Rm³ HutZymKnImhiy§Ä¡mbn IqS¡qsS UÂln¡p s]m bvs¡mWvSncp¶ Imew. dnkÀtÆjsâ ]cnanXnaqew Nnet¸msgms¡ sk¡âv Éo¸À ¢mÊnepw bm{X sNt¿WvSnhcpw. AtÃepw ^vssfänepw F.kn. ¢mkv s{Sbn\nepw t]mIp¶hÀ temIw ImWm¯hcmWv F¶ ]cmXn ]cs¡bpWvSv. BtcmSpw anWvSmsX H¶pcWvSp Znhkw Ign¨pIq«n aknep ]nSn¨v D®pIbpw Dd§pIbpw aknep]nSn¨p Xs¶ hoWvSpw Fgpt¶äp t]mhpIbpw sN¿p¶hcmWv DbÀ¶ ¢mÊn bm{X sN¿p¶hcn ]ecpw F¶ [mcW Gsd¡psd icnbmWp Xm\pw. kXy¯n icn¡pw bm{X F³tPmbv sN¿p¶Xv sk¡³Uv ¢mkv Éo¸dn Xs¶bmWv. km[mcW¡mcn km[mcW¡mcmb ]ecpsSbpw Nncnbpw XamiIfpw PohnX{]iv\§fpw {]mc_v[§fpw Nnet¸msg¦nepw Aev]w I®ocpsams¡ ]¦ph¨v A\p`hn¨ A¯cw bm{XIÄ GsdbmWv Fsâ a\ÊnÂ.
cWvSp s]¬Ip«nIÄ bmNIthj¯n Ccn¡p¶XpIWvSp. cWvSpw GXmWvSv Cc«s]äXpt]mse {]mbhpw Ombbpw. H³]Xv þ ]¯v hbÊv {]mbw hcpw. hgnbn ImWp¶ bmNIcpw tcmKnIfpw Zp:JnXcpsaÃmw A¶pw C¶pw Fsâ ho¡v\kmWv. Cu Ipªp§Ä FÃmhtcmSpw ssI\o«p¶Xpt]mse Ft¶mSpw ssI\o«n Rm³ t]m¡än ssIbn«v cWvSp Xp«v \mWb§Ä AhÀ¡psImSp¯v tSmbveän Ibdn. tSmbveän \n¶v Cd§nbt¸mgpw AtXt]mse sIm¨p§Ä AhnsS ¯s¶ \n¡pIbmWv. s]s«s¶mcp tXm¶Â Cu Ipªp§sf Bsc¦nepw D]{Zhn¨mtem F¶v. GXmWvSv Hcp amk¡mew Aeªp\S¶m GXp \à Ip«nIfpw {]mIrXthj¡mcmIpw. AXpt]mse GtXm \à ho«nse cWvSp Ipªp§Ä hgnbm[mcambnt¸mbXpt]mse F\n¡p tXm¶n. N{]¯eapSnbpw apjnªp\mdnb thjhpw Ipfn¡m¯, ]ÃptX¡m¯ apJhpw hmSnb I®pIfpw; F¶ncp¶mepw GtXm \·bpsS Awiw FhnsStbm Hfnªncn¡p¶Xpt]mse F\n¡v B Ipªp§fpsS apJ¯v A\p`hs¸«p.
Rm\mZyw aebmf¯nepw, ]ns¶ Xangnepw, ]ns¶ H«padnbm¯ sXep¦nepw Ip«nItfmSv NneXp tNmZn¨p. t\m D¯cw. Ahkm\w lnµnbn¯s¶ tNmZn¨p. At¸mÄ aWnaWnbmbn D¯cw h¶p. A½bptWvSm, AÑ\ptWvSm, FhnsS hoSv, F¶Xns\ms¡ Ahyàamb D¯c§fmWv \ÂInbXv. AÑ\mcmsW¶dnbnÃ. A½ hÃt¸mgpw sdbnÂthtÌj\n h¨v ImWpw. hoSv bp.]n. bnÂ. Ct¸mÄ hoSnÃ; AÑ\pw A½bpw CÃ. C§s\ hWvSnbnepw dbnÂthtÌj\nepambn Pohn¡p¶p.
Blmcw? amwKvtX amwKvtX JmtX, JmtX...'' {]mkw H¸n¨v AhÄ B ]dªXv F\n¡v Gsd ]nSn¨p. (sXWvSp¶p Xn¶p¶p sXWvSp¶p Xn¶p¶p) Fsâ ho«nte¡p t]mcpt¶m? F\n¡p cWvSp s]¬Ip«nIfpWvSv. \n§fpw AhcpsS IqsS IqSnt¡m.
Ip«nIÄ Xebm«n. Rm\hsc Iw]mÀ«psaânte¡p hnfn¨v IqSpX hnhc§Ä Xnc¡n. hbÀ \ndsb Blmcw sImSp¯p. C\n BtcmSpw sXWvSWvS F¶pw ]dªp. Iw]mÀ«psaânse ]cnNbs¸« kplr¯p¡Ä kmdn\v h«mWv F¶v Dds¡ {]Jym]n¨v Nncn¡m³ XpS§n.
h«mbmepw kmcney. cWvSp Ip«nIÄ c£s]Sps¶¦n c£s]Ss«... Rm\§s\ ]dªv Ip«nIsf hoWvSpw ]gb Øe¯v sImWvSpt]mbncp¯n.
Rm³ `mcysb t^mWn hnfn¨v Imcyw ]dªp. Fsâ FÃm {`m´n\pw Iq«p\n¡p¶XhfmWv. Fsâ ZuÀ_ey§fpw iànbpw AhÄ¡p Xncn¨dnbmw. ho«n A¶v F\n¡v the¡mcnbpWvSv. Cu Ipªp§sf Rm³ Iq«ns¡mWvSphcp¶Xv a¡fmbn¯s¶bmsW¶p Rm³ ]dªp.
"H³]Xpþ]¯phbÊv' F¶p ]dªt¸mÄ BZyw hnk½Xn¨p. AXnsâ XÅbpw X´bpw A§s\ Bsc¦nepw DsWvS¦n hnjan¡ntÃ? Ip«nIÄ Imcyw AdnbmsX \à Blmc¯n\pw hkv{X¯n\pw sImXn¨v IqsS t]mcp¶XmsW¦ntem?'' `mcy C§s\ adp¯ A`n{]mbw ]dªt¸mÄ F\n¡pw B hn[w tXm¶mXncp¶nÃ.
Rm³ hoWvSpw Ip«nIfpsS ASp¯pt]mbn F{XImeambn C§s\ XohWvSn PohnXw F¶p tNmZn¨p. "_lpXv _lpXv Zn³ tlm Kbm' F¶p tI«v Rm\pw AÛpXs¸«p. ]ns¶, AXpt]mse Ipsdt¸sc ]e dbnÂth tÌj\nepw IWvSpIWvSv, F\n¡m Nn´bpw t]mbn. A¶p cm{Xn kXy¯n Dd¡w h¶nÃ. Ipªp§Ä Häbv¡v B tSmbveän\cpInÂ. Bsc¦nepw Fs´¦nepw sNbvXmtem, Dcp«nbn«mtem, ]nSnt¨mWvSp t]mbmtem Fs¶ms¡bmbn Fsâ Nn´!
]ntä¶p cmhnse s{Sbn³ XriqÀ Cd§pt¼mÄ `mcybpw Fsâ s]¬a¡fpw IuXpIt¯msS Im¯p\nev]pWvSmbncp¶p. ]pd¯nd§nbt¸mÄ SmIvkn¡mcpw Hmt«m¡mcpsaÃmw Fs¶¯s¶ t\m¡p¶p. cWvSv ]n¨¡mcnIsfbpw ]nSn¨psImWvSv CbmÄ, CXmcv? AXmbncn¡pw AhcpsS apJ`mhw!!
`mcy ss{Uhv sNbvXv R§Ä ho«nse¯n. AhÄ Xs¶ Ip«nIsf Ipfn¸n¨p. sN¼n¨ Ipsd apSn I«v sNbvXp. cWvSns\bpw \à {Ukv AWnbn¸n¨p. A¶v Rm³ XriqÀ BImihmWn IzmÀt«gvknemWv Xmakw. IzmÀt«gvknse Nne kplr¯p¡tfmSp am{Xw `mcy Imcyw ]dªp. "amjv¡v h«mWv' F¶mbncp¶p AhcpsSbpw Iaâv. ]t£, Ip«nIÄ kz´w t]msebmbn A©mdp Znhkw sImWvSv. Fsâ a¡fpsS {UÊpw AhÀs¡m¸w Blmchpw Ipfnbpw Dd¡hpsaÃmw a¡sft¸mse Xs¶. ""Cuizc³ Hmtcm¶v Iev]n¨n«pWvSmIpw. \ap¡v \mep a¡sf hfÀ¯m\mbncn¡pw tbmKw''. `mcy Xs¶ A§s\ ]dªt¸mÄ F\n¡pw kam[m\ambn.
Hcp Znhkw Rm³ D¨bqWp Ignªv H¶p ab§n. DWÀ¶t¸mÄ apdnbpsS hmXn Xpd¡m³ BIp¶nÃ. ssiePbn§n\ym; Fsâ Dd¡w \jvSs¸SmXncn¡m³ Nnet¸mÄ, "AÑ\p§s«' F¶p ]dªv AhÄ Ip«nIsf thsd apdnbnem¡n hmXneSt¨¡pw. Rm\§s\bmWv hnNmcn¨Xv. ]t£, ssiePsb hnfn¨n«v Bcpw anWvSp¶nÃ. a¡Ä kvIqfnÂ\n¶p hcmdmbn«nÃ. Ipsd Ignªt¸mÄ ssieP h¶p. Bcm Cu hmXnsems¡ Xpd¶n«ncn¡p¶Xv? AhÄ AI¯pIbdnbXv a\Ênem¡n Rm³ hnfn¨p. ssieP Fsâ hmXn Xpd¶p.
""ap³hmXnsems¡ Xpd¶n«v tN«³ apdn ]q«n InS¶v Dd§zm. \Ãbmfv... ]ntÅsct´y?''
""s§; \obtà Fsâ hmXneS¨Xv?''
""Rm\nXm h¶tÃbpÅq''
R§Ä cWvSpt]cpw IqSn Ip«nIsf t\m¡n. AhcnÃ, AhnsSsb§pw...
]ns¶, FÃm apdnbpw ]cntim[n¨p. Ip«nIÄ¡v \ÂInb {Ukv; tamÄsS _mKv, IpS, cWvSv teUokv hm¨v, (tai A¶pw C¶pw ]q«mdnÃ) Xpd¶n« taihen¸nÂ\n¶v Ipsd ]Ww (Ipsd F¶p tI«p t]Snt¡WvS. 200þ250 cq]m. F{X IrXyambn F¶v AdnbnÃ). ]ns¶ Hcp Sn¶n kq£n¨ncp¶ NnÃd¸Ww. AXv GXmWvSv 108 cq]tbmfw hcpw. NnÃd IfIvSv sN¿p¶Xv F\n¡pw `mcybv¡pw CjvSambncp¶p. B NnÃds¨¸n ]t£, Rm³ PÀ½\nbn \n¶pw {^m³kn \n¶pw Atacn¡bn \n¶pw sImWvSph¶ \mWb§fpw DWvSmbncp¶p.
Dd§n¡nS¶ Fs¶ ]q«n¡fª B _menIamsc ]ns¶ R§Ä IWvSn«nÃ. Ct¸mgpw dbnÂthtÌj\pIfn Ahsc Xnc¡n Fsâ I®pIÄ ]cXpw. F§s\ c£s]«p F¶dnªm aXnbmbncp¶p. icnbm, ssZhw Hmtcm¶v Hmtcmcp¯À¡v Xocpam\n¨n«pWvSv...F\n¡pw Fsâ `mcybv¡pw k¦Sw h¶p, F¶ÃmsX Aev]wt]mepw tZjyw tXm¶nbn«nÃ. Fsâ a¡fpw A¶v Zp:J¯nembncp¶p.