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Hcp ]´n-cm- n-\p-tijw eoe-sb-¸än Rm\n¶v HmÀ¯p-t]mbn.

eoe-sb¶v tIÄ¡p-t¼mÄ \n§Ä s]s«¶v hnNm-cn-t¨-¡mw. sXän-²-cn-¡m-Xn-cn-¡m³ t\cs¯ ]d-ªp-sIm-Å-s«. AhÄ Fsâ ktlm-Z-cn-bmWv!

Cu hkvXpX Adn-bp¶ hyàn-IÄ temI-¯n hfsc Ipdt¨ DÅq.

eoe-sb-¡p-dn¨v HmÀ¡m³ ImcWw s]«n-¡-Sn-bn \n¶v I p-In«nb dºÀ aq§-bm-Wv. d±psNbvX jÀ«pw ap pw ]gb IS-em-kp-Ifpw C« s]«n-¡-I¯v Cs¶mcp ]cn-tim-[\ \S-¯n. t\m¡p-t¼m-gp v B ]gb dºÀ aq§ InS-¡p-¶p. AXnsâ \ndw a§n BIÀj-I-Xz-an-Ãm-Xm-bn-«p- v. kv^SnIw sIm p- m-¡nb I®pIÄ am{Xw a§n-bn-«n-Ã.

Hcp Ime¯v AsXsâ Gähpw {]nb-s¸« Iq«p-Im-c-\m-bn-cp¶p. AXnsâ DS-a-Ø-\m-b-Xn A`n-am-\n-¨n-cp-¶p. hfsc hfsc sImXn¨pIn«n-b-Xm-Wv. AXp k©n-bn h¨p-sIm v kvIqfn sN¶p Ib-dn-b-t¸mÄ Rm³ kzbw H¶p-bÀ¶-t]mse tXm¶n. ImcWw Fsâ k©n-¡-I¯v hne-]n-Sn-¸pÅ Hcp apX-ep- v. A¸p-Ip-«sâ ]fp-¦p-U-¸n-tb-¡mfpw F{¼m³Ip-«n-bpsS sau¯v HmÀK-t\-¡mfpw ap´n-b-XmWv Fsâ aq§. AtXbv, sImf-¼nÂ\n¶p sIm p-h-¶-XmWv!

dºÀ aq§bv¡v c p hnti-j-X-I-fp- v. ASn-`m-Ks¯ Ipän AaÀ¯n-bm AXnsâ hbÀ Xpd-¡pw. hb-dn-¶-I¯v ]Xp-]-Xp-¸pÅ Hcp sIm¨p Ipjysâ apI-fn ISpw \oe-\n-d-¯n-ep-Å, Hcp sNdnb Ip¸n. AXn skâm-bn-cp¶p! AS¸p Xpd-¶m Acn-ap-Ã-¸q-¡-fpsS aWw ¢mÊp-ap-gp-h³ hym]n-¡pw. s]¬Ip-«n-I-fn-cn-¡p¶ _©nÂ\n¶v ]ndp-]n-dp-¸p-IÄ tIÄ¡mw.

""B Ip«osS I¿n-em...!''

"B Ip«n' Rm\m-b-Xn F\n-¡-`n-am-\-ap- m-bn-cp-¶p.

F¶n«pw AXv "am¹-skâm'sW¶v ]pÑn¨ i¦p-®n-bp-ambn CSn-¸-bäp \S-¯n-b-Xn F\n-¡n¶pw ]Ým-¯m-]-an-Ã.

c m-as¯ {]tXy-IX: ]n³h-is¯ I¼n-I-fn-f-¡n-bm aq§ I®p-cp-«pw.

D¨-ka-b¯v Ip«n-I-fpsS ap¶n aq§sb {]ZÀin-¸n-¡p-t¼mÄ amb-¡p-Xn-c-bpsS DS-a-Ø-\mb cmP-Ip-am-csâ IY ap¯Èn ]d-ªXv Fsâ a\-Ên-ep- m-Ipw. B aq§ Fsâ Poh-\m-bn-cp-¶p. asäm-cmsf Gev]n-¡m³ a\Êp hcn-Ã. AXnsâ "sa¡m-\nkw' Adn-bp-¶Xv F\n¡p am{X-atÃ?

Rm³ Bcw-`n-¨-Xv....... Hm, eoe-sb-¸-än-bm-bn-cp-¶p. H¶p ]d-bm³ hn«p-t]m-bn, dºÀ aq§ F\n¡p k½m-\n-¨Xv eoe-bm-bn-cp¶p.

Pohn-X-¯nÂ\n¶v No´n-sb-Sp-¡p¶ Hcp ]gb Xmfm-Wn-Xv.

IpSp-¡p-IÄ thdn« Hcp apjnª Imepd Ac-bn IpSp¡n \nÀ¯n \S-¡p¶ Imew. ]t¯m ]Xn-s\mt¶m hbÊv {]mbw ImWpw. A½-bp-sSbpw tPyjvT·m-cp-sSbpw ASn apdbv¡v hm§pw. "A½mfp-A½-bpsS aI³ hmkp hÃm¯ hnIr-Xn-bm-sW-¶m-bn-cp¶p s]mXp-P\m-`n-{]m-bw. AXn\p {]N-cWw \ÂIn-bXv AbÂ-h¡s¯ ]mdp-h½-bm-Wv. D¨bv¡v AhÀ ]Xps¡ R§-fpsS \S-¸p-c-bn-se¯pw. A½-bpsS Xe-bn \n¶v t]s\-Sp-¯p-sIm v ]mdp-h½ \mev -Rmbw ]dbpw. AXp tIÄ¡m³ F\n-¡n-jvS-am-Wv. CÃs¯ amfm-t¯-en-t\-¸-äntbm sXc- n-cn-¡p¶ Ip«n-sb-¸-äntbm Bbn-cn¡pw ]d-bp-¶-Xv. F¶mepw tI«n-cn-¡m³ ck-ap- v. AXn-\n-Sbv¡v ]mdp-h½ ]dbpw:

""sâ tam³ B sNsÃm¶v FSvs¯zm cq...''

AXmWv Ipg-¸w. AXn\v Rm³ Iq«m-¡m-¯-t¸mÄ A½ I¸n-¡pw. AX-\p-k-cn-¡n-Ã. ]ns¶bpw imkn¨p t\m¡pw. Rms\-s´-¦nepw hnISw ]d-sª¶v hcpw. At¸mÄ hogpw ]pd-s¯m-¶v.

Hcp km[m-cW cwK-am-W-Xv.

AbÂh-¡s¯ kv{XoIÄ¡n-S-bn A½ _lp-am-\-¯n\p ]m{X-am-bn-cp-¶p. ImcWw A½-bpsS ssIbnÂ\n¶p ]Wtam Acn-tbm hmbv] In«pw. kZybv¡v t]mIm-\pÅ ] w ISw hm§m\pw A½-bpsS tkh thWw.

""amkw amkw A½bv¡v F{X ]Wm- hcvWv?''

""AbmÄt¡-bv, sImf-¼nev F´v hmc-ems{X!''

A§s\ t]mIp¶p A`n-{]m-b-§Ä.......

Aѳ hfsc Ime-ambn kntem-Wn-em-Wv. amkwtXmdpw [mcmfw ]Ww Ab-bv¡pw.

R§Ä \mem¬a-¡-fm-Wv. ktlm-Z-cn-amÀ Bcp-an-Ã. aäp-Å-hcpsS I®n AsXmcp \à KpW-am-Wv. ]mdp-h-½-bpsS A`n-{]mb-¯n AXm-W-½-bpsS Gähpw henb kpIr-Xw. AXnsâ ImcWw Rm³ hnNm-cn-¡p-¶Xp ]mdp-h-½-bpsS ho«n s]cp-In-h-cp¶ s]¬]S-bm-Wv. Bb-½bv¡p A©v AhÀ¡v Ggpw. ]Xn-aq¶p s]®p-§Ä \ndª Hcp IpSpw-_-am-W-Xv.

Hcp s]¬Ip-«nbp mhm³ A½bpw AÑ\pw B{K-ln-¨n-cp¶p. aq¶m¬a-¡Ä¡p-tijw A½ KÀ`n-Wn-bm-b-t¸mÄ IWn-bmÀ ]dªp: ""CXv s]¬Ip-«n-X-s¶.''

FÃm-hÀ¡pw kt´m-j-am-bn. sN¿m¯ hgn-]m-Sp-Ifpw Ib-dm¯ A¼-e-§-fp-an-Ã.

]t£ {]Xo-£-I-sfÃmw X«n-am-än-s¡m v Hcp Nmhm-fn-s¨-dp-¡³ `qPm-X-\m-bn. hn\-b]qÀÆw Adn-bn-¨p-sIm-Å-s«, B \nÀ`mKy-hm³ Rm\m-Wv.

Fs³d Øm\¯v Hcp s]¬Ipªv ]nd-¡m-bn-cp-¶p... ssZhs¯ Rm³ i]n-¨Xv ]n¶o-Sm-Wv.

IpSp-¡n-Ãm¯ apjnª s{SukÀ C«v hnIr-Xn-bmbn \S-¶n-cp¶ Ime¯vþ As¶-\n¡v AÑs\ HmÀ½-bn-Ã. AÑsâ ]Sw apdn-bn ]te-S¯pw I n-«p- v. F\n¡p \mep hb-Êp-Å-t¸mÄ kntemWn t]mb-XmWv. ]ns¶ h¶n-«n-Ã.

AXn-s\-¸än kqNn-¸n-¨m G«³amÀ Fs¶ Ifn-bm-¡pw. Ah-cpsS ap¼n Rm³ Nqfn-t¸m-Ipw. AhÀ kntem-Wn hf-sc-¡mew Pohn-¨n-«p- v. Fs¶-¡mfpw A[n-Im-c-]qÀÆw AÑ-s\-¸än kwkm-cn-¡p-¶Xv Ah-cm-Wv.

Rm³ A½-bpsS KÀ`-¯n-em-bn-cn-¡p¶ Ime-¯mWv A½bpw aäp ktlm-Z-c³amcpw \m«n-te¡p aS-§n-t¸m-¶-Xv. AXn¸ns¶ sImÃ-¯n c p-aq-¶p-amkw Ah-[n-bn Aѳ \m«nÂh-cpw.

A½-bpsS hI F\n¡p [mcfw ASn h¶ptNcm-dp- v. G«·mcpw CS-bvs¡Ãmw t{Zmln-¡pw. X\n-¨ncn-¡p-t¼mÄ Fsâ Zpc-h-Ø-sb-¸än Rmt\mÀ¯p-t]m-Ipw. Hcp aI-fpsS Øm\¯v h¶p ]nd¶-Xp-sIm- m-bn-cn-¡mw.

Ft¶m-SpÅ tZjyw sIm m-bn-cn-¡ptam Aѳ \m«n hcm-¯Xv?

cm{Xn-bn InS-¡p-t¼mÄ ]eXpw Btem-Nn-¡pw. HmÀ-t¯mÀ¯v Ah-km\w Adn-bmsX tNmZn-¨p-t]mhpw:

""At½, Rms\mcp s]¦p«n Bbn-¨mtem?''

""an msX InS-s¡Sm.''

Dd¡w ]nSn¨p XpS-§nb A½ tZjyw-]n-Sn¨v XpS-bvs¡mcp \pÅp ]mÊm-¡pw.

Hcp s]¬Ip-«n-bp- m-hm-¯-Xn A½bv¡pw AÑ\pw thZ-\-bp v. AsX-\n-¡-dn-bp-Ibpw sN¿pw.

Hcp s]§-fp- m-hp-I. \sÃmcp Imcy-am-W-Xv. Fsâ ¢mÊnse Ip«n-IÄ¡pw tN«-¯n-amcpw A\n-b-¯n-amcpap v. tKm]n-bpsS ]pkvX-I-§-sfÃmw Ie- À GSp-IÄsIm v `wKn-bn s]mXnªp sImSp-¡p-¶Xv `m\p-tN¨n-bm-Ws{X. Ahsâ `m\p-tN-¨n-bmWv ]pkvX-I-§-fn t]sc-gpXn sImSp¡p-¶-Xv. F´p-`w-Kn-bpÅ A£-c-§Ä! Icp-Wm-Icsâ aq¯ s]§Ä¡v Ieym-W-ap- m-bn. hen-sbmcp aoibpw C¯ncn--am{Xw hen-¸-apÅ Hcp hm¨p-apÅ Bfm-Ws{X Ahsâ tN¨nsb IeymWw Ign-¨-Xv. Abmfpw Iq«p-Imcpw ]´-en h¶p Ib-dn-b-t¸mÄ Im Igp-In-¨Xv Ah-\m-Wp-t]mepw. Ipc-hbpw \mZ-kz-c-hp-sams¡ A¶p cm{Xn-bn Rm\pw tIÄ¡p-I-bp- m-bn.

AsXÃmw \Ã-Xp-X-s¶. F¶mepw Im Igp-In-¡p-¶Xp F\n-¡{X ]nSn-¨n-Ã.

""]nt¶bv'' Ah³ kzImcyw ]d-bp-I-bm-Wv. ""Rm³ F´m-Èt m Abmsf hnfn¡ym? Afn-bm¶v''.

Icp-Wm-I-c\pw tKm]n-bp-sams¡ `mKy-hm-·m-cm-sW¶p tXm¶n. ho«n Hcp Ieym-W-ap- m-Ip-¶Xv \sÃmcp Imcy-amWv: Ae-¦-cn¨ ]´epw s]t{Sm-amIvkv hnf-¡p-Ifpw Bįn-c¡pw AI¯p \ndsb s]®p-§-fpw...... H¶p-hn-«p-t]mbn: {Kma-t^m¬ ]m«pw.

Fsâ ho«n Hcp Ieym-W-ap- m-hm³ bmsXmcp hgn-bp-an-Ã. F\n-s¡mcp s]§-fn-Ãþ!

Fsâ ]pkvX-I-§Ä¡v `wKn-bpÅ s]mXn-¨n-en-Ã. \à A£-c-¯n t]sc-gp-Xn-bn-«n-Ã. F\n¡v Hc-fn-b-\p- m-hnÃ.......

D m-bn-cp-s¶-¦n-età Icp-Wm-I-csâ ho«n-te-¡mfpw Kw`o-c-am-¡q. At¸mÄ Icp-Wm-I-c³ Fs¶ ImW-Ww. Ahsâ ho«nse IeymWw A{X-sbm¶pw \¶m-hn-Ã. AsÃ-¦nepw Ah-s\´v Ipfqkm...!

Fsâ ]pkvX-I-§Ä Rm³ Xs¶-bmWv s]mXn-bp-¶-Xv. hr¯n-bm-hn-Ã. G«-·m-tcmSp ]dªm hÃ-Xp-sams¡ ]d-bpw. FXn-cp-]-d-ªm hnIr-Xn-bm-sW¶ s]mXp-P-\m-`n-{]m-bs¯ am\n-¨p-sIm v Xe-s¡mcp ta«tam atäm k½m-\n-¡pw.

AÑsâ I¯p-IÄ apdbv¡v hcm-dp v: A½ {i²n¨p hmbn-¡pw. ]¯mw¢m-Êp-Im-c-\mb aq¯ G«³ hmbn-¡p-t¼mÄ Hcn¡Â¡qSn tIÄ¡p-Ibpw thWw.

"".... Ip«n-IÄs¡-Ãm-hÀ¡pw kpJ-sa¶v Icp-Xp-¶p. Ah-cpsS hnhc-§Ä¡v {]tXyIw Fgp-Xp-atÃm....'

AS-§m¯ Bth-i-t¯msS Rm\-sXÃmw tIÄ¡pw. Ip«n-IÄ F¶p ]d-bp-¶-Xn Rm\pw AS-§n-bn-«p- -tÃm.

ap¶qdn¸cw \mgn-I-¡-¸p-d¯v tPmen sN¿p¶ AÑ-s\-¸än Rmt\mÀ¡pw. At±lw Hcp I¼-\n-bnem-Ws{X tPmen-sN-¿p-¶-Xv. G«·m-scÃmw AÑsâ Hm^o-kn t]mbn-«p- v.

kntem-Wn-s\-¸än ]d-bp-¶-sX´pw Rm³ {i²-h¨p tIÄ¡pw. Fhn-sS-h-¨m-bmepw. Ahn-Ss¯ Bfp-IÄ ]d-bp-¶Xv \ap¡v Xncn-bn-Ã-s{X. ImcWw AhÀ kwkm-cn-¡p-¶Xv atätXm `mj-bm-Wv. Ahn-Sps¯ Bfp-IÄ `b-¦-c·m-cm-Wv. Ipªp-§sf tdm«nepw aäpw I m Ac-bn \n¶v I¯n-bqcnsbSp¯v Igp¯p apdn¨pIf-bp-sa-¶mWv _mte-«³ ]d-bp-¶-Xv. A¯-c-samcp kw`hw kz´w I®p-sIm v I  BfmWv htey-«³.

AX-dn-ª-t¸mÄ `bw tXm¶n. Cu {Iqc-·m-cpsS CS-bn-emWv Aѳ Pnhn-¡p-¶-Xv..... Cuizcm!

""Ipt«ymsf amt{X sImÃvÅq, AtÃ?''

""]Ww In«m³ Btcw sImÃpw....''

CXv tIÄ¡p-t¼mÄ DÅn-semcp \Sp-¡w. ]pd¯v Im«n-Ã. Fsâ Cuiz-cm.... AÑsâ ssIhiw [mcmfw ]W-ap-s -¶mWv Bfp-IÄ ]d-bp-¶-Xv.

Bbn-S-bv¡mWv I¼n-In-«n-b-Xv. Aѳ \m«n-te¡v ]pd-s¸-Sp-¶p sh-¶-v.....!

Fhn-sS-sbm-s¡tbm bp²w \S-¡p¶ Ime-am-Wv. Aѳ tPmen sN¿p¶ Øe¯pw bp²w XpS-§n-bn-cn-¡p-¶p-h-s{X. AXm-W-ѳ s]s«¶v ]pd-s¸-Sm³ Imc-Ww. IS-emkp hmbn-¡m-dpÅ htey-«\v bp²-¯ns\ kw_-Ôn-s¨Ãmw Adn-bmw.

ho«nse A´-co-£-¯n AXv Ne-\-§Ä \nÀ½n-¨p. Aѳ hcp¶p...! Bdp-sIm-Ã-¯n-\p-tijw F\n-¡-Ñs\ ImWmw....!

"" sImf-¼o¶v Ch-sS-¯m³ F{X Znhkw thWw?''

Rm³ At\z-jn¨p. aq¶p-a-Wn-¡qÀ I¸-en-en-cn-¡-Ww. c p-Zn-h-kw h n-bnepw.

I¸Â shÅ-¯n k©-cn-¡p¶ hml-\-am-sW¶v A©mw ]mT-¯n ]d-ªn-«p- v. shÅ-¯n k©cn-¡p¶ hml-\-§-sf-sbÃmw F\n¡p `b-am-Wv. `K-hXn t£{X-¯n sXmgm³ t]mIp-t¼mÄ tXmWn-bn-en-cn-¡m-dp- v. t]Sn¨p hnd-¨m-bn-cn¡pw Rm³ tXmWn IS-¡p-¶-Xv. adn-bptam F¶ `bw. tXmWn ]pg-bn-em-Wv. I¸Â IS-en-epw. ISen Iqä³ Xnc-am-e-I-fp- m-hpw. I¸epw adn-bm-dpt m?

Aѳ thKw hc-tW...!

A½-bp-sS IW-¡p-{]-Imcw Xn¦-fmgvN Aѳ F¯p-sa-¶mWv hnizknt¡- Xv.

kvIqfp- m-bn-cp-s¶-¦nepw t]mIp-¶n-söp h¨p. G«·mcpw t]mbn-Ã. FÃm-hÀ¡pw A½ eohv kmMvj-\m-¡n-bn-«p- v.

....-D-d¡w hcp-¶-Xp-hsc ]Sn-bv¡-te¡v t\m¡n-bn-cp-¶p. ImWp-¶nÃ.

ASp¯ {]`m-X-¯n Aѳ h¶p-I-b-dn.

]¯m-b-¸p-c-bpsS apI-fnÂ\n¶v _mte-«-\m-WXv I -Xv. hb hc-¼n-eqsS A¨³ hcp-¶p. ]n¶n henb s]«n-Ifpw aäpw Npa¶v aq¶p Iqen-¡m-cpw.

tImem-bn Ib-dnb DSs\ Aѳ Fs¶ hmcn-sb-Sp-¯p.

Hcp Imcyw Dd-¸m-Wv. G«³am-cpsS ap¼n Ft¸m-sg-¦nepw Rm³ DbÀ¶-Xmbn tXm¶n-bn-«p-s -¦n At¸m-fm-Wv......

ASp-¯Xv Ah-cpsS Dug-am-bn-cp-¶p. Aѳ Hmtcm-cp-¯-scbpw sXm«p-X-S-hn. s{SukÀ Dc-¨p-I-b-än-s¡m v A¸w \mWn¨v \nÂ-¡p¶ Rm³ AÑs\ \Ã-t]mse I p.

t^m«m-hn ImWp-¶-Xn-ep-a-[nIw Idp-¯n-«m-Wv. XSnbpw IqSp-Xep v. Acp-In¶v Nn{X-¸-Wn-bpÅ \o kmÂh Igp-¯n Npänbn«ncn-¡p-¶p.....- A-Xn-en-S-bv¡mWv Rm³ asäm-c-ÛpXw I -Xv. AÑsâ ]nd-In asämcp s]¬Ip«n!

hnf-dnb \nd-¯n h«-ap-Jhpw hnSÀ¶ I®p-Ifpw Igp-¯p-hsc hfÀ¯nb Npcp  sN¼³ap-Sn-bpÅ Hcp s]¬Ip-«n. shfp¯ kn¡n Nph¶ henb ]q¡Ä hfÀ¯nb Hcp sKuWmWn-«n-«pÅXv. Ft¶-¡mfpw Dbcw ImWpw.

Aѳ Ah-tfm-sSt´m ]dªp. F\n-¡-Úm-X-am-bn-cp¶p B `mj. AhÄ Xe-Ip-ep-¡n. F¶n«v ]Xps¡ D½-d-t¡m-em-bn-te¡v Ibdn A¼-c-t¸msS \n¶p.

hmXn-¡epw P\m-e-I-fnepw D¡-WvT-\n-dª I®p-IÄ ImWm-am-bn-cp-¶p.

Bdp hÀj-¯n-\p-tijw \m«n hcp¶ AÑ-s\-¡m-fp-a-[nIw aäpÅ-h-cpsS {i²-bm-IÀjn-¨n-cp-¶Xv B s]¬Ip-«n-bm-Wv.

Iqen-¡mÀ s]«nbpw km[-\-§fpw Xmsg-bn-d-¡n. ]Sp-Iq-ä³ s]«nIÄ. Iq«-¯n Cfw \oe-¯p-Wn-sIm- pÅ Ip¸m-b-an« Hcp tXmÂs¸-«n-bpw. AXv \ne-¯p-h-¨-t¸mÄ B s]¬Ip«n ]Xps¡ AsXm-c-cp-In-te¡v amän-h-¨p.

D½-d-t¯¡v Nmb-sb-¯n. AI-¯p-\n¶v sIm¡n-¡p-c-¨p-sIm v ap¯Èn D½-d-¯p-h-¶p.

""s]e-¨-h nt¡ h¶v?''

""AsX, F´v Xnc-¡m..... sk¡âv ¢mÊnev Ccn-¡m³ IqSn Øew-eym-¨mtem?''

I®p-Xn-cp-½n-s¡m v Aѳ ]dªp.

""hÃm¯ Imew. ]s ms¡ Btfmfv Imin¡v IqSn \S-¶n«m ]qÆm....''        

""apgp-h³ kntem-Wn \n¶v hcp-¶-h-cm-Wv.... Ahn-sS t_mw_n«-t¸mÄ Hgn-¨p-t]m-cp-t¶m-cm.''

ap¯Èn CS-bv-¡nsS Npacpw Nmcn \nÂ-¡p¶ B s]¬Ip-«nsb H¶p t\m¡pw. Ah-fm-I-s«, `qKÀ`-¯n \n¶v BZy-ambn ]IÂ-shfn¨-¯n-te¡v Ib-dn-h¶ Hc-ÛpX Pohn-sb-t¸mse \n¡p¶p!

A½ C\nbpw D½-d-t¯¡v h¶n-«n-Ã. A½sb hnfn-¨mtem F¶p tXm¶n. Bdp-sIm-Ã-¯n-\p-tijw Aѳ h¶p Ib-dn-bn-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv. At¸mÄ H¶v ]pd¯p h¶p IqsS?

Krlm-´-co-£-¯n AÀ°-KÀ`-amb Hcp aqI-X-bmWv X§n-\n¡p-¶-Xv. F\n-¡-Xnsâ ImcWw a\-Ên-em-bn.

ap¯-Èn-tbm-sS-¶-a-«nÂ, Aѳ tPmen-Ø-e¯v t_mw_n« hnhchpw aäpw FÃm-hÀ¡p-a-dn-bm-\mbn hnh-cn-¨p. Aѳ Xma-kn-¡p¶ sXcp-hnsâ Hc-ä¯pw t_mw_p-ho-Wph-s{X. Hcp henb XpWn-¨-c¡p ]oSnI apgp-h³ I¯n \in-¨p. sI«n-S-§Ä ]eXpw \new-]än. ]ecpw acn-¨p. acn-¨-h-cpsS Iq«-¯n AÑsâ Hcp kvt\ln-X\pw s]«n-cp-¶p. AbmÄ knwlm-fn-bm-Wv. Abm-fpsS aI-fmWv AÑsâ IqsS-bp-Å-Xv. eoe.

eoebv¡v kz´-ambn aäm-cp-an-Ã. A½ sNdp-¸-¯n Xs¶ acn-¨n-cp-¶p. A¨³ t_mw_pho-W-t¸m-gpw. C\nbpw A-hnsS t_mw_n-t«bv¡mw. At¸mÄ Ahsf c£n-¡m³, IqsS sIm p-h-cn-Itb \nhr¯n-bp-Åq.

Rm³ AÑ\pw A½bpanÃm¯ B Ipªns\ t\m¡n. F\n-¡-t¸mÄ thZ\ tXm¶n. ]mhw.

Ahsf ImWm³ N´-ap- v. Fsâ ¢mÊnse s]¬Ip-«n-I-tf-¡mfpw N´-ap- v, XoÀ¨.

ap¯Èn Ahsf AI-t¯¡p hnfn-¨p. AhÄ¡Xv tI«-`m-h-an-Ã. ASp-¯p-sN¶v ssI]n-Sn-¨-t¸mÄ AhÄ Hscmä NoäÂ. XpSÀs¶mcp hnfn-bpw.

""UmUo.....''

AÑsâ kao-]-¯p-h¶v ap¯-Èn-bpsS t\sc Nq n-s¡m v AhÄ Ipep-Ip-ep-sh¶v Fs´m-s¡tbm ]d-ªp. AsX-\n¡p ckn-¨nÃ. kwkm-c-a-Ã, AÑs\ sXm«p-sXm-«pÅ B \nev]v.

A¶v cm{Xn-bn AÑ\pw A½bpw X½n aWn-¡q-tdmfw \o p-\n¶ hmZ{]XnhmZambn-cp-¶p... F´n-\mWv A½ AÑ-t\mSv IbÀ¡p-¶Xv?

Rm³ {]-Xo-£n-¨-Xp-t]mse ho«n-\-Is¯ A´-co£w kpJ-Ic-am-Ip-¶n-Ã. Ipip-Ip-ip-¸p-IÄ Ahn-S-hnsS s]m§p-¶p.... A½sb tIĸn-¡-cp-sX¶p AhÀs¡-Ãm-ap- v. Ipg¸w apgp-h³, Rm³ a\-Ên-em-¡n-bn-S-t¯mfw B s]¬Ip-«n-sb-s¡m- m-Wv.

AbÂh-¡s¯ ]mdp-A-½-tbmSv sNdn-b½ ]Xnª kzc-¯n ]d-bp-I-bmWv:"I m-e-dn-ªqtS?''

""]n¶nÃmt m?''

""GSv¯n tI¡- , CXms{X aq¯ aI-fv...''

Imcyw Gsd-¡psd F\n¡p a\-Ên-em-bn. hoSn-\-I-s¯ ]ndp-]n-dp-¸p-IfnseÃmw AS-§p¶ hnjbw H¶m-Wv. eoe AÑsâ aIfmWv!

AÑsâ aIÄ! At¸mÄ Fsâ s]§-fp-amWv. Rm³ C{X-\mfpw hnNm-cn-¨Xv sXäm-Wv. F\n¡pw Hcp s]§-fp- v.

AsXmcp Imcy-am-sW-¶mWv Fsâ hnizm-kw. F¶n«pw Ch-scÃmw apdp-ap-dp-¡p-¶-sX-´n\v?

AhÄ ]d-bp-¶Xv F\n¡v a\-Ên-em-hnÃ. ]ns¶ B Xd-bv-¡p¶ t\m«w. F¶mepw F\n-¡-Xn {]Xn-tj-[-an-Ã. Ah-sfsâ s]§-ftÃ?

AhÄ Fsâ A\p-P-¯n-tbm, tPyjvT-¯ntbm? ]d-bm³ hnj-a-ap- v. AÑ-t\mSp tNmZn-¨m Adn-bmw. ]t£ tNmZn-¡m³ h¿. A\n-b-¯n-bm-hmt\ Xc-apÅq Fsâ `mj AhÄ¡v a\-Ên-em-hm³ XpS-§n-bm Rm³ ]ns¶ "A\o¯o, Ft¶ hnfn-¡q.

A\n-b-¯n-bp-ambn ASp-¡p-hm³ {ian-¨p-sh-¦nepw AXv ^en-¨nÃ. AhÄ R§-fnÂ\ns¶Ãmw AI¶v \n¡p-I-bm-Wv. AÑ-t\mSp am{Xta kwkm-cn-¡p-I-bp-Åq. Ft¸mgpw AhÄ¡v "UmUn' aXn. "UmUn' F¶m "AÑm' F¶m-WÀ°-sa¶v htey-«³ ]dªp. htey«\v Cw¥o-j-dn-bmw.

]I apgp-h³ AhÄ B tXmÂs¸-«n-bpsS ]pd¯p Ign-¨p-Iq-«pw. Xmt¡m¡q«w Ft¸mgpw Nq mWn hnc-en Npg-äp-¶p- m-hpw. s]«n-bpsS ASp-t¯¡v Bsc-¦nepw sN¶m Cuäp-]m¼n-s\-t¸mse AhÄ Noän \n¡pw.

B s]«n \ndsb DSp-¸p-I-fm-Wv. `wKn-bpÅ XpWn-IÄ sIm- pÅ DSp-¸p-IÄ. Xpd-¶m "IqdKpfnI'bpsS aW-ap- m-Ipw. kpJ-I-c-amb atätXm kpK-Ô-hpw.

c p-Zn-h-k-¯n¶ptij-amWv Rm³ B dºÀ aq§ ImWp-¶-Xv. AhÄ s]«n Xpd-¶-t¸mÄ Rm³ ]n¶n \n¶v ]Xps¡ F¯n-t\m¡n. At¸m-fmWv I Xv, DSp-¸p-IÄ¡n-S-bn `wKn-bpÅ Hcp dºÀ aq§.

""lsX´m?''

PnÚmk AS-¡m³ Ign-ªn-Ã.

AhÄ I®p-Np-fn¨v \nÊm-c-`m-h-¯n Fs¶ t\m¡n. Rm³ ]dªXv a\-Ên-em-bn-cn-¡-bn-Ã.

""AtX-bv... B...B ImWp-¶Xv?''

Rm³ Nq n-¡m-Wn-¨p.

AhÄ dºÀ aq§ ]pd-s¯-Sp-¯p. AXnsâ `wKn kzbw H¶m-kz-Z-n-¨tijw AhÄ Fs¶ H¶p t\m¡n. Ah-fpsS t\À¯ hncepIÄ AXnsâ ]n¶n Nen-¨p. aq§-bpsS \oe-¡-®p-I-fn-f-Ip-¶p....!

""H¶p t\m¡-s«...!''

Rm³ eÖ-tbmsS ]d-ªp. Bsc-¦nepw tI«m Ifn-bm-¡ptam F¶p `b-ap- v.

ho pw \nÊm-c-`m-h-¯n AhÄ Fs¶ H¶v t\m¡n. F¶n«v ]Xps¡ Cu dºÀ aq§ s]«n-¡-Sn-bnÂsh-¨v `{Z-ambn ]q«n. Rm³ Cfn`y-\m-bn. Fsâ AÑsâ aI-fm-sW-¦nepw AhÄ X p-Im-cn-bmWv XoÀ¨.

F\n¡m dºÀ aq§-bn I¼w ]nSn-¨n-«p-s ¶v AhÄ¡v a\-Ên-em-bn-¡m-W-Ww.-A-sÃ-¦n CS-¡nsS s]«n Xpd¶v AXv ]pd¯v ImWn¨v Fs¶ sImXn ]nSn-¸n-¡p-¶-sX-´n-\mWv?

Ah-fpsS ]{Xmkv F\n¡v tIÄ¡- . AÑ-t\mSp ]d-ªm F\n¡pw AXp-t]m-sem¶v hm§n-¯-cm-Xn-cn-¡n-Ã. H¶v In«n-bn-cp-s¶-¦n ¢mÊn sIm pt]m-bn Iq«p-Im-cpsS ap¼nÂsh¨v I®p-I-fn-f¡mw. hbÀXp-d-¡mw.

AÑ-t\mSp ]d-ªmtem?

AÑs³d ASp¯p t]mIm³ F\n-¡n-¯ncn hnj-a-ap- m-bn-cp-¶p. Imc-W-sam-¶p-an-Ã. Ah-sf-t¸mse "UmUn' F¶v hnfn¨v HmSn-s¨¶v aSn-bn¡-b-dn-bn-cn-¡m³ Ic-fp-d-¸n-Ã.

Aѳ A[nIw kwkm-cn-¡m-dn-Ã. Zqsc-\n-¶v, Aѳ Nmcp-I-tkc-bn InS-¡p-t¼mÄ Rm³ It®m-Sn¡pw XSn¨ s{^bvapÅ B I®S apJw Xncn-¡p-t¼mÄ {]Im-in-¡p-¶Xp ImWm³ ck-ap v.

Hcn-¡Â ss[cy-a-h-ew-_n¨v tNmZn-¡m³ Xs¶ Xocp-am-\n-¨p. eoe-bpsS ap¼n tami-¡m-c-\m-hm³ ]mSn-Ã-sÃm. ASp-¯p-sN¶v \n¶-t¸mÄ Aѳ tNmZn-¨p.

""Dw?''

apJ-ap-bÀ¯n-b-t¸mÄ B I®S {]Im-in-¨p.

F\n-s¡m¶pw ]d-bm³ Ign-ªn-Ã. Fsâ Ipän-¯e XS-hn-s¡m v Aѳ tNmZn-¨p.

""kvIqfn t]mWntey?''

""Dw....''

]ns¶-sbm¶pw tNmZn-¨n-Ã. H¶pw ]d-bm³ km[n-¨-Xp-an-Ã.

dºÀ aq§-bn-sÃ-¦n t]ms«, ¢mÊn Ip«n-IÄ shdpsX Fs¶ hnj-an-¸n-¡p-¶-sX-´n-\mWv?

Aѳ h¶Xpw IqsS Hcp s]¬Ip-«nsb sIm p-h-¶Xpw \m«p-ImÀ F{X thK-am-W-dn-bp-¶Xv! Fs³d ho«n Hcp s]¬Ip«n h¶p Ib-dn-b-Xp-sIm v Ccn-¡-s¸m-dp-Xn-bn-Ãm-¯Xpw R§-fpsS ¢mÊnse Pm\p-hn-\m-Wv.

Rm³ tIÄs¡ AhÄ ]d-bp-I-bmWv:

""Cu Ip«osS Aѳ h¶-t¸mÄ Hcp s]¬Ip-«os\ sIm ¶n-«p v.''

""FhnSv¶v?''

IqsS-bp-Å, shfpt¯Ss¯ \mWn tNmZn-¨p.

""sImf-¼v¶v, ]nt¶-bv, A½ ]dbm Cu Ip«osS AÑ\v AhsS sN«n¨ow a¡-fpw- -s{X....''

"]v^' Fs¶m-cm-«p-sIm-Sp-¯v, B sImSn-¨n-s¸-®nsâ sNIn-S-s¯m¶v NmÀ¯m-\mWv tXm¶n-b-Xv. ]t£ sNbvXn-Ã. Ah-sf-\nbv¡v A n-¸-cn¸v X¶n-«p- v.

F¶mepw AhÄ ]d-ªXv A{I-a-am-Wv. Fsâ AÑ-s\-¸-än-bmWv.... AÑ\v sImf-¼nev ... sO, AXv \pW-bmWv! Ah-fpsS A½-bv¡m-WtÃm I¼n! Ah-fpsS A½bpw ap¯-Èn-bp-saÃmw H¶mw-Xcw \pW¨n-I-fmWv...

AsXs¶ hnj-an-¸n-¨p. kwibw XoÀ¡m³, sshIp-t¶cw Ipf-¯n \n¶p t]mcp-t¼mÄ Rm³ A½-tbmSp tNmZn-¨p:

""At½, R§sS ¢mÊnse Pm\p ]d-bm....''

""Dw?''

""AÑ-t\-bv.... AÑ\v sImf-¼nev sN«n¨ow a¡-fpw- -s{X...''

Pm\p-hn\p k½m-\n-¡m³ Rm³ Icp-Xnb ASn F\n-¡mWp sIm -Xv.

"" \nsâ Xt´mSv Xs¶ tNmZn-¡v....''

Cu hI Imcy-§Ä Bcp ]d-ªmepw {i²n-¡p-I-bn-söp \nÝ-bn-¨p. BtcmSpw H¶pw tNmZn-¡p-I-bn-Ã.

Aѳ h¶-Xnsâ Bdmw-Zn-hkw cm{Xn-bn-emWv AXv kw`-hn-¨Xv.

Aѳ InS-¡p¶ apdn-bpsS sXm«-Sp¯ apdn-bn-emWv Rm³ InS-¡p-I. DuWp-I-gnªv Dd-§m³ sN¶-t¸mÄ AÑsâ ico-c-¯n tNÀ¶p-sIm v eoe-bp v kwkm-cn-¡p-¶p.... apdn-¡-I-¯p-\n¶v Npcp«nsâ cq£-amb aWw s]m§p-¶p- v.

Rm³ AXp ImWp-¶n-söp \Sn-¨p. AÑsâ sXm«-Sp-¯p-\n¶v Hcn-¡epw Rm\n-§s\ kwkm-cn-¨n-«n-Ã. F\n-¡-kqb tXm¶n. Rm³ hfsc tami-¡m-c-\m-sW¶p F\n¡p t_m[y-am-bn. hmk\ {]k-cn-¡p¶ `wKn-bpÅ DSp-¸p-Ifpw dºÀ aq§-bpw, ImWm³ N´-apÅ apJhpw F\n-¡n-Ã. Fsâ IpSp-¡p-IÄ s]m«nb {Suk-dn an¡-t¸mgpw tNdpw sNfn-bp-ap- m-Ipw. AXp-sIm- m-hptam Aѳ ASp-¯p-\nÀ¯n kwkm-cn-¡m-¯-Xv.

F\n¡p Ic-bm³ tXm¶n. tImk-dn-bn apJ-a-aÀ¯n-s¡m v Rm³ A\-§msX InS-¶p....

""hmkq....''

Aѳ hnfn-¨p.

""Gv....''

""h¶m Ct§m«m h¶m...''

Rm³ ]Xps¡ B apdn-bn-te¡p IS¶p sN¶p. AÑsâ Npa-en Xncp-In-¸n-Sn-¨p-sIm p \n¡p¶ eoe-bpsS t\sc t\m¡m³ ss[cy-s¸-«n-Ã.

""hm tamt\...''

Aѳ Fs¶ tZl-t¯m-S-Sp-¸n-¨p. Fsâ Ipän-¯-e-bn XShn-s¡m v Aѳ eoe-tbm-sSt´m ]d-ªp.

B `mj F\n-¡n¶pw AÚm-X-am-Wv. ]t£ AXnsâ AÀ°w Cs¶-\n-¡-dn-bmw.

"" tamtf CXp \nsâ ktlm-Z-c-\m-Wv....''

thZ-\-tbm-sS-bmWv Rm³ HmÀ¡p-¶-Xv.

A¶v IpSpw-_-¯n-\-I¯v Hcp Npg-en-¡mäp hoin. Ignª Bdp-Zn-h-k-§-fmbn AXv cq]-sa-Sp¯p hcn-I-bm-sW¶p At¸m-gmWv F\n¡v a\-Ên-em-b-Xv. AÑ\pw A½bpw X½n hg-¡m-cw-`n-¨p. ho«pIm-cmcpw AXn CS-s]-«n-Ã. hm¡p-I-fpsS aqÀ¨bpw t£m`hpw s]cpIn-h-¶p. Aѳ Ign-bp-¶n-S-t¯mfw im´-\m-Im³ {ian-¨p.

"" \o shdpsX sXän-²-cn-¡p-I-bm-Wv...''

""F\n¡p tIÄ¡- . F\n-s¡Ãmw a\-Ên-em-bn....''

""F´v a\-Ên-emhvWv?''

""Fs¶-s¡m v ]d-bn-¸n-¡-cp-Xv. am[-h³ F\n-s¡Ãmw Fgp-Xn-bn-«p- v.''

am[-h³ Bcm-sW¶v F\n-¡-dn-bmw. AÑsâ tPmen-Ø-e-¯n-\-Sp-¯m-Wv. am[-h-am½ \n¡p-¶-Xv. A½-bpsS B§-f-bmWv.

]ns¶ Aѳ hmZn-¨n-Ã. A½ ]dªp Ib-dn...... Xo¸n-Sn¨ hm¡pIÄ....

Rm³ apJ-a-aÀ¯n-¡n-S¶p. lrZbw hn§p-I-bm-bn-cp-¶p. Rm³ DÅ-gnªp {]mÀ°n-¨p.

""`tKmXo H¶q- m-h-tÃ...''

tai-¸p-ds¯ Ip¸n-¥m-Êp-IÄ XIÀ¶p-S-ªp....

Rm³ sNhn-s]m-¯n.

Xe-bn-W-bn-te¡p I®p-\oÀXp-Ån-IÄ Dcp- p-ho-Wp.

""Cuiz-cm...''

Ipd¨p Ign-ª-t¸mÄ A½ tImWn-bn-d-§n-t¸m-Ip-¶Xpw I p. AaÀ¯n-¸n-Sn¨ tX§-ep-IÄ...

ASp¯ {]`m-X-¯n Rm\p-WÀ¶-t¸mÄ I Xv AÑ\pw eoebpw bm{X-bvs¡m-cp§n \n¡p-¶-Xm-Wv ........ tImem-bn s]«n ASp¡nsh¨n-«p- v.

""AÑ-s\-t§m«m t]mWv?''

Rm³ G«-t\mSp ]Xps¡ tNmZn¨p.

G«³ Acn-i-t¯msS ]dªp:

""Bthm!''

At¸mÄ thZ-\-tbmsS Rm³ hnNm-cn¨p: ChnsS DÅ-hÀ-s¡ms¡ F´m?

Aѳ BZyw ap¯-Èn-tbmSv bm{X ]d-ªp. ]ns¶ R§-tfm-Spw.

G«\pw _mte-«\pw I®p-Xp-S-¨p.

Aѳ AXp I n-söp tXm¶p-¶p. apä-¯n-d-§n, henb sImf¼p-IpS ssI¯- -bn-en«v Aѳ hnfn-¨p.

""eoem...''

""ZmZo....''

AhÄ bm{X-s¡m-cp-§nb \ne-bn ]pd-¯p-h-¶p. henb kqcy-Im-´n-¸q-¡Ä hcª sKuWmWn-«n-«p-Å-Xv. Ac-bn \oen¨ ]«p-\mS-sIm v Hcp sI«pw. ssIbn B dºÀ aq§-bpap- v.

tImem-bn XqWpw Nmcn-\n¡p¶ Fs¶ t\m¡n AhÄ aµlkn-¨p. Rm³ Nncn-¨n-Ã. Fsâ ASp-¯p-h¶v B dºÀ aq§ sh¨p-X-¶-t¸mÄ Rm³ AÛpXw-sIm p kvX_v[-\m-bn. Hcn-¡ÂIqSn aµ-l-kn-¨p-sIm- v, Ft´m ]Xps¡ ]ndp-]n-dp-¯p. AhÄ sIm¨p IpSbpw Ipep¡n apä-¯n-d-§n.

Aѳ ap¶nepw eoe ]pd-In-ep-ambn ]Sn-bn-d-§n.... \o p-t]m-Ip¶ CS-h-gn-bn-eq-sS, AhÀ \S-¶-I-ep-I-bm-Wv. AhÀ t]mhp-I-bmtWm?....

Zqsc B kqcy-Im-´n-¸q-¡fpw \oe-¸-«p-\m-Sbpw ImgvN-¸m-Sn \n¶p ad-ªp.

]´o-cm- n-\p-tijw Rm\n¶v eoe-sb-¡p-dn¨v HmÀ¯p-t]mbn.

{]nb-s¸« ktlm-Z-co, \mgn-I-IÄ¡-¸p-d-¯p-\n-¶v, Rm³ awKfw t\cp-¶p....

\nsâ HmÀ½bv¡p th n Rm\nXv Ipdn-¡-s«.