IÃp¦Â Ipdph¨³ a¨n I®p\«p InS¡pIbmWv. ImgvNbpsS aosX amdme sI«nbncn¡p¶p. H¶pw hyàaÃ. tIgvhn¡pw IpdhpWvSv. hfsc ASp¯pIqSn hcp¶hsc Xncn¨dnbmw. ]cnNnXcmsW¦n i_vZw tI«m a\ÊnemIpw. AhÀ Dds¡ ]dbWsa¶p am{Xw. AXpsImWvSv ]ecpw AIt¯¡p Ibdm³ aSn¡pw. sIm¨pa¡Ä H«pw IbdnÃ.
]I FcnªS§pIbmWv. shbnÂ\mf§Ä¡v iàn Ipdªp. {]Imiw s]menªv apdnbnte¡v Ccp«v Ibdn¯pS§n.
Aev]w apt¼ t¢m¡n ASn¨Xv At©m, Btdm? F®w Xn«s¸Sp¯m³ IgnªnÃ. sXmgp¯n aWn¡p«·mÀ¡v ImSnshÅhpw ]n®m¡pw sImSp¯pthm? AhbpsS Igp¯nse IpSaWnIfpsS Inep¡w tIÄ¡m\mhnÃ. Ipª¶m½ DWvSmbncps¶¦n FÃmw IrXyambn t\m¡pambncp¶p. aI³ IpªphdoXn\v Cu hWvSn¡mfIsf ImWp¶XpXs¶ IenbmWv. Ah\v tXm«w hnäpt]mb hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸p k½m\n¨ _yq¡v ImdpWvSv. hnÃphWvSnbn Ibdp¶Xv Ah\p Ipd¨nemWv. Cw¥WvSn\p hn«p ]Tn¸n¨Xnsâ tZmjw. FÃmw Xehn[n. IÀatZmtjm¶p ]dbm³ ]äptam? Ipª¶m½ DWvSmbncp¶t¸m ]td¶t]mse Bizkn¡mw; ssZhw Cs{Xms¡ X¶ntÃ.
Cu a¯mbn FhnsSt¸mbn sIS¡phm? Ah\ns§m¶p h¶ncps¶¦nev ]Xps¡sbm¶v FWoäv Nmcnbncn¡mambncp¶p. SuWnev sshZyimtet¸mbn Ipg¼p taSn¡m\nt{Xw kabw thtWm? D¨bqWp Ignªt¸m t]mbXtà Ah³. FhnsSsb¦nepw hmbnev t\m¡n \n¡phmcn¡pw.
]¯phbÊnev IqsS IqSnbXm Ah³. Adp]XpsImÃw ap¼v A¸³ tXm«¯nev t]mbn«p hcp¶ hgn apWvS¡b¯q¶v In«oXm Ahs\. hgoev IctªmWvSp \n¡W IWvSv A¸³ Iq«nt¡mWvSp h¶p. \msShntS¶v Ah\padoe. ]ns¶§pw t]mbn«nÃ. Fsâ \ngept]mse \S¶p. FÃmän\pw Iq«v Ah³ Xs¶. \ÃXn\pw No¯bv¡pw km£n \n¶p.
A¸sâ hnÃp hWvSn ASn¨ncp¶ Ipcymt¡mt¨«\v h¿mXmbt¸mÄ a¯mbn GsäSp¯p, B tPmen. Ipcymt¡mt¨«s\t¸mse BhXnÃmXmb hbʳ ImfIsf amän, a¯mbn. sXmgp¯n \n¶p cWvSp aqcn¡p«·msc sXcsªSp¯v ImfhWvSnbnev sI«n {]mIvSokv sNbvXp.
]n¶oSv Ahäbv¡v \pIw h¨v A¸sâ hnÃphWvSn¡v Ah³ kmcYnbmbn. A¸³ s^mtdm\m¸Åo¶v Imes¯ IpÀ_m\ Ignªv hnÃphWvSoev hcp¶Xv \m«mÀ¡p ImgvNbmbncp¶p. a¯mbn hmen H¶p sRcSpt¼mÄ aWn¡p«·mÀ IpXn¨p ]mbpw. IÃp]mInb \nc¯neqsS hnÃphWvSn ]mbpt¼mÄ aWn¡p«·mcpsS Igp¯nse IpSaWnIfpsS Inep¡w {Kmahnip²nbn XmfmßIambn apg§pw.
aWn¨n¸mS¯p Rmdp \Sp¶ sNdpans¸®p§Ä Ipdph¨sâ hnÃphWvSn IS¶p t]mIpt¼mÄ Xe DbÀ¯nt\m¡pw.
""sIm¨v{¼msâ ImtfsS saSp¡mdv. hWvSn¡mc\pw kp´c\m...tÃ..tXbn'' InSm¯nIfv X½nev AS¡w ]dbpw. NncnbpsS Inep¡w Ignbpt¼mÄ AhÀ Rmäp]m«nsâ Xmf¯nte¡p t]mIpw. ""X{¼msâ ]mS¯v s]m¶p hnfªmte Gsâ amS¯nev Iªn thIq''.
AhcpsS ssI¯mf¯n aWn¨n¸mSs¯ tNdn Rmdp]pXªp. ioX¡män RmäpXeIÄ CfInbmSn.
A¸sâ ImetijamWv B hnÃphWvSn Ipdph¨³ D]tbmKn¡m³ XpS§nbXv. Ipª¶m½bv¡pw hnÃphWvSnbm{X lcambncp¶p. \mSp Ipep¡n, Xmf¯n IpSaWn Inep¡n IÃp¦Â¡mcpsS hnÃphWvSn IS¶pt]mIp¶Xv \m«pImÀs¡¶pw hnkvab¡mgvNbmbn.
a¨nsâ apIfnencp¶v Hcp Kufn Nne¨p. a¨nt\mSp ]än¸nSn¨p InS¡pIbmWv AXv. PohnXt¯mSp ]än¸nSn¨p Ipdph¨³ InS¡p¶Xpt]mse Xs¶. \c Ibdnb BImi¯nsâbpw apJw IqSpX CcpWvSp.
Ipdph¨³ I®S¨p InS¡pIbmWv. ]Xps¡ ab¡¯nte¡p hoWp. a¯mbn IS¶ph¶XdnªnÃ.
""A¨mbm! Fs´mscmsdm¡mbnXv. FWotä'' a¯mbnbpsS kzcw tI«v Ipdph¨³ I®pXpd¶p.
""\osb´m C{X sshIntb?''
""sshZycv tcmKnsb ImWm³ t]mbn. sImg¼p In«msX F\n¡p t]mcm¼äpthm?''
Ipg¼nsâbpw AcnjvS¯nsâbpw Ip¸nIÄ apdnbpsS aqebnse Ìqfn h¨psImWvSp a¯mbn ]dªp.
""\osb¶ Hs¶Wo¸n¨ncp¯nt¡. Cu sIS¸p sISv¶n«v s]mdamsI s]m«p¶p''.
a¯mbn Ipdph¨s\ sasà Xm§n¸nSn¨v I«nenencp¯n. ImepIÄ t\scbm¡n. F¶n«v Ip´n¨ncp¶v Ipdph¨sâ cWvSp Imev]mZ§fpw sasà Xncp½n NqSp ]nSn¸n¨p.
""\obm hSnbns§Sv¡v. F\ns¡m¶p s]md¯nd§n Ccn¡Ww''.
a¯mbn apdnbpsS aqebn Nmcnh¨ncp¶ shÅn sI«nb NqcÂhSn FSpt¯mWvSph¶p. Ipdph¨\v tXm«¯nepWvSmbncp¶ hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸p k½m\n¨XmWv B hm¡nwKv Ìn¡v. AXnsâ ssI¸nSn shÅnbn XoÀ¯ IpXnc apJamWv. B \m«n aämÀ¡panÃm¯ hfsc hntijs¸« hm¡nwKv Ìn¡v.
a¯mbn Ipdph¨sâ CcpNpaenepw Xm§n FWo¸n¨p. hSnbpsSbpw a¯mbnbpsSbpw klmbt¯msS Ipdph¨³ kmhImiw \S¶v hmXn IS¶v hcm´bn C«ncn¡p¶ Nqc sI«nb NmcpItkcbn Ccp¶p. hnimeamb hcm´bpsS hSt¡ tImWn Ipdph¨sâ A¸³ IÃp¦Â hÀ¡n am¸nfbpsS ]qÀ®Imb F®¨mbNn{Xw hc¨ph¨Xv, ChnsS NmcpItkcbn InS¶m ImWmw. hÀ¡n am¸nfbpsS Xo£vWamb I®pIÄ Xsâ t\sc \oWvSphcp¶Xmbn Ipdph¨\p tXm¶n.
A¸s\ Itkcbn Ccp¯n ZmhoZv takvXncn Bdpamkw sImWvSp Im³hmkn hc¨p XoÀ¯XmWv, Cu«n¯Snbn Nn{X¸WnIÄ XoÀ ¯v s{^bnw sNbvX B Nn{Xw. hnimeamb s\än¯Shpw IjWvSn¯ebpw sNhnbn Fgp¶p \n¡p¶ tcma§fpw hnÂ{^Uv kmbn¸ns\ A\pIcn¨pÅ Aäw hfª sIm¼³ aoibpw kZm apJ¯p kv^pcn¡mdpÅ Kuchhpw AtX]Sn ]IÀ¯nbncn¡p¶p, ZmhoZv takvXncn. A¸³ \mbm«n\v D]tbmKn¨ncp¶ Cc«¡pgepÅ tXm¡pw `n¯nbn sNcn¨ph¨n«pWvSv.
A¸³ \mbm«n\p t]mIpt¼mÄ tXm¡pw AXn \ndbv¡m\pÅ shSnacp¶pNnÃpw aäp kma{KnIfpaS§nb tXmÄ k©nbpw Npa¶v \ngembn hWvSn¡mc³ Ipcymt¡mbpw ImWpw. A¸³ shSnh¨n« Im«p]¶nIfn \n¶p tiJcn¨ ]¶ns\¿v C¶pw Ad¸pcbnse ssN\m`cWnIfn ImWpw. sNdpIjW§fmbn apdn¨ ac¨o\n ]¶n s\¿n hdps¯Sp¡p¶Xv A¸\v Gähpw CjvSs¸« hn`hambncp¶p. IÅpw I¸ hdp¯Xpw shSnbnd¨nbpw In«nbm A¸³ ]ns¶ asämcp temI¯mIpw.
A¸³ AXn{Iqc\pw AtXkabw Xs¶ kvt\lapÅ Bfpambncp¶p. Hcn¡epw Hcp Imcy¯nepw t\tc t\m¡n Ipdph¨³ adps¯mc£cw ]dªn«nÃ. FÃmw aqfnt¡Ä¡pw. A\pkcn¡pw. A{XXs¶.
sX¡phis¯ ]pfnact¨m«n tNmg³ ]qebs\ sI«nbn«v A¸sâ Imcyس NqcÂhSn¡v ASn¡pt¼mÄ ""thWvS¸m. Hcp hmgs¡mebÃmWvSv ImWmWvS t]msbmÅp. IvSm§sS sImXnsImWvSp sh«oXmcn¡pw''. F¶p]dbm³ ]et¸mgpw tXm¶os«mWvSv. ]t£¦nev ss[cyw h¶n«nÃ. tNmg³ aq¸sâ sI«nbhÄ NncptXbvs¸®v Aeapdbn«v Icbp¶pWvSmhpw. InSm§fpsS Ic¨nepw tIÄ¡mw. AsXm¶pw A¸sâ a\kenbn¡nÃ. sXäp sNbvXhÀ Bcmbmepw in£ A\p`hn¡Ww. AXmWv \m«p\oXn. sIm«mc¯nÂ\n¶v "sImÃpw sImebpw' AhImiw In«nb IpSpw_amWv IÃp¦Â XdhmSv. s]m¶p Xncpta\n cmPsIm«mc¯n hnfn¨p hcp¯n k½m\n¨ ]«pw hfbpw C¶pw Ad¸pcbn kq£n¨n«pWvSv. AtXmsSm¸w In«nb A©pIpXnc¸h\pw Hcp sN¸nen«v kq£n¨n«pWvSv. tPmÀPv Bdmasâ XebpÅ IpXnc¸h³. Icsamgnhmbn In«nb Ipdp\cnaebn ImSpsh«ns¯fn¨v Irjnbnd¡nbXv A¸\mWv. tNmgsâ _Ôp¡fmb \me©p ]peb IpSpw_§sf sImWvSp h¶p IpSnbncp¯pIbpw sNbvXp. ]mS¯pw ]d¼nepw ]WnsbSp¡m³ sNdpaÀ thWasÃm. Ahscsbms¡ ]Åoev sImWvSpt]mbn amt½mZokm ap¡m\pw A¸³ ad¶nÃ.
\m«pImcpsS AXnÀ ¯n¯À¡hpw aäp hg¡pIfpw IpSn¸Ibpw ]dªpXoÀ¡p¶Xpw hn[n Iev]n¡p¶Xpw A¸³ Xs¶. A¸sâ hm¡v Ahkm\ hm¡v. ImcyØ\pw AI¼Sn¡mcpambn aq¶pt]À Ft¸mgpw IqsS¡mWpw. HcmÄ IpS NqSn¡m³. cWvSma³ apdp¡m\nSp¶ shÅns¨Ãhpw tImfm¼nbpw Npa¡m³. A¸sâ A¸³ C«n am¸nf a©enemWv k©cn¨ncp¶Xv. BPm\p_mlphmbncp¶ hey¸s\ sNdp¸¯nÂIWvS a§nb HmÀ½bpWvSv. a©Â Npa¡m³ Icp¯cmb \memÄ ]S Ft¸mgpw IqsS¡mWpw. B a©Â Ct¸mgpw If¸pcbn s]mSn]nSn¨p InS¸pWvSv.
A¸sâ Xo£vWamb I®pIÄ Xsâ t\sc \oWvSphcp¶Xmbn Ipdph¨\p tXm¶n. thWvS, At§m«p t\m¡WvS. A¸s\¡pdn¨pÅ t]Sn Ct¸mgpw amdo«nÃ.
A¸sâ Nn{Xancn¡p¶Xnsâ sXm«¸pds¯ apdn IpªphdoXnsâ s]¼nf Ipªpadnbm½bptSXmWv. kZm AS¨nSp¶ AXnsâ P\me Btcm Xpd¶n«pWvSsÃm. apdnbnepÅ Ccp«nÂ
Ccp«nsâ `mKambn Ipªpadnbm½. PohnX¯n X\n¡p ]änb ssIs¯äpIfnsem¶mWv IpªphdoXnsâ IeymWw. Xsâ \nÀ_Ô_p²n¡p ap¼n IogS§n IpªphdoXv. ]t£ PohnX¯n henb hne sImSpt¡WvSn h¶p, kmlk¯n\v. IpªphdoXnsâ hgnhn« PohnX¯n\v ImcW¡mc³ Xm³ Xs¶btÃ? Ipdph¨³ AdnbmsX DÅn \ns¶mcp s\SphoÀ¸pbÀ¶p.
am\w CcpWvSncn¡p¶p. A´co£amsI aqSns¡«n \n¡pIbmWv. ag¡mdpIÄ Ipdph¨sâ BImi¯n\p aosX sasà \o§p¶pWvSv. FhnsS\nt¶m ioX¡mäv hoin. AXv BªnenbpsSbpw ¹mhnsâbpw ]pfnac¯nsâbpw inJc§sf De¨p. sIm¶s¯§pIfpsS XSnIfn X«n. Ihp§n³ Xe¸pIÄ hfªp Ip¯n. IÀ¡nSagbpsS hchmWv. FhnsStbm sImÅnbm³ an¶n. CSnapg¡w `qansb hnd¸n¨p. Hcp ko¡mct¯msS ag\m¼pIÄ FhnsS \nt¶m Bªphoin h¶p. AXv HmSn³ ]pd¯v aW¯cnIÄ hoWt]mse i_vZ tImemleapWvSm¡n.
Imän hoinbSn¨ ag \m¼pIÄ Ipdph¨s\ BªpsIm¯n. ""hm A¸¨m. AI¯pt]mbns¡S¡mw. XWp¸Sn¨m ]\n ]nSn¡pw.'' a¯mbn Ipdph¨sâ NmcpItkcbv¡Spt¯¡v XnSp¡¯nse¯n. Ah³ Ipdph¨sâ hSnsbSp¯p sImSp¯p. saXnbSn Imen Ibän. ag I\¡pIbmWv. Ipdph¨³ NmcpItkcbnÂ\n¶v _²s¸«v FWo¡pIbmWv. a¯mbn Xm§n¸nSn¨n«pWvSv.
I\¯agbpsS ko¡mcw hIhbv¡msX IpªphdoXnsâ _yq¡pImÀ apäw Npän ]Sn¸pc e£yam¡n apt¶m«p IpXn¨p.
Ipdph¨\nÂ\n¶pw Hcn¡Â IqSn s\SphoÀ¸pbÀ¶p. ImÀ ]Sn¸pc IS¶v ]pdt¯¡p ]mbp¶Xv a¯mbnbpw Ipdph¨\pw I®nabv¡msX t\m¡n \n¶p.
At¸mÄ Ipªpadnbm½bpsS apdnbnse N§e Inep¡w Ipdph¨sâ ImXpIfnse¯nbnÃ. AXp _[ncamWsÃm.