Aaj,aadI
bahut laaD, krtI qaIM dadI maora.
kaozrI‚ AaMgana par krtI hu[- maOM Aa[- AaOr dadI kI pIz pr JaUla ga[-‚ ' dadI‚ mana nahIM laga rha‚ jaayaoM Kola AayaoM.'
dadI nao ApnaI ]MgalaI sao savaa taolao kI camacamaatI AMgaUzI ]tarI AaOr Ct kI maaoTI naalaI maoM‚ ijasamaoM sao barsaataoM maoM prnaalaa galaI maoM pD, – pD, igarta qaa‚ foMk dI. mauJasao baaolaIM‚ ' jaa ZUMZ kr laa tao jaanaUM .'

maOM kUdtI – kUdtI saIiZ,yaaM ]tr ga[- . naIcao galaI kI naalaI maoM panaI ko bahava sao AMgaUzI Aagao BaagaI jaa rhI qaI. maOM naalaI ko saaqa BaagatI ga[- – BaagatI ga[-. saat GaiTyaa kI naalaI‚ AMgaUzI panaa hMsaI – Kola nahIM qaa. haMfto – haMfto inacaa[- tk phuMcaI tao AMgaUzI jamaIna tlao ko gaTr maoM gaayaba hao caukI qaI.

ijasa toja,I sao ga[- qaI ]saI saustI sao laaOT kr Ct pr phuMca kr maOM ibasaUrI‚ ' dadI…'

dadI ApnaI ek TaMga pr ]z kr Aa[-M‚ ' Kbardar jaao rao[-.' ifr pasa Aakr gaaod maoM ]za kr kha‚ ' Aaja toro baabaa AayaoMgao tao ifr naap do dUMgaI.'

maOM KuSa hao ga[-. paMca saala kI qaI na [sailayao yah pta nahIM calaa ik phlaI baar hI banavaanao maoM baabaa kao iktnaI mauiSkla Aa[- qaI AaOr saala Bar tk Gar ko hr Kcao- ka ihsaaba lagaato samaya baabaa ]sa AMgaUzI kI kImat batayaa krto qao. [saI pr ek idna dadI nao gaussao maoM AMgaUzI caUlho maoM Dala dI‚ ' laao zMDk pD,I tumharo Andr‚ laao yah laao‚ AaOr laao‚' khtI hu[- dadI ApnaI caUiD,yaaM‚ kD,o AaOr lacCo BaI Aaga maoM JaaOMknao lagaIM qaIM ik maaM nao pICo sao ]nhoM qaama ilayaa.

maaM sao [saIilayao icaZ,tI qaIM dadI. maaM nao baIca – bacaava ikyaa nahIM ik dadI ka para garma. ifr dadI pta nahIM @yaa – @yaa baknao lagatIM‚ ]nhoM raMD‚ hramaja,adI khnao ko saaqa – saaqa baabaa kI ptuiryaa kh DalatIM. tba baabaa t#t sao ]z kr Aato AaOr dadI kao ek laat maar kr Gar sao baahr calao jaato.

Gar ekdma sanna rh jaata. dadI na raotIM na caIKtIM‚ basa satr Apnao t#,t pr baOz jaatIM. ]nakI Sa@la kuC AjaIba ZMga sao sa#t hao jaatI. vao Apnao dayaoM haqa ka pMjaa baar – baar fOlaatIM – isakaoD,tIM‚ ifr ek TaMga pr ]z kr maaM kI kaozrI ko saamanao haokr maunaadI krtIM‚ ' Aaja caUlha nahIM jalaogaa bahU‚ Kbardar jaao caaOko maoM GausaI.'

maaM nao BaI ]nhoM jalaanao kI ksama Ka[- hu[- qaI. ]nakI [sa GaaoYaNaa ko saaqa – saaqa maaM CIMko pr sao AaalaU ]tar kr kaTnao lagatIM. dadI ek baar ifr gaailayaaoM kI baaOCar krtI hu[-‚ mauJao maaM ko pasa sao CIna kr pUjaavaalaI kaozrI maoM Aa jaatIM. maOM ]naka Qacak Qacak calanaa doKtI AaOr maja,a laotI. dadI ko gaussao ko baaro maoM mauJao isaf- [tnaa pta qaa ik Agar vao pUjaaGar maoM Aakr QaUp jalaayaoM tao samaJaao gaussaa ]trnao hI vaalaa hO.
ifr maOM QaIro sao pUCtI‚ ' dadI pana KaAaogaIÆ' AaOr basa dadI kI Gar – Bar sao saulah hao jaatI.

dadI ko pana caaOko maoM rKo panaI ko baD,o tmaoD,o maoM pD,o rhto. saubah saubah iC_U pana do jaata AaOr maOM kOMcaI sao kaT – kaT kr lambaI ktrnaoM banaa dotI. dadI ka khnaa qaa‚ mauJasao phlao [sa Gar maoM kBaI iksaI nao ]nhoM pana lagaa kr nahIM iKlaayaa.

maOM tmaoD,o maoM sao pana kI ek ktrna laokr caaOko ko Aalao sao panadana laotI AaOr saIQao haqa kI phlaI ]MgalaI sao ]sa pr caUnaa‚ k%qaa lagaatI‚ sauparI ka caUra rKtI AaOr pIlaI tmbaakU kI paMca pi<ayaaM. kBaI – kBaI pana laokr jaanao ko isalaisalao maoM ktrna maoM sao ekaQa p<aI yaa sauparI iKsak jaatI. dadI JaT phcaana jaatIM‚ ' Aaja hmaaro laTUrbaabaa pana banaanaa BaUla gayao.'
maOM pUCtI‚ ' dadI‚ @yaa kma hO‚ caUnaa‚ k%qaaÆ'
' nahIM.'
' sauparIÆ'
' nahIM.'
' ifrÆ'
' p<aI.'
AaOr maOM p<aI laonao rsaao[- maoM BaagatI.

kBaI dadI nahanao kao gausalaKanao maoM Gausa jaatIM tao maora va@t na kTta. maOM gausalaKanao kI maaorI maoM Jaukkr JaaMktI AaOr ]saI maoM sao baatcaIt SauÉ hao jaatI —
' dadI‚ iktnaI dor lagaaAaogaIÆ'
' ABaI tao maOM pOr rgaD, rhI hUÐ.'
ibanaa zhro maoM khtI —
AaOr Aba @yaa kr rhI haoÆ
dadI javaaba dotIM‚ ifr maOM savaala krtI‚ ifr vao javaaba dotIM. maora nayaa savaala haija,r haota. jaba maaorI maoM sao saabauna ka Jaagadar panaI inaklata tao maOM talaI pITtI‚ Aha ha‚ dadIjaI naha caukIM‚ Aha haÑ '
Agar maaM AaMgana maoM haotIM tao mauJao doK doKkr daMt pIsatIM —' Aanaa rat kao maoro pasa‚ AcCI trh bata}MgaI.'

rat kao dadI ko pasa saaonao maoM mauJao Dr lagata qaa. saaonao sao phlao vao baabaa ko pOr dbaatI qaIM. kBaI – kBaI maOM saao jaatI AaOr baIca rat maoM poSaaba ko ilayao AaMK KulatI tao doKtI‚ dadI tba tk pOr hI daba rhI hOM.
maOM khtI‚ ' dadI saao jaaAao.'
dadI lambaI saaMsa laotIM‚ ' maOM tao Aba lakiD,yaaoM maoM hI saao}MgaI‚ yao maro pOr maora dma hI KIMca laoMgao iksaI raoja,.'
AaOr baabaa ijanhoM Ainad`a kI puranaI baImaarI qaI‚ caIK pD,to‚ " sasaurI hmaoM gaalaI dotI hO‚ ek TaMga Bagavaana nao laolaI‚ ek hma taoD, doMgao‚ samaJaI.'

dadI – baabaa kI laD,a[- maoM maOM bahut AkolaI pD, jaatI. dadI tD,atD, javaaba dotI rhtIM qaIM‚ ifr baabaa ]zkr ]nhoM dao ek QaaOla jamaa kr mauMh for kr laoT jaato.

maOM [saIilayao maaM ko pasa saaotI qaI.
maaM rat maoM maora gaala naaoMcato hue GauD,ktIM‚ ' Aa[- baD,I dadI kI manaOtI‚ pZ,naa na ilaKnaa‚ idna Bar cauAiryaaoM kI trh ]sako kamaaoM maoM lagao rhnaa. ]saka @yaa hO. ]saka @yaa hO ]sakI maaM kuMjaD,na qaI. vah tao pnavaaD,na lagatI hO tU BaI pnavaaD,na banaogaIÑ '

idna maoM Agar iksaI baat pr maOM maaM sao $z jaatI tao yao saba baatoM dadI tk phuMcaa dotI. AaOr dadI ka saMvaad SauÉ hao jaata‚ ' haM – haM‚ hma kuMjaD,na kI baoTI hI pr tuma kao[- klaT\Tr kI jaa[- nahIM hao. tumhara baap BaI vahI prcaUinayaa rha‚ trajaU ilayao – ilayao cala basaa. ikiryaakrma maoM baIsa AadmaI na jauD,o ….'

maaM maorI trf doKtI AaOr AMgaara bana jaatIM. maOM ]sa idna dadI ka AaMcala na CaoD,tI. ]sa rat ifr maorI ipTa[- haotI. bacaava ko ilayao maOM ja,aor – ja,oar sao raonaa SauÉ kr dotI. dadI Apnao kmaro sao pukartIM‚ " maunnaI‚ maunnaI‚ rI bahU maoro laTUrbaabaa kao haqa na lagaanaa haM.'

baala maoro bahut CaoTo CaoTo qao. idna maoM tIna baar dadI ksa ksa kr caaoTI krtIM AaOr klaayaa baaMQa dotIM pr maoro baala ifr Aagao pICo sao inakla kr AaMKaoM pr ibaKr jaato . naamamaa~ kao klaayaa baMQaa rh jaata. [sailayao dadI nao maora naama laTUrbaabaa rKa qaa. maoro AaOr BaI dja-naaoM naama qao. dadI khtIM‚ ' Da^@Tr maunnaalaala‚ ja,ra maora CunaCunaa garma kr do baoTa.'

maOM caaOko maoM jaakr vah kTaora ]zatI jaao GaI AaOr hldI sao hmaoSaa pIlaa rhta qaa. ifr dadI ]samaoM ek klaCI GaI‚ hldI AaOr ipsaI hu[- saaoMz Dala kr caUlho pr caZ,a dotIM. ]saka Cuna – Cuna CunaCunaanaa mauJao baD,a AcCa lagata. jaba hldI naarMgaI rMga kI hao jaatI tao maOM icallaatI dadI‚ CunaCunaa tOyaar hO.

dadI saMDasaI sao ]tar kr maoro saharo sao Qacak Qacak calatI hu[- kmaro maoM Aa jaatIM. maOM ]nako saamanao GauTnao isakaoD, kr baOz jaatI. dadI ApnaI saUKI ptlaI laaOkI jaOsaI TaMga ko pMjao maoM baMQao $AD, ko puilando pr sao pt\TI ]tartIM AaOr $AD, hTakr doKtIM. [sa pOr ka CaoTa saa pMjaa qaa‚ maoro haqa barabar AaOr ]sakI CaoTI CaoTI jauD,I ]MgailayaaoM maoM naaKUna nahIM qao. dadI daonaaoM haqaaoM sao pOr qaama kr khtIM ‚ ' Aro rama ro‚ baD,I TIsa haotI hO calato calato.'

maOM pUCtI‚ 'dadI kba zIk haogaI tumharI TaMgaÆ'
dadI $[- sao pMjao pr hldI – saaoMz lagaatIM‚ ' jaba maora laTUrbaabaa Da^@Tr maunnaalaala banaogaa tba.'
AaOr maOM inaScaya kr laotI ik CPpr vaalaI galaI ko nau@kD, pr baOznao vaalao Da^@Tr maunnaalaala sao BaI baD,I Da^@Tr banaUMgaI. sabasao phlao dadI kI TaMga zIk kÉMgaI‚ ifr Apnao baala‚ ifr baanaU kI gauiD,yaa‚ ifr… maorI samaJa maoM yah saba kama Da^@Tr ko hI krnao ko qao.

dadI TaMga kI pID,a BaUlanao ko ilayao khtIM‚ ' maunnaI rI khanaI saunaogaIÆ'
' kaOna saIÆ dadI vah saunaaAao catur kaOe vaalaI.'
dadI kI khanaI SauÉ hao jaatI.

saavana maoM Gar ko baahr vaalao CPPar maoM JaUlaa pD, jaata. hma saba CaoTI baD,I laD,ikyaaM ek dUsarI kao JaaoMTo do do kr JaulaatIM AaOr gaatIM – iSavaSaMkr calao kOlaaSa‚ bauMidyaaM pD,nao lagaIM
gaaOrI jaI nao baao[- hrI – hrI maoMhdI‚ tao iSavajaI nao baaoya d[- BaMga… bauMidyaaM pD,nao lagaIM
kBaI kBaI dadI mauJao JaulaatIM AaOr Apnaa ip`ya gaanaa saunaatIM —
' baaga maoM ppIha baaolao maOM jaanaUM kao[- Aayaa ro
Aayaa ro maora babbaU baoTa
saaO – saaO caIjaoM laayaa ro‚
baap kao ca_r‚ maaM kao QaaotI
maunnaI kao caUD,I laayaa ro
bahna kI tIAr BaUla Aayaa‚ saaO – saaO naama Qarayaa ro
baaga maoM ppIha baaolao…
Gar maoM ijasakao ijasa caIja, kI ja,$rt haotI‚ gaanao maoM ]saI ko Anausaar r_aobadla haotI rhtI. babbaU baoTa sabako ilayao iftUrI‚ duSaalaa‚ saUTr‚ caPpla AaOr na jaanao @yaa – @yaa laato rhto‚ basa bauAa kI caIjaoM BaUlato jaato.

maaM saara idna kama krtIM AaOr baD,baD,atI AaOr saaoto samaya BaI. maOM pUCtI‚ ' yah tuma saara idna @yaa baaolatI rhtI hao maaM‚ kuC saunaa[- BaI nahIM dota zIk sao.'
maaM daMt pIsatIM‚ ' tuJasao matlaba‚ tU saara idna ]sako caIla – kaOe ]D,ayaa kr.'
baabaU Aagara maoM pZ,to qao.

jaba maOM qaaoD,I baD,I hao ga[-‚ maOM nao doKa baabaU jaba Aagaro sao laaOTto‚ maaM rat maoM dor tk ]nasao JagaD,a krtIM‚ ' hmaarI imaT\TI @yaaoM Kraba kI byaah krkoÆ yaa hmaoM lao calaao yaa yahIM Apnao haqa sao K,%ma kr dao. hmasao nahIM haotI saarI ]mar bauD\Zo – bauD\ZI kI Thla – ifikr. saara idna eosaa lagata hO jaOsao t#t pr dao maoMZk ibaza idyao haoM.'
baabaU gaussaa hao jaato. gaalaI – galaaOja ]nhoM psand nahIM qaI‚ gaussao ko maaro ApnaI KiTyaa KIMca kr dUr kaonao maoM lao jaato.

baabaU ko Aanao pr dadI [tnaI KuSa hao jaatIM ik lagata vao ubalakula zIk hao ga[- hOM‚ na ]naka pOr duKta hO‚ na AaMKoM pinayaatI hOM. ]sa idna vao Apnao haqa sao Kanaa banaatIM AaOr saamanao baOz kr iKlaatIM. maOM saaocatI‚ baabaU jaldI – jaldI Aayaa kroM tao iktnaa AcCa hao.

ek baar baabaU Aagaro sao laaOTnao pr TIna ka ek kMGaa laayao. Gar Aanao pr dadI hI ]naka ba@sa KaolatI qaIM. kMGaa inakala kr baaolaIM‚ ' maoro ilayao laayaaOÆ'
baabaU sar Kujaanao lagao‚ ' Ammaa rasto maoM baala ibagaD, jaato hOM hvaa sao‚ yao[- maaro lao AayaaO.'
dadI nao caupcaap kMGaa vaapsa rK idyaa.
jaba baabaU calao gayao‚ tao ek idna maOM nao doKa‚ maaM ]saI kMGao sao baala saMvaar rhI hOM‚ maOM nao faOrna jaakr dadI sao kha.
dadI t#t pr sao ]z kr Aa[-M‚ ' Ksama sao laokr [tra rhI hO.yao iCCaorapna yaaM na kiryaao. hma BaI khoM Caora ka idla @yaaoM r<aI – r<aI huAaO jaaya hO‚ maaM kao donao ko naama pOÑ

dadI saara idna kuipt rhIM. maaM jahaM KD,I haotIM‚ ]nako pICo GauD,knao lagatIM —
' icaT\zI ilaKI qaI baD,ko kaoÆ'
' hmasao khtI tao kMGaa na imalataÆ'
' raoja pi<ayaaM kaZ,a krOgaI kaÆ'
maaM nao kuC nahIM kha. baala baaMQa kr ivajayaI mauskana ko saaqa kMGaa Aalao maoM rK idyaa.

Saama kao dadI nao mauJasao kha‚ ' maunnaI‚ ja,ra vah kMGaa tao ]za laa.'
hma daonaaoM ]sa samaya Ct pr baOzo qao. maOM nao naIcao jaakr Aalao maoM sao kMGaa laakr do idyaa. dadI nao JaT kMGaa ]sa maaoTI naalaI maoM Dala idyaa ijasamaoM sao baairSaaoM maoM prnaalaa pD, – pD, igara krta qaa. maOM nao macala kr kha‚ ' dadI ZUMZ kr laa}MÆ'
dadI nao AaMK idKa[-‚ ' pOr taoD, doMgao‚ KbardarÑ'

Gar maoM dao laaogaaoM sao dadI kI ibalakula nahIM pTtI qaI. hma qao kula caar. maOM baD,I fUlaI ifrtI qaI‚ dadI kI cahotI jaao qaI. maaM sao inapTnao ko baad baabaa ka nambar Aata qaa. Ct kI dIvaar sao jauD,I laoikna Gar ko baahr jaao kaozrI qaI ]saImaoM dukana qaI. maoro mana maoM dukana kao laokr hmaoSaa kaOtuk banaa rhta qaa. duinayaa Bar ka saamaana baabaa ]sa CaoTI saI dukana maoM rKto qao. dadI kBaI hldI‚ kBaI dala ko ilayao mauJao dukana kI trf rvaanaa kr dotIM. maOM phlao iJarI- maoM sao JaaMk kr doKtI‚ ibalakula baa[skaop ka maja,a Aata. baaoraoM ko pICo caUhaoM kI QamaacaaOkD,I kBaI idK jaatI tao idna idlacasp hao jaata. ifr maOM dukana ko saamanao vaalao drvaajao, pr jaakr baabaa sao caIja, kI frmaayaSa krtI. baabaa KalaI baOzo haoto tao BaI ek baar manaa ja,$r krto‚ ' cala Baaga‚ dukanadarI na Kraba ikyaa kr saubah – saubah.'  maOM ifr BaI na jaatI. vahIM Ía^k samaoT kr baOz jaatI. tba ipND CuD,anao ko ilayao baabaa puiD,yaa baaMQa kr maorI trf foMk doto.

dadI kao yah saba psand nahIM qaa. baabaa dukana sao kafI hujjat ko baad ek idna ka saamaana inakala kr doto qao. Agalao idna ifr vahI KIMcaatanaI. dadI nao k[- baar kha ik traja,U sao taOla kr saor p@kI dala AaOr pMsaorI caavala Alaga rK doM pr baabaa [sao ifjaUlaKcaI- maanato qao. vao khto‚ ' j,yaada idKogaI tao j,yaada ]zogaI.' ek baar tao vao kalaI imaca- kI iDibayaa caaOko sao ]za kr lao gayao ik yao Aaz $pyao kI ibak jaayaogaI.

hma laaoga kBaI – kBaI ivaEaamaGaaT jaato qao. vahaM AaOMQao pD,o kCue doKkr mauJao Dr lagata AaOr maja,a BaI Aata. dadI ]nhoM CUÁ – CUÁ kr dUr Bagaa dotIM AaOr dor tk nahatIM. vahaM ]nakI kuCok sahoilayaaM imala jaatIM. kpD,o badlato ‚ maalaa forto duinayaa jahana kI baato kr laI jaatIM. eosaI baatcaIt ko daOrana hI dadI kao manasaa nao batayaa ik DOimpyar pak- maoM ek baD,a laayak Da^@Tr Aayaa hO‚ vakIlanaI kI TaMga eosaI zIk kI hO ik kla tk ibastr pr haya – haya icallaanao vaalaI vakIlanaI Aaja dgaD, – dgaD, krtI ifr rhI hO. dadI saunakr bahut KuSa hu[-M‚ 'Aaja jamanaa maOyaa nao hmaarI sauna laI‚ hma ABaala ³ ABaI hala´ jaayaoMgao vahaM.'

ijatnaI toja, vao cala saktI qaIM‚ ]tnaI toja, calatI hu[- vao Gar Aa[-M AaOr ibanaa saustayao saIQaI baabaa kI dukana pr KD,I hao ga[-M‚ ' AjaI‚ DOimpyar pak- maoM ek baD,o DagaDr Aayao hOM‚ hmaoM idKaya laaAao.'
baabaa kao baat psand nahIM Aa[-‚ ' ka Bayaao hO taoyaÆ'
dadI kao gaussaa Aa gayaa‚ ' tuma hmaarI dUsarI TaMga BaI taoD, dao‚ na rhogaa baaMsa na bajaogaI baaMsaurI.'
baabaa baaolao‚ ' AcCo DagaDr kI fIsa BaI AcCI haogaI‚ ka fayadaÆ tumhoM kaOna byaah rcaanaa hO. maj,a- AaOr kja-, samaya pakr jaato hOM babbaU kI maaM. DagaDrna kI caIr faD, sao tao yaa janama BaI Kraba vaa janama BaI Kraba.'

dadI dukana sao hT Aa[-M. maOM nao daophr maoM kha‚ ' calaao dadI‚ caupko sao Da@Tr kao idKa AayaoM.'
dadI kuC nahIM baaolaIM basa mauJao ksa kr CatI sao lagaa ilayaa. ]sa idna ko baad sao ]nhoaMnao pOr maoM CunaCunaa lagaanaa BaI band kr idyaa.

pta nahIM @yaaoM dadI kao Agar faoD,a – funsaI inaklatI tao vah jaldI zIk nahIM haotI qaI. vah QaIro QaIro fOlatI jaatI ifr ]samaoM mavaad pD, jaata. dadI AaMgana ko naIma kI pi<ayaaM pIsa kr ]sa pr baaMQatI pr faoD,a bahut idnaaoM ko baad zIk haota. Aba tao ]nhaoMnao yah saba BaI band kr idyaa qaa.

maaM kBaI dadI ko pasa nahIM baOztIM. kama maoM lagaI rhtIM AaOr jaba kama na krtI haotIM tao ApnaI kaozrI maoM AaMKaoM pr haqa rK krkr pD, rhtIM. maOM jaakr pUCtI‚ ' maaM @yaa baat hO‚ qak ga[- haoÆ'
vao kuC na baaolatIM.
maOM khtI‚ ' khaM dd- hO laaAao dbaa dUM.'
maaM maora haqa JaTk dotIM‚ ' jaa Baaga ]saI ko pasa.'

ek baar baabaU Aagaro sao laaOTo. ]nako ba@sao maoM sao kuC laD\DU inaklao‚ saUK gayao qao‚ laoikna svaaidYT. baabaU nao sabakao ek – ek idyaa‚ ' hmaaro ka^laoja maoM baMTo qao‚ Aaja,adI imala ga[- ]saI KuSaI maoM pnd`h Agast kao baaMTo gayao.'
dadI caaOMk ]zIM‚ ' ka imala gayaaO hOÆ'
' Aaja,adI‚ Aaja,adI‚ Aba hma gaulaama nahIM rho‚ hmaara Apnaa raja hao gayaa. gaaMQaI baabaa nao sauraja idlaa idyaaO hO.'
' Aba ka haOgaaoÆ'
' haOgaao kaÆ [tnaI baD,I baat hO‚ tuma samaJa hI nahIM rhI hao tao ka krOM. sabakao Aaja,adI imala ga[- Aba.'
maOM ibanaa samaJao talaI bajaanao lagaI‚ ' Aha jaI – Aha jaI‚ Aaja,adI imala ga[- Aha jaI.'
dadI AcamBao sao baaolaIM‚ ' sabaaO kao imala ga[-Æ'
' haM – haM .'
]nhaoMnao ek lambaI saaMsa KIMcaI‚ ' hmaoM naa imalaaO gaaMQaI baabaa nahIM tao vaasao khtI ekzao iftUrI idlaaya doM‚ Aaja,adI ka kha krOM‚ na AaoZ,bao kI caIja na ibaCabaO kIÑ'
baabaU iKnna hao gayao‚ ' tumhoM kuC BaI samaJaanaa baD,a mauiSkla hO Ammaa.'

dadI nao Apnaa laD\DU qaaoD,a – saa caK kr mauJao hI do idyaa. maaM nao Apnao ihssao ka laD\DU AnaKayaa rsaao[- kI pD,hrI pr rK idyaa jahaM naja,r pD,to hI caIla kI trh JapT\Ta maar maOM ]zakr Ka ga[-.

baabaU [sa baar Gar pr pUro va@t basa pZ,to hI rho. maoro ilayao BaI ek iktaba laayao qao AaOr saubah – saubah pZ,ato qao. jaba maOM jald samaJa laotI tao maaM kI Aaor doK kr khto‚ ' maunnaI kI bauiw maoM kao[- KaoT nahIM . basa inacaavalaI nahIM baOztI‚ yahI mauiSkla hO.'

baabaa Gar maoM haotI cahla – phla sao baoKbar ApnaI dukana maoM ga_I pr baOz kr gallaa iganato rhto. ek idna byaalaU ko baad baabaU sao baaolao‚ 'babbaU torI pZ,a[- #a%ma BayaO vaalaI hO‚ dukana ga_I saMBaaraO Aba. maOM bahut qak gayaaO hUÐ .'
baabaU sanna rh gayao.
baabaa baaolao‚ ' AaKrI saala hO na jaoÆ'
' haM‚ baa}jaI.'
'tao basa [sa baar tuma ihsaaba – iktaba samaJa laao. idvaalaI pr bahIKata‚ baaMT – trajaU tumhIM pUijayaao Aaya ko.'
' dukana pr baOznao ko ilayao tao maOM emaº eº nahIM kr rha hUÐ baa}jaI‚ maOM ja,aoraoM sao naaOkrI ZUMZ rha hUЂ pasa haonao tk imala hI jaayaogaI.'

baabaa ekdma BaD,k gayao‚ ' nahIM baOzoMgao‚ ka matlabaÆ ka [saIilayao taoya pZ,ayaaO hO ik tU pZ, ilaK kr kusaI- taoD,oÑ sasaurI fIsa BarI hO janama Bar. mar – mar kr pZ,ayaaO hO ik laaogaaoM ko saamanao CatI zaoMk kr khOM‚ ' doKao maora Caora eO‚ saaolah @laasa pZ,aO hO.'
baabaUjaI dbaI ja,ubaana maoM baaolao‚ ' laoikna maOM nao tao baUra taolanao ko ilayao pZ,a[- nahIM kI.'
'maaopO naayaM torI fIsa ko Épo‚ caaho jaa kana sauna caaho vaa kana. ipClaa $pyaa BaI mauJao laaOTala do jaao ApnaI maOyaa kao dUQa ipyao haO.'
dadI baIca maoM baaolaIM‚ ' ABaI ]mar ka hO‚ ifr naaOkrI krogaa tbaaO Épyao Gar maoM AayaoMgao.'
' caup rh‚ taoya ka samaJa hO. kla kao AlagaaOJaa huAa tao pOsaa Apnao baTue maoM rKOgaao kI nahIMÆ'

[tnaI dUr kI kaOD,I dadI kao nahIM saUJaI qaI. caahtI tao vao BaI qaIM ik baabaU ]nakI AaMKaoM ko saamanao rhoM‚ laoikna [sa va@t vao caahtI qaIM ik baabaU ko Aanao pr Gar maoM saba rajaI – KuSaI rho‚ laD,a[- – JagaD,a na hao. [saI vajah sao vao maaM kao BaI baar – baar khtIM qaIM‚ ' hMsaI – KuSaI sao kama ikyaa kr‚ saUjaao huAao mhaOMD,ao babbaUeO ja,ra psand nahIM.'
maaM tmak kr khtIM‚ ' hmaoM tao baMsaIvaalao nao eosaa hI banaa kr Baojaa hO‚ eosao hI rhoMgao. Sa@la ]Qaar khaM sao laayaoMÆ'

baabaU BaunaBaunaato Gar maoM GaUmato rho‚ ' AjaIba ikssaa hO yao‚ pZ, – ilaK kr BaI baaMT trajaU sao isar faoD,ao. pZ,nao ka @yaa fayada Agar Apnaa rasta caunanao kI Aaja,adI na haoÑ'
dadI nao sauna kr ]saaMsa BarI‚ ' taoya tao ifr BaI kCu hO‚ maaoya doKÑ yao [tnaaO baD,aO faoD,ao hO pIz po pr toro baabaU jara-h ko nahIM lao jaato. ro babbaU‚ torI naaOkrI lagao tao sabasao phlao maaoya Dagadr ko lao cailayaao.'
baabaU baaolao‚ ' tuma maoro pasa hI rha krnaa Ammaa.'

pIz ko faoD,o maoM caIra lagaanaa qaa. caIra lagaanao ko jara-h saat Épyao maaMga rha qaa. jaba – jaba faoD,o ka mavaad dd- ko cap@ko maarta‚ dadI krahtI hu[- jara-h sao jaakr hujjat kr AatIM. jara-h kBaI Tsa sao masa na huAa. dadI duKI haokr khtIM‚ ' AcCI Aaja,adI Aa[- maro caIr faD, ko BaI Épyao laganao lagao. phlao yahI jara-h ek saor gauD, laokr caIra lagaabao qaa.'
baabaa nao samaJaayaa‚ ' ArI maOM tao khUÐ [sao ibalakula na CoD,. puilTsa baaMQao jaa‚ sasaur Aap[- fUTOgaao.'

faoDa, nahIM fUTa. QaIro – QaIro saaro SarIr maoM mavaad fOla gayaa. t#t pr laoTo laoTo krahtIM‚ iksaI sao kuC na maaMgatI na pUCtIM.

galaI kI pazSaalaa maoM maora naama ilaKvaa idyaa gayaa qaa. na[- sahoilayaaoM‚ na[- iktabaaoM maoM maOM maSagaUla hao ga[-‚ ifr BaI saubah skUla jaanao sao phlao AaOr skUla sao laaOTnao pr sabasao phlao maOM dadI ko pasa hI daOD,I AatI‚' dadI‚ maOM skUla jaa rhI hUÐ '‚ 'dadI‚ maOM Aa ga[-.' dadI maoro isar pr haqa for kr mauJao caUma laotIM. dao‚ tIna AaOr caar ka phaD,a dadI ko pasa baOzkr hI yaad ikyaa qaa maOM nao. yaad kr maOM ]nhoM saunaatI‚ vao AaMKoM band krko saunatI rhtIMM.

ek idna skUla maoM safod kpD,o phna kr Aanao ko ilayao kha gayaa. saubah – saubah pnd`h Agast ka jalasaa qaa. maOM mauMh AMQaoro naha kr tOyaar hao ga[-. skUla jaanao sao phlao dadI kI kaozrI maoM ga[-‚ ' dadI‚ Aaja Aaja,adI ka idna hO‚ hma skUla jaa rho hOM‚ itrMgaa JaMDa fhrayaa jaayaogaa.'
dadI baaolaIM‚ ' rI maunnaI‚ qaaoD,I AajaadI maoro ilayao BaI lao Aanaa puiD,yaa maoM baaMQa kO.'
maOM hMsa pD,I.

jana gaNa mana gaanao ko baad bahnajaI nao sabakao laa[na maoM KD,a krko bataSao baaMTo. daonaa Bar bataSao qao laoikna hma laD,ikyaaoM kao laga rha qaa‚ jaOsao Ja]Aa – Bar haoM. k[- laD,ikyaaoM nao tao ]saI samaya Apnaa ihssaa cabaa Dalaa. maOM nao dao bataSao mauMh maoM Dalao AaOr caUsatI rhI. Gar Aato hur maOM nao saaocaa AaQao dadI ko ilayao rK dUMgaI AaOr dadI kao Aaja jana gaNa mana gaa kr saunaa}MgaI.

kaozrI maoM jaakr maOM nao pIz ko pICo haqa lao jaakr kha‚ ' doKao dadI‚ maOM saccaI – mauccaI Aaja,adI laa[- hUЂ puiD,yaa maoM baaMQakr.'
yah @yaaÑ dadI na hMsaI na baaolaIM‚ na maorI trf krvaT laI.
maOM JapTkr dadI ko pasa phuMca ]nhoM ihlaanao lagaI.
dadI AasaanaI sao nahIM ihlaIM. ]nhoM vaak[- Aaja,adI imala caukI qaI. 

    mamata kailayaa
isatmbar 1‚ 2003
 

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