wlalf. w;aWoõj - 1 uf.a ku jreK. 8 jir wjidkfha ⁄jdvqj °, ≤ka iqudfkl=;a myqjqkd. Hostel Mflka f.or weú;a ⁄lka bkak tl ji lïueč jevla. ⁄;r fofõf,a lrmq fi,a,ï ug ≤ka weÿfj,. mdief,a fï jifr ;uhs wmsg fldïmshqg¹ jev uqčkau b.ekakqfj. fydiag,a tfla† ⁄jdvq ojiaj,g wmsg fldïmshqg¹ fi,a,ï lrkak bv°, ÿnqK. ≤ka fldïmshqg¹ fi,a,ï j,g ;uhs uf.a ys; .syska ÿfhkafk. jdr wjidk ⁄jdvqjg f.or wdmq ⁄id ta fi,a,u;a keÿjqkd. uu mqgqj Wvg ll=,a fol wrka Tfy l,amkd lrkj. “fudlo mq;d l,amkd lrkafk@ hd÷fjd tlal fjko jf.a fi,a,ug hkafk keoao@” wïu weyqj. “nE wïu. ;d;a; ug fldïmshqg¹ tl f.k;a fokj Ÿõfj ljoo@” “blauKgu i,ač yïnjqk .uka f.akj Ÿõj. álla bji, bkakfld. fï ojiaj, ;d;a; wf;a i,ač ysÛhs.” “uu bÿka t;lka Wv n,df.k bkak ´k@” “kE mq;d. ;d;a; ,nk iÿfh f.k;a fokj Ÿõj.” tal ug iekis,a,g lreKla. fï ,Ûu fldïmshqgrhla ÿhk ;ekla uu okakj. ta wfm udu,df. f.or. udu vqndhs b¥, tkfldg uduf. ¦j wkqIs wlalg f.kdfj. wkqIs wlal ;uhs wfm mjqf, ,uhska f.ka jeäu,d. thd bf.k .kak y×u oCIhs. ≤ka bx‚fkare úNd.hg bf.k .kafk. wfma mjq,aj, Tlafldu kEfhd wlalg f.dvla wdofrhs. ta ⁄idu thd álla wdvïnrhs. ta;a y× fyd¥hs. wms;a tlal f.dvla ys;j;a w⁄la whg jvd. wlal,f. m†xÑh wfma f.or ,Ûuhs tlu j;af;. uu ⁄;r tfy .sh;a thd ⁄;ru jf.a lduf¹ fÕr jyf.k mdvï lrkj. fÕrg ;Ügq lr, wykak ys; fokafk keye fldïmshqg¹ fi,a,ï lrkak mdvï jevj,g ndÕfõú Ÿh, ys;ka. “mq;d wkqIs wlal n,kak hkak lïueč kï.” “thd tlal fldfy l;d lrkako@ yeu ÿiafiu lduf¹ mdvï lrk tluhs jefâ.” “tfyu ;uhs Wkka¦fjka bf.k .kak ,uhs. ta;a Thd tkak ojia follg lčka wlal weú;a Ÿõj mq;dj oŸkak;a wdihs. ⁄jdvqjg wdju tkak Ÿõj.” “tfykï uu hkakï n,kak. iuyrúg fldïmshqgfr;a álla fi,a,ï lrkak mq÷jka.” “Tfydu hkak tmd. fjk fyd¥ weªula we¥ka hkak.” uu iru .,j, lčiula w¢kak yooa† bfíu uf. u,ačh †yd ne¨k. tal ;du fmdähs. wÛ,a 4la ú;r †.. hdka;ug wÛ,a Nd.hla ú;r †. uhs,a.ia álla ÿfhkj. uu uhs,a.ia álla w;.Ej. wuq;=u wdidjla weÿjqkd. fï wjqreoao uq,† ;uhs taj jefjkak mgka .;af;. fldïmshqg¹ .eySfï wdij ⁄id blauKska fI`gla we¥f.k udu,f. f.or .shd. iqmqre¦ m׆ kekao udj iskyjŸka ix.%y lr, wdofrka je<¥f.k msč.;a;. “jreK mq;d fldfyduo@” “fyd¢ka bkakj kekafo.” “⁄jdvqfj fi,a,ï lrkj weÿ fyd¥g@” “kE kekafo. y× md¨fjka bkafk.”

“ta fudlo@” “hd÷fjd fufy kEfk. ;d;a; ;du fldïmshqg¹ tl f.kdfj;a kEfk.” “tfykï bÿka fufy tkak md¨ uld.kak wlal bkakjfk@ fldïmshqg¹ tl;a ÿfhkjfk@” “thd fldfyo yeu ÿiafiu lduf¹fk@” “th;a fï áfla úNdf. lr, álla úfõl .kakj. Tkak lduf¹ b¥ka fjk fudllao lrkj. mq;dj oŸkak;a wdi weÿ yqÛ ojiŸka ≤lafl keyefk@” “tfykï wlal n,kak uu hkakï@” “fmdâvla Tfydu bkak. uu wlalg;a tlal fndkak fudkj y× yo, fokakï. tal;a wrf.ku hkak.” kekao ud;a tlal mEkaá%hg .shd. ìialÜ fmÜáhla lv, l+,aîu ù¦re foll=;a tlal fÜ% tlla °, wlalf. ldurhg hkak Ÿõj. uu taj;a wrka .syska Wv ;Ügqfj wkqIs wlalf. lduf¹ fÕrg ;Ügql,d. “ljqo@” wlalf. lgy~ y×u ñys×hs. uu ta y~g y×u leuÿhs. “wlafl uu. lduf¹ we;=,g tkako@” wlal uf. lgy~ we¢kak. “jreK u,ač Thdo wdfj@ bkak uu fÕr w×kak.” w.=, we×h wlal fÕr ,Û uf.a †yd n,df.k bkg w;afol .yf.k bkakj. “tkak u,ač we;=,g. fï fudkjo Wiaif.k wdfj@” “kekao ¦kafk. fïj wrka weú;a wlalg;a °, lkak Ÿõj l;d lrlr.” wkqIs wlalf. jhi 21hs. ug jvd wjqre¦ 6la jeäu,a. oK ysi ,Ûg †. kùk mkakkfha l÷ meye skirt tll=hs iq¦ blouse tlhs we¥ka bkafk. ta weªu wef.a iq¦ yug ⁄hfug .e,- fmkj. leïmia hk ⁄id fjkak weÿ kùk mkakfha weªïj,g leuÿ. ta ke;;a thd w¢k ´ku weªulg y× yevhs. uQK y×u meyem;a. 36-27-38 m%udKfha weÛ. ^uu miqj thdf.ka ≤k.;af;a& ndf.g jeys, ÿhk ú†fha weiafol. uiska msreK lduql f;d,afol. fr`i meye lïuq,a uqyqfKa <iaiK jeäl,d. mq÷,a Wl=, wef.a rej ;j jeäl,d. uu lduf¹ we;=,g .shd. “´j fïfi Wäka ÿh, fufyka jdä fjkakfld álla l;d lrkak.” lduf¹ ms<sfj,lg ÿfhkj. ueo thd ⁄ok f,dl= we¥. ne,al⁄hg hk fÕrhs cfka,hhs w;r lkakdä fïfi. lduf¹g we;=,afjk fÕr whsfk fmd;a fïfi. Bg tyd fldïmshqgf¹. w⁄la ì;aÿh uq,af, weªï w,aud×h. B,Ûg bath room tl. w,aud×fh;a f,dl= lkakdähla ÿfhkj. “Thd ≤ka f,dl= ,ufhlafk@ uf.a lK ,Ûg Wihs. u,ačg ≤ka jhi lSho@” “14hs wlafl.” “ug jvd 6fk nd,.” “;j udi ;=kŸka 15hs.” “Thd ìialÜ f.kdj fkao@ tal fyd¥hs. uu;a álla nv.s⁄fj,d ysáfh. u,ač;a bÿka lkakfld.” ug;a tlla °, th;a lkj. uu tkfldg wlal fmd;la n,n, b|, ÿfhkafk. tal ≤ka msgljrh Wvg ysákak we¥Wv ÿfhkj fmr,mq .uka. ug ≤ka fldïmshqg¹ l;dj fuhdg Ÿhkak ´k. ta;a mgka .kak ú†hla ke;=jhs bkafk.

“wlal n,k fmd; fudllao@” “fï kjl;djla u,ač” Ÿh, thd fmd; jy, fmd;af.dv háka ÿífn. Bg lčka uu fmdf;a ku Ÿfhõj. ku The family’s secret. “fïl ryia m×SCIl l;djlao@” uu weyqj. “keye. love story tlla. <iaiK mjqf,a l;djla” wlal uf.a †yd ál fj,djla n,ka b¥, Ÿõj. “fldfyduo Thdf. w÷;a fldïmshqgrh@” uu ud;Dldjg msúiqKd. “tal fyd¥hs. tkak u,ačg fmkakkak” udj;a weoka t;kg .syska switch tl on l,d. “u,ač mqgqfjka jdäfjkak” Ÿh, thd ud ,Ûska ysáh. ≤ka .d, ÿhk fikaÜ iqj¥ fyd¥g ≤fkkj. “fïfl f.aïia .ykak mq÷jkao@” “Thd wdio@ uu ys;kafk ÿhkj” wlal f.aïia folder tl click l,d. “udrhs f.dvla ÿfhkj.” ug y× i;=gqhs. uu f.aïia .ykak .;a;u wlal wdfh;a fmd; wrka we¥g fj,d Ÿhjkak .;a;. thd me;a; fmrč,d fmd; Ÿhjkafk. bkak wdldrhg ug fmakafk thdf. miai. fldg idh álla biais, l,jd foflka Nd.hlau fmakj. wo ;uhs uu thdf. l,j uq,a j;djg ≤lafl. ⁄hu ll=,a. bfígu f;d,lg f,j lejqk. ug u;la Wfka fldg uniform we¥, mdie,g tk fl,a,kaf. fmak ll=,a. uf. u,ačh flčka fõ.k tkj. u, flčhhs. uu hgg fudl=;a we¥,;a keye. y†ishg ≤ka fïl niai.kak ´k. ys;g tk j,a is;=úč whska lrkak fyd¥u ú†h f.aïia j,g ys; fhduq Ÿ×Su Ÿh, ys;ka kej; fldïmshqgrhg weia fhduq flrej. uu ljÕj;a mjqf,a wh .ek fufyu ys;, keye biafl`, fl,af,d, Ñ;%má ⁄čfhd .ek ñila. kej;;a ug u;lajqkd mkaÿfh hd÷fjla Ÿhmq l;djla. kEk ^whshf. fk`k& thdf. ll=,a w;..d wef. ;ka fol fmkak, Wrj.;a;= yeá. fudkjo uu fï ys;kafk@ f.aï tlg ú;rla ys; fhdojkak W;aidy l,d. lduf¹ we;=, udr iqj¥hs. ug uq¨ ⁄jdvq ld,fhu fldïmhqgf¹ f.aï .ykak we;akï@ ta fj,dfj wlal uf.a me;a;g yefrk ioafo we¥ me;af;ka weyqk. “fldfyduo jreK biafl`f, f;dr;=re@” wlal weyqj. ysf;a ÿnqfK fjk foaj,a ⁄id ug tal y×hg weyqfk keye. “fudllao wlal weyqfj@” “biafl`f, jev.ek@” “wd……taj fyd¥hs.” “Thd biafl`, jev,g leuÿo@” “Tõ ;rula.” “Thdg hd÷ fl,af,l=;a bkakjo@” ta m%Yakh uf.a yas; le<Uqj. ljÕj;a taj mjqf, wh iu. l;dlr, keye uu. “tfyu ld tlalj;a hd÷ keye. ug tfyu flfkla kE wlafl.”

“yï. Th we;a;uo Ÿhkafk@” we;a;uhs ug ,e–chs fï jf.a foaj,a wlal tlal l;d lrkak;a. “ke;=j ud;a tlal Ÿhkak nerej fkfjhs fkao@” wlal weyqj. ‘uu álla leuÿ fl,af,la bifl`f, bkakj hd÷jQk. fuhd tal ≤kf.ko wykafk@’ uf.a ys;g álla nh ys;=k fuhdf. m%Yakhg. udj fldgqWkd jf.hs. “Thd ug Ÿhkak nhfjkak tmd u,ač. uu tal ryila yeáhg ÿhd .kakï.” ;du we¥Wv bkak thd †yd uu ne¨j. weia †j.sfh ol=Kq ll=, kjdf.k bkak ⁄id by,g biais, ÿhk idh wiafika fmak ., †ydjg. blauKska uu wyl n,, nhd¦ ne,aula fy¨j. wlal tal ≤l, uf.a †yd n,, lg fldkŸka yskdjqkd. wo ;rï thd ud tlal Ÿis ojil l;dlr, keye. fldfydug;a thd ld tlalj;a jeä l;djg hk flfkla fkfjhs. ug wo y× mq¦uhs. uu wlal tlal újD;j l;dl,d. “uu leuÿ tl fl,af,la wfm mkaÿfh bkakj” f.d; .yñka Ÿõj. “≤kafk fld,a, ⁄hu g%ela tlg wdfj. Thdg fl,af,la bkakj@ uu lčka weyqju kE Ÿõfj wehs@” “thd uf.a girl friend fkfjhs. ta fl,a, Ÿis fohla okafk kE. uu fï nj ldgj;a Ÿh,;a keye.” ⁄y;ud⁄j W;a;r ¦kak. “wehs bÿka thdg Ÿõfj ke;af;@” wlal weyqj. “uu ys;kafk keye thd leuÿfõú Ÿh,. ke;akï ug leuÿhs Ÿh,.” “tfyu fjkak ú†hla keye. Thd fyd¥ fmkqu fld,af,lafk@” uu thdf. u,ač ⁄id i;=gq lrkak Ÿhkafk ys;, ⁄y~Wkd. “Thdg uu Ÿhkfoa úYajdi keoao@ uu Thdf. wlal ⁄id Ÿhkj fkfjhs.” wef¥ka neye, uf.a ,Ûg weú;a ,Û ÿnqK iagq,a tl wrka uf. ol==Kq me;af;ka jdäjqkd. “fudllao fl,a,f. ku@” “rYañ fikúr;ak.” ≤ka thd ,Ûska .d, ÿhk fikaÜ iqj¥ ;†ka ≤fkkj. “thd <iaiKo@” wlal weyqfj yskdjla uqj.g k.df.k. ug álla ,e–c ys;=k. “Tõ mkaÿfhu bkak <iaiK fl,a,. uq÷ biafl`f,u bkak ,iaiKu fl,a,;a fjkak weÿ.” “´…….tal;a tfyuo@ thdf. fudk fldgio jvd ,iaiK@” wlal weyqj. “fldgi@ uu ys;kafk Tlafldu uQfK yeu fldgiu. weia lka kyh yskdj yeufoau.” talg thd uy mq¦u m%Yakhla uf.ka weyqfj. “ta Ÿhkafk uQK ú;rhs ,iaiK@ w⁄;a y×h ,iaiK kE@” ug fuhd wyk foa y× fm%fyačldjla. ud;a tlal úys÷ lrkjo@ w⁄;a y×h Ÿhk tflka fuhd woyia lrkafk fudllao@ “Oh come on lover boy. ug Ÿhkak wef. w⁄la y×h;a fyd¥o@” udj iroulg wrka wykj. “thd iïmQ¹Kfhka fyd¥ ,iaiK fmkquhs.” “ta Ÿhkafk Thd fl,a,f. yeu;eklau ne¨j@” foúhfka wlal wyk m%Yak@ wka wh b†×fh fyd¥ ,ufhla jk wirK udj fndreldrfhla lrkak yokafk. fl,af,laf. ⁄rej;a isrerla ljÕj;a ≤l, keÿ uu fuhdf. m%Yakj,g W;a;r fokafk fldfyduo@ .EKqkaf. ⁄rej;a isrer .ek uu ys;k ú†h ;uhs fuhdg ≤k.kak wjYHfj,d ÿfhkafk. “Oh come on u,ač, Thd thdj ≤l, ÿfhkj fkao@” thd uf.a lrg

w;Õ, fyd,jñka wykj. fudkjo fuhd fï wyk m%Yak@ udr W.=,l wyqfj, bkafk udj. Ÿh,;a neye. fkdŸh;a neye. fl,a,kaf. ;ka w;.dmq yeá. msá miafika .jqï Wiai, n,mq yeá. fydfrka girls hostel tfla kdk fl,af,d †yd n,ka ysgmq yeá okakj kï….@ ljqo okafk fufyu m%Yak wyú Ÿh,. ´k fohla fjoafoka Ÿh, ys;, uu W;a;r ¦kak fmdä yskdjla Õ,. “´……. wms ys;k ;rï fld,a, fmdä keye” wkqIs wlal uf. uQKg uQK ŸÜgql,d. weia fldfkka uu thd †yd ne¨fj ;ry .syskao n,kak. wlalg yskd. udj úys÷jg wrka. “Thd n,kj fkao fl,af,d †yd@ rYañf. ú;ro@ ke;akï w⁄;a fl,a,kaf.;a n,kjo@” Tõ Ÿhkak T÷j jekqj. wlal uf.a ol=Kq l,j Wäka thdf. w; ÿífn udj ikaiqka lrkak jf.a. we;a;gu ug wuq;= ikSmhla f.k ¦kak thdf. w;a, ifï .Efjoa†. “wms fld¨?k Tlafldu fl,af,d †yd n,kj” uu Ÿõj. “tfyu ne¨ju Thdg wdidj,a weÿfjkjo@” uu isyska iskdjla fy÷j. “t;fldg fu;kg ikSmhla ≤fkkjo@” “fudlla…..@ fld;kgo@” ug y×hgu weyqfk keye. tfyu Wfka thdf. w; uf.a l,j ,Ûska fyñysg Wvg .syska weÛs,a,la u,ačh ,Û fudkjo fydhk ⁄id. uu ys;=j y×. on/Ûs,a, u,ačhf. j†kj. “fukak fu;kg” Ÿh, t;k Tnkj. uu wlalf. weia †yd ne¨j. th;a uf.a †yd n,ka bkafk. uf. yqiau ysrjqkd jf.a fldfya y× ;ekl. “fu;kg ikSmhla weÿ fjkjo fl,af,d †yd ne¨ju@ rYañ fu;kg fyd¢ka i,lkjo@” wkqIs wlal weÛsč ;=vqjčka u,ačh ms×u†kj lčiu Wäka. fï fudkjo fjkak hkafk wlalf. lduf¹ we;=f,@ ug ys;d.kak neye. wlal uf. u,ačh w.dkj. ta u†jg thdf. w;.Eug u,ačh k.skj. “fufyu lroa† Thdg ikSmhla ≤fkkjo@ fuhd f,l= fjkjfkao@” we;a;gu wu;= ikSmhla ≤fkkj thd w; .dkfldg. lrkafk fudkjo Ÿh, f;arula ug keye. “wms n,uq fïl f,dl=fjk ú†h@” wlal lčifï fnd;a;u .,j, isma tl md;al,d. ke., ÿhk u,ačh tčhg mek, wlalf. weÛsčj, je¦k. thd tal we,a¨j. “fïl y× riafkhs.” fï fudllao lrkak yokafk@ wlal u,ačh jglr, ;†ka w,a,f.k ≤ka fyd¥g ta †yd n,kj yrj yrj Wiamd;a lrlr fndfydu Wkka¦fjka. u,ačh lruq,gu weÛsč f.⁄h, uhs,a w;.dkj. “wdjq Thdf. uhs¨;a ÿfhkj. fl` n,uq. lčiu ;j md;al,d u,ačhhs ;=kauq,a,hs fyd¥g fmakak. ≤ka /čjegqk l÷mdg uhs,a ál wdidfjka w;.dkj. “Thd okakjo@ uf.a ll=,a uq,;a Thjf.au uhs,a ÿfhkj. óg jvd f.dvdla jeähs.” uu ≤ka ys;kj wlaf. ;=kauq,a, ÿfhk wdldrh ysf;ka ujd.kak. ≤ka thd ⁄rej;a uf.a u,ačh w,a,f.k yu Wiamd;a lrñka fi,a,ï lrkj. ug;a wdihs thdf. tl;a tfyu w,a,f.k lrkak. u,ačh tkak tkaku †lafjkj jf.a f;afrkafk. wkqIs wlal uf.a l,j j,g .Efjk ;rug ŸÜgqWkd. thdf. weÛ uf.a wefÛa .Efjkj. “wms huq we¥g. t;fldg myiqhs.” udj;a weof.k .syska wef¥a ydkais lrj, wefÛa .Efjñka th;a t;ku we,jqkd.

uu weia mshdf.k wlalg leue;a;la lrkak bv¦kakd. thd uf.a u,ačh w;..d yqr;,a fjkj. ug mq¦u iemla ≤fkkafk. tjka ñysrla ljÕj;a uu ú¥, keye. álŸka uf. je,ñg y×fha iS;,la ≤kqk ⁄id weia wer, ne¨j. wlal blouse tfla fnd;a;ï lSmhla wer, ;khla uf. wf;a .djkj. iS;,g ≤kqfk fn%ish¹ tflka Wv y×h wf;a .Eú,. ;=⁄ fn%ish¹ tl w;×ka W,a ⁄m,a tl .,la jf.a wf;a wefkkj. wlal ug ⁄hu myila fokafk. “Thd wdio jreK@ fyd¥ ikSmhla ≤fkkjo@” wlal uf.ka weyqfj lïuq, bU, lg lk ,Ûg lr, fldªrñka. uu T÷j jekqfj ‘Tõ’ Ÿh, wÛjkak. thd i;=gq Wkd. Bg jvd i;=gla uu ,nkj thd u,ačh w;.dñka fyd,jk ⁄id. “Thdg i;=gq fjkak wjYH Wkdu Thd ;⁄hu fufyu lrkjo@” wlal weyqjZ. uu wdfh;a T÷j jekqju thd yskdjqkd. “tfyu lroa† ld .eko ys;kafk@ rYañjo@” iroï yskdjla Õ, uf.ka weyqj. ta ku u;la lrmq .uka rYañf. rEfm uf. isyshg wdj. wkqIs wlal u,ačh w;..d fi,a,ï lrkj. rYañf. rEfm ug ueú, fmakj. ug ≤fkk iem byjyd .syska. ug ≤fkkafk rYañ u,ačh w,a,ka fi,a,ï lrk njhs. “≤ka ysf;kafk rYañ fufyu lrkj Ÿh,o@” fuhd fldfyduo tfyu wykafk@ uf. ys; Ÿhjkak;a okakjo@ ,e–cdfjka udj r;=Wkd. wlalf. weÛs,s uf.a wegfol †ydjg .uka lrkj. “u,ač ll=,a fol ;j álla m,,a lrkjo wlalg myiqfjkak. ug m,af,yd w;.dkak ´k” yskd uQKla fmkakñka weyqj. uu lSlrefj,d ll=,a m,,a l,d jeä bvla ,ndfokak. wlal weg ñ×l, ;j my,g w;.df.k .sfha mqfla Õfr mgka .kak ;ek fydhkak jf.a. ll=,a fol ue†ka uf.a ryia wjhj w;.dñka hkfldg ≤kqk ikSmh udj ;j;a l=,au;a l,d. kej; thdf. w; u,ačh fj; f.k;a udmgÛs,af,kqhs on/Ûs,af,kqhs fudÜgqj w,a,, Wvg biaiqj. ≤ka biairyg álla keú, u,ačhj fyd¥g n,kj. ug fmdä fõokdjla ≤kqk ⁄id u,ačhg fudkj lrkjo Ÿh, ne¨j. fuhd fgdmd jeys, ÿfhk fmriu miaig .ykj. “jreKg fu;⁄ka Ÿ× tkjo ufyu lroa†@” foúhfka fuhd flčka fkdŸh uf.ka wykafk uu wf;a .y, iajhx úkaokh ,nkjo Ÿh,. we;a;gu keye Ÿhk tl ;uhs W;a;rh. wf;a .ykj Ÿhk tl okakj. biafl`f, hd÷jkaf.ka ≤k .;af;. ta yeufokdu lrk nj;a okakj. uu álla wdidjg u,ačh w;m; .Ejg wkaÿug fjkfoa okafk keye. “Thdf. fu;⁄ka Ÿ× tkjo@” wlal weyqfj u,ačh w,a,f.k fgdmd fmkakñka. “uu try lr, keye.” “lr, keye@ wehs@” “okafk kE.” “y× uu fmkakkako lrk ú†y@ Thdg W.kakkako@” uu yd Ÿhkak wdfh;a T÷j jekqj. wkqIs wlal yskdfj, uf. lïuq,a ism.;a;. “jreK fyd¥ fld,a,” Ÿh, “fukak fufyuhs lrkafk. fyd¥g n,d.kak. Thd u,ačh y× ´f.d,a, fïlg Ÿhk ´ku kula, fï ú†hg weÛs,s rjqug Õ, w,a,.kak.” wlal u,ačh ta ú†hg w,a,.;a;. “≤ka w; Wiamd;a lrakak uu lrk ú†hg.” thd fyñka wf;a .ykak mgka .;a; fmriu tyd fuyd hjñka. wf;a iam¹Yh f.fkk yeÛSu udrhs. m<uq j;djg fuje⁄ iam¹Yhla uf. u,ačh ú¢kafk. “ikSmhla ≤fkkjo@” wlal yskdfjù weyqj. “bkak uu ≤ka Thdg

hjkakï.” wlal uf.a weÛg fya;;=fj, udj ;†ka je<¥ .;a;. thdf. w; uf. wf;a .eys,af, fj.h jeäl,d. uu fï w÷ÿka fjk ixys¢hdj fkdbjis,af,ka n,ka bkakj. tl w;Ÿka udj nÕf.k mmqjg ;=re,a lrka uf. uQK wf;drla keÿj isôñka u,ačh w,a,f.k wf;a .ykj. ll=,la uf. weÛ Wäka Õ, thdf. pQj uf. l,fj w;=,a, w;=,a, ;o lrkj. u,ačh w,a,ka bkak w; Wiai, md;a lroa† uqoÛs,a, uhs,a l,Uk w;r iq<Ûs,a, wegfofla j†kj. uf.a iem fo`fr .,kj. uu thdf. ;ka w;r fonqlal=fõ T÷j ;olrka miai bfíu .iaikak .;af; ,efnk iem Wm×u ⁄id. th;a fõf.ka pQj w;=,a,kj wf;a .yñka. “yya…. yya… jreK ≤ka fldfyduo Thdg wlal fok iem@ ikSmo uf. meáfhd@” wlal .efyñka fldªrñka weyqj. “Tõ wlafl. Tõ Tõ uf. r;a;rka wlafl y×u ikSmhs.” “uf. r;a;rka meáfhd Thdf. tl ;j b¢fukj uf. w;g f;afrKj. ≤kau tjkak tmd uu Ÿhklka. yqiau by<g w,a,ka bkak.” wlal uf.a f;d,a Wrkak .;a;. uu ≤ka †jHf,`l y;lg tyd bkafk. yq<fÛ mdfjkj jf.a. thd yhsfhka yqiau .kafk uer;ka tlla ¦jkj jf.a. pQj l,fj .djkafk. “wdya….” Ÿh, ;†ka thdf. pQj uf.a ll=,g .yf.k .yf.k .syska kej;=kd. mEkaáh f;udf.k uf.a l,j riafk j;=rŸka f;;afjkj ug ≤kqk. ug l;d lr.kak;a neye. tal fyd¥hs. ke;akï my, bkak kekao ¦j, taú uu lE.ykak u,ačg fudkjo ¦j lrkafk Ÿh, n,kak. wlal ;du;a uf. wf;a .ykj. wjqre¦ 21l fl,af,la fï fmdä tldf. u,ačsh w,a,ka wf;a .ykafk fl`ÉÑ msiagka tlla jevlrk wdldrhg. ≤ka thd wef¥a b¥f.k lrkafk. mmqfj fonqlal=jg T÷j .yka uu bkafk. fyd,a,k fjf,a tl ;khla fn%ishrfhka tčhg mek, ≤ka <iaiKg fmakj. ,d ¦Uqre mdg meÉtl ueoafo ÿhk fr`imdg ⁄m,a tl fkr, weú;a. uu weÛsč ;=vqjčka ms×ueoao. “Thdg wdio n,kak@” “Tõ wlafl.” “uu miafi fj,djl fmkakkakï.” thdf. idh mEkaáh ,Ûgu biais, l,j fmakj. uu ta †yd ≤ka n,kafk. taj yu .ymq flfi,a l¥ka folla jf.a. “Thdg ´k kï uf. ll=,a w;.dkak.” uu ll=,a w;.dk .uka ta fol Ÿial,d. wlalj .eiaiqkd. ≤kakï ug Wm×uhs. uq÷ weÛu ys× jeàf.k tkj. “wlafl uf. weÛg fudllao fjkj.” “nhfjkak tmd meáfhd. Thdg hkak yokafk. ≤ka tjkak tjkak.” wkqIs wlal udj bUf.k wf;a .yk fõf. jeäl,d. “wdya…….wkqIs wlafl…… fudlo fï fjkafka…… ug nE….. ug mK kE…… wfka wlafla…….” Ÿh, uu thdj nÕ.;a;. u,ačshf.ka pQ hkj jf.a ug ≤kqfk. “nhfjkak tmd meáfhd. Thdg uql=;a Wfka keye. uu ,Û bkakjfk@ Thdg uu Ÿhmq Ÿ× .shd. fï n,kak.” uu T÷j Wiai, ne¨j. wlal ;du;aa u,ačsh w,a,f.k. Tõ we;a;;uhs. wkaÿfï† wlal uf.ka wymq foa ug uq,aj;djg Wkd. fgdmd uq¦fk ÿhk pQ lrk pQá ysf,ka le¥jf.a iq¦mdg fohla tčhg weú;a. tajhska wlalf. w; kEú,. thd ;du;a u,ačsh w,a,ka Wiamd;a lrkj. .Eú, ÿhk le¥j,g w; f,iaiqj;a. “j…..õ….. fï n,kak ÿhk taj. y× fI`la Ÿ× tčhg wdfj. n,kak wlalg fldÉpr f.dvla u,ač

¦kako Ÿh,” uf. u,ačsh wlalf. wf;au weŸč, mrK ihsia tlgu wdj. w; wylg .;a; wlal kyh ,Ûg wrka “y× iqj¥hs” Ÿh, “Thdg wdi ys;=ko@” uf.ka weyqj. “Tõ wlafl” uu W;a;r ¦kak. “fyd¥ <uh. ta ⁄id ;uhs wlalg lSlrefj, Ÿhmq ú†hg lf,a.” wkqIs wlal wdfh;a neye, ÿhk u,ačsh w;.Ej. weg fol;a ñ×l, uhs,a weÛsčjčka mSrej. “fï n,kak u,ačfhd, fïl wms fokakf. ryila fydf¥a@ fjk ldgj;a fyu Ÿhkafkmd. f;areKdo@ tfyu ysáfhd;a wlal yeuÕu fï jefâ lrkkï Thdg, fyd¥o@ wlal ;j f.dvla foaj,a lr, Thdg iem fokak okakj. wlal taj;a lrkkï Thd ldgj;a fkdŸh ysáfhd;a. ≤ka uu .syska w; fi`oka tkakï.” wlal ke.sg, bath room tlg .shd. uu tfyuu u,ačsh †yd n,ka Wk foa .ek ys;kj. ≤ka oj,afj,. tlmdrgu ug kekaojhs wïujhs u;la Wkd. blauKska wef¥ka neye, lčiu we¥.;a;. ta tlalu wlal;a wdj yskdfjù. “Thd y× <ufhla ;uhs. uf. skirt tfl;a Thdf. Ÿ× ÿnqK. uQfKhs T÷fjhs;a bys×,.” uf. ⁄lfgka w,a,, iroï lr, f;d,afol Ÿial,d. “m<fj⁄ ojfiu ⁄hfug l,d. ta ⁄his uu Ÿhkafk Thd y× smart fld,af,la. uu y× wdofrhs Thdg” Ÿh, mmqjg ;olrka je<¥.;a;. “u;l ÿhd.kak. ldgj;a Ÿhkafkmd. hd÷jkagj;a úfYaIfhkau. Thd fyg Wfog;a tkak. wlal fyg ;j foaj,a W.kakkakï. iuyrúg wlalf. tl;a n,kak mq÷jka. Thd leuÿo uf.a tl fldhs jf.ao Ÿh, n,kak@” “Tõ wlafl ug n,kak ´k” ikaf;`fika Ÿõj. “tfykï fyg fyd¥o@” “fyd¥hs.” uu lduf¹ fÕr jyf.ku tčhg wdj ySk id.rhl Ÿñfoñka fyg wlalf. tl n,k woyiska. ug jvd wjqre¦ 6la jeäu,a wjqre¦q 21la jhi wlalf. ll=,a ueo ÿhk tl fldhsjf.a weoao ys;ñka uu f.or .shd. ,nk iÿfh yuqfjuq.