tNm{dm inÂhnt` Gäkpw k`n] skŨm«¯nWXpt¯¡v, B ^m{Sn]n Wo§ns¡m*n^ns¡, Btkle^nS^m]n^ps¶¦n`pw BNmw£]pw DtUzPkpw H^p tka tW^n] e]kpw hwQmwP§sa Nojvs¸Xp¯n]n«ps*¶v `SocnWpw ^mip`nWpw tSm¶n.
ASpsNm*v Ss¶ S§apsX fpO§an b^fmkVn lm´S k^p¯n, Dt¯Kn¸n¡p¶ Nm^y§Ä hwhm^n¨v Aks^ DuÀÖhz`^m¡m³ AkÀ {l²n¨p.
UoÀQkpw AbNXN^kpfm] hwek§apsX AkhmW ^wP¯nt`¡v S§Ä NX¡m³ tbmkpN]m\v F¶v AkÀ A_nªn^p¶p.
H^p kÀgt¯mafm]n S§apsX £ft]]pw Nm]nNkpw sdu²nNkpfm] NjnkpNta]pw b^o£n¨psNm*v ^ihybqÀ®fm] AWkVn hwek§Ä Ak]psX ssK{S]m{S SpX^pN]m\v.
H^p bs£ C¶v ^m{Sn Cu hmihnN]m{Sm b^¼^]psX A´yfm]n^n¡pw.
S`t¨m_nsW Npj]v¡p¶ Cu {blvWw Ct¶msX AkhmWn¡pfm]n^n¡pw.
NW¯ C^p«ntWmsXm¸w N«n]m]n ] fqXÂ fªpw b^nh^¯v Iqjv¶p Wn¶p.
AtSmsXm¸w làfm] Nmäp kolmWpw SpX§n.
bmS]v¡n^pklt¯]pw f^§apsX lnO^§Ä BXn]p`]p¶Sv AkÀ A_nªp.
S\p¸v S§apsX AØnNans`¡v NqXn A^n¨n_§p¶Spw.
ss{Zkv sI¿m³ tXmfn Wt¶ bmXpsb«p.
FÃmk^pw t^mf¡p¸m]kpw sSm¸nNapw V^n¨n^p¶p.
AkÀ Wm`©p tXmÀ¨pNÄ N^pSn]n^p¶p.
“”CsS¶m tNm{dm inÂhn³s_ ft*Â N¸ b_n¡m³ tbmNpkmt\m?””
^mKpkn³s_ ssN¿n`n^p¶ km¡¯n FXp¯p]À¯n sc`nN-vhv b_ªp.
“”FÃmk^psX]pw ssN¿ns` B]pV§Ä Nm\p¼w,””
fn¡k^psX]pw ssNNan Sna§p¶ N¯nNapw {Nn¡äv dmäpNapfp*m]n^p¶p.
S³s_ bnÌÄ tbm¡än Ss¶]ps*¶v- `¯ocv D_¸v k^p¯n.
bpj]v¡v hfm´^fm]n NnX¡p¶ t_mZn Wn¶v- tNm{dminÂhnt`¡v Sn^n]p¶ bmS]nt`¡v Ko¸v N]_n.
“”CknsXw fpSÂ {l²n¡pN,””
`¯ocn³s_ hz^w FÃmk^pw tN«p.
“”`¯ocpw ftWmKpw hSogpw kjnsshZn FknsXs]¦n`pw Nm\pw,””
hwQmwP§Ä fpt¼m«p I`n¡p¶ {bNml k`]¯n bmSt]m^§ant`¡pw IpäpfpÅ kW PiWS]nt`¡pw N®pNÄ W«p.
ASpks^ APmV In´]n`m]n^p¶ Unky sb«¶v `¯ocn³s_]pw ^mip`n³s_]pw fpO§ant`¡v tWm¡n.
fp³ hoän Ak^psX f²y¯n`m]n^p¶p AkÄ C^p¶Sv.
“”`¯ocv UmUm,””
AkÄ knan¨p.
Ak³ Aksa tWm¡n.
“”hm_nWpw `¯ocv UmU]v¡pw FÃmw A_n]mw. FWn¡msN koÀ¸v fp«pkm. fäptÅmÀ¡pw. CWn B ^ihy§Ä. M§Ä NqXn H¶_n]s«. ¹ohv!””
`¯ocpw ^mip`pw b^hv¸^w tWm¡n.
bns¶ Unky]psX fpOt¯¡pw.
“”AWpfmW§apw Aeyqi§apw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv fm{Stf M§apsX ssN]n`pÅq Untky,””
^mip b_ªp.
“”bs£..C¸ WX¡p¶ Hmt^m Nm^y§Ä …AsSms¡ B AWpfmW§sa l^ntk¡p¶ntÃ, hÀ?””
hn²mÀ°³ ^mip`nsW tWm¡n.
“”hmÀ, Cucv ]q tZm*v ssf³Zv..””
{bn]¦ ^mip`nsW tWm¡n.
“”…Fs´ms¡]m\v B AWpfmW§Ä…? Aeyqi§Ä…?””
^mip `¯ocnsW tWm¡n.
“”K]Nrgv\³s_ emP¯v Wn¶v- Unky]psX tWs^ kVm{lffp*m]n,””
`¯ocv b_ªp.
“”H¶nt`s_¯k\. bns¶ Cu AXp¯ Nm`¯m]n Wfp¡v A_n]nÃm¯ BapNapsX emP¯v Wn¶pw. At¸mÄ H^p Nm^yw FWn¡v SoÀ¨]m]n. S¼p^mWv fsäm^p fNtWm fNtam Ds*¶v–. Unkys]¡qXmsS. MmtWm Wn§tam Nm\m¯, A_n]m¯ H^mÄ! Unkytbm`pw A_n]m¯ H^p {dUÀ Asæn hnÌÀ…””
Ko¸v N]äw N]_ns¡m*n^p¶p.
S\p¸n³s_ NmYnWyw kÀ²n¨p.
F¦n`pw S§Ä AenfpOoN^n¡m³ tbmNp¶ hmihnN ^wP§sa¡p_n¨pÅ Btkl¯n³s_ IqXv Ak^n kÀ²n¨psNm*n^p¶p.
“”H¶^ kÀg§Ä¡v fp¼v….””
`¯ocv SpXÀ¶p.
“”ASm]Sv ^*m]n^¯n bSnWm_v WkwdÀ bSntWjv–…Unky sZZv `n tbm]nh¬ AN¯v sI¶v- timhvbnä`n`mkp¶p. ^*m]n^¯n bSntWjv– KWpk^n bSnWm`v…FN-vh-vNÀg³s_]nX]n Unky N]_n] tdm«nWv AbNXw bäp¶p. ^*m]n^¯n bSnsW«v KWpk^n C^pb¯ns]«v…K]Nrgv\Wpw {NnÌc_pw Pm§pw Unkys] B{Nfn¡m³ {lfn¡p¶p. ^*m]n^¯n bSntWjv– fmÀ¨v F«v….ko*pw {NnÌc_pw Pm§pw Unkys] sft{Xmt¸m`nä³ ¢ºns` tÌmÀ _qfn bq«n]nXp¶p. bns¶ ^*mjv¨ fp¼v ^*m]n^¯n bSnsW«v sf]v bSntWjv–….^m{Sn]n tNm{dminÂhn sk¨v Unky]v¡v skXnt]¡p¶p….C¶s` Kq¬ ^*v….Unky]psX KmPzm_n tdmwdv– sk]v¡s¸Xp¶p…””
fmh§apw So]SnNapw NrSyfm]n HmÀ¯v `¯ocv knk^\w SpXÀ¶t¸mÄ Nq«pNmÀ¡v A¼^¸v Wn]{´n¡m³ hmVn¨nÃ.
“”`¯ocv UmUm…-“”
AknlzhWo]St]msX, knNm^e^nSfm] hz^¯n Unky knan¨p.
AkÄ Ak³s_ tSman bnXn¨p.
“”””F´m Untky?”
`¯ocv Aksa tWm¡n.
“”””CsSms¡ C{S NrSyfm]n…! tZäpNÄ tbm`pw HmÀ¯v….!”
AkWn {btSyNn¨v emkfmäsfm¶pfp*m]nÃ.
“”””Wn§Ä Fs¶ `oZÀ F¶v- knan¡p¶p,”
Ak³ b_ªp.
“”””H^p `oZÀ¡v S³s_ GäkpfXp¯hpir¯p¡sa¡p_n¨v tbm`psfm¶pf_n]nsæn¸ns¶ A]mÄ F´v `oZ_m\v?”
PmZfm] hvtWi¯n³s_ hvbÀlw AkÀ¡v AWpeks¸«p.
AkÀ B^mVWt]msX `¯ocnsW tWm¡n.
“”””Cu tZäpNÄ¡v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv fsäm^p {btSyNS NqXn]p*v,”
hn²mÀ°³ In^n¨p.
Nq«pNmÀ AksW tWm¡n.
“”””At¸msjms¡]m\v KW_ timhvbnä`ns` tZmNväÀfmÀ¡pw tWjvhpfmÀ¡pw Ak^vssXw b\n sIt¿*n k¶n«pÅSv. {btSyNn¨pw HmÀt¯mboZn]m{XnN-vhv–, sZ³ä F¶o Zn¸mävsf³_vNans`…”
tNÄkn¡mÀ¡v hn²mÀ°³ F´m\v Dt±ln¨sS¶v- fWÊn`m]nÃ.
“”””emPyklm BSp^lp{lqg FWn¡pw Nn«n,”
hn²mÀ°³ SpXÀ¶p.
“”””Nm^\w `¯ocv UmUm C¸w b_ª tZäpNan WX¶ H¸t_gWpNan In`Sn MmWpw bs¦Xp¯n«p*v,”
Nq«pNmÀ¡v Nm^yw fWÊn`m]n.
“”””AsS´m emPyklm F¶v- b_ªSv?”
{bn]¦ tImUn¨p.
“”””A¶v A§nsWs]ms¡ hwekn¨nÃm]n^ps¶¦n Cu emPyw FWn¡v Nn«pfm]n^pt¶m? CSptbms`]pÅ Nq«pNms^ ….bns¶..”
Ak³ t_mhv–`nsW tWm¡n.
AkapsX fpO¯v ftWmi^fm] H^p Wm\w SanÀ¡p¶Sv Nq«pNmÀ N*p.
“”””FWn¡v tZäpNapw fmh§apw ….KoknSkpw Hs¡ C§sW Nq«n¯¶Sv Wn§tams¡]m `¯ocv UmUm…”
NrSÚS Wn_ª fnjnNtamsX AkÄ AksW tWm¡n.
`¯ocv Ipk¶ I^Xv sN«n] S³s_ ssN¯`w AkapsX fpO¯nWv– N®pNÄ¡v fp¼n`p]À¯n.
“”Wo]o ^mOn¨^Xv F³s_ ssN¿n sN«m³ SpX§o«v F{S kÀgfm]n?””
FÃmk^pw AksW tWm¡n.
sNuSpNt¯msX ^mip`pw.
“”ASnt¸m …Npªnt` fpS …FWn¡v HmÀ½]pÅt¸mÄ fpSÂ…””
AkÄ HmÀ¡m³ {lfn¨p.
^m{Sn]psX PmZSfÊv.
WnPqZS]pw hmihnNS]pw f^\kpw Han¸n¨v S§sa Nm¯n^n¡p¶ `£yØmWw.
hwQ¯n³s_ Btklw Ak]n Wn¶v- bn³km§n `¯ocn³s_ km¡pNÄ¡v Ipäpw N_§n.
“”hp¯m³ fpi½Uv– tPm_n]psX BUys¯ C´y³ ]m{S]n H^p bpt^minS NpXpwdkpw A]mtamsXm¸fp*m]n^p¶p…””
`¯ocv B dÔ¯n³s_ BOymWw SpX§n.
“”bpt^minSsâ tb^v h¿Uv A`mkp±o³ sg_ocv. thmfWmT t£{S¯n³s_ b^nh^¯v S¼Xn¨p hp¯m³. bpt^minS³ h¿Uv A`mkp±o³ sg_ocv thmfWmT t£{S¯n³s_ {bVmW bqKm^n K]tUkv lÀ½]pfm]n shuirU¯n`m]n. H^p fim huirUw. B dÔw bpt^minS³s_ Nmjv¨¸mXpNsa fmän f_n¨p. C´y]pw thmfWmT t£{S b^nh^kpw AtISWfm] bm_¡g\¯nÂt¸m`pw Culz^³s_ fimtSKÊv Nm\pkm³ fWpgys^ {bmbvS^m¡p¶ H^p fim hwhv¡m^kpw bpt^minS³ h¿Uv A`mkp±osW knhvf]n¸n¨p….””
^mip Sm¸^yt¯msX `¯ocn³s_ km¡pNÄ tNÄ¡p¶Sv Unky {l²n¨p.
“”H^p Unkhw bpt^minS³ hp¯msW fpOw Nm\n¨v b_ªp: N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv “”C´ys] B{Nfn¡mWpÅ b²Sn Dtb£n¡pN.”” thmfWmT t£{S¯ns` Aakä h¼¯v sNmÅ]Xn¡m³ k¶ hp¯m³ sbm«n¨n^n¨p. sNm`¨n^n. sNmÅ c`k¯m]n WX¡\sf¦n t£{S¯ns` {bVmW bqKm^ns] kVn¡\sf¶v f{´kmUnNÄ hp¯msW A_n]nIn«p*m]n^p¶p. bntä Unkhw Ss¶ {bVmW bqKm^n K]tUkv lÀ½s]]pw NpXpwds¯]pw kNk^p¯n t£{S h¼¯v sNmÅ]Xn¡m³ hp¯m³ b²Sn]n«n^n¡]m\v. bpt^minS³ h¿Uv A`mkp±o³s_ DbtUl§tam AeyÀTWNtam hp¯m³ sIkns¡m*nÃ…””
Ko¸v f`N]_ns¡m*n^p¶p.
NmäX§n.
kW WnPqZSNan Wn¶v- WnlmI^ KoknNapsX lÐkpw Ct¸mÄ tNÄ¡mWnÃ.
“”A¶v sskNpt¶^w AkhmWfm]n bpt^minS³ h¿Uv A`mkp±o³ sg_ocv K]tUkv lÀ½ F¶ thmfWmT t£{S¯ns` {bVmW bqKm^ns] Nm\pkm³ sI¶p. hp¯msâ B{Nf\ b²Sns]¸än bpt^minS³ bqKm^ns] A_n]n¨p. f{´kmUnNapsX DbtUlfWph^n¨v A]mÄ bqKm^nt]]pw NpXpwdt¯]pw kVn¡pkm³ S¿ms_Xp¡p¶p F¶v- At±iw K]tUkv lÀ½s] A_n]n¨p. {bm\^£]v¡v tk*n hp^£nSfm] H^nXt¯¡v HmXnt¸mNpkm³ h¿nUv A`mkp±o³ sg_ocv At²it¯mXv Bklys¸«p…..””
`¯ocv H¶v- WnÀ¯n Nq«pNm^psX fpOt¯¡v tWm¡n.
“”…S³s_ NqXm^¯n Sn^ns¨¯n] bpt^minS³ Nm\p¶Sv e]eoS^m] NpXpwdmwP§sa]m\v…””
Nq«pNm^psX fpO§Ä BNmw£me^nSfmNp¶Sv `¯ocv N*p.
“”thmfWmT t£{S¯ns` bqKm^ns]¡m\m³ tbm]Sv hp¯m³ A_nªn^n¡p¶p. bpt^minS³ Sn^ns¨¯n¡jnªm S`sk«m³ N¸W sNmXp¯n^n¡pN]m\v…””
fªn³s_ NmYnWykpw S\p¸pw A_n]msS Nq«pNmÀ `¯ocn³s_ BOymWw tN«n^p¶p.
“”B Wnfngw Ss¶ DÅsSÃmw sN«ns¸_p¡n S§apsX NpSn^NapsXtf bpt^minSWpw NpXpwdkpw knlzØ^m] AXnfNapw NqXm^w kn«n_§n…””
`¯ocv SpXÀ¶p.
“”^mKtNmbw e]¶v- AkÀ b`m]Ww SpXÀ¶p. Unkh§tamaw, fmh§tamaw…^mKN¸W ln^Êm kin¨v S§apsX KokWptk*n Umin¨v hp¯msâ Nn¦^·mÀ GSv Wnfngkpw S§apsX bn¶ms`s]¯psf¶v AkÀ A_nªn^p¶p. PwPmSX¯n Wn¶v- AkÀ fmÄk]nt`¡v NX¶p.bns¶ knUÀe]nt`¡v. knK]WP^w…S©mkqÀ…AkhmWw hiym{Un]psX Wm«ns` fpjpk³ ^mKmkm] hq^y kwl¯ns` ^mQtk{µ kÀ½]psX sNm«m^¯n Ae]mÀTnNam]n AkÀ F¯n…””
Nq«pNm^psX N®pNÄ knXÀ¶p.
AkÀ Unkys] AUvepSt¯msX tWm¡n.
AkÀ B I^n{Sw A_nªn^p¶nÃ.
“”hwPoSs¯]pw N`Nsa]pw SSzIn´t]]pw t{bmÕmin¸n¨n^p¶ ^mKtk{µ kÀ½ ^mKmkv AkÀ¡v Ae]w sNmXp¯p…””
`¯ocv N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv bp^mkr¯¯n³s_ AkhmWemPt¯¡v NX¶p.
“”…WnNpSn]natkmsX c`eq]ngvYfm] eqfn N¸n¨v bSn¨p WÂNn. bÅn b\nSv WÂNn. ^mKy¯ns` hmwhv¡m^nN knemP¯n³s_ f{´n]m]n hwPoSÚWpw SSzIn´NWpfm] h¿nUv A`mkp±o³ sg^ocnsW Wn]fn¨p. fimbÞnSWm] h¿Uv S³s_ ssN¯*]n BUyfm]n ^mOn dÔn¨p. fim^mKmkv ^mQtk{µkÀ½¯¼p^msâ VÀ½bSvWn B^ymtUkn¯¼p^m«n A§sW At²i¯n³s_ htimU^n]m]n….A¶p SpX§n Untky, sbm]v¯pwNXkv fpÉow NpXp¼w hq^y kwl^mKm¡·m^psX Umh³fm^m\v….N¸nNmsSSs¶ Kok³ b_n¨v Nm¨pk«n sk¡m³ NXs¸«k^m\v…””
Nq«pNmÀ Btkle^nS^m]n.
Unky B I^n{Sw A_nªn^p¶p.
AkapsX kas^s¨_p¸¯n `¯ocn³s_ k¸¨n h¿Uv AÐp _Òm³ B NT AkÄ¡v b_ªpsNmXp¯n^p¶p.
Unkym {Pq¸v C³Zhv{Xohnt` H^p FN-vhnNyq«okv B\v At±iw.
“”AsSms¡ tbmNs«,””
`¯ocv I^n{S¯n Wn¶v- Sn^nsNs]¯n.
“”NqXpS A_nt]*kÀ Nmlv sNmXp¯v bphvSNw km§n fSn. bns¶ Mm³ fp¼v hqIn¸n¨ hwek§ap*tÃm, Unky]psX tWÀ¡v …B B_p kySyhvS kV{lf§Ä…..Ak]psXs]ms¡ tfm«ntkg³…H¶m\v ASv. tU BÄ fqkv Fs_u*v F tNmf¬ tfm«ntkg³…ASn³s_ bn¼n B^m]m`pw. h¼¯m\v Ak^psX `Nv–gyw. hq^y kwl¯n³s_ hz¯v–…Unky¡v ssbSrNfm]n `en¡p¶ hz¯v–…Unkym {Pq¸v C³Zhv{Xohv…FtÌäpNÄ…sNm«m^¯ns` N`m hmf{PnNÄ…kn` So^m¯ Cu h¼¯v Unkys]¡qXmsS `en¡p¶Sv Unkys]¡qXmsS fäv ^*p S^¯n`pÅ BapNÄ¡v fm{Sfm\v…””
H^p f`]psX fpNan Wn¶v- Ko¸v Smtj¡n_§n.
“”CWn AXp¯Sv iWpfm³ Np¶v-,””
Unky b_ªp.
tNm{dminÂhnt` Hmt^m f`]ptX]pw tb^v AkÄ¡v irUnØfm\v.
“”B ^*ptbÀ Ck^m\v…””
`¯ocv SpXÀ¶p.
“”Unky]psX eÀ¯mkv. Asæn Unky]psX hz´w bnSmkn Wn¶v- KWn¨ fäv htimU^³ Asæn htimU^n…hn²mÀ°Wv tWs^]pÅ kV{lft¯msX K]Nrgv\Wà B AÚmS³ F¶v- kyàfm]n…K]Nrgv\Wv fm{Sw A_n]mkp¶ H^mÄ. Unky]pfm]n knkmidÔ¯nWv {lfn¡m³ bäm¯]mÄ. F¦n A]mÄ SoÀ¨]m]pw htimU^tWm htimU^nt]m B]n^n¡pw…htimU^n F¶ Bl]w Mm³ bqÀ®fm]pw SÅn¡aªp…””
“”bs£ `¯ocv UmUm, H^p hwl]w,””
^mKp tImUn¨p.
“”Cu NT]n Unky]psX fsäm^p htimU^³s_ t_mÄ F´nWv hwl]n¡\w? Unky]v¡v tlgw hzs¯Ãmw fäv dÔp¡Ä¡vNqXn AkNmls¸Xmkp¶StÃ? DUmi^\¯nWv S¼p^m³s_ A¦nan³s_ AWn]³ ^kn kÀ½ ^mK . At²i¯nsâ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv AWpK³ sZÃn]n dnhnsWhv sI¿p¶ kngv\p kÀ½, bns¶ fsäm^p AXp¯ dÔp Atf^n¡]ns` t{bmcÊÀ hmkn{Sn tUkn…””
Nq«pNmÀ `¯ocnsW DäptWm¡n.
“”ASv MmWpw In´n¨n^p¶p…””
`¯ocv b_ªp.
“”bs£ H^p Nm^yw {l²n¡\w…S¼p^m³s_ KW_ fmtWKÀ t^minSn³s_ f^\tlgfm\v Unky]psX tWÀ¡v Mm³ b_ª B_p kV{lf§avfp*mNp¶Sv. ASm]Sv GNtUlw H¶^ kÀg§Ä¡v fpWvbv, GNtUlw…Unky]psX KWWw fpS bSnW©v bSnWm_v kÀg§tamaw hÂhzemknNam]n Kokn¨n«v sbs«¶v- ..H¶^ kÀgw fp¼v fpS Aks^Ãmk^pw H^pfn¨v Upã³fm^m]nSoÀ¶p F¶v- N^pSp¶Sv C_mg\ B\v. fm{Sfà Unky]psX tWÀ¡v D*m]ns¡m*n^n¡p¶ Cu hwek§an AkÀs¡Ãmw sKWpknWm]n UpOfps*¶pw Mm³ fWÊn`m¡n..””
“”^kn A¦napw kngv\p A¦napfm\v f½osX AXp¯v Ft¸mjpw ]Ú¯n³s_ Nm^yw b_ªpsNm*n^p¶Sv…ZmZn N½yq\nÌm..Wo]m DÕmint¡*Sv F¶v- hmkn{Sn B³_n]pw H^n¡Â f½nt]mXp b_]p¶Sv tN«n«p*v…””
Unky HmÀ½n¸n¨p.
“”ASnWn F´nWm b_]ps¶?””
sc`nN-vhv In^n¨p.
“”knó I´ptftWm³s_ ktNs` Aan]³s_ f¨¼n kntWmUv tftWm³ Bs\¶v fWhn`m]ntÃ?””
“”hn²mÀ°³ K]Nrgv\Wn Wn¶v- AN¶ tlgw Nm^y§apsX NnX¸v NqXpS kyàfm]n,””
`¯ocv SpXÀ¶p.
“”ASm]Sv K]Nrgv\Wv H^p tdmÊv D*v. W^nfäw kÀ¡ns]¡qXmsS. A]mÄ B\v Unkys] AbNXs¸Xp¯m³ {lfn¡p¶Sv. A]mÄ Ss¶]m\v tNm{dminÂhnt` WnVn]psX bn¶ms`]pw. sM«n¸n¡p¶ Nm^yw A]mÄ Unky]psX htimU^Wpfm\v. ASnWp tlgw Mm³ ^*mjv¨ D_§n]n«nÃ. sNm`bmSN§Ä AX¡fpÅ NpäNrSy§apfm]n dÔs¸«n^n¡p¶kÀ b^hv¸^w N*pfp«mSn^n¡n` F¶v- Mm³ SoÀ¨s¸Xp¯n. Mm³ Wn§tamXv tbm`pw f_¨v sk¨v WP^¯n³s_ ^ihymßN emP§an N_§n. tN tN N¬hv{X£³hn³s_ b\n So^m¯ sN«nX§Ä F³s_ {l²]mNÀgn¨p. H^p tÉäv NaÀ iyq*m]n AknsX b`t¸mjpw F¯nt¨^m_p*v F¶v- FWn¡v knk^w Nn«n. kntWmUv tftWm³s_ Nm_n³s_ Wn_w FWnt¡mÀ½ k¶p. A]mÄ lm´nbp^¯v k¶ hf]w Mm³ N\¡vNq«n. K]Nrgv\pfm]n kj¡p*m] Unkhw Cu Nm«n Wn¶v- A]mÄ C_§nk¶Sv Mm³ HmÀ¯p. F¦n`pw kntWmUv tftWm³ Unky]psX htimU^Wm]n^n¡psft¶m A]mÄ¡v Cu hwek§apfm]n dÔfp*mkpsft¶m knlzhn¡m³ FWn¡m]nÃ. tN tN N¬hv{X£³hn³s_ sN«nX§ant`m¶n H^p ^m{Sn ^*pf\n¡v kntWmUv tftWmsW]pw K]Nrgv\sW]pw H^pfn¨v hz´w N®pNÄsNm*v Mm³ Nm\p¶Sv ks^…””
“”Hm..! tPmZv..””
“”At½…””
“”_n]`n…??
Nq«pNm^psX N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv N®pNÄ AUvepSw sNm*v knXÀ¶p.
“”`¯ocv UmUm…!””
Unky Ak³s_ N¿n fp_ps¡¸nXn¨p.
“”AtS tfmsa,””
Aksa tWm¡n bp©n^n¨psNm*v `¯ocv b_ªp.
`¯ocv bp©n^n¡p¶Sv AbqÀÆfm\v.
“”MmWks^ N*p!””
`¯ocv B ^wPw ko*pw fp¼n N*Sv–tbms` b_ªp.
“”]q tNm¬äv Phv siu sF scÂäv! tUiw kn_ªp S^n¨v N]_n…! S¼p^m³s_ Wnj tbms` NqsX WX¶v-…NpXpwd¯ns` Gäkpw AXp¸fpÅ AwPfm]n fm_n]n«v…U »Zn Ioäv…! AknsX ^m{Sn]n sS^pkv tklyNapw kymKfUykmäpNm^pw IqSm«¡m^pw Wn]fs¯t]m e^\NqXs¯t]m kni^n¡p¶ B sN«nX¯nÂ…C^p«n³s_ f_kn K]Nrgv\³ F¶ S´]v¡v bn_¡m¯kWpfm]n Ak³ Nq«pNqXp¶p …. W½psX I¦n³s_ I¦m] Cu WmXn³s_ kna¡m], fWÊn Culz^³ fm{SfpÅ hq^ykwl¯nsâ W£{S¡p«n…Unkys] sNmÃmWpÅ S{´§Ä sfW]p¶p….””
tNÄkn¡mÀ koÀ¸X¡n `¯ocn³s_ km¡pNÄ tN«p.
`¯ocn³s_ km¡pNÄ Unkys] hvbÀln¨p.
AkÄ Ak³s_ tSman ln^Êv tIÀ¯p.
`¯ocv ASn^nÃm¯ kmÕ`yt¯msX Aksa tIÀ¯v bnXn¨p.
“”Ak³s_ I¦n³NqXv AXn¨v b^¯m³ F³s_ ssN S^n¨p,””
`¯ocv SpXÀ¶p.

“” bs£ Mm³ Wn]{´n¨p. Ak³ FknsX ks^ tbmNpsf¶v FWn¡_n]\w. Ak³s_ ^ihy§Ä fpjpkWpw FWn¡_n]\w. A§nsWs]ms¡ HmÀ¯v Mm³ H^p knV¯n Nt{*mÄ sI]vSp. bs£ ko*pw Ak³s_ tWs^ tWm¡n]t¸mÄ Wn]{´n¨ N`ns¸Ãmw bns¶]pw sbm§nk¶p. Wn`¯v NnX¶ H^p C^p¼v kXn H¨tNĸn¡msS MmsWXp¯p. Ak^psX tWs^ hN` N`n¸psfXp¯v Mm³ IpkXv sk¨p. At¸mjm\v–…””
`¯ocv H¶v- WnÀ¯n.
Nq«pNm^psX lzmhfX¡n¸nXn¨ tWm«§ant`¡v N®pNÄ W«p.
“”At¸mÄ…?””
Ahiyfm] BNmw£t]msX sg_n³ tImUn¨p.
“”…At¸mÄ C^p«n Wn¶v-….C^p«n³s_ f_kn Wn¶v- H^p ssN¯`w F³s_ tSman AfÀ¶p…!””
“”`¯ocv UmUm…-“”
Nq«pNmÀ H¶X¦w knan¨p.
“”B^v? B^m]n^p¶p?””
AkÀ tImUn¨p.
“”Mm³ sM«n¯n ^nªp tWm¡n…N*p…””
“”Bs^? `¯ocv UmUm..¹ohv sX³gWXn¸n¡msS…””
{bn]¦ b_ªp.
“”B^m^p¶p?””
`¯ocv FÃmks^]pw tWm¡n.
AkhmWw Ak³s_ N®pNÄ Xnkn]n S_ªp.
“”Cu NT]ns` _n]Â iot_m!””
Ak³ hmkVmWw b_ªp.
“”Fs¶¡mÄ fpt¼ knÃsW Sn^n¨_nªk³! Fs¶¡mÄ C^«n Btklt¯msX knós_ bn¶ms` A`]p¶k³! hq^ykwl¯nt` N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv AXp¯ ^mKNpfm^³…””
`¯ocn³s_ ssN¯`w ^mip`n³s_ tSman AfÀ¶p.
“”B³Zv Umäohv…””
Nm^yw Sn^n¨_nª Nq«pNmÀ Btklt¯msX lÐfn«p.
“”^mip Wm^m]\³ hmÀ-!””
AkÀ H¶X¦w knan¨pb_ªp.
“”sku-! iyq]v…sku-!””
hwQmwP§Ä¡nX]n Wn¶v- knhvf]¯n³s_ B^kfp\À¶p.
^mip AkÀ¡v fp¼n H^p knhvf]¡mjv¨]m]n.
B^mVW]pw {b\]kpw N¯p¶ fnjnNtamsX Unky A]msa tWm¡n.
“”F¶n«v?’
AkÄ tImUn¨p.
“”BUyw MmsWm¶¼^¶p,””
`¯ocv SpXÀ¶p.
“”^mip hm_nsW W½Ä knófm^psX b«nN]n`m\tÃm sbXp¯n]n^p¶Sv. hms_s¶ kn`¡n. Fs¶ SXªp. Ct¸mÄ hz]w Wn]{´n¡pN. Np_¨pNqXn Nm¯n^n¡pN. Ak^psX b²SnNapsX AXn¯«pks^ Wmw A_n]\w Fs¶ms¡ hmÀ A¶v- Fs¶¸_ªp tdmVys¸Xp¯n. Cu tNhn S³s_ Sm¸^ysf´m\v F¶v- hmÀ A¶v Ft¶mXv Sp_¶p b_ªp. K]Nrgv\³ sk_pw A¬CwtbmÀ«³äv QXNw fm{Sfm\v F¶v- At±iw b_ªp. tNm{dm inÂhnt` WnVntk« AX¡fpÅ FÃm sh³hnäokv Cgyqhn³s_]pw bn¼n kntWmUv tftWm³ fm{SfÃ, W^nfäw fm¯¨³ NqXn]p*v F¶pw ^mip hmÀ skans¸Xp¯n. ASnWp tlgw hSogntW]pw ftWmKnsW]pw kn³sh³äntW]pw Ft¸mjpw kntWmUv tftWmsW Wn^o£n¡m³ Mm³ Wn]fn¨p. Nm^\w AtWzgn¡msS kntWmUv tftWm³s_ hN` fqkvsf³ävhpw Wn^o£\ kntV]fm¡n _nt¸mÀ«v Mm³ WnÀt±ln¨p. A¸w tbm`pw bnjkv k^p¯msS i¬{ZZv tbÀsh³äpw ewPn]m]n AkÀ B tKm`n sI]vSp. ASnsWm^p DUmi^\fm\v Unky]psX Nm_n ¹m³äv sI]vS tdmwdv–. Ak^n Wn¶v- Nn«n] _nt¸mÀ«v Mm³ ^mip hm_nWv bmhv sI¿pN]m]n^p¶p. AkÀ¡v bp_tf MmWpw ^mip hm_pw S¼p^m³sä]pw kntWmUv tftWm³s_]pw bn¶ms`]p*m]n^p¶p. M§Ä S¼p^m³s_]pw kntWmUv tftWm³s_]pw tdmZn `mwtPzKv {l²n¨p. SWn¨v N*pfp«pt¼mjpw hwhm^n¡pt¼mjpw H^p cmUÀ þ h¬ X¨v Ak^psX tdmZn `mwtPzKn M§Ä {l²n¨p…””
“”””`¯ocv UmUm…”
t_mhv–`n³ sbs«¶v D¨¯n knan¨p.
“”””ASm Wn¡p¶p Ak^v! hSogpw kn³sh³äpw ftWmKpw! B Cu«n]psX AXp¯v. bmt_sX Ipk«nÂ!”
hwQmwP§Ä {bNmlk`]¯n`qsX bp_t¯¡v tWm¡n.
Smsj bmS]psX Hm^¯v NmXn³s_ DÅnt`¡v tIÀ¶v N_p¯ Km¡äv V^n¨ fq¶v- ^qb§Ä Nm\m]n.
hfob¯v ssd¡pNapw.
tXmfn Ko¸v Ak^psX]Xp¯v WnÀ¯n.
`¯ocv ¥mhv Smjv¯n bp_t¯¡v S`]n«p.
AkÀ fqk^pw HmXnk¶p.
“”””F´m]n?”
`¯ocv N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tImUn¨p.
“”””FÃm^pw F_§v,”
hSogv b_ªp.
“”””CWn WX¡\w. CSm, CSv kjn]m\kÀ tbm]Sv!”
fqk^pw NmXnWpÅnt`¡v kn^Â Iq*n.
lnO^§Ä tIÀ¶v bn\ªv Sp^¦¯n³s_ BNrSn]n H^p Nm«pbmS Nm\s¸«p.
“”””Cul^m!”
Unky S`]n ssNsk¨p.
“”””ko^Imfp*³s_ f`]nt`t¡m?”
Nq«pNm^pw e]s¸«v b^hv¸^w tWm¡n.
tPm{S kÀ¤ knlzmhfWph^n¨v f{´kmUnNapsX ssUkw ko^Imfp*Wm\v B f`]psX AVnb³.
AknsX AWkVn Ppimt£{S§ap*v.
Hmt^m t£{S¯n³s_]pw fVyemP¯v bt^S^m] tPm{S^mKm¡·m^psX l^o^§Ä “”f½n””Nam]n hq£n¡p¶p.
knlzmhnNapw bp^mkhvSplmhv{SÚ³fm^pw PtkgN^pw knUymÀTnNapw AknsX Øn^fm]n hµÀln¡m_p*v.
AkÀ Wn¶n^p¶ Nm«pbmS]n Wn¶v- GNtUlw fq¶v- Nnt`mfoäs_¦n`pw fpNant`¡v WX¡\w; f`fpNans` Ppimt£{S§Ä¡^nNns`¯m³.
kW¯nWp WXpkn`qsX]pÅ Sp^¦¯n³s_ BNrSn]n`pÅ Nm«pbmS]n`qsX ^*p f\n¡qÀ SpXÀ¨]m]n WX¡\w.
Nm«pbmS]v¡n^pklfpÅ f^§apsX lnO^§Ä S½n bn\ªv kaªpWn¶n^p¶p.
“”hmÀ,””
tZmÀ Sp_¶v- bp_¯n_§ns¡m*v `¯ocv ^mip`nsW knan¨p.
“”Np_ªSv H¶v- ^*v f\n¡qs_¦n`pw WX¡\w…ASpw NmXnWpWXp¡v …C§Ws¯ kjos¡msX…Np¯v N]äfm\v. WÃ fªpw Nmäpw D*v. WX¸v hm_nWv H^p {blvWfmt]¡pw,””
“”sWkÀ!””
^mip b_ªp.
“”MmWpfp*v A§v ks^,””
“”MmtWSm]m`pw k^p¶p*v,””
Akt^msXm¸w bp_¯n_§ns¡m*v Unky b_ªp.
“”infm`]¯nt`¡v Bs\¦n¡qXn,””
FÃmk^pw Ko¸n Wn¶pfn_§n.
tXmfn bmSt]m^¯v Ko¸v HSp¡n]n«p.
‘M§apfp*v, `¯ocv UmUm,””
t_mhv–`nWpw {bn]¦]pw sg_nWpw H^pfn¨v b_ªp.
“”B f` sW_¨pw t{bS§am,””
^mtKgv Akt^mXv b_ªp.
“”Bt\m?””
sg_n³ b_ªp.
‘F¶m SoÀ¨]m]pw D*v,””
“”sU³ Nyp¡v-“”
`¯ocn³s_ hz^w AkÀ tN«p.
“”CWn H^p Wnfngw tbm`pw bmjm¡mWnÃ! Ntfm¬-“”
AkÀ Nm«pbmS]v¡pÅns`¡v {btkln¨p.
“”tXmÀ¨v Wn`¯v fm{Sw AXn¡pN,””
`¯ocv WnÀt±ln¨p.
“”f`fpNans`t¡m kl§ant`t¡m AXn¡^pSv,””
Wm`©mapNÄ¡v H^pfn¨v Wo§mWpÅ koSn B Nm«pbmS]v¡p*m]n^p¶p.
CXSqÀ¶v kaÀ¶ B NmXnWXn]nÂ, B Nm«pbmS]v¡v fpNan C^pklkpw Wn¶ f^§apsX lnO^§sa H^p Sp^¦¯n³s_ BNrSn]n Wn`WnÀ¯n]n^p¶p.
“”ko^Imfp*sâ f` Wn_s] ln`mPpiNapw Ppimt£{S§`pfm\v,””
BdnUv N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ^mip`ntWmXv b_ªp.
AkÀ WX¸v SpX§n]n^p¶p.
“”Cu kjn AknsXks^]p*v, hmÀ,
{bn]¦ A_n]n¨p.
“”Ppimt£{S§Ä¡N¯v f½nNam\v,””
sg_n³ b_ªp.
“”bp^mSW Nm`s¯ tPm{S^mKm¡·m^psX]pw ^mÚnfm^psX]pw,””
“”bN SWn¨v AknsX B^pw tbmNm_nà hmÀ,””
hSogv– b_ªp.
“”ko^Imfp*³ tNmbn¡pw. Ppimt£{S§Ä¡Ns¯ f½nNapsX Nmk¡m^Wm\v– B f{´kmUnNapsX ssUkw! A]mÄ B]n^¯m*pNam]n B f`]psX Nmk¡m^Wm\v,””
AkÀ WX¸v SpXÀ¶p.
S\p¸v ASnNYnWfm]n.
fªpsb¿p¶p*m]n^p¶p.
Nmäv kojv¨]pw SpX§n.
F¦n`pw kÀVn¨ Btklt¯msX AkÀ WX¸v SpXÀ¶p.
Gäkpw fp³bn ^mip`pw `¯ocpw hSogpw.
AkÀ¡v bn¼n sb¬Np«nNÄ.
sb¬Np«nNapsX bn¶ms` dm¡n B¬Np«nNÄ WX¶p.
S§apsX ssN¿ns` B]pV§Ä bp_s¯Xp¯m\v AkÀ Wo§n]Sv.
“”F´m]n^n¡mw Ak^psX Dt±lw?””
BdnUv tImUn¨p.
“”ko^Imfp*³s_ f`]nÂ, Cu ^m{Sn]nÂ?””
“”WnVn]pÅSv B emP¯v FknsXt]m Bs\¶v kntWmUv fWÊn`m¡n]n«p*mkpw,””
^mip b_ªp.
“”Asæn K]Nrgv\sW GsS¦n`pw Ppi]n Han¸n¡mWm]n^n¡pw,””
“”AsS, AsS,””
`¯ocv ^mip`ntWmXv t]mKn¨p.
“”tbm`ohv K]Nrgv\³s_ bn¶ms`]ps*¶v kntWmUv fWÊn`m¡n]n«p*tÃm,””
S\p¸pw fªpw C^p«pw N`À¶ B A´^o£¯nWv tf Nmän³s_ lànNqXn.
t^mf¡p¸m]§an`pw S§sa S\p¸v sk_psS knXp¶nöp AkÀ A_nªp.
“”hmÀ, H¶v- tImUnt¨ms« , Ccv– ]q sbÀfnäv–,””
hn²mÀ°³ ^mip`ntWmXv tImUn¨p.
“”B tImUyw Mm³ Ss¶ b_]s« hn²mÀ°³?’
^mip In^n¨p.
“”Hmt¡, hÀ,””
hn²mÀ°Wpw In^n¨p.
“”Mm³ F§sW Cu tNhn C³tkmÄkvZv B]n. AStà hn²mÀ°³ tImUn¡m³ Dt±ln¨Sv–?””
“”ssf tPmZv- sku- _n]`n…]hv ..]hv hmÀ! ASv Ss¶]m\v Wm³ tImUn¡m³ Dt±ln¨Sv–!””
hn²mÀ°³ AUvepSs¸«p.
fäpÅk^pw.
“”A¡mUfnNv C³ä_Ìv–…s¹]n³ Nyq^nt]mhnän Fs¶m¶pw Mm³ b_]nÃ,””
^mip b_ªp.
“”`oZÀ `¯ocnWv A_n]mw. Mm³ Wn§tamXv b_t]* _oh¬. `¯ocv ASv Wn§tamXv bn¶oXv b_]pw. Asæn Wn§Ä SWns] A_n]pw. GSm]m`pw AVymbNWm]n Mm³ lm´nbp^¯v k¶p. FWn¡v H^pbmXv Cãs¸«p Cu Ø`w. Cu WP^ {bm´w. CknXps¯ f^§Ä, bpj, BNmlw…tNm{dm inÂhv–….F®fnÃm¯ bp^mkr¯§Ä…Wn§sat¸m`pÅ Np«nNÄ…tNm{dm N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv inÂhns` WnVns]¡p_n¨v Mm³ tN«p. Unkys]¡p_n¨v tN«p…`¯ocnsWt¸ms` Ss¶ WnVn tk«¡m^pw Unky]psX {bm\Wv bn¶ms` WX¡p¶k^pw H¶v- Ss¶]m\v F¶v- MmWpw AWpfmWn¨p. sNm{dminÂhn Mm³ ^m{SnNan Ipän¡_§n. F³s_ sfZnsä]vg³sä]pw {bmÀ°W]ptX]pw emPfm]n. A§sW kntWmUntW]pw W^nfäw fm¯¨tW]pw MmWknsX¡*p. kntWmUn³s_ Smka§Ä tSXn WX¡p¶SnWnX]n Mm³ `¯ocnsW]pw AknsX¡*p. M§Ä H^pfn¨v ¹mWpNÄ D*m¡n. kntWmUv Unky]psX htimU^Wm]n^n¡mw F¶v- MmWpw hwl]n¨p…””
“”hmÀ, Nm^y§Ä GSm*v N¼v`oäv ¢n]À B]ntÃ?””
sg_n³ tImUn¨p.
“”CWn kntWmUv tftWmsW Wn]f¯nWN¯v sNm*pk^p¶SnWv F´m SXÊw? Wfp¡v tbm`ohn CWvtcmw sI]vSv NqsX?””
“”bänÃ, sg_n³,””
^mip b_ªp.
“”b` Nm^y§apw CWn]pw kyàfmNmWp*v. DUmi^\¯nWv kntWmUpw W^nfäw fm¯¨Wpfp*m]n^p¶ N\£³. A§sW b` Nm^y§apw. Gäkpw k`n] {blvWw ASÃ. W½psX N¿n F´p*v A]mÄ¡v FSn^m]n«v– sSankm]n? Ct¸mÄ A]mÄ H¶pf_n]^pSv. A]mapsX sP]nw WX¡s«. B^pw Ss¶ Sn^n¨_nªn«nà F¶v- A]mÄ knlzhn¡s«. Unky]psX KokWv bn¶ms`, WnVn]psX bn¶ms` A]mÄ WX¡p¶Sv tbms` W½Ä A]mapsX bn¶ms` WX¡p¶p*v F¶v- A]mÄ A_n]^pSv. A]msa bqÀ®fm]n NpXp¡mkp¶ B]pV§Ä Wfp¡v Nn«p¶Sv ks^,””
“”hmÀ, H^p hwl]w,””
^mKp tImUn¨p.
“”kntWmUv tftWmsWSns^ Wfp¡nt¸mÄ sSankpNanÃ. W^nfäw Sq§nf^n¨p. Asæn K]Nrgv\³ A]msa sNm¶v sN«n¯q¡n. CWn kntWmUnsW NpXp¡mkp¶ sSankpNÄ {NnÌc_pw ^mfNrgv\Wpw gmKimWpfm\v. hn²mÀ°³ b_ªSWph^n¨v kntWmUv Ak^pfm]n dÔs¸«nt«]nÃ. K]Nrgv\sW kntWmUv kntUlt¯t¡m ftäm NX¯n]m F´v sI¿pw? W^nfä¯nsW sNm¶ Npä¯nWv bnXn¡s¸XmSn^n¡m³ K]Nrgv\³ HanknÂt¸m]n F¶ kmUw kntWmUnWp {bI^n¸n¨v NqsX? At¸mÄ W½Ä F´v sI¿pw? hm£nNtam sSankpNtam kntWmUnsWSns^ CÃ,””
^mKpknsâ Wn^o£\w A¸ hf]t¯¡v WnlÐS hrãvXn¨p.
“”sSankpw hm£n]psfm¶pfnsæn fsäm¶pw Bt`mIn¡mWnÃ,””
kn³shâv– UrZhz^¯n b_ªp.
“”Wn]fw N¿ns`Xp¡pN Ss¶! A]mam\v knó! ASv Wfp¡v A_n]mw. W½Ä hm£nNam\v. Ak³s_ sNm^kÅn]v¡v H^p k`n k`n¨m hSyw bp_¯v k^pw. Aà bns¶!””
Unky tXmÀ¨n³s_ {bNml¯n km¨v tWm¡n.
hf]w b{´*v Wm¸Sv.
WX¸v SpX§n]n«v H¶^ fWn¡q_mNp¶p.
IpäpbmXpNÄ hq£vffm]n Wn^o£n¨psNm*v, N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ASok Km{PSt]msX AkÀ f` N]_n.
Nm`mkØ AkÀs¡Sns^ làfm]n k¶p.
F¶m BsktlmÖz`fm]n AkÀ ]m{S SpXÀ¶p.
“”H¶v- ^*v Nm^y§Ä {btSyN {l²]Àin¡p¶p,””
`¯ocv b_ªp.
“”S¼p^m³s_ WãvXs¸« hyq«vtNhv Dbt]mPs¸Xp¯n kntWmUv tftWm³ W^nfäw fm¯¨sW S¼p^m³s_ shuirU¯n`m¡p¶Sv. Unky]psX Nm_n tdmwdv– hz]w ¹m³_v sI]vSSnWv tlgw A]mÄ W^nfä¯n³s_ tb^n Bt^mb\w WX¯p¶Sv. bns¶ t^minSn³s_ f^\s¯¡p_n¨pw Wãvs¸« fm¸nsW¡p_n¨pw hwhm^n¡p¶SnWv tk*n hm_nsW]pw S¼p^msW]pw £\n¨SnWv tlgw W^nfäw fm¯¨³ BßiSy sI¿p¶Sv…””
NqXpSÂ knlUoN^\¯nWv tk*n AkÀ AksW tWm¡n.
“”MmWpw hm_pw S¼p^m³s_ sbjvh\Â sh{N«_n tgÀ`ns]¡*n^p¶p,””
`¯ocv SpXÀ¶p.
“”kntWmUv Aks^ knkmikmPvUmWw WX¯n kloN^n¨n^n¡]m]n^p¶p. sh]n³_v tf^ohv tNmtaKns` `NvI_À gmÀ½n`n fmZ¯n³s_ bn¶ms`]pw kntWmUv {b\]meyÀ°W]pfm]n WX¡p¶ Nm^yw A_n]n¨t¸mjm\v AkÀ hSyw Sp_¶v- b_]m³ S¿m_m]Sv,””
bpSn] knk^§Ä¡v fp¼n hwQmwP§Ä knhvf]e^nS^m]n.
“”S¼p^m³s_ hyq«vtNhv S¼p^mW_n]msS FXp¯v fmän]Sv tgÀ`n]m]n^p¶p…””
`¯ocv knk^\w SpXÀ¶p.
“”ASv AkÀ kntWmUv b_ªn«v sI]vSSm\v. hyq«vtNhv AkÀ kntWmUnWv sNmXp¯p. kntWmUv dmPv W^nfä¯nWv sNmXp¯p.ASv Dbt]mPn¨v W^nfäw fm¯¨³ S¼p^mWpfm]n shuirU¯n`m]n. tgÀ`n hSyw tbm`ohn b_]mw F¶v- h½Sn¨n«p*v,””
“”iu*v Hmcv emhv¡À knÃ]ns` t`m_m `nt]m¬hnsW HmÀ½ k^p¶p,””
Unky b_ªp.
“”kntWmUnsWSns^]pÅ Ht^s]m^p hm£n]m\v tgÀ`n,””
^mip b_ªp.
“”hSogntW]pw ftWmKnsW]pw kn³sh³änsW]pw NqXmsS Unky]psX Nm_n kntWmUv tdmwdv– ¹m³_v sI]vSSnsW¡p_n¨pÅ Ht^s]m^mÄ B\v tgÀ`n. tdmwdnsW¡p_n¨v `Socn Wn¶v- C³cÀtfg³ Nn«n¡jnªv tgÀ`n Fs¶ knan¨n^p¶p. Unky HmÀ¡pt¶m, Nm_n Wn¶v- tdmwdv– FXp¯v k`ns¨_nª tlgw kntWmUn³s_ ssN Ft¸mjpw bm³_vhn³s_ tbm¡än`m]n^p¶p. tbm¡änt` _ntfm«n`m]n^p¶p A]mapsX bnXp¯w,””
Nm`mkØ]psX B{Nf\s¯ kNsk¡msS AkÀ ^mip`n³s_]pw `¯ocn³s_]pw knk^\w {l²t]msX tN«psNm*v f`N]äw SpXÀ¶p.
“”ftWmKn³s_]pw kn³sh³än³s_]pw hSogn³s_]pw _nt¸mÀ«v AWph^n¨v W^nfäw Sq§nf^n¡p¶SnWv GNtUlw A^f\n¡qÀ fp¼m\v kntWmUv t^minSn³s_ ko«nt`¡v tbm]Sv,””
^mip SpXÀ¶p.
“”At¸mÄ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv H^p bs£ K]Nrgv\³ W^nfäw fm¯¨³s_ NqsX¡m\\w. Asæn kntWmUv W^nfäs¯ Sq§nf^n¨ Wn`]n N*n^n¡mw. Asæn kntWmUn³s_ hm¶nVy¯n K]Nrgv\³ W^nfäs¯ sNm¶v sN«n¯q¡n]n^n¡mw. GSm]m`pw ASnWptlgfm\v A]mÄ Unky]psX ko«n F¯nt¨^p¶Sv. S¼p^m³s_]pw F³s_]pw NqsX ko*pw A]mÄ t^minSn³s_ ko«nt`¡v k¶p…””
“”C{S]pw sNm¼v`nt¡äZv B] H^p t¹m«v Mm³ ZnäNväokv tÌm_nNanÂt¸m`pw N*n«nÃ…””
{bn]¦ b_ªp.
“”hmÀ!””
sbs«¶v- Unky eoSnt]msX ^mip`nsW tWm¡n.
“”tgÀ`n fmZw bän¨q¶_nªm kntWmUv tftWm³….- Ak^psX ss`cpw AbNX¯n`mkntÃ?””
“”tbXn¡*.””
`¯ocv b_ªp.
“”tgÀ`n H^p {NnhvSy³ VymWtN{µ¯n tbm]n^n¡pkm. C¶s`. H^mjv¨Njntª AkÀ CWn Sn^n¨pk^q…kntWmUv F´m]m`pw Aksa VymWtN{µ¯n tN_n B{Nfn¡nÃ. tgÀ`n Sn^ns¨¯pt¼mtj¡pw kntWmUv tftWm³ bnXn¡s¸«n^n¡pw,””
^m{Sn]psX So{k SfÊn³s_ tf Wn`mkv b^¡m³ SpX§n.
“”Sm¦v tPmZv!””
Wn`mkv b^¡p¶Sv N*v– `¯ocv f{´n¨p.
“”Ø`w F¯n hmÀ,””
Unky b_ªp.
`¯ocv Sn^nªp Wn¶p.
“”CWn B^pw tXmÀ¨Xn¡^pSv!””
Ak³ f{´n¡p¶ hz^¯n Nq«pNmt^mXv b_ªp.
“”hwhm^n¡^pSv! ssN]n`pÅ B]pV§Ä FÃmk^pw bp_s¯Xp¡pN!””
`¯ocv S³s_ bnÌÄ bp_s¯Xp¯p.
Wn`mkn Unky ASnt`¡v tWm¡p¶Sv `¯ocv N*p.
“”CÃoP`m\v!””
Ak³ f{´n¨p.
“”bs£ tbXn¡*. `oP`ms] Dbt]mPn¡q,””
bns¶ Ak³ S³s_ fp¼n D]À¶p Wn¡p¶ f`s©^nknt`¡v tWm¡n.
Wn`mkn Ppimt£{S§Ä Hs¶m¶m]n sSanªpWn¶p.
f`s©^nknsâ At§]ä¯v H^p eoN^³ bm_]n`qsX NpSn¨n_§p¶ skŨm«w ^m{Sn]psX GNm´S]psX f²y¯n H^p tlzSt^O SoÀ¯p.
“”CSm\v ko^Imfp*³s_ f`!””
`¯ocv ^mip`ntWmXv– b_ªp.
“”Ntfm¬! bSns] ..lÐw tNĸn¡msS…””
Ak³ Nq«pNmÀ¡v f{´n¡p¶ hz^¯n WnÀt±lw WÂNn.
Wn`mkn S§Äs¡Sns^ D]À¶pWn¶ f`s©^nknt`¡v AkÀ UrZfm] IpkXpNÄ sk¨p.
“”hq£n¡pN!””
`¯ocv ko*pw Sn^nªp Wn¶p.
“”kntWmUpw K]Nrgv\Wpw CknsX FknsXt]m D*v. H^p Pm§v Ss¶ Nt*¡mw! B{Nf\w GSv Unl]nÂWn¶pw k^mw . e]s¸X^pSv! Cäv–th timan kmÀ! do ImÀKvZv…inäv– imÀZv…kn kn kn³-“”
“”s]hv! s]hv- s]hv-!””
Nq«pNmÀ Btklt¯msX Ak³s_ km¡pNapsX So{kS]pÄs¡m*p.
hq£vf N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Km{PSt]msX AkÀ fpt¼m«v– Wo§n.
GSv Wnfngkpw AkÀ B{Nf\w {bSo£n¨p.
ssN]n`pÅ B]pV§Ä Wo«n¸nXn¨v AWp Wnfngw kÀ²n¡p¶ Btklt¯msX AkÀ fpt¶_n.
Wn`mkn³s_ {bNmlw NqXn.
f`s©^nkn Wn_s] PpiNÄ ^mip N*p.
ln`mPpiNÄ.
UoÀQ^qbnNam] kr£§apsX f_knÂ.
In`Sn Wn¶v- WoÀ¨m`pNtamjpNn.
“”`¯ocv!””
AbNX¯n³s_ f\fpÅ lÐw ^mip`n Wn¶v- tN«p.
bnXn¨pWnÀ¯n]Sv tbms` hwQw Wn¶p.
AkÀ ^mip`nsW DtUzPt¯msX tWm¡n.
“”F´m hmÀ?””
`¯ocv BNmw£t]msX tImUn¨p.
“”`p¡v-“”
BUys¯ Ppi]psX kmSn¡ Wn¶ H^p tUkUm^pkn³s_ Ipk«nt`¡v A]mÄ kn^ Iq*n.
FÃmk^pw BÝ^ye^nS^m]n.
`¯ocpw ^mip`pw At§m«p NpSn¨p.
bn¶ms` fäpÅk^pw.
AknsX H^p fWpgy^qbw NnX¶n^p¶p!
fpOw Wn`¯fÀ¶v-.
Nfnjv¶v-, ssNNÄ Wn`t¯mXv– AfÀ¯n kn^n¨v.
`¯ocv B ^qb¯nWv tWs^ bnÌÄ Iq*n.
“”tXmfn,””
`¯ocv f{´n¡p¶ hz^¯n knan¨p.
“”CksW tWs^ NnX¯v!””
tXmfn NpWnªv B ^qbs¯ bSns] tWs^ NnX¯n.
tXmÀ¨pNapsX {bNmlkr¯§Ä B ^qbs¯ tN{µoN^n¨p.
{bNml¯n A ^qb¯n³s_ fpOw AkÀ N*p.
“”ssf tPmZv-“”
bnÌÄ fmäns¡m*v `¯ocv f{´n¨p.
Wn`¯v NnX¶ ^qb¯n³s_ fpOw N*v– fpjpk³ hwQ¯n³s_]pw Btklw sSm*]n Np^p§n.
f^kn¨p WnÝ`fm]n^p¶p B l^o^w!
ASv K]Nrgv\Wm]n^p¶p!