H^PvWn hfp{U¯n bSn¨ {bSoSn]m]n^p¶p Unky¡v.
A{bSo£nSkpw AknlzhWo]kpfm] B kmÀ¯¡v fp¼n S³s_ hpir¯p¡apw hvSwen¨ptbmNp¶Sv AkÄ N*p.
Wnfng§Ä NjnªptbmsN, BUys¯ hvSweWmkØ fm_n Unky]psX fpOw UrZfmNp¶Sv FÃmk^pw N*p.
“”K]Nrgv\³ b_]q,””
AkapsX hz^¯ns` £{Sn] ko^yw AkÀ tN«p.
“”bns¶ B^m A]mÄ? F³s_ ZmZns] k©n¨v Nq«¯n NqXn]n^n¡p¶ B sINp¯m³ B^m?””
FÃmk^psX]pw N®pNÄ K]Nrgv\sâ tf S_ªp.
“”knf fmSyp,””
S¶n BNmw£t]msX tN{µoN^n¡s¸«n^n¡p¶ N®pNsa tWm¡n K]Nrgv\³ b_ªp.
“”`anSm tftWm³ F¶ sNfnhv{Xn s{bmcÊ^psXtX]pw W^nfäw fm¯¨³ F¶ tfKÀ fmSyp kÀ¤ohn³s_]pw fN³!””
“”tPmZv-!””
`¯ocpw Unky]pw ^mip`pw fäpÅk^pw BÝ^ye^nS^m]n.
“”AsS, `¯ocv!””
K]Nrgv\sâ lÐw AkÀ ko*pw tN«p.
“”kntWmUv tftWm³ F¶ tb^n`m\v AkSm^w. _n] tbjvh³, _n] sW]nw knf fmSyp. S¼p^mWv `anSm tftWmWn D*m] fNWm\v F¶kNmls¸«m\v S¼p^m³s_ AXp¯v Ak³ k¶Sv. Unky tKygvYWm\v F¶v- Cu Wnfngw ks^ V^n¨n^n¡p¶ Cu NTmbm{S¯n³s_ _n] S´ C¶s` AX¡v Njnª W^nfäw fm¯¨³…-“”
Unky AXp¯v Wn¶ `¯ocn³s_ ssN¿n AfÀ¯n¸nXn¨p.
S³s_ tUiw Npj]p¶Sv tbms` AkÄ¡v tSm¶n.
ASv fWhn`m¡n ^mip Aksa tIÀ¯v bnXn¨p.
Nq«pNmÀ b^hv¸^w tWm¡n.
“”W½Ä H^p hhvsb³hv ss{Nw {SnÃ_ns` NTmbm{S§Ä Bt\m?””
tXmfn hz]w b_ªp.
“”AtS…””
ASv tN«v {bn]¦]pw b_ªp.
“”H^p NTtbms`…Fs´ms¡ XznÌpw tX¬hpfm\v…-!””
“”Mm³ FÃmw b_]mw Untky,””
ASnWnX]n thmc]n C^p¶ Unkys] tWm¡n K]Nrgv\³ b_ªp.
“”sI]vSv Nq«n] bmb§Ä¡v ….H^wl¯ns\¦n`pw {bSn{Nn]]m]mÂ…””
Ak³s_ fpOw Bt`mIWmfPvWfm]n.
FÃmk^pw NmSpNÄ NqÀ¸n¨p.
“”NT SpX§p¶Sv CknsX]Ã..””
K]Nrgv\³ b_ªp SpX§n.
“”sZ_mZq\nÂ. Wmg\ Znc³hv A¡mUfn]psX Nm¼ÊnÂ. ^mKys¯ sdÌv fn`n«_n HmcohÀfms^ kmÀs¯Xp¡p¶ B s_byq«Zv ØmbW¯n³s_ NymbÊn`m\v Cu NT]psX dnPnWnwPv tbm]n³_v…GNtUlw H¶^ kÀg§Ä¡v fp¼v…””
sZ_mZq¬ Wmg\ Znc³hv A¡mZfn]ns` {bhn²^m] fn`n«_n s{X]nWÀfm^ns`m^mam]n^p¶p tfKÀ fmSyp kÀ¤ohv.
A¡mZfn Nm¼Ên Ss¶]pÅ NzmÀt«jvhn¯s¶]m]n^p¶p A]mÄ Smfhn¨n^p¶Sv.
em^y `anSm tftWmtWmXpw f¡am] kntWmUntWmXpw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv knf`ntWmXptfm¸w.
fq¯fN³ kntWmUv fmSyp S³s_ A½ `anSm tftWmsWmsXm¸w sZ_mZq¬ WP^¯ns` knOymSfm] knÂtcmZv tNmtaKn KyqWn]À `NvI_À B]n tKm`n sI¿p¶p.
Ca]k³ knf fmSyp dnhnsWhv AZvfnWnhvt{XgWn knUymÀTn.
H^p kÀgfm]n `anSm tftWm³ l¿mk`wdn]m\v.
»Zv Nym³hÀ.
GSv hf]¯pw f^\w {bSo£n¨v NnX¡p¶p.
A¶pw fmSyp kÀ¤ohv em^y]psX NnX¡]psX A^nNn C^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p.
“”f¡Ä FknsX?””
SaÀ¶ hz^¯n `anSm tftWm³ tImUn¨p.
AkÀ bp_t¯¡v tbm]n^n¡pN]m\v.
hmVm^\ PSn]n A½ NnX¡s] l^\w {bmbn¨SnWp tlgw kntWmUpw knf`pw koXnWpÅn hf]w In`knXpfm]n^p¶p.
bs£ fmSyp kÀ¤ohv Aks^ WnÀdÔn¨v bp_t¯¡v b_ªpknXpw.
sI_p¸¡m^m\kÀ.
A½]psX t^mP¯nWv {bSnknVn f^\w fm{Stf]pÅq.
ASn At§]äw UpOnS^m\kÀ.
ASv Nm\m³ A]mÄ B{Pin¨nÃ.
“”AkÀ A¸w Njnªv k^pw,””
A]mÄ b_ªp.
AkÀ Ipäpw tWm¡n.
“”F´m?””
A]mÄ tImUn¨p.
“”B NSNv AX]v¡q,””
AkÀ b_ªp.
A]mÄ¡v B Bklyw knIn{Sfm]n tSm¶n.
F¦n`pw ASv {bNXn¸n¡msS A]mÄ tbm]n NSNv Im^n]n«v– Sn^nsN k¶p.
“”F³s_ AXp¯v k¶n^n¡q,””
A]mÄ ko*pw Ak^psX NnX¡]psX A^nNn k¶v- C^p¶p.
“”F´m `antS?””
A]mÄ tImUn¨p.
Ahiyfm] tkUW]psX bm^fyS]n AkÀ bpa]p¶Sv A]mÄ N*p.
“”A¸w NqXn AXp¯v k^q,””
tkUW]n InS_p¶ lЯn AkÀ b_ªp.
“”D¨¯n hwhm^n¡m³ k¿ FWn¡v,””
A]mÄ Ak^psX fpO¯nWv– sSm«Xp¯v tIÀ¶n^p¶p.
“”FWn¡v Wn§tamXv H^p Nm^yw b_]mWp*v,””
tkUW]psX AhiyS]n AkÀ ko*pw b_ªp.
“”F´m `antS?””
“”im§v…Hm…!””
AkÀ tkUW]n M^§n.
“”Cu tkUW]v¡v …A¸w….A¸w Np_kv D*m]n^ps¶¦nÂ…1 Mm³ FÃmw b_ªv So^p¶Sv ks^…Hm…!””
S³s_ ssN]n bnXn¨n^n¡p¶ eÀ¯mkn³s_ fpOt¯¡v AkÀ tWm¡n.
“”Wn§Ä FWn¡v km¡v S^\w,””
]mIWm hz^¯n AkÀ b_ªp.
“”F³s_ f^\ tlgkpw ^*v Npªp§ta]pw H^p tbms` Ss¶ Nm\\sf¶v…””
A]mÄ AUvepSs¸«p.
“”CsS´v tImUyfm `antS?””
A]mÄ tImUn¨p.
“”MmsWt¸msj¦n`pw Bt^msX¦n`pw kySymhw Nm\n¨n«pt*m?””
“”t{bmfnhv sI¿v–…””
AkÀ WnÀdÔn¨p.
A]mÄ¡v knIn{Sfm]n tSm¶ns]¦n`pw Ak^psX ssN]n A]mÄ fp_psN¸nXn¨p.
“”l^n..! N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv t{bmfnhv..!””
fmSyp kÀ¤ohv bp©n^nt]msX Aks^ tWm¡n.
“”W½psX ^*p f¡sa]pw F¡m`¯pw Mm³ H^ptbms`t] Nm\pN]pÅq…””
AkÀ kas^ tW^w A]msa DäptWm¡ns¡m*n^p¶p.
“”F´ms\¦n`pw b_]q,””
A]mÄ WnÀdÔn¨p.
AkÀ AXªpNnX¶n^p¶ NSNnt`¡v ko*pw tWm¡n.
Im^n]n«n^p¶ Km`N§ant`¡pw.
“”Ntfm¬ `anSm…-“”
fmSyp kÀ¤ohv ko*pw b_ªp.
“”B^pfnà CknsX,””
ko*pw AkÀ A]msa A¸Wnfng§Ä tWm¡n¡nX¶p.
bns¶, Ss¶ sM^n¨fÀ¯p¶ tkUW kNsk¡msS b_ªp.
“”kntWmUv Wn§apsX fNWÃ…-“”
A]mÄ Ak^psX ssN]n Wn¶v- bnXp¯w kn«p.
A]mÄ bnt¼m«pIm]p¶Sv AkÀ N*p.
fmSyp kÀ¤ohv S³s_ N®X Du^n.
A]mapsX N®pNans` knNm^w AkÀ¡v Nm\m³ NjnªnÃ.
“”km«v Zq ]q fo³?””
H^p knUq^ {Pi¯n Wns¶¶tbms`, kas^ Ab^nInSfm] H^p lÐw AkÀ tN«p.
“”Ft¶mXv £fn¡q,””
Wn_N®pNtamsX `anSm tftWm³ SpXÀ¶p.
“”Hm..! Culz^m…{bm\³ b_n]p¶ tkUW…fmSyq…^mKtlO^ kÀ½]psX ….^mK³s_ fN³…^mK³s_ fNWm\k³….Wn§Ä¡_n]ntà …sK F³ ]qknÂ…””
S³s_ S`]v¡v fpNanÂ, DÅnÂ, B]n^w NX¶`pNÄ C^¼p¶Svtbms` fmSyp kÀ¤ohnWv tSm¶n.
“”C§Xp¯v k^q…””
AkÀ ko*pw eÀ¯mknsW tWm¡n.
“”fsäm¶v- NqXn]p*v…””
fmSyp kÀ¤ohn³s_ N®pNÄ `anS]psX N®pNan tNmÀ¯p.
“”^mK³ CX]v¡nsX H^p WnVns]¡p_n¨v b_]pfm]n^p¶p…Biv…Hm…! H^p tNm{dminÂhnÂ….s]hv…! tNm{dminÂhv–…- U {XgÀ sfu*³…! ^*v fm¸pNÄ D*v ASv N*v– bnXn¡m³…- sNm«m^¯ns` ss`{d_n]n FknsXt]m B\Sv….- B fm¸pNÄ Ns*¯q…..Hm …! At½….! im§v…tPm äp U tNm{dm inÂhv–…! U {XgÀ sfu*³…- ASv Wn_s] WnVn]m\v–…- Z]f*vhv…! F{fmÄZvhv…! hct]jvhv…-tbÄhv…! HmbÂhv…! NmÀd¦nÄhv…! _qdohv…””
tkUW]psX So{kS]n `anSm tftWm³ ko*pw bpaªp.
fmSyp kÀ¤ohv ko*pw Ak^psX ssN¯`ffÀ¯n.
himWpeqSnt]msX Ak^psX N®pNant`¡v tWm¡n.
“”`antS…””
A]mÄ knan¨p.
tkUW NXn¨fÀ¯n AkÀ A]mant`¡v tWm¡n.
“”Wo hfmVmWn¡v…kntWmUpw knf`pw F³s_ f¡Ä Ss¶]m\v.FWn¡nWn fsäm^p^oSn]n In´n¡m³tbm`pw Njn]nÃ. f^\w ks^ Ak^m^pw CS_n]nÃ…D_¸v..]q Nym³ dn`okv fo…””
`anSm tftWm³s_ fpO¯v Blzmhw Wn_ªp.
^àtNml§sa Nojvs¸Xp¯n] N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv t^mP doK§Ä A{bS£yfm]Sptbms` AkÀ¡v tSm¶n.
“”Hm..!””
AkÀ bp©n^n¡m³ {lfn¨p.
“”…Ct¸mÄ ..Ct¸mÄ Fs´m^mlzmhw…-!””
hpOUfm] H^p emkw b\ns¸«pk^p¯ns¡m*v `anSm tftWm³ b_ªp.
“”tkUWs]Ãmw ….tkUWs]Ãmw sbm]vt¸mkp¶p….F³s_ em^sfms¡ tbmNp¶p….Mm³ ..Mm³ …hfmVmWfm]n f^n¡m³ tbmNp¶p…F³s_ ssN]n bnXn¡q….fp_ps¡….im§v ….A§sW….f^\w H^p tfQIo´v tbms` b_¶pk^p¶Sv FWn¡v Nm\mw…f^\w Ct¸mÄ H^p Npªn³s_ ssNNtamsX F³s_ fpO¯v sSmXp¶Sv FWn¡_n]mw ….F³s_ N®pNan ….F³s_ irU]¯n f^\w D½sk¡p¶p….””
Ak^psX l^o^w bqÀ®fm]n WnÝ`fm]n.
Nmäv bn¼ns` KWm` Sp_¶t¸mÄ fmSyp kÀ¤ohv Sn^nªp tWm¡n.
KWm`¡v– bn¼n Wn_N®pNtamsX B ^wP§Äs¡Ãmw hm£yw kin¡pN]m]n^p¶ kntWmUnsW A]mÄ N*p.
Ak³s_ bn¼n knf`nsW]pw.

`anSm tftWm³s_ f^\¯nWv tlgw fmSyp kÀ¤ohv S³s_ bj] Nm`w HmÀ½n¡pN]m]n^p¶p.
BenKmSy hfqi¯n³s_ Smkafm] sNm\m«v t¹hnt` H^p bmÀ«n¡nX]n ^mKtlO^ kÀ½t]msXm¸w Wr¯w sI]vSpsNm*n^p¶ `anSm tftWm³ F¶ hpµ^ns] BUyfm]n N*Sv.
KkmiÀ`m sW{ip ]q\ntkjvhnän]n knUymÀTnNam]n^p¶p AkÀ.
BUytWm«¯n¯s¶ AkÄ Ss¶ {em´Wm¡n]Sv A]mÄ HmÀ¯p.
b`s^]pw fp¼v t{bfn¨n«ps*¦n`pw b`^psX]pw NqsX NnX¡ b¦n«n«ps*¦n`pw hv{So H^p AWpeqSn]m]n hn^Nan bX^p¶Sv A¶m\v.
Unkh§tamaw fmh§tamaw S³s_ D_¡w Wãs¸Xp¯n] hpµ^n.
bn¶oXv Ss¶t¯Xns]¯n] H^p hv{So]nÂt¸m`pw SWn¡v Sm¸^yw tSm¶n¸n¡m¯ ^oSn]n AkÄ A§sW fWÊn`pw ^à¯n`pw N¯nWn¡pN]m]n^p¶p.
bns¶ Aksa S³s_ k^pSn]n`m¡m³ F{S F{S {lf§Ä WX¯n.
AkhmWw S³s_ DUyf§Ä knK]w N*t¸mÄ t`mNw NojX¡]n] {bSoSn]m]n^p¶p.
sskUylmhv{Sw AkapsX f^\w SoÀ¨s¸Xp¯n]t¸mÄ tbm`pw Sm³ B {bSoSn]n Wn¶v- bnt¼m«p tbm]nÃ.
bs£….
S³s_ hpir¯v fm{Sfm\v ^mKtlO^kÀ½ F¶m\v `anS A¶v- b_ªn^p¶Sv.
KoknSm´yw ks^ AktamXpÅ {b\]¯n³s_ {em´v S¶n Wn¶pw Hjn]mSn^p¶Sv sNm*v H^n¡`pw Sm³ Aksa Aknlzhn¨n^p¶nÃ.
AkÄ¡]mtamXv {b\]fp*v F¶v- St¶mXv Sp_¶pb_ªm`pw Sm³ Nm^yfm¡pfm]n^p¶nÃ.
AsSms¡ hzmemknNw Fs¶ms¡ Nm\pkmWpÅ kntkNkpw SWn¡p*mkpfm]n^p¶p.
ASpw AktamXv– Sp_¶v- b_ªSm\v.
F¶n«pw AkÄ B\]n«pb_ªp, N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ^mKtlO^ kÀ½ hpir¯v fm{Sfm]n^ps¶¶v.
F¶n«v f^\¡nX¡]n sk¨v b_ªSv-
kntWmUv A]mapsX fNWm\v F¶v!
C¡m`f{S]pw ASv AkÄ Han¨v sk¨p.
Ss¶ knZv[n]m¡n, Ndan¸n¨p, S³s_ hingv\pSm ftWmemks¯ b^nihn¨p.
sbs«¶v S³s_ fp¼n kntWmUpw knf`pw Wn¡p¶Sv A]mÄ N*p.
`anS]psX f^\tf`v¸n¨ BQmSt¯msXm¸w SmsWm^p Km^h´Sn]m\v F¶ Sn^n¨_nkn³s_ UpxOw kntWmUn³s_ fpO¯v Wn¶pw A]mÄ km]n¨p.
A¶v `anS tftWm³ b_ª fpjpk³ hSy§apw KWm`]v¡¸p_¯v Wn¶v- tN«SnWv tlgw kntWmXv Unkh§tamaw bp_¯n_§msS fp_n¡N¯v Ss¶ NjnªpNqXpN]m]n^p¶p.
Bs^s]¦n`pw Nm\mtWm Bt^msX¦n`pw hwhm^n¡mtWm Ak³ Nq«m¡n]nÃ.
fmSyp kÀ¤ohv Fjpt¶äv Aks^ hfobn¨p.
A]mÄ kntWmUn³s_ tSman bnXn¨p.
“”kntWmUv,””
A]mÄ b_ªp.
“”Wo Wn³s_ A¸sW knan¡\w. sF fo³ Wns¶ KWn¸n¨]msa,””
“”F´nWv?””
knf tImUn¨p.
“”Wo b_]\w,””
kntWmUn³s_ fpO¯v tWm¡n A]mÄ SpXÀ¶p.
“”…Wo A]mtamXv b_]\w, A]mapsX fNWm\v Wo F¶v. A]mÄ Wns¶ hzoN^n¡\w. A]mapsX h¼¯n³s_ AkNmln Wo]m]n^n¡\w,””
kntWmUv H¶pw b_ªnÃ.
“”bs£, b¸m…””
knf hwl]t¯msX tImUn¨p.
“”Wfps¡´nWv…””
“”Wfp¡v B^ptX]pw b\w BklyfnÃ,””
knf`nsW SpX^m³ AWpkUn¡msS fm¯¨³ SpXÀ¶p.
bns¶ A]mÄ kntWmUnsW tWm¡n.
“”bs£ hSyw f_¨v sk¡m³ BÀ¡pw AkNmlfnÃ. hSyw K]n¡\w. A]mÄ H^p NpªnWv K·w sNmXp¯psk¦n A]maSv A_n]\w, ASnWp tlgw sIt¿*msS´m\v F¶pw,””
A]mÄ Aks^ Nm^y§Ä b_ªv tdmVys¸Xp¯n.
Cu Unkh§an hmVyfm] FÃm ^oSnNapw ^mKtlO^ kÀ½s]¡p_n¨v A]mÄ AtWzgn¨n^p¶p.
hvSwen¨p tbmNp¶ Nm^y§am\v AtWzg\¯n A_nªSv–.
Unky {Pq¸v C³Zhv{Xohv F¶ kykhm] hm{fmKy¯n³s_ AVnbWm\v ^mKtlO^ kÀ½.
B]n^¡\¡nWv G¡À knhvSoÀ® fpÅ H^p FtÌän³s_ DXf]pfm\v A]mÄ.
tNmXnNÄ kn`fSn¡p¶ I^n{S hmf{PnNÄ A]mapsX sNm«m^¯nWN¯v Ss¶]p*v–.
Cu fimh¼¯nsW WnÊm^fm¡p¶ Aakä H^p WnVntlO^w A]mapsX FtÌäv b^nVn]nÂs¸« tNm{dm inÂhn`ps*¶v N^pSs¸Xp¶p.
Aks] ssN¡`m¡pkm³ him]n¡p¶ ^*v fm¸pNÄ sNm«m^w ss`{d_n]n D*v.
“”ASv sNm*v kntWmUv,””
fmSyp kÀ¤ohv Dbhwim^Snt`¡v NX¶p.
“”Cu ^mKy¯v Ss¶ C{S]pw h¼¯v hz´fm]pÅ Ip^p¡w In` BapNans`m^mam\v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ^mKtlO^ kÀ½ F¶ K·w sNm*v Wn³s_ Wn³s_ bnSmkm] B fWpgy³. Wn]fb^fm]n ASn³s_ H^kNmln Wo]pw NqXn]m\v. ASv tk* F¶v- sk¡mWpÅ dp²ntfmlsfm¶pw Wo Nm\n¡^pSv,””
ASWph^n¨v kntWmUv sX`tcm¬ ^mKtlO^ kÀ½]pfm]n dÔs¸«p.
`anSm tftWm³ f^ns¨¶pw f^\ hf]¯v Sm³ ^mKtlO^ kÀ½]n Wn¶v- KWn¨Sm\v F¶Nm^yw AkÀ skans¸Xp¯ns]¶pw Ak³ At²is¯ A_n]n¨p.
WntgVkpw Sn^hv¡^\kpfm\v kntWmUv {bSo£n¨Sv.
F¶m AW¸fm] ht´mgt¯msX]m\v ^mKtlO^ kÀ½ {bSnN^n¨Sv.
kntWmUnsW DXtW Nm\m³ Sm³ B{Pin¡p¶p F¶pw lm´nbp^¯v S³s_ khSn]n F¯nt¨^pN F¶ {bSnN^\fm\v At²i¯n Wn¶pfp*m]Sv.
“”sWPäokv B] H^p s_hvtbm³hv– B\v Mm³ {bSo£n¨Sv,””
knk^f_nªv fmSyp kÀ¤ohv b_ªp.
“”Wfp¡v Wn]f¯n³s_ kjn tStX*n k^pw F¶v- Mm³ N^pSn. GSm]m`pw CWn ASn³s_ Bklysfm¶pfnÃ. Wnt¶mXv Wmsa Ss¶ bp_s¸Xm³ Bklys¸«n^n¡pN]m\v ^mKtlO^ kÀ½. Wns¶ fNWm]n hzoN^n¡pkm³ A]mÄ h¶²Wm]n^n¡p¶p,””
A]mapsX km¡pNÄ kntWmUn H^p I`Wkpfp*m¡n]nÃ.
“”kntWmUv,””
fmSyp kÀ¤ohv knan¨p.
A]mÄ kntWmUn³s_ AXpt¯¡v k¶p.
Ak³s_ tSman bnXn¨p.
“”Wo H^p k`n] tNmXolz^WmNm³ tbmkpN]m\v,””
A]mÄ SpXÀ¶p.
“”k`ns]m^p dnhnsWÊv hm{fmKy¯n³s_, k`ns]m^p FtÌäv³s_. ASnWpw bp_tf H^p k`n] WnVntlO^¯n³s_…””
kntWmUv H¶pw b_ªnÃ.
Ak³s_ fpOw knNm^ ^inSfm]n^p¶p.
bpSn] hwek§sam¶pw S³s_ CãmWph^\fÃ.
Ss¶ hwdÔn¨v Ht^s]m^p ]mTmÀ°yw S³s_ A´^mßmknt`¡v Sp_n¨v tWm¡p¶ Km^h´Sn F¶ bpSn] tkgfm\v.
A¶v ^m{Sn knf D_§msS hnsäu«n`n^n¡p¶Sv fmSyp kÀ¤ohv N*p.
“”F´m, D_¡w k^p¶ntÃ?’
Ak³s_ tSman ssN sk¨v A]mÄ tImUn¨p.
knf H¶pw b_ªnÃ.
WnlÐWm]n fmSyp kÀ¤ohnsW tWm¡n]n^p¶p.
“”bm¸m Wmsa kntWmUv tbmNp¶p,””
A¸w Njnªv Ak³ b_ªp.
A]mÄ Ak³s_ fpOt¯¡v tWm¡n bp©n^n¨p.
“”Ak³ tbmkpN]nÃ-“”
A]mapsX hz^¯ns` fmäw knf {l²n¨p.
knf AUvepSt¯msX A]msa tWm¡n.
“”Wo tbmNpw-“”
“”Mm³?””
knf`nWv H¶pw fWÊn`m]nÃ.
“”d«v siu?””
UrZhz^¯n fmSyp kÀ¤ohv b_ªp.
“”Wo tbmNpw- Wo ^mKtlO^ kÀ½s]¡m\pw- Wo B]n^n¡pw A]mapsX fN³- Wo B]n^n¡pw A]mapsX AkNmln- Wo]m]n^n¡pw kntWmUv- kntWmUv tftWm³,””
knf`nsâ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv N®pNÄ¡v fp¼n N®WvIn¡p¶ {bNmlKzm`NÄ Wn_ªp.
Sm³ BNml¯ns` W£{S§apsX fVy¯n Wn¡p¶Sv tbms` AkWp tSm¶n.
“”bs£ b¸m.. ..kntWmUv?””
“”Ak³ tbmkpN]nÃ!””
A]mapsX hz^¯ns` kn_§`n¸v knf Sn^n¨_nªp.
“”B^m³s_ tfm³ tNmXolz^Wm]n«v FWns¡´v Nm^yw. Ak³s_ sfmOt¯¡v tWm¡p¶ Hmt^m Wnfngkpw Fs¶ k©n¨ Ak³s_ A½]psX ^qbfm\v. Wnsâw A½ Bt\`pw-“”
knf`nsâ Wmhm^{µ§ant`¡v fUySnsâ^q£PÔw Spa¨n_§n.
“”Wfp¡ksW tks_ H^nXt¯¡v A]¡mw. Wo km. “”
A]mÄ bns¶ kntWmUn³s_ fp_n]nt`¡v tbm]n.
Ak³ khv{S§Ä bm]v¡v sI¿pN]m]n^p¶p.
skap¸nWv A©pf\n¡m\v cvss`äv.
fmSyq kÀ¤ohpw knf`pw AksW hfobn¨p.
“”bm¡nwPv Njn]m_mt]m kntWmUv?””
A]mÄ tImUn¨p.
“”Njnªp b¸m,””
Ak³ b_ªp.
“”CWn Cu {ZÊv NqXn fm{Sw,””
Ak³ bm¡nwPv SpXÀ¶p.
fmSyp kÀ¤ohv fp^XW¡p¶ hz^w tN«pkntWmUv fpOfp]À¯n tWm¡n]t¸mÄ S³s_ Wngm khv{S¯n³s_ tbm¡än Wn¶v- A]mÄ H^p _ntkmÄkÀ FXp¡p¶Sv Ak³ N*p.
“”b¸m…CSv?””
A]mÄ AksW tWm¡n bp©n^n¨p.
bns¶ H^p IpkXv NqXn AXp¯p.
“”hvt{X©v B] H^p Ø`t¯¡v Atà tbmNp¶Sv?””
hz^¯n kn_§`nt¸msX A]mÄ b_ªp.
“”hvs{X]n³Iv B] BapNapsX CX]nt`¡v? hvt{X©v B] AWpek§ant`¡v?At¸mÄ hvt{X©v B] B]pV§Ä NqXn ssN]n`n^n¡s«,””
“”bs£ b¸m..FWn¡nSv Dbt]mPn¡m³ A_n]nÃ,””
“”hm^fnÃ,””
kn_§`n¨ bp©n^n Wn`WnÀ¯n A]mÄ SpXÀ¶p.
“”Mm³ tfKÀ fmSyp kÀ¤ohv, Nan¸m«w tbms` tSm¡v Dbt]mPn¡p¶k³…sNm`bmSNw {ZPv B]n N*n^n¡p¶k³, CsS§sW Dbt]mPn¡\sf¶v Wns¶ bYn¸n¡mw,””
A]mÄ dpsÅäv Wn_]v¡p¶ emPw Sp_¶p.
“”CSv C§sW Sp_¶v….bns¶…””
A]mÄ Hmt^m A_]n`pw dpÅäv Wn_¨p.
“”C§sW t`mZv sI]vSv ….””
A]mÄ BemPw AX¨p.
“”bns¶ C§sW t`m¡v sI]vSv….””
A]mÄ _ntkmÄkÀ A¸w D]À¯n.
“”bns¶ l{SpknsW Nm\pt¼mÄ CSptbms` tbm]n³_v sI]vSv…””
A]mÄ kntWmUn³s_ tWs^ _ntkmÄkÀ Iq*n.
“”bns¶ CSptbms` {XnPÀ k`n¨v…””
A]mapsX kn^ {XP_n AfÀ¶p.
“”bns¶ C§sW…””
kn^Â hmkVmWw bnt¼m«p I`n¨p.
“”fSn-“”
kntWmUv bp©n^nt]msX b_ªp.
“”fSn …fSn b¸m..!””
“”bns¶ CSptbms` gq«v– sI¿\w-“”
AXp¯ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv £\w kntWmUn³s_ CXSv sW©v Spa¨v skXn]p* Wo§n.
“”b¸m…-!””
A`_n¡^ªpsNm*v, Npjªv kntWmUv fpt¼m«mªp.
At¸mjm\v– fmSyp kÀ¤ohn³s_ bn¼n Wn¡p¶ knf`nsW kntWmUv N*Sv.
“”knfÂ…-!””
kntWmUv A`_n Wn`knan¨p.
“”bns¶ CSptbms` gq«v– sI¿\w,””
{Nq^fm], kn_§`n¨ bp©n^n Wn`WnÀ¯n A]mÄ ko*pw {XnPÀ k`n¨p.
fsäm^p skXn]p* kntWmUn³s_ k`Sv sW©v Spa¨v bmªp.
Ak³ ssN]p]À¯n Npjªv kojm³ SpX§n.
N®pNÄ bp_t¯¡v SÅn.
Wmkv bp_t¯¡v Wo*p.
bs£ ko*pw WnkÀ¶v- Wn¡m³ {lfn¨p.
“”bns¶ CSptbms`…””
kntWmUn³s_ sWän bnaÀ¯ns¡m*v fsäm^p skXn]p* bmªp.
“”U sscWÂ bm¡nwPv-“”
fmSyp kÀ¤ohn Wn¶v- tIm^ f\¡p¶ km¡pNÄ NpSnÀ¶v ko\p.

sNm`¡v tlgfpÅ AtS ^m{Sn.
emkn b^nbmXn¡v NrSyfm] H^p ^qbt^O S¿m_m¡m³ fmSyp kÀ¤ohpw knf`pw ko*pw IÀ¨]m^wen¨p.
“”Wmas¯ cvss`änWp MmWpw tN^a¯nt`¡v D*mkpw,””
A]mÄ fNtWmXv– b_ªp.
“”^mKtlO^ kÀ½ Smfhn¡p¶ hnäo Ss¶]m\v kÀ¡n¨m]Wpw,””
knf A]msa tImUy^qb¯n tWm¡n.
“”Wn³s_ kÀ¡n A¦nÄ,””
A]mÄ SpXÀ¶p.
“”NÅtWm«pw NÅ¡X¯pw {ZPv dnhnWÊpw tbm`ohv tNhpw Hs¡]m]m\v bmkw Kokn¨v tbmNp¶Sv. Mm³ kÀ¡n¨m]³s_ NqsX]p*mkpw,””
“”skÂ…””
“”C^pb¯n ^*mfs¯ k]Ên b«ma Hmcohm]n WmXpkn«Sn bns¶ CSpks^ Mm³ tN^a¯n tbm]n«nÃ. ASnWp tlgw kÀg¯n Ht¶m ^t*m tcm¬ tNmÄ…ASn NqXpS H^p tNm*mNväpw D*m]n«nÃ. CWn]s¯ F³s_ kmhw kÀ¡n¨m]³s_ NqsX]m\v. Wn³s_ sbm_pSn ^mKtlO^ kÀ½]psX bm`hn`pw,””
knf {l²t]msX tN«p.
“”Mm³ Wn³s_ b¸m]m\v Ft¶m Wo F³s_ fN³ B\v Ft¶m A¶m«ns` B^pw A_n]^pSv,””
A]mÄ b²Sn knlUoN^n¨p.
“”SnN¨pw Ab^nInSs^t¸ms` sb^pfm_pN. kÀ¡nIm]Wptbm`pw A_n]nÃ. Mm³ knem^y³. sskcv Nym³hÀ bnXn¨v sSm`ªp. FÂZÀ bp{SWpw HmÄthm. ]q BÀ C³ NymWZ…fWÊn`mNp¶pt*m?””
“”s]hv, b¸m,””
“”PpZv!””
A]mÄ DÕmit¯msX SpXÀ¶p.
“”^mKtlO^ kÀ½¡v H^p fNap*v. Unky. Unky kÀ½. Du«n]ns` H^p C³_ÀWmg\ h-vNqan bYn¡pN]m\kÄ. A]mapsX h¼¯n³s_ CuN AkNmln…Nn^oXmkNmln. hq^y kwl¯ns` ^mKNpfm^n…””
knf Km{PSt]msX A]msa tWm¡n.
H^p PmZWnlÐS AkÀ¡nX]n Wnfng§atamaw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Saw sN«n.
“”AkÄ Kokn¨n^n¡^pSv!””
WnlÐSs] kn_§`n¸n¨psNm*v A]mapsX lÐw ko*pw fpj§n.
“”BÀ¡pw hwl]w D*mNm¯ ^oSn]n Aksa Cu eqfpO¯v Wn¶v- SpX¨v fmä\w. hz´w sI¿msf¦n Gäkpw W¶v…Asæn Gäkpw knlzhvS^m] Fh-vNvtbÀ«v B] fäms^s]¦n`pw Dbt]mPn¨v. fWÊn`mNp¶pt*m WnW¡v?””
“”s]hv b¸m!””
“”W¶m]n BNväv sI¿pN!””
A]mÄ SpXÀ¶p.
“”GsSms¡ skgw sN«mtfm AsSms¡. K]n¡pw gpkÀ. At¸mÄ hz¯v fpjpk³ sWW¡v- tk* DbtUlkpw WnÀtUl§apw ASmSv hf]¯v F¶n Wn¶pw WnW¡v Nn«ns¡m*n^n¡pw…fWÊn`mt]m?””
“”]hv b¸m!””
“”PpZv!””
A]mÄ In^n¨p.
“”W½psX ss{bf_n `Nv–gyw CsSm¶pfÃ. B fm¸pNÄ sNm«m^w ss`{d_n]n Wn¶v- AXn¨v fmä\w. ASm\v– W½psX fng³. H^p WnVn f_ªpNnX¡p¶ bÀÆkSfp*v. tNm{dm inÂhv–! Wn³s_ f½n b_ª {XgÀ sfu*³! B WnVn]nt`¡v F¯nt¨^mWpÅ fmÀ¤ t^ONam\v Ak. ASmUyw N^Øfm¡\w-“”
knf {l²t]msX A]mapsX b²Sn {Pin¨p.
“”thm…””
A]mÄ Dbhwi^n¨p.
“”^*v `£y§Ä D*v W½psX tN^am ]m{S¡v. H¶v- ^mKtlO^ kÀ½]psX fNsa sNmÃpN! ^*v WnVn N^Øfm¡pN- fWÊn`mt]m?””
“”s]hv b¸m..””
A]mÄ AksW H¶v tWm¡n.
“”Wo tWjvh_n]n bYn¨n^p¶ Nm`w Mm³ HmÀ¡p¶p,””
A]mÄ Fjpt¶äp.
“”A¶v- WnW¡v Gäkpw CãfpÅ ss_w, tWjvh_n¸m«v GSm\v F¶v Wo HmÀ¡pt¶m?””
knf A]mapsX tImUyw tN«v H¶pw fWÊn`mNmsS tWm¡n.
“”FWn¡v HmÀ½]p*v,””
fmSyp kÀ¤ohv b_ªp.
“”tKm\o tKm\o ..s]hv b¸m…F¶m ss_w. Wo Ct¸mÄ Nps_ tW^fm]n s]hv b¸m s]hv b¸m F¶v- b_ªpsNm*n^n¡p¶p! AkhmWw tWm b¸m F¶pw b_tªm*v F³s_ Njp¯nWv– bnXnt¨¡^pSv! ss`cv Cuhv F dnPv– tWjvh_n…bs£ ss_w bmtX*Sv– tSm¡psNm*m…S{´§Ä sNm*v….tIm^]pw KokWpw sNm*v..W£{S§apsX CX]n ^mKNpfm^sWt¸ms` Koknt¡t*? ASnWp H^p ss_w fm{Sw HmÀ¯m fSn. skXn]p*]psX _nTw Wn_ª Ioäns¯_n¡p¶ tIm^]psX hnwc\n Wn_ª H^p ss_w…””