cmhnse aqSns¡«nb A´co£w. FhnsS\nt¶m ag Ccs¨¯p¶pWvSv. ]pd¯v \à XWp¸v. Ipdph¨³ I«nen Xs¶ aqSn¸pX¨p InS¶p. XWp¸Sn¨m ]\n ]nSn¡pw.
C¶secm{Xn HmÀa¨n{Xambn a\Ên sXfnª Ipª¶m½ Ct¸mgpw a\Ên \n¶pw hn«pt]mbn«nÃ. s\©n\Is¯mcp s\cnt¸mSmbn Ipª¶m½ Ct¸mgpw Fcnbp¶p. hoWvSpw ]gb HmÀaIfnte¡v Ipdph¨³ hgpXn hoWp...
]ntäZnhkw cmhnse Xm³ FWo¡p¶Xn\p apt¼ Ipª¶m½ DWÀs¶Woäp t]mbncp¶p. AXpsImWvSv B apJs¯ `mhhyXymkw ImWm³ IgnªnÃ.
Ipdph¨³ apäw Npän t\sc Fcp¯nensâ `mKt¯¡p t]mbn. ASp¡fs¡«nsâ apäs¯§m\pw Ipª¶m½ DWvSmhpw F¶p IcpXn. IWvSnÃ. Fcp¯nen Ibdn sI«nh¨ncp¶ Ipsd I¨nsbSp¯gn¨v ImfIÄ¡p ap¶nen«p sImSp¯p.
]n¶oSv ]d¼nsems¡ H¶p Npän \S¶p. ssXIÄ¡p XSsaSp¯p hIbm\pw hfanSm\pw kabw Ignªncn¡p¶p. sNdphmgIÄ ]ncn¨p hbv¡m\papWvSv. ]Wn¡mÀ¡v C¶pXs¶ \nÀt±iw sImSp¡Ww.
Xncnªp t\m¡pt¼mgpWvSv Ipª¶m½ t\tc ]ndInÂ. AhÄ Ipfn¨od³ amdnbncn¡p¶p. \\ª apSn Xp¼psI«n C«n«pWvSv.
""A¨mbs\ Rm\v AdbnseÃmw t\m¡n. IWvSnÃ. ]ns¶ apä¯nd§nbt¸mgm ChvsS \n¡W IWvSXv''.
AhÄ Bhn ]d¡p¶ ISpwIm¸nbpsS tIm¸ \o«n.
F¶n«v shfps¡ Nncn¨p. Ipdph¨\v Bizmkambn. Xm³ Fs´ms¡tbm Nn´n¨p `bs¸«ncn¡p¶p. shdpsX Hmtcm kwib§fv. a\Êns\ Bizkn¸n¡m³ Ipdph¨³ Hcp {iaw \S¯n.
XÅt¡mgnIÄ Blmcw tXSn FgnsSsbms¡tbm NnIbp¶p. tImgn¡pªp§Ä Xoäbv¡mbn Ahbv¡p ]n¶mse \S¡p¶p.
tIm¸ XncnsI \ÂIn Ipdph¨³ t\sc ]mSt¯¡p t]mbn. C¶v s]®msfs¡mWvSv Rmdp ]dn¡Ww. cWvSpZnhk¯n\Iw shÅw Ibän ASn¨p sXfn¨n«ncn¡p¶ ]mS§fn ]pXnb RmdpIÄ \SWw. C\n ]mS¯v Rmäp]m«pIÄ Dbcp¶ ImeamWv. ]Xw hcp¯n tNän s]®mfpIÄ Xmf¯n Xe¸p sh«nb RmdpIÄ \Sp¶ ImgvN ImWmw. AhcpsS \mhpIfn \n¶pbcp¶ Rmäp]m«nsâ ioepIÄ tIÄ¡mw.
]mS¯nsâ hc¼¯p \nev¡pt¼mgmWv A¸sâ hnÃphWvSn \m«phgnbneqsS ]«W¯nte¡p t]mIp¶Xp IWvSXv. A¸³ C{Xcmhnse FhnsSt¸mIp¶p?
C¶p tImSXnbnev GsX¦nepw tIkp ImWpw. C¶se ]IÂ AeamcbnÂ\n¶v B[mcs¡«pIÄ FSp¯p ]cntim[n¡p¶Xp IWvSncp¶p.
hÀ¡n am¸nf A§s\bmWv. Imcy§Ä sN¿p¶nS¯v kzbw Xocpam\§sfSp¡pw. [mcmfw tIkpIÄ tImSXnIfnepWvSv. knhn tIkpIfn ]eXpw XoÀ¸p Iev]n¡m³ Im¯pInS¡p¶hbmWv. CSbv¡v C§s\ tIkpIÄ hmZn¡p¶Xp tIÄ¡m\pw h¡oe·msc ImWm\pw thWvSn ]«W¯n t]mIpw.
A¸sâ hnÃphWvSn I®nÂ\n¶p adbpthmfw Ipdph¨³ t\m¡n \n¶p. F¶n«v ]mShc¼¯p IqSn \S¶ hgnbnte¡p Ibdn _w¥mhnte¡p t]m¶p.
sX§n³tXm¸n At§s¨cnhn IeymWnbpsS IpSn ImWmw. ssht¡m taª B IpSnen\p apIfn Ip¼f¯nsâ hÅnIÄ kar²ambn ]SÀ¶p Ibdnbn«pWvSv. Nmc\ndapÅ Ip¼f§Ä hnfªp ]mIambn InS¡p¶p. IpSnensâ apä¯v IeymWn \nev]pWvSv. AhÄ Ft´m ]WnbnteÀs¸«ncn¡pIbmsW¶p tXm¶p¶p.
Ipdph¨³ Hcp \nanjw BtemNn¨p \n¶p. F¶n«v sNcnhnd§n IeymWnbpsS IpSnen\Sps¯¯n. Ipdph¨s\ IWvSv IeymWn XebpbÀ¯n. AbmÄ ]dªp.
""IeymWo \obo IpSnep hn«v Ft§ms«¦nepw t]m. AXns\mÅ Imiv Rm´cmw.''
""A§s\ ]dbtà samXemfo. Cu sIm¨nt\w hbÊp sN¶ B XtÅw sImWvSv Rms\hvsSt¸mhm\m samXemfo''.
AhÄ XpSÀ¶p. ""R§sS ImÀt¶m½mcmbv«v ChvsS IpSnep sI«ns¡S¡WXm. ap¯¨·mcp sXm«v Cu a®nem ebn¨p tNÀt¶¡WvXv. F\s¡mc_²w ]än. AXnsâ in£ Rm\\p`hnt¡w sNbvXp. thmWvSpthmfw Xobpw Xn¶p. C\n Hä B{KtlsbmÅq. Cu sIm¨ns\ F§t\¦nepw hfÀ¯Ww. ]d¡ apäym, AXv F§s\¦nepw Igntªmfpw''.
IeymWnbpsS IWvTanSdn. AhÄ Ic¨nensâ ht¡mfsa¯n.
Ipdph¨³ \n¶p ]cp§n.
""Ipª¶m½ Fs´¦nepadnªmev..''.
""Rm¼db¯nà samXemfo. Rm³ ]db¯nÃ. Rmt\m s]g¨p. ]ns¶ samXemfnsb F´n\m sImg¸¯n¨mSn¡pt¶!.. F\n¡n§s\ samXemfnsb ItWvSmWvSncp¶m aXn...''.
IeymWn apWvSnsâ tIm´e sImWvSv I®pIÄ XpS¨p.
Ipdph¨³ aSnbgn¨v \qdnsâ Hcp {_n«ojv t\ms«Sp¯v IeymWn¡p t\sc \o«n.
""CXp ht¨mfq. sIm¨n\v hà DSpt¸m, XÅbv¡p sImgt¼m Hs¡ taSnt¡tWvS..''.
""thWvS samXemfo... Rm³ ]WnsbSv¯v Pohnt¨mfmw. AhvSs¯ tNmdtà R§fv Xn¶WvXv. AXpaXn samXemfn''.
AhÄ hoWvSpw I®p XpS¨p. ""sIm¨½tbmSv Rm¼db¯nà samXemfn.. H¶pw ]db¯nÃ. samXemfn t]Snt¡WvS...''.
IeymWn ]pdwXncnªv thKw a¬IpSnen\It¯¡p Ibdnt¸mbn. AI¯v AhfpsS sIm¨nsâ Ic¨n tI«p.
Ipdph¨³ Npäpw t\m¡n. Bsc¦nepw ImWp¶ptWvSm? Ct§m«p htcWvSXnÃmbncp¶p. Xm³ ImWn¨sXms¡ A_²ambnt¸mbn.
PohnX¯n Hcn¡Â ]änb sXäv. AXp adbv¡m³ hoWvSpw hoWvSpw sXäpIÄ sN¿tWm? Ipdph¨sâ a\xkm£n Abmsf hÃmsX Ipäs¸Sp¯n. ]n¶oSv F{Xtbm XhW Xm\hnsS t]mbncn¡p¶p. Hcn¡Â FhnsS\nt¶m HmSn¡nXs¨¯nb Hcp ag. IpSsbSp¯ncp¶nÃ. a[ymÓw ]n¶n« kabw. ag AXnsâ I\¯ Icheb¯n\pÅn {]IrXn sbAaÀ¯p¶p.
agbpsS ioepIÄ Ipdph¨s\ s]mXnªp. BsI \\bp¶ a«mWv. HmSns¨¶p IbdnbXv IeymWnbpsS IpSnente¡mWv.
Xn®bn Bscbpw IWvSnÃ. ]mStiJc§sf ]Ip¯p t]mIp¶ tXm«n ASn¨p \\¨v IpfnIgnªv Cud\pambn IeymWn Icbv¡p Ibdnbt¸mgmWv agbpsS AhnNmcnXamb BKa\w.
AhÄ thKw IpSnen\p t\À¡v HmSn. BsI \\ªp. AhÄ kvXw`n¨pt]mbn. sIm¨papXemfn Xn®bn \n¡p¶p. F´p sNt¿WvSp F¶dnbmsX AhÄ IpSnen\It¯¡p Ibdnt¸mbn. AhfpsS izmkKXn hÃmsX hÀ²n¨p.
]pd¯p ag I\¡pIbmWv. A´co£¯nsâ a«pamdn. AXp s]s«¶v CcpWvSpaqSn. agbpsS ko¡mc§Ä IeymWnbpsS IpSnen\p ]pds¯ sNdpac§sf De¨p. ioX¡män ag\m¼pIÄ IpSnen\pÅnte¡p IS¶p. agbpsS Bchw Ipdph¨sâ s\©nSn¸p hÀ²n¸n¨p.
AI¯v IeymWn Cud³ hkv{X§Ä amdpIbmWv. At¸mÄ agbpsS AI¼Snbmbn h¶ an¶Â¸nWcpIÄ `qansb ]pWÀ¶p. CSnapg¡§fn `qan hndsImWvSp.
Ipdph¨sâ ]gbIme HmÀaIsf Iodn apdn¨psImWvSv a¯mbn apdnbnte¡p IS¶p h¶p.
""CsX´m A¨mbm Cs¶Wo¡p¶ntÃ? Hc\t¡mw tIÄ¡mªn«v Rm\t\zjn¨p h¶Xm''.
""CXm Cu NqSpIm¸n At§m«p IpSn¡v. XWp¸p amds«.''.
a¯mbn Bhn ]d¡p¶ Im¸n¡¸v Ipdph¨sâ I«nen\Sp¯p InS¶ Ìqfn h¨p. F¶n«v Ipdph¨s\ kmhImiw I«nen FWo¸n¨ncp¯n. Nph¶ I¼fn¸pX¸v aS¡n I«nen\IcnIn h¨p. a¯mbn Im¸n¡s¸Sp¯v Ipdph¨\p ]nSn¨psImSp¯p. Ipdph¨³ Bhn ]d¡p¶ Im¸n kmhImiw DuXnbqXn¡pSn¨p.
""\n¿v... IpªphdoXns\sbm¶v hnfn¡v. F\n¡ht\mSp sNe Imcy§fp ]dbms\mWvSv''.
""A¸¨³ C¶se cm{Xoev h¶n«nÃ. FtÌäntem«p t]mbXmsWm¶doÃ. H¶pw ]dªnÃ''.
a¯mbn Xe sNmdnªp. Mqw... \S¡s«... Ipdph¨³ H¶ncp¯n aqfn.
""\o¿v B t^msWSv¯v FtÌäntem«v H¶p hnfn¡v. F\n¡ht\mSv sNe Imcy§fv AXymhiymbv kwkmcn¡ms\mWvSv ''.
a¯mbn t^m¬ sN¿m³ t]mbn. Ipdph¨³ Nn´m[o\\mbn I«nen ¯s¶ Ccp¶p. IÃp¦Â So FtÌäv Ct¸mgpw Xsâ t]cn Xs¶bmWv. hey¸³ C«nam¸nf kmbn¸·mcnÂ\n¶v AXp hm§nbXv Xsâ t]cnemWv. A¸³ CjvSZm\ambn Xsâ t]cn FgpXnh¨ncp¶ FÃm kz¯phIIfpw IÃp¦Â XdhmSpw Xm³ IpªphdoXnsâ t]cnte¡v ssIamäw sNbvXncn¡p¶p. ]mStiJc§fn Ipsdsbms¡ IpªphdoXv hnäpIfªn«pWvSv. Irjn \jvSamWs{X. s\ÂIrjn C¶v \jvSamsW¶dnbmw. F¶mepw X§fpsS IpSn¸Wn¡mÀ¡v ]Wn In«pasÃm. AhcpsS IpSnepIfn Xo ]pIbpasÃm. AsXm¶pw Ah\p Nn´bnÃ. IpSn¸peb·mtcmSv H«pw XmÂ]cyhpanÃ. Ahscms¡ Ct¸m IayqWnÌmWs{X!
IpªphdoXv hnäp Xpe¨ hkvXphIIsf¡pdn¨v Hcn¡Ât]mepw H¶pw Aht\mSp t\cn«p tNmZn¨n«nÃ. F{X hnäp Xpe¨mepw IÃp¦Â XdhmSv £bn¡pIbnÃ. So FtÌänÂ\n¶pw d_Àt¯m«§fnÂ\n¶pw A{Xbv¡v hcpam\apWvSv.
F¶mepw ImcWh·mcmbn k¼mZn¨ hkvXp¡Ä hnäpt]mIp¶Xn Ipdph¨\p thZ\bpWvSv. FÃmw Ipdph¨³ Adnbp¶p. FÃm hnhchpw a¯mbn ]dªmWv Adnbp¶Xv.
H¶pw IpªphdoXnt\mSp tNmZn¨n«nÃ. Ahs\m«p Xsâ ap¼n hcmdpanÃ. Cw¥WvSn hn«p ]Tn¸n¨Xv henb h¡o Bhs« F¶p IcpXnbmWv. ]t£, Xsâ kz]v\§Ä IpªphdoXv XÃns¡Sp¯n. cà_ԧġv Ah³ henb hne Iev]n¡p¶nÃ. hntZikwkvImcw k½m\n¨Xmhmw.
""FtÌänev sN¶n«nà A¨mbm''. a¯mbn aS§n h¶p ]dªp. Ipdph¨³ H¶ncp¯n aqfn.