HmW¯nsâ Ah[n¡p kvIqfS¨t¸mÄ ]p¯³]d¼nse Ip«nIÄ H¶n¨ncp¶v BtemN\ XpS§n. C¡pdn HmWmh[n¡p ]XnhnÂ\n¶p hyXykvXambn Fs´¦nepsam¶p sN¿Ww þ AXmbncp¶p BtemN\mhnjbw. Hmtcmcp¯cpw Hmtcm A`n{]mbw apt¼m«p h¨p. AhsbÃmw Hmtcm ImcW§fm XÅs¸«p. HSphn s\_p ]dª Hcmibw FÃmhÀ¡pw kzoImcyambn. Hcp tlmw sse{_dn¡p cq]w sImSp¡pI. AXmbncp¶p B Bibw.
]p¯³]d¼n ]pkvXI§Ä [mcmfapWvSv. km_phnsâ hey¸³ Hcp henb ]pkvXIt{]anbmbncp¶p. hmbn¡p¶ ]pkvXI§fn \n¶p t\ms«Sp¯p kq£n¡p¶ ioeapWvSmbncp¶p At±l¯n\v. hey¸sâ t\m«p_p¡pIfn NneXv km_p Hcp \n[n t]mse kq£n¨ph¨n«pWvSv. AXpsImWvSmhmw km_phn\v F¶pw ]pkvXI§tfmSv HcpXcw Bß_ÔapWvSmbncp¶p. A§s\ km_phpw Ime{ItaW \sÃmcp ]pkvXItiJcW¯nsâ DSabmbn. ]t£ Ahsbm¶pw `wKnbmbn {IaoIcn¨phbv¡m³ CXphsc Ignªn«nÃ. FÃmw Hcp henb sjÂ^n shdpsX ASp¡nsh¨ncn¡pIbmWv. Hcmhiy¯n\v Hcp ]pkvXIw thWsa¦n sjÂ^v apgph³ ]cntim[nt¡WvSnhcpw. A§s\Xs¶ sjÂ^v Aet¦meamIpw. AXpsImWvSmWv s\_p "tlmwsse{_dn' F¶ Bibw apt¼m«p h¨Xv. CXp tI«t¸mÄ Gsd kt´mjn¨Xv km_phmWv. ""sImÅmw, Ipd¨p\mfmbn Rm\pw hnNmcn¡p¶p. Cu ]pkvXI§sfms¡ H¶p `wKnbmbn {IaoIcn¨phbv¡Wsa¶v.''
Nm¨sâ A\phmZt¯msS Ip«nIÄ ]pkvXI§Ä H¶msI sjÂ^n \n¶p Xmsg Cd¡nh¨p. F¶n«hsbÃmw Nm¨sâ \nÀt±i{]Imcw XcwXncn¡m³ XpS§n. IY, IhnX, PohNcn{Xw, P\d t\mfPv, t\mhÂ,aXw, IpSpw_w, d^d³kv F¶n§s\ Ah Xcw Xncn¨tijw ]pkvXI§fpsS sam¯w F®saSp¯p. BsI F®qtdmfw ]pkvXI§Ä DWvSmbncp¶p. Hcp sIm¨psse{_dn¡p thWvSp¶{X ]pkvXI§Ä!
""AÛpXw Xs¶! F®saSp¯p Ignªt¸mgmWv ChnsS C{Xbpw ]pkvXI§fpsWvS¶dnbp¶Xv'' km_p ssj\ntbmSp ]dªp.
Ip«nIÄ tlmw sse{_dnbnse Hmtcm hn`mKs¯bpw kqNn¸n¡p¶ te_epIÄ `wKnbmbn FgpXnbpWvSm¡n. Ah sjÂ^n ]Xn¨p. ]ns¶ te_epIÄ¡p Xmsgbmbn ]pkvXI§Ä XcwXncn¨p h¨p XpS§n. s]mSnbpw amdmebpsaÃmw X«n¡fªv ]gb ]pkvXI§Ä hr¯nbm¡m³ ssj\n Ip«nIsf klmbn¨p.
]eXcw ss__nfpIfpw Un£\dnIfpw apX km_phnsâbpw ssj\nbpsSbpw tImfPv ]T\Imes¯ sSIvÌp_p¡pIÄ hsc B tiJc¯nepWvSv. k½m\ambn e`n¨h, hne sImSp¯p hm§n¨h, Ip«nIÄ¡p ]et¸mgmbn k½m\w e`n¨h. ChsbÃmw AXn DÄs¸Spw. Nn´mhnjb§Ä, ]mNI{KÙ§Ä, kvt]m¡¬ Cw¥ojv ssKUpIÄ F¶n§s\ Hcp Iq«w thsdbpw.
an¡ hoSpIfnepw CXpt]mse Hcp ]pkvXItiJcapWvSmIpw. ]t£ thWvSt]mse {IaoIcn¨p hr¯nbmbn kq£n¡m¯XpsImWvSv Ah Bcpw D]tbmKn¡msX t]mIp¶p.
]pkvXI§fpsSsbÃmw t]cphnhcw s\_p Hcp _p¡n Xcw Xncns¨gpXn. Hcp ImätemKv t]mse AXv D]tbmKs¸Sp¯masÃm. tlmw sse{_dnbpsS NpaXe¡mc\mbn s\_phns\¯s¶bmWv FÃmhcpw \nÀt±in¨Xv. ]pkvXI§fpw sjÂ^pw hr¯nbmbn kq£n¡pI, ]pkvXIsaSp¡m³ aäpÅhsc klmbn¡pI, ]pXnb ]pkvXI§fpw amKkn\pIfpw hcpt¼mÄ Ah enÌn FgpXnt¨À¯v sjÂ^n {IaoIcn¡pI XpS§nbhbmbncn¡pw sset{_dnbsâ NpaXeIÄ. ]pkvXIsaSp¯m D]tbmKw Ignªv AXv Ccp¶nS¯pXs¶ Xncn¨phbv¡Ww F¶ Hcp \nÀt±iw am{XamWv sat¼gvkn\v ]men¡m\pÅXv.
tlmwsse{_dn cq]wsImWvSXp sImWvSv Gähpa[nIw {]tbmP\apWvSmbXp Ip«nIÄ¡p Xs¶bmWv. ]T\{]hÀ¯\§Ä¡p klmbIamb Nne ]pkvXI§Ä km_p hm§n kq£n¨ncp¶p. AhsbÃmw "d^d³kv' F¶ hn`mK¯n\p Iognembn sjÂ^n AWn\nc¶p Ignªp. AXpsImWvSv \nanjt\cwsImWvSv tlmw hÀ¡pIÄ ]qÀ¯nbm¡m\pw A§s\ kabw em`n¡m\pw AhÀ¡p Ignªp. ASp¡ftPmenIÄ Ignbpt¼mÄ ssj\nbpw tlmw sse{_dn D]tbmKs¸Sp¯p¶p. PohNcn{X{KÙ§fpw ]mNI{KÙ§fpamWv ssj\n¡p {]nb¦cw. Nnet¸mÄ X\n¡mhiyamb Hcp ]mNI{KÙ¯nsâ t]cv ssj\n ASp¡fbn \n¶p hnfn¨p]dbpw. Nne IdnIÄ¡mhiyamb Sn]vkv B ]mNI{KÙ¯nepWvSmIpw. AXpsImWvSv A½ hnfn¨p ]dbpt¼mÄ Xs¶ Ip«nIÄ DÕml]qÀÆw B ]pkvXIw ASp¡fbnse¯n¨ncn¡pw.
Ip«nIfpsS hmb\mioew hfÀ¯nsbSp¡m³ X¶memhp¶sXms¡ km_p sN¿p¶pWvSv. \à ]pkvXI§Ä hm§ns¡mSp¡pIbmWv Ahbnsem¶v. IYIfpw t\mhepIfpsam¶pw A[nIw hmbn¨nsænepw PohNcn{X§Ä \nÀ_Ôambpw hmbn¨ncn¡Ww F¶p Ip«nItfmSp ]dbmdpWvSv. ImcWw alm·mcpsSbpw amXrIm]pcpj·mcpsSbpw F®w IpdªpsImWvSncn¡p¶ ImeL«amWnXv. Ip«nIÄ¡v Hcp tdmÄ tamUens\ Im«ns¡mSp¡m³ amXm]nXm¡Ä _p²nap«p¶ Imew. ]pkvXI§fn am{Xw alm·mÀ acn¡msX Pohn¡p¶p. Ahsc Ip«nIÄ ]cnNbs¸«ncn¡Ww. Fs¶¦nepsams¡ C§s\ Ipsdt¸À Pohn¨ncp¶p F¶dnbp¶XpXs¶ Cu CcpWvS ImeL«¯n Ip«nIÄ¡p {]tNmZ\{]Zambn amdnsömcp IWvSp?
Ip«nIÄ¡p ]pkvXI§tfmSpÅ B`napJyw hÀ²n¸n¡m\mbn km_p Hcp amÀKw kzoIcn¨p. Ip«nIÄ Hmtcmcp¯cpw tlmw sse{_dnbnse ]pkvXI§Ä hmbn¨v Ipdn¸pIfpw A`n{]mb§fpw X¿mdm¡Ww. Hgnhpkab§Ä CXn\mbn D]tbmKs¸Sp¯mw. anI¨ Ipdn¸pIÄ X¿mdm¡p¶hÀ¡v k½m\§Ä \ÂIpw. hmbn¡p¶hÀ¡v Hcp t{]mÕml\w þ AXmWv Dt±in¡p¶Xv. F´mbmepw Cu sFUnb Ipdn¡p sImWvSp. Ip«nIÄ IqSpX kabw sse{_dnbn sNehgn¨pXpS§n. AXhcpsS ]T\s¯ KpWIcambn kzm[o\n¨p XpS§n.
hmb\mapdnbn \n¶nd§nhcpt¼mÄ s\_p Hcn¡Â ]dªp: ""Snhntb¡mÄ F´psImWvSpw \ÃXv ]pkvXI§fmWv, Atà Nm¨m?''
""kwibsa´v? Snhnbn Zriy§Ä¡pw ]pkvXI§fn Bib§Ä¡pamWv ap³Xq¡w. Zriy§tf¡mÄ Bgw Ft¸mgpw Bib§Ä¡mbncn¡pw.''
FÃmho«nepw Hcp tlmw sse{_dn DWvSmbncn¡Ww. Ip«nIÄ SnhnbpsS ap¼n Ft¸mgpw NSªncn¡msX ]pkvXI§fpsS ap¼n Pm{KXtbmsS DWÀ¶ncn¡s«. CXmWp km_p F¶ amXrImIpSpw_\mYsâ hnimeamb ImgvN¸mSv.