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A`ncman – 1

" At½, tZ AO³ h¶q...."
R§sf¡­bpS³ Cdb¯ncp¶p ]pkvXIw hmbn¨psIm­ncp¶ Ac¸mhmS¡mcn hnfn¨p]dªp sIm­v AIt¯tímSnt¸mbn. cmta«³ I¿nencp¶ IpS Cdb¯p­mbncp¶ Hcp I¼n Abbn Xq¡nbn«p. ]ns¶ Fsâ I¿nencp¶ k©n hm§n¨n«p apÁ¯p Xt¶ aSn¨p \n¶ Ft¶mSp ]dªp.
" hm, tIdnhm.....At§m«ncn.... A½nWntb... FSo A½nWntb...."
Xn®bn InS¶ XSn¡tkcbn Ccps¶m¶p hoins¡m­v AIt¯íp t\m¡n cmta«³ hnfn¨p. Ft¶ ASp¯p I­ Itkc Nq­n¡mWn¨p. Rm³ sNdnb Xn®bn AcnInteíp amdn \n¶tX DÅp. BsI Hcp kt¦mNw, Hc¼c¸v. I¿nencp¶ FbÀ_mKp Xmsg sh¨p.
" Ftf½ shÅw sIm­cm³ t]mbXm AOm... " AI¯p \n¶pw thsdmcp Aåw IqSn aq¯Xv, Infn\mZw tI«p.
" tamfn§p ht¶... CXIt¯m«p sIm­p shív...."
" Zm...hcp¶Om...." ho­pw Infn\mZw. ]pdtI AXnsâ DSabpw hmXn¡ XeImWn¨p. cmta«sâ I¿n \n¶pw k©n hm§pt¼mgmbncp¶p Xn®bcnIn \n¶ Ft¶ I­Xv. I­ ]msS AhfpsS apJs¯mc¼c¸pw AhnizmkyXbpw. Np­n Fsâ t]cp¨cníp¶Xnsâ ASbmfhpw "cm..Pm...a...Wn.....".
Fsâbpw a\Ên hnkvabw. Hcp \nanjw Ft¶¯t¶ t\m¡n\n¶ B apJw Ip\nªp. asÁs´ms¡tbm hnImc§Ä B apJ¯p {]Xn^en¨p.
" \osb´mSo angn¨p t\m¡pt¶... CXv \½sS cmPp Xs¶bm tamtf...."
" F\nídnbmw... ap¼p h¶¸w Rm³ I­XmWtÃm....." AhfpsS ]ndIn \n¶ IetamÄ ]dªp.
" Mqw... F\nídnbmw...." apJapbÀ¯msX Xt¶ AhÄ, A`ncman adp]Sn ]dªp.
" F¦n.. ... tamfp sN¶v Im¸n FSpt¯m­p hm... cmPphn\pw sImSp¡v.... Ch³ C\n ]co£ Ignbp¶Xp htc ChntSbm \ním³ t]mWXv...."
A`ncman AIt¯íp Ibdnt¸mbn. IetamÄ Fs¶ t\m¡n ]dªp.
" cmPpA¦nÄ C¶mft¯Xnepw XSn sh¨p... A¦nfnsâ aoiípw \Ã I«nbm...." Ahsfs¶ AwK{]XywKw hnebncp¯p¶Xp t]mse t\m¡n.
" Mqw.... C³kvs]ÎdmIm³ t\m¡p¶ BftÃ... shey aoi thWw.... F¶m.... Rm\o thjsams¡ H¶p amds«... \o tIdn CcnsíSm tamt\... FSm...CXv \nsâ hoSmsW¶p Xt¶ hnNmcnt¨mWw ..tIt«m......."
]dªn«v cmta«³ AIt¯íp t]mbn. Rm³ Xn®bn Itkcbn Ibdn Ccp¶p. H¶chÀjw ap¼p I­ BtX hoSpw NpÁp]mSpIfpw Hcp amÁhpanÃ. Asæn Xs¶ kÀ¡mcm¸oknte Hcp KpakvX\v s]s«s¶´p amÁw hcp¯m³ ]Ápw. A¶p Rm³ h¶t¸mgpw A`ncmantb I­n«nÃ. ]t£ \mephÀjw ap¼p I­ A`ncmanbà Chfnt¸mÄ. kn\nam\Sn tPymXnIbpsS icoc]pãn, AsXmÁ t\m«¯n Xt¶ a\Ênemhp¶{X XpÅn¯pfp¼p¶ buh\w. XSn¨p hnSÀ¶ Np­pIÄ¡v Cs¶mcp bphXnbpsS amZIXzw ssIh¶ncníp¶p. FSp¯p Ip¯nb kmcníp Xmsg I­ shfp¯ IW¦mepIÄ AhfpsS ta\nbpsS \nd¯nsâ Hcp km¼nÄ am{Xw. Aekambn sI«nsh¨ncníp¶ apSn. Chsf´p am{Xw amdn. ]t£ Ft¶mSpÅ kao]\w F´mbncnípw. AtXm ]gbXnsâ _m¡nbmIptam, F¦n ChnsS Ignªp IqSp¶Xv Hcp hoÀ¸pap«embncnípw.
" A¦ntf, Im¸n... ]mep XoÀ¶p t]mbn... AO³ C{X t\cs¯ hcq¶dnªnÃ...."
Ie I«³Im¸n ¥mkv Fsâ t\tc \o«ns¡m­p ]dªp. AXp hm§n sam¯n¡pSníp¶Xn\nSbn Rm³ tNmZn¨p.
" IetamÄ GXp ¢mÊnem ]Tníp¶Xv...?
" knIvkn¯nÂ.... "
" tN¨ntbm....?
" tN¨n ]Tn¯w \nÀ¯n... C¸w I¼yq«dp ]Tním³ t]mIphm..."
" FhnsSbm...?
" SuWnÂ....F¶pw CÃ... Bgvt¨ aq¶p Znhkw.... A¦nsf´n\m ChnsS \ním³ t]mtW...?.."
At§m«p IS¶p h¶ AO\mWXn\p¯cw ]dªXv.
" AtX... Cu A¦nfnt\.... AhcsS \m«o¶v tImtfPn h¶p t]mIm³ kuIcyw sImdhm... c­p _kp amdnt¡dp¼w.. ]Tním³ t\canÃ.... ]co£sím¯ncn ]Tníms\mÅXtÃ... "
Hgnª ¥mkpambn IetamÄ AIt¯íp t]mbn.
" \obm... _msKSp¯v X¡mew B Nmbv¸n shív... kuIcyw Hs¡ ]ns¶ D­m¡mw.... A`o.... tamtf A`o...."
" F´mÑm...?" AI¯p \n¶pw A`ncman hnfntI«p.
" tamfm.. Nmbvs¸m¶p hr¯nbm¡ntí... B Nm¡psIs«ms¡ thtd FhnsSsb¦nepw FSp¯p shív....."
" sicnbOm...."
" At¿m... th­... AsXm¶pw amÁ­.... Rm³ Xt¶ hr¯nbm¡ntímfmw... " Rm³ hne¡n.
" Mm.... HÅ kuIcy¯ns\ms¡ Ignªp IqSv.... Mm...NqS¯v bm{X IgnªXtÃ..... thtW tXm«n t]mbn Ipfnt¨m.... tXm«ph¡t¯ InWÁnte C¸w shÅapÅq.... th\etÃ... tXm«n C¸w thtW H¶p ap§mw...sImtd Ignªm.. AXpw HW§pw...."
cmta«³ ]pdt¯índ§n.
Rm³ CSXphit¯ Nmbv¸nteíp tIdn _mKv Hcp aqebn sh¨p. sNdnb Hcp Nmbv¸v. ]pdw Xn®bn \n¶pw Bbncp¶p AXnsâ hmXnÂ. H¶p c­p Nm¡psI«pIÄ AhnsS Ccp¶Xv HccpInteív Rm³ HXp¡n sh¨p. At¸mtgípw Hcp Nqepambn A`n h¶p. Ft¶¡­v H¶p i¦n¨p \n¶p, Fsâ apJt¯íhÄ t\m¡nbnÃ. Rm³ sasà HccnInteíp amdn\n¶p. AhÄ Ft¶ t\m¡msX Xt¶ Nphcnepw NpÁnepw DÅ amdme X«n¡fbm³ XpS§n.
" B Nqen§p Xt¶íq.... Rm³ Xt¶ sNbvtXmfmw....." Rm³ ]dªp.
H¶p Nn´n¨n«v AhÄ Nq AhnsS Nmcnsh¨p. ]ns¶ ]pdt¯íp t]mIpIbpw sNbvXp. Rm³ kabw IfbmsX s]mSnsbms¡ Xq¯p hmcn¡fªp. Hcp sNdnb I«n D­mbncp¶Xnsâ ¹mÌn¡p sI«nbXv ]ebnS¯pw s]m«nt¸mbncp¶p. D]tbmKnímsX InS¶ apdnbmbncp¶p AXv Fs¶\níp a\Ênembn. _mKp Xpd¶v tXmÀs¯Sp¯p. tXm«nteípÅ hgn F\nídnbmambncp¶p.
tXm«nteíp \S¡p¶ hgn Rm³ BtemNn¨p. Fsâsbmcp KXntISv. Asæn hÃhtcbpw B{ibntí­n hcpambncpt¶m. hn[n A]IS¯nsâ cq]¯n Fsâ AOt\ X«nsbSp¯nÃmbncps¶¦nÂ, Fsâ A½ív Bkvambpw henhpw h¶nÃmbncps¶¦nÂ. IrjvW³Ip«n F¶ t]meokpImcsâ Cu aI\v, tIihs\¶ ao³XcIsâ sIm¨ptam\v, Ahsâ AOsâ Bibmbncp¶ C³kvs]ÎÀ F¶ ]Zhn _p²nap«nÃmsX t\SnsbSp¡mambncp¶p. IS¸pdt¯ ]W¡mc\mb ao³XcIsâ tamfmb KuXanív kvt\ln¨ ]pcpjsâ IqsS Pohním³ Cd§n¯ncn¨p F¶ IpÁ¯n\v \mSp hntS­n hcpambncpt¶m. ]W¡mscÃmhcpw {Iqc•mcpw IqSnbmsWs¶\níp tXm¶p¶p.
`mcybpsS AOsâ I¬sh«¯p \n¶pw HmSnt¸m¶ Xsâ AO\v Cu cmta«³ A¶v tPmensNbvX kvYe¯v hmSsímcp Iq\m¨n Xcs¸Sp¯nbXv shdpw kvt\l_Ôhpw ]ns¶ AXymhiyw Ipd¨p IS¸mSnsâbpw t]cnembncp¶p. C¸gn¸gmbn B klmb¯nsâ t]cn hn[hbmb A½ív cmta«sâ t]cptNÀ¯v A]am\w klntí­n hcp¶p. buh\w hn«pt]mIm¯ kvt\lnXsâ hn[htb klmbníp¶Xv km[phmb cmta«sâ sNdp¸¡mcnbmb c­mw `mcyív klnímhp¶Xnepw A¸pdambncp¶p. hà \nhr¯nbpap­mbncps¶¦n A½ ao³Ip« Npa¶v Xt¶ tlmÌen Abípambncp¶p. ]mhw Fsâ A½, Hcp KXnbpanÃmsX h¶t¸mÄ cmta«t\mSv H¶p kqNn¸n¨tX DÅp. acp¶p hm§m³ klmbníp¶Xp IqSmsX, aI\p ]co£ív ]Tns¨gpXm³ Hcp kuIcyw FhnsSsb¦nepw tImtfPn\Sp¯v sNbvXp sImSp¡Wsa¶v A½ kt¦mNt¯msS ]dªp. Xsâ ho«nembnt¡ms« F¶p cmta«³ \nÊwkbw ]dªt¸mÄ A½ tNmZn¨p.
" imcZínãmIptam Bthm...?..."
" AXp t\m¡nbn«v ImcyanÃ... Ah\p Ignhps­¦n Ahtf F§s\sb¦nepw hi¯m¡n Imcyw ImWWw... aqt¶m \mtem amkt¯ Imcytà DÅp...."
AXp tI« Rm³ ]dªp.
" th­t½... Rm³ ChnsS \n¶pw t]mbn h¶p ]Tnt¨mfmw...."
" Fsâ tamt\... \à amÀ¡p In«nbnsænÂ..... \nâѳ Bin¨ tPmenív At]£ t]mepw sImSp¡m³ ]Á¯nsÃSm... \o klnív... imcZ... ]mhm... hÃXpw ]dªmepw \ob§p tI«nÃm¶p ht¨cv..."
" C\nsbm¶pw t\m¡m\nÃ... shÅnbmgv¨ D¨Igo¼w Rm³ hcmw... cmPq...\o ... Hcp§n \nt¶mWw..."
A§s\ Rm³ Fsâ Hcp i{Xphnsâ ho«n A`bw tXSnbncníp¶p. imcZm½ív Cãs¸SnÃ. ]ns¶ A`ncmanbpsS Imcyw. AhfpsS a\Ênencps¸´mtWm Bthm.

\mep hÀjw ap¼mbncp¶p, AOsâ A]ISap­mIp¶Xns\mcp amkw ap¼v, R§Ä IpSpw_ktaXw cmta«sâ ho«nse¯nbXv. F{X kt´mjIcamb Hcp Znhkambncp¶p. AO\pw cmta«\pw IqSn Hcp {_m­n¡p¸nbpsS AS¸p Xpd¡m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ Rm\pw A`ncmanbpw sXmSnbnteínd§n. IetamÄ A½bpsS kmcn¯p¼n Xq§n F´nt\m \S¡p¶p. I®nam§m FdnªnSm³ th­nbmWp ]d¼nteínd§nbXv, F¶n«v D¸pw Iq«n Xn¶m³ FÃmw IcpXnbmWnd§nbXv. ]mhmSbpw »ukpaWnª, Iuamc¯nsâ amZIsam«pIÄ amd¯v »uknt\ Ip¯n¯pfím³ XpS§nb, Hcp Inep¡mw s]«nbmbncp¶p A¶v A`ncman.. aoi apf¨v, iÐw I\¯p XpS§nb, AXymhiyw hmWaSn XpS§nb, DÁIq«pImc³ N{µ\psam¯v Aåkzåw Ipcp¯t¡SpIÄ ImWním³ XpS§nb, Fsâ a\Ên AhtfmsSmcp {]tXyI IuXpIw ]t­ Xt¶ DSseSp¯ncp¶p. IhnfpIÄ¡p XpSp¸p XpS§n, N´nIÄ¡p Ipep¡w XpS§n. \o­p ]n¶nb apSn I¿nseSp¯v A½m\amSns¡m­v hmtXmcmsX AhÄ ]dªp sIm­ncp¶Xv tIÄ¡mt\ At¸mÄ F\níp ]Ápambncp¶pÅp.
A§s\ InepInse Nne¨psIm­v Fs¶bpw Iq«n amhn³ Nph«nteíp t]mIpt¼mgmWhÄ I­Xv, ]d¼nsâ AcnIn \n¡p¶ Cep¼n¸pfnbpsS apIÄ`mK¯v apgp¯ aq¶mep ]pfn¡peIÄ.
" t\mt¡y... cmPq... ap«³ ]pfn... CXv s]s«¶p hepXmbtÃm..." AhfpsS \mhn shÅaqdn.
" thtWm....?...F¶m Rm³ tIdn ]dn¨p Xcmw..."
" Hm.... CXns\\nímcptSw klmbw th­..... CXv ]dním³ Rm³ [mcmfw... cmPq am§m Fdnªn«m aXn.... "
" At¿....s]®p§fp act¯ tIdpthm..?.."
" F´m s]®p§fp tIdnbmev..?.. F\nínsXms¡ Hcp ckm..."
" F¦n tIdn ]dnt¨mfq..."
AhÄ s]s«¶v ASp¯p InS¶ sh«nbn« Hcp sX§n³ aSseSp¯v ]pfnac¯n Nmcnsh¨p. ]ns¶ emLht¯msS ]pfnbn ]nSn¨p Ibdn.
" At¿m... \o Hcp acwtIdns¸®mWtÃm Fsâ A`o.... t¿m...tIdp¶ I­ntà ...A®m³ tIdp¶ t]mse...."
" Mm... Ignªmgvt¨w Rm\m CtX¶p tIdn¸dnt¨... AXv apgph\pw Ftf½ A¨mdnSptIw sNbvXp...." ho¼nf¡ns¡m­v AhÄ Hcp Ipe ]dn¨p XmtgínSm³ Hcp§nbn«v ]ns¶ th­m¶p sh¨p.
" Xmtgínt«mfq... " Nph«n \n¶p apIfnteíp t\m¡n Rm³ ]dªp.
" th­....sheyXm...NXªp t]mIpw.... Hcp Imcyw sN¿mw... cmPp Nph«o¶v C¨ntc amdn \nt¶....."
" F´n\m...?..." Rm³ tNmZn¨p.
" AXp ]dbmw... amdntí...." Rm³ A\pkcn¨p Aåw Zqsc amdn\n¶p. hÃm¯ s]®v.
Rm³ amdn¡gnªt¸mÄ AhÄ \ndapÅ henb ]mhmS ap«phtc s]m¡n aS¡n ]ns¶ ASn¸mhmS aS¡n Acbn Ip¯n BWp§Ä ap­p aS¡n¡p¯p¶Xp t]mse. A¼Sn IÅo, kq{X¡mcn Xt¶. ASnbn H¶pw DSp¯p ImW¯nÃ. Rm³ t\tc Iotg \n¶p tatem«p t\m¡nbm AhfpsS ImWm¡pf§sc apgph\pw ImWpatÃm. AXn\mbncnípw Ft¶mSp amdn \n¡m³ ]dªXv. sÈ, \à Hcp Nm³kmbncp¶p. Xebpw apebpw hfcm³ XpS§nb s]®nsâ clky`mK§Ä H¶v ImWm³ ]Ántbt\. Hcp Znhkt¯ hmWaSnípÅ hI Btbt\. {]tXyIn¨v ChfptS sam«nSp¶ buh\w Hcpt\m¡p ImWm³ ]Ánsb¦n AXp a\Ên k¦ån¨psIm­mhp¼w IqSpX ckamtbt\. Mm, t]ms«, X¡mew tbmKanÃm¶p hnNmcnímw.
]dn¨ Ipe AhÄ ASn¸mhmSbpsS aS¡nteín«p.
" A`nív _p²nsbmt­... k½Xn¨ncníp¶p.... " Rm³ k½Xn¨p.
" Mm...A§s\ k½Xnív... ]pfnsbm«p NXb¯panÃ... \Ã ]mhmtSÂ Id ]ÁptIanÃ..."
Rm³ Nq­n¡mWn¨p sImSp¯ IpeIfpĸsS AhÄ ]dn¨v shfp¯ ASn¸mhmSbpsS aS¡nen«p.
" aXn.... C\n Fd§nt¸mcv.... " Rm³ ]dªp. F\nív Cep¼n¸pfn A{X CãaÃ. am§m Fdnªp Xn¶Ww.
" Mm...C\nsbmÅXv hepXmhs«....At¶cw ]dnímw...."
BßKXt¯msS AhÄ Aåw Xmtgínd§n.
" ]Xps¡ Gd§tW... CtÃÂ XpWn Ncnªv ]pfn Xmsg t]mIpw.... Rm³ ]nSnímw... "
" th­ th­... tIdm\dnbmsa¦n....Fd§m\padnbmw.....tIt«m kmtd..."
Fsâ klmbhmKvZm\w AhÄ \nckn¨p. Xmtgínd§n, Hcp A©Sntbmfw s]m¡¯nembn.
" tZ t\m¡ntím....h¬...Áq...{Xo....."
]dbpIbpw AhÄ Xmtgíp NmSpIbpw Hcpan¨mbncp¶p.
" At¿m.... ât½... "
AhÄ Xmsg h¶p \n¶Xv Hcp \nehnfntbmsSbmbncp¶p. IqSmsX Hcp hÃm¯ \nebnepw. AhfpsS B \nebnepÅ cq]w acn¨mepw Fsâ a\Ên \n¶pw ambpIbnÃ.
Xmtgíp NmSp¶ hgn, Aåw IpS t]mse hnSÀ¶ ]mhmSIÄ c­pw ]pfnac¯nsâ HSnªpW§n apIfnteív AÁw \o­p\n¶ Hcp sNdnb I¼n DS¡n. ""]ÀÀÀÀÀ"" F¶ iÐt¯msS ]mhmS Iodnsb¦nepw henb ]mhmSbpsS Xbn¨ ASn`mKw IodmsX I¼n DS¡n apIfnteíp henªp \n¶p. ]pfn apgph³ Xmsg hoWp NnXdn. Fsâ I¿nencp¶ D¸nsâbpw apfInsâbpw ISemkps]mXnbpw Rm\dnbmsX Xmsg t]mbn. A`ncman At¸mÄ \n¶tXm, ]mhmS c­pw apgph\pw s]m§n hbdp htc \ábmbn«pw. H¶p ]I¨ AhÄ¡v ka\ne In«m³ Hcp \nanjsaSp¯p. AXn\pÅn B kpµcZriyw Fsâ a\Ênsâ Iymadm kvYncambn ]IÀ¯n.
\à XpSpXpSp¯ c­p sh®¯pSIÄ Aåw AI¶v Hcp Im apt¼m«pw H¶p ]pdtIm«pw. tKmX¼nsâ \nd¯n AhfpsS Ipdn¨n ImepIÄ¡nSbn XpSn¨pbÀ¶p \n¶p. ImeI¯n \n¶XpsIm­v AXnsâ hnÅ \à `wKnbmbn ImWmambncp¶p. Aåw AI¶p t]mb B hnShnsâ taÂ`mK¯v Hcp sam«nsâ AÁw ImWmambncp¶p. Ct¸msg\nídnbmw, AXhfpsS Ipªn¡´nsâ A{Kambncp¶p. Rmdp hnXdnb t]mse apIÄ`mK¯p \n¶pw NmªpInS¡p¶ Idp¯ XebpbÀ¯n¯pS§nb Kplytcma§Ä Ip\pIp\m InS¡p¶p. AXnsâ Idp¸pOmb XpSIfpsS CShtc hym]n¨ncp¶p. B XfnÀIpdn¨nbpsS {XntImW¯n\åw apIfnembn Hcp shÅnbcªmWw, AXnsâ Bene¯men CSwXpSbn ]Án¡nS¶mSp¶p. B XmenbpsS AtX BIrXnXt¶ AhfpsS XpSbnSp¡n\pw B In®¯¸w t]msebpÅ \Sp Iodnb kmam\¯n\pw.. BenebpsS BIrXn. Acs¡«n Xmtgsímcp Iodeps­¦n Xmenbn Hcp hcbp­mbncp¶p. HXp§nb hbdn\p Xmsg hnSÀ¶ shfp¯ hoXnbpÅ Acs¡«v. B Imgv¨ I­ Fsâ a\Ên kpµcamb Hcp sR«Â. Hcp an¶ånWÀ Fsâ Xet¨mdn \n¶pw Acs¡«nteíp ]mªp. sk¡âpItfmfw Rm³ A`nbpsS B at\mlcamb \áamb hnScp¶ aZ\mcmaw, Hcp {KmaoWs¸¬Ipcp¶nsâ hnScp¶ Kply`mK§fpsS at\mlcaamb lcw ]Icp¶ Imgv¨, t\m¡n \n¶p t]mbn.
" At¿m... Fsâ cmPq... Ct§m«p t\m¡tÃ.... Xncnªp \n¡qt¶....Ct¿m... F\níp h¿... Fât½..."..."
A`nbpsS Ic¨n Fsâ a\Ênt\ X«nbpWÀ¯n. s]s«¶hÄ c­p IbvsIm­pw AhfpsS Ih¡nS s]m¯n¸nSn¨p. ]ns¶ XesNcn¨v tXmf¯psh¨v I®S¨v Icbm³ XpS§n. Rm³ AhfpsS apJ¯p t\m¡ns¡m­v apt¼m«Sp¯p. Ahtf act¯mSp tNÀ¯p \nÀ¯n ]mhmS apdn¡¼n \n¶pw s]m¡nsbSp¡m³ t\m¡n. CSív Rm³ Xe ]pdtIm«p Xncn¨v B at\mlcamb N´nIfpsS ]Sw Fsâ a\Ên ]Xn¸ním³ ad¶nÃ. F{X an\pkamb BIrXnsbm¯ Ip­nIÄ H¶p ]nSn¨p sR¡m³ a\Êpw IbvIfpw Xcn¨p. ]mhmS DuÀ¶p t]m¶nÃ, ]ÁnbnÃ, AXp henªp Xt¶ \n¶p. ]mhmS hen¨pIodn ]dním³ F\nít¸mÄ _p²n tXm¶nbnÃ. Rm³ Ahtf CSXpIbv sIm­v Fsâ s\t©mSp tNÀ¯v sI«n¸nSn¨v apIfnteíp s]m¡n. AXn\pÅ BtcmKyw A¶pw F\níp­mbncp¶p. At¸mgpw AhÄ IhínS s]m¯n¸nSn¨ncp¶p. AhfpsS \Sphn Ibv tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨t¸mÄ AhfpsS icocw Fsâ IípÅn \n¶pw DuÀ¶p t]mbn. B hnScm³ XpS§p¶ amdnte amXfsam«pIÄ Fsâ amdnepckn. sh{]mf¯n\nSbnepw Fsâ s\©n Hcp Ipfnc\p`qXnbp­mbn. B A\p`qXn thdn« Hcp kpJambn Fsâ a\Ên C¶pw D­v. ho­pw Aåw Xmtgíncp¶n«v AhfpsS \áamb Ip­nIÄ Iq«n c­p IbvIÄ sIm­pw Rm³ Ahtf s]m¡n¸nSn¨p. B Ip­nIfpsS NqSpw abhpw Fsâ tZl¯p tcmam©ap­m¡n.
" ]mhmtSsS HSs¡Sp¡v..." Rm³ ]dªp.
kmam\w s]m¯n¸nSn¨ncp¶ Hcp Is¿Sp¯v AhÄ DSs¡Sp¡m³ t\m¡n. ]cn{`aw sIm­v H¶pw \S¡p¶nÃ.
" At¿m AXp hcp¶nÃm...."
AhÄ IcªpsIm­v ]dªp.
" c­p Ibv sIm­pw FSp¡v...."
AhÄ atÁ I¿pw ap³hi¯p \n¶pw FSp¯p. sNcnªp \n¶v AhÄ c­p IbvsIm­pw ]mhmSbpsS AÁw apIfnteíp hen¨v hnSphn¨p. A{Xbpw kabw AhfpsS Ih¡nSbpsS NqSpw an\pkhpw jÀ«nsâ apIfn IqSnbmsW¦nepw Rms\sâ hbdn Adnªp, BkzZn¨p.
" I«n¸mhmSbmbXpsIm­m... AtÃÂ Iodnt¸mt¶t\..."
AhfpsS Acs¡«nte RmdphnX¨ aZ\¸mSw Fsâ tZl¯pc¨v Ahtf Xmsg \nÀ¯p¶Xn\nSbn Rm³ ]dªXhÄ {i²n¨nÃ. Xmsg \nÀ¯m¯ Xmakw AhÄ Icªp sImt­mSn. Rm³ ]pdtI HmSns¡m­v hnfn¨p ]dªp.
" IcbmsX t]m... htÃmcpw ImWpw...."
AXp tI« AhÄ apÁ¯nsâ AcnIn \n¶psIm­v ]mhmS s]m¡n apJw XpS¨p. ]ns¶ AIt¯íp HmSn¡bdnt¸mbn.
R§Ä t]mIm\nd§p¶Xp htc ]ns¶ AhÄ Fsâ ap¼n h¶nÃ. Cd§pt¼mÄ AO³ hnfn¨p.
" A`ntamsft´y... "
" B... Ahfm ..AcIÃnsâ tNm«n Ip¯nbncníp¶p...." Cfb½ ]dªp.
" At¿m tam¡p s]W¡mtWm... F¦n R§fp t]mIp¶nÃ.... Atà \obpw IqsS At§m«p t]mcv...."
AO³ hnNmcn¨Xv R§Ä t]mIp¶ hnjawsIm­v AhÄ amdn CcnípIbmsW¶mbncp¶p.
FÃmhcpw Cd§n apÁ¯cnIn sN¶t¸mgpw Rm³ ]pdtIm«p henªp \n¶v t\m¡n, Ahsf Hcp t\m¡p ImWm³. Ahft¸mÄ Zm, ]pdInes¯ hmXn IS¶p hcp¶p.
" A`o... R§fp t]mIphm.... " Rm³ hnfn¨p ]dªp.
s]s«¶hÄ HmSn Fsâ ASp¯p h¶p. ]ns¶ CS\mgnbn \n¶pw Xe]pdt¯ín«v NpÁpw t\m¡n. F¶n«p KZvKZt¯msS ]dªp.
" cmPp.... BtcmSpw ]dbtÃ.... H¶pw Is­¶mtcmSpw ]dbtÃ...." AhÄ hnXp¼m³ XpS§n.
" CÃ`o...Rm³ ]db¯nÃ...."
" kXymbn«pw ]dbtÃ.... Fsâ s]m¶p cmPphtÃ..." At¸mtgípw AhÄ Icªp t]mbn.
" CsÃt¶... IcbmsX... Ftft½w Hs¡ ImWpw..."
" Mqw..." AhÄ I®p XpS¨p.
" aXnsbSm... bm{X ]dªXv.... Ah¡ht\ shey Imcym..." AO³ ]dªpsIm­v cmta«sâ tXmf¯p X«n. Ftf½bpw A¶p Nncn¨p.