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""Ihnsf´m
tamiw? Npa¶p XpSp¯v ap¯m³ ]mI¯n\v.''
""IWvSntÃ, NoÀ¯p \nev¡p¶
A[c§Ä. X\nthiybpsS e£Ww. ]nSn¡hsf. hnScpXv.''
ImamÔ\mb Hcp¯³ ssIbn IS¶p ]nSn¡sh,
Rm³ IpXdn. asämcmÄ Fs¶ Ddp¸S§w
]nSn¡m³ h¶Xpw, IpXdnamdn. AhcpsS t\À¡p\n¶v
Xo¡\Ât]mse Rm³ Pzen¨p.""sXm«pt]mIcpsXs¶.
sImchÅn Rm³ ISn¨p apdn¡pw. ]penbmWp Rm³...
Cuä¸pen...''
F¶n«pw hn«pamdmsX sX½mSn¡q«w
Fs¶ s]mXnªp. Ahscs¶ IogS¡psa¶v `b¶pt]mb
\nanjw. \n\bmsX Dudntb kvacWbn Rms\¯n¸nSn¨p.
s]mSp¶s\ IpXnc¡pf¼Sn tI«p. Idp¯]pÅnIfpÅ
shfp¯ IpXnc¸pd¯v, FhnSpt¶m HcmÄ AhnsS
]msª¯n. icoc]pjvSnbpÅ {]uV\mb HcmÄ. AbmÄ
NmSnbnd§n sXcp¡q«s¯ XÅnbIän.
ASp¯am{Xbn Fs¶ IpXnc¸pd¯p Ibän
AbmÄ HmSn¨pt]mbn. sXcphn IWvSp\n¶hÀ
Iq¡phnfn¨p. Rm³ XfÀ¶nÃ, `oXns¸«XpanÃ.
\Ã ss[cyambncp¶p F\n¡v. hensbmcp hn]¯nÂ
\n¶p c£s¸«tÃm! aKvZebnse sXcphpIÄ
]n¶nte¡p ]mbp¶XpIWvSv, Abmsf apdpsI¸nSn¨v
Rm³ IpXnc¸pd¯ncp¶p.
aKvZebpsS asämcp`mK¯pÅ BhmktI{µ¯nemWv
IpXnc Hm«w \ndp¯nbXv. IÃpw achpwsImWvSp\nÀ½n¨v,
Nmbw ]qinb hkXnIfpsS, \oWvS\ncXs¶ AhnsSbpWvSmbncp¶p.
kmÔy{]`bn AhsbÃmw sXfnªpIWvSp. sN©mbw
sImWvSptamSnhcp¯nb amfnIhoSn\pap¶n IpXncsb
]nSn¨p\nÀ¯n, AbmÄ NmSnbnd§n, Fs¶bpw
ssI]nSn¨v kmh[m\w Xmsgbnd¡n. AbmfpsS ]nSnhn«v
kzX{´ambn \nev¡sh, Rm³ s\SphoÀ¸n«p.
IpXncsb X«namän, AbmÄ {i²m]qÀÆw
Fs¶ \nco£n¨p\n¶p. AbmÄ¡p apJw
sImSp¡msX Rm³ tNmZn¨p:
""Xm¦Ä F´mWv Ft¶mSp sNbvXXv?
F\ns¡m¶pw a\ÊnemIp¶nÃ.''
Hcp ]cnNmcI³ h¶v IpXncsb ssItbäp. IpXnc¸pd¯ph¶bmÄ
tNmZy¯n\v D¯cw ]dbmsX Fs¶ hnfn¨p; hcq....
AbmÄ ap¶n \S¡sh, Rm³ ]ndtI sN¶p.
]cnNmcI³ hnf¡p]nSn¨p Imh \nev¡p¶
ho«phmXnev¡se¯nbt¸mÄ, AbmÄ
hoWvSpw hnfn¨p: Ibdnhcq...
hepXpw cayhpamb B hkXnbn Ibdpt¼mÄ, AbmÄ
]dªp:
""v\o `bs¸tSWvS \ns¶ c£s¸Sp¯pIbmbncp¶p
Rm³. Asæn B sXcphnse B`mk¡q«w
\ns¶ ISn¨pIodpambncp¶p. GXmbmepw Rm³ AXphgn
h¶Xp \nsâ `mKyw. Fsâ amfnIbn \n\¡p
]mÀ¡mw. AXn\pÅ tbmKyX \nsâ apJ¯pWvSv.''
am\yXbpÅ hÀ¯am\w. AsXs¶ BIÀjn¨p.
au\ambn Rm\bmsf A\pKan¨p. ho«n\pÅn IS¶Xpw,
AbmÄ kqN\sImSp¡pIbmÂ, Hcp Zmkn HmSnsb¯n
hW§n\n¶p. AbmÄ ]dªp: Chsf AI¯psImWvSpt]mIq.''
Fsâ ssI]nSn¨v AhÄ \S¶p. acw sImWvSp Npacpw
XdbpapÅ Hcp apdnbn IS¶v AhÄ hnf¡psImfp¯n.
AhnsS ]oT§fpw a©§fpw DWvSmbncp¶p. tZhXmcphnsâbpw
I¯p¶ Hensh®bpsSbpw KÔapWvSmbncp¶p.
]pdt¯¡p Xpd¶n« P\hmXneneqsS A´n¡mäv.
kt¦mNw IqSmsX Rm³ a©¯nencp¶p. F\n¡pthWvS
]cnNcW§fpambn Zmkn HmSn\S¶p. AhÄ hnf¼nb
Blmcw Ign¡pt¼mÄ Rm\hsf Af¶p Ipdn¨p.Ft¶¡mÄ
Ht¶m ctWvSm hbÊnsâ aq¸pWvSmIpw. h«apJw
. sNdnb aq¡pw hmbpw I®pIfpw. NoIns¡«nb
apSn. saenªp \oWvS tZl{]IrXn. HXp¡apÅ s]cpamäw.
F\n¡hsf CjvSambn. t]cptNmZn¨t¸mÄ AhÄ
]dªp; atbman.
Fsâ tNmZy§Äs¡Ãmw AhÄ DÅp
Xpd¶p: ""Rm³ F{_mb¡mcn hn[h. AXncnepÅ
Ipih¡pSo¶p h¶p. ASp¯Ime¯mWv ChnsS
Zmkythe In«nbXv.''
AhtfmSp Rm³ kuayXtbmsS s]cpamdn. Fsâ A¦em¸v
shfns¸Sp¯n:
""BcmWv \nsâ bPam\³? F´n\mWv Abmsfs¶
ChnsS sImWvSph¶Xv? sImÃmt\m, hfÀ¯mt\m?
F´mIpw Fsâ KXn?
""At±lw as¡tZm\y¡mc\mb cXv\hym]mcn...
'' AhÄ ]dªp:
""]Àkyqkv F¶mWp t]cv. henb [\mVy\mb bh\³.
temIw Npän k©cn¡p¶p. at\mlcambXv F´p
IWvSmepw kz´am¡pw. bPam\¯nbpsS Akm[mcWkuµcyw
At±ls¯ BIÀjn¨n«pWvSmhWw. F¶mepw
ZbmephmhmWv.''
""AbmÄs¡´n\mWv Fsâ kuµcyw?
`mcybpw a¡fpantÃ, AbmÄ¡v?''
""BÀ¡dnbmw [\hm·mcpsS CjvSm\njvS§Ä.
as¡tZm\ybn `mcyamcpw Ip«nIfpw DsWvS¶mWp
tI«n«pÅXv..''
Iptdt\cw R§fncphcpw H¶pw anWvSnbnÃ. ]ckv]cw
t\m¡n R§fncp¶p. FsâbpÅn ]ehnhnNmc§Ä
sI«p]nWªp. Cu Ipt_csâ amfnIbn \nÊlmbbmbn
Rm³! F\n¡p hyk\w tXm¶n. atbmantbmSp Rm³
icWs¸«p.
""atbman, \osbs¶ AdnbWw. Cu `qanbn ]dns¨dnbs¸«hfmWv
Rm³. F\n¡mcpanà klmb¯n\v. \o F\n¡p
Xm§mhWw. XWp¸mIWw.''
FsâsXmWvSbnSdn. I®p\ndªp. AXp IWvSp Ipgªpt]mb
AhÄ ]dªp:
""bPam\¯n C§s\sbm¶pw ]tdcpXv. Rm\mcv.
shdpsamcp XmfSn. Fs¶s¡mWvSv...''
Rm³ hne¡n:
""thWvS. H¶pw ]dtbWvS. Zbhmbn Hcp ktlmZcnsbt¸mse
Fs¶ ImWq. Fsâ t]cp adnbw. C\n Cu t]tchnfn¡mhq.
bPam\¯nsb¶p hnfn¡cpXv.''
atbmanbpsS apJ¯v ip²kvt\lw XpSp¡p¶XpIWvSp.
AhfpsS angnIfn an\p¡w. {]XymibpsS ]cmKw FsâbpÅnepw.
sXmWvSbnSdns¡mWvSv AhÄ ]dªp:
""adnbansâ XpWbmbn Rm\pWvSmIpw. btlmhbtÃm
Fsâbpw ssZhw. AXpsImWvSmImw \½Ä IWvSpap«nbXv.
Asæn C§s\...''
]dªp \ndp¯pwapt¼, Rm\hsf BenwK\w sNbvXp. F\n¡p
a\Êp Nmbn¡m³ atbman! AXpaXn. AXpaXn. Fsâ
DÅp IpXnÀ¶p.
A¸pd¯p \n¶p hnfnsbm¨ sI«Xn\mÂ
atbman thKw apdnhn«pt]mbn. PmeI¯nsâ XpdÊneqsS
BImihpw \£{X§fpw t\m¡n Rm\ncp¶p. BImiw
ssZh¯nsâ alXzs¯ hÀ®n¡p¶p.BImihnXm\w
Ahsâ ssIhncpXv hnfw_cw sN¿p¶p.... Fsâ
HmÀ½bn ZmhoZnsâ k¦oÀ¯\w.
AXp apgpan¡pw apt¼, atbman aS§nh¶p. AhÄ¡p
hmSnb apJambncp¶p. hn½n«t¯msS AhÄ
]dªp: ""bPam\³ hnfn¡p¶p. Iq«ns¡mWvSpsNÃm³
]dªp.''
AXns\´m, Rm³ hcmatÃm.''
""Ft´m, F\n¡p hÃmsX tXm¶p¶p.''
""AsX´n\v? ]Àkyqkv Fs¶ c£n¨bmftÃ.
B Zbhn\p \µn]dbWw.''
atbmanbpsS hgntb ]Àkyqknsâ k¶n[nbnte¡p
sN¶p. hnimeamb Xf¯nse aWna©¯nembncp¶p
AbmÄ. hmXneS¨v atbman aS§nt¸mbn. AhnsS ]Àkyqkpw
Rm\pw am{Xambn F¦nepw Bi¦sbm¶pw DWvSmbnsÃ\n¡v.
B apdnbnse Ae¦mc§fnembncp¶p {i² apgph³.
NpaÀX«pIfnepw NnÃpt]SI§fnepw hne]nSn¸pÅ
Fs´Ãmw hIIÄ! A¯cw ImgvN \SmtSbmbncp¶p
F\n¡v. AXnbmb IuXpIt¯msS Hmtcm¶nepw angnIÄ
]mªp \S¶p. ISsªSp¯ Zmcpinev]§Ä.
sh®¡Â{]XnaIÄ. B\s¡m¼nÂ
XoÀ¯tZhhn{K§Ä. ]ecq]¯nepÅ sshc¡ÃpIÄ
.ap¯pw ]hnghpw. shÅnbm`cW§Ä. \ákpµcnamcpsS
BÄcq]§Ä. ]fp¦p]m{X§Ä: ap¯p¨n¸nIÄ.
hÀ® kv^SnI§Ä. ]«pw ]chXm\nbpw.. IWvSn«pw
IWvSn«pw.. aXnhcmsX, AhsbÃmw t\m¡n t\m¡n
Rm³ lcw ]nSn¨p\n¶p. ]Àkyqkv Fs¶ hnfn¨p:
"" hcq, hcq... FÃmw IWvSp XoÀ¡msX
ASp¯phcq. Rm\psam¶p ItWvSms«, \nsâ kuµcyw
apgph³.''
tamSnbmbn thjw [cn¨v, ]cnafssXew ]qin, alnatSmsSbmWv AbmfpsS
Ccn¸v. an\p¯apJw\ndsb aµlmkw. B k¶n[nbnÂ
sN¶p Rm³ XeIp\n¨p. AbmÄ Fgpt¶äv,
Fs¶ BIam\w t\m¡n hnkvabn¨p. ASp¯ \nanjw
Fsâ XmSnbn ]nSn¨p apJw DbÀ ¯th,
Rm³ \Sp§n. AIw s]mÅnbt]mse Rm³ sI©n:
"" AcptX...''
ssI]n³hen¨v ]Àkyqkv arZphmbn tNmZn¨p:""}Rm³
kv]Àin¨Xv CjvSambntÃ, kpµcn¡v?''
Csöp Xebm«n Rm³ aqIbmbn \n¶p. AbmÄ
XpSÀ¶p: ""\n\s¡t¶mSp ]cn`hw
ImWpw.''
""CÃ...'' Rm³ ]dªp: ""F\ns¡m¯ncn
\µnbpWvSv, Fs¶ c£s¸Sp¯nbXn\v.''
""sImÅmw. AXpaXn. F´mWv \nsâ t]cv?''
""adnbw.''
"" \Ã t]cv. tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ
tX\qdpw. hnfn¡pt¼mÄ a\ÊnfIpw.''
Imhykn²nbpÅ s]m¶mcsamgnIÄ! tImcn¯cn¨pt]mbn.
Rms\m¶pw anWvSnbnÃ. AbmÄ XpSÀ¶p:
""B sXcphpt]m¡ncnIfpsS ssIbnÂ\n¶v
\ns¶ c£s¸Sp¯nbXv Cu kuµcyamWv. DeªmSp¶
\oWvSapSnbpw \oÄangnIfpw ImWth, IpXncsb ]nSn¨p \ndp¯pIbmbncp¶p
Rm³. Hcp]fp¦p]m{Xw XÃnbpSbv¡p¶Xp
IWvSm BcmWp XSbmXncn¡pI!''
vv\µnbm DÅw XpSns¨¦nepw Rm\Xp
{]ISn¸n¨nÃ. D¶X\mb Cu bh\hym]mcnbpsS ap¼msI,
Rms\{Xtbm \nÊmc. BZcthmsS thWw \mh\¡m³. hm¡p]ngs¨¦ntem?
""F´mWv kpµcnadnbw C§s\ au\¯nepdªp
\nev¡p¶Xv? Fs´¦nepw H¶p anWvSn¡qsS
?''
AbmÄ t{]a]pcÊcw tNmZn¨p. AXn\pw D¯canÃmsX
Rm³ \n¶p. ]Àkyqkv hmNme\mbn.
""hmkvXh¯n A\m{LmX ]pjv]w Xs¶ \obv.
\ns¶ ]pWcm³ BcmWp tamln¡m¯Xv!''
Abmsfs¶ BtÇjn¡phm³ Xp\nªXpw ]n¶m¡w
amdn Rm³ XSÊw ]dªp:
""]mSnà `hm³. Hc`nkmcnIbmbn Fs¶ ImWcpXv.
A¯c¡mcnbà Rm³. Zbhmbn Fs¶ aen\s¸Sp¯cpXv.''
sXmgpssItbmsS Rm³ \n¶p. AbmÄ tNmZn¨p:""
AXp icn! ]ns¶ \obmcmWv? ambmhXntbm?
""ssZh¯nsâ I\yI.''
""AXpsImÅmw! ''AbmÄ Nncn¨p.
""At¸mÄ Rm³ \ns¶ ]qPn¡Ww.!''
""AXpthWvS, ChnSp¶nd§nt¸mIm³
Fs¶ A\phZn¨m aXn.''
""\o FhnsSt¸mIpw?''
""aen\s¸SmsX Pohn¡m³ Ignbp¶
FhnsSsb¦nepw.''
""A§s\sbmcnSw In«nbnæntem?
aKvZebn kv{XoIsfbmcpw ]qPn¡mdnÃ, D]tbmKn¡pItbbpÅq.''
""A¯cw AhØbpWvSmbm Rm³...
, Rm³ Pohn¨ncn¡pIbnÃ.''
""At¿m! AXpthWvS. \ns¶ Rm³ acW¯n\p
hn«psImSp¡pIbnÃ. Fsâ ImgvNhkvXp¡fpsS
Iq«¯n \ns¶bpw Rm³ kq£n¡pw.
Hcphenb NnÃpt]SI¯nÂ.''
""Zbhmbn As§t¶mSp IcpWImWn¡Ww.''
""IcpW tXm¶nbXpsImWvSWtÃm \ns¶ Rm\nhnsS
Iq«ns¡mWvSph¶Xv,''
""B \·\ndª a\Êns\ Rm³ \an¡p¶p.''
""Ct¸mÄ \n\s¡´mWp Rm³
sNt¿WvSXv? F´pthWsa¦nepw tNmZnt¨mfq
AXp Rm³ Xcmw. ]t£, Hcp Imcyw; aKvZebn \n¶v
HmSnt¸mIm³ B{Kln¡cpXv. AXm]¯mIpw \n\¡v.''
Iptdt\cw i¦n¨p\n¶tijw Rm³ ]dªp:""
As§s¶ klmbn¨mepw. F\n¡p ]mÀ¡ms\mcnSw.
AhnsS Rm³ hnip²ntbmsS hkn¨psImÅmw. aKvZe
hn«pt]mbm sN¶pIbdm³ asämcpØew
Fsâ a\ÊnenÃ.''
AXptI«v ]Àkyqkv A\pIqeambn Nncn¨p. ""CtXbptÅm
adnb¯n\mhiyw? AXp\nÊmckwKXn. Cu ]«W¯nÂ
]eXc¯nepÅ hkXnIÄ F\n¡pWvSv. Ahbnsem¶v
adnb¯n\p Xcp¶p. hÃt¸mgpw F\n¡pw
hcmatÃm B ho«nÂ. shdptXsbm¶p ImWm\pw
At\zjn¡m\pw. F\n¡p kt´mjn¡m³ AXpaXn.''
""\µn `hm³. Hcp]mSp\µn.''
]Àkyqknsâ k·\Ên\p ap¼msI hn\bhXnbmbn
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Editor : Fr. Augustine Peedikamalayil
Managing Editor : Fr. Joseph Thadathil
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