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Rm³ ]oUo kn¡p ]Tn¡pt¼mfmWp Fsâ G«³ hnhmlw Ign¨Xv .Fsâ AO³ hfsc aps¼ acn¨p t]mbncp¶p. ]ns¶ IpSpw_w FÃmw t\m¡nbXpw Fs¶ ]Tn¸n¨Xpw s]§½msc sI«n¨phn«Xpw Hs¡ G«³ aq¸cmbncp¶p. BÄ ]«mf¯n BWp. Ct¸mÄ Hcp taPÀ Bbn«p−v. G«sâ hnhmlw F\n¡p 18 hbÊpÅt¸mfmWp \S¶Xv. s]§•msc Hs¡ sI«n¨p Ignªt¸mÄ At¸msg Fsâ G«\p kz´w Imcyw t\m¡m³ ]ÁnbpÅp. IeymWw Ign¨Xp KncnP F¶p t]cpÅ Hcp \mS³ s]¬sImSnsb BWp. sNdph¯qÀ F¶ {KmaamWp R§fpsS kvYew. hS¡³ tIcfw. henb ]d¼pw ]pgbpw ]mS§fpw Hs¡bpÅ at\mlcamb kvYeamWp sNdph¯qÀ. Cu.tI.\mb\mÀ ChnsS ]et¸mgpw Hfn¨p Xmakn¨n«p−v. 
G«³ aq¸À s]«nbpw Xq¡n c−p amkw Ignªt¸mÄ bm{Xbmbn. ]ns¶ Rm\pw A½bpw tN«¯nbpw am{Xta D−mbncp¶pÅp ho«nÂ. Fsâ Iq«pImc•mscÃw hjf•mcmbncp¶p. Ah³½mÀ IeymWw Ignªt¸mtg tN«¯nsbbpw Fs¶bpw tNÀ¯p Ifnbm¡m³ XpS§nbncp¶p. "Afnbm hnt\mtZ \nsâ Hcp `mKyw! \nsâ G«¯n In®³ Nc¡tÃSm… "t]msS hr¯ntISp ]dbmsX… "hr¯ntIsSt´m¶msS. \nsâ tN¨n Cu \m«nse In®³ Nc¡m. \nsâ G«sâ skse£³ sImÅmw. Ct¸mÄ aq¸cp ]«mfm¯o t]mbnsÃ. ]ns¶ \n\¡tà Nm³kv… "t]mtS A\mhiyw ]dbmsX… C¯cw kw`mjW§Ä Znhkhpw BhÀ¯n¨p Rm³ BsI Hcp IpÁt_m[¯n\Snabmbn. AXpsIm−p Xs¶ Ignbp¶Xpw G«¯nsb Hgnhm¡m\pw Xmakn¨p am{Xw ho«nse¯m\pw Rm³ {i[n¨p t]m¶p F¶m Hcp amkw Ignªt¸mÄ G«¯n Xs¶ Ft¶mSp tNmZn¨p "FSm hnt\msZ \o cm{Xn BIp¶Xphsc FhnSmcp¶p? A½¡p s\©p thZ\ h¶p. Bip]{Xo sIm−p t]mIm³ \ns¶ FhnsSÃmw t\m¡n. t\cs¯ Imes¯ ho«n h¶p IqsS? \o FhnsSbm Cu sX−n \S¡p¶Xv?" "A½s¡t´m ]Án? Rm³ ]cn{`an¨p… "Ct¸mÄ Ipg¸anÃ. ]s£ \nsâ Cu coXn icnbÃ. \osbhnsS B Cu cm{Xo hsc Ip¯nbncn¡p¶Xv? "Rm³ sse{_do t]mbn, Imcwkv Ifn¨p, ]ns¶ hmNIaSn¨p… "FSm Rm\pw Hcp a\pjyPohnbm! Rm\pw \n§fpsS IqSsà Ignbp¶Xv? \o CXp hsc FâSp¯p Fs´¦nepw kwkmcn¨n«pt−m? \o hÃt¸mgpw F\n¡pw _pt¡m amknItbm sIm−p Xcm¯sX´v?... "F\n¡dnªqSmbncp¶p tNS¯n hmb\¡mcnbmsW¶p… "FSm F\n¡p Fsâ ho«n t]mbn \n¡mw. \nsâ G«³ h¶n«p XncnsI h¶m aXn. ]s£ \nsâ At½w \ns¶w Hs¡ Rm³ s]cp hgnbnem¡n F¶p \m«pImscsIm−p ]dbmXncn¡m\m ChnsS \n¡p¶Xp. F\n¡pw t_mdSn¡pw. Rm\pw Hcp a\pjy kv{XobmWp. A½bpw A[nIw an−¯nà \o, Rm³ F¶ Hcp Pohn ChnsS DÅ `mhw t]mepw Xcp¶nÃ, F´nS]mSm CXp, GXmbmepw Bdp aWn¡p ho«n ImWWw… "icn… "t\sc t\m¡n ]tdSm F´m, \o Fsâ apJt¯m«p t\m¡m¯Xp? Ft¸mgpw Hcp IÅ e£Ww!! Fsâ apJw F´mSm sImÅm¯XmtWm?... "icn C\n F¶pw t\cs¯ hcmw" Rm³ ]dªp. tN¨ntbmSpÅ _lpam\w sIm−mWp Rm³ t\m¡m¯sX¶p tN¨n¡dnbmtam. tN¨nbpsS apJ¯p t\m¡pt¼mÄ AXn\p XmsgbpÅ amZI aeÀ¡pS§fnepw AdnbmsX t\m¡nt¸mhpatÃm. G«¯n¡p D{K³ apeIÄ BsWs¶\n¡qln¡mw. A¶p tN¨n hnf¼nX¶t¸mÄ Rm³ BZyambn tN¨nsb Imat¯msS t\m¡n. tN¨n Ibnenbpw »hpkpw tXmÀ¯pamWp ho«n [cn¡p¶X.v shÅw Hgn¡pt¼mÄ B apeIfpsS hnShpw Hs¡ F\n¡p ImWm³ Ignªp. F´n\[nIw ]dbp¶p A[nIw XmaknbmsX Rm³ a\Ên G«¯nsb t{]an¡m³ XpS§n. FÃm t{]a§fpw C§vns\ \m«pImÀ BWtÃm D−m¡p¶Xv, AhÀ IYIÄ BZysa ]dªp ]c¯pw. A[nIw Xmakn¡msX \½Ä AXp icnbmbncp¶p F¶p sXfnbn¡pw. Rm³ hmb\imebn \n¶pw ]pkvXI§Ä sIm−p sImSp¡m\pw ]ns¶ sNÊp Imcwkv F¶o IfnIÄ tN¨nbpambn Ifn¡m\pw XpS§n A½¡pw AXp kt´mjambn Rm³ ho«n Xs¶ ImWpatÃm AtXmsSm¸w Fsâ ]Tn¯hpw sa¨s¸«p A§ns\ Znhk§Ä IS¶p t]mbn Hcp Znhkw Rm³ ]Xns\m¶c Bbt¸mÄ ho«n h¶p IXIn\p ap«nbn«pw Bcpw Xpd¶nà A¸w Ignªt¸mÄ P¶ensâ Hcp ]mfn Xpd¶p tN¨n Fs¶ t\m¡n "Blm \obmbncpt¶m Rm³ IcpXn Btcm ]ncnhpImcmsW¶p F´mSm C¶p ]Tn¯ansà ? tN¨n IXIp Xpd¶p. tN¨n Hcp Idp¯ »hpkpw ASn¸mhmSbpw BWn«ncp¶Xv. »hpkp ]pXnbXv, ]s£ tN¨nbpsS tZlw sam¯w F®bn Ipfn¨p sImgpsImgm Ccn¡p¶p. Fsâ A¼c¸v tN¨nbpw {i[n¨pImWpw "Rm³ Ipfn¡m³ t]mIpIbmbncp¶p F® ]pc«pt¼mgmWp \o h¶Xv. A½ Imª§ms« A¸¨osS ho«n aMe¯n\p t]mbn, \o IXIp Xpd¶n«n«p F§pw t]mIcpXv. Rm³ Ipfn¨n«p hcp¶hsc ChnsS ImWWw tIt«m tN¨n A{]Xy£bmbn. tN¨nbpsS N½Â F\n¡p a\Ênembn. tN¨n ho«n BcpanÃm¯Xn\m kpJambn Ipfn¡m\pÅ ]pd¸mSn Bbncp¶ncn¡Ww. »hpkv Rm³ h¶vt¸mÄ FSp¯n«Xmbncn¡Ww. {_mbnsöpw F\n¡p a\Ênembn. ape¡®p XÅn \n¡p¶p−v. \à ko\mbncpt¶s\ tN¨n ASn¸mhmS am{Xan«p tZls¯ms¡ F® ]pc«p¶sXm¶p ImWm³ ]ÁnbnÃtÃm. Rm³ Fsâ apdnbnte¡p t]mbn. Rm³ P¶en IqSn t\m¡pt¼mÄ tN¨n ad¸pc¡It¯¡p Ibdp¶Xp I−p. hoSn\p shfnbn Hme saSªp sI«nb ad¸pcbnemWp Ipfn. InWdn \n¶pw shÅw tImcn h¨ncn¡Ww. H¶p Hfn¨p t\m¡nbmsem Fsâ Zpcvp[n Fs¶ D]vtZin¨p. "]mSnà ]mSnà \s½ \½Ä ]msS ads¶m¶pw sNbvXpIqS tN«sâ `mcysb A½bmbn ImWWw" Fsâ kÂ_p[n Fs¶ D]vtZin¨p, ]s£ HSphn ]Xnhpt]mse hnPbn¨Xp km¯m³ Bbncp¶p. Rm³ ]Xps¡ ]pd¯p NmSn Xn¡pw s]¡pw t\m¡n. ]I BbXn\m AhnsS Hfn¨ncn¡m³ kvtIm¸nÃ. shfnbn BÀ¡pw a\ÊnemIpw Rm³ Ipfn¸pcbn F¯nt\m¡pIbmsW¶p. Rm³ \mep Nm \S¶p t\m¡n. H¶pw ImWm³ h¿ Hme¡XIn\p apIfn »hpkpw {_mbpw {]Xy£s¸«p. tN¨n DucpIbmsW¶p F\n¡p a\Ênembn. Hm H¶p ImWm³ ]Ánbncps¶¦nÂ!! Fsâ Phm³ XpSn¨p. Rm³ ep¦n¡nSbn Xes]m¡p¶ Ahs\ Hcp sR¡p sImSp¯p Xmgv¯n ASs§S abnsc, Rm³ ]ndp ]ndp¯p At¸mÄ ad¸pc¡I¯p \n¶pw "At¿m… HmSp ]«o FSm hnt\mtZ… tN¨nbpsS iÐw!! Rm³ t\m¡n ad¸pc¡p shfnbv shÅw ]Scp¶Xp I−p. Hcp Idp¯ ]«n HmSp¶p.F\n¡p a\Ênembn Hcp Nmhmen ]«n ad¸pc¡It¯¡p Ibdntbm AtXm AXn\I¯p InS¡pIbmbncps¶m tN¨n Nhn«ntbm GXmbmepw Ncphw Iagv¶p. tN¨n tImcn h¨ shÅsaÃmw a®n t]mbn. "F´m GS¯o… "FSm hnt\mtZ… B \mb Fsâ shÅw X«n adn¨p. \o Hcp _¡Áp shÅw C§p tImcntb. Ffp¸w!! B ]m\ FSpt¯m I®p \odmdmbn. Rm³ tkm¸nSpt¼mgm B \miw, FSm Ffp¸w shÅw sIm−m tams\... tN¨n IXIp ]mXn Xpd¶p \oe _¡Áp ]pd¯p h¨p. \áamb I¿p am{Xsa Rm³ I−pÅp, Rm³ shÅw tImcn \nd¨p _¡sÁSp¯p ad¸pc¡cpIn sN¶p, "CXm GS¯o shÅw … Rm³ {]Xo£tbmsS t\m¡n . tN¨n tXmÀv¯pSp¯n«pt−m Bthm?! s]s«¶p tN¨n IXIp Xpd¶p ape¡p apIfn h¨p tXmÀ¯p sI«nbn«p−v. I®p Xpd¡p¶nÃ. I®nepw tZlw sam¯hpw tkm¸mWp. tN¨n \ábmbn Ipfn¡pIbmbncp¶p. ]ns¶ Cu {]iv\w ImcWw tXmÀ¯pSp¯vXmbncn¡Ww. tXmÀ¯p ape¡¨bm¡nb ap¯p¡nfnaIsf IqsS t]m¶ms« , F¶p \koÀ ]mSnbXp Cu Ipfnko³ I−mtWm. tN¨n _¡sÁSp¯p Ncph¯nte¡p adn¨p. ]ns¶ _¡Áp ]pdt¯¡p ho−pw \o«n. ‘FSm Ip«m Hcp _¡Ápw IqSn tImscSm CXp t]mc s]m¶p hnt\msZ… Ffp¸w tImcn sIm−p hm… IXIp ho−pw ASªp. ASp¯ _¡Ápambn Rm³ ho−pw IXIn\Sp¯p sN¶p. Hme¸gpXneqsS Rm³ t\m¡n. tN¨n shÅw Hgn¨p IgpInIgnªp. _¡Ánsâ Ahvkm\ambn. tN¨n _¡Áp t]m¡n Xebn IqSn Hgn¨p. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS Idp¯ I£w I−p I¼n ASn¨p. tjmdqan C{Xbpw Ds−¦n tKmUhpWn F´mbncn¡pw? "tN¨o shÅw… Rm³ hnfn¨p "AhnsS ht¨cSm \o s]mt¡m Rm³ FSpt¯mfmw" tNNn ]dªp. Rm³ H¶pw an−nbnà t]mbXpanÃ. A¸w Ignªp tN¨n IXIp Xpd¶p _¡sÁSp¡m³ th−n I¿p \o«n. A¿Sm!! tN¨n Ac¡p apIfn tXmÀ¯nÃ. Fs¶ tN¨n {]Xo£n¨nÃ. AhÀ s]s«¶p I¿p amd¯p hne§n apeIÄ ad¨p. "FSm \o t]mbntÃ… "tN¨n¡n\n shÅw thtWm¶bm³ \n¶Xm… "At¿ \mWt¡SmbtÃmSm… \o Ft´m¶m C§ns\ Xpdn¨p t\m¡ps¶… amdnt¸m… "Aà tN¨o XpWnbnÃmXmt¶m Ipfn¡pt¶… "t]mSm ad¸pc¡I¯p ]ns¶ XpWn NpÁnbn«mtWm Ipfn¡pt¶? B t]m… t]m… BcsS ASp¯pw ]dbsà HmSnt¸m… AhÀ _¡ÁI¯m¡n IXIp hen¨S¨p. Rm³ t\sc apdnbnte¡p t]mbn apdnbn IbdnbXpw Rm³ ad¸pc t\m¡n Hcp hmWw hn«p. At¸mÄ Xs¶ F\n¡p ip¢w NoÁn. Rm³ P¶en ]nSn¨p InX¨p. At¸mÄ IXIp Xpd¶p tN¨n ]pd¯nd§p¶Xp I−p. Cd§nb DSs\ AhÀ Xn¡pw s]¡pw t\m¡nbn«mWp Cd§nbXv. Rm³ AhnsS Hfn¨p \n¡ps¶¶p AhÀ IcpXnbncpt¶m, kwibnt¨m? Rm³ P¶en \n¶p amdn Ipd¨p IgnRv\t¸mÄ tN¨n h¶p. "FSm hnt\msZ tNmdp shf¼n hm Ign¡p… Rm³ D¨`£Ww Ign¡pt¼mÄ tN¨n Fsâ ASp¯p tNmZn¨p "FSm hnt\msZ \o F¶mepw hÃm¯ ]Wnbm ImWnt¨… "F´m tN¨o? "FSm \o Fsâ FÃmw I−ntÃ, Fsâ IWh³ t]mepw Fs¶ C§ns\ I−n«nà Adnbmtam? "AsX´m tN¨o G«³ aq¸sc GS¯n ImWn¡msª? "FSm \nsâ G«³ Ipfns¸tc F¯nt\m¡p¶ Sbn¸Ã tIt«m "C¸w AXp Fsâ IpÁamtbm Rm³ shÅw sIm−p X¶XsÃ? "]ns¶ \o F´m AhnsS \n¶Xp? \n\¡p t]mbmÂt]mcmbncpt¶m? "A_[w ]ÁoXm… "Dw icn C\n C§s\ A_[w ]ÁcptX. \o thsd s]®p§sf C§ns\ I−n«pt−mSm? "F§ns\? "t]mSm , \o Fs¶ I−Xpt]mse ? "Rm³ H¶pw I−nà tN¨o kXyw" "t]mSm \o Fsâ amsdms¡ I−ntÃ?" "Hm AsXt´m¶p Imcyw!! ChnsS AsXms¡ R§fp ]ptg Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ I−n«pÅXm, B Øøç{GJß Hs¡ C§ns\ {^obmbn«m Ipfn¡ps¶" "GXp Øøç{GJß ? " ÆßçÈ×æa ¥N" "Hm³ \nsâ Iq«pImc\tÃSm. Hmsâ A½ A§ns\ Ipfn¨mepw \o t\m¡m³ ]mSpt−m?" "GS¯o Rm³ Ahsc t\m¡m\mbn AhnsS t]mbnÃtÃm. Ahcp Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ amd¯p H¶panÃmXm tkm¸p tX¡ps¶. At¸mÄ HmÄsS _ºnfn amkp R§Ä ImWpw. HmÄ¡p AXn hnjaanÃ. ]ns¶ GS¯ns¡´m? "Aà H¶panÃ. \nsâ BtcmKyw Ifb−m F¶p IcpXn ]dªXm, FSm hnt\mtZ \o Hcp Imcyw tNmZn¨m kXyw ]dbptam?" "F´m tN¨o" "FSm \o Cu No¯ Ip«nIfp sN¿p¶Xpt]mse X¶¯m³ Ipep¡n shÅw Ifbptam?" Rm³ H¶p N½n Cu ]cn]mSn GS¯ns¡§ns\ Adnbmw, BWp§Ä¡p am{Xsa AdnbpÅp F¶mWp Rm³ IcpXnbncp¶Xv. Fsâ apJw Nph¶Xp GS¯n {i[n¨p. "B F\n¡p a\Ênembn \n\¡pw Ipcp¯t¡Sp−v Atà FSm shdpsX AsXm¶pw sN¿cpXp, Iq¼p hmSpw" "Aà GS¯n¡nsXms¡ F§ns\ Adnbmw? "\o C¶mfn sIm−p h¨ncp¶ hjf³ F¶ ]pkvXIansÃ. AXp Rm³ FSp¯p hmbn¨p. Rm³ hnNmcn¨p \o Hm.ho hnPb³ Hs¡bmbncn¡pw hmbn¡p¶sX¶p. A¸w Cu hjf³ Hs¡bm hmbn¡p¶Xv AsÃ" "tN¨n F´n\m AXp hmbn¨Xv? t]ms« F§ns\ D−v AXp?" "t]mSm Fs´mcp hjf³ _p¡p!! CsXms¡ BscgpXn hr¯ntISv" "GS¯n¡p FhnSm Cãs¸«¯v B IYbnÂ" "AXnset´m¶p IY, \ndsb sXdnbtà DÅp. At½w tamsfw Hs¡ Hcp¯³ ]cn]mSn \S¯p¶Xsà IY, CsXms¡ hmbn¨n«m ]ntÅcp s]g¨p t]mIp¶Xv. \nsâ Iq«pImc³ ÆßçÈ×æÈ t¸mse" "ÆßçÈ×æÈ´p ]Án? GS¯n¡hs\ F§ns\ Adnbmw" "ÆßçÈ×æa aqt¯mÄ Fsâ ¢mÊo ]Tn¨Xtöp! ¦Ö’ HmÄ FâSp¯p ]dªp Hmsâ ]cn]mSo, Hm³ al hr¯nsIt«m\m" "HmÄ IÅw ]dbphmcn¡pw Hm³ Fsâ \à sN§mXnbm" "\à N§mXn, N§mXosâ At½sS samtew I−p shÅw Ifbpt¶m\sà \obp, \o Hmsâ kbnUsà \n¡p" "ÆßçÈ× Ft´m sNbvsX¶m GS¯n ]dbps¶" "FSm B XÃns¸mfn ¦Ö Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ ]m¯p t\m¡n, HmÄ Ahs\ ]nSn¨p ASn sImSp¯p. ]ns¶ Hm³ Hcp hr¯nsIt«m\m ¦Ö _o«n CÃm¯t¸mÄ Ah³ HmÄsS sP«n Hs¡ FSp¯p CSpw. AXpt½Â Hs¡ ]nSns¨mgn¨p s_¡pw. A\o\mbXpsIm−m AhÄ £an¡pt¶. Ibnª s]cp¶mfn\p Hm³ Ahsf ]Wnbm¡m\pw t\m¡n. HmÄ IcW¯p s]m«n¨p. AXo ]ns¶ Hm³ C¸w sImg¸ansöm Hmfp ]dtª" FSm IÅ ÆßçÈ×m…, At¸mÄ \o ]dªsXms¡ IÅw! \nsâ ]qXnbmWp IÅambn Fsâ ASp¯p ]dªXv. Rm³ hm s]mfn¨p. At¸mÄ Fsâ A½ awKew Ignªp h¶p. "awKew F§ns\ D−mbncp¶s½" GS¯n tNmZn¨p. "B Hcp hn[w kpbn¸m¡n. im¸mSp t]mc Rm³ A¼Xp cq] HmÄ¡p sImSp¯p s]m¶p Hs¡ Ipdhm, \n\s¡´mSm C¶pw ]Tn¯w CsÃ? ChÄ HÁ¡töpw ]dªp Rm³ HmSn h¶Xm. \o hcpw¶p ]dsª¦o Rm³ h¿n«p tem¡eo h¶m aXnbmcp¶tÃm" A½ ]dªp. B kw`h¯n ]ns¶ Rm³ G«¯n¡p sXcªp]nSn¨p hjf³, {`m´v, A¿t\¯nsâ t\mhepIÄ Hs¡ sIm−p sImSp¡pw. Ì−v ln¸n Iuamcw amca XpS§nb I¼n amknIIÄ Rm³ sIm−p Fsâ I«nensâ ASnbn sh¡pw. F\n¡dnbmw G«v¯n AsXms¡ FSp¯p hmbn¡pw. F¶p G«¯ow At½w IqSn Hcp apdoemWp InS¡p¶X.v F¶m G«¯n cm{Xnbn ebnÁp C«p hmbn¡p¶Xn\m A½ Cdmb¯p InS¡pw. Fsâbpw G«¯nbpsSbpw apdn Xpd¡p¶Xp Cdmbt¯¡mWp. Fsâ apdnbn \n¶pw shfnbnte¡pw Cd§mw. Hcp Znhkw Rm³ cm{Xn apÁ¯nd§n ]Xps¡ ]pdIn IqSn G«¯nbpsS apdnbpsS shfnbn t]mbn. Rm³ sIm−p h¨ncp¶ ln¸n sa¯¡vSnbn I−nÃ. F\n¡p a\Ênembn G«¯n AXp hmbn¡m³ FSp¯ncn¡psa¶p. Rm³ apdnbpsS P¶ensâ ]gpXneqsS t\m¡n. G«¯n XpWn Hs¡ ASp¡p¶p. A½ apdnbn CÃ. IXIp IpÁn C«ncn¡p¶p. Rm³ ]Xp§n \n¶p. G«¯n XpWnsbÃmw ASp¡n s]«nbn h¨p. ]ns¶ \bnÁn Ducn. Hcp {_mbpw ASn¸mhmSbpamWp thjw ebnÁp sh«¯n GS¯nbpsS tZlw shfpshsf sh«n¯nf§n. Rm³ sImXntbmsS shfnbn \n¶p. AXp I−p GS¯n Xncnªp \n¶t¸mÄ {_mbpsS XSÊw am{XapÅ B hncnª apXpIp `mKw ImWm³ Ignªp. GS¯nbpsS apXpIp`mKw A¸w Ip\nªmWp. amwkw XÅn \n¡p¶Xn\m apebpsS CSbnse hnShn\p kam\amWp apXpIpw. G«¯n {_m Ducn ]Icw G«sâ Hcp jÀs«Sp¯n C«p. CSp¶Xn\p ap¼p AhÀ AsXm¶p aW¯p. G«³ aq¸cpsS HmÀ½bn Bbncn¡pw. ]mhw! ]ns¶ G«¯n Ccp¼ps]«nbn \n¶pw Rm³ sIm−p h¨ncp¶ ln¸n amknI FSp¯p I«nen Ccp¶p hmbn¡m³ XpS§n. A¸w Ignªt¸mÄ GS¯n C«ncp¶ jÀ«nsâ \Sp¡pÅ c−p _«WpIÄ Ducn, AXn\nSbneqsS I¿n«p I£w Hs¡ sNmdnbp¶p. ]ns¶bpw hmcnIbpsS XmfpIÄ adn¡p¶p. CS¡p B I¿p aq¡nte¡Sp¸n¨p hmk\n¡pw. CXp At_m[ambn kw`hn¡p¶ H¶msW¶p F\n¡p tXm¶n. CS¡nsS GS¯n I£w sNmdnbpw aW¸n¡pw ]ns¶bpw XmÄ adn¡pw. A¸w Ignªt¸mÄ ASn¸mhmS ap«n\p tatem«p Ibdn InS¶p. \\p \\p¯ tcma cmPnbm BhrXamb shfp¯p sImgp¯ IW¦mepIÄ, AXn\p Xmsg B ]mZkc§Ä. P¶Â AI¯p \n¶p sImfp¯n«ncp¶Xp `mKyw. Csæn Rm³ B ImepIfn Ibdn ]nSnt¨t\. Ipd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ G«¯n I«nen Hcp XebW Nmcn Ipsd¡qSn Nmªp hmb\ XpS§n. AhÀ hmb\bn ebn¨ncn¡pIbmsW¶p F\n¡p a\Ênembn. F\n¡p A`napJambn«mWp AhcpsS InS¸p. A¸w Ignªt¸mÄ AhÀ apIfnes¯ Hcp _«¬ IqSn Agn¨p. I£¯nte¡p \o−ncp¶ I¿pIÄ amdnS¯n F¯n hn{ian¨p. AhÀ ape¡®pIfn sXcp¸nSn¸n¡pIbmbncp¶p. Bl Fs´mcp ImgvN! Nμ\w Ac¨pcp«nbt]mes¯ apeIÄ, AXnsâ \Sp¡p Idp¯ ap´ncn¸gw h¨Xpt]msebpÅ sIm¨p D−ape¡®pIÄ!! AhÀ ape sam¯vambn AaÀ¯n. CSXp I¿n ln¸n hmcnI DÅXn\m heXp Icw sIm−mWp ]nSn¡p¶X.v amdn amdn AhÀ apeaÀ±\w sN¿m³ XpS§n. Rm³ Cu kabw ep¦n¡nSbn \n¶pw Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯p. AXmsI Hen¨p XpS§nbncp¶p. Rm³ hmWw sasà ASn¡m³ XpS§n. ho−pw Rm³ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ GS¯n ]mhmSbpsS NcSpIÄ Agn¨ncp¶p. AhÀ hbdnsâ aS¡pIfn IqSn Xmtg¡p I¿p IS¯nbncn¡p¶p. apeIÄ Ct¸mÄ \áhpw {^obpamWp. CS¡hÀ Xe Ip\n¨p AXnsâ sR«pIfn \¡m³ {ian¨p. ]s£ apeIfpsS XpS¡w hsctb AhcpsS \mhp F¯nbpÅp. I¿msW¦n GS¯nbpsS tKmUuWn\I¯ncn¡p¶p. tN¨nbpsS ]mhmS Xmtg¡p ]ns¶bpw Cd§n B ]qS¡mSpIfpsS XpS¡w ImWm³ Ignªp. \à Idp¯p Npcp− ImSp!! tN¨n ln¸n I«nen C«p CSXp Icw sIm−p apeIfn ]ngnbm\pw heXp I¿psIm−p ]qdn C«nf¡m\pw XpS§n. AhÀ I«nen Hcp ]m¼ns\t¸mse InS¶p ]pfbpIbmWp. G«³ aq¸cpsS t]cpw CS¡nsS hnfn¡pw. AhÀ HSphn Xe I«nen B¡n hfªp hnÃpt]msebmbn. ]mhmS Ac¡p NpÁpw Ds−t¶bpÅp. F\n¡p Ip−nbpw ]qdnsâ XpS¡hpw \¶mbn ImWmw kmam\w ]mhmS¡I¯mbXn\m F´mWp tN¨n ]qdn sN¿p¶sX¶p hyàaÃ. s]s«¶p AhÀ! Hcp hnfn. “Fsâ hnt\mtZ!! Rm³ sR«n. Fs¶ Ahcp It−m?! AhÀ I«nen InS¶p InX¡pIbmbncp¶p. AdnbmsX Fsâ Ip® Npcp§nt¸mbn. s]s«¶p AhÀ H¶p Npa¨p. hmbn s]mSn IbdnbXpt]mse c−p aq¶p Npa. HSphn AhÀ Fsâ t\sc h¶p. Fs´¦nepw sN¿m³ F\n¡p Ignbp¶Xn\p ap¼p Ahcv P¶Â Xpd¶p. AgnIÄ¡nSbneqsS ImÀ¡ns¨mcp Xp¸p, B Xp¸Â GÁp hm§nb Xp¸Â tImfm¼ntbm Fsâ apJw!!!!!!. I^¡«Ifpw Xp¸epw IeÀ¶ an{inXw Fsâ apJ¯msI ]c¶p. Rm³ A¿Sm F¶mbnt¸mbn. Ahcpw A¼c¶p. "ti FSm \mdo \otbm F´mSm ChnsS " Ahcv tNmZn¨p. Rm³ hn¡n hn¡n F¦nepw, "Rm³ aq{Xsamgn¡m³ Cd§nbt¸mÄ tN¨n Icbp¶t]mse tXm¶n t\m¡m³ h¶Xm " Rm³ s]s«¶p IÅw ]dªp. AhÀ At¸mgmWp Xsâ apeIÄ \áamsW¶Xpw HmÀ¯Xv. AhÀ s]s«¶p jÀ«nsâ IpSp¡pIÄ C«p. "t]mSm hmbnt\m¡msX F\ns¡m¶panÃ" AhÀ P¶Â IXIp hen¨S¨p. Rm³ Fsâ apdnbnte¡p t]mbn. AhcpsS Xp¸Â apJ¯p ]pc−Xp IgpIm\pw ad¶p. AhcpsS Xp¸en\p Hcp akmebpsS aWw. Rm³ ]Xps¡ Fsâ ep¦n Agn¨p. I«nensâ Imen C«p. GS¯nbpsS ko³ a\ÊntemÀ¯p ]Xps¡ Fsâ Ip® I¿nseSp¯p. Hcp hmWw hnSm\pÅ Ipep¡Â Bcw`n¨p. Rm³ kv]oUn Ipep¡m³ XpS§n "Fsâ G«¯o l G«¯osS ]qdp B ape Al Al F\n¡p ]®Ww G«¯o " Rm³ ]dªp. F\n¡nt¸mÄ t]mIpw. \à Xcn¸p!! I®p Id§p¶p!! Bl Fs´mcp Xcn¸p!! \s«Ãnsâ ASnbn \n¶pw Dudn hcp¶Xpt]mse Ct¸mÄ hcpw "G«¯o Rm³ ]®o" Rm³ Dds¡ hnfn¨p! s]s«¶p Btcm Fsâ Ip®bn Ibdn ]nSn¨p. Rm³ sR«n. FsÅ®bpsS aWw apdnbnÂ!! "an−cpXv CXp Rm\m G«¯n " AhÀ Fsâ ImXn a{´n¨p. "FSm \o§n¡nS¡v, AhÀ Fs¶ XÅn Fsâ IqsS InS¶p. AhÀ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¨p. Rm³ C¡nfn sIm−p ]pfªp. AhÀ Fsâ apebn ]nSn¨p "IÅ \o FÃmw I−p AtÃ" Rm³ H¶pw an−nbnÃ. "F¶n«p \o InS¶p hmWw ASn¡pIbm AtÃ, IÅm , \o FÃmw It−m? Rm³ H¶pw an−nbnÃ. "]dbS InS¶p hnfn¨p IqhpIbmbncp¶tÃm G«¯o G«¯o G«¯osS ]qÀ ape Fs¶ms¡ Ct¸mÄ iÐansÃ" AhÀ Fsâ Ip®bn ]ns¶bpw h«an«p ]nSn¨p. "]dsbSm Fsâ FhnSm \n\¡nãs¸«Xv?" "G«¯osS same" Rm³ ]dªp. "]ns¶?" "G«¯osS Ipdn¨n " "Ipdn¨ntbm ]qsd¶p ]tdSm AXm F\n¡nãw". "icn GS¯osS ]qdp" "\o It−m icn¡p" "Cà ]mhmS InS¶XpsIm−p ]qS Hs¡sb I−pÅp". "ebnÁnSm³ ]Ánà A½ Nnet¸mÄ DWcpw. \o thtW X¸n t\m¡nt¡m" Rm³ G«¯nsb h«w ]nSn¨p. G«¯n ]mhmS s]m¡n Ac¡p apIfn h¨p. Rm³ G«¯nbpsS aS¡p hbdn apJw tNÀ¯p. \à XWp¸p ]f]f¸p, an\pkapÅ aS¡phbdp,AhnsS Hcp s]cpw PocI¯nsâ aWw. "Fs¶ D½ sh¡Sm tams\". Rm³ tN¨nbpsS hbdnepw s\©nepw apeIfpsS hnShnepw Hs¡ Npw_n¡m³ XpS§n.tN«¯osS icocw NqSp ]nSn¨p R§Ä sI«n ]pWÀ¶p.\à NqSv Rm³ Ahsc ]q−S¡w ]nSn¨p "Fs¶ sImsÃSm sRcn¡p FÃp s]m«s« " AhÀ ]dªp.Rm³ Ahsc hcnªp apdp¡n. "D½ sh¡Sm" Rm³ tN¨nbpsS apebn D½ sh¨p "AhnSsÃSm Fsâ Np−n Rm³ AhcpsS Np−n Np−p tNÀ¯p.B sXm−n¸g A[c§Ä Rm³ Ddn¨n B amwk¡jWw Rm³ Fsâ Np−pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n hen¨p "Blv Bl C\nbpw hcnªp apdp¡q Fs¶ izmkw ap«n¡q hnt\msZ… Rm³ AhcpsS Igp¯nepw hnbÀ¸Wnª amdnepw hnSÀ¶ I£§fnepw Hs¡ D½ sh¨p.]ns¶ Rm³ Xmtg¡p t]mbn AhcpsS Acs¡«n Rm³ apJw tNÀ¯p.B amZI aWw akme aWw AhnsS Hs¡ hnbÀ¸pw aZPehpw IeÀ¶ Rm³ Xmtg¡p \o§n. "tamt\ Fsâ ]qdp \s¡Sm" AhÀ ]dªp. Rm³ »q ^nenan I− ]cnNb¯n B \oe¯SmI¯n Hcp \oe¸£nbmbn Dufnbn«p. AhcpsS ]qÀ Ze§Ä Fsâ Np−pIÄ¡nSbn hnd¨p As¶\n¡p aoi CÃmbncp¶p Hcp s]®nsâ apJw Bbncp¶p.AXpsIm−p tN¨n¡p B arZpXzw A¶p sImSp¡m³ ]Án. (Ct¸mÄ Hs¡ IpÁn¯mSnbmbn. Fsâ `mcy XoÁn¡Wsa¦n tjhp sNbvXn«p sNÃWw F¶p ]dbpw). "aXnsbSm apJw amÁp… ]s£ Rm³ hn«nÃ. AhcpsS I´v Fsâ hmbn In«n. Rm³ AXn tI{μoIcn¨p. \¡n \m¡n«p NpgÁn. ÆßçÈ×æa ho«n Ccp¶p I− »q ^nenapIÄ F\n¡p XpWbmbn. tN¨n¡p ho−pw hcm\pÅ XpS¡amsW¶p Rm³ Duln¨p. HSphn AhÀ¡p Npc¶p. AhÀ DSs\ Fsâ apJw XÅn amÁn. AhÀ InS¶p InX¨p. F¶n«p Fs¶ sXcp sXc Npw_n¨p "s]ms¶… Fsâ s]ms¶ hnt\msZ… \o F§ns\ ]Tns¨Sm CsXms¡? \nsâ G«\p CsXm¶pw Adnb¯nsÃSm, Fsâ s]ms¶" "C\n \n\¡p shÅw t]mIs− IbsÁSm… Rm³ InS¶p X¸n.F{X »q I−mepw ]qdn Ip® tIÁm³ C½nWn ]mSmsW¶p FÃmhÀ¡pw AdnbpasÃm.]ns¶bsà BZyw ]qdp ImWp¶ Rm³! ]s£ G«¯n klmbn¨p AhÀ Fsâ hocs\ AhcpsS hnShn XÅnh¨p. Ah³ AIt¯¡p Ibdn. Fsâ BZy t`mKw! Hcp ]¯p ASn ASn¨p ImWpw Rm³ shÅw t]mbn Zm InS¡p¶p »q^nenanset¸mse aWn¡qdpIÄ ]®³ ]Ám¯ \ncmi.Rm³ N½temsS InS¶p "FSm G«¯n t]ms« A½ DWcpw". "F\n¡p s]s«¶p t]mbn tN¨n" Rm³ Zb\obambn ]dªp. "FSm AXp kmcanà FÃmhÀ¡pw C§ns\bm ]Xps¡ ]Tn¡pw" AhÀ ]dªp. ]ntÁ¶p A½¡p Imª§m«p t]mIWw. Rm³ tImtfPn t]mIm\nd§n A½bpsS IqsS s{Sbn\n Ibdn. ]s£ s{Sbn³ hn«t¸mÄ Rm³ NmSn Cd§n XncnsI ho«nse¯n. Rm³ sN¶t¸mÄ G«¯n Hcp IŨncn. "F´mSm sImXnbm tImtfPo t]mImsX XncnsI h¶Xv C¶se aXnbmbnsÃ? "G«¯n Ipfn¡m³ t]mIphmtWm?" "AsÃSm ao³ sh«ns¡m−ncn¡pIbm. C¯ncn Ignsª Ipfn¡q \n\s¡t´m thWw" "F\n¡p G«¯nsb Ipfn¸n¡Ww" "A¿Sm ]qXn sImÅmatÃm tams\ \o t]mbn hmbn¡p Rm³ hnfn¡mw" Ipsd Ignªt¸mÄ G«¯n hnfn¨p. "FSm hnt\mtZ hm C¨ncn F® ]pc«n¯mSm" Rm³ HmSn sN¶p. G«¯n IXIp Nmcn Hcp tXmÀ¯pw DSpXp \n¡p¶p. I¿n F®¡n®w, Rm³ ]ns¶ Hcp {`´s\ t¸mse Ahsc sI«n¸nSn¨p. "F® ]pc«m\m \ns¶ hnfn¨Xv". Rm³ F® In®w hm§n G«¯nbpsS Igp¯n \n¶p XpS§n. apXpInepw hbdnepw Hs¡ ]pc«n ]ns¶ »hpkp Ducn {_mbp−p. {_mbpsS ]pd¯p ImWp¶ `mKs¯ms¡ F® ]pc«n Dgnªp. FsÅ® aWapÅ sImgp¯ tZl¯n Fsâ I¿p HmSn \S¡pt¼mÄ Fsâ Ip® tdm¡Áp t]mse \n¡pIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ B Idp¯ {_m Ducn apeIfn ]nSn¨p. B I®pIÄ Fsâ I¿n InS¶p sRcnªp. ]ns¶ Rm³ AhcpsS hbdnepw Hs¡ ]pc«n. tXmÀ¯p Agn¡tWm AtXm CSbn IqSn F®bnSsWm Ft¶mÀ¡pt¼mÄ G«¯n Hcp IÅ NncntbmsS tXmÀ¯gn¨p Xmsgbn«p. At¿m G«v¯nbpsS ImsShnsS G«¯n ¢o³ tjhmbncp¶p AhnsS "CsX´m G«¯o apSnsbhnsS? "FSm \o BZyw ImWpIbsà AXpsIm−v C¨ncn hr¯nbmbncn¡s« F¶p IcpXn Rm³ AhnsSms¡ hSn¨p " icn¡pw Hcp s]m´nb {XntImWw,AXnsâ \Sp¡pÅ NmÂ.Rm³ Ip\nsªmcp InÊp sImSp¯p ]ns¶ G«¯nsb sI«n B Xdbn adnªp. C¯hW F\n¡p hgn sXÁnbnà Ip® AIt¯¡p ]mªp Ibdn. Rm³ s]m§m\pw Xmgm\pw XpS§n.F®bn IpXnÀ¶ tZlw, AXnsâ hgphgp¸p ¹Iv ¹Iv F¶p Rm³ Adªp ]®n. C¯hW shÅw DSs\ h¶nÃ. G«¯n Im apIfnte¡n«p I{XnI¸q«n Fs¶ ]q«n. F¶n«p Fsâ N³¯nbn ]nSn¨p X¶nte¡p tNÀ¯p "BªSnsbSm tamt\" "Bl Bl B§ns\ AsS tams\ IÅ Ip«m \o sImÅmw tamt\ hnt\mtZ" Rm³ XIÀ¯Sn¨p.F¶ kpJw Rm³ I®p ]q«n H¶p c−v aq¶p!!sâ Ip®bn \n¶pw sPÁp hnam\w ]d¶p tN¨nbpsS ]qÀ Ze§Ä Fsâ Ip®¡pNpÁpw sImfp¯n hen¨p. ]ns¶ CXp \nXyhpw \S¡m³ XpS§n. Hcp Znhkw G«¯n ]dªp "FSm C\n \o Ddbn«p ASn¡m³ ]Tn¡Ww. F\n¡p ASnbn ]nSn¨m s]mÃm¸mIpw" ]ns¶ R§Ä \ntcm[v D]tbmKn¡m³ XpS§n. ÆßçÈ× t^mdn³ \ntcm[v F\n¡p Xcpambncp¶p. Rm³ hmWw ASn¡ms\¶p ]dªmWp Ahsâ I¿n \n¶pw hm§p¶Xv.. R§sfms¡ BZyw Ddbn shfns¨® Hgn¨n«mbncp¶p hmWw ASn¡p¶Xv. kuIcyambn FSpXp IfbpIbpw sN¿mw. Imª§mUpw ]Ån¡cbpapÅ XntbÁdpIfn Pbamen\nbpsS ]S§Ä I−p hmWw hnSpIbmbncp¶p A¶p R§fpsS tlm_n. ÆßçÈ× Câdzen\pw ap¼pw tijhpw CXp sN¿pw. Ignªm Dd Ducn `{Zambn koÁnsâ CSbn XncpIn kvYew hnSpw. Bdp amkw Ignªt¸mÄ G«³ aq¸À h¶p. ]ns¶ c−pamkw Cã³ ]cn]mSn \S¯n. ]I aq¸À kÀ¡o«pw IÅSnbpamWp. A½bpw G«\p ao³ hm§m\mbn Imª§m«p t]mIpw. s{Sbn\nse hcpIbpÅp. Rm³ B kabw G«¯nsb Ifn¡pw. Rm³G«¯nsb ad¸pcbn Ipfn¡m³ tIdpt¼mÄ Ip\n¨p \nÀ¯n ASn¨psImSp¡pw. A§ns\ B hchn G«¯n KÀ`nWnbmbn. KÀ`nWnbmbXn ]ns¶ H¶pw t]Sn¡m\nÃmbncp¶p ]d Ifn Xs¶. G«¯nsb AhcpsS ho«n Ggmw amkw hnfn¨psIm−p t]mIp¶Xphsc an¡hmdpw F¶pw Rm³ Ifn¡pambncp¶p. c−p sImÃw Ignªp Rm³ KÄ^n t]mbn. ]ns¶ A©vNp sImÃw IgnªmWp Fsâ hnhmlw IgnªXp R§Ä thsd Xmakambn G«\p Ct¸mÄ aq¶p a¡Ä D−v. aq¯Xp s]®pw CfbXp BWp§fpw. tamÄ Fsâ BsW¶mWp Fsâ hnizmkw. Ct¸mÄ B tamfpsS IeymWw \S¶p. Rm³ \à Hcp XpI Ab¨p sImSp¯p . Ct¸mgpw \m«n t]mIpt¼mÄ Rm³ G«¯nsb Ifn¡pw Fsâ `mcy¡pw A½¡pw G«\pw H¶pw Hcp kwibhpw CXphsc D−mbn«nÃ. eohn\p t]mIpt¼mÄ G«¯nsb Ifn¨nsæn F\n¡pw G«¯n¡pw hÃm¯ hoÀ¸pap«Â BWp. Ignbp¶Xpw Rm³ Fsâ `mcysb Ifn¨ B Znhkw Xs¶ G«¯nsbbpw Ifn¡pw. G«¯nbmWp Fsâ Kpcp. A{X \à Hcp IfnkvYew Rm³ thsd FhnsSbpw I−n«nÃ. B Bthiw Hs¡ C¶pw \m¸X©vNp Ignªn«pw AhÀ¡p−v. Fsâ `mcy¡msWIn KÄ^n \n¶p h¶p c−p Znhkw Ifn¨p Ignbpt¼mÄ aXnbmIpw. ]ns¶ ihw t]mse InS¡p¶XÃmsX F\ns¡mcp kpJhpw C¶phsc In«nbn«nÃ. ]ns¶ CsXÃmw hn[nt]mse hcpw. CXmWp Fsâ IY.