tÌPv tjmbpambn Zneo]v, dnan tSman, kpcmPv shªmdaqSv XpS§nb IemImcòmÀs¡m¸w eï\nse¯nbXmWv `mh\. BZyambn eï\nse¯pó `mh\ icn¡pw {XnñnemWv. tjmbpsS CSbv¡v hoWp In«pó kabw dnan tSmanbpambn eï³ \Kcw Npän Id§pIbmWv `mh\
Ct¸mÄ. temIw apgph³ Npän Id§nbt¸mgpw eï³ Iïn«nñ Fó thZ\ a\Ênð kq£n¨ncpó `mh\ icn¡pw Cw¥ïnsâ amb¡mgv¨IÄ BkzZn¡pIbmWv. bqtdm I¸nsâbpw Hfn¼nIvknsâbpw Bch¯nð ap§n InS¡pó eï³ hñm¯ Hcp A\p`hw Xsó Fóv `mh\ HmÀ¡póp. H¸w \S¡m\pw Imgv¨ ImWm\pw In«nb Iq«pImcnbpsS (dnan tSman) tIa¯w IqSn Bhpt¼mÄ hoWpIn«nb \nanjw amIvknaw ASn¨p s]mfn¡pIbmWv aebmfnIfpsS kz´w `mh\.
CXn\nSbnemWv hoWp In«nb Að¸ \nanjw `mh\ adp\mS³ aebmfn¡mbn A\phZn¨Xv. `mh\ Xmakn¡pó tlm«enð sh¨mWv IqSn¡mgv¨bv¡v Ahkcsamcp§nbXv. Hu]NmcnIX CñmsXbmWv kw`mjWw XpS§nbXv. kn\nabnð ImWpóXnt\¡mÄ sNdnb s]¬Ip«n. km[mcWamb ]pôncn. Fñm tNmZy§Ä¡pw IrXyamb D¯c§Ä. CSXShnñmsX F{X thWsa¦nepw kwkmcn¡m\pÅ Xmð]cyw. kn\nam taJebnse Imcy§Ä ]dbpt¼mgpw Im]Syanñm¯ Xpdóp ]d¨nð. CSbv¡nsS XamiIÄ BkzZn¨pÅ s]m«n¨ncn. `mh\bpambn kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ C§s\ Hcp t]mknäohv F\ÀPnbmWv {]Xn^en¡póXv.
Hcp kn\nam \Snbnð \nópw kzm`mhnIambn {]Xo£n¡pó kao]\ta Añ `mh\bnð \nópw \ap¡v e`n¡pI. \mbnIamÀ hmgm¯ aebmf kn\nabnð ]¯p hÀjambn ]nSn¨p \nð¡pó A]qÀÆw \Snamcnð Hcmfmb `mh\ Xangnepw sXep¦nepw IóUbnepw F´nt\sd lnµnbnepw hsc `mh\ Fó Cu \m«n³ ]pd¯pImcn Acss¡ t\m¡n. Ahkc¯n\v thïn XpWn ]dn¨v BSm\pw Npïv ISn¨v s]m«n¡m\pw Hcp aSnbpanñm¯ \SnamÀ¡nSbnð thdn«v \nð¡pó `mh\ Fón«pw IóU t]msebpÅ Nne CS§fnð Ct¸mÄ Gähpw amÀ¡äv DÅ \SnbmWv.
""aebmfamWv Fsâ Poh hmbp. Fón«pw F\n¡v IóU \ómbn CW§póp. IóU¡mÀ¡v Fsó \ñ CjvSamWv. Rm³ A`n\bn¨ Nn{X§Ä Fñmw AhnsS t_mIvkv Hm^okv lnämbn IóU¡mcpsS {]nb \Sn `mh\ a\Êv Xpd¡póp. Hcp IóU ]S¯nsâ jq«nMn\nSbnemWv `mh\ eï\nte¡v ]d¡póXv. cïmgv¨s¯ CSthfbv¡v tijw `mh\ aS§póXv _mw¥qcnte¡v Xsó. AXpsImïv Xsó `mh\bpsS \mhnð BZyw hcpóXv IóU aebmfw Xsó.
\½psS kn\na¡mÀ IóU¡msc Iïp ]Tn¡Ww. A{Xbv¡pw s{]m^jWembmWv ChÀ kn\nasb ImWpóXv. cmhnse H³]Xv aWn¡v skänð F¯nbmð aXn. sshIptócw Bdp aWn¡v ]m¡v A]v ]dbpw. hos¡³UpIfnð jq«nMv Cñ. CSbv¡v Hcp Ah[n hómð Aóv jq«nMv Cñ icn¡pw Hcp tPmen t]mse. Bhiyanñm¯ Hcp kvs{Sbv\pw Cñ. tNmZn¡msX Xsó {]Xn^ew \ðIpw. AXn\p thïn BtcmSpw hg¡ntSï Imcyanñ. CXmWv icn¡pw thï coXn.""
`mh\ Ahkm\n¸n¡pónñ: ""Fómð F´mWv \½psS AhØ. AXn cmhnse Dd¡¨phSnð ta¡v A¸v C«p sNñpóXmWv. ]mXn cm{Xnbnð Ft¸msg¦nepw aS§n F¯pw. AXncmhnse hoïpw sNñWw. sNómtem At§m«pw Ct§m«pw \Sóv kabw Ifbpw. CsXñmw Igntªm, {]Xn^e Imcy¯nð Bhiyanñm¯ _mÀsKbv³. C{Xbpw \mÄ Cu C³Ukv{Snbnð tPmen sNbvX F\n¡v Rm³ AÀln¡pó {]Xn^ew \ðIm³ ]eÀ¡pw aSn. tamsf tXs\ Fsóms¡ ]dªv hne t]iw \½psS a\Êv aSp¸n¡pw. IrXyambn ]Ww XcpóhÀ hfsc Ipdhv...""
""icn¡pw ]dªmð Rm³ aebmf kn\na aSp¯p. A\y`mjbnð \nóv Bsc F¦nepw sImïp hómð Cu A`ymkw Hópw \S¡nñ. AhÀ tNmZn¡pó ]Ww sImSp¡pw. ChnsS R§Ä Hs¡ ho«pImcmWtñm. {]Xn^ew \ðImsX shdpsX A`n\bn¨v klmbn¡Ww FómWv ]ecpsSbpw \ne]mSv. FñmhÀ¡pw thïXv slð¸mWv. sXmgnð Fó \nebnð DÅ Hcp am\yX ChnsS kn\nam A`n\b¯n\v e`n¡pónñ. ChnsS \mbnI Fómð Hcp shdpw \mbnIbmWv. \mbI\v Hcp sNdnb Iq«v am{Xw. K±ma t]msebpÅ hfsc Ipd¨v Nn{X§Ä am{XamWv \mbnIbv¡v {]m[m\yw \ðIpóXv. Cu ASp¯ Ime¯v Cd§nb aebmf kn\naIÄ Fñmw t\m¡q. \mbnI Hcp Ae¦mcw am{XamWv. Hcp Bhiyhpanñ. Fómð IóUbnepw Xangnepw Hópw A§s\bñ. \mbIt\¡mÄ H«pw tamiañ ChnsS \mbnIamÀ¡v. Cu Ae¦mc tdmfpIÄ FSp¯v Rm³ aSp¯p. A`n\b {]m[m\yw DÅ Htóm ctïm ]Sw am{Xambn Npcp¡m³ t]mhpIbmWv Rm³. \ñXv Dsï¦nð aXn. Asñ¦nð thï..""
`mh\ CSXShnñmsX I¯nt¡dpIbmWv. aIÄ¡v kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ ssek³kv IpdhmbXn\mð A½ CSbv¡v CSs]Spópïv. XnI¨pw BßmÀ°ambn kwkmcn¡pó `mh\ ]t£ AsXmópw Ku\n¡pónñ. ""Hcp {]iv\hpw Ctó hsc \nÀ½mXm¡Ä¡pw kwhn[mbIÀ¡pw Dïm¡m¯ \SnbmWv Rm³. jq«nMv XpS§n Ignªmð F\n¡v ]nSn hminIÄ Cñ. AXncmhnse sNñm³ ]dªmð sNñpw. cm{Xn sshInbmepw Dd¡w Xq§nbmepw t{]mPIvSnsâ hnPb¯n\v thïn Rm³ ]cmXn CñmsX \nð¡pw. Fómð {]Xn^e Imcy¯nð XÀ¡n¡póXpw _mÀsKbv³ sN¿póXpw \ðImXncn¡m³ {ian¡póXpw AtcmNIamWv. CXv Hcp IemImcn Fó \nebnð am{Xañ, Hcp sXmgnð sNbvXv Pohn¡pó BÄ Fó \nebnepw thZ\ Dïm¡póp. C§s\ ap³t]m«v t]mhm³ ]änñ.. `mh\ XpScpIbmWv.
Fómð A\y `mj kn\naIfnð Hcp]mSv hn«p hogv¨Ifpw tImw{]ssakpIfpw thïn hcntñ? aebmf¯nð BIpt¼mÄ ¥maÀ BtIï Imcyw Cñtñm? tNmZyw apgpan¸n¡m³ F\n¡mbnñ. AXn\p ap¼v `mh\ adp]Sn ]dªp XpS§n.
""AXpam{XamWv aebmf kn\natbmSpÅ {]nb¯nsâ Imcyw. A\y`mjm Nn{X§fnð Cu ]cnanXn Dïv. kn\nam Bhiys¸Spó tamtU¬ hkv{Xw [cn¡m³ F\n¡v FXnÀ¸nñ. Rm³ sht̬ hkv{X§Ä [cn¡m³ CjvSs¸Spó s]¬Ip«n BWv. Fómð Hcp ]cnanXn Dïv. Fsâ icocw imkv{Xw Gähpw AdnbmhpóXv F\n¡mWv. AXpsImïv F{Xam{Xw icocw ImWn¡mw, F{Xam{Xw ]mSnñ Fsómcp [mcW F\n¡pïv. AXnð Rm³ hn«p hogv¨ sN¿nñ. s\ôp ImWn¨pw hbdp ImWn¨pw F\n¡p ]nSn¨p \nðt¡ï. IóUbnð F\n¡v B {]iv\w Cñ. Fsâ BZy cïv ]S§fpw lnämbXn\mð Rm³ F´mbncn¡pópthm B AhØ AhÀ AwKoIcn¡póp. Xangnð ]e Ahkc§fpw Rm³ thïm Fóp sh¨Xv AXpsImïmWv. Að¸w hkv{Xw amäm\mWv Rm³ aSn ]dbpóXv. apgph³ Dcnbm³ sdUnbmbn BfpIÄ \nð¸pïv. A§s\ DÅnS¯v ]n³XÅs¸SpI kzm`mhnIw t\cnb \ncmitbmsSbmWv `mh\ CXp ]dªXv.
XpWn Dcnbm³ aSn Im«póXpsImïv Ht«sd Ahkc§Ä \jvSs¸« thZ\bpw `mh\bv¡pïv. lnµnbnð C{am³ lmjvanbpambpÅ Hcp kn\nabpsS \jvSamWv AXnð Gähpw \ncmimP\Iw Fóp `mh\ ]dbpóp. B Hm^À F\n¡v henb Bthiw Dïm¡nbXmbncpóp. IemImcn Fó \nebnð Rm³ Gsd A`nam\n¨p. \ñ kn\na Bbncpóp AXv. Fómð AXnð Hcp eu InÊnMpw Cântaäv ko\pw Dïmbncpóp. Rm³ AXn\p aSn ]dªp. lmjvanbpambpÅ eu InÊnMn\v \SnamÀ Iyq \nð¡pt¼mgmbncpóp Fsâ Xnckv¡mcw. t_mfnhpUnð Fsâ Xnckv¡mcw NÀ¨bmbn. Fsâ Ahkcw \jvSambn. icn¡w \ncmi Dïv. kn\nabpsS IYm kµÀ`¯n\pw \mbnIbpsS PohnX coXn¡pw Hs¡ A¸pdw C¯cw sNdnb Imcy§Ä {]m[m\yw krjvSn¡s¸SpsaóXn\mð \ncmibmWv F\n¡v IqSpXð.""
""F¦nepw F\n¡v \jvSt_m[anñ. \Sn FóXn\¸pdw Rm³ Hcp km[mcW s]¬Ip«nbmWv. GXv \nanjhpw Ahkm\n¡mhpóXmWv \Sn Fó PohnXw. \Sn FóXnt\¡mÄ Rm³ {]m[m\yw \ðIpóXv Fsâ PohnX¯n\mWv. AXpsImïv Rm³ Gsd \ncmis¸Spónñ `mh\ ^ntemk^n¡v BIpIbmWv...
cmtPjv ]nÅbpambpÅ {]Wbw; bpFknse tkm^väv shbÀ F³Pn\obdpsS hnhmlmtemN\.... `mh\bpambpÅ kw`mjW¯nsâ Ahkm\ `mKw \msf hmbn¡pI.