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BZy]mT§Ä Bânbn \n¶v GItZiw ]Xn\©p hÀj§Ä¡pap³]v Rm³ ]v¯mw ¢mÊn ]Tn¡p¶ Imew. kv{Xo]pcpj _Ôs¯¡pdn¨pt]mepw hmbn¨n«pÅ \n¶pÅ Adnhpam{Xw. tIcf¯nsâ hiyat\mlcamb Hcp {Kma¯nse XnI¨pw bYmØnXnI IpSpw_¯nse \memas¯ AwKw . IqSpX apJhpcbnÃsX kw`h¯nte¡v IS¡mw . Fsâ hoSn\Sp¯mbn A¨sâ AI¶ _Ô¯nepÅ ktlmZc\pw IpSp_hpw Xakn¨ncp¶Xv. Rm³ At±ls¯ A¦nÄ F¶pw `mcysb Bân F¶pamWv hnfn¨ncp¶Xv. A¦nfn\p 39 hbkpw Bân¡v 29 hbkpw {]mbw. AhÀ¡v Ggpw A©pw hbÊv hoXapÅ c-p Ip«nIÄ. Bân AXoh kpµcnbmb Hcp kv{Xo Bbncp¶p. BânbpsS t]cv tagvkn. A¦nÄ hfsc Xnc¡pÅ Hcp _nÊn\ÊpImc³. cmhnse ]pds¸«m cm{Xn ]t¯m]Xns\mt¶m aWnt¡ Xncns¨¯q. IqSmsX amk¯n HcmgvNsb¦nepw \o-p\n¡p¶ _nÊn\Êv {Sn¸pIÄ. Rm³ Fsâ PohnX¯nse A[nI`mKhpw Nnehgn¨ncp¶Xp BânbpsS ho«nembncp¶p. Bân Fs¶ a¡fnsemcmsft¸mse Xs¶bmWpI-ncp¶Xv .A¦nÄ Bânsb IeymWw Ign¨psIm-phcps¼mÄ F\nt¡gphbtÊ D-bncp¶pÅq. A¶papX F¶pw Rm³ BânbpsS hmembn Iq«¯nep-mIpw. Bân FhnsS t]mbmepw Fs¶bpw Iq«¯n Iq«mdp-v . Bân Ipfn¡pt¼mfpw Ipªp§sf apebq«pt¼mfpsaÃmw ASp¯p-mhmdp-v. F\nt¡m Aânt¡m AXn {]tXyIns¨s´¦nepw tXm¶nbp«panÃ. ImepI¡nSbÃsX BânbpsS icoc¯n asäs´¦nepw Rm³ ImWm¯Xmbn«p-mbncp¶panÃ. ]et¸mgpw Bân Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ AânbpsS ]pdw tX¨psImSp¯ncp¶Xp Rm\mbncp¶p. ]s£ H¼Xmw ¢mÊn F¯nbt¸mtg¡pw F\n¡p Bânsb ImWpt¼mÄ Fs´ms¡tbm aäphnImc§Ä DÅnep-mIphm³ XpS§n. BbnsS F\n¡v Fsâ Iq«pImcsâ ¢mÊnepÅ cmaphnsâ ssI¿nÂ\ns¶mcp sIm¨p]pØIw In«n. AXn Hcp IYbn ]Xn\©p hbÊpÅ thWphns\s¡m-vgv 35 hbÊpÅ koXtN¨n AhcpsS ]qdp\¡n¡p¶Xpw Ifn¸n¡p¶Xpsams¡bpÅ Hcp IYbp-mbncp¶p. IY hmbn¨t¸mÄ BZyw Ad¸mWp-mbXv. ]Ivsj Rm³ AXp ho-pw ho-pw hmbn¨p. IYbnse thWphnsâ Øm\¯v Fs¶bpw koXtN¨nbmbn tagvknbmântbbpw k¦åv]n¨pXpS§n. IY hbn¨psIm-p IYbnse kw`h§Ä Rm\pw Bânbpambn«mWp \S¡ps¶sX¶p hnNmcn¨psImpÅ hmWaSn Hcp Øncw ]cn]mSnbmbn. H¼Xmw ¢mÊv ]coIvj Ignªp a[yth\eh[n¡mew. GÃm¡p«nIfpw DXvkmlXnanÀt¸msS Ifn¨p \S¡p¶kabw. F\n¡v ]¯mw ¢mÊpImc\mbpXpsIm-v S j\pw ]Tn¯hpw!. BânbpsS Ip«nIsf Ah[n¡meambXpsIm-v BânbpsS A½ AhcpsS ho«nte¡v sIm-ps]mbXpsIm-v ]I kabw apgph³ Bânbpw AhcpsS ho«n X\n¨mbncp¶p. Hcp Znhkw Bânh¶½tbmSp tNmZn¨p "" tN¨n Rm³ AhnsS Ft¸mgpw Hä¡mWtÃm! tPmbntam³ AhnsS h¶ncp¶p ]Tn¡pIbmsW¦n F\n¡phÃt¸mgpw H¶p ann¸dªncn¡mambncp¶tÃm'' “\o F´m tagvko Cu ]dbpt¶? Ah³ ChnsS Ccp¶m IqSn Hc£cw ]Tn¡¯nÃ. ]ns¶ \nâSp¯p h¶mepÅ Imcyw ]dbm\pt-m?” A½ “CXm tN¨o Cu ]dbpt¶, ]e Ip«nIsfbpw Ifbp¶Xp ImÀt¶m½cmsW¶v. F{Xbpw \¶mbn«p ]Tn¡p¶ tPmbntam³ t]mepw ]Tn¡p¶nsöp ]dªm.... ??'' Bân “]Tn¡p¶nsöÃm Rm³ ]dªXv . ]¯mw ¢mÊnetÃ? \ap¡p {i²n¡m\pÅXv {i²nt¡t-? `mhn Ifªn«v ]dªn«p hà Imtcymsamt-m?? '' A½ ""Fsâ ASp¯ph¶n«v BcptSbpsamcp `mhow t]mIptIÃ. AXp t]mImsX Rm³ t\m¡ns¡mÅw'' Bân ""F¶m \nsâ CjvSw t]mte. Dg¸msX t\m¡msa¶ps-In AhnSncp¶p ]Tnt¨ms«. G\ns¡mcp Ipgt¸manÃ'' A½ ""AsXms¡ Rm³ t\m¡ns¡mÅw'' BânbpsS apJs¯mcp sNdnb kt´mjw. A¶papXÂ

S j³ IgnªpÅ Fsâ kabw H«pap¡mepw BânbpsS ho«n Xs¶bmbn. an¡hmdpw Znhk§fn ho«n Xncns¨¯pI Dd§m³ t\c¯p am{Xw. A¦nÄ Xmakns¨¯p¶ Znhk§fn AXpw D-mhmdnÃ. tN¨n (Bânsb Rm³ tN¨nsb¶pw .hnfn¡mdn-v . AXpsIm-p ]ebnS¯pw "Bân' F¶pw "tN¨n' F¶pw amdnamdn {]tbmKn¨n«p-mImw) ho«ptPmenIfnembncn¡pt¼mÄ an¡hmdpw Ft¶mSv ]Tn¡m³ ]dbpw. Rm³ AXn hÃy DXvkmlsam¶pw Im«mdp-mbncp¶nÃ. G\ns¡t¸mgpw tN¨nsb I-psIm-ncn¡Ww. tN¨nbdnbmsX tN¨nbpsS amdpw \nXw_hpw I®psIm-p XgpIns¡m-ncn¡Ww. tN¨nsbsbm¶p \áambn¡mWm\pÅ sImXnam{XamsWt¸mgpw a\ÊnÂ. tN¨nsb Rms\t¸mgpw IYbnse koXtN¨nbmbn a\Ên ImWpw. Rm³ Fsâ Znhmkz]v\§fn IYbnse thWphmbnamdpw. tN¨n cmhnse apäw Xq¡pt¼mÄ KuWn\pÅneqsS XpÅn¡fn¡p¶ B tX³ IpS§sf BÀ¯ntbmsS t\m¡nbncn¡pw. Igp¯n\p Xmsg\n¶pXv`hn¨v B sam«¡p¶pIÄ¡nSbneqsS KuWn A{]Xy£ahp¶ sIm¨cphnbnte¡nd§ns¨Ãm³ a\Êp sh¼Â sImÅpw. XnI¨pw \S¡m¯ tamlasW¶dnbmambncp¶n«pw a\Êns\ ]n´ncn¸n¡phm\pÅ kwba\w F\n¡pmbnÃ. Znhkhpw aq¶pw \mepw {]mhiyapÅ kzbwt`mK¯nepsSbpÅ XmXvImenI kXr]vXnbneqsS Zn\§Ä ap³t]m«p\o§n. Fsâ amä§Ä tN¨n {i²n¨pXpS§nbXmbn tXm¶p¶p. tN¨nbpsS s]cpamä¯nepw aä§Ä I-pXpS§n. kzImcyXIÄ F¶nÂ\n¶p ad¡m³ {ian¡p¶Xpt]mse! Ipfn¡pt¼mÄ ]pdw tXbvNpsImSp¡p¶Xn\p ak§tfmfambnhnfn¡mdnÃ. Rm\pÅt¸mÄ]pdta\n¶pÅ Ipfnamän Ipfn Ipfnapdn¡pÅnem¡n. hkv{Xw amdp¶Xpw Hcn¡epw Fsâap³]nÂh¨nÃXmbn. hkv{X[mcW coXn Xs¶ amdnbncn¡p¶p. km[cW ho«nembncn¡ps¼mÄ Xosc A{i²tbmSpIqSn hkv{Xw [cn¨ncp¶ tN¨n, icoc`mK§sfm¶pw ImWm¯ coXnbn hkv{Xw [cn¨pXpS§n. Hcp]Ivtj tN¨nsb t\m¡n\n¡ps¼mÄ Fsâ {Sukdn\pap³]n DbÀ¶p hcmdpÅ IqSmcw tN¨n {i²n¨n«p-mhmw. tN¨nbnen{]ImcapÅ amä§fp-msb¦nepw F\ns¡sâ hnImc§sf Iogvs¸Sp¯m\mbnÃ. ]Ivtj tN¨nbpsS aäpkao]\§fnsem¶pw Imcyamb amäanÃmbncp¶p. Ft¶msSm¸apÅ Ifnbpw Nncnbpw kwkmchpsaÃmw ]gbXpt]mse Xs¶. Rm³ AXv]mXv]ambn tN¨nbpamsbs´¦nepw km[n¡pw F¶ Nn´ Dt]Ivjn¨p XpS§n. F¦nepw AhcpsS \b\at\mlcamb A¦emhWyw I®pIÄsIm-p \pIcp¶XnÂ\n¶pw, F¶nse hnImcs¯ GIm´XIfn tN¨nbpsS \nwt\m¶X§sf a\Ên kvacn¨psIm-v Ic]cnemf\¯neqsS XoÀ¡p¶Xpw Hcp Zn\Ncybmbn¯s¶ XpSÀ¶psIm-ncp¶p. sabvamk¯nse BZys¯ Xn¦fmgvN. Rm³ cmhnse BânbpsS ho«nse¯pt¼mÄ A¦nÄ ]Xnhpt]mse HcmgvNs¯ Sqdn\pÅ ]pd¸mSnembncp¶p. Bân AI¯v A¦nfn\p th-p¶ km[\§Ä ]m psN¿p¶ Xnc¡nepw. Fs¶ I-bpS³ A¦nÄ hnfn¨q ""tPmbntamt\ C§p ht¶'' Rm³ A¦nfnsâ ASpt¯m«p sN¶p ""tamt\ Rm\n¶v HcmgvNt¯¡v _mw¥qÀ¡p t]mIphm. Nnet¸mÄ IqSpX Xmakn¡m\pw km[yXbp-v. ChnsS Ct¸mÄ Bân X\n¨tà DÅq. AXpsIm-p tams\t¸mgpanhnsSbp-mIWw. C¶papX Rm³ hcp¶Xphsc cm{Xnbn ChnsS InS¶m aXn. Rm³ t]mIp¶hgn¡v A¨t\mSpw A½tbmSpw ]dtªmfmw.'' ""icn A¦nÄ '' Rm³ adp]Snbpw ]dªp. ""]¯mw IvfmÊnemsWt¶mÀ¡Ww. ChnsSbmsW¦nepw ]Tn¯w apS¡cpXv'' A¦nÄ HmÀ½n¸n¨p. ""Hm Ahsâ ]Tns¸ms¡ Ah³ t\m¡ns¡mÅpw'' Rm³ adp]Sn ]dbp¶Xn\pap³]v AI¯p\n¶p Bân ]dªp. “tagvko \obpw IqSn Ahs\ H¶p HmÀ½n¸nt¨mWw'' BântbmSw¦nfnsâ Xm¡oXv. ""AsXms¡ Ah\dnbmw. ]Tn¯¯nsâ Imcy¯n tPmbntams\ Bcpw HmÀ½n¸nT¡Imcysam¶panÃ'' Bân ho-pw Fs¶ ]n´m§n. ""\à amÀ¡p hm§nbmeh\h\pXs¶bmWpKpWw.'' A¦nÄ BßKXsat¶mWw ]dªp. ""icnb¦nÄ '' Rm³ adp]Sn ]dªn«v DÅn BânbpsS ASpt¯¡p henªp. Rm³ sNÃpt¼mÄ Bân km[\§sfms¡ ASp¡n Ignªncp¶p. Bân k\ymkn\nIsft¸mse icocamIam\w ad¡p¶ Cfw \oe \nd¯nepÅ Hcp kÂhmdpw I½okpambncp¶p [cn¨ncp¶Xv. icocamsI aqSs¸s«¦nepw AhcpsS XSn¨pcp- \nX¼hpw hnPrw`n¨p\n¶ amdnShpw XpWnbngIsf Iod¯¡h®w CdpInbncp¶p. At¸mÄ Ahsc¡-m Aåw XSn¨ Hcp ]Xns\«pImcnbms\t¶ tXm¶q. c-p Ip«nIfpsS A½bWmkv{Xosb¶mcpw ]dbnÃ. B Imgv¨ I-tX F\ns¡sâ Acs¡«n sNdnb A\¡w tXm¶n¯pS§n. AhnsS A[nIw kabw \n¶m kwKXn hjfmIpsas¶\n¡p tXm¶n. Rm³ ho-pw hcm´bnte¡p henªp. A[nIw XmaknbmsX A¦nÄ bm{X ]dªp s]«nbpsaSp¯p kvtäj\nte¡p t]mbn. ""tPmbntamt\ InWänse shÅw hän¯pS§n. Ct¸mÄ Ae¡pw aämhiy§Äs¡Ãmw

IqSn XnIbmXmbn. C¶mân¡v XpWnIgpIm³ tXm«¯nepÅ Ipf¯n t]mIWw. AXpsIm-v tam³ cmhnse Iptd kabancp¶p ]Tn¡v. Rm³ ho«p]WnIsfms¡ Ign¨n«v \ap¡p tXm«¯n t]mIWw.'' Bân AI¯p\n¶v hnfn¨p]dªp. ""icnbmân'' Rm³ Bân¡v adp]Snbpw sImSp¯n«v ]pkvXIhpsaSp¯v hcm´bn h¶p ]Tn¡m³ XpS§n. ]pkvXIhpsaSp¯p ]Tn¡m\ncps¶¦nepw Fsâ at\mapIpc¯n Bânsb¡pdn¨pÅ Nn´IÄam{Xambncp¶p. C{X kpµcnbmb Bânsb¡n«nb A¦nÄ F{X `mKyhm³!! Hcn¡se¦nepw B `mKysam¶\p`hn¡phm³ km[n¨ncps¶¦nÂ!!! H¶p I¬IpfnÀs¡ ImWms\¦nepw!!! C{]ImcapÅ Znhmkz]v\§fpambncn¡pt¼mÄ apäaSn¡p¶ iÐw tI«mWp Rm³ XebpbÀ¯n t\m¡nbXv. F\ns¡sâ I®pIsf hnizkn¡m\mbnÃ!! BânbmWp apäaSn¡p¶Xv. ]t£ ap³t] I- BânbÃ! [cn¨ncp¶ NpcnXmÀ amän Hcp Igp¯nd¡nsh«nb, I\w Ipdª shfp¯ Ku¬. KuWnehnSnhnsS sNdp \oe¸q¡Ä am{Xw. Ip¸mb¯n\pÅneqsS AI¯pÅsXÃmw Hcp FIvkv- tdbnse¶t]mse ImWmw. ASnhkv{Xambn«pÅXv Hcp \oe ]mânbpw {_mbpw am{XamsW¶p IrXyambn¡mWmw. FXntc \n¶phcp¶ kqcy{]Imi¯n ImWp¶ Im hnShpIfpsS hyàX GXp k\ymknsbt¸mepw hndfn]nSn¸n¡pw. Bân F\n¡p ]pdw Xncnªp \¶mWp At¸mÄ ASn¨psIm-ncp¶Xv. ]mXn apdn¨ ^pSvt_mfpIÄ t]msebpÅ \nXw_hpw AXn\p \SphneqSnÅ hnShpw sshZ X{]hmltaä {]XoXnbsW¶nep-¡nbXv. Fsâ Acs¡«v sR«nbpWÀ¶p. ‘HmSns¨¶p ]nSns¨m¶p Npw_n¨mtem?’ a\Ên hnImc¯nsâ thentbäw. "]mSnÃ!!' hnthIw hne¡n. F¶n sR«nbpWÀ¶ arKs¯ AS¡m\mIp¶nÃ. F§s\sb¦nepw _m{Xqan sN¶p XXvImehnImcw ian¸n¡mw Ft¶mÀ¯v Fgpt¶Â¡m³ XpS§nbt¸mtg¡pw Bân Fsâ t\À¡v Xncnªp Ignªp. Fgpt¶Â¡phm\pw \nhÀ¯nbnÃ. Fgpt¶äm \n¡dn\pÅnse IqSmcw ImWpw. Ccp¶n«pXs¶ ad¡m³ ]äp¶nÃ. Rm³ Ccp¶psIm-pXs¶ F¶nse \ntj[nsb Imen¶nSbntes¡mXp¡n Hfp¸n¡\pÅ {iahpw hn`eambn. Bân Fsâ t\sc Xncnªt¸mÄ I-ImgvN Fs¶ ho-pw sR«n¡p¶Xmbncp¶p. DSp¸nsâ Xmgv¶ Igp¯n\pÅneqsS apgp¯ \mfntIchen¸apÅ apeIÄ GXm-p ]IpXntbmfw ImWmw. {_m C«n«ps-¦nepw lp¡pIÄ Xpd¶n«ncn¡pIbmsW¶p XoÀ¨. apäaSn¡p¶ Xmf¯n\\pkcn¨h Iptªmf§Ä t]mse hnd¨psIm-ncp¶p. kqcy{]Imiw sh®¡Ãn X«pt¼mfpÅ Xnf¡w t]mse Ah Xnf§p¶p-mbncp¶p. BIrXnsbm¯ B AÀ[tKmf§Ä¡nSbnepÅ kmam\yw hnkvXmcapÅ hnShv Btcbpw a¯p]nSn¸n¡pw. Bân ]Ivtj H¶pw {]tXyIn¨nÃm¯a«n apäaSnXpSÀ¶psIm-ncp¶p. Bân HfnI®n«v CS¡nsS Fs¶ {i²n¡p¶ntà Fs¶mcp kwibw. H¶pw Adnbm¯ `mhamsW¦nepw B Np-nsemcp KqU aµkvanXap-v. F´n\pÅ ]pd¸mSsW¶v F\n¡v F{XbmtemNn¨n«pw a\ÊnemIp¶nÃ. F\ns¡sâ kIe \nb{´W§fpw \jvSs¸«pXpS§n. Acs¡«nse _ew AaÀ¯nh¨ncn¡p¶Xn\m ASnhbän AXoh thZ\ A\p`hs¸Sp¶p. tN¨n (Bân) Fsât\À¡v Xncnªp\n¡p¶Xn\m PmfyXsImsgpt¶Â¡m\pw Ignbp¶nÃ.tN¨n Fsâ apJt¯¡pt\m¡p¶nsænepw sUkvIn\SnbneqsS CS¡nS¡v Fsâ Acs¡«nte¡p HfnI®n«v t\m¡p¶Xpt]mse tXm¶p¶p-v. F´mWhcpsS Dt±iysas¶mcp cq]hpw In«p¶nÃ. F´mbmepw F\ns¡gpt¶Â¡msX cIvjbnÃ. ASnhbÀ AXniàambn thZ\n¡p¶p. c-pwIån¨v Rm³ Fgpt¶Â¡m³ Xs¶ Xocpam\n¨p. Rm³ ]Xnsb ItkcbnÂ\ns¶gpt¶äp. \n¡dnsâ ap³`mKw ]ncanSpt]mse XÅn\n¡p¶p. Rm³ sN¨nbnÂ\n¶p ad¡m³ {ians¨¦nepw {iaw hn`eambn. sN¨n Hcp Xpd¶ ]p©ncntbmsS Fsâ apJt¯¡pt\m¡n. H¶pw kw`hn¡m¯coXn Rm³ ]Xnsb DÅnte¡phenªp. Rm³ t\sc HmSnbXp _mXvdqante¡mWp. Ibdn IXIS¨bpSs\ ap-p]dn¨v lmwKdntes¡dnªp. jÍnXmgv¯n km[\w ssI¿nseSp¯p. ap³]p I-ImgvNIÄ Hcp kn\nabnse¶t]mse At¸mgpw I×p³]n ImWp¶p-mbncp¶p. Ip«³ ap³s]mcn¡epamIm¯{X hfÀ¶ncn¡p¶p. I-sXÃmw BtemNn¨v ]Xps¡ ASn¨pXpS§pt¼mfWp ]pdta\n¶v tN¨nbpsS hnfn. ""tPmbntams\'' ""Ft´m'' Rm\I¯p\n¶p hnfntI«p. ""\o AhnsS Fs´Sp¡phm?? H¶p thKw hm. \ap¡p tXm«¯n t]mIt-??'' shfnbn \n¶p tN¨n hnfn¨ptNmZn¨p. ""Zm hcp¶mân'' adp]Sn ]dªn«v Rm³ BªSn¡m³ XpS§n. c-pan\nän\pÅn NpSp]m Aán]ÀhzXw t]mse Noäns¯dn¨p. `n¯nbnepw XdbnepsaÃmw ]me`ntjIw. BsI Hcmizmkw. At¸mtg¡pw AXm ho-pw tN¨nbpsS hnfn ""F´m Ip«m CXphsc \n\¡nd§dmbntÃ??''. “hcp¶mân'' adp]Sn ]dsª¦nepw. F´psN¿Wsas¶\ns¡mcp cq]hpw In«nbnÃ. Ip«³

At¸mgpw 90 Un{Knbn Xs¶ DbÀ¶p\n¡p¶p. F§s\ shfnbnend§pw? s]s«s¶msscUnb tXm¶n. _¡änencp¶ XWp¯v shÅsaSp¯p Ip«sâ ]pdt¯¡p [mcbmbn Hgn¡³ XpS§n. A§s\ c-paq¶p an\näpIgnªt¸mtg¡pw Ah³ ]Xps¡ Xmgv¶pXpS§n. Hcphn[w jÍn¡pÅneSvPkväp sNbvXv Rm³ ]pd¯pIS¶t¸mÄ Bân AIvjatbmsS hmXn¡ \n¡p¶p. “Fs´Sp¡pIbmÀ¶p Ip«m \o C{Xbpw t\cw? F\ns¡m¶p apÅm³ th-nbmbncp¶p.'' ""Bân¡¸pds¯ tSmbveän t]mbn¡qSbncpt¶m?'' Rm³ tNmZn¨p. “AXn\Xnsâ ^vfjv t]mbn¡nS¡pIbtÃ'' F¶p]dªI¯pIS¶p. Rm³ shfnbnend§m\pÅ [rXnbn tSmbveän\pÅnse ]me`ntjIw XpS¨p Ifbm³ ad¶ncp¶p. C\nsb´p sN¿pw F¶pNn´n¨p \n¡pt¼mtg¡pw AI¯p\n¶p "" iv iv iv iv'' iÐw. Bân aq{Xsamgn¡p¶ iÐw. Fsâ a\Ên s]«¶mImgvN k¦åv]n¨p t\m¡n. "Fs§\mbmhpw Bân apÅpI. ap³]n t]mbn\ns¶m¶p ImWm³ ]änbncps¶¦nÂ’. Bân IXIpXpd¶p ]pdt¯¡phcp¶ iÐw tI«mWp kz]v\¯n \n¶pWÀ¶Xv. t\m¡pt¼mÄ IXIpXpd¶p ss\änsIm-v Ih¡nS XpS¨psIm-v Bân hcp¶p. “\o Fs´Sp¡phmÀ¶p tPmbntams\ AhnsS? I¡qkn\pÅnsemcp {]tXyI aWw. ape¸mepIpSn¡p¶ ]nsÅcpsS aWw t]mse. \net¯msS Hs¡ Ft´m Imdn Xp¸nbXpt]mse InS¡p¶p. F´p ]änsbS??'' tN¨n Hcp IŨncnNncn¨psIms-t¶mSp tNmZn¨p. ""Rms\m¶pw sNbvXnÃmân'' H¶padnbm¯hs\t¸mse Rm³ ]dªp. ""{]mbambn hcp¶Xv Im«nXpS§n'' BßKXw t]mse ]dtªm-v tN¨n AIt¯¡pt]mbn. ]¯p an\ntämfw Ignªp. Bân ssI¿n Hcp _¡äp\ndsb XpWnbpambn Xncn¨p h¶p. C«ncp¶v DSp¸pamdnbn«nÃ. ]Ivtj ASnbnsemcp ]mhmS C«n«p-v. tXm«¯nse Ipf¯nte¡v Ae¡m³ t]mIm\pÅ X¿msdSp¸sW¶p a\Ênembn. shfnbnend§n h¶ns«s¶ hnfn¨p ]dªp ""tamt\ AhnsS Hcp sNdnb _¡än IqSn XpWnh¨n«p-v. tam\sXSpt¯m. \ap¡p Ipf¯n t]mImw'' ""icnbmân'' Rm³ _¡äpsaSp¯p hoSpw ]q«n, R§Ä c-mfpw IqSn Ipf¡cbnte¡p\S¶p. ho«phf¸nepÅ tXm«¯nemsW¦nepw hfsc Zqc¯bn«mbncp¶p Ipfw . hfsc hnP\amb Øew. ho«n \nt¶ItZiw A©mdpan\näp \S¡\pÅ Zqcap-v. km[mcW ]¯paWn¡ptijw AhnsS Bcpw D-mImdnÃ. tPmen¡scÃmw sh«pw ]mseSp¸pw Ignªp ]¯paWnbmIpt¼mtg¡pw t]mbn¡gnbpw. Nne Znhk§fn joäp]pI¡m\ps-¦n kpaXntb¨nbpw iintb«\pw tXm«¯n D-mhpw. A¶p ]Ivtj Bcpw DÅ eIvjWw I-nÃ. ]Xnsb hÀ¯am\w ]dªp R§Ä Ipf¡cbnse¯n. BsI hnP\amb {]tZiw. ‘Cs¶´mbmepw Bânsb I¬IpfnÀs¡ H¶p ImWms\¦nepw ]äpw’ Rm³ a\Ên hnNcn¨p. ap³hÀj§fnepw CXpt]mse th\¡me¯p Ipf¡cbn hcmdp-v. At¸msgÃw XpWnbe¡pt¼mgpw Ipfn¡pt¼mgpsaÃw Acbn Hcp tXmÀ¯p am{Xta Bân [cn¡mdpÅq. amdnSw ]qÀ®\áambncn¡pw. AXpt]mse C¶pw XpWnbe¡pt¼mÄ B ]m¡pS§Ä XpÅn¡fn¡p¶Xp ImWmatÃm. ""tamt\ B _¡äpw Ct§m«p ht¨sc'' BânbpsS iÐamWp Fs¶ Nn´bnÂ\n¶pWÀ¯nbXv. Bân _¡äv Xmsg h¨p Ipf¡cbn \n¶p XpWn amdm³ XpS§p¶p. F\n¡p ]pdw Xncnªp \n¶p amIvknbpsS lp¡pIfgn¡pIbmWv. kz]v\temIw Fsâ ap³]n bmYmÀXyamIm³ t]mIp¶p. B ]m¡pS§Ä Fsâ ap³]n XpÅn¡fn¡m³ t]mIp¶p. lp¡pIfgn¨p amIvkn XebneqsS Ducn\ne¯n«p. ‘hncnªp \áamb ]pdw `mK¯v BsIbpÅXp {_mbpsS hÅnIÄ am{Xw. Aåt\c¯n\pÅneXpw CÃXmIpw’. ]Xnhn\p hn]coXambn Bân {_mbpsS lp¡gn¡msX tXmfnÂ\n¶pw {_mbpsS hÅnIÄ c-pw ssI¿neqsS Ducn Xmsgm«n«p. amd¯p\n¶p {_m Ducnamänbn«nÃ. ]ns¶ tXmÀ¯pt]mepw FSp¡msX ]mhSbpsS hÅn Agn¡p¶p. km[mcW ASn¸mhSbpsS apIfn tXmÀ¯pSp¯Xn\ptijamWp ]mhmSbgn¡mdpÅXv. "F´mWnXv? C¶p Rm³ am{XapÅXpsIm-mtWm C§\? ]qÀ® \ábmbn \n¡m\pÅ ]pd¸mSmtWm?'. ]Ivtj Fsâ {]XoIvjIÄ ho-pw sXän. Bân ]mhmSbgn¨p ssI¿n ]nSn¨v adpssIsIm-p ]n¶n \n¶p {_mbpsS lps¡Sp¯p. ]Xnsb ]mhmS apeIÄ¡p apIfn Ibänbtijw DÅneqsS {_m Xtgm«n«p. ]mhmS apeIfpsS apIfn Ibänh¨v `{Zambns¡«n Ipf¯nsâ ]ShpIfnend§n \n¶p XpWnIgpIphm³ XpS§n. IW¦mepIfpw s\©n\papIÄ`mKhpsamsI FÃmw

ad¨ncn¡p¶p. Rm³ CÑm`wKt¯msS tXm«¯neqsS \S¡phm\pw XpS§n. \S¶p\S¶p ]pI¸pcbpsS ASps¯¯n. ]pI¸pcbpsS ]n³`mK¯p\n¶p sNdnb kwkmcw tIÄ¡mw. Rm³ AcnIneqsS ]Xp§ns¨s¶¯n t\m¡n. kpaXntN¨pbpw iintb«\pw! joäp s]dp¡n ]pI¸pc¡pÅnenSpIbmWv. kpaXntb¨n joäv ASp¡nsh¨p sImSp¡p¶p, iintb«³ AsXSp¯p ]pI¸pcbpsSbpÅn CSp¶p. Hmtcm XhW hcpt¼mgpw iintb« kptasS (Rm³ A§s\bmWp hnfn¡mdp) apebntem Ip-nbntem ]nSn¨p sR¡pw. Hmtcm ]nSp¯¯n\pw kpa IpXdmdps-¦nepw {]hr¯n \¶mbn BkzZn¡p¶ps-¶p apJ`mhw I-mednbmw. tXm«¯n R§fpÅ hnhcw c-mfpw Adnªn«nÃ. AhcpsS tPmen Acap¡m aWn¡qÀt\ct¯¡pIqSn _m¡nbp-v. AXp Ignªm AhnsS hÃXpw kw `hn¡pw Fs¶\n¡p tXm¶n. kpta¨n¡p IjvSn Ccp]Xp hbÊp ImWpw. \o-p saenªp shfp¯ icocw. \o- apSn. h®w Ipdª icoc¯nepÅ henb apeIfpw \nXw_hpw Btcbpw BIÀjn¡pw (iintb«sâ IchncpXpsIm-mtWm Ft´m?) BsI¡qSn Hcp aZmekamb {KmaoW kµcyw. iintb«\pw ImWm³ Ipg¸anÃ. s]¬Ip«nIsf BIÀjn¡¯¡ Dd¨ icocw. A©Sn ]¯nt©mfw Dbcw. Ipd¨p \ndw IqSnbps-¦n AXoh tbmKy³. Ct¸mgsW¦nepw Ipg¸anÃ. ImWm³ anSp¡³ Xs¶. Ipd¨pt\cw AhcpsS ]cn]mSn Hfn¨n\n¶p I-p. ‘tPmen Ignbpw t_mÄ Imcyambn hÃXpw \S¡pw' Rm\pd¸n¨p. At¸mtg¡pw Xncns¨¯Wsa¶pd¸n¨v ho-pw Ipf¡cbnte¡p\S¶p. Ipf¡cbnse¯nbt¸mÄ Bân Ae¡pIgnbmdmbncp¶p. Fs¶ IbpS³ Bân tNmZn¨p "" Ip«m \obnsXXnse \S¡phm? Ipfn¡p¶ntÃ?” ""DÆmân'' ""F¶m thIamIamIs«. CXe¡n¡gnbpt¼mtg¡pw F\n¡mt¯mÀ¯qsS thWw.'' Rm³ XpWnamdn tXmÀ¯pSp¯p Ipf¯nte¡nd§n. Bân Ae¡hkm\n¸n¡dmbncn¡p¶p. Ipd¨p XpWnIqSntb _mm¡nbpÅq. shůnte¡nd§n ap§n \nhÀ¶n«v ho-pw Bânsb t\m¡n. heXpIm Xmgs¯ ]Shnepw CSXpIm apIfnes¯ ]Shnepw Nhn«n \n¶mWp Ae¡p¶Xv. CSXpIm DbÀ¯nNhn«nbncn¡p¶XpsIm-v ]mhmS apIfnte¡v sX¶namdnbncn¡p¶p. hmg¯St]mse XSn¨pan\pkamb CSXpXpS H«pap¡mepw ImWw. heXpXpSbpsS ]pd¯p\n¶pw XpWn sX¶namdnbn«p-v. IqSmsX, Ip\nªp \n¡p¶XpsIm-v ]mhmSbpsS CSbneqsS apehnShpw GXm-v hyàambn ImWw. F\n¡p ho-pw Acs¡«n A\¡w XpS§n. Ip«³ NmSnsbgpt¶äp. tXmÀ¯v IqSmcw t]mse ap³t]m«pXÅn. Rm\pSs\ Bân ImWmXncn¡m³ shůnte¡v IqSpXend§n. Iq«¯n HfnI®n«v Bânsb t\m¡n BkzZn¨psIm-ncp¶p. ‘F´p sN¿pw? Fs´¦nepw sN¿msX Ip«³ Xmgp¶ eIvjWanÃ. BânbpsS ap³]n hs¨m¶pw sN¿m\pw \nhÀ¯nbnÃ.’ Bân Ae¡p Ignªncn¡p¶p. tXmÀ¯n\mbn Fs¶ t\m¡n. Rm\t¸mgpw shůn Xs¶ \n¡p¶p. ""\o H¶p Ipfn¨ptIdp Ip«m. F\n¡m tXmÀ¯p thWw'' Bân Fs¶ t\m¡n hnfn¨p ]dªp. ""tIdphm Bân'' F¶p ]dsª¦nepw F\n¡pIbdmhp¶ AhØbnembncp¶nÃ. Ip«³ DbÀ¶p Xs¶ \n¡p¶q.Bân Fs¶ Xs¶ t\m¡n \n¡pIbmWv. Rm\pw shůn AtX \nåv]pXpSÀ¶p. c-paq¶pan\näpIgnªt¸mtg¡pw BânbpsS Ivja \in¨p. ]Shnte¡nd§n Fs¶ ]nSn¡m\mªp. ]nSn¡psa¶mbt¸mÄ Rm³ shůnte¡mªp. B kab¯n\pÅn Bân Fsâ tXmÀ¯n ]nSn¨pIgnªncp¶p. shůnte¡mªt¸mÄ ‘tXmÀ¯p Ip¯gnªv BânbpsS ssI¿nepw. Rm³ ]nd¶]Sn hSnbpw \o«n¸nSn¨p shůnepw’. Rm³ Xncnªp shůn \n¶p tXmÀ¯n\p th-n sI©n. shůnembncps¶¦nepw sXfnª shůn Fsâ Bdn©p \ofapÅ Ip«s\ Bân¡p hyàambn ImWmsa¶p B I®nse Xnf¡¯n \n¶pw apJs¯ PmfyXbn \n¶pw F\n¡p a\Ênembn. Bân I-tÃm F¶ t]Sn a\Ên h¶t¸mÄ Ip«\pw ]Xnsb ]¯nXmgv¯n. ""\o ImWp¶{X Ip«nbÃntÃ?'' Hcp IŨncntbmsS tXmÀ¯v XncnsI Fdnªp X¶p. Rm³ thKw tXmÀ¯pSp¯v Ic¡pIbdn. aps-Sp¯pSp¯p tZlw XpS¨p tXmÀ¯mân¡psImSp¯n«v thKw apIfnte¡p\S¶p. Bân Ipfn¡m³ XpS§pIbmsW¶dnbmambncp¶n«pw PmfyXsIm-v AhnsS \n¡m³ tXm¶nbnÃ. "\o FhnsS t]mIphmSm?' Bân ]n¶n \n¶pw hnfn¨p sNmZn¨p. ""F§pw t]mIp¶nÃ'' Xncnªpt\m¡sX adp]Sn ]dªn«v \S¯w XpSÀ¶p. ""FSm Fsâ s]mdsam¶p tX¨pXcWw'' ]pdInÂ\n¶p BânbpsS iÐw. "" Rm\nhnsSbp-v hnfn¨m aXn'' AeIvjyambn adp]Sn ]dªn«v Rm³ ap³t]m«p\S¶p. ]pI¸pcbmbncp¶p Fsâ eIvjyw. ‘]Wn Xocdmbn«p-mhpw. Fs´¦nepw \S¡mXncn¡nÃ' Rm³ a\Ên ]dªp.

ASps¯¯mdmbn«pw A\¡sam¶pw tIÄ¡p¶nÃ. ]Xnsb ]pdIphis¯ hcm´bntes¡¯nt\m¡n. Fsâ {]XoIvj sXänbnÃ. ]pdIphis¯ hcm´bn \S¡papIfnembn iintb«\ncn¡p¶p. Xmsg \Sbn iintb«sâ ImepIÄ¡nSbnembn kpa iintb«sâ amdntem«v ]pdw Nmªncn¡p¶p. kpabpsS Np-pIÄ iintb«sâ NppIÄ¡pÅnemWv. kpabpsS ssIIÄ c-pw ]pdIpte¡n«v iitb«sâ Igp¯neqsS sI«n¸nSn¨ncn¡p¶p. iintb«³ c-pssIIÄsIm-pw kpabpsS apeIsf _vfuÊn\papIfneqsS sR¡n¸ngnbp¶p. sR¡p¶Xn\\pkcn¨v kpa sNdpXmbn Rc§p¶p-v. ep¦nbpw _vfuÊpamWp kpabpsS thjw. iintb«³ ep¦n am{Xta [cn¨n«pÅq. iintb«sâ heXpssI ]Xnsb _vfuÊnsâ lp¡pIf¡m³ XpS§n. DÅn shfp¯ {_m¡pÅnsemXp§m¯ XSn¨psImgp¯ apeIÄ I-pXpS§n. iintb«³ »uÊv c-n hit¯¡pw hIªpamän. kzÀ® tcmacmPnItfmSpIqSnb CSp§nb hbÀ. AXn\p apIfnembn apgp¯tX§m hen¸¯nepÅ apeIÄ. iintb«³ CSXpssIsIm-v CSXpape {_mbpsS apIfneqsS ho-pw sR¡m³ XpS§n. heXpssI ASnhbänÂ\n¶pw s]m¡nfneqsS XgpIn apIfntems«¯n heXpapebpw aÀ±n¡phm³ XpS§n. Ct¸mgpw A[c]m\w \nÀ_m[w XpScp¶p. iintb«sâ ssIIÄ c-pw ]Xnsb Xmtgm«p\o§n Ccphi§fnÂ\n¶pw {_m pÅnte¡p IS¯n. ]ns¶ ssI¸¯n ap³t]m«p\o¡n ape¡papIfnem¡n. IcXew apeIÄ¡papIfn h¨psIm-p ssIIÄ ]Xnsb apIfnte¡p sRfn¨p. {_m apeIÄ sRcn¨psIm-p ]Xnsb apIfnte¡psX¶namdn. Fsâ I®pIÄ AdnbmsX angn¨pt]mbn. sh®\nd¯nepÅ BIrXnsbm¯ apgp¯ apeIÄ. Ah¡p\Sphnembn GItZiw Hcp cq]m h«¯n Cfw Xhn«p\ndw. h«¯n\p\Sphnembn sNdpap´ncn§m hen¸¯n DbÀ¶p \n¡p¶ ape¡®pIÄ. Hcp kv{XobpsS apeIÄ Xncn¨dnhmbXn\ptijw Rm\mZyw ImWpIbmWv. AhbpsS kuµcyw Fs¶ a¯p]nSn¸n¨pXpS§n. ]Ivtj F´p sN¿mw I-mkzZn¡m³ km[n¡p¶Xp `mKyambn Rm³ a\Ên IcpXn. iintb«³ c-pssIIÄsIm-pw apeIsf AaÀ¯n¸nSn¨psIm-p ssIhncepIÄsIm-p ape¡®pIÄ sRcSm³ XpS§n. kpa kpJkpjp]vXnbn I®pw ]q«n ]gb \ne XpSÀ¶p. Ft´m hn½njv«s¸«ns«¶ t]mse apJ`mhw amdn H¶p ]pfªp. ]ns¶ s]s«¶p iintb«\n \n¶p sR«n amdn. Aåw ap³t]m«pIp\nªv ssIIÄ ]nt¶m«n«v _uÊnâSnbn \n¶p {_mbpsS lps¡Sp¯p. H¸w ‘lmmhq…….’ Fs¶mcp \nizmkhpw. {_mbpsS lps¡Sp¯v apeIÄ¡papIfn s]m¡nh¨n«v ho-pw ]gb]Sn iintb«\nte¡v Nmªv A[c]m\w XpSÀ¶p. iintb«sâ ssIIÄ apeIfpsS apIfneqsS Xs¶ Cgªp \S¶p. iintb«sâ heXpIcw apebnÂ\n¶v Xtg¡p \o§m³ XpS§n. hbdneqsS ]Xnsb s]m¡nÄNpgnbnse¯n, \SphncÂsIm-v s]m¡nÄNpgnbnsem¶p h«w Id¡n. ho-pw \\p¯ tcmacmPnIfneqsS Xmtgm«p \o§n. kpa ssI Xtg¡p sNÃp¶Xn\\pkcn¨v ImepIÄ kmh[m\w AI¯n. I®pIÄ Iq¼nbS¡p¶p. kpJkpjp]vXnbnencp¶ kpa H¶p sR«n ImepIÄ tNÀ¯p]nSn¨psIm-p iintb«s\ hcnªpapdp¡n.(iintb«sâ ssI aÀ½Øm\¯v F¯nbXpsIm-mhmw F¶p Rm³ ]n¶oSqln¨p). Hcp IŨncntbmsS ho-pw ImepIfI¯n. c-paq¶p an\nän\ptijw c-pt]cpw Fgpt¶äp. kpa apIfnte¡pIbdn heXpIm \Sbnte¡p\o«nbn«v CSXpImense XpWn ap«n\papIfnepbÀ¯n Im hncn¨v XpS Xdbnepw ap«v aS¡n Iogvt¸m«pambncp¶p. iintb«³ ]pdInencp¶v heXpIm kpa¡p]pdInembn \o«n h¨p. CSXpIm kpabpsS CSXpImensâ apIfneqsS Xmsg \Sbnte¡v \o«nbn«p. kpa CSXpssI iintb«sâ ]pd¯psI«n¸nSn¨psIm-p Np-pIÄ hopaSp¸n¨p. iintb«sâ heXpssI kpabpsS ]pd¯pIqsS \o«n hetXape¡®n Xncp½nXpS§n. heXpIcw ]mhmS¡SnbneqsS CSXpXpSbn Acn¨cn¨p ap³t]m«p Ien¶nSbn Acs¡«nte¡v \o¡n. kpa I®pIfndp¡nbS¨v ImepIfn«nf¡p¶p. heXpssI iintb«sâ apJ¯p\ns¶Sp¯p s\©neqsS Acn¨p Xmtgm«p \o¡n. hbdnse tcma¯n ]nSn¨p hen¨psIm-ncp¶p. AXn\ptijw ssIs¿Sp¯p iintb«sâ XpSbn \n¶p ap-I¯n DÅnte¡p\o¡n. iintb«³ H¶p hnd¨Xp t]mse tXm¶n. kpta¨nbpsS ssI ]Xnsb ap³t]m«pw ]n³t]m«pw \o§p¶p-mbncp¶p. iintb«\pw kpabpsS Ien\nSbn h¨ncp¶ ssI hnd¸n¨psIm-ncp¶p. kpa Aåt\c¯n\ptijw DuÀ¶p Xmtgm«nd§n. Gähpw Xmgs¯ \Sbnencp¶psIm-p iintb«sâ CSXpXpSbnte¡p Xeh¨p. ]ns¶ ap-pamän heXpssIsIm-p iintb«sâ Ipe¨p\n¶ Ip«s\sbSp¯p. aq¶p\mep {]mhiyw ap³t]m«pw ]n³t]m«pw ASn¨tijw ap³]n \n¶p sXmen ]Xnsb ]n¶ntem«qÀ¯n amän. heXp ssI¿psS Nq-p hnc sIm-p AXnsâ A{K¯nsem¶p sXm«tijw \mhn h¨p \¡n t\m¡n. ]ns¶ XeapSn ]Xnsb hit¯m«p aänh¨n«v Nph¶pXpSp¯ AXnsâ A{K`mKw hm pÅnem¡n. tNm¡tfäp

s\m«n\pWbp¶Xpt]mse A{Kw sRm«n\pWªp. Aåt\c¯n\ptijw Xe ho-pw Xmtgm«p Xmgv¯n. iintb«³ ssIc-pw ]ns¶m«pIp¯n apJw apIfnte¡p ]nSn¨p hnÃpt]mse ]pdtIm«p heªp\n¡pIbmWp. kpabpsS Xe Ih¡nSbn DbÀ¶p Xmgp¶p. DbÀ¶p Xmgp¶ kv]oSpIqSp¶Xn\\pkcn¨v iintb«³ kz´w sNmSnIÄ ISn¨psRcn¡p¶p. F´mWp kw`hn¡ps¶sX¶p IrXyambn a\ÊnemIp¶nÃ. kpa iintb«sâ km[\w Du¼n¡pSn¡pIbmsW¶p sXm¶p¶p. GItZiw \me©pan\näpIgnªt¸mÄ iintb«³ DbÀ¶p CSXpssIsIm-p kpabpsS XeapSnbn AÅn¸nSn¨p. heXpssI »uÊn\pÅnte¡p \o¡n. ]ÃpIfndp½n¸nSn¨p c-paq¶p{]mhiyw sR«n. ZoÀLambn izmkw hen¨phn«psIm-p Xdbnte¡p ho-pw aeÀ¶pInS¶p. kpa Xe DbÀ¯nbn«nÃ. ]Ivtj Ct¸mÄ Xe DbÀ¯nXmgv¯pIbÃ. Fs´m \¡n¡pSn¡p¶Xpt]mse XmS ap³t]m«pw ]n³t]m«pw A\¡p¶p-v. kpa Xsâ ]cn]mSn AtX]Sn XpSÀ¶p. CS¡nsS Hcp ssIsIm-p Xsâ apeIfpw IenânSbpw amdnamdn Xncp½p¶p. Aåt\c¯n\ptijw iintb«³ ]pXpPoh³ In«nbXpt]mse ho-pw Fgpt¶äp. aSnbnÂ\n¶p kpasb ]nSns¨gpt¶ån¨p. Ahsf]nSn¨p Xdbnte¡ncp¯nbn«v ]Xnsb ]pdtIm«p InS¯n.]ns¶ Imen \n¶pw ]mhmSbpw ap-pw DbÀ¯n apIfnte¡pIbän. ImåmZw c-pw Xdbnte¡pbÀ¯n h¨n«v ImepIfpw ImenSp¡pw IqSn M F¶ BIrXnbn h¨p. "shfp¯pkpµcamb sh® XpSIÄ. XpSIÄ¡nSbn CSXqÀ¶Idp¸p ImSv. ImSn\p\Sphnembn Cfw Nph¸p\nd¯nepÅ Hcp NmÂ. tcmaw sIm-padªncn¡p¶Xn\mepw Rm³ \nÂIp¶ Zqchpw sIm-p Nm hyàambn¡mWm³ ]äp¶nÃ. Ahyàamb B ImgvNbpw iintb«sâ Xmgv¶p h¶ Xe ad¨p Ifªp. iintb«³ Ih¡nSbnte¡p apJw Xmgv¯n, ]ip InSmhns\ \¡p¶Xpt]mse AhnSamIam\w \¡n¯pS¡phm³ XpS§n. kpa aeÀ¶p InS¶psIm-p I®pIÄ ]q«n sNmSn ISn¨p sRcn¡p¶p. ssIIÄsIm-v CS¡nsS Xpd¶pInS¡p¶ _vfuÊn\pÅneqsS apeIsf Ii¡p¶p-v. iintb«³ ssIIÄIqSn Ih¡nSbnte¡p sImpt]mbn, Xe Aåsam¶pbÀ¯n CcpssIIÄ sIm-pw Fs´m AI¯n¸nSn¡p¶Xpt]mse Ccphi§fnte¡pw hen¨p]nSn¨p. ]ns¶ ho-pw apJw Xmgv¯n. kpa s]s«ms¶m¶p sR«nhnd¨p. iintb«³ Ipd¨p t\cw Ft´m ISn¨p hen¨psIm-ncp¶p. ]n¶oSv ]«n]m \¡n¡pSn¡p¶Xpt]mse Xe Nen¸n¡sX hm Xpd¶p]nSn¨v \mhpam{Xw A\¡n \¡m³ XpS§n. kpa \ne¯p InS¶p sRfn]ncnsImÅp¶p. CS¡nS¡p ]Ãndn½pIbpw apeIÄ ]nSn¨p sR¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p-v. Iq«¯n \Sphv CS¡nsS hnÃpt]mse apIfntem«v hf¨p s]m¡pw. Aåt\c¯n\ptijw kpa ImepIÄ c-pw XdbnÂ\ns¶Sp¯p iinsb«sâ tXmfnte¡n«p. ImepIÄ Iq«n¸nSn¨v iintb«sâ Xe sRcn¡m³ XpS§n. Hcp ssIsIm-v apeIfn AaÀ¯n sR¡n adpssIsIm-p iintb«sâ XeapSn Bªp hen¨pXpS§n. ASp¯ \nanjw kpa XdbnÂ\n¶p XebpbÀ¯n hfsªgpt¶äp. CcpssIsIm-pw iintb«sâ XeapSn hen¨p]nSn¨p. ImepIÄ c-pw iintb«sâ Igp¯n\pNpäpw hen¨papdp¡n X¶ntem«Sp¸n¨p. io¡mc iÐs¯msS Acsbm¶psh«nhnd¸n¨p. ]n¶oSv XebnÂ\n¶p ]nSnhn«v , Imepc-pw XfÀ¯n Xsgm«n«v, N¯Xps]mse ho-pw Xdbntem«p aeÀ¶pInS¶p. iintb«³ Cs¸mgpw tPmen \nÀ¯nbn«nÃ. Fs´m BkzZn¨p \¡n¡pSn¡pIbmWv. iintb«³ {]hr¯n \nÀ_m[w XpScp¶p. A©mdp an\näpIgnªt¸mtg¡pw kpa Poh³ sh¨Xps]mse ]Xnsb A\§n XpS§n. ]n¶oSv Fgpt¶äncp¶p iintb«s\ Ih¡nSbn \ns¶gps¶Â]n¨p. Aåt\cw Ccphcpw At\ym\yw Np-pIÄ \¡n¯pS¨p. ]n¶oSp kpa Fgpt¶äp \n¶v AgnªpInS¶ »uÊpw {_mbpw Ducnamän. AsXm¶p ImtW- ImgvNbmbncp¶p. shfp¯psaÃn¨ ico¯n c-pt]cptSbpw IcaÀ±\w sIm-p Nph¶pXpSp¯ bmsXmcp HSnhpwX«m¯ apgp¯ apeIÄ. AhbpsS BIrXnbpw hen¸hpw Btcbpw a¯p]nSn¸n¡pw. kpa DSp¯ncp¶ ap-gns¨Sp¯v \ne¯phncn¨p. ]ns¶ ]mhmSbpsS sI«gn¨v Xtgm«qÀ¯n ImepItfmtcm¶mbpbÀ¯n Ducnamän. kpabpsS Acs¡s«\n¡nt¸mÄ GXm-p hyàambn¡mWw. kv{XobpsS \ákuµcyw C{Xbpw kpµcamsW¶p Rm³ kz]v\¯n t]mepw hNmcn¨ncp¶nÃ. Rm³ PohnX¯nemZyambn Hcp kv{Xosb ]qÀ®\ábmbn¡mWp¶p. shfp¯psaÃn¨ icocw. \o- Idp¯ apSn \nXw_w hsc \o-pInS¡p¶p. sImgp¯pcp- \nXw_w. DSen IIvj¯nepw s]m¡nfn\p XmsgbpaÃmsX F§pw Hcp tcmaOmbt]mepanÃ. s]m¡nfn\p Xsg¯pS§p¶ t\À¯ kzÀ® tcmacmPn Ien\nSbnse¯pt¼mtg¡pw Idp¯ {XntImW¡mSmbn amdp¶p. hSnshm¯ \o- ImepIÄ. I®pIÄsIm-f¡mhp¶nSt¯mfw an\pkapÅ arXphmb NÀ½w. A{Xbpw kabw ]nSn¨p\ns¶¦nepw CuImgv¨ I-t¸mÄ Rm\dnbmsX Ip«s\ ssI¿nseSp¯p. kpa ]nt¶m¡w hncn¨n« ap-nencp¶n«v apSn sImXns¡«n. ImepIÄ c-pw \o«n \nhÀ¯n, hncn¨n«ap-n aeÀ¶p InS¶p. F´p at\mlcamWmImgv¨

ImWm³ shfp¯p at\mlcamb icoc¯n sNdnb Hcp ]´v \Snthapdn¨v ASp¯Sp¯p h¨ncn¡p¶Xpt]mse B¡rXnsbm¯ apeIÄ DbÀ¶p \n¡p¶p. AhbpsS apIfn sNdpXme¯n h¨ncn¡p¶ Ccp- sNdn¸g§Ä. CSp§n Xmgv¶p\n¡p¶ hbdn\p \Sphn hmcn¡pgn t]msesbmcp s]m¡nÄXSw. Xmsg \\p¯ tcmacmPnIÄ Xmtgm«p\o§pwtXmdpw ImSmbn cq]m´cs¸«v sh®¯pSIfpsSbnSbn A{]XyIvjamIp¶p. ISsªSp¯Xp t]mse at\mlcamb XpSIfpw ImepIfpw Hcp inemhn{Klw t]mse at\mlcambncp¶p. Rm³ Fsâ ssI¿nepÅ ]nSp¯w ho-pw apdp¡n. iintb«³ ]Xnsb ap«n Fgpt¶äp\n¶p. AcbnÂ\n¶p ap-gn¨v Xmtg¡qÀ¯nbn«p. Fgpt¶äp \n¡p¶ Ip«s\ ]Xnsb H¶p XtemSn. GItZiw Bdnt©mfw \ofapÅ XSn¨ km[\w DWÀ¶p hSnbmbn\n¡p¶p. ]ns¶ ImepIÄ Ih¨v kpabpsS XpSIÄ¡papIfnembncp¶p. Ip«s\ kpabpsS ap«n\åw apIfnbmbn XpSbnSbnend¡nh¨v s\©v kpabpsS hbä¯phc¯¡hn[¯n Iagv¶pInS¶p. CcpssIIÄ sIm-pw apeIÄ XtemSns¡m-p ae¡®pIÄ amdnamdn Cu¼n hen¡m³ XpS§n. kpa CcpssIIÄsIm-pw Xebnepw ]pd¯pw XtemSn t{]mXvkmln¸n¨p. Aåt\cw Ignªs¸mÄ kpa iintb«s\ ssIIfn ]nSn¨papIfnse¡p hen¨p. iintb«³ ]Xnsb Cgªp apIfnse¯n. iintb«sâ Ip«³ kpabpsS aZ\IhmS¯nsâ hmXn¡Â. c-pt]cpw B \nebn Ipd¨pt\cw A[c]m\w \S¯n. kpa sasà CSXpssIsIm-p iintb«s\ sI«n¸nSn¨n«v heXpssI Acs¡«nte¡p \o«n. ssI Acs¡«nse¯nbXpw iintb«³ Acs¡«pbÀ¯n. kpassIs¿¯n¨p Ip«\n ]nSn¨p. sXmen ]pdtIm«p sX¶n¨pamänbn«p ImepIfI¯nh¨v A{K`mKw sIm-hfpsS aZ\IhmS¯nepc¨p hnSÀ¯n . ]ns¶ \Snhntem«aÀ¯n¸nSn¨p. iintb«³ Acs¡«v sNdpXmsbm¶p Xmgv¯n. kpa sNdpXmsbmcp Rc¡t¯msS ssIs¿Sp¯v c-pssIIÄ sIm-pw ]pd¯p sI«n¸nSn¨p. iintb«³ Acs¡«p sNdpXmsbm¶mªp XÅn. kpa ko¡mc iÐt¯msS iintb«s\ hcnªpapdp¡n. c-pt]cpw A\§msX InS¶psIm-v ho-pw Np-pIÄ ISn¨o¼m³ XpS§n. iintb«³ Ct¸mÄ Acs¡«p sNdpXmbn DbÀ¯n Xmgv¯m³ XpS§n. kpabpsS sNdpXbpÅ tX§Â. iintb«³ ]Xnsb ]Xnsb thKX Iq«n¯pS§n. AXn\\pkcn¨v tX§ensâ H¨bpw Dbcp¶p. iintb«³ H¶p \ndp¯nbn«v ssIIÄ c-pw \ne¯pIp¯n icocw Aåw apIfnte¡pbÀ¯n. ]ns¶ Im hncepIfnepw ssIIfnepw Du¶n \n¶p Acs¡«pam{Xw kpabpsS Acs¡«n ap«n¨v BªmªSn¡phm³ XpS§n. kpa ImepIÄ c-pw iintb«sâ ]pd¯pIbän tImÀ¯p]nSn¨p. sX§epIÄ Ic¨n t]msebmbn¯pS§n. CesRcnbp¶ iÐw tI«mWp Rm³ Xncnªp t\m¡nbXv. Bân AXm Ae¡nb XpWnIfpambn ]pI¸pcbpsS ASpt¯¡phcp¶p. XpWn hnSÀ¯nbnSm\pÅ hchmWv. Fs¶ ImWpsa¶pd¸mbn. ssI¿n Ipe¨p\n¡p¶ Ip«³ . BânbpsS I®n s]SmsX asämcnSt¯¡pw amdm\pw \nhÀ¯nbnÃ. F´p sN¿pw? s]s«s¶sâ a\Ênsemcmibw tXm¶n. kv{Xo]pcpj _Ôs¯ ¡pdns¨mcp hnjbw BânbpsS ap³]n Xpd¡m³ Gähpw ]änb Ahkcw CXpXs¶!! \njvIf¦`mhw A`n\bn¡pI!! Rm³ ]Xnsb Ip«s\ jÍn¡pÅn apIfnte¡mbn hs¨mfn¸n¨p. Ct¸mgpw t\m¡nbm Xncn¨dnb¯¡ apgbp-v. F¦nep Bânsb t\cnSm³ Xs¶ Xocpam\n¨p. Bân Fs¶ I-p F¶mbt¸mÄ an-cpsX¶p sNmSnbn ssIh¨p Rm\mKyw ImWn¨p. F´m Imcyw F¶p Bân angnbpbÀ¯n BKycqt]W sNmZn¨p. Rm³ thKw BânbpsS ASpt¯¡p sN¶p ]dªp. "" ]pI¸pcbn kpta¨nbpw iintb«\pw IqSn Fs´Ãmam Im«p¶sX¶p t\m¡nt¡''. Bân ]Xnsb Ft¶msSm¸w ]pI¸pcbpsS AcnInse¯n hcm´bntem«p t\m¡n. ImgvNI-v BZyw H¶p sR«n. iintb«³ ssI¿nepw Imenepw Du¶n\n¶v Hcp by{´w t]mse BªmªSn¡pIbmWp. Hcp \nanjw t_m[w hos-Sp¯ Bân Acni¯n ISn¨aÀ¯nb kzc¯n Fs¶mSp ]dªp ""CXp ImWm\mtWmS ChnsS Hfnªp \n¶Xv?? IS¶pt]mSm H¶v''. Rm³ cwK¯p\n¶v thKw A{]XyIvjambn. A¸pdhi¯p \n¶m Bân ImWmsX ho-pw I-pckn¡msas¶\n¡dnbmambncp¶p. adphi¯p\ns¶¯ns\m¡nbt¸mÄ Ifn \nÀ_m[w XpScp¶p. Bân AIvjatbmsS AhÀ¡p]pdw Xncnªp \n¡pIbmWv. CS¡nsS AhcpsS t\sc Xncnªp s\m¡p¶p-v. IfnXocm³ th-n Im¯ncn¡pIbmsW¶p a\Ênembn. Cs¸mÄ iintb«sâ thKX ho-pw IqSn. kpabpw iintb«sâ ASnbpsS Xmf¯n\\pkcn¨v Acs¡«v apIfnte¡pbÀ¯n ASn¨psImSp¡p¶p. ssIhncepIÄsIm-p iintb«sâ ]pdamsI am´n¡odp¶p. c-pt]cpw D¨¯n Rc§m\pw Icbm\pw XpS§n. iintb«³ I®pIfS¨v ]Ãndp½p¶p. kpa iintb«sâ apSn ]nSn¨phen¡p¶p. iintb«³ ssIIÄ aS¡n ho-pw kpabpsS apIfnte¡pInS¶p. Xe ssI¡pÅnseSp¯psIm-p Np-pIÄ Xsâ Np-n\pÅnemIn ASnbpsS thKX ]ns¶bpw Iq«n. kpabpw apdnthä ]pensbt¸mse NoäpIbmWp. s]s«¶v

iintb«³ ASnbpsS thKX Ipd¨v sNdnb HceÀ¨tbmsS aq¶p\mep {]mhiyw Acs¡«mªp XÅn. ]ns¶ \nÀÖohambXpt]mse kpabpsS apIfn InS¶p. kpabpw iintb«s\ sI«n¸nSn¨v ImepIÄ Xsg Cd¡nh¨v A\§msX InS¶p.. Bân Aå kabw B InS¸pt\m¡n\n¶p. ]ns¶ Xsâ kman]yw Adnbn¡m\mbn H¶pc-p {]mhiyw apcS\¡n. kpabpsS I®pIÄ Xm\pambn CSªp F¶p a\Ênem¡nbt¸mÄ ]Xnsb Xncnªp ap³ hit¯¡p\S¶p. Aåt\c¯n\pÅn kpabpw iintb«\pw XpWnIÄ hmcnhen¨pSp¯v BânbpsS ASps¯¯n. ""IeymWw Ignªn«p t]msc \n§sS lWnaqWmsLmjsams¡? \mWw sI« hÀ¤§Ä. C{X sNdp¸¯nte XpS§n th-mXo\§Ä. Ip«nIfpw aäpÅhcpw Npäpw \S¡p¶tXm \«p¨bmsW¶tXm Hcp hnNmchpanÃ. \SptdmUnembmepw XpWnbgn¨n«p \n¶§p XpÅntb¡pw'' Bân H¶p \ndp¯nbn«p Fsâ t\sc ssI Nq-ns¡m-p ho-pw XpS§n. "" B sIm¨nsâ ap³]n h¨mbncp¶p apgph³ A`ymk§fpw Ah\nsXhnsSsbÃmw ]dbpsa¶mÀ¡dnbmw?'' kpabpw iintb«\pw Iotgm«p I®pw \«p\n¶XÃmsX adp]Snsbm¶pw ]dªnÃ. ""F{X\mfmsbSo CXp XpS§nbn«v??'' Bân kpatbmSp sNmZn¨p. kpabpsS \niÐXam{Xambncp¶p AXn\pw DÅadp]Sn. ""icn Rm³ c-ntâbpw ho«n ]dbmw. sI«m³ hà ¹m\pant-mSn \n§Ä¡v??'' ""CXp ]dbtà s]mt¶¨n. R§Ä X½n kvt\l¯nemWp. ho«n ]dbm\pÅ ss[cyanÃ. R§Ä¡p c-mÄ¡pw IeymWw Ign¡m³ CjvSamWv. tN¨n ho«n ]dsªm¶p R§fpsS IeymWw \S¯n¨pXcWw.'' kpa Ic¨nensâ ht¡mfsa¯n. "" Dwwww'' Bânsbm¶ncp¯n aqfn. ""imt´¨nsbmsSm¶p ]dªp t\m¡mw'' kpabpsS Ic¨nen tN¨n hoWp. ""s]mt¡m. c-ntâbpw H¶n¨pÅ ]Wn C¶t¯msS Rm³ \ndp¯p¶p-v'' Bân ]dªp. kpabpw iintb«\pw Xncnªp \S¡m³ XpS§n. AåZqcw sN¶t¸mÄ Bân kpasb am{Xambn Xncn¨p hnfn¨p. ""sI«pthmSn Ah³ \ns¶???'' kpa ASps¯¯nbt¸mÄ Bân AS¡n¸nSn¨p tNmZn¨p. ""Dtƨn. Fs¶ shÃnjvSamWv'' kpa ]dªp. ""F¶m¸ns¶ At¶cw ae¶p InS¶p sImSp¯m t]mcmcpt¶m? BWp§ft¶cs¯ ]qXnIgnªm sNes¸ AhcpsS hgn¡p t]mIpw'' tN¨n tNmZn¨p. kpa ho-pw au\w am{Xw. "" FSo sImt¨ Ipg¸w hÃXpamIptamSo?? Hcp IcpXepanÃmXWtÃm \n§fp sNbvXpIq«nbXv. AI¯m¡mXncn¡ms\¦nepw t\m¡mbncpt¶mSn??'' Bân Ft´m Bi¦tbmsS tNmZn¨p. “Ipg¸ap-mhntèn. F\n¡p ]ocoUv Ignªn«v c-pZnhktamIp¶pÅq'' kpa ]dªp ""Blm.. At¸mÄ FÃmw Xocpam\nt¨mmbncp¶p AtÃ? hr¯nsI«hÀ¤§Ä.'' ""Fs´ms¡tbm \mdp¶p-p \ns¶. thKw t]mbn Ipfn¨p XpWnamdm³ t\m¡v. Ipen¡n Hgn¨n«p-tÃm \ndsb. Ih¡ntS¡sS Hen¨nd§p¶p-mIpw'' Bân NndntIm«ns¡m-p ]dªp. “B _¡änencp¶ XpWnIÄ hncn¨n«pW¡n ]WnIgnªphcpt¼mÄ ho«n¡p sIm-p t]mtc'' Xncnªp \S¶p XpS§nb kpatbmSmân ]pdInÂ\n¶p ]dªn«p Xncnªt¸mgWp Rm³ AcnIn \n¡p¶Xp I-Xv. "" Hfn¨p\n¶pÅ ImgvN Ignªn«v Ct¸m ]Xp§n\n¶p tIÄ¡m\pw XpS§ntbm?? hm ho«nte¡pt]mImw'' Bân Fs¶ hnfn¨psIm-p ho«nte¡p \S¡m³ XpS§n. (XpScpw)