hcnhcnbmbn \o§p¶ tNmW\pdp¼pIÄ ]qapJw apdn¨p IS¶v IpªphdoXnsâ `mcy Ipªpadnbm½ InS¡p¶ apdnbnte¡p Ibdn. apdnbnse knaâp Xdbn XfwsI«n InS¡p¶ I«nt¨mcbv¡p Npäpw Ah \r¯w h¨p. Ahbv¡p kar²amb Hcp hncp¶mWv Hcp§nbncn¡p¶Xv.
Ipªpadnbm½ FXnÀ¡nÃ. AhÀ I«nen hncn¨ sa¯¸mbn \nÝebmbn InS¡p¶p. Cu temIw IWvSp aXnbmIm¯ Hcphsft¸mse I®pIÄ Xpd¶ncn¡p¶p. \c¨p XpS§nb apSnbngIÄ Ae£yambn apJt¯¡p ]mdn hoWn«pWvSv. Imew XoÀ¯ Idp¯ tcJIÄ B Icphmfn¨ apJ¯v hyàambn ImWmw. PohnXbmX\bpsS ]mSpIÄ.
Ccp«p\ndª Cu apdnbn \n¶pÅ tamN\w. C\n a¨nse KufnIfpsS Nne¼n¨ H¨bpw a¨n³ ]pds¯ s]cp¨mgnIfpsS cm{XnIme k©mc¯nsâ i_vZhpw tIÄt¡WvSXnÃ. Dd¡w hcm¯ cmhpIfnÂ, Ccp«ns\ ]cncw`Ww sNbvXp `b¸m tSmsS InS¡pt¼mÄ ]pds¯ s]m´¡m«nÂ\n¶p Ipdp¡sâ HmcnbnSepw Ic¨nepw tIÄ¡m³ ImXpIfnÃ. cm¸mSnIfpsS CWtXSnbpÅ Ic¨nepw tIÄt¡WvS. ]peÀIme ]£nIfpsS DWÀ¯p]m«pIÄ tI«v DWtcWvS _m[yXbpw CÃ.
ImepIfnse N§eIÄ¡v C\n A\´amb tamN\w. Ah CfInhcp¶ i_vZw C\nbmcpw tIÄt¡WvS.
]¯p \mgnI ]pecpt¼mÄ ]Wn¡mcnIÄ sImWvSphcp¶ F®bpw Ipg¼pw Xebn Xfw hbv¡m\pÅ Iq«pacp¶pw C\n BhiyanÃ. AhÀ¡p ap¶nÂ, AhcpsS imk\IÄ¡v Iogvhg§n, hn[nsb ]gn¨v, PohnXs¯ im]hm¡pIÄ sImWvSp s]mXnªv, F®nbmsemSp§m¯ Zn\§Ä XÅn \ot¡WvSnhcp¶nÃ.
FÃm imk\IfnÂ\n¶pw FÃm im]hm¡pIfnÂ\n¶pw FÃmw ]cnlmk¨ncnIfnÂ\n¶pw tamN\w tXSpIbmWv.
""Rm³ Fsâ Hm«w ]qÀ¯nbm¡n..'' F¶ apJ`mht¯msS im´ambn Dd§p¶ Hcp \njvIf¦ iniphns\t¸mse Ipªpadnbm½ A´y\n{ZbneaÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. AhcpsS IShmbnÂ\ns¶men¨nd§nb NpSptNmcbmWv Xdbn I«n ]nSn¨p InS¡p¶Xv.
cmhnsâ BZybma§fnset¸mtgm AhÀ A´y\n{Zbnte¡p {]thin¨ncn¡Ww. cmhp apgph³ I\¯ Ccp«pw ISp¯ GIm´Xbpw AhÀ¡p Iq«ncp¶p.
cmhnse ISpw Im¸nbpambn Ipdph¨sâ apdnbnte¡p t]mb a¯mbn BWv tNmW\pdp¼pIfpsS \nc Ipªpadnbm½bpsS apdnbpsS AS¨n« hmXnen\SnbneqsS AIt¯¡p IS¶pt]mIp¶Xv BZyw IWvSXv.
Ah³ Im¸n¡¸pambn XnSp¡¯n ASp¡fs¡«nte¡p IpXn¨p. ASp¡f¡mcnItfmSp kwibw ]dªp.
Ipªpadnbm½sb Ipfn¸n¡pIbpw F®bpw Ipg¼pw tX¨v Xfw hbv¡pIbpw sN¿p¶ ]Wn¡mcnIÄ a¯mbn¡p ]n¶mse ]mªp.
AhÀ Nmcnbn« hmXn Xpd¶v AI¯p {]thin¨p. Ipªpadnbm½ {]XnIcn¨nÃ. AhfpsS Imense N§e s¡mfp¯v A\¡aäp InS¡p¶p. Imense achn¸v N§es¡mfp¯pIfnte¡p hym]n¨ncn¡p¶p.
HcphÄ Ipªpadnbm½sb Ipep¡n hnfn¨p: ""tN¨n, tN¨o... tN¨o...''.
Ipªpadnbm½ kam[m\t¯msS \n{ZbnemWv. AhÀ C\n ]Wn¡mcnIfpsS hnfntIÄ¡m¯ temI¯mWv.
Ipªpadnbm½bpsS achn¨ icoc¯nÂ\n¶p acW¯nsâ XWp¸v ]Wn¡mcnbpsS ssIbnte¡p ]SÀ¶p. AhÄ s]s«¶p ssI ]n³hen¨p; Hcp \nehnfntbmsS.
a¯mbn s]s«¶v DWÀ¶p. Ah³ AXnthK¯n Ipdph¨sâ Adbnte¡p ]mªp.
Ipdph¨³ {]`mX¯Wp¸n t\cnb ab¡¯nembncp¶p. Ah³ Ipep¡n hnfn¨p.
""A¨mbm A¨mbm...Hs¶Wotä... \½psS Ipªpadnbm½s¡m¨½ acn¨p. cm{Xoset¸mtgm BsW¶m tXm¶sW. I®v sXmd¶ncn¡vWv''.
Ipdph¨³ Hcp\nanjw kvXw`n¨ncp¶p. ]n¶oSv a¯mbn¡p t\sc ssI\o«n. Ah³ Ipdph¨s\ Xm§n¸nSn¨p I«nencp¯n.
""Ahfv \½sf hn«pt]mbn AÃntbm''.
""AtX A¨mbm... Rm³ kwibw sImWvSp ]Wn¡mcntbw Iq«n apdoev Ibdns¨¶Xm. Xdbnev tNmc OÀ±n¨ns«mWvSv''.
""\o IpªphdoXnt\mSp shhcw ]dtªm''.
""Cèmbm..''.
""\o thKw sN¶v Aht\mSp ]dbv. _m¡n Imcy§sfms¡ samdt]mse \S¡s«... CsXms¡ ImWm³ Cu hr²s\ C«n«m AhsfsImWvSp t]mbXv.''. Ipdph¨sâ IWvTanSdn.
""FÃmw hn[o¶v \nco¨m aXn. BZyw hø¨³, ]ns¶ A¸³, AXn\p ]n¶mse Fsâ Ipª¶m½, Ct¸m Ipªpadnbm½bpw... ssZhta! CsXms¡ ImWm\pw tI¡m\pw \o Fs¶ Cu `qaoev Xs¶ C«ncn¡phmtWm...''.
Ipdph¨³ BtcmsS¶nÃmsX ]cn`hn¨p. B Bßa{´Ww Xocpw apt¼ a¯mbn aS§nh¶p.
""Adbnenèmbm. ImÀ sjUnev ImdpanÃ. C¶se h¶nÃm¶m tXm¶sW. sNet¸m..''. a¯mbn AÀt[mànbn \ndp¯n.
Ipdph¨³ Hcp\nanjw Nn´n¨ncp¶p. ]n¶oSv a¯mbntbmSmbn ]dªp.
""AhÄsS ho«nev ImWpw. \o Hcp Imcyw sN¿v. Hcp hWvSn hnfn¨v Hcmsf ]dªbbv¡v...''.
Ipdph¨³ Hcp \nanjw \ndp¯n.
""F¶n«v... Ipªpadnbmt½sS ho«pImtcw aäp _Ôp¡tfsams¡ Adnbn¡m\v Bsf ]dªv hnSv. \m«pImtcw acWw Adnbn¡m³ Bfv hnSv.''
a¯mbn Ahkc¯ns\m¯pbÀ¶p. Ah³ apdn¡p ]pdt¯¡nd§p¶Xn\p apt¼ Ipdph¨³ BÚm]n¨p.
""\o B ImÂs¸«n sXmdt¶. AXnÂ\ns¶mcp t\m«psI«v FSp¯v aSoev ht¨m. Bhiy§fv hcpw. H¶n\psamcp sImdhpw DWvSmhcpXv. Mvlm ]ns¶ tXm«¯nte ]Wn¡mtcw ]mSs¯ ]Wnbmfnt\w HSs\ Adnbn¡Ww''.
GXm\pw \nanj§Ä¡pÅn \m«pImÀ IÃp¦Â XdhmSnsâ apä¯v H¯pIqSn. AhnsSmcp acW¸´ÂDbÀ¶p.
ASp¡fs¡«n sN¼pIfn Acnbn«p. iÀ¡c Im¸nbpw Imbv hdp¯Xpw X¿mdmbn. ISpam§bpw ]¸Sw Im¨nbXpw X¿mdmbn. _Ôp¡Ähcpt¼mÄ H¶n\pw Hcp Ipdhpw DWvSmhcpXv.
_Ôp¡fpw NmÀ¨¡mcpw hnhcadnªv F¯m³ XpS§n.
]I hfÀ¶p kÔybnte¡p \oWvSp. acW¸´en Kymkv sseäpIÄ sXfnªp. CubepIfpw sNdp{]mWnIfpw AXnsâ shfn¨¯n h¶p hoWp N¯p.
AXn\p \Sphn shÅhncnbn« Hcp taibn Cu«n¯SnbpsS s]«nbn Ipªpadnbm½ im´ambn Dd§n. s]«n¡p Npäpw hncn¨ sa¯¸mbn ho«nse s]®p§Ä Ip¯nbncp¶p. CSbv¡p aq¡p ]ngnªpw hÀ¯am\w ]dªpw kabw XÅn \o¡n. CSbv¡p \nehnfnIÄ DbcpIbpw ]Xw ]dªp IcbpIbpw sNbvXp.
BWp§Ä Kymkv hnf¡n\v ASp¯ncp¶p ]m\¸pkvXIw Xpd¶p. ]m\hmb\bpsS Icfenbn¡p¶ CucSnIÄ {Kma¯nsâ \ni_vZXbn AebSn¨pbÀ¶p.
]´en s]®p§Ä acW {]mÀ°\Ifpw ep¯n\nbIfpw sImWvSv A´co£w km{µam¡n. ]paqJs¯ hcm´bn Hcp NmcpItkcbn Ipdph¨³ FÃmw IWvSv, FÃmw {ihn¨v Nn´m[o\\mbn InS¶p.
cm{Xn hfÀ¶psImWvSncp¶p. At¸mgpw IpªphdoXv F¯nbn«nÃ. Ccp«p ]Xnbncn¡p¶ \m«phgnbneqsS Hmtcm hml\¡®pw IS¶phcpt¼mÄ AXp IpªphdoXnsâ ImÀ Bbncn¡tWsb¶v AhÀ {]mÀ°n¨p.
Ipdph¨³ Dd§m³ t]mbnÃ. B NmcpItkcbnÂXs¶ InS¶p ab§n. Ahkm\w cmhnsâ \memw bma¯n IpªphdoXnsâ _yq¡pImÀ IÃp¦Â XdhmSnsâ ]Sn¸pc IS¶p h¶p. FÃm I®pIfpw IpªphdoXnembn. acW¸´en Iq«¡c¨nepbÀ¶p.
AbmÄ Hcp \nanjw Ipªpadnbm½bpsS achn¨ PU¯n\cnIn \n¶v B apJt¯¡p kq£n¨p t\m¡n. F¶n«v BtcmSpw H¶pw DcnbmSmsX ]Sns¡«pIÄ Ibdn Xsâ Adbnte¡p t]mbn. a¯mbn IpªphdoXn\p ]n¶mse sN¶p. Ipdph¨\n \n¶v Hcp s\SphoÀ¸pbÀ¶p. AbmfpsS hr²\b\§fpsS tImWpIfn Xmsg hogm\mhmsX I®p\oÀ¯pÅn X§n \n¶p.