N®pNaX¨pbnXn¨psNm*v Nrgv\fqÀ¯n]t±iw hoS]psX
fpOw fWhn h¦Â¸n¨p.

AÔNm^w Wn_ª At±i¯nsâ fnjn]n fpOw fpjpkWpw ^àwbXÀ¶v
^*p {UwgvYNapw kaÀ¶v, km]]n Wn¶pw IpXp ^àsfm`n¨v knNrS^qbfm]n Wn¡p¶ hoS]psX ^qbw sSanªpk¶p.

bp©n^n sbmjn¨psNm*v Sn^ptfWn N®pNÄ Sp_¶p.

“”hoS]psX AÑWpw A½]pw FknsX..?””

“”km^yt^.. A§Xv sIt¶maq””
^mf³ knan¨pb_ªp.

“”C§Xv k^ym..””

]tlmU]pw km^y^pw NqsX H^pfn¨v Nrgv\fqÀ¯nSn^ptfWn]psX A^nNnt`¡v sI¶p.

^*ptb^psX]pw ssN¿n A^an¸qkpw sS¨n¸qkpw sNmXp¯n«v 11 Sk\ DjnsªXp¡m³ N¸n¨p.

]tlmU]pw km^y^pw A{bNm^w sI]vSv tlgw bqkv kmj]psX Wm¡n`]n Wnt£bn¨p.

“”l¦^m, B sI¡sW C§Xv knant¨maq.””

“”^mfm,…fv,””
l¦^³ ^mfsWtWm¡nsNm*v N¸n¨p.

^mfWpw ^*v him]nNapw NqXns¨¶v b¯m]¸p^]n`pÅ AWns] d`fm]n bnXn¨psNm*pk¶p.

Sn^ptfWn lwOn Wn¶pw SoÀ°K`sfXp¯v AWn]psX l^o^¯nt`¡v NpXªv lp²nk^p¯n.

tlgw AWn]psX ssN¿n`pw bpgvb§Ä sNmXp¯v DjnsªXp¡m³ b_ªp.

BUyw knh½Sns¨¦n`pw bn¶oXv Sn^ptfWn b_ªtbms` AWn]pw DjnsªXp¯p.

fq¶pUnkhw Wo*pWn¡p¶ fimhpUÀlWtimf¯nsâ BUyQ«w bqÀ¯oN^n¨psNm*v Sn^ptfWn Fjpt¶äp.him]nNapw fäpw UpÀ¤mtUkns] {boSns¸Xp¯pkm³ tk*n hvSpSnNapw, hvt{SmS§apw sKbn¨psNm*n^p¶p.

“”l¦^m, H^p Nm^yw {btSyNw {l²n¡\w.
AWns] CknX¶v fm]mKm`w Nm«n NX¯ns¡m*ptbmNm³ AkÄ {lfn¡pw. A§sW k^^pSv.
Wmsa NjnªpÅ ^m{Sn Aksa dÔn¨p em^S¸pj]n Hjp¡\w.””

“”l^n, Sn^ptfWn b_ªtbms`.””

Nrgv\fqÀ¯n]t±i¯nWpÅ kn{lffp_n]nt`¡v kjnNm\n¨psNm*v l¦^³ Sn^ptfWn fp³tb WX¶p.

A¶v NqXn]kÀ¡pÅ e£\w fW¡`nÂSs¶]m]n^p¶p bmNw sI]vSSv.

BUyUnWw bn¶n«t¸mÄ ]msSm^pknV SXʧapw AkÀ tW^n«nÃ.

fimhpUÀlWtimfw ^*mw Unkhw.

^mkn`s¯ P\bSntimfw Njnªv {bhmUw FÃmk^n`pw F¯n¡p¶ hf]¯m\v bp_¯v H^p en£mXWw sI¿p¶ H^mÄ k¶pWn¡p¶Sv l¦^³Sn^ptfWn]psX him]n D®n {l²n¨Sv.

A]mÄ NojvtÈ^nfWs] AXnfpXn ko£n¨psNm*n^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p.

“”fv, ´m knsX?
D®n AXpt¯¡v k¶p tImUn¨p.

“”H¶pÃym…””
KZNp¯n] N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv S`fpXn sIm_nªpsNm*v A]mÄ b_ªp.

“”CknsX k^ym..””
D®n N`vbn¨Spw A]mÄ Sn^nªpWX¶p.

bXn¸p^ NX¶v D®n bp_t¯¡pNX¶Spw en£¡m^³ AknsX Wn¶p.

“”Um, Cu {bhmUw Njn¨n«v sbm]vt¡maq””

Sn^nªpWn¶v A]mÄ D®ns] tWm¡n.

A«ihn¨psNm*v D®n]psX AXpt¯¡pk^p¶Sv N*]pXsW D®n ssN¿n`pÅ SoÀ°w en£¡m^sâ l^o^¯nt`¡v NpXªp.

SoÀ°K`w S«n]Spw DXsW A]mÄ H^p kÆm`m]n b_¶p]À¶p.

A`vbw e]¶ D®n tkPw Nrgv\fqÀ¯n]t±it¯mXp sI¶v Nm^y§Ä b_ªp.

“”Mm³ b_ªntà l¦^m AktaSpkntVtW]pw AWns] bp_¯psNm*pk^m³ {lfn¡pw.
At½ tUko,..””

“”^mfm, AkWnÂ
H^p N®v Ft¸mjpw D*mN\w .””
Ssâ bn¶nÂWn¡p¶ ^mfsW tWm¡ns¡m*v l¦^³ Sn^ptfWn b_ªp.

“”DÆv,””

“”Wmsa ^m{Sn sI¼Nf^¯n dÔn¨ h¨nUmWµsW Na¯nt`¡v sNm*pk^\w. A]mapsX Bßmknsâ hmWnVyw Ds*¶_nªm C^s]¯pw.
bns¶ Nm^y§Ä Fap¸fm\v.””

Nrgv\fqÀ¯n]t±i¯nsâ km¡pNÄ kas^ {l²t]mXpNqsX l¦^³Sn^ptfWn tN«pWn¶p.

tlgw bqKmfp_n]nt`¡v N]_n Nrgv\fqÀ¯n]t±iw I{fw bXnªn^p¶v
SanN]n k¨ Ipk¶ sS¨n¸qkpsNm*v UpÀ¤mtUkn¡v AÀ¨W WX¯n.

fnjnNaX¨psNm*v fqÀ¯n]t±iw ko*pw hoSs] h¦Â¸n¨p.
C¯k\ AkapsX BÀ¯«ihn¡p¶ fpOfm]n^p¶p fWhn sSanªSv.

“”im, WX¡nà Sn^ptfWn. Fsâ `£yw Mm³ Wn_tkäpNSs¶ sI¿pw.
AWn, Aksâ ^à¯n FWn¡v Wo^mX\w.””
A«ihn¨p sNm*v hoS b_ªp.

“”Ak³ CknsX, Fsâ]Xp¯pÅXt¯maw WnW¡v H¶pw sI¿m³ Njn]nà hotS,
Wns¶ Mm³ dÔn¨pNjnªÃmsS AWn bp_t¯¡v tbmNnÃ.
A{S¡v fnXp¡ps*¦n Wo {lfn¡v
MmsWm¶v Nm\s« “”

bqKmfp_n]n`n^p¶psNm*v Sn^ptfWn b_ªp.

“”Wmsa fim]mf¯nWv fp³bv Ak³ NojvtÈ^nfW]n Wn¶v bp_¯v NX¡pw.””
hoS]psX D_¨ km¡pNÄ tN« Sn^ptfWn bp©n^nsbmjn¨p.

“”Cu fW]psX bXn¸p^]n Wn¶v ANt¯¡ptbm`pw NX¡m³ Njn]m¯ Wo..iii…””

Ipk¶pSpXp¯ hoS]psX fpOw kn*pNo_m³ SpX§n.
Nknan`pw, sWän]n`pw, fp_nkpNÄ ^qbs¸«v ^àw sbmXnªp.
AXn¨p*nsW bn¶n`m¡n AkapsX {UwgvYNÄ kaÀ¶p.

“”ipw, Wnsâ Cu fpOw N*v tbXn¡p¶k^p*mNpw. bs£ fqÀ¯n.””

“”WmkX¡q… N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Nps_ tW^fm]n hz]w bpNjv¯p¶p.””
CX]nÂN]_n b^nimht¯msX hoS b_ªp.

“”hotS, H^pNm^yw Wo fWhn`m¡pN. hpUÀlWw F¶pb_]p¶Sv ePkm³ kngv\pknsâ k`SpssN¿n Ft¸mjpw Ipäns¡m*n^n¡p¶ B]pVfm\v.
A_n]mfm]n^n¡pw AtÃ?
Wnsâ UrãnNÄ hzmVoWn¡pNt]m, Db{Ukn¡pNt]m sI¿p¶ps*¦n hpUÀlWfqÀ¯n]psX B]n^w bÃpNapÅ (B^§apÅ) I{NwsNm*v Wns¶ A_p¯pWo¡n Culz^sâ lpeUÀlWw `eyfm¡pN F¶Sm\v Fsâ `£yw.””

“”iii… Fsâ f^\hf]¯v Mm³ N*nÃtÃm Cu ePkmsW? “”

“”knVns] SX]m³ H^p làn¡pw hmVn¡nÃ. fimtUksâ {bn]bSvWn hSntUkn]psX tkÀbmXn tbm`pw knVns] bjn¨kWm\v hm£m b^flnk³.””

“”bp^m\NTNÄ¡v {bhNv–Sn]nà Sn^ptfWn.””

A{S]pw b_ªv Sn^ptfWn]psX UrãvXn]n Wn¶pw AkÄ A{bSy£]m]n.

bqKmfp_n]n C^n¡pN]m]n^p¶ Nrgv\fqÀ¯n]t±is¯ l¦^³ Sn^ptfWn k¶pknan¨p.

“”AWn]psX sb§ap«n k¶n^n¡n\p, Aksâ A½¡v hpOÃym ¶v, H¶pNm\m\t{S.””

“”Mm³ k^mw l¦^³ WXt¶maq.””
UpÀ¤mtUkn]psX AWp{Piw km§n Sn^ptfWn Fjpt¶äp.

bXn¸p^]n Nm¯pWn¡p¶ AWn]psX AWn]¯ns] Nm\m³ Nrgv\fqÀ¯n]t±ikpw ^mfWpw, l¦^³ Sn^ptfWn]pwNqsX him]n D®n H^p SanN]n bpgvb§saXp¯v sI¶p.

“”^mfm…””

“”AtS Sn^ptfWn, CSv AWn]psX AWn]¯nSs¶ Mm³ N*n«p*v. A¼`¯n¨v.””
^mf³ hzNm^yfm]n b_ªp.

“”Wn¡v G«sW Nm\\w, A½¡v hpOÃym,””
tS§nsNm*v AkÄ b_ªp.

“”B^m b_tª Npt«ymXv G«³ CknsX s*¶v ?””

“”ASv… ASv… “”
AkÄ Wn¶pb^p§n.

“”fv k^ym, b¯m]¸p^]n`p*v.””
Nrgv\fqÀ¯nSn^ptfWn b_ªp.

“”Mm³.. G«tWmXv C§Xv k^m³ b_]q..””

“”WnW¡v ANt¯¡v k^mw..””
l¦^³ Sn^ptfWn b_ªp.

“”CÃm, bqKWX¡p¶Ø`tÃ.””

“”ASpNpj¸Ãym, kt¶maq””
AkÄ¡ptk*n Sn^ptfWn kjns]m^p¡n.

“”Mm³… Mm³ ESpfSn]m\v, “”
fpOw Smjv¯nsNm*v AkÄ b_ªp.

DXsW Nrgv\fqÀ¯nSn^ptfWn bp©n^n sbmjn¨psNm*v Ssâ W^dmVn¨ SmXns] St`mXn.

“”Hmw e{UNmay Wfx
Hmw ^p{UhpSmt] Wfx””

k`SpssN sW©nt`¡v tIÀ¯pbnXn¨psNm*v {lo UpÀ¤mtUkns] fWhn VymWn¨Spw
DXsW làfm] Nmäv HjpNns]¯n.
Nmän D®n]psX N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ssN¿ns` SanN]n D*m]n^p¶ bpgvb§saÃmw km]pkn bm_nWX¶p.

NmÀtfQw hq^ysWf_¨pbnXn¨p.
sbmXnbX`§Ä Ipän`pw b^¶p.
làfm] Nmän ^mf³ AXnsSän ko\p.
bnXns¨jptW¸n¡m³ {lfn¨ l¦^³Sn^ptfWn]pw Nmänsâ PSn¡Wph^n¨p sS¶n Wo§n.

Nrgv\fqÀ¯n]t±iw tSman V^n¨ tfÂfp*nsW CXSpssNsNm*v tIÀ¯p bnXn¨p.

“”hoS..’
AWn]psX AWn]¯n]m]n ^qbfmäw sI]vSpk¶ Aksa l¦^³ Sn^ptfWn Sn^n¨_nªp.

Ipänk¶ Ipj`n¡mäv Aksa]pw FXp¯v kn®nt`¡v D]À¶p.

NmÀtfQw bXÀ¶pb´`n¨ BNml¯n Wn¶psNm*v AkÄ BÀ¯pIn^n¨p.

“”Hmw lweqÀW]WhweqSmt] Wfx
Hmw lnkmßmµNm^nt®y Wfx
Hmw Nmao N^makUmWt] Wfx””

D®n]psX ssN¿ns` SanN]n tlgn¨ bpgv¸§saXp¯v fmt_mXptIÀ¯pbnXn¨psNm*v Nrgv\fqÀ¯nSn^ptfWn bXn¸p^¡v A¸p_t¯¡v AÀ¸n¨p.

WnfngtW^w sNm*v Bªpkoln] Nmäv WnÝ`fm]n.
D`ªmXn] tN^kr£§Ä bSns] bqÀÆØnSn]n`m]n.

“”l¦^m sskNnt¡* SpX§nt¡maq..””

“”DÆv Sn^ptfWn.””

hÔyt]msX ^*mwQ« bqKNÄ SpX§n.

l¦^³Sn^ptfWn Wk{PibqK¡v fp³ssNs]Xp¯p.
timfmPvWn]n 9 {Pi§apsX]pw f{´w sNm*v timfn¨v, timfNpÞ¯n³s_ Nnj¡pkl¯v Wk{Pibßw S¿m_m¡n bqKn¨p.

^*mwQ«w AkhmWn¡pt¼mÄ Nrgv\fqÀ¯n]t±i¯nsâ fpO¯v bSnknÃm¯ H^p fuWw l¦^³ Sn^ptfWn UÀln¨p.
Nm^\w Sn^¡n] Sn^ptfWnt]mXp b_ªp.

“”AkÄ, hoS. bqÀÆmVnNw làn{bmbn¨n«p*v.””

“”fv, tUkn ssNknXnÃym’

“”A_n]mw, F¦n`pw H¶qsX {l²n¡\w.
Wmsa fim]mfw SpX§p¶SnWp fp³bv Aksa Bkmin¨v CknsX F¯n¡\w.””

“”fv, A§p kn{lfn¡q, dm¡n Wmsa So^pfmWn¡mw.””

l¦^³Sn^ptfWn D½_s¯ Im^pNth^]n k¶n^p¶t¸mÄ AXpt¯¡v Pu^nk¶n^p¶p.

“”fp¯Èm,…””
Sn^ptfWn]psX ssN¿n bnXn¨psNm*v AkÄ knan¨p.

“”´m tfmta, tbXn¨ptbmt]m sâ Np«n.
FÃmw lpefmNpw tbm]nNnX¶p_§q..””

^m{Sn]psX WnlÐS Ipän`pw b^¶p.
IokoXnsâ]pw sI_p{bm\nNapsX]pw lÐw ^m{Sns] Gs_ hpµ^fm¡n.

DU]Nn^\§Ä bSnkn`pw tW^s¯ {bNrSns] B`nwPWw sI]vSp.
SoÀ°¡pa¯n hvWmWw Njnªv bqKsI¿msW¯n]kÀ S¿m_m]n Wn¶p.

fq¶mwQ« bqK¡v SpX¡w Np_n¨p.
knQv–WWnkm^\¯nWm]v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv P\bSntimf¯nWv SpX¡w¡p_n¨v timfmNpÞ¯nt`¡v APvWn sIm^nªp.

D¨t]msX AkhmWn¨ P\bSntimf¯nWp tlgw ^m{Sn]n B^wen¡mWpÅ fimhpUÀlWtimf¯nWm]pÅ H^p¡§Ä SpX§n.

hÔyt]mXXps¯¯n Wn¡p¶ tW^¯m\v AWnt]mXv NpanNjnªv Cu_tWmsX AkntX¡v k^m³ N`vbn¨Sv.

^mf³ b¯m]¸p^ Sp_¶v AWns] knan¨p.

bs£ b¯m]¸p^]n NmkÂWn¡p¶ BapsX WnÝ`fm]n NnX¡p¶l^o^w fm{Stf D*m]n^pt¶maq.
AWn At¸mtj¡pw ^£s¸«n^p¶p.

knk^w A_o¨ ^mfsW l¦^³Sn^ptfWn N\¡nWv lNm^n¨p.

“”H^pNs®t¸mjpw tk\w ¶v b_ªn^p¶ntÃ. ¶n«n¸ k¶pWn¡m.. AkapsX N®nÂsbXp¶SnsW¡mÄ fp³tb tbm]n AksW Nq«nsNm*pk^q””

DXsW ^mfWpw him]nNapw AWns] AtWzgn¨n_§n.

AtShf]w AWn sSt¡Xs¯Npa¸p^]n Hanªn^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p.

Np_¨ptW^w B^psX]pw N®nÂsbXmsS A]mÄ AknsX¯s¶ C^p¶p.

ANs`Wn¶pw sNm`phnsâ f\nWmUw tN«tSmsX AWn Ipf^nsâ A^pNn bänt¨À¶n^p¶p.
¢mkv bnXn¨ Ipf^pNÄ A]mÄ¡v S\pt¸Np¶p*m]n^p¶p
sskNmsS sNm`phnsâ lÐw AXpt¯]v¡Xpt¯]v¡v F¯nSpX§n.

ssN¿n H^psN«v Sp\n]pw, k`SpssN¿n Ipk¶ d¡äpfm]n fp`¡¨fm{Sw V^n¨psNm*v H^p sb¬Np«n Npa¯nt`¡v C_§nk¶p.
Hmt^m bXnNÄ Ikn«n]n_§pt¼mapw AkapsX sNm`phnsâ f\nNÄ Nq«n]nXn¡p¶Sv AWn {l²n¨p.

skap¯Nm`nsW Bk^\w sI]vSv Wn_s] fp¯pf\nNÄ sbmSnª sNm`phn Wn¶pw A]mÄ Ns®Xp¯v AkapsX fpOt¯¡ptWm¡m³ S`]p]À¯n.

SpX^pw…