Nmthm¡p ac§Ä \ng hogv¯nb Bip]{Xn apä¯v SmIvkn¡mÀ h¶p \n¶p. sNdnbm\pw ssiePbpw AXn \n¶nd§n. Po³knsâ ]n¶nse t]m¡än \n¶v t]gvkv FSp¡m³ thWvSn sNdnbm³ Xp\nbp¶XpIWvSv sF.knbphnsâ hcm´bn Hcp Itkcbn Ccp¶ tPm¬ hÀKokv Cd§nh¶p.AbmÄ A\pPs\ XSªpsImWvSv t]gvkv Xpd¶v SmIvkn¡qen sImSp¯p. SmIvkn¡mc³ A`nhmZyw sNbvXp ImÀ ÌmÀ«m¡n. apä¯p hncn¨ncp¶ Ncen AXnsâ N{I§Ä Dcªv hÃm¯ i_vZw tI«p. ImÀ I¬ap¶n \n¶p adªp.
""s\sâ ^vssfäv kab¯pXs¶ h¶p AtÃ?''. tPm¬ hÀKokv Xnc¡n. AbmfpsS I®pIÄ Po³kpw IfÀ So jÀ«pw [cn¨ sN¼³apSn¡mcnbpsS t\sc Xncnªp.
sNdnbm³ tPm¬ hÀKoknsâ t\m«¯n\mWv adp]Sn \ÂInbXv.
""CsXsâ Iq«pImcn ssieP. Rm\v tN«t\mSp t\ct¯ kqNn¸n¨ncp¶psh¶mWv Fsâ HmÀ½. UÂlnbnse Hcp tIWensâ aIfmWv. R§sfm¶n¨p Xmakn¡p¶p''.
tPm¬hÀKokv AhfpsS t\sc t\m¡n apJs¯mcp ]p©ncn hcp¯m³ {ian¨p.
ssieP tjIvlm³Un\mbn ssI\o«n. tPm¬ hÀKokv aSn¨p aSn¨v AhfpsS Icw IhÀ¶p. sNdnbm³ ]dªp.
""anÌÀ tPm¬ hÀKokv Fsâ {]nbs¸« tN«³''.
""ss\kv Sp aoäp bq.''. ssieP ip²amb Cw¥ojn samgnªp. At¸mgpw tPm¬ hÀKokv ]p©ncn¨tXbpÅq. AbmÄ Xsâ ssI AhfpsS ssI¸¯n¡pÅn \n¶p tamNn¸n¨p.
""hcq. A©pan\n«p IqSn Ignbpt¼mÄ sF.knbphnse kµÀi\ kabamIpw. \ap¡p Ibdn Ccn¡mw.'' tPm¬ hÀKokv Ahsc hcm´bnse ItkcIfnte¡p £Wn¨p.
Aev]aIse amdn Hcp Itkcbn FÃmw \nco£n¨psImWvSp IpªphdoXv Ccn¸pWvSv.
""hÃy¸¨s\§s\sbmWvSv''. sNdnbm³ Xnc¡n.
H¶pw XoÀ¯p ]dbmdmbn«nÃ. 48 aWn¡qÀ IgnbWsa¶m tUmIvSÀ Adnbn¨Xv. {In«n¡Â tÌPv amdnbn«nsöp Npcp¡w.
AhÀ sNdnb \SIÄ Ibdn hcm´bnse¯n. sNdnbm\pw ssiePbpw tPm¬ hÀKokn\p ]n¶mse IpªphdoXnsâ kao]t¯¡p \S¶p.
IpªphdoXv sNdnbms\ t\cn«p IWvSn«v cWvSphÀjsa¦nepw Bbn¡mWpw. kwkmcn¨n«pw A{Xbpw Imeambn¡mWpw.
""ltem UmUn. CXv ssa{^WvSv ssieP''.
Ah³ ssiePbv¡p t\sc Xncnªp.
""ssieP. CXv Fsâ UmUn, anÌÀ hÀKokv. ss\kv Sp aoäp bp UmUv''.
ssieP IpªphdoXns\ hn\b]qÀÆw ssIIq¸n A`nhmZyw sNbvXp.
AbmÄ adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ. ]Icw sNdnbmsâ I®pIfnte¡v Däpt\m¡n. Ipät_m[w sImWvSv Ahsâ apJw Ip\nªp.
""sNdnbms\ ]gn¡m³ X\ns¡´hImiw?''. `mcy Pohn¨ncns¡ asämcp kv{Xobpambn s]mdpXn XpS§nbh\mWp Xm³.
Ch\nt¸mÄ Ah\njvSs¸« s]®ns\ IqsS Xmakn¸n¨ncn¡p¶p. X\n¡v Ahs\ Ipäs¸Sp¯m³ F´p tbmKyX? AbmfpsS Nn´IÄ A§s\ ImSp Ibdn. ASp¯ \nanj¯n AbmfpsS apJw {]k¶`mhw ssIhcn¨p.
""\n§Ä bm{X sNbvXp £oWn¨p h¶XtÃ. t]mbn {^jmbn hcq. tPmWn apdnbpsS Io sImSp¡q''.
""thWvS UmUn. R§Ä hey¸¨s\ IWvSn«v apdnbn t]mbn hn{ian¡mw''.
sNdnbm³ A§s\ ]dªt¸mÄ ]ns¶ IpªphdoXv adps¯m¶pw ]dªnÃ.
""hey¸¨s\ hnknäp sN¿ms\mÅ kabambncn¡p¶p.''. tPm¬ hÀKokv hm¨n t\m¡n ]dªp.
""\ap¡t§m«p t]mImw''.
IrXyw ]{´WvSp aWnbmbt¸mÄ sFknbphnsâ hmXn Xpd¶v shÅcn{]mhp t]mse Hcp t\gvkv {]Xy£s¸«p.
AhÄ Hmtcmcp¯scbmbn t]cp hnfn¨p. AI¯p InS¡p¶ tcmKnIfpsS _Ôp¡Ä AhcpsS t]cp tIÄ¡m³ ImtXmÀ¯p. Ipdph¨sâ t]cp hnfn¨n«v B \oe¡®pIfpÅ sIm¨p shÅcn{]mhv kmIqXw t\m¡n. AhfpsS t\m«w tPm¬ hÀKoknembncp¶p. Ipdph¨sâ ASp¯ _Ôphmbn AhÄ¡p tXm¶nbXv tPm¬ hÀKokns\bmWv. Ipdph¨³ apXemfnbpsS sIm¨p aI³ F¶ Øm\amWv AhÄ Ah\p Iev]n¨p sImSp¯ncn¡p¶Xv.
AhÄ Hcp sNdp]p©ncntbmsS Ahs\ ISm£n¨p.
""Fsâ IqsS UmUnbpw Fsâ A\pP\pw Ahsâ Iq«pImcnbpw hey¸¨s\ ImWms\mWvSv''. Ahsâ hm¡pIÄ AhfpsS ImXn F´psImtWvSm tX³agbmbn IpfnÀ sImWvSp.
""H¸w Iq«nt¡mfq.'' AhÄ a[pcambn samgnªp. tPm¬ hÀKokn\p ]n¶mse IpªphdoXpw sNdnbm\pw ssiePbpw hmXn¡se¯n. AhÄ hmXn Xpd¶v D]Nmc]qÀÆw hgn amdns¡mSp¯p.
DjvWw ]pIbp¶ ]pds¯ NqSn \n¶v AhÀ AIs¯ Cfw XWp¸nsâ IpfnÀabnte¡p IS¶p. FbÀ IWvSojWdpIfpsS t\À¯ apcĨ tIÄ¡mw. Hmtcm \nc s_UpIÄ¡cnInepw Hmtcm shÅcn{]mhpIÄ \nev]pWvSv. shÅ hkv{X¯n AhÀ AXnat\mlcnIfmbn tPm¬ hÀKokn\p tXm¶n. AhcpsS shfp¯ saÃn¨ ssIhncepIfnsebpw sNfn Ibdm¯ ]mZ§fnsebpw \J§Ä sN¯n an\p¡n \J¯nsâ \nd¯nepÅ Iyq«Ivkv ]pc«nbncn¡p¶Xv Ahsâ I®pIfnepS¡n. bp.Un.sImtfm¬ ]pc«nb sNdnb ssI¯qhmeIÄ AhcpsS arZphmb Ic ]Ãh§fn IWvSp.
AhÀ \memfpw kmhImiw apt¶m«p \o§n. hnimeamb Hcp P\mebpsS AcnInemWv Ipdph¨sâ s_Uv. P\mebv¡v AXnip{`amb \\p¯ hncnbn«ncn¡p¶p. At\Iw IpgepIÄ hey¸¨sâ tZlhpambn LSn¸n¨ncn¡p¶p. sXm«Sp¯ Ìm³Unse tam\n«dn {Km^pIfpsS Nn{X§Ä an¶nadbp¶p. HmIvknP³ knenWvSdn \n¶pÅ Syq_pIÄ hmbpw aq¡pw ad¨ncn¡p¶p.
sNdnbm³ hey¸¨sâ apJt¯¡p kq£n¨p t\m¡n. ZpÀ_eamb izmkKXn tam\n«À tcJs¸Sp¯p¶p.
{]Kev`\mb Xsâ hey¸¨s\ Cu \nebn IWvSXv sNdnbmsâ a\Êns\ Ie¡n. IemImcsâ ZpÀ_eamb a\Êv s]s«¶p Xs¶ hymIpeambn. AdnbmsX Ahsâ a\Êp tX§n. I®pIÄ \ndªp. ssiePbpw Ahsâ UmUnbpw ImWmsX Ah³ ssIteskSp¯v I®oscm¸n. hnXp¼m³ h¶ hm¡pIÄ hngp§n Ah³ ImeN{I¯nsehnsStbm \n¶p.
IÃp¦Â XdhmSnsâ Nc hncn¨ apä¯v hey¸¨sâ ssI]nSn¨p ]n¨sh¨p \S¶ \mfpIÄ Ahsâ a\Ênte¡v HmSn¡bdn. Hcp Bdp hbÊpImc³ hey¸¨sâ atä ssIbn ]nSn¨n«pWvSmhpw. AXv tPm¬ hÀKokmWv. BPm\p _mlphmb hey¸¨sâ _enjvTamb Ic§Ä ]n¨sh¨p \S¡p¶ Ipcp¶ns\ Xm§p¶p. aq¶p hbÊpImc\v kpc£nXXzw Dd¸m¡p¶p. AhcpsS A½ Ipªpadnbm½ \of³ hcm´bnse ac¯qWn\padªv a¡Ä cWvSmfpw hey¸¨sâ ssIbn Xq§n \S¡p¶Xp IWvSv \nÀhrXn sImÅp¶ Hcp aq¶phbÊpImc³ IWvS Nn{Xw a\ÊnÂ\n¶p ambp¶nÃ. hey]Ånbnse s]cp¶mfn\v Ipge¸hpw Dgp¶mSbpw ¹mÌn¡nsâ ]o¸nbpw hÀW _eqWpIfpw hm§n¯cp¶ hey¸¨³. a¯mbnbpsS tXmfn Ibdn s]cp¶mfn\p sImWvSph¶p \ndp¯nbncn¡p¶ B\bpsS ]pd¯v `b¸mtSmsS sXm«v tcmam©aWnª \nanj§Ä. s]m³IpcnipIfpw shÅn¡pcnipIfpw Beh«§fpw hÀ®¡pSIfpw \ndª {]Z£nW§Ä \S¡pt¼mÄ hey¸¨sâ ssIbnÂ\n¶p hn«pt]mImsX BÄ¡q«§Ä¡nSbn sRcp§n \n¶ \mfpIÄ. hmZytaf¡mcpsSbpw sIm¼p Ipgeq¯pImcpsSbpw sNWvStaf¡mcpsSbpw ASps¯¯n sNInSS¸n¡p¶ tafs¡mgp¸pIÄ IuXpIt¯msS t\m¡n \n¶ BdphbÊpImc\mbn ]n¶oSv. At¸mgpw kpc£nXXz¯nsâ ssIhncepIÄ hey¸¨tâXp Xs¶. H¼Xp hbÊpImc\mbn tN«³ tPmWpw At¸mÄ H¸apWvSmIpw. hey¸¨sâ ssIbn Xq§n \S¡p¶Xp IWvSv \nÀhrXn sImÅp¶ Hcp aq¶phbÊpImc³ IWvS Nn{Xw a\ÊnÂ\n¶p ambp¶nÃ. hey]Ånbnse s]cp¶mfn\v Ipge¸hpw Dgp¶mSbpw ¹mÌn¡nsâ ]o¸nbpw hÀW _eqWpIfpw hm§n¯cp¶ hey¸¨³. a¯mbnbpsS tXmfn Ibdn s]cp¶mfn\p sImWvSph¶p \ndp¯nbncn¡p¶ B\bpsS ]pd¯v `b¸mtSmsS sXm«v tcmam©aWnª \nanj§Ä. s]m³IpcnipIfpw shÅn¡pcnipIfpw Beh«§fpw hÀ®¡pSIfpw \ndª {]Z£nW§Ä \S¡pt¼mÄ hey¸¨sâ ssIbnÂ\n¶p hn«pt]mImsX BÄ¡q«§Ä¡nSbn sRcp§n \n¶ \mfpIÄ. hmZytaf¡mcpsSbpw sIm¼p Ipgeq¯pImcpsSbpw sNWvStaf¡mcpsSbpw ASps¯¯n sNInSS¸n¡p¶ tafs¡mgp¸pIÄ IuXpIt¯msS t\m¡n \n¶ BdphbÊpImc\mbn ]n¶oSv. At¸mgpw kpc£nXXz¯nsâ ssIhncepIÄ hey¸¨tâXp Xs¶. H¼Xp hbÊpImc\mbn tN«³ tPmWpw At¸mÄ H¸apWvSmIpw.
Ahsc Im¯v Aev]aIse ]Ån¸d¼n a¯mbn hnÃphWvSnbpambn Im¯p InS¡p¶pWvSmhpw. hWvSn hen¡p¶ aWn¡p«·mÀ ]pÃp Nh¨nd¡n Absh«n \n¡p¶pWvSmhpw. hey¸¨\pw sIm¨pa¡fpw Ft¸mÄ sN¶mepw ho«nte¡p sImWvSpt]mIm³ X¿mdmbn \n¡p¶ kmcYnIÄ. 25 sImÃw ]nt¶mt«mSnbt¸mÄ sNdnbmsâ a\Êv hoWvSpw Ie§n. ZpÀ_eamb a\ÊpÅ Hcp IemImc³. AbmfpsS a\Êv hoWvSpw tX§n. B hey¸¨\mWv \nÊlmb\mbn acWhpambn aÃn«v Hcnäp izmk¯n\mbn tIWv sshZyimkv{X¯nsâ Poh³ c£m Syq_pIfn A`bw tXSnbncn¡p¶Xv. B apdnbnsehnsStbm acWZqX³ adªp \n¡p¶Xpt]mse sNdnbm\p tXm¶n. AhÄ sXÃp `b¸mtSmsS ssiePbpsS XWp¯p arZphmb ssIbn ]nSn¨v B hncepIÄ AaÀ¯n. Hcp sIm¨pIpªns\t¸mse ZpÀ_e\mbn¯oÀ¶ IemImc³. B IemImcsâ \oWvSpsaenª hncepIÄ C\nbpw Im³hmkpIfn A\izcamb Nn{X§Ä hctbWvSXmWv.
IÃp¦Â IpªphdoXv At¸mgpw acWZqXs\ `b¶v, Hcn¯ncn izmk¯n\mbn tIWv B XWp¯p achn¨ apdnbnse tcmKn¡nS¡bn InS¶p.