Fsâ hoSn\Sp¯mWv C{_mlnw lmPnbpsS _w¥mhv. \m«n henb t]cpw s]cpabpapÅ BfmWv lmPn. Gsg«v _Êpw \mev temdnIfpap-v. lmPn c-v sI«n. BZys¯ hnhml¯nepÅ HÁ aI\mWv Aen. c-mw hnhml¯n DÅXv c-v s]¬Ip«nIfmWv, kpldmbpw, ko\¯pw. c-mw `mcy Paoe Hcp \à sIm¨p Nc¡mWv. Paoe XSn¨p sImgp¯ Hcp XmSIbmWv. s\¿papÁnb Hcp Ccp]XpImcnbmbn tXmìw. Dt±iw Hcp ap¸¯nb©v hbÊps-¦nepw Ccp]XpImcnbpsS NpWbpw Npdp¡pamWv. B ep¦nbpw »ukpw CdpIn InS¡pì. ep¦nbpsS ]pd¯v sXfnªp ImWp¶ N´nbpsS apgp¸pw XpSp¸pw. \S¡pt¼mÄ CfInbmSp¶ BN´nbpsS at\mlmcnX, AXv Aensb hÃmsX shdfn ]nSn¸n¡pì.

lmPn Ime¯v h-nbpsS B^oknte¡v t]mbm sshInbmWv F¯pI. lmPn¡v A³]Xn\Sp¯mWv {]mbsa¦nepw, \nc´camb Ae¨n ImcWw Hcdp]Xv hbÊnsâ a«p]dbpw. a¡Ä kpldmbpw ko\¯pw A½sbt]mse sImgp¯pcp- kpµcnIfmWv. kpldmív ]Xnaqì hbkv hcpw. I-m ]Xn\mdv ]dbpw. AXn\p X¡ sImgp¯ N´nIfpw apebpamWv. \S¡t¼mÄ X½nepckp¶ XpSIÄ. Imen ]mZkzcw. Ac¸mhmSbmWv. sRmdnsh¨ ]mhmSípÅn B Hfnsh«p¶ XpSIÄ¡v F´p `wKn. XpÅn¡fn¡p¶ N´n AXnepw ckw. D½mbpsS apeIÄ t]mseXs¶ henb apeIfWv kpldív. kpldm F«n ]Tnípì. ko\¯v ]{´-pImcn Ahfpw tN¨nsbt¸mse Im¨n¡pdp¡nb kpµcnbmWv, XSn¨n. \à XSn¨p´nb N´nIÄ. AhfpsS XpSIfpw ]m¯pSIfmWv. amdn Hmd©p \mc§bpsS hep¸¯n ape D-v.

Aenív ]Xns\«v hbÊp-v. aoi s]mSn¨p h¶n«p-v. Ah\¶v Ime¯v Ahsâ apdnbn InS¶v Aåw Xpd¶ P\me hgn ]pdt¯¡v t\m¡n¡nSì. At¸mÄ Nn¶½ (sNdnb½) ]cnbw]pd¯v ep¦np DbÀ¯n Acsím¸w tIÁnsh¨v Ih¨ncpì aq{Xsamgnípì. ]pdw Xncnªncp¶XpsIm-v IqXnbpsS hfhpw I-nIfpw Ah\v \¶mbn ImWm³ ]Án. Ipd¨p \mfpIfmbn Nn¶½ BsI ISnapÁn \n¡bmsW¶v Ah\dnbmw. ASp¡fbn Dué hnf¼pt¼mÄ ASp¯p \n¡p¶ Ahs\ Adnbm¯ `mh¯n Nn¶½ X«pIbpw apesIm-v ap«pIbpw Hs¡ N¿p¶Xv Ah\v Adnbmw. \à Hchkcw In«nbn«v thWw icnsím¶v ssI¡mcyw sN¿m³ F¶v Aen Xocpam\n¨ncn¡bmbncp¶p. A§ns\ Ccn¡pt¼mgmWv Nn¶½ Ih¨ncp¶p apÅp¶Xv Ah³ I-Xv. Ah³ sasà P\mebpsS CShgn t\m¡nbncpì. B Ip-nbpsS shfp¸v I-t¸mÄ I® hSnt]membn. Ah³ `n¯nbn hiw Ncnªncp¶v, Ip® ssIbn ]nSn¨p XtemSn.

A§ns\ t\m¡nbncp¶t¸mÄ aq{Xw Hgn¨p Ignªv Nn¶½ FWoÁv ]qdv XpS¨v ep¦n Xmgv¯n t]mbn. F¦nepw Nn¶½bpsS B s\¿v apÁnb Ip-nbpw, s\¿v CÁphcp¶ ]p¶mc¸qdpw HmÀ¯v I¿n ]nSn¨v Ipep¡n¡fbphm³ Ah³ XoÀ¨s¸Sp¯n. Ah³ _Ín Ih¨ncp¶v t{UmbÀ Ducn ep¦nbpw Agn¨p Ifªvv, heXp ssI Ip®bn h«w ]nSn¨v, hmbn \nìw Ip®bnte¡v Xp¸n Hgn¨p. sXm¸n CÃm¯XpsIm-v kpJamWv Xp¸ep Iq«n¸nSním³. A§ns\ Ah³ Ip® ssIbn ]nSn¨p \¶mbn Ipep¡n¯pS§n. DSs\ shÅw NoÁpsa¶mbn. [rXnbn Ah³ Nn¶½bpsS Bs\bvç-n HmÀ¯v ]nSn¨p. s]«¶v Nmcnb IXIp Xpd¶v HcmÄ hì. Ah³ sh{]mf¯n ep¦nsbSp¯v De¡t]mse \n¶ Ahsâ Ip® adím³ {ian¡p¶Xn\nSbn AhÄ I«nen\Sp¯v F¯n¡gnªp ko\¯v... Ahsâ Cfb s]§Ä. Aen ep¦nsIm-v Ip® aqSnbncpì. ko\¯v Ahsâ hmWw hnS I-p. Aen¡v tZjyw hì.

"F´mSo?'

"H¶qÃm C¡m. tZ aqtese AeamcosS s]md¯v Hcp ]mhmS H-v FSp¡m\m. C¡m FSp¯v Xm'

"]ns¶ FSp¡mw \o t]m'

"th- C¡ FSp¯pXm' AhÄ Ahsâ ep¦nbn ]nSn¨p hen¨p. Agnªp InS¶ ep¦n Xmsg. Ahsâ I¼n¸cph¯n \n¶ sam«¡p® AhÄ I-p. AXp t\m¡n AhÄ \nì.

"Cu s]®v' Aen t{UmbÀ FSp¯v Ip® ad¨p. tZjyt¯msS t\m¡n

"F¶m Rm³ FSp¡m³ t]mhm' ko\¯v sskUnepÅ P\mebn Nhp«nt¡dn. Ac¸mhmSbpsS ASnbn¡qSn At¸mÄ Ah\v AhfpsS XpSbpw N´nIfpw ImWmambncpì. DÅn CdpIn InSç¶ jÍnbpw I-p. F´v XpSp¯ Ip-nIÄ. Nn¶½bptSXv t]mse h®n¨v hi§fnte¡v XÅns¯dn¨p \n¡p¶ s]cpwN´nIÄ. s]§fmWv F¦nepw B XpSbnSp¡n H¶Sn¨mse´m. Ahsâ a\Êv tNmZn¨p. Ahsâ Iq«pImc³ c¬Pn¯v Ahsâ Cfb s]§tfbpw aq¯ s]§tfbpw Øncw Du¡pì-v. am[h³ Ahsâ tN«¯nb½bpsS ]qÁn tIÁpIbpw aeZzmc¯n ASn¡pIbpw sN¿pì-v. hn³kâvv A½tbbpw aq¯N¨ntbbpw Øncw Im¨pì. hn³kân\v A¸\nÃ. Hcp tN¨nbpw A½¨nbpw. tN¨n hnhmlnXbmsW¦nepw `À¯mhv acn¨p t]mbn. hn³kâmWv A½ípw s]§Ä¡pw Du¡ns¡mSp¡p¶Xv. ]ns¶´m, CXmsW¦n kz´w s]§fmsW¶v ]dbm³ ]ÁnÃ. hm¸ H¶msW¦nepw D½ c-mWv. B ]m¯pSIfn H¶d¡Wsa¶h³ XoÀ¨s¸Sp¯n. Ah³ ep¦n \ne¯p \ns¶Sp¯pSp¯p. At¸mÄ Ahsâ ep¦nbpsS ap³hiw DbÀì \nÂçì-mbncpìp. Ah³ hmXneS¨p.

"In«ntbmSo?'

"§vlm In«n' ko\¯v ]mhmS AeamcbpsS s]m¡¯n \n¶v FSp¯p.

"F¶m Cd§v'

Ah³ \ne¯p\nì AhfpsS I£¯neqsS ssI IS¯n apeIfn AaÀ¯n¸nSn¨p sIm-v ]Xnsb Cd¡n Xmsg \nÀ¯n. Cd¡n \ndp¯p¶Xn\nSbn Ahsf Ahsâ Ip®tbmSv tNÀ¯v AaÀ¯n¸nS¡m³ Ah³ ad¶nÃ.

"tZ C¡msâ Fsâ ta¯v sImÅpì'

"F´v'

"C¡msS samÅp¶ k[\w'

"§vtl?'

"F´mSo ]dªXv'

"C¡msâ A-n'

Ah³ AXp tI«p Nncn¨p, F´mSo ]dªXv.

"A-o¶v'

Aen ep¦nbpsS ap³hi¯p \nì A-nsbSp¯v Ahsf h«w NpÁn¸nSn¨v \ne¯v Ip\nªp\n¶v AhfpsS XpSIfpsS CSbn sh¨p.

CsX¶m C¡m Fsâ sXmtSÂ ImWn¡pt¶

Hcp kq{Xw an-msX \nt¶m tamfv

"icn'

Aen Ahsf h«w ]nSn¨p sIm-v B Cfw XpSIfpsS CSbn sh¨v XÅpIbpw hen¡pIbpw sNbvXp.

"C¡m Adçhm AtÃ'

"BWv tamsf tamÄ CXmtcmSpw ]dbcpXv'

"CÃn¡m F\n¡nXv hey CjvSm'

"F´v'

"Ad¡WXv'

FSo sIm¨pIÅo \n\¡nXs¡ Adnbmw AtÃ. Bcm CsXms¡ ]dªp X¶Xv.

"]dªp X¶sXmìaÃ'

]ns¶ \ns¶ Bsc¦nepw Ad¯n«pt-m?

"]ns¶ F{X {]mhiyw'

Bcm tamtf

"R§sf aZvckbnse Ad_n ]Tn¸n¡W DkvXmZv'

Bcv kpsseam³ DkvXmZm

"AtXt¶ ]pÅn¡mc³ tIm¯neSosS Bim\m...apgp¯ A-nbm. Fsâ Nt¡½ev tIÁm³ t\m¡o«v tIdoà A{X apgp¯Xm.. kotdm _Ä_p t]mse AXnsâ AÁw kp¶¯v sNbvXv sXmen¨n«ncnIym'

F¶m C¡ H¶v tIÁn t\m¡nt¡mt« tamtf ?

"th-n¡m F\n¡v thZ\ymhpw, Rm³ thtWÂ C¡msS N¸n¡pSn¡mw.'

§vlm tamÄ¡v AXpadnbmatÃ

aZvckbnse FÃm Ipt«ymÄ¡pw DkvXmZv A-n¸mev sImSp¡pw, hÃo tN¨namcpsS Nt¡epw tIm¯nepw A-ntIÁn«m ]mep sImSp¡m.

B ]lb³ kpsseam³ DkvXmZnsâ Hcp Ip® `mtKy... Aen Nn´n¨p.

F¶m tamÄ C¡m¡v H¶v N¸n¯m.

AhÄ Hcp \mKkzc hnZzms\t¸mse AenbpsS Ip®sbSp¯v ^vfq«v hmbn¡m\mcw`n¨t¸mgmWv, Nn¶½ \o«n hnfn¨Xv.

"ko\s¯ \o AhnsS Fs´Sp¡phm'

a\anÃma\tÊmsS Aen¡hsf thKw apdnbn \n¶v Cd¡n hntS-n hì.

A§ns\ Aen kz´w ssI{Inbbn Xs¶ Bizmkw Is-¯m³ Hcp§nbncn¡pt¼mÄ............

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