Hcp
InUv\m¸nwKnsâ Ahkm\w
(A]kÀ¸I IY)
A\nb³
Xebmäp¼nÅnÂ
Hm^oknsâ t]mÀ«nt¡mhnte¡v h¶ B BMW ImÀ BZyw skIyqcnän XSªXmWv.
hfsc AXymhiyambn \µtKm]m hÀ½sb t\cn«v ImWWw.
R§fpsS Hm^oknse t¢mkvUv kÀ¡yq«v Sn.hn bn Cu cwK§Ä R§Ä {i²n¨ncp¶p.
thKw IS¯n hnt«mfq. t\cn«v Fsâ ap¶nse¯n¡q.
icn kÀ. skIyqcnän thKw AbmfpsS ASpt¯¡v \o§n.
CubnsSbmbn "kXytah PbtX' bpsS Hm^okv AXy[p\nI kuIcy§fpÅ Hcp sI«nS ¯nte¡v
amänbncp¶p. tjWmbnbpsS Hm^okpw CXnsâ A\Ivkdmbn {]hÀ¯n¡p¶p. cXv\§Ä Ip]nSn¨p
sImSp¯Xnsâ ]mcntXmjnIambn AXym[p\nI kuIcy§fpÅ Hcp Imdpw kvss]hÀ¡n\v ]änb A\h[n
AXym[p\nI D]Ic§fpwU.A.E kÀ¡mÀ Ab¨p X¶ncp¶p. Rm\pw {]`mI dpw dmt¯mUpw AXnsâ
{]À¯\§Ä sNbvXp sImncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. R§sf Gsd BIÀjn¨Xv Hc¼Xv Xcw sNdnb
kvss]IymadIfmWv. {]uV Kw`oc\mb Hcp a\pjy³ apdnbnte¡v IS¶ph¶p.
F\n¡§tbmSv kzImcyambn NneXv kwkmcn¡m\pv. UnÎäohv
\µtKm ]m hÀ½ A§p Xs¶btÃ?
Rm³ Xs¶. Ccn¡q. \n§Ä ChnsS kwkmcn¡p¶Xv ]qÀ®ambpw
clky ambncn¡pw. A§v hÃmsX ]cn{`an¨ncn¡p¶tÃm. hfsc ths¸«hÀ¡mÀ s¡¦nepw AXymlnXw?
AsX, kXyambn«pw. Fsâ GIaIsf ImWm\nÃ. C¶v cmhnse Hcp
t^m¬. 50 e£w cq] sImSp¯m tamsf hn«p \ÂImsa¶v. t]meoknednbn¡pItbm cq]
sImSp¡mXncn¡pItbm sNbvXm tamsf sIm¶p Ifbps¶v. F\n¡msI t]SnbmIp¶p. AXpsImmWv
Rm³ HmSn Ct§m«v h¶Xv.
\n§fpsS Imdn¯s¶ Ct§m«v h¶Xv a¯cambn. kmcanÃ. C\n
Ft¸mÄ hnfn¡psa¶mWv ]dªncn¡p¶Xv?
12 aWn¡v emâv t^mWnte hnfn¡q. F\n¡v 12 aWn
BIpt¼mtg¡v ho«nse¯Ww. Rm³ SuWn kzÀ®¡S \S¯p¶p. Ipsd A[nIw {_m©p IÄ Dv. cq]
sImSp¡ms\\n¡v aSnbnÃ. ]s£ F\n¡Xv ssIImcyw sN¿m³ t]SnbmWv. AXmWv A§bpsS ASp¯v
h¶Xv.
\n§Ä 12 aWn¡v ap¼v ho«nse¯Ww. GXmbmepw Ct¸mÄ Xm¦fpsS
hn bn t]mI. Rm\pw hcmw. Hcp SmIvknbn t]mImw. hn¡I¯ncp¶v CXns\¸än H¶pw
kwkmcn¡cpXv.
R§Ä SmIvknbn Ibdn. cm[mIrjvW I½¯nsâ ho«nse¯n.
at\mlc amb hoSv. R§Ä kzoIcWapdnbnse¯n.
"kÀ, Rm\nXv ho«nemtcbpw Adnbn¨n«nÃ.'
"\¶mbn.
t^mWncn¡p¶ apdn GXmWv? \ap¡v B apdnbnte¡v t]mImw.'
R§Ä AI¯v Ibdn, apdn Ipänbn«p. 12 aWnbSn¨p. t^m¬s_ apg§n.
"euUv kv]o¡dnen«n«v t^m¬ FSpt¯mfq.'
"F´p Xocpam\n¨p?'
"cq] Rm³ Xcmw. Ft¸mÄ, FhnsS?'
"\msf 12 aWn¡v. FhnsS F¶v Rm³ \msf 12\v
AcaWn¡qÀ ap¼v hnfn¨dn bn¡mw. t]meoknednbn¡cpXv. Hä¡v hcWw.'
I½¯v t^m¬ h¨p.
"kÀ, Rms\´p sN¿Ww?'
"FhnsS F¶pÅXv hnfn¨dnbn¡s«. GXmbmepw ChnSp¶v
Hcp 30 IntemaoäÀ Npäfhnembncn¡pw.'
"AsX§s\ Adnbmw?'
"AcaWn¡qÀ ap¼v hnfn¨p ]dªmÂ
F¯mhp¶nSambncn¡WatÃm? A§v H¶psImpw hnjan¡. XpI IcpXn ht¨mfq. apgph³ 1,000¯nsâ
t\m«p IÄ Bbnt¡ms«. \msf cmhnse Rm³ hcmw. Rm\nXn CSs]Sp¶ Imcy hpw Bcpw
AdnbcpXv. AXn\nsS F\n¡v Ipsd tPmenbpv.'
Rm\hnSp¶v t]m¶p. Hcp henb s]«n dmt¯mUv sImph¨p.
"CXnsemcp Imcyw sN¿Ww. HcpsNdnb hbÀekv Iymad
Hfn¸n¨p h¡Ww. AXpt]mse Øew Ip]nSn¡m³ Hcp sNdnb {Sm³kvanädpw. Hcp ImcWh imepw
AhÀ¡v kwibw tXm¶m¯ coXnbn thWw ]nSn¸n¡m³. Cu s]«nbnemIWw I½¯v ss]k
sImpt]mtIXv. AXpt]mse At§cpsS hnbn Hcp sNdnb Iymad ]nSn¸n¡Ww.H¸w hbÀekv
skäpw. AhcpsS hn hn«m \½Ä \½psS hnbn AhcdnbmsX ]n´pScWw. I½ ¯nsâ Ip«n
kpc£nXbmbn hnbn Ibdn t]m¶p F¶pd¸mbm ]ns¶ \½Ä ]Wn XpS§pIbmbn.'
"kÀ, F´n\mWv At§cpsS Imdn Iymad?'
"AsXmcp sNdnb Nm³kmWv. AhÀ¡v Fs´¦nepw kwibw
tXm¶nbm hopw I½¯ns\ hnc«pw. Bsc F¦nepw Adnbn¨m Ip«nsb sIm¶pIf bpw F¶v hopw
`ojWns¸Sp¯nbm I½¯v \½sf Hgnhm¡m³ {ian ¡pw. A§s\ h¶mepw \ap¡hsc ]nSnIqSWw.
\½psS \mSnsâ kam[m\ ¯n\v AXmhiyamWv. am{XaÃ, \½Ä Hcp Imcy¯n CSs]«m AXhkm
\n¸n¨nt« ]n³amdmhq.'
cmhnse Xs¶ I½¯nsâ ho«nse¯n. I½¯nsâ Imdpw FSp¯p. I½¯v
BsI AkzØ\mbn ImWs¸«p.
"\n§sf´n\mWnt¸mÄ Ct§m«v h¶Xv? Bsc¦nepw CSs]«p
F¶dnªm AhÀ Fsâ Ip«nsb sIm¶pIfbpw.'
"{]nbs¸« I½¯v, \n§Ä Bhiys¸«n«mWv R§Ä CXnÂ
CSs]«Xv.'
"£an¡Ww, \n§fpsS ^okv F{Xbmbmepw Xcmw. \n§Ä
Hgnhmbm aXn... ¹okv.'
"^oskm¶pw th. ]s£, Hcp Imcyw sN¿Ww. \n§Ä Imjv
sImp t]mIp¶Xv Cu s]«nbn BIWw. R§Ä cq]
AXn\I¯v h¨v ]q«n Xm t¡m Xcpw. Xm¦Ä Cu s]«nbpw sImv s]mbvt¡mfq. R§Ä
Hgnhmtb¡mw. Xm¦fpsS 50 e£w c£n¡matÃm F¶v hnNmcn¨p. A{XtbbpÅq.'
R§Ä I½¯nsâ apdnbn Ibdn. t\m«psI«v s]«nbn ASp¡n
h¨p. ]q«n Xmt¡m I½¯ns\ GÂ]n¨p.
"Hcp D]Imcw sN¿Ww. C\n \n§Ä Cu s]«n Xpd¡m³
]mSnÃ.'
"CXn hà t_mw_pw?'
"Gbv, AsXm¶panÃ. A§bv¡v R§sf hnizkn¡mw. FÃmw
`wKnbmIs«. R§Ä t]mIp¶p. hnhc§Ä Adnbn¡Ww.'
Rm\pw dmt¯mUpw ]pd¯nd§n. Imdn¡bdpt¼mÄ dmt¯mUv
]Ãndp½p ¶pmbncp¶p.
"Ch\p thn kabw Ifbm³ tXm¶nbtÃm? Iãw.'
"kmcanÃ, Rm\nXv {]Xo£n¨ncp¶p.'
R§Ä Hm^oknse¯n.
"\½psS ImÀ sdUnbm¡q. AXnepÅ I¬t{SmÄ]m\Â
ho£n¡Ww, DS³. I½¯v AhnSp¶nd§nbm \ap¡v kná In«pw.DSs\ I½¯dnbmsX B kná h¨v
Imdns\ ]n´pScWw. dmt¯mUv ss{Uhv sN¿Ww. {]`mIÀ ]pdInse koänencp¶v Npäp]mSpIÄ
{i²n¡Ww. Rm³ anUn koänÂ
I¬t{SmÄ ]m\en\v ap¶nencn¡mw. FÃmhcpw Bbp[§Ä IcpXWw. GXmbmepw tjbv¡v X¶ Imdnsâ
BZys¯ D]tbmKw.'
kabw 11 Ignªp.
"kÀ, FIvkvtN©n \n¶mWv.'
Rm³ thKw dnkohÀ I¿nseSp¯p.
""kmÀ ]dªncp¶t]mse cm[mIrjvW I½¯nsâ t^m¬
Sm¸v sNbvXp. "12 aWn¡v ^pSvt_mÄ{Kunsâ sX¡phi¯pÅ B{In¡Sbn hcWw. ]dª
Imcy§Ä HmÀ½bptÃm?' C{XbpamWv e`n¨ hnhcw.''
"\µn tP¡_v.'
"\µntbm? kmdv ]dªm Rms\´pw sN¿pw. A{X¡v
IS¸mSpv kmdnt\mSv.'
R§Ä hn¡I¯v Ibdn X¿mdmbn Ccp¶p. kná IqSpX hyàambn
XpS§n.
"I½¯nsâ ImÀ ASp¯Sp¯v hcp¶pv AXmWv kná IqSpXÂ
IqSpXÂ hyàamIp¶Xv. ]Xps¡ aqhv sN¿q dmt¯mUv. '
kv{Io\n \mhntKäÀ t]mse Hcp knáÂ? I½¯nsâ ImÀ t]mIp¶ dq«v hyàambn ImWn¨p X¶psImncp¶p. B
tdmUn¡qsS R§Ä ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡ \o§n. Ahkm\w {Kunse¯mdmbn.
"kÀ, hÀ½kmdnsâ
Imdv AhnsS InS¸pv. ASp¯v Xs¶ Hcp shfp¯ Hmw \nhm\pw.'
"Ahsc¡mWm³ ]mI¯n\v Ipd¨v Zqsc ImÀ \nÀ¯q.'
Rm³ ss_t\m¡peÀ FSp¯p. hm\n \n¶v HcmÄ NmSn Cd§n. BMW Imdn\Sps¯¯n. I½¯pw shfnbnÂ
Cd§n. AhÀ At\ym\yw Ft´m kwkmcn¨p. I½¯v s]«n AhcpsS ap¼n Imdnsâ t_mWänsâ apIfnÂ
h¨p. Xmt¡m AbmfpsS I¿n sImSp¯p. AbmÄ \mep]mSpw \nco£n¨ tijw s]«n Xpd¶p. Imjv
Ds¶v Dd¸v hcp¯n.
"kÀ, ASp¯ kná hÀ¡v sNbvXv XpS§n. AXv B s]«nbnÂ
\n¶mWv.'
cpt]À B Ip«nsb ]nSn¨p sImp h¶v I½¯ns\ GÂ]n¨p. Ip«n
HmSns¨¶v AÑs\ sI«n¸nSn¨p. thKw hnbn Ibän Øew hn«p.
"AhÀ aq¶p t]cpv kÀ. Aäm¡v sNbvXmtem?'
"Ct¸mÄ th. ImcWw ChcpsS Iq«pImÀ thsd ImWmw.
BZyw Ip«ntbbpw sImv I½¯v c£s¸«p F¶pd¸v hcp¯Ww. AXp Ignªv aXn _m¡n.'
AhÀ aq¶pt]cpw Imdn Ibdn. ImÀ ÌmÀ«v sNbvXv apt¼m«v
\o§n. Imdnse kná ho¡mbn XpS§n.
"s]«¶v ImÀ apt¼ms«Sp¡q dmt¯mUv.'
B Imdv t]mb hgn¡v R§fpsS hn ]mªp. kná IqSn¡qSn
h¶p. B Hmav\n bpsS ]pdIn R§Ä F¯n. Hmav\n Hcp tlm«ensâ ap¶n \ndp¯n. HcmÄ
AXnÂ|\n¶nd§n. Ipd¨p Ignªv Blmc km[\hpambn AbmÄ|h¶p. Blmcw AIt¯¡v…sImSp¯Xpw Abmsf Nhn«n
tdmUnte¡n«p. ImÀ‘dnthgvskSp¯vAbmfp sS icoc¯n IqSn IbÁn HmSn¨p
t]mbn. FÃmw \nanjt\cw sImv ŒIgnªp.
"s]s«¶vhn†\nÀ¯p,ŠF¶n«v{]`mIÀ’ChnsS„Cd§Ww Abmsf c£ s¸Sp¯m³ ]Áptam‰F¶p‡t\m¡Ww.R§Ä˜_Ôs¸«p sImÅmw.'
R§fpsS„ImÀ‡apt¶m«v‹t]mbn. kná—sXfnªp hcp¶pv. ]t£ Œ\à kv]oUnemWv ImÀ F¶v a\Ênembn.
AhÀ hoXw shbv]n \n¶v Hcmsf Hgnhm¡nbXmWv.ŒAhÀHcp‡]gbsI«nS¯n\Sp¯vŒhm³œ\nÀ¯n.‰
"C\n†\½psS„ImÀ‘At§m«v‹t]mbm˜AhÀ{i²n¡pw.ŠGXmbmepw\ap¡v{i²n¡mw. AhÀ\madnbmsXˆCuho«nš\n¶v ]pdt¯¡vt]mhnÃ.'
AXn\nsS…{]`mIdnsâ‡t^m¬.‰
"AbmÄ™acn¨p.]pdtIh¶
temdn¡mc\mWv AbmfpsS ta temdn IbÁn bsX¶v]dªv\m«pImÀAbmsf t]meoknteÂ]n¨p.
XXv¡mew B ]mh ¯ns\ ssIh¡m³ Rm³ A\phZn¨nÃ. Ct¸mÄ AbmÄ t]meokv IÌUn
bnemWv.'
"C\n F´p sN¿Ww kÀ?'
"H¶pIn t]meokns\ hnfn¨v hcp¯Ww. Asæn \½Ä
t\cnSWw. C\n t]meokns\ hnfn¨p hcp¯m³ Xmakw t\cnSpw.'
R§Ä cmfpw X¿mdmbn hnbn \n¶nd§n. kmh[m\w \S¶v B
]gb ho«n F¯n. BsI Hc\¡hpanÃ. kmh[m\w P\Â]mfn Xpd¶v t\m¡n. B apdnbn BcpanÃ.
R§Ä iÐapm¡msX Cdb¯v Ibdn. tXm¡pambn \Sp¡s¯ apdnbnte¡v NmSn¡bdn. F´v!!? B
apdnbn cpt]À hoWp InS¡p¶p. ASp¯v Blmc¯nsâ Ahinã§Ä. Rm³ s]«¶v apt¶m«mªp.
AhcpsS hmbn \n¶v ]X hcp¶pv. B s]«n AI¯v Xs¶ InS¸pv.
"dmt¯mUv thKw hnsbSp¡v. AhcpsS DÅn hnjw
sN¶n«pv. aq¶ma³ sImph¶ Blmc¯n Ah³ hnjw tNÀ¯ncp¶ncn¡mw, Hä¡v XpI apgph³
X«nsbSp¡m³.'
DS³ Xs¶ Ahsc Bip]{Xnbnse¯n¨p. s]«n kpc£nXambn ImdnÂ
h¨p. t]meokn hnhcadnbn¨p. s]«nbnepÅ Iymadbnse Zriy§fpw kw`mjW §fpw FÃm¡mcy§fpw
shfns¸Sp¯p¶Xmbncp¶p. Bip]{Xnbnse¯nb t¸mtg¡v cmfpw acn¨ncp¶p. hnjw DÅnÄ sN¶v
Xs¶bmbncp¶p acWw. hgn¡v Blmcw hm§nb tlm«ense `£W¯n\v Ipg¸w InÃ. At¸mÄ Imcyw
hyàambn. Blmcw hm§m³ t]mb BÄ hnjw tNÀ¯XmWv. 50 e£hpw Hä¡v kz´am¡m³ Ip]nSn¨
kq{X¸Wn. aäpcpt]À Ahs\ Hgnhm¡m³ hn CSn¨v sImÃpIbpw sNbvXp.
S.P _mekp{_ÒWyw CSs]«XpsImv tIknsâ \qemameIÄ thKw
XoÀ¯p In«n. s]«n R§sf Xs¶ GÂ]n¨p. R§Ä t\sc t]mbXv I½¯nsâ ASpt¯¡mWv. AbmÄ ImenÂ
hoWv £a tNmZn¨p.
"Ip«nbpsS Poh\v thnbpÅ Hm«¯nembncp¶p. cq]
F\n¡v th. CXv \n§Ä Xs¶ ht¨mfq.'
"A§v Hcp D]Imcw sNbvXm aXn. ChnsS \¶mbn \S¡p¶
Hc\mYmebw Dv. Cu XpI AhnsS sImSp¯v ckoXv hm§q. At§¡v ]pWyw In«pw.'
cm[mIrjvW I½¯nsâ AÛpX `mhw ImWm³ ckambncp¶p.
"Rm³ CXn 25 e£w A\mYmeb¯n\pw _m¡n XpI \n§fpsS
Øm]\¯n\pwXcmw. F´mbmepw B ]Ww C\n F\n¡v th.
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