Adv Swetha thanna Case -Detective 12

AtUz¡äv tizX X¶ tIkv

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A\nb³ Xebmäp¼nÅnÂ

{]nbs¸« \µtKm]m hÀ½ kÀ,

            Xm¦sf¸änbpw Xm¦fpsS UnäÎohv GP³knsb ]änbpw [mcmfw tI«n«p­v. DÅn Hcmcm[\bpw D­v. Rm³ Hcp {Inan\ tembdmWv. Fsâ t]cv tizX. aq¶v hÀjambn {]nÎokv sN¿p¶p. F\n¡v A§sb H¶v t\cn«v ImWm³ B{Klap­v. kuIcyapÅ kabw Adnbn¡patÃm? \n§Ä¡v th«bv¡v Hscm¶m´cw Ccsb Xcmw.

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"kÀ, CXv Hcp ss]¦nfn I¯pt]mse tXm¶p¶p.'

dmt¯mUv I¯v hÀ½bpsS I¿n sImSp¯p. B I¯v hmbn¨t¸mÄ BZyw NncnbmWv h¶Xv. ]s£, AXnsâ Ahkm\ hmNIw, AXnses´ms¡tbm kqN\bp­v.

"\msf D¨¡v c­v aWn¡v kabw Ipdn¨dnbn¡q.'

Hm^okv apä¯v Hcp _pÅäv tam«À ss_¡v. Hcp kv{Xo BWtÃm HmSn¡p ¶Xv. ]mâvkpw tSm¸pw thjw IqfnwKv ¥mÊv.

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"\µtKm]m hÀ½ kmÀ?'

"AsX, tizX Ccn¡q. Ipamc³ X¼nbpambn sXänbXp sIm­v Hcp sNdnb sS³j³ D­v AtÃ? Ipac³ I¼\nbpsS eoK AssUzkÀ Øm\w cmPn h¨n«v Iqfmbn«v Cd§n t]m¶p. PÌnkv cmPtiJc³ X¼nbpsS aIfn \n¶v Rm³ Cu XtâSw Xs¶ {]Xo£n¨p.'

"kÀ, CsXÃmw F§s\ Adnªp?'

"CsXÃmw Adnbm³ 24 aWn¡qÀ hfsc A[nIamWv.'

AhfpsS B kpµcamb apJ¯v Ft´m Hcp `bw \ngen¡p¶p­v.

"C\n ]dbq Rm³ F´mWv \n§Ä¡v th­n sNt¿­Xv?'

"Rm³ kpc£nXbmIWsa¦n \n§Ä Fs¶ hnhmlw Ignt¡­n hcpw. A{Xbpw henb Hc]IS¯nemWv Rm³. ià\mb Hcp klmbn Csæn Fsâ Imcyw........'

AhÄ s]m«n¨ncn¨p. s]s«¶hfpsS Nncn amªp.

"c­p sIme]mXI§fpsS sXfnhpIÄ Fsâ ]¡ep­v. henb Hcp IÅt\m«v dm¡änsâ Xeh³ Bscs¶\n¡dnbmw. CXv AhÀ a\Ênem¡nbm A¸tg Fs¶ X«n¡fbpw. Ip{]kn²amb hÀ½ sImet¡kv BcmWv sNbvXXv Fs¶\n¡dnbmw. F´n\msW¶pw. ASp¯ Znhkw Xs¶ AbmfpsS ss{Uhdpw sImÃs¸«p.'

"AXnsâ sImebmfn Agnbv¡¯I¯mbtÃm hÀ½bpsS the¡mc³?'

"AbmÄ \nb]cm[nbmWv.'

"]ns¶ Bcv?'

"Ipac³ X¼nbmWXn\v ]n¶nÂ. BZyw C³Iw SmIvkv Hm^okÀ hÀ½sb sIm¶p. AXnsâ ZrIvkm£nbmb ss{Uhtdbpw ASp¯ Znhkw sIm¶p.'

"\n§Ä¡v F§s\ Adnbmw?'

"Rm³ Ipac³ I¼\oknsâ eoK AssUzkÀ Bbncp¶p. Hcp {Inan\ AtUz¡äv km[mcW Cu ]Wnbv¡v t]mImdnÃ. CXv Fsâ t_mknsâ \nÀºÔ {]ImcamWv.'

"BcmWv \n§fpsS t_mkv?'

"{]kn² {Inan\ h¡o AUz. inhZmk³. \à {]Xn^ew In«pw. IqSmsX AhÀ apJm´cw A\h[n tIkpIfpw. Fsâ AÑt\mSpÅ IS¸mSv sIm­v At§cv F\ns¡mcp D]Imcw sNbvXv X¶XmWv F¶msWt¶mSv A¶v ]dªXv. ]n¶oSmWdnªXv AhÀ¡v icn¡pw th­Xv Hcp {Inan\ tembÀ Xs¶ Bbncp¶p F¶v. AXn\v am{Xw tIkpIÄ AhÀ Xs¶ D­m¡nbncp¶p. Rm³ AhnSp¶v NmSm³ BtemNn¨ncp¶p. F¶p thWsa¶v am{Xta kwibap­mbncp¶pÅq. Ignª Znhkw Rm³ Hm^okn sN¶t¸mÄ Ipac³ X¼nbpsS ]mÀ«vt\gvkv FÃmhcpap­v. FÃmhcpw Hcp aZyk¡mc¯n\v \SphnemWv. s]s«¶v Rm³ hmXn ]mXn Nmcn \n¶v {i²n¨p. Hcp ck¯n\v B kw`mjWw apgph³ Fsâ sF¸m Un ]IÀ¯n. Cu c­p sIme]mXI§Ä \S¯nbXnsâ kmlknI IY IÄ aZyelcnbn Hmtcmcp¯cpw hÀ®n¡p¶Xv A§s\ Fsâ sF¸m Un ]Xnªp. DSs\ Xs¶ AhnSp¶v Xmsgsb¯n the¡mcs\ ]dªp hn«v Rm³ F¯nbn«p­v, Ipsd t]¸dpIÄ H¸nSm\p­v F¶pw Adnbn¡m³ ]dªp. HcpXc¯nepw kwibw tXmt¶­ F¶p IcpXn. ]s£ Ft¶mSv thsdmcp Znhkw hcm\mWv apIfn \n¶v ]dªp hn«Xv.

Ft´m sF¸mUnse kw`mjW iIe§Ä apgph³ a\ÊnemIp¶nÃ. ]t£ ]¨t\m«pIÄ amdn FSp¡p¶Xns\¡pdns¨mcp ]cmaÀiap­v. GXm­v 10 an\näv \o­p\n¡p¶ B kw`mjWw A§v H¶v hniIe\w sNbvXv t\m¡Ww. F´msWs¶m¶v a\Ênem¡q. GtXm Hcp henb IÅ t\m«v GÀ¸mSmtWm F¶v Rm³ kwibn¡p¶p. AhnsS Rm³ Øncw t]mImdpÅ XmbXp sIm­v BÀ¡pw kwibw tXm¶n¡mWm\nSbnÃ.'

"AXn\ptijamtWm eoKÂ AssUzkÀ Øm\w cmPn h¨Xv? AXn\v ]dª ImcWw?'

"AXv {][m\amWv. AhcpsS ]eclky§fpw Adnbmhp¶ Rm³ X¡Xmb ImcWanÃmsX t]m¶m kwibn¡pw. Fsâ hnhmlw \nÝbn¨p, AXpsIm­v C\n ChnsS XpScm³ ]änsöpw ]dªmWv cmPn sImSp¯Xv. Fsâ t_mknt\w A§s\ ]dªv hnizkn¸nt¡­n h¶p. AÑt\mSv am{Xw kXyw ]dªp. AÑ\mWv Fs¶ A§bpsS ASp¯v hcm³ t{]cn¸n¨Xv. Rm³ Cu sF¸mUv ChnsS h¨n«v t]mhpIbmWv. Fs´¦nepw hnhcw In«nbm Adnbn¡Ww.'

Hcp at\mlcamb Nncn F\n¡v k½m\n¨v ]pd¯nd§n _pÅäv ÌmÀ«v sNbvXv ]d¸n¨v AhÄ t]mbn. ]e kv{XoIsfbpw ImWpIbpw ]cnNbs¸SpIbpw sNbvXn«p­v. ]s£ ChÄ¡v Fs´ms¡tbm {]tXIXIÄ. AhÄ sXmSp¯p hn«ncn¡p¶ tIkpw A{X \nÊmcaÃ. Hcp henb _nkn\kv amáäv BWv {]Xn. hyàamb sXfnhpIfnÃmsX apt¼m«v \o§nbm IpSp§pw.

Rm³ B sF¸mUpambn I¼yq«À dqan Ibdn. AXn sdt¡mUv sNbvXncn ¡p¶Xv t¹ sNbvXp. Ipamc³ X¼nsb IqSmsX 3 t]cp­v. HcmÄ cmjv{Sob ¡mc\mW,v thjw I­mednbmw. Ipamc³ X¼nbpsS ASp¯ncn¡p¶ BÄ GtXm Hcp amÀhmSnbmWv. ASp¯bmÄ ]pdw XncnªmWncn¡p¶Xv. ]s£ AbmfpsS at\mlcamb hm¨v hyàambn ImWmw. B kw`mjWw Ahyà ambncp¶p. AXv Bw»nss^ sNbvXv s{]mPÎÀ h¨v henb kv{Io\nte¡v CtaPv t^m¡kv sNbvXp. slUvt^m¬ sNhnbn h¨v B kw`mjWw {i²n¨p.

"hÀ½bpsS sIme]mXIw AbmfmWv sNbvXsX¶v Nnesc¦nepw hnizkn¨n «nÃ. AXn \½psS ]¦v Bsc¦nepw Adnªm Ipg¸amIpw.'

"AXn\n A\§nÃ. AXà {]iv\w. B t\m«vv sI«pIÄ þ AXpSs\ amdntb ]äq. {Sb BWv. AXv hnPbn¨m \½Ä c£s¸«p.'

"hÀ½ A¶v B t\m«vsI«vIÄ AS§nb Hcp s]«n Xpd¶XmWv {]iv\ambXv. AbmÄ Hcp {]tem`\¯n\pw hg§nbnÃ. B s]«n ko sNbvXv Fs¶ s¡m­v H¸nSo¨v sIm­p t]mbn. ]s£ A¶bmfpsS h­n Hm^oknse¯n bnÃ. B h­n AbmfpsS ho«nse¯n¨v AbmfpsS arXtZlw AhnsS¯s¶ C«p. A§s\bmWv the¡mc³ IpSp§nbXv. AX§s\ B¡n¯oÀ¡m³ cq] Ipd¨nd¡n. AXpt]mse Fsâ kzm[o\hpw. AsXm¶pw \n§Ä ad¡m Xncp¶m aXn.'

"AsXm¶pw ad¡nsÃtSm. \½psS tSwkv kwkmcn¡q.'

B amÀhmSnbmWv kwkmcn¨Xv.

"A¼Xp iXam\w......... AXv Xosc IpdhmWv. \à dnkv¡pÅ ]WnbmWv. Adp]Xn Dd¸n¡mw.'

"At¸mÄ AXnhnsS F¯n¡p¶ NpaXebpw \n§Ä GsäSp¡Ww.'

"AXn\p amÀ¤ap­m¡ns¡mÅmw.' Ipamc³ X¼n ]Xps¡ Fgpt¶äp.

]ns¶ H¶pw hyàaÃ. tizX¡v A{Xtb In«nbpÅq. AbmÄ Fgpt¶ä¸tg tizX AhnS¶v amdn¡mWpw. Rm³ B kw`mjW§Ä Xncn¨pw adn¨pw hniIe\w sNbvXp. FÃmw hfsc hyàambn h¶p. ]ns¶ B t\m«nsâ Imcyw.IÅt\m«mWv. AXv thsd FhnSpt¶m sIm­phcp¶XmWv. B amÀhmSnbmWXn\v ]n¶nÂ. AXnhnsS sIm­ph¶v Ipamc³ X¼nbpsS hym]cØm]\¯neqsS sNehm¡p¶p. A{Xam{Xw. AXn\mWv 60%.

FÃw hyàw. CXpam{Xw tImSXn¡v ap¼n Hcp sXfnhÃ. AbmÄ ]pÃpt]mse Cd§nt¸mcpw. F´mbmepw CXv hfsc KuchapÅXv Xs¶, sshIm\pw ]mSnÃ. Rm³ tizXsb hnfn¨p.

"ho«n¯s¶ ImWWw. Rm³ Ct¸mįs¶ hcp¶p.' C{Xamt{X ]dªpÅq.adp]Sn¡v t]mepw Im¡msX h­nbn Ibdn.

BZyw tjWmbnbpsS Hm^oknte¡mWv t]mbXv. sF¸mUn \n¶pw AhcpsS hoUntbm ¢n¸v FSp¯ncp¶p. AXnse iÐw amänb Hsc®w. Ct¸mÄ tjWmbnbpsS I¿n B kw`mjWw In«nbm A]ISamWv.

"kÀ ChnsS...... H¶v hnfn¨m aXnbmbncp¶p.'

"AXns\m¶pw kabanÃ. Rm³ Hcp hoUntbm ¢n¸nwKv Xcmw AXnepÅ \mept]cptSbpw kIe hnhc§fpw Adnªp XcWw. AXpw 24 aWn¡qdn\p ÅnÂ. AhÀ¡v Hcp kwibhpw tXm¶cpXv. Hcp ImcWhimepw CXv thsdmcmfpsS I¿n s]SpIbpw AcpXv. AXn HcmÄ{]kn² hym]mcn Ipamc³ X¼nbmWv. C\n tjWmbn¡v Ffp¸ambntÃ? \n§Ä¡v ]{X¡mÀ¡v CXv \njv{]bmkw km[n¡mhp¶tXbpÅq. Rm³ t]mIp¶p. \msf sshIn«v ImWWw. t^mWn H¶pw ]db­.'

Rm³ Imdn Ibdn. t\sc tizXbpsS ho«nte¡v. hgn I­p]nSn¡m³ hnjan¨nÃ. cmPtiJc³ X¼n A{X¡v {]ikvX\mWv. Hcp ]gb XdhmSv. \à {]uVnbpÅ ]qapJw. h­n \nÀ¯n ]qapJt¯¡v Ibdn. s_ÃSn¨p. tizX Cd§n h¶p.

"C{X s]«¶v {]Xo£n¨nÃ. hcq AI¯ncn¡mw. AÑ\I¯p­v. kpJanÃmXn cn¡ymWv.'

apdn¡I¯v NmcpItkcbn dn«tbUv PUvPv cmPtJc³ X¼n.

"hfsc A[nIw tI«n«p­v. t\cn ImWp¶Xv BZyw.'

"hcq Ccn¡q.. kpJanÃmXncn¡ymWv. AXpsIm­mWv ]pdt¯¡v hcm¯Xv. £an¡Ww. ]ns¶ F§s\bp­v ]pXnb {]Øm\w? Hmtcm tIkv Ignbpt¼mtg¡pw i{XpfpsS F®w IqSpw AtÃ?'

"an{X§fpsS F®hpw IqSp¶p­v.'

"ChnsS Rm\pw tamfpw am{Xw. F\n¡hfpw AhÄ¡v Rm\pw am{Xw.'

"Rm³ h¶Xv hfsc {][m\s¸« Hcp Imcy¯n\mWv.'

"Adnbmw. ChÄ sImfp¯nhn« tIktÃ? Rm³ ]dªn«mWv AXv Häbv¡v ss^äv sNt¿­ tIksöv. ImcWw i{Xp¡Ä iàcmWv. sXfnhnsâ A`m h¯n Fsâ tImSXnbn \n¶v ]eXhW c£s¸« BfmWv Ipamc³ X¼n. A{X kzm[o\amWbmÄ¡v. ]ns¶ ]W¯nsâ lp¦pw.'

"]s£, tizX sIm­ph¶ sXfnhpIÄ A{X iàamWv. ]s£, AXp am{Xw {]Xo£n¨v t]mbm AbmÄ c£s¸Spw. tizX AbmfpsS t\m«¸pÅnbmhp Ibpw sN¿pw. AXpsIm­v Cu sXfnhpIÄ IqSmsX Abmsf IpSp¡Ww. AsX§s\...? AXp kwkmcn¡m\mWv Rm³ h¶Xv. Fsâ Hcp ]²Xn ]dbmw. hÀ½sImet¡kv H¶v ]p\ct\zjn¡m³ km[n¡Ww. AXn\v Icfp d¸pÅ Hcp h¡o thWw. tizX AXn \n¶v HgnhmIpIbmWv \ÃXv. ImcWw At§cpsS eoK AssUzkÀ Bbncp ¶tÃm? AXn\p km²yX bpt­m?'

"AXp Rm³ sN¿mw. AXnsâ ]pdIn R§fmsW¶dnbmsX Xs¶. _m¡n Imcy§Ä hÀ½ t\m¡Ww.'

"B tIkv ho­pw kPohamIps¶¶dnªm AhÀ AeÀ«mIpw. At¸mÄ {]iv\§Ä ssIImcyw sN¿m³ Ffp¸ap­v. Cu kab¯v Xs¶ am²ya§ fneqsS Hcp henb {]NcWw sImSp¡mw. Cu amam¦w ChnsS \S¡pt¼mÄ Xs¶ F\n¡m IÅt\m«pkwLs¯ thtcmsS ]ngpsXdnbWw.'

"hÀ½, BcpsS I¿n \n¶pw Hcp ^okpw In«m¯ tIkmIpw. hÀ½¡v \ãamIpw.'

"kÀ, cmPy¯n\pw AXpt]mse \nÊlmbcmb ]mh§Ä¡pw th­n ]Wn FSp¡pt¼mÄ Rm³ ^okv hm§mdnÃ. am{Xaà AXn\pth­n ]ecpw Imjv Xcp¶pap­v.'

"tkmdn Rm³ A§s\ Dt±in¨p ]dªXÃ. Hcp hmZn CÃ F¶p ]dªp Ft¶ DÅq.'

"\Ã th«¡mc\v \Ã Cc Ft¶ tizX ]dªpÅq. kÀ Rm\nd§p¶p.'

AhnSp¶nd§n. tizX ]pdtI h¶p.

"kÀ, Rm³ Xs¶ tIkv doHm¸¬ sN¿m³ A¸nbÀ sN¿mw. F\n¡v `banÃ. am{Xaà Rm³ eoK AssUzkÀ F¶ ]Zhn cmPn h¨Xn\v tijatÃ?'

"AXv tizXbpsS Cãw. ]s£ kq£n¡Ww.'

Rm³ ]Xps¡ \S¶p. F\n¡v tizXbpsS XtâSw Cãs¸«p. Hm^okn sN¶t¸mÄ dmt¯mUv hÀ½tIknsâ ^bepIfpw A¶s¯ t]¸À I«nwKpIfpw FÃmw h¨v Hcp \à dnt¸mÀ«v X¿mdm¡n h¨ncp¶p.

"\ap¡v tjWmbn IqSn h¶n«v tIkv hniZambn hniIe\w sN¿Ww.'

tjWmbnbpw {]`mIdpw F¯n. tjWmbn henb kt´mj¯nemWv. henb Hcp hmÀ¯¡v DÅ hIp¸v In«nbXnsâ elcnbnemWv.

"Rm³ ]dª \mept]sc ]än Adntªm?'

"H¶v Ipamc³ X¼n. Hcphenb hym]mcn. sImSp§ÃqÀ {]tZi¯v P\\w. AhnsS Hcp tjWmbnbpsS henb Hcp I¼\nbn tPmen Bbncp¶p. AhnS¶v ]Sn]Snbmbn DbÀ¶v B I¼\n Xs¶ kz´am¡n. Ahkm\w ]mhw tjWmbn ]pd¯mbn. C¶v [mcmfw I¼\nIÄ, `cWXe¯nepw t]meoknepw \à ]nSn]mSv. C¶nt¸mÄ F´pw sN¿m³ Ignhpw a\ÊpapÅ Hcp ssk\yw Xs¶ kz´ambp­v. C\n B JZdn« am\y³. t__n C«n¡c. A[nImc¯nsâ CS\mgnIIfneqsS hfÀ¶ Hcp cmjv{Sob¡mc³. GXp sImÅcpXmbva¡pw Iq«v \n¡pw. ss]k In«nbm F´pw sN¿pw. C\n aq¶ma³ amÀhmSn. kpµÀPn F¶mWdnbs¸Sp¶Xv. AbmÄ t_mwt_bnse Hcp sNdnb At[mtemI \mbI³. dnb FtÌäv _nkn\Ênsâ HcnS\ne¡mc³. A¼Xn¸cw t]meokv tIkpIÄ \nehnep­v. C\n \mema³. Hcp]nSnbpanÃ. B hm¨v am{XamWm[mcw. tdmfIvknsâ Gähpw ]pXnb tamUÂ. \à hnebpÅ {_m³Uv. Cu \m«n A[nIamÀ¡panÃ. C\n¸dbq. \½Ä F§s\ \o§pw? F´mWv tIkv?' tjWmbnbpsS £a \in¨p XpS§nbncp¶p. FÃmhtcmSpambn Cu tIknsâ Hcp Npcp¡w Rm³ ]dªv tIĸn¨p.

"aq¶v Xe¯n Htc kab¯v Cu tIkv \o¡m\mWv Dt±in¡p¶Xv. H¶v tImSXnbn hÀ½bpsS sIme]mXI tIkv doHm¸WnwKv, AXv tizX t\m¡n s¡mÅpw. ]s£, tizXbpsS Poh³c£mNpaXe \ap¡mWv. dmt¯mUnsâ sNdpssk\yw tizX AdnbmsX B NpaXe \ndthäWw.'

"kÀ, AsX\n¡v hnt«¡q. tizX¡pw AÑ\pw Hcp t]md t]mepta¡msX t\m¡p¶ Imcyw Rmt\äncn¡p¶p.'

"C\n c­maXv, \aps¡mcmsf s]m¡Ww. B JZÀ[mcnsb. t__n C«n¡c. BcpadnbmsX AbmÄ \½psS kt¦X¯n F¯Ww. km[n¡psa¦n \msf 10 aWn¡v ap¼v. {]`mIÀ AtX¡Ww. F{X XpI sNehmbmepw th­nÃ. GXp amÀ¤hpw kzoIcn¡mw. ImcWw an¡hmdpw Abmfmbncn ¡Ww Cu henb CS]mSpIfpsS CS\ne¡mc³.

]ns¶ B amÀhmSn þ kpµÀPn. \ap¡v SAT bptSbpw {io\nhmkv ]mtÞ bptSbpw klmbw tXSmw. IÅt\m«pIÄ i{XpcmPy§fn \n¶mhWw. AXv Xo{hhmZ {]hÀ¯\¯n\v hsc D]tbmKn¡p¶p­mImw. temI¯v Hcp a\p jy\pw AdnbmsX AhÀ Ahs\ s]m¡n h] FSp¯p sImÅpw. AXhÀ `wKnbmbn ssIImcyw sNbvtXmfpw.

C{Xbpw \S¶p Ignªm tjWmbn ]{X am²ya§sf H¶pWÀ¯n hnSWw. hÀ½bpsS sIme]mXI¯nsâ IY ]dªv. kXy¯n\v th­n t]mcmSp¶ tizXbpsS Poh³ hsc A]IS¯nemsW¶ coXnbnÂ. AXp h¶p Ignªm tizXsb sXmSm³ AhÀ ss[cys¸SnÃ. CXnsâ ssSanwKv hfsc {][m\amWv. C\n, tizXsb Bsc¦nepw `ojWns¸Sp¯pItbm D]{Zhn¡m³ {ian¡pItbm sNbvXm dmt¯mUv Ahsc s]m¡Ww. \ap¡v Ipac³ I¼\nbnse¯m\pÅ Ipdp¡v hgnbpamtb¡maXv.'

cm{Xn tizX hnfn¨p.

"]gb ^bepIÄ FÃmw X¸n, \msf¯s¶ hÀ½tIkv doHm¸¬ sN¿m\pÅ HmÀUÀ In«pw. PUvPnsâ {]tXyI A[nImcw D]tbmKn¨v. AÑsâ ]gb kl{]hÀ¯I\mWv Ct¸mgs¯ PUvPn.'

"\¶mbn, hnhc§Ä A¸gt¸mÄ Adnbn¡Ww. AXpt]mse tizX kq£n ¡Ww. IqsS DÅ Btcbpw hnizkn¡­. XXv¡mew Ct¸mgs¯ tizX bpsS t_mkns\ hsc. AbmÄ CXn\Iw hnebvs¡Sp¡s¸«p Ignªp. C\n kz´ambn {]mÎokv F¶mtemNn¡q.'

"kÀ, Fs´ms¡bmWv A§v ]dbp¶Xv? IgnhXpw thKw X½n¡mWmw.'

"kÀ, \½psS C«n¡cbpsS hnhcamWv. AbmÄ¡v SuWn \n¶pamdn Hcp Nn¶hoSp­v. At§m«v t]mbn«p­v. kzbw ss{Uhv sNbvXmWv t]mbncn¡p ¶Xv, IqsS thsd Bcpw CÃ.'

"{]`mIÀ Ct¸mįs¶ ]pds¸SWw. ImsdSpt¯mfq. AXn Ipac³I¼\n bpsS Ìn¡À H«n¡Ww. ss{UhdpsS bqWnt^mw aXn. AbmfpsS ImÀ HmhÀ tS¡v sN¿Ww. Ipamc³ kmÀ ]dªn«mWv, t^m¬ sN¿m³ \nhr¯nbnÃ. Xncn¨pw t^mWn kwkmcn¡­, thKw Cu Imdn Iq«ns¡m­p hcm³ ]dªp. Ft´m C³IwþSmIvkv sdbvUmsW¶v tXm¶p¶p. Fs¶ms¡bpÅ coXnbn kwkmcn¡pI.'

"kÀ, \½psS Iq«n F¯n¨n«p­v. AbmfpsS ImÀ ASps¯mcp hÀ¡v tjm¸n C«p.'

"CXm Rms\¯n.'

AhnsS F¯nbt¸mÄ AbmÄ tZjyt¯msS Bt{Imin¡p¶XmWv tI«Xv.

"Rm³ BcmsW¶m hnNmcnt¨? Fs¶ F´n\nhnsS ]nSn¨p h¨ncn¡p¶p? \n§sfms¡ Bcm? Hä F®¯ns\ shdpsX hnSnÃ.'

"ltem.. t__o.... Ccn¡q. Ipd¨p Imcy§Ä kwkmcn¡m\p­v.'

"\n§fmcmWv? \n§Äs¡´mWv th­Xv?'

"R§Ä¡v Ipd¨v hnhc§Ä \n§Ä ]dªp XcWw. H¶v B ]mhw hÀ½tbw ss{Uhtdw sIm¶Xmcv? F´n\v? ]ns¶ Ipamc³ X¼n¡v AXnepÅ ]¦v.'

"B sIme]mXIn in£ A\p`hn¡pIbtÃ?'

"R§Ä¡v kXyamWdntb­Xv. AXp kXyÔambn ]dªm Nnet¸mÄ \n§sf c£s¸Sp¯m³ km[nt¨¡pw.'

"\n§Ä¡v F´psN¿m³ ]äpw? F\ns¡m¶pw ]dbm\nÃ.'

"F¶m F\ns¡m¶p ]dbm\p­v. B IÅt\m«pIfpsS Imcyw. C¶se kpµÀPn t_mwt_bn AdÌv sN¿s¸«p. i{XpcmPy¯v \n¶v IÅt\m«v IS¯nbXn\v. AXn\v \n§fpsS Ipamc³ X¼nbpw DS³ IpSp§pw. CXv \à iXam\w Xo{hhmZ {]hÀ¯\§Ä¡mWv D]tbmKn¨ncp¶Xv F¶v sXfnªp Ignªp. c£s]Sm³ ChnSps¯ \n§fpsS kzm[o\w t]mcmsX hcpw.'

Abmsfm¶p sR«n.

"Rms\´n\v `bs¸SWw? F\n¡o CS]mSpIÄ H¶pw AdnbnÃ.'

"{]`mIÀ B hoUntbm ImWn¡q. t\Xmhn\v FÃmw Ht¶mÀ½ hcs«.'

tizX jq«v sNbvX cwK§Ä I­ t__n HXp§n.

"kÀ, c£n¡Ww. Fsâ cmjv{Sob `mhn.... FÃmw XIcpw.'

"\S¶Xv apgph³ hyàambn ]dªm \n§sf c£s¸Sp¯p¶ Imcyw BtemNn¡mw.'

AbmÄ ]dªXv hÅn ]pÅn hyXymkanÃmsX sdt¡mUv sNbvXp.

"C\n \n§fpsS Poh³ A]IS¯nemWv. c­pZnhkw kpJambn kpc£nX ambn ChnsS IqSmw. Asæn sXfnhpIÄ CÃmXm¡m³ \n§tfbpw AhÀ sImÃpw. {]`mIÀ, kmdnsâ Imcy§Ä t\m¡m³ {]tXyIw GÀ¸mSm¡Ww. \à kpc£nXamb apdn Xs¶ sImSp¡Ww. ]ns¶ Hcp Imcyw IqSn. B hoUntbmbn I­ tdmfIvkv hm¨v sI«nb BÄ BcmWv F¶p IqSn ]dªm ]qÀ¯nbmbn.'

"AtUz¡äv inhZmk³'

tizXbpsS t_mkv inhZmk³. sImÅmw \à Ipcp¡nemWv tizX sN¶v s]«ncn¡p¶Xv, Rm³ a\ÊntemÀ¯p. cmhnse Xs¶ tizXsb hnfn¨p.

"Hcp sNdnb kwibw XoÀ¡m³ hnfn¨XmWv. \n§fpsS t_mkv km[mcW tdmfIvkv hm¨mtWm D]tbmKn¡p¶Xv?'

"AtX, F´m A§s\ Hcp tNmZyw?'

"H¶panÃ. C¶pXs¶ AhnSp¶v BhiyapÅ FÃm s¡mÀUpIfpw s]m¡Ww. Cu tIknsâ Hcp Imcyhpw inhZmk³ Ct¸mÄ AdnbcpXv. kz´ambn tIkv hmZn¡pI. Aѳ C¶p¨¡v {io\nhmk\pambn tIknsâ Imcyw kwkmcn¨ncpt¶m F¶v kwibap­v. sR«n¡p¶ hnhc§fmWv ]mtÞbn \n¶pw In«nbncn¡p¶Xv. i{XpcmPy¯p \n¶pÅ tImSn¡W ¡n\v IÅt\m«pIÄ kpµÀPn apJm´cw \m«n {]Ncn¡p¶p. \à iXam\w `oIc{]hÀ¯\¯n\mWv D]tbmKn¡p¶Xv. tIcf¯nse AXnsâ apJy GPâv Ipamc³X¼n. {io\nhmkv ]mtÞ Xs¶ tIcf¯nte¡v ]pds¸Sp¶p ht{X. AXymhiyw Ipd¨v ]WnIÄ XoÀ¯v Rm³ ]mtÞsb Im¯ncn ¡ymWv. Fsâ Hm^oknte¡v hcmsa¶mWv ]dªXv. tizXtbmSv AXymhiy ambn AÑt\bpw Iq«n hcWsa¶v ]dªn«p­v. dmt¯mUv hcpw, IqsS t]m¶m aXn.'

dmt¯mUnsâ IqsS Ahsc¯n.

"£an¡Ww, A{X {][m\s¸« Hcp tIkmbXpsIm­mWv A§sb IqSn Iãs¸Sp¯nbXv. am{XaÃ, \n§fpsS c­pt]cptSbpw kpc£bpw {]iv\ambncp¶p.'

"Hm... kmcanÃ. Rm\pw sS³j\nembncp¶p, tamÄ Cu tItksäSp¡p¶p F¶dnªt¸mÄ apXÂ. hne ]nSn¨ ]e tcJIfpw AhfpsS I¿nep­v Xm\pw.'

"kÀ, tjWmbn kmdnsâ t^m¬.'

dmt¯mUv t^m¬ X¶p.

"F´v? Ft¸mÄ?!!'

"A©p an\ntä BbpÅq. Rm³ At§m«v t]mhpIbmWv. tizXbpsS Imdn \n¶mWt{X kvt^mS\w. sjÍn C«ncn¡ymbncp¶p. hoSnsâ Hcp `mKhpw XIÀ¶p. Xo sISp¯ns¡m­ncn¡p¶p. tizXbptSbpw AÑtâbpw hnhcsam ¶panÃ.'

"F´mWv hÀ½kÀ {]iv\w?'

"H¶panÃ, tizXbpsS Imdpw hoSnsâ Hcp `mKhpw kvt^mS\¯n XIÀ¶p.'

"F´v?' AhÄ sR«ns¯dn¨p.

"Cuizc³ c£n¨p.' cmPtiJc³ X¼n Xe¡v I¿pw sImSp¯ncp¶p.

"C\n sshIn¡qSm Ipamc³ X¼nsb AdÌv sN¿Ww. AbmÄ¡v kwibw tXm¶nbncn¡Ww.'

"AXv GÀ¸mSm¡n Ignªp. Ipamc³ X¼n CXn\Iw AdÌnembn¡gnªncn ¡pw. IqsS tizXbpsS t_mkv AUz. inhZmk\pw.'

tizX H¶p sR«n.

"kÀ, inhZmk³ kmÀ??!!'

"AsX, X¼nbpsS Iq«mfn. hewssI, A¶v B apdnbn D­mbncp¶ \mema³. Xncnªncp¶Xp sIm­v tizX {i²n¨nÃ. t]meokv Ct¸mÄ F¯pw. ChnsS HcmÄ IqSnbp­v AdÌv sN¿m³. t__n C«n¡c. S.P. _me kp{_ÒWyw t\cn«msW¯nbXv. UÂlnbn \n¶v {]tXyI HmÀUÀ D­m bncp¶p. Rm³ t__nsb AdÌv sN¿m³ h¶XmWv.'

"hÀ½kÀ, \µnbp­v. hÀ½bpsS tIkv doHm¸¬ sN¿m³ D¯chmbn. AXnsâ hnNmcW¡v ap¼v A.T.S \v Chsc H¶v thWsa¶v ]dªp. Ct¸mÄ A.T.Ssâ ]mtÞkÀ F¯pw. kÀ Hcp ]¯v an\näv shbväv sN¿Ww.'

Hcp h­n ]pd¯v h¶v \n¶p. A.T.Sse {io\nhmkv ]mtÞ Bbncp¶p AXv.

"ltem hÀ½kmÀ.. Thank you…. Thank you very much.'

"kÀ...'

_mekp{_ÒWyw Fgpt¶äv ssIsImSp¯p.

"Rm³ Cu tIknsâ Hcp k½dn X¿mdm¡nbn«p­v.  A.T.S\pw ChnSps¯ t]meokv Un¸mÀ«vsaân\pw.'

"kt´mjw'

"kÀ, CXv tizX. AUz.tizX. Cu tIkv sXfnbn¡m³ ]änbXv AUz.tizX bpsS klmbhpw XtâShpw I½nävsaâpw sIm­mWv. CXv tizXbpsS Aѳ. dn«tbUv Unkv{SnÎv PUvPv cmPtiJc³ X¼n.'

"ltem..'

FÃmhcpw At\ym\yw ]cnNbs¸«p.  hniZamb bmsXmcp ]gpXpanÃm¯ Hcp tIkv Ubdn X¿mdm¡n.

"C\n _m¡n Imcyw R§Ä¡v hnt«¡q. Iq«¯n tizXbpsS Imdpw hoSpw t_mw_v h¨v XIÀ¯ tIkpw hcpw.'

FÃmhcpw ]ncnªp. tizXbpw AÑ\pw Fgpt¶äp.

"C\n tizXbpsS ]cn]mSn F´mWv? Hä¡v {]mÎokv sN¿m³ Xs¶bmtWm?'

"]änb Hcp Iq«v In«nbm H¶n¨mImsa¶p­v.'

"tizX¡v hntcm[ansæn AÑ\v kt´mjsa¦n Fsâ Cu Øm]\¯nsâ Hcp hn§mbn {]hÀ¯n¡mw. kz´ambn tIkv GsäSp¯v \S¯m\pw kzmX{´yap­mIpw. ]ns¶ Fsâ ]mÀ«v\À BIp¶Xn AXn bmb kt´mjw.'

cmPtiJc³ X¼n Fgpt¶äp. Fs¶ h¶v sI«n¸nSn¨p. tizXbpsS ssI Fsâ I¿n h¨p X¶p. c­pt]cptSbpw Xebn ssI sh¨\p{Kln¨p.

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