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1 amUw eo\m Un{Iqkv

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

Ah[n¡p ho«n c−p Znhkw t]mbsXmgn¨p _m¡n Znhk§fn ]e Xc¯nepÅ ]cnioe\ ¢mÊpIÄ Bbncp¶p. kXyw ]dªm Ignª Hcp hÀjw ssewKnI Nn´IÄ a\Ên \n¶pw Hgnªp \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. kz]v\¯n ¢mÊnte kpµcnbmb teJ F¶ s]®nsâ DbÀ¶ amdpw N´nIfpw t{^m¡n\p Xmsg ImWm³ ]Ánbnbncp¶ XpS`mKhpw IS¶p h¶ncp¶p. AhfpsS t{^m¡p s]m¡n, ]mâokv Xmsgíp hen¨p, shfp¯ XSn¨ A¸¯n XShn, apeIfn XtemSn, ImepIfI¯n enwKhms\ sh¨p XÅn, sR«nbpWcpt¼mÄ hn§p¶ Ip®bn \n¶pw ip¢w sXdn¡p¶p−mhpw, H¶p IqSn AaÀ¯n Ibv]nSn¨p, ]ngnªp Ifbpw, AXp ss]Pmabn XpSípw, ]pX¸p hen¨p aqSn InS¶pd§pw. ]I teJsb ImWpt¼mÄ t\m¡m³ t]Snbmbncp¶p. A§s\ an¡ cm{XnIfnepw ¢mÊnse kpµcn¡p«nIÄ F\n¡p kz]v\kvJe\¯n\p ImcWtaIn. Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ Ip® Xmtemen¨p I¼nbm¡pw, hfÀ¶p hepXmbns¡m−ncn¡p¶ Ahsâ Akm[mcW hen¸w HmÀ¯v A`nam\n¡pw, hÃt¸mgpw hmWaSn¨p XWp¸n¡pw, Xte Znhkw kz]v\¯nsâ _m¡n shÅw sI«n\n¶Xp Ifbpw. c−p I¿pw NpÁn]nSn¨mepw Hcp Ibv \ofw _m¡nbp−mIpw, sicn¡pw Hcp cm£k¡p®bmbn Ah³ hfÀ¶p. ]t£ F´p {]tbmP\w, sP«n¡pÅn InS¶p ab§m\mbncn¡pw Chsâ _m¡n hn[n. ASp¯ hÀjw Bbt¸mÄ a\Ên\p Hcp Abhp h¶ncp¶p. Rm³ B kvIqfnse Hcp ]ga¡mc³ Bbn Fs¶mcp tXm¶Â, AXp hfsc emLhw a\Ênt\In. Iq«pImcpambn CS]gIm\pw {]tXyIn¨p ¢mÊnse s]¬Ip«nIfpambn ASp¡m\pw Xami ]dbm\pw ss[cyw D−mbn. Nnet¸mÄ Aåw AÇoehpw s]¬Ip«nItfmSp ]dbm\pw XpS§n, Fsâ {]Xo£¡p hn]coXambn, AhÀ AXv BkzZn¨p, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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NneÀ am{Xw tI«`mhw \Sn¨nÃ. tSmWn¡pw AXp ]nSn¨p, Ah\pw Aåmåw Fs¶ A\pIcn¡m³ XpS§n. tSmWnbpsS s]§Ä ^nteman\bpw Fsâ Iq«pImcnbmbn. ^nsem Hcp ¢mÊv Xmsg F¯nbncp¶p. ]t£ AhÄ Hcp XnIª s]®mbn amdnbncp¶p. Fs¶ AhÄ Bcm[\tbmsS I−p. CSíp Rm³ Aåw KnÁmÀ ]Tn¨p. kvIqfnse t{]m{KmapIfn Fsâ ssh`hw Rm³ AhXcn¸n¨p. aÁpÅ s]¬Ip«nIÄ Fs¶ Bcm[nt¨m Fs¶\n¡dnbnÃ. ¢mÊv XpS§n Hcp amkw Ignªt¸mÄ Fsâ ¢mÊnsez ^nknIvkv So¨À amdn, ]Icw h¶Xv tSmWnbpsS A½ eo\ amUw Bbncp¶p. A¶p hsc Ahsc Rm³ {i²n¨ncp¶nÃ, IqSpX ImWm³ In«nbncp¶nÃ. ¢mÊn h¶ BZys¯ Znhkw Xs¶ Rm³ Ahsc {i²n¨p. ¢mÊnse GÁhpw henb hnZymÀ°nbmbncp¶p Rm³, Hcp H¯ ]pcpjsâ hen¸hpw. GÁhpw ]pdInse \ncbn Ccp¶ Fs¶ Ahcpw {i²n¨p Fs¶\n¡p tXm¶n. Ahsc I−Xpw Fsâ a\Ênsâ tImWn Hcp hÀjambn AS§n¡nS¶ncp¶ ]e hnImc§fpw s]m´n h¶p XpS§n. ImcWap−v, AhÀ ÉohveÊv »ukv BWp [cn¨ncp¶Xp, t_mÀUn FgpXm³ ssIs]m¡pt¼mÄ AhcpsS Aåw Ccp− tjhpsNbvXp an\pkam¡nb I£w Fsâ hnImc§sf ]Xps¡ DWÀ¯m³ XpS§n. Fsâ _elo\Xbmb s]®nsâ I£w ap¡m aWn¡qÀ t\cw Fsâ I×p¶n I−t¸mÄ ¢mÊn F\n¡p {i²n¡m³ km[n¨nÃ. Rm³ B I£¯nsâ at\mlmcnXbpw t\m¡n Ccp¶p. Rm³ ¢mkv ad¶p, aÁp s]¬Ip«nIsfbpw ad¶p. Fsâ ]mân\Snbn Ne\w XpS§n, Hcp hÀjambn ImWmXncp¶ F\n¡nãs¸« B Zriyw Rm³ A¶p FÃmw ad¶ncp¶v BkzZn¨p. {i²n¡m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ AhÀ IqSpX aZmekbpw at\mlcnbpambn F\n¡p tXm¶n. kmam\yw kuµcyta DÅp F¦nepw Ahtc Rm³ IqSpX Af¶p. Ncnªp \n¡pt¼mÄ Zriyamb sImSpapSn t]mse DbÀ¶p \n¶ AhcpsS amdnS§Ä hkv{X§fpsS _Ô\¯n \n¶pw tamNnXambm Ct¸mÄ ImWp¶Xnsâ Cc«nbmbncn¡pw F¶v Fsâ ]qÀh]cnNbw sIm−v F\n¡p a\Ênembn. kmcnsIm−p adsª¦nepw shfp¯ Benehbdn\p NpfnhpIÄ CÃmbncp¶p. ]pdw Xncnªt¸mÄ I− N´nIsf kmcnbpsS hSnhn \n¶pw Fsâ Ipdp¡³ I®pIÄ thÀXncns¨Sp¯p, AhbpsS ZrVXbpw sN¸pIpS¯nsâ BIrXnbpw Rm³ a\Ênem¡n. F{X kq£n¨p t\m¡nbn«pw ]mâoknsâ XSn¸p ImWm³ ]ÁnbnÃ. CSp¸nsâbpw \nXw_¯nsâbpw BIrXnbn \n¶pw AhcpsS Ifna¬U]w hnimeambncn¡pw Fs¶\n¡p a\Ênembn.

Znhkhpw hSn¨v {i²n¨p kq£n¡p¶ I£¯nsâ DSabmb AhcpsS ]qdpw \à ¢o³ tjhmbncn¡pw F¶p XoÀ¨. a\Êp sIm−v Rm³ B an\pÊapÅ {XntImW¯n It¿mSn¨p ckn¨p.

Znhk¯nsâ Ahkm\w B ]mâokqcpt¼mÄ B Ih¡nSbn \n¶pbcp¶ amZIKÔw k¦å¯neqsS Rm³ hen¨p aW¯p. ]pdInembncp¶Xp sIm−v B Np−pIfpsS kv\nKv[Xtbm IhnÄ XpSnt¸m DÄs¡mÅm³ ]ÁnbnÃ. tNsem¯ Hcp apJw AhÀ¡p−mbncp¶p. AXn\p ta¡¸nsâ Bhiyw Csöv F\n¡p tXm¶nsb¦nepw AhÀ taí¸n«ncp¶p. t\m¡pt´mdpw AhcpsS FÃm t]mkpIfnepw AhÀ¡p kuµcyw Gdn hcp¶Xmbn F\n¡p tXm¶n. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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]ocnbUnsâ s_ÃSn¨Xv Rm\dnªncp¶nÃ. sR«nbpWcpt¼mÄ ImWp¶Xv Fs¶Xt¶ Xncnªp t\m¡ns¡m−v ]pdt¯íp t]mIp¶ amU¯nt\bmbncn¡pw.. sNdnsbmcp IpÁt_m[w tXm¶pw.

Fsâ A[ym]nItb, AXpw Iq«pImcsâ A½tb asÁmcp coXnbn Rm³ ImWm³ ]mSnÃmbncp¶p. Rms\m¶pd¨p, C\n Rm³ ]gb ]Sn BIm³ ]mSnÃ.

F¶pw ¢mÊnse NÀ¨mhnjbw eo\m amUw Bbncp¶p. kvIqfnse GÁhpw \njvIÀjbpÅ A²ym]nI, hnhmltamN\w t\Sn \n¡p¶, c−p Ip«nIfpsS A½. sImïpÅ GtXm A−n¡¼\n ]W¡mcsâ aq¯ aIÄ, A¸³ aIÄ¡p th−n Cu XWp¸pÅ ae{¼tZi¯p hm§nb ho«n aIfpw aI\psam¯v Xmakn¡p¶p. FbÀt^mgvkv ss]eÁmb ap³ `À¯mhv _mw¥qcn Xmakn¡p¶p. amU¯ns\ C¶pw AbmÄ kvt\ln¡p¶Xp sIm−v AbmÄ A½mbnb¸s\ ImWm³ hcpsa¦nepw amUw ap³`À¯mhns\ ImWm³ Iq«m¡p¶nÃ. XtâSnbmb kv{Xo. ]Tn¸n¡m³ _lp anSp¡n.

AhcpsS ¢mÊpIfn Ip«nIÄ ]q¨Itft¸mse Ccn¡pw. Xsâ ¢mÊnse Hmtcm Ip«nbpsSbpw Ncn{Xhpw a\Èmiv{Xhpw AhÀ¡p a\:]mTw. ^nknIvkn AhcpsS Ip«nIfpsS amÀ¡pIÄ kvIqfnse GÁhpw IqSnbXmbncn¡pw. {]n³kn¸en\pw aÁv A²ym]IÀ¡pw Ahsc t]Snbpw _lpam\hpambncp¶p. Hcp hn«phogvNípw XbmdÃm¯ {]IrXw. tI«t¸mÄ Fsâ t]m¡v A{X ]´nbà Fs¶\n¡p tXm¶n. Fsâ ImS³ a\Êns\ ]nSn¨p \nÀ¯nbnsæn Fsâ `mhn Ccp«nemtb¡pw. F¦nepw DÅn F¶nte ]pcpj³ _elo\\mbncp¶v tX§n.

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

So¨dpw a¡fpw ¢mÊnteíp t]mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ Rm³ ]Xps¡ ¢mÊnteíp \S¶p. ]n¶oSpÅ Znhk§fn CXmhÀ¯n¨p. Ct¸mÄ Znhkhpw Rm³ tlmÌen \n¶pw t\ct¯ ]pds¸Spw. cmhnte Fsâ kz]v\kpµcn hcp¶Xpw Im¯v ac¯n\p adªp \n¡pw. sshIpt¶cw AhÀ t]mIp¶Xn\p ap¼v, tSmWn ImWmsX ac¯nsâ adhnse¯pw.

H¶padnbm¯Xp t]mse Nmcn \n¡pw, NneÀ lmbv F¶p ]dbpw, Rm\pw Xncn¨p ]dbpw.

F¶nse amÁw tSmWn {i²n¨p. "hnPbv F´mWp \o H¯ncn Nn´n¡p¶p−tÃm..." Hcn¡Â Ah³ tNmZn¨p. "slbv, AsXmcp kpJw..." Rm³ ]dsªmgnªp. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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

Hcp Znhkw ]Xnhpt]mse Rm³ ac¯n\p adªp \n¶p. amUw Imdn \n¶pw Cd§n, _ps¡Sp¯p \S¡pt¼mÄ, "lmbv hnPbv...." Fsâ ]pdIn \n¶pw Hcp hnfn. Fsâ ¢mÊn Xs¶bpÅ at\mPv. Xncnªp Rm³ at\mPns\ hnjv sNbvXp. "lmbv at\mPv..." apJw Xncn¨p t\m¡pt¼mÄ Fs¶ Xs¶ kq£n¨p t\m¡p¶ amUw. DÅn AdnbmsX Hcp A¦em¸v.. at\mPv Fsâ I¿n ]nSn¨p Rm³ Aht\msSm¸w ¢mÊnte¡p \S¶p. H¶p ]mfn t\m¡nbt¸mÄ amUw Fs¶Xs¶ {i²n¨p sIm−v Hm^okv `mKt¯íp \S¡p¶p. tSmWn Fsâ ASpt¯íp h¶p. ^ntem Ibv s]m¡n hoin ]dªp. "ssl hnPbv, KpUvtamÀWn§v " "KpUvtamÀWn§v ^ntem." Rm³ Xncn¨p ]dªp. F¦nepw Fsâ I®pIÄ amU¯ns\ ho£n¡pIbmbncp¶p.

A¶p ¢mÊn {i²n¡m³ Rm³ {ian¨p. ]t£ Rm³ Fsâ amU¯ns\ sIm¯n hngp§pIbmbncp¶p. C¶s¯ t^mdn³ kmcnbn AhcpsS N´nIfpsS BImchSnhp Rm³ hfsc {i²n¨p. c−p sN¸pIpS§Ä hyàambn thÀs]«p \n¶ncp¶p. DbÀ¯nsI«nb apSns¡«n\p Xmsg Npcp− apSnIÄ NnXdn \n¶ncp¶ shfp¯ Igp¯v, AXn\p Xmsg Xmgv¯n sh«nb »pkn\p apIfn shÅ tKmX¼p\nd¯nepÅ ]pdw t\À½bmb »ukn\pÅn hcnªp \n¡p¶ {_mbpsS hÅnIÄ. B {_mbpsS lp¡pIfgn¨v hcnªpsI«nb _Ô\¯n \n¶pw B amXf¡pS§sf hnSphn¡m³ Fsâ IbvIÄ Xcn¨p. Fsâ ]mân\pÅn Ne\ap−mbn. hfsc¡mew IqSn kv{XobpsS amZIXzs¯¡pdn¨p BZyambn Nn´n¨t¸mÄ Fsâ Acs¡«n Hcp apg s]m´n h¶p. IbvsIm−v AXaÀ¯n shím³ Rm³ ]mSps]«p. ¢mÊnte GÁhpw henb Ip«n Rm³ BWv. GÁhpw ]pdInemsW¦nepw ASp¯ aq¶p ItkcIfn B¬Ip«nIfpw AXn\Sp¯ \ncbn \mep s]¬ Ip«nIfpamWpÅXv. Fsâ Ip® D²cn¨v ]mâp s]m«n¡m³ XpS§p¶Xv Bsc¦nepw I−m am\w t]mbXpXs¶.

At¸mgmWp Fsâ at\mcmPy¯p \n¶pw ¢mÊnteíp Fs¶ sIm−p h¶ B iÐw Rm³ tI«Xv (kwkmcw FÃmw Cw¥ojnÂ). "hnPbv ... CXnsâ D¯cw ]dbmtam...? amU¯nsâ tNmZyw. Rm³ BZyw ]I¨p. "hnPbv ... Fgpt¶Áp \n¶p D¯cw ]dbq...." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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Rm³ NmSnsbWoÁp. t_mÀUnteíp t\m¡n. Fs´ms¡tbm hc¨p sh¨ncn¡p¶p. H¶pw Rm³ I−nÃ, tI«nÃ, ]ns¶ F§s\ D¯cw ]dbpw.

CXn\nsS amU¯nsâ I®pIÄ Fsâ ]mânsâ ap³`mK¯v DS¡n. Hcp \nanjw t\m¡nbXn\p tijw AhÀ Fsâ I®pIfn t\m¡n. Rm³ apJw Ip\n¨p. ]ns¶ hn¡n. "amUw... AXv....AXv..." "hnPbv Ccpt¶mfq.." Rm³ Ccp¶p. ]ns¶ amUw ap¼nencp¶ Hcp Ip«ntbmSp tNmZn¨p, AhÄ AXnsâ D¯chpw ]dªp. Rm³ Ccp¶p hnbÀ¯p. Fsâ ap³his¯ apg Xms\ XmWp. DÅn `bw s]cp¼d sIm«n. ]n¶oSv F\n¡p amU¯nt\ t\m¡m³ IgnªnÃ. ¢mÊp XoÀ¶t¸mÄ amUw ]dªp. "hnPbv... Fs¶ I−nt« t]mImhq.." "sicn amUw.... " ]n¶oSpÅ c−p ]ocnbUpIÄ¡v c−p bpK¯nsâ \ofhpw c−mw temIalm bp²¯nsâ `oIcXbpw D−mbnbp¶p. Áot¨gvkv dqan Rm³ sN¶t¸mÄ thsd c−p Ip«nIÄ amU¯nsâ ASp¯p−mbncp¶p. Rm³ Im¯p \n¶p. AhÀ t]mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ amUw Fs¶ Iu¬knen§v apdnbnteíp sIm−p t]mbn. hmXneS¨p. "hnPbv... \nsâ sdt¡mÀUpIÄ Rm³ I−p. ^nknIvkn\p \nsâ amÀ¡pIÄ ]t− tamiamWp. AXp ]ÁnÃ. \o ¢mÊn {i²n¡p¶nÃ. ]dbq, F´mWp \nsâ {]iv\w..?.. " Rm³ an−nbnÃ. F´p ]dbpw, amUamWp Fsâ {]iv\w F¶p ]dbm³ ]Áptam.

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

Rm³ an−nbnÃ. F´p sIm−p `qan ]nfcp¶nÃ...

"D¯cw ]dbq hnPbv... icnbmtWm.."

"F\n¡p..... ^nknIvkn\p Áyqj³ CÃ... AXp sIm−v....." Rm³ ho−pw hn¡n.

"AXp Xs¶bà Xsâ {]iv\w... kmcanÃ, \nsâ a\Êns\ \nb{´n¡msa¦n Rm³ \ns¶ klmbn¡mw..." ]ns¶ D]tZi§fpsS Hcp {]hmlambncp¶p.

FÃmw Rm³ tI«p. Ahkm\w AhÀ ]dªp. "hnPbv, \o Hcp \à Ip«nbmWv Fs¶\n¡dnbw, Ignhpap−v... AXpsIm−p am{Xw \n\¡p Rm³ Áyqj³ Xcmw, tSmWnbpsS IqsS. BgvNbn aq¶p Znhkw. \o ho«n h¶m aXn..."

F\n¡p XpÅn¨mSm³ tXm¶n, amU¯ns\ sI«n¸nSns¨mcp½ sImSp¡m\pw. ae t]mse h¶Xv aªp t]mse t]mbncn¡p¶p. ]t£, So¨À XpSÀ¶p. "hnPbv \nsâ a\Êv AcpXm¯Xp Nn´n¡p¶p. Fs¶ \o sXÁmb hn[¯n ImWpt¶m F¶p kwibw. Ft¶mSp Hcp kXyw IqSn ]dbWw. \n\¡p Ft¸msg¦nepw kv{XoIfpambn CS]mSp−mbncpt¶m...?

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

"CÃ...." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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"\pW ]dbcpXv.. \nsâ a\Êp Rm³ hmbn¡p¶p−v... " "kXyamWp amUw..."

"Mqw.... Rm³ hnizkn¡p¶p.... Hcp ]t£ Rm³ sXÁn²cn¨Xmhmw... s]mtímfp...." Hcphn[¯n Rm³ AhnsS \n¶pw XSn X¸n.

Syqjsâ BZys¯ Znhk§Ä Aåw A¦em¸p \ndªh Bbncp¶p. amU¯nsâ AcpXm¯ `mK§fn I®p sNÃmXncn¡m³ Rm³ DÁp {ian¨p. ]s£ F\n¡v Fs¶ \nb{´n¡m³ IgnªnÃ. Fsâ Hmtcm Ne\§fpw amUw Adnbp¶p F¶v F\n¡p a\Ênembn. ho«n sN¶m amUw Hcp ss\Án amXncn DSp¸mWp [cn¡pI. tSmWnbpsS apdnbnembncp¶p Syqj³. ^ntem AhfpsS apdnbnembncn¡pw. R§Ä¡p c−p t]À¡pw \Sphn amUw Ccn¡pw. Fsâ t\tc FXncn Hcp P\ D−v. Nnet¸mÄ amUw Fgpt¶Áp tSmWntbmSp tNÀ¶p \n¡pw At¸mÄ hi¯p IqSn P\en \n¶pÅ ]IÂsh«¯n kpXmcyamb DSp¸n IqSn amU¯nsâ henb apeIfpsS \ng Rm³ ImWpambncp¶p. amUw {i²n¡p¶p F¶p ImWpt¼mÄ Rm³ _p¡nteíp t\m¡pw. C{Xbpw hbÊps−¦nepw c−p henb Ip«nIfpsS A½bmsW¦nepw B apeIÄ t]mÀapeIÄ Xs¶bmbncp¶p. _n. FÍpw Fw FÊnbpsams¡ hnhml tijamWp AhÀ ]Tn¨Xpw Pbn¨Xpw. A]mc _p²n Xs¶. CSíp taibpsS aqebn Nmcn\n¡pt¼mÄ DSp¸vv AhcpsS Ih¡nSbnteíp XÅnt¡dn \n¡pw. At¸mÄ B Acpa¸qdnsâ Hcp GItZi cq]w Rm³ ImWpw. At¸mÄ DÅntesím«n \n¡p¶ B Ih¡pgnbn H¶p tXm−m³ Fsâ hncepIÄ Xcn¡pw. Fsâ ]mân\Snbn Ipep¡ap−m¡m³ Chsbms¡ [mcmfambncp¶p. Znhk§Ä ]n¶n«t¸mÄ a«p amdn. ISph ]Xps¡ am³Ip«nbmIp¶ e£Ww I−pXpS§n. Ft¶mSp Nncn¡m\pw \m«pImcy§Ä kwkmcn¡mWpw XpS§n. Hcp Znhkw tSmWn ]dªp. "hnPbv, Fsâ a½n Ct¸mÄ tkm^vÁv Bbn XpS§n F¶p tXm¶p¶p..." "\nsâ a½n Asænepw tkm^vÁv BWv, AhÀ A`n\bn¡pIbmWp lmÀUmbn«v..."

"F´n\p...?

"AsX\n¡pw Adnb¯nÃ... Hcp ]s£ AhcpsS a\Ên Fs´¦nepw ImWpw...." amUw h¶Xp sIm−v R§Ä kwkmcw \nÀ¯n. ]ns¶ ]ns¶ amUw Fsâ ASp¯pw tNÀ¶p \n¶p sXÁpIÄ Xncp¯m³ XpS§n. CSív Adnbm¯ a«n Fs¶ Dckm\pw AhÀ aSn¨nÃ. ]s£ kvIqfn sN¶m I− `mhw CÃ. AhnsS ISph Xs¶. ¢mÊn ]dbp¶Xv F\n¡p a\ÊnemI¯nÃ. ]ns¶ Syqj\nemWp Fsâ kwib§Ä XoÀ¯ncp¶Xv. F\n¡p ]co£bn ^nknIvkn\pw Aåw amÀ¡p IqSpX In«n. ]s£ AtXmsSm¸w Fsâ a\Ênepw hnImc§Ä XnfípIbmbncp¶p.

Ct¸mÄ ho«n h¨p R§fpsS tXmf¯p Nmcn \n¶p sXÁpIÄ ]dªpXcm³ amU¯n\p aSnbnÃ. tSmWn ]ns¶ AhcpsS aI\mWsÃm. ]s£ Fsâ tZlw BsI Xcn¡p¶ hnhcw Bcdnbm³. the¡mcn¯Å http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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Im¸nbpambn hcpt¼mÄ AhÀ ho−pw KasbSp¡pw. GXmbmepw Cu Sypj³ F\n¡p hfsc Cãs¸«p. Ahkm\¸co£bpsS ÌUo eohn\pw R§Ä¡v Syqj\p−mbncp¶p. kabw cmhnse ]¯p aWn¡v.

As¶mcp i\nbmgvNbmbncp¶p. ]Xnhp t]mse cmhnse Rm³ Syqj\p sN¶p.

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

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

"Ahcv ho«n t]mbn Xn¦fmgv¨ hcpw.."

"F¦n tSmWnsb hnfn¡v. XpS§mw.". Rm³ _ps¡Sp¯p "Ah\pw ^ntembpw IqSn {Kmâv]msb ImWm³ cmhnte sImïn\p t]mbn, \mtftb aS§n hcq.." AhÀ ]dªXp tI«t¸mÄ F\n¡Â`pXw. "F¦n C¶p ]Tn¯w......?"

"F´m \n\¡v HÁíp ]Tn¨p IqtS..." AhÀ Kuch¯n tNmZn¨p. "]Tn¡mw..." Rm³ Xe Ipep¡n.

"F¦n BZyw Im¸n IpSnív....." Rm³ Im¸nsbSp¯p. \niÐcmbn R§Ä c−p t]cpw Im¸n IpSn¨p. Rm³ _p¡p Xpd¶p. "hnPbv...." "sbkv , amUw..."

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

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

"Rm³.... F\n¡p A§s\... {]iv\w..." F\n¡p¯cw ap«n. "\o Xpd¶p ]dbWw.... F¦nte F\n¡p \ns¶ klmbn¡m³ ]Áq... \n\¡p GsX¦nepw s]¬Ip«nbpambn CS]mSpt−m.."

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

F\ns¡t´m Hcp ss[cyw h¶ t]mse. C\n hcp¶nS¯p h¨p ImWmw. ChcpsS I¿n \n¶pw c£s]Sm³ Hcp hgnbpanÃ. kÀhiànbpw kw`cn¨p Rm³ ]dªp.

"Fsâ {]iv\w ]dªmÂ...." Rm³ CSíp \nÀ¯n. "]dªmÂ....? "amUw Fs¶ in£n¡pIbnÃm F¶p F\n¡p hm¡p XcWw F¦n Rm³ Xpd¶p ]dbmw. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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

"G¦nÂ... F¦nÂ..... Fsâ {]iv\w amUw Xs¶bmWv.... " Rm³ ]dsªm¸n¨p.

"Rmt\m...?"

Rm³ AhcpsS apJ¯p t\m¡msX XpSÀ¶p.

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

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

"F\n¡p {`m´msW¦n amUw Ft¶mSp £an¡Ww. Fs¶ thsdmcp ¢mÊnteíp amÁWw. Zbhp sNbvXv CXmtcmSpw ]dbcpXv..... " Rm³ taita Xe Nmbv¨p I®S¨v InS¶p.

Ipd¨p t\ct¯íp AhnsS \niÐX ]SÀ¶p. So¨dpsS {]XnIcWw Im¯v, I®S¨v Rm³ InS¶p. Aåt\cw Ignªn«pw amU¯nsâ iÐw tIÄ¡mbvIbm Rm³ sasà I®pXpd¶p XebpbÀ¯n t\m¡n. AhnsS BcpanÃmbncp¶p. F\n¡p a\Ênembn amU¯n\p sicn¡pw tZjyw h¶p F¶v. Fsâ t\sc t\m¡m³ hnjaw BbXp sIm−v t]mbXmbncnípw. Rm³ Hcp a−³. Bsc¦nepw kz´w So¨tdmSv C§s\ Xpd¶p ]dbptam. an¡hmdpw Rm³ kvIqfn \n¶pw ]pd¯mbXp Xs¶. C\n ChnsS \n¡p¶Xn AÀ°anÃ. Rm³ ]Xps¡ ]pkvXI§Ä FSp¯v ]pdt¯íp \S¶p. hmXn¡se¯nbt¸mÄ Fsâ I®p XÅnt¸mbn. amUw apdnbnteíp \S¶p hcp¶p. Hcp ]pXnb amUw, »ukv amXncnbpÅ Hcp tSm¸pw ]mhmS amXncnbpÅ Hcp t_m«hpw. AXv AhcpsS hnSÀ¶ Acs¡«n \n¶pw Xmtg¡p hncnªp InS¡p¶p. Fs¶ kvXw`n¸n¨Xv AsXm¶paÃ, B »ukn\p ssI CÃmbncp¶p, ÉohvseÊv. Hcp ]pXnb `mhw apJ¯v. F\n¡p an−m³ hm¡pIfnÃmbncp¶p. Hcp \nanjw Fs¶ Fsâ apJt¯¡pÁp t\m¡nbn«v AhÀ ip² aebmf¯n tNmZn¨p. "\o t]mhpImtWm.."

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

"At¸mÄ \nt¶mSpw Rm³ Fs´¦nepw ]dbt−... hm... " AhÀ Fsâ Ibv ]nSn¨p hen¨p. Hcp ]mhtbt]mse Rm³ Ahsc A\pKan¨p. t\tc t]mbXv AhcpsS InS¡ apdnbnteív. ASp¡pw Nn«bpapÅ B apdnbnÂ, Fs¶ Hcp Itkcbn ]nSn¨ncp¯nbn«v AhÀ I«nen Ccp¶p.

Hcp \nanjw Bcpw H¶pw an−nbnÃ. F\n¡v B apJ¯v t\m¡m³ Xs¶ kt¦mNw. "hnPbv.." AhÀ hnfn¨p. Rm³ apJapbÀ¯n. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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"\n\¡v AÂ`pXambn AtÃ..."

"AXv... amUw...." "th−, CsXsâ s_Uvdqw BWv. ¢mÊvdqaÃ, ChnsS \n\s¡s¶ Fsâ t]cp hnfn¡mw, eo\... sicn, hnfn¡q.." "amUw... Rm³...AXv Rm\nt¸m..."

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

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

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

F´n\mbncp¶p..."

"AXv Bcpw ImWmsX A¶v sNbvsX¦nepw..." F\n¡v Aåmåw ss[cyw h¶p XpS§n. "]mSnÃ. ]¯p hÀjambn Rm³ Hcp ]pcpjs\ I−n«v.... Fsâ t\sc t\m¡m³ NpWbpÅ HcmWnt\ I−n«v. Ignª Ipsd Znhk§Ä Rm³ \ns¶ hm¨p sN¿pIbmbncp¶p. \o ac¯nsâ ]ndIn \n¶Xpw, ¢mÊn Fsâ apJ¯p t\m¡msX Fsâ tZls¯ apgIfnepw, IpgnIfnepw t\m¡n ]mht]mse Ccp¶Xpw, ]ns¶ tNmZy§Ä tNmZn¡p¼w \o X¸p¶Xpw... ]ns¶ \nsâ..... " AhÀ H¶p \nÀ¯n, Fsâ I®pIfn t\m¡n ]Xps¡ XpSÀ¶p. "]ns¶ \nsâ ]mânsâ ap¼nse B henb apg¸pw, AXS¡m\pÅ \nsâ ]cm{Iahpw..." CXp ]dªt¸mÄ AhcpsS apJs¯mcp ]p©ncn hnSÀ¶p.

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

"Fs¶ t]Sn¡msX, Fs¶ BkzZn¨ ]pcpj\m \o..... F{X hÀjambn Rm³ kln¡p¶p... C\n F\n¡p h¿.... Fsâ sNdp¸w XoÀ¶p Ignbp¼w ]ns¶ Rm³ F´n\p C{Xbpw ISn¨p ]nSn¨p \n¶p F¶ k¦Sw _m¡n \n¡pw.

AXp th− F¶p Ignª Znhk§fn Rm³ Xocpam\n¨p..." F¶n«hÀ Fsâ ap¼n h¶p, Ip\nªv Fsâ c−p tXmfnepw IbvIp¯n apJt¯mSv B apJw ASp¸n¨n«p tNmZn¨p.

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

F\ns¡m¶pw Adnb¯nÃmbncp¶p. apJapbÀ¯n t\m¡nbt¸mÄ I−Xv AhcpsS \áamb I£§fpw Xpfp¼n¡nS¶ »ukn\pÅn XÅn\n¡p¶ shfp¯ apeIfpambncp¶p. Zmlw aq¯ Fsâ Ipª½mbnsbbpw ISn aq¯ kckphns\bpw Rm³ B apJ¯p I−p. Rm³ AdnbmsX ]dªp t]mbn. "amUw.... AÃ, tN¨n, F\n¡p s]®p§sS sXmd¶ I£w I−m hÃmsX hcpw..."

"A¸w \o CXn\p ap¼v... s]®p§sS sXmd¶ I£w I−ns«m−v.. AtÃ... " "H−v..."

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

"AÃ... Ipfn¡Shn h¨p.... samtew ]ns¶... kmamt\mw FÃmw I−ns«m−v...."

"Mqw... A§s\ hct«.... CsXÃmw I−n«v \o F¶m sN¿pw...? "tN¨n... F´m C§s\ Ft¶mSp tNmZn¡pt¶..." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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

AhÀ Fsâ ap¼n ap«pImen Ft¶mSp tNÀ¶ncp¶p. A§s\ Ccp¶t¸mÄ B henb apeIÄ Fsâ ap«pIfn Xm§n XÅn apIfnteíp s]m´n h¶p.

Ah ap¡mepw »ukn\p shfnbnembn. AhcXp {i²n¨ a«nÃ. B sh×peIÄ Fsâ tZl¯p kv]Àin¨t¸mÄ Fsâ kncIfnepw Hcnf¡w.

Rm\dnbmsX Fsâ ]mân\p ap¼n Hcp apg s]m´m³ XpS§n. F\ns¡m¶pw h¿m¯ HchkvY. Fsâ jÀ«nsâ _«WpIÄ Hmtcm¶mbn hnSphn¨psIm−v AhÀ \nÀ_Ôn¨p. "]d hnPbv... \o F´p sN¿pambncp¶p As¶ms¡..?

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

"F¶p h¨mÂ.... kzbwt`mKw... AtÃ...

"Mqw..." "\o ]dbp¶Xp kXyamsW¶p F\n¡dnbmw.... AXp \nsâ ]mâp I−mednbmw...." "tÈym...."

Rm³ AdnbmsX Fsâ Ibv Fsâ ]mânsâ ap³hiw s]m¯n¸nSn¨p.

XWp¯ B A´co£¯nepw Fs¶ hnbÀ¡p¶Xp t]mse tXm¶n.

"ChnsS \o H¶n\pw Ct¸m \mWnt¡−...." AhÀ Fsâ ssIIÄ ]nSn¨p amÁn.

Fs¶ ]nSns¨gpt¶ån¨p. B apJs¯mcp {]tXyI`mhw Rm³ I−p.

ImaZml¯m hebp¶ Hcp kv{XobpsS Bizmk `mhw.

AhcpsS heXpssI s]m¡n Fsâ t\sc ]nSn¨n«p ]dªp. "\n\¡p {]nbs¸«sXms¡ \n\¡p Rm³ Xcmw... AXn\p ap¼v F\n¡p \osbmcp kXyw sN¿Ww. Cu _Ôw Cu apdnbn am{Xw... kXyw sN¿mtam..."

B I®pIfn t\m¡n Rm³ ]dªp. "sN¿mw..."

"F¦n C\n Rm³ ]pcpjs\ H¶p ImWs«.."

AhÀ s]mSp¶t\ Xpd¶p InS¶ Fsâ jÀ«p ]pdtIm«qcn, Xmtg¡ncp¶p.

Fsâ s_ÂÁgn¨p. ]mânsâ lps¡Sp¯p. knºv Xmtgíp hen¨p. ]mâv Xmtgíp Xmgv¯n. At¸mtgípw Fsâ jÍn¡pÅn Fsâ enwKw ]qÀ®cq]¯n DWÀ¶p Ignªncp¶p. Rm³ A\§msX \n¶psImSp¯p. jÍnbpsS ap³hiw Hcp aqhm−³ am§ hen¸¯n apg¨p Ignªncp¶p.

AhÀ B apgbn ]Xps¡ XtemSns¡m−p ]ndp]ndp¯p. "ssa tKmUv, ae¼m¼v Npcp−p InS¡p¶Xpt]msebp−sÃm hnPbv, \nsâ Bbp[w " AhÀ Xmtgípw tatem«pw AXn XtemSns¡m−ncp¶p. B IbvIfpw Np−pIfpw hndíp¶p−mbncp¶p. ImWmXncp¶Xp ImWpt¼mÄ D−mIp¶ B BImw£ AhcpsS Hmtcm Ne\¯nepw D−mbncp¶p. AXp t\m¡n\n¶ Fsâ a\Ênse Ima¯nsâ Xncbnf¡w Fsâ Ip®bn {]Xn^en¨p. apJw Ip\n¨ncp¶ AhcpsS amdnteív Fsâ I¿pIÄ c−pw sN¶p. »usk¶ t]cn adªpInS¶ B XpWn¡p apIfneqsS Fsâ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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I¿pIÄ AhcpsS apeIsf I¿nseSp¯p. Rm\dnbmsX Rm³ B IpfnÀapeIsf Xmtemen¡m\pw aÀ±n¡m\pw XpS§n. AhÀ FXnscm¶pw {]hÀ¯n¨nÃ. AXmkzZn¡p¶ a«n AhÀ Fsâ hSnhoc\n ]Wn XpSÀ¶p.

C\n Im¯p \n¶m Fsâ jÍn s]m«pw Asæn Fsâ enwK¯nsâ aknepIÄ s]m«pw F¶ \nebmbt¸mÄ Rm³ ssI Xmsgíp sIm−p sN¶p Ducm³ {ian¨p. Ahscsâ ssI XSªn«p ]dªp. "hcs« hnPbv.. ¹okv, Rms\m¶p sImXn Xosc ImWs«.."

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

"CsÃSm.... H¶pw s]m«¯nÃ....F\n¡dnbmw... " AhÀ s]s«¶p ]«n FÃp ISns¨Sp¡p¶Xp t]mse Fsâ Ip®bn jÍnIq«n arZphmbn H¶p ISn¨p. Fsâ kÀh\nb{´Whpw hn«p. sNdnb jÍn¡pÅn Fsâ s]cpIp® I¼n¸mcbmbn \n¡p¶Xp ImcWw Acs¡«p thZ\n¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ _eambn jÍn Xmtgípcn. hf¨p hen¨p \nÀ¯nbncp¶ Ccp¼p kv{]n§v \nhcp¶Xp t]mse Ah³ NmSn\nhÀ¶p. Rm³ Itkcbn Ccp¶p.

Acs¡«p apt¼m«p XÅn h¨p sImSp¯p. eo\ amUw ap«pImen Xmsgbncp¶p, ]cm{Iat¯msS Ahs\ I¿nseSp¯p, Xmtemen¡p¶p, D½ shíp¶p, XShp¶p, sXmen¡p¶p, \¡p¶p, sR¡p¶p, Ihnf¯pcp½p¶p, I®n sXmSphn¡p¶p, apJw apgph\pan«pcíp¶p. Ip® s]m¡n¸nSn¨n«v Hmd©p hen¸¯nepÅ D−¡pS§tf XtemSp¶p, Xmtemen¡p¶p, `mcw t\m¡p¶p, sR¡n t\m¡p¶p. Fs´ms¡tbm ]ndp]ndp¡p¶pap−v. AhcpsS På\§Ä Ahyàambn Fsâ ImXn ]Xn¨p sIm−ncp¶p.

"Hm, ssa tKmUv, Fs´mcp km[\w... Fs´mcp \ndw..... Mqw... F\n¡p CXp apgph³ thWw... tamt\ Cu G¯¸gw Rm³ Xnt¶mt«Sm... Hm... Fs´mcp _ew... Fs´mcp I«n... ^nen¸n\p t]mepw Ct{Xw I«nbnÃmcp¶p. ..... Mqw.... " Fs´mcp ]cm{Iaw, Ahsâ Igp¯n\p XmsgbpÅ aÀ½¯n XtemSn¯pS§nbt¸mÄ Ahsâ HÁ¡®n \n¶pw B\µI®oÀ¯pÅnIÄ HgpIm³ XpS§n. AhcXp \¡nsbSp¯p. Agnª XeapSn Hcp hit¯¡n«n«v Hcp hiw sNcnªv ]Xps¡ Ahsâ Xe hmbnem¡m³ Hcp {iaw \S¯n, hnjan¨v AhÀ AXv hmbnem¡n. Hcp apcĨtbmsS Ddp©m³ XpS§n.

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

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

"F¶mepw eo\t¨¨nbpsS hmbnÂ.... AXp th−..." "thWw, F¦nte Fsâ C{Xbpw Imet¯ Zmlw Xocs¯mÅp.."

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

"Rm³ ImWn¡¯nÃ, \o h¶p It−mfp..." AhÀ t\tc t]mbn I«nenteíp InS¶p, ssI c−pw tatem«p s]m¡n h¨p F¶n«p ]dªp. "hm... tams\ hm, FÃmw Agn¨pIf, HcmWmbn«p thKw hmSm..." ]ns¶ Rm³ aSn¨nÃ. _\nb³ Ducn, jÍn Imen \n¶pw DucnamÁn.

I«nenteíp AhcpsS Ccphihpw IbvIÄ Ip¯n InS¶p. AhÀ Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨p Xmgv¯n Fsâ Np−pIÄ hen¨pIpSn¨p. ISn¨p. Npw_\¯n R§fpsS Dan\ocpIÄ H¶mbn IeÀ¶p. ]ns¶ Ahscsâ IhnfnÂ, I®pIfnÂ, D½IÄ sNmcnªp. F¶n«p ]dªp.

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

"Rm³ F´p sN¿Ww... tN¨n ]d...." Rm³ Xncn¨v B sN©p−pIfn AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p sIm−p tNmZn¨p. "\n\¡nãs¸«sXÃmw X¸nsbSpt¯m.... F\n¡dnbmw \o anSp¡\m...."

Rm³ H¶p Nn´n¨p. ]ns¶ Fsâ CãkvYeamb, F¶pw I−p sImXn¨ncp¶ B I£¯n aq¡p ap«n¨pc¨p. Hcp Znhks¯ IpÁntcmaw Fsâ aq¡nepcªp. s]mSn¨p h¶ hnbÀ¸n\p amZIKÔap−mbncp¶p.

AhÀ Fsâ I¼nhocs\ I¿n«p ]nSn¨p sR¡ns¡m−ncp¶p. Fsâ Np−pIÄ AhcpsS Igp¯n ]Xn¨t¸mÄ AhÀ atÁ IbvsIm−v Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨v B amdnte¡aÀ¯n. _es¸«p Rm³ apJapbÀ¯n tNmZn¨p.

"Cu DSps¸m¶qcmtam...?" "\o Ducnt¡m..." adp]Sn In«n.

Rm³ XebpbÀ¯n, Hcp Ibv Ip¯n\n¶p sIm−p AXnsâ lq¡pIÄ hnSphn¡m³ XpS§n. tN¨n Fs¶ klmbn¨p. Fsâ Cuizcm... Rm³ F´m Cu ImWtW.. {_mbnÃ... H¶panÃ... shdpw apeIÄ, H«pw Npfp¡p hogm¯ amXf¸g§Ä.. ]t£ AhbpsS {]tXyIXbmbncp¶p amU¯ns\ Fsâ I®n A]vkckm¡nbXv. B Ió apeIÄ, Nnc«b¸w Iagv¯n sh¨Xp t]mse ZrVamb B apeIÄ kvYnXn sNbvXncp¶Xp AhcpsS amdnsâ c−v hi§fnepambn«mbncp¶p. AXmbXv I£§Ä htc AhbpsS NphSp \o−p InS¶ncp¶p. c−p apeIfptSbpw \Sphn ]´p Ifn¡m\pÅ kvYew D−mbncp¶p. F{X h®apÅ B\¸dnbmsW¦nepw sicn, ape¡nSbn h¨p ]®m³ Hcp Ime¯pw km[yaÃm¯ hn[w A{Xív AI¶mWp Ah http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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\n¶ncp¶Xv. »ukn\pÅn I£whsc Ah \o−p \nhÀ¶v \n¡p¶ Imgv¨bmWp amU¯nsâ GÁhpw henb BIÀjXbmbn F\n¡p tXm¶nbXpw Rm³ Ahcn {`an¨p t]mbXpw. XesbSp¯p \n¡p¶ B ape¡p¶pIÄ Ct¶htc Bcpw sXm«n«nsöp tXm¶n. \Sphnte Ccp− hr¯hpw, AXn\pÅnte ap´ncn¸g§fpw XpSp¯p \n¡p¶p. Rm\m amXf¯n H¶n XtemSn, Fs´mcp arZpXzw... Fs´mcp ZrVX. B apesR«pIÄ IÃpt]mse XpSp¯p \n¡p¶p. Ccp− ape¡®pIÄ¡p NpÁpw H¶p c−p IpÁntcma§Ä ImWmw. sh«nbXnsâ _m¡nbmbncn¡pw. "tN¨o....?

"F´mSm...?

"CXmcpw sXm«n«ntÃ...?

"F´mSm tamt\.... A§s\ tNmZnt¨..."

"CXv IÃp t]mse Ccn¡p¶p..." Rm³ H¶p c−p {]mhiyw sR¡n ImWn¨p.

AhÀ C¡nfnsIm−v Ipep§n¨ncn¨p. F¶n«p ]dªp.

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

"At¸mÄ Rm³ F´p sN¿pw..." "\o Cjv«w t]mse sN¿Sm... sIm¨p IÅm...

IpSn¡pthm... Xn¶ptIm...

N¸ptIm... sN¿v..."

Rm³ AXnsemcp ap´ncn hmbnteíp ISns¨Sp¯p... AXv hen¨p IpSn¡m³ XpS§n. AhcpsS tateíp InS¶p. atÁ Is¿Sp¯v atÁ ape I¿nem¡n. \à hen¸apÅ BIrXnsbm¯ ape. h\PtN¨nbpsS apetb¡mfpw sNdpXpw Dd¨Xpw, kckphnt\¡mfpw henb ape¡®pIfpw sR«pIfpw... Fsâ Cuizcm... Rm³ F´p sN¿pw. Rm\m amXf¡pS§fn ]s¿ XtemSn. sR¡m³ a\Êp h¶nÃ. B ape¡®pIÄ XpSp¯pbcp¶Xp Rm³ I−p, H¸w AhcpsS I®pIÄ kpJw sIm−p Iq¼n ASbp¶Xpw. Fsâ Np−pIfaÀ¯n Rm³ c−nepw amdn amdn Npw_n¨p. Fs´mtcma\Xzw Ahív.

AhcpsS I¿n Fsâ Ip®¡®³ Ccp¶p hn§p¶p. kpJw IqSp¶X\pkcn¨v Ahcht\ sR¡pIbpw Xncp½pIbpw sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p.

AXn\Xn\p Ah³ IqSpX IqSpX I¼nbmbn h¶p. Ah³ B Iq¼mf hbdnÂ, ]p¡nfn Ip¯n sRcn]ncn sIm−p. FhnsSsb¦nepw Ah\p Xe Hfn¸n¡m³ [rXnbmbn Fs¶\n¡p a\Ênembn. Fsâ Rc¼pIfn Xo ]ScpIbmWp. ]t£ F\n¡v £ant¨ ]Áq. hÀj§fmbn Ddªp InS¶ncp¶ AhcpsS Ima¯ns\ Bfn¡¯n¨m Rm³ AXn Nnet¸mÄ DcpInt¸mIpw. AXp ]mSnÃ. Cu amZIXzw F\n¡p Bthmfw BkzZn¡Ww, ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡... CXn\nsS AhÀ tX§ns¡m−p ]dªp. "hen¨p IpSníp tamt\... \¶mbn«v sR¡v.. \nsâ tN¨n H¶p kpJn¡s«..."

Rm\Xp hIshímsX AhcpsS I¿nteíp Xe Nmbv¨p InS¶p sIm−v tNmZn¨p. "tN¨n F¶pw tjhp sN¿ptam..." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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

"A¸w tN¨osS A¸w Fs´mcp an\pkamcn¡pw... AtÃ.... " "AXp \o t\m¡o«p ]dªm aXn.... " "F¶m Cu DSps¸m¶p amÁpthm...?"

"F´n\mSm..."

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

"CsÃSm..."

AhÀ DSp¸nsâ sI«gn¡p¶Xn\nSbn ]dªp.

"F¦n F\n¡p shÃy Cjv«am... IgpIm¯ ]qdnsâ aWw ]t− F\n¡njv«m...": "F´m \o ]dtª... ]qtdm... AsX´m..?

"AXdnb¯ntà Ct{Xw Imeambn«pw...?

"CÃ... ...ss_tKmUv, F\n¡dnb¯nsÃSm..."

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

"F¶p sh¨m ... R§sS ]pÊn... AtÃ..." "tN¨n Fsâ Ipt®¶p H¶p ]nSn hnt«... Rm³ Cu Hma\¸qdv... Aà ]pÊn H¶p It−ms«.." "\o.. F´p thtWepw sN¿Sm tamt\..." AhÀ DSp¸p ssIsIm−pw ImepIÄ sIm−pw Xmtgíp hen¨p.

Rm\hcpsS apeIfn \n¶pw c−p tKmf§fpsSbpw \Sphnse hnimeXbn IqSn amdn Xmtgíp B BenehbdnÂIqSn Npt−mSn¨p. e£Wsam¯ ]p¡n Npgn, F¶pw kmcnbpsS aS¡n\nSbn IqSn I−psImXn¨n«pÅ B amZI J\nbn Fsâ Np−pIÄ AaÀ¯n Dgnªp. AhÀ C¡nfnsIm−v ]pfªp. ]ns¶ Xmtgíp, B kzÀ¤ hnXm\¯nteív. "hnPbv, \o Is®m¶St¨...."

Rm³ XebpbÀ¯n tNmZn¨p.

"F´n\m..?"

"F\n¡v DSp¸qcm\m....."

"AXns\´m... Ducnt¡mfq..."

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

Rm³ Fgpt¶Áp Xncnªp AhcpsS apJt¯íp Fsâ Ip®¡p«s\ sh¨v, c−p hit¯ípw IbvIÄ Ip¯n AhcpsS Ih¡nSbnse¡p apJw Xncn¨v I®S¨p \n¶p. "tN¨n Rm³ sdUn... C\n Ducnt¡m..."

"C¸w A§s\ Ducp¶nÃ.... Chs\ Fsâ hmbnteíp F´n\m C¸w sh¨Xv...

C\n Chs\ H¶p IqSn Rm³ Xn¶s«. Fsâ ssZhta... ^nen¸nsâ Cc«n H−tÃmSm CXv....

CXp tIdnbm GXp ]pÊnbpw Iodnt¸mIphtÃmSm..."

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AhÀ Ahsâ Xe ho−pw FSp¯p hmbnem¡n. ho−pw ]gbXpt]mse Ddp©m³ XpS§n. Fs´mcp NqSv. Chscsâ ImÁp Ifbp¶ e£Wam...

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

Csæn F\n¡p shÅw h¶p Xocpw..... " AhÀ ]dn hmbn \n¶pw amÁn tNmZn¨p.

"C¸w F¶m ]®Ww..."

"F\n¡p tN¨ntb ]®Ww..."

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

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

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

"Fsâ s]m¶p tam\tÃ.... Cãw t]mse ^¡nt¡m.....C¶p th−.... s\IvÌv kmÁÀtU aXn..." "tM... AsX´m... tN¨n... s]md¯mtWm....."

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

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

"ImWn¨p Xcmw... ]s£ ^¡−..."

"At¿m... ^¡−bÃ... ]®−.... " AhÀ InS¶p sIm−p Xt¶ B DSp¸nsâ NcSgn¨p. ]ns¶ Abhm¡n.

"At¸m tN¨n¡p C¶p kpJn¡t−...." "kpJn¡Ww F¶p−v .. ]t£ F§s\bm......? \n\¡p hÃXpw Adnbmtam ]®n§v AÃmsX.... " "BZyw Rm\o s\¿¸w H¶p ImWs«... tN¨ntb Rm³ kzÀ¤w ImWn¨p Xcmw..."

CXpw ]dªv Rm³ DSp¸p Xmtgíp hen¨p amÁn. ]mâoknÃ, ]t£, At¿m Fât½!! Rms\´m Cu ImWp¶Xv..? Fsâ k¦å¯n\p ISI hncp²amb Hcp Imgv¨. ]mâoknÃ, tImWtImanÃ, AXp t\m¡ns¡m−p Xt¶ Rm³ DSp¸v hen¨qcn amÁn. AhÀ Ip−nbpw ImepIfpw s]m¡n klmbn¨p. Rm³ {]Xo£n¨Xp ¢o³tjhp sNbvXp an\pkam¡nb at\mlcamb Hcp I®mSn¸qdmbncp¶p. CsX´mWp. Batkm¬ h\¯nte ag¡mtSm... shfp¯p an\pkamb XpS¡m¼pIfpsS kwKakvYm\¯v Hcp henb tX\o¨¡qSv... H¶pw ImWm³ h¿. shdpw Idp¸p am{Xw. Rm³ B XpSIÄ Aåw AI¯n t\m¡n ssaXm\¯nsâ apIÄ `mKw apX IqXnhsc Htc I«nbn Idp Idp¯ I«n IqSnb tcmaw. C{Xbpw \n_nUamb henb h\w h\P tN¨n¡pw \mWnb½ípw CÃmbncp¶p. Rm³ AXn ]Xps¡ H¶p hnctemSn¨p, Xmsg apX apIÄ htc... I\¯ Idp¯ C©¡mSv. tcmaw H¶p hen¨p t\m¡n. \men©n IqSpX \ofw D−v. Npcp−v ]nWªv InS¡pIbmWv. Hcp kn\nam¸m«v F\nt¡mÀ½ h¶p.

ImSv, Idp¯ ImSv, a\pjy\mZyw ]nd¶ hoSv... sicnbmWp CXn IqSnbmWtÃm P\\w, At¸mÄ Ihn C{X at\mlcambn hÀ®n¨Xv Hcp Icn¼qdns\bmWp... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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IhnX sImÅmw.

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

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

"Fsâ tN¨o... CXp ]pÊnbÃ... Icn¼qdmWp... AÊ I«n¡cn¼qÀ.... " "F´m CXv sImůntÃ... " AhcpsS kzcw hmSnb t]mse.

"AXà tN¨o... Rm³ {]Xo£n¨Xv Hcp I®mSn¸qdmbncp¶p. AXp sIm−m.... ]t£ CXmsW\n¡nãs¸« Ifn kmam\w.... " Rm³ sasà Ip\nªp. B Im«n\p apIfn Hcp½ sImSp¯p. F¶n«p aW¯p cmhnse Ipfn¡m¯Xp sIm−v.. tbm\nbpsS a¯p ]nSn¸n¡p¶ aZKÔw H«pw \ãs¸«n«nÃmbncp¶p. Rm\Xn Fsâ IhnÄtNÀ¯pcp½n. hncepIÄ sIm−v B tcma¡mSp Rm³ tImXnt\m¡n. Fs´mcp \ofapÅ tcma§Ä. Aå kabw Rm\Xp XpSÀ¶p. AhÀ kpJw sIm−pw C¡nfnsIm−pw sRfn]ncn sIm−p. ImepIÄ aS¡pIbpw \nhÀ¡pIbpw, IbvIÄ sIm−p s\©s¯ amXf\mc§Itf XShm\pw XpS§n. "hnPbv... \n\s¡sX¦nepw sN¿m³ ]Áptam.... F\n¡p kln¡p¶nÃ... ]ÁptIse¦n Fs¶ sImÃv..... C\n F\n¡p h¿..." AhÀ tX§n. "tN¨ntb Rm³ kpJn¸n¡mw... [rXn ]nSn¡msX... " Rm³ ]Xps¡ AhnsS Ibv sIm−p amtÊPv sN¿m\mcw`n¨p. AhÀ Np−pIÄ Iq«nISn¨p. apeIfn XShn, I®pIfS¨p ]nSn¨p. "amUw..?" Rm³ sasà hnfn¨p.

"Mqw...? I®pIfS¨p sIm−v AhÀ aqfn. "amUw Cu ]qdp, AÃ ]pÊn, hSn¨n«v F{X Imeambn...?"

"Hcp.... A©p sImÃw..."

"Fât½ CXn\I¯v Im«parK§fpw CgP´p¡fpw Hs¡ ImWpatÃm...

F§s\bm CXn\I¯v H¶p IS¡pI...." "t]mSm.... Rm³ F¶pw \Ã kpµcambn tkm¸n«v IgpIn kq£n¡p¶ kvYeam... \Ã ]q t]msebpÅ km[\am... ]ns¶ AXn\I¯v Hcp Bfp−v....

Ct¸m DWÀ¶ncn¡phm... Fsâ ¢nÁv tamÄ..." "¢nÁv tamtfm...? AXmcm..." Adnbmsa¦nepw Hcp ck¯n\p th−n tNmZn¨p.

"AXv... AXv... .. Fsâ I´v tamÄ...."

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

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

"C¨nsc IqSn s£an¡v.. " B Bene hbdnsâ Xmgt¯ AXnÀ¯nbn Idp¯ aZ\]q¦mh\w XpS§p¶p. Ih¡nS \nd¨pw CSXqÀ¶p \n¡p¶ B Im«nsâ \Sphn \n¶pw ]nWªp InS¶ Idp¯ ]pÃv c−vhit¯ípw Rm³ hIªp amÁn.

At¸mÄ B hnShp IptdsÈ Zriyambn. Ip«nIfpsS apdns¸³knep t]mse \o− I´v hoÀ¯p \n¡p¶p. B kzÀ®\n[nbn IqSn Rm³ Xmtgíp http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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hnctemSn¨p. At¸mÄ eo\amUw H¶p ]pfIw sIm−p. H¶p Rc§n. ho−pw Rm³ ]qSbI¯n. tXm«ph¡¯p \n¶pw tXm«nteíp Nmªp InS¡p¶ hÅnIÄ t]mse \o− tcma§Ä Npcp−v B ]qÀ¨menteíp Cd§n InS¡p¶p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ B aZ\s]mbvIbpsS AcnIpIÄ Aåw hnSÀ¯n. tcma§Ä AXn\I¯p \\sªm«n¡nS¡p¶p. AhnsS tbm\nt¯\nsâ Ips¯mgp¡p t\ct¯ XpS§nb t]mse. ]pdwNp−pIfpw AI¨p−pIfpsS AÁhpw FÃmw IqSn B aZ\s]mbvIbpsS apIfn hnSÀ¶p \n¡p¶p. Hcp IbvsIm−v ]qdp Rm³ AI¯n ]nSn¨p. F¶n«p AIt¯íp hoWp InS¶ apSn¨pcpfpIÄ hncepIÄ sIm−v hSn¨p ]pdt¯síSp¯p.

Aåw ]nfÀ¶t¸mÄ sI«n\n¶ aZPew ]pdt¯íp Ip¯nsbmgpIm³ XpS§n.

Fs´mcp hgphgp¸v. HcnS¯pw Imepd¡¯nÃ. Iodensâ Xmgs¯ AÁt¯ív \oscmgpIn IqXn¡p taepÅ CS¯mhf¯n¡qSn Xmsgív AsXmgpIp¶p. hÀj§fmbn kqcy{]Imiw In«m¯Xp sIm−p ssaXm\¯n\p shfp¸mWp. ]s£ Im«p s]mbvIbpsS AcnIpIÄ¡v \oenabpw Np−pIÄ¡p Idp¸pambncp¶p. XSn¨ Ip−n Rm³ AI¯n t\m¡n. Idp¯ IqXn¡p NpÁpw tcma§Ä \ndªp \n¡p¶p. Hcp £pcI\p Hcp Znhkt¯ ]Wnbp−v.

Cuizcm, Cu ]qdp sNc¡m³ F\n¡p ]Áptam.... hncepIÄ sIm−v Rm³ B CXfpIfn ]nSn¨p ]pdt¯íp hen¨p. IShmhensâ NndIpIÄ t]mse AXp ]pdt¯íp \o−p h¶t¸mÄ AhÀ hnd¨p sIm−p ZoÀLambn izmkw hen¨p hn«p. c−p Np−pIÄ Rm³ c−cnInteípw hnSÀ¯n. Fs´mcp Nph¸p \ndw tNmc sXms«Sp¡mw. ]I shfn¨¯n AXn\It¯ \\hp Xnf§n. "aXnsbSm I−Xv... Fs´¦nepw sN¿v... F\n¡p h¿... C§s\ kln¡m³.."

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

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

Rm³ ]Xps¡ I´n XtemSm³ XpS§n. AXn\Xn\p AXp hepXmbn DbÀ¶p \n¶p Xnf§n. Rm³ AXn ]Xps¡ Fsâ XÅhnc sIm−p sX¶n¡m³ Bcw`n¨p. sX¶n¡nS¡p¶Xp sIm−p Xncp½m³ \à ckw. "tlm.. Fsâ hnPbv... Fs´mcp ckw... A§s\ Xncp½v.... sXcp sXsc... " AhÀ Hcp Ibv Xmsgíp sIm−p h¶p, hnSÀ¶ncp¶ Xpfbnteíp IS¯n.

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

"F¶m Rm³ ^¡p sNbvXp Xcmw... tN¨n. " "th−m... C¶p th−m... Rm³ hncent«mfmw..."

Rm³ B Ibv ]nSn¨p amÁnbn«v Fsâ Nq−phnc ]Xpt¡ Xpfbnteíp IbÁn. A\mbmkw AXp B NqSpKplbnteíp hgpXnbnd§n.

AhÀ ImepIfndp¡n, DÄaknepIÄ sIm−v Fsâ hncens\ Ccp¡n.

"Cd¡ptIw tIÁptIw sN¿Sm.."

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

"Hcp hnceqsS tIÁSm s]m¶p tamt\.."

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

"F\ns¡mcp½ XmSm tams\.....

Cu ]cph¯n F§s\ D½shípw. Rm³ AhcpsS tZlt¯¡p Ip\nªp.

Fsâ CS¯pIbv Rm³ I´n \n¶pw FSp¯p. ]Icw ]qÁn ]®p¶ he¯p I¿nse XÅ hnc sIm−p I´p Xncp½p XpSÀ¶p. F¶n«p {]bmks¸«msW¦nepw I®S¨p InS¶v sRfn]ncn sImÅp¶ AhcpsS Np−n D½ h¨p. At¸mÄ AhÀ AhcpsS apebnte heXpIs¿Sp¯v Fsâ apJw AhcpsS apJt¯ív AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. CSXpIbv sIm−v AhcpsS heXpape Rm³ I¿nseSp¯v sR¡m³ XpS§n. No«p Ii¡p¶ t]mse HÁ¡bv sIm−v Rm³ {Xkn¡p¶ AhcpsS ]qdn¶Ihpw I´pw Ii¡n.

AhcpsS sh«ensâ Xmfw apdpIn. Fsâ hncepIÄ B sNfn¸qÁn apdpIn. NqSp tX³ Hgp¡p XpSÀ\p. "thKw... thKw... Bªp Xncps½Sm tamt\.... F\n¡p HmÀKmkw hcps¶Sm.... tUm−v tÌm]v.... ¹okv.... sR¡Sm.... Hm ssa tKmUv.... Abmw Ian§v.... Abmw Ian§v.... bm, Iw... Mv..Mv...Mv...Mv... F\n¡p h¶q...h¶q.... Hm...Hm.... " AhcpsS Acs¡«p tatem«pbÀ¶p. Fsâ hncepIÄ AhcpsS ]qdp AÅn¸nSn¨p. ]ns¶bhÀ s]s«¶S§n. Ipsd hÀj§fmbn AS¡nsh¨ hnImc¯n Aåw ]pdt¯íp Fsâ I¿nÂIqSn HgpIn. AhcpsS Acs¡«nsâ ]nSb Xocpwhsc Rm³ Fsâ ssI {]tbmKw XpSÀ¶p.

Ahkm\w AhÀ ImepIfndp¡n Fsâ hncepIfnse ]nSn apdp¡n H¶p IqSn henªp. ]ns¶ Xe Hcp hit¯ín«p H¶p \nizkn¨p. Fsâ XebneaÀ¶ncp¶ ssI Abªp. atÁ Is¿Sp¯v AhÀ Fsâ Ibv ]qdn¶I¯p \n¶pw hen¨p amÁn. Rm³ Fsâ I¿nÂt\m¡n Ipgªp ]Xª aZ\tX³ Fsâ ssI shÅbn IqSn hensªmgpIn. Rm³ aW¯p t\m¡n, a¯p ]nSn¸n¡p¶ Hcp aWw. H¸w Aåw aq{X¯nsâbpw. I®S¨p InS¡p¶ amU¯nsâ Np−n Rm³ c−p hncepIÄ tX¨p. AhÀ AdnbmsX AXp \pWªp. Rm³ Xe s]m¡n t\m¡n. F¶n«p hnfn¨p. "tN¨o..."

"Mqw...?"

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"C¶p ths−¶p ]dªntÃ... tamt\... ASp¯mgvN.... \n\¡p ...Cãw t]mse ^¡p sN¿mw... AIs¯mgn¡mw.

C¸w \o... AS§v..." AhÀ hn¡n hn¡n ]dªp. "kz´w Imcyw Ignªt¸m...." Rm³ ]ndp]ndp¯p. "\osb´mSm ]ndp]ndp¡p¶Xv..."

"F¦n tN¨n H¶p ssI ]nSn¨p Xcpthm.... Ip® Ig¨n«p h¿..." "aÌÀt_Áp sN¿m\tÃ... F\n¡p h¿Sm... \à kpJapÅ Hcp XfÀ¨....

Rm\åw InS¡s«. " AhÀ N¯ Xhftb t]mse Imepw Ih¨v aeÀ¶p InS¶p I®S¨p. Rm³ B ImepIfI¯n sh¨p. B XpSIfI¯n CSíp ap«pIp¯n \n¶p, \\ª ]qS¡mSp hncnªp \n¶p. AÁ³j\mbn \n¡p¶ ape¡pS§Ä. Hen¡p¶ ]qdn Xs¶ t\m¡n, CSíp amdnse amXf\mc§Isf t\m¡n B shůpSIsf t\m¡n Rm³ hmWaSn XpS§n. CSíp AhcpsS Xpd¶ ]qdn c−p hncen«p, Aåw tXs\Sp¯v Ip®bpsS Xebn ]pc«n. A[nIw ]nSnt¡−n h¶nÃ, F\n¡p kpJw h¶p, Iptd t\cambn s]m«m³ sh¼n \n¶ ]meW s]m«n, FbÀK®n \n¶pw D−IÄ t]mse ]mÂKp−pIÄ sXdn¨p. BZyt¯Xv AhcpsS apSnbnÂ, ]ns¶ apJ¯v, apeIfpsS \SphnÂ, hbdnÂ, ]ns¶bpÅ sh«nsh«n h¶ henb HgpInb XpÅnIÄ B tcma¸qdn\p tasebpw Rm³ ]ngnsªmgn¨p. ip¢w apJ¯p sXdn¨p hoWt¸mÄ AhÀ I®p Xpd¶p. BZyw H¶pw a\ÊnembnÃ. ]ns¶ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ icocamsI Ip®]mep sIm−`ntjIw. "CsX´mSm...? ska\m¡n. "

\obn¡mWn¨p

sh¨ncn¡ps¶...

At¿

tZlw

apgph\pw

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

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

F¶n«p Xp¸n...

"At¿ ... hr¯n sI«h³.... tZlw apgph³ hr¯ntISm¡n...."

F\n¡cniw h¶p. Rm³ At¸mgpw Aåw hmbpw s]mfn¨p InS¶ ]qÁnteíp I¿n«p, Ipd¨p tX³ tXm−nsbSp¯v AhcpsS apJ¯pw Np−¯pw tX¨p.

F¶n«p ]dªp. "tZs−... kz´w ¢nÁv tamfpw ]pÊntamfpw IqSn Hma\¸qÁo¶p Hen¸n¨ tbm\nss¯eam... IpSnt¨m \à cpNnbm...." Rm³ Fsâ hnc hmbnens«m¶p \pWªp. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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

Rm³ Nmªv B sNhn¡Sps¯íp sN¶n«p ]dªp.

"C¸w ^nen¸nsâbmcps¶¦ntem...? \¡n \¡n IpSnt¨t\..." "t]mSm sX½mSn..." AhÀ Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨p Hcp½ X¶p. F¶ns«t¶ amtdmSp tNÀ¯v sI«n¸nSn¨p InS¶p. Ipd¨p t\cw R§Ä an−msX sI«n¸nSn¨p InS¶p. ]ns¶ Rm\m apJw hen¨v Fsâ I¿n InS¯n.

"Hm... Fsâ XeapSn ]dn¡msX..."

AhÀ Xe s]m¡n apSn amÁn ho−pw Fsâ I¿n aeÀ¶p InS¶p.

Rm\t¸mÄ AhcpsS Ih¡nSbnse ]qSsa¯bn H¶p XShn, F¶n«p tNmZn¨p.

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

"Fsâ ^nen¸n\p th−n..."

"AXn\p At§cpambn tN¨n¡p hg¡tÃ...?" "hgs¡¶p ]dªm..... BZyw sIm¨p sIm¨p Imcy§fn XpS§n... ]ns¶ hmin aq¯p.... " "F´p ]dªm \n§fp ]nW§nbXv...?"

"Hm.. A§s\sbm¶panÃ....

Fsâ ]pÊn hSn¡p¶Xv ^nen¸n\p CãaÃmbncp¶p At§À¡p \nd¨p ]qS¡mSp ]nSn¨p InS¡p¶Xp ImWWw...

F\n¡msW¦n FÃmbnShpw ¢o³ tjhp sN¿Ww.... ]ns¶ ^nen¸n\p F¸gpw ]®Ww... ]ns¶ Fsâ ]pÊn \¡ptIw Xn¶ptIw sN¿Ww... ]ns¶....]ns¶..." "]ns¶.... F\n¡dnbmw.... tN«sâ Ip® hmbn¯cpw... AXp amU¯n\nãaÃ....

AtÃ...?"

"Mqw.... " hnjat¯msS AhÀ aqfn.

"Fsâ tN¨o... CsXms¡ FÃmcpw sN¿p¶XtÃ....

Bs«.... tN«³ CsXms¡ sN¿p¼w tN¨n¡p kpJw In«nbntÃ..."

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

"Ct¸mtgm..?"

"C¸w AsXÃmw amdn ... ]s£ F´p {]tbmP\w... FÃmw IgnªntÃ... hÀj§fmbn Rm³ CXp ^nen¸n\nãs¸« amXncn kq£n¡phm... hSn¡msX...

C¸w ^nen¸p h¶m B s]s\kpw _mÄkpw FÃmw Rm³ \¡ntbt\..."

AhÀ I®p XpS¨p. "tN¨n C\nsb¦nepw sicns¡mcp `mcybmIv...

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

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

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

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"]t£ C¸w F\n¡p tN«s\¡mÄ Cãw \nsâ Cu IpXnc¡p®bm... Hcn¡Â _mw¥qcp sh¨v Hcp IpXntcsS enwKw Rm¶p sIS¡p¶Xv I−ns«m−v...

GXm−v HcSn \ofhpw H¯ h®hpw... \nsâ enwKw ImWpt¼m AXm F\nt¡mÀ½ hcps¶.... FSm,... CXp tIdnbm Fsâ ]pÊn IodpthmSm..." "]nt¶.... \me©p hÀjw ]d]dm tN«sâ G¯ím km[\w tIdnbnd§nb sXmfbtà CXv..... CXn\I¯p B IpXnc¡p® tIdnbm NpÁ¼e¯n Fen tIdnb amXncntb tXm¶¯pÅp... Asæn Rm³ ImWn¨p Xcmw..."

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

"F\n¡m{KlanÃmªn«Ã..... Fsâ Zmlhpw hni¸pw H«pw AS§nbn«nÃ...

F¶mepw.. C¶p th−Sm... Rm³ ISn¨p ]nSn¨p £an¡phm... C¶p tk^Ã..."

B Np−n Hcp NqSp½ sImSp¯n«v Rm³ ]dªp.

"AXp Rm³ XoÀ¯p Xcmw...Rm³ AIs¯mgn¡¯nÃ... hcp¼w DucnsbSpt¯mfmw.. ¹okv Fsâ tN¨nbtÃ... Cu Icn¡mSn¸qdp It−¨p Fs¶ ]«nWn sIS¯cpXv... Fsâ s]m¶p eo\t¨¨n.... " Rm³ ]Xps¡ AhcpsS Hcp apebn Ibvh¨p... ]Xps¡ XtemSm³ XpS§n.

AhÀ Fsâ Ibv hen¨pamÁn. At¸mÄ Rm³ AhcpsS Ih¡nSbnte¡p I¿n«v B tcma¡mSn H¶p XtemSn. AhnsS Fsâ ]m At¸mgpw DW§nbn«nÃmbncp¶p. s]cpag Ignªv ]pÂtaSp t]mse AhnShnsS Fsâ ]m XpÅnIÄ X§n\n¶ncp¶p. AhÀ ImepIÄ Cdp¡n¸nSn¨p. Fsâ Ibv X«namÁnbn«p ]dªp.

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

"At¸m Rm³ Chs\ F§s\ kam[m\n¸n¡pw...?" "\o H¶p IqSn aÌÀt_Áp sNbvtXm A{X hnjaamsW¦nÂ..." "th−... tN¨nbpsS Cu ]qhmÁn Chs\ Ipfn¸n¨p tIÁnbm aXn..."

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

Fsâ I¿n \n¶pw AhÀ Xe amÁnbt¸mÄ Rm³ DWÀ¶p. c−n\pw ]nd¶ thjw. Fsâ eKm³ \o−v \nhÀ¶p Xq§n¡nS¶p. `n¯nbnte t¢m¡n aWn c−v. AhÀ NmSnsbgpt¶Áv apSn hmcns¡«n. lm§dn \n¶pw Hcp henb SÀ¡n ShzseSp¯v ape¡p aotX sh¨pSp¯p. Gsâ ap³hit¯íp t\m¡n AhÀ Nncn¨p. "\n\¡p ss]Pmam Xcmw, tSmWnbptSXm..."

AhÀ A¸pd¯p t]mbn FSpt¯m−p h¶p. Fsâ t\sc Fdnªn«v _m¯pdqanteíp t]mbn. Rm³ AXnSms\mcp§n. ]ns¶ ths−¶p sh¨p. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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AhÀ _m¯pdqansâ IpÁn CSp¶Xn\pap¼v sN¶ncps¶¦n \à Hcp ko³ ImWmambncp¶p. AXp \ãambn. AhÀ ]pd¯p h¶p. "\n\¡p hni¡p¶ntÃSm... s{_Upw ap«bpw Xcmw. Aåw shbnÁv sN¿v..."

Fsâ Ihnfs¯m¶p X«nbn«v AhÀ ASp¡fbnte¡p \S¶p. Rm\pw Ip®bpw B«n AhcpsS ]pdtI sN¶p. A©p an\n«n\pÅn `£Ww sdUn. `£Ww sN¶t¸mÄ ho−pw Poh³ h¶Xp t]mse. amUw tNmZn¨p.

"C\n \ap¡v \nsâ seʳkv t\m¡mw...." "th−, ]Ápsa¦n F\n¡m s]mkvXIw H¶p sXmd¶p X¶m aXn..."

"C¶p \o AXn\p hmin ]nSn¡−.... ASp¯ Znhkw... " "Rm³ ]nSn¨n«p ]®pth... F\n¡v Ien aq¯m..." Rm³ Fsâ Ip® I¿nseSp¯p \o«ns¡m−p ]dªp.

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

At¸mÄ t^m¬ s_ÃSn¨p. amUw Fgpt¶Áp sN¶p t^msWSp¯p. "ltem..."" "lmbv, sSmWn, F´p−v tams\ hntij§Ä...?." (Cw¥ojnemWp kwkmcw). "]¸mív AkpJsam¶panÃtÃm...?" "........................................"

"AsX´m tamt\...?" amUw t^mWpsaSp¯v tkm^bn sN¶ncp¶p. DSp¯ncp¶ Shzensâ ap³`mKw hnSÀ¶ncp\Xv kwkmc¯n\nSbn AhcdnªnÃ. Rm³ ]Xps¡ AhcpsS ASp¯p sN¶p tkm^bn InS¶ Hcp Ipjys\Sp¯n«v AhcpsS ap¼n \ne¯ncp¶p. Imen\p apIfn IbÁnh¨ncp¶ atÁIm Rm³ ]Xps¡ XmtgsíSp¯p Aåw Ih¨p sh¨p. AhÀ kwkmc¯n apgpInbncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ ap¼n \n¶pw Shz c−v hit¯ípw \o¡n. AhcXp ]nSn¨v t\scbn«p. ho−pw Rm³ Ih¨p sh¨t¸mÄ. "l" Fs¶mcp iÐt¯msS Ahscsâ ssI X«n amÁn. "......................................"

AXv.... Hco¨ Iptd t\cambn Fs¶ ieyw sN¿p¶p..." "......................................."

"AtXXmbmepw \¶mbn.

ASp¯bmgvNbpw t]mImasÃm. \n§sf¸gnhnsSsb¯pw...?

CXn\nsS Rm³ B Shzensâ apIÄ `mK¯p ]nSn¨v H¶p hen¨p, AXgnªp ]pdtIm«p hoWp. AhcXnsâ AÁw FSp¯p ap³`mKw s]m¯n¸nSn¨n«p tkm^bpsS Ibvhcnbnteíp Nmcn¡nS¶p kwkmcw XpS§n. "^ntemív Ft´m tjm¸n§ps−¶p ]dªncp¶p. \n§Ä AXp IqSn....."

Rm³ Hcp Im ]nSn¨p Xmtgín«n«p AhcpsS Ih¡nSbnte tX\o¨¡q«nteíp apJaaÀ¯n. "tO" Fs¶mcp iÐw Ahcn \n¶pw ]pds¸«p. B http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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IhbnSp¡nse Icn¦m«n \n¶pw ]pds¸« IpgªpW§nb ]qsd®bpsS aZKÔw Fsâ kncItf Cf¡n.

"AXp IqSn Ignªn«p t]m¶m aXn.. tIt«m.." "........................................"

"B Cu¨ ]nt¶w ieyw sN¿p¶p...."

Rm³ Hcp hnc AhcpsS ]qÁn\It¯íp tIÁn. AhcXp ]nSn¨p amÁm³ Hcp {iaw \S¯n. _eambn Rm³ asÁ Ibv AhcpsS I´n sIm−p sh¨p. ]ns¶ AhÀ FXnÀ¯nÃ, ImeI¯n¯¶p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ ]qS hIªp amÁn I´n Xs¶ ]nSp¯an«p. ".........................................."

"Mm, sicn Rm³ _kv tÌm¸n hcmw. Ggp aWn¡v..."

AhÀ Hcp ssI sIm−p ]Xps¡ kz´w apeIfn XtemSm³ XpS§n. kwkmcw XpSÀ¶p. ".........................................."

"AXv... Mm...hnPbv.. h¶ncp¶p... AXymhiyw Ipd¨p t\m«vkv ]dªp sImSp¯p...."

Rm³ apt¼m«mªv Hcp apebn Np−aÀ¯n. B ape sR«p hmbnseSp¯p, \pWbm³ XpS§n. " Mqw" Fs¶mcp kzcw AhcdnbmsX ]pd¯p h¶p. ".................................." "sXm−bnsemcp XSÊw... At{XbpÅp..." " ................................"

"D−tÃm, thtWm hnfn¡mw..... hnPbv...? hnPbv.... tSmWnbpsS t^m¬..." AhÀ \o«n hnfn¨p.

Rm³ th−m F¶p Xebm«n ImWn¨p. "\o h¶n«p kwkmcn¡mw F¶v.. Ah³ Imcyambns«t´m FgpXpIbmWnt¸m... ieys¸Sp¯−.... At¸m.. ko bp ..." AhÀ t^m¬ Xmsgsh¨p. F¶ns«sâ Xe AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. "\o Hcp AÊ sX½mSn Xs¶..." Fsâ apSnbn D½ sh¨p sIm−hÀ ]dªp. t^mWn\nSbn Ih¡nSbnte Fsâ {]hÀ¯\w ho−pw Ahtc NqSm¡nbncp¶p. CXn\nsS Rm\hcpsS Np−pIÄ Fsâ hmbnem¡n Ipd¨p \pWªp. AhÀ Fsâ hmípÅn \m¡n«pckn. CSíp Rm\hcpsS ImeI¯n B ]©h³ Im«n XtemSn, hnc Xmtgíp \o«n B hnShn H¶p IS¯n t\m¡n. NqSp emhm {]hmlw XpS§n Ignªncp¶p. CSbn hnc Ibdnbt¸mÄ "iv..iv..iv" Fs¶mcp iÐw Ahcn \n¶pw ]pds¸«p. AhÄ ImepIfndp¡n ]nSn¨p. Rm\m hnc AXn\It¯ hgp¡en sX¶n¨p sIm−ncp¶p. NpSp \nizmk§fpsS iÐw sIm−m apdn apJcnXambn.. Aåw Ignªv Rm³ hnc ]qdnSp¡n \n¶pw hens¨Sp¯p. Rm³ Fgpt¶Áp ap«n \n¶p. At¸mÄ I¼nbmbn \n¶ Fsâ Ip® AhcptS ap«pImen X«n \n¶p hnd¨p. Ahcht\ I¿nseSp¯p hmWaSn XpS§n. ]t£ Fsâ hmbn \n¶pw AhcpsS apeIfpw Np−pw hn«pt]mbncp¶p. ap«pIp¯n \n¶ Rm³ AhcptS tX\o¨¡q«nse s]m´nh¶ NpfIfpw I´pw amdn amdn sRcSn. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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c−n©p \of¯n InS¡p¶ B I´nsâ apIfn IqSn At§m«pant§m«pw Rm³ XShnbt¸mÄ AhcpsS hm AdnbmsX ]nfÀ¶p. ImepIfdnbmsX Ih¨p X¶p. I®pIÄ Iq¼nt¸mbn. AhÀ tkm^bn Nmcn Ccp¶p, c−p IbvsIm−pw Fsâ Ip®bn hmWaSn XpSÀ¶p. Actb¡dn \n_nUambn \n¶ Ih¡nSbnte B {XntImWh\w \n¶p Xnf§n. AXp I− Fsâ Ip® I¼n¸mc t]mehcpsS IbvIfn sh«nbmSn. CSínSív Hcp Ibv sIm−p AhcpsS apeIfn amdn amdn sR¡m\pw Rm³ ad¶nÃ. CSínSíp AhÀ Fsâ A−n¡pS§fn XtemSpt¼mÄ Rm³ \n¶p XpÅn. Rm³ ]Xps¡ tNmZn¨p. "tN¨o, Rm³ AI¯p sht¨mt«...?" ]mXnbSª I®pItfmsS AhÀ ]dªp. "\nt¶mSp ]dªnsà C¶p th−m¶v... \o H¶mªp Xncp½nt¡... F\n¡p hcm³ t]mIphm..... c−p hncepw IqsS AIt¯¡nSv.... tlm... \ns¶s¡m−p Rm³ tXmÁtÃmSm... lmbv... Mqw.... Mqw......A§s\.... A§s\...... XÅv.... sRcSv....Mqw.... lm.... Fsâ tamt\... \o anSp¡\mSm.... F\n¡n¸w hcpw.... " AhcpsS IbvIfpsS Fsâ Ip®bnepÅ ]nSp¯w Abªp. Rm³ ]dªp.

"Ipt®¶p hnStà tN¨o...Ahs\.. sicn¡p apt¼m«pw ]pdtIm«pw ]nSns¡sâ s]m¶p.......tN¨o..."

AXp tI«t¸mÄ AhÀ {]hÀ¯\w XpSÀ¶p. \\ªp Ipgª AhcpsS ]qÁnteíp Rm³ c−p hncepIÄ IqSn tIÁn ]®p XpS§n. I´neaÀ¯n sR¡nbt¸mÄ AhÀ ]dªp. "¢ntÁ ........... C¨ncqsS........ab¯nÂ.... t\mhn¡msX... ]nSn..... F\n¡p... hcps¶Sm... Ip«\p hcpthmSm.... Fsâ Ibv Ig¡p¶p...." R§fpsS {]hÀ¯\§Ä¡\pkcn¨p R§fpsS Acs¡«pIfpw apt¼m«pw ]pdtIm«pw sh«nbmSns¡m−ncp¶p. F\n¡p s]m«mdmbn F¶p a\Ênembn. Rm³ ]dªp. "tN¨o... Ahsâ.... Igpt¯Â... sicn¡p sXcpsXsc... hmWaSn¡v...... F\n¡p hcp¶p−v... tZ ... h¶p.."

"F\n¡pw.... hs¶Sm... lt¿m.... Hm... ssa...tKmUv.... Abmw IanMv... IanMv....

Cu...Cu.... " AhÀ Fsâ IbvIÄ Iq«n ImepIfSp¸n¨v ]q«n Cdp¡n ]nSn¨p Ccp¶p ]pfªp. icocw H¶p tIm¨nhen¨ t]mse Hcp \nanjw \n¶p. CXn\nsS Fsâ Ip®bn \n¶pw ]m XpÅnIÄ ic§Ä t]mse AhcpsS hbdnepw ]p¡nfnepw sXdn¨p hoWp. AhcpsS c−p IbvIfnepw ip¢w Ipgªp.

F¶mepw AhÀ b{´w t]mse hmWaSn¨p sIm−ncp¶p. Fsâ I¿n AhcpsS Xot]mse s]mÅp¶ tbm\nt¯³ HgpInbnd§n. F¶memIp¶ amXncn Rm³ Fsâ hncepIÄ B tbm\nbnen«v Cf¡ns¡m−ncp¶p. H¶p sR«n hnd¨ tijw AhÀ Hcp Is¿Sp¯v I´nencp¶ Fsâ Ibv ]nSn¨p amÁn. AhÀ tkm^bnteíp sNcnªp. A¸gpw Hcp Ibv Fsâ Ip®bnepÅ ]nSn hn«ncp¶nÃ. sR«nsR«n Ah³ XpÅnIÄ AhcpsS I¿nteíp Hgn¨p

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sIm−ncp¶p. emhsbmgpIns¡m−ncp¶ B s\bv]qÁn Ibv sh¨p sIm−p Xs¶ Rm³ AhcpsS tZlt¯íp adnªp. "\osbs¶ kpJn¸n¨p sImÃmt¼mhpImsWmSm... sÈm, Fs´mcp ]Wnbmcps¶Sm... \nsâ.."

XfÀs¶¦nepw Ahscsâ apJ¯p sXcpsXsc D½sh¨p. "]Tn¸ocp Xs¶bÃ.....tN¨n¡p \¶mbn hmWaSn¨p sImSp¡m\padnbmw... Fsâ ]doen\n Hcp XpÅn t]mepw _m¡nbnÃ..." Rm\m apeIÄ¡p tase apJw sh¨p InS¶p. A©p an\n«p Ignª tijw amUw Fs¶ XÅn Fgpt¶ån¨p. t\m¡pt¼mÄ Ibv \ndsb ip¢w sIm−p Ipgªncn¡p¶p. Shz hens¨Sp¯v AhÀ IbvIÄ hr¯nbm¡n XpS¨p. ]ns¶ kz´w icoc¯p hoW XpÅnIÄ XpS¨p.

"At¿m... tkm^bnepw hoWtÃmSm..." AhÀ ImeI¯n t\m¡n, Fsâ I¿n \n¶pw IhnsªmgpInb tbm\nt¯\pw tkm^bn Ipd¨p hoWn«p−mbncp¶p.

"AXp kmcanà tN¨o.... Xq¯p Ifbmw..." Rm³ AhcpsS ]qÁn \n¶p Is¿Sp¯ncp¶nÃ, AhcpsS tbm\nbpsS hn«phn«pÅ kt¦mNw AXv F\n¡v GÁhpw {]nbs¸« Hc\p`qXnbmbncp¶p. "\o C¶p apgph\pw AXn\I¯p I¿nt«m−ncn¡m³ t]mIphmtWm...?.." AhÀ Hcp ]p©ncntbmsS tNmZn¨p.

"AXÃ tN¨o... C¸gpw F\n¡Xn\I¯p \n¶pw tjIvlm³Uv In«p¶p−v... \Ã ckam..."

"H¶p t]mSm.. aXn.... Is¿Sp¡v... " "kz´w s\¿`ntjIam... C¸gpw \à NqSm...." Rm³ Is¿Sp¯p H¶p aW¯p t\m¡n, F¶n«Xp s]s«¶p AhcpsS apJs¯íp tX¨p.

"Oo... hr¯nsI«h³....." F¶p ]dsª¦nepw AhÀ \m¡p hf¨p Aåw cpNn¨p t\m¡n. ]ns¶ ShzseSp¯v apJw XpS¨p.

Fgpt¶Át¸mÄ XpSbn IqSn HgpInbXp Rm³ Nq−n¡mWn¨t¸mÄ AhÀ Shz sIm−p s]m¯n¸nSn¨v _m¯v dqanteíp \S¶p. Fs¶ XÅnamÁn IXIS¨p. Rm³ DuWp apdnbnte hmjvt_kn\nteíp Ip® \o«n¸nSn¨v IgpIn. AhÀ t\sc s_Uvdqan tIdn IXIS¨p. Cd§n h¶Xv ss\Án [cn¨p sIm−mbncp¶p. Rm\t¸mgpw tkm^bn \á\mbn Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p.

"XpWn H¶pw DSp¡p¶ntà \o...? AhÀ tNmZn¨p. "sSet^m¬ hntijw Adnªn«mImsa¶p IcpXn...." "a\pjys\s¡m−p hÀ¯am\w t]mepw ]dbn¸n¡msX... Ahsâ Hcp IpkrXn..." AhÀ Fsâ Ihnfn Hcp Ingp¡p X¶p. F¶n«p sNhn¡p ]nSn¨p sIm−pt]mbn XpWnIsfSp¯p X¶p. AXp [cn¡p¶Xn\nSíp AhÀ ]dªp. "tSmWnbpw ^ntembpw C¶p Xs¶ Xncn¨p t]mcp¶p. ]Tn¡m\p−t{X... ]¸m ]dªp hn«Xmcn¡pw... \o hcpt¶m _ÊvtÁm¸nÂ... Asæn th− \o s]mtím.." Rm³ t]mIms\mcp§n.

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"]ns¶ Hcp Imcyw... \½psS Cu dntej³ Cu ho«n am{Xw.... kvIqfnÂ..

Rm³ amUw am{Xw.. Fs¶ AdnbmatÃm..." AhÀ Fsâ Ihnfs¯mcp½ X¶p.

Rm³ tlmÌenteíp t]mbn. ]n¶s¯ si\nbmgvNíp th−n Rm³ Im¯ncp¶p. tSmWnbpw ^ntembpw t]mIpsa¶pd¸mbncp¶p, ImcWw, AhcpsS ]¸m ^nen¸v A¶p sImïp hcp¶p−mbncp¶p. a½nbpw IqSn hcm³ AhÀ ]dsª¦nepw ASp¯ {]mhiyamIs« F¶p amUw ]dsªmgnªp. CXn\nSíp Rm\pw tSmWnbpw X½n amUt¯¡pdn¨p kwkmcn¨p.

CShn«pÅ Znhk§fn Syqj\p−mbncp¶p. CÃm¯ Hcp Znhkw tSmWn Fsâ tlmÌen h¶p.

R§Ä \S¡m\nd§nbt¸mÄ tSmWn tNmZn¨p. "hnPbv... Fsâ a½n¡nt¸mÄ \à amÁap−v AtÃ..."

"D−v F\n¡pw tXm¶n. kz`mhw BsI amdntbm F¶p F\n¡p kwibap−v..."

Rm³ k½Xn¨p.

"F§s\ C{X s]s«¶p amdn F¶p a\ÊnemIp¶nÃ. C¶te ho«n sh¨p \o I−XtÃ, Fs´mcp kt´mjhpw Nncnbpambncp¶p..." tSmWn ho−pw sNmZn¨p. sicnbmbncp¶p. C¶se \à Ifnbpw Nncnbpambncp¶p. CSíp apIfnes¯ \nebn \n¶pw ^ntem hsc iÐw tI«nd§n h¶p t\m¡nbn«p t]mbn.

Hcn¡Â tSmWn _mXvdqan t]mbt¸mÄ amUw Fsâ tXmfn I¿n«p \n¶p.

Fsâ Ibv Rm\dnbmsX Xt¶ AhcpsS Ih¡nSbnseíp sN¶p. DSp¸p Iq«n B ]qS¡mSpw ]qÀssaXm\hpw FÃmw IqSn H¶p ]nSn¨p. AXhÀ Im¯ncp¶Xp t]mse AhÀ ImepIfI¯n \n¶p. Rm³ XpWnIq«n B I´nsâ kvYm\¯p Xncp½ns¡m−ncp¶p. tSmWn Xncn¨p h¶Xv R§Ä AdnªnÃ. s]s«¶v AhÀ sR«n amdn \n¶p, AXh³ It−m Fs¶\n¡dnªp IqSm. R§fpsS tNãIÄ AXncp Ihnbp¶pt−m F¶p kwibw. ]e {]mhiyw tai¡cnIn \n¶ amU¯nsâ Ip−nIfpsS XpSbnSp¡n ]pdIn IqSn Rm³ I¿n«p sR¡n. AhÀ Ibv X«namÁn Hgnªp amdpIbpw sNbvXp. A§s\ Im¯p Im¯ncp¶ B i\nbmgvNbpw hs¶¯n. tSmWnbpw ^ntembpw cmhnse Xs¶ ]pds¸«p F¶v Rm³ _w¥mhn sN¶t¸mÄ a\Ênembn. the¡mcn h¶p IXIp Xpd¶p. Ccn¡m³ ]dªp. Rm³ ]Xnhp t]mse Rm³ Áyqj³ FSp¡p¶ apdnbn t]mbn Im¯ncp¶p. Fsâ lrZbw XpSn¡p¶p−mbncp¶p.

F´mWp \S¡m³ t]mIp¶Xv Fs¶mcp \nivObhpanÃ. H¶dnbmw C¶v amUw ]dª ZnhkamsW¶p am{Xw. \nanj§Ä bpK§fmbn Cgªp t]mbn. s]®nsâ ImcyatÃ. H¶pw Xocpam\n¡m³ ]ÁnÃ. t]mcmªn«v c−p aq¶p Znhkambn H¶pw Rm³ ]Tn¨n«nÃ. I×p¼n B ]©h³ ImSpw AXnse apgIfpw XcnIfpw AXnsâ a¯p ]nSn¸n¡p¶ KÔhpw am{Xw. Ignª Znhkw t]mse C¶v HgnhpIgnhp ]dªm Fsâ Kpem\pw Npcp«n Xncn¨p t]mImw. Rm³ Im¯ncp¶p. Aåw Ignªt¸mÄ the¡mcn h¶p ]dªp. apIfnteíp sNÃm³ amUw ]dªp http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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F¶v. Rm³ ]pkvXI§fpsaSp¯v apIfn sN¶p. A¶p Rm\ncp¶ AtX Itkcbn Ccp¶v ImÁp sImÅpIbmWp amUw. DSp¯ncn¡p¶ {UÊv Rm³ {i²n¨p. Hcp shÅtSm¸pw \ofapÅ Hcp Idp¯ ]mhmSbpw. Aekamb apSn ImÁn ]d¶p Ifn¨p. Hcp aZmekbpsS `mhtam ImamXpcbpsS e£Wtam I−nÃ. ]mhmSbpw Ibv\ofapÅ tSm¸pw AWnªt¸mÄ eo\amUw Hcp sIm¨p bphXnbmb t]mse. Hcp hyXymkw ]dbm\pÅXv c−phit¯ípw FSp¯p ]nSn¨p \n¡p¶ B t]mÀ apeIfmbncp¶p. XWp¸p sIm−mbncn¡pw shfp¯v XpWn¡pÅn \n¶pw ape¡®pIfpsS AÁw Ip¯nt¡dn \n¡p¶Xv hyàambn ImWmw. ASnbn H¶pw C«p−mhnÃ.

Rm³ H¶p t\m¡n shÅand¡n. ItkcbpsS ap¼n Hcp sNdnb Áot]mbn Hcp t\m«p _p¡pw D−v. Rm³ sXm«p ap¼nep−mbncp¶ Itkcbn sN¶ncp¶p.

"KpUv tamWn§v amUw.."

C¶s¯ `mhw F´msWs¶mcp ]nSnbpw In«p¶nÃ. H\pw \S¡p¶ e£WhpanÃ. F\n¡p Imen¶nS Xpd¶p Xcmsa¶p ]dsª¦nepw Fsâ `mhnbpsS hn[mXmhmWp Cu Ccn¡p¶Xv. AXpw Hcp kv{Xo. "KpUv tamWn§v hnPbv. Ccn¡q..."

Hu]NmcnIamb kao]\w. F\n¡p a\Ênembn Ft´m Ipg¸ap−v. C¶t¯ Imcyw tKm]n. Ipd¨p t\cw Fs¶ B]mZNqUw t\m¡n. ]ns¶ Fsâ I®pIfnteíp t\m¡n Ft´m BtemNn¨ncp¶p. ]ns¶ ]Xnsb ]dªp. "hnPbv.. \o Hcp _p²nam\mb Ip«n Xt¶... \o D]tZin¨ {]Imcw Rm³ Fsâ ^nen¸nt\mSp am¸p ]dbm³ t]mIp¶p. ASp¯bmgvN Rm\pw Ip«nItfmsSm¸w sImïn\p t]mIp¶p ]¸tbmSv FÃmw ]dªv Gån¡p¶p. ]¸ AXp ^nen¸nt\mSp ]dbpw. sZ³ FshcnXn§v hn _n HmtI..." AhÀ XmSn¡p Ibv sImSp¯ncp¶v at\mcmPyw ImWm³ XpS§n. CSíp Hcp aµlmkhpw B apJ¯p I−p. Rm³ hnfn¨p. "amUw... At¸m C¶p Áyqj³ th− AtÃ..?.."

"Bcp ]dªp. _ps¡Sp¡v, C¶se Rm³ ¢mÊn X¶ tlmw hÀ¡v sNbvtXm... ImWs«... " kXy¯n Rms\m\pw C¶se sNbvXnÃ, ]Tn¨nÃ. C¶v eo\ amU¯nsâ Ih¡nSbn tIdm³ ]mI¯n Fsâ Ip®sb Hcp¡n InS¶pd§pI am{XamWp sNbvXXv. X«n XtemSn, sacp¡n, IgpIn, F® ]pc«n, hfÀ¶ sNdp]qSIÄ FÃmw I{Xn¨p \nÀ¯n, AYhm amUw H¶p hmbn sh¨m ]qS {]iv\amIcpsX¶p IcpXn. shdpw Hcp ]mâvkv am{Xw, ASnbn jÍn CÃmsX FÃmw Hcp§nXt¶ C¶p h¶ncn¡p¶Xv. FÃmw shdptX Bbn. Rm³ ]pkvXIw Xpd¶p. F¶n«p ]dªp. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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"tkmdn, AXp sNbvXnÃ... " "]ns¶ \o F´p sN¿pIbmbncp¶p. \n\¡p ]Tn¡m³ B{KlanÃ... bq BÀ bqkvseÊv... " AhÀ Bt{Imin¨p.

"F¦n C¶p Áyqj³ th−.. Rm³ AXp sNbvXn«p ]ns¶ hcmw... amUw.. " Rm³ Fgpt¶Áp.

"CcnbhnsS.. ]ns¶ c−p Znhkw \o F´p sN¿pIbmbncp¶p. Btc ]Án HmÀ¯p sIm−ncp¶p....?.."

"Rm³... Rm³.. amUt¯ HmÀ¯p sIm−ncp¶p..." Rm³ ]dsªm¸n¨p. "tM... Fs¶tbm..?....F´n\p th−n... Rm³ \nsâ Bcm...?..." AhÀ tZjy¯nembn.

"F\n¡dnb¯nÃ... Rm³ t]mIphm... " Rm³ ho−pw Fgpt¶Áp \S¶p. "\n¡hnsS..... " ]ns¶bhÀ Ft´m Nn´n¨p. B apJw km[mcW amXncn Bbn. ]Xnª kzc¯n XpSÀ¶p.

"Mqw ... a\Ênembn. Rm\pw Hcp hÃm¯ sS³j\nembncp¶p. Fs¶ ^nen¸v an\nbm¶p hnfn¨ncp¶p.... hÀj§Ä IqSn... Fsâ kz`mhw amdnsb¶p Ip«nIfn \n¶pw Adnsª¶p ]dªp. Fs¶ Ct¸mgpw kvt\ln¡p¶p F¶pw C\nbpw H¶n¡Wsa¶pw ]dªp....." AhÀ H¶p \nÀ¯n.

F¶ns«gpt¶Áp apdnbnteíp \S¶p. Rm\pw A\pKan¨p.

Hm, shdpXbà H¶p c−p Znhkambn«pÅ Cu aqUu«v. IWht\ kz]v\w ImWp¶, {]mW\mYs\\n¡p \ÂInb ]cam\µ ckt¯ HmÀ¯v Abhnd¡p¶, ]gb `mcy. At¸mÄ hgn Xpd¶p sImSp¯ Rm³ Hu«mbn F¶p a\Ênembn. F¦n t]mIp¶ hgn Xs¶ ASnt¨¡mw. Fsâ ]mân\pÅn³ Poh³ sh¨p sIm−ncp¶ Ifnhoc³ sasà ]¯n Xmgv¯n.

"F¦n \ÃXp Xs¶ amUw... C\nsb´n\p c−masXm¶p Nn´n¡Ww..? Rm³ t{]mÂkmln¸n¨p.

"AXsÃSm... Fsâ F´p UnamâpIfpw ^nen¸n\p k½Xw....."

"F´p Unamâv..." Rm³ tNmZn¨p. "s_Uvdqanse Fsâ ISpw]nSp¯§fmbncp¶tÃm {]iv\hpw XpS¡hpw...

AsXm¶pw ]pÅn¡p Ct¸m {]iv\tabÃm F¶v... a\ÊnemtbmSm s]m«m..."

AhÀ \mWn¨p apJw Xmgv¯n..."

"Hm,... B {]iv\w.... AXn\n¸w... amUw th−t]msesbms¡.. FÃmw... Im¯p kq£n¨n«ntÃ.... AXv At±lw Cãs¸Spw.... XoÀ¨..." Rm³ aSn¨p aSn¨p ]dªp.

"AXp th−m¶v At±lw {]tXyIw FSp¯p ]dªp..... AXm Rm\n¸w Hcp Nn´m¡pg¸¯nÂ.... \osbsâ Hcp ÌpUâp am{XamsW¦nepw Fsâ AssUzkdm \o C¸w.....

ImcWw \obnÃmcps¶¦n CsXm¶pw \S¡¯nÃmbncp¶p....."

"AXns\´m... ths−¦nÂ.. AX§p sNc¨p Iftª¡Ww... Rm³ s]mtíms«... C\n Cs¶m¶pw \S¡ptIe Áyqj\pw ]Tn¯hpw H¶pw ... amUw BsI aqUu«m... " "t]mIm³ hcs« tamt\... \aps¡s´¦nepw kwkmcn¨ncn¡mw... Ipd¨p t\cw...apdnbnteíp \S¶ Ahsc Rm³ A\pKan¨p. AhÀ Fs¶ ]nSn¨p AhnsSbp−mbncp¶ Hcp Itkcbnencp¯n. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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F¶n«v Aeamc Xpd¶v Hcp sNdnb BÂ_w I¿nseSp¯p. "It−m... Fsâ a¡Ä kq£n¨p sh¨ncn¡p¶ R§fpsS ]gb ]S§fm... C\n Xmsg tSmWnbpsS apdnbnepw D−v CXp t]mse BÂ_§Ä... Fsâ Ip«nIÄ. AhÀ Hcp s\SphoÀ¸n«p. Rm\m ]S§Ä adn¨p t\m¡n. t\ct¯ F´p kpµcnbmWp amUw. "bp BÀ tkm _yq«n^pÄ amUw... " Rm³ AdnbmsX ]dªp t]mbn.

AXpt]mseXs¶ ^nen¸pw, HutZymInI thj¯n AXn Kw`oc³. icoc¯nsâ ISn aq¯Xp sIm−v am{Xambncp¶p AhÀ F\n¡p th−n ImeI¯n X¶Xv Fs¶\n¡p a\Ênembn. sO, F§s\sb¦nepw, IgnªbmgvNbn _eambn«msW¦nepw H¶p ]®nbncps¶¦n Ct¸mÄ \ncmis¸tS−mbncp¶p. t]ms«, H¶pansænepw _m¡nsbÃmw \S¶nsÃ. Cu kuµcy[ma¯nsâ hnImcs¨¸pIfpsS DÅdIsfÃmw Fsâ \mhnsâ Xcn¸p sIm−p ]pfIw sIm−ntÃ, AXp aXn. Hcp ]®en F´ncn¡p¶p. Rm\pw H\p \nizkn¨p. BÂ_w Xncnsbs¡mSp¯p. B kabsaÃmw AhÀ Fs¶ DÁp t\m¡ns¡m−ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Aåt\cw R§sfm¶pw an−nbnÃ.

At\ym\yw t\m¡nbncp¶p. Rm³ Fsâ I¿nencp¶ _p¡nsâ XmfpIÄ shdpsX adn¨p. CXn\nsS AhÀ Ibvs]m¡n AhcpsS ]pdw H¶p sNmdnªp. ]pd¯nsâ \Sp`mK¯v AhÀ¡p \à t]mse sNmdnbp¶p Fs¶\n¡p a\Ênembn. ]s£ AhÀ F§s\sbms¡ hf¨n«pw Xncn¨n«pw AhnsS Is¿¯p¶nÃ. "jnÁv... NqSpIpcphmsW¶m tXm¶p¶Xv..." AhÀ BßKXambn ]ndp]ndp¯p. "amUw C¶p Ipfn¨ntÃ...? Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

"Hm, Cs¶mcp aSn t]mse... F¶pw Fsâ BZys¯ dq«o³ AXmcp¶p...

C¸gn¸w Rm³ FÃmw sXÁn¡p¶p...."

"AXpsIm−m Cu sNmdn¨nÂ... F\n¡pw sNe¸w.... tZjyw hcpw.... Rm³ amUt¯ klmbn¡tWm..." "\o ChnsS H¶p sNmdntª..... kln¡p¶nÃ....." AhÀ ]pdw Nq−n¡mWn¨p. ]pkvXIw tai¸pd¯p sh¨n«v Rm³ AhcpsS ]pdIn sN¶p \n¶p. shfp¯ DSp¸n\p apIfn IqSn ]Xps¡ AhÀ ]dªnS¯v Xncp½m³ XpS§n.

"H¶aÀ¯n sNmdnsbSm...." AhÀ Bhiys¸«p.

"AXn¸w DSp¸nsâ s]md¯qsS F§ns\bm... CsXm¶p s]m¡n X¶m....

AtÃÂ th− Fsâ I¿nse \Jw sIm−p sNe¸w Iodpw...." "kmcanÃ... IodmsX ]Xps¡ sNmdnªm aXn...."

AhÀ IbvIÄ ]pdtIm«n«v B DSp¸v tatem«p s]m¡n¸nSn¨p.. lmbv, B shfp¯p arZphmb ]pdw Fs´mcp an\pkw, shfn¨¯n Xnf§p¶p. "aXntbm... " AhÀ shfns¸Sp¯nb `mK¯v sasà sNmdnªn«p Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

"AhnSsÃSm, sImd¨qtS apIfnÂ...."

"F¶m DSp¸v C¨ncqsS s]m¡v amUw.... " "AXp sicn \o Fs¶s¡m−v XpWn ]dn¸n¡m³ t\m¡phm... AtÃ...."

"ISn XocWsa¦n aXn......" Rm³ sNmdnªpsIm−p ]dªp. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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"C¶m, F´m¶m sN¿v.... " CXpw ]dªv AhÀ I«nen Ccp¶p. Rm\pw I«nencp¶p. AhÀ sNcnªv Hcp ImseSp¯v I«nenteíp ap«p aS¡n sh¨p, XeapSn FSp¯v tXmfn apt¼m«n«p.

F¶n«p DSp¸v Igp¯p htc s]m¡n ]nSn¨p. BMvlm, C¶p ]pdw XcnimWtÃm, {_mbnÃ, ]Icw {_mbpsS kvYm\¯v AXnsâ BIrXnbn Hcp XqshÅ ]mSp am{Xw. Rm\m ]mSn hnctemSn¨p. CXnsems¡ lcambncp¶Xv Ibv s]m¡n¸nSn¨ncp¶ AhcpsS \oecminbpÅ I£§fn \n¶pw ]pds¸« AhcpsS hnbÀ¸nsâ a¯p \ndª KÔambncp¶p. F¶nse ]pcpj³ kSIpSsªgpt¶Áp. Imen¶nSbn ho−pw A\¡w XpS§n. t]mcmªn«v c−phi§fn IqsSbpw Nnc«b¸w Iagv¯n sh¨Xp t]msebpÅ AhcpsS sh×peIfpsS AcnIpIÄ c−phi§fnteípw XÅn \n¶ncp¶ ImgvNbpw.

Hcp \nanj t\ct¯ív Fsâ tPmen Rm³ ad¶p. hi§fn IqsS I¿n«v B Hma\ apeIfn H¶p XgpIm³ Fsâ IbvIÄ Xcn¨p. "\o F´p t\m¡nbncn¡phmSm.. sNmdnsbSm....ISn¨n«p h¿..."

AhcpsS kzcw Fs¶ DWÀ¯n. At¸mgmWp Rm³ I−Xv ]pd¯nsâ t\tc \Sp `mK¯v Hcp sNdnb Idp¯ adpIpw, AXnsâ ASp¯v hfsc sNdnb c−paq¶p Nph¶ NqSp Ipcp¡fpw.

"NqSp Ipcp¡fm tN¨o..... tN¨n tkm¸p tXímdntà ChnsS..." Rm³ AhnsS sXm«p tNmZn¨p.

"AhnsS Is¿¯m³ ]mSm... sNmdnbv... " AhÀ ]pdw H¶p sh«n¨p sIm−p ]dªp. arZphmbn Rm³ Ahbnsemsc®w \Jw AaÀ¯n s]m«n¨p. "lbv...Fs´mcp kpJw.... C\nsbmt−mSm...." AhÀ ]pdw C«nf¡n. _m¡n IqSn Rm³ s]m«n¨p. F¶n«v AhnsS \Jw sIm−v sNmdnbm³ XpS§n. "\à ckw... Fs´mcmizmkw... C¨nsc Xmtgm«v... C\n se^vÁv... A]v... ssdÁv....

AhnsSbà Aåw Uu¬... " AhÀ ]dªp sIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ AhcpsS ]pdw apgph\pw sNmdnªp sImSp¯p. ]qhmen¸ip \n¶p kpJn¡p¶Xp t]mse Fsâ sNmdn¨n Nne iÐ§Ä ]pds¸Sphn¨psIm−v AhÀ BkzZn¨p.

"C¶p apgph\pw sNmdnªmepw aXnbmI¯nÃ...." AhÀ ]dªp. "tN¨n C\n ]pd¯v Aåw F®sbms¡ tXíWw... At¸m ...

Ipcphp−mI¯nÃ.. CXv XWp¸p kvYeatÃ... " Rm³ D]tZin¨p.

"AsÃSm... Dd¡anf¨p icocw NqSmIp¶Xm... ^nen¸nsâ tImfp ht¶¸ns¶ Dd¡w In«nbn«nÃ..."

Fsâ a\Ên Hcp]mbw tXm¶n, AÃ, s]m§nIg¨p \n¶ Ip® Ft¶s¡m−v tXm¶n¸n¨p. s]s«¶p Rms\sâ {]tbmKw H¶p amÁn. F\n¡p \nb{´n¡m\mbnÃ. Rm\m an\pktadnb ]pdt¯íp Nmªp. AhnsS Fsâ apJhpw Np−pw ap«n¨p. AhcpsS ta\nbpsS amZIKÔw Fsâ kncIfn Aenªp. H¸w c−pI¿pw hi§fn IqsS ap¼nteín«v B apeIfn s]m¯n¸nSn¨v H¶p XtemSn. Ahscm¶p sR«n. F¶n«v tNmZn¨p. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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"F´n\m \nsâ `mhw...?.." ]dªp sIm−v AhÀ DSp¸n \n¶pw Ibvhn«p. ]t£ Rm³ \nÀ¯nbnÃ. Hcp Ibv sIm−v ]pd¯v tNÀ¶ncp¶ Fsâ XebpsS apIfnteív B DSp¸p hen¨n«p. F¶n«v B apeIfn XtemSm³ XpS§n. B sNdnb apesR«pIÄ IÃp t]mse Ddíp¶Xpw hepXmIp¶Xpw Rm\dnªp. B sR«pIfn hncepIÄ sIm−p Rm³ sRcSn. AhcpsS sXm−bn \n¶pw AhcdnbmsX Hcp Rc¡w DbÀ¶p. CSsísâ IbvIÄ AhcpsS an\pkamb hbdnteípw ]p¡nÄ Ipgnbnteípw sX¶n Ct¸mÄ Rm\mWv B amZI icoc¯nsâ kpJw XtemSeneqsS A\p`hn¡p¶Xv. "Mqw... F\n¡dnbmw.. s]cp¦Å\m \o....... \n\s¡mcp ISw _m¡nbp−v Xncn¨p Xcm³... AXm... C¸w \o apXem¡p¶Xv AtÃ..."

"B... F\n¡dnb¯nÃ.... Fs¶s¡m−n\n ]nSn¨p \n¡m³ h¿ tN¨o...

Fsâ s]m¶p eo\tN¨o... " Rm³ ]ndp]ndp¯p sIm−v DSp¸n\pÅn AhcpsS ]pd¯v \nc¯n D½ sh¨psIm−ncp¶p. AhÀ ]pdtIm«p I¿n«v Fsâ Xebn XtemSn. F¶n«p ]dªp. "hm Ct§m«p hm... C¶v F\n¡p Hcp aqUpanÃmbncp¶p...... F¶mepw \osbt¶... H¸n¨p Ifªp.... hm....."

AhÀ s]s«¶v I¿n«v DSp¸qcn I«nen C«p. F¶n«v t\scbncp¶p. Fs¶ ]nSns¨gpt¶ån¨v AhcpsS ap¼n t\sc \nÀ¯n. at\mlcamb B sIm¨p sh×peIÄ Fs¶ t\m¡n ]p©ncn¨p. B ape¡®pIÄ Ièp Npcp−p \n¶ncp¶p. AhÀ Fsâ I®n t\m¡n H¶p ]p©ncn¨p. F¶n«v AhcpsS apJ¯n\p t\tc apg¨p \n¡p¶ Fsâ ]mânteíp t\m¡n.

"F´m C¸w \nsâ {]iv\w.... ImWs«....." AhÀ ]dªp.

Rm³ Fsâ ]mânsâ ap³hiw AhcpsS apJt¯íSp¸n¨p. H¸w B kpµc ape¡pS§fn XtemSn. AhÀ I®S¨psIm−v Fsâ apgbnteíp IhnÄ tNÀ¯p. Hcp \nanjw AhcXmkzZn¨p. F¶n«v sasà Fsâ ]mâgn¨p. knºqcnbt¸mÄ Xs¶ BPm\p_mlphmb Ip®tam³ kt´mjt¯msS AhcpsS apJ¯n\p t\sc t\m¡n \n¶p Nncn¨p. AhÀ ]mâp Xmtgíp Xmgv¯n.

"BMv lm... \o A¸w jÍnbpw Ifªv Xbmdmbn¯s¶bm h¶ncn¡p¶Xv...

A¼S hocm... " Rms\m¶pw an−msX Fsâ jÀ«pw Ducn amÁn. Ahchs\ H¶p XtemSn. hnd¨p \n¶ Ah³ B arZpeamb Ickv]Ài\¯n H¶p sR«n, ]qdzm[nIw I¼nbmbn. Ahsâ Nph¶ Xe Xnf§n. AhÀ Ahsâ \Sphn ]nSn¨p.

Rm\dnbmsX Rm³ AhcpsS apSnbn XtemSnt¸mbn. tXmfn apt¼m«p http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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InS¶ apSn hIªv ]pdtIm«n«p. Ft´m Hcp Dujvafamb kvt\lhnImcw Fsâ a\Ên DSseSp¯p. AhÀ Fsâ Npcp§n \n¶ A−n¡pS§fn XtemSn. F¶n«p tNmZn¨p. "hnPbv... \o kÀ¡wsskkv sNbvXn«pt−mSm... \nsâ t^mÀkvIn³ C§s\ Hm¸Wmbncn¡p¶Xv...?..."

"AXn§s\ hmWw hn«vhn«v sXmenªp t]mbXm..." AhcpsS ape sR«pIfn hnc sIm−p Xmfw ]nSn¨psIm−p Rm³ ]dªp. "sNdp¸¯n tSmWnbpsS km[\w Rm³ I−n«pÅXm. AXp aqSnbncn¡phmcp¶p..." AhÀ Aht\ B]mZNqUw XtemSns¡m−p tNmZn¨p.

Rm³ s]cphncen s]m´n.

"A¸w ^nen¸v tN«sâtbm..." "t]mSm... AXv CXpt]mse Xs¶ sXm¸owsh¨v Xs¶bm Ccp¶Xv... C¸w GXp ]cphamtbm... F\n¡p t]Sn thtd hà s]®p§fpw Aht\ Ibvsht¨m F¶m..."

"AXn\p tN¨n t]Snt¡−...

Ibvsh¡p¶Xv \ÃXm...

Ah³ NmImsXbncpt¶mfpw.. Bcpw t\m¡m\nÃmsX Ccp¶m Ipt®sS Poh³ t]mIpw...."

"Hm, Hcp shey tUmÎÀ h¶ncn¡p¶p...."

AhÀ AXpw ]dªpsIm−v Ahs\ H¶p sR¡n. At¸mÄ Ahsâ HÁ¡®n \n¶pw c−p henb XpÅn Ip®t¯³ Dudn h¶p. "lmbv... Ch³ Hen¸n¡m\pw XpS§nbtÃm... " AhÀ IbvsIm−v AXnsem¶p sXm«p. F«pImenbpsS \qep t]mse AXp henªp h¶p. "tN¨n thtW H¶p tSkvÁv t\m¡nt¡m....."

Rm³ AhcpsS Np−nteív Ahsâ AÁw ap«n¨p. AhcpsS Xe Fsâ I¿nembncp¶Xp sIm−v Hgnªp amdp¶Xn\p ap¼p Xs¶ B tX³ AhcpsS Np−n ]Án. a\ÊnÃma\tÊmsS AhcXp \pWªp. s]s«¶v AhcpsS apJw {]Imin¨p.

"Ipg¸anÃ.... F¤vsshÁv t]msebp−v. " "F¶m tN¨n C¨ncqsS IpSn¡v. ...."

Rm³ AhcpsS Np−nteí Ahsâ Xe sh¨aÀ¯n. AhcdnbmsX AhcpsS hms]mfnªp. sNdpNqSpÅ B Nph¶ Np−pIÄ¡pÅnteí Ahsâ Xe sasà Ibdn.. tlm, Fs´mc\p`qXn. Fsâ I®nteíp I®pIfpbÀ¯ns¡m−v AhÀ Ahsâ Xe Np−pIÄ sIms−m¶pgnªp. "tlm... Fsâ tN¨o....."

Rm\dnbmsX hnfn¨p t]mbn. Fsâ Ip®¯e B NqSphmbnencp¶p hn§n.

Rm³ Acs¡«v apt¼m«p XÅns¡mSp¯p. Fsâ Ip®bpsS ]IpXntbmfw http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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AhcpsS hmbn \ndªp tIdn. Ahsâ h®¡qSpX ImcWw AhcpsS Np−pIÄ henªp \o−ncp¶p. Rm³ AhcpsS hmbn AdnbmsX ]®Â XpS§n. H¸w Nmªpw Ncnªpw AhcpsS apeIfn XtemSm\pw sR¡m\pw ]ngnbm\pw XpS§n. Ahsc NqSm¡n \nÀ¯nbnsæn AhÀ hnk½Xn¡pw Fs¶\n¡dnbmambncp¶p. AhÀ hfsc `wKnbmbn Ahsâ XSnbn hmWaSn¡m\pw Aht\ Du¼m\pw XpS§n. Fsâ ip¢k©nIfn XtemSm\pw AhÀ ad¶nÃ. hÀj§Ä¡p ap¼v a\ÊnÃma\tÊmsS `À¯mhpsam¯v sNbvXXv Ahcnt¸mÄ BhÀ¯n¡pIbmWp. A[nIw th−n h¶nÃ. Fsâ AWs¡«n shÅw Ihnbm³ t]mIp¶p Fs¶\n¡p tXm¶n.

Xe apIfnteípbÀ¯n I®pIfS¨p AhcpsS XeapSn¡p Ip¯n¸nSn¨p Rm³ AhcpsS hmbneSn¨p. F\n¡p kpJw tIdn. ]t£ an−nbnÃ. XnI«n h¶ På\§Ä Rm³ aqfepIfn HXp¡n. Ahkm\w AXp kw`hn¨p. s]s«¶p Rm\hcpsS Xe AaÀ¯n Fsâ Ip® AhcpsS sXm−bnte¡aÀ¯n¸nSn¨p.

"F\n¡p....h¶p.... tN¨o.....Mv lm..... " AhcpsS sXm−bnteíp NqSp ip¢w ]mªnd§n, AhÀs¡m¶pw sN¿m³ ]ÁnbnÃ, AXp IpSn¨nd¡pIbÃmsX. hn«v hn«v Rm³ Acs¡«p XÅnbSn¨p sIm−ncp¶p. Hmtcm XÅen\pw ]mÂtKmf§Ä AhcpsS sXm−bnse¯n.

Ahkm\w AhcpsS apSnbn \n¶pw Rm³ Is¿Sp¯t¸mtgípw Fsâ k©n Hgnªp Ignªncp¶p. AhÀ Fsâ Ipgª Ip® shfnbnteíp XÅn. F¶n«v Np−nsâ tImWpIfneqdn h¶ ip¢w AhÀ ]mhmS s]m¡n XpS¨p.

F¶ns«s¶ t\m¡n, B hnImcw F´msWs¶\n¡p a\ÊnembnÃ. Hcp \nanjw AhÀ B Ccp¸ncp¶p. ]ns¶ Fgpt¶Áv _mXvdqanteíp t]mbn. sXm«p ]pdtI Rm³ Ahtc A\pKan¨p. IXISíp¶Xn\p ap¼v Rm\pw AI¯p Ibdn. H¶pw ]dbmsX AhÀ hmIgpIn. B Iq«¯n Xt¶ hmjvt_kn\n Rm³ Fsâ Ip®bpw IgpIn. XfÀ¶ Ah\p ho−pw Aåw Poh³ sh¨p. hm IgpIp¶Xn\nSbn AhÀ Aht\ t\m¡p¶Xp Rm³ I−p.

H¶pw an−msX Xncnªv AhÀ ShzseSp¯p apJw XpS¨p. s]s«¶v Rm³ Ahtc sI«n¸nSn¨p. B Np−pIfn D½ sh¨p. "tkmdn tN¨o... shcn tkmdn tN¨o.... F\n¡p \nb{´n¡m³ ]ÁnbnÃ.... ¹okv Rm\hcpsS Ihnfnepw apJ¯pw Np−nepw FÃmw D½sh¨p. AhcsXÃmw kzoIcn¨p. Fsâ \mhpsIm−v AhcpsS \mhnt\mSp Rm³ £a tNmZn¨p.

Fsâ hnImc¯Å Ignªt¸mÄ Rm³ Ahtc Fsâ s\©nteíp tNÀ¯v AaÀ¯n sI«n¸nSn¨p. ]t£ AhÀ Fsâ s\©n \n¶pw hn«pamdn apdnbnep−mbncp¶ Hcp Itkcbn h¶ncp¶p. F¶n«p IbvsI«nbncp¶v Ft´m Nn´n¨p. sI«nbncp¶ B IbvIÄ¡p apIfn B IóapeIÄ HÁ¡®pIfpambn Bsctbm At\zjn¡p¶ a«n Aåw Nmªp \n¶ncp¶p.

B apJt¯ hnImcw F\n¡p a\ÊnembnÃ. H¶dnbmw Fsâ {]hÀ¯n AhÀ¡nãs¸«nsöv. kvIqfnse GÁhpw {]KÂ`bmb So¨td, Xsâ Xs¶ Hcp hnZymÀ°n _eambn hZ\kpcXw sN¿pI, F¶n«v B ip¢w apgph\pw http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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Xt¶s¡m−p IpSn¸n¡pI. Hcp A²ym]nIbpw Hcp Ime¯pw s]mdp¡nÃ.

F\n¡p Kpcpim]w In«psa¶pd¸v. Rm³ ]cn]qÀ® \á\mbn AhcpsS ap¼n sN¶p\n¶p. AhÀ Fsâ apJ¯p t\m¡nbnÃ. Rm³ AhcpsS ap¼n ap«pIp¯n. F¶n«m aSnbnteíp apJw Xmgv¯n. B XpSIfnteív Fsâ IhnÄ tNÀ¯p ]dªp. "am¸v... amUw...am¸v.... B \nanjw AdnbmsX ]Ánt¸mbn.... Fs¶ shdp¡cpXv... i]n¡cpXv... " F\n¡p Ic¨n hcp¶ t]mse. Rm\m aSnbn InS¶p. amUw A\§nbnÃ.

A©p an\n«p Ignªt¸mÄ B IbvIÄ Fsâ \áamb apXpIn XtemSm³ XpS§n.. AsX\n¡åw Bizmkw \ÂIn. Fsâ I®oÀ B ]mhmSsb \\¨p ImWpw. ]ns¶bhÀ Fsâ apJw c−pIbvIfnepsaSp¯p. F¶n«v Ft´m Hcmthi¯n Fsâ Np−p hen¨p IpSn¨p Npw_n¨p. AhcpsS DOzmkhmbphn Fsâ ip¢¯nsâ KÔw D−mbncp¶p. Rm\htc sI«n¸nSn¨p. \o−p \n¶ B Npw_\¯n\p tijw Ahscsâ apJsaSp¯m \áamdn tNÀ¯p. Rm\m XfnÀapeIÄ¡nSbn Fsâ apJsamfn¸n¨p.

"CsÃSm... F\n¡p \nt¶mSp shdp¸nÃ.... BZyw F\ns¡mcp Xcn¸mbnt¸mbn...... \ns¶ Rm³ IpÁw ]dbnÃ..... GXmbmepw ^nen¸n\p th−n CsXms¡ Rm³ sN¿WatÃm... CsXmcp ]cnioe\amIs«...." AhÀ Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p sIm−v ]dªp. "kXyambn«pw eo\t¨¨ns¡t¶mSp shdp¸nÃm...?..." hnizmkw hcm¯ t]mse Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

"XoÀ¨bmbpw... CÃ...."

Ahscs¶ amtdmSp tNÀ¯aÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. B apeIfpsS DÄhi§Ä Fsâ s\Ánbn sR§n sRcp§n.

"Ft¶mSv tN¨n¡p Cãsamt−m..."

"H¯ncn... H¯ncn...Cãw H−v..." AhÀ Fs¶bpw sI«n¸nSn¨ncp¶mSn. "F¦n... F¦n...Rm\o ape C¨nscsbm¶p IpSnt¨mt«...." Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

"Fsâ IpªtÃ... IpSnt¨m... Cãw t]mse IpSnt¨m..."

Hcp IbvsIms−sâ Xes]m¡n atÁ IbvsIm−v Hcp apesRs«Sp¯v Ahscsâ hmbn XncpIn. Rm³ Hcp sIm¨pIpsª¶ t]mse AXp N¸nhen¨p IpSn¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ atÁapebn Fsâ IbvsIm−v XtemSm\pw sR«n ]nSn¨v dºÀ hen¨p hnSp¶ t]mse Ifn¡m\pw XpS§n.

AhÀ I®S¨ncp¶p s\SphoÀ¸n«p. CSíp Rm\m sR«nsem¶p ISn¨p. "iv iv iv iv..... ISn¡msX... Fsâ tam\p ]mep In«p¶pt−m...?..." AhÀ XcfnXkzc¯n tNmZn¨p.

"Mqw... " Rm³ ape hen¨p IpSn¨p sIm−p aqfn.

"F¦n C\n atÁXpw IqSn IpSnív..." AhÀ Fsâ apJw amÁn atÁ ape hmbnseSp¯p sh¨p X¶p. Rm³ hen¨p IpSn XpS§n. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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"Fsâ a¡fp t]mepw sNmthzt\sc Cu apeIÄ IpSn¨n«nÃ..... \n\¡m AXn\p tbmKw... Fs´mcp kpJamSm \o C§s\ hen¨p IpSn¡p¼w..."

Ahscsâ apJw IqSpX B amdt¯íp ASp¸n¨p ]nSn¨psIm−ncp¶p.

F\n¡p Nnet¸mÄ izmkw ap«n. F\n¡p a\Ênembn AhÀ¡v Ima¯nsâ ISn CfIn¯pS§nsb¶p. ImcWw CSínSív AhÀ XpSIÄ AI¯pIbpw ASp¸n¡pIbpw sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p.

Fsâ IbvIÄ AhcpsS hbÁ¯ngªp. AhÀ C¡nfnsIm−p hfªp. AhcpsS ]p¡nfn Rm³ hncen«p XncpIn. AhnsS \n¶pw Fsâ hncepIÄ Xmtgíp \o§n. B an\pkapÅ Infnhbdn Fsâ hncepIÄ HmSn \S¶p. Fsâ Ibv AhcpsS ]mhmSbpsS CemÌnIv s_ÂÁn\nSbnte¡nd§n, Ahscm¶p sNdpXmbn sR«n. ]ns¶ Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨p amÁn. F¶ns«s¶bpw sIms−gpt¶Áp.

Fs¶bpw sI«n¸nSn¨v I«nenteíp sasà adnªp. At¸mgm apeIÄ Aåsam¶p ]c¶ t]mse. Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨v apeIfn sh¨n«p ]dªp.

"IpSns¡Sm tams\... C\nbpw IpSn¡v..."

Rm³ B amdn sNcnªp InS¶p IpSn XpS§n.

"Mqw...Fsâ tamt\... amdn amdn IpSn¡v.... atÁXp sR¡v...." AhÀ ]ndp]ndp¯p.

Fsâ HcpIbv AhcpsS ]mhmSínSbn Cd§n. Acs¡«p apgph³ \ndªp \nc¶p InS¡p¶ B \n_nUtcmah\¯n Fsâ hncepIÄ HmSn\S¶p.

AhÀ ImepIÄ aS¡pIbpw \nhÀ¡pIbpw sNbvXp. B I«ntcma§Ä Rm³ hncepIfn tImÀ¯p. tcma¡m«n Aåwt\cw Ifn¨n«v Rm³ B XpS¡q«nteíp Ibv IS¯n B {XntImWw apgph\pw H¶p s]m¯n¸nSn¨p.

AhÀ ImeI¯n, ]ns¶ _eambn ASp¸n¨p ]nSn¨p. Rm³ IpSn¡mXncp¶ ape AhÀ kz´w IbvsIm−p sR¡pIbpw XShpIbpw sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p.

CXn\nsS Hcp Ibv Fsâ Acbn AhÀ F¯n¨p. Rm\åw tatem«p \o§ns¡mSp¯p. At¸mÄ AhÀs¡sâ Ipe¨p \n¶ Ip®bn ]nSp¯w In«n. "tlm.... C¸w Hcp IpSw Fsâ hmbn Hgn¨tXbpÅp.... ]nt¶bpw Fs´mcp iàn.. ]ndp]ndp¯p sIm−hÀ Ahs\ sR¡n, Ahsâ hoÀ¯p XpSn¨p \n¶ aIpS¯n XtemSn. sXcpsXsc hmWaSn¨p. Ahsâ HÁ¡®n \n¶pw DuÀ¶p h¶ tX³XpÅn hnc sIm−v Ahsâ Xebn tX¨p]nSn¸n¨p.

Fsâ apSnbn Npw_n¨p. Rm³ IbvsIm−v B XpSIÄ AI¯m³ {ian¨p.

F¶n«v AhcpsS XpSbnSp¡nsâ Xmtgíp I¿nd¡n. CSíp AaÀ¶p InS¶ncp¶ ]qS¡mSp hen¨nf¡n. AhÀ ImepIfI¯n. Fsâ Ibv AhcpsS IqXnbnse¯n, ]qÁn \n¶pw Dudns¡m−ncp¶ aZPe¯n B IqXn \\ªncp¶p. AhnsS Rm³ Hcp hncen«p XÅn. F¶n«v AhnsS \n¶pw tatem«v \Sphnc sIm−p XShnt¡dn. hnShnsâ XpS¡¯nse¯nbt¸mÄ Fsâ hnc Rm³ DÅnteíp Xmgv¯n. s\¿nse¶ t]mse AXp sX¶nbnd§n.

Fs´mcp NqSv. H¸w AWs]m«nb t]mse tX³ ]pdt¯símgpIn. apebn \n¶pw apJw amÁn Rm³ ]dªp. AhÀ ZoÀLizmkw hn«p hnd¨p. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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"tN¨o... ChnSamsI {]fbw.... Ibv sX¶p¶p... H¶pw sN¿m³ tae...

ImsSmen¨p t]mIpw..."

"Hen¨p t]ms«Sm.. tamt\... \obtà AhnsS Ct{Xw shÅw Hgp¡n¨Xv.... shceIt¯m«p tIÁv... ¢ntÁ ]nSn¡v... F\n¡p hs¿Sm... Fs´¦nepw thKw sN¿v...."

Ahscsâ apJw ]nSn¨aÀ¯n D½ sh¨p. "tN¨o... CXp ]pXnb shÅtam... AtXm ]gbtXm...."

"Mm...Mm....sImtd t\cambntà \o sNmdnbm\pw X¸m\pw sXmS§o«v... c−pw ImWpaSm...."

AhÀ Pån¨p. Rms\gpt¶Áp. AhcpsS ]qÀhnShnencp¶ Fsâ hnc AhcpsS Np−n tX¨p. Ahtc aW¸n¨p. Rm³ B aWw Fsâ aq¡nteíp hen¨p tIÁn. F¶n«p AhcpsS Acs¡«n\Sp¯ncp¶p. "\n\¡o Imens\tSse aWw shey Cãam AtÃ...?... Rm³ Ipfn¨pw IgpIow H¶panÃ. ...\à t{Ìm§v kvsa Bbncn¡pw ... F¶n«pw... \n\¡p C{X lcw.... " tN¨n hnSÀ¶ aqt¡msS ]dªp.

"F\n¡nãam... AXpw Cu tN¨osS ChnSt¯ aWw... ]nt¶.. \ap¡o DSp¸qcn¡fbmw...."

Rm³ AXnsâ CemÌnIv s_ÂÁn ]nSn¨v Xmtgíp hen¨p. AhÀ N´n s]m¡n X¶p. Im hgn AXp Rm\qcn I«nen«p. AhcpsS aZ\¡mSp Idp¯ncp−v InS¶p. Rm\m ImepIfI¯n. Hcp XebnWsbSp¯v N´n¡p Iosg sh¨p. F¶n«m ImepIÄ¡nSbn ap«p Ip¯n.. At¸mÄ AhcpsS Ifn¡fw \o−p\nhÀ¶v Hcp Idp¯ tX¡Sn dnskÀhv h\w t]mse s]m§n \n¶p. B h\¯nsâ a²y¯n IqsS Hcp ]pg t\ÀtcJ t]mse \o−p InS¶p. Ahyàamb B t\ÀtcJbpsS apIÄ `mK¯v Ibdp]ncn¨t]mse AhcpsS ¢nÁvtamÄ BcpsStbm kv]Ài\¯n\p th−n Zmln¨v DbÀ¶p \n¶p. Fsâ Ac¡q«n \ns¶mcp hnem]w, Xcq Hcp \nanjw, B h\taJebn Fs¶sbm¶p hncmPn¡m³ A\phZn¡q, AhnsS Rms\sâ ssP{Xbm{X \S¯s«... AtX Fsâ Ip® A\phmZ¯n\p Im¯p \n¡msX s]m§n\n¶p shÃphnfn¨p. NpWbps−¦n Fs¶ H¶p IbÁnhnSq, B hnImca¬U]¯nteíp, AhnsS Rm³ H¶p kmbqPyaWtªmt«. {]mÀ°\m a¬U]¯n k\ymknamÀ Npw_n¡p¶Xp t]mse Rm\hcpsS Ifn¡f¯nsâ taÂ`mK¯v Npw_n¨p. AhnsS\n¶pw AhcpsS ]gInb ]qSbpsS aWw Fsâ aq¡neSn¨p. IgpIm¯ ]qdnsâ BZys¯ KÔw. ]qSIÄ Iq«n Rm³ B hnImca¬U]¯nsâ apIfn H¶p ISn¨p.

"F´m \obhnsS Ifn¡pt¶... ISn¨p Xn¶m³ t]mIphmsWm... sXmSs§Sm... tÈym... Fsâ tamt\... sXmS§v..." AhÀ hne]n¨p.

Rm\m ]qdnsâ ASn`mK¯v H¶p X¸n. AhnsS Npcp−p IqSn¡nS¶ CeIÄ hncepIÄ¡pÅnseSp¯p hen¨p \nhÀ¯n. Ahbn \n¶pw tbm\nt¯³ HgpInsbmen¨p. B {XntImW¡q«nteíp apJw AaÀ¯n, BZyw B shÅw sXmSm¯ taJebnte kpKÔw BkzZn¨p. B hnShn\p apIfn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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sI«n¸nWªp InS¶ncp¶ tcma§Ä c−p hit¯ípw hIªp amÁn.

F¶n«p hen¨p s]m¡n¸nSn¨ncp¶ B CeIfn H¶p ISn¨p. hgphgp¯ tbm\n¨mdnsâ \\p¯ D¸p ckw Fsâ \mhn ]Xnªp. ]qSIÄ Fsâ Ihnfn X«n C¡nfn D−m¡n. "tÈym... ISn¨p apdn¡msX.... Xn¶tWm¦n \¡n¯n¶v...."

AhÀ Fsâ XeapSnbn ]nSn¨aÀ¯ns¡m−p ]dªp. Rm³ XebpbÀ¯n ]dªp.

"IgpIm¯ ]qdp ISn¨p Xs¶ Xn¶Ww.... " Rm\m B Ccp−p sRmdnª CeIfn amdn amdn ISn¨p. dºdn ISn¡p¶ kpJw. AXnsâ DÅn \n¶pw aq{Xhpw ]gInb tbm\ockhpw IqSn¡pgª a¯p ]nSn¸n¡p¶ aWw han¨psIm−ncp¶p. Xmsg XpS¡q«nse¡p sNÃpt´mdpw B aWw IqSpX In«p¶p. Fsâ Xe s]cp¯p. Rm³ \m¡p \o«n. AhcpsS Cfw Nph¸p \nd¯n Xnf§n \n¶ tbm\o\mf¯n \¡n¡pSn¡m³ XpS§n. "tlm,... Fsâ tamt\.... \¡Sm... \¡v... Cu tN¨nsbm¶p kpJn¡s«...." AhÀ Fsâ Xebn XtemSn. tatem«p \o−pInS¶ B \o− hnShn Fsâ \m¡p X¯n¡fn¨p. kpJw sIm−hÀ sRfn]ncn sIm−p. ImepIsfSp¯hÀ Fsâ tXmfn IbÁn sh¨p. At¸mÄ B Ifn¡fw Npcp§n. Rm³ B sh®¯pSIfn ISn¡pIbpw \¡pIbpw sNbvXp. F¶n«v ImepIÄ FSp¯v Xmtgíp sh¨p.

AIep¶nSt¯mfw ]nSn¨I¯n sh¨p. "\osb´mSm Fsâ ]pÊn hen¨p Iodm³ t]mIphmtWm..... \nÀ¯msX sNbvtXm−ncn¡v...."

AhÀ sasà IpdpIn. \\ª ]qSIÄ Xe§pw hne§pw InS¶p ad¨ncp¶ B Hma\¡´v Fgpt¶Áp \n¶v Xnf§n. B ]qSIÄ s]dp¡n amÁnbn«v Rm\m I´p Fsâ Np−pIÄ sIm−p hen¨p s]m¡n. F¶n«v AaÀ¯n \¡ns¡mSp¯p. "\osbs¶ \¡ns¡mÃphtÃmSm.. A§s\ Xs¶ sN¿v....\o anSp¡\mSm tamt\..."

AhÀ B aZ\cYw Fsâ apJs¯íp s]m¡nbSp¸n¨p sIm−p ]dªp. \¡p¶Xn\\pkcn¨p AhÀ Acs¡«v s]m¡n ]pfªp sIm−ncp\p. I®S¨v Np−pIÄ ISn¨v AhÀ kpJn¨p.

"At¿m... Ct{Xw kpJw ChnsSm−mcpt¶m..... Fsâ ssZhta... " AhcpsS ImepIÄ AhcdnbmsX ASp¡m³ XpS§n. AhÀ IbvIÄ sIm−p kz´w apeIÄ ]nSn¨p sRcn¡m³ XpS§n. CSíp Rm³ B tbm\n¯pfbn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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Hcp hncen«p t\m¡n. NqSpssXew Ips¯mgp¡p amXncn AXn \n¶pw Hen¨p sIm−ncp¶p. B ]i ]Ánb hnc Rm³ Xmtgíp \nc¡n AhcpsS IqXn¯pfbn ap«n¨p. At¸mfhscm¶p sR«n. C¡nfn sIms−¶ t]mse ImepIÄ ASp¯p.

"AXp thtWmSm... C¸w AhnsS sXmS−Sm tamt\.. Rm³ Ipfn¨n«nsÃSm...... " AhÀ Rc§ns¡m−p tNmZn¨p. Hcp I¿pbÀ¯n Rm\m Np−pIÄ AS¨p s]m¯n¸nSn¨p. Ahcm I¿n D½ sh¨p hncen ISn¨p. AhcpsS IqXnbn Ccp¶ Fsâ hnc B KpZZzmc¯neaÀ¶p. BZyw \nckns¨¦nepw H¶pc−p h«w NpÁn¨t¸mÄ B IqXn¯pf Xpd¶p. Nq−phnc AhcpsS Bk\¯n sX¶nbnd§nbt¸mÄ XÅhnc B s\bv¸qÁnteínd¡n.

AhcpsS aqe¯nepw ]qcmS¯nepw Fsâ hncepIÄ \r¯amSn. B CS`n¯nbn Rm³ sR¡n. I´nepw ]qÁnepw \¡p¶ Fsâ \mhn ]qSIÄ henªpS¡n.

CSíp Rm³ ]qSIÄ \mhn \n¶pw Xp¸namÁn. "tlm,... FÃmw IqsSbmb¸w Fs´mcp kpJamSm... tamt\.... \obmSm... sicn¡pw .So¨dv.... H¶pw \nÀ¯tÃSm.... AaÀ¯n \¡v.... s{]Êp sN¿v.... Hm, ...ssa...tKmUv... " AhÀ ]pe¼ns¡m−ncp¶p. F\n¡p an−m³ h¿mbncp¶p.

"F\n¡p kwXn§v.... Ft´m... Hs¡... BIps¶Sm...."

AhÀ D¨¯n ]dªp.

At¸msg\n¡p a\Ênembn AhÀ s]m«ns¯dn¡m\pÅ ]pd¸mSmsW¶v. s]s«¶p Rms\Ãmw \nÀ¯n. AhÀ I®p Xpd¶p.

"At¿m... F\n¡p HmÀKmkw sXmS§nbXmcps¶Sm... F´n\mSm \nÀ¯ntb..."

AhÀ Hcp Is¿Sp¯v I´n AaÀ¯n Xncp½m³ XpS§n. Rm³ _eambn B Is¿Sp¯p amÁn. kabw IfbmsX Ig¨p \n¶ Fsâ Ip®sbSp¯v B \\ª tbm\oIhmS¯n ap«n¨p. "tN¨o Imen¨ncqsS AI¯nt¡....."

AhÀ ImeI¯n. F¶n«v Fsâ Ip® NmSn¸nSn¨p I´nt·Â C«pc¡m³ XpS§n.

"Hm, \o ^¡v sN¿m³ t]mIphmtWm.. ..tlm.... Fs´mcp km[\w...

AIt¯m«p XsÅSm thKw...Mqw...Mqw... " AhÀ ho−pw I®S¨p.

Hcp IbvIp¯n AhcptS tate \n¶n«v. atÁ IbvsIm−v ]qdp ]nfÀ¯n Ip®aIpSw B NqSp s\cnt¸mSnteíp sh¨p. ]Xps¡ XÅn. Hcp {]bmkhpw IqSmsX Ah\It¯índ§ns¡m−ncp¶p. F¦nepw H¶p c−qcnbSn¡msX F\n¡p XÅm³ ]ÁnÃmbncp¶p. Fs´mcp kpJw. XebnW sIm−p s]m¡n sh¨ncp¶Xp sIm−v B Im«pIfn¯«v CÍen t]mse s]m§n\n¶p. B hncn¸qdnsâ ASn¯«n Fsâ Ip® tam³ Dufnbn«nd§n. AhnsS Ah³ AaÀ¶p\n¶p. AhÀ ImepIfpbÀ¯n Fsâ Acs¡«n hcnªp ]nSn¨p.

"Fsâ ]pÊn _eq¬ t]mse hoÀ¯tÃmSm.... Fs´mcp {]n¡mSm CXv...

ASns¡Sm... XÅv..." http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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AhÀ Fsâ Ip®tb tbm\o aknepIÄ sIm−v DÅn hcnªpapdp¡n.

AsXmcp kpJambncp¶p. Rm³ ASn¡m³ XpS§n. ]s£ ]ÁnbnÃ. "tN¨o... ImseSp¯v amÁv... Csæn ]®m³ ]Á¯nÃ...." Rm\mhiys¸«p.

AhÀ ho−pw tbm\n Cdp¡n. Rm\m Cdp¡Â Iq«n ASn¡m³ XpS§n. AhÀ ImepIÄ FSp¯p Ih¨pInS¶p. ]ns¶sbmcp ]®embncp¶p. BhWs¡® Ip¸n t]mse Ipgª B ]pÁn Fsâ Ip® an¶Â thK¯n Ibdnbnd§n.

"Mv..Mv..Mv..Mv... " ASnbpsS Xmf¯n Np−pIÄ Iq«n¡Sn¨v AhÀ Rc§n. kpJw aq¯v Xebn«pcp«n. Hmtcm XÅen\pw Xmf¯n Acs¡«v s]m´n¨p X¶p sIm−ncp¶p. Ipgªbª ]qÁn \n¶pw Hcp ]Xnª [Ä [Ä iÐw R§fpsS ASnIÄs¡m¸w apg§n.

"F§s\bp−v tN¨o.. " Bªp ]®p¶Xn\nSbn Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

"Fsâ....KÀ`]m{Xw.... \o...

C¶p .....s]mfn¡pw....

Fs´mcp .....^¡n§mSm...tamt\...... lt¿m... F\n¡p hcpw... Abmw ...IanMv.....IanMv..... " AhÀ ASnbpsS Xmf¯ns\m¯v hn¡nhn¡n ]dªp. AsX\n¡p IqSpX Bthihpw kpJhpw \ÂIn. Fsâ ]®ensâ thKX Rm³ Iq«n. F\n¡pw AI¯v Fs´ms¡tbm s]m«ns¯dn¡m³ sh¼Â sImÅpIbmbncp¶p. s]s«¶p AhÀ Fsâ ]pdt¯íp ImepIÄ FSp¯p sh¨p. Xe apIfnteípbÀ¯n. Fsâ Np−n AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p ]nSn¨p. Fsâ ]®Â apS§n. Acs¡«v shdpsX A\¡m³ am{Xw ]Án. Fs¶s¡«n¸nSn¨p sIm−hÀ \nehnfn¨p.

"Hm... ssa tKmUv... Ignªp. FÃmw Ignªp.....F\n¡p h¶q..."

Hcp sk¡âp t\cw _eambn Fs¶ sI«n]nSn¨p \n¶n«v Fs¶bpw sIm−v AhÀ Xmtgív AaÀ¶p. F¶n«v Fs¶ hcnªpapdp¡n \nivOebmbn InS¶p InX¨p. F\n¡p C\nbpw ASn¡Wsa\p−mbncp¶p. AhcpsS hoÀ¯ ]qÀ`n¯nIÄ Fsâ Ip®tb hn«phn«p apdp¡p¶Xp Rm\dnªp. kpJ¯nsâ ]ctam¶Xbn tIdnbnbnd§nbXn\p tijw.

AhcpsS tbm\n kt¦mNn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip® A\¡ns¡mSp¯p. "aXntbm tN¨o...." Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

"Hm... aXnsbSm... \o Hcp AÊ ^¡dp Xs¶... FhnS¶p ]Sns¨Sm... C{X sNdp¸¯nse...." InX¨p sIm−v AhÀ ]dªp. AhÀ Fsâ Ihnfn XtemSn. Fs¶ D½sh¨p. "tN¨o F\n¡p h¶nÃ... F\n¡v ]®n hcp¯Ww... Imsems¶Spt¯... " AhÀ ImepIfb¨p. Rm³ ho−pw ]®m³ XpS§n. AhÀ ]Ãp ISn¨v I®S¨p InS¶p X¶p. ]t£ ASn¡v A{X kpJw t]mcmbncn¶p. AhcpsS tbm\n]m \ndªp Ihnª ]qÁn F\n¡p apdp¡w t]mcm F¶p tXm¶n. Rm³ http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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Ip®bqcn shfnbnseSp¯p. B \\ª ]qdp ImSn IpSn¨ FcpabpsS hmbvt]mse Xpd¶p \n¶p. AXn \n\pw tbm\n¡mSn ]XsªmgpIn AhcpsS IqXnhnShntesímen¨p.. s]s«¶hÀ I®p Xpd¶p.

"IgntªmSm....?... AhÀ tNmZn¨p.

"CÃ " "]ns¶ \osb´n\m DucnsbSp¯Xv....

Iªnshůn ap¡nb t]mse Ipgªv I¼n t]mse \n¶v sh«nbmSp¶ Ip® t\m¡n AhÀ tNmZn¨p. "tN¨n H¶p Iangv¶p InS¶p Xcmthm.... \mepImteÂ..."

Rm\htc ]nSn¨p Ncn¨p sIm−p tNmZn¨p. \mepImen \n¡p¶Xn\nSbn AhÀ tNmZn¨p.

"F´n\mSm... tUm¤n ASn¡m\mtWm..."

"AtX..." AhÀ \mepImen Ip\nªp \n¶p.

AhcpsS ]qdp shÅNmsdmen¸n¨p sIm−p hmXpd¶p \n¶p. CeIsfms¡ Ipgªncp¶p. ]qdn\pw IqXn¡pw NpÁpapÅ tcma§Ä ]isbm«nb t]mse H«n¡nS¶p. Rm³ AhcpsI ]pdIn ap«pIp¯n \n¶n«v Ip®sbSp¯v B ]«n]qdnsâ hmXnen ap«n¨p. AhntS H¶pc−p {]mhiyw Dc¨p. sIm¨pIpS§Ä t]msebpÅ AhcpsS \nXw_¯n Rm³ Ip®sIm−v B ]i tX¨p. AhcpsS Npcp§nb IqXn¯pfbn Rm³ Hcp hncen«p. At¸mÄ AhÀ H¶\§n. F¶n«p tNmZn¨p. "\osb´n\m AhnsS t\m¡ps¶.... ]pÊnbnteíp tIÁn ASn¨p hcp¯n¡f.... thKw..." ]qÁnteíp Ip®¯e tIÁn H¶p c−p {]mhiyw Rm³ DucnbSn¨p. H¸w IqXnbn Hcp hncep XÅntIÁn. A\mbmkw B hnc tIdnbt¸mÄ Ip®bn \n¶pw Aåw tX³ tXm−nsbSp¯v \Sphncen tX¨p, F¶n«m hncepw IqXnbnteíp tIÁn. ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡ Abª tbm\nbn Ip® tIdnbnd§ns¡m−ncp¶p. henb kpJw tXm¶nbnÃ. "\o Fs´Sp¡phm... G\Ên H\pw sN¿−. .... AhnSw sNe¸w Iodpw... shcseSp¡v.. F¶n«v thKw ^¡p sN¿m³ t\m¡v... " AhÀ [rXn Iq«n. \mepImen \n¶v Bk\w C«p NpÁn¨p. c−p hnc IqXnbn tIdnbt¸mÄ _eambn B Zzmcw hncepIÄ sIm−v Rm\I¯n ]nSn¨p. At¸mÄ AXp Hmh tj]n henªp \n¶p. ]Xps¡ Ip® tbm\n¯pfbn \n¶pw hen¨qcn henªp \n¶ aeZzmc¯nteíp _eambn XÅntIÁn. Fsâ s]cpwIp®bpsS sam«¯e Aåw {]bmks¸«n«msW¦nepw AI¯p tIdn. F¶n«v c−p IbvsIm−pw AhcpsS Acs¡«n _eambn ]nSn¨v F¶nteíaÀ¯n. _eambn¯s¶ ho−pw XÅn. AhÀ IqXn ap¼ntes¡Sp¡m³ {ian¨p. ]t£ \S¶nÃ. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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"hm«v Z ^Iv bq BÀ Uqbn§v... ?...hnPbv... \osbs¶ G\Ên ^¡v sN¿m\mtWm...

F\n¡p t\mhp¶p.

AhnSw Iodpw... tS¡nÁuSv....FSm...FSps¡Sm..." AhÀ hnfn¨p Iqhn. "tN¨n an−msX _ew ]nSn¡msX AhnsS \n¶p Xt¶. Asæn Cu sImXw Rm³ ASn¨p Iodpw..." Rm³ B Ip−nbn iànbmbn Xs¶ HcSn sImSp¯p.

"FSm... \o F´n\m `mhw.... ¹okv hnPbv... th−.... AhnsS apdnbpw."

AhÀ Hcp Ibv ]pdtIm«n«v Fs¶ XÅn amÁm³ t\m¡n. "tN¨n.... A\§msX.. Cuknbmbn«p \n¶m... H¶pw H−mI¯nÃ..... tN¨n Cu abncp sImXw H¶bt¨..." XÅns¡m−p Rm\mhiys¸«p. AhÀ \n¶p ]pfªp sIm−ncp¶p.

CXn\nSbn Fsâ Ip® ]IpXntbmfw AI¯mbn¡gnªncp¶p. tbm\nbn Ifn¨p Ipgª Ip® CdpInb B IqXn¯pfbn Hcp hnjahpw IqSmsX tIdnbnd§n. Acs¡«n _eambn ]nSn¨v c−Sn IqSn ASn¨t¸mÄ AXp apgph\mbpw DÅnembn.

"Hm.. ssa tKmUv Fsâ hbÀ... C¶nh³ s]mfn¡pw.... ]Xps¡ hnPbv...

F\n¡p t\mIp¶p... ths−Sm... aXnsbSm... Fsâ ]pÊnbn Ifn¨m aXnsbSm... hnPbv.. ¹okv...." AhÀ bmNn¨p. "]Á¯nà tN¨o... Ch³ Cu sImX¯n tIdn¡gnªp. Rm\Sn¡m³ t]mIphm... Ab¨p X¶m ... H¶pw... ]Á¯nÃ... Asæn..." adp]Sn¡p Im¡msX Rm³ ASn XpS§n.

AhÀ ]Xps¡ Abªp. klIcn¡m\pÅ a«mbn. AtXmsS AhcpsS IqXn Abªp. Hcp hnjahpw IqSmsX Rm³ AhcpsS Bk\¯n ]®Â XpS§n. Fs´mcp apdp¡w. Djsb ]®nbXp At¸mÄ Rm³ HmÀ½n¨p. AXn IqSpX apdp¡w Ct¸mÄ Cu Hma\s¡mX¯n\p tXm¶p¶p. Rm³ iànbmbn kv]oUn ]®n. Fsâ Acs¡«v tcmamhrXamb B Ip−nbn sXcpsXsc BªpsIm−t¸mÄ "[vfIv..[vfIv [vfIv [vfIv" iÐw tI«p. AhÀ hfªp Xe XebnWbnteíp Xmgv¯n.

Rm³ ]®Â XpSÀ¶p. C{Xbpw kpJamb ]®Â CXmZyambncp¶p AXpw C{Xbpw \à NqSp KpZZzmc¯nÂ. A[nIw ASnt¡−n h¶nÃ. Fsâ Acs¡«n Aánkv^penwK§Ä ]mdn. Npcp§nb A−n¡pS§fn \n¶pw Fsâ A[ym]nIbpsS Bk\Zzmc¯n IqsS AhcpsS ASnhbÁnteíp injysâ ip¢w Bªp ]Xn¨p. H¶n\p ]ndtI H¶mbn NqSpip¢¯nsâ AeIÄ ]mªnd§n. sRcp§nb Ip®bpsSbpw IqXnbpsSbpw CSbn IqSn ip¢w Xmsg tbm\nIhmS¯nteíp ]XsªmgpIn. AtXmsS DÅn \à hgphgp¡Â Bbn. Fsâ ]mÂsam´IÄ Hgnbp¶Xp hsc XIÀ¸³ ASnbSn¨p XoÀ¯p.

Ahkm\w C¡nfnsIm−v Acs¡«\¡m³ taemXmbt¸mÄ Ip® AhnsS Xd¨p\nÀ¯n. sh«nsh«n Ah³ Npcp§n _ew Ipdªp. At¸mgpw Rm³ AhcpsS Ip−nIÄ tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨ncn¡bmbncp¶p. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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"IgntªmSm... Fsâ ssZhta... F\n¡p AI¯v FhnsSsbms¡tbm \odp¶p...." XfÀ¶v Xmtgív Acs¡«v Nmbn¨p sIm−v AhÀ ]dªp.

"AXp tXm¶em tN¨o...."

Rm³ ]Xps¡ Ip® Ducn, ¹Iv F¶ iÐt¯msS AXp shfnbn h¶p Xq§n¡nS¶p. At¸mgm IqXn Fsâ Ip®bpsS A{Xbpw hnkvXmc¯n Xpd¶p \n¶p. AXn \n¶pw ]mÂsam´ adnª t]mse ip¢w Hen¨nd§n.

Ct¸mÄ F\n¡p t]Sn, Xo«¯nsâ _m¡nsb§m\pw Ip®bn ]Ántbm F¶mbncp¶p. GXmbmepw H¶pw ]ÁnbnÃ. AhÀ A§s\ Xs¶ Iagv¶p InS¡bnte¡p hoWp. InX¨p sIm−hÀ ]dªp.

"F¶mepw... \obnXv Ft¶mSp sNbvXtÃmSm... bq BÀ tkm {IqhÂ... hnPbv... " Rm³ sasà Iangv¶p AhcptS ]pdt¯íp InS¶n«p ]dªp.

"F¶mepw tN¨n BZyw \¶mbn«p kpJn¨ntÃ..... At¶cw Fs¶ HmÀt¯m....

ASns¡Sm XsÅSm... F¶p hnfn¨p IqhpIÃmcpt¶m..."

AhcpsS Ip−n¡nSbn Fsâ ]mXn XfÀ¶ Ip® ap«n¡nS¶p.

"F¦nepw \o BZyw Fsâ hmbn XÅnbntÃ... ]ns¶ C¸w tZs− G\Ênepw... " AhÀ I®S¨p ]ndp]ndp¯p. "kmcanÃ.... ]ns¶...HcpIW¡n\p... CXv \ÃXm tN¨o.. A¦nÄ hcp¼w tN¨n¡v Hcp s{Sbn\n§pw BbntÃ... " "t]mSm.... Ahsâ Hcp s{Sbn\n§v... aXnbmbtÃm... C\n \o ^¡Ww.. ]®Ww F¶pw ]dªp hc¯nÃtÃm...." AhÀ t\tc InS¶p. B Np−n H¶p Npw_n¨n«p Rm³ ]dªp.

"F\n¡p aXnbmbn«nÃ. .....Cu... ]pÊnbn Rm³ ^¡p sNbvXnÃtÃm..."

"Ct{Xw t\cw \o ]ns¶ F´p sN¿pImcp¶p....." AhÀ Fs¶ XÅn amÁnbn«p tNmZn¨p.

"AXp Rm³ tN¨ntb kpJn¸n¡pImcp¶ntÃ...." Rm³ ]dªp. "th−.. C\n \obpambpÅ Hcp tImfpw th−.... H¶\phZn¨¸w \o Fs´ms¡bm Ft¶mSp sNbvXXv...." "]Á¯nÃ.... F\n¡v Cu Im«p]qdn H¶p \¶mbn ]®Ww... Fs¶s¡m−p hm \ndsb XoÁn¨p kpJn¨ntÃ..."

"C\n Cu Im«p]pÊnbn \o sN¿¯nÃ... Rm³ CXp tjhp sNbvXp Ifbm³ t]mhpIm..." AhÀ AhcpsS ]qdnepw IqXnbnepw X¸ns¡m−p ]dªp. "tM...?...F¶m Rm³ tjhp sNbvXp Xcmw... C{Xbpw \à Hcp ImSv thtd ImW¯nÃ... F¶n«o ]qSsbÃmw F\n¡p Xt¶cv... Rm³ \n[n t]mse kq£nt¨mfmw.." "\n\¡p h«m..... s]®p§tS I£w... ]pÊnslbÀ.... ]ns¶ hr¯nbnÃm¯ ]pÊn.. AXnsâ aWw... ]ns¶ G\Êv... CsXms¡bm \nsâ t{Ikv...."

"AtX... Cu tN¨osS Hcp km[t\mw Rm³ Ifb¯nÃ... FÃmw \à kpµcam....A{Xínãam F\n¡o tN¨ntb......" Rm³ Xmtgíp henªv Ip\nªv AhcpsS ]qÁn AaÀ¯n Hcp½ sh¨p. apJapbÀ¯nbt¸mÄ Fsâ apJt¯íp hnc Nq−n AhÀ s]m«n¨ncn¨p. Rms\sâ aq¡n XShn t\m¡n. Fsâ I¿n AhcpsS tbm\nt¯³. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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"GXmbmepw \o \nsâ km[\w sIm−p IgpIv... AtXÂ Fsâ jnÁp ImWpw... tUÀ«n CUnbÁv...." "jnsÁmt−Â AXpw Rm³ \¡n¯n¶pw.... Cu tN¨osS AtÃ...."

"Hm... an−msX.. hr¯nsI«h³..."

InS¡bn Fgpt¶Áncp¶v AhÀ Fsâ aq¡p ]nSn¨p hen¨p. AhcpsS apJ¯t¸mÄ kt´mjambncp¶p. s]s«¶mWhÀ AhcpsS Ih¡q«nteíp t\m¡nbXv. "At¿m... InS¡ apgph³ hr¯ntISmbn.... ^ntem F§m\pw I−mÂ.... tÈym...

BZyw Rm\nXp amÁt«. " AhÀ AhcpsS ]qdpw sImXhpw s]m¯n¸nSn¨psIms−gpt¶Áp. Rm³ t\m¡n. sicnbmbncp¶p. s_UvjoÁn R§fpsS kwt`mK¡dIÄ kar²nbmbn Hen¨v hoWn«p−mbncp¶p. AhÀ Fgpt¶Áv ]qdpw IqXnbpw s]m¯n¸nSn¨psIm−p Xs¶ _mXv dqanteíp \S¶p. Rm\pw ]pdtI sN¶p DÅn tIdn. "Mqw...F´n\m.... Rms\m¶p hmjp sN¿t« H¶p Ipfn¡ptIw thWw...." AhÀ Fs¶ XÅn IXISíms\mcp§n.

"Rm³ t]mI¯nÃ.... Rm³ hmjp sNbvXp Xcmw... " Rm³ _ew ]nSn¨p. "\nsâ Hcp Imcyw..."

CXpw ]dªv AhÀ _ntUbn t]mbncp¶p Sm¸p Xpd¶p. AXn Ih¨ncp¶t¸mÄ AhcpsS ]qsdm¶p hncnªp \n¶p. I´pw kma{KnIfpsaÃmw hnSÀ¶p \n¶p. F¦nepw tcma§fpsS adbp−mbncp¶p. _ntUbn \n¶pw shÅw iànbmbn apIfnteíp NoÁn AhcpsS tcma¡m«nteíp sXdn¨p.

AhÀ IgpIm³ XpS§n. shůnsâ IqsS Fsâ ip¢hpw HgpInbnd§n.

Rm\Xp t\m¡n\n¶p. sasà AhcpsS ap¼n t]mbn Ip¯nbncp¶p.

"Rm³ IgpIn¯cs«...." Rm³ tNmZn¨p. "th− Rm³ IgpInt¡mfmw... \o t]mbn \nsâ km[\t¯¶m jnÁp IgpIn¡f Ccps¶mW§nbm... aW¡pw.." AhÀ tkm¸n«p ]qdpw IqXnbpw ]X¸n¨psIm−p ]dªp. " At¿m... Aåw \oÁsem−v... _mÌmÀUv...

Ip¯n¡odn¡mWpw...." AhÀ apJw Npfn¨p.

"F´p thtWepw ]dtªm... ]t£ ... Cu ]pÊn F\n¡p tjhp sN¿m³ XcWw.... AXp am{Xw aXn. " "Fsâ Bskmcp ]cpham¡n... C\n CXpw IqsS s\\¡v \in¸n¡Ww AtÃ..."

AhÀ Aåw ap¡n aq{Xsamgn¨p sIm−p ]dªp.

"Cà Rm³ \¶mbn sNbvXp Xcmw... Fsâ s]m¶p eo\ tN¨nbtÃ... AXpw Ignªv B an\pkamb ]pÊnbn Xe sh¨v H¶p InS¡Ww..." "\nsâ kz]v\§Ä sImÅmw.... FXmbmepw C¶p th−.... \msf t\m¡mw...

C¶v F\ns¡m¶p sdsÌSp¡Ww.... Mm... IgpInbn«v s]mtím.. Rms\m¶p Ipfn¡s«...."

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Rm³ _ntUbnencp¶p. F¶n«p shÅw NoÁn¨p. \¶mbn tkm¸n«p IgpIn. "At¿m... F\n¡pw \odp¶p... apdnsª¶m tXm¶pt¶..." Rm³ kzbw ]dªp. "tM... apdntªm ... t\m¡t«... " AhÀ _mXvSºn \n¶pw Cd§n Fsâ ap¼n h¶ncp¶p Ip®sbSp¯v I¿n ]nSn¨p Xncn¨pw adn¨pw t\m¡n. "hà _mapw ]pc«mw... Rm³ Ipfn¨n«p hcs«..."

AhÀ ]dªp. CXn\nsS AhcpsS IpfnÀ Ickv]Ài\taÁ Fsâ eKm³ ]ns¶bpw _ew shím³ XpS§n. AhcpsS I¿nencp¶v Ah³ I¼nbmbn.

"CXp apdnªn«panÃ... H¶pw ]Ánbn«panÃ... I−ntÃ... s]m§n h¶Xv..." AhÀ AXp hn«n«v ho−pw Sºn tIdn shÅw Xpd¶p hn«p.

"A¸w \mtf cmhnte...AtÃ.... " hmXn¡ sN¶t¸mÄ Rm³ HmÀ½n¸n¨p. "t]mSm.. {`m´m... IXIp Nmcntb¡v..." AhÀ sNcnªv Fs¶ t\m¡nbn«p ]dªp. apdnbn h¶v Rm³ Fsâ ]mâpw jÀ«pan«p Xbmdmbn \n¶p. Aåw Ignªt¸mÄ amUw apSn tXmÀ¯ns¡m−p shfnbn h¶p. {Ko¡p tZhXbmb ho\kns\t¸mse tXm¶n¨p At¸mÄ Ahsc¡−t¸mÄ.

BIrXnsbm¯ apeIfpw XpSIfpw tcma¡mSpw \ndhpw B kuµcyhpw.

F\ns¡t´m tXm¶n. Rm³ apt¶m«p sN¶v AhcpsS ap¼n ap«pIp¯n F¶n«v B Ibv¯ew I¿nseSp¯v Npw_n¨p. AhÀ A¼c¶p. "tM... \n\¡p h«p ]nSnt¨m... F´m hnPbv CXv..." "amUw... C¸w F´p kpµcnbm... Ct¸mÄ Hcp {Ko¡p tZhXtbt¸msebp−v..."

Ahscs¶ ]nSns¨gpt¶ån¨p. F¶n«p Fsâ Ihnfn Hcp½ X¶n«p ]dªp. "\obpw Hcp sIm¨p slÀ¡peokp Xs¶... " Rm³ AhcpsS Np−p apX Igp¯phgn. s\©nepw apeIfnepw hgn, ]p¡nÄ hgn. AhcpsS Ih¡q«nse tcma¡mSp hgn. XpSbnSp¡pIÄ htc Npw_\§Ä sIm−p s]mXnªp. AhÀ I®S¨v Hcp \nÀdzrXntbmsS \n¶p X¶p.

"Hm... hnPbv... bq.. BÀ tkm kzoÁv...."

AhÀ a{´n¨p. ]ns¶bhÀ Fs¶ sasà ASÀ¯n amÁn. AhcpsS DSp¸pIfWnªp. s_UvjosÁSp¯v Npcp«n¡q«n _¡Ánen«p. ]pXnbsXms¶Sp¯p hncn¨p. "hcq... Xmtgíp t]mImw... DuWp Ignªn«v... \n\¡p ]Tn¡t−... FIvkmw F¯n¡gnªp...." AhÀ apt¼ \S¶p.

"C¸w Ignª Syqj³ sh¨p t\m¡nbm... Rm³ ]mÊmIpthm.. amUw... " Rm³ tNmZn¨p. "\n\¡p ^Ìv dm¦v Dd¸m..." AhÀ lrZyambn Nncn¨p. ]ntÁ Znhkw Rm³ ]Xnhpt]mse AhcpsS ho«nse¯n. ]Tn¡m³ Xbmdmbn Xs¶. XteZnhkw dqan sN¶ Rm³ Hcp Xocpam\saSp¯p. _p[\mgvN ]co£ XpS§pw, AXn\m C\n th−m¯ Nn´IsfÃmw hn«v ]Tn¯¯n am{Xw {i²n¡pI. B Xocpam\¯n ho−pw Ipsd ]Tn¨p. C¶pw B a\Êpambn Xs¶bmWp amU¯nsâ ho«nse¯nbncn¡p¶Xv.

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Rm³ s_ÃSn¨t¸mÄ hmXn Xpd¶Xv amUw Xs¶bmbncp¶p. Ibv \ofapÅ Hcp tSm¸pw ap«n\p Xmsg hsc Cd¡apÅ ]mhmSbpw DSp¯v Ipfns¨mcp§n XeapSnbpw hnSÀ¯nbn« AhÀ Hcp a[pc]Xnt\gpImcnsbt]mse kpµcnbmbn tXm¶n. Ignª Znhkw ^ntem C«ncp¶Xp amXncn apeIfpsS apgp¸pw Xg¸pw FSp¯p Im«p¶, amdnS¯n \n¶pw apt¶m«p XÅn \n¡p¶ Igp¯pÅ B _\nbsâ ap³`mK¯v Fsâ IgpI³ I®pIÄ DS¡n. {]`mX¯nse CfwXWp¸n B ape¡®pIÄ »ukn\p apIfnteíp XÅn \n¡p¶Xp hyàambncp¶p. Rm³ Fsâ a\Êns\ hne¡n, AcptX, ISnªmhnScptX, F\n¡v ]Tn¡Ww. s]s«¶hÀ Xncnªp \S¶p. At¸mgmWp Rm³ Hcp \nanjt¯ hn{`m´nbn \n¶pw DWÀ¶Xv. "C¶pw skÀhâv CÃm¯ e£WamWtÃm tN¨o..." Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

"Mqw..... Ahcn¶p ho«n t]mbn... sshIpt¶cta hcq. Rm³ Hcmftà DÅp....amt\Pv sN¿mw...."

"As¸m ... Rmt\m.....?..." "\otbm..... \o Syqj³ Ignªn«p tlmÌenteíp t]mIp¶p... A{X Xs¶....thWsa¦n Hcp Im¸ntbm Pyqtkm Xcmw... AÃmsX ChnsS s]mdpXnsbm¶pw ]ÁnÃ...." "sicn.... amUw ]td¶ t]mse..." Rms\m¶p s\SphoÀ¸n«p sIm−p ]dªp. tai¡cnIn ASp¯Sp¯v Ccp¶t¸mÄ amUw tNmZn¨p. "\o C¶p ]Tn¡m\mtWm h¶Xv.... AtXm shdptX kabw Ifbmt\m...?.." "]Tn¡m³ Xs¶... C¶te amUw X¶ hÀ¡vskÃmw sNbvXp...." Rm³ _q¡v Xpd¶p ImWn¨p.

AhÀ _q¡n It®mSn¨p sIm−ncp¶t¸mÄ AdnbmsXbmsW¦nepw AhcpsS apeItf hi¯pIqSn BkzZn¡mXncn¡ms\\n¡p IgnªnÃ. Fsâ a\Ên HckzkvXX ]SÀ¶p. DÅn Ima¯nsâ AebSnIÄ XpS§n.

"Mqw... Ipg¸anÃ... \nsâ h¶t¸mgpÅ B t\m«w I−t¸mÄ Rm³ hnNmcn¨p... \o Fs¶ Xn¶m³ am{Xw h¶XmsW¶v..."

"At¿....AÃ.... ]nt¶....." "]ns¶....? ..." "]dbp¼w amUw tIm]n¡cpXv...." "\o ]dtªmSm.... \n\¡p Rm³ kzmX{´yw X¶p t]mbntÃ.... AXv Ct{Xw hn\bmIpsa¶p IcpXnbnÃ..." "tkmdn... F¦n Rm³ ]dbp¶nÃ... ]Tn¡mw..." "\o ]d... Csæn ]Tn¯w \S¡¯nÃ. ...."

"AXv... C¶p amUw ]gbXnepsams¡ kpµcnbm....Cu DSp¸p amU¯n\p \¶mbn tNcp¶p−v...." Rm³ B amdt¯ív t\m¡ns¡m−p ]dªp.

"AtXbv.... a\Ên Zpã hnNmc§Ä DŸgm So¨dp kpµcnbmbn hnZymÀ°níp tXm¶p¶Xv... thKw ]Tn¡m³ t\m¡v..."

AhÀ Fsâ sNhn¡p ]nSn¨v Hcp Ingp¡p X¶psIm−p ]dªp. ]ns¶bhÀ ]pkvXIw Xpd¶p. Rm\pw ]mT§fnteíp {i²n¨p. ]t£ km[n¨nÃ. a\Ên http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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C¶et¯ cwK§Ä XnI«n h¶p, IqSmsX amU¯nsâ Ihs¡S tjhp sN¿p¶ Imcyhpw. \S¡ps¶¦n C¶p Xs¶ \S¡Ww. ]co£ XpS§nbm Cu kphÀ®Imew Xocpw. ]ns¶ amU¯nsâ ImcyamWp, `À¯mhnsâ ASpt¯íp Xncnbm³ XpS§nb a\Êpw. C\n Imcyambns«m¶pw Chcn \n¶pw {]Xo£n¡−. Nn´n¨p Nn´n¨v Fsâ a\Êp ]Xdn. t{]m»§Ä sXÁn.

So¨À sNhn¡p ]nSn¡m³ XpS§n. c−p aq¶p {]mhiyambt¸mÄ Rm³ thZ\sbSp¯v sNhnbn XtemSm³ XpS§n amUw AXp I−p. "\o F´mSm Nn´n¨ncn¡p\Xv... \n\¡v ]Tn¡m³ Xmåcyw Csæn ]d.. \nÀ¯mw..." So¨À Nph¶p XpSp¯ Fsâ sNhnbn XtemSns¡m−p tNmZn¨p. "tkmdn amUw... C¶se ]dªntà ... Hcp Imcyw... Fsâ a\Ên AXm C¸gpw... AXp thtWm th−tbm F¶p ]dªm ]ns¶ Hcp kam[m\amtbt\..."

"F´p Imcyw...."

"AXv... Cu... amU¯nsâ.... ]pÊn tjhp sN¿msa¶p ]dªXv..." "l..l..l... " AhÀ s]m«n¨ncn¨p. ]ns¶ Fsâ apJt¯íp t\m¡n XpSÀ¶p. " tlm... \osbmcp hÃm¯ km[\w Xt¶.... \nsâ a\Êp \ndsb C¸w skIvkm... AXp amdnbmte \o \¶mI¯pÅp...." "amUw CXp ]d... C¶p thtWm th−tbm... " "F´v..?..." "tjhn§v..." "lpw... FSm... knÃn ^qÄ.. Rm³ Xs¶ AX§p sNbvXp... F\n¡Xn\p BcptSbpw klmbw th−...."

"At¿m... A¸w... B apSnsbms¡... Iftªm....Rm³ sNbvXp Xcmsa¶p ]dªXtÃ..." Rm³ k¦St¯msS tNmZn¨p. "slm... Ah\p ]Tn¯w th−... So¨dpsS Imens\tSse apSn aXn... \o F§s\ KpWw ]nSn¡pw Fs¶\n¡dnb¯nÃ..." AhÀ Xebn Ibv sh¨p sIm−p ]dªp.

"F¶mepw AXp Ifb−mcp¶p...." Rm³ BhÀ¯n¨p.

"At¿m.. Ifªn«nÃ... \n\¡p th−n Xt¶ kq£n¨p sh¨n«p−v... sIm−v t]mbn sI«n¸nSn¨p sISt¶m...."

AhÀ Fgpt¶Áp t]mbn Hcp sNdnb ISemkp s]mXn FSpXp sIm−p h¶p tai¸pd¯p sh¨p.

"Ifbm³ BZyw XpS§nbXm... ]ns¶ \o ]dªtXmÀ¯p. FSp¯p sh¨p..."

Rm³ ]pkvXIw XÅn amÁn sh¨n«v B s]mXnsbSp¯p Xpd¶p. AXn Ipd¨p Npcp−p Idp¯ apSnIÄ D−mbncp¶p. Rm³ AXnsem¶p hnctemSn¨p.

At¸mÄ F\n¡p tXm¶n. Rm³ amU¯nsâ Imen¶nSbn IqSn hnctemSn¡pIbmsW¶v. ]t£ C{Xbpw t]mctÃm.

"At¿m..

CXv C¨ntcsbmÅtÃm... _m¡nsbhnsS...

Iftªm...?..."

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"AXÃ... amUw... AhnsS H¯ncn H−mcp¶tÃm... CXv AXnsâ ]¯nsem¶p t]mepw CÃtÃm.."

"Hm... AtXm... Rm\Xp apgph\pw hSn¨nsÃSm...." "tM ... ]ns¶ F§s\bm H¸n¨p sh¨ncn¡pt¶.... FhnSam ¢o\m¡nbXv...?..."

F\n¡v Adnbm³ XnSp¡ambn.

"AsXm¶pw \obdnb−... thWsa¦n ]Tn¨n«v HÅXpw sIm−v t]m... " "¹okv amUw... ]d....." "sÈSm, CsXmcp shey ieyambtÃm... " AhÀ ]dªp.

Fsâ apJw XmWp. Rm³ H¶pw an−nbnÃ. AhÀ Fsâ XmSn ]nSn¨pbÀ¯n.

F¶n«p ]dªp. "hnPbv.....\nt¶mSp F\ns¡´psImt−m Ft¸mtgm Hcp {]tXyIX tXm¶n.

AXnhnsS hsc F¯n. ChnSw sIm−p aXnbm¡mw tamt\... temI¯n HcnS¯pw C§s\ Hcp Kpcphpw injy\pw ImW¯nÃ.... F\ns¡mcp `À¯mhp−v.. At§À¡pw Rms\s´¦nepw sImSp¡t−... At§sc Xncn¨p In«m³ ImcWw \obmsW¦nepw..." "tN¨n¡v... Rms\mcp ieyamsb¦n £an¡Ww.... Fsâ a\Êp Rm³ ]nSn¨n«p \n¶nÃ.... " Ipd¨p\nanjw Rm³ Xe Ip¼n«ncp¶p. ]ns¶ sasà ]dªpsIm−v Fgpt¶Â¡ms\mcp§n. "tam\hnsS Ccn¡v.. F{Xbmbmepw \ns¶ k¦Ss¸Sp¯ms\\n¡p Ignbp¶nÃ...

"Ahscsâ apJw ]nSn¨v B amdnteíSp¸n¨p sIm−p ]dªp. " Hcp ]t£....

Ignª P·¯n \o Nne¸w Fsâ `À¯mhmbncp¶ncn¡mw..."

AhÀ Fâ apSnbn Npw_n¨p. s]s«¶v asÁmcp Nn´ Fsâ a\Ên NmSn hoWp. A§s\sb¦n Ignª P·§fn Rm³ DjbptSbpw \mWnb½bptSbpw A½mbnbptSbpw kckphnsâbpw `À¯mhmbncp¶ntÃ.

Gbv, AXmhnÃ. Hcp ]t£ Rm³ Hcp hn¯pImfbpw ChscÃmw FsâbSp¯v Nhn«n¡m³ sIm−p h¶ ]ip¡fpambncp¶ncn¡mw. Rm³ B amdt¯ NqSn IhnfaÀ¯n A§s\ Ccp¶psImSp¯p. ]nt¶bpw AhÀ Fs´ms¡tbm ]dªp. Rms\m¶pw tI«nÃ, F\ns¡m¶pw a\ÊnembnÃ. H¶p am{Xw Adnªp. B arZphmb apeIfpsS sNdpNqSv. AsXs¶ ho−pw hnImc¯nsâ, Ima¯nsâ, cXnbpsS temIt¯íp \bn¨p. Rm\dnbmsX Fsâ Ibv AhcpsS XpSbnSp¡nteíp sN¶p. AhnsS sasà XtemSn. I«nbpÅ B ]mhmSíp apIfneqsS It¿mSn¨n«v, B XpSIfpsS kwKakvYm\¯v Rm³ sasà Is¿m¶aÀ¯n. AhÀ ImepIÄ Aåw H¶I¯n X¶p, B XtemSen kpJn¨ns«¶ t]mse. Fsâ ]mân\pÅn s]s«¶v Dbncp−mbn. Fsâ Kpem³ Ahsâ ]qÀ® iànbn knºp s]m«n¡m³ sh¼n. Ahscsâ Xe s]s«¶v AhcpsS amdn \ns¶Sp¯p amÁn Fsâ I®pIfn t\m¡n tNmZn¨p. "\n\¡p Fsâ....AXv.......C\nbpw ImWtWm...?.." Rm³ D¯cw ]dªnÃ.

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Fs¶ \nsâ Kpcphmbn Xs¶ ImWpsa¶v...... hm¡p Xcmtam....?.." Ahscsâ apJw IbvIfnseSp¯mWp tNmZn¨Xv. "Mqw... " Rm³ sasà aqfn.

Ahscsâ Is¿Sp¯p AhcpsS Xebn sh¨p ]dªp.

"Fs¶ sXm«p kXyw sN¿v.." "kXyw... " Rm³ ]dªp.

AhÀ sasà Fs¶ Fgpt¶ån¨p \nÀ¯n. ]ns¶ Np−n KmVambn Npw_n¨p. "\ns¶ \ãs¸Sp¶Xn F\n¡pw hnjaap−v. ]t£... C§s\ apt¶m«p t]mbm \½Ä c−pw \in¡pw.... AXp th−.... Zm... Ahkm\ambn... \n\s¡´pw sN¿mw ImWptIm... ^¡v sN¿ptIm... Xn¶ptIm... F´p thtWepw... " AhÀ NpÁpw t\m¡n Ft´m Xncbp¶ t]mse. ]ns¶ taibnte¡p aeÀ¶p InS¶p. ImepIÄ Xmtgm«n«v. Rm³ Hcp \nanjw B InS¸p t\m¡n \n¶p.

XWp¡m³ XpS§nbncp¶ Fsâ Kpem³ ho−pw NqSmbn. ]t£, cXn¡pa¸pdw Ft´m Hcp A`n\nthiw Fsâ a\Ên AebSn¨p. Rm³ AhcpsS ImepIfI¯nbn«v CSbn tIdn ASp¯p \n¶p B tZlt¯íp Nmªp. ]ns¶ ]SÀ¶p InS¶ B apSnbnÂ, s\Ánbn Xebn I®pIfnÂ, IhnfpIfnÂ, aq¡nt·Â, XmSnbn F¶p th−m Ahsc Rm³ Npw_\§Ä sIm−p s]mXnªp. F\ns¡mcmthiambncp¶p. CSíp ]dªp.

"Fsâ s]m¶p tN¨o... Fs¶ Hcn¡epw ad¡cpXv... i]n¡ptIw sN¿cpXv...

Rm³... C§s\bmbnt¸mbn... " Ahscs¶ Xncn¨p Npw_n¨n«p ]dªp. "kmcanÃ... \o Hscm¯ BWmbmbXp sIm−m C§s\sbms¡... \ns¶...

Rm³ ad¡¯nsÃSm tamt\... ad¡m³ F\n¡p ]Á¯nÃ.... \n\s¡sâ ]pÊnbn ^¡p sN¿tWm... sNbvtXm... Cãw t]mse... \nsâ tN¨nbm ]tds¶...sNbvtXmSm... F\n¡ns¶m¶pw th−... \o sNbvtXm..." AhÀ hnImcm[o\bmbn ]pe¼n.

Rm³ AhcpsS DbÀ¶p \n¶ apeIfn XtemSn XpWn¡p apIfn IqSn B Ip¯nt¡dn \n¶ apesR«pIfn ISn¨p. AhÀ FÃmw t\m¡n¡nS¶p. Fsâ sImXn Xocpthmfw Rm\m hnImctKmf§fn sR¡n Ii¡n. B DSp¸p Rm³ tatem«p hen¨p s]m¡n sh¨p. shfp¯p \\p¯ B hbdn Rm³ D½ sh¨p. B ]p¡nÂNpgnbn \¡n. C\n F\n¡p H¶p ]®ntb ]Áq F¶ \nebmbt¸mÄ Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

"Rm³ ........ Cu kmam\¯n ....H¶p ........ ^¡p sNbvtXms« ....tN¨o...?.."

"C¶p \nsâ Cãw t]mse sNbvtXm... F{X thtWepw.... \nsâ sImXn Xosc..."

AhÀ Fs¶ t\m¡n ]p©ncn¨p sIm−p aeÀ¶p InS¶p.

Rm³ sasà Xmsg Ccp¶p. ]ns¶ A¸m¸ambn B ]mhmS s]m¡n, shfp¯ hmg¸n−n XpSIfn AhbpsS DÄhi§fn Rm³ D½ sh¨p. hmk\ tkm¸nsâ \dpaWw At¸mÄ B XpWn¡pfn \n¶pw AhcpsS http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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Acs¡«n\pÅn \n¶pw han¨p. ]ns¶ sasà B ]mhmS Npcp«n AhcpsS kmam\¯n\p apIfn sh¨p. lmbv, CsX´mWp Rm³ ImWp¶Xv. Hcp \o´Â Ipf¯nsâ hnlKho£Ww t]mse tXm¶n AhcpsS Ifnkmam\¯nsâ At¸mgt¯ Imgv¨.

"CsX´m tN¨o... Cu ImWn¨p sh¨ncn¡pt¶....?.." Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

"F´m... \n\¡nãs¸t«m....." "iv iv iv, t¿m.... \Ã.... \Ã... F´m ]tdt−.... Hm,.... F\n¡dnb¯nÃ... Mqw... \¶mbns«m−v.... " Rm³ AhnsS H¶p It¿mSn¨p.

"CXv Rm³ ^nen¸n\p th−n {]tXyIw Hcp¡nbXm... \n\¡m CXv Cu ]cph¯n DÂLmS\¯n\p tbmKw..."

AhÀ ImepIÄ H¶\¡n ASp¸n¨I¯ns¡m−p ]dªp.

Hcp {]tXyI Unssk\n B acXI¸qdp sNc¨p sh¨ncn¡p¶p. apIÄ `mKt¯ {XntImWssaXm\¯n sXm«n«nÃ. NpÁpapÅ AcnIpIÄ \à hr¯nbmbn \ncbm¡nbn«p−v. ssaXm\¯p ]pÃp Xg¨p Idp¯p \n¡p¶p. \new ImWm³ ]Á¯nÃ. \o− hnShnsâ sXm«cnIpIÄ am{Xw hSn¨psh¨ns«m−v. AXmbXv B kmam\¯nsâ Iodepw AcnIpIfpw am{Xw hSn¨n«p−.v hSn¨p Ignªt¸mÄ B ]qdn\p \à shÅ\ndw. Ime§fmbn kqcy{]Imita¡m¯ kvYew. XpSIfpsS AcnInte \oecminbpw tbm\ohnShnsâ AcnInse Ccpfnabpw Ct¸mÄ hyàambn. _m¡n Aåw DÅ kvYew \à XqshÅ \ndw. Rm\hnsS It¿mSn¨p. \à an\pkw. Imen¶nSbn IqXnbn I¿n«v AhnSs¯ ]qSIÄ hen¨p \o«n Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

"CsX´m tN¨o ChnSw hn«p IfªXv...?.."

"AhnSw A§s\bmbncp¶p ^nen¸n\nãw....."

"Hm, AXp sicn At§cpw sImXw Xn¶m³ anSp¡\m AtÃ..." "t]mSm... s\\¡p thWsa¦n thKw sN¿v..." AhÀ \mW¯n Ft¶mSp tIm]n¨p.

Rm³ B Iodensâ XmsgapX tatem«p hnctemSn¨p. ]ncnb³ sdm«nt]mse XSn¨pcp− hnShn AaÀ¶p InS¶ AI¨p−pIÄ Aåw Icphmfn¨ncp¶p.

AXnse \\hn Fsâ hncsem«n. ]gb HmSp]mInb ]pcbpsS tam´mbw t]mse Km`ocy¯n kmam\yw hen¸apÅ B sh®¡´v DbÀ¶p \n¶ncp¶p.

Rm\Xnsem¶p ]nSn¨p hen¨phn«t¸mÄ AhcdnbmsX Acs¡s«m¶p sh«n¨p, Iq«¯n Hcp Rc¡hpw. "\o F´m Fsâ hPbn\bpsS kÀth \S¯pIm.. thKamIs«... " AhÀ [rXnIq«n.

Rm\m kmam\¯nteíp apJw Xmgv¯n. IqSpX apJhpcsbm¶pw IqSmsX ]®Wsa¶v Fsâ Ip® Ft¶mSp a{´n¨p. B ]pXpapJ¸qdnsâ NqSn Aenbm³ Fsâ Ip® Zmln¨p. Ah³ A£a\mbn DÅn InS¶p apdhnfn http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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Iq«n. Rm³ ]mâgn¨p Xmsgín«v Ahs\ kzX{´\m¡n. Imaw sIm−h³ hnd¨p XpÅn. {XntImW¯nse ]qS¡mSn\p tkm¸nsâ aWw. I´n\p ]qdnsâ Xcn¡p¶ aWw, hnShn \n¶pw C¶p ]pXnb KÔw, sN¼I¸qhnsâbpw DÅn \n¶pw {ihn¡m³ XpS§nb ]qÀssXe¯nsâbpw k½n{iKÔw. aSn¡msX Rm³ I´v Np−pIfn FSp¯v N¸m³ XpS§n. D¸p IeÀ¶ tbm\ockw Fsâ \mhneenªp.

AsXsâ enwK¯nsâ Dt·jw hÀ[n¸n¨p.

B tbm\nt¨mebpsS apIfn At§mfant§mfw Fsâ \mhpsIm−v Rm\pgnªp. AhnsSsbÃmw D¸pckapÅ hgphgp¡Â sIm−v H«nbncp¶p.

B N¡f¯n¸qÀ Rm³ Bthmfw \¡n BkzZn¨p. "aXnsbSm... Ct{Xw Znhkw Xn¶n«pw aXnbmbntÃ...."

AhÀ s\SphoÀ¸n«p sIm−p tNmZn¨p. ths−¶p ]dsª¦nepw AhÀ¡pw ISn CfIm³ XpS§n F¶p tXm¶n. ImcWw. DÅn hncen«t¸mÄ \à \\hp tXm¶n. AhÀ¡pw tbm\nt¯s\mgpIm³ XpS§nbncn¡p¶p.

"F\n¡p shÃnãam tN¨nbpsS Cu kmam\w... CsX\n¡p Xt¶ív......" "]ns¶ C¸w \o F´m sNbvtXm−ncn¡ps¶... \n\¡tà tamt\.....C¸w apgph\pw X¶ncn¡pt¶... FSpt¯m... Xnt¶m.... AXÃ, thtWm¦n sN¯n sIm−ps]mtím....."

Ahscsâ apSnbn ]nSn¨p apJw Ih¡q«nte¡aÀ¯n ]dªp. Fsâ aq¡nepw Xet¨mdnepw B sN¼I¸qdnsâ aZKÔw \ndªp tIdn. Fsâ Dan\ocpsIm− ]qdmsI \\ªp. FÃmw IqSn \à hgphgp¡Â. kabw IfbmsX Rm³ Ip®sbSp¯v hmXnen sh¨p AhÀ IbvIÄsIm−v ]pdwNpfIÄ Ccphit¯ípw Aåw hen¨p ]nSn¨p klmbn¨p. Nph¶p XpSp¯ B tbm\nbnteíp Fsâ XpÅnsbmen¡p¶ Ip®¯e sh¨p XÅn. sNfnbn Im ]qgv¶p t]mIp¶ t]mse Fsâ enwKw AhcpsS Nph¶p hnSÀ¶ NqSp hnImctI{µ¯nsâ DÅnteíp \njv{]bmkw tIdn. ]ns¶ Rm³ ]®m³ XpS§n, BZys¯ kaXmfw ]ns¶ {ZpXXmfambn. B Xmf¯ns\m¯v tai¸pd¯v AhÀ InS¶mSn. I®S¨p \n¶p Rm³ ]®n Ikdn. ]−t¯Xnepw \à kpJambn Fsâ Ip® B ]qÁn apgph\mbn IShtc tIdnbnd§n.

CSíp C¶et¯ t]mse Rm³ B IqXnbn Hcp hnc IbÁn.

"F´n...\mSm....C¸w...

AhnsS....I¿n.....Sps¶...." ]®ensâ Ipep§p¶ Xmf¯n AhÀ tNmZn¨p.

"Ah... km\s¯.... Ifn.... btÃ.... sImX¯n.... eSn¨p... .XoÀt¯ms«.... Fsâ... s]m¶p.... tN¨o......" ]®ns¡m−p Rm³ tNmZn¨p. AtX Xmf¯n AhÀ adp]Sn ]dªp. "\nsâ....Cãw...t]mse... ASn...¡ptIm....Xn¶ptIm.... sN¿v.... " F\n¡p kpJs¡m« adnbm³ XpS§nbncp¶p F¦n Iemis¡m«p sImX¯n Xs¶bmIs« Fs¶\ns¡mcm{Klw. Rm³ I®p Xpd¶p.

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sImX¯nencp¶ hnc H¶p c−p {]mhiyw tIÁnbnd¡n. Ahscm¶p ]pfªp. "]Xpt¡... Fsâ G\Êp am´n¡odtÃ...." AhÀ ImeI¯ns¡m−p ]dªp.

"F¶m tN¨o Fgpt¶Áv Ip\nªp \n¶p Xm... " "F¦n thKw \o AXqcnsbSp¡v... Rm³ Fgpt¶Â¡s«...." "thKw thWw. F\n¡p hcmdmbXm...."

"AXn\p Rms\¶m sN¿m\m... \nsâ ]qXnbtà G\Ên tIÁW¶v...."

CXn\nsS Rm³ Ip® a\ÊnÃma\tÊmsS ]Xps¡ Ducn shfnbnseSp¯p. tM.. CsX´m Rm³ ImWp¶Xv ? At¿m Fsâ Ip® apgph³ càw. tNmcbpw shÅhpw IeÀ¶ sImgp¯ an{inXw Fsâ Ip® \ndsb. Rm³ t]Sn¨p t]mbn.

"At¿m.. tN¨o... CXp It−m... tNmc..." "tM... " AhÀ Fsâ Ip®bntesí¯n t\m¡n.

"Hm, ..jnÁv.... sÈ, Rm\Xp ad¶p t]mbn... tZmkv »Un _mUv tUbvkv......

Rmt\mÀ¯nsÃSm....C¶mbncp¶p tUÁv..... " "F´m tN¨o... " Rm³ A¼ct¸msS tNmZn¨p.

"FSm... kmcanÃ.... \nsâ amU¯nsâ ]pÊn¡v C\n aq¶mep Znhkt¯ív Hgnhp Znhk§fm...." "tN¨n F\n¡v a\ÊnembnÃ..." tNmc ]pc− Ip®bnteípw ]p©ncn¨p sIms−gpt¶Â¡p\ amU¯nsâ apJ¯pw amdn amdn t\m¡n Rm³ tNmZn¨p. "tkmdn tams\.. \n\¡p C¶p tbmKanÃ... CUnbÁv... sa³kkv F¶p tI«n«pt−mSm....." AhÀ DSp¸p Xmgv¯ns¡m−p Nncn¨p.

"At¿m... A¸w tN¨n s]md¯mbo¶v.... sÈ.... AI¯Sn¨p XoÀ¯m aXnbmbncp¶p...... CXn¸w AhntSanà ChntSanÃ..... F¶mbn..."

Fsâ Nmbw tX¨ Kpems\bpw hmXpd¶v Nmbsamen¸n¡p¶ B Xo−mcn¸qdns\bpw t\m¡n. BZyambmWp Hcp sa³kkv Bb Hcp tbm\n ImWp¶Xv. Aåw Xpd¶ncp¶ B ]qdnsâ Xmgt¯ AcnIn \qep t]mse Hcp càOhn ImWmdmbn.

H¶p hnSÀ¯n t\m¡Wsa¶p−mbncp¶p. ]s£ Ft´m a\Êp hne¡n. "\o sImÅmatÃmSm.... F\n¡nhnsS h¿mgnI... s\\¡v... \nsâ HmÀKmkw hcmªn«v.... " AhÀ Fsâ XmSn¡ns«mcp X«p X¶p.

"C\nsb´m sNbvI...." Rm³ tNmZn¨p. "hmbpw s]mfn¨p \n¡msX.. t]mbn km[\w IgpsISm.... tUÀ«n CUnbÁv..."

AhÀ Ih¡nSbpw s]m¯n¸nSn¨v _m¯pdqanteíp tIdn IXIS¨p. Rm³ ]pd¯p Im¯p \n¶p. Aåw Ignªt¸mÄ AhÀ IXIp Xpd¶p. "\o CtXhtc t]mbn IgpInbntÃ...." AhÀ tNmZn¨p. "tN¨n H¶p ht¶.... F\ns¡m¶p I¿n]nSn¨p Xcmthm...?... hcm³ sXmS§nbXm.... shÅw t]mbnsæn... A−n Igípw... " "t]mSm... Fs¶s¡m−p h¿... thWsa¦n UqbnÁv bpthgvskÂ^v...." "¹okv tN¨n.... Asæn tN¨n DSp¸p s]m¡n¸nSn¨v H¶p \n¶p Xm.... " Rm³ _eambn AhcpsS Ibv ]nSn¨v ho−pw _mXvdqan Ibdn. F¶np Ip® \¶mbn IgpIn. Ahtc Im¬sI IgpInbXp sIm−mImw Ip® A[nIw Xmgv¶nÃ. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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"tN¨o ¹okv..... DSps¸m¶p s]m¡n ]nSnt¨....."

AhÀ a\ÊnÃma\tÊmsS DSp¸p s]m¡n¸nSn¨v Aåw Ih¨p\n¶p. Ct¸mÄ B ]qS¡mSpw AXnsâ Xmgt¯ Iodepw ImWm³ \à `wKn. sicn¡pw Hcp s]®nsâ kmam\w BZyw ImWp¶ {]XoXn. ]ns¶ Xmakn¨nÃ. Ip® I¿nseSp¯v F¶n«hcpsS apJ¯p t\m¡n hmWaSn¡m³ XpS§n. AhcXp IuXpIt¯msS t\m¡n \n¶p ]p©ncn¨p. CSív Fs¶ lcw ]nSn¸n¡m\mbn Imen¶nSbnte hnShn XgpIn, ]qS¡mSn hnctemSn¨p. AtXmsS hmWaSnbpsS ckw ]Xn·S§mbn. ckw aq¯t¸mÄ Rm³ hnfn¨p ]dªp. "tN¨o.... F\ns¡mcp½ Xm... " Ahscsâ ASp¯p h¶p Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p Fsâ Np−n Np_n¨p. Rm\m Np−n ISn¨p ]nSn¨p hen¨p. AhcpsS hmípÅnteíp Fsâ \m¡p IS¯n AhcpsS \m¡ns\ ]nSn¨p. Ima{`m´p aq¯t¸mÄ Hcp IbvsIm−p hmWaSn¡p¶Xn\nSbn atÁ IbvsIm−v AhcpsS Ip−nbn sR¡n.

D½bpw sI«n¸nSp¯hpw Ip−nbn sR¡epw AhcpsS DÑzmkhmbphnsâ NqSpw Hs¡¡qSn Bbt¸mÄ Fsâ ip¢k©n Xpd¶pIn«n.

"Mqw ... h¶p tN¨o... tZ... h¶q.... tlm.. Hm,... c£s]«p. ..."

Rm\htc sI«n¸nSn¨p \n¶p sIm−v hmWaSn¨p. Ahkm\s¯ XpÅn h¶p XoÀ¶p Ignbp¶Xp htc Rm³ Ahtc sI«n¸nSn¨v Ip® ]ngnªp. ]ns¶ Ahtc hn«p. sasà amdn \n¶p. F¶ns«mcp ZoÀLizmkw hn«p. "slm... Fs´mcp.. {`m´mSm CXv... Ct¸m Bizmkamtbm...." AhÀ tNmZn¨p. "aXn... XoÀ¶p In«n... tN¨n kmam\w ImWn¨p X¶XpsIm−m C{X thKw Ignªp In«nbXv... Csæn Ibv Igt¨t\........" Rm³ Kpemsâ HÁ¡®n IqSn Ahkm\¯pÅn ]ngnbp¶Xn\nSbn ]dªp.

"Hm... F¶mepw \nsâ Cu Ing§nsâ Ig¸v A]mcw Xt¶.... " AhÀ DSp¸p Xmgv¯ns¡m−p ]dªp. Rm³ Ip® \o«n¸nSn¨p hmjvt_kn\n sIm−p t]mbn IgpIn. At¸mÄ amU¯nsâ iÐw.

"At¿... ChnsSsbÃmw \nsâ ska³..... Fsâ kvtIÀ«p apgph\pw Hgn¨p sh¨p. .... CsXhnSp¶p hcpt¶m Ct{Xw ska³... s\\¡o sNdp{]mb¯nÂ...." ]ndp]ndp¯psIm−v AhÀ AhcpsS s_Uv dqanseíp t]mbn. Rm³ ]T\apdnbnseípw. ]mâvkpsams¡ hen¨p tIÁn Rm³ Im¯ncp¶p. AhcpsS kmam\¯nse tcmas]mXn Rm³ Fsâ t]m¡Ánen«p. Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ ]pXnb thj¯n AhÀ h¶p. Itkcbnencp¶n«p tNmZn¨p.

"F§s\bm... kpJt¡sSms¡ XoÀ¶ntÃ.... C\nsb´m ¹m³ ?....]Tn¡pt¶m...

AtXm..?..." AhÀ tNmZycq]¯n Fs¶ t\m¡n. "]Tn¡Ww.... ]ns¶.....]ns¶... Hcp dnIzÌp IqSn H−v...." Rm³ aSn¨p aSn¨v ]dªp. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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"C\n Ft´m¶m.. \nsâ t{Ikv....?... AhÀ A¼c¶p.

"F\ns¡m¶p IqSn amU¯nsâ ... ]pÊn ImWWw..." "tM.... \n\¡Ê h«p Xs¶bm... C¸w I−Xtà DÅp.... aXn... \nsâ tImfp aXnbm¡n.. Fgpt¶Áp s]mtím... C\n ImWptIw th−m \ns¶..." AhÀ Fgpt¶Áp.

"C¸w amUw F´m sNbvXncn¡p¶Xv Fs¶\n¡p I−m aXn.... Cu kab¯v s]®p§fpsS ap³hiw Rm³ I−n«nÃ.... ]nt¶..... AXv.. ImWmsX Rm³ t]mI¯panÃ.... " Rm³ Xd¸n¨p ]dªp.

Ahcå\nanjw Fsâ apJt¯íp t\m¡n. ]ns¶ Ft´m BtemNn¨p. ]ns¶ tNmZn¨p.

"Hm, ssa sKmUv,....\nt¶s¡m−p Rm³ tXmÁp.... GXp t\c¯msWm Fsâ Xe Xncnªp t]mbXv.....? HÁ {]mhiyw am{Xw... ]ns¶ \nsâ Hcp Ifnbpw Ft¶mSp th−... HmtI..?" "aXn amUw...." Rm³ t\m¡nbncp¶p.

AhÀ Fsâ ap¼n h¶p F¶n«v DSp¸p apIfntem«p s]m¡n¸nSn¨p. AhÀ Hcp henb ]mâokv [cn¨ncp¶p. AXn\pÅn \à shfp¯ XpWn AhcpsS Ih¡nSbn apgph\pambn XncpIn sh¨ncp¶p. Hcp ]mUpt]mse. Rm³ XSn¨p´n\n¶ AhcpsS Ih¡q«n sXm«pt\m¡n. \à I«n¯pWn amXncn tXm¶n¨p. Hcp an\n«p Ignªt¸mÄ AhÀ ]mhmS Xmgv¯n. ]ns¶ tNmZn¨p.

"I−tÃm... Aåw sP\d t\mfUvPv In«nt¡ms« F¶p IcpXn ImWn¨Xm...

Asæn Hcp s]®pw Cu Ahkc¯n CXv HcmWnt\ ImWn¡¯nÃ...

N¯m t]mepw......"

"AXp Np½msXbm... sI«ntbmt\ ImWn¡mXncn¡¯nÃ......" Rm³ k½Xn¨nÃ. "lpw... \à Imcyambn..... Cu kab¯v sI«ntbms\ ImWn¨mÂ.... shfnbntem«p htc− Agps¡ms¡¡qSn AbmÄ _eambn«v ASn¨v AIt¯íp tIÁpw... \à sI«ntbm·mcv... `mcy F§t\ Bbmse´m... \n§Ä BWp§Ä¡v kz´w Imcyw am{Xw.... F\n¡\p`hapÅXtÃ..." AhÀ apSn tImXn HXp¡ns¡m−p ]dªp.

"Xm¦v bq amUw... PohnX¯n Hcn¡epw ImWm³ km[n¡m¯Xp C¶p ImWn¨Xn\v....." Rm³ AhcpsS Ibv ]nSn¨p Kabn H¶p Npw_n¨p.

"C\n F´m \nsâ ]cn]mSn... ]Tn¡p¶nsæn \n\¡p t]mImw.... " AhÀ Kuch¯nemsb¶p tXm¶n.

"C\n ]Tn¡mw amUw...."

"F¦n Rm³ X¶ t{]m»w Iw¹oÁv sN¿v... At¸mtgípw Rm³ Im¸n sIm−p hcmw.." AhÀ Fgpt¶Áv ASp¡fbnteíp t]mbn. Fsâ ]mTw ]qÀ¯nbmbt¸mtgípw AhÀ Im¸nbpamsb¯n. AXp tai¸pd¯p sh¨p.

"C\n Im¸n IpSn¡v... F¶n«v XpS§mw..." Rm³ \nÀ¶ntaj\mbn AhcpsS apJt¯íp t\m¡n. s]s«s¶gpt¶Áv AhÀ¡v XSbm\mIpw ap¼v B apJw ]nSn¨v B Ihnfn AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p. F¶n«p ]dªp.

"Fsâ {]nbs¸« amUw eo\m ^nen¸v...." F¶n«v Rm³ Im¸n I¿nseSp¯p.

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AhÀ BZyw H¶Ômfn¨p. ]ns¶ s]m«n¨ncn¨p Fsâ Ihnfn sasà HcSn X¶n«p ]dªp. "bq ......, ssa _nehUv ^¡À ÌpUâv......" ]co£bpsS Znhk§fn Rm³ B ho«nteíp t]mbtXbnÃ. IgnhXpw Ahtfbpw tSmWnsbbpw t\cnSmXncn¡m³ t\m¡n. So¨dnsâ apJ¯pw henb sXfn¨w I−nÃ, Ft´m Hcp hÃmbvI B apJ¯p I−p. ]co£ Ahkm\n¨ Znhkw ^ntem kvIqfn Ft¶ tXSn¸nSn¨p ]dªp. \msf ]I Ft¸msg¦nepw ho«nteíp hcWw.. ]ntÁ Znhkw ]¯p aWnsbmtS Rm\m ho«nse¯n. FÃmhcpw Ft¶ kt´mjt¯msS kzoIcn¨p. FÃmhcptSbpw apJ¯p \à kt´mjw. F´p ]Án c−mgv¨ ap¼p htc C{Xbpw kt´mjw CÃmbncp¶tÃm. Rm\Â`pXs¸«p. Im¸nIpSn Ignªt¸mÄ amUw ]dªp. "hnPbv DuWp Ignªn«p t]mbm aXn..."

"Aà amUw.. FÃmhcpw \à lm¸n aqUnemWtÃm... FIvkmw Ignªp In«nbXpsIm−mtWm... AtXm... thsd hà hntijhpw..." aq¶p t]cpw I®n¡®n t\m¡n. Ahkm\w ^ntem ]dªp.

"FÃmw DuWp Ignªv hniZambn ]dbmw.... Rm³ Xt¶... AXphtc Hcp kkvs]³kmbn«ncn¡s«...." `£Ww Ign¨psIm−ncnípt¼mÄ tSmWn ]dªp. "hnPbv... R§Ä Hcp Xocpam\saSp¯p. Cu \m«nse Xmakw aXnbm¡n. {Kmâv]mbpsS ASpt¯íp t]mIp¶p...."

"A[nIw XmaknbmsX R§Ä AhnS¶v _mw¥qcn ]¸mbpsS ho«nseíp t]mIpw..."

Rm³ amU¯nt\ t\m¡n. amUhpw c£s]«tÃm. kzn½n§v]qÄ amXncn sNc¨p sh¨ncníp¶ ]qÁn Ipfním³ F¶pw ^nen¸nsâ sXmenb³Ip® ImWpatÃm. F¶mepw C\n Rms\hnsSt¸mIpw. B, Ip® X¶ Cuizc³ Xt¶ AXn\p tIdm\pÅ amfhpw H¸n¨p Xcpw, Rm\mizkn¨p. `£Ww Ignªt¸mÄ ^ntem Ft¶bpw hnfn¨psIm−v apIfn AhfpsS apdnbnteíp t]mbn. B apdnbn tIdnbt¸mÄ AhfpsS A½bpw Rm\pw aS¯nb amctIfnIÄ Hs¶m¶mbn Fsâ a\ÊntemSnsb¯n.

Ahkm\w BÀ¯hcà¯n ]mgmbnt¸mb Iemi¡fn Fsâ DÅn Hcp Xcn¸p−m¡n. F\nív Ft´m Hcp Akzkv°X. \mepaWntbmsS Hcp Im¸nbpw IpSn¨v Rm³ bm{X ]dªp.

F\n¡dnbmambncp¶p C\n Rm³ Chtc ImWp¶ {]iv\ansöv, AhÀ Fs¶t¶ípambn Fsâ PohnX¯n \n¶pw A{]Xy£amIpsa¶v. ]ns¶ Rm³ eo\mamU¯nsâ ap¼n sN¶p. B apJt¯ hnImcw F\níp a\Ênembn. B I®pIfn s]¿mdmb taLw t]mse I®p\oÀ \ndªp \n¸p−mbncp¶p. Fs´¦nepw ]dbm³ Rm³ sImXn¨p. ]t£ hm¡pIÄ h¶nÃ. amU¯nsâ Np−pIfpw F´nt\m sh¼p¶p−mbncp¶p. I®nÂ

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I®n t\m¡n\n¡pt¼mÄ Cu ho«n sh¨p BSnb Hmtcm \mSI§fpw R§fpsS a\Ên IqSn IS¶pt]mbn. "hnPbv... Ip«nIÄ apIfnse¯n F¶pd¸mbt¸mÄ amUw hnfn¨p. "sbkv amUw..." Fsâ sXm−bn \n¶pw KZvKZ¯n Ipcp§nb hm¡pIÄ ]pd¯p h¶p. "hcq..." AhÀ Fsâ ssI ]nSn¨v AhcpsS InS¸papdnbnteíp Ibdn, hmXneS¨p IpÁnbn«p. ]ns¶ Xncnªp \n¶p. A\§msX \n¶ Fs¶ NmSn sI«n]nSn¨p. ]ns¶ s]m«n Hcp Ic¨nepw. "amUw... ¹okv, tUm−v ss{I.... F\níp kln¡p¶nÃ.....¹okv..." eo\ amU¯n\p Icbm\pw km[n¡ptam. ]ns¶ AhÀ¡p {`m´p ]nSn¨Xpt]msebmbncp¶p. I®otcmSp IqSn AhÀ Fsâ s\Ánbnepw apJ¯pw, Ihnfnepw Np−nepw Hcp·mZn\ntbt¸mse D½ sh¨p. Fs¶ amtdmSp tNÀ¯v sI«n¸nSn¨p sRcn¨p. D·mZmhkvY H¶S§nbt¸mÄ AhÀ Fsâ Np−v AhcpsS Np−nteíp ap«n¨p. F¶n«v tNmZn¨p. "hnPbv.. \n\¡p hnjaantà Rm³ t]mIp¶XnÂ..."

"D−v... ]t£... Rm³ amU¯nsâ ÌpUâv.... am{Xw... F¶mbmepw ]ncnbWw.... " "t\m... AÃ.... " Ahscsâ Np−p s]m¯n.

Ht¶mÀ¯t¸mÄ AXp sicnbmbncp\p.... \ns¶ F\nív Hcp ÌpUâmbn ImWm³ Ct¸mgpw ]Áp¶nÃ.... " "F¶mepw Rm³...amUw..."

Rm³ \nt¶ am{Xw HmÀ¯v Ccp«n Dd§msX InS¶p... F\n¡nt¸mÄ kwibw... ^nen¸nt\ Fsâ a\Êp kzoIcn¡ptam F¶v..."

"AsXms¡ FÃmw \S¡pw.... \½psS _Ôw AhnlnXamWp amUw.... skmsskÁn Adnªm IsÃdnbpw... \ap¡p ]ncnbmw... ad¡mw..." " Rm³ B I®ocp XpS¨p.

"AhnlnXsa¶v Adnbmambp¶n«pw \osbt´ Fs¶ kzm[o\n¡m³ t\m¡nbXv...?..."

"AXp Rm\ÃtÃm... Fsâ icocaÃmbncpt¶m... " "Ct¸mÄ.. B icoc¯ns\s¶ ths−¶mtbm... " AhÀ Fsâ s\©n It¿mSn¨psIm−p tNmZn¨p. ]ns¶ Fs¶ I«nenteíp ]nSn¨ncp¯n, Fsâ IqsSbncp¶p. Fsâ s\©nteíp Xe Nmbn¨p.

"CÃ... F¸gpw thWsa¶mWv... Bi... ]t£ Ignªntà FÃmw..."

Rm³ B s\dpIbn Npw_n¨p. hnZymÀ°nbmb Rm³ Ct¸mÄ AhcpsS `À¯mhmbXp t]mse.

"CsÃSm... IgnªnÃ.. Fsâ icocw Ct¸mgpw F\níp kz´aÃ... AXp ]dbp¶p... H¶p IqSn... \nsâ NqSp thWsa¶v..." "amUw....." Rm³ AÔmfn¨p t]mbn. "t\m... \o Ft¶ eot\ Fs¶m¶p hnfn¡ptam..." "amUw .... bq BÀ eÌn \u..." "t\m... http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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‘eo\.... ‘tbkv... F\nív... FÃmw \ãs¸Sp¶ t]mse... Fsâ a¡Ä... \o... ]ns¶...."

"CÃ... eo\m...CÃ... \n\s¡Ãmw Xncn¨p In«m³ t]mIp¶p.... \nsâ a¡Ä, `À¯mhv, \à Hcp IpSpw_PohnXw.. FÃmw..."

"CÃ... hnPbv... \o t]mIp¶tXmtS... F\n¡p Zmlw IqSp¶ t]mse... hnPbv...

H¶qsS.... Hcní IqSn B NqSpw _ehpw H¶p In«m³ Fsâ tZlw sImXn¡ps¶Sm.."

AhÀ Fs¶ ho−pw Npw_n¡m³ XpS§n. BZys¯ amXncn hnclaÃ, Ct¸mÄ hnImcw, IdIfª Imaw am{Xw. AhcpsS \nizmk§Ä¡p NqSp IqSn. Ahscsâ DSp¸n\pÅn I¿n«p. Fsâ s\©n B IbvIÄ ]cXn \S¶p. B Np−pIÄ Fsâ Np−pItf _Ô\¯nem¡n. AhÀ Fsâ IbvIÄ ]nSn¨v B amdn sh¨p. kmcníp apIfn IqSn Rm³ B amdpItf sRcn¨pS¨p. F\nípw {`m´p tIdn. B arZp amwk§fpsS kv]Ài\taÁXpw Rm\pw NqSmbn. AhcpsS IbvIÄ Fsâ Acs¡«nteíp \o−p. Hcp IbvsIm−p Xs¶ AhÀ Fsâ s_ÂÁpw ]mâpw Agn¨p. AI¯p I¿n«v. hnPrw`nXhocy\mbn¡gnª Fsâ Ip® jÍntbmSpIqSn I¿nseSp¯p. Rm³ Aåw DbÀ¶v jÍnbnÂ\n¶pw Aht\ kzX{´\m¡n. AhÀ Ft¶ I«nenteíp adn¨n«p. Fsâ ]mâvkv ImepIfnÂIqSn hen¨qcns¡m−v AhÀ ]dªp.

"Cht\¡qSn Rm³ sIm−p t]mIpw.... F\n¡n\n H¶pw t\m¡m\nÃ.....

AhÀ jÍn¡nSbn IqSn Aht\ I¿nseSp¯p. ]ns¶ hfsc¡mew IqSn \ãs¸«Xp Xncn¨pIn«nbXp t]mse Npw_n¡m\pw XtemSm\pw XpS§n. Rm³ hnImcwsIm−p sRfn]ncnsIm−p. AhÀ Ahsâta Hcp thiyt¸mse s]cpamdn. \¡n¯pS¨p. aXnhcm¯ t]mse hmbnen«q¼n. Rm³ AdnbmsX ]dªp t]mbn. "eo\m... F\n¡htf thWw.... " "XcmsaSm... AhÄ \ntâXmSm... C¶m...."

AhÀ kmcnbpw ]mhmSbpw Achtc s]m¡n¸nSn¨p, At¸mÄ Fsâ Xeíp apIfn hncnªp \n¶v ]mâokn«nÃm¯ AhcpsS Ih¡nSbnte tcma¡msSs¶ amSnhnfn¨p, F¶n«hÀ Fsâ s\©n Ibdn Xncnªncp¶p.

B hnSÀ¶ tcma¸qsdsâ apJ¯n«pc¨p. hnIkn¨pbÀ¶ Is´sâ aq¡nepc¨p. h¡pIÄ sNc¨p shSn¸m¡nbncp¶ B tbm\nbn \n¶pw eo\mamU¯nsâ hnImcPew Ip¯nsbmgpIp¶p−mbncp¶p.

B a·Ykm{amPy¯nsâ \dpkpKÔw Ft¶ D·¯\m¡n. HcWpt]mepw hnSmsX hni¶ ISphmsbt¸mse B ]qdp Rm³ \¡n¯pS¨p. Nph¶p hoÀ¯ I´pw XSn¨psRmdnª AI¯mfpIfpw ISn¨p hen¨p. Cu kabw eo\bpsS hmbn InS¶p ]pfªpsIm−ncp¶ Fsâ Ip®bn Fsâ ck¨cSp

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s]m«mdmbn¡gnªncp¶p. a\Ên kwLÀjw aqÀÑn¨p \n¶Xp sIm−mhmw icoc§Ä s]s«¶v kvJe\¯n\p XbmdmbXv. AhÀ hnfn¨p ]dªp. "hm..hnPbv...hm... aXn ...F\n¡nht\ AI¯p F\n¡nht\ kvt\lt¯mSpIqSn A\p`hníWw...."

shíWw...

Cs¶¦nepw

Fsâ adp]Sníp Im¯p \n¡msX AhÀ Fgpt¶Áv. Fsâ Acíp apIfn Ih¨p \n¶p, aZPe¯n Ipfn¨p \n¶ B hnSÀ¶ IcnwIqhf¸qhnÂ, \\ªp Xnf§nb B aZ\]pkvXI¸mfnIfnÂ, Fsâ Ip®sam«p ap«n¨p sh¨p. IbvsIm−m ]qdnsâ NndIpIÄ hnSÀ¯nsh¨n«v AhÀ Fsâ apIfnteíncp¶p. ]ns¶ Hcp ]cm{Iaambncp¶p.

"Mvlv Mvlv...Mvlv...Mvlv Mvlv...... F\níp kpJn¡Ww.. F\níp IfníWw... hnPbv... Rm³ hnS¯nÃ.... hnPbv tamt\... Rm\n¸w NmIpw... " AhÀ Hcp·mZn\nbmbn¡gnªncp¶p. Hcp an\n«p t\ct¯ív Rm³ AhcpsS apeIÄ DSp¸n\p apIfn IqSn AaÀ¯n sR¡ns¡mSp¯p. Bthit¯msS AhÀ Fsâ apIfnÂ, Fsâ Ip®bpsS apIfn s]m§n¯mWp. AhcpsS I®pIÄ ASªp. apJw sNcnªp. Np−pIÄ ISn¨p ]nSn¨p. Fsâ Ip®ípNpÁpw AhcpsS tbm\n apdpIn¯pS§n. Rm\htc Fsâ s\©nteíp ]nSn¨p InS¯n. F¶n«v H¶pcp−v, Ahtc ASnbnem¡n. Hcp sk¡âpt]mepw IfbmsX AhÀ XpSÀ¶ AtXXmf¯n Xt¶ Rm³ Fsâ Ip® B Ipgª NqSp ]qÁn\It¯ív DucnbqcnbSn¨p. AhcpsS IbvIÄ Fsâ apSnbn XtemSn. AhcpsS Acs¡«v Fsâ ]®en¸w Hmtcm ASnípw apIfnteípbÀ¶p X¶p.

BbpÊn Ct¶htc cXnkpJw A\p`hn¨n«nÃm¯htc t]mse R§Ä cXnaqÀObnse¯n. izmkw ap«pamdv Ft¶ sI«n¸nSn¨psIm−v AhÀ AhcpsS Acs¡«\¡ns¡m−ncp¶p.

AtXiànbn Rm\pw Ahtc sI«n¸nSn¨p. Fsâ Acs¡«n \n¶pw P\\a{´¯nsâ XoÀ°Pew AaÀ¯nb\§ns¡m−ncp¶ Fsâ Ip®bneqsS hn«v hn«v AhcpsS tbm\nbpsS ASn¯«nteív Bªp ]Xn¨psIm−ncp¶p.

"Fsâ hnPbv... Fsâ tamt\... apgph³ F\níp s]mdps]mdp¯p.

"Fsâ eo\mtamtf...tZ ]nSnt¨mSo... " Rm\pw {]XnhNn¨p.

XmSm...."

AhÀ

AhcpsS XcfnXPå\§Ä Fsâ cXnaqÀ¨íp amÁpIq«n. Fsâ enwKt¯ B NqSptbm\n sIm−v hcnªp apdp¡n]nSn¨psIm−v AhÀ Fsâ apJ¯pw Np−nepw D½IÄ sNmcnªp. Fsâ Np−pIÄ B Np−pIfn Npw_\hÀjw sNmcnªt¸mÄ Fsâ Ip® AhcpsS tbm\nbnepw ip¢hÀjw sNmcnªp.

FÃmw sI«S§nbt¸mÄ, a\Ênsâ ]ncnapdp¡w Hcp kwt`mK¯neqsS AbªpIn«nbtXmsS Rm³ ]cnkct¯¸Án t_m[hm\mbn. Rm³ AhcpsS apIfn \n¶pw Fgpt¶Â¡m³ `mhn¨p. ]t£ AhÀ hn«nÃ. Ft¶ ho−pw sI«n¸nSn¨v I®S¨p InS¶p. Fsâ `mcw http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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AhÀ Adnbp¶nsöp tXm¶n. Ibvap«pIÄ InS¡bneq¶n AhcpsS Ihnfn IhnÄtNÀ¯v InS¶v Rm³ Fsâ Ip® sasÃsasà A\¡ns¡m−ncp¶p.

Ah³ XWp¡m³ Iq«m¡m¯Xp t]mse F\níp tXm¶n. B Xmf¯n eo\bpw Acs¡«\¡ns¡m−ncp¶p. CSív Rm³ hnfn¨p. "eo\m...

"Mqw... \aps¡gpt¶Â¡mw...eo\m..." Rm³ DbÀ¶p s]m§ms\mcp§n. "\o Fs¶ H¶qsS ^¡p sN¿pthm...?....." eo\ Fsâ sNhnbn ISn¨psIm−v IpdpInt¨mZn¨p. "tM... AsX§s\bm... Ah\n¸w _ew IpdªpImWpw........"

"CsÃSm... Ah\n¸gpw \à _e¯nem... AhnsS \ndªp \n¡phm...... DÅ _e¯n \o ASnt¨.. ]s®Sm... Ft¶....H¶qsS.... Rms\m¶p XWp¡s«Sm...."

AhÀ Fsâ Ihnfn XgpIn. Fsâ Np−n IqSn hnctemSn¨p. B I®pIfn t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AXn \n¶pw Pzen¨ {]ImitaÁt¸mÄ, Hcp elcn, B D·mZw, Fsâ Xet¨mdneqsS Fsâ Acs¡t«Áphm§n. Fsâ Ip® ho−pw _ew {]m]n¨p. Rm³ sasÃsasà Xmf¯n ASn XpS§n.

"Mv..Mqw..Mqw...Mqw... hnPbv... \o C§t\ sNbvtXm−ncnív.... Hcn¡epw \nÀ¯cpsXSm....."

Ft¶

F¸gpw

^¡v

R§fpsS kpcXPew sIm−p \ndª B Abª ]qÁn Fsâ Ip® tNdnse¶ t]mse Hcp {]tXyIXmf¯n hgpXn tIdnbnd§ns¡m−ncp¶p.

AhcpsS tbm\n AXn\\pkcn¨v apdpIm\pw XpS§n.

"Mqw... Fs´mcp kpJw... FSm... \osbsâ apebn H¶p ISn¡pthm... tamt\" AhÀ apc−p. Rm³ B apeIfn amdn amdn ISn¨p. AtXmsSm¸w Fsâ Ip®bpw _ew {]m]n¨p. Rm³ AhcpsS I£¯n Npw_n¨p. an\n«pIÄ¡pap¼v DXnÀ¶ ]p¯³ hnbÀ¸nsâ KÔw Fsâ Xet¨mdnse Ima{KÙnIfn ]p¯³ DWÀdzp ]IÀ¶p. Fsâ ]®en\p thKX IqSn. tbm\n apdpIn. At¸mÄ kwt`mK¯nsâ iÐw R§fpsS Acs¡«pIÄ¡nSbn \n¶pw Dbcm³ XpS§n. AXp R§tf cXnbpsS thsdmcp taJebnteíp sIm−pt]mbn. "hnPbv... sF hm−v....sF hm−v... Áp Iw FsKbn³... ^¡v an lmÀUv... tUm−v tÌm]v... " "eo\m... bq BÀ...... F\n¡dnb¯nÃ..." Rm³ AXnthKw ]®m³ XpS§n. ]Ãp ISn¨p]nSn¨psIm−v amUw ]dªp.

"F\n¡n\n \nt¶ In«¯nsÃSm... FÃmw IqSn F\n¡nt¸mÄ In«Ww... ^¡v... tamt\... ^¡v... Mv.. Mv.. Mv... Mv..." "thWsa¦nÂ... temImhkm\w htc Rm³ ]®n¯cmsaSo.. tamtf...."

Aadns¡m−v Rm³ Bªp ]®n. icoc¯ntâXnt\¡mÄ a\Ên hnImcw IqSn \n¶Xp sIm−mhmw, s]s«¶v R§Ä¡v Ahkm\aSp¯p. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mallushotstories

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" hnPbv... tUm−v tÌm]v... ^¡v... Abmw IanMv...tamt\... Abmw IanMv...." eo\bpsS IbvIÄ Fsâ Igp¯n NpÁn. I®pIÄ ho−pw ASªp.

Np−pIÄ tImSn. _ew ]nSn¨psIm−v AhÀ apIfnteípbÀ¶p. AhcpsS hnImcw I−t¸mÄ Fsâbpw Rc¼pIÄ henªp apdpIn. Acs¡«pIfpsS XmU\¯ntâbpw, hgphgp¸neqsS bp²w sN¿p¶ P\t\µnb§fpsS kwKoX¯nsâbpw, AI¼SntbmsS R§Ä c−maXpw cXnaqÀO {]m]n¨p. " Mqw....Mqw....Mqw... lmmmmmmm....."

Hcp apcftemsS eo\m Fs¶ hcnªp ]nSn¨p. Npcp§n {Xkníp¶ tbm\o`n¯nIÄ Fsâ Ip®tb Cdp¡n¸nSn¨p. Fsâ A−n¡pS§fn \n¶pw kvJeeckmb\w ho−pw eo\bpsS NqSp]qÁn XpÅnIfmbn sXdn¨p hoWp. Fs¶ hebw sNbvXncp¶ IbvIÄ sasà Abªp. AhÄ InS¡bnteíp AaÀ¶p. XesNcn¨v I®S¨p ]nSn¨hÄ samgnªp.

"Hm tKmUv... Abmw lm¸n... Fsâ tamt\... lm.. .. lmhq........"

C¯hW AhÀ AhÀ InX¨p. B InX¸p t\m¡n hi§fn IbvIp¯ns¡m−v Fsâ Acs¡«n Dcp¯ncnª Ahkm\¯pÅn ip¢hpw Rm³ AhcpsS hnImctI{µ¯n \nt£]n¨p. ]ns¶ AXp ]pd¯p t]mImXncn¡ms\t¶mWw Fsâ Ip® B tbm\oIhmS¯n AaÀ¯n sh¨p.

InXs¸ms¶mXp§nbt¸mÄ Rm³ tNmZn¨p. "aXntbm... ?.."

"Mqw... " "F¦n \aps¡gpt¶Â¡mw....Rm\qcntíms«... ?.."

"Mqw... " Ahsct¶ hebw sNbvXncp¶ IbvIÄ amÁn. Rm\m Np−n Hcp½ IqSn sImSp¯n«v, Fsâ Ip® sasà DucnsbSp¯p Fsâ jÍn apgph³ R§fpsS cXn¡pg¼n \\ªp Ipgªp. ImepIÄ Ih¨v XfÀ¶p InS¡p¶ AhcpsS Ih¡q«n hmXpd¶v XmfpIfpw hnSÀ¯n¡nS¡p¶ B tbm\nbn \n¶pw ip¢w Hen¨p AhcptS IqXnbnteípw Xmtgípw hoWpsIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ NpÁpw t\m¡n. apdnbpsS aqebnepÅ dm¡n aS¡nbn«ncp¶ Hcp ss\Án Fsâ I®nÂs]«p. AsXSp¯v \\sªmeníp¶ Fsâ Ip® Rm³ hr¯nbmbn XpS¨p. ]ns¶ AXpsIm−v eo\bpsS ]qdpw Ih¡nSbpw \\ªp ]i]Án H«n¸nSn¨pInS¶ ]qS¡mSpw \¶mbn XpS¨p. ]ns¶bm ]p¯InSnbnepw. arZphbdnepw ]p¡nÂNpgnbnepw Hmtcm NpSpNpw_\w, hnShm§Ä Npw_\w \nt£]n¨p. XebpbÀ¯n t\m¡pt¼mÄ Ft¶¯s¶ t\m¡n InS¡p¶ amU¯nsâ I®pIfn \n¶p I®p\oÀ HgpIp¶p. Rm\Xp XpS¨psIm−v tNmZn¨p.

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"F´n\m shdptX Icbp¶Xv...\½Ä X½n a\ÊpsIm−v Hcn¡epw kvt\ln¨n«nÃtÃm... Rm³ eo\bpsS icoct¯ am{Xta sImXn¨n«pÅq..."

"Adnbmw...Rm\pw AtX sNbvXn«pÅp... F¦nepw... hnPbm... Ft´m Hcp Zp:Jw.... F\nív AS¡m³ ]Áp¶nÃ.... "eo\mamUw Hcníepw aÁpÅhcpsS ap¼n IcbcpXv... t]ms«t¶...

CsXms¡tb hn[n¨n«pÅp... \ap¡v.. F¶p ]dªm F\nív.... \n§fpsS IpSpw_t¯ t{Zmln¨n«ps−¦n s]mdp¡Ww...." eo\ Fsâ t\m¡n¯s¶ InS¡th Rm³ B tbm\nbpsS Nm Iq«n¸nSn¨S¨p. At¸mÄ AXnsâ hmbSsª¦nepw Xmsg¡qSn Ddh t]mse sImgp¯ ]m Hen¨p sIm−ncp¶p. Rm\htc Ibv ]nSns¨gpt¶ån¨p. ]ns¶ InS¡hncnbn I− `q]Sw XpS¨pIfbm³ {ian¨p. "eohnÁv... sF hn tSIv sIbÀ......"

AhÀ Aekambn ]dªp. ]ns¶ Fsâ Xq§n¡nS¶ Ip®sb H¶p XtemSn. B arZpIc§Ä sXm«t¸mtgípw Ah\pWÀ¶p. AXp I− eo\ I®ocn\nSbn IqsSbmsW¦nepw Nncn¨psIm−p ]dªp. "\nXy buh\am Ch\v... \ns¶ sI«p¶ s]®v `mKyhXnbm...."

AhÀ Ahsâ Nph¶ Xebn Hcp½ sImSp¯p. ]ns¶ Aht\ I¿n \n¶pw hn«p. AhtcmSp ÁmÁm ]dbp¶ t]mse Ah³ \m審p Un{Knbn InS¶mSn. Rms\sâ ]mâvkv hen¨p tIÁpt¼mtgípw AhÀ Aeamcn Xpd¶v Hcp XpWnsbSp¯v Imen¶nSbn sh¨p. ]ns¶ Hcp \n¡À FSp¯v [cn¨p.

XpWnsbms¡ t\scbn«p. I®mSnbn t\m¡n. apSn H¶p tImXnsbmXp¡n.

Rm\pw I®mSnbn t\m¡n apSn tImXn sh¨p. hmXnen\Sps¯¯nbt¸mÄ AhÀ Xncnªp \n¶p. Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v Fsâ Ihnfnepw s\Ánbnepw Hmtcm D½ X¶p. F¶n«p sasà ]dªp.

"Xm¦vkv... B³Uv.... KpUvss_....UnbÀ " "KqUvss_... eo\m..."

"C\n CXp amXncn Hcp _Ôw ]mSnÃ... \¶mbn ]Tn¡Ww....."

Ahscsâ Ihnfn XtemSns¡m−p ]dªp. hmXn Xpd¶v R§Ä H¶padnbm¯htct¸mse ]pd¯nd§n. "ÁmÁm...." sKbnÁn sN¶v Rm³ Xncnªpt\m¡n. hcm´bn \n¶v amUhpw tSmWnbpw Ibv hoin. AkvXabkqcysâ CfwNqSpw ]pÂtaSpItf XgpIn hcp¶ IpfnÀImÁptaÁv \S¡pt¼mÄ Fsâ a\Ên Hcp XangvKm\¯nsâ CucSnIÄ AebSn¨p h¶p. " t]m\m t]mI«pw t]mSm... xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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