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DwæÂXpw:
Ad_nIfpsS ]m«v

Ajvd^v t]§m«bnÂ

C¡sb ]mSm³ ]Tn¸n¡p¶Xv D¸ \nÀ¯nbnsænepw Fs¶ Imcyambn ]Tn¸n¡m³ XpS§n. ]m«p]mSp¶ sIm¨ps]¬Ip«nbpsS IY X½mbv {Kma¯nsâ Ab \mSpIfnte¡pw IptdÈ Pnáv ]pdt¯¡pw ]c¡m³ XpS§n. R§Ä¡v ]cn]mSn¡v t]mtIWvS Zqcw A§ns\ IqSn¡qSn h¶p. R§fpsS hcpam\hpw Hcp aq¶mw ¢mÊp XohWvSnbm{Xbv¡v DXIp¶hn[¯nembn¯pS§nbncp¶p. Rm³ BZyambn s{Sbn\n Ibdnbt¸mgpWvSmb A\p`hw Ct¸mgpw HmÀ½bpWvSv. kn³_eho\pw A_piIq¡n\pw CSbnembncp¶p AXv. koän Ibdn\n¶v P\eneqsS ]dt¯¡v t\m¡nsImWvSncp¶p. D¸ Fs¶ ]pdIn \n¶v ]nSn¨n«pWvSv. Rm\m A]qÀÆ ImgvN IWvSv kvXw`n¨pt]mbn. s{Sbn³ AXn thKw HmSnsImWvSncn¡pIbmWv. AtX kabw Cu´¸\Ifpw sSen{Km^v t]mÌpIfpw aäpw FXnÀZnibnte¡v AXnt\¡mÄ thKXbn HmSnadbpIbmWv. Rm³ kt´mj¯m hoÀ¸p ap«n. s{Sbn³ A_piIqIv tÌj\n F¯nbn«pw Rm³ Cd§m³ Iq«m¡nbnÃ. \msf CtX s{Sbn\n Xs¶ \ap¡v Xncn¨pt]mImw F¶v D¸ hm¡pX¶n«pw F\n¡p hnizmkambnÃ. HSphn D¸ ssZh\ma¯n kXyw sNbvX tijamWv Rm³ hWvSnbn \n¶v Cd§nbXv.

B t{]m{Kmw A_pi Iq¡nse Hcphn[w [\nIsc am{Xw Dt±in¨psImWvSv, Hcp ]nbmÌdnsâ Sn¡äv h¨v \S¯p¶ Xmbncp¶p. kZkyÀ X½nepWvSmb hm¡pXÀ¡hpw XÃpw ImcWw ]cn]mSn XpS§m³ Xs¶ Hcp aWn¡qÀ sshIn. ]Xnhpt]mse Rm³ ""XhÈnlv A \_ho¿...'' F¶ `ànKm\w ]mSn Bcw`ns¨¦nepw hoWvSpw ASns]m«n. ]ns¶bpw Hcp aWn¡qÀ t]mbn. Npcp¡n¸dªm \mepaWn¡qÀ t{]m{Kman aq¶c aWn¡qdpw ASnbpw _lfhpambn XoÀ¶p. Iãn¨v AcaWn¡qÀ ]m«pw.

\m«pImÀ¡nSbnse A¡mes¯ s]mXp ]cn]mSnIsfms¡ C§s\ XÀ¡§fpw ]nW¡§fpw km[mcWamWv. AcaWn¡qdn IqSpX Hcn¡epw ]mSm³ Ignbpsa¶v R§Ä {]Xo£n¡mdnÃ.

]s£ R§fpsS IW¡pIq«epIÄ sXän¨Xv hS¡³ UÂäbnse anävdqan \nhmknIfmWv. kZÊyscÃmw Xs¶ XpS¡w sXmt« {i²tbmsS ImtXmÀ¯ncn¡p¶p. R§Ä ]mSm³ XpS§n. Bcpw iÃyw sN¿p¶nÃ. ASnbpw _lfhpanÃ. R§Ä X¿mdmbnh¶ ]m«pIsfÃmw Xs¶ AcaWn¡qÀ sImWvSv XoÀ¶p. ]mÀ«nbmsW¦ntem t\cw shfp¡pw hscbmWv. D¸ ]cn{`an¨v hm¨nte¡v t\m¡m³ XpS§n. R§tfmsSm¸apÅ aäp KmbIcpw F´p sN¿Wsa¶dnbmsX Ipg§n. F´p sN¿pw? ]mSnb ]m«pIÄ Xs¶ Hcn¡Â IqSn ]mSm³ D¸ Xocpam\n¨p. \m«pImÀ XSÊw ]dªnÃ. AXpsImWvSv R§Ä Hmtcm Km\§fpw A©pw Bdpw XhWhsc BhÀ¯n¨p]mSn. Hcmfpt]mepw XSÊw ]dªnÃ. ]s£ Cu kw`h¯n\v tijw D¸ R§Ä¡v IqSpX ]m«pIÄ ]Tn¸n¨p Xcm³ XpS§n.

Sm³âm \Kc¯n\Sp¯pÅ JmÀinb¡Sp¯v Hcp Øe¯v Hcn¡Â R§Ä t{]m{Kman¶v t]mbn. ]cn]mSn XpS§p¶Xn¶v ap¼v kwLmSIÀ R§sf hensbmcp ]´ente¡p Iq«nsImWvSv t]mbn. AhnsSbmWv R§Ä¡v ]cn]mSn AhXcn¸nt¡WvSXv. ]´en Xq¡nbn« Hcp dm´Â hnf¡v NqWvSn¡mWn¨psImWvSv kwLmSIÀ ]dªp.

""Cu dm´Â s]m«nbm \n§Ä FÃmhcpw B sskUv dqante¡v HmSn Hfn¨psImÅWw, H¶pw ]ämsX c£s¸SWsa¦nÂ.''

D¸ H¶pw a\ÊnemhmsX hm s]mfn¨p. AbmÄ XpSÀ¶p. ""t\m¡q, Rm\o ]mÀ«n kwLSn¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv Fsâ a¡fpsS IÃymW¯ns\m¶paÃ. \n§fpsS ]m«ptIÄ¡m³ R§fpsS Ab \m«pImÀ Ct¸msg¯pw. A§s\ R§Ä¡hsc XÃnsbmXp¡m³ thWvSnbmWv.''

ssZhs¯ kvXpXn¨psImWvSv B cm{Xn Rm³ dm´Â hnf¡n¶v thWvSn ]mSn. ]mSp¶ Hmtcm \nanj§fpw I®pw ImXpw a\Êpw dm´ente¡p am{Xw tI{µoIcn¨p ]nSn¨p. AXv s]m«nbm F{Xbpw thKw sIm¨p apdnbntet¡mSn c£s¸Sm\pÅXmWv. HSphn dm´Â hnf¡v s]m«ns¯dn¨p. ASnbpw _lfhpw XpS§n. R§Ä Hfnkt¦X¯nencp¶v sNhntbmÀ¯p. FÃmw im´ambn R§Ä ]pd¯p h¶p t\m¡pt¼mÄ ImWp¶Xv, kwLmSI\pw ]¦mfnIfpw ASnsIm­v \new]cnimbnInS¡p¶ ImgvNbmWv.

kZÊnepWvSmhp¶ ASn]nSn am{Xambncp¶nÃ. A¶s¯ R§fpsS _p²nap«pIÄ. Nnet¸mÄ R§Ä¡v CS]mSp \St¯WvSXv Imcy§Ä hfsc \nÊmcambn¡mWp¶ {KmaoWcpambn«mhpw. Hcn¡Â hfsc ZqscbpÅ Hcp hnhml¸mÀ«n¡v R§sf £Wn¨p. ssaepItfmfw \S¶mWv R§Ä X½mbn \n¶v knÂ_eho\n F¯nbXv. AhnS¶v A a³kqd hsc s{Sbn\nÂ. ]ns¶ t_m«n ss\ \Zn apdn¨pIS¶v X¡bnte¡v. X¡bn \n¶v UÂäbnse¯n ho­pw s{Sbn³ ]nSn¨v \_vdh. AXn\Sp¯pÅ {Kma¯nemWv t{]m{Kmw. ]s£ AhnsS R§sf kzoIcn¡m³ Bcpw F¯nbnÃ. hnhml¯nsâ Hmtcm Hcp¡§Ä¡nSbn AhÀ ad¶pt]mbXmhpsa¶v D¸ ]dªp. A§s\ R§Ä Hcp IgpXsb hmSIs¡Sp¯v IÃymW ho«nte¡v t]mbn. AhnsSsb¯n Krl\mYs\ IWvSt¸mÄ D¸ tNmZn¨p. ""AÃ, R§fpsS Imcyw ad¶p t]mbXmtWm \n§Ä?''. Krl\mY³ R§sf AÛpXt¯msS t\m¡p ¶XÃmsX H¶pw an­p¶nÃ. ""F´p]än? sdbnÂth tÌj\nte¡v R§sf hnfn¡m³ IgpXsb GÀ¸mSp sN¿mXncp¶sXt´?''. C¸gpw AbmÄ D¯csam¶pw ]dªnÃ. D¸ Fs´ms¡bmWo ]dbp¶Xv F¶v a\Ênemhm¯t]mse AbmÄ ]I¨p t\m¡n. ""F´mbnXv? C¶tà sNmÆmgvN. C¶s¯ ]mÀ«n¡tà \n§Ä R§tfmSv hcm³ ]dªncp¶Xv?''

HSphn AbmÄ hm Xpd¶p.

""AXv ]s£ R§Ä thWvsS¶v sh¨p.''

""thWvsS¶v sht¨m?''

D¸bpsS `mhw amdn.

""AtX, R§fm]mÀ«n Iym³k sNbvXp.''

D¸ BsI XfÀ¶p t]mbn.

""F¦n F´psImWvSmhnhcw R§sf Adnbn¨nÃ. R§sfmcp Znhkw an\s¡Sp¯n C{Xbpw Zqcw htcWvSnbncp¶nÃtÃm?'' AbmÄ AXptI«v AÛpXs¸«psImWvSv ]dbpIbmWv.

""]mÀ«n amänb Imcyw Cu \m«nseÃmhÀ¡padnbmw''

F¶n«v B ]d¼n Ifn¨p sImWvSncn¡p¶ Ip«nIÄ¡p t\sc Xncnªp sImWvSv AbmÄ henbiЯn tNmZn¨p.

""Um.... Jeote, R§Ä ]mÀ«n amän sh¨ntÃ?...lʳ, \nsâ D¸m¡dnbntÃSm R§Ä ]mÀ«n amänsh¨ Imcyw.''

Ip«nIÄ Xebm«n sImWvSv Ifn XpSÀ¶p. AbmÄ D¸msS t\sc Xncnªp sImWvSv

""CXm tI«ntÃ..... FÃmhÀ¡pw Adnbmw.''

]mhw Fsâ D¸ F´psN¿m\mWv? R§Ä t]mb FÃmhgnIfpw Xncn¨p h¶tà ]äq.

IgpX¸pd¯v \_vdhm sdbnÂth tÌj\nte¡v... {Sbn\n X¡ hsc...t_m«n ss\ \Zn apdn¨p IS¶v A a³kqd dbnÂth tÌj³... ho­pw {Sbn\n kn³_e ho\nte¡v... Ahkm\w ssaepItfmfw \S¶v R§fpsS X½mbnte¡pw. D¸bpw Rm\pw C¡bpw aäp aq¶p DkvXmZpamcpw AS§p¶ R§fpsS kwL¯nsâ {]ikvXn IqSn¡qSn h¶p. R§fpsS {]Xn^ehpw hÀ²n¨v Ct¸mÄ \qä¼Xv ]nbmÌdmbn. sIm¨p {Kmaamb X½msb kw_Ôn¨nSt¯mfw R§Ä ]W¡mcmbn. AXpsImWvSv R§fpw Ipds¨ms¡ ]W¡msc t]mse s]cpamdm³ XpS§Wsa¶v D¸bv¡v tXm¶n. A¶s¯ ]W¡mscms¡ X§fpsS a¡fpsS t^mt«m FSp¯v NnÃn«v Npacn Xq¡p¶ ]XnhpWvSmbncp¶p. D¸ F¶ DkvXmZv C{_mloapw F´psImWvSv Xsâ a¡fpsS t^mt«m FSp¸n¡p¶nÃ!

A¶v henb ]«Wambn tXm¶nb k¡mkn¡nse Hcp t^mt«m{Km^dpsS ASpt¯¡v XmaknbmsX R§fpw t]mbn. IymadbpsS Idp¯ aqSp]S¯nte¡v t^mt«m{Km^À Xe ]qgv ¯p¶XpIWvSt¸mÄ Rm\pw C¡bpw AdnbmsX Nncn¨pt]mbn. ]s£ \nÀÆnImccmbn, {]XnaIÄ t]mse Ccp¯m\mWv t^mt«m {Km^À D¸tbmSv \nÀt±in¨Xv. A§s\ Hcp ]mSp t\cs¯ ]cn{ia^eambn AbmÄ Dt±in¨ t]mse "Hcp bYmÀ° t^mt«m' FSp¡m³ Ignªp.

A¡mes¯ ]e {]apJ KmbIcptSbpw kzm`mh§sf¡pdn¨pw PohnXcoXnIsf¡pdn¨pw D¸ BbnSbv¡v hmbn¡m³ XpS§n. F¶n«v AsXms¡ F\n¡v hniZoIcn¨pX¶p. Rms\mcp sNdnbIp«nbmbncp¶n«pt]mepw, Ahsct¸msesbms¡ s]cpamdm³ ]Tn¸n¡m\pw XpS§n. D½p IpÕphpw Hcp {]apJ KmbnIbmsW¶pÅ tXm¶Â P\§fn DWvSmhWas{X! DZmlcW¯n¶v {]ikvX KmbI\mb DkvXmZv lk³ Pm_nÀ ]mSm³ hcpt¼mÄ At± l¯n¶v IpSn¡m³ tkmUbmWv sImSp¯ncp¶Xv. AXpsImWvSv R§sf £Wn¡p¶hcpambpWvSm¡p¶ IcmdpIfnepw F\ns¡mcp t_m«n tkmU \ÂIWw F¶v D¸ FgpXnt¨À¡m³ XpS§n.

R§fpsS `mKyw sXfnªp XpS§n F¶p ]dbmw, Zmcn{Zyw t]mbn. PohnXw kpµcambn. ]cn]mSn¡v £Wn¡p¶hscms¡ R§sf hnfn¡m³ IgpXIsf sImSp¯b¡m³ XpS§n. Ft¸mgpw F\nt¡mtc ]m{Xw "ale_nb' X¶p. AXn¶p]pdta Ct¸mÄ Hmtcm t_m«n tkmUbpw. CXn IqSpX C\n F´p thWw?

PohnXw s]mXpsh sa¨s¸«p hcp¶p F¶p ]dbmsa¦nepw Fsâ D¸ \mÄ¡p\mÄ AkzØ\mhpIbmbncp¶p. Xsâ aIÄ Hcp KmbnIbmbn¯ocpI F¶ Bibw At±l¯n¶v At¸mgpw apgph\mbn DÄs¡mÅm³ Ignªncp¶nÃ. aIsâ Imcy¯n {]bmkanÃ. ]s£ aIÄ... Rm³ hfÀ¶psImWvtSbncn¡pIbmWv. A§s\ D¸ F\n¡v B¬Ip«nIfpsS apgp\of³ hkv{X§Ä AWnbn¡m³ XpS§n. Xebpw adbv¡pw. B thj¯nemWv Rm³ Hcp ]mSv hÀj§Ä ]n¶oSv ]mSnbncp¶Xv. s]mXpthZnIfn Xsâ aIsfsImWvSv ]mSn¡p¶Xv kzbw Xncp¯Wsa¶v D¸ B{Kln¨ncps¶¦nepw Xocpam\w A§ns\ \o«nsImWvSp t]mIpIbmbncp¶p F¶v C¶v Rm³ Xncn¨dnbp¶p. AXpt]mseXs¶ ]mSp¶Xv Hcp B¬Ip«nbmWv F¶v kZkysc sXän²cn¸n¡m\pw IcpXn¡q«n {i²n¨ncp¶p.

Rm³ sIbvtdmbnsems¡ ImepIp¯p¶Xn¶v ap¼v UÂäbpsS apgph³ {]tZi§fneqsSbpw ImÂ\Sbmbn bm{XsNbvXn«pWvSv. Ct¸mÄ t{]m{Kman¶v hnfn¡m\pw Xncn¨psImWvSphnSm\pw IgpXsb Ab¡Wsa¶v Icmdn ]dbmdpWvSv. F¦nepw t{]m{Kmw Ignªv Xncn¨p t]mcpt¼mÄ ]et¸mgpw IgpXsb ImWmdnÃ. A§ns\ \mepw A©pw Intem aoädpIÄ \S¶v cm{XnbpsS `qcn`mKhpw Xocpw. C§s\ \S¡p¶Xnt\¡mÄ IãamWv aWn¡qdpItfmfw s{Sbn³ Im¯p InSt¡WvSnhcp¶Xv. sNdnb tÌj\neqsS Znhk¯n cWvtS cWvSp s{Sbn\pItf DWvSmhpIbpÅq. H¶v cmhnse Bdn\msW¦n ]ns¶ sshIo«v Bdn¶v. Hsc®w anÊmbm ]ns¶ ]{´WvSp aWn¡qÀ Im¯pInS¡Ww. thsd H¶pw sN¿m³ ]änÃ. ]cn]mSn Ignªv Xnc¡p ]nSn¨v tÌj\n F¯nbmemWv AdnbpI an\p«pIÄ¡v ap¼v s{Sbn³ t]mb hnhcw. an\p«pIÄ sshInsb¯p¶ Znhk§fn s{Sbn³ IrXykab¯p h¶p t]mbncn¡pw. IrXy¯ns\¯nbm A¶v s{Sbn³ sshIpw. ]ns¶ agbnepw aªnepw Im¯p sI«n InS¡pI Xs¶. C¯cw kµÀ`§fn Hcp Bizmkw In«p¶Xn¶v thWvSn D¸ Hcp kq{Xw IWvSp]nSn¨p. tÌj³ amÌÀ¡p thWvSn Fs¶s¡m­v Hcp ]m«p]mSn tIĸn¡pI. At¸mÄ R§Ä¡ncn¡m³ shbnän§v dqw Xpd¶p In«pw. shbnepw agbpw sImÅmsX c£s¸Smw. AÃmsX R§sft¸mes¯ ]mhs¸« P\§Ä¡v tÌj³ amÌÀamÀ shbnän§v dqw Hcn¡epw Xpd¶p X¶ncp¶nÃ. A§s\ Rm³ UÂä sdbnÂth sse\nse \qdpIW¡n\v sdbnÂth tÌj\pIfn ]m«p]mSnbn«pWvSv.

]ns¶bpw Ipsd\mÄ IgnªmWv. UÂä sdbn ]mX¡pa¸pd¯v thsdmcp temIapWvsS¶pw AhnsS henb ]«W§fpWvsS¶pw Rm³ Adnbp¶Xv. AXpw k¡m kn¡v ]«Wt¯¡mÄ henbh. Hcn¡Â R§Ä henb ]«Wamb sIbvtdmbnte¡v ]mSm³ £Wn¡s¸«p. AXn\v ap¼v C§ns\sbmcp \Kcs¯¡pdn¨v Rm³ tI«n«pWvSmbncp¶nÃ. Cʱo³ bmIq³ F¶ {]kn²\mb Hcp _mZvj R§fpsS \m«nepÅ Xsâ FtÌän h¶Xmbncp¶p. lnehm\nepÅ Xsâ sIm«mc¯n sh¨v \S¯m³ Dt±in¨n«pÅ anAvdmPv BtLmj ]cn]mSnIsf¡pdn¨v _mZvj Xsâ FtÌäv amt\PtcmSv ]dªp. DS³ amt\PÀ ]dªp. ""ChnsS, Cu X½mbnbn hfsc at\mlcamb iЯn ]mSp¶ Hcp s]¬Ip«nbpWvSv.'' ""icn, \n§Ä Ahtfbpw Iq«nt¡mfq.'' _mZvj ]dªp. A§ns\ R§Ä FtÌäv amt\P tcmsSm¸w sIbvtdm \Kc¯nte¡v t]mbn. A¶v IWvS B sIbvtdm sb¡pdn¨v Imcyamsbm¶pw Rm³  HmÀ¡p¶nÃ. Fs¶ A{Xsbm¶pw BIÀjn¨nà F¶XmWv kXyw. ]s£ _m_v A epIv tÌj\n \n¶v D¸ hm§n¯¶ Hcp Xp­v ]ªn anTmbn AXv ad¡nÃ. A{X \à ]ªn anTmbn AXn\v ap¼v Rm³ Ign¨n«p­mbncp¶nÃ. _m_v A epIv tÌj \n \n¶mWv R§Ä lnÂhm\n te¡v s{Sbn³ IbdnbXv.

R§sf IWvsSXpw _mZvj sIm«mc¯n¶p ]pdt¯¡ph¶p. Abmsfs¶ ASnapSn t\m¡n, AXnibt¯msS.

""Cu IpªmtWm Fsâ Cu henb aueqZv ]mÀ«nbpsS apJy KmbnI!''.

_mZvj XeIpep¡nsImWvSv DÄhenªp. AXpsImWvSv R§sf Xdbn the¡mtcmsSm¸amWv Ccp¯nbXv. Cu {]hr¯nsbs¶ A]am\nXbm¡ntbm Ft¶mÀ½bnÃ.

an¶n¯nf§p¶ kZÊn\p ap¶n {][m\ KmbI³ DkvXmZv Ckvabn kp¡mÀ aWn¡qdp Itfmfw at\mlcambn ]mSn. A{Xbpw t\cw R§fm Xdbn Xs¶ Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p. AXnYnIsfsbÃmw kt´mj`cn Xcm ¡ns¡m­v At±l¯nsâ ]m«p IÄ Ahkm\n¨p. ]mÀ«n hnPbI cambn F¶v hnebncp¯s¸«p. At¸mgmbncn¡Ww _mZvjm R§sf Ipdnt¨mÀ¯Xv. At±lw R§sf hnfn¡m³ the¡msc Ab¨p.

""icn'' the¡mc³ h¶p ]dªp.

""_mZvj \n§sf ]mSm³ hnfn¡p¶p. \n§Äs¡´p sN¿m³ Ignbpsa¶v ImWs«.''

sIm«mc¯nsâ {][m\ \ne hfsc hepXpw Kw`ochpambncp¶p. Rm³ ]Xnhpt]mse Hcp _©n Ibdn \n¶p ]mSm³ XpS§n. ]m«p XoÀ¶Xpw AXnYnIÄ hoWvSpw hoWvSpw ]m«v BhÀ¯n¡m³ Bhiys¸«p sImWvSncp¶p. henb KmbI\mb DkvXmZv Ckvambnepw hoWvSpw ]mSm³ ]dªp. Rm³ ]mSns¡mWvSncp¶p. Ahkm\w Hcp the¡mc³ h¶p ]dªp.

""_mZvjbpsS `mcy \n§sf ImWm³ hnfn¡p¶p.'' R§Ä Hcp henb kzoIcW apdnbnte¡v B\bn¡s¸«p. AhnsS apgph³ cmPIobambn Ae¦cn¨ncp¶p. ""IS¶p hcq....''

R§Ä iÐw tI« `mKt¯¡v t\m¡n. Btcbpw ImWp¶nÃ.

""IS¶p hcq... IS¶p hcq...''

Rm\pw C¡bpw kzoIcW apdn¡v ]pdt¯t¡mSn. Hm«¯n _mZvjbpsS `mcybpambn Iq«nbnSn¨p. t]Sn¨p hncWvS Fs¶ AhÀ kvt\lt¯msS Bizkn¸n¡m³ XpS§n.

""F´p ]än tamsf?''

Rm³ t]Sn¨p hnd¡pIbmbncp¶p.

"B Im¡ kwkmcn¡p¶p ... B Im¡ kwkmcn¡p¶p...'

AhÀ sNdpXmbn Nncn¡m³ XpS§n. "kmcanà tamsf. AXv Im¡bÃ. X¯bmWv. X¯IÄ kwkmcn¡pw F¶dnbntÃ?'

]s£ Rm\Xv hnizkn¨nÃ. Xncn¨v Fsâ {Kma¯nse¯nbt¸mÄ Rms\ÃmhtcmSpw sIbvtdm \Kcs¯¡pdn¨v ]dªp. kwkmcn¡p¶ Im¡IfpÅ AÛpX \Kcs¯¡pdn¨v.

 

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