sNcp¸pI¨hS¡mc\mbncp¶p emkÀ Unkqk. BbpÊntednbIqdpw Hä¯Snbmbn Ignª a\pjy³. sNdp¸¯nte A¸\pw A½bpw acn¨p.
A¸³ \evInb XpIep apdn¡p¶ Dfnbpw sNcp¸pIp¯p¶ kqNnbpambn PohnXw XpS§n. ]ns¶ sNcp¸pIp¯n sNcn¸pIS¡mc\mbn. Xs¶¡pdn¨p am{Xta emkÀ Nn´n¨n«pÅq. kz´¡mtcm NmÀ¨¡mtcm Bbn Bsc¦nepapÅXmbn AbmÄ¡dnbnÃ. Hcn¡Ât¸mepw Abmsft¯Sn Bcpw h¶n«nÃ.
Cuizchnizmknbmbncp¶ AbmÄ RmbdmgvNIfnepw ISapÅ Znhk§fnepw ]Ånbn t]mhpIbpw AįmcbpsS ap¼nÂ\n¶v Gsdt\cw {]mÀ°n¡pIbpw sN¿pw. k`bpsS Iev]\IsfÃmw Im¯pw Xes¸« tZmj§fnsem¶pw hogmsXbpw AbmÄ Pohn¨p.
I¨hSw sNbvXpw ]enibv¡p ]Ww ISwsImSp¯pw Xsâ Z\mdIÄ H¶n\p ]¯pw ]¯n\v \qdpw \qdn\v Bbnchpambn emkÀ s]men¸n¨p. Xsâ ]W¯nsâ s]menatbm {]uVntbm AbmÄ ]pd¯p ImWn¨ncp¶nÃ.
Bhiy¯ntesd ]WapWvSmbn«pw AbmÄ H¶pw ]mgm¡nbnÃ. ]gb sI«nSw s]mfn¨v ]pXnbsXm¶p ]Wnbmt\m tXm«§Ä hm§mt\m H¶pw AbmÄ X¿mdmbnÃ.
]eI Nmcn ad¨ Häapdnbpw \\sªmen¡p¶ hmchpapÅ ]gIn {Zhn¨ sI«nS¯n AbmÄ sXm®qdp hÀjw Pohn¨p. {KmamXnÀ¯nbnepÅ ]ÅnbneÃmsX asä§pw AbmÄ t]mbn«nÃ. Hcp Znhkw t]mepw Xsâ hoSn\p ]pd¯pd§nbn«panÃ. cmhpw ]Iepw ho«nÂXs¶. hoSphn«nd§nbm ]Ån.
]Ånbn \n¶nd§nbm sXm«Sp¯pÅ iht¡m«bn t]mIpw. AhnsS X\n¡pthWvSn kz´w sNehn ]Wnbn¨n«pÅ IÃdbv¡p kao]w t]mbn Gsd t\cw \nev¡pw. ]ns¶ IÃd aqSnb Ém_n\p apIfn aeÀ¶p InS¡pw. BImi¯n \£{X§Ä hnf¡phbv¡pt¼mÄ AhnsS\ns¶Woäp aS§pw.
emkdn\p ISbn klmbnItfm kplr¯p¡tfm BcpanÃmbncp¶p. Hcn¡Â FkvX¸m\pWvSmbncp¶p. bmNI\mbncp¶p hr²\mb FkvX¸m³. ]IseÃmw Id§n¯ncnª tijw kÔy¡v AbmÄ emkdnsâ ISbnse¯pw. ]mXncmhp Ignbp¶Xphsc emkdpambn kwkmcn¨ncn¡pw. A¶¶s¯ k¼mZyw AbmÄ emkdns\s¡mWvSv F®n¡pw. Hcp XpIbmIpt¼mÄ AXp emkdns\ kq£n¡m³ Gev]n¡pw.
hÀj§tfmfw FkvX¸m³ emkdnsâ ISbn A´nbpd§n. emkÀ ISbpsS hmc¯nepw FkvX¸m³ hcm´bnepambn«mbncp¶p Xmakw. FkvX¸m³ ]mb hncn¨v Dd§m³ InS¶mepw emkÀ InS¡nÃ. cm{Xn hfsc sshIpthmfw AbmÄ {]mÀ°\bnemhpw. t\cw ]peÀ¶m FkvX¸m³ apXpIn `mÞhpambn sXWvSm\nd§pw. At¸mgpw emkÀ {]mÀ°\bnemhpw.
Hcp\mÄ cmhnse ]©mb¯pInWdnsâ ioem´nbn FkvX¸m³ Xq§n acn¨p\n¡p¶XmWv {KmaoWÀ IWvSXv. AbmfpsS apjnª `mÞhpw hfª hSnbpw InWdnsâ Xdbn ImWs¸«p.
BfpIÄ emkdns\ Xnc¡n ISbnse¯n. AbmÄ ]Ån¡p kao]apÅ iht¡m«bnse kz´w IÃdbv¡p apIfn I®pw Xpdn¨p InS¡pIbmbncp¶p. FkvX¸m³ Xq§n\nev¡p¶p F¶p tI«n«v AbmÄ¡v Hcp `mht`ZhpapWvSmbnÃ. emkdnsâ \nÊwKX {KmaoWcn kwibw P\n¸n¨p. FkvX¸msâ, ssIbn ]q¯ ]WapWvSmhpsa¶v {KmaoWÀ¡v Adnbmambncp¶p. AXv kz´am¡p¶Xn\pthWvSn emkÀ FkvX¸ms\ sIm¶Xmhntà F¶v {KmaoWÀ kwibn¨p.
AhÀ A[nImcnIsf hnhcadnbn¨p. A[nImcnIsf¯n emkdns\ tNmZyw sNbvXp. AbmÄ AhÀ¡p ap¼n ssIaeÀ¯n. ""FkvX¸m³ ]mb hncn¨p InS¶pd§p¶Xp IWvSn«mWv Rm³ Dd§m³ t]mbXv. Rm³ ]peÀ¨bvs¡Woäv ]Ånbn t]mbn...''
FkvX¸msâ thÀ]mSv emkdn Hcp amähpw hcp¯nbn«nÃ. AbmÄ ]gb ]Sn I¨hS¯n apgpIpIbpw ]Ånbn t]mhpIbpw {]mÀ°n¡pIbpw cm{Xnbn Xsâ k¼mZyw F®n Xn«whcp¯n Dd§pIbpw sNbvXp. FkvX¸ms\ emkÀ sIm¶v sI«n¯q¡nbXmsW¶ [mcWbn¯s¶bmbncp¶p {KmaoWÀ.
emkdnsâ ssIbn CjvSwt]mse ]WapsWvS¶dnª ]ecpw klmbw tNmZns¨¯n. emkÀ AhÀ¡p ap¼n ssIaeÀ¯n. ""Cà Fsâ ssIbn H¶panÃ...''
ISbpsS Xdbn sNdnb Hcp amfapWvSm¡n AXn\pÅn Hcp Ipgn¡pÅnembncp¶p emkÀ ]Ww kq£n¨ncp¶Xv. cm¸mSnIÄ t]mepw Dd§nsb¶p t_m[yw hcpt¼mÄ a§n¡¯p¶ as®®hnf¡nsâ AcWvS sh«¯n AbmÄ amfw Xpd¶v Ingns¡«v ]pds¯Sp¯v D½hbv¡pw. ]ns¶, sasà Agn¨v F®n, IW¡pIq«n Ingn¡pÅnem¡n `{Zambn sI«n, Npw_n¨v amf¯nte¡p XncnsI hbv¡pw.
k¼mZyw s]cpInbtXmsS emkdnsâ AkzØXbpw s]cpIn. IÅ·msc AbmÄ `b¶p. Ahkm\w CsXÃmwIqSn BÀ¡p sImSp¡psa¶ Nn´ Abmsf AkzØ\m¡n. AhIminIfmcpanÃ. \à {]mb¯n IeymWw Ign¡m³ km[n¡msX t]mbXn AbmÄ¡p sXÃp Zp:Jw tXm¶n.
tNmcs¡mgp¸pWvSmbncp¶ Ime¯v Dd¡samgnªp InS¡pt¼mÄ s]®ns\bpw AhÄ \evIp¶ ]cnNcWkuJys¯bpw Ipdns¨ms¡ HmÀ¯XmWv. s]®pw ]nSt¡mgnbpambm ]W¯nsâ sNehv GdpatÃm F¶ Nn´ Abmsf AXnÂ\n¶p ]n´ncn¸n¨p.
IeymWw Ign¨m `mcy¡p sNehn\p sImSp¡Ww. A[nIwXmaknbmsX Ip«nIfpWvSmhpw. AtXmsS sNehp IqSpw. ]ns¶ k¼mZn¡m³ IgnbnÃ. AXpsImWvSp Xs¶ emkÀ IeymWw thsWvS¶p h¨p. PohnX¯nsâ kmbmÓ¯n F¯nbt¸mÄ ]Ww sNehgn¡ms\mcp hgn ImWmsX emkÀ Ipgªp. F§s\bmWv BÀs¡¦nepw shdpsX sImSp¡pI? \m«ne AKXn aµnc¯nt\m A\mYimebvt¡m sImSp¡p¶Xn AÀ°ansöv AbmÄ Xocpam\n¨p. ]Ån¡pÅ hnlnXsaÃmw hogvN hcp¯msX sImSp¯n«pWvSv. C\n ]Ån¡p sImSp¯n«pw ImcyanÃ.
kz´w sNehn Hcp ]Ån ]WnXmtem F¶v emkÀ Nn´n¨p. Xsâ acWtijw "emkÀ UnkqkbpsS ]Ån' F¶dnbs¸Spw. Xs¶ shdp¡p¶, kwibn¡p¶ {Kma¯n Xsâ t]cn Hcp ]Ån ]WnXm Xsâ Imetijw AXp s]mfn¨p \in¸n¡s¸Sntà F¶bmÄ i¦n¨p. AXpsImWvSpXs¶ {Kma¯n ]Ån ]WnbpI F¶ Bibw Abmfpt]£n¨p.
Hcp\mÄ kÔy bv¡v Xsâ IÃdbpsS Ém_n aeÀ¶p InS¡sh emkdn\v Hcp shfn]mSpWvSmbn. kadnbmsb¡pdn¨mbncp¶p B shfn]mSv. AhntS¡v Btcm Xs¶ hnfn¡p¶p. Hcn¡Â Kpcp \qdp iXam\w amÀ¡v \evInb B \à a\pjysâ \mSv. Zmln¨pheª Kpcphn\v shÅw \evInb \Ãhfmb I\yIbpsS \mSv. häm¯ DdhIfpsSbpw acWanÃm¯ a\pjycpsSbpw \m«nte¡v Btcm Xs¶ hnfn¡p¶p.
]ns¶, ]e kmbmÓ§fnepw shfn]mSv BhÀ¯n¡s¸«t¸mÄ emkÀ AXn\p hiwhZ\mbn. IShnäv DÅ k¼mZyhpambn kadnbmbv¡p t]mIphm³ Xs¶ Abmfpd¨p.
IShnäpIn«nb ]WwsImWvSv AbmÄ Hcp IgpXsb hm§n. ]WambpWvSmbncp¶ k¼mZyw kzÀ®\mWb§fm¡n tXm¡pS¯nen«p.
Hcp im_¯pZnhkw ]peÀ¨bv¡mbncp¶p AbmÄ kadnbmbnte¡pÅ bm{X Bcw`n¨Xv. Xte¶v iht¡m«bnse¯n IÃdbpsS Ém_v Xpd¶v iq\yamb ]Wk©n AXn\pÅn \nt£]n¨p. ]ns¶ Ém_n\papIfn ap\bpÅ IÃn³ NofpsImWvSv FgpXn: ""emkÀ Unkqk.''
kzÀ®\mWbw \nd¨ tXm¡pShpambn IgpX¸pd¯v AbmÄ bm{Xbmbn. BtcmSpw hnS]dbm\nÃm¯ bm{X. kadnbmbnte¡pÅ hgnbdnbnÃmbncp¶XpsImWvSv sNdnb Hcp `q]Sw emkÀ ImteIq«n IcpXnbncp¶p.
kadnbmbnse¯n, AhnsS Xsâ k¼mZyw apgph³ apS¡n at\mlcamb Hcp ]Ån ]WnbWsa¶pw AXnsâ Nph«n Icn¦Ãn Xsâ t]cv sIm¯nhbv¡Wsa¶pambncp¶p emkdnsâ B{Klw.
Ip¶pw aebpw aW¡mSpw IS¶pÅ bm{X. cm{Xn¡v hgnb¼e§fnepw ]ÅnIfnepw AbmÄ A`bw tXSn. ^eaWnª A¯nact¯m¸pIfpw kzÀ®\nd¯nepÅ hÅnIfpÅ ap´ncnh\§fpw \ndª kadnbm {Kmas¯¡pdn¨pÅ kz]v\§fmbncp¶p emkdnsâ a\Êp\ndsb. AhnsS H¶p sNs¶¯m³ AbmÄ¡p XnSp¡ambn.
Hcp\mÄ bm{Xmat²y tNmeact¨m«n hn{ian¡pt¼mÄ Hcmsf IWvSpap«n. AÔ\mb AbmÄ Xdbn Ip\nªncp¶v Ft´m X¸pIbmbncp¶p. ssIbn \n¶v AdnbmsX hoWpt]mb Aaqeyamb Hcp cXv\¯n\p thWvSnbmbncp¶p B a\pjyÀ Xdbn sXcªpsImWvSncp¶Xv.
emkdnt\mSv AbmÄ At]£n¨p: ""kvt\lnXm, Fs¶ H¶p klmbn¡ptam?... Ifªpt]mb cXv\sam¶p IsWvSSp¡m³ Fs¶ H¶p klmbn¡mtam...?''
Xm³ kadnbmbn¡p t]mIpIbmsW¶pw ChnsS sXcªpsImWvSncp¶m X\n¡v AhnsS F¯m\mhnsöpw ]dªv emkÀ IgpX¸pd¯p Ibdn AhnsS \n¶p bm{Xbmbn.
]n¶osSmcn¡Â acp`qanbn h¨p IWvSpap«nb Hcp sNdp¸¡mc³ IgpXsb ssIImWn¨p \nÀ¯n emkdnt\mSp bmNn¨p:
""Fs¶sbm¶p klmbn¡ptam...? Fsâ `mcy {]khthZ\ sImWvSv ]pfbpIbmWv. Cu aW¡mSn\¸pd¯pÅ {Kma¯nÂt]mbn tUmIvSsd hnfn¡m³ Rm\nd§nbXmWv. \S¶p \S¶p Rm³ aSp¯p. Fs¶¡qSn Cu IgpX¸pds¯m¶p Ibän {Kma¯nsem¶nd¡ptam...?''
Xm³ kadnbmbv¡msW¶pw Bscbpw klmbn¡m³ kabansöpw ]dªv AhnsS \n¶v emkÀ XnSp¡¯n bm{Xbmbn.
Hcp cm{Xnbn hgnb¼e¯n hn{ian¡pt¼mÄ emkÀ Hcp hr²s\ ]cnNbs¸«p. kacnbmbv¡p kao]apÅ GtXm Hcp {Kma¯nÂ\n¶p hÀj§Ä¡p ap¼v ]pds¸«p t]m¶Xmbncp¶p B hr²³.
AbmÄ¡v Htcsbmcp aItf DWvSmbncp¶pÅq. AhÄ cWvSp hÀjw ap¼v Zo\w h¶p acn¨p. AhfpsS GIaIÄ \Kc¯nse Bip]{Xnbn acWt¯mSp aÃSn¨p Ignbp¶p. Xsâ sIm¨paIÄ¡v acpt¶m `£Wsa¦neptam hm§ns¡mSp¡phm³ IgnbmsX hnjan¡pIbmbncp¶p AbmÄ.
""kvt\lnXm, F\n¡p sNdnb Hcp klmbw sN¿q. Fsâ Ipªn\v Hcp t\cs¯ Blmcsa¦nepw hm§ns¡mSp¡s«...'' hr²³ emkdn\p ap¼n Icªp.
""Rm³ kadnbmbv¡p t]mhpIbmWv. AhnsS hsc sNs¶¯m³ t]mepw Fsâ ssIbn ]Ww XnIbnÃ'' emkÀ AhnsS \n¶p IgpX¸pd¯p Ibdn hoWvSpw bm{Xbmbn.
hÀj§Ä \oWvS bm{X. bm{Xbv¡nSbn AbmÄ, ssIhiw kq£n¨ncp¶ `q]Sw FSp¯v Xdbn hncn¨n«v kacnbmbnte¡pÅ hgn Xn«s¸Sp¯phm³ {ian¨p. ]ns¶, tXm¡pS¯nse \mWb§Ä F®nt\m¡n.
hgn¡ph¨v AbmÄ \nch[n a\pjysc IWvSp. AwK`wKw kw`hn¨hÀ, Im«pIÅ·mcm B{Ian¡s¸«hÀ, hWvSnb]IS§fnÂs¸«hÀ, A`bhpw B{ibhpw \jvSs¸«hÀ. klmbw bmNn¨ AhcpsSsbÃmw ap¼n emkÀ ssIaeÀ¯pIbpw kacnbmbnte¡pÅ hgn tNmZn¡pIbpw sNbvXp.
]t£, AhÀs¡Ãmw kacnb AÚmXambncp¶p.
I®n IWvShtcmsSÃmw emkÀ kacnbmbnte¡pÅ hgn tNmZn¨p. BÀ¡pw B hgn AdnbnÃmbncp¶p.
hÀj§fmbpÅ bm{X. emkdpw AbmfpsS Ingh³ IgpXbpw BsI XfÀ¶ncp¶p. tXm¡pSw an¡hmdpw iq\yamhpIbmbncp¶p.
hÀj§fneqsS At\zjn¨eªn«pw kacnbmbnte¡pÅ hgn t]mepw X\n¡p IsWvS¯m\mbnÃtÃm Ft¶mÀ¯t¸mÄ emkdn\p ss\cmiyw tXm¶n. AbmÄ IgpX¸pd¯p \n¶p Xmsg Cd§nbncp¶v I®oscmgp¡n. ]ns¶ `q]Sw hnSÀ¯n Xdbnen«v AXnsâ \mep aqebnepw IpcniSbmfw hc¨v hoWvSpw bm{Xbmbn.
emkdnsâ tXm¡pSw Imenbmbn. hni¸pw Zmlhpw Abmsf XfÀ¯n. hgnbdnbm¯ Hcp bm{Xbv¡p ]pds¸tSWvSnbncp¶nsöv AbmÄ Zp:Jt¯msS HmÀ¯p.
Xsâ ]gb {Kma¯nte¡p Xs¶ aS§nbmtem F¶bmÄ Hcpthf Nn´n¨p. AbmÄ kacnbmsb a\Ên i]n¨p. aS§nt¸mIm³ ]WanÃ. Ahkm\w AbmÄ IgpXsb hnäv Ipsd ]Ww k¼mZn¨p. ]ns¶ ImÂ\Sbmbn aS¡bm{X XpS§n.
C\n F§s\bmWv {Kma¯nte¡p aS§ns¨ÃpI? FÃmhcpw Xs¶ Ifnbm¡pIbntÃ? {Kma¯nse¯nbm F§s\bmWp Pohn¡pI? A´nbpd§m³ t]mepw HcnSanÃ.
Ahkm\w emkÀ Hcp Xocpam\¯nse¯n. Xm³ hnäpt]mb ]gb sNcn¸pISbpsS hcm´bn ]WvSv FkvX¸m³ IgnªXpt]mse IgnbpI; ]IseÃmw `n£ sXWvSpI.
\S¶pXfÀ¶v, ssIImepIÄ Ipgªv AbmÄ hgnbn hoWp. Bscsb¦nepsam¶p IWvSncps¶¦nse¶v At¸mÄ AbmÄ Bin¨p. ]t£, B hgn hnP\ambncp¶p.
s]s«¶mWv kao]¯pÅ hben \n¶v BcpsStbm Rc¡w tI«Xv. emkÀ ]mSps]«v FWoäv th¨pth¨v hbente¡nd§n. AhnsS AcphnbpsS Icbn Hcp bphXn. Bcmtem {Iqcambn _emÕwKw sN¿s¸« sNdp¸¡mcn. Fs´¦nepw kwkmcn¡m\mhm¯hn[w Ahibmbncp¶p AhÄ.
emkdn\v BZyambn AhtfmSv Aenhp tXm¶n. acWthZ\ A\p`hn¡p¶ B bphXnsb tXmfnteän emkÀ \S¶p. Ahsf GsX¦nepsamcp Bip]{Xnbn F¯n¡pI F¶Xmbncp¶p AbmfpsS e£yw.
\S¶p\S¶v ssaepIÄ¡v AIsebpÅ Bip]{Xnbn F¯pt¼mtg¡pw B bphXn acn¨ncp¶p. arXtZlw Bip]{XnbpsS hcm´bn InS¯nbn«v AIse amdn\n¶ emkdnsâ ssIbn s]s«¶mbncp¶p hne§p hoWXv.
bm{X¡mcnbmb bphXnsb {Iqcambn _emÕwKw sN¿pIbpw sImes¸Sp¯pIbpw sNbvXp F¶mtcm]n¨v PbneneSbv¡s¸Spt¼mÄ AbmÄ, InWdnsâ ioem´nbn Xq§n\n¶ FkvX¸ms\ HmÀ¯p.