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XWepIÄ --1 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, cp 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 ¢mknepv, Aht\ Bcpw t\m¡pI t]mepanÃ. Hcp hÀjw sImv 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.

B hÀjw Ahkm\]co£íp ap¼v ÌUoeohn\p ho«n sN¶t¸mÄ A½bn \n¶pw Ipd¨p hmÀ¯IÄ Rm³ tI«p. A½mbn {]kh¯n\p ho«n t]mbncn¡p¶p. cp t]cpw X½n Ii]nibpmbn, Nnet¸mÄ hnhml tamN\w Xt¶ \St¶¡mw. Djíp hntijsam¶panÃ, AhfpsS Cfb B§fíp Nn¡³ ]nSn s]«p, IpfnIgnªp. kckphnt\¡pdn¨p tNmZn¡Ww F¶pmbncp¶p, ]t£ A½ F´dnbm³, ]ns¶ IqSpX Rm³ Xs¶ hnhcnt¡n hcpw, AXp sImp annbnÃ. Xncn¨pt]mIpt¼mÄ a\Ên Hcp s\m¼cw Dmbncp¶p, A½mbnbpsS Imcyw HmÀ¯v. Hcp kwibhpw, A½mbnbpsS KÀ`¯nsâ AhImiw F\n¡mtWm.. F´pamhs«, Ct¸mÄ F\n¡p kz´w Imcyw Xs¶ hepXv, Ahsc Cuizc³ c£n¡s«. Rm³ FÃmw ad¡m³ {ian¨p.

Ah[n¡p ho«n cp 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¶pmhpw, 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¡mncn¡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. cp I¿pw NpÁn]nSn¨mepw Hcp Ibv \ofw _m¡nbpmIpw, 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 Dmbn. Nnet¸mÄ Aåw AÇoehpw s]¬Ip«nItfmSp ]dbm\pw XpS§n, Fsâ {]Xo£¡p hn]coXambn, AhÀ AXv BkzZn¨p, 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 Ip. 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 IXpw Fsâ a\Ênsâ tImWn Hcp hÀjambn AS§n¡nS¶ncp¶ ]e hnImc§fpw s]m´n h¶p XpS§n. ImcWapv, 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 It¸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 sImv F\n¡p a\Ênembn. kmcnsImp 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 sImv 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 sImv B NppIfpsS kv\nKv[Xtbm IhnÄ XpSnt¸m DÄs¡mÅm³ ]ÁnbnÃ. tNsem¯ Hcp apJw AhÀ¡pmbncp¶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. ]ocnbUnsâ s_ÃSn¨Xv Rm\dnªncp¶nÃ. sR«nbpWcpt¼mÄ ImWp¶Xv Fs¶Xt¶ Xncnªp t\m¡ns¡mv ]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¶, cp Ip«nIfpsS A½. sImïpÅ GtXm An¡¼\n ]W¡mcsâ aq¯ aIÄ, A¸³ aIÄ¡p thn 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 sImv 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¯ In«pv. 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 sImtm 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¶ptÃm..." Hcn¡Â Ah³ tNmZn¨p. " slbv, AsXmcp kpJw..." Rm³ ]dsªmgnªp. amU¯nsâ ¢mÊpIfn Rm³ AhcpsS iÐw tI«nÃ, AhÀ t_mÀUn FgpXnbXp InÃ, IXv at\mcmPy§Ä, amU¯nsâ kpµcamb I£¯nse amZIkpKÔw. AhcpsS icochSnhpIÄ \áta\n. H¶p cv {]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. cp 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 sImv 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. cp 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\apmbn. hfsc¡mew IqSn kv{XobpsS amZIXzs¯¡pdn¨p BZyambn Nn´n¨t¸mÄ Fsâ Acs¡«n Hcp apg s]m´n h¶p.

IbvsImv 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 Im am\w t]mbXpXs¶. At¸mgmWp Fsâ at\mcmPy¯p \n¶pw ¢mÊnteíp Fs¶ sImp 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...."

Rm³ NmSnsbWoÁp. t_mÀUnteíp t\m¡n. Fs´ms¡tbm hc¨p sh¨ncn¡p¶p.

H¶pw Rm³ InÃ, 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¶ Int« t]mImhq.." " sicn amUw.... " ]n¶oSpÅ cp ]ocnbUpIÄ¡v cp bpK¯nsâ \ofhpw cmw temIalm bp²¯nsâ `oIcXbpw Dmbnbp¶p. Áot¨gvkv dqan Rm³ sN¶t¸mÄ thsd cp Ip«nIÄ amU¯nsâ ASp¯pmbncp¶p.

Rm³ Im¯p \n¶p. AhÀ t]mbn¡gnªt¸mÄ amUw Fs¶ Iu¬knen§v apdnbnteíp sImp t]mbn. hmXneS¨p. " hnPbv... \nsâ sdt¡mÀUpIÄ Rm³ Ip. ^nknIvkn\p \nsâ amÀ¡pIÄ ]t tamiamWp. AXp ]ÁnÃ. \o ¢mÊn {i²n¡p¶nÃ. ]dbq, F´mWp \nsâ {]iv\w..?.. " Rm³ annbnÃ. 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¡mncn¡pIbmWv. AXnsâ hyàamb ASbmf§Ä Rm³ C¶p Ip. Rm³ ]dªXp icnbtÃ...?

Rm³ annbnÃ. F´p sImp `qan ]nfcp¶nÃ... " D¯cw ]dbq hnPbv... icnbmtWm.." " F\n¡p..... ^nknIvkn\p Áyqj³ CÃ... AXp sImv....." Rm³ hopw 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, Ignhpapv... AXpsImp 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]mSpmbncpt¶m...?

Fsâ DsÅm¶p InSp§n. Rms\m¶p ]cp§n. Rm³ ]dªp. " CÃ...." " \pW ]dbcpXv.. \nsâ a\Êp Rm³ hmbn¡p¶pv... " " 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 cp t]À¡pw \Sphn amUw Ccn¡pw. Fsâ t\tc FXncn Hcp P\ Dv. 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 cp 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 tXmm³ Fsâ hncepIÄ Xcn¡pw. Fsâ ]mân\Snbn Ipep¡apm¡m³ Chsbms¡ [mcmfambncp¶p.

Znhk§Ä ]n¶n«t¸mÄ a«p amdn. ISph ]Xps¡ am³Ip«nbmIp¶ e£Ww IpXpS§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 sImv 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 Im¸nbpambn hcpt¼mÄ AhÀ hopw KasbSp¡pw. GXmbmepw Cu Sypj³ F\n¡p hfsc Cãs¸«p.

Ahkm\¸co£bpsS ÌUo eohn\pw R§Ä¡v Syqj\pmbncp¶p. kabw cmhnse ]¯p aWn¡v.

As¶mcp i\nbmgvNbmbncp¶p. ]Xnhp t]mse cmhnse Rm³ Syqj\p sN¶p. Aåw Ignªt¸mÄ cp 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 Dtm 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 cp 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¶pv. F´m \nsâ {]iv\w F\n¡XdnbWw. ImcWw, F\n¡p \nt¶mSp Hcp {]tXyI Xmåcyw Dv. AXp sImv 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]mSptm.."

" 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....." " 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¨psImp 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 sImv t]mbXmbncnípw. Rm³ Hcp a³. 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.