t\mhenÌv BsI AkzØ\mWv.
Hcp Ime¯v B\pImenI{]kn²oIcW§fn \ndªp\n¶ncp¶ Xsâ t\mhepItfm t]tcm H¶pw Ct¸mÄ ImWm\nÃ. Bfp X«nt¸mbXmtWm? ]e hmb\¡mcpw ]{Xm[n]À¡v I¯pIsfgpXn tNmZn¡p¶Xmbpw Adnbm³ Ignªp.
AXp kmcanÃ. kln¡mw.
]t£ {]iv\w AXÃ.
kplr¯p¡fpw _Ôp¡fpw ImWpt¼msgms¡ Hscmät¨mZyamWv.
""F´m... Ct¸mÄ H¶pw FgpXp¶ntÃ...?''
""kabanÃ... \me©p I¼\nIfpsS UbdIvSÀ t_mÀUnepWvSv... AXn\nSbn FgpXm³ F hnsS kabw...?''
]dªn«v thKw \S¡pIbmWp ]Xnhv. CXtà amÀ¤apÅq. AÃmsX FgpXns¡mSp¡p¶ t\mhepIÄ FÃmw ]{Xm[n]À \njvIcpWw XÅn¡fbpIbmsW¶p ]dbm³ ]ä¯nÃsÃm.
""anÌÀ sPbnwkpIp«n ]mebv¡Â... Xm¦fpsS IY sImÅmw... ]t£, Hcp apdp¡w thWw... B \mbnI... Aeo\... H¶ma²ymb¯n ImWp¶ kz]v\apWvStÃm...? AXp thWvS... AXns\m¶pw Ct¸mÄ hmb\¡msc In«¯nÃ... FÃmw Sn hosS ap¼n NSªv Ccn¡phtÃ? dnbmenän tjm... ]ns¶ I®p\oÀ kocnbepIÄ... At¸mÄ \½psS t\mhepIfnepw "kwKXn' thWw... s]®p§sf ]nSn¨ncp¯Ww... kÀ¡ptej³ Hcp tIm¸n Ipdbm³ ]ä¯nÃ... C\n H¶ma²ymbw Xncp¯ms\m¶pw t]mIWvSm...thsdm¶p sN¿v... \à {]Xn^ew Ct¸mÄ sImSp¡p¶pWvStÃm...?''
Ignª BgvNbn Hcp ]{Xm[n]À ]dªXmWv.
""I®p\oÀ kocnbepIÄ... s]®p§Ä IcbWw...'' At¸mÄ Cu cmPy¯v s]®p§Ä¡p am{Xta Zp:Jhpw I®p\ocpw DtÅm...? BWp§Ä¡v CsXm¶pantà kmÀ...? Asæn¯s¶... At\Iat\Iw BhÀ¯\§fneqsS... HgpIp¶ I®p\ocneqsS... Dbcp¶ \nizmk§fneqsS am{XamWv Hmtcm IYbpw DWvSmIp¶Xv... Ct±l¯n\v CsXm¶pw AdnbntÃ...?
sPbnwkpIp«n¡v tNmZn¡Wsa¶pWvSmbncp¶p. ]t£ tNmZn¨nÃ. sImSp¯ IYIsfm¶pw ¢n¡mhpIbnsöv ]{Xm[n]À.
kq¸À km[\§fmsW¶v t\mhenÌnsâ Bßhnizmkw. F¶m A¨Sn¡m³ Bfp thWatÃm?
AXnÃ.
sPbnwkpIp«n¡nXv kln¡mhp¶Xnsâ A¸pdamWv.
hoWvSpw Hcp ]co£Ww IqSn \S¯nbmtem...?
\S¯n.
HSphn \Kc¯n ]{Xm[n]k¶n[nbn F¯pIbpw sNbvXp.
At±lw ]p©ncntbmsS sPbnwkpIp«nsb kzoIcn¨p.
""t\mh sImWvSph¶n«ptWvSm?...'' ]{Xm[n]À tNmZn¨p.
""Cà kmÀ... \à H¶m´cw cWvSp aq¶p IYIÄ Rm³ ]dbmw... CjvSs¸s«¦n t\mhembn FgpXmw...''
IY]dbm³ Cbmsf´m ImYnIt\m? ]{Xm[n]À a\ÊntemÀ¯p. F¶m ]pd¯p]dªnÃ.
""icn ]dtªmfq...'' At±lw IYIÄ¡mbn ImXp IqÀ¸n¨p.
]Xnª Xmf¯n ]SÀ¶p Ibdp¶ Hcp {]IrXnhÀ®\tbmsS BZys¯ IY.
GinbnÃ.
ImapI\pw ImapInbpw ]c¡w ]mbp¶ Hcp tImfPv Im¼kns\Npän¸än cWvSmas¯ IY.
c£bnÃ.
Iuamc¯nsâ IS¼ NmSn buh\¯nsâ Xo¡\epambn \n¡pt¼mgpw Hcp ]pWyhXnsbt¸mse hnip²ntbmsS, XymKn\nbmbn aäpÅhÀ¡p \·IÄ am{Xw sNbvXp kzbw FcnªS§nb Hcp s]m¶½.
aq¶mas¯ IY.
ap¶qdv A²ymbw hcpw.
""Ct¸mÄ HmS¯nÃ... Ipd¨p\mÄ ap³]mbncps¶¦n \ap¡v sNbvXpt\m¡mambncp¶p...''
]{Xm[n]À kaNn¯X ssIhnSmsX ]dªp.
sPbnwkpIp«n sR«n.
AbmfpsS I®pIfn \\hv.
""C\n Rm³ F´pthWw kmÀ...?''
""CXphsc Bcpw ]dbm¯ Hcp IY sImWvSphm... \ap¡v t\m¡mw.''
sPbnwkpIp«n GXm\pw \nanjw ]{Xm[n]k¶n[nbn apJw Ip\n¨ncp¶p. HSphn shfn]mSnsâ A\ÀL\nanj¯n BßmhpWÀ¶ kz]v\ZÀinsbt¸mse ]{Xm[n]sc t\m¡n¸dªp.
""Hcp IY IqSn DWvSv... ]dbs« kmÀ...''
""F´p IY...?''
""FIvkvt¹mj³ Hm^v Zn Umw... Hcp Umw s]m«p¶p...''
C¯hW sR«nbXv ]{Xm[n]cmWv.
""ssZhta... FhnsS...?''
""A§s\ {]tXyI ØeanÃ... Umw DÅnS¯v...''
""F§s\ s]m«p¶p...?''
""AXdnbnÃ... s]m«p¶p...''
""F¶n«v...?''
""e£¡W¡n\v BfpIÄ¡nSbn \n¶pw Hcp `mcybpw `À¯mhpw am{Xw c£s]Sp¶p... AÛpXIcamb B c£s]Sensâ IY... Hcp ap¸Xv A²ymb¯n XoÀ¡mw...''
""sPbnwkpIp«o X\n¡v hà {]hN\hc§fpw In«nbn«ptWvSm?''
]{Xm[n]À A¼ct¸msS tNmZn¨p.
""Cà kmÀ... ]t£ A§s\ In«nb Fgp¯pImÀ DWvSmbncp¶p... kmÀ tI«n«ntÃ... tPmÀPv HmÀshÂ... 1984, F¶, {]hN\kz`mhapÅ Zpc´t\mhensâ cNbnXmhv. 1984þ CµncmKmÔn sImÃs¸«p... shdpsamcp h\nXbÃtÃm... Ignª \qämWvSnsâ h\nXsb¶v _n._n.kn. IsWvS¯nb Cµncm{]nbZÀin\n... XpSÀ¶v knJv hwi¯nsâ càw hoWv UÂln Nph¶p... 1984þ ]¯pe£w a\pjyÀ ]«nWnbpw hcĨbpw aqew FtXym]ybn s]mcnªpacn¨p... 1984þ temI¯n\v {]XymibpsS t\cnb emRvO\ t]mepw \ÂIm¯ FbvUvkv F¶ amcItcmK¯nsâ BZys¯ Cc acn¨phoWp... 1984þ t`m¸m Zpc´w... HäbSn¡v \membncw a\pjycmWv izmkw In«msX ]nSªpacn¨Xv... A§s\ {]hN\§Ä¡v hncmaanScpsX¶v ]pXnb Imew \s½ ]Tn¸n¨psImWvSncn¡pIbmWv...''
""icn sNbvXpsImWvSphm... Rms\m¶p t\m¡s«...''
]{Xm[n]À A\paXn \ÂIn.
\nemhpw \£{X§fpanÃm¯ ImäS§nb cm{Xnbmbncp¶p A¶v.
sPbnwkpIp«n ]pd¯nd§n.cm{Xn hfcpIbmbncp¶p. AbmÄ hoSn\p kao]apÅ ]mds¡«pIfnencp¶p. CXnsem¶v i]n¡s¸« GsX¦nepw B{iaIman\nbmIptam?
Nhn«n \n¡pt¼mÄ Hcp IÃn \n¶v HcphÄ s]s«¶v DWÀ¶p h¶mtem? Hcley. FsX¦nepw ]mds¡«n \n¶v Ncn{X¯nte¡v ]nSsªWo¡pIbmtWm Hmtcm s]®pw?
Xsâ A\oäm Ct¸mÄ FhnsSbmWv?
AbmfpsS I®pIÄ \ndªp.
X§Ä tNÀ¶ncn¡pt¼mÄ temIw \nÝeambncp¶p.
Hmtcm kv]Àihpw Bbncw kz]v\§fmbncp¶p.
AhÄ t]mbn. Ct¸mÄ H¶panÃ. FÃmsamcp IY. Hs¡ ambm\pw adbm\papÅXv.
kabw AÀ²cm{Xn Ignªp.
sPbnwkpIp«n Xsâ Fgp¯papdnbn Ibdn. AbmÄ ISemkn ssSän Ipdn¨p.
""FIvkvt¹mfj³ Hm^v Zn Umw.''
\nanj§Ä IgnªtXbpÅq.
AIse F§p\nt¶m ZnK´w \Sp§p¶ Hcp s]m«ns¯dn tI«p. sImSpw th\ense cm{Xnbmbncp¶n«pw AbmfpsS amdnte¡v shSnbpWvSt]mse Hcp XpÅn shÅw h¶p ]Xn¨p.
AbmÄ sR«temsS Fgpt¶äp.
shůpÅnIÄ s]äps]cpIn At\Imbnc§fmbn. Iqä³ XncameIsf shÃp¶ aeshŸm¨nensâ Cc¼ambn. HSphneXp `qanbpsS D]cnXe¯n ImWs¸Sp¶ kÀÆXns\bpw XpS¨pamäp¶ aecnIfpw NpgnIfpapÅ h³ {]hmlambn.
temIw \Sp§n DWÀ¶p.
At¸mtg¡pw Hcp \mSp `qanbn \n¶pw XpS¨p amäs¸«p Ignªp.
At\Imbncw icoc§Ä A\´Xbn amªpt]mbn. temIw ISp¯ Zp:Jw BNcn¨p.
Ct¸mÄ Znhk§Ä Ignªncn¡p¶p.
{]hN\kz`mht¯mSpIqSn Zpc´t\mhensâ IY ]dª BZys¯ aebmfn
Fgp¯pImcs\¸än Bcp temIt¯mSp ]dbpw?
Hcp]t£, ]{Xm[n]À ]dbpambncn¡pw. At±lw Pohn¨ncn¸pWvSsÃm.