f½n]psX fpNan NnX¶ A¿mÄ f½n]psX fp`NÄ fm_n fm_n NpXn¡m³ SpX§n. f½n hpOw sNm*v S` A§n«pfnt§m«pw Sn^n¡p¶p*v. f½n ^*p ssNsNm*pw A¿mapsX bn³ Njp¯n`qsX Ipän bnXn¨n^n¡p¶p. Nps_tW^w fp` NpXn¨n«v A¿mÄ f½n]psX ssNN bnXn¨p fpNant`¡v sk¨n«v Ng¯n fpOfÀ¯n. f½n hpOw sNm*v bpa]pN]m\v. ASnWp tlgw tWs^ fpNant`¡v sI¶v f½n]psX t_mhv Wn_fpÅ Ip*pNÄ km]n`m¡n Wp\ªp sNm*n^p¶p. F³s_ sK«n¡pÅn Np® sSm®q_p Zn{Pn]n WnkÀ¶p Wn¡pN]m\v. ASn³s_ S^n¸v fmäm³ WÃ^p km\w knX\w. At¸mÄ sNm¨¸³ F\oäv f½n]psX Nm`pNÄ bnXn¨N¯n bq_nt`¡v fpOw Smjv¯n. f½n WXpkv CX¡nX]v¡v ka]v¡p¶p*v. Np_¨p tW^w ASv SpXÀ¶p. F¶n«v sNm¨¸³ F¶o«p Np® ^*p fq¶p Sk\ Np`p¡n]n«p f½n]v¡v fpNant`¡v NnX¶p. At¸mÄ f½n ASv bnXn¨p S³s_ bq_nWp tWs^ sk¨p. sNm¨¸³ bSps¡ sSÅn ASv ANt¯]v¡v C_¡n. sNm¨¸³s_ Np® bqÀ®fm]pw f½n]psX bq_nWpÅn`m]n. sNm¨¸³ bSns] b®m³ SpX§n. BUyfm]n]m\v f½ns] H^mÄ b®p¶Sv tW^n«v Nm\p¶Sv.

NÀ«sâ f_kn Wn¶Sv sNm*mkpw FWn¡v Sp½Â k¶p. Wn]{´n¡m³ NjnªnÃ. Sp½Â tN«v f½n]pw sNm¨¸Wpw sM«p¶Sv Mm³ N*p. sNm¨¸³ DXsW f½n]psX fpNan Wn¶pw F\oäv– Wn`¯p NnX¶ s{XuhÀ k`n¨p N]än. sNm¨¸³s_ Np® bp_¯p Nm\mfm]n^p¶p. ASv A¿mÄ bnXn¨p {Xuh_nsâ DÅnt`¡v Sn^pNn N]än.{Xuh_nsâ fp³ klw fpj¨p Wn¡p¶p. At¸mÄ sdÍn NnX¶ sdZv goäv k`n¨p f½n]pw l^o^¯nt`¡n«p. Ad²w bän] Mm³ sbs«¶v F³s_ _qfnt`¡v HmXn tZmÀ AX¨p. CWn F´v sI¿pw Mm³ Hanªp tWm¡n]Sv f½n]pw sNm¨¸Wpw A_nªp.

sÈ! Wm\t¡Xm]n!

A§nsW In´n¨p Wn¡pt¼mÄ F³s_ tZm_n fp«p¶ lÐw tN«p. F³s_ sW©nXn¸p NqXn NqXn k¶p. Mm³ tbm]n tZmÀ Sp_¶p. fp¶n sNm¨¸³ Wn¡p¶p. sNm¨¸³ _qfnt`¡v– N]_n F³s_ sdÍn tbm]n^p¶p.

“”””tfm³ CSpks^ D_§n]ntÃ?

“”””CÔ

“”””tfm³ M§apsX _qfn WX¶Sv FÃmw Ns*¶p M§Ä¡v fWÊn`m]n. Np«m.. Wo H¶pw knIm^n¡^pSv. H^p fN³ Nm\m³ bmXnÃm¯ NmjvI]m\v Np«³ C¶v N*sS¶v FWn¡_n]mw. tfm³s_ f½ns] Mm³ Nan¡p¶Sv Nm\pt¼mÄ tfmWp*mNp¶ knNm^w FWn¡v fWÊn`mkpw. ASpsNm*v tfm³ CWn f½n]psX _qfnt`¡v– N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tWm¡^pSv. ASv tfm³s_ f½n]psX fp_n Ss¶]m. F¶m tfm³s_ f½n C¶v F³s_ em^ym\v. M§Ä¡v M§apsX hzNm^y Wnfng§Ä D*v. ASpsNm*v tfm³ H¶pw knIm^n¡^pSv.”

tfm³s_ f½n Ft¶mXv b_ªp tfmtWmXv hwhm^n¡m³ ASm Mm³ Ct¸mÄ k¶Sv. f½n¡p tfmtWmXv hwhm^n¡m³ H^p I½Â F¶v.”

“”””tfm³s_ b¸]pfm]n f½n dÔs¸«n«p Nps_Nm`fm]n. ASnsâs]Ãmw kngfw f½n]psX DÅn`p*v. ASpsNm*m\v Mm³ tk*m F¶v b_ªn«pw f½n Fs¶ sNm*v sI¿n¸n¨Sv. tZmÀ Sp_¶p NnX¶ Nm^yw M§Ä ^*p tb^pw f_¶p tbm]n. eÀ¯mkm] F³s_ NXf]m\v tfm³s_ f½ns] SrbvSns¸Xp¯pN F¶Sv. tfmWv Sm`vb^yw Ds*¦n Np_¨p WmÄ tfm³s_ b¸]psX ko«n tbm]n Wnt¶mÅq.. At¸mtj¡pw tfm³s_ f½ns] Mm³ Nan¨p PÀen\n B¡p¶p*v. tfmsWm^p NqsX¸n_¸nsW S^\sf¶m\v M§apsX B{Piw”

sNm¨¸³ b_]p¶Sv tN«v Mm³ sM«ntbm]n.. C§sWs]ms¡ Ft¶mXv hwhm^n¡psf¶v hzbvW¯n tbm`pw N^pSn]nÃ.

“”””FWn¡v fWÊn`m]n. sNm¨¸³ tbm]v–s¡mÅq..CWn Mm³ At§m«v– k^nÃ.” Mm³ b_ªp.

sNm¨¸³ In^n¨p sNm*v _qfn Wn¶pw tbm]n.

sNm¨¸³ tbm]n Njnªt¸mÄ Ak^psX _qfnsâ tZmÀ AX¡p¶pt*m F¶v Mm³ {l²n¨p. Cà tZmÀ AX¡p¶ lÐw tN«nÃ. f½n D_§n Nm\ptfm ? AkÀ ko*pw Nan¡ptfm Fs¶ms¡]pÅ In´ Fs¶ AhzØWm¡n! NnX¶n«v D_¡w k^p¶nÃ. Mm³ bSps¡ F\oäv– f½n]psX _qfnsW tWs^ WX¶p. At¸mÄ tZmÀ bqÀ®fm]pw Sp_¶p NnX¡pN]m\v. f½n sdZv goäv fqXn sdÍn NnX¶p. sNm¨¸³ tXdnan C^p¶ fVy Np¸n]n Wn¶pw fVyw ¥mÊnt`¡v– bN^p¶p. ^*p ¥mhv– tXdnan C^n¡p¶p. Hs^®w f½n¡p DÅSm]n^n¡psf¶p FWn¡v fWhn`m]n. F³s_ f½n CSpks^ NpXn¡p¶Sm]n FWn¡v A_nknÃ. sNm¨¸sâ NqsX NqXn]SnWp tlgw tk*m¯ lo`§Ä FÃmw bYn¨p!

¥mÊnt`¡v– bNÀ¶ fVyw Hä k`n¡p NpXn¨n«v C«n^p¶ {XuhÀ Ajn¨p Wn`¯n«p sNm*v sNm¨¸³ f½n]psX tWs^ Sn^nªp. sNm¨¸sâ Np® N¼n]m]n Wn¡p¶p*v. f½ns] b®m³ ASv sk¼p¶Sv tbms` FWn¡v tSm¶n. sNm¨¸³ f½n]psX fpNan C«n^p¶ sdZv goäv k`n¨p fmän. f½n H^p ssN sNm*v sdZv goän bnXn¨p sNm*v b_ªp “”””B tZmÀ AX¨n«p k^q. tfm³ CWn]pw k¶p N*mtÃm ?”

“”””AktWmXp Mm³ FÃmw b_ªn«p*v. N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Ak³ k¶p Nt*ms«. ASnWtà W½Ä do¨n tbm]t¸mÄ AksW]pw NqXn sNm*v tbm]Sv. Wns¶ dn¡nWn]n N*t¸mÄ Ak³s_ {Xuh_nsâ fp³klw koÀ¯p k^p¶Sv Mm³ N*n^p¶p. Wn³s_ l^o^w Nm\pt¼mÄ Ak³s_ {bSnN^\w FWn¡v Nm\mfm]n^p¶p ASnWm\v AksW]pw sNm*v tbm]Sv. CWn Aksâ fp¶n C«p Wns¶ Nan¡\w. ASv FWns¡m^p i^fm\v.

“”””sÈ. Wn§Ä Fs´ms¡]m fWpgym Cu b_]pt¶”

“”””hSyfmXn. Ak³ Nm\m³ tk*n Ss¶]m Mm³ tZmÀ Sp_¶p C«n^p¶Sv. Ak³ Nm¬sN Ak³s_ f½ns] Nan¡pt¼mÄ FWn¡v H^p {btSyN hpOfm\v.”

“”””bns¶. Fs¶ ASnWp Nn«nÃ. C¨m]³ tbm]n tZmÀ AXt¨”

At¸mÄ f½n]psX tUi¯v Wn¶pw sdZv goäv A¿mÄ bnXn¨p k`n¨p Wn`¯n«p. f½]psX sNmjp¯ l^o^w FWn¡v kyàfm]n Nm\m³ Njnªp. f½n sbs«¶v sdZv goäv FXp¡mWm]n ImXn F\o¡m³ {lfn¨p. A¿mÄ bnXn¨p N«n`nt`¡v NnX¯n F¶n«v f½n]psX fpNant`¡v A¿mÄ N]_n NnX¶p. f½n¡p tUgyw k^p¶Sm]n FWn¡v fWhn`m]n.

“”””Wn³s_ Cu sNmjp¯ l^o^w N*n«m\v Mm³ sN«msf¶p So^pfmWn¨Sv. AÃmsS tWm¡ns¡m*n^n¡mWÔ

“”””C¨m]m fm_ns¡.. FWn¡v CãfÃ. fm_v…” A¿msa bnXn¨p fmäm³ f½n {lfn¨psNm*n^p¶p.

CWn Wo fm_m³ b_ªm`pw Mm³ fm_nÃ. Np® fq¯p Wn¡pt¼mÄ B\v sb®n³s_ H^p Ai¦m^w.

A¿mapsX d`nãfm] ssNNan NnX¶p f½n bnXªp sNm*n^p¶p.. f½n Ft´m b_]m³ SpX§n]t¸mÄ A¿mÄ f½n]psX Ip*pNÄ A¿mapsX km]n`m¡n. ^*p ssN]pw bnXn¨p S`¡p fpNan¡v– sk¨n«v A¿mÄ f½ns] D½ sk¡pN]m\v–. Nm`pNÄ C«p AXn¡mSn^n¡mWm]n A¿mÄ A¿mapsX Nm`pNÄ ^*pw f½n]psX Nm`nWp fpNan sk¨v sdÍnt`¡v AfÀ¯n sk¨n^n¡p¶p..

F³s_ N¬fp¶n C«p A¿mÄ f½ns] d`mÂhwPw sI¿m³ tbmNp¶p. F¶n«pw H¶pw sI¿m³ Njn]msS Wnhim]NWm]n Mm³ AknsX Wn¶p. Mm³ At§m«v– N]_n sI¶m f½n B]n^n¡pw Fs¶ BUyw ko«n Wn¶pw bp_¯m¡pN.

“”””C¨m]m ¹ohv…. tZmÀ AX]v¡v..”

“”””AX§n NnX¡Xn Nq¯n¨o” F¶v b_ªp sNm*v A¿mÄ f½n]psX Ip*pNÄ km]n`m¡n Wp\]p¶p. f½n FSnÀ¯p sNm*n^n¡pN]m\v. A¿mapsX AXn]n NnX¶p f½n bnXn]pN]m\v. f½n]psX FSnÀ¸v kNsk]v¡msS A¿mÄ S³s_ k`n] N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv N_p¯ Np® bnXn¨p f½n]psX bq_nt`¡v Np¯nSn^pNn ^*p {bmklyw AXn¨n«p WnÀ¯n. At¸mtj¡pw f½n]v¡v FSnÀ¯n«p Nm^yfnsöv tdmVyfm] f½n A¿mÄ¡v NnX¶p sNmXp¯p. ¹¡v ¹¡v F¶ lwÐw fp_n]n fpj§n tN«psNm*n^p¶p. F³s_ fp¶n«p A¿mÄ f½ns] b®pN]m\v. b¯p fnWnt«maw A¿mÄ AXn SpXÀ¶t¸mÄ A¿mÄ¡v bm`v k¶p. ASv fpjpkWpw f½n]psX bqän Hjn¨n«p A¿mÄ F\oäp. f½n A¿mÄ¡v H^p CXn sNmXp¯p sNm*v tUgy¯n sdZv goäv FXp¯p l^o^¯nt`]v¡n«p. sNm¨¸³ tXdnan C^p¶ fVy Np¸n]n Wn¶pw fVyw ¥mÊnt`¡v– bN^p¶p k`n¨p NpXn¨n«v f½n]v¡v tWs^ Sn^nªp.

“”””F³s_ AXp¯v k¶ptbmN^pSv” f½n tUgy¯n b_ªp.

“”””bn§sÃXo sbms¶” F¶v b_ªp sNm¨¸³ f½n]psX AXp¯n^n¡m³ k¶t¸mÄ f½n Nm`p sNm*v H^p Ikn«p sNmXp¯p.

sNm¨¸Wp tUgyw k¶p. Wn`¯p NnX¶ s{XuhÀ k`n¨p N]äp¶Sv N*t¸mÄ Mm³ _qfnt`¡v tbm]n. ^mkns` fq{Ssfmjn¡m³ F\oät¸mÄ sNm¨¸³ iman NnX¶p D_§p¶Sv N*p.

FWn¡v AkÀ F§sWs]¦n`pw bn^nªm fSns]¶m]n. f½nt]mXv Fs´¦n`pw b_ªp sNmXp¯p A¿msa Hjpkm¡\w F¶mt`mIn¨p sNm*v Mm³ _qfnt`¡v tbm]n. t{d¡vcmÌv Njn¡m³ Mm³ Nnäv–s¨\n sI¶t¸mÄ f½n]v¡v F³s_ fpO¯p tWm¡n hwhm^n¡m³ H^p I½Â… F§sW I½Â tSm¶mSn^n¡pw sNm¨¸Wpfm]n Nan¡p¶Sv Mm³ Ns*¶p f½n]v¡v A_n]mftÃm! GsSm^p f½n]v¡pw D*mkp¶ AsS co`nwPv B\v Ct¸mÄ F³s_ f½n]v¡pw DÅSv. ASpsNm*v Mm³ hmVm^\ ^oSn]n hwhm^n¨p. ASv f½n]v¡v kas^ Blzmhw WÂNns]¶v fWÊn`m]n. sNm¨¸³ Npan¨p bp_¯p tbm]n. f½n]pw tKm`n]v¡v tbm]n. A¶v sskNn«v sNm¨¸³ k^p¶ hf]w B]n«pw N*nÃ. MmWpw f½n]pw Xn.kn N*psNm*n^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p. f½n Xn.kn]n {l²n¡p¶nsöv FWn¡v fWÊn`m]n.

“”””f½n sNm¨¸³ FknsX tbm]n” tImUn¨p Njnªt¸mÄ B\v sNm¨¸³ F¶v knan¡^pSv F¶v f½n b_ªSv Mm³ HmÀ¡p¶Sv. Cs¶Wn¡v l^n¡p Nn«n]Sv Ss¶s]¶p Mm³ knIm^n¨p.

F¶m f½n f_pbXn H¶pw b_ªnÃ. sfmssd ssN¿n sk¨v N_¡ns¡m*n^n¡p¶p. F³s_ {blvWw Ds*¶p fWÊn`m]n.

“”””f½n sNm¨¸³ Bav l^n]Ã, f½n]pw bm¸m]pw H^pfn¡\w”

“”””Xm Wo Fs¶ DbtUln¡m³ kaÀt¶m?” tbm]vt¡m\w. F¶v IqXm]n b_ªp.

“”””b¸m N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv D*m]n^p¶t¸mÄ F´v ht´mgt¯msX NjnªSm\v W½Ä”

“”””Wnt¶mXv Atà WnÀ¯m³ b_ªSv, Wn³s_ b¸m]v¡v sNm¼vs`N-vhv B\v,A¿msa Mm³ Dtb£n¨p. WnW¡v f½n tkt\m Wn³s_ b¸m tkt\m F¶v WnW¡v So^pfmWn¡mw.” F¶v b_ªp f½n _qfnt`¡v tbm]n.

F³s_ ¹m³ Ioänt¸m]n. Mm³ Xn.kn N*p sNm*n^p¶p. Nps_ Njnªt¸mÄ f½n]psX hwhm^w fp_n]n Wn¶pw tN«v.

Mm³ At§m«v– tbm]n. tZm_nWp bp_¯m]n bSp§n Wn¶v hwhm^w {l²n¨p.

“”””C¨m].. thm_n.. CWn Mm³ H¶pw b_]nÃ..”

“”””At¸mjs¯ tUgy¯n Mm³ Ft´m b_ªp tbm]Sm\v. ¹ohv Sn^n¨p k^q. FWn¡v Nm\\w”

“”””C¨m] Mm³ b_ªtÃm CWn Mm³ H¶pw b_]nÃ. Mm³ C¨m]sâ em^y]m\v. Fs¶ F´v tkt\`pw sI¿m³ C¨]Wp AVnNm^fp*v–.”

“”””CÃm…C¨m]m… CWn Mm³ FSnÀ¯p H¶pw b_]nÃ. C¨m]Wv tk*Sv F´m¶v sk¨m sI]vtSmÅq..”

f½n B sS*n sNm¨¸sW Sn^n¨p knan¡pN]m\p. C¶`s¯ hwek¯nsâ sN_pkn sNm¨¸³ bn\§n C^n¡pN]m\v.

“”””C¨m] ¹ohv k^q… ftäSp Mm³ C¶v S^mw..AsS ASv Ss¶”

F´v fosäSv – CWn f½n A¿mÄ¡v F´m\v sNmXp¡m³ dm¡n]pÅSv? A¿mÄ DjpSp f_n¨Stà B l^o^w fpjpk³.. bns¶ F´m dm¡n]pÅSv! CWn Np*n]n AXn¡m³ sNmXp¡psf¶mt\m b_ªSv ! F³s_ sW©nXp¸v NqXn NqXn k¶p.

Nps_ Njnªt¸mÄ tNmanwPv sd AXn¡p¶Sv tN«p. sNm¨¸³ k¶Sn³s_ ht´mgw f½n]psX hwhm^¯n tNÄ¡mw. f½n sNm¨¸Wp Zn¶À kna¼n sNmXp¡p¶p. ASv Njn¨p B*p tb^pw _qfn N]_n Fs¶ sM«n¨p sNm*v tZmÀ AX¨p! C¶v f½n]psX Np*n sNm¨¸³ sbman¡p¶ Unkhw Bs\¶v FWn¡v A_n]mfm]n^p¶p. AtSmÀ¯p F³s_ Np® N¼n]m]n. Mm³ Xn.kn Hmcv– sI]vSp _qfnt`¡v tbm]n.

bntä¶p ^mkns` f½n Smfhn¨m\v F\oäSv. Hmcohn tbmNmWpw SmfÊn¨p. A¶v sskNn«v sNm¨¸Wpfm]n Nnäv–s¨\n Wn¶v hwhm^n¡p¶Sv Mm³ tN«p.

“”””C¨m]m C¶v tXm]vs`än tbm]t¸mÄ e]¦^ tkUW]m]n^p¶p.”

“”””BUyw A§sW]m\v.. CWn fm_ns¡mapw”

“”””C¨m]³ bn\§mSn^n¡mWm\v Mm³ S¶Sv. CWn tImUn¡tà ¹ohv.”

Ak^psX N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv hwhm^w SpXÀ¶v- sNm*n^p¶p. Mm³ _qfnt`¡v tbm]n.

^*pfq¶v Unkhw Njnªp sNm¨¸sW ^m{Sn]m]n«pw N*nÃ. f½n Bs\¦n S` tkUW F¶v b_ªp tW^s¯ _qfn N]_n NSNX¨p. bntä¶pw sNm¨¸³ k¶nÃ. f½n Bs\¦n Ft¶mXv H^£w fn*p¶nÃ. F´m\v hwekn¡p¶sS¶v fWÊn`mkp¶nÃ. AkÀ ko*pw DX¡ns]¶p fm{Sw fWÊn`m]n.

bntä¶v Nan¡m³ tbm]n«v k¶t¸mÄ f½n]psX _qw AXªp NnX¡p¶p. sNm¨¸³ Sn^n¨p k¶p Nm\psf¶p N^pSn Mm³ tZm_nWp AXpt¯]v¡v sI¶t¸mÄ _oW Bân]psX hwhm^w tNÄ¡p¶p.

_oW B³_n : Wn³s_ emP¯m sSäv. tKmhv A¨m]³ A§nsW sI]vtSm F¶v tImUn¡p¶SnWp fp³bv Wo F´nWm IqXm]n hwhm^n¨Sv ?

f½n : ASpbns¶. tN«t¸mÄ FWn¡v hin¡m³ NjnªnÃ. F³s_ emP¯v– F§nsW]m sSäv k^p¶Sv? F³s_ Sp\n]nÃm¯ tcmt«m C¨m]³ C¨m]³s_ s{c*vhnWv A]¨p sNmXp¯Sv F³s_ sSämt\m ?

B³_n: A§nsW]Ã Mm³ Dt±ln¨Sv.

f½n: bns¶..? A¶v e£\w Njn¡m³ Ak·ms^ ^*p tbs^]pw C¨m]³ knan¨p sNm*v k¶p. F¶n«v tXm]ns`än tbmNp¶p F¶v b_ªp H^p tbm¡v. ASv fp³Nq«n So^pfmWn¨n^p¶Smt\m F¶v FWn¡v hwl]w D*v. B hf]¯v C¨m]sâ s{c*vhv Ft¶mXv Fs´ms¡]m b_ªSv! tcmt«m]n fpOw NqXn D*m]n^ps\¦n sbmans¨sW F¶v Wà tg¸v B\v tNt«m..Fs¶ms¡ F³s_ fpO¯v tWm¡n b_ªp.

B³_n: sS*nNÄ.

f½n: F¶n«v b_]pkm. Ak^psX tPÄ s{c*vÊnsW C¨m]³ Nan¨n«p*v. ASpw AkÀ fq¶p tb^pNqXn B sb®nsW H^p hf]¯v. ASptbms` Fs¶ Ak·mÀ¡v Nan]v¡m³ sNmXp¡ptfm F¶v-! ASm]Sp Ak·mÀ ^*pw bns¶ C¨m]Wpw H^pfn¨v Fs¶ Nan¡\sf¶v. ASv tN«t¸mÄ FWn¡k·ms^ sNmÃm³ tSm¶n. B hf]¯m\v C¨m]³ At§m«v– k¶Sv. Mm³ tUgyw Nm^\w A_n]msS A§v tImUn¨p tbm]n. “”””Fs¶ Ck·mÀ¡v Nq«n sNmXp¡m³ Bt\m sNm*v k¶sS¶v” ASv tN«Spw C¨m]³ C_§n Hä tbm¡v. CSpks^ Mm³ knan¨n«v tcm¬ FXp¯n«nÃ. F³s_ emP¯v– sSäp*v. Mm³ A§nsW tImUn¡m³ bmXnÃm]n^p¶p. F¶m C¨m]³ F´nWm F³s_ tcmt«m Ak·mÀ¡v A]¨p sNmXp¯Sv.

B³_n: Wo H¶pw NqXn tcm¬ FXp¯v knan¨p tWm¡v.

Np_¨p hf]w WnlÐw. ASv Njnªp f½n]psX hwhm^w tN«p.

“”””C¨m] F{S N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tW^fm]n Mm³ knan¡p¶p. F´m tcm¬ FXp¡s¯?”

ko*pw WnlÐw.

“”””Cà C¨m] FWn¡v C¨]tWmXv tUgysfm¶pfnÃ. Ak·mÀ¡v knk^fnsöv FWn¡v fWÊn`m]n. C¨m]³ sbs«¶v C§p km. FWn¡v Nm\\w”

f½n]psX WPvW In{Sw B sS*n sNm¨¸³ A¶v ko«n k¶ tddn¨m]Wpw Aâ\n]¨m]Wpw A]¨p sNmXp¯n«pw f½n¡v F´m A¿mt`mXpÅ hvtWiw. sÈ. A¶v AkÀ ^*p tb^pwNqXn f½ns] tN_n bnXn¡pw Fs¶Wn¡v tSm¶n]n^p¶p. A{S]v¡v tWm¡p¶p*m]n^p¶p f½ns]. f½n]psX Np*n tWm¡n tddn¨m]³ Np® SXkp¶Sv Mm³ tW^n«v N*StÃ!

sNm¨¸³ bn\§mSn^n¡m³ Ak·mÀ¡v NnX¶p sNmXp¡m³ tbm`pw f½n fXn¡nsöv FWn¡v A_n]mfm]n^p¶p. AtSmÀ¯v F³s_ sW©v bnX]v¡m³ SpX§n. At¸mÄ AN¯p Wn¶pw f½n]psX hwhm^w tN«p.

“”””_oW ssN FXp¡v. FWn¡n¶v fqZnÔ

“”””fqZv– Mm³ k^p¯mw fpt¯.. F{S Wmam]n Cu fp` Mm³ NpXn¨n«v”

Mm³ sM«n..sÈ At¸mÄ _oW Bân]pw f½n]psX fp` NpXn¡m_p*]n^pt¶m-! At¿.

“”””_oW fm_v. F³s_ bp_¯p Wn¶v fm_v. C¶v tk*.. C¨m]³ tbm] kngf¯n FWn¡v H¶nWpw Njn]nÔ

“”””At§^p k^p¶SnWp fp³bv Wns¶ Mm³ H¶v BhzUnt¨ms« F³s_ fpt¯..F{S Wmam]n Mm³ Nm¯n^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p”

bns¶ ^*p tb^psX]pw hwhm^w tNÄ¡p¶nÃ._oW B³_n]pw f½n]pw Nan¡pN]ms\¶p FWn¡v fWÊn`m]n. Mm³ F³s_ _qfnt`¡v tbm]n.

Nps_ Njnªt¸mÄ B³_n F³s_ _qfnt`¡v k¶p.

“”””B tfm³ Ft¸mÄ k¶p?” B³_n]pw f½n]pw hwhm^n¨Sv Mm³ tNt«m F¶_n]mWm\v tImUyw.

Mm³ b_ªp “”””tU Cs¸m F¯n]tS]pÅq.”

B³_n¡v hfmVmWfm]n.

(SpX^pw)