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        càw sImSp¡m³ t]mb kpZÀis\ ImWm\nÃ. hfsc AXyk¶ \nebn Ignbp¶ Hcp tcmKn¡v càw sImSp¡m\mWv kpZÀi³ t]mbXv. ho«pImcpsS ]cmXn h¨v t]meokv At\zjn¡p¶p­v. ABþve  F¶ A]qÀÆ cà{Kq¸n\v DSabmb kpZÀis\ I­v In«p¶hÀ ............ Cu \¼dn Adnbn ¡Ww.

"Cu ]{XhmÀ¯ I­ns«´p tXm¶p¶p?'

"F\n¡v {]tXyIn¨v H¶pw tXm¶p¶nÃ. Hcp tl_nbkv tImÀ¸kv tIkn\p t]mepw hIp¸nÃ. c­pZnhk¯n\Iw AbmÄ Xncn¨p hcpw.' tizXbpsS hfsc emLht¯msSbpÅ adp]Sn.

"AXpt]ms«, tizXbpsS t{]m{Kmsa´mbn? kz´ambn {]mÎokv XpS§ntbm? \Ã kaÀ°cmb h¡oe·msc amt{X AknÌâvkmbn hbv¡mhq.'

"`wKnbmbn t]mIp¶p. AÑsâ t]cv F\n¡v Ipds¨m¶paà D]Imcamh¶Xv.'

"HcmÄ ImWm³ A\phmZw tNmZn¨v Im¯v \n¡p¶p. IS¯n hnSt«?'

"hcm³ ]dbq.'

Hcp a²yhbkvI³ IS¶v h¶p.

"kÀ, UnäÎohv \µtKm]mÂhÀ½?'

"Rm³ Xs¶. ]dbq, F´mWv {]iv\w?'

"kÀ, C¶se apXÂ Fsâ aIs\ ImWm\nÃ. F©n\obdnwKn\v

]Tn¡pIbmWv. Ahsâ t]cv cmlpÂ. C¶se hmb\imebpsS hI cà {Kq¸v \nÀ®b Iym¼v D­mbncp¶p. Hcp henb I¼\nbmWv kvt]m¬kÀ sN¿p¶Xv. h¶hÀ¡v FÃmhÀ¡pw I¼\n k½m\hpw sImSp¡p¶p­mbn cp¶p.'

"AhnSps¶t¸mgmWv t]m¶Xv?'

"D¨ Ignªv 3 aWnbmbn ImWpw. F´p Xnc¡p­mbmepw Bh³ cm{Xnbn ho«n hcmdp­v. Xmakn¡psa¦n hnfn¨v ]dbmdpap­v.'

"Rm\t\zjn¡mw. \n§Ä A{UÊpw t^m¬ \¼dpw aIsâ Hcp t^mt«mbpw Hm^okn GÂ]n¡pI. GXp hmb\imebn Bbncp¶p Iym¼v?'

"klrZb hmb\ime'

"\n§Ä Ct¸mÄ s]mbvt¡mfq. Rm³ hnhcw In«nbm Adnbn¡mw.'

"CsXms¡ F´t\zjn¡m\mWv? tImtfPv Ip«nIftÃ? Iq«pImcpsS ho«nse§m\pw t]mbXmbncn¡pw. c£IÀ¯m¡fpsS Hcp "HmhÀ tIm¬ jykv' BWv {]iv\w.'

"tizX ho«nte¡tÃ? Rm\pw hcmw IqsS. AÑs\ H¶v ImWpIbpw sN¿mw. t]mIp¶ hgn¡v B hmb\imebn H¶p IbdpIbpw sN¿mw.'

"kt´mjw. Rm³ ]dbm\ncn¡ymbncp¶p. Aѳ At\zjn¨ncp¶p.'

Rm³ tizXbpsS IqsS Imdn Ibdn. B ]¿sâ t^mt«mbpw aäp hnhc§ fpw dmt¯mUv FSp¯p X¶p.

"tizX kzÂ]w Uohntbäv sNbvXv t]mIWw. B hmb\imebn H¶pIbdn A©v an\näv.'

"AXns\´m, C¸gpw B tIkn¯s¶bmWtÃ?'

tizX ss{UhnwKn\nsS kwkmcn¨psIm­ncp¶p. klrZbhmb\imebpsS

ap¼n h­n \nÀ¯n. tizXbpw IqsS h¶p. R§Ä AI¯p Ibdn. AhnsS

sk{I«dn Ft´m Ipdn¨p sIm­ncn¸p­v. aämcpanÃ.

"kÀ, Hcp Imcyadnbm\mWv. Ignª Znhkw Hcp saUn¡Â Iym¼v \S¯nbn tÃ? AXnsâ Hcp enÌv In«nbm \¶mbncp¶p.'

"XcmatÃm. BÀ¡mWv kÀ »Uv th­Xv? R§Ä tUmtWgvknsâ Hcp enÌv X¿mdm¡p¶ Xnc¡nemWv.'

sk{I«dn B enÌv X¶p. B enÌv HmSn¨p t\m¡n. AXnep­v, cmlp ABþve.

"C{X A]qÀÆamb ABþve DÅhÀ enÌnep­tÃm.sImÅmw.'

"c­pt]À D­v kÀ. R§fpw AXv {]tXyIw {i²n¨ncp¶p.'

"C{X A]qÀÆamb cà{¸pÅ c­pt]À HcnS¯p Xs¶. AÛpXamWv.'

"kmdn\v ABþve  Xs¶bmtWm th­Xv?'

"AsX.'

"kÀ, AXn Hcmsf ImWm\nÃ. cmlpÂ... Ah³ an¡hmdpw Iq«pImcp sam¯v \yqCbÀ BtLmjn¡m³ t]mbn¡mWpw.'

"ASp¯ BÄ BcmWv?'

"kqcPv, Ah³ ChnsS sF.än. ^oÂUn tPmen sN¿p¶p kz´ambn. Ah\ Xnsâ H¶pw BhiyanÃ. Aѳ henb ]W¡mc³, tZhm\µ³ apXemfn.'

sk{I«dnbpsS I¯n tizXbv¡v aSp¯v XpS§o¶v apJw hnfn¨p ]dbp¶p ­mbncp¶p.

"Ah\v Imin\v BhiyanÃm¯h\mbXpsIm­v Xs¶ »Uv Xcpsa¶v {]Xo £n¡­.'

kqcPnsâ A{UÊv Ipdns¨Sp¯p.

"C{X A[nIw k½m\w sImSp¯v Hcp cà{Kq¸v \nÀ®b Iym¼v!! CXv GXv I¼\nbmWv kvt]m¬kÀ sNbvXncn¡p¶Xv? C¶pw C¯c¯n kmaqly {]Xn_²XbpÅhtcm. sImÅmatÃm.'

"kv]n¡v CâÀ \mjWÂþ GtX hntZi I¼\nbmWv.'

"kv]n¡v CâÀ \mjWÂ'   tizX NmSn Fgpt¶äp.

s]s«¶v tizXtbbpw sIm­v Rm³ ]pd¯v IS¶v Imdn¡bdn.

"kv]n¡ns\ ]än \n\s¡´dnbmw?'

"\µ³ AsXmcp dnb FtÌäv I¼\nbmWv. KÄ^nepÅ GtXm sjbv¡nsâ I¼\nbpambn CubnsS Hcp eb\{iaw \S¯nbncp¶p. 20 ]cw tIkpIÄ AhcpsS t]cn R§fpsS tN¼dn¯s¶ D­v.'

"sImÅmw F\n¡Xnsâ hniZ hnhc§Ä th­n hcpw. F\n¡pSs\ kqcPn s\ ImWWw. DSs\ Cu A{UÊn \o Fs¶ F¯n¡Ww.'

"\n§fnsXt§m«mWv? \µ\psam¯v \sÃmcp kmbmÓw AXn\mWv Rm³ h¶Xv. tizX A£abmbn.

"£an¡Ww tizXm, CXpIqSn. AXn\ptijw Rm³ ho«n hcmw.'

"icn, A§s\bmIs«.'

tZhm\µ³ apXemfnbpsS ho«papä¯v ImÀ \n¶p. Rm³ tImfnwKv s_ÃSn¨p. Hcp ]pXp¸W¡mc³ IXIp Xpd¶p.

"Mvlpw.....? BcmWv?'

Rm³ kzbw ]cnNbs¸Sp¯n.

"Rm³ Ipäsam¶pw sNbvXn«nÃtÃm? \n§fpsS tkh\w Bhiys¸«n«panÃ.' AbmfpsS s]cpamäw F\n¡pw hnjaap­m¡n.

"Xm¦fpsS aI³ FhnsSbp­v?'

"ChnsS¯s¶bp­v. F´m Ah\pambn Xm¦Ät¡À¸mSv? ss{]häv UnäÎohv F¶pw ]dªnd§ntb¡pw. F¶n«v R§fpsS Hs¡ clkyw tNmÀ¯nsb Sp¯v »m¡vsabnenwKv.'

AbmÄ AXncp IS¶p XpS§n. tizXsb \nb{´n¡m³ Rm³ ]mSps]«p. F\n¡pw hÃmsX tZjyw h¶v XpS§nbncp¶p. Rms\sâ ImÀsUSp¯v AbmÄ¡v \o«n.

"CXmhiyw hcpw, Xm¦fpsS aIs\ ImWmXmhpt¼mÄ. At¸mÄ \n§Ä Fsâ ASp¯v hcpw.'

Rm³ tizXbpsS I¿pw]nSn¨v thKw ]pd¯nd§n. tizXbpsS apJw tZjyw sIm­v XpSp¯ncp¶p.

"{]nbs¸« \µ³, C¶s¯ Hcp \à Znhkw \n§Ä Xpe¨p. Ch·mcpsSsbm s¡ hmbnencn¡p¶Xv tI«v........ F\n¡v a\ÊnemIm¯Xv \µ³ ]dªXmWv. \n§fpsS aI³ \ãs¸Spt¼mÄ ImWm³ hcpsa¶v.'

"Hm.... AXp shdpsX ]dªXmWv. ]s£ A§s\ Hcp km²yX Rm³ ImWp¶p.'

"F´m \µ³, H¶v sXfn¨v ]dbq.'

"tizXm, AXv hnt«¡q. \ap¡v ho«nte¡v t]mImw. \Ã Znhkw apgph\mbn \ãs¸Sp¯­.'

tizX Nncn¨p. R§Ä tizXbpsS ho«nse¯n. Aѳ ]qÀ®mtcmKy¯nte s¡¯nbncn¡p¶p.

"Ipamc³ tIkn\v tijw I­nÃm? Xnc¡mbncn¡patÃ?'

"A§s\sbm¶panÃ. Xnc¡p­v, F¶mepw A§p]dªt]mse km[mcW ¡mcpsS tIkt\jn¡m³ IqSpXÂ {i²n¡mdp­v.'

"\¶mbn, Rms\mcp {]tXyI Imcy¯n\mWv ImWWsa¶v ]dªXv. \n§fp sS hnhmlw. F\n¡p hbÊmbn. AXpSs\ \S¯Wsa¶p­v.'

"AÑ\Xn\v Xnc¡v Iq«­. R§Ä¡v c­pt]À¡pw Ipd¨pIqSn kabw thWw. R§fpsS {]Øm\§Ä H¶v ]¨ ]nSn¡s«.'

Fsâ t^m¬ s_ÃSn¨p.

"kÀ, Rm³ tZhm\µ\mWv. Fsâ aIs\ Btcm X«ns¡m­pt]mbn. \n§Ä t]mb DS³ Ah³ ss_¡psaSp¯v ]pd¯v t]mbXmWv. ss_¡v XSªv Hcp Hav\nhm³ h¶p. AXn \n¶v BÄ¡mÀ Cd§n, Ahs\ ]nSn¨v h­n¡ I¯n«v hn«vt]mbn. HmSn¡qSnbhtcmSv BIvknUâmWv DS³ Bkv]{Xnbnse ¯n¡Wsa¶mWv ]dªXv. I­m \à hr¯nbmb hkv{Xw [cn¨ncp¶hÀ Bbncp¶t{X. ]t£ Cu \m«nepÅ Hcmkv]{Xnbnepw Ahs\ AUvanäv sNbvXn«nÃ. F\n¡v t]SnbmIp¶p. Rm³ t]meokn Adnbn¨n«p­v. F\n¡v A§sb H¶v ImWWw. AXymhiyamWv. tamiambn s]cpamdnbXn\v am¸v.

"sshIn«v 4 aWn¡v Rm³ Hm^oknse¯pw. ImWmw.'

"Bcm hnfn¨Xv?'

"tZhm\µ³ apXemfn. AbmfpsS aIs\ Btcm X«ns¡m­pt]mbn. F¶v.'

"F´v \µ³ ]dªt]mse kw`hn¨p. AÛpXambncn¡p¶p.'

"F´mWv tIkv?'

"AXv 3 t]sc ImWmXmbn. Asæn X«ns¡m­vt]mbn. aq¶pt]cptSbpw cà{Kq¸v ABþve. AXmsWs¶ Cu tIknte¡v BIÀjn¨Xv.'

"AXv hnNn{Xambncm¡p¶p.'

"AdnªnSt¯mfw ChÀ X½n Hcp _ÔhpanÃ. hfsc A]qÀÆamb Hcp »Uv{Kq¸v BsW¶sXmgn¨mÂ.'

"kv]n¡ns\ ]än tizXs¡´dnbmw?'

"AsXmcp henb dnb FtÌäv {Kq¸mWv. KÄ^nepÅ GtXm sjbv¡nsâ I¼\nbpambn CubnsS Hcp eb\{iaw \S¯nbncp¶p. UAE  tI{µambn {]hÀ¯n¡p¶ B I¼\nbpsS Xeh³ tjbv¡v AÐpÄ kemw BWv. kv]n¡nsâ slUvIzmÀt«gvkv Xncph\´]pc¯v hgptX¡m«mWv. CubnsS bmbn AXnsâ DSaس Al½Zv kmlnºv _mw¥qÀ tI{µoIcn¨mWv {][m\ {]hÀ¯\§Ä \S¯p¶Xv. C{Xbpw hnhc§Ä XXv¡mew Adnbmw. IqSp X Fs´¦nepw AdnbWsa¦n HcpZnhkw In«nbm kwLSn¸n¡mw. càw hmÀ¶v acn¨ Hcp sNdp¸¡mcsâ sIme]mXIhpambn _Ôs¸«v Cu I¼\nbpsS DSaس Al½Zv kmlnºns\Xnsc Hcp {Inan\ tIkp­mbn cp¶p. AXv Fsâ s_©nemWv h¶Xv.'

"B tIknsâ hniZhnhc§Ä F\n¡v thWw.'

"kv]n¡n Hcp sNdp¸¡mc\vþ laoZv AXmWbmfpsS t]cv, Hcp \à tPmen In«n. AbmÄ tPmen In«n t]mbXn\p tijw Ipsd \mft¯¡v Abmsf¸än Hcp hnhchpanÃmbncp¶p. HcpZnhkw AbmÄ s{Sbn\n t_m[w sI«v InS¡p¶XmWv I­Xv. DS³ Bkv]{Xnbnse¯n¨v càw sImSpt¡­n h¶p. A¶pcm{Xn Xs¶ Bip]{Xnbn¡bdn B ]mh¯ns\ sh«pIbpw sNbvXp. tbmPn¡p¶ càw sImSp¡m³ ]ämsX h¶v AbmÄ acn¨p. At_m [mhØbn "Al½Zv kmlnºv Fs¶ sImÃpw' F¶p]dªncp¶p. CXv ASp¯p­mbncp¶hcpw t]menkpImcpw tI«p. AXnsâ t]cnemWv kv]n¡nsâ Al½Zv kmlnºnsâ t]cn tIkv h¶Xv. ]s£ At§cv ]pÃp t]mse tIkn \n¶v c£s¸«p.'

"acn¨bmfpsS cà{Kqs¸´mbncp¶p F¶dnbm³ amÀ¤apt­m?'

"AXp ]äpw. B Bkv]{Xnbn F\n¡v ]cnNb¡mcp­v. At\jn¨n«v \msf ]dbmw.'

"Al½Zv kmlnºvambn A¦w Ipdn¡p¶Xn\v ap¼v c­ph«w BtemNn¡Ww. A{X A]ISImcnbmWv. F\n¡pw A\p`hw DÅXpsIm­v ]dbpIbmWv.' tiXbpsS Aѳ CXp ]dbpt¼mÄ B I®pIfnse Xnf¡w Rm³ {i²n¨p.

"At§¡v Abmsf F§s\ Adnbmw?'

"kaql¯nse {Inan\Âkns\ apgph\dnbp¶ tPmen Bbncp¶tÃm FtâXv.'

"A§v PUvPv Bbncp¶t¸mÄ CbmfpsS tIkpIÄ hÃXpw?'

"[mcmfw! ]s£ Abmsf Hcn¡epw in£n¡m³ Ignªn«nÃ. CS¡me¯v AbmfpsS _nkn\Êv s]mfnªXmWv. ]ns¶ F§s\tbm Hcp tj¡ns\ kzm[o\¯nem¡n. A§s\bmWv c£s]«Xv.'

"Rm³ t]mIp¶p, \msf ImWmw. dmt¯mUv Ct¸m h­nbpamsb¯pw.'

AhnSp¶nd§nb Fsâ a\Ên \n¶pw "kv]n¡v CâÀ\mjW'epw "Al½Zv kmlnºpw' t]mIp¶nÃ. At§sc H¶v t\cn ImWmw, \msfbmIs«.

"tZhm\µ³ Fs¶mcmÄ h¶ncp¶p. Rm³ hniZ hnhc§Ä Ipdn¨v h¨n«p­v. \msf ho­pw hcpw.'

"F\n¡v _mw¥qÀ kn²¿bpambn H¶v _Ôs¸SWw. At§cpsS t^m¬ \¼À DS³ X¸nsbSp¡Ww.'

"At§cv AhnSps¯ dnb FtÌäv {Kq¸pIfpsS Hcp CS\ne¡mc\tÃ?'

Rm³ ]dªm F\n¡v th­n F´pw sNbvXv Xcpw. A§s\ Hcp IS¸m Sp­v R§Ä¡nSbnÂ. t^m¬ \¼À In«nb DSs\ kn²¿sb hnfn¨p.

"ltem..... \µ³ kmtdm? F´mbncn¡pw A§bv¡v th­n Rm³ sN¿­Xv?'

"F\n¡v tIcf¯nse kv]n¡v CâÀ \mjW F¶ {Kq¸v Hcp t^mdn³ I¼\nbpambn sImfm_tdj\v {ian¡p¶p­v F¶v hnhcw In«n. _m¥qÀ BØm\am¡nbpÅ B \o¡¯nsâ In«mhp¶{X hnhc§Ä, Ignbp¶{X hniZambn¯s¶ e`n¡m³ th­ GÀ¸mSv sNbvXv XcWw.'

"Ct¸mįs¶ ]dbmw kÀ. Al½Zv kmlnºv F¶ Im«pIų F§s\ tbm tjbv¡v AÐpÄ kemans\ Nm¡n«v ]nSn¨mWv B sImfm_tdj\v {ian¡p¶Xv. Ct¸mÄ AÐpÄkemans\ A§s\ ]pd¯v ImWmdnÃ. At§cv Ft´m NnInÕ¡mbn _mw¥qsc AhcpsS ^mw lukn XmakamsW¶dn bp¶p. At§À¡v Ft´m amcIamb AkpJamsW¶pw acn¡p¶Xn\v ap¼v At§cpsS I¼\nbpsS AhImiw Cu Al½Zv kmlnºv ssI¡em¡p sa¶pw kwkmcap­v. Bdpamkw IqSn Ignªmte At±l¯n\v Hcp IcW ¯n\v AhImiapÅq. Ft´m \nba {]iv\ap­v. Rm\pw Cu {]iv\¯n CSs]«XmWv. AXmWv C{X IrXyambn ]dbp¶Xv. IqSpX hnhc§Ä thWsa¦n At\zjn¡mw.'

"\µn kn²¿. Rm³ hnfn¡mw.'

cmhnse Fgpt¶ä¸tg tiXbpsS t^m¬.

"A¶p ]dª B ]¿sâ »Uv{Kq¸v ABþve Bbncp¶p. A]qÀÆ {Kq¸v BbXp sIm­mWv A¶v càw In«mXncp¶Xv.'

tZhm\µ³ HmSn¡nX¨p h¶p.

"C¶v tamsâ Hcp t^m¬. ""R§sf c£n¡Ww. kv]n¡v......'' C{Xbpw ]dªt¸mtg I«mbn. Ahs\t´m ]dbm³ {ian¨p. kv]n¡v F¶p am{Xta tI«pÅq.'

"F¸gmbncp¶p t^m¬?'

"cmhnse Hcp ]¯paWnbmbn ImWpw.'

"C¶se 2.30\v Atà ImWmXmbXv?'

"AsX.'

"B t^m¬ \¼À h¨v DS³ ssk_ÀskÃv apJm´cw semt¡äv sN¿m³ GÀ¸mSm¡mw.'

"kÀ, Fsâ tam³.......'

"t]Sn¡­ Ct¸mÄ s]mt¡mfq.'

AbmÄ hnjat¯msS aS§n.

"kv]n¡n hnfn¨v Al½Zv kmlnºn\v Hcp At¸mbnâvsaâv _p¡v sNbvtXm?.'

"AbmÄ _mw¥qÀ¡v t]mbncn¡pIbmWv. ASp¯ BgvNtb aS§nsb¯q.'

"GXmbmepw \ap¡hnsS hsc t]mImw. \½Ä SuWn hn¡m\pÅ Øe ¯nsâ BÄ¡mÀ F¶ \ne¡mWv t]mIp¶Xv.'

R§Ä AhnsS sNÃpt¼mÄ AknÌâv amt\PÀ am{Xta D­mbncp¶pÅq.

"Cu knänbnse I®mb Hcp Øe¯nsâ hnÂ]\bpsS Imcyw ]dbm\mWv Rm³ h¶Xv.'

"kmdnhnsS CÃ.'

"kmcanÃ, Al½Zv kmlnºv Ct¸mÄ FhnsSbp­mIpw F¶v ]dªm aXn.'

Rm\nt¸mÄ hcmw F¶v ]dªv AbmÄ AIt¯¡v t]mbn. Al½Zv kmln ºnsâ tai¸pd¯ncp¶ Hcp hnknänwKv ImÀUv Fsâ {i²bnÂs¸«p. tUm. kptcjv ss], _mw¥qÀ. Rm³ s]s«¶Xv I¿nseSp¯p. ]ns¶ tIcfm »Uv tUmWo UbdÎdnþ AXpw Rm³ _mKnseSp¯v h¨p. AknÌâv amt\PÀ HmSn h¶p.

"kÀ, kmlnºv ASp¯ BgvNtb hcq.'

"Ft¶mSv kqNn¸n¨ncp¶p. tUm. ss]sb ImWp¶ Imcyhpw ]dªncp¶p.'

"AsX, tUmÎsd I­v HcmgvNs¯ t{]m{Kmw D­v. kmdn\v kmlnºpambn C{X ASp¸aps­¶dnªnÃ. _mw¥qcn Hcp ^mw lukp­v AhnsS BIm\mWv km²yX. CS¡v t]mbn HcmgvN IqSmdp­v. B HcmgvN t^m¬ hnfn¨m hsc In«nÃ. A{X AXymhiy UoemsW¦n ^mwluknsâ \¼À Xcmw.'

"F¶m henb D]Imcambn. tImSnIfpsS GÀ¸mSmWv. t\cn«p I­p sImÅmw.-'

"At±lw hnfn¨m Bcp h¶p F¶p ]dbWw?.'

"Xn½¿ h¶p F¶p ]dªm aXn.'

R§Ä ]pd¯nd§n.

"CXmcm CXn\nsS Hcp tUm: sss]?'

"shdptX Hcp Nq­bn«XmWv. AbmÄ AXn tIdns¡m¯n.'

Rm³  Imdnencp¶p B »UvtUmWo UbdIvSdn adn¨p t\m¡n. AXn Nne t]cpIfn ASnhc C«ncn¡p¶p. FÃmw ABþve »Uv {Kq¸pÅhÀ.---                        R§Ä   Hm^oÊnse¯n. {]`mIdpw tjWmbnbpw AhnsSbp­mbncp¶p.

"kÀ, F\ns¡m¶pw a\ÊnemIp¶nÃ?.'

"Rm³ ]dbmw. ChnS¶v ImWmXmbhÀ FÃmw ABþve F¶ A]qÀÆ {Kq¸n s]«hÀ. FÃmhcpw HcpXc¯nesæn asämcp Xc¯n kv]n¡pambn _Ôs¸«ncn¡p¶p. ]ns¶ cmlpensâ t^m¬. R§sf c£n¡Ww F¶mWbmÄ ]dªXv. At¸mÄ H¶n IqSpX t]À AhcpsS XShn ImWpw. ABþve ImtcmSv F´n\o Al½Zv kmlnºn\v C{X XmXv]cyw? AbmfpsS Hm^okn \n¶pw In«nb UbdÎdnbnepw CtX {Kq¸pImcpsS t]cpIÄ am{Xw ASnhcbn«ncn¡p¶p. Cu A]qÀÆ {Kq¸nÂs¸Sp¶ Btcm HcmÄ AbmfpsS IÌUnbn D­v. AXmbXv, AbmÄ¡v F´mWkpw, AbmÄ FhnsS F¶o tNmZy§Ä¡v \ap¡v D¯cw Is­¯Ww.'

"kÀ, t^m¬ h¶Xv _mw¥qÀ \n¶mWv F¶v ØncoIcn¨p.'

"]ns¶ tUm. ss]þ Rm\t\zjn¨p. AbmÄ hfsc {]kn²\mb Iym³kÀ tcmK hnZKv²³ BWv. {]tXyIn¨v »UvIym³kÀ. At¸mÄ BcmWv B »Uv Iym³kÀ tcmKn? tjbv¡v AÐpÄkemw BIm\mWv km²yX. At§cv Bdv amk¯n IqSpX Pohn¨ncnt¡­Xv Al½Zv kmlnºnsâ BhiyamWv. At¸mÄ Imcy§Ä hyàambn hcp¶pp. AbmÄ¡v »Uv sImSp¡m\mWv Chsc XShn h¨ncn¡p¶Xv. A]qÀÆ {Kq¸pImcmbXp sIm­v Ahsc XShn ]mÀ¸n¨ncn¡pIbmWv. Hcp {]mhiyw 450 ml IqSp X FSp¡mdnÃtÃm. ]ns¶ 3 amkw Igntª tkbv^mbn FSp¡m³ ]äq.'

"AbmÄ FhnsS Bbncn¡pw ]mÀ¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv?.'

"AbmfpsS _mw¥qcpÅ ^mwluknembncn¡pw. AhnsS Ubmenknkn\pÅ kuIcy§Ä sNbvXn«p­mIpw. Asæn tUm. ss]bpsS tkh\w tXSnbncn¡mw.'

"Ahsc c£n¡m³ \aps¡´p sN¿m³ km[n¡pw?'

"CXp apgph³ \nKa\§Ä BWv. AXnsâ t]cnÂ...... AXpw A\ykwØm \¯v... {]iv\amWv. F´p ]dªmWv t]meokns\ kao]n¡pI?'

"tIcfm t]meoknsâ klmbt¯msS \ap¡v Htcm¸tdj³ ¹m³ sNbvXmtem?'

"AtX DÅq amÀ¤w. Rm³ _mekp{_ÒWy¯ns\ hnfn¡mw. tZhm\µ³ apXemfnbpsS ]cmXn InS¸p­tÃm? AXp h¨ct\zjWw.'

Rm³ _mekp{_ÒWy¯nt\mSv FÃm hnhc§fpw ]dªp.

"\µ³ Hcp Imcyw sN¿mw. _mw¥qÀ sF.Pn. \©¸bpambn _Ôs¸Smw. \ap¡v {]hÀ¯n¡m³ Hcp kzmX{´yw In«nbm aXn. AXv Rm³ H¸n¨p Xcmw.'

"\ap¡v DS³ Hcp bm{X t]mIWw _mw¥qÀ¡v. dmt¯mUpw {]`mIdpw IqsS thWw. tjWmbn ChnSps¯ Imcy§Ä t\m¡s«. Ccp]¯n\mev aWn¡qdpw Cu Hm^okn ImWWw.'

FÃmhcpw X¿msdSp¸pIÄ ]qÀ¯nbm¡n. HutZymKnIambn hmdt­mSpIqSn 3 t]meokpImtcbpw _mekp{_ÒWyw GÀ¸mSm¡n¯¶p. F´mhiyw h¶mepw \©¸bpsS t]meokpw klmbn¡pw. _mw¥qÀ F¯n. BZyw tUm. ss]sb ImWWw. Rm³ am{Xw aXn. At§cpsS ho«n¯s¶ t]mbn. cm{Xn 10 aWn Bbncp¶p. Imcy§Ä hyàambn At±ls¯ [cn¸n¨p.

"Hcp sIme]mXI¯n\pw aq¶v InUv\m¸nwKn\pw A§tb t]mse {]kn² \mb HcmÄ Iq«p{]XnbmIp¶ AhØ R§Ä¡v XmXv]cyanÃ. tUmÎsd Cu Ipcp¡n \n¶pw c£n¡Wsa¶p­v. AXpsIm­v Imcy§Ä Xpd¶p ]dbp¶Xmhpw \ÃXv.'

BZyw H¶p aSns¨¦nepw ]ns¶ FÃmw ]dªp.

"]s£, Cu InUv\m¸nwKnsâ IYsbm¶pw R§Ä¡dnbnÃmbncp¶p. Hcp tj¡v AÐpÄkeman\v NnInÕ thWw. ep¡oanb BWv, ]camh[n At±l¯nsâ PohnXw \o«n¡n«Ww. F¶m At±lt¯mSv CXv ]qÀ® ambpw amdpw Ft¶ ]dbmhq. F{X cq] thWsa¦nepw Xcmw. CXmbncp¶p Hm^À. Rm³ At§sc Fsâ \gvknwKv tlmanemWv NnInÕn¡p¶Xv. ]s£ càZmXm¡sf AhcpsS ^mw lukn BWv Xmakn¸n¨ncn¡p¶Xv. AhnSp¶v AsXSp¯v tISpIqSmsX F¯n¡m\pÅ NpaXe tUmÎdpsS Sow GsäSp¡Ww. A§s\bmWv sNbvXp sIm­ncn¡p¶Xv. \msf càw sImSp t¡­ ZnhkamWv. Rms\´p sN¿Ww? CXp hfsc A]qÀÆ {Kq¸n s]« càamWv, A[nIw thsd In«m\panÃ.'

"càw sIm­phcms\§\bmWv t]mhpI?'

"Fsâ \gvknwKv tlmanse B¼pe³knÂ. R§fpsS Ìm^mWv t]mImdv. AhÀ¡v henb kt´mjamWv, ImcWw ssI \ndsb Iymjv In«pw.'

"\msf Rm\pw \n§fpsS tPmen¡mcpsS bqWnt^man B¼pe³kn t]mIpw. bmsXmcp ImcWhimepw CXv At§sc hnf¨p]dbm³ ]mSnÃ. Xm¦sf CXn \n¶pw c£n¡m\mWvR§Ä C{Xbpw Iãs¸Sp¶Xv. AXpt]mse tjbv¡nsâ Poh³ F§t\bpw c£n¡pIbpw thWw.'

"k½Xn¨p. kXy¯n F\n¡o GÀ¸mSn ]¦nÃ.'

s]«¶v Fsâ t^m¬ dn§v sNbvXp. Fkv.]n _mekp{_ÒWyw Bbncp¶p.

"\µIpamÀ.. laoZnsâ sImebmfnIsf ]nSn In«n. Al½Zv kmlnºnsâ BÄ ¡mcmWv. kmlnºnsâ BÚm\pkcWamWv AXp sNbvXXv. AbmÄ¡pÅ ]pXnb AdÌv hmd­v ^mIvkv sNbvXn«p­v. IgnhXpw thKw Abmsf IÌ Unbn FSp¡m³ klmbn¡Ww.'

"icn kÀ, R§Ä ]pds¸SpIbmbn.'

R§Ä B¼pe³kn BWvt]mbXv. ^mwluknsâ tKänse¯nbt¸mtg skIyqcnän R§sf AIt¯¡v sIm­pt]mbn.

"tUm. ss] ]dªn«v h¶XmWv.'

"icn, AIt¯¡v hcq.'

Al½Zv kmlnºv R§sf GsXms¡tbm apdnIfn¡qSn Ibän Cd¡n Hcp `qKÀ` Adbnse¯n¨p. AhnsS càw FSp¡m\pÅ kIe kwhn[m\§fpw D­v. c­pt]sc I«nen _Ôn¨ncn¡p¶p. AXy´m[p\nI kuIcy§fpÅ apdn. sI«nbn«ncn¡p¶hÀ ImWmXmbhÀ Xs¶. hcpsS t^mt«m Fsâ I¿nep­mbncp¶p.

"CsX´m \n§Ä kz´w Cã{]Imcatà càw sImSp¡p¶Xv?'

"Chscs¶ _ew {]tbmKn¨v.....'

laoZnsâ In¦c·mÀ hmbv s]m¯n¸nSn¨p.

"\n§fsXm¶padnb­. GÂ]n¨ ]Wn sNbvXm aXn. Iymjv F®n¯¶n «mWv.'

"an. laoZv kmlnºv \n§fnt¸mÄ R§fpsS IÌUnbnemWv.'

s]«¶v AbmfpsS BÄ¡mÀ R§fpsS ta NmSn hoWp. Hcp henb a¸nSp¯w Xs¶ \S¶p. dmt¯mUpw {]`mIdpw AXv BkzZn¡p¶ t]mse tXm¶n. AhÀ laoZnsâ BÄ¡msc Iogvs¸Sp¯n. Rm³ tXms¡Sp¯p.

"Al½Zv kmlnºv _lfw hbv¡­. \n§sf AdÌv sN¿m\mWv R§Ä h¶Xv. laoZns\ sIm¶Xn\v, Chsc X«ns¡m­ph¶Xn\v. CXnt\mSIw IÀ®mSI t]meokv ChnSw hfªn«p­mIpw. IogS§ns¡mÅq.'

Abmsf hne§v h¨v t]meokn GÂ]n¨p. cmlpent\bpw Iq«pImtcbpw c£n¨p. kt´mjw sIm­v AhcpsS I®v \ndªp. R§Ä t\sc ss]bpsS \gvknwKv tlmanse¯n.

"Chsc _eambn ]mÀ¸n¨v càw FSp¡m\mbncp¶p ¹m³. AhÀ ImWmsX Fsâ ssIhiap­mbncp¶ t^mWn \n¶pw BWv hnfn¡m³ {ian¨Xv. ]qÀ¯nbm¡p¶Xn\v ap¼v AhÀ ]nSn¨p hm§n.'

R§Ä tUmÎtdbpw Iq«n tjbv¡ns\ I­p. At§cv Ahi\mbncp¶p. At§À¡v hnZKv² NnInÕ Hm^À sNbvXmWv ChnsS sIm­ph¶Xv.

"`bs¸S­, kXy¯n \n§fpsS AkpJw t`ZamImhp¶tXbpÅq. ]t£ Al½Zn\v \n§Ä Bdp amkw Pohn¨ncp¶mepw aXn. I¼\nbpsS sjbÀ \n§Ä AbmfpsS t]cnte¡m¡nbncps¶¦n B \nanjw AbmÄ \n§ tfbpw CÃmXm¡ntbt\.'

"AXymhiyambn Ct§À¡v càw sImSp¡Ww.'

IYIÄ FÃmw tI«t¸mÄ kpZÀi³ ]dªp.

"R§Ä sImSp¡mw. R§sf _ew {]tbmKn¨v Iogvs¸Sp¯ntbm Iymjv Xt¶m H¶pw càsaSp¡­ ImcyanÃ. AXymhiyapÅhÀ¡v R§Ä càw sImSp¡m³ X¿mdmWv.'

Rm³ Ahsc sI«n¸nSn¨p.

"\¶mbn, C§s\ thWw sNdp¸¡mÀ.'

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