AeobpsS Ip«nIfpsS hnjbw Xocpamn¡s¸Spó lnbdnwKv XobXn hsó¯n.
lnbdnwKv dqw s]mXpth i_vZmbamw Bbncpónñ.
Fñmhcpw t_m[]qÀÆw ISp¯ A¨S¡w ]men¡pó t]mse tXmón.shÅ¡mcmb cïp ]pcpjòmcpw mep kv{XoIfpw AS§pó PUv-Pv-saâv ]menð BsIGgpt]À Dïmbncpóp.
Aeobpw Ip«nIfpw Fenk_¯pw _mepw Ignªmð AhcpsS `mK¯v ]nsó DïmbncpóXv t{ImbntUm¬ aebmfn kwLSIfpsS cïp {]Xnn[nIfpw {_n«ojv aebmfn ]{X¯nsâ dnt¸mÀ«dpw am{Xw.
AeobpsS `mK¯v nóv _me³ kwkmcn¡pw Fóv tcs¯ Adnbn¨p ApaXn hm§nbncpóp.
t{]mkoSn§vkv XpS§n.
]menð Dïmbncpó IqSpXð t]cpw Imcy§Ä {]XnIqeambn o§pw Fó a«nepÅ kqNIfmWv AhcpsS kwkmc¯neqsS sImSp¯Xv. NneÀ amXm]nXm¡Ä ImWn¨ A{i² AXoh KpcpXcw BsWópw Ip«nIsf tcmw h®w tm¡n ]peÀ¯phm³ AhÀ {]m]vXcñ Fópw hsc ]dªp.
FXnÀ hmZ¯nmbn _me³ Fgptóäp.
Hu]NmcnIambn Imcy§Ä ]cmaÀin¨ tijw Xm³ I¿nð IcpXnbncpó Ipsd yqkv t]¸À I«nwKv AbmÄ ]mensâ {i²¡mbn hmbn¨p.
bp. sI. bnse Adnbs¸Spó yqkv t]¸dpIÄ ChnsS ne nð¡pó kwhn[ms¯ ]än Xo£vWamb `mjbnð hnaÀin¡pó B teJ§fnð _me³ Dt±in¨ Imcyw Øm]ns¨Sp¡póXnp thï sXfnhpIfpw Dïmbncpóp.
ap³ Ime§fnð sIbÀ kwhn[m¯nte¡pw t^msÌÀ sIbÀ hoSpIfnte¡pw Ab¡s¸« Ip«nIÄ, hnhn[ hÀ® hÀ¤ hn`mK¯nð s]SpóhÀ, {]mb ]qÀ¯n F¯nbtXmsS IpähmfnIfpw thiy hr¯n sN¿póhcpw {UKv UoeÀamcpw Bbn amdnb IYIÄ sXfnhpIÄ AS¡w AbmÄ AhnsS nc¯n.
Gähpw thZm PIw Bb kwKXn tað¸dª hn`mK¯nð F¯ns¸« Ip«nIfnð IqSpXð t]cpw A§s Bbnt¸mbn FóXmbncpóp.
_p²n]chpw Iem]chpw Bb IgnhpIÄ Dïmbncpó Ip«nIÄ t]mepw AÊq{XnXamb Nne XnòIÄ¡p ASns¸«p PohnXw ]cmPb ]«nIbnð FgpXn tNÀ¡s¸«hcmWv.
nenð¡pó hyhØnXn ap³ hn[ntbmsS Na¡s¸«XmWv Fóv AbmÄ Duón¸dªp. kwkvImchpw ss]XrI aqey§fpw tNÀóv hyànIfpsS t_m[ aÞe¯nð _Ô§sf Ipdn¨pw klhÀ¯nXz t_m[s¯ Ipdn¨pw Hs¡ Dïm¡pó hyXykvX Nn{X§Ä ]cnKWn¡msX ap³ nÝb {]ImcapÅXpw tIhew aÊpIfpsS kwthZw CñmsX I¼yq«dnð tNÀ¯ Nne IW¡p IqSepIsf am{Xw B[mcam¡n {]hr¯n ]Yw nÝbn¡pIbpw AXneqsS Xocpam§fnð F¯pIbpw sN¿pó bm{´nI kwkvImc¯nsâ ncmim PIamb ]cmPbw am{XamWv CsXópw _me³ ]dªp h¨p.
nba§fpw amÀK tcJIfpw CgIodn hnebn«p Xocpamw ssI sImÅpt¼mÄ AXnsâ A´na ^ew Ap`hnt¡ïn hcpó hyànIfpsS ]nóm¼pd PohnXhpw Ahcnð Xocpamw Dfhm¡ntb¡mhpó tZmj ^e§fpw ]cnKWn¡s¸SWw Fópw, ]pÀ Nn´¡v hgns¸«p ap³ Xocpamw amän FSp¡póXv XnI¨pw ssXnIhpw ]et¸mgpw Bimkyhpw BsWópw _me³ ]dªp.
AbmÄ D]tbmKn¨ hm¡pIfpw sbvsXSp¯p AhXcn¸n¨ hmIy§fpw Fñmhscbpw AÛpXs¸Sp¯n.
Fenk_¯v ndª Bcm[m `mht¯msS _mes tm¡n Ccpóp.
IÀ¯mth Xm³ ImWpóXv, Bp`hn¨p AdnbpóXv Fs´mcp hyàn {]`mhw BWv!
]pcpj³ Bbmð C§s thWw.
AñmsX.
tlm«enð F¯n Blmcw HmÀUÀ sNbvXp Ign¡m³ XpS§pt¼mÄ sXm«Sp¯ koänð Ccpó BÄ HmÀUÀ sNbvX dpaWw ]c¯pó sImXnbqdpó hn`h§Ä Iïp kzbw sNbvX A_²s¯ ]än Bß hnaÀiw sN¿pó BfpsS amknI AhØ Bbncpó Fenk_¯np At¸mÄ...
lnbdnwKv dqanð Ipsd tcw XnIª ni_vZX ndªp nóp.
]menð {][mn Bb BÄ kwkmcn¨p.
Ip«nIfpsS, {][mambpw aq¯ Ip«nbpsS hm¡pIÄ F´v Xocpam¯npw ap³t] ]cnKWn¡s¸SWw Fópw AbmÄ ]dªp.
_me³ D]tZin¨ {]Imcw {Sm³tÉäÀ Dïmbncpóp.
Ip«n Cw¥ojv kwkmcn¡pw F¦nepw {S³tÉäÀ thWw Fóv _me³ nÀ_Ô ]qÀÆw ]dªncpóp.
hnjbs¯ ASnØmam¡n ]mð AwK§Ä Hmtcmcp¯cpw Htóm ctïm tNmZy§Ä hoXw AcpWntmSv tNmZn¡pw. Ahsâ D¯c§Ä XoÀ¨bmbpw A´na Xocpams¯ kmcambn kzm[on¡pI Xsó sN¿pw.
{Sm³tÉäÀ X¿mdmbn. aäpÅhcpw.
Fenk_¯v AeotbmSp tNmZn¨p Ahs¡ms¡ D¯cw sImSp¯ncpóp.
m«nð Hcp aehmknbmb emS sshZy³ sImSp¯ acpómWv Hcp hÀjw Bbn AcpWnsâ t{ImWnIv Bkva¡v AhÀ sImSp¯psImïv Ccn¡póXv. B hnhcw hyàambn AhÄ _metmSv ]dªncpóp.
"BgvNbnð aqómev XhW A§s AXymhiyw DïmImdptïm?"
"Rm³ CXpt]mse Hcmhiyw hcpt¼mÄ ]dbm³ thïn IrXyambn HmÀ½n¨p h¨n«nñ."
B apdnbnð Dïmbncpó Hóv cïp t]sc¦nepw Nncn¨p t]mbn.
tNmtZym¯c§Ä C§s Hcp coXnbnð oïp. Ip«nbpsS adp]SnbneqsS amXm ]nXm¡fpsS Ipäw sXfnbn¡m³ Bbnñ.
XpSÀ S]SnIsf XpSÀóv, hniZamb Hcp NÀ¨bv¡v tijw kam kw`h§Ä Hcn¡epw BhÀ¯n¡m³ ]mSnñ Fó Hcp Xm¡otXmsS Ip«nIsf AhcpsS Aѳ A½amtcmSv IqSn hnSm³ Xocpamw Bbn.
AhnsS IqSnbncpó FñmhÀ¡pw Bizmkw tXmón.
Aeo hmhn«p Icªp t]mbn.
AhÄ¡p BtcmSv µn ]dbWw Fóv Adnªp IqSmbncpóp.
_me³ kÀ klmbn¡pw Fópw tZmjw hcmsX Imcy§Ä ]cyhkmn¡pw Fópw Fenk_¯v ]dªt¸mÄ AhÄ A{Xbv¡v A§v hnizkn¨nñ.
Ct¸mÄ AhÄ B Ahnizmk¯nð tJZn¡pI Bbncpóp.
_me³ kÀ klmbn¡pw Fópw tZmjw hcmsX Imcy§Ä ]cyhkmn¡pw Fópw Fenk_¯v ]dªt¸mÄ AhÄ A{Xbv¡v A§v hnizkn¨nñ.
Ct¸mÄ AhÄ B Ahnizmk¯nð tJZn¡pI Bbncpóp.
AhÄ¡p _metmSv aÊv Xpdóp µn ]dbWw Fópïv. ]s£ kt´mjhpw Bizmkhpw tNÀó kwbpà hnImcw izmkw ap«n¡pIbmð Hc£cw AhÄ¡p DcnbmSm³ Bbnñ.
"kmcanñ Ip«o...Fn¡v aÊnemIpw nsâ aÊv. Cn At§m«v Ipd¨p IqSn {i² hbv¡q..."
_mesâ hm¡pIÄ hoïpw Ahsf Sp¡n.
Xm³ ]dbm³ B{Kln¨Xv apgph³ At±lw tI«v Ignªncn¡póp.
"Rm³ ]dªntñ. CXmWv Fsâ _me³ kÀ"
Fenk_¯v A§s ]dªn«v sXämb hm¡p]tbmKn¨hsf t]mse ]cp§n.
_me³ AhfpsS I®pIfnte¡p tm¡n.
Fenk_¯nsâ NpïpIÄ hndsImÅpópïmbncpóp.
AhÄ Ft´m tIÄ¡pIbpw DS³ ad¡pIbpw sNbvX t]mse.
_mev hñm¯ ]cn{`aw tXmóm³ XpS§n. PKZoizcm. AbmfpsS DÅnð A§s Hcp a{´w apg§n.
Fenk_¯v _mes BcXnbpsS ho«nð sImïphóp hn«p.
AhnsS hn«mð aXn Fóv _me³ Xsó ]dªXmWv.
Fenk_¯pw _mepw AhnsS F¯pt¼mÄ ^uky AhnsS Dïmbncpóp.
AhÄ ]Xnhnepw IqSpXð Dtòj hXnbpw kt´mjapÅhÄ Bbpw ImWs¸«p.
BcXn tamlpambn t^mWnð kwkmcn¡pI Bbncpóp.
"taml³ Aѳ hón«pïv... Rm³ Hót§m«p sNñs« F´m SsósXóp Adnbm³ DÅ sh{]mfw sImïm. Rm³ Xncn¨p hnfn¡mw..."
tamltmSp A§s ]dªn«v AhÄ knänwKv dqante¡v hóp.
Pn Aphnsâ I¿nð Ccpóp _mes tm¡n Nncn¨p.
AbmÄ AhfpsS säntað Npw_n¨p.
Pn AbmÄ¡v tsc Nªp.
_me³ AcpatbmsS Ip«nsb I¿nð FSp¯p.
"AÑm F´v Sóp? Hóv ]dbq."
"F´v ]dbm³! AcpWnsâ hmbneqsS _me³ kÀ kwkmcn¨p. ½Ä tSn. D{K³ {]ISw."
{]nb Xmcw knIvkÀ ASn¨Xv Iï Ip«nsb t]mse Fenk_¯v tIdn ]dªp.
"Cu tN¨n¡v Aѳ Fóv ]dªmð Ct¸mÄ apgp¯ Bcm[bm. AXv aq¯v t{]aw hñXpw BIptam? F¦nð aqsó®w hgnbm[mcw BIpw."
Fenk_¯nsâ a¡sfbpw BâWnsbbpw Dt±in¨mWv BcXn Xamibmbn A§s ]dªXv.
"BcXo tamfv Cu hbÊs shdpsX hnt«¡q..."
"Gbv A¦nÄ. AXv Rm³ k½Xn¡nñ. {]mbw sImïv apjy³ hbÊmbmepw aÊpsImïpw BßmhpsImïpw Ahp Pcm c Ibdnñ Fópw, A§s bphXzw Xpfp¼pó aÊpw Bßmhpw sImSnsImÅpó icocs¯ AhbpsS CjvS¯nv Apkcn¨v {]hÀ¯n¸n¡mw Fópw tPmmX³ kvan¯nsâ Hcp _p¡nð ]dbpópïv. B AÀY¯nð A¦nÄ ]qÀ® bphXzw DÅ BÄ Xsó."
^uky Xsâ hmZ apJw CSbv¡p Ibdn BsW¦nepw ómbn AhXcn¸n¨p.
"FsSm A§ssb¦nð mð¸Xp hbÊnptað {]mbw DÅ Fenk_¯np Rm³ Xosc Ip«n Bbnt¸mIpw."
"AsXn¡v aÊnembn. aÊnsâ bphXzw sImïv A¦nÄ A{Xbv¡v sNdp¸w BWv Fótñ B ]dªXnsâ AÀYw?"
_me³ adp]Sn ]dbmsX Nncn¨p.
Xsâ DÅnð Hcp ]XntgpImcn s]¬sImSn ]pÀPn¡póXpw Ahfnð {]Wbw apf s]m«póXpw Fenk_¯v Adnªp.
AhÄ Sp§n.
B Sp¡w Ahfnð Hcp ]pfIw Bbn Aenªp tNÀóp.
AcpXmbvI AphÀ¯n¡th PyamIpó Hcp AyZriy kpJw Ahsf ASnapSn Hmf§fnð Btemew B«n.
"^uky nsâ ]pXnb ]pkvXIw FhnsS hsc Bbn?"
hnjbw Xncn¨p sImïv t]mImmtWm _me³ A§s tNmZn¨sXóv Fenk_¯v kwibn¨p.
"^Ìv Nm]väÀ Ignªp A¦nÄ... Fw Bw shbnänwKv t^mÀ ^vemhnb Sp Iw _m¡v t^mÀ F UnkvIj³."
cïp mfs¯ bm{Xbpambn t]mbncn¡pI BWv ^vfmhnbbpw Achnµpw Ip«nbpw. AhfpsS aS§n hchmWv ^uky Dt±in¨Xv.
"ñXv. ta¡v Cäv ^m_pekv"
Fenk_¯nsâ samss_ð t^m¬ i_vZn¡m³ XpS§n.
AhÄ ImÄ Aä³Uv sNbvXp.
Hóv cïp ann«v tcs¯ kwkmcw Fenk_¯nð henb amäw hcp¯n.
t^m¬ h¨n«v AhÄ skänbnte¡v s]s«óv Ccpóp.
AhÄ hnd¡pIbpw s]m«n IcbpIbpw sNbvXp.
"F´v ]än Fenk_¯v?"
"kÀ. Fsâ kÀ..."
AhÄ Ft´m ]dbm³ {ian¨p. ]s£ i_vZw ]pdt¯¡v hónñ.