“”fWq.. H¶n§p kt¶.. “”

^mkns` Ss¶ f½n SpX§n]n«p*v. hzØw B]n H¶v bYn¡pkmWpw h½Sn¡nÃ. fp_pfp_p¸v skan]n Nm\n¡msS Mm³ bphvSNw AX¨p f½n]psX AXpt¯¡v sI¶p.

“”F´m f½o.. FWn¡v bYn¡t*.. F´m tkt*..””

ASpw Sn^¡n, Mm³ Nn¨Wnt`¡v N]_n Ft´`pw Njn¡m³ b^Sn.

“”FXm, iman`m Mm³, B^m k¶n^n¡pt¶ F¶p tWm¡v.””

N¿n Np_¨p Inbvhv Dw km^n Mm³ imant`¡v WX¶p.

Nn¨³s_ tZmÀ Njnªp imant`¡v C_§n]Spw Bt^m bn¶n Wn¶pw k¶p F³s_ N®p sbm¯n sN«nbnXn¨p..

kÃmsS b^nI]w DÅ f\w.. Ft¸mjpw A_n]mkp¶ IqXpÅ ^*p ssNNÄ N®pNÄ fqXn bnXnIn^ps¶¦n`pw H^pbmXp frUpkm] B l^o^¯n³s_ DXfs] A_n]m³ FWn¡v H^p Wnfngw tbm`pw tk*n]n^p¶nÃ..

“”Npªm.. CsSt¸m… k¶p””

F³s_ N®pNÄ fqXn]n^p¶ B ssNNÄ knXpkn¡msS Ss¶ Mm³ B fm_nt`¡v tIÀ¶v Wn¶v sNmXp¯p.

“”i- CsS§nsW.. WnW¡v F§nsW fWÊn`m]n Akam Wns¶ tN_n bnXn¨sS¶p””

f½n¡v BsN AÛpSw..

Npª N®n Wn¶pw ssNNÄ FXp¯p Fs¶ Sn^n¨v B IqXn tIÀ¯p WnÀ¯n.

“”AkWp Fs¶ Nm\*, Mm³ Bs\¶v A_n]m³.. H¶v sSm«m fSn.. Ak³ F³s_]pw hz´w B\v.. Wo f_t¶m””

hvtWiw sNm*v Fs¶ sN«nbnXn¨p koÀ¸pfp«n¡p¶SnWnX]n Npª f½ns] tWm¡n b_ªp.

ASv kmhvSkw B\v. Npª¡v Mm³ hz´w tfmsW tbms` Ss¶]m.. NpXpwd¯ns` BsN B¬Np«n Mm³ B\v. FÃm^pw H^pbmXp Nm¯n^p¶p Nn«n]Sm\v Fs¶ F¶p FÃm^pw Ft¸mjpw b_]pw.

f½n]pw b¸]pw N`ym\w Njnªp H^pbmXp kÀg§Ä Njnªm\v Mm³ KWn¡p¶Sv. Npª]psX N`ym\w Njnªp H^p tfmapw B]n bnt¶]pw ^*p kÀg¯nt`s_ Njnªn«m Mm³ KWn¡p¶Sv.

Npª]psX tfmÄ, AbÀ\ Fs¶¡mapw ^*p k]Êv fq¯Sm.. fmap F¶m tI¨ns] FÃm^pw ko«n knan¡ps¶.. Fs¶ N®³ F¶pw. H^pbmXp hvtWiw k^pt¼m Npª]pw tI¨n]pw Np«m F¶p knan¡pw. fmap tI¨n]pw MmWpw, M§Ä ^*mapw Wà Nq«m\v Ft¸mjpw. ko«n k^pt¼m Hs¡ MmWpw fmap tI¨n]pw Ft¸mjpw H^pfn¨m\v.. AXp¯pÅt¸m FÃmw M§Ä ^*mapw Du\pw D_¡kpw FÃmw H^pfn¨p Ss¶.. FÃm^pw b_]pw M§Ä sl^n¡pw tI¨n]pw AWn]Wpw Bs\¶v.

BsN DÅ H^p B¬Np«n B]Sn³s_ FÃm `maW]pw FWn¡v Nn«p¶p*v–.. Gäkpw NqXpS Npª B\v.. f½n¡pÅ tbms` Ss¶ As{S]pw hvtWiw Npª¡pw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tI¨n¡pw Ft¶mXp*v. Sn^n¨p FWn¡pw.

“”F´m Npªm sbs«¶v.. fmaptI¨n FknsX?””

Mm³ sfsà B hpOfpÅ sN«n Wn¶pw AXÀ¶p fm_n B N¿pw bnXn¨p k`n¨p f½n]psX AXpt¯¡v WX¶p.

“”fmaqWv ¹hvXp ¢mÊv– SpX§pkm N®m.. Wns¶ NptªsX NqsX sNmt*mkm³ B\v Akav k¶Sv””

“”AknsX AkÄ¡p tks_ Nq«nà N®m.. fmap lWn]pw Mm]_pw fm{Sw Asà k^pÅq.. Akap Wn³s_ A½½]psX AXp¯tà Wn¶v bYn¡m³ tbmkp¶Sv..””

B As¸m ASm\v– Nm^yw.. Fs¶ Ø`w fmäm³ B\v ^mkns` Ss¶ CknsX Hmt^m H^p¡§Ä.. b¸]pw f½n]pw Hmt^m¶v b_]p¶Sv tN«n^ps¶¦n`pw FWn¡v sl^n¡pw fWÊn B]n^p¶nÃ.

fmap tI¨n NqXn tbm]n Njnªm Npª ko«n SWn¨mkpw As¸m Fs¶ Nq«nWp WnÀ¯m³ tk*n B\v. sNm¨¨³ hn¦¸qÀ dnhnWhv– B\v. ^*pw fq¶pw kÀgw NqXpt¼m H^p fmhw k¶p Wn¶m B]n.. H^pbmXp Sn^¡pÅ Bam bpÅn¡m^³.. FÃmks^]pw H^pbmXp him]n¡pN]pw sI¿pw.. ASv sNm*v Ss¶ Npª¡v F´v Bklyw k¶m`pw sI]vSp sNmXp¡m³ H^p fXn]pw Cà f½n¡pw b¸¡pw.

FWn¡v bYn¡m³ tbmkmWpw Npª]psX koXnWp AXp¯m\v, ASmkpw FÃm^pw H^pfn¨§p So^pfmWn¨Sv.

FWn¡pw ASv H¯n^n CãvXw B]n. Npª¡pw fmap tI¨n¡pw Ft¶mXv H^pbmXp CãvXw B\p. bns¶ WX¶p tbmkm³ DÅ Uq^tf DÅq ¢mÊnt`¡v. dÊn DÅ ]m{S]pw £o\kpw hf]kpw Hs¡ Hjnkm¡pN]pw sI¿mw..

Hmt^m¶v Bt`mIn¨p Npªt]]pw k`n¨p WX¡p¶SnWnX]n Mm³ B hm^n¯`¸n A_n]msS Ikn«n bnXn¨p.. dm`³hv– tbm]n Npª H¶v fpt¶m«mªp..

“”knXXm Aksa.. Ak³s_ H^p hvtWiw.. k`n] sI¡³ B]n.. Ct¸mjpw NptªsX fXn]n C^n¡p¶ Npªp sNm¨m¶m knIm^w””

f½n Fs¶ tWm¡n In^n¨pw sNm*v b_ªp.

“”Wo tbmXo.. Ak³ FWn¡v F³s_ Npªp Ss¶]m.””

Npª]psX hvtWiw B km¡pNan`pw N®pNan`pw..
Mm³ Sn^nªp Npªs] tWm¡n bp©n^n¨p. f½n b_ªSv hSyw B\v, Fs¶ Nm\m³ Ct¸mjpw kas^ sI_n] tbms` Bs\¶v FÃm^pw b_]pw.. F³s_ fpOkpw l^o^kpw Hs¡ A§nsW B]Sp sNm*mkmw.. k]Ên³s_ FXp¸v F³s_ fpO¯nWpw sb^pfmä¯nWpw CWn]pw k¶n«nÃ. ASmkpw.

“”Np«m Wo tbm]n FÃmw bm]v¡v sI]v.. Wfp¡v tkPw C_§\w.. fmap AknsX SWns]]m bm]v¡v sI¿p¶Sv.. AkÄNv C¶p sskNpt¶^w A½mf]psX AXpt¯¡v tbmkm³ DÅSm””

DSnÀ¶p ko\ hm^n¯`¸p FXp¯p Sn^nsN N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv CXp¶SnWnX]n Npª b_ªp.

Wà IµW¯n³s_ Wn_w.. Wo* fpXn.. Ft¸mjpw k`m¯ hpOw DÅ f\kpw.. B sW©n`pw Njp¯n`pw kn]À¸p f\nNÄ.. WWkpÅ N®pNapw SpXp¯ Ip*pNapw.. F³s_ f½n]psX bSn·X§v– shuµ^yw B\v Npª¡v..

“”Hm! AsSms¡ Mm³ FXp¯p sk¨n«p*v fm]m. Mm³ tI«tWmXv Ak³s_ dmsPÃmw FXp¯p Wn³s_ Nm_n sk¡m³ b_]mw””

f½n Npªs] tWm¡n b_ªp. fm] F¶m\v Npª]psX tb^v. Npª¡v fp¸¯n]©p k]Êv Bk\w.. bt£ ASv N*m b_]nÃ, As{S]pw ewPn]m\v B fpOkpw l^o^kpw..

“”Np«m, tkPw s_Zn B]n km.. Npª¡v Smfhn¡p¶p””

f½n ASpw b_ªp Nn¨Wns`¡v WX¶p..

“”Mm³ sU k^p¶p Npªm”” B ssNNan H^p D½]pw sNmXp¯n«v Mm³ _qfnt`¡v tbm]n..

“”Zm.. C§nsW NnX¶p_§pt¶m.. F\os¡Xm..””

Bt^m F³s_ bp_¯p N]_n C^p¶p Nknan bnXn¡p¶p.. Mm³ f]¡w kn«p N®p Sn^p½n tWm¡pt¼m fmap tI¨n..

“”tI¨n Ft¸mjm ks¶? Mm³ CknsX k¶p N]_n]Spw A§v D_§ntbm]n..””

“”Cs¸m ks¶ DÅq N®m.. f½nt]mXv Mm³ b_ªp WnW¡v CWn F³s_ _qfm CknsX F¶p.. FÃmw W¶m]n AXp¡n Ss¶ skt¨¡\w tN«tÃm.. IoS]m¡n]m Wns¶ Mm³ sl^n]m¡pw””

In^n¨pw sNm*v tI¨n Nps_ NqXn tft`¡v N]_n F³s_ sW©n C^p¶p..

“”fmaq, F´m]nSv AkWp tkUWn¡ntÃ, F\o¡v””

Npª kmSn¡ k¶p Wn¶v tWm¡pt¼m fmaptI¨n N«n`n NnX¡p¶ F³s_ sW©n tN_n C^n¡p¶p..

“”Hm bns¶ H^p Npª k¶n^n¡p¶p.. AkWp tWmkps¶¦n Ak³ b_]pw.. CsÃXm? in in””

F³s_ sW©n bnt¶]pw tN_n AfÀ¶p C^p¶pw sNm*v tI¨n In^n¨p..

“”F³s_ Npªm Cu sb®v Ct¸mjpw knNrSn B\tÃm..””

Mm³ B N¿n H^p WpÅv sk¨v sNmXp¯pw sNm*v bn¶nt`¡v Wo§n F\oän^p¶p.

“”B A½mt½sX ko«n tbm]n B^vsX sW©n tN_pw F¶p Nm\mtÃm..””

Npª Nan b_ªSms\¦n`pw tI¨n¡v sbs«¶v h¦Xw k¶p.. B N®pNÄ Wn_ªp.. tI¨n¡v Npªs]]pw koXpw kn«p Wn¡m³ H«pw fWÊnÃ.

“”At¿.. Cu sb®v sU N^]p¶p..”” Mm³ In^n¨pw sNm*v tI¨ns] tIÀ¯p bnXn¨p.. tI¨n Fs¶ sN«nbnXn¨p””

B fpOw F³s_ tSman AfÀ¶p.. Mm³ sfsà B bp_¯p SXkn Blzhn¸n¨p..

“”tbms« tfmsa, f½n sk_psS b_ªStÃ.. FÃm BjvI]pw C§p k^mtÃm N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv WnW¡v.. bns¶´m.. CWn]nt¸m k^pt¼msjÃmw CknsX N®Wpw Ctà WnW¡v..””

“”F\o¡v tI¨n, tbmkt*.. Npªm Mm³ Dw k^s« tI¨ns] sNm*m¡m³?”” fm_n WnÂNm³ DÅ tI¨n]psX h¦Xw N*t¸m FWn¡pw H^p kngfw.

bSntWjp k]Êv Njnªp bt£ kÃm¯ bmkw B\v tI¨n.. H^pbmXp hvtWikpw.. Npª]psX AsS IµW¯n³s_ Wn_fm\v tI¨n¡pw.. Fs¶¡mapw H^p fq¶p Wm`v C©v sbm¡w D*v tI¨n¡v.. W¶m]n bYn¡pw. ASv sNm*v Ss¶ dhv– Hs¡ tN_n hf]w Na]* F¶p N^pSn]m A½½]psX AknsX B¡ps¶ ¹hvXp bYn¡m³.. AknsX AXp¯m\v..

AknsX ¹hv–Xp knWp tbmNm³ tI¨n¡v Wt¶ fXn]m]n^p¶p. bs£ F´v sI¿m³ BNpw? Wà h-vNqÄ ASv fm{Stf AXp¯pÅq. FÃm^psX]pw WnÀdÔ¯nWp kj§n]m sXu\n DÅ A½½]psX ko«n Smfhn¨p bYn¡m³ h½Sn¨Sv.

“”tfmav tbm]n s_Zn B]n km. Mm³ N®Wv Njn¡m³ Ft´`pw FXp¯p sk¡s«.. Ak³ k¶Spw N]_n NnX¶Stà H¶pw Njn¨nÃtÃm..””

tIÀ¯p bnXn¨p tI¨n]psX fpXn]n AfÀ¯n H^p½ WÂNn]n«v Npª Smsj Nn¨Wnt`¡v WX¶p..

Mm³ fpOw D]À¯n Wn_ªp knSp¼n Wn¡p¶ B N®pNan tWm¡n..

tI¨ns] Nm\m³ WÃ ewPn]m\v. Ft¸mjpw bp©n^n¡p¶ fpOw bt£ Cs¸m BsN h¦Xw..

“”tbms« tI¨o.. kos¡*v– k^pt¼m CWn]nt¸m Wfp¡v Ft¸mjpw H^pfn¨n^n¡mtÃm MmWpw CWn CknsX Ss¶ AsÃ..””

fp¶nt`¡v b_¶p ko\p NnX¶n^p¶ fpXn]njNÄ tNmSn bn¶nt`¡v– C«pw sNm*v Mm³ B N®pWoÀ SpX¨p.

“”fw..”” tI¨n Fs¶ tWm¡n fµihn¨p..

“”In^ns¡Xo..”” ASpw b_ªp Mm³ AkÄsX CXp¸n bnXn¨p C¡nan Nq«n..

“”sI¡m.. Cs¸m tWm¡nt¡ Wns¶ Mm³.. “” tI¨n In^n¨pw sNm*v N«n`n Wn¶pw ImXn]n_§n..

“”iv i.. In^n¨tÃm.. “”

MmWpw N«n`n Wn¶pw FjptWäv tI¨n]psX bn¶n sI¶p sN«nbnXn¨p B tSman bSns] H^p NXn sk¨v sNmXp¯p..

“”ikv.. Zm.. FWn¡v tkUWn¨p..”” Sn^nªp Fs¶ bnXn¡pw fp³tb Mm³ tZmÀ Sp_¶p C_§n Smsj Nn¨Wnt`¡v HmXn.. Fs¶ bnXn¡m³ tk*n tI¨n F³s_ bn¶ms`]pw..

Npª FWn¡v Njn¡m³ DÅ t¹äv Hs¡ FXp¯p sk¡pkm^p¶p.. Mm³ HmXns¨¶p k«w bnXn¨p Npª]psX fp¶n tN_n Wn¶p..

“”F´m Np«m, fm_v, Npª CsSms¡ FXp¯p sk¡s«..”” Npª In^n¨pw sNm*v b_ªp..

“”Zm CknsX kmXm, f½o, AksW knt«, F³s_ tSmav Nt*m.. N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Fs¶ sN«nbnXn¡m³ tbms` k¶n«v Ck³ NXn¨p S¶p..””

tI¨n tUgyw Nm\n¨p Npª]psX bn¶n`qsX k¶p Fs¶ bnXn¡m³ tWm¡n..

“”tbms« fmaq.. Ak³ sNm¨tÃ.. hvtWiw sNm*tÃ..””

Npª In^n¨pw sNm*v tI¨n¡v Nn«mSn^n¡m³ tk*n H¶v Sn^nªp Fs¶ tIÀ¯p bnXn¨p..

“”Hmtim.. hvtWiw sNm*mt\m.. F¶m B]nt¡ms«..””

ASpw b_ªp Npª]psX ssN S«n fmän Fs¶ N]_n bnXn¨n«p Bªp NXn¨p..

NpS_n fm_m³ tWm¡pWSnWnX]n tI¨n¡v NXn¡m³ bän]Sv F³s_ NknanÂ..

‘im.. Npªm.. Cu sb®v Fs¶ NXn¨ Nt*m..””

‘in in.. hvtWiw sNm*tà tfmsW.. A§nsW C^n¡pw Fs¶ hvtWin¨mÂ..”” tI¨n Fs¶ kn«n«p AknsX Wn¶v sbm«n¨n^n¨p..

“”fmaq, Nt*m, Wn³s_ bÃn³s_ AX]maw.. BsN Ipf¶p.. F´m tfmsa..””

“”tbms«Xm”” Npª Fs¶ tIÀ¯p WnÀ¯n]n«p NXn sNm* Nknan sfsà SjpNn..

“”Mm³ bSns]s] NXn¨pÅq f½o..”” tI¨n AXpt¯¡v k¶p F³s_ N¿n bnXn¨p k`n¨p tIÀ¯p WnÀ¯n..

“”tbms« Np«m.. Mm³ Ip½m Nan¨SsÃ.. WnW¡v tkUWnt¨m?””

tI¨n]psX tWm«¯n`pw km¡pNan`pw Wn_ª hvtWiw..

“”Ctèo Cs¸m tbm]n”” Mm³ B N®pNan tWm¡n bp©n^n¨p..

tI¨n sfsà NpWnªp F³s_ NknapNan AfÀ¯n Ipwdn¨p.. B Ip*pNans` ^*p SpÅn DfnWo^v F³s_ Nknan WWªp..

“”km Njn¡t*..””

ASpw b_ªp Mm³ tI¨n]psX CXp¸n`qsX ssN Ipän H^p kl¯qsX tIÀ¯p tN«nbnXn¨pw sNm*v imant`¡v WX¶p..

sN«n¸nXn¨p At§m«pw Ct§m«pw ssNNÄ Ipän WX¶p tbmkp¶ M§sa N*p Npª fµihn¨p..

“”gwho.. {ZÊv– FÃmw kn^n¨p Njnsª¦n kt¶, AkÀ¡v Njn¡m³ sNmXp¡v””

gwhn], gwhn¯m¯, Mm³ A§nsW]m knan¡m_v, NptªsX ko«n him]n¡m³ k^p¶Sm.. lWn]pw Mm]_pw HjnsN FÃm Unkhkpw ^mkns` Gjp f\n¡v k^pw sskNpt¶^w tbmkpw..

CknsX Mm³ k^pt¼msjms¡ Ft¶mXv sk`y Nm^yw B\v gwhn¯¡v.. H^p C^pb¯n fq¶p k]sʦn`pw Nm\pw.. Np_¨p AXp¯m\v koXv.. ko«n Np_¨p dp²nfps«ms¡ B\v.. C¯]psX ko«pNmÀ¡v H^p him]w BkpftÃm F¶p N^pSn Npª ko«ns` tKm`n¡m]n knan¨p WnÀ¯n]Sm\v.. H^p kÀgw Njnªp Nm\pw Cs¸m gwhn¯ CknsX k¶p SpX§n]n«v.

“”tU k^p¶p tI¨o.. Njnªp..””

tWm¡pt¼m {ZÊv– N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Hs¡ Np_¨p WWsªm«n gwhn¯ tN_n k^p¶p..

“”N®m.. hpOmt\m.. N*n«v Nps_ B]tÃm..”” gwhn¯ Fs¶ tWm¡n In^n¨n«v.. N¿pw fpOkpw NjpNn M§Ä Njn¡m³ DÅ cpZv– FXp¯p sk¨p..

“”gwhn¯ fp³bns`Nmapw sf`nªp Asà fmap tI¨n.. Cs¸m Ss¶]m Nm\m³ ewPn..”” Mm³ C¯s] tWm¡n bp©n^n¨n«v Njn¡m³ SpX§n..

“”Sm¦yq N®m..”” gwhn¯ AXp¯v k¶p F³s_ S`fpXn]n SjpNn]n«v Nn¨Wnt`¡v tbm]n..

“”Wn§Ä Njnt¨ tkPw.. Mm³ NmÀ k^m³ b_ªn«p*v.. A½mf]pw ss{ZkÀ Dw Cs¸m Cs§¯pw..””

Npª tI¨n]psX dmPv– Hs¡ FXp¯p sk¡m³ tbm]n..

tI¨n]psX fpO¯v bnt¶]pw kngfw Wnj`n¡m³ SpX§n..

“”tI¨n.. Fs¶ tWm¡nt].. tWm¡m³..””

tI¨n Fs¶ tWm¡msS NpWnªn^n¡p¶p.. N®p Wn_ªp Nm\pw ASmk\w..

Mm³ CXSp ssN sNm*v B fpOw bnXn¨p]À¯n..

“”tbms« tI¨n.. hmt^mÃ.. tkPw k^mtÃm FÃm BjvI]pw..””

Mm³ N®p SpX¨p sNmXp¯n«v F\oäv ssN NjpNn..

“”Np«m Wo H¶pw Njn¨nÃtÃm..”” tI¨n Fs¶ tWm¡n knan¨p b_ªp

“”fSn tI¨o.. Njn¡m³ H^p fqZv– CÃ..”” Mm³ ssN SpX¨n«p AXp¯v sI¶p sI]_nsâ bn¶n`qsX ssNNÄ Ipän tI¨ns] tIÀ¯p bnXn¨p Wn¶p.

tI¨n fpOw D]À¯n Fs¶ tWm¡n.. Fs¶ tWm¡n bp©n^n¨p.. B N®pNan WWkv–.. tI¨n tbmkp¶ kngfw Nm^\w B\v FWn¡pw Njn¡m³ tSm¶m¯Sv F¶p tI¨n¡_n]mw..

tI¨n]pw WnÀ¯n F\oäv Fs¶ AfÀ¶p Wn¶v.. Mm³ sfsà sN«nbnXn¨v B sIkn]psX Smsj H^p fp¯w sNmXp¯p..

“”AsS´m Np«m WnW¡v F³s_ Nknan D½ S¶m”” tI¨n¡v C¡nan B] tbms`..

“”ASnWp FWn¡v F¯t*.. tI¨n¡v sbm¡w NqXn]SnWp Mm³ F´v sI¿pw..””

“”in in in”” fp¯pf\n Nn`p§pw tbms` In^n¨n«v tI¨n A`vbw NpWnªp S¶p..

“”Um Cs¸mtjm..””

Mm³ B tSman ssNNÄ Ipän Nknan AfÀ¯n D½ sNmXp¯p..

“”fSn fSn hvtWin¨Sv.. fmap tbm]n s_Zn B]n km.. NmÀ k¶p tfmaq”” Npª k¶p b_ªp..

fWÊnÃm fWtÊmsX Fs¶ tWm¡n, S½n tNmÀ¯n^p¶ kn^`pNÄ knXpkn¨p tI¨n WX¶p tbm]n..

SpX^pw