FhnsS tbipsN¶mepw BfpIÄ HmSn¡qSp¶p. Ahsâ hN\§Ä¡p ImtXmÀ¯p \nev¡p¶p. A\mYcpw Ffnbhcpw tcmKnIfpw ]oUnXcpw A²zm\n¡p¶hcpw `mcw Npa¡p¶hcpw Ahsâ {]`mjW§fn Bizmkw IWvS¯p¶p. Ah³ tcmKnIÄ¡p kuJyw \evIp¶p. ]m]nIÄ¡p tamN\hpw {]Xymibpw sNmcnªpsImSp¡p¶p. BSpIfn sXm®qsäm³]Xns\bpw hn«v ImWmXmb H¶ns\ Xncªpt]mIp¶ \ÃCSb\mWs{X tbip! At±lw A[nImcnIfpsS XW tXSn t]mIp¶nÃ, ]ptcmlnX·msct]mse, P\§fn \n¶p ]Ww kzoIcn¡p¶panÃ. FfnabpÅ PohnXw. I\nhmÀ¶ {]hÀ¯\w. kvt\lhmbv]nsâ {]XoIw. FÃmhcpw ssZha¡fmsW¶v Du¶n¸dbp¶ thZÚ³.
Hcp Znhkw IS¸pd¯ncn¡pt¼mÄ, \boanÂ\n¶p ]SIn h¶nd§nb Hc½sbbpw aIs\bpw IWvSp. \nÀhrXnbpsS kqcyN{µ·mcpWvSmbncp¶p A½bpsS apJ¯v. Iuamcw Ignª aIsâ angnIfn Pohsâ \hssNX\yw. tbiphns\ At\zjn¨ph¶hÀ. Npäp]mSpw It®mSn¨psImWvSv AhÀ IS¸pd¯p \S¶p. HSphn Fsâ kao]w h¶p, A½bpw aI\pw. AhÀ Fsâ Nmc¯p aWen Ccp¶p. BitbmsS Fs¶t\m¡n. B t\m«hpw {]Xo£bpw IuXpIambncp¶p. Rm³ aµlkn¨p. Bizmkw IWvSt]mse A½tNmZn¨p: tbip?
hnImck½À±¯m tNmZyw apgpan¡m³ Ignªnà AhÀ¡v. Rm³ tNmZn¨p:
""tbip?''
""tbip C¶nhnsS h¶ptNcptam?''
""H¶pw Adnbmt½e.''
""]SInencp¶hÀ ]dªnd¡nbXm ChnsS. CXp I^À\lqatÃ? t_¯vskbvZ?''
""AÃtÃm At½. CXp aKvZe]«Ww. C\ow AIsebmWv I^À\lqw.''
""At¿m IjvSw! C\nsb§s\ I^À\lqante¡p t]mIpw? t\cw sshIpamWtÃm''
""kmcanÃ. C¶nhnsS ]mÀ¡mw.''
""AXns\hnsSbmWv HcnSw? C{Xbpw henb ]«W¯n R§Ä BZyambn«m.''
""ChnsS R§Ä ]mÀ¡p¶ hoSpWvSv. AhnsS h¶p Xmakn¡mw.''
""X\n¨mtWm?''
"" AÃ. CsXsâ Iq«pImcn atbman. R§Ä cWvSpam{Xw
""cWvSpt]cpw hn[hIfmbncn¡pw. At¿m IjvSw.''
""Rm³ hn[hbÃ.''
""AtÃepw IWvSm ]db¯nÃ. emhWyapÅ apJw. AgImb apSn.''
""Hs¡ ssZh¯nsâ Zm\w.''
""AtX AtX.''
""ISen shfn¨w a§p¶p.'' atbman ]dªp.
""icnbmWv. Ccpfpt¶\p ap¼v \ap¡p t]mImw.''Rm³ Fgpt¶äp. A½bpw aI\pw atbmanbpw Fgpt¶äph¶p. IS¸pdw XmWvSn R§Ä ]«WhoYnbnse¯n. ]ns¶ CSs¯cphneqsS hkXnbnte¡v.
`qanbnse t\À¯kÔybn BImi¯v \£{X¡pcp¶pIÄ. hoSpXpd¶v atbman hnf¡psImfp¯n XWvSnt·Â h¨p.
Rm\pw \bowImcpw a«p¸mhn sN¶ncp¶p. hÀ¯am\w ]dªv X½neSp¯p. dmtlepw aI³ F ÂtZmbpw. dmtl a\ÊpXpd¶p.'' ""F\n¡nh\pw Ch\p Rm\pw am{XtabÅq. Ch³ Ipªmbncp¶t¸mÄ t]mbXm Chsâb¸³. FcnhpImc\msW¶v ]gn]dªv, ]SbmfnIÄ ]nSn¨psImWvSpt]mbn sIm¶pIfªp. ihwt]mepw ImWm\nSbmbnÃ. tdmam`cW¯nsâ AXn{Iaw.''
Ahsc klXm]t¯msS t\m¡nbncp¶v Rm³ aqfnt¡«p. dml XpSÀ¶p: ""Cu tdmam`cWw C\ow A[nI\mÄ \oWvSp \nev¡pIbnÃ. aninlm h¶tÃm. C\n Ahsâ cmPyhpw \oXnbpw Øm]n¡s¸Spw.''
""aninlm?'' Rm³ hnkvabw Iqdn . dmtl hmNmebmbn.
""\ktd¯pImc³ tbiphnsâ Imcym Rm¼dªXv. {]hN\§fn ]dbp¶ aninlmbmWs{X tbip. am\hc£I\mbn ]nd¶ ssZh]p{X³. AXn\metÃm Fsâ aI³..''
FÃm Adnhpw \ndª hyàamb hÀ¯am\w! tbip aninlmbpw c£I\pw! F{Xtbm D¶Xamb Úm]Iw! DÕml]qÀÆw X¸pw In¶chpw hmbn¨pa\Êv . Fsâ aninlm!Fsâ c£I³! BImw£tbmsS Rm³ tNmZn¨p:
"" tbiphns\ ASp¯p ImWm\pw ]cnNbs¸Sm\pw dmtlen\p Igntªm?''
""Adnbm\pw ImWm\pw IgnªnÃmbncn¡mw. F¶mepw tbiphm Fsâ Ipªns\ Pohn¸n¨Xv. AsX\n¡p \nÝsbmWvSv...''
BÝcyt¯msS Rm³ FÂtZmsb t\m¡n. Akm[mcWamb an\pan\p¸pÅ apJw. ]pd¯nd§n \£{X§sf Xncbp¶ I®pIÄ. dmtl XpSÀ¶p:
''kw`hn¨ Imcy§fpw Rm¼dbmw. Ahsbm¶pw Hcn¡epw ad¡m³ ]äptIe..'
AhcpsS BJym\¯n\v DÅw sImSp¯v Rm\ncp¶p.
\boanse Np¦¡mc³ Ctbmhnsâ BSpIsf tabv¡p¶h\mbncp¶p FÂtZm. Iotim³ Ip¶n BSpIsf Xoäns¡mWvSncp¶t¸mgmWv AXpWvSmbX.v AXnÀ¯nIS¶v iacybnÂ\n¶ph¶ IÅ·mÀ ]IpXntbmfw BSpIsf]nSn¨psImWvSpt]mbn. ]mhw FÂtZm t]Sn¨phncWvSv t_m[w sI«phoWp. ]nä¶mÄ Xnc¡nt¸mbhÀ Ahs\ FSpt¯mWvSp hcnIbmbncp¶p. sshZy³h¶v \kyw sNbvXt¸mgmWv Ah\p t_m[w sXfnªXv. Fgpt¶äp \S¡mdmbt¸mÄ, Np¦¡mc³ Ctbm Ahs\ _p²nap«n¡m\pw XpS§n. FÂtZmbpsS ]nSn¸ptISpsImWvSmWs{X BSpIÄ tamjWw t]mbXv.\jvSs¸« BSpIfpsS hnesImSp¡pthmfw Ahs\ XShnem¡psa¶v Ctbm `ojWns¸Sp¯n. `b¶phnd¨p t]mb FÂtZmbv¡p Pzcw ]nSns]«p. HcmgvNh«¡mew Ah³ ]\n¨p InS¶p. sshZysâ acp¶pw a{´hpw ^ew IWvSnÃ. InS¶InS¸n Ahsâ {]mW³ s]menªpt]mbn. HmÀ¡pt¼mÄ Ct¸mgpw DÅpInSp§p¶p. GI aIsâ acWw F§s\ kln¡pw Hc½?
dmtlensâ I®p\ndªp. i_vZanSdn. Hcp \nanjw thWvSnh¶p ka\nebnse¯m³. At¶cw apJw {]k¶ambn. angnIÄ Xnf§n AhÄ XpSÀ¶p:
FÂtZmbpsS ihw adhpsN¿msX, I®ocpw {]mÀ°\bpambn R§Ä h¨psImWvSncp¶p. Icªp Icªv sXmWvShcWvSv, Fsâ i_vZw \nebv¡pthmfapÅ Im¯ncn¸v. Fsâ Bßmhnsâ s\SphoÀ¸pIÄ, taL§tfmfw DbÀ¶v, amemJamcpsS ImXpIfnse¯psa¶pw, ssZhap¼msI Fsâ k¦Sw ]dªv,amemJamÀ Fsâ Ipªnsâ Poh³ Xncn¨psImWvSphcpsa¶pw Bbncp¶p R§fpsS hnizmkw. F¶m AXpWvSmbnÃ.
F«mw]¡w FÂtZmbpsS ihwkwkvIcn¡m³ thWvSs¸«hÀ Xocpam\n¨p. arXicocw I¨bn s]mXnªv, iha©¯n FSp¯ph¨p. ]«WhmXn IS¶v, FÂtZmdnse ih¸d¼nte¡p t]mIphm³ BfpIÄ iha©w hln¨psImWvSp \o§n. Zp:JcmKwao«n, hnem]IoÀ¯\§Ä Be]n¨psImWvSv, Abev¡mcpw NmÀ¨¡mcpw. AXn Zp:J¯m \nehnfn¨psImWvSv, XeapSn]nSn¨phen¨v, a\w XIÀ¶v, iha©¯n\p tNÀ¶v Rm\pw \S¶p.
B kab¯mWv tbiphpw injy·mcpw ]«W¯nte¡p {]thin¨Xv. hgntbmc¯pamdn\n¶v AhÀ ihbm{X IWvSp. lrZbt`ZIamb Fsâ \nehnfn tbiphnsâ ImXnse¯nbncn¡Ww. F§s\tbm At±l¯nsâ XncpangnIfn Fsâ BÀ¯apJw ]Xnªp. DSs\ a\Êenªv At±lw iha©s¯ kao]n¨p. ssIbpbÀ¯n tbip ]dªp: IcbmsX..
B i_vZw tI«am{Xbn hnem]IoÀ¯\§Ä \ne¨p. iha©w hln¨ncp¶hÀ \nÝecmbn\n¶p. tbiphnsâ heXpIcw iha©¯n kv]Àin¨p. A\´cw At±lw ]dªp: Cu iha©w C\n Xmsghbv¡pI.... AhÀ A§s\ sNbvXp. iha©¯n ZrjvSn ]Xn¨v tbip Fâ aIs\ hnfn¨p: bphmth Fgpt¶äp hcnI... B \nanjw FÂtZm I®pXpd¶p. IWvSp\n¶hÀ ih¡¨ agn¨pamän. Ah³ Fgpt¶äncp¶v At½ F¶p hnfn¨p. tbip Ahs\ ]nSn¨pbÀ¯n Fs¶ Gev]n¨p: kv{Xotb CXm \nsâ aI³...
BÝcy¯m ImgvN a§nt¸mb Rm³ aIs\ BenwK\w sNbvXp \n¶p. tbip AI¶pt]bXpw, ]pcpjmcw Ahs\ ]n´pScp¶Xpw IWvStXbnÃ. Fsâ aI\v Poh³ \evInb alm]pcpj³ tbiphmsW¶p aäpÅhÀ ]dªmWp Rm\dnªXv. AXn\ptijw FÂtZmbpw Rm\pw ]«W¯n HmSn\S¶p, tbiphns\ ImWm³ . B ]mZ§fn Ip¼n«p \µn]dbm³. F¶m At±lhpw injy·mcpw A¶pXs¶ ]«Ww hn«p t]mbncp¶p.
A{Xbpw ]dªp \ndp¯n dmtl k¦Ss¸«p:
""A¶p apX R§tfmSn\S¡pIbmWv tbiphns\ H¶pImWm³. IWvSp \akvIcn¡m³. F¶m ImWms\m¡p¶nÃ. R§Ä¡n\n tbiphns\ hns«mcp PohnXanÃ. AhsâIqsS \S¶maXn R§Ä¡v.''
F\n¡p \mh\¡m³ IgnªnÃ. Fs´Ãmw hnImc§fmWv Fs¶ IogS¡nbsX¶.v ]dbm\mhm¯ AhØ. A¼c¸v. BÝcyw. BËmZw. FÂtZmsb Däpt\m¡n Rm\ncp¶p. acW¯nÂ\n¶v tbip DbnÀ¸n¨ bphmhv! Ah³ [ym\aqI\mbncp¶p. Ah³ at\mcmPy¯mbncp¶p. FsâbpÅn hfÀ¶phfÀ¶v tbip BImit¯mfw DbÀ¶p\nev¡p¶Xp Rm³ IWvSp.
]nä¶mÄ cmhnse Ft§m«pt]mIWsa¶dnbmsX,