"vk ejk---A" &;g dgdj mldk cki dqN ihNs ljd x;kA eskgu ogha ysV x;kA dqN {k.kksa i'pkr mldh vWak[k yx xbZ FkhA

lqcg Ng cts gh mls mB tkuk iMkA cLrh Hkj esa tkx gsk xbZ FkhA vkl&iMSkl ds 'kskj ds dkj.k og lsk;k u jg ldkA vWak[sak fefp;krs gq, mlus b/kj&m/kj ns[kk--- bl le; >qXxh esa mlds flok, dskbZ ugha FkkA le> x;k fd lHkh fuR; deZ ds fy, x, gskaxsA mB cSBkA exj mldh vWak[sakk esa vHkh uhan FkhA nqckjk ysV x;kA rHkh mldh eWak vSkj cgu vk xbZA eWak dh xksn esa mldk NskVk HkkbZ FkkA eWak us mls ;wWa iMs ns[kk] rsk 'kjhj dsk /khes&ls ykr ekj dj cskyh &"vsk eskguA mBA"

"D;k gS \" &tjk&lh vWak[k [kskydj mlus rh[sk&Loj esa dgk &"lskus D;sak ugha nsrh \"

"vjs] mB Hkh] lqcg gsk xbZ gS vSkj rw lskrk jgsxkA py mBA"

"lskus ns eq>sA"

eWak us rc viuh yMdh dsk vskj ns[kk] "iMk jgus ns dehus dskA"

eskgu ds dkusak esa cgu ds eq[k ls fudyrh xkyh iMhA vkyL; dsk nwj Qsad fpYykrk gqvk mB [kMk gqvk vSkj viuh cgu dsk ,d FkIiM ekjrs gq, cskyk &"D;k cskyh gjketknhA ---eq>s dehuk dgrh gSA"

og jskus yxhA eWak us eskgu dsk xanh xkyh fudky nhA eskgu mls dqN dgus gh tk jgk Fkk fd mldk cki vk x;k] og pqi gsk x;kA

"D;k gqvk \" &?kj esa gsk jgk 'kskj mlus ckgj ls gh lqu fy;k FkkA

";s taxyh gesa ekj nsxk] lqcg gqbZ fd yMus yxkA gjkeh dgha dkA" &mldh eWak us ph[krs gq, vius ifr ls f'kdk;r dhA rc mlds cki us dgk &"D;sak csA rwus D;k m/ke epk j[kk gS \ ---jkr Hkj ?kj ls ckgj ejk jgrk gS---] lqcg D;sak vk tkrk gS gesa lrkus \"

"bl dqfr;k us eq>s dehuk dgk---A" &eskgu us ph[krs gq, dgkA

"D;k cskyk \ ---dqfr;kA gjkehA cgu dsk xkyh fudkyrk gSA " &;g dgus ds lkFk gh mldk cki mls ekjus ds fy, ml ij >iVkA mldh xnZu nckus yxk] lkFk gh cskyk &"gjkehA rwus gekjh ukd esa ne dj j[kk gS] ejrk D;sak ughaA dqRrsA D;sak vk tkrk gS ;gWak \" &lkFk gh mlus eskgu dsk /kDdk fn;kA eskgu yM[kMk dj fxj iMkA ij >V ls mB Hkh [kMk gqvk vSkj vius cki dsk xUnh xkfy;Wak fudkyrs gq,] rsth ls ?kj ls fudy x;kA dqN vkxs vkus ij mls viuh rhusak cgusa vkrh fn[khA bUgsakus vius HkkbZ dk yky&ihyk psgjk ns[kk rsk jkLrs ls gV dj [kMh gsk xbZA mUgsa xkyh fudkyrk gqvk og vkxs c< x;kA os dqN u cskyhA mldh vknr ls Hkyh&HkWakfr ifjfpr tsk FkhA

cLrh ls ckgj ikuh dk ,d uy yxk gqvk FkkA gkFk&eqWag /kksus dk fu'p; dj ogWak #d x;kA uy ls ikuh Hkjus okysak dh ,d yEch drkj yxh gqbZ FkhA lHkh viuh ckjh ds fy, 'skkj epk jgs FksA og uy ds lehi tkdj [kMk gsk x;kA mls bl izdkj vkxs vkrk ns[kdj ,d eqWagQV vSkjr us dgk &",sA ykbu esa yxA"

"eq>s eqWag /skkuk gSA " &eskgu us jskc ls dgkA

"rsk ogWak tkA" &ml vSkjr us viuh rtZuh ls nak;h vskj cus xUns ikuh ds tskgM dh vskj ladsr fd;kA lkFk gh gWal iMhA eskgu fp< x;k] dzsk/k ls cskyk &"T;knk ^pha&pha] er dj ugha rsk vHkh etk p[kk nwWaxkA "

"vjsA pqi Hkh jgA py] ykbu esa yxA" og Hkh rS'k esa vk xbZA

"ugha yxrk] dj ys D;k djsxhA" &;g dgdj mlus ikuh Hkj jgh ,d nwljh vSkjr dk ?kMk ihNs >Vd fn;k vSkj dqYyk djus yxkA mls ,slk djrs ns[k igyh vSkjr us mls ihNs ls /kDdk ns fn;kA eskgu yM[kMk dj dhpM esa tk fxjkA ;g ns[kdj lHkh gWalus yxsA dhpM ls mBdj mlus vius diMsak dh vskj ns[kk] mu ij txg&txg dhpM yx x;k FkkA mldh n'kk ij vc Hkh lHkh gWal jgs FksA mlls viuk ;g vieku cnZk'r u gsk ldkA vkxs c<dj ml vSkjr dsk mlus dl dj ,d rekpk tM fn;kA ;g ns[kdj ogWak 'skkj ep x;kA dqN yskxsak dsk mxz gqvk ns[kdj tsc ls ,dne pkdw fudky dj og lcds lEeq[k ygjkus yxkA lHkh lge dj jg x,A

mls okfil ?kj ySkVuk iMkA cki us mldh n'kk ns[kh rsk cskyk &"dj vk;k eqWag dkykA ---vc ;gWak D;sak vk;k gS \ fudyA "

dzsk/k esa rsk Fkk gh] rh[sk Loj esa cskyk &"eq>ls T;knk cdokl dh rsk pkdw ekj nwWaxk--- lkys] lHkh gjketknsak us rax dj j[kk gSA " &mlus iqu% pkdw fudky fy;kA ?kj ds lHkh izk.kh lge x,A rc cskyk &"ckgj fudysk lHkhA" &lHkh Hk;Hkhr Fsk] >qXxh ls ckgj fudy vk,A rc mlus dhpM ls yFkiFk diMs mrkjs vSkj ogha iMs ikuh Hkjs ?kMs ls viuk 'kjhj lkQ dj nwljk diMsak dk tskMk igu fy;kA fQj >qXxh ls ckgj fudy vk;kA ?kj ds lnL;sak ij n`f'Vikr djrs gq, vkxs c<k rsk mlds cki us /kjrh ij Fwkdrs gq, dgk &"dqRrkA dsk<h cusxkA"