a¡Ä¡v a[yth\eh[n XpS§mdmbt¸mÄ Xs¶ km_phn\pw ssj\n¡pw B[nbmbn. "ssZhta, Cu Ipcniv C\nsb§s\ Npa¶pXoÀ¡pw' F¶mbn CcphcpsSbpw Nn´. s\_p, tkm_p, jm_p, jn_p F¶n§s\ \mev B¬Ip«nIfmWhÀ¡v. H¼Xv, Ggv, A©v, aq¶v ¢mÊpIfn ]Tn¡p¶ Cu IpkrXn¡p«·msc H¶n¨v tabn¨psImWvSv kam[m\ambn Hch[n¡mew Ign¨pIq«pI A{X Ffp¸asöhÀ¡dnbmw. Ip«nIÄ \membXneÃ, \mepw BWmbnt¸mbXnemWv B Z¼XnIÄ¡p k¦Sw. B¬Ip«nIÄ am{XapÅhÀ¡v Ah[n¡mew IpcnimWv. s]¼ntÅcpsWvS¦n Ah[n¡v ho«n A½bv¡v klmbapWvSmIpw. CXmbncp¶p CcphcpsSbpw Nn´mKXn.
X§fpsS Ip«n¡mes¯¡pdn¨v km_phpw ssj\nbpw CSbv¡nsS HmÀ¡pw. As¶ms¡ Ah[n¡meambm Ip«nIsf amhn³Nph«ntem Iipamhn³tXm«¯ntem At\zjn¨m aXn. hoSp h¨pIfn, Duªmem«w, ASnt¨t¨m«w A§s\ Fs´Ãmw t\ct¼m¡pIÄ! X§fpsS Ip«nIfpsS Imeambt¸mÄ Ah[n¡mew hnckambXpt]mse... ]d¼pw sXmSnbpsam¶pw BÀ¡pw thWvSmXmbn. FÃmhcpw an¡ kabhpw ho«n\pÅnemWv. Sn.hn. bpsSbpw I¼yq«dnsâbpw ap¼nÂ. C¶p Ip«nIÄ Ifn¡p¶nÃ. Ifn ImWp¶tXbpÅq. Ip«nIÄ PohnXw BkzZn¡p¶nÃ. FÃmw IWvSpt]mIp¶tXbpÅq...!
Cu Ah[n¡mesa¦nepw Aev]w hyXykvXamb coXnbn sNehgn¡m\mhptam Ft´m? F¦n F´mbncn¡Ww B hyXykvXX? km_p XmSn¡p ssIbpw sImSp¯ncp¶v BtemNn¡pt¼mgmWv ASp¯ apdnbn \n¶v Ip«nIÄ ]mSp¶Xp tI«Xv. (Ip«nIÄ \mept]cpw kmam\yw \¶mbn ]mSpw tIt«m) km_p Ip«nIfdnbmsX AhcpsS s]Àt^ma³kv {i²n¨p. jn_p Hcp ]m«p ]mSp¶p. ]m«pIgnªt¸mÄ s\_phpw tkm_phpw jm_phpw IqSn AtX¡pdn¨pÅ IaâpIÄ ]mÊm¡p¶p. Ahkm\w amÀ¡v hmbn¡p¶p. ]ns¶ ]mSnbXv tkm_phmWv. At¸mÄ aäp aq¶pt]À A`n{]mb§Ä ]dªtijw amÀ¡phmbn¡p¶p.
"CXpsImÅmw... tXSnb hÅn Imen Npänbncn¡p¶p' þ km_p a{´n¨p. ]pÅn¡mc\p kam[m\ambn. cm{Xn InS¸papdnbn h¨v km_p ssj\ntbmSp ]dªp: "C¡pdn Ah[n¡mew \½Ä ASn¨ps]mfn¡m³ t]mhpIbmWv' "F´m, hà sFUnbmbpw In«ntbm' ssj\n¡v BImw£bmbn.
"In«n. sFUnb ÌmÀ knwKÀ. AXp Xs¶bmWv In«nb sFUnb!'
ssj\n A´whn«p \n¡pt¼mÄ km_p Iqfmbn hnhcn¨p: "FSo s]t® ]ntÅcpsS Imcyw t\m¡m³ AhÀ¡dnbmw. C¶p ]I AhÀ ]mSp¶Xp Rm³ {i²n¨p. Gjyms\änse sFUnb ÌmÀ knwKdnsâ amXrIbn Ip«nIÄ ]mSpIbpw amÀ¡nSpIbpw sN¿p¶p! \ap¡pw AhtcmsSm¸w IqSnbmtemþZnhkhpw Hcp Ac ap¡m aWn¡qdpt\cw?'
ssj\n¡v B sFUnb \t¶ ]nSn¨p. kwKoXamWv X§Ä¡pw Ip«nIÄ¡pw Hcpt]mse XmÂ]cyapÅ Htcsbmcp hnjbw. At¸mĸns¶ AhnsS\n¶p Xs¶bmIs« XpS¡w.
A§s\ ]p¯³]d¼n km_phnsâbpw ssj\nbpsSbpw "B¬ho«n' Znhkhpw "sFUnb ÌmÀ knwKÀ' Act§dn¯pS§n. Ip«nIÄ¡p ]mSm³ DÕmlw hÀ²n¨p. ]pXnb ]m«pIÄ ]Tn¡m\pw {]mIvSokv sN¿m\pw AhÀ X½n aÕcambn. km_phpw ssj\nbpw PUvPkmbn kmam\yw \¶mbn ssj³ sNbvXp. aSnbnÃmsX Xpd¶p ]mSm³ AhÀ Ip«nIsf t{]mÕmln¸n¨p. ]mSpt¼mÄ DWvSmIp¶ NnÃd {]iv\§fpw IpdhpIfpw Ip«nIfpsS a\Êv t\mhm¯hn[w kvt\l]qÀÆw Ahsc ]dªp t_m[ys¸Sp¯n. Znhkw Hs¶m¶caWn¡qÀ hsc ]cn]mSn \oWvSpt]mbn. Ip«nIÄ ]gb kn\naIfnse Km\§Ä ]mSpt¼mÄ km_phn\pw ssj\n¡pw X§fpsS Ip«n¡mew Xncn¨pIn«nbXpt]mse tXm¶n.
Ah[n¡mew Ip«nIÄ sFUnb ÌmÀknwKdpambn ASn¨ps]mfn¡pt¼mÄ ssj\n km_phnt\mSp ]dªp: ""\½Ä hnNmcn¨Xpt]mse C¶s¯ Ip«nIÄ A{X `mKyanÃm¯hscm¶paÃ, Atà km_pth«m?''
""ssj\o, A¶p \½Ä A¶s¯ coXn¡\pkcn¨p Ip«n¡mew sNehgn¨p. C¶s¯ Ip«nIÄ C¶s¯ coXn¡\pkcn¨v Ip«n¡mew ASn¨ps]mfn¡p¶p. Npcp¡¯n Ahcpw \½fpw `mKyw sNbvXhcmWv!''
""\½Ä F{X Imeambn Sn.hn. bn ÌmÀknwKÀ ImWp¶hcmWv. ]t£, AXn\v C§s\bpw Hcp km[yXbpsWvS¶p IsWvS¯nbXv Ip«nIfpsS anSp¡mWv. AtÃ?''
"AsX ssj\o. ]ecpw sFUnb ÌmÀ knwKÀ t]mepÅ ]cn]mSnIÄ \nc´cw IWvSpIWvSv Bbpkv ]mgm¡ns¡mWvSncn¡p¶p. Ahscmcn¡epw Hcp ÌmdmIm³ {ian¡p¶tXbnÃ.'
]p¯³]d¼n km_phnsâbpw ssj\nbpsSbpw AhcpsS Ip«nIfpsSbpw Ah[n¡me]cn]mSnbn \n¶v ]p¯³ Xeapdbv¡p ]Tn¡m\pÅ ]mTanXmWv: s]mXpXmÂ]cyapÅ hnjb§Ä IsWvS¯n AXn FÃmhcpw FÃmw ad¶p apgpIpIþAXmWv Ah[n¡mew AXnkpµcam¡m\pÅ hnPba{´w.
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