Raat Motipur mein jaldi utar aati thi. Din bhar ke shor–gul ke baad gaon achanak shaant ho jaata—jaise sab kuch apni jagah par thak kar baith gaya ho. Sana ne aangan ke darwaaze ko dheere se band kiya aur apne kamre mein aa gayi. Cotton ka halka sa lehenga–choli pehne woh bistar par baith gayi. Kachchi deewar ke paas latakta mitti ka diya abhi bhi halki roshni de raha tha.
Darwaaza andar se band karte hi uska dil tez dhadakne laga.






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