sb«¶v ^m{Snh©m^n]m] kÆm Sn^ptfWn]psX fp³bn`qsX b_¶ptbm]n.

“”B^m bn¶nÂ, ?””

Sn^nªptWm¡m³Njn]msS Sn^ptfWn Wn¶p.

“”fp¯Èm,…””

bn¶nÂWn¶pw Pu^n]psX knan.

“”tR, Pu^ntfmav,””
sb«¶v Sn^nªptWm¡m³ Wn¡pt¼mjm\v Sn^ptfWn¡v
A¡m^yw HmÀ½k¶Sv.

dÔn¡s¸« Bßmkv GSpkntVW]pw dÔWw tkÀsbXp¯m³ {lfn¡pw.
bs£ ASn koj^pSv.
Sn^nªptWm¡n]m sI]vSNÀ½§Ä
AÀ°fnÃmsS]m]nt¸mNpw.

bns¶ f_ns¨m¶pw In´n¨nÃ.

Pu^n]psX lÐw bn¶nÂWn¶ptN«n«pw AsSm¶pw kNk¡msS Sn^ptfWn fpt¶m«pWX¶p.

f{´nN¸p^]n sI¶pN]_n] Sn^ptfWn UpÀ¤mtUkns] ssNNÄNq¸n sSmjpSp.

“”At½ UpÀt¤lz^n,..””

sI¯nk¨ CaWos^Xp¯v km]]nt`¡pNfjv¯nsNm*v Umiw SoÀ¯p.

tlgw him]nNsa fX¡n]]¨ Sn^ptfWn fW]nt`¡v sI¶pN]_pt¼mÄ {dÒ]mfw SpX§n]n^p¶p.

ANs¯¡psI¶pN]_n] Sn^ptfWn tWs^ bqKmfp_n]nt`¡m]n^p¶p tbm]Sv.

bqKmfp_n]psX kmSnÂSp_¶ At±iw
AknsX Pu^ns]N*v A¼^¶pWn¶p.

h¨nUmWµsW sI¼Nf^¯n B\n]Xn¨pdÔn¨v Sn^nªpWX¶t¸mÄ bn¶n Wn¶pwtN« Pu^n]psX knan hSyfm]n^p¶ps]¶v At¸mÄ Sn^ptfWn¡ptSm¶n.
Ipk¶b«nsâ fpNan {bSngvYn¨ UpÀ¤mtUkn]psX kn{Pi¯nWp fp³bn Wn¶psNm*v
h¨nUmWµWptk*n UpÀ¤]psX fp³bn {bmÀ°W]n fpjpNn]n^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p Pu^n.
ASpSs¶]m\v B knan¡pNm^\sf¶v Sn^ptfWn Sn^n¨_nªp.

“”tW^w skap¯nÃtÃm Put^y, A¸tj¡pw Fjpt¶äv C§Xv tbmt¶m.?””
l¦^³Sn^ptfWn tImUn¨p.

Sn^nªv Sn^ptfWns] tWm¡n] Pu^n]psX fnjnNÄ Wn_sªmjpNp¶p*m]n^p¶p.

“”´m tfmsa,””
ssN¿n`pÅ Wn`kna¡v Wn`¯pk¨psNm*v Sn^ptfWn Pu^n]psX AXp¯n^p¶p.

“”h¨nfmgv…””
AXÀ¶pko\ fnjnWoÀ¡\§Ä SpX¨psNm*v Pu^n b_ªp.

“”fv, CWn]p*mNnÃ..! ^*v UnkhwNjnªm Afmkmhn]m\v.
ASpNjnªm hoSs]]pw.””

b_ªpfpjpkWm¡p¶SnWp fp³bpSs¶ Pu^n CX¡p¡]_n tImUn¨p.

“”tk* fp¯Èm, H¶pw sI¿*. bmktà Ak^v C§sW]§ptbm]vt¡ms«.””
N`§n] N®pNsamsX Pu^n b_ªp.

“”´m tfmsa Cu b_]t\, Ak^psX BßmknWv WnSylm´n `ent¡t*,
bns¶ H^p WnÝnSNm`w ks^ CknsX Wn¡m³bäq, ASpNjnªm N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tbm\w
h¨nUmWµWv Np_¨v `£y§ap*m]n^p¶p.
ASpWn_tkänsNmXp¡m³ Mm³ AVÀktkUfà bYn¨Sv. B kjn]à bn´pX^p¶Sv.
f^\w ssUkWnÝ]fm\v.
fäm^pWX¯m³{lfn¨m`pw ASpMm³ SX]pw.””

“”Wn¡v Nm\m³ bäntà h¨nfmgnsW?””
sS§n¡^ªpsNm*v Pu^n tImUn¨p.

“”s´ms¡]m tfmav b_]s\ ?
hm^Ãy, Wfp¡v kjn]p*m¡mw. ‘s¸m tfmav sIÃq, ¶n«v tW^w H¶psXskap¯n«v
WÃÑsâfp³bn sI¶v {bmÀ°n¡q.
fWhnWv H^p hpOw Nn«s«.””

Pu^ns]jpt¶äv fpNans` fp_n]nt`¡psI¶p.

N«n`nt`¡ptWm¡n] AkÄ A½pknsW Nm\m¯SpsNm*v Ipän`pw tWm¡n.

N«n`nsâ CXSpkl¯v Wn`¯pIp^p*v NnX¡pN]m]n^p¶ A½pknsW AkÄ S«nknan¨p.

“”´m A½q N«n`n Ø`fnÃms¯m*t\m, Smsj NnX¡ps¶.?””

D_¡¯n Wn¶psfjpt¶ä A½p SmsjNnX¡p¶SpN*v Ipän`pw tWm¡n.

“”MmsW§sW]m CknsX..?.””

“”t¶mXm tImUn¡t\, F\otä tkPw, ¶n«v Npan¨n«v km, A¼`¯ntbm\w.””
Wn`¯pWn¶v A½pknsâ tSmanÂbnXn¨psNm*p Pu^n FjptW`vbn¡m³ {lfn¨p.

NpanNjnªv A½pkpw Pu^n]pwNqsX lnkt£{S¯nt`¡pWX¶p.

sb«¶pÅ Pu^n]psX fpOemkw Sn^n¨_n]m³ A½pknWv
Wnfng§Ä fSn]m]n^p¶p.

“”´pbän Put^y¨n, ^mkns`fpSÂ Mm³ {l²n¡p¶p.?””
A½pknsâ tImUyw tNÄ¡msS AkÄ CXkjn]n`qsX WX¶psNmt*]n^p¶p.

bn¶n`qsX WX¶ A½p AkapsX ssNNan bnXn¨psNm*pko*pw tImUn¨p.

“”A½p, H^phwl]w.
Bkmin¨v dÔn¨ BßmkntWmXv hwhm^n¡m³ btäm?””
Pu^n]psX hwl]w tN« A½p AÂbhf]w H¶pWn¶p.

“”´p«v… “”

“”AÃ, Cu dÔn¨ Bßm¡tamXv hwhm^n¡m³ bsäm¶v.?””

“”B, Wn¡v A_n]nÃym.””
A½p ssNf`À¯n

“”F¶m fn*^pSv, km..””
Pu^n NqXpSs`m¶pw hwhm^n¡msS fpt¶m«pWX¶p.

bn³kna¡pw, Vm^]pw, bpgv–bmMvK`n]pw Njn¸n¨v AkÀ sSmjpSn_§n.
bXnªms_ B¨pk«n I{fw bXnªn^n¡p¶ AWns]N*t¸mÄ AkapsX hwl]w A]mtamXv tImUn¨pSoÀ¡msf¶v fWhnÂN^pSn.

“”A½p Wo WXt¶m Mm³ kt¶mam.””

“”Put^y¨n A]mapsX AXpt¯¡mt\m tbm\Sv.?””

“” fv. AsS. “”

“”CSpNp_¨p NqXp¶p*v. A]mÄ Ba{S l^n]öv Mm³ b_ªn«ntÃ, Nm^y§sams¡ A_n]mt`m bns¶ ko*pw ko*pw ´nWm Put^y¨n N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv A]mapsX AXpt¯¡v tbms\.?””

“”Wo tbXnt¡*. Wn¡v H^mb¯pw k^nÃ. fv, tbm]vt¡m, Mm³ kt¶mam..””

Pu^n Aksa b_ª]¡m³ {lfn¨p.

“”tk*, Put^y¨n tbm]nkm MmWnknsX Wn¡mw.””

A½pknsâ So^pfmW¯n fmäfp*mNnsöv fWhn`m¡n] Pu^n bSns] AWn]psX AXpt¯¡psI¶p.

“”G«m, “”

bn¶n`qsX k¶pknan¨ Pu^ns] AWn Sn^nªptWm¡n.

“”im, Pu^nt]m. ´m Np«o..””

“”H^p hwl]w””

“”hwlt]m, ´m ASv.””

“”Bkmins¨Xp¯v dÔn¨ BßmkntWmXv hwhm^n¡m³ btäm..””

“”Bs^]m Bkmin¨Sv. ?””
hwl]t¯msX AWn tImUn¨p.

“”B^pÃ, Mm³ tImUn¨ps¶ HÅp.

“”DÆv, bs£ Hä]Xn¡v sI¶ptImUn¡m³ bänÃ. dÔW¯nsâ làn f{´¯n`qsX Np_¨n«ptk\w tImUn¡m³.
Mm³ fp³bv b_ªn«ntà H^p fm{´nNsW bän. A]mÄ¡_n]mw C§sW hwhm^n¡m³.””

“”DtÆm ,””
Pu^n BNmw£t]msX tImUn¨p.

“”fv, AsS.””

“”F¶m Wn¡v A]msa H¶pNm\\w AWnt]«m “”

B¯_]psX fpNan k¨ A]mapsX ssNNan AfÀ¯n¸nXn¨psNm*v Pu^n b_ªp.

AkapsX hvbÀlWw A]mapsX l^o^¯ns` t^mf§Ä¡pÅn`qsX Npan^ptNm^m³ SpX§n.
H^pWnfngw AWn N®pNaX¨pbnXn¨psNm*v AkapsX hvbÀlWs¯ BhzUn¨p.

“”Wmsa Njnªv Afmkmhn. A¶v ^mkns` 9 f\n¡v CknsX k^\w. Wfp¡v At±i¯nsâ AXpt¯¡ptbmNmw.””
fWhn `£y§Ä Wn_tk_n]Snsâ ht´mg¯n AWn b_ªp.

“”H^pbmXv tbmt\m, sskNn]m fW¡`v Sn^¡pw.””

“”G]v– , CknsX AXp¯v sI_n]kWfp*v. sWÃn¡p¶v. AknsX]m\v. ASm Mm³ ^mkns`Ss¶ k^\w F¶pb_ªSv.
A§sW]ms\¦n sskNpt¶^fmNpt¼mtj¡pw Sn^n¨pk^mw.
sb«¶psI¶m At±is¯ Nm\m³ bänÃy, ASm\v.””

“”l^n Mm³ k^mw.””
Pu^n h½Sf_n]n¨p.

“”bns¶, W½ÄtbmNp¶ knk^w Bt^mXpw b_t]*.””
hz^w Smjv¯n AWn b_ªp.

“”CÃym G«m, b_]nÃy. “”
Pu^n km¡psNmXp¯p.

“”F¶m l^n, fä¶mÄ ^mkns` 9 f\n¡v CknsX Nm\mw.””

AWnt]mXp]m{Sb_ªv Pu^n Sn^nªpWX¶p.

Sn^n¨pk¶ Pu^n]psX fpOs¯ ht´mgw N* A½p Nm^yw Sn^¡n
bs£ f_pbXns]m¶pw AkÄ b_ªnÃ.

“”Aýq, Cu sWÃn¡p¶v FknsX]m?””
A{bSn£nS tImUyw A½pkn hwl]¯nsâ fpasbm«n.

“”ASpNp_¨ptbm\w N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Put^y¨n. DÄkW¯ns` H^p Np¶m\v
AknsX B^m?””

“”G]v– sk_psS tImUn¨Sm.””
fäptImUy§Ä k^p¶SnWpfp³bpSs¶ Pu^n fäpkng]§sabän A½pkntWmXv hwhm^n¨psNmt*]n^p¶p.

fW¡`v k¶pN]_n] Pu^n¡v AknsX Wn¡m³ Ø`w SnN]msS]m]n.
C^p¶n«pw, Wn¶n«pw, NnX¶n«pw F§sWs]ms¡t]m AkÄ hÔymhf]wks^ Njn¨pNq«n.

A¯mjw Njn¨n«v Pu^n A½pknsâNqsX fp_n]nt`¡ptbm]n.

D_§m³ NnX¡pt¼mjpw Hä In´fm{Stf Pu^n]psX fWhn D*m]n^p¶Sv.

“”h¨nfmgnsW Nm\\w. H¶qsX hwhm^n¡m\w.””

D_¡¯nt`¡v B*ptbm] Pu^ns] bntä¶v AwdnN¨nä k¶n«m]n^p¶p knan¨Sv.

Ajnªpko\ fpXn]njNÄ k`n¨pk^n sW_pN]n sN«nk¨n«v Pu^n bSns] N«n`nÂWn¶pw Fjpt¶äp.

“”A½ps]knsX Intä?””

“”Akav koXpks^ tbm]n A½m]n¡v dn bn NqXn timhvbnä`n AZvfnäv sI]vSp.””

“”At¿m, ¶n«v F´pbän.””

“”Npjs¸m¶pÃym, ¥pt¡mh-vN]än NnX¯n]n«p*v.’

“”C¶v k^ntÃy Akav.””

“”CÃym, Wmsa k^m¶m b_tª, A½m]n¡v Npjt¸m¶pÃym Np«o,
bns¶ A½psâ NqsX fp¯ÈWpw tbm]n«p*tÃm, t´`pw s*¦n knan¡pw.””

“”MmsWm¶v knan¨ptWm¡s«.””
Pu^n tcms\Xp¯v Sn^ptfWn]psX W¼_n knan¨p.

fm_n tIÀ¶pNnX¡p¶ ^£s] k`SpssNsNm*v tIÀ¯pbnXn¨v
IpX`e{U]psX fp³bn VymWn¨p Wn¡pN]m]n^p¶ fmÀ¯mÞsW AWn bSns] knan¨p.

“”Wmsa AkÄ k^pw, Pu^n.””

“”fv, “”
f_pbXn]m]n H¶pfqapN fm{Stf A]mÄ sI]vsSmÅq.

“”FWns¡t´m H^p sI_n] e]w.””

“”fq[m,””
t^mgt¯msX A]mÄ knan¨p.””

“”e]w F¶k¡v FWn¡ptNÄ¡p¶SpSs¶ CãfÃs]¶v WnW¡v A_n]ntÃ..””

“”ASà , tPmbn]psX UpÀf^\w. hoS]psX hmWnVyw AsSms¡ Nq«ntWm¡pt¼mÄ FknsXt]m Ft´m k^mWpÅtbms` H^p tSm¶Â.

“”ipw, hoS. AkÄ Wnsâ t^mf¯n sSmXnÃ, Nm^\w Wos]sâ]mams\¶v AkÄ¡_n]mw. Akan`qsX Mm³ N^Øfm¡n] lànsNm*v Aksa Mm³ ehvffm¡pw..””
fmÀ¯mÞ³ D¨¯n b_ªp.

“”DbmhWm fqÀ¯nNta, FWn¡v làn S^q….””
tlgw ^*pssNNapw fpNant`¡v D]À¯ns¡m*v A`_n.

“”Wmsa Afmkmhn. Afmkmhn]n bn_¶ sb®v. NmÀ¯nN W£{Sw.
iii.. fSn FWn¡v SrbvSym]n.
AWo,
tgmZh bqKNjnªn«v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Aksa Wos]Xpt¯m Wnsâ B{Piw tbms` WX¡s«.””

“”bs£ l¦^³ Sn^ptfWn.””
AWn b_ªSpw. fmÀ¯mÞ³ A]mapsX fm{´nNUÞv Dbt]mPn¨v IpX`e{U]psX k`Spkl¯pk¨ D^pan]nt`¡pIq*n.

bSns] Pp^pSnN`¡n] skůn Blpb{Sn]n Wn¡p¶ l¦^³ Sn^ptfWn]psX fpOw sSanªpk¶p

“”sFw ¢nw IpX`e{Um].””

Ssâ DbmhWmfqÀ¯ns] fWhn VymWn¨psNm*v fm{´nNUÞv fmt_mXptIÀ¯pbnXn¨p.

“”iii A]mÄ k^nÃ, k^m³ Njn]nÃ.””

fmÀ¯mÞ³ AWn]psX fpOt¯¡ptWm¡nsNm*v b_ªp.

“”imkq, C¸jm hfmVmWfm]Sv.””
AWn sW©n ssNk¨psNm*v b_ªp.

“”F¶m sskNnt¡*, fX§nt¡maq””
IpX`e{U]psX kn{Pi¯nsâ fpNant`¡v Ipk¶ bpgvb§Ä AÀ¸n¨psNm*v fmÀ¯mÞ³ b_ªp.

AWn Sn^nªpWX¶p.

“”AWn,””
bn¶n Wn¶pw A]mÄ ko*pw knan¨t¸mÄ AWn Sn^nªptWm¡n.

IpX`me{U¡v AÀ¸n¨ Ipk¶bpgvb§Ä AWn¡ptWs^ Wo«n.

“”CSv AkapsX ln^hpfpS bmUwks^ 7 Sk\ DjnsªXp¯v AXp¯pNm\p¶ ln`]psX fpNan AÀ¸n¡\w tlgw AkapsX H^p fpXn NXbpjNn b_ns¨Xp¯v ASnsâ ^*v A{PkpwS½n dÔn¸n¨v fq¶pfX¡m]n ln`]n AÀ¸n¨ bpgv¸§Ä¡pfpNan k¡\w. F¶n«v ASnsWf_nNX¶ptk\w Ct§m«pk^m³.””

“”CsS´nWm? “”
hwl]t¯msX AWn tImUn¨p.

“”Ct§m«v tImUy§sam¶pw tk* b_ªSv AWph^n¡ym.””

bns¶ f_ps¯m¶pw tImUn¡m³ AWn Wn¶nÃ.

“”Intä, fp¯ÈsW Nm\mWnÃytÃm, C¶v k^ntà ?””
AXp¡a]ns` Sn^¡n« b\n]n Wn¡pN]m]n^p¶ AwdnNInä]psX AXp¯pk¶n^p¶v Pu^n tImUn¨p.

“”CÃym, Wmsa D¨Njntª k^q. C¶v Blpb{Sn]n A½p SWns] WnÂt¡*nk^pw. Wmsa ZnhvImÀKv sI¿q ¶m tZmÎÀ b_ªSv. As¸m fp¯È³ AknsX A½qWv Nq«m]n Wn¡pw ¶v b_ªn^p¶p.””

A¯mjw Njn¨n«v Pu^n fpNans` fp_n]nt`¡p sI¶p.

Wmsa h¨nUmWµtWmXv hwhm^n¡p¶Sv HmÀ¯psNm*v AkÄ fnjnNaX¨pNnX¶p.

Sn^nªpw f_nªpw NnX¶n«pw Wn{UmtUkn NXm£n¡msSk¶t¸mÄ hoSs]jpSn] bphvSNw A`fm^]n Wn¶psfXp¯v f_n¨ptWm¡n.
BUytbKns` h¨nUmWµsâ fpOt¯¡v– AkÄ H^pWnfngw tWm¡nWn¶p.
bs£ fWhnt`¡v bSnªSv– hoS]psX fpOfm]n^p¶p.

bSns] AkapsX fm·njnNan Wn{Us]mjpNns]¯n.
Pu^n D_¡¯nt`¡v kjpSnko\p.

Wn{U]n fpjpkWpw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv UpxhzbvWfm]n^p¶p Aksa Nm¯n^p¶Sv.

Ban¡¯p¶ timfNpÞw. S`]nÃmsS tNmjnNÄ,
^àsfmjpNp¶ kn{Piw.
Nq«¯n Bt^m b_]p¶SptN«p.

‘Ipk¶ Sn^n]n«pN¯p¶ sNXmkna¡v A\¨v, Ban¡¯p¶ timfNpÞ¯nt`¡v AsSXps¯_n]q’

sM«ns]jpt¶ä Pu^oIpän`pwtWm¡n.

“”MmsW´m\v N*Sv. Fs´Xp¯v F_n]mWm b_ªSv. H¶pw fWhn`m]nÃytÃm.””

A`vbWnfngw AkÄ Bt`mIn¨pNnX¶p.

bn¶oXv Ft¸mtjm Wn{U]nt`¡v Bjv¶ptbm] Aksa DU]hq^y³ k¶pIpwdn¨t¸mjm\v Fjpt¶Â¡p¶Sv.

sfmssd FXp¯ptWm¡n.
7 f\n.

“”tUko, 9 f\n¡v AWnt]«³ Nm¯pWn¡pftÃm.””

kas^ sb«¶v {bemSNrSy§sams¡Njn¨v Inät]mXv Nq«pNm^n]psX ko«nt`s¡¶pw b_ªv fW]n Wn¶pw C_§n.

Pu^n B¯_]n F¯n]t¸mtj¡pw AWn Nm¯pWn¡p¶p*m]n^p¶p

BNmlWo` Wn_fpÅ gÀ«pw skÅ fp*pfpXp¯pWn¡p¶ AWns]¡m\m³ l^n¡pw H^p hnWnf WXsWtbms`]ps*¶v Pu^n fpO¯ptWm¡n b_ªp.

Fanft]msX Wn¡p¶ AWn¡v sb«¶v Sn^ptfWn sI¿m³b_ª NÀfs¯¡p_n¨v At¸mjm\v HmÀ½mk¶Sv.

DXsW A]mÄ Pu^n]psX H^p fpXn NXbpjNn b_n¨p.

Nm^\w tImUn¨ A]mÄ b_ªSv.

“”Wo hwhm^n¡m³ tbmNp¶ BßmknsW Wn¶nt`¡v AXp¸n¡mWm\v C§sW sI¿p¶Sv.””
F¶m]n^p¶p.

tlgw fpXn]njk¨ ln`s] f_nNX¶v AkÄ WX¶p.

bn¶n C¶s¯ ^m{SnNjnªm Sm³ hz´fm¡m³ tbmNp¶ Pu^ns] BWµt¯msX ko£n¡pN]m]n^p¶p A]mÄ.

F¶m AWn Nm\m¯ H^pfpOwNqsX A]mÄ¡v bn¶n {bSy£s¸«n^p¶p.

SpX^pw…