t`äv B]SnWp ko*pw £f tImUn¡p¶p.
knlzmfn{S³

{NnhvSp KWns¨¶v b_]sbXp¶SntW¡mÄ C^p¶q_p kÀgw fp³bpks^ k]ÊpÅ bp^mSW dp² hWymhn]psX ln`vbN`]psX D¯ffm] fmSrN]m\v AK´ PpiNÄ. H^p k`n] Np¶pwsI^pkv Sp^¶p ANt¯m«p F{St]m foä_pNÄ OWWw sI]vSp ANnâN¯v sI_n] fp_nNapw kÀ\ In{S¸\nNapw hq£vfSt]_n] sNm¯pb\nNapw.
^*m]n^¯nt`s_ kÀgw bj¡fpÅ PpiNan N]_pt¼mÄ FWn¡ÛpSw tSm¶n.
sk_pw hWymhnfmÀ, ASpw dp²·mÀ, sI_n] b\n]m]pV§ta´n F{S kÀg§Ä FXp¯p Nm\pw CSv Sp^¡m³?
WX¶pNm\mWpw Nymf_]n bNÀ¯mWpw H^pbmXp*v AK´]nÂ. ^mkns` Ss¶ M§Ä F¯n]n^p¶p. D¨¡pw S\p¸p*m]SnWm H«pw B]mhfnÃmsS WX¡m³ Njnªp. BN¸msX bän] H^d²w Fs´¶m N¿n e£\w N^pSm³ f_¶ptbm]n.
FWn¡ms\¦n knl¶m km]n tSm¶p¶Sv b_]p¶ H^hpOfp*vSmWpw. skÅw NpXn¨p k]_pWn_¨p M§Ä D¨Sn^nªp ^*^ B]t¸mtj¡pw AK´ N*p Njnªn^p¶p. b`^pw fp_pfp_p¡p¶p*v. knl¸v N]_n]m W½Ä W½aÃmsS Bkpw. HXpkn Nm_pNan`pw ssd¡pNan`pw N]_n M§Ä Sn^n¨p Hu_§dmUnt`¡v kn«p. WsÃm^p e£\lm` N*pbnXn¡\w. b`À¡pw C¶`s¯ e£\w bnXn¨n«p*m]nÃ.
km]nÂsNmÅm¯ tb^pÅ H^p hmfmWyw k`y tim«`n Ss¶ k*nNÄ Wn¶p. kn¯v dmÀ.
MmsWm^p B¸nÄ Kqhpw Wm`v s_m«n]pw H^p f«¬ Oof]pw A^ t¹äv d«À Ins¡Wpw HmÀZÀ sNmXp¯p. do_nsâ]pw tNmNv–sX]vÂhnsâ]pw HmÀZ_pNÄ AWkVn. W½sX b©mdn A^`näÀ dn]À b¯v fnWävsNm*v fp\p§n. Abm^w.
Ak·m^psX NpXn N*mt` A_n]mw, Sn^n¨p Mm³ Ss¶ k*nt]mXnt¡*n k^pw.
s_m«n So^v¶ptbm]t¸mÄ MmsWm^p imcv ss{cZv ss_hv b_ªp. ASnt`¡v ssN CXm³ k¶ iÀtKmSnsW Mm³ N®pNm\n¨v kn^«n. Ipk¶pSpX§n] N®pNÄ sNm*v Aksas¶ tUgyt¯mXpNqXn tWm¡n.
e£\¯nsâ Nm^y¯n Aksa¶Ã, f^n¨ptbm] Fsâ A¸q¸³ k¶m`pw tWm tNm{¼ssfhv.
Sn^n¨p tim«`n F¯n]t¸mÄ hf]w B_ntWmXXp¯n^p¶p. b`^pw Ak^k^psX fp_nNans` sf¯Nant`¡v I^nªp. knKWfm] WP^{btUl§ant`¡v H^p ssd¡v hkm^n WX¯m³ MmWpw imcnhpw C_§n.
ssd¡nsâ bn³ hoän`n^p¶p sNmÃwþA©Â hztUln]m] imcnhv Bt^msXms¡t]m hwhm^n¡p¶p*m]n^p¶p.
Ak³ b_ª WnÀtUl§aWph^nIv ssd¡v Wo§n.
Ain³h WPÀ. sNmÅmw. Wà Ø`w. H^p Pt\l fµnÀ. ASnâXpSv H^p sI_n] bmÀ¡v tbms`m^p shäbv. Bim. lm´fm] A´^o£w.
B bmÀNnâXpt¯¡v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv k*n HSp¡n. bmÀNnâNt¯¡v N]_m³ tbm] Fs¶ Ak³ SXªp.
AksWs¶]pw sNm*v AXp¯pÅ H^p timhvbnä`nt`¡v WX¶p.
“”F´tZ]v {blvWw? ^mkn`s¯ WX¸n sWsâ Nm`o¶v ktÃmw Du^n tbm]m?””
“”A®m, Hmª tNmfZn AXn¡tÃ. CSv tks_m^p Nm^y¯nWm.””
“”F´v?””
“”dm, Nm\n¨ S^mw””
Ak³ Ft¶w sNm*v B Bhvb{Sn]psX Nymlpkm`nän]nt`m«v WX¶p. Fs¶ AknsX k^n k^n]m]n C«n^n¡p¶ sd©pNan H¶n`n^p¯n.
Aksâ fp_ninµn]n`pw BwPemg]n`pw AknsX Cu¨]Xn¨n^p¶ Aä³ZÀ hv{Sos]ms*s´s¡mt]m b_]p¶p*m]n^p¶p.
“”A®m, CknsX hf]¯nWà ImÀKv. sFä¯nWm””
“”Giv””
tim«`ms\¶v N^pSn dmÀdÀtgm¸nt`¡pk¶ kr²sW tbms` Mm³ »n¦hym C^p¶p.
“”ASm]Sv, lm`nWn ^*m]n^¯n Aªq_v, f_n] fqkm]n^w, Nrgv\ ^*m]n^¯n F®q_v, A§W§sW””
Fsâ S`]n H^pNq«w FÂ.C.Zn dÄdpNÄ H^pfn¨p N¯n.
W½sX Wm«ns` timhvbnä`pNÄ fmSn^n]à CRv kX¡v. H^p cv`mäv hfp¨]s¯ AWpN^n¡pw knVfm\v CknXps¯ shä¸v.
Cu WP_n Ss¶ Gtjm Ft«m Bhvb{SnNap*v. fn¡SnWpw B_nWv fpNan Wn`Napw. fn¡ fmh§an`pw `mew sNm¿m³ Bkm¯ ØnSn]m\nknsX b` timhvbnäÂhnWpw.
ASpsNm*v AkÀSs¶ sfWªp*m¡n] H^p NpXn kykhm]fm\v kyenIm^w. hwekw Blpb{Sn]n Bt]m*v thcv B\v. s_]vZv D*mknÃ, Bkly¯nWv fp_nNÄ, kr¯n, tklyNsa HanbntN*, A§sW b` BWpNq`y§apw.
CsSms¡ Bhncv CknsX k^p¶SnWp fp³tbSs¶ Aksâ hibmYn]m] GtSm Hu_PdmUvNm^WnÂWn¶pw A_nªn^p¶p.
“”A®Wv Sm`vb^yfpt*m?””
Np_¨p kÀg§am]n«v FWn¡v lWnUnl]m\v. ASv H^p tKymSngn]pw b_ª A_nkÃ. AWpekfm\v.
AtSm*v Mm³ knW] bp^Ê^w Hjnªp fm_n.
Ak³ Sn^n¨psI¶v Aä³Zt_mXv Ft´m b_]p¶p*m]n^p¶p. A`vbw Njnªp AkÀ AksW Nymgv Nus*_nt`m«v A]¨p.
Cu SpÅn f^p¶pNÄ¡pw Np«nNÄs¡Xpt¡* Np¯nsk]v–bnWpsfms¡ Sq¡p¶ tbmÌ_pNÄ CtÃ? CknXps¯ A¯^¯n`pÅ tbmÌ_pNÄs¡m^p t{btSyNS]p*v. Ak]ns`Ãmw tfmZ B]n«pÅ WjvhpfmÀ NmÀ«q\pNÄ AÃ. f_n¨v, Wà AXnsbman I^¡pNam]n^p¶p.
“”Xn Xn C³sK£³ Bt\m tbmant]m C½yqss\thg³ Bt\m?””
BhncntWmXv OKm³Kn tImUn¡p¶Sv tN«p.
“”Xn Xn””
Mm³ Xn Xn C©£sâ tbmÌ_nt`¡v N®pfnjn¨p.
sNmÅmw. WÃ shs`£³. skap¯, WÃ fp³Sq¡fpÅ, sI¼n¨ fpXn]pÅ H^p hpµ^n.
Ak³ b\kpfX¨, Hm bn NmÀZpw km§n A]mÄ b_ª fp_n]nt`¡pÅ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv `ncväv N]_n.
sk_psS C^n¡*tÃm F¶pknIm^n¨ Mm³ bp_¯n_§n ^*p Nm¸n]pw ^*p htfmh]pw km§n bmÀ¡nWpÅnt`¡v tIt¡_n.hf]w GNtUlw H^p F«^ B]t¸mÄ Bhncv Sn^n¨p k¶p. Fs¶ Hä¡n^nSn]nS¯n`pÅ kngfw Ak³ FWn¡v tZmfntWmhv bnävh tfXn¨p S¶p SoÀ¯p.
b¯pf\n B]t¸mÄ M§Ä Sn^n¨p tim«`n F¯nt¨À¶p.
“”A®m, Ak·mt^msXm¶pw b_tª¡tà CSv””
“”As¸m Akap½mt^mXv b_]mftÃ?””
“”t¿m, ISn¡tÔ”
“”Hm Hm sl^n]tZ]v””
St`¶s¯ tbms` kà hoWpw Nn«n]mt`m F¶v knIm^n¨p MmsWm^p bSnsWm¶m]t¸mÄ bp_¯n_§n.
tWm ^£.
_qsfms¡ e{Ufm]n AX¨n«n^n¡p¶p.
bntä¶v FtÃm_ PpiNapw WX¶p N*p. AK´s] tbms` AÃ. inµp ^mKm¡·m^psX H^pS^w tWÀ¨]m\v FtÃm_ PpiNÄ. t`mN{blhvSfm], Hä¡Ãn WnÀfn¨ lnkt£{Sw NnXp B]n^p¶p.
D¨]m]t¸mÄ Sn^n¨p tim«`n F¯n.
In`Às¡m^p Aen{bm]w.
gnÀUn Nm\m³ tbmk\w.
Hu_§dmUn Wn¶v H^p Wq_vþWqän]n^pbSv Nnt`mfoä^v Nm\pw gnÀUn]nt`m«v. ASm]Sv W½sX hm]n dmdmfm^psX “”bp\y”” Ø`w.
FWn¡v Cu f]n^ntWmsXm¶pw k`y N¼w bt* CÃ.
B Ak^mSn Nq¯n¨n tfmÄ hpe{U¡v kmln. hm]n dmd D_§p¶ Ø`w Nm\\sf¶v. AkÄsX Np*n NjpNn skÅw NpXn¨ KnKnWpw Aksa bn³Sp\¨t¸mÄ M§Ä¡mÀ¡pw k`y BÝ^yw tSm¶n]nÃ. As¸m bns¶ ^mip`nWpw BUn`nWpw N¼w. Ak·m^v {bn]s]]pw t_mhntWw Nq«n.
“”tbm]n«v ^m{Sn Bkps¶Wv fp¼v kt¶¡mw”” F¶ D_¸n Ak^v Ct¶mk FXpt¯m*v tbm]n.
FknXpt¶m H¸n¨ KkmWpw Swdvhv A¸v Np¸n]pfm]n Aen]pw kngv\pkpw icnhvDw M§sX _qfn NqXn.
iÀtKmSpw sg_nWpw Ak^psX _qfn tIt¡_n.
F´ntWm tk*n Sna]v¡p¶ ^àkpfm]n Mm³ B tim«`nsâ tS^m bm^m WX¶p. fUykpw fUn^mln]pw tbm]n«v k`ntbm`pw CÃm¯k·mÀ¡v Cu tdm_Xn sbs«¶v k^psf¶v Mm³ bns¶]pw Ns*¯n.
CsSms¡ H^p Ptkg\ kng]fm]n^pt¶Â FWn¡v Kk.D Nn«nt]sW.
s]ksX.
S\p¸v ko*pw NqXn]t¸m Km¡äpw tNän Mm³ sS^pknt`¡v C_§n. kXmbmkpw Im]]pw S«n. AXp¯pÅ hnWnf Xm¡ohv AtWzgn¨p WX¶p.
AXp¯v Ss¶ NmÀ\nk hnWnfmhv D*v. Sn^¡nÃ.
cmÌÀ scs\, f_m¯n B\v. N]_n.
N*v SpX§n. Wm]nN sNmÅmw. H^p sNm¨p I^¡m\v.
b¯vþbSnW©p fnWäv Njnªt¸mtj¡pw Mm³ cv–amäv.
bns¶ GtSm Aä³ZÀ k¶v knan¨t¸m fm\n F«v. Sn^n¨p tim«`nt`¡v bnXn¨p. hm]ndmds] Nm\m³tbm]ks^ms¡ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Sn^n¨p kt¶¡p¶p. Ak^pfm]n ^m{Sne£\¯nWp ko*pw C_§n. Ncv–hn N*t¸m AknXp¶mNmw F¶v N^pSn. Fs´ms¡t]m k`n¨p km^n Sn¶p. Sn^n¨p k¶p kr¯n]m]n D_§n.
bntä¶v Hu_Phndnsâ b«n\n]psX lkNpXo^kpw bns¶m^p tNm«]pw N*p. D¨ B]t¸mtj¡pw Bkly hmVW§Ä tfXn¨ M§Ä Sn^n¨p WmPvbq^nt`¡pÅ {b]m\w SpX§n.
tNmtaKn CWn kt¡g³ B\v. Wm«nt`¡v tbm\w. H^p Sm`vb^ykpfnÃ.
“”F´m]n tfmsW tKm`n?””
“”F´m tfmsW Cu k]Ên bYn¡msWms¡ tbmt\?””
“”N`ym\sfm¶pw Njn¡p¶nÃ?””
“”N`ym\sfms¡ Njn¡m³ tKm`n tkt*?””
tk*, Np® fSn F¶v b_]m³ H^pbmXv Sk\ Wmkp sIm_nªn«ps*¦n`pw b_ªn«nÃ.
AsSms¡ ko*pw H^p b¯p Unkhw AWpekn¡\w Ft¶mÀ¯t¸mÄ s{X]n³ Xn¡äv dp¡v sI¿m³ Sp_¶p sk¨ NMCYC skdvsshäv Mm³ fX¡n.
tWmÀ¯nt`m«v tbmkm³ bänÃ. S\p¸m\v. tWmÀ¯vþCuÌns`m«pw bänÃ. W½sX hSy {NnhvSymWn boä_nsW dp²nfp«n¨v ssiU^mdmUnt`¡v tbm]mt`m F¶v In´n¨p. dn^n]m\n]pw tNämw.
bns¶ B\v HmÀ¯Sv. Aksâ NqsX bÅn]n`pw sNm]À bmXmWpsfms¡ tbmtk*n k^pw. AtSm*v tk*.
fpwssd]nt`¡pw PpK_m¯nt`¡pw H¶pw MmWnÃ. AknsXms¡ H^pbmXv WmÄ tbm]n A`ªp Sn^nªSm.
“”F¦n bns¶ CknsX Ss¶ C^n. s{bmKNväv Hs¡ s_Zn B¡v””
kÃt¸mjpfms\¦n`pw fWxhm£n WÃ DbtUl§apw S¶p SpX§n]n^p¶p.
bntä¶v Zn¸mÀXvsfân tbm]n ssPZnsW N*p. Nm^yw b_ªp. At§À¡v H^p {blvWkpfnÃ. im¸n.
A§sW Hjnª timÌ`n emkn b^nbmXnNsa Np_n¨v Bt`mIn¨ S`]pw fqXpw sbmN¨p MmsWsâ A¡mZfnNv Nm^o]_nt`¡v NX¶p.
tNmtaKv sbmSpsk Bsamjnªn^p¶p. A¡mZfnNv ÌmcntWms¡ skt¡g³ B\v. Hmcohv ÌmcnWv AkVn CÃ.
W½sX Zn¸mÀXvsfân Hmcohv Ìmcv B]n«v H^p A¡³ fm{Stf DÅp. hm£m ^pIn sNmt*.
WÃ tb^v.
N_p¯ fpOw skÅbqlm³ k`n¨p km^n tfNvA¸v CXp¶ hm^nIpän] H^p Sm¸mW.
Aäâ³hnhnsW sImÃn b`t¸mjpw WffpsX hibmYnNapfm]n Wo* kmPzmUw§an GÀs¸Xp¶ H^p fmtWKv–fâv fq^m¨n. Ak^psX fp¶o skt¨¡p¶ s^KnÌ_n D¸pwsk¨p Mm³ `mdnt`¡v WX¶p.
C¶v A¡³ bSnknWp knb^oSfm]n hm^n AÃ. Ip^nUm_m\v.
H^p sI_n] tg¸vHs¡ Ctà Fs¶m^p hwl]w.
AVnNw hqw sI¿m³ Wn¶nÃ.
b\n SpX§n. Unkh§Ä A©m_p NX¶p tbm]n. Zn¸mÀXvsfân Mm³ fm{SfÃ. WmPvbqÀ WnkmhnNam] hvtNmaÀhpw D*v.
{NnhvSpfhv N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Mm]_mjvI B\v.
skÅn]mjvI Mm³ bSnkv tbms` `mdnt`¡v C_§n. F¶t¯]pw tbms` k*nNÄ H¶pfnÃ. sNms*]psX fp¶n NpWnªp Wn¶v H¸n«p Njnªt¸mÄ H^p bm{S¯n `Íp Aks^Wn¡v Wo«n.
sb®p¼ntÅsX bn_¶mam\v.
skaps¡ In^n¨p im¸n sdÀSvtZ]pw b_ªp ^*p `Ípkpw FXp¯p Mm³ b\n]n fpjpNn.
D¨]m]t¸m bSnkn`pw knl¸v. Bim. F¶m¸ns¶ ktÃmw Njn¡mw F¶pw knIm^n¨ MmWn_§n. Zn¸mÀXvsfânsâ fp¶n F¯n]t¸m W½sX ^pIn sNmt* sk{bmas¸«v C^n¡p¶p. F¶m]m`pw `ÍpHs¡ S¶StÃ. Nm^yw Sn^¡mw F¶v Mm³ sk¨v.
t`Zohv tXm]v–s`änsâ NSNp ¢o³ sI¿m³ k¶kÀ bq«n]t{S.
¢o³ sI¿m³ k¶kÀ sNms*s] N*pNm\nÃ. AtSm*v bq«n tbm]n.
CSmt\m k`n] Nm^yw. B Kâvhv tXm]v`äv Dbt]mPn¨qsX F¶v Mm³.
AkÀs¡m^p ssk¢eyw.
Hm Ft´m¶v Wm\n¡m³? CknXn¸w W½sa DÅp. Mm³ Njn¡m³ tbmNpkm. B^pw Nm\nÃ.
F¶pwb_ªp Mm³ C_§n.
bp_¯n_§n Sq\nsâ bn¶n Wn¶pw F¯n tWm¡n.
½v. tdm]vhv tXm]v`änsâ ANt¯m«v l^w kn« tbms` sNmt* Np*nNp`p¡n N]_nt¸m]n.
fWhm£n F¶v knant¸^pÅ Fsâ sI_n] S` Aksâ S`sbm¡n SpX§n]n^p¶p.
“”H¶v {lfn¨qsX?””
fmWimWn, VWWãvXw, AwPsskN`yw…
“”WnÀ¯v WnÀ¯v. H¶nsâ D¸p tWm¡n]n«v F{S kÀgfm]n?””
Wm`v
“”C§sW sNmt\m¯ns` In´]pfm]n C^p¶m D¸p tbm]n«p f]n^ptbm`pw f\¸n¡m³ Nn«nÔ”
MmWnt¸m Ft´msI¿\w?
“”F_nªp tWm¡\w””
SÃv Nn«n]mt`m?
“”SÃp Nn«m¯ ^oSn]n F_nªp tWm¡\w””
ssk tWm«v?
tNmt*s] N*n«v fm^oZv Bs\¶v tSm¶n]n«nÃ. sWän]n Sn`Nsfm¶pw CÃ. H¶v tWm¡mw.
fWÊn H^m]n^w N\¡pNÄ sfWªp Mm³ te bq^n S«n.
Sn^n¨p `mdnt`m«v N]_n. ASymkly Q«§an Njn¡m³ Mm³ Np_¨p Inbvhpw fn¨_pw H^p Zº]n Fsâ sZh-vNn Han¸n¨p sk¡pw. ASo¶v sNm_s¨Xp¯p Mm³ sNms*]psX NymdnWnt`¡v WX¶p.
sNm_n¨psNm*p Mm³ bs¿ tNmt*s] N¿ns`Xp¡m³ {lfn¨p.
eÀ¯mkntWmXv SÃpNqXn Cs¸m AkÀ Hä¡m\v Smfhw. ASnt`m«v S`]nXm³ MmWks^ t{b^n¸n¨nÃ.
“”tXm]v–s`äns`ms¡ tbmt]m?””
½v F¶v S`]m«Â.
“”F§Wn*v M§sX huN^y§Ä?””
fq¡p¯n]n« fq¡v Ipan¨p tfmlw F¶v b_ªp.
H¶nWmt\m ^*nWmt\m tbm]sS¶v Mm³ BwPy¯n tImUn¨p.
Ak^psX tfm´]psX NaÀ skap¸m]n^pt¶Â tImf¡p¶Sv Nm\mfm]n^p¶p.
F´m]m`pwAk^vWm\¯nÂS`NpWn¨p.
“”bn_¶mam]n«vB^pwPncvsäm¶pwS¶ntÃ?””
CÃ.
“”Ip½mNÅw.C«n^n¡p¶SvbpSn]Ip^nUm_tÃ?””
G]v.bj]Sm.
“”^pIn¡vØn^wIp^nUmÀC«qsX?””
A¿Xm.bntÅ^psXtWm«sfms¡BØmW¯m.bns¶Ip^nUm_pwNqXnB]mÂ…
AkÀfpjn¸n¨nÃ.
“”As¸mCs¸mF´mIp^nUmÀ?””
CknXnt¸mB^pfnÃtÃm.
“”AsS´m,Mm³B^pfÃ?Bkn]mt\m?””
WoAs¸mFsâAkntXwCkntXsfms¡tWm¡ptfm?
“”S^wNn«n]mÂWm¡pNks^sI¿pw””
F´mb_sª?
“”H¶pfntÃ…””
Mm³sfsÃAknXp¶vDu^n.

SpXt^*Sp-t*m?