hoSp sh©ncn¸v

`mKw H¶v

 

 

cmhnse IpÀ_m\ Ignªp tPmk¨³ k¦oÀ¯nbn \n¶pw Cd§nbt¸mÄ I]ymÀtN«³ ]pdtIh¶p HmÀ¸n¨p, "At¨m, B c­mw hmÀUnte aq¶p hoSpIqSn sh©ncn¡m\p­v. AXv A¨t\mSv sN¿m³ ]äptam F¶v hnImcnb¨³ tNmZn¨p. hgn ImWn¡m³ B k®n¡pªnt\mSv Hscm¼XpaWnbmIp¼w hcm³ Rm³ ]dªn«p­v.".

 

"icn, A§s\bmIs«" F¶pw ]dªv A¨³ apdnbnte¡v \S¶p. c­p amkw am{Xta Bbn«pÅp ]pXnb ]Ånbn h¶n«v. \à BÄ¡mcpw henb aqcm¨nsbm¶pw AÃm¯ Hcp hnImcnb¨\pw. CXn IqSpX F´p thWw. hoSp sh©ncn¸v BÄ¡msc t\cn«p ]cnNbs¸Sm³ HchkchpamWv. c­mw hmÀUnsâ `mKt¯s¡§pw t]mbn«p t]mepanÃ. k®n Iq«pÅXpsIm­p kmcanà hgnsXämsX sh©ncn¸pw Ignªv D¨bmIpt¼mtg¡pw Xncns¨¯mambncn¡pw. A¨³ apdn]q«n Im¸nIpSn¡m\mbn \o§n.

 

Im¸nIpSnsbÃmw Ignªv apdnbn h¶v ]{Xsam¶v hmbn¡ms\Sp¯t¸mtg¡pw hmXn¡Â AXm k®n.

 

"t]mImdmtbm, tPmk¨m."

 

"t]mtb¡mw k®n. \o t]mbn k¦oÀ¯nbn \n¶v ]pkvXIhpw l¶m³ shÅhpw FSp¯psIm­p hm. Rm\t¸mtg¡pw Hcp IpSsbSp¡s«. \à shbnetÃ."

 

"icnb¨m". F¶pw ]dªv k®n HmSn. tPmk¨³ IpSbpsaSp¯v ]pd¯nd§nbt¸mtg¡v k®nbpw F¯n. c­pt]cpw IqSn ]ÅnbpsS ]pdInepÅ d_ÀtXm«¯nte hgnbn IqSn \S¸pXpS§n. d_Àac§fpsS XW DÅXvImcWw shbnensâ NqSptXm¶nbnÃ. Hcp ap¡m aWn¡qÀ \S¶pIgnªt¸mÄ A¨³ tNmZn¨p.

 

"F¯mdmbntÃ, k®o".

 

"Bb¨m, B hfhp XncnªmepÅ aq¶p hoSmW¨m. BZyt¯Xv Bcyw]d¼nte Ipcymt¡mkptN«tâXm.. ASp¯Xv Fsâ hnSmWv. AXnsâ A{]¯v A½nWntNS¯nbpsSXv."

 

"\nsâ hoSpw sh©ncn¡m\pt­m. AXp icn. Rm³ sh©ncn¡m³ hcp¶p­v F¶v FÃmhÀ¡pw Adnbmthm, k®o."

 

"I]ymcptN«³ C¶v cmhnte Ipcymt¡mkptN«t\ _kv Ìm³Un³ h¨pI­¸w ]dsª¶m ]dªXv. A½nWntNS¯ntbmSv IpÀ_m\ Ignªv Rm³ t]mbn ]dªp."

 

"F¶m \ap¡p At§ Aä¯p\n¶§p XpS§nbmtem. D¨bmIpt¼msg¡pw Xncns¨¯Wsa¶msWsâ ¹m³."

 

"Ipcymt¡mkptN«sâ ho«nte¡pÅ hgn CXm Cu CSt¯m«pÅ hgnbm."k®n ]dªp. "C¨nsc IbdWw. A½nWntNS¯nbpsS hoSv AhnsS hfhp¦Â ImWp¶Xm. R§sS hoSv B henb amhnsâ A{]¯v ImWp¶Xm. Zm, A½nWntNS¯n ]d¼n hndsImSn¡p¶p. \½tf Is­¶m tXm¶pt¶."

 

tPmk¨\pw k®nbpw A½nWntNS¯n ]cn{`m´n ]nSn¨p ho«nte¡v HmSp¶ I­v Nncnt¨m­v At§m«p \S¶p.

 

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B CSt¯m«v Xncnbp¶ hgn hfªv ]pfªv I¿meIÄ Ibdn Ibdn sN¶p Xocp¶Xv Ipcymt¡mknâbpw `mcy tacnbpsSbpw ho«nemWv. Ahcpw Cu \m«n³ h¶n«v A[nIw \mfmbnÃ. 60 ssa AIsebpÅ Xdhm«n \n¶v ChnsS Øew hm§n amdn¯makn¨XmWv. tacnbpw A½mbnA½bpambn H«pw tNcpIbnÃmbncp¶p IÃymWw Ignªv c­v amk¯n\Iw {]iv\§Ä XpS§nbXmWv.   Ipcymt¡mknsâ IÃymWw Ign¡m¯ A\nb³ tImtfPn tXm¡phm³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ AXn\p ImcWw Ah³ ¢mkn t]mImsX ho«nencp¶n«msW¶pw AXn\p ImcWw tacnbmsW¶pw Bbncp¶p A½mbnA½bpsS {][m\ ]gnIÄ. Ahkm\w hg¡v aq¯p amdnXmaknt¡­n h¶p. Ipcymt¡mkv A½bpsS ]£¯v tNÀ¶v tacntb H¶pw ]gn h¨n«nsænepw IÃyWw Ignªv Hcp sImÃw ]qÀ¯nbmIp¶Xn\v apt¼ AhcpsS _Ôw XWp¯p. BZyIme§fnep­mbncp¶ t{]amthihpw Imaelcnbpw sI«S§n.

 

A\nb\pambpÅ _Ôt¯¸än Ipcymt¡mkv Hcn¡epw Ahtf tNmZyw sNbvXn«nsænepw kwib¯nsâ ImÀtaL§Ä Ipcymt¡mknsâ apJ¯v ]Scp¶Xv ImWm³ Ipät_m[apÅ tacn¡v {]tXyIn¨pw km[n¨p. A½mbnA½ ]dªXn H«pw kXyanÃmXnà F¶v tacn¡dnbmw. A\nb\v Ahsf¶v ]dªm {`m´mbncp¶p. ]t£ Ah³ A[nI{]kwKsam¶pw sNbvXn«nà F¶Xv kXyw. BZyamZyw AhÄ¡Xv Hcp iÃyambn tXm¶nsb¦nepw Hcp ]pcpjsâ \njvIf¦amb Bcm[\ GXv kv{Xotbbpw {]tem`n¸n¡pw. Bcm[n¡p¶ ]pcpjsâ ap¼n AhÄ Xnf§nsXfnbpw. ho«pImcy§fnepw \m«pImcy§fnepw apgpInbncn¡p¶ Ipcymt¡mkn \n¶p In«m¯ \nc´c {i² Ahtf tImcn¯cn¸n¨p. A\nbsâ I®pIÄ AhfpsS Hmtcm Ahbht¯bpw \nc´cw XtemSp¶Xv Ipcymt¡mknsâ ]cp¡³ ssIItf¡mÄ kpJIcambncp¶p.  Ahsâ t\m«¯nsâ NqtSäv AhfpsS apesR«pIÄ ]nSsªgpt¶äv »ukneacpambncp¶p. AhÄ apäaSn¡pt¼mÄ apäaSnbpsS Xmf¯ns\m¯mSp¶ AhfpsS apeIÄ Hfn¨ncn¡p¶ Ahsâ I®pIfn Aacp¶p­v F¶hÄ¡dnbmambncp¶p. AhfpsS kmao]y¯n Ah\aÀ¯m³ {ian¡p¶ Imamthiw Nnet¸mÄ s]m«ns¯dn¡psa¶v AhÄ `b¶n«p­v. ]s£ Ahsâ ImepIfpsS CSbn Ipe¨ps]m§p¶ ]ucjXzt¯ Hgn¨p asäm¶pw s]m«ns¯dn¨n«nÃ.

 

A\mlnXamsbm¶pw kw`hn¡nsöv tXm¶m XpS§nbt¸mÄ tacn¡v A\nb\pambpÅ Cu clkythgvN Hcp ckambn XpS§n. apäSn¡pt¼mÄ CSp¶

»uknsâ apIfnet¯ lp¡pIÄ AgnªpInS¡m³ XpS§n. {_mbnSm³ ad¡m³ XpS§n. apäaSn¡nsS \Ãt]mse \nhÀ¶v \n¶v apeIÄ apt¼m«v D´n ssIIfpbÀ¯n Ipe¨pInS¡p¶ AhfpsS XeapSn sI«p¶Xv Hcp NS§mbn.  B sRfn¨nen AhfpsS »ukpbcpt¼mÄ AhfpsS k{ap²amb \nXw_§fpsS  shfn¨w ImWm¯ arZpe`mK§Ä Hfnªnd§m³ Xpd§n. F¶n«pw AXymlnX§sfm¶pw D­mbnÃ. Ah³ AI¶p \n¶v aqImcm[\ XpSÀ¶tX HÅp. ]t£ ]T\¯n Ahsâ {i² Ipdªp. A½mbnA½ Ft´ms¡tbm kwibn¡m³ XpS§n. s]®p§Ä¡tà s]¬IrXnIfpsS DÄt¸mcp a\knemIpIbpÅp. GXmbmepw elf aq¯p. Ipcymt¡mkpw tacnbpw Ct§m«p amdn.

 

C¶p cmhnte tacn ]gb Imcy§sfms¡ HmÀ¯psIm­v apäaSnbmbncp¶p. HmÀ¡m³ ImcWw cmhnte Ipcymt¡mkv A½¡v kpJansöv tI«v Xdhm«nte¡v  t]mbXpsIm­mWv. tacn t]mcp¶psh¶v ]dªnà Ipcymt¡mskm«p tNmZn¨panÃ. GXmbmepw ho«nsem¯ncn ]Wn H­v Xm\pw. apäaSn Ignªm XpWnsbm­v Ipsd IgpIm³. Hcp hoStà ]Wn CjvSw t]mep­v.

 

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A½nWntNS¯nbpsS hoSp sh©ncn¸pw k®nbpsS hoSp sh©ncn¸pw Ignªv Im¸nIpSn¨psIm­ncp¶t¸mÄ k®nbpsS A½ ]dªp.

 

"k®o, B ]ip¡sf H¶v amäns¡«WatÃmSm."

 

"AXn\t½, F\n¡¨sâ IqsS t]mIt­."

 

"AXp kmcanÃ, k®n". tPmk¨³ ]dªp. "Xncn¨p t]mIm³ C\n \o Iq«p htc­ BhiyanÃ. \o ImWn¨ hgnbtà Ipcymt¡mknsâ ho«nte¡v. Rm³ Xt¶ t]mbn B hoSpw sh©ncn¨p ]Ånbntem«v s]mt¡mfmw."

 

"th­¨m, Rm³ Iq«p hcmsat¶."

 

"th­, k®n, \o t]mbn ]iphnt\ amäns¡«v. \msf \o IpÀ_m\¡p IqSm³ hcp¶p­tÃm At¶cw ImWmw. tNS¯o F¶m Rm\nd§s«."

 

tPmk¨³ IpSbpw FSp¯v apät¯¡nd§nbt¸mÄ k®nbpsS A½bpw h¶v I¿pw Iq¸n \n¶p. A¨³ hm¨n t\m¡n. kabw ]¯paWn. C¡W¡n\v Hcp ]Xns\m¶mIpt¼mÄ Xncn¨v ]Ånbn F¯mw F¶v a\kn IcpXns¡m­v A¨³ \S¶p.

 

kzev]w apt¶m«v \S¶sX Ipcymt¡mknsâ ho«nte¡pÅ hgnI­p. "\à Ip¯s\bpÅ tIäamWtÃm X¼pcmt\" F¶pw ]dªp A¨³ tfml C¨nsc aS¡n s]m¡n ]nSn¨p tIäw XpS§n. D¨bmImdmtXmsS \à Bhnbpw Bbn. h¶ CSs¡ms¡ tfml¡I¯v ]m³knSmdp­mbncp¶p. A§s\bm skan\mcnbn ]Tn¨Xv. AsXm¶pw CXpt]mse BhnbpÅ \m«n {]mtbmKnIaà F¶mbncp¶p hnImcnb¨sâ A`n{]mbw. A§s\bmWv Bhnbpw ]cthihpw IqSpXepÅ

Znhk§fn tPmk¨\pw ]m³knÃmXmbXv. Ct¶Xmbmepw \¶mbn Asæn Cu tIäw IbdnIgnbpt¼mÄ AIhpw ]pdhpw apgph³ \\ªv Ipfnt¨t\. A¨sâ icocw s]s«¶v hnbÀ¡p¶XmWv. AXp sIm­v Hcp Ipg¸ta HÅp. s]s«¶v Zmlw tXm¶pw. 15 an\näv Ibdn¡gnªt¸mtg¡pw hnbÀ¸psIm­v tfml \\ªp Ignªncp¶p. \à Zmlhpw. apäs¯¯nbtX I­Xv Xn®bnencn¡p¶ In­nbnte shÅamWv. AsXSp¯v apJsam¶v IgpInbt¸mÄ ]IpXn Bizmkambn. ]t£ hn«ne\¡sam¶pw ImWp¶nÃ.

 

"ChnsS BcpantÃ" tPmk¨³ hnfn¨p tNmZn¨p. ]Xps¡ hnSnsâ hit¯¡v \S¶p. Hcp ]s£ ASp¡f`mK¯msc¦nepw ImWpambncn¡pw. InWdnsâ adhn Btcm XpWnbe¡p¶p­v. A¨³ ]Xps¡ InWdnsâ ASpt¯¡v \S¶Sp¯p ]ns¶bpw hnfn¨p.

 

"CXv Ipcymt¡mknsâ hoStÃ."

 

kzcw tI«p tacn Fgpt\ät¸mÄ I­Xv ]Ånbnse sIm¨¨t\bmWv.

 

"At¿m, A¨t\m. CsX´m CXnte."

 

"hoSp sh©ncn¡m³ h¶Xm. Ipcymt¡mskântb.".

 

tPmk¨³ Xsâ ap¼n Hcp »ukpw I¨t¯mÀ¯pw [cn¨p \n¡p¶ kv{XotbmSp ]dªp. XpWnbe¡nsâbnSbn AhfpsS ap³hiw apgph³ \¶mbn \\ªn«v »ukpw tXmÀ¯pw AhfpsS ta¯v ]änt¨À¶ncn¡p¶p. Idp¯ apesR«pIÄ \\ª »ukneqsS XÅn \n¡p¶p. tXmÀ¯v XpSbpsS Hmtcm hSnhnepw  H«ntNÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. s\än \ndtb hnbÀs¸mgpIp¶p. Bhnbpw A²zm\hpw AenªptNÀ¶ Hcp ta\n. Hcp \nanjt¯¡v tPmk¨sâ ]pcpjXzhpw a\pjXzhpw {]_eambn Xm³ Hcp sshZnI\mWv F¶ HmÀ½ ambn¨pIfªp.

 

AXv shdpw {]mb¯nsâ Ipg¸w am{Xw. 26 hbkv {]mbw. \à BtcmKyapÅ icocw. ]t£ Hcp kv{Xo¡pw F¯m³ ]äm¯ skan\mcnbpsS `n¯nIÄ¡pÅn ssZhP]§fpsS Bch§fpsSbnSbn tPmknsâ Iuamcyw \ni_vZambn. IS¶p t]mbn. ]pcpjklPamb kIe Bthi§tfbpw a\Ênsâ GtXm hnZqcamb tImWnte¡v AaÀ¯n AIäm³ ]¯p sImÃt¯ skan\mcn PohnX¯nSbn km[n¨p. Hcp ]s£ s]®p§Ä IS¶p sNÃm¯ B temI¯v AsXfp¸ambncp¶p. \ábmbn Xsâ ap¼n \n¡p¶ ]ctemIkuµcyt¯ XÅn amäns¡m­v ssZh\maw P]n¡m³ AhnsS Bcpw Bhiys¸SmdnÃtÃm. AXn\m Xs¶ tPmk¨\v CXv PohnX¯nemZym\p`hambncp¶p. CXmWv Rm³ XyPn¨ kv{Xo  ]pcpjt\ ]qÀ¯nbm¡m\mbn ssZhw krjvSns¨¶p {]Jym]n¡p¶Xnt\msSm¸w ssZhcmPy¯n\p th­n B ]qÀ®Xtb XyPnt¡­nh¶ hntcm[m`mkw. kz´w ImepIÄ¡nSbn aZmekbmb B kv{Xocq]w tImfnf¡w krjvSn¡p¶p F¶ ]cnkct_m[w s]s«¶v tPmk¨\p­mbn. 

 

"At¿m, Ipcymt¡mkv Xdhm«n t]mbXmWtÃm. hoSp sh©ncn¡m³ A¨³ hcp¶ Imcyw ad¶p t]mtbm Ft´m. At¿m, AXv IjvSambtÃm. At¿m, Fsâ

t]cv taco¶m. At¿m, Cu Ip¶pIbdn A¨³ hnbÀ¯v Ipfn¨tÃm."

 

tacn [rXnbn tXmÀs¯Sp¯v amdp adn¨p sIm­v A¨sâ ASpt¯¡v h¶p.

 

At¸msf´m sN¿pI. GXmbmepw Cu Ibäw H¶pIqSn Ibdm³ ]änÃ. tPmk¨³ a\kn hnNmcn¨p.

 

"hotSXmbmepw sh©ncnt¨¡mw, tacn.",  A¨³ ]dªp.

 

"F¶m A¨³ tIdn Ccnt¡. Rm\¨\v IpSn¡ms\s´¦epw FSp¡s«." F¶pw ]dªv tacn ASp¡fbnte¡v Ibdn HmSn. A¨³ ap³hit¯¡v Ibdn I­ Hcp Itkcbn Ibdn Ccp¶p. XqhmesbSp¯v apJw XpS¨p. Ft´m kzcw ASp¡fbn \n¶v tI«v Xncnªv t\m¡nbt¸mÄ Xpd¶p InS¡p¶ ASp¡f hmXnenÂIqSn I­Xv AeamcnbpsS apIfnet¯ X«n \n¶v Hcp ]m« FSp¡m³ henªps]m§p¶ tacnbpsS ]pdIphiamWv. \\ª tXmÀ¯v Dcp­pan\p¯  N´nbpsS hnShpIfn AaÀ¶v tNÀ¶v XpSItf hcnªp apdpIn Ccn¡p¶p. tPmk¨\nte ]pcpj³ ho­pw DbÀ¶p. I¬t]mfsh«msX B Dcp­p sImgp¯ N´nbnepw XpSIfnepw A¨sâ I®pIÄ GXm\pw \nanjt¯¡v ]cXn \S¶p. tacn ]m«bpsaSp¯v Xncnªt¸mÄ Gäpap«nbXv ]cnkct_m[anÃmsX Xsâ ta\nbn ebn¨ncn¡p¶ tPmk¨sâ I®pItfbmWv. s]s«¶v A¨³ Ipät_m[t¯msS XeXncn¨n«p ]dªp.

 

"F¶m taco D­m¡p¶Xv. H¶pw th­. C¨nsc ]¨shÅw am{Xw aXn."

 

B kzc¯n HcnSÀ¨ tacn tI«p. At¸mgmWv AhÄ¡v kz´w ØnXntb¸än t_m[ap­mbXv. A¨³ h¶Xnsâ B ]cthi¯n Xsâ hkv{X§sfÃmw \\ªv  an¡hmdpw \ábmWhÄ F¶ Imcyw AhÄ HmÀ¯nÃ. \mWantà A¨sâ ap¼n t]mbn C§s\ \n¡m³. At¿m, A¨³ Ft´mÀ¯p ImWpw.

 

Fs¶ms¡ HmÀ¯v HfnI®n«v A¨t\ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AhfpsS icnc¯nÂ\n¶v I®pIÄ AIän shbv¡m³ ]mSps]Sp¶ Hcp tPmSn \njvIf¦Xbpw Ipät_m[hpw \ndª I®pItfbmWv. Xsâ ho«nencn¡p¶Xv FÃm RmbdmgvNbpw ]Ånbn IpÀ_m\ sNÃp¶ amemJbpsS ssNX\yw \ndª tPmk¨\mtWm AtXm B hnbcv¯p \\ª tfmlbpsS AI¯pInS¶v sRfn]ncnsImÅp¶ kpµc\pw kpapJ\pw Bb Hcp ]pcpj\mtWm F¶hÄ i¦n¨pt]mbn. Xsâ ta\n Xdhm«nse A\nbsâ lrZb¯n am{Xaà amemJamcpsS ]dpZokmbnepw tImfnf¡w krjvSn¡p¶p Ft¶mÀ¯p tacn sNdpXmbn H¶v ]p©ncn¨p. F¶n«v ]dªp.

 

"At¿m A¨m H¶pw H­m¡p¶nÃ. shdpw Hcp Im¸n am{Xw. ISn¡ms\m¶panÃtÃm. A¨\v Acnb­ CjvSamtWm. Rm\n¸w D­m¡n Xcmw."

 

"CjvSsams¡bm. ]s£ AXns\m¶pw t]mI­ tacn. F\n¡v s]s«¶v t]mIWw".

 

"At¿m A§s\ ]dªm H¡nà A¨m. A¨\mZyambn«tà R§sS ho«n hcp¶Xv. A¨s\mcp Im¸n t]mepw IpSn¨nsæn Ipcymt¡mkvtN«\v hnjaamIpw".

 

"Ipcymt¡mkv Ft¸mgt¯¡v hcpw".

 

"kÔybmIpsa¶m ]dªXv."

 

"F¶mteXmbnepw Im¸nIpSn¨n«v \ap¡v sh©ncn¸§v \S¯mw Atà tacn."

 

"Rm³ Acnbp­ D­m¡m³ t]mIphm. A¨³ Cu Ip¶p Ibdn aSp¯pImWpw. B I«nte InS¶v \Spshm¶v \qÀ¡pt¼mtg¡v Im¸nbmIpw."

 

tPmk¨³ FXnscm¶pw ]dªnÃ. kpµcnbmb Hcp kv{XobpsS IqsS GI\mbn kzev] kabw Nnehgn¡p¶Xv PohnX¯n BZyamWv. Hcp hnNn{Xamb kpJm\p`qXnbmbncp¶p AXv. B s]®v GItZiw \ábsW¶ Imcyw thtd.  Bhnbpw Zmlhpw H¶v AS§nsb¦nepw icoc¯nsâ DÅn \n¶pw HcpXcw NqSv s]m§p¶t]mse tXm¶n.. GXmbmepw tacn ]dªXpt]mse H¶p InS¡mw F¶v A¨³ Xocpam\n¨p.

 

Acnbp­¡v tX§ Nnc­m\mbn Nnchbpw FSp¯v Ccp¶t¸mÄ I«nen InS¡p¶ A¨t\ I­p. I«nen InS¶p Ignbpt¼mÄ Aįmcbn ]pPn¡s¸Sp¶ ssZhhpw shdpsamcp a\pjy\mIpatÃm F¶v tacn HmÀ¯p. tX§ Nnc­p¶ kzcw tI«p A¨³ tacntb t\m¡n.

 

"Cu sN¯w ImcWw A¨\v Dd§m³ ]änÃtÃm". tacn ]dªp.

 

"Rm³ Dd§ps¶m¶panÃ". tPmk¨³ ]dªp. tacnbpsS t\sc XncnªpInS¶p sIm­v A¨³ tNmZn¨p.

 

"\n§fnhnsS Xmakw XpS§nbn«v F{X \mfmbn."

 

"A[nIw \mfmbnÃt¨m".

 

tacn F¶n«v AhcpsS Xdhm«nt\¸änbpw AhnsSbpÅ BÄ¡mscbpw Hs¡ hnhcn¡m³ XpS§n. hnhcW§Ä¡nS¡v ]gb Hcp A\p`qXn Ahfn Cc¨p Ibdn.. Xdhm«n h¨v  A\nbsâ I®pIÄ AhfpsS icoc¯n ]cXn \S¡pt¼mgp­mIp¶ XcnXcn¸v.  I®nsâ tImWnÂIpSn t\m¡nbt¸mÄ ImcWw a\knembn. AtX \njvIj¦X \ndª I®pIÄ AhfpsS \\ªpW§nb hkv{X§tfbpw icnchSnhpItfbpw hnShpItfbpw AhfdnbmsX XtemSpIbmWv. AhÄ ]dbp¶ IYIÄ aqfnt¡Ä¡p¶ps­¦nepw B Nph¶p XpSp¡p¶ IhnfpIÄ thsdmcp IYbmWv ]dªXv. tacnbpsS DÅn Hcp tcmam©w Acn¨cn¨p Ibdn. Ahfnte aZmek sasà DbÀs¯gpt\äp. Nnc­v \nÀ¯n AhÄ sRfnªpbÀ¶v AhfpsS XeapSn Agn¨p H¶papdp¡n sI«n. B sRfn¨nen AhfpsS sImgp¯pcp­ apeIÄ DbÀ¶mSn. tX§ Nnc­ns¡m­ncp¶ AhfpsS ssIIÄ hi§fnte¡v HXp¡nbt¸mÄ apeIÄ IqSpX apt¶m«p {Xkn¨p. B IpkrXn¯c¯nsâ tcmam©¯n AhfpsS apesR«pIÄ \\ª »uknte¡mÀ¶aÀ¶p. sasà sasà Nnc­ensâ Xmf¯ns\m¯v AhfpsS XpSIÄ

B«m³ XpS§n. \\ª tXmÀ¯nsâ Aäw XpSbn \n¶v hnSÀ¶v NnchbpsS Xmtg¡v sasà sasà hgpXnbnd§n.

 

CXns\ÃmanS¡v tacn XdhmSnt\¸änbpw AhfpsS ho«pImtcbpw ]än hmtXmcmsX kwkmcn¨psIm­ncp¶p. A¨sâ I®pIÄ AhfpsS apeIfpsS Xmf¯nepw XpSIfpsS hnShpIfnepw Hfn¨pIfn¡p¶XhÄ AdnªXmbn t]mepw \Sn¨nÃ. Abªp InS¡p¶ tfml ImcWw A¨sâ icoc¯n \S¡p¶ aäp tImemle§sfm¶pw AhfdnªnÃ.

 

tX§mapdn XoÀ¶p. Acnbp­¡pÅ tX§mbmbn. tacn Nnchbpw sIm­v Fgpt\¡p¶ hgn¡v ]dªp,

 

"Rm\nsXÃmw ]dªv A¨t\ t_mdSn¸n¨n«p­mIpw. R§Ä ]mh§fpsS IYbnsems¡ F¶m ckw".

 

"Gbv, A§s\sbm¶panÃ. \à ckambncp¶p". tPmk¨³ ]dªp.

 

"AX¨³ `wKnhm¡p ]dbp¶Xm. A¨m, D­ C¸w thIpw. Rm\o \\ª XpWnsbms¡ H¶p amdn hcs«".

 

tacn A¨sâ I«n IS¶v InS¸papdnbnte¡v Ibdn. InS¸papdnbpsS hmXnent\mSSp¯pÅ I®mSnbnÂIqSn A¨³ InS¡p¶nS¯p \n¶v t\m¡nbm apdn¡Iw ImWmw. B sNmÆv t\m¡n tacn apdn¡I¯p \n¶p P\ Xpd¶n«p.  Cu Ifn Hcp ]SnIqSn apt¶m«p \o¡msa¶v IcpXn CSm\mbn Gähpw CdpInb Hcp »ukpw I\wIpdª Hcp ssIenbpw AeamcnbnÂ\ns¶Sp¯p. \\ª tXmÀ¯pw »ukpw AhÄ Xdbnsednªp. tXmÀs¯Sp¯p \\ª icoc¯nsâ Hmtcm hihpw, sImgp¯pcp­ apeIfpw, hSntªmXp§nb hbdpw, sh®bn hmÀ¯ XpSIfpw, XpSIfpsS CSbnte kn¡ptcma§fpw hfsc sasÃbhÄ XpS¨p.  C{Xbpw AhfpsS \áX BkzZn¨ A¨³ Cu {]ZÀi\w ]mgm¡nà F¶hÄ¡v XoÀ¨bmbncp¶p.

 

]s£ AhÄ¡v sXänt¸mbn. I®mSnbn IqSn A¨³ Ahsf It­m F¶hÄ HfnI®n«p t\m¡n. CÃ. A¨\nt¸mgpw ASp¡f`mKt¯¡v XncnªpInS¡pIbmWv. ]mhw Hcp ssI ImepIfpsS CSbnte¡v AaÀ¯n InS¡pIbmWv.. \¶mbn Nph¶p XpSp¯n«p­v. s\änbn \n¶v hnbÀ¸p XpÅnIÄ HgpIp¶p. tacn¡p s]s«¶v Ipät_m[w tXm¶n. ]mhw A¨s\ C§s\ {`m´p]nSn¸n¡p¶Xv alm]m]amWv.  AhÄ P\ AS¨p.  ]ÅnbnÄ t]mIpt¼mÄ CSmdpÅ A¨S¡apÅ shÅ »ukhÄ FSp¯n«p. Ae¡nt¯¨p h¨ncp¶ Hcp shÅ ]mhmSbpw DSp¯p. Hcp tXmÀs¯bp¯v tXmtfen«v XeapSn \¶mbn NoIn HXp¡n sI«n. F¶n«hÄ ASp¡fbnte¡v HmSns¡m­v ]dªp.

 

"A¨m, Im¸nIpSn¡m³ ssI IgpIt¶."

 

tPmk¨³ I«nenÂ\n¶pw Fgpt\äp. tfml ho­pw \\ªp IpXnÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. tacn F¶ kv{Xo A¨sâ Hmtcm Rc¼nt\bpw hen¨p apdp¡nbncn¡pIbmWv.

Hmtcm \nanjw tXmdpw càw Xnf¨p s]m§pIbmWv. sh®bn hmÀ¯ AhfpsS ASn¯pSIfpw AhbpsS At§ Aä¯v ImÀtaLw aqSn¡nS¡p¶ clky§fpw Xmf¯ns\m¯v hnfªmSnb shfp¯pcp­ tX³IpS§fpw a\knÂ\n¶v ambv¡m³ km[n¡p¶nÃ. ImepIfpsS CSbn Xsâ ]pcpjXzw AednbSn¡pIbmWv. ]¯psImÃw ]cnioen¨ kzbw k·b\w ]mtS A{]Xy£ambncn¡p¶p. Hcp hi¯v elcn ]nSn¸n¡p¶ kv{Xo kman]yw. adphi¯v Hcn¡epw tXm¶m¯ C¯cw hnImc§Ä a\knt\bpw icoct¯bpw ASnabm¡pt¼mÄ F´p sN¿Wsa¶v AdnªpIqSm¯XnepÅ t]Sn. H¶pw hyàambn Nn´n¨p Xocpam\n¡m³ km[n¡p¶nÃ. GtXm ARvPmX iàn Xsâ icoct¯ IogS¡nb t]mse. icncw apgph³ hnbÀ¡p¶p. a\kmsI a¯p ]nSn¨ncn¡p¶p. Hcp \à Im¸n IpSn¨p Igpbpt¼mÄ icnbmIWw. AXpIgnªp hoSpw sh©ncn¨n«v s]«¶v ChnsS \n¶nd§mw.