Imb \à Bghpw ]c-¸p-ap-Å-Xm-bn-cp-¶p. IqSmsX iàn-bmb Hgp¡pw Imäp-ap-WvSm-bn-cp-¶p.AhÀ ac-¡¼p-Ifpw Im«p-h-Ån-Ifpw Iq«n-s¡«n N§mSap-WvSm-¡n. cWvSp-t]cpw AXn¡-bdn. cWvSv \of-apÅ I¼p-IÄ Xp-g-bm-¡n. Imb-ensâ GXmWvSv \Sp-s¡-¯n-b-t¸mÄ N´p-hns\ Nm¯p Hfn-I-®n-«p-t\m-¡n. N´p Ft´m KmV-amb Btem-N-\-bn apgp-In-bn-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv. B X¡w t\m¡n N´p-hnsâ ]W-¡n-gn-X-«n-sb-Sp-¯n«v Nm¯p, N´p-hns\ AKm-[-amb Imb-en-te¡v XÅn-bn-«p.
\ne-bn-Ãm¯ shÅ-¯n N´p-ap-§n-a-d-ªp. Nm¯p-N-´p-hns\ Xncn-ªp-t\m-¡p-I-tbm-t]mepw sN¿msX N§mSw AXn-th-K-¯n Xpgªv A¡sc F¯n-. N§m-S-¯n \n¶n-d§n A¼-c-t¸msS AXn-thKw \S¶v Im«n-\p-Ån-te¡v t]mbn.
Cu ka-b¯v N´p- ssIbpw Imepw Bª-Sn¨v Xmtg¡v \o§n-s¡m-WvSn-cp-¶p. Aev] t\cw Ignªt¸mÄ Ah\v Hcp ap«³ Im«p-h-Ån-bn ]nSn-In-«n. hÅn-bn Xq§nbpw Xpgªpw Ah³ Hcp hn[-¯n Ic-]-än. Nm¯p-hn-sâ-X-\n-\ndw At¸m-gmWv N´p-hn\p a\-Ên-em-b-Xv.
Nm¯p-hn-s\-tX-Sn-N´p Im«n-se§pw Ae-ªp. Ipsd kabw Ign-ª-t¸mÄ N´p Hcp Im«m-dnsâ Xoc-s¯¯n. At¸mÄ sXÃIse Hcp IpSn IWvSp. F´pw hcs« F¶ hnNm-c-t¯msS Ah³ AXn-\-Sp-t¯¡v \S-¶p. IpSn-ensâ apä-¯pÅ Bªn-en-ac¨p-h-«n Hcp-In-g-h-\n-cp¶v Xo Imbp-¶Xv Ah³ IWvSp. hr²³ Ah-s\ -kq-£n-¨p-t\m¡n. F¶n«v tNmZn-¨p.""Ip-«³ Fhn-sS¶m hcp-¶Xv? Ft§m«m t]mIp-¶Xv?''
N´p FÃ-Im-cy-§fpw Ing-hs\ hni-Z-ambn ]d-ªp-tIĸn¨p. N´p-hn-t\mSv hr²\p kl-Xm]w tXm¶n.
Ing-h³ N´p-hn\v thWvS{X `£-Whpw IpSn-\ocpw \ÂIn. AXn-\p-tijw IpSn-enÂ\n¶v Hcp Hcp ]fp-¦p-sN¸v FSp¯psImWvSph¶v N-´p-hn\p \evIn-bn«p ]dªp: ""Cu sN¸n Znhy-amb Hcp Huj-[-ap-WvSv. AXp Ign¨m GXp-tcm-Khpw amdn-¡n«pw'' C{Xbpw ]d-ªn«v hr²³ N´p-hns\ \ndp-I-bn sXm«-\p-{K-ln¨v bm{X-bm-¡n.
N´p \S¶v Hcp ]«-W-¯n-se-¯n. At¸m-gmWv B hnhcw Adn-ªXv. {Kma-¯-ehsâ aIÄ¡v Ft´m -amdmhym[n-]n-Sn-s]«v InS-¸n-em-Wv. ]e sshZy-·mcpw NnIn-Õn-s¨-¦nepw ^eap-WvSm-bn-Ã. N´p Xsâ sN¸n-s\-¡p-dn¨v HmÀ¯p. DSs\ N´p, {Kma-¯-e-hsâ ho«n-se-¯n. F¶n-«p-]-dªp: ""{]t`m, Rm³ Ahn-Sps¯ aI-fpsS tcmKw NnIn-Õn¨p amän-¯cmw.'' {Kma-¯-e-h³ Abmsf aI-fpsS InS-¸p-ap-dn-bnse¯n-¨p.
FÃm-hcpw Zp:Jn¨v Npäpancp¶p Icbp¶p. {Kma¯eh³ hnjan¨v aIfpsS ASp¯p \nev¡p¶p. N´p Xsâ ]fp¦p sN¸nÂ\n¶v Znhyamb Huj[w tcmKnWnbpsS \mhnenän¨p. XmaknbmsX Ip«nI®v sh«nXpd¶p. AhfpsS tcmKw ]¼ IS¶ncp¶p. AXp IWvS {Kma¯ehsâ BËmZ¯n\v AXncnÃmbncp¶p. N´phn\v [mcmfw k½m\§Ä \evIn. At¸mįs¶ N´p Xsâ {Kma¯nte¡v bm{Xbmbn. \m«nse¯nb AbmÄ henb hym]mcw XpS§n. Npcp§nbImewsImWvSpN´p{KmaamsI Adnbs¸Sp¶ henb hym]mcnbmbn amdn. F¶m Cu kab¯v Nm¯phnsâ ]WsaÃmw Im«pIÅ·mÀ A]lcn¨psImWvSpt]mbncp¶p. Hcp Xc¯n c£s¸« Nm¯p {Kma¯nse¯n. At¸mgmWv N´phns\¸än AbmÄ AdnªXv. ""IjvSw! Ahs\ t{Zmlnt¡WvSmbncp¶p!'' B AXym{Kln ]Ým¯]n¨p.