Rm³ jntÃmwKv ZqcZÀi\n UbdIvSdmbn {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ Imew. 1999emWv kw`hw. Hcp Znhkw ]n.F. h¶p ]dªp: ""Somebody wants to see you''. AhnsSsbÃmhcpw Jmkn `mjbmWv kwkmcn¡p¶Xv. ]t£, Cw¥ojv \¶mbn ssIImcyw sN¿m³ R§fpsS "{Kq¸v Un' Ìm^n\pv t]mepw Adnbmw. C´ybpsS hS¡pIng¡³ AXnÀ¯n {]tZi§fnse ImemhØbpw {]IrXnbpsaÃmw \½ptSXnÂ\n¶p hfsc hyXykvXamWv. XWp¸p Imew h¶m GXmWvSv 11 aWnbmImsX Bcpw Hm^okn hcnÃ. GXmWvSv 9 aWnbmIpt¼mgmWv ]eÀ¡pw t\cw shfp¡p¶Xv. D¨bv¡v DuWpIgnªv Hmtcmcp¯cmbn Øew hnSpw. GXmWvSv aq¶paWnIgnªm Hm^okn A[nIw t]cv Ahtijn¡nÃ. cmhnse H¼Xn\v Hm^oknse¯n sshIpt¶cw F«phsc tPmen sNbvXp ioen¨ F\n¡nsXÃmw BZysams¡ kln¡m\mbnÃ.
]n.F. h¶p ]dªt¸mÄ Ìm^nsâ _Ôp¡fmsc¦nepw Bbncn¡psa¶mWv Rm³ IcpXnbXv. ]n.F. t]mbXnsâ ]n¶mse GXmWvSv ]Xn\©v ]Xn\mdv hbkv tXm¶n¡p¶ Hcp s]¬Ip«n apdnbnte¡p IS¶p h¶p. Sir, I want some job. bmsXmcp apJhcbpanÃmsX s]¬Ip«n Ft¶mSmhiys¸«Xv Fs´¦nepw Hcp tPmenbmWv. C{X sNdnb B Ip«n¡v F´p tPmen F¶p Rm³ BtemNn¨p.
Are you a student?.
hnZymÀ°nIÄ ]mÀ«v ssSw tPmen sN¿p¶ bqtdm]y³ k{¼Zmbw F\n¡dnbmhp¶XpsImWvSv, A¯cw Hcp ÌpUâv Bbncn¡pw ChÄ F¶mWv Rm³ IcpXnbXv.
No! I am a widow. I have three children.
sM. aq¶v Ip«nIfpsS A½tbm?
How old are you?
I am 20 years old.
F\n¡v AÛpXw amdm³ XpS§n. hfsc KuchambmWv AhÄ kwkmcn¨pXpS§nbXv. 14þmw hbkn Hcp ]¿\pambn t{]a¯nembn. AXn AhÄ¡v Hcp Ipªns\bpw sImSp¯v Ah³ Ahsf Dt]£n¨p. A§s\ \n¡pt¼mÄ Hs¶m¶chÀjw Ignªv thsdmcp¯³ t{]an¨p. B IeymWw ho«pImÀ Xs¶ \S¯ns¡mSp¯p. AXn cWvSp Ip«nIfmbn. Ct¸mÄ Abmfpw Dt]£n¨p t]mbncn¡p¶p. \nba]camb hnhmlhpw hnhmltamN\hpw sNdp¸¡mÀ {]Xo£n¡p¶nÃ. eu amtcyPv Gähpw IqSpX t{]mÕmln¸n¡s¸Sp¶ {]tZi§fmWv C´ybpsS t\mÀ¯v CuÌv {]tZi§Ä. AXn ¯s¶ jntÃmwKv ap¼´nbnemWv. Hcp Ime¯v Bkmansâ XeØm\ambncp¶p jntÃmwKv. Ct¸mÄ Bkmansâ XeØm\w tKmlm«nbmWv. jntÃmwKmIs«, taLmeb F¶ ]pXnb kwØm\¯nsâ XeØm\amWv. Ct¸mgpw {]mb]qÀ¯nbmIm¯ s]¬Ip«nIfpsS hnhmlw jntÃmwKn [mcmfw \S¡p¶pWvSv.
Rm³ AhfpsS `À¯mhns\¡pdn¨p tNmZn¨p.
IWvSm sh«ns¡m¶pIfbpw Rm\bmsf F¶mbncp¶p AhfpsS BZy{]XnIcWw. B apJw Nph¶p XpSp¡p¶Xpw cu{ZamIp¶Xpw Rm³ IWvSp.
""AbmÄ Fs¶ kvt\ln¨v I_fn¸n¡pIbmbncp¶p. BZyhnhml¯n Xs¶ Rm³ ]pcpjs\ shdp¯XmWv. ]t£, Ahs\ Rm³ shdpsX hn«p. H¶n\pw sImÅm¯ Hcp aWvSqkv. Ch³, cWvSma¯h³ Fsâ k¦S§sfbpw ZuÀ_ey§sfbpw apXem¡nbh\mWv. Ahkm\w Fs¶ hnäv Pohn¡m³ Ah³ B{Kln¨p. Rm\mWhs\ B«ntbmSn¨Xv. ''
IqSpX ]dbm³ Rm\hsf A\phZn¨nÃ. AhfpsS ZpxJhpw tIm]hpw kzm`mhnIw F¶v Rm³ Xncn¨dnªp. jntÃmwKv A§s\bmWv. kvIqÄ ¢mkn h¨v H¶pw Xncn¨dnbm³ ]mSnÃm¯ {]mb¯n Xs¶, t{]ahpw KmÔÀÆhpw \S¶ncn¡pw. B¬þs]¬ _Ôw s]s«¶v DSseSp¡pIbpw s]s«¶p Xs¶ XIcpIbpw sN¿p¶ hmÀ¯, jntÃmwKn hmÀ¯tb AÃ. kv{Xo¡v Gähpw IqSpX kzmX{´yapÅ \mSmWv t\mÀ¯v CuÌv. jntÃmwKn {]tXyIn¨pw, AhÄ¡v CjvSs¸Sp¶ ]pcpjsâ IqsS FhnsSbpw t]mImw. Bcpw H¶pw ]dbnÃ. tIcf¯nÂ\n¶p t]mepw ]ecpw t]mbn t\mÀ¯v CuÌn sN¶p IeymWw Ign¨v Dt]£n¨p t]mcp¶ IYIÄ AhnsS kpe`amWv. Hcp s]®ns\ s]s«¶v kz´am¡m\pw A{X s]s«¶v Dt]£n¡m\pw ]äp¶ Hcp \mSv Cu C´ybntemsb¶v Rm³ AÛpXs¸«n«pWvSv.
tZjyw k¦Sambn amdnbtXmsS Rm³ Ahsf kam[m\n¸n¨p. AhÄ¡p ]änb tPmen H¶pw \ÂIm\mbnÃ. adn¨v Nne \nÀt±i§fpw tPmen In«m\pÅ km[yXIfpw ]dªpsImSp¯p. jntÃmwKn Ip«n {]mbw hn«pamdm¯ A\h[n hn[hIfpWvSv. ss{S_ {Kq¸nÂs¸« Chsc ASp¯ Ime¯mbn {InkvXy³ anj\dnamÀ CSs]«v t_m[h¡cn¨p XpS§nbn«pWvSv. kvIqfn t]mIp¶hÀ Ipdhv, t]mbm¯s¶ sImgnªp t]mhpIbpw Infp´p {]mb¯n Xs¶ {]mc_v[¡Sen hoWpt]mhpIbpw sN¿p¶ AhnSps¯ Iuamc¯nsâ {]XoIambncp¶p, Fsâ ap¼nencp¶p Icª "F½n'.