@hindi \input dnmacs \nopagenumbers \hsize=6in {\dn \centerline{\dnbig mohan raake"s: mis paal \bigskip vah duur se dikhaayii detii aak.rti mis paal hii ho sakatii thii| phir bhii vi"svaas karane ke lie maiMne apanaa ca"smaa .thiik kiyaa| ni.hsaMdeh, vah mis paal hii thii| yah to khair mujhe pataa thaa ki vah un dinoM kulluu meM hii kahiiM rahatii hai, par is tarah acaanak usase bheM.t ho jaayegii, yah nahiiM socaa thaa| aur use saamane dekhakar bhii mujhe vi"svaas nahiiM huaa ki vah sthaayii ruup se kulluu aur manaalii ke biic us cho.te-se gaa/v meM rahatii hogii| jab vah dillii se naukarii choRakar aayii thii, to logoM ne usake baare meM kyaa-kyaa nahiiM socaa thaa!

bas raayasan ke .daakakhaane ke paas pahuMcakar ruk gayii| mis paal .daakakhaane ke baahar khaRii pos.tamaas.tar se kuch baat kar rahii thii| haath meM vah ek thailaa liye thii| bas ke rukane par na jaane kis baat ke lie pos.tamaas.tar ko dhanyavaad detii huii vah bas kii taraph muRii| tabhii maiM utarakar usake saamane pahu/c gayaa| ek aadamii ke acaanak saamane aa jaane se mis paal thoRaa acakacaa gayii, magar mujhe pahacaanate hii usakaa ceharaa khu"sii aur utsaah se khil gayaa|

“ra.najiit tum?” usane kahaa, “tum yahaa/ se .tapak paRe?”

“maiM is bas se manaalii se aa rahaa hu/|” maiMne kahaa|

“acchaa! manaalii tum kab se aaye hue the?”

“aa.th-das din hue, aayaa thaa| aaj vaapas jaa rahaa hu/|”

“aaj hii jaa rahe ho?” mis paal ke cehare se aadhaa utsaah gaayab ho gayaa, “dekho, kitanii burii baat hai ki aa.th-das din se tum yahaa/ ho aur mujhase milane kii tumane ko"si"s bhii nahiiM kii| tumheM yah to pataa hii thaa ki maiM aajakal kulluu meM huu/|”

“haa/, yah to pataa thaa, par yah nahiiM pataa thaa ki kulluu ke kis hisse meM ho| ab bhii tum acaanak hii dikhaayii de gayiiM, nahiiM mujhe kahaa/ se pataa calataa ki tum is jaMgal ko aabaad kar rahii ho?”

“sacamuc bahut burii baat hai,” mis paal ulaahane ke svar meM bolii, “tum itane dinoM se yahaa/ ho aur mujhase tumhaarii bheM.t huii aaj jaane ke vaqt###|”

.draaivar jor-jor se h~orn bajaane lagaa| mis paal ne kuch ciRhakar .draaivar kii taraf dekhaa aur ekasaath jhiRakane k.samaa maa/gane ke svar meM kahaa, “bas jii ek mina.t| maiM bhii isii bas se kulluu cal rahii huu/| mujhe kulluu kii ek sii.t de diijie| thaiMk yuu verii mac!” aur phir merii taraf muRakar bolii, “tum is bas se kahaa/ tak jaa rahe ho?”

“aaj to is bas se jogindaranagar jaauu/gaa| vahaa/ ek din rahakar kal subah aage kii bas pakaRuu/gaa|”

.draaivar ab aur jor se h~orn bajaane lagaa| mis paal ne ek baar krodh aur bebasii ke saath usakii taraf dekhaa aur bas ke daravaaze kii taraf baRhatii huii bolii, “acchaa, kulluu tak to ham logoM kaa saath hai hii, aur baat kulluu pahu/cakar kareMge| maiM to kahatii huu/ ki tum do-caar din yahiiM ruko, phir cale jaanaa|”

bas meM pahale hii bahut bhiiR thii| do-tiin aadamii vahaa/ se aur caRh gaye the, jisase andar khaRe hone kii jagah bhii nahiiM rahii thii| mis paal daravaaze se andar jaane lagii to ka.n.dak.tar ne haath baRhaakar use rok diyaa| maiMne ka.n.dak.tar se bahuteraa kahaa ki andar mere vaalii jagah khaalii hai, mis saahab vahaa/ bai.th jaaeMgii aur maiM bhiiR meM kisii tarah khaRaa hokar calaa jaauu/gaa, magar ka.n.dak.tar ek baar jid par aRaa to aRaa hii rahaa ki aur savaarii vah nahiiM le sakataa| maiM abhii usase baat kar hii rahaa thaa ki .draaivar ne bas s.taar.t kar dii| meraa saamaan bas meM thaa, isalie maiM dauRakar calatii bas meM savaar ho gayaa|

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