_m_ptamsâ kpJw kpJw

(((This story was originally written and posted in our first group KOCHUPUSTHAKAM on 15/6/2003 by Jeffrey John. Since it is missing there in FILE section, it is REPOSTED here …… Moderator)))

_m_ptamsâ kpJw kpJw

\o­ A©v hÀj§Äçv tijw æsshÁn \nìv eohn \m«nse¯nbt¸mÄ _m_ptamëv In«b kpJ¯nsâ IYbmév kpJw kpJw. a½n sjÀfnív æsshÁn Ìm^v s\gvkmbn tPmenIn«nbt¸mgmév _m_ptamëw a½nbpw UmUntbmsSm¸w æsshÁn Xmakw XpS§nbXv, A¶hëv shdpw 7 hbÊv. \m«nse ]e {]iv\§Äçw ]cnlmcw ImWm\mbn AhÀ eohv Ignbp¶Xpw Hgnhm¡nbXn\memév C{Xbpw \o­

Ime¯nëv tijw AhÀ \m«nse¯p¶Xv. Cìv 12 hbÊmsb¦nepw Ct¸mgpw Ahs\

I­m Ft«m H¼tXm tXm¶níq. Hê ]¿³kv epçv. ]s£ Ahsâ hfÀ¨ apgph³ In«p¶Xv Ahsâ Imensâ CSbnse tIm¸n\mév. Hê CS¯cw ]qh³ ]g¯nsâ sskkp­v. sNdp¸¯n a½n æfn¸níp¼Ä ]dbmdp­mbnê¶Xv Ah\nt¸mgpw HmÀ½bp­v ... "CsXs´mê tIm¸mSm \nsâ'. ]ns¶ Ahsâ tIm¸nëv hfÀ¨

sImSp¡m³ ]Ánb sshÁan³kv Syqj³ So¨À A½nWn sImSp¯nêì. `À¯mhv

\m«nembnê¶ A½nWn So¨Àçv, C³Uy³ kvIqfnse tPmenív tijw ]e hoSpIfnepw Syqjëw D­mbnêì. A§ns\ sshIo«v Syqjë hê¶ So¨dpw _m_p tamëw ]e Znhk§fnepw HÁ¡mbnêì. ImcWw sjÀfnbpsS B^vÁÀ\q¬ Uyq«n.

`À¯mhnsâ kmao]yw In«m¯ AhÀ Hcn¡Â _m_ptams\ Hì hf¨p t\m¡n.

Ahsâ \n´pêhSn I­p Ignªt¸mÄ ]ns¶ `À¯mhnsâ Bhiyw AhÀ X¡met¯ív adì. Fìw Syqjë hêt¼mÄ sjÀenív B^vÁÀ\q¬ BItW F¶mbnêì AhêsS {]mÀ°\. C{Xbpw ^vfmjv t_çv.

\m«nse¯nb sjÀenbpw æSpw_hpw, Xsâ ktlmZcn kqknsb¡mWm³ AhfpsS tlmÌenteív sNì. kqkn CXv c­mw hÀjw _n.sS¡nëv ]Tn¡bmév. s]bvsaâv koÁn kzm{ib tImtfPn Ibdn¸Ánb AhÄ, tlmÌ kuIcysamìanÃm¯Xnsâ t]cn tImtfPn\Sp¯pÅ Hê ho«n ¹kv 2 hnëv Xt¶msSm¸w ]Tn¨nê¶ Ig¸n kp\µbpsamêan¨v s]bnw§v sKÌmbn IqSnbncn¡bmév. kqknív _m_ptams\ I­t¸mÄ sIm¨p \mfn Xmtemen¨v

\S¶nê¶ HmÀ½IsfÃmw HmSnsb¯n. AhÄ¡nt¸mgpw Ahs\ Hê 7 hbÊpImc\mbn am{Xsa ImWm³ IgnªpÅq. _m_ptamëw, taasb sI«n¸nSn¨v InSìd§nb amXrhmÂkey HmÀ½IÄ. ]s£ taasb Ct¸mÄ ImWpt¼mÄ A½nWnSo¨sd ImWp¶ Hê kpJamév tXmì¶Xv. Xsâ {SukdnëÅn Hc\¡w t]mse. 5 hÀjw

sIm­v taa XSn¨v sImgp¯pê­v kpµcnbmbncnípì. kqknív _m_ptams\ Aìv Xsâ IqsS \nÀ¯m³ tamlw. æsshÁn t]mæ¶Xnë ap³]v AhÀ X½nep­mbnê¶ kvt\lw Adnbmhp¶ sjÀfn FXnÀ¯nÃ, A\nb¯nbpsS B{KlatÃ. AhÀs¡Ãmw Ct¸mgpw _m_ptamsâ icoc{]IrXn Imét¼mÄ Hê sIm¨pæ«nbmbmév IêXpì¶Xv. ]s£ sjÀfn Ahsâ \n´pêhSnsb {i²n¨nês¶¦n CXmæambnê¶nà IY.

s]bnwsKÌv ^maenípw {]tXyIns¨mìw tXm¶nbnÃ. apdnbn AhÀ sIm¨p æ«nIsft¸mse I«nen InSìv sI«n adnªv Ifn¨p. ASnbn HìanÃmsX ss\Ánam{Xw C«nê¶ kqknbpsS dºÀ ]´v apeIfpw XpSníp¶ tbm\nbpw Xsâ taepcbpt¼mÄ _m_ptamëv \à kpJw tXm¶n. taabpsS icoc¯n \nìv Dbê¶

amZIamb s]À^yqansâ aWw Ahs\ IqSpX Dt¯PnX\m¡n. Ahâ ]qÆmf³ Xes]m¡m³ XpS§n. C¡nfnbn«v Ifn¨nê¶ kqknív s]s«ìv Hê kwibw, _m_phnsâ {Sukdnsâ t]m¡Án hÃXpapt­m, Ft´m Xssâ icoc¯n æ¯p¶

t]mse. AhÄ tNmZn¨p..

F´m tamt\ \nsâ t]m¡ÁnÂ... AhÄ ]Xnsb X¸n t\m¡n. AXhsâ sam«¡mb BsWìv a\Ênembt¸mÄ AhÄ sR«n, Cu æ«nív C{X hen¸tam.

At¿mS... sNdp¡\§v hfìv t]mbtÃm....

AXphsc Ahsc {i²n¡msX ]pkvXIw ]Tn¨psIm­nê¶ kp\µ I«nenteív t\m¡n.

kqknbpsS ssI Ahsâ \n¡dnëÅnÂ. F´m AhnsS tamëw taabpw X½n ]cn]mSn. _m_p BsI N½nt¸mbn, kp\µtN¨nbpw Xsâ clkyadnsª¶dnªt¸mÄ Ahëv hÃm¯ sjbnw tXm¶n. AhÄ ho­pw hmb\

XpSÀs¶¦nepw Hê I®pv I«nentem«v D­mbnêì. kqknbpw kp\µbpw DÁ kplr¯p¡fmév, c­p t]êw Hê I«nenemév Dd¡w. N«nbSn Xs¶ ]cn]mSn, ]qdpw apeIfpw X½nen«v Dc¨v Dc¨v cXnkpJw t\Sn sI«n¸nSn¨v Dd§pw. CXphsc Hê ]pêjmbp[w t\cn ImWm³ H¯n«nÃ. CâÀ s\ÁneqsS I­n«pÅ Nn{X§fpw, hmbn¨n«pff IYIfpw am{Xsa DÅq. GItZiw A{X hen¸¯nepÅ Hìv hn{Öw_n¨v I¿n In«nbt¸mÄ kqkn ]nSn hn«nÃ. AhÄ Ahs\ sI«n¸nSn¨v Ahsâ

\n¡dnëÅnse hocs\ XtemSm³ XpS§n. _m_phnëv hÃmXmbn. taa XtemSp¶XnÂ

\à kpJap­v ]s£ kp\µtN¨n AhnsS Ccníp¶Xv Ahs\ AkzØ\m¡n. Ah³ taabpsS sNhnbn ]dªp....

hnSv tata... kp\µ tN¨n....

]pkvXI hmb\sb¶ hymtP\ FÃmw {i²n¨nê¶ kp\µ, Hê tXmÀs¯Sp¯v Rm³ æfn¨n«v hcmsaìv ]dªv _mXvdqan Ibdn. kqkn X{´]cambn FÃmw ssI¡mcyw sN¿s« hfªp In«nbm Cìv inhcm{Xnbm¡mw F¶hÄ a\Ên I­p. kqkn Ahs\ amtdmSW¨v sI«n¸nSn¨v D½ sImSp¯p. kp\µ Øew hn«t¸mÄ _m_phnëw Djmdmbn. kqkn Ahsâ \n¡dnëÅn \nìv eKms\ ]pds¯Sp¯p, \à shfp¯v tdmkm¸q t]mse Nphì XpSp¯ Xpt¼mSpIqSnb kpµc]pêj³. AhfXnsâ sXmen ]Xnsb Iotgm«m¡n t\m¡n, apgph³ Iotgm«v hê¶nÃ. F¶mepw AXnsâ tdmk¸q t]mse Nph¶ enwK aæSw I­t¸mÄ AhfpsS hmbn shÅaqdn. hoUntbm

¢n¸pIfn XêWnIÄ AXv hmbnem¡n Du¼p¶Xv I­n«p­v, ]£ A{X s]s«ìv AXv sNbvXv t\m¡nbm _m_phnsâ dnbmIv£³ F´mætam Fìv `bìv AhÄ Ahsâ kpµc]pêjs\ arZphmbn sXmen¨S¨p sIm­nêì. F¶m _m_phmIs«

taa Ct¸mÄ Xsâ sam« hmbnem¡n, A½Wn So¨sdt¸mse N¸nçSnípsa¶

{]Xo£bnembnêì. AhfpsS Soknw§v Ahs\ hÃmXm¡n Ah³ Acs¡«v ]®Â tamj\n Nen¸n¡m³ XpS§n.

kpJapt­m æ«m....

Dw... Ah³ ]Xnsb aqfn. Ahsâ Hê ImÂap«v At¸mÄ kqknbpsS kmam\¯n ap«nbnêì. B s\¿¸¯nsâ NqSv Ahsâ ImÂap«neqsS icoc¯nteív ]SÀìv Ibdn. s]®nsâ ]qdv ]pêj icoc¯n FhnsS sXm«mepw AXnsâ kná DSs\

Ahsâ Xet¨mdnse¯níp¶ kwhn[m\amWtÃm {_Òmhv kv{Xotbm\nbn tIm¬^nKÀ sNbvXncníp¶Xv. _m_phnëw B kná In«n, Ah³ Xsâ ImÂap«psIm­v taabpsS s\¿¸¯n AaÀ¯mëw Dc¡mëw XpS§n. kp\µbpsS apSnb¸w XtâXne«v Dcíp¶Xnepw kpJw tXm¶n kqknít¸mÄ. Béw s]®pw CWtNcenteív B\bn¡m³ th­nbpff {]IrXnbpsS kq{Xw. Xsâ taaív ImatIfnIfn Hìw henb ap³]cnNbansÃìv tXm¶n Ahëv. Ah³ AhfpsS A½nªmçv ]nSn¨v sR¡n sIm­v, kqknbpsS sNhnbn tNmZn¨p...

Rm³ tatasS ChnsS D½sh¡s«....? XnI¨pw \ymbamb Bhiysaìv AhÄç tXm¶n, æ«nbtà A½nª æSn¡m³ tamlw Iméambncnípw. AhÄ DSs\

ss\ÁnbpsS apIÄ _«éIÄ Xdìv Ahs\ æSn¡m³ £Wn¨p. \áam¡s¸« B I¼fn \mc§ apeIfn Ah³ ]nS¨v sR¡n sIm­p ]dªp...

CXÃ.... ChnsS... Fìw ]dªv Ah³ ImÂap«pIÄsIm­v AhfpsS sh®¸qdnë apIfn AaÀ¯n Dc¨p.

slSm hocm.... \o Bfp sImÅmatÃm.... !!!! \n\¡njvSm tatasS AhnsS D½sh¡m³...?

Ah³ \mWt¯msS aqfn.

A¸w \o s]®p§fpsS AhnsS CXnë ap³]v D½ sh¨n«pt­m...?

tlbv.... Ah³ Iffw ]dªp. F\nív tatasS... lp... lp ... AXv ImWm³ Hê ]qXn.

tatasS GXv... ? Ahs\mìw an­nbnÃ.

]dbSm æ«m tatasS FhnSym \n\çv D½ sht¡­Xv....

ædp¼mSpsa.... Ah³ \mWn¨v \mWn¨v ]dªp. F¶n«v AhfpsS sNhnbn ]Xps¡

ISn¨p.

kXyw ]dbSm... \o BêsS ædp¼mSm ap¼v I­n«pÅXv.... AhÄ Ahs\ Hì hnc«n t\m¡n.

Cà tata.... CXpshsc I­n«nÃ, Hì ImWn¨p Xm t¶bv.... Ah³ InWp§n sIm­v ]dªp. Ah\dnbmw taa Ahs\Xnsc Hcn¡epw XncnbnÃm Fìv A{X ZrUambnêì AhÀ X½nepÅ kvt\l _Ôw. A½nWn So¨À Ahs\s¡m­v kXyw sN¿n¨n«p­v AhêsS IfnIÄ thsd HcmsfmSpw ]dªp t]mIêsXìv. IfnIÄ CjvSambt¸mÄ Ah³ ho­pw ho­pw Bhiys¸Sm³ XpS§n, At¸mÄ A§ns\sbmê kXyw sN¿n¡m³ A½Wn So¨Àçv henb {]bmkap­mbnÃ. Csæn ]qdv sImSp¡nà F¶ `ojWn aXnbtÃm. kqkn Ahs\ amdn \nìv ASÀ¯n amÁn, Xsâ ss\Án sasà tatem«v s]m¡n. AhfpsS shfp¯ XpSIÄ ImWs¸«p. _m_p BÀ¯ntbmsS AhfpsS ]qdv {]Xy£s¸Sm³ hmbpw s]mfn¨v t\m¡nbnêì.

AhÄ ss\Án Im¡hc¯n F¯nbt¸mÄ \ndp¯n, F¶n«v Ahs\ t\m¡n ]p©ncn¨psIm­v ]dªp.... IÅsâ sImXn It­m.

s]mçv tata.... Ah\£a\mbn, Ahsâ ssIIÄ Xsâ Im¡q«nteív hê¶Xp I­t¸mÄ kqkn Xsâ c­v ssIsIm­pw ]qdv, ss\Án Iq«n s]m¯n¸nSn¨p. F¶n«v ]dªp...

\o hÃhtcmSpw ]dbptam.... ?

tKmUv t{]mankv BtcmSpw ]db¯nÃ, Ah\hfpsS ssIIÄ ]nSn¨p amÁm³ {ian¨p.

Ahsâ Bi I­v AhÄ ]Xnsb ssIIÄ Ab¨p. Ah³ ss\Án AhfpsS \m`n hsc s]m¡n. lmbv F´v cknI³ ædp¼mSv, \à sh®¡Â amÀ_nÄ t]mepÅ {]Xew, Ah³ XShn t\m¡n. tcma hfÀ¨ Xosc ædhpÅ Iq«¯nemév kqkn, hfsc kq£n¨p t\m¡nbmse sNdnb sN¼³ tcma§Ä ImWq. CXp hsc AhÄ Xsâ kmam\w tjhv sNbvXn«nÃ. AXnëw th­n kp\µbpsS ]qdn Hê sIm¨p sskeâv hmenbmév. hà h\yarK§fpw Ibdn ]mÀ¸v XpS§pw Fìv kqkn Ft¸mgpw Ahsf Ifnbm¡mdp­v. F¶mepw AhfpsS tcma¡mSv Xsâ anëanë¯ kmam\¯n Dcbp¶Xv Hê kpJw Xs¶ Bbnêì. _m_p AhfpsS at\mlcamb ædp¼mSpw, A½Wn So¨dpsS ]qdpambn Hê XmcXay ]T\w \S¯n. henb s]®p§fpsS kmam\¯nëv, æd¼msS¶Ã, ]qsd¶mév ]dbpIsbìw, ]s£ AXv No¯

hm¡msWìw aÁpw Ah³ Iq«pImcn \nìv a\Ênem¡nbn«p­v. hen¸w A½Wn So¨dptSXn\mév, Hê s\Sphcnb³ N¡ sh«n sh¨Xp t]memév, AsXt¸mgpw kvaq¯v tjhv Bbncnípsa¶Xn\m kv{Xo tbm\nbn apSn hfêsa¶ {]Xn`mkw Ah\nt¸mgpw AÚmXambnêì. So¨dpsS hn­v s]mfnªncníp¶

]qÀNp­IÄ¡nSbnepff N¡¨pf sNhnIfpw taÂ`mK¯pÅ I¸e­n hen¸¯nepÅ I´pw FÃmw Cu sIm¨p sh®¸qdn\I¯v Imétam Fìv Ahëv kwibw. Hê hc t]mse Imé¶ hnShn\I¯v AsXÃmw taa Hfn¸n¨v sh¨ncníptam. C\n FÃm s]®p§fptSXpw Hê t]mse BInÃmìt­m.... kwib§fmbnêì B _me a\Êp apgph³.

F´mSm ]´w I­ s]ê¨mgnsb t]mse angn¨ncníp¶Xv D½ sh¡s­...? kqkn tNmZn¨p. taa CXnsâ DÅv Hìv ImWn¨p Xtcm...? Ah\hnsS sXmSms\mê `bw.

F´m t]Sn¨p t]mtbm, Ahsâ apJ`mhw I­v kqkn Ifnbm¡n, AhÄç tXm¶n ]¿³kv BZyambmév ]qdv ImWp¶Xv Fìv. sIm¨³ ]qdpIfpsS LSs\sb¸Án Hê Xnknkv X¿md¡mëÅ Xnc¡nemsWìt­m ]mhw kqkn Adnbpì.

thtW Xpdì t\m¡nt¡m, AhÄ AëhmZw sImSp¯p. _m_p AhfpsS Hê hct]mse ImWs¸« hnShnëv Cêhi¯pw Xsâ sIm¨phncepIÄ sh¨v ]Xnsb AI¯n t\m¡n. càhÀ®¯nepÅ DÄ`mKw, hfsc sNdnb ^vfm¸v t]mepÅ DÄNp­pIÄ, ta `mK¯v kq£n¨p t\m¡nbt¸mÄ I­p, ]bdpaWn t]mepÅ kpº³, Ahsâ Iq«pImcsâ `mjbmév I´nëv. CXp hmbnem¡n ëWbm³ kzåw _p²nap«Ww, Ah³ a\Ên ]dªp. F¶mepw taabpsS kmam\¯nëv Hê sFizcysaÃmw DÅ t]mse. B\¡´pw sNhnbpsaÃmw DÅ So¨dptSXnt\¡mfpw Hê

æeo\Xzw saÃmw D­v Xsâ taabpsS ædp¼mSnëv. Ah³ \Ãh®w ]nfÀ¯n t\m¡n, AI¯v sNdnsbmê Zzmcap­v, So¨dptSXn Hê 100 ^nÂknsâ \mWbw Cuknbmbn F§pw sXmSmsX t]mIm³ am{Xw hen¸apÅ Xpfbmév. Xsâ ]mfbwsImS³ ]gw CXn\I¯v æ¯n IbÁm³ ]ÁntÃ... Ahëv kwibw tXm¶n. A½Wn So¨dptSXn Aà kpJambn Ibdpambnêì. ]s£ So¨À ImepIÄ Iq«n Cdp¡n¸nSnípt¼mgmbnêì kpJw apgph³. B \neív CXn\I¯v Ibdn¸Ánbm ]ca kpJambncnípw, Ahsâ Cfw a\Êv ]dªp.

F´m tUmÎtd.... ]cntim[\ IgnªntÃ...?

Ah³ \mW¯m apJw æ\n¨v B ]nfÀ¶ ]qdn \¡n sIms­mê D½ sImSp¯p.

sam¯w hnShn ASnsXm«v ta hsc, I´n IqÀ¸n¨ \mhv sIm­v Hìv æ¯mëw ad¶nÃ. kqkn C¡nfn sIm­v ]pfªpt]mbn. Hê sIm¨p ]¿³ ]qÀ \çt¼mÄ C{X kpJtam!!! Hê ]s£ ]pêj·mcmæt¼mÄ C§ns\bmbncnípw.

A§ns\ HìIqSn sN¿Sm tamt\, taaív \Ã kpJw...

Ah³ ho­pw ho­pw \¡n, \Ã êNn, So¨dptSXnëv F¸gpw Hê ]pfn ckambnêì, Aåw aq{XaWhpw. taabptSXnëv \Ã bmÀUen ]uUdnsâ hmk\bp­v, ]ns¶

hnbÀ¸ntâXp t]mse Hê aWhpw. BsI lcw ]nSn¸níp¶ Hê amZI KÔw. Ah³ B ]bdpaWn I´v Np­pIÄ¡nSbnem¡n ëWbm³ XpS§n. kqkn kpJw sIm­v ]pfbm³ XpS§n, Ahfhsâ Xe ]nSn¨v ]qÁntem«v AaÀ¯n.

A§ns\ aq©n aq©n IpSníSm æ«m, taaív \à kpJaps­Sm.... Mvlm Mlq... AhfpsS sRc¡hpw aqfn¨bpw IqSn¡qSn hì. taaív kpJnçì F¶dnªt¸mÄ Xsâ Kpê\mY ]Tn¸n¨p sImSp¯ FÃm AShpIfpw Ah³ B bphdmWnbpsS aZ\s]mbvIbn {]tbmKn¨p. C{X kpJw kqkn PohnX¯n Aë`hn¨n«nÃ, AhÄ Acs¡«v tatem«v s]m¡n s]m¡n Ahsâ Xe AaÀ¯n¸nSn¨v cXn kpJ¯n BdmSn.

at\mlcamb Hê ss¢taIvkmbnêì AhÄç e`n¨Xv. Ahfhs\ ]nSn¨v hen¨v Xsâ tateív IbÁn InS¯n. Ahsâ Np­pIfn ]Ánbnê¶ Xsâ ck\oêv AhÄ

\¡n¯pS¨p.

Ahsâ ]qÆmf³ CXn\Iw \à I­oj\n F¯nbnêì. Ahtâbpw kqknbptSbpw ASnhbdpIÄ¡nSbn AX§v tatem«v aS§n \sÃmê G¯¸gw t]mse NqSp]nSn¨ncnípì. Ah³ Aåmåambn Xmtgm«v \nc§n sIm­nêì. F§nt\bpw taabpsS NqSpÅ ædp¼mSnëÅnteív æ¯nIbÁpIbmbnêì Ahsâ e£yw. Ah³

apeæSn¡ms\¶ hymtPs\ ssIIÄ InS¡bn æ¯n Xmtgmt«ív Cd§n InSì.

e£yw ]ng¨nÃ, eKm\nt¸mÄ taabpsS kmam\¯nsâ Nmen ]Xnªnêì. Ah³ Acs¡«v C«v A\¡m³ XpS§n, F§ns\sb¦nepw kqknbpsS aZ\s]mbvIbpsS Zzmc¯nteív Ahsâ æ®bpsS Xp¼v Hìv F¯n¨p In«m³. I¿n ]nSn¨v e£y¯ntem«v FSp¯v sh¡m³ Ahëv Adnbmªn«Ã, ]s£ ap³Is¿Sp¯m taaív Xsâ ap³Ime ]cnNbw a\Ênembmtem F¶ t]Sn. Ah³ Hìadnbm¯

t]mse AhfpsS A½nª N¸n æSn¨psIm­v Acs¡«v C«v Cf¡n sIm­v InSì.

kqkn IêXn ]¿ëv ]WnbdnbnÃ. InS¡bnen«v Dc¨v shÅw Ifbmdp­mæw, AXp Xs¶bmbncnípw Xsâ ]qdnt·epw C«v Dcíp¶Xv. AhÄ CSbneqsS ssIIS¯n Ahsâ ]¿s\ ]nSn¨p. DSs\ Ah³ Acs¡«v s]m¡n ]nSn¨p, taaív kuIcyambn Xsâ k´m\t¡mens\ amf¯ntem«v ]nSn¨v sh¡m\mbn. kqkn Ahsâ æ®bpsS sXmen Aåw Iotgm«m¡n, Xsâ kmam\¯nsâ Xpfbnteív ]nSn¨p sh¨p sImSp¯p.

CSív t]\bpw hncepw Hs¡ kp\µbpsS IqsS InSìv CSmdpÅXp sIm­v AhfpsS I\ymNÀ½w Hìw CÃmbnêì. F¶nê¶mepw _m_ptamsâ æ®æS¸³ Ibdnbt¸mÄ Aåw thZ\ tXm¶n kqknív. AXpt]mse A½nWnSo¨dpsS kmam\¯n kpJambn sX¶nbnd§mdpÅ Xsâ eKm³ Cdp¡apÅ taabpsS ædp¼mSn IbÁpt¼mÄ \à thZ\bp­mbnêì, _m_ptamëw. ]s£ Ah\Xv Imcyam¡msX ]Ãv ISn¨p ]nSn¨v æ¯n IbÁn. apgph³ Ibdnbt¸mÄ \à kpJw, DucnbSnípt¼mÄ thZ\ tXmìì.

Ah³ A\§msX A§ns\ InSì æd¨p t\cw. kqkn Ahsâ sNhnbn tNmZn¨p...

kpJapt­m æ«m....? thZ\bpsS Imcyw ]dbmsX Ah³ ]Xnsb aqfn Dww... Ahsâ a«pw amXncnbpw I­t¸mÄ I¶n¡mcsâ \mWamæw AXv F¶mév kqkn IêXnbXv.

taabpsS IÃpt]mepÅ apeIfn ISn¨psIm­v Ah³ ]Xps¡ Acs¡«v Cf¡n t\m¡n, henb thZ\ Ct¸mgnÃ, sNdnb kpJhpap­v. æd¨p t\cw A§ns\ Cf¡n Ignªt¸mÄ ætdsÈ Ducn ASn¡msa¶mbn. kqknbpw Ahsâ Xmf¯ns\m¯v Xsâ Acs¡«v tatem«v s]m¡n sImSp¯p. Aå kabw sIm­v c­pt]êw icnbmb ]®Â tamj\nembn. t]\bpw hncepw t]mse HìaÃ, NqSpÅ Hê ]êjmbp[w Ibdnbnd§p¶Xv Fìv kqknív a\Ênembn. B\hmbn A¼g§ F¶t]mse A½nWn So¨dnsâ Fêa¸qdÃ, adn¨v taabptSXp t]mepÅ XêWnIfpsS kmam\amév X¶t¸mepffhÀç ]®m³ kpJ{]Zsaìv _m_ptamëw. Ah³ sh¨Sn¡m³ XpS§n.

kqknbpsS CSp§nb tbm\o `n¯nbnepcªv, Ahsâ eKm³ kzÀ¤ob kpJw ëIÀì.

AhfpsS apeIÄ Ah³ Cu¼nbo¼n æSn¨p. kqknbpw BZy kwt`mK¯nsâ elcnbnembnêì. ]¿\mbXp sIm­v ip¢samìw sh¨p ImWnÃm Fìv AhÄ¡dnbmw, AXn\m KÀ` `banÃmsX AhÄ Acs¡«v s]m¡n sImSp¯v AhtâXn \nìv hcm\nSbpÅ Fs´¦nepw {ZmhI¯nëth­n Zmlníp¶ Xsâ ]qdv s]mfn¨v sh¨v InSìv ASn¨p kpJn¨p. _m_phnëv ]m hcm³ kabambn Fìv

tXm¶n. ]mev t]mesænepw, I®oêt]mse hmWaSnípt¼mÄ hê¶ shůnëv ]mse¶mév Ahsâ Iq«pImÀ ]dbmdpÅXv. shÅw t]mImdmæt¼mÄ apebn \nìv hmsbSp¡Wsaìv So¨À Ahs\ ]Tn¸n¨n«p­v, ImcWw thsdmìaÃ, XpS¡¯n Hcn¡Â shÅw t]mæt¼mÄ In«p¶ kpJ¯nsâ Bthi¯n Ah³ So¨dpsS ape¡®v ISn¨p s]m«n¨p. ]n¶oSv A½nWn So¨À Ahëv shffw t]mImdmsbìv tXmìt¼mÄ Ahsâ N´nbn ]n¨n HmÀ½s]Sp¯pw, apebn \nìv hmsbSp¡m³.

ChntSbpw B ]Xnhv Ah³ sXÁn¨nÃ, N´nbn ]n¨v In«msX Xs¶. shÅw t]mæ¶ kpJ¯n Ah³ lmbv Fìv D¨¯n Aedn. A{X I­v kpJambnêì B I¶n¸qÀ Ahëv sImSp¯Xv. kpJw kpJw ]cakpJw....

æd¨v Ignªv taabpsS icoc¯n \nìv Ah³ Fgpt¶Át¸mÄ Ahsâ ]qÆmfs\I­v Ah³ sR«n, Xsâ æ® æS¸³ tNmc¡«t¸mse ]pd¯mbn \nÂçì.

CXphsc Ahsâ A{KNÀ½w apgh\mbn ]pdtIm«v amdnbnê¶nÃ. Ah³ ssIsIm­v ]nSn¨S¨t¸mÄ ]gb s]mse Xs¶ Bbn, Ahëv kam[m\ambn F¦nepw hÃm¯

\oÁw. tata \odpì. kqknbpw Hìv `bs¶¦nepw ]dªp kmcanà taa IgpIn Xcmw hm æfnapdnbn t]mImw.

At¿m th­ AhnsS tN¨nbp­v....

kmcanÃ, AhÄ I­m æg¸samìanÃ. kqkn Aht\bpsaSp¯v _mXvdqanteív sNì. ]s£ AhêsS Ifn, Nmcnb IXIn\nSbneqsS I­v hncen«v kpJnçIbmbnê¶ kp\µ At¸mÄ æfn¡m³ Bcw`n¨nêt¶ DÅq. kqkn _m_ptamt\bpw sIm­v IXæ Xpd¡m³ t]mbt¸mÄ _m_p XSªp, th­ taa tN¨nsb I­m F\nív \mWamæw.

Hm AXs\´m \n\çv tN¨ot\w ImWmtem.... tamëv kp\µ tN¨osS ædp¼mSpw apebpw ImWtWm...?

AXp tI«t¸mÄ Ahsâ FXnÀ¸v Aåw ædªp. sIm¨Ių...hm Fìw ]dªv kqkn Aht\bpw sIm­v _mXvdqan Ibdn. AhnsS kp\µ icoamkIew tkm¸v tX¨v jhdn\Snbnembnêì.

F´p ]ÁnsbSo...?

Gbv HìanÃ, sXmen IngnªXm....

As¿So.... "s_\nb³ Ducn¨tÃ' tkm¸n«v IgpInt¡m C³s^Ivj\mI­.

Mvlm... \nsâ I¿n tkm¸mbn«tà \nÂç¶Xv, \o Xs¶ A§v IgpIntbêv. kqkn _m_phns\ I¿nseSp¯v Ahsâ Nn¸s\ jhdn\Snbnteív \o¡n ]nSn¨p. kp\µ tkm¸p ]pc­ Xsâ ssIsIm­v Ahsâ eKms\ \Ãh®w sXmen¨S¨v IgpIn. _m_p tam³ \mWw sIm­v I®ps]m¯nbmév kqknbpsS ssIIfn Cê¶Xv. shÅw hoWt¸mfp­mb \oÁent\¡mfpw A[nIw Ahëv At¸mÄ \mWambnêì. Cu s]¬æ«nIÄçv sNdb B¬]nÅmêsS sam«¡mbsb¸Án FÃmw \à Adnhmév.

AhÀ sIm¨p§sf FSp¯v \Sç¶Xn\nSbnseÃmw Xcw In«nbm AhêsS enwK¯nsâ `qanimkv{XsaÃmw a\Ênem¡n shípw. A§ns\ Xs¶bmév kqknbpw kp\µbpw sXmen Ingnbp¶Xpw aÁv a\Ênem¡nbXv. _m_phnsâ I®p s]m¯nbpÅ Ccn¸v I­v kp\µ Ifnbm¡n....

sIm¨pIų... taabpsS ædp¼mSv s]mfn¨v \çp¶sXÃmw Rm³ ChnsS \nìv I­q

«m.. AXns\mìw Ahëv Hê \mWhpanÃ, Ct¸m Fs¶ I­t¸mgm \mWw.

tamëv tN¨nbpsS ædp¼mSv ImWWsa¦n t\m¡nt¡m.... kqkn Aht\mSv ]dªp.

AXv tI« kp\µ Xsâ kmam\¯n ]Xªp \n¶nê¶ tkms¸Ãmw IgpIn ImWn¨p sImSp¯p. _m_p At¸mgmév B AÛpXImgvN I­Xv. tN¨nbpsS kmam\¯nÂ

\ndsb apSn. Ah³ s]m«³ ]qdp I­ amXncn F¶ t]mse hm s]mfn¨p t]mbn.

F´mSm angn¨p t\mç¶Xv ]qdv ImWm¯ amXncn... kp\µ tNmZn¨p.

Ah³ hn¡n hn¡n kp\µbpsS Im¡q«nteív hnc Nq­n ]dªp... F´m AhnsS Hs¡ apSn.

AXv s]®§Äçv hbÊmæt¼mÄ AhnsS apSn hêw... kqkn ]dªp sImSp¯p.

At¸mÄ F´m taa¡nÃm¯Xv... ? Ahsâ \ybamb kwibw.

taaípw hêw ætd \mÄ IqSn Ignbpt¼mÄ.

F¶ns«´m A½Wn So¨À¡nÃms¯....? ]dªp Ignªpt¸mgmév A_²w a\Ênem¡n Ah³ hnc ISn¨Xv.

FSm sX½mSn... BcmSm A½nWn So¨À..? \o F§ns\bm AhfpsS kmam\w I­Xv, kqkn HÁ izmk¯n ]dªp \nÀ¯n.

Ah³ GtXm ëW ]dbmëÅ ]ê§enemsWìv a\Ênem¡nb kqkn, `ojnWn apg¡n kXyw ]dªnsæn Rm³ apgph³ sjÀfn tN¨ntbmSv ]dbpw... ]dbSm a½nbpsS t]êv tI«t¸mÄ Ah³ `bì... æsshÁnse Syqj³ So¨dm....

Cìv \½Ä sNbvXsXms¡ \o So¨dpambn sNbvXn«nteymSm.... kqknbpsS ASp¯

tNmZyw. Ahsâ ]ê§Â I­t¸mtg AhÄçv a\Ênembn kwKXn \S¶n«p­v Fìv.

Dw...

hsc«So... Rm³ Xe tXmÀ¯o«v hcmw.... F¶n«v \apçv Hêan¨v tNmZyw sN¿mw Cu sX½mSnsb... kp\µ ]dªp.

kqkn Aht\bpw sIm­v s_Uvdqanse¯n, XmaknbmsX kp\µbpw. Ahfpw Hê ss\Án am{Xambnêì thjw. thKw AhÄ Aåw ta¡¸v FÃmw \S¯n, I«nenteív sNì.

tam³ t]S¡­ FÃw tN¨namtcmSv ]dªmÂ, ]ns¶ R§Ä tamsâ a½ntbmSv ]dªp sImSp¡nÃ. kp\µ ]dªp. Asænepw _m_ptamëv henb t]Snsbmìw D­mbnê¶nÃ. æsshÁn InSç¶ A½nWn So¨dpambn Ifn¨ hnhcw a½nbdnªm æg¸w Xs¶, ]s£ taabpambn Ifn¨Xv a½nbdnªm taa AXnepw henb æg¸¯nemæsaìv Ahëv Dd¸mév. thebnd¡msXSn ]qdn a¡sf, Ah³ a\Ên ]dªp.

So¨dm Hê Znhkw Fsâ AXps½ ]nSn¨Xv....

GXnt·Â...? kp\µív kwibw

tN¨n Cs¸m IgpIn X¶ km[\¯nÂ... Ah³ Dg¸n AXnëv t]cntà ?

sam«

F¶n«v...?

So¨À AXv hmbnen«v N¸n....

Mvlm.... A¸w tamëv \Ã kpJw tXm¶ntbm...?

Dw...

shÅw hê¶ hsc So¨À Du¼n Xt¶m....? kp\µív AXmév Adntb­Xv At¿m AXv No¯hm¡tÃ...?

t]ms« kmcanÃ, tamëv shÅw ht¶m?

Mvlm... F\n¡dnbnÃ

t]mSm sX½mSn, \o hmWaSn¡mdntÃ?

CÃ tN¨o...

IÅw ]dbpt¶m, \nsâ CXv Rm³ s]m«ns¨Spçw AhÄ Ahsâ ]qÆmf\n ]nSn¨p.

At¿m th­m... Rm³ ]dbmw, ho­pw æ®ív \oÁseSp¸nt¡­ Fì IêXn Ah³ ]dªp

Dw... ASn¡mdp­v...

A¸w ]m hcntÃ...? kqkn tNmZn¨p

]msemìaÃ, shÅw t]mse Ft´m Hìv... AXns\´m ]mseìv ]dbp¶Xv...?

tam³ æd¨pIqSn hepXmæt¼mÄ AXv ]mev t]memæw, hmWaSnípt¼mÄ tamëv kpJw tXm¶mdpt­m...?

Dw...

F¶n«v So¨À ]ns¶ F´m sNbvXXv...?

C\n So¨À ]mev Xcmw Fìv ]dªv, So¨dpsS A½nª æSn¡m³ Xì.

A¸w \n\çv ]mev In«ntbm..?

]m In«p¶nÃmìv ]dªt¸mÄ So¨dpsS Imensâ CSbn Hê km[\ap­v AXv N¸nbm In«psaìv ]dªp. F¶n«v So¨À ædp¼mSv s]mfn¨v ]nSn¨v Im«nXì. AXnsâ DÅn Hê I¸e­n t]msemê km[\ap­v, AXv N¸m³ ]dªp. AsX´m taa¡nÃms¯?

taaípap­v sNdpXm.... t]mSm Iffm, \o AhnsS Xs¶ Bbnê¶tÃm \¡nbnê¶Xv, kqkn ]dªp.

Mvlm... sNdpXm. kp\µ tN¨nípt­m...?

At¿mSm AXv \n\çv ImWm³ ]Áoà AtÃ...

Xtese apSn t]mse ImSm, ]ns¶§n\ym ImWm...?

AXnsâ DÅnepw Ds­Sm tamt\ B kq{Xw, tN¨n ]ns¶ Im«n Xcmw tIt«m. B I¸e­n ap«mbn N¸nbt¸m \n\çv ]mev Int«ym.

]msemìaÃ, Hê Xcw ]pfn shÅw.

AXv \n\çv CjvSmtbm...?

ætdÈ... AXnepw ckw tataSym

]¿³knëv ckw ]nSns¨Sn kqko... kp\µ Ifnbm¡n.

F¶n«v F´p­mbn..?

]ns¶ So¨À Fs¶ tase InS¯n Fsâ AXv ]nSn¨v So¨dpsS kmam\¯nteív tIÁn sh¨n«v ASn¡m³ ]dªp.

F¶n«v \nsâ sXmen IngnªntÃ... kp\µív kwibw

AXnëv So¨dpsS aq{Xsamgníp¶ tlmfnëv `b¦c hen¸m, Cuknbmbn Ibdpw. tatasS

\Ã ssSÁm, AXm sXmen IngnªXv.

AXv icn, ]nt¶bv AXv aq{Xsamgníp¶ XpfbÃmt«m, AXv thsdbm..

icnbm Rm³ adì, So¨À c­v tlmÄkpw ]n¶oSv Im«n X¶nêì.

GXm c­v tlmÄkv, kp\µ Ahsâ At\m«an ]mÞnXys¯ ]co£n¨p.

aq{Xsamgníp¶Xpw, ]ns¶ atÁ tlmfpw atÁ tlmÄ F´n\m¶m tNmZnt¨...?

AXv BWp§Äçv... At¿m F\nív \mWamhpì tN¨o

]dbSm hnÃm C{Xsbms¡ H¸n¨n«v Ahsâ Hê \mWw I­ntà ]dbSm Bé§Äçv...?

sam« tIÁn sIm¨p§sf D­m¡m³...

A¼Sm hocm... So¨À FÃmw ]Tn¸n¨p X¶n«p­v AteymSm. \nsâ So¨dmfv tIanbmWtÃm. So¨dpsS IeymWw Ignªn«ntÃ..?

IeymWw IgnªXm, æ«nbpap­v. Ahscms¡ ChnsS \m«nem.

Hmtlm... AXpX¶ymSo kqko AhfpsS Ig¸v.

]n¶ÃmsX, kpJadnªm ]ns¶ s]®p§Ä shdpsXbncnt¡m, kqkn AXnsâ ImcWw I­p]nSn¨p.

A¼Sn IÅo... At¸m \o kpJadnªp, F\nív XcmsX...

AXs\´m Ah\nhnsS Xs¶bntÃ...

tlm sXmen Ingnªncnípt¼m C\n Ct¸m F¶m sN¿n¡m\m...

AXv tI«t¸mÄ _m_phnëw Bizmkambn, kp\µtN¨n Xs¶ C\nbpw thZ\n¸níptam F¶mbnêì Ahëv `bw.

kmcanà \apçv C¶hs\s¡m­v anTmbn XoÁn¡mw.

tamëv GXv tNmIvtfÁm CjvSw..?

FÃmXtcmw CjvSm... _m_p ]dªp.

kp\µ {^nUvPv Xpdìv Hê _mÀtNmIvtfÁv FSp¯v h¶n«v I«nen NpaÀ Nmcnbnêì.

F¶n«v ]dªp. ... tamëv tNmIvtfÁv Xcmw ]s£ Hê I­oj³, ssIsIm­v sXmSmsX Xn¶Ww. _m_p Xe æep¡n k½Xn¨p. AhÄ ImepIÄ s]m¡n I«nen sh¨v, ss\Án sasà DbÀ¯n. AhfpsS shfp¯ XpSIÄ¡nSbnse Idp¯ {XntImWw {]Xy£ambn, \ofw IqSnb ssaêIÄ Hê {_jv t]msebmév \n¶nê¶Xv . AhÄ AXv CêssIIÄsIm­pw hIªp amÁn aZ\¨m {]Xy£s¸Sp¯n. _m_p DÁp t\mçì­mbnêì. Ahëv AXv Ct¸mgpw Hê AXnibambn tXm¶n, ædp¼mSnt·Â tcmaw. Ah³ Xm³ I­n«pÅ s]®p§fpsS FÃmw tbm\nIÄ tcmamhrXam¡n k¦Â¸n¨p t\m¡n. Xsâ ]qÆmf³ thZ\n¡m³ XpS§nbt¸mgmév, AXv I\w shípì F¶ Imcyw Ahëv a\ÊnembXv. Ah\Xns\ XShns¡m­v kp\µbpsS ]qÁnteív DÁv t\m¡n.

It­mSo apSnbpÅ ]qÀ I­t¸mÄ Ahsâ æ® s]m§nbXv.. kqkn Ifnbm¡n.

Ahëv taabpsS `mj tI«v AÛpXw tXm¶n, taaív sXdn ]dbm³ Hê Dfp¸panÃtÃm.

tata CsXms¡ No¯ hmçIftÃ...?

kmam\¯n ]nSn¨p Ifníps¼m FÃmhêw No¯hmçIÄ ]dbpsaSm æ«m....

AXv sicym... So¨dpw Nnes¸ms¡ sXdn ]dbpw ]®W t\c¯v...

Mvlm... AXv ]ns¶ A§n\ym... AsXms¡ tam³ hepXmæt¼m a\Ênemæw. kqkn ]dªp sImSp¯p.

FSo kqko... Cu N§mXn C\n hepXmbm ChtâXv B\bpsS A©mw Im t]msebmæsa¶m tXmì¶Xv, kp\µbpsS Iaâv.

t]mSo Fsâ sNdp¡s\ I®psh¡msX...

kp\µ Xsâ I¿nenê¶ tNmIvtfÁv IhÀ s]mfn¨v Hcn©v \oft¯mfw Xsâ hnSÀ¶ncníp¶ aZ\]pjv]¯ntem«v IbÁn, _m¡n `mKw HSns¨Sp¯p. F¶n«v ]dªp...

Mvlm... C\n tam³ Xnì¶Xv ImWs« ssI sXmSmsX.

Ah³ InS¡bn ap«pæ¯n \Sìv AhfpsS Ih¡nSbnteív sNì. AhnSs¯ apSn I­v Aåw a\{]bmkw tXm¶nsb¦nepw, s]®nsâ aZ\sN¸tà Ahsâ apJs¯ Hê taK\Áv t]mse AXv BIÀjn¡m³ XpS§n. B Im´heb¯n s]«v _m_phnsâ apJw kp\µbpsS ]qÀNmenteív H«n¸nSn¨p. tNmIvtfÁnsâ Hê Xp¼v hmbn In«nsb¦nepw AhfpsS CdpIn ]nSn¨ncníp¶ tbm\o \mfnbn \nìv Ahëv AXv hen¨v hmbnem¡m³ IgnªnÃ. Xp¼v \¡nsbSp¡mt\ \nhr¯nbp­mbnêìÅq. AXv ætdsÈ Aenªenªv AhfpsS tbm\otX³ æg¼pambn kwtbmPn¨v Ahë êNn¡m³ ]Án¯pS§n. kp\µbpsS ]qÀ \Ãt]mse Npc¯m³ XpS§n. AhÄ ap¡n ap¡n Acs¡«v Ahsâ apJt¯m«v ASp¸n¨v sImSp¯p. Ct¸mÄ tNmIvtfÁnsâ a[pcw H«pw In«p¶nÃ, So¨dntâXv t]mepÅ ]pfnshÅw am{Xw, ]s£ A{X ]pfn¸nÃ.

Hê sNdb cksaÃmap­v, Ah³ Np­pIÄ tNÀ¯v sh¨v Bªphen¨p. tNmIvtfÁv A§v Zqsc Zqsc t\s¡¯m¯ Zqc¯mév. Ah³ ]qÀNp­pIÄ HìIqSn s]mf¯n ]nSn¡m³ th­n ssIIÄ FSp¯p.

s\m...s\m... s\m tlâkv _m_p tam³... kqknsb¶ sd^dn ]dªp. Ah³ apJapbÀ¯n ]dªp, tNmIvtfÁv ssIsIm­v FSp¡nÃ, Hìv s]mf¯n ]nSn¡m\m,

\ms¡¯p¶nà tN¨o...

apJs¯Ãmw tbm\otXëw tNmIvtfÁnsâ Awi§fpw ]c¶ Ahsâ Zb\obmhØbnepÅ apJw I­v kp\µbpsS a\Êenªp.... HmsI SNv Hm¬en ssa ]pÊn en]vkv... s\m ^nt¦gvkv C³sskUv HmsI..?

Ah³ DSs\ Xsâ c­v ssIsIm­pw B tcma¡mSns\ hIªp amÁn, ]qÀNp­pIÄ

\¶mbn s]mfn¨p ]nSn¨v apJw AXnteív ASp¸n¨p. At¸mÄ Ahëv A§v AI¯nê¶ tNmIvtfÁnsâ AÁw ImWmambnêì. ]s£ B ssSÁv ]qdnÂ

H«¸nSn¨nê¶ tNmIvtfÁv, DcpIn XpS§nbXn\m Np­pIÄ sIm­v ]nSn¨n«v In«p¶nÃ.

Ah³ At¸mgmév AhfpsS Irkcn I­Xv. AXn Ah³ Np½m Hìv \mhv sIm­v æ¯n. kp\µ tjmt¡ÁXp t]mse sR«n. Ah³ ho­pw ho­pw B ckhÅnbn æ¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄ kpJw sIm­v ]pfªp. AhfpsS ImepIÄ AdnbmsX Hê ]pkvXIw t]mse Xpdì. Xpdì sh¨ B "sIm¨p]pkvXI¯nÂ' \nìv Ah³ BÀ¯ntbmsS AhfpsS aZ\t¯³ \¡n æSn¡m³ XpS§n. Ct¸mÄ DcpInbtNmIvtfÁv an{inXw \¶mbn In«pì­v. Ah³ ]«n ]m{X¯n \nìv shÅw æSníp¶ t]mse ap«pImen \nìv \¡n \¡n IpSn¨p. Ahsâ aqçw Np­pIfpw AhfpsS Xpdì sh¨ncníp¶ ]m\]m{X¯n C«v h«w NpgÁn. kp\µ AhfpsS æ­n s_Vn \nìv s]m¡m³ XpS§n. kpJw sIm­v AhÄ Mplq... Mplq.. Fìv aqfpì­mbnêì. kqkn AhfpsS N§mXnbpsS apeIÄ ]nS¨v sR¡n sImSp¯v IqSpX kpJn¸n¨p. icnípw AÂtkj³ \msbs¡m­v Hê XêWn ]qÀ \¡nç¶

t]membnêì B ko³. _m_phnsâ Ip® CXn\Iw \¶mbn sXmenªv, tNmcçS¸³ hoÀ¯v \nÂç¶Xpw icnípw Hê AÂtkjsâ Iq«v Xs¶. Ahëw ]«nIÄ ]®m³ {ianíp¶ t]mse Ahsâ æ­n A\¡n sIm­v hmbphn ]®pì­mbnêì. CXp I­ kqkn Ahsâ æ®bn ]nSn¨v hmWaSn¨p sImSp¯p.

taabpsS arZpeamb Ic]cnemf\w IqsS Bbt¸mÄ Ah³ icnípw \mbv¡sf t]mse apcfm³ XpS§n. c­v t]êtSbpw Imashdn ]nSn¨ tcmZ\§Ä B apdnbn apg§nt¡«p. Ahkm\w AhÀçv c­p t]Àçw Htckabw cXnaqÀÑbp­mbn.

_m_ptamsâ enwK¯n \nìv sXdn¨ I®oÀ t]mepÅ ip¢{khw kqkn ssIIfn GÁp hm§n. kp\µ CXn\Iw _m_phnsâ Xebn ImepsIm­v I{XnI ]q«n«v ]nSn¨nêì. A§ns\ AhfpsS ss\thZyw _m_phpw IpSn¨nd¡n.

XfÀìv InS¶nê¶ _m_ptams\ t\m¡n kqkn tNmZn¨p tamëv æSn¡m³ hÃXpw thtWm..? Hm... adì C{Xbpw t\cw æSn Xs¶ Bbnê¶tÃm.... tN¨nbpsS tX³...

_m_p \mWn¨v apJw Xncn¨p. kp\µ Xsâ ss\Án sIm­v Ahsâ apJs¯

Ahtijníp¶ tbm\o{kh§fpw tNmIvtfÁv AhinjvS§fpw XpS¨p sImSp¯p.

kqkn {^nUvPn \nìv Hê s¹bnÁn æd¨v ]¨ ap´ncnbpambmév aS§n h¶Xv.

AXhÄ _m_ptamëv Hmtcm¶mbn hmbn sh¨p sImSp¯p. æd¨p Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄçv Hê sFUnb tXm¶n. ]Xnsb AhÄ ss\Án s]m¡n ImepIÄ Ih¨v sh¨v Xsâ kmam\¯nteív Hê ap´ncn IbÁn sh¨p. {^nUvPn Cê¶ B XWp¯

ap´cn§ Xsâ AI¯f¯n F¯nbt¸mÄ AhÄçv Hê æfnêv. _m_p AhfpsS sNbvXnIÄ k{i²w ho£nípì­mbnêì. AhÄ ImepIÄ tNÀ¯S¨v Xpd¶t¸mÄ AI¯nê¶ ap´ncn§, sRcnªpSªv ap´ncn¨mÀ AhfpsS tbm\o NmeneqsS ]pdt¯ms«mgpIn. AXv ImWn¨v AhÄ _m_phns\ I®psIm­v £Wn¨p. taabpsS

\dpaWapÅ ]qÀ \¡n Ahëv sImXn XoÀ¶nê¶nÃ. Xs¶bpaà kp\µ tN¨nbpsS

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