HmÀ½IÄ - `mKw c­v       By Nitin Babu                   Font_ Karthika

 

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ssltd©nte kvIqfn Fsâ PohnXw Hcp sPbn t]msebmbncp¶p. ]Tn¯w am{Xw, ]ns¶ ]«mf Nn«bnepÅ PohnXhpw, BZys¯ Hcp hÀjw F§ns\ XÅn\o¡nbsX¶v F\n¡p am{Xta Adnbq. kwkmcw Cw¥ojnÂ, \S¸v Cw¥ojnÂ, Fsâ Nn«IÄ BsI amdn, hoSns\ Rm³ ad¶p, IpSpw_w ad¶p, c­p amkw IqSn ho«nse¯pt¼mÄ FtXm kzÀK¯nse¯nb amXncn. t]mIpt¼mÄ \cI¯nteíp t]mIp¶Xp amXncn. anIvkUv kvIqÄ BsW¦nepw FÃmhcpw A]cnNnXÀ, Iq«p IqSm³ Xs¶ FÃmhÀ¡pw hnjaw amXncn. FÃmhcpw ]W¡mcpsS Ip«nIÄ, Rm³ am{Xw CS¯c¡mc³, ]ns¶ GtXm A\mYmeb¯nte Hcp Ip«n Fsâ ¢mknep­v, Aht\ Bcpw t\m¡pI t]mepanÃ. Hcp hÀjw sIm­v Rm³ BsI amdn, Fsâ \m«n³ ]pdhpw Cu [\nIkwkvImchpw X½n DÅ hyXymkw Rm³ a\Ênem¡n, AX\pkcn¨v Rm\pw amdn. s]®p§sf t\m¡phm³ F\n¡pw aSn. F\n¡p BsIbpÅXv Hcp Iq«pImc³ tSmWn, AhnSt¯ ^nknIvkv A[ym]nI eo\m Un{Iqknsâ aI³. AOsâ I¯pIfn Fs¶¡pdn¨pÅ DbÀ¶ {]Xo£IÄ Rm³ Adnªp. AXn\\pkcn¨v amdm³ Rm\pw {ian¨p. AÃmsX c£bnÃtÃm. ]co£Ifn ^nknIvkv Hgn¨pÅ FÃm hnjb§fnepw Rm³ \à amÀ¡p t\Snbncp¶p.

B hÀjw Ahkm\]co£íp  ap¼v ÌUoeohn\p ho«n sN¶t¸mÄ A½bn \n¶pw Ipd¨p hmÀ¯IÄ Rm³ tI«p. A½mbn {]kh¯n\p ho«n t]mbncn¡p¶p. c­p t]cpw X½n Ii]nibp­mbn, Nnet¸mÄ hnhml tamN\w Xt¶ \St¶¡mw. Djíp hntijsam¶panÃ, AhfpsS Cfb B§fíp Nn¡³ ]nSn s]«p, IpfnIgnªp. kckphnt\¡pdn¨p tNmZn¡Ww F¶p­mbncp¶p, ]t£ A½ F´dnbm³, ]ns¶ IqSpX Rm³ Xs¶ hnhcnt¡­n hcpw, AXp sIm­p an­nbnÃ. Xncn¨pt]mIpt¼mÄ a\Ên Hcp s\m¼cw D­mbncp¶p, A½mbnbpsS Imcyw HmÀ¯v. Hcp kwibhpw, A½mbnbpsS KÀ`¯nsâ AhImiw F\n¡mtWm.. F´pamhs«, Ct¸mÄ F\n¡p kz´w Imcyw Xs¶ hepXv, Ahsc Cuizc³ c£n¡s«. Rm³ FÃmw ad¡m³ {ian¨p.

 

Ah[n¡p ho«n c­p Znhkw t]mbsXmgn¨p _m¡n Znhk§fn ]e Xc¯nepÅ ]cnioe\ ¢mÊpIÄ Bbncp¶p. kXyw ]dªm Ignª Hcp hÀjw ssewKnI Nn´IÄ a\Ên \n¶pw Hgnªp \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. kz]v\¯n ¢mÊnte kpµcnbmb teJ F¶ s]®nsâ DbÀ¶ amdpw N´nIfpw t{^m¡n\p Xmsg ImWm³ ]Ánbnbncp¶ XpS`mKhpw IS¶p h¶ncp¶p. AhfpsS t{^m¡p s]m¡n, ]mâokv Xmsgíp hen¨p, shfp¯ XSn¨ A¸¯n XShn, apeIfn XtemSn, ImepIfI¯n enwKhms\ sh¨p XÅn, sR«nbpWcpt¼mÄ hn§p¶ Ip®bn \n¶pw ip¢w sXdn¡p¶p­mhpw, H¶p IqSn AaÀ¯n Ibv ]nSn¨p, ]ngnªp Ifbpw, AXp ]bvPmabn XpSípw, ]pX¸p hen¨p aqSn InS¶pd§pw. ]I teJsb ImWpt¼mÄ t\m¡m³ t]Snbmbncp¶p. A§s\ an¡ cm{XnIfnepw ¢mÊnse kpµcn¡p«nIÄ F\n¡p kz]v\ kvJe\¯n\p ImcWtaIn. Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ Ip® Xmtemen¨p I¼nbm¡pw, hfÀ¶p hepXmbns¡m­ncn¡p¶ Ahsâ Akm[mcW hen¸w HmÀ¯v A`nam\n¡pw, hÃt¸mgpw hmWaSn¨p XWp¸n¡pw, Xte Znhkw kz]v\¯nsâ _m¡n shÅw sI«n\n¶Xp Ifbpw. c­p I¿pw NpÁn]nSn¨mepw Hcp Ibv \ofw _m¡nbp­mIpw, sicn¡pw Hcp cm£k¡p®bmbn Ah³ hfÀ¶p. ]t£ F´p {]tbmP\w, sP«n¡pÅn InS¶p ab§m\mbncn¡pw Chsâ _m¡n hn[n.

 

ASp¯ hÀjw Bbt¸mÄ a\Ên\p Hcp Abhp h¶ncp¶p. Rm³ B kvIqfnse Hcp ]ga¡mc³ Bbn Fs¶mcp tXm¶Â, AXp hfsc emLhw a\Ênt\In. Iq«pImcpambn CS]gIm\pw {]tXyIn¨p ¢mÊnse s]¬Ip«nIfpambn ASp¡m\pw Xami ]dbm\pw ss[cyw D­mbn. Nnet¸mÄ Aåw AÇoehpw s]¬Ip«nItfmSp ]dbm\pw XpS§n, Fsâ {]Xo£¡p hn]coXambn, AhÀ AXv BkzZn¨p, NneÀ am{Xw tI« `mhw \Sn¨nÃ. tSmWn¡pw AXp ]nSn¨p, Ah\pw Aåmåw Fs¶ A\pIcn¡m³ XpS§n. tSmWnbpsS s]§Ä ^nteman\bpw Fsâ Iq«pImcnbmbn. ^nsem Hcp ¢mÊv Xmsg F¯nbncp¶p. ]t£ AhÄ Hcp XnIª s]®mbn amdnbncp¶p. Fs¶ AhÄ Bcm[\tbmsS I­p. CSíp Rm³ Aåw KnÁmÀ ]Tn¨p. kvIqfnse t{]m{KmapIfn Fsâ ssh`hw Rm³ AhXcn¸n¨p. aÁpÅ s]¬Ip«nIÄ Fs¶ Bcm[nt¨m Fs¶\n¡dnbnÃ.

 

¢mÊv XpS§n Hcp amkw Ignªt¸mÄ Fsâ ¢mÊnsez ^nknIvkv So¨À amdn, ]Icw h¶Xv tSmWnbpsS A½ eo\ amUw Bbncp¶p. A¶p hsc Ahsc Rm³ {i²n¨ncp¶nÃ, IqSpX ImWm³ In«nbncp¶nÃ. ¢mÊn h¶ BZys¯ Znhkw Xs¶ Rm³ Ahsc {i²n¨p. ¢mÊnse GÁhpw henb hnZymÀ°nbmbncp¶p Rm³, Hcp H¯ ]pcpjsâ hen¸hpw. GÁhpw ]pdInse \ncbn Ccp¶ Fs¶ Ahcpw {i²n¨p Fs¶\n¡p tXm¶n. Ahsc I­Xpw Fsâ a\Ênsâ tImWn Hcp hÀjambn AS§n¡nS¶ncp¶ ]e hnImc§fpw s]m´n h¶p XpS§n. ImcWap­v, AhÀ ÉohveÊv »ukv BWp [cn¨ncp¶Xp, t_mÀUn FgpXm³ ssIs]m¡pt¼mÄ AhcpsS Aåw Ccp­ tjhp sNbvXp an\pkam¡nb I£w Fsâ hnImc§sf ]Xps¡ DWÀ¯m³ XpS§n. Fsâ _elo\Xbmb s]®nsâ I£w ap¡m aWn¡qÀ t\cw Fsâ I×p¶n I­t¸mÄ ¢mÊn F\n¡p {i²n¡m³ km[n¨nÃ. Rm³ B I£¯nsâ at\mlmcnXbpw t\m¡n Ccp¶p. Rm³ ¢mkv ad¶p, aÁp s]¬Ip«nIsfbpw ad¶p. Fsâ ]mân\Snbn Ne\w XpS§n, Hcp hÀjambn ImWmXncp¶ F\n¡nãs¸« B Zriyw Rm³ A¶p FÃmw ad¶ncp¶v BkzZn¨p.

{i²n¡m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ AhÀ IqSpX aZmekbpw at\mlcnbpambn F\n¡p tXm¶n. kmam\yw kuµcyta DÅp F¦nepw Ahtc Rm³ IqSpX Af¶p. Ncnªp \n¡pt¼mÄ Zriyamb sImSpapSn t]mse DbÀ¶p \n¶ AhcpsS amdnS§Ä hkv{X§fpsS _Ô\¯n \n¶pw tamNnXambm Ct¸mÄ ImWp¶Xnsâ Cc«nbmbncn¡pw F¶v Fsâ ]qdz]cnNbw sIm­v F\n¡p a\Ênembn. kmcnsIm­p adsª¦nepw shfp¯ Bene hbdn\p NpfnhpIÄ CÃmbncp¶p. ]pdw Xncnªt¸mÄ I­ N´nIsf kmcnbpsS hSnhn \n¶pw Fsâ Ipdp¡³ I®pIÄ thÀXncns¨Sp¯p, AhbpsS ZrVXbpw sN¸pIpS¯nsâ B{IpXnbpw Rm³ a\Ênem¡n. F{X kq£n¨p t\m¡nbn«pw ]mâoknsâ XSn¸p ImWm³ ]ÁnbnÃ. CSp¸nsâbpw \nXw_¯nsâbpw BIrXnbn \n¶pw AhcpsS Ifna¬U]w hnimeambncn¡pw Fs¶\n¡p a\Ênembn. Znhkhpw hSn¨v {i²n¨p kq£n¡p¶ I£¯nsâ DSabmb AhcpsS ]qdpw \à ¢o³ tjhmbncn¡pw F¶p XoÀ¨. a\Êp sIm­v Rm³ B an\pÊapÅ {XntImW¯n It¿mSn¨p ckn¨p. Znhk¯nsâ Ahkm\w B ]mâokqcpt¼mÄ B Ih¡nSbn \n¶pbcp¶ amZI KÔw k¦å¯neqsS Rm³ hen¨p aW¯p. ]pdInembncp¶Xp sIm­v B Np­pIfpsS kv\nKv[Xtbm IhnÄ XpSnt¸m DÄs¡mÅm³ ]ÁnbnÃ. tNsem¯ Hcp apJw AhÀ¡p­mbncp¶p. AXn\p ta¡¸nsâ Bhiyw Csöv F\n¡p tXm¶nsb¦nepw AhÀ taí¸n«ncp¶p. t\m¡pt´mdpw AhcpsS FÃm t]mkpIfnepw AhÀ¡p kuµcyw Gdn hcp¶Xmbn F\n¡p tXm¶n. ]ocyUnsâ s_ÃSn¨Xv Rm\dnªncp¶nÃ. sR«nbpWcpt¼mÄ ImWp¶Xv Fs¶ Xs¶ Xncnªp t\m¡ns¡m­v ]pdt¯íp t]mIp¶ amU¯nt\bmbncn¡pw.. sNdnsbmcp IpÁ t_m[w tXm¶pw. Fsâ A[ym]nItb, AXpw Iq«pImcsâ A½tb asÁmcp coXnbn ImWm³ Rm³ ]mSnÃmbncp¶p. Rms\m¶pd¨p Xocpam\n¡pw, C\n Rm³ ]gb ]Sn BIm³ ]mSnÃ.

F¶pw ¢mÊnse NÀ¨m hnjbw eo\m amUw Bbncp¶p. kvIqfnse GÁhpw \njvIÀjbpÅ A²ym]nI, hnhml tamN\w t\Sn \n¡p¶ c­p Ip«nIfpsS A½, sImïpÅ GtXm A­n¡¼\n ]W¡mcsâ aq¯ aIÄ, A¸³ aIÄ¡p th­n Cu XWp¸pÅ ae{¼tZi¯p hm§nb ho«n aIfpw aI\psam¯v Xmakn¡p¶p. FbÀt^mgvkv ss]eÁmb ap³ `À¯mhv _w¥qcn Xmakn¡p¶p. amU¯ns\ C¶pw AbmÄ kvt\ln¡p¶Xp sIm­v AbmÄ A½mbnb¸s\ ImWm³ hcpsa¦nepw amUw ap³ `À¯mhns\ ImWm³ Iq«m¡p¶nÃ. XtâSnbmb kv{Xo. ]Tn¸n¡m³ _lp anSp¡n. AhcpsS ¢mÊpIfn Ip«nIÄ ]q¨Itft¸mse Ccn¡pw. Xsâ ¢mÊnse Hmtcm Ip«nbpsSbpw Ncn{Xhpw a\Èmiv{Xhpw AhÀ¡p a\]mTw. ^nknIvkn AhcpsS Ip«nIfpsS amÀ¡pIÄ kvIqfnse GÁhpw IqSnbXmbncn¡pw. {]n³kn¸en\pw aÁv A²ym]IÀ¡pw Ahsc t]Snbpw _lpam\hpambncp¶p. Hcp hn«phogvNípw XbmdÃm¯ {]IrXw. tI«t¸mÄ Fsâ t]m¡v A{X ]´nbà Fs¶\n¡p tXm¶n. Fsâ ImS³ a\Êns\ ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯nbnsæn Fsâ `mhn Ccp«nemtb¡pw. F¦nepw DÅn F¶nte ]pcpj³ _elo\\mbncp¶v tX§n.

Hcp Znhkw Rm³ t\ct¯ kvIqfnse¯n. amUhpw a¡fpw ^nbÁp Imdn h¶nd§p¶ `mKw t\ct¯ I­n«p­p. FtXm DÄt{]cW Fs¶ B kvYe¯p sIms­¯n¨p. Ip«nIÄ h¶p XpS§pt¶bpÅp. ]SÀ¶p \n¶ Hcp ac¯nsâ adhn Rm³ Im¯p \n¶p.  shfp¯ ^nbÁp ImÀ tKÁp IS¶p Rm³ \n¡p¶ `mKt¯íp Xncnªt¸mÄ F´p sImt­m Fsâ DÅn Hcp hndbÂ... Hcp \Sp¡w. Cfw tdmkv \nd¯nepÅ kmcnbpw »ukpw [cn¨ AhÀ ss{UhÀ koÁn \n¶pw Cd§n. Ip\nªp Ft´m Imdn\pÅn \n¶pw FSp¯t¸mÄ ]pdtIm«p XÅnb N´nIfpsS at\mlmcnX BkzZn¨p. So¨dpw a¡fpw ¢mÊnteíp t]mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ Rm³ ]Xps¡ ¢mÊnseíp \S¶p.

]n¶oSpÅ Znhk§fn CXmhÀ¯n¨p. Ct¸mÄ Znhkhpw Rm³ tlmÌen \n¶pw t\ct¯ ]pds¸Spw. cmhnte Fsâ kz]v\ kpµcn hcp¶Xpw Im¯v ac¯n\p adªp \n¡pw. sshIpt¶cw AhÀ t]mIp¶Xn\p ap¼v, tSmWn ImWmsX ac¯nsâ adhnse¯pw. H¶padnbm¯Xp t]mse Nmcn \n¡pw, NneÀ lmbv F¶p ]dbpw, Rm\pw Xncn¨p ]dbpw. F¶nse amÁw tSmWn {i²n¨p.

" hnPbv F´mWp \o H¯ncn Nn´n¡p¶p­tÃm..." Hcn¡Â Ah³ tNmZn¨p.

" slbv AsXmcp kpJw..." Rm³ ]dsªmgnªp.

amU¯nsâ ¢mÊpIfn Rm³ AhcpsS iÐw tI«nÃ, AhÀ t_mÀUn FgpXnbXp I­nÃ, I­Xv at\mcmPy§Ä, amU¯nsâ kpµcamb I£¯nse amZIkpKÔw. AhcpsS icoc hSnhpIÄ \áta\n. H¶p c­v {]mhiyw AhcpsS ASp¯p IqsS Rm³ \S¶p. ]pdIn \n¶pw t\m¡pt¼mÄ AhcpsS aS§nb I£w AhcpsS hSn¨p an\pkam¡nb sh®¸qdmbn Rm³ k¦ån¨p. Rm³ thsdmcp temI¯p k©cn¨p.

c­p aq¶p amk§Ä Ignªp. ]Xnhpt]mse Rm³ ac¯n\p adªp \n¶p. amUw Imdn \n¶pw Cd§n, _ps¡Sp¯p \S¡pt¼mÄ,

" lmbv hnPbv...." Fsâ ]pdIn \n¶pw Hcp hnfn. Fsâ ¢mÊn Xs¶bpÅ at\mPv. Xncnªp Rm³  at\mPns\ hnjv sNbvXp.

" lmbv at\mPv..." apJw Xncn¨p t\m¡pt¼mÄ Fs¶ Xs¶ kq£n¨p t\m¡p¶ amUw. DÅn AdnbmsX Hcp A¦em¸v..

at\mPv Fsâ I¿n ]nSn¨p Rm³ Aht\msSm¸w ¢mÊnte¡p \S¶p. H¶p ]mfn t\m¡nbt¸mÄ amUw Fs¶ Xs¶ {i²n¨p sIm­v Hm^okv `mKs¯íp \S¡p¶p. tSmWn Fsâ ASpt¯íp h¶p. ^nsem Ibv s]m¡n hoin ]dªp.

"ssl hnPbv, KpUvtamÀWn§v "

" KpUvtamÀWn§v ^nsem." Rm³ Xncn¨p ]dªp. F¦nepw Fsâ I®pIÄ amU¯ns\ ho£n¡pIbmbncp¶p.

A¶p ¢mÊn Xs¶ {i²n¡m³ Rm³ {ian¨p. ]t£ Rm³ Fsâ amU¯ns\ sIm¯n hngp§pIbmbncp¶p. C¶sX t^mdn³ kmcnbn AhcpsS N´nIfpsS BImc hSnhp Rm³ hfsc {i²n¨p. c­p sN¸pIpS§Ä hyàambn thÀs]«p \n¶ncp¶p. DbÀ¯nsI«nb apSns¡«n\p Xmsg Npcp­ apSnIÄ NnXdn \n¶ncp¶ shfp¯ Igp¯v, AXn\p Xmsg Xmgv¯n sh«nb »pkn\p apIfn shÅ tKmX¼p \nd¯nepÅ ]pdw t\À½bmb »ukn\pÅn hcnªp \nÂIp¶ {_mbpsS hÅnIÄ. B {_mbpsS lp¡pIfgn¨v hcnªpsI«nb _Ô\¯n \n¶pw B amXf¡pS§sf hnSphn¡m³ Fsâ IbvIÄ Xcn¨p. Fsâ ]mân\pÅn Ne\ap­mbn. hfsc¡mew IqSn kv{XobpsS amZIXzs¯¡pdn¨p BZyambn Nn´n¨t¸mÄ Fsâ Acs¡«n Hcp apg s]m´n h¶p. IbvsIm­v AXaÀ¯n shím³ Rm³ ]mSp s]«p. GÁhpw henb Ip«n Rm³ BWp. GÁhpw ]pdInemsW¦nepw ASp¯ aq¶p ItkcIfn B¬Ip«nIfpw AXn\Sp¯ \ncbn \mep s]¬ Ip«nIfpamWpÅXv. Fsâ Ip® D²cn¨v ]mâp s]m«n¡m³ XpS§p¶Xp Bsc¦nepw I­m am\w t]mbXp Xs¶. At¸mgmWp Fsâ at\mcmPy¯p \n¶pw ¢mÊnteíp Fs¶ sIm­p h¶ B iÐw Rm³ tI«Xv (kwkmcw FÃmw Cw¥ojnÂ).

" hnPbv ... CXnsâ D¯cw ]dbmtam...? amU¯nsâ tNmZyw. Rm³ BZyw ]I¨p.

" hnPbv ... Fgpt¶Áp \n¶p D¯cw ]dbq."

Rm³ NmSnsbWoÁp. t_mÀUnteíp t\m¡n. Fs´ms¡tbm hc¨p sh¨ncn¡p¶p. H¶pw Rm³ I­nÃ, tI«nÃ, ]ns¶ F§s\ D¯cw ]dbpw. CXn\nsS amU¯nsâ I®pIÄ Fsâ ]mânsâ ap³`mK¯v DS¡n. Hcp \nanjw t\m¡nbXn\p tijw AhÀ Fsâ I®pIfn t\m¡n. Rm³ apJw Ip\n¨p. ]ns¶ hn¡n.

" amUw... AXv....AXv..." 

" hnPbv Ccpt¶mfq.." Rm³ Ccp¶p.

]ns¶ amUw ap¼nencp¶ Hcp Ip«ntbmSp tNmZn¨p, AhÄ AXnsâ D¯chpw ]dªp. Rm³ Ccp¶p hnbÀ¯p. Fsâ ap³ his¯ apg Xms\ XmWp. DÅn `bw s]cp¼d sIm«n. ]n¶oSv F\n¡p amU¯nt\ t\m¡m³ IgnªnÃ.

¢mÊp XoÀ¶t¸mÄ amUw ]dªp.

" hnPbv... Fs¶ I­nt« t]mImhq.."

" sicn amUw.... "

]n¶oSpÅ c­p ]ocnbUpIÄ¡v c­p bpK¯nsâ \ofhpw c­mw temI alm bp²¯nsâ `oIcXbpw D­mbnbp¶p.

 

Áot¨gvkv dqan Rm³ sN¶t¸mÄ thsd c­p Ip«nIÄ amU¯nsâ ASp¯p­mbncp¶p. Rm³ Im¯p \n¶p. AhÀ t]mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ amUw Fs¶ Iu¬knen§v apdnbnteíp sIm­p t]mbn. hmXneS¨p.

" hnPbv... \nsâ sdt¡mÀUpIÄ Rm³ I­p. ^nknIvkn\p \nsâ amÀ¡pIÄ ]t­ tamiamWp. AXp ]ÁnÃ. \o ¢mÊn {i²n¡p¶nÃ. ]dbq, F´mWp \nsâ {]iv\w..?"

Rm³ an­nbnÃ. F´p ]dbpw, amUamWp Fsâ {]iv\w F¶p ]dbm³ ]Áptam.

" Cu ¢mÊn h¶Xp apX Rm³ \ns¶ {i²n¡p¶p. F\n¡dnbmw, \o Hcp ]pcpj\mbns¡m­ncn¡pIbmWp. AXnsâ hyàamb ASbmf§Ä Rm³ C¶p I­p. Rm³ ]dªXp icnbtÃ...?

Rm³ an­nbnÃ. F´p sIm­p `qan ]nfcp¶nÃ...

" D¯cw ]dbq hnPbv... icnbmtWm.."

" F\n¡p..... ^nknIvkn\p Ápj³ CÃ... AXp sIm­v....." Rm³ ho­pw hn¡n.

" AXp Xs¶bà Xsâ {]iv\w... kmcanÃ, \nsâ a\Êns\ \nb{´n¡msa¦n Rm³ \ns¶ klmbn¡mw..."

]ns¶ D]tZi§fpsS Hcp {]hmlambncp¶p. FÃmw Rm³ tI«p. Ahkm\w AhÀ ]dªp.

" hnPbv, \o Hcp \à Ip«nbmWp Fs¶\n¡dnbw, Ignhpap­v... AXpsIm­p am{Xw \n\¡p Rm³ Áyqj³ Xcmw, tSmWnbpsS IqsS. BgvNbn aq¶p Znhkw. \o ho«n h¶m aXn..."

F\n¡p XpÅn¨mSm³ tXm¶n, amU¯ns\ sI«n¸nSns¨mcp½ sImSp¡m\pw. ae t]mse h¶Xv aªp t]mse t]mbncn¡p¶p. ]t£, Áo¨À XpSÀ¶p.

" hnPbv \nsâ a\Êv AcpXm¯Xp Nn´n¡p¶p. Fs¶ \o sXÁmb hn[¯n ImWpt¶m F¶p kwibw. Ft¶mSp Hcp kXyw IqSn ]dbWw. \n\¡p Ft¸msg¦nepw kv{XoIfpambn CS]mSp­mbncpt¶m...?

Fsâ DsÅm¶p InSp§n. Rms\m¶p ]cp§n. Rm³ ]dªp.

" CÃ...."

" \pW]dbcpXv.. \nsâ a\Êp Rm³ hmbn¡p¶p­v... "

" kXyamWp amUw..."

" Mqw.... Rm³ hnizkn¡p¶p.... Hcp ]s£ Rm³ sXÁn²cn¨Xmhmw... s]msímfp...."

 Hcphn[¯n Rm³ AhnsS \n¶pw XSn X¸n.

Syqjsâ BZys¯ Znhk§Ä Aåw A¦em¸p \ndªh Bbncp¶p. amU¯nsâ AcpXm¯ `mK§fn I®p sNÃmXncn¡m³ Rm³ DÁp {ian¨p. ]s£ F\n¡v Fs¶ \nb{´n¡m³ IgnªnÃ. Fsâ Hmtcm Ne\§fpw amUw Adnbp¶p F¶v F\n¡p a\Ênembn. ho«n sN¶m amUw Hcp \bnÁn amXncn DSp¸mWp [cn¡pI. tSmWnbpsS apdnbnembncp¶p Syqj³. ^nsem AhfpsS apdnbnembncn¡pw. R§Ä¡p c­p t]À¡pw \Sphn amUw Ccn¡pw. Fsâ t\tc FXncn Hcp P\ D­v. Nnet¸mÄ amUw Fgpt¶Áp tSmWnsbmSp tNÀ¶p \n¡pw At¸mÄ hi¯p IqSn P\en \n¶pÅ ]I sh«¯n kpXmcyamb DSp¸n IqSn amU¯nsâ henb apeIfpsS \ng Rm³ ImWpambncp¶p. amUw {i²n¡p¶p F¶p ImWpt¼mÄ Rm³ _p¡nteíp t\m¡pw. C{Xbpw hbÊps­¦nepw c­p henb Ip«nIfpsS A½bmsW¦nepw B apeIÄ t]mÀapeIÄ Xs¶bmbncp¶p. _n. FÍpw Fw FÊnbpsams¡ hnhml tijamWp AhÀ ]Tn¨Xpw Pbn¨Xpw. A]mc _p²n Xs¶. CSíp taibpsS aqebn Nmcn\n¡pt¼mÄ DSp¸p AhcpsS Ih¡nSbnteíp XÅnt¡dn \n¡pw. At¸mÄ B Acpa¸qdnsâ Hcp GItZi cq]w Rm³ ImWpw. At¸mÄ DÅntesím«n \n¡p¶ B Ih¡pgnbn H¶p tXm­m³ Fsâ hncepIÄ Xcn¡pw. Fsâ ]mân\Snbn Ipep¡ap­m¡m³ Chsbms¡ [mcmfambncp¶p.

Znhk§Ä ]n¶n«t¸mÄ a«p amdn. ISph ]Xps¡ am³ Ip«nbmIp¶ e£Ww I­pXpS§n. Ft¶mSp Nncn¡m\pw \m«p Imcy§Ä kwkmcn¡mWpw XpS§n. Hcp Znhkw tSmWn ]dªp.

" hnPbv, Fsâ a½n Ct¸mÄ tkm^vÁv Bbn XpS§n F¶p tXm¶p¶p..."

" \nsâ a½n Asænepw tkm^vÁv BWp, AhÀ A`n\bn¡pIbmWp lmÀUmbn«v..."

" F´n\p...?

" AsX\n¡pw Adnb¯nÃ... Hcp ]s£ AhcpsS a\Ên Fs´¦nepw ImWpw...."

amUw h¶Xp sIm­v R§Ä kwkmcw \nÀ¯n.

]ns¶ ]ns¶ amUw Fsâ ASp¯pw tNÀ¶p \n¶p sXÁpIÄ Xncp¯m³ XpS§n. CSív Adnbm¯ a«n Fs¶ Dckm\pw AhÀ aSn¨nÃ. ]s£ kvIqfn sN¶m I­ `mhw CÃ. AhnsS ISph Xs¶. ¢mÊn ]dbp¶Xv F\n¡p a\ÊnemI¯nÃ. ]ns¶ Syqj\nemWp Fsâ kwib§Ä XoÀ¯ncp¶Xv. F\n¡p ]co£bn ^nknIvkn\pw Aåw amÀ¡p IqSpX In«n. ]s£ AtXmsSm¸w Fsâ a\Ênepw hnImc§Ä XnfípIbmbncp¶p.  Ct¸mÄ ho«n h¨p R§fpsS tXmf¯p Nmcn \n¶p sXÁpIÄ ]dªpXcm³ amU¯n\p aSnbnÃ. tSmWn ]ns¶ AhcpsS aI\mWsÃm. ]s£ Fsâ tZlw BsI Xcn¡p¶ hnhcw Bcdnbm³. the¡mcn¯Å Im¸nbpambn hcpt¼mÄ AhÀ ho­pw KasbSp¡pw. GXmbmepw Cu Spj³ F\n¡p hfsc Cãs¸«p.

 

Ahkm\¸co£bpsS ÌUo eohn\pw R§Ä¡v Syqj\p­mbncp¶p. kabw cmhnse ]¯p aWn¡v.

As¶mcp i\nbmgvNbmbncp¶p. ]Xnhp t]mse cmhnse Rm³ Syqj\p sN¶p. Aåw Ignªt¸mÄ c­p I¸p Im¸nbpambn amUw Xs¶ apdnbnteíp h¶p. ta¡bv¸nÃmsX, km[mcW AhÀ ho«n [cn¡p¶ thj¯nÂ, Agn¨n« apSnbnÂ, AhÀ hfsc kpµcnbmbn F\n¡p tXm¶n. \o­ HÁbpSp¸n\I¯v B apeIÄ XesbSp¯p \n¶p. B Np­¯v Hcp IÅ ]p©ncn Dt­m F¶p Rm³ kwibn¨p. Rm³ Ahsc I®naímsX t\m¡nbncp¶p. Fsâ DÅn hnImc¯nsâ Hcp sNdnb shÅnSn sh«n. Acs¡«n Xcn¸pw ]mân\Snbn apg¸pw XpS§n. Cu amZIXzw BÀ¡panÃmsX \in¡pasÃm F¶p Rm³ k¦Ss¸«p.

" F´m amUw Xs¶ Im¸nbpambn«v..." Rm³ Xnc¡n.

" Ahcv ho«n t]mbn Xn¦fmgv¨ hcpw.."

" F¦n tSmWnsb hnfn¡v. XpS§mw.". Rm³ _ps¡Sp¯p

" Ah\pw ^nsembpw IqSn {Kmâv]msb ImWm³ cmhnte sImïn\p t]mbn, . \mtftb aS§n hcq.." AhÀ ]dªXp tI«t¸mÄ F\n¡Â`pXw.

" F¦n C¶p ]Tn¯w......?"

" F´m \n\¡v HÁíp ]Tn¨p IqtS..." AhÀ Kuch¯n tNmZn¨p.

" ]Tn¡mw..."  Rm³ Xe Ipep¡n.

" F¦n BZyw Im¸n IpSnív....." Rm³ Im¸nsbSp¯p.

\niÐcmbn R§Ä c­p t]cpw Im¸n IpSn¨p. Rm³ _p¡p Xpd¶p.

" hnPbv...."

" sbkv , amUw..."

" Rm³ C{Xbpw {ian¨n«pw \n\¡p ^nknIvkn {]Xo£n¨ A{Xbpw amÀ¡p In«nbnÃ. F´m AXnsâ ImcWw..."

" ImcWw....ImcWw...."  Rm³ hn¡n.

" \o ¢mÊn H«pw {i²n¡p¶nÃ. Rm³ AXp ImWp¶p­v. F´m \nsâ {]iv\w F\n¡XdnbWw. ImcWw, F\n¡p \nt¶mSp Hcp {]tXyI Xmåcyw D­v. AXp sIm­v am{XamWp tSmWnsb \nsâ IqsS IqSm³ A\phZn¨Xpw..."

" Rm³.... F\n¡p A§s\... {]iv\w..." F\n¡p¯cw ap«n.

" \o Xpd¶p ]dbWw.... F¦nse F\n¡p \ns¶ klmbn¡m³ ]Áq... \n\¡p GsX¦nepw s]¬Ip«nbpambn CS]mSpt­m.."

" CÃ amUw.."

" ]ns¶ F´mWp Imcyw..? \o a\Êp Xpd¶p ]d. .."

F\ns¡t´m Hcp ss[cyw h¶ t]mse. C\n hcp¶nS¯p h¨p ImWmw. ChcpsS I¿n \n¶pw c£s]Sm³ Hcp hgnbpanÃ.

kdziànbpw kw`cn¨p Rm³ ]dªp.

" Fsâ {]iv\w ]dªmÂ...." Rm³ CSíp \nÀ¯n.

" ]dªmÂ....?

" amUw Fs¶ in£n¡pIbnÃm F¶p F\n¡p hm¡p XcWw... F¦n Rm³ Xpd¶p ]dbmw....."

" CÃ, Rm³ hm¡p Xcp¶p. \ns¶ c£n¡pIbpw sN¿mw. ."

" G¦nÂ... F¦nÂ..... Fsâ {]iv\w amUw Xs¶bmWp.... "

Rm³ ]dsªm¸n¨p.

" Rmt\m...?"

Rm³ AhcpsS apJ¯p t\m¡msX XpSÀ¶p.

" AtX. amU¯nt\mSv A¶p ¢mÊn BZyw h¶ Znhkw apX AcpXm¯Xv tXm¶n¯pS§nbncp¶p. F\n¡p sNdp¸w apX s]®p§fpsS I£w Hcp lcamWp. amU¯nsâ I£w hfsc at\mlcambncp¶p. ¢mÊnencp¶p AhnsS Npw_n¡p¶Xp apX amU¯ns\ FÃmw sN¿p¶Xp hsc Rm³ kz]v\w ImWpambncp¶p...... amU¯nsâ s]m§n\n¡p¶ apeIfpw shfp¯ hbdpw hnSÀ¶ Acs¡«pw FÃmw Fs¶ {`m´p ]nSn¸n¡pIbmbncp¶p. ]s£ ChnsS A{Xbpw CÃ....."

 InX¨psIm­p Rm\{Xbpw ]dªp \nÀ¯n. ]ns¶ XpSÀ¶p.

" F\n¡p {`m´msW¦n amUw Ft¶mSp £an¡Ww. Fs¶ thsdmcp ¢mÊnteíp amÁWw. Zbhp sNbvXv CXmtcmSpw ]dbcpXv..... "

Rm³ taita Xe Nmbv¨p I®S¨v InS¶p.

Ipd¨p t\cs¯íp AhnsS \niÐX ]SÀ¶p. So¨dpsS {]XnIcWw Im¯v, I®S¨v Rm³ InS¶p. Aå t\cw Ignªn«pw amU¯nsâ iÐw tIÄ¡mbvIbm Rm³ sasà I®p Xpd¶p XebpbÀ¯n t\m¡n. AhnsS BcpanÃmbncp¶p.

F\n¡p a\Ênembn amU¯n\p sicn¡pw tZjyw h¶p F¶p. Fsâ t\sc t\m¡m³ hnjaw BbXp sIm­v t]mbXmWp. Rm³ Hcp a­³. Bsc¦nepw kz´w So¨tdmSv C§s\ Xpd¶p ]dbptam. an¡hmdpw Rm³ kvIqfn \n¶pw ]pd¯mbXp Xs¶. C\n ChnsS \n¡p¶Xn AÀ°w CÃ. Rm³ ]Xps¡ ]pkvXI§Ä FSp¯v ]pds¯íp \S¶p. hmXn¡se¯nbt¸mÄ Fsâ I®p XÅnt¸mbn.

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amUw apdnbnteíp \S¶p hcp¶p. Hcp ]pXnb amUw, »ukv amXncnbpÅ Hcp tSm¸pw ]mhmS amXncnbpÅ Hcp t_m«hpw. AXv AhcpsS hnSÀ¶ Acs¡«n \n¶pw Xmtg¡p hncnªp InS¡p¶p. Fs¶ kvXw`n¸n¨Xv AsXm¶paÃ, B »ukn\p ssI CÃmbncp¶p, ÉohvseÊv. Hcp ]pXnb `mhw apJ¯v. F\n¡p an­m³ hm¡pIfnÃmbncp¶p. Hcp \nanjw Fs¶ Fsâ apJt¯¡pÁp t\m¡nbn«v AhÀ ip² aebmf¯n tNmZn¨p.

" \o t]mhpImtWm.."

" Rm\nt¸m... amU¯nt\mSv FÃmw ]dªntÃ..."

" At¸mÄ \nt¶mSpw Rm³ Fs´¦nepw ]dbt­... hm... "

AhÀ Fsâ Ibv ]nSn¨p hen¨p. Hcp ]mh t]mse Rm³ Ahsc A\pKan¨p. t\tc t]mbXv AhcpsS InS¡ apdnbnteív. ASp¡pw Nn«bpapÅ B apdnbn Fs¶ Hcp Itkcbn ]nSn¨ncp¯nbn«v AhÀ I«nen Ccp¶p. Hcp \nanjw Bcpw H¶pw an­nbnÃ. F\n¡v B apJ¯v t\m¡m³ Xs¶ kt¦mNw.

" hnPbv.." AhÀ hnfn¨p. Rm³ apJapbÀ¯n.

" \n\¡v AÂ`pXambn AtÃ..."

" AXv... amUw...."

" th­, CsXsâ s_Uvdqw BWp. ¢mÊvdqaÃ, ChnsS \n\s¡s¶ Fsâ t]cp hnfn¡mw, eo\... sicn, hnfn¡q.."

" amUw... Rm³...AXv Rm\nt¸m..."

" Mqw... ss[cyambn«v hnfn¡v.." AhÀ Rm³ hnfn¡p¶Xp Im¯v Fs¶ DÁp t\m¡n.

" AXv .. amUw... Rm³ tN¨n F¶p hnfnt¨mfmw.... ¹okv.."

" Mqw... At¸m... \n\¡pw Fs¶ `bam AtÃ, ]ns¶ \o F´n\m Fs¶ Hfnªp t\m¡nbXv... Fsâ ta\n apgph³ \o Af¶ntÃ... ]d.. F´n\mbncp¶p..."

" AXv Bcpw ImWmsX A¶v sNbvsX¦nepw..." F\n¡v Aåmåw ss[cyw h¶p XpS§n.

" ]mSnÃ. ]¯p hÀjaambn Rm³ Hcp ]pcpjs\ I­n«v.... Fsâ t\sc t\m¡m³ NpWbpÅ HcmWnt\ I­n«v.  Ignª Ipsd Znhk§Ä Rm³ \ns¶ hm¨p sN¿pIbmbncp¶p. \o ac¯nsâ ]ndIn \n¶Xpw. ¢mÊn Fsâ apJ¯p t\m¡msX Fsâ tZls¯ apgIfnepw, IpgnIfnepw t\m¡n ]mh t]mse Ccp¶Xpw, ]ns¶ tNmZy§Ä tNmZn¡p¼w \o X¸p¶Xpw... ]ns¶ \nsâ..... "

AhÀ H¶p \nÀ¯n, Fsâ I®pIfn t\m¡n ]Xps¡ XpSÀ¶p.

" ]ns¶ \nsâ ]mânsâ ap¼nse B henb apg¸pw, AXS¡m\pÅ \nsâ ]cm{Iahpw..." CXp ]dªt¸mÄ AhcpsS apJs¯mcp ]p©ncn hnSÀ¶p.

AhÀ Fgpt¶Áv Fsâ ItkcbpsS ]ndIn h¶p. Itkcbn ]nSn¨p sIm­p ]dªp.

" Fs¶ t]Sn¡msX, Fs¶ BkzZn¨ ]pcpj\m \o..... F{X hÀjambn Rm³ kln¡p¶p... C\n F\n¡p h¿.... Fsâ sNdp¸w XoÀ¶p Ignbp¼w ]ns¶ Rm³ F´n\p C{Xbpw ISn¨p ]nSn¨p \n¶p F¶ k¦Sw ]ns¶ _m¡n \n¡pw. AXp th­ F¶p Ignª Znhk§fn Rm³ Xocpam\n¨p..." F¶n«hÀ Fsâ ap¼n h¶p, Ip\nªv Fsâ c­p tXmfnepw Ibv Ip¯n apJt¯mSv B apJw ASp¸n¨n«p tNmZn¨p.

" Fs¶ \n\¡nãamtWm...tN¨ntbmSp kXyw ]d..."

F\ns¡m¶pw Adnb¯nÃmbncp¶p. apJapbÀ¯n t\m¡nbt¸mÄ I­Xv AhcpsS \áamb I£§fpw Xpfp¼n¡nS¶ »ukn\pÅn XÅn \n¡p¶ shfp¯ apeIfpambncp¶p. Zmlw aq¯ Fsâ Ipª½mbnsbbpw ISn aq¯ kckphns\bpw Rm³ B apJ¯p I­p. Rm³ AdnbmsX ]dªp t]mbn.

" amUw.... AÃ, tN¨n, F\n¡p s]®p§sS sXmd¶ I£w I­m hÃmsX hcpw..."

" A¸w \o CXn\p ap¼v... s]®p§sS sXmd¶ I£w I­ns«m­v.. AtÃ... "

" H­v..."

" F§s\ I­p.... \o hà s]®p§tfw CXn\p ap¼v...?"

" AÃ... Ipfn¡Shn h¨p.... samtew ]ns¶... kmamt\mw FÃmw I­ns«m­v...."

" Mqw... A§s\ hct«.... CsXÃmw I­n«v \o F¶m sN¿pw...?

" tN¨n... F´m C§s\ Ft¶mSp tNmZn¡pt¶..."

" \o ]dbp¼w tI¡m³ Hcp kpJw.... CtXhtc C§s\ BtcmSpw Rm³ tNmZn¨n«panÃ... Bcpw CtX htc Ft¶mSv ]dªn«panÃ... AXp sIm­m..... ]d... sXmd¶p ]d.."

AhÀ Fsâ ap¼n ap«p Imen Ft¶mSp tNÀ¶ncp¶p. A§s\ Ccp¶t¸mÄ B henb apeIÄ Fsâ ap«pIfn Xm§n XÅn apIfnteíp s]m´n h¶p. Ah ap¡mepw »ukn\p shfnbnembn. AhcXp {i²n¨ a«nÃ. B sh×peIÄ Fsâ tZl¯p kv]Àin¨t¸mÄ Fsâ kncIfnepw Hcnf¡w. Rm\dnbmsX Fsâ ]mân\p ap¼n Hcp apg s]m´m³ XpS§n. F\ns¡m¶pw h¿m¯ HchkvY. Fsâ jÀ«nsâ _«³kpIÄ Hmtcm¶mbn hnSphn¨p sIm­v AhÀ \nÀ_Ôn¨p.

" ]d hnPbv... \o F´p sN¿pambncp¶p As¶ms¡..?

" Rm³.....Bcpw.... ImWmsX.... ssIhmWaSn¡pw...."

" F¶p h¨mÂ.... kzbwt`mKw... AtÃ...

" Mqw..."

" \o ]dbp¶Xp kXyamsW¶p F\n¡dnbmw.... AXp \nsâ ]mâp I­mednbmw...."

" tÈym...."

Rm³ AdnbmsX Fsâ Ibv Fsâ ]mânsâ ap³ hiw s]m¯n]nSn¨p. XWp¯ B A´co£¯nepw Fs¶ hnbÀ¡p¶Xp t]mse tXm¶n.

" ChnsS \o H¶n\pw Ct¸m \mWnt¡­...." AhÀ Fsâ ssIIÄ ]nSn¨p amÁn. Fs¶ ]nSns¨gpt¶ån¨p. B apJs¯mcp {]tXyI `mhw Rm³ I­p. ImaZml¯m hebp¶ Hcp kv{XobpsS Bizmk `mhw.

AhcpsSheXp ssI s]m¡n Fsâ t\sc ]nSn¨n«p ]dªp.

" \n\¡p {]nbs¸«sXms¡ \n\¡p Rm³ Xcmw... AXn\p ap¼v F\n¡p \osbmcp kXyw sN¿Ww. Cu _Ôw Cu apdnbn am{Xw... sN¿mtam..."

B I®pIfn t\m¡n Rm³ ]dªp.

" sN¿mw..."

" F¦n C\n Rm³ ]pcpjs\ H¶p ImWs«.." AhÀ s]mSp¶t\ Xpd¶p InS¶ Fsâ jÀ«p ]pdtIm«qcn, Xmtg¡ncp¶p. Fsâ s_ÂÁgn¨p. ]mânsâ lps¡Sp¯p. knºv Xmtgíp hen¨p. ]mâv Xmtgíp Xmgv¯n. At¸mtgípw Fsâ jÍn¡pÅn Fsâ enwKw ]qÀ® cq]¯n DWÀ¶p Ignªncp¶p. Rm³ A\§msX \n¶p sImSp¯p. jÍnbpsS ap³ hiw Hcp aqhm­³ am§ hen¸¯n apg¨p Ignªncp¶p. AhÀ B apgbn ]Xps¡ XtemSns¡m­p ]ndp]ndp¯p.

" ssa tKmUv, ae¼m¼v Npcp­p InS¡p¶Xpt]msebp­sÃm hnPbv, \nsâ Bbp[w " AhÀ Xmtgípw tatem«pw AXn XtemSns¡m­ncp¶p. B IbvIfpw Np­pIfpw hndíp¶p­mbncp¶p. ImWmXncp¶Xp ImWpt¼mÄ D­mIp¶ B BImw£ AhcpsS Hmtcm Ne\¯nepw D­mbncp¶p. AXp t\m¡n \n¶ Fsâ a\Ênse Ima¯nsâ Xncbnf¡w Fsâ Ip®bn {]Xn^en¨p. apJw Ip\n¨v  Ccp¶ AhcpsS amdnteív Fsâ I¿pIÄ c­pw sN¶p. »usk¶ t]cn adªpInS¶ B XpWn¡p apIfneqsS Fsâ I¿pIÄ AhcpsS apeIsf I¿nseSp¯p. Rm\dnbmsX Rm³ B IpfnÀapeIsf Xmtemen¡m\pw aÀ±n¡mWpw XpS§n. AhÀ FXnscm¶pw {]hÀ¯n¨nÃ. AXmkzZn¡p¶ a«n AhÀ Fsâ hSnhoc\n ]Wn XpSÀ¶p. C\n Im¯p \n¶m Fsâ jÍn s]m«pw Asæn Fsâ enwK¯nsâ aknepIÄ s]m«pw F¶ \nebmbt¸mÄ Rm³ ssI Xmsgíp sIm­p sN¶p Ducm³ {ian¨p. Ahscsâ ssI XSªn«p ]dªp.

" hcs« hnPbv.. ¹okv, Rms\m¶p sImXn Xosc ImWs«.."

" C\nbpw Xpd¶p hn«nsæn Fsâ Rc¼p s]m«pw tN¨n..." Rm³ hndbmÀ¶ kzc¯n ]dªp.

" CsÃSm.... H¶pw s]m«¯nÃ....F\n¡dnbmw... "

AhÀ s]s«¶p ]«n FÃp ISns¨Sp¡p¶Xp t]mse Fsâ Ip®bn jÍn IqSn arZphmbn H¶p ISn¨p. Fsâ kdz \nb{´Whpw hn«p. sNdnb jÍn¡pÅn Fsâ s]cpIp® I¼n¸mcbmbn \n¡p¶Xp ImcWw Acs¡«p thZ\n¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ _eambv iÍn Xmtgípcn. hf¨p hen¨p \nÀ¯nbncp¶ Ccp¼p kv{]n§v \nhcp¶Xp t]mse Ah³ NmSn \nhÀ¶p. Rm³ Itkcbn Ccp¶p. Acs¡«p apt¼m«p XÅn h¨p sImSp¯p. eo\ amUw  ap«p Imen Xmsgbncp¶p, ]cm{Iat¯msS Ahs\ I¿nseSp¯p, Xmtemen¡p¶p, D½ shíp¶p, XShp¶p, sXmen¡p¶p, \¡p¶p, sR¡p¶p, Ihnf¯pcp½p¶p, I®n sXmSphn¡p¶p, apJw apgph\pan«pcíp¶p. Ip® s]m¡n¸nSn¨n«v Hmd©p hen¸¯nepÅ D­¡pS§tf XtemSp¶p, Xmtemen¡p¶p, `mcw t\m¡p¶p, sR¡n t\m¡p¶p. Fs´ms¡tbm ]ndp]ndp¡p¶pap­v. AhcpsS På\§Ä Ahyàambn Fsâ ImXn ]Xn¨p sIm­ncp¶p.

" Hm, ssa tKmUv, Fs´mcp km[\w... Fs´mcp \ndw..... Mqw...  F\n¡p CXp apgph³ thWw... tamt\ Cu G¯¸gw Rm³ Xnt¶mt«Sm... Hm... Fs´mcp _ew... Fs´mcp I«n... ^nen¸n\p t]mepw Ct{Xw I«nbnÃmcp¶p. ..... Mqw.... "

Fs´mcp ]cm{Iaw, Ahsâ Igp¯n\p XmsgbpÅ aÀ½¯n XtemSn¯pS§nbt¸mÄ Ahsâ HÁ¡®n \n¶pw B\µI®oÀ¯pÅnIÄ HgpIm³ XpS§n. AhcXp \¡nsbSp¯p. Agnª Xe apSn Hcp hit¯¡n«n«v Hcp hiw sNcnªv ]Xps¡ Ahsâ Xe hmbnem¡m³ Hcp {iaw \S¯n, hnjan¨v AhÀ AXv hmbnem¡n. Hcp apcĨtbmsS Ddp©m³ XpS§n.

F\n¡Â`pXhpw kncIfn elcnbpw Hcpt]mse, Cuizcm ChcmtWm Cu ]pent]mse \S¶ncp¶ eo\m amUw. AhÀ Hcp·mZn\ntbt¸mse Fsâ KZsb \JinJm´w Xn¶pIbmWp, ]IpXnbn IqSpXÄ hngp§m³ AhÀ¡p Ignªnà Ip® Xe AhcpsS sXm­bnemWp. ]nSn¨p \n¡m³ \nhr¯nbnà F¶p tXm¶nbt¸mÄ Rm³ ]dªp.

" eo\t¨¨n... F\n¡p shÅw hcpw..... hmbnemIpw...."

AhÀ \nÀ¯nbnÃ. Rm³ _eambn AhcpsS hmbn \n¶pw Ip®sbSp¯p, Xe ]nSn¨p amÁn. AhÀ Ccp¶p InX¨p. Hcp \nanjw Fsâ apJt¯íp t\m¡n, ]ns¶ t_m[w h¶ t]mse ]dªp.

" tkmdn hnPbv... tkmdn.... ]t£ Chs\ Cs¶\n¡p thWw..."

" F¶mepw eo\t¨¨nbpsS hmbnÂ.... AXp th­..."

" thWw, F¦nse Fsâ C{Xbpw Imet¯ Zmlw Xocs¯mÅp.."

" Xcmw tN¨n.... ]s£ tN¨n CtX htc Fs¶ H¶pw ImWn¨nÃtÃm..."

" Rm³ ImWn¡¯nÃ, \o h¶p It­mfp..." AhÀ t\tc t]mbn I«nenteíp InS¶p, ssI c­pw tatem«p s]m¡n h¨p F¶n«p ]dªp.

" hm... tams\ hm, FÃmw Agn¨pIf, HcmWmbn«p thKw hmSm..."

]ns¶ Rm³ aSn¨nÃ. _\nb³ Ducn, jÍn Imen \n¶pw Ducn amÁn. I«nenteíp AhcpsS Ccphihpw IbvIÄ Ip¯n InS¶p. AhÀ Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨p Xmgv¯n Fsâ Np­pIÄ hen¨p IpSn¨p. ISn¨p. Npw_\¯n R§fpsS Dan\ocpIÄ H¶mbn IeÀ¶p. ]ns¶ Ahscsâ Ihnfn I®pIfn D½IÄ sNmcnªp. F¶n«p ]dªp.

" Fsâ IW¡p sXÁnbnà tamt\, \obpw \nsâ km[\hpw Rm³ Duln¨Xnsâ Cc«nbm, C¶p tam³ Fsâ CXp htcbpÅ IS§sfÃmw ho«n¯cWw, tIt«m..."

" Rm³ F´p sN¿Ww... tN¨n ]d...." Rm³ Xncn¨v B sN©p­pIfn AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p sIm­p tNmZn¨p.

" \n\¡nãs¸«sXÃmw X¸nsbSpt¯m.... F\n¡dnbmw \o anSp¡\m...."

Rm³ H¶p Nn´n¨p. ]ns¶ Fsâ Cã kvYeamb, F¶pw I­p sImXn¨ncp¶ B I£¯n aq¡p ap«n¨pc¨p. Hcp Znhks¯ IpÁn tcmaw Fsâ aq¡nepcªp. s]mSn¨p h¶ hnbÀ¸n\p amZI KÔap­mbncp¶p.

AhÀ Fsâ I¼n hocs\ I¿n«p ]nSn¨p sR¡ns¡m­ncp¶p. Fsâ Np­pIÄ AhcpsS Igp¯n ]Xn¨t¸mÄ AhÀ atÁ Ibv sIm­v Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨v B amdnte¡aÀ¯n. _es¸«p Rm³ apJapbÀ¯n tNmZn¨p.

" Cu DSps¸m¶qcmtam...?"

" \o Ducnt¡m..." adp]Sn In«n.

Rm³ XebpbÀ¯n, Hcp Ibv Ip¯n \n¶p sIm­p AXnsâ lq¡pIÄ hnSphn¡m³ XpS§n. tN¨n Fs¶ klmbn¨p.

Fsâ Cuizcm... Rm³ F´m Cu ImWtW.. {_mbnÃ... H¶panÃ... shdpw apeIÄ, H«pw Npfp¡p hogm¯ amXf¸g§Ä.. ]t£ AhbpsS {]tXyIXbmbncp¶p amU¯ns\ Fsâ I®n A]vkckm¡nbXv. B Ió apeIÄ, Nnc«b¸w Iagv¯n sh¨Xp t]mse ZrVamb B apeIÄ kvYnXn sNbvXncp¶Xp AhcpsS amdnsâ c­v hi§fnepambn«mbncp¶p. AXmbXv I£§Ä htc AhbpsS NphSp \o­p InS¶ncp¶p. c­p apeIfptSbpw \Sphn ]´p Ifn¡m\pÅ kvYew D­mbncp¶p. F{X h®apÅ B\¸dnbmsW¦nepw sicn ape¡nSbn h¨p ]®m³ Hcp Ime¯pw km[yaÃm¯ hn[w A{Xív AI¶mWp Ah \n¶ncp¶Xp. »ukn\pÅn I£w hsc Ah \o­p \nhÀ¶v \n¡p¶ Imgv¨bmWp amU¯nsâ GÁhpw henb BIÀjXbmbn F\n¡p tXm¶nbXpw Rm³ Ahcn {`an¨p t]mbXpw. XesbSp¯p \n¡p¶ B ape¡p¶pIÄ Ct¶ htc Bcpw sXm«n«nsöp tXm¶n. \Sphnte Ccp­ hr¯hpw, AXn\pÅnte ap´ncn¸g§fpw.. XpSp¯p \n¡p¶p. Rm\m amXf¯n H¶n XtemSn, Fs´mcp arZpXzw... Fs´mcp ZrVX. B apesR«pIÄ IÃpt]mse XpSp¯p \n¡p¶p. Ccp­ ape¡®pIÄ¡p NpÁpw H¶p c­p IpÁn tcma§Ä ImWmw. sh«nbXnsâ _m¡nbmbncn¡pw.

" tN¨o"""?

" F´mSm...?

" CXmcpw sXm«n«ntÃ...?

" F´mSm tamt\ A§s\ tNmZnt¨..."

" CXv IÃp t]mse Ccn¡p¶p..."  Rm³ H¶p c­p {]mhiyw sR¡n ImWn¨p. AhÀ C¡nfn sIm­v Ipep§n¨ncn¨p. F¶n«p ]dªp.

" Chscsâ A`nam\amSm tamt\, ^nen¸p t]mepw sXm«n«nÃ, tSmWn tam³ IpSn¨n«p­p. ]t£ ^ntem IqSpXÂ N¸nbn«nÃ..."

" At¸mÄ Rm³ F´p sN¿pw..."

" \o Cjv«w t]mse sN¿Sm... sIm¨p IÅm...  IpSn¡pthm... Xn¶ptIm... N¸ptIm... sN¿v..."

Rm³ AXnsemcp ap´ncn hmbnteíp ISns¨Sp¯p... AXv hen¨p IpSn¡m³ XpS§n. AhcpsS tateíp InS¶p. atÁ Is¿Sp¯v atÁ ape I¿nem¡n. \à hen¸apÅ BIrXnsbm¯ ape. h\PtN¨nbpsS apetb¡mfpw sNdpXpw Dd¨Xpw, kckphnt\¡mfpw henb ape¡®pIfpw sR«pIfpw... Fsâ Cuizcm... Rm³ F´p sN¿pw. Rm\m amXf¡pS§fn ]s¿ XtemSn. sR¡m³ a\Êp h¶nÃ. B ape¡®pIÄ XpSp¯pbcp¶Xp Rm³ I­p, H¸w AhcpsS I®pIÄ kpJw sIm­p Iq¼n ASbp¶Xpw. Fsâ Np­pIfaÀ¯n Rm³ c­nepw amdn amdn Npw_n¨p. Fs´mtcma\Xzw Ahív. AhcpsS I¿n Fsâ Ip®¡®³ Ccp¶p hn§p¶p. kpJw IqSp¶X\pkcn¨v Ahcht\ sR¡pIbpw Xncp½pIbpw sNbvXp sIm­ncp¶p. AXn\Xn\p Ah³ IqSpX IqSpX I¼nbmbn h¶p. Ah³ B Iq¼mf hbdnÂ, ]p¡nfn Ip¯n sRcn]ncn sIm­p, FhnsSsb¦nepw Ah\p Xe Hfn¸n¡m³ [rXnbmbn Fs¶\n¡p a\Ênembn. Fsâ Rc¼pIfn Xo ]ScpIbmWp. ]t£ F\n¡v £ant¨ ]Áq. hÀj§fmbn Ddªp InS¶ncp¶ AhcpsS Ima¯ns\ Bfn¡¯n¨m Rm³ AXn Nnet¸m DcpInt¸mIpw. AXp ]mSnÃ. Cu amZIXzw F\n¡p Bthmfw BkzZn¡Ww, ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡... CXn\nsS AhÀ tX§ns¡m­p ]dªp.

" hen¨p IpSníp tamt\... \¶mbn«v sR¡v.. \nsâ tN¨n H¶p kpJn¡s«..."

Rm\Xp hI shímsX AhcpsS I¿nteíp Xe Nmbv¨p InS¶p sIm­v tNmZn¨p.

" tN¨n F¶pw tjhp sN¿ptam..."

" ]ns¶ .... sN¿msX ]Áptam.... AtÃÂ \n\s¡ms¡ I­p ckn¡m³ ]Áptam....."

" A¸w tN¨osS A¸w Fs´mcp an\pkamcn¡pw... AtÃ.... "

" AXp \o t\m¡o«p ]dªm aXn.... "

" F¶m Cu DSps¸m¶p amÁpthm...?"

" F´n\mSm..."

" F\n¡p ImWm³... ]ns¶ tN¨osS A¸w ImWm³... sImXn Xosc Xn¶Ww... \Ã kpJamcn¡pw tN¨n¡v... Rm³ Xn¶p¼w..........tN¨n C¶p Ipfnt¨m..."

" CsÃSm..."

AhÀ DSp¸nsâ sI«gn¡p¶Xn\nSbn ]dªp.

" F¦n F\n¡p shÃy Cjv«am... IgpIm¯ ]qdnsâ aWw ]t­ F\n¡njv«m...":

" F´m \o ]dtª... ]qtdm... AsX´m..?

" AXdnb¯ntà Ct{Xw Imeambn«pw...?

" CÃ... ...ss_ tKmUv, F\n¡dnb¯nsÃSm..."

" At¿m tN¨o... ... ]ns¶.... s]®p§sS apÅp¶ km[\¯nsâ t]cm AXv ... ]qÀ..."

" F¶p sh¨m ... R§sS  ]pÊn... AtÃ..."

" tN¨n Fsâ Ipt®¶p H¶p ]nSn hnt«... Rm³ Cu Hma\¸qdp... Aà ]pÊn H¶p It­ms«.."

" \o.. F´p thtWepw tN¿Sm tamt\..." AhÀ DSp¸p ssI sIm­pw ImepIÄ sIm­pw Xmtgíp hen¨p. Rm\hcpsS apeIfn \n¶pw c­p tKmf§fpsSbpw \Sphnse hnimeXbn IqSn amdn Xmtgíp B Bene hbdnÂIqSn Npt­mSn¨p. e£Wsam¯ ]p¡n Npgn, F¶pw kmcnbpsS aS¡n\nSbn IqSn I­p sImXn¨n«pÅ B amZI J\nbn Fsâ Np­pIÄ Aar¯n Dgnªp. AhÀ C¡nfn sIm­v ]pfªp. ]ns¶ Xmtgíp, B kzr¤ hnXm\¯nteív.

" hnPbv, \o Is®m¶St¨...."

Rm³ XebpbÀ¯n tNmZn¨p.

" F´n\m..?"

" F\n¡v DSp¸qcm\m....."

" AXns\´m... Ducnt¡mfq..."

" F\n¡p \mWamSm.... \nsâ ap¼nÂ... ]ns¶..... \n\s¡mcp kÀss{]kpw In«pw.

Rm³ Fgpt¶Áp Xncnªp AhcpsS apJt¯íp Fsâ Ip®¡p«s\ sh¨v, c­p hit¯ípw IbvIÄ Ip¯n AhcpsS Ih¡nSbnse¡p apJw Xncn¨v I®S¨p \n¶p.

" tN¨n Rm³ sdUn... C\n Ducnt¡m..."

" C¸w A§s\ Ducp¶nÃ.... Chs\ Fsâ hmbnteíp  F´n\m C¸w sh¨Xv... C\n Chs\ H¶p IqSn Rm³ Xn¶s«. Fsâ ssZhta... ^nen¸nsâ Cc«n H­tÃmSm CXv.... CXp tIdnbm GXp ]pÊnbpw Iodnt¸mIphtÃmSm..."

AhÀ Ahsâ Xe ho­pw FSp¯p hmbnem¡n. ho­pw ]gbXpt]mse Ddp¨m³ XpS§n. Fs´mcp NqSp. Chscsâ ImÁp Ifbp¶ e£Wam... Rmt\mÀ¯p.

" tN¨o F\n¡p tN¨osS Hma\¸qdp ImWWw... H¶p ]®Ww... F¶n«p tN¨n Ahs\bpw sI«n¸nSn¨ncpt¶m... F{X Imew thtWepw.. DSps¸m¶qcv... Csæn F\n¡p shÅw h¶p Xocpw..... "

AhÀ ]dn hmbn \n¶pw amÁn tNmZn¨p.

" C¸w F¶m ]®Ww..."

" F\n¡p tN¨ntb ]®Ww..."

" AXp Xs¶bm tNmZn¨Xp ... \n\¡v F¶m ]®Ww...?

Rm³ ho­pw Xncnªv AhÀ¡`napJambn Ccp¶p F¶n«p ]dªp sImSp¯p.

" Hm...., tN¨n F\n¡p tN¨ntb ^¡p sN¿Ww.... " \½sS `mjbn ]®Â F¶p ]dªm ^¡nMv.... a\Ênemtbm..."

" Fsâ s]m¶p tam\tà Cãw t]mse ^¡nt¡m.....C¶p th­....s\IvÌv kmÁÀsU ..."

" tM... AsX´m... tN¨n... s]md¯mtWm....."

" AsÃSm... C¸w tk^Ã... Fs´¦nepw ]Ánbm.. ]ns¶ N¯m aXn...."

" A¸w Fs¶ C¶p ImWn¡¯ntÃ....? F\n¡p \ncmibmbn.

" ImWn¨p Xcmw... ]s£ ^¡­..."

" At¿m... ^¡­bÃ... ]®­.... "

AhÀ InS¶p sIm­p Xt¶ B DSp¸nsâ NcSgn¨p. ]ns¶ Abhm¡n.

" At¸m tN¨n¡p C¶p kpJn¡t­...."

" kpJn¡Ww F¶p­v .. ]t£ F§s\bm......? \n\¡p hÃXpw Adnbmtam ]®n§v AÃmsX.... "

" BZyw Rm\o s\¿¸w H¶p ImWs«... tN¨ntb Rm³ kzÀ¤w ImWn¨p Xcmw..."

CXpw ]dªv Rm³ DSp¸p Xmtgíp hen¨p amÁn. ]mâoknÃ, ]t£, At¿m Fât½!! Rms\´m Cu ImWp¶Xv..? Fsâ k¦å¯n\p ISI hncp²amb Hcp Imgv¨. ]mâoknÃ, tImWtImanÃ, AXp t\m¡ns¡m­p Xt¶ Rm³ DSp¸v hen¨qcn amÁn. AhÀ Ip­nbpw ImepIfpw s]m¡n klmbn¨p. Rm³ {]Xo£n¨Xp ¢o³ tjhp sNbvXp an\pkam¡nb at\mlcamb Hcp I®mSn¸qdmbncp¶p. CsX´mWp. Batkm¬ h\¯nte ag¡mtSm... shfp¯p an\pkamb XpS¡m¼pIfpsS kwKa kvYm\¯v Hcp henb tX\o¨¡qSv... H¶pw ImWm³ h¿. shdpw Idp¸p am{Xw. Rm³ B XpSIÄ Aåw AI¯n t\m¡n ssaXm\¯nsâ apIÄ `mKw apX IqXn hsc Htc I«nbn Idp Idp¯ I«n IqSnb tcmaw. C{Xbpw \n_nUamb henb h\w h\P tN¨n¡pw \mWnb½ípw CÃmbncp¶p. Rm³ AXn ]Xps¡ H¶p hnctemSn¨p, Xmsg apX apIÄ htc... I\¯ Idp¯ C©¡mSv. tcmaw H¶p hen¨p t\m¡n. \men©n IqSpX \ofw D­v. Npcp­v ]nWªv InS¡pIbmWp.

Hcp kn\nam¸m«v F\nt¡mÀ½ h¶p.

ImSv, Idp¯ ImSv, a\pjy\mZyw ]nd¶ hoSv...

sicnbmWp CXn IqSnbmWtÃm P\\w, At¸mÄ Ihn C{X at\mlcambn hÀ®n¨Xv Hcp Icn¼qdns\bmWp... IhnX sImÅmw.

 

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Rm³ I®pw angn¨v Ccn¡p¶Xp I­v amUw tNmZn¨p.

" F´m... hnPbv... Fsâ ]pÊn Cãs¸«ntÃ..."

" Fsâ tN¨o... CXp ]pÊnbÃ... Icn¼qdmWp... AÊÂ I«n¡cn¼qÀ.... "

" F´m CXv sImůntÃ... "   AhcpsS kzcw hmSnb t]mse.

" AXà tN¨o... Rm³ {]Xo£n¨Xv Hcp I®mSn¸qdmbncp¶p. AXp sIm­m.... ]t£ CXmsW\n¡nãs¸« Ifn kmam\w.... "

Rm³ sasà Ip\nªp. B Im«n\p apIfn Hcp½ sImSp¯p. F¶n«p aW¯p cmhnse Ipfn¡m¯Xp sIm­v.. tbm\nbpsS a¯p ]nSn¸n¡p¶ aZKÔw H«pw \ãs¸«n«nÃmbncp¶p. Rm\Xn Fsâ IhnÄ tNÀ¯pcp½n. hncepIÄ sIm­v B tcma¡mSp Rm³ tImXn t\m¡n. Fs´mcp \ofapÅ tcma§Ä. Aå kabw Rm\Xp XpSÀ¶p. AhÀ kpJw sIm­pw C¡nfnsIm­pw sRfn]ncn sIm­p. ImepIÄ aS¡pIbpw \nhÀ¡pIbpw, IbvIÄ sIm­p s\©s¯ amXf\mc§Itf XShm\pw XpS§n.

" hnPbv... \n\s¡sX¦nepw sN¿m³ ]Áptam.... F\n¡p kln¡p¶nÃ... ]ÁptIse¦n Fs¶ sImÃv..... C\n F\n¡p h¿..." AhÀ tX§n.

" tN¨ntb Rm³ kpJn¸n¡mw... [rXn ]nSn¡msX... " Rm³ ]Xps¡ AhnsS Ibv sIm­p amtÊPv sN¿m\mcw`n¨p. AhÀ Np­pIÄ Iq«nISn¨p. apeIfn XShn, I®pIfS¨p ]nSn¨p.

" amUw..?" Rm³ sasà hnfn¨p.

" Mqw...? I®pIfS¨p sIm­v AhÀ aqfn.

" amUw Cu ]qdp AÃ ]pÊn hSn¨n«v F{X Imeambn...?"

" Hcp.... A©p sImÃw..."

" Fât½ CXn\I¯v Im«parK§fpw CgP´p¡fpw Hs¡ ImWpatÃm... F§s\bm CXn\I¯v H¶p IS¡pI...."

" t]mSm.... Rm³ F¶pw \à kpµcambn tkm¸n«v IgpIn kq£n¡p¶ kvYeam... \à ]q t]msebpÅ km[\am... ]ns¶ AXn\I¯v Hcp Bfp­v.... Ct¸m DWÀ¶ncn¡phm... Fsâ ¢nÁv tamÄ..."

" ¢nÁv tamtfm...?  AXmcm..." Adnbmsa¦nepw Hcp ck¯n\p th­n tNmZn¨p.

" AXv... AXv... .. Fsâ I´v tamÄ...."

" F¶p ]dªm tN¨osS Im«p]qdn\I¯v I´v hnSÀ¶v NqSmbn F¶p kmcw... C\n Rmt\Áp.."

" F¶m... sXmS§v... Fs¶bn«p \o sImtd t\cambn Ifn¸n¡p¶p.... F\n¡p {`m´p ]nSn¡pw... F{X hÀjambn.... AS¡n sh¨Xm... \o Ct¸m..."

" C¨nsc IqSn s£an¡v.. "

B Bene hbdnsâ Xmgt¯ AXnÀ¯nbn Idp¯ aZ\]q¦mh\w XpS§p¶p. Ih¡nS \nd¨pw CS XqÀ¶p \n¡p¶ B Im«nsâ \Sphn \n¶pw ]nWªp InS¶ Idp¯ ]pÃv c­v hit¯ípw Rm³ hIªp amÁn. At¸mÄ B hnShp IptdsÈ Zriyambn. Ip«nIfpsS apdns¸³knep t]mse \o­ I´v hoÀ¯p \n¡p¶p. B kzÀ® \n[nbn IqSn Rm³ Xmtgíp hnctemSn¨p. At¸mÄ eo\ amUw H¶p ]pfIw sIm­p. H¶p Rc§n. ho­pw Rm³ ]qSbI¯n. tXm«ph¡¯p \n¶pw tXm«nteíp Nmªp InS¡p¶ hÅnIÄ t]mse \o­ tcma§Ä Npcp­v B ]qÀ¨menteíp Cd§n InS¡p¶p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ B aZ\s]mbvIbpsS AcnIpIÄ Aåw hnSÀ¯n. tcma§Ä AXn\I¯p \\sªm«n¡nS¡p¶p. AhnsS tbm\nt¯\nsâ Ips¯mgp¡p t\c¯v XpS§nb t]mse. ]pdwNp­pIfpw AI¨p­pIfpsS AÁhpw FÃmw IqSn B aZ\s]mbvIbpsS apIfn hnSÀ¶p \n¡p¶p.

Hcp Ibv sIm­v ]qdp Rm³ AI¯n ]nSn¨p. F¶n«p AIt¯íp hoWp InS¶ apSn¨pcpfpIÄ hncepIÄ sIm­v hSn¨p ]pdt¯síSp¯p. Aåw ]nfÀ¶t¸mÄ sI«n\n¶ aZPew ]pdt¯íp Ip¯nsbmgpIm³ XpS§n. Fs´mcp hgphgp¸v. HcnS¯pw Imepd¡¯nÃ. Iodensâ Xmgs¯ AÁt¯ív \oscmgpIn IqXn¡p taepÅ CS¯mhf¯n¡qSn Xmsgív AsXmgpIp¶p. hÀj§fmbn kqcy{]Imiw In«m¯Xp sIm­p ssaXm\¯n\p shfp¸mWp. ]s£ Im«p s]mbvIbpsS AcnIpIÄ¡v \oenabpw Np­pIÄ¡p Idp¸pambncp¶p. XSn¨ Ip­n Rm³ AI¯n t\m¡n. Idp¯ IqXn¡p NpÁpw tcma§Ä \ndªp \n¡p¶p. Hcp £pcI\p Hcp Znhkt¯ ]Wnbp­v. Cuizcm, Cu ]qdp sNc¡m³ F\n¡p ]Áptam....

hncepIÄ sIm­v Rm³ B CXfpIfn ]nSn¨p ]pdt¯íp hen¨p. IShmhensâ NndIpIÄ t]mse AXp ]pdt¯íp \o­p h¶t¸mÄ AhÀ hnd¨p sIm­p ZoÀLambn izmkw hen¨p hn«p. c­p Np­pIÄ Rm³ c­cnInteípw hnSÀ¯n. Fs´mcp Nph¸p \ndw !!  tNmc sXms«Sp¡mw. ]I shfn¨¯n AXn\It¯ \\hp Xnf§n.

" aXnsbSm I­Xv... Fs´¦nepw sN¿v... F\n¡p h¿... C§s\ kln¡m³.."

" Fsâ tN¨n.... CXmsI \\ªp sImgªncn¡phm, FhnsS sXm«mepw AW s]m«nb t]msebm tXs\mgpIp¶Xv..."

" F§s\bmS HgpImXncn¡ps¶... \o sImsd t\cambnsà sXm«pw ]nSn¨pw Fs¶ Dcp¡m³ sXmS§nbn«v.... Fsâ s]m¶p tamt\... \o B ¢nÁvtamtf H¶p ]nSnt¨ma\n¡v..."

Rm³ ]Xps¡ I´n XtemSm³ XpS§n. AXn\Xn\p AXp hepXmbn DbÀ¶p \n¶p Xnf§n. Rm³ AXn ]Xps¡ Fsâ XÅ hnc sIm­p sX¶n¡m³ Bcw`n¨p. sX¶n¡nS¡p¶Xp sIm­p Xncp½m³ \à ckw.

" tlm.. Fsâ hnPbv... Fs´mcp ckw... A§s\ Xncp½v.... sXcp sXsc... "

AhÀ Hcp Ibv Xmsgíp sIm­p h¶p, hnSÀ¶ncp¶ sXmfbnteíp C«p.

" F\ns¡s´¦nepw CXn\It¯íp tIÁWw... At¿m... Fs´mcp ISn..."

"  F¶m Rm³ ^¡p sNbvXp Xcmw... tN¨n. "

" th­m... C¶p th­m... Rm³ hncent«mfmw..."

Rm³ B Ibv ]nSn¨p amÁnbn«p Fsâ Nq­p hnc ]Xpt¡ Xpfbnteíp IbÁn. A\mbmkw AXp B NqSp Kplbnteíp hgpXnbnd§n. AhÀ ImepIfndp¡n, DÄaknepIÄ sIm­v Fsâ hncens\ Ccp¡n.

" Cd¡ptIw tIÁptIw sN¿Sm.."

Rm³ hnc sIm­v B Xcn¡p¶ ]qddn ]®m³ XpS§n. ]t£ Fsâ Hcp hnc B s]cp¼qdn\p H¶paÃbncp¶p. Fsâ \Sp hnc IqSn Rm\It¯íp IbÁn. Ct¸mÄ Hcp hn[w AcnIp ]Ánb amXncn. AhÀ I®S¨p ]pe¼n.

" Hcp hnceqsS tIÁSm s]m¶p tamt\.."

" Rm³ Hcp hnc IqSn AIt¯ín«p ]®p XpS§n. sNfn¡pgnbn hoWt]mse Fsâ hncepIfn aZ\t¯³ Ipgªp ]nSn¨p. H¸w I´nte Xncp½Â XpSÀ¶p. AhÀ Acs¡«p sh«n¡m\pw s]m¡m\pw XpS§n. AXp ImWp¶ Fsâ Kpem³ I¼n amXncn _ew h¨p Ah³ s]m«ptam F¶p F\n¡p kwibw.

" F\ns¡mcp½ XmSm tamsW..... "

Cu ]cph¯n F§s\ D½ shípw. Rm³ AhcpsS tZl¯n¡p Ip\nªp. Fsâ CS¯pIbv Rm³ I´n \n¶pw FSp¯p. ]Icw ]qÁn ]®p¶ he¯p I¿nse XÅ hnc sIm­p I´p Xncp½p XpSÀ¶p. F¶n«p {]bmks¸«msW¦nepw I®S¨p InS¶v sRfn]ncn sImÅp¶ AhcpsS Np­n D½ h¨p. At¸mÄ AhÀ AhcpsS apebnte heXp Is¿Sp¯v Fsâ apJw AhcpsS apJt¯ív AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p.  CSXp Ibv sIm­v AhcpsS heXp ape Rm³ I¿nseSp¯v sR¡m³ XpS§n. No«p Ii¡p¶ t]mse HÁv¡bv sIm­v Rm³ {Xkn¡p¶ AhcpsS ]qdn¶Ihpw I´pw Ii¡n. AhcpsS sh«ensâ Xmfw apdpIn. Fsâ hncepIÄ B sNfn¸qÁn apdpIn. NqSp tX³ Hgp¡p XpSÀ\p.

" thKw... thKw... Bªp Xncps½Sm tamt\.... F\n¡p HmÀKmkw hcps¶Sm.... tUm­v tÌm]v.... ¹okv.... sR¡Sm.... Hm ssa tKmUv.... Abmw Ian§v.... Abmw Ian§v.... bm, Iw... Mv..Mv...Mv...Mv... F\n¡p h¶q...h¶q.... Hm...Hm.... "

AhcpsS Acs¡«p tatem«pbÀ¶p. Fsâ hncepIÄ AhcpsS ]qdp AÅn¸nSn¨p. ]ns¶bhÀ s]s«¶S§n.... Ipsd hÀj§fmbn AS¡n sh¨ hnImc¯n Aåw ]pdt¯íp Fsâ I¿nÂIqSn HgpIn. AhcpsS Acs¡«nsâ ]nSb Xocpw hsc Rm³ Fsâ svsI {]tbmKw XpSÀ¶p. Ahkm\w AhÀ ImepIfndp¡n Fsâ hncepIfnse ]nSn apdp¡n H¶p IqSn henªp. ]ns¶ Xe Hcp hit¯ín«p H¶p \nizkn¨p. Fsâ XebneaÀ¶ncp¶ ssI Abªp. atÁ Is¿Sp¯v AhÀ Fsâ Ibv ]qdn¶I¯p \n¶pw hen¨p amÁn. Rm³ Fsâ I¿nÂt\m¡n Ipgªp ]Xª aZ\tX³ Fsâ ssI shÅbn IqSn hensªmgpIn. Rm³ aW¯p t\m¡n, a¯p ]nSn¸n¡p¶ Hcp aWw. H¸w Aåw aq{X¯nsâbpw. I¶S¨p InS¡p¶ amU¯nsâ Np­n Rm³ c­p hncepIÄ tX¨p. AhÀ AdnbmsX AXp \pWªp. Rm³ Xe s]m¡n t\m¡n. F¶n«p hnfn¨p.

" tN¨o..."

" Mqw...?"

" C¸w \Ã ]cph¯nem.... Rm³ H¶p ]®nt¡mt«..."

" C¶p ths­¶p ]dªntÃ... tamt\... ASp¯mgvN.... \n\¡p ...Cãw t]mse ^¡p sN¿mw... AIs¯mgn¡mw.    C¸w \o... AS§v..." AhÀ hn¡n hn¡n ]dªp.

" kz´w Imcyw Ignªt¸m...." Rm³ ]ndp]ndp¯p.

" \osb´mSm ]ndp]ndp¡p¶Xv..."

" F¦n tN¨n H¶p  ssI ]nSn¨p Xcpthm.... Ip® Ig¨n«p h¿..."

" aÌÀt_Áp sN¿m\tÃ... F\n¡p h¿Sm... \à kpJapÅ Hcp XfÀ¨.... Rm\åw InS¡s«. "

AhÀ N¯ Xhftb t]mse Imepw Ih¨v aeÀ¶p InS¶p I®S¨p. Rm³ B ImepIfI¯n sh¨p. B XpSIfI¯n CSíp ap«pIp¯n \n¶p, \\ª ]qS¡mSp hncnªp \n¶p. AsÁ³j\mbn \n¡p¶ ape¡pS§Ä. Hen¡p¶ ]qdn Xs¶ t\m¡n, CSíp amdnse amXf\mc§Isf t\m¡n B shůpSIsf t\m¡n Rm³ hmWaSn XpS§n. CSíp AhcpsS Xpd¶ ]qdn c­p hncen«p, Aåw tXs\Sp¯v Ip®bpsS Xebn ]pc«n. A[nIw ]nSnt¡­n h¶nÃ, F\n¡p kpJw h¶p, Iptd t\cambn s]m«m³ sh¼n \n¶ ]meW s]m«n, FbÀK®n \n¶pw D­IÄ t]mse ]m Kp­pIÄ sXdn¨p. BZyt¯Xv AhcpsS apSnbnÂ, ]ns¶ apJ¯v , apeIfpsS \SphnÂ, hbdnÂ, ]ns¶bpÅ sh«nsh«n h¶ henb HgpInb XpÅnIÄ B tcma¸qdn\p tasebpw Rm³ ]ngnsªmgn¨p. ip¢w apJ¯p sXdn¨p hoWt¸mÄ AhÀ I®p Xpd¶p. BZyw H¶pw a\ÊnembnÃ. ]ns¶ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ icocamsI Ip®]mep sIm­`ntjIw.

" CsX´mSm...? \obn¡mWn¨p sh¨ncn¡ps¶... At¿ tZlw apgph\pw ska\m¡n. "

" ]nt¶.... ska³... ISnXoÀ¶¸w... shÅw th­... Asæn apgpht\msS FSp¯p hen¨p IpSnt¨tW... CXm s]®nsâ Imcyw.."

AhÀ sXmSmsX I¿pw s]m¡n InS¶p. Rm\m t]mÀapebnep­mbncp¶ XpÅnIÄ AhnsS tX¨p ]nSn¸n¨p. AhÀ apJw Npfn¨p t\m¡n InS\p. hbdnsebpw ]qÁp¼pds¯bpw ]m AhnsS¯s¶ tX¨p. AhcpsS I®n\p Xmsg XpSn¨p \n¶ XpÅn hSn¨v AhcpsS Np­n tX¨p...."

AhÀ H¶p cpNn¨p. F¶n«p Xp¸n...

" At¿ ... hr¯n sI«h³.... tZlw apgph³ hr¯ntISm¡n...." F\n¡cniw h¶p. Rm³ At¸mgpw Aåw hmbpw s]mfn¨p InS¶ ]qÁnteíp I¿n«p, Ipd¨p tX³ tXm­nsbSp¯v AhcpsS apJ¯pw Np­¯pw tX¨p. F¶n«p ]dªp.

" tZs­... kz´w ¢nÁv tamfpw ]pÊntamfpw IqSn Hma\¸qÁo¶p Hen¸n¨ tbm\nss¯eam... IpSnt¨m \à cpNnbm...." Rm³ Fsâ hnc hmbnens«m¶p \pWªp.

" At¿... Ch³..... Hcp hr¯oanÃ...." AhÀ Xncnªv s_UvjoÁnsâ AcnIp hen¨p apJhpw Np­pw XpS¨p, F¶n«p Xncnªv InS¶p.

Rm³ Nmªv B sNhn¡Sps¯íp sN¶n«p ]dªp.

" C¸w ^nen¸nsâbmcps¶¦ntem...? \¡n \¡n IpSnt¨t\..."

" t]mSm sX½mSn..." AhÀ Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨p Hcp½ X¶p. F¶ns«t¶ amtdmSp tNÀ¯v sI«n¸nSn¨p InS¶p.

Ipd¨p t\cw R§Ä an­msX sI«n¸nSn¨p InS¶p. ]ns¶ Rm\m apJw hen¨v Fsâ I¿n InS¯n.

" Hm... Fsâ XeapSn ]dn¡msX..."

 AhÀ Xe s]m¡n apSn amÁn ho­pw Fsâ I¿n aeÀ¶p InS¶p. Rm\t¸mÄ AhcpsS Ih¡nSbnse ]qSsa¯bn H¶p XShn, F¶n«p tNmZn¨p.

" CXmÀ¡p th­nbm C§s\ ImSp sh«msX kq£n¡ps¶.."

" Fsâ ^nen¸n\p th­n..."

" AXn\p At§cpambn tN¨n¡p hg¡tÃ...?"

" hgs¡¶p ]dªm..... BZyw sIm¨p sIm¨p Imcy§fn XpS§n... ]ns¶ hmin aq¯p.... "

" F´p ]dªm \n§fp ]nW§nbXv...?"

" Hm.. A§s\sbm¶panÃ....  Fsâ ]pÊn hSn¡p¶Xv ^nen¸n\p CãaÃmbncp¶p.... At§À¡p \nd¨p ]qS¡mSp ]nSn¨p InS¡p¶Xp ImWWw... F\n¡msW¦n FÃmbnShpw ¢o³ tjhp sN¿Ww.... ]ns¶ ^nen¸n\p F¸gpw ]®Ww... ]ns¶ Fsâ ]pÊn \¡ptIw Xn¶ptIw sN¿Ww... ]ns¶....]ns¶..."

" ]ns¶.... F\n¡dnbmw.... tN«sâ Ip® hmbn¯cpw... AXp amU¯n\nãaÃ.... AtÃ...?"

" Mqw.... " hnjat¯msS AhÀ aqfn.

" Fsâ tN¨o... CsXms¡ FÃmcpw sN¿p¶XtÃ.... Bs«.... tN«³ CsXms¡ sN¿p¼w tN¨n¡p kpJw In«nbntÃ..."

" In«nbncp¶p.. ]t£ AsXms¡ ]m]amsW¶mbncp¶p A¶s¯ [mcW... a\Ên IpÁt_m[hpw..."

" Ct¸mtgm..?"

" C¸w AsXÃmw amdn ... ]s£ F´p {]tbmP\w... FÃmw IgnªntÃ... hÀj§fmbn Rm³ CXp ^nen¸n\nãs¸« amXncn kq£n¡phm...hSn¡msX... C¸w ^nen¸p h¶m B s]s\kpw _mÄkpw FÃmw Rm³ \¡ntbt\..." AhÀ I®p XpS¨p.

" tN¨n C\nsb¦nepw sicns¡mcp `mcybmIv... InS¡bn `mcy thiybmbncn¡Wsa¶m Hcp ]pkvXI¯n Rm³ hmbn¨Xv...... aebmf¯n ]®m³ ]Sn¡v.... Ip® Du¼m³ ]Sn¡v..  C\n thWsa¦n tN«s\ Xncn¨p hnfn¡mw..."

" FSm \obmfp sImÅatÃmSm.. H¼Xmw ¢mÊnemsW¦nepw H¯ Hcp ]pcpjsâ FÃmw \n\¡p­tÃmSm..."

" AXp sIms­´p Imcyw... tN¨n Aht\ Xncnªp t\m¡nbnÃtÃm... tN«t\ HmÀ¯Xp sIm­mcn¡pw...?"

" ]t£ C¸w F\n¡p tN«s\¡mÄ Cãw \nsâ Cu IpXnc¡p®bm..." Hcn¡Â _mw¥qcp sh¨v Hcp IpXntcsS enwKw Rm¶p sIS¡p¶Xv I­ns«m­v... GXm­v HcSn \ofhpw H¯ h®hpw... \nsâ enwKw ImWpt¼m AXm F\nt¡mÀ½ hcps¶.... FSm,... CXp tIdnbm Fsâ ]pÊn IodpthmSm..."

" ]nt¶....  \me©p hÀjw ]d]dm tN«sâ G¯ím km[\w tIdnbnd§nb sXmfbtà CXp..... CXn\I¯p B IpXnc¡p® tIdnbm NpÁ¼e¯n Fen tIdnb amXncntb tXm¶¯pÅp... Asæn Rm³ ImWn¨p Xcmw..."

AhÀ Fsâ Imen¶nSbn I¿n«v Fsâ Kpems\sbSp¯v Xmtgm«pw tatem«pw XtemSn, Fsâ NpSn Np­p ap«n¨p sIm­v ]dªp.

" F\n¡m{KlanÃmªn«Ã..... Fsâ Zmlhpw hni¸pw H«pw AS§nbn«nÃ... F¶mepw.. C¶p th­Sm... Rm³ ISn¨p ]nSn¨p £an¡phm... C¶p tk^Ã..."

B Np­n Hcp NqSp½ sImSp¯n«v Rm³ ]dªp.

" AXp Rm³ XoÀ¯p Xcmw...Rm³ AIs¯mgn¡¯nÃ... hcp¼w DucnsbSpt¯mfmw.. ¹okv Fsâ tN¨nbtÃ... Cu Icn¡mSn¸qdp It­¨p Fs¶ ]«nWn sIS¯cpXv... Fsâ s]m¶p eo\t¨¨n.... "

Rm³ ]Xps¡ AhcpsS Hcp apebn Ibv h¨p... ]Xps¡ XtemSm³ XpS§n. AhÀ Fsâ Ibv hen¨p amÁn. At¸mÄ Rm³ AhcpsS Ih¡nSbnte¡p I¿n«v B tcma¡mSn H¶p XtemSn. AhnsS Fsâ ]m At¸mgpw DW§nbn«nÃmbncp¶p. s]cpag Ignªv ]pÂtaSp t]mse AhnShnsS Fsâ ]m XpÅnIÄ X§n\n¶ncp¶p.

AhÀ ImepIÄ Cdp¡n¸nSn¨p. Fsâ Ibv X«n amÁnbn«p ]dªp.

" Aåw Ignbs« F\n¡v sNdpXmbns«m¶p ab§Ww..."

" At¸m Rm³ Chs\ F§s\ kam[m\n¸n¡pw...?"

" \o H¶p IqSn aÌÀt_Áp sNbvtXm A{X hnjaamsW¦nÂ..."

" th­... tN¨nbpsS Cu ]qhmÁn Chs\ Ipfn¸n¨p tIÁnbm aXn..."

Rm³ Xncnªv t\sc InS¶p, AhcpsS XesbSp¯v Fsâ s\©nteíp tNÀ¯p, B apJw ]nSn¨v Hcp½ sImSp¯p. Fsâ ]mens\ aWw B apJ¯p­mbncp¶p. apSnbn Hcp XpÅn I«nbmbn Ccp¶Xp Rm³ hnc sIm­p Xq¯v AhcpsS Np­n ap«n¨p. sIm¨p Ip«n ape \pWbp¶Xp t]mse I®S¨v AhÀ AXp \pWªp. B InS¸n R§fpd§nt¸mbn.

 

Fsâ I¿n \n¶pw AhÀ Xe amÁnbt¸mÄ Rm³ DWÀ¶p. c­n\pw ]nd¶ thjw. Fsâ eKm³ \o­v \nhÀ¶p Xq§n¡nS¶p. `n¯nbnte t¢m¡n aWn c­v. AhÀ NmSnsbgpt¶Áv apSn hmcns¡«n. lmMdn \n¶pw Hcp henb SÀ¡n ShzseSp¯v ape¡p aotX sh¨pSp¯p. Gsâ ap³ hit¯íp t\m¡n AhÀ Nncn¨p.

" \n\¡p ss]Pmam Xcmw, tSmWnbptSXm..." AhÀ A¸pd¯p t]mbn FSpt¯m­p h¶p. Fsâ t\sc Fdnªn«v _m¯pdqanteíp t]mbn. Rm³ AXnSms\mcp§n. ]ns¶ ths­¶p sh¨p.

AhÀ _m¯pdqansâ IpÁn CSp¶Xn\p ap¼v sN¶ncps¶¦n \à Hcp ko³ ImWmambncp¶p. AXp \ãambn. AhÀ ]pd¯p h¶p.

" \n\¡p hni¡p¶ntÃSm... s{_Upw ap«bpw Xcmw. Aåw shbnÁv sN¿v..."

Fsâ Ihnfs¯m¶p X«nbn«v AhÀ ASp¡fbnte¡p \S¶p. Rm\pw Ip®bpw B«n AhcpsS ]pdtI sN¶p. A©p an\n«n\pÅn `£Ww sdUn.

`£Ww sN¶t¸mÄ ho­pw Poh³ h¶Xp t]mse. amUw tNmZn¨p.

" C\n \ap¡v \nsâ seʳkv t\m¡mw...."

" th­, ]Ápsa¦n F\n¡m s]mkvXIw H¶p sXmd¶p X¶m aXn..."

" C¶p \o AXn\p hmin ]nSn¡­.... ASp¯ Znhkw... "

" Rm³ ]nSn¨n«p ]®pth... F\n¡v Ien aq¯m..." Rm³ Fsâ Ip® I¿nseSp¯p \o«ns¡m­p ]dªp.

" ChnsS h¶ncns¡Sm... " Ahscsâ \o­p \n¶ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p hen¨p, Itkcbnte¡ncp¯n. hen¨t¸mÄ Aåw thZ\ns¨¦nepw B kpJw sIm­v Ah³ ho­pw I¼nbmIm³ XpS§n. Rm³ Hcp _ps¡Sp¯p.

At¸mÄ t^m¬ s_ÃSn¨p. amUw Fgpt¶Áp sN¶p t^msWSp¯p.

" ltem..."

" ..............................."

" lmbv, sSmWn, F´p­v tams\ hntij§Ä...?." (Cw¥ojnemWp kwkmcw).

 

(XpScpw)