Hcp
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A¶p sshIpt¶cw BdpaWntbmsS BcXn Fs¶ samss_enÂ
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]{XnbnÂ
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 \Ã
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«nÂ
t]mbn h¶p.
Fsâ Ipdp¡³ a\Êv CXn\nsS enÊntb {i²n¡m³ XpS§n.
\Ã 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, tPmenbnÂ
sXÁpIÄ, adhn, Nn´n¨ncn¡Â, Rm³ ]e {]mhiyw tZjys¸«n«pw Hcp IqkepanÃ. C§s\ t]mbmÂ
]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^oknÂ
Ibdn Ccp¶p. cmhnte apXÂ 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. \Ã
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 kmcanÃ
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. \Ã 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
XpS˦p.
"
]ns¶ tN«³ h¶p
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\ÊnÂ
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¿nÂ
\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^mWnÂ
kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ CSív H¶p kqNn¸n¨ncp¶p.. Hcp shSn¡p cv ]£n F¶v... Hcp \Ã
_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®pIfnÂ
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 hmXnÂ
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¿nÂ
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. AsænÂ
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 ¥mÊpIfnÂ
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¦nÂ
\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... CsænÂ
]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 joÁnÂ
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 hmXnÂ
Xpd¶p
s]s«¶p A©mdp Ad_nIÄ AIt¯íp Ibdn.
" BcmWp \n§Ä...." tJcm tZjy¯nÂ
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®pIfnÂ
{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¨¯nÂ
]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. shfnbnÂ
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 apdnbnÂ
\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. IhnfnÂ
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¿nÂ
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... AXnÂ
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.
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]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,
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" 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,
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 ImÂ
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\ÊnÂ
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 \Ã 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
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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¯nÂ
]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 \Ã Pohs\Sp¯p
t]mbn." AhÄ Ipnbnse XpWn hen¨p t\sc C«p, ]pdIn IqSn I¿n«v Ih¡nSbnÂ
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¯nÂ
tNmZn¨p.
" CÃ..."
" AsX´m... sXtÁmSp IqSn Ab¨mÂ
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 thtWÂ 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]¸dnÂ
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¶metÃ
{]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^oknÂ
sh¨p In«p¶ X«epw ap«epw Npw_\§fpw am{Xw. Nne kabt¯ AhfpsS sI«n]nSp¯w ImÂ
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 \Ã 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 \Ã
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... \Ã 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.
" CÃ .. ]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\sÃ
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¯nÂ
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 dqanÂ
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§fnÂ
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 apXÂ \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 sNhnbnÂ
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 ImXnÂ
]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\©nÂ
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 \SphnÂ
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
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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¡nÂ
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¯nÂ
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. \Ã
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\nbnÂ
\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
¢ntÁÂ 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 AXnÂ
]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... AtÃÂ Rm\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®bnÂ
]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§tSXnÂ
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 hmbnÂ
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, AtÃÂ
hncenSv.." 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¶mÂ
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¶ ]qÁnÂ
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
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..."
" \Ã 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 NpnÂ
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´nÂ
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 XpS˦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¡¯nÂ
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 XpSbnÂ
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 {]mhiyatÃ
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¶ DÅnÂ
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¿nÂ
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¡nÂ
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)
Hcp
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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 IhnfnÂ
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 \oÁÂ 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_mÊnÂ
\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¦nÂ
tIÄ¡v..." Rm³ tai¸pd¯ncp¶ ISemkpIfnteíp Xncnªp.
]ntÁ Znhkw Ft´m Imcy¯n\p thn Fsâ apdnbnÂ
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 \Ã
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 \Ã
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¤¯nÂ
]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... IqSpXÂ 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\bmtWÂ 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«nÂ
]nSn¨p hen¨p. AhÄ¡p \mWtam hnImctam tIm]tam F´msW¶dnbm¯ Hcp hnImcw. Rm³ Nncn¨p
sImp XpS˦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¶ntÃ
{]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 sNbvXmÂ
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«nÂ
\n¶p Ipd¨p kn\namXmc§tf H¶p cp {]mhiyw sImp h¶p Xmc\ni \S¯n. BZyt¯XnÂ
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.
(XpScpw)