Seher ke dor daraz ilaqe me ek bare khali plot par khana badoshon ki basti abad thi jahan aksar jhopirian kapre ki bani hui thi sb apni apni dunya me magan rehte th koe kisi ke kam me mudakhlat nahi karta tha basti me subha ho chuki thi matti ke tel chulle jal chuke th har tarf dhuwan dhuwan or chae ki bheni bheni khosbo thi janwar bher bakriyan murgian wagera apna apna dana pani kha rahe th mard kam par jane ki tayyari karrhe the wo sb dehari dar log th wo sara din apne bacho ko sarko gallio par pherate th pura saman bottle kagaz copy wagera wo sb jama karte or lakr apne ma bap ko dete jo bech kar wo guzara karte th ek jhopiri den muhammad ki thi jhan uska khandan abad tha den muhammad koe 60 70 years ka admi tha usko TB thi sara din wo khasta rehta iske 4 bache th biwi thi biwi sara din logon ke gharon me bartan dhoti safae sutrae karti thi to ghar chalta tha dawa ka intezam hota tha uski do bari betian rano or gudia thi or do bete abhi bhut chote th bahar kam par nhe jasakte th wo sara din den muhammad ke sath rhte iske dono betian rano or gudia basti ke dusre bacho ki tarha subha subha thela hath me le kar seher ki sarko par chali jati thi sara din kachre se bottle kagaz wagera talash karti sham ko lakr basti ke thekedar ko bech deti thi jo rupee milte apne ma bap ko de deti jhopiri me char charpaiyan hain ek charpae pr rano or gudia so rahe hain rat ko basti me chacha noor ki shadi thi waha se der se ane ki waja se wo so rahi thi.

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Amma : Arre oo rano ooo gudia uth jao tmne kam par nahi jana der horahi hai.

Den Muhammad : Arre oo rano uth jao warna joti parre gi.

Rano : Arre amman kia hai sone de.

Akhir amma ne joti de mari boli kam pe nahi jana der horahi hai uth jao.

Gudia jo rano se choti hai or bari hassas bachi hai wo har bat ko mehsos karti hai zimme dar bachi hai foran uth jati hai nal ke pas jati hai mo par chette marti hai or ma ke pas akr beth jati hai rano ko bhi uthna parta wo bh aesa hi karti hai magar uska mud kharab hota hai wo sona chati hai magar ma bap ke khof se uth jati hai dono ko ma chae or sokhe tosh deti hai rano nak honth chirati hai.

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Rano : kia hai bhi amma kabhi to acha nasta de dia kar.

jbke gudia sokha tosh khati hai or thela utha leti hai bhar jane lagti hai to rano awaz deti hai arre o gudia mje to aane de zara kanga karlo ma dhanti hai aese hi jao magar rano khena nahi manti raste me rano gudia ko akhbar ke saffe bottle milti hai jo wo apne apne thelon me dalti hain wahan or bh bache hote hain jo khachre se saman utha rahe hote hain wahan rano ka unse jhagra hota hai to gudia mana karti hai unka bh haq hai unko sman uthane do rano gudia se khete hai tujko nahi malom humko zarort hai jaldi farig hokar ghar jaen kuch kothion wale apne bacho ke purane kapre or khilone bacho me banth rahe th rano ne aage barh kar wo lelie magar gudia ne mana kia rano nhi mani wo apne bhaio ke lie ye chezen le aae sham ko dono bhene saman de kar rupee lakar ma bap ke hath pe rkh die rano ne peso me se kuch pese rakh lie magar gudia ne sare pese ma ko die ma ne rano se sawal kia arre o rano bas itne se pese rano ne kaha han amma bas yahi pese hain gudia ne rat ko khana khate hue rano se kaha sare pese ama ko ku nhe deti rano ne kaha chal pagli sare pese nahi dungi jama karugi ache kapre banwaon gi arre wese chacha noor muhammad ki beti ki shadi par shamo ne phene th gudia khamosh hogae or jhopiri se bhar ja kar khelne lag gae gudia ko gudia hi pasand thi wo ama se khti thi mje ek gudia lade amma khti gudia bht mhengi hai hmse to guzara nhe hota gudia kha se lakar den ek din rano or gudia market me ghom rahi thi aaj in dono ko koe bottle or kagaz nahi mila tha or dophair ka khana bh nahi khaya tha sadak se guzarte guzarte wo ek khobsorat dukan ke samne se guzar rahi th ke gudia ke nazar kholone ke dukan par pari waha shokesh me bhut khobsorat barbie doll thi dabbe me packed thi uske bal lambe the uski frog bhi khobsorat thi wo bhut nazuk si thi dabbe me uske makeup ke saman kanga brush bh tha matlb bht nafees or khobsorat thi jo bh dekhta usse khardne or hasil karne ki koshish zaror karta gudia is dukan ke bhar khare hokr is gudia ko dekhti hai to rano awaz deti hai arre ho gudia kia ghar nhe jana sham horahi hai ma mare gi gudia ke kano se rano ke awaz takrati hai to wo hosh ki dunya me ati hai or ghar ki rah leti hai magar ghar ane ke bad bh gudia khoe khoe se rehti hai khana bh dhang se nahe khati or ghar ke bahar bh khlne nahi jati wo sochti hai kash wo gudia uske pas hoti wo roz usko tayyar karti ache kapre phenati gudia ko har wqt apne sath rakhti magar kese wo gudia nhe le sakti thi gudia ke dil o dimag me gudia beth gae thi ab wo rozana kam par jati or wahi dukan ke aas pas ghomti or intezar karti ke kb shokesh ka parda hate ga or wo gudia dekhe gi rano usse kheti chal aage chal kam karna han kam na kia to amma or abba jution se mare ge tujme dm hoga mar khane ka mujme nhi hai ap roza ghanta ata jate wo gudia ko dekhti rehti magar isko hasil nhe karskti thi amma se kheti to amma dat ti ye ameron ke shoq hain humare nhe apne awqat me rhe gudia wo hazaron rupee ke gudia hai oche khab dekha chor de zamen pe agere gi baz aja.

Rano ne dekha gudia ko ht hi nhi rahi lehaza usne gudia ko mashwara dia kuna is dukan wale bhae se gudia ke keemat pochi jae gudia ne mana kia rano na mani dukan dar rozana dekhta ye bachian rozana dokan ke bhar khari ho kar dekhti hai or apas me bate karti hain takreban wo aek mahene tak ye harkat or sakrat dekhta rha magar usne socha kuke ye gudia achi lagti hai islie wo isse dekhte hai rano ne mana karte karte andr jakr pocha ae chacha ye gudia kitne ki hai dekan dar ne poch ap kio poch rahe hain kia kharidni hai rano ne kaha han kharidni hai dokan dar ne gudia ke keemat 2000 rupee batae to rano ko herani hui itne ziada rupee kha or bhar agae gudia bh heran hogae phr wo ghar agae rano ne kaha dekh gudia kam par dhayan de gudia ko chor ye shoq palna humare bas ki bat nahi gudia khamash hogae magr wo roz ate jate wo wha rokti or gudia me gum hojati ek din rano ne kaha dekh gudia jse rozana dihari ke rupee me kuch mar leti hun or ama abba ko pata nhe chalta aese hi to bh kar is tarha mere chamakte kapre tari gudia ajae gi.

Gudia ne kha wo aesa nhe kare gi wo rupee me dandi nahi mare gi wo hera pheri nahe kare gi wo gudia ka shoq chor degi magar ma bap ko dhoka nhe de gi mgar rano nhe mani or gudia ko majbor kia ke wo aese hi gudia ke pese jama kare akhir gudia ne rupee chupana shroo kar die ma ko rupee me farq mehsos hua magar wo khamosh rahi is trh kuch 6 months bad gudia ke pas itne rupee hogae ke wo gudia ke kemat kam karwa kar khared sakti thi dono ne mansoba banaya ke wo aj kam par se wapse par gudia kharede gi jb wo dukan par gae to shokesh khali tha gudia or rano pareshan hogae gudia ke ankhon me aanso agae usne kha gudia kha gae rano andr gae or dukan dar se kha chacha wo jo bhar gudia thi wo kha gae dukan dar ne kha beta aaj to gudia ka kharedar a gya wo apne beti ki salgira ke lie tohre ke tor par gudia le gia rano ne ye khabar akr gudia ko di uske hath se wo rupee gir gae wo rone lagi udas hogae rano ne kha aao me tmhe dusri dukan se gudia la don magar gudia na mani usne kha nhi nhi ab koe khuwab nhe dekhon gi or na jhoot bolon gi wo ghar agae sb kuch such such ma ko bata dia or wo rupee ma ko dedia ma ne usko piyar kia kha beta ye humari kam naseebi hai ke hm tmhari koe khuwahish pori na karsake hmko maf kardo or rone lage rote rote chole ki trf dekhne lagi jha aag ki tapish th magar isse ziada aag ki tapish ma ke dil me thi gudia ne phr kabhi kisi khilone kisi chez ko na dekha wo nazre jhuka kar kam par jati ati apne kam se kam rakhti or apne ma bap se mafi mangi or aaenda sare pese ma ko de dia.