enÃnç«nsb Rm³ BZyw Imé¶Xv tUmÎÀ
æêhnfbpsS "AÂ^dmj' ¢n\n¡n sh¨mWv. AhÄ tPmenIn«n \m«n \nìw h¶n«v
A[nI Imeambn«nsöv BZys¯ ImgvNbn F\nç tXm¶n. tIcf¯nse GtXm DÄ\mS³
{Kma¯nsâ KÔw Ahsf s]mXnªp \nÂç¶Xv F\n¡v
Aë`hn¡m³ Ignªp.\gvknsâ hnip² thj¯n thZ\ ambv¨pIfbp¶ ]p©ncnbpambn
AhÄ R§sf kzoIcn¨p.
Fsâ
IqsS \mcmbW³æ«nbpapWvSmbnêì. R§Ä aebmfnIfmsW¶dnªt¸mÄ Hê aebêhn
s]m«n¨nXdp¶Xpt]mse AhÄ Xnc¡n«v kwkmcnçhm³ XpS§n.
\mcmbW³ æ«nbmbnêì tcmKn. ¢n\n¡n aäp tcmKnIfpsS Xncs¡mgnbp¶Xphsc
Im¯p\nv¶Xn\m HêaWnIgnªnêì R§Ä sNÃpt¼mÄ. R§sf amdn amdn t\m¡n
enÃnç«n tNmZn¨p
‘BÀ¡m
AkpJw?’
\mcmbW³æ«n XeXmgv¯n \nì.
‘Dw....
]d.. F´m AkpJw?’
Rmëw
\mcmbW³æ«nbpw \nÈÐcmbn \nì. enÃnç«nbpsS {]mb¯nepÅ Hê s]¬æ«ntbmSv
efnXambn ]dbm³ hnjaapÅXmbnêì \mcmbW³æ«nbpsS tcmKw.
‘tUmÎÀ
æêhnfsb Hì ImWmsam?’
Rm³ tNmZn¨p.
‘Dw...
F´m Ft¶mSv ]dbm³ ]mSnÃm¯ tcmKw hÃXpamtWm?’
henb
I®pIÄ ZoÀLamb Hê BtemN\bnteç\o«n hepXm¡n AhÄ \mcmbW³æ«nsb t\m¡n.
PohnX¯nse Hêhenb ]co£W¯nsâ ap³]n \nÂçIbmWv \mcmbW³ æ«nsb¶v F\n¡dnbmambnêì.
Ah³ \m«n eohn\v t]mbn Xncns¨¯nbn«v cWvSpZnhkta BbnêìÅq. sIm¨nbnÂ
\n¶v t_mws_ hgnbmWv h¶Xv. Hê ]I apgphëw Ahëw s_mws_bn tPmensN¿p¶
Ahsâ kplr¯v Hê XmSn théhpw Hêan¨pWvSmbnêì.
Xncns¨¯nb DSs\ \mcmbW³æ«n F\nç sSens^m¬ sNbvXnêì.
‘A gem of a
girl…
Hê cP\n... aebmfnbmWv... \m«nÂ\n¶v IeymWw Ign¨psImWvSph¶v H꯳
Ahsf Bbncw cq]ív hnäXmWv...’
Ah³ AhfpsS IY apgqh³ Ft¶mSv ]dªp...
‘\o
\m«n t]mæs¼mÄ ]d... Rm³ théhnsâ A{UÊv Xcmw.’
t^m¬
shíp¶Xnëap¼v \mcmbW³ æ«n C{Xbpw IqSn ]dªp:
‘]mkvt]mÀ«pw
Iodn¡fªv Ahsfbpw sI«n Fs´¦nepw tPmensNbvXv t_mws_bn Pohn¨mtem F¶mtemNn¨XmWv...ho«nseImcyw
HmÀ¯n«mWv.’
ASp¯
Znhkw \mcmbW³ æ«n Fs¶ ImWm³ hì.Ahsâ I®pIÄ A\nÝnXamb hêw Znhk§Ä ap¶nÂ
IWvS v hÃmsX ]I¨nêì.
‘FSm
aq{Xsamgnçs¼mÄ hÃm¯ \oäepw ]pI¨nepw...]gp¸pw hêìv...\Sphn\v `b¦c
thZ\... Ccn¡mëw \n¡mëw InS¡mëw h¿...Ime¯papXÂ Rm³ shÅw t]mepw
æSn¨n«nÃ.’
‘V. D
BsW¦n kwKXn kocnbÊmWv...\o HìIqsS t_mws_ hsc t]mtIWvSnhêw,
’
Rm³ ]dªp.
‘Ct¸mÄ
hoWvSpw eohv tNmZn¨m kmbn¸v Fs¶ ]dªphnSpw...Sn¡äpImins\´p sN¿pw?
eohn t]mbnh¶Xnsâ ISw Xocm³ Xs¶ cWvSp sImÃsaSpçw.’
"Cu
AkpJhpambn sN¶m tUmÎÀamÀ Bêw NnInÕn¡nÃ... kmw{IanI tcmK§Ä ss{]häv
¢n\nçIfn NnInÕn¨pIqsS¶mWv \nbaw...an\nkv{Sn Hm^v sl¯n\v dnt¸mÀ«v
sN¿Ww. dnt¸mÀ«v In«nbm AhêsS hWvSn h¶v tcmKnsb IbänsImWvSpt]mhpw.
kvt]m¬kÀ ]mkvt]mÀ«pw Sn¡äpambn FbÀt]mÀ«n sNÃWw. AhnsS \n¶v ]mkvt]mÀ«nÂ
"s\m F{ân' bpsS Nph¶ koeSn¨v \m«nteç Ibän Abçw. kmw{IanI tcmKnIÄ
amXrcmPy¯nsâ _m[yXbmsW¶mWv ChnSps¯ \nbaw.'
‘Adnbmw’
ssIIÄ
sXmgpXp]nSn¨v I®ocnët]mepw PeanÃm¯ DSepambn \mcmbW³æ«n Fsâ ap¶n \nì.
‘\o
]cn{`an¡msX...Fs´¦nepw hgnbpWvtSm F¶v \ap¡mtemNn¡mw.’
Hm^oknÂ
\n¶v Ah[nsbSp¯v Rm³ \mcmbW³ æ«ntbmsSm¸w Cd§n. tUmÎÀ æêhnfbpsS "AÂ^dmj'
¢n\n¡mbnêì Fsâ GI {]Xo£. Hêaebmfn tUmÎdmhpt¼mÄ Nnet¸mÄ klmbn¡m³
k·\Êp ImWns¨¦nsem?
shbnen hnfçImepIÄ t]mepw DêIn \nÂç¶ tdmUcnI¯v ¢n\n¡nse Xncs¡mgnbp¶XnëthWvSn
R§Ä Im¯p\nì.
Ahkm\s¯
tcmKnbpw t]mbn¡gnªv Rmëw \mcmbW³æ«nbpw ¢n\n¡n\I¯p Ibdpt¼mÄ Hê aWn
Ignªnêì. tUmÎÀ æêhnf DuWv Ign¡m³ t]mbnêì.
enÃnç«nbpsS I®pIfn AIs¸«p\nÂs¡ FÃmw AhtfmSv Xpd¶v ]dbp¶Xmhpw _p²n
F¶v F\n¡v tXm¶m³ XpS§nbnêì.
‘Fsâ
amtj... Rms\mê \gvktÃ... Ft¶msSÃmw Xpdì ]dbmw.
tUmÎÀ
C\n DuWv Ignªv H¶v Dd§nbnt« hcq... A©paWnbmhpw... Rmëw ¢n\n¡S¨v
t]mIm³ \nIzm.’..
‘Ch\v
aq{Xsamgnçt¼mÄ `b¦c thZ\... ]Êpw hêìv.’
aSn¨v
aSn¨v Rm³ ]dªp.
‘aq{X¯nev
IÃpmhpw.’
tcmKnsb GsäSp¯ `mh¯n AhÄ \mcbW³æ«nbpsS ssI ]nSn¨p.
‘Cu
NqS¯v [mcmfw shÅw æSn¡Ww... CSs¡ms¡ _obdp æSnç¶Xpw \ÃXm..’.
‘AXÃ.’
ssI ]nSn¨p
\nÂç¶ kpµcnbpw sNdp¸¡mcnbpamb Hê \gvknsâ ap¶n \mcmbW³æ«n Aåmåambn
acWaSªpsImWvSncns¡ Rm³ ]dªp:
þCh³
eohnë t]mbn \m«nÂ\n¶v h¶tXbpÅq... _mws_bn sh¨v Hê "ImÄ tKfn'sâ
ASp¯v t]mbnêì.
B
Adnhv enÃn¡q«nsb sR«nçsaìw AhÄ \mcmbW³ æ«nbpsS ssI hnSpsaìw
GsX¦nepw Kh¬aâv Bip]{Xnbn t]mIm³ D]tZin¨v R§sf ]pd¯m¡n ¢n\n¡nsâ
hmXneSçsaìamWv Rm³ {]Xo£n¨Xv.
]s£
enÃn¡q«n sR«nbXpw \mcbW³ æ«nbpsS ssI¯ew Dt]£n¨XpanÃ. I®pIfn AtX \njv¡f¦
`mhhpambn AhÄ \mcmbW³ æ«nsb t\m¡n tNmZn¨p:
þ
‘Ddbn«nê¶ntÃ?’
a\Ênemh¯Xp
t]mse \mcmbW³æ«n Ahsf angn¨p t\m¡n.
þ
‘Dd...
tImWvSwkv’
enÃnç«n BhÀ¯n¨p.
CSXpssIbnsâ s]êhnc ew_Znibn \nÀ¯n heXpssIsImWvS v AXn DdbnSp¶Xmbn
AhÄ A`n\bn¨p ImWn¨p. kmlNcy¯nsâ Kuchw am{Xta At¸mÄ AhfpsS
I®pIfnepWvSmbnêìÅq.
R§Ä¡v
AhÄ tNmZnç¶sX´msW¶v a\Ênembn.
‘tImWvSwk
v D]tbmKn¨nê¶nÃ.’
\mcmbW³æ«n ]dªp.
‘AXmé
]äoXv... sk³tkjëw ¹jdpw æd¨p ædbpsa¦nepw tImWvSwk v D]tbmKnç¶XmWv
Fs¸mgpw kpc£nXw.’
enÃnç«n hniZoIcn¨p.
AhÄ
AI¯pt]mbn Hê sNdnb æ¸nbpambn hì.
‘C¿mfpsS
bqdn³ H¶v FSp¡q. _m¯vdqw AI¯pWvS v.’
\cmbW³æ«n _m¯vdqan t]mb kab¯v AhÄ Ft¶mSv hntij§Ä ]dªp.
tUmÎÀ
æêhnfbpsS AI¶ _Ô¯nepÅ s]¬æ«nbmWv AhÄ. AXpsImWvSmWv ho«pImÀ
hnizkn¨v adp\m«nte¡v Ab¨ncnç¶Xv.
hnZqcamb Hê `mhnbnte¡v I®pIfb¨v enÃnç«n s\SphoÀ¸n«p.
‘ChnsS
\nÂçs¼mÄ sI«p\S¡m\mWv {]bmkw. sN¡³amÀ ChnsS ædhtÃ.... DÅhcmsW¦nÂ
\½sf IméìanÃ... ]ns¶ s]®v KÄ^nemsW¶v ]dbpt¼mÄ \m«pImêsS a\Ên thsd
NneXm...’
\mcmbW³æ«nbpsS aq{X¯n ]Êv skÂk v A[nIambpWvsS¶v enÃnç«n
IWvSp]nSn¨p.
‘s]³knen³
FSp¡Ww.’
AhÄ ]dªp.
‘æêhnf
tUmÎÀ clkyambn FSp¯p sImSp¡mdpWvS v... ]t£ amjvsS cWvSp aqìamks¯
i¼fw At§c§v hm§pw.’
enÃnç«n BtemNn¨psImWvSnêì.
‘AXv
kmcanÃ. CXv F§s\sb¦nepw amdn¡n«nbm aXn.’
\mcmbW³æ«n F´nëw X¿mdmbnêì.
‘tPmensNbvXpWvSmç¶
Imiv F´n\m shdptX æêhnf tUmÎÀ¡v sImSpç¶Xv... At§cv henb kz¯vImc\m.’
BtemNn¨v sImWvSnê¶ Imcyw enÃnç«n ]dªp.
‘\n§sfmê
Imcyw sNbv... aê¶v Rm³ FgpXn¯cmw... AXv saUn¡Âtjm¸n \n¶v
hm§n¨vsImWvSphm... sSÌv tUmkv Xìt\m¡mw.. dnbm£³ Csæn Cs©£³ Rm³
FSp¯pXcmw.’
enÃnç«n HmÀ½n¸n¨p:
‘D¨¡v
Cu t\ct¯m, sshInt«m tUmÎdnÃm¯ t\cw t\m¡n h¶m aXn.’
CSXv
ssIbn t]\]nSn¨v tUmÎÀ æêhnfbpsS {]nkv{In]vj³ ]mUn aê¶nsâ
t]scgpXn AhÄ R§ÄçXì.
AhfpsS D¨bqWv sshIn¸n¨Xn\v am¸v tNmZn¨v ASp¯Znhkw aêìamsb¯msa¶v ]dªv
Rmëw \mcmbW³æ«nbpw ]pd¯v Xnf¨ps]¿p¶ shbnente¡nd§n.
XpSêw..
