]q¸Â ]nSn¨ d_ÀjoäpIÄ shůn ap¡nb NIncn{_jpsImWvSv XpS¨p hr¯nbm¡pIbmbncp¶p sXm½¨³. ]nXrkz¯mbn In«nb a®n kzbw A[zm\n¨p h¨p ]nSn¸n¨ Ccp\qdv d_Àac§Ä. ]IpXn hoXw H¶nShn« Znhk§fn Sm¸v sN¿pw. ]WnIsfms¡ kzbw sN¿mdmWp ]Xnhv, IqensImSp¯p sN¿n¡m³ IgnhnÃmªn«Ã. apXemIm¯XpsImWvSmWv.
Iqen tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ Xe achn¡pw. ]ns¶ ]Wnbm³ BfpIfpsS Ipdhv. A©mw ¢mkv tXmäh\pw t^mdn\p t]mIWw. AhnsS sN¿p¶ ]Wn F´msW¶p sN¿p¶h\pw sN¿n¡p¶h\pw ]ns¶ ssZh¯n\pw am{Xadnbmw. AXsæn cWvS£cw Iq«n hmbn¡m³ Adnbnsænepw GXp hnt[\bpw Hcp Hmt«mdn£ kz´am¡n GsX¦nepsamcp Ihebn X¼Sn¡pw, s\bvXhebpsS \Sphn Im¯ncn¡p¶ F«pImensbt¸mse. h¶ps]Sp¶ CcIsf Duän¸ngnªv sshIpt¶camIpt¼mtg¡v IpdªXv ]¯pap¶qdv cq] Ioibnem¡pw. ]ns¶ hnbÀs¸mgp¡m\pw tZl¯v a®p ]än¡m\pw t]mtIWvS ImcyanÃsÃm.
FÃp apdnsb ]WnsbSp¯mWv sXm½¨³ kmam\yw \Ã\nebnse¯nbXv. hgnh¡n FÃm kuIcy§fpw B[p\nI D]IcW§fpapÅ hmÀ¡ hoSv. Xd amÀ_nÄ ssSÂkv. Imdn\p am{Xw temWpWvSv. _m¦nÂ\n¶p t\m«okv h¶ncn¡p¶p. DÅ joäp hnäp temWSbv¡m³ t\m¡pt¼mgmWv joän ]q¸Â IWvSXv. XpS¨v DW¡nsbSp¯m \memwXc¯nsâ hne In«pw. shbne¯n«n«v thWw D¨bqWv Ign¡m³. tPmen Aev]w IqSn thK¯nem¡n.
\miw..!
samss_ t^mWn s_ÃSn¡p¶p. ssI XpS¨n«p sN¶p t^msWSp¯p t\m¡n. {]n³kmWv; F³Pn\obdnwKv tImfPn Ggmw skaÌÀ ]Tn¡p¶ ]p¶mctam³. BWpw s]®pambn ssZh¯nÂ\n¶v Cu Hsc®¯ns\ am{Xta hm§nbpÅq. AXpsImWvSpXs¶ "AÃ, CÃ, thWvS, AcpXv' XpS§nb thenIsfm¶pw {]n³knsâ ap¼n Hcn¡epw sI«nbn«nÃ. in£tbm in£Wtam Fs´¶p \mfnXphsc Adnªn«panÃ. kz´w XmÂ]cy§fpsS hnime hnlmbÊn cmPIpamc³ btYjvSw ]d¶p \S¶p. H¶tÃbpÅq; \S¡s«.
]t£, Ct¸mÄ Cu t^m¬ tImÄ F´n\mWmthm?
]ns¶bpw tImfPn CSn¯ot]mse hà kÀ¡mcp¯chpw...
AwKoImcw ]n³hens¨t¶m A^nentbj³ d±m¡nsbt¶m A§s\ F´pamImw. ImcWw hI Xncnhv sXm«ptX¨n«nÃm¯hsâ ssIbnemWv hIp¸nsâ Ccn¸v; InS¸pw AhnsS¯s¶.
]ncnshSp¯pw ISwtaSn¨pw FÃmhn[ kuIcy§fpapWvSm¡nbpw IgnhnÃm¯hÀ¡v AÀlamb kuP\y§Ä sImSp¯pw tImfPv \S¯p¶ \yq\]£§Ä I¨hS¡mcmWp t]mepw! AXymÀ¯n aq¯v hIp¸nsâ ]n¶m¼pd¯p IqSn tImSnIÄ tImg hm§n tNmZn¡p¶hÀs¡Ãmw tImfPv sImSp¡p¶ "\nIrjvS PohnIÄ' km£m P\tkhIcpw!
hfÀ¯p]«n¡p t] ]nSn¨m XÃns¡mÃmw. `cn¨p `cn¨p a¯p]nSn¨ cmjv{Sob¯nse hnhctZmjnIÄ¡p t]]nSn¨m tImSnIfpambn tImSXn IbdpItb XcapÅq.
CXp IenIme hntijw!
""UmUo, Rm\m.. {]n³kv..''
""F´m tamt\ {]tXyIn¨v?''
""HcmgvN CtâW FIvkmansâ ÌUn eohm. Rm³ aq¶mev Iq«pImcpsS IqsS C§pt]m¶p. Ct¸mÄ R§fnhnsS lukv t_m«nem. hn¯v ^pÄ t_m«nÂ... \msf cmhnse At§m«p hcpw. Nn¡³ ss{^bpw N¸m¯ow DWvSm¡n hbv¡m³ a½ntbmSp ]dbWw. ]ns¶... Fsâ A¡uWvSnse ss]k XoÀ¶p. C¶p Xs¶ Hc¿mbncw cq]bnSWw. sshIpt¶cw F\n¡p F.Sn.F½nÂ\n¶p hnXvt{Um sN¿ms\mÅXm. Hm sI. UmUv...''
joäp hnäm³ A¿mbncw cq] In«ptam Ft´m? Imdp _m¦pImcv sImWvSpt]mIpsa¦n sImWvSpt]mIs«. F¶mepw C¶p ss]kbnSm³ ]änÃm¶v sXm½¨³ ]dªnÃ. ]dbm³ t]SnbmWv. Imbentes¡§m\pw NmSn¡fªmtem? Hsc®atà DÅq..
sXm½¨³ joäp hn¡pItbm ]Wn FSp¡pItbm sN¿s«. {]n³kv t_m«nÂ\n¶pNmSpItbm t_m«n hngp§pItbm sN¿s«. ]t£ Hcp kXyapWvSv. SnhnbpsS Nm\sem¶p amänbm apdnbn Ibdn IXIS¨n«p sI«n¯q§ptamsb¶p a¡sf amXm]nXm¡Ä `b¡p¶ ImeamWnXv. IjvSs¸«p hfÀ¯n ]ªw InS¶v ]Tn¡m\b¨ aI³ BcpadnbmsX ]T\w \nÀ¯nbn«v CjvSs¸« s]®nsâ ssIbpw ]nSn¨p ho«nte¡p Ibdn h¶mtem F¶ `bamWv A¸\½amÀ¡v. H¶tà DsŶp IcpXn emfn¨pw Hma\n¨pw \¡nbpw ap¯nbpw ssIhfcpt¶m Imep hfcpt¶m F¶p t\m¡n t\m¡n kzbw XfÀ¶p hfÀ¯nsbSp¯n«p `mhn `mkpcam¡m³ thWvSn \qdmbncw In\mhpItfmsS ZqscbpÅ tImfPn ]Tn¡m³ tlmÌenem¡nb s]m¶ptamÄ Hcp Zpjv{]`mX¯n ssI¡pªpambn IS¶p h¶mtem F¶ t]SnbmWv amXm]nXm¡Ä¡v.
Chsbms¡ B[p\nIXbpsS {]Xn^e\sat¶m Zn\w tXmdpw hfÀ¶p hnIkn¡p¶ imkv{Xkmt¦XnIXIfpsS A\nhmcyamb {]IS\Zpc´§sft¶m I®paS¨p hymJym\nt¡WvSXnÃ.
""\ap¡p\mta ]WnhXp\mIw
\cIhpaXpt]mse...''
XnI¨pw A\zÀ°hpw kmÀ°IhpamWv Cu IhnhN\sat¶mÀ¡pI.
_mey¯nsâ ap¡mÂ`mKhpw "\n¡n'sâbpw "t]mtKm'bpsSbpw ap¼n Ccp¶pw aSp¡pt¼mÄ InS¶pw I®p tISm¡p¶ \½psS Ipªp§tfmSp "aXn' F¶p ]dbm³ Ft´ amXm]nXm¡Ä¡p Ignbp¶nÃ?
H¶tà DÅq; ]dªp hnjan¸nt¡WvS. {]mbhpw hmk\Ifpw amdp¶X\pkcn¨p Snhnbnse Nm\epIfpw Iw]yq«dnse sKbnapIfpw amdpw. hr¯nsI« Nm\epIfpw km¯msâ sskäpIfpw ASªapdnbnencp¶v BkzZn¡pt¼mgpw \½Ä Bizkn¡pw. H¶tà DÅq; ]dªp hnjan¸nt¡WvS.
cm{Xn ]{´WvSp aWn¡p InS¶n«p cmhnse F«paWn¡v Dd¡¨SthmsS FWoäp hcp¶ Ipªp§Ä¡v Znhkw apgph³ Dt·jclnXhpw ssNX\yaäXpambncn¡pw.
"GÀen äp s_Uv B³Uv GÀenäp ssdkv' F¶ sNmÃp XnI¨pw AÀ°h¯msW¶p hnkvacn¨pIqSm. a¡Ä¡p tPmenbpw ]T\hpw hnt\mZhpw DÄs¸sS Nn«bmb Hcp kab{Iaw cq]s¸Sp¯n sImSp¡phm\pw AXp \S¸nem¡phm\pw amXm]nXm¡Ä {i²nt¡WvSXpWvSv. Iuamc{]mbw Ignbp¶Xphscsb¦nepw Ah³ CS]gIp¶ Iq«pImÀ, CSs]Sp¶ kmlNcy§Ä, t]mIp¶ Øe§Ä, sN¿p¶ Imcy§Ä ChsbÃmw amXm]nXm¡Ä Adnªncn¡Ww. ASªapdnbn Snhnbpw Iw]yq«dpw {]hÀ¯n¸n¡m³ CSbm¡cpXv. IpamcoIpamc·mÀ¡p samss_ t^m¬ hm§ns¡mSp¡p¶ A¸\½amsc ap¡menbn sI«n IpXnc¨m«bv¡v ASn¡Ww. \½psS a¡Ä t]mepadnbmsX Ahsc ab¡pacp¶nsâ ASnaIfm¡m³ km¯msâ k´XnIÄ X¡w t\m¡n \S¸psWvS¶ hkvXpXbpw \ap¡p ad¡mhp¶XÃ.