BZy kpJw

anen«dn Poh\¡mc\mb Fsâ A½hsâ hoSv R§fpsS hoSnsâ cp ]d¼v

A¸pd¯mWp. A½mh³ tPmenØe¯mWp. A½bn am{XamWp AhnsS
XmaÊw . cm{Xn A½mbn¡p Iq«p InS¡p¶ tPmen F\n¡mWp. A¶p Rm³
H³]Xmw ¢mÊn ]Tn¡pIbmbncp¶p . sshIpt¶cw ]pØIhpambn A½mbnbpsS
ho«n s]mIpw . ]ns¶ ASp¯ ZnhÊw kvIqfn t]mIm\pÅ
X¿msdSpt¸msSbmWp Xncn¨p t]mcp¶Xv .Ah[n Znhʧfn apgph³
kabhpw A½mbnbpsS ho«n Xs¶bmbncp¶p.

B ImeL«¯nemWp Fsâ PohnX¯n Hcn¡epw ad¡m\mIm¯ kw `hw

\S¡p¶Xv .F¡mehpw a\Ên Xmtemen¡m³ B A\p`hw X¶ A½mbnsb F\n¡p
ad¡phm\pw km[n¡pIbnÃ.A½mh³ hnhmltijw tPmen Øet¯¡p t]mIpt¼mÄ
A½mbn¡p Iq«n \o thWw F¶v Fs¶ tNÀ¯p \ndp¯n ]dªncp¶p. AXp sImp Xs¶
Rm³ AXp apS§msX sNbvXp t]m¶p.

kpioe F¶mbncp¶p A½mbnbpsS t]cp . ImWm³ AXn kpµcn. kpµcnsb¶p ]

dªm , R§sS \m«n AhcpsS kuµcys¯ shÃm³ thsdmcp s]®pw Cà F¶p ]
dbWw .A½mbnbpsS kwkmc¯n\p Hcp s{]tXyI CuWw Xs¶bpmbncp¶p. F
´p ]dªmepw N´¯n Hcp Nncnbpw .

BZysams¡ A½mbnsb B Øm\¯p \n¶p am{Xta Rm³ Incp¶pÅp. ]t£ ]s¿ ]

s¿ Fsâ I¼n kz]v\§fnse ]pXnb dmWnbmbn A½mbn amdn ( ]gb I¼n
dmWn kvIqfn tkmjy ÌSoÊv ]Tn¸n¡p¶ kpj½ äo¨dmbncp¶p. B IY ]ns¶..)
Adntªm AdnbmsXtbm, Hcp ]cn[n hsc A½mbnbpw Fs¶ t{]mÕmln¸n¨p
F¶p thWw ]dbphm³ .A½mbnbpsS kwkmc¯n ]et¸mgpw AÇoew IS¶p
hcp¶¯v Rm\dnªp. AXpw Ft¶mSp kwkmcn¡pt¼mÄ am{Xhpw .
A§ns\sbms¡ ]dbpt¼mÄ F\n¡pw a\Ên\pÅn thmXo\§sfms¡ tXm¶n
XpS§nbXv XnI¨pw kzm`mhnIw am{Xw .A½mbnbpsS Hmtcm Ne\hpw ,
kuµcyhpw At¸mgmWp Rm³ s{i[n¨p XpS§nbXp. Abes¯ s]®p§fpambn
X«n¨p t\m¡pt¼mÄ A½mbn shdpw kpµcn am{XaÃmbncp¶p..Hcp apänb
Nc¡p X¶mbncp¶p.hoWp In«p¶ Hmtcm kµÀ`hpw apXem¡n Rm³
A½mbnsb Af¶p XpS§n.Ip\nªp \n¶p apäaSn¡pt¼mÄ amdnse
amwktKmf§fpsS ap¡mepw Igp¯nd¡n sh«nb »uÊn\nSbneqsS ImWmw .
ap³ Xq¡¯n am{Xaà , ]n³ Xq¡¯nepw A½mbn tIanbmbncp¶p. XpSbfhp
t\m¡p¶Xv A½mbn XpWnbe¡pt¼mgmWp. ssIenbpsS Xp¼v FfnbnÂ
XncpIn Hcp Imep s]m¡n Ae¡p ItÃÂ Nhp«n \n¶mWp A½mbn XpWn
Ae¡pI . Ccp XpSIfpw Hä t\m«¯n Xs¶ In«pw . ]ns¶ ]m{Xw
IgpIpt¼mfmWp ASp¯ AhÊcw .

hmWaSnbÃmsX asämcp amÀKhpw F\n¡nÃmbncp¶p. ( Hcn¡Â R§sS

\m«nse shSn¡mcn tImaf¯nsâ ASp¡Â t]mbn«pv , Iq«pImcpsam¶n¨p.
Ah·mÀ FÃmh\pw sh¨p.. F\n¡p ]s£ t]Snbmbncp¶p. Rm³ Cd§n HmSn¡fªp..
Ct¸mÄ AtXmÀ¡pt¼mÄ \jv«w tXm¶p¶p. )

C¯c¯n ]e AhÊc§fnepw A½mbnbpsS icoc kuZcyw ImWphm³ Rm³

s{ian¨psImncp¶p. F¶mepw AhcpsS asä Øew ImWphm\pÅ `mKyw F\n¡p-
mbnÃ. ]s£ B tamlw s{]Xo£íp]cnbmbn km[n¡pI Xs¶ sNbvXp. ImWpI
am{XaÃ, AXnsâ kpJw A\p`hn¨ ZnhÊambncp¶p A¶v .

tXmcm¯ agbpw `bm\Iamb CSnbpw an¶epapÅ cm{Xnbmbncp¶p AXv

t]mcm¯Xn\p sshZ|Xnbpw \ne¨ncp¶p. Hcp apdnbn Xs¶bmbncp¶p
Rm\pw A½mbnbpw InS¶ncp¶Xv . cp I«nepIfn Bbncp¶p F¶p am{Xw
.A¶p cm{Xn InS¡m³ t\cw A½mbn ]dªp.

" I®m \obn¶v Fsâsbm¸w Cu I«nen InSt¶m..CSnbpw an¶epam ..BsI

t]SnbmIp¶p.'
A½mbn ]dªt¸mÄ F\n¡v kt´mjw . H¶pw ]änsænepw A½mbntbmSp
tNÀ¶p InS¡matÃm F¶mbncp¶p Fsâ Nn´. A§s\ R§Ä Htc I«nen InS¡m³
X¿mdmbn. A½mbn I«n `n¯ntbmSv tNÀ¯n«p. F\n¡v Hcp XebnWbpw
X¶p. ]t£ ]pX¸v Ht¶ Dmbncp¶pÅp.

" kmcanà \ap¡v cmÄ¡pw IqSn Fsâ ]pX¸p ]pX¨p InS¡mw ..F´m I®\p
k½XasÃ..'
Rm³ AtX¶p Xebm«n.
"F¶m hm.. \ap¡p InS¡mw ..'
A½mbn hnf¡v DuXns¡Sp¯n, F¶n«v `n¯ntbmSv tNÀ¶v InS¶p . Rm³
A½mbnbpsS heXp hi¯pw. :-)

apdn¡pÅn Ccp«v \ndsª¦nepw CSínsS DmIp¶ an¶ensâ iànbmb s{]Imiw

apdn¡pÅn \ndbp¶pmbncp¶p. \nanj§Ä Cgªp \o§pIbmWp. F\n¡pd§phm³
IgnªnÃ. A½mbn Dd§ntbm¶pw AdnbnÃ.. s]s«¶v ]pd¯v iànbmbn CSn
apg§n. B \nanjw Xs¶ A½mbn Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p.Rm\Xv H«pw
s{]Xo£n¨ncp¶nÃ. Htc ]pX¸n\Snbn aeÀ¶p InS¡pIbmbncp¶ Fs¶ sNcn¨p
InS¶p sImv A½mbn sI«n¸nSn¨t¸mÄ B icoc `mK§Ä Fsâ tZl¯v Aacp¶Xv
Rm³ sicn¡pw Adnªp.

CSn apg¡w AhÊm\ns¨¦nepw A½mbnbpsS sI«n¸nSp¯w H¶ns\m¶p iàn

{]m]n¨p hcp¶Xp Rm\dnªp. F´p sN¿Wsa¶v F\n¡v Hcp
\nÝbhpanÃmbncp¶p.
A½mbnbpsS \nizmkw Fsâ Ihnfn h¶p X«p¶p. B \nizmk hbphn\p hÃm¯
NqSv .tNÀ¶p InS¡p¶ A½mbnbpsS KÔw ..Hcp s]®nsâ aWw ..AsXsâ
aq¡nte¡v ASn¨p IbdpIbmbncp¶p.

Ipd¨p t\cw Rm³ A\§msX A§ns\ Xs¶ InS¶p. CSínsS A½mbn ZoÀLambn
\nizÊn¡p¶pmbncp¶p.F\n¡v BsI IqSn Hcp Xn¡pap«Â A\p`hs¸Sp¶p-
mbncp¶p. \nivNew InS¡pIbmbncp¶p F¦nepw Fsâ Acs¡«n jÍn¡pÅnse hoc³
sRcn]ncn sImÅpIbmbncp¶p. icocw A[nIw Cf¡msX heXp ssI jÍn¡pÅn IS¯n
hocs\ Rm³ t\tcbm¡n. Ah\nt¸mÄ s\Sp\of¯n InS¡pIbmWp. ]qÀ® kzmX´yw
Ah\p Rm³ sImSp¯nÃ. jÍnbpsS Cemkvän¡pIÄ Ahs\ XSªp \ndp¯n.

F\n¡åw Bizmkw tXm¶n.At¸mgpw A½mbn Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨p Xs¶

InS¡pIbmWp. AhÀ sNdpXmbns«m¶v A\§n. Rms\m¶p sR«n. A½mbn
DWcpsa¶p IcpXn. ]s£ AXpmbnÃ. ]s£ asäm¶p kw `hn¨p.

A½mbn H¶p IqSn Ft¶mSp tNÀ¶p InS¶p. C¯hW Fsâ CSw s\©v AhÀ¡p
XebnWbmbn. Ccp apeIfpw Fsâ icoc¯n H«n tNÀ¶p. AhcpsS CSt¯ ImÂ
Fsâ ImepIÄ¡v apIfnembn Øm\w Dd¸n¨p. Xsâ icocw sImv AhÀ Fs¶
sicn¡pw ]q«n¡fªp.

F\n¡v A¼c¸pw Bthihpw FÃmw IqSn Hcpan¨v A\p`hnIm³ hs¿¶mbn ..F´p

sN¿psa¶v Hcp \nivNbhpanÃ..Hcp cp an\n«v A§ns\ s]mbn¡mWpw
..s]s«¶v Fsâ s\©ns\ Npänbncp¶ A½mbnbpsS ssIIÄ Nen¨p XpS§n..hfsc ]
Xps¡..Xmtg¡v ..

Fsâ ep¦nbpsS Ip¯n\p apIfn Ah Aå t\cw hn{ian¨p..Cà Fsâ ep¦nbpsS Ip¯v

B ssIIÄ Agn¡pIbmWp.. Ip¯gnª ep¦n B ssI hIªp amän. ]s¿ B ssI Fsâ jÍn¡p
apIfn \nebpd¸n¨p. {lnZbw XpSn¡p¶¯nt\¡mÄ iànbmbn Fsâ hoc³
XpSn¡pIbmbncp¶p At¶cw .hesc s]s«¶mbncp¶p A½mbn Fsâ jÍn hen¨p
Xmgv¯nbXv . jÍn Xmgv¶Xpw A½mbn Fsâ Ip®bn IS¶p ]nSn¨Xpw
Hcpan¨p \S¶p.

F\n¡msI h«p ]nSn¡psa¶p tXm¶n..C§s\ Dd¡a`n\bn¨v F{X t\cw ..AXpw Cu

AhØbn .. Fsâ \nÊlIcWw A½mbnsb IqSpX kzmX´yw FSp¡m³ t{]cn¸n¨p.
AhÀ ]pX¸p hen¨p Xmgv¯n. Fsâ jÍn Ipd¨p IqSn Xmtg¡v Cd¡n sh¨ tijambn
A½mbnbpsS Ic]cnemfWw .AhÀ Fsâ Ip®bn ]nSn¡pIbpw XmsgbpÅ
k©nsb ssI¡pÅnen«v sRcn¡pIbpw Hs¡ sN¿p¶pmbncp¶p. CSínsS XpSIfnÂ
ssI HmSn¡m\pw AhÀ ad¶nÃ.

Fsâ DÅn Hcp henb hSw hen \S¡pIbmbncp¶p. kZmNmc t_m[hpw

Imamthihpw X½nepÅ hSw hen. CXn\nS¡v ]et¸mgpw A½mbnsb iàambn
H¶v sI«n¸nSn¨mtem F¶p tXm¶nbXmWp. ]t£ Rm³ \nb{´n¨p..]t£ B
\nb{XWw A[nIw t\cw ]nSn¨p \ndp¯m³ F\n¡p km[n¨nÃ. A½mbn Fsâ
Ip®bpsS sXmen ]nt¶m«v sX¶n¡sh Rm³ H¶p ]pfªp. A½mbn ssIbpsS ]
nSp¯w Aåw H¶p Abs¨¦nepw Fsâ Ip®bn \n¶pw ]qÀ®ambpw ]nSp¯w
hn«nÃ.

" I®m.. '

A½mbn iÐw Xmgv¯n hnfn¨p.
" §pw ..'
AhÀ hnfn¨t¸mÄ F\n¡v hnfn tIÄ¡mXncn¡m³ IgnªnÃ.
" \o Dd§nbnsà ..? '
" Dd§nbXmbncp¶p. '
thsdmcp IÅhpw F\n¡t¸mÄ a\Ên h¶nÃ.
" As¸m DWÀ¶n«pw \o A\§msX InS¡pIbmbncp¶p ..AsÃ?..'
" §pw ..'
" Ių H¶padnbm¯Xp t]mse kpJn¨p InS¡pIbmbncp¶p AsÃ..?'

Rm³ AXn\p D¯cw ]dªnÃ. ]t£ ipioe A½mbn Fs¶ iàamb

HcmenK\¯neaÀ¯ns¡mv Np¼n¡pIbmWp sNbvXXv .F\n¡v BsI IqSn
IdâSn¡pt¼mes¯ Hcp Xcn¸v A\p`hs¸«p.
A½mbn Fs¶ AhÀ¡v A`napJambn Xncn¨p InS¯n.A½mbnbpsS icoc¯nÂ
FhnsStbm Fsâ Ip® Ip¯ns¡mÅp¶pmbncp¶p. DSpXpWn¡p ]pd¯v ,
A½mbnbpsS ]p¡nfn Ah³ Ip¯nt¡dm³ s{ian¡pIbmbncp¶p.
" I®m..'
" §pw ..'
" hnf¡p I¯n¡s«..? '
" §pw ..'
A½mbn AXp ]dªp Ignªt¸mÄ Xs¶ Xos¸«nsbSp¯v DcÊn I«nensâ Xeí Ccp¶
a®® hnf¡v sXfn¨p. apdnemsI s{]Imiw ]c¶p. ]pd¯v At¸mgpw ag
X{InXnbmbn s]¿p¶pmbncp¶p, IqSsX CSnbpw an¶epw.
" F´n\m\p hnf¡p I¯n¨sX¶p I®\dnbmtam..? '
ssI ap«v InS¡bn Du¶ns¡mp incÊpbÀ¯n Fsâ apJ¯p t\m¡ns¡mmWp
A½mbn tNmZn¨Xv .AhcpsS »uÊn\pÅnse apgp¯ apeIfnsem¶v Fsâ
s\©nsâ hi¯v AaÀ¶p sRcnªp.
" CÃm..'
" I®\p FÃmw IWm³ shnbm..'
AXp ]dªp Nncn¨p sImv A½mbn InS¡bn Fgpt¶äncp¶p.AhÀ Fsâ apJ¯p
\n¶pw Is®Sp¡p¶nÃ.
" I®³ F´n\m A½mbn ]WnsbSp¡pt¼mÄ Hfnªp t\m¡p¶Xv
'
"AXv ..A½mbn Rm³ ..' F\n¡p¯cw ap«nt¸mbn..
"tam\p F´m{Klaps¦nepw A½mbntbmSp ]dªm t]mtc ..A½mbn km[n¨p
XcnsÃ..]d..\o F´n\m Hfnªp t\m¡p¶Xv ..?'
F\n¡v H¶pw ]dbphm³ IgnªnÃ.. BsI aqTvV\mbn InS¶p t]mbn Rm³ ..
Fsâ AhØ Ip A½mbn IpWp§n Nncn¨p..
" CXp sImÅmw ..Bhviy¡mct\mSp thtWm¶p tNmZn¡pt¼m C§s\bm...'
"...\n\¡v ..ImWWw ..AsÃ..'
" §pw ...'
" tams\´m.. F´p tNmZn¨mepw ..§pw..§pw ..F¶v ..hm Xpd¶p ]dsbSm..'
" F´p ]dbm³ ..'
" §vlm.. At¸m \mhnÃmªn«Ã..' \n\¡v F´m thsX¶p ]d..'
" AXv ..F\n¡v ..'
" lpw ..]d.. \n\¡v '
" F\n¡v ..' F\n¡Xp ]dbm³ IgnªnÃ.. A½bn¡Xp a\Ênembn..
" F¶m A½mbn ]dbs« \n\¡v F´m thsX¶v ..? '
" §pw ..'
" Fsâ tam\p ..A½mbnsb apgph\mbpw ImWWw ..AsÃ..AXn thnbsà Rm³
Ae¡pt¼mgpw ]m{Xw tXípt¼mgpw FÃmw \o h¶p Hfnªp t\m¡p¶Xv
..AtÃSm..kXyw ]d..'
" §pw ..'
" tZ.. hopw aqfp¶p.. FSm hm Xpd¶p ]dsbSm..'
" \o F´p ImWm\m h¶p \n¡p¶sX¶v ..'
" AXp Rm³ ..'
" t]ms« Rm³ tNmZn¡mw .... Rm³ XpWnbe¡m³ \n¡pt¼mÄ \o Fsâ
FhnsSbm t\m¡p¶Xv ..?'
At¸msg¡pw A½mbnbpsS ssI Fsâ Ip®bn Npän¸SÀ¶p..
" ]dsbSm.. \o A½mbnbpsS FhnsSbm.. t\m¡p¶Xv ..?'
" AXp ..A½mbnbpsS XpSbn ..'
" As{XbpÅp..? '
" ]ns¶ Acs¡«n ..'
A½mbnbpsS ssI Fsâ Ip®sb ]Xnsb sXmen¡p¶pmbncp¶p.
" ]ns¶ Rm³ ]m{Xw Igpt¼mtfm..? '
" ]m{Xw IgpIm\ncn¡pt¼mÄ ..'
" Ccn¡pt¼mÄ ..'
" A½mbnbpsS XpSIfn ..]ns¶..lm..'
A½mbnbpsS sXmen¸n\p iàn IqSn..
" ]ns¶..]d..'
" apeIfnepw ..lq..'
' A½mbo.. F\n¡v .lm..lmm..'
shÅw Noäpsa¶v F\n¡v tXm¶nb AhÊc¯n A½mbn Xsâ ssI ]nt¶m«p
hen¨p..F\ns¡m¶pw a\ÊnembnÃ..

" F´mSm.. \n\s¡´p ]än..' A½mbn s]m«³ Ifn¨p..

" Cà H¶pw ]änbnÃ..' F\n¡p \à tZjyw hs¶¦nepw H¶pw sN¿m³ h¿m¯
AhØbmbncp¶p.. C{Xbpw t\cw Fsâ Ip® ]nSn¨p Ipen¡ntb¨p shÅw
hcmdmbt¸mÄ ssI amäntb¨p ..F´p ]änsb¶v ..Fsâ AkzØXbpw Akv
´pjv«nbpw hfsc Ipd¨p \nanjt¯¡msW¦nepw Fsâ apJXp s{]Xn`en¨p..
A½mbn AXp ImWpIbpw sNbvXp..

" I®m.. \o Ft¶mSp ]nW¡am..'

Rm³ H¶pw anmsX InS¶p..
" F¶mse Fsâ I®sâ ]nW¡w amäm\pÅ kq{Xw A½mbnbpsS ssI¿nepv ..'
hopw Rm³ H¶pw apmsX InS¶tXbpÅp..
A½mbn ssI F¯n Fsâ Ihnfn XShn .. ]s¿ Fsâ apJw Xncn¨v AhcpsS
apJ¯n\`napJam¡n. A½mbnbpsS apJ¯v Hcp hÃm¯ `mhw ..
Ima¯nsâXsöp ]dbm³ h¿.. ]s£ AXnep]cn.. hneaXn¡m\mhm¯ Ft´m
In«nbXnsâ kw{Xn]vXn t]mse.. C\n F´mWmthm..Rm³ BsI Ipg§n..
" Rm³ ]dªnsà ..I®\p ImWm³ thnbm hnf¡p sXfn¨Xv ..FÃmw ImWm³ ..C\n
Fsâ tam³ Hfnªp t\m¡ tIt«m..'

AXp ]dªp Nncn¨p sImp A½mbn ]s¿ Xsâ »uÊgn¡phm³ XpS§n.. lq¡fqcnb
»uÊv ssI s]m¡n DucnsbSp¡m³ Ip\nªt¸mÄ AhcpsS apeIÄ Fsâ s\©nte¡p
Nmªp.shfp¯ s{_bvÊnbdn\pÅn A½mbnbpsS apeIÄ hoÀ¸p ap«n \n¡p¶p.
AXnsâ XpSp¯ B{InXnbpw hen¸hpw Fs¶ sImXn ]nSn¸n¨p. s{_bvÊnbdns\
Xpf¨p sImp apt¶m«v NmSm³ shºn \n¡p¶ ape¡®pIsf F\n¡v \¶mbn
ImWmw. ]n¶nte¡v ssI F¯n¨v {_mbpsS sImfp¯p hnSphn¡sh B apeIÄ
tam\¯n kt´mjn¨ns«¶h®w H¶p Xpfn¡fn¨p.B apeIÄ¡v Fs´mcp N´w
..XpSp¯v ..\à Dcpv XSn¨ apeIÄ ..Ahbn ap´ncn¸gw amXncn Xpdn¨p
\n¡p¶ ape¡®pIÄ .. AXn\p Npäpw Xhn«p \nd¯nsemcp h«hpw ..

Fsâ I®pIÄ A½mbnbpsS apeIÄ¡p Xmtg¡p t]mbn. AhnsS

sRmdnbn«ncn¡p¶ kp´camb hbdn FhnsStbm Hfn¨ncn¡pIbmWp
Hma\¯apÅ , Hcp sNdp InWtdmfw BgapÅ s]m¡nÄ¡pgn. A½mbnbpsS hbÀ
Aåw NmSnbXmWp. CSp¸pIfn Cucp aS¡pIÄ hoXw Dv . B aS¡p \nhÀ¶mÂ
am{Xta A½mbnbpsS s]m¡nÄ¡pgn ImWm³ km[n¡pIbpÅp..B
s]m¡nÄ¡pgnbnemWp Aåw ap³]v Fsâ Ip®¨mÀ Ibdnbncp¶Xv ..
CsXms¡ ImWth Fsâ Ip® hopw _ew shím³ XpS§n. t\cs¯ A½mbn shÅw
Ifbm³ k½Xn¡m¯Xn\m C¯hW Ah³ s]m§m³ Aåw kabsaSp¯p..t]mcm¯Xn\p
sNdnsbmcp thZ\bpw ..F¶mepw Fsâ Ig¸p IqSn h¶tXbpÅp..

AÀ²\ábmbn , Ima tZhXbmbn A½mbn Ccn¡p¶p. AhÀ Xsâ \of³ apSn

Agn¨n«ncp¶p.
" tamt\..ItmSm.. A½mbnsb..'
" tam\p ..A½mbnsb Cj«s¸t«m..'
" §pw ..'
" F´nj«s¸«p..'
" FÃmw ..FÃmw ..'
" A½mbn..'
" F´mSm..I®m..tams\´m tht..'
" ..AXv .. Xmgt¯Xp IqSn..'
" lm..Bfp sImÅmtÃm.. Ipd¨p ap³]v \mth CÃmbncp¶tÃm.. Cs¸m FhnSp¶v
s]m«n apf¨p..? ..'
" Xmsg.. Fsâ tam\p F´m.. ImtWt..? '
" F\n¡v ..'
" ]dtªm..'
" ]qdp..'
" A½mbnbpsS ]qdp am{Xaà tamt\ ..FÃmw ..Fsâ FÃmw FÃmw tam\p
A½mbn Xcmw ..' ( hfsc t\À¯ H¨bn ..Iam[nIyt¯msS AhcXp ]dªt¸mÄ
..F\n¡v B \nanjw shÅw Noäpsa¶p tXm¶nbXmWp.. ]t£ Rm³ ISn¨aÀ¯n..)
A½mbn Fsâ ssI¿n ]nSn¨p AhcpsS ep¦nbpsS Ip¯n\p apIfn sImp sh¨p..
" tam³ Xs¶ Bbnt¡m..'
Rm³ ]Xnsb AhcpsS ep¦nbpsS Ip¯gn¨p..ASnbn ASn¸mhmS DmIpsa¶p
IcpXnb F\n¡p sXän..s]m¡nfn \n¶pw ISn¯S¯nte¡p t]mIp¶ tcma\ncIfnÂ
Fsâ hnc ]Xn¨p. Fsâ ssI ]ns¶bpw Xmtg¡p k©cn¨p. ]t£ s]s«¶Xpmbn..
A½mbn Fsâ ssI ]Xnsb ]nSn¨p amän..
" I®m.. ]s¿ Xn¶m ]\bpw Xn¶msa¶m.. {[nXn thm tIt«m..'
Rm³ Nncn¨p..A½mbn ep¦n apgph\mbpw ]dn¨v ASp¯p InS¶ ItÊcbnte¡v
Fdnªp. Ct¸mÄ A½mbn ]qÀ® \á..AhÀ F\n¡cpIn \op \nhÀ¶p aeÀ¶p InS¶p
A[nIw DSbm¯ kpµcamb apeIÄ apIfnte¡v sXdn¨p \n¡p¶p. CSp¸nse
aS¡pIÄ¡v Aåw Abhp h¶n«pv .At¸mgmWp amwkfamb hbdnse
s]m¡nÄ¡pgn Rm³ IXv .Fs´mcp at\mlmcnXbmWXn\p. Bg¯nepÅ s]m¡nfn\p
Npänepw Hcp hÃm¯ XSn¸pw A\p`hs¸Sp¶pv . Fsâ I®pIÄ Xmtg¡p \o§n.
kpµcamb ASnhbdneqsS AXp \o§n \o§n A½mbnbpsS IhínSbn F¯n .
shfp¯p XpSp¯ XpSIfpsS kwKa Øm\¯v at\mlcambn AXv DbÀ¶p
\n¡p¶p.Rm³ Cu Imea{Xbpw ImWphm³ sImXn¨ A½mbnbpsS kpµcamb
s\¿¸ ]qÀ .

" Cu apebnsem¶p ]nSn¡p I®m..'

A½mbn Fsâ ssI ]nSn¨v apebn ]nSn¸n¨p. ]ªn Dcp«n sh¨Xp amXncnbpÅ
{anZpeXbmbncp¶p AXn\p. Rm³ AhnsS sasà ssI AaÀ¯n.
" apdpsI ]nSn¡v ..F\n¡v t\mh¯nÃ..'
AXp ]dªv A½mbn Ipep§n Nncn¨p. At¸mÄ A½mbnbpsS icocXnse
amwkfamb `mK§sfÃmw XpÅnXpfp¼n. Rm³ A½mbnbpsS apeIfn AaÀ¯n
sRcn¨p.
Cu kab¯v A½mbnbpsS Icw Fsâ Acs¡«nse Bbp[¯n ]
nSp¯anSpIbmbncp¶p. AhcXns\ AaÀ¯pIbpw hen¡pIbpw sXmen ]
n¶nte¡m¡n sXmen¨Sn¡pIbpw sNbvXpsImncp¶p.

" I®sâ km[\w sImÅmatÃm ..\nsâ A½mhtâXnt\¡mÄ apgp¸pv \ntâXn\p. '

" \o CSínsS ssI¿n ]nSn¨p Ifbpw ..tÃ..'
" §pw ..'
" AXmWp CXp t]mse apgp¸v ..'
A½mbn AXp ]dªt¸mÄ F\n¡v BivNcyw tXm¶n. Cu hI
Imcy§sfms¡ A½mbns¡§ns\ Adnbmw,.. ]t£ Rm³ H¶pw tNmZn¡m³ t]mbnÃ.
" FSm.. \o Cu ape Aåt\cw IpSn¡v ..' Fsâ apJw ]nSn¨v AhcpsS ape¡v t\tc ]
nSn¸n¨p. ape¡®nsem¶v hmbnte¡v XncpIn sh¨p X¶p. kpµcamb
apesam«v Rm³ Hcp sIm¨p Ip«n ape IpSn¡p¶Xp t]mse Ddp©n hen¨p
IpSn¨p. A½mbn s]dm¯Xn\m AXn\pÅn H¶panà Fs¶\n¡dnbmw
.F¶ncp¶mepw Ft´m Duän hens¨Sp¡m\pÅ X{´¸mSnse¶h®w Bbncp¶p
Fsâ s{]hÀ¯n.

Ig¸p sicn¡pw tIdn¡gnª Rm³ IqSpXÂ kzmX´ysaSp¯p XpS§n. A½mbnbpsS

ape IpSn¡p¶Xn\nSbn Xs¶ Fsâ Icw sasà Xmtg¡p \op. amwkfamb
hbdneqsS Acn¨cn¨v Fsâ ssI Xmtg¡nd§n. Bgv¶ s]m¡nÄ¡pgnbpsS `mK¯p
sN¶t¸mÄ Fsâ Icw Hcp \nanjw \nÝeambn.B s]m¡nÄ¡pgn¡pÅn Rm³ hncÂ
IS¯n, sasÃsbm¶p Xncn¨p. B \nanjw Fsâ In®bn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨psImv
A½mbn H¶p ]pfªp. A½mbnbpsS ]qdp ImWm\mbn Rm³ sh¼Â sImp. Fs¶
F{X sImXn¸n¨XmWXv . s]m¡nfn \n¶pw Xmtg¡p Nen¨ Fsâ ssI \nanj§Â¡Iw
ASnhbdneqsS k©cn¨v tcmaw hfÀ¶ A½mbnbpsS ]qdn\p apIfn sN¶p.
AhnSw ssI¯ew sImp Rms\m¶v AaÀ¯n t\m¡n. \à amÀ±hw ,
t]mcm¯Xn\p \à hen¸hpw .IhínSbn \n¶pw apIfnte¡v XSn¨pbÀ¶p
\n¡pIbmbncp¶p A½mbnbpsS B Hma\ ]qÀ .Rm³ sasà AXnse tcma¯n ]
nSn¨p hen¨p. A½mbn Acs¡«v sXsÃm¶v Cf¡n.

" ]qSta ]nSn¡msX I®m.. AXn\p Xmsg....XpfíI¯v ..Hcp km[\apv ..AXn ]

nSn¨p hen¡p Ip«m..'
Ima]mchiyt¯msS Fsâ incÊn ]nSn¨aÀ¯ns¡mmWp A½mbn AXp ]dªXv
.A½mbnbpsS apeIÄ Rm³ At¸mgpw Ddp©n IpSn¨psImncn¡pIbmbncp¶p.
Fsâ ssI A½mbnbpsS IhínSbn s]cpamdm³ ]ns¶ A[nIw XmaÊw Dmbnà . ]
qdnsâ hnShn ssIhnc IS¯n AXn\pÅn Hfn¨ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p X¯¨pp
t]mepÅ km[\w Rm³ ]nSns¨Sp¯p . ]ns¶ A½mbn ]dªXp t]mse B km[\s¯
sasà ]pdt¯¡p hen¨p t\m¡n. Aåw CÃkvänknän DÅv Hcp hkv°p IWs¡ AXv
Aåmåambn henbp¶pv .Cu s{]hÀ¯n¡nSbnepw A½mbnbpsS ape Fsâ
hmbn Xs¶bmbncp¶p. B kabw A½mbnbpsS Icw Fsâ Ip®bn sicn¡pw
s]cpamdpIbmbncp¶p. AhÀ AXnsâ sXmen apt¶m«pw ]nt¶m«pw
sXmen¨Sn¡pIbmbncp¶p. F\n¡v kpJw Gdn hcp¶Xpt]mse tXm¶n. hÃmsX
sRcn]ncn sImÅpIbmbncp¶p Rm³ . Hcp \nanjw F\n¡p shÅw t]mIpsa¶p
tXm¶nbt¸mÄ Rm³ H¶p IpXdn. Fsâ kpJ¯nsâ ImTn\yhpw , shÅw
t]msb¡psa¶ `bhpw A½mbn¡pmbn¡mWWw ..AhÀ ]dªp..
" Fsâ s\©t¯¡p tIdn InS¡v I®m..'
AXp ]dbpI am{Xaà A½mbn Fs¶ AhcpsS s\©nte¡v hen¨p IbäpIbpw
sNbvXp.AhcpsS ]pd¯p Iagv¶p InS¶t¸mÄ Fsâ Ip® AhcpsS XpSbnÂ
Ip¯ns¡mÅpIbmbncp¶p.

A½mbn Fsâ hbdn\SnbntemsS ssI XncpIn tIän. Rm³ ImÂap«pIÄ InS¡bnÂ

Du¶n \Sphv Aåw DbÀ¯ns¡mSp¯p. At¸mÄ A½mbn kpKaambn¯s¶ Fsâ
Ip®bn ]nSn¨p. ImepIÄ Aåw AIän sh¨psImv A½mbn Fsâ Ip® AhcpsS ]
qdnsâ hnShn XncpIn sh¨p.
" XÅnt¡äv I®m..'
Ip®bpsS sXm¸n ]qän IS¶p IgnªXpw A½mbn ]dªp.
F´mWp kw `hn¡p¶sX¶v Adnbp¶Xn\p ap³]p Xs¶ Rm³ Fsâ Acs¡«v
ivànbmbn¯s¶ ASnbnte¡v AaÀ¯ns¡mSp¯p. A½mbnbpsS ]qdn\pÅnte¡v
I¼nbmbn \n¶ Fsâ Ip® ]mªp Ibdn.AhcpsS ]qän\pÅnse Cgp¡epÅ Hcp Xcw
shÅw Fsâ Ip®bpsS s{]bmWw kpKaam¡n.

A½mbnbpsS icoc¯nte¡v AaÀ¶p tNÀ¶v Aåt\cw Rm³ InS¶p. A½mbn Fsâ

apXpIneqsS ssI HmSn¨p. B Icw Fsâ N´ntbmfw F¯n. A½mbn AhnsS
AaÀ¯nsbm¶p sRcn¨p.

" ASn¡q I®m..'

A½mbn \nÀt±in¨p. Rm³ Fsâ Acs¡«v DbÀ¯n¯mgv¯n XpS§n.

A½mbnbpsS ]qän\pÅn Fsâ Ip® tIdnbnd§n. A½mbn ASnbn InS¶p
sImv Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¡pIbpw ]pd¯p XtemSpIbpw sNbvXp. apJw ssIIfnte¡v
DbÀ¯ns¡mp Xs¶ Fsâ NppIfn A½mbn Np¼n¨p. Rm³ DbÀ¶p XmWpsIm-
ncp¶p. A½mbn Xsâ XpSIÄ tNÀ¯p sh¨t¸mÄ Abªp Ibdns¡mncp¶ Ip®ív
H¶p IqSn apdp¡w A\p`hs¸«p. B kabw F¶nse Bthiw
Cc«nbmhpIbmbncp¶p. Rm³ BªSn¨p. CXn\nsS A½mbn Fsâ Hcp ssI ]
nSn¨v apeIfnsem¶n sh¨p. B apeIsf Bªp sRcn¨p sImmbn ]n¶s¯ ASn
.A½mbn F\n¡v ap¯w XcnIbpw Fsâ apXpIneqsS B amÀ±hapÅ ssI
HmSn¡pIbpw N´nbn AaÀ¯n sRcn¡pIbpw sNbvXpsImncp¶p.
ASn apdpIn h¶t¸mÄ A½mbnbpw Nen¨p XpS§n.Rm³ ASnbnte¡v Fsâ
Acs¡«v AaÀ¯p¶Xn\\pÊcn¨pXs¶ A½m¿n InS¡bn \n¶pw \nX¼w apIfnte¡p
DbÀ¯n XÅn¯cnIbpw sNbvXp.

" BªSnsbSm I®m.. Ip«m..A½mbn¡p kpJw hcp¶psSm..'

A½mbn hnImchnhibmbn AXp ]dbpt¼mÄ F\n¡pw kpJw Gdn

hcnIbmbncp¶p.GXp \nanjhpw s]m«nsbmen¡phm³ ]mI¯n\p Fsâ hnImcw
aqÀ²\ymhØbn F¯nbncp¶p.

" \n\¡v ..Btbm ..I®m..'

" §pw.. lm..lm..'
ape hmbnem¡ns¡mp Rm³ aqfn.

" F¦n thKw Hgn¡v ..lm..Fsâ I®m..A½mbn¡v h¶p tlm..lm..'

A½mbn Fsâ ASnbn InS¶p ]pfbpIbmbncp¶p. Acs¡«v apt¶m«p XÅns¡mv

A½mbn Fs¶ iànbmbn sI«n¸nSn¨p. B sI«n¸nSp¯¯n\p hÃm¯ Icp¯p
Xs¶bmbncp¶p. AhcpsS Acs¡«n\p _ew Gdn hcp¶Xv Rm\dnªp.
Fsâ Acs¡«nte¡v ]cam\´kpJw Hcp sImSpw Imämbn BªSn¡pIbmbncp¶p.
AXnt\mSSp¯v B \nanjw A½mbn iàambn¯s¶ Fs¶ hopw Ben¦\w sNbvXp.

" I®m..tlm..Fsâ tamt\...Ip«m..lm..lmm...lm..'

" A½mbo..F\n¡v hcp¶p..lm..'
kÀhz iànbpw FSp¯v Rm³ Fsâ Acs¡«v A½mbnbpsS Acs¡«nte¡p tNÀ¯psh¨p
InS¶p. AXv AhnsS\n¶v DbÀ¶p t]mImXncn¡phms\¶h®w Fsâ N´nbnÂ
A½mbn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨ncp¶p.
 Fsâ Ip®bn \n¶pw AambnbpsS ]qänte¡v C¡nfnbpsS NqSp ]mÂ
Noäns¯dn¨p.
" I®m..s]m¶p tamt\..lm...'

F\n¡v iÐw s]m´nbnÃ.. H¶p sRsc§m³ am{Xta km[n¨pÅp ..A{Xípw

_eambncp¶p A½mbnbpsS sI«n¸nSp¯w .sicn¡pw AhcpsS ]qÀ Fsâ Ip®sb ]
ngnªp ]mseSp¡pIbmbncp¶p. kpJ¯nsâ ]ctam¶Xnbn Ben¦\¯neaÀ¶v R§Ä
InS¡pt¼mgpw ]pd¯v iànbmbn ag s]¿p¶pmbncp¶p. AXnepw iànbmb ]
m agbmbncp¶p A½mbnbpsS ]qänte¡v Fsâ Ip® \S¯ns¡mncp¶Xv . B
InS¸n Ipd¨p kabw A\§msX InS¶ tijamWp Rm³ A½mbnbpsS s\©nÂ
\n¶pw DuÀ¶p Xmsg Cd§nbXv . At¸mgpw InX¸p hn«pamdm¯ kzc¯nÂ
A½mbn ]dªp.

" kpJn¸n¡p¶ Imcy¯n \o anSp¡\mWtÃm I®m..F¶pw Fsâsbm¸w InS¶mÂ

aXn \o..'

AXpw ]dªv A½mbn Fsâ Ihnfn Hcp ap¯hpw X¶p.

]n¶oSpÅ FÃm cm{XnIfnepw A½mbnbpw Rm\pw H¶n¨mWp InS¶Xv
.InS¡p am{Xaà BtLmjambn«p Ifn¡pIbpw sNbvXp t]m¶p.

Fsâ hnhml tijhpw ]es¸mgpw A½mbnbpsS B{Klw Rm³ km[n¨p

sImSp¯n«pv .C¶hÀ¡p {]mbambn , HXp§n IgnbpIbmWp .F¦nepw
Hcq¡n\pÅ tijnbpw ku´cyhpw Ct¸mgpw kpioe A½mbn¡pv .A½mbn
hnfn¨m GXp \nanjhpw Rm³ X¿mdpamWp.

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