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c-p t]cpw Hcp t{]XyI Aë`qXnbpsS temI¯mbncpì. HSphn kpJ¯nsâ sImSpapSnIÄ IogS¡n. tPmWn Beoknsâ tbm\nbnbnÂ\nìw enwKw DucmsX Ahsf KmVambn ]pWÀ¶v AhfpsS \áta\nbn ]ÁntNÀ¶v InSì. tPmWn Beoknt\mSv tNmZn¨p. F§ns\bncpì Ifn kpJw tXm¶ntbm. AhÄ \nÀhrXnbpsS ]pfI§fn ebn¨p InSìsIm-v ]dªp tPmWo \o Fs¶ B\µ kmKc¯n BdmSn¨p. Beoknsâ kmlnXyw tI«v tPmWn Nncn¨p. tPmWn Beoknsâ aZ\s¨¸n \nìw Xsâ enwKw sasà hen¨qcn. enwKw \ndsb sFkv{Iow t]mse sImgp¯ {ZmhIw. Beoknsâ Aca\bnse ap´ncn¨mdv.

tPmWn ]dªp, H¶q¡n¡gnªt¸mÄ \à kpJw. AXp tI«t¸mÄ Aeokv ]dªp, F\nív Du¡n sIm-ncpt¶mgmbncpì \à kpJw. A¼Sn IÅo \o BfpsImÅmatÃm. tPmWn AhfpsS InS¸p {i²n¨p. kam\hpw s]mfn¨v Ih¨v InS¡pì. sh¬XpSIfpw hbdpw kwKan¡p¶nS¯v kzÀ¤hmXn Xpd¶ncn¡pì. Beoknsâ h«b¸w t]mepÅ s]m§¸¯n \n¶pw Xsâ eKm³ NÀ±n¨ sImgp¯ ]mev HgpIn¨mSpì. KÀ`]m{Xw \ndsªmgpIp¶Xmbncn¡mw. tPmWn tNmZn¨p Beokn\n\nbpw Du¡tWm? sImXn amdnbntÃ. AsX´p tNmZyamWv tPmWn. Du¡n sImXn XoÀ¶hÀ Bsc¦nepw Cu temI¯nept-m. Du¡pwtXmdpw sImXn hÀ²n¡pItb DÅq. F¶m HìIqSn Du¡nbmtem Beotk? Rm³ X¿mÀ, ]s£ tPmWnbpsS kmam\w XfÀì InS¡p¶Xp I-ntÃ? Beokv AtXmÀ¯v hnjant¡-. Beoknsâ Cu arZpe Ic§ÄsIm-v Hì XgpInbm aXn Ah³ ]m¼ns\s¸mse ]¯n hnSÀ¯bmSpw. Asæneo hmbnen«v Aåt\cw Du¼nbm aXn, Ah³ Ifn¡m³ sdUnbmIpw. Beokv InS¡bn \n¶pw Fgpt¶Áv sIm-v ]dªp, F\n¡v tPmWnbpsS G¯¸gw t]mepÅ Cu kmam\w H¶v Xn¶Wsaì henb B{Klap-v. tPmWnbpw Beokpw InS¡ hn«v Fgpt¶Áv Xdbn \nì. \ap¡v \½psS kmam\w H¶v icn¡v IgpImw, hcq _mXvdqante¡v t]mImw.

c-p t]cpw _mXvdqanse¯n. Beokv _mXvdqan Ih¨p Ip´n¨ncpì. Beoknsâ kam\w Rm³ IgpIn¯cmw.

AXnë ap³]v Rms\mì aq{Xsamgn¡s«. tPmWnbpw AhÄ¡`napJambn Ip¯nbncpì sIm-v ]dªp. Beoknsâ CSp¡n Umw Xpd¡p¶Xv Rms\mì ImWs«. Hcp j«td Xpd¡pIbpÅq tIt«m, tZ t\m¡nt¡m Beokv ]dªp. Beoknsâ sXdn¡p¯cw apdn]¯ept]mepÅ adp]Sn tI«vv tPmWn¡pw Nncnhì. Beoknsâ hnSÀ¶ Xmac¸qdn \nìw NqSpaq{Xw NoÁn. \à t^mgvkv, tPmWn ssI¡p¼nÄ \o«n Beoknsâ NpSpaq{Xw ssIIpS¶bn hm§n. F´n\m Fsâ aq{Xw ssI¡p¼nfnem¡nbXv. AtXm F{X enÁdps-¶dnbm³. F¶m Cu ssIsIm-p XnIb¯nÃ. Hcp enÁdnepw Ihnbpw. tPmWnbpsS ssI \ndªp Ihnªv Beoknsâ aq{Xw Xdbn hoé. Ahk\XpÅnbpw hogp¶Xphsc tPmWn Xsâ ssI A§ns\ sh¨psIm-ncpì.

Beoknsâ tbm\n tPmWnbmWv shÅsamgn¨p IgpIn sImSp¯Xv. Beoknsâ tbm\oZf§fnepw I´nepsams¡ tPmWnbpsS ssI hncepIÄ kv]Àin¨t¸mÄ Beokn\v C¡nfn tXm¶n. tPmWn¡pw ckw.

C\n Rm³ tPmWnbpsS A-n IgpIn¯cmw. tPmWn Xsâ A-n \o«n¸nSn¨p. dºÀ hSn t]mepÅ apgp¯ kmam\w. Beokv a¤n shÅsaSp¯v tPmWnbpsS G¯¸gw IgpIn. tPmWnbpsS A-n sXmen¨p ]nSn¨v AXnsâ tNmc XSníp¶ enwKaIpSw IgpIn. Beoknsâ arZpeamb Ickv]Ài\w GÁt¸mÄ tPmWn¡pw Hcp hÃm¯ kpJw. enwKw I¼nbmIm³ XpS§n. hm \ap¡p apdnbnte¡v t]mImw. tPmWn AhfpsS Acs¡«n NpÁn¸nSn¨psIm-v \Sì. AhfpsS sImgp¯ N´nIÄ Xpfp¼n¨v Ahfpw \Sì.

C\n F§ns\ Du¡Ww. InS¶psImt-m, \nìsImt-m, ItkcaS¡t\m, s]mXn¡tem F´mWv th-Xv? tPmWnbpsS tNmZy¯n\v Beokv adp]Sn sImSp¯p. BZyw Rm\o G¯¸gw Hì Xn¶s«. F¶n«v Rm³ tPmWnbpsS aosX Ibdn tX§s]mXnb³ Ifn \S¯mw. Beoknsâ hÀ¯am\w tI«t¸mÄ tPmWn tNmZn¨p, At¸mÄ Znhkw apgphëw C§ns\ Du¡n ckn¨ncn¡m\mtWm ¹m³.

AÃmsX C¶v Ft´m ]®m\m. ssZhw s]®në tbm\nbpw BWnë enwKhpw X¶Xv ]®m\tÃ, ]®n acn¡m\tà tPmWo. Beoknsâ sskt¡mfPn sImÅmw. F¶me§s\ Cì ^pÄssSw Ifn. Fs¶ Dun¡n aSp¸n¡msa¶v Beokv IcptX-. C\n Hmtcm Ifn Ignbpt¼mgpw Fsâ eKm³ Xfcphm³ sshIpw.

AXmsW\n¡njvSw. Hcp Ifn Hcp aWn¡qÀ. enwKw tbm\nbn IbÁnbm ]ns¶ Hcp aWn¡qÀ IgnbmsX Ducm³ ]ÁnÃ. ASn¨Sn¨v ]X¸n¡Ww.

Beoknsâ kam\w s]mfnªpt]mIpw tIt«m.

CXnepw henb Ip® tIdnbmepw Fsâ N¡ s]mfnb¯nÃ.

F¶mte Fsâ Ip® Ccp¼p Ip®bm, Ifn¡pw tXmdpw _ew hÀ²n¡pw

"Ccp¼pe¡bm CXv, F\n¡nXm th-Xv. Fsâ hmbnte¡v ASn¨v tIÁv. Rms\mì Xn¶p ckn¡s«'

tPmWn¡v Beoknsâ hmbv¡Iw Hcp tbm\n t]msebmWv tXm¶nbXv. Ah³ Xsâ enwKw, tbm\nbnse¶t]mse Ducn Ducn ASn¨p. Beoknsâ \m¡n\v \à Acw. AXv tPmWnbpsS enwK¯n Dcknbt¸mÄ kpJw! hÃm¯ IncpIncp¸v! \à ckw Beokv tPmWnbpsS Acs¡«n NpÁn¸nSn¨v enwKw IS]sÁ Ibd¯¡hn[¯n apJt¯mSSp¸n¨p. tPmWnbpsS hrjW k©n Beoknsâ XmSnbn hì CSn¨p sIm-ncpì. tPmWnbpsS enwK {]tZis¯ Idp¯ Icp¯³ tcma§Ä Beoknsâ Np-pIfn C¡nfn Iq«n.

tPmWn Xsâ enwKw Ducn Ducn Beoknsâ hmbnte¡v ASn¨p sImSp¯p sIm-ncpì. ]qdnXfnsâ amÀ±hapÅ Beoknsâ Np-pIfn enwK¯nsâ IS`mKw ap«ns¡m-ncpì. Gsdt\cw hmbsIm-pÅ Du¡Â ]cn]mSn XpSÀì. Beokv tPmWnbpsS A-n Xnì aSp¯p. tPmWn Beoknsâ hmbn \n¶v Xsâ enwKw DucnsbSp¯p. enwKw \ndsb Beoknsâ hmbnse Dan\oÀ. tPmWn tNmZn¨p A-n Xnì sImXn amdntbm Beotk?

sImXn amdnbns«mìanÃ, A[nIambm AarXpw hnjatÃ.

F¶men\n Rm³ Beoknsâ Cu tX³ hcn¡ N¡ Hì Xnì t\m¡s«.

\à H¶m´cw hcn¡ N¡bm, \à tXëw In«pw. Beokv Imev Xmgt¯¡n«v kam\w s]mfn¨v InS¡bn InSì. tPmWn Xdbn Ip¯nbncp¶v Beoknsâ hncnª aZ\ s]mbvI t\m¡n BkzZn¨p. Beoknsâ I´v Im¡ Ipªnsâ \m¡p t]mse. tPmWn Beoknsâ XpSp¯p sImgp¯ tbm\nbn D½sh¨p. Hcp amZIKÔw! kv{XobpsS KÔw. ]pcpjsâ kncIfn ImaelcnbpWÀ¯p¶ kpKÔw. Ah³ AhfpsS tbm\nb¸¯n sasà ISn¨p. Beokv Hcp kpJ¯nsâ IWnIbn ebn¨v ]pfªp. Ah³ AhfpsS tbm\nbn AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p. NpSpNpw_\w. icocw apgph\pw D·mZ elcnbn tcmam©aWnªp.

Beoknsâ tbm\ohnShn Np-pIÄ tNÀ¯v tPmWn AhfpsS I´v N¸n hen¨p. NqbnwKw t]mse arZpew. I´v ISn¨p ckn¡m³ \à ckw. Beokn\v AXnepw kpJw. AhÄ ]dªp Fsâ N¡ apgphëw ISn¨p Xnt¶mfq tPmWo. Beokv Acs¡«v C«v sh«n¨p. AhÄ¡v ]dªdnbn¡m\mhm¯ ckw. ]qÁnse C¡nfn icocamkIew ]SÀì Ibdn. N¡ Xn¶mepw ckw, N¡bnen«p ]®nbmepw kpJw. kzÀ¤w ImWp¶Xv BWpw s]®pw IqSn FÃmw ad¶v ImatIfn \S¯pt¼mgmWv. CXnepw henb kpJw atÁsX¦nepw {]hÀ¯nbn \n¶pw e`n¡ptam? CÃ.

Beokv X\nsb Fs´ms¡tbm ]pe¼ns¡m-ncpì. tPmWnbpsS \m¡pw Np-pw Beoknsâ kam\¯n kpcXtIfn \S¯ns¡m-ncpì. Beokv ]dªp aXn s]ms¶! C\n A-n tIÁn Ifn¡mw. Fsâ N¡ hn§pì A-n tIdmªn«v. Fsâ KÀ`]m{Xw XpSn¡pì, NqSp ]menë th-n. tPmWn¡p a\Ênembn Beokv cXn ]ÀÆX§fpsS AXyp¶XnbnemWv. t`mKkpJ¯n\mbn AhÄ Zmln¡pIbmWv. AhfpsS N¡¸pd¯p\n¶pw tPmWn apJapbÀ¯n Beokns\ t\m¡n. AhÄ ]dªp, tPmWn InS¡bn Ibdn aeÀ¶v InS¡v, Rm\o A-n tIÁn Hì s]mXn¨p ckn¡s«.

Beoknsâ CjvS{]Imcw tPmWn ImepIÄ \o«n aeÀì InSì. ]cn]qÀ® \á\mbn InS¡p¶ tPmWnbpsS XpSbnSp¡n Hcp I¼n¸mc t]mse Ip® Fgpt¶Áv \n¡pì. Ccp¼pe¡ t]mse.

Beokv tPmWnbpsS Acs¡«n Ih¨ncpì. Beoknsâ hmbv ]nfÀ¶ tbm\n tPmWn t\m¡n BkzZn¨p. akvXI¸qdv. Xmacbne t]mse hnkvXmcapÅ tbm\n. AhÄ Ahsâ D²cn¨p \n¡p¶ enwK¯n tbm\o]nfÀ¸v tNÀ¯v sh¨n«v Xmtg¡ncpì. ¹¡v. tPmWnbpsS Ip® apgphëw Beoknsâ ]qdv hngp§n. IS]sÁ tPmWn Acs¡«v tatem«v s]m¡n sImSp¯p. Hcn©pt]mepanÃmsX enwKw apgphëw Beoknsâ tbm\n¡I¯mbn. AhfpsS hncnª N´n tPmWnbpsS XpSIfn h¶Sn¨psIm-ncpì. kvt]m©v t]mepÅ sImgp¯ N´n. Beoknsâ tbm\nbn Xsâ enwKw Ibdnbnd§p¶Xp ImWm³ \à ckw.

" ]qÁntes¡´n{X t\m¡p¶p,

tPmWn tams\ \o \nÝe\mbv'

]m«p]mSns¡m-v Beokv ]d¶Sn¨p. Hcp ]n̬ t]mse Beoknsâ tbm\nbnte¡v tPmWnbpsS enwKw Ibdnbnd§n. ]vfIv ]vfIv F¶ iÏw CShnSmsX ]pd¯p hì. Beoknsâ kam\¯nse hgphgp¸n enwKw Ibdnbt¸mÄ tlm«en s]mtdm«bp-m¡m³ amhp Ipg¡p¶ iÏw t]mse. ]vfIv ]vfIv i_vZw apdnbn {]Xn²z\n¨p.

"s]m§ns]m§n ]d¶Sn¡q Beotk, ]qdp s]mfn¡q,

¹Iv ¹Iv i_vZw ]ps¸Sphn¡q Beotk'

tPmWnbpsS ]m«p tI«v Beokn\v Nncn hì. tPmWo F\n¡p hcdmbn tPmWo. kpJw kpJw.

F¦n \ap¡v Hcpan¨v Ifbmw Beotk, H¯p Ifnt¨m.

Beoknëw tPmWn¡pw H¶n¨v kpJ{]hmlap-mbn.

Beoknsâ ]qÁn ]m {]fbw. enwKw DucmsX Beokv tPmWnbpsS amdn Nmªv InSì.

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