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Hcp a{´nbpsS acWw

(A]kÀ¸I IY)

A\nb³ Xebmäp¼nÅnÂ

""F\n¡nhnSps¯ B`y´ca{´nsb sImÃWw. klmbn¡mtam? ]Ww F{X thWsa¦nepw Xcmw''.

Rm³ AÛpXt¯msS Abmsf t\m¡n.t\cs¯ hnfn¨v ]dªv At¸mbnâvsaâv FSp¯n«v h¶XmWv. \o­XmSnbpw Iq«p]pcnIhpw Xo¡\ t]mepÅ I®pIfpw Xebn Hcp Nph¶ XpWn sIm­pÅ sI«pwþ henb Hcp PpºbmWn«ncn¡p¶Xv. I«n¡®Sbpw h¨n«p­v.

""F´mWv an­m¯Xv? "kXytah PbtX' F¶ UnäÎohv GP³kn \S¯p¶ \µtKm]m hÀ½ Xs¶btà Fsâ ap¼nÂ?'' A]c³ hnSp¶ e£WanÃ.

""AsX, ]s£ Hcmsf sImÃm³ Iq«p \n¡eà Fsâ ]Wn. kXy¯n\pw \oXn¡pw th­n IÅ·mtcbpw sImebmfnItfbpw IŸW¡mtcbpw ]nSn¨v \nba¯n\v ap¼n sIm­phcm³ klmbn¡pIbmWv Fsâ ]Wn.''

""IÅt\bpw sImebmfntbbpw IŸW¡mtcbpw AtÃ? A§s\ Xs¶btà ]dªXv?''

""AsX''

""F¦n Rm\o]dª a{´n A§s\ Hs¡bmWv F¶v Rm³ sXfnbn¨mÂ!! \½psS \nba§Ä Abmsf H¶p sXmSm³ IqSn IgnbmsX amdn \n¶mÂ? ]ns¶ \½sf´p sN¿Ww? D·qe\w. AtX amÀ¤apÅq. AXns\s¶ klmbn¡ptam F¶msWsâ tNmZyw. \n§Ä Fsâ IY tIÄ¡m³ X¿mdmIWw. ]s£ \n§Ä klmbn¡mw F¶pd¸pX¶m am{Xsa Rm³ Fsâ sFUânän shfns¸S¯q.''

F\n¡v ckw Ibdn¯pS§nbnc¶p. B I®nse I\ensâ clkyw AdnbpI Xs¶.

""IY apgph³ Xocp¶ hsc F\n¡v kabw XcWw. icn, ]dtªmfq.''

""Fsâ Aѳ Hcp t^mdÌv tdbv©À. A½bpw Rm\pw Fsâ A\pP¯nbpw. kt´mjIcamb Zn\§Ä. I©mhv Irjns¡Xnsc s]mcpXp¶ Ipsd sNdp¸¡msc kwLSn¸n¨v Xsâ tdbv©nsâ Iogn Hcp henb \o¡w Aѳ \S¸m¡n. \m«n cmjv{Sobhpw Im«n I©mhv Irjnbpambn Ignbp¶ \½psS t\Xmhn\v AÑsâ \o¡w ]nSn¨nÃ. ]e {]mhiyw AÑs\ h¶v `ojWns¸Sp¯n. iàamb sXfnhnsâ ASnØm\¯neÃmsX Cbmsf Xf¡m³ ]änsöv AÑ\v Adnbmambncp¶p. Ipsd ¡mes¯ {ia^eambn AXn\pth­ hyàamb sXfnhpIÄ Aѳ kwLSn¸n¨p. FÃm Imcy§Ä¡pw AÑsâ klmbn Bbn \n¶ _jodn¡bvs¡m¸w Rm\¶v kn\na¡v t]mbXmWv. Xncn¨v h¶t¸mÄ ho«n BsI _lfw. A½tbbpw A\nb ¯ntbbpw Cdbs¯ XqWn sI«nbn«ncn¡p¶p. Ft´m ]dªv AhÀ AÑs\ aÀ±n¨p sIm­ncn¡p¶p. Rm³ HmSn apt¶m«mªXmWv. _jodn¡ Fs¶ XSªp. \ap¡v H¶pw sN¿m³ ]änÃ. ap¼v ]dª t\Xmhv A¸gmWv {]Xy£s¸«Xv. h­n bn \n¶pw Hcp henb I¶mkv s]t{SmÄ sIm­ph¶v AhcpsS icoc¯n Hgn¨v I¯n¨p. Fsâ hoSpw Fsâ {]nbs¸«hcpw I¯n Fcnªp. Icbm³ XpS§nb Fs¶ _jodn¡ hmbv s]¯n¸nSn¨v AhnsS Hcp s]m´¡m«n Hfn¸n¨p. ]s£ B {Iqc\mb t\Xmhnsâ apJw F\n¡v \¶mbn ImWm³ Ignªp. CXnsâ ]pdInepÅ Imcy§Ä _jodn¡ ]n¶oSv ]dªv X¶XmWv. _jodn¡ Fs¶bpw sIm­v B Im«neqsS Ft§ms«¶nÃmsX ]mªp. B ImSnsâ AXncnembncp¶p AÑsâ IzmÀt«gvkv.''

""F¶n«v?''

""C\n AXnsâ ASp¯ L«w. _jodn¡ Fs¶ Hcp henb a\pjysâ ho«n tPmenbv¡m¡n. At±l¯n\v Ft¶mSv henb kvt\lambncp¶p. At±lw Fs¶ ]Tn¸n¨p. Fsâ Ncn{Xw H¶pw At±ls¯ Adnbn¨ncp¶nÃ. ]¯v ]Xn\©v hÀjw IS¶v t]mbXdnªnÃ. Rm\n¶v Fw._n._n.Fkn\v ]Tn¡p¶p. Hcp Znhkw ho«n sN¶t¸mÄ Hcp ]pXnb AXnYn. \nj...... Fsâ FÃmsaÃmamb B a\pjysâ t]c¡p«nbmWv. tPWenkw tImgvkv Ignªp. ChnsS Hcp ]{X¯n Idkvt]m ­âmbn tPmen t\m¡p¶p. R§Ä X½neSp¯p. {ItaW Fsâ IYIÄ Ahfp ambn ]¦v sh¨p. Fsâ AÑsâ sImebmfn C¶v hfÀ¶v a{´n hscbmbn.

Hcp Znhkw AhÄ HmSn h¶p. B`y´ca{´nsb kw_Ôn¡p¶ Hcp Imcyw ]dbm\mWv h¶sX¶v ]dªp.

"ab¡v acp¶nsâ Hcp h³Uoepd¸n¡m³ Bscms¡tbm AhcpsS kt¦X¯n H¯p IqSp¶p­v. ]{Xm[n]cpambn No^vFUnäÀ kwkmcn¡p¶Xv tI«XmWv. Hcp h¼³ {kmhmWv. CXn ]nSn¨m ]{Xw AS¨v ]qt«­n hcpw. CXv I­nsöv \Sn¨m aXn. \½Ä CXdnªn«nÃ. B aoänwKv AhnsS Ahkm\n¨p. Fsâ Iym_n\nencp¶v Ipsd Imcy§Ä F\n¡v tIÄ¡m³ km[n¨p. B`y´ca{´nbpsS t]cv ]dªt¸mgmWv Rm³ {i²n¨Xv. \ap¡v H¶p t]mbt\zjn¨mtem?

"\o AXn XebnS­. CXv Rm³ Uo sNbvtXmfmw. AhÀ IqSp¶ ØetaXm sW¶v ]dtªm?'

kwkmcw apgph\m¡m³ ]änbnÃ. AhfpsS ap¯È³ Ibdn h¶p. ap¯È\pw Ahfpw IqSn ]pd¯v t]mbXn\m In«nb hnhc§Ä A]qÀ®ambn. CsXmchkc amWv, AhtfmSv tNmZn¨v IqSpX Imcy§Ä AdnbWsa¶v Rm³ Xocpam\n¨p. sshIn«v ap¯È³ X\nsb Xncn¨v h¶t¸mÄ Rm³ Xcn¨p t]mbn.

"\nj FhnsS?'

"Hcp t^m¬ h¶t¸mÄ ]{X¯nsâ GtXm Imcy¯ns\¶v ]dªv AhÄ t]mbn.'

Rm³ s]«¶v ]pd¯nd§n. cm{Xn Ggp aWn Bbt¸mÄ \njbpsS t^m¬.

"Rm\hnsS t]mbncp¶p. AhcdnbmsX FÃmw Iymadbn ]IÀ¯nbn«p­v. ]t£ AhÀ¡v kwibw tXm¶ntbm F¶p tXm¶nbXn\m Rm³ Cd§n HmSn. Hcp {]Im c¯n c£s]«p. ]s£ Fsâ I.D ImÀUv \ãs¸«p. DSs\ X½n ImWWw.'

]n¶oSv sR«n¡q¶ hmÀ¯bmWv tI«Xv. AhÄ tdmU]IS¯n sImÃs¸«p. AhfpsS Iymad ImWp¶nÃ. ]{X¡mcn \n¶pw AdnªXmWv. Cu acW¯n\v ]pdInepw BcmsWs¶\n¡dnbmw. C\n sshIn¡qSm. F{Xbpw s]s«¶v F\n¡ hs\ sImÃWw. CXnsâ tjm¡n Fsâ {]mbs¸« B ap¯È³ acn¨p.''

AbmfpsS IY Fs¶ hÃmXpe¨p. F¶m AbmfpsS Bhiyw AXv Rm³ \ncm Icn¨p. \nba hncp²ambn H¶pw sN¿m³ F\n¡v ]änÃ. AbmÄ NmSn Fgpt¶äp.

""a\pjyXzw \in¨n«nÃm¯ Hcmsf¦nepw ImWpsa¶v Rm³ IcpXn. Rm³ t]mIp¶p. ]t£ B`y´ca{´n DS³ sImÃs¸Spw. XSbmsa¦n XSbv. ]s£ Fs¶ DSs\ Häns¡mSp¡mXncp¶m aXn.''

AbmÄ HcpsImSp¦mäv t]mse Cd§n HmSn. B`y´ca{´n ]s¦Sp¡p¶ Hcp ]cn]mSn \msf ]ÅnhI BUntämdnb¯nÂ. ]{X¯n¡­ hmÀ¯ Fs¶ sR«n¨p. Nnet¸mÄ a{´ns¡Xnsc h[{iaw D­mtb¡mw. sImÃs¸Sm\pw km²yXbp­v. F´mWv sN¿­sX¶dnbmsX Hcp \nanjw i¦n¨p. AbmÄ ]dªXv apgph³ icnbmsW¦n a{´n sImÃs¸tS­h³ Xs¶. ]t£......... BsI Nn´m¡pg¸ambn. F´mbmepw t]meoknednbn¡m³ Xocpam\n¨p. t\sc t]meokv kq{]­nsâ Hm^oknte¡v.

""F\n¡v hfsc {][m\s¸« Hcp Imcyw Adnbn¡m\p­v. \msf ]ÅnhI t{]m{Km an ]s¦Sp¡pt¼mÄ a{´n sImÃs¸Sm³ km²yXbp­v.''

BZyw S.P H¶v sR«n.

""\n§Ä F§s\ Adnªp? FhnS¶v In«n Cu \yqkv?''

""Hcp DulamWv. th­{X skIyqcnän thWsa¶v HmÀ½n¸n¡m\mWv h¶Xv''

At§cpsS apJ¯v Hcp ]pÑckw.

""Hm Ct¸mÄ t]meoknt\¡mÄ henb t]meokmbn«mWtÃm \S¸v? ChnsS B`y´c a{´nsb kwc£n¡m³ R§sfms¡bp­v.''

""kÀ, CXv XamibÃ. KuchamsbSp¡Ww. Fsâ Dulw am{XamWv F¦nepw....''

5 aWn¡mWv a{´nbpsS t{]m{Kmw. lmÄ \ndsb BfmWv. t]meoknsâ Hcp henb ]S Xs¶bp­v. Fs´ms¡bmbmepw Fsâ ap¶dnbn¸v AhÀ KuchamsbSp¯n «p­v. henb t]meokv _´hkv. a{´n¡pÅ Blmcw hsc Hcp hi¯pÅ apdnbn h¨v ]q«n Xmt¡m Fkv.sF kq£n¨ncn¡bmWv. F´nt\sd a{´n¡pÅ Icn¡v hsc At¸mÄ apdnbn \ns¶Sp¯v sh«ns¡mSp¯m aXn F¶mWv Xocp am\w. aoänwKv Ignbmdmbn. a{´n¡v Icn¡v tÌPn¯s¶ sh«n sImSp¡pIbmWv sNbvXXv. At§cv Icn¡pw shÅhpw Hcp _nkvIäpw am{Xw Ign¨p. Fsâ I®IÄ \mep]mSpw ]cXn. henb I®mSn h¨ B XmSn¡mc³ AhnsShnsS¦nep!? CÃ, CsXsâ kwibw am{Xw.

s]«¶v a{´n¡v Hcp XeId¡w. At±lw Ipgªv tÌPn¯s¶ hoWp. s]s«¶v FÃmhcpw IqSn FSp¯v Imdn¡bän Bip]{Xnbnte¡v. ]s£ Poh³ c£n¡m\mbnÃ, At±lw acn¨p. lrZb[a\nIÄ s]m«nbmWv acn¨Xv. lmÀ«v Aäm¡v G¶mWv tUmÎÀamÀ ]dªXv.

""kÀ, t]mÌvamÀ«w?'' S.P Fs¶ Xpdn¨v t\m¡n.

""CXv Aäm¡mWv. tUmÎÀ ]dªntÃ? C\n F´n\v B icocw Iodnapdn¡Ww?''

B _lfw Hs¡ Ignªp. F\n¡msI Hcp kam[m\t¡Sv. Rm³ dmt¯mUn t\bpw Iq«n ]cn]mSn \S¶ tÌUnb¯nte¡v sN¶p. AhnsS FÃmhcpw ]ncnªncp¶p. \S¯n¸pImÀ AXnsâ tjm¡n \n¶pw tamNnXcmbn«nÃ.

"" F\n¡nhnSw H¶p ]cntim[n¡m³ A\phmZw XcWw.''

R§Ä tÌPn Ibdn. AXnsâ sskUnse apdn Xpd¶p. AXnemWv a{´n¡pÅ Blmcw h¨ncp¶Xv. ]s£ Hcmlmchpw Bcpw sXm«n«nÃ. B apdn Rm³ BsI H¶p t\m¡n. ]Ånbnse ap¯p¡pSIfpw aäpw Hcp tImWn h¨ncn¡p¶p. Hcp aqebn Hcp XncplrZb¡qSv. FÃmw s]mSn ]nS¨v. AXn\v ]n¶n HcmÄ¡v Ccn¡m \pÅ Øeap­v. Rm³ kmh[m\w At§m«v \o§n. sR«nt¸mbn, AhnsS Nne Im¸mSpIÄ. AhnsS Nmcn h¨ncn¡p¶ ap¯p¡pSbpsS Imen hnc¸mSpIÄ. D]tbmKn¡mXncp¶XpsIm­v s]mSn ]nSn¨ncn¡p¶p. Rm³ se³kv h¨v ]cntim[n ¨t¸mÄ hyàambn ]mSpIÄ ImWmw. Im¸mSv sXfnªnSs¯ AfhpIÄ IrXy ambn FSp¯p. Hcp {]tXyIXcw sNcp¸nsâ ASbmfw ]e Øe¯pw HmhÀ em¸v sNbvXv InS¡p¶p.

s]s«¶v Rm³ NmSn Fgpt¶äp. ]pdt¯t¡mSn.

""a{´n¡v sImSp¯ Icns¡hnsS?''

""AsXÃmw IqSn thbvÌn X«n. ]s£ Xncn¨dnbm³ km[n¡pw. t]meokpImÀ AXn ¹mÌÀ H«n¨ncp¶p.''

dmt¯mUv B thbvÌv Ipgnbn Cd§n. B Icn¡v I¿nseSp¯p. AXn shÅan Ãmbncp¶p.

""AXn§p Xcq.''

AXv Xncn¨pw adn¨pw t\m¡n. `{Zambn _mKn h¨p. ]Ån A[nIrXtcmSv tNmZn¨v Rm³ B IpS¡mepw `{Zambn I¿n h¨p. Sn.hn bn a{´nbpsS lmÀ«äm¡ns\ ¡pdn¨p am{XamWv hmÀ¯. Ft´m F\n¡Xv Aäm¡Ã F¶ tXm¶Â.

Hm^oknse em_n¡bdn Rm³ hmXneS¨p. dmt¯mUnt\mSpw AI¯v hcm³ ]dªp. BZyw B hnc¸mSpIÄ ]cntim[n¨p. Ignª Znhkw h¶bmfnsâ hnc¸mSpIÄ Rm³ kq£n¨v h¨ncp¶p. Fs¶ F¶pw klmbn¡p¶ t^md³ knIv FIvkvt]À«n\v Bsf hn«p. At§cpsS hniZamb ]cntim[\bn hnc¸mSp Ifn I­ kmayw Fs¶ sR«n¨p. B A]cnNnX³ F´n\v, F§s\ B apdnbnÂ? sNcp¸nsâ ASbmf¯nse kmayw IqSn Bbt¸mÄ Fsâ kwibw ]qÀ®ambn. A¶bmÄ h¶t¸mÄ AXp c­pw FSp¯v h¡m³ tXm¶nbXv \¶mbn. dmt¯mUv t^md³knIv FIvkvt]À«ns\ sIm­phnSm³ t]mbn. F\n bv¡msI kam[m\anÃmXmbn. Ah³ sImÃm³ th­n AhnsS h¶v Hfn¨ncp¶ Xmhpw, ]t£ Ah\Xv th­n h¶nÃ.

Rm³ B Icn¡v I¿nseSp¯v Xncn¨pw adn¨pw t\m¡n. AXn hnc¸mSpIÄ sXfnªn«nÃ. Rm\Xv amän hbv¡m³ XpS§nbXmWv. A¸gmWv t]meokpImÀ Xncn¨dnbm\mbn H«n¨ ¹mÌÀ Fsâ I®n s]«Xv. Rm\Xv hfsc {i²tbmsS ASÀ¯n amän. F´v? AXn\Snbn Hcp sNdnb Zzmcw. Hcp kndn©nsâ kqNn Ib dm³ ]mI¯n\v Hcp sNdnb Zzmcw. Icn¡n³ shůn Ft´m tNÀ¯ncn¡p¶p. sImSpw hnjambncn¡Ww. AXmbncn¡mw acWImcWw. sSent^m¬ s_ tI«mWv Rm³ Nn´bn \n¶pWÀ¶Xv.

""ltem, Fs¶ a\Ênemtbm? Rm³ Ignª Znhkw AhnsS h¶ncp¶p. Ct¸mÄ HmUntämdnb¯nepw Xm¦Äs¡m¸w D­mbncp¶p. Xm¦Äs¡s¶ Xncn¨dnbm³ IgnªnÃ. Iãw Rm³ BZyw h¶t¸mÄ thjw amdn BWv h¶Xv F¶v t]mepw a\Ênem¡m³ ]äm¯ \n§Ä F´v UnäÎohv?''

Rm³ sR«nt¸mbn.

""\otbm? At¸mÄ \o ]dªt]mse ]Wn ]än¨p AtÃ? ImteIq«n B cq]¡qSn\v ]pdIn F{X kabw Ccp¶p? Hcp Imcyta F\nbv¡dntb­XpÅq. B Icn¡n³ shůn tNÀ¯ hnj¡q«ns\ Ipdn¨v. \n§fpsS hnc¸mSpIfpw Im¸mSp Ifpw Rm³ Xncn¨dnªp. ''

""Xm¦Ä kaÀ°³ Xs¶. Rm³ hnNmcn¨Xnepw anSp¡³. Rm\mWXv sNbvXXv. Rms\mcp tUmÎdmWv. A§s\bpÅ Hcp hnj¡q«p­m¡m³ Ipd¨v _p²nap«n. B hnjw ¥qt¡mkpambn tNcpt¼mÄ Cc«n iàn t\Sp¶p. Hcp lmÀ«äm¡nsâ FÃm e£W§fpw ImWn¨v, DÅnÂs¨Ãp¶ hyàn acn¨p hogp¶p. F\ns¡mcp k¦Sta DÅq. B Zpã³ sImÃs¸«XmsW¶v P\§fdnbWambncp¶p. AXp t]mse NmIp¶Xn\v ap¼v Rm\mWv sImÃp¶sX¶pw Ahs\ Adnbn¡Wambncp ¶p. c­pw \S¶nÃ. \n§Ä¡v thWsa¦n AXp c­pw sN¿mw. \à t]cpw In«pw. ]s£ Fs¶ am{Xw \n§Ä¡v In«nÃ. Rm\nXn\Iw Cu \m«n \n¶v ]d¶ncn¡pw. F\n¡nhnsS _Ôp¡tfm i{Xp¡tfm CÃ. ]ns¶ F´n\nhnsS \n¡Ww?''

s]«¶v t^m¬ I«v sNbvXp. sO......... Rms\´p sN¿Ww? Cu IY _m¡n DÅh tcmSv ]dbtWm? AtXm............ th­, B \nÀ`mKyhm\mb sNdp¸¡mc³ temI¯nsâ GsX¦nepw tImWn kpJambn«v Pohn¡s«. icnbv¡pw AÀlXs¸« in£ B a{´n¡v In«n F¶v \ap¡v kam[m\n¡mw.

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