{]`mX¡pfncn tImcn¯cn¨p \n¡pIbmWv {Kmaw. kzÀ®¯nf¡apÅ s\·WnIÄ t]dn \thmVtbt¸mse XeIp\n¨p \n¡p¶ s]m¶mcysâ s\¡XncpIfn sasà Npw_n¨p IS¶p t]mIp¶ sNámäv.
IÃp¦Â Xdhm«nte¡pÅ hgn¯mcIÄ IpehmgIfpw sImSntXmcW§fpw sImWvSv AewIrXambncn¡p¶p. IÃp¦Â XdhmSnsâ apäw\ndsb hncn¸´Â. ]´enepw CfwXn®Ifnepw Ie]ne Iq«n HmSn¡fn¡p¶ Ip«nIÄ. ]«phkv{X§Ä De¨v, kzÀ®hfIÄ Inep¡n HmSn\S¡p¶ s]®p§Ä. ]Ånbn t]mIms\mcp§p¶ AhcpsS AS¡w ]d¨nepIfpw s]m«n¨ncnIfpw sImWvSv apJcnXamb apdnIÄ.
adnbm½s¸§fpsS apdnbnepapWvSv \ndsb s]®p§Ä. s]§sf ImWm\pw Ipiemt\zjWw \S¯m\pw F¯nbhÀ. AhÀ¡p ap¶n shfp¯ N«bpw apWvSpw [cn¨v kpkvtachZ\bmbn adnbm½s¸§Ä I«nen \oWvSp\nhÀ¶p InS¶p. AhcpsS ]e tNmZy§Ä¡pw adp]Sn \ÂIp¶Xv adnbm½s¸§sf ]cnNcn¡p¶ s]¬Ip«nbmWv.
Hc]vkc I\yIsbt¸mse ]«pSbmSIfnepw kzÀWm`cW§fnepw Xnf§n \ndkm¶n[yambn dmtl FhnsSbpapWvSv. IpªphdoXv FÃmän\pw taÂt\m«w hln¨v £Wn¨ph¶ _ÔpP\§sfbpw ImcWhm·mscbpw kzoIcn¨v ]´enepWvSv. {Kmat^m¬ kwKoX¯nsâ a{µ[z\n FÃm Bch§Ä¡pw aosX.
hgntbmc¯v hcnhcnbmbn InS¡p¶ ImdpIÄ. \m«pImÀ¡pw FtÌänÂ\n¶p h¶ sXmgnemfnIÄ¡pw ]Ånbnte¡p t]mIm³ X¿mdmbn¡nS¡p¶ SqdnÌp _kpIÄ.
]´en {]`mX `£Wambn ]me¸hpw a«¬Idnbpw G¯¸gw ]pgp§nbXpw hnf¼p¶ DÕml¡½nän. AXn\p t\XrXzw sImSp¯v \m«p{]amWnamÀ.
IpªphdoXv CSbv¡nsS hm¨n t\m¡pIbpw ]Sn¸pcbv¡p ]pd¯v tPm¬ hÀKoknsâ Imdnsâ Cc¼w tIÄ¡m³ ImtXmÀ¡pIbpw sN¿p¶pWvSv. hÃm¯ DXvIWvTbpapWvSv apJ¯v. s]¬Iq«À hcpt¼mtg¡pw ]Ånbnse¯Ww. FÃmhÀ¡pw kvXpXn sNmÃn kab¯v Cd§m³ ]äptamsb¶ DXvIWvTbmWv IpªphdoXn\v.
hÃy¸¨\p kvXpXn sNmÃm³ t]mbncn¡bmWv tPm¬ hÀKokv. H¸w tPm¬ sNdnbm\papWvSv. A]IS\ne XcWw sNbvXncn¡pIbmWv Ipdph¨³. tUm.tPmÀPv tP¡_v k´pjvS\mWv. {In«n¡Â tÌPnÂ\n¶pw Ipdph¨s\ c£s¸Sp¯m³ IgnªXnsâ Bizmkw B apJ¯pWvSv.
tUm.tPmÀPv tP¡_v tPm¬ hÀKokns\ IWvSam{Xbn ]dªp: ""ssZhw \n§tfmSp IqsSbpWvSv. \n§fpsS hey¸¨\v henb Cw{]qhvsaâpWvSv. saUnknt\mSp \¶mbn {]XnIcn¡p¶pWvSv At±lw. Cu \nebnemsW¦n cWvSmgvNbv¡pÅn ChnsS \n¶v UnkvNmÀPv sN¿mw''.
tUm.tPmÀPv tP¡_v Itkcbn \ns¶Woäp. At±l¯n\p ]n¶mse tPm¬ hÀKokpw tPm¬ sNdnbm\pw sF.kn.bphnte¡p \S¶p.
tUm.tPmÀPv tP¡_v tImfnwKv s_Ãn hnceaÀ¯n. Hcp t\gvkv h¶p IXIp Xpd¶p. AhÄ tUm.tPmÀPv tP¡_n\v BZc]qÀÆw KpUvtamÀWnwKv ]dªp. tPm¬ hÀKokn\pw tPm¬ sNdnbm\pw t\sc ]p©ncnXqIn.
Ipdph¨sâ HmIvknP³ IpgepIÄ amänbncn¡p¶p. Xe`mKw Aev]w DbÀ¯nh¨p ab¡¯nemWvSp InS¡pIbmWv Ipdph¨³. tUmIvSsd IWvSv Uyq«n t\gvkv XnSp¡¯n ASps¯¯n. tUm.tPmÀPv tP¡_v sasà Xsâ ssI Ipdph¨sâ incÊn h¨v ]Xps¡ hnfn¨p.
Ipdph¨³ sasà I®p Xpd¶p. ""cmhnse Blmcw hÃXpw Ignt¨m?''.
Uyq«n t\gvkmWv D¯cw ]dªXv.
""Hmd©p Pyqkv sImSp¯p tUmIvSÀ''.
AhÄ Ipdph¨sâ NmÀs«Sp¯v tUmIvSdpsS ssIbn _lpam\]qÀÆw sImSp¯p. tUmIvSÀ tPmÀPv tP¡_v NmÀ«n k{i²w t\m¡n. At±lw Xncnªv tPm¬ hÀKoknt\mSmbn ]dªp:
""Ipg¸sam¶panÃ. ln Cukv H.sI.''. At±lw kmhImiw ASp¯ s_UvUn\cnInte¡p \o§n. Ipdph¨³ tPm¬ hÀKokn\p t\sc t\m¡n.
""hey¸¨m. tN«sâ IeymWam C¶v. hey¸¨\p kvXpXn sNmÃm³ h¶XmWv R§fv''.
Ipdph¨sâ apJw s]s«¶v {]k¶ambn. AbmÄ sIm¨pa¡sf cWvSmsfbpw amdn amdn t\m¡n. tPm¬ sNdnbmsâ hm¡pIÄ tI«v Uyq«n t\gvkv ]p©ncn XqIn.
tPm¬ hÀKokv hey¸¨sâ ZpÀ_eamb ssIIÄ cWvSpw Iq«n¸nSn¨v BZc]qÀÆw kvXpXnsNmÃn.
""hey¸¨m Cutimaninlmbv¡p kvXpXnbmbncn¡s«. hey¸¨³ Fs¶ A\p{Kln¡Ww''. A{Xbpambt¸mtg¡pw tPm¬ hÀKoknsâ kzcw CSdn. Ahsâ I®pIÄ \ndªp. Ah³ kmhImiw Ip\nªv hey¸¨sâ aqÀ²mhn Npw_n¨p. Ipdph¨³ Xsâ ZpÀ_eamb heXpIcw Ahsâ incÊn h¨v I®S¨p. DÅn {]mÀ°\ma{´§Ä sNmÃn. F¶n«v sasà I®p Xpd¶p. B NpWvSpIÄ hnXp¼n.
""s\\¡v \ÃXp hcs« tamt\! \½psS IÀ¯mhv s\s¶ A\p{Kln¡pw''.
Ipdph¨sâ I®p \ndªp. I®p\oÀ IhnfneqsS HgpIn. AbmfpsS s\©nSn¸p hÀ²n¨p.
""hey¸¨³ IcbphmtWm. kt´mjn¡btà thWvSXv''.
tPm¬ sNdnbm³ Ipdph¨sâ I®p\oÀ XpS¨p ]dªp. B hcWvS NpWvSn Hcp t\cnb ]p©ncn sasà hncnªp.
""F´m B Ip«osS t]cv? Ipdph¨³ Xnc¡n''.
""]utemk¨sâ BtemN\bm. B\osk¶m t]cv. Hcp henb h¡oensâ tamfm hey¸¨m''. tPm¬ sNdnbm³ hmNme\mbn. Ahsâ hm¡pIÄ tI«v sXm«Sp¯ s_UvUpIfnse tcmKnIÄ t\m¡n.
tPm¬ hÀKokv ]p©ncntbmsS \n¶p. Ahsâ IkhpapWvSnse kzÀ®\qepIÄ Xnf§n.
Uyq«n t\gvkv ASp¯ph¶p. ""A¸¨s\s¡mWvSv A[nIw kwkmcn¸n¡WvS''.
AhÄ a[pcamb kzc¯n ]dªp. F¶n«v tPm¬ sNdnbmsâ apJt¯¡p t\m¡n Hcp t\cnb aµlmkw s]mgn¨p. tPm¬ hÀKokv Hcn¡Â IqSn hey¸¨sâ ssIIÄ Iq«n¸nSn¨v, B inckn Hcp ap¯w IqSn sImSp¯v a\Ên bm{Xm hµ\w sNmÃn.
""R§Ä t]mbn hcs« hey¸¨m''.
I®pIÄ XpS¨psImWvSv tPm¬ hÀKokpw Ah\p ]n¶mse tPm¬ sNdnbm\pw kmh[m\w \S¶p. Ipdph¨sâ I®pIÄ AhÀ¡p ]n¶mse \oWvSp.
IeymW¸´en FÃmhcpw Ahsc Im¯ncn¡bmbncp¶p. Ghscbpw A`nhmZyw sNbvXv tPm¬ hÀKokv Xsâ apdn e£yan«p apt¶m«p \o§n.
""thKw t]mbv Hcp§v tamt\, ]Åoev kab¯v Ft¯WvSXtÃ?''. IpªphdoXv ]n¶n \n¶v Dds¡ hnfn¨p ]dªp.
tPm¬ hÀKokv apdnbnse¯n aS¡nh¨ncp¶ kyq«v FSp¯p [cn¨p. tPm¬ sNdnbm³ Ahs\ kyq«p [cn¡m³ klmbn¨p. t^mt«m{Km^ÀamcpsS ^vfmjpIÄ an¶n. hoUntbm¡mcpsS sseäpIÄ apdnbn {]Imiw ]c¯n.
adnbm½s¸§fpsS apdnbnse¯nbt¸mÄ AhnsS IqSnbncp¶ hncp¶pImcns¸®p§Ä BZc]qÀÆw hgnamdn.
adnbm½s¸§sf hoÂsNbdn Ccp¯nbncn¡pIbmWv. adnbm½s¸§fpsS ap¶n Ah³ ap«pIp¯n. AhÀ cWvSp ssIbpw Ahsâ incÊn h¨v Ahs\ kar²ambn A\p{Kln¨p.
""s\\¡p \ÃXphcpw a¡sf. Cu IpSpw_¯nsâ hnf¡m \o. C\n \o thWw Cu IpSpw_s¯ apt¶m«p \bn¡m³. ssZhw s\s¶ A\p{Kln¡s«''.
AhcpsS kzcw CSdn. Ah³ kmhImiw FWoäv adnbm½s¸§fpsS CcpIhnfnepw ap¯w h¨p. Ahcpw Ahsâ Ccp Ihnfnepw ]Icw Npw_\aÀ¸n¨p.
Ah³ kmh[m\w hcm´bneqsS \S¶v hÀ¡n am¸nfbpsS F®¨mbmNn{X¯n\p ap¶nse¯n {]mÀ°n¨p kvXpXn sNmÃn. hÀ¡n am¸nf Nn{X¯nencp¶v Ahs\ kar²ambn A\p{Kln¨p.
]n¶oSv A½bpsS apdnbnse¯n. dmtl Ip«nIsf DSp¸Wnbn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Ahs\ IWvSv AhÄ I«nen \ns¶Woäp. Ah³ A½bpsS hnhmlt^mt«m¡p ap¶nse¯n. Hcp \nanjw I®S¨p {]mÀ°n¨p. B t^mt«mbnencp¶v adnbm½ Ahsâ t\sc ]p©ncn XqIn.
sNdp¸¯n Xsâ ssI]nSn¨v A\nbs\ FfnbnÂh¨v A½ tZhmeb\SIÄ IbdnbXpw henb s]cp¶mfn\v Igp¶v Fgp¶Ån¨Xpw Hcp \nanjw Ahsâ kvarXn]Y¯n HmSnsb¯n.
A½bv¡p kvXpXn sNmÃn Ah³ ]n³Xncnªv, dmtlensâ ssIIÄIq«n ¸nSn¨v B ssIIfn Npw_n¨p. IeymW hkv{XaWnªv ASp¯p\n¶ Ahsâ A\nb¯n¡p«nIfpsS IhnfpIfnepw Ah³ ap¯an«p.
]n¶oSv IeymW¸´ense¯n GhÀ¡pw kvXpXn sNmÃn.
IpªphdoXv aIs\ sI«n¸nSn¨v Ahsâ aqÀ²mhn Npw_n¨p.
AhÀ Ccphcpw hn§ns¸m«n. ]nXr]p{X _Ô¯nsâ N§e¡®nIÄ Ahsc hcnªp.
Btcm Dds¡ {]mÀ°\ sNmÃn. AhnsS IqSnbncp¶hÀ AtXäp sNmÃn. Hcn¡Â IqSn GhÀ¡pw kvXpXn sNmÃn. IeymWhkv{XaWnª Xsâ Ipª\pP¯namcpsS AI¼SntbmsS tPm¬ hÀKokv IeymW¯n\mbn Ae¦cn¨ Imdn sN¶p Ibdn. aäp ImdpIÄ Ahbv¡p ]n¶mse sasà \o§n.
sNdp¡\pw Iq«cpw ]Ånbnse¯pt¼mÄ \hh[phpw Iq«cpw AhnsS F¯nbncp¶nÃ. \m«mNmc{]Imcw s]¬ho«pImÀ BZyw Ft¯WvSXmWv.
]utemk¨³ A£atbmsS hm¨n t\m¡n.