Ab¡mcpsS CSbn km_phns\bpw ssj\nsbbpw Ipdn¨v Hcp {InwhZ´n ]c¶p XpS§nbn«pWvSv. ]«mf¨n«bnemWv AhÀ Ip«nIsf hfÀ¯p¶sX¶mWv Ahcn NnecpsS \nKa\w. AÃmsX Ct¸mgs¯ B¬Ip«nIsf C§s\ sacp¡nsbSp¡m³ ]änsöv AhÀ hmZn¡p¶p. km_phnt\mSv ASp¸apÅhÀ¡dnbmw A¸dbp¶Xn Aev]w t]mepw kXyansöv. F¦nepw AhÀ¡p Nnet¸mÄ Hcp kwibw tXm¶mdpWvSv; Ip«nIsf ]cnioen¸n¡m³ km_phpw ssj\nbpw Ft´m Hcp amPn¡v {]tbmKn¡p¶psWvS¶v.
Hcn¡Â AbÂhmknbpw kplr¯pamb tPmkvXs¶ km_phnt\mSv CtX¡pdn¨p kqNn¸n¨p. km_phnsâ {]XnIcWw \njvIf¦amb Hcp Nncnbmbncp¶p. At¸mÄ tPmkv ]dªp:"" F\n¡msW¦n BWpw s]®pambn BsI Ht¶bpÅp. kmam\yw \¶mbn ]Tn¡p¶pWvSv. ]t£, I£nsb cmhnse H¶p hnfns¨gpt¶ev]n¡m³ R§Ä s]Sp¶]mSv NnÃdbÃ.''
""tPmkv cmhnse Ft¸mgmWv Fgpt¶Â¡p¶Xv?''
""}}Rms\gpt¶Â¡pt¼mÄ GgpaWnbmIpw''
""Ip«nItfmSv cmhnse Fgpt¶Â¡Wsa¶p ]dªn«v \½Ä D¨hsc IqÀ¡when¨pd§nbm Ahsc§s\ \s½ A\pkcn¡pw tPmtk?''
""icnbm. Ah³ CubnsSbmbn tNmZn¡m³ XpS§nbn«pWvSv UmUn Fgpt¶Â¡p¶Xv sshInbtà F¶v!''
""\mw kzbw sNbvXpImWn¡m¯ Hcp Imcyw Ip«nItfmSp sN¿m³ ]dªm ^eapWvSmsb¶phcnà tPmtk.''
""\½sfms¡ apXnÀ¶hctà km_p. AXpt]msebmtWm Ip«nIÄ ? \s½ A\pkcn¨tà AhÀ hftcWvSXv?''
""]t£, ]dªpsImSp¡p¶XÃ, sNbvXpImWn¡p¶XmWpIp«nIfpsS a\Ên ]Xnbp¶Xv.''
""km_p cmhnse Ft¸mgmWv Fgpt¶Â¡p¶Xv?''
""Rm\pw ]sWvSms¡ hfsc sshInbmWv Fgpt¶äncp¶Xv. F¶n«v sshIn Fgpt¶Â¡p¶ Ip«nIsf imkn¡pIbpw sNbvXncp¶p''
""F¶ns«´mbn?''
""hnfn¡pt¼mÄ am{Xw AhÀ Fgpt¶Â¡pw. Bcpw hnfn¡m\nsöpImWpt¼mÄInS¶pd§pIbpw sN¿pw.''
""]ns¶ Aemdw h¨p XpS§n AtÃ?''
""Aemdw sh¨pXpS§nsb¶p am{XaÃ, Rm\pw AhtcmsSm¸w t\cs¯ Fgpt¶äp XpS§n. At¸mgmWv AhÀ¡p icn¡pw Hcp DWÀÆmbXv''
""cmhnse Fgpt¶Â¡m³ F\n¡p henb aSnbmWp km_p.'' tPmkv CXp ]dªt¸mÄ km_phnsâ adp]Sn s]s«¶mbncp¶p.'' F¦n Ip«nIÄ t\cs¯ Fgpt¶Â¡Wsa¶p \nÀºÔw ]nSn¡cpXv.''
tPmkv [À½k¦S¯nembn.
km_p ]dªp."" Ip«nIsf ]cnioen¸n¡m³ R§Ä Ft´m Hcp amPn¡v {]tbmKn¡p¶pWvS¶tà BfpIÄ ]dbp¶Xv. AXp icnbmWp tPmtk. R§Ä Hcp amPn¡v {]tbmKn¡p¶pWvSv.''
""AsX´m km_p?'' tPmkn\v BImw£bmbn.
""Ip«nIfn \n¶pw \mw {]Xo£n¡p¶ Imcy§Ä \mw Xs¶ BZyw sNbvXp ImWn¡pI. AXmWp R§fpsS amPn¡v.''
""Rm\n¯cw Imcy§fnsems¡ Hcp sasÃt¸m¡pImc\mWp km_p'' tPmkv Xsâ ]cnanXn Gäp]dªpt¸mÄ km_p C§s\ {]XnIcn¨p:
""BZyIme§fn Rm\pw tPmkns\t¸mse Nne Imcy§fn aSnb\mbncp¶p. ]ns¶¸ns¶ a\Ênembn, \½psS aSn Ip«nIsfbpw _m[n¡psa¶v. At¸mÄ apX Rms\sâ sNbvXnIÄ Xncp¯n¯pS§n.''
"" Xncp¯nbnsæn Ip«nIÄ Xs¶ \s½ ]ns¶mcn¡Â tNmZyw sNbvsX¶ncn¡pw. Ct¸mgs¯ Ip«nIÄ¡v AXn\pÅ ss[cyapWvSv.''
tPmkn\p Imcy§Ä a\Ênembn¯pS§nbncp¶p.
""Imew amdp¶X\pkcn¨v \½fpwamdWw F¶tà km_p ]dªphcp¶Xv?''
""AsX, Ime¯ns\m¯p \mw amdnbnsæn H¶pIn \mw ]n´Ås¸«pt]mIpw. Asæn Ip«nIÄ \s½ Xgªp Ifbpw.''
tPmkv Ae]t\cw Nn´bnemWvSp. ]ns¶ Hcp Xocpam\¯nse¯nbXpt]mse C§s\ ]dªp:'' \msf apX t\m¡s«, Rm\pw shfp¸ns\ Fgpt¶Â¡mtam F¶v''
""BZysams¡ Aev]w {]bmkw tXm¶pw tPmtk. CsXÃmw Ip«nIÄ¡pthWvSnbtà F¶p hnNmcn¡pt¼mÄ B {]bmkw amdns¸mbvs¡mÅpw''
""km_phpw Ip«nIfpw cmhnse \S¡m³ t]mImdpsWvS¶ptI«p. Rm\pw tam\pw IqSn h¶mtem?'' tPmkv tNmZn¨p.
""AXns\´m? BÄ¡mcpsS F®w IqSpt¼mÄ \S¯¯nsâckhpw IqSpatÃm.''
tPmkv k´pjvS\mbn aS§nbt¸mÄ km_p, ssj\ntbmSp ]dªp; "" \mw sN¿p¶Imcy§Ä Xs¶ aäpÅhÀ¡p ]dªpsImSp¡pt¼mÄ AXp sNbvXpt\m¡m³ AhÀ¡v DÕmlw IqSpw. tPmkv \à DÕmlt¯msS Hcp amä¯n\p {ian¡psa¶v Fsâ a\Êp ]dbp¶p.''
H¶p]dbpI, asäm¶p {]hÀ¯n¡pI CXmWp ]ecpsSbpw coXn F¶p km_phn\pw ssj\n¡pw Adnbmw. A§s\bmIpt¼mÄ Ip«nIÄ amXm]nXm¡sf A\pkcn¡m³ aSn¡p¶p.
Ip«nIsf ab¡m\pw sacp¡m\pw B Z¼XnIÄ {]tbmKn¡p¶ amPn¡n\v Hcp ss__nÄ hN\hpambn ASp¯ _ÔapWvSv. aäpÅhÀ \n§tfmSv F§s\ s]cpamdWsa¶v \n§Ä B{Kln¡p¶pthm AXpt]mseXs¶ AhtcmSpw s]cpamdpIþ CXmWv B hN\w. amXm]nXm¡Ä B hN\w C§s\ hmbn¡Ww. a¡Ä \t½mSv F§s\ s]cpamdWsa¶p \mw B{Kln¡p¶pthm AXpt]mse Xs¶ AhtcmSpw s]cpamdpI. At¸mÄ a\pjy_豈 at\mlcambn¯ocp¶p. CXmWv km_phnsâbpw ssj\nbpsSbpw IpSpw_ PohnXw kzÀ¤Xpeyam¡p¶, hnPbam¡p¶ hnPb{´w.