fmZkpw ¢mÀ¡v hm_pw NqsX tim«`n sI`kjn¨ B Unkh¯nWv tlgw FWn¡v N¸`n hpO KoknSw Ss¶ B]n^p¶p. Wà e£\w, Bkly¯nWv hzmS{´w. Mm³ N¸Â tZm¡v sI]vS hf]s¯ms¡ bp_¯v tbm]n. b*v AsSms¡ dp²nfp«v Ss¶ B]n^p¶p. N¸`n Fsâ NqsX DÅ b`^pw b`Spw sI]vSv Ss¶]m\v Kokn¨n^p¶Sv. In`À sP B]n. In`À ASÃmsS Ss¶ b`Spw sI]vSv sNmXp¯p. Mm³ Fsâ KokS¯n SrbvSWm]n^p¶p.

bp_¯v tbmkm³ sbÀfng³ S^p¶Sv ¢mÀ¡v hÀ B\v. At±ifm\v Hm¸t_g³ HcoÊÀ. NzmÀ«À sX¡ntWmXv tIÀ¶v k`n] H^p fp_n]m\v At±i¯nWv. sbÀfng³ FXp¡m³ tbmkpt¼mÄ b`t¸mjpw hÀ Ft¶mXv km]n FXp¡m³ b_]pw. fmX¯n Wn¶v `en¡m¯ H¶m]n^p¶p ASv. Mm³ bSps¡ bSps¡ W¶m]n sI]vSv sNmXp¡m³ bYn¨p. ¢mÀ¡v hm_nWv Bkm³ SpX§pt¼mÄ WnÀ¯mWpw, bns¶ ko*pw bSns] SpX§mWpw Hs¡ Mm³ lo`n¨p. bs£ H^p {blvWw C§sW Hs¡ sI¿pt¼mÄ Aakn NqXpS bm Fsâ km]n Wn_]pw F¶Sm]n^p¶p. ASv km]n Wn¶v bp_t¯¡v tbmkp¶Sv hm_nWv Cãfà SmWpw. H^p knV¯n`m\v Mm³ fpjpkWpw NpXn¨v SoÀ¡pN. bs£ Fsâ hzmS{´y¯nWv sNmXp¡p¶ sI_n] kn` B]n^p¶p ASv.

H^p Unkhw Mm³ sNmamd F¶ Ø`¯v Wn¡pt¼mÄ Wm«n sk¨v FWn¡v b^nI]fpÅ H^p tI¨ns] N*p. Fsâ A½koXnWXp¯v Smfhfm]n^p¶p A¡m`¯v. bns¶ tdmwsd]v¡v tbm]n F¶_nªp. AknsX BÀ¡pw Wà Aen{bm]w CÃm]n^p¶p. N*t¸mÄ Mm³ AÛpSs¸«v tbm]n. Wà Wn_w sk¨n^n¡p¶p. W¶m]n sNmjp¯ fp`NÄ H^p C_p¡fpÅ Xo gÀ«n fp_p¡n sk¨n^n¡p¶p. bn³ klw H^p ^£]nÃm¯ ewPn. f_m¯nNÄ V^n¡p¶ k`n] k«fpÅ WSWn] F¶ fp¡p¯n. ssN]n IqXnNÄ fp«v ks^. Mm³ ^*pw N`vbn¨v AXp¯v sI¶p.

“””” tI¨n, knWn tI¨n.”

“””” D®n.. At¿m…. F{S Wmam]n.. Rm, Wo CknsX B\tÃm tÃ.. NX]n Ft´m..”

“””” AÃ tI¨n, MmWnt¸m N¸`n`m. H^p Atf^n¡³ N¼Wn]n`v”

tI¨n¡v ASnl]w tSm¶n. AkÀ Fs¶ WnÀdÔn¨v ko«nt`¡v sNm*v tbm]n. H^p k`n] cv`mäns` sI_n] fp_n. AVnNw hmVW§Ä H¶pfnÃ. DÅSv Wà kr¯n]m]n sk¨n^p¶p.

“””” Wm«n`v, Fs¶ bän b`Spw b_]p¶p*v F¶v FWn¡v A_n]mw. Wnt¶mXv Hant¡* Nm^yw H¶pfnÃ. Nps_ Hs¡ hSyw Ss¶]m. Cu b_]p¶k^v H¶pw km]n`v sk¨v S^nÃ. b\ns]Xp¯v Sn¶p¶p. W¶m]n Kokn¡p¶p.. Rm Wnsâ kntlg§Ä b_”

M§Ä Nps_ hwhm^n¨p. tI¨n bSntWjmw k]Ênt`m N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ftäm k¶Sm\v. Cs¸m Bs_jv sNmÃfm]n. b^nI]w DÅ H^p f`]man t{dm¡À D*v. A]mÄ kjn, tNmtaKv sb¬Np«n B\v F¶v b_ªp tbmkpw. H¶v ^*p tNmtaKv sF. Zn AknsX D*m]n^p¶p. AsSms¡ FWn¡v Nm\n¨v S¶v In^n¨p. Dus\ms¡ Njnªv Hmt^m¶v hwhm^n¨v Fsâ Nm^y¯n F¯n. Ft¶mXv sb¬Np«nNapfm]n kÃSpw WXt¶m Fs¶ms¡ tImUn¨p. Mm³ H¶pw fn*n]nÃ. tI¨n Hmt^m Nm^y§Ä Hs¡ b_]p¶Sv tN«v FWn¡v sbm§m³ SpX§n.

“””” Rm im… As¸m, ASv Mm³ {l²n¨nÃ., C§p km…”

“””” At¿m tI¨n… tk*.. Bs^¦n`pw k^pw”

“””” B^pw k^nÃ. CtS]v, Fsâ cv`mäm. A§sWt]m¶pw BÀ¡pw k^m³ bänÃ. Wo C§p km.. ‘

Mm³ fXn¨v fXn¨v sI¶p . tI¨n Fsâ bmâvhv Ajn¡m³ SpX§n. Mm³ kn`¡n.

“””” tI¨n, tk*… l^n]mknÔ

“””” ASv sNmÅmftÃm. F´nWm C{S Wm\w, CWn, H¶pw WX¶n«ntÃ… tfmsW, b_.. A§sW ktÃmfmt\m…”

Mm³ H¶pw fn*n]nÃ. tI¨n d`fm]n Fsâ bmâvhv Ajn¨v gZn]pw Ajn¨v, hmVWw ssN]n FXp¯p.

“””” Sos^ sI_pSm\tÃm tfmsW, H¶v tWm¡s«..”

tI¨n bSps¡ AXn¡m³ SpX§n. FWn¡v H^p fnWn«nW¸p_w H¶pw bnXn¨v sk¡m³ bänÃ. fWÊv BsN sk{bmaw. F§sW]m H¶v- ^£s¸XpN F¶v Bt`mIn¡pN B]n^p¶p.

“””” tI¨n, Mm³ tI¨ns] H¶v Nm\s«.”

: ‘ AsSms¡ bns¶. BUyw WnW¡v Mm³ In` Nm^y§Ä Nm\n¨v S^mw.”

tI¨n km]nt`¡v FXp¡mWpÅ SpX¡w B]n^p¶p. A§sW kÃSpw sI]v–SmÂ, B Wnfngw FWn¡v Bkpw. Fsâ fmWw fpjpk³ tbmkpw. Mm³ bSps¡ tI¨n]psX ssN fmän. F¶n«v fp«v Np¯n C^p¶p. tI¨n¡v H¶pw fWÊn`m]nÃ. Mm³ bSps¡ tI¨n]psX bmkmX D]À¯n. F¶n«v Nm`pNÄ AN¯n sk¨p.

“””” tfmsW, F´m Wo]n sI¿p¶Sv.. WnÃv BUyw Wnsâ Nm^yw Mm³ tWm¡s«. AN¯v NX¯m_m]n«nÃ. Sn^¡v Nm\n¡tÃ.”

Fsâ Dt±lw tI¨n¡v fWÊn`m]nÃ. Mm³ bSps¡ tI¨n]psX SpX]n D½ sk¨p SpX§n. Wmkv sNm*v bSps¡ W¡n W¡n fpNant`¡v C©nWvIm]n N]_n. F¶n«v SpX]nXp¡pNÄ W¡nSpX§n. C{S]pw B]t¸mÄ tI¨n¡v hwl]w tSm¶n SpX§n¡m\\w.

“””” tfmsW… Hiiv….. Wo…….. Wn¡v Wn¡v H¶v b_]s«..”

tI¨n Fs¶ d`fm]n bnXn¨v SmXn]n bnXn¨v fpOw D]À¯n. Mm³ tI¨n]psX N®nt`¡v tWm¡n.

“””” Wo ASm\v– sI¿m³ tbmsWWvNn Cs¸m tk*.. Mm³ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv H¶v- sI¶v s{cgm]n k^mw. Wn¡v”

Mm³ tI¨ns] kn«nÃ. ^*p ssN]pw fp_ps¡ bnXn¨v fpOw Mm³ bns¶]pw Smjv¯n.

“””” FXm Np«m.. Wn¡v. ‘ H^p hzNm^yw b_]p¶ tbms` tI¨n Fsâ sIkn]nt`¡v Ip*v tIÀ¯p.

“””” kr¯n]nÃXm, Mm³ H^nX¯v tbm]n k¶Sm.. kjn`v sk¨m Wns¶ N*Sv. H^p k]ʳ. bp_t¯m«v FXp¡m³ b_ªn«v tN«nÃ. Mm³ Cs¸m k^mw.. t«m..”

“””” tI¨n CknsX C^n¡v. F§pw tbm*.. shN-vhn A§sW kr¯ntNXv H¶pw tWm¡^pSv tI¨n. FWn¡v AsSm^p {blWw AÃ. tI¨n]psX ht´mgw B\v FWn¡v {bVmWw.”

fmZw b_]m_pÅ Z]t`mPv A§sW Ss¶ Mm³ b_ªp. H^p knVw tI¨n h½Sn¨p.

Mm³ tI¨n]psX Nm`pNÄ ^*pw bSps¡ AN¯n, bmâohv A^nNnt`¡v fmän. F¶n«v tI¨n]psX fWÊv fm_p¶SnWv fp¼v Wmkv W¶m]n WW¨v t]mWn¡Ns¯¡v N]än.

tI¨n C^p¶ Ø`¯v Wn¶v H^Xn D]À¶p. ^*p ssN sNm*pw Fs¶ bnXn¨p. BUyw B\v F¶v tSm¶p¶p. F¶n«v N®pNÄ C_p¡n AX¨p.

Mm³ Wmkv knXÀ¯n, t]mWn]psX Smsj fpSÂ, Nrh^n ks^ Woa¯n W¡n SpkÀ¯n. H^©v fnWnt«maw tks_ H¶pw sI]vSnÃ.

tI¨n Fs¶ tWm¡n W¶m]n H¶v In^n¨p. F¶n«v bSps¡ Fsâ fpOw fmän, bmân fpjpkWm]n Du^n sk¨p. F¶n«v ko*pw Nm`N¯n C^p¶p.

Mm³ bYn¨Sv FÃmw b^o£n¡pN B]n^p¶p. BUyw Nps_ tW^w t]mWn Ua§Ä W¶m]n W¡n SpkÀ¯n. bns¶ Ipäpw bSps¡ W¡n SpX§n. C{S]pw B]t¸mtj¡pw tI¨n¡v bSps¡ H`n¡m³ SpX§n. Mm³ N* emkw WXn¨nÃ. bns¶]pw Ipäpw W¶m]n W¡ns¡m*n^p¶p. tI¨n Fsâ Wmkv t]mWn]n S«n¡m³ W¶m]n tWm¡pN]m]n^p¶p. A§sW Np_¨v tW^w sI]vS tlgw, FWn¡v Ss¶ bmkw tSm¶n. Mm³ Wmkv Np_¨v d`w sNmXp¯v bSns] t]mWn¡v ANt¯¡v N]än. tI¨n k`n] H^p lÐw D*m¡n. Mm³ bSps¡ DÅnt`¡pw bp_t¯¡pw sI¿m³ SpX§n.

“””” tfmsW.. Hmiv… FWn¡v k¿… Np_¨v NqsX…”

“””” tI¨nsX t]mWn]psX hzmUv l^n¡pw FWn¡v fWÊn`m]nÃ. tI¨n shN-vhv sI]vSv AVnNw tW^w BkmªSv sNm*v, Np_¨v NqXpS CuÀ¸w D*m]n^p¶p. ¢mÀ¡v hm_nsâ bm`ntW¡mÄ Np_¨v N«n NqXn] hzmUpw f\kpw B]n^p¶p. bs£ tI¨n]psX f\w N`À¶v- FWn¡v ]msSm^p UphzmUpw tSm¶n]nÃ.

Mm³ bSns] B {hk§Ä Hs¡ W¡n FXp¯p. A§sW Np_¨v Njnªt¸mÄ, tI¨n]psX hzmUv Nn«n SpX§n. fmZw tks_ H^p hzmUv B]n^p¶p. Kyqhpw fäpw Vm^maw NpXn¡pw. ASv N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv sNm*v kas^ tWÀ¯ H^p hzmUv. tI¨n]psX hzmUv, WÃk®w {bNXw B]n^p¶p. NqXmsS, Hmt^m {bmklykpw k^pt¼mÄ Fsâ km] Wn_ªv k¶p. fäp hnWnfNan Nm\p¶ tbms` H^p lÐkpw tI¨n D*m¡n]nÃ. fmZkpw A§sW lÐw D*m¡p¶ BaÃ. Bkpt¼mÄ H¶v- d`w sk]v¡pw. fpXn]n DÅ bnXn¯w H¶v NW¡pw. A{St] DÅq. In`t¸mÄ Nps_ {bmklyw k^pt¼mÄ DÅ I½Â Nm^\w B]n^n¡pw. Mm³ A_n]mSn^n¡m³ Bkpw.

tI¨n H^p fq¶v- {bmklyw Hs¡ k¶p Njnªt¸mÄ Mm³ bSps¡ Wo* W¡Â SpX§n. t]mWn]psX Aäw fpS Nrh^n ks^. bns¶, Nrh^n H¶v- Ip*nWpw WmknWpw CX]n k¨v Wp\ª tlgw ko*pw Smtj¡v. fmZw bYn¸n¨ Nm^yfm\v. sb®p§Ä¡v H^p Nm^yw Nps_ tW^w sI¿\w. F¶m fm{Stf B {Xm¡n k^q. C¶s` BhzUn¡m³ Njn]q. FWn¡v fsäm¶pw NqsX A_n]\w B]n^p¶p. bp_Np kl¯v Wmkv NX¯p¶Sv tI¨n¡v Cãfmt\m F¶v. ASnWpÅ H^p hq{Sw B]n^p¶p CSv. Mm³ Smtjm«v Wmkp sNm*v k¶p, A_n]m¯ k®w bSps¡ bp_Nv– kls¯ Uzm^¯n S«n¨p. tI¨n H¶v kn_¨v, ASv tbms` C^p¶p. bns¶ CX¡v ko*pw. tI¨n¡v fWÊn`m]Sv tbms` tSm¶n]nÃ. bs£ tI¨n bSps¡ Fjpt¶äp. Fsâ Ip*n AfÀ¯n H^p½ S¶p.

“””” dm, CknsX NnX¡v, tI¨n]pw WnW¡v Fs´¦n`pw sI]vSv S^s«”

tks_ kjn CÃm]n^p¶p. Mm³ f`À¶p NnX¶p. tI¨n bSps¡ Nm`pNÄ AN¯n bn³ emPw Fsâ fpO¯v tI^p¶ k®w Fsâ fpNan NnX¶p . tI¨n]psX WnSwd¯nWv k`n¸w fmX¯nsW¡mÄ NqXpw. Fsâ fpOw ASnWnX]n bSnªn^p¶p. tI¨n Fsâ hmVWw bSps¡ AXn¡m³ SpX§n. Mm³ BsN kn_¨p. GSv Wnfngkpw FWn¡v Bkpw. tbXn Bkm³ SpX§n.

“””” tI¨n, ¹ohv, FWn¡v BhzUn¡m³ bäp¶nÃ. Fs¶ H¶pw sI¿tÃ.. CSv Njn]s«.. ¹ohv”

“””” F¶m l^n. tfm³ sI]vtSm. ASv Njnªp tI¨n sI]vSv S^mw.”

Mm³ tkPw tI¨n]psX t]mWn¡N¯v Bkp¶t{S Wmkv NX¯n. hzmtUmsX W¡n NpXn¨p. F¶n«v bSps¡ bp_t¯¡v FXp¯p. tI¨n Np_¨v sbm§n, Fsâ Wmkns`¡v bSnªn^p¶p. Fsâ km]n`msN tI¨n]psX tS³ Wn_ªn^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p. tI¨n bSps¡ D]^mWpw SmjmWpw SpX§n. bns¶ Fs¶ sM«n¨v bSps¡ bp_Np klw Fsâ Wmkn sNmÅp¶ tbms` Wo§mWpw. Mm³ ^*pw N`vbn¨v WmknWp d`w sNmXp¯v, bp_Nv– kls¯ Uzm^¯nWNt¯¡v SÅn N]än. tI¨n k`n] H^p lÐw D*m¡n, bs£, ko*pw Sn^n¨n^p¶p.

Mm³ fmX¯nWv sI]vSv sNmXp¡m_pÅ tbms`, Wmkv WW¨v bp_Nn`pw fp¶n`pw W¶m]n W¡n sNmXp¯p, N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tI¨n¡v k`n] Cãfm]n. A§sW H^p f\n¡qÀ sI]vSv Nm\pw tI¨n]psX Fjpt¶äv Wn`v¡m³ tbm`pw k¿msS B]n. Njnª tlgkpw, Mm³ Smsj Ss¶ C^p¶v tI¨n]psX t]mWn]psX kl§Ä Hs¡ W¡n sNm*v Hmt^m Nm^yP hwhm^n¨p.

“””” tfmsW, C¶v Nn«n] tbms` H^p hpOw FWn¡v KoknS¯nÂ…. CÃ…. Wns¶ Nm\m³ Mm³ Ft´ C{S sskNn]Sv Fs¶ DÅq.. Dw… Wnsâ Wmkv… Fs´m^p hpOfmXm..”

Mm³ H¶pw fn*n]nÃ. tI¨n Fs¶ bSps¡ Fjpt¶`vbn¨v dm¯v_qfnWN¯v sNm*v tbm]n, bp_Np kl¯v Wn¶v bSps¡ AXn¨p S¶p. ^*p fnWn«nWNw FWn¡v bm bp^¯v k¶p. Mm³ I½Â Nm^\w tI¨n]psX Njp¯n fpOw tIÀ¯p.. tI¨n Fs¶ SmXn¡v bnXn¨v D]À¯n..

“””” As¸m CSm Nm^yw. hm^fnÃ. CSv C¯n^n sI_pSm]n tbm]n. ASm Mm³ sI¿m³ WnÀdÔn¡mtª. CSv FWn¡N¯v C«m`pw Wf¡v ^*mÄ¡pw H¶pw tSm¶nÃ. tfmsW, hm^fnÃ. ASn`v Nn«mkp¶SnW¸p^w hpOw WnW¡v C§sW S^m³ bäpw.. Wo tbXns¡ tk*”

FÃm Nm^y§apw tI¨nt]mXv b_]m³ FWn¡v tSm¶n. Mm³ b_ªp.

“””” tI¨n, FWn¡v In`Sv b_]mWp*v–.”

(SpX^pw)