I¯nap\ IeymWnbpsS Igp¯n AaÀ¯ns¡mWvSp hmkp Aedn.
""ImsiSp¡v XtÅ. Csæn Ct¸m Cu I¯n Ibäpw Rm³ \n§sS Igp¯nev''.
""\obv I¯nIbsäSm XtÅsS Igp¯oev Xs¶. \obXv sN¿pw F\n¡dnbmw. Rmw ]WnsbSp¯p cWvSpt\cw s\\¡p tNmdp XcWvWvSv. IÅpIpSn¡m\pw Imiv thsW¶v ]dªm Rms\ hvsSt¸mhm\''.
IeymWn IcªpsImWvSv aIt\mSp ]dªp.
""..\n¡v \n§sS ]gw]pcmtWm¶pw tI¡WvS. FhvsSbm Imincns¡WsX¶p ]dªmaXn. Rms\Spt¯mfmw. ]dbv XtÅ. Asæn Rm\nhvsS sIme]mXIw \S¯pw... ¶n«v Pbneot¸mIpw. AhvsS Iªn In«qtem. AXv aXos\¡v''.
""\obv Fs¶ sImt¶m. F¶mepw thWvSnÃ. XtÅ sIm¶ alm]m]o¶v s\\¡v A`nam\o¡mtem.. Rmw aSp¯p. F\n Cu `qaoev Pohn¡tWm¶v F\n¡mibnÃ. \o Fs¶b§v sImt¶m.''. IeymWn aq¡p ]ngnªp.
""\n§sS aäh\ntey. B samXemfn. sN¶v AbmtfmSp ]dbv aI\v IÅpIpSn¡m³ ImipsImSp¡tWm¶v''.
""\obv F´p ]dªmepw sâ I¿nev IminÃ. \à XWvSpw XSow h¨tÃm s\\¡v. t]mbv FhvsS¦nepw ]WnsbSv¡v. C\n F\n¡v h¿m s\\¡v Xoä Xcm\v.'' IeymWn Ic¨nensâ h¡nse¯n. PohnX¯nse Xsâ ZpÀhn[ntbmÀ¯v AhfpsS CSs\©p s]m«n. Fs´mcp P·ambnXv?
hmkp I¯n amänbn«nÃ. Ahsâ I®pIÄ hoWvSpw Nph¶p.
""\n§fv sIS¶p tam§msX XtÅ. t\tc Ibdns¨¶v AbmtfmSp Imiv Xcm³ ]d. \n§¡v ]dbmt¼SnbmsW¦n Rmw ]dbmw''.
Ah³ hoWvSpw ]Ãp sRcn¨p.
""F\n¡p IqSn AhImis¸« `qanbm. Rm³ sN¶v tNmZn¡mt¼mÆm. Abmfv F´mWv kam[m\w ]tdWsX¶v tI¡mtem. \n§sS amXncn F\n¡v t]SoÃ. Rm³ t\cn«p tNmZnt¨mfmw.''
hmkp I¯n Igp¯n \n¶p amän Ft´m \nÝbn¨pd¨ amXncn Abt¡men DW§m\n«ncp¶ I¨t¯mÀs¯Sp¯p Xebn h«w sI«n apät¯¡nd§n.
At¸mgmWv Hcp Hm«psam´ ]cy¼pd¯ncn¡p¶Xv Ahsâ I®nÂs¸«Xv. Ah\Xv FSp¯v apt¶m«p \S¶p.
IeymWn IcªpsImWvSt]£n¨p. ""FSm, tamt\, AXp sImtWvSmÆcpXv. Rm³ s\ÃpIp¯n IjvSs¸«p hm§n¨ samXem. \o AXp hnäp IÅIpSn¡cpXv''.
""\o t]m XtÅ. sIS¶p sXmÅ sXd¡msX. \m«mcp tI¡pw \n§sS sImWhXnbmcw.''.
sam´bpambn \S¡p¶Xn\nSbn hmkp ]ndp]ndp¯p.
IeymWn F´p sNt¿WvSp F¶dnbmsX Xebv¡p ssI sImSp¯v NmWIw sagpInb CfwXn®bnencp¶p. C¯csamcp k´Xnsb {]khn¨ im]w In«nb \nanjtamÀ¯v AhfpsS CS s\©ps]m«n.
AhÄ apWvSnsâ tIm´e sImWvSp I®oscm¸n apät¯¡nd§n. ]cy¼pd¯p sI«nbncp¶ B«n³Ipªns\ Agn¨psImWvSp ]d¼nte¡p \S¶p.
CShgnbneqsS a¯mbn \S¶p hcp¶Xp IeymWn IWvSp. hÃt¸mgpw Xsâ k¦S§Ä ]dbp¶Xp a¯mbntbmSmWv. AhfpsS Ic¨nepw ]Xw ]d¨nepw tI«p Nn´m[o\\mbn a¯mbn hgnbcnIn \n¶p.
""\o¿m Ahs\ hjfm¡nbXv. \obvv tNmZn¡p¼w tNmZn¡p¼w ImipsImSp¡pw Ah\v. \à XWvSpw XSoantà Ah\v. FhnsS¦nepw t]mbn ]WnsbSp¡m¼d. F¶n«p IpSn¡s«. Ignbpsa¦nev Cu \m«o¶v Ft§ms«¦nepw t]mIm³ ]d¿v''.
""Rms\´p sN¿m\m a¯mbn¨m. Ah³ h¶p hg¡p IqSpt¼m Fsâ IpSoencn¡vWv ImsiSp¯p sImSp¡pw. Rm³ shbÀs¸mgp¡n, IjvSs¸s«mWvSm¡W ImimsW¶v a¯mbn¨\dnbmtem. F¶mepw sImSp¡pw Rm\v. Ah³ Ieln¡WvStÃm¶v IcpXpw''. IeymWn aq¡p XpS¨p.
""Ah\nt¸m ]d¼o¶v ]e {]mhiyw tX§ ]ncn¨p. Rm\dnªnsöm Ah³ IcpXtW. tX§m CSm\v ]ch³ \mcmbW³ tIdot¸m tX§ ]ncn¡W Imcyw Ft¶mSp ]dªv. Hcn¡ev Rm\ht\mSv tNmZnt¡zw sNbvXp. Ahs\m¶pw adp]Sn ]dbmsX hgn amdnt¸mbn.''.
a¯mbn ]dbp¶Xv IeymWn tI«p\n¶p. adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ. AhÄ hmkp sX§n Ibdn tX§ ]ncn¡WXv IWvSXmWv. AhÄ ]eXhW hne¡oXpamWv.
At¸mÄ Ahsâ adp]Sn Ahsf XfÀ¯n.
""F\n¡pIqSn AhImis¸«Xm Cu samXev. XtÅSp Rm³ IqSpXev ]tdWvStÃm.''.
IeymWnbpsS hmbSªp. ]ns¶ AhÄ¡p adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dbm\nÃmbncp¶p.
\obv Aht\mSp ]dtªcv IeymWntb. IqSpXev ieyw HWvSm¡pIbmsW¦n Rm³ C³kvs]IvStd½mt\mSp ]tdsa¶v. tÌj\nev sImtWvSmbn CSn¨v Ahsâ XSn tISm¡WvStÃm¶p IcpXnbm. Asæn ]eXhW Rmt\mÀ¯Xm. A¨mbs\ HmÀ¯m Rm³ £an¡tW!''.
a¯mbnbpsS hm¡pIÄ IeymWn tI«p\n¶p.
""Ct¸m Ah\v Rm\o IpSnencn¡vW ]¯p skânsâ B[mcw sImSp¡Ww. ]Wbw hbv¡m\mWs{X. samXemfn F\ns¡gpXn X¶t¸m acn¡Whsc Cu IpSnenev sIS¶p NmItWm¶m Rm³ IcpXntb. Fs¶ sIm¶mepw thWvSoe, Rm\Xp sImSp¡nà a¯mbn¨m''. IeymWn hoWvSpw aq¡p ]ngnªp.
""Rms\sâ k¦Sw sImWvSp a¯mbn¨t\mSp ]dªXm. Fsâ k¦S§fv Rm\mtcmSp ]dbm\m. CsXms¡ Rm³ Xs¶ A\p`hn¡tWm¶mbncn¡pw `Khmsâ hn[n''.
IeymWn hoWvSpw aq¡p XpS¨p hgn¨men \n¶p ]d¼nte¡p \S¶p.
a¯mbn IeymWn \S¶p t]mIp¶Xv t\m¡n Hcp\nanjw \n¶p. Fs´mcp cq]ambncp¶p. F´p `wKnbmbncp¶p, Ahsf ImWm³. Ct¸mÄ tImew sI«pt]mbn. FÃmw ssZh¯nsâ Hmtcm eoemhnemk§fv.
a¯mbn Xdhm«nte¡p kmh[m\w \S¶p.
hmkphnsâ hgn]ng¨ t]m¡ns\¡pdn¨p ]e {]mhiyw a¯mbn Ipdph¨t\mSp ]dªncp¶p. At¸msgms¡ Ipdph¨³ au\w ]men¨v NmcpItkcbn InS¶p. Ahsâ sNbvXnIfv kln¡m³ ]ämXmbncn¡p¶p. X\n¡v F´p sN¿m³ ]äpw?
A¸\mbn«v sImSp¯Xm AhÄ¡v IpSnInS¸mbn B ]¯p skâv. BZmbsam¶panÃ. Hcp sXt§m atäm \nev]pWvSv. Ct¸mÄ IeymWnbpsS BtcmKyw £bn¨p hcnIbm. ]gbXpt]mse ]WnsbSp¡m³ ]äWnÃ, AhÄ¡v. Ah³ t\tc sNmtÆ Bbncps¶¦nev ChnsS ]WnsbSp¯m t]mtc. sZhtkm F{X ]Wn¡mcv ChnsS ]Wnbp¶p.
Ipdph¨³ Nn´m[o\\mbn. Abmfv Hcp \nanjw Nn´n¨n«p hmbv Xpd¶p.
""a¯mbo Rm\mtemNn¡ym, IeymWn¡p ]tgt]mse BtcmKyanÃ. ]WnsbSp¡m\pw h¿m. F¶m¸ns¶ AhsS IpSnencn¡W ]d¼o¶v ctWvS¡dv Ah¡p sImSp¯mtem. sX§nsâ BZmbw sImWvSv Ahfv IgntªmfpatÃm.''.
""A¸¨s\´mWo {`m´p ]tds¶. \m«mcp tI«m ]pÑn¡ntÃ. AhÀ¡p ]dªp Nncn¡m³ hIbmbn. AYhm sImSp¯mev Ah³ AXp IÅpIpSn¨p Ifb¯nteym''.
""A¸¨³ A\mhiy Nn´Isfms¡ Dt]£n¡v. Ahfv F§t\epw Pohnt¨mfpw. Ahsâ Imcyw hnSv. e£Ww IWvSn«v Ah\mctS¦nepw I¯nsamt\ IbdW e£Wm. AXmbnt¸m kw`hn¡m³ t]mWXv.''
a¯mbn B kw`mjWw Ahkm\n¸n¨p. Ipdph¨³ ]ns¶ H¶pw anWvSnbnÃ.
Ipdph¨sâ a\ÊneqsS ]gbImekw`h§Ä shÅn¯ncbnse¶h®w IS¶pt]mbn. PohnX¯n tNmc¯nf¸nsâ \mfpIfn h¶pt]mb sXän\v Xms\{X in£ A\p`hn¨p. IeymWnsb ImWpt¼mÄ Ipät_m[w sImWvSp Ipdph¨sâ a\kv thZ\n¡pw. XeIp\nbpw. lrZbw tX§pw. Hcp PohnXw Xm\mbn \in¸n¨p. Xsâ ssIbnÂ\n¶v B sXäph¶nÃmbncps¶¦n IeymWn IeymWw Ign¨v Hcp IpSpw_ambn Pohn¡pambncp¶p. bphXz¯nsâ Xnf¸n XIÀs¯dnbs¸« Hcp PohnXw. IeymWn IgnhXpw Xsâ ap¶n h¶ps]SmsX t\m¡pambncp¶p. Xm\pw IeymWnsb t\cn«p ImWm\pÅ Ahkc§Ä Hgnhm¡n.
]t£ F¶pw Hcp XethZ\bmbn hmkp ap¶n \n¶p. F{X XhW Ah³ Cu Xdhm«n Ibdn h¶p shÃphnfn \S¯m\pÅ ss[cyw ImWn¨p. As¶ms¡ Aham\w `b¶p a¯mbn BWv Ahs\ A\p\bn¸n¨psImWvSp t]mbXv. IÅpIpSn¡m\pÅ ]Whpw \ÂIn ]dªp hnSpw. IgnhXpw hmkphns\ Hgnhm¡m\pÅ X{´§Ä BhnjvIcn¡p¶Xv a¯mbn BWv. AX\pkcn¨v hmkp Ahkc§Ä apXem¡psa¶Xp asämcp Imcyw.
Ct¸mÄ CsXms¡ HmÀan¡m³ ImcWw Xtecm{Xnbnse kz]v\amWv. a¯mbn Dd¸n¨p ]dbp¶p;
AsXmcp kz]v\amsW¶v. Dd¡¯n Xm³ AeÀ¨tbmsS Icbp¶Xp tI«t¸mÄ Xs¶ a¯mbn sR«nbpWÀ¶p t]mepw. At¸mÄ Xm³ hnbÀ¯pIpfn¨v I«nen InS¡pIbmbncp¶s{X.
""A¨mb³ Zpxkz]v\w IWvSXm. cm{Xn thWvSt]mse Ipcnip hc¨p sIS¶p ImW¯nÃ. AXm Zpxkz]\§fv ImWpt¶. t]mcm¯Xn\v ]Iev Rm³ hmkp Pbn in£ Ignªp ]pd¯ph¶ hnhcw A¨mbt\mSp ]dbpIbpw sNbvXncp¶tÃm. AsXms¡ A¨mbsâ a\Ênev sIS¶p. A§s\ Zpxkz]v\w IWvSp. C\n AXp aämtcmSpw ]dtbWvS. Bcpw Ct¸m hnhcw Adnªn«nÃ. C\n A¨mb\mbn«v. AsXms¡ ]dªv.. thWvS A¨mbm.'' Ipdph¨³ adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ. AbmÄ Nn´m[o\\mbn ImWs¸«p. Gsd t\cs¯ au\¯n\ptijw Ipdph¨³ hmbv Xpd¶p.
""\o IXIS¨tà sIS¶Xv. hmXnev Nmcnbn«ncn¡bÃmcpt¶m.''.
""Cu A¨mbsâ Hmtcm Nn´Ifv. \½fv Hcn¡epw IXIS¨p sIS¡mdnÃtÃm. hmXnev NmcnbnSpIbtà ]Xnhv. Mvlm Hcp Imcyw sN¿mw. C¶psamXev hmXneS¨v Ipänbnt«¡mw. A¨mb\v A§s\sbmcp i¦mshjw thWvS. Rm³ KpfnI FSpt¯mWvSp hcmw. AXv Ign¡W kabw Ignªq''.
a¯mbn KpfnIIfpw shÅhpw FSp¡m³ t]mbt¸mgpw Ipdph¨\v kwibw _m¡nbmbncp¶p. kz]v\w BsW¶v F{X h«w Nn´n¨n«pw Ipdph¨\v Dd¸n¡m\mbnÃ.
sR«nbpWÀ¶t¸mÄ HcmÄcq]w HmSn adbp¶Xv a§nb shfn¨¯n Xm³ IWvSXmWv. Hcp a§nb \ngÂ. AXpd¸mWv. kz]v\aÃ. F¦n Xms\mcn¡epw C§s\ Aedn¡cªn«nÃtÃm. A§s\ Dds¡ Icsª¶tà a¯mbn Dd¸n¨p ]dbp¶Xv. C§s\ t]mbn Ipdph¨sâ Nn´IÄ. sIme]mXIw \S¯n Pbnen t]mIp¶Xn\p ap¼v ]eh«w Ah³ Ibdnh¶p `ojWn apg¡nbn«pÅXmWv. AXp adt¡WvS. Ct¸m Pbneo¶v 14 sImïn\ptijw h¶t¸mÄ Ah\p hoWvSpw ZpÀ_p²n tXm¶nsöv Bcp IWvSp?
a¯mbn ¥mkn shÅhpw KpfnIIfpambn h¶p.
""C\n A¨mb³ B Nn´Ifv hn«ntÃ. CXm Cu KpfnI Ign¡v''.
a¯mbn ssIbnencp¶ KpfnIIÄ Ipdph¨sâ ssIbn sImSp¯p. Ipdph¨³ B KpfnIIÄ kmh[m\w hngp§n. F¶n«v ¥mknse shÅw IpSn¨p.
a¯mbn¡p kwibsam¶panÃmbncp¶p. apäs¯ Im¸mSpIÄ IWvSt¸mÄ Ah\Xv Dd¸n¡pIbpw sNbvXp. Gsd t\cs¯ BtemN\bv¡ptijw a¯mbn Ft´m Xocpam\¯nse¯n.
\mep\mfpIÄ¡ptijw hbense henb tXmSnsâ NndbpsS Xmsg Hcp ihw s]m´n InS¡p¶Xv IWvS¯n shÅw Xncn¨p hnSm³ t]mb tKm]me³ IWvSp.
AXp hmkphmbncp¶p. N¯n«v aq¶pZnhkw Ignªp icocw NoÀ¯v, I®pangn¨v Hcp `oIccq]w. At¸mgpw IeymWn AIse FhnsStbm Hcp IS¯n®bnencp¶v IYbdnbmsX Nncn¨psImWvSncp¶p.