C§s\ ]tlmw hfsc k´pjvS\mbn. AbmfpsS AbÂh¡¯pÅ IÀjIÀ Xsâ hbepIfnte¡pw ]pÂtaSpIfnte¡pw AXn{Ian¨pIbdnbncp¶nÃmbncps¶¦n FÃmw `wKnbmbn apt¶m«pt]mIpambncp¶p. hfsc acymZtbmsS AbmÄ AhtcmSp ]dªpt\m¡n. F¶mÂ, AhÀ A{]Imcw XpSÀ¶pw sNbvXpsImWvSncp¶p: IayqWnse Imenta¨nepImÀ {Kma¯nse ]ip¡sf AbmfpsS ]pÂtaSpIfn tabm³ hn«p. cm{Xnbn IpXncIÄ AbmfpsS [m\yhben Ibdn Irjn\miapWvSm¡n. hoWvSpwhoWvSpw ]tlmw Ahsb ASnt¨mSn¨psImWvSncp¶p, AhbpsS DSaØtcmSp £an¡pIbpw sNbvXncp¶p. hfsc¡mew AbmÄ AhÀs¡Xncmbn in£m\S]Sn¡p apXnÀ¶nÃ. F¶m , Ahkm\w AbmÄ £abpsSs\Ãn¸eI IWvSp.PnÃmtImSXnbnAbmg ]cmXnsImSp¯p. Irjn¡mÀ¡v Bhiy¯n\p`qanbnÃm¯XpsImWvSmWv AhÀ C§s\sbms¡ sN¿p¶sX¶v AbmÄ¡dnbmambncp¶p, AhÀ a\:]qÀÆw Xn·sN¿p¶Xsöp. F¦nepw AbmÄ C§s\ Nn´n¨p: ""F\n¡p I®S¨ncn¡m³ ]äpInÃ. CXn§s\ XpSÀ¶m F\n¡pÅsXÃmwAhÀ \in¸n¡pw. Ahsc Hcp ]mTw ]Tn¸nt¨ ]äq.''
AXpsImWvSv AhÀs¡Xncmbn, Ahsc acymZ ]Tn¸n¡m³ Xs¶ AbmÄ Xocpam\n¨p. ctWvSm aqt¶m IÀjIÀ ]ng \evIm³ hn[nbpWvSmbn. IpsdIgnªv, ]tlmansâ Ab¡mÀ¡v AbmtfmSp ]IbpWvSmbn. AhÀ AXv {]ISn¸n¡m³ XpS§n. AhÀ Nnet¸msgms¡ a\: ]qÀÆw X§fpsS hfÀ¯parK§sf AbmfpsS ]d¼nte¡p Agn¨phn«p. Hcp IÀjI³ AbmfpsS hr£t¯m¸nÂ\n¶v Hcp cm{Xnbn A©p Cfw \mcIac§Ä AhbpsS sXmen¡pthWvSn sh«nbn«p. Hcp Znhkw AXnte \S¶ ]tlmwshfp¸pÅ Ft´m IWvSp. AbmÄ ASp¯p sN¶p. At¸mÄ IWvSXp sXmenbpcn¨n«ncn¡p¶ sIm¼pIfmWv. Ah \ne¯pInS¡p¶p. sXm«Sp¯v B ac§Ä \n¶nS¯v AhbpsS IpänIÄ AbmÄ IWvSp. ]tlman\p IenIbdn.
""B ]lb³ AhnsSbpanhnsSbpw \n¶v Ht¶m ctWvSm acw sh«nbm AXpXs¶ hfsc tamiamWv'' ]tlmw Nn´n¨p.
""F¶mÂ, B sX½mSn bYmÀ°¯n Hcp ac¡q«w apgph\pw sh«nadn¨n«ncn¡p¶p. Ahs\ IWvSp]nSn¡m³ ]änbncps¶¦nÂ! Ahs\ Rm³ ImWn¨psImSpt¯s\.''
BcmWXp sNbvXsX¶p IWvSp]nSn¡m³ AbmÄ Xe]pIªmtemNn¨p. Ahkm\w AbmÄ ZrVambn hnizkn¨p: ""sska\mWv AXp sNbvXXv, aämscs¡mWvSpw AXp sN¿m\mIpInÃ.'' AXpsImWvSv, AbmÄ sskasâ ho«nÂsN¶p, AhnsS H¶p ]cXnt\m¡m³. F¶mÂ, H¶pw IsWvS¯m\mbnsöpam{XaÃ, sskasâ tcmj{]IS\¯n\ncbmIpIbpw sNbvXp. F¦nepw ap¼t¯¡mÄ IqSpX AbmÄ¡p t_m²yambn sska³ Xs¶bmWv AXp sNbvXsX¶v ]tlmw Ahs\ Xncmbn tIkpsImSp¯p. sska¬ tImSXnbn lmPcmbn. B tIkv hoWvSpw hoWvSpw hnNmcWbvs¡Sp¯p. ]t£, sska¬ Ipäw sNbvXn«nsöp hn[n{]Jym]\apWvSmbn. ImcWw, Ahs\Xncmbn sXfnshm¶panÃmbncp¶p. ]tlman\p ISp¯ hntZzjapWvSmbn. PUvPnamÀ¡pw hn[nIÀ¯mhn\psaXnsc X\n¡pÅ AaÀjw {]ISn¸n¡mXncn¡m³ AbmÄ¡p IgnªnÃ.
AbmÄ ]dªp:""tamjvSm¡Ä \n§fpsS ssI¸¯nIfn sImgp¸p]pc«m³ A\phZn¡pIbmWp \n§Ä sNbvXXv. \n§Ä kXykÔcmbncps¶¦n Hcp IÅs\ C§s\ shdptX hnSpInÃmbncp¶p.''
A§s\ ]tlmw \ymbm[n]·mcpw Ab¡mcpambn iWvTIqSn. AbmfpsS hoSv Aán¡ncbm¡psa¶ Bt{Imi§Ä t]mepapWvSmbn. ]tlman\p IqSpX `qan DWvSmbncps¶¦nepw IayqWnse AbmfpsS Øm\w IqSpX hjfmbn.
GXmWvSv B kab¯v [mcmfw BfpIÄ ]pXnb Øe§fnte¡pt]mIpIbmsW¶ Hcp hmÀ¯ ]c¶p.
""F\n¡v Fsâ Øew hn«pt]mtIWvSImcyanÃ,'' ]tlmw Nn´n¨p. ""F¶mÂ, aäp NneÀ R§fpsS {Kmaw hn«p t]mbm R§Ä¡p IqSpX ØeapWvSmIpw. AhcpsS Øew IqSn Rm³ kz´am¡pw. Fsâ tXm«¯nsâ hnkvXrXn Iptd¡pSn hÀ²n¡pIbpw sN¿pw. At¸mÄ Rm³ Iptd¡pSn kpJnam\mbn Pohn¡pw. Rm³ Ct¸mgpw Gsd¡psd kpJPohnX¯n\p XSÊapÅh\s{X.''
Hcp Znhkw ]tlmw ho«nencn¡pt¼mÄ {Kma¯neqsS t]mIpIbmbncp¶ Hcp IÀjI³ AbmfpsS ho«n sN¶p. B cm{Xn AhnsS X§m³ B IÀjI³ A\phZn¡s¸«p. AbmÄ A¯mgw Ign¨p. ]tlmw Abmfpambn kw`mjW¯nteÀs¸«p. FhnsS\n¶mWv AbmÄ hcp¶sX¶p tNmZn¨p. thmÄKmbpsS A¸pd¯p \n¶mWp Xm³ hcp¶sX¶v AbmÄ ]dªp. AhcpsS kwkmcw \oWvSpt]mbn. AbmÄ ]dªp, B `mK¯v [mcmfw BÄ¡mÀ Xmakw XpS§nbn«pWvSv. Xsâ Xs¶ {Kma¯n \n¶pt]mepw Iptdt¸À AhnsS Xmakn¡p¶pWvSv. AhÀ AhnsSbpÅ IayqWnÂtNÀ¶p. HcmÄ¡v Ccp]¯©p G¡À Øew hoXw In«n. B `qan hfsc \ÃXmWv. AhnsS hnXbv¡p¶ hcIv Hcp IpXnctbmfw Dbc¯n hfcpw AXv hfsc \n_nUambn hfcp¶XpImcWw AcnhmfpsImWvSv A©p XhW IXnÀ¡peIÄ apdn¨m Hcp Iäbmbn. Hcp IÀjI³ H¶panÃmsX shdpwssItbmsSbmWv AhnsS h¶Xv. F¶mÂ, Ct¸mÄ AbmÄ¡v Bdv IpXncIfpw cWvSp]ip¡fpw kz´ambpWvSv. AbmfpsS kwkmcw C§s\t]mbn.
B{Klw sImWvSp I¯nPzen¨p ]tlmansâ lrZbw. AbmÄ Nn´n¨p:""Rms\´n\mWv Cu CSp§nb s]m¯n¡nS¶p \cIn¡p¶Xv? asämcnS¯v F\n¡p kpJambn Pohn¡m³ ]äpt¼mÄ. }Rm³ ChnsSbpÅ Fsâ `qanbpw ]pcbpw hnev¡pw.B XpIsImWvSv Rm³ Hcp ]pXnb PohnXw AhnsS Bcw`n¡pw. AhnsS FÃmw ]pXnbXmbncn¡pw. ]pcpjmcw s]cp¯ Cu Øe¯v HcmÄ¡v Ft¸mgpw D]{Zhta DWvSmIq. F¦nepw, Rm³ BZyw sNt¿WvSXv AhnsSt]mbn FÃmw t\cn«p a\Ênem¡pIbmWv.''
th\¡meambt¸mÄ AbmÄ X¿mdmbn, bm{X]pds¸«p.thmÄl \ZnbneqsS Hcp \uIbn AbmÄ kamdmbnse¯pIbpw AhnsS\n¶pw ap¶qdpssa ImÂ\Sbmbn bm{XsNbvXp \nÝnXØes¯¯pIbpw sNbvXp. AXv B ]cnNnX³ ]dªXpt]mse Xs¶bpÅ Øeambncp¶p. Irjn¡mÀ¡p [mcmfw `qan. Hmtcm hyàn¡pw Xsâ D]tbmK¯n\mbn IayqW `qanbnÂ\n¶vCcp]¯t©¡À Øew. AXn\pw ]pdta, ]WapÅhÀ¡p cWvSp jnÃnwKn\v Htc¡À h¨v CjvSapÅnSt¯mfw `qan kz´am¡mw.
Xm\dnbm³ B{Kln¨sXÃmw a\Ênem¡nbn«v inincImeambt¸mÄ ]tlmw ho«n Xncns¨¯n. Xsâ hkvXphIIsfÃmw hnäp Imim¡p¶XnepÅ X{X¸mSnembn, AbmÄ. em`Icambhn[w AbmÄ Xsâ `qanbpw hoSpw I¶pImenIsf apgph\pw hnäp. IayqWnse AwKXz¯nÂ\n¶p hnSpX t\Sn. hk´Imeambt¸mÄ AbmÄ IpSpw_mwK§tfmsSm¯p ]pXnb XmakØet¯¡pt]mbn.