O voz shu q a d a r tin iq , d ilrab o ed ik i, M u q a d d a m
h ay a jo n d a n en tik ib ketg an in i sezdi. Q o ‘shiq uni allalar,
shirin tu y g ‘ularga g‘arq etard i. U y o q asid an m u zd ek suv
quyulib kirayo tg an in i a n c h a d a n keyin sezdi. B o ‘g ‘o td a n
b ir q u lo c h c h a ch iq arib q o ‘yilgan ta m o v tagida t o ‘xtab
qolg anini bilib, d eraza oldiga y aq in ro q bo rd i. Ichk ari
q o ro n g ‘iro q b o lg a n i u c h u n A lim a rd o n n in g
y u zin i an iq
k o ‘ro lm asa h a m , u n in g karavot y o n id a tik tu rg a n c h a
rubob ch a la y o tg an in i k rdi. U o ‘z k uyid an o ‘zi m ast
edi, d eraza to m o n g a qayrilib h a m qaram asd i.
Men quyosh yuzlimga deb tun kechalar berdim yurak,
Oqibat otganda tong qondir jigar, ketm akdam an,
Shuncha kunlar o‘tdi, ammo srmading holimni bir,
Oxirida hol so‘rab kelsang magar, ketm akdam an.
M u q ad d a m t x ta b q o lo lm a d i. T e z -te z y u rd i-d a ,
y lak d an o ‘tib, eshikni o ch d i. A Jim ard on un i k o ‘rib, bir
lahza t o ‘xtadi. L ekin zu m o ‘tm a y y an a rubob jara n g lad i.
U q o ‘sh iq n in g oxirgi baytini M u q a d d a m d a n k o ‘z u zm ay
aytdi:
Kelganingda dedilarki, bu yigit koni zarar,
Ketmagimdan oxir, ayt, bormi zarar, ketm akdam an?
U n eg a d ir yengilgina x o ‘rsinib jilm ay d i.
— M u q ad d a m ...
M u q ad d a m un in g q u v o n c h t o ‘la k o ‘zlari p irp irab
k etg an in i, x o ‘rsin g an in i sezdi.
— ... K eld ingizm i? —
d ed i A lim ard o n , xu dd i u n in g
a ib a tta kelishini bilganday.
M u q a d d a m y o m g ‘irp o ‘shini eshik oldidagi m ixga ildi.
— C halavering...
— E sh itasizm i? — A iim a rd o n sh o d lik t la k zlari
bilan unga b o sh d an o y o q ra z m solib c h iq d i. — 0 ‘tiring .
Ivib ketibsiz...
M u q ad d a m k a ta k -k a ta k adyol t o ‘sh algan k arav o tn in g
b ir ch ekkasiga o ‘tirdi. A lim ard o n u n in g yo nig a o g ‘ir
c h o ‘k d i-d a , q o sh larin i ch im ird i.
— C h alaym i?
M u q a d d a m in d a m a sd a n bosh silkidi. P astak shift
o stid a y an a to rla r nola ch e k d i. A lim a rd o n n in g q llari
www.ziyouz.com kutubxonasi
p a rd a d a n p ard ag a yengil k o ‘c h a r, to s h q in sa d o la r tekis
p arvoz e ta r edi.
Kuy ta m o m b o ‘]gandan keyin A lim ard o n u nga y an a
q o sh in i ch im irib q arab q o ‘ydi.
— R ahm at! — M u q a d d a m u n g a m e h r bilan tikilib
q o lganini p ay q ab , d arro v k o ‘zlarin i yashirdi.
— 0 * sh a kuni sh u n a q a y a m u rg a n ekansizki, u c h k u n -
g acha yuzim lovillab yurdi. — A lim ard o n kuldi.
—
Yaxshi c h a la r ek an siz, — dedi M u q a d d a m u nga
y an a tezgina q a ra b olib.
— Siz k u y d an h am yaxshisiz...
M u q a d d a m u n in g q o ‘llari chakkasidag i so ch lariga
tek k an in i sezib, c h o ‘g ‘ te k k a n d a y seskandi. A m m o tu rib
k etm ad i.
— M a n a shu a sh u la siz u c h u n y o zilg an ... —
A Jim ard o n n in g o \o z i n e g a d ir titra b ketdi. M u q ad d a m
x a v o tirla n ib
u n g a
o ‘g irild i- y u ,
sh u
o n d a y o q
A lim a rd o n n in g q ay n o q , titro q lablari o ‘ziga yop ish g an i-
ni his etd i. M u q a d d a m
ojiz ta lp in a r, a m m o u n in g
o u sh id a n c h iq ib keto lm asd i. Bu d aq iq aia r u nga h am
lazzatli, h a m azo b li tu yulardi. A n c h a d a n keyin u k ara-
v o td an sakrab tu rd i-d a , teskari q arab q o ‘llari bilan y u zi-
ni yashirdi.
— Y axshim as,
n im a keragi b o r, A lim ard o n aka... —
dedi b o ‘g ‘iq ovozda.
S hu o n d a y o q yelkalariga y an a u n in g o g ‘ir q llari
tu sh g an in i pay qadi. S iltan ib , b u rc h ak d ag i s h k a f tagiga
borib oldi. U yu
2
iarin i kafti bilan y ash irg a n ch a tu rar,
o y o q larid a n m a d o r ketib, q altirard i.
— M u q ad ...
U A lim ard o n n ng ov o zin i y an a q u lo q la rin in g tagida
eshitib, kaftini tu sh ird i-d a , un in g
allaq a n d ay hay ajon li,
o ‘t yon ib tu rg a n bejo k o ‘zlarin i k o ‘rib q rq ib ketdi.
— Q o ‘ying! — U A lim ard o n n in g k o ‘k rag idan itarib
y ubordi. — X u do haqqi tegm ang...
L ekin A lim a rd o n n in g b a q u w a t q o ‘llari beliga c h ir-
m ash g an in i k rib , d a h sh a t ich id a shivirladi:
— Q o c h in g , h o z ir dodlay m an !
Ikkovlari g a n d ira k lab borib shkafga u rilishdi. S h k af
ustidagi g an c h m u sh u k c h a ag ‘darilib A lim ard o n n in g
yelkasiga, u n d a n yerga tu s h d i-d a , c h il-c h il b o ‘ldi.
— Q oching! U yatsiz! —
U A lim a rd o n n in g yuz-
Do'stlaringiz bilan baham: 
