tImgn¡p kt´mjambn. C\n `bs¸SmsX Ipªp§sf sImWvSp\S¡matÃm F¶pIcpXn.
tImgnbpsS kt´mjw IWvSt¸mÄ Iocn tNmZn¨p: ""CXn\p {]Xn^eambn F\n¡v F´mWpXcp¶Xv?''
"" ]m¼ns\ cpNntbmsS Xn¶p hbdp \ndªntÃ?'' tImgn tNmZn¨p.
"" AXp ]dªm ]änÃ. \n\¡v ]m¼nsâ D]{Zhhpw XoÀ¯p X¶ntÃ? \msf \nsâ bPam\³ Xcp¶ tImgn¯oä F\n¡p XcWw.'' Iocn ]dªp.
tImgn k½Xn¨p.
]ntäZnhkw cmhnse tImgn¡qSnsâ ASp¯p Iocn h¶p. tImgn¯oä h¨ncn¡p¶ ]m{Xw tImgn ImWn¨psImSp¯p. Iocn BÀ¯ntbmsS Xn¶p NqWvSv XpS¨v Npäpw HmSn \S¶p. F¶n«p tImgntbmSp tNmZn¨p:
""F´mWv bPam\sâ apä¯v ]\¼n DW¡m³ C«ncn¡p¶Xv?''
"" AXv FÅmWv.'' tImgn ]dªp.
"" \msf F\n¡v Ipd¨v FÅv FSp¯psImWvSph¶p XcWw. '' Iocn Bhiys¸«p.
tImgn AXpw k½Xn¨p.
]\¼n \n¶pw Ipsd FÅv FSp¯psImWvSp h¶p Iq«n h¨p. ]ntä¶v cmhnse Iocn h¶v FÅv cqNntbmsS Xn¶p NpWvSp XpS¨p hr¯nbm¡n . F¶n«p ]dªp:
""v\msf F\n¡v Acn Xn¶Ww. AcnsImWvSph¶pXcWw.''
tImgn ]dªp:
""Acn In«m³ {]bmkamWv. Acn s]«nbnemWv h¨ncn¡p¶Xv. F\n¡v FSp¡m³ ]änÃ.''
""AsXm¶pw ]dªm ]änÃ. \msf cmhnse Rm³ hcpt¼mÄ Acn X¶nsæn \nsâ a¡sf Rm³ ]nSn¨p Xn¶pw.'' Iocn ]dªp.
IocnbpsS kwkmcw tI«t¸mÄ tImgn¡v k¦Sambn. tImgn ]dªp:
"" Ioco \o C§s\ Znhkhpw Hmtcm¶p]dªp ieyw sNbvXm Rm³ F´p sN¿pw?''
"" At¸mÄ Rm³ \n\¡p ieyambn AtÃ? \msf ImWn¨pXcmw \nsâ a¡fpsS F®w Ipdbp¶Xv.'' F¶p ]dªp Iocn HmSnt¸mbn.
"C\n F´p sN¿pw? ' Ft¶mÀ¯v tImgn Zp:JnXbmbn Ccp¶p.
" F´p]än At½?' F¶p tNmZn¨p IcªpsImWvSv tImgn¡pªp§Ä h«an«p \S¶p.
tImgn Zp:Jn¨ncn¡p¶Xv ]mWvS³\mb IWvSp. \mb tImgnbpsS ASp¯p h¶p ImcWat\zjn¨p.
tImgn Iocn]dª Imcy§Ä ]mWvS³\mbtbmSp hniZoIcn¨p.
\mb FÃmw tI«p. tImgnbpsS Zb\obmhØtI«v \mbbv¡v A\pI¼tXm¶n. ]mWvS³\mb ]dªp:
"" kpµcnt¡mgo \o hnjan¡WvSm. \ns¶ Rm³ klmbn¡mw. \msf Iocnhcs«. Ahsâ Al¦mcw Rm³ amän¯cmw.''
]ntäZnhkw ]mWvS³\mb tImgn¡qSnsâ ASp¯p h¶p ]cp§n Ccp¶p.
Iocn HmSn h¶v tImgntbmSp tNmZn¨p: ""Acn FhnsS?''
tNmZyw tI«v ]mWvS³\mb Xes]m¡n t\m¡n. Iocnsb IWvSp. HäNm«¯n\p Iocnsb ]nSn¨psImWvSp tNmZn¨p:
""FSm Al¦mcn \o F´n\mWv Cu tImgnsb C§s\ D]{Zhn¡p¶Xv?
\ns¶ Rm³ Xn¶m³ t]mIpIbmWv.''
""At¿m. Rm³ ]mhamtW Fs¶ Xn¶cptX Fs¶ Xn¶m Fsâ Ipªp§Ä A\mYcmIpw.'' F¶p ]dªp Iocn Icªp.
"" Chs\ F´m sNt¿WvSXv?'' ]mWvS³\mb tImgntbmSp tNmZn¨p.
""\ÃXsÃmcph³ sNbvX
\ÃImcyw ad¸Xv
\ÃXÃm¯XpSs\
ad¶oSp¶Xp¯aw.''
Hcph³ sNbvX \ÃImcyw ad¡p¶Xp \ÃXÃ. Ah³ sNbvX \ÃXÃm¯Imcyw DS³Xs¶ ad¶pIfbp¶XmWv D¯aw F¶mWv kZmNmc¯n Kpcp]dªncn¡p¶Xv. AXn\m Iocnsb sImÃcpXv. Ah³ F\n¡p sNbvXp X¶ \ÃImcyw Rm³ \µntbmsS HmÀ¡p¶p.''
tImgn ]dªp:
""F¶m \o s]mbvt¡m. taenÂtImgnsb ieyw sN¿cpXv''F¶p ]dªp ]mWvS³\mb Iocnsb hn«p.
Iocn sasà \S¶p t]mbn.