bntä Unkhw knf`pw tfKÀ fmSyp kÀ¤ohpw tN^a¯ns`¯n.
knf lm´nbp^s¯¯n.
^mKtlO^ kÀ½s]¡*p.
Sm³ kntWmUv Bs\¶v hz]w b^nI]s¸Xp¯n.
`anSm tftWm³s_ SWnbNÀ¸m]n^p¶p knfÂ.
A¡m^\w sNm*v ^mKtlO^kÀ½]psX fWÊn hwl]¯n³s_ sWÃnXtbm`pfp*m]nÃ.
knkmiw Njn¨Sn³s_ BUys¯ fmhw Ss¶ A½]psX eÀ¯mkv Aks^ Dtb£n¨v fsäm^p hv{So]psX NqsXt¸m]n F¶pw bns¶ Ss¶ kaÀ¯pkmWpw bYn¸n¡pkmWpw A½ H^pbmXv NãvXs¸«p F¶pw St` Bjv¨ f^n¡p¶ Unkhfm\v Sm³ kykhm]n]m] ^mKtlO^ kÀ½]psX fNWm\v F¶v A½ skans¸Xp¯n]sS¶pw knf ^mKtlO^ kÀ½s] b_ªp knlzhn¸n¨p.
kntWmUnsW H^n¡Ât¸m`pw N*n«nÃm¯ ^mKtlO^ kÀ½ knf`nsW hz´w fNWm]n hzoN^n¨p, AwPoN^n¨p.
S³s_ bnSrSzw b^hyfm]n skans¸Xp¯m³ A¸w NqXn hf]w tk\sf¶v At±iw knf`nsW A_n]n¨p.
sbs«¶v- bnSrSzw b^hyfm¡n]m S³s_ NpXpwdmwP§Ä F§sW {bSnN^n¡psf¶ In´ Ss¶ kngfn¸n¡p¶p F¶v At±iw AktWmXp b_ªp.
bnSrSzw b^Êyfm¡p¶Sv ks^ Unky {Pq¸v Hmcv C³Zhv{Xohn FN-vhnNyq«okv B]n tI^m³ ^mKtlO^ kÀ½ knf`ntWmXv Bklys¸«p.
Ak³ ^mKtlO^ kÀ½]psX FN-vhnNyq«okv Ìmcn tIÀ¶p.
hz´w NpXpwdmwPs¯t¸ms` Sm³ N*n^p¶ KW_ fmtWKÀ t^minSntWmXv– ^mKtlO^ kÀ½ bpSn] hwek§Ä b¦psk¨p.
F¶m AsSms¡ tN«pNjnªt¸mÄ t^minSnWp hwl]fp*m]n.
kntWmUn³s_ sbs«¶pÅ ^wP{btklkpw fäpw A]man hwl]§ap\À¯n.
bs£ S³s_ hwl]§Ä A]mÄ ^mKtlO^ kÀ½s] A_n]n¨nÃ.
hz´w fN³ F¯ntIÀ¶Sn At±iw ASyVnNw ht´mgkmkmWm]n^p¶p.
SSv¡m`w ASnWvewPw k^pt¯* F¶v- t^minSv knIm^n¨p.
F¶m A]mÄ ^ihyfm]n knf`nsâ I`W§Ä ko£n¨p.
A]mÄ tbmNp¶]nX§apw N*pfp«p¶]mapNapw A]mÄ Wn^o£\ kntV]fm¡n.
tNm{dm inÂhn`pw b^nh^¯pw A]mÄ knf`nsW N*p.
B]nX¡v WP^¯n F¯nt¨À¶, AtVmt`mN Wm]N³ W^nfäw kÀ¡n]psX AWpK³ W^nfäw fm¯¨³ F¶ tfKÀ fmSyp kÀ¤ohntWmsXm¸w knf`nsW A]mÄ tNm{dminÂhn N*p.
AsSÃmw A]mÄ ^mKtlO^ kÀ½s] A_n]n¡m³ B{Pins¨¦n`pw A¸w NqXn Nm¯n^n¡m³ t^minSv So^pfmWn¨p.
ASnWnX]n tNm{dminÂhv fpjpk³ `¯ocn³s_]pw Nq«pNm^psX]pw Wn^o£\ k`]¯n`m\v F¶v- knf`pw W^nfäw fm¯¨Wpw fWÊn`m¡n.
`¯ocnsW]pw hwQs¯]pw HSp¡pkm³ AkÀ So^pfmWn¨p.
ASnWp bän] H^msa AkÀ Sn^ªpsNm*n^p¶p.
Wm«pNmÀ¡v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv sbmSpl`yfm], W^nfäw kÀ¡n]psX AtVmt`mN k`]¯n H^wPfm]n^p¶ K]Nrgv\sW AkÀ fUykpw b\kpsfmjp¡n kl¯m¡n.
H^p FSnÀ{Pq¸v ^qboN^n¡m³ t{b^n¸n¨p.
K]Nrgv\tWmXv AkÀ b²Sn knlUoN^n¨p.
`SocnsW]pw Nq«s^]pw AXns¨mSp¡pN.
Unkys] sNmÃpN.
k`ns]m^p {bSnc`¯pN AkÀ kmPvUmWw sI]vSp.
AZzm³hpw WÂNn.
F¶m dp²nfmWm] K]Nrgv\³ knf`ntW]pw W^nfäw fm¯¨sW]pw Ipän¸än Wn¡p¶ WnPqZSs]´m\v F¶v- skans¸Xp¯m³ B{Pin¨p.
Sm³ GsäXp¡m³ tbmNp¶ sUuSyw ASoksPu^kfpÅSm\v.
^mKyw A_n]p¶ dipfmWn¡p¶ H^p NpXpwd¯ns` AwPs¯]m\v Sm³ sNmÃm³ tbmNp¶Sv.
At¸mÄ SWn¡v fpjpk³ Nm^y§apf_ntª fSn]mNq F¶v- K]Nrgv\³ lYn¨p.
AS_nªv Njnªm fm{Stf Sm³ Unkys] sNm`s¸Xp¯q F¶v- Ak³ Akt^mXv SoÀ¯pb_ªp.
fUy¯n³s_ AN¼Xn]n W^nfäw fm¯¨Wpw knf`pw Aks^ hwdÔn¨ hÀÆ ^ihy§apw K]Nrgv\tWmXv Sp_¶p b_ªp.
Unkys] sNmÃpkm³ b`fmÀP§apw Bt`mIns¨¦n`pw hÀ¸kngtf¸n¨v sNm`s¸Xp¯n tNm{dm inÂhn sNm*ptbm]n NnX¯pN F¶ S{´fm\v AkhmWw hzoN^n¡s¸«Sv.
ASnWp tk*n H^p bm¼p b^nlo`NsW H^p¡n WnÀ¯n]n^p¶p.
ASnWnX]n knf ^ihyfm]n sNm«m^¯nWN¯v fm¸pNÄ Sn^ªn^p¶p.
In`t¸mÄ Ak³s_ him]¯m W^nfäw fm¯¨Wpw ^ihyfm]n sNm«m^¯n F¯nt¨^pfm]n^p¶p.
C^pk^pw kas^t]s_ Sn^sª¦n`pw B fm¸pNÄ Nn«n]nÃ.
AkhmWw.
H^p sbuÀ®fn ^m{Sn]nÂ, bSnkvtbms` knf ss`{d_n]n B]n^p¶p.
W^nfäw fm¯¨Wpw, ^m{Sn]psX f_bän `¯ocn³s_]pw Nq«pNm^psX]pw N®pNÄ sk«n¨v, knf`nsâ him]¯m sNm«m^¯n F¯n]n^p¶p.
sNm«m^w ss`{d_n kas^ k`n] H^p imÄ B]n^p¶p.
sbu^m\nN Nm`s¯, frPt¯m`pNan`pw Smant]m`Nan`pw sIt¸XpNan`pw FjpSn] lmhW§apw knawd^§apw `nOnS§apfX§n] {PÙ§Ä A¡q«¯n D*m]n^p¶p.
NèpNan {bn³_v sI]vS BUyNm`s¯ tb¸À bphvSN§Ä fpS ASy´mWpVnN knÚmWtNml§Ä ks^ B imans` Wq_pN\¡nWv sgÂcn D*m]n^p¶p.
B k`n] ss`{d_n]n N]_pt¼mÄ H^p ^mk\³ tNm«]n N]_p¶ {bSoSn]m]n^p¶p.
Hmt^m sgÂcn³s_]pw fp¼n A¶pw AkÀ b^ntlmVW]n GÀs¸«n^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p.
“”Hm..b¸m..!””
Wm`©p sgÂcpNÄ¡nX]n Sn^]pN]m]n^p¶ fm¯¨tWmXv knf b_ªp.
“”ASv Wn_s] C^pbSmw Wqäm*ns` tbms]{Xn Na£Wvhm. AknsX S¸ns¡m*n^p¶m N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Ipk¶ b«n k^¨p*m¡n] B fm¸v Nn«p¶sS§sW]m?””
“”FWns¡§pw bä¯nà Cu sfWs¡« b\n-“”
S` sIm_nªpsNm*v W^nfäw fm¯¨³ knf`nsâ]Xps¯¡v k¶p.
“”F{S Unkh§am]n-“”
tZm*v k_n b¸m!””
knf f{´n¨p.
“”B fm¸pNÄ Cu ss`{d_o Ss¶]p*v–. Ct¶Sm]m`pw Wfp¡v ASv Nn«pw. Ntfm¬!””
AkÀ ss`{d_n]psX fsäm^p emPt¯¡vWo§n.
“”Cu ss`{d_n knäm¯s¶ b¯v S`fp_¡v Kokn¡mWpÅ kN]p*v,””
fm¯¨³ b_ªp.
Hmt^m sgÂcpw bn¶n«v NX¶ptbmNp¶SnWnX]n Wn`¯v H^p k`n] kr¯w AkÀ N*p.
“”b¸m…CSv…!””
knf ASn³s_ fp¼n Wn¶p.
W^nfäw fm¯¨Wpw knf`pw Wn`¯v NpWnªn^p¶p.
B kr¯¯nWp tf ssN¯`ffÀ¯n]t¸mÄ ASv AW§p¶Sv AkÀ N*p.
“”Smsj H^p A*Às{Pu*v D*v,””
W^nfäw fm¯¨³ b_ªp.kas^ hf]s¯ AVzmW¯nWv tlgw AkÀ B kr¯w Ca¡ns]Xp¯p.
Smtj¡v H^p Sp^¦w {bSy£s¸«p.
fpNan Wn¶v- Smtj¡v Wo*ptbmNp¶ H^p tPmk\n AkÀ N*p.
tXmÀ¨n³s_ {bNml¯n B Wn`k_ BjfpÅSm\v F¶v- AkÀ Ns*¯n.
“”Ntfm¬-“”
tPmk\n]psX BUys¯ bXn]n Nm sk¨psNm*v knf b_ªp.
“”CSv Ss¶]m\v Ø`w!””
W^nfäw fm¯¨Wpw Smtj¡n_§n.
fp¼n tXmÀ¨v sSan¨psNm*v knf C_§ns¡m*n^p¶p.
“”knf hq£n¨v-“”
CX]v¡v W^nfäw fm¯¨³ b_ªp.
A¸ Wnfng§Ä¡v tlgw AkÀ Wn`k_s] hvbÀln¨p.
NW¯v C^p«n Wn_ªp Wn¶ Wn`k_]nÂ, tXmÀ¨n³s_ {bNml¯n Nps_ sb«nNÄ AkÀ N*p.
C^p¼psNm*pw sI¼psNm*pw tf¯^w f^§ÄsNm*pw D*m¡n] sb«nNÄ.
“”fp¼v WmXv– fpXn¨v e^n¨k·m^psX lk§`m]n^n¡pw CSnÂ,””
W^nfäw fm¯¨³ b_ªp.
“”Èv..-“”
knf A]msa kn`¡n.
“”lÐfp*m¡msS km..!””
B sb«nNÄs¡m¶pw bq«nÃm]n^p¶p.
Wo«n¸nXn¨ _ntkmÄk_pNapfm]n AkÀ Aks]ms¡ Sp_¶p.
b`S^w SpN Ip^papNan `nOnS§Ä AkÀ N*p.
sbu^m\nN ^mKNo] DX]mXNapw B]pV§apw In`Sn AX¡w sI]vSn^p¶p.
In` sb«nNan AØnNapw S`t]mXpNapw AkÀ N*p.
“”tbXn]mNp¶pt*m?””
W^nfäw fm¯¨³ tImUn¨p.
“”fn*^psS¶tà b_ªSv-“”
{bSnVzWnNtamXv NqXn knf`nsâ lÐw D]À¶p.
“”So¡Wt` Ikn«n Wn¡p¶Sv tbms`]m Mm³! ASn³s_ FtX ftäXs¯ Hmt^m tImUy§apw! fn*msS km-“”
A¶v- BUyfm]n knf`nsâ hz^¯ns` kySn]mWkpw Ab^nInSSzkpwW^nfäw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv fm¯¨³ Sn^n¨_nªp.
A]mÄ WnlÐfm]n fNsW bn´pXÀ¶p.
Hmt^m sb«n]pw Sp_¶v- b^ntlmVn¨v fpt¼m«v– WX¡p¶SnWnX]n`m\v k`n] Smjn«p bq«n] H^p fp_n knf`nsâ {l²]n sb«Sv.
“”b¸m…ASv-“”
Ak³ W^nfäw fm¯¨tWmXv f{´n¨p.
AkÀ hmkVmWw ASnsW hfobn¨p.
fXp¸n¡p¶ H^p {bmNSWPÔw AkÀ¡v AWpeks¸«p.
Bs^ms¡t]m S§apsX tWs^ HmXnk^p¶Sv tbms` AkÀ¡v tSm¶n.
S§apsX hfob¯v Bs^ms¡t]m Wn¡p¶Sv tbms`]pw B^psXs]ms¡t]m D¨zmhkm]p S§apsX fpO¯v hvbÀln¡p¶Sv tbms`]pw B C^p«n AkÀ¡v AWpeks¸«p.
“”b¸m…-“”
e]¶v- knf W^nfäw fm¯¨sâ ssN]n N]_n¸nXn¨p.
“”c-! Nj{zv-sX tfmtW-“”
C^pansW¸naÀ¶v W^nfäw fm¯¨³s_ lÐw fpj§n.
“”fsä¯nt` kÀ¯mWw b_]msS skXnsk¨v SNÀs¡Xm ASn³s_ bq«v—“”
fnXn¡p¶ irU]t¯msX knf _ntkmÄk_nsâ dm^ bq«n³tf fp«n¨p.
bns¶ N®pNaX¨v {XnPÀ k`n¨p.
ssh`³hÀ QXn¸n¨ _ntkmÄk_n Wn¶pÅ dpÅäv bq«nsW bnaÀ¯n.
“”Sp_¡v-“”
A]mÄ knf`ntWmXv b_ªp.
kn_]v¡p¶ ssNNtamsX knf fpt¼m«v– IpkXv sk¨p.
NSNn³ tf N¿fÀ¯n .
ASnWp ]msSm^p AW¡kpfp*m]nÃ.
làn]m]n SÅn.
fm¯¨Wpw NqXn Bªp SÅn.
kÃms¯m^p lÐt¯msX NSNv hmkVmWw Sp_¶p.
NSNn Wn¶pw bnXp¯w kn«v ^*ptb^pw NnS¨p.
sbmXn]pw {bmIoW PÔkpw fp_n]n Wn¶v- dinÀ¤fn¨p.
“”`p¡v-“”
tXmÀ¨v sSan¨pbnXn¨psNm*v W^nfäw fm¯¨³ b_ªp.
Sp_¶n^n¡p¶ NSNn³ bmanNÄ¡pÅn`qsX knf ANt¯¡v tWm¡n.
tXmÀ¨n³s_ {bNml¯nÂ, B fp_n]psX fVy¯n Sna§p¶ H^p sb«n Ak³ N*p.
“”Ntfm¬-“”
W^nfäw fm¯¨³ b_ªp.
AkÀ AN¯v N]_n.
WnÝ`fm]n¡nX¶ Wqäm*pNapsX f\w AkÀ lzhn¨p.
AkÀ hmkVmWw B sb«ns] hfobn¨p.
sI¼n SoÀ¯ H^p sb«n]m]n^p¶p ASv.
ASn³s_ Wm`pkl¯pw hÀ¸¯n SoÀ¯ sNm¯pb\nNÄ D*m]n^p¶p.
“”tWm¡n Wn¡msS CSn³s_ bq«v– skXnsk¨v b_ns¡Xm-“”
fm¯¨³ lÐfp]À¯n.
knf`nsâ kn^`pNÄ ko*pw {XnP_n`fÀ¶p.
ASn³s_ bq«v– sS_n¨ptbm]n.
“”Sp_¡v-“”
A]mÄ ko*pw b_ªp.kn_]v¡p¶ ssNNtamsX Ak³ ASn³s_ tfÂemPw Sp_¶p.
“”`p¡v-!””
fm¯¨³s_ lÐw Ak³ tN«p.
tXmÀ¨n³s_ {bNml¯nÂ, ASn fX¡nsk¨ ^*v Ipk¶ b«pSp\nNÄ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Ak³ ASn N*p.
“”AsSXp¯v WnkÀ¯n tWms¡Xm!””
ko*pw Ak³ A]mapsX lÐw tN«p.
knf Ak]ns`ms¶Xp¯p WnkÀ¯n.
“”ssf tPmZv-“”
Ak³ f{´n¨p.
ASn ASymËmU¯n³s_ hvbÀlfp*m]n^p¶p.
H^p sI_n] {btUl¯n³s_ eqbXfm]n^p¶p ASv.
“”s]hv-“”
Btklw Wn_ª hz^¯n knf b_ªp.
“”sF tPm«v Cäv–! sF tPm«v Cäv— tWm¡v b¸m….! CSpSs¶ B fm¸v…! CSv bpj…! CSv iWpfm³ Np¶v-…! CSv ko^ Imfp*³s_ f`..! tWm¡v …Cu Bt^m fmÀ¡v fpNant`¡v B\v tbmNp¶Sv…! äp U tWmÀ¯v…! bs£…bs£…””
“”F´v bäoXm?””
W^nfäw fm¯¨³ tImUn¨p.
fm¯¨³ fm¸nt`¡v tWm¡n.
A¼X]maw AkhmWn¡p¶nX¯v H^p hwh-vNrS tÇmNfm\v.
A]mÄ ASv km]ns¨Xp¡m³ {lfn¨p.
“”D¯^ WmPbÀÆSw,””
ASv km]n¨psNm*v W^nfäw fm¯¨³ b_ªp.
“”F¶v- sk¨m tNm{dm inÂhn³s_ kX¡v. ASm]Sv hwh-vNrSw. H¶m´^w H^p hm³hv{Nnäv Cw¥ogv Zn£\_n Nn«n]m fSn…””
knf ASv fX¡n tbm¡än Wnt£bn¨p.
bns¶ AXp¯ fm¸v FXp¯v WnkÀ¯n.
BUyt¯SntW¡mÄ kas^ sI_pSm]n^p¶p ASv.
BUy fm¸n N* AtSInÓ§apw AX]ma§apw tÇmN§apw fm{Stf ASn`pw DÅqsk¶v AkÀ N*p.
F¦n`pw knf ASpw fX¡n tbm¡än sk¨p.
bns¶ AkÀ B sb«n AX¨p.
ASnWp tlgw fp_n]psX bp_t¯¡v WX¶p.
“”b¸m….ASv-“”
fp_n]psX bp_t¯¡v NX¶v Njnªv, tXmÀ¨n³s_ {bNml¯nÂ, At§]ät¯¡v kn^ Iq*n knf b_ªp.
gqhv V^n¨ H^mapsX bmU§Ä AkÀ tXmÀ¨n³s_ {bNmlkr¯¯n N*p.
{bNmlw fpNant`¡v h©^n¨p.
AS]mapsX fpOs¯¯n Wn¶p.
Iq*n¸nXn¨ _ntkmÄk_pfm]n S§apsX fp¼n Wn¡p¶ Bsa¡*v AkÀ A¼^¶p.
“”t^minSv-“”
kn_§`n¨ lÐw knf`n Wn¶v- bp_¯v k¶p.
C]mÄ Ft¸mÄ k¶p?
^*mjvI Njntª k^q F¶v- b_ªv fnWn§m¶v fpSÂ `okn`m]n^p¶n«v…-
B ssV^y¯n`m\v C¶v- knlUfm] Sn^¨n`nWv fpSnÀ¶Sv.
sbs«¶v t^minSnsâ ssN S§Ä Wn¡p¶Sn³s_ hfob¯pÅ en¯n]nt`¡v Wo*ptbmNp¶Sv AkÀ N*p.
AXp¯ Wnfngw B Wn`k_ fpjpk³ sskUypS {bNml¯n Wn_ªp.
“”W^nfäw fm¯¨³ F¶ tfKäv fmSyp kÀ¤ohv!””
t^minSv Ak^psX tWs^ IpkXpNÄ sk¨p.
“”AÄ{Xm ssWävfm^ngv thmÄKyÀ C³ U FWnfn Nym¼vhv! FN-vhv{Xm Znhn¹n³Zv fn`n«_n s{X]nWÀ! A¬tNm{¼fnhnwPv BÀfn N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv AZvfnWnhvs{XäÀ-“”
t^minSv A]mapsX N®pNant`¡v S_n¨v tWm¡n.
“”Cu tPmÄZ³ kntlg\§Ä DÅ tfKÀ fmSyp kÀ¤ohv F¶ eqSkpw fN³ kntWmUv tftWm³ F¶ knf fmSyp Np«neqSkpw Cu AÀ²^m{Sn]n GSv WnVn tSXn]m\v A`]p¶Sv?””
B km¡pNÄ tN«v AkÀ sM«n¯^n¨p.
S§Ä Sn^n¨_n]s¸«p Njnªn^n¡p¶p!
S§Ä AÑWpw fNWpw Bs\¶pÅ ^ihyw t^minSv fWÊn`m¡n]n^n¡p¶p-
F§sW?
“”t^minSv hmÀ…!””
knf`nsâ lÐw ko*pw sSm*]n Np^p§n.
“”sZu¬ kn¯v tUmhv »Zn P¬hv- Dw-“”
t^minSv Bt{Nmln¨p. W^nfäw fm¯¨Wpw t^minSpw S§apsX B]pV§Ä Wn`¯v sk¨p.
“”Wn§Ä S´]pw fNWpw Cu lm´nbp^¯v C§sW Ikn«v WmXNw Nan¡p¶ ^ihyw Mm³ F§sW fWÊn`m¡ns]¶v- AUvepSs¸Xp¶p*mkpw,””
b^nimhyfm] bp©n^n Wn`WnÀ¯n t^minSv SpXÀ¶p.
Znc³hv A¡mZfn]ns` Sn]_n ¢mÊpNtam k`n] b«ma dp²nt]m H¶vWpw Bklyfnà tfKÀ! A¸w S`f*]pw H¯n^n Culz^mWp{Pikpw fm{Sw fSn! bns¶ hz´w tUlt¯mXv kn«pkojvI]nÃm¯ hvtWikpw! sFw A{Phokv `n bm{Xnt]m«nNv! Cu sNm«m^t¯mXv! Unky {Pq¸v C³Zhv{Xohv F¶ hm{fmKyt¯mXv! Sn¶p¶ tIm_ntWmXv!””
Iq*n¸nXn¨ tSm¡nWv bn¼n t^minSnsâ fpOw Kz`n¡p¶Sv AkÀ N*p.
“”bt¯m b{´t*m tcm¬ tNmÄ!””
t^minSv SpX˦p.
“”BÀfn]n FWn¡pfp*v N\£Wvhpw hpir¯pNapw. bns¶ A_nª Nm^y§sams¡ ¢m^nssc sI¿m³ sZ_mZq\nt`¡v H^p ]m{S]pw. Wn³s_ cmfn`n BÂdfX¡w f¡Ä kntWmUn³s_]pw knf`nsâ]pw sdÀ¯v–tZ h^v«ncn¡äpNapw A¡mUfnNv tZmNypsf³_vhpw FÃmw FWn¡v Nn«n. B c] tNmXSn]n F¯n]mÂ, Wo Ct¸mÄ WnVn]psX ^ihyw Ns*¯n C_§nk¶ B fp_n]psX k`n¸fpÅ fsäm^p fp_n WnW¡v hz´fm¡mw. K]nÂ-“”
S§Ä BjfpÅ H^p PÀ¯¯nt`¡v bSn¡p¶Sv tbms` tSm¶n W^nfäw fm¯¨Wpw knf`nWpw.
“”H^p Nm^yw NqXn A_nªm fSn FWn¡v!””
t^minSv Ak^psX tWs^ A¸w NqXn AXp¯p.
“”S¼p^m³s_ fN³ kntWmUv FknsX? AksW F´v sI]vSp Wn§Ä?””
sbs«¶v W^nfäw fm¯¨sâ ssNNÄ ASpUrSw {bkÀ¯n¨p.
t^minSn³s_ ssN]n Wn¶v- _ntkmÄkÀ sS_n¨ptbm]n. B Wnfngw knf A]mapsX tf ImXn ko\p.
F¶m t^minSn³s_ ssN¡^p¯nWp fp¼n knf`nsâ AXn sSän.
Wn`¯v ko\ knf`nsW kn«v t^minSv fm¯¨Wp tWs^ Sn^nªp.
“”]q tZÀ«n sZknÄ!””t^minSv A]msa¸nXn¨v Fjpt¶Â¸n¨v Ip^p«n] fpãn A]mÄ¡v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tWs^ D]À¯n.
A]mapsX s^u{U emk¯nWpw Nm]nN¡^p¯nWpw fp¼n {bSnt^mVn¡mWmkmsS W^nfäw N®pNaX¨p.
F¶m Wnfng§Ä Njn]pwtSm_pw S³s_ Njp¯ns` bnXn A]]p¶Sv A]mÄ A_nªp.hwl]n¨v N®pNÄ Sp_¶t¸mÄ Nm\p¶Sv Wn`t¯¡v Npjªpkojp¶ t^minSnsW]m\v.
A]mapsX bn¼n {bSy£fmkp¶ knf`nsâ ^qbkpw.
A]mapsX N¿n H^p Wo* C^p¼pkXn!
A]mÄ A¼^t¸msX Wn`t¯¡v tWm¡n.
Ahiyfm] tkUW]n bpa]p¶ t^minSnsW N*p.
S`¡v bn¼n A]mÄ ssNNÄ AfÀ¯p¶p.
Fjpt¶Â¡m³ {lfn¨ t^minSnsâ bn¼n N`n]X§msS Ak³ ko*pw ko*pw BªmªXn¨p.
sW_pN]n B kXn ko*pw Bªp bSn¨p.
“”]q f^\¯nWpw KokWpfnX]ns` A¸ Wnfng§an A]mÄ knf`nsW tWm¡n Bt{Nmln¨p.
“”H^m*v SnN¡nà Wo….HmÀ¯n^pt¶m ….H^m*v …””
bns¶ A]mapsX l^o^w KZfm]n.
“”Hm..b¸m…-“”
t^minSnsâ l^o^w bqÀ®fm]n WnÝ`fmNp¶Sv N*v– knf BÀ¯pknan¨p.
Ak³ Wn]{´\mSoSfm] BËmUt¯msX SpÅn¨mXm³ SpX§n.
BUyfm]n NX¯o^w Nm\p¶ H^p sNm¨pNp«n]psX ht´mgt¯msX Ak³ Wr¯w sI]vSp.
“”Mm³ sNm¶p-“”
ssNNÄ fpNant`¡v D]À¯n Ak³ b_ªp.
“”….Mm³ sNm¶p- sFw BÄthm F fÀZ_À- b¸m sNmÃp¶Sv tbms` Ss¶! bSn]n^p¶v! l{Spkn³s_ bn¶ms` WnlÐfm]n…- sku- Zngv– ..Zngv– ….^*Xn- BUys¯ AXn¡v Ck³s_ S`t]mXp sbm«n¡m\pw! ^*mfs¯ AXn¡v S`t¨mÀ bohv– bohm]n tImÀ f\ntbms` InS_n¡m\\w…-!””
Ak³s_ tIãNan {em´n³s_ hvbÀlw A]mÄ¡v AWpeks¸«p.
“”`p¡v b¸m…””
Ak³ S³s_ ssN¯`§Ä ^*pw W^nfäw fm¯¨sâ tWÀ¡v D]À¯n.
“”Cu ssNNan f^\fps*¶p FWn¡v Nm\n¨p S¶Sv b¸]m\v. sF Sm¦yq sk^n f¨v…! C¶v- Mm³ BUyfm]n H^msa sNm¶ Unkhfm\v! Ct¶Sm]m`pw Wfp¡v BtQmgn¡\w…! CWn]pw F{Ss]{S f^\§apsX NTNÄ Cu ssNNan f_ªn^p¸p*mkmw…-“”
A¶v- ^m{Sn Ss¶ t^minSn³s_ KZw W^nfäw fm¯¨Wpw knf`pw tNm{dm inÂhnsâ fpNan F¯n¨p.

D]^¯n Wn¶v- bm_¡q«§apsX tf ko\p F¶v- N^pSp¶Sv tbms` KZw NnX¯n.
A]mapsX tbm¡än sk¨p.BapNsaÃmw t^minSv ^mKtlO^ kÀf]psX ss`{d_n]n Wn¶v- fm¸pNÄ tfmãn¨p F¶v- knlzhn¨p.
WnVn AtWzg\¯nWnX]n NnwPv– tNm{ds]¡*v e]¶v- fpNan Wn¶v- Smsj bm_Nant`¡v ko\p f^n¨p F¶pw.
bn¶oXv fm¸v Nn«ns]¦n`pw tNm{dm inÂhv– Ft¸mjpw `¯ocnsâ]pw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Nq«pNm^psX]pw Wn]{´\¯n`pw Wn^o£\¯n`pfm\v F¶pw AkÀ fWÊn`m¡n.
fm{Sfà ASnWp tlgw sh]n³_vhv tf^ohv tNmtaKn AVymbNWm]n F¯n] ^mip Wm^m]\tW]pw AkÀ b` Sk\ tNm{dminÂhn sk¨v N*p.
^mip K]Nrgv\sâ b` {bkÀ¯W§Ä¡pw SXÊfm]n.
K]Nrgv\sW Nm]nNfm]n B{Nfn¡pN]pw tbm`ohv tNhn NpXp¡pN]pw sI]vSp.
C¡m^\¯m WnVn AtWzg\w AkÀ SmSv¡m`nNfm]n WnÀ¯nsk¨p.
ASnWnX]n ^*v Nm^y§Ä W^nfäw fm¯¨sW]pw knf`nsW]pw A`«p¶p*m]n^p¶p.
fm¸ns` InÓ§sa]pw hqIWNsa]pw emgt]]pw AkÀ¡v kymOymWn¡mWm]nÃ.
S§Ä AÑWpw fNWpfms\¶ ^ihyw fpS AbNXN^fm] b` knk^§apw t^minSv tlO^n¨n«ps*¶pw Ak H^p c]`n`ms\¶pw f^\¯nWp fp¼v t^minSv b_ªn^p¶Sv AkÀ Ft¸mjpw tbXnt]msX HmÀ¯p.
t^minSn³s_ koXv A^n¨psb_p¡n b^ntlmVns¨¦n`pw B c] N*pNn«n]nÃ.
t^minSv S³s_ NmfpNn]m] gmÀ½n`ns] B c] G¸n¨n^n¡mw F¶v- knf AWpfmWn¨p.
S³s_ h½StSmsX]ÃmsS B c] Sp_¡^pSv F¶v t^minSv gmÀ½n`ns]s¡m*v kmPvUmWw sI¿nIn^n¡mw F¶pw.
gmÀ½n`n]psX ko«n N]_n b^ntlmVn¡mw F¶Sv A{bt]mPnNfm]n^p¶p.
AkapsX]Xp¯v tgN-vhvbn]À ¢mÊpNapsX XyqgWv {lfn¡p¶Spw {b\]meyÀ°W WX¯p¶Spw B c]Â AkapsX ko«n`pt*m F¶v- b^ntlmVn¡mWm]n^p¶p.
t^minSnsW¡p_n¨pÅ HmÀ½Nan Kokn¡p¶ hpI^nS]m] gmÀ½n`n knf`nsâ Bklyw b^nimhbqÀÆw Wn^hn¨p.
Nm^y§apsXs]Ãmw PSnfmän] H^p hwekw H^mjv¨fp¼v WX¶p.
knf Ss¶]m\v fm¸v hq£n¨n^p¶Sv.
S³s_ NzmÀs«jvhns` sgÂcns` H^p ^ihy A_]n .
B Ø`s¯¡p_n¨v W^nfäw fm¯¨Wp fm{Stf A_nkp*m]n^p¶pÅq.
A¶v- ^m{Sn, Unkym {Pq¸v C³Zhv{Xohn³s_ AZvfnWnhvt{Xäokv t»m¡nWXp¯pÅ S³s_ NzmÀt«jvhn`n^p¶v b{Sw km]n¡pN]m]n^p¶p, W^nfäw fm¯¨³.
bp_¯v H^p NmÀ k¶v- Wn¡p¶Sv N*v– A]mÄ b{S¯n Wn¶v- fpOfp]À¯n.
knf Nm_n Wn¶n_§n k^p¶Sv A]mÄ N*p.
“”F´v bän?””
Ak³s_ emkkySymhw N*v– A]mÄ tImUn¨p.
“”FWn sZk`bvsfâv?””
“”ipw-“”
knf`nsâ Nan dmVn¨ hz^w A]mÄ tN«p.
“”sZk`bvsfâv-“”
W^nfäw fm¯¨³ H¶pw A_n]m¯Sv tbms` A]msa tWm¡n.
“”bm¸m F´nWm B fm¸v FXp¯Sv–?””
“”fmt¸m?””
fm¯¨³ Fjpt¶äp.
A]mÄs¡m¶pw fWÊn`m]nÃ.
“”F´hwdÔfm Wo]o b_]ps¶?””
“”b¸m tZm*v do N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv HmkÀ hvfmÀ«v-“”
kÀ²n¨ tUgyt¯msX knf A]mapsX tWs^ kn^ Iq*n.
“”FWn¡v Wn§sa W¶m]n A_n]mw! dp²nfmWm\v Wn§Ä! WnVn Hä¡v ssN¡`m¡m³ fm¸v tfmãvXn¨n«v H¶pf_nªnà F¶v- WXn¡pt¶m?””
fm¯¨³ WXp§n.
fm¸v tfmg\w tbm]n F¶ Nm^ytfmÀ¯pw knf`nsâ emk kySn]mWw N*pw.
“”Wo b_]p¶Sv FWn¡v fWÊn`mNp¶nÃ!””
“”F¦n fWÊn`m¡v!””
A]mÄ fm¯¨³s_ tWÀ¡Xp¯p.
“”fm¸v Nm\p¶nÃ! FWn¡pw Wn§Ä¡pw fm{Stf AsSNp_n¨v A_n]mfm]n^p¶pÅq!””
“”fäms^¦n`pw?””
“”fäm^pfÃ- Nų N¸`n Ss¶]p*v! Wmsa FWn¡Sv Nn«\w ! AsænÂ…!””
Ak³ S³s_ ssNNÄ A]mapsX tWÀ¡v D]À¯n.
Ak]psX Wnj`pNÄ e]¶v- SpX§n] A]mapsX fpO¯v bSn¨p.
“”….Asæn sNmÃpw Mm³ Wn§sa -“”