]¾mcÃnev tPmWnbpsS IÃnse DèS|w CXmbncpÐp; Cu hcpÐ amá®v aqÐmw XnàXn cmhnse \Ûfv \ÛpsS tImtfPnev HÃptNcpÐp \o Xoá®bmbpw hcWw. Rm\v IÃpaS|n Ubdnbnev sh®p. FÌmbmepw t]mIWw, IÚn\nbnev \msf cmhnse amá®v c¾mw XnàXn|v eohn\mbv At]¢nIWw.FÐp Rm\v Xoá®sÔSpÃn. Hm..Rm\v FsÐ ]cnNbsÔSpÃnbnætæm? Rm\v cmtPjv ChnsS Hcp IÚ\nbnev FIu¾âmbn há|v sNàpÐp

. CÐv,amá®v c¾mw XnàXn Rm\ntÔmfv s\SpÚmtîcn hnam\ÃmhfÃnev, kabw sshIptÐcw aqÐp aWn. Bdp aWntbsS dqw _p|psNbvX Kpcphmbpcnse tlmºenev FÃn, Ipfn®p {^jmbn AÚeÃnev t]mbn sXmgpXp ]nsÐ AÚe\Sbnev HÐp Idªn, HmáÛIfv ]ndtImºp]m¹p XpSªnbtÔmfv Rm\v Xncn®p aSªn. CÐv,amá®v aqÐmw XnàXn, \o¾ HÚXphájªfv|ptijw, FsÒ PohnXÃnse A³p hájªfv Nnehgn® tImtfPnsÒ ]Snbnev,Rm\v ho¾pw, kabw cmhnse HÚXp aWn.

Hm.......Rm\v FsÒ tImtfPv ]cnNbsÔSpÃnbnætæm? CXv Kpcphmbqcnse {ioIrjvW tImtfPv. icn|pw Cu tImtfPv Kpcphmbqcnev \nÐpw aqÐp Intemaoâá AIse AcnbÐqá FÐ öeÃmsW©nepw Fæmhcpw Cu tImtfPns\ Kpcphmbqá {ioIrjvW tImtfPv FÐmWp hnfn|m. tImtfPnsÒ tKâp XpdÐp InSÐncpÐp. FsÐ|mfv ap\vt] Btcm hÐt]mse; ]t¢ ]cnkcÃv Btcbpw ImWm\næmbncpÐp. ]Xn\mep hájªfv|p apÚv aoi apf|mà Hcp ]Xn\mdpImc\v, ]cn{`an®v,t]Sn®v ¡mkpapdn tXSpÐp......... tNºÑmsc ImWptÚmfv 'dmKnªv' sNàptam FÐ t]SntbmsS hmXnen\p]nÐnsemfn®pshÐmep w, AhscsÐ I¾p.Ahsc sIm¾mIpÐhn[Ãnev 'dmKnªpw'sNbvXp. "FSm....s]mSn" FÐ hnfntIºp Rm\v sRºn Xncn\v¹p t\m|n, ]nÐnev Nncn®psIm¾v ssj\n \nev|p\p.

tPmWnbpsS IÃnse kás{s]kv Kn^vâv CXmbncptÐm? "FSm......\n\|v Hcp amâhpw Cætæm" FÐ ssj\nbpsS tNmZyw ho¾psasÐ DWáÃn. Hm..Rm\v ssj\nsb ]cnNbsÔSpÃnbnætæm? Chfv ssj\n,Rm\v ss^\ev Cbá ]oSokn|p ]Sn|ptÚmgmWp ssj\n tImtfPnev FÃpÐXv. ]Ãphsc s]WvIpºnIfv am{Xw ]Tn®ncpÐ Hcp kv|qfnev \nÐmWp Ahfv hÐXv, AXn\mev t]Snbpw,]cn{`ahpw B apJÃp ImWmambncpÐp. ]nsÐ Znhkhpw Rªfv ImWpambncpÐp, ]nÐosStÐm Rªfv ASpà IqºpImcmbv amdn. "FSm.....\o FÌm NnÌn|pÐXv"FÐ ssj\nbpsS tNmZyw ho¾psasÐ DWáÃn.

"ssj\n \o ChnsS" Rm\v tNmZn®p. "FÌm F\n|nhnsS hcm\v ]mSntæ" ssj\nbpsS adp]Sn tNmZyw. Cªns\bpè adp]Sn tNmZyªfmWp FsÐ AhfpsS \æ IqºpImc\m|nbXv. tlmºenev \nÐndªptÚmfv dnskÔvj\nkvâv XÐncpÐ ]\n\oá]q Rm\v Ahfv|p sImSpÃp. AhfXphmªn BkzZns®mÐp aWÃp. hájªfv|p tijw I¾papºnbtÔmfv FtÌm, Rm\v hm|pIfv adÐptÔmhpÐXpt]mse...........]t¢ ssj\n hmNebmbncpÐp. AXnev \nÐp tamNnX\mhm\v Rm\v Hcp knKscsºSpÃp Npt¾mSptNáÃtÔmfv, Ahfv tZjytÃmsS FsÒ Np¾nev\nsÐSpÃp s]mºn®v Zqtc|phens®dn¹p. CSs|tÔmtgm ssj\n tNmZn®p FsÒ IpSpw_sà Ipdn®v. Rm\v CXphsc IæymWw Ign®næ.FÐ adp]Sn tIºv Ahfv AÆpXtÃmsS tNmZn®p "FÌm" "HÐpanæ.. CXphsc a\kns\msÃmcp s]WvIpºnsb I¾næ" Rm\v ]d\v¹p. "FÌm. Rm\v aXnbmIptam" ssj\nbpsS s]sºÐpè adp]Sn tNmZyw. hájªfv|papÚv Rm\v ssj\ntbmSp ]dbm\v sImXn® hm|pIfv......... AÐv RªfpsS {^¾vjnÔnæmXmIptam FÐp `bÐv Rm\v ad®psh® hm|pIfv. \o..........CXphsc..........hm|pIfv apgph\m|mà FsÒ tNmZyw. AXn\p adp]Sn Hcp s]mºn®ncnbmbnbpÐp. AtÔmfv Rªfv ]¾v FÐpw Ccn|dp¾mbncpÐ IpSIænsÒ NphºnembncpÐp. tImtfPnsÒ apâÃtÔmfv Hcp h¾nbpsS tlmWv tIºp. "Ahscms|sbÃnsbÐp tXmÐpÐp"Rm\v ]d\v¹p. Rªfv Fgptкp. Rm\v kabw t\m|n ']Xns\mtÐapÔXv'. "Rm\v Ahsc ]ân|m\v ChnsS Hfn®ncn|mw" FÐp ]d\v¹v ssj\n ASpà GtXm Hcp ¡mkp apdnbntet|mSnt]mbn.

Rm\v \SÐp tImtfPnsÒ apºÃtÔmfv,tPmWnbpw,d^o| pw ]nsÐ tPmáPpw,ktÌmjpw h¾nbnev \nÐndªn FsÐ tXSpIbmbncpÐp. ChcmsWsÒ IqºqImá, Rªfv A³ptÔá,RªfpsS IÚ\nbpsS t]cmbncpÐp'XºpIS Sow' B t]cnÐp]nÐnsemcp IYbp¾v.Rªfv tImtfPv hnº tijsaÐpw sshIoºv Kpcphmbqcnsemcp XºpISbnev HÃptNcpambncpÐp, Hcp Znhkw CXp ssj\n I¾p ]nsâÐpapXev Ahfv Rªsf ImWptÚmfv 'XºpIS Sow'FÐp hnfn|m\v XpSªn. ]nsÐ Cut]cv tImtfPnev s^bnwkmbv,F\n|p's]mSn'FÐpt]cnºXpw AhfmbncpÐp.AXn\p ImcWw Rm\v B Soanev Gâhpw sNdpXmbncpÐp.

"Sm........cmtPjv \o t\scsÃsbÃntbm?"FÐ tPmWnbpsS iÖw tIºv Rm\v ho¾pw sRºn. "Rªfv IcpXn \o hcnsæÐv" FÐp ]d¹v d^o|v ASpsÃÃn.]nsÐ HmtcmcpÃcpw FÃn. AtÔmgmWp Rm\v ssj\nsb HmáÃXv,Ahfv FtÌ ]pdÃp hcmÃXv. "tPmWn \o IÃnsegpXnbncpÐ'kás{s]kv Kn^vâv'ChnsS t\scsÃsbÃn" Rm\v AXp]d\v¹Xpw Ahá \mept]cpw apJtÃmSp apJw t\m|pÐXp Rm\v I¾p. "Rm\v CtÔmfv hnfn|mw"FÐp ]d¹v,Dds| Rm\v hnfn®p"ssj\n..........C\n Hfn®p \nev|¾,Ctªmºp htÐmfq"FÐp Rm\v hnfn®p ]d¹Xpw,ho¾pw Ahá AÚcÐv ]ckv]cw t\m|pÐXp I¾p.AtÔmtg|pw Rm\v Ahsc hnºv ssj\nsb Xncbm\v t]mbn

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