^vssfän\p t]mImw F¶p Rm³ ]dªXmWv. k½Xn¡sWvS. AhÄ¡p `qanbpsS aSn¯«n IqSn ImgvNIsfÃmw IWvSv khmcnsN¿p¶XnemWv XmÂ]cyw. \Kc¯nse Xnc¡pw hml\hyqlhpw AhÄ¡p izmkwap«epWvSm¡p¶ ImgvNIfmsW¶p ]et¸mgpw ]dbmdpWvSv.
AhÄ¡p {]nbs¸« ImgvNIÄ t\ms¡¯mZqct¯mfw ]c¶pInS¡p¶ ]mS§Ä, ssIt¯mSpIÄ,AIse aeapIfn \n¶p \oÀ¨m HgpIn hcp¶Xv. ]pIbp¶ ae. hnZqcXbnse CcpWvS ac¡q«§Ä. tabp¶ ImenIÄ, ]d¶Iep¶ ]£n¡p«§Ä, cm{Xn ]Iente¡pw ]I cm{Xnbnbnte¡pw {]thin¡pt¼mgpÅ BImi¡mgvN.
Hcp s\SphoÀt¸msS AbmÄ `masb t\m¡n.teiw hnfÀ¨bptWvSm? tXm¶p¶Xmbncn¡pw. Hcp hncl¯nsâ \mµn Ipdn¡p¶ bm{X A{X kt´mj{]Zasænepw R§fpsS PohnXe£y¯nsâ ]qÀ¯oIcW¯nse Hcp kt´mjL«atà kamKXamIp¶Xv.
Ggpamkw KÀ`nWnbmb `mcybpsS apwss_ hmk¯nsâ Hcp L«w ChnsS Ahkm\n¨p. {]khw AhfpsS ho«n thWsa¶v AhfpsS UmUn¡pw a½n¡pw B{Klw. AhÄ¡pw AXmWv XmÂv]cyw. AhcpsS \ymbamb B{Kl§Ä km[n¨psImSpt¡WvSXvFsâ ISabmWtÃm.
]pd¯p agamdn shbn h¶p
s{Sbn\nsâ j«dpIÄ DbÀ¶p.
hWvSn GtXm tÌj\n \n¡p¶p.
Iw]mÀ«psaânte¡v sem«nsemSp¡p I¨hS¡mcpsSbpw [À½¡mcpsSbpw XÅn¡bäw.
""s{Sbn\n\p t]mcWvSmbncp¶p F¶p `mabv¡p tXm¶p¶ptWvSm?''
sNdpNncntbmsS Rm³ Xnc¡nbt¸mÄ Fsâ ssI¯WvSbn¸nSn¨v ]p©ncnXqInbXÃmsX AhÄ adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ.
bmZrÑnIambn FXnÀkoänte¡p t\m¡nbt¸mgmWv HcmÄ Fsâ `mcysb¯s¶ {i²n¨ncn¡p¶Xp IWvSXv. Ahsâ I®pIÄ `mabpsS DZc¯nemWv. kmcn DSp¯t¸mÄ AhfpsS DZc¯ns\mcp `wKn IqSpXepsWvS¶v F\n¡p tXm¶nbncp¶p. Ch³ CXn\p ap¼v KÀ`nWnIsf IWvSn«ntÃ.?
Ahsâ t\m«w `mabpw IWvSncn¡p¶p. AhÄ Fsâ t\sc t\m¡n B t\m«¯n Aht\mSpÅ shdp¸p {]ISambncp¶p
Fsâ I®pIfn \n¶v Aán ansskepIÄ AbmfpsS I®pIfn ]Xn¨p. AbmÄ XeXmgv¯n. Ah³ F{X kabw Fsâ `mcysb t\m¡nbncp¶n«pWvSmIpw? Hcp ]t£ bm{X ]pds¸Spt¼mÄ apXÂ. Fsâ a\Ên Ah\p ]e t]cpIfpw \ÂIn
i¸³ Ft¼m¡n. s\dnsI«h³.
Rm³ Abmsf {i²n¨p.
ap¸Xp hbkv tXm¶n¡pw.teiwIjWvSnbpWvSv. IWvSm ]mhamsW¶p tXm¶pw ]m³dpw jÀ«pamWv [cn¨ncn¡p¶sX¦nepw AXp tamtU¬ AÃ. km[mcWbnepw XmsgbmWv AbmfpsS km¼¯nI ØnXnsb¶p tXm¶p¶p.
AbmfpsS ssIhiw cWvSv FbÀ_mKpIÄ DWvS.v AXp cWvSpw sdUnsabvUv tjm¸pIfpsS ]ckyw t]dp¶hbmWv H¶v s_mdnhvenbntebpwasäm¶v KmSvtIm^mdnsebpw AbmÄ \m«nÂt¸mIp¶XpsImWvSv `mcybv¡pw a¡Ä¡pw {Ukv hm§nbncn¡pw. _mKpIfnsem¶v AbmÄ Im¨ph«nepw H¶v aSnbnepamWv h¨ncn¡p¶Xv. aSnbnse _mKn hne¸nSn¸pÅ Fs´¦nepw ImWpw.
Abmsf F\n¡v H«pw CjvSambnÃ. Cu s{Sb\nse aäp bm{X¡mscÃmw Fsâ an{X§fmsW¶pw CbmÄ am{XamWv Fsâ i{Xpsh¶pw F\n¡p tXm¶n.
Rm³ {i²n¡p¶XpsImtWvSm Ft´m Ct¸mÄ AbmfpsS t\m«w P\egnIfneqsS ]pdt¯¡mW.v AXtà AbmÄ¡pw \ÃXv. ]pd¯v F´pam{Xw ImgvNIfpWvSv.
Ct¸mÄ AbmÄ samss_en BtcmtSm kwkmcn¡pIbmWv.H«pw {]k¶aà AbmfpsS apJw. AbmfpsS kt´mjw sISp¯p¶ hnhc§fmWv e`n¨psImWvSncn¡p¶sX¶p hyàw. F\n¡p KqVkt´mjw. Zp:Jn¡s« Ah³. A§s\ Ah³ kt´mjn¡WvS. Ah\p t^m¬ sNbvX BtfmSv F\n¡p Hcp {]tXyI kvt\lw DÅnepZn¨p.
Iw]mÀ«vsaânse aSp¸pfhm¡p¶ KÔhpw izmkw ap«n¡p¶ ImgvNIfpw `masb AkzØbm¡p¶Xp {i²n¨p. AhÄ sXmWvSbn ssIhbv¡pIbpw hn½n«t¯msS Fs¶ t\m¡pIbpw sNbvXp.
OÀ±n¡m\pÅ ]pd¸mSmtWm?
F´mWp sNt¿WvSsX¶p Rm³ BtemNn¨t¸mtg¡pw Fsâ "t\m«¸pÅn' Hcp ¹mÌnIv IqSv Fsâ t\sc \o«n. A\njvSt¯msSbmsW¦nepw Rm\Xp hm§n `mabpsS ssIbn sImSp¯p. AhfXpambn Ccp¶v AkzØX {]ISn¸n¨XÃmsX OÀ±n¨nÃ. AhfpsS OÀ±n {]Xo£n¨p s\änbpw aq¡pw Npfn¨ klbm{XnIÀ ]qÀÆØnXnbnembn.
AbmÄ _mKvXpd¡p¶Xp IWvSp Rm³ shdpsX t\m¡n. cWvSv Ge¡mbvIÄ _mKn \ns¶Sp¯v AbmÄ Fsâ ssIbn X¶p.
Rm³ Ge¡mbvIÄ t\m¡n.AbmÄ Ge¡mbvIÄ FSp¯t¸mtg¡pw Rm³ ssI\o«nbncn¡pw. Csæn C{X s]s«¶v CXv F§s\ ssIbn h¶p? F\n¡pw BÝcyambn. CsXÃmw CbmÄ F´n\psImWvSp\S¡p¶p? Fsâ `mcybv¡pthWvSn CbmÄ CsXÃmw sImWvSp\S¡p¶sX´n\mWv?
Ge¡m Nh¨m Fsâ `mcy OÀ±n¡nsöpw Ge¡mbpsS KÔw AhÄ¡p {]nbs¸«XmsW¶pw CbmtfmSv Bcp ]dªp?
AbmtfmSpÅ Fsâ shdp¸p Ipdªphcp¶Xp Rm\dnªp.
ASp¯ tÌm¸n s{Sbn³ \n¶t¸mÄ AbmÄ ]pd¯pt]mbn cWvSp amwtKm{^q«n hm§nh¶p. Rm³ Bhiys¸SmsX Fsâ `mcybpsS CjvSadnªp {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ AbmÄ F\n¡p hnkvabambn. {^q«n In«nbt¸mÄ `ma Abmsf t\m¡n lrZyambn Nncn¨p. AXpt]msemcp Nncn Hcn¡epw F\n¡p e`n¨n«nÃtÃm F¶p Rmt\mÀ¯p. `mabpsS Nncn¡v adpNncn \ÂImsX AbmÄ koänÂt¸mbn Ccp¶p.
{^q«nbpsS ]Ww Rm³ \o«nsb¦nepw AbmÄ hm§nbnÃ.
""F´mWp t]cv?'' }}Rm³ AbmtfmSp tNmZn¨p.
""thWp'' AbmÄ R§sf {i²n¡msX ]pds¯ ImgvNIfnte¡p I®pw \«ncp¶p.
`mcy Fs¶ tXmWvSnbt¸mÄ Rm³ AhfpsS t\tct\m¡n.
""B a\pjy\v \½psS {]kmtZ«sâ OmbbntÃ?'' Ignª hÀjw Hcp hml\m]IS¯n acn¨ AhfpsS tPyjvT\mWv {]kmZv.
""Gbv... \n\¡p tXm¶p¶Xm'' Rm³ i_vZw Xmgv¯n ]dªp.
"" Aà Cu BwKnfn \n¶p t\m¡pt¼mÄ \à OmbbpWvSv.''
AhÄ Hcp {]tXyIcoXnbn XesNcn¨pt\m¡ns¡mWvSp ]dªp.
Rm³ adp]Sn]dbmsX Abmsf¯s¶ {i²n¨ncp¶p.
s{Sbn³ \n¶p.
GtXm tÌj³ Bsb¶ptXm¶p¶p.
]pdt¯¡pt\m¡n.
tÌjtâXmb bmXsXmcp e£WhpanÃ.
aeXpc¶pWvSm¡nb sdbn¸mXbmWv. Ccphi¯pw s]m§n\n¡p¶ a¬`n¯nImWmw.
""]mf¯n a®nSnªphoWncn¡bm. BtdgpaWn¡qÀ IgnbmsX C\n s{Sbn³ t]mInÃ.''
bm{X¡mÀ¡v A{]Xo£nX{]lctaev]n¡p¶ hmÀ¯ h¶p
""Cu hgn¡p t]m¶m CXm Ipg¸w.''
‘s{Sbn³ teämIpsa¶dnªp thWp hÃmsX AkzØX {]ISn¸n¡p¶Xp Rm³ IWvSp. FÃmhscbpw t]msebtà Cbmfpw. FÃmhÀ¡pw AhchcpsS e£yØm\¯v F{Xbpw t\ct¯ F¯Wsa¶pWvSv.
thWphnsâ AkzØX aämcpw {i²n¡p¶nÃ. FÃmhcpw AhchcpsS temI¯nemWv. thWphnsâ _p²nap«pIÄ IWvSv Fsâ `mcy hnjan¡p¶XpIWvSp.
""F´p]änsb¶v H¶ptNmZn¡q''
`mcy Ft¶mSp ]dªt¸mÄ Rm³ thWphnsâ sXm«Sp¯pt]mbnkoänencp¶p.thWphnsâ ASp¯ koänencp¶ BÄ s{Sbn³\n¶t¸mÄ ]pdt¯¡pt]mbncp¶p.
Rm³ kvt\lt¯msS thWphnsâ tXmfn ssIh¨p.
""F´p ]än?''
AbmÄ Xes]m¡n Fs¶t\m¡n. AbmfpsS I®pIÄ Nph¶p Ie§nbncp¶p.
""F´p ]än?''Rm³ hoWvSpw tNmZn¨p.

""H¶panÃ'' AbmÄ ]pdt¯¡p t\m¡nI®pIÄ XpS¨p. thWp Hcp ZpÀºeam\km\msW¶v F\n¡p a\Ênembn. aäpÅhcpsS kzImcyXIfnte¡v IS¶p sNÃm³ H«pw CjvSs¸Sm¯ Rm³ AbmfpsS ASp¯p shdpsX Ccp¶p.
thWphnsâ samss_Â i_vZn¨p. samss_enÂ\n¶pÅ i_vZw Fsâ ImXnse¯n.
""Rm³ A\phnsâ tUmIvSdm. hnhc§Ä \n§sf Adnbn¡m³ ]dªncp¶p. A\phnsâ IWvSoj³ \¶Ã. tImw¹nt¡ämWv. Hm¸tdj\pap¼v hnfn¨Xv F´msW¶p h¨m Hm¸tdj\nse dnkvIv \n§sf t_m²ys¸Sp¯m\mWv. ]n¶oSv tUmIvSsd Ipäs¸Sp¯cpXv.''
thWphnsâ tZlw ]q¡pet]mse hnd¨pXpS§n. Rm³ kvt\lt¯msS AbmfpsS tXmfn ssIbn«v Fsâ tZlt¯mSp tNÀ¯p. AbmÄ Zp:Jw kln¡m\mImsX hn§n.
AbmfpsS hnjaw IWvSv Fsâ`mcy I®pIÄ XpSbv¡p¶Xp IWvSp.
sasà Rm³ thWphn \n¶v AbmfpsS Zp:Jw Adnªp. FÃmw AdnªpIgnªt¸mÄ F§s\ Abmsf Bizkn¸n¡psa¶p F\n¡pw AdnbnÃmbncp¶p. AbmfpsS tXmfn h¨ ssI ]n³hen¡msX Rm³ AhnsS¯s¶ Ccp¶p. s{Sbn ]pds]m³ C\nbpw kabsaSp¡pw.
AbmfpsS a\Ênse Xncbnf¡w im´ambt¸mÄ Rm³ `mabpsS ASps¯¯n. AhÄ hnhc§fdnbm³ BImw£tbmsS Im¯ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p.
""AbmfptSXv euamtcyPmbncp¶p. A©phÀjw IgnªmWv `mcy KÀ`nWnbmbXv. `mcybpsS KÀ`Ime¯v Hcp {]mhiywt]mepw \m«nÂt¸mIm³ AbmÄ¡p IgnªnÃ. Hcp hml\\nÀ½mW¡¼\nbnse tPmen¡mc\mb CbmÄ¡v hÀj¯n Hcn¡te eohv In«pIbpÅp. `mcybpsS ho«n A½am{XtaDÅp. A½sb X\n¨m¡n `mcysb apwss_bv¡p sImWvSphcm³ a\Ê\phZn¨nÃ. A½bv¡msW¦n \m«nÂ\n¶p hn«p\n¡p¶Xv CjvShpaÃ. A\p Hcp amkambn tlmkv]näen AUvanäm. s{]á³knbpsS Bcw`w apX Fs´Ãmtam Ipg¸§fpWvSv.''
`mabpsS apJs¯ hnImct`Zw Fs¶ hnNmc[mcbnse¯n¨p.
KÀ`mhØbn `mcybv¡p kt´mjw P\n¸n¡p¶ Imcy§Ä kwkmcn¡m\pw {]hÀ¯n¡m\pw ISabpÅ D¯a`À¯mhnsâ Øm\¯p\n¶p hyXnNen¨Xp Xncn¨dnbm³ sshIn.
aäpÅhcpsS Zp:J§Ä Xpds¶Sp¯v `mcybpsS a\Ên \nt£]n¡m³]änb kabhpw kmlNcyhpw CXsöNn´ F´psImWvSv t\ct¯ DWvSmbnÃ.
kt´mjIcamb Imcy§Ä ]dªp`mcysb kt´mjhXnbm¡m³ {ians¨¦nepw AhfpsS apJw sXfnªnÃ. ]pdt¯¡p t\m¡nbncn¡p¶ thWphn AhfpsS t\m«w CSbv¡nsS ]mdnhogp¶Xp Rm³ IWvSp.
Rm\pw `mcybpw F{X \nÀºÔn¨n«pw thWp `£Wsam¶pw Ign¨nÃ. CSbv¡nsS AbmÄ t_m«nen \n¶p shÅsaSp¯p IpSn¨p.
""thWpt¨«³ hnjan¡mXncn. R§Ä A\phn\p thWvSn {]mÀ°n¡p¶pWvSv.''
`mabpsS hm¡pIÄ¡p adp]Snbmbn AbmÄ ]p©ncns¨¶p hcp¯n
]pd¯v Ccp«phs¶¯n
s{Sbn³ bm{X ]p\cmcw`n¨p.
Iw]mÀ«vsaâv sasà \nÈ_vZXbnte¡p hgpXnbnd§n. ]ecpw s_À¯n Dd¡w Im¯pInS¶p.
thWp _mKv Xpd¶p ]pXnb kmcnsbSp¯p aSnbn h¨v shdpsX AXn t\m¡nbncp¶p.
\oemImi¯nsâ \ndambncp¶p B kmcn¡v. kmcn Xncn¨pw adn¨pw t\m¡n aSnbn¯s¶ h¨p AbmÄ.
""Dd¡anfbv¡WvS.''
Xmgs¯ s_À¯n joäv hncn¨psImWvSv Rm³ `mcytbmSp ]dªp. AhÄ InS¶p Ignªt¸mÄ Rm³ apIfnes¯ s_À¯n shdpsX InS¶p.
Hcp ab¡¯n\p tijw Rm³ XeXmgv¯nt\m¡nbt¸mÄ `mcy thWphns\ t\m¡nInS¡p¶Xp IWvSp. AbmÄ At¸mÄ ]pds¯ Ccp«nte¡p t\m¡n {]Xnat]mse Ccn¡p¶p.