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]Xns\«p þ]s¯m¼XphÊpÅ k_o\bpsS PohnXamsI amdnadnªXv B sht¡j³
Ime¯mWv. hoSp]Wn XpS§nbXn\m Cfbp¸bpsS æSpw_w AhfpsS ho«nte¡v Xmakw
amän. Cfbp½bpw aIëw aIfpw. Øe]cnanXnbpÅXn\m Cfbp½bpw sIm¨ptamfpw
D½bpsSIqsS HêapdnbnÂ. ]¯mw¢mkpIgnª jmPlm³ AhfpsS apdnbnepw. ]v
AhscÃmw Hêho«nembnêì. sIm¨nte apX Hêan¨pIfn¨p hfÀ¶XpsImmhmw
jmsb
AhfpsS apdnbn XÅnbXv. AtXm Ahs\ shdpw ]¿\mbn IXpsImtm?
AdnbnÃ.
am{XaÃ, aqìhbknë aq¯ k_o\ Aht\mSp hbÊpaq¸nsâ A[nImcw ImWn¨nêì.
FÃmhêw jmPlms\ t]ê Npê¡n jm F¶mWv hnfnç¶Xv. Ah³ Ahsf tN¨o F¶mWv
hnfn¡p¶Xv. FSn tNÀ¯pw hnfn¡mdpv..
jmPlm³ ]I t\csamìw ho«n ImWnÃ.
GXpt\chpw Iq«pImêambn Id§n\S¸pw IfnbpamWv. Asæn ]pXnbhoSp]Wnbp¶
Øe¯pw. D¨ív hìIgn¨n«v hopw
kÀ¡o«n\nd§pw. cm{Xnbmæt¼mÄ am{Xw Ah³
apdnbn Iméw. k_o\sb tN¨nsb¶ \nebn _lpam\n¨nêìsh¦nepw AhÀX½nÂ
AI¨sbmìw CÃmbnêì. apdnbpsS cä
¯mbn C«nê¶ I«nepIfnemWv AhêsS InS¸v.
Hê Znhkw D¨íp tijw ]WnsbmìanÃmsX Np½mbnêì aSp¯ AhÄ jmPlmsâ
]pkvXI§Ä FSp¯p shdpsX adn¨pt\m¡m³ XpS§n. At¸mgmWv Hê
]pkvXI¯n\I¯p\nì aS¡nb æsd t]¸dpIÄ In«nbXv. GtXm sIm¨p]pkvXI¯nse
t^mt«mIÄ am{XaS§nb æd¨p t]PpIfmbnêìAXv. B ]S§Ä Iv
AhÄ sR«nt¸mbn.
BZyambn«mbnêì AhÄ A¯cw Nn{X§Ä Imé¶Xv. AhfpsS icocw t]cdnbm¯ GtXm
hnImc¯m hnd¨p. lrZbanSn¸v AhÄçXs¶ tIÄ¡mw. FÃm t]PpIfpw Hì
adn¨pt\m¡nbn«v AhÄ thKw Xs¶ B ISemÊpIÄ Xncn¨ph¨p. jmPlmt\mShÄ¡v
AhÚ tXm¶n. Imtem
Hê ]mh¯m³. I¿nencn¸v CsXms¡bmsW¶v Bcdnbpì.
CsXmìw ]mSnsöv ]dªphne¡Ww. sIm¨psNdp¡\tÃ.
A§s\sbm¡ Nn´ns¨¦nepw B Nn{X§Ä AhfpsS a\Ên \nìw t]mbnÃ. F¶mepw Cu
]ntÅÀ¡nsXms¡ FhnsS\nì In«pìsh¶v AhÄ AÛpXs¸«p. BImwjbnÂ, Bêw
IméIbnsöv Dd¸phê¯nbn«v AhÄ hopw
B Nn{X§Ä FSp¯pt\m¡n. hndíp¶
ssIItfmsSbmsW¦nepw C¯hW æd¨v hniZambn¯s¶t\m¡n. BWnsâbpw s]Wnsâbpw
\áNn{X§Ä. ]cn]qÀ® \ácmbn \nÂç¶ Béw s]®pw sI«n¸nSn¨v
\nÂç¶Xpw InSç¶Xpw Hs¡ AXneqmbnêì.
\áamb apeIfpsS Nn{X§fmbnêì
BZy ]pd¯nÂ. ]e hep¸¯nepÅ apeIÄ. DêXpw
\oXpamb
N¡apeIÄ.
ape¡®pIÄçapv
\à hep¸w. Xsâ apeIÄ¡v AhbpsS ]æXn hep¸w t]mepansöhÄ
HmÀ¯p. ]t£ FÃmw hÃy½amêtSXp amXncn Xq§n¡nSçì. XtâXp hmg¡q¼p t]mse
apt¶m«v XÅnbmWncnç¶Xv!
\n¡dn« kmbn¸v {_mbpw sP«nbpw am{Xw [cn¨ aZm½sb Npw_nçì. {_míp apIfneqsS
AhfpsS apeíp ]pd¯p apJw AaÀ¯n¨pw_nç¶XmWv thsdm¶nÂ. asäm¶n AhfpsS
ap¶n ap«pæ¯n\n¶bmÄ AhfpsS s]m¡nfn\Sp¯v D½hípì. Ahkm\w AhfpsS
sP«nçapIfnepw AbmÄ NppIÄ
ap«nçì. Nn{X§Ä t\m¡nbncnt¡ DÅn BZyapmb
shdp¸v AenªenªnÃmXmbn. ]Icw AXp hoqw
hopw
ImWmëÅ Hê B{Klw AhfnÂ
P\n¨p.
ASp¯ ]pd¯v tbm\nbpsS ]ecoXnIfnepÅ t¢mk¸v Nn{X§Ä Iv
AhÄ¡v \mWw hì.
ImSpt]mse tcmaw hfÀ¶Xpw tcma§Ä apgphëw tjhpsNbvXv IfªXpamb tbm\nIÄ.
(k_o\ AXphsc XpSIÄ¡nSbnse tcmaw hSn¨n«nÃmbnêì. k_o\ív s»bvUv
D]tbmKn¡m³ t]SnbmWv. AhnsS§mëw apdnªp tNmc h¶mtem.) Hê¯n NqphncÂ
apgph³ XsâXs¶ tbm\n¡It¯¡v tIänsh¨ncnçì. At¿ ChäIÄs¡m¶nëw \mWantÃ.
Hê¯n aqSpwXncnªp æ\nªp \nÂçì. AhfpsS tbm\nçÅnte¡v H꯳ hncÂ
IS¯nh¨ncnçì. k_o\bpsS Xe s]ê¯p.
{]mbw C{Xbpamsb¦nepw AhÄ¡v skIvkns\¸än henb AdnshmìanÃmbnêì. BI¸msS
s]mXphmbn æsdsbms¡ Adnbmsa¶ÃmsX. henb BWnsâ AcbpsS \áX AhÄ
BZyambn«mbnêì Imé¶Xv. AhêsS s]m§n\nÂç¶ kmam\w Iv
AhÄ A´w hn«p.
HcmWnsâ "Np®n' C{Xbpw hepXmhpsa¶v AhÄ¡dnbnÃmbnêì. \à \ofhpw h®hpw.
hSnt]mse \nÂçì. Aä¯n\v \à Nph¸p\ndw. Ançw
\Ã hep¸w. ]«nIfptSXpt]mse.
sIm¨pæ«nIfpsS Np®n am{Xta AhfXphsc In
«pmbnêìÅq.
B ]S§fnÂ
t\m¡nbnê¶t¸mÄ HêXcw Aë`qXn AhÄ¡ë`hs¸«p. XpSIÄ¡nsS Hê InêInê¸v. AhÄ
XpSIÄ Iq«n¸nSn¨p. AhÄ¡hnsS sNmdnbWsa¶v tXm¶n. AhÄ Fgpt¶äv t]mbn
aq{Xsamgn¨p.
jmPlm³ Xncn¨phê¶Xn\nSív ]e{]mhiyw Ahfm Nn{X§Ä FSp¯pt\m¡n. C©nXn¶
æc§s\t¸mse AhÄ \Sì. Ahs\ KpWtZmjn¡Wsa¶ Nn´ sshæt¶cw Bbt¸mtgçw
Ahfpt]jn¨p Ignªnêì. Aì ]Xnhpt]mse jmPlm³ Ifnbpw Ignsª¯nbt¸mÄ
Ahs\ t\cnSm³ AhÄ¡v Hê hÃmbva Dmbnêì.
AhfpsS apJw NphìXpSpçIbpw
sNbvXp.. Nn{X§Ä Xm³ FSp¯pt\m¡nbXv Ah³ a\Ênemçtam F¶ t]Snbpw.
]Xnhnëhnê²ambn A¶hÄ Aht\mSv IqSpXsemìw kwkmcn¨nÃ. ]ntä¶v
Ah\nÃm¯t¸mÄ Ccn¡s¸mdpXnbnÃmsX Ahfhsâ ]pkvXIs¡«v ]cntim[n¨p A¶hÄ¡v
thsd Nn{X§fS§nb ]pXnb Hê æ¯vt]¸dpIÄ In«n. GXmsÃmXc
¯nepapÅ skIvknsâ
temI¯nte¡v B Nn{X§Ä k_o\sb æ«ns¡mpt]
mbn.
HcmÄ aZm½bpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨p sRç¶]Sw It
¸mÄ ]v
kvIqfn h¨p\S¶ Hê
kw`hw AhfpsS HmÀ½bnse¯n. AhfpsS IqsS¯s¶ ]TnçIbmbnê¶ atljv Bêw
¢mÊneSp¯nÃm¯ Hchkc¯n AhfpsS apeIfn ]nSn¨p ]nXp¡n. t]Sn¨pt]mbn AhÄ.
kmdnt\mSp ]dªqsImSpçsa¶v ]dªpsImhÄ
HmSn¡fªp. kmdnt\mSv ]dªnsænepw
atljv ]ns¶ AXmhÀ¯n¨nÃ. ]n¶osSmcn¡Â XncçÅ _Ên h¨v Btcm AhfpsS
s\©¯p ]cXnbnêì. AhÄ s]s«¶v apt¶m«p amdn\n¶Xn\m ]ns¶ ieyapmbnÃ.
Cu
Bé§Ä¡v F´n\mWv s]®p§fpsS apetbmSn{X XmÂ]cyw.
BWv s]®nsâ apeIÄ N¸p¶ ]Sw t\m¡nbnê¶v AhfpsS sIm¨papeIÄ NqSmbn.
»uknëapIfneqsS AhÄ Xsâ apebn XShn. Fs´¶nÃm¯ Hê kpJw.. Bsc¦nepw Xsâ
apeIÄ Ddp©p¶ cwKw AhÄ k¦ev]n¨pt\m¡n.
"tlm!'.
shfnbn \n¶v D½bpsS hnfntI«v sR«nsbgpt¶ä AhÄ Nn{X§Ä thKw Xncn¨ph¨v
]pdt¯t¡mSn. iÀ¡cbnte¡v Ddps¼¶ t]mse jmPlm³ ]m¯ph¨nê¶
\áNn{X§fnte¡v Ahkcw In«nbt¸msgÃmw k_o\ Dufnbn«p. Ah\Xv FSp¯pamäq¶Xnë
ap³]v ]camh[n XhW B Nn{X§Ä ImWm³ Ahfm{Kln¨p.
BWv s]®ns\ ]®p¶ ]et]mknepÅ ]S§Ä Iv
AhÄ hm s]mfn¨p. F¦nepw
I¸¡ng§pamXncn Ccnç¶ BWnsâ km[\w s]®nsâ C¨ncnt¸m¶ aq{XZzmc¯n F§s\
Ibdpsa¶hÄ¡v ]nSnIn«nbnÃ. Xsâ tbm\nbn Hê s]³kn t]mepw IbdpInÃ
F¶hÄçd¸mbnêì. C\n Xsâ tbm\nbpsS am{Xw æg¸amtWm. BWnsâ kmam\¯nsâ
hen¸hpw AhÄ¡v `mh\ sN¿m³ Ignbp¶Xn\v A¸pdambnêì. CsX§s\bmWv
s]m§n\nÂç¶Xv? ChcnsX§s\ jÍn¡pÅn ad¨pshípw. AhÄ¡v \qdpIq«w
kwib§fpmbn.
s]s«¶hÄ jmPlms\çdnt¨mÀ¯p. sNdp{]mb¯n Ahfhsâ \áX F{Xtbm XhW
In
«pv.
Ahsâ Np®nív Ct¸mÄ F´v hep¸apmhpsa
¶hfmtemNn¨p. Dd¡¯nÂt¸mepw
Ahsâ \áX AhÄ In
«nÃ. AsX§s\, cm{Xn Dd§n¡gnªm cmhnsebmWhÄ
DWê¶Xv.
F´mbmepw C¯cw t^mt«mIsfms¡ Hfn¨ph¨p Imé¶ jPlmsâ Np®nbpw Anbpw
ImWm³ AhÄ¡v AXnbmb B{Klapmbn.
Fs´Ãmw ]S§fmé ]St¨mt\. Hêh³ aeÀìInSç¶ s]®nsâ XpSIÄ¡nSbn Xeh¨v
AhfpsS tbm\nbn \çì. aëjy³ C§s\bpsams¡ sN¿ptam. thsdmê ]S¯n Hê¯n
Hê ]pêjsâ kmam\w hmíI¯ph¨v Ddp©pIbmWv. A{Xbpw \okm[\
w apgphëw
F§s\ B s]{¼t¶m¯nbpsS hmípÅn Ibdn. AbmfpsS Anbnepw
\ndsb ]qS.
A§s\ Hê ]Xn\mdpImcsâ sIm¨p]pkvXI tiJc¯nepsS B ]Xns\«pImcn skIvknsâ
Adnbs¸Sm¯ temI¯nse amkvacnI cwK§Ä lrZnØam¡ns¡mnêì.
AtXmsSm¸w
AhfpsS kwib§fpw PnÚmkbpw hÀ²n¨p. Ig¸pw. jmPlmsâ \áX ImWmëÅ
AhfpsS ISnbpw IqSn¡qSnhì. cc
hÊnsâ {]mbhyXymkapv
AhÀ X½nÂ. sNdp¸¯nÂ
Ahsâ Np®n F{XtbmXhW In
«pv.
Ct¸mÄ Ah³ ]m¯psImp
sh¨nê¶ Nn{X§Ä
Iv,
apXnÀ¶t¸mÄ Ahsâ \n¡dnëÅnepw ]ns¶ ep¦nçÅnepw adªpt]mb BW¯s¯
t\cn¡mWmëÅ B{Klw s]ê¯p.
AXnëÅ Htcsbmê hgn jmbpsS ep¦n amänt\mçIbmWv.
]mXncm{Xn Ah³ Dd§n¡nSçt¼mÄ Fgpt¶äp t\m¡Wsa¶hÄ Dd¸n¨p.
jmPlmsâ "IfIvj³kv' CSínSív amdn. AhÄ¡m Nn{X§Ä Ip
aXnbmbnê¶nÃ. hopw
hopw
\áNn{X§Ä ImWm³ tamlw. ]t£ jmPlm³ Ah amäns¡mnêì.
"C³^taj³
HmhÀ^vtfm'bn Dd§n¡nS¶ hnImc§Ä Hê Aán]ÀÆXwt]mse Ahfn s]m«ns¯dn¨p.
AXhsf apgph\mbn hngp§n. AS¡m\mh¯ Ima¯nsâ hn¯pIÄ Ahfn s]m«napf¨p.
t^mt«mIfnse cwK§Ä DuWnepw Dd¡¯nepw AhfpsS a\Ên \n¶v amªnÃ.
æfnapdnbnse kzImcyXbn AhÄ Nne ]co£W§Ä sNbvXpt\m¡n. Xsâ
sIm¨pape¡®n ]nSn¨p sRcSnbt¸mÄ AhÄ¡v \à kpJw tXm¶n. AhÄ hopw
hopw
sRcSn. AhfpsS I®pIÄ ASªpt]mbn. AhfpsS a\Ên hÀ®¯p¼nIÄ ]mdn\Sì.
Atcm Xsâ apeIfn ]nSn¨aÀ¯p¶Xmbpw ape¡®pIÄ Ddp©p¶Xmbpw AhÄ k¦ev]n¨p..
AbmfpsS apJ¯në jmPlmsâ Omb BsW¶hÄç tXm¶n. B tXm¶en icocw
sR«nhnd¨p. ImepIÄ¡nSbnse ]dbm\mhm¯ Hê kpJ¯n AhÄ `n¯nbn Nmcn
I®S¨p \nì.
æfnçt¼mÄ XpSIfn tkm¸v tX¨psImnê
¶t¸mÄ AhfpsS a\Ên Imep Ih¨psh¨p
tbm\nçÅn hnceptIäp¶ aZm½bpsS Nn{Xambnêì. AhÄ Xsâ æªphnc ]Xps¡
AIt¯¡v XÅnt\m¡n. t]Snbpw ]cn{`ahpw aqew AhÄ sNdpXmbn hnd¨p. AhÄ
æ¯nbnê¶v tcma§Ä¡nSbneqsS hnc tbm\nçÅnte¡v Ibäm³ XpS§n. tkm¸nsâ
hgphgp¸pmbnê
¶Xn\m hnc AÂ]w DÅnte¡v Ibdn. XpSIfneqsS sshZpXn
{]hln¨Xpt]mse. Fs´mê kpJw! AhfpsS tbm\nbn \n¶v BZyambn ]qÀ¸m Hen¨p.
]eXhW A§s\ sNbvXv ckn¨n«mWv AhÄ Aì æfn¨pIbdnbXv.
cm{Xnbn jmbqsS ep¦namänt\m¡Wsa¶hÄ \nÀ_Ôambpw IêXn. CXnë ap¼pÅ
cm{XnIfn jm \à Dd¡w ]nSnç¶Xp Im¯nê¶v AhÄ AdnbmsX Dd§nt¸mbn. Aìcm{Xn
]Xnhnepw t\cs¯ AhÄ Dd§m³ X¿msdSpç¶Xp Iv
Ah³ AÛpXw Iqdn. ]IÂ
Hê]mSv tPmenbpmbnês
¶ìw AXnsâ £oWamsWìw AhÄ ]dªp. Ahs\t´m
hmbn¨psImnê
¶Xn\m AhÄ aqSn¸pX¨p InSì. æd¨pIgnªp hmb\ aXnbm¡n
hnfçsISp¯n A¸pds¯ I«nen Ahëw InS¶Xhfdnªp. æsd¡gnªt¸mÄ Ah³
Ahsf ]Xps¡ tN¨osbì cp
XhW hnfn¨p. Ahsfmì sR«nsb¦nepw Dd¡w \Sn¨v
A\§msX InSì. F´n\mWv Ah³ hnfn¨sXì F{X BtemNn¨n«pw AhÄ¡v ]nSn
In«nbnÃ. ]ns¶ Ah³ hnfn¨nÃ. s_Uvdqw em¼nsâ Acsh
«¯n Ah³ ]pdwXncnªp
InSç¶XhÄ ]pX¸nëÅneqsS Ip.
Ahëd§nbntÃ. ]t£ jmPlm³ Dd§p¶Xpw
Im¯nê¶ k_o\ Aìw Dd§nt¸mbn.
]ns¶sbt¸mtgm AhfpsS At_m[a\Êv Ahsf X«nbpWÀ¯n. I®pXpd¶Xpw AhfmZyw
t\m¡nbXv jmPlmsâ I«nente¡mWv. Ah\hnsS InSìd§pìv.
]ns¶ t\m¡nbXv
t¢m¡nteçw. kabw aqìaWn. AhÄ ]Xnsb Ahs\ jm, jm Fìhnfn¨p t\m¡n.
Hc\¡hpanÃ. \Ã Dd¡w Xs¶.
AhÄ iÐapm¡
msX Fgpt¶äp. ]Xps¡ Ahsâ I«nen\n\cnInte¡v \Sì. aeÀì
InSìd§pIbmWh³. ]pX¨n«pv.
Xe am{Xw ]pd¯pImWmw. Ahfhsâ apJt¯¡v
kp£n¨pt\m¡n. s]s«s¶§mëw DWê¶ e£Wsamìw Imé¶nÃ. F´psImtm
Ahsâ
apJ¯p\nìw Is®Sp¡m³ tXm¶nbnÃ. BZyambn Imé¶t]mse AhÄ t\m¡n\nì.
AhfpsS DÅnsâbpÅn ]dªdnbn¡m\mhm¯ Fs´ms¡tbm hnImc§Ä IqSnçgªp.
A§s\ CXphsc Ahfhs\ t\m¡nbn«nÃ. ta¨pnÂ
tcma§Ä Idp¯p hfÀ¶ncnçì.
Chs\¸gm Cu aoisbms¡ h¶Xv! Ah³ kpμc\msW¶v AhÄç tXm¶n. CXnëap³]v
CuamXncnsbmìw AhÄ¡v tXm¶nbn«nÃ. D¸bpsS A\nbsâ aI\tÃ. A\nbëXpeyw.
At¸mÄ kuμcysams¡ Bêt\mçì. ]t£ Ct¸mÄ Dd§n¡nSç¶ Ahs\
t\m¡n\n¶t¸mÄ F´mWv XsâbpÅn kw`hnç¶Xv. Xms\´mWv sN¿m³ t]mæ¶Xv.
AhÄç hÃmbva tXm¶n. AhÄ Xncn¨pt]mbn I«nen¡bdn I®paS¨pInSì.
k_o\ív Dd§m³ IgnªnÃ. AhfpsSbpÅn hnNmchpw hnthIhpw hnImchpw X½nepÅ
Iq«s¸mcn¨nembnêì. thWtam thtbm.
Xé¸pmbnê
¶n«pw AhÄ hnbÀ¯p. Ahkm\w
atljnsâ IchnêXn \nìw HmSnamdnb sIm¨pk_o\sb AhÄ ]n¶nept]£n¨p. AhÄ
XpSIÄ Iq«n¸nSn¨p. F{X \nb{´n¨n«pw AhfpsS ssI Xmtg¡v \op.
]mhmSíp apIfneqsS
tbm\nbn AaÀì. jÍnbpw tNÀ¯v tbm\ohnShn NqphncÂ
HmSn¨p. Ahfn \ns¶mê
NpSp\nimkw DbÀì. ]cmPbs¸« hnthI¯nsâ s\m¼cw t]mse. AhÄ hopw
Fgpt¶äp
sasà jmbpsS I«nen\êInte¡v \Sì.
I«nen\Sps¯¯n AhÄ ]pX¸nsâ Aä¯p]nSn¨v ]Xps¡ Xmtg¡v hen¨p. ]pX¸v kmh[m\w
DuÀ¶v AhfpsS Im¡en hoWp. Ahsâ ep¦n Agnªn«pmbnê
¶nÃ. DSp¸pam{Xw
apIfnte¡v Ibdn¡nSì. s]m¡nfnë apIfnÂ\n¶v Xmtg¡v Achsc Ahsâ hbÀ
A\mhrXambn. Ahsâ s]m¡nfn \nìw XpS§n Xmtg¡v Idp¯ tcma§Ä hfÀ¶Xv AhÄ
hyàambpw Ip.
AhÄ ]pXs¸Sp¯v Acíptase ]pX¨psImSp¯p. At¸mÄ Ahs\m¶\§n, A{Xam{Xw. Xsâ
\áX A\mhcWwsN¿s¸Sm³ t]mæ¶XdnbmsX Ah³ kpJkpjp]vXnbnembnêì. Ahs\
HìIqSn t\m¡nbn«v AhÄ Ahsâ ep¦nbpsS æ¯gn¡m³ ssI\o«n. t]Snbmbnt«m
ImWm³t]mæ¶ ImgvN HmÀt¯m AhfpsS lrZbw s]ê¼d sIm«n. icocw Benet]mse
hnd¨p. hndíp¶ ssIsImv
ep¦nbpsS æ¯n ]nSn¨p. ]ns¶ ]Xps¡ hfsc ]Xps¡
æ¯gn¨p. \nhÀì AÂ]t\cw A\§msX \nì. ]ns¶ æ\nªp\n¶v ep¦n cphit
¯çw
amän.
Ah³ sP«n C«n«pmbnêì.
AhfpsS apJw a§n. C\n sP«n amäp¶sX§s\. Idp¯ Hê
sP«nbmWh³ C«nê¶Xv. AXnë]pd¯pIqSn Ahsâ Np®nbpsS BIrXn t]mepadnbm³
]äp¶nÃ. F¦nepw \Ã apgbphnsS.
s]m¡nfnÂ\nì XpS§p¶ tcma§Ä sP«nçÅnÂ
A{]Xy£ambn. XpSIÄ¡nSbnepÅ æd¨p tcma§Ä shfnbn ImWmw. Ig¸pIbdnb AhÄ
sXm«pt\m¡nbmtem F¶mtemNn¨XmWv. sXmSpt¼mÄ AhëWÀ¶mtem. \ncmitbmsS,
F¶m C\nbpw {iançw F¶ ZrV\nÝbt¯msS AhÄ ep¦nbpsS hi§Ä ]nSn¨v
]gbXpt]msebn«p. Xncn¨pt]mbn InSìd§n.
]ntä¶v ]Isems¡ AhÄ ]S§Ä t\m¡nbpw at\mcmPy¯n apgpInbpw kabw t]m¡n. jm
D¨íph¶v Blmcw Ign¨n«v ]pd¯pt]mbn. Ahsâ ]mânsâ ap¶n AhÄ HfnI®n«pt\m¡n.
sP«nçÅnse Xte¶s¯ apgp¸v AhnsSbptm.
Aìcm{Xnbpw ]n¶s¯ cm{Xnbnepw AhÄ
jmbpsS ep¦nbpcnªp t\m¡n. Hê ^ehpanÃ. sP«n¡pÅn Ahsâ clkymhbh§Ä
adªp InSì. sP«n Ducnt\m¡mëÅ ss[cyw AhÄ¡v In«nbXpanÃ. AhfpsS \ncmiX
hÀ²n¨p. ]t£ Ig¸p IqSnbtXbpÅq.
]ns¶ cpaqì
Znhkt¯¡v jmPlmsâ ]¡Â Nn{X§sfmìw InÃ.
Ahfcn¨p]d¡n
t\m¡n. HìanÃ. Xsâ {]hr¯nIÄ Ah³ a\Ênem¡ntbmsb¶hÄ kwibns¨¦nepw
Ah\n \nì A¯c¯nepÅ {]XnIcW§sfmìapmbnÃ.
cm{Xnbn Ah³ Øncambn
sP«n [cn¨pXs¶ InSìd§n. AhÄ¡v tZjyambn. Chs\´m Ft¸mgpw s]mXnªpshíp¶Xv.
Hcn¡se¦nepw Xpd¶nSt.
CXn\nSbnepw æfnapdnbnse AhfpsS ]co£W§Ä \nÀ_m[w
XpSÀì. ]qdn hncen«v kpJn¡m³ AhÄ ]Tn¨p. At¸mÄ Hen¨nd§p¶ tX³ t]mse
I«nbpÅ shÅw AhÄ êNn¨pt\mçIbpw sNbvXp Hcn¡Â.
jmPlmsâ ]pkvXIs¡«pIÄ AhÄ Fìw ]cntim[nçw. ]pXnb Nn{X§Ä Dtm
Fì
t\mçw. A©mas¯ Znhkw AhfpsS Xnc¨nen\v ^ew In«n. ]Xnhnëhnê²ambn AsXmê
IYm]pkvXIambnêì. BZyambn hmbnç¶ I¼n¸pkvXIw. skIvknsâ thsdmê
temI¯nteçÅ {]thi\w. Hê]mSv Imcy§Ä AhfmIYIfn \nì a\Ênem¡n. ]pXnb
]Z§Ä ]Tn¨p. æd¨pZnhkt¯ív AhÄ jmbpsS P«nbpsS Imcyw adì. Ah³ ]pkvXIw
Xncn¨psImpt]
mæsa¶v `b¶ AhÄ AXnse IYIÄ Hê ]gb t\m«p]pkvXI¯nte¡v
]IÀ¯nsbgpXm³ XpS§n! FgpXn¯nêw ap¼v jm AXp Xncns¨Sp¡êtXsb¶hÄ DÅpêIn
{]mÀ°n¨p. AhfpsS {]mÀ°\sImtm
`mKywsImtm
jmPlm³ HcmgvN Ignªn«mWv
]pkvXIw Xncn¨psImpt]
mbXv. \me©pZnhkwsImv
Ahfm kvs]j ]Xn¸nse
IYIsfÃmw Bêw ImWmsX FgpXnsbSp¯nêì.
Hê {]mhiysa¦nepw sP«n Ducnamän InSìd§m¯Xn ]cn`haps
¦nepw AhÄ¡ht\mSv
\μn tXm¶n. Ah³ ImcWamWtÃm Xm³ Hcn¡epw ImWmëw hmbn¡mëw CSbnÃm¯
]pkvXI§Ä ImWm³ ]änbXv.
Ahġht\mSv BZchmbn.
IYm]pkvXI§fpw Nn{X§fpw ]ns¶bpw amdn hìsImnêì.
k_o\bpsS Adnhpw
]Zk¼¯pw hÀ²n¨p.. ]qdv, æ®, IqXn, ]mÂ, tX³, I´v XpS§nb FÃm hmçIfpw AhÄç
]cnNnXambn.. kwib§fpsS F®w KWyambnçdªp Bé§fpsS hmWaSnsb¶
]cn]mSnsb¸än Adnªp. sImÅmatÃm Ch•mêsS NpçaWn. jmbpsS kmam\w ImWmëÅ
AhfpsS A`nemjs¯ Cu hnhc§sfÃmw HìIqSn hÀ²n¸nçIbmémbXv.
Ahë
]mephêtam? A¿S! jmbpsS Np®nbn \n¶v ]mev Hgpæ¶ ImgvN AhÄ k¦ev]n¨p t\m¡n.
AhfpsS ]qdnëÅnse ISn IqSn. jmbpsS ]mev F¶ hnNmcw Xs¶ Ahsf XcfnXbm¡n.
AhÄ¡v Ccn¡s¸mdpXnbnÃmXmbn. F¦nepw cm{Xn Dd§n¡nSçt¼mÄ Ahsâ \áX
ImWmëÅ AhfpsS {ia§sfÃmw hn^eambn. FÃm cm{XnIfnepw jmPlm³ P«n [cn¨pXs¶
InSìd§n.
Hê cm{Xn F§s\tbm DWÀ¶ AhÄ jmbqsS I«nen\Sp¯v \n¶v Ft´m A\¡w tI«p.
H¨bpm¡
msX AhÄ Xncnªp t\m¡nbt¸mÄ IXv
Ah³ Fgpt¶äv Itkcbnenê¶v
Ft´m sN¿p¶XmWv. Cê«mbXp sImv
Hìw hyàambn ImWm³ h¿. s_Uvem¼v
I¯p¶nÃ. Ah³ aqSpw Xncnªncnçì. {ItaW ImgvN æd¨pIqSn hyàambn.
Xncnªncnç¶ Ahsâ ssI thK¯n Nenç¶Xp Iv
_p²naXnbmb AhÄ¡v Imcyw
]nSnIn«n. jm ]mXncm{Xnbn Fgpt¶änê¶v hmWaSnçIbmWv! AXpIv
AhfpsS
icoc¯neqsS Hêan¶Â¸nWÀ ]mªpt]mbn. jm! sNdp¡t\! At¸m Ah³ ]mev
Dmæambncnçw!
AhÄ XpS Iq«n¸nSn¨p.
Ahsâ ssIbnenê¶v sRcnbp¶ Np®nsbm¶v F§s\ ImWpw? AXnt¸m hepXmbn«pmæw.
Xncnªncnç¶Xp sImv
Ahsâ ap³ `mKw ImWm³ h¿. D²cn¨ Ahsâ kmam\w
F§s\bncnçsa¶hÄ BtemNn¡th s]«¶h³ hmWaSnç¶Xv \nÀ¯n. ]mep ht¶m.
tlbv AXÃ. æd¨pt\cw A\§mXnê¶n«v Ah³ ]Xps¡ hopw
]cn]mSn XpS§n. `b¦c³,
BkzZn¨v hmWaSnçIbmWv. AhfpsS Imen\nSbnse Xcn¸v IqSn.
]ns¶bpah³ \nÀ¯n Aev]t\cw A\§mXnêì. Ah\o temIs¯mìasöhÄç tXm¶n.
jm hopw
ssIb\¡n¯pS§n. Ahsâ Np®nbn \nì ]mephê¶Xp ImWm³
Ignsª¦nse¶hÄ Bin¨p. C¯hW Ah³ \nÀ¯msX ]nSnçIbmWv. Ahsâ ssI
thK¯n Nen¨p. AhÄ DtZzKt¯msS t\m¡n¡nSì. tbm\nçÅn Xcn¸v Aklyambn....
AhfpsS hnc X\nsb ]qdnëÅnteç Ibdn. AXnëÅn \à hgphgp¸v. F{X s]s«¶mWv
Xsâ ]qdv sImgsImgm¶mbXv! AhÄ ]Xps¡ jPlmsâ Xmf¯ns\m¯v hnc tIäpIbpw
CdçIbpw sNbvXp. jmbpsS Np®nbmWv Xsâ ]qdn tIdnbnd§p¶sX¶v AhÄ k¦ev]n¨p.
jm... B Hä BtemN\bn AhfpsS icocamkIew hndsImp.
AhfpsS hncÂ{]tbmKhpw
thK¯nembn... AS¡n¸nSn¨ Hê apcĨ Ah\nÂ\nìbÀ¶Xv AhÄ tI«p. Ahë hì
F¶hÄ¡v a\Ênembn. Ahsâ iÐw tI«t¸mgpmb
AhmNyamb Aë`qXnbn AhÄ
XpSIÄ Iq«n¸nSn¨v hnc ]camh[n DÅnteç XÅnt¡än. k_o\bpsS ]qdnëÅnÂ\nìw
KwKmPew æ¯nsbmgpIn.. AhÄ ]ÃpIÄ ISn¨p]nSn¨v izmkw hnSmsX A\§msX InS¶v
XsâbpÅn DdhsbSp¯ kpJkp\manbpsS AeIÄ HSp§tÃsb¶v Bin¨p…
]ns¶ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ ssIbnenê¶ HcpXpWn sImh
³ XpSíp¶Xp Ip.
F¶n«h³
taita Xebpw h¨v æ\nªnêì. ]mhw £oWo¨p Iméw. Ah³ Fgpt¶ev¡m³
t]mæ¶XpIv
AhÄ thKw Dd¡w \Sn¨p InSì. s]s«¶v s_Uvem¼v I¯n. Ah³ Hm¬
NbvXXmWv. Xm³ s]s«ìWÀ¶v Hìw ImWmXncn¡m³ hnf¡v Hm^v sNbvXv ap³
IêXseSp¯n«mWv `b¦c³ hmWaSn XpS§nbXv. Ah³ I«nen Ibdn InS¶XhÄ Adnªp.
Ahfpd§msX InSì ]eXpw BtemNn¨p. jmbpsS ap³hiw ImWm³ ]änbnsænepw Ah³
hmWaSn \S¯p¶Xp ImWmëw ]meph¶t¸mgpÅ Ahsâ apcĨ tIÄ¡mëw IgnªXnÂ
AhÄ kt´mjhXnbmbn. Fs´mê kv]oUmbnêì Ahsâ ssIív. F¶mepw... jm..
\ê´vsNdp¡t\! Xsâ I¿n¯p§n\S¶ ]¿\mWv. Ah³ ]mepmbn
I¿n¸nSnçì!
Xmtbmfn! Ių! AhÄ¡hs\ sI«n¸nSns¨mê D½ sImSp¡m³tXm¶n. Xsâ ap¶nÂ
XpWnbpSp¡msX InSt¶mSn¡fn¨ sNdp¡\nXm HmcmWmbncnçì.
shdpw km[mcWamb B Adnhv, ]t£, k_o\bn Ima¯nsâ Xos¸mcn
]SÀ¯pIbmémbXv.
jmtbmSpÅ Imaw Ahfn thcn«p Xfncn«p.
AhÄ s]s«s¶mê Imcyw HmÀ¯p. Ah\nê¶v hmWaSn¨ tai¡êIn Ahsâ ]mÂ
hoéInS¸pmIntÃ.
AhÄ¡Xp ImWWsa¶v tXm¶n. AhnsSt¸mbn t\m¡nbm Itçw.
F§s\bncnçsa¶v AdnbmatÃm. AhÄ¡v Fs´¶nÃm¯ Bthiambn. jmbpsS Np®n
InsÃ
¦nepw Ahsâ 殸menXm Xm³ ImWm³ t]mæì. Ahëd¡amsbìdt¸mÄ AhÄ
]Xnsb Fgpt¶äp. I«nen\SnbnÂ\n¶v s]³tSmÀs¨Sp¯p. Idpt]
mæt¼mÄ
D]tbmKn¡mëÅXmWv. iÐapm¡
msX Ah\nê¶ Itkc¡Spt¯¡v \Sì. Ah³ I«nenÂ
IangvìInSçì. AhÄ Ah\nêì hmWaSn¨ Øe¯v tSmÀ¨Sn¨p t\m¡n. Hìw InÃ.
CsXhnsSt¸mbn. AhÄ æ\nªnê¶v XdbnseÃmw kkq£vaw ]cntim[n¨p. bmsXmìanÃ.
C{X thKw DW§nt¸mtbm. AhÄ¡v \ncmibmbn. AhÄ Iangvì InSìd§p¶ jmPlms\
]cn`hwIeÀ¶ tZjyt¯msS t\m¡n. Ft¸mgpw Ch³ Xsâ Ip]
nSp¯{ia§sf
]cmPbs¸Sp¯pIbmWtÃm.
]v
ækrXn Im«pt¼mÄ sNbvXnê¶t]mse N´nbnsemê s]S sImSp¯p XncnªpsISsbSm
Fì]dªmtem F¶hÄ BtemNn¡mXnê¶nÃ.
Aht\tXm XpWn¡jWwsImv
XpS¨Xv AhÄ HmÀ¯p. AXn Ahsâ ]mensâ Awiw
]änbn«pmæw.
XXv¡mew AXpImepw
aXn. AhfpsS {]Xo£IÄ¡v hopw
Poh³ h¨p.
]t£ B XpWnsbhnsS. AXpw AhnsSsbmìw InÃ.
BissIhnSmsX AhÄ
I«nen\Snbnepw tai¸pd¯p _pçIÄ¡nSbnepw FÃmw ]cXnbn«pw InÃ.
s]sǦmWv
sa¯bpsS Hê`mKw AÂ]w DbÀ¶ncnç¶XhÄ IXv.
AhfpsS lrZbw sNsIm
«n.
sa¯ ]Xnsb s]m¡nbt¸mÄ AXm AhnsS Hê XpWn¡£Ww Npê«nsh¨ncnçì. AhfXv
]Xps¡ ]pdt¯¡v hens¨Sp¯p.
At¸mgmWv Hê sR«temsS AhfXv Xncn¨dnªXv þ AXv jmPlmsâ AÀshbÀ
Bbnêì.
s]s«ìmb
B sR«en AhfXv I«nente¡n«p. asämcmfp]tbmKn¨ ASnh{kvXw
AhfmZyambmWv sXmSp¶Xv. AXpw HcmWnsâ. AsXSp¯p t\m¡Wtam thtbm
F¶hÄ
ktμln¨p. AhfXnte¡v tSmÀ¨Sn¨pt\m¡n. AXnsâ Hê`mKw \\ªncnç¶XhÄ Ip.
AhfpsS I®pIÄ hnSÀì. Cu ]lb³ AÀshbdnÂ
hmWaSns¨mgnçIbmWv
sNbvXX¶hÄ¡v a\Ênembn. Ahsâ ]mepsam¯hpw AXn hoWncnçw. AXmWv
Xdbnsemìw ImWmXnê¶Xv. hnImcw hnNmcs¯ HmhÀsäbvIv sNbvXXn\m AhÄ ip¢w
]än¸nSn¨ jmPlmsâ AÀshbÀ
cphncepsImv
Xq¡n¸nSn¨v Xsâ I«nente¡v t]mbn.
I«nen Ibdnbnê¶n«v Ahfm AÀshbÀ
tSmÀ¨Sn¨p ]cntim[n¨p XpS§n. ]cn{`ahpw
BImwjbpw aqew AhÄ sNdpXmbn hnd¨p. AXnsâ ]e`mK§fpw \\ªp æXnÀ¶nêì.
C{Xbpw ]mep hêtam. AXnsâ \ÃXpt]mse \\ª Hê`mK¯v shfp¯\nd¯n Ft´m
]änbncnçì. CXmtWm Bé§fpsS ]mÂ. AXn\n{Xbpw I«nbptm.
sImgpsImgm¶ncnçì.
]pkvXI¯n FgpXnbXv hmbn¨t¸mÄ Xm³ IêXnbXv ]iphnsâtbm atäm
]mept]msebmsW¶mWv. Xsâ Ip]
nSp¯¯n AhÄ¡`nam\w tXm¶n.
t\m¡nbncnt¡ AXnsem¶v sXm«pt\m¡m³ Hê DÄt{]cW AhÄçmbn.
IŸlb³
jmbpsS ]memWv. NqphncÂ
sImhfXnÂ
sasà sXm«p. s]s«¶v ssI ]n³hençIbpw
sNbvXp. AXneev]w AhfpsS hncen ]än. AhfpsS DSemsI Hìeªp. tbm\nçÅnse
InêInê¸v IqSp¶Xhfdnªp. NqphncenÂ
]änb ip¢w XÅhncÂsImv
XpS¨phr¯nbm¡m³ t\m¡nbt¸mÄ AXp ]it]mse H«pì. CXp sImÅmatÃm. H«p¶
殸mÂ. AhfpsS apJw NphìXpSp¯p. AhÄ I«nent•Â `n¯nbn Nmcn
Imepw\o«nbnêì. jmbpsS ]mep]pchncepIÄ
Iq«n¸nSn¨pw AIänbpw AhÄ ckn¨p.
]dbm\mIm¯ Hê B´cnIt{]cWbm AhÄ Xsâ NqphncÂ
aW¯p. Hê hÃm¯ aWw.
AhÄ AÀshbdnÂ
]änbnê¶ ]m AÂ]w IqSn hncenseSp¯v aW¸n¨p. sImÅmw.
AhÄ¡m KÔw Cãambn. jmbpsS ]mensâ aWhpw sImÅmw! AhÄ¡v hÃms¯mê
kpJwtXm¶n. icocw NqSp]nSnçì. AhÄ hopw
Xsâ hncepIÄ aW¯psImnêì.
F¶n«pw aXnbmImsX AhÄ AÀshbÀ
cpssIsImpw
FSp¯v aq¡në t\sc]nSn¨p
aW¯p. At¸mÄ AhÄç asämê KÔamWv In«nbXv. AhÄ AXv amdn amdn ]nSn¨p.
HmscmbnS¯pw Hmtcm aWw. Asæn Hê k½n{iKÔw. jmPlm³ Aì]Iepapgph³
C«nê¶ P«nbmWtÃm AsX¶hÄ At¸mgmtWmÀ¯Xv. Ahsâ hnbÀ¸pw aq{Xhpw FÃmw
AXn ]änbn«pmæw.
Ct¸mfhÄ¡v Ads¸mìw tXm¶nbnÃ. AhÄ¡{Xív Ig¸v
tIdnbn«pmbnêì.
jmbpsS sIm¨p]pkvXI¯nse IYIfnsem¶nse Hê cwKw AhÄt¡mÀ½ hì.
Dd§n¡nSç¶ Hê sNdp¡sâ h{kvXw amdn¡nSç¶Xp Ithe¡
mcn {kvXo æ\nªp\nì
Ahsâ clky`mK§sfms¡ aW¯pt\mç¶ cwKambnêì AXv. AhÀ Ahsâ æ®aWw
]nSn¨p F¶mWXnsegpXnbnê¶Xv. æ®ív aWaptm
F¶hÄ Nn´n¨XpamWv. Ct¸mfhÄ¡v
jmPlmsâ æ®aWw AdnbmëÅ ]qXnbmbn. Ah\hnsS IangvìInSçIbmWv. t]mbn
aW¯p t\m¡m³ ]änÃ. AhÄ Ahsâ AÀshbdnsâ
æ® hê¶ `mKw FSp¯paW¯p.
AhnsS henbaWsamìanÃ. aq{X¯nsâ KÔtabpÅq. F¦nepw ASn`mK¯p \nì thsdmê
]qXnKÔw In«n. XpSIÄ¡nSbn hê¶ `mKambnêì AXv. CXmbncnçw jmbpsS
æ®aWsa¶hÄ Dd¸n¨p. æ® ImWm³ ]änsænse´m, Ahsâ æ®aWhpw ]mensâ
aWhpw In«nbtÃm. AhÄ hmintbmsS AXnep]cn HêXcw D•mZt¯msS Ahsâ
AÀshbdnsâ
Hmtcm`mKhpw amdnamdn aW¯psImnêì.
AÀshbÀ
amänamän¸nSn¨v
AhfpsS cpssIbnepw
Ahsâ ip¢w ]änbXv AhÄ {i²n¨tXbnÃ. Ahft¸mÄ asämê
temI¯mbnêì.
aeÀìInSì CSXpssIbn sP«n ]nSn¨paW¯psImp
heXpssI ]mânçÅnte¡v IS¯n
Xcnç¶ ]qdn sh¨aÀ¯n. AhfpsS icocamsI tImcn¯cn¨p. ]qdnsâ NmenepsS AhÄ
hnctemSn¨p. Fs´mê kpJw. AhÄ ]Xps¡ NqphncÂ
]qänëÅnte¡v XÅn. AXÂ]w
DÅnte¡v Ibdn. AhepsS taemsI kpJXcwK§Ä ]SÀì. AhÄ hnc IbäpIbpw
CdçIbpw sN¿m³ XpS§n. BImit¯¡v ]dìt]mæ¶Xp t]mse. ]qdn \nìw
tXs\men¨pXpS§n. tX\nsâ hgphgp¸n AhfpsS hnc AÂ]w IqSn DÅnte¡v
tIdnbnd§n. Ahft¸mÄ jm hmWaSn¨psImnê
¶Xv HmÀ¯p. Ahëw CXpamXncn kpJw
In«n¡méw. AhfpsS izmkKXn DbÀì. s{_bvknbdnëÅn apeIÄ hn§n. hncepIfpsS
thKw IqSn. Xm\n¸w s]m«n¨nXdpsa¶hÄ¡v tXm¶nt¸mbn. s]s«¶mWv AhfpsS I¿nÂ\nìw
jmbpsS sP«n DuÀìt]mbXv. AXp IrXyw AhfpsS apJ¯pXs¶ hoé.
AhÄ sR«nt¸mbn. ip¢w ]änb sP«nbnse \\hv AhfpsS Ihnfn ]pcp.
]qdnÂ\nìw
AhÄ hnc hens¨Sp¯p. kzt_m[w hosSp
¯ AhÄ apJ¯p \nìw AÀshbÀ
FSp¯pamän. CXn\nSbn thsdmì kw`hn¨p. sP«nbn ]ScmsX Ahtijn¨nê¶ æd¨v
ip¢w AhfpsS NpnÂ
¸än. sh{]mf¯n AhfXv NpnÂ
¸änb ]mbkw
\¡nsbSpç¶t]mse \mç\o«n XpS¨p. \m¡n 殸mensâ Nphbdnªt¸mgmWv AhÄ¡v
kw`hn¨sXs´¶v t_m[apmbXv.
Xm\nt¸mÄ jmbpsS ]memWv êNn¨Xv. AXnsâ
êNn ]pfntbm a[pctam AXpcptam
thsdtbm F¶hÄ¡v thÀXncn¨dnbm\mbnÃ. F¦nepw
AhÄ¡Xnãambn. Npnehtijn
¨ _m¡n ]mepw AhÄ aSnIqSmsX \¡nsbSp¯q.
AhÄ¡t¸mÄ hÃms¯mê`mhambnêì. ]pkvXI¯nse IYIfn s]®p§Ä
殸mepæSnç¶ ]e cwK§fpw At¸mfhfpsS a\ÊneqsS ISìt]mbn. CXpw
AsXms¡t]mse Xs¶.
hnbÀ¸nepw ]qÀtX\nepw \\ª Xsâ ]mân Ahfqcnamän XebnWínSbn h¨p. F¶n«v
hopw
]qdnte¡v hnc IS¯m³ XpS§n. ASp¯pInS¶nê¶ jmbpsS
sP«nbnÂ\nìÅ KÔw AhfpsS \mkc{豈 ]nSns¨Sp¯p. hmbn Ahsâ ]mensâ êNn.
a\Ên Ah³ hmWaSnç¶ cwKw. AhÄ¡v elcn Ibdn. D•mZw ]nSn¨Xpt]mse AhÄ
]qdn hnc tIänbnd¡n. ip¢w ]änb CSXp ssIhnc hmbnen«p. Xsâ hncens\ jmbpsS
æ®bmbn IW¡m¡n AhÄ Ddp©n. heXpssIhnc Xmsg {ZpXKXnbn Nen¨psImnêì.
AhÄ hopw
kz]v\temIt¯çbcm³ XpS§n.
hmbnse hncense êNnXoÀ¶t¸mÄ AhÄ Ahsâ sP«nsbSp¯v ip¢w ]pc`
mKw sImv
hnc aqSnbn«v AXp hmíI¯v sh¨p sP«nbpw hncepw tNÀ¯pdp©n. sFkv{Iow ÌnIv t]mse.
jmbpsS Np®nbnÂ\n¶mWv B ]m Dudnhê¶sX¶hÄ k¦ev]n¨p. AhfpsS I®pIÄ
Iq¼nbSªp. Xms\mê Nn{Xie`ambn amdn ]qhpIfnse tX³ ëIÀ¶v ]dì\SçIbmWv.
AhfpsS ]qt©mebnse tX³ XSmIw AWs]m«nsbmgpIn. AhfpsS icoc¯nse kIe
tcmaIq]§fpw Fgpì\nì. Xsâ tbm\nçÅn Fs´ms¡tbm s]m«ns¯dnçì. AXp
icocs¯Ãmw ]Sêì. s]s«¶hfpsS ssIIÄ \nÝeambn. DS iànbmbn hnd¨p. Xsâ
PohnX¯nse icnçapÅ BZys¯ cXnaqÀÑ At¸mghÄ Aë`hnçIbmbnêì .
I«nen¡nS¶hÄ InX¨p. At¸mgpw jmbpsS AÀshbdnsâ
Hê`mKw AhfpsS
hmbn¯s¶bnêì.
XfÀ¨amdn izmkKXn t\scbmbt¸mÄ AhÄ Fgpt¶äv jmbpsS I«nen\cnsIsb¯n Ahsâ
AÀshbÀ
]gbXpt]mse sh¨p. AhnsS \S¶sXmìadnbmsX AXnÂ
Xsâ]¦ns\çdn¨dnbmsX jm At¸mgpw AtX]Sn Iangvì InSìd§pIbmbnêì. Ahfhs\
kmIqXw t\m¡n\nì. Ių. HìadnbmsX InSìd§pì. Ah³ _p¡nsemfn¸n¨ph¨nê¶
]S§fpw IYIfpw BWv CXphsc AdnbmXnê¶ HêtemIt¯¡v Xs¶ FSps¯dnªXv.
t\m¡n\nÂt¡ AhÄ¡ht\mSpÅ BZchv HêXcw Bcm[\bmbn amdpIbmbnêì.
CfbXmsW¦nepw Xm\dnbm¯sXs´Ãmw Ah\dnbpì. amdn¡nS¶ ]pXs¸Sp¯v Ahs\
]pX¸n¨n«v AhÄ Xncn¨psNìInSì. AhfpsS a\Êt¸mÄ Imäpw tImfpsamgnªv
im´ambnêì.
B im´X XmXvImenIambnêì. AhÄ hopw
Np«p]gp¯p. AS§m¯
ImaZml¯n\hfncbmbn. _mXvdqan¡bdn AhÄ hncen«p. IYIfn FsX¦nepsam¶nse
IYm]m{Xambn AhÄ amdpw. BWnsâ thjw FÃmbvt¸mgpw jmímWhÄ sImSp¯Xv! AhÄ
]m¯p½bmhpt¼mÄ aPoZnsâ thjw jmíp In«pw! ]mdpç«n Ahfpw cmP¸³ jmbpw...
AhfpsS Dd¡hpw kam[m\hpw sISp¯nb jm... CXphsc Xsâ Np®n ImWn¨psImSp¡m¯
jm... cm{Xn Xsâ apdnbn Bêw ImWnsÃì hnNmcn¨nê¶v I¿n¸nSnç¶ jm... C§s\
Hê¯n ChnsS hnfdn]nSn¨p \Sçs¶s
¶dnbmsX AXnë ImcW¡mc³ Xm\msW¶dnbmsX
Ifn¨p\Sç¶ jm... AhfpsS hncenë ]WnIqSnbXÃmsX Hìw kw`hn¨nÃ...
s]s®mês¼«m XSp¡m³ ]änsötÃ. £a\in¨v ISnaq¯v HSphn AhÄ Hìd¨p. F´pw
hcs«. C\nsb\nç h¿m. AhÄ jm hmWaSn¡m\mbn Ggpt¶evç¶Xpw Im¯ncn¡m³
XpS§n... IqSpXÂ Dd¡anft¡nh
¶nà AhÄ¡v. Ah³ Fgpt¶äv Xncnªnê¶v ]cn]mSn
XpS§nbt¸mÄ AhÄ ]Xps¡ iÐapm¡
msX Fgpt¶äp. AhÄ ]pdIneqsS ]½n¸½n
ASp¯psN¶n«v sseän«p.
"FSm.'
jm sR«n Fgpt¶äp. [rXnbn ep¦nsImv
Ac ad¨p. AhÄ I«n Npän Ahsâ ap¶nÂ
sNì\nì.
"\o F´p sN¿pIbmbnêì?' Hìadnbm¯ `mh¯n F¶m Ft´m IÅw Ip]
nSn¨
`mh¯n AhÄ tNmZn¨p.
"Gbv.. HìanÃ..' jmbpsS apJ¯v càtbm«w CÃ. F´p ]dbWsa¶h\v Hê cq]hpanÃ.
I«h\v It¿msS ]nSn¡s¸Spt¼mgpÅ AhØbmbnêì Ah\v.
"HìantÃ..? Rm³ ItÃm?'
AhÄ Ahsâ Acbnte¡v bmsXmê \mWhpanÃms¯ t\m¡n.
càtbm«w \ne¨ Ahsâ æ® C´y hn«nê¶ hmWw amXncn Xncn¨phoWXn\m AhnsSsbmê
Bf\¡hpw CÃm.
AhÄ Xsâ Acbnteç t\mç¶XpIv
Ah³ HìIqSn Nqfn. jmbpsS ]cn{`aw Iv
AhÄ¡v æd¨pIqSn ss[cyambn.
"At¸m CXmé \nsâ ]Wn AtÃ?' AhÄ FÃmw Ip]
nSn¨amXncn XpS§n. Ahë Hìw
anm
³ IgnªnÃ. "Rm³ ]dªpsImSpçw D½amtcmSv... cm{Xn ChnsS \n\¡nXmWv
thesb¶v... Adnbs« ]p¶mctamsâ I¿nenê¸v F´msW¶v!'
"Rm³ F´p ImWns¨¶m?..' HSphn Ah³ iÐw hosSp
¯p.
"\o sNbvXsXÃmw Rm³ Ip...
Cì am{Xaà ]eZnhkhpw... ]dbpw Rm³...'
AXnë \ns\s¡´mSn Fì tNmZn¡m³ Ahë tXm¶nbXmWv. Ahsf ]nW¡sì
IêXn
annbnÃ.
"`b¦c³... FÃmw Rm³ ]dbpw... \nsâ FÃm FS]mSpw.'
"FÃmtam?'
"AtXSm ]q¨¡Åm... \o sImph
¨phmbnç¶ km[\saÃmw Rm³ Ip]
nSn¨p.'
Ahsâ iÐw hopw
t]mbn. Ah³ hm s]mfn¨p \nì.
"Rm³ Ahsc hnfn¨pWÀ¯s«? It¿msS ]dbmw sNdp¡sâ anSp¡v..'
"\osb´p `mhn¨m tN¨o. CsXmìw \ns¶ _m[nç¶ ImcyaÃtÃm? Rm³ \nâSp¯v Hìw
sNbvXnÃ.'
"Hìw sNbvXntÃ? Rm³ ASp¯ I«nen InSçt¼mgm \nsâbo FS]mSv. Rm³ Imésa¶v
\n\¡dnbm¼mSntÃ? Adnbmw. At¸m Fs¶¡mWn¡m\mWv \nsâ Dt±iyw... ]dbpw Rm³
Ct¸m¯s¶.'
"\o ImWmXncn¡m\m Rm³ hnf¡W¨v ]mXncm{Xn Rm³ ... \o ]½n¸½n
hìt\m¡nbsX´n\m?'
"Blm.. Ct¸m æäw FâXmbn.. Cu apdn FâXm.. AdnbmtÃm... ]ns¶ \o B _pçIsfms¡
sImph
¨tXm?'
"Fsâ ]pkvXI¯n\Isams¡ t\m¡m³ \nâSp¯v Bê ]dªp?'
"Bê ]dsªt¶m? \o \nÃv. C¸w Rm³ ]dªpXcmw. D½amcv hcs«..'
"\o F´p hnNmcn¨n«m tN¨o... CXv FÃm B¼ntÅêw sN¿p¶Xm... \n\¡nsXmìw
Adnbmªn«m...' Ah³ \ymboIcn¡m³ {ian¨p.
"Adnbmªnt«m... D¸ hê¼w \o Adntªmfpw. AdnbmatÃm D¸sb. sImÃpw \ns¶. BZyw
D½tbmSp ]dbs«.'
AhÄ hmXnenteç \Sì.
"FSn tN¨n. \o FhnSt¸mhpIm. BhiyanÃmsX Fs¶ \o sImg¸¯nemImêXv.' Ah³
AhfpsS ap¶n Ibdn \nì.
"amdSm..'
"tN¨n.. ¹okv... \osbm¶S§v...'
"amdv ap¶n \n¶v.'
"FSn... ¹okv... \osbm¶S§v.. Rm³ F´pthtW sN¿mw...'
"]dbt?'
"th.'
"\o F´psNbvXpXêsa¶m?'
"F´pw. \n\s¡´m thXv?'
"Mpw. Rm\§s\ s]s«s¶mìw \ns¶ hnSqsÃSm..'
AhÄ Xncnªv I«nen sN¶nêì. Ahsâ apJ¯v Bizmkw.
"Rm³ ]dbp¶sXms¡ \o tI¡Ww. tI«tÃm? Asæn Rm³ hm¸sb hnfnçw.'
Dsƶv Ah³ Xebm«n. Ah³ Aev]w amdn I«nenenêì.
"CsXmìw henb ImcyaÃ... FÃmêw sN¿p¶Xm.' Ah³ Ahsf Xé¸n¡m\mbn ]dªp.
"F´v?'
"CXv.'
"GsXSm?'
"Rm³ sNbvXpsImnê
¶Xv.' AhfpsS apJ¯pt\m¡msX Ah³ ]dªp.
"\o Ft´m¶m sNbvXpsImnê
¶Xv?'
"\o IXpXs
¶.'
"FSm jm.' AhÄ hnfn¨p.
"Mpw?'
"\o hmWaSnçIbÃmbnêt¶mSm?'
Hê IqkepanÃmsXbmWv AhfpsS tNmZyw. Igs¸Sp¯ s]®nsâ ss[cyta! ]¨bmb AhfpsS
tNmZyw tI«v ]¿³ sR«n. Ah³ AhfpsS apJ¯v BÝcyt¯msS t\m¡n. AhfpsS apJ¯v
Hê ]p©ncn hnSÀì.
"AtÃSm?'
Ah³ AtXsbì Xebm«n.
"Fìw sN¿ptamSm?'
Ah³ CsÃì Xebm«n.
"\o sImÅmatÃmSm. ]mh¯ms\¡W¡nê¶n«v. icn. F´mbmepw \o sXmS§nbXtÃ.
_m¡nIqsS \ob§p sNbvtX. Rms\m¶v ImWs«!'
jm hopw
sR«n. Ahsâ I®pXÅn. Aev]w ap³]v Xm³ sNbvXXv FÃmhtcmSpw ]dbpsa¶v
`ojWns¸Sp¯nbhfnXm ]dbpì AhÄ¡Xp ImWWsa¶v! Ah³ hnizmkw hcm¯a«nÂ
Ahsf Xpdn¨p t\m¡n. Cu s]mebmSntamÄ¡v F´p]än?
"At¿ \osb´mé ]dbp¶Xv tN¨o?'
"F´mSm \n\ç \mWam?'
"FSo CXv Bsc¦nepw t\m¡n\nç¼w sN¿mhp¶XmtWm? ]ns¶ \osbmê s]®pw'
"\o t]Sn¡Sm...
Rm\mtcmSpw ]dbqÃ!'
"\n\s¡´mSn h«m? \osbsâ s]§ftÃ?'
"Hm AXp kz´w s]§fÃtÃm.'
"F¶mepw F\nç h¿m. \n\s¡´p ]än?'
"F\ns¡mìw ]änbnÃ. Ft´epw ]änbn«ps
¦n¯s¶ AXp \o ImcWam... _pçIsfms¡
sImph
¨v aëjysc Ff¡nbn«v... Rm³ ]dªXptI«nsæn \o æg¸¯nemæta.'
A¸w AXméImcyw. Ahë Imcyw FXmp]
nSnIn«n. s]®në Ig¸m. Ahfp Imcyambn«m
kwkmcnç¶Xv. Ahsâ t]Sn ædªp. F¶mepw AhfpsS ap¶n h¨v
hmWaSnç¶sX§s\? CsXs´mê Iq¯v!'
"FSm \nsâ Np®nsbmì ImWs«?' AhÄ ASp¯ Unamâv h¨p.
"Ifn aXnbm¡n t]m tN¨n.'
"Ifntbm? Imcyambn«m. Rms\mì ImWs« \nsâ hmW¯ns\! sIm¨nte XpWnbnÃmsX \ns¶
Rm³ F{X FSpt¯mp\
S¶n«pÅXm!'
"AXv A¶tÃ...'
"AXpsImp
X¶m. \nâXv F{X hepXmsb¶v Rms\mì ImWs«.'
Ah³ Nqfnt¸mbn. Hê Cfn¸panÃmsXbmWv s]®nsâ kwkmcw. aäphÃhêambnês¶¦nÂ
\nâXp ImWn¨pX¶m FâXv ImWn¨pXcmw Fì]dtªs\. Ah³ æ´w hngp§nbamXncn
angp§kym Cêì.
AhÄ Ahsâ ASpt¯ç \o§nbnêì.
"ImsWs«Sm.'
"F\nç h¿m..'
"\n\çhs¿¦n Rm³ t\m¡ns¡mÅmw..' AhÄ Ahsâ ep¦nbn ]nSn¨p.
"At¿ tN¨o... At¿ \mWt¡Sv..'
"Hê \mWt¡SpanÃ... \o Fsâ ]pd¯v F{XXhW s]Sp¯n«pÅh\m..'
"Fsâ s]mì tN¨o \o t]m..'
"Rm\§s\ t]mWnsÃSm...' AhÄ Ahsâ ep¦nbn ]nSn¨p hen¨p. Ah³ Is¿Sp¯v
AhfpsS I¿n ]nSn¨pXSªp. AhÄ ssI hens¨Sp¯v ep¦n hen¨qcm³ hopw
{ian¨p.
]nSnhen¡nSbn AhfpsS ssI Ahsâ XpSbneaÀì. jmPlmsâ icocw IdSn
¨ t]mse
s]s«ì \nÝeambn. Hês]®nsâ ssI¯ew BZyambn Ahsâ XpSbneaÀ¶t¸mÄ
AdnbmsXXs¶ Ahsâ icocw {]XnIcn¨p. Ahsâ {]Xntj[w A{]Xy£ambn. apJ¯p
càw Cc¨pIbdn.
"tN.. ¨n.' ZpÀºe\mbn Ah³ hnfn¨p. Ahsâ XcfnXkzcw tI«t¸mÄ AhfpsS Bthiw IqSn.
ep¦nbnse Ahsâ ]nSp¯w hn«p. AhÄ kabw IfbmsX ep¦n hIªpamän.
"tN..¨n.' Ah³ I®S¨p]nSn¨p.
æsd\mfpImfmbn Xm³ ImWm³ sImXn¨ BWnsâ GZ³tXm«¯nte¡v AhÄ t\m¡n.
AhfpsS icocw NqSp]nSn¨nêì. izmkKXn hÀ²n¨nêì. tcma¡mSv thensI«nb Ahsâ
Acbnse kmam\w AhÄ BZyambn Ip.
Aev]w ap³]v jm Ahs\ æe¸n¨nê¶Xn\mÂ
AXv ]qÀ®ambpw Npê§nbnê¶nÃ. Ahsâ XpSIÄ¡nSbn \opInS
¶ B tIme³
Np®nsb AhÄ AZv`pXt¯msS, Xcnt¸msS, Zmlt¯msS t\m¡n. kp¶¯psNbvX Ahsâ
"aWn' AhÄ hnNmcn¨Xnt\¡mfpw hepXmbnêì. sImÅmatÃm sNdp¡³! C{Xbpw henb
km[\amWv Chsâ ImensâSbnepÅsX¶v Bêw IêXqÃ. am{Xaà Hêæ¯p tcmahpw Dv
AXnë Npäpw. ]¿³ icnçw BWmbncnçì. AhÄ A`nam\t¯msS Ahs\ t\m¡n.
AhfpsS I®pIfn Imaw AebSn¨p.
"\o henb BfmbtÃmSm tamt\, Rm\n{Xbpw IêXnbnÃ.' ImaZml¯n s]mXnª A`n\μ\w.
AhfpsS hmçIfnse `o£Wn kzcw amdnbnêì. ]Icw ImatamlnXbmb s]®v ImapIsâ
ap¶nse¶t]mse Hê ambmtemI¯nembnêì AhÄ.
"ItÃm
C\n \o t]m.' Ah³ ep¦n hen¨v IÀ«³ Xmgv¯m³ t\m¡n. ]t£ AhfXv hopw
]nSn¨pamän.
"FS tamt\ C\nbXv s]m§p¶Xv ImWn¨msWSm..'
AhÄ Ah³ ]dªXp tIÄ¡m¯ a«n ]dªp. AhfpsS I®pIÄ Ahsâ Np®nbnÂ
\nì amdnbnÃ. BZyambn t\cn Imé¶ B apXnÀ¶ æ®sb t\m¡n AhÄ shÅand¡n.
tImgnsb Iædp¡
s\t¸mse AhÄ Npp
\\¨p. B Np®nsb I¿nseSp¯p
Xmtemen¡m³ AhÄç tXm¶n. AtXm AXns\ hmbnseSp¯v Ddp©mt\m. AhÄ Fgpt¶äv
I«nen Imepw Xmgv¯nbn«v Cê¶ Ahsâ ap¶n ap«pæ¯n.
AhÄ ssIIÄ Ahsâ XpSIfn h¨p. Ahs\mì hnd¨p. AhfpsS heXpssI sasÃ
apIfnte¡ngªp. arZpeamb AhfpsS ssI¯ew arZpeamb Ahsâ XpSbneqsS
\o§nbt¸mÄ jmbpsS icocw s]s«ìXs¶ DWÀì.. Ahsâ æ® A\§m³ XpS§n.
AhfXp{]Xo£n¨nÃ. Ahsâ aWnbn¸nSn¡m\mWv AhÄ ssI \n«nbXpXs¶. AXnëap³t]
AXnXm A\§pì! AhÄ ssI tatem«p \o¡nbXëkcn¨v B æ® Dbcm³ XpS§n.
BZyambn Hê æ® I¼nbmæ¶Xp t¢mk¸n It
¸mÄ AhfpsS Xcn¸v IqSn. AhÄ
AdnbmsX Ahsâ XpSbn ]nSn¨p sR¡n. apt¶m«mªnê¶ AhfpsS apeIÄ Ahsâ
ap«pIfn AaÀì. ]¿³ \nanjt\cwsImv
^pÄ I¼nbmbn. `qKpêXzmIÀjWs¯
shÃphnfn¨v tatem«ps]m§n\n¶ jmtamsâ Np®nIv
AhÄ ImatamlnXbmbn. F{X
cm{XnIÄ CXns\sbmì ImWm³ Dd¡anf¨p! Ah³ sP«nçÅn Hfn¸n¨ Np®n. Zpã\v
F§s\ tXm¶n ad¨phím³! Fs´mê N´am Ahsâ ImensâSbn \n¶v C§s\
s]m§n\nÂç¶Xp ImWm³.
AhfpsS ssI Ahsâ æ®íp Npäpw ]nSnapdp¡nbXv s]s«¶mWv.
"lm.. tN¨n...' tjm¡Sn¨t]mse Ah³ hnd¨p. Ahsâ hm Xpdìt]mbn. arZpeamb AhfpsS
Ickv]Ài¯m jmbpsS kÀÆmwKw tcmam©wsImp.
Ahsâ FÃm FXnÀ¸pw eÖbpw
]d]dì. Dt¯PnX\mb Ah³ Xsâ ap¡mÂç®sb AhÄç Ifn¡m³ hn«psImSp¯v
]n¶nteç ssIIÄæ¯n Nmªnêì.
Xmdmhnsâ Igp¯n ]nSnç¶Xp t]msebmWv k_o\ç BZyw tXm¶nbXv. tkm^väv. ]t£
]nSnapdp¡nbt¸mÄ Np®nbpsS ZrVX Ahsf AZv`pXs¸Sp¯n. `b¦c _ew! F¶mepw
Fs´mê kpJw AXn ]nSn¡m³. icnçw AXns\ hmíI¯m¡n ISn¨pXn¶m\mWv AhÄç
tXm¶nbXv. F¦nepw AhÄ ]Xps¡ tatem«pw Xtgm«pw ]nSn¨p hmWaSn¡m³ XpS§n.
P\n¨XpapX sN¿p¶ ]Wnsb¶ a«n Ahfhsâ Np®nsb¸nSn¨p æep¡n.
jm kpJ¯nsâ FhdÌv Ibdn. ssewKnIm\μ¯nsâ t\À¯ aªpIW§Ä Ahs\
s]mXnªp æfncWnbn¨p. BZyambmWv thsdmê ssI, AXpw Hê s]®nsâ, Ahsâ æ®bnÂ
]nSnç¶Xv. Ahsâ hnImc§Ä täm]v Knbdn æXn¨pbÀ¶p. æ®bnÂ\nìw \ndanÃm¯ tX³
[mcbmbn Hen¨nd§n. k_o\ AZv`pXt¯msS AXn t\m¡n. CXmtWm Chsâ ]mev?
"C{X s]s«¶v \n\ç ht¶mSm?' ImawsImv
I®pImWmXmb s]®nsâ \mWhpw
am\hpsaÃmw AhtfmSp kemw ]dªnêì.
"AXv AXÃSn...ao..
eq{_nt¡j\m...' kpJ¯n\nSbnepw AhëNncn¡m³ tXm¶n.
"Hm.. AXp icn... Zv H¯ncn hê¶tÃm.' hncepIfn ]änb AXv AhfpsS ssIbnÂ
hgphgp¸pm¡
n. hmWaSn¡v icnçw eq{_nt¡j\mbn. AhÄ DÕmlt¯msS Ahsâ
æ®bn ]WnXpSÀì. Hê s]®nsâ ssIbpsS kv]Ài\kpJ¯m jmbpsS
£ochnIk\tI{μw s]s«¶v {]hÀ¯n¨p. Ahsâ apJw henªpapdpIn. I®pIfS¨v
NppIÄ
]mXnXpd¶p. Ah³ N´n I«neneaÀ¯n Ac apIfnte¡v s]m¡n. k_o\ t]Sn¨v
hmWaSn \nÀ¯n Ahs\ t\m¡n.
"thKw... thKw ]nSnsbSn tN¨n...' Ah³ Xsâ Hê ssI FSp¯v AhfpsS I¿psStaÂh¨v
thK¯n ]nSn¨p. Imcyw ]nSnIn«nb AhÄ thK¯n ]nSn¨psImSp¯p.
"A B Blv Bmm lm...'
Ahsâ Ic¨nept]mes¯ apcĨ tI«v Ahsâ apJt¯ç hm s]mfn¨p t\m¡nbnê¶
k_o\bpsS apJ¯p IrXyambn Ahsâ BZys¯ C³ÌmÄsaâv ]Xn¨p. icnçw F´mWv
kw`hn¨sX¶v AhÄ a\Ênemç¶Xnëap³]pXs¶ Ahsâ ]m¡«nIfpsS t_mw_phÀjw
XpS§nbnêì. jmbpsS æ®ípNpäpw apdpInbnê¶ AhfpsS hncepIfnepw Ahsâ XpSIfnepw
aäpambn AhÄ ImWm³ sImXn¨ Ahsâ 殸m HgpIn...
Xo{hamb Hê kvJe\¯në hnt[b\mb jm FÃmw ad¶v ]n¶nte¡v Nmªv I®S¨p InSì.
jmbpsS Np®nbnÂ\n¶v Is¿Sp¯v k_o\ Ahsâ Acbnepw ]mep]änb Xsâ ssIIfnepw
amdnamdn t\m¡n. Aev]w ap³]v ]m¼pt]mse Xsâ ssIçÅnenê¶v hn§nb Ahsâ Np®n
\nev]v aXnbm¡n InS¸v XpS§nbncnçì.. F¶mepw tNens\mê ædhpanÃ. Hen¨nd§nb ]menÂ
AXnsâ Xeapgph³ ap§nbt]mepv.
ISnaq¯ sImXnaq¯ ]qdpXcn¨ AhÄ¡v ]menÂIpfn¨
B ]m¼n³æªns\ D½hím³ tXm¶n. B ]mseÃmw Ddp©nbpw \¡nbpw æSn¡m³ tXm¶n.
jm Hìw anmsX
I®S¨pInSçIbmWv....
AhÄ ]mep]änb Xsâ ssI apJ¯n\Spt¯¡v sImphì
kq£n¨p t\m¡n.
shfp¯psImgp¯v {^jmb "jmþanÂIv'! AhfXv aq¡n\Sp¯psImph
¶v C³slbveÀ t]mse
DÅnteç AXnsâ KÔw hens¨Sp¯p. AhfpsS icocw s]ê¯pIbdn. jmbpsS Fsʳkv!
Xs¶t¸msemê¯nbn Ah\v \ndímëÅ X®ocv. 殸menÂap§nb B hncepIfn AhÄ
NppIÄ
hnSÀ¯n ap¯n. AhfpsS NphìXpSp¯ NppIfnÂ
殸m æfnê ]SÀ¯n.
\mç\o«n AhfXv êNn¨p. AhfpsS jmbpsS Np®nbnÂ\nìh¶ ]memWv. AhfpsS jm.
AhfpsS sNdp¡³. AhÄ H¡s¯Sp¯psImp\
S¶ sNdp¡³. Ah³ F{Xtbm {]mhiyw
Xsâ ta apÅnbncnçì. AtX t]mse AtXØe¯p\nìh¶Xv! ]ns¶ AhfXv ]Xps¡
Ddp©nsbSp¯p... sFkv{Iow ÌnIv t]mse...
I¿n¸änb ‘jmþanÂIv’ Ddp©nsbSp¯p ¢o\m¡nbn«v AhÄ Ahs\ t\m¡n. Ah³
I®S¨pInS¸pXs¶. Ahsâ Np®n ]gb]Snbmbn«pv.
ASp¯pInS¶ Ahsâ sP«nsbSp¯v
Ahfhs\ XpS¨p hr¯nbm¡n.
"jm..'
"Sm tamt\...'
"Mpw'
"\n\ç kpJnt¨mSm?' adp]Sn]dbmsX Ah³ \mWn¨pXebm«n. Ah³ icnçw t_m[w
hosSp
¯nê¶nÃ. I¿n¸nSn¨psImnê
¶ Ahs\ k_o\h¶v It¿msS ]nSn¨t¸mÄ
t]mbXmWv Ahsâ kzt_m[w. ]n¶oSv \S¶sXms¡ ambtbm kz]v\tam kXytam
F´msW¶v Ah³ Xncn¨dnªpXpS§nbnê¶nÃ. Fs´ÃmamWv kw`hn¨Xv!
Ahfhsâ s\änbn kvt\l]qÀÆw XtemSn.
"A¸w C\n Fsâ s]mìtam³ cm{Xn Hfn¨nêìÅ ]cn]mSnb§p \nÀ¯ntb¡Ww. tI«tÃm?'
Ahs\mì sR«n.
"C\napX Fsâ AëhmZanÃmsX Cu apdnçÅnÂh¨v \o \nsâ Np®nsb sXmSm³ ]mSnÃ!
C\n \nsâbo dºdpaWn FâXm!' Ahfhsâ æ®bn ]nSn¨p ]Xps¡ sR¡n.
"dºtdm?' Ahë tNmZn¡mXncn¡m³ IgnªnÃ.
AhÄ æep§n¨ncn¨p. AdphmWn¨ncn. ]vcm´nsbs¸mse. FhfpsS s]md¯v GsX¦nepw Pn¶v
tIdntbm?
"FSm Npê§pIbpw hepXmhpIbpw hfbpIbpw \nhêIbpw Hs¡ sN¿p¶sX´mWv?
aé¡qkm! aWn hfÀ¶n«pw ahfÀ
¶nà sNdp¡sâ!' AhÄ t\mhm¯hn[w Ahsâ
sNhnbn¸nSn¨p Ingp¡n. Ah³ Nqfnt¸mbn. Hä cm{XnsImv
Cu tN¨ns¸mebmSn¨nçh¶
amäta.
"a\ÊnemtbmSm tamt\.. C\napX Rm³ ]mephê¯n¯êw \n\¡v. tI«Ãv.'
Ah³ ab¡¯nse¶t]mse Xembm«n.
"AXpt]mse Xncn¨v \o \n\¡v CãapÅsXÃmw sNbvtXm..' AXp]dªn«v AhÄ Ahsâ
cpssIIfpw
GSp¯v Xsâ \ndamdn h¨p. jmbpsS ssIIÄ AdnbsXXs¶ B apgp¸nÂ
AaÀì. AhÄ IdSn
¨t]mse Hì sR«n. jm t]Sn¨ns«¶h®w ssIIÄ ]n³hen¨p.
"sImg¸ansÃSm.. \o ]nSnt¨m.' Ah\v Dd¸psImSp¡ms\¶t]mse Ahfhsâ Ihnfnsemê½
sImSp¯p. F¶n«hÄ Ahsâ ]pdt¯ç henªpIbdn. ssIIÄ Ahsâ ]pdIneqsS
NpänsbSp¯v Ahs\ s\©n tNÀ¯v hcnªpapdp¡n. AhfpsS apeIÄ Ahsâ
s\©neaÀì. jm hopw
sasà I¼nbmbn¯pS§n.
"Sm tams\... \ap¡v kpJn¡msaSm... \½Ä cpw...
Bêadnb¯nÃ... A¸pd¯pInSìd§p¶
sIfhnIÄ¡v HìadnbnÃ. ]qdnIÄ¡v \½sf hnizmkam... thsd BêadnbêXv... Hä
aëjyêSp¯pw ]dbêXv! \ns¶bpw sIm¶v Rmëw Nmhpw tI«tÃm?'
Ah³ ]ns¶bpw Xebm«n. aμ_p²nsbt¸mse.
"hm Xpdì ]d jm tIs«¶v!' AhÄ a{´nçw t]mse ]dªp.
"tI«p tN¨o.'
"a\ÊnembtÃm?'
"a\Ênembn.'
"\nâ tN¨nç hs¿Sm... \nsâ _pçIÄ... B AXpt]ms«... \o icnçw Hê BWmbn...
Rms\mê s]®pw... \ap¡v kpJn¡msaSm... BÀçw Hê kwibhpw DmIêXv...
FÃmw Cu
apdnçÅnÂam{Xw.'
"icn tN¨n.'
"B _pçIÄ BZyw I
¸w \ns¶ hgç]dbWsa¶m IêXnbXv. F¶n«n¸w, IYbnse
]m¯p½ aPoZnâ ]pd¯pInS¶t]me InSçIbm Rm\n¸w.' AhÄ IcªpsImv
Nncn¨p.
"tN¨n...' F{X s]s«¶mWv AhfqsS `mhw amdp¶Xv. CXp GXp Pn¶¸m!
"HìansÃSm...' AhÄ I®pIÄ XpS¨p.
"]ns¶ Hê Imcyw. Hê Imcyw am{Xw sN¿m³ Rm³ k½Xn¡qÃ... \nsâ Np®n Fsâ AI¯p
tIäm³... AXp am{Xw thtams\...
thsd F´pthtWepw sN¿mw. AXpam{Xw th.
tI«tÃm'
"icn. tN¨n.'
]ns¶ \S¶sXms¡ hfsc s]s«¶mbnêì. AtXm Hê tÉm tamj³ t]msetbm? Hìae¡w
adnªv jm AhfpsS apIfnembn. jmbpsS ssI AhfpsS æìt]mes¯ amdn AaÀì.
æsd\mfmbn ISnaq¯p \S¶ k_o\ apeIÄ Xsâ kz]v\æamcsâ ssI¸S¯nëÅnenê¶v
sRcnªt¸mÄ hmSnb tN¼n³Xpt]
mse ægªpt]mbn. AhfpsS kÀÆmwKw kpJIcamb
Hê XfÀ¨ív hnt[bambn. Ahsâ NqSpÅ \nizmkw AhfpsS apJ¯pw Igp¯nepw X«n.
N¸m¯nbpm¡
m³ amhp ægíp¶Xpt]mse jm AhfpsS apeIÄ cpssIIÄsImpw
Ii¡n. Ahsâ Hê ssIçÅn HXp§p¶XÃmbnêì AhfqsS sIm¦. ss\änçapIfneqsS
]mÂçS§fnsem¶n Ah³ ISn¨p.
"lm lm hqqq sâ.... jv…' hmçIÄ sXmbnÂ
æSp§n AhÄ ]nSªp. NppIÄ
hcpt]
mbn AhfpsS. ImepIÄ¡nSbnse B InêInê¸v .. AXnëÅnse XpSn¸v... AhÄ
Ahsâ Xebn ]nSn¨v amdneaÀ¯n...
jm ssIIÄsImhsf
hcnªpapdp¡n. Ah³ Acs¡«v AhfpsS Acbn AaÀ¯n.
jmbpsS ssIçÅn AhÄ æªns\t¸mse HXp§n. Ahsâ icoc kv]Àitaäv AhÄ
]q¯peªp.
"tN¨n...' AhÄç anm
³ h¿.
"tN¨n... Sn... tamtf...' tamtf F¶h³ BZyambmWv hnfnç¶Xv.
"Mpw.'
"CXv... CXqcs«?'
"Mpw.'
ss\än ]d]dì. ASn¸mhmSbpw Idp¯ {_mbpw Ahtijn¨p. NcnªpInS¶v Ah\hfpsS
amkfamb ASnhbdn XtemSn. tcmam©¯m AhfpsS tZlw Imä¯pebp¶ Bene t]mse
hndsImp.
jm AhfpsS X{´nIÄ ao«m³ XpS§n; B{Im´w IqSpXemsW¦nepw.
CSXpssIsImv
AhfpsS heXpapebn ]nSn¨psRcn¨v heXpssIsImv
AhfpsS
s]m¡nfnëNpäpw XtemSn. k_o\bpsS Ac hnÃpt]mse tatem«pbÀìs]m§n¯mì. AhfpsS
ASnhbdnse amwkfXbn Ah³ ZbbnÃmsX sRcn¨p...
AhfpsS DÅn cXnaqÀÑbpsS Hê Ac§pbÀì.
{_m tatem«v s]m¡n amän jm AhfpsS apeIsf t\m¡n. DSbm¯, Debm¯,
Ickv]Àitaev¡m¯ £octKmf§Ä. shfpshfp¯ apeIÄ. Xhn«p\nd¯nse h«w.
AXnë\Sphnse I®v...
]¨apebn Ahsâ NqSp]nSn¨ NpaÀì.
"kviv..kv.... lm' \áapebn Hê Npnsâ
{]Yakv]Àiw Ahfn Ima¸q¯ncn I¯n¨p.
AhÄ XpSIÄ Iq«n¸nSn¨p.
AXpt]mse Hê \áapebn BZyambn Npv
sXm«t¸mÄ jmbpw kzÀ¤w Ip.
Ah³
apeIfnsem¶ns\ BÀ¯ntbmsS N¸m³ XpS§n. AtXmsSm¸w HêssIsImv
atäapesb
sRcn¨p. NppIÄ¡
nSbn ape sRs«Sp¯v Ahëdp©n. Nppw
\mçw sImXnÂ
sRcn¨p. ]ns¶ ]ÃpIÄ¡nSbn h¨v hen¨p. hfªp]pfªpt]mbn k_o\. icoc¯nsâ
FÃm`mK¯p\nìw kpJ¯nsâ NmepIÄ AhfpsS apebnte¡v {]hln¨p.
]mepmbnês
¶¦n AXnÂ\nìw jmbpsS hmbnte¡v sXdnçambnêì. ]Icw AhfpsS
ImepIÄ¡nSbn Hê DdhbpsS Bcw`ambn...
hm Xpd¶v jm apesb apgph\mbn I¸n. \mç\o«n apebmsI \¡n. AhfpsS amdn Ahsâ
Dan\oÀ \ndªp. jm ASp¯ apebnte¡v apJw amänbt¸mtgçw k_o\bpsS DÅn Hê
sImSp¦mäv cq]wsImnêì.
AXv cXnaqÀÑbpsS XncameIÄ DbÀ¯m³ XpS§n. jmbpsS
]ÃpIÄ AhfpsS X®na¯\n Bgv¶t¸mÄ AhÄ Ahsâ Xe]nSn¨v Xsâ amdnÂ
iànbmbn AaÀ¯n.
"Sm tamt\ tN¨n... ¡v... hê...s¶Sm...'
AhfpsS ]qänëÅnÂ\nìw ]meêhn s]m«nsbmgpIn... ImepIÄ sImv
jmbpsS AcípNpäpw
hcnªpapdp¡n Ahsâ Ac Xsâ ImepIÄ¡nSbnte¡v AaÀ¯n. jmbpsS æe¨p\n¶ æ®
AhfpsS XpSIfn sRcnªaÀì. AhfpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbnse {]I¼\§fpsS AeIÄ
HSp§p¶Xphsc Ahfhs\ AaÀ¯n¸nSn¨p. HSphn Ahsâ]pds¯ ]nSn¯whn«v AhÄ
XfÀì InSì.
"\n\ç ht¶mSn...' Ah³ IuXpIt¯msS tNmZn¨p. anm
³]ämsX AhÄ Xebm«n.
"Rms\mì t\m¡t«?'
"]ns¶.' Ahfhsâ apJw]nSn¨p Xsâ apJ¯pc¨p. "jm jm Fsâ æ«m...\o.. \osbsâ
sNdp¡\mSm..'
tcmaw æê¡m¯ Ahsâ IhnfpIfn Ahfp½ h¨p. AXpt]mcmªv s\änbnepw aq¡nepw
Xfncvaoibnepw Hs¡ AhÄ NppIfpc
¨p. "jm... Fsâ jm... tamt\ æ«m... \o Fsâ
BWmSm...Fsâ tam³' AhÄ ]pe¼ns¡mnêì.
shÅw t]mIm¯ jm hopw
AhfpsS apebn ssIh¨p. Ah³ Xe Xmgv¯n hopw
ape
N¸m³ XpS§n.
"tlm.. jm.... ]s¿... tamt\...'
"Rm³ æSns¡s«So \nsâ ]mev...' Ahsâbpw N½epw \mWhpw FÃmw t]mbnadªnêì.
imTy¡mc³ æªns\t¸mse Ah³ apeIÄ amdnamdn N¸n. AtXmsSm¸w Ahsâ HêssI
Xmtg¡v AhfpsS clkytI{μw e£yam¡n Cgªp.
k_o\bpsS Adnbs¸Sm¯ taJeIfnte¡v t]mIm³ æ®aq¯p\n¶ jmív sh¼embn.
Ahsâ ssIIÄ AhfpsS ASnhbän Aev]t\cw X¯n¡fn¨p. ]ns¶bh³ AhfpsS
ASn¸mhmS tateç hen¨p Ibän. amwkfamb sImgp¯p anë¯ AhfpsS shůpSIfnÂ
Ah³ ssIh¨v AaÀ¯n. tIm¨n¸nSn¨t]mse AhÄ InSp§n. anëanëkamb AhfpsS
s\bv¯pSIfn XtemSn Ah³ ckn¨p.
]mhmS AhfpsS Acbn Npê«nh¨n«v Idp¯ ]mânsImv
adª AhfpsS
ImatI{μ¯nte¡h³ \nÀ¶ntajw t\m¡n. ]mânbpsS ap³hiamsI \\ªnêì. ]mânbpsS
apIfn Ah³ sasà ssI¸Sw AaÀ¯n. k_o\ {]mhns\s¸mse ædpIn.
"jm tamt\..'
kabw IfbmsX jm AhfpsS sP«n Ducn¡fªp. tcma¡m«nëÅnse AhfpsS aZ\¸phns\
Ah³ BÀ¯ntbmsS t\m¡n. \\ªpæXnÀ¶ B ]qänëapIfn Ah³ D½h¨p. k_o\
kpJwsImv
I®Sªpt]mbn. AhfpsS icocw cXnkpJ¯m XpSn¨p.
"lm... tamt\.. jm... lm FsâSm..'
XpSIÄ AIänh¨v jm AhfpsS ]qdn \¡m³ XpS§n. k_o\ Xebn«Sn¨p. CXpt]msemê
kpJmë`hw AhÄçmbn
«nÃ. kzÀ¤w Imé¶t]mse.
"B.. lm.. jm... sâ s]mt¶...' Ch³ anSp¡\mbtÃm. icnçw BWmbncnçì.
AhÄ¡ht\mSv Imaw aq¯p. AhÄ¡hsâ Np®nsb thWsaì tXm¶n. Xsâ AcbnÂ
kpJÖzmeIÄ ]SÀ¯p¶ jmbpsS Np®nsb ISn¨pXn¶mëÅ Zmlw Ieiembn. Ahfhsâ
Acbn¸nSn¨v Xncn¨p InS¯n. \áamb Ahsâ AcbnÂ\n¶pXpÅp¶ B tIme³ Np®nsb
AhÄ hm Xpd¶v hngp§n...
"tlm!' jmbpsS ]m¨p®n AhfpsS hmbnÂ\ndªp. ]uêjw apänb Ahsâ Np®nsb AhÄ
BÀ¯ntbmsS Du¼m³ XpS§n. Xsâ ImepIÄ¡nSbn \mçsImv
kzÀ¤kpJw Xê¶
jmbpsS ImepIÄ¡nSbnse kzÀ¤s¯ AhÄ hmbnen«v N¸n.
Xmsg jmbpsS \m¡v AhfpsS ]qänëÅn æ¯nbt¸mÄ Ahfhsâ Np®n A®mçhsc
ap«n¨v Ddp©n.
A´anÃmtXmSnb hnImc§Ä HSphn hn{ia¯në hgntXSn. k_o\bpsS aZ\¸qhn \nìw
cmaXpw
tX³ {]hln¨p. BZyambn¡n«nb Hê s]®nsâ aZ\¸pt´³ jm Bthit¯msS
\¡nsbSp¯p. tN¨nbpsS ]qÀ¸m æSn¨t¸mÄ Ahsâ æ® AhfpsS hmbnte¡v Npc¯m³
XpS§n. jmbpsS Np®n k_o\bpsS hmbnepw apJ¯pambn ]m Noän. hmíI¯phoW
]mseÃmw AhÄ BßlÀjt¯msS æSn¨nd¡n.
XpSˬbmbn cpXhW
]mept]mb jm XfÀ¶Xpt]mse I®S¨p InSì. \S¶sXms¡
HmÀ½bps
¦nepw AsXmê kz]v\amsW¶mWv Dd¡¯nte¡v hgpXnhogpt¼mÄ Ah³
IêXnbXv. AZv`pXIchpw kpJIchpw Bb Hê a[pckz]v\w.
I®S¨pInS¶ jmsb k_o\ kwXr]vXntbmsS t\m¡n.
jm... Ių!... Xsâ sNdp¡\mWh³!
Ahsâ s\änbnsemê½sImSp¯v ]pXs¸Sp¯v ]pX¸n¨v AhÄ Xsâ I«nen t]mbn¡nSì.
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