XWepIÄ --2 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 anm³ 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 annbnÃ. F\n¡v B apJ¯v t\m¡m³ Xs¶ kt¦mNw. " hnPbv.." AhÀ hnfn¨p. Rm³ apJapbÀ¯n. " \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\ In«v.... Fsâ t\sc t\m¡m³ NpWbpÅ HcmWnt\ In«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 sImp ]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 cp 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 IXv 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 Ip. Rm³ AdnbmsX ]dªp t]mbn. " amUw.... AÃ, tN¨n, F\n¡p s]®p§sS sXmd¶ I£w Im hÃmsX hcpw..." " A¸w \o CXn\p ap¼v... s]®p§sS sXmd¶ I£w Ins«mv.. AtÃ... " " Hv..." " F§s\ Ip.... \o hà s]®p§tfw CXn\p ap¼v...?" " AÃ... Ipfn¡Shn h¨p.... samtew ]ns¶... kmamt\mw FÃmw Ins«mv...." " Mqw... A§s\ hct«.... CsXÃmw In«v \o F¶m sN¿pw...? " tN¨n... F´m C§s\ Ft¶mSp tNmZn¡pt¶..."
" \o ]dbp¼w tI¡m³ Hcp kpJw.... CtXhtc C§s\ BtcmSpw Rm³ tNmZn¨n«panÃ... Bcpw CtXhtc Ft¶mSv ]dªn«panÃ... AXp sImm..... ]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¨psImv 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 Imednbmw...." " 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 Ip. 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 aqhm³ am§ hen¸¯n apg¨p Ignªncp¶p. AhÀ B apgbn ]Xps¡ XtemSns¡mp ]ndp]ndp¯p. " ssa tKmUv, ae¼m¼v Npcpp InS¡p¶Xpt]msebpsÃm hnPbv, \nsâ Bbp[w " AhÀ Xmtgípw tatem«pw AXn XtemSns¡mncp¶p. B IbvIfpw NppIfpw hndíp¶pmbncp¶p. ImWmXncp¶Xp ImWpt¼mÄ DmIp¶ B BImw£ AhcpsS Hmtcm Ne\¯nepw Dmbncp¶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 cpw sN¶p. »usk¶ t]cn adªpInS¶ B XpWn¡p apIfneqsS Fsâ 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 sImp 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¶papv. AhcpsS På\§Ä Ahyàambn Fsâ ImXn ]Xn¨p sImncp¶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 sXmbnemWv. ]nSn¨p \n¡m³ \nhr¯nbnà F¶p tXm¶nbt¸mÄ Rm³ ]dªp. " eo\t¨¨n... F\n¡p shÅw hcpw..... tN¨osS hmbnemIpw...." 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 Itmfp..." AhÀ t\tc t]mbn I«nenteíp InS¶p, ssI cpw 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 NppIÄ 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©ppIfn AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p sImp 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 Ip sImXn¨ncp¶ B I£¯n aq¡p ap«n¨pc¨p. Hcp Znhks¯ IpÁntcmaw Fsâ aq¡nepcªp. s]mSn¨p h¶ hnbÀ¸n\p amZIKÔapmbncp¶p. AhÀ Fsâ I¼nhocs\ I¿n«p ]nSn¨p sR¡ns¡mncp¶p. Fsâ NppIÄ AhcpsS Igp¯n ]Xn¨t¸mÄ AhÀ atÁ IbvsImv 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 sImp 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 cv hi§fnepambn«mbncp¶p. AXmbXv I£§Ä htc AhbpsS NphSp \op InS¶ncp¶p. cp apeIfptSbpw \Sphn ]´p Ifn¡m\pÅ kvYew Dmbncp¶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 \n¶ncp¶Xv. »ukn\pÅn I£whsc Ah \op \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 cp 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 cp {]mhiyw sR¡n ImWn¨p. AhÀ C¡nfnsImv Ipep§n¨ncn¨p. F¶n«p ]dªp. " Chscsâ A`nam\amSm tamt\, ^nen¸p t]mepw sXm«n«nÃ, tSmWn tam³ IpSn¨n«pv. ]t£ ^ntem IqSpX 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 Ip, H¸w AhcpsS I®pIÄ kpJw sImp Iq¼n ASbp¶Xpw. Fsâ NppIfaÀ¯n Rm³ cnepw 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 sNbvXpsImncp¶p. AXn\Xn\p Ah³ IqSpX IqSpX I¼nbmbn h¶p. Ah³ B Iq¼mf hbdnÂ, ]p¡nfn Ip¯n sRcn]ncn sImp. 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¡mp ]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 sImv tNmZn¨p. " tN¨n F¶pw tjhp sN¿ptam..." " ]ns¶ .... sN¿msX ]Áptam.... Atà\n\s¡ms¡ Ip 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... \à 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 Itms«.."
" \o.. F´p thtWepw sN¿Sm tamt\..." AhÀ DSp¸p ssIsImpw ImepIÄ sImpw Xmtgíp hen¨p. Rm\hcpsS apeIfn \n¶pw cp tKmf§fpsSbpw \Sphnse hnimeXbn IqSn amdn Xmtgíp B BenehbdnÂIqSn NptmSn¨p. e£Wsam¯ ]p¡n Npgn, F¶pw kmcnbpsS aS¡n\nSbn IqSn IpsImXn¨n«pÅ B amZI J\nbn Fsâ NppIÄ AaÀ¯n Dgnªp. AhÀ C¡nfnsImv ]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, cp 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 HtÃmSm CXv.... CXp tIdnbm GXp ]pÊnbpw Iodnt¸mIphtÃmSm..." AhÀ Ahsâ Xe hopw FSp¯p hmbnem¡n. hopw ]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 hopw 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 sImp Xt¶ B DSp¸nsâ NcSgn¨p. ]ns¶ Abhm¡n. " At¸m tN¨n¡p C¶p kpJn¡t...." " kpJn¡Ww F¶pv .. ]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¡mp Xt¶ Rm³ DSp¸v hen¨qcn amÁn. AhÀ Ipnbpw 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 Dv. Npcpv ]nWªv InS¡pIbmWv.
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