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Fsâ A½mh³ IeymWw Ign¨n«p Bdp amkw Ignªp Atacn¡bn t]mbn. `mcy¡p hnk icnbm¡psa¶p ]dsª\nepw Hcp hÀjw Bbn«pw icnbmbnÃ. _n³ emUsâ B{IaWw ImcWw hnkm N«§Ä hfsc {ÌnÎm¡nbncp¶p. A§ns\ Hcp Znhkw a{Umkv Atacn¡³ Iu¬kpteÁn \n¶pw Xn¦fmgvN AhnsS Câdzyqhns\¯m³ I¯p h¶p. s{Sbn\n i_cnae kok¬ ImcWw Sn¡ÁnÃ. AXn\m A½mbnbpw Rm\pw IqSn _Ên a{Zmkn t]mIm³ ho«pImÀ ]dªp. Rm³ Kn−n t]mfnsSIv\n¡n ]Tn¨n«pÅXn\m a{Umkv FÃmw Adnbpsa¶mWp ho«pImcpsS [mcW. A§ns\ cm{Xn H¼Xp aWn¡pÅ d±nao\ F¶ _Ên c−p Sn¡Áp _p¡p sNbvXp.
d±nao\ \à s]m¡apÅ Gko h−nbmWp, D¨¡pap¼p a{Zmkn F¯psa¶ Imcyw XoÀ¨bmWp. Rm³ hn³tUm koÁn Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p At¸mÄ Bân ]dªp Bân¡p AhnsS Ccn¡Wsa¶p Rm³ k½Xn¨p. Fsâ XpSbpsS apIfneqsS `mcn¨ Ip−n s]m¡n Bân A¸pdt¯¡p \o§n. Bân jn^vt^m¬ kmcnbmWp DSp¯ncn¡p¶Xp. s]À^yqansâ \dpaWw. h−n knÁn hn«t¸mÄ ebnsÁÃmw AW¨p. GtXm ]m−n ]Sw C«p Bân Hcp henb jmÄ C«p ]pX¨p. I−m PbefnXsbt]mse Ccn¡pw. I®mSnbn apJw tNÀ¯p shfnbnse ImgvNIÄ t\m¡n Ccn¡pIbmWp Bân. Rm³ hfn¸p kn\na t\m¡n Ccp¶p. A¸w Ignªt¸mÄ kpJIcambn Hcp Cfw NqSp F\n¡\p`hs¸«p. Fsâ XpSbpw BânbpsS XpSbpw sXm«psXm«ncn¡p¶Xnsâ kpJamWsXs¶\n¡p a\Ênembn. AtXXmbmepw \¶mbn. h−nbn \à XWp¸p−v. FÃmhcpw lnameb¯n Ccn¡p¶t]mse s]m§nb ]Xp ]Xp¯ e£zdn koÁpIfn Ccp¶p ab§pIbmWp. BÄ¡mÀ Bcpw kn\nabn henb Xm¸cyw Im«m¯Xn\m AhÀ ]m«pIÄ CSm³ XpS§n. Bân A¸w Ignªp ab§m³ XpS§n. Fsâ Po³kn Ft´m ISn¨p Rm³ ap«nsâ `mKw sNmdnªp. At¸mÄ Fsâ I¿psS ap«p BânbpsS hi§fn sXm«p. Bân A\§nbnÃ. F¶m ]ns¶ A§ns\ Ccn¡s« F¶p Rm\pw IcpXn. A¸w Ignªt¸mÄ Fsâ a\Ênse Ipc§pWÀ¶p. A¸w IqSn tNÀ¶ncp¶mtem? Rm³ Im Ipd¨p IqSn \o«n ]pdtIm«p Nmcn. R§fpsS koÁpIÄ ¡nSbn Hcp KobÀ t]mse I¼nbp−mbncp¶p Nmc AUvPÌp sN¿m\pÅX.v Rm³ AXp AaÀ¯n koÁp A¸w IqSn ]nt¶m«m¡n. At¸mÄ ho−pw Fsâ heXp Ibv ap«p BânbpsS apeIfpsS ASnbnte¡p Ibdn. Bân t\m H_vP£³!! `Khms\ H¶p FÀ¯p sImSp¯mtem? Bân Fdnbps¶¦n ]ns¶ an−mXncn¡mw. ap«phn³ Xpd¡s¸Spsa¶tà IrkvXptZh³ ]dªn«pÅX,v ap«mXncp¶m F§ns\ Xpd¡pw. Rm³ jmfnsâ ASnhiw A¸w s]m¡n I¿p Fsâ XpSbpsS hi§fn sNmdnªpw am´nbpw AtXmsSm¸w Fsâ I¿psS ]pdhiw sIm−p BânbpsS XpSIfn arZphmbn DckpIbpw sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p. ]ns¶ Hcp ss[cy¯n\p I¿p BânbpsS XpSbn Xs¶ h¨p. Bân A\¡anà Dd¡amtWm? Rm³ Fsâ CSs¯ I¿psIm−p Fsâ hes¯ I£¯n sNmdnªp. A¡q«¯n BânbpsS XSn¨ I¿nepw H¶p sXm«p. Is¿Sp¯t¸mÄ Rm³ a\]qdzzw BânbpsS I¿n sam¯w DcÊnbmWp FSp¯Xv. BânbpsS I¿vX−bn tcma§Ä D−v. Ibvap«nsâ ]pd`mKw aS§nbncn¡p¶Xp I−m Hcp ]Xn\mepImcns]®nsâ ]qdp t]mencn¡pw. ImcWw B shfp¯ I¿nse tcmacmPnIfpw!! Asænepw I¿nsâ aS¡n\p Hcp ]qdnsâ Omb D−v. ]−p Bdmw ¢mÊn ]Tn¡pt¼mÄ hn{Ia\mWp AsX\n¡p Im«n¯¶Xp. Hcn¡Â ¢mkn Ccn¡pt¼mÄ Ah³ tNmZn¨p "FSm {]kmZm s]®nsâ ]qdp ImWtWm" F¶p Rm³ IcpXn hà I¼n Nn{Xambncn¡psa¶p. At¸mÄ Ah³ I¿p aS¡n ap«nsâ AIhiw hnc sIm−p tNÀ¯p Hcp ]qÀ{XntImWw krãns¨s¶ ImWn¨p. At¸mgmWp C§ns\sbmcp kmayw F\n¡p tXm¶nbXv, ]et¸mgpw Cu s]mknj\n Bân Is¯gpXpItbm atÁm sN¿pt¼mÄ F\n¡p tXm¶pw Rms\mcp tcmaw AXncn«phcp¶ ]qÀ ImWpIbtà F¶p!!!! B XSn¸pw Hs¡ A§ns\ Xs¶ tXm¶n¡pIbpw sN¿pw. hn{Ia³ Hcn¡Â Ft¶mSp tNmZn¨p "FS {]kmsZ \o _©nsâ AÁ¯p\n¶p AIt¯m«p tIdn Ccn Rm³ AhnsS Ccn¡s« ". _©nsâ AÁw Fsâ Cã koÁmWp. AXp hn{Ia\p sImSp¡m³ a\ÊnÃmbncp¶p. At¸mÄ Ah³ ]dªp "FtS B A½mbn kmdnsâ ¢mkn am{Xw aXn" "AsX´msS A½mbn kmdnsâ ¢mkn\p {]tXyIX?" A½mh³ A½mhn F¶p c−p A[ym]IÀ R§Ä¡p−mbncp¶p. AhcpsS t]cp Ct¸mgpw BÀ¡pw Hmcv½bnÃ. Z¼XnIÄ Bbncp¶p BcmWp AhÀ¡p Cc«t¸cp \ÂInbsX¶pw F\n¡dnbnÃ. B kvIqÄ XpS§nbt¸mtg A½mh\pw A½mhnbpw D−mbncp¶p. A½mhsâbmbncp¶p B kvIqÄ Xs¶. A½mbn ÁoNÀ aebmfw BWp ]Tn¸n¡p¶Xv. Zptcym[\³ ]m©mensb hkv{Xms£]w sN¿p¶ ]mTw ]Tn¸n¨t¸mÄ hn{Ia³ Hcp tNmZyw "Áo¨À cPkze F¶p h¨m F´m?" Rm³ A´w hn«p hn{Ia³ ¢mkn Uu«p tNmZn¡pItbm? Ah³ \¶mhm³ Xocpam\ns¨m? ¢mkn H¶ma³ Rm\mWp. B hm¡p Rm\pw I−nÃ. Cu ]mT¯n cPkzebmbncn¡p¶ Fs¶ k`bnte¡p hnfn¡cpsX¶p ]m©men ]dbp¶p−v. At¸mÄ hn{Ia³ ho«n t]mbn aebmfw Hs¡ hmbn¨p XpS§ntbm? AÀY¯n\mbn FÃmhcpw A½mbn kmdns\ t\m¡n. A½mbn kmdnsâ apJw \mWn¨p ]q¯peªncn¡p¶p, "AXnsâ AÀYw Rm³ ]dbnÃ" "AsX´m Áo¨À " tImdÊmbn Ip«nIÄ. "AXp \nsâsbms¡ A½amcpsS ASp¯p tNmZn¨m ]dªp Xcpw" Rm³ ho«n t]mbn A½tbmSp tNmZn¨p. A½ ]dªp AOt\mSp tNmZn¡m³. BÀ¡pw Adnb¯nÃ. ]ntÁ¶p Áo¨dnt\mSp Rm³ ho−pw tNmZn¨p. A½mbn ho−pw \mWn¨p ]q¯peªp. "{]kmtZ AXp \o Ipd¨pw IqSn hepXmbn«p ]Tn¡pw" "FsS \nsâ A½sbms¡ amkapd BI¯ntà AXm Cu cPkze" hn{Ia³ ]ns¶ Ft¶mSp ]dªp "F¶p h¨m ?" "FtS Cu s]®p§Äs¡ms¡ kmam\¯n\I¯q¶p ]iphn\p am¨p hcp¶t]mse Hcp km[\w amkw tXmdpw hcpw. At¸mÄ Ahcp ASp¡tf tId¯nà AXm kwKXn!!, KÀ`ambm ]ns¶ hc¯nà " "CXdnbmsa¦n ]ns¶´n\msS tNmZn¨Xv?" "AXhsc sIm−p ]dbn¡m\m. C\n thsd Hcp the D−v, \o A½mbn kmdns\ {i[n¨n«pt−m? Ahcp ]Tn¸n¡pt¼mÄ \½sS sUkvInsâ aqte h¶p Hcªp \n¡p¶Xp I−n«ntÃ? F´m Imcyw F¶dnbmtam? AXpw Rm³ {i[n¨ncp¶nà hn{Ia³ Bfp tIa³ Xs¶. ]ns¶ Rm\pw {i[n¨p. icnbmWp. A½mbn ]m«pw ]Tn¸n¨p \n¡pt¼mÄ Ft¸mgpw GsX¦nepw sUkvInsâ aqebn Acs¡«p sIm−p XÅn¨n«mWp \n¸p, AXnsâ Kp«³kdnbm\pw hn{Ia³ th−n h¶p. "FSm {]kmtZ A½mbn¡p ISn Ibdn \S¡pIbm. A½mhsâ ASn G¡p¶nÃ. AXm ]qdp sUkvInsâ AÁ¯p sIm−p XÅp¶Xv. \o t\m¡nt¡m Rm³ Hcp Xami ImWn¡mw, B AÁ¯p C¶p Rm³ Ccn¡s«" A½mbn ]Xnhpt]mse "Im´mchnμmbXm£o at\mPvsR Im´mc hmkw \n\¡mhXtà " F¶p CuW¯n ]mSn R§fpsS sUkvIn\Sp¯p h¶p Acs¡«p sUkvInsâ IqÀ¯ AÁw sImÅn¨p. Rm³ {i[tbmsS Ip\nªncp¶p. B {XntImW `mKw am{Xw t\m¡pIbmWp. At¸mÄ hn{Ia³ sUkvIn sh¨p I¿p sXÁn¡m³ {ian¡p¶t]mse It¿mSn¨p sIm−ncp¶p. ]ns¶ s]s«¶p I¿p Én¸mbt]mse t\sc sIm−p sN¶p A½mbnbpsS sUkvIn³ aqebn XÅn \nÀ¯nbncp¶ tbm\n`mK¯p HscmÁ CSn. A½mbnbpw Rm\pw Hcpt]mse Htc \nanj¯n sR«n. A½mbn Xo ]d¡p¶ I®pItfmsS hn{Ias\ H¶p t\m¡n, ]pkvXIhpambn kvYew hn«p, tNms¡Sp¡m³ t]msb¶mWp Ip«nIÄ [cn¨Xp, Rms\mgnsI!. A©p an\n«p Ignªp, R§Ä kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ A½mh³ kmÀ Nqcepambn ]mªp hcp¶p. h¶]msS CMvfojv t\m¬ UosÁbnÂUmb l¡nÄ_dn ^n³ FSp¯p tNmZyw tNmZn¡m³ XpS§n. “What was Tomas Sawyer and Huckleberry fin doing to help the runaway slave Jim?” tNmZyw hn{Iat\mSmWp. hn{Ia\pt−m l¡nÄ _dnbpw tÁmw kmbdpw Adnbp¶p! l¡nÄ _dn ]Tn¸n¡pt¼mÄ hn{Ia³ ]pkvXIhpambn A½mh³ kmdnsâ ItkcbpsS ]pdIn \ne¯mWncn¡p¶X.v t\mUv UosÁbnÂUv IYbmbXn\m FÃmhcpw IY tIÄ¡m\mbn ]ebnS¯pw Ccn¡pw. A½mh³ CS¡mscsIms−¦nepw hmbn¸n¡pw. B kabw \n{Zm tZhX At±ls¯ A\p{Kln¡pw. ]ns¶ aWnbSn apg§pt¼mÄ am{XamWp A½mh³ DWcp¶Xv. PohnX¯nemZyambn A¶p A½mh³ ]Tn¸n¡Â aqUnembncp¶p. A½mh³ kmÀ hcp¶Xn\p ap¼p Hcn¡Â hn{Ia³ Ft¶mSp tNmZn¨p. "FtS Cu l¡nÄ ]dnbpsS ]dns¡{X \ofw ImWpsatS {]kmtZ?" "l¡nÄ ]dnbsÃtS l¡nÄs_dnbmWp" "AXp icn, Rm³ hnNmcn¨p henb ]dnbpÅ Hcp¯\mWp Ahs\¶p" hn{Ia³ ]dªp. AXmWp l¡nÄ s_dnsb¸ÁnbpÅ hn{Iasâ ]cnNbw. Aht\mSmWp A½mhsâ I«n tNmZyw. Ah³ Fgpt\Áp H¶pw an−msX \n¶p. ]ns¶ A½mh³ NmSnh¶p Hcp ASn tafbmbncp¶p. Nqc HSnªn«mWp A½mh³ \nÀ¯nbXv. At¸mtg¡pw hn{Iasâ XpSsbÃmw s]m«nbncp¶p. "Ahsâ A½qt½sS l¡nÄ ]dn " hn{Ia³ A¶p kvIqfn \n¶pw ]pd¯mbXmWp. C¶p hn{Ia³ c−p _mdpw tlm«epw s_³kp Imdpw Hs¡bmbn aetbmc tIm¬{Kknsâ a¬Tew {]knUâmbn hnlcn¨p \S¡p¶p. ¢mkn Ccp¶p l¡nÄ _dn ]Tn¨hs\ms¡ ¢mÀ¡pw Áo¨dpambn sX−n¸ncnªpw \S¡p¶p. A§ns\ A½mh\pw A½mhnbpw IqSn Ahs\ c£n¨p. ]ns¶ G tI BâWnbpw!! aZyw \ntcm[n¡pI hgn ]« jm¸n tImgnsb Adp¯p sIm−ncp¶ hn{Ia³ A§ns\ apXemfnbmbn. A¶p hn{Ia³ sNbvX Imcyw HmÀ½n¡m³ ImcWw Fsâ I¿p BânbpsS aÀ½ `mKw hsc \nc§nsb¯nbXp sIm−mWp. GXmbmepw Fsâ I¿p BânbpsS th−s¸« `mK§fnsems¡ sXm«n«pw Bân¡p Ipep¡anÃm¯n\m au\w k½Xw F¶p IW¡nseSp¯p Rm³ Fsâ CSXp Icw \o«n jmfn\nSbneqsS {_mbpsS ASnbn IqÀ¯p\n¶ B amdnS§fn Hsc®¯n ]nXp¡n. tT..¶p HÁbSn {]Xo£ns¨¦nepw Bân \n{Zbn Xs¶. Htlm At¸mÄ FÃm sSÌpw kIvkkv. Rm³ I¿p ho−pw \o«n asÁ apebnepw H¶p ]nSn¨p. Bl Ió apeIÄ kv{]n§pt]mse {_mbn«p SbnÁm¡n \nÀ¯nbncn¡p¶p. A½mh³ A[nIw s]cpamdn ImWnÃ. DSbm apeIÄ!!! Fsâ d±n aot\ Cu cm{Xn Rm³ ad¡nÃ. _kp AXnsâ thKXbn HmSns¡m−ncp¶p. Xncps\ then¡pÅ \nc¸mb tdmUneqsSbmWp {]bmWw. Hcp Ipep¡hpanÃm¯ FbÀ _kn FÃmhcpw Dd¡w. ]m«pw \nÀ¯nbncp¶p. Rm³ ]ns¶ H¶pw Aam´n¨nÃ. BânbpsS »hpknsâ lq¡pIfn Fsâ hncepIÄ ]cXm³ XpS§n. lq¡pIÄ Hmtcm¶mbn hnSÀ¯nbt¸mÄ Bân H¶p s\SphoÀ¸n«p. BânbpsS hnbÀ¸nsâ sN¼I¸q aWw F\n¡\p`hs¸«p ]pd¯p XWp¯n«pw jmfn\Snbn BânbpsS amdnS¯nsâ XpS¡¯n hnbÀ¸pXpÅnIÄ D−mbncp¶p. Rm³ {_m¡I¯p I¿n«p B amZI apeIfn ]nSn¨p. c−p hncepIÄ IbÁn sRcp§n\n¶ apeIfpsS a[y¯nepÅ B I®pIÄ Rm³ X¸n sRcn¡m³ XpS§n. {_mbpsS SbnÁp ImcWw apt¶m«pÅ hgn ASªncp¶p. Rm³ apeIfpsS hnShnepw AXn\Snbnepw {_m¡p ]pd¯pIqSnbpw Hs¡ apebpsS AfhpIÄ FSp¯p Ignªncp¶p. C\n F´v F¶ tNmZyw Fsâ I¿ns\ {_mbpsS {Ìm¸pIfn hnctemSn¡m³ t{]cn¸n¨p. Rm³ {_mbpsS {Ìm¸n shdpsX t{Skp sNbvXp sIm−ncp¶p. ]ns¶ I¿n«p BânbpsS I£¯n ]cXn. AhnsS \à Npcp− tcma§Ä D−mbncp¶p. Ahbn sRcSnb I¿p Rm³ CW¡¯n aq¡n h¨p. aWw sImÅmw. Hcp Ipgª Ip«n¡qdbpw hnbÀ¸pw IeÀ¶ aWw. AsXsâ Ip®sb DWÀ¯n. Ah³ Po³kn\pÅn IqSmcw DbÀ¯m\pÅ Bcw`ambn. Rm³ Xmtg¡p \nc§n tNÀ¶ncp¶p. \m¡nsâ A{K¯m {_m¡p ]pd¯p IqSn ape¡®p hcp¶ `mK¯n \¡n. Bân H¶p sNdpXmbn InSp§n. ]s£ Fsâ ]nSen Ct¸mÄ HSnbpsa¶ AhkvYbnemWp. t]mc thsd Fs´¦nepw hgnImWWw. Rm³ \nhÀ¶ncp¶p BânbpsS tXmfneqsS I¿n«p Ft¶mSp tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨p. B sNhnbpsS ]mÀiz§fn Rm³ sasà ISn¨p. ]ns¶ Npw_n¨p BânbpsS NqSp \nizmkw, hmbn sNdnb ]mkv ]mknsâ aWw, s]cpw PocIw tNÀ¶ aWw, Rm³ Ihnfn H¶p Npw_n¨p. Bân Fsâ I¿n hnceaÀ¯n. Rm³ ho−pw IS¶p Np−pIfn Xs¶ Npw_n¨p. BânbpsS tZlw NqSmbns¡m−ncp¶p. Rm³ tXmfnen« I¿p Xmgv¯n »hpknsâ ]n³hiw s]m¡n {_mbpsS ¢n¸p X«n. apXpIn Rm³ H¶p XtemSn ]ns¶ Is¿Sp¯p hi§fneqsS BânbpsS ap³ hiw ]cXn {_m ¢n¸p t]mbXn\m Rm³ DbÀ¯n apeIsf {^o B¡n Ah A¸w CSnªp. Rm³ apebn ]¨¡p Ibdn ]nSn¨p. "]Xps¡" Bân Fsâ sNhnbn ]dªp. Rm³ apebnsems¡ Ncnªncp¶p \¡n. F¶m B BwKnfn ]nSen hÃmsX Ig¡p¶p. ]ns¶ Rm³ I¿p Xmtg¡p sIm−p t]mbn BânbpsS kmcnbpw ]mhmSbpw IqSn s]m¡m³ {ian¨p. Im h®bnepÅ tcmacmPnIÄ Fsâ I¿n XSªp. kmcnbpw ASn¸mhmSbpw IqSn s]m¡n XpSbpsS ]IpXn hsc \áam¡n. Rm³ AhnsSÃmw hnctemSn¨p. ap«nÂ, ap«n\p ]n¶nse aS¡nÂ, Imense ]qS¡mSnÂ, an\pkapÅ XpSIfnÂ, \à In®³ XpS ]¨ hmgt¸mf t]mse XWp¯ XpSIÄ NqSp ]nSn¨psIm−ncp¶p. Rm³ I¿p AIt¯¡p IbÁn ]qdn\p kao]w ]cXn. BânbpsS jÍnbpsS ap³ hiw F\n¡p sXmSm³ Ignªp. P«n Hs¡ \\ªp Ignªncp¶p. Fsâ ]WnIÄ ^en¡ps¶¶ Adnhp Fs¶ Bthi `cnX\m¡n. Rm³ Is¿Sp¯p kmcnbpsS aSn¡p¯n IbÁn. ]Xps¡ sRmdnªpSp¯ B sI«ns\ eqkm¡n. ]mhmS NcSn Fsâ hnc XSªp. AhnsS {]bmWw Ahkm\n¨p. ]mhmS NcSp Ac¡p NpÁpw apdpInbncn¡p¶p. AXn\p apIfn c−p hbÀsRmdnIÄ, ASnbnepw cs−®w an\naw ImWWw. A§ns\ HcmÄ am{Xw kpJn¨m aXntbm. Rm³ kn¸p X«n Po³knsâ hnShnte¡p BânbpsS I¿p ]nSn¨p h¨p. AhÀ A\§msX BZyw AXnsâ apgp¸f¶p. ]ns¶ P«n¡p apIfneqsS Ip®bn XtemSm³ XpS§n. Fsâ Ip®bpsS AÁw Hcp XpÅn ss]eÁp shÅw hnkÀÖn¨p. Hcp kvt]mSv P«nbn \\ªp. Bân AhnsS Xs¶ hnc Xp¼m Dckn. P«n¡Snbn Fsâ Ip®bpsS A{K NÀ½w ]pdtIm«p Xms\ \o§n Ip®bpsS Nph¸³ `mKw sXmenªp ]pd¯ph¶p. Rm³ ho−pw I¿p apIfneqsS Acs¡«nte¡p \o«n. ]mhmS¡nSbn Ibdm³ hncepIÄ {ian¨t¸mÄ Bân hbÀ izmkw DÅn ]nSn¨p AIt¯¡p tNÀ¯p. A¸w Kym¸p In«nb DS³ Rm³ I¿p IbÁn. B ]qÀ ]dpZokbn XShn. \in¨ ]mâokmWp {]iv\w. Rm³ AXn\pÅn I¿n«p hen¨p XpSbnte¡nd¡m³ {ian¨p. Bân Ip−n H¶p s]m¡n X¶p. P«n Npcp−p IqSn Acs¡«n \n¶pw Xmtg¡p DuÀ¶p. \áamb Ip−n seXÀ koÁn AaÀ¶t¸mÄ XWp¸pImcWw AhÀ H¶p io F¶p hnfn¨p. Rm³ ]qdnse ImSpIÄ Ignªp Xmtg¡p t]mbn. AhÀ Im DbÀ¯n ASp¯ koÁnsâ ]pdInse I¼nbn AaÀ¯n Ip−³ Xhfsbt]mse BsI jmfnsâ ad am{Xw. Rm³ Nq−p hncepw \Sphncepw IqSn H¶m¡n B ]nfÀ¸nte¡p IbÁn. BânbpsS ]qÀ \\ªp Ipfambncp¶p. hgphgp¯ B ]qdnsâ `n¯nIÄ Fsâ hncepIsf AIt¯¡p BKncWw sNbvXp. AhÀ I¿psIm−v Fsâ P«n¡pÅn \n¶pw Ip® ]pds¯Sp¯p ]s£ AhÀ¡p hmWw ASn¡ms\m¶pw Adnbpambncp¶nsöp tXm¶n Ipsd t\dw Ipep¡nbt¸mÄ F\n¡p t_mdSn¨p Rm³ I¿pamÁn At¸mÄ _kv a[pc tÌj\nte¡p Ibdp¶Xp R§Äv Adnªp Ipsd K«dpIÄ ImcWw h−n Ipep§n A©p an\n«p Ignªt¸mÄ a[pcymbn Bân jmÄ \¶mbn ]pX¨p Dd§pt¼mse I®mSnbn apJw tNÀ¯t¸mÄ ebnÁpIÄ sXfnbm³ XpS§n. Rm³ shfnbn t]mbn H¶p aq{Xw Hgn¨p h¶t¸mÄ Bân {_mbpw »hpkpw icnbm¡n C«ncp¶p. ho−pw h−n \o§n aWn H¶ctb Bbn«pÅp. ebnÁpIÄ ho−pw AWªp. At¸mÄ Xs¶ Rm³ AhcpsS jmÄ s]m¡n »hpknsâ IpSp¡pIÄ Ducm³ XpS§n. Rm³ ]dbmsX AhÀ AsXms¡ C«Xnsâ {]XnImcambn Rm³ C¯hW »hpkv Ducn icoc¯n \n¶p Xs¶ amÁn. ]ns¶ {_m Agn¨p DuÀ¯n. c−pw Fsâ N´n¡Snbn Bân At¸mÄ jmfn\Snbn Ac¡papIfn hn¯u«v lu!!! AhÀ \à ss[cyimen Xs¶. ]ns¶bpw Rm³ Ipsd ape aÀ±\w \S¯n. HSphn Rm³ Xs¶ »hpkpw {_mbpw AhÀ¡p sImSp¯p. AhÀ ho−pw »hpkpw {_mbpw C«p. ]ns¶ Fsâ P«n¡pÅn Ibn«p. P«nbmsI \\ªp Ipfambncn¡p¶p. Ip®bpsS AÁw ]i tImcn Hgn¨t]mse sImgsImgm!!! Fs¶ AXnibn¸n¨p sIm−p AhÀ H¶p Ip\nRv\p Xdbn InS¶ IÀ¨o^v FSp¡m\mbn. ]s£ B aqhvsaân AhÀ Np−p tNÀ¯p Fsâ Ip®bn HÁ ISn. Fsâ A−n hsc I¼nbSn¨p t]mbn B {]hÀ¯nbnÂ. ho−pw AhÀ H¶p IqSn DbÀ¶p XmWp C¯hW A®m¡p hsc Fsâ Ip® IbÁn. ]Ãp sIm−p Ip®bpsS ISbn Hcp ISn. AhÀ Fs¶ ]ncn tIÁpIbmbncp¶p. icn¡p Hcp hmbn sImSp¸p \S¯m³ AhnsS kuIcyanÃmbncp¶p ho−pw R§Ä hkv{XsaÃmw icnbm¡n acymZ¡mcmbn Ccp¶p. A¶p cm{Xn ]ns¶ Hcn¡Â IqSn CXmhÀ¯n¨p. icn¡pw c−mÄ¡pw cXn aqÀO h¶ncp¶nÃ. a{Zmkn ]¯paWns¡¯nbt¸mÄ BânbpsS `À¯mhnsâ knÌdpw AhcpsS `À¯mhpw lmPÀ. ]ns¶ AhÀ Bânbpambn tIm³kpteÁn Hs¡ t]mbn. Rm³ A−n Ifª A®ms\t¸mse AhcpsS ho«n Ip¯nbncp¶p. sshIpt¶cw AhÀ F¯nbt¸mÄ Rm³ kt´mjt¯msS Fgpt\Áp. ]s£ Bân H¶pw ]dbmsX apdnbnte¡p t]mbn "{]kmZv C\n c−mgvN ChnsS Rm³ Xmakn¡Ww AXn\m \o C¶p Xs¶ sNss¶ sabnen s]mtímfq Sn¡Áp Fsâ lkv³Unsâ Afnb³ sNbvXn«p−v , CXm Sn¡Ápw Ccp \qdp cq]bpw " Bân s{Ukv amdn h¶n«p ]dªp. siSm CXp F´p Du¼nb CS]mSmbnt¸mbn "Aà Bân Rm³ HcmgvN \n¡mw Hcpan¨p t]mImw" "th− {]kmZv \nsâ kabw Ifb−m ChÀ D−tÃm " s{Sbn\n Fs¶ tIÁnhnSm³ Afnb³ am{Xw h¶p. Rm³ Fsâ \ncmi ad¨p s{Sbn³ Ibdn. Bân aq¶p amk¯n\p tijw AhnsS \n¶p Xs¶ Atacn¡¡p t]mbn. Ahsc ]ns¶ Rm³ I−n«nÃ. Cu kv{XoIÄ Fs´mcp hnNn{X PohnIÄ!! F\ns¡mcp ]nSnbpw In«p¶nÃ. a{Zmkn sN¶p hniZambn Bânsb H¶p Ifn¡msa¶p kz]v\w I− Rm³ t\sc I¡qknte¡p t]mbn Hcp hmWaSn¨p. AXn \ndsb Ip®bpsSbpw ]qdnsâbpw Nn{X§Ä Bbncp¶p. XncnsI h¶t¸mÄ Hcp a[yhbkvI Fsâ koÁn Imepw \o«n Ccn¡p¶p "CsXsâ koÁv 71" Rm³ Sn¡Áp \o«n. Ahcpw Sn¡Áp \o«n "\m\pw Cs¦ Xm³ X¼o 71" AsX´p adnambw?! So So h¶t¸mÄ ]dbpIbmWp c−pw BtdkobmsW¶p. thWsa¦n At§m«pw Ct§m«pw Ccp¶p bm{X sNbvtXmfm³. At¸mÄ XncnsI hcpt¼mgpw Dd¡w CÃ, _lp tPmÀ. s{Sbn\n Rm³ BsI aqUv Hm^mbncp¶p. Bânbpambn hnNmcn¨ Ifn \S¡m¯sXs¶ AkzkvY\m¡n. F´mWp BânbpsS s]s«¶pÅ a\wamÁw? CsXms¡ BtemNn¨p Rm³ `£Ww IqSn Ign¨nÃ. BÄ¡mscms¡ km¼mÀ iXhpw XbnÀ imXhpw Xpd¶ aWw aq¡n ASn¨t¸mgmWp Rm³ Nn´bn \n¶p DWÀ¶Xv. Fsâ ap¶n Ccp¶ kv{Xo Hcp A¼Xnt\mSSp¯ Hcp shfp¯ {_mÒn³ kv{Xobmbncp¶p. \à sFizcyapÅ Hcp kv{Xo. Npa¶ Hcp tNebpw Idp¯ dhp¡bpamWn«ncn¡p¶Xv AhÀ s]mXnbgn¨p Ign¡m³ Ccn¡pIbmbncp¶p. shdpsX ap¶n Ccp¶p hmbn t\ms¡s−¶p IcpXn Rm³ hmXn¡ t]mbn \n¡msa¶p IcpXnbt¸mÄ AhÀ tNmZn¨p "X¼n {Xnhph\X]pcw t]mIbmtWm?" AsXsb¶p Rm³ Xebm«n "scm¼ kt´mjw \m\pw As¦ Xm³ t]mdXv , hms¦ sIm©w imXw i¸nSemw" Rm³ th− F¶p Xebm«n "AhcpsS aª \ndapÅ tNmdpw A¨mdpIfpw I−t¸mtg F\n¡p a\w adn¨p. AhcpsS aªÄ IjWhpw Xncp¸Xn tem¡Ápw tImÀ¯nW§nb NcSpw Hs¡bmbn ]«¯nbmsW¶hcpsS apJ¯p FgpXn h¨ncp¶p. AhÀ Im \o«n Ccp¶p `£Ww Ign¡m³ XpS§n. At¸mgmWp AhcpsS Im ]mZ§Ä Rm³ {i[n¨Xv Iyq«Ivkn« hncepIÄ \à AgIpÅ ]mZ§Ä A¼Xp hbÊpImcn¡p Ccp]Xp hbÊpImcnbpsS ]mZ§Ä. AXpw hbÊpIme¯nsXms¡ Nph¸n¨p sh¨ncn¡p¶ ChÀ Bfp sImÅmatÃm?! aªfc¨p tX¨ at\mlcamb ]mZ§fmWp Ah, Hcp Npfnthm t]mdtem CÃ. Rm³ ]e kpμcnamcpsSbpw ImepIÄ shSn¨p Iodn Np¡nNpfnªp I−n«p−v. s{Sbn³ bm{XIfn \½Ä BZyw {i[n¡p¶ H¶mWp FXnsc Ccn¡p¶ Bfnsâ ]mZ§Ä. ImcWw bm{X¡nSbn At§m«pw Ct§m«pw ]mZ§Ä asÁ koÁn hbv ¡msX ]Ánsöp Xs¶, Cu A¼Xp ImcnbpsS Iyq«Ivkn« hncepIÄ hr¯nbmbn \Jw apdn¨ncn¡p¶p. sagpIpt]msebpÅ IW¦mepIÄ. Hcp tcmaw t]mepanÃm¯ an\pkapÅ sNdp\mc§ \ndamWh¡pw. ]«¯nIftà FÃmbnShpw aªÄ Ac¨p ]pc«p¶Xn\m tcma§Ä ImWpIbnÃ. aªÄ tcma \nÀ½mÀÖn\nbmWp. I¿nsâ sXmensbms¡ apdpInbn«p−v. Imensâ `wKn I¿pIÄ¡nÃ. ]«¯nb½bpsS ]qÀ F§ns\ Ccn¡pw?! "]men Ipfn¡nepw tX\n Ipfn¡nepw ]«¯ns¸®nsâ ]qdp \mdpw "Fs¶mcp IhnX hn{Ia³ CS¡nsS R§fpsS ]m«p So¨À kckzXn A´ÀP\s¯ ImWpt¼mÄ ]mSmdpÅXp Rm³ HmÀ¯pt]mbn. ]m«p kmdmb kckzXn ÁoNÀ asÁmcp I¼n km[\amWp. Ahscmcp \mWw IpWp§nbmWp. R§sf Hs¡ t\sc t\m¡pIbnÃ. AhÀ h¶m ¢mkn \à Hmcmbncn¡pw. km co Km am ]m Xm \o km XncnsI km \o [m ]m am K co km CXmWp AhÀ aq¶p sImÃw R§sf ]Tn¸n¨n«pÅ kwKoXw!!! Aà Ahsc IpÁw ]db−tÃm AhÀ h¶mepS³ ¢mkv N´bmbn amdpw. Ft¸mgpw AhcpsS I£w hnbÀ¯p \\ªncn¡pw. tNms¡Sp¯p AhÀ FgpXpt¼mÄ hn{Ia³ B \\ª I£§Ä I−p shÅw Cd¡pw. "FtS {]kmtZ Áo¨dnsâ Ip−n {i[nt¨msS B sImX¯nsâ \Sp¡p Hcp hSw h¨t]mse XÅn Ccn¡p¶sX´msW¶dnbmtam ?" D¯chpw Kpcp hn{Ia³ Xs¶ ]dbpw "FtS AXhcp ASnbn Xmdp DSp¯ncn¡p¶XmWp. AXm sImXw C§ns\ H«I¸£nbpsS Ip−nt]mse apg¨ncn¡p¶Xp AXnsâ ]pd¯mWp kmcn NpÁnbncn¡p¶Xv. hn{Ia³ ]dªp. ]m«nsâ Nn Hs¡bpÅ Hcp IoÀ¯\ ]pkvXIw FÃmhcpw hm§Wsa¶p Áo¨À ]dªn«p−v. ]s£ Rm\ÃmsX Bcpw AXp hm§m³ sa\s¡«n«nÃ. B ]Ww sIm−v FÃmhcpw I¸e−n ap«mbn kvIqÄ Xpd¶t¸mtg hm§n¡gnªp. ]pkvXIw CÃm¯hsc Xdbn Ccp¯pI F¶XmWp AhcpsS in£. AXn\m A¸pds¯ ¢mknse ]pkvXI§Ä NneÀ hm§n sIm−p hcpw, hn{Ia\pw Ipsd BÄ¡mcpw F¶pw AhcpsS ¢mkn XdbnemWp. t_mÀUn\p Xmsg AhÀ RMÄ¡`napJambn Ccn¡pw. Áo¨À AXn\p ap¼n Itkcbn Ccp¶p Hcp sNdnb lmÀt½mWnbw \o«n XpS§pw "km" AXnsâ ]e ÁyqWpIfn R§Ä BÀ¯p hnfn¡pw. AtXmsS A¸pds¯ ¢mknse ]Tn¯hpw Xocpw. A¸pds¯ ¢mknse Ip«¸³ kmÀ At¸mÄ h¶p So¨dns\ H¶p t\m¡pw. So¨À DSs\ hSn FSp¯Sn¡pw "kbne³kv" ho−pw lmÀt½mWnbw Icbpw "Km do ]m am". At¸mgmWp hn{Iasâ ASp¯ \¼À, hn{Ia³ \n¡À amÁn kmam\w R§sf ImWn¡pw. Áo¨À AxdnbpIbnÃ. amf¯n \n¶pw Xe\o«nbncn¡p¶ Hm´ns\t¸mse hn{Iasâ Ip® AÁw hnSÀ¶p R§sf t\m¡pw. Nncn kln¡m¯hÀ B Nncn km co KmbneqsS hnSpw. ]ns¶ hn{Ia³ Xsâ kmam\w ]qÀ®ambn ]pds¯Sp¡pw. ]ns¶ AXnsâ AÁw sXmen¨p ]pdtIm«m¡pw. Nph¶ B enwKw I−m F\n¡p t]Sn BIpw. AsXms¡ hn{Ia\p am{Xw Ignbp¶ hnZysb¶mWp A¶p R§Ä IcpXnbncp¶X.v ]ns¶bpw c−v hÀj§Ä IgnªmWp F\n¡pw AXp km[n¡pw F¶p Rm³ a\Ênem¡nbXv. s{Sbn³ kv]oUn apt¶m«p \o§n BÄ¡mscms¡ j«À Xmgv¯n InS¡m\pÅ h«ambn. F\n¡pw ]«¯nb½¡pw IqSn kbnUv temhÀ s_À¯mWtÃm "X¼n Im \o«n h¡«pam" AhÀ tNmZn¨p. Rm³ Xebm«n. AhcpsS Im Fsâ XpSbpsS ]IpXn hsc \o−p h¶p. AXp hit¯s¡mXp¡n Fsâ Imen kv]Àin¡msX ]«¯nb½ HXp¡n h¨p. F¶mepw F\n¡m ImepItfmSp hÃm¯ Hcp BIÀjWw tXm¶n. Rm³ HfnI®n«p B Iyq«vIvkn« hncepIfpw Hs¡ {i[n¨p. ]s£ ]«¯nb½ Hcp I¼nfn FSp¯p Im s]mSp¶\sh ad¨p "B tjmbpw Ignªp" Rm³ a\Ên IcpXn. ASp¯ncn¡p¶hscms¡ InS¶p. Ipsd ]m−n A¿¸•mcmWhÀ. Hcp s_À¯n ]qPm {Zhy§Ä h¨p cs−®w Xdbn Xs¶ InS¶p. FÃmhcpw ebnÁpaW¨p F¶m tZmdn\Sp¯pÅ koÁmbXn\m Ac− shfn¨w CS¡nsS F\n¡p In«ns¡m−ncp¶p. Rm\pw H¶p ab§n Ccp¶pÅ Dd¡w. ]«¯nb½ \o−p InS¡pIbmWp. AXn\m Rm\pw A¸w Ncnªp. Im s]m¡n koÁn F¶m ]«¯nb½bpsS ASps¯§paÃmsX h¨p ab§n CS¡p Rm³ sR«n DWÀ¶p. ]«¯nb½bpsS Im \nc§n Fsâ XpSbn Ccn¡p¶p. AhÀ kz´w s_À¯ps]mse Dd¡w. Rm³ B ImseSp¯p hi¯p h¨n«p ho−pw ab§m³ t\m¡n. »m¦Án \n¶pw B ImepIÄ shfnbnembn¡gnªncp¶p. XWp¸p ImcWw Rm\pw Ccp¶ josÁSpXp ]pX¨p. At§m«pw Ct§m«pambn InS¶p Hcpabps−¦n Hcp s_À¯n kpJambn InS¡mw. ]s£ ]«¯nb½bpsS Im CS¡nsS Fsâ XpSbpsS apIfn Dcbpt¼mÄ Rm³ DWcpw. HSphn AsXsâ aSnbnte¡p h¶t¸mÄ F\n¡cniw h¶p. AhÀ t\sc InS¡p¶Xn\memWp Im Fsâ aÀ½¯p Xs¶ Ccn¡p¶Xv. H«I¯n\p Ad_n kvYew sImSp¯t]membtÃm Cuizcm!!. Rm³ B Im FSp¯v Fsâ hi¯ph¡m\mbn hncepIfn sXm«t¸mgmWp. AXnsâ amÀ±hw F\n¡p a\ÊnembXv. Ipg¼p ]pc«nbt]msebpÅ ImepIÄ sXmSm³ Xs¶ Hcp kpJw. AhcpsS ]mZw Fsâ I¿n Ccp¶p. arZpeamb D¸qÁnbpw hncen³sS aS¡pIfpw Rm³ B D¸qÁnbn H¶p XsemSn. Hcp sIm¨p Ipªnsâ XpSbn XShp¶t]msebpÅ tkm^vÁvs\Êv. ]«¯nb½ ho−pw \nhÀ¶p. Npcp¡¯n c−p Imepw Fsâ aSnbnembn. Fsâ XpSIÄ¡nSbn Fsâ kmam\w Nhn«n¡fbpw F¶ I−oj\nembn, B ]mZ§Ä!!! hey½ sImÅmatÃm B c−p ]mZ§fpw ]nSn¨p FhnsS hs¡Wsa¶dnbmsX Rm\pw. A§ns\ Ccp¶t¸mÄ Rm³ shdpsX B ImepIfn H¶p XtemSn. B abapÅ sh®¡mepIfn \n¶pw ]nSnhnSm³ F\n¡p tXm¶nbnÃ. Rm³ Ahsb c−pw IqSn A¸t\cw H¶p Dgnªp. ]«¯nb½ A\¡anÃ. Fsâ Dgn¨n ImcWw B ]mZ§Ä A¸w NqSmsbs¶\n¡p tXm¶n. A§ns\ AcaWn¡qtdmfw Rm³ B ImepIfn ]nSn¨p aÊmPp sNbvXp. s]s«¶p AhÀ H¶p Xncnªp. At¸mÄ Rm³ Imen \n¶pÅ ]nSn hn«p "\Ãm Ccp¡p C\nbpw XShps¦" AhÀ ]dªp. Rm³ sR«nt¸mbn. AhÀ Dd¡¯n ]dªXmsWm?! B ImepIÄ Fsâ aSntbmSp tNÀ¶p. Rm³ A\§msX Ccp¶t¸mÄ ]«¯nb½ Fgpt\Áp aq{Xsamgn¡m³ t]mbn. XncnsI h¶t¸mÄ AhÀ ]dªp ‘sImÅmw X¼o \à kpJw!! \nÀ¯nbsX´m? C\nbpw H¶p XShn¯m " Rm³ A¼c¶p. AhÀ ho−pw s_À¯n Ibdn InS¶p. Im c−pw \o«n. Fsâ aSnbnte¡p h¨p. AXn\nSbn s]cphnc sIm−hÀ Fsâ kam\¯nepw H¶p sasà XShn. Rm³ At¸mÄ Xs¶ B ImepIÄ FSp¯p H¶p Npw_n¨p. ]ns¶ Ah Hmtcm¶mbn FSp¯p ho−pw aÊmPp sNbvXp. ]ns¶ B hnc FSp¯p Fsâ hmbn h¨p arZphmbn ISn¨p. c−p t]cpw ]pX¸n«ncp¶Xn\m CsXm¶p Bcpw AdnªnÃ, AXpaà \à Ccp«pw s{Sbn\nsâ thKXbnepÅ t]m¡paqeapÅ Nm©m«hpw R§sf klmbn¨p. AhÀ Xe A¸w DbÀ¯n ASnbn Hcp k©n IbÁn, AtXmsSm¸w B arZphmb D¸qÁn Fsâ Po³kn\p ]pd¯p IqSn Fsâ Ip®bn \Ãh®w Dcbm³ XpS§n, Rm³ ho−pw B ]mZ§fn aÊmPp XpS§n, AhÀ IqSpX iànbmbn D¸qÁn D]tbmKn¨p. Fsâ Ip®bn s]cpamdn AhÀ t_m[]qdzzw sN¿p¶tXm AtXm In¡nÄsIm−p Im IpSbp¶Xn\memtWm C§ns\ kw`hn¡p¶sXs¶\n¡dnbnÃ. Rm³ aÊmPp A§p \nÀ¯n F¶n«pw AhÀ Xsâ D¸qÁn D]tbmKn¨p Fsâ kmam\s¯ Dt¯Pn¸n¨p sIm−ncp¶p. At¸mÄ ChÀ AXp a\ ]qdzzw sN¿p¶XmsW¶p F\n¡p a\Ênembn. Cu A¼XpImcn aman Bsfmcp PKPnÃnbmWtÃm. AXpaà Im sIm−p Fsâ Ip®sb hSnbm¡pI Fs¶ms¡ ]dªm AXp hÃm¯ Hcp A\p`hambncp¶p. AhÀ¡p CXn \à ]cnNbaps−¶p F\n¡p tXm¶n. AsX´mbmepw AhcpsS hnc sIm−pÅ XtemS Fs¶ hÃmsX elcn ]nSn¸n¨p. Rm³ kn¸qcn, s_ÂÁpw amÁn AhÀ¡p {^o Bbn ]mZ§Ä Nen¸n¡m\pÅ Ahkcw D−m¡n sImSp¯p. AhcpsS Im At¸mÄ Xs¶ Fsâ Po³kn\pÅnte¡p {]thin¨p. Imensâ s]cp hnc sIm−hÀ Fsâ P«nbpsS CemÌn¡n ]nSn¨p XmgvXm³ {ian¨p. Rm³ At¸mÄ Xs¶ P«n Ducn Xmtg¡nd¡n Fsâ Acs¡«p \áam¡n. AhcpsS hncepIÄ Fsâ kmam\¯nepw A−nbnepw ]ns¶ Fsâ tcmaw \ndª Acs¡«nepw k\Ncn¡m³ XpS§n. hncepIÄ am{Xw D]tbmKn¨p, AhÀ Fsâ Ip®sb Cdp¡n ]nSn¨p I¿p sIm−p hmWw ASn¡p¶Xns\¡mÄ at\mlcambn ImepIÄ sIm−pÅ Hcp kv]Ài kpJw Fsâ Ip®bpsS AÁ¯p\n¶pw sImgp¯ shÅw ]pd¯p NmSns¡m−ncp¶p. AhÀ Xsâ hnc D]tbmKn¨p AXp sXm«n«p B hnc DbÀ¯n Fsâ Np−nte¡p h¨p X¶p. AhcptS Hcp Im hncepIÄ Fsâ Ip®sb Cdp¡n¸nSn¨p hmWw ASn¨p Xcpt¼mÄ asÁ Imensâ D¸qÁnbm AhÀ Fsâ D−Isf AaÀ¯n. F\n¡p {`m´p ]nSn¡p¶t]mse tXm¶n. Fsâ GÁhpw henb hmWaSn \nanj§fn t]mepw F\n¡n{X kpJn¨n«nÃ. Chscmcp Ima tZhX Xs¶. AhÀ c−p ]mZ§fpsSbpw loepIfm Fsâ c−p D−Isf XShnem¡pw. AtX kabw s]cphncepw ASp¯ hncepw Dt]ymKn¨vp Fsâ sXmenª enwK¯nsâ ASn`mKapÅ B Rc¼p ]nWª `mK¯n XShpw. Ct¸mÄ s]m«psa¶p Fsâ Ip® ]dbp¶ \nanjw AhÀ Fsâ Hcp D−bn Hcp sR¡p Xcpw. AtXmsS {]mW³ s]mIpw. Hcp \nanjw thZ\,]ns¶ hÃm¯ Hcp kpJw. thZ\bpw B aÀ±hpw B amÀ±hamb s]cphnc kv]Àihpw Rm³ A¶p hscbdnbm¯ Hcp C{μnbm\p`qXnbntes¡s¶ DbÀ¯n. A¸w Ignbp¶Xn\p ap¼p Fsâ FÃm ip¢hpw Ip®bpsS AÁt¯¡p ]mªp Ibdp¶Xmbn F\n¡p tXm¶n. l lm F\n¡p H¶pw sN¿m³ IgnhnÃmbncp¶p. AhÀ ho−pw t{_¡n ImeaÀ¯n AXmbXv Fsâ D−Ifn Hcp AaÀ¯Â!! ]q¡pÁn s]m«p¶t]mse Fsâ Ip® s]m«n. hn§n\n¶ ip¢w Fsâ P«nbpw Acs¡«pw BsI \\¨p. Hcp \mep XpSw ip¢w A¶p t]mbn¡mWpw. R§Ä A§ns\ InS¶p. Rm³ AhcpsS ]mZw hmbn h¨p Du¼ns¡mSp¯p Ipsd aWn¡qÀ A§ns\ InS¶p. ]ns¶ B {_m½W¯n Fgpt\Áp aq{Xsamgn¡m³ t]mIpt¼mÄ "A©p an\n«p Ifnªp As¦ hm" AhÀ Fsâ sNhnbn ]dªpsIm−p em{Sn\nte¡p t]mbn. Ipd¨p Ignªp Rm\pw Ahsc ]n´pSÀ¶p. tImdntUmdn BcpanÃmbncp¶p. AhÀ Ibdnb _m{Xqw s]s«¶p Xpd¶p Fs¶ ]nSn¨hÀ AXn\I¯p IbÁn Hcp \nanjw sIm−p IXIS¨p. sht̬ Ìbn _m{Xqambncp¶p. AXn XmsgsbÃmw aª aq{Xw sI«n Hmfw sh«p¶p−bncp¶p AhÀ icn¡p s]Sp¯ncn¡Ww. Rm³ F´p sN¿Ww F¶dnbmsX \n¡pt¼mÄ AhÀ Fs¶ tXmfn AaÀ¯n. B tSmbveÁp koÁn Ccp¯n. F¶n«p AhÀ tNebpw AXn\Snbnse Hcp ]gb ]mhmSbpw IqSn s]m¡n. F\n¡p I®pIÄ hnizkn¡m³ IgnªnÃ. \à Hcp _menI ]qdp!!! HscmÁ tcmaanÃ. D−mb e£WhpanÃ. Hcp tcma¡pÁnt]mepanÃ. an\pkapÅ Hcp tcmaanÃm¯ ]qdp, A¸w DW§nbXmWp, km[mcW ]qdn\pÅ I\hpw XSn¸pw a[y`mKs¯ DbÀ¨bpsam¶panÃ, Hcp Cfw aª \ndapÅ {XntImWw, AXn\p \Sp¡pÅ Hcp NmÂ. AXn\p Ae¦mcambn Hcp sIm¨p I´v. AXp shfnbnemWp. Rm³ apJw tNÀ¯p B Acs¡s«ms¡ \¡n \à Hcp ]mÂaWw. hn{Ia³ ]dªn«pÅ shS¡p aWw H¶panÃmbncp¶p. A¸w DW§nbXn\m Hcp Npfnshms¡bp−v. Rm³ Hcp \mb¡p«nsbt¸mse AhcpsS DW¡¸qdn \¡m³ XpS§n. kabw Ignbpt´mdpw AXp amÀ±hw IqSnbpw \\hpÅXmbpw amdn. AhÀ Hcp I¿p sIm−p _me³kn\mbn apIfnepÅ Hcp ss]¸n ]nSn¨p. atÁ I¿psIm−p Xsâ ]qÀ Xpd¶p Im FSp¯p Fsâ sSmbveÁp koÁn sh¨p. Fsâ apJt¯mSp tNÀ¯pc¨p., Rm³ H«pw aSn¡msX B A¼XpImcnbpsS tXª ]qdp \¡ns¡mSp¯p. BânbpsS \ncmi ChnsS XoÀ¡Ww. ]ns¶ AhÀ Hcp I¿p Fsâ Xe¡p ]ndInem¡n Fsâ Xe apgph³ B ]qdn\pÅnte¡p ]qgv¯n A¸t\cw Ignªp, AhÀ H¶p ]pfªp ISn amdnbncn¡Wsa¶p Rm³ Duln¨p. DS³ Xs¶ AhÀ Xncnªp ap−p ho−pw s]m¡n N´n Fsâ apJvt¯¡p \o«n. F´mWnhÀ¡p th−Xv F\n¡p a\ÊnembnÃ. AhÀ ]s£ Fsâ apJw DSs\ ]nSn¨p Xsâ N´ntbmSp tNÀ¯p. Hm N´nbnepw \¡tWm Fs´mcp ]mSp!! ]s£ AhÀ s]m¡n¸nSn¨p \n¡pIbmWp. GXmbmepw \\¨nd§n C\n Ipfn¨p tIdmw. Rm³ AhcpsS ]rã¯nsems¡ \¡n. At¸mÄ AhcXm N´n hnSÀ¯n B KpZw F\n¡p t\sc \o«pIbmWp. IS¡nghs\ tXmfnteÁnb kn³_mZns\t¸msebmbn Fsâ AhkvY. ]ns¶ \nhr¯nsb´p?! skIvkn A§ns\ \mWhpw am\hpw hr¯nbpw H¶panÃ. ]qdp\¡nbm sImXw \¡ms\´p ]mSp?! FÃmw C¼abw!! A§ns\ Rm³ AhnsSbpw \¡n Ahsc kpJn¸n¨p ]s£ AXn\p ^eap−mbn. AhÀ kpJn¨p Ignªn«p Fs¶ t\m¡n IrXPvRXm]qdzzw aμlkn¨p ]ns¶ Hcp tkm¸p IjWw X¶p apJw IgpIm³ ]dªp. saUnanIvkmbncp¶p AXp. Hm AXmWp AhcpsS KpZ¯n\p Hcp A§mSn ]¨acp¶nsâ aWw tXm¶nbXv, Rm³ Duln¨p. henb hr¯n¡mcn Xs¶ B {_½W¯n. ]«¯n ]qdmbmepw DW¡¸qdmbmepw Hcp \mÁhpanÃ. hn{Iasâ Xnbdn sXÁn. Rm³ apJw IgpInbt¸mÄ AhÀ Fsâ Acbn ]nSnIqSn Fsâ enwKw AhÀ Xmtemen¨p. Hcp tÌm¡pansödnbmambncp¶ B Ip® Fgpt\¡nsömWp Rm³ IcpXnbX.v ]s£ F´Â`pXw A¸w Ignªt¸mÄ N¯p InS¶ hSn Xes]m¡n. A½ymÀ Hcp NncntbmSp sSmbv eÁp koÁn Ccp¶p. ]ns¶ hmbn I¿n«p Xsâ sh¸p ]Ãp Ducn. Fsâ `Khms\ ssX¡nfhn BsW¦nepw kpμcn Bbncp¶ B apJw Hcp UmIn\nbpsS apJambn amdn, ]s£ apJaÃtÃm Imcyw ]WnbsÃ?? AhÀ Fsâ Ip®sbSp¯p hmbnte¡p IbÁn ]ns¶ Hcp It¨cnbmbncp¶p. "Rmd¸fs¯ ]nfn³¯p .." F¶t]mse Fsâ Imensâ CSbn Xq§n¡nS¶ Ip®¸gw B kpwZcmw_mÄ H¶p ]ngnªp ks¯Sp¯p. Fsâ \s«Ãp DcpIn A½ymcpsS A¶ \mf¯ntes¡mgpIpw t]msebmWp F\n¡p tXm¶nbX.v B NqSp emh AhÀ IpSn¨nd¡nbt¸mÄ Fsâ PohnX¯nse GÁhpw kpJapÅ aplqÀ¯ambncp¶p. ]Ãpt]mb InfhnIÄ AhÀ kzÀ¤ IpamcnIftÃm , Cu {]Xn`Isf hr[cmbn XÅn¡fbmsX {]tbmP\s¸Sp¯phn³.