hey¸¨³ C«nam¸nfbpw Ipª¶m½bpsS A¸³ am¯pXcI\pw ]qapJs¯ Hcp h«taibv¡ncphihpambn Ccp¶v NXpcwKw Ifn¡pIbmWv. Ccphcpw \à hminbnemWv. XteZnhkw kmbmlv\¯n XpS§nb Ifn cmthsd sNÃpthmfw \oWvSp.
CSbv¡p NXpcwK¸eIbn Icp¡Ä AtX]Sn h¨n«v td¨ensâbpw Ipª¶m½bpsSbpw \nÀ_Ô¯n\p hg§nbmWv A¯mgw Ign¡m³ Xs¶ FWoäXv. AXpXs¶ C«nam¸nfbpw am¯pXcI\pw Hcpt]mse ]Yyamb ¾mhnsâ shSnbnd¨n DeÀ¯nbXnsâ Imcyw HmÀas¸Sp¯nbXn\ptijw. hdp¯nd¨n NqSmdnbm cpNn Ipdbpas{X.
am¯p¯cI³ aIsf ImWm³ `mcy td¨epambn hncp¶p h¶XmWv. hWvSn¡mc³ IpXncsb hWvSnbn \n¶gn¨v emb¯n sI«n iÀ¡c ]pc«n ]Xw hcp¯nb ssht¡mepw shÅhpw sImSp¯p. shÅ¡pXncbpsS ]pd¯pw Ip©nbnepw F®bn«p Xncp½n. IpXnc hn{ian¨p. hWvSn¡mc\pw hn{ia¯nemWv. am¯p¯cIsâbpw aäpw AartX¯p Ignªn«pthWw AbmÄ¡v A¯mgw Ign¡m³. ASp¡fs¡«n \n¶pw BcpsSsb¦nepw hnfn¡p ImtXmÀ¯ncn¡pIbmWv AbmÄ.
dm´Âhnf¡nsâ {]Imiw Ccp«ns\ Iodnapdn¨psImWvSp Nen¡pt¼mįs¶ A¯mg¯n\v £Wn¡m³ hcp¶Xmbn AbmÄ IcpXpw. ASp¡fs¡«nÂ\n¶pw Cd¨n DeÀ¯p¶Xnsâ kpJIcamb KÔhpw F® Xmfn¨v IdnIÄ¡p cpNn Iq«p¶Xnsâ i_vZhpw Abmsf tXSnsb¯p¶pWvSv. IÃp¦se kZyh«§fpsS lrZyamb HmÀa Abmsf sImXn¸n¨p. \mhn shÅaqdn. ASp¡fs¡«nÂ\n¶p ]Wn¡mcnIfpsS AS¡n¸nSn¨ kw`mjWiIe§fpw Iq«¨ncnbpw AbmfpsS ImXpIsf tImÄabnÀ sImÅn¨p. AbmÄ \mhp XpS¨p.
CSbv¡v Ipdph¨³ ASp¡fbn sN¶v kZyh«§Ä¡p taÂt\m«w hln¡p¶ Ipª¶m½bv¡pw td¨Â A½mbn¡pw adnbm½s¸§Ä¡pw Nne \nÀt±i§Ä sImSp¡p¶pWvSv.
\m«phntij§fpw NqSmdm¯ Cd¨n¡dnIfpsSbpw ao³IdnIfpsSbpw Iq«pIdnIfpsSbpw cpNntemIs¯¡pdn¨pÅ NÀ¨Ifpw sImWvSv A¯mghncp¶v Hcp aWn¡qdne[nIw \oWvSp. C«nam¸nfbpw A¸³ hÀ¡n am¸nfbpw am¯pXcI\pw ckn¨p `£Ww Ign¡p¶Xv adnbm½s¸§fpw Ipª¶m½bpw t\m¡n \n¶p. ASp¡f¡mcnIÄ X§fpsS ssI¸pWy¯n XoÀ¯ IdnIfpsS ta· Xo³taibn ]dbp¶Xp tIÄ¡m³ ImtXmÀ¯v hmXnepIfpsS adhnÂ\n¶p.
A¯mgkZy IgnªXpw Ccphcpw NXpcwK¸eIbv¡p ap¶n h¶ncp¶p. Ifn \ndp¯pt¼mÄ am¯p¯cI\mbncp¶p, hnPbw. am¯p¯cIsâ shfp¯ IpXncsb sh«m³ ]pXnsbmcp D]mbw Nn´n¨ncn¡pIbmWv C«nam¸nf. Ct¸mÄ ImWnIfmbn hÀ¡n am¸nfbpw Ipdph¨\pw Aev]aIse amdn a¯mbnbpw \nev]pWvSv. t\m¡n \n¡pIbÃmsX Ifn ]dªp sImSp¡m³ ]mSnÃ. C«nam¸nf ASp¯ Icp\o¡¯n\mbn CSXpssIap«p h«taibneq¶n Xebv¡p ssI sImSp¯ncp¶p. am¯p¯cI³ Ge¯cn hmbnen«p Nh¨v sNdp]p©ncntbmsS Ccp¶p. CSbv¡p hnPb`mht¯msS C«nam¸nfbpsS apJt¯¡p t\m¡p¶pWvSv. C«nam¸nf KmV Nn´bnemWv.
cmhp \oWvSv H¶pw cWvSpw bma§Ä ]n¶n«p. Ct¸mÄ Ifn¡mÀ aq¶mw bma¯nemWv. am¯p¯cI³ hÃm¯ Ifn{`m´\mWv. ]ebnS§fnepw t]mbn \m«pcmPm¡·mtcmSphsc ]´bw h¨p Ifn¨p Pbn¨n«pWvSv.
""Icp\o¡n Ifn¡v C«n¨mbm, C§s\ Ip¯nbncn¡msX.''. am¯p¯cI³ sNdp]p©ncntbmsS ]dªn«v Xebm«n. C«nam¸nf Ft´m ZrV\nÝb¯nse¯n. AbmÄ hÀ¡nam¸nfbpsSbpw Ipdph¨sâbpw apJt¯¡p t\m¡n. F¶n«v Hcp KqVkvanXw apJ¯phcp¯n. ]n¶oSv Hcp Icp \o¡n shfp¯ IpXncsb sh«n. am¯p¯cIsâ apJw CcpWvSp. AbmÄ Hs¶Woäp IpShbdn\p apIfnse apWvSv H¶p IqSn apdp¡nbpSp¯p.
NXpcwK¸eIbnse Icp¡sfsbÃmw H¶p t\m¡n. B\s¡m¼n XoÀ¯ Idp¯Xpw shfp¯Xpamb Icp¡Ä If§fnencp¶v am¯p¯cIs\ t\m¡n. ]pd¯mb Icp¡Ä ]cnlmkt¯msS Hgnª If§fnte¡p t\m¡p¶pWvSv.
hninjvSmXnYnIÄ hcpt¼mÄ am{Xw I¯n¡mdpÅ Kymkv hnf¡nsâ {]Imi¯n NXpcwK¸eIbpw Icp¡fpw Xnf§n. Ccphi¯pw tk\m\mbIcpsS thj¯nencn¡p¶ C«nam¸nfbpw am¯p¯cI\pw.
ASp¯ \nanj¯n NXpcwK¸eIbnse IpXncIÄ BÄs¸m¡¯n hfÀ¶p Ipf¼SnIÄ sImWvSp Npcam´n. am¯p¯cI³ Ac¸«bnÂ\n¶p I¯n hen¨qcn C«nam¸nfsb Ip¯n. IpXncIÄ Akm[mcWamb i_vZw ]pds¸Sphn¨p.
HceÀ¨tbmsS Ipdph¨³ InS¡bnÂ\n¶pw NmSnsbWo¡m³ {ian¨p. IgnªnÃ. ssIImepIÄ A\§p¶nÃ.
Dd¡¯n AeÀ¨ tI«p sR«nbpWÀ¶ a¯mbn NmSnsbWoäv sseän«p.
AbmÄ a¨n I®pangn¨p InS¡p¶ Ipdph¨s\ Ipep¡n hnfn¨p.
""A¨mbm...A¨mbm... A¨mbm...´m... Zpkz]v\w ItWvSm. Ipcniv hc¨tà sIS¶Xv...''
a¯mbn Ipdph¨s\ Ipep¡n hnfn¨psImWvSp tNmZn¨p. Ipdph¨\v At¸mgpw ]cnkct_m[w hoWvSp In«nbn«nÃ. I®pangn¨]Sn InS¡pIbmWv. apJ¯p IqSn HgpInb hnbÀ¸pNmepIÄ a¯mbn tXmÀ¯psImWvSp XpS¨p. hnbÀ¸n XebnWbpw InS¡hncnbpw \\ªp.
""A¨mb³ Hmtcm Imcy§fv HmÀt¯mWvSv sIS¶n«m Zpkz]v\§fv ImWWXv''. a¬IqPbn \n¶p ¥mkn shÅsaSp¯p IpSn¡m³ sImSp¯psImWvSp a¯mbn Ipdph¨s\ Bizkn¸n¡m³ {ian¨p.
""F¶mepw Rm\hscsbms¡ Fsâ I¬ap¶nev IsWvSSm. hey¸¨s\bpw am¯p¨mbs\bpw Fsâ Ipª¶m½tbbpsams¡. A¸\psamWvSv. FÃmhcpw IqSn Fsâ I¬ap¶nev A§s\ \n¡Wv. AÃm Ahcv NXpcwKw Ifn¡zm. hey¸¨\pw am¯p¨mb\pw. am¯p¨mb³ I¯nsbSp¯p hey¸¨s\ Ip¯n. Ifoev tXmäXn\v...''.
""t]m Fsâ A¨mbm.. hnUvVn¯§fv ]dbmsX. Ahscms¡ Cu temI¯o¶v hn«p]ncnªn«v \msf{Xbmbn. A¨mb³ shdpsX Hmtcm Zpxkz]v\§fv ImWWXm. \msf ]Åoev t]mbn skant¯coev IÃdbv¡ev Hscm¸okv sNmÃn¡Ww''.
Ipdph¨³ adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ. Ft´m AKm[amb Nn´bnembncp¶p AbmÄ.
""Rm³ s\änXShn¯cmw. Imepw Dgnbmw. A¨mbs\md§nt¡m. s\änbnev H¶p Ipcniv hc¨p sISt¶m. C\n Zpxkz]v\w ImW¯nÃ. Rm\tà ]dbWXv''.
a¯mbn kmhImiw Ipdph¨sâ s\än XShm³ XpS§n. CSbv¡p ]pX¸pamän Imepw XShm³ XpS§n.
""A¨mb³ Hd§nt¡m. Hd§nbnt« sseäv sIS¯sWmÅv. Rm\n\n Hd§WnÃ. F\n¡n\n Hd¡w hc¯nÃ. ZmsWvS. ]mXncmt¡mgn IqhvWv...''.
a¯mbn hoWvSpw Ipdph¨sâ s\än XShn. kvt\l¯nsâbpw ]cnemf\¯nsâbpw arZpkv]Àitaät¸mÄ Ipdph¨³ sasà I®S¨p. Cud³ \nemhv P\egnIfneqsS AIt¯¡v F¯nt\m¡n. Ipdph¨sâ t\cnb IqÀ¡w hen tI«t¸mÄ a¯mbn XSh \ndp¯n.
AbmÄ Ipdph¨sâ apJt¯¡v Däp t\m¡n. F¬]¯n\mep hbÊnsâ PohnXtcJIÄ B apJ¯v AbmÄ hmbn¨p. Fs´ms¡ A\p`h§Ä. Cu a\pjysâ kpJZpxJ§fn CgpInt¨cm³ kaÀ¸n¡s¸«XtÃ, Xsâ PohnXw. Hcp sagpIpXncnt]mse I¯n¯ocm³ hn[n¡s¸« PohnXw. IÃp¦ÂImcpsS D¸pw tNmdpw Xn¶p hfÀ¶ icocw. Xsâ Poh³t]mepw Cu a\pjy\pthWvSn Ifbm³ a\Ên hÀj§Ä¡p apt¼ {]XnÚ FSp¯h\mWv Xm³. IÃp¦ÂImcpsS D¸n\pw tNmdn\pw \µntISp ImWn¡nÃ. Bscbpw \µntISp ImWn¡m³ A\phZn¡pIbpanÃ.
Cu a\pjysâ tZl¯v Hcp t]md t]mepta¡m³ k½Xn¡pIbpanÃ, Xm³. FhnsStbm Ccp¶v Hcp cm¸pÅv hnIrXamb i_vZw ]pds¸Sphn¨p. cmhnsâ \ni_vZXbn AXnsâ i_vZw t]mdteev]n¨p.
a¯mbn¡v Dd§m³ IgnªnÃ. AbmÄ Hcp Ìqfn Ipdph¨sâ apJt¯¡p Xs¶ Däpt\m¡n Ccp¶p. AkzØX apänb \nch[n Aip`Nn´IÄ AbmfpsS a\Ênte¡p IS¶ph¶p. \n{Z Abmsf ]pÂIm³ hnk½Xw `mhn¨v shfnbn \n¶p.
At¸mgpw ac¡q«§Ä¡nSbnencp¶p hnIrXamb i_vZw ]pds¸Sphn¨v cm¸pÅv ]cnlkn¨psImWvSncp¶p. AsXm¶pw tIÄ¡msX {]]©w \n{ZbneaÀ¶p InS¶p. a¯mbn am{Xw Dd§nbnÃ. a¯mbn¡v Dd§m³ Ignbpambncp¶nÃ.