Ipª¶m½ Ipdph¨\psam¯v Xsâ Xdhm«n hncp¶pt]mbn XncnsI h¶Xnsâ aq¶mwZnhkamWv. D¨kqcy³ BImi¯v NqSpcp¡p¶p. F§pw ImänÃ. hr£¯e¸pIÄ \nÝeambn \n¡p¶p. apäs¯ aW Np«p]gp¯ncn¡p¶p. Ipª¶m½ Dc¸pcbnte¡p IS¶psN¶p. s\ÃpIp¯pImcnIÄ Dcen s\ÃpIp¯pIbmWv. AXnsemcphsf Ipª¶m½ {]tXyIw {i²n¨p. ImXepÅ tX¡v Nnt´cn«p an\p¡nbXpt]mse ISsªSp¯ DSÂ. aq¯ tX¡nsâ \ndw. apJ¯v kZm hncnªp\n¡p¶ \pW¡pgnIfpw aq¡n³ Xp¼s¯mcp adpIpw. Ccp]¯©p hbÊn IqSpX {]mbw ImWnÃ. \à BtcmKyw, H¯icocw.
Xmf¯n Dcen De¡ hogpt¼mÄ aq¡n³Xp¼n \n¶pw s\änbn \n¶pw hnbÀ¸pIW§Ä DcpWvSphogp¶p. hnbÀ¸n \\hp hoW du¡bpw HäapWvSpw. AhÄ hn{iaanÃmsX ]WnsbSp¡pIbmWv.
""s\sâ t]sc´v hm?''.
Ipª¶m½ tNmZn¨p.
De¡ Hcp \nanjw \nÝeambn. AhÄ apJapbÀ¯n apWvSnsâ tIm´e sImWvSp apJs¯ hnbÀ¸p XpS¨v i_vZw Xmgv¯n ]dªp
""IeymWn''.
At¸mÄ Dc¸pcbpsS Ingt¡tImWn \n¶pw Hcp aq¶chbÊpImc³ ]n¨h¨v AhÄ¡cnInte¡p \S¶ph¶p. IcªpsImWvSmWv hchv.
Ah³ IeymWnbpsS DSpapWvSnsâ Xp¼n ]nSn¨p hen¨p.
IeymWn De¡ Nmcnh¨v Ahs\ hmcnsbSp¯p.
""sâ tam\mWv. hmkp''.
""Ah\v shi¡vWWvSmhpw. sImtWvSmbv ]mev sImSv''. Ipª¶m½ ]dªp.
IeymWn sIm¨ns\sbSp¯v Dc¸pcbnÂ\n¶v shfnbnend§n. Hcp adhnÂt]mbncp¶v du¡ s]m¡n Ah\v ]mepsImSp¯p.
""Ahfv s]gs¨mWvSmbXm sIm¨t½. AhvsS ImÀt¶m·mcv N¯ncn¡vWv. Hcm§f HWvSmcp¶Xv s]mds¸«pt]mbn. Hcp I®p ImWm¯ XÅbm Iq«v''.
s\ÃpIp¯pImcnIfmb s]®p§Ä X§fpsS ]pXnb sIm¨½tbmSv AS¡w ]dªp. IeymWn tIÄt¡WvS. sIm¨½ Adnªncnt¡tWvS AhvsS hntij§fv.
AhÀ ]ckv]cw t\m¡n I®ndp¡n Nncn¨p. sIm¨½ ImWWvS.
""...´m s]®p§tf! ]WnsbSp¡mWvSv t\m¡n \n¡tW! ]pXps¸®v F§pw t]mhqe. \n§fv ]¿mcw ]dbmsX Hcenev sIS¡WvXv XoÀ¯n«v IªnIpSn¡n³. F¶n«v _m¡n hcWXp IqSn Ip¯n¯oÀ¡v...''.
Dc¸pcbnte¡p s]s«¶v IS¶ph¶ adnbm½¡pª½ ]Wn\ndp¯nb s]®p§sf imkn¨p. Ipdph¨sâ aq¯ ktlmZcnbmWv adnbm½. IeymWw Ign¨v Bdpamkw XnIbpw apt¼ `À¯mhpambn ]nW§n Xdhm«nev h¶XmWv. ]ns¶ XncnsI t]mbn«nÃ. Ft¸mgpw apdp¡n¨ph¸n¨v ]nWvSn¡pWp¡pw B«n, ImcyØbmbn ]Wn¡mcnIÄ¡nSbn Id§pw. FÃmhcpw adnbm½¡pª½ F¶mWv Ahsc hnfn¡pI. ASp¡f¡mcnIÄ AhÀ tIÄ¡msX "kpµcn¡pª½' F¶pw hnfn¡pw. {ItaW ho«pImÀ¡pw _Ôp¡Ä¡panSbn AhcpsS t]cv kpµcn¡pª½ F¶pXs¶bmbn. AhÀ¡pw AXp tIÄ¡p¶Xv DÅn kt´mjamWv.
Ipdph¨\v Ahsc¡pdn¨p ]dbpt¼mgpw hnfn¡pt¼mgpw AXncä _lpam\amWv. s]§tf, F¶mWv Ipdph¨³ ktlmZcnsb kwt_m[\ sN¿pI. Cfbh³ F¶ \nebn Ipdph¨sâ ta A[nImcw Øm]n¡m\pw adnbm½¡pª½bv¡p Ignªn«pWvSv. Ipdph¨³ GXpImcy¯nepw s]§fpsS A`n{]mbw tXSpw. Ipdph¨\v s]§fpsS hm¡v Ahkm\ hm¡mWv.
""\o¿v sIm¨n\v same sImSv¯n«v thKw ]WnXoÀ¡v IeymWntb!''.
Dc¸pcbpsS hmXn¸Snbn \n¶psImWvSv adnbm½¡pª½ IeymWntbmSp Iev]n¨p. At¸mgmWv ASp¡fapä¯nsâ Ingt¡tImWn £pcI³ A¿¸sâ XeIWvSXv.
adnbm½¡pª½sb IWvSt¸mÄ A¿¸³ XesNmdnªp.
""´m A¿¸m, ´v s\W¡v ]Wnsbm¶ntÃ...''.
A¿¸³ adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ; hoWvSpw Xe sNmdnªp. "".... So IeymWo \obm sIm¨ns\ AhvsS Ccp¯o«v Atdev tIdn A¿¸\v cWvSp]d s\Ãf¶v sImSp¡v. \mep tXt§w sImSpt¯cv.''
adnbm½ Ipª½ hoWvSpw Iev]n¨p. IeymWn sIm¨ns\ Xn®bnencp¯n tXmWnbpambn s\sÃSp¡m³ t]mbn. A¿¸³ I£¯n XncpInbncp¶ Nms¡Sp¯p \nhÀ¯p. IeymWn s\Ãf¶p.
A¿¸³ IÃp¦Â Xdhm«n h¶mWv C«nam¹bpsSbpw hÀ¡nam¹bpsSbpw Xdhm«nse Ip«nIfpsSbpw apSn sh«p¶Xv. s]¬Ip«nIfpsS apSn A¿¸sâ `mcy \mcmbWn sh«pw. C«n am¹bv¡v \m«phntij§Ä ssIamdp¶Xpw At¸mgmWv. amk¯n cWvSp]d s\Ãpw \meptX§bpamWv IW¡v.
]ns¶ Ft¸mÄ Xdhm«n h¶mepw A¿¸\pw \mcmbWn¡pw hbdp \nd¨mlmcw In«pw.
Ipª¶m½bpsS a\ÊnsehnsStbm Hcp sNdnb \oäÂ, Bcmhpw IeymWnsb NXn¨ncn¡pI? hnizmkh©\ \S¯nb B ]pcpj³ Bcmbmepw Abmsf IsWvS¯n IeymWn¡v Hcp XpWbm¡Ww. B¬XpWbnÃmsX Ahfn§s\ F{XImew Ignbpw? ]ng¨hÄ F¶p ap{ZIp¯n hoWvSpw Ahsf Bsc¦nepw NXn¡pgnbn hogv¯ntÃ? IeymWn¡pw Hcp PohnXw thtWvS? C§s\ t]mbn Ipª¶m½bpsS Nn´.
A¶p ]I apgph³ IeymWnbmbncp¶p Ipª¶m½bpsS a\ÊnÂ. adnbm½ ¡pª½tbmSv IeymWntb¡pdn¨p ]dªt¸mÄ Hcp ss__nÄ hmIyamWv Ipª½ D²cn¨Xv. AhcpsS apJw s]s«s¶mcp \nanjw CcpWvSXv Ipª¶m½ IWvSnÃ.
""D¸p Xn¶p¶h³ shÅw IpSn¡pw.'' Ipª½ C¸w C{Xbpw IqSn Iq«nt¨À¯p. ""Ah\hs\ Ah\³ Xs¶ kq£nt¡tWvS. Ce aptÅ hoWmepw apÅv Cte hoWmepw Cebv¡p Xs¶ tISv. Ahfv Ahtf¯s¶ kq£nt¡WvSXÃmbncpt¶m''.
F¶n«v Ipª¶m½bvs¡mcp D]tZihpw. ""sIms¨´n\m CsXms¡ sXc¡tW. Ahsf§t\¦nepw Pohn¡s«.''.
adnbm½¡pª½ C§s\ ]dsª¦nepw Ipª¶m½bpsS a\ÊnÂ\n¶pw F´psImtWvSm IeymWn amªnÃ. kÔym{]mÀ°\bpsS kab¯pw Ipª¶m½bpsS a\Ên IeymWn IS¶p h¶p. km¯msâ Hcp ]co£Wsa¶ \nebn B Nn´sb Dt]£n¨v a\Êns\ GIm{Kam¡n Ipª¶m½ "IÀ¯mhnsâ amemJ...' sNmÃn¯pS§n.
IÃp¦Â Xdhm«n H¶caWn¡qÀ \ofp¶ kÔym{]mÀ°\bmWv. {]mÀ°\mapdnbn Xdhm«nse IpSpw_mwK§sfÃmw Hs¯mcpan¡p¶XmWv kÔym{]mÀ°\m kabw. {XnImeP]¯n XpS§n \qänA³]¯naq¶paWnbpsS P]ame, kIe ]pWyhm·mcpsSbpw ep¯n\nb, acn¨ hnizmknIfpsS {]mÀ°\, amXmhnsâbpw IÀ¯mhnsâbpw kvXpXn¸pIÄ, hnip²{KÙ]mcmbmWw A§s\ t]mIp¶p IÃp¦Â XdhmSnsâ {]mÀ°\m aRvPcn.
C«nam¹ am{Xw Itkcbnencn¡pw. _m¡nbpÅhÀ \ne¯p Xg¸mbv hncn¨v AXn ap«nt·Â \n¶mWv {]mÀ°\. Ip«nIfS¡w FÃmhcpsSbpw ssIbn sIm´ DWvSmhpw. adnbm½¡pª½bmWv {]mÀ°\bv¡p t\XrXzw sImSp¡pI.
{]mÀ°\ Ignªp ]ckv]cw kvXpXnsNmÃpw. {]mb¯nsâ aq¸\pkcn¨mWv kvXpXn sNmÃÂ. {]mÀ°\m kab¯v FÃmhcpw ho«nepWvSmhWsa¶v C«n am¹bv¡p \nÀ_ÔapWvSv.
A¶pw {]mÀ°\ Ignªv ]ckv]cw kvXpXn sNmÃn ]ncnªp. C\n apXnÀ¶ BWp§sfms¡ Ipfn¡m³ t]mIpw. AhÀ `£Wtaibv¡cnInse¯pt¼mtg¡pw Ip«nIÄ¡v Blmcw sImSp¯p Ignªncn¡pw. BWp§Ä Hcpan¨v Blmcw Ign¡p¶ kab¯mWv A¶s¯ IpSpw_Imcy§Ä ssIamdpI. ]mSs¯bpw ]d¼nsebpw ]Wn¡mcy§Ä, tX§ CSoepw sh«epw XpS§nb Imcy§Ä, tXm«¯nse ]Wn¡mcy§Ä. A¯mgw Ignbp¶Xphsc \ofp¶ NÀ¨IÄ, \nÀt±i§Ä. s]®p§Ä hnf¼p ¶Xn {i²n¡pw. adnbm½¡pª½ am{Xw Nnet¸mÄ A`n{]mb§Ä ]dbpw. ]n¶oSv s]®p§Ä Blmc¯n\ncn¡pw. AXpw Ignªv ]m{X§Ä IgpIn Iangv¯nh¨n«mWv ASp¡f¡mcnIfpsSbpw aäp ]Wn¡mcpsSbpw `£Ww.
]¯paWnbmIpt¼mtg¡pw Xdhm«nse hnf¡pIÄ AWbpw.
ASp¡f AS¨v Ipänbn«v F¶pd¸phcp¯n Ipª¶m½ XncnsI h¶v Hcn¡ÂIqSn ta IgpIn InS¸dbn h¶t¸mÄ Ipdph¨³ ]m\okp hnf¡nsâ shfn¨¯n Ft´m IW¡pIÄ FgpXpIbmbncp¶p. Ipª¶m½sb IWvSt¸mÄ Fgp¯p\ndp¯n IW¡p ]pkvXIw AS¨v k{]a© I«nen sN¶ncp¶v Ipcnip hc¨v InS¶p. Ipª¶m½ hnf¡nsâ XncnXmgv¯n I«nen h¶ncp¶v "bqZ·mcpsS cmPmhmb \{kmb¡mc³ Cutimtb...' F¶ {]mÀ°\ aq¶ph«w sNmÃn Ipcnip hc¨p InS¶p.
hoWvSpw IeymWn a\Ênte¡p IS¶ph¶p. AhÄ Ipdph¨t\mSmbn ]dªp. ""C¶v \½sSbm s\ÃpIp¯pImcn IeymWos\ Rm³ IWvSp. Ahsf Btcm NXn¨Xmt{X. IjvSmbvt¸mbv AXnsâ Imcyw.. tà A¨mbm...''.
Ipdph¨³ adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ. AbmfpsS a\Ên Hcp shÅnSn sh«n. icocamkIew \nanjw hndsImWvSp. AbmÄ I®pangn¨v a¨nse Ccp«nte¡p t\m¡n.
""A¨mbs\´ms\m¶pw anWvSms¯.. Dd§nt¸mtbm..''.
Ipdph¨³ At¸mgpw adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ. AbmÄ Dd¡¯nse¶h®w ]pdwXncnªp InS¶p.
BImi¯v XpSsc sImÅnbm³ an¶pIbpw CSn XpS§pIbpw sNbvXp. agbpsS Cc¼w AIse\n¶pw tI«p. Ipdph¨³ Dd§nbnÃ. Dd¡w h¶nÃ. AbmfpsS a\Êv hÃmsX AkzØambn. Ipdph¨³ Ccp«n I®pXpd¶p InS¡pIbmWv.
apdnbnemsI Ipª¶m½bpsS kuc`yw \ndªp\n¶p. Ipdph¨³ \nÀhnImc\mbn InS¡pIbmWv. Ipª¶m½ Dd§nsb¶p tXm¶p¶p. t\cnb IqÀ¡w hentIÄ¡p¶pWvSv. At¸mgpw am\¯v sImÅnbm³ an¶nadªpsImWvSncp¶p.
Ipdph¨³ ab¡¯nÂ\n¶v s]s«¶v sR«nbpWÀ¶p. AcnsI Ipªm¶½sb X¸nt\m¡n. Ipª¶m½ Xs¶ hn«p]ncnªn«v \mev]Xp kwhÕcw IgnªtÃm F¶ bmYmÀ°yt_m[¯nte¡mWv Ipdph¨³ DWÀ¶Xv. `n¯nbnse s{^bnan\pÅnencp¶v Ipª¶m½ At¸mgpw Ipdph¨s\ t\m¡n ]p©ncn¨p.