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sIm¨p\mfn \mSphn«pt]mb cmPëv AhnNmcnXambmWv kz´w
ho«nteív Hìv t]mIWsa¶ B{KlapmbXv. cmPsâ a\Êv `qXIme§fnteçv
]dìbÀì. aZy]m\nbmb Aѳ
Fìw ho«n hg¡mbnêì, H«pw hn«psImSp¡m¯
A½bpw. ssewKnI hnjb§fnÂ
cpt]Àçw {]mbamb tN¨nbpw, æ«nbmsW¦nepw Xncn¨dnhmb Xmëw ho«neps¶
Hê Nn´bpanÃmsX tXmìt¼msgÃmw CWtNê¶ {]IrXw. Hê apdn am{XapÅ B sIm¨pho«n as®®
hnf¡nsâ Ac shfn¨¯n AÑtâbpw A½bptSbpw ImatIfnIÄ Imév
Xm³ hfÀ¶Xv. ]Xn\mdv hbÊnsâ
]ncnapdp¡¯n \n¶nê¶ tN¨nbpsS s\SphoÀ¸pIÄ ]et¸mgpw Xs¶
sI«n¸nSn¨v tN¨n ISn¨aÀ¯nbnêì.
Xm\ì ]Tn¨nê¶ Khs×âv ss{]adn kvIqÄ.... Zmcn{ZtcJív
XmsgbpÅ æSpw_§fn \nìÅ æ«nIÄ am{Xw
kl]mTnIÄ. an¡hêtSbpw
AhØsbÃmw XtâXp t]mse Hs¡ Xs¶. ]Ie´ntbmfw ]WnsbSp¯v £oWns¨¯p¶
amXm]nXm¡·mÀ Aåw A´n¡ÅSníp¶Xv B
ImeL«§fn km[mcWambnêì. ]s£
AXnë tijw X§fpsS sNÁçSnepIfpsS Øe]cnanXnIsf ædn¨v
Nn´n¡mëÅ CÑmiàn AhÀ¡nÃmbnêì. hnthIw hnImc§Äçv
hgnamdns¡mSp¡pt¼mÄ a¡Ä kao]¯ps¶ Imcyw
Ahscms¡ kuIcy]qÀÆw adçIbmév ]Xnhv. AXn\m kl]mTnIÄs¡Ãmw
B sNdp{]mb¯n Xs¶ skIvkns\ ]Án kmam\yw \Ã
Adnhmbnêì. ]eÀçw kz´w
A½bptSbpw, ktlmZcnamêtSbpw \áXIÄ IXpw ]e cXn kwKa§fptSbpw
IYIÄ ]dbmëmbnêì. Xsâ D¯a
kplr¯v AtimI\n \n¶mév Ahsâ Aѳ kz´w aIsf, AXmbXv Ahsâ tN¨nsb
Du¡mdps¶ Imcyw AdnªXv. A\mtcmKy¯m InS¸nemb Ahsâ A½ív
I®SípItb \nhr¯nbpmbnêìÅq.
Cìw Ah³ tUmÎÀ Ahsâ Cfb½bpsS {]khw FSpç¶Xv Hfnªp
\nìv I hnÚm\w hfn¼nbXv HmÀ¯v Xm³ Nncn¡mdpv. H¶mw
¢mÊn ]Tç¶ Imes¯ kw`hamsWt¶mÀ¡Ww. A¡me§fn {]khsaÃmw
hbÁm«n AYhm anUvssh^v ssI¡mcyw sNbvXnê¶ Imcy§fmév. AhÀçv IgnbmsX h¶mte Atem¸Xn tUmtÎgvkns\
tXSmdpmbnêìÅq. A§ns\ Ahsâ
Cfb½çv tUmÎsd sImphtcn h¶Xmév hnjbw.
tUmÎÀ F¯nbtXmsS FÃmhêw hoSnë ]pd¯mbn. Ahsâ hoSnsâ `n¯n FÃmw Hme
sImmév. AXn\nSbneqsS hnZzm³ AI¯p \Sç¶Xv
PnÚmktbmsS Hfnªp t\m¡n¡p. Cfb½ Imepw Ih¨v XpWnsbmìanÃmsX
InSçì. kmbn¸v (As¶Ãmw t]âv [cnç¶hÀ
kmbn¸·mcmév) Cfb½bpsS Ih¡nSbn \nìv Ip® kmam\¯nteçv
IbÁn, AÑ\½amêsS kwt`mKw In«pÅXpsImv sXÁn²cn¨XmImw. æd¨p t\cw ]cn]mSn \S¯nbt¸mÄ sIm¨v,
kmbn¸nsâ æ®bn Ibdn¸nSn¨p, At¸mÄ At§êv ]Xnsb æ® hen¨v
sIm¨ns\ ]pds¯Sp¯sXìv.
AXmbnêì AI¯p \S¶ {]khw Ahyàambn¡ Ahsâ hnhcWw. X\nçv shÅw sh¨p XpS§nb Ime¯v
kzm`mhnIambpw ASp¯v Ahbne_nÄ Bbnê¶ ]qdpIÄ A½bptSbpw
tN¨nbptSXpambnês¶ìv ]dtbXnÃtÃm. ]et¸mgpw AhÀ æfnç¶Xpw
aq{Xsamgn¡m\ncnç¶Xpw saÃmw Hfnªv t\m¡n hmWw
hnSmdpmbnêì. tN¨nçv ASps¯mcp
ho«nse tN«ëambn kzåw NpÁn¡fnbpmbnê¶Xn\m Xs¶ A{X
IW¡nseSp¯nê¶nÃ. A½sb ap«n
t\m¡m³ `bambnêì, A{X XtâSnbmbnêì AhÀ. hmbnencnç¶ ]pfn¨ sXdn ØeIme t`Zas\y
hnfn¨p Iqhphm³ Hê aSnbpanÃmbnêì.
Xc¯në In«nbm tN¨nbpsS apeçw kmam\¯nëw ]nSnçhm³ Ahkc§Ä
Dmbnêì. Hcn¡Â AhfpsS
GtXm Imcy km²y¯n\mbn kao]n¨t¸mÄ, Ahkcw apXseSp¯v ]®m³ tNmZn¨Xpw, Ahkm\w
AhÄ ]qÀ Im«n¯cmsaìw, t\m¡n thtWÂ hmWaSnt¨mfm³
k½Xn¨XpsaÃmw cmPt\mÀ¯p.
Xsâ icoc¯n sXmSnà F¶ Kymcnbn am{Xw AhÄ
Aìv Ad¡s¸mSn (acw Adçpt¼mÄ In«p¶ s]mSn, A¡me§fnÂ
ASp¸v I¯nç¶Xnëv D]tbmKn¨nêì) \nd¨p sh¨ncnç¶ Nmçv sI«nëv apIfnÂ
Ih¨nêìv ]mhmS s]m¡n kmam\w Im«n¯¶ Zriyw Aht\mÀ¯p. BZyambmbnêì {]mb]qÀ¯n Bb Hê
s]®pv kzta[bm Xsâ ]qdv Ahëv {]ZÀin¸n¨Xv.
Aìv I B ]qÀ Ahëv PohnX¯n Hcn¡epw ad¡m³
]Áptam? Ccp \ndamsW¦nepw tN¨nbpsS
B Icnw]qdnsâ amkvac iàn Hìv thsd Xs¶bmbnêì. Hcn¡Â t]mepw tjhv sN¿m¯ B
aZ\]oTw XSn¨p´n \n¶nêì.
AhnShnsSbmbn IdpIdp¯ ]«ptcma§Ä.
F®çdhmbXn\m ]qÀsa¯bpsS Zriyw H«p ad¨nà B
ssaêIÄ. AXpt\m¡n
AXnthK¯nÂ æ® æep¡ns¡mnê¶ Xm³, Hê ssIsImv B
kmam\¯nsemì sXmSphm³ {ian¨t¸mÄ, AhÄ ssI X«namÁn, ]mhmS
Xmgv¯nbXpw, ]n¶oSv Xm³ sI©n ]dªt¸mÄ AhÄ Xsâ ]qÀ
NppIÄ hncepIÄ sImv ]nfÀ¯n Im¡çªnsâ hmbv¡Iw
t]menê¶ ISpwNphÀ¸m¶ Xsâ A´cwKw Im«n, Xs¶ kvIe\¯nse¯n¨Xpw Ahsâ
at\mapIpc¯n an¶nadªp. B hmWw
Hê hmWw Xs¶ Bbnêì. Is¿¯m¯
Zqc¯nembnês¶¦nepw ip¢KppIÄ shSnbp IWs¡ tN¨nbpsS
]qÁnëÅnteçv Xs¶ e£yw sXÁmsX NoÁnbXpw,
"t]m Akt¯, CXn\n{X¡[nIw shffw sht¨m' Fìv {]mIn
]mhmS sImv XpS¨v tN¨n FWoÁv t]mbXpsaÃmw Aht\mÀ¯p. ]n¶osSmcn¡Â ASp¯ ho«nse tPmtk«³
ho«nemcpanÃm¯ Ahkc¯n tN¨nbpambn ]cn]mSn \S¯nbXv It¿msS
]nSnIqSnbXv A½tbmSv ]dbmXncn¡m³ thn X\ns¡mìv InSì
Xcm³ Bhiys¸«Xpw, Ahkm\w Hìv Du¼n¯cmw F¶ tImw{]ssakn F¯nbXpw,
FÃmw C¶sesbt¶mWw Ahëv tXm¶n.
AXmbnêì BZys¯ hZ\ kpcXw.
tN¨n AXnsemê FIvkv]À«v Xs¶.
C¶s¯ t]mse KÀ`\ntcm[\ DdIfpw, KpfnIIfpw kpe`aÃmXnê¶
A¡me§fn kv{XoIÄ ImapIsc A[nIhpw hmbv sImpw XpS¡nSbnepw
Bbnêì Xr]vXns¸Sp¯ns¡mnê¶Xv.
æd¨pIqSn ]ptcmKan¨hÀ aeZzmc¯nepw k½Xn¨nêì. ho«nse Ifn C{Xsbms¡ Bbt¸mÄ ASp¯
hoSpIfnse ta¨n ]pd§Ä tXSn¯pS§n.
sXm« ho«nse IeymWnt¨¨n Hê{K³ Ncçv Xs¶ Bbnêì. `À¯msh¶ Hê ImktcmKnbps¦nepw B
Xm¸m\ív AsX´mIm³. Btcm acn¨Xnëv
Ah[n {]Jym]n¨Xn\m kvIqfn \nìv t\cs¯ ho«nse¯n A½bpw
tN¨nbpsaÃmw tPmenív t]mbnêì. aqfn¸m«pw ]mSn \Sç¶ Xs¶ t\m¡n IeymWn
tN¨n tNmZn¨p...
F´m `mKhXcnìv ¢mÊn t]mbntÃ? Fs¶ tN¨n ]et¸mgpw A§ns\bm hnfn¡mdv.
Cìv ¢mÊnà tN¨n....
¶m... Ct§m«v t]mtc.. \½Äçv IhSn Ifn¡mw...
A§ns\ Rmëw tN¨nbpw IhSnIfn (I_ÍnbÃ) XpS§n. Imep\o«nbnê¶v Ifnç¶ tN¨n IhSnsbSp¡m³
sNcnbpt¼mÄ, Rm³ AXv {i²n¨p....tN¨nbpsS apeIÄ.... AXv
»uknëÅn InSìv Nm©mSpì. Fsâ {i² Ifnbn \nìv amdp¶Xv Iv
tN¨n tNmZn¨p....FhntS¡mSm `mKhXtc t\m¡nbncnç¶Xv.....
"tN¨n t_mUokn«n«ÃymtÃ.....'
FSm hocm s]®p§Ä t_mUoknSm¯sXÃmw t\m¡n¯pS§n
AtÃ.... \nsâ A½tbmsSmìv ]dbs« Aìw ]dªv tN¨n Fsâ AIw
XpSbn Hê ]n¨v sh¨v Xì.
F\nçv hÃmsX s\m´p.
As¿m tN¨o Fì ]dªv Rm³ Nné§nbt¸mÄ,
kmcÃnSmìw ]dªv ]Xnsb XShn Xì. IeymWn tN¨nbpsS arZpeamb ssIIÄ Xsâ
AIwXpSIÄ XtemSnbt¸mÄ, {SukdnëÅn Xsâ ]qÆmfëv sNdnb
Hê A\¡w. tN¨n \n¡dnsâ ImepIÄ¡nSbneqsS
ssIIS¯n Xsâ tImen Ibdn¸nSn¨n«v ]dªp....
"sNdp¡³ Bf§v hepXmbn'
Rm³ \mWn¨v Nncn¨p. tN¨n
]nSn hn«nÃ. ]Xnsb ]Xnsb kmam\¯nsâ
tXm tatem«pw Iotgm«pw Bçhm³ XpS§n.
]ns¶bptm I¼nbmIm³ Xmakw. tN¨n
Fs¶ AhêsS aSnbntem«v Ncn¨p. B \ndª
amdn Rm³ Xe Nmbv¨v tN¨nbpsS Ic]cnemf\w BkzZn¨v InSì. tN¨n Fsâ sNhnbn kzImcyw ]dªp...
"`mKhXÀçv Fsâ D¼mbn (ape) æSn¡tWm....'
Mvlm....Rm³ BÀ¯ntbmsS ]dªp.
"sImXnb³'
tN¨n »ukn æ¯nbnê¶ ]nìIÄ Ducm³
XpS§n. shÅcn¡ t]mepÅ
apeIÄ shfnbn NmSn. Fs´mcp
\ndamWm apeIÄçv. CSs¯ apebpsS
DÄ `mK¯v Hê henb adpIv Fs¶ hÃmsX BIÀjn¨p. henb h«¯nepff IdpIdp¯]cnh«w
ape¡®IÄç NpÁpw. henb
Idp¯ ap´ncn§IÄ t]mse Fgpì \nÂç¶ ape¡®pIÄ....H«pw
Xmakn¡msX Rms\mcp ap´ncn§ hmbnem¡n ëWbm³ XpS§n. adpssIsImv ASp¯ apesb I¿nem¡n
]ngnbmëw..... tN¨n Fsâ XeapSnbn hncepIfm tImXns¡mv Xsâ
apeIfnepff Iem]cn]mSnIÄ BkzZn¨v ab§n¡nSì. Rm³ N¸epw sRcSepw XpSÀì. tN¨nbpsS ape¡®pIÄ hn{Öw_n¨pv
N¡çêt]mse hepXmIm³ XpS§n.
"]mev In«pìtmSm æ«m....' tN¨n tNmZn¨p. Du..Mvlq...Rm³ \ntj[mÀ°¯n aqfn.
"\n\çv ]m thtWm?
Mvlmmm....
tN¨n Fsâ sNhnbn Xsâ hmbaÀ¯nbn«v sNhnbnÂ
\mhpsImv Xpgªp. Fs¶ hfsc A[nIw
hnImcm[o\\m¡nb Hê {]hÀ¯nbmbnêì AXv. Fsâ ]qÆmf³ sR«ns¯dn¨t]mse FWoÁv
\n¶mSphm³ XpS§n. tN¨n Ahs\ Xsâ
hncepIÄ sImv ]nSn¨v sXmen tatem«pw Iotgm«pw Nen¸n¡m³ XpS§n. tN¨nbpsS Ne\§Äs¡m¯v Rmëw
Acs¡«v ]®Â tamj\n Nen¸n¡m³ XpS§n.
"[rXn sh¡msXSm... hmWaSn FÃmw
]XnhmWtÃ....' tN¨n Ifnbm¡n.
Rm\hêsS ape¡®pIfn ISn¡mëw, DuÁn hen¡mëw
XpS§n. AhnsS F{X ISn¨mepw
]nSn¨mepsamìw ]mev In«nÃSm...... ]mÂ
thWsa¦nte................tN¨n AÀt²mànbn \nÀ¯n. Rm³ æSn \ndp¯n AhÀ ]dbp¶Xv
tIÄ¡m³ sNIntSmÀ¯v InSì. Hìw anmXmbt¸mÄ Rm³ Xe
DbÀ¯n AhêsS apJt¯ív t\m¡n.
tN¨n Fs¶ hmcn¸pWÀìv hopw Xsâ hmbv Fsâ
sNhnbneaÀ¯n. æd¨p
t\ct¯ív hopw A\¡anÃ.
AhÀ F´mév ]dbm³ t]mæ¶Xv Fs¶\nív \¶mbn Adnbmambnêì,
F¦nepw AhêsS hmbn \n¶Xv tIÄ¡m³ Hcn¼w.
FhnSym tN¨o ]mev...? Rm³
s]m«³ Ifn¨p. IeymWn tN¨n AS¡n¸nSn¨
kzc¯n Fsâ sNhnbn kzImcyw ]dªp.....
"tN¨osS............æÀ¨mbn \¡ym In«pw
...thtWm tamëv......'
Mvlmmmmm.......F\n¡njvSm..... Rm³ k½Xw ]dªp.
"Mv...lm As¸m
\n\¡nsXms¡ ]cnNbamWtÃ.....\o hey s]®p§fsS kmam\w
\¡nbn«psmSm?.'
kXyambn«panà tN¨o....hteymêsS CXphsc
In«pt]mepanÃ. Rm³ X«n hn«p
"CXp hsc....???' tN¨nív hnizmkambnÃ.
sNdnb s]¬æ«nIfpsS ædp¼mSv In«pv....apSn
apf¨sXmìw CXphsc In«nÃ.
]dªpt]mbXnë tijamWév A_²amsbìv tXm¶nbXv.
"l¼S!!!! sX½mSn, \n\çv s]®p§fpsS ]qÁn apSn
apfçsa¶dnbmatÃ....ImWmsX \n\¡nXv F§n\ymSm Adnbm?'
AXv....AXv... R§sS ¢mÊnse Hê æ«n ]dªXm.... Ahsâ
A½mbnbpsS kmam\w A½«¯n hìv tjhv sNbvXv sImSpçw Fìv. X¡met¯ív XSnX¸m³ B
hnZybmWt¸mÄ a\Ên tXm¶nbXv.
"tN¨n C§s\ ]mep X¶qìv 櫳 ¢mÊnse
æ«nItfmSv t]mbn ]dtbm???
CÃ tN¨o ]dbnÃ....
"Xteev ssIsh¨v kXyw sN¿v....BtcmSpw ]dbÃmìv'
kXyambn«pw BtcmSpw ]dbnÃ, IeymWntN¨nbpsS ]qdpImWmëff
XnSp¡¯n DSs\ Rm³ Xebn ssI sh¨v kXyw sNbvXp.
"C\n BtcmsS¦nepw ]dªm Xe s]m«ns¯dnípw
«m...' tN¨nbpsS `ojnWn. Xe s]m«ns¯dn¨mepw thnà AXnë
ap³s]mìv B tX³hcn¡ ]qsdmìv Im aXoìv Rm³
a\ÊntemÀ¯p.
tN¨n CcpìsImv Xs¶ Xsâ Xmdnsâ (H¶c) æ¯v Agn¨n«pv
]dªp...
"tam³ æSnt¨mfq.......'
hndç¶ ssItfmsS Rm³ IeymWntN¨nbpsS H¶c hen¨p
amÁn.....B...lm kpµcamb
]Wnsa¯...Hê h«b¸w \membn apdn¨v Hê skIvÁÀ Imen\nSbn sh¨
t]mse...Fs´mê \ndw!! Xsâ tN¨nbptSXpambn XmcXays¸Sp¯pt¼mÄ CsXmê ]©mc¸qdv
Xs¶. Imev \o«nbpÅ
Ccn¸mbXn\m ]qÀNppIÄ X½n H«n¸nSn¨ncnçì. tN¨n Fsâ kuIcymÀ°w Xsâ heXpImÂ
aS¡n ]mZw \ne¯pd¸n¨v Imeåw hnSÀ¯n.....tbm\o]pjv]w hm
Xpdì. Xu«v \nd¯nepÅ DÄNppIfpsS aSçIÄ
\nhêì...AsXmsS kq£va \nco£Ww \S¯nbnê¶ Fsâ aq¡nteçv kv{Xotbm\nbpsS
a\wIhê¶ amZIKÔw KpaKpamìv ASn¨p Ibdn. ]n¡me§fn ]cÈXw
tbm\nIÄ apIÀ¶n«ps¦nepw IeyWn tN¨nbpsS ]qdnsâ kuc`yw H¶nÂ
\nìw In«nbn«nÃ. Hê]s£
NneÀçv B KÔw Cãs¸SnÃmbncn¡mw...]s£
X\n¡Xv t]mbnk¬ s]À^yqant\¡mfpw Dt¯IP\Iambnêì. ackm[\§fn D]tbmKnç¶ hmÀWojnsâ
KÔw AXmbnêì IeymWntN¨nbpsS ]qdnsâ hmk\. hmb\¡mÀ s\Án
Npfnt¨¡mw... ]s£ X\n¡m aWw lr±nkvXambnêì. Rm³ apJw IqSpX tN¨nbpsS
Ih¡nSbnteçv ASp¸n¨p, IqSpXÂ \nco£W¯n\mbn. AXp a\Ênem¡n tN¨n NpacnÂ
Nmcnbnêìv Xsâ cv ImepIfpw ap«paS¡n hnimeambn AI¯n Ih s]mfn¨nêì
Xì. B Hcncp¸v X\nçv
PohnX¯n Hcn¡epw ad¡m\mhm¯ H¶mbnêì. C¶s¯t]mse CâÀs\tÁm AXpt]mse
skIvkv taKknëItfm HìanÃmXnê¶ A¡me¯v CXpt]msemê Zriyw
ImepÅ Hê Iuamc¡mcsâ at\m\ne hmb\¡mÀçv
Duln¡mhp¶Xmév....kvIe\¯nsâ ht¡mfsa¯nt¸mbn Xm³. kzbw NppIÄ
ISn¨ps]m«n¨v hnImcs¯ \nb{´n¨nÃmbnês¶¦n shSnXoÀt¶s\...
"F´m `mKhXtc s]m«³ ]qdv ItmWw.......'
tN¨nív D]a ]dbm³ I t\cw...Fsâ N¡ctN¨o
F¶edns¡mv Xm³ B ]qÁnteçv Hê apXe¡q¸v \S¯n. F´p sN¿Ww F§ns\ XpS§Ww Fs¶mìw
Hê cq]hpanÃmbnêì. ISn¨v
]dn¨v Xn¶m\mév tXm¶nbXv... Xsâ BÀ¯n Iv tN¨n XeapSnbn ]Sn¨v
t{_¡v CSphn¨p...
"]Xps¡ tamt\
tN¨nç t\mhpì'
Xsâ hmbpw ]qdpambpÅ AIew tN¨nbpsS \nb{´W¯nembXn\mÂ
Xm³ \mçv \o«n ]«n shÅw IpSnç¶Xpt]mse B ]qdv \¡n¯pS§n. Xsâ henb BÀ¯n ædªt¸mÄ
tN¨n ssI Ab¨p.... kv{]nw§v temUmbnê¶Xpt]mse Xsâ apJw B ]qÀ
Nmenteív H«n¸nSn¨p. ]ns¶ Nppw
\mçap]tbmKn¨v BªpÅ hen¨p IpSnbmbnêì. tN¨n cpssIsImpw Xsâ XmSnbn ]nSn¨v
apJw Aåw tatem«pbÀ¯n Xsâ NpIsf Hma\¡´nteçv \bn¨p. B Hcp kq{Xs¯ ]Án tI«dnhpam{Xsa
DmbnêìÅq X\nív. Hcp
sNdnb ap´nc§m t]menê¶ AXv hmbn In«nbt¸mÄ ]cam\µambn
Cu¼nçSn¡m³. ape¡®v ëWbp¶
t]mse Xm\Xv Dudn hen¨p æSn¨p. tN¨n
sRc§mëw aqfmëw XpS§n. tN¨nív
In«p¶ kpJmë`qXnbpsS iÐ{]IS\§Ä X\nív IqSpX Bthiw
]IÀì. XdbnÂ
Iangvìv InS¶nê¶ Xsâ ]qÆmf³ aS§n Xsâ ASnhbdntâbpw XWp¯ knsaâv
XdbptSbpw CSbn sRcnªaÀ¶ncpì. Xm\dnbmsX Xsâ Acs¡«v s]m§mëw Xmgmëw
XpS§n. tN¨n Xsâ N´nbn HcSn
sh¨pX¶n«v ]dªp...
"Xdbnen«v Dc¨v shÅw IfbÃSm AXv tN¨nív
thWw t«m.......'
Rm³ ]rjvTw Xdbn AaÀ¯n¸nSn¨v ]qdv aq©n hen¨p. tN¨nbpsS ]qdv tXs\men¸n¡m³ XpS§n. hcp¶ Hmtcm XpÅnbpw hmIzw ]¼v t]menê¶
Xsâ hmbnteív ]mªp Ibdn.
kv{Xo tbm\nbpsS aWtam {khW {ZmhI¯nsâ D¸pcktam HìaÃ
At¸mÄ {][m\w. ]pcpjëv kv{XoIfpsS tbm\ntbmSv tXmì¶ {`m´amb
BIÀjW¯nsâ \ntj[n¡m\mhm¯ HêXcw {]Xn`mkw Fìv Rm³
]dªm BÀs¡¦nepw
FXnÀ¸ptm??
Mvlm....Bhqqq...tamttttt\....Bªp hen¨p
æSn¡Sm....tN¨osS ]qdnteçv tIdn hmSm.....Iffs]mebmSn
Ip«m.....tN¨nív hês¶Sm....apgph³ \¡nçSn¡Sm
IÅm.....tN¨nbpsS cXn \nÀhrXnbpsS _lnÀKa\§Äs¡m¸w
]qÁnse tXs\mgp¡v {IamXoXambn hÀ²n¨p. Xsâ aq¡nëÅnteçv IqSn B emh
]mªp Ibdn. Aåt\ct¯ív
]qsd¶ Hcp almkap{Z¯n ap§n¯mgpIbmtWm Xms\ìv tXm¶nt¸mbn. tN¨n Xsâ Xe AhêsS aZ\Kplbnteçv
AaÀ¯n¸nSn¨ncn¡bmbnêì.
Hê {]khw Ignª Bizmk¯n AhcpsS ImepIÄ
\nhÀì, H¸w Xsâ Xebnse ]nSnbpw.
B Ih¡q«n \nìv Rm³ apJw DbÀ¯n. æd¨p t\cambn izmtkmÑzmkw t]mepw
ad¶ Fsâ aq¡nteív {]mW hmbp ]mªp Ibdn, H¸w aq¡nÂ
Ibdnbnê¶ ]qsd®bpw. æd¨p
t\ct¯ív Hê hÃm¯ AhØbnembn Xm³. tN¨nbpsS embn\n Fsâ icÊn Ibdn. ]ns¶ Xp½epw NoÁepw BsI _lfw. tN¨n Fsâ s\dpIbn cvaqì XhW
ssI¸¯nsImSn¨t¸mÄ Hê hn[w im´ambn.
F¦nepw I®nepw aq¡nepsaÃmw BsI \oÁembnêì
æd¨p t\cw. tN¨n B Ccn¸n Xs¶ Fs¶ amtdmSv tNÀ¯v,
Agnªp InS¶nê¶ H¶csImv Xsâ apJ¯htijn¨nê¶ tbm\otXs\Ãmw XpS¨p
hr¯nbm¡n. ]n¶oSv Ihnfnsemê½ X¶n«v
sNhnbn ]dªp.
"Ip«\nãmtbm tN¨osS.........'
Mplqw.. Fìaqfns¡mv Rm\hêsS XSn¨p aeÀ¶
Npn Hê½ sImSp¯p.
"æ«\n\n FWoÁv \nÂçv... tN¨nív C\n
tamsâ ]m Xm..'
Xms\gpt¶Áv \n¶t¸mÄ I¼n¸mcbmbn \nÂç¶ Xsâ enwKw
AhêsS NpIfpsS sehen \nìv Aåw tatem«v
s]m§nbmbnêì. 120 Un{KnbnÂ
\n¶ Ahsâ Xe]nSn¨v Aåw Xmgv¯n, tN¨n AXnsâ æS¸s\ Xsâ XSn¨p
aeÀ¶ NppIÄ¡nSbnem¡n.
sXmen Aåw ]n¶nteív hen¨v aæSw am{Xw Xsâ
]ÃpIÄ sImv arZpeambn ISn¨v ]nSn¨v, \mhv IqÀ¸n¨v Fsâ
aq{XZzmc¯n æ¯n.
Rm\n¡nfnsImv ]pfªp.
]ns¶ sam¯w enwKw hmbnem¡n, Xe apt¶m«pw ]nt¶m«pw hfsc
kmhImi¯n Nen¸n¨v Du¼m\mcw`n¨p.
Blm Fs´mê kpJw... ap³]v Xsâ tN¨n Du¼nbn«ps¦nepw AXv `b¦c kv]oUnembnêì. CXv hfsc sÉmtamj\nÂ. Hmtcm kvt{Smçw æ®bpsS IS apXÂ
Xp¼v hsc. IeymWntN¨nbpsS Xp¸enÂ
æfn¨ Xsâ eKm³ AhcpsS hmbn \nìv B
X¯½NppIÄ¡nSbneqsS Ibdnbnd§p¶Xv ImWm³ Xs¶ Fs´mê tNev. "H' sjbn¸n ]Sn¨ B NppIÄ
AhÀ æ®bn Cdp¡m³ XpS§n. kzåw hn{ia¯n\mbn AhÀ Xsâ Xe
Npacn Nmcn, ssIIÄ Xsâ N´nbn ]nSn¨v Fsâ Acs¡«ns\
^¡nw§v tamj\n ]Xnsb Nen¸n¨p.
A£cmÀY¯n Rm\hêsS hmbn DuçIbmbnêì. Fsâ kv]oUv IqSmXncn¡m³ \nb{´Ww apgph³
AhcpsS ssIIfnembnêì. ]s£ AhcpsS
ssIIfpsS _es¯ AXnPohn¨v Fsâ ]®enëv iànIqSn XpS§n. F¦nepw 4 C©v am{Xw \ofapÅ Fsâ enwKw
Aìv AhÀ¡{X {]iv\ambnê¶nÃ. C¶mbnês¶¦n Aht\mÀ¯p.. AhêsS A®m¡n F¯n izmkw
ap«nt¨s\. B hZ\kpcXw æsd t\cw
XpSÀì. Rm³ hnImc¯nsâ
D¨tImSnbn F¯pt¼mÄ tN¨n s{_bn¡v ]nSnípw, ]ns¶ apgph³
enwKhpw AI¯m¡n Fsâ aWnIfn Xnê½n¡fnç¶Xns\m¸w hmbv¡I¯ ]qÆmfs\
Dan\ocnen«v sImX¸nçw. B kpJ¯nsâ
]dpZokbn Fs¶ H¯ncnt\cw BdmSn¨v Ahkm\w F\nív Xncn¨p hcm³ Ignbm¯
\nebnse¯n. tN¨n \o«ns¡mpt]mIm³
{ians¨¦nepw \S¶nÃ. Fsâ shSn
tN¨nbpsS A®m¡nteçv Xs¶ F¯n. F¦nepw
ip¢¯nsâ AfhpædhpsImtm AhcpsS Du¼Â sshZKvZyw sImtm AXv AhÀ
\njv{]bmkw æSn¨nd¡n. Rm³
IrXÚXtbmsS AhêsS I®pIfnteçv t\m¡n.
AhntSbpw kwXr]vXnbpsS aµkvanXw.
AXn ]ns¶ Xcw In«pt¼msgÃmw tN¨nbpsS
ho«nembnêì. AhÀ
ASp¡fbn ]WnbSpçt¼mtgm, Xdbn Cêìv ]¨¡dn
Acnbpt¼mtgm Fì th GXp kmlNcy¯n In«nbmepw AhImit¯msS Xmdnsâ æ¯gn¨v
I´v aq©m³ AhÀ Fs¶ AëhZn¨nêì.
Npê¡n¸dªm Rm³ B ]qdnsâ HcSnabmbn amdn. amkçfnbpsS kab¯p am{Xamév AhÀ Fs¶
AIÁn \nÀ¯nbXv.
AhÀçv XmÂ]cyambnês¶¦n At¶chpw Rm³ B BÀ¯h càw
êNnt¨t\ Fìv Ct¸mÄ tXm¶nt¸mæì. Hê Znhkw Rm³ sNÃpt¼mÄ AhÀ
æfn¡m³ t]mImëÅ X¿msdSp¸nembnêì.
tN¨o Rm\pw hct« æfn¸pcbnteçv??
Fsâ FÃm `mKhpw \o In«ntÃ... ]ns¶ Cs¸m F´m
æfn¸pcbn sh¨p ImWm³ ?
AXÃ F\nív......tN¨n.......tN¨n......
]dbS `mKhXsc...
tN¨n aq{Xsamgníp¶Xv ImWm\m...
\o CXp hsc s]®p§Ä s]Spç¶Xv In«ntÃ?
sNdnb s]¬Ipt«ymÄsS In«pv
AXpt]mse X¶ymSm henbhêtSXpw s]Sp¡Â...
AXÃ tN¨o...... ]nt¶bv.....Rmt\bv...... AtXbv......
]dbS sX½mSn æ«m....
s]®p§fpsS aq{Xw hcp¶ Hm«bntÃ..... AXv CXp hsc
In«nÃ... Rms\mê hn[w ]dsªm¸n¨p.
AXp icn..... \o Hê Imcyw sN¿v..... Bêw ImWmsX
æfn¸pcbn Ibdn Hfn¨nêt¶m.
As¶ms¡ ]d¼nsâ ]n³`mK¯v Hme sImv ad¨
ta¡qcbnÃm¯ ad¸pcIfnembnêì s]®p§fpsS æfnbpw
s]Sp¡epamÃmw. Rm³
NpÁp]mSpw t\m¡n,
BcpansÃìv Dd¸p hcp¯n ]Xnsb Ipfn¸pcbn Ibdn. Aå kab¯nëÅn tN¨n tkm¸pw
tXmÀ¯pw AeçhmëÅ XpWnIfpambn æfn¸pcbn F¯n.
F´m `mKhXtc Im¯nêì apjntªm?
Rm³ Hê hfn¨ Nncn Nncn¨p.
tN¨n appw Xmdpw Agn¨v Abbn Xq¡n. Xebnse F® HìIqSn tX¨v ]nSn¸n¨v, Hê
Im ASp¯pÅ AeçIÃn IbÁn sh¨v Hê \n¸v
\nì. F® ]pc ssIIÄ
sImv Xsâ DÄXpSIfnepw kmam\¯nepw
Hì Xhnbn«v ]dªp...
"Xmsg Cêìv t\m¡nt¡m'
RmëSs\ tN¨nbpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbn Xs¶ Ccpìv
tatem«v t\m¡n.
"A§v \o§n Ccnív Akt¯....hmbpw s]mfn¨ncnIym...
s]Sp¡W ImWm³....aq{Xw Hs¡ ta¯mhpw'
kmcey tN¨o.... A¶mse icnípw ImWm³ ]Áq.....
CXn§ns\ Hê km[\w Fìw ]dªv hfsc sÉm
kv]oUn tN¨n aq{Xw apÅm³ XpS§n.
]s£ thKX ædhmbXn\m aq{Xw Hê NcSp h®¯n t\sc
shÀ«n¡embn Xmsg Xdbn hoWp sImnêì.
F\nív B Hm« ImWm³
]Áp¶nà tN¨o.... Hìv s]mfn¨v ]nSnív.....
"s]mfn¨p ]nSn¨m \nsâ apJt¯¡mhpw
sN¡m.....'
AXv kmcey....Rm³ tN¨osS AhnsS Hs¡ \¡WXtÃ...
F¶m....C¶m ]nSnt¨m.... Fìw ]dªv tN¨n B Aip² KwKm
{]hmlw Xpdì hn«p. Hê ^u³
IWs¡ AXv Fsâ apJ¯pw I®nepsaÃmw NoÁns¯dn¨p. At¸mÄ apJw Rm³ Aåw amÁn
AXnsâ DÛh tI{µw a\Ênem¡n.
henb Zzmc¯në apIfnembn I´n\åw Xmsg AXm ImWpì Hê sIm¨p
Xpf. s{]jÀ Aåw
Ipdªt¸mÄ aq{X¯nsâ apt¶m«pÅ BÀ¨v ædªv Ahkm\w
tbm\oNmeneqsS Hen¨v t\sc Xmtgív CÁnÁv hoWp \nì.
Igntªm tN¨o?
Mvlm C¸w Ct{X DÅq.....F´m t]mtc....aXnbmbntÃ
\n\çv..?
Rm³ a\anÃma\tÊmsS Fgpt¶Áp.
C\n ]ns¶ Hcn¡emImw.... tams\gpt¶Áv apJw IgpIn
s]mt¡m...
tN¨o Rm³ tN¨osS æÀ¨mbn IgpIn Xcs«.....
th AsXms¡ ]n¶osSmcn¡emImw...thKw t]m Bsc¦nepw
hê¶Xnë ap³t]...
A§ns\ Fs´ms¡ \S¶ncnípì. cmP\dnbmsX \n{Zbnteív hgpXn hoé. _lfw tI«pWÀ¶t¸mÄ Xohn
X\n¡ndt§ tÌj\n F¯nbncnípì. X«n¸nSsªWoÁv thKw ]pd¯nd§n. Xsâ \mSnsâ apJOmb BsI
amdnbncnípì.
]cnNbapÅ apJ§Ä Hìw ImWm\nÃ. t\sc \Sì.
cmP\tà AXv?
]pdIn \ns¶mê hnfn. t\m¡nbt¸mÄ ]gb \mWphmim³. hbÊmbn, F¦nepw ImgvNiàn ædªn«nÃ. Bimt\bpw Iq«n ASps¯mê Nmb¡Sbn Ibdn. Nmb Ign¨p sImncnípt¼mÄ Bim³ hntij§Ä ]dªp XpS§n. AÑëw A½bpw Imebh\nIípÅn adªp. AÑsâ cmw `mcybpw 12 hbÊmb aIfpw am{Xsa ho«nent¸mfpÅq. tN¨n hnhmlnXbmsb¦nepw `À¯hpt]£n¨p. ]n¶oSpmb HchnlnX _Ô¯n apeIpSn amd¯ Hê sIm¨pambn ASp¯p Xs¶ Xmakapv. Fsâ IeymWntN¨n sXm« ho«n Xs¶ Ds{X. hbÊmbn¡mWpw... F´mbmepw 50ë apIfn Iméw Xm\qln¨p.....
ho«phntij§Ä¡mbn Im¯ncnípI..........
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A§ns\ \méhmimt\bpw Iq«n cmP³ t\sc ho«nteív
\Sì. hgntbmc¡mgvNIÄ
FÃmw Xs¶ amdnbncnípì.
Xm³ HmSn NmSn \S¶nê¶ hgnIÄ Xs¶bmtWm CsXÃmw Fìv kwibw
tXm¶n cmPëv. ]smcn¡Â
apeív ]nSn¨Xnëv Xs¶ AS¨mt£]n¨ ImÀ¯ymb\n AXm æ\nªv
\nìv apÁaSnípì.
XeapSn \c¨ncnípì, t_mUoknSm¯ amdpIÄ Ht¶mctm
]n³æ¯nb »uknëÅn BSn¡fnípì. Ft´m HSnªp Xq§nb B apeIÄ
It¸mÄ cmPsâ apn\Snbn Hc\¡w Aë`hs¸«p. ImÀ¯ymbn\n tN¨n Xs¶ InÃ.
\méhmisâ ]pcmW§Ä tI«v \S¯w XpSÀì. ho«ntem«pÅ Ahkm\ Xncnhv
Xncnªt¸mÄ hìs]«Xpv Xsâ FÃmambnê¶ IeymWntN¨nbpsS
ap³]nÂ. {]mb¯nsâ Aåkzå
NpfnhpIÄ apJ¯ps¦nepw icoc¯nëv henb DS¨n CÃ. HìIqSn
NoÀ¯ncnípì.
hbdn Hìcv aSçIÄ {]Xy£s¸«n«pv. A½nªIÄ CSnªn«ps¦nepw \Ã
I\w sh¨n«pv. Xs¶ I tN¨n HmSn
hìv Xs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p.
"FhnsS Bbnêì æ«m \o C{X\mfpw....HêI¯pt]mepw \o
tN¨ns¡gpXnbnÃtÃmSm...' ]cn`h§fpsS AWs¡«v
AWs]m«nsbmgpIm³ XpS§n.
\SptdmUmsW¶sXmìw tN¨nív {]iv\aÃmbnêì. tN¨nbpsS I®n \ns¶mgpInb
B\µm{ip¡Ä Xsâ apJ¯v ]Xnªt¸mÄ æÁt_m[w tXm¶n
cmPëv. tN¨n Xs¶ AhêsS ho«nte¡m\bn¨p. `À¯mhv ]t a¬adnªp. aIfpmbnê¶Xv IeymWw Ignªv Ct¸mÄ
t_mws_bnemév. ho«nÂ
X\n¨mWnt¸mÄ. æsd t\cs¯ ]cmXn
]d¨nseÃmw Ignªv tN¨n Xsâ ho«phntij§Ä ]dbm³ XpS§n. A½bpsS Imetijw Aѳ hopw IeymWw
Ign¨p. Hê sIm¨ps]®mbnê¶{X. Ct¸mÄ 14 hbÊmb Hê aIfpv.
Cfb½sb ImWm³ t]mæ¶ntÃ? tN¨nbpsS tNmZyw. AXnt¸mÄ AhÀçv In«nb AÑsâ
kz¯n \nìv AhImiw ]nSn¨p ]Á\msWìv tXmìtam
tN¨o.....
"\n\¡hImis¸«Xp Xs¶btÃ?'
Hm F\n¡sXmìw C\n th tN¨o, AhÀ kam[m\ambn
Igntªm«...
F¶mepw \nsâ hoStà At§m«v sNÃv.. Rmëw hcmw......
Ft¶bpw Iq«n tN¨n Xsâ hoSnsâ D½d¯p Ibdn. hosSÃmw \Ã hr¯nbmbn
kq£n¨n«pv. AI¯v A\¡samìw
tI«nÃ.
"kpaXo CXmcm h¶ncníp¶sXìv
t\m¡ns¡y....' tN¨n hnfn¨p Iqhn.
Aåw Ignªv HÁappw »ukpaWnªv Hê a²yhbkvI IXæ
Xpdì. A]cnNnX\mb Xs¶ Iv ]I¨p
\nì.
"\nsâ tam\m kpaXo.... cmP³'
tN¨n ]dªp.....
hnizkn¡m\mImsX Xsâ Cfb½ I®pangn¨p \nì....
Aåw Ignªv hm tamt\ Ibdnbncnív F¶It¯ív
£Wn¨p. AÑsâ acW
hmÀ¯sbÃmw ]dªv AhÀ I®oÀ hmÀ¯p. CXn\nSbn CS\mgnbn Hê Imsem¨
tI«p.. Cfb½ Xe DbÀ¯n ]dªp ...tamtf \nsâ tN«\m thKw Im¸nbnSv.
IeymWntN¨n thKw Fsâ `mhn ]cn]mSnbnteív ISì... Rm³ ]dªp F\n¡nhnsS
X§mët±ianÃ, \n§sfsbms¡ ImWWsaìv tXm¶n hì A{Xtb
DÅq.
AsXs´mê ]Wnbm tamt\.... C\nbpw R§sfsbms¡ X\n¨m¡n«v
t]mIm\mtWm ¹m³ Rm³ k½Xn¡¯nà Cfb½ Icbm³ XpS§n.
\o Hìv IcbmXncn kpaXo AsXms¡ Rm\hs\ ChnsS
\ndp¯nípw....Fìw ]dªv Cfb½ ImWmsX Xs¶
I®ndp¡n¡m«n. Xsâ A\nb¯n
hnemkn\n AXm Im¸nbpambn hì \nÂçì. Cfb½ Im¸n hm§n Fsâ I¿nÂ
Xì. CXmév tamsâ A\nb¯n, 8 Â
]Tnípì. Rms\mìv
Npgnªv t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AhÄ eÖsImv apJw æ\n¨p. ]Xn\mev hbÊntâsXmìaÃ
ape... \à apg¸pff henb km¯pçSn Hmd©nsâ hen¸w Iméw. A½bpsS {]IrXw Xs¶, Cfb½ípw ap³ `mcw
\Ãh®apv. Cfb½b¡mÄ
\ndapv. ho«n\I¯mbXn\memImw UmhWntbm
AXpt]mse asÁmìw amdnen«n«nÃ. ImÂh®ív Xmsg \nÂç¶
sNdnsbmê ]mhmSbpw »ukpamév thjw.
ASnbn I½okn«n«pv. AÑsâ
hn¯msW¦nepw t]mæ¶Xnëap³]v Chsf Hìv êNn¡Ww, cmP³
a\ÊntemÀ¯p.
bm{XIgnsª¯nbXsà tams\mìv æfn¨v hm
At¸mtgípw Duév Imeamæw. Xm³
tXmÀ¯pambn Cd§nbt¸mÄ
hnemkn\n ]n¶mse tN«m Rm³ shÅw tImcn Xcs«.
th.... AsXms¡ Rm³ Rm³ sNbvtXmfmw æ«o..
æfnIgnsª¯n s{UÊv amdn Hê knKdÁpw ]pI¨v
hcm´bn NmêIkmcbn InSçt¼mÄ ASp¡fbntems«mìv
{i²n¨p. Cfb½ acap«nbnenêìv tX§
Nncæì. apv \Ãh®w
tIÁnæ¯nbn«pv, ASnbn H¶cbpsS e£Wsamìw tXmì¶nÃ. \à I\apÅ XpSIÄ. shÅcn¡ t]mepÅ apeIÄ B
aª »uÊnëÅn Hmfw sh«pì. t_mUoknÃm F¶ Imcyw Xm³ ]t
a\Ênem¡n¡gnªnêì.
GsXmê¯nsb Imepw Xm³ AXmWtÃm BZyw kÀ¨v sN¿mdv. ]v IeymWntN¨nsb Ifn¨nê¶ {]mbta DÅq
Cfb½¡nt¸mÄ..... GXmbmepw Hìv ap«n t\m¡Ww..
a\Ên ædn¨n«p. IeymWn
tN¨nsb Hìv t]mbn Iv hcmw Fìv IêXn Cfb½tbmSv ]dªv
apÁt¯m«nd§n.
IeymWn tN¨n I«nen InS¸mbnêì. X\n¨mbXn\m tPmenIÄ Hìw
Imcyambn¡mWnÃtÃm. Xs¶
It¸mÄ Fgpt¶Áv Nncn¨psImv ]dªp...
"`mKhXÀçv ]s¯ Imcy§sfÃmw HmÀ½bptm?'
]ns¶ AsXms¡ ad¡m³ ]Áptam tN¨o......BZyambn
Imhv XonbXv Cu A¼e \SbnetÃ, Fìw ]dªv tN¨nbpsS
Ih¡nSbn apv tNÀ¯v sR¡n. H¶c Fs¶ {]Xo£n¨v Agn¨v amÁnbXmtWm
F¶dnbnÃ. apnë apIfn IqSn
Xs¶ tN¨nbpsS NqSpÅ h«b¸w I¿SnçÅn Aë`hs¸«p. tjhnw§v FÃmw Bim¯n thsìv
shs¨ìv tXmìì.
ssaêIfpsS aÀ½c kzcw tI«p.
tN¨n Fs¶ Bthit¯msS sI«n¸pWÀì. A¼Xv hbÊnëv apIfn {]mbapÅ
InfhnbpsS as«mìw tN¨nbpsS s]êamÁ¯n tXm¶nbnÃ. tN¨n Ft¶bpw sImv I«nenteçv Ncnªp. XmaknbmsX tN¨nbpsS ssIIÄ Fsâ
apn\Snbnteçv Cgªp Ibdn. 櫳
Bf§p hepXmbn. tN¨nbpsS ssI
s]êamÁ¯nsâ NqSdnª Fsâ Phm³ DSs\ ]¯n hnSÀ¯n. tN¨n hnjan¨v jÍn Xmgv¯n Ahs\
]pd¯m¡nbt¸mÄ BWpv Ahsâ hnizcq]w a\ÊnembXv.
"Fsâ Cuizcm!!!!....Fs´mê B\ç®bmSm CXv...' tN¨n Ahs\
Xnê½n¡fn¡m³ XpS§n. AtXmsS
Rm³ tN¨nbpsS »uÊpw t_mUokpw H¶n¨v apIfnteçv s]m¡n. B s]êapeIÄ ]pdt¯ív NmSn. Hmtcm¶nëw Hc¿©v Intemsb¦nepw
Xq¡w Imésaìv tXm¶n.
ape¡®pIfpw hepXmbncnçì.
]Xnsb Xnê½nbt¸mÄ N¡çê hen¸¯n AXv Fgpìv
\n¡m³ XpS§n. tN¨n Fsâ
æ®bnse Ifn XpSÀì.
Rm³ heXp ssI sImv tN¨nbpsS apnsâ æ¯gn¨v amÁn Xsâ {]nbs¸«
tIfoKrl¯nteív t\m¡n. Xg¨p
hfÀ¶ ssaêIÄ¡nSbn shÅn¡¼nIÄ t]mse \c¨
ssaêIfpw [mcmfw. hncepIÄsImv
apSnIÄ hIªpamÁn aZPewsImv Cud\mb ]qÀ NmenÂ
Xpgªp. amkçfn \n¶ kv{XoIfpsS tbm\n
hÁn hcncnípsa¶ Xbdn sXÁmsWìv tXm¶n tN¨nbpsS ]qdnsâ
AhØIt¸mÄ. AtXm C\n amkçfn
\n¶n«pmIntÃ?
"tamt\... tN¨nív BZyw æd¨v 殸mÂ
æSn¨v Zmlw XoÀ¡Ww.... AXn\m Ct¸m A[nIw Bi.'
Bbnt¡ms« tN¨n...FÃmw tN¨nbpsS CjvSw. tN¨n Xncnªv InSìv æ®
hmbnem¡n Du¼m³ XpS§n.
BÀ¯n]nSn¨ ]ip¡p«nsb t]mse tN¨n Xebm«nbm«n Fsâ AInSnÂ
\nìv hen¨p IpSn¡m³ XpS§n.
tN¨nbpsS kv]oUv It¸mÄ F\n¡[nIw ]nSn¨v \n¡m³
Bæsaìv tXm¶nbnÃ.
sXmbn tcmaapff Nne kv{XoIsf ]Án Fsâ _meyIme kplr¯v AtimI³
]dªXmév At¸mÄ F\nçv HmÀ½ h¶Xv.
hbÊmbm Nne kv{XoIÄçv sXmbn tcmaw
InfpÀças{X. A¯c¡mÀçv
]pêj ip¢w In«nbmte sXmbnse InêIncn¸v amdpÅqs{X. Fs´ms¡ A_²PSne [mcWIfmbnêì
As¶Ãmw. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS tbm\n
]nfÀ¯n t\m¡n AXnsâ `wKn BkzZn¨p.
Xs¶ ImatemI¯nsâ D¯pwK t{iWnbn F¯n¨ Ifns¨¸v. F{X enÁÀ tX³ B
]qÁn \nìv Xm³ IpSn¨p Iméw.
B s]ê¼qdnsâ HcSnabmbnêì Xm³.
tN¨nçv Imashdn IqSnbt¸mÄ ]qdn \nìÅ B amkvac
hioIcW KÔw ]pds¸Sm³ XpS§n. B aWw
tI«m ]ns¶ X\n¡v ØeIme§sf ]ÁnbpÅ
Nn´IsfÃmw a\Ên \nìv amdpambnêì. ]m¼n\m ln]vt\mss«kv sN¿s¸«
Xhfsb t]mse Xsâ apJw B ]qÀ KÀ¯¯nteçv hen¨Sp¸n¡s¸Spambnêì. Imean{X Ignªn«pw B {]{Inbív Hê
amÁhpw h¶n«nÃ. ]s£ apJw
AhnsS F¯nbXpw F\nív shSn XoÀ¶Xpw Hêan¨mbnêì. A£cmÀ°¯n tN¨n Fsâ
hrjW§fn \nìv ip¢w hens¨SpçIbmbnêì.
cmtP«m.....
]pd¯v hcm´bn \nìv hnemkn\nbpsS iÐw
tI«t¸mÄ R§Ä X«n¸nSªWoÁp.
Rm³ ]pd¯nd§nbt¸mÄ hnemkn\n Hê IŨncnbpambn
\nÂçì. A\nb¯n{]mhv
IpImétam....Gbv CÃ Fìv kzbw kam[m\n¨p.
"A½ Duév Imeamboìv ]dªp.'
F¶m icn hm t]mImw Fìw ]dªv ho«ntem«v
\Sì. Cfb½ Xdbn Cebn«v
DÅXpsImv HmWam¡n FÃmw X¿mdm¡n
\nÂçì. Xm³ I¿pw
apJhpw \¶mbn Igpæ¶Xv t\m¡n\nìv hnemkn\n AaÀ¯n
Nncníp¶Xv It¸mÄ hopw kwibw ]¯nhnSÀ¯n. s]®v Ip ImWptam....
henb hn`h§Ä Hìansænepw FÃm¯nëw
\Ã êNn tXm¶n. æ\nªv
\nìv hnf¼p¶ Cfb½bpsS Xq§n InSç¶ henb shÅcn¡m apeIÄ
ImWm³ F´v ckw, Xsâ apJ¯v h¶nSnçtam Fìv tXm¶n Nnet¸mÄ. hnemkn\n At¸mgpw B IŨncnbpambn AhnsS
NpÁn¸Án \nÂçìmbnêì.
DuWpv Ignªv Hê knKdÁpw ]pI¨ncnípt¼mÄ
Cfb½ thjw amdn h¶ncnípì...
tamt\ Rm³ I¼\nbn t]mæì, Ime¯v
hcnÃmìv ]dªb¨nêì.
tams\mìv Dd§n FWoípt¼mtgípw Rm\n§v F¯pw. ASp¯pff Iiphn ^mIvÁdnbnÂ
sXmgnemfnbmév Cfb½. BsIbpÅ hêam\
amÀ¤w.
tN«ëv ]m hncn¨v sImSpçv tamsf...Fìw ]dªp sImv Cfb½
Cd§n.
hnemkn\n hopw B IŨncnbpambn Xsâ ASps¯¯n. tN«ëv FhnSm ]m hncnt¡Xv. ChnsS aXntbm?
Mvlq....C¸w thm.... hnemkn\n Cìv ¢mÊnÂ
t]mbntÃ?
"Rm³ 8þÂ s]m«nbncnIym.....kvIqÄ C\n
ætd Igntª Xpd¡q....'
Mvlm.... A\nb¯n{]mhv sImÅmatÃm....
"t]m tN«m Ifnbm¡mtX.......'
hopw AhfpsS apJ¯v B IŨncn {]Xy£s¸Spì. CXn\n ChfpsS {]IrXamætam ...AtXm....
s]®v hÃXpw Itm. GXmbmepw
Hìadnbm¯t]mse s]êamdmsaìv sh¨p.
]ns¶ Ahfpambn ho«phntij§fpw \m«p hntij§fpw ]¦psh¨p. kvIqfnse hntij§Ä AhÄ s]mSn¸pw
sXm§epw sh¨v hnf¼m³ XpS§n. Rm³ ]Tn¨nê¶
Ime¯nteXnepw henb hyXymksamìw tXm¶nbnà AhfpsS hnhcW§Ä
tI«t¸mÄ. Dt±in¨ t]mse Xs¶
AhÄçv skIvkn \à Adnhpw XmÂ]cyhpw Dff t]mse. hÀ¯am\w ]dªv AhÄ
IqSpX ASp¯p. Rm\nê¶ Nmcp ItkcbpsS
ASps¯¯n. ]Xnsb AhfpsS ssI ]nSn¨v ssItcJ
t\mç¶ t]mse ^ew ]dbm³ XpS§n.
Mvlm...tN«ëv ssI t\m¡m\dntbm.....?? AhÄ¡mÝcyw....
]ns¶..... Rm³ XpSÀì..... Cu s]®nëv kmaÀ°yw
æd¨v IqSpXem....]ns¶ B¬]nÅmêambn kzåw
NpÁn¡fnbpv....AhÄ æSpæsS Nncn¨v .... t]m tN«m
Fì InWp§m³ XpS§n. B X¡w
t\m¡n Ahsf h«w sI«n¸nSn¨v Fsâ aSnbntem«v Cê¯m³ Hê hn^e {iaw \S¯n
t\m¡n.
"At¿m Bsc¦nepw ImWpsaìv' ]dªv æXdn amdn.
Aåw Ignªv Rm³ ]dªp.... F¶m ]mb AI¯v
hncnt¨mfq.... AhfI¯p t]mbn æd¨p
Ignªt¸mÄ Rm³ B æSpÊp apdnbnteív sNì. AhfpsS apdnbmsWìv
tXmìì. Hê sNdnb
taibn æd¨v ]pkvXI§Ä ASp¡n sh¨n«pv. Hcp Ibdp I«nen ]m hncn¨n«pv. I«nent\mSv tNÀìv Xs¶ DÅ
Hcp Abbn AhfptSsXìv tXm¶níp¶ ]mhmSIfpw »uÊpIfpw
aÁpw InSçìv. I«nenÂ
Nmcn Cêì sImv hopsamê knKdÁnëv Xo sImfp¯n. AhÄ hmXnenëv ASp¯v \nìv hopw Hê
IŨncn. C§v ASp¯v hmSo.... ssI
t\mt¡t.....
"Mplqqq.....F\n¡dnbmw F´n\mìv...'
æd¨v t\cw A§ns\ AXpanXpw kwkmcn¨v Ignªv Rm³
]dªp.....
hnemkn\n t]mbn Hcp ¥mÊv shÅsaSp¯v h¶ms«....
AhÄ shÅsaSp¡m³ t]mbt¸mfmév Abbn InSç¶
AhfpsS Hê sP«n {i²bn s]«Xv. DSs\
Rm\Xv Is¿¯ns¨Sp¯p. tIm«¬
XpWnbn Xbv¨ km[mcW tlmw sabnUv sP«n.
Rm\Xv Xnc¨pw adn¨pw t\mçt¼mÄ, sNdnb Hê Im s]êamÁw
tI«t]mse tXm¶n. Adnbm¯t]mse
{i²n¨t¸mÄ a\Ênembn, AhÄ hmXn adªp \nìv
Hfnªv t\mçìv Fìv.
At¸mÄ Rm³ sP«nbpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbn ]qdns\ adç¶ `mKw
FSp¯v apIÀ¶mkvzZn¡m³ XpS§n.
AhÄçv Imcyw a\Ênembn.
AhÄ sNdnb iÐapm¡ns¡mv shÅhpambn AI¯v
hì. shffw Xc\mbn ASps¯¯nb ]mtS
Rm\hsf h«w sI«n¸nSn¨v I«nen Fsâ aSnbnenê¯n. ap«në Xmsg \nÂç¶ ]mhmSbpw »uÊpw
Xs¶bmév thjw AXn\m Hì s]êamdms\ms¡ hfsc Cukn. AhÄ æWp§n Nncn¨v sNdnb æXdn
amd {]lk\w \S¯n. Rm\hsf amtdmSv
tNÀ¯v Ihnfnsemê D½ sImSp¯p. hfsc
thKw Xs¶ AhÄ saê§n. ]Xnsb
»uÊnëw I½oknëw apIfn IqSn AhfpsS amXf \mc§Isf XShns¡mv
Nn Hê½ sImSp¯p. hfsc thKw Xs¶
AhÄ Fsâ IogvNppIsf Cu¼nçSn¡m³ XpS§n. AhfpsS sNhnbn Rm³ t{]a]pcÊcw
hnfn¨p...
"Fsâ hnemkn\nç«o....'
<Fsâ tN«m....>
Fsâ ssIIÄ AhfpsS ]mhmS¡SnbneqsS apIfntem«v AhfpsS
XpSIsf XShm³ XpS§n.
Acs¡«nse¯nbt¸mÄ AXm ap³]p I t]mse Xs¶bpÅ Hê sP«n. hen¨p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ t]mê¶nÃ,
]n¶oSmév a\ÊnembXv CXv CemÌn¡tÃm, ]Xnsb AhfpsS sP«nbpsS NcSv hen¨gn¨v
Xmtgív DuÀ¯n. AhÄ
C¡nfnsImpw \mWw sImpw ]pfsª¦nepw, sP«n Rm³ \njv{]bmkw DucnsbSp¯p. hopw Rm³ ssI ]mhmS¡SnbnÂ
sImpt]mbt¸mÄ AhÄ XpSIÄ Cdp¡n¸nSn¨v Xsâ kmam\s¯ ad¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS N´nIfn XShm³ XpS§n,
AhÄ C¡nfnsImv sRfn]ncnsImp.
At¸mgmév Acbn sI«nb Hê NcSv I¿n XSªXv. X¸nt\m¡nbt¸mÄ Hê
GeÊmév. CsX´n\m hnemkn\n...?
"Bthm....F\n¡dnÃ...' AhfpsS Hê ]cn`hw. Aåt\cs¯ XShepw ]nSn¡epw Hs¡
Bbt¸mÄ AhfpsS sNdp¯p \n¸nsâ iàn ædªp. ]ns¶ A\mbmkw AhfpsS tcma§Ä apf¡m³
Bcw`níp¶ sIm¨p ]qdn XShm³ AhÄ AëhZn¨p XpS§n. ]Xnsb ]Xnsb Rm³ ]qÀNmenÂ
hncepIfm tXmn. AhÄ
C¡nfnsImv æep§n Nncnçìmbnêì. hnc IS¯n t\m¡m³ t\m¡nbn«v
]Áp¶nà A{X ssSÁmév. ]qsd®bm Cud\mév NmÂ,
Is´ìv ]dbp¶ sNdnsbmê æ¶nçê I¿n X«nbt¸mÄ
AhÄ C¡nfnsImv sN½o³ t]mse Npcpp.
Rm³ ssI hens¨Sp¯v hncen ]pc AhfpsS tX³ \¡n
t\m¡n. AXpI AhÄ....
"At¿.....CutN«ëv Hê \mtWmw Ad¸panÃ......'
F´n\m \mWn¡sW æ«o...hnemkn\nbpsS
æÀ¨mbnbnse tX\tÃ....
"Cu BWp§Ä Hs¡ C§n\ym...'
A¸w \o thtdw Bé§fpambn« Ifn¨n«pv AtÃ...?
"Gbv...CÃymt«m.... AXv ]ns¶ hÕte¨ow (Fsâ kz´w
tN¨n) A³kqw IqSn hÀ¯m\w ]dbWXv Rm³ Hfn¨p \nìv tI«Xm..'
F´m Ahêv ]dªXv.... Bcm Cu A³kq...?
"JmZdn¡msâ tamfv....A³kq¯bpsS am¹ KÄ^nem, \n¡mlv Ignvªv t]mbXm ]ns¶ CXp hsc
h¶n«Ã.'
Ahsc´m ]dªXv....?
"Rm³ ]dbnÃ
F\nív \mWmhpw......'
¶mepw Hìv ]dsbsâ N¡tc....
"AtXbv Cu BWp§Äçv s]®p§sS Iq¯ow æmWhpsams¡ aW¸n¡mëw
\¡mëw hey CjvSmìv....'
Mvlm....
"A³kq¯bpsS C¡ C¯bpsS Iq¯oepw sam«
tIÁpwìv'
M..lmmmm...NneÀ¡Xm CjvSw....
"At¿.... samt«sa Hs¡ Xo«mhntÃ...'
s]®p§fpsS aew Aåw BWp§fptSXn ]ÁnbmÂ
heb æg¸samìanà Ip«o...
"A¸w BWp§Ä At§m«pant§m«pw
æoeSnípìv ]dbpìtÃm..?'
\n\¡nsXms¡ AdnbmatÃ....
"AXv R§sS ¢mÊnse B¬æt«ymfv ]dbWXv tI«Xm......'
Rm³ hfÀ¶ A´co£¯n \nìv henb
amÁsamìw Cu \m«n³ ]pd¯nëv Bbn«nà Rm³
a\ÊntemÀ¯p.
As¸m hnemkn\n tN«ëv ædp¼mSv Hìv sSbnÌv
sN¿m³ XcntÃ...?
"t]m tN«m....' AhÄ Iné§n.
Hê {]mhiyw aXn...Zm Cu tatisa Imev s]m¡nbnê¶maXn.
"At¿ F\nív \mWmhpw...'
Rm\hsf s]m¡nsbSp¯v B sNdnb h«taita Ip¯pImenÂ
Cê¯n. ]mhmSbpw I½okpw _eambn tatem«v
s]m¡nbt¸mÄ, A\nb¯n{]mhnsâ Ipªn¸qdv ]p©ncn¨ncníp¶Xv
Ip. AhfpsS {]Xntj[w hIsh¡msX Rm³
AXntem«v apJaaÀ¯n. tbm\o
NppIÄ H«¸nSn¨t]mse Xs¶ Ccníì. F¦nepw Hê CÍenbpsS apg¸pv
kmam\¯nëv. ]«p\q t]mse sNdnb
tcma§Ä apf¡m³ BtemNnípìv. B ]qÀ NmeneqsS apIÄ sXm«Sntbmfw
Rm³ \mhv sImv Xpgªp. AhÄ
C¡nfnsImv CfInbnfIn Nncnípìmbnêì. æd¨p Ignªv s]«ìv
AhfpsS ap«pIÄ¡SnbnÂ
Xm§n N´nIÄ Aåw s]m¡nbt¸mÄ ]qÀNmen\SnbÂ
AhfpsS sIm¨pIq¯nbpw ImWs¸«p. Hê Idp¯
s]m«pt]mepff AXn Rm³ \mhv sImv æ¯n.
"At¿m th tN«m.....Ad¸ntà Cu tN«ëv..'
Fs¶Ãmw hnfn¨v Iqhpìmbnêì.
]ns¶ _eambn Xs¶ Ahsf Rm³ taita ap«pImen æ\n¨v
\nÀ¯n. DbÀì
\nÂç¶ \nXw_]mfnIÄ ]nSn¨I¯n sImX¨m apgph³ Rm³ \¡n. IqXn
apXÂ I´v hsc Fsâ \mhv {]bmWw \S¯n.
sNdnb ]´pIÄ t]mse Dcpnê¶ N´nIfn Rm³ arZphmbn ISn¨p.
hnemkn\nbpsS C¡nfnbpw \mWhpsaÃmw amdnsbìv
tXmìì. AhÄ
\niÐbmbn klIcn¨pw sImv Xsâ Acs¡«v Cf¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ \mhv Aåw amÁn¸Sn¨t¸mÄ
AhÄ æn ]n¶nteív XÅn aeZzmcw Fsâ \mhn³ X¼n sIm
ap«n¨p. A½ sIm¨nsâ XeapSn Noæ¶ Hê
jmw]qhnsâ ]ckyamWv At¸mÄ F\nív HmÀ½ h¶Xv.
A§ns\ ætd t\cw kpJn¸n¨v Ahsf Rm³ s]m¡nsbSp¯v
I«nen Cê¯n. F¶n«v sNhnbnÂ
tNmZn¨p tamÄçv tN«sâ sam« ImWtWm?
"lqw' AhÄ ]Xnsb aqfn.
Rm³ ep¦n¡SnbnÂ
\nìv I¼n¸mcbmbn \nÂç¶ æ® ]pds¯Sp¯p. AhfpsS I®pIfn BÝcyw! C{Xbpw hepXv AhÄ Hcn¡epw
k¦Â¸n¨p ImWnÃ.
tamÄ IpSn¨p t\m¡ns¡.... AhÄ BZyw Hê
AÛpX hkvXphns\t¸mse æ® I¿nen«v Xncn¨pw adn¨pw
t\m¡n. sXmen ]n¶nteív amdn
Nph¶ IpS¸s\ AhÄ I®pangn¨v t\m¡n.
Rm³ AhfpsS Xe ]nSn¨aÀ¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ NppIÄ
]nfÀ¯n Du¼m\mcw`n¨p. æS¸³
am{Xsa AhfpsS hmbnepÄs¡mÅm³ IgnªpÅq. AXhÄ icnív s\m«n ëWªp. Rm\hfpsS ssI æ®bn ]nSn¨v
Cf¡n hmWaSn¸n¨p. hcmdbt¸mÄ
Rm\hfpsS hmbn \n¶qcn ]mseÃmw AhfpsS apJ¯v NoÁn¨p. C{X¡[nIw ]mepmæsaìv
AhÄ Adªnê¶nÃ..
Aåw hncepsImv tXmnsbSp¯v AhÄ ]dªp.....
"CXmWtà Ip«nIsf Dmç¶ shÅw'
B kab¯mév CsXÃmw Ip sImp \n¶nê¶ IeymWntN¨n ]dªXv
tI«v R§Ä sR«n FWoÁXv.
"A\nb¯n tN«s\ k¡cn¨p XpS§n AtÃ?'
(XpSêw)
æSpw_]pcmWw 3
hnemkn\n NmSn¸nSsªWoÁv sP«nbpsaSp¯v Øew hnSm³
t\m¡nsb¦nepw IeymWntN¨n AhfpsS »uÊnsâ tImfdnëv Ibdn ]nSn¨p
\nÀ¯n. A¼Sn tIao HmSn c£s¸Sm\mév
¹m\tÃ? hnemkn\nív henb
æep¡samìw InÃ.
AhÄ Xncnªv \nìv ]dªp...
"Mvlmm...cmhnse tN¨nbpsS k¡mcw Rmëw IXm...'
IeymWn tN¨nbpsS \m¡nd§nt¸mbn. AXn\nSbn hnemkn\n Øew
hn«p. Rmëw hÃmsX Bbn. tN¨n ]dªp....
"AsXmìw kmcanÃSm....CsXms¡ temI
\S¸m' s]¬æ«n sNdp¸m...
hbÁnem¡n IfbêXv. tN¨n
XpSÀì. tN¨n I«nenÂ
Fsâ ASp¯v h¶nêì. Fsâ amdnse
tcma§fneqsS hncepIÄ DuÀ¯ns¡mv tN¨n kzm´\w
XpSÀì.
Aà tN¨o C\n Cf½bdnªm {]iv\amætam?
"\n\çv h«ptm AhfXv AhfpsS A½tbmSv ]dbm³ \n¡m.....'
AÃm.... \½fpsS Ifnsb¸Ánbm....
"AXv AhfpsS Imcyw ]pd¯mbetÃ..... AsXmìw æg¸anÃSm' AYhm C\n Adnªmse´m...kpaXnípw
ISnbnfIn \nÂç¶ kabm... Xcw In«nbm AhÄ \nsâ Chs\ AhfpsS
]qÁn \nìv ]pds¯Sp¡nÃ. Fìw ]dªv
tN¨n Fsâ Xe Xmgv¯m\mcw`n¨ eKms\ ]nSn¨v æep¡m³ XpS§n.
t]m tN¨o kz´w Cfbs½ AtÃ....
"Hm... Ahsâ Hê..kZmNmct_m[w...kz´w s]§sfs¡mv
Du¼n¡m³ hnjaanÃ...!!' kXyw
]dbSm \n\çv Cfb½sb Du¡m³ In«nbm sImÅmsa¶ntÃ. tN¨nbpsS ssI {InbIÄ
XpSêìmbnêì.
"Zm Cfb½bpsS t]ê tI«t¸mtgípw Ahsâ æ®
\nìv sh«nbmSm³ XpS§n.'
kpaXnbpsS t\ÀçÅ \nsâ t\m«w It¸mtg Rm\Xv
a\Ênem¡n tamt\.....thtWÂ ]d Rm³ icnbm¡n¯cmw. AhfpsS ]qdpw apebpsams¡ Rm³ æsd
IXm.
Mvlm...tN¨nív Cfb½bpambn N«nbSn
]cn]mSnbpaptÃ...? F\nív
AsXmìv ImWm³ Hê hgnbpm¡n Xêtam Fsâ s]mì tN¨o... Rm³
tN¨nbpsS XSn¨p aeÀ¶ NppIfn AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p.
"A¿Sm Ahsâ Hê ]qXn IntÃ....AsXms¡
icnbm¡n¯cmw.. Fìw F\nív \o Chsâ ]m XcWw' Fìw
]dªv tN¨n Fsâ aSnbnteív Ncnªv æ® hmbnem¡n Du¼m³
XpS§n. Ncnªv InSç¶ AhêsS »uÊv
s]m¡n Nmªv InSç¶ B XSnb³ apeIsf ]pds¯Sp¯v ]ngnbm³ XpS§n. CSív sh¨v tN¨n Du¼Â \nÀ¯n
Xe DbÀ¯nbn«v ]dªp.
"Fsâ ape ]ngnªn«v Hìw In«nÃ
æ«m.... s\d¨pw ]mepff Hê knÔn¸iphns\ Rm³ \n\çv
GÀ¸mSm¡n Xcmw tIt«m'
]mepff apeItfmSpÅ Fsâ I¼w \m«nÂ
]m«mbnêì. ]v kvIqfnÂ
]Tníp¶ Ime¯v Id hÁm¯ B«½n t]mepÅ apeIfpÅ \m\q«nb½
So¨À X\nív clkyambn ape æSn¡m³ X¶nê¶Xpw, AhnNmcnXambn
AXv asÁmê So¨À Ip ]nSn¨Xpw, A§ns\ `À¯mhv ]«mf¯nembnê¶
kmhn{Xn So¨Àçv I´pdn©n sImSpt¡ A[nI NpaXe IqSn
ssIh¶XpsaÃmw Xmt\mÀ¯p.
CXn\nSbn IeymWntN¨nbpsS enwK]m\¯nsâ thKX
aqÀ²\y¯n F¯nbnêì.
A\nb¯n{]mhnëv ]IÀì sImSp¯n«v A[nIamImªXn\mtem Ft´m
tN¨n F{X ]Wns¸«n«pw F\nív 殸m NoÁnbnÃ. kIe IemhÃ`bmbn tN¨n Fsâ aWnIsf Xncp½n
t\m¡n, F¶n«pw c£bnsÃìv It¸mÄ Xsâ Ahkm\¯ AShv
{]tbmKn¨p. tN¨n Nqp hnc Xsâ
hmbnen«v Du¼n \¶mbn Xp¸Â B¡n Fsâ aeZzmc¯nteív ]ncn¨p
IbÁn. AtXmsS tN¨n Fsâ æ®
]qÀ®ambpw AhêsS hmbnem¡n, æS¸³ AhêsS A®m¡nÂ
sRcnªaÀ¶nêì. tN¨n Xsâ
hnc sImv FhnStbm AaÀ¯nbt¸mÄ, F§ns\sb¶dnbnà Rm³
t]mepadnbmsX F\nív kvIe\apmbn. Fsâ ip¢ k©nbnepmbnê¶ ]mseÃmw
tNmÀì t]mbt]mse tXm¶n F\nív.
A§ns\ t{]mkvt{ÁÁv ¥mânÂ
AaÀ¯nbm Hê amXncn ]pêj·mÀs¡Ãmw ip¢{khWw
kw`hnípsa¶Xv tN¨n ]n¶oSmév Ft¶mSv ]dªp X¶Xv. BhiyamWtÃm
Ip]nSp¯§fpsS amXmhv. B {]mb¯nÂ
tN¨nív 殸m æSn¡mëff Zmlw am{Xsa
DmbnêìÅq. R§fpsS {Kma¯nse
{]mYanImtcmKy tI{µ¯nse Hê sNdp¸¡mc\mb tUmÎdmWs{X tN¨nív Cu
hnZy ]dªpsImSp¯Xv. ØeIme kµÀ`§Äçv AëtbmPyambn Hê Iznçv
{Un¦v FSpt¡nh¶m {]tbmKn¡m\mbn tUmÎÀ sImSp¯
hcw. ]pêjs\ Xr]vXn s]Sp¯eà adn¨v
ip¢]m\w Fs¶mê Nn´ am{Xamév At¸mÄ tN¨nípmbnêìÅq.
ip¢w æSn¨v aZmek Bb Hê b£nsbt¸mse tN¨n Fs¶ t\m¡n
]p©ncn¨p. tN¨n¡n§ns\
殸m am{Xamév ]Yysa¦n ]ns¶´n\m s]®p§fpambpÅ Ifn? 殸m A§ns\ Ft¸mgpw Xc¯nëv
In«nÃtÃm, B
kµÀ`§fn X¡mew ]qdnse tX\mbmepw Ign¨pIq«mw. ]s£ \Ãt]mse tX³ Npc¯p¶ s]®p§Ä
ædhm. aWn¡qtdmfw aq©nbmem
cpaqìv Xpffn Nne N¡¸qdnIÄ hmbnteív
CÁnípIbpÅq. henb
]cnNanÃm¯ sNdp¸¡mcnIfmtW Hìv iànbnÂ
hen¨m aq{Xhpw H¸w t]mêw.
"\nsâ Cfb½ kpaXn sImÅmw tIt«m...Hê XpSsa¦nepw
In«pw..... ]s£ Ahsf Hìv CW¡nsbSp¡m\m ]mSv. AhÄ¡v \ntâXv t]mepff apgp¯ ]dn
tIÁn¡fn¡m\m Cãw.
]s£ t]Sn ImcWw AhÄ A§ns\ ]pd¯mcpambpw CSs]SnÃ, ]ns¶ tamfpw
{]mbambn hcnIbtÃ.'
tN¨nbpsS Aë`hÚm\w.... Rm³ AXnibn¨p.
"Fsâ 櫳 cmPs\hnsSbm....??' FìÅ hÕetN¨nbpsS Aeapd
tI«t¸mgmév, Rmëw IeymWntN¨nbpw ]pdt¯ív h¶Xv. Fs¶¡Xpw tN¨n sIm¨ns\ hnemkn\nbpsS I¿nÂ
sImSp¯v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v KmVw ]pWÀìv hn§n hn§n Icbm³ XpS§n. Rm\hfpsS ]pd¯p XShn Bizkn¸n¨p. `À¯mhv Dt]£n¨v t]mbXpw, AhnlnX
thgvNbn æªpmbXpw FÃmw tN¨nsb
XfÀ¯nbnêì. F¦nepw icoc¯nëv
henb £oWsamìanÃ.
apeIÄ a¯§IÄ t]mepv.
Fs¶ sI«n hcnªv apdp¡nbt¸mÄ ape¡®pIÄ Fsâ
amdn æ¯nsImÅp¶Xp t]mse tXm¶n. AtXmsSm¸w Hê \\hpw. AhÄ hn«p amdnbt¸mgmév Rm\Xv
{i²n¨Xv. AhfpsS »uÊnsâ ap³ `mKw
apgphëw \\ªncnípì.
AXp I hnemkn\n tNmZn¨p
"At¿m tN¨nbpsS ]menXphsc hÁnbntÃ?'
"F´m sN¿ tamtf... Ip«nbn«v Hê XpÅn
æSnípìanÃ....apebnse ]memsW¦nÂ
hÁpìanÃ' tN¨n
]dªp
apebn ]mepÅXv \ÃXm... Id hÁm¯
s]®p§Äçv hbÁn ]nSn¡nÃ... IeymWntN¨nbpsS Iaâv
tI«t¸mÄ hÕetN¨n cq£ambn Hì t\m¡n. s]«ìv F\nív tXm¶n IeymWn tN¨n
Ipsh¨ knÔn¸ip Hê]t£ CXmhptam?
A§ns\ \nÂçt¼mÄ AXm Cfb½ tPmen Ignªv
hêì.
æWp§næé§nbpÅ \S¸nëv Hcp B\¨´saÃmapv. A´nshbn kqcy\Sn¨v Cfb½ BsI
Nphìv hnbÀ¯n«pv.
hcm´bnteçv Ibdn Xsâ amdn InS¶ tXmÀ¯v FSp¯v Cfb½ Xsâ apJhpw
Igp¯psaÃmw XpS¨p. æd¨v
Cd¡n sh«nb »uÊnëffn \nìv apeIÄ apIfnteív
Xpdn¨v \nÂçì.
ASnbnen«ncníp¶ t_mUokv icnípw hen¨v apdp¡n
sI«nbn«pv Fìv tXmìì.
s]m¡nfnëv XmsgbpSp¯ncníp¶ apv. aSç hoWn«ps¦nepw ImWm³ N´apÅ
hbÀ. s]m¡nÄægn
ImWm³ \à tNev, HêXpSw shÅsa¦nepw sImÅpw. A§ns\ FÃmhêambn hÀ¯am\w
]dªpw ckn¨pw A¯mgw Ign¨v Aìv cm{Xn FÃmhêw \¶mbn Dd§n.
]ntÁìv cmhnse hnemkn\n hÕetN¨ntbmsSm¸w
AhfpsS ho«nteív t]mbn.
Cfb½ív Aìv I¼\nbn tPmenbnÃ. Cfb½ Aeçhmëff XpWnIsfÃmwFSp¯v
InWÁn³ Icbnteív \Sì.
F´psN¿psa¶mtemNn¨p. IeymWn
tN¨nbpsS ASp¯v sNìs]«m AhÀ Xsâ An
hÁnípw. Cfb½ XpWnbeç¶Xpw
t\m¡n ckn¨nêì. apv
tIÁnç¯n iq iq Fìv iÐapm¡n XpWnIÄ BªSnç¶
Cfb½sb ImWm³ Hê B\¨´saÃmapv.
Aeçv Ignªv æfn¸pcbnteív Ibdm³
\nÂçt¼mgmév sX§pIbÁ¡mc³ ]d¼n F¯nbXv. ta¡qcbnÃm¯ ad¸pcbnÂ
C\n æfn¡m³ \nÂç¶Xv ]´nbsÃìv IêXnbmhmw Cfb½
tkm¸pw tXmÀ¯psaSp¯v hoSnt\mSv tNÀ¯pm¡nbncníp¶ sNdnb
Hmhpapdnbnteív Ibdm³ `mhníp¶Xv IXv. DSs\ Rm³ Hìv ]pdt¯¡nd§pì
Fìw ]dªv Øew hnSphm³ Hê§n.
]v A½bpw tN¨nbpw Ipfníp¶Xv Hfnªp t\mçhmëm¡nb
kwhn[m\w Ct¸mgpw {]hÀ¯\ £aambncníp¶Xv Xm³ XteZnhkta
{i²n¨nêì. Rm³ t]msbìv IêXn
Cfb½ hmXneS¨v Hmhpapdnbn Ibdn.
Rm³ CS¨m hgn Hmhpapdnív kao]sa¯n, Xsâ _meyIme F³Pn\obdnw§v
kwhn[m\w {]hÀ¯n¸n¨t¸mÄ AXm Cfb½bpw apdnbpw \à hyàambn
ap¶n Iméì. Cfb½ »uÊnsâ
]n¶pIfqcn ssIIfpbÀ¯n »ukqcn Abbnen«p.
I¿pbÀ¯nbt¸mÄ BWpv Imé¶Xv B shfp¯
I£§Ä¡Snbn \ndsb Idp¯ tcma§Ä. s]®§fpsS I£s¯ ssaêIÄ X\nív
Fìw Hê lcambnêì. ]v
\m\q«nb½So¨dpsS apeIÄ æSnípt¼mgpw Xm\hêsS I£§fn ssI
IS¯n AhnSs¯ tcma§fn ]nSn¨v hen¡mdpmbnê¶Xmév HmÀ½
h¶Xv. t_mUoknsâ sI«gn¨p. X\n¡nt¸mgpw {_mtb¡mfpw {]nbw A¶s¯
sI«vt_mUokv Xs¶bmbnêì.
sI«pIfngnªtXmsS apeIÄ DuÀ¶nd§n. \à shfp¯ N¡ apeIÄ. Aåw CSnªn«ps¦nepw ImWm³ at\mlcw.
Cfb½ apnsâ
æ¯gn¡m³ XpS§nbtXmsS Xsâ æ® Xes]m¡mëw
XpS§n. ]n³ Xncnªv \nìv apgn¨Xn\mÂ
AhêsS XSn¨pbÀ¶ N´nIfmév BZyw ImWm\mbXv.
HscmÁ ]mSpt]mepanÃm¯ shfpshfp¯ B\çnIÄ. Cfb½ kzbw Xsâ N´nIfn Hìv XShn,
]ns¶ sR¡n, ]ns¶ cp \nXw_]mfnIfpw ]nSn¨I¯nbt¸mÄ Hê Idp¯ s]m«vt]mse
AhêsS aeZzmcw Hìv an¶nadªp.
hopw apeIfn XShns¡mv AhÀ Xncnªp \nì. Blm...F´v kpµcamb Acs¡«v. Acbn Hê Idp¯ NcSv sI«nbn«pv,
hnemkn\nbptSXv t]mepÅ hà GeÊpamæw. B\bpsS akvXIw t]mse XSn¨pbÀì
\nÂç¶ ]qdv. tjhv sNbvXn«v
æd¨p \mfmsbìv tXm¶n.
Acnt©mfw hfÀ¶n«pv ssaêIÄ.
Cfb½ kzbw Xsâ hncepIfm B ]qÀ Nmen Hìv
XShn. ]n¶oSv `n¯nbpsS apIÄ hi¯mbn
taÄ¡qc¡nSbn \nìv AhÀ Hê I®mSn IjvWw
hens¨Sp¯v ]qdnëv ap³]n ]nSn¨v tcma§fpsS hfÀ¨ ]cntim[n¨p. ]n¶osSt´m Xoêam\n¨pd¨Xpt]mse Hê tXmÀs¯Sp¯v
NpÁn hmXn Xpdìv ]pdt¯ív t]mbn. Aå kab¯n Xncns¨¯nbXv
I¿n Hcp £uc¡¯nbpambmbnêì. Cfb½ív CsXÃmw
kz´ambptÃ... Rm³ BÝcys¸«p.
Cfb½ B I®mSn IjvWw `n¯nbn Hê {]tXyI Øm\¯v Dd¸n¨v
\nÀ¯n (AXnëv th Ft´m Hê kwhn[m\w BÄ AhnsS
Dm¡nbn«psìv tXmìì) ]ns¶ Hê _¡sÁSp¯v
Iangv¯nbn«v Hê Im AXn IbÁn sh¨p. Rm³ \nÀ½n¨ ]o]v tlmfpw Cfb½bpsS
I®mSnbpw ASp¯Sp¯mbnêì. AXn\mÂ
F\nív Cfb½bpsS ]qdnsâ Hê t¢mk]v hyq hyàambn In«n. æd¨v shÅsaSp¯v ]qdn Xfn¨v
ssaêIÄ ssI¸¯n sImv \¶mbn tX¨v ]Xw hê¯n.
]n¶oSv I¯nsImv A\mbmkw AhÀ ssaêIÄ hSn¨nd¡n. Bim¯nív Cu ^oÂUnÂ
\Ã ap³ ]cnNbapÅ t]mse tXm¶n.
]qÀ NppIÄ ]nfÀ¯n¸nSn¨v F´p thKXnbnemWhÀ I¯n
]mbnç¶Xv. aWw t]mepw Aë`hs¸Sp¶ A{X
Zqc¯n s]mfn¨p ]nSn¨ncníp¶ ]qdpv Im GXp ]pêj\mév hnImc
hn{Öw`nX\mIm¯Xv? AXv BcpsS ]qdmbnê¶mepw!!!
hfsc thKw ]Wn Ignªv Cfb½ Hê ¹mÌnIv a¤nÂ
shÅsaSp¯v ]qdv \¶mbn IgpIn.
]qÀ Nmen IqSn tatem«pw Iotgm«pw HmSnsImnê¶ Cfb½bpsS \Sp
hnc s]s«ìv A{]Xy£ambt]mse.
Blm... Cfb½ hncen«v kpJnçIbmév.
Hê IÅ ]p©ncnbpv apJ¯v. ¥Iv ¥Iv Fs¶mê iÐhpw ]qdnÂ
\nìv hêìv. æd¨p
Ignªt¸mÄ hncensâ thKX IqSn, hnc ]qdnteív Ibdp¶Xpw
Cd§p¶Xpw Ct¸mÄ hyàambn¡mWmw.
AtXmsS Cfb½bpsS Acs¡«pw Hê ]®Â tamj\n apt¶m«pw
]nt¶m«pw CfIm³ XpS§n. Nne A]kzc§Ä ap¡epw aqfepsams¡bmbn
Cfb½ív \nÀhrXn BbXns\m¸w Fsâ hocyhpw HmhpapdnbpsS B `n¯nbnÂ
sXdn¨p hoé. hr²mhnemb B _oPs¯ It¸mÄ
æÁt_m[w tXm¶n, \nb{´n¨nês¶¦n IeymWn tN¨nbpsS Zmlia\¯nëv
D]Icnípambnêì.
kvIe\w IgnªtXmsS Cfb½bpsS æfnko\nepÅ
BIÀjWX ædªp.
thK¯n Øew hn«p.
D¨ív DuWp Ignªv Hìv InS¶Xm s]«ìv Dd§nt¸mbn. Dd¡apWÀìv
t\mçt¼mÄ ho«n Cfb½bnÃ.
Hê Nmb In«ms\´m hgnsb¶mtemNn¨t¸mÄ IeymWntN¨nsb
kao]n¡msaìv sh¨p. ap³ `mKs¯
hmXn AS¨n«ncn¡bmév. ap«n
hnfn¡ms\mê§nbt¸mgmév AI¯v Cfb½bpsS kwkmcw t]mse. CS¨meneqsS ]pdæ hit¯ív
\o§n. sskUv `mK¯pÅ apdnbnÂ
Cfb½bpw IeymWntN¨nbpw X½n Kuchamb NÀ¨ \SçIbmév. Nmcnbn«cníp¶ P\mebpsS IXIneqsS i²n¨p.
IeymWn tN¨n : kpaXo \o Hìv a\Êp sh¨m Ahs\
\ap¡nhnsS Xf¨nSmw.
ho«nsemcmWpmhp¶Xv Cs¸m F´psImpw \n\s¡mê Bhiyamév. hnemkn\nsb C\n Hê¯sâ IqsS
]dªbtís ....
Cfb½: AXnëv Rms\´v
sN¿Wsa¶m tN¨n ]dbp¶Xv?
IeymWn tN¨n : \o Hìv a\Êp sh¡Ww, Ah³
\à tNmc¯nf¸n \nÂç¶ kabm...
Cfb½ : Ahs\ s]®psI«n¡m\msWm tN¨n ]dªp hê¶Xv ?
IeymWn tN¨n : Hmm..lv Fsâ
h«¸qdo....Ah³ s]®p sI«nbm ]ns¶ Ignªntà Imcyw.... C\ow a\ÊnembntÃ? \nsâ sImXwsImpw ]qdpsImpw Ahs\
BIÀjn¨v \nÀ¯Ww t]mt¯....
Cfb½: At¿m!!! tN¨n F´m Cu ]dbWXv... F\n¡hsâ A½bpsS
Øm\atÃ...Rms\§n\ym Ahëv s]ebmSm³ sImSp¡m....
IeymWn tN¨n : F¶m \n\çv Du¼mw... Ahs\ s]®p§Ä
sImtmæw.
Cfb½: ssX¡nfhnbmb Fs¶ Hs¡ Ahëv hÃ
t\m«hpapmætam tN¨o....
IeymWn tN¨n : AhnSym \nsâ
anSpçv.... Ahs\ BIÀjW heb¯nem¡nbm aXn... ]ns¶ Ah\njvSs¸«
Xc¯nepff NcçIsf CSív \apçv kwLSn¸n¨v sImSp¡Ww. Hcn¡Â \nsâ ]qdn\Snas¸«mte Ah³
]ns¶ ChnSw hn«v t]mInÃ. ]v Fsâ
]qdn \nìv hn«v t]mbXv \n§sS ho«nse {]iv\§Ä
ImcWambnêì.
Cfb½: F¶mepw tN¨n Rms\§n\ym Ahsâ ap¼n AgnªmSm³......
IeymWn tN¨n : F¶m Rmëw
IqSn hcmw... hnemkn\n Hìcv Znhkw IqSn hÕebpsS ho«nÂ
\n¡s«.....Ahsâ æ®sbSp¯v \nsâ ]qÁnteív LSn¸n¨v
X¶m t]mtc.... ]ns¶ Fsâ klmbw thWw ìv ]dbtà t«m....
(cp t]êw Nncnípì)
CXn\nSbn IeymWn tN¨n Rm³ P\enëv ]pd¯v \nÂç¶Xv
{i²n¨p. Cfb½ Fs¶ ImWmXncn¡m³ thn
tN¨n Cfb½sb P\enëv ]pdw Xncn¨nê¯n.......
"ætd \mfmbtÃm kpaXo \nsâ ]qsdmìv
Xn¶n«v, C\n cmPs\ In«n¡gnªm ]ns¶ Rms\ìw apgp¸«nWn
Bæw¶m tXm¶sW......'
cpt]cpw Nncnípì.. ]ns¶ IeymWn tN¨n Fs¶
t\m¡n I®ndp¡n¡m«n.
]Xnsb ssI Cfb½bpsS apn\Snbnteív t]mæì. Cfb½ Hìv N´n s]m¡ns¡mSp¯Xn\nSbnÂ
tN¨n Cfb½bpsS H¶c hen¨qcnsbSp¯p.
Cfb½bpsS h«b¸¯n IeymWntN¨n hncenSpIbmsWìv
CfInbnfInbpÅ æWp§n¨ncnbn \nìv F\nív
a\Ênembn.
"Mvlmm.... tams\¯nbt¸mtgípw kmam\saÃmw hSn¨v
In®¯¸am¡n sh¨n«ptà ....F´n\m kpaXo FâSp¯v \nsâ theIsfms¡
..... \n\çv Ahs\ tIÁn Hìv s]ebmSWwìv tamltÃy
kpaXo.... kXyw ]d...'
AXv.... AXv... ]ns¶ Ahs\ ImWpws¼m... Ahsâ AÑsâ
HmÀ½IÄ hcpì tN¨o...
Fsâ \à {]mb¯n At§êv t]mbntÃ....
Cu hmçIÄ Cfb½bpsS hmbn \nìv tI«t¸mÄ Rm³
tImcn¯cn¨p t]mbn. Cfb½sb ]®mëÅ Hê
[mÀ½nI ]n´pW FhnsStbm \nìv hoWpIn«nbXp t]mse. CXn\nSbn IeymWn tN¨n XdbnÂ
ap«pImen Cêìv Cfb½bpsS Ih¡nSbn apJw
AaÀ¯nbnêì. Cfb½
»uÊnë apIfneqsS kzbw Xsâ A½nªIsf sRcSn¯pS§n. Aåw Ignªv AhÀ »uÊv
Xpdìv apeIÄ ]pds¯Sps¯ìv tXmìì, hi§fnÂ
shfp¯ amwk]nÞ§Ä Iméì. ]pdw Xncnªncnç¶Xn\mÂ
Cfb½bpsS apJ`mh§Ä {i²n¡m\mbnÃ. IeymWntN¨nbpsS I´pdp©Â Cfb½ icnçv BkzZnípìsìv
Cfb½ ]pds¸Sphníp¶ s\SphoÀ¸pIfn \nìw A]kzc§fnÂ
\nìw hyàambnêì. IeymWn
tN¨n ssIIÄ DbÀ¯n Cfb½bpsS Cf\oÀ¡pS§fnÂ
Xm¸mfníp¶Xv ImWmambnêì.
Cfb½ Cê¶nê¶ Ìqfn \nìv Acs¡«v DbÀ¯n Xsâ
kmam\w tN¨nbpsS apJt¯m«v C«v Dcíp¶Xv It¸mÄ a\Ênembn
IeymWntN¨nív ZmlPew In«mdmsbìv.
hen¨v æSn¡So s]mebmSntamtf...F\nív
hcmdmsbSo... Iq¯n¨ntamtf.... C¶m ]nSnt¨mSo Fsâ ]qsd®......\¡n\¡n
æSn¡So....AdphmWn¨o....]qdntamtf.....lmmmmbv...At½....
Cfb½bpsS hmbn \nìv C¯cw kt`yXchmçIÄ DXnê¶Xp
tI«t¸mÄ Rm³ AXnibn¨p t]mbn. Hê am\y
alnfsbt¸mse s]êamdnbnê¶ Xsâ Cfb½ Hê Ima{`m´nbmsWìv At¸mÄ
a\Ênembn. AS¡n¸nSn¨
hnImc§Ä AWs]m«nsbmgpæhm³ Ahkcw In«p¶ A]qÀÆ
\nanj§fn aëjy³ FÃmw adç¶XmImw.....
æSpw_]pcmWw 4
Rm³ ]n¶oShnsS \n¶nÃ, Hìv NpÁn¡d§n
NmbsbÃmw Ign¨v sshæt¶camév ho«n Xncns¨¯nbXv. Cfb½bmév hìv IXæ Xpdì
X¶Xv, hnemkn\n Xcns¨¯nbn«nÃ.
IeymWn tN¨nbpsS ¹m³ Aëkcn¨mév Imcy§Ä \o§p¶sXìv a\Ênembn. Cfb½ív Xsâ apJ¯v t\mçhm³ aSn
t]mse. Hê]s£ Imcy§Ä
F\n¡dnbnà F¶mæw Cfb½ hnNmcn¨ncníp¶Xv. ASp¡fbn Ft´m Imcyamb ]mNI¯nsâ aWw
hêì. Cd¨n¡dnbpsS KÔw
ho«nemsIbpv.
F´m Cfbt½ Cìv kvs]j FÃmapsìv
tXmìì... hà hntijhpaptm?
"tam\o ho«n Xncns¨¯nbXtÃ.... Hìv
BtLmjn¡Wsaìv IeymWn tN¨n ]dªp.....cm{Xnbn tN¨nbpw D®m³
Dmæw...'
At¿m A¶m hÕetN¨ot\w hnemkn\ntbw
hnfn¡mambnê¶tÃm? Rm³ Hìw
Adnbm¯ t]mse ]dªp.
"Rm³ ]dªXm..... AhfpsS sIm¨në kpJÃyms{X...
ChnsS Cu Xnc¡n h¶m ]ns¶ Ic¨nepw _lfhpw Bhqìv
]dªp...... AhÀçv C\ow hcmtem....'
Cfb½bpsS Hê AhktcmNnX IÅw.
F¶m Rmëw hcmw ASp¡fbn Cfb½sb klmbn¡m³
Fì ]dªp. Gbv AsXmìw
thsìv ]dsª¦nepw Rmëw ]n¶mse IqSn.
B CSp§nb ASp¡f apdnbn HcmÄçv Xs¶ s]êamdm³ Øew
I½nbmév. At¸mÄ æd¨p t\cw
Hìv ap«nbpê½n \n¶m IeymWntN¨n hê¶Xnëap³t] R§Äçv Hê
[mcWbnse¯msaìv F\nív tXm¶n.
]s£ AXv sXÁmbnêì.
Cfb½ XnIª hophnNmct¯msSbmév Hmtcm \o¡§fpw \S¯nbXv. AXn\m Hìv ap«m³ t]mepw
IgnªnÃ.
X{´]qÀÆapÅ Hgnªpamd It¸mÄ ]ns¶ Rmëw
thsìv sh¨p.
Cê«n æd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ IeymWntN¨n I¿nsemê
k©nbpambn F¯n. AI¯v h¶nêìv
k©nbn \nìv Hê æ¸n \mS³ hmÁv Nmcmbw ]pds¯Sp¯p. B tImf\nbnseÃmw kpe`ambn In«p¶Xmév
hymP aZyw. AXSn¡m¯
kv{Xo]pêj·mÀ B {]tZi¯v ImWnÃmìv Xs¶ ]dbmw.
"kpaXo æd¨v ¥mÊpw
shÅhpsaÃmsaSpçv....' Fsâ
櫳 h¶n«v CXphsc Hìv IqSm³ ]ÁnbnÃ.
"Mvlm...tN¨n F¯ntbm' Fìw ]dªv Cfb½
cp¥mÊpw Hê sam´bn shÅhpw sImp sh¨v IdnIÄ
FSp¡m\mbn AIt¯m«v t]mbn.
"CXm´mSo kpaXo 2 ¥mÊv.... \o CsXmìw Ign¡ntà ?'
At¿m F\nsímìw th tN¨o....
"Hm...AhfpsS Hê \Ã ]nÅ NabÂ....tamsâ
ap³]nenêìv æSn¡m³ AhÄçv
eÚ Ateym.....'
Cfb½ Cd¨n¡dnbpw ap«s]mcn¨XpsaÃmambn hì. Hcp tXmÀs¯Sp¯v amdnen«v Hê aqebntem«v
amdn \nåmbn. IeymWn tN¨n Hê
¥mÊn F\n¡Â]w ]IÀìv shÅhpsamgn¨v
Xì. ]n¶oSv Hê ¥mÊnÂ
ap¡mtemfsaSp¯v shÅsamìw Hgn¡msX Xs¶ \oÁmbn A§v
]nSn¨p. Rm³ sÉmhn kn¸v
sNbvXv XpS§n. FÃmw t\m¡n
Cfb½ \nìv aµlknípìmbnêì. IeymWntN¨n cpaqìv ¥mÊpIÄ
Imenbm¡nbtXmsS \Ã kv]oUmbn.
]n¶oSmÄ Hê¥mÊv \nd¨v Cfb½bpsS ASp¯v sNì.
" kpaXo.... \o CX§v ]nSn....cmP³ IXpsImv Hìw
hcm\nÃ.....Hìansænepw \nsâ sI«nbhsâ
{]Xn]pêj\tÃ.....'
"A§v ]nSn Ftft½....'
Aåw aqUnemb Rmëw Cfbs½ t{]mÕmln¸n¨p. ]ns¶ Cfb½ aSn¨nÃ, ¥mÊv hm§n
HscmÁ ]nSnív Xs¶ Imenbm¡n.
A§ns\ æSn ]mÀ«n ]ptcmKan¡m³ XpS§n. CXn\nSbn IeymWntN¨n Cd¨n¡dnbpsS
]m{XsaSp¯v Fsâ hmbntem«v sh¨v Xìv XoÁn¨p XpS§n. Aåw Ignªv Cfb½sb
XoÁn¡m³ Nì, Cfb½ \mWn¨v XSªtXm Ft´m ]m{Xw sNcnªv
IdnsbÃmw IeymWn tN¨nbpsS apnepw »uÊnepambn. BÄ CXn\Iw \Ã
aqUnembn¡gnªnêì.
C\nbns¸m CsXms¡ F´n\m Fìv tNmZn¨psImv tN¨n Xsâ appw
»uÊpw Ducnsbdnªp.
sI«pt_mUokpw Xmdpw (H¶c) am{Xw AWnªpsImv tN¨n
æSn¸mÀ«n XpSÀì.
F¦nepw Cfb½ \Ã I¬t{Smfnembnêì. hopw hopw IpSn¡m³
\nÀºÔn¸n¨v Cfb½sb hogv¯m³ tN¨n A£oWw
{]bXv\nípmbnêì.
tN¨n ¥msÊSp¯v Cfb½bpsS Npn ap«n¨p. Cfb½ thsìw ]dªv
X«namÁpìmbnêì.
AhfpsS Hê \mWw Fìw ]dªv Cd¨n¡dn ]pc ssIsImv Cfb½bpsS
apeIfn \à sRçv sh¨p sImSp¯p.
aª \nd¯nepÅ Cfb½bpsS »uÊn tN¨nbpsS ssI¸¯n ASbmfw
\Ã hyàambn ]Xnªp. CXn Iv
\mWn¨ Cfb½ thKw t]mbn Hê tXmÀs¯Sp¯v Xsâ amdnen«p.
"AX§v Ducn¡f s]s®...' Fìw ]dªv IeymWn
tN¨n Cfb½bpsS »uÊv Agn¡m³ {iaw \S¯n. ]nSn \Ã _e¯nembXn\mtem AtXm XpWnbpsS
]g¡amtWm Ft´m »uÊnsâ ap³ `mKw \à s]mse Iodn. tN¨nbpsS I¿neIs¸« tXmÀ¯v Xnc¨p
]nSn¡m³ Cfb½ Hê hn^e {iaw \S¯nsb¦nepw hnPbn¨nÃ. ap³ `mKw \jvSs¸«
»uÊn\Snbn Cfb½bpsS Cf\oÀçS§Ä
sI«pt_mUoknëÅn XpÅn¯pfp¼p¶Xv ssIIÄ amdnÂ
KpW\NnÓ¯n ]nSn¨v F¶n \nìv ad¨p.
"Hm...tlm.... ChfpsS Hê \mWw, \nsâ A½nª Ahs\mìv ImÂ
Hìw hcnÃSn s]s®...' Fìw ]dªv tN¨n Cfb½bpsS ssIIÄ
]nSn¨pamÁm³ _e{]tbmKw Xs¶ \S¯n.
"At¿m F´m Cu tN¨n ImWníp¶Xv...' Fìw
]dªv æXdn amdn Cfb½ ASp¡fbntem«v HmSn¡fªp.'
]n¶mse tN¨nbpw ASp¡fbntem«v sNì. ]ns¶ AhnsS AS¡n¸nSn¨
kwkmcambnêì. Rm³ hmXne\Spt¯m«v
sNìv {i²n¨p. Cfb½bpsS ]Xnª
kzcw..
"F\n¡§ns\ Ahsâ ap³]n \nìv
AgnªmSms\mìw ]Ánà tN¨o... hnf¡qXn InS¶Xnë tijw
]ns¶ F´m thXv Fì sh¨membnt¡ms«.....'
A§ns\ Ih s]mfn¨v sh¨v sImSp¡W s]®§sf In«ms\mìw Ahëv
hnjaapmInÃ, Cu BWp§sf
hf¡Wsa¦nte.... Ahc§ns\ æSn¨v ckn¨ncníps¼m ]qdpw samtew
sImtXmw Hs¡¡m«n I¼nbm¡n¡Ww....¶mte Chscms¡ \½psS
Iq¯ow aW¸n¨v ]n¶mte IqSq... A§ns\
Hcn¡Â hebnem¡nbm aXn....]ns¶ Fìw \½sS
Ih¡nSbn InSt¶mfpw. \nsâ
KpW¯n\m Rm\o sImWtZmjn¡sW...a\Êps¦n tIt«m.....
" ¶mepw tN¨o.... BZys¯ {]mhiymbXn\mem.....F\n¡n{X
aSn....H¶q¡n¡gnªm FÃmw icymhpw...'
IeymWn tN¨n Hmhv apdnbn Ibdnbt¸mÄ Cfb½ Rm\ncp¶
apdnbntes¡¯n t\m¡n tNmZn¨p....."tNmdnSs« tamt\....'
`£Ww henb kw`h hnImk§Ä HìanÃmsX
Ahkm\n¨p. tN¨nív At¸mgpw t_mUokpw
H¶cbpw am{Xsa
DmbnêìÅq. Cfb½ CXn\Iw
]pXnb »uÊv C«nêì.
Rm³ Hê knKdÁpw ]pI¨v hcm´bnenêì. tN¨nbpw Cfb½bpw ]m{X§Ä IgpIn
shíp¶ ]WnIÄ Ign¨v Dd§mëÅ GÀ¸mSpIÄ XpS§n. t\cw hfscbmbn
FìÅ HgnhpIgnhn tN¨n Aìv AhnsS X§mëÅ
Bkq{XnX ¹m³ Rm³ tIÄ¡ms\¶t]mse ]dªp.
¶m ]ns¶ \apçv FÃmhÀçw ChnsS InS¡msa¶
A\u¬kvsasâv tN¨nbpsS hI. km[mcW Rm³
hcm´bnepw Cfb½ \SbneI¯pw hnemkn\n AhfpsS sIm¨p apdnbnepamév InS¡mdv
]Xnhv. Cfb½ PymfyXtbmsS ]I¨p \nì.
"]mbpw XebnWbpsaÃmw FSp¯nSSn ChnsS' IeymWntN¨nbpsS
Xm¡oXv. Cfb½ Fsâ {]XnIcWw
tIÄ¡m³ Im¯p \nì æd¨p t\cw. Hìw tIÄ¡mXmbt¸mÄ thKw
t]mbn ]mbpw aÁpw sImp h¶n«p.
"hmtamt\ \apçv InS¡mw' tN¨nbpsS £W\w tI«v Rm³ AI¯p sN¶t¸mÄ 3
]mbv C«nê¶Xn CSs¯ AÁt¯Xn IeymWn tN¨n Øew
]nSn¨nêì. Fs¶ tN¨n
sXm«Sp¯pÅ \Sphnse ]mbnteív BwKy¯m \nÀt±in¨p. Rm³ InSì Ignªt¸mÄ
Cfb½ív thsd hgnsbmìanÃtÃm, Fsâ ASp¯ ]mbnteív
t\m¡n ]I¨p \nì.
"hnfç sISp¯t«....'
As¶Ãmw as®® hnf¡mbnêì Fìv
]dtbXnÃtÃm. Cfb½bpsS
tNmZy¯nëv, tN¨n adp]Sn ]dªp....
"AX§v Npê¡n \nÀ¯ntbív kpaXo...'
tht¶bv AXv thtWÂ As¸m I¯n¡mw Fì ]dªv
Cfb½ hnf¡qXn sISp¯n.
æÁm¡qcnê«mbnêì apdnbnÂ. Aåkab¯nëÅn Cfb½ Hê
\nizmkt¯msS ]mbn InS¶Xv F\nív a\Ênem¡m³
{]bmkapmbnÃ. IeymWn tN¨n
]Xps¡ Fsâ ]mbnteív \o§n Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p. At¸mÄ a\Ênembn tN¨n CXn\Iw Xsâ
t_mUokpw H¶cbpw Ducn amÁn Ignªnês¶ìv. tN¨n Xsâ heXp ImseSp¯v Fsâ
Acs¡«n IbÁn sh¨p.
Xsâ ap«pImep]tbmKn¨v Fsâ eKms\ XShm³ XpS§n. æ® I\w sh¨p XpS§n Fì
a\ÊnembtXmsS tN¨n Fsâ ep¦n hen¨p ]dns¨dnªp. ]n¶osSs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨t¸mÄ tN¨nbpsS
NqSpÅ CkvXncns¸«n Fsâ CSs¯ Ffnbn NqSv ]Icm³ XpS§n. Fsâ Ip«m FìÅ hnfntbmsS tN¨n Fsâ
amdnepw eKm\nepw XShm³ XpS§n.
At¿m Cfb½.... Rm³ ]Xps¡ ]dªp
"AXns\´m....So kpaXo... \obpw Ct§m«v Xncnªv
InS¡So....'
At¿m F´m Cu tN¨n ]dbpt¶.... Cfb½bpsS ]cn`hw....
"...¶m Ahfv AhnsS InSìv hncenS«Sm cmPm.... tam\n§v
Xncnªv InSçv...' Fìw ]dªv tN¨n Fs¶ AhêsS \áamb
amdnteív BtÇjn¨p. tN¨nbpsS
^pSvt_mÄ apeIÄ Fsâ amdneaÀì. AhÀ Fsâ apJsaÃmw
\¡ntXmÀ¯m³ XpS§n. Hê
ssIsImv æ®bn ]nSn¨v sXmen Iotgm«pw tatem«pw Nen¸n¡m³
XpS§n. Rmëw CSbnteív ssI IS¯n
tN¨nbpsS ]qdnse tcma§Ä hIªp amÁn ]qÀNmenÂ
hncen«nf¡n. tN¨n Cfb½sb
tIĸn¡ms\t¶mWw ]dªp.
"CsXs´mê æ®bmSm tamt\.... CXv tIÁWsa¦nÂ
`cWn¸m«n ]dbW t]mepÅ apd¯nsâ hen¸apÅ ]qdv thWtÃm
æ«m.....'
Cfb½bpsS \nizmk§Ä F\nív ]n¶n \nìv
tIÄ¡mambnêì. Rm³ ]Xnsb
tN¨nbpsS tase IbdmëÅ {iaw XpS§nbt¸mÄ tN¨n XSªp,
AhÀ¡Xn XmÂ]cyansÃìv
tXmìì. AhÀ Fsâ sNhnbn kzImcyw ]dªp....
"BZyw \o Cfb½sb Hìv Duçv'
At¿m AXv....Rm³ hnjahr¯¯n \ndp¯nbt¸mÄ, tN¨n
XpSÀì...
" \o At§m«v Xncnªv InSìv kpaXosS
sames¡mìv ]nSn¨v t\mçv AhÄ Hìw ]dbnÃ
æ«m.... AhÄ At§m«v Xncnªv InS¡teym.... Cu æ´w sImv
AhfpsS N´n¡nSbn æ¯nbm Ahfs¸m apgn¨p Xêw... \o
t\m¡v....'
¶mepw tN¨o.... Cfb½.....
"Hê F¶mepw CÃ...' Fìw ]dªv tN¨n Fs¶
Cfb½bpsS `mKt¯ív XÅn Xncn¨p InS¯n.
]dªt]mse, Cfb½ Xsâ CSXp `mKt¯ív Xncnªv
InSçIbmbnêì. Rm³ hê¶Xv
hcs«sbìw sh¨v Fsâ heXp Is¿Sp¯v Cfb½bpsS tate¡n«p. Cfb½ Hìv sR«nbt]mse tXm¶n. ]Xnsb Ncnªv InSç¶ AhcpsS amdn Rm³
XtemSn....s\Sp\nizmk§Ä am{Xw... FXnÀs¸mìw
ImWníp¶nÃ. Rm\hcpsS »uÊnsâ ]nìIÄ Hmtcm¶mbn
Agn¡m³ XpS§n. sI«v t_mUokv
\Ã t]mse apdp¡n sI«nbn«pv, Agn¡m³ hÃm¯ {]bmkw
tXm¶nsb¦nepw Agns¨Sp¯p. NqSpÅ B
apeIÄ Fsâ ssIçÅn AaÀ¶t¸mÄ Cfb½ ]pfªp. Rm³ Cfb½sb _eambn aeÀ¯n InS¯n. »uÊpw t_mUokpw tateív
DbÀ¯n sh¨p. B
æÁm¡qcnê«nepw æfnapdnbn sh¨p I B kvX\§sf
a\Ên [ym\n¨v ssIIfm AhbpsS Afhpw hen¸hpw
a\Ênem¡n.
ape¡®pIfn Xnê½nbt¸mÄ Cfb½ C¡nfnsImv æWp§n
Nncn¡m³ XpS§n...
"Mvlm... \nsâ Cfb½ív s]mf¸v CfIn XpS§oìv
tXmì¶tÃm cmPm....'
IeymWntN¨nbpsS Iaâv tI«v Cfb½ hÃmXmbn. Rm³ Cfb½bpsS apJw Xncn¨v AhêsS XSn¨v
aeÀ¶ "koa' NppIfn AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p. Npw_\§fpsS io¡mcw tI«v lcw Ibdnb
tN¨n R§fpsS tate¡qSn Dêv adnªv Cfb½bpsS CSXp `mKt¯s¡¯n. IeymWn tN¨nbpw Cfb½bpsS CSXp
ape¡®n Xnê½mëw Ihnfn D½ sh¡mëw XpS§n. R§fpsS cpt]cptSbpw s]êamÁ¯mÂ
Cfb½bpsS kt¦mNsaÃmw amdn¯pS§n.
tN¨n CXn\Iw Cfb½bpsS apnsâ æ¯gn¨n«nêì. ]Xps¡ H¶cbpw Agn¨n«p, ]n¶oSv Fsâ ssI
]nSn¨v Cfb½bpsS kmam\¯n sImpt]mbn sh¨p.
A¨psdm«n t]mse Xpdn¨p \nÂç¶ sh®¸qdv. tjhv sNbvXv IgpInbt¸mÄ IXnt\¡mfpw
kv\nKvZX At¸mÄ tXm¶n. ]Xnsb Hê
hnc Nmente¡aÀ¯nbt¸mÄ, NqSp]nSn¨
sh®¡«bnteív ]qgv¶nd§p¶ {]XoXn. tN¨nbpsS ssIIfpw Fsâ IfnIfpsS
taÂt\m«¯ns\¶ t]mse Cfb½bpsS ]qdnsâ ]cnkc¯v
NpÁn¡d§pìmbnêì.
IeymWntN¨n tNmZn¨p.....
"F§ns\bpv tamt\ Cfb½bpsS In®¯¸w?'
Xnì t\m¡nbmetà êNnbdnbq tN¨o......
tN¨n Cfb½bpsS sNhnbn ]dªp.......
"kpaXo.... \o Imsemìv AI¯nt¡y....Ahëv \nsâ
]qsdmìv \¡Ww ìv....'
Cfb½ \mWn¨v æWp§n Nncn¨v Hê ssIsImv Xsâ I®pIfpw, adpssI
sImv ]qdpw s]m¯n¸nSn¨p.
"tlm.... AhfpsS Hê \mWw... s]mfn¨p ]nSn¡Sn \nsâ
æmWw.....'
tN¨n æd¨v _e¯n Xs¶ Cfb½bpsS ImÂap«pIÄ
]nSn¨I¯n. Cfb½ Xsâ cp ssIsImpw ]qdv
s]m¯n¸nSn¨v sRfn]ncn sImÅm³ XpS§n.
"ssI amÁSn Iq¯n¨n...' Fìw ]dªv IeymWn
tN¨n Cfb½bpsS AIwXpSbn \sÃmê ]n¨v sh¨psImSp¯p. As¿m.... Fìw ]dªv Cfb½
]n¨v In«nb CSw XShm\mbn Is¿Sp¯ X¡¯nëv tN¨nbpsS ssIIÄ ]qdnsâ
D]cnXew apgph³ It¿dn. cv
hncepIÄ sImv Cfb½bpsS ]qdnsâ NppIÄ ]nfÀ¯n Im«n tN¨n
]dªp.....
"tamt\ cmPm..... Zm \nsâ Cfb½bpsS ]qdv....\Ã tX³
hc¡ C\¯n s]«Xm...N¸nçSn¨v t\mçv... Cs¸mtg tXs\mgpIm³
XpS§nbncnípì. apgph³
æSnt¨ítÃ.... In«p¶Xn Hê ]¦v F\nípw
Xt¶mtfm...«m..'
"At¿.... Cu tN¨n Fs´ms¡bm ]dbWXv Fsâ
Cuizcm.... Hê \mWhpanÃmsX...'
"Rm³ \nsâ ]qdv \¡mdpÅsXÃmw, Ah\dnbmw Fsâ
kpaXo... \o Hìv ]nS¡msX InSçv...tamtf...'
Rm³ Cfb½bpsS s]mfn¨v sh¨ncníp¶ kmam\¯nteív apJw
ASp¸n¨p. Fsâ aoi Cfb½bpsS ]qdnÂ
X«nbt¸mÄ AhÀ tImcn¯cn¨t]mse tXm¶n F\nív. æsd hÀj§fmbn ]pêj
kv]Ài\w G¡msX InS¶nê¶ B aê`qanbn ]Xn¨ Pe[mc
t]membnêì Cfb½¡Xv. Cfb½ C¡nfn sImv ]pfbm³ XpS§n. Rm³ cv ssIsImpw B sh®¸qdv ]nfÀ¯n
]qÀ Nmen taÂsXm«v ASn hsc \mhpsImv DgpXp. IeymWntN¨n ]dªt]mse B tbm\n \nd¨pw ]mearXmbnêì. Rm\mtemNn¨p, Cu \neív Cfb½ív
cXnaqÀ¨ Dmbmse´mbncnípw ØnXn. Rm³ Npêv aS§n¡nSç¶ DÄNppIÄ
N¸n hen¨v \nhÀ¯n. hnidn t]mse AXv
\nhÀì hêì!!! C{Xbpw henb AINppIfpÅ tbm\n
F\nív AÛpXw tXm¶n.
F¶m I´nëv A{X henb hen¸w tXm¶nbnÃ, km[mcW Hê ]bÀ
aWnbpsS A{X Xt¶ DÅq.
Rmt\mtcmNppIfpw amdn amdn hen¨p æSn¨p. `£W¯në tijw In«nb UnkÀ«v
t]membnêì B ]m¸mbkw. CXn\nsS
ap«pImen æ\nªnêìv ]qdv Xnì¶ Fsâ ]pdInÂ
tN¨n F¯n B Cê«nepw Fsâ N´nIÄ¡nSbn B«n³ æ«nsbt]mse
aW¸n¨v I¼nbmbn \nÂç¶ eKms\ hmbnem¡n Du¼nçSn¡m³ Bcw`n¨nêì.
Cfb½ív lcw Ibdn¯pS§n, AhÀ Xsâ Acs¡«v tatem«v
DbÀ¯m³ XpS§n. ssIIÄ Xdbneq¶n Cfb½ N´ns]m¡n¸nSn¨v Hê
BÀ¨v t]mse \nìv Acs¡«v Cf¡n. CSnsht«mSpIqSnb Hê ag t]membnêì
Cfb½bpsS cXn aqÀÑ. Hê
]pêjëv kvIenç¶ t]mse AhêsS ]qÁn \nìv tX³ Fsâ
hmbnteív NoÁnsbì ]dªm AXv AXnitbmàn
BInÃ. A¯c¯nÂ
kvIznÀ«v sN¿p¶ kv{XoIsf Rm³ AXnë ap³]pw Aë`hn¨n«pv. BkpJ¯n eb¨p \nÂçt¼mgmév tN¨n Fsâ
N´nIfn Xq§n¡nSìv æ® AhêsS A®m¡nen«v sRcn¨v Hê tUmkv ip¢w Xsâ A¶\mf¯nteív
DuÁnsbSp¯ kpJhpw Hêan¨mWpv \S¶sXìv Rm³ AdnªXv. F¶n«pw Xr]vXnbmIm¯ tN¨n Fsâ hmbv¡It¯m«v
Xsâ \mhv IbÁn AhnsSsb§mëw Dmbnê¶ Cfb½bpsS
tX³XpÅnIÄ¡mbn ]cnXn t\m¡n. A§ns\ Hê duv Ifnbn \nìmb
XfÀ¨bn \nìv FÃhêw hnapàambtXmsS tN¨n Cfb½bpsS
ape¡®n Xnê½ns¡mv tNmZn¨p....
"F§ns\bpv kpaXo....?'
Cfb½ \mWn¨v apJw s]m¯n.
Rm\nfb½bpsS I£§Ä¡Snbnse tcma§Ä \¡ns¡mv
InSçIbmbnêì. AhêsS
I£§Ä¡Snbnse XojvW KÔw Fs¶ hopw hnImc`cnX\m¡n. CXn\nsS tN¨n Cfb½bpsS ssI ]nSn¨v Fsâ
æ®bn ]nSn¸n¨p. BZyw AXv Rm³
IeymWn tN¨nbpsS I¿msW¶mWpv IêXnbXv.
]s£ B ssIIfpsS {]hÀ¯\w asÁmê I¿mév \nb{´níp¶Xv
Fìv s]«ìv a\Ênem¡m³ Ignªp. Cfb½bpsS ssIIfmév Xs¶ eKms\ ]nSn¨v
hmWaSníp¶Xv F¶ Nn´ a\Ên DZn¨ DSs\ æ® sR«ns¯dn¨v
hnizcq]w Im«n. Cfb½bpsS hmbnÂ
\nìv AhcdnbmsX Cuizcm..! Fs¶mê BÝcy\mZw ]pd¯p hì.
"F´m kpaXo t]Sn¨p t]mtbm tamsâ æ´w In«v.....' tN¨n tNmZn¨p.
" At¿m tN¨o CXp hà sIm¨p
s]¬]nÅmÀçw In«nbm sIme]mXIamæw.....' Cfb½bpsS Iaâv
"\nsâ tams\mê æt®izc\mSo....Chsâ
AÑs\§ns\bpmbnêì?'
"At§À¡nXnsâ
]æXnt]mepapmbnê¶nÃ......'
Cfb½ h¶t¸mtgípw AÑëv
hbÊmbXpsImmæw.....Bf{X tamisamìw Bbnê¶nÃ. Rm³ Fsâ HmÀ½bn \nìv
]dªp. Cfb½bpsS henb
kt¦mNsaÃmw amdnbt]mse tXm¶n.
AhÀ Fsâ æ®bnse IfnIÄ tN¨nbpsS t{]cW CÃmsX Xs¶
\nÀ_m[w XpSêìmbnêì.
"F´m kpaXo.... \n\s¡mìv N¸nçSn¨mÂ
sImÅsaìv Dsìv tXmìì.....?'
"lpw....' \mW¯n s]mXnª AS¡nb kzc¯nsemê
aqfÂ.
Rm³ Cfb½bpsS tXmfn ]nSn¨v Xmtgm«v
XÅnbnd¡n. Cfb½
FWoÁnêìv Agnªpt]mb Xsâ XeapSn s\dpIbnÂ
tIÁns¡«n, Fsâ Acs¡«nteív æ\nªp. hnçÁn t]mse \n¶nê¶ Fsâ eKm\nepw
DIfnepsaÃmw AhÀ Npw_\§fm s]mXnªp. ]pcpjsâ iànbn kv{XoIÄ
AÀ¸níp¶ A`nhmZy§Ä.
XesbSp¯v \nÂç¶ enwK aIpSs¯ AhÀ Xsâ cv I®pIfnepw
ap«n¨p....Ft´m Znhyamb Bbp[w sXm«p hW§p¶Xp t]mse. ]ns¶ æS¸³ Xsâ
NpIÄ¡nSbnem¡n ëWbm³ XpS§n.
CSív \mçv IqÀ¸n¨v AhÀ Fsâ aq{XZzmc¯nÂ
æ¯nIbÁm³ t\mçì. ]ns¶ NppIÄ Cdp¡n¸nSn¨v Xe
tatem«pw Iotgm«pw B¡n æ®bpsS GItZiw ]æXntbmfw hmbnseSp¯v
Du¼m³ Bcw`n¨p. CS¡nSív
AhcpsS Du¼en \nìv Dfhmb N]v N]v kzcw IeymWntN¨nsb
AkzØbm¡n. Ahêw Fsâ
Im¡nSbnteív \o§n..
]ns¶ cp kv{XoIfpw X½n klIcn¨pÅ hZ\kpcXambnêì. C¶s¯ Imes¯Ãmw »p ^nenapIfnÂ
kpe`ambn Imé¶ B {]{Inb, Aìv H«pw ssewKnIambn ]ptcmKan¨n«nÃm¯ B
ImeL«§fn Rm\mZyambn Aë`hn¨t¸mgpmb tNtXmhnImcw hmb\¡mÀçv
Duln¡mhp¶Xmév. IqSpXÂ kabhpw
eKm³ tN¨nbpsS hmbnembnêì.
CXn A£abmb Cfb½ tN¨nbpsS hmbn \nìv æ®
]nSn¨phm§n Du¼p¶Xv F\nív ckIcamb Aë`hambnêì. A[nIt\cw Cu Ifn XpSê¶Xv B]¯msWìv
F\n¡dnbmambnêì. ip¢Zmlnbmb
IeymWntN¨n 18 AShpw {]tbmKn¨v kvIen¸n¡m³
IgnhpÅhfmsW¶dnbmatÃm. cp
XhW A{X s]«ìv kvIe\apmbm icnbmhnÃ, cm{Xn¡n\nbpw
\ofaptÃm.
tN¨o....F\ns¡mcm{Klw, ætd \mfmbn a\ÊnÂ
sImp \Sç¶Xm....
"]dbq tamt\....tN¨n km[n¸n¨p Xcmw....'
F\nív cv s]®p§sf Ip\n¨p \nÀ¯n Hmtcm
]qÁnepw amdn amdn Du¡Wsaìv
"A{Xtb DÅq... ChnsS Zm cv ]qdnIftÃ
X¿mdmbn \nÂç¶Xv...' tN¨n ]dªp.
Cfbt½ B hnfçv Hìv sImfp¯q... A¶mte Hê ckapmIq.....
"AXp thsWm tamt\.....' Cfb½s¡mê ssh¢_yw
" C\n Cs¸m F´n\m kpaXo Cu \mWsams¡... \nsâ ]qdpw
sImtXmw ImWm³ Ahëv BibpmhntÃ...' tN¨nbpsS \ymboIcWw.
Cfb½ FWoÁv sNdnb Nn½nWn hnfçv I¯n¨p sh¨p. CXn\Iw cv \mcoaWnIfpw ]cn]qÀ®
\ácmbn«pmbnêì. tN¨n Hê
anSnbpw IqSmsX ap«pImen æ¼n«v InSìvv amdpw Xebpw
]mbneaÀ¯n N´ns]m¡n¸nSn¨v ImepIfIÁn \nì. tN¨nbpsS B \n¸v Iv Cfb½ \mW¯m hm
s]m¯n Nncn¨p.
"hm kpaXn.... hìv \n¡nhnsS Fsâ ASp¯v....' tN¨n
Cfb½sb hnfn¨p. Cfb½ \mWn¨v \mWn¨v
tN¨nbpsS ASp¯v hìv ap«pæ¯n \nì. Blm... cv kzb¼³ ænIÄ
X¿mdmbn \nÂçì.
Nn½n\n hf¡nsâ Ac {]Imi¯n cpv sImX¨mepIfpw hyàambn
ImWmw. Hê ap«\mSns\ t]mse Rm³ cp
N´nIfnepw D½sh¡mëw, \¡mëw XpS§n.
Cfb½bpsS aeZzmc¯n \mhv X«nbt¸mÄ AhÀ C¡nfnsImv
]pfªv ænbn«v æep¡n.
cv sImX¨mepIfnepw s\Sp\of¯n Rm³ \¡n¯pS¨p. CêhêtSbpw N´nIfn Rm³ arZpeambn
ISn¨p. cpt]cpw AhcpsS IpnIÄ sImv
Fsâ apJ¯n«v Dckphm³ {]tXyIw {i²nípìmbnêì.
hnImcm[o\cmbt¸mÄ Cêhêw \m¡men arK§sft¸mse A]kzc§Ä
]pds¸Sphn¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ B«n³
sImÁs\t¸mse Cfb½bpsS ]pdt¯ív NmSn¡bdn. æ® Øm\w sXÁn BZyw
Cfb½bpsS sImX¯nemév sNìv ap«nbXv, Cfb½ DSs\ IqXn Cdp¡n¸nSn¨v N´n
apt¶m«p hen¨p. Rm³ DSs\ s]mknj³
IdIvÁv sNbvXv eKms\ t\À hgnbn sImv sh¨p. aZ\Pew \ndªp \nÂç¶ B ]qdnteçv
Ibdnt¸mæhm³ H«pw {]bmkapmbnÃ.
Hì s]ÁXmsW¦nepw ]qdnëv H«pw Abhv tXm¶nbnÃ. æsd¡meambn
k©mcsam«panÃmXnê¶Xn\memImw. {Kokv
A[nIw C« ]n̬ Ibdnbnd§p¶Xpt]mse Fsâ Ip® Hê hÃm¯
^vfIv....^vfoIv...^vfIv \mZapbÀ¯ns¡mv Cfb½bpsS tbm\o \mfobneqsS
Ibdnbnd§m³ XpS§n. Cu iÐtImemlew tI«v
klnsI« IeymWntN¨n
Du...Mlq....F¶n§s\bpÅ kzc§Ä ]pds¸Sphn¨v ænbn«v
æep¡n Xsâ AklnjvéX {]ISn¸nípìmbnênì. Rm³
Ducm³ {ianíp¶Xmbn tXm¶nbt¸mÄ Cfb½ AhêsS ]qdv sImv æ®sb \¶mbn
Cdp¡n¸nSn¨p. Cfb½ív hn«v
XcmëÅ aSn It¸mÄ X¡me ia\¯n\mbn Hê ssIsImv Rm³
tN¨nbpsS ]qÁn hncen«nf¡n.
æd¨p kabw Ignªn«pw X¶nteív {]thin¡mëÅ e£Ww
ImWmXmbt¸mÄ IeymWn tN¨n CuÁ¸pensbt¸mse Nodn...
"s]mebmSntamt\.... Fs¶ C§ns\ ChnsS æ\n¨v
\nÀ¯nbn«v \nsâ At½sS ]qÁnen«v Hm¡m\mtWmSm
]«n¡gpthdnsS tamt\...'
]dªXv Ft¶mSmbnês¶¦nepw, adp]Sn ]dªXv
Cfb½bmbnêì.......
"æd¨p t\cw H¶S§n \n¡Sn AdphmWn¨n.... Fsâ
Igs¸mìv amds«....sImtd¡mew Rm³ \n\çv ]qdv Xìv \nsâ Zmlw
XoÀ¯ntÃ...Hìv £anív...shdn ImWn¡msX...'
A§s\ \obns¸m Du¼Sn Iq¯n¨n...Fìw ]dªv tN¨n Fs¶
_eambn Cfb½bpsS ]pd¯p \nìv hen¨nd¡m³ XpS§n. cp `mcyamêff ]pêjsâ {]bmk§Ä ]v
橳 \¼ymÀ ]mSnbXv Rm³ HmÀ½n¨p. tN¨nív ]®p¶Xn henb
B{Klansænepw, Xs¶ shdpsX t\mçæ¯nbmbn \nÀ¯p¶Xnembnêì
a\x{]bmkw. Cfb½sb kzm´\s¸Sp¯m³ tN¨nsb ]®pt¼mgpw Rm³ Cfb½bpsS ænbnepw
]qÁnepw hnc IbÁn kpJn¸nçìmbnêì. Hìcv an\nÁv t\cw B
Infhn¸qÁn Ifn¨v Rm³ hopw Rm³ Cfb½sb {]m]n¡m³ Hê§pt¼mtgípw
Cfb½ arK§sft¸mse Aadns¡mv Xsâ A£a {]ISn¸n¡m³ XpS§n. Cê¯w h¶ tN¨n Cfb½bpsS Aad tI«v
AaÀ¯n Nncn¨v sImv Ft¶mSv ]dªp....
"AhfpsS ISn amÁnsImSpçv....F¶n«v aXn C\n
F\nív...'
A§ns\ Fsâ B cXnsshIrX B{Kls¯ X¡met¯ív
amÁn \ndp¯n, Cfb½bpsS ]pdt¯ív NmSn¡bdn Bªv ]®m³
XpS§n. Hmtcm Xm§pw Cfb½bpsS
KÀ`]m{X¯nsâ skÀhnIvkpw Ignªv AI¯psNìv
ap«pìmbnês¶Wìv Cfb½bpsS Zb\obamb aqf tI«t¸mÄ
a\Ênembn. æ\nªpv
\nÂç¶Xn\m ]qdn \nìv hê¶ A]kzc§fpsS
tLmjbm{Xbmbnêì. tN¨n R§fpsS
ImepIÄ¡nSbn InSìv enwKtbm\o kwLaw
DÁpt\m¡n ckn¨p. CS¡nsS tN¨ns¡mìv Du¼p¶Xnëv thn
Rm³ æ® apgph\mbpw ]pdt¯ív henípw, B kµÀ`w
]mgm¡msX tN¨n, Cfb½bpsS ]qsd®bnÂ
æfn¨p \nÂç¶ Fsâ eKms\ Xsâ hmbnem¡n Aåt\cw N¸n hopw Xsâ
kplr¯nsâ aZ\Kplbnteív sh¨v sImSpçw.
hniì s]mcnªv \nÂç¶ Hê knwl¯nsâ hmbnteív Cd¨n
IjvWw sh¨psImSpç¶ arKimem kq£n¸pImcsâ tdmfmbnêì
tN¨n¡t¸mÄ. Cfb½bpsS ]qdv Fsâ
eKms\ sR¡n¸ngnªp. Rm³
Xncn¨phcm\mhm³ ]Ám¯ tÌPn (Point of no return) F¯nsbìv
a\Ênem¡nb tN¨n, Cfb½bpsS ]qÁn \nìv æ®
hen¨qcm³ Hê hn^e {iaw \S¯nsb¦nepw \S¶nÃ.
]pêj_oPs¯ bYmØm\s¯¯nt¡ NpaXemt_m[w Cuizc³ kv{Xoípw,
]pcpjëw Hê t]mse \ÂInbXn\memImw, R§fpsS Kply`mK§Ä,
thÀs]Sp¯m\mhm¯ hn[w, s^hnt¡mÄ C«pd¸n¨ t]mse
Aåt\ct¯ív H¶mbn H«ntNÀì \nì. krjvSn IÀ½w \SìImWptam Ft´m....
_oP¯nëw AÞ¯nëw aëjy³ \nÀ½n¨ _Ô§fpsS hneçv
AdnbnÃtÃm.
Aåt\cw Ignªv Rm³ æ®bqcnsbSp¯p. Cfb½ a\anÃma\tÊmsS Xsâ tbm\o
t]inIÄ Ab¨p Xì.
BÀ¯n]nSn¨ æ«nsbt¸mse Im¯ncnípIbmbnêì
IeymWntN¨n, ]qÀs\¿pw 殸mepw sImv icnípw ]mIs¸Sp¯nb
AchW ss\thZyw Cfb½bpsS aZ\Kplbn \nìv \¡nsbSp¡m³. Cfb½bpsS ]qÁn \nìv
In«mhp¶nSt¯mfw B tX\arXv IeymWntN¨n DuÁnhens¨Sp¯pImWpw. XfÀ¶ Cfb½ ]mbn Iangvì
hoWp.
t\cw shfp¯v FWoÁt¸mÄ tN¨nbpw Cfb½bpw Øew
hn«nêì, Btcm Fs¶ ep¦nsImv ]pX¸n¨n«pv.
Fgpt¶Áv {]`mX IÀ½§Ä Ign¨v h¶t¸mÄ Cfb½ Hê
\thmVsbt¸mse Nmbbpambn \mWw æWp§n \nÂçì. Rm³ Nmb æSn¨p sImncnípt¼mÄ
Cfb½ Fsâ I¿nteív Hê sNdnb s]mXn Xì. Xpdì t\m¡nb Rm³ kvXw`n¨p
t]mbn....NcSn tImÀs¯mê Xmen......
"F\n¡n\n ......\n§sf tam\mbn¡mWm³
]ÁnÃ.....Cfb½ ]pdw Xncnªv Igp¯pw Im«n Fsâ ap³]nÂ
\nì. ]pd¯ptÅmcpsS
ap³]n F§ns\ thtWepw A`n\bnt¨mfmw... ]t£¦nev \n§sfsâ sIt«ym\m Cì
apXÂ.'
Rm³ CXnIÀ¯hymaqV\mbn Xcn¨p \nì.
(XpSêw)
æSpw_]pcmWw 5
Rm³ Cfb½bpsS Igp¯n Xmen sI«n. At¸mÄ A§ns\ sN¿phm\mév
tXm¶nbXv. sN¿p¶Xnsâ
kocnbkv\Êv Hìw At¸mÄ BtemNn¡m³ an\s¡«nÃ. {]iv\sas´¦nepw Dmbm AhnsS \nìv
ap§msaìff Zpêt±iambnêì At¸mÄ a\ÊnÂ. ]n¶oSpÅ Cfb½bpsS s]êamÁw XnI¨pw
\thmVbmb Hê aWhm«nbpsS a«nembnêì.
AXpIt¸mÄ F\nív \Ã hnImcw tXm¶nsb¦nepw,
aÁpÅhêsS ap³]n Cfb½ A§ns\ s]êamdnbm F´mæw
AhØ F¶ A¦em¸pw Dmbnêì.
Cfb½ sIm©nçgªv Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v sNhnbn t{]a]pcÊcw
hnfn¨p.....
"tN«mmmmm....'
tI«t¸mÄ BZysamìv sR«nsb¦nepw, Bêw ho«nensö
Bizmk¯n Rmëw hnfn¨p...
"Fsâ kpaXnç«o....'
A§ns\ Xs¶ Ahsc ]nSn¨v Fsâ aSnbnenê¯n, NppIfnÂ
AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨psImv Rm\hêsS apn\Snbnteív ssI IS¯n. kpJw kpµcw iq\yw.... Cfb½ ASnbnÂ
Hìw DSp¯n«nÃ. ssI t\sc AhêsS ]qdnemév sImXv. AhÀ bmsXmê anSnbpanÃmsX
ImepIÄ AI¯n Xì. Rm\hêsS
]qÁnteív hncepIÄ IbÁn. aZ\Pew sImv \ndªnêì AhêsS
tbm\oZf§Ä. AhÀ CaIÄ
]q«n Fsâ hnc ssaYp\w BkzZn¨p. Rm\¸w
\ndp¯n, hncepIÄ hens¨Sp¯p.
AhÀ tNmZy`mh¯n angnIÄ Xpdì. AhêsS tX³ ]pc Fsâ hncepIÄ \ç¶
Fs¶¡v Fsâ ImXn tNmZn¨p...
"tN«ëv Fsâ kmam\¯nsâ êNn Cãmtbm?'
Rm³ Mlm F¶À°¯n aqfnbt¸mÄ AhÀ hopw
tNmZn¨p....
IeymWn tN¨nbptSXnt\¡mfpw...???
AsXs¶ Hê hnja hr¯¯nse¯ns¨¦nepw, a\xkm£nç¯nÃmsX
]dªp.....
\obnt¸m Fsâ sIt«ymfsà apt¯.... Cu "Actb¡À' `qanbtÃ
C\n Fsâ kz¯v... Fìw ]dªv Rm\hêsS D´n \nÂç¶ ]qdnÂ
temdnbpsS tlmWn ]nSn¨aÀ¯p¶ t]mse Hìcv h«w
AaÀ¯n. Rm\nt¸mÄ
hcmsaìw ]dªv AhÀ Fgpt¶Áv ASp¡fbntem«v
t]mbn. A¸w Ignªv Cfb½
hnemkn\nbpsS apdnbn \nìv hnfn¨p
"H¶nt§m«v ht¶.....'
Rm\hêsS tamt\ FìÅ hnfnbnepw aÁpw Hê cm{Xn
sImpmb amÁs¯ ]Án BÝcys¸«p. AhnsS AhÀ I¿nsemê
æ¸nbpambn apgn¨p Ifªv AÀ² \ábmbn hiyambn Nncn¨p sImv
\nÂçì. thKw Xs¶ Rm³ t]mbn
IXIS¨p hì. hnemkn\nbpambn Ifnç¶Xv
IeymWn tN¨n IXvt]mse CXmhÀ¯n¡ Fìv IêXn. AhÀ ]dªp..
R§sS Iq«¯n Hê \m«p\S¸pv, CjvSs¸«m BWpw s]®pw
kmam\¯n tX³ ]pc«n \¡nçSníWw. F¶m ]ns¶ _Ôw apdnbnÃmìv. ]ns¶ thsdmìIqSn Dv.. AXv Rm³ ]ns¶
]dbmw...
Cfb½ sslµhcn Xs¶ Xmtg GtXm PmXnbn s]«Xmév. ]eÀçw ]e BNmc§Ä
IméatÃm. AhÀ Fs¶ ]nSn¨v
I«nenenê¯n Fsâ Xes]m¡m³ XpS§nb eKm\n ]nSn¨v A©mdph«w sXmen¨S¨p.
]n¶oSv æ¸n Xpdìv æd¨v tX³ DÅwI¿n Hgn¨v
Fsâ æ®bn tX¨v ]nSn¸n¡m³ XpS§n. hopw hopw tXs\Sp¯v Anbnepw
tImenepsaÃmw \Ãh®w ]pc«n.
]ns¶ tX³ Ip¸n Fsâ I¿n Xìv \mW¯m ]p©ncn¨v Xe æ\n¨v
\nì. Rm\hêsS XmSn
]nSn¨pbÀ¯n I®pIfnteív t\m¡n ]dªp...
"tX³ ]pc«nSw Im«nXm.... Fsâ kpaXnç«o....'
AhÀ I«nen Xsâ cpImepIfpw IbÁnsh¨v
XpSIfIÁn Xsâ ]qdv hnimeambn s]mfn¨p Im«n aµlkn¨p. Rm³ Ip¸nbn \nìv tX³
hncepsImsSp¯v AhêsS tbm\oNppIÄ atÁ ssIsImv Hìw IqSn
hnSÀ¯n tX³ ]pc«m³ XpS§n. hopw
hopw tX³ FSp¯v B ]qdnëffnteív hnc IbÁn \¶mbn tX¨p
]nSn¸n¨p. B hnc {]tbmK¯mÂ
Xs¶ AhÀçv lcw Ibdm³ XpS§n. AhÀ Xsâ N´nIÄ I«nenÂ
\nìv DbÀ¯n apçhmëw aqfphmëw XpS§n.
tN«m \apçv Xdbn InS¡mw, Cu I«nen\{X _ew t]mcm
Fìw ]dªv, AhÀ FWoÁv Hê ]msbSp¯v XdbnÂ
hncn¨p. ImatIfnIÄçv Hê kv{Xo
X¿mdmbn AXnë th Hê¡§Ä kzbw sN¿p¶Xv ImWpI, AXpw
AÀ² \ábmbn, F{X hnImtcm±o]IamsWìv Aë`hn¨mte Adnbq. AhêsS tX³ ]pc ]qÀ, AhÀ
\Sçt¼mÄ ivfIv ^vfIv F¶n§s\bpÅ kzcw
]pds¸Sphnípìmbnêì. ]msbÃmw hncn¨v Hê XebnW ]mbpsS
a²y¯nembn«v AXn AhÀ Cêì.
]n¶oSv ]Xnsb InSì. XebnW
N´n¡SnbnembXn\m AhêsS
]qÀ \¶mbn hnSÀìv hnIkn¨p \nì.
Rm\m ]m\]m{X¯nteív apJaSp¸n¨p. AhêsS aZ\\oêw tXëw IqSnçgª ]mearXv. AXv
Rm\mthmfw tam´nçSn¨p. AhêsS N´nIÄ
tatem«v s]m§m³ XpS§n, AhêsS Acs¡«v sR«n hndíp¶Xpt]mse. ]qdn \nìv tX\êhn Fsâ
hmbn HXp§msX sImX¨meneqsS HgpIn XebnWbn CÁphoé
sImnêì. AhÀ ap¡n ap¡n
ss\thZyw Xsâ {]nbXaëv ]IÀìv Xì. Cfb½bpsS B AchW ]mbkw æSn¨p
Ignªt¸mÄ Xs¶ Rm\hêsS Hê `mKambn XoÀ¶t]mse. AhÀ ]pc«nb B tX\nÂ
A§ns\bpÅ hà am{´nI Pme§fpÅ aêt¶m atÁm Imétam !!! AhÀ FWoÁv Fs¶ B t]mknÂ
Xs¶ InS¯n. Acs¡«v
XebnWbnembXn\m Fsâ sImSnacw BImit¯ív \ndsbmgn¡m³
\nÂç¶ ]oc¦n IWs¡ D¶w ]nSn¨p \nì. Cfb½ Fsâ Im¡hc¯nÂ
h¶nêìv, I®pIÄ AS¨v Aåt\cw Ft´m [ym\níp¶ t]mse
Cêì AhêsS NppIÄ A\§pìmbnêì, GtXm a{´§Ä
DêhnSp¶t]mse. ]ns¶ cpaqì XhW
AhÀ Fsâ enwK¯n sXm«v B ssIhncepIÄ kzbw ap¯n. Ft´m Hê enwK]qP sN¿p¶ {]XoXn. ]ns¶ kmhImiw enwKw hmbnseSp¯v Du¼m³
XpS§n. CS¡nsS Fsâ AnIfpw
AhÀ hmbnem¡n ëWªp ckn¸n¨p.
aæSw sXm«v ASnhsc \mhpsImv Dgnªp. Ahscsâ ImepIÄ Xsâ tXmfnen«v apJw
]qÀ®ambpw Xmgv¯n Fsâ emKms\ apgph³ hmbnem¡n Du¼n hen¨p. B hmbvçÅnse hmIzw Fsâ i¢s¯ F{X \nb{´n¨mepw ]nSn¨p \ndp¯m³
]Ámhp¶Xnt\¡mÄ iàna¯mbnêì. tX³ Iq«nb B enwK¸m AhÀ BkzZn¨v
æSn¨nd¡n. æ®bnÂ
\nìv NoÁp¶Xv A¸msS AhêsS A¶\mf¯nse¯pìmbnêì. Hê kt^mt¡jëanÃmsX AhÀ
\njv{]bmkw AXv æSn¨nd¡n.
Rms\WoÁnêì.
AhÀ Fsâ amdn Xe Nmbv¨v InSì. XnI¨pw `mcym`À¯m¡·msct¸membnêì
At¸mgs¯ R§fpsS am\knIhØ.
"IgpIs \apçv Hmhv apdnbn t]mImw...'
Hê `mcybpsS IÀ¯hyw F¶t]mse IgpIn¯cm\mbncnípw F¶mév
Rm³ IêXnbXv. ]s£ AhÀçv thtdbpw
dnIvNzÂkv (IÀ½§Ä) \S¯mëmbnêì. AhÀ \mWt¯msS Ft¶mSv ]dªp....
"tN«m... Hê Imcyw IqSn Dv.....tN«³ shdpt¡m
Bthm.....'
Fs´ms¡ thtWepw Bhmw Fsâ kpaXnç«o... ]s£ aÁmêtSbpw
ap³]n sh¨v \½Ä `mcym`À¯m¡·msct¸mse s]êamdm³
]mSnÃ....
"AsXms¡ F\n¡dnbm³ ]mSntà tN«m...'
Mlm F´m C\n ASp¯ ]cn]mSn....
AhÀ \mWt¯mSv Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v HêssI sImv Fsâ emKm\nÂ
]nSn¨v ]dªp...
"tN«sâ CXv Rm³ aq{Xw Hgn¨v Igpæw, AXpt]mse tN«ëw Fsâ
IgpIn¯cWw... lp..lp..lp..'
AhÀ æé§n Nncn¨p.
F¶mte Rm³ BZyw kpaXosS æªpkpaXos\ IgpIn¯cmw. Atà\nsâ aq{Xw Fsâ
æt®Â hoWmte, Ah³ I¼nbmæw ]ns¶ F\nív aq{Xsamgn¡m³
]mSm...
"F¶m thKw Hgnív tN«m...' Fìw ]dªv
AhÀ ImeI¯n ]qdv s]mfn¨p ]nSn¨p \nì. AXpIt¸mtg Fsâ æ® _ew
sh¡m³ XpS§n. F¦nepw Rm³ At§m«v
t\m¡msX a\Êv GIm{Kam¡n, Ahkm\w aq{Xw ^pÄ kv]oUn hcm³
XpS§nbt¸mÄ Rm\Xv Cfb½bpsS I´ns\ Xs¶ e£yam¡n ]mbn¨p. t^mgvkn B sPÁv AhêsS I´nÂ
h¶Sn¨t¸mÄ AhÀ C¡nfn aqew CfIn CfIn Nncn¨p. ]n¶oSv kpaXn kzbw B aq{Xw sImv Xsâ tbm\n
\¶mbn hncen«v IgpIn. Fsâ Hgpçv \n¶t¸mÄ Cfb½ ]dªp....
"C\n Rm³ B¡s« tN«m....?'
AhÀ Ft¶mSv tNÀìv \nìv Xsâ
]qÀNppIÄ hopw s]mfnNp ]nSn¨p.
Rm\hêsS `KZzmc¯nëv apIfnepÅ aq{XZzmc¯nteív
DÁpt\m¡ns¡mnêì.
AXv ]Xnsb Aåw Xpdì, Hê sNdnb sPÁv t]mse aq{Xw
apt¶m«v hs¶¦nepw t^mgvkv ædhmbXn\m Xe DbÀ¯n \nÂç¶ Fsâ
eKm³ hsc F¯nbnÃ. AhÀ
Acs¡«v apt¶m«v XÅn¸nSn¨v {ians¨¦nepw ]ÁnbnÃ. Rm³ ]dªp tamfv hnc amÁv
Nnet¸mÄ t^mgvkv IqSpw.
"At¸m H«pw icnbmhnà t«m.... Zm t\mçv...' Fìw
]dªhÄ hncepIÄ ]qÀNppIfn \ns¶Sp¯p. tbm\oNppIÄ tNÀ¶t¸mÄ aq{Xw
Hê ^u\n \nìv hê¶ Pe[mc t]membn.
B kvt{] Hcn¡epw Dt±inç¶ e£y¯nse¯ím³ hnjaambnêì.
"tN«³ InSçv Rm³ tamfot¡dnbnêìv
apÅmw....'
Rm\m HmhpapdnbpsS Xdbn aeÀì
InSì. AhÀ Fsâ Acs¡«në
apIfnembn Imev Ih¨p \nì. F¶n«v
]Xnsb Xsâ Acs¡«v Xmtgm«v sImp hì.
Im ap«pIfn ssIIfq¶n AhÀ \nÂçIbpaÃ
F¶m CcnípIbpaà Fs¶mê t]mkn F¯nbn«v Fsâ apJt¯m«v
t\m¡n. ]Xnsb Xe AëhmZ¯ns\t¶mWw
æep¡n. Rmëw I®pIfmÂ
Hm.sI. kná sImSp¯p. B
{]tXyI t]mkn ]qdåw ]nfÀ¶nê¶Xn\m NppIÄ
Iq«nap«nbnê¶nÃ. ]ns¶
{KmhnÁnbpw t\sc Xtgm«v. \Ã
t^mgvkn AhêsS aq{XsPÁv Fsâ æ®sb æfn¸n¨p. AhÀ Acs¡«v NpgÁn B Aip²
KwKm {]hmls¯ Fsâ Acs¡«n apgph³ ]mbn¨p. kv{Xo aq{X¯nsâ KÔtaÁ Fsâ Phm³
AXnsâ DÛhØm\t¯ív Xs¶ t\m¡ns¡mv I¼nbmbn
\nì. Ignªt¸mÄ Ahêw
Xdbnenêìv Xe æ\n¨v hopw enwK¸gs¯ Aåt\cw `£n¨p. ]ns¶ ¹mÌnIv a¤n shÅsaSp¯v
Fsâ Ac`mKw \¶mbn tkm¸n«v IgpIn Xì.
Ahkm\w Rm³ FWoÁv \n¶t¸mÄ AhÀ ASp¯v Iangv¯nbn«nê¶ Hê
_¡Án Hê ImseSp¯v sh¨v Acs¡«v XÅn Xsâ ]qÀ
Im«n \nì. Dt±iw
a\Ênem¡nb Rm³ Hê a¤n shÅsaSp¯v AhêsS
]qÁntes¡mgn¨p. ]ns¶
tkms¸Sp¯v ]qdn \¶mbn tX¨v ]X¸n¨p.
hncepIsf DÅnteív IbÁn \¶mbn Cf¡n shÅsamgn¨v
IgpIn sImSp¯p. ]qdv IgpIn
Ignªt¸mtgípw Fsâ eKm³ I®oscmen¸nç¶ t]mse eq{_nt¡j³
Hmbn Hen¸n¨v \n¡bmbnêì. AhÄ AXn ]nSn¨v sIm©ns¡mv
]dªp....櫳 hopw OÀ±n¡mdmbn..t«m
R§Ä At\ym\yw _¡Án \nìv
shÅsaSp¯v icoc¯nsemgn¨p. ]ns¶
tkms¸Sp¯v tZls¯Ãmw ]X¸n¨p. AhfpsS
apeIfnepw tbm\o`mK¯pambnêì Fsâ Ic]cnemf\§Ä IqSpXepsaìv
{]tXyIw ]dtbXntÃm. Ahfpw tkm¸v
Iq«n Fsâ æ®sb \¶mbn hmWaSn¨p.
F\nív \n¡IÅnbnÃmXmbn, Rm³ ]dªp...
kpaç«o.... Hì æ\nªv \nìv Xm...
AhcpSs\ apt¶m«v æ\nªv sImXw XÅn¸nSn¨p
\nì Xì. Rm\mN´n hnShneqsS
hntemSn¨p. BsI tkm¸v abw. ]ns¶ eKms\ ]nSn¨v sImX¨men sh¨v
XÅn. tkm¸v ImcWw Zzmc¯nsâ e£yw
Aåw sXÁn AhêsS KpZ¯nemév æ® IbdnbXv. tkm¸v ImcWw {]thi\w kvaq¯mbnêì. sXÁv a\Ênem¡nbt¸mÄ
Rm³ ]dªp....
"tamtf hgn sXÁntbm...?'
kmcey tN«m.... tN«\njvSmtWÂ F\nív
_p²naps«mìw Ceym t«m....
F´mbmepw henb æg¸w tXm¶nbnÃ..tkm¸v IqSn
DffXn\m {Kokn« kendn Ibdnbnd§p¶ ]n̬ t]mse AhcpsS
KpZZzmc¯nÂ æ® sX¶nsX¶nbnd§n
AhmNyamb kpJw Xì. AhÀçw B
]Wn CjvSs¸Spìv Fìv AhêsS æn æep¡Â
It¸mÄ tXm¶n. Rm\åt\cw A\§msX
\n¶t¸mÄ Cfb½ æn apt¶m«pw ]pdtIm«pw C«v Cf¡n ]®Â kzbw
GsÁSp¯p.
^vfIv...^vfnIv...ivfIv...ivfoIv...^v^vv^vÀÀÀÀÀ....F¶n§s\bpÅ
hmZytLmj§Ä... H¨IÄ tI«v kpaXn \mWn¨v hms]m¯n
Nncnípìmbnêì.
R§Ä Cêhêw ]®Â tamj³ kn{¦ss\kv sNbvXp. AhÀ N´n apt¶m«mçt¼mÄ Rm³ æ®
]nt¶ms«Spçw, enwKw AhêsS ænbn \nìv ]pd¯m¡msX
R§Ä Bªv ]®n....
"]®n s]mfns¡sâ sImXw tN«m....Bªv
]®v...Mvlm...lmhq... At½ At¿m F\nív hcmdmbn tN«m..XÅv
apgph³ XÅnt¡Áv tN«m...'
AhfpsS hnImc¯nsâ AeapdIÄ tI«tXmsS Fsâ Xp¸m¡n AhfpsS
aeZzmc¯nteív \ndsbmgn¨p. R§Ä
cpt]êw ]ckv]cw Acs¡«pIÄ XÅn¸nSn¨v cXn\nÀtÆZ¯nsâ
ImakpJw ëWªnd¡n.
FÃmw Ignªv AhÄ I¡qkn\ncnç¶Xpt]mse
Cêì. Rm³ a¤nÂ
shÅsaSp¯v AhfpsS aeZzmc¯n hnc IbÁn \¶mbn
¢o\m¡n sImSp¯p. icnípw
`mcym`À¯m¡·mcmbn Fs¶mê tXm¶Â Cfb½bpsS B
IÀ½]cn]mSnIÄ Ignªt¸mÄ F\nív
tXmììmbnêì.
Fs´ms¡tbm \nKqV clky§Ä AhêsS B dnIvNzÂknÂ
DsìÅ Imcy¯n bpànhmZn Bb F\nípt]mepw kwibw
tXm¶n.
Aìw Cfb½ I¼\nbn t]mbnÃ. ]ntÁìv AhÀ
tPmenív t]mbXnë tijamév hnemkn\n, hÕetN¨nbpsS ho«nÂ
\nìv Xncns¨¯nbXv. AhÄ hìv thKw ASp¡fbnse
Imcy§Ä¡mbn Ibdn. ho«nse thjw
]gb Ac¸mhmSbpw »ukpw ASnbn I½okpw Xs¶.
AhfpsS IWwImepIfpsS anëanë¸v ImWpt¼mtg Fsâ s\©n ]S]S¸v
XpS§n. AhnsS \n¶m B ]Xn\mepImcnsb
sdbn¸v sN¿pw Fìv tXm¶nbXn\m DuWp IgnªpSs\
NpÁm\mbn Øew hn«p. GItZiw
NmbbpsS kabambt¸mgmév Xncns¨¯nbXv. ap³
his¯ hmXn Xpdì InS¶nêì.
AI¯v hnemkn\nbpsS apdnbn kwkmcw tI«p. IeymWn tN¨nbmæsa¶mév IcpXnbXv. F¶m Hê ]cnNbanÃm¯ kzcw.
"F¶n«v tN«³ \nsâ ædp¼mSnteív sam« tIÁym.....'
Cey A³kq¯m... tN«³ Fsâ AhnsSms¡ \¡ntb HÅq.....
"t]mSo s\mW¨n... \o s\sâ C¡msâ sam« IntÃ....'
Hmtlm Bsf ]nSn In«n.
A³kq... \n¡mlv Ignª
HSs\ ]pXym¹ KÄ^n t]mbn«v CXphtcbpw Xncns¨¯m¯Xn DÅ
{]Xntj[w hncem AS¡n Ignbp¶ JmZdn¡msâ tamfv.....
(XpSêw)
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æSpw_]pcmWw 6
Rm³ iÐapm¡msX AhêsS kulrZ kw`mjWw Hfnªv
\nìv i²n¨p. A³kp
hnemkn\ntb¡mÄ \me©v hbÊnëv aq¸mtWepw cpt]êw DÁ
kplr¯p¡sft¸memév kwkmcníp¶Xv.
skIvkv hnjb§Ä NÀ¨ sN¿mdv ]Xnhpsìv
tXmìì cpt]êw.
"\o HêIÅnbm....Rm³ Fsâ BZy cm{Xnsb ]Án
apgps¡ \nt¶mSv ]dªn«ntà .... F¶n«ns¸m Ism \o \nsâ Imcyw
Hìw annWnÃ...'
AtXbv C¯ CXv Fsâ tN«\sÃ... R§Ä A§ns\ Hs¡
sN¿m³ ]mSnÃtÃm.
A½sb§mëw Adnªm Fs¶ sImìv ægn¨p aqSpw....
"AtXmsmìw Hê sImbvt¸mey æt«y.... Fsâ ]pXym¹
Hmsâ cv s]§amtcw Du¡n«pvìv Ft¶mSv ]dªptem....'
Bsc... ko\¯nt\w Abntj\ym...?
"AÅm! Im s]®nsâ Hê sImXn tI¡m³....R½fv
]dbnà lapt¡.... BZyw Csâ C¡m Cs¶ sNbvXv ]d......'
Rm³ kXym ]tdWXv A³kq¯m... cmtP«³ Fsâ AhnsSms¡ \¡osX
DÅq...
"Hm³ \nt¶s¡mv æ® Du¼n¨ntÃ... kphtd...'
Fìw ]dªv A³kp, hnemkn\nbpsS AIw XpSbn Hê ]n¨v sh¨p sImSp¯p.
As¿m C¯ Fsâ sXmtSse sXmen t]mbn... A§ns\ms¡ ]dªm No¯btÃ
C¡m....
" ]ns¶ samt«w ædp¼msSÃmw æt«ymÄsS
`mjym... hteymscms¡ ]®ps¼m sXdn X\ym ]dbm...'
At¿...C¯bpw \kodn¡bpw sXdn ]dtbm...?
hnemkn\n¡ÛpXw
"AsXms¡ A§n\ym.... \o ]d lapt¡, hnjbw
amÁmv.....' A³kphnsâ ssIIÄ
hopw hnemkn\nbpsS Ac¸mhmS¡Snbn Ibdn.
At¿m C¯m ]n¨tÃ...Rm³ ]dtªmfmw.... Mvlm.. Rm³ cmtP«sâ sam« hmbnen«v sImd¨v t\cw
N¸n, ]ns¶ It¿mv
æep¡n sImSp¡m³ ]dªp... æd¨v æep¡nbt¸m
shÅ \nd¯nev ]mev t]mes¯ Hcp ]i shÅw sImtd hì. AXv ædp¼mSnenív tIdymetÃ
C¯m æt«ymfpmæI..?
"AX\ym æ«o Cu ]tdW 殸mev.... \o sSbvÌv
sNbvXv t\mIym...?' A³kp Xsâ \o
]mhmSbpsS sskUnepÅ I«neqsS ssI IS¯n s\SphoÀt¸msS ]qdv XShp¶Xv Rm³
Ip.
Mvlm...Rm³ Hìv sXm«p\¡n.. ]¨ tImgnsamt«sS t]mse
Dv...
"Hmsâ sam« \Ã hen¸m... hnemkn\o...'
Zm Ct{Xv....Fì ]dªv hnemkn\n Xsâ ssIsImv Fsâ
æ®bpsS Afhv A³kpëv Im«ns¡mSpçìmbnêì.
"slsâ dtº...sâ \kodn¡msâ AXnsâ ]ætXy
DÅtÃm...\o s\mW ]dbm...'
AÃ C¯m kXymbn«pw Rm³ ]nSn¨p t\m¡oXtÃ....Im
t]Snbmæw Hê æ´w t]meym \n¡WXv...
"slsâ ]S¨ X¼pcms\.... AXn¦Sv tIÁym F´v
skmImbncnçw....' A³kp ssI ]qÁneaÀ¯n sRfn]ncnsImp.
At¿ C¯ív kmam\¯nev Ig¸v sXmS§ym....?
"Fsâ N¡c æ«ytÃ....C¯ív sImd¨v
t\cw \¡n¯tcm apt¯...'
C¯ív lcw tIdps¼m Fs¶ I¯c ]q«n«v Fs¶ izmkw
ap«nípw...
"CÃySo tamtf... C¯ Hìw
sN¿nÃ...'
icym Cs¸ms¡ A§ns\ ]dbpw.. ]ns¶ C¯ív Hê t_mt[mw
DmhnÃ...
"CeySn apt¯... ]ns¶ R½fv sâ ædp¼mSpw
\¡n¯cmwìv...'
B apdnbnse Ac shfn¨¯n Rm³ B s]¬Ifn Hfnªv
t\m¡n BkzZn¨p. A³kp \Ã
shfp¯p XSn¨ Ncçv. \o ]mhmSbpw
»uÊpamév thjw. Xebn X«¯nëv
]IcanSp¶Xmév Fìv tXmìì, ssheÁv Ifdn Hê
tjmfpt]msemìv Igp¯n NpÁn InSçìv. A³kp I«nen ImepIÄ
IbÁnbmWnê¶nê¶Xv. AhÄ
sasà ]mhmS hen¨p IbÁn ImepIÄ AI¯n. \à shfp¯ XpSIÄ,
Im¡hc¯nse ]qdv icnív ImWm³ km[níp¶nÃ. AhÄ hnemkn\nsb Xsâ IaeZfw
êNníp¶Xn\mbn B\bn¨p. hnemkn\n
ap«pImen æ\nªnêìv Xe A³kphnsâ tbm\nbnte¡Sp¸n¨p. XmaknbmsX A³kp hnemkn\nbpsS XebnÂ
XtemSn sImv Xsâ Acs¡«v AhfpsS apJt¯ív C«v tX¡m³ XpS§n.
"thKw æt«y...\¡v N¸n hens¡So Ictf... cmPm tamt\... Cçv
Fsâ Ibs¸mìv amÁn X¶qsS... sâ ]qdnhnsS ¢mhv ]nSn¨v
sISçs¼m...C¿v F´n\m tamt\ hmWSn¨v IfbtW C¦Sv tIÁn ..sâ ]qdnsâ ISn amÁn¯m apt¯...'
A³kphnsâ B BßKXw tI«v Rm³ tImcn¯cn¨p t]mbn. Cfb½bptSbpw hnemkn\nbptSbpw I®v sh«n¨v Ahsf
F§ns\ Hìv {]m]n¡msa¶mbnêì Fsâ At¸mgs¯ Nn´.
B kab¯mév ]pd¯êtStbm Im s]êamÁw tI«Xv. thKw Rm³ At¸mÄ hì Ibdnba«nÂ
\nìv t\m¡nbt¸mfmév IeymWn tN¨n.
"kpaXn F¯ntbm cmPm...'
Adnbnà tN¨o Rm\nt¸mÄ F¯nbtX DÅq...
thKw Xs¶ hnemkn\nbpw A³kphpw X«n¸nªv {UÊpIÄ
icbm¡n ]pd¯p hì. cpt]êtSbpw
apJ`mhw {i²n¨ IeymWntN¨nív Ft´m aWw In«n....
"F´m æt«ymtf ChnsS ]qdnsâ aWw... cpIqSn
N«nbSnbmbnêìqìv tXm¶é....' AhÀ sh«n¯pdì
]dªp. A³kp IeymWn tN¨n ImWmsX Xsâ
apJw h{In¸n¨v sImª\w Im«n Øew hn«p.
hnemkn\n thKw Hmhpapdnbnteçv apJw IgpIm³ Ibdn. tN¨n XpSÀì....
"B Xpep¡¯n Igs¸fIn \S¡m... Xcw In«nbm Cu
æt«y sImv aq©n¡em ]Wn'
Bêw Btc¡mfpw tamiaÃ...Rm³ BßKXsat¶mWw
Dds¡ Xs¶ ]dªp.
AXv cmP³ F\n¡ns«mìv sh¨XmWtÃm...IeymWntN¨n
Nncn¨psImv ]dªp. AXn\nSbnÂ
Cfb½ F¯n. Fs¶ t\m¡n Bêw ImWmsX
D½Xê¶ t]mse NppIÄ IqÀ¸n¨v Im«n.
Rm³ adp]Snbmbn Hìv ]p©ncn¨p.
Aìv hnemkn\nbpmbnê¶Xn\m cm{Xn Hìw kw`hn¨nÃ,
Cfb½ AS§n InSì.
A³kqs\ {]m]n¡m³ Ffp¸hgn hnemkn\nbmWtÃm F¶ Bibw
]n¶oSmév a\ÊnepZn¨Xv. F´mbmepw
Ahsf CSs¡ms¡ Hìv hnsI«pIsb¶Xv B\µ{]Zw Xs¶bmév. Imcy]cn]mSnbnteçv ISç¶Xv A]ISamév. At¸mÄ ]ns¶ Ahsfs¡mv A³kqs\
ASp¸n¡m³ bmsXmê hnjahpanÃ.
Ip]nSn¡s¸Sm³ km[yX IeymWn tN¨nbmév. AhÀ Imse´v, æÀºm\
Imé¶Xv t]m¸nëv ]p¯cnbÃtÃm!!
Hìcv Znhkw A§ns\ t]mbn.
I¼\nbn ]Wn IpdhmbXn\m Hìcv Znhkw Cfb½ív
tPmenbnÃmbnêì. CSív
kuIcy¯nëv In«pt¼mÄ Cfb½bpsS ]qdnëw apeípw Hìv X«m³
]ÁnbXÃmsX Hìw \S¶nÃ. IeymWntN¨ntbbpw kuIcy¯nëv InÃ. AXn\m AXn\Iw ip¢k©n
\ndªnêì.
A§ns\ Aìv Cfb½ I¼\nbn t]mbn. cmhnse hnemkn\n ASp¡fbnÂ
_nknbmImdmév ]Xnhv Cfb½bnsænÂ.
AXn\m Rm³ ]Xnsb ]pdt¯m«nd§n.
D¨¡qé Ignªv Hìv ab§m³ InSçt¼mÄ hnemkn\n Hê
hÃm¯ Nncnbpambn \nÂçì.
Ct§m«p hmSo Im´mco.... Rm³ hnfn¨p. Rm\hsf ]nSn¨v aSnbnenê¯n. s]®nëv IfnbpsS êNn ]nSns¨ìv
tXmìì. \à klIcWw. ]mhmS¡Snbn ssI IS¯nbt¸mÄ
sP«nbpv. AXnë apIfneqsS hfsc arZpeambn AhfpsS sIm¨p IpÀ¨mbnbnÂ
XtemSn sImnêì. sP«nbpsS Imensâ
DÅn IqSn hnc IS¯m³ t\m¡n \Ã
ssSÁmév. tN«³ tamÄsS sP«n
Ducs«? AhÄ \mWt¯msS k½Xw aqfn. Rm³ sP«nbpsS sI«gn¨v Ahsf Aåw
s]m¡n Imep hgn DucnsbSp¯p. Cfw \oe
\nd¯nepÅ tlmw sabnUv \n¡À. Rm\Xv FSp¯v aW¸nç¶Xv Iv AhÄ
apJw s]m¯n Nncn¨p. AhfpsS sIm¨p ]qdns\
ad¨nê¶ `mK¯v XpWnbn \\hpmbnêì.
s]®nsâ N¡ tXs\men¸n¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄ "t]m tN«m ...' Fìv
Iné§n. ]ns¶ B XpWnbn AhfpsS
kmam\¯n \nìv ASÀì hoW Hê ]«v tcmahpw
Dmbnêì AhfpsS sNhnbnÂ
Rm³ \mhvsImv C¡nfnbpm¡n ]dªp...
"tamÄsS ædp¼mSpsa tcmaw apf¨p XpS§ym
hnemkn\o...'
AhÄ \mW¯m apJw Fsâ amdn Hfn¸n¨p. Rm³ \mhv sImpw hopahfpsS ImXnÂ
C¡nfnIq«n. ]e kv{XoIfpw Cu hnZy
{]tbmKn¨m hnImc XfcnXIfmæ¶Xv Rm³ In«pv. ChnsS hnemkn\nbpw cmKhnhibmbn Fsâ amdnÂ
Xe Nmbv¨p. Rm\hsf Fsâ Hmc¯n Ncn¨p
InS¯n. AhfpsS N´nbn \nìv
]mhmSbpw I½okpw s]m¡nsh¨v N´n¡nSbneqsS Fsâ eKms\ AhfpsS
XpSIÄ¡nSbnem¡n Adçhm³ Bcw`n¨p.
"tN«m... tN«sâ ]mev æÀ¨mbnteív tIdn
t]mtIm...' AhfpsS kwibw
CsÃSn s]s®.. \nsâ kmam\¯nsâ AIt¯m«v sh¨mte
æg¸apÅq....
"tN«ëv C§s\ ]mev Ifªm kpJw Int«m...?' hopw
kwib§Ä...
]ns¶§n\ym...Rm³ tNmZn¨p.
"Aà s]®p§fpsS ....DÅn sh¨mte
BWp§Äçv kpJmhqìv Btcm ]dªp'
tamfv HìIqsS hepXmIs«t«m, F¶n«v \apçv DÅnÂ
sh¨v Ifn¡mwt«m..
"At¿m th th F\nív t]Snbm..\apçv C§s\ aXn,
hbÁnse§mëapmbm Rm³ Xq§n¨mhpw...'
\n\¡nsXms¡ Bcm ]dªp X¶Xv...?
"Fsâ ¢mÊnse sFj, AhfpsS C¡ AhfpsS æoev
tIÁps{X...!'
A³kphn \nìv In«nb Adnhv X·bXzambn AhXcn¸nçIbmév
sIm¨p Igpthdn tamfv. AXv A³kq¯bpsS
amt¹sS s]§ftÃ? Rm³ Adnbm¯ t]mse
tNmZn¨p. A³kphnsâ t]ê tI«t¸mÄ
hnemkn\nsímê ssh¢_yw. Mvlm Fìv Hgp¡³ a«nsemê aqfÂ
am{Xambnêì adp]Sn. A³kphns\
ædn¨v Rm³ ]eXpw tNmZn¨p t\m¡n.
FÃmw Hgnªv amdmëÅ {iaambnêì. A³kphpambpÅ AhfpsS IÅ¡fn
shfn¨¯mhptam¶ `bw. Rmëw
Hìadnbm¯t]mse \Sn¨p.
XpS¡nSbn æd¨p t\cw Adp¯t¸mÄ aSp¯p. CubnsSbmbn Fìw \Ã
sh®¸qdpIÄ In«p¶Xn\m hnsI«n\{X kpJw t]mcms¶mê tXm¶Â. tamfv t]mbn«v ASp¡fbnÂ
\nìv æd¨v shfns¨® FSpt¯mv hm.
F®bn«v Ifn¨mte Hê kpJmhq. Mlm
icn Fìw ]dªv AhÄ ASp¡fbntem«v t]mbn.
"C¶mSo shfns¨®...sImv t]mbn sImSpçv tN«ëv...'
ASp¡fbn \nìv A³kphnsâ iÐw tI«v
Rms\mìv sR«nsb¦nepw, ]ns¶ AhÄ Xs¶ Cu t]cn t»Iv sabnÂ
sN¿m\mév Dt±isa¶dnªt¸mÄ DÅmse Dudn Nncn¨p.
"tN«ëw Aëȯow IqSn CXm ChnsS ]Wn AtÃ..?'
AhfpsS `ojnWn tI«v Rm³ NncnbS¡n. hnemkn\n F®ç¸nbpambn Hê hfn¨ Nncnbpambn
FâSp¯v hì. A³kp At¸mgpw
ASp¡fbn Xs¶bmév.
"tamtf A³kq¯mtbmSv ]d, BtcmSpw CXv ]dbêsXìv'
hnemkn\n ASp¡f`mKt¯ív t\m¡n Fsâ
A`yÀ°\sb A³kphnëv F¯n¨psImSpç¶t]mse \nì.
"CX§s\ hnSms\mìw ]ÁnÃm, kpaXntN¨ntbmSv
]dªn«v Xs¶ Imcyw, tamsâ IfnIÄ
Ahêsam¶dnbs«'
A³kq NXn¡tÃ.... Rm³ sXmbnSdp¶Xmbn A`n\bn¨p.
"Cu Ip«osS ædn¨n ams{X \n§çv In«nsbmÅq...A{X
Ig¸pt \à apbp¯ ]qdpÅ tXm¡¯n s]®p§fv
ChnsSâtÃm..'
A§ns\ ]tÁymsc Hìw In«oÃy
A³kq....AXpsImm...NXn¡êXv Rm³ hopw tIgp¶Xmbn A`n\bn¨p.
Ig¸pÅ s]®p§Ä Cu tImf\o PmkvXn Hv... Btcw
In«otÃÂ B IeymWn XtÅsS hmtb sImSpçv.... A³kp IeymWn
tN¨ntbmSpÅ sshcmKyw XoÀ¯Xmév.
C\n A§ns\ Hìw Dmhnà A³kq...C¯hWt¯ív am¸mçv Rm³
tIé. A{Xbpw tI«t¸mÄ C\n Xm³
X¿mdmsWìv ]dbm³ A³kqëv aSn.
AhÄ hnemkn\nsb ASp¡fbntem«v hnf¨p. Aåw Ignªv hnemkn\n hìv
Ft¶mSv ]dªp.
"tN«ëv thtWÂ A³kq¯ Xcmw Fìv...'
F´v Xcmsaìv..?
Rm\hsf Sokv sN¿m³ Xs¶ Xoêam\n¨p.
"Du¡m³ ]qÀ Xcmwìv \nsâ tN«t\mSv
]dsbSo...' A³kq tIm]t¯msS
ASp¡fbn \nìv Aedn.
tN«ëv ]qdnt\¡mfpw CjvSw A³kqsâ
æoeSn¡m\mìv ]dªp sImSp¡So hnemkn\o... Rmëw
hn«nÃ.
"]qÁnse ISn amÁn X¶mte æn
sImSps¡mÅqìv ]dsbSo...'
BZyw æ® Hìv Dut¼mìv tNmZnív tamtf...
"BZyw ..sâ ]qÀ \¡n¯cmsa¦nÂ
Du¼mwìv ]d'
AXphtcbpw A³kp AS¡fbn \nìv ]pd¯p
h¶n«nÃ, hmXnenëv adªv \n¶mév kwhmZw, CSípÅ
Kym¸n IqSn R§sf ImWm³ ]Ápw.
Cs¸m Xs¶ Fsâ æ® C{Xbpv, C\n A³kp Du¼nbm CXv Cc«n
hep¸amæw, As¸m CXv A³kq¯msâ ]qdn tItdmìv tNmZnív
tamtf.... Fìw ]dªv ep¦nçÅn \nìv Rm³ eKms\Sp¯v
]pd¯pIm«n. hmXn ]gpXneqsS AXp I
A³kp ]dªp...
"CXnepw apbp¯ _bvXn\n§ ..½Ä ]qÁo
tIÁos«msìv ]dªp sImSp¡Sn \nsâ G«t\mSv'
Rm³ hmXnen\Spt¯m«v sNì.
Fsâ eKm³ At¸mgpw ep¦nív shfnbnteçv Xe \o«n
\nÂçìmbnêì. IXInsâ
hnShneqsS AXv t\m¡n¡ A³kp.....
"Fsâ ltÅm.... CsXs´mê hen¸mév sibn¯msâ.... CXv tIdym
..½sS s]mfnªv t]mhqse ]St¨ms\....'
A³kp Nncn¨psImv ]dªp.
Rm\Sp¡fbntem«v ISì sNì. A³kp tjmÄ Xe hgnbn«v apJ¯nsâ ]æXn
ad¨mév \n¶nê¶Xv. Rm\hsf hmcn
]pWÀì. Fsâ eKm³ AhfpsS
I«nIqSnb ]mhmSbpsS apIfneqsS Im¡hc¯nteív
æ¯n¡bdpìmbnêì.
Ahfpw Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨n«v ]dªp...
"Öv ...sâ ]mhmS Iodn Hm«ym¡q¶m tXm¶tW
dtº...' CXp tI«psImv \n¶nê¶
hnemkn\nív NncnbS¡m³ IgnªnÃ. Aåw PmfyX tXm¶nb A³kp
XpSÀì...
"tamtf hnemkn\o... \o Cu æ´¯ps½ Ifn¡m³ t]mbmte
Biq{Xn sIS¡ hêw«m... Bt\sS A©mwsIme t]mes¯ km[\m... tamfv t]mbn«v Btcepw hêtmì
t\m¡nt¡mtfm «m... B IeymWn
XÅív \mev I®m....'
AXp ]ÁnÃ...Rm³ hmXnsems¡ AS¨nSmw...
F\nív \n§fv sN¿W ImWWw... hnemkn\n hmin ]nSn¨p.
"Im s]®nsâ ]qXn.... kmam\¯ps½ ]qS samf¨n«nÃ
A¸gípw Du¡W ImWWw...'
kmcey A³kp Ftâw A³kqtâw kmam\§Ä Ahfv
\¡o«pÅXtÃ...]ns¶´n\m \mWn¡sW... Rm³ kzm´\s¸Sp¯n.
"]St¨mt\ w½sS ]qdv \¡oXv Hmfv C§tfmSv ]dªm...?'
AhÄ ]dªnÃ...]t£¦nev C¶se Rm³ FÃmw Ip
ckn¨p...
"C_neokv...' Fìw ]dªv AhÄ Fsâ eKm\nÂ
]nSn¨v sRcn¨p. Rm³ A³kphnt\bpw Iq«n
hnemkn\nbpsS apdnbn Ibdn I«nen Cê¯n. CXn\Iw hnemkn\n ]pdt¯ípff
IXpæIÄ FÃmw AS¨v `{Zam¡n h¶n«v ]dªp...
IeymWn tN¨n SuWn t]mbncnIym, Cs¸mìw hceym...
"¶m ]ns¶ kuIcymbn«v
\apçv IfnIymtem....' A³kqëv Bizmkambn.
Rm\hfpsS »uÊnsâ ]nìIÄ Hmtcm¶mbn Ducn. AhÄ Xs¶ ssIIÄ ]n¶nteçv sImpt]mbn
{_mbpsS lp¡v Ducnbn«p. Rm³ {_m
tatem«v s]m¡n, \Ã I\apÅ A½nªIÄ. Bscms¡tbm \Ã t]mse s]êamdnb a«pv Aåw
Xq§nbncnípì.
ape¡®pIÄ Fgpì\nÂçì. Rms\mì hmbnem¡n ëWbm³ XpS§n,
atÁXn ]nSn¨v sRcSn. CsXÃmw
hnemkn\n IuXpI]qÀÆw t\m¡n IméIbmbnêì. A³kp Fsâ æ®bn ]nSn¨v Xncn¨pw
adn¨pw t\m¡n. kp¶¯v sN¿m¯
Fsâ enwK¯nsâ A{KNÀ½w æS¸s\ aqSp¶Xpw Xpdç¶Xpw AhÄçv
BÝcyambnêì.
"\kodn¡mtâw CXpw X½n s]ê¯v hyXymskmv¸m..'
At¸mÄ A³kp \kodn¡msâ amt{X Ins«mÅq...? Rm³
tNmZn¨p.
"]n¶Ãmv ... Rm³ ImWtWmÀs¡ms¡
]qdv sImSp¡m¶m §fv _nNmcnt¨...'
A³kp ]cn`hs¸«p
s]W§tà apt¯ Fìw ]dªv Rm\hfpsS NppIfnÂ
AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p. ]Xnsb
I«nenteív InS¯m³ {ian¨s¸m AhÄ ]dªp...
"\apçv Xmsg ]mbbn«v InS¡mw, Cu I«nen Hê
kptJmmhnÃ'
Cu s]®p§Äçv kuIcyambn F§ns\bm InSì
XcnIsbs¶Ãmw icn¡dnbmw, Cfb½bpw Xmsg ]mb BWtÃm {]n^À
sNbvXXv. CXp tI« DSs\ hnemkn\n AhfpsS
tN«ëv Du¡m³ thn ]mb \ne¯p hncn¨p Ignªp.
Rm³ A³kphns\ Fgpt¶Â¸n¨v \nÀ¯n, ]mhmSbpsS
sI«gn¨n«p. \oe \nd¯n I«nIqSnb
XpWn sImpm¡nb B ^pÄ ]mhmS Xmtgm«v hoWp. AXn\Snbnepw I\w ædª
shůpWnbn XoÀ¯ Hcp Ac¸mhmS IqSn Dmbnêì. AXpw Xmtg¡qÀìv
hoWt¸mÄ A³kp kv{Xo klPamb \mWt¯msS Xsâ cp ssIsImpw ]qdv ad¨p
]nSn¨p. I«nenenêìv AÀ²
\ábmbn \nÂç¶ A³kphnsâ kuµcyw Rm³ BkzZn¨p. BsI AhfpsS icoc¯n Ct¸mÄ
]nìIÄ apgps¡ Xpd¶ Hê aª »uÊpw, apeç apIfnteçv
IbÁnsh¨ Hê {_mbpw ]ns¶ Xebn C«ncníp¶ tjmfpw am{Xsa
DÅq. ]cs¶m«nb hbÀ
AXn `wKnbpÅ Hê s]m¡nÄ AhnsS \nì ]gpXmc t]mse
Xmtgm«v t]mæ¶ tcmacmPnIÄ.
Rm\hfpsS ssIIÄ ]nSn¨p amÁn.
AhfpsS at\mlcamb kmam\w Zriambn.
HcmgvNtbmfw hfÀ¶ æÁntcma§Ä. shfpshfp¯ B ]Wnsa¯bn Dan¡cn
hnXdnbt]mse. Rms\sâ I¿nsâ ]pd`mKw
sImv B ]qdnsâ D]cnXe¯n XShn.
æÁntcma§Ä Hê {_jv t]mse Aë`hs¸«p. ]ns¶ cp hnc sImv AhfpsS tbm\oNppIsf
AI¯n Cê Xu«v \nd¯nepff DÄ`mK¯nsâ `wKn BkzZn¨p. AhÄ \mW¯m ssIIÄsImv apJw
s]m¯n \nì. Cê DÄNppIÄ
]nSn¨p \nhÀ¯n, AI¯v kmam\y¯ne[nIw hen¸apÅ I´v. ]e hmbvIfpw AXnÂ
s]êamdn¡mWWw. Hê sNdnb DW¡
ap´ncn§bpsS hen¸apv. Rm³ Xeæ\n¨v
AXn NpaÀ¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ C¡nfnsImv ]pfªv
Xdbnen«nê¶ ]mbn Cêì Ifªp.
Rmëw Cd§n AhtfmsSm¸w ]mbn Cêì. Rm\nXn\Iw ep¦n Agn¨p Ifªnêì. Fsâ æe¨p \nÂç¶
æ®bnteív AhÄ BÀ¯ntbmsS t\m¡n. Rm\hfpsS Xe
Fsâ eKm\nteív Ip\n¨v ]nSn¨p.
AhÄ NppIfm AXn ap¯an«p. \mçv \o«n sImS¸\n \çhm³ XpS§n. ]ns¶ enwKw hmbem¡n Du¼m³ XpS§n. CsXÃmw hnemkn\n IuXpIt¯msS
t\m¡n¡méIbmbnêì.
Rm\htfmSv ]dªp...
ChnsS ASp¯v h¶nêìv t\m¡n ]Tns¡So.... AhÄ DSs\ XmÂ]cyt¯msS R§fpsS ASp¯v
h¶nêì. Xe apt¶m«pw
]pdtIm«pam¡n æ® Du¼ns¡mnê¶ A³kp, hnemkn\nív thtWm
Fìv I®pIfpsS BwKy `mjbn tNmZn¨p.
hnemkn\nbpsS XmÂ]cyw a\Ênem¡nb A³kp, æ®
hmbn \ns¶Sp¯v hnemkn\nbpsS t\Àçv \o«n sImSp¯p. aSn¨ncníp¶ hnemkn\nsb t\m¡n A³kp
aqfn..
"Mplpw... C¶m..'
A³kp Xs¶ hnemkn\nbpsS Xe ]nSn¨v AhfpsS G«â æ´¯nteçv B\bn¨p. hnemkn\n aSn¨p aSn¨v Xsâ hmbnÂ
DÄs¡mÅmhp¶nSt¯mfw æ®sb IbÁn Du¼m\mcw`n¨p. AhfpsS sIm¨phmb Fsâ eKmsâ NpÁfhnt\mfw
Xs¶tb DÅq, AXn\m NpIÄ Cdp¡msX Xs¶ F\nçv \à kpJw
Aë`hs¸«p. Xsâ hmb Ig¨t¸mÄ hnemkn\n
enwKs¯ kzX{´am¡n A³kphns\ G¸n¨p.
hopw A³kp Du¼Â XpS§nbt¸mÄ Rm\hfpsS ImepIfpsS CSbnteív
ssI IS¯n, A¸¯n XShn. AhÄ
kuIcy{]Zamb hn[¯n ImepIÄ Ih¨v sh¨p Xì. æ® Du¼ns¡mncníp¶
kv{XobpsS tbm\o `wKn t\m¡n BkzZn¡m³ In«p¶ Ahkcw F\ns¡t¸mgpw
hfsc Imtam±o]Iambmév Aë`hs¸«n«pÅXv.
\\hqdn XpS§nbnê¶ B ]qÀNmen I\nbp¶ tX³ Rm³ hncem tXmn FSp¯v
\¡nçSn¨p. hnemkn\n AÛpXt¯msS
Fsâ apJ¯v Xs¶ t\m¡nbncníbmbnêì. AhtfmSv Rm³ A³kphnsâ ImepIÄ¡Sp¯v
h¶ncn¡m³ ]dªp. N{aw
]Sªnê¶ hnemkn\nsb t\m¡n A³kp ]dªp...
"ædn¨n Im«ns¡mSp¯n«v Ccns¡So...'
hnemkn\n \mWn¨v Xsâ ]mhmSbpw I½okpw s]m¡n AhfpsS
æªn Ipdp¼mSv Im«n Cêì Xì. Rm³ B cp tbm\nIfptSbpw BIrXnbpw Agæw
X½nsemê XmcXay ]T\w \S¯n. Hìv Hê
hncnª tdmkm ]pjv]w, asÁmìv hncnbm³ sh¼p¶ ]qsam«v. cv ækpa§fntebpw tX³ Hmtcm hncemÂ
tXmnsbSp¯v êNn¨p t\m¡n. H¶nëv
Im«ptX\nsâ ISpwa[pcw, atÁXv ]pXp]pjv]¯nse \dpwtX\nsâ aWhpw êNnbpw. Fsâ eKm³ A³kphnsâ hmbn InSìv
sh«n. A[nI t\cw B tbm\o ZÀi\w
XpSÀ¶m A³kphnsâ hmbn Fsâ Phm³ \ndsbmgnçsaìv Dd¸mév. Rm³ A³kphns\ ]nSns¨gpt¶Â¸n¨p. F¶n«hsf Fsâ apJt¯m«nê¯n. AhÄ AhfpsS kmam\w Fsâ apJ¯n«pc¨p. hnImc¯m s]mdpXnap«nb A³kp ]ip¡sf
t]mse ap{Ibn«v sImv Xsâ ]qÀtX³ Fsâ apJ¯v tX¨v ]nSn¸n¨p. hnemkn\n Cu kabw Fsâ enwK¯n ]nSn¨v
sIm¨p æ«nIsft¸mse Ifn¨p sImncnípIbmbnêì. klnsI« A³kp hnfn¨p Iqhn...
"aXn tN«m... Fsâ ]qdv Xcnípé.. thKw æ®
tIÁv.....' ]ns¶ kzbw FWoÁv
Iogvt¸m«nd§n hnemkn\nsb X«namÁn, æe¨p \nÂç¶ Fsâ eKm\nÂ
D¶w sXÁmsX Cêì.
BÀ¯n ]nSn¨ A³kphnsâ B ]cn]mSn Xn¶m³ ]Áp¶Xnepw henb
]gsaSp¯v hngp§nb t]membnêì.
"slâp½m...'
AhfpsS KÀ`]m{X¯nteív Xpf¨p Ibdnb Fsâ æ®
A£cmÀ°¯n AhfpsS I®p XÅn¨p.
"slsâ ]qdv s]mfnªq¶m tXm¶sW C¡m'
H¶qey A³kq \o ]Xps¡ Im \o«n C¡msâ taÂ
InSçv æd¨p t\cw. ]qdv X¶¯m³
AUvsPÌv sNbvtXmfpw. Aåt\cs¯
hn{ia¯në tijw A³kphnsâ hn½n«¯nëv Abhv hì. Rm\hfpsS N´nIfnÂ
XtemSnsImnêì.
"CXv C§fv ..sâ æoev tIÁym ..½Ä
a¿¯mbXs¶...'
]s¿ Xn¶m ]\bpw Xn¶mw A³kq... \nsâ BÀ¯nbm
FÃm¯ntâbpw sImg¸w.
"..ìv ]dªm CXv F{X Imembn¶dnbm Hm³ t]mbn«v... '
A³kphnsâ hncl ZpJ¯nsâ amsÁmen Bbnêì AXv. kmam\w Ipd¨v hnIkn¨t¸mÄ Rm³ A³kphns\
Ncn¨p InS¯n æ® ]Xps¡ DucnsbSp¯p.
F¶n«v hnemkn\ntbmSv æd¨v shfns¨®sbSp¯v A³kq¯bpsS kmam\¯nÂ
]pc«n sImSp¡m³ ]dªp. AhfpsS
XpS¡nSbn ]pc«m³ sImph¶ F®ç¸n AhnsS Xs¶ Dmbnêì. A³kp Ih s]mfn¨p sh¨v InSçIbmbnêì
bmsXmê kt¦mNhpanÃmsX. hnemkn\n
F®sbSp¯v C¯bpsS ]qÁn arZpeambn ]pc«n sImSp¯p. A³kp ]dªp...
"\nsâ G«sâ sImeç´¯nepw sImd¨v s]mc«n sImSpçv...'
A³kphnsâ ]cnXm]Icamb AhØ Iv F\nív Nncn s]m«n.
"Nncím... Camsd...sâ Hê B\ç®...'
C¿sà ]dsª A³kq CXnepw henb _bvXn\n§
C¿v ]qÁo tIÁ«psìv, Rm\pw apÉow
ssÌen ]dªp. AhÄ
InS¶ InS¸n I¿pbÀ¯n Fsâ ]pd¯v HcSnsh¨p Xì. Aå hn{ia¯nëv tijw Rm\hfpsS Hmc¯v
InSìv apeIfn XtemSn Ahsf hopw ImamXpcbm¡n. Npw_n¨psImnê¶ Fs¶ AhÄ Xsâ
amdnteÁm³ {ian¨p XpS§n...
]qÁo tIÁs« A³kq...?
"C¿v ]Xps¡ tItÁymtfm...'
Rm³ ]Xpt¡ tIÁ¯pÅq... \o NmSnt¡dn
It®enê¶Xm sImg¸mbXv.
Rm\hfpsS ImepIÄ \¶mbn AIÁn N´n¡Snbn Hê
XebnWsh¨v ]nfÀìv s]m§nbncníp¶ AhfpsS F®bn æfn¨
Du¯¸¯nteív Rm³ æ® IbÁn.
AXv sh®bn Ibdp¶ I¯nt]mse
\njv{]bmkw Ibdnt¸mbn. A³kp AXnibn¨p
t]mbn.
"..¦sS æ® sNdpXmbm..????'
CsÃSn B\¸qdo... \nsâ ]qdv hepXmbXm...
"Cs¸m \Ã kpJv C¡m thKw thKw ]®v...'
Rm\hfpsS apeIfn N¸ns¡mv æ®
IbÁnbnd¡m³ XpS§n. Aå kab¯nëÅnÂ
AhÄ Acs¡«v tatåm«v s]m¡n¯cm³ XpS§n. AanXamb F® Akl\obamb iÐw
]qÁn \nìv ]pds¸Sphn¨nêì. ^vfIv..^vfIv Fìff hmZytLmjw tI«v
hnemkn\nív Nncns]m«n...
"t\m¡n ]Tnt¨mSo æªpIq¯n¨o...' A³kphnsâ
iImcw. hnemkn\n R§fpsS
ImepIÄ¡nSbn Iangvìv InSì enwK tbm\o kwLaw
icnípw t\m¡n a\Ênemçìmbnêì.
"thKw thKw Bçv C¡m... ½çv \à kptJmv..
\tÃmWw æ¯nt¡Áns¡m sImb¸eymìv.... ]qd¦vSv
æ¯ns¸mfnçv... Ig¸§Sv amds«... B IvWm¸³ AhnsS Zp_mbo sISìv
hmWSn¡s«... C§fv ½sS ISn
amÁn X¶m aXo.... C¡m F\n¡n¸w hê C¡m thKw thKw...'
AhÄ Xsâ ImepIÄ sImv Fsâ Acs¡«n I{XnI
]q«n«p. R§Ä aÕcn¨v ]®n. Ahkm\w Rm³ XfÀìv AhfpsS tase
H«n¸nSn¨p InSì. R§Äçv
cpt]Àçw kvIe\w kw`hn¨v Ignªnêì. cXnaqÀObn Fsâ NpnÂ
AhÄ ISn¨Xnsâ thZ\ æd¨p Ignªmév Aë`hs¸«Xv. Fsâ Npn \n¶qdnb càw B b£n DuÁn
æSnçIbmbnêì.
A{X¡mthiambnêì A³kphnsâ ImatIfnçv. FÃmw Ignªv t\mÀaÂ
Bbt¸mgmév ]´w I s]ê¨mgnsb t]mencnç¶ hnemkn\nsb {i²n¨Xv.
F´m... tamfv t]Sn¨pt]mtbm? Rm³ tNmZn¨p..
"CXm s]t® Du¡ev, a\Ênembm.... CXnsâ kpJw
Aë`hn¨mte AdnsbmtÅm'
hopw IqSWsa¶ Icmdn R§Ä ]ncnªp.....
(XpSêw)
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\mfpIÄ A§ns\ sImgnªp hoésImnêì. CXn\nSbn hÕe tN¨nbpsS sIm¨v
acn¨pt]mbn. amkw XnIbp¶Xnë ap³t] P\n¨ B
Ip«n XnI¨pw A\mtcmKyhm\mbnêì.
hnemkn\nbpsS kvIqÄ Xpdì.
AXn ]ns¶ ]e Znhk§fnepw Cfb½bpsS
I¼\nbn t]mçv apS§mdpmbnêì. a[phn[p, cm{Xbn hnemkn\nbpsS
km¶n²y¯n ]Ám¯Xn\mÂ, ]Iembnêì ]cn]mSnIÄ. km¼¯nI klmbmsaÃmw
\nÀtÃm`w Rm³ hln¨nê¶Xn\m I¼\nbnse tPmen apS§p¶XnÂ
Cfb½ív hnjaanÃmbnêì.
aI³ h¶Xn\memImw Cfb½ I¼\n t]mçv apS§p¶Xv Fìv s]mXpP\w
hnNmcns¨¦nepw Imcy§fpsS InS¸v IeymWn tN¨nív am{Xsa
AdnbmambnêìÅq. A§ns\ Cfb½sb
`mcybm¡n sh¨v kkpJw hmWêfpt¼mÄ, Rm³ kwibn¨nê¶ t]msemìv
kw`hn¨p. Cfb½bpsS æfn (amkapd)
sXÁn. s]mXpP\w Adnbp¶Xnë ap³]v
AXnÃmXm¡m³ IeymWn tN¨nbpsS klmbw A\nhmcyambnêì. C¶s¯t¸mse Atem¸Xn NnIÕm kuIcy§Ä
HìanÃm¯ B Ime¯v A\utZymKnI Aekn¸n¡Â {]{Inb
Bbnêì A[nIhpw. ]cn]mSn clkyambn
\S¯pmëff GÀ¸msSÃmw IeymWn tN¨n sNbvXp. C\n hnemkn\nsb ho«n \nìv
amÁëÅ hgn Cfb½ Xs¶ ]dªp Xì. Ahtfbpw Iq«n hÕte¨nbpsS ho«nÂ
t]mæI. Hìv cv Znhkw
tN¨nbpsS ho«n XmaknçI. tN¨n X\n¨p
Xmakníp¶ ho«n A{X kuIcysamìansænepw, (asÁmê
hoSnsâ Hê sskUn tNÀ¯pm¡nb HscmÁ apdn)
X¡met¯ív AUvsPÌv sN¿msX
]ÁnÃtÃm.
A§ns\ B ]cn]mSnsbÃmw BtcmêadnbmsX \S¯n. cmw Znhkw hnemkn\n kvIqfnembnêì. Rmëw tN¨nbpw hÀ¯am\w ]dªncns¡
Hê 35 hbÊv {]mbw tXm¶níp¶ BPmë_mlphmb Hê kv{Xo ISì
hì. Ahsc It¸mÄ
tN¨nív Aåw PymfyXbpmbn.
Øes¯ kv{XotcmK kvs]jyenÌv ]mÀÆXntN¨n. AhÀ h¶Xv
C\nbpw \n¶n«nÃm¯ tN¨nbpsS ape¸m D¸mZ\w
\ndp¯mëff GtXm NnIÕ¡mbnêì.
AhÀ tN¨ntbbpw sImv ]pd¯pÅ HmesImp ad¨
æfn¸pcbn Ibdn. Ipd¨p kab¯në
tijw ]mÀÆXntN¨n X\nsb ho«nteív hì. F¶n«v ]dªp tN¨nív Acap¡mÂ
aWn¡qÀ t\cw Hê acpìv ]pc«nbncn¡Ww, AXv Ignªv
Ipfn Igntª hcq Fìv. Mvlm icn
Fìw ]dªv Rm³ ]pdt¯m«nd§m³ Hê§pt¼mÄ
]mÀÆXntN¨n ]dªp hcs« \nÂçv Hê Imcyw ]dbmëmbnêì.
AhÀ Fsâ ssIív ]nSn¨v AI¯v
I«nen ]nSn¨nê¯nbn«v ]dªp...
"cmPsâ Cfb½bpsS ImcysaÃmw icnbm¡nbXv
Rm\m....' F¶n«v hÃms¯mê
Nncn. Rm\msI hÃmXmbn.
"t]Sn¡ \n§fv Xmen sI«nb hnhcsamìw
HscmÁ aëjycdnbnÃ.....AsXms¡ Fsâ sXmgnensâ
clkyhi§fmév...' Fs´¦nepw kwXn§v In«m³
thn Bbncnípw Fìv a\Ênem¡n DSs\ æd¨v ]WsaSp¯v
sImSp¯p. AhÀ {]Xo£n¨Xnepw
IqSpX In«nb kt´mj¯n ]dªp.....
"CsXmìw X¶ntÃepw ]mÀÆXnbpsS
\mhn \nìv CsXmcn¡epw tNmcnÃmt«m...' Rm³ shdpsX Hì Nncn¨p. AhÀ XpSÀì.....
"]ns¶ C\n hbÁn ]nSn¡mXncn¡m³ th
aês¶ms¡ kpaXosS I¿n sImSp¯n«pv... \à hn¯v Imfbmìv IeymWn tN¨n
]dªp.....' C{Xbpw ]dªn«v
AhÀ Xsâ I¿v Fsâ ep¦nçÅn IS¯n eKms\ ]nSn¨v
AaÀ¯n XShn. F¶n«v Fsâ
sNhnbn ]dªp...
"cmP\njvSmtWev \Ã ]qh³]gw t]mepÅ sI«ne½Isf Rm³
GÀ¸mSm¡n¯cmw CêsNhnbdnbmsX....Imint§m«v Xêw....'
`Khmt\.... Cu\mSv sImÅatÃm... ChnsS æd¨pImew
{ioIrjvW\mbn hnekmsa¶mév tXmì¶Xv.. Rm³ a\Ên IêXn. AhêsS ssIIÄ Fsâ eKm\nÂ
{]hÀ¯n¨psImnêì. AhêsS
anëÊapff ssIIÄ Fsâ jVnçÅn ISìv æ®sb
]pds¯Sp¯p. CXn\Iw I¼n¸mcbmbnê¶ Ahs\
It¸mÄ ]mÀÆXntN¨nbpsS a\w IpfnÀ¯p. "\à kzb¼³ km[\w' Fìw
]dªv AhÀ Xdbnenêìv Xe æ\n¨v hmbnem¡n Du¼m³
XpS§n. æd¨p t\cw Ignªv
AhÀ FWoÁv Xsâ appw H¶cbpw Agn¨v amÁn. AhêsS shfp¯v XSn¨ XpSIfpw Ah¡nSbn tjhv sNbvXv
anëÊam¡nb ]qdpw Im Xs¶ I¼nbmç¶Xmbnêì. AhÀ Fs¶ Xffn I«nen InS¯n,
æe¨p \nÂç¶ Fsâ eKm\n Ibdnbnêìv ]®m³ XpS§n. kabçdthm Ft´m
{]fnan\dnIfntes¡mìw IS¡msX Xs¶ ]mÀÆXntN¨n
]cn]mSn Bcw`n¨p. Rm\hêsS Nph¶ »uÊnë
apIfneqsS Xq§n¡nSç¶ h³ apeIfn ]nSn¨aÀ¯n. AhÀ A\mbmkw ]®p¶Xn\nSbnÂ
»uÊnsâ ]nìIfqcn t_mUoknsâ sI«gn¨v Xì. t_mUoknsâ sI«gnªtXmsS \Ãh®w Xq§nb
B s]êwapeIÄ Fsâ apJ¯v h¶nSn¨p.
]mÀÆXntN¨nbpsS
Xq§nbmSp¶ B a¯§mapeIÄ HmtcmìsImpw AhÀ Fsâ
apJ¯Sn¸n¨p. Rms\mê ape¡®nÂ
NpIÄ sImv F¯n¸nSn¨v hmbnem¡n N¸n hen¨p. atÁXv I¿nem¡n
sRcSnbpS¨p. AhÀ Bthiw ]qv
Bªv Bªv ]®m³ XpS§n. Rm\hêsS
B«½n t]mepÅ N´nIfn ]nSn¨v Xq§n Acs¡«v
apIfnteípbÀ¯n ]®n¯pS§n.
AXhÀçv ]p¯cnbmbnêì.
Ipc§nsâ æ«n AhbpsS XÅbpsS amdn Xq§n InSç¶Xp t]mse Rm³
ssIIfpw ImepIfpw sImv ]mÀÆXntN¨nsb sI«n]nSn¨p. ssI]¯nIfnepw Im ap«pIfnepw
\nÂç¶ AhêsS icoc¯nÂ
Xq§n¸nSn¨v Rm³ Bªv ]®n. AhÀ
A\§msX \nìv Fsâ æ®bpsS XmU\w GÁphm§n. Fsâ icocw I«nen \nìv
]qÀ®ambpw s]m§nbnê¶Xn\m `mcw apgph³ ap«pImen \nÂç¶
AhêsS tZl¯mbnêì. Akmam\y
iànbpmbnê¶ AhÀ Fsâ apgph³ `mchpsaSp¯v ]®m\mbn \nìv
Xì. AhêsS icoc¯nÂ
Rmì InSç¶ Hê sIm¨pæªns\ t]membnêì Rm³. æd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ AhÀçv
Fs¶ Xm§m³ h¿mXmbn, AhÀ Fsâ tate¡aÀì. ]ns¶
Ft¶bpw sImv Hìv Xncnªt¸mÄ tbm\oenwK _Ôw
thÀs¸SmsX Xs¶ Rm³ ]mÀÆXntN¨nbpsS apIfnembn. B ]ªn¡nS¡t]mepÅ AhêsS
icoc¯n InSìv Rm³ s]m§n s]m§nbSn¨p. AhêsS XSn¨p aeÀ¶ tNmcNppIfnÂ
ISn¨o¼n hen¨v, tbm\nbn Bªv æ¯n. Iq´mWn t]menê¶ AhfpsS ]qdn Fsâ
De¡sImv CSn¨v ]Xw hê¯n.
]mÀÆXntN¨nbpsS B ]ÀÆX ta\nbn Rms\mê
iniphns\t]membnêì. AhêsS
A½nªIÄhsctb F\nçbcapmbnêìÅq. B B\¸qdn Fsâ æ® A{X henb
ssSsÁmìambnê¶nsænepw,
AhÀçv A{Xbpw hepXv Hìw In«mdnÃmbnêì
Fìv tXm¶n AhêsS kwt`mK¯nepÅ BkzmZ\w It¸mÄ. A§ns\ Rm³ ]®n¯fÀìv B
s]êw]qdn ]me`ntjIw \S¯n.
Aåkabw Rm³ B sa¯t]mepÅ icoc¯n hn{ian¨p...
"æ«t\Xmbmepw \à Iê¯pv. ]Ánb Hê sI«ne½sb tN¨n
GÀ¸mSm¡n¯cmw, tam\njvSmtWÂ.....'
Mmlm t\m¡mw...Rm³ Hgp¡³ a«n ]dªp. tN¨n thKw {UÊv icbm¡n«v ]dªp, Rm³ hÕesb Ipfn¸n¡m³
thXv t\m¡s« Fìw ]dªv æfnapdnbnteív t]mbn.
Aåw Ignªv AhÀ Xncn¨v h¶n«v ]dªp. Hm...t\cw H¯ncn Bsbìv F\nív
tXm¶nbXm, IfnbpsS kpJ¯n kabw Ipsd t]msb¶m IêXnbXv. tN¨n Nncn¨psImv AI¯p hì. FâSp¯v h¶nêìv ]dbm³ XpS§n....
Chns¯ henb \mbÀ XdhmSm...... Imcy§sfms¡ t\m¡n \S¯p¶Xv {iotZhn
X¼pcm«nbm.. Xdhm«nse \mb·mÀs¡mìw A{X henb
{XmWnbnÃ. X¼pcm«nbpsS aIfpw Bfv
tIanbm... Cs¸m tImtfPnem ]Tn¡sW.
X¼pcm«nív hÃm¯ Ig¸m.
]®p¶Xnt\¡mfpw CjvSw ]®p¶Xv Iv ckn¡m\m, Fsâ Hê B§f
sNdp¡ëambn Rm³ Hcn¡Â IqSn.
Ah³ Ct¸mÄ \mSp hn«v t]mbXn ]ns¶ X¼pcm«n ]«nWnbnem. Fs¶ ams{X X¼pcm«nív
hnizmskmÅq. tamëv CjvSmtWÂ
\apçv Hê Znhkw AhnsS IqSmw. Fsâ
htI Hê æ«n (kmhn{Xn) AhnsS X¼pcm«nbpsS Imcy§Ä t\m¡m³
\ndp¯nbn«pv AhfpsS G«\mìv ]dªv IqSmw, tam³ F´p ]dbpì?
sam¯¯n sI«nSt¯mfw Xct¡Sneymìv
tXmìì. Hê ssI
t\m¡n¡fbmw tN¨o...
"]ns¶ Rm³ tN¨nbÃ, A½mbn....kmhn{Xn A§n\ym Fs¶
hnfn¡sW. At¸m tamëw A§ns\ hnfn¨mse
]Áq...'
Mlm A§ns\ Xs¶ Bbnt¡ms«....
"F¶m Rm³ t\cs¯ hnhcw Adnbn¡mw tIt«m....' Fìw ]dªv ]mÀÆXntN¨n
t\sc æfnapdnbnteív t]mbn.
]nsÁ Znhkw t\cs¯ ImWsaìv ]dªpd¸n¨ Øe¯p
sh¨v ]mÀÆXntN¨nsb Ip ap«n.
Aìv cm{Xnbnteív t]mImt\À¸mSm¡nbn«pvìv
]dªp. A§ns\ kÔytbmsS R§Ä
Xdhm«nse¯n. X¼pcm«nsb apJw ImWn¨p. {iotZhn X¼pcm«n Hê Ie¡³ Ncçv Xs¶. ]qh³]g¯nsâ \ndw, X¡mfnNppIÄ, Xp¼v
sI«nb apSn ]n¶n Im ap«nëv Xmsg \nÂçì. {]mbw Iãn Hê 38 tXm¶nípw. Nncn¨p sImv æiemt\zjW§Ä \S¯n. At¸mtgípw tN«m Fìw hnfn¨psImv
kmhn{Xn F¯n. t\cs¯
]mÀÆXntN¨n GÀ¸mSm¡nb \mSIw. `£Ww Ign¨n«v t]mImsaìv X¼pcm«n
]dªt¸mÄ Rm³ hnk½Xn¨p, ImcWw ]ns¶ _kv In«nÃ. A¶menìv AhnsS Ignªv \msf t]mIw
F¶mbn X¼pcm«n. kmhn{Xnbpw AXpaXn tN«m F¶
]nSn hmin. FÃmw ]mÀÆXntN¨n
X¶ UbtemKpIfmév. A§ns\ X¼pcm«nbpsS
AëaXntbmsS ]¯mb ]pcbnteív R§Ä \Sì. \mepsI«nt\mSv tNÀ¶mév kmhn{XnbpsS
apdn. ]¯mb ]pcípw ASp¯v. R§Ä
kmhn{XnbpsS apdnbn sNì. B
apdnbpsS AIs¯ Ae¦mc¸WnIÄ
It¸mÄ AÛpXs¸«p. sI«ne½
Nnet¸mÄ ChnsSbm InS¡mdv, kmhn{XnbpsS ]cnNcW¯nÂ
]mÀÆXntN¨n ]dªp. cmP³
ad¡ Rm³ A½mbn ]mÀÆXntN¨n HmÀ½s¸Sp¯n. Rm³ kmhn{Xsb t\m¡n AhÄ Hê Iff]p©ncntbmsS
\Jw ISn¨v \nì. Hê 18 hbÊv {]mbw ImWpw, shfp¯v saenª icocw,
appw »uÊpw Xs¶ thjw. ajnsbgpXnb
I®pIÄçv Hê {]tXyI BIÀjW iàn.
apeIÄçv Hmd©nsâ hen¸w ImWpw.
apdp¡nbpSp¯ apn\Snbn Dêp \nÂç¶ \nXw_§Ä. \Sçt¼mÄ InSìv Hmfw
sh«pì. Hm¶m´csamê Nc¡ns\ Cì
I¿n In«ptam¶dnbnÃ.
FÃmw sI«ne½bpsS CjvSamWtÃm.
A¯mgsaÃmw Ignªv hn{ianípt¼mÄ
hmey¡mc³ hì ]dªp A½mhn hnfnçs¶ìv. t\sc kmhn{XnbpsS apdnbnÂ
sNì. apdn HìIqSn Hcp¡n
Nµ\¯ncnsbÃmw I¯n¨v kpKÔ ]qcnXam¡nbn«pv. shÁne sNÃhpw
tImfm¼nbpsaÃmw knwlmk\w t]mepÅ Hê Ccn¸S¯nëv AcnsI
X¿mdm¡n sh¨n«pv. AXnë
ap³]nembn hensbmê InS¡t]mepÅ Hìv XdbnÂ
hncns¨mê¡nbn«pv.
]mÀÆXntN¨n, AÃ A½mbn, F\nçSp¡m³ Hê Ikhv
IcbpÅ Hê apsSp¯p X¶n«v ]dªp...
"CXp am{Xw DSp¯m aXn, ASnbn Hìw th.'
AXpSp¯v ASp¯pmbnê¶ Hê ]oT¯n Cêì. A½mbnbpw FâSp¯mbn h¶nêì. Aå kab¯nëÅn {iotZhn X¼pcm«nbpw
tXmgn kmhn{Xnbpw AI¯v {]thin¨p. kmhn{Xn
]pcmW kn\naIfn ImWp¶ HêXcw ss]Pmat]mepÅ Hê hkv{Xhpw
ape¡¨bpamév AWnªncníp¶Xv.
Ahsc¡v R§Ä Fgpt¶Áp \nì
BZc]qÀÆw. X¼pcm«n Bk\Øbmbn. A½mbn ASp¯v sNìv shÁne
sNÃw Xpdìv Hìv apdp¡m\pÅsXÃwDm¡n
X¼pcm«nbpsS hmbn sh¨psImSp¯p.
AXpsasà Nh¨v sImv {]uVn
hnSmsX Fs¶ t\m¡n aµlkn¨p. Ahêw
kn\naIfn A½ dmWnamÀ [cnç¶ Xc¯nepÅ Hê Xcw ape¡¨bpw
hfsc t\À¯ Hê appamév [cn¨ncníp¶Xv.
"kmhn{Xo.... G«s\ Rms\mìv ImWs«....' apdp¡m³
hmbnen«v Nh¨c¨psImv X¼pcm«n ]dªp.
kmhn{Xn Fsâ ssI ]nSn¨v X¼pcm«nbpsS ap¶n hncns¨mê¡nb
InS¡bnteív B\bn¨p. AXnsâ
a²y¯n Fs¶ \nÀ¯n, Ahsfs¶ NppIÄsImv s\Án sXm«v
Xmtgmt«ív Npw_n¨nd§n. Fsâ
ape¡®pIfn arZpeambn ISn¨t¸mÄ Rm³ hnImcw sImv
tImcn¯cn¨p. s]m¡nÄ hsc
F¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ Xdbnenêì.
s]m¡nfn Hìcp XhW \mhn«v NpgÁn AhÄ Fsâ
Ikhpapnsâ æ¯gn¨n«p. apv Xmsg Fsâ
Imenë NpÁpambn hoé. AhfpsS
NppsImpÅ Ifnbn æfncWnª Fsâ eKm³ CXn\Iw ]æXntbmfw
Xes]m¡nbnêì. Ahsfsâ
ap¶n InS¡bn ImÂap«v aS¡n Cêìv Fsâ enwKs¯
hmbnem¡n hZ\kpcXw Bcw`n¨p.
Rm\t¸mgpw HcSnasbt¸mse {]Xna IWs¡ \nì. AhfpsS Dan\ocn æfn¨ eKm³ Xsâ
hnizcq]w ImWn¨v X¼pcm«nbpsS I®pIfntesít¶mWw Xe DbÀ¯n
\nì. ]qÀ®ambpw
hn{Öw`nX\mbn Fìv a\Ênem¡nb AhÄ Fsâ hrjW§Ä
Hmtcm¶mbn hmbnem¡n ëWªpsImnêì. AtXmsS Fsâ æ® \nìv sh«nbmSm³
XpS§n. Rm³ \nb{´Ww hnSmsX hSnt]mse
\nì sImSp¯p.
X¼pcm«n I®psImv sImSp¯ Hê kná Aëkcn¨v kmhn{Xn Fsâ
ap¶n FWoÁv \nìv AhfpsS hkv{X§Ä Hmtcm¶mbn
Dcnsªdnbm³ XpS§n. BZyw ape¡¨,
]n¶oSv Xsâ Ac hkv{Xw. aÂtKmh am¼gw
t]mepÅ H«pw DSbm¯ apeIÄ Xe DbÀ¯n \nÂçì. ImepIÄ¡nSbn XpSp¯v Nph¶
Hma\¸qdv. AhÄ Fsâ CSXp `mK¯v
X¼pcm«nsb A`napJoIcn¨v \nì. AXp
hsc {iotZhn¯¼pcm«nbpsS ]mZ§Ä aSnbn sh¨v XtemSnsImnê¶ A½mbn Fsâ
heXp `mK¯mbn hìv \nì Xsâ hkv{X§Ä Dcnªv amÁphm³
XpS§n. ]cn]qÀ® \áIfmbn
\nÂç¶ B cp \mcnIfpsS \Sphn ]oc¦n t]mse \nÂç¶ æ®bpambn
Rm³ X¼pcm«nbpsS ASp¯ Iå\¡mbn Im¯p \nì.
X¼pcm«n Fgpt¶Áv hìv Fsâ ap³]nÂ
\nì. AhÀ Xsâ tImafamb
Ic]Ãh§Ä sImv Fsâ enwK¯ Hìcp XhW sXmen¨S¨p. AhêsS Ickv]Àiw GÁtXmsS Fsâ
Acs¡«v Rm\dnbmsX Hìcp XhW apt¶m«pw ]pdtIm«pw Nen¨p. ]n¶oShÀ Fsâ t\sc ap¶nÂ
\nìv A½mbnbptSbpw kmhn{XnbptSbpw tbm\nIfn hncen«v BÀ{ZX
]cntim[n¨p. ]n¶oSv cv ssIIfpw apt¶m«v
sImp hìv tbm\nbn XnêInb \Sp hncepIfpw XffhncepIfpw X½n ]e
XhW ap«n¨p t\m¡n BcpsS ]qdmév IqSpXÂ Cud\mbn«pÅXv Fìv
XmcXayw sN¿p¶t]mse tXm¶n. ]n¶oSv A½mbnbpsS ssI]Sn¨v AhÀ hopw B
knwlmk\w t]mepÅ tkm^bn Bk\Øbmbn. AhêsS I®pIÄ hopw kmhn{Xnív
BÚsImSp¯p. kmhn{Xn Fs¶
t\m¡n aµlkn¨pwsImv InS¡bn aeÀìv InS¡m³
BwKyw Im«n. InS¡ms\mê§pt¼mÄ
Fs¶ {iotZhn X¼pcm«nív A`napJambn InS¯m³ kmhn{Xn {i²n¨nêì. æe¨p \nÂç¶ æ®bpambn Rm\§ns\
sI«ne½bpsS ap¶n aeÀì InSì. kmhn{Xn kmhImiw Fsâ Acs¡«n\Sp¯v
CSXp`mK¯mbn ImepIÄ aS¡n Cê¶n«v Xe Fsâ hbdn sh¨v enwKs¯
NptmSSp¸n¨v X¼pcm«nsb t\m¡n ]p©ncn¨psImv InSì. AhfpsS Xpfkn¡XnÀ sh¨v ]n¶nb \o
ImÀIq´Â Fsâ hbÁnepw amdnepambn ]SÀì
InSì. B XeapSnbnÂ
\nìbê¶ Ims¨®bpsS KÔw Fs¶ a¯p]nSn¸n¨p.
Rm³ Aåw Xe DbÀ¯n t\m¡nbt¸mÄ I ImgvN Fs¶
IqSpXÂ hnImc`cnX\m¡n.
]cn]qÀ® \ábmb ]mÀÆXn tN¨n X¼pcm«nbpsS
t\À¯ aÉn³ apv æ¯gn¨v Cê`mKt¯m«pam¡n. ASnbn Hìw DSp¡mXnê¶
X¼pcm«nbpsS sh®¡Ãn XoÀ¯t]mepÅ X¦¯pSIÄ
Aåw AI¯n B Im¡hc¯n apJw AaÀ¯n InSçì. Xdbn ap«pIp¯n æ\nªv
\nÂç¶ A½mbnbpsS B\çnIÄ DbÀì \n¶nêì. AhêsS N´nhnShpIÄ¡nSbneqsS ]\s\m¦v
t]mse hnp \nÂç¶ ]qdnsâ ASn`mKhpw ImWmambnêì. D¯chv C«n¡mWWw, kmhn{Xn Fsâ æe¨p
\nÂç¶ eKm\n A[c kpcXw Bcw`n¨p.
sI«ne½bpsS \b\kpJ¯n\mbn AhÄ Fsâ enwK¯n \mhv sImv ]e
Nn{X¸WnIfpw hc¨p ImWn¨p. Hê Nn{Xie`¯ns\
t]mse AhfpsS \mhv Fsâ emKm\n ]mdn ]dì Ifn¨p. kmhn{XnbpsS æ®bq¼Â Iv
X¼pcm«nív lcw Ibdn. AhÀ
s]m§n \nÂç¶ A½mbnbpsS N´nIfn BªSn¨v AhêsS ]qÀ
aq©Â t{]mÕm¸nçìmbnêì. Aåw Ignªv kmhn{Xn Fs¶ ssI]nSn¨v Fgpt¶Â¸n¨v
X¼cm«nbpsS ap¶n sImpt]mbn \nÀ¯n.
FÃmw {iotZhn¯¼pcm«nbpsS CwKnX§Ä¡ëkcn¨v AhÀ
sImSpç¶ knáepIÄ In«pt¼mgmbnêì. kmhn{Xn Xsâ hmbn \nìv Aåw
Xp¸seSp¯v Ip\nªv InSç¶ A½bnbpsS N´nhnShn ssIIS¯n B s]ê¼qdnÂ
]pc«n. ]n¶oSv Hê ssIsImv A½mbnbpsS
N´nIÄ ]nfÀ¯n ]nSn¨v, adpssIsImv Fsâ æ®sb ]nSn¨v A½mbnbpsS
amf¯nteív sh¨p. Rm³ Aåw
æ\nªv Dbcw AUvsPÌv sNbvXv enwK {]thiw
kuIcy{]Zam¡n. IW£³ icnbmbtXmsS
kmhn{Xn amdn sI«ne½bpsS ]pdIn t]mbn \nìv AhêsS NpaepIfneqsS
I¿n«v AhêsS ]«v du¡bpsS sI«gn¨p hn«p. kmhImi¯n sI«ne½ I¿pbÀ¯nbXn¶pkcn¨v
du¡ DucnsbSp¯p. ]n¶oShêsS
at\mlcamb æNæw`§fn ]pdIn \nìv Xs¶ XShn
ckn¸n¡m³ XpS§n. CS¡nsS
AhêpsS Idp¯ ap´ncn§ t]mse \nÂç¶ ape¡®pIÄ
Xnê½nbpSípìmbnêì.
CsXÃmw ItXmsS Fsâ Acs¡«v tÌj\nÂ
Cìv bm{X ]pds¸Sp¶ Bhnb{´s¯ t]mse kmhImi¯n Nen¡m³
XpS§n. AtXmsS Fsâ \o ]n̬
A½mbnbpsS amf¯nteív Ibdp¶Xpw Cd§p¶Xpw sI«ne½ IuXIt¯msS t\m¡n
Iméìmbnêì. A½mbnbpsS
]qdn \nìv DÛhníp¶ A]kzc§Ä tI«v AhÀ Hê
sIm¨p æ«nsb t]mse s]m«n¨ncn¨p. Fsâ
Hmtcm Xm§pw ]mÀÆXn tN¨n GÁphm§p¶Xns\m¸w AhêsS apJw (Hê ]s£
\o«n¸nSn¨ncníp¶ \mhpw) {iotZhn¯¼pcm«nbpsS ]qdnÂ
h¶nSnípìmbnêì.
AXns\m¸n¨v kmhn{Xn AhêsS t]mÀapeIfnÂ
tlmWSníp¶Xpt]mse sR¡nbpSípìapmbnêì.
Aåt\cw A§ns\ ckn¨v Ignªt¸mÄ sI«ne½ A½mbnsb
Xebn X«n FWo¡m³ kwÚsImSp¯p.
AXp a\Ênem¡nb Rm³ DSs\ A½mbnbpsS ]qÁnÂ
\nìv æ® hen¨qcnsbSp¯p. A½mbnbpsS
apJw apgph³ sI«ne½bpsS tX\m BhrXambnêì. A½mbn Fs¶ ]gb s]mknj\n aeÀ¯n
InS¯n. ]ns¶ F\nív ]n³ Xncnªv
Fsâ Acs¡«n Cêìv tX§m s]mXn¡m³ XpS§n. AhêsS B\¨´nIÄ DbÀì Xmgp¶Xv
am{Xsa F\nív ImWm³ km[n¨pÅq.
enwKtbm\o kwKaw sI«ne½bpsS \b\kpJ¯n\mbn ImgvNsh¨ncnípIbmbnêì. ]mÀÆXntN¨nbpsS B\¸qÀ Fsâ
æ®sb hngp§p¶Xpw Xp¸p¶Xpw AhÀ ætd t\cw t\m¡n
ckn¨p. ]ns¶ Xsâ apeIÄ Xnê½nbpS¨psImv
]n¶n \nÂç¶ kmhn{Xnç«ntbmSv A½mbnbpsS Øm\w
GsÁSp¡m³ Iån¨p.
AhÄ A½mbnbpsS s]mknj\n hì \nì. A½mbn Xsâ ]qdn hncen«v Ipd¨v tX³
tXmnsbSp¯v Xsâ aêaIfpsS InSpÊapff ]qÁn ]pc«n sImSp¯p. AhÀ¡dnbmambnêì, Fsâ
sImeç´w B CÃn¸qdnëv æd¨v
hn½n«apmçsaìv.
A½mbnbpsS ]qsd®bn æfn¨p \nÂç¶ Fsâ eKm\nÂ
kmhn{Xn ]Xps¡ Cêìv Xsâ CdpInb tbm\nbnteív
DÄs¡mp. AhfnÂ
\nìbÀ¶ t\À¯ Hê sRc¡¯n \nìv AXhÄçv
æd¨v I«nbmbnêì Fìv F\nív a\Ênembn. AhÄ hfsc {]bmks¸«mbnêì Xsâ
Acs¡«v s]mçIbpw XmçIbpw sNbvXnê¶Xv.
B Cd¡apÅ ]qdv F\nív AhmNyamb B\µamév
XìsImnê¶Xv. æd¨pt\cw IqSn
kmhn{Xn B tX§ms]mXn¡Â XpSÀ¶m F\nív
shSnXoêsaìv Dd¸mbnêì.
]s£ `mKyhim AXn\Iw sI«ne½ív ISnaq¯p Ignªnêì. AXphsc AhêsS A½nªIÄ N¸nçSn¨psImnê¶ A½mbntbmSv Fgpt¶Â¡m³ BÚm]n¨p. A½mbn DSs\ Ahsc hncns¨mê¡nb N{]a©¯nteív B\bn¨p. CXn\Iw kmhn{Xn Fsâ Acs¡«n \ns¶WoÁv Ft¶bpw ssI ]nSns¨gpt¶Â¸n¨nêì. B hnimeamb Nµ\¡«nen sI«ne½ ImepIÄ Ih¨v InSç¶Xv ImWm³ Hê {]tXyI `wKnbmbnêì. I«nensâ ImÂ`mK¯mbn Rm³ \nìv AhêsS hnv IodnbXpt]mse \nÂç¶ N¡bpsS `wKn BkzZn¨p. kmhn{Xn Fsâ enwK¯n ]nSn¨v hen¨t¸mgmév F\nív ØeImet_m[apmbXv. X¼pcm«n cpssIIfpapbÀ¯n Fs¶ amSn hnfnípì. Rm³ AhêsS ]pdt¯ív Ibdn. F´v arZpeamWm ta\n. ]«p InS¡bn InSç¶ kpJw. A½mbn CXn\Iw R§fpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbn I¿n«v Fsâ eKms\ X¼pcm«nbpsS A´x]pc¯nteív ]nSn¨v sh¨p. sh®bqdn \nÂç¶ B tbm\o \mf¯n Fsâ enwKw Dufbn«v Cd§n. AhÀ Fs¶ Xsâ amdnteív ]nSn¨aÀ¯n B sN©ppIfm Fsâ apJs¯Ãmw D½sh¨p. Fsâ æ® AhêsS KÀ`]m{Xw hsc F¯nsbìv F\nív tXm¶n. AhêsS skÀhnIvkn sNìv ap«p¶Xpt]mse. AhÀ AXv icnípw BkzZnípìmbnêì. AS¡n \ndp¯nbnê¶ ImahnImcw AWs]m«nsbmgpIm³ XpS§n. AhÀ Fsâ sNhnbn Aivfoeamb `mjbn ]pe¼m³ XpS§n. km[mcW aëjycn Imé¶ A[a hnImc§Ä, henb Xdhm«pImêtSbpw a\Ênsâ ASn¯«n Hfnªv InSçìv Fìv As¶\nív a\Ênembn. Rm³ Bªv Bªv ]®m³ XpS§n. AhÀ Acs¡«v tatem«v s]m¡n Xcm³ XpS§nbtXmsS Rm³ kIe iànbpsaSp¯v AhêsS N¡]qÁnen«v æ¯n. AhÀ Hê s]ê¼m¼ns\ t]mse F¶ NpÁnhcnªt¸mÄ AhÀçv cXnaqÀObmbn Fì a\Ênem¡n Rmëw Fsâ 殸m AhêsS Zmlníp¶ ]qÁnteív NoÁn¨p. AhÀ Fsâ NppIÄ ISn¨ps]m«n¨p. hfsc \mfpIÄçv tijambmév Aìv AhÀ kwt`mKw icnípamkzZn¨Xv Fìv ]n¶oSv ]mÀÆXn tN¨n Ft¶mSv ]dªp.
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æSpw_]pcmWw 8
sI«ne½bpambn Ignª cm{XnbpsS a[pcw æd¨p \mÄ
a\Ênepmbnêì. ]mÀÆXntN¨n
hopw tImtfPn ]Tníp¶ X¼pcm«nbpsS aIÄçv thn Hê ]cn]mSn
Bkq{XWw sNbvsX¦nepw, Nne kmt¦XnI ImcW§fm kwKaw \S¶nÃ. ]cnXxØnXnIfpw aÁpw hfsctbsd
{i²n¡WatÃm Xdhm«pImcpsS am\w t]mImsX Imcy§Ä \S¯m³. A§ns\ Rm³ X¡met¯ív
Cfb½bpambn kpJn¨p hmé.
Cfb½bpsS I¼\nbn t]m¡v Xosc ædªp. ]I apgphëw cXn eoeIfmSn kpJn¨p. sshIo«v hnemkn\n F¯p¶Xphsc Cfb½ív
XpWnbpSpt¡ Bhiyw hfsc ædhmbnêì. D¨hsc ASp¡f¸Wnbn hym]rXsb¦nepw,
Rmëw ASp¡fbn Ibdn Cfb½bpsS ]qÁnepw apeIfnepw
s]êamdns¡mncnípw.
D¨¡qWpIgnªmév icnbmb Iem]cn]mSnIÄ. Cfb½ ]m{X§Ä Igpæ¶ ]WnsbÃmw
Ign¨v Hmhv apdnbn Ibdpì.
hmXeS¡ms\mìw sa\s¡SmdnÃ. appw Xmdpw Agn¨v AbbnÂ
Xqçì. ]n¶oSv XdbnÂ
Ip¯nbnêìv aq{Xsamgnípì. Nnet¸mÄ \Sp¯f¯n Rm³
InSìv t\mçìsì Im F\nív apJw
Xncnªnê¶mév s]Sp¡Â. B
hnSÀ¶ h«b¸¯n \nìv ko¡mct¯mSv aq{Xw
NoÁp¶Xp ImWpt¼mtg F\n¡v
Ccnís¸mdpXnbnÃmXmæw.
]ns¶ ¹mÌn¡v a¤n shÅsaSp¯v ]qdv ]nfÀ¯n
hncen«v Igpæ¶Xv Imét¼mÄ F\nív {`m´v ]nSnípw. Fs¶ t\m¡n Hê Imab£nsbt¸mse AhÀ
aZmekbmbn ]p©ncnípw.
Nnåt¸mÄ NppIÄ IqÀ¸n¨v D½ Xê¶Xpt]mse
ImWnípw. ]n¶oSv Fgpt¶Áv
Abbn \nìv tXmÀs¯Sp¯v ]qdpw N´nbpw XpS¨p »uÊv
am{Xan«v AÀ²\ábmbn \Sì hê¶ Cfb½sb Im GXv
htbmhr²\mév I¼nbmImXncnípI. AhêsS
hchv t\m¡n Rm³ A£a\mbn Fsâ eKms\ ]nSn¨v sXmen¨S¨psImncnípw. GXv t]mknemév ]t®sXìv Cfb½bpsS
XmÂ]cy¯në hn«psImSp¯ncn¡bmév.
Nnåt¸mÄ AhÀ sdVnbmtW Ipe¨p \nÂç¶
æ®bn Ibdnbnêì s]mXn¡m³ XpS§pw. AhêsS tbm\o icnípw ImaPe¯mÂ
\\ªn«nsænÂ, HìIn ap«pæ¯n N´ns]m¡n
\nt¶m, Asæn aeÀì InSìv Ih s]mfn¨v sh¨v
XcnIsbm sN¿pw. ]qdpw sImXhpw
\¡n sdVnbm¡mëÅ
knáemWXv. ap«pImenÂ
æ\nªv \nìv Xê¶Xv, ænbn IbÁm³
CjvSs¸Spì F¶Xnsâ kqN\.
Znhk§Ä sNÃpw tXmdpw ]ckv]cw XmÂ]cy§Ä
a\Ênem¡m³ DcnbmtS Bhiyw ædªp Ipdªp hì.
Hê \mÄ, D¨bqéw Ignªv Dd¡¯në ap¼pÅ Hê
D¨shSns¡«v Cfb½bpambn \S¯n sImncníp¶Xn\nSbnÂ, A{]Xo£nXambn
hÕetN¨n ho«n hì.
Cfb½bpsS A{i²aqew ]n³ `mKs¯ hmXneS¡m³ adì
t]mbnêì. AXphgn AI¯v IS¶ tN¨n
A½bpw aIëambn \Sç¶ kwt`mKw Iv Xcn¨v \nì.
"Mvlm.... FSm Iůmsbmfo \obnt¸mÄ Cfb½sbbmév
s]mdp¸níp¶Xv AtÃ....'
tN¨nbpsS Bt{Imiw tI«v R§Ä sR«ns¯dn¨p. Cfb½ thKw X«n¸nSsªWoÁv
hkv{X§Ä FÃmw DSp¯v tN¨nbpsS ASpt¯m«v t]mbn. Hìw t]Sn¡m\nsÃìv
t]mæw hgn Ft¶mSv BwKyw ImWnípìmbnêì. ASp¡fbn Cfb½bpw tN¨nbpw
X½n æipæip¸v Gsd t\cw
XpSÀì. Rm³ ]Xnsb
hmXnen\Sp¯v sNìv AIs¯ kw`mjWw {i²n¨p.
"tamtf....\obpw IqSn klIcn¨m \ap¡nXv
BtcmêadnbmsX kuIcyambn apt¶m«v sImpt]mImw.
Ahëw ]mepff apeIÄ hfsc CjvSmìv IeymWn tN¨n ]dªp. \n\çw At¸mÄ Hê kpJw, hÃ
æ«nItfbpw hnfn¨v ape æSn¸n¡mëff _p²nap«panÃ, ]ns¶
\n\çw Hìv kpJn¡sbms¡ ths.
sNdp¸¯n \n§Ä ætd Ifnsbms¡ Ifn¨n«psìv
]dªp tI«n«pv. At¸m ]ns¶
CXnsemìw A{X sXsÁmìw tXmt¶ ImcyhpanÃ.....'
Cfb½ ]dªp \ndp¯nbt¸mÄ tN¨n \mWn¨v apJw æ\n¨p
\nì. Cfb½ ]Xnsb tN¨nbpsS
A½nªIÄ »uÊnë apIfneqsS ]nSn¨v sR¡n. DSs\ hÕte¨nbpsS »uÊnsâ ap³ `mKw
\\sªìv tXmìì.
"Mvlm...]mÀÆXnbpsS aêìsImsmìw
^eantÃ.....? Ct¸mgpw CS§gn Id¡msaìv
tXmìì....?' Cfb½ tNmZn¨p.
]mÀÆXn tN¨n ]dbp¶Xv æd¨p \mÄ ]mev
]ngnªv IfbpItbm, IpSn¸nçItbm sN¿êsX¶m.... F\nív
]Áp¶nÃ, hÃmsX Igípt¼m sXm« ho«nse Pm\qsâ
tamsfs¡mv æSn¸nípw.
"Bêv \µn\ntbm...?
shdpsXbà B æ«n Ct¸mÄ s]s«ìv A§v XSn¨v
hoÀ¯Xv.... AhÄçv aSnsbmìanà AtÃ.. F§ns\ \o
hfs¨Sp¯p.....?'
kmam\t¯Â \¡ns¡mSp¯m hfbm¯
s]¬æt«ymfptm Cfbt½......
"AXpicn hbÊdnbnç¶Xnepw apt¼ Ahfv kmam\¯ps½ Dff Ifn
sXmS§ytÃ.... AhfpsS A½ Pm\qw tami¡mcn AÃ... R§sS Hs¡ sNdp¸¯n Pm\p
hbÊdnbníp¶Xnë ap³t] NpÁph«¯pÅ FÃm tN«·mêw
AhfpsS sXmS¡nSbn sh¨v shÅw Ifªnêì. Hcn¡Â AhnsSbpÅ Hê
hbÊmb A½mh³ Pmëhnsâ ædp¼mSv \ç¶Xv A½mhn Ip ]nSn¨Xpw, Xnf¨ shffw
tImcn A½hsâ eKm\n Hgn¨XpsaÃmw A¶s¯ NqSpÅ
hmÀ¯Ifmbnêì...'
AXn\nSbn hnemkn\n kvIqÄ hn«v F¯nbXn\mÂ
IqSpX kw`hhnImk§Ä Hìw DmbnÃ. Rmt\mÀ¯p B \µn\nç«nsb. hÕe tN¨nbpsS ho«n sh¨v
ImWmdpmbnêì. Hê
]{´v...]Xnaqìv hbÊv Iméw.
t{^m¡n\SnbneqsS ImWmhp¶ XS¨ndpInb XpSIÄ It¸mtg
tXm¶nbnêì H¶dçhm³ In«nbnês¶¦n Fìv. GXmbmepw hÕetN¨nbpsS Io¸mb
\neív In«phm³ hnjaapmInÃ, Rm³ a\ÊntemÀ¯p. tN¨nbpsS ho«n sh¨v ]et¸mgpw A{i²ambn
CcnípIbpw s]m¡¯n IbdpIbpw aÁpw sN¿mdpÅ
B XSn¨n \µn\nç«nbpsS sP«nçÅn Xpdn¨p \nÂç¶ B henb kaqksbçdn¨v
HmÀ¯v ]et¸mgpw shÅ and¡nbnêì.
]nsÁ Znhkw Cfb½ I¼\nbn t]mbnêì, i\nbmgvN
BbXn\m Iqen sImSpç¶ Znhkambnêì.
AXn\m Rm³ ]Xps¡ tN¨nbpsS {]XnIcWw Adnbmsa¶ Dt±it¯msS AhnsS
sNì. F¯ns¸«Xv IdIvÁv kab¯v
Xs¶. Nmcnbn«nê¶ P\mensâ hnShneqsS
t\m¡nbt¸mÄ I«nen InSç¶ tN¨nbpw sXm«Sp¯v InSç¶ \µn\nç«nbpw. hÕte¨nbpsS XSn¨ A½nªIÄ N¸n
hen¨v æSnípIbmév \µn\n.
tN¨nbpsS ssIIÄ \µn\nbpsS t{^m¡n\SnbnÂ
s]êamdpìv. ]Ánb kabw,
]pdæ his¯ hmXn ]pd¯p \nìv Xs¶ Xpd¡m³ Hê kq{X¸Wn Rm³
Ipsh¨nêì. A§ns\ Rm³ AI¯p
ISì. s]«ìv Xe Xncn¨v
t\m¡nb tN¨n Fs¶¡Xpw, iÐapm¡êXv Fìv Rm³
Npn hnc sh¨v Im«n.
tN¨nív Fsâ Dt±iw a\Ênembn.
tN¨n A\§msX InSì. I«nen NpaccnI¯mbn InS¶nê¶ \µn\bpsS apJw
tN¨nbpsS amdneaÀ¶nê¶Xn\m Fs¶ InÃ. Rm³ ]Xnsb tN¨nbpsS ]n³`mKt¯mSv
tNÀìv I«nen InSì.
tN¨nbpsS apeIÄ cpw ]pd¯mév.
heXp ape æSníp¶ \µ\nbpsS apJ¯mév tN¨nbpsS CSXp ape
InSç¶Xv. B B\apeIÄ \µ\nbpsS
I®pIÄ apgphëw ad¨nêì.
sXtgm«v t\m¡nbt¸mÄ tN¨nbpsS ssIIÄ \µn\nbpsS sP«n
hen¨nd¡nbn«pv. ]qS apf¡m¯
shÅeph t]mepÅ \µn\nbpsS kmam\¯n tN¨nbpsS ssIIÄ
s]êamdpì. Rm³ ]Xnsb tN¨nbpsS ssI
]nSn¨v amÁn. NqSpÅ
\µn\nbpsS ædp¼mSn ssIsXm«t¸msg Fsâ eKm³ tN¨nbpsS aq«nÂ
æ¯m³ XpS§n. tN¨nív hnhcw
a\Ênembn. AhÄ A\§msX
InSì Xì. Fsâ ssI In«nb
Ahkcw ]mgm¡msX B sIm¨p kmam\¯n icnípw s]êamdn. NmenÂ
hncem \Ãh®w XShn. sam¯w
tbm\n tlmWSníp¶ t]mse sR¡n.
s]«ìmb {]hÀ¯\ ssienbnse amÁw \µn\nsb Xe
DbÀ¯n t\m¡m³ t{]cn¸n¨p.
Fs¶¡ sR«en Ahfn \nìv AhfdnbmsX Hê A]kzcw
]pds¸«p. tN¨n AhfpsS XeapSnbnÂ
XtemSns¡mv kzm´\n¸n¨p.
"tamfv t]Sn¡mt«m...cmtP«³ BtcmSpw
]dbnÃ...' tN¨nbpsS
k½Xt¯msSbmsWìv Adnªt¸mÄ \µn\n Djmdmbn. AhÄ Hcp Im s]m¡n
F\nív s]êamdm³ kuIcyapm¡n Xì. ImÂap«në Xmsgbmbn \n¶ AhfpsS sP«n
Rm\qcn amÁn. AhfpsS sNdnb N´n
hnShn Rm³ hnctemSn¨p, NqSpÅ KpZZzmc¯n Rms\mê hncÂ
sImaÀ¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ C¡nfnsImv ]pfªp. tN¨n tNmZn¨p....
"tamÄçv
\Ã kpJtm...?'
Mpw....
"]mev æSns¨m.... \nÀ¯..'
AhÄ apeæSn XpSÀ¶t¸mÄ Rm³ tN¨nbpsS
apeIÄ sR¡n ]m \µn\nbpsS hmbnteív ]ngnªp
sImSp¯p. CXn\nSbn Fsâ æ®
apnëÅn \nìv ]pds¯Sp¯v Rm³ H¶cbpSp¡m¯ tN¨nbpsS N´n
hnShn (tN¨nbpsS apv Rm³ N´nípapIfn IbÁn
sh¨nêì) æ¯n¡bÁnbnêì. ap³]n tN¨nbpsS aSnç¯neqsS ssIIS¯n
AhfpsS ]qdn sXmSm³ t\m¡nsb¦nepw km[n¨nÃ. ssI sXm«Xv Fsâ æ®bpsS Xp¼¯p
Xs¶bmév. B InS¸n AXp am{Xsa
\SçambnêìÅq.
Rm³ FWoÁv I«nensâ Im `mK¯v hìv XdbnÂ
Cêì, F¶n«v \µn\nbpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbnteív apJaSp¸n¨p. B\bpsS akvXIw t]mse Xpdn¨p \nÂç¶
\Ã NqSpÅ kmam\w.
tcma§fnÃm¯ B cknI³ kaqk Rm³ \¡n¯pS¨p. Fsâ Acapff \mhv B sIm¨p ]qdnsâ NmenÂ
Xpgªt¸mÄ \µn\n C¡nfnsImv apeæSn \nÀ¯n CfIn Nncn¡m³
XpS§n.
"tN«³ \çt¼mÄ tamÄçv
C¡nfnbmæìtm...?' tN¨n tNmZn¨p. tN«ëv tamÄsS kmam\w \¡m³ hey
CjvSm... AXm... tN¨n \ymboIcWw sImSp¯p.
tN¨n apeæSn¸nt¡Xnë thn am{Xw Hìv \µn\nbpsS
\¡msdmÅq.... AXn \µ\nív henb kpJw
In«n¡mWnÃmbncnípw.
\µn\n apeæSnsbÃmw \nÀ¯n aeÀì
InSìv ImeI¯n AhfpsS æªnçdp¼mSv icnípw
\¡nçSn¡m³ ]mI¯nëv s]mf¯n sh¨p Xì. Rm\hfpsS N´nIÄ ssIIfm Xm§n
æ\nªv \nìv B ]m\]m{Xw Bthmfw sam¯nçSn¨p. AhÄ CfIn CfIn
Nncnípìmbnêì.
æ¶nçê hen¸¯nepÅ sIm¨pI´n Rm³ \mçsImv æ¯n. AhÄ Acs¡«v Fsâ apJt¯ív
XÅn XÅn Xêìmbnêì.
sam¯w ]qdv Rm³ hmbnem¡n N¸n hen¨p.
AhÄ Hcn¡epw Aë`hn¡m¯ kpJw AhÄç
In«ns¡mnêì. tN¨n
I«nen \nìv Fgpt¶Áv amdn \nìv Fsâ hZ\kpcZw
t\m¡n BkzZn¨p.
æ\nªv
\nìÅ B ]cn]mSnbn Rm³ s]«ìv £oWn¨p. Rm³ \nhÀìv \n¶t¸mÄ
\µn\nç«n Acs¡«pbÀ¯n hopw hopw thWsaìÅ
AÀ°¯n Mp...Mp... Fìv Bhiys¸Sm³ XpS§n. AXpIv tN¨n Nncn¨v æ\nªv
\nìv Xsâ Hê apesR«v \µn\nbpsS tbm\nbnse sIm¨p I´n C«v
Dcíp¶Xns\m¸w, apeIÄ sR¡n ]m tbm\oNmenteçv ]ngnbpIbpw
sNbvXp. ape¡®n \nìv
NoÁp¶ ]m kqNn ap\t]mse \µn\nbpsS ædp¼mSnsâ NmenÂ
æ¯nsImt¸mÄ AhÄ B\µw sImv Acs¡«v hopw hopw tatem«v
s]m¡n tN¨nbpsS apeIfn CSnípìmbnêì. B sIm¨p tbm\n \ndªv ]m ]Xªv
AhfpsS N´nhnShneqsS Xmtgív CÁv hogm³ XpS§n. AXpI Rm³ hopw AhntSív apJaSp¸n¨v
]m \¡nçSn¡m³ XpS§n.
Fsâ hmbvs]êamdm³ XpS§bt¸mÄ \µn\nç«n kt´mj¯m \nehfnç¶ t]mse
H¨bpm¡n CfIn adnªp. AhfpsS
PohnX¯nse BZys¯ cXnaqÀ¨bmsWì tXm¶n AhfpsS ]cm{Iaw
It¸mÄ. AhÄ Xsâ cv ImepIfpw
sImv Fsâ Xesb NpÁn¸nSn¨p.
ImatIfnIfn ap³]cnNbansænepw aëjyklPamb hmk\
Bbncnímw Ahsfs¡mv A§ns\ sN¿n¨Xv. Aå t\c¯në tijw AhfpsS ImepIÄ
hnSÀ¯n Rm³ I«nen sh¨p.
kwXr]vXntbmsS AhÄ A§ns\ Imepw Ih¨v Nphì XpSp¯ kmam\w
]nfÀ¯n sh¨v aµlkn¨v InSç¶Xv at\mlcamb Hê ImgvNbmbnêì.
"FSo \µn\o......'
\µn\nbpsS A½ Pmë tN¨n \o«n hnfníp¶Xv tI«v, AhÄ
XnSp¡¯n sP«n FSp¯n«pw sImv ]pdt¯t¡mSn. hÕte¨n AXp
hsc R§fpsS IfnIÄ ho£n¨psImv \n¡bmbnêì. »uÊpw t_mUokpw apeíp
apIfn Xs¶ Bbnêì At¸mgpw.
Rm\hsf amtdmSW¨v apnsâ æ¯v Agn¨n«p. AhfpsS XSn¨pbÀ¶ \nXw_§fnÂ
XtemSn. AhÄ FÃm¯nëw k½Xw F¶
a«n Fsâ amdn Xe Nmbv¨v \nì. tN¨nsb Rm³ ]Xnsb I«nen InS¯n. hÀj§Äçv ap³]v In«pÅ AhfpsS
]qdn Rm³ XShn. tcma§Ä I{Xn¨v
\nÀ¯mdmév ]Xnshìv tXmìì. Acnt©mfw hfÀ¶ ssaêIÄ AhfpsS
]qdn Hê ImÀs]Áv
t]mse Aë`hs¸«p. AhfpsS NppIÄ
Ddp©ns¡mv Rm\m kmam\¯nteív ]Xps¡ hnc IbÁn. Ahfn \nìv Hê s\SphoÀ¸v
DbÀì. AhfpsS XSn¨
A½nªIÄ ]Xnhv t^mgvkn sR¡nbt¸mÄ ]m GItZiw
HcSn Dbc¯n tatemt«ív NoÁn.
AXv It¸mÄ AdnbmsX Fsâ NppIÄ henb Idp¯ ap´ncn§ t]mse XpSp¯v
hoÀ¯v \n¶nê¶ ape¡®pIfnteív BIÀjn¡s¸«p. ]menëv Hê ]ªhpanÃ, æSn
]Xps¡ B¡nbnsæn B t{kmXÊn \nìv
hê¶sXÃmw hmbn DÄs¡mÅm³ ]ÁmsX hêtam
Fìv Rm³ i¦n¨p. \Ã
a[pcapÅ ]mÂ, \µn\nç«n hnSmsX IqSnbncníp¶Xv
shdpsXbÃ. tN¨n hop hopw
apeIÄ Fsâ hmbnteív XnêIn Xì.
\µn\nç«nbpambn \S¯nb hZ\kpcXw æd¨v BbmkIcamb tPmen
Bbnê¶Xn\m F\nív \à Zmlhpw £oWhpapmbnêì. HìamtemNn¡msX B ]mearXv apgph³
Rm³ DuÁnçSn¨p. Ahkm\w B ]epdh
hÁnbt¸mgmév Rm³ \ndp¯nbXv....
"lmhq...Fsâ s\©¯p\nìv Hê `mcand¡n sh¨
t]mse....BZyambn«m ]mev Hìv \n¶Xv.....' tN¨n Hê s\SphoÀt¸msS
]dªp.
F¶n«pw apeív ]gb hen¸w Xs¶bptÃm tN¨o....
"t]mSm Ifnbm¡msX....'
C\n tN¨osS ChnsSìv hÃXpw æSn¡m³
In«ptamìv t\m¡s«... Rm³ AhfpsS ]qdn Hìv
Xnê½ns¡mv ]dªp.
"A§ns\ \o Xs¶ æSn¨v kpJn¡.... C§v sImphm \nsâ
sImeç´w, F\nípw hÃXpw æSn¡m³ In«ptamìv
t\m¡s«...' tN¨n Fsâ eKm\nÂ
]nSn¨v hen¨psImv 69 s]mknj\n InSì.
"slsâ At½bv.... CsXs´mê B\ç®bmSm CXv.... shdpsXbÃ
Cfb½ CXn ]nSn apdp¡nbXv....'
tN¨n BÀ¯n ]nSn¨ Hê æ«nsb t]mse Fsâ æ® apgph³
hmbnem¡m³ t\m¡n. enwKm{Kw
A®m¡n ap«nbt¸mÄ, AhÄçv izmkw ap«nbXpsImv am{Xamév
\ndp¯bXv. F¶mepw GItZiw
ap¡m `mKt¯mfw æ® AhfpsS hmbnembnêì. aæSw AhfpsS A®m¡nen«v sRcn¨p sImv
AhÄ enwK]m\w XpSÀì.
Rm\hfpsS ]qdnteív t\m¡n.
IdpIdp¯ ssaêIÄ hIªp amÁn tbm\oNm Rm³ s]mf¯n
t\m¡n. ]p I{X Nph¸v \ndw DÄ`mK¯n\nÃ. F¦nepw Hê UmÀIv sdUv Xs¶. ]v Fs¶ t\m¡n sImXn¸n¨ AhfpsS
]qÁnteív Rm³ apJaaÀ¯n.
Aåw \ov Xq§nb I´v NppIÄ¡nSbnem¡n hen¨p
\o«n. ]s£ AXv AhfpsS tbm\nbpsS
DÄNppIfmbnêì. AXpw hnidn
t]mse \nhÀì hì.
tX\S t]mse H«n¸nSn¨p \n¶nê¶ cv DÄNppIfpw Iq«n]nSn¨v Rm³ Bªv
hen¨p. ]enªo³ (ao³ ap«IÄ)
t]mse tXm¶n¸n¨ B amwkt]inIsf Rm³ hmbnem¡n s\m«nëWªp. ]n¶oSv B cv NppItfbpw hncem Rm³
]nSn¨I¯n. AXp X½nÂ
hnSÀ¶t¸mÄ N¡bpsS ]it]mse DÄ`mK¯v \ndsb \qepIÄ t]mse
AhfpsS ]qÀ tX³ ImWs¸«p. Rm³ \mçv
\o«n AXv \¡nsbSp¯p. ]n¶oSv \m¡v AhfpsS tbm\o \mf¯nteív
IqÀ¸n¨v IS¯n. AhÄ
Acs¡«v Fsâ apJ¯n«v Dcç¶Xns\m¸w, Fsâ æ® Du¼n hen¨p
sImnêì. icnípsÅmê
kwt`mK¯nëv AhÄçv XmÂ]cyanÃm¯Xp t]mse tXm¶n F\nív. HchnlnX KÀ`w t]dnbXnsâ hnjaw
Adnªn«pÅXn\memImw. Rmëw
A¶m A§ns\ Xs¶ Bbnt¡ms« X¡mew Fìv sh¨v
Acs¡«v A\¡n sImSp¯v æ® AhfpsS hmbnen«v Nen¸n¨p. æd¨p t\cw A§ns\ kzbw adìv
cpt]êw Bªv N¸nbt¸mÄ CêhÀçw Htc kabw Xs¶
shSnXoÀì. AhfpsS
]qdn \nìv Dudnb tX³ \¡nsbSpç¶Xns\m¸w, AhfpsS
A®m¡ntem«v Rm³ Fsâ ip¢w Nm¼n.
Aåsamê izmkw ap«epw NpabpsaÃmw AhÄçmsb¦nepw, H«pw
IfbmsX Xs¶ AhÄ AXv æSn¨nd¡n.
]n¶oSv ]et¸mgpw icns¡mê ]®enëv Rm³ {ians¨¦nepw, Hcn¡epw
AhÄ hg§nbnÃ.
A§ns\ Cu IY ChnsS Rm\hkm\n¸nçì. IYbpw IYm]m{X§fpw FÃmw km¦Â¸nIw
am{Xamév.
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