Hcp bm{Xm hnhcWw     By Nithin Babu    Font - karthika

 

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A¶p sshIpt¶cw BdpaWntbmsS BcXn Fs¶ samss_en hnfn¨p. AhfpsS IpamÀ A¶p Xs¶ hcp¶p F¶p, F«paWn¡p ho«nse¯psa¶v. F´p sN¿mw, \tÃmcp ]®Â kz]v\w I­v HmSn NmSn [rXnsbSp¯v ]WnIsfÃmw XoÀ¯Xmbncp¶p. Ahfpw BsI \ncmibnembncp¶p. Rm³ kam[m\n¸n¨p C\nbpw Ahkcw In«psa¶v.

c­p Znhkw Ignªt¸mÄ BcXn ho­pw Um³kv ¢mÊv Bcw`n¨p. ]s£ c­mgv¨ Ignªt¸mÄ Xs¶ AhÄ¡v Ft´m {]iv\¯nsâ t]cn Bip]{Xnbn Ibtd­n h¶p. tUmÎÀ AhÄ¡p aq¶p amkt¯ ]cn]qÀ® hn{iaw hn[n¨p. cmhnte ]¯p aWn¡p BcXnbpsS kzcw Fsâ samss_ t^mWn apg§pw. Xte Znhkt¯ dnt¸mÀ«pw C¶t¯ Imcy]cn]mSnbpw FÃmw ]dbpw. Rm³ FÃmw {i²n¨p tIÄ¡pw, ]ns¶ t^mWneqsS Hmtcm Npw_\w, ]ns¶ s\SphoÀ¸pIÄ. ]s£ \mfpIÄ Ignbpt´mdpw BcXnbpsS kwkmc¯nsâ ssZÀLyw Ipdªp h¶p. ]dbp¶tXm AhfpsS hbÁnte Ipªnsâ Imcyw am{Xw. Ipamdnsâ {i²bpw _p²nap«pIfpw am{Xw. F\n¡p a\Ênembn BcXn X¶nteíp Xt¶ HXp§pIbmWp F¶p. \ÃXv F¶p Rm\pw hnNmcn¨p.

CXn\nsS Fsâ Hm^okn Nne amÁ§Ä hcpt¯­n h¶p. {]oXníp `À¯mhnsâ kvYew amÁt¯ XpSÀ¶v Ham\nteíp t]mtI­n h¶p. s]s«¶p \à Hcmtf Is­¯m\pÅ _p²n ap«p ImcWw Rm³ enÊntb B tPmen G¸n¨p. AhÄ AtXsÁSp¡pIbpw sNbvXp. henb Ipg¸anÃmsX Imcy§Ä \o§ns¡m­ncp¶p. CSív HcmgvNs¯íp Rm³ \m«n t]mbn h¶p.

 

Fsâ Ipdp¡³ a\Êv CXn\nsS enÊntb {i²n¡m³ XpS§n. \à Hcp Nc¡v, ]t£ F§ns\ hogv¯m³ ]Ápw. Rm³ Cu henb {Kq¸nsâ DSakvY³, Ahtfm shdpw Hcp sk{I«dn. tPmensbms¡ hfsc IrXyambn«p sN¿pw, Hcp IpÁhpw ImWm³ ]ÁnbnÃ. ]t£ Hcmgv¨bmbn AhfpsS apJt¯ Hcp ¥m\n Rm³ t\m«p sNbvXp. BsI Hcp ZpJ:`mhw, tPmenbn sXÁpIÄ, adhn, Nn´n¨ncn¡Â, Rm³ ]e {]mhiyw tZjys¸«n«pw Hcp IqkepanÃ. C§s\ t]mbm ]ncn¨p hntS­n hcpsa¶v Rm³ tPmWnt\mSv kqNn¸n¨p.

A¶p F\n¡v Hcp _nkn\Êv skan\mÀ AÁâp sN¿Wambncp¶p. cmhnse apX sshIn«v A©p aWn hscbmWp kabw. H¯m \à Hcp GP³kn. Rm³ enÊntbbpw tPmWnt\bpw hnfn¨p ]dªp A¶t¯ Imcy§sfÃmw t\m¡nt¡mWw F¶p. c­p t]cpw k½Xn¨p. F\n¡p hcp¶ tImfpIÄ¡p adp]Sn ]dbpI am{Xta enÊn¡p sNt¿­XpÅp. AXp sIm­v henb {]iv\anÃ.

skan\mdn\p sN¶p H¶p c­p {]ktâj³ Ignªt¸mÄ F\n¡p a\Ênembn CXv F\n¡p ]Ánb s{]mUIvÁv Asöv. F\n¡p Hcp {]tbmP\anÃ. Rm³ D¨íp ap¼v tlm«en \n¶pw t]m¶p, Hm^oknse¯n. enÊntb dnk]vj\n I­nÃ. Fsâ Hm^okn Ibdn Ccp¶p. cmhnte apX Im¸nbpw Pyqkpw Hs¡ IpSn¨v aq{X¡pSp¡ s]m«mdmbn. ]mânsâ knºgn¨p sIm­p Xs¶ Fsâ ss{]hÁp tSmbveÁntet¡mSn. IXIp XÅn¯pd¶p.

At¿m!! Rm³ F´m C¡mWp¶Xv. enÊn AhnsS Ccp¶p aq{Xsamgn¡p¶p. Fsâ tSmbveÁn \mep hi¯pw \à sseÁpw I®mSnIfpap­v. Fs¶ I­Xpw enÊn NmSn Fgpt¶Áp. Fgpt¶Át¸mÄ AhÄ Jaokv Acíp tase s]m¡n¸nSn¨ncp¶p. kÂhmÀ ap«n\p Xmsg Npcp­p InS¡p¶p, ]mâokv ap«n\p apIfn henªp \n¡p¶p. Xnf§p¶ {]Imi¯n Rm\m Imgv¨ I­p. \à sN¯n an\p¡n tjhp sNbvX H¶m´csamcp _menI¸qdp. \à shfp¯ CÍen t]mse s]m§n \n¡p¶p. HÁ tcmaw t]mepanÃ. ssaXm\¯nsâ ]IpXn `mK¯p \n¶pw XpS§p¶ hc XpSínSbn Ahkm\n¡p¶p. B hcípÅn H¶panÃ. icn¡pw Hcp sIm¨p Ip«nbpsS henb I®mSn¸qdp Xs¶. B Iodensâ Xmsg\n¶pw Iptd aq{X¯pÅnIÄ, s]s«¶p hnLv\w h¶Xp sIm­mImw, AhfdnbmsX XpSÀ¨bmbn CÁp hoWp sIm­ncp¶p. ]ns¶ AXpw s]s«¶p \n¶p. c­p sk¡âv, AhÄ¡p kvYeImet_m[w h¶p. AhÄ Jaokn \n¶pw ]nSn hn«p. AXp DuÀ¶p Xmtgíp hoWp. Fsâ a[pc Zriy¯n\pw XncÈoe hoWp. AhfpsS Ip\nª apJw \mWw sIm­pw A]am\w sIm­pw hnfÀ¯p hnfdn.

" tkmdn.."

 F¶p ]dªp sIm­v Rm³ IXIS¨p. Xncn¨p h¶v Fsâ koÁnencp¶p. ]pdtI enÊnbpw ]pd¯p h¶p, Fs¶ t\m¡msX shfnbnteíp t]mbn.

F\n¡cnihpw kt´mjhpw Hcpan¨p tXm¶n. Fsâ ss{]hÁv tSmbnseÁn BÀ¡pw {]thi\anÃ, Bcmbmepw. AsXÃmhÀ¡pw Adnbmw. GXmbmepw F\n¡p aq{Xsamgn¡Ww. Rm\I¯p Ibdn. hn§p¶ Kpems\ FSp¯v \o«n¸nSn¨p. At¸mgmWp Hcp Imcyw Rm³ {i²n¨Xv. ^vfjv sNbvXn«nÃ, AhfpsS kzÀ® \nd¯nepÅ hnkÀÖ\Pew AXn ]Xªp InS¸p­mbncp¶p. AXnteíp FtâXpw sNÃp¶Xn Hcp KqUkt´mjw. ]ns¶ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ Zm InS¡p¶p lm§dn AhfpsS Cfw tdmkv \nd¯nepÅ Zp¸«, Rm\sXm\p aW¯p, FtXm Hcp kvt{]bpsS kpKÔw. ^vfjv sNbvXn«v Rm³ shfnbnend§nbt¸mÄ tPm¬ Fs¶bpw Im¯v Fsâ sUkvIn\cnInÂ.

" F´m tPmtW...?"

" AtXbv... enÊn¡v Hc_²w ]ÁnbXm... kmdo t\c¯p hcpsa¶p Ahfp hnNmcn¨nÃmcp¶p. AXp sIm­p ]Ánt¸mbXm.."

" AsX´m tPmtW A§s\ ]dbp¶Xv... kmcanÃ, CsXms¡ Hcp Hcp ... am\pjnI {]iv\§ftÃ.."

" \nXnkmdnsâ ss{]hÁv _m{XqanÂ...."

" tSIv CÁv Cukn tPm¬... kmcanÃ..."

" sicn....  ]nt¶ skan\mÀ F§s\bp­mbncp¶p..?"

" F\n¡p Xmåcyanà tPmtW \ap¡p ]Ánb km[\w AÃ,...... ]ns¶ enÊntbmSv H¶p hcm³ ]d..."

tPm¬ shfnbnteíp t]mbn, A©p an\n«p Ignªt¸mÄ enÊn Ibdn h¶p, apJw Ip\n¨p \n¶p. apJ¯v B hnjmZ\ncmim `mhw..." Rm³ ]dªp.

" enÊo, ]nt¶..... sSmbveÁv D]tbmKn¨Xv kmcanà Rm³ £an¨p. ]t£, tSmbvseÁn Ibdnbm Nne acymZIsfms¡bp­v...... \½psS km[\§Ä FÃmw Xncns¨Sp¡Ww, ]ns¶ tSmbvseÁv ^vfjv sN¿Ww A§s\sbms¡... "

" tkmdn kmÀ.... F\n¡v....... tkmdn...." AhÄ tSmbvseÁnteíp t]mbn. Xncn¨p h¶t¸mÄ tXmfn Zp¸«bp­mbncp¶p. AhÄ t\tc shfnbnteíp \S¶p. Rm³ hnfn¨p.

" enÊn Iw lnbÀ B³Uv knÁv Uu¬... F\n¡p enÊntbmSp Aåw kwkmcn¡m\p­v..."

AhÄ Xncn¨p h¶p Itkcbn apJw Ip\n¨ncp¶p. t]Sn¨v, Hcp hg¡v Asæn Xm¡oXv {]Xo£n¨p sIm­v.

" enÊn, Iptd Znhk§fmbn Rm³ ImWp¶p, Xsâ Cu ]pXnb `mhw... X\ns¡´p ]Án... Ft¶mSp Xpd¶p ]dbq... B Ad_nbn \n¶pw \nt¶ Rm³ c£n¨ntÃ... ChnsS am\yamb Hcp tPmen X¶ntÃ.. ]d... F´m Xsâ {]iv\w... ? "

s]mSp¶s\ AhÄ s]m«n¡cbm³ XpS§n. Rm³ HmSn sN¶p hmXn IpÁnbn«p. c­p \nanj§Ä Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ hnXp¼ns¡m­p ]dbm³ XpS§n.

" F\n¡n\n acn¡pItb \nhr¯nbpÅq kmÀ..."

" AXn\p X¡h®w ChnsS F´p­mbo... ]d..."

" H¶pIn Rm³ \in¡Ww, Asæn acn¡Ww.. F¦nte Fsâ {]iv\w Xocq..."

AhÄ c­p Ibv sIm­pw apJw s]m¯nbncp¶p tX§n. Ic¨n Aåsam¶S§nbt¸mÄ AhÄ XpSÀ¶p.

" Npcp¡n ]dbmw.. kmÀ.. _mw¥qcn ]Tn¨ncp¶t¸mÄ Rm³ Hcmfpambn Cã¯nembn, Fsâ \ocp, \ncRvP³ Kp]vX. ]mhw Hcp sNdp¸¡mc³, Aåw IhnXbpw ]m«pw Hs¡bmbn kvt\ln¡m³ am{Xw Adnbmhp¶ Fsâ \ocp, Ah³ F§ns\tbm AhnSt¯ Hcp At[mtemI \mbIsâ aIsâ hebn hoWp. tJcm sj«n, Ah³ tImtfPnte hnÃ\mbncp¶p. {UKvkpw s]®pw FÃmw Ah\p­mbncp¶p. Fsâ \ocp tJcbpsS hebn hoWp. ab¡p acp¶nsâ ASnabmbn. Hcn¡Â \ocphnsâ IqsS Fs¶ tJc I­p, ]ns¶ Ah\p Fs¶bmbn t\m«w. \à Iq«pImc\mbn Naªv Hcn¡Â Ah³ R§sf tlm«en sIm­p t]mbn, R§Ä¡v GtXm ab¡p acp¶v Pyqkn X¶p \nÀ_Ôn¨p IpSn¸n¨p. R§Ä XfÀ¶p t]mbn. Fsâ ASnhkv{X§Ä \o¡nbpw kvIÀ«p s]m¡n h¨pw »ukv Xpd¶pw Fsâ Iptd t\IUv Bbn«pÅ t^mt«mIÄ FSp¯p. ]ns¶ Fs¶ B{Ian¨p. ]IpXn t_m[hpw _ehpw am{Xta D­mbncp¶psh¦nepw Rm³ sNdp¯p \n¶p. At¸mtgípw \ocp DWÀ¶p, ]mXn t\IUv Bb Ft¶bpw hen¨p sIm­v apdn¡p ]pd¯p IS¶p. R§Ä c£ s]Spsa¶mbt¸mÄ tJc \ocphns\ Ip¯n. ]ns¶ AhnsS \S¶sXms¡ ]ckyambn. tlm«epImcv am\w `b¶p R§tf hn«b¨p. ]t£ Fsâ \ocp tlmkv]nÁen sh¨p...."

]ns¶ AhÄ \niÐbmbn hnXp¼n.

Rm³ Hcp ¥mÊv shÅsaSp¯v AhÄ¡psImSp¯p. AXp IpSn¨n«v _mXvdqan t]mbn AhÄ apJw IgpIn h¶p. Aåt\ct¯ \niÐXíp tijw XpSÀ¶p.

"  ]ns¶ tN«³ h¶p Fs¶ Ct§m«p sIm­p t]m¶p. FÃmw ad¶p am\w acymZbmbn Pohn¡m³ Rm\pd¨XmWp. ]s£ Ct¸mÄ tJc ChnsS Zp_mbn h¶ncn¡p¶p. F§s\sbm Ah³ Fsâ UosÁbnÂkv I­p ]nSn¨p. Fs¶ hnfn¨p ]dªp. HcmgvN¡Iw Ah³ Xmakn¡p¶ tlm«en sN¶nsæn Fsâ A¶t¯ t^mt«mIÄ Ah³ ]ckys¸Sp¯pw, CâÀs\Án sImSp¡pw Fs¶ms¡ ]dªp. F\n¡dnbnà kmÀ F´p sN¿Wsa¶v... F\n¡p acn¡m³ B{KlanÃ... kmÀ... ]t£ Rms\´p sN¿pw...? Bscs¶ klmbn¡pw...?

AhÄ ho­pw apJw s]m¯n hnXp¼n.

" enÊn A¶p acymZíp AgnªmSmsX \S¶ncps¶¦n CXp hÃXpw kw`hn¡pambncpt¶m..?"

AhÄ XebpbÀ¯n, Zp¸« sIm­p aq¡p ]ngnªp, F¶n«p ]dªp.

" Rm³ AgnªmSnbnà kmÀ. Rm³ sNbvXXv Fsâ \ocphns\ kvt\ln¡pI am{XamWp. ]mhw \ocp Fs¶ H¶p Npw_n¨n«p t]mepanÃ. R§sfmcpan¨p \S¶Xv tImtfPn ]ckyambn F¶p am{Xw. Ahkm\w Fsâ \ocp...." ho­pw tX§Ä.

" At¸mÄ tPmWpw R§fpw tI«sXms¡......."

" shdpw sI«pIYIfmWp kmÀ... Fsâ icocw BsI I­Xv B \in¨ tJc am{Xw... AXpw Rm\dnbmsX.. F\ns¡XnÀ¡m³ iànbnÃmbncp¶p.... kmÀ.... Asæn ...." AhÄ ho­pw hnXp¼n.

Rm\mtemNn¨p. AhfpsS kwkmc¯n Im]Sy¯nsâ em©\ t]mepanÃ. IÅns¸®p§sf Rm\pw Iptd I­n«pÅXmWp. At¸mÄ Chsfmcp A\m{LmX ]pjv]amWp.

Rm\mtemNn¨p. thWsa¦n Ahs\ IpSp¡m³ F\n¡p Ignbpw, AXn\pÅ sI«p]mSpIÄ F\n¡p Zp_mbn D­v. ]t£ Dd¨ sXfnhpIÄ thWw. AsXmcp henb kmlkw Xs¶bmWp. Hcp s]®n\p th­n shdptX A]IS¯nteíp FSp¯v NmStWm. a\Ên Hcp hSw hen. ]t£ AXn Fsâ ImamÀ¯n Pbn¨p. Chtf c£n¨m F\n¡o aZ\kpµcn kz´w. Ahf{Xíp XIÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. H¶p {ian¡pI Xs¶, Rm³ Xocpam\n¨p.

Fsâ a\Ên Hcp Bi Xe s]m¡n. Rm³ Fgpt¶Áv AhfpsS ap¼n sN¶p, sUkvIn Nmcn \n¶p. F¶n«m XmSn ]Xps¡ ]nSn¨pbÀ¯n. hnXp¼p¶ aeÀ¨p­pIÄ, t]Sam\nsâ t]Sn¨c­ I®pIfn \n¶pw I®oscmgpIp¶p. Fs¶ AhÄ ssZ\yambn t\m¡n, Fs¶ c£n¡ntà F¶p hnfn¨p tIgp¶ t]mse. F\n¡hfn Zb tXm¶n. F´p kmlkw sNbvXn«mbmepw sicn, Cu h\]pjv]w F\n¡p \ãs¸Sm³ ]mSnÃ.

" sicn, enÊntb Rm³ hnizkn¡p¶p. Ahsâ I¿n \n¶pw enÊntb c£n¡m³ \ap¡p {ian¡mw. ]t£ F\ns¡´p KpWw...?"

" kmdn\p ]pWyw In«pw.... Xncn¨p Xcm³... Fsâ Ibnse´p­v.... kqbnsskUp sN¿m³ C¸gpw t]Snbm.... ]t£ th­nh¶mÂ...."

" sO..tO.... AsXms¡ hnSv... kpµcamb PohnXw \n\¡p In«pw.... \o A{Xíp .... \ÃhfmWp.... kpµcnbpw.... " AhÄ Fsâ I®pIfnteípÁp t\m¡n. Rm³ hncepIÄ sIm­v B I®p\oÀ XpS¨p.

" t]mbn apJw IgpIn hcq.."

ho­pw AhÄ t]mbn apJw IgpIn h¶ncp¶p.

" Ahsâ I¿n Ct¸mgpw {U¤vkv ImWptam...." Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" ImWm³ km²yXbp­v.. Hcn¡Ä t^mWn kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ CSív H¶p kqNn¸n¨ncp¶p.. Hcp shSn¡p c­v ]£n F¶v... Hcp \à _nkn\Êpw.... ]ns¶ Hcp \Ã......" AhÄ H¶p \nÀ¯n.

" Hcp \Ã s]®nsâ ]qta\nbpw ...AtÃ...? Rm³ ]qcn¸n¨p. AhÄ apJw Ip\n¨p.

" Mqw ... enÊn s]mtímfp... ]ns¶ Cu hnjmZsams¡ Ifªv {i²n¨v tPmensN¿v...

Mvlm, ]ns¶ Ahsâ tlm«epw hniZ hnhc§fpw F\n¡p XcWw...."

Rm³ B Ihnfn H¶p arZphmbn X«n. B I®pIfn Pohn¡m\pÅ BibpsS sXfn¨w. Fsâ Ihnfnte XtemS AhÄ¡v Bizmkw sImSp¯ncn¡mw. AXp sIm­mbncn¡mw, Hcp \thmVtbt]mse Fs¶ H¶p t\m¡nbn«v AhÄ t]mbn. Aåw Ignªv Xncnsb h¶v Hcp ISemkv Fs¶ Gån¨p.

Rm³ knsFUn Un¸mÀ«vsaânte Fsâ kplr¯mb PhmZns\ hnfn¨p. Hcp No^nsâ sk{I«dnbmWbmÄ. CXn\p ap¼pw hnes¸« ]e hnhc§fpw Rm³ AbmÄ hgn t]meokn\p sImSp¯n«p­v. D¨ív HcpaWn¡v Rm³ Abmsf sN¶p I­p Imcy§Ä hniZambn [cn¸n¨p, C{]mhiyw Hcp {]tXyIX, Hcp klmbw Rm³ A`yÀ°n¨p,, tJcbpsS ssIhiw DÅ Fsâ Iknsâ t^mt«mIÄ t]menknsâ I¿n s]ScpXv, AhÄ I£ntbm km£ntbm BhpIbpacpXv. Rm³ C³t^mÀaÀ BbXn\m Fsâ t]cp shfns¸Sp¯pIbnÃ. BtemNn¨n«v hnfn¨p ]dbmsa¶bmÄ ]dªp.

sshIpt¶cw PhmZnsâ t^m¬ h¶p Fs¶ \mÀt¡m«nIv sk£³ No^v hnfn¨ncn¡p¶p, t\cn ImWm³. Rm³ sN¶p. Aht\ IpSp¡m³ enÊnbpw thWat{X, Csæn Fsâ Bhiyamb B t^mt«mIÄ In«m³ hnjaambncn¡pw. Rm³ k½Xn¨p. ]cn]mSn NÀ¨ sNbvXpd¸n¨p, t]meokn\p sN¿p¶ klmb§Ä¡v \µnbpw At±lw ]dªp.

A¶p sshIpt¶cw Ggc aWn¡v tlm«en F¯msa¶v enÊn tJctb hnfn¨p ]dªp. t^mt«mIÄ Xncn¨p X¶m Ah³ ]dbp¶sX´pw A\pkcn¡msa¶pw AhÄ ]dªp. Ggp aWn¡v enÊn Fsâ Hm^okn h¶p. Ahtf hndíp¶p­mbncp¶p. Rm³ IXIS¨p IpÁnbn«p.

" Ahs\´p ]dªp enÊo.... \o hÃmsX t]Sn¨ncn¡p¶p..."

" Ah\p henb kt´mjw... t^mWneqsS Fs¶ InÊv sN¿pIbpw sNbvXp... F\n¡p t]SnbmIp¶p kmÀ...."

Rm³ AhfpsS tXmfn ]nSn¨n«v B I®pIfnteíp t\m¡n. B Np­pIÄ hndíp¶p. Rm\htf amtdmSp tNÀ¯p. Hcp sIm¨p Ip«ntbt¸mse Ahsfsâ amdn Nmcn. Rm\m apJw ]nSn¨pbÀ¯n, Fsâ Np­pIÄ B hndíp¶ sN©p­pIfnteíp tNÀ¯p. R§fpsS A[c§Ä H¶mbn. Hcp an\n«p t\cw R§fpsS Dan\ocpIÄ ]ckv]cw IeÀ¶p. HSphn Rm³ Xs¶ Ahsf Fsâ s\©n \n¶pw ]dn¨p amÁn. B apJs¯ hnImcw F\n¡p ]nSn In«nbnÃ. AhÄ Ip\nªp \n¶v ZoÀLambn H¶p \nizkn¨p.

 

IrXyw Ggc aWn¡v R§Ä tlm«ense¯nbt¸mÄ No^v F\n¡p ]cnNbs¸Sp¯nb C³kvs]ÎdS¡w Btdgp t]meokpImÀ km[mcW thj¯n AhnsS F¯nbncp¶p. R§Ä aq¶mw \nebn F¯n, CS\mgnbn adªp \n¶p. enÊn Ahsâ hmXnen ap«n. Ah³ hmXn Xpd¶v ]pdt¯íp Xebn«p A¸pdhpw C¸pdhpw Bcpansöp t_m[ys¸«Xn\p tijw Ahsfbpw sIm­v AI¯p IS¶p hmXneS¨p.

C\nbpÅXv enÊn ]n¶oSv Ft¶mSp ]dªXv.

hfsc BËmZt¯mSp IqSn tJc Ahsf kzmKXw sNbvXp.

" UmÀenMv \o hcpw Fs¶\n¡pd¸mbncp¶p... ]t£ \nsâ a\Ênencp¸v F´msW¶p ]dbWw... F´p sIm­mWp \o hcmsa¶p Xocpam\n¨Xv..?.." 

" tJcm, Fsâ \ocp t]mbn... \o Ahs\ sIm¶p... \nt¶mSp aÃSn¡m\pw Pbn¡m\pw F\n¡p IgnhnÃ.. F\n¡p Pohn¡Ww... ]t£ B ]S§Ä \nsâ I¿n DÅnSt¯mfw Imew F\n¡p a\Êam[m\w In«nÃ.... "

" Rm³ ]S§Ä Xcmw... ]t£ ]qÀ® a\tÊmsS \o C¶v Ft¶mSp klIcn¡Ww. ..." Ah³ Fs¶ X¶nteíp ]nSn¨Sp¸n¨v Fsâ Ihnfn AaÀ¯n Hcp½ X¶p. Rm³ FXnÀ¯nÃ. Ahs\sâ Zp¸«bn Ibv sh¨p, Rm³ A\§nbnÃ, Ah\Xp hen¨p I«nenteín«p. A\mhrXamb Fsâ amdt¯íp t\m¡n Ah³ shÅand¡n.

" enÊo, \o ]gbXnepw kpµcnbmbncn¡p¶p. \ocphnsâ IqsS \ns¶ ImWm³ XpS§nb A¶p apX Rm³ t\m«an«Xmbncp¶p. ]t£ Aåw ]ng¨pt]mbn. Asæn C¶v F\n¡nt§m«p htc­ BhiyanÃmbncp¶p..."

Ahs\sâ ASp¯p h¶p Fsâ XmSn ]nSn¨pbÀ¯n, Fsâ I®pIfn t\m¡n Ah³ ]Xnsb ]dªp.

" F¶mepw C¶v \nt¶msS\n¡p \µnbp­v. tImSnIfpsS _nkn\kv C¶p Rm\pd¸n¨p, H¸w \ns¶bpw. cmhnte AhÀ h¶p ]Ww X¶v Nc¡v amdn¡gnªm ]ns¶ GXp \nanjhpw F\n¡v Xncn¨p t]mImw. \µn, enÊn \µn.."

" tJc... B ]S§Ä...?."

" [rXn shímsX.... AsXsâ I¿n D­v... kwibw th­. ..." Ah³ taihen¸p Xpd¶v c­v ^vtfm¸nIÄ FSp¯p ImWn¨p F¶n«v AXv XncnsI hen¸n Xs¶ sh¨p.

" \½psS kpµc \nanj§Ä Ignbpt¼mÄ \n\¡nXv sIm­p t]mImw.. C{Xbpw Imew aÁmcpw ImWmsX BÀ¡pw sImSp¡msX Rm³ CXv ImWpIbmbncp¶p. AtXmsSm¸w Fsâ \nt¶mSpÅ BÀ¯n IqSpIbpambncp¶p. \o F{X at\mlcnbmsWt¶m Cu ]S§fnÂ.... \n\¡p ImWtWm..." Ah³ tai¸pd¯ncp¶ em]vtSm]v Xpd¶p, Hm¬ sNbvXp, Hcp ^vtfm¸nsbSp¯v AXnen«p. Aåw Ignªt¸mÄ AXnsesâ ]Sw h¶p. ]mXn I®pw Xpd¶p XfÀ¶v, XebnWbn Rm³ Nmcn¡nS¡p¶p. Fsâ kvsIÀ«v Achtc s]m¡n h¨ncn¡p¶p. XpSIÄ apgph³ ImWmw. lp¡pIÄ hnSphn¨v Abª {_mbpw Fsâ tSm¸pw apeIÄ¡p apIfn s]m¡n h¨ncn¡p¶p.

Rm³ I®pIÄ s]m¯ns¡m­p ]dªp.

" aXn tJcm... aXn.... F\n¡p hnizmkambn... C\n \o F´p thWsa¦nepw sNbvtXmfp.. F\n¡nXp Xncnsb X¶m am{Xw aXn.."

Ah³ I¼yq«À Hm^v sNbvXp ^vtfm¸n hen¸nteín«p.

" BZyw \ap¡v H¶mtLmjn¡mw. A¶p _w¥qcnse tlm«enset¸mse. .."

CXpw ]dªv Ah³ {^nUvPv Xpd¶p c­p ¥mÊpIfn tImfsbmgn¨p. ]ns¶  tSmbnseÁnteíp t]mbn. aS§n h¶Xv Hcp s]mXnbpambn«mbncp¶p, Ah\Xv Xpd¶v \nhÀ¯n. Iq«nsbm«n¨ Iptd sNdnb ¹mÌnIv ]m¡ÁpIfn shfp¯ s]mSn. Ah³ AXn Hsc®¯n H¶p ISn¨p, F¶n«Xn sR¡n hfsc sNdnb Hcp Xpfbn IqSn Aåw s]mSn c­p ¥mÊnepan«p, ¥mÊpIsfSp¯v H¶p Ipep¡n.

" CXv F´msW¶dnbmtam, \n§Ä¡v A¶p {]tbmKn¨ AtX km[\w C¶v Aåta FSp¯n«pÅp F¦n ckw IqSpw. CXv GÁhpw ap´nb C\amWp, CXp hen¡mw, Ie¡n IpSn¡mw, Ip¯nshímw, amÀ¡Ánte GÁhpw hne IqSnb aÄ«n ]À¸kv {UKv... thWsa¦n \n\s¡mcp ]mívÁv k½m\w Xcmw.... F\n¡p \ns¶ A{Xínãam...""

Rms\m¶p Xp½n, ]ns¶bpw F\n¡p Xp½Â h¶p, c­p aq¶p {]mhiyw.

" Hm.. s]mSnbmbXp sIm­v AeÀPnbmbncn¡pw, kmcanà IpSn¨p Ignbpt¼mÄ FÃmw amdpw.." Ah³ Hs¶Sp¯v Fsâ t\sc \o«n.

" Notbgvkv..." Ah³ H¶p kn¸p sNbvXp.. Rm³ IpSn¡msX AXp tai¸pd¯p sh¨p.

" CXp \o IpSn¡Ww... Csæn ]S§Ä...."

At¸mÄ hmXnÂIÂ ap«p tI«p. Ah³ tNmZn¨p.

" BcmXv.."

" dqwt_mbv kmÀ"

" Rms\m¶pw Bhiys¸«nÃtÃm..."

" tkmdn kmÀ... ]pXnb tem¬{Un..... joÁvkv B³Uv... ShÂkv..."

" HmsI...HmsI....shbnÁv.... \miw... Ahât½sS joÁv..." tJc s]s«¶v tai¸pd¯p InS¶ ¹mÌnIv s]mXn FSp¯v tSmbvseÁnte¡p t]mbn. Fs¶ ]nSn¨v Itkcbnencp¯n, Zp¸« FSp¯v tXmfnen«p X¶p. F¶n«p IXInsâ ]o]v tlmfn IqSn t\m¡n, ]ns¶ hmXn sasà Xpd¶p. AhnsS Hcp t_mbv I¿n Iptd XpWnIÄ ¹mÌnIv joÁn s]mXnªv ]nSn¨p \n¶ncp¶p, AbmÄ AI¯p Ibdn, Aeamc Xpd¶p XpWnIÄ ASp¡n. tJcm A£a\mbn Im¯p \n¶p.

" ldn A]v... ..."

" tkmdn kmÀ..." t_mbv t]mIm\mbn hmXn Xpd¶p

s]s«¶p A©mdp Ad_nIÄ AIt¯íp Ibdn.

" BcmWp \n§Ä...." tJcm tZjy¯n tNmZn¨psIm­v t^mWnsâ AcnInte¡p \o§n.

" lm³Uvkv A]v..." Hcp Ad_n tXm¡p Nq­ns¡m­v ]dªp. At¸msgípw Rm\pw AI¯p Ibdn.

C\nbpÅ cwK§Ä¡p Rm\pw km£nbmWp.

At¿,  Ch\mtWm tJc. apJ¯p Aåw IpÁntcmaapÅ Hcp kmZm sNdp¸¡mc³, Aåw BtcmKyaps­¶sXmgn¨m At[mtemI¯nsâ bmsXmcp e£WhpanÃ. Ahsâ I®pIfn {IqcXbp­v, F´n\pw aSn¡m¯hsâ e£Ww. Rm³ enÊntb hen¨v Ft¶mSp tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨p \n¶p.

" R§Ä t]meokv... Cu apdn H¶p ]cntim[n¡Ww.. \n§Ä AhnsS Ccn¡q.. " tJcm tkm^bnte¡ncp¶p. t\tc Nq­nb tXm¡v.

t]meokpImÀ ]cntim[\ XpS§n, CSíp enÊn Ft¶mSp ]dªp.

" {UKvkv D­v, sSmbnseÁnemWp Hfn¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. Fs¶ Ch³ ImWn¨p. Cu tImfbn IeÀ¯nbn«pap­v..." Rm³ AXv t]meoknt\mSv ]dªp c­p aq¶pt]À tSmbnseÁnteíp Ibdn.

" enÊo... ]S§Ä FhnsS ... In«ntbm...?.. "   Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" taihen¸nÂ... c­p ^vtfm¸nbp­v..." Rm³ tai Xpd¶p, ^vtfm¸nIsfSp¯p. C³kvs]ÎdpsS ASp¯p sN¶p ImWn¨p, AbmÄ Xe Ipep¡n. Rm³ AXp t]m¡Ánen«p.

At¸msgípw Hcp henb ¹mÌnIv _mKpambn t]meokpImÀ XncnsI h¶p. AXp IpSªp tai¸pd¯n«p. As©«p \o­ ¹mÌnIv _mKpIfpsS irwJeIÄ...

" CXv c­p Intembn IqSpX D­tÃm.... " C³kvs]ÎÀ A`n{]mbs¸«p. CXn\nsS enÊn Ft¶mSp Ahsâ I¨hS¡mcyw ]dªXv Rm³ At±l¯n\p ssI amdn. At±lw tJcbpsS t\sc Xncnªp.

" Bcm \nsâ CS]mSpImc³... t]cp ]d.... " tJc an­nbnÃ.

" Ahs\ hnfn¨v ChnsS hcm³ ]dbp..." tJc A\§nbnÃ. C³kvs]ÎÀ ssI \nhÀ¯v IcWs¯m¶p sImSp¯p.

F¶n«v ]nSns¨gpt¶ån¨p. BSnbmSn Ah³ \n¶p.

" \¼À ]dbq... At±lw Ahsâ t]m¡Án \n¶pw Ahsâ samss_ FSp¯p. tJc \¼À ]dªp. kz´w sNhnbn sh¨v {i²n¨Xn\p tijw AXv tJcbpsS sNhnbn ]nSn¨p.

" Cu tlm«Â apdnbnteíp hcm³ ]dbq... asÁm¶pw ]dbcpXv.."

tJc H¶p izmkw ]nSn¨p. F¶n«v D¨¯n ]dªp.

" Fs¶ t]meokv ]nSn¨p. thKw c£s]«p sImÅq...." F¶ns«m¶p izmkw hn«p .

C³kvs]ÎÀ Nncn¨p AhÀ¡p bmsXmcp `mht`ZhpanÃ. R§fpw hm s]mfn¨p. At±lw ]dªp.

" F´m t\m¡p¶Xv...? Rm³ Ch³ ]dª \¼À sicnbmtWm F¶p Dd¸p hcp¯pIbmbncp¶p. C\n \n§Ä¡p t]mImw... R§Ä¡v C\nbpw Aåw tPmen _m¡nbp­v... Xm¦vkv..."

R§sf shfnbnend¡n At±lw hmXneS¨p. shfnbn CS\mgnbn XpWn sIm­p h¶ t_mbv \n¡p¶p Nncn¨p sIm­v. tjIvlm³Uv sNbvXp sIm­v At±lhpw ]dªp.

" klmb¯n\p \µn..." At¸mgmWp a\ÊnembXv AXpw t]meokv BsW¶v.

 

R§Ä t\tc Hm^oknte¡mWp t]mbXv. hgn¡p R§Ä H¶pw kwkmcn¨nÃ. enÊn t]Sn¨ apb¡p«n amXncn hnd¨p sIm­v Fs¶ Nmcn Ccp¶p. CSíhÄ ]pdtIm«p t\m¡p¶p­mbncp¶p. Hcp ssI Ìobdn§n ]nSn¨p sIm­v Rm³ Ahtf Ft¶mSp tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨ncp¶p. CSíp Hcp km´z\sat¶mWw B Ihnfn XtemSpIbpw sNbvXp.

kabw F«ctbmfambncp¶p. Rm³ Fsâ apdnbn Ibdn Ccps¶m¶p ZoÀLizmkw hn«p. Fs´mcp ]co£Wambncp¶p. Aåw ]mfnbncps¶¦n Poh³ Xs\ A]IS¯n Btbt\. Rm³ tSmbnseÁn Ibdn H¶p s{^jv Bbn h¶t¸mÄ enÊn Fsâ apdnbn \n¡p¶p. Rm³ hmXn IpÁnbn«p.

" Mqw... F´m enÊn..."

" kmÀ.... kmÀ...." AhÄ Fsâ apJ¯p t\m¡n hnfn¨p. HmSn Fsâ ap¼n h¶p \n¶p F¶n«v s]m«n¡cªp.

Rm³ Ahtf Fsâ tZlt¯mSp tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨p. Ihnfn X«n Bizkn¸n¨p. ]pd¯p ltemSn.

" tlbv ... F´mbnXv... FÃmw IgnªntÃ... C\n F´n\m Icbpt¶... kt´mjn¡v...."

" Rm³... kt´mjn¡phmWp kmÀ.... F\n¡v F\n¡v H¶pw AdnbnÃ....  Icbmt\ Adnb¯pÅp...."

F¦n Icbt« F¶p Rm\pw Xocpam\n¨p. Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ Ic¨n HXp§n. taL§Ä¡nSbn \n¶pw N{µ³ shfnbn hcp¶ t]mse Hcp ]p©ncn Ahsf\n¡p k½m\n¨p. Rm\m I®pIfn Npw_n¨p, I®p\ocnsâ D¸pckw. Fsâ jÀ«pw \\ªncp¶p, AhfpsS I®ocpsIm­v. Rm³ Ahtf AS¡n¸nSn¨p. AhÄ Hcp amS{]mhnt\t¸mse Fsâ I¿n HXp§n \n¶p.

" kmÀ B ^vtfm¸nIÄ..... C\n F\n¡p...." AhÄ apJapbÀ¯n tNmZn¨p.

" Xcmw... BZyw Rms\m¶p ]cntim[n¡t«...."

" tÈym... AXp th­m kmÀ... AXn Rm³....Rm³... "

AhÄ \mWn¨v apJw Fsâ amdnteíp ]qgv¯n.

" \o XpWnbnÃmsX InS¡p¶ ]Sw....... Bs«... Rm³ AXp ImWp¶Xn \n\¡p hntcm[apt­m...."

" Fsâ PohnXw Xncn¨p X¶Xp kmdm.... kmÀ AXp ImWp¶Xn F\ns¡´m... ]t£...."

" F´m Hcp ]t£..."

" thWsa¦n Rm³ ... Rm³... Rm³... t\cn ImWn¨p XcptIte ..... ]ns¶´n\m ]Sw...?"

" A¼Sn IÅo....  \obmfp sImÅmatÃm... Mqw... F\n¡p ImWWw.... Rm³ tNmZn¡p¼w aXn..."

AhÄ Ft¶ Ddp¸S¦w sI«n¸nSn¨n«p ]dªp.

" Ft¸mÄ thtWepw ....FhnsS thtWepw..... F¶pw.... Rm³.... Rm³...." AhÄ \nÀ¯n.

" Ct¸mÄ F\n¡nXp aXn..." Rm³ Ahtf tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨v B apJ¯pw Np­nepw sXcpsXsc D½ sh¨p. ho­pw R§fpsS Np­pIÄ DS¡n. R§fpsS \mhpIÄ ]ckv]cw tImÀ¯p. Ahkm\w thÀs]«t¸mÄ \mWw sIm­m apJw Nph¶ncp¶p. Fsâ apJ¯hÄ t\m¡nbnÃ.

" t]mbn apJw IgpIn hcq... tPm¬ At\zjn¡pw ho«n t]mIm³..."

" tN«³ Cu apdnbpsS hmXn¡ ImWpw ... Rm³ ]dªn«m Ct§m«p tIdnbXv...."

Cuizcm !!  tPm¬ R§fpsS kwkmcw hÃXpw tIs«m Bthm. AhÄ apJw IgpIn h¶t¸mÄ Rm³ Ahtf Itkcbn Ccp¯n.

sN¶p hmXn Xpd¶p. tPm¬ At§m«pant§m«pw shcpInt\t¸mse \S¡p¶p­mbncp¶p. Rm³ hnfn¨p.

" tPm¬ hcq..."

Fs¶ H¶p t\m¡nbn«v tPm¬ apdn¡It¯íp Ibdn.

" tPm¬ Ccn¡q.." tPm¬ Ccp¶p.

" t\m¡q tPm¬... enÊn \n§Ä IcpXp¶ t]msebÃ... AhÄ Hcp \à Ip«nbmWp. AhÄ hgn sXÁnt¸mbn«nÃ. B apJt¯íp t\m¡q... C¶se I­ enÊnbmtWm CXv..."

tPm¬ Ahtf t\m¡n. AhÄ tPmWnt\ t\m¡n Xpd¶p ]p©ncn¨p. AbmÄ I®p angn¨v Fsâ apJt¯íp t\m¡n.

" tPmWn\p clky§Ä kq£n¡m³ Adnbmw.. AXp sIm­v ho«n sNÃpt¼mÄ enÊn Xs¶ FÃmw Xpd¶p ]dtª¡q... Ahcpw H¶mizkn¡s«... F¶m \n§Ä sNÃv.... KpUvss\Áv..."

tPm¬ aps¼bpw enÊn ]pdInepambn AhÀ \S¶p. tPm¬ hmXn IS¶t¸mÄ Rm³ hnfn¨p.

" enÊo, h¬ an\n«v... " AhÄ Xncn¨p h¶v Fsâ ap¼n \n¶p. tPm¬ hmXn¡epw.

" ]ns¶ ]dbpt¼mÄ ^vtfm¸n F¶p ]db­. t^mt«mIÄ F¶p ]dbpI. ]ns¶.. AXv At¸mÄ Xs¶ t]meokv \½psS ap¼n sh¨p s\KÁohv klnXw \in¸n¨p F¶pw ]dbpI.. HmtI..."

" HmtI.."

" ]ns¶.. Hcp Imcyw IqSn.." Rm³ Kuchw `mhn¨p.

" F´m kÀ."

" \o Hcp tPmenbn anSp¡nbmsW¶v F\n¡p cmhnte a\Ênembn.. Fs¶bpw AXp t]msem¶p klmbn¡Ww.."

" F´p tPmenbmWp kmÀ... ?

" tjhn§v... \à I®mSn t]msebtà sN¯n h¨ncn¡p¶Xv..."

BZyw Ahsfm¶v Nn´n¨p. Imcyw ]nSn In«nbt¸mÄ \mWw sIm­hfpsS apJw Npfnªp sNdpXmbn t]mbn.

" tÈym.... Fsâ IÀ¯mth... Cu kmdnsâ Hcp Imcyw..."

" HmtI .... At¸mÄ ]dª t]mse Xt¶... \mtf ImWmw... "

AhÄ ]pd¯nd§n. t]mIp¶Xn\p ap¼v Ahsfs¶ H¶p Xncnªv t\m¡n. B ]p©ncns¡s´mcp hiyXbmbncp¶p.

 

ho«nse¯pt¼mÄ £oWnX\mbncps¶¦nepw B ^vtfm¸nIÄ Xpd¶p ImWm³ Rm³ a\Êp sh¼n. `£Ww Ignª DSt\ s_Uv dqan Ibdn H¶v F¶p \¼cn«ncp¶ ^vtfm¸n I¼yq«dn C«p. CâÀs\Án [mcmfw s]®p§fpsS ]e Xc¯nepapÅ \á Nn{X§Ä I­n«ps­¦nepw Ct¸mÄ a\Ên DtZzKw.

BZyt¯ Nn{Xw enÊnbpw \ocPpw H¶n¨v Nncn¨p sIm­v I«nen Ccn¡p¶Xv. \ocPv Hcp km[mcW _p²nPohn ]¿³. ]mâpw I®Sbpw \oe ÁojÀ«pw. enÊnbpsS thjw Bscbpw sImXn¸n¡p¶Xmbncp¶p. CdpInb {_u¬ tSm¸n\pÅn s]m§n¯Ån \nÂIp¶ henb amdnS§Ä. hiyamb Nncn. Iãn¨v Acíp Xmsg F¯p¶ Hcp Idp¯ anUn AXpw CdpInbXv. shfp¯p XpSp¯ XpSbpsS ap¡m `mKhpw ImWmw. c­p t]cpw tXmfn At\ym\yw Hmtcm Ibv sh¨n«p­v. F´n\p tJctb IpÁw ]dbWw, Cu thjamsW¦n BÀ¡mWp Ahfn Bkàn tXm¶m¯Xv. A{Xíp skIvknbmbncp¶ B thjw AhfpsS amZIXzw hÀ²n¸n¨ncp¶p.

ASp¯Xv c­p t]cpw IqSn sI«n¸nSn¨v D½ shím³ XpS§p¶ Nn{Xw. AXp sicn, tJc Chtcs¡m­v A`n\bn¸n¨v FSp¯XmWp. IgnhpÅ Hcp IemImc\mWtÃm tJc. ]n¶t¯Xv c­pw AhscmÁív. F\n¡p [rXnbmbn, "G" ]Sw ImWp¶nÃ. ASp¯Xn ¢n¡v sNbvXp.

I«nen XebnW sh¨p Nmcn ImepIÄ \o«n £oWnXbmbncn¡p¶ enÊn, ]mXn Xpd¶ I®pIÄ. apJ¯v hnbÀ¸p XpÅnIÄ. tSm¸v tateíp s]m¡n sh¨ncn¡p¶p. lp¡gn¨ {_mbpsS AcnIn IqSn apeIfpsS AcnIpIÄ ImWmw. ASp¯Xv t\m¡n. AXn {_mbpw ape¡p apIfn s]m¡n sh¨ncn¡p¶p, apJ¯nsâbpw apeIfptSbpw t¢mk¸v. at\mlcamb shfp¯ apeIÄ \à BIrXn. H«pw DSbm¯ Bcpw sXmSm¯ Dcp­ Hmd©p kvX\§Ä. Cfw Xhn«p \nd¯nepÅ henb ape¡®pIfpsS \Sphn Xhn«p \nd¯nepÅ henb ape sR«pIÄ. apJ¯p hnbÀ¸Ã, shÅw Xfn¨ a«mWp ImWp¶Xv. I®p Xpd¡m³ th­n Ah³ shÅw Xfn¨Xmbncn¡Ww. t\m¡nbncp¶t¸mÄ sImXn tXm¶n, ep¦n¡pÅn Hcp sNdnb A\¡w, Fsâ ssI AdnbmsX ap­n¶Snbnteíp sN¶p, Ahs\ kam[m\n¸n¡m³ I¿nseSp¯p. Ah\pWcp¶ e£WamWp.

ASp¯Xn t\tc InS¡p¶p, ImepIÄ AI¯n, anUnt{^m¡v Acíp tate Npcp«n h¨ncn¡p¶p. shfp¯ ]mâokn\pÅn DbÀ¶p XÅn \n¡p¶ A¸{XntImWw. Xmsg hnShnsâ DÅnteíp jÍn henªp Ibdn¡nS¡p¶Xp sIm­v ]pdw Np­nsâ AcnIpIÄ IpÁn tcma§tfmSp IqSn XÅn¯pSp¯v \n¡p¶p. Fsâ IípÅn ]nSn apdpIn.

ASp¯Xn t]mkv AXp Xs¶, ]t£  ]mâokv Hcp Imen \n¶pw Ducn atÁ Imen Npcp§n¡nS¡p¶p. shdpsamcp \o­ Iodep am{Xw Zriyam¡ns¡m­v NnXdnb IpÁn tcma§tfmSp IqSn B tbm\oXSw DbÀ¶p \n¡p¶p. apJ¯nsâbpw amdnS¯nsâbpw `mK¯v shfn¨w IpdhmWp. F¦nepw enÊn F¶ amZI kpµcnbpsS cq]w hnImtcm±o]Iambn Ih¨p InS¡p¶ Imgv¨, Fsâ Kpems\ ]qÀ®ambn DWÀ¯n. Ah\pw ImWWw F¶p hmin]nSn¨ amXncn, NmSn Fgpt¶Áp \n¶p sh«pIbmWp. ASp¯ aq¶p \mse®w ]qdnsâ hnhn[ Xc¯nepÅ s¢mk¸pIÄ. hnShp Aåw Xpd¶p sh¨Xv, ]ns¶ AI¨p­pIÄ hen¨v ]pd¯p ImW¯¡ hn[w sh¨Xv, Hcp Im aS¡n Aåw Xpd¶Xv, ]ns¶ Hcp knKcÁv I¯n¨v ]qdn XncpInbXv. tJcbpsS `mh\, GtXm CâÀs\Án I­XmIWw. ]ns¶ Hcp Im I«nenepw H¶p Xmsgín«pw IqSpX \¶mbn Ih¨, HcmgvN hfÀ¨bpÅ \à Idp¸p \ndapÅ IpÁntcma§Ä \nc¶ ]qdp Xpd¶p InS¡p¶ enÊnbpsS Hcp ]qÀ® Nn{Xw. Bcpw I­m t\m¡n \n¶p hmWaSn¡pw A{Xíp \à ]Sw. Bbmks¸«p Xpd¡p¶ I®pIÄ I­m Imahnhibmbn InS¡pIbmsWt¶ tXm¶q.

ASp¯Xn \ocPpw enÊnbpw sI«n]nSn¨p InS¡p¶p \ocPv Dd§p¶ amXncn tXm¶pw. Ahsâ Hcp ssI enÊnbpsS apeIfnemWp. ]n¶t¯Xn \ocPnsâ Acs¡«nteíp Hcp Im IbÁnh¨p sNcnªp InS¡p¶ enÊnbpsS Ih¨p InS¡p¶ ]ip¸qdnsâ t]mkv, Axn ]pdIn \n¶pÅ Xhn«p \nd¯n Npcp§nbncn¡p¶ IqXnbpw ImWmw. C{Xbpw ]S§Ä I­t¸mÄ Hcp Imcyw Rm³ t\m«p sNbvXp. enÊnbpsS Ih¡nSbn ]qdnsâbpw CSXp XpSbpsSbpw CSbn Hcp Idp¯, aq«sb t]mse, Hcp adpIv. IpÁn¸qSIÄ¡nSbn AXp sXfnªp \n¶p.

Rm³ ASp¯ ^vtfm¸n C«p. AXn aq¶p ]Sta D­mbncp¶pÅp. H¶n \ocPnsâ I®pIÄ ]mXn Xpd¶ncp¶p. \ocPnsâ Np­v enÊnbpsS Hcp apebnÂ. ]n¶t¯Xn Ah³ AhfpsS ]qdn Iagv¶p InS¶p D½ shíp¶p. Ahsâ Hcp hnc AhfpsS ASª ]qdn Aåw XncpIn sh¨ncn¡p¶p. Ahkm\t¯Xn aeÀ¶p InS¡p¶ \ocPnsâ apJ¯v Iagv¶p InS¶p ]qÀ AaÀ¯n sh¨ncn¡p¶ enÊn. Ah\p izmkw ap«n¡mWpw. At¸mgmbncn¡pw \ocPn\p t_m[w Xncn¨p In«nbncn¡pI. ImcWw thsd ]S§Ä CÃmbncp¶p.

Rm³ FÃm ]S§fpw Fsâ I¼yq«dnteíp ]IÀ¯n. ]Sw ImW \nÀ¯n Rm³ Fgpt¶Áp. ]t£ Kpem³ k½Xn¡p¶nÃ. BZys¯ ^vtfm¸n ho­pw C«p. enÊn Im I«nen\p Xmsg C«p Ih¨ ]qdpw Xpd¶ncn¡p¶ ]Sw t\m¡n Hcp ]nSp¯w ]nSn¨p. shÅw t]mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ Ip®bpsS Ig¸S§n, Hcmizmkw. ]ns¶¡nS¶pd§n.

 

Hcp bm{Xm hnhcWw     By Nithin Babu    Font - karthika

 

A²ymbw -5

 

]ntÁ¶p Hm^okn Rm\m ]S§Ä sIm­p t]mbn, taibn kq£n¨p. D¨ htc Rm³ _nknbmbncp¶p. enÊn ]e {]mhiyw hmXn Xpd¶p t\m¡nbn«v Xncn¨p t]mbn. AhÄs¡t´m ]dbm\pÅXp t]mse.

Hcp aWntbmsS F\n¡p PhmZnsâ t^m¬ h¶p. km[\w hm§m³ cmhnse Xs¶ tlm«ense¯nb I¨hSkwLs¯ AhÀ s]m¡n. C\nbpw ]escbpw s]m¡pas{X. GXmbmepw C{Xbpw hnPbIcamb Hcp th«íp klmbn¨ Fs¶ hIp¸p ta[mhnbS¡w FÃmhcpw {]iwkn¨ncn¡p¶p.. ]t£ Fsâ t]Sn enÊnbptSbpw Fsâbpw kpc£tb¸Ánbmbncp¶p. tJcíp ]pd¯v _Ôs¸Sm³ ]Ánbmetà t]Snt¡­p, F¶p PhmZv ]dªp. ]ns¶ C´ybnte Imcy¯n\p AhÀ¡p Kmc­n Xcm³ ]ÁnÃ. GXmbmepw tIknsâ ^ben Fsâbpw enÊnbptSbpw t]cv HcnS¯pw ImW¯nÃ, AhÀ¡Xn\p XmåcyhpanÃ, ImcWw t]meokn\p t]cp In«pasÃm. IpdªXv ]¯p hÀjt¯sí¦nepw tJcbpw Iq«pImcpw ]pdwtemIw ImW¯nÃ. A¶p t\m¡nbm aXnbtÃm. PhmZp t^m¬ I«p sN¿pt¼mÄ Fsâ ssI hnd¨ncp¶p. ImcWw ab¡p acp¶p am^nbm hfsc hym]Iamb Hcp s\Áv hÀ¡v BWp. Mvlm.. hcp¶nS¯p sh¨p ImWmw. ]ns¶, Hcp em`w In«n kpµcnbmb Bcpw sXmSm¯ Hcp Infp´p s]®ns\. Ahfn¶p Fsâ kz´amWp. ]t£ Hcp km[mcW sXmgnemfn am{Xamb AhfpambpÅ AhnlnX _Ôw F\n¡p \mWt¡Sp­m¡ptam.  C\n AYhm Xebn tIdmt\m \nc§mt\m h¶m Xncn¨v C´ybnteíp hnSpw, A{X Xs¶. Rm³ kam[m\n¨p.

 

sshIpt¶cw Rm³ Hm^oknse¯nb DS³ Xs¶ enÊn Fsâ apdnbn h¶p. Fsâ ap¼n h¶p apJw Ip\n¨v \n¶p.

" tbkv enÊn F´p thWw...."

" kmÀ, B ]S§Ä...."

" AtXm...? Rm³ AXp H¶p I­n«v X¶m t]mtc...?

" At¿m kmÀ ¹okv... AXp ImW­...."

" At¸mÄ Rm³ C{Xsbms¡ sNbvXp X¶n«v B ]S§Ä H¶p ImWm³ F\n¡v A\phmZansÃt¶m..."

" At¿m kmÀ AXÃ... kmÀ AXp I­p Ignªm ]ns¶ F\n¡v kmdnsâ ap¼n apJapbÀ¯n \n¡m³ ]Á¯nÃ.... F§s\ Rm³ kmdnsâ apJ¯p t\m¡pw...."

" Bt« A{Xíp hnjaw tXm¶tWm.... ImWm\pÅsXms¡ C¶se Xs¶ Fs¶ hyàambn ImWn¨ntÃ...?.."

" AXv........ ]ns¶.....]ns¶... Hcp \nanjt¯ A_²w...."

" " l...l...... sImÅmw .... A_²ambmepw F\n¡nãs¸«p. B Hcp \nanjw sIm­p t^mt«m t]mse FÃmw Fsâ a\Ên ]XnªntÃ. B BIrXnbpw {]IrXnbpw an\pkhpw F´n\p, CSípÅ Idp¯ adpIp htc Fsâ a\Ên hyàambv \n¸p­v...... ]ns¶bm Cu ]S§Ä...."

" tÈym... Cu kmÀ.... Fsâ ssZhta... F\n¡p h¿...... Rm³ t]mIphm...."

AhÄ \mWn¨p ssI IpSªp sIm­v apJw Ip\n¨v apdn¡p shfnbn IS¶p.

B \mWw F\n¡nãs¸s«¦nepw a\Ên Hcp Ipfncp tImcnbns«¦nepw ]mân\Snbn Ne\ap­m¡nsb¦nepw Rm³ H¶p t]Sn¨p, ]Wnbpw Ct«¨p t]mtbm... Rm³ ]Xps¡ Fsâ apdnbpsS hmXn Xpd¶p t\m¡n. Bizmkw, t]mbn«nÃ, koÁn t]mbn \Jhpw ISn¨v Ft´m Btem¨ncn¡p¶p. Rm³ XncnsI h¶p t^mWn hnfn¨v AIt¯íp hcm³ ]dªp.

" Fsâ Hm^okn Hcp ImcWhimepw Bcpw ]Wn sN¿mXncn¡cpXv. Unkn¹n³ F\n¡v \nÀ_ÔamWp. C¶m enÊnbpsS ]S§Ä, CXv \in¸n¡Wsa¶v Rm³ {]tXyIn¨v ]dtb­tÃm...."

 Rm³ tai Xpd¶p ^vtfm¸nIÄ tai¸pd¯p sh¨p. AhfXp NmSn FSp¯p ssIíem¡n, Xncnªp t]mIms\mcp§n.

" enÊn shbnÁv, h¬ an\nÁv.... "

Rm³ Fgpt¶Áv AhfpsS ap¼n t]mbn \n¶p. Ahsfsâ I®pIfnteíp tNmZy`mh¯n t\m¡n.

" C¶se ChnsS sh¨v Ft¶mSp ]dªXv HmÀ½bpt­m..."

" Rms\´p ]dsª¶m kmdp ]tds¶...?... " Np­n Hcp Hfn¨ ]p©ncntbmtS AhÄ tNmZn¨p.

" ]Sw ImW­m, FÃmw t\cn ImWn¨p Xcmsa¶v. AXp ad¶p AtÃ...?"

Ahsft¶mSp ASp¯p \n¶p sIm­p \net¯íp t\m¡n ]Xps¡ a{´n¨p.

" HmÀ½bp­v, Hcn¡epw ad¡¯panÃ, F´m C¸¯t¶ ImWtWm... ]d.... ? " Ahsfsâ s\©nteíp apJw Nmbv¨p, ho­pw XpSÀ¶p. " F\n¡v... C¸w GÁhpw IS¸mSpÅXv ChnsSbm... AXp Igntª aÁmcpw Ft¶ ImWq... enÊnsb hnizkn¡mw .... Poh³ thtWepw Xcmw... ]ns¶btà Cu icocw..."

AhÄ tX§p¶ t]mse tXm¶n. Rm³ s\©n \n¶pw Ahtf amÁn. B at\mlc \b\§fn Xpfp¼n \n¶ I®p\oÀ XpS¨n«p ]dªp.

" tÈ.. Rm³ shdptX ]dªXtÃ... IcbmsX.... s]mtímfq... B I®ocp XpS¨n«v.."

Rm³ AdnbmsX hmXn¡teíp t\m¡nt¸mbn. Hm^oknse aÁp tPmen¡mÀ thtd apdnIfnembXp \¶mbn. Hm^okv t_mbv \nkmÀ t]mepw Rm³ hnfn¡msX hc¯nÃ. F¦nepw Ct¸mÄ Hcp `bw. tPmWns\ am{Xw `b¶m aXnsb¦nepw.

AhÄ ]Xps¡ hmXn¡se¯n, F¶n«p Xncnªv Fs¶ t\m¡n Hcp {]tXyI kzc¯n ]dªp.

" ]t£.....Rm³ H¶pw shdptX ]dbmdnà kmÀ.... "

Rm\m t]m¡p t\m¡n \n¶p.

 

Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ tPm¬ Fsâ Hm^oknseíp h¶p.

" F´m tPmtW, A\nb¯n C¶se F´p ]dªp..?.."

" AhsfÃmw ]dªp. hnizmkw h¶nÃ, Nne lnµn kn\nam t]mse. F¶mepw Chsf§s\ CXn sN¶p s]«p F¶mWp a\ÊnemIm¯Xv..."

" AsX´pamIs«, Ct¸mÄ kam[m\ambntÃ.... AXncn¡s«, C¶se R§sf c­p t]scbpw Hcpan¨p ImWmXmbt¸mÄ Fs´m Hcp sXÁn²mcW tPmWn\p­mbn CtÃ...?

" At¿m, AXp kmÀ... A§s\sbm¶panÃm.....F¦nepw.....BcmsW¦nepw A§s\ tXm¶ptIte...?"

" GXmbmepw AhÄ \n§Ä hnNmcn¡p¶Xp t]mse hgn sXÁnbn«nÃ...."

" AÃ kmÀ, C\n Ah³ sPbneos¶d§p¼w Fs´¦nepw...."

" Fsâ tPmtW AsXms¡ F«p ]¯p sImÃw Ignbp¼w hcm³ t]mW Imcy§Ä... hn«p If.."

" ]ns¶ kmÀ ... enÊn Cuh\nMv ¢mÊn tNcm³ t]mIp¶p... ]Tn¸p ]qÀ¯nbm¡m³, Hcp sImÃw IqSn aXnbtÃm... "

" AXp \ÃXm... ChnsS AXn\p ]Ánb C³ÌnÁp«pIÄ [mcmfw ChnsS D­sÃm... "

 

]ntÁZnhkw enÊn Hm^okn h¶t¸mÄ ]Tn¡m³ t]mIp¶ Imcyw kqNn¸n¨p, ^okp IqSpXemsW¶pw AhÄ ]dªp. Ggp apX H¼Xp hsc, Nnet¸mÄ Hcp aWn¡qÀ hsc Xmaknt¨¡pw. ^oknsâ Imcy¯n Rm³ klmbn¸n¡msa¶p kqNn¸n¨t¸mÄ B apJw kt´mjw sIm­p hnSÀ¶p.

Rm³ hnNmcn¨ t]msebÃmbncp¶p enÊnbpsS ]n¶oSpÅ {]XnIcWw. bmsXm¶pw kw`hn¡m¯ a«n DÂkml`cnXbmbn AhÄ tPmen sNbvXp. AhfpsS ta F\n¡pÅ kzm[o\w AhÄ Hcp hn[¯nepw apXseSp¡m³ AhÄ Xp\nªnÃ.

 

Rm³ F¶pw ho«n sN¶m AhfpsS \á ta\n Hcp {]hiysa¦nepw ImWmsX Dd§pIbnÃ.

Hcp Znhkw AhÄ Fsâ Hm^okn h¶t¸mÄ Rm³ ]dªp.

" enÊn¡p thWsa¦n Fsâ Fsâ tSmbneÁv D]tbmKn¡mw.... tIt«m.. "

" th­ kmÀ, AXp kmdn\p _p²nap«mIpw Xs¶bpaÃ, aÁpÅhÀ Fs´¦nepw ]dbpw. A¶v F\ns¡mc_²w ]ÁnbXm..."

" B A_²w F\n¡nãs¸«p.... A¶p apX Rm³ B{Kln¡p¶p enÊnbpw CXp Xs¶ D]tbmKn¡Wsa¶v... "

" Xm¦v bq, hfsc AXymhiyw h¶m am{Xw aXn..."

" ]t£ Hcp \n_Ô\bp­v..."

" AsX´m hr¯nbpsS ImcyamtWm..?.."

" Gbv, hr¯nbpsS Imcy¯n enÊn anSp¡nbmsW¶p Rm³ I­XtÃ..."

" t]m kmsd, F´n\m F¸gpw C§s\ Ifnbm¡p¶Xv.... \n_Ô\ ]dªnÃ....."

" Rm³ ChnsSbps­¦n enÊn IXInsâ tem¡nSm³ ]mSnÃ..."

" Hm, A¸w C\nbpw CSn¨p Xpd¶p ImWWw AtÃ... th­m... F\n¡o kuP\yw th­....."

F¶n«hÄ Fsâ ASp¯v ItkcbpsS AcnIn h¶n«v sNhnbn a{´n¨p.

" A{X sImXnbmsW¦n kuIcyambns«mcp kvYew H¸n¡v.... F¶n«p Cãw t]mse It­m.... "

]ns¶ Dds¡ ]dªp.

" AÃmsX Hm^okn sh¨p th­mXo\w ImWn¨n«v \mdm³ F\n¡p h¿.... sImXnb³..."

F¶n«hÄ s]s«¶p Ip\nªv Fsâ Ihnfs¯mcp½ X¶nt«mSn shfnbn t]mbn. {]XnIcn¡m\mhmsX Rm³ B t]m¡p t\m¡nbncp¶p.

 

CXn\nSív BcXn H¶p c­p {]mhiyw hnfn¨ncp¶p. Rm³ hnfn¡m¯Xnsâ t]cn hfscb[nIw ]cn`hw ]dªp. c­mgvN Ignªv \m«n t]mIp¶p, KÀ` ip{iqjbpw {]khhpw \m«nem¡pIbmWp \ÃsX¶p FÃmhcpw ]dªp. Xs¶bpaà Ipamdn\p ssIImcyw sN¿m³ A{X ]nSn¸nÃ. AXp sIm­mWp t]mIp¶Xv. c­p Znhkw Ignªv Fs¶ samss_en AhÄ hnfn¨p.  Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" F´p ]Án \½tfsbms¡ ad¶tÃm... kwkmcn¡m³ t]mepw hnjaambn...AtÃ.."

" F\n¡p ......\½psS Ipªnsâ Imcyw......"

" th­m, Dcpf­.. Rm³ shdpsX ]dªXm...\m«nteíp t]mIp¶ XobXn Xocpam\nt¨m..?"

" ]s¯m¼Xmw XobXn....... F¶mepw \o Fs¶ H¶p hnfn¨p tNmZn¨nÃtÃm.... \n\¡dnbmtam... \o ImcWam Rm\nt¸m \m«n t]mIp¶Xv.. \nsâ sIm¨nt\... {]khn¡m³..."

" CXp tI«m tXm¶pw ]©]mhw BcXnSo¨À shdptX ImeSp¸n¨p InS¡pIbmcps¶¶v... " Rm³ Nncn¨p sIm­p ]dªp.

" Nncn¡tÃ.. Nncn¡tÃ... hbÁnsem­m¡nbn«p Xncnªp t\m¡m¯ Zpã³..."

" Fsâ BcXn So¨td t\m¡m³ \n\¡v Hcp `À¯mhntÃ... C\n Rm³ h¶ns«¶m t\m¡m\m AXn\I¯v...."

" Zpã\m \o.... AXn\I¯p t\m¡m³ am{Xta \o hcs¯mÅp..."  AhÄ Icbm³ XpS§n. " Hcp amkw Rm³ Bip]{Xnbn InS¶n«v \o H¶p ImWm³ ht¶mSm...?.."

" hnÍn¯cw ]dbmsX.. hÃhsâbpw `mcy KÀ`nWnbmbn«v Bip]{Xnbn sIS¡p¼w Rm³ h¶p I­m \nsâ sI«nbhs\´p tXm¶pw, \m«pImsc´p ]dbpw.. AXn\p X¡ ASp¸w Rm\pw Ipamdpambn«v Dt­m..."

" At¿m, A{Xbpw Rm³ Nn´n¨nà tIt«m... \o hcmª¸w F\n¡v henb shjaambn... H¶p c­p {]mhiyw G«t\mSp Rm³ tNmZn¨Xm... sXc¡mbncn¡pw F¶p ]dªp tN«³..."

" At¿m, F´n\m CXns\ms¡ t]mWXv... kt´mjambn«p sIS¶m t]mtc tamtf... F\n¡p kvt\lanÃm¶p X¶¯m³ A§p Xocpam\n¨p.. AsX§\m... Ihs¡tS Hcp sIm« amÀ_nÄ]qdÃmsX Xe¡I¯v htÃmw tht­..."

" \o t]mSm... \nsâ Ihs¡tSem hn¯p ImtfsS amXncn hgpX\§ Xq§ns¡S¡ps¶...."

" AXp sIm­tà \o C¸w \m«n t]mIm³ t]mIpt¶...." Rm³ Nncn¨p sIm­p ]dªp.

" \o Nncnt¨m... A[nIw aq¯m sIm¨p \nsâbmsW¶p Rm³ hnfn¨p ]dbpw...."

" Fsâ s]mt¶ hs«m¶pw ImWn¡cptX... \o H¶p Xncphbsdmgnªv.. IWhsâ I¿n kvt\lambn«v sIm¨nt\w sImSp¯n«p hm... F¶n«p thWw \ap¡Sp¯ DÂkhw XpS§m³.. sicn¡v Xncp½n ASp¸nt¨¡mtW...." Rm³ Dds¡ Nncn¨p sIm­p ]dªp.

" Xncp½n ASp¸n¨ntÃepw \nsâ B\¸dn F¶pw CXn\I¯p ^nÁmbncn¡pw.... Hcp Imcyw ]dtª¡mw .... Rm³ Xncn¨p hcp¶ htc hà Ahfpamcpw AtX tIdn sXm«m Ahtfbpw sh«pw, \nsâ B\¸dnbpw Rm³ sh«n¡fbpw....."

" A¸w F\n¡p IeymWw Ign¡t­..." Rm³ sasà tNmZn¨p.

" AXp thtd Imcyw.... At¶cw _m¡n ]dbmw... Rm³ ]dªXv B ]mcbpsS Imcyam.. \nsâ Hm^okn \o {]oXn¡p ]Icw H¶ns\ sh¨n«ntÃ... Ahtf Rm³ ]ns¶bpw I­mcp¶p. Ahfp \ns¶ hogn¡m³ t]m¶hfm... IqSpX ASp¡­m tIt«m..."

" Hm, Fât½ Akqb... s]®p§sS.. FSo.. Ig¸qdo... s]m¶p tamtf, Rm³ thsdmcp¯ntb ]®nsb¶p h¨v \n\¡p tIÁm\pÅXv tXªp t]mIs¯m¶panÃ..."

" th­, \n§f§s\ kpJn¡­... Fs¶ \ndhbdm¡nbn«v ASp¯hfpsS ta¯p tIdm³ ]Á¯nÃ.... Rm³ k½Xn¡¯nÃ..." AhÄ Icbp¶Xp tIÄ¡mw.. Rm³ Abªp ap«p aS¡n.

" Fsâ s]m¶p tamftÃ... \o \m«n t]mbn kpJambn«p hm.. Rm³ \ns¶ ad¶v HcnS¯pw t]mI¯nÃ..... "

" kXyamtWm ... \o ]dbp¶Xv...? \½psS sIm¨nsâ t]cn kXyw sN¿mthm...."

" sN¿mw..  \obmtW \nsâ amÀ_nÄ]qdmtW kXyw.... "

" Rm³ sam_bn I«p sNbvXp. F¶n«v Hm^v sNbvXp. Fsâ Cuizcm,  CsXs´mcp s]®v.

At¸mÄ t^m¬ iÐn¨p. enÊnbmbncp¶p.

" kmÀ anÊnkv IpamÀ sse\nÂ.... C¶se cmhnsebpw hnfn¨ncp¶p.... Xct«..."

" th­. Rm³ ]pdt¯¡nd§n F¶p ]dtª¡q.."

Rm³ tai¸pd¯ncp¶ ^benteíp Xncnªp.

 

AcaWn¡qÀ Ignªnà enÊn hnfn¨p.

" kmÀ anÊnkv IpamÀ h¶n«p­v. AIt¯íp hnSt«..."

" Fât½... Cs§¯ntbm... enÊn, Ahtc Ct§m«p hnSv..."

IXIp Xpd¶p BcXn DÅnteíp Ibdn. AhÄ Xs¶ IXIp IpÁnbn«p. [rXnbn hmcn¨pÁnb kmcnbnepw Hcp¡¯nepw IqSn BcXn KÀ`nWnbmsW¶p ]dbm³ {]bmkambncp¶p. Aåw XSn¨n«p­v. apeIÄ N¡IÄ t]mse apt¶m«p XÅn \n¡p¶p. Aåw IqSn AhÄ kpµcnbmbncn¡p¶p. B hbÀ amÁnbm BcXn ]gbXnepw aZmekbmbn. kXyw ]dªm F\n¡htf Ct¸mÄ Xs¶ H¶p  ]®nbm sImÅmsa¶p tXm¶n. ]t£ CXv Hm^okmWp, ]I kabhpw. Rm³ Fs¶¯s¶ \nb{´n¨p. Ct¸mÄ Chsf´n\mWmthm ]pd¸mSv, Fs¶s¡m­v kXyw sN¿n¡m\mbncn¡ptam Bthm A{Xíp ]nSnhmin¡mcnbmbncn¡p¶p AhÄ. t^m¬ I«p sNbvXXv Cãs¸«p ImWpInÃ. Fsâ sIm¨nt\s¡ms­§ns\ IÅ kXyw sN¿pw.Ggp amkw KÀ`aps­¶p ]db¯nÃ. sNdnb hbdmWp, henb BbmkanÃ.  Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" Fsâ s]m¶p tamtf, Cu kab¯v C§s\ NmSn t]m¶sX´n\m... IpamÀ F§m\pw hnfn¨m F´p ]dbpw..."

" F¶mepw \o kXyw sNbvXnÃtÃm, A¸w Fs¶ NXn¡m\mWp `mhw.. AtÃ... "

" Fs¶ hnizmkanÃm¯Xp sIm­tà kXyw sN¿n¸n¡pt¶..." Rm\pw hn«p sImSp¯nÃ.

Rm\htf Xm§n Fsâ Itkcbnencp¯n. F¶n«p \ne¯ncp¶v B hbdnteíp apJw tNÀ¯p.

AXv BcXn¡Xnãs¸«p. F¦nepw ]cn`hw \Sn¨v AhÄ Fsâ Xe s]m¡m³ {ian¨p.

" th­ Ft¶mSpw sIm¨nt\mSpw \n\¡nãanÃ, F\n¡dnbmw ..."

Hcp sIm¨p Ipªnt\ t]mse AhÄ NnWp§n. h«p ]nSn¨ s]®v, Rmt\mÀ¯p. enÊn F§m\pw Cu _Ôw AdnªmÂ, AXmbncp¶p Fsâ t]Sn.

Ipd¨p t\cw \§Ä A§s\ Xs¶ Ccp¶p. Ahsfsâ apSnbn tImXn. Ihnfn XtemSn. Rm³ B hbdn apJw tNÀ¯p. F\n¡p H¶pw a\ÊnembnÃ. AhÄ tNmZn¨p.

" \nXo, \n\¡v \nsâ amÀ_nÄ tamsf ImWt­...."

" ]ns¶ ImWWw,  Rm³ F¶pw HmÀ¡pw, kz]v\w ImWpw. \o Fs¶ ad¶p BcXn.... "

" AXÃ, G«\p Fs´¦nepw kwibapt­m¶v F\n¡p Hcp t]Snbpw kwibhpw, AXp sIm­m ]ns¶ hnfn¡mtª.."

AhÄ Fs¶ ]nSns¨gpt¶Â¸n¨ _eambn AcnInteíp ]nSn¨Sp¸n¨p \nÀ¯n. Fsâ Acíp sI«n¸nSn¨v ]dªp.

" F¶mepw Fsâ Ip«m, \o Fs¶ ad¶tÃm... Rms\¶pw FÃmtamÀ¯ncp¶p... F¸gpw....Adnbmtam \n\¡v... "

" F\n¡dnbmsaSo It®...."

Rm³ »ukn\p apIfn IqSn hogm³ Iq«m¡msX XebpbÀ¯n \n¶ B h·pe¡pS§sf XtemSn. sR¡n t\m¡n. Fs´mcp ZrVX. hÃmsX I\w h¨ncn¡p¶p c­pw. ASnbn \n¶pw s]m¡nbn«v s]m§p¶nÃ. Fsâ XtemSen kpJn¨ BcXn Npaen ]n¶p Ip¯nbncp¶ kmcn¯p¼nsâ ]n¶qcn, Xp¼v aSnbnteíqÀ¶p hoWp. Fs´mcp Imgv¨. »ukns\ s]m«n¡m³ t]m¶ Xc¯n B t]mÀ apeIÄ apt¼m«p hfÀ¶p XÅnbncn¡p¶p.

" tamtf Chc§p hepXmbtÃmSo.... ChÀ¡p ]Ánb tamUepw sskkpw DÅ {_m FhnS¶p taSns¡So... "

B ]pIgv¯en AhfpsS apJw hnSÀ¶p. AXp I­m a\Ênem¡mw Ih¡nSbn \n¶pw tXs\men¸p IqSn¡mWpsa¶v."

" Rms\´p sN¿m\m.... sNma¡m³ taem¯ amXncnbmbn.... kmcanà .. \½sS sIm¨n\p IpSn¡m\tÃ.... X´íp IpSn¡tWm... »ukgn¡mw..." AhÄ »uknsâ lq¡n ssI h¨p. Rm³ XSªp.

" C¸w th­... sXmd¶p hn«m ]ns¶ Xncnsb Iq«n IbÁWsa¦n hÃmsX ]mSps]tS­n hcpw.. "

" Hm, A§s\b§p Ifnbm¡­... ]ns¶, \o IpSn¡p¶sXmcp ckamcp¶p... ths­¦n th­m.... ]t£ F\n¡nht\ thWw.. "

Ahsfsâ ]mâvknsâ ap¶n XtemSn, AaÀ¯n Xncp½n. F\n¡p C¡nfnbmbn.

" F¦n Rm\nhsc H¶p sXm«p t\m¡ntb¡mw.. Ahsct¶mSp ]nW§nbm F\n¡v kln¡nà s]mt¶....".

Rm³ Hcp ssI »ukn\It¯ín«p {_mípÅn IqSn B Hma\¡pS§fn H¶n sXm«p. XSn¨ B apeIÄ¡v ]qdzm[nIw an\pkw tXm¶n. _eq¬ t]mse hoÀ¯p Iq¼nb ape¡®n hnctemSn¨t¸m AhÄ C¡nfnbpw tcmam©hpw kpJhpw sIm­v Rc§n. ape¡®nse XSn¸n \n¶pw AXnsâ hnkvXmcw IqSntbm F¶p kwibw. Fsâ ssI sXm«t¸msgíp B ape¡®v IÃpt]msebmbn. Rm\Xn ]Xps¡ sRcSn. I®pIÄ Iq¼nbhÄ IpdpIn¸dªp.

" Fsâ s]mt¶... \o Ahtc sXm«n«v F{X Imeambn... aÁXns\w IqSn ]nSn¡pthm...? Fsâ Cuizcm... C\nsb¶m... C§s\..."

Rm³ atÁ ape I¿nseSp¯p. sXmSp¶Xn\p ap¼p Xs¶ B sR«pw IÃmbncn¡p¶p. Aåt\cw Rm\m tX³IpS§Ä amdn amdn ]nSn¨htf kpJn¸n¨p. Rm\pw kpJn¨p. Is¿Sp¡m³ tXm¶p¶nÃ. A{X ckw.

" \Ã cksam­v CtÃSo \nsâ Cu Ip«n¡pS§tf ]nSn¡p¼w.... ?  kXyw ]dªm Is¿Sp¡m³ tXm¶p¶nÃ..."

" F¶m »ukv sXmd¶p Xcmw ..... \¶mbns«m¶p ]nSns¨mSív...... F\n¡p kln¡p¶nÃ.. Ip«m..."

Ahsfsâ I®pIfnteíp t\m¡n tNmZn¨p. Fsâ a\Ên B{Klap­mbncps¶¦nepw Rm³ hne¡n.

 

" Fsâ s]m¶p tamtf... CXv Fsâ Hm^okmWp tIt«m... \nsâ I«neÃ..."

" F\n¡v \ns¶ In«nbm Hm^okpw I«nepw Hcp t]mem.... Chs\§t\... C¸w Fs¶ sXc¡p¶pt­m... CÃmbncn¡pw... \n\¡p F¶pw ]pXnb km[\§Ä hcn hcnbmbn \n¡phtÃ.... "

" Fsâ BcXo \o Fs´ms¡bm Cu ]tdt¶... Ch³ \ns¶ HmÀ¡m¯ Znhksamt­m... F\n¡mcXosS AcW¡´p thWw F¶p ]dªv F¶pw Icbpw...." Rm³ A\p\bn¸n¡m³ {ian¨p XpS§n.

" A¸w \o F´p sN¿psaSm...? "

" Rm³ ]nSn¨v \à Xncp½p sImSp¡pw... ]ns¶ £oWn¨v ]mhw OÀ±n¨v sISs¶md§pw..."

" At¿m ]mhw... F¶m saenªp ImWphtÃm... Chs\ Rms\m¶p ImWs«.. F{X \mfmbn H¶p I­n«v..."

Ahsfsâ s_ÂÁgn¨p, ]mânsâ knºp hen¨p. jÀ«p s]m¡n, jÍnbn XtemSn. Fsâ Ip«³ _ew shím³ XpS§n.

" At¿m, Fsâ  BcXo CXv Hm^okm... AÃ, Rm\dnbmªn«p tNmZn¡phm... \n\¡v AhnsS ho«n Hcp¯\ntÃ... sImXn amÁm³.."

" Hm, AXv HÅXpw CÃm¯Xpw IW¡m... Ipg¸w hÃXpw H­mIpsa¶pw ]dªv amdns¡S¡pw... Fsâ icocw CfIpw F¶m aq¸cpsS t]Sn... amdns¡S¶pd§pw... Ibv hbtd F§m\pw sIm­mtem... "

" A¸w Ah\p ISow Ig¸pw H¶pantÃ.... " Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" B, BÀ¡dnbmw. Hcp Znhkw Rm³ ]dªXm, Ipep¡n hcp¯msa¶v.. th­m¶p ]dªp... F¸gpw Fsâ hbtdep½ shípw.. AXm C¸w aq¸cpsS tlm_n...."

" ]mhw.. " Rm³ klX]n¨p.

At¸msgípw AhÄ Fsâ jÍn Xmsgíp hen¨p amÁn. hnÃp t]mse hfªp InS¶ Ip® _eambn t\tc \n¶p. Ahfht\ I¿nseSp¯p, sXm¸n hen¨p ]pdtIm«p amÁn, F¶n«v aIpS¯n sXcpsXsc Hcp½, Ahsâ XSnbn tatem«pw Iotgm«pw XtemSn. F¶n«p ]dªp.

" £oWsam¶panÃ, ]gbXnepw _ehpw sh¨p.. Btcm Ch\p hymbmaw sImSp¡p¶pt­m Fs¶\n¡p kwibap­v..." Ip\nªv Ahfhsâ Xe ]nSn¨p hmbn h¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS apJw ]nSn¨p amÁm³ {ian¨p sIm­v ]dªp.

" Fsâ s]mt¶ ChnsS sh¨p th­... ChnSsams¡ hr¯ntISmIpw... Asæn¯s¶ F\n¡n¸w Hcp aqUnà tamtf..  hnkntÁgvkv hcm\pÅXm..."

AhÄ hmbn \n¶pw Ip® shfnbnseSp¯p, F¶n«ht\ ]nSn¨v jÍn¡I¯m¡nbn«p ]dªp.

" F¶m ths­¦n th­m... ]t£ F\ns¡m¶p thWw... AÃmsX Rm³ t]mI¯nÃ... sImtd Imew IqSn \ns¶ I­¸w F\n¡p \ns¶ Np½m hnSm³ h¿..."

Rm³ ]mâv sicn¡n«p. F¶n«v tNmZn¨p.

" AXn\n¸w, ChnsSsh¨v  F¶m sN¿m\m...."

" \osb\ns¡m¶p............ \¡n¯mSm.... As¶ms¡ sNbvX t]mse..Hcp {]mhiyw aXn... ]ns¶ t]dp Ignªn«p aXnsb¶p shímw... FSm Rm\pSs\ \m«nt¸mIphtÃ... C\n F¶m \½Ä CXp t]mse H¶p IqSpI... \m«n sNÃp¼w F\n¡v HmÀ¯p ckn¡m³ Fs´¦nepw thWw..."

AhfpsS I®n Hcp Xcw ssZ\yX, t{]a¯n\p th­n, Ima¯n\p th­n tIgp¶ CWbpsS At]£ F§s\ Dt]£n¡pw... BcXn¡msW¦n Ct¸mÄ Hcp Xcw D·mZw ]nSns]«t]mse, kvYeImet_m[w t]mepw CÃ. F\n¡htfmSv HcpXcw A\pI¼ tXm¶n. Rm³ Ip\nªm s\ÁnbnÂ, I®pIfnÂ, IhnfnÂ, D½ sh¨p. XSn¨ B NpSpIfn AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p. AhfsXÃmw I®S¨v Hcp \ndzrXntbmsS GÁp hm§n. kmcn¡p apIfn IqSn Rm\m henb apeIfn XtemSn. apeIÄ¡nt¸mÄ \à I«n tXm¶n. AhfpsS Igp¯n Rm³ Npt­mSn¨p. AhfpsS hnbÀ¸nsâ amZI KÔw F¶n Ima¯nsâ AeIfpWÀ¯n. Fsâ ]mân\Snbn ho­pw Ne\ap­mbXv Rm\dnªp. AhfpsS apSnbn XtemSns¡m­v sNhnbn sasà ISn¨p. AhÄ sasà "iv iv iv " F¶p koÂImcw ]pds¸Sphn¨p.

AhÄ Ccp¶ Ccp¸n kmcn tatem«p hen¨p. F¶n«v Fgpt¶Áp \n¶v Acíp tate s]m¡n¸nSn¨p. Rm³ Ip\nªv tatem«p t\m¡n. ASnhkv{X§sfm¶panÃ. ]mhmS am{Xw. Ih¡nS apgph³ Idp¯ ]qS. AXn\nSíp XpSp¯ sh¬]qÀ, tbm\o XSw IqSpX s]m§nb t]mse. hnShp Aåw ]nfÀ¶Xv sIm­mImw, AI¨p­pIÄ tcma§Ä¡p apIfn htc DbÀ¶ncn¡p¶p.

" ImWmthmSm..."

" Mqw... tamtf, Chf§p XSnh¨p t]mbtÃmSo..." Ibv sIm­v AsXm¶p ]nfÀ¯n t\m¡nbn«p ]dªp. "...]©h³ ImSp amXncnbmbsÃm... sN¯pw sNc¸pw H¶pantÃ... ]gpXmc tIdnbncp¶m IqSn Adnb¯nÃtÃmSo..."

" hbdp ImcWw Ip\nªp t\m¡n sN¿m³ ]Á¯nÃSm. G«\msW¦n t\tcmanÃ. ]ns¶ HÅ ]gpXmc AXn\Is¯m­v. thWsa¦n hen¨p \o«n aq©nt¡m...."

Fsâ Ip® I¼nbmIm³ XpS§n. F\n¡nãs¸« amXncn ]qS hfÀ¶v Icn¼qdmbn BcXnbpsS tbm\n amdnbncn¡p¶p.

" Ipd¨p Imeambn hymbmaw sNbvXn«v... C¸w \½s¡m¶p ]®nbmsem \nXo.... sImXn hcp¶p. ... Rm\n¸gpw sdUnbm.... "

" F\n¡m{Klw H­v.... ]t£ CXv Hm^okm..."

" t]mSm \nsâ Htcm^okv... CXn\I¯v sh¨v Fs´Ãmw \½Ä sNbvXncn¡p¶p.... C¶p \o Ahtf Hma\n¡Ww... sXm«p s\m¡nt¡, AhfpsS I®p \ocp, \n\¡p ImWmw...."

Rm³ B hnShn H¶p hnc sXm«p. AhÄ ]dªXv sicnbmbncp¶p. AhfpsS tbm\n \\ªv BÀ{Zambncp¶p. amk§tfmfw Dt¯Pn¸n¡s¸SmsX InS¶ Hcp bphXnbpsS aZ\hnImctI{µw. Xs¶ hnImcXcfnXbm¡m³ NpaXes¸« a­³ IWh³ Ip® Npcp«n Ih¡nSbn XÅn InS¶pd§pt¼mÄ tNmc¯nf¸pÅ GXp bphXnbnepw AWs¡«p amXncn A\p\nanjw hnImc¯Ån¨ \ndbpw. B AWs¡«nemWp Fsâ kmao]yw Hcp sNdnb hnÅep­m¡nbncn¡p¶Xv. C\n AXp s]m«n HgpInbnsæn AhÄ¡p h«p ]nSn¡pw, AXn\p Rm³ ImcWamIpIbpw sN¿pw. AXp ]mSnÃ. ChÄ Fsâ s]®p Xs¶bmWp.

Rm³ Ahtf AhnsS \n¶pw ]Xps¡ ]nSn¨p amÁn. ASp¯p InS¶ tkm^bn Ccp¯n. s]m¡nb XpWnIÄ AhÄ ssIhn«nÃ. AXnsâ aqeíp AhÄ sNcnªncp¶p. F¶n«p Hcp Im s]m¡n tkm^bnepw H¶p Xmsgbpambn Ih¨ncp¶p.

Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip\nªp AhfpsS ISnXS¯nsâ apIfn kmcn¡p Iosg H¶p Npw_n¨p. ASnhbÁn CãImapIsâ Npw_\taÁt¸mÄ Ahsfm¶p Npfnªp C¡nfn sIm­v. AhÄ kmcnbpw ]mhmSbpw Aåw IqSn tatem«pbÀ¯n Nmcn aeÀ¶p InS¶p. kabw IfbmsX Rm³ B hnSÀ¶ncp¶ tcma]pjv]¯n apJaaÀ¯n. AhfpsS I®pIfSªp. \ndzrXnbn ebn¨ t]mse AhÄ B tkm^bn Nmcn¡nS¶p. Rms\sâ tPmen XpS§n. BZyw B Ioden\pÅn H¶p hnctemSn¨p. AhnSsaÃmw \\ªp Ipgªncp¶p. Rm³ B XSn¨ ]pdw Np­pIÄ AI¯n, tcma§Ä hi§fnteíp hIªp amÁn. AXn\I¯p A£abmbn hoÀ¯p XSn¨ I´ptamÄ Fgpt¶Áp \n¶ncp¶p. Ahtf Rm³ t\m¡nbnÃ. Ip\nªv B sIm¨p]pkvXI¯n Rms\sâ Np­pIfaÀ¯n. AhfpsS aq{X¯nsâbpw tbm\nbarXnsâbpw hnbÀ¸nsâbpw k½n{i KÔw Rm³ Fsâ kncIfnteíp hens¨Sp¯p. AsX\n¡p ]qdzm[nIw Dt·jtaIn. Fsâ kncIfpWÀ¶p. B hgphgp¯ hnShnteíp Fsâ Np­pIfnd¡n aS§n¡nS¶ncp¶ tXc« t]mse hoÀ¯ncp­ AI¨p­pIÄ Rm³ hmbnem¡n hens¨Sp¯p. B `KZzmc¯n \ndªpInS¶ D¸p tX³ Fsâ Np­nepw \mhnepw \ndªp. BcXnbpsS I¬T¯n \n¶pw Hcp \nizmkapbÀ¶p. H¸w Hct]£bpw..

" I´ptamtf Hs¶Sps¡sâ Ip«m..."

AXp {i²n¡msX Rm³ B AI¨p­pIÄ hmbnen«p \pWªp. hen¨p \o«n, ISn¨p. F\n¡pw Ima{`m´nfInbncp¶p.

XÅhnc sIm­p I´ptamfpsS BhcWw Rm³ tatem«p \o¡n. F¶n«p B h³ ]bdp IjW¯n \mhn«pckn, Aar¯nbaÀ¯n \¡n. Hmtcm \¡en\pw BcXnbpsS Acs¡«p tatem«pbÀ¶p sIm­ncp¶p. CSíp Rm³ B ISnXSw apgph³ hmbnem¡n hen¨p IpSn¨p. ]ns¶ ]qdp IbvsIm­I¯n AXn At§mfant§mfw \¡n. B tbm\o `n¯nIfn \n¶pw \pcªnd§nb D¸ptX³ sIms­sâ hmbpw a\Êpw \ndªp. amk§Ä sIm­v s]m§nb AWs¡«v CXm XIcm³ t]mIp¶p. ]qdnÂ\n¶pÂ`hn¨ ]pXptX\nsâ kpc`neKÔw Fsâ Xet¨mdn A\p`qXn hncn¨p. Fsâ Bthiw iXKpWo`hn¨p. Rm\dnbmsX Fsâ Ip®tam³ I¼nbmbn. Rm³ knºp Xpd¶ht\ kzX{´\m¡n.  BcXn I®S¨p apcS\¡n kpJn¡pIbmWp. B Nph¶ tbm\o ]pjv]¯nsâ Ccp­ Zf§Ä H¶p IqSn hncn¨p ]nSn¨p \Sphn \n¶pw Np­pIÄ sIm­v I´p ]nSns¨Sp¯v Rm³ \pWbm³ XpS§n. H¸w c­p hncepIÄ B hnSÀ¶ Zzmc¯nte¡n«p. AXn \n¶pw AhfpsS aZPew ]pdt¯¡nfInsbmgpIn.

 

Ahsfsâ XebpsS ]pdIn ]nSn¨p XmtgíaÀ¯n.  Rm³ I´n amdn amdn \¡pIbpw hen¨o¼pIbpw sNbvXp. ]qÁn IbÁnbncp¶ c­p hncepIÄ sIm­v hnc t`mKw \S¯ns¡m­ncp¶p. AhnSsams¡ BhWs¡® tImcnsbmgn¨ t]mse Ipgªncp¶p.  sasà sasà B tbm\o `n¯nIÄ CdpIm³ XpS§n. Acs¡«p tatem«p henªp s]m§n Fsâ Xe c­p Ibv sIm­pw AhfaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. F\n¡p izmkw ap«nsb¦nepw Rm³ \nÀ¯nbnÃ.

" Fsâ s]m¶p tamt\.. F\n¡p hcps¶Sm... Fsâ Ip«m... hn¯p Imtf... hen¨p IpSns¡Sm... At¿m... F\n¡p \m«n t]mI­mtb.. \ns¶ hn«p t]mI­mtb... lbo... Fs´mcp ckw... \nXo.... Fsâ... s]m....¶p.....tam......t\.... h.......s¶..Sm...... lbo...bo...... Ignªq Hm... Ignªq......."

Fsâ Ibv AhfpsS tbm\o \mf¯n CdpIn¸nSn¨p. ]ns¶ Abªp. Acs¡«p Xmgv¶p tkm^bn Aa§n. ImepIfSp¸n¡m³ XpS§n. Hcp \nanjw IgnªhÄ Fsâ Xe ]nSn¨p amÁn. Rm³ Xe s]m¡n, Ibv ]qÁn \n¶psaSp¯p. Fsâ I¿pw apJhpw tbm\n¸i sIm­p Ipgªp. AhfpsS tbm\o hnShn \n¶pw HgpInb tX³ tkm^bn ]Xn¡p¶Xp Rm³ I­p. Rm³ kmcnbpsS AÁw hens¨Sp¯v AhfpsS Ip­nbpsS Iosg XncpIn. 

Rms\gpt¶Áp. t\tc tSmbvseÁnte¡p t]mbn Ibv IgpIn. s]m§n \n¶ Ip®sb _eamsbSp¯v ]mân\pÅnem¡n.

Xncn¨p h¶t¸mgpw Ahfm¡nS¸p Xt¶, Xpds¶men¡p¶ ]qdpw ImWn¨p sIm­v.

" BcXo... tamtf..." Rm³ sasà hnfn¨p.

AhÄ I®p Xpd¶p. Fsâ t\sc Ibv \o«n. Rm³ Ahtf Fgpt¶Â¡m³ klmbn¨p. AhÄ tkm^bn t\scbncp¶p. F¶n«p kmcn t\scbm¡n, kmcn Iq«n Ih¡nS AaÀ¯nsbm¶p Xq¯p.

" " \n\¡p IgpIt­..."

" th­.. Rm³ ho«n sN¶n«p IgpInt¡mfmw..."

Rm³ AhfpsS XeapSn t\scbm¡n. kmcn ]nSn¨n«p. AhÄ Dd¡¯n \ns¶¶ t]mse H¶p Nncn¨p. Fs¶ amSn hnfn¨p, Rm³ tkm^bnencp¶p.

Fs¶ hen¨Sp¸n¨v Fsâ Np­n AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨n«p ]dªp.

" sImtd \mfmbXp sIm­v FÃmw s]s«¶p Ignªp In«n. C¸w  F\n¡nXp aXn... Xm¦vkv... Rm³ \ns¶ ieyw sNbvtXmSm.... ]mhw, s\\¡p Rms\m¶pw sNbvXp X¶nÃ... Ft¶mSp s]mdps¡Sm... "

Rm³ H¶pw an­nbnÃ. ]Icw H¶p Nncn¨p. AhÄ Fsâ amdnteíp Xe Nmbv¨p. c­p \nanjw R§Ä H¶pw an­mXncp¶p. ]ns¶ Rm³ B Ihnfn H¶p½ sh¨n«v t^msWSp¯v ]dªp.

" enÊo, c­p Im¸n sImSp¯p hnSq.."

BcXn sasà Fgpt¶Áp, tSmbvseÁn t]mbn apJw H¶p XpS¨p h¶p.

hmXnen ap«p tI«t¸mÄ Rm³ IpÁnsbSp¯p hmXn Xpd¶p.

" enÊnsb´n\m sIm­p ht¶.... Ah\nÃmbncpt¶m..."

" CÃ... Aht\ Rm³ t]mÌm^okneb¨p, sabn IfIvÁp sN¿m³..."

AhÄ AI¯p Ibdn Áos¸mbnbn I¸pIÄ sh¨p. AhfpsS t\m«w BcXnsb Bbncp¶p. t]mIpt¶cw Fs¶bpw AhÄ kq£n¨p t\m¡p¶Xv I­p. Im¸n IpSn¨n«v BcXnbpw Rm\pw Hcp ZoÀLKmVmenwK\¯n apgpIn. ]ns¶ AhÄ a\ÊnÃma\tÊmsS kvYew hn«p. Rm³ Fsâ Itkcbn Xeíp I¿pw sImSp¯v Ccp¶p. BcXn t]mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ enÊn ho­pw Ibdn h¶p. Hgnª I¸pIsfSp¯v \S¶p. hmXn¡ F¯nbn«v Xncnªp \n¶v ]Xps¡ ]dªp.

" A dpabnXnbnse anÌÀ {_n«pambpÅ At¸mbvâvsaâv Rm³ AcaWn¡qÀ \o«n. C\n ]¯p an\ns«bpÅp. ]ns¶.....  kmdnsâ apSn hÃmsXbncn¡p¶p. H¶p NoIn sh¨m \¶mbncn¡pw..."

" Hm... Xm¦yq....."

Rm³ _m¯v dqan t]mbn apSn NoIn s{^jv Bbn h¶p. enÊnbpsS apSnbpsS kqN\bn Hcp KqV AÀ°w Dt­m... Hcp IŨncn B apJ¯v CÃmbncpt¶m...? AhÄ¡p hÃXpw a\Ênemtbm Bthm. Gbv, H¶pw ImW¯nÃ. Rm³ kam[m\n¨p.

A¶p apgph³ F\n¡v Hcp AkzkvYXbmbncp¶p. sshIn«v BcXnbpsS t^m¬ h¶p.

" ]nt¶bv.. AhÄ, \nsâ B sk{I«dn CtÃ.. Hcp Im´mcnbm... Rm³ Cd§n hcp¼w AhfpsS atÁSs¯ Hcp Nncnbpw ]ns¶ Hcp tNmZyhpw... Im¸n \¶mbncpt¶m amUw F¶v.. F\n¡v sNmdnªp h¶Xm... ]ns¶ \nsâ am\w HmÀ¯v Rm³ AS¡n. AhÄ¡n¯ncn Akqb Dt­m F¶p kwibw... "

" tlbv, \n\¡p tXm¶p¶Xm BcXo... AhÄ Hcp A¸mhnbm... "

" F\n¡p tXm¶p¶nÃ. AhÄ F\ns¡mcp ]mcbm, XoÀ¨. ]ns¶ \o then NmSnbmÂ.... Fs¶ AdnbmatÃm... Rm³ Xncn¨p hcp¼w..."

" A§s\sbm¶pansÃSo... \nsâ Ig¸p XoÀ¶p In«nbntÃ... C\n \o sISs¶md§v.. thsWm¦n Hcp hgpX\§ IqSn XÅn sISt¶m. kpJmcn¡pw..."

" C¸w th­. thWsa¦n \nsâ Imens¶tS¶v FSpt¯mfmw.. aÁmcpw HSnímsX t\m¡nbm aXn...

sicn.. sicn.." Rm³ \nÀ¯n.

t]mIm³ t\cw enÊn ]XnhnÃmsX Fsâ apdnbn h¶p. àIv IpÁnbn«p.

Rm³ kv{Io\n \n¶pw Is®Sp¯p. AhÄ Fsâ ap¶n ASp¯p h¶p. Fsâ H¸w Ip\nªp \n¶p kv{Io\n I®p \«p \n¶p. F¶n«p tNmZn¨p.

" anÊnkv Ipamdnsâ B KÀ`w Hcp {]iv\am Atà kmsd.... "

" Mqw .. Bbncn¡mw... AXhcpsS BtcmKy {]iv\w... AXn\p enÊns¡´m Hcp {]iv\w...?..."

" enÌn F{Xmas¯bm Fsâ t]cv F¶dnbms\mcp B{Klw..."

" sO.. sO... AXpanXpw Nn´n¡msX  ...Ahscmcp t{]m{Kman\p kvs]m³kÀjn¸n\p h¶Xm... sImSp¡msa¶p Rm³ ]dªn«pap­v... \msf B sN¡p sdUnbm¡m³ tPmWns\ HmÀ½n¸n¡Ww tIs«m..."

" ]t£ Rm³ Hcp Imcyw ]dªm ¹okv... H¶p sNhn Xcptam... "

Rm³ B apJw ]nSn¨v Fsâ Ihnfnteíp tNÀ¯n«p ]dªp.

" \o ]dªm Rm³ tIÄ¡m¯ Imcytam... ]d... "

" B t{]m{Kmansâ kvs]m³kÀjn¸v FSp¯m ]penhmemIpw Fs¶\n¡p tXm¶Â...  \nXn³kmdns\t¸msemcmÄ¡v AXp Hgnhm¡p¶Xtà \ÃXv.... AhÀ¡v Hcp eoK `À¯mhntÃ... "

" \osb´m enÊo ]dbpt¶.... Rm³... AÃ F\n¡v B... "

" Hcp ]¦panÃm F¶tà ]dbp¶Xv... Rm³ k½Xn¨p.... sicn sh¨q.... Ds­¦nepw F\n¡p Ipg¸anÃ. Fsâ hm¡p Rm³ ]men¡pw... F¶m B KÀ`t¯mSv IqSpX \nXn³ kmÀ ASpt¡­m F¶v Fsâ a\Êp ]dbp¶p...."

" enÊo... \o ]dbp¶ t]mse H¶panà R§Ä X½nÂ... "

" AsX\n¡dnb­m...." Ahsfsâ Ihnfnteíp Np­aÀ¯nbn«p ]dªp.

" kmÀ Hcp {]iv\¯n NmSnbm AXv F\n¡v kln¡¯nÃ... A{Xíp F\n¡nãam Cu \à a\Ênt\... Ft¶ IeymWw Ign¡­, KÀ`hpw th­. Cu \à a\Êp am{Xw aXn.... "

" AXn\p Rm³ .... AhfpsS KÀ`w..." F\n¡p¯cw ap«n.

" Mvlm... AXv Ft´m BIs«. ]ns¶.... \mfs¯ípÅ ]Wnsbms¡ ssS¸v sNbvXv kmdnsâ ]oknbnteív Ab¨n«p­v.. FUnÁv sNbvXv A{¸qhv sNbvXv C¶p Xs¶ X¶m F\n¡v \msf Fsâ tPmen sN¿mw... At¸mÄ KpUvss\Áv kmÀ... "

Rm³ Ahtf  ]nSn¨v Fsâ aSnbnte¡ncp¯n, B apJw ]nSn¨v Fsâ Np­nt\mSv tNÀ¯p.

" Fsâ enÊn tamtf... \o..."

" th­... FÃmw F\n¡dnbmw... CXà CXn\pÅ kabw... tZ tN«³ hmXn¡ Im¯p \n¡bm Fs¶ t\m¡n... At¸mÄ \msf ImWmw.." Ahsfsâ XmSn ]nSn¨pbÀ¯n H¶p Ipep¡n, Hcp tKmãn ImWn¨n«v \S¶pt]mbn.

 

Cuizcm Chsfmcp kv{Xo P·tam. AtXm ambmhnbmb {XnIme PvRm\ntbm..

 

 

Hcp bm{Xm hnhcWw     By Nithin Babu    Font - karthika

 

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]n¶s¯ Fsâ Hm^oknse Znhk§Ä a[pcw \ndªXmbncp¶p. enÊn bmsXmcp `mht`Zhpw ImWn¡msX AhfpsS tPmen sNbvXp sIm­ncp¶p. Hcp {]mhiyw AhÄ Hcp seÁÀ H¸nSm³ sIm­ph¶t¸mÄ Rm³ ]dªp.

" B tUmÀ tem¡v sNbvXn«p hcq..."

" F´n\m kmÀ...." H¶padnbm¯t]mse AhÄ tNmZn¨p.

" Rms\sâ XpWn]dn¡m³ t]mWp....  F´m a\Ênemtbm..."

" kz´w XpWn ]dn¡m³ F´n\m IXIp IpÁnbnSpt¶... A§p ]dn¨m t]msc...."

" t]mbn tem¡n«p hmSo..." Rm³ Aåw tZjy¯n ]dªp.

AhÄ t]mbn tem¡n«p h¶p. Rm³ Ahtf Fsâ H¸w hen¨p amÁn \nÀ¯nbn«v sesÁdnteíp Nq­n¡mWn¨p, Hcp A£cs¯Áv.

" C{Xbpw Imeambn«pw sXÁp IqSmsX Hscgp¯p ssÁ¸v sN¿m\dnb¯nà AtÃ. "  Rm\hfpsS Ip­n¡nSbn I¿n«v H¶p \pÅn]nSn¨p. A{]Xo£nXambn«mbncp¶Xp sIm­v AhÄ Nqfnt¸mbn. Xs¶bpaà Fsâ Ibv XpWn Iq«n ]nSn¨Xv AhfpsS kmam\¯nsâ IogÁ¯mbncp¶p.

" At¿m, lm...iv iv Èv.... F´m C¡mWn¡ps¶. ...hnSqt¶.... F\n¡p t\mhp¶p...." AhÄ Fsâ I¿n ]nSn¨v hnSphn¡m³ t\m¡n. Rm³ Aåw _e¯n ]nSnapdp¡ns¡m­v tNmZn¨p.

" Ct{Xw henb Ip­ntbsem¶p \pÅnb¸w Ct{Xw _lfap­m¡p¶sX´n\m...?... " Rm³ ]nSn H¶p h«w Id¡ns¡m­v tNmZn¨p.

" At¿m.... Fât½.... Ip­ntbeÃm ]nSn¨ncn¡pt¶...."

" CXp ]ns¶ Ft´m¶mSo..." tNmZn¨psIm­v Rm³ I¿Â¸w Ab¨p.

" AXp s]®p§sS Cu...Cu... Cu...  ]pWykvYeam... hnSp kmtd... kXyambn«pw F\n¡p t\mIp¶p..." AhÄ Icbp¶ `mh¯n ]dªp.

Rm³ ssI hn«n«p ]dªp.

" ..C¸w sXÁp a\ÊnembtÃm...?

" C§s\ sXÁp a\Ênem¡n¯¶m ]ns¶......." AhÄ \ndª I®p XpS¨p sIm­v ]dªp \nÀ¯n.

" X¶m ]ns¶...? Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" ]ns¶ ImWm³ hcp¼w H¶pw AhnsS ImW¯nÃ.  At{XbpÅp..."

" AsX´mSo... A§s\..."

" " apÅm\pw s]dm\pw IqsS BsI HÅ kvYeam.. AXv ]n¨n¸dn¨p Ifªm ]ns¶ AhnsS htÃmw _m¡n ImWpthm... " AhÄ seÁÀ FSp¯p sIm­v \S¡m³ `mhn¨p. Rm³ I¿n ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯n.

" tkmdn enÊn, Rms\mcp Xami ImWn¨Xm.... \n\¡p thZ\nt¨m..?.."

" ¹okv, C§s\ Xami ImWn¡Ãv... Fsâ \à Pohs\Sp¯p t]mbn." AhÄ Ip­nbnse XpWn hen¨p t\sc C«p, ]pdIn IqSn I¿n«v Ih¡nSbn Xncp½ns¡m­p]dªp.

" tkmdn, FhnsSbm thZ\n¨Xv..? AhnsS Rm³ Hcp½ Xcmw..." Rm\hfpsS Acíp NpÁn¸nSn¨p.

" th­, Rm³ t]ms«..." Fsâ Ibv hnSphn¨n«v AhÄ Xncnªp \S¶p.

" ]nt¶bv.... \nsâ ]pWykvYe¯n\p \Ã s\¿nsâ abam sIt«m..."

" t]m AhnSp¶v... sImXnb³...."

AhÄ Ip­nbpw sh«n¨v \S¶p t]mbn.

seÁdpambn Xncntb h¶n«v AhÄ amdn \n¶p, Rm³ sXmSmXncn¡m\mbn. Rm³ H¸n«p sImSp¯p.

 

]ntÁZnhkw Hsc®w Xbmdm¡nbXv Fsâ tai¸pd¯p sh¨v AhÄ amdn \n¶p. Rm³ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ A©mdp sXÁv. F\n¡cniw h¶p, Rm³ Xes]m¡n t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AhÄ \n¶p Nncn¡p¶p. Fsâ Acniw ]p©ncnbmbn amdn. H¸w AhÄ Fsâ AcnIn h¶p \n¶p. Rm\\§nbnÃ.

" C¶p \pÅp¶ntÃ..?.." AhÄ CuW¯n tNmZn¨p.

" CÃ..."

" AsX´m... sXtÁmSp IqSn Ab¨m aXntbm...."

" Mqlpw... C\n \pÅnbm \ãw F\n¡m... Cu ]pWy kvYe§Ä XIÀ¶p t]mIpw. AhnSsams¡ A§s\ Xs¶ sISt¶ms«..."

" F¶mepw thtW H¶p \pÅnt¡m... B{Kln¨XtÃ.." AhÄ Fsâ ItkctbmSp tNÀ¶p Ip­nIÄ Fsâ ap¶ntem«v XÅn Fs¶ H«n \n¶p. Rm³ I¿n«v B Dcp­ N´nIfn Aåw AaÀ¯n XtemSn. AIwXpSIfnepw Hmtcm¶nepw amdn amdn arZphmbn sR¡n. s\Án sNmdnªp sImSp¡pt¼mÄ ]ip \n¶p Xcp¶Xp t]mse AhÄ kpJn¨p \n¶mSn. t]¸dn Hcp ssI Nq­ns¡m­v Rms\®n.

" H¶v.. c­v... aq¶v... ...... A©v..... ChnsS Hcp thÀUv ImWp¶nÃtÃm.."

 CXpw ]dªv  Rm³ B AIwXpSIÄ¡nSbneqsS Hcp hnc s]s«¶p tatem«p XÅn.

" lm.. CsX¶m Cu ImWn¡pt¶, h«p ]nSnt¨m...? sXmfªp tIdnt¸mtbt\..."

F¶pw ]dªhÄ tatem«p NmSn. F¶n«p Nncn¨p sIm­v Fsâ Ihnfn Hcp hnc sIm­p Ip¯n.

" C\n Rm³ ChnsS \n¶m IqSpXÂ thÀUpIÄ ImWmsX t]mIpw....sicnbmI¯nÃ..." AhÄ seÁÀ FSp¯p sImt­mSnt¸mbn.

 

]ns¶bpÅ Znhk§fn CsXmcp ]Xnhmbn. sXÁp hcp¯msX Xs¶ Fgp¯pIÄ Xbmdm¡n sIm­p hcpw. tNÀ¶p \n¡pw Fsâ Igp¯n sI«n¸nSn¡pw. Rm³ H¸nSpt¼mÄ Fsâ Ihnfn Np­p ap«n¨p \nÂIpw. t]mIpt¼mÄ Rm³ B Ip­nbn Hcp X«p sImSp¡pw. ]ns¶ Ahfm X«n\p th­n Im¯p \nÂIpw. X«nbnsæn t]mI¯panÃ.

Ft¸mgpanÃ. Nnet¸mÄ IpÁnbnSm³ ]Á¯nÃ. Bsc¦nepw hnkntÁgvkv shfnbn Im¯ncn¸p­mIpw.

AsXmcp ckambncp¶p. Hcp Znhkw Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" enÊnsb´m Cu _m¯v dqw D]tbmKn¡m¯Xv...?.."

" \n_Ô\ Aåw I«nbm... F\n¡pw \mWhpw am\hpsams¡ Dt­..."

" AXn\p Rm³ hmXn Xpd¶metà {]iv\apÅp..."

" Hm, sXmd¡ptIem¯ Hcmfp... Xs¶bpaÃ.. CSínSíp sImdn¨mte DuWn\p hni¸pw cpNnbpw ImW¯nÃ..."

" enÊn,  \o Bfp hnNmcn¨ t]msebÃ... bq BÀ Áq kvamÀ«v..."

" Xm¦v bq..." Ahsfsâ Ihnfn Hcp½ X¶n«p t]mbn.

 

Znhk§Ä kt´mjIcambn IS¶p t]mbn. CXn\nsS Hcp kamKa¯n\p t\m¡nbn«v Hcp ¹m\pw In«p¶nÃ. cmhnte AhÄ tPmWnsâ IqsSbmWp hcp¶Xv. sshIn«v AhÄ ¢mÊn\p t]mIpw. tPm¬ sN¶p Iq«ns¡m­v hcpw. BsI In«p¶Xv Hm^okn sh¨p In«p¶ X«epw ap«epw Npw_\§fpw am{Xw. Nne kabt¯ AhfpsS sI«n]nSp¯w I­m tXm¶pw AhÄ¡v F´nt\m th­nbpÅ Zmlw Ds­¶p. sicnbmbncn¡mw Cu _mly {]IS\§Ä R§fpsS BÀ¯nbpw Imahpw IqSms\ D]Icn¨pÅp.

 

ASp¯ c­mgv¨ Rm³ hntZi ]cyS\¯nembncp¶p Fsâ t\mhÂÁn I¼\n¡p th­ ]pXnb km[\§Ä sXcsªSp¡m\pw HmÀUdpIÄ sImSp¡m\pw th­n. ImcWw amÀ¡Án Ft¸mgpw Rm³ ]pXnb ]pXnb C\w am{Xta Cd¡q.

FÃm {]mhiyhpw t]mIpt¼mÄ Aåw Xamisbmt¡ Ignsª t]mc¯pÅp. C{]mhiyw B ]Xn aq¡nIÄ Fsâ a\Ên Hcp Ne\hpw D­m¡nbnÃ. FhnsSsb¦nepw t]mIWsa¶p tXm¶pt¼mÄ enÊnbpsS Nncn¡p¶ apJhpw Xpfp¼p¶ D¯pwK apeIfpw Xnf§p¶ samssk¡n« A¸{XntImWhpw a\Ênse¯pw. ]ns¶ Hcp Znhkw Hcp aÊmPv ]mÀedn t]mbn Hcp¯ntbs¡m­p hmWaSn¸n¨p shÅw Ifªp. B Xmbve¬UpImcn¡v Fsâ Ip® I­t¸mÄ Rm³ ]®ns¡mSp¡Ww, C{Xbpw \à Ip® AhÄ hfsc Npcp¡ta I­n«pÅp. {^obmbn«v Xcmw F¶pw ]dªv AhÄ Fs¶ XpWn s]m¡n ]qdp hnSÀ¯n¡mWn¨p. sh«n an\p¡nb, Idp¯p Icphmfn¨v B\s¨hn Np­pIÄ ]pdt¯m«p XÅn \n¡p¶ B ]qdp Rm³ \µn ]dªp \nckn¨p. CSXShnÃmsX kIe Ah·mcpw ]®n sImWw h¶ AhfpsS ]¼bmdp t]mes¯ Xg¼p h¶p Icphmfn¨ B\¸qdpw enÊnbpsS hcbn« I¶naWn¸qdpw IqSn Rms\m¶p XmcXays¸Sp¯n t\m¡n. ]­mcps¶¦n Chtf Ip\n¨p \nÀ¯n ]®n sImXw ]X¸nt¨t\. ]ns¶ AhfpsS Hcp kt´mj¯n\p th­n B h«bne Np­pIfn ]nSns¨m¶p hen¨p, a©mSn¡pcphnsâ hen¸¯n ]Xnªncp¶ I´n H¶p Xncp½n, H¶p \pÅn t\m¡n ]dªp, C{Xbpw kpµcamb Ifn¡fw Rm\pw I­n«nà F¶v. AhÄ¡v Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS B sIm«¸qdnsem¶p ap«n¡Ww, \nÀ_Ôw. ]t£ CubnsS FbnUvknt\msSmÅ t]Sn sIm­v Rm³ k½Xn¨nÃ. ]ns¶ AhÄ ho­pw H¶p IqSn Ahs\ D½ sh¨p hepXm¡n. sImtd XtemSn hmbnen«p Du¼n, Fsâ ip¢w Ahfp hmbn In«p¶Xp htc tPmen sNbvXp. ]ns¶ Chfpamcp sImgeqXm³ anSp¡nIfm. kzÀ¤w ImWn¡pw \½tf. c­p {]mhiyw shÅw Ifªntà C\n ]®m³ C¸w C¶p F\n¡p aqUnà \msf hcmw F¶p ]dªv Imipw sImSp¯v ]ncnªp.

 

Xncn¨v Fs¶ Hm^okn I­t¸mÄ enÊnbpsS apJt¯ kt´mjw Rm³ {i²n¨p. A¶v Iptd¡gnªv Xncs¡mgnªt¸mÄ AhÄ apdnbnse¯n. Fsâ AcnIn tNÀ¶p \n¶p tNmZn¨p.

" bm{Xsbms¡ kpJambncp¶tÃm.. AtÃ..?.."

" Mqw... "

" t]mb kvYes¯ms¡ BWp§Ä¡v hnt\mZ¯n\p \à kuIcyamsW¶p tI«n«p­v... sImd¨v hnt\mZn¨v ImWmXncn¡¯nÃ.... AtÃ..." Hcp IŨncn B Np­pIfnÂ.

" enÊo... Fsâ a\Ên BsI Hcp ]pWykvYew am{Xta D­mbncp¶pÅp... \à hnimeamb, knaân« t]msebpÅ, Xnf§p¶... \Sp¡p IqsS..."

" aXn aXn.... \nÀ¯v.... " ]ns¶ Hcp {]tXyI kzc¯n tNmZn¨p.

" kXyw ]d, Fs¶ Fs¶¦nepw HmÀ¯mcpt¶m..?..."

" CÃ, ]t£ Rm³ F¶pw Dd§nbncp¶Xv \nsâ IqsS, B an\pkapÅ kvYe¯v Ihnfpw tNÀ¯v..."

" aXn aXn.... hÀ®n¨Xv... F¸gpw AXp Xs¶bm sImXnbsâ a\ÊnÂ..." At¸mgpw AhÄ¡p \mWw.

" AXncn¡s«... Rm³ s]mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ \o Fsâ _m¯v dqan aq{Xsamgnt¨m....? "

AhÄ ]Xnª iЯn \mWn¨v adp]Sn \ÂIn.

" Cà .. ]ns¶ A¶t¯t¸mse F¶pw \n¶p t\m¡pw... Fsâ ssZhta... kmd¶p ]dªXv hfsc sicnbmbncp¶p. IfÀ t^mt«m amXncn F´p hyàamcp¶p FÃmw ... shdptXbà Cu a\Ên CXp Xs¶... Fsâ Hcp a­¯cw... sÈym.. GXp kab¯m A¶v F\n¡m _p²n tXm¶nbXv..."

" F\n¡v tbmKw DZn¨ kab¯v..." Rm³ AhfpsS apJw Xmgv¯n B Np­n H¶p ISn¨p...

" As¿m... en]vÌnIv..." AhÄ Fsâ ssI amÁn. Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" enÊn¡v Hcp Znhkw ¢mÊv I«p sN¿m³ ]Áptam..."

" F´n\m..."

" ]Áptam... AXp ]d..."

" ]ns¶´m... kmdp ]dªm... ¢mÊp ths­¶p shípw..." Ahsfsâ I®n t\m¡n ]dªp.

" C\n F\n¡v Im¯ncn¡m³ ]Á¯nÃ.. enÊo...."

" F\n¡pw.... ]t£ ... F¶m th­Xv ?... FhnsS sh¨m ?... tlm«en F\n¡v t]Snbm... Bsc¦nepw I­m XoÀ¶p FÃmw." ]dbpt¼mÄ B I®pIfn Hcp t]Sn t]mse.

" Rm³ ]dbpt¼mse A§p sNbvXm aXn... " Rm³ Hcp ]²Xn AhtfmSp ]dªp. AhÄ¡Xp ]nSn¨p. Ahkm\w ]dªp.

" A§s\bmsW¦n c­p aq¶p {_mbpw Ipd¨p ]mâokpw Hcp kÂhmÀ I½okpw Hcp tSm¸pw hm§n sht¨¡Ww, shdptX th­. Imip Xs¶¡mw. _nÃp \ãs¸Sp¯cpXv. "

" ]nt¶..... \nsâ ASn¸mhmtSw tImWtImw hm§m\sà F\n¡p t\cw... "

" AXÃ... Imcysam­mbn«m ]dbps¶... ]dbp¶Xp tI«m FÃmw `wKnbmIpw... AÃmsX....!!.." Ahsfm¶p t\m¡n. Rm³ XeIpep¡n.

 

_p[\mgvN BdpaWn¡v AhÄ Fsâ apdnbn h¶p. tPmWpw Ft¶msSm¸w D­mbncp¶p. enÊn Ft¶mSmbn ]dªp.

" kmÀ F\n¡v C¶åw t\ct¯ t]mWw Aåw tjm¸n§v, ]ns¶ ¢mÊv... ]ns¶... _yq«ojy³......"

" AXns\ms¡ shÅnbmgvN s]míqsS..."  Rm³ Kuch¯n tNmZn¨p.

" tkmdn kÀ... shÅnbmgvN Ae¡pw, ]ns¶ ho«p]WnIfpw ¢o\n§pw... ]ns¶ C¨nsc ]Isemd¡hpw....Hs¡¡qSn.... kabw In«¯nÃ. ]e Znhk§fmbn hnNmcn¡p¶p..."

" B sicn... sicn... F¶pw tNmZnt¨¡cpXv... ]ns¶ AXp ]XnhmIpw "

" CÃ, Xm¦v bq kÀ..." AhÄ t]mIm³ Xncnªp.

At¸mÄ tPm¬ \nÀt±in¨p.

" F¶m \nsâ tN¨ntbw IqSn Iq«nt¡m... Ignbp¼w Fs¶ samss_en hnfn¨m aXn, Rm³ FhnsSbm¶m h¶p \n§sf ]n¡v sNbvtXmfmw..."

" Hm, tN¨nsb C\n Iq«nbm t\cw sshIpw tN«m,... ]ns¶ Ignbp¼w Rm³ tN«t\ hnfn¡mw.... At¶cw h¶m aXn..."

" Mm... ]ns¶tb... A[nIw Xmakn¡cpXv...tIt«m... "  tPmWnsâ Xm¡oXv.

tPm¬ t]mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ Rm\pw Cd§n.

 

]dªpd¸n¨ kvYe¯v sN¶t¸mÄ enÊn ]Xps¡ \S¶p t]mIp¶p. Rm³ Ahtfbpw Imdn IbÁn, Fsâ ^vfmÁnse¯n. t\cw kÔybmIm³ t]mIpt¶bpÅp. hmXnÂIse¯nbt¸mÄ Rm³ ]dªp.

" heXp Imep sh¨p tIdnt¡m..."

" F´n\m... Rm³ kmdnsâ `mcybmIms\m¶pw t]mIp¶nÃtÃm...."

" F¶mepw C\nbpw sFizcyambn«p hcWsa¦nÂ.... aXn, ]ns¶ s]mdpXn ASns]mfnbmIm\pw...."

" AXp ]ns¶ Xocpam\n¡mw.... Fsâ ssZhta... CsXs´mcp ^vfmÁm.... kmdnXn HÁím Xmakn¡pt¶... ? t]SnbmI¯ntÃ..." AhÄ FÃm apdnbpw HmSn \S¶p I­p. Rm³ Hcp ssh³ Ip¸nbpw ¥mÊpw FSp¯p sh¨p. s{UÊv amdn ep¦n am{Xw DSp¯p h¶p.

" enÊníp s{UÊv amdtWm..?..." Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" thWw..." Rm³ Ahtf Fsâ s_{Uqanteíp sIm­pt]mbn Aeamc Xpd¶p sImSp¯p.

" s]mtím, Rm³ XpWn amdn ht¶ímw..."

" AhÄ¡n¸gpw \mWw...."

Fs¶ XÅnbnd¡n AhÄ IXIS¨p. Rm³ knÁn§v dqan t]mbn tkm^bnencp¶p. Aåw Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ h¶p, thjw Hcp ep¦nbpw Fsâ Hcp lm^v jÀ«pw. Ct¸mÄ B sIm¦¯S§Ä t\tc s]m§n Xpdn¨p \n¡p¶p. \S¶p h¶t¸mÄ AhbpsS kv{]n§v amXnbpÅ Ipep¡w ImWm³ Fs´mcp tNemcp¶p. AhÄ Fsâ ap¼n h¶p Xe Ip\n¨p \n¶p. ep¦n¡pÅnÄ B \nXw_Ipw`§Ä Dcp­v hyàambn ImWmw. Rm\htf hen¨p tkm^bn Ft¶mSp tNÀ¯ncp¯n. AhÄ Ft¶mSp tNÀs¶m«nbncp¶p. Rm³ ]dªp.

" ChnsS sh¨p \o Fs¶ kmÀ F¶p hnfn¡cpXv...." thWsa¦nÂ... tN«m... Asæn th­.. tamt\ F¶p hnfnt¨m...."

" a\Ênse´msW¦nepw F\n¡p kmsdt¶ hmbn hcq..... F¶mepw hnfn¡mw..."

 Ahsfsâ amdnte tcma§fn hnctemSn¨p.

" \ap¡p aqUp hctWm¦n \o Fs¶ samtW¶p Xs¶ hnfn¡Ww. C¶p am{Xw.."

" sicn .... Fsâ s]m¶p tamt\..."

" \n\s¡´m C{X \mWw... t]mcpt¼m Fs´mcp sNmSnbmcp¶p. C¸w F´p ]Án..?"  Rm\m XmSn ]nSn¨pbÀ¯n.

" Rm\mZyambn«m HcmWnsâ IqsS.....  AXpw C§s\sbmcp Imcy¯n\p...." Fs¶ GdpI®n«p t\m¡nbhÄ ]dªp.

" GXp Imcy¯n\p...?.."

" t]m AhnS¶v... a\pjyt\ sImc§p Ifn¸n¡m³ shey hncpXm Cu tam\p.." Ahsfsâ amdn c­p I¿pw Iq«n XÃn.

" \obpw Ct{Xw Znhkw Ft¶bn«p h«p X«nbntÃ... " Rm\hfpsS s\Ánbn hoWp InS¶ncp¶ apSnbngIÄ ]pdtIms«mXp¡n, sasà B Np­pIfn Fsâ Np­p tNÀ¯p. AhfpsS IbvIfnÂ, Dc§fn Rm³ XShn, B Igp¯n Rm³ Npt­mSn¨p. Ihnfn Ihnfpcp½n. sNhnbn ]dªp.

" enÊo, \osb{X kpµcnbm..."

" tamt\.."

" Mqw..?"

" Fs¶ CãamtWm..?"

" \ns¶ BZyw I­ \nanjw apX \ns¶ Rm³ Cãs¸«Xm. ]t£ hÃhsâbpw apÁt¯ ]qsh\n¡p aW¡ms\m¡psa¶v Rm³ hnNmcn¨nsÃsâ s]m¶p tamtf... Rm³ Ahtf sI«n¸nSn¨p. Ahsfs¶bpw sI«n¸nSn¨p. F¶n«p ]dªp.

" tamt\ I­m GXp s]®n\m Cãs¸Smt¯... Cu Rm³ Xs¶ hoWpt]mbntÃ.. FÃmw ImWn¡msa¶p k½Xn¨ntÃ... Fs¶ c£n¨Xv Hcp \nan¯w am{Xw... a\Ên Rm³ F{Xam{Xw.."

" Fsâ s]m¶p tamtf..." R§fpsS Np­pIÄ ]ckv]cw tImÀ¯p. Fsâ \mhp AhfpsS \mhnt\ Xncªp. \mhpIÄ ]ckv]cw tImÀ¯p. an\n«pItfmfw sImXn Xocpw htc R§Ä At\ym\yw \pWªp. Fsâ Ip® ep¦n¡pÅn Fgpt¶Áp \n¶p, Rm³ ImepIÄ Iq«n¸nSn¨p. Rm\hfpsS ]pd¯p XShn. {_mbpsS hÅnbn Fsâ Ibv X«n, Rm³ AXnsem¶p hen¨p. AhÄ Fsâ apJw hnSphn¨p. F¶n«p sasà Fsâ sNhnbn tNmZn¨p.

" ImWm³ [rXnbmbn CtÃ..."

" F{X\mfmbn Rm³ B _m¯pdqante \nsâ \ntåmÀ¯v \S¡p¶p Ft¶m..."

" Fsâ tamt\... Rm\mZyambn«m C§s\sbmcp......Fs¶ thZ\n¸n¡pthm...... BZymhp¼w t\mIpw Fs¶ms¡ ]dªp tI«ns«m­v." Ahsfsâ Np­n Np_n¨p sIm­p tNmZn¨p.

Hcp \nanjw. B tNmZyw thsdmcp iЯn Fsâ ImXn ]Xn¨p. ssZ\yXtbmsS Fs¶mSp tIgp¶ Hcp apJw Fsâ a\Ênteíp h¶p. " Fs¶ thZ\n¸ntIzm...?.."

 

" tamt\.... F´m BsemNn¡ps¶....? thZ\n¨mepw kmcanÃ.... tamsâ Cãw t]mse Bbnt¡m.... Rm³ kt´mjt¯msS klnt¨mfmw... " enÊnbpsS iÐw tI«t¸mÄ ho­pw Fsâ a\Êv Xncnsb ChnsS F¯n. B XmSnbn ]nSn¨p sIm­p tNmZn¨p.

" \n\¡p C¯ncn ssh³ thtWm... Aåw elcnbps­¦n thZ\íp ]Icw IqSpX kt´mjw D­mIpw..."

" th­... F\n¡nãw kpt_m[t¯msS Cu s\©n tNcp¶Xm.... kmcanÃ. tam\p thWsa¦n IpSnt¨m... "

Rm³ jÀ«n\p apIfn IqSn Hcp apebn sXm«p, XtemSn. AhÄ H¶\§n, tImÄabnÀ sIm­t]mse. B ssI ]nSn¨hÄ AhnsS tNÀ¯p sh¨p. F¶n«p XcfnXkzc¯n tNmZn¨p. ]dªp.

" jÀ«gn¨n«v sN¿m³ tate...? ..." Rm³ B jÀ«nsâ _«WpIfgn¨p. apIfnes¯ cs­®ta C«ncp¶pÅp. Rm³ B jÀ«qcn. lmhq, at\mlc§fmb B amXf ]g§Ä {_mípÅn hoÀ¸p ap«nbncn¡p¶p.

" Fs¶ ImWn¡mthm...? Rm³ Chtc {^obm¡t« tamtf...? "

" Fs´mcp tNmZyam.... ]ns¶´n\m Rm³ IqsS ht¶..."

AhfpsS I®pIÄ Iq¼n, Np­pIÄ hnd¨p. Rm³ Ahsf amtdmSp tNÀ¯p, ]pdIn I¿n«p {_mbpsS lp¡pIÄ hnSphn¨p,. ]ns¶bhÄ ssIIÄ s]m¡n, {_m Ducn tkm^bnte¡n«p. Fsâ I®p XÅnt¸mbn, IrXy AIe¯n h³ Nnc«IÄ Iagv¯n h¨ncn¡p¶Xp t]mse c­v sh¬IpS§Ä, Bcpw sXmSm¯, Bcpw aÀ±n¡m¯ IpfnÀ apeIÄ. AhínSbn Hcn©p kvYew shdptX InS¶ncp¶p. B apeIfpsS h«¯n Im `mKw AhfpsS I£§fn Bbncp¶Xp sIm­mImw A{Xíp Ah FSp¯p Im«nbXv. Ccp­ ape¡®pIÄ, NqSp Ipcp s]m§nb t]mse Ah hnPrw`n¨p \n¡p¶p. Nph¶ ap´ncnIÄ t]mes¯ sNdnb apesR«pIÄ. B amXf¡pS§Ä AhfpsS izmkKXns¡m¯v DbÀ¶p XmWp. Rm\hbpsS ASnbn \n¶pw tatem«p XgpIn. sR«pIfn ]Xps¡ X«n, Ah ZrVambncp¶p. ape¡®pIfnse hr¯¯n hncepItfmSn¨t¸mÄ AhÄ C¡nfn sIm­p Npfnªp. B IpfnÀ apeIfnsem¶p  Rm³ I¿nseSp¯p, Fs´mcp arZpeX, an\pkw, I¿n HXp§p¶nÃ, aÁXn Rm³ Fsâ Np­p ap«n¨p,

" enÊntamsf..."

" Ft´m.."

" \o Chtc sXm«n«pt­m..."

" Mqw... Ipfn¡p¼w ... ]ns¶.. ]ns¶.. tamt\ HmÀ¯v Hd§m³ t\cw Np½m XtemSn¡nS¡pw....." CXn\ntS AhÄ Fsâ Imen¶nSbn I¿n«p. Rm³ B Ibv ]Xps¡ amÁn ]nSn¨p.

" F\n¡pw ImWWw.... ImeI¯n¯m... AXv Rm\pw H¶p ImWs«t¶... AhÄ NnWp§n.

" ImWn¡mw... \o CXp ]d... "

Rm³ B apeIfn D½ shím\pw Hcp Ibv sIm­p sR«n Xncp½m\pw XpS§n. B hr¯§fn hnctemSn¨p. AhfpsS hm¡pIÄ hnImc¯Ån¨ sIm­v apdnbm³ XpS§n. I®pI Iq¼n¯pS§n, ]c]pjsâ kvt\lkv]Ài\w B arZpta\nbn ]pfI¯nsâ elcn ]mbn¨p.

" _mw¥qcn ..... tlmÌen ...... c­mw ..... hÀjw ... Fsâ dqw taÁv C¨nsc IpSn¨nt«m­v...." AhÄ ]dsªm¸n¨p.

" A¸w tamÄ¡pw Igs¸m­mcp¶p... Mqw... tamiaÃ..."

" At¿m AÃ, Ahfp Ft¶s¡m­v \nÀ_Ôn¸n¨v hi¯m¡nbXm...." AhÄ \nckn¨p.

" kmcanà tamtf.. C¨nsc ]cnNbw HÅXm ckw...."

" atÁXpw IqSn IpSn¡v....." AhÄ Bhiys¸«p. Rm³ atÁ ape IpSn¡m\pw BZyt¯Xn Ii¡m\pw XpS§n.

CXn\nsS Fsâ Hcp Ibv AhfpsS XfnÀhbdn XgpIn, ep¦nbpsS Ip¯n\nSbneqsS Xmtgínd§m³ XpS§n. AhÄ C¡nfn sIm­v hfbm\pw ]pfbm\pw, Fsâ ssI FSp¯p amÁm\pw XpS§n. Fsâ ssI AhfpsS Ifn]c¸n\p apIfnse¯n.

" enÊntamtf...."

" F´m Fsâ s]m¶p tamt\..."

" ChnsS Bsc¦nepw sXm«n«pt­m...." AhnsS Rm³ H¶p I¿aÀ¯ns¡m­p tNmZn¨p.

" Rm³ Xs¶.... hÃt¸mgpw... ]­v .....Hcp..... ck¯n\pw... ]ns¶....kmdns\ HmÀ¯¸w Hcp {]mhiyw.... "

" A¸w koep s]m«n¡mWpw AtÃ....."

" B, F\n¡dnb¯nÃ..."

Rm³ Ahtf tkm^bnteíp t\tc InS¯n. AhÄ Hcp ssI s]m¡n Xeíp tate sh¨p. At¸mÄ B XSn¨ I£w Zriyambn. \¶mbn tjhpsNbvX I£¯nsâ \Sphn Hcp \oe Ombbp­mbncp¶p. Rm³ AhnsS Fsâ aq¡p tNÀ¯pc¨p. D½ sh¨p. AhfpsS hnbÀ¸n\p Hcp {]tXyI KÔambncp¶p. F\n¡Xnãs¸«p. I¼nbmb Fsâ Ifn¸p{X³ Fgpt¶Áp \n¶p hnd¨p. Rm³ Fsâ Np­pIfpsSbpw I¿psSbpw {]tbmKw B XfnÀape¡pS§fn XpSÀ¶p sIm­p tNmZn¨p.

" \n§Ä F{X hncenSpambncp¶p. ...?

" F´n\m CsXms¡ Adnbps¶ ... F\n¡p \mWamIp¶p ]dbm³..."

" ]d tamtf.. Hcp ck¯n\tÃ..." Rm³ apesR«nsem¶p ISn¨p.

" iv iv iv .... ISn¡msX... t\mIp¶p.   Rms\mcp hncte C«nt«mÅp. AhÄ c­p hncen«¸w F\n¡p s\m´p... A¶p apdntªm¶p kwibsam­v... tNmc h¶mcp¶p...".

AXp sicn, koep s]m«n. A¸w Fsâ tPmen Ffp¸w. t]Sn¡msX ]®mw. kam[m\ambn.

" \osb´m.... ]ns¶ c­p hncen«p t\m¡mXncp¶Xv.. ckatÃ...."

" AXnepw... ckw... Cu....Cu.." AhÄ \nÀ¯n.

" Mm... ]d..." Rm³ s{]mÂkmln¸n¨p.

" Cu... \Sps¡mÅ... sNdnb km[\w.... ¢nÁv.... I´v... AtX Xncp½p¶Xmcp¶p.... "

" A¼Sn anSp¡o \o Bfp tamiaÃtÃm.... hncenSpw.... I´p sRcSpw.... I­mse´v ]¨¸mhw...."  Rm³ Nncn¨p.

" It­m... It­m... Ip¯n Ip¯n tNmZn¨p ]dbn¸n¨n«v C¸w Rm³ tamiambn...." AhÄ ]cn`hn¨p.

" Fsâ s]m¶p tamtf.... AXn\Ã..... C\n Rm³ F´p sNbvXmepw \n\¡p thZ\n¡nÃ... tIt«m.. Rm³ ho­pw B Np­pIÄ hmbnseSp¯p IpSn¡m³ XpS§n. Hcp ssI sIm­p apeIÄ amdn amdn sR¡n XShn.

" tamt\... F\ns¡s´¦nepw sNbvXp Xm.... F\n¡p hÃmsX ... Fs´ms¡tbm..." AhÄ apc­p.

 

 

(XpScpw)

 

 

 

 

Hcp bm{Xm hnhcWw     By Nithin Babu    Font - karthika

 

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Rm\htf tkm^bn t\sc InS¯n. AhÄ I®S¨p InS¶p. Rms\¶n«v AhfpsS ep¦nbpsS Ip¯gn¨p. lmbv. Fs´mcp tiepÅ Ipªn¸qdmWnXv. XSn¨p s]m´n \n¡ps¶¦nepw, hepXmsW¦nepw, sIm¨p Ip«nIfptSXp t]mse arZphpw an\pkapÅXpw, Hcp ]mSp t]mepanÃ, c­¸¯nsâ \SphneqsS Hcp hc am{Xw Xmsg ASp¸n¨p ]nSn¨ncn¡p¶ XpSbnSp¡n Ahkm\n¡p¶p. B Ioden \n¶pw H¶pw ]pdt¯ív F¯n t\m¡p¶nÃ. hcbpsS apIfÁw Hcp Npgn t]mse InS¡p¶p. hcbpsS AcnIpIfnepw Ih¡nSbnepw ]ns¶ hnimeamb an\pan\p¯ Ifn¯«nsâ Ipd¨p `mK¯pw Hcp \oe Omb Dt­m F¶p kwibw, \nXyhpw sNc¡p¶ sIm­mbncn¡Ww. Bcpw saXn¡m¯ Cu I¶n¸qdp Cs¶sâ I¿nÂ. Fsâ Kpem³ H¶p IqSn kt´mjn¨p.

" Fsâ tamtf, \nsâ I®mSn kmam\w ISn¨p Xn¶m³ tXm¶p¶p..."

Rm³ AXnsem¶p Npw_n¨p sIm­p ]dªp. Fsâ Np­m ]pXpapÁ¯p ap«nbt¸mÄ Ahsfm¶p ]pfªp. Hcp ]pXp aWw, AhfpsS icoc¯nsâ {]tXyI KÔw B ]qdn\pw D­mbncp¶p. AsXm¶mªp hens¨Sp¯n«v Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" \o CsX¶pw tjhp sN¿ptam tamtf...?.."

" F¶panÃ, BgvNbnsemcn¡Â....  AXp kz`mhambnt¸mbn... ]ns¶... C¶v... sNbvXXm.. \½sS ]cn]mSn¡v... tam\p th­n......"

" Fsâ anSpanSp¡o...." Rm³ AhnsS apJw tNÀ¯pc¨p. AaÀ¯nbpc¨t¸mÄ tcma¡pÁnIsfsâ Ihnf¯pcªp. Rm\m Ifn apÁw apgph³ \¡n hr¯nbm¡n. ASªSp¯ Ioden \mhaÀ¯n tatem«p \¡n. AhÄ InS¶p ]pfªp. F¶n«pw ImepIfI¯nbnÃ. Rm³ AhfpsS Hcp Im tkm^bpsS Xmsgín«p. ]i shs¨m«nb t]mse arZphmbn B aZ\ s]mbvIbpsS Ccp­ AcnIpIÄ H«nbncp¶p. Im Xmsgbn«t¸mÄ Cfw Nph¸p \nd¯n I´nsâ apIÄ `mKw ImWm³ XpS§n. Rm³ BsI H¶p t\m¡n. Iod Xmsg IqXn¡p apIfn hsc D­v. Idp¯ IqXn. A¶p t^ms«mbn I­ Idp¯ adpIv XSn¨p InS¡p¶p. \à hmg¸n­nIÄ t]mse kv\nKv²Xtbdnb Hma\ XpSIÄ. B XpSIÄ aXn tNÀ¯p sh¨pc¨v shÅw Ifbm³. Imepw Ih¨v ]qdpw hnSÀ¯n apeIfpw s]m¡n Np­pIÄ ]nfÀ¶v I®pIfS¨p InS¡p¶ B s]®nsâ InS¸v F¶n D·mZ elcnbpWÀ¯n. F\n¡v F´p sN¿Wsa¶p cq]anÃ. B InS¸n AhfpsS IqXn¡cbnse Idp¯ s]m«v Fsâ {i²bn s]«p. H«n¸nSn¨ncp¶ NpfIfpsS ASn`mK¯v Hcp tX³ XpÅn Dudn\n¡p¶Xp I­p.

" tamÄ¡p \à Hcp adpsIm­v.. ImWm adb¯v... \o henb `mKyhXnbm..." Rm³ AXp sXm«p ImWn¨p.

" Fsâ Iq«pImcnbpw ]dªp. ]t£ Rm³ t\m¡nbn«nÃ...." AhÄ Nncn¨p sIm­p ] dªp. F¶ns«mcp IpkrXn¨ncntbmsS tNmZn¨p.

" C¸w FÃmw t\cn I­ntÃ... C\n F\n¡p t]mImtam...?... "

".h¶metà t]mIm³ ]Áq.." Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" a\ÊnembnÃ...?..." 

" F¦n a\Ênem¡n¯cmw..."

Rm³ Hcp ssI apebn XtemSns¡m­p ho­pw B Ih¡nSbnteíp apJw AaÀ¯n. ASp¸n¨p sh¨ncp¶ XpSbnSp¡pIfI¶t¸mÄ AhnSt¯ AhfpsS kzImcy kpKÔw Fsâ aq¡neSn¨p Ibdn. AXp ho­pw ho­pw Rm\mkzZn¨p. ]ns¶ sasà \mhp sIm­m ]qÀNmensâ AcnIpIfI¯n. Fât½, Ddh, C{Xbpw t\cw sIm­v B ]pXp tbm\nbn \n¶pw {khn¨v B ]qdSp¡n\pÅn sI«n \n¶ tX\pdh, shfnbnteíp, Fsâ \mhnteíp s]m«nsbmgpIn.

" Fsâ enÊn¡p«o, \nsâ N¡ tX³ hcn¡ Xs¶bmSo. Fs´mcp a[pcw.... s\dsªmgpIphmWtÃmSo.." Rm³ ASnbn \n¶pw tateíp DÅn \m¡p IS¯n \¡m³ XpS§n.

" Fsâ..... tlm... Fsâ s]m¶nsâ \m¡p sXm«m ]ns¶ HgpImXncn¡pthm... \¡n ¡pSn¡v... tlm, Fs´mcp ckw.... \¡v.... It´epw \¡v... AhnsSbm GÁhpw kpJw.... A§s\ Xs¶ \¡p.... Fsâ ssZhta... Cs{Xw kpJtam...."

AhÄ ]dªp sIm­ncp¶p. \¡nsbSp¡p¶X\pkcn¨v B I¶n hcn¡ ]qdn \n¶pw NqSp tX³ {]hln¨p sIm­ncp¶p. AsXm«pw IfbmsX Rm³ \¡nsbSp¯p sIm­ncp¶p. ]ns¶ ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡ B ]pdw Xmfnsâ AIt¯íp Rm³ \mhnd¡n. HXp§n aS§n¡nS¶ncp¶ DÄNp­pIÄ Htcm¶mbn Rm³ Np­pIÄ sIm­p hen¨p s]m¡n. Ahbn arZphmbn ISn¨p. F¶n«pw Rm³ B ]qÀ Ibv sIm­p hnSÀ¯nbnÃ. AhÄ InS¶p ]pfbpIbmbncp¶p. Hcp Ibv sIm­v kz´w apeIÄ amdn amdn AhÄ sR¡m³ XpS§n. Hcp Ibv Xmsg sIm­p h¶p I´ncn¡p¶nS¯p sh¨p. Rm\m Ibv _eambn X«n amÁn. Ahsf´nt\m th­n Zmln¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhfpsS Rc¼pIfn PohnX¯nte BZyt¯ a·YeoebpsS B\µw \ndsªmgpIpIbmbncp¶p.

" Mqw... F\n¡hnsS Xncp½Ww tamt\... AhnsS ¢ntÁ sN¿v... F\n¡p h¿... ¹okv... F\n¡v.....slât½... sN¿v tamt\.... sN¿v. It´eaÀ¯n sN¿v..." AhÄ bmNn¨p.

]ns¶  Rm\m ]qdp ]nfÀ¯n. apIfn hoÀ¯v hn§n InS¶ tKmX¼p \ndapÅ I´v. AXp ]Xps¡ hoÀ¯v DbÀ¶p h¶p. Rm³ AXn ]Xps¡ XtemSn. tbm\n¡pÅn Hcp hncen«v Aåw tXs\Sp¯v AXn ]pc«nbt¸mÄ AXp \n¶p Xnf§n. ]Xps¡ AXn XtemSm³ XpS§n. At¸mÄ F\ns¡mcp]mbw tXm¶n. s]s«¶p ssh³ Ip¸nsbSp¯v ]nfÀ¶p \n¶ B ]qÁnteíåw Hgn¨p, I´nepw. F¶n«v Rm\Xv \¡n IpSn¡m³ XpS§n, tbm\n¡pÅnÂ, \¡n, AI¨p­pIÄ hens¨Sp¯v IpSn¨p, Rm\m aµmc¡´v ISns¨Sp¯p hen¨p. AhÄ InS¶p ]pfªp. cXnckw sIm­hÄ ssIImen«Sn¨p. Rm\m I´nse elcn \pWªp. Ip¸nbnse ssh\pw AhfpsS ]qÁnse NqSptX\pw IqSn IeÀ¶t¸mÄ Hcp kpKÔhpw ]pXp cpNnbpw. Fsâ kncIfn elcnbpw Imahpw H¯p \n¶mSn. At¸mfhfpsS bmN\..

" F\n¡p Xcm³ H¶pantà tamt\ \nsâ I¿nÂ.... \o Xs¶ IpSn¨m aXntbm.... Fsâ s]m¶p tam\tÃ... Ct§m«p Xm.... tamsâ km[\w.. Rms\m¶p ImWt«... BZyambn«v... ImWp¶Xv Fsâ tamsâbmWtÃm...ssZhta... Fsâ tbmKw... Xm... tamt\... Fs¶ sImÃmsX... Xcp¶pt­m...." AhÄ ]pe¼ns¡m­v InS¶p ]pfªp.

"  tamÄ¡{X \nÀ_ÔamtWm..." Rm³ AcpatbmsS tNmZn¨p.

" Ft¶mSv C¨nscsb¦nepw Cãtams­In thKw Xm... AtàRm\n¸w hncenSpw..." AhÄ Xebn«pcp«n.

" tamtf.. tN«sâ Ip® Xcm³ ]d..." Rm³ ]dªp sImSp¯p.

" Xm tN«sâ s]m³ Ip® Ct§m«p Xmtbm..." AhÄ I®S¨p Ibv \o«n.

Rm³ AhfpsS aZ\a¬U]¯n \n¶pw Xes]m¡n, Fsâ ep¦n ]dns¨dnªp. F¶n«v Hcp ssI AhfpsS ]qdn\p apIfnÂ, Hcp hnc AhfpsS I´nÂ, sh¨p sIm­v AhfpsS Xe`mK¯p amdn ap«pIp¯n \n¶p. AhfpsS Hcp ssI ]nSn¨p Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¸n¨p. s]s«¶v AhÄ I®p Xpd¶p. AÂ`pXw sIm­hfpsS hm s]mfnªp t]mbn.

" At¿m, CsX´m C¡mWpt¶... CXn\nt{Xw apgp¸pt­m... At¿m... F\n¡p t]SnbmIp¶p..."

Rm³ AhfpsS I´n Xncp½ns¡m­p ]dªp.

" tamfnXv t\ct¯ I­n«ntÃ..." Fsâ tNmZy¯n\p XpÅp¶ shfn¨¸mSns\ t]mse AhÄ adp]Sn X¶p.

" H­v... ]nÅmcpsS.... CXv F§s\ s]®p§tSXn tIdpw ? Fsâ Ihs¡S s]mfnªp t]mIphtÃm tamt\ ...."

" H¶panà tamtf.... \o Chs\ H¶p½ ht¨... A¸w CãamIpw..."

Rm³ AhfpsS I´n Xncp½ns¡m­v Fsâ Ip®bpsS AÁw \o«n. AhÄ tkm^bpsS AcnInteív Xe sNcn¨v, Ahs\ D½ sh¨p, Hcp ssI sIm­v Aht\ ]nSn¨p.

" Fs´mcp ht®mw \otfmw... "

CXpw ]dªv, AhÄ Ahsâ sXm¸n amÁn, F¶n«v Ahsâ aIpS¯n D½ sh¨p, ]Xps¡ \mhp AXn ap«n¨p. Fsâ I´p t`mK¯n ckw ap¯ AhÄ AdnbmsX Xs¶ Ahs\ Xmtemen¡m\pw \¡m\pw XpS§n.

" tamfp hmsbm¶p Xpdt¶..."

" At¿m, .... th­m.. CsXsâ hmbn sImůnÃ... tZs­ AÁ¯q¶v aq{X¯pÅn hcp¶p ...."

" " Fsâ tamtf AXp aq{XaÃ, \n\¡p IpSn¡ms\mÅ tX\m... tamfhsâ Xe hmbntem«p sh¨m aXn. tXs\mgpIpw....tamfp {iant¨... GXpw FhnsSbpw sImÅpw..." Rm³ AhfpsS Np­n sh¨v I¼nbmbn sh«n \n¶ Kpems\ H¶p XÅn. AhfdnbmsX hm s]mfn¨p, hnjan¨v Ahsâ Xe hmípÅnem¡n.

" Fsâ enÊn tamfp anSp¡nbm, C\n Ahs\ A§p \pWªp Xns¶m, sFkv{Iow t]mse....."

hfsc hnjan¨v AhÄ Ip®¯e hmbnen«v hen¨p IpSn¡m³ XpS§n. BZysams¡ Aåw _p²n ap«nsb¦nepw, I´nse Fsâ t{]mÂkml\w AXp amÁn. AhÄ Ahsâ NpÁpw \m¡n«p NpgÁm\pw XpS§n.

" F§s\bp­v... tamtf... cksamt­mSo...?" kpJw sIm­v Acs¡«p sh«n¨psIm­v Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

"Mqw.... Mqw......" AhÄ Fsâ t\sc I®pbÀ¯ns¡m­p aqfn. Rm³ ]Xps¡ apt¼m«p XÅm³ XpS§n. sasà sasà Fsâ Ip® ]IpXn AhÄ hmbnem¡n. ]ns¶ ]ns¶ AhfpsS Ip® aq©Â aq¯t¸mÄ F\ns¡mcp kwibw Fsâ sI«p s]m«ptamF¶p, Xt¶bpaÃ, AhÄ ImepIfSp¸n¨v Fsâ Ibv hnc AaÀ¯m\pw {ian¨p.

" F´m tamtf... hcmdmtbm...." Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" Mqw... C\n F\n¡v AIs¯¦nepw tIÁn¯m, AtàhncenSv.." AhÄ Xebm«ns¡m­p ]dªp..

s]s«¶p Rm³ Fsâ hnc amÁn, Fsâ Ip® AhfpsS hmbn \n¶pw hen¨qcn.

" At¿m... F´m \nÀ¯ntb.... F\n¡p \à ckamcp¶p tamt\..... Ds¸mÅ tX\mcp¶p ....Fs´mcp sImgp¸m....""

AhÄ kz´w Ibv sIm­v I´n Xncp½m³ XpS§n. Rm\m Ibv hen¨p amÁn. Ahtf s]s«¶p ]nSns¨gpt¶ån¨p. Rm³ tkm^bnencp¶p. Ahtf ]nSn¨v Fsâ XpSIÄ¡p apIfn Ih¨ncp¯n. Fsâ Ip®íp ap¼n AhfpsS ]qdp Hcp \\ª ]pkvXIw t]mse hnSÀ¶ncp¶p. Rm³ B hnSÀ¶ncp¶ tbm\n¡pÅnteíp Fsâ Hcp hncen«p. hgp¡temSp IqSn F¶m Aåw CdpIn AXv AI¯p Ibdn. ]Xps¡ Rm³ Ahtf Fsâ Acs¡«nteív ASp¸n¨p. H¶p c­p {]mhiyw Rm³ B {Xkn¡p¶ ]qÁn hnc tIÁpIbpw Cd¡pIbpw sNbvXp. AhfpsS Np­pw Fsâ Np­pw tImÀ¯p. ]ns¶ Rm³ hnc ]pdt¯s¡Sp¯p. \\ªp Ipgªncp¶ Kpems\sbSp¯v AhfpsS I´n Ahsâ Nph¶p XpSp¯ aIpSw H¶p c­p {]mhiyw Dc¨p. ]ns¶ B hnSÀ¶ ]qÁn apIfnteípw Xmtgípw H¶p c­v Dc¨p. F¶n«v Ahsâ Xe AhfpsS Xpf `mK¯p sh¨p. hncepIÄ sIm­v AIt¯ sX¶p¶ NpfIÄ c­p hit¯ípw hen¨I¯n sh¨p. Ct¸mfm AI¨p­pIÄ Fsâ Kpemsâ apJ¯p s]mXnªncn¡p¶p. Ibv sIm­v AhfpsS Ip­n ]nSn¨v Fsâ t\À¡v hen¨Sp¸n¨p. Fsâ Ip®¯e AhfpsS tbm\oZzmc¯n sN¶v ap«n apdpIn \n¶p. Rm³ ho­pw Aåw IqSn XÅn.

"  CXv thtWm tamt\... Cu IpXnct¡m AI¯v tIdptam... Fs¶ thZ\n¸n¡tÃ...."

" Fsâ tamfp t]Sn¡msX, Rm\ntÃ... tamfp _ew ]nSn¡msX Cuknbmbn«v Ih¨ncp¶v Ct§m«p XÅnt¡..."

Rm³ Aåw ]pdtIm«p Ncnªp. F¶n«p iànbmbn AhfpsS Ip­nbn ]nSn¨p Fsâ t\À¡p hen¨p.

" lmmmm..." Ahsfm¶p Rc§n, ]s£ \ndsªmgpIp¶ ]qÀtX\n Ipgªncp¶Xp sIm­v sRmSn¡pÅn Ip® ]IpXn AI¯mbn, Fs´mcp apdp¡w, Fs´mcp kpJw.

" tamtf... enÊn¡p«o, F§s\bps­So..."

" \à ckw tamt\.... AhÄ Fs¶ Ddp¸S¦w sI«n¸nSn¨p. Rm³ AhfpsS Ip­nbn ]nSn¨p ]pdtIm«p XÅn. F¶n«p ]dªp.

" ]Xps¡ H¶qcnbn«v tamsfm¶qsS XÅv..."

" th­... AXhnSncn¡t«..."

" At¿m... Fsâ tamsf kpJsam¶pambnÃ... \o Ducn¯Åv..."

AhÄ Aåw Ducn. F¶n«v apt¶m«p XÅn. AtXmsSm¸w  AhfpsS Ip­nbn ]nSn¨v Rm³ F¶nteív Bsªmcp hen hen¨p.

" lt¿m....lmmmm..." Fs¶mcp iÐw enÊnbpsS sXm­bn \n¶pw ]pds¸«psh¦nepw Kpem³ apgph\mbn B ]qdn\pÅnembn.

" At¿m Fsâ hbdp \ndªncn¡bm Cu km[\w...."

" km[\asÃSo .... tamtf \nsâ ]p¯³ ]qdn Cu Ip® C¸w \ndªncn¡phm..."

" Mqw... sicnbm Ip® C§s\ apdpInbncn¡p¼w \Ã ckw... C§s\ Ccpt¶mt«..." Ahsfs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v A\§mXncp¶p.

" t]mcm...C\n tamÄ H¶qcnbSnt¨ ... Rms\m¶p ImWt«...."

AhÄ DucnbSn¡m³ {ian¨p XpS§n.  BZyw Aåw Ducn, ]ns¶ ]ns¶ IptdtÈ Bªp XpS§n, ]ns¶bhÄ¡p ckw tIdn. Rm³ Nmªncp¶psIm­v Acs¡«p XÅns¡mSp¯p.  CSíp I¿n«p Rm³ H¶p c­p {]mhiyw B hoÀ¯ I´n Xncp½n. Fsâ s\ªn X«n \n¡p¶ B apeItf H¶p ]nSn¡m\pw Rm³ ad¶nÃ. ]ns¶ ]ns¶ Xoh­nbpsS thKw IqSp¶ amXncn AhÄ \n¶qcnbSn¡m³ XpS§n.

" Fsâ tamt\ Cu ASn \Ã ckamsWSm.......¢ntÁÂ ]nSnsbSm.... sameíp ]nSn... lm.... F´p kpJw.... Fsâ ssZhta CXv t\cs¯ Rm\dnªnÃtÃm.... F\n¡v kpJw hcp¶p kmtd.... Fsâ At½.... lt¿m.... F\ns¡t´m s]m«m³ t]mWq.... Fsâ..... F\n¡v ht¿.....lmmm....."

" BªSn¡v tamtf....  DucnbSn.... Fsâ tamfp kpJn¡v... ckn¡v.... " Rm³ N´nIfn sR¡n¸nSn¨p hen¨p klmbn¨p. Acs¡«p apt¼m«p XÅns¡mSp¯p.

" Fsâ tamt\, kmtd.... F\n¡p hcp¶p.... C\n F\n¡p h¿.... lmmmm.....h¶qqqq......" AhÄ Fs¶ iànbmbn sI«n¸nSn¨p. Fsâ Np­n ISn¨p ]nSn¨p. R§fpsS Acs¡«pIÄ H¶mbn. F¶n«pw Rm\Sn XpSÀ¶p. F\n¡pw Iemis¸m«Â XpS§nbncp¶nÃ. F\ns¡m«Sn¡m³ km[n¨XpanÃ. A{Xíp iànbmbn Fs¶ AhfpsS Acs¡«p sIm­aÀ¯n¸nSn¨ncp¶p. Fsâ Ip® apgph\mbpw AhfpsS ]qdn\pÅnembncp¶p.

" Mqw....Mqw... " AhÄ Aadns¡m­hfpsS ]nSn apdp¡n. Rm³ CS¡nSív Acs¡«p XÅn. AhfpsS cXn aqÀOí\pkcn¨v AhfpsS Acs¡«nte aknepIÄ hn«p hn«v Fsâ Ip®tb hcnªp sI«ns¡m­ncp¶p.

c­p \nanjw R§Ä A§s\ Xs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨ncp¶p. ]ns¶ AhfpsS ]nSp¯w Abªp. AhÄ ]Xps¡ I¿b¨p ]nSn hn«p F¶ns«sâ amdt¯¡p Nmcn¡nS¶p Fsâ amd¯pw apJ¯pw Ihnfnepw FÃmw Hcp·mZn\ntbt¸mse ap¯an«p sIm­ncp¶p. Rm³ tkm^bnteíp Nmªncp¶v Ahtf sI«n¸nSn¨p. CSínS¡p Fsâ Kpemt\ A\¡ns¡m­ncp¶p. AhfpsS Npcp§n apdpIp¶ tbm\o \mf¯n Fsâ Kpem\ncp¶p hn§n. AhfpsS Imackmb\w Fsâ XpSbnteíp IhnsªmgpIp¶Xp Rm\dnªp. B hn§p¶ NqSp ]qdn kpJnam\mbn Fsâ Ip®tam³ \ndªp \n¶p.

AhfpsS Acs¡«v At¸mgpw ]Xnsb A\§ns¡m­ncp¶p. Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" aXntbm tamtf....? " Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" Mqlpw.... C\nbpw thWw... F\n¡p aXnbmbnÃ. Fsâ km[\w s]m«nt¸mIpthm tamt\....... \à ^nIvkmbn«m \nsâ tIm CXn\I¯ncn¡ps¶... C\n Ducnt¸mcpthm.... AtXm ]«nIfp hens¨m­p \S¡p¶ amXncn H«ptam.. ?...?.."

" H¶pansÃSo... Fsâ enÊn¡p«ntb F{XthtWepw Rm³ kpJn¸n¡matÃm....."

Rm³ ho­pw AhfpsS apJ¯pw apeIfnepw D½ shím³ XpS§n. ho­pw B I®pIÄ Iq¼n. BZys¯ cXnaqcvO Ignªv A©p an\n«mbn¡mWpw At{XbpÅp. s]®n\p ISn ho­pw CfInb a«mWp. AXp \ÃXmsW¶p F\n¡pw tXm¶n. Fsâ tam³ C\nbpw Npc¯nbn«nÃ. Ah\§s\ Ccp¶p hn§pIbmWp Fs´mcndp¡w Ct¸mfhfpsS Hma\¡fn¯pfív.

Rm³ Ip\nªv B apeIfn \¡m³ XpS§n. sR«pIÄ Htcm¶mbn ho­pw hmbnseSp¯p ISn¨p, hen¨p IpSn¨p. Rm³ ho­pw AhfpsS I´n Xncp½m\mcw`n¨p. AhÄ C¡nfnsIm­pw Ig¸p sIm­pw apcfm\pw ap{IbnSm\pw XpS§n.

" Fs¶ Fs´¦nepw sN¿p tamt\.... Fs¶ sImÃv.... F\n¡v Fs´ms¡tbm.... lbv.... " AhÄ ]pe¼ns¡m­ncp¶p.

" tamtf Rm³ H¶p ]®t«...."

" Fs´¦nepw sN¿v..... thKw thWw.. "

AhÄ Xebn«Sn¨psIm­p ]dªp. F\n¡p a\Ênembn BZyt¯ A\p`hambXp sIm­p s]®p ho­pw NqSmbn¡gnªp. Hcp ssI sIm­p Rm\hfpsS \nXw_§fn amdn amdn AaÀ¯n. ]pdIn IqSn AhfpsS IqXns]m«n Xncp½n. BZyw Ahsfm\p sR«nsb¦nepw ]ns¶ AhÄ AXmkzZn¨p. Ahsfs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨pcp¶psIm­v ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡ Acs¡«p Nen¸n¡m³ XpS§n. Fsâ Ip® apgph³ AhfpsS DÅnembncp¶p. I´nte {]tbmKhpw Ip­nbnsebpw IqXnbntebpw {]tbmKhpw XIrXnbmbn \S¶p,  shdpw A©p an\n«p t\cw. I®S¨p sIm­v AhÄ ASnbpsS iàn Iq«n.

Rm\hsfbpw sIm­v A§s\ Xs¶ Fgpt¶Áp \n¶p. hnImc¯Åen F\n¡v AhÄ Hcp ]pjv]w t]mse tXm¶n¨p. Ahsfs¶ ImepIÄ sIm­v Acíp NpÁn¸nSn¨p Hcp Ipªnt\t¸mse InS¶p. t\sc s_Uv dqanteív \S¶v sN¶p Ip\nªv Ahtf I«nenteíp InS¯n, Ip® DucmsX Xs¶. Rm\hÄ¡p tasebpw. AhÄ I®S¨p InS¶p Acs¡«\¡n. F\n¡p ]®msX hs¿¶mbn.

" tamtf \ns¶ Rm³ ]®n kpJn¸n¡m³ t]mIphm... sN¿t«..?".....

" thKw... thKw... Fsâ kmam\w hn§pIm tamt\... Mqw... lt¿m... sNt¿m..." AhÄ ]ndp]ndp¯p.

]ns¶ Rm³ tPmen GsÁSp¯p. Fsâ ]n̬ Aåmåw Rm³ Nen¸n¨p. ]ns¶ thKX IqSn. BZyt¯ apdp¡w ]ns¶ kpJambn amdn. ]qdnsâ hmXn hsc Ducn Rm³ BªSn¨p. "kv kv kv kv, F¶ iÐw AhfpsS tbm\nbn \n¶pw tI«p XpS§n. ]ns¶ AXp amdn XvfIv, XvfIv, F¶p R§fpsS Acs¡«pIÄ X½n Iq«nbSn¡p¶ iÐambn amdn. F\n¡p hcpw F¶mbt¸mÄ Rm³ Aåw iàn Ipd¨p. ImcWw AhfpsS XpSÀ¨bmb c­mat¯ ssaYp\amWp.

" " At¿m \nÀ¯msX... "

AhÄ Acs¡«p apIfnteíp XÅm³ XpS§n.. Rm³ ho­pw XpSÀ¶p.

" thKw ... ASnív... F\n¡v hcm³ t]mIphm... Fsâ tamt\... Rm³ ... Rm³ C¸w ]d¡pw... \nÀ¯tÃ.. C¨ncqsS DucnbSn¡v....Mm...lm... At¿m... hcp¶q.. ASn. ¡v... h...¶p...¶p...l¿v¿.... Blv .. Blv.. Blv...B  B  B  B. .......... .......... "

AhfpsS Np­pIÄ Rm³ hmbnem¡n hen¨p IpSn¨p. kpJw sIm­hÄ ap{Ibn«p.

AhÄ H¶p \nhÀ¶p. ImepIÄ Fsâ Ac¡p ]q«n¸nSn¨p. At¸mtgípw Fsâ ]oc¦nbpw s]m«nbncp¶p. AcaWn¡qdmbn Fsâ hrjW§fn Xnf¨p sIm­ncp¶ ]m Fsâ Ip®¯p¼ntemsS AhfpsS I¯p¶ tbm\nbnteív Xnf¨p Xqhn. B Ip®]mensâ hgphgp¡¯n ASnbpsS iÐw hgphgp¡embn amdn. ]ns¶ ]Xnsb ]Xnsb FÃmw XWp¯p. AhfpsS ImepIÄ Abªp. Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨ncp¶       ssIIÄ hi§fnteíp hoWp. AhÄ I®p Xpd¶p. hn«p hn«v AhfpsS tbm\nbpsS Cdp¡w Ipdªp h¶p. Fsâ Ip®bpsS _ehpw Ipdªp. Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨v AaÀ¯n Hcp½ Fsâ Ihnfn AhÄ X¶p. ]ns¶ I®S¨p Xe sNcn¨p InS¶p. Rm³ hnbÀ¸p s]mSnª B s\Ánbn Npw_n¨p. Acan\n«v A§s\ Rm³ InS¶p, ]ns¶ Fsâ Ip® Rm³ ]Xnsb hen¨qcn AXp At¸mgpw B I¶n¸qdn ^nÁmbncp¶p. Ducnbt¸mÄ IqsS, Aåw hmbv Xpd¶ncp¶ B tbm\o Zzmc¯n \n¶pw R§fpsS tX\pw ]mepw ]pdt¯ív HgpIn. Imen¶nSbn hoWp. Rm\hfpsS AcnIn InS¶p. Ip®¸men Ipgªncp¶ Fsâ Ip® B XpSbn Nmcnh¨v Rm\htf sI«n]nSn¨p. Hcp Ibv sIm­v Rm\m ]qdnsâ hmXn AS¨p F¶n«m IfnkvYew s]m¯n¸nSn¨p. Fsâ IínSbn IqSn AhfpsS kzÀ¤hmXnen \n¶pw R§fpsS aZ\XoÀYw shfnbnteíp Hen¨p sIm­ncp¶p. ]ns¶ Ft¸mtgm ab§nt¸mbn.

 

]pds¯t´m iÐw tI«v Rm\pWÀ¶p. t¢m¡n kabw H¼tXImÂ. Ahft¸mgpw kz]v\w ImWp¶ t]mse ]p©ncn¨p sIm­p ab§pIbmbncp¶p. Rm\htf ]Xps¡ X«n hnfn¨p. AhÄ ]Wns¸«p I®p Xpd¶p.

" Rm³ C¨nsc Dd§s«... hÃm¯ £oWw..." ]ndp]ndp¯p sIm­hÄ I®S¨p.

£oWw ImWpw. I¶n¡fnbn c­p {]mhiyatà cXnaqÀO A\p`hn¨Xv. Rm\m Ih¡nSbn t\m¡n. ]qdnsâ AcnIpIÄ H«n tNÀ¶p Ignªncp¶p. H¶p c­p XpÅnIÄ B hnShn \n¶pw Dudn hcp¶p­mbncp¶p.. _m¡n Fsâ InS¡bnepw.

" enÊo... aWn ]¯mbn... t]mIs­... tN«³ Xnc¡pw..." Rm\htf X«n hnfn¨p.

" Mv tl... AhÄ ]Wns¸s«gpt¶Áp. Rm\htf Xm§n. I«nen \n¶nd§n \S¶t¸mÄ AhÄ¡v Ih¡nSbn Ft´m hnjaapÅXp t]mse. Rm³ Ahtf Xm§n¸nSn¨v t¢mskÁn sIm­v t]mbncp¯n. ]mXn Dd¡¯nse¶ t]mse AhÄ AhnsSbncp¶p apÅn. Hcp sIm¨p Ip«ntbt¸mse. F\n¡nãapÅ B Imgv¨ Rm³ t\m¡n \n¶p.

" At¿m... \odp¶p.. " ]ns¶ AhÄ ap¡n ap¡n XpÅnIÄ apÅn. Rm³ tlmskSp¯v ]qÁnteíp XWp¯ shÅw NoÁn¨p. At¸mfhÄ I®p Xpd¶p NpÁpw t\m¡n. Xsâ Ih¡nSbnteíp t\m¡n shÅw NoÁn¡p¶ Fs¶ Ct¸mÄ I­t¸mÄ AhÄ¡p \mWw.

" s]mtím... Rm³ IgpInt¡mfmw....... " ]t£ Rm³ AhnsS Xs¶ \n¶p. B ]qdp hncnªncn¡p¶Xp ImWm³ \Ã `wKnbmbncp¶p.

AhÄ tlmkv hm§n. ]qdp tX¨p IgpIn. ]ns¶ DÅn I¿n«p IgpIm³ s\m¡n.

" tÈym... \à \oÁÂ..." AhÄ \nÀ¯n Fgpt¶Áp. Rm\htf Xm§n s_Uv dqan Xncnsb sIm­p h¶p. Rm³ Xs¶ ]qdpw Imen¶nSbpw FÃmw XpS¨p sImSp¯p.

" kmÀ F\n¡p Ipd¨p shÅw IpSn¡Ww..."

Rm³ DSt\ {^nUvPn \n¶pw XWp¯ shÅsaSp¯p sImSp¯p. shÅw IpSn¨t¸mÄ Hcp Poh³ hoW t]mse.  AhÄ IbvIÄ ]pdtIm«p Ip¯n ImepIfI¯n hnimeambn I«nenencp¶p. F¶ns«t¶mSp tNmZn¨p.

" kmÀ FÃmw \tÃmWw It­m... Csæn C\nbpw t\m¡nt¡mWw.."

" Rm³ I­p... A\p`hn¨p... F\ns¡m¯ncn Cãhpambn..." Rm³ ]dªp.

 AhÄ ImeI¯n sh¨p. F¶n«p AXnteíp t\m¡n ]dªp.

" hnizkn¡m³ ]Áp¶nÃ. CXn\I¯mcpt¶m Cu shey De¡ t]msebpÅ Ip® tIdnbXv... " Ahsft¶ t\m¡n.

" Ig¸p tIdp¼w sNe¸w \o Fs¶ apgpht\msS XÅnt¡Ápw... \o A{Xíp ISnbpÅ C\am.. t\m¡v"

Rm³ B ]qdnsâ ]pdwNp­pIÄ H¶I¯n ImWn¨p sImSp¯p.

".. sÈ... Ct¸mgpw Hen¡p¶tÃm.... CsX¶Xm Cu Hen¡p¶Xv... ska\mtWm...?.." Ih¡nSbnteíp t\m¡n AhÄ tNmZn¨p.

" AXp \nsâ tX\pw Fsâ ]mepw IqSnbpÅ XoÀYam... thtW sXm«p \¡nt¡m...."

" sÈ, hr¯ntISv..." AhÄ apJw Npfn¨p. " ]t£ kmdntâXv Rm³ CXp htc sicn¡v I­nà tIt«m... Fs¶ H¶p ImWnt¨..."

Rm³ Fsâ Xq§n¡nS¶ Ip®sbSp¯v AhfpsS I¿n sImSp¯p. AhfXv Xncn¨pw adn¨pw t\m¡n.

" CsX¶m H«p¶Xv..." AhÄ H¶padnbm¯ t]mse tNmZn¨p.

" AXv \nsâ AXn\It¯ ]i ]ÁnbXp sIm­m... Rm³ IgpInbnÃ. " Ahsfsâ D­¡pS§Ä I¿n FSp¯p s]m¡n t\m¡n.

" CXn\I¯mtWm ... \n§sS ]mencn¡pt¶..." AhfpsS kwibw.

" Mqw... AXmWp \o Ids¶Sp¯v \nsâ ]qdn¶It¯símgn¨Xv....."

Ahsfgpt¶Áv lm§dn \n¶pw AhfpsS ]mâoskSp¯p hen¨p tIÁn CSm³ XpS§n. Rm³ _m¯v dqan t]mbn Ip® IgpIn h¶t¸msgípw AhÄ kÂhmdn«p Ignªncp¶p. 

tkm^bn InS¶ {_m Rms\Sp¯p sImSp¯p. AhÄ s{UÊpIfn«p sdUnbmbn.

]ns¶ Rm\pw sdUnbmbn.

 

R§Ä tkm^bn h¶ncp¶p.

" tamÄ¡p Im¸ntbm.Fs´¦nepw thtWm...... " Rm\htf Fsâ IípÅnem¡ns¡m­p tNmZn¨p.

" H¶pw th­...  ]ns¶.... ]ns¶.... "

" F´m Hcp ]ns¶..."

" H¶panÃ... kmÀ hm§nb B km[\§fpw _nÃpw FhnsS.... ? "

Rm\sXSp¯p sIm­p sImSp¯p. AhÄ ISbpsS t]cpw km[\§fpw FÃmw t\m¡n. ]ns¶ _nÃp t\m¡n.

" \¶mbn.. C¶p hm§n¨Xv... Rm³ ]dbm³ ad¶p t]mbncp¶p... ho«n sNÃpt¼mÄ FÃm UosÁbnÂkpw ]dbt­... AXn\m.... ss]k Rm³ \msf kmdns\ G¸nt¨¡mw..."

" At¿m aWn ]¯mIm³ t]mIp¶p... hm Rm³ Cu ISbpsS ap¼n hnSmw..."  Rm³ t¢m¡n Nq­n¡mWn¨p. R§sfgpt¶Áp. Rm\htf sI«n¸nSn¨p kvt\l]qdzw B Ihnfn D½ sh¨n«p ]dªp.

" \o F{X \Ãhfm enÊo..."

" F¶mepw Cu tamt\mfw hcnÃ.. ."

 

]pd¯nd§nb DSt\ enÊn tN«t\ samss_en hnfn¨p. Ahtf ISbpsS ap¼n hn«n«v, Rm³ Zqtc ImÀ ]mÀ¡p sNbvXv Im¯p \n¶p. ]¯p an\n«p Ignªt¸mÄ tPm¬ h¶p. Fsâ ImÀ InS¡p¶nSs¯íp H¶p t\m¡nbn«v AhÄ ImdnÂIbdn. Ahsfbpw sIm­v B ImÀ AI¶I¶p t]mbn.

 

 

(XpScpw)

 

 

 

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]ntÁZnhkw cmhnte Xs¶ tPm¬ Fsâ apdnbn h¶p. enÊn an¡hmdpw C¶p hcnÃ, AhÄ¡p \à kpJanÃ. C¶se ^pSv]m¯n IqsS \S¶t¸mÄ Imep sX¶nsbt¶m Dfp¡nsbt¶m ]dªp. F¦n kmcanà hc­ F¶p Rm\pw ]dªp.

 

]t£ ]¯p aWnbmbt¸mtgípw AhÄ h¶p. h¶v DSs\ Fs¶ h¶p I­p. [cn¨ncp¶Xv Rm³ C¶se hm§ns¡mSp¯ kÂhmÀ Jaokpw. apS´n BWp \S¶Xv. Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" F´p ]Án enÊo... Imen hà BWnbpw tIdntbm ...? ""

AhÄ Fs¶ H¶p t\m¡n ]ns¶ I¿nencp¶ ]Ww tai¸pd¯p h¨p. F¶n«p ]dªp.

" CÃ, ]t£, Imens¶tSÂ Hcp hey BWn tIdn.."

" F¶n«m BWn Ct¸mgpw AhnsS Ht­m, AtXm Ducn¡ftªm...?"

" AXpw Ducns¡m­v AXnsâ HtS¡mc³ At¸mtg kvYew hn«p.."

" Hm, AXp sicn, DSakvY\pÅ BWnbmbncp¶p. AtÃ..?"" Rm³ H¶p Nncn¨p.

" Nncn¡­, {iotImhn apgph³ \ocp h¨q¶m tXm¶pt¶... \S¡p¼w.. hÃm¯ thZ\. aq{Xsamgn¡p¼w kzÀt¤mw \ctImw H¶n¨p ImWp¶ \oÁem..."

" tkmdn tamtf... C¶se kzÀ¤w I­¸w C¶t¯ Imcyw HmÀ¯nà AtÃ... C§Sp¯phm... Rm³ DuXn¯cmw.."

" C¶se DuXnbpw \¡nbpam Fs¶ Cu ]cpam¡ntb... {Iqc\m Cu kmdp...  F¶n«p Ccp¶p Nncn¡p¶p."

" Fsâ s]m¶p tamtf... C\n \o Cu Hm^okn sh¨v Fs¶ kmÀ F¶p hnfn¡­... tN«m F¶p hnfnt¨m..."

" Mplpw, AXp th­. Nne¸w AdnbmsX ]pd¯p sh¨pw hnfn¨p t]mbmtem..."

Rm³ ss]ksbSp¯v AhfpsS t\sc \o«ns¡m­p ]dªp.

" enÊn¡v k½m\ambn X¶Xm C¶et¯ s{UÊpIÄ F¶p Iq«nt¡mfq... Cu thj¯n \ns¶ ImWm³ \à `wKnbp­v tamtf.." Rm³ H¶p ]pIgv¯n.

" th­, A§s\b§p s]m¡msX, k½m\w hm§n¨mte Fsâ kvYm\w shdpw Io¸ntâXmIpw. F\n¡XnãaÃ..." AhÄ Fsâ ASpt¯íp h¶p. F¶n«p ]dªp.

" CXpw ]dªv ho­pw BWnbSn¨p tIÁn kpJn¡­ tIt«m..." AhÄ t]mIms\mcp§n. Rm³ I¿n ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯nbn«p tNmZn¨p.

" Rm³ Imcyambn«p tNmZn¡phm enÊo... thZ\ IqSpXemsW¦n ho«n s]mtím, F¶n«v Hcp tUmÎsd H¶p It­ív... IqSpX hà apdnthm NXthm...."

" sicnbm, Fsâ tams\... F\n¡pw tXm¶nbXm... D¨Ignªp s]mtímfmw... ]nt¶bv km[mcW C§s\ DÅ AkpJ§Ä¡v AXnsâ ImcW¡mc³ IqSn hcpw tUmÎsd ImWm³... F´m hcpt¶m Fsâ IqsS..." AhÄ Nncn¨p sIm­p tNmZn¨p.

" Rm³ sdUnbm... F¸gm t]mIt­... Hcpan¨p t]mImw..." Rm³ ]dªp.

" A¿Sm... \mWanÃtÃm... F¶n«hnsSs¨¶v F´p ]dbm\m... C¶se Cu.... Bt\sS.... A©mwImep t]msesbmsc®am I¿nsemÅXv F¶p Im¨m\mtWm... ]ns¶ sUmÎÀ Fs¶ hn«n«v AXnsâ s]mdsIbmcn¡pw... th­. Rms\m¶p¼td¶nÃ..."

AhÄ Fsâ aq¡n ]nSns¨m¶p Ingp¡nbn«v t]mbn.

 

D¨ Ignªv AhÄ h¶nÃ. ]ntÁ Znhkw cmhnse F¯nbt¸mÄ Xs¶ Fs¶ ImWm³ h¶p. hmXneS¨p IpÁnbn«p. F¶n«p ]dªp.

" alm \mWt¡Smbnt¸mbn... B teUo tUmÎsds¶ ]pgp§n¡fªp..."

" F´p ]Án... ? "

" Fsâ kmtd... sN¶p Rm³ Imcyw ]dªp.... Fsâ AhnsS AI¯v `b¦c thZt\w \oÁepam F¶v.....AhscmSt\ Ft¶ ]nSn¨v aeÀ¯n InS¯n. XpWn Ducn¨p. Hcp ¥ukn«p. Imep c­pw ]nSn¨I¯n. A¸tg F\n¡p thZ\ sXmS§n. ]ns¶ Ahcv AXn\It¯ív I¿nSm³ sXmS§n.. Rm³ k½Xn¨nÃ, ]ns¶ Ahcv Ft´m km[\w sIm­v AXv AI¯n t\m¡n.... F¶n«v Fsâ t\sc Hcp t\m«w... ]ns¶ Hcp tNmZyw.. C¶se F{X t]cp IqsS D­mcps¶s¶¶v.."

" \osb´p ]dªp...?" F\n¡v DtZzKambn.

" Rm³ ]dªp Fsâ ^nbm³knbpw Rm\pw IqsS Hcp Un¶dn\p t]mbn , ]ns¶ Hcp tlm«en apdnsbSp¯q... A§s\ ]Ánt¸mbn F¶v... AhÀ¡p hnizmkw h¶nÃ... At¶cw Ft¶mSp tNmZn¡phm... \nsâ ^nbm³kn F´m hà B\tbm atÁm BsW¶v..." Rm\§v N½nt¸mbn.... F´m D¯cw ]dbpI.. ]dbm³ ]Áptam, Fsâ ^nbm³knbptSXv B\bpsS A{Xbpw h®apÅXmsW¶v... ]ns¶ Ahcv ]dªp.. ]ns¶ Ahcv tNmZn¨p... h®apÅ Fs´¦nepw km[\w, AXmbXv Ip¼f§mtbm.. sNmcímsbm... hÃXpw tIÁntbm¶v.... ]ntÅcmIp¼w Hcp {XnÃn\p Nne¸w C§s\ sN¿pat{X.....hfsc Npcp¡w Nne tIkpIÄ AhÀ¡p In«nbn«p­v... F¶mepw HÁbSn¡v C{Xbpw ]MvNdmb Hcp ssla³ AhÀ I­n«nÃm¶v... F´p ]dbm\m... F\n¡v AhnsS t]mbXv a­¯cambn F¶p tXm¶n. GXmbmepw AhÀ AI¯p ]pc«m\pw Ign¡m\pw DÅ acp¶p X¶p..."

" kam[m\w..." Rm³ H¶p \nizkn¨p.

Hcp Imcyw IqSn ]dªp... \nsâ ^nbm³kntb Hcp amkt¯íp I­p t]mIcpsX¶v... Asæn sk]vÁn¡mIpw... {]iv\amIpw Fs¶ms¡... Fsâsbmcp hn[n.." AhÄ s\SphoÀ¸n«p.

" AI¯p ]pc«m\pÅXv Rm³ thtWÂ ]pc«n¯cmw..." Rm³ ]dªp.

" tlm, C§s\ Hcp Zpã³.... F\n¡p kmam\w s\m´n«p apÅm\pw \S¡m\pw h¿... AXn\I¯p I¿nSm\m tamlw... C§s\ Hcp a\pjyt\ Rm\mZyw ImWpIm... B tJc F{X \Ãh\mcp¶p..." AhÄ Icbptam Fs¶\n¡p tXm¶n.

" Fsâ s]m¶p tamtf Rm³ Hcp Xami ]dªXtÃ..... hnjan¡msX... thtW ho«n s]mtím. t`Zambn«p h¶m aXn.." Rm³ B Ihnfn XgpIns¡m­p ]dªp.

" Hm, AXnsâsbm¶pw BhiyanÃ. Rm³ amt\Pv sNbvtXmfmw. ]nt¶w ]Wn _m¡nbmbmIp¼w Rm³ Xs¶ tht­ sNbvXp XoÀ¡m³..."

B hm¡n Rm³ AhfpsS BßmÀYX a\Ênem¡n. th­Xp sN¿Ww F¶p Xocpam\n¨p. ]t£ Cu s]®v Aåw A`nam\apÅ ssS¸bmXpsIm­v Fs´¦nepw sNbvXm adnt¨ Nn´n¡¯pÅp. ]Xps¡bmhmw.

" ]ns¶... enÊo, Cu \oÁ CÃmXncn¡m³ Hcp ]Wnsbm­v. thWsa¦n ]dªp Xcmw... "

" thWsa¶nÃ, an¡hmdpw Fs´¦nepw sIm{kms¡mÅnbmcn¡pw... Asæn kmUnkw..."

" Aà Ip«o, CXåw sshZyam... Rm³ _p¡n \n¶pw hmbn¨Xm...."

" Rm³ C¸w hcmw.... t^m¬ s_ÃSn¡p¶p. aÁpÅhÀ t\m¡p¼w Rm³ F¸gpw t_mknsâ apdoemsW¶p ]dbpw..." AhÄ [rXnbn ]pd¯p t]mbn t^m¬ AÁ³Up sNbvXp.

]ns¶ A¶p cmhnte apgph³ _nknbmbncp¶p. Bdp aWnbmbt¸mÄ ho­pw Rm³ Ahtf Hm^oknteíp hnfn¨p.

" enÊn, Fsâ sshZyw tIÄ¡t­..."

Rm³ tNmZn¨p. DÅn F\ns¡mcp kwibw, Rm³ t_mÊn \n¶pw XdbmIpIbmsWm F¶p. F¦nepw AhtfmSpÅ A`n\nthiw Fsâ a\Ên hfcpIbmbncp¶p.

" Fs´¦nepw KpWapÅXmsW¦n ]dªm aXn....." AhÄ Hcp ISemkpw t]\bpambn Xbmdmbn.

" KpWapÅXv Xt¶.. aq{Xsamgn¡p¼w c­p hncepsIm­pw B CeIsfm¶p hnimeambn AI¯n]nSn¡Ww... Hgn¨p Ignbp¼w DSt\ Snjyq t]¸À sIm­v XpÅnIÄ XpS¨p IfbpIbpw thWw... aq{Xw Hcn¡epw AhnsS X§n \n¡msX t\m¡Ww.. X§n \n¶m \odpw... .."

AhÄ Fs¶ HcpXcw CuÀjytbmsS t\m¡n. F¶n«p ]dªp.

" tÈym, Cu a\pjy\p.... tkmdn... kmdn\p Cu Hcp Nn´ am{Xta DtÅm.... F¸gpw AhnsS sXmt« kwkmcn¡¯pÅp.... hà acp¶pamsW¶p hnNmcn¨m tIÄ¡m³ \n¶Xv... " Ahsfgpt¶Áp.

" Rm³ Imcyw sXmd¶p ]tdw... a\Êps­¦n tIÄ¡v..." Rm³ tai¸pd¯ncp¶ ISemkpIfnteíp Xncnªp.

 

]ntÁ Znhkw Ft´m Imcy¯n\p th­n Fsâ apdnbn h¶t¸mÄ AhfpsS apJw {]k¶ambncp¶p. _nkn\kv Imcy§Ä kwkmcn¨p Ignªv Rm³ Fsâ ]Wnbnte¡p Xncnªp.

" kmÀ..."

" tbkv...F´m.."

" ]ns¶.... C¶se kmdp ]dª B acp¶p Rm³ {]tbmKn¨p... ^en¡p¶p­p tIt«m... hfsc Xm¦vkv..."

Rms\m¶pw an­nbnÃ.

" kmÀ... Rm³ ]dªXp tIs«m.... sa\n Xm¦vkv..." AhÄ ho­pw Aåw D¨¯n ]dªp. ]ns¶ a{´n¨p. " ImensâtS Xs¶bÃ, Xea­bnepw C¨nsc Imcyambns«ms¡bp­v.."

" Mqw.. tI«p... tI«p... t]mbn tPmen t\m¡v... sImÃm³ ]nSn¨mepw hfÀ¯m³ ]nSn¨mepw tImgn¡pªp hnNmcn¡p¶Xp sImÃm\msW¶m..." Rm³ t\tc t\m¡msX ]Xps¡ ]dªp.

t]mIm³ XpS§nb AhÄ Xncnªp \S¶p Fsâ ItkcbpsS AcnIn h¶p. Rm³ t\m¡nbncp¶ t]¸À taibpsS AcnInteíp amÁn sh¨p. Fsâ apJt¯íp t\m¡n Ip\nªp \n¶p tNmZn¨p.

" A¸tg kmsd ... C{Xbpw Bb kvYnXn¡v C\n F\n¡pw Nne Imcy§Ä AdnbWw... \à Cãaps­¦n am{Xw kXyw ]dªm aXn. Cu ^oÂUn kmdn\p \à FIvkv]ocnb³kv Ds­¶p Rm³ ]dbp¶p.. F´m sicnbtÃ...?..."

" AsX´m \n\¡p A§s\sbmcp tXm¶Â...?" Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" F¶n¡n«v A¶p s]cpamdnb coXn I­t¸mÄ Xt¶ F\n¡p a\ÊnembXm .... Cu Imcy¯n Bfp ]bÁns¯fnªXmsW¶v.... A{Xíp \à s]Àt^ma³kmbncp¶p.. kmdnsâ... kXyw ]dªm As¶\n¡p tXm¶nbXm.... sI«n Iq«¯ne§p IqSnbmtem¶v.... ]t£ \½fmcv... F¶mepw F\n¡nãs¸«p.... H¯ncn... H¯ncn..... " AhÄ Fsâ Ihnfn Hcp½ X¶p.

" BsW¶p sht¨m....A¸tg... \n\s¡§s\ AXp a\Ênembn... A¸w \obpw ...." Rm³ H¶p sImfp¯n.

" th­m... th­m... Fsâ kmtd, c­p hÀjw tlmÌen Rm³ ]eXcw s]®p§sS IqsSbm Xmakn¨Xv... Fsâ ka{]mb¡mcpw... AÃm¯hcpw Hs¡.... ]ns¶ AhcpsS Xnbdn tI«v Rm³ {]mÎn¡en\p t]mbnà F¶p am{Xw... AsXsâ anSp¡v... AsænÂ... C¶o...Cu... Cu.... Bt\sS amXncn cs­®w Hcpan¨v... Nmb ¥mÊn kv]qWnSp¶ t]mse...... " AhÄ \nÀ¯n.

" enÊntamtf \o Ctamj\emIp¶p.... Rm³ k½Xn¨p.... F\n¡p \à ]cnNbw D­v... AXp \n\¡p \ÃXtÃ.... ]Xn¶mep kzÀ¤¯n ]Xn½q¶pw \½Ä C\nbt§m«p tIdm³ InS¡p¶Xtà DÅp ... " Rm³ Ahtf Acs¡«n tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯n.

" aXn aXn... Rm\o tIdnb kzÀ¤w sIm­p aXnbm¡n.... _m¡nsbms¡ Xs¶¯m\§p tIdnbm aXn....

Ahsfsâ ssI hnSphn¨p.

" At¿m,  A¸sfsâ Imcyw..." Rm³ ]cp§Â A`n\bn¨p.

" AXn\n¸w Rm³ Xs¶ thWsa¶nÃtÃm... kvt]m³kÀ sNbvXhscms¡ CtÃ... " AhÄ Fs¶ Hcp IÅ t\m«w t\m¡n.

" AXmcmSo Cu kvt]m³kÀ sNbvXhcv...?..."

" kmtd.... Rm³ A{X s]m«nsbm¶paÃ... B BXnc So¨dpsS hbÁn C¸w H¶p kvt]m³kÀ sNbvXns«m­tÃm... ]mhw .. AhcpsS \à Um³kv ¢mÊmcps¶¶m tI«Xv .... AXn\n F´mIptam.... "

" enÊo... \o ]dªp ]dªp A§p tIdp¶p tIt«m..." Rm³ Hcp Xm¡oXnsâ kzc¯n ]dªp.

" tIdnbXp Rm\Ã.. tIÁn tIÁn BXnc So¨dns\ ]¯p ]{´­p kzÀ¤sa¦nepw ImWn¨p ImWpw... Rm³ shdpsX ]dªXÃ... kmdns\ hnknÁp sN¿m³ XpS§nb¸gmWtÃm.. kwKXn GÁXv.... ]ns¶, ChnsS hcp¶ hnsF]n hnkntÁgvkn ^Ìpw kvs]jyepamb kvYm\w anÊnkv Ipamdn\p sImSpt¯mWw... Csæn ]Wn htc sXdn¡pw F¶p {]oXn F\n¡p hmÀWn§v X¶ns«m­v...Adnbmtam... AXp Np½msXbm..?.. ]ns¶, Ignª {]mhiyw \n§fp c­p t]cpw IqSn ChnsS CXn\I¯p ImWn¨ kÀ¡kpIsfms¡ F\n¡p a\Ênembn.... So¨dn\p Rm³ i{XphmsW¶pw F\n¡dnbmw.. AXp Rm³ a\Ênem¡nbn«pap­v... " Ahsfm¶p \nÀ¯n. F¶n«p XpSÀ¶p.

" F\n¡mscbpw Ct¸mÄ H«pw t]SnbnÃ. ssZhs¯bpw, ]ns¶ thsd Hcmsfbpsamgn¨v..."

" AXmcm... \nsâ kmam\w sXmd¶p I­ B ab¡pacp¶pImc\mbncn¡pw...?.." Rm³ apJ¯p t\m¡msX tNmZn¨p.

" Ahs\m¶paÃ... Fsâ kmam\w sXmd¶p Iodnb Hcmsfm­v... At§tcmSp t]Sn Xs¶bÃ.. \µow... _lpamt\mw... ]ns¶.... C¨nsc Ctãmw.. Hs¡bp­v.."

AhÄ apJw Ip\n¨mWp ]dªp \nÀ¯nbXv. Hcp \nanjw \nÈÐX. ]ns¶ Rm³ I¿pbÀ¯n, B XmSn ]nSn¨pbÀ¯n Fsâ t\scbm¡n F¶n«p tNmZn¨p.

" C¨nsc Cãta DtÅm...?.."

" C¨ntcbpÅp... IqSpX kvt\ln¨m At§scs¶ Nnet¸m.... ISn¨p Xn¶ptam¶p t]Snbm..." AhfpsS iÐw t\À¯p hnd¨ncp¶p.

 Ahsfsâ ssI sasà hnSphn¨v Fsâ I®nteíp t\m¡ns¡m­p Xs¶ \S¶p ]pd¯p t]mbn. DÅn \ndªp \n¶ kt´mjt¯msS Rm\åt\cw ]I¨ncp¶p.

 

A¶p sshIpt¶cw AhÄ Ft´m H¸nSo¡m³ h¶n«v t]mIm³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ Rm³ ]dªp.

" enÊntbmSv Hcp Imcyw ]dbm³ C¸gm HmÀ¯Xv.."

" F´m kÀ..." AhÄ Xncnªp \n¶p tNmZn¨p.

" ]nt¶.... \ap¡p apÁ¯p Ipd¨p ]p¯InSn D­m¡Ww...." Rm³ Kuch¯n ]dªp.

" ]p¯InSntbm...?.. apÁt¯m..?... \m«nemtWm...? AhÄ¡p a\ÊnembnÃ. Ahsfsâ ASpt¯íp h¶p.

" AÃ.. ChnsS.. ImcWw, ChnsS C¸w hoSnsâ sabnâ\³kv ]Wn \S¡pItÃ... B Iq«¯nemsW¦n ]Wn Ignbpt¼mtg¡pw ]pÃp hfÀ¶p Ignbpw.. At¸mÄ hoSpw aptÁmw \à `wKnbmIpw, ImWm³ Xs¶ Fs´mcp tiemcn¡pw... Ht¶mÀ¯p t\m¡nt¡...."

Ahsfm¶p Nn´n¨p. Rm³ Fsâ apJt¯ Kuchw amÁn. Nncn¡m³ XpS§n. AhtfmSn sN¶p hmXnensâ IpÁnbn«p. HmSn Fsâ ASp¯p h¶p. F¶ns«sâ N¦nsemcnSn X¶p.

" Cu... Cu.... Cu... Fsâ... At¿m, F\ns¡´m ]dtb­sX¶dnb¯nÃ...Fsâ ssZhta... C§s\bmtW  Rm³ XpWnbgn¨n«p Cu apdn¡I¯p Xs¶ Ccn¡pw Rm³.... t\cw thfp¯m ht¿mfw Cu Hcp Nn´tb DÅp...tlm.. Rm³ aSp¯p...." Ahsfsâ jÀ«n ]nSn¨p hen¨p. AhÄ¡p \mWtam hnImctam tIm]tam F´msW¶dnbm¯ Hcp hnImcw. Rm³ Nncn¨p sIm­p XpSÀ¶p.

" knaân« apÁw hr¯nbmsW¦nepw ]pÂXInSnbpw sNSnIfpw Ds­¦n Nhn«n \S¡m\pw Xesh¨p InS¡m\pw Hs¡ kuItcymw kptJmw Bbncp¶p..."

Rm\htf sI«n¸nSn¨v Fsâ aSnbnencp¯n. Ihnfnep½ sh¨p sIm­v sNhnbn tNmZn¨p.

" ]pÃp hfÀ¯pthm.. apÁ¯pw ]d¼nepw Acphn¡cbnepw Hs¡... F\n¡p shÃnãam... AXpw, AhnsS \nsâ hnbÀ¸p X§n \n¡pw.. ]ns¶ B aq{X¡pgosS atWmw Hs¡¡qSn.. F´p ckamcn¡pw."

Fsâ ]m³Sn¶Snbn \n¶pw Fsâ Kpem³ ]Xps¡ s]m§n AhfpsS Ip­nbn Ip¯m³ XpS§n.

" hfÀ¯mw... Cãw t]mse sN¿mw... C¸w Fs¶ hnSv... Fsâ N´oset´m Ip¯ns¡mÅp¶p... hnSv... CXv Hm^okm..."

AhÄ ]Xps¡ a{´n¨p. \mWw sIm­hfpsS apJw Nph¶p Iq¼n.

Ahsfsâ ssI ]nSn¨p amÁn Fgpt¶Áp. F¶n«p Xncnªv Fsâ ]mânsâ apgbn H¶aÀ¯n sR¡n. AhÄ AXn Xd¨p t\m¡ns¡m­p ]dªp.

" \m¡hte \n¡p¶ B\bpsS Imens¶tS¶p Hcp km[\w Cd§n hcp¶Xp I­ns«m­v. AXp t]mse Xs¶bm CXpw, bmsXmcp kvYeIme t_mt[manÃ.... Rm³ t]mWp..."

hmXnent\mSSp¡mdmbt¸mÄ AhÄ ]dªp.

" FÃmw Rm³ hfÀ¯pw, `wKnbm¡pw. ]t£ CXn\n Rm³ ImWn¨p X¶n«p tht­..."

" Mqw... Hshzmhz, \o Xs¶ Fs¶ sIm­p h¶p ImWn¡pw... t\m¡nt¡m..."

" ImWmw..." AhÄ Fs¶ sImª\w ImWn¨n«p shfnbnend§n.

CsXmcp Ip«n¡fnbmbn amdpIbmtWm, Rm³ Nn´n¨p. Hm, kmcanÃ, Hcp ImeL«¯n C§s\sbms¡ BkzZn¨nsæn buh\w ]mgmIpw. \S¡s«, GXmbmepw ChÄ B BcXntb¡mÄ F{X t`Zw. Rm³ Bizkn¨p.

 

aq¶p \mep Znhk§Ä Ignªt¸mÄ enÊn Fsâ Hm^oknse hmXneS¨p IpÁnbn«p. AhÄs¡t´m ]dbm\ps­¶p a\Ênembn. Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" F´m ]XnhnÃmsX IpÁnbn«Xv..?.."

" Aåw kzImcyambXp sIm­m.."

" apJhpc th­ tamtf, ]dbq...."

" \ap¡o ]pÃp ]cn]mSn thtWm..."

" F´p ]Án...?..." Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

" hÃm¯ sNmdn¨nÂ... IpÁn sImÅp¶p...AXpw ap\zmXn¡emWp GÁhpw {]iv\w"

Rm³ Nncn¨p t]mbn.

" AXp IpÁn hepXmIpt¼mÄ amdnt¡mfpw... AÃ, Rm³ A¶p ]dsªt¶bpÅp. Cãansæn th­t¶... Rm³ ]dªXv A§p adt¶cv... XoÀ¶ntà {]iv\w...."

" F¶mepw ]dsªt¶bpÅp. Bhiys¸« Bfnt\mStà ]cmXn ]dbm³ ]Ás¯mÅp. AXp sIm­m..."

" Cs{XbpsÅm.. F¦n tamfp t]mbn B sÁ³UÀ thKw Xbmdm¡v... sNÃv. \msf cmhnsebm kabw..."

" AXv sdUnbm.. C\n ]míp sNbvXm aXn....."

" Hmtlm... Xbmdmtbm... anSp¡n..." Rm³ A`n\µn¨p. " ]ns¶ \n\¡v Cu amkw apXÂ kmedn Iq«m³ tPmWnt\mSv ]dªn«p­v..."

" Xm¦vkv, ]t£... Cu C³{Insaâv H^okv tPmen¡mWtÃm... AtÃ...? "  AhfpsS kwibw.

" XoÀ¨bmbpw... atÁ ]Wn¡v _p²nap«nbXv Rm\tÃ... \obÃtÃm..."

" k½Xn¨p, kmÀ Hcp Imcyw tNmZn¨m hntcm[w tXm¶ptam...." AhÄ ]Xps¡ tNmZn¨p.

" tNmZnt¨mfq.."

" Ignª Znhkw kmÀ ]dªtÃm.. ]pÃv, sNSn, ]ns¶ hnbÀ¸v... ]ns¶ bqdn³ \mÁw .... CsXmt¡ Hcp s]ÀshÀ«nsâ e£W§fmWsÃm... At¸m kmdpw Hcp.. sNdnbtXmXnÂ.... Fsâ Hcp tXm¶emtWbv.."

" a\Ênembn... \n\¡n¸w Fs¶ t]Sn XpS§nbncn¡p¶p... {]IrXnhncp²w, kmUnkw... AXnse§m\pw Rm\pw s]Sptam F¶v.. AtÃ..."

AhfXn\p¯cw ]dªnÃ. ]Icw AXp sicn F¶ AÀ°¯n Fs¶ t\m¡n.

" enÊn Fs¶ t]Snt¡­.. Rm³ Hcp km[mcW ]pcpj³ Xs¶... ]s£ sNdp¸¯nte Nne kmlNcy§fp ImcWw F\n¡o ]d¾¼sXms¡ sh¿ Cãambo F¶p am{Xw... ChnsS h¶n«pw F\n¡v A¯c¯nepÅ A\p`h§tf D­mbn«pÅp...."

" At¸m, Cu Irjn ]t­ DÅXm AtÃ. ]ns¶ ChnsS CXn\p ap¼pw H¸n¨n«p­v...?.."

" D­tÃm... B IY Rm³ \nt¶mSp ]dbmw..At¸mÄ \n\¡p Fs¶ a\Ênemhpw.... ]t£ Ct¸m kabanÃ... ]ns¶ Hcn¡Â ]dbmw.. \nsâ apdnhpW§s«.. kuIcyambn«p ]dbmw..."

" F\n¡v AdnbWsa¶p \nÀ_Ôsam¶panÃ... Rm³ kmdnsâ sse^nse Hcp hnknÁÀ am{XatÃ..."

" AXÃ... \o AdnbWw..... ]ns¶bmIs«.." AhÄ ]pdt¯íp t]mbn.

Aåw Ignªt¸mÄ t^m¬ s_ÃSn¨p. \qÀ {SmhÂknsâ \qdp±o³, Fsâ Hcp \à kplr¯v, Bim\v Aåw Iem ]cn]mSn {]hÀ¯§sfms¡ D­v. \m«n \n¶p Ipd¨p kn\namXmc§tf H¶p c­p {]mhiyw sIm­p h¶p Xmc\ni \S¯n. BZyt¯Xn Aåw Imip In«n, c­mat¯Xp \ãambn, IShpambn. Ct¸m Ipd¨p \mfpIfmbn Fsâ ]pdtIbmWp. Hcp ]cn]mSn ¹m³ sN¿p¶p­v. Rm³ AXn\p Imip apS¡Ww. ]t£ C¯cw `mKy¡pdn ]Wns¡m¶pw Rm³ Imip apS¡¯nÃ. ]ns¶ Ah³ Hcp Nq­bn«n«p­v, AXn Rm³ sIm¯nbn«pap­v. \m«nte Hcp kocnb \Sntb Fsâ InS¡dbn F¯n¡msa¶ps­¦n Rm³ XbmÀ. F\n¡p ]»nknÁnbpw th­.

c­p {]mhiyw \m«n t]mbn {ian¨n«pw \qdp±o\v B \Sntb H¸n¡m³ ]ÁnbnÃ. Ah³ thsd ]eXnt\bpw ]Án ]dªp. ]t£ F\n¡hscsbm¶pw th­ F¶ ISpw ]nSp¯¯nembncp¶p Rm³. ]t£ Ct¸mÄ hnfn¨Xv, Ahsâ {iaw hnPbn¨p c­p amkw Ignªm AhfpsS tUÁp In«pw, Fsâ ]¦v AUzm³kv sImSp¡Ww F¶p ]dbm\mWp hnfn¨Xv. cm{Xn tlm«en ImWmw F¶p ]dªp t^m¬ sh¨p.

 

 

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