Aäw ASªp t]mb Kplm amÀ¤¯nse sImSpw Iqcncpfnð AIs¸«p t]mb AhØbnð Bbncpóp Aeo\.
aqómas¯ lnbdnwKv IgnªtXmsS Ip«nIfpsS Imcy¯nð \nbXhpw \nbam\pkrXhpw Bb D¯chmZnXzw c£m IÀ¯mIÄ ImWn¨nñ Fó \nKa\¯nð BWv DtZymKØ hrµw F¯nt¨ÀóXv. aq¯ aIsâ AXnÀ Ihnª AanX hÀ¯am\w AXn\p hgnhbv¡pIbpw sNbvXp.
Ip«nIsf amXm ]nXm¡fnð \nóv thÀs]Sp¯n sImïv t]mIpw Fóv GXmïv Dd¸mbn. A´na Xocpam\w hcpóXn\p apt¼ Hcp A¸oð sN¿phm³ DÅ Ahkcw am{XamWv C\nbpÅXv. ]s£ hcm³ t]mIpó Xocpam\s¯ ]änbpÅ hyàamb kqN\ In«nbXv sImïv AXv sNbvXmð Xsó Xocpam\w A\pIqew BInñ Fóv AhfpsS a\Êv AhtfmSv ]dªp.
a\Ênsd kzm`mhnI Xmfw ]mfw sXänb t]mse Bbncpóp kt´mjv s]cpamdn sImïncpóXv.
Nnet¸mÄ AbmÄ Aeo\sb IW¡äp iImcn¡pw.
Nnet¸mÄ hmhn«p Icbpw.
aäp Nnet¸mÄ {_n«ojv ]uïnsâ hn\nab \nc¡nð hóncn¡pó hÀ[\hns\ ]än hmNme\mhpw.
]nsó ISp¯ XethZ\bpw Dd¡anñbvabpambn kzbw i]n¡pw.
GXp t\c¯mWv Ct§m«v sI«nsbSp¡m³ tXmónbsXóv AbmÄ hne]n¡pw. KrlmXpcXzw t]dpó HmÀ½IÄ AbmÄ¡v H«pw a\kam[m\w sImSp¯nñ.
Fenk_¯v tN¨n hnfn¨p Imcyw Xnc¡nbn«pw Bizmk hm¡pIÄ ]dªn«pw Hcp]mSp Znhk§Ä Bbn. aämcpw X\n¡p B{ibn¡phm\mbn Cñ Xm\pw.
Gsd t\cs¯ Nn´¡v tijw Aeo\ HópIqSn Fenk_¯ns\ hnfn¡m³ Xsó Xocpam\n¨p.
sse{_dn Bbn amdnb ho«nð _met\msSm¸w Ccn¡pI Bbncpóp Fenk_¯v. BcXnbpw taml\pw AhnsS Dïv. IqSmsX ^ukybpw ^vfmhnbbpw Achnµpw AhcpsS aI\pw Dïv.
bp FÊnð \nóv aqóp Znhkw ap¼mWv t\cs¯ ]dªncpó Xocpam\ {]Imcw Achnµpw IpSp¼hpw bp. sI. bnte¡v hóXv.
_mesâ ho«nð XsóbmWv AhÀ Xmakn¡póXv. ]pkvXI§Ä \ndª B ho«nð AhÀ¡v Xmakn¡m³ thïXnð A[nIw Øehpw kuIcyhpw Dïv Xm\pw.
Asómcp _m¦v tlmfnsU Bbncpóp.
Fñmt]cpw XnI¨pw {^o Bb Hcp Znhkw.
^ukybpw ^vfmhnbbpw tNÀómWv B Znhkw _mesâ IqsS AhnsS sNehnSm³ thï ]²Xn X¿mÀ sNbvXXv. _me³ AXv hfsc kt´mj ]qÀÆw k½Xn¡pIbpw sNbvXp.
tPm\mX³ kvan¯nsâ ]pkvXI§fnse hnjb§fpw _me\v AXnt\mSv ImWpó kmZriyhpw hniZambn NÀ¨ sN¿Ww Fópw AXnsâ shfn¨¯nð ^vfmhnbbpw ^ukybpw tNÀóv Hcp ]pkvXIw FgpXm³ Hcp§pIbmsWópw ]dªt¸mÄ _me³ \qdp iXam\w Xómð Ignbpó hn[w Ahsc klmbn¡mw Fóv Gäp.
NÀ¨Ifnð AYhm AhnsSbpÅ B H¯p tNcenð BcXnbpw taml\pw A\phpw DïmIpóXp \ñXmsWóv AbmÄ kqNn¸n¨p.
taml\v AXnð `nóm`n{]mbw Xosc Cñmbncpóp.
A\p ]s£ XnI¨pw {]XnIqe `mhw BWv Im«nbXv. AhÄ¡p ImcWw hyàañm¯ Hcp shdp¸v, Hcp `b¸mSv A§s\sbt´m tXmón¯pS§nbncpóp.
Xm³ hcpónñ Fóv XoÀ¯p ]dª A\p ]s£ B Znhkw AhtcmsSm¸w IqSpI Xsó sNbvXp.
t{_¡v ^mÌn\p tijw Fñmhcpw AhnsS H¯p IqSn.
eôv tS¡v Fth FSp¡mw Fópw AXnsâ Imcyw Xm³ tkmÀ«v Hu«v sN¿mw Fópw _me³ ]dªp. eôv kab¯v BâWnbpw a¡fpw tPmbn³ sN¿Ww Fópw _me³ Fenk_¯nt\mSv A`n{]mbs¸«p.
PohnX KXn¡p BsI Hcp D¨ Ømbnbnð DÅ kv]µ\ Xmfw hóXv t]mse.
Fñmhcnepw kt´mjw \ndª `mh§Ä..
A\phnð HgnsI.
BWv BsI Bi¦bnð Bbncpóp. Id§n Xncnªp GsX¦nepw hn[¯nð Xm³ a\Ênð Iï Imcy§Ä At±lw Iïdnªp aäpÅhsc Adnbn¨mð.? F´mIpw Xsâ AhØ?
]s£ AXv At±l¯nsâ aIfpsS PohnXs¯ _m[n¡pw FópÅXv sImïv At±lw A§s\ sN¿m³ CS Dtïm?
Ahkm\ \nanjw hsc hcpónñ Fóv hmin]nSn¨ Xm³ \nanjmÀ²w sImïv a\Êv amdn Ct§m«v t]móXn\p CSbm¡nb kwKXn F´mWmthm?
AhfpsS DÅnð tNmZy§fpsS AeISð CfIn adnbm³ XpS§n.
"A¦nÄ tPm\mX³ kvan¯nsâ ]pkvXI§fnð HSphnet¯Xv hsc Rm³ hbv¨p... kvamÀ«v th Hm^v ssdänwKv. A¦nÄ ]dbpóXv CsXms¡ kw`hyw BsWómtWm?"
"F´m kwibw ^uky. Akw`mhyw Bbn Cu temI¯nð Hópw Xsóbnñ. \ap¡v Akw`mhyambn tXmópóh Hcp ]s£ A\ptbmPyamb amÀ¤w kzoIcn¨mð XnI¨pw km[mcW Imcyw t]mse kw`hn¡póh Bbn amdpw. A\ptbmPyamb amÀKw GsXó Adnhnñmbva BWv \½fpsS {]iv\w."
"A§s\sb¦nð F´v sImïv Cu {KÙImc³ ]pdw temI¯n\p apónð Cóv hsc {]Xy£s¸SmsX adªncn¡póp. kz´w A\p`h§fpsS km£ys¸Sp¯enð IqSn AXv temI¯n\p apónð sXfnbn¡cptXm At±l¯n\v?"
taml³ XmÀ¡nI _p²ntbmsS tNmZn¨p.
"\ymbamb tNmZyw. ImcWw ImWpw AbmÄ¡v. a\Êv F´v am{Xw clky§fpsS ]¯mb¸pc BsWóv Rm³ ]dbmsX Adnbmatñm... \n§Ä Hmtcmcp¯cpw Hóv kz´w a\Ênte¡v t\m¡v. \n§Ä Xsó \Sp§pó Fs´ñmw AhnsS InS¸pïv Asñ?"
AXn\p Bcpw hyàamb D¯cw ]dªnñ.
icnbmWv At±lw ]dªXv Fóv Hmtcmcp¯À¡pw tXmón.
Xm\pw A\phpw X½nepÅ Npän¡fn F§m³ ]pd¯p hómð? A§s\bmWv taml³ Nn´n¨Xv.
taml\sâ ]¡ð \nóv In«pó ]Ww ]nSp§m³ Xm³ hne Ipdª Ipdp¡phgn Nn´n¨Xv A\phns\ \Sp¡n.
BâWntbmSv X\n¡p tXmópó _lpam\w Cñmbva kvt\l¡pdhmbn hfcpóXnsâbpw Xm³ Iptdsi Bbn It{UmÄ I¿nseSp¡pó `mcy Bbn hcpóXns\ ]änbpw AXv X§fpsS InS¡dbnð AIew Iq«póXns\ ]änbpw BWv Fenk_¯v Nn´n¨Xv.
^vfmhnbbpambn \ñ Hcp hnhml PohnXw \bn¡th Xsó AhÄ AdnbmsX Hóne[nIw C´y³ hwiPcmb bphXnIfpambn clky _Ôw ]peÀ¯nt]mcpóXv Achnµv Hcp\nanjw Nn´n¨p. Nn´ apJ¯v \ngen¡msX t\m¡m³ AbmÄ ]mSv s]«p.
tPmen¡nSbnð ]cnNbs¸« {_koð Imc³ bphhpwbpÅ sk#ulrZw hfÀóp clky kamKa§Ä hsc F¯n \nð¡póXv Achnµv Adnªmð? AXmbncpóp ^vemhnbbpsS Nn´m hnjbw.
X\n¡pÅ sekv_nb³ {`ahpw kmlknIambn AXnð CSs]SpóXpw BcXn B Imcy¯nð Hcn¡se¦nepw Xsâ klImcn BbXpw Nn´n¡th ^uky¡v thhemXn tXmón.
Xsâ Aѳ Cu In«nb A\yZriy iànhntijw {ItaW ZpjvS sNbvXnIfnte¡v sImïpt]mbn FñmhÀ¡pw `ojWn BIpó Aam\pj Xe¯nte¡v hfcpw Fóv Xm³ `b¡póXns\ Aѳ Xncn¨dnbptam FómWv BcXn BtemNn¨Xv.
AsX a\Êv clky§fpsS Xpd¡m¯ \nehd Xsó.
"Hóv Rm³ Dd¸p ]dbmw... aqSnh¡pó GXp clkyhpw kaql \ò¡p DXIpsa¦nð Hcn¡ð ]pd¯p hcpw. kaql¯n\pw IpSpw_¯n\pw hyàn¡v Xsóbpw KpWIcw Añm¯h aqSn Xsó h¡m³ \mw Hmtcmcp¯cpw _m[yØcmWv Xm\pw."
A\phn\v Bizmkw tXmón. At±lw Xsâ DÅnencp¸v Iïmð Xsóbpw AXv ]pd¯p ]dbm³ t]mWnñ.
"At¸mÄ {KÙ IÀ¯mhv Hcp\mÄ ad\o¡n ]pd¯phcpI Xsó sN¿pw Asñ?"
Fenk_¯v kwkmcw XpSÀóv sImïv t]mIm³ thïn tNmZn¨p.
"A§s\ IcpXmt\ XcapÅq."