IpªphdoXn\v B cm{Xn Dd§m³ IgnªnÃ. cm{Xn Gsd hfÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. {]IrXn KmV\n{ZbnemWv. cmhnsâ \ni_vZXbn t]mdetev]n¨psImWvSv GtXm t]cdnbm¯ ]£n CWsb hnfn¨p Icbp¶pWvSv. CW¸£n GsX¦nepw hr£¯nsâ Ce¨mÀ¯n\nSbn adªncn¡pIbmhpw.
I®S¨m Ipªpadnbm½bpsS apJamWv ap¶nÂ. ImXpIfn N§eInep¡¯nsâ H¨bpw. A¸pd¯v Ipªpadnbm½psS AdbpsS hmXnepIÄ Xpd¶p InS¡pIbmWv. ]Wn¡mcnIÄ ASn¨phmcnhr¯nbm¡nsb¦nepw B icocKÔw Ct¸mgpw B apdnbn X§n \nev]pWvSmhpw. Ft¸mtgm ab¡¯nsâ At_m[Xe¯nte¡p hgpXn hoWp IpªphdoXv. Hcp N§e henbp¶Xnsâ i_vZw tI«v IpªphdoXv sR«nbpWÀ¶p.
sXÃp ]cn{`at¯msS AbmÄ InS¡bn FWoäncp¶p. Ct¸mÄ i_vZw tIÄ¡p¶nÃ. AXp Xsâ tXm¶embncp¶p. Ct¸mgpw cmhnsâ \ni_vZXbn t]cdnbm¯ ]£n Xsâ CWbv¡pthWvSn hnfn¨p Icbp¶pWvSv.
IpªphdoXv Xsâ apdnbneqsS kmhImiw Dem¯n. AbmfpsS a\kv BsI AkzØamWv. `qXIme kvarXnIfnte¡v AbmfpsS achn¨ a\Êv sN¶p hoWp.
Ct¸mÄ CShI¸Ånbnse Aįmcbv¡p ap¼nemWv. N«bpw apWvSpw IkhpIhWnbpambn Ipªpadnbm½ CSXphiw tNÀ¶v.
]utemk¨sâ kzcw Xsâ ImXpIfn apg§n. hnip² {KÙ¯nÂ\n¶pÅ hmb\bmWv. ""Hcph³ Xsâ `mcysb Dt]£n¡p¶Xv \nbam\pkrXamtWm? Ah³ adp]Sn ]dªp. ...krjvSnbpsS Bcw`w apX ssZhw Ahsc ]pcpj\pw kv{Xobpambn krjvSn¨p. C¡mcW¯m ]pcpj³ ]nXmhns\bpw amXmhns\bpw hnSpIbpw AhÀ Ccphcpw Hcp icocambn¯ocpIbpw sN¿pw. ]n¶osSmcn¡epw AhÀ cWvSÃ, Hä icocambncn¡pw. AXn\m ssZhw kwtbmPn¸n¨Xv a\pjy³ thÀs]Sp¯mXncn¡s«.. ''
kyq«pw tIm«pw [cn¨v \mS³[zcbmbn \n¶ IpªphdoXn\v B XncphN\§fpsS AÀ°w a\Ênem¡m³ A[nIImew thWvSnh¶p. XeIp\n¨p `àn]qÀÆw \n¡p¶ Xsâ PohnX]¦mfnbpsS apJt¯¡p IpªphdoXv H¶p ]mfn t\m¡n. {]im´X IfnbmSp¶ \njvIf¦amb apJw. `àn {]IÀj¯m Iq¼nbSª I®pIÄ s\än\nSbneqsS ImWmw. B NpWvSpIÄ {]mÀ°\ma{´§Ä sImWvSv sasà Nen¡p¶psWvS¶pw IpªphdoXn\p tXm¶n.
hnip² ]utemkv tImdnt´mkpImÀs¡gpXnb teJ\¯n \n¶pÅ Hcp D²cWn ]utemk¨³ {]kwKat[y ]dªXv Ct¸mgpw IpªphdoXnsâ lrZb¯n tImdnbn«n«pWvSv. ""...F¶m hy`nNmcw sN¿m³ {]tem`\§Ä DWvSmImsa¶XpsImWvSv ]pcpj\p `mcybpw kv{Xo¡p `À¯mhpw DWvSmbncn¡s«. `À¯mhv `mcytbmSpÅ Zm¼Xy[À½w \ndthäWw; AXpt]mse Xs¶ `mcybpw. `mcybpsS icoc¯nt·Â AhÄ¡Ã A[nImcw; `À¯mhn\mWv. AXpt]mse Xs¶ `À¯mhnsâ icoc¯nt·Â Ah\Ã, `mcy¡mWv A[nImcw''.
Ipªpadnbm½tbmSp \oXn ]peÀ¯m³ X\n¡p Ignªpthm? CÃ, CÃ. IpªphdoXnsâ a\xkm£n s]s«¶p Xs¶ D¯cw IsWvS¯n. Btcm Xsâ a\ÊnI¯ncp¶p hn[n {]kvXmhn¡p¶p.
AbmÄ \S¯w \ndp¯n Sot¸mbnta h¨ncp¶ t¹tbgvkv knKcänsâ Sns¶Sp¯v Hcp knKcän\p XosImfp¯n. a§nb HmÀaIÄ t]mse apdnbn ]pI¨pcpfpIÄ cq]w sImWvSp.
At¸mÄ Ipªpadnbm½bpsS Xdhm«nse BZycm{Xn AbmfpsS HmÀabnte¡p Ibdnh¶p. NmhSns¡«n {]tXyIw Hcp¡nb aWnbdbnte¡p tX¨pan\p¡nb ]nf¨sam´bn NqSp]mepambn Ipªpadnbm½ IS¶ph¶ cwKw Ct¸mgpw a\ÊnepWvSv. Ipªpadnbm½bpsS \m¯q·mcnemtcm BWv Ahsf Adbnte¡v B\bn¨Xv.
icdm´ensâ kzÀW{]`bn Cu«n¯Snbn \¶mbn an\p¡n ISsªSp¯ Hcp inev]w t]mse tXm¶n. BImchSnhnsâ cq]tcJ AhÄ [cn¨ncp¶ N«bnepw apWvSnepw HXp§n \n¡m³ Iq«m¡p¶nÃ. ImXpIfnse kzÀ®¡pWp¡pIfpw Igp¯nse kzÀ®s¡m´bpw Cu«n¯SnbpsS \nd¯n\v amäp hÀ²n¸n¨p.
\pW¡pgnIÄ hncn¨v \mW¯n s]mXnª B Nncn a\Ên \n¶p ambp¶nÃ.]n¶n hmXn ASªt¸mÄ AhÄ Hcp \nanjw Xncnªpt\m¡n. ]ns¶ kmhImiw \S¶ph¶v ssIbnse ]mÂsam´ X\n¡p t\tc \o«n.
Xdhm«phf¸nsehnsStbm \nev¡p¶ Ceªnac¨nÃIfn \n¶v DXnÀ¶ ]q¡fpsS aWw AdbpsS InfnhmXneneqsS AIt¯¡p Acn¨p Ibdn. IpªphdoXv ]mÂsam´ Xsâ NptWvSmSSp¸n¨p.
"hnft¡´nb I\yIamÀ' X\n¡p Npäpw \nev¡p¶Xpt]mse IpªphdoXn\p tXm¶n. icdm´ensâ Xncn\mfw XmWp. an\p¡nsbSp¯ Hcp Zmcpinev]w t]mse Ipªpadnbm½ ap¶nÂ. B cm{Xn Ipªpadnbm½ ]pcpjs\ Adnªp.
Xt¶msSm¯pÅ ap¸XpsImÃs¯ PohnX¯n\ptijw CXm Ct¸mÄ IpSpw_¡Ãdbnse XWp¸n im´amb \n{ZbnÂ. Ipªpadnbmt½ \o Ft¶mSp £an¡v. IpªphdoXnsâ a\xkm£n AhtfmSp am¸ncp¶p. AbmfpsS a\kv BÀ{Zambn. IpªphdoXv AdnbmsX AbmfpsS I¬tImWpIfn \oÀ s]mSnªp. Ft¸mtgm AbmfpsS a\sÊm¶p tX§n.
""AKm[XbnÂ\n¶p \ns¶ Rm³ amSn hnfn¡p¶p...'' FhnsS \nt¶m Hcp kzcw tI«Xpt]mse. AbmÄ AdnbmsX sNhns]m¯n. AkzØamb a\tÊmsS AbmÄ InS¡bn sN¶p hoWp. Ft¸mgmWv \n{ZbpsS Ib¯nte¡p hgpXn hoWsX¶v AbmfdnªnÃ. cm¸£nIÄ Dd§n. {]IrXn Ccp«nsâ I\¯ Icn¼Sw ]pX¨p. FhnsS \nt¶m ioX¡mäp hoin. AIse\n¶pw agbpsS Bchw tI«p.
Ipdph¨³ Dd§nbncp¶nÃ. AbmfpsS Adbn At¸mgpw taihnfs¡cnbp¶pWvSv. ]ehn[ Nn´IÄ AbmfpsS a\Ên IpSnbncn¸mWv. Ipªpadnbm½ acn¨Xn AbmÄ¡p k¦SanÃ. Cu temIs¯ AhfpsS k¦S§Ä XoÀ¶sÃm. ssZhw Ahfn I\nªncn¡p¶p. AhfpsS IjvS¸mSpIÄ IWvSp ssZhw Ahsf hnfn¨p. hn[nbpsS Znhk¯n Ahsf Xsâ heXp`mK¯ncp¯pw. `qanbn A{Xam{Xw kl\§Ä AhÄ A\p`hn¨n«pWvSv. at\m\nesXänb Ahsf Hcp \nanjw apt¼ hnfn¡Wta IÀ¯mth! F¶mbncp¶p Xsâ {]mÀ°\. Xsâ aI\v Ahsf thWvSmXmbn«v hÀj§fmbn. AhfpsS B§famcpw Xncnªpt\m¡nbn«nÃ. ihkwkvImc¯n\p h¶n«pw AhÀ A\ysct¸mse amdn \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. AhfpsS GIktlmZcnbmW.v F¶n«pw...
F´mbmepw PohnX¯nse kw`h_lpeamb Hc[ymb¯n\v Xncioe hoWp. C\n Fs´ms¡ kw`hn¡m³ t]mIp¶psh¶v BÀ¡dnbmw?
IpªphdoXv Ct¸mÄ Ipsd¡qSn kzX{´\mbncn¡p¶p. a¯mbn \ÂInb kqN\IÄ A]ISw ]Xnbncn¡p¶XmWv.
Ipªpadnbm½bpsS acWhmÀ¯ Adnbn¡m³ IpªphdoXns\ tXSns¨¶Xv B s]®nsâ ho«nemWs{X... Ah\nt¸mgpw AhfpsS hebn¯s¶. {]mbambt¸mÄ FÃmw Ahkm\n¸n¡psa¶p IcpXn. shdpsXbmWv B Nn´. Ah\nt¸mgpw AhfpsS IqsS¯s¶. AhfpsS kuµcyelcnbn Ah³ ap§nt¸mbn. C\nbnt¸mÄ FtÌäv Ahsâ t]cn cPnÌÀ sN¿p¶Xns\¡pdn¨v cWvSmasXm¶pIqSn BtemNnt¡WvSnbncn¡p¶p. Xm³ Ahsâ t]cnsegpXnbm ]ntäZnhkw Ah\Xv B s]®nsâ t]cnsegpXpIbnsöv Bcp IWvSp? IÃp¦Â XdhmSnsâ hkvXphIIÄ Hcp takvXncnbpsS aIÄ `cn¡tWm?
Ipdph¨³ Dd¡w hcmsX Xncnªp InS¶p. a§nb shfn¨¯n `n¯nbnencp¶v Ipª¶m½ Xs¶ t\m¡n Nncn¡p¶p. Xsâ a\kv AhÄ hmbn¨Xp t]mse. ap¼pw A§s\bmbncp¶sÃm.
Xsâ apJ¯v Fs´¦nepsamcp hm«w IWvSm F´n\v HcpsNdnb `mht`Zw IWvSm Ipª¶m½ AXp hmbns¨Sp¡pw. ""F¶m A¨mbm samJs¯mcp hÃmbva. F´p ]än Fsâ A¨mb\v?'' F¶p adbnÃmsX tNmZn¡pIbpw sN¿pw.
Xocpam\§sfSp¡p¶Xn\p apt¼ A§s\ sN¿s« Ipª¶mt½ F¶p tNmZn¨m Hcp Xpd¶ NncntbmsS Xe Ipep¡pIbpw sN¿pw.
""\½psS kz¯p¡fv A\yw \n¶p t]mhm\v \o¿v k½Xn¡pthm Ipª¶mt½!'' ]cnkcw ad¶v Ipdph¨sâ NpWvSnÂ\n¶v A§s\sbmcp tNmZyw DbÀ¶p.
""\½sS ASp¯ Xeapdbnev \mep t]cnÃntbm. AhcvsS t]cnev FgpXnsh¡v A¨mbm...'' `n¯nbnencp¶v Ipª¶m½ A§s\ a{´n¡p¶Xpt]mse Ipdph¨\p tXm¶n.
Hcp XebnWa{´w t]mse AXp tI«t¸mgmWv Ipdph¨sâ Nn´ t\Àhgn¡p XncnªXv. Xdhm«p kz¯p¡Ä¡v hne \nÀWbn¨m AXn apJy]¦phcpw IÃp¦Â FtÌäv. C«nam¸nf k¼mZn¨XmWXv. AXp A\ym[o\s¸«pIqSm.
IpªphdoXnsâ a¡fmb tPm¬ hÀKoknsâbpw sNdnbm³ hÀKoknsâbpw sUbvknbpsSbpw enknsâbpw t]cn \msf¯s¶ cPnÌÀ sN¿Ww. \msf cmhnseXs¶ a¯mbnsb Ab¨v h¡oens\ hnfn¸n¡Ww.
""A§s\ sN¿mw Atà Ipª¶mt½.'' Ipdph¨³ A§s\ a{´n¨t¸mÄ `n¯nbnencp¶v Ipª¶m½ Xebm«nbXpt]mse Ipdph¨\p tXm¶n.
Ipdph¨³ a\xkam[m\t¯msS ]pdw Xncnªp InS¶p. AdnbmsX Hcp ZoÀL\nizmkw Abmfn \n¶pXnÀ¶p.
IpªphdoXv AXncmhnse Xs¶ KmtcPnÂ\n¶pw ImsdSp¯p ÌmÀ«m¡n. \nc¯neqsS AbmfpsS ImÀ AXnthKw ]mªp.
UmUn ]Åoev t]mbXmhpsa¶mWv tPm¬ hÀKokv IcpXnbXv. AbmÄ ktlmZcnamscbpw Xsâ Imdn Ibän ]Ånbnte¡p ]pds¸«p.
]utemk¨³ ]ÅnbnepWvSv. C¶pcmhnse Ipªpadnbm½bv¡pthWvSn IpÀ_m\bpw IpgnamS¯n H¸okpw sNmÃn {]mÀ°n¨nt« ]utemk¨³ XncnsIt¸mhpIbpÅq.
]Ånbnse¯nbt¸mÄ UmUn AhnsS F¯nbn«nsöp tPm¬ hÀKokn\p a\Ênembn.
IpªphdoXv tdm¡v _w¥mhv e£yam¡nbmWv bm{X. hgnbn AbmfpsS ImÀ s]s«¶p \n¶p. AXp ÌmÀ«mIp¶nÃ. Ct¸mÄ CXp ]Xnhmbncn¡p¶p. ap¸XphÀjw tkhn¨ntÃ. C\n CXns\ Dt]£n¡mw. ]pXnsbmcp ImÀ hm§mw. IpªphdoXv Xocpam\n¨p.