Unky]pw Pm]{SntUkn]pw `¯ocpw Nq«pNm^pw Wm«pNm^n In`^pw cmUÀ P{dnt]`pw ^mip`n³s_]Xp¯v Aktlgn¨p.
fäpÅk^psX BNmw£NÄ¡pw tImUy§Ä¡pw tlgw ^mip`n³s_ N®pNÄ ko*pw Unkys]t¯Xn.
A´^o£¯n³s_ {bmVmWyw fWÊn`m¡n `¯ocpw Nq«pNm^pw bÅn]psX b^nh^§ant`¡v bn³km§n.
“”B³_n,””
Pm]{SntUknt]msXm¸w WX¡p¶SnWnX]n `¯ocv knan¨p.
AkÀ AksW tWm¡n.
“”CWn H^p Wnfngw tbm`pw M§Ä Unky]ptX]pw ^mip hm_n³s_]pfXp¯v Wn¶v- fm_n Wn¡nÃ. B³_n H¶psNm*pw CWn e]s¸tX*,””
eoSn]pw UpOkpw At¸mjpw kn«pfm_n]n«nÃm¯ fpOt¯msX Pm]{Sn tUkn AksW tWm¡n.
“”tk* tfmtW,””
AkÀ b_ªp.
“”CWn Mm³ F³s_ tfmÄsX AXp¯v Wn¶v- fm_n Wn¡nÃ. M§sX NpXpwd¯nÂ..H^p bp\yNÀ½w WX¯m³ k¶ Pp^pKnt]]pw HmÀ¯v…””
Ak^psX km¡pNÄ fp_nªp.
“”B NÀ½w WX¡pw B³_n,””
`¯ocv Ak^psX ssNNan bnXn¨p.
“”km¡m\v– CSv…B³_n tfmtWt¸ms` Nm\p¶ F³s_ km¡v ….f^n¡\w CWn CSv fm_t\Â,””
kas^ WnÀdÔn¨SnWp tlgw Pm]{Sn tUkn sNm«m^¯nt`¡v fX§pkm³ h½Sn¨p.
“”tXmw,””
`¯ocv knan¨p.
tXmfn HmXns]¯n.
“”Wo]pw ^mKpkpw BdnUpw S¼p^m«nt]msXm¸w fX§pN,””
`¯ocv Akt^mXv WnÀtUln¨p.
“”sNm«m^¯n Ss¶ PmÀZv sI]pN. H^p bnjkpw k^p¯^pSv!””
AkÀ `¯ocn³s_ WnÀt±l§Ä {l²n¨v fWÊn`m¡n.
^mip`nsW]pw Unkyt]]pw SWn¨v kn«v `¯ocpw Nq«pNm^pw bÅn]psX Wnj`nt`¡v fm_n.
“”Untky,””
^mip hmkVmWw knan¨p.
AkÄ A]mtamXv sSm«Xp¯v AenfpOfm]n C^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p.
“”hz´w Kok³ ks^ AbNX¯n`m¡n]n«v…””
A]mÄ b_ªp.
AkÄ A]mapsX N®pNant`¡v DäptWm¡n.
S³s_ irU]¯n³s_ emg F{S {lfn¨n«pw AkÄ¡v S³s_ fpO¯v {bSnc`n¸n¡mSn^n¡m³ NjnªnÃ.
tSman`pw ssNfp«n`pw Ct¸mjpw tkUW Aktlgn¡p¶p*v.
bs£ irU]¯n³s_ Umifm\v hin¡mWkm¯Sv–!
“”Mm³…””
S³s_ lÐw kn_sNmÅp¶Sv AkÄ A_nªp.
^mip`n³s_ N®pNÄ AkapsX N®pNsa sSm«p.
“”F³s_ KoknSw…At§¡v …. Mm³ Ft¶ S¶pNjnªSm\v…””
irU]¯n Wn¶v- Smbw N®pNant`¡v kmÀ¶pkojp¶p.
“”F{St]m K·§Ä¡v fp¼v…””
CfNaW¡msS ^mip Aksa¯s¶ tWm¡n.
AkÄ ht¦mItfSpfnÃmsS, `Öt]SpfnÃmsS A]msa tWm¡n.
kas^ b^nInSWm] BtamXv Gäkpw b^nInSfm] N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv H^p Nm^yw AkS^n¸n¡p¶ A]SvW `manSyw A]mÄ AkapsX fpO¯v N*p.
“”bs£ …Untky…””
^mip Aksa knan¨p.
AkÄ A]mapsX N®pNant`¡v tWm¡n.
“”Unky At¸mÄ t^minSv A¦nanWv sNmXp¯ kmt¡m?””
bp©n^n¡m³ {lfn¡msS ]mÄ tImUn¨p.
“”Unky t^minSv A¦nanWv kmPvUmWw sI]vSn^p¶ntÃ, At²i¯n³s_ AWpKsWt] knkmiw Njn¡q F¶v-?””
AkapsX emkw fm_m¯Sv ^mip`nsW AUvepSs¸Xp¯n.
AkÄ ASnl]s¸Xp¯p¶ shuµ^yw bp©n^n]n Wn_¨v A]mapsX N®pNant`¡v tWm¡n.
“”t^minSv A¦nan³s_ AWpKWpw ESpkn³s_ lm´ntUkpw H^pfn¨v Fs¶ hfobn¨m Mm³ F´v sI¿psf¶v hmÀ A¶v Ft¶mXv tImUn¨n^p¶p. ^*mjv¨NÄ¡v fp¼v. W½Ä tNm{dminÂhn tbm] Unkhw…””
AkÄ WnÀ¯n A]msa tWm¡n.
^m{Sn]psX ]kWnN]nt`¡v bWnWoÀ¸pgv¸§apsX hpPÔw kÀ®fm]n Wn_]p¶psk¶v ^mip`nWv tSm¶n.
B H^p Wn_tQmg§apsX NpXfmäw AkapsX N®pNan fjtbms` sb¿pN]m\v.
“”F¦nÂ…””
AkapsX hz^¯n B¼`WX]n sSanª Sr¡mÀ¯nN Uob§apsX Wk^SvW¯na¡w.
Bßmknsâ Bj¯n knNm^§apsX fjSpÅnNÄ bSn¡m¯nX¯v hzÀ®¯qk sNm*v AkÄ hvbÀln¡p¶Sv A]mÄ A_nªp.
“”….F¦n t^minSv A¦nan³s_ AWpKWpw ESpbÀ®]psX lm´ntUkpfm] ^mip Wm^m]\³ F¶ PÔÀÆ Sbhzns] Mm³ Sn^sªXp¡pw…””
^mip`n³s_ N®pNÄ knXÀ¶p`ªp.
tUi¯v C{µVWpÊn³s_ DugvfaS S·m{SNam]n tUi¯v AXÀ¶p bSn¡p¶p.
KnknS¯n BUyfm]n lzmhw Wn`¨ptbmNp¶ H^Wpekw.
Wnfng§tamaw ASv SpXÀ¶p.
“”ASm\v– Mm³ sI¿pN,””
AkapsX hz^¯ns` {b\] UrZS A]mÄ tN«p.
^mKVmWn]n Wn¶v- {bSmb§sa Ns¿mjnªv AkÄ Sbhzn]psX B{lf¯nt`¡v k¶n^n¡p¶p.
shuemPy§Ä bknj§Ä tbms` sb¿p¶ AVnNm^§apsX tPmbp^§Ä bn¼n`ptb£n¨v I{NkÀ¯nWn, SbÊnsW fm{Sw hvtWin¡p¶ EgnNpfm^sWt¯Xns]¯n]n^n¡p¶p.
“”CWn A§v b_]\w,””
ln`]n Wn¶v- D\À¯p¶ lÐw ko*pw A]mÄ tN«p.
“”F´m F³s_ At]mPyS, A§s] Nn«mSn^n¡m³? F´m At§¡v SXÊw, Fs¶ Cãs¸XmSn^n¡m³?””
AkapsX tWm«w APvWntbms` Ss¶ lp²nsI¿p¶Sm]n A]mÄ¡v tSm¶n.
knhvf]w A\sbm«ns]mjpNn] H^p fpiqÀ¯¯n Unky A_nªp.
^mip S³s_ N¿n fp_psN¸nXnIn^n¡pN]ms\¶v!
fp_ps¡.

bntä Unkhw {bemSw.
sh]n³_v tf^ohv tNmtaKv b^nh^w.
^mip`n³s_ NzmÀt«jvhv.
NzmÀt«jvhn³s_ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv fp¼ns` tUkUm^pkn³s_ Ipk«nÂ, bÅn]psX tPmTnNv fpOkm^¯nWXp¯v H^p Nth^]n`n^n¡pN]m\v ^mipÂ.
fXn]n knXÀ¯n sk¨ bphvSNw.
fp¼ns` fsäm^p Nth^]n A¶s¯ UnWb{S§Ä.
ANt¯ timw Sos]ä_n Wn¶v- dotTmk³s_ H³bSmw hnwc\n tWÀ¯ lЯn {bemS sk]n`nWv H^p ssh¡Z`nNv Wn_w WÂNp¶p.
InNnÕ]psX]pw bTy§apsX]pw Nm`mkVn SoÀ¶n^n¡p¶p.
F¦n`pw CWn]pw tNmtaKn tbm]n¯pX§n]n«nÃ.
bqÀ®fm]n kn{lfn¡m³ Unky]pw P{dnt]`¨Wpw hi{bkÀ¯N^pw WnÀtUln¨n^p¶p.
fiÀgn tUkWm^m]\Wpw ^mKtlO^kÀ½]pw Pm]{Sn tUkn]pw Ak^psX dÔp¡apw F¶pw ^mip`nsW hµÀln¨n^p¶p.
C³hvsbNväÀ A{dmiw ^mip`nWv ^ihyfm]n tbm`ohv hw^£\w WÂNn]n^p¶p.
F¦n`pw bÅn]psX b^nh^§an `¯ocn³s_ WnÀtUlmWph^\w hwQmwP§Ä ^ihyfm]n So{kKm{PSt]msX Nmk Wn¶p.
^mKtlO^kÀ½]psX khSn]psX khSn]psX Ipäpk«¯pw AkÀ Nmk`nt`Às¸«p.
bSnkv sSän¡msS Unky k¶psNm*n^p¶p.ssN]n Wn¶v- dm³tZKv Wo¡w sI]vSn^p¶p.
fp_nkpNÄ D\§m³ SpX§n]n^p¶p.
bqK¿v¡v tk* bq¡apw c`§apw fm{SfÃ, ^mip`nWv tk*n {btSyNfm]n D*m¡n] e£\kpw NqXn AkÄ Ss¶ sNm*pk^m³ SpX§n. kas^t]s_ hf]w AkÄ A]mapsX]Xp¯v kÀ¯fmWw b_ªp In`kjn¡pw.
A]mÄ WnÀdÔn¡pt¼mÄ AkÄ tNmtaKn tbmNpw.
F¦n`pw H¶v ^*v f\n¡q_pNÄ Njnªv AkÄ ko*pw Sn^nsN k^pw.
“”MmsW§Wym AknXn^n¡ym?””
Sn^ns¨¯n] H^p Unkhw AkÄ A]mapsX N®pNan tWm¡n¸_ªp.
“”hmÀ CknsX C^n¡ytÃ? F³s_ Bk\ns¸m]vN…ASnSm\v Ct¸mÄ…””
tft`, Nps_ D]^¯n Wn¶v-, hzÀ¤ NkmX§Ä Sp_¶v- F³s_ tUk³ FWn¡v tk*n C§v Smsj, Cu eqfn]n`n_§n k¶n^n¡pt¼mÄ MmsW§sW ¢mÊn`n^n¡pw?
FWn¡v tk*n A§v CknsX ^Tfn_§pt¼mÄ A§s] k^tk¡m³ bq¡tamsXm¸w, ssfWNtamsXm¸w, tNmNn`§tamsXm¸w FWn¡pw Nm¯n^n¡\w, IµW¡p_n]\nªv, Np¦pff\nªv, NhkpXp¯v, Wn`knan¡n³s_ fp¼n FWn¡v F¶pw C§sW]n^n¡\w A§]psX fp¼nÂ…
Unkh¯n³s_ Hmt^m knWmjnN]n`pw.
^mkn³s_ Hmt^m ]mf¯n`pw.
A§v ImÀ¯n] B`n`¯m`n F³s_ sW©n³s_ Smb¯n AfÀ¶p NnX¡pt¼mÄ…
S¶ns` fmä§Ä ^mip`pw A_n]p¶p*m]n^p¶p.
B fmäw A]mÄ bqÀ®fm]pw DÄs¡m*p.
S³s_ {dÒI^y WngvYNÄ Unky]psX bmSn{kSylàn]nt`¡v– hwt]mKn¡p¶Sv A]mÄ A_nªp.
fp¼v b`t¸mjpw {b\]kpw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Nmfkpw Ss¶ làn]m]n B{Nfn¨Spw Sm³ AWm]mhw Aks] {bSnt^mVn¨Spw A]mÄ AUvepSt¯msX HmÀ¡pw.
F¶m Ct¸mÄ A]mÄ {b\]¯n³s_ knlp² APvWn]psX shuµ^ySmbw Sn^n¨_nªn^n¡p¶p.
Sm³ A_nª BÀgÚmW¯nW¸p_w fsäm^p fimÚmWw tbms` hv{So]psX {b\]w A]mÄ¡v fp¼n Wn_ªp Wn¡m³ SpX§n.
lm´ntUkn³s_]pw ESpbÀ®]psX]pw bp^mkr¯w bqÀ¯n]m¡mWpÅ H^p hz]w hfÀ¸n¡`m]n A]mÄ {b\]s¯¡*nÃ.
Unky làn]pw knlnãPp\§apfpÅ H^p tUkSt]mXpÅ DbmhW]m]n^p¶p A]mÄ¡v Unkyt]mXpÅ t{bfw.
C\tI^p¶ iwh§apsX In{S¯n³s_ ewPn, tNmNn`§apsX D·¯fm] lЯnsâ ^mPw, Wn_§Ä¡v fjknÃntWmXpÅ Bhàn]psX Nm^\w Hs¡ A]mÄ Sn^n¨_nªp SpX§n.
KWnfrSn]psX GtSm hzbvWSo^¯v SWn¡v tk*n knXÀ¶p`]p¶ Wo`¯mf^]m\v Unky SWn¡v F¶]mÄ irU]en¯n]n FjpSn.
H^p Wnfngw A]mÄ bphvSN¯n Wn¶v- {l²fmän.
b^nh^¯n³s_ i^nS ewPn A]mapsX N®pNan Wn_ªp.
Uqs^ QWWo`nf kÀ®¯n tNm{dm inÂhn³s_ bp`v¯mjzm^w.
Smjzm^¯n³s_ b¨¸nWp WXpkn`qsX {blm´fm]n HjpNp¶ bpj]psX hvcXnN knSmW¯n³s_ Wo`nf.
b£nNapw bq¡apw Nmän³s_ fÀ½^kpw Wn_ª f^§Ä.
kh´w SpX§n¡jnªn^p¶p.
fp¼ns` B^ytk¸v f^§apsX C`¸XÀ¸nWnX]n`qsX Unky ]psX ^qbw {bSy£fmkp¶Sv ^mip N*p.
F¶pw ssh¡nant`m S³s_ KmPzm_nt`m B\v k^m_v.
C¶v- NmÂWX]m]n k^m³ F´v bän?
NXpw Ipk¸v Wn_fpÅ tXm¸pw N_p¯ Wn_fpÅ fnZn]pfm\v– tkgw.
fnZn]psX Smsj AjNmÀ¶ Nm`p`NpsX I`W¯nt`¡v A]mapsX N®pNÄ bSnªp.
AkapsX hfr²fm] fpXn tSmapNapsX tf Sma¯n`p`]p¶p.
WoÄfnjnNÄ S^p\ hzbvW¯n³s_ Nm´nNS Nm\n¨p S^p¶p.
{Pogvf knNm^§ap\À¯p¶ Ip*pNÄ.
SpXp¯ Nknan\Nan Sm^p\yewPn]psX Ipk¸v.
WX¡pt¼mÄ bSns] D`]p¶ fm_nXw.
S³s_ fp¼n {bSy£fm]ns¡m*n^n¡p¶^qbw seufnNfÃ.
shu^ fÞ`¯nW¸p_¯v Wn¶v- AtWN Ul `£w {bNml kÀg§Ä¡¸p_¯v Wn¶v- C{µn] lànNÄ sNm*v hwtkUn¡mWmkm¯ H^p shuµ^yw Ss¶ hfobn¡pN]m\v.
hzÀ¤¯n³s_ H^p Io´v.
AkÄ hmkVmWw A]mapsX AXps¯¯n.
“”im]v, hÀ,””
AkÄ A]msa AenkmUyw sI]vSp.
A]mÄ bp©n^n¨SÃmsS H¶pw b_ªnÃ.
^mip`n³s_ N®pNÄ S³s_ tUi¯v {b\] {bU£n\w WX¯p¶Sv AkÄ A_nªp.
C§sW BUyfm]m\v–.
F´m\n§sW C{S AUvepSt¯msX tWm¡p¶Sv?
C¶s`]m\v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv f½n b_ªSv.
“”tfmsa, C¶s` Pp^pKn Ft¶mXv H^p Nm^yw b_ªp,””
“”GSv? hoWn]À Pp^pKn?””
“”AsS,””
“”F´m b_sª?””
“”ASnt¸m…””
Ak^psX fpO¯v tW^n] H^p `Ö knXÀ¶p.
“”F´m f½n? f½ns]´nWm C§sW Wm\n¡s\?””
“”tfmav hm_n³s_ AXp¯v tbmNpt¼m…kr¯n¡v Hs¡ tbm\w?””
Unky Pm]{SntUkns] AWnãt¯msX tWm¡n.
“”Cu ssfWhv Zn{Po S\p¸n`pw A¼`¡pa¯nÂ, ASpw {dÒfpiqÀ¯¯n¯s¶ fp§n¡pan¡p¶ Ft¶mXv Ss¶ f½n kr¯osX Nm^yw b_]\w!””
Pm]{Sn tUkn Unky]psX ssN]n bnXn¨p.
“”tfmsa..B kr¯n]Ã…ASv ..Wos]´nWm sbm«n Nan¡t\? tfmÄ¡v fWÊn`m]ntÃ?””
Unky HmÀ¯ptWm¡n.
AkÄ¡v fWÊn`m]nÃ.
“”f½n Nm^yw b_]q. Pp^pKn F´m b_sª?””
“”tfmsa…]mPw Njn]t\mXw ks^ hm_v {dÒIm^n]m]n^n¡\w…tfmav {ZÊv Hs¡ kr¯n]m]n«v sI]vsS hm_n³s_ fp¼n tbmNmkq…””
fm_ns` sI¼N sfm«pNÄ Nmf hpPÔn]m]n D`ªp\À¶ Wnfngw.
sW©nWN¯v skÅ^n{bmkv In_Np NpXª Wnfngw.
fjknÃns` Wn_§tajpw l^o^¯nt`s¡mjpNn]n_§n] Wnfngw….
“”F³s_ f½n..tbXn¡*…””
AX¡mWmkm¯ bp©n^nt]msX Unky Akt^mXv b_ªp.
“”Mm³ UnPwd^ shuµ^y¯n Wn¶mÂt¸m`pw hm_v {dÒI^yw Wãs¸Xp¯nÃ…””

ASv b_ªv k` fp¯v InS^p¶Svtbms` In^n¨p.
“”t¨..””
Pm]{SntUkn AWnãt¯msX, F¶m bp©n^n Wn`WnÀ¯ns¡m*v b_ªp.
“”Wos]´m C§sWs]ms¡ b_]ps¶? At¿…A§sWs]m¶pw b_]tÃ…””

Ct¸mÄ hm_n³s_ N®pNÄ S³s_ tUiw fpjpk³ sbmSn]p¶p.
S³s_ FSns^ NnX¶ Nth^]n`n^n¡m³ A]mÄ BwPy¯n`qsX AktamXv– Bklys¸«p.
Nth^]n NnX¶ b{S§Ä fX¡n sk¨v AkÄ A]mÄ¡v AenfpOfm]n C^p¶p.
“”F´nWm Cu hvsbN-vhv sk¡p¶Sv?””
AkÄ tImUn¨p.
“”tZmNväÀ b_ªp, Np_¨v km]n¡pN. Asæn N®X sk¡pN. km]n¨v Nps_ Njn]pt¼mÄ sI_n] tkUW AWpeks¸Xpw…””
“”bs£ N®X CÃm¯Sm\v WÃSv,””
“”F§sW WÃSv?””
Unky A]mapsX N®pNant`¡v Ss¶ tWm¡n.
“”B N®pNÄ ASptbms` Ss¶ Nm\mftÃm N®X]nsænÂ,””
AkapsX tWm«¯n H^p Dgv\¡mäv ^qbsfXp¡p¶Sv A]mÄ N*p.
^mknÂ, BSn^ Wn`mknÂ, N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tfQ§Ä f_ª lp{emNml¯nWv Smsj, {b\]¯n³s_ Caw IqXv eqfn]_n]p¶ H^p Nm`¯v, Smj¼qkn³s_ PÔkpw A¼`kna¡n³s_ {bNmlkpw Nmän Wn_]pt¼mÄ hzÀ¤o] tUkS]psX Sn^pkpX S³s_ fp¼nÂ….
S³s_ Bßmkn hvtWit^ONÄ k^]v¡m³….
A]mÄ bp©n^n¨p.
Unky Ns¿¯n¨v A]mapsX fpO¯v Wn¶v- N®Xs]Xp¯v fmän.
bns¶ A]mapsX N®pNant`¡v tWm¡n.
sk¬lwOn Wn¶v D]nÀsNmÅp¶ PÔÀÆ hwPoS¯n³s_ tfmin¸n¡p¶ C^¼Â AkÄ A]mapsX N®pNan tN«p.
{Pogvf¯n AknIm^nSfm]n DX`nt`¡v AXÀ¶v bSn¡p¶ fjWoÀ¯pÅnNsat¸ms` A]mapsX tWm«w AkapsX Sbn¡p¶ tUis¯ sSm«p.
“”tk*…tk*,””
N®pNant`¡v Ss¶ tWm¡ns¡m*v, A]mapsX fpOt¯¡v N®X Sn^nsNsk¨psNm*v, AkÄ b_ªp.
“”N®X V^nt¨maq…Cu PÔÀk³s_ N®pNÄ¡v fp¼n Wn]{´\w WãvXs¸XmsS bnXn¨v Wn¡m³ Mm³ f`mOs]m¶pfÃ,””
AkÄ ASv b_ªt¸mÄ, AkapsX Dugvfa lzmhw S¶nt`¡v bXÀ¶n_§n]t¸mÄ, S³s_ M^¼n APvWn]p\^p¶Sv ^mip A_nªp.
ASv Wn]{´\mSoSfmNp¶SnWv fp¼v A]mÄ C^n¸nX¯n Wn¶v- Fjpt¶äp.
Unky]pw.
“”C¶v- timansZ,’
AkÄ b_ªp.
“”C¶v- Mm³ H^p t{bm{Pmw b_]mw,””
^mip bp©n^nt]msX Aksa tWm¡n.
“”_nkÀ sshZv…tNm{dm inÂhv–,””
“”Wà tZmNväÀ!””
^mip In^n¨p.
“”t^mPnt]mXv H^p Nm^p\ykpfnÃ…kn{lfkpw bTykpw tWmt¡* MmWm\v f` N]t_*Sv!””
“”t^mPn WX¶pw HmXn]psfm¶pw f`N]t_*…tZmNväÀ t^mPn]psX ss{Zk_mNp¶p…t^mPns] H^p bnNvWnNv f^p¶v- NpXn¸n¡p¶p,””
AkÀ bÅn]psX b^nh^¯p Wn¶pw bp_¯v NX¶p.
“”F¶n«v k*ns]knsX?””
A]mÄ tImUn¨p.
“”^*v fnWnäv Njn]pt¼mÄ kntWmUv A¦nÄ sNm*pk^pw. W½Ä bptj sIÃp¼t¯Wpw k^pw A¦nÄ. A¦nan³s_ iyq*m]ns¡t´m _n¸]_nwPv…kÀ¡v tgm¸n`m. ASv sNm*v F³s_ KmPzmÀ A¦nÄ sNm*ptbm]n,””
At¸mÄ ^mip`n³s_ sfmssd lÐn¨p.
sfmssd tcm¬ V^n¨n^p¶ gÀ«n³s_ tbm¡än Wn¶pw ^mip sfmssd tcm¬ FXp¯t¸mÄ Unky bp©n^nt]msX A]msa tWm¡n.
“”hm_n³s_ ssN¿n sfmssdt`m? CsS¶v fpSÂ? F¶n«v W¼À FWn¡v S¶nÃtÃm?””
“”UntkysX A¨³ S¼p^m³ C¶s` S¶Sm\v…H^p {bnt¡mg³…””
F¶n«v knan¨Sms^¶_n]m³ A]mÄ hv{NoWnt`¡v tWm¡n.
“”§vim..b_]q…Hmt¡…tWm t{bm»w?””
A]mÄ tcm¬ Sn^nsN tbm¡än N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv sk¨p.
B^m\v? F¶ AÀ°¯n AkÄ A]msa tWm¡n.
A]mÄ bp©n^n¨psNm*v Aksa tWm¡n]SÃmsS fsäm¶pw b_ªnÃ.
tUkUm^p¡apw B^ytk¸v f^§apw Wn_ª bÅn]psX]pw tNmsaKn³s_]pw b^nh^¯v Wn¶v- AkÀ WUo So^s¯ hfobn¨p.
CawbpÃn`qsX A]mtamsXm¸w WX¡pt¼mÄ Unky]psX fWÊv SpXn¨p ]^pN]m]n^p¶p.
CknsX, bq¡apsX hpPÔw Wn_ª NmänÂ, f^SN¸¨ Wn_ª kr£§apsX C`¸´`nWXn]nÂ, WUn]psX {b\] hwPoS¯n³s_ Wn_knÂ, bknjkpw sskZyq^kpw bpgy^mPkpw hpgpbvSn sNmÅp¶ tNm{dminÂhnsW IqXnWn¡p¶ tfQ§apsX Smsj, S³s_ bp^pgtWmsXm¸w…
At²i¯n³s_ fUe^fm] hmfoby¯n³s_ Wn_knÂ, `i^n Wn_ª B PÔ¯n³s_ kr¯¯nWN¯v….
Culz^m…
F{S WmapNam]n sNmSn¨v Nm¯n^p¶Sm\v Cu Wnfng§Ä¡v tk*n!
WmapNaÃ.
F{S Wqäm*pNÄ!
F{S Kᤀ!
“”F´m H^v Bt`mIW? C{S Zobv B]n?””
^mip`n³s_ tImUyw Aksa DĸpaN§an Wn¶pfp\À¯n.
“”Mm³ F³s_ t^minSv A¦nan³s_ AWpKsW¡p_n¨v HmÀ¡pkm^p¶p. bns¶ ESpkn³s_ lm´ntUknsW¡p_n¨pw,””
AkÄ In^n¨p.
“”Unky]psX ^mip`nsW¡p_n¨v H¶ptfmÀ¯ntÃ?””
B tImUy¯n³s_ hvWnPvVS]n Unky Wn¶p.
AkġenfpOfm]n ^mip`pw.
AkÄ A]mapsX ssN]n bnXn¨p.
B hvbÀlW¯ns` frUpkm] IqXv Ss¶ SjpNn]p\À¯p¶Sv ^mip A_nªp.
“”Ft¸msj¦n`pw f_¶n«v tkt* At²is¯¡p_n¨v HmÀ½n¡m³,””
AkapsX lzmh¯n³s_ IqXv S³s_ fpO¯v bSn]p¶Sv ^mip A_nªp.
N®pNans` {b\] bpgv¸§Ä D`ªp\^p¶Spw.
kh´w SanÀ¯v SpX§n] B b^nh^¯v, Nmjv¨]psX ASn^pNÄ Wn_s] bp`v¯mjzm^¯n³s_ b¨¸pw bq¡apsX Wn_teU§apw tfQ§Ä IqXn] bÀÆS§apsX QWWo`nf]pw b£nNapsX]pw bpj]psX]pw hz^`] teU§apfp\^pt¼mÄ AkÀ {b\]w N¯p¶ fnjnNtamsX b^hv¸^w tWm¡n Wn¶p.
“”H^p Nm^yfp*v FWn¡v tImUn¡m³,””
b^nh^¯nt`¡v Sn^n¨v k¶v- ^mip tImUn¨p.
“”F§sW]m]n^p¶p B Ns*¯Â? Unky]psX t^minSv A¦nan³s_ AWpKWm\v MmsW¶v? H^mjv¨]m]n CsSm¶v tImUn¡\sf¶v knIm^n¨n«v,””
Unky fµihn¨p.
“”tcmt«m {Pmcv,””
A]mapsX N¿n bnXn¨psNm*v bpjs] hfobn¡p¶SnWnX]n AkÄ b_ªp.
“”H^ohw hm_n³s_ fp_n ¢o³ sI¿ypt¼m FWn¡v H^p tcmt«m{Pmcv Nn«n. t^minSv A¦napw hm_pw H^pfn¨pÅ H^p tcmt«m,””
AkÄ B hwekw knk^n¨p.
“”hm_nW_nt]m A¶v MmsW´v fm{Sw FNvsshäZm]n N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ASv N*¸w F¶v-?””
AkÄ SpXÀ¶p.
“”Wn§Ä ^*vtb^psX]pw sNmt_ hvss{X¡nwPv hnfn`n]m^näohv…sh]nw N®pNÄ, sh]n fq¡v..sh]nw `nbvhv ….A§sW …FWn¡v tUgyw k¶p…F{SWmam]n hm_nsW Nm\p¶p! F¶n«psf´m Cu hnfn`n]m^näoshm¶pw At¶^w tSm¶mtª¶v- HmÀ¯v…hm_n³s_ B khngvY fpWosX fmSn^n sPu^kw H¶pw A¦nan³s_ fpO¯nÃ…B Hä kySymhw fm{Sw …]q tWm sF kmhv tXm«`n BtÌm\ngvZv…!””
^mip Sm¸^yt¯msX AkapsX km¡pNÄ tN«p.
“”bns¶ F¶pw Mm³ hm_n³s_ bphvSN§apw Z]_nNapw b^ntlmVn¡pfm]n^p¶p. A§sW Mm³ H¶v- ^*v BÂd§Ä N*p. fn¡Sn`pw A¦nÄ D*v. bns¶ Nps_ s`täjvhv–… A¦nÄ hm_nW]¨Sv…b` kÀg§an`pfpÅk…ASn Fs¶¡p_n¨v FjpSn]Sv… gmÀ½n`n B³_ns]¡p_n¨v FjpSn]Sv….””
AkÀ bpj¡v hfm´^fm]n f\¸p_¯v NqXn WX¶p.
ssNNÄ tNmÀ¯v bnXn¨v tIÀ¶v…
sk]n b^s¶mjpNm³ SpX§n]n^p¶p.
fª¨n_NpÅ tUlmXW¸£nNapw BNml¯v HjpNn Wo§n.
tNm{dm inÂhn³s_ lnO^§an Wn¶v- fªv kmÀ¶v- sbm]vs¡m*n^p¶p.
A¸hf]w Njn]pt¼mÄ Nmäp\^pw.
^mip`n³s_ N®pNÄ sNmXpfpXn]n`qsX h©^n¨p.
“”ESpkn³s_ NT fmänk¨m hmÀ Fs¶¡*Spw W½Ä …W½Ä hvtWin¡p¶SpsfÃmw BNhvfnNw. BN-vhnZäv`n ims¸³Zv. bs£…””
AkÄ A]msa tWm¡n.
A]mÄ Sn^n¨pw.
“”…. bs£ FÃm {bn¸t_g³hpfm]n Cu lm´nbp^t¯¡v hmÀ k¶Sv fsäm¶nWtÃ?””
Ak^psX fnjnNÄ CXªp.
“”t^minSv A¦nan³s_ f^\s¯Np_n¨pÅ fnÌ_n]tWzgn¡m³?””
B b^mfÀl¯nWp fp¼n A]mapsX emkw fm_n.
{bh¶S f_ªp.
tlmN hm{µfm] sPu^k emkw AknsX WnÝ`fm]n Wn¶p.
“”F¶n«v?””
AkÄ Btklt¯msX tImUn¨p.
“”fWÊn`mt]m hmÀ? B^m\v F³s_ t^minSv A¦nansW…?””
^mip tNm{dm inÂhnt`¡v ko*pw tWm¡n.
f`Wn^NapsX APmVWo`nf]n A]mÄ Sn^]p¶sS´m\v?
sNmXpfpXnNapsX WnPqZUpÀ¤§Ä A]mÄ¡v F´m\v skans¸Xp¯p¶Sv?
Unky hz]w tImUn¨p.

^mip D¯^sft´m b_]p¶SnWv tk*n AkapsX tWs^ Sn^nªp.
F¶m f\¯n«nW¸p_s¯ bp¸^¸nWnX]n`qsX, bmS]psX At§]ä¯v Wn¶v- H^p NmÀ k^p¶Sv N*v A]mÄ At§m«v– tWm¡n.
“”kntWmUv A¦nÄ k^p¶p*v,””
Unky b_ªp.
Unky]psX KPzmÀ HmXn¨psNm*v kntWmUv tftWm³ Aks^ hfobn¨p.
NmÀ Ak^psX hfobw Wn¶p.
Nm_nÂWn¶n_§n kntWmUv N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ^mip`nsW ssN Nq¸n k\§n.
A]mÄ H^p b¨ Xo gÀ«pw Wo` Ko³hpw S`]n H^p N_p¯ sNu tdm]v– imäpw V^n¨n^p¶p.
“”A¦nanWv fäpt{bm{Pmw Ft´`pw Dt*m, NmÀ Nn«n]n«v?””
A]man Wn¶v- Smt¡m km§n]n«v AkÄ tImUn¨p.
“”tWm t{bm{Pmw,””
A]mÄ In^n¨p.
“”¢dv, sU³ dm¡v äp timw. fyqhnNv. F¨v dn Hm. D_¡w. Umävhv BÄ…””
A]mÄ ^mip`nsW H^p {bmklyw NqXn k\§n.
“”F¦n Mm³….””
kntWmUv tftWm³ tbmNm³ emkn¨v Sn^nªp.
“”kntWmUv tftWm³ Np«o,””
^mip H^p {btSyN Cu\¯n knan¨p.
Unky sbs«¶v- ^mip`nsW tWm¡n.
kntWmUv tftWm³ sbs«¶v- Sn^nªv Wn¶p.
“”F´m hzmfnKo?””
A]mÄ ^mip`nsW tWm¡n.
“”GSm]m`pw C¶v- Hmcohv CÃtÃm…Wfp¡v A¸w VymWw Hs¡ NqXo«vtbmNmw. Wn¡v,””
kntWmUv tftWm³ sNuSpNt¯msX Unkyt]]pw ^mip`nsW]pw fm_nfm_n tWm¡n.
^mip Nm_n³s_ tdm\«n`vssN sk¨p.
“”…tgm¸nwPv–…””
Nm_n³s_ tf ssN¯`tfmXn¨vsNm*v bp©n^nt]msX ^mip hz]w b_ªp.
bns¶ A]mÄ kntWmUnsW tWm¡n.
“”tftWm³ Np«n tgm¸nwPv– …AStà ..Unkyt]mXv b_sª…? ASnWtà Nm_v sNm*ptbms]?””
^mip tImUn¨p.
A]mÄ bns¶ Unky]psX tWs^ Sn^nªp.
“”AÃ..ASnWtà Untky ..tftWm³ Np«n Wn³s_ Nm_v sNm*ptbms]?””
“”AsS hzmfnKn,””
kntWmUv sbs«¶v- b_ªp.
Unky¡v AUvepSw tSm¶n.
hmÀ F´m\v Dt±ln¨Sv–?
“”hnän]n H¶p^*nX§an Mm³ tgm¸nwPv– WX¯n,””
kntWmUv A_n]n¨p.
“”NmÀ bmÀ¡v sI]vSn«v Wn§Ä FknsXs]¦n`pw tbm]n^pt¶m? sF fo³ fsäknsXs]¦n`pw?””
kntWmUv AUvepSt¯msX Unkys] tWm¡n.
“”hzmfnKn £fn¡\w,””
kntWmUv In^n¨p.
“”Mm³ kjn]^nNns` S«pNXNanaà tgm¸nwPv– WX¯n]Sv. PoSmMvK`n hq¸À fmÀ¡äv, fim_m\n sXNvtÌm_n]w A§sW Fs¶t¸ms` bmkw FN-vhnNyq«okpNÄ¡v bäp¶nXs¯ms¡]m\v Mm³ N]_n]Sv. ASn³s_s]m¶pw AN¯pNqXn Nmt_mXn¡m³ Njn]nÃ,””
Unky]psX fpOw Ipk¶p.
kntWmUv ASp N*v– KmaySt]msX bp©n^n¡m³ {lfn¨p.
^mip`mNs« sPu^kfm]n«m\v Nm_nsW {l²n¡p¶Sv.
“”Umäv fo³hv…””
^mip A]mapsX fpOt¯¡pw Nm_nt`¡pw fm_nfm_n tWm¡ns¡m*v SpXÀ¶p.
“”Wn§Ä Cu Nm_nWXp¯v Wn¶pw fm_n Wn¶p. Hmt¡, F{S hf]w Wn§Ä fm_n Wn¶p Nm\pw?””
“”F´v bän hmÀ?””
Unky¡v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv BNmw£]X¡m³ NjnªnÃ.
^mip`n³s_ tImUy§ans` Up^qiS F{S]mt`mIn¨n«pw AkÄ¡v fWÊn`m]nÃ.
^mip bp©n^nt]msX “”H¶pfnÔ” F¶v- AkÄ¡v D_¸v sNmXp¯p.
“”H^p ..H¶v- ^*v f\n¡qÀ fmN-vhnfw,””
A¸w Bt`mIn¨SnWp tlgw kntWmUv b_ªp.
“”Bs^¦n`pw Cu Nm_nsW hfobn¡pNt]m Ipän¸än Wn¡pNt]m sI¿p¶Sv Wn§Ä Nt*m?””
Ct¸mÄ kntWmUn³s_ fpO¯v BNmw£]pw b^n{efkpw Wn_]p¶Sv Unky N*p.
A]mÄ l^n¡pw e]s¸Xm³ SpX§n]n^n¡p¶p.
AkÄ¡pw b^n{efw tSm¶mSn^p¶nÃ.
F¦n`pw ^mip`n³s_ tImUy§Ä F´m\v `£yfnXp¶sS¶v AkÄ¡v fWÊn`m]nÃ.
“”tfKÀ fmSyp kÀ¤ohpw MmWpw Nm_nWXp¯v Wn¶v- A¸ hf]w hwhm^n¨p. AÃmsS fäm^pw Nm_nsW hfobn¡p¶Sv Mm³ N*nÃ,””
kntWmUv Unkyt]]pw ^mip`nsW]pw fm_n fm_n tWm¡ns¡m*v b_ªp.
A]mapsX hz^¯ns` b^n{ef¯n³s_ PmZSt]_n.
“”hzfnKo, Fs´¦n`pw {blvWw?””
Nm_nsW tWm¡n tkmtWmUv tftWm³ tImUn¨p.
W^nfäw fm¯¨³ ^mKtlO^ kÀ½]psX shNyq^nän Hcoh_m]n«v Wn]fnSWm]n«v H¶v- ^*mjvI]m]n^p¶p.
At²i¯n³s_ N¼Wn]n tKm`n sI¿pkm³ A]mÄ Ss¶]m]n^p¶p h¶²S {bNXn¸n¨Sv.
^mKtlO^ kÀ½]psX sbt{Xm sNfn¡Âhv ¹m³än shNyq^nän HmcohÀ _n«]À sI¿p¶ hf]fm]n^p¶p.
S³s_ N¼Wn]n tKm`n sI¿pkm³ h¶²S {bNXn¨t¸mÄ ^mKtlO^ kÀ½ ht´mgbqÀÆw bpSn] shNyq^nän Hmcoh_psX ØmW¯v A]msa Akt^mVn¨p.
BÀfn]ns` A]mapsX thkW bÝm¯`kpw N\nlfm] A¨X¡kpw S³s_ So^pfmWs¯ l^nsk¡p¶Sm]n^ps¶¶v- Wm`©v Unkh§Ä¡pÅn ^mKtlO^ kÀ½]v¡v tdmVys¸«p.
“”A]mapsX N¿n Fs´¦n`pw bm¡äv…? A§sW kÃSpw N*Sm]n HmÀ¡pt¶m?””
Unky]psX]pw kntWmUn³s_]pw BNmw£]nt`¡v ^mip bpSn] tImUysf_nªp.
“”bm¡äv?””
kntWmUv tftWm³ HmÀ¡m³ {lfn¨p.
“”§vim..! A]mapsX N¿n H^p Ipk¶ bm¡äv D*m]n^p¶p,””
Unky]psX fpO¯v A¼^¸v kÀ²n¨p.
W^nfäw fm¯¨³? Ipk¶ bm¡äv? hqIWNÄ Wo*ptbmNp¶Sv Ft§m«m\v?
“”F´m hmÀ?””
AkÄ ko*pw tImUn¨p.
hqIWNapsX AUrlyS fm_n H^p Bb¯v AfqÀ¯ ^qbw {bmbn¡p¶Sv AkÄ¡v AWpeks¸«p.
“”^mip Aksa tWm¡n H¶v- ^*v Wnfngw Bt`m¨WmfmPvWWWm]n.
“”Nw-“”
^mip DuÀÖhz`Wm]n b_ªp.
A]mÄ ko*pw Nm_n³s_ tWs^ Sn^nªp.
tdm\än³s_ tf ko*pw ssN sk¨p.
bns¶ hmkVmWw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ASv Sp_¶p.
Unky]psX]pw kntWmUn³s_]pw DtUzPw N®pNÄ At§m«p h©^n¨p.
“”CSn`nÃ,””
^mip f{´n¡p¶Sv AkÀ tN«p.
“”sU³…?””
tdm\än³s_]N¯v AkÀ AhmVm^\fm]ns«m¶pw N*nÃ.
A]mÄ Nm_n³s_ bn¼nt`¡vtbm]n.
AkÀ A]mapsX bn¶ms` sI¶p.
^mip Nm_n³s_ Zn¡n Sp_¶p.
Unky]ptX]pw kntWmUn³s_]pw N®pNan AUvepSkpw e]kpw knXÀ¶p.
“”hmÀ-“”
S³s_ hz^w kn_sNmÅp¶Sv Unky A_nªp.
“”….ASv…?””
Zn¡n]n k`n¸fpÅ H^p Ipk¶ bm¡äv AkÀ N*p.
“”Cu bm¡äv Ss¶]m\v Mm³ W^nfäw fm¯¨³s_ N¿n N*Sv,””
BÝ^ykpw e]kpw Spap¼p¶ hz^¯n kntWmUv b_ªp.
“”CsS§sW Cu Nm_n³s_ Zn¡n]ns`¯n?””
kntWmUv H¶v- hwl]n¨n«v B bm¡äv FXp¯p.
^mip`nsW]pw Unkyt]]pw fm_n fm_n tWm¡n.
bns¶ A]mÄ ASn³s_ Ipk¶ NkÀ Ajn¡pkm³ SpX§n.
ISp^mNrSn]n`pÅ H^p fgo³ AkÀ N*p.
ASn³tf H^p C³Znt¡äÀ.
Nps_ N¼n¨p^papNÄ.
“”tdmwdv—“”

kntWmUn³s_ km]n Wn¶v- lÐw kn_¨p.
“”hmÀ,””
e]m{Nm´]m]n Unky ^mip`nsW Ipän¸nXn¨p.
“”tZm*v k_n,””
Aksa tIÀ¯pbnXn¨psNm*v ^mip b_ªp.
A]mÄ kntWmUn³s_ N¿n`n^n¡p¶ tdmwdns`¡v tWm¡n.
“”CSn³s_ _ntfm«pfm]n Bt^m Ipäpk«¯v Ss¶]p*v!””
^mip IXp` tkP¯n b^nh^w Wn^o£n¨psNm*v b_ªp.
kntWmUn³s_ fpOw e]INnSfm]n.
A]mÄ B tdmwdv– Uqt^¡v k`ns¨_nªp.
^mip ko*pw IpäpbmXpNÄ {l²n¨p.
bns¶ kntWmUnsW tWm¡n.
“”tftWm³ Np«n¡v Nm^yw fWÊn`mt]m?””
e]wsNm*v knXÀ¶ kntWmUn³s_ N®pNant`¡v tWm¡n ^mip tImUn¨p.
“”Unkyt]]pw Fs¶]pw kn«v l{Sp Ct¸mÄ Wn§apsX bn¶ms`]m\v,””
“”Culz^m…!””
kntWmUv b^nh^§ant`¡pw Ak^psX fpO§ant`¡pw fm_nfm_n tWm¡n.
A]msa e]w bqÀ®fm]pw {Phn¨p Njnªn^n¡ps¶¶v Unky]v¡v tSm¶n.
“”Hs¶Wn¡v SoÀ¨]m]n fnÌÀ tftWm³,””
^mip SpXÀ¶p.
“”Unky]psX A¨³ S¼p^m³_v NpXpwdmwP§sa fm{Sfà AkÀ `£yfnXp¶Sv. f_ªn^n¡p¶ B l{Sp B^m]m`pw Wn§apsX tbÀ NqXn A]mapsX `nÌn`p*v,””
kntWmUn³s_ fpO¯v kn]À¸v Im`pNÄ Wn_ªp.
“”bs£ hzmfnKo…Mm³..-“”
kntWmUv kn¡nkn¡n¸_ªp.
“”Mm³ UntkysX ZmZosX sk_pw H^p F¼vt`m]o…Fs¶ F´nWv…?””
^mip kntWmUn³s_ N®pNant`¡v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tWm¡n.
“”sk_pw H^p F¼vt`m]n fm{Sfmt\m Wn§Ä?””
^mip bns¶ bp©n^n¨p.
“”cmfn`n {c*v…Unky]psX A¨³S¼p^m³s_ GäkpfXp¯]mÄ…l{Spkn³s_ N®n Wn§Ä¡v k`n] {bmVmWyfp*v fnÌÀ tfmtWm³ Np«o. Wn§apsX KokWv A]mapsX Wn`Wn¸nsW SNÀ¡p¶{S {bmVmWyfp*v…ASvsNm*v…””
A]mÄ kntWmUntWmUv A¸w NqXn AXp¯p.
N®pNant`¡v ko*pw hq£n¨ptWm¡n.
“”…ASpsNm*v kas^ hq£n¡pN! WX¡pt¼mjpw D_§pt¼mÄ tbm`pw,””
^mip`n³s_ Hmt^m km¡pw kntWmUn e]w kÀ²n¸n¡p¶Sv Unky N*p.
A]mapsX fpOkpw l^o^kpw kn]À¸n bpS]p¶Spw.
“”hmÀ kntWmU¦nansW]pw AkÀ…?””
Unky]psX hz^¯n At¸m`vjpw hw{efw Wn_ªn^p¶p.
“”AsS..””
^mip knlUoN^n¨p.
“”kntWmUn³s_ Nm_m\v CsS¶v AkÀ fWÊn`m¡n]n«p*mknÃ. fnÌÀ kntWmUv tftWm³ Np«ns] tdmwdv– hvtcmXW¯n`qsX sNm`s¸Xp¯mWm\v AkÀ…””
^mip b_ªp So^p¶SnWv fp¼v NmSX¸n¡p¶ H^p hvtcmXWfp*m]n.
AkÀ¡v fp¼nÂ, ANs`, kntWmUv k`ns¨_ntªX¯v B tdmwdv– sbm«n.
f\¡q¼m^w fpNant`¡p]À¶v- A´^o£w Wn_ªp.
BNml¯nt`¡v bpN]p]À¶p.
bpN]psX NpfnÄtfQw.
“”ssf tPmZv-!””
^mip`nsW tIÀ¯v bnXn¨v kn_]v¡p¶ hz^¯n Unky b_ªp.
^mh bUmÀT§apsX fWw bp^«p¶ PÔw Ipäpw Wn_ªp.
S§Ä Wn¡p¶ eqfn kn_sNmÅp¶Svtbms` AkÀ¡v tSm¶n.
bpN]pw InS_ns¯_n¡p¶ f\`pw S§apsX fp¼n H^p Sn^lo` SoÀ¯Sm]pw.
Unky]psX e]w CWn]pw fm_n]n«nà F¶v- ^mip A_nªp.
A]msa At¸mjpw tIÀ¯pbnXn¨n^n¡pN]m\v AkÄ.
^mip Aksa tSman tIÀ¯pbnXn¨p.
“”tZm*v k_n..Cäv–hv tPm¬,””
Blzhn¸n¡p¶ hz^¯n A]mÄ f{´n¨p.
hm´zW¯n³s_ Wn_kn A]mapsX sW©v bän Wn¶v- fpNanÂ, f`Nant`¡v tWm¡n.
At¸mÄ tNm{dminÂhn Wn¶v- H^p Nmän_§n WUo So^¯v Wn_ªp.
ASn³s_ {bIÞ{bkmi¯n bpN]pw PÔkpw {Ntf\ A{bS£yfmNm³ SpX§n.
“”Wn§sa N*nÃm]n^ps¶¦n MmWnt¸mÄ Im^fmt]sW! ssf tPmZv-“”
hweoSn kn«p fm_msS kntWmUv tftWm³ b_ªp.
^mip bp©n^n¨p.
“”hzmfnKo, F¶m Mm³…””
KmayS Wn_ª hz^¯n A]mÄ b_ªp.
A]mapsX fpO¯v NpätdmVw Wn_]p¶Sv Unky N*p.
“”Mm³ Fs´¦n`pw tfmlfm]n b_ªn«ps*¦nÂ…””
^mip ASv tN«Sm]n tSm¶n]nÃ.
“”SWns] tbmNm³ e]fpt*m?””
A]mÄ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv kntWmUntWmUv tImUn¨p.
kntWmUv F´m\v b_t]*sS¶v htµin¡p¶Sv AkÀ N*p.
“”hzmfnKo…””
H^p Wnfngs¯ Bt`mIW¡v tlgw kntWmUv tftWm³ tImUn¨p.
^mip A]msa tWm¡n.
“”tfKÀ fmSyp kÀPohv– F´nWv Unky]psX Nm_n tdmwdv– sk¨p? Fs¶ F´nW]mÄ sNmÃ\w? A]mÄ hm_n³s_ shNyq^nän Hmcoh_tÃ?””
^mip PmZfm]n Bt`mIWt]msX A]msa tWm¡n.
“”hmÀ, DXtW Ss¶ ZmZns] knk^f_n]n¡\w,””
Unky b_ªp.
“”A{dmiw A¦nansW]pw,””
AkÄ Nq«n tIÀ¯p.
hÀ¡nÄ C³hvsbNXÀ A{dmimfnsW]m\v AkÄ Dt±ln¨Sv–.
“”MmtWSm]m`pw hm_nsW Nm\s«. C³hvsbNät_]pw,””
kntWmUv tbmNm³ Sn^nªp.
“”AkÀ ^*p tb^pw A_nªp Njnªp {lofm³ tftWm³ Np«o,””
^mip In^n¨p.
Unky]pw kntWmUpw H^ptbms` ^mip`nsW ASnl]t¯msX tWm¡n.
“”hzmfnKn H^p Nm^yw tImUnt¨ms«?””
kntWmUv ko*pw tImUn¨p.
“”F³s_ Kok³ ^£s¸Xp¯n]SnWv Wµn,””
A]mÄ b_ªp.
“”W^nfäw fm¯¨³s_ SWn Wn_w skans¸Xp¯n]¯nWpw. bs£ F§sW]m\v Nm_n³s_ Zn¡n]n tdmwdv– D*m]n^ps¶¶v A§v fWÊn`m¡n]Sv?””
^mip`n³s_ fpO¯v H^p bp©n^n knXÀ¶p.
ASn³s_ AÀ°sf´ms\¶v Unky¡v fWÊn`m]nÃ.
WnPqZSt]m b^nimhtfm AtSm sk_pw sNuSpNtfm?
“”Hmw …lm´n..!””
A]mÄ BNmlt¯¡v ssN¯`fp]À¯n.
A]mapsX N®pNan H^p kÃm¯ `i^n Bkhn¡p¶Sv AkÄ N*p.
“”FN-vhv{Xm sh³h_n sbÀshbvg³, fq¶mw N®v ..F t_]À s_³äog³ Hmcv C³äyqg³ Fs¶m¶pw CSnsW Mm³ kntlgn¸n¡p¶nÃ…””
^mip`n³s_ N®pNÄ kntWmUn S_ªp.
kntWmUv BNmw£t]msX A]msa tWm¡n.
“”KÌv H^p sS^pkv fmKnNv,””
AhmVm^\fm] lm´St]msX ^mip SpXÀ¶p.
“”H^p N\vsN«v knUy. S`f*]v¡N¯v sSanª hmfmWy tdmV¯n³s_ dÄdv…{Xn¡pNapsX ^ihy§sams¡ kjns] skans¸Xp¯mw. ÌmÀ«n§n¯s¶ ^ihy§Ä skans¸Xp¯n]m t{bm{Pmfn³s_ AkhmWw ks^ HmZn]³hp*mknÃ…Hmt¡?””
B D¯^w kntWmUnWv hzoNm^yfm]n tSm¶n]nà F¶v- Unky N*p.
AkÄ¡pw ASv DÄs¡mÅmWm]nÃ.
Nm_n tdmwdps*¶v- hmÀ F§sW]_nªp?
AkÄ AUvepSt¯msX A]msa tWm¡n.