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hfsc \nkmc I¯pIfmWv hcp¶Xn NneXv. CXp Xs¶ t\m¡q---- Hcp hoSnsâ apÁ¯n«ncn¡p¶ CjvSnI tamjvSn¡m³ {ian¨Xv.     

"I¯p ImWt«.'  

       UnäÎohv \µtKm]m hÀ½kÀ, 

              hfsc \nkmcamb Imcy¯n\mWo I¯v F¶p tXm¶p¶ps­ ¦n £an¡Ww. Ignª cm{Xnbn Fsâ hoSnsâ apä¯n«ncn¡p¶ CãnI tamãn¡m³ {iaw \S¶ncp¶p. CXn\p ap¼v c­p XhW C¯c¯nepÅ tamjW {iaw \S¶ncp¶p. Rm³ Atacn¡bn Bbncp¶p. CubnsS h¶v sI«nSw ]pXp¡n ]WnXv Xmakw XpS§nbXmWv. GXm­v Bdv amkw Bbn ¡mWpw. kmaqly hncp²cmIm\pw aXn. {]kn²\mb A§sb t]mse HcmÄ¡v C§s\ Hcp Is¯gpXnbXv F´n\msW¶v C¸gpw F\n¡v Adn bnÃ.

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                                      AeIvkm­À, Ipcnin¦Â. Ph. No: ………..

"Cu I¯v I­n«v IuXpIw tXm¶p¶p. \ap¡v AhnSw hsc H¶v t]mbm tem? A[nIw ZqscbÃtÃm. h­n Cd¡nt¡mfq Ct¸mÄ Xs¶ t]mImw.'

t^m¬ sNbvXncp¶Xp sIm­v AeIvkm­À Im¯ncn¸p­mbncp¶p. {]uV Kw`ocamb Hcp hoSv. Hcp henb ]SpIqä³ hoSv Xs¶. hnimeamb apäw. apä¯v at\mlcamb CãnIIÄ \nc¯nbncn¡p¶p. AeIvkm­À R§sf kzoIcn¨v AI¯ncp¯n.

"kmÀ, IpSn¡ms\s´¦nepw? hot or soft?'

 "H¶pw th­. I¯p I­n«v h¶XmWv. F´mWv {]iv\w?'

"kmsds¶ Ifnbm¡cpXv. Bdp amkambn Cu hoSnsâ dn\thj\mbncp¶p. AIs¯ ]WntbmsSm¸w apähpw icnbm¡n. apä¯v \à hneIqSnb IÃmWv \nc¯nbncn¡p¶Xv. XamibXÃ, IgnªXnsâ ap¼nes¯ amkw Hcp Znh kw ]«n Ipcbv¡p¶Xv tI«mWv FWoäv t\m¡nbXv. Btcm aXn NmSn HmSp¶Xv I­p. R§Ä cmhnse t\m¡nbt¸mÄ H¶pw \ãs¸«n«nÃ. F¶m apä¯v ]Xn¨ncn¡p¶ c­v CãnI Cf¡nbn«p­v. A{Xam{Xw. AXp Ignªv c­mgvN Ignªp ImWpw, ho­pw Hcp cm{Xn IqSn CXmhÀ¯n¨p. A¶pw HcnãnI IqSn Cf¡n amänbn«p­mbncp¶p. C¶se R§Ä FÃmhcpw IqSn kn\na¡v t]mbn. Xncn¨p h¶v h­n apät¯¡v Xncn¨p Ibdnbt¸mÄ HcmÄ aXn NmSn HmSn adbp¶p. C¶p cmhnse t\m¡nbt¸mÄ c­v CãnI IqSn Cf¡n amänbncn¡p¶p.

"CXp hnNn{Xambncn¡p¶tÃm? thsdm¶pw \ãs¸«n«nà F¶pd¸tÃ?'

"CÃ, thsdm¶pw \ãs¸«n«nÃ. apdnIÄ H¶pw Ip¯n¯pd¶n«nÃ. tIm¼u­v hmÄ ]qÀ¯nbmIm¯XpsIm­v ]«nsb Agn¨p hnSmdnÃ.'

"F\n¡m Øew H¶p ImWm³ ]äptam?'

"]ns¶´m....'

R§Ä apät¯¡nd§n. apä¯v at\mlcamb Hcp Unssk\nemWv ssSen«ncn ¡p¶Xv.]e\nd¯nepÅ ssS \à Unssk\n ]Xn¨ncn¡p¶p. BZys¯ Znhkw Cf¡nbncn¡p¶Xv Hcp \ncbv¡pÅ Nph¶ \nd¯nepÅ ssSepIfm Wv. AXnf¡n amänbn«n«p­v. ASp¯ Znhkhpw B \ncbn¯s¶bpÅ Nph¶ IÃpIÄ. C¶se Cf¡m³ {ian¨ncn¡p¶Xpw A§s\¯s¶.

"AbmÄ¡v Cu Nph¶ IÃnt\mSv am{Xw F´mbncn¡pw C{X XmXv]cyw? AXpt]mse aäp\ncIfnepÅ Npa¶ ssSepIÄ th­ Xm\pw. AÛpXambncn ¡p¶p.'

Rm\hnsS apgph³ ]cntim[n¨p. B ssSepIÄ Cf¡m³ AbmÄ Bbp[w sIm­phcnIbmWv sNbvXncn¡p¶Xv. ho«n \n¶pw H¶pw FSp¯n«nÃ.

"Ignª A©mdpamk¯n\nsS ChnsS Fs´¦nepw tamjWw t]mbn«pt­m?'

"CÃ, F¶m Fs´¦nepw ImWmsX t]mbn«pt­m¶v tNmZn¨mÂ....... kwibw D­v. Hcp henb kzÀ®ame. AhÄ Atacn¡bn \n¶v sIm­ph¶XmWv. 20 ]hsâ Häame. AXnhnsS apgph³ t\m¡nbn«pw I­nÃ. AhÄ Atacn¡¡v t]mIpwap¼v tem¡dn h¨v ImWpw F¶v IcpXn Rm³ hnkvXcn¨v t\m¡nbnÃ. AhfhnsS \gvkmWv. ChnsS ]Wn XpS§n Ipd¨v Ignªt¸mÄ AhÄ t]mbXmWv.'

"tem¡dn h¨pImWpw F¶v kwibw tXm¶m³ ImcWw?'

"Fsâ HmÀ½ A§s\bmWv. B ame Fsâ Igp¯nembncp¶p. AI¯v ]Wn¡nsS AXp \ãs¸Ss­¶v IcpXn tem¡dn hbv¡Wsa¶v AhÄ ]dªncp¶p.'

"B tem¡À Xm¦Ä¡v Xpd¡m³ ]äptam?'

"]äpw. R§fpsS c­pt]cptSbpw IqSn t]cnemWv tem¡À.'

"\msf¯s¶ tem¡À Xpd¶v t\m¡n, ame AXnept­m F¶v Dd¸v hcp¯n bn«v Fs¶ Adnbn¡Ww. ChnsS Cu ]WnIsfms¡ henb tIm¬{SmÎÀ amsc GÂ]n¡pIbmhpw AtÃ?'

"AsX, "KpUvhn I¬kv{S£³kv' þ sNdnb sNdnb hÀ¡pIÄ hfsc hr¯nbmbn sNbvXv Xcpw. AXnsâ s{]mss{]äÀ N{µ³ Fsâ kplr¯p amWv.'

"R§Ä Hcp ck¯n\v Ibdn Ft¶bpÅq. C\nbpw apäs¯ ssS tamãn ¡m³ Bsc¦nepw h¶m Adnbn¡Ww.'    

AeIvkm­À Nncn¨p. AbmÄ H¶p N½n. R§Ä AhnSp¶nd§n.

"Cu ipw`sâ CãnI F®m³ h¶v shdpsX kabw t]mbn.'

"shdpsX BbnÃ.'

"AsX´m?'

"]dbmw. \ap¡v B KpUvhn I¬kv{S£\nse N{µs\ H¶v ImWWw. \msf aXn.'

"kmdXp hn«ntÃ?' dmt¯mUn\v Nncn h¶p.

R§Ä Xncn¨v Hm^oknse¯n. Ipsd tIkpIfpsS ^b icnbm¡m\p­m bncp¶p. sshIn«v A©paWn Bbt¸mÄ AeIvkm­dpsS t^m¬.

"kÀ, tem¡dn B amebnÃ.'

"F´v?!! Rm³ \msf At§m«v hcmw.'

Rm³ thKw Hm^okn \n¶nd§n. "KpUvhn I¬kv{S£sâ Hm^oknse ¯n. N{µs\ I­p.

"F´mWv kÀ?'

"F\n¡v apä¯v Ipd¨v ssSenSm\p­mbncp¶p. AeIvkm­dmWv ]dªXv kmdn\v \à ]Wn¡mcps­¶v.'

"H­tÃm. F¶t¯¡mWv th­Xv?'

"AeIvkm­dpsS ssS C« BÄ Xs¶ thWw. \à hÀ¡mbn«p­v. F\n¡n ãs¸«p. Rm\n¶se I­p.'

"Hm.... AXv apcpI\mWv. Xangv\m«pImc³þ \Ã ]Wn¡mc\mWv. AeIvkm­ dpsS an¡hmdpw ]Wn Ah\mbncp¶p.'

"F\n¡v B ssS¸v ssS Xs¶ thWw. IfÀ tIm¼nt\j\pw AXp Xs¶ aXn. \msf D¨¡v c­paWn¡v Rm³ AeIvkm­dpsS ASp¯p­mhpw. apcp It\mSv AhnsS hcm³ ]dbWw.'

"icn kÀ. \msf D¨¡v c­paWn¡v Ah\hnsS hcpw. Ah\hnsS ASp¯v Hcp ho«nemWv ]Wn.'

R§Ä HcpaWn¡v Xs¶ AeIvkm­dpsS ho«n F¯n. AeIvkm­À HmSn h¶p.

"kÀ, A¶v CãnItIkv F¶p ]dªv A§sb hcp¯nsb¦n C¶v B amebpsS tIkmWv. AXv tamjWw t]mbXv Xs¶. kmdXp I­p]nSn¨p XcWw.'

"GXm­v \mepamkt¯mfambn tamjWw \S¶n«v. AX{X Ffp¸aÃ.'

"B ame Fsâ `mcy shUvUn§v B\nthgvkdn¡v hm§n¯¶XmWv. AXnsâ hnetb¡mÄ IqSpXemWv F\n¡v B ametbmSpÅ skânsaâvkv. AXnsâ hnebpsS 40% kmdn\v ^okv. F§s\sb¦nepw I­p]nSn¨p XcWw.'

"B apä¯nsâ `wKn apgph³ t]mbn. B ssS \nc¯nb ]¿t\mSv Rm³ hcm³ ]dªn«p­v. hcpt¼mÄ AeIvkm­À Hcp D]Imcw sN¿Ww. B ssS Ip¯nbnf¡nbn«ncn¡p¶ `mKw am{Xw C«pXcm³ ]dbWw. sNbvXv Xcmsa¶v ]dªm AeIvkm­À k½Xn¡Ww.'

"]nt¶w kmdv tZ B apäs¯ IÃnte¡v Xs¶. kÀ £an¡Ww, F\ns¡mc _²w ]änbXmWv. C{X \nÊmcImcy¯n\v A§¡v Ab¨ B I¯v.....'

"AXpkmcanÃ. Rm³ ]dªt]mse sN¿q. tZ apcpI³ hcp¶p­v. F\n¡pw Ipd¨v hÀ¡ps­¶mWv Aht\mSv ]dªncn¡p¶Xv.'

"Mvlm...apcpI³ F¯otÃm? Rm³ \ns¶ At\zjn¨ncn¡ymbncp¶p. apäs¯ aq¶mev ssSÂ s]m«nt¸mbn. AsXm¶p icnbm¡n¯cWw.'

Rm³ apcpIs\ {i²n¨ncn¡pIbmbncp¶p. Ahsâ I®pIÄ¡v Hcp Xnf¡w.

"AXns\´m kÀ, sN¿matÃm. R§Ä sNbvX ]WnbtÃ? AXp \¶m¡m³ kÀ H¶pw Xc­. ]t£...'

"F´p]än?'

"AÀPâmbn«pÅ Hcp ]WnbnemWv Rm³. AXpsIm­v cm{Xnbn ]Wn XoÀ¯p Xcmw. t]mtc?'

"AXpaXn.'

"F{X ]Wn¡mÀ th­nhcpw?' Rm³ Aht\mSv shdptX tNmZn¨XmWv.

"Hm... CXn\mtcw th­. Rm³ Xs¶ XoÀt¯mfmw.'

AeIvkm­dn\v kt´mjambn. "C\n kmdnsâ hÀ¡ns\¸än kwkmcnt¨mfq.'

Rm³ apcpIs\ kq£n¨v t\m¡n. Ah\pw Fs¶ {i²n¨p t\m¡n.

"Rm³ apcpIt\mSv Hcp {]tXyI Imcyw ]dbm³ t]mhpIbmWv. AXp sNbvXv XcWw.'

"F¶m kmtd?' Ah³ Fs¶ t\m¡n.

"Cu AeIvkm­dpsS tamjWw t]mb ame CXn GXv ssSensâ Nph«n emWv Hfn¸n¨v h¨ncn¡p¶sX¶v ]dbv. F¶n«v AsXSp¯v sImSpt¯¡v.'

AeIvkm­dpw apcpI\pw sR«n¯cn¨p.

"F´m ... F´m kmdp ]dbpt¶?'

"kXyw Xs¶.'

"F\ns¡m¶pw a\ÊnemIp¶WÃ.' AeIvkm­À.

"Rm³ a\Ênem¡n¯cmw. A©pamkw ap¼v ChnsS ]Wn \S¡pt¼mÄ \n§Ä \n§fpsS ame Ducn tai¸pd¯v hbv¡p¶p. ]Wn¡nSbn Ft´m FSp¡m³ apcpI³ AI¯ph¶t¸mÄ ame tai¸pd¯ncn¡p¶Xv ImWp¶p. DS³ AsXSp¯v t]m¡änem¡n. F¶n«v H¶padnbm¯t]mse ]pd¯v t]mbn

]Wn XpS§n. \n§Ä amet]mbXv DSs\ Adnbpsa¶pw ]Wn¡msc kwibn ¡psa¶pw apcpI³ Nn´n¨p. s]«¶v Hcp ssSen\Snbn B ame Hfn¸n¨p. B ssSen\v apIfn IpcniSbmfhpw sImSp¯p. ]s£ aäp ssSÂ]Wn¡mÀ FÃmhcpw IqSn DÕmln¨v ]WnXv Ipsd A[nIw ssS hncn¨p. apcpI³ B ASbmfan« Nph¶ ssS t\m¡n h¨p. ]Wn XoÀ¶n«pw AsXSp¡m³ apcp I\v Ahkcw e`n¨nÃ. am{XaÃ, t]mfojnwKn\v thsd BfpIfmbncp¶tÃm? t]mfojnwKv Ignªt¸mÄ apcpI³ C« ASbmfw amªpw t]mbn. Nph¶ ssS BsW¶pw \Sp¡s¯ \ncbmsW¶pw GXm­v apä¯nsâ a²y`mK¯msW¶pw am{Xta apcpI\v \nÝbap­mbncp¶pÅq. AXn\mWv apcpI³ ¹m³ sNbvX tamjW ]c¼c. cm{Xnbn IrXyambn a\Ênem¡m³ ]äm¯Xp sIm­v ame Is­Sp¡m³ km[n¨n«nÃ.'

"kmsds´ms¡bmWv ]dbp¶Xv?' apcpI³ NqSmbn.

"t]mb ssS \¶m¡n Xcm³ ]dªt¸mÄ \o Xs¶ sNbvXpsImÅmsa¶pw cm{XnbmWv kuIcysa¶pw IqSn¸dªt¸mÄ Fsâ kwibw _es¸«p. C\n kXyw apgph³ ]dtªm. Asæn R§Ä t]meokn Adnbn¡pw.'

]ns¶bpw apcpI³ sNdp¯p \n¶p.

"F¦n Rm³ ]dbp¶ ssS Hs¶Sp¯v XcWw.'

Rms\mcp ssS Nq­n¡mWn¨p. A¸tg¡pw N{µ\pw HmSn h¶p. AeIvkm ­dpsS Xo ]mdp¶ t\m«w Ahs\s¡m­v A\pkcn¸n¨p. Ah³ a\ÊnÃma \tÊmsS B ssS ]pds¯Sp¯p. AXn\Snbn knaân ]pXªv Ae Ivkm­dpsS ame!!!. Ah³ AsXSp¡p¶Xnsâ t^mt«m Rms\Sp¯ncp¶p. AeIvkm­À AÛpXw sIm­v H¶pw ]dbm\mImsX \n¶p.

"C\n apcpIs\ F´p sN¿Wsa¶v \n§Ä Xocpam\n¡Ww.'

"Ahs\ Ct¸mįs¶ t]meoknteÂ]n¡m³ t]mhpIbmWv. kmdnsâ A`n{]mbw?'

apcpI³ Icbm³ XpS§n.

"Fsâ A`n{]mbw apcpIs\ shdpsX hnSWsa¶mWv. {]tem`n¸n¡m³ ]mI¯n\v C{X hne IqSnb km[\w Ae£yambn C«Xn\v \n§fpw Ipä¡mc \mWv. AbmÄ \sÃmcp ]Wn¡mc\mWv. AbmfpsS `mhn Ifb­.'

apcpI³ Fsâ Imen hoWp.

"kmsdsâ IpSpw_w c£n¨p. Hcp henb IpSpw_¯nsâ D¯chmZnXzw apgph³ Fsâ NpaenemWv. c£n¡Ww, A½bpsS Hm¸tdj\p th­ henb XpI Is­¯m\mWnXv sNbvXXv. Ignª 3 {]mhiyhpw cm{Xnbn ssS Cf¡nbXv Rm³ Xs¶bmWv.'

AX§s\ Ahkm\n¨p.

" B ssSensâ Nph«n BWv ame F¶v kmsd§s\ Adnªp?' dmt¯m Un\v kwibw.

"se³kv D]tbmKn¨v kq£n¨v t\m¡nbm Abmfn« IpcniSbmfw ImWm³ hnjaanÃ.'

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