The moonlight set a silver sheen across every surface of the valley and homestead which spread out between the low hills. Under that benevolent moon, one could mistake it for Eden on a silent night. Peaceful, calm and still. The sound of cattle lowing from the valley floor announced their presence. From a low hillside beside the creek, George surveyed this scene. He was far enough away now that he could not hear Lennie’s gentle snoring, announcing that he, too, was present in this valley.
It was the absence of this bear-like man, which now allowed George to weigh up his choices. He had to decide: stay, or go? A heavy sigh escaped him. A mournful cow called in the valley below. 
He had travelled many miles with Lennie. But here, frozen in the clean, white, innocent moonlight, George was torn. Sure, he had promised Lennie’s Aunt Clara that he would look after Lennie. But a promise and a kiss didn’t mean he was bound to Lennie, did it? He had gone on the lonely and tiring road to follow a dream: to find work, then find land, then set up a little place to farm. Yet it felt like sharing that dream with Lennie had made it thinner, harder to grasp, more transparent to the eye. Under the moon’s blind stare, George thought long and hard. If he left now – shoot! – Clara would never know otherwise.
But now, so far away from Clara, his heart had come to long for the company. He sought the
company and camaraderie of men and someone who he thought of as an equal. Lennie was not George’s equal. Not with a mind like his! Matter a’ fact’, George felt the emptiness in repeating the conversations about chasing the dream of the farm, over and over like a scratch in a gramophone recording. It wasn’t even Lennie’s dream. He just wanted them dang rabbits! How could George flourish in the hollow shade of Lennie’s oversized body, with that tiny mind? George felt as if he were drowning, with Lennie pulling him down, like a fishing line when it snagged real hard on a submerged log.
A cloud passed over the moon. George turned on his heel to look back to the homestead. Would his life be any different there tomorrow? Or on the next day? Or the day after that?
“Gosh Darn it!” he grizzled through gritted teeth. He kicked a sod of soil. Why shouldn’t he chase His dream? He knew that if he left now, Lennie would continue up the road tomorrow in search of him. The folk at the homestead would take pity on him. He could do the job of three men. Sure enough they’d take him in. And then what? George would be alone. More alone than when he was with Lennie. No responsibility, sure, but ain’t that freedom? he thought.
Suddenly, from the dark, “George. Whacha doing, George?” Lennie’s call, a few feet away. Geore caught like a coyote in headlights. “Whaddaya doing up here, ya big bear?! Why ain’t ya sleeping where' I left’ ya?” George was upset. Lennie knew it. He’d heard it often enough, lately. “I've seen you get up real quiet an’ all. An’ I followed you here. You ain’t aiming’ to lee’me, is ya George? George ……. Don’ le’ me live in no cave up here!” Desperation in his voice.
A pause. The moon looked on, waiting.
“No, I ain’t gonna leave you in no big ol’ cave. I was….. I was ….. Well, shoot! I was just coming upn’ here to see where we are going tomorrow’. Seeing’ the land, ‘n’ all, aforen’ we walk all that way for nothing.”
“Oh… Ok…” Lennie took a single step forward like a timid deer. “Cuz I fort’ you were a’ leavin’ me, George. An’ …… I didn't’ want’ you to leave’ me. Cuz you’s my friend', George”
“Your friend?” A longer pause. Then, resigned to his fate, “ Yep …. I guess I am your friend.”
That was it. The decision was made like a door being nailed closed. Friends.
George felt his dream quietly sneak away in the moonlight to sleep with the cows. He took a deep breath. “Nah, ya big old Coon dog! I ain’t leaving ya! Who’s gonna git ya them rabbits you wanna pet so bad?”
The big man smiled under the glowing moon.
They both ambled back to the campsite. To the depths of the valley.
Towards tomorrow’s dawn.
 

सुन्दर संसारमा सुन्दर मानव 
बसेर धर्तीमा सुनौलो सपना सजाउँदै ,
मनमा सुन्दर भावना सजाउँदै ,
आफ्नो लक्ष्यमा अगाडि बढिरहेका छौँ। 

कोही कर्ममा,कोही धर्ममा,कोही समाज सेवामा 
कोही सत्तामा,कोही भत्तामा कोही सत्यको खोजीमा
सबै व्यस्त छन् ; आआफ्नो आफ्नो धुनमा । 

म 
हर्ष र परिवर्तनको आशा बोकी
संसारलाई परिवर्तन गर्ने सास बोकी 
हिँड्दै गरेको छु 
थकाइ मारेको छैन 
भारी बिसाएको छैन। 

गर्ने छैन भेदभाव कसैलाई 
गर्ने छैन कुभलो कसैको। 
देखाउने छैन जात्रा सडकमा बसेर 
लागेको छु म गर्न पूरा सपना कम्मर कसेर 

पूरा  गर्ने छु मैले मेरा सपना, 
एकदिन त्यो समय आउने छ। 
म रमाउने छु,संसार नौलो हुने छ। 
त्यो नौलो संसारमा म मात्रै होइन 
हामी सबै रमाउने छौँ। 
 

A smile upon my lips that lay
Feeling grateful for what I gained
Not that I never lost a thing
But was satisfied, maybe that's god's will
I've been through the thicks and thin
Also have complained about the sins
The sins, I never committed but was blamed for
The cruel world was not what as a child I dreamt for
But, can we make it a little bit better? - I often ask myself
A handheld? an ear lend? might bring a change to a cry of help
A thought traded, a perspective presented and a compliment exchanged
A bit of appreciation... a bit of efforts might have someone saved
From a feeling of dread, from a situation in their head
Maybe I can help to find an escape...
Or provide a sense of security they had often longed
Make them feel they're loved by a simple action of dedicating a song
For someone was there when everything about me felt was wrong
Providing me peace..
When everything inside me was on a war
And so I try, try to back someone, elucidate reasons to live for...
Make them see the beauty of this world...
to taste the sweet and sour
Be their cause of smile,
if not for always maybe for a few hours…

मनुष्यको कर्तव्य हो गर्नुपर्छ; सेवा
सानो ठुलाे सेवाले नै पाइन्छ नि मेवा 
सेवा गर्नु मानिसकाे हाे नि ठुलाे कर्म 
सेवाभन्दा अरू ठुलाे केही छैन धर्म। 

सम्पत्ती कमाइ खुसी कसले पाएको छ ?
कमाएर सम्पत्ती कसले लएको छ ?
कति  हुनु सधैँभरि अरुप्रति अनुदार 
देखाउन सक्नुपर्छ ; आफ्नो  भावना उदार। 

हरायो सत्कार हराउँदै गयो उपकार   
हराउँदै गयो मानिसमा मानवता । 
किन हो मानिसमा बढ्दै गयो ; दानवता 
आफन्तमा पनि छैन सहयोगी भावना । 

सबैले आजैदेखि गराैँ उपकार, 
सेवा गर्ने अवसर फर्की फर्की आउँदैन । 
फैलाउ अमृतको ज्योति छैन अर्को धर्ती 
गाह्रो हुन्छ मान्न सबैलाई अरूको अर्ती  । 

बाडौँ दयामाया आजदेखि सबैलाई ,
सहयोग गरौँ सबैलाई छैन कोही पराइ। 
धर्मकाे अर्काे नाम छ भने, त्याे हाे उपकार 
उपकार ले नै ल्याउँछ जीवनमा नयाँ संसार। 
 

नेपालमा प्रचलित सामाजिक कुप्रथाहरू मध्येको एक हाे देउकी प्रथा । देउकी प्रथा खासगरी नेपालको सुदुर पश्चिमको सेती र महाकाली अञ्चलमा चलेको प्रथा हो । करिब ३०० बर्ष पहिले चलेको यो प्रथाको केन्द्र बैतडी जिल्लाको मेनौली देवीको मन्दिर रहेको छ । कसैलाई छोरा नभएमा, मुद्दा जित्नु परेमा वा आफ्नो मनोकाङ्क्षा पूरा गर्नु परेमा, कुनै भाकल पूरा गर्न आफ्नै छोरी वा गरिब परिवारकी अबोध बालिका किनेर देवी देवताको मन्दिरमा चढाउने गरिन्छ । यसरी मन्दिरमा चढाइएकी कन्या देउकी हुन् ।
अहिलेकाे २१ ‍औँ शताब्दीमा यो प्रथा निकै ठुलो विकृतिको रूपमा छ । यो प्रथा बालअधिकार विपरीत कार्य हो । हाल शिक्षाको विकास र चेतनामा भएको वृद्धिका कारण यो प्रथामा केही कमी आए पनि पुरै निर्मुल भने  हुन सकेको छैन । मन्दिरमा चढाइएका देउकीहरू बिहे गर्न उपयुक्त पनि मानिँदैनन् । देउकीले आफ्नो पुरै जीवन मन्दिरमै भगवान्लाई पूजा गर्दै बिताउनुपर्छ । देउकीले पढ्न लेख्न पनि पाउँदैनन् । आर्थिक श्रोत पनि राम्रो हुँदैन । देउकीहरूको जीविकोपार्जनको स्रोत मन्दिरमा चढाएको भेटी तथा सामाग्री हो तर यसले मात्र जीवन धान्न नसक्दा देउकीहरू देहब्यापार गर्न पनि बाध्य छन् । यसरी चढाइएका कन्याहरूको विवाह गर्न नहुने तर यौन सम्पर्क गर्न हुने अन्धविश्वास रहेको छ । यति मात्रै नभई, देउकीसँग शारीरिक सम्बन्ध राखे सबै पाप धुलिन्छ भन्ने अन्धविश्वास पनि छ । त्यस कारण देउकीहरू बलात्कारकाे शिकार हुन्छन् । जुन एकदमै निन्दनीय र महिलामाथि हुने आपराधिक कार्य हाे । 
अहिलेकाे २१ ‍औँ शताब्दीमा मानिसमा चेतना बढे पनि याे प्रथा पूर्ण रूपमा निर्मुल हुन नसक्नु भनेकाे मानिसले आफ्नाे साेचाइलाई परिवर्तन गर्न नसक्नु हाे । देवीदेवताका नाममा अन्धविश्वासलाई निरन्तरता दिनु भनेकाे  आफ्नाे खुट्टामा आफैँ बन्चराे हान्नु हाे। यसर्थ हामी सबै सचेत भई यस्ता  कुप्रथाहरूलाई जरैबाट उखेलेर फाल्नुपर्छ ।

 

It has already been two years that because of this pandemic all of us have been suffering a lot. Staying home is safe during this pandemic but as well as it is really boring too. It's been nearly 2 months since I have been in my home because of this pandemic. Before that it had been three months that I was going to school. In those 3 months  we had different programs, exams. I was having real fun in school but then suddenly everything was like before it was locked down. We have to say we had to stay in our homes and it has already been 2 months that there is no sign for school to be reopened. At first we didn't have online classes so my day was really boring. I just didn't have anything to do at all. Every single day was the same, like I just didn't have anything to do. I used to watch TV, play games, watch and make tik toks etc. I was sad to hear that grade 8 was conducted on an online platform and I did not want grade 9 to be online as well. I think online classes are really boring. After a few weeks our classes  started. I realised that I was already in grade 9. Our course had already begun so it was fun to read but yes I didn't want online classes. After online classes I was quite busy with my classes. We had 4 to 5 classes a day. After my online classes started I was rather working on my homeworks and my class was so it was not too difficult to be at home. Most of my time is occupied by online classes so my days are not going as boring as it was before. These online classes have helped most first search for learning. Online classes have kept many of us occupied and our time is being consumed in good works. During lockdown we have to make full use of it ,we can do many things we like staying in our home, we can be creative and spend time with our family. But still I hope this gets over soon and our schools reopen so that we can join physical classes and have on like we used to have two years before.  I hope we don't have to stay at home and suffer  from this pandemic longer. I hope all this pandemic comes to an end soon. 
 

On July 2nd 2021 we had a virtual tour on Google meet. All the students from grade 9 and 10 were present in the virtual tour. Anup sir, our mathematics teacher and Pravat sir, our science teacher were there. Anup sir presented his screen and technically it was not a virtual tour but we watched a documentary about metals. The documentary was really good. It was about one hour long but I didn’t get bored at all. I never knew that many things about metals. The documentary was very knowledgeable. I was surprised that metals had so many uses and importance. The documentary says that the metals  are the important treasures of earth. 

Without metals there would not be anything. Living in a modern society without metals would be really hard. Without metals there would not be buildings,vehicles,electricity etc. We learned about the different types of metals. Gold,Silver,Copper,Bronze etc are some common metals. Gold and Silver are very rare and expensive metals. It is said that ancient people valued gold before currency existed. Gold is usually used for making jewellery and other items like sculptures etc.

We learned that plastic trash can be changed into steel. Many researchers have found a way to turn trash into steel. What the documentary says is that the most basic steel is the alloy of iron and carbon and we can find carbon in plastics and people or researchers use different methods to make the carbon and iron bond. This means that we can take trash as an amazing possibility. 

We also learned about Aluminum. Aluminium is a very light metal. Aluminium is used in making many things like aeroplanes. Because of Aluminium the aeroplanes have been able to carry many people and things inside it. For example if we used steel to make an aeroplane instead of aluminium the aeroplane would  be so heavy that it would not be able to hold as much as people an aeroplane made from aluminium could hold. It would need more fuel to fly. I was really shocked and surprised when I found out about this. 

We learned so many facts about metals. We learned about an interesting type of metal which is called metal foam. Metal foam is a type of metal which can change its shape. This metal is more beneficial in space because you can actually change its shape. For example in space you can take the metal foam and use it as a wrench and the next day you could change its shape and use it as a hammer. But metal foam is not as effective on the earth surface as it is in space. It can change its shape but you cannot change its shape like you can do it in space.

The documentary finished around 4:30 pm. I really got to know so many things about metals. We all learned that metals are a very important matter. We all  learned about its types, its uses, its importance and other facts about metal. After the documentary finished Anup sir asked some of us to write an article about the virtual tour and our virtual tour ended at 4:35 pm.
 

मेरो वार्षिक परीक्षा सकिएपछि र मेरो बुबाले उपत्यका बाहिर कतै जाने विचार गर्नुभयो । हामी गाउँ नगएको धेरै भएकाे थियाे । हामी गाउँ जाने विचार गर्‍यौँ । हामी हाम्रो गाउँ गयौँ । गाउँमा हामी रमायाैँ । हामी गाउँ जाँदा सबै सामान्य थियो । जब हामी गाउँबाट सहर फर्किने बेला भयो तब लकडाउन सुरुभयाे । 
समय बित्दै गयो । कोरोनाको महामारी बढ्दै गयो ।  लकडाउन लम्बिदै गयो । एक महिना बित्यो । स्थिति असामान्य नै थियो । लकडाउन खोल्ने कुनै सङ्केत थिएन । तर म आफ्नै गतिमा रमाइरहेको थिए । त्यसैले मलाई लकडाउनको खासै मतलब भएन । केही दिनपछि मैले मेरो स्कुलबाट एक इमेल प्राप्त गरेँ । अब महामारीको कारण अनलाइन कक्षा सुरु हुने छ । करिब ८/९ महिना जति अनलाइन कक्षा चल्यो । स्थिति  अलि सामान्य भएपछि विद्यालय खुल्यो । चैत महिनाको अन्तिमबाट सुरु भएको विद्यालयको अन्तिम परीक्षा वैशाखको पहिलो हप्तामा सकियो । तर महानगरले लिने बि.एल.इ.परीक्षा भने महामारीका कारण हुन सकेन। 
समय पुरानै दोहोरियो वि.सं.२०७७ मा जस्तै  वि.सं.२०७८ मा पनि महामारीका कारण लकडाउन सुरु भयो र हाम्रो पठनपाठन पहिले जस्तै अनलाइन चलिरहेको छ । यसपटक भने हामी अनलाइन कक्षामा बानी परिसकेकाले खासै गाह्रो भएको छैन । सबै सामान्य नै लाग्दै छ । अहिले लकडाउन केही खुकुलो पनि भएको छ । कोरोना सङ्क्रमण केही कम भए पनि  महामारी हराएको छैन । यसकारण भिडभाड नगरौँ । स्वास्थ्य सावधानी अपनाएर दैनिकी चलाऔँ । स्वास्थ्यप्रति सबै सचेत बनौँ । 
 

हामी हिन्दु, इसाइ, सिख, बौद्ध जुनसुकै धर्म धारण  गरे पनि हामी सबैको साझा धारणा भनेको 'भगवानलाई पछ्याउनु' हो । तर खासमा भगवान् भनेको के हो र को हो ? के भगवान् साँच्चिकै हुनुहुन्छ ? भगवान्लाई सर्वोच्च रूप मानिन्छ । कसैलाई पनि थाहा छैन कि ईश्वर हुनुहुन्छ कि हुनुहुन्न, ईश्वरको अस्तित्व छ कि छैन ? वास्तविक कुराे के भने कसैले पनि ईश्वरलाई अहिलेसम्म देखेको छैन । 
सामान्य व्यक्तिले आफ्नै आँखाले प्रत्क्षयरूपमा भगवान देख्नु भनेको केवल कल्पना मात्र हो । सत्य कुरा के हो भने भगवान् सबै ठाउँमा हुनुहुन्छ । भगवान्लाई हामीले आफ्नाे आँखाले नदेखेकाले भगवान् केही पनि र काेही पनि होइन जस्तो लाग्छ । वास्तविक कुरा के हो भने भगवान् भनेको संसारकाे अदृश्य शक्ति हाे । भगवान् यस ब्रम्हाण्डमा अदृश्यरूपमा सर्वव्यापी हुनुहुन्छ । भगवान् सम्पूर्ण प्राणीहरूकाे सर्वोच्च अदृश्य आत्मा हुनुहुन्छ, अनन्त हुनुहुन्छ र अमूर्त हुनुहुन्छ । संसारका हरेक तत्व भगवान्कै कारण अस्तित्वमा छन् । याे संसारमा जे कुरा भइरहेकाे छ त्याे सबै भगवान्कै चाहाना र इच्छाले भइरहेको हुन्छ । भगवान् असीमित हुनुहुन्छ । भगवान सबै ठाउँमा ज्ञान र अनन्त शक्तिसँग अवस्थित हुनुहुन्छ । भगवान् निर्गुण निराकार हुनुहुन्छ । भगवान्काे संरक्षणमा नै याे संसारकाे जीवनचक्र चलिरहेकाे छ । संसारकाे सृष्टि र संहार पनि भगवान्कै इच्छानुसार नै हुन्छ ।

अहिलेकाे भाैतिक दुनियामा ईश्वरकाे अस्तित्व स्वीकार गर्ने मानिस कमै हाेलान् । जे भए पनि अहिले भाैतिक विज्ञानले गरेकाे उन्नति पनि ईश्वरकै कारण सम्भव भएकाे हाे । अझ भनाैँ भने ईश्वरविना विज्ञानकाे उन्नति नै असम्भव छ । ईश्वर यस संसारको हरेक कुराकाे ऊर्जा हो । त्यही ऊर्जाको कारण नै यस ब्रम्हाण्डको गति अविराम चलिरहेको छ । 
 

Kim Woojin is a former member of the boy group "Stray Kids''. He left back in 2019. He joined a new entertainment company named "10x entertainment". He was preparing for his solo debut and everything was going well until some people started creating false rumors about him. This started back in March of 2020. Random person on the internet claimed to have seen Woojin in a bar. People accused Woojin for being a sex offender. They even accused him of bullying the Straykids member while he was a member. People were really hating Woojin, so much that they even accused 10x of being a fake company. People were too blinded by hate, they started accusing Woojin of ridiculous crimes that he never committed. Having a whole bunch of people saying you assaulted a woman, bullied your ex-group members, your company is fake, is not something anyone would want to experience. Getting death threats everyday even though you did nothing wrong is unfair but Woojin and the company could do nothing about it.
10x proved all the allegations false and because they did it really fast people started saying they made it up. People turned blind eye even to the proof shown to the public. That is both dumb and violent. 
Many people turned their back on Woojin. This was not what was planned. People bullied Woojin everyday on the internet. A sasaeng even exposed Woojin's number to the public. His social media was blocked for months. All this because of some rumors the whole world believed. People started giving him death threats. He was the oldest member on StrayKids and didn't speak much but that doesn't mean he bullied the other members. If that was the case, he would have been blacklisted from the kpop world forever. He was accused of sexually offending women. But there was no proof. 10x had to prove the world that they were a real company by posting their legal documents online, they had to prove Woojin innocent. And they did. Every accusation was proven false. But still people were not satisfied. They wanted to bully Woojin and the company so badly that they turned blind eye to all the proof shown online. 
Imagine you are about to debut and are practicing day and night but then random people on the internet start accusing you of things you never even did. Recently 10x even released a documentary on the whole scandal but then people started saying the company used the accusations as an aesthetic. 
People really know no limits. 
Even till now there are so many people bullying Woojin. Bullying someone, giving them death threats, spreading false and malicious rumors are not done for fun. These need to stop. Starting a whole hate movement just because of some mere rumor is not how a person is supposed to behave like. Having people hating you is way more hurtful than it sounds. Woojin and the whole company has suffered a lot because of this and people should apologize even though apologizing would do nothing good but pleading guilty is always appreciated
 

Pokhara is one of Nepal's most visited tourist spots. Pokhara valley attracts many tourists who come to witness the Himalayan range and lakes. Boating, trekking, rafting, and extreme activities, including rafting, canoeing, and bungee jumping, are popular in Pokhara. It is well-known for its peaceful environment and beautiful surroundings. My family and I had decided to go to Pokhara for a vacation. It takes a minimum of 7 hours of time from Kathmandu to reach Pokhara. At around 8:00 a.m we departed from Kathmandu. We stopped for lunch on our route to Pokhara, which is a nice place to visit. We drove for about 3 hours further and arrived in Pokhara just as the sun was setting. A mesmerizing, breath-taking view of the Himalayas surprised us. And then We took a cab and went directly to our hotel where we had made a reservation. 
I was really shocked to see the clean and green sort of environment in Pokhara because I did not expect that at all. Compared to Kathmandu, Pokhara was really clean and the environment was super calm. It was really amazing. That very night we went to the Lakeside area for dinner. The next day we went to Fewa lake. We visited the Barahi temple. We also went boating. I was very excited yet nervous at the same time because it was my first time boating. I clicked some pictures. After some time we again went back to the hotel and then after having lunch we all went to visit Davis Fall. Davis Falls is a small underground waterfall that runs through Pokhara.  As the massive fall makes its way through the rocks and stones of the ground, this place is rich in natural and photographic beauty. There is even a story for its name Davis fall. When a Swiss couple named Davi was swimming in the area, the woman drowned in the fall's sinkhole. Following Davi's request, the villagers called the fall Davis fall after finding her body after three days of tracking it. We also visited Gupteshwor Mahadev cave. Inside it was very dark. I also saw many small statues and shrines. Then I also saw the main Shiva’s temple. Taking pictures there was prohibited. We could also hear the waterfall. 
Another day we woke up early and went to visit Sarangkot. It was such a beautiful view. From up close, the Annapurna range was breathtaking. We also went to a paragliding spot. Everything was so beautiful. I was really happy. Then we returned to the hotel and after taking some rest we went to the lakeside again at night. It was really fun. We clicked some pictures and also ate dinner there and then the next day we went back to Kathmandu. It was such a wonderful journey. I will never forget the memories that I made while I was there. My family was also very happy that we got to spend such a great time together in Pokhara. It was such a great place.
 

“तिमी यहाँ एक्लै थियौ; एक्लै बोलिरहेकी थियौ ;चुप लागेर घर हिँड।” लक्ष्मीले कराउँदै भनी र कायराले आफ्नी आमालाई पहिलो पटक यस्तो रिसाएको देखेकी थिई त्यसैले ऊ झन् धेरै रुन थाली । कायराको हात समातेर लक्ष्मी घरतिर हिँडी। घर पुगेपछि कायराले आफ्नो कोठामा गएर ढोका लगाएर बसी । लक्ष्मीले दिनभरिकाे सबै कुरा आदित्यलाई सुनाउन उसकाे प्रतीक्षा गरिरहेकी थिई । आदित्य आएपछि उसलाई सबै कुरा सुनाई । “केही छैन तिमी धेरै चिन्ता न लिऊ । सानो बच्चा हो आफैँसँग कुरा गर्नु के ठुलो कुरो हो र ।” आदित्यले लक्ष्मीकाे कुरालाई खासै वास्ता गरेन । तर लक्ष्मीलाई भने कायरालाई केही नराम्रो रोग लागेको जस्तो लाग्यो । उसलाई आदित्यले गरेकाे कुरा राम्राे लागेन । आदित्यले कायरालाई मानसिक अस्पताल लैजान्छ कि जस्ताे लागेकाे थियाे तर त्यस्ताे केही भएन । त्यो दिनदेखि कायरालाई लक्ष्मीले नदीको किनारमा जान दिइन । एक दिन कायराले उसकी साथी उसलाई भेट्न घरमा आएको कुरा बताई।

“उसले तिमीलाई के भनी ?” लक्ष्मीले प्रश्न गरी। 

“ऊ धेरै रिसाकी थिई मामु । तपाईँलाई मार्छु भन्दै थिई । मैले उसलाई त्यसो नगर्नु भनेर सम्झाएँ । मलाई धेरै डर लागकाे छ, मामु । ऊ मेरी साथी जस्ती छैन ।” कायराले रुँदै त्यति भनिसकेपछि लक्ष्मीले उसलाई अङ्कमाल गर्दै “केही हुँदैन, चिन्ता नगर” भनी। त्यसपछि लक्ष्मी हतारिएर आदित्यको कोठामा गई र आत्तिदैँ भन्न थाली,

तिमीलाई के भएको ? अचेल तिमी मेरो कुरा सुन्दै सुन्दैनौ। तिमीलाई थाहा छ ? कायराको साथीले मलाई मार्छु भनेको रे। उसलाई पागल बनाउन मन छ तिमीलाई ? डाक्टरकहाँ लैजानुपर्‍यो ।” लक्ष्मी कराउँदै रुन थाली । 
“केही हुँदैन लक्ष्मी एक दुई दिन पर्ख, सबै ठिक हुन्छ ।” आदित्यले लक्ष्मीलाई शान्त बनाउने कोसिस गर्‍यो ।

“तिमीलाई सहर पनि जान मन छैन, उसलाई डाक्टरकहाँ लैजान पनि मन छैन । लक्ष्मी चिच्याउन थाली। 
“होइन, हामी उसलाई डाक्टरकहाँ लैजान सक्दैनौँ किनभने….” आदित्यलाई के भन्ने थाहा थिएन । 
“किनभने... किन ? तिमी हाम्रो बच्चालाई माया गर्दैनौ ? तिमी उसलाई मन पराउँदैनौ।” 

आदित्य यस्ताे सुन्ने बित्तिकै केही बाेल्न नसक्ने भयाे । “चुप लाग । ऊ मेरी पनि छोरी हो, म कसरी उसलाई माया नगर्नु ? म उसलाई अस्पताल लैजान सक्दिनँ… किनभने… ऊ… हाम्री स्विटी यस संसारमा छैन । ऊ… ऊ…! जब हामी यहाँ सरेका थियौँ । तिमी उसलाई लिएर डुङ्गामा चढ्याै । त्यो डुङ्गा पल्टियो । तिमी र… कायरा नदीमा डुब्यौ। तिमी त बच्यौ तर ऊ…” आदित्य सुरुमा रिसले रातो भएको थियो तर, बोल्दै गएपछि छोरीको यादमा ऊ रुन थाल्यो। 
लक्ष्मी आश्चर्यचकित भई र आदित्यकाे कुरा पत्याउन सकिन । आदित्यले रुँदै भन्न थाल्याे । “त्यसपछि… हाम्री छोरी बाँच्न सकिन भन्ने कुरा तिमी बुझ्न तयार थिइनौ…।  तिमी ऊ जीवित छे भनेर ऊसँग खेलेझैँ गर्न थाल्यौ । तिमीले आफ्नै एक सपनाको दुनिया बनायौँ ;जहाँ हाम्री स्विटी, तिमी र म खुसी खुसी जीवन बिताइरहेका छौँ । यहाँबाट सहर जान तिमीले नमानेकी हाै ; मैले हाेइन । हामी घर सरे तिमी आफ्नो सपनाबाट बाहिर आउँथ्यौ। कायारा हामीबाट टाढिएको तिमीले थाह पाउँथ्यौ । तिमी कायरा बढेको हेर्दै आफ्नो सपनामा जिउन चाहन्थ्यौ… तर तिमीलाई के थाहा तिमीलाई त्यस्तो देख्दा मलाई कति पीडा हुन्थ्यो…” ऊ रोक्कियो र रुन थाल्यो। 
उसकी स्विटी मर्न सक्दिन, ऊ जीवित छे,यस्ता कुरा लक्ष्मीको मनमा आए। उसको जिउले उसलाई साथ दिएन र ऊ बेहोस भएर भुइँमा लडी ।