dntam«v Gcnbbnse Hcp kpµcamb {Kma {]tZi¯v Ipón³ apIfnte¡pÅ ]mXbnð \nóv H«p DÅnte¡v amdn DÅ Hcp henb hoSpw A\p_Ô Imcy§fpw AS§pó ap¸s¯«p G¡À `qhn`mKw. hfsc \ñ Xc¯nð \S¯n t]mIpó Hcp Imänð ^mw, AXpIqSmsX SÀ¡n, tImgnIÄ, XpS§n hfÀ¯p ]£nIfpw arK§fpw A\h[n.
B{ia Xpeyamb A´co£hpw BfpIfpw. GXmïv ]¯p ap¸Xp t]cpïv B CS¯nð tPmen¡mcpw aäpambn. Fñmt]cpw PohnX¯nse asäñm _Ô§fpw Adp¯p Ifªp Ftó¡pambn ChnsS hóp IqSnbhÀ. temI lnµp hnizmk {]ImcwDÅ {]mÀ°\m coXnIfpw `£W {Iahpw BWv AhnsS \ne \nóncpóXv.
Bcv \bn¡póp Bsc \bn¡póp Fó t`Z Nn´ CñmsX DÅ Hcp klhmk kapZmbw.
AÑsâ Iq«pImcn Itcmfn³ kvan¯v C§s\bpÅ HcmÄ BIpsaóv Achnµv kz]vt\]n IcpXnbncpónñ. Aѳ hnð¸{Xw \S¸nem¡m³ Isï¯nb Ic§Ä sXñpw sXämb Hóñ. Cu skä¸nsâ kzm[o\w BImw AÑs\ {iossiew Dïm¡n FSp¡m³ t{]cn¸n¨Xv Fóv Achnµn\v tXmón. X§fpsS AÑs\ Ipdn¨v C\nbpw X§Ä Adnbm¯ Hcp]mSp A²ymb§Ä InS¡póp Fóv AbmÄ¡v BZyambn tXmón. Hcp Ipä t_m[w Abmfnð hóp \ndªp.
kz´w Ignhnepw `mKy¯nepw D]cn Aѳ ]Sp¯ ASn¯d BWtñm C{Xbv¡p \ñ Xc¯nð Hcp PohnXw \bn¡m³ Xsóbpw BcXnsbbpw {]m]v¯À B¡nbXv.
X§Ä ]s£ B AÑsâ ]nóm¼pd hkvXpXIÄ Isï¯mt\m At±ls¯ Adnbmt\m {ian¨sX Cñ. Cópw apdsXämsX _m¦nð hcpó ]Ww FSp¯p D]tbmKn¡pópw Dïv.
A¿mÄ tXmónbXpw IïXpw Bb Imcy§Ä BcXnsb hnfn¨p ]dªp.
AhÄ¡pw AsX at\mhnImcw Xsó Dïmbn.
Itcmfn³ kvan¯nsâ CS¯nð hfsc sshImsX AhÀ¡v Ahsc ImWm³ Ignªp.
AIt¯¡v sNñpt¼mÄ ImWpóXv hfsc henb Hcp {KÙ tiJcw DÅ hnimeamb apdn. AXnsâ Hcp tImWnð \ndªp I¯pó Ggp Xncn hnf¡v. Hcp hnjvWp hn{Klw AXnsâ ]nónð Ccp¸pïv. ]q¡fpsStXm IÀ¸qc¯nsâtbm ]\n\ocnsâtbm Fóv thÀXncn¡m³ BIm¯ Hcp kpKÔw AhnsS \ndªp \nóncpóp.
shfp¯ hkv{X¯nð s]mXnª aoUnbw icoc LS\bpw \ñ Dbchpw DÅ Hcp kv{Xo.
I¯pó I®pIfpw Icfnte¡v Ibdpó t\m«hpw apJ¯v IfnbmSpó im´ `mhhpw ]pôncnbpw.
AhÀ Cd§n hó«v BZyw ]dª hm¡pIÄ.
_mesâ a¡Ä..... HSphnð hsó¯n."
Achnµn\v AÛpXw tXmón. ^vemhnb sR«ð ad¡m³ ]mSv s]«p. AhcpsS aI³ FsakvtSm kvan¯v Ahsc IuXpI ]qÀÆw t\m¡n sImïncpóp. B Ip«nbnð \mfnóp hsc Iïn«nñm¯ Hcp `mh amäw hóp \ndbpóXv ^vemhnb Iïp.
\n§Ä AÛpX s]tSï. \n§Ä hcpó Imcyw _me³ ]dªncpóp. ^vemhnb Ct§m«v hcm³ Xocpam\n¡pw ap¼v Xsó. "
AhÀ adp]Sn Hópw ]dbpónñ.
sNdnb au\¯nsâ aªp adªt¸mÄ kwkmcw hfsc Dujvafw Bbn.
^vemhnbbpw Achnµpw Hcp]mSp Imcy§Ä tNmZn¨p. Fñmän\pw Itcmfn³ kvan¯v hyàamb adp]Sn ]dªp.
]g§fpw ]mepw sImïv AhÀ AXnYnIÄ¡v kð¡mcw Acpfn.
]pds¸SpóXn\p ap¼v ^vemhnb henb AeamcIfnð \ndªncn¡pó ]pkvXI§Ä t\m¡n Iïp. tPm\mX³ kvan¯nsâ Fñm IrXnIfpw _mes\ t]mse Chcpw tiJcn¨p kq£n¨ncn¡póp. AXv IqSmsX Hcp ]mSv sskt¡mfPn, ]mcm sskt¡mfPn ]pkvXI§Ä, lnµp ]pcmW thZ IrXnIÄ A§s\ ]eXpw.
]pds¸SpóXn\p sXm«p ap³]mWv AXpïmbXv.
apdnbnð Dïmbncpó Hcp \ne I®mSn¡p ap¼nð sNóv s]« FsakvtSm Dds¡ hnfn¨p ]dªp.
{Km³Uv ]m....{Km³Uv ]m.........."
^vemhnbbpw Achnµpw At§m«v HmSn sNóp. AhÀ Ip«nbpsS hi§fnð \nóv B I®mSnbnte¡v t\m¡n.
FsakvtSm¡v ]Icw _me³ I®mSnbnð. Ccp]pdhpw Bbn X§fpw.
s\mSnbnð AXv amdn FsakvsdmbpsS cq]w Xsó hóp.
hfsc henb AÔmfnt¸msS AhÀ Itcmfn³ kvan¯ns\ t\m¡n.
andÀ Hm^v {SqXv. AXmWv _me³ CXn\p sImSp¯ncn¡pó t]cv. CXv ¥mkv Añ. tIcf¯nð \nóv sImïphóXm. Bdòpf I®mSn t]mse DÅXv. ...kXyw Nnet¸mÄ CXv ImWn¨p Xcpw...."
F´psImtïm XpSÀóv Hópw tNmZn¡m³ ^vemhnb¡pw Achnµn\pw tXmónbnñ.
AhÀ aS¡ bm{X XpS§n.
^vemhnbsb sNóv Iïv tPmbnâv Bbn sN¿pó ]pkvXIs¯ ]än kwkmcn¡Ww Fóv IcpXn Ccn¡pt¼mÄ BWv ^uky¡v _mesâ ImÄ In«nbXv.
B hmcm´y¯nse i\nbmgvN Znhkw Xsâ ho«nð, sse{_dn ho«nð, F¯Ww Fópw hfsc {][m\ s]« NneXv Fñmhscbpw Adnbn¡m\pw A`n{]mbw Adnbm\pw Dsïópw BWv _me³ AhtfmSv ]dªXv. X§fpsS ]pkvXI cN\¡v B sKäv SpKXÀ klmbIambn htó¡pw Fóv IqSn AbmÄ kqNn¸n¨p.
^uky sse{_dn ho«nð F¯pt¼mÄ AhnsS Fñmt]cpw hsó¯nbncpóp.
Fenk_¯v, tSmWn, Achnµv, ^vemhnb, FsakvtSm, BcXn, taml³. P\n, ]nsó A\p.
ChscIqSmsX ]nsó DïmbncpóXv bòo, bòobpsS ASp¯ Iq«pImcn sdt_¡ tSmWnbpsS Hcp Iq«pImc³ FónhÀ Bbncpóp.
Bip]{Xn hnSm¯ tSmwksâ ASp¯v BâWn Bbncpóp DïmbncpóXv.
Fenk_¯pw BâWnbpw X½nepÅ _Ôw Hcp De¨nensâ h¡nð hsó¯nt¸mbn. tSmwk\v shSntbä Znhkw sshIptócw F«c aWn IgnªmWv BâWnsb Fenks_¯n\p t^mWnð In«nbXv.
tPmen¡nSbnð ]cnNbs¸« Hcp Xangv\mSpImcn hn[h bphXnbpw AhfpsS Ipªpw H¯p eï\nse ayqknb§fnepw t_m«v kÀÆokpIfnepw Npän \S¡pI Bbncpóp BâWn. BIkvanIambn kb³kv ayqknb¯nð h¨v BâWnsbbpw B bphXnsbbpw Fenk_¯nsâ IqsS tPmen sN¿pó Hcp aebmfn kv{Xo ImWpIbpw hnhcw Fenk_¯ns\ hnfn¨p ]dbpIbpw BWpïmbXv. A§s\ sNbvXt¸mÄ AhÄ¡p Fs´ónñm¯ Hcp aebmfn kwXr]vXn hóp In«nbncpóp.
Ccpfnsâ adhnð hy`nNcn¡póhÀ shfn¨¯v Ccpóp kwkmcn¡póhsc Ipdn¨v ]mSn \S¡pt¼mÄ In«pó Hcp Xcmw Bß cXo \nÀÆntijw Bb kpJw. A[p\mX\ ssIcfnbpsS apJ ap{Z Bb AXv `qanimkv{X ]cambn Øm\w amdn Fóv IcpXn ]dn¨p IfbpI Ffp¸w Añtñm.
Fenk_¯v BâWnsb t{Imkv sNbvXXt¸mÄ AbmÄ \nóv ]cp§n D¯cw ap«nbXv Imcyw icn Xsó FóhÄ¡v Dd¸p sImSp¯p. B Xang¯nbpambn DÅ _Ôw F´mWv Fóv tNmZy¯n\v Xr]vXnIcw Bb Hcp adp]Sn BâWn sImSp¯nñ. sImSp¡m³ AbmÄ¡v Ignªnñ.
Xsâ temI ]cnNbhpw ImgvN¸mSpw h¨v B NÀ¨bpw aäpw X§Ä cïmÄ¡nSbnð am{Xw HXp¡n \nÀ¯m³ Fenks_¯n\p km[n¨p. a¡sf AhÄ B hnhcw Adnbn¡pItbm AhÀ¡v t\cob kwib¯n\p CS sImSp¡pItbm sNbvXnñ AhÄ.
bòosbbpw sdt_¡sbbpw tSmWnbpsS IqSpImcs\bpw _mesâ \nÀt±i {]Imcw tSmWn hnfn¨p hcp¯nbXmWv.
^uky hóp Ibdnbt¸mÄ A\phnsâ apJw Nphóp XpSp¡pIbpw AhfpsS tað hnbÀ¸p \\hv ]c¯pIbpw sNbvXp.
A\nXc km[mcWw Bb Hcp kpJ Nn´bnð FtómWw AhfpsS [a\nIfnð IqSn tNmc AXn thKw ]mªp. icoc¯nsâ Poh X´p¡Ä hnPrw`nXambn AXntemew Hcm\µw Ahfnð \ndªp IhnbpóXv AhÄ a\Ênem¡n.
Fs´ms¡ BWv Aóv kw`hn¨Xv !
F{X kq£vaXtbmsS Bbncpóp ^uky Xónte¡v hóp IbdpIbpw Xsó Ahfnte¡v Hcp Pzmebmbn Bfn ]SÀ¯pIbpw sNbvXXv. BZym\p`h¯nsâ hnIw_nX hn{`m´n Añ Ahfnð IïXv. \nbXamb tNmSpIÄ \ne sNmñn Dd¸n¨p ]Zw h¨v ]cnioen¨ A\p`h kz¯v AhfpsS Hmtcm kao]\¯nepw sNbvXnIfnepw \ndªp \nð¡pó Fódnªn«pw Ft´ Xónð AsXmcp hnapJ `mh¯nsâ t\cnb \ngð ]mSv t]mepw Dfhm¡nbnñ.
Hcp Ipªnfw sXóensâ Ipfncenª arZp kv]Ài Pmeambn XpS§n thKw h¨ D¨¡mämbn hfÀóv, kÀÆw kwlmc iàn ka\zbn¸n¨ Npgent]mð hoinbmSn HSphnð Hcp hÀj taLw s]bvsXmgnª t]mse XfÀóv Dd§th Xónð hóp \ndª at\m`mhw F´mbncpóp?
Bß \nµ?
Ipä t_m[w ?
GZ³ tXm«¯nse ^ew \pIÀó kwXr]vXn?
AdnªpIqSm X\n¡v.
Hópam{Xw Adnbmw ^ukybpsS Hcp hncð sRmSn hnfnbnð Xm³ Ahfnte¡v Bhmln¡s]«v t]mIpw. B Pzmebnð hoWp sh´p sh®oÀ Bbn XoÀóp t]mIpw!
Cuizcm AXv X\n¡v Cjv«hpamWv!
tl \nÀ¯p kz]\w. Bsc¦nepw Iïmð t]Sn¨p t]mIpw."
^uky A\phnsâ tXmfnð X«n kzcw Xmgv¯n ]dªp.
t]Sn¡tbm?"
AsXsó ... Xm³ \nóv FcnbpI Asñ. Np«p ]gp¯ncn¡póp tNmó Ccp¼p t]mse."
sImñpw Rm³. "
B Hcp {]XnIcWw am{Xw aXnbmbncpóp ^uky¡v. AhÄ Nncn¨p.
Cóv sshIn«v IqsS t]mtóm...Rm³ ]dbmw BcXntbmSp..."
A\p adp]Sn ]dªnñ.
_meN{µ³ Fñmt]scbpw hnfn¨p.
Fñmt]cpw t\cs¯ Hcp¡nbncpó Ccn¸nS§fnð CSw ]nSn¨p.
F\n¡pÅ Hcp kn²n hntijw \n§Ä¡v CXnt\mSIw Ipds¨ms¡ a\Ênembn ImWpw...AsXsó hñmsX t]Sn s]Sp¯póp. Fsâ tamfpsS a\Ênse Nn´bmbn B t]Sn t\cs¯ Rm³ IïXmWv...."
A¿mÄ ]dªp XpS§póXv F´ns\ ]än Fóv bòo¡pw sdt_¡¡pw a\Ênembnñ. AhÀ At\ym\yw t\m¡n.
_me³ sXñp t\cw AhcpsS t\sc t\m¡n Ccpóp.
Fón«v AbmÄ tNmZn¨p.
Ct¸mÄ ]nSnIn«ntbm \n§Ä¡v?"
DÆv."
cïpt]cpw Hcpan¨p ]dªp.
bòo XnI¨pw kzm`mhnIamb AÛpXw am{Xw {]ISn¸n¨p.
sdt_¡ ]s£ AÛpXt¯msSm¸w henb `b¯n\pw ASns¸«p Fóv tXmón. AhÄ¡p taemsI hnd¨p XpS§n.
^ukybpw ^vemhnbbpw AhnsS \S¡pó Imcy§Ä kkq£vaw \nc£n¨p Ipdn¸pIÄ X¿mdm¡n.
Fenk_¯v Bcm[\ \ndª IuXpIt¯msS Hópw \jvSs¸SmsX tIÄ¡m³ sNhn h«w ]nSn¨p Ccpóp.
BcXn Xsâ a\Ênð ap¼v tXmónb `bw hoïpw HmÀ¯p.
F{X al¯cw Bb Ignhv BWv AÑ\v DÅXv F¦nepw a\pjy³ Fó \ne¡v AXv \òbpsS hgn hn«p Xnò¡p IqSn D]tbmKs¸Sp¯m³ DÅ {]tem`\¯n\v F§m³ Aѳ hgns¸«p t]mbmð Fs´ms¡bmhpw A´nsâ A\´c ^e§Ä.
BÀ¡p AXn\p XSbnSm³ ]äpw?
kam\ kn²n DÅ BÀs¡¦nepw AñmsX aämÀ¡pw AXv km[yañ. A§s\ hcpt¼mÄ AÑsâ sNbvXnIÄ¡v km[mcW a\pjyÀ shdpw Icp¡mtfm Bbp[§tfm Bbn am{Xw Npcp§póp....
B `bw AÑ\v tXmópóp FómtWm?
F¦nð?
AhÄ¡p XpSÀóv At§m«v BtemNn¡m³ ss[cyw tXmónbnñ.
aäpÅhcpsS a\Êpw Nn´bpw F\n¡v ImWm³ ]äpóp. `mhnbnð hcm³ t]mIpó t]mepw AXn\mbn GIm{KXtbmsS Ccn¡pt¼mÄ F\n¡v ImWm³ ]äpóp. a\pjycpsSbpw aäp PohnIfpsSbpw akvXnjvI¯nse Nn´m tI{µ§fnð ISóp Ibdn F\n¡v thïn Ahsb Nn´n¸n¨p Rm³ B{Kln¡pó F´pw Ahsc sImïv sN¿n¸n¡m³ F\n¡v Ignbpóp. Cu iàn BXy´nIw Bb \òbnð Duón am{Xta D]tbmKn¡ s]Smhq Fsó\n¡p Dïv. ...]s£ AñmsX NneXv hóp s]«v t]mIpw Fóv Rm³ t]Sn¡póp....hñmsX t]Sn¡póp....."
AbmfpsS i_vZw Hcp t\À¯ a{´Ww t]mse XpSÀóp sImïncpóp. apdnbnð B i_vZw HgnsI XnIª \ni_vZX.
A_e\mb a\pjysâ B Ipcp¡nð Rm³ sNóp s]«v t]mbmð Rm³, AXmbXp Fsâ kq£va icocw Asñ¦nð Bßmhv Rm³ Cu ImWpó, Øqe \izc icocw hn«p ]pdt¯¡p Ab¡pw. Hcp aS§n hchv CñmsX...."
kÀ AXn\ÀYw...."
AsX AXv Xsó Fenk_¯v. \n§Ä acWw Fóv ]dbpó AhØ Fsâ Cu icoc¯n\v hóp s]Spw FóÀ°w. ..."
IqSnbncpóXnð Gsd t]cpw sR«n.
Fenk_¯nsâ lrZbw \pdp§pó t]mse tXmón.
A\phn\v Xsâ at\mKXn hymJym\n¡m³ ]änbnñ..
taml³ ]dªp.
C{Xbv¡p Ignbpó kmdn\v Ft´ AXv \nb{´n¡m³ ]äpónñ.?"
_me³ Nncn¨p. Hcp hnjmZw IeÀó Nncn.
Rm³ Hcp a\pjy³ BWv Fóv am{Xta AXn\p adp]Sn Bbn F\n¡v ]dbm\pÅq.....\msams¡ ]pd¯p AdnbmsX sXämb Fs´ms¡ Imcy§Ä sN¿póp. sXäv Fóv \ap¡v Adnhpïmbn«pw Ft´ \mw AXv BhÀ¯n¡póp? AXn\pÅ Ahkc§Ä Hcp¡n FSp¡m³ P´p klPamb h\yXtbmsS \mw Ft´ hoïpw hoïpw {ian¡póp?"
sdt_¡ tX§nt¸mbn.
bòo hnXp¼ð Hcp¡m³ IogvNpïv ISn¨p.
A\phnsâbpw ^ukybpsSbpw I®pIÄ X½nð tImÀ¯p.
BcXn tamlsâ apJt¯¡v t\m¡n. AbmÄ \netXbv¡pw.
Achnµv ^vemhnbsb kv]Àin¨p.
FsakvtSm ]pôncn¨p.
_mesâ I®pIÄ Fenks_¯nð hóp hoWp.
AXphsc \nb{´nXambn \nóncpó hn§ð Hcp apf No´pó t]mse Ahfnð \nóv ]pdt¯¡v NmSn.
Hsó\n¡v ]dbm³ Dïv. Bßmhv ]s£ £bw t\cnSpónñ. AXv asämcp Bebw tXSn t]mIpw. \ne\nð¡pótXm ]pXpXmbn krjv«n¡s]SpótXm Bb Hcp Bebw. Fsâ Bßmhv AXnsâ Bebw Isï¯n Ignªncn¡póp......Hcp shfn]mSmbn AXv Fónð \ndbpóp......"
FsakvtSm _mesâ apJt¯¡v t\m¡n.
{Km³Uv ]m....."
Ahsâ Ipªp lrZbw a{´n¨p.