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"{]Imis¯¡mÄ
thK¯n k©cn¡pI Akm[yamWv. hmbphnsâ LÀjWw aqew BImihml\w I¯nt¸mIpw.'
C§s\bmWv
R§fpsS ]¯v F bnse kckzXn So¨À A¶s¯ ^nknIvkv ¢mkv Ahkm\n¸n¨Xv.
Xncn¨v
R§Ä - Rm\pw _mlnkpw kvIqfnÂ\n¶pw aS§pt¼mÄ \oWvS \S¯¯n\nSbn Imep
Ig¨v CShgnbnse hbʳ amhnsem¶v Nmcn, CeIÄ¡nSbn hoW am§ IWvSpWÀ¶v
sNs¶Sp¯v AXv Xn¶m³ sImÅm¯XmsW¶v tJZt¯msS Xncn¨dnªv, ssIbn ]Ánb
AXnsâ ZpÀKÔsamen¨ \ocgp¡v \ncmitbmsS Ip¸mb¯n XpS¨p Ifªv, hoWvSpw
\S¡mt\m§pt¼mÄ _mlnkv Ahsâ kzXkn²amb, Bß]cncw`WmßIamb au\w apdn¨v,
BImit¯¡v sNdpXmbn apJapbÀ¯n ]dªp.
"Rm\Xv
IWvSp]nSn¡pw."
Rm³
tNmZn¨p
"F´v?'
ZoÀLamb BtemN\íptijw Hcp s\SphoÀ¸v sImWvSv Zqcaf¶v Ah³ ]dªp:
"Xo ]nSním¯
thymahml\w.'
]dªp
hcp¶sXs´¶v a\ÊnemhmsX _mlnknsâ apJt¯íp t\m¡n.
"tdm¡Áv.
Hcp Xobnepw I¯nt¸mInà AXv. kqcy\nÂt¸mepw t]mbv hcpw.'
F\níp
Nncnh¶p.
"tZ,
\o Cu amhnÂ\n¶pw BcpadnbmsX am§ ]dním\pÅ hà b{´hpw IWvSp]nSníq.'
am§bpw
Xn¶v aq¶p ssaÂkv \S¶v ho«nse¯m³ \Ã ckmbncn¡pw
"\n\¡dnt¿m
{]`mIcm, A[nIw sshImsX \½Ä asÁmcp {Klw IWvSp]nSn¡pw. AhnsS
a\pjycpWvSmIpw. BWpw s]®pw.'
"\n\s¡§s\
Adnbmw?'
"Fsâ
a\Êv ]dbp¶p'
"a\Êp
]dbpItbm?'
"AtX
Fsâ a\Êv D¨¯nÂ, Fsâ sNhn s]m«pthmfap¨¯n ]dbp¶ Imcy§sfm¶pw sXÁmdnÃ.'
Ahsâ
I®n cWvSp \£{X§Ä {]Imin¡p¶Xv IWvSp.
"Rm³
AXv IWvSp]nSn¡pw. B hml\w. Hcn¡epw Xo ]nSn¡m¯ hml\w. {]Imis¯¡mÄ
F{Xtbm thK¯n AXv k©cn¡pw. Rm³ AXn k©cn¨v A\y {Kl§fn F¯pw. Rm³
AhnSs¯ s]¬Ip«nsb `mcybm¡pw.'
Rm³
s]m«n¨ncn¨p.
"\n\¡v
Indp¡mWv.'
_mlnkv
Hcníse¦nepw DÅp Xpd¶v Nncn¨v Rm³ IWvSn«nÃ.
atÁtXm
{]tZi¯v kZm Aeªp \S¡p¶ Ahsâ I®pIfn GtXm Akm[mcWamb \ãtemIsat¶ tXm¶nbpÅq.
"Cu `qan
Pohn¡m³ sImÅm¯XmWv {]`mIcm. Fsâ bYmÀ° _Ôp¡Ä thsd {Kl¯nemWv. AhnsS
Fs¶ a\Ênem¡p¶ [mcmfw t]cpWvSmIpw.'
"\nsâ
Hmtcm tXm¶epIfv!'
"{]Imit¯¡mÄ
thK¯n k©cn¡p¶ hml\w, Dds¡ kwkmcn¡p¶ a\Êv...!'
"\«¸ncm´v!'
"{]`mIcm
\osb¦nepw Fs¶ hnizknív.'
Ah³ Zb\obambn
Fsâ ssI¯ew ]nSn¨p.
"D¨¯n \nsâ a\Êv kwkmcn¡p¶sXms¡ kXyamsW¶p ]dªtÃm. Ahkm\ambn \nsâ
a\Êv D¨¯n kwkmcn¨sX´mWv?'
Ah\v kwibtaXpapWvSmbncp¶nÃ.

"\½Ä
\S¶p t]mIp¶ hgnbn ]me¯n\Sp¯v CuÀ¨anÃnteíp Xncnbp¶ tdmUntÃ, AhnsS
Iptd Znhkambn ac¸eIbpsS Hc«n IWvSncp¶ntà \½Ä?"'
"agbpw
shbnepw sImWvSp InS¡p¶, amÀ¤XSÊapWvSm¡p¶ B A«ntbm?'
"AtX,
Ignªbmgv¨ AXp hgn t]mbt¸mÄ Fsâ a\Êv CXpt]mse D¨¯n hnfn¨p ]dªp.'
"F´v?'
"AXn\SnbnÂ
Hcp IcnaqÀJ³ Hfn¨ncn¸psWvS¶v.'
CXp]dbpt¼mÄ Ahsâ apJw `oXnsImWvSv hnIrXambn.
AXnsâ
B[nImcnIX Fs¶ kXy¯nsâ XShnem¡n.
"F¦nÂ
\ap¡m A«n amÁnt\m¡nbmtem?'
"th.
aqÀJ³ Fs¶ ISn¡pw.'
F\níp
Nncn h¶p.
"\nsâ
_Umbn.'
_Umbn
F¶p ]dtbWvSnbncp¶nÃ. AXhs\ \nÈÐ\m¡n¡fªp. A]qÀhambn am{Xw lrZbw
Xpd¡p¶ GI Iq«pImc³ Rm³. au\¯nsâ ]ucmWnIamsbmcp ko ]Xn¨Xpt]msebmWhsâ
apJw.
Rm³ £am]Wt¯msS
Ahs\ kt´mjn¸n¡m³ ]dªp.
"\o
IWvSp]nSn¡m³ t]mIp¶ hml\w henb AÛpXw Xs¶bmbncn¡pw.'
Ahsâ
apJ¯v {]Imiw ]c¶p.
"]s£,
AXn\pthWvSnbpÅ \nsâ X¿msdSp¸pIÄ Fs´ms¡bmWv?'
"hoSnsâ
]n¶m¼pds¯ Fsâ s]mfnª Xdhm«nse Nmbv¸n ]co£Wime Hcp§n¡gnªp. ]et¸mgmbn
kw`cn¨ _mÁdn skÃpIÄ ]gb Ccp¼pISIfnÂ\n¶pw tiJcn¨ Nne {]tXyI saÁÂ
cq]§Ä, sN¼pI¼nIÄ, ]eXcw \«v, t_mÄ«pIÄ, kv]m\dpIÄ, thsdbpw Nne
kma{KnIÄ. BZyw Hcp U½n cq]ambn DWvSm¡pI. ]gb IpSbnse CÃn¡¼nIÄ,
ssk¡nÄ s_bdnwKv, kv{]nwKv IjW§Ä... sNdnsbmcp tamt«mÀ C§s\ ]eXpw
kwLSn¸n¨p Ignªp. \Ã ZqciànbpÅ ss_t\m¡pedpw DWvSm¡ns¡mWvSncn¡p¶p.'
Rm³
Ahnizk\obambn t\m¡n'
"CsXms¡
\o FhnsS\n¶pw kwLSn¸n¨p?'
"cm{Xn
Ignªm F\n¡v Dd¡w hcnÃ. a\Êv \ndsb BImi k©mcnbmb B t]SIamWv, Rm³
Pohn¡p¶Xpt]mepw AXn\mWp {]`mIcm. ]mXnc Ignªm FÃmhcpw Dd§nsb¶p
a\ÊnemIpt¼mÄ hoSn\p ]pd¯ndMpw. ITn\]pcs¯ Hmtcm C³Ukv{Snb GcnbbpsS
Hmtcm ap¡pw aqebpw Acn¨ps]dp¡pw Hcp IjvWw I¼n t]mepw hn«p IfbnÃ.'
"IÅ\mW¶v
IcpXn \ns¶ t]meokv ]nSn¡pw AXm DWvSmhm³ t]m¶Xv.'
"A§s\
kw`hn¡psa¦n Fsâ a\Êv Dds¡¸dbpw.'
hoWvSpw ]cnlmkamWp h¶Xv.
"\nsâ
Dds¡ kwkmcn¡p¶ Hcp a\Êv!'
s]«¶h³
aqI\mbn
Xsâ
bYmÀ° CSw A\y tKmfamsW¶pw AXntesí¯ns¸Sm\pÅ B Zqcw \ncmibpw AXnthZ\Ifpw
\ndª apÄk©mc]YamsW¶pw AXphsc Bibhn\nabw I\epd§m¸mSamsW¶pw Ah³
Xncn¨dnªXmhmw. kam[m\n¸n¡m³ {ian¨pt\m¡nsb¦nepw Ah³ au\¯nsâ
almi¡¯n\I¯v Xe hen¨p Ifªp.
Rm³
s]s«¶v ]me¯n\Sps¯¯n. acanÃnteív Xncnbp¶ tdmUn Ime¸g¡wsImWvSv
Idp¯pt]mb B sNfn]nSn¨ ac¯nsâ A«nbn I®pIfpS¡n Rm³ \n¶p.
CXv \pWIfpsS
Ahkm\w. CtXmsS Chsâ BImit]SIhpw a\Ênsâ D¨¯nepÅ kwkmchpw XocWw.
"\nsâ
a\Êv D¨¯n ]dªXv \pWbmsW¶v Rm³ sXfnbn¡s«?'
Ah³ `oXntbmsS
]dªp.
"thWvS
{]`mIcm'
"ItWvSm,
IÅw s]mfnbpt¼mÄ \nsâ a\:{]bmkw'
"thWvS
{]`mIcm, ]co£ív C\n \mep ZnhktabpÅq.]co£bpw ]eIbpw X½nse´v?'
Ahsâ
`b¶p achn¨ \n¸n\nSív Rm³ {`m´amb ]c]oUmckt¯msS ac¸eIbpsS Idp¯
A«nIÄ Hs¶m¶mbn FSp¯pamÁn.
HSphnÂ
AXv BsI Bªp sNcn¨p.
Rm³ {Iqc]pÑt¯msS
Ahs\ t\m¡n.
"\nsâsbmcp
IcnaqÀJ³! \osbmcp _Umbn¡mc\m.'
"thWvS
{]`mIcm, \ap¡p t]mImw.'
t]mIm³
Hcp§pt¼mgmWv AXnt\¡mÄ ]pcmX\amb Hcp ac¸eIbpsS HÁ¸mfn.
Rm³
Nncn¨psImWvSp ]dªp.
"_mlntk,
_Umbn¡mcm, C\n CXnemthm \nsâ BImihml\w?'
AcptX
F¶v ]dbm\mIpt¼mtgípam ]eI Rm³ ImepsImWvSp \o¡ns¯dn¸n¨Xpw Ipªp§Ä¡p
Iq«ncn¡pw Hcp IcnaqÀJ³ Nodn FWoÁXpw ]d¡pw a«n ]pd¯p NmSnbXpw _mlnknsâ
Imen HscmÁs¡m¯v!
Rm\hs\
tNÀ¯p]nSn¨v \nehnfn¡pt¼mse Icªp.
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