf, bfry soc ky Auh nUMh dI hr gwl ihwk 'qy pwQr rwK ky jrdI. hoeI byiewjLqI vI TMZy pfxI vFg pI jFdI. kdy byby moh-hyrvy ivc af ky poqry idlpRIq nUM cwuk lYNdI qF srbjIq 'alI-alI' krky mgr pY jFdI. -"byby jI iehnUM ipaf rihx idaf kro-QonUM ikMny vfrI afiKaY? juafk nUM AuhI burI afdq pY jFdI aY cwkx dI-ieh ieMzIaf nhIN beI juafk nUM Auqy eI mUqfeI jfE-iewQy qF gory afbdy juafk nUM hwQ nhIN lfAux idMdy." -"pr puwq afpF qF gory nhIN nf? mYnUM qF zwubVf moh afAuNdY-Pyr vI afbdf KUn aYN." byby aMdroN Jokf AuTdf. moh-mfrI Auh byvws ho ky TMZI-sIlI ho jFdI. -"byby aYQy rihxYN qF goiraF vFgUM rihxf iswK! jYsf dysL vYsf Bys-jy goiraF dy dysL af ky vI Aujwz dy Aujwz rihxYN qF aYQy afAux df kI PLfiedf? bMdy nUM dyK ky eI rIs af jFdI aY-axpVHF aflI mwq kfhnUM jFdI aY!" -"kuVHy puwq srbjIq! aYnI ikAuN inrmohI hogI qUM? puwq mYN qF qyry hmysLf sfhF 'c sfh ilaf-mfvF qoN vwD ipafr idwqf-sws aflf kdy koeI vrqfrf nhIN rwiKaf-qy puwq qUM eI mYnUM mUMh nhIN boldI? mfVI-mfVI gwl qoN lfh-lfh mfrdI aYN!" byby qyj kOr idloN vYx-kIrny pfAux vflI hoeI peI sI. -"byby jI! aYQy koeI sws suws nhIN nUMh puwq nfl rihMdI! aYQy qF mIaF-bIvI 'kwly rihMdy aY-aYsLF krdy aY-aYQy koeI nhIN iksy dI pRfeIvyt lfeIPL ivc roVf bxdf." srbjIq ny iswDI hI suxf idwqI. -"puwq mYN qF koeI roVf nhIN bxdI-kdy koeI tok-tkfeI nhIN kIqI-kdy Qozy kMm 'c dKl nhIN idwqf-qusIN afbdI nINd sONny EN-afbdI nINd AuTdy EN." -"-----." srbjIq 'mwtr' bxI sfrf ibRqFq suxdI rhI. -"puwq jy myrI afhI durgqI krnI sI qF mYnUM swidaf eI kfhqoN sI-kI QuiVaf ipaf sI myrf aYQy afAux KuxoN?" -"qyry puwq ny eI bfhlI pUC cwkI vI sI qYnUM mMgvfAux dI mfeI! mYnUM iksy kMjr ny kuC nhIN puwiCaf!" -"-----." byby puwq nUM 'kMjr' aKvf ky vI idl df BrfVH sbr dI sUeI nfl 'sIa' geI. -"jy vfips jfxY mfeI aYQy ikwly nhIN gwzy hoey-jdoN mrjI aY jf vVIN-aYQy rihx vfsqy qyry gl 'qy iksy ny qlvfr nhIN DrI hoeI." srbjIq bylwj kfV-kfV bol rhI sI. -"mYN qF puwq vgjF-mYN qF qyrI sqfeI hoeI iewQoN bUa krky inklx vflI hoeI peI aYN-mYN qF DIey Qozy klysL qoN zrdI aYN-beI puwq nUM kI dwsUM? hrKL df mfiraf bMdf nrk pY jFdY-bhuq lMmI socIdI aY DIey-isafxI bx ky cuwp kr jfnI aYN."

-"dwsxf kI aY? bMdf AUNeIN kih idMdY beI myrf iewQy jIa nhIN lwgdf-ipwCy nhIN srdf-gwlF QoVHIaYN jy jfx nUM mn mMndf hovy-pr kfhnUM?" -"DIey srbjIq! qUM hux klysL nf kr-mYN koeI bhfnf mfr ky AUNeIN clI jfAUNgI-ijMnF nHfqI puwq AunF eI puMn-ijAuNdy vsdy rho! bfby nfnk dI ikRpf nfl juafnIaF mfxoN!" byby DuKdI icqf vFg hfAukf Br ky cuwp ho geI. sLfm nUM jd joigMdr Gr afieaf qF Aus nUM byby kuJ bhuqI hI cwup-cuwp ijhI lwgI. Aus qoN bfad Gr ivc Juldy JwKV df Aus nUM koeI pqf nhIN sI. Auh qF byby nUM iewQy bulf ky bVf hI KusL sI. -"byby ikvyN awj cuwp jI bYTI aYN?" -"bws puwq AUN eIN bYTI aYN." byby ny sVdf-bldf idl jjLbfqF nfl dwb rwiKaf sI. -"iZwlI mwTI qF nhIN?" -"nhIN puwq! iZwlI mwTI qF mYN kihrF dI grmI afly afpxy mulk 'c nhIN hoeI-iewQy TMZy mulk 'c af ky qF kI iZwlI mwTI hoxYN?" -"byby! qyrf idl nhIN lwgdf?" joigMdr boql aqy iglfs cuwkI afAuNdf boilaf. -"puwq kmilaf! jy idl nUMh-puwq qy poqy 'c nf lwgU qF lwgU ikwQy-pr--." kuJ afKdI-afKdI byby cuwp kr geI. -"pr kI byby?" Aus ny pYWg aMdr suwt ky GsmYlf ijhf mUMh bxfAuNidaF puwiCaf. -"puwq afbdf mulk afbdf mulk eI huMdY-bMdf vIh iksy nfl duK suK krdY-aYQy qF tylIbIjn dyK lE-ibmfrF mFgUM aMdr bYTy rho-." -"poqy nfl Kyz ilaf kr?" joigMdr ny ikhf. Aus nUM kI pqf sI beI byby ivcfrI qF nUMh-rfxI dy hukm sdkf poqry dy nyVy vI nhIN Zuwk skdI sI. -"ijMnf ku huMdY puwq prc leIdY-duwD pI ky ivcfrf Auh sON jFdY-myrf Pyr jgfAux nUM jIa nhIN krdf-." puwq dy Gr dI sLFqI slfmq rwKx leI sLfied byby ny pihlI vfr rwb ijwzf JUT boilaf sI. Auqly mnoN vI kuPLr qoldI byby dI jLmIr Aus nUM lfhxqF pfAuNdI sI. ipMjr dyh Qr-Qr kMbdI sI. suwcf mn imhxy mfrdf sI. -"byby-aYQoN cfr ku sO iklomItr iek gurduafrY-cwl prsoN qYnUM AuQy drsLx krvf ky ilafAuny aF-gurU dy drsLx krky qyrI rUh TrjU-nfly ies bhfny asIN mwQf tyk afvFgy-qy nfly idlpRIq df mwQf itkfa ilafvFgy." -"ijvyN qyrI mrjI aY puwq." -"byby myry koly qF tYm nhIN huMdf-qYnUM pqf eI aY kMm bhuq rihMdY-pr qUM afbdI nUMh qoN qF lwqF luwqF Gutvf ilaf kr-." joigMdr dfrU pI ky lfciVaf bYTf sI. Auh byby dI hflq sFavIN krnf cfhuMdf sI. -"vy puwq Auhdy koly bwqI sulwKxIN koly ikhVf tYm aYN-juafk pflxyN pqf ikMny aOKy aY? bMidaF nUM kI pqY? kdy idlpRIq nUM nuhf-kdy mYnUM rotI pkf ky dyh-msF ibcfrI mMjy 'qy izwgdI aY." agly idn hI srbjIq ny qyl ivc afpxy leI mwCI ql ky, Ausy qyl ivc hI byby dy tost ql idwqy. byby ny ikqy dyK ilaf. qyjL kOr ny sfrI Aumr mIt-aFzf Kfxf qF kI? kdy hwQ vI nhIN lfieaf sI. Aus df idl 'ikrk' igaf. nUMh vwloN idno-idn huMdIaF njfiejL ijLafdqIaF

Aus dy isr AuproN pfxI vFg lMGx lwg peIaF sn. byby dy idl ny soicaf ik nUMh ny lwk bMnH ky Aus nUM GroN kwZxf imwQ ilaf sI. lkIr iKwc leI sI. -"srbjIq! DIey qUM myry aflI zblrotI vI mwCI afly qyl 'c ql idwqI?" byby ny bVI inmrqf nfl puwiCaf. Aus df duKI idl 'bhuVI-bhuVI' kr irhf sI. -"afho! ikAuN?" Auh Kfx vfilaF vFg peI. -"puwq! kfly gey qy bwgy af gey-mYN qF sLyrf sfrI Aumr mIt aFzy nUM hwQ nhIN lfieaf-." -"dyK mfeI! qyry asLxyN-psLxyN mYQoN inwq nhIN suxy jry jFdy-." -"puwq asLxyN-psLxyN nHI! mYN qF Kfx aflI Aumr 'c nHI KfDf-hux qF pqf nHI ikMnI ku rihgI?" -"dyK mfqf! mYN cOvI GMty qyry mUhry hwQ joV ky qF KVHnoN rhI-jo imldY-Auh KfxYN qF Kfh qy nhIN KsmF nUM Kfh---!" ijMn vFg twpdI srbjIq ny afKrI bcn hI suxf Diraf. byby ny iewk sfDU-cuwp Dfr leI. lMbI cuwp! boly prbq vrgI cuwp!! agly idn sfJry hI pRIq af igaf. -"lY byby! cMgy krmF nUM pRIq vI af inwqiraf-ieh vI gurduafry mwQf tyk afAU-." joigMdr ny KusL huMidaF ikhf. -"gurU dy drsLx qF cMgy BfgIN eI imldy aY puwq!" -"qUM iqafr nhIN hoeI?" joigMdr ny 'TuMmk-TuMmk' krdI iPrdI srbjIq nUM puwiCaf. -"cfr sO iklomItr jfx aYN qy cfr sO iklomItr eI afAux aYN-aYzy lMmy sPLr 'c juafk qMg hoAU." Auh bolI. joigMdr cuwp kr igaf. -"gwl srbjIq dI TIk aY-sPLr lMmf aYN-gurU lMmIaF AumrF kry-jdoN QoVf ijaf surq isr ho igaf-mwQf itkfa ilafieE." byby ny srbjIq dI bdnIq BFpidaF, dony pfsy rwKidaF ikhf. awj pRIq vI bhuqf nf boilaf. nfnI, qyjL kOr nfl hI duK-suK krdf irhf. hwsdf irhf. iewk gwl Aus ny jLrUr mihsUs kr leI sI ik nfnI iewQy af ky KusL nhIN sI. aMdro-aMdrI jLrUr srbjIq Aus nUM qMg krdI hovygI. nfnI dwsy nf dwsy! srbjIq dy puwTy ijhy pRqIkrm joigMdr vI cuwp-cfp, gupq qfVdf af irhf sI. Auh pfgl jF inafxf qF hY hI nhIN sI? quiraf iPrdf ieiqhfs sI. hMiZaf-vriqaf iensfn sI. awDI-sdI df ibAurf sI. Gr ivc cwl rhy Guwto-GuwtI vfly mfhOl bfry Aus nUM mihsUs jLrUr huMdf sI. pr boldf nhIN sI, ieh iek vwKrI gwl sI. ieh Aus dI iek mIrI isafxp sI. byby ny sfrI Aumr grIbI ivc BuwjdI ny hI lMGfeI sI. pr hux Auh klysL krky byby dy DuKdy idl 'qy qyl nhIN pfAuxf cfhuMdf sI. byby iek drvysL rUh sI. PLwkr afqmf sI. Aus inrlyp-rUh nUM Auh sqfAuxf nhIN cfhuMdf sI. drvysL-rUh dy Dur aMdroN inklI asIs jF dursIs iswDI Dur-drgfh jf vwjdI hY. byby iek puwjI-rUh hY! ies df joigMdr nUM aihsfs sI. srbjIq dIaF krqUqF Auh jLrUr cuwp inhfrdf irhf sI. Auh kfr lY gurduafry nUM rvfnf ho gey. kfr joigMdr clf irhf sI. awgy pRIq aqy ipwCy byby bYTI sI. cuwp-gVuwp!

-"kI gwl aY byby-cuwp ijhI bYTI aYN?" cuwp joigMdr ny hI qoVI. -"nhIN puwq! mYN cuwp kfhnUM bYTxYN sLyrf! mYN qF pfT krdI aF." byby bolI. Auh pfT jLrUr kr rhI sI. pr pfT ivc Aus df idl nhIN lwg irhf sI. mn KMzn huMdf sI aqy surqI vfhxIN peI iPrdI sI. -"byby! aYQy af ky qUM mYnUM suKI ijhI nhIN lwgdI?" joigMdr ny byby df aMdr PLrolxf cfihaf. pr isafxI byby idl dy jLKm puwq nUM CyqI kIqy kdoN idKfAuNdI sI? -"hY kmlf! nUMh-puwq, poqy qy dohqy koly af ky mYN suKI nf hoAUN qF hoAUN ikwQy?" byby lFbU lwgy idl 'qy buwko-buwk pfxI pfeI jf rhI sI. pr pfxI dy iCwty BFbV nUM ikwQoN kfbU krdy sn? -"byby qyrI nUMh qF nhIN koeI avlf-svlf boldI?" aslI dfa 'coN inkldI byby nUM joigMdr awigEN vgldf af irhf sI. pRIq cuwp sI. Aus ny kTor cuwp DfrI hoeI sI. -"puwq mYN ibgfnI DI 'qy kfhnUM 'ljfm lfvF? Auh qF ibcfrI bfhlI cMgI aY-blHfeI myrI syvf krdI aY-swq bcn dI BfgI aY." -"byby! mMn cfhy nf mMn-aMdroN gwl koeI jrUr aY." joigMdr ny afKrI gwl hI kih idwqI. -"hY XD kmlf! jdoN gwl hY eI koeI nHI-dwsF kI? bfDU ibgfnI DI nUM kfhqoN koeI dosL dyvF? iksy 'qy JUTf dUsLx lfAuxf koeI lfiekI dI gwl aY?" byby ny isafxp dI afV ivc, joigMdr dy suwty sfry pwqy rwd kr idwqy. -"ikAuN pRIq isaF-qyrf kI iKafl aY beI?" idloN inkldI drdI-hUk nUM vI joigMdr ny sihj dI kuqkuqI kwZ, hfsy pfieaf hoieaf sI. -"kI pqY mfmf jI? jo nfnI jI kihMdy aY-swc eI kihMdy hoxgy?" cfrfjoeI aqy duibDf ivc PLisaf pRIq iPr vI brI ho igaf. pr idl Aus df vI aMD-sfgr dIaF GuMmxGyrIaF ivc ipaf hoieaf sI. joigMdr cuwp kr igaf. KuwlIaF sVkF 'qy kfr CUt vwtI dOVI jf rhI sI. kfr dI qyjL rPLqfr sdkf drKLq aqy prbq vI byby dy idmfg ivc Aucy-nIvyN iKaflF vFg GuMmdy rhy sn. byby suqy-iswD sLFq bYTI 'vfihgurU-vfihgurU' jpdI rhI sI. svyr dy ds ku vjy Auh gurU-Gr phuMc gey. dUr 'kfr-pfrikMg' ivc AuhnF ny kfr jf lfeI. pfrikMg ivc anyk 'kocF' KVHIaF sn. -"lwgdY awj gurduafry 'kwT bhuq hoAU." pfrikMg vwl njLr mfridaF joigMdr ny ikhf. -"lwgdf qF ieAuN eI aYN!" pRIq boilaf. -"dyK lY pRIq!" byby ny kfr 'coN AuqridaF gwl surU kIqI. -"afpxy bMdy ikwQoN dy ikwQoN af ky gurduafry bxfeI bYTy aY-ieh rwb dI imhr nhIN qF hor kI aY?" -"dyK lE nfnI jI-kudrq aY rwb dI!" pRIq vI KusL hoxoN nf rih sikaf. -"aYQoN pqf lwgdY afpxy iswKF dI sLrDf df beI ikMnf gurU bfby nfl snyh-siqkfr rwKdy aY." -"-----." -"ikwQy swqF smuMdrF qoN pfr af ky vI Kflsy dy bol bfly kYm rwKy aY-aYvyN nhIN BfeI hr roj Kflsf jI dy bol bfly dIaF ardfsF krdy-gurU ny vI Pyr koeI Gft nhIN rwKI-sfrf kuC eI bgisLaf ipaY-kuC lko ky nhIN rwiKaf!" byby 'siqnfm-vfihgurU' aqy 'DMn bfbf nfnk-DMn bfbf

nfnk' jpdI jf rhI sI. -"lY byby mwQf tykdIN!" joigMdr ny kuJ not byby nUM PVfey. byby ny hwQ joV ky PV ley. mwQy nUM lfey. ajy Auh gurduafry dy gyt 'qy hI puwjy sn ik iqMn pRbMDkF ny AuhnF nUM drvfjy 'qy hI rok ilaf. AuhnF dy hwQF ivc nMgIaF qlvfrF sn. iewk qlvfr KUn nfl ilwbVI hoeI sI. AuhnF nUM rokx dy kfrn dI koeI smJ nf peI. gurduafry dy aMdroN koeI bysmJf ijhf rOlf suxfeI dy irhf sI. llkfry ijhy vI suxfeI idwqy sn. -"kI gwl aY isMG jI? aMdr koeI rOlY?" joigMdr ny pRbMDk nUM puwiCaf. -"nhIN-koeI Kfs nhIN." pRbMDk aqI-aMq awKV, pr sMKyp boilaf. -"asIN bVI dUroN afey hF-." gwl ajy joigMdr dy mUMh ivc hI sI ik pulIs aqy aYNbUlYNs dIaF gwzIaF BUcfl vFg af vwjIaF. nIlIaF lfeItF aqy hUtr vjfAuNdIaF! pulIs vfly 'mfxs bU-mfxs bU' krdy juwqIaF aqy kuwiqaF smyq gurduafry aMdr sfhx vFg Duws dy ky vV gey. iksy nUM koeI Kfs smJ nhIN peI sI. sfry KVHy dyKdy hI rih gey. sLrDflU sMgq sfh rokI, hrfsF mfrI KVHI sI. pulIs df juwqIaF aqy kuwiqaF smyq gurU-Gr ivc dfKlf? kdy hoieaf nf suixaF! ikwQy geI gurU-Gr dI mirafdf? ikwQy geIaF BfeI mnI isMG horF sUrimaF dIaF sLhIdIaF? gurU dy isrVI isMGF ny qF KopV luhfAux lwigaF 'sI' nhIN sI AucfrI? BwTF ivc Joky gey sn. bMd-bMd ktvf ilaf sI. bwicaF dy toty JolIaF ivc hws ky puaf ley sn. ibnF sIs qoN byhurmqI krn vfly dy afhU lfh Dry sn. jMglF 'coN af ky mwsy vrgy pfpIaF dy isr lfh ky nyjLy 'qy tMg qury sn. pr afh kI? isMGF dy ijAuNdy jIa gurU-Gr dI mirafdf juwqIaF aqy kuwiqaF smyq imwtI ivc imlf idwqI sI? byby df sInf 'qRfs-qRfs' kr irhf sI. Auh pqf nhIN kI-kI socI jf rhI sI. awKIN dyiKaf swc Aus df kfljf kwZdf sI. pulIs vfly gurduafry ivc hylIaF idMdy iPrdy sn. ies bfhrly mulk qoN qF byby pihlF hI bVI duKI sI, rwjI-DfeI sI. pr gurU-Gr dI afh hflq dyK ky qF Aus df mn pIiVaf igaf sI. puls ny keI isMGF nUM igRPLqfr kr, gwzIaF 'c lwd Tfxy nUM qor ilaf. aYNbUlYNsF PLwtVF nUM lwd qurIaF. iek qUPLfn mwicaf hoieaf sI. byby df idl ikrk igaf. -"vy joigMdrf! vy puwq afh puls afly nUM mfVf ijaf rokIN kyrF myrf puwq bxky!" byby ny lHylVHI kwZI. -"ikAuN byby?" joigMdr hYrfn sI. -"vy asIN iksy mVHI msfxI 'c juwqI joVf pf ky nhIN jFdy-qy iehy aOqF dy jfxy juwqIaF qy kqIVHF sxy bfby dy duafry af vwjy-ikMny dusLt aY iehy?" -"byby qUM kI lYxYN? Cwz prHy aYvyN!" joigMdr ny tflxf cfihaf. -"nhIN puwq! sLhIdF dI afqmf mYnUM vlUMDrdI rhUgI-rok ky puwC iehnUM-nhIN qUM gwl kr-mYN smJfAunI aF-mYnUM qF iehnF dI bfq nhIN afAuNdI-jy mYnUM puwq iehnF dI bolI afAuNdI huMdI-mYN qF pf idMdI roNBVHy lih jfixaF dy-iehnF ny gurU duafry nUM smJ kI rwiKaY?" byby lftF CwzI jf rhI sI. ibrD srIr dy huMidaF vI byby cMzI-rUp bxI KVHI sI. byby dI ihMz dyK ky joigMdr ny pulIs ieMspYktr nUM rok ilaf.

Auh bVy siqkfr nfl KVH igaf. joigMdr ny gory puls vfly nUM byby df sfrf guwsf smJfieaf. mirafdf bfry cfnxf pfieaf. gur-mirafdf leI hoeIaF aqI-aMq sLhIdIaF df sMKyp ibRqFq dwisaf qF gorf pulIs-mYn AuhnF Aupr ivaMgmeI hws ipaf. -"imstr isMG! Auqnf mYnUM sfzy igrjfGr bfry igafn nhIN ijqnf mYnUM quhfzy gurU-Gr bfry cfnx hY-ikAuNik sfzf iewQy afAux jfx bixaF hI rihMdf hY-bfkI rhI mirafdf dI gwl-mirafdf sB qoN pihlF quhfzy pRbMDk BMg krdy aY-asIN qF bhuq bfad ivc afAuNdy aF-qusI myrI gwl df Auqr idE ikRpf krky ik kI gurU Gr ivc ikrpfnF clfAuxIaF mirafdf hY? kI inhwQy isMGF isMGxIaF 'qy vfr krnf mirafdf hY? kI iksy dI byiejLqI krnI mirafdf hY? kI iksy dI pwg lfhuxI mirafdf df hI iek ihwsf hY? kI cODr kfiem rwKx leI lVfeI JgVf krnf mirafdf hY? gurU grMQ sfihb dI hjUrI ivc JgVf krnf quhfzy gurU df apmfn nhIN? iewQy mirafdf ikwQy rih geI? mYN afp jI dy mn dI avwsQf bVI awCI qrHF smJdf hF imstr isMG! mfqf jI nUM smJfE-sB qoN pihlF mirafdf pRbMDk BMg krdy hn-asIN qF bfad ivc afAuNdy hF-sLFqI kfiem rwKx leI sfnUM hr sMBv koisLsL krnI pYNdI hY-kfnUMn dy sfhmxy mirafdf koeI aihmIaq nhIN rwKdI-sfnUM dosL dyx dI vjfey qusIN mirafdf BMg krn vfly pRbMDkF nUM ikAuN nhIN smJfAuNdy? Auh sfnUM iewQy afAux df mOkf hI nf dyx? mfqf jI nUM kho ik ies df mYnUM bhuq aPLsos hY-mYN quhfzy mnF dI hflq bVI cMgI qrHF smJdf hF-afeI ivsL XU afl df bYWst imstr isMG!" qy ieMspYktr qur igaf. gurduafry ivcoN sfry pRbMDk aqy sMgqF bfhr kwZ ky pulIs ny gurduafry df kbjLf vkqI qOr 'qy afpxy hwQ ivc lY ilaf. joigMdr, byby aqy pRIq hfry hoey juafrIey vFg buwlH lmkf ky gurduafry qoN bfhr af gey. -"ikMnI sLrDf nfl afey sI-golI pY jfey iehnF pRbMDkF nUM-mwQf vI nhIN tykx idwqf dusLtF ny." byby afpxI 'BVHfs' kwZ rhI sI. -"-----." joigMdr aqy pRIq cuwp sn. idloN Auh vI duKI sn. -"kIVy pY jfx Qozy-gurU dy drbfr eI afh GiqwqF krdy aYN-QonUM qF nrkF ivc vI QF nHI imlxI pfpIE-pRyq bxogy pRyq qusIN qF-gurU Gr klysL krdy aYN!" -"byby kfhnUM afbdf afp KpfAunI aYN?" joigMdr boilaf. -"ieh gurU Gr 'c lVfeI hY kfhdI?" byby nUM hflIN qwk ieh smJ nhIN afeI sI ik XuwD hoieaf ikhVI gwloN sI? -"byby gurU Gr ivc lVfeI aY golk dI-cODr dI-hr koeI pRDfngI BfldY-hor dws?" -"hY Qozy kIVy pY jfx rfksLo! gurmuK hfry qy jwg jIqf vflI gwl hoeI puwq Pyr qF?" -"hor kI aY byby? gurU pRqI sLrDf qF qyry myry dy idlF ivc eI aY-pRbMDkF leI qF Kyz aY." -"-----." byby awiq duKI isr PyrI jf rhI sI. -"sfzy ipMz iek bMqf imsqrI huMdf sI mfmf jI." pRIq ny gwl surU kIqI. -"awCf! qUM vI sux lY byby pRIq dI gwl!" -"suxI jfnI aF puwq!" byby df ihrdf lhU-luhfx, nuwcVI jf irhf sI. -"Auh imsqrI sI kwtV kfmryz-pUrf nfsiqk bMdf-rwb qF AuhnUM kuC lwgdf eI nHI sI-nf eI rwb nUM Auh mMndf sI."

-"suxfeI cwl-mYN suxdYN." -"iek vfrI asIN bfhrly Gry kMD kwZIey-svyr df mOkf-mYN iewtF PVfAuNdf sI qy idhfVIey gfrf PVfAux 'qy sI." -"hUMa!" -"kI hoieaf-svyry svyry gurduafry df BfeI jI qy pMj bMdy hor gurU gRMQ sfihb dI svfrI leI jfx-qy asIN hwQ joV ky KVH gey." -"KVHnf eI sI puwq-sfzf rwb aY gurU gRMQ sfhb." byby ny hwQ joV ley. -"pr imsqrI nf KVHf-Auh AuvyN eI iewtF lfeI igaf." -"hY qyrI byVI bihjy aYzy cMdry dI!" -"jdoN bfby dI svfrI dUr clI geI-qF mYN kfmryz imsqrI nUM puwiCaf-imsqrI jI bfby dI bIV leI jFdy sI-qusIN hwQ ikAuN nhIN joVy? mwQf ikAuN nf tyikaf? mYnUM bxf smfr ky pqf kI kihMdf?" -"kI kihMdf?" -"kihMdf aKy jdoN qyrf bfpU svyry hl joV ky jFdY-kdy Auhdy hl nUM iksy ny mwQf tyikaY?" -"awCf----!" -"mYN ikhf imsqrI jI! hl qy bfby dI bIV df kI myl?" -"kihMdf Auey Boilaf pMCIaf! bfby dI bIV qyry leI jF afh idhfVIaF leI rwb hoAUgI-gurduafry dy BfeIaF ny qF gurU gRMQ sfhb nUM hl bxfieaf hoieaY-AuhnF gwlF dI hux smJ afAuNdI aY-beI iehnF ny qF vfikaf eI hl bxfieaf ivaY!" -"gwl shI aY BfeI!" byby ny vI awkI hoeI ny afiKaf. -"ikwzI dUroN siqkfr nfl mwQf tykx afey sI-npuwqy idaF ny imlt 'c sLrDf mfrqI-imsqrI swcf eI aY BfeI-iehnF ny qF gurU nUM hl eI bxfieaf ivaY." -"Auh kihMdf huMdf sI -aKy hux jf ky bfby nUM hl mFgUM joV lYxgy qy mfieaf krky 'kwTI sLfm nUM dulwqy kwZdy aY-cVHfvy dy isr 'qy eI-." -"Auh gwlF koeI mfVIaF nhIN krdf sI-afh dyKlo jy koeI JUT aY qF-isafxy df ikhf qy afAuly df KfDf ipwCoN pqf lwgdY-pYsf Kotf afpdf qy bfxIeyN nUM kI dosL-jy pRbMDk eI iqMnoN kfxyN aYN-Pyr kfmryzF nUM JUTy ikAuN krIey-iKlfry qF ieh afp pfAuNdy aY? dosL vfDU puls afilaF nUM!" -"puls afly ny vI koeI mfVI gwl nhIN afKI myry ihsfb nfl-swcIaF eI Auh mUMh 'qy mfr igaY." -"agly dI vI izAUtI aY-kI kry? aglf izAUtI nhIN pUrI krdf qF kwZ ky bfhr mfrngy-ieh ieMzIaf QoVo aY?" -"iewQy qF AudoN eI jvfb qlbI krn lwg pYNdy aY-koeI ilhfj nhIN krdy." Auh gwzI 'c bYT vfips cwl pey. sfry bVy hI cuwp-gVuwp sn. ijvyN AuhnF dI iksy ny jyb kwt leI sI. jF ijvyN Auh luwty-puwty gey sn. afey Auh rwb dy Gry sLrDf dy gwzy lwd ky sn. pr peI AuhnF dI JolI isrPL inrfsLf aqy mfXUsI hI sI. kfr afpxy pUry jlOa ivc motr-vya 'qy dOVI jf rhI sI. byby pwQr bxI bYTI sI. Aus

df mn vfr-vfr Brdf sI. Auh Guwt ijhI vwtI bYTI sI. jjLbfqF nUM dbf ky! -"byby kuC boldI nHI?" joigMdr ny byby dy idl df mOsm jfxidaF vI puwC ilaf. -"kI bolF puwq-suafh?" byby ny idl dI bldI lft joigMdr vwl nUM CwzI. joigMdr cuwp kr igaf. -"joigMdrf!" -"hF byby?" -"puwq iek gwl afKF-mMnygf?" -"nfnI jI quhfzI gwl nf mMnFgy qF hor kIhdI mMnFgy?" joigMdr dI jgfh pRIq boilaf. -"puwq mYnUM vfips afbdy dysL moVdy-hfVHy myrf sLyr!" -"kfhqoN byby? gurduafry aflI vfrdfq krky?" -"puwq ijhVy mulK 'c gurU dI afh hflq aY-mhfqVF dI kI hoAU?" byby ny aglI ipClI sfrI hI joigMdr nUM afK idwqI. -"byby aYnI eI gwl 'qy eI iQVk geI? aYDr qF gurduafiraF df afhI hfl aY-lVfeI JgVy juwq pOa." -"puwq ijwQy gurU df siqkfr nhIN-AuQy mYN qUM kIhdy pfxIhfr-ijwQy bMdy gurU nUM nhIN bgsLdy-myry argI nUM ikwQy bgsLxgy? kIVI nUM qF puwq qwkly df dfg eI bhuq huMdY-afbdI iewjq puwq afbdy hwQ huMdI aY-jrUrI koeI durgqI krvf ky inklxf huMdY?" pRIq bYTf soc irhf sI ik nfnI qyj kOr duKI qF asl ivc srbjIq qoN sI. pr Gry klysL pYx dy zroN bhfnf gurduafry dI vfrdfq df bxfAuNdI sI! Auh idloN iewQy rihxf hI nhIN cfhuMdI sI. hux hwQ afieaf gurduafry vflI vfrdfq df hiQafr nfnI ny mfmy dy moZy 'qy Dr ilaf sI. mfmf cuwp sI. cuwp ivXog df rUp Dfrn kr geI sI. -"nfnI ikqy nUMh rfxI ny qF nHI kuC afKqf kdy?" pRIq idl df drd smJdf hoieaf vI qyj kOr nUM kih bYTf. -"puwq rwb nUM jfn dyxI aYN-kfhnUM ibgfnI DI 'qy dosL lfmF-kdy AucI nHI bolI bwqI sulwKxI-bws myrf ies mulK qoN eI mn mr igaf." -"-----." donoN cuwp sn. -"puwq hux ijMdgI pqf nHI kY idn aYN? kfhnUM ibgfny dysL 'c rul ky mrIey?" -"byby gwl koeI jrUr aY-pr qUM dwsdI nHI." joigMdr ny byby df kfljf Kurcxf cfihaf. -"puwq qUM mYnUM jMimaYN jF mYN qYnUM?" byby ny gwl gyVIN pf leI. -"Pyr vI?" -"bws puwq jy myrI qUM koeI KfhsL pUrI krnI aYN qF iehI krdy-mYnUM vfps Byj dy myrf puwq bxky-myrI ieh afKrI KfhsL eI smJ lY." joigMdr inrwuqr ho igaf. pRIq vI cuwp cfp hI bYTf bfhr dyK irhf sI. Auh nfnI dI hflq bVI awCI qrHF smJdf sI. srbjIq vrgI 'pRyq' aOrq nfl kwtxf koeI Kflf jI df vfVf nhIN sI. ijhVI juafn muMzy dI qih lf skdI sI. Aus leI iek ibrD mfeI kI sLYa sI? ikhVy bfg dI mUlI sI? Aus dI soc muqfibk nfnI bhuq hI guwJf Byd idl dy nfsUr hyT dwbI bYTI sI. pr Aus PLwt qoN prdf nhIN cuwkxf cfhuMdI sI. idl dy 'zobU' nUM idl ivc hI lY ky ieMzIaf vfips muV jfxf cfhuMdI sI. nfnI df idl Aus iqafgI PLwkr PLkIr dI kuwlI vrgf sI, ijs ivc hIry jvfhrfq, rwb

dy imlx df rsqf aqy sLfied nfg-mxI jF bfsLk-nfg vI Cupy hoey sn. Auh kuwlI ijs ivcoN hr musIbq jF KusLI ivc vI 'DMn-DMn' df avfjLf hI af skdf sI. nfnI df idl Auh KLjLfnf sI, ijs ivc asIs, ndr aqy rihmqF qoN ielfvf qbfhI vI CupI hoeI sI sLfied! -"joigMdr! puwq myrI gwl df jvfb nHI idwqf qUM?" -"byby mYN qyrf idl nhIN duKf skdf-hor kuC vI kr skdYN-pr qUM jfxf kdoN ku cfhuMnI aYN?" joigMdr ny byby df idl PLroilaf. -"myry vwloN puwq mYnUM awj eI qor dyh!" -"ikAuN beI pRIq?" -"jy nfnI jI kihMdy aY qF pfDf nf puwCo-bws qor idE!" -"-----." -"gwl pqf kI aY mfmf jI-qusIN nfnI jI nUM mMgvfieaf aYQy suK nUM-qy jy iehy iewQy suKI eI nhIN jF iehnF df iewQy jIa nhIN lwgdf Pyr iehnF nUM duwK kfhqoN idwqf jfvy? jy ieh kuC nhIN kihMdy qF iehnF dI afqmf qF duKI huMdI eI aY? afqmf df duK sB qoN mfVf-afqmf pqf nhIN ikhVI dursIs kwZdI aY aMdroN? qy afqmf dI asIs qy dursIs iswDI drgfh jf vwjdI aY!" pRIq ny swcI gwl hI nbyV DrI. -"Pyr byby df pRbMD awj eI kr dyeIey?" -"hor nbyVo kMm!" gwlF kridaF AuhnF ny gwzI afpxy sLihr dy eyarport 'qy lf idwqI. jhfj dI itkt bfry pqf kIqf. qIjy idn dI sIt KflI jf rhI sI. pRIq aqy byby dI rfie lY ky joigMdr ny qIjy idn dI sIt buwk krvf idwqI. pYsy krYizwt-kfrz nfl dy idwqy. byby ny suK df sfh ilaf. pRIq ny vI nfnI nUM hlkI-hlkI mihsUs kIqf. KoBy 'coN inklI gAU vFg! Auh nfnI dy doPLfV idl nUM bVI awCI qrHF smJdf sI. puwq aqy poqry qoN Auh ivCVnf nhIN cfhuMdI sI, nUMh rihx nhIN idMdI sI. cfhy iksy ny pRIq nUM kuJ dwisaf nhIN sI. pr hux Auh ieqnf 'pwpU' vI nhIN sI ik nfnI dI hflq df jfiejLf nf lY skdf. srbjIq qyrf ikhVy jnm Blf hoAU drvysL rUh nUM qVPLf ky? bury hfl hoxgy qyry! pRIq df mn mfmI nUM lfhxqF pf irhf sI. -"srbjIq! byby idl nHI lfAuNdI-asIN iehdI itkt prsoN dI buwk kr idwqI aY." joigMdr ny Gry af ky dwisaf. -"mYnUM qF pihlF eI pqf sI ik byjI df idl nhIN lwgxf." srbjIq dy idl aMdr kuqkuqI hoeI. byjI jfx qoN bfad hux Aus dy pRIvfr df rfh pwDrf ho jfxf sI. joigMdr dy pRIvfr df mslf Kqm ho igaf sI. Aus dy mn anusfr byjI ny qur iPr ky mylf dyK ilaf sI. hux Aus dy pRIvfr dI KurvwZ krn dI vfrI sI. hux ibwlU vrigaF df rfh KuwlH igaf sI. pr buVHI ikqy Pyr nf muV afvy? Aus dy idl ny goqf KfDf! iehnUM Kuwzy lfeIn lf ky hI rwKxYN! Aus ny idl ivc hI soicaf. iehnUM aYho ijhf sbk isKf ky qorUM, ijhVI muV ky ieDr nUM mUMh nf kry!! Aus ny idl ivc keI ivcfr AuWprQlI ilaFdy. jy buVHI nUM 'puwc-puwc' kIqI ikqy Pyr nf aYQy pYr psfr ky bYT jfvy? myrf pRIvfr qF iPr kMnI df ikafrf hI bx ky rih jfvygf? iPr ibwlU horIN iewQy pYVF ikvyN krngy? ieh nUM qrk lf ky dPLf kIqf hI vDIaY! iehnUM 'puwq-puwq' krnoN htfAuxYN. -"Auey kfhnUM-AuQy gurduafry mfVf ijaf JgVf ijaf ho igaf-byby kihMdI mYN qF nhIN eyQy rihxf-aKy ijwQy gurU dI afh hflq aY-sfzI kI hoAU?"

-"-----." srbjIq smyq pRIq vI cuwp sI. -"kwlH nUM byby nfl jf ky sLOipMg bgYrf krvf dyeIN-prsoN qF PLlfeIt aY." joigMdr ny ikhf. -"kI loV aY sLyrf! mYN qF do rotIaF dI BfeIvfl aYN-!" -"byby kuC nf kuC qF dy ky eI qorFgy." joigMdr ny ikhf. -"KflI hwQ nhINqordy nfnI jI!" pRIq boilaf. qIjy idn byby, pRIq, srbjIq, poqrf idlpRIq aqy joigMdr eyarport phuMc gey. eyarport 'qy 'cYWk-ieMn' krvf ky borizMg-kfrz lY ilaf. PLlfeIt Auzx ivc ajy do GMty pey sn. srbjIq byjI nUM ipsLfb krn dy bhfny toafielYWtF vwl lY geI. -"mfeI qYnUM iek gwl dwsF?" srbjIq ny aqI aMq rwuKy lihjy ivc ikhf. Auh iksy zYx vFg bolI sI! -"dws puwq?" byby ny hmysLf vFg bVI inmrqf nfl afiKaf. inmrqf Aus ny iZwzoN nhIN guafeI sI. -"jIhnUM qUM poqf poqf krdI aYN-ieh qyry puwq df nHI---!" -"hYN---?" byby klXugI nUMh vwl dyKdI hI rih geI, "kIhdY Pyr?" byby ny mUMh ivc hI boc ilaf. -"qyry puwq 'c hYnI kxkMzf-mym 'qy eI swqU mukfeI iPrdY-mYN qF vIh pfpV vyly aY-swc qYnUM dws idwqf-iewjq rwKxI qyrf kMm aYN-rOlf pfAuxYN qyrI mrjI aY-mYnUM iksy df zr nhIN mfiraf-bfhlf igaf qlfk lY lAUN-pr eys gwl df qyry puwq nUM nHI pqf! puwq nUM kI, iksy nUM vI nhIN pqf." Auh biGafVI vFg mUMh KolH ky bolI sI. byby inrlwj nUMh vwl avfk KVHI dyKdI rhI. byby afKx qF lwgI sI ik ijhVy kMjr ny ieh bxfieaY, AuhnUM qF pqf hoAU? AuhqoN goJ ikvyN rwKyNgI kMjrIey! Aus nUM kuJ suwJ nhIN irhf sI. Aus nUM afpxy pYr Gukdy pRqIq ho rhy sn. eyarport dI iemfrq Aupr izwgdI njLr afAuNdI sI. -"afjo nfnI jI-tfeIm ho igaf!" pRIq lYx af igaf. byby gwzy vrgy Bfry pYr pwtdI qur peI. mgr hI srbjIq sI. idlpRIq pRIq kol cuwikaf hoieaf sI. lok-lfj nUM byby ny idlpRIq nfl Eprf ijhf ipafr kIqf. sLgn idwqf. sfiraF nUM glvkVI ivc lYx qoN bfad byby BuwbF mfrdI qur peI. -"byby jy nhIN idl krdf jfx nUM qF rihpf-itkt eI aY-jFdI aY qF jfxdy." -"nhIN puwq qUM qF myrf srvx puwq aYN-jfAUN qF mYN afbdy dysL eI-!" awigEN byby kuC bol nf skI. gl ruk igaf sI. srbjIq qoN ibnf sfry Bry mn leI KVHy sn. -"lwgdY puwq hux afpxy myly nhIN hoxy!" -"nfnI jI ikhiVaF vihxF ivc pY gey? rwb suwK rwKy-ajy qF idlpRIq df ivafh krnYN." pRIq ny mfhOl suKfvF bxfAux leI ikhf. -"puwq ilK lY-afpxy myl nHI hoxy hux!" byby ny joigMdr nUM Guwt ky buwkl ivc lY ilaf. bwicaF vFg! idl dy tukVy nUM Cwz ky byby dIaF aFdrF mwcI jf rhIaF sn.

sfiraF ny byby qoN ivdfiegI leI. bwicaF vFg zuskdI byby lhU-luhfx hoey, nuwcVdy idl nUM lY ky qur geI. pwlVy JfV ky KflI hwQ qury vpfrI vFg!

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blbIr dy bfpU igMdr aqy byby, mukMd kOr df vIjLf lwg igaf. hPLqy ku ivc hI Auh 'BUq' vFg af vwjy. mukMd kOr ny nUMh pusLipMdr nUM buwkl ivc lY ky vfr-vfr ipafr kIqf. igMdr ny vI kfPLI apxwq jqfeI sI. pusLipMdr ny vI koeI dirafdrI nhIN idKfeI sI. Auh Aus nUM afpxy sky mF-bfp vrgy hI qF lwgy sn. kOx sI iewQy Aus df? mF-bfp qF Bfrq bYTy sn. sws-shurf hI hux qF mF-bfp sn. duK-suK dy sFJI. BUaf aqy PuwPV igMdr horF nUM imlx afey. PuwPV kuJ ijLafdf hI iKiJaf hoieaf sI. ieMj jfpdf sI ik Auh igMdr aqy mukMd kOr 'qy afAux 'qy KusL nhIN sI. Auh vfr-vfr sUx vflI mwJ vFg 'vwt' ijhf krdf sI. ikcn ivc vV ky PuwPV ny do pYWg lf ley. pusLipMdr Aus nUM kfPLI KusL njLr afeI. -"pusLipMdr! ieh qUM ikwQoN dwd lf ley? ieh qF BuwKy mrdy, ieMzIaf nhIN sI mfn-aYQy rwjvIN rotI KFdy qF ieh pqf nhIN kI Kurgo pwtxgy? iehnF nUM lok igwtlF df twbr aYvyN nhIN afKdy-ieh qF BuwKy mrdy vI do pYr DrqI qoN AuqFh eI rwKdy sI-bVf cwkvF twbr aY iehy-N!" PuwPV ny pusLipMdr nUM dwbvF ijhf ikhf. pusLipMdr sqMB KVHI dyKdI hI rih geI. Aus nUM ies pRIvfr bfry koeI bhuqI jfxkfrI nhIN sI. -"mYnUM pqY, qyrI BUaf ny eI iehnF dIaF isPLqF dy iPVky ksy hoxgy? AuhqoN ibnf, ies twbr dI koeI isPLq nhIN krdf-ilK lY!" pusLipMdr PuwPV dI ajIb-ajIb akfsLbfxI sux rhI sI. -"Kuafjy df gvfh pusLipMdr zwzU eI huMdY puwq-Auh zwzU qyrI BUaf bcnoN aYN." pusLipMdr nUM koeI AuWqr nf aOiVaf. -"jy ieh sfry rl ky koeI cIN PLIN krn, mYnUM dwsIN-'kwlI qoN qYQoN ieh sfry lot nHI afAuxy-ieh sfrf twbr BirMzF dI KwKr aY-iek liVaf, sfry eI gl nUM afAuxgy." pusLipMdr cuwp hI rhI. -"nfly ieh pRIvfr qF dUjy df Kf ky kwCF mfrn jogf eI aY-afbdy rupeIey nUM qF ieh lIr Pyr ky rwKdy aY!" pYWg lf ky Auh ikcn ivcoN bfhr af igaf. afpxy vwloN Aus ny pusLipMdr nUM sucyq kr idwqf sI. zrfieMg-rUm ivc bYTI BUaf bcnoN df cusq kMn ikcn vwl hI irhf sI. pr Aus nUM koeI Kfs smJ nhIN lwgI sI. PuwPV hI boldf irhf sI. pusLipMdr kuJ nhIN bolI sI. ijs krky BUaf

nUM kuJ ku qswlI sI. ikAuNik PuwPV qF bcnoN dy pRIvfr 'qy nwk-buwlH mfrdf hI rihMdf sI. koeI nf koeI nuks kwZdf hI rihMdf sI. ies dI bcnoN nUM koeI pRvfh hI nhIN sI. Aus dy Brf df pRIvfr iewQy puwj igaf sI. hux Aus dI jfxdI sI juwqI! bws! iekwlf ruipMdr hI rihMdf sI. Auh BUaf ny koeI nf koeI 'tocn' pf ky iKwc hI lYxf sI. BUaf swqF pwqxF dI qfrU aOrq sI. Auh PuwPV nUM kI gOldI sI? BUaf nUM afpxy sLYqfn idmfg 'qy pUrf PLKr sI, Brosf sI. Aus dy ryzIE vrgy idmfg ny koeI nf koeI stysLn PV hI lYxf sI. PuwPV dy kMn krn 'qy vI pusLipMdr sws-shury dI idloN syvf krdI sI. sws-shury ny vI ajy qwk Aus nUM mMdf bcn nhIN ikhf sI. pusLipMdr dy mn nUM qswlI sI. sMqusLtI sI. BUaf afAuNdI qF pusLipMdr nfl imwTIaF mfr jFdI. igMdr isMG aqy bcnoN GMtf-GMtf pqf nhIN kI 'guPLqgU' krdy rihMdy. sws mukMd kOr pusLipMdr nfl rsoeI ivc cwkx-Drn krvfAuNdI rihMdI. Auh bcno aqy igMdr dIaF gwlF ivc nf qF bhuqf iDafn idMdI aqy nf hI bhuqI dKl-aMdfjLI krdI. suBfa pwKoN Auh afp-mqI ijhI buVHI sI. nf iksy nfl bhuqf bolxf aqy nf hI iksy nUM bhuqf bulfAuxf. hF, kdy kdy blbIr AuhnF dIaF gwlF df BfeIvfl jrUr bx jFdf. pusLipMdr avyslI hI rihMdI. Auh ipAu-puwqF dI gwl ivc dKl dyxf nhIN cfhuMdI sI. pusLipMdr grBvqI hox krky hux bhuqf kMm nhIN kr skdI sI. Gr df sfrf kMm Aus dI sws hI sMBfldI. rotI-twuk nUM Auh bVI AuWdmIN aOrq sI. pusLipMdr dy idn nyVy afAuNdy jFdy sn. iksy ny koeI sLwkI gwl nhIN kIqI sI. sB suwK-sFd sI. sLFqI sI. Auh soc rhI sI ik PuwPV jI nUM qF ies pRIvfr nUM mfVf afKx dI 'bfx' sI. ieh pRIvfr qF jy Aus nUM cMgI nhIN afKdf sI, qF mfVI vI nhIN kihMdf sI. Auh iksy nUM mfVf ikAuN khy? Auh kmlI sI ik PuwPV dy khy afpdf Gr ivgfVdI? iewk sLfm nUM jdoN pusLipMdr lyzI-zfktr qoN cYWk-awp krvf ky muVI qF Aus dI hYrfnI-pRysLfnI dI koeI hwd nf rhI. Aus nUM afpxIaF awKF 'qy XkIn hI nf afieaf. Aus ny dyiKaf ik Aus dy aMimRqDfrI shurf sfihb ny afpxf 'gfqrf' lfh ky iewk pfsy 'hYNgr' 'qy tMigaf hoieaf sI aqy Auh rsoeI 'c KVHf dfrU pI irhf sI! kuwkV dI lwq nUM Auh hwzFroVI dy kuwqy vFg cMUzI jf irhf sI. aMimRq aqy sLrfb? ieh do iekwTy ikvyN? mIt Aus qoN vI vwzI kurfihq! Aus dIaF lwqF kMbI jf rhIaF sn. Auh pfsf ijhf vwt ky pOVIaF rsqy Aupr clI geI. Aus dy idl ivc sI ik jy Aus df shurf Aus qoN corI pI-Kf irhf sI qF Auh afpxI corI lukf lvygf aqy Auh Kud vI swcI ijhI rih jfvygI ik Aus ny Aus df koeI 'koJ' nhIN dyiKaf sI. pr jd Auh KMGdI ijhI vfips afeI qF Aus df shurf ajy vI gMDfly vFg gwizaf, rsoeI ivc hI KVHf sI. Aus nUM mihsUs hoieaf ik igMdr Aus qoN koeI lko nhIN rwK irhf sI. sLryafm pI irhf sI. pr BUaf bcnoN qF kihMdI sI ik ieh sLrfb vfly nUM Gry nhIN vVn idMdf? pusLipMdr dy mn ivc iKaflF df BUcfl ihwl ipaf. jy ies dusLt ny dfrU hI pIxIN sI, mIt hI Kfxf sI, qF aMimRqpfn hI ikAuN kIqf? koeI gl 'qy qlvfr DrI hoeI sI? qy jy gurU dy lV lwg hI igaf sI qF ieh kurfihqF ikAuN krdf sI? Aus nUM koeI smJ nf peI. Aus df isr Guimafr dy cwk vFg GuMmI jf irhf sI. jy ieh dusLt gurU df bx ky nhIN rih sikaf, qF qyrf ikwQoN bxygf pusLipMdr kOry? ieh kurfhIey aqy kurIqIey lok aY! ByK idKfvx jgq ko logn ko vws kIn.. dy kQn anusfr ieh lok idKfvf krn vfly Twg lok aY! rhq avr ikCu avr kmfvq.. min nhI pRIiq muKoN gMZu lfvqu.. vFg iehnF dI rihq kuC hor aqy krdy-kmfAuNdy kuC hor aY! dsm-ipqf ny msMd aYvyN nhIN guV pf ky sfVy sI!

-"bfpU jI!" Aus ny lyr mfrn vFg, hfk mfrI. -"hF BfeI?" Auh KrfVHf ijhf boilaf. ijvyN pfty Zol 'co avfjL inkldI hY. -"byjI horIN ikwQy gey aY?" -"Auh BfeI, qyrI bcnoN BUaf nUM imlx geI aY, afpxy bIrHy nUM nfl lY ky." blbIr nUM sfry 'bIrHf' afK ky hI bulfAuNdy sn. pusLipMdr cwup kr geI. Auh aYvyN hI awkF ivc zFgF mfrn vFg, rsoeI ivc sPLfeI krn jf lwgI. shurf dfrU pINdf irhf. psUaF vFg mIt 'crdf' irhf. Aus nUM Aus dIaF lfl JrMg awKF qoN BYa af irhf sI. Aus dI dfhVHI mIt dI qrI nfl ilbV geI sI. msflf dfVHI ivc PLs igaf sI. Auh vwzy-vwzy KMGUry ijhy mfrdf sI. -"pusLipMdr afpF bVy KfndfnI bMdy aYN, puwq! mYQoN aYvyN nf zrI jfieaf kr!" pqf nhIN Aus nUM kI swuiJaf sI? Aus ny AuWBVvfhy ijhy gwl khI sI. pusLipMdr cwup hI rhI. Aus nUM pqf nhIN lwigaf sI ik Aus dy shury ny Aus nUM ieh gwl ikAuN khI sI? jF iks vjfh krky khI sI? pr Aus nUM, Aus qoN aMimRqDfrI ho ky sLrfb pIx kfrn nPLrq ijhI jLrUr ho geI sI. ijhVf gurU vflf bx ky, gurU dy isDfqF 'qy nhIN qur skdf, Auh bMdy dy isDFqF 'qy ikwQoN qurygf? aYho ijhy dMBI bMdy nUM qF sLryafm KVHf krky golI mfr dyxI cfhIdI aY! botI-botI krky kuwiqaF nUM pf dyxI cfhIdI aY. aYho ijhy pfKMzI qF smfj ivcoN cug dyxy cfhIdy hn. PV-PV ky PLfhy lf dyxy cfhIdy hn! blbIr aqy mukMd kOr af gey. pusLipMdr ny suK df sfh ilaf. pr shurf ajy vI boql duafly hoieaf KVHf sI. -"QonUM iek gwl puwCF?" rfq nUM pusLipMdr ny blbIr nUM nfl peI ny puwiCaf. -"hF puwC!" -"bfpU jI ny aMimRq CikaY-pr Pyr vI sLrfb pINdy aY?" Aus ny gwl mUMh nfloN qoV ky msF hI suwtI sI. -"hux hor nf iksy koly bk dyeIN! afbdf mUMh bMd rwiKaf kr!" blbIr Aus nUM hlky kuwqy vFg Gurk ky ipaf. -"mYN kmlI qF nhIN, beI afbdy Gr dI imwtI pwtUMgI?" -"bfpU qF dfrU eI pINdY-lok aMimRq dI afV hyT hor bhuq kuC krI jFdy aY-kljuwg aY kljuwg ipMdr-ieh jwg imwTf aglf ikn izwTf!" -"mYN dfrU pIx nUM nhIN kihMdI-mYN qF ieh kihMnI aYN beI aMimRq Ck ky dfrU pIxIN Gor pfp aY." -"agly nUM sfrf kuC eI pqf huMdY-beI kI pfp aY, kI puMn aYN-qUM afbdI jLbfn sMBfl!" Auh awj aqI-aMq awkrf bol irhf sI. pusLipMdr cuwp vwt geI. Aus ny soicaf ijhVf krUgf afpy BrUgf, qUM afpdy Gry ikAuN klysL pfAuNdI hYN? PLrIdf qyrI JONpVI gl ktIan ky pfs. jo krngy so Brngy qUM ikAuN BieAuN Audfs? nrkF df BfgI AuhI

bxUM ijhVf vl-Cl krU! qUM vfDU Gr ivc mfVI kfhqoN bxdI aYN? ijhVf gurU dI sLrm nhIN krdf qyrI kI krU? Auh peI socI jf rhI sI. pusLipMdr dy idn pUry ho gey. Aus nUM hspqfl dfKl krvf idwqf igaf. Brf-BrjfeI nUM pqf lwigaf qF Auh qurMq hspqfl phuMcy. bcnoN BUaf vI puwjI hoeI sI. Auh 'lUq-lUq' krdI iPrdI sI. -"qusIN kfhqoN jwPr jfldy iPrdy EN-hux qF pusLipMdr dI sws vI hYgI aY-qusIN afpxf kMm sMBflo jf ky-kfhnUM aYNvyN tYm Krfb krdy EN?" bcnoN ny pusLipMdr dy Brf nUM ikhf. -"qyry Auh cUMZIaF vwZdy aY? AuhdI BYx aYN, pqf vI nf krn afAux? kuVI Xhfvy dI ikvyN ryzUey mFgUM bolx lwgpI!" PuwPV ny zFt ky ikhf. BUaf cwup kr geI. Grvfly qoN Auh kMn BMndI sI. Auh bVf aVb iensfn sI. BUaf dy twbr 'qy qF Auh burI qrHF awikaf hI rihMdf sI. qIjy idn pusLipMdr ny iewk sohxI-sunwKI bwcI nUM jnm idwqf. bwcI dy jnm vyly Auh qMg bhuq hoeI sI. ijvyN Aus df dUjf jnm hoieaf sI. -"pwQr jMm ky Drqf!" BUaf ny mUMh Buaf ky buwlH tyry. Auh tfhlI 'qy bYTy GogV vFg, GuwgU ijhI bxI bYTI sI. -"qy qUM kI sI?" PuwPV ny iewt df jvfb pwQr nfl moiVaf. -"qUM vI qF kdy kuVI eI sI? gwlF kI krn lwgpI BYx df kMZf dyxI, cgl!" PuwPV ny Kurgo pwtI. -"mYN qYnUM kfhqoN burI lwgdI aF?" BUaf ny bhuVI GwqI. -"jdoN BYx XhfAunI aYN, puwTI gwl krdI aYN-AudoN burI lwgdI aYN-hux qF sfrf twbr cuwp hojo, QozI BYx dy .... mfiraf, igwtlF idaf lfixaF!" PuwPV ny pYrF hyToN imwtI kwZI. pMj idn bfad pusLipMdr nUM hspqfloN CuwtI iml geI. shury Gr ivc Aus nfl koeI iswDy mUMh nfl gwl nhIN krdf sI. ijvyN Aus ny jfx buwJ ky DI jMmI sI! ijvyN Aus ny inwT ky AuhnF dy pRIvfr dI hyTI kIqI sI. ijvyN pusLipMdr AuhnF dy Kfndfn dI dusLmx sI. koeI KuMDk kwZdI sI. DI afAux krky pusLipMdr nUM aQfh pIVF ny af Gyiraf sI. musIbqF ny vl ilaf sI. sws-shury df vqIrf iewk dm bdl igaf. kuVI jMmx krky sfry pRIvfr df ivAuhfr pusLipMdr nfl aqIaMq ruwKf ho igaf. koeI Aus nUM iswDy mUMh bulfAuNdf nhIN sI! hr koeI 'tIrf' Jfkdf. blbIr Aus nUM gflH qoN ibnf nf boldf. kuVI rox lwgdI qF Aus nUM bol kbol krdf. -"afh lIr jI nhIN lot afAuNdI!" Auh afpxI DI nUM afKdf. -"ijAuxf duwBr kIqf ipaY, hrfmjfdI ny! qUM BYx XhfAunI huMnI aYN-iehnUM mF nUM cwup nhIN krvfieaf jFdf? jy nhIN sMBdI, lY ky iehnUM pykIN dPLf hojf!" Auh AujwzF vfg boldf! pusLipMdr ijhVI AuNj duKI sI, Auh qF sI hI. pr jdoN Aus dI rqI Br DI nUM hI nfl lfhxqF pYx lwg peIaF qF, Auh hor ijLafdf duKI ho geI. pr kr Auh kuJ skdI nhIN sI. mjLbUr sI. krdI vI kI? ikhVf AuhdI koeI suxdf sI? BUaf ny vI kuVI hox qoN bfad gyVf nhIN mfiraf sI. pusLipMdr aMdry aMdr hI DuKdI rihMdI! Aus df idl krdf ik iZwz dI aFdr nUM lY ky iksy pfsy dPLf ho jfvy. keI vfr Aus ny Brf-BrjfeI nUM PLon krnf cfihaf. pr shurf swp vFg PLx cuwkI tYlIPLon kol hI bYTf huMdf sI. guMJlI ijhI mfrI. Auh byvws ho ky rih jFdI! kdy

kdy Aus df idl mr jfx nUM krdf. pr iPr afpxI DI bfry soc ky, cwup kr jFdI. DI df kI ksUr sI? Auh qF Aus df KUn sI. rwb df jIa sI! Aus ivcfrI ny iksy df kI ivgfiVaf sI? iksy df kI cwuk ilaf sI? Auh ajIb hI siQqI ivc PLsI rihMdI! Aus nUM BuwK ipafs lwgxoN ht geI sI. Auh ishq pwKoN idnoN idn Qwly nUM jf rhI sI. iewk idn shurf nhfAux viVaf qF pusLipMdr ny awK bcf ky BUaf nUM PLon kr idwqf aqy sfry hflfq 'qy sMKyp cfnxf pfieaf. BUaf byrMg KLq vFg af vwjI. -"kI hfl bxfieaY qUM afbdf hYN? KLfndfnI Gr dI nUMh aYN-qUM qF jmF eI twprIvfsF mFgUM bxI peI aYN!" BUaf ny Grft rfg cflU kr idwqf sI. sB kuJ smJdf, shurf vI cuwp sI. blbIr mIsxF bixaF iPrdf sI! BUaf pusLipMdr nUM Auprly bYWz-rUm ivc lY geI. -"jy kuVI ho geI BUaf jI, iehdy 'c myrf kI ksUr aY?" pusLipMdr ny BUaf awgy BrfVH hoey idl df dwuK roieaf. -"qUM iPkr nf kr ipMdr! mYN awj bfeI nUM afbdy koly lY ky jfnI aYN-qy puwCdI aF sfrI gwl, beI ieh cfhuMdy kI aY? bfkI rhI kuVI aflI gwl? ieh qF BfeI sfnUM hfly qwk mfrUM mfrUM krI gey aY-nfly buVHIaF hoeIaF peIaYN-qUM iPkr nf kr, lY ky jfnI aYN nfl mYN iehnUM." BUaf ny imwTI AuNgl ctfeI. -"BUaf jI qusIN qF kihMdy sI, beI ieh af ky myrI mwdd krngy-ieh qF blbIr nfloN vI ijLafdf qMg krn lwg pey-qy Auh vI ibnF gwloN-myrf koeI dosL qF dwso-jy kuVI ho geI qF mYN kI krF-koeI vws aY myry?" kuVI ny ivafeIaF pfty idl df hfl dwisaf. -"koeI vws nhIN BfeI-koeI vws nhIN!" BUaf PLokI 'hmko-qumko' krky Qwly Auqr afeI. -"blbIr! vy bIirHaf!!" -"Auh bfhr nUM igaY bIbI!" mukMd kOr ny afiKaf. -"bfeI cwl qUM iqafr ho! AudoN nUM bIrHf afjUgf-afpF awj AuDr eI rhFgy-jIq isAuN qF awj bfhr igaY-kwlH nUM afAUgf." igMdr iqafr hox lwg ipaf. stor-rUm 'coN Aus ny boql bYg ivc pf leI. -"ieh kI krnI aYN bfeI? bQyrI peI aY Gry, awglwgVI!" -"jIq isAuN lVU-Auh qF awgy eI nHI mfn-GrUt vwZx afAuNdY!" -"kuC nHI kihMdf! Auhdf suBfa eI aYho ijaY." BUaf bolI. -"koeI nf! bfhlf igaf, mYN nfl moV ilafAUN!" Auh bYg ivcoN boql kwZxoN ienkfrI sI. blbIr af igaf. -"qUM ikwQy jwBdf afieaYN vy?" -"kMm igaf sI mfVf ijaf." -"cwl sfnUM Gry lfh ky af-qyrf bfpU awj AuWQy eI rhUgf-asIN koeI jrUrI gwl bfq krnI aYN!" blbIr awgy lwg ky qur ipaf. 'jLrUrI' gwl bfq df Aus nUM qkrIbn pqf hI sI! -"hux kuVI hox krky bhU bfhlf zolI vI aY-hux lohf grm aYN-mfr idE morcf!" kfr

ivc bYTI BUaf gflVH vFg bolI. igMdr aqy blbIr dohF 'coN koeI nf boilaf. -"mYN Qozy nfl gwl krdI aYN-suMnI eI vwt leI? kuC qF mUMhoN Puwto, igwtlF idaf twbrf!" BUaf AuWblx lwg peI. -"qUM afp eI isafxI aYN-sfnUM qF kfnUMnF df pqf nHI-ijvyN qUM krdyN, sfnUM mnjLUr aY-awgy qYQoN afkI hoey aYN?" igMdr ny afiKaf. -"hux ruipMdr nUM mMgvfAux df mOkY-hux iehnUM iswDI eI suxfeI kr idE-!" -"kI?" -"beI bIrHy nUM dyh kfgjF dy ivc qlfk qy ruipMdr nUM aYQy ikvyN nf ikvyN bulf lYny aYN, cor morI rfhIN-qy Auhdy nfl kro ivafh! qy cwl myry BfeI donoN muMzy sYWt-afbdf mOjF kirE." -"dyKlf-ikqy AUN nf lwq cwk jfvy-lwgdI mYnUM clfk jI eI aY?" -"lwq ikvyN cwkjU? qusIN nf lwq cwk jfieE! mYnUM qF QoQoN zr lwgx lwg pYNdY! nfly qUM nf vy BONkx lwgjIN kuC, aOqF idaf ibwjUaf!" Aus ny blbIr nUM qfVnf kIqI. -"mYN kmlYN?" blbIr phfVHI kF vFg boilaf. -"ruipMdr nUM qurkI-qrkI jF iksy hor pfsy dI vfV lYnyN aF, aYQy-qy qyry qlfk qoN bfad rUp nfl hojU ivafh-rhI cfhy qyry nfl jfvy-ijMnF icr sYWtlimMt nHI huMdI! qy Pyr krFgy muMizaF dy ivafh ieMzIaf qy zly argIaF bhUaF ilafmFgy-nfly lmFgy rwj ky dfj!" -"PuwPV nf rYNgVf cwkly?" -"PuwPV dI gwl qF qUM Cwz-mYnUM qF kdy kdy Qozy qoN zr lwgx lwg pYNdY!" donoN Pyr cuwp hI rhy. BUaf AuhnF dI hmdrdx sI. -"Qozf twbr kmlY-Auh gwl nf hovy beI gDy nUM idMdy sI nUx, kihMdf aKy myry kMn pfVdy aY-qusIN myry mgr lwg ky quirE!" -"qyry nfl eI aF bcnoN-kfhnUM byqbfrI krdI aYN?" igMdr vwt Kf igaf sI. blbIr AuhnF nUM lfh ky muV igaf. -"qUM jfh! asIN rUp nUM mMgvfAux dI koeI skIm bxfAuny aYN!" BUaf ny Aus nUM ikhf sI. igMdr sfrI sLfm dfrU pINdf irhf. bcnoN Aus nfl GfVqF GVdI rhI. -"bfeI iewk gwl khF?" -"hF kih?" Auh dfrU nfl rwijaf, kocr vFg Jfikaf. -"iksy eyjMt nUM dy ky pYsy-rUp nUM aYDr kwZ-bfkI myry 'qy Cwz!" -"ajMt df mYnUM qF koeI pqf nHI-ikhVf kdy vfh ipaY?" -"ieh kMm vI mYnUM eI krnf pAU?" -"dyK kuVIey! qYnUM iewk afrI eI afK idwqf ik qyrf awgf qy sfzf ipwCf aY-qUM pMj kr pMjfh kr-qyrf kdy afKf moiVaY?" -"mYN Qozf kdy mfVf krnf qF kI sI-mfVf soicaf vI nhIN-mYN qF Qozy Bly nUM eI afKdI aYN!" -"qfhIN qF qyry pYr Do-Do ky pIny aF?" Auh awDI rfq qwk dfrU pINdf irhf. skImF AulIkIaF jFdIaF rhIaF.

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jdoN dI joigMdr dI byby geI sI. AudoN qoN Aus df cwj nfl PLon nhIN afieaf sI. jy joigMdr PLon krdf qF afK idMdI, "icwq ijaf iZwlY puwq!" pr ies qoN vwD Auh koeI gwl nf krdI. kdy mOsm jF pfxI bdlx df kfrn jLfihr krdI. pr idlI gwl nf dwsdI. cuwp hI rihMdI. joigMdr ny pRIq nUM, byby nUM PLon krn leI afiKaf. Aus ny ieh vI ikhf ik Auh kfrn lwBy, ik byby ieqnI cuwp ijhI ikAuN kr geI sI? kfrn df joigMdr nUM pqf nf lwgdf. Auh hnHyry ivc hwQ ijhy mfrdf rihMdf. pr kuJ pwly nf pYNdf dyK ky cuwp cfp dfrU pIx bYT jFdf. byby dI cuwp df Aus nUM aqI-aMq duwK sI. mMgvfeI byby iewQy suK dyx nUM sI, pr byby qF guMm-suMm ijhI ho ky qur geI sI. pRIq ny qyj kOr nUM PLon kIqf. pr Aus ny pRIq nUM vI koeI lV-pwlf nhIN PVfieaf sI. AuhI, pihlF vflIaF gwlF hI duhrf idwqIaF sn. pr pRIq nUM sLwk hI nhIN, XkIn sI ik jrUr srbjIq ny nfnI nUM koeI gwl khI sI. pr idlpRIq vflI gwl dwsI hovygI? ieh gwl Aus df idl nhIN mMndf sI. koeI aOrq ieqnI 'igrI' hovygI ik afpxy 'njfiejL' bwcy bfry dwsy? ieh kdy ho hI nhIN skdf sI! srbjIq aOlfd Kfqr jrUr ieKLlfk qoN izwg skdI hY, pr hokf dy ky ieh nhIN kih skdI ik ieh 'corI' df mfl hY! ies qoN ielfvf afpxI skI sws nUM qF iksy kImq 'qy vI nhIN dws skdI. keI vfr Aus df mn bixaF ik ies mfmly bfry srbjIq nfl gwl kIqI jfvy? pr pRIq df idl zr jFdf. pRIq ny joigMdr nUM dws idwqf ik nfnI ny Aus nUM vI kuJ nhIN dwisaf sI. iewk idn joigMdr iekwlf pRIq kol igaf. -"kI socIey? byby qF jdoN dI geI aY-gwl eI nhIN krdI!" joigMdr ipwtx vflf hoieaf ipaf sI. Aus nUM byby df iewk dm cuwp kr jfxf DuroN prysLfn krdf sI. -"mfmf jI-koeI smJ jI nHI lwgdI!" pRIq ny vI hnHyry ivc idmfg Pyiraf. -"qyrf mn kI kihMdY beI srbjIq ny kuC ikhf hoAU?" -"rwb jfxyN! pr AuhnF ny kI kihxf sI?" -"ieh twbr bVf BYx cod aY pRIq, qy byby hYgI aY kUMnI-kI aY kuC afKqf hovy?" -"-----." pRIq cuwp sI. -"byby bulfeI iks kMm nUM sI? qy mYnUM mYd aY, afpF hor duKI kr ky qorqI." pRIq nf boilaf. idn Zly ijhy joigMdr clf igaf. Aus ny srbjIq qoN kuJ puwCx df mn bxfieaf. pr iksy zroN Aus ny cwup vwtxI hI ibhqr smJI. jy koeI gwl nf hoeI, qF vfDU Gry klysL pfAux vflI gwl sI. ibnf iksy gwloN iksy

'qy kfhqoN dUsLx lfAuxf sI? joigMdr ny isafxI gwl socI. svyry iqMn ku vjy PLon KVk ipaf. joigMdr ny hI cuwikaf. PLon ipMzoN, cfcy dy muMzy df sI. -"hF, aYzI qVky PLon kIqf-suwK aY?" joigMdr ny aDsuwqy ijhy ny puwiCaf. vYsy Aus df mwQf PLon KVkx vyly hI Txikaf sI. -"suwK ikwQy bfeI jI? qfeI jI cVHfeI kr gey!" cfcy dy muMzy ny dwisaf. -"hYN! kdoN?" -"GMtf ku eI hoieaY!" -"Xfr hwd ho geI-iewQoN cMgI BlI qF geI aY-gwl kI hoeI? ieh qF dws!" joigMdr dy idmfg ivc BMmIrIaF GukI jf rhIaF sn. -"gwl bfeI jI kuC nhI hoeI-mfVf ijaf vwKI 'c drd hoieaf-qy asIN cwk ky zfktr dy lYgy-Auhny tIkf lfaqf-jdoN drd nf itikaf qF zfktr kihMdf sLihr lYjo-asIN kfr 'c pf ky sLihr lY qury-qy bws do ku iklomItr eI gey hovFgy-sfh pUry hogy." muMzf bVf sMKyp dwsI jf irhf sI. -"kuC bolI krI?" joigMdr df mn vYx pfeI jf irhf sI. -"bfeI jI bolx jogf tYm eI nhIN sI-bws mfVI jI iZwlI hoeI qy bws----!" -"koeI gwl vI nhIN hoeI?" Aus df idmfg tfeImpIs vFg KVkI jf irhf sI. -"gwl bfeI jI koeI vI nhIN hoeI-qusIN hux phuMcx df jugfV kro-sskfr Qozy afieaF qoN krFgy." -"-----." -"kdoN ku qwk phuMc skdy EN-sskfr bfry socIey?" -"hux iqMn vwjy aY-nON ku vjy eI dws skdYN-ajy qF eyarport 'qy vI koeI nHI hoxf-itkt df pqf krky eI dws skdYN-keI afrI KVHy pYr itkt nI imldI-." -"bfeI jI qusIN jldI phuMco-sskfr Qozy afieaF qoN eI krFgy." -"mYN qYnUM nON ku vjy PLon krUMgf-hux aYQy svf iqMn hoey aY." joigMdr ny PLon rwK idwqf. Aus df idl byby dy gm ivc doPLfV hoieaf ipaf sI. Aus df afp muhfry hI rox inkl igaf. Auh soPLy 'qy bYT ky byby nUM rox lwg ipaf. keI idnF df nwko-nwk Biraf mn hOlf krn lwg ipaf. byby dIaF kIqIaF gwlF Aus nUM vfr vfr Xfd af rhIaF sn. srbjIq AuT ky af geI. -"kI ho igaf-?" -"srbjIq, byby surgvfs hogI." Aus ny mUMh hwQF ivc lko ilaf. -"-----." srbjIq pwQr bxI KVHI rhI. kuJ nf bolI. svyry swq ku vjy joigMdr ny pRIq nUM tYlIPLon Gumfieaf. sux ky pRIq sqMB rih igaf. hux Aus nUM pwkf XkIn ho igaf sI ik srbjIq ny kuJ nf kuJ nfnI nUM jrUr ikhf sI, ijhVf Auh brdfsLq nhIN kr skI. nhIN qF nfnI PLOlfdI srIr sI. mfVI motI ibmfrI nUM qF

gOldI hI zwkf nhIN sI. Aus ny qyj kOr nUM bMidaF vFg kMm kridaF dyiKaf sI. idn rfq kMm ivc GUkdy hoey qwikaf sI. -"mYN GMty ku 'c phuMicaf, mfmf jI! Qozf jfx df kI pRogrfm aYN?" pRIq ny puwiCaf. -"itkt df pqf krdYN-AunF icr kuC nhIN kih skdf." joigMdr dy idl aMdroN byby dy ivXog ivc tIs AuTdI sI. byby kfhqoN aYzI jldI cVHfeI kr geI? Aus dy mn aMdr qrHF qrHF dy Auqrfa-cVHfa af, jf rhy sn. -"qusIN pYsy Dyly df iPkr nf kirE-qusIN iqafrI kro-mYN ijMnI jldI ho sikaf, phuMcUMgf." pRIq ny joigMdr nUM hOslf idMidaF ikhf. -"iPkr mYnUM pYsy df nhIN, pRIq-duwK ijhVI gwl df aY-bws, Ausy df eI aY." joigMdr ny PLon rwK idwqf. idn cVHdy nfl hI pRIq af igaf. Aus ny mfmy dy awgy notF dI ZyrI lf idwqI. joigMdr df mn Br afieaf. -"pYisaF vwloN mfr nhIN KFdy pRIq-bws----!" joigMdr dIaF awKF Br ky AuCl geIaF. gl ruk igaf. avfjL Gigaf geI. pRIq df mn vI BYVf ho igaf. pr srbjIq iblkul cuwp iPrdI sI. pRIq df idl kIqf ik srbjIq nUM igwcI qoN PV ky khy ik qUM dusLty jy Aus drvysL dI rUh sqfeI hoeI qF ijLMdgI ivc suK qUM vI nhIN pfvyNgI. sfrI ijLMdgI Buwj ky mrNygI! nfnI iek drvysL hI qF sI! rwbI rUh! kdy iksy nUM cMgI nhIN, mfVI nhIN! Aus df afqmf duKf ky suK kIhny pfAuxf sI? KLYr! joigMdr nUM sIt iml geI. Auh ipMz phuMc igaf. cuwp cfp bYTIaF buVHIaF ny vYx iPr sLurU kr ley. ijvyN pihlF Auh roxf Buwl hI geIaF sn. roxF AuhnF nUM ijvyN joigMdr ny Xfd krvfieaf sI. byby dI lfsL awDy ku mMjy 'qy hI peI sI. byby df Bolf ijhf mUMh dyK ky joigMdr dy kfljy afrI iPr geI. Auh byby dI lfsL 'qy izwg ky idl df Bfr hOlf krn lwg ipaf. byby byKLbr, byiPLkr, aihl peI sI. sfrI Aumr icMqf krI jfx vflI byby awj byiPLkr aqy sLFq peI sI. -"vy joigMdrf-puwq ieh qF aYQoN cMgI BlI geI sI-kI afKqf iksy ny iehnUM-ijhVI afAuNdI eI izwgpI?" iksy guaFZx ny joigMdr dI DuKdI ihwk 'qy cfr koly hor suwt idwqy. -"qfeI AuQy iehnUM kIhny kuC kihxf sI? ZfeI qF asIN totrU aF!" -"puwq! bMdf aYzI CyqI aYvyN qF nhIN jwgoN jFdf-koeI gwl jrUr hoeI hoAU?" -"qfeI mYnUM qF iksy gwl df pqf nhIN." -"BfeI sqjugI buVHI sI-idl dI gwl qF iksy nUM dwsdI nHI sI-cfhy ikMnI duKI huMdI." -"rwb BfeI AuhdI afqmf nUM sLFqI dyvy." iksy dUjI ny ikhf. ijhVI joigMdr dy afpxy mn ivc sLwk dI sUeI sI, Auh qF lok vI mUMhoN mUMh afKI jf rhy sn? dunIaF JUTI nhIN huMdI joigMdr isaF! jy koeI gwl hoeI, qF hI dunIaF ny PVI? srbjIq ny byby nUM jLrUr kuC afiKaf hoAU? Aus dy mn ny sLwk kIqI. pr kI? aijhI ikhVI gwl srbjIq

byby nUM afK skdI sI? ijhVI byby qoN shfrI nf geI, qy byby cfly pf geI? -"sfsrIkfl pRfhuixaF!" srbjIq df Brf ibwlU bYTx afieaf sI. ibwlU Aus nUM 'BUq' vrgf lwigaf. Aus df icwq kIqf, ibwlU dy lPLyVf kwZ mfry. pr smF ksUqf sI. Aus ny 'sfsrIkfl' kbUl kr leI. -"bVI mfVI gwl hoeI-mYnUM qF jdoN pqf lwigaf, aYDr nUM qur ipaf." ibwlU df KwKr KfDf ijhf mUMh joigMdr nUM bVf hI BYVf jfipaf. Auh prFh nUM qur igaf. -"bfeI sskfr dI iqafrI aY." cfcy dy muMzy ny af ky ikhf. sskfr ho igaf. byby nivwrq afKMz pfT rKvf ky Bog pf idwqf igaf. -"puwq, iml igl jfieaf kro-myly gyly eI rih jFdy aY, sLyrf-Auh qF qurn aflI ivcfrI qur geI!" guaFZx ny af ky iPr afiKaf. -"byby nfl eI afh ipMz vsdf sI qfeI-hux kIhdy koly afAuxYN?" joigMdr ny byby dI icqf vFg DuKdf hfAukf ilaf. -"puwq Pyr vI afbdf ipMz aY-aFZ guaFZ suwK nfl vsdY-afbdf ipMz QoVHo Cwizaf jFdY?" joigMdr cuwp cfp qur afieaf sI. byby dy ivCoVy df drd, ihwk ivc dPLn krI. ibwlU Aus dy afly duafly pUC mfrdf irhf sI. sLfied mMgvfAux leI bfq pfAux nUM iPrdf sI. pr joigMdr nUM srbjIq ky sfry twbr qoN hI nPLrq jfg peI sI. ijhnF ny Aus dI BlImfxs byby Kf leI sI. iksy nUM mMdf cMgf nf afKx vflI byby nfl pqf nhIN ikhVI KuMDk kwZI sI? jhfj ivc bYTy joigMdr dy pqf nhIN mn ivc kI-kI afAuNdf irhf sI? pr idl Aus df puwiCaf hI jfxdf sI.

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igMdr dy Gry BUcfl ipaf hoieaf sI. blbIr vI pusLipMdr nUM mUMh nhIN boldf sI. BUqry blbIr ny rqI-Br bwcI dy vI cpyVF mfr DrIaF sn. pusLipMdr df kfljf lUihaf igaf sI. Aus nUM koeI rsqf njLr nhIN afAuNdf sI. ijvyN sfrf jwg hI Aus df dusLmx bx igaf sI. Aus ny BUaf bcnoN nUM PLon kIqf. Auh iewt vFg af vwjI. -"BUaf jI-hux qF ieh myrI DI nUM vI kuwtx lwg pey-mYnUM ieh nhIN smJ afAuNdI beI ieh afh kMjrKfnf krdy ikAuN aYN?" awkI pusLipMdr ny BUaf nUM iswDIaF hI suxf idwqIaF. hux

qsLwdd dI awq ho geI sI. Aus leI idl ivc sFBxF musLikl sI. Auh hr cIjL jr skdI sI. pr afpxI DI nUM kuwitaf jFdf nhIN dyK skdI sI. Auh iPr vI XUrp ivc vsdI sI, ikhVf ieMzIaf sI? beI iewQy Aus dI gwl iksy ny suxnI nhIN sI? iewQy Auh gwl qF hY nhIN sI ik pMcfieq iekwTI hoeI aqy "koeI nf BfeI-koeI nf BfeI" krky qurdI bxI. iewQy qF srkfr duwDoN pfxI Cfx DrdI hY. sqfeI hoeI ipMdr bhuq kuJ socI jf rhI sI! -"puwq ipMdr! ijhVf kuC kihMdy aY-Auh krlf Pyr-qUM afbdy vsx df vsIlf kr!" BUaf ny afpxy vwloN inrxf idwqf. ieho kuJ qF Auh kihxf cfhuMdI sI. ijhVf ipMdr ny Aus koloN afp khf ilaf sI. Aus ny vsyby df vyrvf pf ky iewk qrHF nfl Aus nUM zrfieaf. asl ivc igMdr ny afpxf vwzf muMzf ruipMdr eyjMt nUM sfZy pMj lwK rupey dy ky qurkI, bulgfrIaf aqy slvfk ivc dI, afstrIaf vfV ilaf sI. eyjMt df pRbMD BUaf dy iksy jfxkfr ny kr ky idwqf sI. hux sfrf twbr pusLipMdr 'qy dbf pf irhf sI ik ipMdr blbIr nUM kfgjLI-qlfk dyvy aqy ruipMdr nfl PLrjLI ivafh kry. qF ik ruipMdr dy pYr afstrIaf ivc lwg skx. -"lokF dIaF iqMn-iqMn Ksm krI iPrdIaYN-iehnUM mOq pYNdI aY?" shury ny bcn kIqf sI. pr ruipMdr, pusLipMdr nUM AuNj hI bVf BYVf lwgdf sI. Aus dI iewk awK ivc 'BYNg' sI aqy Auh hmysLf pusLipMdr vwl kuxwKf Jfkdf sI. Aus df 'CFgf' hwQ ijvyN pusLipMdr nUM zrfAux afAuNdf. Aus ny ikcn ivc vVdy krdy ny pusLipMdr dy cUMZIaF vI vwZIaF sn. Auh Aus 'qy afpxf jmFdrU 'hwk' smJdf sI. cfhy pusLipMdr ny Aus df hwQ keI vfr Jxk idwqf sI, pr BYNgy ruipMdr ny Aus df ipwCf nhIN Cwizaf sI. jd Aus ny ies bfry blbIr nfl gwl kIqI qF Aus ny iewko ivc hI nbyV idwqI, "Pyr vI qyrf jyT aY-koeI nI qYnUM golI mfrdf-sflI gwlF ieAuN krdI aY ijvyN kuC dyiKaf eI nHI huMdf!" pr pusLipMdr nUM ieh sfrf kuJ mnjLUr nhIN sI. Auh jy cuwp sI qF isrPL afpxI DI krky sI. ikwQy lY ky jfvFgI afpxI mflUk DI nUM? lok kI kihxgy? keI gwlF soc ky Auh cuwp vwt jFdI. pr Aus dI ies cuwp nUM bVf glq qrIky nfl ilaf jf irhf sI. hux pfxI ipMdr dy isr AuproN dI vgx lwg ipaf sI. sbr df ipaflf Br ky AuqoN dI zwulHx lwg ipaf sI. -"BUaf jI, qusIN puwC qF lvo beI iehy kihMdy kI aY?" pusLipMdr kroD ivc bolI. -"kI kihMdy aY?" -"kihMdy aY, beI mYN aYs tIry jy nfl sYWt krn vfsqy ivafh krvfvF qy bHIry nUM dyvF kfgjI qlfk-mYQoN nHI jIE jIa dIaF lflHF cwt hoxIaF-hor qF hor, myry 'qy qF myrf shurf kMjr vI pfxIN kwZx nUM iPrdY-hor mYN kI-kI dwsF? ieh vI myry ipwCy bVy kwty vwCy bMnHdf iPrdY-mYN qF jIE jIa qoN afbdI iewjLq bcfAuNdI iPrdI aYN---! hor dws? hor suxnIaYN swcIaF hux mYQoN? jy suxnIaYN hor suxf idMnI aF---! aMimRq Cwk ky ieh dfrU mIt zwPdY-iehny qF gurU nUM nhIN bKisLaf-mYnUM grIb mhfqV nUM ieh jmdUq kI bKsLU?" -"kuVIey qUM boldI ikvyN aYN?" igMdr kroD ivc dDn ho igaf. swcIaF gwlF kpfl ivc hI qF vwjIaF sn! iewt vFg!! -"hYNa! ijMnF ipafr siqkfr nfl gwl krdy aYN-AunF eI Auqy cVHdI aY." mukMd kOr bolI. -"qyry vrgIaF dI qF asIN lYn lf dIey!" ruipMdr df BYNg Guikaf. CFgf hwQ Aus ny psqOl vFg 'isMnH' ilaf sI.

-"AudoN ikwQy gey sI qusIN-jdoN Qozy bHIry nUM izportysLn dy hukm af gey sI? AudoN qF qusIN myry Brf BrjfeI df ivhVf nINvF krqf sI-hux QonUM sfry twbr nUM afAux lwg peIaF bfqF!" -"mUMh sMBfl ky gwl kr! kuwqI iksy QF dI!" igMdr boilaf. -"kuwqI hoAUgI, qyrI mF! qyrI DI! qy qyrI afhf, BYx-ijhVy dunIaF Br dy gMd EN!" blbIr ny pusLipMdr nUM bwkry vFg Zfh ilaf. DwiPLaF-muwkIaF nfl Aus nUM mDol idwqf. pr Auh rOly rwpy ivc iKwcdI DUMhdI, ikvyN nf ikvyN afpxI kuVI cuwk ky, drvfijEN bfhr af izwgI. igMdr aqy blbIr Aus nUM kuwtx mgr afey. pusLipMdr sVk 'qy peI roeI, iblkI jf rhI sI. inwkI ijhI kuVI dIaF cMiGafVHF Aus qoN vI AuWcIaF sn. iksy bjurg gory ny AuhnF nUM dyK ilaf. -"hy XMg mYn! vfey afr XU bIitMg hr?" Auh gorf bjurg cIikaf. -"PLwk afPL, XU blwzI Elz mYn! mfeINz XUar En ibjLinws! zoNt ieMtrPLIar!" blbIr icwlfieaf. Aus gory bjLurg ny pulIs nUM PLon kr idwqf. rOlf pYx 'qy AuWQy goiraF df kfPLI iekwT bwJ igaf sI. -"mYz ieMzIan!" KVHy gory smuwcy dysI BfeIcfry nUM burf Blf afK rhy sn. glqI iewk pRIvfr ny kIqI sI aqy KLimafjLf sfrf BfeIcfrf Bugq irhf sI. pulIs dIaF gwzIaF, aYNbUlYsF ijMn vFg af KVHIaF. mgry hI 'pRYWs' dIaF gwzIaF af geIaF sn. tI. vI. vfly guaFZIaF dI ieMtrivAU lY rhy sn. guaFZI bol kbol sfry ieMzIan BfeIcfry nUM kr rhy sn. "nYro-mfeINizwz" pqf nhIN kI kI bol rhy sn. CotI bwcI aqy pusLipMdr nUM "PLst-eyz'' dy ky aYNbUlYNs ivc pf ilaf. aYNbUlYNs qur geI. BUaf, igMdr blbIr smyq, sfrf twbr pulIs ny gwzIaF ivc lwd ky jylH ivc Dwk idwqf. jdoN hI tYlIvIXn ny sLfm nUM ieh KLbr nsLr kIqI qF dysI BfeIcfry ivc hfhfkfr mwc geI. lok isr Pyr rhy sn. iewk mwJ ny sfiraF nUM lbyV Diraf sI. sfrf dysI BfeIcfrf klMikq kr mfiraf sI. cfry pfisEN 'QU-QU' ho rhI sI. BfrqIaF nUM cMgf mMdf afiKaf jf irhf sI. qIjy idn pulIs ny pusLipMdr dy ibafn ley. pusLipMdr ny sfrf ibRqFq hI pulIs awgy KolH idwqf sI. aglIaF ipClIaF sfrIaF hI dws idwqIaF sn. Brf-BrjfeI kol bYTy ro rhy sn. byvws aqy mfXUs! PuwPV jIq isMG vI iensfnIaq qOr 'qy pusLipMdr df pqf lYx afieaf sI. Auh bVf Blf bMdf sI. -"mYN qYnUM ikhf sI nf ipMdr? beI ieh twbr bVf eI JMzy hyTlY-iehnF dy qF 'kwTy krky sfilaF dy golI mfry!" PuwPV vfikaf hI idloN duKI sI. -"myry mn ivc qF roj KuVkdI sI, beI ijhVI myry aflI irhfa ZFzI jI AuWQy eI gyVf rwKdI aY-koeI puafVf KVHf krU-mYN iehnF dI jfq nUM bhuq icr df jfxdYN, DIey myrIey! mYN qF ies lfxy dI cfl dyK ky dws idaF, beI hux koeI swp kwZxgy-imrgF 'c DI myrIey, koeI kmcflf nhIN huMdf-sfry iewko ijhI Cfl eI mfrdy aY-clo afh vDIaf hoieaf ijwQy iehnF df sfry twbr df aslI itkfxf sI-AuWQy eI afKr nUM phuMc gey-rwb dy Gr dyr aY BfeI kuVIey, hnHyr nHI!" jIq isMG awikaf hoieaf, bolI jf irhf sI.

-"cwl hux cfr idn 'rfm rhU-vDIaf idn ktI hoeI jfAU-myry aflI qF awg df kUcf cwkI iPrdI rihMdI aY-beI ikwQy QF imly, qy kdoN lfvF!" -"PuwPV jI mYN qF bVI smfeI kIqI-pr iehnF ny mYnUM qMg krn aflI ksr koeI nHI CwzI-qwqy qvy 'qy eI pfeI rwiKaY jdoN dI Es Gry geI aF." -"qUM sfzy koly koeI gwl qF krdI, ipMdr?" BrjfeI ny pUrI hmdrdI nfl afiKaf. Aus df mn aQfh duKI sI. -"BfbI jI myrf QonUM sqfAux nUM idl nI krdf sI-socdI sI afp qF duKI hF hI-QonUM duKI kfhqoN krF?" pusLipMdr zusk peI. -"DIey jo ho igaf, Aus nUM GoVy nI imlxy-hux sMBlIN-bQyry bcoly qyry koly Byjxgy-pr rfjLInfmF nf krIN-ieh KUn pIxf twbr kdy nI suDr skdf-hor qF hor, igMdr ny qF afbdf skf ipAu vI pYlI Kfqr gl 'gUTf dy ky mfiraf ivaY-hor ieh kIhnUM bKsLxgy? nfly qUM qF swq ibgfnI DI qF iehnF dI lwgdI eI kI aYN?" PuwPV ny nvIN akfsLbfxI kIqI. pusLipMdr df sux ky sfh ruk igaf. koeI jLmIn Kfqr afpxy jnm dyx vfly sky bfp nUM vI mfr skdf sI? ies qoN dusLt dunIaF 'qy hor kOx ho skdf sI? ijs bfry prm pivwqr bfby dI gurbfxI vI PurmfAuNdI aY, gurdyv mfqf gurdyv ipqf.. ijhVy rwb dy bx ky nhIN rihMdy, Auh mfnuwK dy ikwQoN bx jfxgy? cMgf hoieaf nyVy hI KihVf Cuwt igaf. nhIN, awgy pqf nhIN kI prloN afAuxI sI? ies pRIvfr nfl vsybf qF kI? rihxf vI muhfl sI. idn qoVny aOKy sn. 'kirmInl-pulIs' pusLipMdr dy ibafn lY ky qur geI. igMdr dy pRIvfr 'qy vwKo-vwK dPLfvF lf ky, kys ienkuafrI-jwj dy hvfly kr idwqf igaf. srkfrI vkIl aqy ielfkf mijstryt ny kys afpxy hwQ ivc lY ky kfrvfeI afrMB kr idwqI. igMdr smyq sfry pRIvfr nUM 'lOk-awp' ivc Byj idwqf igaf. hwQkVIaF ivc jkV ky! sfrf pMjfbI BfeIcfrf sqMB hoieaf iPrdf sI. kmilaF vFg! cor dI mF koTI 'c mUMh, vflI gwl hoeI peI sI. PYktrIaF dIaF kMtInF, bIar-bfrF, rYWstorYNtF aqy pbilk sQfnF Aupr ieh ivsLf hI mG irhf sI. lok BFq BFq dIaF gwlF, ieMzIanF bfry hI kr rhy sn. mIzIey vwloN ieMzIan BfeIcfry aqy ieMzIan klcr nUM iewk 'hAUaf' bxf ky pysL kIqf jf irhf sI. purfxy kys, arQfq dwby murdy idKf ky lokF nUM zrfieaf jf irhf sI. lok ieMzIanF qoN BYa ijhf Kfx lwg pey sn. ijvyN ieMzIan koeI pRyq sn, ijvyN ieMzIan koeI hiqafry sn. ijvyN ieMzIan koeI bMdy nhIN, afdmKor sn. pr ies ivc koeI sLwk nhIN sI ik igMdr df pRIvfr ieMzIan sI aqy Aus pRIvfr ny nUMh 'qy Gor jLulm kIqf sI. blI df bwkrf bxfeI rwiKaf sI. ieh gory lokF leI asih sI. gYr kfnUMnI aqy gYr kudrqI sI. vwKo vwK srkfrI sMsQfvF pusLipMdr dI hmfieq 'qy AuWqr afeIaF sn. Aus nUM hr sMBv mwdd dyx df vcn idwqf jf irhf sI. pusLipMdr hr iewk leI qrs dI pfqr bx geI sI. ijs ny ieqnf jLulm sihx kIqf sI. Aus aqy Aus dI bwcI dy BivwK leI soicaf jf irhf sI. sMsQfvF jMgI pwDr 'qy AuproQlI mIitMgF krI jf rhIaF sn. nrm idl aqy dfnI lokF vwloN pusLipMdr nUM hspqfl dy pqy 'qy cYWk aqy zrfPLt Byjy jf rhy sn. sMsQf ny Aus dy nF 'qy bYNk akfAUNt KwulHvf idwqf sI, hr dfnI pursL iswDf bYNk ivc pYsf Byj skdf sI. XUrp dy lok sqjugI sn. grIb dy aslI hmdrd! pusLipMdr dy kys dI bVI bfrIkI nfl jFc kIqI jf rhI sI.

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jdoN df joigMdr ieMzIaf qoN byby df sskfr kr ky afieaf sI, iblkul guMm-suMm ijhf hI rihMdf sI. pRIq ny vI keI vfr af ky Aus df idl hor pfsy lfAuxf cfihaf. pr kfmXfb nf ho sikaf. joigMdr ny afpxI cuwp nf qoVI. pRIq ny gwlIN bfqIN srbjIq qoN vI puwiCaf, ik kI Aus ny kdy nfnI nUM kuC aYsI vYsI gwl qF nhIN khI sI? pr srbjIq ny pYrF 'qy pfxI nf pYx idwqf. Auh afpxy vwloN swcI bxI rhI sI. iblkul dwuD DoqI! -"srbjIq!" iek sLfm joigMdr ny ikhf. keI idnF qoN Aus ny dfrU vI nhIN pIqI sI. -"hF jI?" -"jfh boql ilaf!" Auh boql lY afeI. iglfs aqy soZf ilaf ky kol rwK idwqf. -"hux myrf pqf kI idl krdY?" joigMdr ny pYWg pI ky ikhf. -"dwso?" -"myrf jIa ijaf nHI lwgdf-afpF ibwlU nUM mMgvf leIey-idl ijaf lwigaf rhU." srbjIq dy idl dI ho geI. pr Auh cuwp hI rhI. qwqf Kfx ivc Aus nUM Gftf sI. pYr Cwzxf byvkUPLI sI! -"dyK lvo." Aus ny isrPL ieqnf hI ikhf. -"afpF ieAuN krdy aF." -"-----." -"mYN krdYN vkIl nfl gwl-idlpRIq nUM Cwz idaFgy pRIq koly-qy afpF kfgjL bxf ky qor idMny aF-afpy mhIny KMz 'c afjU." KusLI srbjIq dIaF kwCF ivcoN dI zuwlHx lwg peI. -"pRIq nUM vI puwC lvo." -"kfhdy bfry? ibwlU bfry?" -"ibwlU bfry nhIN-idlpRIq nUM sFBx bfry." -"prsoN Auhdf hotl bMd ho irhY-sIjLn Kqm hox krky-Auhny afpxy koly eI qF af jfxYN." -"mYnUM aYs gwl df nHI sI pqf-nf eI Auhny kdy gUMgy ijhy ny dwisaY." srbjIq igwDf pfAux vflI hoeI peI sI. Aus dy pRIvfr leI qF joigMdr dI byby df mrnf 'sLuB' sfbq hoieaf sI!

-"nhIN idmfg 'c afieaf hoxf-!" joigMdr ny pRIq nUM PLon imlf ilaf. -"hF beI pRIq! kI hfl aY sLyrf, qyrf?" joigMdr awj kuJ gVHky nfl gwl kr irhf sI. -"TIk Tfk, mfmf jI-qusIN suxfE?" -"bws keI idn ho gey sI-dfrU nI sI pIqI-awj mUVH ijaf bdlx leI, Guwt ku lfeI aY." -"koeI mfVI gwl nhIN-pr nfl kuC Kf ilaf kro." -"Auh qF Kf eI leIdY-kdoN ivhlf hoxYN qUM?" -"prsoN ho jfxYN-kwlH nUM sPLfeI-sPUeI krnI aYN qy prso duiphroN bfad, PLfrg!" -"ikMnF icr ivhlYN iPr?" -"pUry Cy hPqy." -"ieMzIaf eI mfr af cwkr Pyr-tfeIm bhuq aY?" -"nhIN mfmf jI-agly sfl dyKFgy-aYqkIN jIa ijaf nI krdf." -"qyrI mrjI aY-agly sfl shI-nfly qyrf do sfl df vIjLf lwg jfAU." -"cwl TIk aY-prsoN afAux lwigaf PLon krdIN." -"TIk aY jI!" joigMdr ny PLon rwK idwqf. -"afpF ieAuN krdy aF-kwlH nUM kfgjL pwqr bxf ky Byj idMny aF-idlpRIq nUM nfl eI lY cwlFgy-vkIl ikhVf bhuqf dUr aY? pRIq qF prsoN ivhlf hoAU-." -"QozI mrjI aY." agly idn joigMdr ny ibwlU dy kfgjL bxf ky qor idwqy. srbjIq nUM hflIN qwk ieh nhIN pqf lwg sikaf sI ik joigMdr Aus dy pRIvfr, Kfs qOr 'qy ibwlU 'qy ieqnI jldI, ieqnf imhrvfn ikAuN ho igaf sI? Auh qF ibwlU nUM hmysLf 'lMzr' hI dwsdf irhf sI. Aus nUM 'Aujwz' aqy 'lPLMgf' afK ky sMboDn huMdf irhf sI. pr iPr ieqnI jldI, ieqnI qbdIlI ikvyN? sLfied byby mrI krky? byby mrI qoN bfad joigMdr zol igaf? ies krky Auh shfry vjoN ibwlU nUM mMgvf irhf sI? afpdy qF iPr vI, afpdy hI huMdy hn! afpidaF nUM bMdf iPr ikAuN Jury? isafxy kihMdy huMdy aY ik, afpdf mfrU qF vI CFvyN iswtU! byby mrI qoN bfad joigMdr nUM afsry dI jLrUrq hY! clo kuC vI hovy, sfzf ibwlU isAuN af jfAU! afpF aMb Kfxy aYN ik pyz igxny aYN? qUM iehdI muwTI-cfpI aqy cfplUsI krI cwl, qy ibwlU isAuN nUM mMgvf! lok qF bfhr afAux leI swq ibgfinaF dIaF lflHF cwtI jFdy aY, hr cMgI-mMdI 'KLfihsL' pUrI krdy aY, ieh qF Pyr vI qyrf afpdf KLsm aYN! cfhy buwZf hI hY, hY qF afpdf hI bMdf? lokF dIaF qImIaF qF afpdy irsLqydfr bfhr Byjx Kfqr prfey lokF dIaF rjfeIaF vI 'inwGIaF' krdIaYN, ieh qF Pyr vI afpdy GrvflY! KUh 'c pvy socxf! qUM iehnUM plos ky rwK, srbjIq kOry! -"QonUM kuC bxf ky dyvF?" srbjIq ny puwiCaf. -"do aFzy qVk ky dyh-suwkI qF aMdr lUh idAU-nfly hux keI idn ho gey, pIqI nhIN!" srbjIq ny aMzy qVk idwqy. agly idn joigMdr ny ibwlU dy sfry kfgjL pwqr bxf ky ieMzIaf qor idwqy. kfgjL imlx 'qy qurMq aMbYsI jf ky aplfeI krn leI srbjIq qoN sKLq hdfieq krvf idwqI. srbjIq ny vfr vfr "qyry jIjf jI kihMdy aY!" afK ky qfkId kIqI sI. eyar-itkt df

qurMq pqf krn leI ikhf sI. qIjy idn pRIq af igaf. Aus nUM Cy hPLqy dIaF CuwtIaF ho geIaF sn. hux Auh ivhlf sI. jdoN Aus nUM joigMdr vwloN ibwlU dy kfgjL Byjy jfx bfry pqf lwigaf, qF Auh hYrfn rih igaf. joigMdr qF ibwlU nUM hmysLf gflHF hI idMdf irhf sI. Pyr kfgjL? ies ipwCy jLrUr koeI kfrn Cuipaf hoieaf sI. kI kfrn ho skdf sI? srbjIq ny imwTIaF mfrIaF hoxgIaF? kdficwq nhIN! Aus dy mn ny afiKaf. mfmf jI dy kihx vFg, ieh kOV-twbr hY, imwTf hoxf ies twbr nUM afAuNdf hI nhIN! lck ies pRIvfr ivc hY hI nhIN! ieh mr jfxgy pr imwTq nhIN vrqxgy! pr ies kfgjL Byjx ipwCy koeI gwl lfjLmI hY! ieh lohy 'qy lkIr hY! mfmf kdy ies pRIvfr dy kfgjL nhIN Byj skdf. koeI gVbV jLrUr hY! dfl 'c ikqy kflf jLrUr hY, pr ikwQy? koeI KLqrnfk gwl ho skdI hY? KLqrnfk gwl bfry Auh Gwto-Gwt joigMdr vwloN nhIN soc skdf sI! pr ies rhws dI Aus nUM smJ nhIN af rhI sI. guMJldfr suafl Aus dy isr ivc vdfx mfrI jf irhf sI! Aus dI soc KoqI-gyVy peI hoeI sI! joigMdr jy iksy df cMgf nhIN kr skdf sI, qF iksy df Gwto Gwt mfVf nhIN krdf sI! Aus dy idmfg ny koeI eyrIal nf PiVaf. Auh socF dy sfgr ivc hI goqy KfeI igaf sI. agly idn ibwlU df PLon af igaf. sfljLbrg dI iswDI itkt nhIN iml rhI sI. eyjMt anusfr itkt ivafnf dI imldI sI. ivafnf iewQoN iqMn sO iklomItr dUr sI. -"qUM vIjLf lwg lYxdy-qYnUM ivafnf qoN hI jf ky lY afvFgy." joigMdr ny Aus df idl Drfieaf. qswlI idwqI. pRIq nUM joigMdr dy ibwlU nfl vrqfE bfry smJ nhIN afeI sI. Auh Aus nfl bVf sur ivc bol irhf sI. sfrI ijLMdgI ibwlU nUM gflHF kwZx vflf joigMdr awj iBwjI ijhI ibwlI ikvyN bixaF bYTf sI? ieqnf vwzf bdlfE? koeI GuMzI jLrUr sI! pr GuMzI kI sI? ies bfry pRIq nUM lwl nhIN lwg irhf sI! KLYr! ibwlU df vIjLf lwg igaf. vIjLf iqMn mhIny df lwigaf sI. itkt ivafnf dI hI lY leI geI. -"cwl ivafnf qoN eI jf ky lY afvFgy-cfr GMty dI qF vft aY." joigMdr ny ikhf sI. -"cfr GMty jfx dy, qy cfr GMty afAux dy-awT GMty bx gey-idlpRIq df kI krFgy?" srbjIq bolI. Aus nUM pqf sI ik jdoN joigMdr horIN byby nUM gurduafry lY ky gey sn, qF srbjIq ny idlpRIq dy qMg hox vflI gwl khI sI. hux Auh afpxy vwloN swcI ijhI rihxf cfhuMdI sI. -"idlpRIq nUM pRIq rwKlU-iehny hor mwkI guwzxI aYN?" joigMdr ny gwl hfsy pfAuxI cfhI. -"ikAuN beI pRIq isaF?" -"rwK lAUN mfmf jI! qusIN ikhVIaF gwlF krdy EN?" pRIq ny bVI apxwq nfl ikhf. Auh mfmy leI ijMd vfrn leI iqafr sI. -"ivhlf kI krU? nfl eI iehnUM lY cwlo!" -"ikAuN myry 'kwly nfl jFdI nUM zr lwgdY?" joigMdr ny ikhf. srbjIq hws peI. -"duwD bgYrf bxf ky iehnUM dy jfeIN-sLfm qwk afpF muV afAuxYN! nfly ikwqy lwigaf rhU-

juafk sFBx dI jFc hux qoN eI iswK lY-Pyr aOKf hovyNgf." sfry hws pey. ibwlU dy phuMcx df idn vI af igaf. Aus ny agly idn ivafnf eyarport 'qy Auqrnf sI. srbjIq svyry iqMn vjy hI AuT KVHI hoeI. idlpRIq leI duwD aqy Kurfk bgYrf iqafr kr ky rwK idwqI. joigMdr nUM jgf idwqf. Aus ny nhf Do ky kwpVy pf ley. dfrU dIaF do boqlF aqy iglfs gwzI ivc rwK ley. -"gwzI clfAux vyly qusIN QoVo pIxI aYN?" srbjIq ny ikhf. -"iewk awDf qF lfvFgy eI-Pyr vI sflf sfhb ny afAuxYN!" joigMdr hwisaf. pr hfsy ivc KusLI nhIN sI. hfsf jLfihrf qOr 'qy Eprf sI. -"Pyr do boqlF kI krnIaYN?" -"qUM hux myry nfl lVnYN? boqlF muV ky nhIN afAuxgIaF?" Aus ny pRIq nUM jgf ky idlpRIq dy duwD aqy Kurfk bfry smJf idwqf. -"jdoN nUM idlpRIq ny jfgxYN-AudoN nUM qF qusIN ivafnf hovogy-qusIN iehdI icMqf nf kirE-rwb afsry jfE, qy KusLI KusLI muV afE!" pRIq ny ikhf. -"qYnUM cfh bxf ky dy jfvF?" -"qusIN myrI icMqf nf kro-qusIN rwb df nF lE, qy jfE-mYN afpy sfrf kuC bxf lAUN-mobfiel cldf rwiKE-jy juafn jI qMg krn lwg pey-PLon qF kr lAUN." -"mobfiel asIN jmF bMd nhIN krdy-byiPLkr rih!" Auh qur gey. kfr 'hfeI-vy' 'qy isrpwt dOVI jf rhI sI. pqf nhIN joigMdr afsy pfsy ghu nfl kI inrKdf jf irhf sI? Auh awj kuJ bhuqf hI cuwp ijhf sI. kuJ ijLafdf hI socF ivc zuwibaf hoieaf! -"isafxy afKdy aY-puwqF ibnF jVH nhIN huMdI bMdy dI, srbjIq!" pqf nhIN joigMdr nUM kI suwiJaf, Aus ny acncyq srbjIq nUM ikhf. srbjIq hYrfn ijhI hoeI joigMdr vwl JfkI, ik Auh ieh kih ky, kI kihxf cfhuMdf sI? pr Aus nUM joigMdr dI gwl dI smJ nf peI. -"gfAux afly gfAuNdy huMdy aY: puwqr jVH mfipaF dI-puwqF nfl sFJ jgq ivc pYNdI-bfby dI bfxI vI afKdI aY-puwqIN gMZu pvY sMsfr." -"ieh qusIN ikho ijhIaF gwlF krI jFdy EN?" srbjIq Aus vwl GuwtFbftI ijhI JfkI. joigMdr hws ipaf. -"srbjIq! kihMdy huMdy aY-rfvx dy 'eyk lwK pUq svf lwK nfqI' sI-mqlb iewk lwK puwq qy svf lwK irsLqy nfqy afly sI-pr jdoN koVmF qbfh hoieaf qF grMQ dwsdy aY beI lMkf ivc Auhdf koeI dIvf jgfAux vflf vI hYnI sI!" -"qusIN ikqy svyry qF eI nhIN pYWg lf ilaf?" -"Auey nhIN! kfhnUM?" joigMdr iPr hws ipaf. srbjIq nUM hYrfngI hoeI ik joigMdr awj kI bwkVvfh krI jf irhf sI? ikqy iehdy idmfg 'c PLrk qF nhIN pY igaf? -"lY afh smuMdr af igaf-qy hux eyarport aYQoN sfrf eI awDy GMty df rsqf aY."

joigMdr ny 'sfeIn-borz' pVHidaF ikhf. srbjIq dI KusLI dI koeI hwd nf rhI. ibwlU dy Auqrn ivc ajy pUry do GMty pey sn. bVf tfeIm sI. eyarport jf ky joigMdr ny srbjIq nUM 'ieMntrYNs' kol lfh idwqf aqy afp kfr pfrk krn clf igaf. kfr pfrk krky Aus ny do 'lMzy' pYWg sVHfk Dry. pqf nhIN awj Aus nUM kI cMzI cVHI hoeI sI? Auh ajLIb ijhIaF hrkqF krI jf irhf sI! ajIbo-grIb hrkqF! Auh kfr pfrk kr ky eyarport hfl ivc af igaf. Aus ny ieMnPLfrmysLn skrIn 'qy piVHaf qF ibwlU dI PLlfeIt iblkul shI smyN 'qy hI af rhI sI. skrIn 'qy jhfjL dy Auqrn df tfeIm, nYx dI awK vFg jg irhf sI! srbjIq KusL sI. -"PLlfeIt Auqrn 'c ajy pUrf GMtf ipaY-mYN pRIq nUM PLon krlF." joigMdr ny ikhf. -"krlo!" Auh Auqrdy aqy cVHdy jhfjLF nUM dyK rhI sI. kI qknIk dI kfZ sI? Aus df qknIk dy bilhfry jfx nUM idl krdf sI! bMdf ikwQoN AuWz ky, GMitaF ivc ikwQy clf jFdf sI. joigMdr ny pRIq nUM PLon kIqf. idlpRIq ajy vI swuqf ipaf sI. PLlfeIt afAux qoN pihlF joigMdr ny iek pYWg hor iKwc aFdf. srbjIq nUM ies bfry koeI pqf nhIN sI. PLlfeIt Auqr afeI. srbjIq ny eyarport dI gYlrI ivcoN hI ibwlU nUM hwQ ihlfieaf. ibwlU dy kot pYNt pfieaf hoieaf sI, kot afPLry Joty 'qy idwqy hoey Juwl vrgf lwgdf sI. . bUJV jwt ny tfeI rwsy vFg nrVI hoeI sI. kwsI dy nwky Cwzx vfly bMdy nUM tfeI lfAux df kI cwj sI? ibwlU iksfeIaF dy kwty vFg tfeI aqy kot pYNt ivc nriVaf, rylvy ieMjx vFg aOKy aOKy ijhy sfh lY irhf sI. kxkF-kpfhF ivc KurvwZ krn vflf jwt, sfhx vFg Duws dyeI iswDf hI eyarport dy bfhr nUM ho quiraf. ieMmIgrysLn afPLIsr ny Aus nUM rok ilaf aqy hwQ dy iesLfry nfl ieMmIgrysLn kfAUNtr vwl nUM qor idwqf. ieMmIgrysLn qoN ivhlf ho ky, smfn lY Auh bfhr af igaf. atYcI dy nfl Auh ibskutF vflf pIpf cuwkI iPrdf sI. -"BYx cod dI kuwqI jfaq nUM nf akl, nf mOq-ibskutF aflf pIpf cwkI afAuNdY, ijvyN PLOj 'c BrqI hox cwilaf huMdY-kuVI XfvHy df kmlf lfxF!" joigMdr ny nmosLI ijhI mMnidaF ikhf. -"koeI nf! hux kfhqoN kcIrHf krdy EN? iewQy af ky afpy smJ af jfAU-hux afAux sfr eI nf kuC kihE-myrI imMnq aY." srbjIq ny joigMdr awgy hwQ joVy. ibwlU ny afAuxsfr srbjIq dy gl nUM glvkVI pf leI. ijvyN bld nUM 'kfVHf' dyx lwgy pfeIdI hY. -"qkVI aYN kuVIey?" Aus ny vwzy-vwzy bUtF nfl srbjIq dy pYr vwZ Dry. pr Auh joigMdr qoN zrdI kuJ nf bolI. Aus nUM pqf sI ik jy Aus nUM kuJ ikhf qF joigMdr ny gflHF dI CUt vwt lYxI sI. Auh qF awgy hI nhIN mfn sI? pqf nhIN ikAuN awikaf ipaf sI! -"sfsrIkfl pRfhuixaF-sfsrIkfl!" -"afjf-sfsrIkfl! afh cwklf afbdI itMz PLOhVI qy kfr koly af jfh!" joigMdr pIpf cuwkxoN ienkfrI sI. Aus nUM sLrm af rhI sI.

ibwlU pIpf cwuk ky AuhnF dy ipwCy ipwCy qur ipaf. ptvfrI mgr cONkIdfr cwlx vFg! Auh atYcI aqy pIpf cuwkI nvyN dwuD hox vflI mwJ vFg DUVF pwtdf jf irhf sI. kfr kol jf ky joigMdr ny smfn kfr dy bUt ivc rKvf ilaf. ijvyN kulI qoN rKvfeIdY! -"lfAuxI aYN Guwt?" Aus ny awKV bol ivc puwiCaf. -"cMgy kMm qy puwC-puwC ky pRfhuixaF? jy bfhrlI ipafvyNgf qF, lflFgy!" joigMdr ny boql kwZ ky iewk lMzf pYWg luaf idwqf aqy iewk krVf ijhf afp vI lf ilaf. -"qusIN nf bhuqI pIE-gwzI clfAuxI aYN." -"mrnf iewk idn eI aY-inwq inwq nhIN mrnf srbjIq kOry! ikAuN beI ibwlU?" -"iblkul! KFdy pINdy mrjIey sO afrI mrjIey-pr BuwKy mrnf mrdF nUM imhxYN, pRfhuixaF!" -"afh kIqI aY nf gwl-lY iewk hor lf-kwZ lY kuwKF-qUM vI kI jfxyNgf-beI pRfhuxy ny syvf nhIN kIqI-inwq inwq nI Bfxjy ivafhuxy Kf lY ibwlo nfsLpfqIaF!" AuhnF donF ny boql KflI kr mfrI. srbjIq ipafsy kF vFg AuhnF vwl Jfk rhI sI. -"cwlIey beI?" joigMdr ny vwzf sfrf KMGUrf mfr ky puwiCaf. -"clo!" -"pRIq nUM PLon krlF." Aus ny pRIq nUM PLon kIqf. idlpRIq AuT KiVHaf sI. pRIq ny Aus nUM duwD ipaf idwqf sI. hux Kyz irhf sI. -"hux iehdI ijMLmyvfrI qyry 'qy aY pRIq-iehnUM rox nf dyeIN!" joigMdr ny ikhf. -"qusIN iPkr kfhdf krdy aYN jI? qusIN jdoN nUM muVnYN AudoN nUM juafn ny Pyr sON jfxYN." -"Auey gieaF df koeI ieqbfr nhIN huMdf-bMdy df kI huMdY aY, pRIq isaF? sfh afieaf, nf afieaf? bMdf qF pfxI df bulHbulf aY-jdoN PLUk inkl geI qF, igaf!" -"qusIN mYnUM mYd aY, awj Pyr qVky eI pYWg lf gey?" pRIq hwisaf. -"Auey kfhnUM sfry mfrUM-mfrUM krI jfny rihMny aYN? dyKIN qYnUM jfg nhIN afAuxI, iewk idn aYsf sOxf-Xmlf gfAuNdf huMdf sI-dyK lY imwqr afp vI qur igaf." -"qusIN ikRpf kro, hux hor nf pIE-qy rwb df nF lY ky af jfE!" -"Auey gey kdy muVy aY? bws qUM idlpRIq df iKafl rwKIN-hux ieh qyry ijMmy aYN-bws iehdf iKafl rwKxf hux qyrf kMm aYN-cwl TIk aY rwb rfKf-ijAuNdf rih!" Aus ny kml ijhf mfrdy ny tYlIPLon kwt idwqf. Auh kfr lY ky qur pey. joigMdr kfr pfglF vFg clf irhf sI. srbjIq kfljf PVI bYTI sI. ibwlU qyjL kfr cwldI dyK ky lfciVaf bYTf sI. jwt qF suhfgy 'qy nhIN sI mfn? hux qF 'bfhrlI' kfr 'c bYTf sI. -"hvf nfl eI gwlF krdI jFdI aY." -"vy qUM kfhnUM PUk dyeI jfnYN, inwj nUM jfixaF? ieh qF awgy eI nI mfn!" srbjIq iKJ ky ibwlU nUM peI. -"kfhnUM iJVkI jfnI aYN, muMzy nUM? ibwlU isaF!" -"ho---?"

-"awgy smuMdr af irhY-sYr krnI aYN?" -"krlFgy pRfhuixaF-ijAuNdf vsdf rih!" -"ijAuNdy vsdy rhIey, cfhy nf rhIey-qYnUM smuMdr dI sYr jLrUr krvfAuxI aYN-pihlF KVH ky pYWg lf leIey?" -"jrUr lfmFgy." ibwlU ny iklkfrI mfrI. joigMdr ny gwzI pfrk ivc rok leI. donF ny iewk-iewk pYWg lf ilaf. srbjIq hux bolxf PLjUl smJdI sI. Aus anusfr hux do pfgl rl gey sn, hux qF rwb hI rfKf sI. joigMdr ny gwzI Pyr qor leI. -"ikAuN afieaf srUr ik nhIN?" -"mYN kihMnY bfhrlI dfrU, bfhrlI eI huMdI aY-afpxy aflf qF lfhx sflf cwkrI GuMmf idMdY-ieAuN huMdY, ijvyN sprya aflI duafeI pIqI huMdI aY." -"lY beI ibwlU isaF, smuMdr af igaf-pf lY drsLx! jF ivc jf ky drsLx pfAuxy aYN?" -"ivc jf ky eI pfvFgy, pRfhuixaF-bfhroN kI pfAuxy aYN?" AuhnF dI gwzI smuMdr dy iknfry dOVn lwg peI. smuMdr bVf ivsLfl sI. keI iklomItrF ivc PLYilaf hoieaf. iklomItr qwk lihrF hI lihrF qrdIaF idsdIaF sn. bVf idlksL njLfrf sI. bwdlvfeI ho cuwkI sI. -"ibwlU, dyK smuMdr ikwzY!" -"pRfhuixaF, kmfl eI aY!" -"hY nf ikwzf vwzY?" -"iblkul!" -"myrI byby df ihrdf, aYzf eI vwzf sI." joigMdr ny ikhf. Aus dI jLubfn iQVkx lwg peI sI. ibwlU aqy srbjIq qRBk ky ijhy iewk dUjy vwl Jfky. -"ibwlU! pIpy 'c kI aY?" -"Koaf aY-byby ny mfr ByijaY." -"hux Aupr, drgfh 'c cwl ky eI KfvFgy ibwlU----." -"ikwQy cwl ky pRfhuixaF?" ibwlU dI ijvyN cIk inwklI sI. -"Aupr drgfh 'c! byby koly!! mYnUM myrI byby bhuq Xfd afAuNdI aY, ibwlU isaF." Aus ny bdmgijaF vFg kihxf sLurU kr idwqf. -"qyrI byby ny qF Koaf mfr ky Byjqf-pr myrI byby qF qusIN AuWqy ByjqI, ibwlUaf!" ibwlU zr igaf. -"ibwlU! mYnUM myrI byby bhuq cyqy afAuNdI aY-mYN idlpRIq nUM qFhIN Gry Cwz ky afieaf sI-beI clo, kul dI jVH qF rhU----!" krdy krdy joigMdr ny pUrI rys dy ky, kfr smuMdr nUM iswDI kr idwqI. ibwlU aqy srbjIq dIaF cIkF vwjx lwg peIaF. Auh zOr-BOry cIkI jf rhy sn! awKF awgy BUcfl af igaf sI. -"ibwlU! mYnUM byby hfkF mfrdI aY-qusIN myrI iewk byby lY leI-mYN Qozy twbr dy do jIa lY

ky cwilaYN, ibwlU isaF! iesy krky eI qYnUM aYQy mMgvfieaY-lY bol hux vfihgurU ibwlU isaF---!! bol vfihgurU!!!" qy kfr 'Puwl-spIz' 'qy jhfj vFg AuzdI hoeI 'gVHwB' kr ky smuMdr ivc jf izwgI. . zwubdI kfr 'coN bwulHbulIaF AuT rhIaF sn. srbjIq aqy ibwlU cMiGafVF mfrI jf rhy sn. kfr pl pl smuMdr dI god ivc smfAuNdI jf rhI sI. ibwlU aqy srbjIq sLIisLaF 'qy jLor jLor dI hwQ mfr rhy sn. pfxI isr cVHdf af irhf sI. -"byby koly cwly aF-kfhnUM GbrfAunyN aYN? vfihgurU bolo! afpF nUM byby 'zIkdI aY!!" joigMdr AuWcI-AuWcI bolI jf irhf sI. kfr ivc pfxI Br igaf aqy kfr smuMdr ivc hI Cup geI. iksy ny izwgdI kfr dyK ky hI pulIs nUM PLon kr idwqf sI. hYlIkfptr 'qy qurMq pulIs puwj geI. PLfier-brgyz ibnf Auh kuJ kr nhIN skdy sn. PLfier-brgyz qoN ibnf gwzI bfhr nhIN inkl skdI sI. jdoN nUM aYNmrjYNsI zfktr, aYNbUlYNs aqy PLfier-brgyz dIaF gwzIaF phuMcIaF, AudoN qwk kfr smuMdr dy hyT puwj cuwkI sI. lihrF swp vFg Aupr dI pRkrmF kr rhIaF sn. PLfier-brgyz ny byvsI jLfihr kIqI qF pulIs ny goqfKor mMgvf ley. jdoN nUM goqfKorF ny kfr nUM tocn pf ky, hYlIkfptr rfhIN bfhr kwiZaf, AudoN qwk joigMdr horIN mr cuwky sn. pulIs ny iqMny lfsLF smuMdr iknfry ilaf iltfeIaF. aYNmrjYNsI zfktrF ny sfiraF nUM imRqk krfr dy idwqf. PLyPLiVaF ivc pfxI Biraf ipaf sI. lfsLF post-mfrtm leI hspqfl Byj idwqIaF geIaF. pulIs ny kfr ivcoN awDiBwjy kfgjL sLnfKq leI kwZ ley. kfr dI nMbr plyt qoN nMbr pVH ky ieMnkuafrI-afiPLs qoN pqf kIqf. kfr, joigMdr isMG dy nF 'qy rijstr sI. pUrf aYWzrYs aqy tYlIPLon nMbr lY ky pulIs aPLsr ny joigMdr dy Gry PLon kIqf qF pRIq ny PLon cuwk ilaf. -"qusIN joigMdr isMG nUM jfxdy ho?" pulIs ny pRIq nUM puwiCaf. -"hF sr!" ieqnI ku BfsLf pRIq nUM afAux lwg hI peI sI. -"quhfzf Aus nfl kI irsLqf sI?" -"myry aMkl hn sr!" pRIq PLon 'qy KVHf kMbI jf irhf sI. -"bhuq aPLsos nfl kihxf pY irhY imstr ik joigMdr isMG aqy do nfl dy sfQI smuMdr ivc zuwb ky mr cuwky hn!" -"-----!" pRIq nUM kuJ suwJ nhIN irhf sI. Aus dy idmfg ivc GiVHafl KVkI jf rhy sn. -"kI qusIN sLnfKq leI af skdy ho?" -"ikwQy?" aPLsr ny hspqfl df pqf dws idwqf, afpxf tYlIPLon nMbr vI dy idwqf. pRIq ny ilK ilaf. PLon pRIq dy hwQ ivc kMbI jf irhf sI. lwqF jvfb idMdIaF jf rhIaF sn. idmfg df ckrcMUZf bixaf ipaf sI. Aus ny qurMq rMDfvy nUM PLon kIqf aqy sfrI gwl sMKyp dws idwqI. Aus nUM kuJ suwJ hI nhIN irhf sI!

rMDfvy dy pYrF hyToN vI jLmIn iqlHk cwlI sI. Aus ny isLMgfry horF nUM vI duKdfeI KLbr phuMcf idwqI. ijAuN ijAuN KLbr PLYldI jf rhI sI, iqAuN iqAuN sfiraF dy hrfs mfry jf rhy sn. joigMdr aqy ieqnf vwzf kfrf krn vflf? koeI mMn nhIN irhf sI! hr koeI munwkr sI. ijhVf suxdf sI, aYksIzYNt hox bfry hI afKdf sI. joigMdr qoN iksy nUM aYzy vwzy kFz dI afs nhIN sI. joigMdr qF hwsx Kyzx aqy Kfx pIx vflf KusLidl bMdf sI. kdy iksy nUM mMdI nhIN, kdy iksy nUM cMgI nhIN! koeI iksy mfVI gwl 'qy AuNgl Dr ky kuJ nhIN kih skdf sI. joigMdr qF jIE aqy ijAux idE, df DfrnI sI. hr iksy nfl iKVy mwQy gwl krn vflf sfAU iensfn! pRIq isr PV ly bYT igaf. Aus nUM KuVk qF pihlF hI geI sI ik gwl koeI jLrUr sI. pr joigMdr ieqnf vwzf kdm cuwkygf? Aus ny kdy ijLMdgI ivc vI nhIN soicaf sI! kI nfnI, mfmy nUM koeI gwl dws geI sI? jF iPr mfmy nUM AuNj hI koeI sLwk sI? nfnI aijhI gwl kdy nhIN dws skdI! Auh bVI hfjLmy vflI buVHI sI. mfmy dy vYsy hI koeI gwl idmfg ivc afeI hovygI! ibwlU nUM Aus ny isrPL mfrn leI hI bulfieaf sI? jdoN bMdy dy idl ivc ieMqkfm BKL pvy qF Aus df rwb hI rfKf huMdf hY! idlpRIq ny roxf sLurU kr idwqf qF pRIq vI bwicaF vFg nfl hI rox lwg ipaf. Aus dy hMJU nhIN rukdy sn. duK-suK df sFJI mfmf, Aus nUM iekwlf Cwz ky qur igaf sI. Aus ny cuwk ky idlpRIq nUM ivrfieaf. pr Aus df afpxf roxF bMd nhIN ho irhf sI. Aus df idl vfr vfr AuCldf sI. ijgrI mfmf ivCoVf dy igaf sI. hux Aus df iewQy koeI nhIN sI. ijvyN pRIq awj anfQ ho igaf sI. inafsrf ho igaf sI. iknfry KVHI iksLqI vFg zolx lwg ipaf sI. Aus nUM QMmHx vflf koeI nhIN sI. jdoN idlpRIq cuwp kr igaf qF pRIq ny Aus nUM duwD ipaf idwqf aqy bfbf nwQf isMG nUM PLon imlf ilaf. PLfVIaF hoey idl dI dfsqfn pRIq ny bfbf jI dy awgy rwK idwqI. bfbf jI ny kfPLI dyr cuwp DfrI rwKI. kuJ nf boly. -"bfbf jI aYzf vwzf iemiqhfn? mYN inqfxf pfs ikvyN hoAUN?" pRIq ny hI PLOlfdI cuwp nUM qoiVaf. -"sMXog ivXog duie kfru clfvY lyKy afvY Bfgu-ikhf sI nf pRIq qYnUMN? ieh sfrf jgq qmfsLf Aus apfr sLkqI df hI ricaf hoieaY, sLyrf-zIgn zolf qAU lAu ijAu min ky Brmf.. BRm kftY guru afpny pfie ivsrfmf.. ijMnf icr bMdy dy mn ivc Brm BulyKy rihMdy hn-Auh izwgdf qy zoldf rihMdY qy jdoN Auh gurU Brm kwt idMdY qF iPr bMdy nUM ivsLrfm imldY-hux ieh amfnq akfl purK ny qYnUM bKsLI aY puwqrf! iehnUM afpxI amfnq smJ ky pfl-rwb BlI krU-jo Aus nUM mnjLUr aY-Auh hI hoeI jf irhY-krY krfvY afpy afp mfnuK ky ikCu nfih hfiQ-jo krdf krvfAuNdY, Auh hI krvfAuNdY-afpxy hwQ vws kuC nhIN gurU dy isMGf-!" rMDfvf af phuMicaf. pRIq ny bfbf jI qoN muafPLI mMg ky PLon bMd kr idwqf. -"mYN isLMgfry hoxF nUM vI dws idwqY-sfry afAuNdy hI hoxgy." pRIq roeI jf irhf sI. AuWcI-AuWcI. bwicaF vFg! -"idl Dr pRIq!" roNdy pRIq ny aPLsr vwloN ilKfieaf tYlIPLon nMbr rMDfvy dy hwQ PVf idwqf. rMDfvy ny PLon nMbr dyiKaf qF ikqoN dUr df sI.

Aus ny PLon krky aPLsr nfl rfbqf kfiem kIqf. aPLsr ny sfrf rfh smJf idwqf. isLMgfry horIN vI af gey. sfry Twgy Twgy ijhy Jfk rhy sn. ijgrI Xfr Cwz ky qur igaf sI. ies df sfiraF nUM aQfh duwK sI. AuhnF ny aPLsr dy smJfey rsqy muqfibk AuWDr nUM cfly pf idwqy. hspqfl pulIs dI mOjUdgI ivc AuhnF ny sfrIaF lfsLF dI sLnfKLq kr idwqI. sskfr bfry ajy iksy nUM koeI pqf nhIN sI ik ikwQy krnf sI. lfsLF ieMzIaf ByjIaF jfx jF iewQy hI sskfr kr idwqf jfvy? sfry duibDf ijhI ivc PLsy pey sn. -"sskfr bfry jLrUr soco!" isLMgfry ny slfh idwqI. -"lfsLF dI KwjlKuafrI nf kro." -"qUM dws pRIq kuC?" rxjIq cwk qfryvfl ny ikhf. -"ZyrI Zfh ky kuC nhIN bxnf-hOsly qy sbr qoN kMm lY!" -"qusIN jo kroNgy-mYnUM mnjLUr aY-mYN ikhVf Qozy qoN Bwijaf hoieaYN?" -"myrI mMnoN!" rMDfvy ny kih ky sfiraF df iDafn iewDr iKwicaf. sfry Aus dy mUMh vwl dyKx lwg pey. -"iqMn lfsLF ieMzIaf ByjxIaF musLikl ho jfxgIaF-!" -"Krcf eI byihsfbf afjU!" -"Krcy nUM qF mfr golI-ijhVI eyarport qoN lY ky ipMz qwk KwjlKuafrI hoAU-Auhdy bfry soco." -"gwl nbyV idE!" -"sskfr aYQy kr idE qy iqMnF dy Puwl dy ky pRIq nUM Byj idE." -"ieh vI TIk aY-irsLqydfrF nUM PLon krky ieqlfh dy Cwzo!" -"idlpRIq df kI bxUMgf Xfr-myrf qF iehnUM dyK ky kfljf iPwsI jFdY." -"ieh qusIN iPLkr myry 'qy Cwzo-iehnUM mYN pflUMgf-ieh awj qoN myrf puwq aY-ijMnf icr iehnUM surq nhIN afAuNdI-AunF icr ipMz myry bIjI pflI jfxgy-jdoN surq isr ho igaf-aYQy lY afAUN." pRIq ny 'bfpU' vFg Aus dy isr 'qy hwQ rwK idwqf. -"sLfbfsLy pRIq qyry-qUM sqjugI bMdYN!" rxjIq cwk qfryvfl ny Aus nUM buwkl ivc lY ilaf. sfry muV afey. iqMnF df sskfr kr idwqf aqy 'Puwl' dy ky pRIq nUM ieMzIaf qor idwqf igaf. eyarport 'qy pRIq, idlpRIq aqy PuwlF nUM sFBI, Biraf mn leI iPrdf sI. Auh soc irhf sI ik bfbf nwQf isMG swc hI afKdy sn. iewQy lYxy dyxy dy srbMD aY BfeI! iksy ny ies jwg 'qy iksy koloN lYxY aqy iksy ny iksy df dyxY! ieh gurU df kudrqI gyV hY. acfnk idlpRIq AuWcI-AuWcI hws ipaf. cFBVHF mfrdf hoieaf. pRIq nUM Aus df aQfh moh afieaf. -"qUM mYQoN kuC lYxYN ik myrf kuC dyxYN Auey?" lfz ijhy nfl idlpRIq nUM Aus ny buwkl ivc Guwt ilaf. ijvyN Aus qpdI dI CfqI Tr geI sI.

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igMdr horF dy kys dI qfrIK af geI. igMdr, bcnoN, ruipMdr, mukMd kOr aqy blbIr nUM hwQkVIaF lf ky pulIs ny jwj sfhmxy pysL kr idwqf. sfry hI zry ijhy iPrdy sn. bcnoN aqy mukMd kOr nUM lyzI pulIs, BUsrI gF vFg DUhI iPrdI sI. kys sLurU hoieaf. srkfrI vkIl ny sfrf kys ivsQfr sihq pVH ky suxfieaf. adflq ivc snsnI PLYl geI. bol kbol iPr hox lwg pey. jwj ny sLFqI rwKx dI hdfieq kIqI. sfrf kys 'pRYWs' vwloN nfl dI nfl 'kvr' kIqf jf irhf sI. pusLipMdr smyq hmfieqI sMsQfvF dy vkIl hfjLr sn. CotI bwcI nUM 'bybI-istr' ny cuwikaf hoieaf sI. Aus dy Brf-BrjfeI cuwp cfp adflq dy bYNcF Aupr bYTy sn. dsONty qoN mukqI pf ky, hux pusLipMdr mfnisk qOr 'qy kuJ TIk lwg rhI sI. PuwPV jIq isMG adflq ivc hI bcnoN aqy Aus dy pyky pRIvfr nUM gflHF kwZI igaf sI. bVI lMbI bihs iCVI. vkIl afps ivc JgVy. sfnHF df ByVH hoieaf. Kurgo pwtI geI. jwj pusLipMdr nfl hmdrdI rwKdf sI. Aus ny srkfrI vkIlF aqy adfry nfl koeI slfh msLbrf kr ky PLYslf suxfieaf. igMdr, blbIr aqy ruipMdr nUM Cy-Cy mhIny aqy mukMd kOr aqy bcnoN nUM iqMn-iqMn mhIny dI bf-musLwkq kYd! CotI bwcI aqy pusLipMdr nUM ds hjLfr XUro muafvjLf! muafvjLf nf dy skx dI sUrq ivc Cy-Cy mhIny kYd hor! qlfk aqy sjLf kwtx qoN bfad blbIr, ruipMdr, mukMd kOr aqy igMdr nUM ieMzIaf vfipsI dy hukm jfrI kr idwqy gey aqy bcnoN nUM iqMn sfl leI nyk cfl-cwlxIN Aupr bMnH ilaf igaf. PLYsly ny sfry dosLIaF dy ichry PLwk kr idwqy. AuhnF dy mUMh qoN mwKI nhIN AuzdI sI. PLYslf hox qoN bfad PuwPV jIq isMG hwQ joV ky, jwj mUhry KVH igaf. -"qusIN kI cfhuMdy ho?" jwj ny doBfsLIey rfhIN puwiCaf. -"jwj sfhb! myrI vI afh cuVyl qINmIN qoN KLlfsI krvfE-mYN vI bhuq aOKYN!" jIq isMG ny bcnoN vwl AuNgl kr ky ikhf. -"qlfk vflI adflq ivc qlfk dI drKLfsq dy idE-qfrIK pYx 'qy ivcfr krFgy." qy jwj clf igaf.

sfiraF smyq jIq isMG vI adflq 'coN bfhr af igaf. -"igMdr isaF! Qozy pRvfr dy aYQoN df pfxI iPwt nHI afieaf-jfh lY jfh hux iehnF nUM ieMzIaf, qy jf ky kwsI df pfxI lfE myry bIr-KfDI pIqI ijMnF kMm qusIN krqY-dyK ilaf mylf qur iPr ky qusIN." jIq isMG boilaf. bcnoN sVI-blI KVHI sI. pr cuwp sI. hux Aus dI koeI pysL nhI jf rhI sI. sfrf qfxf pytf iKwlr igaf sI. mor AuWz gey sn. iqwqr AuzfrIaF mfr cuwky sn. -"jfh qUM vI Ck iqMn mhIny srkfrI lMgr bcn kOry-qyrf vI DrqI 'qy pwb nHI sI lwgdf-nf afp ijAuNdI sI, qy nf lokF nUM ijAux idMdI sI-ajy qF sLukr aY beI afpF nUM rwb ny koeI juafk nI idwqf-nhIN qF rgiVaf igaf sI, sfD! sfrI Aumr qyrIaF lflHF eI cwtxIaF pYNdIaF-rwb vI bMdf kubMdf dyK ky inafmq bgsLdY." pusLipMdr hws peI. gory Aus nUM dyK ky hwsx lwg pey. -"lY BfeI ipMdr, ijMnF icr myrI rotI df pRbMD nI huMdf-mYN qF rotI qYQoN eI Kfieaf krUM-qYnUM pqf eI aY kuVIey-PLkIr dI kuwlI 'c kI huMdY? mYN qF nMg bMdYN! ijMnF kmfAuNdf sI-afh qyrI BUaf jI sfrf eI pqf nI ikwDr Kpf idMdI sI? afh dyKlf ijhVf hfl iehnF sfiraF df hoieaY-rwb dy Gry dyr aY-hnHyr nI BfeI." pulIs igMdr horF nUM hwQkVIaF lf ky lY geI. jIq isMG vfr vfr asmfn vwl hwQ joV irhf sI.

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