A³kÀ Updm]n Wn¶pw Wm«nt`¡v tbm¶t¸mÄ Nq«pNm^³ kngv\pknsâ ko«n N]_n Np_¨v hmVW§Ä sNmXp¯v tbmN\w F¶pw b_ªm\v kngv\p A³k_nsW ]m{S B¡n]Sv.

A³k_nsâ ko«nt`¡pÅ kjn]n`m\v kngv\pknsâ koXpw. At¸mÄ bns¶ AsSm^p {blvWw AÃtÃm. Aksâ ko«n A½]pw fp¯Èn]pw sb§apw D*v. Aѳ Sfnjv–Wm«n C`Nv–t{Xm\nNv–hv NXWX¯pN]m\v.

A½]psX]pw sb§apsX]pw tcmt«m Hs¡ A³kÀ N*n«p*v. Wà bohpNam\tÃm F¶v Ak³ knIm^n¨n«pfp*v. kngv\pknsâ ko«n N]_mw F¶v h½Sn¡m³ ASpw NqsX H^p Nm^\fm\v.

A§sW A¶v D¨Njnªv A³kÀ kngv\pknsâ ko«ns`¯n. Wà hzoN^\w B\v A³k_nWv Nn«n]Sv. kngv\pknsâ A½ Wo`nf H^p Bä³ bohv. ASn`pw hq¸_m\v A½q½ ekmWn. Ak^psX shäv fp*n sS_n¨v Wn¡p¶ fp`]pw bp_tNm«v SÅn] I¡ Np*nNapw N*v A³k_nsâ Np® SÅn.

”tfmsW N]_n km”, F¶pw b_ªv A³k_nsW £\n¨t¸mÄ A³kÀ Np®]pw SXkn]m\v ANt¯¡v N]_n]Sv. kngv\pknsâ sb§Ä `¨p k¶n«nÃm]n^p¶p. ekmWn fp¯Èn kngv\pknsâ kntlg§Ä Hs¡ tImUn¨_nªp.

Wà AXnsbman Du\v H^p¡n]n«p*m]n^p¶p. ”Njn¡v, tfmsW”, F¶pw b_ªv fp¯Èn NnX¡m³ tbm]n. Wo`nf AknsX Wn¶v A³k_nWv kna¼n sNmXp¯p.

i`m B\v tNt«m F¶pw b_ªv docv C«v sNmXp¯t¸mÄ Ak³ b_ªp. ”Wo`p A½ S^p¶StÃ? ASv A§sW]tà BNq.”

”H¶v tbmXm”, Wo`p H¶v Nn\p§n.

‘Dw.. sb®v ka]ptfm?’, A³kÀ HmÀ¯p. Nps_ Bân bohpNsa A³kÀ Nan¨n«pÅSm\v. ASpsNm*v tWm«kpw emkkpw Hs¡ A³k_nWv Sn^n¨_n]mw.

”tfmWv C¶v tbmt\m? H¶p_§n £o\sfms¡ fmän Wmsa tbm]m tbms^?”, Wo`of tImUn¨t¸mÄ A³k_nsâ fWÊn `ÍpNÄ sbm«n.

Aksâ Np®]pw kn§n. ”Bân b_ªm tbmNp¶nÔ, A³kÀ In^n¨psNm*v b_ªp.

Wo`nf]psX fpO¯v H^p NŨn^n D*m]n^p¶p. ”tfm³ AknsX Wà tKm`n]n`m\v F¶v kngv\p b_ªn^p¶p. Aksâ Nm^yw BsN NãvX¯n`m\v”, Wo`nf b_ªp.

”Fsâ tKm`n WÃSm\v. kngv\pknWv Mm³ WÃ H^p tKm`n tWm¡p¶p*v”, A³kÀ b_ªp. ”At¸mÄ AkWv tfmsâ tbms` WÃ ssbh]pÅ tKm`n Nn«pw AsÃ?”, Wo`nf tImUn¨p.

”Wfp¡v {lfn¡mw, Bân”, A³kÀ b_ªp. ”tfm³ knIm^n¨m WX¡pw. A¸w docpw NqsX Njn¡v”, Wo`nf A³k_nsâ AXp¯v k¶p docv Aksâ bv–taänt`¡v C«psNm*v b_ªp.

Wo`of]psX N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv SpX Aksâ tUi¯v fp«n. A³k_nsâ tUiw H¶v kn_¨p. ”tfm³ H¶pw b_ªnÔ, Wo`of Aksâ AXpt¯¡v tIÀ¶v Wn¶v Aksâ tSman bnXn¨psNm*v b_ªp.

”Wfp¡v l^n]m¡mw, Bân” A³kÀ b_ªp. ”Np_¨v ssS^v NqsX Hjn¡mw”. tfl]nt`¡v Bªv ssS^v bm{Sw FXpt¯m*v Wo`nf b_ªt¸mÄ A³kÀ l^n¡pw sM«n.

Aksâ N¿n fp`NÄ Wà tbms` AfÀ¯ns¡m*m\v Wo`nf ssS^v bm{Sw FXp¯Sv. ”Njn¡v”, Aksâ bv–taänt`¡v ssS^v Hjn¨n«v Wo`nf b_ªp. A³kÀ cpZv Njn¨v Njnªv ssN NjpNn k¶t¸mÄ Wo`nf b_ªp.

”tfm³ Np_¨v D_§nt¡m. £o\w H¶v fm_s«. At¸mtj¡pw tfmapw k^pw. Wo k^psf¶v b_ªt¸mÄ kas^ ht´mgn¨v C^n¡pkm AkÄ. tI«sâ Nq«pNm^sW Nm\m³”, Wo`nf In^n¨psNm*v b_ªp. AÅm.. ZdnÄ t`m«_n Bt\m AXn¡m³ tbmNps¶? A³kÀ HmÀ¯v tbm]n.

”WÃtbms` H¶v D_§n Fjpt¶äm bns¶ ^m{Sn A¸w Smfhn¨v D_§n]m`pw fSn”, Wo`nf In^n¨psNm*v b_ªp.

”AsS´m Bân?”, A³kÀ tImUn¨p.

”Aà Wfp¡v kÃSpw fn*n]pw b_ªpw C^n¡mftÃm. fp¯Èn tW^s¯ NnX¶m bns¶ MmWpw tfmapftà DÅq. M§Ä S½n F¶pw F´v b_]mWm? C¶v Ct¸mÄ tfm³ k¶ ØnSn¡v Wfp¡v kntl§Ä Hs¡ b_ªn^n¡mw”. Wo`nf]psX b_¨n`n A³k_nWv kl¸nlNv tSm¶n.

”F´m tfm³ H¶pw fn*msS? Wfp¡v ^m{Sn]n H¶v NqXmw AsÃ?”

”bns¶´m, Bân? Bân b_ªm bns¶ Mm³ Hs¡.”

A³kÀ hq{S¯n Np®]n A_n]m¯ tbms` H¶v SjpNnsNm*m\v b_ªSv. Wo`nf Nt*ms« F¶pw N^pSn. Wo`nf ASp N*v H¶v Wm\n¨v In^n¨t¸mÄ Nm^y§Ä GSm*v H¯pk^pw F¶v A³k_nWv fWhn`m]n.

”F¶m tfm³ sIÃv. H¶v D_§pt¼mtj¡pw £o\w Hs¡ sbmt¡mapw. At¸mtj¡pw tfmapw k^pw”, Ip*v NXn¨psNm*m\v Wo`nf b_ªSv.

”tfm³ km”, Wo`nf fpNant`¡v WX¶p. fp¼n s̸v N]_p¶ Wo`nf]psX Hmaw sk«p¶ Np*n tWm¡n Np®]n sM¡nsNm*v A³k_pw bp_sN tbm]n.

bpSn] goäv sdZn kn^n¡pt¼mÄ NpWnªv Wn¶ Wo`nf]psX fpjp¯ Np*n N*n«v A³k_nsâ Np® sgZn¡pÅn NnX¶p N]_p sbm«n¨p. goäv kn^n¨v Njnªv Wo`nf b_ªp,

”tfm³ Cu gÀ«pw bmâpw Du^n¯m. A`¡n CXmw. fpgnªStÃ?” A³kÀ gnÀ«v Du^n]t¸mÄ Aksâ s{dÉäv N*v Wo`nf b_ªp.

”WÃ ewPn D*tÃm? `¨qWv kngv\p CSptbms`ms^®w km§ns¡m*v k^m¶p b_ªn^p¶p. N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv bs£ CWn AsSms¡ F¶m? Aksâ tKm`n]psX Nm^yw A§sW]tÃ?”, Wo`nf b_ªp.

”AsSms¡ km§mtÃm, Bân” A³kÀ b_ªp. ”AÃ, Wo CSv `¨qWvv sNmXp¯m`pw AkÄ km§pw. kngv\pknsWtbms`]m Wo]pw.”

Wo`nf b_ªt¸mÄ B Nm^y¯n`pw H^p So^pfmWw Bs]¶p bnXnNn«n. At¸mÄ ZdnÄ t`m«_n Ss¶. `¨p {cgv B]n^n¡pw. At¸mÄ bns¶ ^*v bk³ F´v? tbm«v bpÃv.

”B bmâv”, Wo`nf b_ªt¸mÄ A³kÀ H^p fXn]pw NqXmsS Du^ns¡mXp¯p. sgZn¡pÅn Np`¨v Wn¶ Np®]pw NqsX Wo`nf Nm\pftÃm. Aksâ Np®]psX fpjp¸v N*v Wo`nf In^n¨psNm*v b_ªp,

”WnW¡v knl¶m bns¶ Wfp¡v ktÃmw Nm^yfm]n«v sskNn«v Njn¡mw”.

”ASv tk*n k^pw, Bân”, A³kÀ b_ªp.

”CSm `p¦n”, Wo`nf H^p `p¦n sNmXp¯n«v C_§nt¸m]n. tim.. ^*v bqÀ C¶v Nn«pw. N* cn¸oWnNsa]pw Du¼n] KmZ fÃqhnsW]pw Hs¡ Nan¨v fXp¯p. sbm§n] Np® H¶v Smjv¯n]mt`m? A³kÀ HmÀ¯p. Asæn tk*. B `¨pknsâ Caw I¡]n Hjn¡mw. Wà I^¡tÃ. Asæn fpän] Wo`nf I^¡nsâ I¡]n Hjn¡mw. A³kÀ A§sW Hmt^m¶v HmÀ¯v D_§nt¸m]n.

A³kÀ N®v Sp_¶t¸mÄ tW^w sskNn]n^p¶p. Ak³ Fjpt¶äp Smtj¡v sI¶p. AknsX ssZWnRv tXdnan C^p¶p `¨p Im] NpXn¡p¶p.

”B C¡ Fjpt¶täm? As½ C¡ k¶p”, `¨p AXp¡a]nt`¡v tWm¡n NqNn. ”Bimm tfm³ Fjpt¶täm?”, Wo`nf k¶p tImUn¨p. ”W¶m]n«v D_§nt]m? £o\w Hs¡ fm_nt]m?” Wo`nf tImUn¨p.

”fm_n, Bân”, A³kÀ b_ªp.

”H¶v W¶m]n Npan¨m dm¡n £o\w NqXn sbmt¡mapw. tfmWv Im] Bt\m Nm¸n Bt\m?”, Wo`nf tImUn¨p.

”Im] B]nt¡ms«, Bân”, A³kÀ b_ªp. Wo`nf AXp¡a]nt`¡v tbm]n.

”C¡.. Fs´ms¡]m AknsX kntlg§Ä? tI«³ F´v b_]p¶p”. Sp^p Sps^ Nps_ tImUy§Ä. A³kÀ ASnsWms¡ f_pbXn b_]p¶Snsâ CX]n `¨pknsW WÃtbms` Ipjnªv tWm¡n.

sb®v bohv Ss¶. k^n¡, Caw k^n¡. Bân Np_¨v NqsX fpän]Sm. Wà fp`NÄ tXm¸n sS_n¨v Wn¡p¶p. C^n¡p¶Sv sNm*v Smtj¡v Nm\¯nÃ. F¦n`pw tfmlw k^ptfm?

”F´m C¡m.. C§sW tWm¡ps¶?”, `¨p tImUn¨p. fp`]nt`¡pÅ tWm«w AkÄ N*p. A³kÀ b_ªp. ”ti, H¶pfnÔ.

”DÆv.. Mm³ N*p Nų C¡msX tWm«w”, `¨p In^n¨p. ”H¶v tbmXo”, A³kÀ b_ªp. At¸mjm\v `¨p A³k_nsâ N¿ns` s{dÉäv N*Sv.

”WÃ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv sI]n³ B\tÃm, C¡m?”, `¨p b_ªp. ”F¶m Wo FXpt¯m”, A³kÀ b_ªp. ”l^n¡pw?”, `¨p tImUn¨p. ”l^n¡pw”, A³kÀ b_ªp.

”Bân h½Sn¨m km§nt¡m”, A³kÀ Nq«nt¨À¯p.

Wnsâ bqÀ sbman¨nt« CSv Nn«q tfmsa, A³kÀ fWÊn b_ªp. Wo`nf Im]]pwsNm*v k¶p. A³kÀ Im] km§n NpXn¡m³ SpX§n.

”Wà Im], Bân”, A³kÀ b_ªp. Wo`nf In^n¨p. tim B Ip*pNÄ¡nX]nt`¡v Np® A§v sk¨v sNmXp¯m F´m]n^n¡pw hpOw? A³k_nsâ Np® bnX¨p.

A¸w Njnªv ekmWn fp¯Èn k¶p. Npan¨n«pÅ k^km]n^p¶p. ”B.. tfm³ Fjpt¶täm?”, ekmWn tImUn¨p. ”Ct¸mÄ Fjpt¶äp k¶tS]pÅp”, A³kÀ b_ªp.

”Mm³ D¨¡v H¶v f]§pw. bns¶ Ip½m NnX¡pw. ^m{Sn bns¶ A¸w D_¡w Hs¡]p*v. Np_¨v A^nãw D*v. ASv NpXn¨m Np_¨v D_¡w Nn«pw”, ekmWn fp¯Èn b_ªp.

Nps_ tW^w FÃm^pw NqsX kÀ¯fmWw b_ªn^p¶p. ”F¶m tfm³ tbm]n Npan¨n«v km”, Wo`nf b_ªt¸mÄ A³kÀ Npan¡m³ tbm]n. AkWv sNmXp¯ _qw dm¯v Aäm¨Zv B]n^p¶p.

knhvS^n¨v Npan Njnªt¸mÄ A³kÀ WÃtbms` {cgv B]n. Ak³ sSm`nª Np® WÃtbms` NjpNns]Xp¯p. Bân]psX km]n sNmXp¡mWpÅStÃ, hv–sf H¶pw tk*. Npan Njnªv Smsj sI¶t¸mÄ `¨p C^p¶p Xokn Nm\p¶p.

”A½ F´ns], tfmsa?”, A³kÀ tImUn¨p. ”A½ Npan¡pkm”, `¨p b_ªp. ”fp¯Ènt]m?”, A³kÀ tImUn¨p. ”fp¯Èn NnX¶p”, `¨p b_ªp.

`¨p C«n^p¶ bmkmX]psX Smsj AkapsX sNmjp¯ Nm k®NÄ Nm\mw. Wà sNmjp¯n^n¡p¶p. thmc]n AfÀ¶n^n¡p¶ sNmjp¯ SpXNapsX fpjp¸pw Nm\mw.

A³kÀ `p¦n¡v bp_¯qsX Np®]n H¶v SjpNn. `¨p Nt*ms« F¶v N^pSn]m sI]vSSv. `¨p Nm\pN]pw sI]vSp.

A³kÀ A_n]m¯ f«n C^p¶p Xokn N*p. `p¦n]n Np® Np`¨v Wn¡p¶Sv B^v tWm¡n]m`pw Nm\mw. sb®v CX]v¡nsX tWm¡p¶Sv A³kÀ N*p. A¸w Njnªv Wo`nf k¶p.

”Ft¸mjm tfmsW cpZv Njn¡pt¶?”, Wo`nf tImUn¨p. ”Np_¨v Njn]s«, Bân. Mm³ Np_¨v Njnªv kt¶¡mw”, A³kÀ Fjpt¶äp sNm*v b_ªp.

”tfm³ sbmt¡m. Mm³ kt¶¡mw. kngv\pkn³s^ Np_¨v Nm^yw tImUn¡mWp*v”, Wo`nf b_ªp. ”l^n, Bân”, A³kÀ fpNant`¡v tbm]n.

s̸n N]_n Wn¶n«v Ak³ H¶v NmtSmÀ¯p.

”ASv ^*p bk³ D*v. A_n]mtfm WnW¡v? bns¶ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Ip½m Nn«ptfm?”, Wo`nf]psX hz^w tN«p.

s{dsÉäpw bq_pw B\v kng]w, A³kÀ HmÀ¯p. At¸mÄ hwPSn Hmt¡. A³kÀ _qfn sI¶v Ip½m sfmssd tWm¡n]n^p¶p. C¶v CWn k^nÃm¶p ko«n knan¨v b_ªn^p¶p.

A¸w Njnªv Wo`nf A³k_nsâ fp_n]n N]_n k¶p. AkapsX tkgw N*v A³kÀ sM«n. H^p ssWän. ASpw WÃtbms` ANw Nm\mw. {dm]pw Cà bmân]pw CÃ. A{S]v¡v Nm\mw.

ASv N*t¸mtj A³k_nsâ Np® `p¦n]n sbm§n. sg[n C«n«nÃm¯Sp sNm*v Aksâ Np® `p¦n]n NqXm^w AXn¨v Wn¶p. Wo`nf N]_n k¶t¸mÄ Ak³ sdZn Wn¶pw Fjpt¶äpfnÃ. Wo`nf tZmÀ AX¨n«v k¶p Aksâ AXp¯v C^p¶p.

”tfm³ D_§n]nÃm]n^pt¶m?”, Wo`nf tImUn¨p. ”Bân k^msf¶v b_ªntÃ? ASpsNm*v D_§n]nÃ. bns¶ `¨pkpw NqsX k^pftÃm¶v HmÀ¯p”, A³kÀ b_ªp

N¿ns` s{dtÉän`v ftä N¿v sNm*v SjpNn sNm*v b_ªt¸mÄ Bân]psX N®pNÄ Sna§p¶Sv A³kÀ N*p.

”Aksa knan¡mw”, Wo`nf b_ªp. ”Ct¸mÄ tk*. Np_¨p Njn]s«”, A³kÀ b_ªp. ”Np_¨v tW^w F´v sI¿mWm?”, Wo`nf tImUn¨p.

”Ip½m kÀ¯fmWw b_]mw”, A³kÀ b_ªp. ”B^pfm]n«m?”, A³k_nsâ Np®]n tWm¡n sNm*m\v Wo`nf tImUn¨Sv. ”ASv Bân]psX CãvXw.”

A³kÀ b_ªt¸mÄ Wo`nf ssN A³k_nsâ Np®s] `p¦n¡v bp_¯p NqXn SjpNn. A³kÀ H¶v sM«n.

”CktWmXv hwhm^n¨m fSnt]m?”, Wo`nf tImUn¨p. ”Bân]psX CãvXw tbms`”, A³kÀ b_ªt¸mÄ Wo`nf A³k_nsâ `p¦n Ajn¨v Naªp.

tim! Wo`nf A_n]msS sM«nt¸m]n. F¶m Np®]m?

F{S WmÄ NqXn]m] H^p Np® Nm\ps¶? Cu]nsX B]n«v N¬t{XmÄ tbmNptfm¶p tbXn¨v WX¡pN]m]n^p¶p. At¸mjm\v A³kÀ k^p¶ps*¶p kngv\p b_ªSv. At¶ So^pfmWn¨Sm\v CksW sNm*v Nan¸n¡\sf¶p. Wo`nf A³k_nsâ Np®]n Ipän¸nXn¨v sNm*v HmÀ¯p.

Wo`nf]nsX ssN]n NnX¶p A³k_nsâ Np® sk«n. sSm`n]nÃm¯ hp¶¯v Np® BUyw Nm\p¶ Wo`nf Np® Sn^n¨pw f_n¨pw tWm¡n.

”F´m Bân”, A³kÀ tImUn¨p. ”CSptbm`s¯ H^p Np® BUyw Nm\pkm, tfmsW”, Wo`nf b_ªp. ”F¶m Bân WÃtbms` Nt*m”, A³kÀ b_ªp. Wo`nf Np® ssN]n bnXn¨v Np`p¡n]t¸mÄ A³kÀ NnX¶p bpaªp.

Np® Np`p¡n] Wo`nft]mXp A³kÀ tImUn¨p, ”Mm³ C§sW NnX¡pt¼mÄ Bân Du^msS Wn¡pkmt\m?”

Wo`nf Fjpt¶äp ssWän Du^n¡aªp. N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv AXn]n H¶pw CÃm]n^p¶tÃm. ”Bim.. Bân H^p I^¡v Ss¶. km”, Wo`nf]psX ssN]n bnXn¨v k`n¨v sNm*v A³kÀ b_ªp.

A³kÀ Wo`nf bnXn¨v tUit¯¡v k`n¨n«p. Wo`nf]psX sNmjp¯ SpXNÄ¡nX]n A³k_nsâ N¼n¡p® N]_n Wn¶p. Wo`nf]psX sNmjp¯ fp`NÄ A³k_nsâ sW©n AfÀ¶p NnX¶p.

A³kÀ Wo`nf]psX fpOw N¿ns`Xp¯v AkapsX Ip*pNÄ Du¼n k`n¨p. Wo`nf]psX bqÀ S^n¨p. A³kÀ Wo`nf]psX Ip*pNÄ WÃtbms` Wp\ªp.

A¸w Njnªv Wo`nf NqXn. ^*p tb^pw fÕ^n¨v Ip*pNÄ km]n`m¡n Du¼n. Wo`nf]psX Np*n¸´pNÄ A³kÀ ssNsNm*v sM^n¨p. Np*n¸man AN¯n NqSn]n H^p kn^ sNm*v SXkn]t¸mÄ Wo`nf sM«n kn_¨p.

A³kÀ H^p kn^ Wo`nf]psX ss«äv NqSn]n C_¡n]t¸mÄ Wo`nf M^§n. Wo`nfs] tUi¯v Wn¶p fmän]n«v A³kÀ b_ªp, ”hp¶¯v Np® Du¼n tWm¡Xn.”

Wo`nf A³k_nsâ SpX]psX Smtj¡v C_§n NnX¶n«v A³k_nsâ Np® BÀ¯nt]msX km]n`m¡n. H^p Np® Sn¶ Nm`w f_¶p, Wo`nf Np®¯` knjp§n sNm*v HmÀ¯p.

Wo`nf]psX km]psX IqXn NnX¶ A³k_nsâ Np® kn_¨p. Wo`nf Wm¡v Ipjän Aksâ Np®s] Du¼n k`n¨p, D*]n`pw bnXn¨v DX¨p. A³kÀ A^ sbm¡nt¸m]n.

B.. ANt¯¡v N]äXn..” Np® fpNant`¡v SÅns¡m*v A³kÀ b_ªp.

A³k_nsâ Np® Wo`nf]psX km]nt`¡v NqXpS N]_nt¸m]n. ”B.. B..”, A³kÀ bnXªp. Np®]psX NX]n bnXn¨psNm*v Wo`nf Np® SNÀ¯v Du¼n. N¿n`n«v AXn¨psNm*v Wo`nf Np®¯` W¡n Du¼n k`n¨psNm*n^p¶p.

”fSns]Xn”, A¸w Njnªv A³kÀ b_ªp. ”CWn Wo Du¼n]m bm tbmNpw. bm Wnsâ I¡]n Hjn¨m fSn”, A³kÀ b_ªp.

Wo`nf Fjpt¶äp f`À¶p NnX¶p. I¡ fp`]pw Nm\n¨v sNmjp¯ SpX]pw knXÀ¯n sk¨v SpXNÄ¡nX]n sbm§n Wn¡p¶ bq_pw Nm\n¨pÅ Wo`nf]psX NnX¸p N*t¸mÄ A³k_nsâ Np® Aksâ A^]n NnX¶p BXn.

A³kÀ Wo`nf]psX SpX¡nX]n C_§n NnX¶p. SXn¨ SpX fX¡n bnXn¨v B bqänt`¡v Wm¡n«v W¡m³ SpX§n. Wo`nf WXpkv sbm¡n NqNn, ”B.. As½.. B..”

F{S WmÄ NqXn]n«m H^mÄ Ssâ bqÀ W¡p¶Sp, Wo`nf NnX¶p bpaªv sNmt*mÀ¯p.

A³kÀ Wo`nf]psX I¡ sbman¨v bnXn¨n«v ANt¯¡v Wm¡v N]än I¡ fpjpk³ W¡n tSmÀ¯n. H`n¨v k¶ tS³ fpjpk³ Ak³ W¡ns]Xp¯p. ko*pw Wo`nf tS³ ImXn¨v sNmXp¯psNm*v A^]n«v sbm¡n bnXªp.

”W¡v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Np«m.. Sn¶Xm.. B.. As½.. B..”, A³k_nsâ S`]n bnXn¨psNm*v Wo`nf Nm_n. N´p km]n FXp¯v NXn¨v bnXn¨v NpXªt¸mÄ Wo`nf A^s¡«v km]pkn sbm¡n¸nXn¨p A`_n.

B…. B.. Np® N]än AXn¡Xm.. AXn¨v sbman¡v tfmsW… B.. N]äXm Np«m..”

A³kÀ tkPw Np®s]Xp¯v Wo`nf]psX I¡]psX CSapNÄ¡nX]n sk¨n«v SÅn. ssXäv B]n bqÀ tSWn kjpSn A³k_nsâ Np® fpt¶m«v N]_nt¸m]n. A³k_nsâ Np® fpjpk³ Wo`nf]psX bqän N]_n. bqÀ kn§n Wo`nf bnXªp.

”B.. B…’ Wo`nf NnX¶p Nm_n, hpOwsNm*pw A¸w tkUWsNm*pw. F{S WmÄ B]n H^p Np® N]_n]n«v. ”AXn¡Xm.. AXn¨v sbman¡v tfmsW..” Wo`nf A³k_nsW Nm`pNÄ sNm*v A^¡v bnXn¨psNm*v b_ªp.

Wo`nf]psX bqÀ A³k_nsâ Np®s] bnXn¨v bnjnªp. ”Aiv..” A³kÀ H¶v M^§n.

”AXn¡Xm.. AXn¡v..”, Wo`nf fpNant`¡v Np*n sbm¡nsNm*v b_ªt¸mÄ A³kÀ Np® k`n¨q^n AXn¡m³ SpX§n.

Wà sM^p¡¯n Np® bqÀ bnXn]n D^ªv N]_n]n_§n]t¸mÄ Wo`nf ko*pw NqNn, ”B.. B…. tfmsW.. AXn¡v tfmsW… B…. B….”

Wo`nfs] bnXn¨v D½ sk¨v sNm*v A³kÀ AXn¡m³ SpX§n. Wo`nf A³k_nsâ Np®]psX AXn]n NnX¶p Np`p§n.

”B.. B…. fpt¯… tfmsW.. D½.. D½..”, A³k_nsW sN«n¸nXn¨v D½ sk¨v sNm*v Wo`nf NnX¶p hpOn¨p.

SWn¡pw Wo`nf¡pw AVnN tW^w bnXn¨v Wn¡m³ bänÃm¶v A³k_nWv A_n]mfm]n^p¶p. Aksâ D* bt* S^n¨v SpX§n]n^p¶p.

Wo`nf]psX bqän ¹¡v ¹¡v ¥¸v ¥¸v” hz^§Ä tNĸn¨v A³k_nsâ Np® AXn¨v sbman¨t¸mÄ Wo`nf]psX bqän H^p sbm«ns¯_n]psX ^qbw sSanªv k¶p. Wo`nf Np*n fpNant`¡v AXn¨v sNmXp¯psNm*v bnXªp.

”B.. B..”, A³kÀ Np®]n«v kn_¸n¨v sNm*v A`_n.

Aksâ Np®¸m Wo`nf]psX I¡]nt`¡v Im¼ns¡m*v A³kÀ AXn¨v sbman¨p.

”Dw.. Dw..”, Ak³ Wo`nfs] AfÀ¯n¸nXn¨p A`_n. At¸mtj¡pw Wo`nf]pw skXn sbm«n¨p Njnªp.

tfmsW.. B.. ks¶Xm… B.. AXn¡v tfmsW… Dw.. Dcv.. hv..”, A³kÀ At¸mjpw AXn¨p sNmXp¯p. Wo`nf A³k_nsW sN«n¸nXn¨p NnX¶p A^s¡«v fp_p¡n bqÀ tS³ Ioän¨p.

”B.. B.. B.. B..”, bqÀ tS³ ImXn Njn]p¶ks^ Wo`nf bp`¼n. Np®¸m ImXn¡jnªv A³kÀ Np® Du^m³ SpX§n]t¸mÄ Wo`nf b_ªp,

”AknsX N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv NnX¡v, tfmsW. Ct¸mÄ Du^m*. Wà hpOw, Np«m. D½.. D½..”, Wo`nf A³k_nsW sN«n¸nXn¨p. At¸mjpw kn§p¶ Wo`nf]psX bqän bm tbm] Np®]pw sk¨v A³kÀ Wo`nfs]]pw sN«n¸nXn¨p NnX¶p.

Wo`nfs] AXn¨v sbman¨n«v A³kÀ Wo`nfs] sN«n¸nXn¨v NnX¶v H¶v f]§n. Wo`nf]psX fp`]psX bSpbSp¸n S`]pw sk¨v NnX¶ A³kÀ bns¶ D\^p¶Sv Np®s] Wo`nf]psX bqÀ C_p¡n]t¸mjm\v.

”FXn bq_n, WnW¡v ko*pw Nj¸v N]_nt]mXn?”, A³kÀ tImUn¨p.

”N]_n]Xm. ASv tbm`s¯ BW¸_n]tà Fsâ bqän C^n¡p¶Sv!” Wo`nf b_ªp.

”CWn Ct¸mÄ Wnsâ Nj¸v fmäp¶nÃ. Wnsâ tfmÄsX Nj¸v H¶v tWm¡s«”, A³kÀ b_ªp.

”tWm¡nt¡m”, A³k_nsâ ssN]ns` s{dsÉän bnXn¨psNm*v Wo`nf b_ªp.

”F¶m km. kÃSpw `]näv B]n«v Njn¡mw. F¶n«mNmw dm¡n Nan”.

A³kÀ Fjpt¶äp. Wo`nf Fjpt¶äp dmSv–_qfn tbm]n k¶n«v ssWän FXp¯n«p. A³kÀ tbm]n Np® NjpNn k¶p. `p¦n DXp¯p. ^*p tb^pw NqXn Smtj¡v tbm]n. `¨p C^p¶v Xokn Nm\p¶p*m]n^p¶p.

”B kt¶m, ^*v tb^psX]pw hwhm^w Wo*p tbm]tÃm?”, `¨p tImUn¨p. ”B Wo*p. CWn Wo km. dm¡n Wfp¡v hwhm^n¡mw”, A³kÀ b_ªt¸mÄ `¨p In^n¨psNm*v b_ªp, ”ASnsW´m C¡m, hwhm^n¡mtÃm.”

”F¶m kÃSpw Njn¡mw”, Wo`nf b_ªp. Wo`nf tbm]n Nªn]pw I½´n]pw sNm*v k¶p. ”^m{Sn]n CSm WÃSp”, Wo`nf b_ªp.

”FXn, Np_¨v Njn¨m fSn”, Wo`nf `¨pkntWmXv b_ªp. FÃmk^pw Np_t¨ Njn¨pÅq. k]À cpÄ B]n«v F§sW b®mWm? cpZv Njnªv AkÀ Np_¨v tW^w NqXn Xokn Hs¡ N*n^p¶p.

”km tfmsa, Wfp¡v fpNan tbmNmw” A³kÀ `¨pkntWmXv b_ªp.

”sbmt¡m, tfmsa. A½ CsSms¡ HSp¡n]n«v kt¶¡mw”, Wo`nf b_ªp.

”Bân tkPw kt¶¡\w”, A³kÀ b_ªp. A³k_pw `¨pkpw NqXn fpNant`¡v tbm]n.

A³kÀ sdZn C^p¶n«v `¨pknsW bnXn¨n^p¯n. `¨pknsâ fpjp¯ fp`]n`pw B Ip*pNapw Hs¡ A³kÀ tWm¡n]n^p¶p.

”F´m C¡m C§sW tWm¡ps¶?”

”tfmÄ F´v hpµ^n]m”, A³kÀ b_ªp.

”Hm H¶v tbm C¡m Nan]m¡msS”, `¨p b_ªp.

”Nan]m¡n]SÃ, tfmsa. hSyw b_ªSm. tfmsa N*m NXn¨v Sn¶m³ tSm¶pw!”

”Bim.. F¶m A§v Snt¶m”, `¨p sNm©n.

”C§pkm, tfmsa”, N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv A³kÀ `¨pknsW bnXn¨v AXpt¯¡v tIÀ¯v C^p¯n sNm*v b_ªp. `¨pknsâ fpOw N¿n FXp¯v AkapsX Ip*pNÄ A³kÀ km]n`m¡n Wp\ªp. Wà Caw Ip*pNÄ. Wà f]w. Wo`nf]psX Ip*pNÄ A¸w NqXn N«n]pw k`pSpw B\v, A³kÀ HmÀ¯p.

”Dw..”, `¨p H¶v Np_pNn.

A³kÀ `¨pknsâ fp`]n bnXn¨v sM¡n]t¸mÄ `¨p H¶v sM«n. sfm¯w fp`]pw AfÀ¯n St`mXn]t¸mÄ s`¨p sdZn C^p¶v bnXªp. A³kÀ `¨pknsâ tXm¸v fpNant`¡v Du^ns]Xp¯p. H^p bn¦v {dm]n `¨pknsâ sNmjp¯ fp`NÄ sS_n¨v Wn¡p¶p.

”tfmÄ Fjpt¶äp Wnt¶”, A³kÀ b_ªp.

`¨p Fjpt¶ät¸mÄ A³kÀ AkapsX bmkmX]pw Du^n¡aªp. Ct¸mÄ H^p bn¦v bmân]n`pw {dm]n`pw B]n `¨p Wn¶p.

”km NnX¡mw”, `¨pknsW]pw sNm*v A³kÀ sdZnt`¡v N]_n. s`¨pknsW sI^n¨v NnX¯n]n«v A³kÀ AkapsX km]nt`¡v Wm¡v NX¯n AkapsX Wmkv k`n¨v NpXn¨p. `¨pknsâ fp`NÄ A³k_nsâ sW©n AfÀ¶p.

A³kÀ Wm¡psNm*v `¨pknsâ Ip*pNÄ NXn¨v k`n¨t¸mÄ s`¨p NnX¶v bnXªp. A³k_nsâ `p¦n Ajnªv tbm]n^p¶p. Np®¡p«³ s`¨pknsâ SpX]nXp¡n N]_m³ bjpSpNÄ tSXn.

Aksâ Np®¯` s`¨pknsâ SpX¡nX]n D^hn]t¸mÄ A³k_nsâ D* H¶v sk«n. A³kÀ Np®s]Xp¯v s`¨pknsâ SpX]psX CX]nt`¡v sk¨v sNmXp¯p. k`n] _qįXn tbms` Ak³ s`¨pknsâ sNmjp¯ SpXNÄ¡nX]n NnX¶v kn_¨p.

A³kÀ ssN Wo«n s`¨pknsâ {dm]psX ipNv Du^n {dm Ajn¨v Naªp. AkapsX sk® fp`NÄ A³k_nsâ sW©n Np¯n. fp`sª«v Aksâ sW©n Np¯n Wn¶v koÀ¯p.

At¸mÄ A³k_nsâ Np® AkapsX SpX¡nX]n NnX¶v kn_¨p. s`¨pknsâ bqÀ tS³ Ip^¯n¯pX§n]n^p¶p.

”C¡.. Dw.. Aiv..” `¨p Np_pNn.

A³kÀ hnWn]pX fp`NÄ N¿n`n«v sM^n¨t¸mÄ s`¨p Nm_n.

”B…B..” Ak³ fp`NÄ ^*pw km]n`m¡n fm_n fm_n k`n¨v NpXn¨p. fp` sM«pNÄ d`w sk¨v koÀ¯v Wn¶n^p¶p. fp`¡®nWv IpäpfpÅ H¶v ^*p t^mf§Ä A³kÀ Ip*psNm*v NXn¨v k`n¨t¸mÄ A³k_nsâ S` bnXn¨v fp`]nt`¡v AfÀ¯n `¨p bnXªp.

”Aiv.. hv.. B..” Np_¨v tW^w NqXn fp`NÄ NpXn¨ tlgw A³kÀ Fjpt¶äp s`¨pknsâ SpXNÄ¡nX]n C_§n¡nX¶p. s`¨pknsâ bmân]n D½ sk¨p. bmân]n sbm§n Wn¶ AkapsX I¡]n ko*pw A³kÀ AfÀ¯n D½ sk¨t¸mÄ s`¨p NqNn, ”C¡m.. B..”

A³kÀ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv s`¨pknsâ bmân Smtj¡v k`n¨q^n]t¸mÄ AkapsX Caw I¡ A§sW sbm§n Wn¶v b^nfaw bXÀ¯n.

s`¨pknsâ bqÀ tSWnsâ f\w AknsX b^¶p. A³kÀ AkapsX bmân SpXkjn Du^ns]Xp¯p. SpX¡nX]nt`¡v NnX¶n«v s`¨pknsâ Caw I¡]n D½ sk¡m³ SpX§n. s`¨p Np*n]n«v sbm¡n bnXªp. AkapsX I¡ kn_¨p. DÅn tS³ ko*pw HjpNn.

”C¡.. B..” s`¨p NqNn. A³kÀ s`¨pknsâ I¡]psX fpNan W¡nsNm*n^p¶p.

”Sn¶v C¡.. B.. sbman¨v Sn¶v C¡m.. B..” A³k_nsâ S`]n bnXn¨v bqänt`¡v AfÀ¯nsNm*v s`¨p NqNn. A³kÀ s`¨pknsâ sNmjp¯ SpXNÄ knXÀ¯n sk¨t¸mÄ B Caw k^n¡ Nm\m_m]n. bqÀ CSapNÄ tIÀ¶n^n¡p¶p. H¶v ^*p SpÅn tS³ CX]n NqXn H`n¨n_§n«p*v.

A³kÀ Wm¡v Wo«n B SpÅnNÄ W¡n]t¸mÄ s`¨p A^s¡«v fpNant`¡v sbm¡nt¸m]n.

”B.. B..” AkÄ NnX¶v bnXªp. A³kÀ s`¨pknsâ bqÀ Im`n NqXn Wmt¡mXn¨p. s`¨pknsâ Np*n]n bnXn¨v bqÀ fpNant`¡v sbm¡ns¡m*v A³kÀ Wm¡v NqÀ¸n¨v bqÀ Im`n Np¯n.

”B..B..” s`¨p ko*pw bnXªp.

”sbman¨v Sn¶v C¡m.. ANt¯¡v N]än W¡v C¡m..” b_ªt¸mÄ A³kÀ s`¨pknsâ I¡ sbman¨v bnXn¨v W¡m³ SpX§n.

tS³ HjpNn Npafm]n NnX¡p¶ k^n¡ I¡. tS³ Du_n k¶v sNm*n^p¶p. A³kÀ Wm¡psNm*v WÃtbms` W¡n¯n¶m³ SpX§n. A³kÀ AkapsX bqÀ fpjpk³ b«n W¡p¶tbms` Wm¡psNm*v W¡n¯pX¨p. s`¨p A³k_nsâ S`]n bnXn¨v AfÀ¯nsNm*v NnX¶v bnXªp sNm*n^p¶p.

A³kÀ s`¨pknsâ bqÀ A§sW sfm¯¯n Sn¶v sNm*n^p¶t¸mÄ Wo`nf N]_n k¶p. N®X¨v NnX¶v A³k_nsâ bqÀ Soä BhzUn¨v sNm*n^p¶ s`¨p A½ N]_n k¶Sv A_nªnÃ.

Wo`nfs] N* A³kÀ S` sbm¡n tWm¡n H¶v In^n¨n«v ko*pw bqÀ Soä SpXÀ¶p. s`¨pknsâ SpXNÄ WÃSptbms` fX¡n bnXn¨n«v A³kÀ s`¨pknsâ NqSn]n Wm¡v NqÀ¸n¨v Np¯n]t¸mÄ s`¨p A`_n.

”B.. B.. C¡m.. B..” A³kÀ s`¨pknsâ NqSn fpjpk³ Wm¡psNm*v Ipän¡_¡n W¡n. ”C¡.. B..” s`¨p bnXªp.

Wo`nf ssWän Du^n WPv–W]m]n sdZnt`¡v N]_n. s`¨pknsâ AXp¯v NnX¶n«v AkapsX fp`]n bnXn¨v sM¡n. BUyw s`¨pknWv fWhn`m]nÃ. bns¶ Wo`nf s`¨pknsâ fp` km]n`m¡n NpXn¡m³ SpX§n]t¸mÄ B\v s`¨pknWv fWhn`m]Sv.

N®v Sp_¶ s`¨p A½s] N*v Wm\n¨p. `¨p ko*pw N®X¨v NnX¶p. N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Wo`nf]psX fp` NpXn]pw A³k_nsâ bqÀ Soä]pw s`¨pknsâ Nj¸nsâ D]^§an F¯n¨p. CWn]pw Sn¶m sb®v sbm«n¡pw A³k_nWv fWhn`m]n.

Ak³ s`¨pknsâ SpX¡nX]n Wn¶pw Fjpt¶äp. Wo`nf]psX AXpt¯¡v sI¶n«v Np® N¿n`n«v B«n]t¸mÄ Wo`nf Aksâ Np®]n bnXn¨v sM¡n.

”Du¼Xn”, A³kÀ b_ªt¸mÄ Wo`nf s`¨pknsâ fp`]n Wn¶pw kms]Xp¯n«v A³k_nsâ Np® km]n`m¡n Du¼m³ SpX§n. At¸mÄ N®v Sp_¶ `¨p A½]psX km]n N]_n]n_§p¶ A³k_nsâ Np® N*v A´wkn«n^p¶p.

Np®¯` CX]v¡nsX A½]psX km]n Wn¶pw bp_¯v k^pt¼mÄ ASnsâ fNpX¯nWv sSm`n]nÃm¯Sp AkÄ N*p. hp¶¯v Np®. A³k_nsâ D*]n bnXn¨v sM¡nsNm*v A½ A³k_nsâ Np® WÃtbms` Du¼p¶Sp s`¨p tWm¡n NnX¶p.

ASv N* A³kÀ Np® Wo`nf]psX km]n Wn¶pw Du^n]n«v s`¨pknsâ AXpt¯¡v sI¶p. AkapsX sW©n Nk¨v C^p¶n«v Np®¯` AkapsX Ip*n fp«n¨p. s`¨p km Sp_¶nÃ. At¸mÄ Wo`nf b_ªp, ”Du¼ns¡m, tfmsa”. At¸mÄ A³kÀ ssN]ns` s{dÉäv Du^n Np®]psX NX¡Â C«p.

”km sNm*v FXpt¯m, tfmsa”, ASv N* s`¨p km sbman¨v A³k_nsâ Np® km]n`m¡n Du¼n. Smtj¡v DuÀ¶v k¶ s{dÉäv A³kÀ SXªv bnXn¨p.

s`¨p Np®¯` Wm¡psNm*v W¡n]t¸mÄ A³kÀ kn_¨p. Caw sb®nsâ Caw Wm¡v Np®]n sNm*t¸mÄ A³k_nsâ Np® s`¨pkn³sc km]n NnX¶v sk«n. A³kÀ s`¨pknsâ km]nt`¡v Np® SÅn]t¸mÄ s`¨p H¶v kn¡n.

”tfmsW, AkÄ¡v b^nI]w CÃ. AVnNw AXn¡tÔ, Wo`nf b_ªt¸mÄ A³kÀ Np® k`n¨p. s`¨p H¶v Ipf¨n«v ko*pw Np® NX¡Â bnXn¨psNm*v km]n`m¡n. S` sbm¡n bSns] s`¨p A³k_nsâ Np® knjp§m³ SpX§n. AkhmWw Np®]psX NX¡Â ks^ sI¶v Ip*pNÄsNm*v A³kÀ bnXn¨nXp¶ s{dtÉän fp¯fn«p.

A³kÀ In^n¨psNm*v s{dtÉäns` bnXn kn«p. ASv s`¨pknsâ Ip*nt`¡v ko\p. s`¨p Np® km]n Wn¶pw Du^n]t¸mÄ s{dÉäv Np®]n NqXn Smtj¡v Du^nt¸m¶p. s`¨p In^n¨psNm*v ASv FXp¯p.

”fnXp¡n]m\tÃm”, A³kÀ b_ªp.

A³kÀ A¸w bp_tNm«v C_§n]n«v s`¨pknsâ fp`¡nX]n Np® sk¨p. fp` ^*pw Nq«n¸nXn¨v sNm*v A³kÀ s`¨pknsâ Sp¸`n NpSnÀ¯ Np® fp`¡nX]n NqXn AXn¨v N]än.

”km Sp_¡Xn”, A³kÀ b_ªt¸mÄ fp`¡nX]n NqXn fpNant`¡v N]_nk^p¶ Np® s`¨p km]n`m¡n Wp\ªp. N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv A³kÀ AXn¡pt¼mÄ N]_nk^p¶ Np®¯` s`¨p Ip*pNÄ sNm*v Ipän¸nXn¨v Wm¡psNm*v Djnªv knXpw. A§sW A³kÀ fp`¡nX]n sk¨v Np_¨v tW^w s`¨pknsW b®n.

”FXm.. Np® SmXm.. Mm³ H¶v Sn¶s«”, Wo`nf b_ªt¸mÄ A³kÀ s`¨pknsâ sW©n Wn¶pw Fjpt¶äp Wo`nf]psX S`]v¡v fpNan Nk¨n^p¶p. Wo`nf ssN Wo«n fpNant`m«v sS_n¨v Wn¶ A³k_nsâ Np®s] bnXn¨v Smjv¯n km]n`m¡n blp¡nXmkv fp` NpXn¡p¶tbms` Wp\]m³ SpX§n.

”B.. B…’ A³kÀ A`_nt¸m]n. Wo`nf]psX Ip*pNÄ A³k_nsâ Np®s] knjp§n NX¡Â ks^s]¯n. A³k_nsâ fpjpk³ Np®]pw A½]psX km]n C_§nt¸m]n«pw A³k_nsâ D* fm{Sw bp_¯v NnX¡p¶Sv s`¨p NuSpNt¯msX tWm¡n.

A¸w Njnªv Wo`nf Zo¸v t{Sm«v Njnªv Np® Du^ns]Xp¯p. bns¶ D*NÄ km]n`m¡n fm_n fm_n I¸n]t¸mÄ A³kÀ ko*pw bnXªp.

”Aiv.. B.. Wo`nf.. Du¼mXn.. Aiv..” A³kÀ Wo`nf]psX S`]v¡v fpNan C^p¶v bnXªp.

Wo`nf]psX Du¼Â A³kÀ ^hn¨v sNm*n^p¶p. A¸w Njnªv A³kÀ Fjpt¶äp Wo`nfs] bqänt`¡v S` Smjv¯n. Wo`nf SXn¨ SpXNÄ WÃtbms` Nk¨v sk¨v sNmXp¯p. A³kÀ Wo`nf]psX bqÀ sbman¨n«v W¡m³ SpX§n.

”B.. At½.. B.. W¡v tfmsW.. Sn¶Xm… B… D…’ Wo`nf NnX¶v NqNn. A³kÀ A^ Smjv¯n Np® ko*pw Wo`nf]psX Ip*nt`¡v sk¨t¸mÄ Wo`nf ko*pw Np® km]n`m¡n k`n¨v Du¼m³ SpX§n.

A½]psX]pw A³k_nâ]pw 69 Nan N*v s`¨p Nj¸naNn NnX¶p. Wo`nf]psX bqän A³k_nsâ Wmkp Km`knUyNÄ Nm«n]t¸mÄ Wo`nf bqÀ fpNant`¡v sbm¡n sNmXp¯p. A³kÀ Wo`nf]psX N´p km]n`m¡n NXn¨v k`n¨t¸mÄ Wo`nf A³k_nsâ Np® km]n Wn¶pw FXp¯v NqNn.

”B.. tfmsW… B…’ A³kÀ N´p km]n`n«v I¸n sNm*n^p¶t¸mÄ Wo`nf bqÀ fpNant`¡v SÅns¡m*v NqNn.

”B.. B… At½.. tfmsW.. B…’ Wo`nf Np® km]n Wn¶pw Du^n skXn sbm«n¨v NnX¶v NqNn. A³k_nsâ km]nt`¡v ImXn] Wo`nf]psX IqXv fUK`w fpjpk³ A³kÀ W¡n NpXn¨p. Wo`nf A³k_nsâ Np®s] bnXn¨v sM¡n. Wo`nf]psX A^s¡«v At¸mjpw kn_¨v sNm*n^p¶p.

Wo`nf]psX bqÀ kn_¨v kn§n bqÀ tS³ fpjpk³ A³k_nsâ km]n ImXn¨p. sfm¯w tSWpw ImXn¡jnªv Wo`nf A^]pw Smjv¯n sdZn NnX¶v NnS¨p. A³kÀ Wo`nf]psX bqÀ fpjpk³ W¡n tSmÀ¯n Wo`nf]psX bqän Wn¶pw S`sbm¡n s`¨pknsW tWm¡n. s`¨p CsSÃmw N*v bqän N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv kn^`n«v Ca¡n sNm*v NnX¡pN]m]n^p¶p.

”tfmsa, Na]tÃ.. C¡ Np® N]än AXn¨v S^mw”, A³kÀ s`¨pkntWmXvv b_ªp.

A³kÀ s`¨pknsâ SpXNÄ AN¯n sk¨n«v Np®¯` FXp¯v s`¨pknsâ k^n¡¸q_nsâ CSapNÄ¡nX]n sk¨v SÅn. fUK`¯n NpSnÀ¶v Hä¡®³ s`¨pknsâ bqÀ CSapNÄ kNªv fmän C_pNn AkapsX bqän N]_n.

”Aiv” s`¨p H¶v bnXªp. A³kÀ Np® AknsX WnÀ¯n. s`¨pknsâ bqÀ H¶v kn§n. A³k_nsâ Np®¯` AkapsX bqän Wn_ªv Wn¶p.

A³kÀ A¸w Njnªv Np® WÃtbms` SÅn. bSns] bSns] N]ämWpÅ £f A³k_nWv CÃm]n^p¶p. Wo`nf]psX Np® Du¼Â A³k_nsâ Np®s] H^p b^pkw B¡n]n^p¶p.

B.. B.. At½..” s`¨p A`_n¡^ªp. s`¨pknsâ Caw I¡]psX NkmXw SÅn¯p_¶v A³k_nsâ hp¶¯v Np® AkapsX I¡]n sfm¯w N]_nt¸m]n.

s`¨pknsâ N^¨n tN«v Wo`nf N®v Sp_¶p. ”hm^fnà tfmsa”, Wo`nf Fjpt¶äp C^p¶n«v s`¨pknsâ S`]n SjpNnsNm*v b_ªp. ”C¸w fm_pw”.

s`¨p G§`Xn¨v sNm*n^p¶p. A¸w Njnªv A³kÀ s`¨pknsâ bqän`n^p¶ Np® k`n¨q^n AXn¡m³ SpX§n.

”B… Biv..” s`¨p Nm_n. A³kÀ ASv kNsk¡msS Np® AXn¨v N]äm³ SpX§n. I¡]n Wn¶v At¸mtj¡pw NqXpS tS³ HjpNn k¶n^p¶p. B tSWn Npan¨v A³k_nsâ Np® s`¨pknsâ Caw bqän ko\fo«n SpX§n]t¸mÄ s`¨p NnX¶v Np_pNm³ SpX§n.

”B.. Aiv.. hv.. Dw… C¡.. C¡m…’ ASv tN«psNm*v A³kÀ Np® AXn¨v N]än sbman¨p. s`¨p sdZn NnX¶v bpaªv sNm*n^p¶p.

Wo`nf ssN Wo«n s`¨pknsâ fp`NÄ sM¡n sNmXp¯p. fp`sM«pNÄ N¿n`n«v sM^n¨v sNmXp¯t¸mÄ s`¨p sdZn NnX¶v Np*n fpNant`m«v sbm¡n. ”¹¡v ¥¸v” ”¹¡v ¥¸v” hz^§Ä fp_n]n fpj§n. ”B.. Bw.. Dw.. Dw..” s`¨pknsâ I¡]n NnX¶v Np® kn_¸n¨psNm*v A³kÀ Af_n .

A³k_nsâ D*]ns` bm Sna¨v SpX§n.

”B.. B.. Aiv..” A³kÀ hvboZn Np® AXn¨v sNmXp¯t¸mÄ A³k_nWv Np®¸m DXsW ImXpw F¶v fWhn`m¡n] Wo`nf NpWnªv s`¨pknsâ H^p fp` km]n`n«v k`n¨v NpXn¨psNm*v ftä fp` N¿n`n«v DX¨pw sNmXp¯p.

”B.. At½.. B..” s`¨p NnX¶v bnXªpsNm*v A^]n«v Ca¡n sk«n sk«n tS³ Ioän¨v bnXªt¸mÄ A³kÀ AXn¨v bS¸n¨psNm*v Af_n.

”B.. tfmsa.. B.. Aiv.. Dw…’ A³kÀ Np®¸mÂs`¨pknsâCawI¡]nt`¡vIoän¨psNm*vA^s¡«vAkapsXA^]nt`¡vtIÀ¯vsk¨psNm*vbpaªp.

”Dw..Dw..B..Dw..”A³kÀNp®¸mÂko*pws`¨pknsâI¡]nt`¡vImXn¨vsNmXp¯p.Np®s`¨pknsâA^]nÂtIÀ¯vsk¨psNm*vA³kÀNnS¨p.s`¨pAt¸mtj¡vtS³Ioän¨vNjnªn^p¶p.

N®X¨vNnX¶vNnS¡p¶s`¨pknsWS`]nÂSt`mXnWo`nf]pwAksXNnX¶p.