“”AsS´pbqK, bqKNjnªt¸mÄ hoSs¡´v hwekn¨p.?

tImUy¯nWp bp_sf f_ptImUy§apfm]n Pu^n A_n]mWpÅ BNmw£]n ko*pw tImUn¨p.

“”tgmZh bqK””
CX_n]hz^¯n h¨nUmWµ³ b_ªp

“”tgmZhbqK ?..””
hwl]t¯msX AkÄ ko*pw tImUn¨p.

“”BenIm^NÀ½§an k¨v Gäkpw tfmls¸«, Ajp¡m] H^pbqK]m\v ‘tgmZhbqK’ GSv f{´nNWpw sI¿m³ A_¡p¶NÀ½w. ASpsI]v–SpNjnªm emkn]n Culz^sâ CXsbX fq`w frSyp k^nt¡*nk^psf¶v bqÀ® WnÝ]fm\v.

“”AÃ fmtg, As¸m hoSs] B bqKsI¿mWmt\m sNm*ptbm]Sv.?””

“”AsS, “”

“”fmgv N*n«pt*m, F§Wm B bqKsI¿p¶Sv.
ASpsI]vSpNjnªt¸m hoS¡v t´`pw hweknt¨m?..””

“”fv, BenIm^NÀ½§Ä¡v tk*n Wnt]mPn¡s¸« NWyN]psX,
NWyNs]¶pk¨m FÃmwsNm*pw SnNªkÄ. Aksa WPvW]m]n^p¯n AkapsX lp¢w ss`wPnNdÔ¯n`qsX]ÃmsS f{´¯nsâ làn]m bp_¯psNm*pk¶v ASp Ssâfp³bn`pÅ timfNpÞ¯ns` APvWn]nt`¡v f{´§Ä Kbn¨psNm*v AÀ¸n¡p¶p.
Mm³ tW^s¯ b_ªntÃ.
B^mt\m Cu NÀ½wsI¿p¶Sv A]mÄ¡v A]mapsX DbmhWm fqÀ¯nNanÂWn¶pw bqÀÆmVnNw làn {bSnUmWwsI¿pw. Cu NÀf¯n`qsX A]mamNpw FÃmwsNm*pw là³.
NqXmsS Ssâ l{SpknsW K·K·m´^w sk´psk®o_m¡mWpw Njn]pw.””

FÃmwtN« Pu^n A¼^¶n^p¶p.

“”CsSms¡ DÅSmt\m?
FWn¡v knlzhn¡m³ bäp¶nÃym fmtg,””

“”fv, knlzhn¡\w, C¯^w NÀ½§Ä Ct¸mjpw WX¡p¶p*v.””

“”hoS¡v F´phwekn¨p.””

sb«¶v h¨nUmWµsâ fpOw PUvPUwsNm*pkmXntbmNp¶Sv Pu^n¡v Nm\m³ Njnªp.

“”7 Sk\]m\v B WoI³ hoSs]k¨v tgmZhbqK sI]vSSv.
^m{Sn]psX fim]mf¯n SpX§p¶bqK {dÒ]mf¯nWv fp³tb AkhmWn¸n¨n^n¡pw Nm^\w ^m{Sn]psX fim]fw F¶pb_]p¶Sv UpãvX lànNapsX hf]fm\v 12 f\nfpS fq¶^ks^. fq¶^Njnªm {dÒ]mfw SpX§pw. ASm]Sv Culz^sâ hf]w.
{dÒ]mfw SpX§n¡jnªn«pw bqK AkhmWn¨næn B NÀ½¯nWv c`fp*mNmsS tbmNpw.

A¶v AWn b_ªn^p¶p F«mfs¯ bqK¡pÅ H^p¡§Ä AXp¯ Afmkmhn]ns` fim]mf¯n SpX§psf¶v
fq¶mfs¯ bqKNjnªt¸mÄSs¶ tdmVfÞ`wf_ª hoS]psX fWhv bqÀ®fm]pw fmÀ¯mÞsâ ssNNan`m]n^p¶p.
bqK¡v hf]fmNpt¼mÄ Cu_tWmsX AkÄSs¶ hz]w Fjpt¶äv A]mapsX A^nNnt`¡ptbmNpw.bs£ CsSm¶pw AkÄ A_n]p¶p*mNnÃ.””

fÀ¯mÞsW N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv kNk^p¯mWpÅ tUgyw
Pu^n]psX fpO¯v bX^p¶Sv A]mÄ A_n]p¶p*m]n^p¶p

“”hoS¡v F´phwekn¨p. ASpb_..””
bÃpNÄ Nq«n¡Xn¨v Pu^n tImUn¨p.

“”hz]w Sn^n¨_n]p¶ Wnfngw AkÄ BßiSy sI¿pw. CænÂ, Dbt]mPw Njnªv….””

“”Dbt]mPw Njnªv..””
Pu^n A]mapsX fpOt¯¡v tWm¡n.

“”AkapsX l^o^w BklyfpÅkÀ¡v sNmXp¡pw Cæn fqÀ¯nNÄ¡v d`nsNmXp¡pw.””

C^p¸nX¯n Wn¶pw Fjpt¶äv AkÄb_ªp.

“”tWm… tWm……….. CÃ, “”

“”fmtg…A¶v, AWnt]«³ b_ª B Unkhw As¶´v hwekn¨p.””

“”A½]psX WnÀt±l{bNm^w Mm³ B ^m{Sn hoS¡ptk*n Nmk`n^p¶p.

fim]mfwSpX§n] AXp¯ Wnfngw AkÄ NnX¡]nÂWn¶psfjpt¶äv
H^pd¡äv skÅw S`kjns]mjn¨p.
F¶n«v Cu_tWmsX AÔNm^w Wn_ªkjn]n`qsX WX¶p.
Aksa bn´pXÀ¶v MmWpw tbm]n.
sI_n] CXkjnSm*n A`vbUq^w WX¶v AkhmWw F¯ns¸«Sv H^p HmXptfª ko«n`m]n^p¶p.
D½_s¯¯n]t¸mÄ NSNv SmsWSp_¶p. H«pw e]fnÃmsS AkÄ tWs^I¶pN]_n.
Mm³ ANt¯¡v N]_m³ Wn¡pt¼mtj¡pw NSNv FWn¡p fp¶n sNm«n]X¨p.

B koXnsâ Ipän`pw Mm³ HmXnWX¶p. bs£ ANt¯¡v NX¡pkm³ NjnªnÃ.
bs£ AXªpNnX¡p¶ Km`Ns¸man
Mm³Np¯nSp_¶p.
CXWmjnNt]mXv I^n]pÅ fp_n¡pant`¡v AkÄ WX¶pN]_n.
tlgw Bfp_n]psX Wn`¯p bSnªpNnX¡p¶ ^ihy A_]psX kmSn AkÄ bSns]¯p_¶v Smtj¡v C_§nt¸mNp¶Sv Km`N¯n`qsX Mm³ N*p.

tlgw koXnsâ AXp¡a kmSn Mm³ Ikn«nSp_¶Spw H^mÄ Fsâ sW©nt`¡v BªpIkn«n.
bnXsªjpt¶ä Mm³ A]msa hq£n¨p tWm¡n.
AWn]m]n^p¶p ASv.
bs£ Fsâ sW©nt`¡v bSn¨ Nm`pNapsX DXfس AWn]psX bn¶n f_ªpWn¡p¶ tPmbn]m]n^p¶p.
{dÒbp^w A¼`¯nt`¡v AklyhmVW§Ä F¯n¨pS^p¶ tPmbn.

AN¯pbqKWX¡p¶Sv Nm^\w tbmNm³ bänÃs]¶pb_ªv Fs¶ kjn]n SXªp.
bns¶ AknsX WX¶Sv H^p hwQ«Wfm]n^p¶p.
^*ptb^psX]pw làn¡pfpWvbn bnXn¨pWn¡m³ FWn¡v NjnªnÃ.

ASnWnX]n AWn bj] N\¡pNÄ C^p¼pUÞv Dbt]mPn¨v Ft¶mXv SoÀ¯p.

l^o^fmhN`w AXnsNm*v Wo^pks¶¦n`pw tkUWfm{Sw D*m]n^p¶nÃ.
Nm^\w CsSÃmw hoS¡v tk*n]ms\¶hSyw DÅn NnX¡p¶SpsNm*m]n^p¶p.

Wn`¯pko\ Fs¶ koXnsâ Sq\n sN«nWn_p¯n.
km]n D_nk¶ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ^àw Mm³ tPmbn]psX fpOt¯¡v BªpSp¸nsNm*v Ajn¨pknXm³ b_ªp.

fpO¯psS_n¨ ^àw tPmbn ssNsNm*v SpX¨pWo¡n]n«v AWn]psX ssN¿n`pÅ C^p¼pUÞv km§n Fsâ ln^hnt`¡v BªXn¨p.

DXsW Mm³ tdmV^inSWm]n S_]nt`¡v ko\p.

^m{Sn]psX ]mf§Ä Njnªptbm]n.
hptdmVw Sn^n¨pNn«n] Mm³ bSns] Fjpt¶äv B koXnsâ ANt¯¡pNX¶p.

tPmbns]]pw AWns]]pw Nm\mWp*m]n^p¶nÃ.

fpt¶m«v WX¶ Mm³ WXp¯a¯n AXªpNnX¡p¶ H^p fp_nN*p.
bSns] MmWSp Sp_¶ptWm¡n.””

“”AknsX hoS]p*m]n^pt¶m fmtg?””
AXªlЯn Pu^n tImUn¨p.

“”CÃ, B fp_n]n IpX`e{U]]psX kn{Piw Np¦pfw Np¶pNq«n ASnWpfpNan k¨n«p*m]n^p¶p.
timfNpÞ¯ns` APvWn A\ªp.
Wn`kna¡n Ipk¶b«nsâ Sn^n N¯ns]^n]p¶p*m]n^p¶p.
Wn`¯pk^¨ Naw fmªptbm]n^n¡p¶p.
bp_¯pNX¶ Mm³ hoSs] Sn^ªp.

AknsXs]knsX]pwN*nÃ.

sb«¶v AtSfp_n]ns` ^ihy A_]n Ft´mko\pX]p¶ lÐwtN« Mm³ At§m«psI¶ptWm¡n.

AXªpNnX¡p¶ ^ihy A_]psX kmSn Mm³ bSns] Sp_¶p.

AknsX Fsâ hoSs]….””
h¨nUmWµ³ b_ªpWn_p¯n.

“”F´m fmtg hwekn¨Sv..?””
Pu^n BNmw£t]msX tImUn¨p.

“”AWn AkapsX WPvWfm] l^o^¯nt`¡v bXÀ¶pN]_pN]m]n^p¶p.

Fsâ hoS…

hotS……””
h¨nUmWµ³ A`_nknan¨p.
A]mÄ Ssâ fpãn Ip^p«n AXp¯pÅ ln`]n BªnXn¨p.
AXn]psX BQmS¯n ln` kn*pbnaÀ¶p.

H¶phfmVmWn¸n¡m³ tbm`pw Pu^n¡v Njn]msS k¶p.

“”Aksâ Bklyw Njnªt¸mÄ fmÀ¯mÞ³ A]mapsX DbmhWm fqÀ¯n¡v hoS]psX ^àw sNm*v AentgNw sI]v–Sp. ^àwkmÀ¶v Wn`¯pNnX¶v bnX]p¶ hoSs]tWm¡n Wn`knan¡msW FWn¡v NjntªmÅp.,””

sS§n¡^ªpsNm*v h¨nUmWµ³ fpOwsbm¯n.

H^p bp^pg³ N^]p¶Sv Pu^n BUyfm]n«m]n^p¶p Nm\p¶Sv.

“”Pu^n……””
bn¶nÂWn¶pw H^p knan]p]À¶p.

Sn^nªptWm¡n] Pu^n e]t¯msX Wn¶p.

“”fp¯È³ “”

l¦^³Sn^ptfWns] N*Spw Pu^nHmXnk¶v Sn^ptfWn]psXsW©nt`¡v Imªpko\p.

“”fp¯Èm, “”

“”fv, Wns]´m CknsX, Wnt¶mXv Mm³ b_ªn«ntà Hä¡v CknsX C§sW C_§nWX¡^psS¶v..””

Pu^n]psX sW_pN]n St`mXnsNm*v Sn^ptfWn tImUn¨p.

“”h¨nfmgv….,””
h¦Xw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv hin¡k¿msS AkÄ sS§n¡^ªp.

“”GSv, h¨nfmgv..?””
Sn^ptfWn ko*pw tImUn¨p.

“”tU..””
AkÄ h¨nUmWµ³ Wn¶ Ø`t¯¡v kn^ Iq*n.

Pu^n kn^ÂIq*n] emPt¯¡v tWm¡n] Sn^ptfWn¡v H¶pwSs¶ UÀln¡m³ NjnªnÃ.

“”tU, CknsX C{StW^w Ft¶mXv hwhm^n¨n^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p.””
fnjnWoÀ¡\§Ä SpX¨v AkÄ b_ªp.

“”GSp h¨nfmgnsW tfmav N*Sv.?””
Sn^ptfWn ko*pw tImUn¨p.

“”hoS, hoSs] N`ym\wNjn¡m³ WnÝ]n¨ h¨nUmWµ³.””

“”Wo Nt*m A]msa?.””

“”DÆv fp¯Èm, Mm³ N*p hwhm^n¨Sm.””

“”F¶m sâ NqsX km^ym..””
Sn^ptfWn Pu^ns]]pw Nq«n Sn^n¨pWX¶p.

{dÒbp^w t£{S¯nsâ bn¶n`qsX]pÅ sI_n] CXkjn bn¶n«v
H^p bmXk^¼nsâ Aä¯v–sI¶pWn¶p.

f_pN^]n sI_ns]m^p HmXptfª koXv Sn^ptfWn kn^ÂIqXn Nm\n¨psNmXp¯p.

“”tfmav b_ª h¨nUmWµsâ koXm\v B Nm\p¶Sv. km..””

Sn^ptfWn bmXk^¼n`qsX kas^tkP¯n Pu^n]psX ssN¿pw bnXn¨pWX¶p.

koXnsâ ASnÀ¯n fpasNm*psN«n] tk`nsNm*m]n^p¶p Sn^n¨n^p¶Sv.
koXnsâ D½_t¯¡v N]_n] l¦^³ Sn^ptfWn AknXs¯ A½s] knan¨p.

sb«¶pSs¶ skÅkhv{Sw V^n¨ knVk]m] H^phv{So C_§nk¶p.

“”Hm, Sn^ptfWn ´m bSnknÃm*v…””

“”CSns` tbm]t¸mÄ H¶nt{SXw ks^ N]_\w F¶ptSm¶n.
bns¶ CsSsâ sNm¨ptfmam, Pu^n ½sX h¨nUmWµ³ bYn¸n¨n«p*v.””

Sn^ptfWn b_ªp SoÀ¡p¶SnWp fp³bpSs¶ A½]psX fnjnNÄ Wn_sªmjpNm³ SpX§n]n^p¶p.
hm^nS`¸psNm*v Ssâ fnjnNÄ SpX¨pWo¡n AkÀ Ipf^nsâ fpNan Sq¡n] fm`]n« tcmt«m]nt`¡v N`§n] N®pNapfm]n Sn^nªptWm¡n.

h¨nUmWµ³.
KWWw 13 þ 1 þ 1988
f^\w 30 þ 12 þ 2016.

tcmt«m N* Pu^n
D½_¯n®]n Wn¶pw bnXsªjpt¶äp.

e]w Akan NnX¶v SmÞkfmXn.
Ipän`pw tWm¡n] Pu^n¡v AknsXs]knsXt]m h¨nUmWµsâ hmWnVyw AWpeks¸Xp¶p*m]n^p¶p.

“”fp¯Èm,…””
Pu^n Sn^ptfWn]psX ssNNan bnXnfp_p¡n.

“”F¶m, M§an_§s«, bns¶ k^mw. b\¯nWv t´`pw dp²nfp«v *v Im… NojtÈ^n]nt`¡v tbmt¶maq..””

Sn^ptfWn ]m{Sb_ªv h¨nUmWµsâ koXnsâ kXt¡emPt¯¡v WX¶p.

h¨nUmWµsW AX¡w sI]vSf®v Pu^n¡v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Nm\n¨psNmXp¯p.

“”hoS]pw, h¨nUmWµWpw Ht^Unkhfm\v f^\s¸«Sv.
CksW]mt\m Wo N*Sv.””

ssNNm`pNÄ kn_¡p¶ tbms` tSm¶n] Pu^n Sn^ptfWn]psX ssNNan Ae]w{bmbn¨p.

“”As¸m, MmWn{S]pw tW^w hwhm^n¨ h¨nfmgv.. ASm^m]n^p¶p fp¯Èm.. “”
e]t¯msX Pu^n tImUn¨p.

l¦^³Sn^ptfWn Aksa tIÀ¯pbnXn¨psNm*v b_ªp.

“”´nWm e]¡ps¶ Wns¶t¯Xn k¶Sm Ak³, dmw¥q^n k¨v H^p N_p¯ ^qbs¯N*ps]¶v Wo b_ªntà ASv h¨nUmWµsâ Bßmkm\v.
fmÀ¯mÞsâ ekW¯n S`¡v £Stfäv NnX¡pN]m]n^p¶p h¨nUmWµ³.
^àw kmÀ¶v Kok³ WãvXs¸«m]n^p¶p f^\w hwekn¨Sv.

Wo fW]nÂWn¶v C_§ntbmNpw Fs¶Wn¡v D_¸p*m]n^p¶p.
bs£ DÅn H^p tWÀ¯ e]kpw. {bSnNm^w sI¿m³ h¨nUmWµ³ Wns¶ Dbt]mPs¸Xp¯ptfms]¶v. ASnÃmSn^n¡m³ tk*n]m\v Mm³ WnW¡v ^£sN«nS¶Sv. bs£ Wn¶n`qsX A]mÄ¡v Ft´m tWXns]Xp¡mWp*v.
ASpsNm*m\v knXmsS Wns¶ bn´pX^p¶Sv.””

Sn^ptfWn hwhm^n¡p¶ps*¦n`pw Pu^n h¨nUmWµsW AX¡w sI]vS f®nt`¡v tWm¡nWn¡pN]m]n^p¶p.
f_kv sI]vS Ø`¯v sI_n] bpÂs¨XnNÄ fpa¨psbm´n]n^p¶p

“”AÃ… sNm¶Sm fmgnsW, “”
kn_¡p¶ Pu^n]psX Ip*pNÄ Aka_n]msS b_ªp.

“”tR,.. F´m b_tª..””
Sn^ptfWn Pu^n]psX N®pNant`¡v tWm¡n.

“”hoSs] ^£n¡m³ tk*n fmÀ¯mÞsâ A^nNnt`¡v tbm]Sm]n^p¶p.
AknsXk¨v tPmbn fmgnsâ ln^hnt`¡v C^p¼pUÞv Dbt]mPn¨v £Stf`vbn¨p.””

Pu^n]psX km¡pNÄ tN« l¦^³Sn^ptfWn A¼^¶p Wn¶p.

“”At¸mÄ tPmbn]psX f^\w
hoSfptOW]Ã f_n¨v…
CÃ..! {dÒbp^¯v– CWn]n^p UpÀf^\w hwekn¡m³ bmXnÃ.
H^mapsX KoksWmXp¡m³ H^mßmkntWm fWpgytWm AVnNm^fnÃ.
Nm`sse^ksâ So^pfmWw fm{Sfm\Sv. ASnWv knQv–Ww k^p¯m³ H^n¡`pw Mm³ AWpkUn¡nÃ

Sn^ptfWn Pu^n]psX ssN¿pw bnXn¨v NojvtÈ^n]nt`¡v WX¶p.

dmw¥q^n Wn¶v Sn^n¨]m{S]n Npän¸p_s¯ tÌm¸n k¨pN* A]mÄ H^mßmkm]n^psW¶v DÄsNmÅm³ Pu^n Wt¶bmXpsb«p.
BWnfngw fpS h¨nUmWµ³ F¶ tb^ptNÄ¡pt¼mÄSs¶ A_n]s¯m^p e]w Pu^n]psX DÅn fpasbm«n]n^p¶p.

fmÀ¯mÞsâ WnÀt±l{bNm^w AWn Pu^ns] kloN^n¡m³ tk*n]pÅ H^p¡§Ä SpX§n]n«v 2 Unkhw bn¶n«n^p¶p.
fq¶mw Unkhw A]mÄ
A¼`¡pa¯n N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv fp§nWnkÀ¶p. H¸w Pm]{Snf{´kpw Kbn¨v l^o^w lp²nk^p¯n.

“”Hmw eq^vepkÊpkx
STvh’knSp^zt^’\yw
e^vtPm’ tUkhy’ Vofin |
Vnt]m t]m Wx’ {btImU]m’Sv ||””

fq¶pSk\ fp§nWnkÀ¶v hvWmWt¯msXm¸w
Pu^ns] fWhn h¦Â¸n¨v
hmftkU¯ns` NmftUkf{´w 7 Sk\ D^pknXm³ SpX§n.

“”Wtfm ePktU Nmf tUkm] {lo
hÀÆ KW {bn]m] hÀÆ KW hwtfmiWm] tKym` tKym` {btKym` {btKym`….””

AtShf]w NojvtÈ^n fW]n A½pknsWm¸w D_§pN]m]n^p¶ Pu^n]psX hzbvW¯nt`¡v Wn_bp©n^nSq¡n AWn NX¶pk¶p.

hoSs] kloN^n¨tbms`…

SpX^pw…