WEDDING · "Rm³ tN¨osS IqsS Cu apdoÂ InSt¶mt«." kpan t]mIp¶ a«nÃ. "F\ns¡m¯ncn...

$: WEDDING · "Rm³ tN¨osS IqsS Cu apdoÂ InSt¶mt«." kpan t]mIp¶ a«nÃ. "F\ns¡m¯ncn ]Tn¡m\p−v tamtf. ASp¯ BgvN ]co£bm. \o ASp¯ XhW hcpt¼mgmIs«". an\n \b]qÀhw ]dªp. "AsX¶m$
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WEDDING tN«sâ IÃymWw IÃmW¯n\v C\nbpsam−v c−p Znhkw IqSn. ]t£ ASp¯ _Ôp¡Ä Hmtcmcp¯cmbn h¶p XpS§n. `b¦c elfbmWv ho«nemsI. aq¯hscÃmhcpw sX¡pw hS¡pw Hm«amWv. IÃymWatÃ \qdpIq«w Imcy§Ä sNbvXp XoÀ¡m\p−v. an\nsb kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw Hcp ]cmXntb HÅp. Cu A½mh·mcpw Cfb¸·mcpw AhcpsS ]ntÅsc sIm−phcmsXbmWv F¯nbncn¡p¶Xv. AhscÃmw IÃymW¯nsâ Znhkta hcpIbpÅp. {]mb]qÀ¯n BbhscÃmw Hmtcm ]Wn sN¿pt¼mÄ an\n am{Xw Np½mbncn¡p¶p. ]Xn\©p hbkmb an\n¡v ]Wnsbm¶pw sN¿m³ ]änÃmªn«Ã. Gähpw Cfb tamfmbmÂ F¶pw Hcp Ipªp Ipªp Ip«nbmbncn¡pw. ]ns¶ an\nbpsS kvIqÄ AS¨n«nÃ. Hcp amkw Ignbpt¼mÄ ]co£bmWv. Cw¥ojpw lnμnbpamWv AhÄ¡v Gähpw ]mSv. F¶sX¦nepw ]Wn sN¿m³ sNÃpt¼mÄ A½ I−mÂ HmSn¡pw.

"t]mbncp¶v ]co£¡p ]Tn¡So" F¶pw ]dªv. ]ntÅcmsc¦nepw h¶ncps¶¦nÂ AhcpsS IqsS Ifn¡mambncp¶p. t_mws_bnÂ \n¶v Cfb¸\pw IpSpw_hpw Cs¶¯psa¶m tI«Xv. AhnsS c−v ]ntÅcp−v. ap¯h³ sNdp¡³ PnXn³ Ahtf¡mÄ c−v hbkv Cf¸amWv. Ahsâ CfbXv kpan ]Xns\m¶v hbkv. t_mws_¡mÀ ]ntÅctÃ. Xt¶¡mÄ Cf¸amsW¦nhpw an\n¡v ISn¨mÂ s]m«m¯ Cw¥ojpw lnμnbpsams¡ AhÀ ]pjv]w t]mse ]dbp¶Xp¶Xp sIm−v AhtcmsSms¡ hmXpd¶v hÃXpw ]dbm³ t]mepw an\n¡v t]Snbm. Ahcv aq¶p sImÃw ap¼v h¶t¸mÄ an\n amdn \n¶tXbpÅp. CXpt]msemcp IÃmWXn\v h¶Xmbncp¶p. IÃymWw IgnªtX Xncn¨p t]mIpIbpw sNbvXp. Ahcv aebmfw ]dbp¶Xv tIÄ¡m³ \Ã Xamim. kvIqfnte skIyqcn«n KmÀUv KqÀJ ]dbp¶t]mse ISn¨p ISn¨v. Ifnbm¡m³ ]eXhW Hcp§nbXmtW¦nepw sNbvXnÃ. aebmfw \nÀ¯n Ahcv Cw¥otjÂ XpS§nbmÂ sX−nt¸mIpatÃm F¶v IcpXn. kpanbpw PnXn\pw Cs§¯nbmÂ Cu t_mdSn kzÂ]w IpdbWw, an\n hnNmcn¨p. H¶p kwkmcn¡ms\¦nepw Iq«mbtÃm. Cfb½mhpw IpSpw_hpw t\cw Ccp«nbt¸mtg¡pw F¯n. ]ntÅcp c−pt]cpw A§p hfÀ¶p t]mbn. Ct¸mÄ PnXnt\ I−mÂ an\ntb¡mÄ H¶pc−p hbkpIqSpXÂ tXm¶n¡pw. kpanbpw Ipªp s]®Ã. Iuamcy¯nsâ XpS¡w Ct¸msg AhfnenÂ ImWm³ XpS§n. ]Xns\m¶p hbkmbncp¶t¸mÄ Xsâ s\©v sNdp¡·mcpsS t]msebncp¶p F¶v an\n HmÀ¯p kpanbpsSXmsW¦nÂ Hcp Hmd©nsâ apgps¸¦nepw D−v. C¡W¡n\v ]Xn\©v hbkmIpt¼mÄ F´mbncn¡pw ØnXn. kzÂ]w sImgp¸pw IqSpXep−v. AXv A½bpsS `mK¯p\n¶pÅ ]mc¼cyambncn¡Ww. Nnä½bpsS apeIÄ henb X®na¯§m t]msebm. \Ã sImgp¯p XSn¨ icocw. \ndw \Ã F®¡dp¸pw. ]ntÅÀ¡p c−n\pw A½bpsS \ndamWv In«nbncn¡p¶Xv.


icoc{]IrXn PnXn\v A¸sâXmWv þþ \Ã s]m¡hpw hSnshm¯ icochpw. kpan A½tbt¸mse XSnshbv¡p¶ {]IrXamsW¶XnÂ Hcp kwibhpanÃ. h¶nd§nbsX Nnä½ (kpanbpsS A½) \qdv Imcy§Ä ]dªpIgnªp. s{Sbn³ Xmakn¨ Imcyhpw ]ntÅcpsS kvIqfnÂ Ah[nIn«m\pff ]mSpw, tIm¬shâv kvIqfnÂ F´p Nn«bpw A¨S¡hpw BsW¶pw, PnXn\pw kpanbpw ¢mknÂ ^Ìv BsW¶pw, PnXn³ FhnsStbm shbväven^vän§v ]cnioen¡p¶p F¶pw, FÃmw FÃmw SmIvknbnÂ \n¶nd§n A©p an\nän\Iw ]dªpIgnªp. A½ AsXÃmw Hcp \Ã BXntYbtbt¸mse NncntbmsS tI«p F¶n«v an\ntbmSv ]dªp .

"tamtf, s]«nsbms¡ FSp¡m³ klmbn¡v. ]ntÅtc \nsâ ASp¯pÅ

apdnbnÂ InS¯mw. Cfb¸\pw Nnä½bpw B tImWnte apdnbnepw." A½ C{X hnkvXcn¨p kÂ¡cn¡p¶ Imcyw an\n¡v a\knembn. Ignª XhW ChÀ h¶t¸mÄ ]gb ho«nembncp¶p. ASp¡fbpw c−p apdnbpw IjvSn¨p−mbncp¶ B ho«nt\¸än Nnä½¡v ]cmXntb D−mbncp¶pÅp. hmsbSp¯mÂ t_mws_bnÂ AXp−v CXp−v F¶p am{Xta ]dbm\pÅp. ap¶psImÃ¯n\Iw an\nbpsS B§famÀ aq¶p t]cv KÄ^nembn, AhÀ KÄ^n\v t]mIp¶ hgn t_mws_bnÂ ChcpsS c−v s_Uvdqw ^vfmänÂ Hcp Znhkw X§nbt¸mÄ ChÀ F{X henb kpJkuIcy¯nsem¶pw AÃ AhnsS Ignbp¶sX¶v \m«nepÅhcpw Adnªp, B§famÀ KÄ^nÂ Imip−m¡n, ]gbhoSv s]mfn¨v, aq¯hsâ IÃymW¯n\v ap¼v Xs¶, Hcp{K³ ]{´−v apdnIfpÅ c−p \ne sI«nSw ]Wnbn¨p. C{Xbpw \mÄ

t_mwt_bpsS alXzw ]mSnbhÀ \mSpImWm³ F¯pt¼mÄ "tamtf \½sS

amhpw ]q¯p" Fs¶mcp `mhw A½¡p−mbnsÃ¦nte AÛpXs¸Sm\pÅp.

"FÃmÀ¡pw thsd thsd apdntbm¶pw th−. AXnYnIÄ C\nbpw hcm\nsÃ.

R§Ä FÃmhcpw IqSn HcpapdnbnÂ InSt¶mfmw." Cfb¨³ ]dªp. F¶n«v _mKpIsfSp¯v AIt¯¡v IS¶p. an\n ]nsÅcpsS Hcp lm³Uv_mKpsaSp¯p ap¼nÂ \S¶p. Cfb¨³ an\ntbmSv ]Tn¯¯nsâ Imcyhpw ]co£bpsS Imcyhpsams¡ tNmZn¨p A½ \nÀt±in¨ apdnbnÂ F¯pw hsc. henb apdnbmbncp¶p AXv. apdnbnÂ hensbmcp U_nÄ s_Íp−mbncp¶p. ]p¯³ s]bvânsâ aWw t]mepw t]mbn«nÃmbncp¶p. _msKÃmw s_ÍnÂ sh¨t¸mtg¡pw the¡mÀ c−v aS¡p I«nÂ sIm−ph¶v apdnbnen«p PnXn\pw kpan¡pw th−n. an\n ]pd¯nd§nbt¸mÄ kpan ]pdtIh¶p.

"\ob§v henb s]®mbnt¸mbtÃmSo kpan".


"tN¨n¡pw sskkp IqSn". kpan AhfpsS KqÀLm aebmf¯nÂ ]dªp.

"F\n¡p ]ns¶ {]mbambntÃSn. \o samt«¶v hncnªnÃtÃmSn." AhfpsS apdnbnÂ Ibdns¡m−v an\n tNmZn¨p. kpan¡p a\knembnÃ. A{Xbpw aebmfsam¶pw AhÄ¡dnªpIqSm.

"icnbm. tN¨n¡dnbmthm, Cu sam« ImcWw Rm³ ¢mknÂ alm

t]m¸pedm." AhfpsS ape XtemSns¡m−v kpan ]dªp.

"C{Xbpw hÃpXv thdmÀ¡pw CÃ tN¨n."

hmXneS¨n«v AhÄ »ukv s]m¡n¡mWn¨p. "It−m tN¨n."

\Ã Hmd©nsâ apgp¸p−v.

"\o t]mbn Ipfn¨v sdUnbmIv. A½ C¸w D®m³ hnfn¡pw." an\n AhfpsS »ukv ]nSn¨v Xmgv¯ns¡m−v ]dªp.

"Rm³ tN¨osS IqsS Cu apdoÂ InSt¶mt«." kpan t]mIp¶ a«nÃ.

"F\ns¡m¯ncn ]Tn¡m\p−v tamtf. ASp¯ BgvN ]co£bm. \o ASp¯

XhW hcpt¼mgmIs«". an\n \b]qÀhw ]dªp.

"AsX¶m tN¨nbpsS IÃymW¯n\mtWm. At¶cw ]ns¶ tN¨n Ft¶

Iq«¯nÂ InS¯ptam?" Ifnbm¡ns¡m−v kpan ]dªp.

"Hm Rm³ DSt\ H¶pw IÃymWw Ign¡p¶nÃ."

"At¿m. tN¨n¡dnbmtam. R§fpsS IqsS s{Sbn\nÂ ]p¯³ IÃymWw Ign¨ Hcp ]mÀ«n D−mbncp¶p. XanÄ\m«pImcmbncps¶¶m tXm¶ps¶.

BÀt¡mW¯nd§n. cm{Xoev AhcpsS Ifn ImtW−Xmbncp¶p."

"\o F§s\bm I−Xv." I«nenÂ Ccp¶p sIm−v an\n tNmZn¨p.

"Rm³ sskUnepÅ apIfnet¯ s_Àt¯embncp¶p. AhtcmÀ¯p UmUn


IqÀ¡w hen¡m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ FÃmhcpw Dd§n¡mWpsa¶v."

"\o F¶n«v F´p I−p." an\n¡v Xmev]cyw IqSn. kpanbpw I«nenÂ Ibdn Ccp¶p.

"BZyw Abmfv s]®nt\ H¯ncn D½ sh¨p. apJs¯Ãmw sh¨n«v ]Xps¡ Igpt¯epw ]ns¶ s]®nsâ »uknsâ ]pd¯pIqSn apebnepw ]ns¶

ASnhbänepw ]p¡nfnepw Hs¡ D½ sh¨p."

"At¿. C¡nfn FSpt¡te". an\n apJw Npfnt¨m−v ]dªp. F¶mepw

AhÄ¡v ckw tIdn. "F¶n«v F¶m ]än."

"F¶n«bmÄ AhfpsS »ukgn¨p. AhfpsS {_mtbÂ ap¯n. Du¼n. At¸mÄ AhÄ {_mbpsS lp¡qcn Agn¨p. Abmfv apetbÂ Bªv Bªv

Du¼m\pw apesRt«Â ISn¡m\pw XpS§n."

"ISnt¨m. F¶n«hÄ¡v thZ\ FSp¯ntÃ." an\n AÛpXs¸«p.

"CÃt¶. Ahfp kpJn¨p Rc§phmbncp¶p. F¶n«hÄ ssI AbmfpsS

ap−nsâ CSt¡m«n«v AbmfpsS ]o\otkÂ tId¸nSn¨p."

"F¶Xm ]o\okv."

"Cu tN¨ns¡m¶pw Adnb¯nÃ. BW§Ä apÅp¶ km[\w."

"At¿m. \mWantÃ s]®n\v." F¶n«v. IY tI«n«v an\n¡v icocw apgph³ NqSp ]nSn¡p¶t]mse tXm¶n. Ft´m Hcp tcmam©w AhfpsS icocamkIew ]SÀ¶p. At¶ct¯¡v ]pd¯p\n¶v Nnäs½sS kzcw tI«p.

"FSo kpan, Ipfnt¨mSn?"

"CÃ a½o. C¸w Ipfnt¨¡mw". kpan hnfn¨p ]dtªm−v I«nenÂ \n¶v Gäp.

"\o t]mIphmtWm. _m¡n IY ]dbSo". an\n AhfpsS ssItbÂ ]nSn¨p.


"c−p Znhkw IqSn Ignbpt¼mÄ kpIpamc³ tN«\pw tN¨nbpw IqSn Ifn XpS§pt¼mÄ _m¡n t]mbn I−m aXn tN¨o. Rm³ Ct¸mÄ Ipfn¨nsÃ¦nÂ

a½n Ft¶ sImÃpw".

"AXn\v \o Cu IpfnapdnbnÂ Ipfnt¨m." an\n ]dªp.

"Rms\¶mÂ A½tbmSv ]dªn«p hcmw" F¶p ]dtªmSn c−p an\nän\Iw Xncn¨p h¶p. Ipfnapdnbnte¡v Ibdn. an\n IpfnapdnbpsS hmXnÂ¡Â \n¶p sIm−v ]dªp.

"F¶ns«´p ]änsbSo." kpan AhfpsS »ukpw ]mhmSbpw ]mânbpw Agn¨p amäns¡m−v ]dªp.

"Ipsd ap¯epw Du¼epw Bbt¸mÄ AhÄ AbmfpsS kmam\w ]pds¯Sp¯p. hensbmsc®ambncp¶p AXv. Fsâ Cu I¿psS

h®w D−mbncp¶pw."

" t]mSn \o Np½m shSnbSn¡p¶Xm. BW§fp apÅp¶ km[\¯n\v A{Xbpw apgp¸nsÃ¶v F\n¡vdnbmatÃm. ChnsS AbÂ]¡t¯ Iqen]Wn¡mc³ apÅnt¡m−ncp¶t¸mÄ Rm³ Hcn¡Â I−XmSo. Abmsfmcp hÃy Bfm. F¶n«bmfpsS km[\¯n\v AbmfpsS XÅ

shcfnsâ apgp¸nÂ H«pw IqSpXenÃmcp¶p." an\n ]dªp.

"tN¨o BW§Ä¡v A§s\bm. an¡¸gpw sNdpXm. AtXÂ ]nSn¨v Ipd¨p hen¨mÂ hÃpXmIpw. Rm³ Hcn¡Â PnXn³ Ahsâ kmam\w hepXm¡p¶Xv I−Xm. PnXnsâXn\pw \Ã apgp¸m. ]t£ CubmfpsS

At{Xw CÃmcp¶p". jhÀ Xpd¶p Ipfn XpS§ns¡m−v kpan ]dªp.

an\n tkms¸Sp¯v kpanbpsS ]pd¯v tXt¨m−v tNmZn¨p. "F¶n«v.?"

"Abmfv AhfpsS kmcn¡I¯v ssIbn«p. AhfpsS ImepIfpsS CSbnÂ

Xncp½m³ XpS§n. AhÄ Imep Ih¨p sh¨p sImSp¯p."

"At¿ \mWantÃ. BÄ¡mcv ImWntÃ?"

"Bcv ImWm\m. FÃmÀ¡pw \Ã Dd¡ambncp¶p. UmUnbpsS IqÀ¡w hen

s{Sbn\nsâ H¨ t]memcp¶p. Rm\pw Dd§phm¶v \Sn¨m InS¶Xv."


"F¶ns«´p−sbSo." an\n¡v Fs´ms¡tbm icoc¯n\pÅnÂ tXm¶m³ XpS§n. AhÄ tkm¸v kpanbpsS s\©¯pw apeIfnepsams¡ tX¨t¸mÄ kpan¡pw AXnjvSs¸«t]mse tXm¶n. an\n sasÃ AhfpsS XpSIfnepw XpSIÄ¡nSbnepw tkm¸v tX¨t¸mÄ kpan¡pw Ipfncp tIdn.

"tN¨nw Ipfn¡p tN¨n. Rm³ tkm¸v tX¨p Xcmw" F¶p ]dªv kpan an\nbpsS »uknsâ lp¡qcm³ XpS§n. an\n FXnÀ¯nÃ. tN«sâ IÃymWw þ c−v kpan an\nbpsS s\©¯pw apeIfnepw XtemSns¡m−v ]dªp. F´p tiem tN¨ntb ImWm³. Fsâ ¢mknÂ Hcp ]©m_ns¸®p−v tN¨ntb t]mse shfp¯Xv. F\n¡v \nsâ F®¡dp¸m IpSpXenjvSw. an\n ]dªp. an\n¡v AhfpsS A½bpsS OmbbmWv. Ipeo\Xzhpw kuayXbpw imeo\Xbpw kuμcyhpw H¶p tNÀ¶ Hcp tZhninÂ]w. Bcpw H¶p IqSn t\m¡nt¸mIpw ho«nÂ the¡mcmbt¸mÄ Ae¨nÂ Ipdªp, A½sbm¶v an\p§n, IjvS¸mSnsâ Ime¯v \jvSs¸« kuμcyw Xncn¨p h¶p. an\n¡v A½bpsS kuμcyhpw \ndhpw A¸sâ s]m¡hpw BWv In«nbncn¡p¶Xv. ]Xn\©mw hbknÂ t]mepw ChÄ¡v Cu FSp¸msW¦nÂ A©psImÃv IqSn Ignbpt¼mÄ F´mbncn¡pw F¶v Ahtf ImWp¶ ]ecpw AXnibn¨n«p−v. B X¦ta\nbpsS kv]Ài\kpJw BZyambn A\p`hn¡p¶Xv cmPIpamc·mtcm kn\nam\S·mtcm AÃ ]t£ ]Xns\m¶p hbkpÅ Hcp F®¡d¼nbmWv. kpanbpsS ssIIÄ AhfpsS CfwapeIfnÂ AaÀ¶t¸mÄ C¨nsc C¡nfnbpw, CXphsc tXm¶nbn«nÃm¯ kpJ{]Zamb Hcp {]tXyI tcmam©hpw an\nbpsS taemsI ]SÀ¶p. ]t£ At¸mgpw an\nbpsS a\kv kpan ]dªpsIm−ncp¶ IYbnÂ \n¶v amdnbn«nÃmbncp¶p. F¶ns«´v ]änsbSo. kpantbmSv C¨nsc IpSn tNÀ¶v \n¶v sIm−v an\n tNmZn¨p. an\nbpsS ]mhmS Agn¨n«v AhfpsS tbm\oZf§Ä¡p NpäpapÅ knÂ¡ptcma§sf XShns¡m−v kpan ]dªp. kmcnbpsS AI¯v F´m sNbvXsX¶v Ccp«mbncp¶Xn\mÂ IrXyw ImW¯nÃmbncp¶p. ]s£ AbmfpsS ssI s]m§pIbpw Xmgp¶Xpw I−t¸mÄ Rmt\mÀ¯p AbmÄ AhfpsS AI¯v ssIbn«p sIm−mbncps¶¶m. kpan AhfpsS s]cphncÂ sasÃ an\nbpsS


tbm\nbpsS \\hnte¡v Ibäns¡m−v ]dªp. an\nbpsS taemsI Hcp {]tXyI kpJ¯mÂ InSpInSp¯p. s{Sbn\nÂ B a\pjsâ ssIhncepIÄ Xsâ DÅnÂ tIdnbnd§nbXv F¶ t]msemcp A\p`qXn. AhÄ kpantb BÀ¯v sI«n¸nSnt¨m−v tNmZn¨p. F¶n«v. At¸mtg¡pw ]pd¯v A½bpsS kzcw tI«p. A¯mg¯n\v kabambn Ip«nItf. \n§sf¶m ]Wnbm. an\nbpw kpanbpw s]s«¶v taev XpS¨p hkv{Xw [cn¨p ]pd¯nd§n. ssU\nw§v apdnbnte¡v t]mIp¶ hgn an\n ]dªp. \o Fsâ apdnbnÂ InSt¶mSo kpan.

******* DuWv apdnbnÂ sN¶t¸mÄ BWp§fnÂ Hcp skäv DuWv Ignªv Fgpt\äp. PnXn³ D®m³ XpS§p¶p. Ahsâ ASp¯v Ccn¡m³ Øew Ds−¶v I−v kpanbpw an\nbpw AhntSbv¡v \o§n. PnXn³ an\nbpw kpanbpw hcp¶Xp I−p. h¶t¸mÄ apXÂ an\ntbmSv H¶v an−mt\m ImWmt\m ]änbnÃ. Xsâ hmbmSn s]§Ä kIe kabhpw dntkÀhv sNbvXn«ncn¡pIbmsW¶v tXm¶p¶p. Ahsfm¶v amdnbn«v th−. h¶nd§nbt¸mÄ an\ntb I−v PnXn³ H¶p IqSn t\m¡nt¸mbn. aq¶p sImÃw ap¼v I− HmÀ½bnepÅ Nn{XaÃmbncp¶p AXv. ]q¼mä t]mse HmSn \S¶ A¶t¯ s]¬Ip«n Cs¶mcp kpμcns¸®v Bbncp¡p¶p. t_mws_bnÂ t]mepw Ah³ C{Xbpw tXPkpw kuμcyhpw XnIª s]®ns\ I−n«nÃ. \Ã hSnshm¯ icocw, tX§m apdnIÄ Ia¯n sh¨ncn¡p¶t]mse IqÀ¼n¨v \nÂ¡p¶ apeIÄ, »uknsâ Xmsg \áamb ASnhbÀ, ]mhmStb sXdn¸n¨pbcp¶ N´nIÄ. Hcp ]Xnaq¶p hbkpImc³ sN¡sâ càw Xnf¸n¡m³ CXn³ IqSpXse´p thWw. an\nbpsS kuμcy¯nÂ ab§p¶Xn\v ap¼p Xs¶, PnXn³ hnImchnhi\mbmWv ImdnÂ\n¶v h¶nd§nbXpXs¶.. hnNn{Xamb A\p`qXnIÄ \ndª Hcp bm{X Bbncp¶p C¯hW. t\tc FXntcbncp¶ ]pXpZ¼XnIfmbncp¶p CXns\Ãmw ImcWw. \Ã saenªp shfp¯p h«apJapÅ Hcp aWhm«nbpw Idp¯ncp−v icocw apgph³ ]qSbpambn Im«pa\pjy\nÂ \n¶pw Hcp Xeapd am{Xw amdnbn« DÅp F¶v tXm¶n¡p¶ hn[¯nepÅ ]pXpaWhmf\pw. BZyt¯ cm{XnbnÂ FÃmhcpw InS¶p IgnªmWnXnsâ XpS¡w. PnXn³ \Sp¡t¯ s_À¯nemWv InS¶Xv. a½n Xmtgbpw UmUn apIfnepw kpan sskUnÂ apIfnepw. PnXn³ Dd¡¯nÂ \n¶v Ft´m A\¡w Xmsg tI«v I®p Xpd¶p. a½n¡v Fs´¦nepw ]äntbm F¶dnbm\mbn Xe Xncn¨t¸mÄ A½


InS¡p¶Xn\v FXnsc InS¡p¶ \hh[phnsâ s_À¯nÂ hc\pap−v. AhfpsS »ukv Xpd¶p InS¡p¶p. AXn\pÅnÂ AhfpsS shfp¯ apeIÄ ss\äv sseänsâ t\cnb shfn¨¯nÂ hyàambn PnXn\v ImWmambncp¶p. Abmtfm AhfpsS Ih¨ ImepIÄ¡nSbnÂ ap«pIp¯n \n¶v s]m§pIbpw XmgpIbpw sN¿p¶p. Ahsc´mWv sN¿p¶sX¶v PnXn\pSs\ a\knemsb¦nepw PohnX¯nemZmbambn«mWv Ah³ Cu ]cn]mSn t\cnÂ ImWp¶Xv. Bthit¯msS AhcpsS CWtNcensâ Hmtcm Ne\hpw I®pNn½msX Ah³ t\m¡n¡nS¶p. AhÄ sRfn]ncnsImÅp¶Xpw Abmtf Bªp ap¯p¶Xpw Imev s]m¡n hcnªp apdp¡p¶pXpsaÃmw PnXn³ I−t¸mÄ PnXnsâ kncIfnÂ càw Xnf¨p s]m§n. Ahsâ Ip® IpXn¨p s]m§n. ssI ss]PmabpsS AI¯n«v Ah³ Ip® ]nSn¨p sR¡n, hmbnÂ \ndª shÅw RpWªnd¡ns¡m−v Ah³ AhcpsS Act§äw I−p ckn¨p. Ahkm\w Ifn ss¢amIvknse¯n t¢mkmbn AbmÄ sasÃ AhfpsS apIfn³ \n¶pw henªv _m¯vdqante¡v t]mbt¸mfmWv B kpμcns]®n\v ]cnkct_m[ap−mbXv. Cu IfnIÄ ASp¯pÅhcmsc¦nepw It−m F¶v AhÄ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ, I®pw angn¨v AhfpsS shfp¯ apeItfbpw kmcn DuÀ¶nd§nb XpSItfbpw Xpdn¨p t\m¡nbncn¡p¶ PnXnt\bmWv AhÄ I−Xv. AhÄ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ s]s«¶v Ah\pw ]cnkct_m[ap−mbn, I®p ]n³hen¨p. Xncn¨htf t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Aht\ t\m¡n ]p©ncn¡pIbmWv. \áX ad¡m³ t]mepw {ian¡msX. F¶n«hÄ ssIhncfpbÀ¯n BwKyw ImWn¨p Xmtgm«nd§n sNÃm³ ]dbp¶ t]mse. ]nSn¡s¸« Ipähmfntbt]mse Ah³ Xe Xncn¨p Xncnªp InS¶p. c−p an\nän\Iw aWhmf³ Xncns¨¯n PnXnsâ FXntcbpÅ \Sp¡t¯ s_À¯nÂ tIdn¡nS¶p. Ah\v ]ns¶ Dd¡w h¶nÃ. Ahsâ Ip®bpw AS§p¶ a«nÃ. Hcp aWn¡ptdmfw A§s\ InS¶p FXntc InS¶ aWhmf³ Dd¡amsb¶v XoÀ¨bmbt¸mÄ H¶p XncnªpInS¶p Xmtg¡v t\m¡n. Ahfpw InS¶pd§n¡gnªncp¶p. ]ntä¶v cmhnse ]Ãv tX¨v Im¸nIpSnsbms¡ Ignªv Ccp¶t¸mÄ t\tc FXntc Ccp¶Xv B s]®mbncp¶p. AhfpsS apJ¯v t\m¡m³ t]mepw Ah\v \mWambncp¶p. AXpsIm−v ]äp¶Xpw P\enÂ IqSn ]pdt¯¡v t\m¡n B{Ôm{]tZinsâ ]¨hncn¨ s\Â¸mS§Ä I−v Ccp¶p. ]t£ cm{XnbnÂ Ipe¨ Ahsâ Ip® AS§nbnÃmbncp¶p. ]pdt¯¡v t\m¡n Ccp¶n«pw a\kp \ndtb AhfpsS sh®apeIfpw Ih¨ncn¡p¶ XpSIfpamWv. H¶p c−p XhW AhcpsS I®pIÄ CSªt¸mÄ AhfpsS I®pIfnÂ Hcp sNdp IpkrXn\ndª ]p©ncn Bbncp¶p. Ahsâ a\knte Nn´IÄ Adnªns«¶ t]mse. ]t£ B ]pXpZ¼XnIfpsS {i² an¡hmdpw AhchcnÂ Xs¶ Bbncp¶p. aWhmf³ Hmtcm tÌj\nepw Cd§n Fs´¦nepsams¡ taSn¨p sIm−p hcpw sI«n¸nSn¨ncn¡pw. AhtfmSv XanfnÂ Fs´ms¡tbm IpipIpip¡pw. s]®v \mWn¨p XeIpep¡pw. Hcp ]s£ C¶se cm{Xnbnte ]cn]mSntb¸änbmIpw, PnXn³ HmÀ¯p.


D¨ Ignªv DusWÃmw Ignªv PnXn³ Fgpt\äv Gähpw apIfnet¯ s_À¯nÂ Ibdn¡nS¶p. Xte¶v cm{Xn Dd¡w icnbmIm¯Xn\mÂ \¶mbn Dd§n GtXm hensbmcp tÌj\nse¯nb _lfw tI«v Fgpt\ät¸mtg¡v t\cw kÔybmIm³ XpS§n. Cd§n h¶t¸mÄ \hZ¼XnIfnÃ. Ft´m \jvSs¸« tXm¶temsS Ccp¶t¸mÄ AhcnXm Xncn¨phcp¶p. Ft´m ]elmcw taSn¡m³ Cd§nbXmbncp¶p. PnXn\v Bizmkambn. Cu t_md³ bm{XbpsS lcw Xncn¨p h¶tÃm Ft¶mÀ¯v. cm{Xn ho−pw s]s«¶v h¶p. ]ns¶bpw BfpIÄ Dd§m\pÅ Hcp¡ambn. PnXn³ \Sp¡s¯ s_À¯nÂ Xs¶ Ibdn. C¶pw Ifnbps−¦nÂ hnScpXtÃm F¶pw sh¨v. ]t£ Z¼XnamÀ¡v Dd§m³ ¹m\nÃm¯ a«nembncp¶p. hÃ tImb¼¯qcpw Cd§m\pÅhcmbncn¡pw, PnXn³ HmÀ¯p. AhÀ Xmsgbncn¡pt¼mÄ F§s\ Ahtc t\m¡nbncn¡pw. AXpsIm−v Ah³ I®S¨v Dd¡w \Sn¨p InS¶p. NpäpsaÃmhcpw KmV\n{ZbnemÀ¶n«pw Ah\v H«pw Dd¡w h¶nÃ. Hcp ]{´−v aWnbmbt¸mÄ s]®v Fgpt\äp Ipfnapdnbnte¡v t]mbn. IpfnIgnªv Xncn¨ph¶tX AbmÄ Ipfn¡m\mbn \o§n. s]®v Xsâ apJ¯n\v sXm«pap¼mWv \nÂ¡p¶sX¶v AhfpsS A\¡wsIm−v a\knembn Ah³ sasÃ I®p Xpd¶t¸mÄ AhÄ Ahsâ t\tc Xncnªp \n¶v »ukv Agn¡p¶XmWv Ah³ I−Xv. \Sp¡s¯ s_À¯nÂ InS¡p¶ Ahsâ apJw AhfpsS apeIfpsS t\scbmbncp¶p. »uknsâ lp¡pIÄ Ahtfmtcm¶mbn Agn¨p Xpd¶t¸mÄ C¶se I− sh®¡p¶pIÄ AXm Ahsâ apJ¯nsâ t\sc ap¼nÂ \n¶v CfInb\§p¶p. B Idp¯ncp− apesR«pIÄ Aht\ t\m¡n IpXn¨p s]m§p¶p. Ahsâ I®p XÅnt¸mbn. hmbnÂ shÅw ]än. izmkw ap«ptam F¶v tXm¶n. Hcp \nanjt¯¡v Ah³ I®pbÀ¯n Ahtf t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Hcp IpkrXn ]p©ncnbpambn \nÂ¡p¶p. B IpkrXnbpambn AhÄ s_À¯nt\mSv tNÀ¶p \n¶p. AhfpsS apebnÂ Ahsâ NqSpÅ izmkw ]Xn¨t¸mÄ AhÄ Ahsâ ssIsbSp¯v AhfpsS apeIfnÂ h¨aÀ¯n.. ]pXnb B\μm\p`qXnIfpsS thentbä¯nÂ hoÀ¸pap«ns¡m−ncp¶ PnXnsâ BWXzw Ahsâ ssIIÄ¡v _ew \ÂIn. B arZpetKm]pc§fnÂ ssI HmSn¨psIm−v Ah³ apJapbÀ¯n AhbnÂ Np−aÀ¯n Hcp A\ÀL\nanjt\ct¯¡v. s]s«¶hÄ AI¶p amdn \n¶p. Hcp \nanj¯n\Iw »uknsâ lp¡n«v, kmcn HXp¡n DSp¯v, koänÂ Ccp¶p. At¸mtg¡pw AbmÄ IpfnIgnªv F¯n. hnImc§fpsS Npgen¡mänÂs]«peª PnXnsâ izmkw t\tc Bbt¸mtg¡v s{Sbn\nsâ kv]oUv Ipdbm³ XpS§n. aWhmf\pw aWhm«nbpw Fgps¶äp. aWhmfsâ ]pdInembncp¶ aWhm«n PnXns\ Xncntªm¶p IqSn t\m¡n ]p©ncn¨p, Xe Ipep¡n bm{X tNmZn¡p¶ a«nÂ. F¶n«v t]mIp¶ hgn Ahsâ Ip®bnÂ ]nSn¨v Hcp sR¡v sR¡nbn«hÄ t]mbn. PnXn³ NmSn Cd§n P\enÂ IqSn t\m¡nsb¦nepw Ahtf I−nÃ. s{Sbn³ tÌj³ hnSp¶Xv hsc Ahs\ÃmbnS¯pw t\m¡n. I−nÃ. A§s\ AhÄ Hcp sImSp¦mäpt]mse Ahsâ sIm¨pPohnX¯nÂ Cc¨p Ibdn


AXpt]mse Cd§nt¸mbn. _m¡n bm{X apgph³ PnXn³ B HmÀ½IÄ Abhnd¡pIbmbncp¶p. tZlw apgph³ NpSmbncp¶p. Ahsâ Ip® H«pw AS§msX kIe kabhpw IpXdpIbmbncp¶p. ]pcpjklPamb hnImc§Ä Ah\pÅnÂ Bfn¡¯n. AXpsIm−v Xs¶bmWv ImdnÂ \n¶nd§nb Ah³ BtcmSpw an−msX AI¶p \n¶Xv. IÃymWho«nte BÄ¯nc¡pw _Ôp¡fpsS kvt\lhmÂkÃyhpw Ahsâ lrZbt¯ Xncn¨nhnsS F¯n¨p. F¦nepw s]¬kman]y¯nsâ kpJadnª Ah\nÂ AXn\pÅ tamlw XpS§n. AXpsIm−p Xs¶bmWv kpμcdmWnbmb an\n Xsâ ASpt¯¡v hcp¶Xv I−p Ahsâ lrZbw ]S]Sm¶v ASn¡m³ XpS§nbXv. tN«sâ IÃymWw þ aq¶v an\nbpw kpanbpw h¶p®m³ Ccp¶t¸mfmWv Btcm h¶v PnXnsâ tXmtfÂ ssIbn«Xv. an\nbpsS t\sc aq¯ B§f cmtP«\mbncp¶Xv. an\ntb¡mÄ

A©p hbkv aq¯Xv. Ignª sImÃw ITI ]mkmbt¸mtg aq¯bmÄ kpIpamc³ tN«³ KÄ^n\v sIm−pt]mbn \Ã tPmenbmbn, Bfmbn. Ignª XhW PnXns\ms¡ h¶t¸mÄ cmP³tN«\mbncp¶p Ahs\ tam«Àssk¡ntfÂ AhnsSbpw ChnsSbpw Hs¡ sIm−p \S¶Xv. A¶v Ahcp X½nÂ Iq«mbXmWv. KÄ^n\v t]mIp¶ hgn cmP³ t_mws_bnÂ X§nbt¸mÄ PnXn\mbncp¶p ssKUv. Hcp Znhkw apgph³ t_mws_ Id§n. tKäv thHm^v C³Uymbpw hn.änbpw I−v Ignªt¸mÄ cmtP«³ kzImcyambn tNmZn¨p.

"FSm PnXq t_mws_bnte sdUvsseäv kv{SosähnSmSm."

"cmtP«s\´n\m AhnsS t]mIp¶Xv."

"\n\¡dnb¯nsÃ¦nÂ Imcyw ]d."

"AsXms¡ Adnbmw". PnXn³ Hcp Ipªp \pW ]dªp. Øew FhnsSbmsW¶v GItZiw Dulap−v. GXmbmepw CsXmcp Nm³kmWv. PoXn³ a\knÂ IcpXn. apXnÀ¶hcmsc¦nepw CÃmsX§s\bm ]{´−v hbkpImc³ X\ntb At§ms«ms¡ t]mhpI.

"hm \ap¡v t]mImw." F¶n«hÀ s{Sbn³ Ibdn Ipsd sN¶v Hcp Hmt«mbnÂ Ibdn t]mIm\pÅ Øew ]dªp. Hmt«m¡mc\p a\knembn


CXv ]pXp]mÀ«okmsW¶v. Ipsd Npän¡d¡n Ahkm\w thiyIfpsS Hcp kv{SoänÂ h−n \nÀ¯n. PnXn\pw cmP\pw ]pdt¯ms«m¶v t\m¡n. CSp§nb kv{Soänsâ Ccphi¯pw DbÀ¶ sI«nS§Ä. B sI«nS§fpsS hmXnepIfnepw P\epIfnepsaÃmw, apJsaÃmw ta¡¸v tX¨v, apdp¡m³ Nh¨p Np−p Nph¸n¨, AÀ[\ábmb s]®p§Ä. Nnescms¡, Hmt«m \n¶tX, ]pXnb ]äp]nSn¡msc¯n F¶v h¨v, Ahtc hnfn¡m\pw, NqfaSn¡m\pw, »ukv Xmgv¯n apeIfn«mSn¡m\pw, XpS§n. cmPsâ apJw hnfdn. Hmt«mbpsS AIt¯¡v henªn«v PnXnt\mSv ]dvRp.

"FSm PnXq \ap¡p t]mImSm." PnXn\pw FXncv ]dªnÃ. c−p t]cpw hnfdnbncp¶p. Hmt«m DSt\ Xncn¨Sn¸n¨p. GXmbmepw, A¶v Hmt«m¡mc³ Ccp¶qdp cp]bpsS Imsim¸ns¨¶v an¨w. cmP\pw PnXn\pw Cu kw`hw BtcmSpw ]dªn«nÃ. ]t£ B kw`hw Ahtc IqSpXÂ ASp¸n¨p. Btdgp hbknsâ {]mbhyXymkap−mbn«pw, AXnÂ ]ns¶ AhÀ Iq«pImtct¸msebmbncp¶p. PnXn³ h¶nd§nbt¸mtf At\zjn¨Xv cmtP«t\bmbncp¶p. ]t£ cmP³ IÃymWhncp¶n\v Ft´m km[\§Ä hm§m³ t]mbn F¶mWdnªXv. Ct¸mÄ h¶p tXmfnÂ ssIbn«t¸mgmWv, Xncns¨¯nb hnhcw PnXn³ Adnbp¶Xv.

"PnXq \o F¸w hs¶Sm."

"tN«³ \Ã ]mÀ«nbm. Rm\nhnsS F{X t\cambn t\m¡nbncn¡p¶p. FhnsS

t]mbncp¶p." F¶n«v sNhnbnÂ tNmZn¨p "F´m ChnsSbpw Dt−m sdUv

sseäv kv{Soäv."

"Blm h¶p tIdnbsX sN¡³ \½¡n«v ]mc sh¡m³ sXmS§ntbmSm. AÃ \o kn\nam ImWm³ t]mcpt¶m. Rm\nhnsS ]WnsN¿p¶ H¶p c−p t]sc sk¡³Uv tjmbn¡v sIm−p t]mImw F¶v Gän«p−v. \Ã ]Sam.

t]mcpt¶m."

"a½ntbmSpw UmUntbmSpw tNmZn¨p t\m¡s«."

"FSm sNdp¡m, \o Cu t_mws_bnÂ hfÀ¶n«pw t_m[apZn¨ntÃ. Cu IÃymW¯nsâ elf¡nSbnÂ \o GXp \nanjhpw FhnSmsW¶v t\m¡n Ccn¡pIbmtWm a½nw UmUow. AhtcmSv ]d \o cmtP«sâ apdoem

InSs¸¶v."

"O.K." PnXn³ XeIpep¡n.


"Rm³ h¶p hnfnt¨¡mw. ChnsSsb§m\pw ImWWw. Rm³ t]ms«.

F\n¡n¨nsc ]Wnbp−v." F¶pw ]dªv cmP³ t]mbn. cmtP«t\mSv kwkmcn¨psIm−ncp¶t¸mfpw, PnXnsâ ]IpXn {i² ASp¯ncn¡p¶ an\nbnembncp¶p. kpan an\ntbmSv hfsc clkyambns«t´m ]dªpsIm−ncn¡pIbmWv. F´msW¶dnb¯nÃ. an\nbpsS apJw XpSp¯p Nph¶mWncn¡p¶Xv. cmtP«³ t]mbtX AhnsS F´mWv IY F¶dnbm\mbn At§m«v Xncnªt¸mtg¡pw, an\n PnXnsâ t\sc Xncnªp.

"CsX´m PnXq, Cu ]mh§sfsbm¶pw Adntbse."

"\n§fp c−nsâbpw hÀ¯am\w H¶v \n¶n«v, H¶p an−m\mbn Rm³ F{X

t\cambn Im¯ncn¡p¶p." PnXn\pw Xncn¨p sh¨p. At¸mgt¯¡nXm an\nbpsS A¸¨³ hcp¶p.

"PnXn³.. kpan.. \n§sf¸w h¶p. ]ntÅscms¡ A§v hfÀ¶p t]mbtÃmSm.

`£Wsams¡ \¶mbn Ignt¨mWw tIt«m."

"icn A¦nÄ" PnXn\pw kpanbpw ]dªp.

"an\n ChcpsS Bhiysams¡ \o t\m¡nt¡mWw. Cu elf¡nSbnÂ Rm³

ads¶¶ncn¡pw. \ns¶ G¸n¨ncn¡p¶p". an\n A¸¨t\ t\m¡n XeIpep¡n.

A¸¨³ t]mIm³ Xncnª hgn ]dªp. "tamtf \n\¡p Cw¥ojnepw lnμnbnepw

kwibaps−¦nÂ ChtcmSv tNmZn¨m³ aXnbtÃm." an\n XeIp\n¨p.

"an\nbpsS ]co£ F¶m." PnXn³ tNmZn¨p.

"ASp¯ amkw."

"kwibw hÃXpaps−¦nÂ Rm³ ]dªp Xcmw tIt«m." AhtfmSv


ASp¡m\pÅ Ahkcw ]mgm¡cpXtÃm F¶v IcpXn PnXn³ ]dªp.

" kwibapt−¦nÂ tNmZnt¨¡mw". an\n sNmSn¨p sIm−v ]dªp.

"h¶ncn¡p¶p t_mws_¡mcv \½tf ]Tn¸n¡m³". F¶pw ]dªv an\n ]m{Xw FSp¯psIm−v Hcp t]m¡p sh¨p sImSp¯p. ]dªXv A_²ambtÃm Ft¶mÀ¯v PnXn³ kpantb t\m¡n.

" h¶ncn¡p¶p Hcp Syqj³ amÌÀ. Rm³ hÃXpw tNmZn¨mÂ ]dbm³ Hcp

an\nänÃm¯ ]mÀ«nbm." kpanbpw sImª\w Im«ns¡m−v Fgpt\äv t]mbn. Cu s]®p§tf a\knem¡m³ ]mSm F¶pw HmÀt¯m−v PnXn³ `£Ww XoÀ¯p Gäp. F¶n«v Hcp Iq«w kv{XoIfpsS CSbnÂ a½nbncn¡p¶Xv I−v, At§m«p sN¶p. Aht\ I−tX, a½n Aht\ Np−n¡mWn¨psIm−v, Ahsâ alXzw hnf¼m³ XpS§n. AhscÃmw Aht\ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ Ah³ ssI

s]m¡n lmbv ]dªp F¶n«v a½nbpsS sNhnbnÂ sN¶v ]dªp "a½n cmtP«³ ]dªp Ft¶mSv tN«sâ apdnbnÂ InSt¶mfm³. Rm³ tN«sâ

apdnbntem«v amdnt¡mt«". a½n k½Xn¨v XeIpep¡n. PnXn\dntªm a½n¡XnÂ kt´mjta DsÅ¶v. kpan an\nbpsS IqsS amdps¶¶v Ahfn¸w h¶p ]dªsXbpÅp. Ah\pw IqSn amdnb¸w IÃymW¯nsâ aqUv tIdn H¶v BtLmjn¡m³ tXm¶nbmÂ apdnbnÂ ss{]hkn Bb kt´mjambncp¶p a½n¡v. PnXn³ B s]¬]SbpsS t\{Xic§fnÂ \n¶v c£s]«v apdnbnÂ t]mbn _mKv FSp¯v cmtP«sâ apdn tXSn I−p]nSn¨p. apdnbnÂ _mKv sh¨t¸mÄ, s_UnÂ InS¡p¶ amknI Ahsâ I®nÂ s]«p. t\m¡nbt¸mÄ

DEBONAIR BWv. t_mwt_bnte Iq«pImc³ APbnsâ I¿nÂ ]et¸mgpw

DEBONAIR sâ tIm¸n I−n«p−mbncp¶Xv sIm−v, F´pXcw amknIbmWv AsX¶v Ah\dnbmambncp¶p. ]Xps¡ Ah³ apdnbpsS hmXneS¨p, I«nen\v adhnÂ Xdbnencp¶p. amknIbpsS t]PpIÄ adn¨v skâÀt^mÄUnsâ t]mÌÀ Xpd¶tX Ahsâ tZl¯msI NpSp Cc¨p tIdn. sam¯w {Sm³kvt]câmb Hcp tSm¸v am{Xw [cn¨ Hcp aZmek, Aht\ t\m¡n ]p©ncn¡p¶p. AhfpsS apeIÄ s{Sbn\nte aWhm«nbptSXpt]mse XpSp¯v s]m§n\nÂ¡p¶Xv hyàambpw ImWmw. aS§nbncn¡p¶ ImepIfpsS CSbnÂ I− t\cnb Idp¸v AhnsS Hfnªncn¡p¶ ImaelcnbpsS a{´s¨¸nte¡v Ahsâ I®pItf ]nSn¨psI«n. Ah³ ss]PmabpsS AI¯v ssIbn«v Xnf¨v s]m§p¶ Ahsâ Ip® AaÀ¯n. AhfpsS apeIÄ Np−neaÀ¯n, ]mXncm{XnbnÂ HmSnsb¯nb B tcmam©t¯ kvacn¨p.


At¸mtg¡pw, hmXnÂ Xpd¶v cmtP«³ Ibdnh¶p. amknI s]s«¶v Hfn¡m³ PnXn³ {ians¨¦nepw, Ahsâ hnfdnb apJw I−t¸msg tN«\v Imcyw a\knembn. amknI Ahsâ I¿nÂ \n¶v X«n¸dn¨n«v ]dªp.

" tamt\ Xt¶ Ccp¶p Ifn¡−Sm. AXn\v t]mwhgnbps−Sm." PnXn³ F´m ]dtb−sX¶dnbmsX hnjan¡p¶ I−v cmtP«³ tNmZn¨p.

" sdUnbmtWmSm kn\na¡v t]mIm³? A©p an\n«n\Iw t]mIWw. Cu ss]Pmasbms¡ amän \mS³ coXnbnÂ Hcp ssIenb§v DSp¡v. \m«nÂ

hcpt¼mÄ \mS³ coXn."

" kn\na¡v t]mIpt¼msg§s\bm ssIen DSpt¯m−v t]mIp¶Xv"

" FSm CXv sk¡âv tjmbsÃ. FÃmhcpw Imjzembn«mbncn¡pw hcp¶Xv." F¶pw ]dªp cmtP«³ Ahs\mcp ssIen FSp¯p sImSp¯p. PnXn³ AXv Adnbmhp¶ t]mse Hs¡ DSp¯p. Hcp ssIapdnb³ jÀ«psaSp¯n«p.

"Ct¸mÄ \o Hcp \mS³ ]¿\mbn. hm Cd§mw." tamt«mÀssk¡nÄ ÌmÀ«m¡nbt¸mÄ PnXn³ tNmZn¨p.

"IqsS hcps¶¶v ]dªhscms¡ F´ntb."

" Ahcv _Ên\v t]mbn. C¸w XotbädnÂ F¯n¡mWpw." cmtP«³ h−n I¯n¨p hn«p. XotbädnÂ F¯nbt¸mÄ ]Sw XpS§n¡gnªncp¶p. Sn¡äv tN«sâ I¿nep−mbncp¶psIm−v s]s«¶v AI¯p Ibdn¡n«n. At¸mÄ cmtP«\³ ]dªp.

" PnXp, koäv \aps¡mcnS¯Ã tIt«m In«nbXv. thsd thsd Ccn¡p¶XnÂ hnjan¡−m. FÃmw \½psS \m«pImctÃ. ]Sw Ignbpt¼mÄ \o ]pd¯nd§n

\n¶mÂ aXn." F¶pw ]dªp cmtP«³ Hcp Sn¡äv Aht\ GÂ¸n¨n«p ]dªp \o CXnte tIdnt¡m. B ImWp¶ koäm. Fsâ koäv Hc©p \nc ap¼nem. \o tIdnt¡m. PnXn³ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ B \ncbnÂ BfnÃm¯ koäv Ht¶bpÅp. Cu


BÄ]cnNbanÃm¯ \m«nÂ Xs¶ Ccn¡p¶XnÂ kzev]w hnjaw tXm¶nsb¦nepw F´p sN¿m\m. Ccn¡p¶ BfpIfpsS ImepIfnÂ X«n¯«n Ah³ Ahsâ koänÂ F¯n. Ccp«pambn Ahsâ I®v ]cnNbs¸«p Ignªt¸mÄ cmtP«³ FhnsSbmsW¶v t\m¡n. Ipsd ap¼nÂ Ccpt¸m−v ]mÀ«n. CS¯pw he¯pw Bscms¡bp−v F¶p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ c−pw s]®p§fmWv. AsXmcp KpepamembtÃm Is¿ms¡ \o«n hnkvXcn¨p Ccn¡m³ H¡¯nÃtÃm F¶pw hnNmcn¨p Ah³ I¿pw sI«n Ccp¶p kn\nambnÂ {i² ]Xn¸n¨p. Ft´m Hcp {]WbIY. ]ms«msc®w \S¡p¶p. \mbI\pw \mbnIbpw Hcp Ipf¯nÂ Ipfn¡p¶Xn\nS¡mWv ]m«v. AhfpsS »uskÃmw \\ªv apeIfnÂ H«n¸nSn¨ncp¡p¶p. \mbI³ AhfpsS Igp¯nepw s\©¯pw Npw_n¨n«v AhfpsS kar²amb apeIfnÂ IhnfaÀ¯p¶p.

F¶n«v ]m«p ]mSp¶p. CXv XoÀ¨bmbpw A ]Sambncn¡Ww F¶v hnNmcn¨psIm−v PnXn³ H¶v Abªp \nhÀ¶ncp¶p. F¶n«v hi¯ncn¡p¶ I£nsb H¶p HmSn¨p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Aht\ t\m¡n ]p©ncn¡p¶p. Ahs\hnSpt¯XmWv F¶dnbmhp¶hÀ hÃhcpw Bbncn¡pw F¶ht\mÀ¯p kv{Io\nte¡v Xe Xncn¨p. C¨nsc Ignªv Ahtf H¶p IpSn Ah³ HfnI®n«v t\m¡n. ImWm³ N´apÅ s]®v. Hcp ]Xns\«p hbsk¦nepw {]mbw ImWpw. Ccp\ndw. ]mhmSbpw »ukpw Hcp lm^v kmcnbpamWv thjw. AhfpsS Ccp¸v BZyw Ah³ {i²n¨nÃ H¶pIqSn t\m¡nbt¸mgmWv I−Xv AhÄ Xsâ koänsâ sskUnepÅ lm³Uv sdÌnÂ ssIbp¶n Ct§m«v NmcnbmWv Ccn¡p¶sX¶v. PnXn³ F´pw hcs« F¶v h¨v H¶p IqSn CfIn \nhÀ¶ncp¶t¸mÄ Ahsâ ssI AhfpsS hi¯v Dcp½n. AhfpSs\ amdnbncn¡psa¶mWh³ HmÀ¯Xv. AhÄ A\§nbnÃ. H¶pw Adnbm¯t]mse kv{Io\nÂ Xs¶ t\m¡nbncn¡pIbmWv. AXnjvSs¸s«¦nÂ Hcp ]SnIqSnbmImw F¶v IcpXn Ah\pw At§m«v sasÃ Nmcnbncp¶p. Ahsâ I£w AhfpsS I£¯nÂ AaÀ¶n«pw AhÄ amdnbnÃ. Hfn I®n«p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AhfpsS kmcnbpsS Xp¼v DuÀ¶v aSnbnÂ hoWpInS¡p¶p. AhfpsS Np−nÂ I− ]p©ncn Ahs\ t{]mÕmln¸n¨p. Ah³ ssIbpÀ¯n AhfpsS koänsâ ]pdInte¡v sh¨v sRfnªncp¶p kv{Io\nse¡v t\m¡n. Cu kmlk¯nsâ tcmam©¯nÂ Ahsâ Ip® ]nSªps]m§n ssIen¡I¯v IqSmcaSn¡m³ XpS§n. sasÃ Ahsâ ssIhncepIÄ AhfpsS \áambn tXmfnepw Igp¯nepw XtemSn. At¸mÄ AhÄ H¶p IpSn Nmªncp¶p. AhfpsS Xe Ahsâ tXmf¯v Dcp½n. AtXmsS Ahsâ ssI AhfpsS tXmfnÂ\n¶v hgpXn Xmtg¡nd§n, »ukn\v apIfnepÅ s\©nÂ XtemSn. ]nt¶bpw Cd§n, »ukn\v apIfnÂ IqSn AhfpsS IqÀ¯p\n¶ CfwapeIfnÂ AaÀ¶p. AhÄ Hcp t\cnb tX§temsS Hcp ssI Ahsâ s\©nte¡v \o«n, jÀ«nsâ _«³kqcn, Ahsâ s\©¯pw hbänepw h«w ssIhncÂ sIm−v hc¡m³ XpS§n. Ah³ XeXncn¨v ASp¯ncn¡p¶ atä s]®nXv ImWp¶pt−m F¶ndnbm³ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ Ahfncp¶v Dd¡w Xq§pIbmWv. C¨nsc {]mbambn kv{Xobmbncp¶p. ]m«pw Um³kpw kv{Io\nÂ s]mSn]qcw \S¡p¶p. ]t£ Ahscm¶pw Adnª a«nÃ, \Ã Dd¡amWv. AtXmtS PnXn\v ss[cw IqSn. Ahsâ ssI sasÃ AhfpsS


»ukn\I¯pIqSn CgªpIbdn AhfpsS apebpsS arZpeamb \áXbnÂ AaÀ¶p. B tcmam©w Ahsâ ssI¿nÂ IqSn Cc¨pIbdn Ahsâ Ip®tb sXdn¸n¨p. AXhÄ I−p. sasÃ AhfpsS ssIIÄ s\©¯p\n¶v ASnhbänte¡v DuÀ¯nd§n, ssIenbpsS apIfnÂ IqSn Ip®tb sasÃ XtemSn. AXn\v Npäpw AhfpsS hncepIÄ \r¯amSn Ahkm\w Ahfht\ tIdnb§v ]nSn¨t¸mÄ Ahsâ icocw InSpInSp¯p. B Bthi¯nÂ AhfpsS apeItf Ahsâ ssIIÄ apdps¡ AaÀ¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ¡v thZ\sbSp¯pImWpw AhÄ Ahsâ ssI FSp¯pamän

F¶n«ht\mSv ]Xps¡ ]dªp "c−p an\näv Ignªv Gäp t]msc". F¶n«hÄ kmcn t\tcbm¡n Fgpt\äp AhnSp¶nd§n Xotbädnsâ ]pdInte¡v \S¶p. Fgpt\äp t]mIWtam F¶mtemNn¨v PnXn³ AhnsS Ipd¨pt\cw Ccp¶p. BÄ ]cnNbanÃm¯ \mSv. Ahsft§m«mWv sIm−pt]mIp¶sX¶dnbmtam. cmtP«³ Xs¶ At\zjn¨mtem. F¶mepw C{Xbpw sNbvXn«v F§s\ th−m¶v sh¡pw. Ahsâ Ip® k½Xn¡t−. Ah³ Xe Xncn¨pt\m¡n. AhÄ Xotbädnsâ ]pdInÂ \nÂ¸p−v. GXmbmepw Fgpt¶äp AhnSw hsc sN¶p t\m¡mw ]pdt¯s¡§pw t]mI− F¶p IcpXn Ah³ sasÃ Fgpt\äp \ncbpsS ]pd¯p IS¶p AhfpsS ASpt¯¡v \S¶p. Ah³ ASps¯¯mdmbt¸mÄ AhÄ Gähpw Ahkm\t¯ \ncbpsS \Sp¡pÅ koänte¡v \o§n. B koäpIsfÃmw Imenbmbncp¶p. Ahkm\s¯ A©p \ncIfnse¦nepw BcpanÃmbncp¶p. F¦nÂ ]ns¶ cmtP«\pw X\n¡pw Hcpan¨ncn¡mambncp¶tÃm cmtP«³ Cu koäpIÄ I−ntÃ Fs¶ms¡ HmÀ¯v Ahfncp¶ koän\Sp¯p h¶ncp¶p. Ah³ h¶ncp¶sX AhÄ AhfpsS »uknsâ lp¡pIsfÃmw Agn¨p Xpd¶v Ahsâ ssIIÄ c−psaSp¯v AhfpsS apeIfnÂ AaÀ¯ns¡m−v Ahsâ Np−nÂ Npw_n¨p. Ah³ B apeIfpambn Ifn¨psIm−ncp¶t¸mÄ AhÄ sasÃ Xe Nmbv¨v Ahsâ Ipe¨p \n¶ Ip®tb Npw_n¨p. apIpSw \¡n. hm s]mfn¨v sasÃ Ip® hngp§n. F¶n«hÄ sasÃ Xe hen¡m\pw Xmgv¯m\pw XpS§n. PohnX¯nÂ BZyambn«mbncp¶p Hcp s]®nsâ \\ª \mhpw Np−pIfpw Ahsâ Ip®tb Dcp½p¶Xv. Ahsâ tZlamsI NqSp]nSn¨p. AhfpsS Hmtcm hen¡pw Ahsâ Ip® s]m«ns¯dn¡psa¶h\v tXm¶n. B\μ¯nsâ Hmtcm \nanjhpw Ah³ BÀ¯ntbmsS RpWª\p`hn¨p. Ih¨ncp¶v AhfpsS .Np−pIÄ Ip®tb hngp§n Ahsâ A−nbnÂ htc F¯n aS§p¶Xv I−v ckn¨p. s]s«¶h³ s]m«ns¯dn¨p. AhfpsS hmbnÂ Xs¶ Ip®bnÂ \n¶v XpSsc XpSsc sh®\oÀ Noän. AhfXv Du¼n Du¼n hngp§n. H¶p c−p XpÅnIÄ hmbpsS tImWnÂIqSn HgpInbnd§nbXv AhÄ sNdphncÂ sIm−v XpS¨v \¡nbq¼n. I®S¨ncp¶v Ah\nsXÃmw BkzZn¨p. Ahsâ Ip® Dd§n, izmkw H¶v t\scbmbn¡gnªt¸mÄ, Ah³ sasÃ I®p Xpd¶pt\m¡n. AhÄ AhnS¶v t]mbn¡gnªncp¶p. Ah³ Npäp]mSpw t\m¡n. AhÀ t\ct¯ Ccp¶ koänÂ t]mbn t\m¡n, Ahtf I−nÃ. Ahsâ PohnX¯n³ CXm thsdmcp s]®pw IqSn sImSpw¦mäp


t]mse HmSn¡bdnh¶v, AXpt]mse Xs¶ A{]Xy£bmbncn¡p¶p. PnXn³ Xncn¨ph¶v ]pdInet¯ koänÂ Xs¶ Ccp¶p. ]Sw GItZiw Xocmdmbncp¶p. ]Sw Ignªv Cd§n¸pd¯p\n¶t¸mtg cmtP«³ F¯n.

" F§s\bp−mbncps¶Sm ]Sw."

"henb tamianÃmbncp¶p. ]t£ Gähpw Ahkm\`mKw CjvSs¸«nÃ."

" _m¡nsbÃmw CjvSs¸«tÃm AXpaXn." cmtP«³ h−n ÌmÀ«m¡n. ho«nÂ sN¶p h−n \nÀ¯nbn«v cmtP«³ ]dªp.

"\o t]mbn InSt¶m. Rm³ C¸w ht¶¡mw." PnXn³ tamt«mÀ ssk¡nfnÂ \n¶v Cd§n¡gnªt¸mÄ cmtP«³ ]dbpIbmWv.

" Rm³ t\ct¯ ]dªnÃmbncpt¶mSm, Xt¶ Ifn¡p¶Xnt\¡mÄ

\Ã ]Wn thsd Ds−¶v." PnXn³ tN«t\ Xncnªp t\m¡nbt¸mtg¡pw cmtP«³ h−n Cc¸n¨v hn«p Ignªncp¶p. PnXn\v tN«³ ]dªXnsâ s]mcpÄ ]nSnIn«m³ Ipd¨p kabsaSp¯p. C¶v XotbädnÂ \S¶XsâsbÃmw kwhn[mbI³ B t]mIp¶ tN«\msW¶pÅXnÂ Ah\v kwibanÃmbncp¶p. Hcp ]p©ncntbmsS Ah³ apdnbnte¡v \S¶p. tN«sâ IÃymWw þ \mev an\n PnXnt\mSv Acnis¸«p t]mbXnsâ ]pdtI kpanbpw Cd§nsb¦nepw IÃymWho«nte Xnc¡n\nSbnÂ an\n FhnsSt]mbn F¶v I−nÃ. AhfpsS apdnbÂ t]mbn t\m¡nbn«v I−nÃ. Xncp¨p hcp¶ hgn a½ntb I−p Iptd s]®p§fpsS CSbnencp¶p shSphmbSn¡p¶Xv. HmSns¨¶v a½ntbmSv ]dªp Xm³ an\nbpsS IqsSbm InS¡p¶sX¶v. a½n KpWtZmjn¨p

"tamtf an\ns¡m¨n\v H¯ncn ]Tn¡m\pÅXm. Ahtf shdptX

iÃys¸Sp¯cpXv."


"an\nbpsS A¸¨³ h¶v Ft¶mSv ]dªXm an\ntN¨n¡v lnμnbpw

Cw¥ojpw ]dªpsImSp¡m³."

"A§s\bmtWÂ Ipg¸anÃ. \Ã Imcyw. \o h¶XpsIm−v Fs´¦nepw

\ÃXphcs«." FÃmhcpw tIÄ¡¯¡ Dds¡ a½n ]dªp.

"At¿m \Ã Imcyam. Ft¸mgm tamfv Syqj³ FSp¡pt¶. Fsâ

tamt\¡qsS ]dªphnSt«. Ah\v Cw¥ojn\v F¶pw tXm¡pw." B Iq«¯nÂ Hcp kv{Xo ]dªp.

"AXns\´m. ¢mskSp¡pIbmsW¦nÂ HäbSn¡v FÃmhÀ¡pw KpWw

sN¿s«." a½n Xsâ IpªptamÄ \m«nÂ h¶v henb BfmIp¶XnÂ kt´mjn¨p sIm−v {]Jym]n¨p.

"F¶mÂ Rm³ tamt\mSv ]dbmw tamtfmSv h¶v kwkmcn¨v kabsams¡

\nÝbn¡m³."

"icn" F¶v ]dªp Xebpw Ipep¡n kpan AhnsS\n¶pw henªp. a½n F¶m GSmIqSamWv H¸n¨psh¨Xv. an\nbpsS apdnbnÂ X§m³ Hcp ImcWw ]dªXv Hcp A¡nSnbmbnt¸mbn. F¶n«hÄ an\ntb tXSm³ XpS§n. an\ntN¨ntb tXSn B _lf¯n\nS¡pIqSn Ipsd t\cw AhÄ \S¶p. t\cw cm{Xnbmbn¡gnªncp¶p. F¶mepw s]t{SmamIvknsâbpw sseäv_Ä_pIfpsSbpw sh«w ImcWw BÀ¡pw cm{Xnbmb t_m[anÃmbncp¶p. kpan Hcp DÕhw IpSm\nd§nb {]kcnt¸msS Id§n \S¶p. Iptd t\cw Ignªt¸mÄ ]pdInÂ \n¶v Hcp kzcw.

"ltem Syqj³ amUw. KpUv tamÀWnwKv."

Xncnªpt\m¡nbt¸mÄ Hcp IpkrXn¨ncnbpambn AXm Hcp ]¿³ \nÂ¡p¶p. PnXnsâ {]mbw ImWpw.

"KpUv tamÀWnwKv cmhnse Ct¸mÄ KpUv Cuh\nwKm." AhÄ ]dªp.

"Bcm."

"Rm³ B tdmUnsâ A¸pd¯pImWp¶ ho«ntebm. Fsâ A½ ]dªp


t_mwt_¡mcn Hcp Cw¥ojpImcn Syqj³ FSp¡p¶p−v h¶v ImWWsa¶v." a½nbpsS IqsS I− kv{XobpsS aI\mbncn¡Ww. kpan IcpXn. Ah³ Ifnbm¡pIbmsW¶hÄ¡v a\knembn.

"F´m th−Xv." kpan Kucht¯msS tNmZn¨p. ""injys\t¸mÄ F¯Ww F¶v Adnbm³ h¶XmWv kpan So¨td'' Ah³ Ifnbm¡pbmWv XoÀ¨bmbn«pw. ""F\n¡p Syqjs\m¶pw kabanÃ.'' ""At¿m AXp ]dªmsem¡ptIe. Rm³ Syqj\v t]mbntÃÂ A½ Fs¶ XÃns¡mÃpw.'' Ah³ s]s«¶v kocnbkmbn. kpan Aht\ H¶p t\m¡n. ImWm³ kpμc\mWv. Npcpf³ apSn. shfp¯ \ndw. Hcp ssIenbpw _\nb\pw thjw. PnXnsâ H¸w s]m¡anÃ ]t£ \Ã Dd¸pÅ icocw. ka{]mb¡mcmcpw I¼\n¡nÃm¯t¸mÄ Iq«n\v XoÀ¨bmbpw sImÅmw kpan a\knÂ IcpXn. ""icn. ]t£ Rm³ ¢mskm¶pw FSp¡p¶nÃ. kwibw tNmZn¨mÂ ]dªpXcmw.'' AhÄ ]dªp. ""F¶mÂ F¸gm XpS§p¶Xv'' ""Ft¸mÄ thWsa¦nepw BImw. Ct¸mÄ thWsa¦nepw tNmZnt¨m.'' ""F¶mÂ CXn\v Cw¥ojnse´m ]dbp¶Xv'' \ne¯p\n¶v Hcp sNdnb IsÃSp¯p s]m¡n¸nSnt¨m−v Ah³ tNmZn¨p. kpan¡p Nncn h¶p. Ch³ XamimWtÃm. ""t]sc´m.'' ""t]c¡m. AÃ tkma³.'' kpan s]m«n¨ncn¨p. ""t]c¡m Xn¶n«v H¯ncn \mfmbn. t_mws_bnsem¶pw \Ã t]c¡mbnÃ.'' kpan ]dªp. ""t]c¡m thWsa¦nÂ Rm³ ]dnt¨m−p hcmw. R§fpsS apäs¯mcp \Ã t]cbp−v. AXp \ndtb t]c¡mbm.'' tkma³ ]dªp. ""Hm th− \msfsb§m³ BIs«.'' kpan ]dªp. ""C¸w sIm−phcmw.''


""B ImWp¶ hoStÃ. Rm\pw IqsS hcmw.'' kpan ]dªp. ChnsS \n¶v t_mdSn¡p¶Xnepw t`Zam. tkma³ Xncn¨p h¶nsÃ¦nÂ AXnepw t_mdmIpw. \Ã \nemhpÅ cm{Xnbmbncp¶Xn\mÂ shfn¨w th−mbncp¶p. AhÀ tkmasâ ho«nsâ ASps¯¯nbt¸mÄ Hcphi¯v \ndtb t]c¡m¸ghpambn \nÂ¡p¶ Hcp henb t]c. tkma³ s]s«¶XnÂ henªp Ibdn A©mdv ]gp¯ t]c¡m t\m¡n ]dn¨v aSn¡p¯nen«v Cd§n h¶p. F¶n«v c−p t]cpw IqSn hcm´bnÂ Ibdnbncp¶p t]c¡m Xn¶psIm−v H¯ncn kwkmcn¨p. tkma³ Hä¸p{X\msW¶pw A¸³ KÄ^nemsW¶pw kpantbmSv ]dªp. Ah³ F«nemWv ]Tn¡p¶Xv. Gähpw hnjaw lnμnbmWv. AXp IgnªmÂ Cw¥ojpw. kpanbpw t_mwt_bnte kvIqfnt\¸änbpw Iq«pImsc¸änbpsams¡ ]dªp. kpan Ahsâ Xamiv tI«v H¯ncn Nncn¨p. kabw t]mbXdnªnÃ. HSp¡w kpan ]dªp ""H¯ncn t\cambn. Xncn¨p t]mIt−.'' ""At§m«p t]mbmÂ cm{Xn apgph³ elfbmbncn¡pw. Dd¡w \S¡pInÃ. A½ ]Wns¡Ãmw IqSn, t\cw shfp¯nt« hcnIsbmÅp.'' F¶pw ]dªv tkma³ hcm´bnte¡v ae¶v InS¶p. ""tkma\pd¡w hcm³ XpS§ntbm.'' ""CÃ. kpan¡pd§tWm. thWsa¦nÂ Ct§m«v InSt¶m.'' AXnÂ IqSpXÂ £Ww kpan¡v BhiyanÃmbncp¶p. Ahfpw Ahsâ H¸w hcm´bnte¡v InS¶p. Ipsd t\cw c−pt]cpw H¶pw an−nbnÃ. Ipd¨p Ignªv tkma³ AhfpsS hit¯¡v Xncnªv Xe ssIaps«eq¶n InS¶v kpansb t\m¡n. ap«p hsc Cd¡apÅ ]mhmSbpw tSm¸pamWv AhfpsS thjw. ssI¸¯nIÄ c−pw Xe¡SnbnÂ sh¨v sRfnªpÅ B InS¸nÂ tSm¸v DuÀ¶v apIfnte¡v Ibdnbncn¡p¶XpsIm−v AhfpsS ASnhbdpw s]m¡nfpw \áamWv. AhfpsS ]n©papeIÄ s]cpwIqWnsâ IpSIÄ t]mse tSm¸n\I¯v s]m§n\nÂ¡p¶p. sXfnª \nemhnÂ AhfpsS ta\n¡v Hcp {]tXyI Im´nbpw Xnf¡hpw tXm¶n. B ]Xnaq¶phbkpImc³ sN¡sâ DÅnepw NnÃd tImfnf¡§fp−mIm³ XpS§n. Ahtf t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AhÄ I®paS¨v InS¡pIbmWv. Ah³ Ahsâ ssI AhfpsS ASnhbänÂ h¨p. Ahf\§nbnÃ. sasÃ Ahsâ ssI AhfpsS s]m¡nfp\p Npäpw ]n¨sh¨ngªp. IpfncptIdp¶t]mse AhfpsS icocsam¶v InSpInSp¯p. F¶n«pw AhÄ I®p Xpd¶nÃ. sasÃ Ahsâ ssI apIfnte¡v Ibdn AhfpsS tSm¸nsâ apIfnÂ IqSn Cfw apeIfpsS arZpeXbnÂ XSªp. . Ahsâ ssI apebnÂ AaÀ¯t¸mÄ kpan I®p Xpd¶p. tkma³ tNmZn¨p.


""Cw¥ojnÂ CXnsâ t]sc¶m.'' ""s{_Ìv.'' C¡nfntbmsS Nncn¨psIm−v kpan ]dªp. ssIhncÂ AhfpsS aq¡nÂ sXmt«m−v Ah³ tNmZn¨p. ""CXntâtbm'' ""t\mkv.'' ""CtXm''. ""CbÀ'' ""Dw..Dw... CtXm'' ""en]vkv.'' hm s]mfn¨hsâ I¿nÂ sasÃ ISn¨psIm−v AhÄ ]dªp. ""Dw.. C\n F¶Xm ]Tn¡m\pÅXv.'' F¶p ]dªv Ah³ AhfpsS ]mhmS s]m¡n AhfpsS ]mânsbÂ ssIsXm«v tNmZn¨p. ""CXnsâ t]sc´m.'' ""AXv ]mân.'' kpan Nncnt¨m−v ]dªp. AhÄ¡pw Cu Ifn CjvSs¸«p. ""AsÃs¶ AXnsâ ASnbnteXnsâ t]sc¶m.'' P«nbpsS apIfnÂ IqSn Xncp½ns¡m−v Ah³ tNmZn¨p. ""]pÊn.'' Imen¨nsc AI¯nsht¨m−v AhÄ ]dªp. At¸msg¡pw Btcm At§m«v hcp¶ kzcw tI«p. c−pt]cpw s]s«¶v ]nSªv Fgpt¶äp. tkma³ AhfpsS I¿nÂ ]nSnt¨m−v ]dªp. ""hm \ap¡v ]pdInensemfn¡mw.'' c−p t]cpw IqSn hoSnsâ ]pdIntem«v HmSn. ]pdInte `n¯ntbmSv tNÀ¶p \n¶p. tkma³ Ahtf Xncn¨p \nÀ¯n sI«n¸nSn¨p AhfpsS Np−nÂ D½ sh¨p. Ahfpw Ahs\ ssIsIm−v hcnªpapdp¡n s\©neaÀ¯n. At¸mtg¡pw AhÀ \n¶ncp¶Xn\v t\scbpÅ apdnbnÂ sseäv sXfnªp. AI¯p \n¶v A½bpsS kzcw tkma³ Xncn¨dnªp. IqsS thtd Btcm D−v. tkma³ ]Xps¡ P\en\Spt¯¡v \o§n IÀ«sâ tImWnÂIqSn AI¯p t\m¡n. A½bmWv. A½ [rXnbnÂ kmcn DucpIbmWv. ""tkma³ apdnbnenÃ. Ah³ an¡hmdpw IÃymW elfbnembncp¡pw.'' A½ »uknsâ lp¡gnt¨m−v ]dªp. BtcmSmWv A½ kwkmcn¡p¶Xv F¶h\v ImW¯nÃmbncp¶p.. A½ »ukqcnbt¸mtg¡pw A−ÀshbÀ am{Xw [cn¨ Hcp ]pcpj³ ASp¯p h¶p A½tb hcnªp apdp¡n. ]s£


AbmÄ ]pdw Xncnªp \n¶ncp¶Xn\mÂ apJw ImW¯nÃmbncp¶p. A½ C¡nfnsbSp¯v InWp§n¨ncn¨psIm−v ]dªp. ""H¯ncn \mfmbtÃm Ct§ms«ms¡ I−n«v. Rmt\mÀ¯p Cu ]mh§tfsbms¡ ad¶pt]msb¶v.'' tkma³ hnizkn¡m³ ]änbnÃ. Xsâ A½ asämcp ]pcpjsâ I¿nÂ. At¸mtg¡pw kpanbpw ASps¯¯n ""Bcm'' F¶v BwKyw sIm−v tNmZn¨p. ""A½bm'' tkma³ sasÃ ]dªp. AhÄ ]pdIntem«v henªp. tkma³ Xncnªv AI¯p t\m¡nbt¸msg¡pw AbmÄ A½bpsS {_m Agn¨pamän A½bpsS kar²amb apeIfnÂ D½ sh¡pIbpw Du¼pIbpw apesR«pIfnÂ ISn¡pIbpamWv. A½bmsW¦nÂ AbmfpsS Hmtcm ]Wnbnepw tImÄabnÀsIm−v ASp¯pÅ taibnÂ ssINmcn \n¶v kpJn¡pIbmWv. ""B..B..B.. At¿m'' Fs¶ms¡ A½ Nne¼m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ kpan P\en\Sp¯ph¶p henªp s]m§n IÀ«\nSbneqsS t\m¡n AIt¯ IfnI−v ""At¿m'' F¶v ]dbm³ XpS§nbt¸mtg¡pw tkma³ AhfpsS hm s]m¯n. At¸mtg¡pw AbmÄ A½bpsS ]mhmSbpsS NcSgn¨p. ]mhmS DuÀ¶v \ne¯phoWp. tkma³ A½bpsS XSn¨pcp− h®n¨ shÅ XpSIfpw jÍn¡pÅnÂ XSn¨p´n hoÀ¯ tbm\nbpw BZyambn I−p. AbmÄ ap«pIp¯n\n¶v jÍn¡p ]pdta B sh®¸qdnÂ Npw_n¨p. F¶n«v hmbv sIm−v Xs¶ jÍnbpsS h¡v ISn¨v]nSn¨p Xmtgm«v hen¨pÀ¯n. Idp¯ tcma§fnÂ BhcnXamb A½bpsS N¡ I−t¸mtg¡pw tkmasâ Ip® ]nSsªgpt¶äp. CsXÃmw I−v kpanbpsS izmkhpw [rXnKXnbnemIm³ XpS§n. tkma³ B \nÂ¸nÂ Xs¶ ssI kpanbpsS tXmfnen«v kpanbpsS tSm¸n\I¯vIqsS I¿n«v AhfpsS CfwapesR«pIfnÂ Xncp½n. At¸mtf¡pw AI¯v ko³ amdn¡gnªncp¶p. taibnÂ Imev Ih¨ncn¡p¶ A½bpsS Ih¡nSbnÂ Ip¯nbncp¶v A½bpsS N¡¸pdv \¡nXn¶p¶ AbmfpsS ]pdIphiamWv tkma³ I−Xv. A½bpsS I®nÂ Imamthiw Cc¨pIbdp¶Xv Ah³ I−p. B sImgp¯ HXf§ t]met¯ apeIÄ ssIbnÂ Aa¡n sR¡n Ii¡n At¿m At¿m F¶v Nne¼ns¡m−ncp¶ aZmekbmtWm Xm³ A½sb¶v hnfn¡p¶Xv F¶v tkma³ AÛpXs¸«p t]mbn. AtX kabw Ahsâ apeXncp½Â sIm−v NqSpIbdnb kpanbpsS ssIIÄ Ahsâ Ih¡nSbnte¡v \o§n ssIenbpsS apIfnÂ IqSn Ahsâ Ip®bnÂ tIdn¸nSn¨p. Ahsâ Ip® sR«ns¯dn¨p. Ahsâ tZl¯pIqSn Ipfpcp tIdn. Ah³ Ahtf H¶p IqSn hen¨Sp¸n¨p. AI¯v ]ns¶bpw ko³ amdn. A½ ap«pIp¯n Fgpt¶äp \nÂ¡p¶ AbmfpsS Ip®bnÂ c−p ssIsIm−pw h«w ]nSn¨p sXmen¨Sn¡pIbmWv. F¶n«v A½ ]qSIfmÂ aqSs¸« AbmfpsS D−IÄ hmbnen«p RpWªp. ]¯ns©¦nepw hcp¶ B s]m´³ Ip® hmbnseSp¯v ]m¼v


Cc hngp§p¶Xpt]mse hngp§n. F¶n«v Np−aÀ¯n¸nSn¨v A½ Xe ]n¶nte¡v hen¨t¸mÄ Dan\ocnÂ ]ngnª Ip® ]pdt¯¡nd§n. Cu hngp§epw ]ngn¨nepw I− kpan sasÃ Ip¯nbncp¶p tkmasâ Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯v AhfpsS hmbnÂ h¨p \¡n. Ahsâ icoc¯nÂ IqSn Id−v tIdnbt]mse Ah³ InSpInSp¯p. AI¯v A½ sN¿p¶ t]mse kpanbpw Ahsâ Ip® hngp§m\pw ]ngnbm\pw XpS§n. At¶ct¯¡v AbmÄ A½tb FSp¯v I«nenÂ InS¯n A½bpsS Ih¡nSbnÂ ap«pIp¯n AbmfpsS Ipe¨ps]m§p¶ s]m§p¶ Ip® I¿nÂ ]nSn¨p \n¶p. tkma³ kpantb I¿nÂ ]nSn¨v apIfnte¡v hen¨p AIt¯¡v ssI Nq−n. kpan Fgpt¶äv AIt¯¡v I®p Xncn¨t¸mÄ I−Xv AbmfpsS s]m´³ Ip® tkmasâ A½bpsS sh®]qdnsâ Nph¶ CXfpIfpsS CSbnÂ IqSn hgpXnIbdp¶XmWv. apgph³ AIs¯¯n¡gnªt¸mÄ A½ Imev s]m¡n AbmfpsS Ac¡q«nÂ hcnªpapdp¡n. AbmÄ sasÃ N´n s]m¡n Ip® ]pdt¯¡v hen¨p. tX\nÂ Ipfn¨ Ip® ]pdt¯¡v henªt¸mÄ A½ tX§n. AbmfpsS Hmtcm ASn¡pw H¯v A½ N´n s]m¡n apIfnte¡Sn¡m³ XpS§n. c−pt]À¡pw Ima{`m´v tIdn¡gnªncp¶p. Ip®bpsS Hmtcm tIä¯nepw apg§nb ¹Iv ¹Iv kzcw AbmfpsS D−IÄ A½bpsS amwkfamb N¡bnÂ ]Xn¨t¸mfp−mb NIv NIv kzchpambn CWtNÀ¶p apg§n. s]s«¶v c−p t]cpw B t]mcm«¯n\v hocman«p. c−pt]cptSbpw icoc§Ä hnd¨nfIn. Rc§nbedns¡m−v c−p t]cpw ]ckv]cw hcnªpapdp¡n. GXm\pw \nanj§Ä¡p tijw AbmÄ sasÃ Ip® ]pdt¯¡v hen¨p A½bpsS apIfnÂ \n¶pw amdn Xncnªt¸mÄ tkma\pw kpanbpw AbmfpsS apJw I−p. ""UmUo.'' kpan \ni_vZambn Aedn. tkma³ Ahtf t\m¡n. \nsâ

UmUnbpw Fsâ a½nbpw? kpan XeIpep¡n. c−pt]cpw hmbv s]m¯n Nncn AaÀ¯n. Xncnªp t\m¡nbt¸mÄ c−pt]cpw [rXnbnÂ XpWnbpSp¡pIbmWv. ""s]s«¶v t]mImw. AhnsS hÃhcpw At\zjn¡p¶Xn\v ap¼v.'' UmUn ]dªp. ""tkma³ Fs¶ At\zjn¡p¶p−phpw''. A½ ]dªp. c−p t]cpw hmXnÂ Xpd¶v ]pd¯nd§n. c−vaq¶v an\näv Ignªv AhÀ t]mbn¡gnsª¶v XoÀ¨bmbt¸mÄ tkma\pw kpanbpw hoSnsâ ap³hit¯¡ph¶p. a½nbpw UmUnbpw Xncns¨¯n¡mWpw. c−pt]cpw ]ckv]cw t\m¡n. tkma³ hoSn\It¯¡v Ibdn kpan ]pdtIbpw. AhÀ a½nbpw UmUnbpw Ifn¨ apdnbnse¯n. s_Ínsâ \Sp¡v AhcpsS cXneoebpsS AhinjvS§Ä hoW \\hpIÄ I−t¸mÄ tkma\pw kpanbpw Bthi`cnXcmbn. tkma³ kpansb FSp¯v I«nenÂ InS¯n. AhfpsS tSm¸pw ]mhmSbpw Ducn¡fªp. ]qÀ® \ábmbn bmsXmcp \mWhpanÃmsX Imep Ih¨p Ahsâ kv]Ài\¯nsâ kpJs¯ sImXn¨v InS¡p¶ kpantb I− tkmasâ Ip® Bªv IpXn¨p. Ah³ Ip\nªv AhfpsS Ipªp ]pdnsâ


CXfpIÄ AIän B Nph¸nte¡v \m¡v XÅn \¡n. kvIqfnÂ ]Tn¨ ssewKnIhnZym`ymkaÃ kz´w A¸\pw A½bpw ImWn¨p X¶ ]mT§Ä Ahtc \bn¨p. Ahsâ \m¡nsâ NptSäv AhÄ sRfn]ncnsIm−p. Ahfv I®S¨p InS¶v ssewKnIm\μ¯nsâ Bg§fnÂ ap§ns¸m§n. AhfpsS ]qdnÂ \ns¶mgpInb CfwIÅnsâ a[pchpw a¯pw Ahsâ càw Xnf¸n¨p. Ipsd t\cw AhfpsS ]pdnte tX³ Du¼n¡pSn¨p a¯p]nSn¨v Ah³ Fgpt¶äp. kpapbpsS aeÀ¶ ImepIfpsS CSbnÂ Ahsâ Ip®¡p th−n izmkwap«p¶ XpSp¯p s]m§nb ]qdnsâ ap¼nÂ Ah³ ap«pIp¯n. kpan I®pXpd¶t¸mÄ I−Xv Ipe¨ Ip®bpambn AhfpsS Ih¡nSbnÂ ap«pIp¯n \nÂ¡p¶ tkmat\bmWv. B Ip® c−p ssIsIm−pw ]nSn¨psIm−hÄ tNmZn¨p. ""CsXsâ ]pÊnbnÂ Ibdptam tkmam. CXnsâ apgp¸p I−ntÃ.'' ""\nsâ UmUnbpsS Ip® Fsâ At½sb ]qdnÂ tIdnbXp \o I−ntÃ. F´p henb Ip®bmcp¶Xv.'' ""CXnsâ t]cmtWm Ip®.'' Ahsâ kmam\w sasÃ XtemSns¡m−v kpan ]dªp. ""Fsâ ]pÊns¡´m tkma³ aebmf¯nÂ ]dªXv.'' ""Hma\¸qdv. AsÃ¦nÂ N¡¸qdv. AsÃ¦nÂ shdptX ]qdv. F´m \Ã t]ctÃ.'' ""CXp tIänbmÂ Fsâ ]qdn\v thZ\sbSp¡ptIte tkmam.'' ""A½¡v thZ\sbm¶pw FSp¯pI−nÃtÃm. kt´mjwsIm−p ]pfbpIbmbncp¶p A½.'' ""F¶m BIs«. F\n¡v t]SnbmIp¶p tkmam. hÃ tNmcbpw hcptam¶v. ]Xps¡ thWw tIt«m.'' tkma³ Ahsâ Ip® AhfpsS ssI¿nÂ ]nSn¸n¨n«v ]dªp. ""\o Xs¶ tIänt¡m.'' kpan sasÃ Ip® AhfpsS Iptªma\¸pdnsâ CXfpItfmSSp¸n¨p. CXfpIÄ NnIªv Ip®bpsS apIpSw AI¯p tIänbt¸mtg¡pw `b¦cthZ\. ""At¿m A¸nSn thZ\bm. F\n¡p taem.'' kpan adnªv InS¶v Imep aS¡n. ""AXv \pWbm. Fs¶ \n\¡njvSansÃ¦nÂ Imcyw ]d.'' Ah³ amdn I«nsâ Aät¯m«v amdn aeÀ¶p InS¶p. Ahsâ Ip® sImSnacw t]mse Aä³j³ \nÂ¡p¶ I−v kpan At§m«v sN¶v Ahsâ Ip® ]nSn¨p ap¯ns¡m−v ]dªp.


""CjvSw CÃmªn«Ãs¶.'' ""AtX¶v F\n¡dnbmatÃm.'' ""F¶mÂ H¶p IpsS t\m¡mw.'' ""th−. Rm\mscbpw \nÀ_Ôn¡p¶nÃ.'' tkma³ sIdphn¨p. ""F¶mems« AhnsS InSt¶m. Rm³ tIämw.'' kpan Ahsâ Ac¡nSbnÂ Ih¨p Ip¯nbncp¶v sasÃ Ip®tb D¶w sh¨v AhfpsS Nń Xmgv¯n. t\c¯t¯Xpt]mse Xs¶ Ip®bpsS aIpSw ]pdnsâ CXfpIÄ¡nSbnÂ Ibdnbt¸mÄ thZ\ t]mse tXm¶n. tkma³ ]dªXv icnbmWv. tkmasâ A½bpsS ]qdnte¡v UmUnbpsS s]m´³ Ip® G{X Ffp¸¯nemWv tIdnbXv. Rm³ sN¿p¶Xnse´¦nepw sXäp ImWpw. Ip® tId−nS¯tÃ h¨ncn¡p¶Xv. Ahsfm¶v t\m¡m\mbn sRfnªt¸mÄ Imep sXän s]mt¯m¶v kpanbpsS Nń tkmasâ Ac¡p«nÂ sN¶v ]Xn¨p. ""At¿m ssI sXänt¸mbn'' F¶v ]dªp s]m§m³ XpS§nbt¸mgmWv a\knembXv AhfpsS ]qdv Ahsâ Ip®tb apgph³ hngp§n.bncn¡pIbmWv. ]qdnsâ AIs¯Ãmw, Fs´Ãmtam hen¨p \o«nbXnsâXmIWw, Aev]w \oäepap−v. AhÄ Ft´m t\Snb Alw`mht¯msS tkmat\ t\m¡n. Ahsâ apJ¯v kt´mjhpw Bthihpw. AhÄ A\§msX Ipd¨pt\cw A§s\bncp¶p. AhfpsS ]qdns\ \nd¨v hoÀ¸n¨ncp¡p¶ B Ip®bpsS NpSv BkzZn¨nsIm−v. B kpJ¯nsâ êambn«mIWw AhfpsS AI¯v tX³ NmepIÄ s]m«nHgpIn. B DdhIfpsS abw sIm−v ]qdv sam¯w Abªp. \oäÂ t]mbn. AXn\p ]Icw Hcp {]tXyI kpJw AhfpsS AI¯pIqSn Cgªp Ibdn. Ahsâ Ac¡ncphi¯pambn ap«q¶n AhÄ sasÃ Nń s]m¡nbt¸mÄ Ip® hgpXn ]pdt¯¡nd§n. ]t£ AI¯pIbdnb Kpemt\ ]pd¯p hnSm³ AhÄs¡mcp ¹m\pw CÃmbncp¶p. AhfpsS ]qdnsâ t]inIfnÂ IqSn Icp¯\mb Ip® Dcp½nhenªt¸mÄ kzÀ¤ob kpJamWhÄ¡\p`hs¸«Xv. ]ns¶bpw AhÄ Nń AaÀ¯n Xmtgm«ncp¶p. Xmsg t\m¡nbt¸mÄ tkma\pw B\μ¯nÂ \oń¡pfn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Ct¸mgmWv A½bpw UmUnbpw sNbvXp ImWn¨Xnsâ kpJw Ahcdnbp¶Xv. Ipsd t\cw A§s\ s]m§nbpw Xm¶pw kpJn¨p Ignªt¸mÄ tkma³ ]dªp. ""C\n \o aeÀ¶v InS¡v. F\ns¡m¶v tIäm³ ]äptam F¶v t\m¡s«.'' AhÄ k½Xn¨p ImepIÄ aeÀ¯n InS¶p. B Bthi¯nÂ AhfpsS XpSIfnÂ IqSn HgpIn Cd§nb càabw c−p t]cpw I−nÃ. C¯hW tkma³ \Sp¡p Ibdn ap«pIp¯n \n¶v Ip® ]qdnXfpIÄ¡nSbnÂ sh¨v sasÃ XÅnbt¸mÄ A\mbmkambn Ip® AIt¯¡v hgpXn¡bdn. tkma³ kpanbpsS UmUn sNbvXXpt]mse Ip® s]m¡n ASn¡m³ XpS§n.


A½bpsSbpw UmUnbpsSbpw Ifn t]mse B Ip«nIfpw Act§dn kpJn¨p. Iptd ASn¨p Ignªt¸mÄ tkma\v Bthiw Ibdn. Ah³ Bªmªv ASn¨p. s]s«¶hsâ Ip®bnÂ \ns¶t´m s]m«ns¯dn¨v AhfpsS ]qdp \nd¨p. AXnsâ NqSpw sImgp¸pw AhfpsS DÅnÂ Aenªp tNÀ¶t¸mÄ kpanbpsS ]qdnepw tX\cphnIÄ s]m«nsbmgpIn. Ahfhs\ hcnªp sI«n¸nSn¨p. AhcpsS tX³IpS§Ä IhntªmgpIn. B\μw \pWªkzZn¨psIm−v AhÀ sI«n¸nSn¨p Ipsd t\cw A§s\ InS¶p. Ahkm\w Ah³ AhfpsS ta¯p \n¶pw amdn Gäp t]mbn ssIen FSp¯pSp¯p. ""hm t]mImw. A½ Fs¶ Xnc¡p¶p−mIpw.'' kpanbpw Gäp. tSm¸pw ]mhmSbpw C«v Ahsâ tXmfnÂ ssIbq¶n ]pd¯nd§n. ""At¸msg§s\bm. C\nw Syqj³ ]Tn¸n¡mtam So¨td.'' ""\msf IrXyw H³]Xv aWn¡v Fsâ ]qdnsâ ap¼nÂ lmPcmbnt¡mWw Ip«o'' .kpanbpw hn«psImSp¯nÃ. Xncn¨p ho«nÂ sN¶t¸mÄ FÃmw ]gbXpt]mse \S¡p¶p. tkma³ Ft´m ]¨¡dn AcnªpsIm−ncp¶ A½bpsS ASp¯v tNÀ¶ncp¶p A½bpsS sImgp¯ apeIfsS B«t¯¸änbpw Nph¶ ]qdnsâ amZIXtbbpw kvacn¨v AhnsSbncp¶p. kpantb I−v kpanbpsS a½n ]dªp ""t]mbn InS¡mdmbntÃSo.'' kpan tNmZn¨p ""UmUn F´ntb.'' ""£oWamsW¶v ]dªv t]mbn¡nS¶p.'' a½n ]dªp. F§s\ £oWn¡mXncn¡pw. kpan HmÀ¯p. ""Rm\pw InS¡m³ t]mImhm'' F¶p ]dªv kpan AIt¯¡v Ibdn. an\nbpsS apdnbnte¡v t]mImsX UmUnbpsSbpw a½nbpsSbpw apdnbnte¡v t]mbn. sN¶t¸mÄ UmUn \Ã Dd¡amWv. kpan ss\än C«v UmUnbpsS IqsS tIdn¡nS¶p. UmUnbpsS NqSpw ]än B Ih¡nSbnÂ Hfn¨ncn¡p¶ s]m´³ Ip®bpsS D{K³ D¡nt\bpw HmÀ¯v AhÄ InS¶pd§n.


tN«sâ IÃymWw þ `mKw A©v PnXnt\mSv X«n¡bdn DuWpt]£n¨v Cd§nt¸mb an\n t\tc t]mbXv sSdknte¡mbncp¶p. AhnsS Hfn¨ncn¡m³ AhÄ¡v Hcp {]tXyI Øeap−mbncp¶p. hm«À Sm¦nsâ ASnbnepÅ c−v tIm¬{Ioäv XpWpIfpsS CS¡v Ibdnbncp¶mÂ BÀ¡pw ImW¯nÃ. A½tbmtSm A¸¨t\mtSm Acniw h¶pIgnbpt¼mÄ Bcpw AdnbmsX AhÄ AhnsS Ibdnbncp¡pw. Ccn¸nsâ kuIcy¯n\v H¶p c−p Ipjy\pw AhfhSnsS Hfn¨p sh¨n«p−v. AhfpsS clkyØm\w t]msebnbncp¶p AXv. Xmsg A½ Ahtf hnfn¡p¶Xv tI«mepw AhÄ A\§pIbnÃ. ]t£ c−p aq¶p Znhkw apgph³ kpIpamc³ tN«³ Iptd t^mdn³ ¹mÌn¡v ItkcIfpw taibpw Ahfncn¡p¶Xn\v aq¶p \meSn ap¼nÂ sIm−ph¶p Øm]n¨p. sshIps¶cw sSdtÊencp¶v ImäpsImÅm\m F¶pw ]dªp. BÄ¡mÀ ImäpsImÅm³ hchv XpS§nbmÂ C\n A[nIw \mÄ AhfpsS clkytI{μw \ne\nÂ¡m³ km²yXbnÃ. `mKy¯n\v CXphsc Bcpw AhnsS Ccn¸v XpS§nbn«nÃmbncp¶p. C¶pw AhÄ B tImWnte¡mWv IbdnbXv. AhÄ¡v A¸¨t\mSmbncp¶p tZjyw. FÃmhcpsSbpw ap¼nÂ h¨v B t_mws_bnÂ \n¶p h¶ ]o¡ncn¸ntÅtcmSv X\n¡v Syqj³ FSp¡m³ ]dªntÃ. Ahcv t_mws_¡mcmsW¶v h¨v kIeÚm\nIfmbn ]ctemI¯p \n¶nd§n h¶sXm¶pw AÃtÃm. lnμnbpw Cw¥ojpw ]Tn¡m³ X\n¡mcptSbpw Hmimcw th−. AhÄ¡v A¸¨t\mSpw B ]ntÅtcmSpw `b¦c Acniw tXm¶n. kpan Ahtf tXSpsa¶v AhÄ¡pd¸mbncp¶p. Iptd tXSs«. apJhpw hoÀ¸n¨v AhÄ Ip\nªpIqSn AhfpsS clkytI{μ¯nÂ Ccp¶p. B Ccn¸nÂ Hcp aWn¡psd¦nepw Ignªp ImWWw. Acnisams¡ kzev]w Ipdªp. tIm¬{Ioäv XdbnÂ Ccp¶ncp¶v N´n thZ\n¡m\pw XpS§n. Gäp t]mbn apdnbnÂ t]mbn hmXnepw ]q«n InS¶p Dd§ntb¡mw Ft¶mÀ¯v ]pdt¯¡v henbm³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ BcpsSsbms¡tbm kzchpw Imsem¨bpw. km[mcW sSdtkÂ Bcpw Ibdn hcmdpÅXÃtÃm. Bcmbmepw AhcpsS ap¼nÂ Ct¸msg Cd§ns¨¶mÂ Xsâ clkyØew AhÀ ImWpw F¶pw h¨v AhÄ Xncn¨v AIt¯¡v henªp. kzcw ASp¯ph¶t¸mÄ Hcmsf a\knembn. kpIpamc³ tN«sâ kzcamWv. AhscÃmw IpSn h¶Xv t\tc Itkcbpw taibpw Ccn¡p¶nSt¯¡mWv. an\n HmÀ¯p AhÀ Ahtf Is−¶v. ]s£ Sm¦nsâ Iotgms«§pw AhÀ `mKy¯n\v t\m¡nbnÃ. t\cw Ccp«nbncp¶Xn\mÂ tSmÀ¨n«v t\m¡msX Ahfncn¡p¶nSw ImWm³ ]mSmbncp¶p. an\n ]äp¶nSt¯mfw DÅnte¡v henªp. tN«³ tai¸pd¯v Hcp t^mdn³ sseäv sh¨v AXv HmWm¡nbt¸mÄ an\n IqsSbpÅhscbpw I−p. c−p s]®p§fpw HcmWpw IqsSbp−v. H¶v tN«sâ Däkplr¯v tXmaÊmWv. tN«sâ Øncw I¼n\n¡mc\m. s]®p§tfbpw an\n Xncn¨dnªp. Ignª Ce£\nÂ


XncsªSp¡s¸« ]©mb¯v {]knUâv kmhn{XnSo¨dpw tImHm¸tdäohv _m¦nÂ tPmensN¿p¶ asämcp kv{Xobpw BWv. Ahsc an\n I−n«p−v ]s£ t]cdnb¯nÃ. kmhn{Xn So¨À anUnÂ kvIqfnÂ h¨v an\ntb ]Tn¸n¨n«pÅXmWv. {]mbw ap¸tXmSSps¯¦nepw IÃymWw Ign¨n«nÃ. ]ntÅÀ¡v FÃmhÀ¡pw So¨dnt\ t]Snbmbncp¶p. `b¦c IWni¡mcnbmbncp¶p. kXnkmhn{Xo¶m ]ntÅÀ hnfn¨ncp¶Xv. So¨À Hcn¡epw H¶p Nncn¨pt]mepw an\n I−n«nÃ. So¨dn\v ChnsS F´m ]Wn F¶v an\n AXnibn¨p. ]©mb¯v {]knUâmb hIbnÂ \m«pImcpsSsbÃmw IÃymW¯n\v t]mIpI Hcp NS§mbXpsIm−mbncn¡pw. kpIpamc³ tN«sâ I¿nÂ c−p aq¶v Uyq«n {^obpsS ¹mÌn¡v _mKpIfpw D−mbncp¶p. FÃmhcpw Ccp¶p.

"CfwImäpw sIm−v Ccn¡m³ \Ã Øeam kpIpamcm". So¨À ]dªp. "\Ã

\nemhpÅ cm{Xnbpw".

"\Ã Itkcbm, Hcp Nmcp Itkct]mse. Ipjyt\ms¡ DÅXpsIm−v F{X

t\cw thWsa¦nepw Ccn¡mw." IqsSbpÅ kv{Xo ]dªp.

"CXmWv Atacn¡¡mÀ km[mcW AhcpsS hoSn\p ]pd¯n«v

ImäpsImÅm³ Ccn¡p¶Xv. agbpw aªpw Gämepw Hcp Ipg¸hpanÃ." tN«sâ kplr¯v ]dªp.

"So¨À {]knUâv BbXnsâ hI BtLmj§fnsem¶pw IqSm³ ]änbnÃ. AXpsIm−v Hcp sNdnb tXmXnÂ H¶p IqSn \ap¡ncp¶v kwkmcn¡msa¶ ¹m\mbncp¶p. \msf IÃymW¯nsâ CS¡v an−m\pw ]dbm\pw H¶pw

kabw In«pIbnÃtÃm". Ipsd t^mdn³ tNm¡sfäpw anTmbnIfpw a[pc]elmc§fpsaSp¯v taibnÂ h¨psIm−v kpIpamc³ ]dªp.

"AXns\´m \½Ä A]cnNnXscm¶pw AÃtÃm. Rm³ kpIpamcsâ A¸¨t\bpw A½tbbpw \¶mbn Adnbpw. an\nsIm¨ns\ Rm³ ]Tn¸n¨n«pÅXmWv. \n§Ä t^mdn\nÂ InS¡p¶hÀ¡v \m«pImsc ]cnNbs¸Sms\hnsSbm kabw. HmSn Ah[n¡p hcpw HmSn

t]mIpw." So¨À ]dªp. Xs¶ an\nsIm¨v F¶v So¨dv hnfn¨tÃm. an\n AXnibn¨p. CXmZyamWv C{Xbpw hmÕÃyt¯msS Xsâ t]cv hnfn¡p¶Xv. cmjv{Sob¯nÂ IbdnbXnsâ amäambncn¡pw.


"enÊntb kpIpamc³ AdnbnÃmbncn¡pw AtÃ." ASp¯ncp¶ kv{Xotb

Nq−ns¡m−v So¨À tNmZn¨p. "Fsâ Däan{XamWv. Rm³ Ct§m«p hcps¶¶v ]dªt¸mÄ Hcp I¼\n¡v IqsS t]mcmsa¶v ]dªp t]m¶XmWv. ]cnNbs¸Sm³ Hcp Nm³kpw Bbn. enÊn \½psS _m¦nte

AknÌâv amt\PÀ BWv. IpsS LIC GP³knbpap−v." ]cnNbs¸Sm\pÅ DÕml¯n\v ImcWw a\knemb a«nÂ kpIpamc\pw tXmaÊpw XeIpep¡n. enÊntb t\m¡n ]p©ncn¨p.

"tXmaÊnsâ hosShnSm¶m ]dªXv." So¨À tN«sâ kplr¯nsâ t\tc Xncnªp.

"]¯\wXn«". tXmaÊv ]dªp.

"R§Ä Ignª aq¶p sImÃambn Hcpan¨p tPmen sN¿p¶p. Rm\nht\mSv ]dªp \o h¶nsÃ¦nÂ Rm³ IÃymWw Ign¡nsÃ¶v.

A§s\ \nÀ_Ôn¨v Ah[n FSp¸n¨v sIm−ph¶Xm" kpIpamc³ Nncnt¨m−v ]dªp.

"At¸mÄ tXmaÊv IÃymWw Ign¡p¶ntÃ." enÊn Xnc¡n.

"Rm\pSt\ H¶pw CÃ. Ch³ Ign¨ns«§ns\bp−v F¶dnbs« F¶ns«

DÅp." tXmaÊv ]dªp.

"kpIqamc³ IÃymWw Ign¨mÂ tXmasÊ§ns\ Adnbpw." So¨À tNmZn¨p. FÃmhcpw Nncn¨p.

"\n§sfm¶pw Ign¡p¶nÃtÃm So¨sd, enÊo, Cu tNm¡tfäv cpNn¨p

t\m¡nt¡. Atacn¡³ hchm." kpIpamc³ ]dªp.

"IpSn¡ms\¶m FSpt¡−Xv. kvss{]äp−v, s]]vkn D−v."

"AsXms¡ Cu \m«nÂ In«p¶XtÃ. t^mdn³ C\w H¶pw CtÃ". So¨À tNmZn¨p.

"tkm^väv {Un¦vknÂ CsXms¡bm t^mdn\nepw.". kpIpamc³ hn½njvSs¸«p ]dªp.


"Atacn¡Imcpw KÄ^pImcpw Hs¡ \½fp IpSn¡p¶XpXs¶ IpSn¡p¶p

AtÃ. Rm³ Hcp s]]vkn FSpt¯mfmw." So¨À ]dªp.

"F\n¡pw AXp aXn." enÊn ]dªp. c−p t]À¡pw s]]vkn ¥mknÂ Hgn¨p sImSp¯n«v kpIpamc³ Ccp¶¸w enÊn tNmZn¨p.

"At¸mÄ \n§sfm¶pw IpSn¡p¶nsÃ."

"A...AXv.. R§Ä ]ns¶ IpSnt¨mfmw. R§fn¨nsc ISp¸apÅXv

IpSn¡m\ncn¡phm." kpIpamc³ ]Xps¡ ]dªp.

"AXns\´m. Ct¸mÄ Ignt¨mfp. AXn\v \mWn¡ms\´ncn¡p¶p." So¨À ]dªp.

"F¶mepw. So¨dnsâ ap¶encps¶§ns\bm.." kpIpamc³

"AXn\v.. kpIpamc³ Cu So¨À hnfn \nÀ¯v. A{X _lpam\ns¨s¶

hnjan¸n¡msX." ChcpsS Cu ]cn]mSn Ft¸mÄ Xocptam H¶p t]mbn¡nS¶ncps¶¦nÂ Dd§mambncp¶p. H¶p IqSn Xncnªncp¶n«v an\n HmÀ¯p. kpIpamc³ sasÃ Hcp Nph¶ _mKnÂ \n¶v Hcp jnhmskSp¯v c−p ¥mknsemgn¨p H¶p tXmaÊn\v sImSp¯p. Ip¸n ssI¿nseSp¯v So¨À AXnsâ te_Â hmbn¨n«p tNmZn¨p

"kvtIm¨mWtÃ."

"AsX."

"CXn\v \mS³ hnkv¡nbpsS t]mse Fcn¨nenÃ F¶Xv tI«n«p−v.

icnbmtWm."

"icnbm. C¨nsc tkmUm Hgn¨mÂ \Ã kvaq¯mWv."


"So¨À C¨nsc cpNn¨p t\m¡nt¡" tXmaÊv ]dªp.

"Hm th−. hÃhcpw I−mÂ \mWt¡SmIpw". So¨À ]dªp. "]©mb¯v

{]knUâv ]qkmsb¶v ]dªv ]{X¯nÂ hcpw."

"CXp IpSn¨mÂ A§s\ Xe¡p]nSn¡pshm¶panÃ. R§fpsS I¼\nbnte Hcp kq¸À Atacn¡¡mc\mWv. Ahsâ `mcy H¶pw c−pw ¥mskms¡

ASn¨phnSp¶Xm." tXmaÊv ]dªp.

kpIpamc³ tXmaÊns\ t\m¡n s\än Npfp¨p. H¶pw c−pw ¥mtkm? Ch³ ]t− AXnitbmàn¡mc\m. IqSmsX Chcpw IqSn jnhmkv IpSn¨mÂ Ip¸n ImenbmIpw. Hcp s]]vkntbÂ \nÀ¯mhp¶nSs¯´n\m jnhmkv Ifbp¶Xv.

"F¶men¨nsc cpNn¨p t\m¡mw enÊo?". So¨À enÊntbmSv tNmZn¨p.

"hÃhcpw tIdn h¶mtem?" enÊn¡p kwibw.

"AXn\mcm Ct§m«v tIdn hcp¶Xv. Rm³ thWsa¦nÂ B hmXne§v

XÂ¡met¯¡v Ipänbnt«¡mw." F¶pw ]dªv tXmakv Gäp t]mbn sSdÊnsâ hmXnÂ ]q«n.

"\n§fmtcmSpw ]dbnÃ Fs¶\n¡v hnizmkap−v." So¨À ]dªp.

"R§fp ]dªmepw hÃhcpw hnizkn¡ptam?" F¶p ]dªv kpIpamc³ s]]vkn Xdbnte¡v Hgn¨n«v So¨dnsâ ¥mknÂ Hcp s]Kv jnhmkv Hgn¨p. C¨nsc IqSpXÂ tkmUmbpw Hgn¨p. enÊnbpw aSn¨p aSn¨p ¥mÊv sImSp¯p.

So¨À C¨nsc cpNn¨n«v ]dªp. "CsXmcp Ipg¸hpanÃ. tkmUm IpSn¡p¶

t]msebm". AXptI«p enÊnbpw Hcp IhnÄ AI¯m¡n.

"Ahcmcpw ]dªntÃepw Rm\tÃ ChnsSbpÅXv. C¡mcyw

kvIqfnÂ ]m«mIp¶ Imcyw Rmt\äp." an\n IcpXn. hfsªmSnªpÅ Ccp¸psIm−v aSps¯¦nepw kXnkmhn{Xn So¨À IÅp IpSn¡p¶Xv ImWp¶XnepÅ {XnÃmbncp¶p AhÄ¡v. Ac ¥mtkmfw IpSn¨p Ignªv enÊn ]Xps¡ kpIpamct\mSv tNmZn¨p.


"IÃymWw Hs¡ Ign¡phm³ t]mIpIbtÃ. D¯chmZnXzhpw NpaXepw

BIpw. sse^v C³jpd³knsâ Imcysams¡ Nn´n¡s−." C¶v \½tf h[n¡pw F¶v a\kntemÀt¯¦nepw kpIpamc³ kuayXtbmsS ]dªp.

"icnbm." hnjbw amäm\mbn tXmaÊv ]dªp.

"So¨td, Atacn¡¡mÀ icmicn c−p ¥mkv hnkv¡n FÃm Znhkhpw

ASn¡pw. tImft{Ìmfn\v \ÃXm¶m ]dbp¶Xv." Hcp IhnfpIpSn IpSnt¨m−v So¨À ]dªp.

"Atacn¡¡msc´Ãmw sN¿p¶p tXmatÊ. ]−v \b\mÀ t]mbn«v

h¶t¸mÄ ]dªXv HmÀ¡p¶ntÃ?"

"F´m?"

"\½sfms¡ IÃymWw Ignbm³ Im¯p kq£nt¨m−ncp¡p¶sXms¡

AhÀ Nmb IpSn¡p¶ t]mem sN¿sW¶v." FÃmhcpw Nncn¨p. So¨dnsâ ¥mkv Imenbmbn. AXp I−v enÊnbpw Hcp hen¡p _m¡n IpSn¨p XoÀ¯p. ]t− AXnitbmàn¡mc\mb tXmaÊn\v So¨dnsâ IY tI«t¸mÄ IqSpXÂ ]ncn apdpIn. Ah³ ]dªp.

"Atacn¡bnÂ IÃymW¯nsâ XteZnhkw AhÀs¡mcp NS§p−v. sNdp¡sâ Iq«pImscÃmw IqSn AbÂh¡t¯ Ipsd s]®p§tf kwLSn¸n¡pw. thiyItf AÃ tIt«m, AbÂh¡t¯ s]®p§tf.

Ahkm\ambn aWhmfs\ H¶v kpJn¸n¡phm³ th−n." FÃmhcpw Nncn¨p. Htcm s]¤§v sN¶t¸mtg¡v So¨dpw enÊnbpw H¶bªp. AaÀ¯nbpÅ Nncn CfInbnfInbpÅ Nncnbmbn. C¡nfnbpÅ Nncnbmbn. ]t£ Xe¡v ]nSn¨ns«m¶pw CÃ. tXmakv Atacn¡³ IYIÄ s]men¸n¨v ]dtªm−ncp¶t¸mÄ kpIpamc³ s]s«¶v Htcm s]¤pIqSn


FÃmhÀ¡pw Hgn¨v tkmUm \nd¨p.

"At¸mÄ kpIpamc³ Atacn¡mbnemImªXv \jvSambnt¸mbtÃm

kpIpamcm." So¨dnsâ Xamiv. FÃmhcpw BÀ¯v Nncnt¨m−v ]ns¶bpw ¥mskSp¯v IpSn¨p.

"AXns\´m Cu \m«nepw s]®p§fntÃ?" enÊn¡pw Xamiv. Ahfn¨nsc Ih¨ncp¶p. Cu sseKnIhnjb§fpw c−p s]¤pw IpSnbmbt¸mÄ NqSmbn¡mWWw.

"\½psS \m«nte s]®p§Ä A§s\sbm¶pw sN¿nÃ". tXmaÊv Xd¸n¨v ]dªp.

"Atacn¡³ s]®p§Ä C§s\bpÅ Imcy§fnÂ H¯ncnsbÃmw {]_p²cmWv. AhÀ¡v AhcpsS kuμcyw {]ZÀin¸n¡p¶XnÂ \mWw CÃ.

kpμcamb icocw ssZhkrjvSnbmWv. F´n\v ad¡Ww."

"c−p s]¤§v sN¶v Ignbpt¼mÄ Cht\¡mÄ \Ã h¡oenÃ." kpIpamc³

HmÀ¯p. "Atacn¡bpsS AbÂh¡¯pt]mepw t]mbn«nÃm¯h³

I¯n¨phnSp¶ I−ntÃ."

"\½psS \m«pImtc A{X tamiam¡pshm¶pw th− tXmatÊ." So¨À Nncnt¨m−v ]dªp.

"AÃ So¨À Xs¶ ]d. Cu A¨S¡w A¨S¡w F¶p ]dbp¶Xnsâ ASnØm\w t]SnbtÃ. So¨dnt\ Xs¶ t\m¡nt¡. F{X hSnshm¯ icocw. GXp ]pcpjt\bpw tamln¸n¡p¶ kuμcyw. ]s£ So¨À B tZlIm´nsbÃmw Bdpapgw kmcnbnÂ s]mXntªm−v \S¡p¶Xv

kapZmbt¯ `b¶tÃ?" thsdmcp kab¯mbncps¶¦nÂ tXmaÊn\v sNcn¸psIm−v ASn Int«−Xmbncp¶p an\n a\knÂ HmÀ¯p. hnkv¡n AI¯v sN¶Xv ImcWw tXmakv ]dbp¶XnÂ Imcyaps−¶v Xs¶ So¨dn\v tXm¶p¶p−mIWw. IqSmsX kz´w kuμcy {]iwk BÀ¡mWv CjvSs¸Sm¯Xv. GXmbmepw B tXmaknt\ k½Xn¨p sImSp¡Ww. an\n HmÀ¯v XeIpep¡n. Xsâ icockuμcyt¯¸änbpÅ {]iwk tI«v So¨À H¶p IqSn sRfnªncp¶p. ¥mskSp¡m\mbn Ip\nªt¸mÄ DuÀ¶v hoW kmcn Xncn¨v tXmtfÂ Npäm³ So¨À Iq«m¡nbnÃ. sImgp¯pcp− apeIÄ Nph¶ »ukn\I¯ncp¶v hoÀ¸pap«p¶t]mse tXmaÊn\pw kpIpamcn\pw tXm¶n.


enÊn¡Xv I−v \mWw hs¶¶v tXm¶p¶p. AhÄ XeIp\n¨ncp¶p. tXmakv AhfpsS apJw ]nSn¨pbÀ¯ns¡m−v tNmZn¨p.

"Cu \mWw Hs¡ t]mI³ Hcp acp¶p−v enÊo. Atacn¡m¡mcv km[mcW FÃm RmbdmgvNbpw Ifn¡mdpÅ Hcp Ifn Ifn¡mw. sNdp¸w apXte Cu Ifn

Ifn¨mWv AhcpsS Hs¡ \mWw amdn¡n«nbXv. F´p ]dbp¶p So¨sd." So¨À F´n\pw X¿mdmsW¶ a«nÂ XeIpep¡n.

"IfnbpsS t]cmWv kv{Sn¸v t]m¡À. CXmWv AXnsâ \nba§Ä. km[mcW Ifn¡p¶ t]mepÅ No«p IfnbmWv. ]t£ tXm¡p¶hÀ sNhntbÂ No«p sh¨v IgpXbmbmÂ t]mc. Pbn¡p¶ Soan\v tXm¡p¶ ]mÀ«n AhÀ

[cn¨ncn¡p¶ hkv{X§fnÂ Fs´¦nepw H¶v sImSp¡Ww."

"At¿m AXv \Ã IfnbmWtÃm." So¨À Nncnt¨m−v ]dªp. ]t£ enÊn \mWn¨p XeIp\n¨p So¨dnt\ HfnIv®n«v t\m¡n. ]©mb¯v {]knUâv \ÃsX¶v ]dbpt¼mÄ ]änÃ Fs¶§s\ ]dbpw.

"F¶mÂ A§s\. Rm\qw So¨dpw Hcp Sow. F´p ]dbp¶p?" tXmakv tNmZn¨p.

"At¸mÄ XpWnsbÃmw XoÀ¶p Ignbpt¼mÄ Ifn Xocptam." enÊn¡p kwibw.

"CÃ. At¸mÄ Pbn¡p¶ ]mÀ«n ]dbp¶sXs´¦nÂ sN¿Ww. ]t£ t]Sn¡−. Ft¸mÄ BÀ¡p thWsa¦nepw Ifn sam¯w \nÀ¯mw. BÀs¡¦nepw hnjaw tXm¶pt¼mÄ \nÀ¯mw. CsXmcp IfnbmWv. bmsXmcp

hn[¯nepw BÀ¡pw hnjaw hccpXv" tXmakv ]dªp. AtXmsS enÊn¡v kam[m\ambn. Ft¸mÄ thWsa¦nepw \nÀ¯m³ ]dªmÂ t]msc. IfnbpsS GI ImgvN¡mcnbmb an\n Hfn¨ncp¶v IuXpIt¯mSpw Bthit¯mSpw IqSn Ifn¡pÅ Hcp¡§Ä I−p.


tN«sâ IÃymWw þ `mKw Bdv No«pIfn Act§dm\pÅ Hcp¡§Ä Ignªp. tXmaÊpw So¨dpw Hcp I£n. kpIpamc\pw enÊnbpw FXnÀ I£n. BZyt¯ Ifn enÊnbpw kpIpamc\pw tXmäp. enÊn NmSn Fgpt\än«p ]dªp.

"Ifn \nÀ¯mw".

Nncnt¨m−v tXmakv ]dªp "AXn\v R§sfm¶pw tNmZn¨p

t]mepanÃtÃm?".

F¶n«v So¨dnsâ t\tc Xncnªp tNmZn¨p. "So¨td F´m th−Xv.

kpIpamcsâ jÀ«mbmtem?" So¨dn\pw AXp ckn¨p.

"kpIpamc³ jÀ«qcnt¡". So¨À ]dªp.

"Ducn¯cWsas¶m¶pw \nba¯nenÃ". kpIpamc³ ]dªp. "thWsa¦nÂ

Ducn FSp¡Ww".

"AXp icnbm." tXmaÊpw ]dªp.

"F¶me§t\bmIs«" F¶pw ]dªp So¨À XsâSt¯msS kpIpamcsâ ASp¯psN¶v jÀ«v DucnsbSp¯p. ASp¯ Ifnbpw kpIpamc\pw enÊnbpw tXmäp.

"C¯hW Bfv amdn¸nSn¨mtem So¨td?" tXmakv tNmZn¨p. ]t£ So¨dn\v kpIpamct\ Xt¶ Bbncp¶p t\m«w.

"kpIpamcsâ ]m³kv aXn.". So¨dn\v \nÀ_Ôw. kpIpamc³ Fgpt\äp \n¶t¸mÄ So¨À ASp¯ph¶p s_Âägn¨p, kn¸v Ducn, ]m³kv Xmtgm«v hen¨p. So¨dnsâ Ipgªm«hpw DÂkmlhpw I−v kpIpamcsâ Imen\nS¡t¯ apg hepXmIm³ XpS§nbXn\mÂ ]m³kv hen¨qcm³ C¨nsc XSkap−mbncp¶p. B XSk¯nÂ So¨dnsâ hncepIÄ


CS¡nsS DS¡nbt¸mÄ So¨dpw AXp I− enÊnbpw C¡nfn FSp¡p¶t]mse NncntbmSp Nncnbmbncp¶p. kpIpamc³ XÅns¸m§n \nÂ¡p¶ Ip®tb HXp¡n \nÀ¯m³ {ian¡p¶ Hcp t\cnb A−Àshbdpambn Ccn¡p¶Xp I−p c−pt]cpw ckn¨p. an\n¡pw tN«sâ Ccn¸v I−n«v Nncn h¶p. tN«sâ A−Àshbdn\Is¯ km[\¯nsâ apgp¸pw an\ntb AÛpXs¸Sp¯n. kpan ]dªXv icnbmWv. BWp§fpsS kmam\¯n\v C{X `b¦c apgp¸ps−¶v AhÄ Hcn¡epw AdnªnÃ. ASp¯ Ifn¡v Imäv amdn hoin. So¨dpw tXmaÊpw tXmäp.

"\ap¡v F´m th−Xv, enÊn?" kpIpamc³ tNmZn¨p.

"F´p thWsa¦nepw tNmZn¡m³ tate." enÊn Ft´m a\ÊnÂ I−Xpt]msemcp tNmZyw.

"tNmZn¡matÃm".

"F¶mÂ So¨dnsâ kmcnbmIs«". enÊn ]dªp. F¶n«v tXmf¯p \n¶v ]s− DuÀ¶nd§n¡nS¶ kmcn enÊn Agn¨p amän. So¨dn\v IfnbnÂ ckw tIdn¡gnªncp¶p. AXpsIm−v DÕmlt¯msS kmcn ]dn¨v enÊn¡v sImSp¯n«v AhÄ sRfnªncp¶p. So¨dnsâ \áamb ASnhbdpw s]m¡nfpw I−t¸mÄ kpIpamcsâ A−ÀshbdnÂ {]jÀ IqSn. ASp¯ Ifnbpw kpIpamc\pw enÊnbpw Pbn¨p.

kpIpamc³ ]dªp "C¯hW \ap¡v tXmaÊns\ ]nSn¡mw, enÊn."

"tXmaÊnsâ ]m³kmbmtem?" enÊn ]dªp.

"Hms¡." kpIpamc³ ]dªp. enÊn Nncnt¨m−v Fgpt¶äp tXmaÊnsâ ]m³kqcn. Ducen\nsS H¶p c−p XhW ssI P«n¡It¯ Ip®tbÂ Dcp½nbt¸mÄ AhÄ InSpInSm¶v s]m«n¨ncn¨p. s]®p§Ä c−pw IfnbpsS aqUnemsb¶Xv XoÀ¨. ASp¯ Ifn So¨dpw tXmaÊpw Pbn¨p. tXmakv enÊntb t\m¡ns¡m−v ]dªp

"C{Xbpw t\cw _m¡n FÃmhcpsSbpw XpWn ]dn¨ enÊnsb ]nSn¡mw, AtÃ

So¨sd?"


"enÊnbpsS {_mbmWv R§Ä¡v th−Xv." tXmaÊv ]dªp.

"At¿m AXv icnbÃ. »ukv Ducn¡gnªtÃ {_m?" enÊn {]Xnt£[n¨p. ]t£ \nbaw \nbaasÃ. A−Àshbdpw jÀ«pan« tXmaÊv Gäp enÊnbpsS ASp¯p sN¶p. enÊn \mWw sIm−v XeIp\n¨p. ]t£ tXmaÊv hIsh¨nÃ. F¶n«h³ »uknsâ lp¡pIÄ Hmtcm¶v Ducn¯pd¶t¸mÄ Idp¯ {_mbpsS AI¯v HXp§n AaÀ¶ncp¡p¶ \Ã IqÀ¯v apg¨ apeIÄ I−v

BËmZn¨psIm−v "tImfSn¨tÃm" F¶pw ]dªv ssI ]pdtIm«n«v {_mbpsS lp¡v Ducn. AhfpsS ape¡®pIÄ Ahsâ s\©¯pcp½nbt¸mÄ Ah³ kzev]w IpSn At§m«mªp. enÊn C¡nfntbmsS ]nt¶m«v henªp.

"»ukqcmsX {_m F§ns\ FSp¡m\m" F¶pw ]dªp tXmakv »ukqcn. ]ns¶ {_m Ducnbt¸mÄ Ahsâ ssI AhfpsS apeIfpsS sh®ab¯nÂ ]eXhW Dcp½n. enÊn¡msW¦nÂ \mWw h¶n«v H¶pw taembncp¶p. F¦nepw Ahkm\w hsc enÊn CsXÃmw kln¨p, {_m tXmaÊn\v sImSp¯p, »ukv Xncn¨n«p. enÊnbpsS Cu {]bmkw I−n«v Gähpw IqSpXÂ ckn¨Xv So¨dmWv. ASp¯ Ifn¡v tXmaknt\mSv ]Icw ho«m\pÅ Ahkcw enÊn¡p In«n. AhÀ Pbns¨¶dnªtX AhÄ ]dªp.

"tXmaknsâ A−ÀshbÀ thWw."

"enÊn Ft¶mSv ]Icw ho«pIbmsWtÃm" F¶pw ]dªv tXmakv Fgpt¶äp \n¶p. enÊn NmSn Fgpt¶äp. BZyambn Hcp ]pcpjt\ \á\mbn¡mWphm³ t]mIp¶tÃm F¶ BImw£bpw tXmaknt\ \mWn¸n¡m\pÅ Bthihpambncp¶hÄ¡v. ASp¯p sN¶p AhÄ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ Ahsâ kmam\w hensbmcp apgbmbn XoÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. ss[cysaSp¯v AhÄ CemÌn¡nÂ ]nSn¨p Xmtgm«v D´n. N´nbpsS ̀ mKw hen¨p Xmgv¯n. F¶n«pw Ip®bnÂ X«n \nÂ¡p¶ ap³`mKw Xmgv¶n«nÃ. ]nSn¨v Xmtgm«v hen¨t¸mÄ kv{]nwKv NmSp¶t]mse Ip® sXdn¨p s]m§n. AhÄ sR«nt¸mbn. Ip®bpsS Icp¯pw apgp¸pw HfnI®n«p t\m¡ns¡m−v AhÄ P«n apgph³ Ducn ]pdt¯Sp¯p. thsd c−p t]À IqSn B Ip® I−v ln]vt\mss«kv sN¿s¸«t]mse Ccp¶p. kmhn{XnSo¨dpw, Bcpw AdnbmsX CsXÃmw I−p sIm−ncp¶ an\nbpw. tXmaÊnsâ Ip®bpsS \nÂ¸pw FSp¸pw I−v AhfpsS tZl¯pIqSn NqSpIbdp¶Xmbn an\n¡v tXm¶n. kpanbpsS IY tI«t¸mgp−mb hnNn{X hnImc§Ä Xncn¨p Xes]m¡m³ XpS§n. Ifn ]ns¶bpw XpSÀ¶p. C¯hW kpIpamc\mWv So¨dnâ »ukv Ducm³


GäXv. »ukv \jvSs¸« So¨À Nncnt¨m−v Ifn XpS§n ]t£ ]ns¶bpw XpSsc So¨dnsâ Sow c−p XhW tXmäp. Ahkm\w kpIpamc³ Fgpt\äp h¶v AhfpsS ]mânbpsS h¡nÂ ]nSn¨t¸mfmWv Xm³ ]qÀ®\ábmIm³ t]mIp¶p F¶ hnhcw So¨dn\pZn¨Xv. ]t£ C\n ]dªns«´p Imcyw. kpIpamc³ AhfpsS ]mân hen¨p Xmgv¯n AhfpsS tjhv sNbvXp an\p¡nbn«ncn¡p¶ N¡¸qdv ImWnIfpsS ap¼nÂ AhXcn¸n¨p Ignªp. hfsc {i²tbmsS ¢o³ tjhp sN¿pt¼mtfms¡ AhÄ HmÀ¡pw Bcpw tIdm¯ Cu acp`qan Fń\n{X Imcyambn kq£n¡p¶q F¶v. C¶Xn\v KpWap−mbn. AhÄ Xe DbÀ¯nt\m¡nbt¸mÄ AhfpsS Ih¡nSbnÂ I®pw \«v hmbpw s]mfn¨ncp¡p¶ c−v ]pcpj·msc I−p AhÄ¡v kt´mjambn. I£¯nÂ ssIbpw Ip¯n AhÄ Ipd¨p t\cw A§s\ \n¶p sImSp¯p Bcm[IcpsS kt´mj¯n\mbn. kpIpamcn\v \jvSs¸Sm³ P«n am{Xta D−mbncp¶pÅp. AXv ASp¯ Ifn Ignªt¸mÄ So¨À ssI¸än. P«n Ducp¶Xn\nSbnÂ Bcpw ImWmsX Ahsâ Ip®sb H¶v Aa¡m³ In«nb Ahkcw So¨À ]mgm¡nbnÃ. enÊnbpsS »ukpw {_mbpw ]mânbpw ASp¯ IfnIfnÂ \jvSs¸«p. kz´w \áXbnepÅ \mWt¯¡mÄ ASp¯ Bfnsâ XpWn ]dn¡p¶XnepÅ Bthiambncp¶p FÃmhÀ¡pw. A[nIw XmaknbmsS FÃmhcpw ]pÀ® \ábmbn. At¸mtg¡pw kpIpamsâ ssIhncpXnsâ êambn FÃmhcpsSbpw ¥mkv Hcn¡ÂIqSn \ndbpIbpw ap¶masXmcp s]¤v FÃmhcpw AI¯m¡pIbpw sNbvXncp¶p. aq¶v s]¤v ASn¨ s]®p§Ä¡pt−m \mWw. sRfnªp Ih¨ncp¶p X§fpsS ta\n BkzmZIcpsS ap¼nÂ {]ISn¸n¡m\pw X§fpsS ap¼nÂ Xnf¨pcpIp¶ ]ucpjtXPknÂ \n¶v Is®Sp¡msX Xpdn¨p t\m¡n sImXnhn«v kpJn¡m\pw AhÀ¡v bmsXmcp kt¦mNhpw CÃmbncp¶p. So¨dnsâbpw enÊnbpsSbpw I®pIÄ kpIpamcsâbpw tXmaknsâbpw Ip®IfnÂ X«nbpcp½n ckn¨p. kpIpamcsâ Ip®¡v \ofw IqSpXep−v ]t£ tXmaknsâXn\v \Ã h®amWv. kpIpamcsâXnsâ apIpSw hncnbm³ Hcp§p¶ ]qsam«p t]mse NÀ½¯n\pÅnÂ s]mXnªmsW¦nÂ tXmaknsâXv NÀ½¯nsâ BhcWanÃmsX XpSp¯v hnIkn¨v s]cpwIqWnsâ IpSt]mse s]mń \nÂ¡p¶p. c−nsâbpw Icp¯pw Xnf¸pw I−v So¨dnsâbpw enÊnbpsSbpw ]qdnÂ shÅw IhnsªmgpIn. apesR«pIÄ Bªv s]m§n. AIt¯ ISn HXp¡m³ c−p t]cpw XpSIfn«v Dcp½m\pw ItkcbnÂ At§m«pant§m«pw Xncnªpwadnªpancn¡m³ XpS§n. kpIpamc\pw tXmaÊpw CXpt]mseXs¶ So¨dns\bpw enÊntbbpw Af¡pIbmbncp¶p. So¨dnsâ icocw enÊntb¡mÄ sImgp¯p XSn¨XmWv. \Ã ap«³ apeIÄ. sh®t]mse shfp¯ icocw. hbkv ap¸Xmsb¦nepw apeIÄs¡m¶pw bmsXmcp CSnhpw CÃ. ]Xn¸n¨p h¨ncn¡p¶ Ip¼f§mapdnIÄ t]mse DbÀ¶p hnIkn¨p \nÂ¡p¶p. ]c¶ hbdn\v Xmsg Dcp−p sImfp¯ XpSIfpsS kwKa¯nÂ s]mXn¨ tX§mapdn t]mse s]mńb N¡¸pdv. ¢o³ tjhv sNbvXv an\p¡nb B cXnt£{Xw I−mÂ


GXp]pcpjsâbpw Ip® s]m«ns¯dn¡pw XoÀ¨. enÊnbpw tamisam¶paÃ. Nph¶p hnSÀ¶p ae¶ Np−pIÄ. \Ã hSnshm¯ icocw. IqÀ¼n¨p \nÂ¡p¶ apeIÄ. HXp§nb hbdv. sXdn¨p \nÂ¡p¶ \nXw_w. sN¼n¨ ]qSIfpsS t\cnb I¼nfnbnÂ s]mXnª ]qdv. Cu IfnbpsS ckw BkzZn¨p AhfpsS icocw XpSp¯p Nph¶ncp¡p¶p. F´ns\ms¡tbm th−n AhÄ Bthi`cnXbmbncn¡p¶p F¶Xv XoÀ¨. IfnbpsS Bthiw sIm−v FÃmhcpsSbpw apJw XpSp¯p. Ifn Imcyam¡m\pÅ aqUv Bsb¶v tXm¶m³ XpS§n. ]t£ Ifn \nÀ¯m³ Bcpw ]dªnÃ. AXpsIm−v Ifn XpSÀ¶p. ASp¯ IfnbnÂ tXmäXv tXmaÊpw So¨dpw. sImSp¡phm³ hkv{X§fnÃmXncp¶Xn\mÂ Pbn¨ ]mÀ«n ]dbp¶Xv sN¿Wsa¶mWtÃm \nbaw. s]]vknbpsS Hcp Iym³ FSp¯v enÊn tXmaknt\mSv ]dªp.

"F´p sN¿m³ ]dªmepw sN¿ntÃ. CXm Cu s]]vkn apgph³ Hcp

XpÅnt]mepw IfbmsX IpSn¡Ww". tXmakv enÊnbpsS I¿nÂ \n¶v Iym³ taSn¨v \Ãt]mse Ipep¡nbn«v enÊnbpsS apJ¯n\Sp¯v ]nSn¨psIm−v Iym³ Xpd¶tX s]]vkn ]X¨p s]m§n enÊnbpsS s\©¯pw apeIfnepw hoWp. Ipds¨Ãmw apeIfpsS CSp¡nÂ IqSn HgpIn ASnhbänte¡v HgpIn.

"At¿m" F¶pw ]dªp XpS¨p Ifbm³ enÊn XpS§nbt¸mÄ tXmakv AhfpsS ssI¡v ]nSn¨p.

"apgph³ IpSn¡Wsa¶sÃ ]dªXv. Xqs¯m¶pw Ifb−."

"AXpicnbm". So¨dpw kpIpamc\pw Nncnt¨m−v ]dªp. tXmakv enknbpsS ASp¯v sN¶v ap«pIp¯n sasÃ s\©t¯ \\hv \¡nsbSp¯p. enÊn¡¸nSn C¡nfn FSps¯¦nepw tcmam©w sIm−hÄ¡v Ipfncp tImcn AhfpsS tZlw InSpInSp¯p. s\©s¯Ãmw \¡nbtijw tXmaknsâ \mhv AhfpsS IqÀ¯ apeIfneqsS Ibdnbnd§nbt¸mÄ Bthit¯mtS enÊn tXmaknsâ Npcpf³ apSnIfnÂ IpsS ssItbmSn¨p. AhfpsS apesR«pIÄ DWÀ¶p ]nS¨pbÀ¶p. tXmaknsâ apJw AhfpsS apeIfpsS CSbnepsS DuÀ¶v ASnhbänse¯nbt¸msg¡pw AhÄ tX§n InX¡m³ XpS§n. CsXÃmw I−ncp¶ So¨dnsâ s\änbnÂ hnbÀ¸v s]m«n¯pS§n. AhÄ HfnI®n«v kpIpamcsâ Ih¡nSbnte¡v t\m¡nbt¸mÄ Ahsâ Ip® IpXn¨v IpXn¨p sh«pIbmWv. So¨À Fgpt\äp kpIpamcsâ ASps¯¯n Ih¡nSbnÂ ap«pIp¯n B Icp¯³ Ip®tb I¿nseSp¯p. Ip®bpsS NÀ½w sXmen¨p, Nph¶p XpSp¯ aIpSw XtemSn. apJapbÀ¯n kpIpamcsâ IhnfneaÀ¯n Ahsâ tZlt¯¡v NmªpInS¶psIm−v a{´n¨p


"Fsâ kpIpamcm Rm\nXp t\m¡nbncp¶p aSps¯Sm". AXp tIÄ¡m¯ Xmakw kpIpamc³ So¨td BenwK\w sNbvXp hcnªp apdp¡n. tXmaknsâ Np−pIÄ AhfpsS s]m¡nfn\p Npäpw Id§n¯ncoªt¸mÄ enÊnbpsS ImepIÄ sasÃ AI¶p. AtXmsS tXmakv Xe DbÀ¯n ]dªp.

"C¨nsc s]]vkn CXn\It¯¡v HgpInbn«ps−¶p tXm¶p¶p." enÊn C¨nscIqSn Ih¨ncpt¶m−v ]dªp.

"icnbm. R¸n¡pSnt¨m. ]t£ s]]vkntb¡mÄ elcnbpÅ km[\am."

tXmakv t\tc AhfpsS N¡¸qdnsâ Nph¶p XpSp¯ CXfpIfpsS CSbnÂ HgpInbnd§nb ]\n\oÀ Du¼n¡pSn¡m³ XpS§n. CXfpIÄ hnSÀ¯n \mhv IqÀ¸n¨v AIt¯¡v XÅn. ssIs]m¡n apeIÄ ]nSn¨p sRcSn. enÊn Dds¡ Rc§m³ XpS§n. tXmakv AhfpsS I´nÂ R¸n¡Sn¨t¸mtg¡pw AhÄ hnÃv t]mse hfªv Ip¯n ]qdv tXmaknsâ apJt¯¡aÀ¯n. CsXm¶pw kpIpamc\pw kmhn{Xnbpw I−nÃ. ImcWw kpIpamcsâ {i² apgph³ Xsâ Ip® hmbnseSp¯v Du¼ns¡m−ncn¡p¶ So¨dnembncp¶p. Ahsâ ssI AhfpsS apeIfpsS amÀ±hw ]ngnsªSp¡phm³ {ian¨psIm−ncp¶t¸mÄ AhfpsS hmbpw \m¡pw PohnX¯nemZyambn Hcp Ip®bpsS Icp¯pw Bthihpw cpNn¨dnbpIbmbncp¶p. CsXms¡ Ccp«nencp¶v I−psIm−ncp¶ an\nbpsS Ipªp]qdnÂ \n¶pw shÅw HgpIm³ XpS§n. tN«sâ ASpt¯¡v HmSns¨¶v tNc¯−p t]mse

\o− B Ip® So¨dnsâ hmbnÂ\n¶pw X«n¸dn¨v "F\n¡pw Ifn¡Ww

CsXsâ tN«sâXmWv" F¶p ]dbm³ AhÄ BªXmWv. ]t£ Hcn¡epw ImWm¯ ImgvNIfpw A\p`hn¡m¯ hnImc§fpw Ahtf XfÀ¯n¡fªp. A¨S¡¯nsâbpw kÂkz`mh¯nsâbpw amXrIbmbn AhÄ IcpXnbncp¶hÀ Xsâ ap¼nenXm bmsXmcp eÖbpanÃmsX ASp¯bmfnsâ \áX ssIt¿dp¶p, \mWsI« icoc`mK§fnÂ Np−pw \mhpw Ibäp¶p, a\pjysc¶Ã arK§Ä t]mepw sNbvXp I−nÃm¯ IrXnIÄ sN¿p¶p, AXnÂ kt´mjn¨p kpJn¡p¶p. F´p sN¿Wsat¶m AhfnÂ Dbcp¶ hnNn{X hnImc§tf F§s\ ssIImcyw sN¿Wsat¶m AhÄ¡dnªpIqSbncp¶p. ]t£ Hcp {]tXyIXcw C¡nfnbpw tcmam©hpw AhfpsS kncIfnseÃmw Ddªp \ndbp¶p. B kpJm\p`qXnbnÂ Aenªv AhÄ AhnsS Ccp¶p. Ipd¨p t\ct¯ Cu¼en\v tijw tXmakv Fgpt¶äp, enÊntb ssI]nSns¨gpt¶¸n¨p.


"\nsâ LIC t]mfnkn H¶p thWatÃm, enÊn¡p«o". tXmakv ]dªp.

"FhnsSsbms¡bm H¸nS−Xv F¶p ]dªmÂ aXn."

C\n Ahsc´p sN¿m³ t]mIpIbm `Khmt\ an\n HmÀ¯p. tXmakv Itkcbnte \o− Ipj³ hen¨p \ne¯n«t¸mÄ AXp hoWXv an\nbncn¡p¶nS¯p\n¶v aq¶Sn AIsebmWv. \nhÀ¯nbn«t¸mÄ Hcp \meSnsb¦nepw \ofap−mbncp¶ B Ipj³ Hcp InS¡bmbn D]tbmKn¡m\m ¹ms\¶v an\n¡v tXm¶n. icnbmbncp¶p. tXmakv Ahtf c−p ssIsIm−pw tImcnsbSp¯v Iqj\nÂ InS¯n. enÊntbm bmsXmcp \mWhpanÃmsX Imepw Ih¨v hnSp¯n tXmaknt\ t{]aw \ndª It®msS t\m¡ns¡m−v aeÀ¶pInS¶p sImSp¯psIm−v ]dªp.

"t]mfnkn Poh³ kmYn Bbmtem. ]t£ \Ã {]oanbw AS¡Ww.

sdUnbmsW¦nÂ Ct§m«v H¸n«v {]oanbw ASt¨m." tXmakv sasÃ AhfpsS Ih¡nSbnÂ ap«pIp¯n\n¶p. Ahsâ s]m®¯Snt]mepÅ Ip® an\n C{Xbpw ASp¯p I−t¸mÄ hm s]mfn¨p. tXmakv C\n AXpw sIm−v F´p sN¿m³ t]mIpIbmtWm X¼pcms\. _tbmfPn¢mknÂ ]Tn¨X\pkcn¨v AXv enÊnbpsS AI¯nSpw. ]s£ enÊnbpsS Xpfsb{X sNdpXmWv. tXmaknsâ ssIhncÂ tIdm\pÅ apgpt¸ DÅp. Fs¶ms¡ an\n hnNmcn¨t¸mtg¡pw AXpXs¶ kw`hn¨p. tXmakv Ip\nªv Ip® enÊnbpsS ]qdnsâ CXfpIfpsS CSbnÂ XncpIn Hcp XÅv. B XÅenÂ enÊn hm s]mfn¨p Icsª¦nepw Ip® DuÀ¶v AIt¯¡v Ibdn. tNctb hngp§nb tNcbpsS hm t]mse enÊnbpsS ]qdnXfpIÄ hncnªv Ip®tb s]m¯n Ccn¡p¶p. F¶n«h³ sasÃ Ip® ]pdt¯¡v hen¡m³ XpS§nbt¸mtg¡v enÊn Imep s]m¡n Ahsâ Ac¡q«nÂ hcnªpapdp¡n. tXmakv N´ns]m¡n Ip® aIpSw hsc ]pdt¯Sp¯n«v ]ns¶bpw ]qdn\It¯¡v BªSn¨p. ]ns¶bpw hen¨Sn¨p. Htcm ASn¡pw Du¡pIqSn, hen¨SnbpsS kv]oUv IqSn. enÊn Aht\ hcnªpapdp¡n sRfn]ncnsImÅm\pw Rc§m\pw XpS§nbtXmsS CsXmcp aÃpbp²w t]membn F¶v an\n¡v tXm¶n. tXmaknsâbpw enÊnbpsSbpw Ifn Act§dp¶XnÂ {i²n¨ncp¶ an\n A¸pd¯p \S¡p¶ IfnbpsS XpS¡w I−nÃ. an\n t\m¡nbt¸mÄ tN«³ aeÀ¶v Ipj\nÂ InS¡p¶p. So¨À tN«sâ Ac¡q«nÂ Ibdn Ih¨v Ip¯nbncp¶v B ¢o³tjhmb ]qdn\It¯¡v tN«sâ Ip® tIän s]m§pIbpw XmgpIbpw BWv. tN«³ ssIIÄ DbÀ¯n So¨dnsâ NmSnbnfIp¶ apeItf ]o¨nsaXn¡p¶p. tbm\nIfpsS Iq«nbSn¨t¸mgp−mIp¶ ¹Iv ¹Iv F¶ kzchpw cXnbÚ¯nÂ GÀs¸«ncp¡p¶hcpsS Rc§epw tX§epw sIm−v A´co£w IepjnXambn.


AXnsâ ]nt¶mSnsb¶ t]mse s]s«¶v Hcp CSnhmfv an¶n CSn sh«n ag s]¿m³ XpS§n. Np«p]gp¯ Ccp¼v shÅw hoWv XWp¯Xpt]mse \So\S·mcpsS iucyw NSp]Sm¶v XWp¯p. \mepw t]cpw shÅ¯nsâ BZyt¯ XpÅn hoWtX NmSn Fgpt¶äp XpWnsbÃmw hmcnsbSp¯v sSdÊnsâ hmXnÂ¡te¡v HmSn. hmXnensâ ]mcs¸änsâ Iotg \n¶p. hmXnÂ hm«À Sm¦nsâ At§ hi¯mbncp¶Xn\mÂ an\n¡v Ahtc ImW¯nÃmbncp¶p

"ag ]än¨tÃm kpIpamcm." tXmaÊv ]dªp. "F¶mepw \nsâ t]mfnkn

D{K\mWv enÊn."

enÊn Ahsâ XSnb³ Ip®bnÂ XtemSns¡m−v ]dªp. "Chs\sâ IS

Iodn¸dn¡psa¶v Rmt\mÀ¯p".

"\ap¡v ]Xps¡ Xmsg apdnbnte¡v t]mImw." kpIpamc³ ]cªp.

"At¿m hÃhcpw ImWptIte?." kpIpamcsâ Ip®bnÂ Ibdn¸nSnt¨m−v So¨À ]dªp.

"Xmsg apdnbnÂ sN¶mÂ am\ambn«v s_ÍnÂ InS¶v ssesäms¡ C«v \nsâ

N¡c¸qdv t\m¡n¡−v cknt¨m−v \ns¶ ]®Wsa¶m F\n¡v." kpIpamc³ ]dªp.

"At¸mÄ \msf \nsâ IÃymWamsW¶v adt¶m?". tXmakv tNmZn¨p. "AÃ,

Atacn¡³ coXnbnsemcp _m¨eÀ ]mÀ«n BsW¶v IcpXnbmÂ aXn."

"At¸mÄ F\n¡pw IqSs− Cu ]mÀ«nbnÂ?" enÊn¡v hnjaw.

"c−p t]cmbns«¶m ]mÀ«n." tXmakv tNmZn¨p. "TWO IS COMPANY, THREE

IS PARTY F¶tÃ Atacn¡¡mcv ]dbp¶Xv. \n§fp c−pw aWhmfsâ apdotem«v sNÃv. F¶n«v kpIpamcsâ ]mÀ«n Ignbpt¼mÄ Fsâ apdnbntem«v t]msc. t\cw shfp¡p¶hscbpÅ shSns¡«v \ap¡v \S¯mw. ]ns¶ Hcp Imcyw Ahs\ Np½m XfÀ¯n¡fª¡cpXv. \msf aWnhm«nbpsS ap¼nÂ Gäp

\nÂt¡−Xm". tXmakv ]dªp. FÃmhcpw hkv{Xw [cn¡m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ So¨À ]dªp.


"At¿m Fsâ ]mân F´nsb? I−nÃtÃm"

"kmcanÃ. AXnsâsbm¶pw BhiyansÃs¶". tXmakv ]dªp.

"AsXm¶pw ]dªmsem¡ptIe. Rm³ t]mbn t\m¡s«." F¶pw ]dªv So¨À agbpw \\ªv AhÀ InS¶ncp¶ Øm\t¯¡v h¶p. ItkcIfpsS Npäp]mtSÃmw t\m¡n taibpsS ASnbnÂ \n¶v ]mân I−p]nSn¨v Fgpt¶ät¸mtg¡pw So¨À \\ªp Ipfn¨p. agshÅw XebnÂ IqSn amdt¯s¡mgpIn B sImgp¯ apeIfnÂ X«ns¯dn¡p¶Xp ImWm³ \Ã tiembncp¶p. ]mân In«nbtÃm agbnÂ \n¶v HmSnt¸mImw Fs¶mcp [rXnsbm¶pw So¨À {]ISn¸n¨nÃ. \\ªp IgnªmÂ Ipfp¨ptIdWw Fs¶mcp Nn´ h¶t]mse So¨À \o−p \nhÀ¶p \n¶p. ag¯pÅnIÄ AhfpsS ta\n XgpInsbmgpIp¶XnjvSs¸«t]mse.

F¶n«hÄ enÊnsb hnfn¨p. "FSo hmSo enÊo, C¨nsc ag \\bmw". AXptI«v enÊnbpw HmSn h¶p. HmSn h¶ enÊn¡n«v So¨À AhfpsS ]mân

Npcp«n¡q«n Hä Gdv sImSp¯p. AXv \ne¯v hoWXv FSpt¯m−v "A¼So \o

Fs¶ FdntªmSo" F¶pw ]dªv enÊn So¨dnsâ ]pdtI HmSn. ]mân Npcp«n Hcp ]´pt]mse At§m«pw Ct§m«pw Fdntªm−v c−p t]cpw agbpw \\ªv B sSdÊnÂ IpSn At§m«pw Ct§m«pw HmSn¡fn¨p. Ifn I−psIm−ncp¶hcpsS B\μ¯n\mbpÅ Ifn. kpIpamc\pw tXmakpw AXp I−v ckn¨XÃmsX ag \\bm³ Cd§n h¶nÃ. agbnÃm¯ \m«nÂ InS¶v ag \\bp¶ kpJw ad¶pt]mbn¡mWpw. ]t£ c−p kpμcn¡pSp¡IÄ apeIfpw N´nIfpw XpÅn¨v \\ªv Ipfn¨v HmSn¡fn¡p¶Xv I−v c−p t]cpw Bthi`cnXcmbn. B Bthiw Ahsc agbt¯¡v hen¨nd¡p¶Xn\v apt¼ ag \n¶p. s]®§Ä Ifn \nÀ¯nbnÃ F¶n«pw.

"Hcp ShÂ FSpt¯m−p hm kpIpamcm." tXmakv ]dªp. kpIpamc³ Shepambn h¶p Hcp ShÂ tXmakn\v sImSp¯p. c−p t]cpw IqSn s]®p§tf HmSn¨n«v ]nSn¨p. kpIpamc\v enÊntb ]nSnIn«n. tXmakn\v So¨dnt\bpw. F¶n«hcpsS XeapSnbnÂ\n¶pw, InX¨ps]m§ns¡m−ncp¶ apeIfnÂ \n¶pw, agshÅ¯nsâ Hgp¡p häm¯ Ih¡nSIfnÂ\n¶psaÃmw {i²tbmsS AhÀ shÅw H¸nsbSp¯p. ImapI·mcpsS hmÂkÃyt¯mtSbpÅ ]cnemf\bnÂ s]®p§Ä B\μw sIm−p. ]m³knsâ apIfnÂ IqSn So¨À tXmaknsâ Ip® XtemSm³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ tXmakv Ahtf tImcnsbSp¯n«v ]dªp.


"C\n \o t]mbn XpWnbpSp¡v. _m¡n Ifn Xmsgs¨¶v I«nteÂ InS¶v." BWp§Ä s]®p§tf c−nt\bpw tImcn FSpt¯m−v AhcpsS hkv{X§fncn¡p¶ ]mcs¸änsâ ASpt¯¡v sIm−pt]mbn. Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ hmXnÂ Xpd¡p¶Xpw AhscÃmw Xmtgm«nd§nt¸mIp¶Xnsâbpw kzcw an\n tI«p Ipd¨p t\cw Ahfncp¶nS¯p Xs¶ Ccp¶p I− ImgvNItf H¶p IpSn AhtemI\w sNbvXp. sasÃ AhÄ ]pdt¯¡v henªp ]pd¯nd§n So¨À Ccp¶ ItkcbnÂ t]mbncp¶p. AhfpsS tZlsaÃmw Np«ps]mÅp¶p−mbncp¶p. GsXms¡tbm hnImc§fpw A\p`pXnIfpw Ahtf It¿dn¡gnªp. Xmtg tN«sâ apdnbnÂ \S¡p¶sXs´ms¡bmbncn¡pw Fs¶mÀ¯t¸mÄ AhfpsS ]n©plrZbw ]nS]nS¨p. tXmaknsâ XSnb³ Ip®bpw enÊnbpsS IqÀ¯ps]m´nb apeIfpw tN«sâ saenªp \o− Ip®bpsS So¨dnsâ an\pkapÅ N¡¸qdn\It¯¡pÅ hgpXn¡bähpw ]ns¶bpw ]ns¶bpw AhfpsS a\ÊnÂ HmSnsb¯n. AhÄ sasÃ AhfpsS ImepIfIän ]mân hit¯¡v amän Nq−phncÂ AhfpsS Ipªp]qdn\It¯¡v XÅn¡bän. \\ªp IpXnÀ¶ ]qdn\I¯n«v AhÄ hncenf¡nbt¸mÄ Hcp kpJw. Ip® ]qdn\I¯v sN¿p¶ t]mse AhÄ hncÂ hen¡m\pw tIäm\pw XpS§nbt¸mÄ AhfpsS cXnkpJ¯nsâ XncameIÄ Ahfnepw BªSn¡m³ XpS§n. Btcm sSdÊnsâ hmXnÂ Xpd¡p¶Xp tI«p AhÄ s]s«¶v ]mhmS Xmgv¯n t\tc Ccp¶t¸mÄ ap¼nÂ tXmakv.

"tamsf´m, ChnsS Xs¶ Ccp«¯v h¶ncn¡p¶Xv?" tXmakv tNmZn¨p.

"CSnbpw agbpw ImcWw Dd¡w h¶nÃ". an\n ]dªp. "Cu km[\sams¡

BcptS bm. FÃmw \\ªp" Uyq«n {^o _mKpItf Nq−n an\n H¶pw Adnbm¯ t]mse tNmZn¨p.

"kpIpamc³ tN«sâbm. Rm\sXSp¡m³ h¶Xm." tXmakv _mKv FÃmw s]dp¡n FSpt¯m−v ]dªp. AtX tN«³ AhnsS s]®p§fpambn Ifn¡p¶ Imcyw HmÀ¯n«v Ccn¡s¸mdpXnbnÃ. AÃmsX¶m. F¶mÂ Fsâ ta¯v tIdn¡nS¶v B s]m´³ Ip® Fsâ Hma\¸qdntem«v XÅnt¡änt¡m F¶p ]dªmtem. an\n a\knÂ HmÀ¯p.

"tamfv X\n¨v ChnsS Ccn¡−. CSnbpw agbpw C\nbpw hcpw. hm Xmtgm«v

t]mImw". tXmakv ]dªp. B Ip®sbm¶v hmbnseSp¯v Du¼m³ k½Xn¡pIbmsW¦nÂ hcmw. an\n a\knÂ HmÀ¯psIm−v Fgpt¶äp.


tXmakv AhfpsS tXmfnÂ sasÃ ssIbn«v c−pt]cpw IqSn Xmtgm«nd§nbt¸mgpw AhfpsS a\ÊnÂ Ahsâ Icp¯³ Ip® enÊnbpsS Ip® t`Zn¨ptIdp¶ Nn{Xambncp¶p. Ah³ Hcp ]t£ Ahtf tImcnsbSp¯v Ahsâ apdnbnÂ sIm−pt]mbn I«nen³ InS¯n cm{Xn

apgph³ AhfpsS ]n©papeIfnepw Ih¡nSbnepw \¡n kpJn¸n¡ptam? Ahsâ Ip®bpsS Icp¯v I¿nseSp¯v cm{Xnapgph³ Du¼n¡pSn¡m³

A\phZn¡ptam? Fs¶ms¡ Bin¨p a\t¡m« sI«n Xmsgsb¯nbt¸mÄ tXmakv KpUv ss\äv ]dªp Ahsâ apdnbnte¡v Ibdn. \ncmibmbn an\n sasÃ Xsâ apdnbnte¡v \S¶p. tN«sâ apdnbpsS ASps¯¯nbt¸mÄ AIs¯´mWv \S¡p¶sX¶v sNhntbmÀ¯p. s]®p§fpsS AaÀ¯nbpÅ Nncn tI«t¸mÄ sImª\w

Im«n AhÄ apt¶m«v \S¶p. "Ifn¡p¶hÀ Ifn¡s«. F\n¡pw Ifn¡m³

Bfv In«pw" F¶pw ]dªhÄ apdnbnÂ Ibdn hmXneS¨p. kpan hcpsa¶v ]dªn«v h¶nÃ. \Ã Imcyw. thdmcptSbpw Imcyat\zjn¡−tÃm. tZl¯p−mbncp¶ XpWnsbÃmw hen¨qcn¡fªv AhÄ I«nente¡v adnªp ]pX¸n\I¯v Npcp−pIqSn¡nS¶v Nq−phncÂ ]qdnÂ XÅn tIän tXmaknsâ Ip®bpw kz]v\w I−v AhÄ InS¶p. Ft¸mgmWv Dd§nt¸mbNsX¶v AdnªnÃ. tN«sâ IÃymWw þ `mKw Ggv cmP³ kvIq«À Xncn¨p hn«Xv sN¶v \n¶Xv Hcp ssaeIse Bänsâ Xoc¯pÅ Hcp sNdnb hoSnsâ ap¼nemWv. kvIq«À Ìm³UnÂ sh¨p cmP³ hmXnenÂ ap«nbt¸mÄ IXIpXpd¶Xv Hcp ap¸¯©v hbkp tXm¶n¡p¶ kv{XobmWv.

"tIdn hm cmPm."

cmP³ AI¯p tIdn ItkcbnÂ Ccpt¶m−v tNmZn¨p.

"F¸w Xncns¨¯n A½p¡p«o?"

"Ct¸msf¯nbsX DÅp. emÌv _Êv In«n."

"F§s\bp−mbncp¶p ]Sw?"

"]Stam, AtXm Ifntbm?" A½p¡p«n Nncnt¨m−v tNmZn¨p.


"\½psS ]¿t\ kpJn¸nt¨m." cmP³ tNmZn¨p.

"apgph³ B¡m³ ]änbnsÃ¶m Ahfp ]dªXv. ]Sw XpS§nbt¸mÄ sN¡³ R§fpsS \Sp¡s¯ koänemcp¶tÃm. At{Xw t\cw tamfv \¶mbn

NqSm¡p¶Xv I−p."

"A½p¡p«nsb I−ntÃ Ah³?"

"NqSptIdn h¶t¸mÄ H¶p Xncnªp t\m¡n. Rm³ I®S¨v Dd§phmsW¶v

\Sn¨p. C¨nsc Ignª¸w AhÄ Ahs\ ]pdIntem«v hnfnt¨m−v t]mbn.."

"F¶n«v.?"

"F¶ns«´m. hmbnen«v aq¶meSn¨t¸mtg¡v ]¿³ temUnd¡n.

s]s«¶v ]cn]mSn Ignsª¶m \μn\n ]dªXv."

"AXp kmcanÃ. BZyt¯ A\p`hatÃ". cmP³ ]dªp. "\μn\n F´ntb.?"

"AhÄ h¶v F® tX¨p Ct¸mg§v Bäntem«nd§nbtX DÅp."

"kmhn{Xntbm?"

"AhÄ R§Ä kn\nam¡v t]mIp¶Xn\p ap¼v InS¶pd§nbXm."

"F¶m Rm\pw Bäntem«v Cd§n sNÃt«."

"hm InS¡v F® tX¨p Xcmw." cmP³ A½p¡p«ntb H¶p t\m¡n. AhÄ ]p©ncn¨psIm−v XeIpep¡n. cmP³ kt´mjt¯msS Fgpt¶äp. jÀ«qcn, ssIen ]dn¨p, P«n am{Xw [cn¨v I«nenÂ Iagv¶v InS¶t¸mtg¡pw A½p¡p«n F®bpamsb¯n. F® ssI¿nsemgn¨v cmPsâ ]pd¯v F® tX¡phm³ XpS§n. A½p¡p«nbpsS arZpeamb ssIIÄ Ahsâ hmcnsbÃnsâ \ofw Af¶v sIm−ncp¶t¸mÄ cmPsâ a\kv ]gbIme§fnte¡v Xncnªp. cmP³ sslkvIqfn³ ]Tn¡p¶ kab¯mWv A½p¡p«nbpw `À¯mhpw aq¶p ]ntÅcpw At§m«v amdnbXv. `À¯mhv temdnss{Uhdmbncp¶p. aq¯


sNdp¡³ tkma³ anUnÂkvIqfnepw c−mat¯ s]®v \μn\n c−mw ¢mknepw. Gähpw Cfb s]®v kmhn{Xn¡v \mep hbkpw. A½p¡p«n _lpkpμcnbmbncp¶p. kn\nam\Sn {iohnZybpsS I«p−mbncp¶p. I¸f§m]qfpt]mse Nph¶p XpSp¯ Np−pIfpw hncnª amdnShpw sImgp¯ apeIfpw sXdn¨p\nÂ¡p¶ \nXw_hpw cmPsâ \nimkz]v\§fpsS ASn¯m§mbn. A½p¡p«nsb Hcp t\m¡v ImWm³ In«psa¶v {]Xo£n¨v cmPsâ kvIqfnÂt]m¡v Øncw AhcpsS hoSnsâ ap¼nÂ IqsSbmbn. ]t£ A]qÀhw Ahkc§fnÂ am{Xta A½p¡p«ntb ImWm\pÅ `mKyw Ah\p−mbpÅp. cmP³ F¶ Bcm[I\ps−¶p t]mepw AdnbmsX A½p¡p«n AhfpsS ho«nÂ `À¯mhpw aq¶p]ntÅcpsam¯v AS§n HXp§n Pohn¨p.

A½p¡p«nbpsS im´amb PohnXw Aet¦meambXv cmP³ ITI ¡v ]Tn¡pt¼mgmWv. `À¯mhnsâ temdn Hcp {Sm³kvt]mÀ«v_Êpambn Iq«nbnSn¨p AbmÄ acn¨p. B IpSpw_t¯ hgnbm[mcamImsX c£n¨Xv cmPsâ A¸¨t\t¸mepÅ \·\kpÅ \m«pImcmWv. tImHm¸tdänhv _m¦nÂ \n¶v tem¬ sImSp¸n¨v sdbnÂthtÌj\Sp¯v Hcp Nmb¡S XpS§m³ Ahtc \m«pImÀ klmbn¨p. ]t£ bphXzw Xpfp¼n\nÂ¡p¶ Hcp s]®nt\ klmbn¡p¶ DZmca\kvIcpsS a\knepw Nne {]Xo£Ifp−mIpw. B {]Xo£IÄs¡m¯v IS¸mSpIÄ XoÀ¡m³ A½p¡p«n X¿mdmImsX h¶t¸mÄ B \μnsI«htfmSv Nne {]amWnIÄ¡v sshcmKyambn. A½p¡p«ntb¸än A]JymXnIÄ \m«nÂ ]SÀ¶Xv cmPsâ sNhnbnepw F¯n. Xnf¡p¶ sNdp¸asÃ, sImÃ§fmbn kz]v\w I−psIm−ncp¶ kuμcydmWnsb ]pWbm³ Ipd¨p Iminsâ NnehtÃbpÅp. Hcp Znhkw Cu Dt±i§tfmsS cmP³ AhcpsS ho«nse¯n. Xs¶ klmbn¨ alma\kvIsâ aIt\ A½p¡p«n Imcyambn kzoIcn¨p. ]t£ cmPsâ s]cpamähpw t\m«hpw I−t¸mÄ A½p¡p«n¡v Ahsâ hchnsâ Dt±iw a\knembn. Acnis¸«v XÃn HmSn¡p¶Xn\v ]Icw A½p¡p«n s]m«n¡cbpIbmWv sNbvXXv. cmP\pw hnjaambn. Fgpt¶äv Cd§nt¸mIm³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ I®\oÀ XpS¨v A½p¡p«n ASp¯p h¶p.

"\m«pImcp ]dªXv cmP\pw hnizkn¨tÃ. kXyw Adnbt−.?" A½p¡p«n tNmZn¨p. cmP³ \n¶p.

"Ccn¡v." A½p¡p«n ]dªp. cmP³ Ccp¶p. A½p¡p«n IY ]dbm³ XpS§n. alma\kvIcpsS I]SXbpsSbpw `À¯mhv \jvSs¸« Hcp hn[hbpsS IjvS¸mSpIfpsSbpw IYbmWv cmP³ tI«Xv. ]ecpsSbpw klmb¯nsâ ]pdInÂ Hcp e£yta D−mbncp¶pÅp. Nmb¡SbnÂ Øncw ]äp]nSn¡mcmbhÀ aäp Nc¡nt\ {]Xo£ns¨¯nbhcmbncp¶p AXpw N¡m¯nÂ. AXp In«mXmbt¸mÄ hn[w amdn. ]cZqjWw Hcp hnt\mZam¡n. CsXÃmw tI«v klnsI«v aq¯


aI³ ho«nÂ \n¶pw Hfnt¨mSnt¸mbn. A[nImc¯ncp¶hÀ \nba]me\¯nÂ IWni¡mcmbn. Nmb¡SbnÂ _nkn\kv Ipdªp. tem¬ Xncn¨S¡m³ t]mepw ]änsÃ¶mbn. c−p s]®p§fpw A½p¡p«nbpw. F§s\ s]mcpXm\mWv.

"AhcpsS CwKnX¯n\v hg§ntbmtem F¶v ]e XhW BtemNn¨XmWv."

A½p¡p«n ]dªp. "Iminsâ hnja§sfÃmw AtXmtS amdntbs\."

"F¶n«v." cmP³ tNmZn¨p. At¸mÄ A½p¡p«n B \m«nÂ hcp¶Xn\v ap¼s¯ thsdmcp IY ]dªp. AhcpsS ss{UhÀ `À¯mhv sN¶nSs]Sm¯ hg¡pw h¿mthenbpw CÃmbncp¶p AhcpsS \m«nÂ. t]meokv tÌj³ tIdnbnd§p¶Xv Hcp Ønc NS§mbncp¶p. sImSp¡m³ ssI¡pen CÃm¯h³ Ahcmhiys¸Sp¶Xv sImSp¡pw. an¡hmdpw Ahfmbncn¡pw sImSp¡s¸SpI. Hcn¡Â sImSp¯pt]mbmÂ taSn¡m³ CjvSw t]mse Bfmbn. C³kvs]Ivädpw XlkoÂZmdpw apXÂ NnÃdt¸meokpw ]yqWpw hsc IS¸mSpIfpsSbpw \nba¯nsâbpw Nne§pheIÄ sI«n. Ahkm\w aSp¯v AhÄ Hcp Ip¸n hnjw taSn¨p `À¯mhnt\mSv ]dªp Hcn¡Ä IqSn Fs¶ C§s\ _ensImSp¯mÂ Rm\nXp Ign¡pw. `À¯mhv k½Xn¨p ]t£ A§mÀ \nÊlmb\mbncp¶p. \m«pImcv k½Xn¡t−. Ahkm\w ]pXnsbmcp PohnXw XpS§m\mbn.\mSphn«p. A§s\bmWv Cu \m«nse¯nbXv.

"C\n ChnsSbpw \m«pImcpsS sh¸m«nbmIp¶Xnepw t`Zw acn¡pIbmWv. Hcp cm{Xn HcmfpsS _m²yX XoÀ¯mÂ Bbncw _m²yXIÄ A¶p cm{Xn

s]m«napf¡pw". A½p¡p«n ]dªp \nÀ¯n. cmP³ Fgpt¶äp. sImSp¡m\mbn I¿nÂ IcpXnbncp¶ Imiv A½p¡p«nbpsS I¿nÂ h¨p AaÀ¯nbn«v s]s«¶nd§nt¸mbn. Ipsd \mft¯¡v A½p¡p«nbpsS hoSnsâ ap¼nÂ IqSnbpÅ t]m¡v \nÀ¯n. ]t£ A½p¡p«n Ahsâ lrZb¯nÂ \n¶pw amªnÃ. A½p¡p«nbpsS ]dª Ncn{X¯nÂ \n¶pw Hcp Imcyw ]n¶oSh\v t_m²yambn. A½p¡p«n Xsâ icocw hnÂ¡m¯Xv GtXm ]g©³ [mÀ½nIhnizmk§Ä ImcWaÃ ]s£ hfsc {]mtbmKnIamb ImcW§Ä sIm−mWv. _m²yXIÄ XoÀ¡m\mbn B ]Wn XpS§nbmÂ \m«pImÀ _m²yX Naªv shdpsX Xn¶m\nd§pw. A´kmbn ImipsImSp¡m³ X¿mdmsW¦nÂ AhfXn\v FXncp ]dbnÃ F¶mbncp¶p cmPsâ \nKa\w. Hcp amk¯n\Iw B \nKa\w icnbmtWm F¶v ]co£n¡m\pÅ Ahkcw cmP\v In«n. kpIpamc³ tN«sâ IqsS KÄ^nÂ tPmen sN¿p¶ Iq«pImc³ Ah[n¡p h¶t¸mÄ ho«nÂ h¶p. cmPt\mSv kwkmcn¡p¶Xn\nSbnÂ AbmÄ tNmZn¨p.


"FSm cmPm, ChnsSsb§m\pw Dt−mSm \Ã Nc¡pIÄ hÃXpw. c−p sImÃw KÄ^nÂ InS¶v BImi¯nte¡v t\m¡n shSnsh¨XmsWSm.

Ah[n¡mesa¦nepw \Ãt]mse D]tbmKn¡Wsa¶mSm ¹m³." s]s«¶v cmP³ A½p¡p«ntb HmÀ¯p. CbmÄ Cu \m«pImc\Ã. Xncn¨p t]mIp¶ hgn A½p¡p«nsb kμÀin¨n«v Xncn¨pt]mbmÂ ]ns¶ Hcn¡epw ImWnÃ. t]cptZmjanÃ _m²yXIfnÃ.

"^Ìv ¢mkv Nc¡p−v. {iohnZym I«mWv. ]s£ NmÀPn¨nsc IqSpXem." cmP³ ]dªp.

"G{XbmIpw."

"Hcp A¿mbncw F¦nepw BIpw." cmP³ C¨nsc IqSnb XpI ]dªp.

"AsXm¶pw henb IqSpXeÃSm. t_mws_bnÂ Rm³ ]¯p sImSp¯Xm."

"F¦nÂ tNmZn¨p t\m¡mw. H¯ncn _p¡nwKv DÅ ]mÀ«nbm. t]mIp¶ hgn¡v

AXnse Ibdmw." AbmÄ aS§nt¸mIm³ Cd§nbt¸mÄ cmP\pw IpsS ImdnÂ Ibdn.

A½p¡p«nbpsS hoSnsâ ap¼nÂ Imdv \nÀ¯n "tNmZn¨n«v hcmw" F¶p ]dªv cmP³ AIt¯¡v t]mbn. C¯hWbpw Xm³ Cfn`y\mbn Xncn¨p t]mtc−n hcptam F¶ t]Snbp−mbncps¶¦nepw cmP³ A½p¡p«ntbmSv Imcy§Ä ]dªp. F®mbncw cq]sb¦nepw tNmZn¡Wsa¶v cmP³ A`n{]mbs¸«p. cmP³ {]Xo£n¨Xpt]mse A½p¡p«n k½Xn¨p. s]¬Ip«nIÄ kvIqfn kvIqfnÂ \n¶v Xncns¨¯nbn«nÃmbncp¶p. \Ã kabw.

"F¦nÂ ]cy¼pdt¯¡nd§n hÃXpw sN¿mtam. Abmfpw A½p¡p«ntb

H¶p ImWt«."

Xncn¨p cmP³ Imdn\Sps¯¯nbt¸mtg¡pw A½p¡p«n ]pd¯nd§n Hcp SuhÂ hncn¨nSms\¶ `mth\. AbmÄ A½p¡p«ntb I−tX ]dªp.

"D{K³ Nc¡mSm, cmPm."

"]t£ Hcp {]iv\w. F®mbncam tNmZn¡p¶Xv. Hcp aWn¡pÀ kabw

Ds−¶v ]dªp."


"F«v F¦nÂ F«v. k½Xw."

A§s\ PohnX¯nÂ BZyambn A½p¡p«n Hcp aWn¡pÀ sIm−v F®mbncw cq]bp−m¡n. _m²yXIfpw t]cptZmjhpanÃmsX. cmP³ A½p¡p«nbpsS clky _nkn\kv ]mÀ«v\À Bbn. KÄ^nÂ Xncns¨¯n AbmÄ cmP³ kwLSn¸n¨ Nc¡ns\¸än ]dªXp sIm−mbncn¡Ww cmP\v Ah[n¡p h¶ ]e KÄ^pImcpsSbpw t^m¬ In«m³ XpS§n A½p¡p«nbpsS _nkn\kv A§s\ hÀ²n¨p. _m¦nte tem¬ sImSp¯p ho«n. Hcp sImÃw Ignªv cmP³ KÄ^n\v t]mIp¶Xn\v ap¼vXs¶ Nmb¡S ]pXp¡n ]WpXp. kpIpamc³tN«t\mSv A¹b³kv tÌmÀ XpS§ms\¶pw ]dªv Imiv ISw taSn¨v cmP³ AXn\v sXm«Sp¯ ]eNc¡p IS hm§n. Nmb¡SbpsSbpw cmPsâ ISbpsSbpanSbnepÅ `n¯n BcpadnbmsX s]mfns¨mcp clkyhmXnep−m¡n. cmP\v KÄ^n\v t]mIm³ hokm In«nbt¸mÄ A¹b³kv IS AS¨p]q«n. AXn\Iw Hcp s_Uvdpam¡n amänb Imcyw \m«pImcdnªnÃ. _nkn\kv sam¯ambpw ho«nÂ \n¶v amän AhnsSbmbn. ]t£ CXnt\mSIw s]¬Ip«nIfpw A½bpsS _nkn\kv F´msW¶v Adnªp Ignªncp¶p. C{XsbÃmw ]ptcmKXn¡p ImcW¡mc\mb A½bpsS _nkn\kv ]mÀ«\dnt\bmbncp¶p s]¬]ntÅÀ¡v CjvSw. aq¯hÄ \μn\nsb ]pXnb _nkn\Ênsâ _me]mT§Ä ]Tn¸n¨Xpw cmP³ Xs¶. ]¯mw ¢mkv tXmät¸mÄ AhÄ A½bpsS Nmb¡SbpsS taÂt\m«w GsäSp¯p. cmP³ KÄ^nse¯n¡gnªt¸mÄ A½p¡p«nbpsS _nkn\kv hÀ²n¨p. Ah[n¡v hcp¶ ]e KÄ^pImcpw B sdbnÂthtÌj\nend§m³ XpS§n. AhÀs¡ms¡ s]s«¶v Hcp \Ã \mS³ Im¸n IpSn¡m³ B{Klw. A½p¡p«nbpsS Nmb¡SbnÂ Ibdpw. \μn\nbmbncp¡pw Iu¬Sdn\v ap¼nÂ. km[mcW Nmb¡S t]mse HmÀUÀ FSp¡pt¼mÄ \μn\n tNmZn¡pw.

"Nmb¡v ISn¡m³ F´p thWw." Nnescms¡ tNmZn¡pw.

"G¯¡m t_mfn Dt−m"

"D−v. ]s£ Cs¶m−m¡nbn«v CÃ. ]gbXm. thWsa¦nÂ NqSm¡n Xcmw." \μn\n ]dbpw. hfsc Npcp¡w t]cv ]dbpw.

"F\n¡v ]gb t_mfnbm CjSw."


"F¶mÂ sIm−p hcmw. ssI IgpIntb¨v hcpt¼mtg¡v Nmb sdUnbmIpw." \μn\n ]dbpw. AbmÄ Fgps¶äv Ipfnapdnbnte¡v t]mIpw. t^mdn³ Id³knbpÅ Hcp IhÀ I®mSn¡Sp¯pÅ Hcp hnShnÂ IpSn CSpw. Ipd¨p Ignªv _m¯v dqanÂ Ibdn IpänbnSpw. FÃmw {Ia¯n\v AbmÄ sNbvXn«ps−¦nÂ _m¯v dqansâ ]pdInet¯ `n¯ntbÂ H¶v XÅnbmÂ AXv Xpd¡pw. AXnte IS¶mÂ Hcp s_Uv dpansâ hmXnÂ ImWmw. AhnsS A½p¡p«nbp−mIpw. AXmbncp¶p kwhn[m\w. \m«pImÀ¡v Nmbbpw cmP³ KÄ^nÂ \n¶pw ]dªp hn«hÀ¡v ]mbpw. _nkn\kv \¶mbn \S¶p. ]ecpw Ah[n¡p hcpt¼msgÃmw B sdbnÂth tÌj\nend§n NmbIpSn¡pI ]Xnhm¡n. Øncw ]äp]nSn¡mcnÂ HcmÄ¡v ]g¡w Ipdª t_mfn thWsa¶v \nÀ_Ôw. km[mcWsImSp¡p¶Xnsâ A©nc«n XpIbpw sh¨p \o«n. At¸mgmWv \μn\n BZyambn ap³hit¯ Iu¬SdnÂ \n¶v ]pdInte¡v amdnbXv. AtXmsS ]et¸mgpw HmÀUÀ FSp¡m³ A½p¡p«nsb ImWm³ XpS§n. A½p¡p«n¡v Imimbn. AhcpsS ]gb Xdhm«nsâ ASp¯v A½p¡p«n At©¡À Øew taSn¨sXm¶pw \m«pImÀ AdnªnÃ. Ahsc kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw A½p¡p«n Nmb¡S \S¯p¶p B Bän\Sp¯pÅ Ipªp ho«nÂ c−p s]®p§tfbpw t]män am\ambn Pohn¡p¶p. A½p¡p«nbpsS _nkn\kv ]mÀ«\À aq¶p sImÃ¯n\v tijw \m«nÂ hcpIbmWv. KÄ^nÂ t]mIp¶Xn\v ap¼v Xs¶ \μn\nbpambn«pÅ imcocnI_Ôw XpS§nbncp¶p AtXmsS A½p¡p«ntb Xsâ s]®nsâ A½bmbn ImWm³ XpS§nbXpsIm−mtWm F¶dnªp IqSm, AtXm BZyt¯ A\p`hw \ncmi{]ZambXpsIm−mtWm, GXmbmepw Cu _nkn\skÃmw \S¶n«pw A½p¡p«ntb Ah³ sXm«nÃ. A½p¡p«nbpw AXns\mchkcw sImSp¯n«nÃ. C¶mZyambmWv A½p¡p«nbpsS `mh¯nÂ Hcp amäw cmP³ ImWp¶Xv. sImÃ§fmbn Xsâ Bcm[\m`mPyambncp¶ A½p¡p«nbpsS kman]yw cmPt\ Dt¯Pn¸n¨p. A½p¡p«nbpsS arZpeamb ssIIfnÂ cmP³ {]Xo£n¡m¯ iànbp−mbncp¶p. B ssIIÄ cmPsâ \s«Ãnsâ \ofw apgph³ AaÀ¶t¸mÄ ISpwsI«n«v hcnªpapdpInbncp¶ t]inIÄ Abªp kpJ{]Zamb Hcp Dt·jw icocamsI ]SÀ¶p. Imensâ D¸qän apXÂ F® tX¨v XpSIfnÂ F¯n P«nbpsS ASnbnÂ IqSn AIt¯¡v Cgªp Ibdm³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ cmPsâ icoc¯nÂ asät§m t]inIÄ hcnªp apdpIm³ XpS§n. Ipd¨p t\cw P«nbpsS AXnÀ¯nbnÂ Xncp½nbn«v A½p¡p«n ssIhncepIÄ P«nbpsS hi¯n«t¸mÄ AXn\mbn sImXn¨pIm¯ncn¡pIbmbncp¶ t]mse cmP³ Nń sasÃ DbÀ¯n. A½p¡p«n P«n Xmtg¡v hen¨qcn. F¶n«hÄ cmPsâ NńIfpsS Ccp IhnfpIfnepw F® tX¨p AaÀ¯n Xncp½n. A½p¡p«n NńIfpsS hnShnÂ IqSn hnctemSn¨p Xmtgm«nd§nbt¸mÄ Ah³ Nń sasÃ DbÀ¯n hnSÀ¯n. AhfpsS ssI B hnShnÂ IqSn DuÀ¶v Xmtg¡nc§n Ahsâ


A−nIfnÂ AaÀ¶p. s]mcnªpcpIm³ XpS§nbncp¶ cmPsâ Ip® ]nS¨p. Ip®bpsS k½À±w Aklyambt¸mÄ Ah³ s]m§n Xncnªp aeÀ¶v InS¶p A½p¡p«ntb t\m¡n. sImSntbdn \nÂ¡p¶ Ahsâ Ip®bpsS {]Xm]hpw Icp¯pw I−v A½p¡p«n ]p©ncn¨p. AXnhmÂkÃyt¯msS AhÄ sXdn¨p\nÂ¡p¶ Ip®tb ssI¡p¼nfnsemXp¡n. F®abapÅ B ssIIÄ Ahsâ enwK¯nsâ ASn apXÂ sImSn hsc HgpIn \S¶p. Xm³ hÀj§fmbn Bcm[n¨ncp¶ tZhnbpsS Ickv]Ài\taäv cmP³ lrZbw NSp]Sm¶v ASn¡m³ XpS§n. sImÃ§fmbn A{]m]ysa¶v IcpXn AaÀ¯n sh¨ncp¶ taml§Ä ]q¯pIpe¡phm³ XpS§n. A½p¡p«ntb Hcp s]®mbn hfsc¡mew IqSn Ah³ t\m¡n. B kuμcyw Ct¸mgpw amªn«nÃ. ap¸¯©v hbÊn\pÅnÂ At\Iw ]pcpj·mÀ tIdn saXn¨ tZlw. F«p sImÃw ap¼v cmP³ I−p tamln¨ B Im´n \jvSs¸t«m. B Nph¶v XpSp¯p ae¶ Np−pIfnte¡pw hncnª amdnÂ AaÀ¶v tNÀ¶ ]¨ »ukn\pÅnÂ hnfªmSp¶ apeIfnte¡pw t\m¡n. CÃ, AhfpsS kuμcy¯n\v Hcp tIm«hpw tXbvam\hpw Gän«nsÃ¶pÅXv XoÀ¨. Htcm sImÃw Ignbpw tXmdpw, hnScp¶ ]pjv]¯nsâ Im´n hÀ²n¡p¶ t]mse, AhfpsS ta\nbpsS AgIpw ]Xn·S§v hÀ²n¨v hcpIbmsW¶v cmP\v tXm¶n. cmP³ ssIbpbÀ¯n sasÃ AhfpsS IhnfpIfnÂ XtemSn. AhfXnÂ D½ sh¨p. cmP³ ssIIÄ IhnfpIfnÂ IpSn Igp¯nte¡nd¡n AhfpsS XmenamebnÂ DS¡n. B amebpsS atä Aäw AhfpsS »ukn\I¯v apeIfpsS CSbnÂ AaÀ¶ncn¡pIbmbncp¶Xp I−p Ahsâ ssIhncepIÄ ame Nq−nb hgnsb sasÃ »ukn\It¯¡v Cgªp. lp¡pIÄ Ahsâ ]ptcmKXn XSªt¸mÄ Ah³ Ah Htcm¶mbn Ducn »ukv Xpd¶t¸mÄ I−Xv shÅ \ndapÅ ss\tem¬ {_mbnÂ HXp§msX AhbpsS ]mÀi§fnÂ IpSn IhnsªmgpIp¶ arZpeXtbbmWv. B tImafX H¸nsbSp¡ms\¶ t]mse Ahsâ ssIIÄ B tKm]qc§fpsS Npäp]mSpw ]cXn\S¶p.

"\Ã ^nämWtÃm. cmP³ ]dªp. Af¶v t\m¡ms\m¯nsÃ¦nepw IdIvSv

^näm." Ah³ KÄ^nÂ\n¶pw A½p¡p«n¡b¨ t^mdn³ {_mbmbncp¶p AhÄ [cn¨ncp¶Xv.

"I®p sImt−m¯ncn Af¶XtÃ. G§s\ icnbmImXncn¡pw." A½p¡p«n cmPsâ Ihnf¯v RpÅns¡m−v ]dªp.

"Ab¡p¶Xn\v ap¼v H¯ncn D½ sh¨n«m Ab¨Xv. A§s\sb¦nepw Fsâ

Np−pIÄ AhnsS F¯s« F¶v IcpXn."


"Rm³ tamt\ A{X sImXn¸nt¨m Ip«m". F¶pw tNmZn¨v A½p¡p«n ssI ]pdInte¡n«v {_mbpsS lp¡qcn Agn¨n«v ]dªp.

"tam³ sImXn amdpthmfw D½sht¨m. AXn\v \nt¶¡mÄ IqSpXÂ thtd

BÀ¡mWv AhImiw". cmP³ BÀ¯ntbmsS B kpμctKmf§tf I¿nseSp¯t¸mÄ A½p¡p«n Ahsâ t\À¡v Nmcn Ccp¶p sImSp¯p. lrZbw CÝn¨ Ifn¸m«w In«n {]kmZn¨ sIm¨pIp«ntbt¸mse Ah³ B arZpeXbpsS DdhnS¯nÂ Aenªp tNÀ¶p. Imamthi¯nsâ BÀ¯n tIdnb B ssIIÄ sImgp¯pcp− apeIfnÂ BªaÀ¶p. ASnbnÂ Ahsâ Ip® IpXn¨p Ip¯ns¸m§n. AXpI− A½p¡p«nbpsS ssI AhnsS¯n. Aht\ I¿ntemXp¡n sR¡n sXmen¨p. cmP³ Igp¯pbÀ¯n s]m§n AhfpsS apesR«pIfnÂ R¸n¡Sn¨p. XncnªpInS¶t¸mÄ IqsS A½p¡p«nbpw Ahsâ tZlt¯¡v sNcnªp. AtXmsS Ah\v {`m´v ]nSn¨ t]membn. Ahsâ ssI AhfpsS ap−nsâ Ip¯nt\ tXSn Acbnte¡v ]mªnd§n. AXp X¸n¸nSn¨p ap−v hen¨gn¨p. I¿nÂ XSª ]mânbpsS CSbnÂ IqSn ssI DuÀ¯n¡bän A½p¡p«nbpsS N´nbnÂ IpÀ¯ \J§Ä AaÀ¯n. apeIÄ hmbnseSp¯v Bªp R¸n. ape¡®pIfnÂ ISn¨pcp½n. C{XsbÃmw Bbt¸mtg¡pw A½p¡p«nbpw hnhibmbn. Aht\ BÀ¯ntbmsS ]pWÀ¶p D½ shbv¡m³ XpS§n. Bthiw ap¯ cmP³ AhfpsS ]mân hen¨p Xmgv¯m³ {ian¨t¸mÄ A½p¡p«n I«nenÂ \n¶pw Fgpt¶äp ]mân Ducn ]qÀ® \ábmbn Ahsâ ap¼nÂ \n¶v ssIIfpbÀ¯n AgnªphoW tIi`mcw HXp¡n apdp¡ns¡«n. F¶n«v AhÄ ssI \o«n Aht\ ]nSns¨gpt\Â¸n¨p. ]cn]qÀ®\ácmbn AhÀ BenwK\w sNbvXp. A½p¡p«nbpsS arZpeat\mlcambn apeIÄ Ahsâ s\©¯aÀ¶t¸mÄ ]nS¨p IpXn¨p \n¶ Ahsâ Ip® AhfpsS s]m¡nfnsâbpw N¡bpsSbpw CS¡v ASnhbänÂ AaÀ¶p ]nS¨p. B ]nS \nÀ¯ms\¶t]mse Ahfht\ hcnªpapdp¡n. cmPsâ Bthiw AtXmsS ]Xn·S§v hÀ²n¨p. Ah³ Ahtf Icp¯pÅ ssIIfnÂ tImcnsbSp¯p I«nenÂ aeÀ¯n¡nS¯n. InS¶ ]msS A½p¡p«nbpsS XpSIÄ Xmt\ AI¶p hnS¶p. B Ih¡Sbnte at\mlcs¨¸v cmP³ BZyambn I−p. shfp¯p s]m´nb N¡bnte ]pS ]ä sh«nbt¸mÄ h«b¸¯nsâ c−v ]qfv AaÀ¯n h¨n«v AtXÂ Dan¡cn hnXdnbt]msebncp¶p. B ]qfpIfpsS \Sp¡v hnScm³ sImXn¡p¶ c−v Nph¶p XpSp¯ ]qhnXfpIÄ ImaZmlt¯msS NoÀ¯phn§p¶p. B ImgvN I−v cmP\v kln¡m\mbnÃ. Ah³ Ip\nªv t\tc B CXfpIfpsS CSbnte¡nd§n AhnsS HgpInb amZIPew Du¼n¡pSn¨p. \m¡v IqÀ¼n¨v AhfpsS Bg¯nte¡v \o«n. A½p¡p«n¡v AtXmsS izmkw ap«m³ XpS§n. AhÄ sRfn]ncnsImÅm\pw Aht\ apIfnte¡v hen¡m\pw XpS§n. hmSm cmPm.. C§v tIdnhmSm... F¶p ]pe¼m³ XpS§n. cmP³ ]Xnsb apIfnte¡v henªp. Ahsâ Ip® I¿nse¯nbt¸mtg¡pw A½p¡p«n tIdn¸nSn¨p


hen¨p AhfpsS Hma\]qdnsâ Zzmc¯nse¯n¨v AhfpsS I´nÂ Dcp½n. AhfpsS tbm\nbpsS NptSät¸mtf¡pw Ahsâ Ip® BÀ¯p]nS¨p. ]t£ AhÄ ssI hn«nÃ. Ip®tb AhÄ sasÃ AIt¯¡v XÅn. Bthit¯mtS cmP³ Xsâ kz]v\km{amPy¯nte¡v ASn¨p tIdn. C{Xbpw BWp§Ä tIdnbnd§nb B tbm\nbpsS t]inIÄ¡v Ct¸mgpw Hcp I¶n¸pdnsâ Cdp¡ambncp¶p. ]t£ ]cnNbanÃm¯hÀ¡v ]änÃm¯ Hcp ]WnbmWv A½p¡p«n ]n¶oSv sNbvXXv. Ahsâ Ip®bpw AI¯psh¨v AhÄ A\§msX InS¡pIbmsW¶v tXm¶pambncps¶¦nepw A§s\ AÃmbncp¶p. AhfpsS ]qdn\It¯ t]inIÄs¡m−v A\§msX InS¶psIm−v Xs¶ Ahsâ Ip®tb AhÄ ]ngnbpIbmbncp¶p. B t]inIfpsS k½À±hpw sImgp¸pÅ sh®¸mensâ Hgp¡pw FÃmw Ahsâ Ip®bnÂ A\p`hs¸«p. AtXmsS ]cakpJ¯nsâ D¨tImSnIfnte¡v Ah³ ]mªv Ibdn. A½p¡p«nbpsS ]qdnÂ Hcp XhW tIdnbh³ ho−pw ho−pw Xncn¨p hcp¶Xnsâ clkyw Ah\t¸mÄ a\knembn. km[mcW s]®p§Ä¡nÃm¯ aknÂ I¬t{SmÄ. AI¯n«v sh®¸menÂ hngnªv ]ngnªv ]pcpjt\ kpJn¸n¡m\pÅ Ignhv. Ahs\mcp ]Wnbpw sN¿msX InS¶mÂ aXn. Iptd t\cw A½p¡p«nbpsS Xncp½\p`hn¨p kpJn¨ tijw Ah³ sasÃ ssIIp¯n DbÀ¶p. F´msW¦nepw H¶p Du¡msX Fs´mcp ]®emWv. DbÀ¶v \n¶h³ sasÃ Ip® ]pdt¯¡v hen¨p. Ip®bnÂ apdpInbncp¶ ]qdnÂ Iqdn hgpXnbnd§nb Ip®sb Xncn¨Sn¡p¶ t\cw Ah³ Hcp \nanjw t\tc t\m¡nbt¸mÄ I− ImgvN Aht\ ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯n. ap¼nepÅ hmXnÂ]SnbnÂ \n¶psIm−v Gähpw CfbaIÄ kmhn{Xn Cu ImgvN ImWpIbmbncp¶p. Ahfpd§nsb¶tÃ A½p¡p«n ]dªXv. AhcpsS H¨ hÃXpw tI«p Fgpt¶äXmbncn¡pw. kmhn{Xn F{Xam{Xw Is−¶v AdnªpIqSm. Iptd t\cambn¡mWWw. ImcWw Cu ImgvN I−pÅ sR«eÃ AhfpsS apJ¯v ]t£ CXpI−v AhÄ kpJn¡pImbncp¶p. AhfpsS Hcp ssI »ukn\I¯pIqSn AhfpsS ]n©p apeIfnepw atä ssI ]mhmSbpsS ASnbneqsS ImepIfpsS CSbnepambncp¶p. cmP³ Ahtf Is−¶dnªtX AhÄ IpkrXntbmsS ]p©ncn¨p. F¶n«hÄ ]mhmSbpsS hÅn hen¨v ]mhmS Xmtgbn«t¸mÄ I−Xv ]qS Infp¡m³ XpS§nb I¶n¨¡bpsS Nph¶ CXfpIfpsS CSbnÂ AaÀ¯n Xncp½ns¡m−ncn¡p¶ AhfpsS IpªpssIhncepIfmWv. Ahsâ ASnbnÂ InS¡p¶ aZmekbmb A½p¡p«nbpw AhfpsS X\ncq]ambn amdns¡m−ncn¡p¶ kmhn{Xnbpw. CXnÂ IqSpXse´p thWw Hcp¯t\ apgp{`m´\m¡m³. cmP³ A½p¡p«nbpsS ]qdnte¡v Bªmªv ASn¨p. AXpI−v kmhn{Xn sRfnªp \n¶v AhfpsS ]qdv ]äp¶nSt¯mfw hnSÀ¯n XÅhncÂ Du¼nbn«v ]qdn\It¯¡v Ahsâ Du¡nsâ Xmf¯ns\m¯v tIäm\pw Cd¡m\pw XpS§n. CsXm¶pw ImWmsX InS¶ A½p¡p«n cXokpJ¯nsâ aqÀO\Xbnse¯n DÅnÂ\n¶v s]m«nsbmgpInb sh®¸menÂ Ahsâ Ip®tb A`ntjIw sNbvXp. AtXmsS cmP\pw s]m«ns¯dn¨p. Ahsâ ]qdnÂ \n¶pw CSanSmsX ]mÂ Noän. A½p¡p«nbpsS ]qdv Ihnªp \ndªp AhfpsS Ih¡nSbnÂIqSn


HgpIn. A½p¡p«n I®paS¨v B \\hnsâ kpJw BkzZn¨p InS¡p¶p. Ip®bnte Ahkm\t¯ Kp−pIÄ Xocp¶Xphsc AhfpsS apIfnÂ cmP\pw ASnªpInS¶p. InX¸p Ipdªt¸mÄ Ah³ Ip® sasÃ hen¨v ]pds¯Sp¯p Xe DbÀ¯n t\m¡n kmhn{Xn \n¶nSt¯¡v. AhÄ t]mbn¡gnªncp¶p. I«nenÂ \ns¶gpt¶äv ap−pSp¯n«v A½p¡p«ntb t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AhÄ I®paS¨§s\ InS¡pIbmWv. Ih¨ XpSbnSp¡pIfnÂ IqSn tX\pw ]mepw Hcpan¨v HgpInd§p¶p. AhfpsS apJ¯v Hcp NmcnXmÀ°w \ndª Hcp Ipªp ]p©ncnbpw. Ip\nªv AhfpsS Ihnf¯p IqSn hnctemSnt¨m−v cmP³ ]dªp.

"Rmt\Xmbmepw HmSnt¸mbn H¶p Ipfn¨n«p hcmw." A½p¡p«n I®p Xpd¡mtX Xe Ipep¡n. Ip\nªv AhfpsS Np−nÂ Hcp½ k½m\n¨n«v cmP³ apät¯¡nd§n Bän³ ]Shnte¡v Xncnªt¸mÄ apä¯nsâ tImWnte ¹mhnsâ adhnemXm kmhn{Xn \nÂ¡p¶p. cmP³ ImWm¯ a«nÂ \S¶t¸mÄ AhÄ ]pdtI h¶p.

"tN«m, \n¡v. Rm\pw hcp¶p Ipfn¡m³." cmP³ \n¶nÃ. Ah\pw Ahsâ ]pdtI Ahfpw BäpwXoct¯¡v \nemhnsâ shfn¨¯nÂ \S¶p. .

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