hoSpsh©ncn¸v

 

`mKw \mev

 

 

Ipcymt¡mkv F¯nbt¸mtg¡v Ggc aWn Ignªp. At¸mft¯¡v tacn Ipfn¨p Hcp§n. InS¡bpw Xdbpw IgpIn XpS¨p AhnsS \S¶ XIÀ¸³ ]cn]mSnbpsS sXfnhpIsfÃmw {i²tbmsS ambn¨pIfªncp¶p.. Hcp aÃpbp²w Ignª £oWw tXm¶p¶p­mbncps¶¦nepw kpJabamb HmÀ½IÄ Abhnd¡ns¡m­v AhÄ Ih¨p Ih¨p \S¶v A¯mgw D­m¡n. ]iphnt\ Iq«n sI«n, sNs¿­ ]WnsbÃmw Hcphn[w sNbvXp XoÀ¯p ap³ hit¯ NmcpItkcbn h¶v Ccp¶p.  At¸mtg¡v Ipcymt¡mkv h¶p Ibdn. tacn Fgpt\äp hit¯m«v amdn \n¶p.

 

"H¯ncn Xmakn¨tÃm tN«m. A©paWn¡t¯ _Êv In«nbntÃ".

 

"B _Êp tISmbn. BdntâXv In«n"

 

"A½s¡§ns\bp­v." DSp¸p amdm\mbn InS¸papdnbnte¡v Ibdnb `À¯mhnt\ A\pKan¨psIm­v tacn tNmZn¨p.

 

"Ipg¸sam¶pÃ. IptdsbÃmw {]mb¯nsâXm. \osbânsb hcmªsX¶v A½ tNmZn¨p".

 

t]mbncps¶¦n Fs´mcp \jvSambnt¸mtbt\. tacn HmÀ¯p.

 

"A½s¡¶m C¸w Ft¶¡mWm³ sImXn."

 

"B, A\nbsâ ]pXnb s]®p h¶ntÃ. Ahfv ho«nte Hcp ]Wn sNt¿e. C¸w \obmbncp¶p sa¨w F¶v A½¡p tXm¶m³ XpS§nsb¶m tXm¶p¶Xv". hcm´bntebv¡nd§n NmcpItkcbn Ccp¶psIm­v Ipcymt¡mkv ]dªp.

 

"A¿Sm A§s\ hcs«". tacn ItkcbpsS ]pdIn XqWn Nmcn\n¶p sIm­v Nncn¨p.

 

"thsdbpw ]cmXnIfp­v A½¡v. FSm Ipcymt¡mtk IÃymWw Ignªn«v sImÃw H¶p IgnªtÃmSm. F¶mSm Rms\mcp Ipªn¡mep ImWp¶Xv. \osb¶m B aeat­t¡dnbncp¶v k\ymkamtWmSm". A½tb sImª\w Im«n A½ ]dbp¶t]mse Xepbpw Ipep¡ns¡m­v Ipcymt¡mkv ]dªp.

 

tacn s]m«n¨ncn¨p. C¶p `À¯mhv \à aqSnemWtÃm F¶htfmÀ¯p. km[mcW Xdhm«n \n¶p h¶m Acniambncn¡pw. tacnbpsS Ipäw A½bpsS hmbnÂ\n¶v  tI«v aSp¯tà hcp¶Xv. C¸w A½ Ipäw ]dbm³ Bfv amdn¸nSn¨Xnsâ amäw Bbncn¡pw.

 

"]ns¶, B A¨³ h¶mbncp¶p hoSp sh©ncn¡m³". s]s«¶v B Imcyw HmÀ¯t]mse tacn ]dªp.

 

"F¶n«v sh©ncnt¨m."

 

"A¨s\mcp D¨bmImdmb¸w h¶p. hoSv s]s«¶v sh©ncn¨p". icnbm, ho«pImcntb sh©ncn¡m\m kabsaSp¯Xv. AhÄ a\kntemÀ¯p.

 

"D¨bmb¸w h¶p tIdo«v DuWv sImSpt¯m A¨\v."

 

"tN«m AXn\nhnsS htÃmw D­mbncpt¶m sImSp¡m³. s]s«¶§p h¶p tIdnbm F¶Xm D­m¡ns¡mSp¡p¶Xv".

 

"cmhnte _tÊ tIdn Ccn¡pt¼mgm I]ymcp h¶p ]dbp¶Xv. Rms\¶m sN¿m\m. F¶ns«¶m sImSp¯p \o."

 

" F\n¡p HÅsXms¡ sImSp¯p". AXpw icnbm. AsXs´ms¡bmsW¶v tNmZn¡m¯Xv `mKyw. tacn HmÀ¯p.

 

"Acnbp­ D­m¡n Im¸nsImSp¯p."

 

"AXpaXn. ho«p ]elmc§sfms¡ A¨·mÀ¡v hÃt¸mgpw Hs¡ Atà In«p¶pÅp. F¶n«v \nsâ D­ A¨³ Xnt¶m. Nnet¸mÄ \nsâ D­¡v H«pw abanÃ."

 

"Hm tN«s\sâ D­ th­mbncn¡p ]t£ A¨\njvSs¸«p. C¶Xn\v \à abambncp¶p." A¨³ \¡nRpWª Xsâ  apeIÄ sasà XShns¡m­v tacn ]dªp.  HmÀ½IÄ Ahfntebv¡v Cc¨pIbdnbt¸mÄ AhfpsS apeR«pIÄ Hcp IpfnÀ½sbmsS ]nSªpbeÀ¶p. Imen\nSbnepw sNdnsbmcp C¡nfn CfIn.

 

"F¶m \o A¯mgsaSp¡v. Rm³ H¶p Ipfn¨n«p hcmw". Ipcymt¡mkv apä¯nd§n.

 

"]ns¶ A½ ]dª Imcyw H¶p Kuchambn FSp¡t­". Xncnªp\n¶v tNmZn¨n«v Ipcymt¡mkv InWdnsâ hit¯¡v \S¶p.

 

"F´p Imcyw" tacn ]pdtI hnfn¨p tNmZn¨p.

 

"Ipªn¡mensâ Imcyw".. Ipcymt¡mkv ]pdw XncnbmsX hnfn¨p ]dªp.

 

tacn \mWt¯msS XeXmgv¯n. tN«\n¶v apUnemW¶v tXm¶p¶tÃm. AhÄ s]mdps]mdp¯p. km[mcW aq¶mgvN Hs¡ IqSpt¼mgm C¯cw aqUv hcmdv. A¯mgw Ignªv km[mcW AbÂh¡¯v Hcp ho«n No«pIfn¡m³ t]mIpw. No«pIfn¡nsS C¨nsc IÅpw IpSn¡pw. h¶p tIdpt¼mtg¡v AhÄ Dd§n¡gnbpw. F¶n«v H¶pw an­msX hcm´bnepÅ I«nen Ibdn¡nS¶pd§nt¡mfpw. B­nepw N{¦m´n¡pw aqUp hcp¶ cm{XnIfn hmXnen\It¯m«v Xe\o«n \o Dd§ntbm F¶p tNmZn¡pw. AhÄ an­nbnsæn Xncn¨pt]mbn InS¶pd§pw. h¶v Fgpt\¸n¡pIsbm¶panÃ. AXpsIm­p Xs¶ AhÄ an¡hmdpw Dd§nbn«p­mhnÃ. hà A_²¯n\pw Dd§nt¸mbn aqUpÅ cm{Xn \jvSs¸«mtem  Ft¶mÀ¯v. BsI¡qSn sXmSm\pw ]nSn¡m\pw Hcmftà HÅp. Xsâ PohnX¯nte GI]pcpj³. thdmtcbpw sXm«n«pw Cà sXmSo¨n«pw CÃ. ]t£ sXmSm³ ]äp¶ ]pcpj³ AhfpsS I¶nta\n H¶p sXmSt­. aqUp ]nSn¨p hcp¶ cm{XnIÄ Ahtf kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw XncpthmWhpw {Inkvakpambncp¶p. sNdnb I\nhpIÄ¡mbn \µn]qÀhw Im¯ncnt¡­ s]®nsâ hn[n. Fs¶ms¡ Nn´nt¨m­v AhÄ ASp¡fbnte¡v Ih¨p Ih¨p \S¶t¸mÄ AhfpsS AhkvXtb ]än hnNmcap­mbn. C¶n\n Hcp XhWIqSn C¸Wn sN¿m³ ]äptam F¶hÄ Nn´n¨p.

 

AhfpsS ]qdnsâ AIhpw ]pdhpw Ct¸mgpw hn§p¶p­v. apeIfpw Np­pIfpw AXpt]mseXs¶. `À¯mhnsâ ]cp¡³ ssIIfpw Ip®bpw C¶n\n kln¡m³ ]äpthm.F¶v A¯mgw s¹bvän hnf¼n taibn h¨psIm­hÄ kwibn¨p.

 

sasà AhÄ InS¸papdnbnse¯n I«nenencp¶p. D¨ Ignªp­mb kw`h§Ä Hmtcm¶mbn AhfpsS a\kn Cc¨ptIdn. Ahsâ NpSp amdpw apt¼, Ahsâ NpSNpw_\§fpsS tImcn¯cn¸v AS§pwapt¼, Ahsâ Ip®bpsS h®hpw Icp¯pw Bthihpw AhfpsS ]qdn hn§n \ndªp \n¡pt¼mÄ, B kz]v\m\p`h§sf Abhnd¡n sImXnamdmsX F§s\ thsdmcp ]pcpjsâ I¿neacpw, AXp kz´w `À¯mhmsW¦n t]mepw. AhÄ Ah³ I«nen InS¶ `mK¯v sasà It¿mSn¨p HmÀ½IÄ Abhnd¡nbt¸mÄ I¿n Hcp sNdp \\h\p`hs¸«p. t\m¡nbt¸mÄ C{X {i²tbmsS t\m¡n XpS¨n«pw Xsâ I®n s]SmsX InS¶ Hcp XpÅn Ip®¸memWv. AXhÄ sasà hncfnen tXm­n hmbnte¡v h¨p hnceq¼n. F´pam{Xw Ip®¸memWv AhfpsS ]qdn IqSn HgpInbsX¶v HmÀ¯t¸mÄ AhfpsS ]qdn C¡nfn tIdn. s]s«¶v AhÄ ASntbäXpt]mse I«nen Gäncp¶p ASnhbän ssIh¨psIm­p ]dªp.

 

X¼pcmt\, A_²w hÃXpw ]änbn«pt­m Ft´m.

 

tPmk¨sâ A_²w Xsâ hbän ImWmsa¶ hnNmcw Ahtf tImcn¯cn¸n¨p. tPmk¨t\t¸mse kpµc\mb Hcp B¬Ip«n. Rm\ht\ s]m¶pt]mse t\m¡pw. H¯ncn kvt\ln¡pw.

 

IpfnIgnªp h¶pIbdnb `À¯mhnsâ Imsem¨ tI«v AhÄ ZnhmtemI¯nÂ\n¶v sR«n Fgt\äp.

 

Fgpt\äv ssIIgpIm³ shÅsaSp¯p sImSp¯p. AhfpsS \S¸v I­n«v Ipcymt¡mkv tNmZn¨p.

 

"\n\s¡¶m ]än. hà AkpJhpamtWm."

 

" AÃ. Cs¶m¯ncn ]Wnbp­mbncp¶p. cmhnte XpWn Iptd IgpIn. ]ns¶ tIdn Cd§n tIdn Cd§n C¶v H¯ncn ]Wn sNbvXp. Hcp aq¶p aWnbmbt¸mtf¡pw aSp¯pt]mbn. ]ns¶ Rm³ Iptdt\cw InS¶p. Ct¸mÄ £oWw H«p Ipdªp." ]dªsXÃmw kXyatÃ.

 

" At¸mÄ C¶p \n\¡v AhiXbm. C¡W¡n\v \o \nsâ A½mbn A½bpsS N¦p s]m«n¡patÃmSo." A¯mgap®m³ Ccp¶psIm­v Ipcymt¡mkv ]dªp.

 

" AXn\v aq¶mgNbmbn«v Hc\¡hpw CÃmbncp¶tÃm. A½ ]dbmªn«mtWm." .

 

Ipcymt¡mkv H¶pw an­nbnÃ. tNmdp®m³ XpS§n. tacnbpw H¶pw ]dªnÃ. AhÄ Ipcymt¡mknt\ t\m¡n ]gb Imcy§tf¸än Nn´n¡phm³ XpS§n. Bfv ]pdta Hcp ]cp¡\msW¦nepw Hcp ]mhamWv. ImWm³ henb sXsäm¶pw CÃ. Ccp\ndw. Npcp­ XeapSn. s]m¡w Ahfpw Ah\pw kamkaw. Hcp IÀjIsâ icocw. IÃpt]mse Dd¨ t]inIÄ. IÃymWw Ignª CSs¡m¶pw ssewKnIImcy§tf ]än Hcp Np¡mbpw AhÄ¡pw AdnªpIqSmbncp¶p. tN«³ HmSn¸nSn¨v aqcn tIdp¶t]mse Cc¸n¨p h¶p Ibdpw s]s«¶v NqSmIpw A©mdv ASnbSn¡pw. AtXmtS Imäv Xocpw. AhÄ¡pw ]pcpjkmao]yhpw kwt`mKhpw ]pXnb A\p`h§fmbncp¶Xn\m tN«\nÂ\n¶v In«nbXpsIm­v B\µn¨p. ]t£ aq¶mep amkw Ignªt¸mÄ cXnkwt`mK¯n\v IpSpX kabsaSp¯v Ahtfbpw IqSn kpJn¸n¨v sN¿m³ ]Tn¨p. AhfpsS icoc¯nsâ Hmtcm tImWpw ]cXn \S¶v hfsc kvt\lt¯msS  Xmtemen¨v Dt¯Pn¸n¨v Ahtfbpw cXnaqÀO\¯nse¯n¡m³ ]Tn¨p. B Ime§fmbncp¶p AhfpsS hnhmlPohnX¯nte Gähpw kt´mjIcamb Zn\§Ä. ]t£ A[nIw \mÄ AXv \o­p\n¶nÃ. A\nb\pambn«pÅ {]iv\¯n\v tijw ]­t¯Xp t]membn. FhnsS sXm«m AhÄ

s]s«¶v NqSmIpw F¶dnbmsa¶Xv A§mÀ¡v Ffp¸ambn. HmSn. h¶p, sR¡­S¯v Hs¡ sR§n, F©n³ ÌmÀ«mbn, tIdn, tIän, A©mdSn ASn¨p, Ifn Ignªp. C¶t¯bpw ¹m³ CXpXs¶ Bbncn¡pw.

 

A§s\sbmcp Ifn¡mbn AhfpsS ta\nbmsI C¶p \ndªncn¡p¶ tcmam©w ImgvNshbv¡Wtam. ]t£ {]iv\w AXn KpcpXcamb asäm¶p­v. tPmk¨³ hà Kpepamepw H¸n¨n«ps­¦n F´p sN¿pw. tN«sâ C¶s¯ aqUv t]mbm ]ns¶ F¶mWv ASp¯ XhW C§s\sbm¶v tXm¶pI F¶v ]dbm³ ]änÃ. KÀ`nWnsb§m\pw BsW¦n Bsc¦nepw Hs¡ IW¡pIq«pw. AXn\v anSp¡n A½mbn A½ Xs¶bp­v. AXpsIm­v F{Xbmbmepw Cu Ahkcw ]mgm¡m³ ]änà F¶hÄ Xocpam\n¨p. AXns\mcp the thWatÃm. F´m sNbvX. AhÄ BtemNn¨p.

 

" tN«\n¶v No«pIfn¡m³ t]mIp¶pt­m."

 

" F¶m tNmZn¨Xv."

 

" Aà IpªpImev ImWm\pÅ B{Klw A½¡pam{Xaà DÅXv tIt«m. F\n¡nsà Bi. BÄ¡mcp AXnanXpsams¡ ]dbm³ XpS§n."

 

"Bsc¶m ]dsªSo."

 

" F\n¡dnbmw. F\n¡pw sNhnbp­tÃm tIÄ¡m³." AhÄ Icbm³ XpS§n.

 

"Np½m IcbmsX Imcyw ]dsbSo."

 

"Rm³ Ignª XhW ho«n t]mb¸w Icb¯p¦te X¦½ Ft¶mSv kzImcyambns«¶Xm ]dtªt¶m."

 

" F¶Xm."

 

" \½fv icnbmbn«v sN¿mªn«m sIms¨m­mIm¯Xv F¶v."

 

" AXn\hsf¶m tUmIvSdmtWm. AtÃepw Ahsf§s\bm AdnªXv \½sf§\m sN¿p¶Xv F¶v. \o ]dªpImWpw."

 

" At¿m CÃ. Ahfv ]dªp km[mcW FÃmhcpw C§s\bm sN¿p¶Xv. ]t£ AXv sXäm¶v ]dªp. "

 

" AXm Cu \m«memÀ¡pw ]ntÅcnÃm¯Xv." Ipcymt¡mkv Nncn¨p.

 

" tN«\nsXÃmw Xamibm. Rm\tà a\ptjcpsS Ip¯phm¡p tIÄ¡p¶Xv. Rms\m¶pw ]dbp¶nÃ."

 

" AÃ \o ]d. ]ns¶ F§s\ sN¿Wsa¶hÄ ]dtªm."

 

\mWt¯msS AhÄ XeIpep¡n.

 

" F§s\bm".

 

" ]dbm³ ]änÃ. sNbvXpImWn¡mw. "

 

" At¸mÄ F\ns¡m¶pw sN¿m\ntÃ. F¶m Rm³ t]mbn No«p Ifn¡s«. \o Xs¶ H­m¡v." ssIIgpIm\mbn Ipcym¨³ Gäp.

 

" A§s\bÃ. tN«³ AhnsS H¶pw sN¿msX InS¶m aXn. FÃmw Rm³ Xs¶ sN¿Ww F¶mWv {Iaw."

 

Ipcymt¡mkv Ahtf Iptd t\cw t\m¡n Nncn¨p.

 

" Hcp XhW H¶v {ian¨pt\m¡p¶Xnse¶m sXäv. sNeshm¶panÃtÃm. Ipªn¡mev FÃmhcpsSbpw B{KlasÃ."

 

" Hms¡. k½Xn¨ncn¡p¶p.".

 

" F¶m tN«³ t]mbn No«pIfnt¨m. ]t£ A[nIw Xmakn¡cpXv. Rm³ sdUnbmbncpt¶¡mw."

 

"icn." 

 

Ipcymt¡mkv apät¯¡nd§n.

 

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Ipcymt¡mkv cm{Xn ]Xns\m¶mbt¸mtf¡v Xncns¨¯n. hmkvXh¯n AXp \¶mbn. AhfpsS £oWw H¶v HXp§n. FÃmw t\mÀa Bbn¯pS§n.

 

"tN«\nt§m«v AIt¯m«p t]msc ". AhÄ InS¡apdnbn \n¶pw hnfn¨p.

 

Ipcymt¡mkv Ibdns¨¶t¸mÄ AhÄ Hcp shfp¯ Hmbn kmcnbpapSp¯v I«nep\cntI \n¡p¶p. shfns¨®hnf¡nsâ t\cnb shfn¨¯nta D­mbnXp¶pÅp apdnbnÂ.  Ah³ AhfpsS ASpt¯¡v sN¶p. ASp¯p sN¶t¸mÄ a\knembn AhÄ kmcn¡I¯v asäm¶pw [cn¨ncp¶nà F¶v.. »uknÃ, ]mhmS.bnÃ, ]m³Sn CÃ. B t\cnb Hmbn kmcnbpsS AI¯v AhÄ ]qÀ®ambpw \ábmWv. Xsâ `mcytb Ah³ BZyambn«mWv C{X kpµccq]¯n ImWp¶Xv. `mKnI\áXbmWtÃm ]qÀ® \áXtb¡mÄ Dt¯PIw. Ahsf sI«n¸nSn¡m\mbn Ah³ ssI \o«n Ahtf kao]n¨p.

 

" AcpXv tN«m, Rm³ ]dªXv HmÀ½bntÃ. Cu Hcp cm{Xn tN«³ H¶pw sN¿m³ ]mSnÃ."

 

"H¶p sXmSm³ t]mepw k½Xn¡nsÃ. CXv ]ns¶ F¶m Ifnbm."

 

"tN«³ F¶pw tXm¶p¶sXms¡ sN¿p¶XtÃ. Cu Hcp Znhkt¯¡v kwba\w ]men¡m³ ]änsÃ."

 

" icn. k½Xn¨p. C\n FÃmw \o ]dbp¶t]mse."

 

" tN«³ I«nen InS¡v."

 

Ipcymt¡mkv InS¡bn Ibdn InS¶p. Ahfhsâ ssIIsfSp¯v I«nensâ AgnIfn ]nSn¸n¨p.

 

" Cu ssIIÄ Rm³ ]dbp¶Xphsc F´ph¶mepw Cu AgnItf hnScpXv."

 

" icn."

 

" F¶m \ap¡p XpS§mw."

 

Ft´m henb Hcp IqZmi sN¿p¶ `mh¯n AhÄ Ahsâ ImepIÄ AI¯n CSbn Ibdn ssIIq¸n. I®pIfpbÀ¯n Ft´m s]mdps]mdp¯p. F¶n«v sasÃw Ahsâ ssIenap­v Agn¨p Ifªp. A­Àshbdpw Ducn. ]cn]qÀ® \á\mb Xsâ ap¼n InS¡p¶ Aht\ t\m¡n ssIIÄ DbÀ¯n ho­pw s]mdps]mdp¯p.

 

" \o F¶m sIm´ sNÃphmtWm." Ipcy³ Nncnt¨m­p tNmZn¨p.

 

" tN«³ IfnXamiv \nÀ¯n an­mXncn¡mthm. Cu tImew sI«p¶Xv shdptXbm¡n¡fbcpXv."

 

F¶n«hÄ AhfpsS kmcn hen¨qcn¡fªp. Ipcymt¡mkv \ábmbn Xsâ Ihbv¡nsS Ccn¡p¶ `mcytb t\m¡n ]ns¶ H¶pw an­nbnÃ.

 

AhÄ sasà ]IpXnPoht\msS InS¶ Ahsâ Ip® I¿nseSp¯p. F¶n«v ]pdtIm«v henªp Ip\nªp AhfpsS Np­p sIm­p Ip® ap¯ns¡m­v I®S¨p. ]Xps¡ AhÄ hm Xpd¶v Ip® hmbnte¡v Ibän. Ipcymt¡mknsâ I®v XÅnt¸mbn. C¯csamcp IrXn tacnbn \n¶h³ {]Xo£n¨nÃ. C§s\msbm¶pw Ahscmcn¡epw sNbvXn«nÃ. AhfpsS Iq«pImcn ]Tn¸n¨Xmbncn¡pw. GXmbmepw ckap­v. CXpsIm­v ^eapt­epw CsÃepw Ipg¸anà Ft¶mÀ¯v H¶pw an­msX Ah³ InS¶p. ]t£ Ahsâ Ip® ]nSsªgpt\äp. AhfpsS Cu ]Wn hfsc CjvSs¸« a«nÂ. AhÄ I®pw AS¨v Ip®tb s]mXnª hm s]m¡m\pw Xmgv¯m\pw XpS§n. NpSp tIdnbt¸mÄ Ah³ ssI FSp¯v Ahtf ]nSn¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄ I®p Xpd¡msX IÀi\ambn AcpXv F¶p ]dªt¸mÄ hnjan¨msW¦nepw ssI Xncn¨v Agnbn ]nSn¨p.

 

AhÄ I®S¨ncn¡p¶Xv NS§nsâ Hcp `mKsa¶v Ipcymt¡mkv IcpXn. hmkvXh¯n AhÄ I®S¨v thsdmcp ]pcpjsâ Ip®tb A\pkvacn¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhfpsS hmbv Ipcymt¡mknsâ Ip®bn tIdn Cd§ns¡m­ncp¶t¸msfÃmw a\kpapgph³ tPmk¨sâ apgp¯ \o­ kmam\¯nembncp¶p. AhÄ tfml Xpd¶v BZyambn Aht\ ]pds¯Sp¯t¸mÄ D­mb A\p`qXnbmbncp¶p AhfpsS a\kp \ndtb. AtXmÀ¯v AhfpsS ]qdp Ihnªv HgpIm³ XpS§n. ape¡®pIÄ hoÀ¯pbÀ¶p. Xsâ hmbn B kpµc{]XnjvS BsWt¶mÀ¯v AhÄ Bªmªv  Du¡m³ XpS§n. AhÄ Xsâ  XÅhncÄ ]qdn C«p Ii¡n. ]qdn \n¶v tXs\mgpIn AhfpsS ssI¸¯n \\ªp.

 

Ipcymt¡mkn\v Bthiw Ibdn¡gnªncp¶p. ssI hnSm³ ]änÃm¯Xn\m AgnIÄ IpSpX apdps¡ ]nSn¨v Bthiw sIm­v Xe sRfn¨v Rc§m³ XpS§n. Hcp sImÃt¯ A\p`hapÅ tacn¡p a\knembn tN«sâ IXn\m s]m«mdmsb¶v. AhÄ I®p Xpd¶v t\m¡nbt¸mÄ a\knembn Ipcymt¡mkv cXnkzÀ¤¯nsâ hmXnen ap«m³ XpS§n F¶v. apJw NpSp¯n«p­v. InX¡m\pw Rc§m\pw XpS§n. AhÄ s]s«¶v Fgpt\äp Imep Ih¨p InS¡p¶ Ahsâ icoc¯v Ibdn¡nS¶p  AhfpsS icoc¯nsâ NqSpw IqSn ASn¨t¸mÄ Ahsâ Bthiw aq¯p. Cu AhØbn ]cnkct_m[w BÀ¡pw ImWnà F¶ Dd¸n AhÄ  AhfpsS XpSIÄ hcnªpapdp¡n¸nSn¨psIm­v Ahsâ Ip® AhfpsS arZpeamb XpSbpsS CSbnÂIpSn sR¡ntIän. AtXmsS Ahsâ AW s]m«n. Ahsâ Ip® hnd¨p

N´n s]m¡n BªSn¨psIm­v Ah³ XpcpXpcm shfp¯psImgp¯ Ip®¸m Noän. Ah\dnbmsX Noänt¸m§nbXv AhfpsS XpSIfpsS hnShpIfntebn IpSn BImi¯nte¡mWv. Ip®¸m Noän hoWXv AhfpsS N´nbnepw XpSIfnepamWv. hmWw XoÀ¶tX AhÄ Ahsâ ta¯p\n¶v adnªv ae¶p InS¶p. ]pdnte  tX³ ]änb ssIsIm­v Ahsâ Ip® H¶p \¶mbn Xncp½n. InXs¸m¶p Ipdªp kpJkwt`mK¯nsâ \o­ \nizmkhpambn I®p Xpd¶ Ipcymt¡mkv I­Xv BImi¯nte¡v Imepw s]m¡n ae¶p InS¡p¶ tacntb Bbncp¶p.

 

".F§s\bp­mbncp¶p tN«m" tacn tNZn¨p.

 

"AXn Kw`oc³. A¼So, \n\¡o thesbms¡ Adnbmambncp¶n«mtWm C{Xbpw \mfpw an­mXncp¶Xv."

 

"AÃ \osb¶m Cu Imep s]m¡n sh¨ncn¡p¶Xv."

 

"C§s\bm CXnsâ {Iaw. Hcp XpÅn t]mepw \jvSs¸SmsX AI¯p sNÃm\m."

 

Ipcymt¡mkv a\knembt]mse XeIpep¡n.

 

"C\n F\n¡v Gäp t]mImthm."

 

"Bw. C\n tN«³ s]mbvt¡m. ]t£ t\cw shfp¡p¶Xp hsc Ft¶ ImWm³ ]mSnÃ."

 

"`b¦c Nn«§sfms¡ BWtÃm Cu ]co]mSn¡v. F¶v KpWw sN¿psa¶v I­dnbWw."

 

F¶pw ]dªp ssIenbpw FSpt¯m­v Ipcymt¡mkv ]pdt¯¡nd§n.  tacn Hcp ZoÀL\n\nizmkw hn«v Imev Xmsg h¨p. Imev Ih¨v ]cntim[n¨p. Bimsâ Ip®¸m AhfpsS ]qdosâ AbÂ]¡¯pt]mepw F¯o«nÃmbncp¶p. thKw N´nbn \n¶pw XpSbnÂ\n¶pw InS¡bnÂ\n¶pw Ip®¸m XpS¨pIfªp Hcp ss\än FSp¯n«v ]pX¸nsâ ASnbn Ibdn HmÀ½IÄ Abhnd¡m³ XpS§n. cmhnte XpWn IgpInt¡m­ncp¶t¸mÄ Hcp shÅhkv{X[mcn Ibdn h¶t¸mÄ apXepÅ cwK§Ä HmÀ¯v Abhnd¡ns¡m­v AhÄ Hcp sNdp ]p©ncnbpambn InS¶pd§n.

 

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GItZiw ]¯pamkw Ignªp RmbdmgvN IpÀ_m\ Ignªv Hcp amtamZok D­mbncp¶p. Bcyw]d¼n Ipcymt¡mknsâbpw tacnbpsSbpw aI³ tXmaknsâ amtamZok. hnImcnb¨³ Hcp IÃymW¯n\v t]mbXn\m sIm¨¨\mbncp¶p ImÀ½nI³. XesXm«¸\pw XesXm«½bpw Ipcymt¡mknsâ A¸\pw A½bpw Bbncp¶p. NS§pIÄ \S¶psIm­cp¶t¸mÄ tacn ]pdIn Hcp Itkcbn Ccp¶p. {]kh¯nsâ £oWw amdnhcp¶Xtà HÅp. AhnsS Ccp¶p sIm­v {]mÀ[\IÄ sNÃp¶ ImÀ½nIt\bpw kt´mj¯n aXnad¶v ap¸¯pc­p ]Ãpw ImWn¨v Nncnt¨m­ncn¡p¶ `À¯mhnt\bpw XesXm«½bmbn KÀthmSpIqSn sIm¨nt\bpw FSp¯p \n¡p¶ A½mbnA½tbbpw t\m¡n. Fs´Ãmw adnamb§fmWv ChnsS \S¡p¶Xv. kXymhØ Adnbmhp¶Xv X\n¡p am{Xw. H¶pw C§s\ BIWsa¶v ¹m\n«XÃ. ]t£ C\n kXyw Bcpw AdnbmXncn¡pI Xs¶ sa¨w.

 

KÀ`nWnbmsW¶dnª \mfpIfn tPmk¨t\mSv ]dbWw Ft¶mÀ¯XmWv. ]ns¶ hnNmcn¨p. ]dªns«´p In«m\mWv. A¨\dnªm Hcp ]t£ tfml Ducn¡fªv Xsâ

IpsS Cd§n¯ncn¡m³ k¶²\mtb¡pw. Hcp ]t£... F¦n t]mepw A¨\v am\t¡SmIpw. IqSmsX Ipcymt¡mknsâ lrZbw XIÀ¡Ww. X\n¡v Ipcymt¡mknt\ h©n¨ t]cptZmjhpw BIpw. Xsâ hbän InS¡p¶ Ip«ntb kz´amWv F¶v [cn¨v Poht\mfw kvt\ln¡m\pw Hcp \à PohnXw B Ip«n¡v sImSp¡phm\pw Ignhp Ipcymt¡mkn\p­v.. AXpsIm­v A¨t\mSv ]dbm\pÅ ¹m³ Dt]£n¨p. IqSmsX ]dbm\msW¦n t]mepw FhntS AXn\hkcw. RmbdmgvN {Ia¯n\v IpÀ_m\¡v h¶v s]®p§fpsS CSbn \n¶v IpÀ_m\ I­v Xncn¨pt]mIpw. hÃt¸mfpw tPmk¨\mWv IpÀ_m\ sNÃp¶sX¦n A¨t\ I­p F¶p ]dbmw. sNdp¸¡mcn s]®p§Ä¡v sIm¨¨·mtcmSv an­m\pw aäpw FhnsSbWv Nm³kv. Nnet¸mÄ AhÄ¡v A¨t\mSv Acnihpw tXm¶nbn«p­v. C{XsbÃmw AhÀ ]¦psh¨n«v B a\pj³ Ct§m«p kwkmcn¡m³ {ian¨n«p t]mepanÃtÃm Ft¶mÀ¯v. Nnet¸mÄ HmSns¨¶v A¨sâ Imen hoWv tNmZn¡m³ tXm¶nbn«S­v F¶m, tPmkq«n¡v A¶t¯sXÃmw Ifnbmbncpt¶m F¶v... A¶p ]dªXpw sNbvXXpw shdpw Ifn¸ocmbncpt¶m F¶v.  Cu Nn´sbms¡ BZyt¯ c­p amkt¯t¡ D­mbn«pÅp. At¸mtg¡pw {i² apgph³ Ipªnembn. Bcv F´p Ifn¸n¨mepw B Ip«ntb X¶n \n¶v BÀ¡pw FSp¡nÃtÃm. ]Xps¡ B Ima{`m´nsâ aq¶p \mep aWn¡qdpIfpsS DujvafX Ipdªp. Xsâ t{]a\mYt\ Hcpt\m¡pIqSn ImWm\pw Hcp hm¡p ]dbm\pw H¶v sI«n¸nSn¡m\papÅ Bthiw Ipds¨ms¡ im´ambn. A§s\ ]¯pamkw Ignªp. C¶mZyambmWv tPmk¨s\ C{X ASp¯ph¨p ImWp¶Xv. A¨³ H¯ncn £oWn¨pt]mbn. ]Wn H¯ncn ImWpw. A¨sâbpw AhfpsSbpw I®pIÄ Cu NS§n\nSbn ]eXhW CSªp. Hcp Ipät_m[hpw k¦Shpw B I®pIfp Ctà F¶hÄ kwibn¨p.

 

tPmk¨³ NS§pIsfÃmw sNt¿­Xpt]mse sN¿p¶p­mbncp¶p F¦nepw Ie§n adnª B a\Êpapgph³ Itkcbn Ccn¡p¶ tacnbpsS ASp¯v Bbncp¶p. F{X Znhk§fmbn Ahtf Hcp t\m¡p ImWm³ sImXn¡p¶p. Nne RmbdgvNIfn IpÀ_m\¡nS¡v ]ÅnbpsS ]pdIn Ahtf I­n«p­v. HmSns¨¶v Ahtf sI«n¸nSn¨v D½shbv¡m³ lrZbw sh¼nbn«p­v. B ad¡m³ ]äm¯ Znhkw Ignªv CXphsc \¶mbn Dd§nbn«nÃ. DuWnepw Dd¡¯nepw {]mÀ[\kab¯psaÃmw AhÄ \ndªp\n¶p. AhfpsS ho«n t]mIm³ ]eXhW Hcps¼«n«p­v. ]t£ F´m h¶Xv F¶v tNmZn¡p¶ `À¯mhnt\mSv F´p ]dbpw. Fgps¯gpXnbm AXmcpsS I¿nemWv In«p¶sX¶dnbvtam. Cu Imcy§Ä BtcmsS¦nepw ]dbm³ ]äptam. Xt¶ kln¨p. C¶htf BZyambmWv C{Xbpw ASp¯pImWp¶Xv. HmSns¨Ãm³ tXm¶n. AhÄ AhfpsS Ipªnt\bpw ]nSn¨v `À¯mhnt\mSv Ft´m kwkmcn¡pIbmWv.  Ahtf I­tX apJw XpSp¯p. lrZbaSn¸v IqSn.. ]t£ HmSns¨ÃtWm. BÀ¡dnbmw. Ahtf kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw A¶t¯ kw`h§Ä Hcp Ifnbmbncn¶ncn¡mw. B \nanjt¯ Bthi¯n³ sNbvXpt]mb Hcp sXäv. AhÄ kvt\ln¡p¶ Hcp `À¯mhpw AXnsâ ^eamb Hcp Ipªpw AhÄ¡p­v. an¡hmdpw AhÄ¡v Xms\mcp sN¿m³ ]mSnÃmXocp¶ sXäv am{Xambncn¡p. AXhÄ ad¡m³ {ian¡pIbmbncn¡bmtW¦n F´n\htf _p²nap«n¡Ww. AXpw CXpt]mse kt´mjw \ndª Ahkc¯nÂ.

 

NS§nsâ Ahkm\ BioÀhmZw sImSp¡m\mbn A¨³ ssI s]m¡n B ]n©p Ipªnsâ apJt¯¡v t\m¡n. F´p kpµc \njvIf¦amb apJw. bmsXmcp thZ\bpw hnja§fpamÃmsX hÃy½bpsS I¿n InS¶pd§p¶p. tPmk¨³ sasà B Ipªnsâ Ihnfn XtemSns¡m­v a\kn lrZbw s\m´p {]mÀ[n¨p.. tamt\ \ÃXp hcs«. \nsâ PohnXw F¶pw im´nabhpw B\µw \ndªXpamIs«. \nsâ A¸\pw A½¡pw \o A´kn\pw kÂt]cn\pw ImcWamIs«.

 

NS§p Igpªp FÃmhcpw ]Ånbn \n¶nd§n. _Ôp¡Ä amdnamdn Ipªnt\ FSp¡pIbpw XtemSpIbpw sNbvXpsIm­v At¿m F´p anSp¡³ sNdp¡\m, F´p \Ã

\ndam, Ipcym¨m \nsâ `mKyw sXfnsªSm Fs¶ms¡ Iaâv ]dbp¶Xpw tI«v tacn XncnªIt¯¡v t\m¡nbt¸mÄ amtamZokbpsS km[\§sfÃmw aS¡n s¡m­v ]pdw Xncnªp \n¡p¶ tPmk¨\mWv. BcpadnbmsX sasà AhÄ A¨sâ ASp¯p sN¶v hnfn¨p,

 

" tPmkq«n."

 

A¨³ s]«¶v Xncnªp. Ahtf I­tX B I®pIÄ Ie§n. AhfpsS I®pIfpw \ndªp. Hcp tX§temsS AhÄ tNmZn¨p.

 

" kpJamtWm tPmkq«o."

 

Ahs\m¶pw ]dªnÃ. B I®pIfnÄ Hcp Bthiw D­mbncp¶p. Ahtf t\m¡n sImXnXoÀ¡m³ {ian¡p¶t]mse, ]ncnªpt]mbXnsâ ZpJw AaÀ¯m³ ]mSps]Sp¶ t]mse.

 

Hcp ZoÀL\nizmkt¯msS A¨³ tNmZn¨p.

 

" \n\¡v kpJamtWm. CXn IqSpX F´p thWw tacn. \à X¦¡pSw t]mes¯ Ipªv. \o `mKyhXnbmWv. C¶t¯ kt´mjw F¶pw \n\¡v D­mbncn¡s«."

 

AhÄ H¶pw ]dªnÃ. CXn IqSpX F´pthWsa¶pÅ tNmZy¯n\v D¯canÃmªn«Ã.

 

At¸mtf¡pw Ipcymt¡mkv HmSn h¶p.

 

" At¿m At¨m hfsc \µn. A¨³ hcntà ho«nte¡v C¶v. \à ]¶nbnd¨nbpw A¸hpamWv A½ D­m¡nbncn¡p¶Xv."

 

C\n B Ip¶nsâ HcSn t]mepw Ibdm\pÅ iàn X\p¡nÃ. B ho«n Ibdm\pÅ a\¡cp¯nÃ. A{]m]yamb Hcp kz]v\w Bbn AXv Xsâ PohnXImew apgph³ Xsâ Poh³ ImÀ¶p Xn¶pw.

 

"CÃ Ipcymt¡mtk, £an¡Ww. F\n¡n¶v Aca\ htc AXymhiyambn t]mIWatÃm. thsdmcn¡emIs«."

 

At¸mtf¡pw Ipªnsâ Npäpw IqSnbncp¶hcpsS CSbn Hcp hm¡pXÀ¡whpw H¨bpw sIm¨v Btct¸msebmWv Ccn¡p¶Xv F¶Xmbncp¶p {]iv\w. AXn³ ]s¦Sp¡m\mbn Ipcyt¡mkv At§m«v henªp.

 

Ipcymt¡mknsâ A½ ]dbp¶p Ipªv A½bpsS A¸t\t¸mse Ccn¡p¶p F¶v..

tacnbpsS A¸sâbmWv kzcw DbÀ¶v tIÄ¡p¶Xv. ImcWw ]mÀ«n cmhnte C¨ncn IpSn¨mWv ]Ånbn h¶ncn¡p¶Xv. BtLmjw cmhnte Xt¶ XpS§n. A§mcp ]dbp¶Xv sIm¨v tacnbpsS B§f X¦¨t\t¸mse Ccn¡p¶p F¶mWv.. B Xamiv kzev]t\cw t\m¡n\n¶tijw tacn tNmZn¨p.

 

" tPmk¨³ F¶m ]dbp¶p. Ipªp Btct¸msebm Ccn¡p¶Xv."

 

" Bthm. C{X s]s«¶v ]dbm³ ]mSm. Rm³ \nsâ BÄ¡msc FÃmw AdnbpIbnÃtÃm.

\n\¡sà IrXyw ]dbm³ ]äp¶Xv. \o Xs¶ ]d."

 

tacn tPmk¨sâ apJ¯pt\m¡n kmh[m\w ]dªp.

 

" AXp icnbm. F\p¡pam{Xta IrXyambn Adnbs¯mÅp. Rm³ ]dbp¶Xv kXyhpamWv. Fsâ ]p¶mctam³ Ahsâ A¸s\t¸mse Xs¶bmWncn¡p¶Xv."

 

tPmk¨³ B _lf¯n IqSnbncn¡p¶ Ipcymt¡mknt\ t\m¡n. ]ns¶ tacntb t\m¡n XeIpep¡n.

 

" Ipcymt¡mknt\t¸msetbm. Bthm."

 

" Ipcymt¡mknt\t¸mse Aà F¶v GXp s]m«¡®\pw ]dbmw. Fsâ ]p¶mctam³ Ahsâ A¸t\t¸memWv Ccn¡p¶Xv F¶sà Rm³ ]dªpÅp."

 

tPmk¨³ tjmt¡äXpt]mse Ahtf t\m¡nbt¸mtf¡pw AhÄ Xncnªp \S¶p Ignªp. BÄ¡q«¯nsâ IpsS IqSn ]Ånbn \n¶nd§n Po¸n Ibdn s]s«¶v A¨sâ ap¼n \n¶pw AhÄ Hcp CSnhmfp t]mse adªp.

 

Po¸v Xncnªv ]ÅnbpsS tKäv IS¶n«pw tPmk¨³ B hmXnen IqSn t\m¡n At¸mfpw Hcp {]Xna t]mse \n¡p¶p­mbncp¶p.  

 

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