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Hcp ]mkvt]mÀ«v tamjWw

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"ltem, UnäÎohv \µtKm]m hÀ½btÃ? Rms\mcp hÃm¯ {]iv\¯nemWv Fs¶ klmbn¡Ww.'

"\n§Ä BcmWv? F´mWv {]iv\w?'

"Rm³ PbIpamÀ. Rm³ ASp¯ BgvN Atacn¡bv¡v t]mIm\ncp¶ XmWv. Ct¸mÄ Fsâ ]mkvt]mÀ«v ImWp¶nÃ. `mcybpsS ]mkvt]mÀ«v AeamcnbpsS Xmsg InS¶v In«n. AXv F§s\sb¦nepw H¶v I­v]nSn¨p X¶nsæn R§fpsS bm{X apS§pw.'

"thsds´¦nepw tamjWw t]mbn«pt­m?'

"Hcp sNdnb amebpw \ãs¸«p.'

"sS³j³ Ifªv AhnsSsbms¡ H¶v hnkvXcn¨v t\m¡q.'

"Rm\nhnsS Acn¨p s]dp¡n t\m¡n. CnsS§panÃ. Rm³ h­n Ab¡mw A§v H¶v h¶v t]mbm aXn.'

"icn aq¶v aWn¡v h­n Abt¨mfq.'

IrXyw 3 aWn¡v Xs¶ h­n F¯n. Hcp henb XdhmSmWv Pb Ipamdnsâ hoSv. ]gb Hcp \mepsI«v. F¶mepw hr¯nbmbn t\m¡p¶p­v. kÀ¸¡mSpw apá tXhcpw Hs¡bpÅ Hcp ]pcmX\ `h\w. Rm³ sN¶t¸mtg Pb IpamÀ Cd§n h¶p. BsI A¦em¸nem sW¶v I­mednbmw. Fs¶ ]qapJt¯¡v £Wn¨p.

"kÀ, Rms\´p sN¿Ww?'

"FhnsSbmWv ]mkvt]mÀ«v h¨ncp¶Xv?'

"hnk icnbmbn. ]mkvt]mÀ«v c­pw IqSn Ab¨p X¶XmWv. AXv AtX ]Sn Aeamcnbn h¨XmWv. B IhtdmSp IqSnbmWv \ãs¸«Xv. IqsS Aeamcnbn Ccp¶ncp¶ amebpw \ãs¸«p.'

"B Aeamcnbn asäs´Ãmap­mbncp¶p?'

"Ipd¨v cq]m. Iptd kzÀ®w. AsXm¶pw \ãs¸«n«nÃ.'

"F\n¡v B Aeamcn H¶v ImWWw.'

R§Ä AI¯v Ibdn. henb Hcp XSn Aeamcn.

"CXv ]q«nbncp¶ntÃ?'

"Xpd¶mWv InS¶Xv. Xmt¡m ]q«n Xs¶ D­mbncp¶p.'

"Cu apdntbm?'

"CÃ, kmdv I­ntÃ? CsXmcp henb \mepsI«mWv. A§s\ Hmtcm apdnbpw ]q«p¶ coXn ]t­ CÃ.'

"ChnsS thsd Bscms¡bp­v?'

"Aѳ... Hcp hnjlmcnbmWv. Ct¸mÄ ]pd¯v t]mbncn¡p¶p. ]ns¶ `mcybpw Rm\pw Hcp the¡mcnbpw.'

Rm³ Aeamcn Xpd¶v t\m¡n. ]mkvt]mÀ«v Ccp¶Xnsâ ASp¯v Xs¶ Iymjpw kzÀ® Dcp¸SnIfpw Ccn¸p­v. F´psIm­v Ių(?) AsXm¶pw FSp¯nÃ? tamjWw \S¶ncn¡p¶Xv ]I Bbncn¡Ww. hoSv Ip¯ns¸mfn¨n«nÃ.

"F\n¡nhnSps¯ aäp apdnIÄ IqSn ]cntim[n¡Ww.'

Rm³ ASp¯ apdnbn Ibdn.

"CXv AÑsâ apdnbmWv.'

hfsc hnimeamb apdn. Hcp k{]a© I«nÂ. Hcp NmcpItkc, ]gb tai, Aeamcn. Rm\h apgph³ ]cntim[n¨p. Hcp henb apdp¡m³ sNÃw Nmcp Itkcbv¡Sp¯p­v. Rm\Xp Xpd¶v t\m¡n. AXn hfsc `wKnbmbn shänebpw ASbv¡bpw ASp¡n h¨ncn¡p¶p. ]pIbne sNdpXmbn Acnªv Hcp ISemkn s]mXnªv h¨ncn¡p¶p.Rm\Xv Xpd¶v t\m¡n. AI¯v tImd¯pWn H«n¨ncn¡p¶ Hcp {]tXyI Xcw ISemkv.

"F´m kmdn\v apdp¡tWm?'

"BImw, Aѳ hcs«.' Rm³ ]dªp.

"the¡mcn FhnsS?'

"ho«n t]mbncn¡pIbmWv. cmhnse h¶v ]Wn XoÀ¯v t]mIpw. F´m hnfn¸n¡tWm?'

"Ct¸mÄ th­.'

"Aѳ hcp¶p­tÃm.'

ZoÀLImb\mb Hcp hr²³ ]qapJ¯v h¶v AhnsS h¨ncn¡p¶ In­n bnse shÅsaSp¯v Im IgpIn AI¯p Ibdn. \à Ikhv U_nfpw Ppºbpw, tXmf¯v c­mw ap­v. I¿n Hcp hm¡nwKv Ìn¡v.

"\µtKm]m hÀ½. [mcmfw tI«ncn¡p¶p. C{X {]kn²\mb A§v Cu \nÊmc Imcy¯n\v hcpw¶v {]Xo£n¨nÃ.'

]qapJs¯ NmcpItkcbn Ccp¶v hm¡nwKv Ìn¡v ASp¯v Xs¶ h¨p.

"Rm\§sb¸änbpw [mcmfw tI«ncn¡p¶p. {]kn²\mb hnjlmcnbmW

tÃm. H¶p ]cnNbs¸SmatÃm F¶pw IcpXn.'

Rm³ ]qapJ¯ncp¶p.

"F´mbn tamjW¯nsâ At\zjWw?'

"Rm\nt¸mÄ Ct§m«v h¶tXbpÅq. ChnsS Hcp henb tamjW¯nsâ e£Ww ImWp¶nÃ.'

"Rm\nht\mSv ]dªXmWv. F´n\mWnt¸mÄ Cu Atacn¡bnte¡v F¶v. ChnsS DÅ FtÌäpw aäpw t\m¡n \S¯m³ t]mepw BcpanÃ. ]ns¶ Fsâ ]c¼cmKX NnInÕþ AXn\v Fs¶ klmbn¨v ChnsS IqSnbm t]mtc? k½Xn¡nÃ.....'

"Hcp tPmen D­mbncn¡p¶Xv \ÃXtÃ?'

"AXtà ckw. c­pt]À¡pw ChnSp¶v t]mbn hcm³ ]äp¶ tPmenbp­v. eoshSp¯mWv t]m¡v AhnsS ]n¡v. A§s\ Atacn¡bn tPmen¡v t]mIp¶hÀ AhnSps¯ coXn ]nSn¨m ]ns¶ Xncn¨p t]mcnÃ. ChnsS BsW¦n Cu hbÊmb Rm³ am{Xw.'

"Atacn¡ Hs¡ I­p hcm³ In«nb Ahkcw AhÀ hn\ntbmKn¡s«.'

"AXn\msW¦n Hcp SqÀ t]mbm t]mtc? AXns\{X cq] thWw? Rm³ sImSp¡mw. Hmtcm tXm¶Â..... {`aw...... AÃmsX´m? Pbm B apdp¡m³ sNÃw Ct§ms«Sp¡v. hÀ½¡v IpSn¡ms\s´¦nepw... F\n¡v Ipd¨v kw`mcw aXn.'

"F\n¡pw AXv aXn.'

apdp¡m³ sNÃw Xpd¶v NmcpItkcbpsS I¿n h¨v hnkvXcn¨v apdp ¡m\pÅ ]pd¸mSmWv.

"Rm\pw H¶v apdp¡nbmtem?'

"BImatÃm, \ÃXpfkn shänebpw Pm¸mWw ]pIbnebpw Iq«n Hcp apdp¡v. AXn\v Hcp Iq«ps­¦n kt´mjamWv.'

Rm³ At±l¯nsâ ASpt¯¡v amdnbncp¶p. shäne FSp¯v Np®m¼v tX¨p. ASbv¡ Acnªv AXn h¨v hmbnen«p.

"]pIbne GXmWv Kymentbm hS¡t\m? t\m¡s«.'

Rm\m s]mXn I¿nseSp¯p.

"Hm.. F\n¡v ]pIbne th­. ]XnhnÃm¯Xp sIm­v Ipg¸amsb¦ntem?'

Ipamc³ sshZyÀ hnkvXcn¨v apdp¡n. At±l¯nsâ ASp¯v Xs¶ B hm¡nwKv Ìn¡v D­v. hfsc ]pcmX\amb HcpXcw {]tXyI hm¡nwKv Ìn¡v. XSnbpw B\s¡m¼pw. ]nSn \mK¸¯nbpsS BIrXnbn ]c¶v. hntZg¯v In«p¶ ]mw A\m«anbv¡Â lm³UnÂtamUÂ.

"CXv at\mlcambncn¡p¶tÃm. CXn\I¯v ]e AdIÄ Ds­¶pw AXnemWvv AXymhiy acp¶pIÄ kq£n¡p¶Xv F¶pw tI«n«p­v.'

"icnbmWv. ]m¼n³ hnj¯n\v \½Ä s]«¶v acp¶v sImSpt¡­n hcpw. At¸mÄ AXn ]e AdIfnembn kq£n¡pw.'

Rm\m hm¡nwKv Ìn¡v Xncn¨pw adn¨pw t\m¡n. AXnsâ \mK¸¯n t]mepÅ ]nSn¡v Hcp {]tXyIXbp­mbncp¶p. ]s£ s]s«¶v Ipamc³ sshZyÀ AXv hm§n I¿n h¨p.

"AXn\Is¯ AdIÄ H¶v Xpd¶v ImWn¡mtam?'

"AXnse Nne acp¶pIÄ Xpd¶m DS³ D]tbmKn¡Ww. Asæn {]tbmP\anÃ. AXpsIm­v AXymhiyw h¶mte AXv Xpd¡mdpÅq.'

"kÀ F\n¡v ASp¯ Znhkw t]mtI­XmWv. ]mkvt]mÀ«v In«nbnsà ¦n ]WnbmIpw.'

"AÑsâ B{Klw t]mse t]mImXncp¶p IqtS?. Aѳ ]dbp¶Xnepw Imcyap­v.' Rm³ ]dªp.

"A§s\ ]dªv sImSp¡q hÀ½m..'

"]s£ hfsc Iãs¸«v kwLSn¸n¨XmWv Cu Nm³kv. AXv \ãs¸SpI F¶p h¨mÂ....... Fs´¦nepw amÀ¤apt­m F¶v ]dbq.'

"Hcp amÀ¤tabpÅq. AXv Xm¦fpsS AÑsâ k½XamWv.'

"Aѳ ]qÀ®ambpw k½Xn¡psa¶v tXm¶p¶nÃ.'

"A§v hnNmcn¨mte AhÀ¡v t]mIm³ ]äq.'

"F´mWv hÀ½ ]dbp¶Xvv? GXmbmepw Rm³ k½Xw sImSp¯n«hÀ t]mInÃ. ]ns¶ A{X B{KlamsW¦n Hcp sNdnb Imet¯¡v SqÀ t]mse t]mbn hcs«.'

"F´p]dbp¶p? AXv k½Xn¡pIbmsW¦n bm{X \S¡pw. Rm³ PbIpamdnt\mSv ]dªp.

"kmsd´m C§s\ H¶padnbm¯ t]mse ]dbp¶Xv? C\n AYh Rm³ A§s\ k½Xn¨mepw ]mkvt]mÀ«nÃmsX F§s\ t]mIpw?'

Rm³ Ipamc³ sshZysc t\m¡n. At§cv H¶pw {i²n¡m¯ a«n Zqtc¡v t\m¡n Ccn¡pIbmWv.

"Ip«nIÄ Hcp sNdnb Imet¯¡v t]mhpIbmsW¦n k½Xn¨p IqtS?'

"k½XamWv.'

"F¦n B ]mkvt]mÀ«v At§m«v sImSpt¯¡q.'

sshZyÀ NmSn Fgpt¶äp.

"AXn\v ]mkvt]mÀ«v Fsâ I¿nemtWm?'

"I¿neÃ, B hm¡nwKv Ìn¡n \mK¸¯n¡I¯v kpc£nXambn A§v h¨n«p­v. AX§v sImSp¯m aXn.'

PbIpamÀ CSnsht«ähs\ t]mse Xcn¨ncp¶p t]mbn.

"Aѳ!!!'

sshZyÀ H¶v ]cp§n. ]ns¶ Fs¶ AÛpXs¸Sp¯ns¡m­v Fgpt¶äv h¶v Fsâ ssIIÄ c­pw Iq«n¸nSn¨p.

"sImÅmw, \¶mbn. A§v ]dªXv icnbmWv. ]s£ A§sX§s\ I­p]nSn¨p?'

"AXv hfsc \nÊmcw. Aeamcnbn thsd Imipw kzÀ®hpancp¶n«pw AXp sXmSmsX Cu ]mkvt]mÀ«pw Hcp sNdnb amebpw am{Xw \ãs¸«p F¶dnªt¸mtg F\n¡v kwibw tXm¶n, ]pd¯v \ns¶mcp IÅ\à F¶v. Bbncps¶¦n AbmÄ ]Whpw kzÀ®hpw am{Xta FSp¡pambn cp¶pÅq.'

"At¸mÄ B sNdnb ame?'

"tamjWw Hcp IÅsâ ]WnbmWv F¶v hcp¯n¯oÀ¡m\pÅ kq{Xw.'

"F§s\ Rm\msWSp¯Xv F¶dnªp?'

"A§bpsS apdp¡m³ s]«nbn ]pIbne s]mXnªp h¨ncp¶ B ISemkv Rm³ {i²n¨ncp¶p. B {]tXyI Xcw XpWn ]mkvt]mÀ«v t]mepÅ hnes¸« tcJIÄ Ab¡m³ sImdnbÀ kÀÆokpImÀ D]tbm Kn¡p¶ Ihdnsâ ISekmWv. AXn sImdnbÀ kÀÆoknsâ \¼dpw D­v. Rm³ h¶t¸mÄ apX A§v hm¡nwKv Ìn¡v I¿n \n¶v h¨n«nÃ. am{Xaà C¯c¯nepÅ hm¡nwKv Ìn¡v Rm³ I­n«p­v. AXn\pÅn ]e AdIfp­v. \mK¸¯n t]mepÅ AXnsâ ]nSnbpw Xpd¡mhp¶XmWv. AXn\I¯v Hcp ]mkvt]mÀ«v HXp§pw. am{Xaà B hm¡nwKv Ìn¡nsâ ]nSnbpsS AS¸v ]qÀ®ambpw tNÀ¶ncp¶nà F¶Xpw Rm³ {i²n¨ncp¶p. AXv Xpd¶v ImWn¡m³ hnk½Xn¨Xpw F¶n kwibap­m¡n. AXn\§v ]dª ImcWw Xosc ZpÀºeambn cp¶pXm\pw. AXpsIm­v B hm¡nwKv Ìn¡nsâ ]nSnbn \n¶pw ]mkv t]mÀ«pw atä Adbn \n¶v sNdnbamebpw FSp¯v aI\v sImSpt¯ ¡q.'

sshZyÀ ]qÀ®ambpw IogS§n. hm¡nwKv Ìn¡n\v apIfn Hcp Øe¯v AaÀ¯nbt¸mÄ AXnsâ apIÄ`mKw c­mbn Xpd¶p. AXn ]mkv t]mÀ«v kpc£nXambn«ncn¸p­mbncp¶p. AXnsâ \Sp`mKw Xncn¨v Xpd ¶p. AXn B sNdnb amebpw `{Zw.

"Ip«nIfpsS bm{X apS¡m³ Rm\mWXv sNbvXXv.'

sshZyÀ¡v Ft¶mSv tZjyambn¡mWpw F¶mWv Rm³ IcpXnbXv. At±lw Fs¶ A`n\µn¡pIbmWv sNbvXXv. Atacn¡bv¡v Hcp tjmÀ«vssSw hnknäv aXn, F¶hÀ Xocpam\n¡pw Fs¶\n¡pd¸mbncp¶p. Rm\hnSp¶v kt´mjt¯msS bm{X ]dªnd§n.

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