Abmsfmcp {]hmknbmWv. tImSnIÄ tStWmhdpÅ _nkn\kv irwJebpsS A[n]³. AbmfpsS an\näpIÄ¡v ]Xn\mbnc§fpsS hnebpWvSv.
Ipd¨p\mfpIfmbn AbmfpsS a\Êv AkzØamWv. \m«nepÅ hr²amXm]nXm¡sf HmÀ¯v.
am²ya§fn \n¶pw e`n¡p¶ dnt¸mÀ«pIÄ AbmfpsS a\Êv AkzØam¡ns¡mWvSncp¶p. Znhkhpw hr²Z¼XnIsf sImes¸Sp¯n ]Whpw ]WvShpw X«p¶ hmÀ¯IÄ.
A¸sâbpw A½bpsSbpw ssIbn ]q¯ ]WapsWvS¶p ]eÀ¡pw Adnbmw. ep_v[n¨p ]Ww sNehm¡p¶ Imcy¯n A¸\pw A½bpw X½n aÕcapWvSv. AhcpsS ep_v[v Xsâ k¼mZyw hÀ²n¸n¡pIbmsW¶ Nn´ Abmsf kt´mjhm\m¡mdpWvSv. A¸sâbpw A½bpsSbpw ssIbnse ]Whpw ]WvS§fpw Bsc¦nepw X«nsbSps¯¦ntem F¶ Nn´ AbmfpsS Dd¡w sISp¯n.
C{]mhiys¯ AbmfpsS hchnsâ Dt±iyw amXm]nXm¡sf GsX¦nepw \à hr²kZ\¯n B¡pI F¶Xp Xs¶bmWv.
X\n¡p ktlmZc§fnÃm¯Xv AbmfpsS kt´mjw hÀ²n¸n¨p. A¸sâbpw A½bpsSbpw k¼mZyw apgph³ X\n¡pÅXmWv. hntZi¯p t]mIm³ X¿mdmbt¸mÄ _Ôp¡fn ]ecpw ]n´ncn¸n¡m³ {ian¨p.
""\o t]mbm A¸s\bpw A½¨nsbbpw Bcp t\m¡pw.''
AhcpsS hm¡pIÄ tI«v A¸s\bpw A½sbbpw t\m¡n ChnsS Ignªncps¶¦n PohnXw h«¸qPyamtb\.
C¶p \m«n hcpt¼mÄ A¶p XSÊw \n¶hcmWv HmÑm\n¨phcp¶Xv. AXp ImWpt¼mÄ DÅn Nncn s]m«pw.
""kmÀ, Øeambn''
ss{UhÀ HmÀ½n¸n¨t¸mÄ AbmÄ Nn´IfnÂ\n¶pWÀ¶p.
hr²kZ\¯nsâ apä¯v s_³kv ImdpIWvSv Bcpw Imdn\Spt¯¡v HmSnhcm¯Xn AbmÄ¡v BÝcyw tXm¶n.
CXphsc Ibdnb FÃm hr²kZ\§fnepw Cu ImÀ IWvSv `mchmlnIÄ NmSnhcpambncp¶p.
Imdn \n¶nd§n AbmÄ Npäp]mSpw ho£n¨p. XnI¨pw {KmaoWA´co£w.
]¨¡dnt¯m«¯n ]Shepw ]mhepw shWvSbpw Nocbpw ]bdpsaÃmw kar²ambn hfcp¶p.
Hcp hr²kZ\¯nsâ a«pw `mhhpsam¶panÃm¯ Hcp henb hoSmbncp¶p AXv.
Hcp hr£¯Wen Hcp hr²³ asämcmÄ¡v tjhv sN¿p¶pWvSv.
""Gbv aq¸ot¶ F\n¡nXnsâ BÄ¡msc H¶p ImWWatÃm.''
]mâvknsâ Ccpt]m¡äpIfnepw ssIIÄ XncpIn AbmÄ hnfn¨ptNmZn¨p. hr²³ Xncnªpt\m¡msX, adp]Sn ]dbmsX Xsâ tPmen kq£vaXtbmsS XpSÀ¶p.
""ImXptI«pIqsS'' AbmÄ i_vZapbÀ¯n.
""H¨ hbv¡WvS. AI¯p Ibdn Ccpt¶mfq. Rm\nt¸mÄ hcmw.'' hr²³ {]XnhNn¨p.
AbmÄ hr²s\ kq£n¨pt\m¡n.
"tM... CXp tPmk^v kmdsÃ. sslkvIqfn Xs¶ Cw¥ojv ]Tn¸n¨.'...
"Ct±lw Cu hr²kZ\¯nse At´hmknbmtWm? kmdnsâ a¡sfms¡ hntZi¯v \à tPmenbnemsW¶p tI«ncp¶p. kmdn\nhnsS Ignbmsa¦nÂ? F´psImWvSv A¸¨\pw A½¨n¡pw IgnªpIqSm. C\n asä§pw At\zjnt¡WvS. ChnsS¯s¶ BImw.'
""AI¯p Ibdn Ccn¡mambncp¶p.''
tPmk^v kmÀ arZpNncntbmsS ssIIIÄ XpS¨psImWvSv AbmfpsS ap¶nse¯n.
""kmdns\s¶ a\Ênemtbm'' NncntbmsS AbmÄ kmdns\ t\m¡n.
""F\n¡p a\ÊnembnÃtÃm.'' tPmk^v kmÀ ktµlt¯msS XmSn XShn.
""Rm³ tXmakpIp«nbm...kmsds¶ ]Tn¸n¨n«pWvSv.''
""t\cnb HmÀ½ In«p¶pWvSv'' injys\ IWvS kt´mjt¯msS tPmk^v kmÀ \¶mbn Nncn¨p.
""tXmakpIp«n F´m ChnsS'' tPmk^vkmÀ AIt¯¡p Ibdns¡mWvSp tNmZn¨p.
""A¸¨\pw A½¨nbpw \m«n X\n¨m. \sÃmcp HmÄUv GPv tlmw t\m¡n \S¡pIbm Rm³. Ct¸mÄ HmÄUv GPv tlmapw \sÃmcp _nkn\ÊmWtÃm. tkh\hpw XymKhpw aqSp]Sw am{Xw. km¼¯nIt\«w am{Xam e£yw. F´pamIs« \ap¡v Hgnhm¡m³ ]änÃtÃm.''
tPmk^v kmÀ ]p©ncn XqInbXÃmsX adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ.
""GXmbmepw kmdnhnsS DÅXp \¶mbn. A¸¨\pw A½¨n¡pw Hcp Iq«mbtÃm. Rm\n\n thsd§pw At\zjn¡p¶nÃ. ChnsS F{Xbm tdäv. Rm³ Bscbm ImtWWvSXv.''
AbmÄ XnSp¡t¯msS tNmZn¨p.
tPmk^v kmdnsâ apJs¯ kt´mjw sI«p.
""tXmakpIp«nbpsS t]câvkn\v ChnsS AUvanj³ \ÂIm³ _p²nap«mWv.''
""AXv kmdÃtÃm Xocpam\nt¡WvSXv. CXnsâ HmWsd hnfn¡v.''
tXmakpIp«n \ockt¯msS Fgpt¶äv ]mâvknsâ t]m¡än ssIIÄ Xncp½n cWvSp NphSp \S¶p.
tPmk^v kmÀ ]p©ncn XqIn Fgpt¶äp.
""CXnsâ HmWÀ Rm³ Xs¶bm. hmÀ²Iy¯nse hnckXbIäm³ Rm³ Xs¶ XpS§nb kwcw`w. Fsâ a¡fpsS ]qÀ®]n´pWbpw klIcWhpw CXn\pWvSv. \nÀ²\cmb hr²sc am{Xta ChnsS kzoIcn¡mdpÅq. Fsâ a¡fpsS Ah[n¡me¯nsâ ]IpXn kabhpw AhÀ sNehgn¡p¶Xv Cu hr²sc tkhn¨m. ChnsS R§Ä kw`mh\IÄ kzoIcn¡p¶nÃ. aäpÅhsc kvt\ln¡m\pw ip{iqjn¡m\pw kabhpw k¶²XbapÅhsc AXn\\phZn¡mdpsWvS¶p am{Xw.
""tXmakpIp«n¡v Hcp Imcyw sN¿m³ km[n¡ptam'' tPmk^v kmÀ tNmZn¨p.
""F´mWv''
AbmÄ {]Xo£tbmsS kmdns\ t\m¡n.
""tXmakpIp«nbpsS amXm]nXm¡sf ChnsS kt´mjt¯msS kzoIcn¡mw. Hcp ss]kbpw sUmtWj³ XcWvS. ]t£ hÀj¯n Hcp amksa¦nepw tXmakpIp«n ChnsS h¶v Ahsc ip{iqjn¡m³ X¿mdmIWw.''
tPmk^pkmdnsâ hm¡pIÄ tI«v AbmÄ ]cnlmkw IeÀ¶ ]p©ncntbmsS \ntj[mÀ°¯n Xe Nen¸n¨p.
""Fsâ Hcp amks¯ hcpam\w sImWvSv C¯cw \qdp hr²kZ\§Ä hnebv¡phm§mw.''
AbmÄ ]pdt¯¡nd§ns¡mWvSp ]dªp. tPmk^v kmÀ AXp tI«p ]p©ncn XqInbXÃmsX adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ.