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Hcp ]memSv. {ioPnv IIvSdpsS t\v Imiv \onsmv ]dp. IIvS Imiv hmn Snpw _mn Nndbpw sImSpp. Ah AXv hmn Ioibnen tijw Hgnhpff Hcp kon sNncpp. _n henb Xncsmpan. ]v \nd Hcp ]mSn\v \SphneqsSbmWv Ctm _v \onsmncnpXv . hoinbSnp Imn s\epI NmmSnsmncpp. {ioPnv hmn t\mn. kabw 10.40. Dbvv apv ]mems \yqhmen CnyqjW kokkns Hm^oknseWsamWv sset{_dnb N{ km ]dncnpXv. AXv Atlns ]cnNbn s] HcmfpsS m]\amWv. HSphn.... X\nv Xs \ne]mSv amtn hp. {ioPnv Hmp. tImtfPv eIvNddmIWsav kz]v\w Iv \Sncp X\nv HSphn Pohnm thn Fsnepw Hcp tPmen Innbm aXn Fmbn... thsdmWv hgn? shdpsX kz]v\w IXv sImsv Imcyw? AXns\ kmmXnIcnm th PohnXmcohpw kmnI \nebpw X\nntm? an\nms B kw`hn\v tijw Gt\mSpw tNnbtbmSpw annbnn. AXn ]ns Ah B hon \nv Blmcw Ignnpan. Xs Imcyw t]mtv shmw. ]s AbpsS Imcyw? X\nnm `Ww Abvpw ths \ne]mSn A Ddp \npIbmWv. Abpw CXp hsc AhnsS \nv Hpw Ignnn. Cse A apJw hmSn CcnpXv Iv Ah tNmZnXmWv. Asbn\m Cs\ ]nWn sISpXv. jpKdpw {]jdpsamsbpffXt Abvv? FsnepsaSpv IgnqtS..? th. Nmepw F\nn\nbXv th. A ]dp. ]nWn sISv Nmthn hmepw C\n Ahs ssIsImv Hcnv shw hmnpSnn. ]ns oWw ]nSn IpI Ahs t\pbnsmv ]dp. C\n \o \bnv Abvsmcp ]nSn tNmdpw sImv hm. Rm Ignmw. AmsX asmpsImpw Cu AtsS hbdv s\dbn... Ah\v s]mncbWsav tXmn. F{X Imew Asb As\ ]nWnnSm ]pw? HSphn Xm kmlNcyv IogSm Xocpam\np. eIvNd tPmen InpXv hsc asmcp tPmen. Xm \bnv Hcp ]nSn tNmdpw sImv hcpXpw Imncnp Asb C\nbpw \ncmisSpm h. Fsnepw Hcp tPmen sNbvXpsImv Xs eIvNdjnn\v {ianmw. Chyq Dff Znhkfn eoshSpm aXnbtm? AhnSps Kp]vX kmdnt\mSv ]dm AXn\v th kuIcy sNbvXp XcpsamWv sset{_dnb N{ km ]dXv. CSbvv \nn Bsfbnbpw, CSbvv thKsaSppw _v \onsmncpp.

C\nbpw Iptd Zqcw t]mIm\pv. Ah ]pdwImgvNIfn Ip \ncpp. Hcp \mn]pdneqsSbmWv Ctm _v t]mbnsmncnpXv. Hcp Aew. AXn\Sppff t{Xpfn Hcm IpfnpsImncnpp. Aent\mSv tNv Hcp Bd. AXn \mev hbamcpsS shSnhw... Aew In \nv adXpw Hcp ]gb Cw Ip. t{]Xkn\naIfnsems ImWp Xcnepff Imens IdpSbmfw hoW Hcp ]gb sInSw. AXn\v apnembn Hcp ]gb t_mUv kXyIon tPymXnjmebw. B hoSn\v apn IpdmfpI Hcp hcnbnse t]mse \nppv. tPmys\ ImWm hhcmbncnpw... Ctmgpw BfpIsms CXn hnizmkaptm? Ah Nnnp. CsXms shdpw Xnt? shdpsX Hmtcm \pWI ]dv BfpIfpsS In \nv Imiv ]nSpm.. s]sv Ah B tPymXnjnsb Hmp. Cse ISpdv shv I tXPkznbmb B a\pjys\.. Abm Ahkm\ambn ]d hmpI... am HXv aWnpw ]v aWnpw CS-bn \n sNp Hcp Imcyw \nfpsS Pohn-X-s-bmsI amn-a-dn-pw. \n asm-cm-fm-bn-o-cpw. Bgapsffmcp InWn \nv s]mn hcpXv t]mse B i_vZw AhsbpffnnSv apgn. am cmhnse ]v aWn hsc \n hoSv hnv ]pd-n-d--cp-Xv. Cdnbm AXns `hn-jyv \nv Nnn-m-hp-Xnepw Ap-dam-bn-cn-pw. Hp-In \nfpsS Xe-hc sXfnbpw As-n...... \nv Pohlm\n hsc kw`hntmw. AhsbpffneqsS Hcp hnd ]Sp Ibdn. C\n-sbm-cn- \ Xn ImWp-tm \n Cp I Bfmbn-cn-n. Xo. CXnsems h kXyhpaptm? Ah Nnnp. C\n AYhm kXyamsWn FmWv Xs PohnXn kw`hnm t]mIpXv? Abm ]dXv t]mse \msf ]v aWnhsc ]pdndmXncntWm? AtXm..... Dcw Inm Iptd tNmZy Ahs\ hcnp apdpn izmkw apnp. ***************** kmam\yw \ coXnbn koIcn Hcp Hm^okmbncpp AXv. hne IqSnb ^WndpIfpw UqwssepIfpw ]qnIfpw hms]bnnwKpIfpw..... As\bs\.... dnk]v j \nencpv BtcmtSm t^mWn kwkmcnpIbmbncp kpcnbmb s]Ipn {ioPnns\ IXpw ]pncnpsImv tNmZnp. sbkv km. Kp]vX kmdv... kmsdhnSpmWv? Fs t]cv {ioPnv. ]mom. sset{_dnb N{ km ]dnv hXm.. Ah t^msWSpv Hcp \ Ub sNbvXnv BtcmtSm Ah ]dsXmw AtX ]Sn Bhnp. ]ns cv hw aqfnb tijw t^m shnv Ahs\ t\mn ]dp.

Ccnqtm.. Csm hnfnpw. Ah Hcp sknbntencpv Sotmbn InS Hcp amknIsbSpv adnp t\mnsmncpp. ASp ]v an\nn\pffn Ah Kp]vX kmdns Iym_n\ntev \bnsp. KpUv B^v\q km. {ioPnv AItv Ibdnsmv ]dp. KpUv B^v\q. kpapJ\mb {ioKp]vX ]pncnpsImv Ahs\ kzoIcnp. Ahs ssI ]nSnp Ipepnb tijw Abm apnse sNbdntev ssI Nqnsmv ]dp. ]vfokv _n koUv. Xmv bq k. {ioPnv sNbdntencpp. tIm^o? Abm Xs ssIbnse tIm^n aKv Dbnmnsmv tNmZnp. t\m. Xmvkv km. {ioPnv hn\btmsS ]dp. Ah\v Hcp ]pncn ssIamdnb tijw tIm^n knv sNbvXpsImv \n Abmsf Ah _lpam\tmsS t\mnbncpp. Hcp sNdnb ]pffnpv t]mepanm shn t]mse shfpv XpSp apJw. Inaoi. slb sPnv NoInsbmXpnb XeapSn. hne IqSn ^pkvfohv jpw ]m vkpamWv thjw. GXmv kn\nam \S A\q]v tat\mssbmcp ]Iv. tIm^n IpSnp Xov aKv taipdv sh tijw Abm Xs sNbdntencpp sImv tNmZnp. Asm... {ioPnv At? AsX km. N{s\ Fs\bm ]cnNbw? sse{_dov Ipff ]cnNbamWv. HmsI. FmWv \nfpsS Izmfn^ntj? _n.F aebmfw km. {ioPnv Xs kn^npIfSnb ^b \onsmv ]dp. th. sF tUmv \oUv Znkv. Abm ssIbmnsmv ]dp. F\nv thXv \nfpsS kn^nns shbn. {]mIvSn CenPkns ]hdmWv. Cu tPmensbn hXpw N{ km ]dmbncptm? C km. HmsI. ]dbmw. Abm CtImsaSpv Btm hnfnp. i.. ]vfokv Iw Sp ssa Iym_n. ]ns {ioPnnt\mSmbn XpSp. s{]mss^ shcn^ntj FmWv Cu tPmeosS t]cv. hfscb[nIw lmUv hpw sUUntj\pw th Hcp tPmenbmWnXv. hfsc _pn {]tbmKnv kXykXtbmsS sN tPmen. Sq hoedptm \nv? C km. {ioPnv itbmsS ]dp. ss_tmSnm\dntbzm? Dv km. ssekkpv. Ah ]dp.

KpU.v Abm ]dp. C\n Rm ]dbpXv {inp tIWw. {ioPnv A]w aptmmv {itbmsS tIncpp. Kp]vX ]dp XpSn. ]e henb henb I\nIfpw \psS Ivfboenepv. Ah tPmenv ]pXnb BfpIsf \nbanptm Chyq Ign DSs\ AhcpsS kn^nvkns tImn hmnshpw. FnXv \apv t^mthUv sNpw. \ AXv _s bqWnthgvknnIfpw tImtfPpIfpsamsbmbn _sv AXv sP\zo\mtWm Atbm Fv shcnss^ sNbvXv AXns dnkv \psS Ivfbn\v ssIamdWw. AXns t_knknembncnpw Ah Bsf Atmb v sNpXv. Hv \nn ]dbpXv a\nemIpptm F an {ioPnns\ Hv t\mnb tijw Abm XpSp. Csm ]n.Fv.Un hsc Imiv sImSpm Inp Imeat? X tPmensSpp BfpI AXn\v Izmfnss^UmsWpw AhcpsS kn^nvskmw sP\zo\msWpw Ddv hcpm thn Csm Fm henb I\nIfpw CXpt]mse s{]mss^ shcn^ntj sNppv. AhXns ]pdsI \Sm t\canmXv sImv \sftmsebpffhsc B tPmen G]npw. Hcp Xcw HuvtkmgvknwKv.. Atm hmXn Hcp apv tIp. sbkv. Kp]vX ]dp. Ivfo tjhv sNbvXv t^makWn Hcp sNdpmc AItv Ibdn hp. B.. i. CXv {ioPnv. ]mn kztZinbm. \psS Soans `mKamIm thn hncnpIbm. Kp]vX ]dp. ]ns {ioPnn\v t\v Xncnp sImv ]dp. CXv i \mcmbW. AamenSpm hoSv. ChnSps Sow eoUdmWv. {ioPnv Fgptv idns\ t\mn ]pncnp. i Xncnpw. Ah Xn lkvXZm\w sNbvXp. ]ns ASpSpmbn ItkcIfnencpp. i, Cbmv Imcysfms Hp ]dp sImSpWw. ChnSps dqkv B v sdKptejkv, hnwKv satUmfPn.. As\sbmw hniZambns ]dp sImSpWw. Kp]vX ]dp. sbkv km. i Xebmnsmv ]dp. {ioPnv, \n \msfsmv tPmenv Ibdntmfq.. Kp]vX ]dp. \msf F{X aWnmWv km. {ioPnv tNmZnp. ]v aWnv... Abm ]dp. {ioPnv Hv sRn. \msf... ]v aWn... FhnsS \ntm tPymXnjn ]d hmpI Ahs t_m[aWvUentev Bncn hp. am cmhnse ]v aWn hsc \n hoSv hnv ]pd-n-d--cp-Xv. km.. Ah ]XtbmsS tNmZnp. \msfs tPmbn sNtWm km? amfmbmtem? ko ankv {ioPnv. Abm ]dp. idn\v DSs\ \mntesmcp {Smkv^ thWw. Uyq Sp kw s]kW dokkv.. AXv sImv ChntSv \apv AXymhiyambn HcmfpsS Bhiyapv. C\nbtmv kuv tIcfm tkmWnepff shcn^ntjskms i sNpw. t\mv tIcfbpsS DchmZnw {ioPnn\mbncnpw. \nsf HcmgvN IqsS \nn s{Sbn sNbvXnv thWw idn\v \mntev t]mIm. AXv sImv bq jpUv tPmbn CoUnbven.

{ioPnv Fv sNWsadnbmsX hnjanncpp. ]ns Ftm a\nepdn t]mse ]dp. HmsI km. Rm \msfs tPmbn sNmw.. KpUv . \nfpsS samss_ \sd{XbmWv ? Kp]v X Xs sFt^msWSpv {ioPnns \ tkhv sNms\mcpnsmv tNmZnp. km.. F\nv samss_ \dn. Ah NtemsS ]dp. slm.. ko Cu tPmenv Sqhoedpw samss_ \dpw Csabn sFUnbpw hfsc AXymhiyamWv. CXv aqpw Cp Xs Atdv sNWw. HmsI. U km. Ah ]dp. sZ ko bp Sptamtdm. hnjv bp B Z s_v. Kp]vX Fgptv \nv {ioPnns ssI ]nSnpIpepnsmv ]dp. Xmv bq k. {ioPnv AbmtfmSv bm{X ]dv idns IqsS ]pdndn. ***************** \m-sb-Sm. \mbn \osbSp Xocpam\w. tKmhn Ipn ]dp. \ns Imcyw t]mt. \o Ahn-Spv `Ww Ign-m-t-S-tmfw Atw Ahn-Sp-smpw Ign-n-. \ns Xocp-am\w GXm-bmepw \m-bn. sampn\v aosX Imv sImncnpIbmbncpp Ah. IsmhpnStmfw t]mv shbn ]cpInSp s\mSfmWv. Cfw IXncpI ImnemSpXv Ipn apIfn \nv ImWptm ISen HmffnfIpXv t]mepv. CSbvv AhnShnsS Hmtcm tIm{Iov ku[fpbcppv. Hcp `mKv \nv Ipv Xpcv ]mdsbSpp b{fpsS apc. Hcp samss_ t^mWpw ss_pw thWw. {ioPnv ]dp. Hcp ]gb samss_ t^m Rm kwLSnnp Xcmw. knw ImUv \ov hm-Ww. Xmew hmS-Ibvv Hcp ss_s-Sp-mw. Ipdv Imsims Bb-Xn\v tijw Hcp sk v lmUv ss_v hmmw. tKmhn Ipn ]dp. {ioPnv Fmw tIv Xebmnsmncpp. s]sv tKmhn- IpnbpsS Hcp t^m i_vZnp. Ah t^msWSpv sNhnbn shv kwkmcnp. B.. B.. icn.. Zm hcp-p. t^m Iv sNbvX tijw Ah {ioPn-n-t\m-Sv ]dp. Rm t]mm. \o \msf cmhnse H-Xv aWnv hSt Am-Sn-bn hp \nv. Hcp ]pXnb knw ImUv hmn ssIbn shtm. t^m Rm sImv hcpw. {ioPnv Xebmn. tKmhn Ipn ]Xps Ipndntmbn. {ioPnv AhnsSs Ccpp. kqcy N{Ihmfntev sNcnpsImncpp. Ctm s\XncpIv s]mns \ndamWv . Ipn apIfn \npff hnlKmgv N bn ]mSv kzaW Ipanp InSpIbmsWv tXmpw. sNv s\p taLqfntev t\mn Ah kzbw tNmZnp. CtXmsS Xocptam Fs ZpcnX]w? C\nsbnepw Fs AbpsS Iocv tXmcptam? *****************

{ioPnv IpnmneqsS HmSnsmncpp. ]pdIn Bscmstbm Dv. AhcpsS ssIbn aqtbdnb Bbp[... Nppw CcpmWv. t\ \nemshfnn Imnse sNSnac InSpn hndp. BcmWnh? Fn\v thnbmWv Ch Xs sImm hcpXv? Ah\v ]nSnInnbn. ]s AXv tNmZndnbm\pff kmhImian. AXn\v apv Xm IjvWfmbn NnXdn hogpw. Ah Poh\pw ssIbn ]nSnpsImv HmSn. {ioPnn\v A[nIZqcw aptmtmSm Ignbpn. Ah Hcp acns thcn XSv aptmv thv hoWp. Ahs Xe FhnsStbm hnSnv s\ns]mn tNmcsbmgpIn. ssIImepI ]ebnSmbn apdnv \oepmbn. Ah\v ]ns HmSm Ignn. ImepI aptmv Nenpn. Ah hmsX AWbvppmbncpp. ]ndsI hh Ahs\ hfp. AhcpsS Bbp[fpsS hmbveI \nemshfnn shnnfn. Ah\v Nenm Ignn. Ah Ah\nteSpp. ASp \nanjw... Ahs Igpn\v t\v Hcp hSnhm Hmn hp.........

{ioPnv sRn hndv InSbn Fgptncpp. Ah hmsX InXppmbncpp. Ah Fgptv Xs XebWcnsI A sImphv sh sambn \nv shffsaSpv IpSnp. ]ns Xfv XeXmgvnbncpp. FmWv Xm\ntm IXv? kz]v\ambncptm? BZyambnmWv Xm C{Xbpw `oIcamb Hcp kz]v\w Iv sRnbpWcpXv.. B hmens aq.... Ah \Spn hndp. FmWv Cu kz]v\ns s]mcp? X\nstm henb B]v hcm t]mIpXns kqN\bmtWm? Atm Ah tPymXnjnbpsS hmpI Hmp. am cmhnse ]v aWn hsc \n hoSv hnv ]pd-n-d--cp-Xv. Cdnbm AXns `hn-jyv \nv Nnn-m-hp--Xnepw Ap-d-am-bn-cn-pw. .........\nv Pohlm\n hsc kw`hntmw. B Znhkw \msfbmWv. \msf HXn\pw ]n\panSmWv B aplqw... \msf ]pdndmXncpmtem? ]s ]pdndmsXs\bm? \msf cmhnse tPmenv t]mIt? Fv sNpw? t]mImv shmtem? Xm sNnsn Nnetm tPmen \jvSstpw. t]ms kmcan. tPmenbtm... Poh\t hepXv..? C{Xbpw Aip`eWfpmbnv Fs\ tPmenv t]mIpw? C\n tPmenv t]mbmepw Xms\s\ kam[m\tmsS tPmen sNpw?

]s.. Ah sXmpdv tImkSn hncnv InSp Asb t\mn. ]mhw.. X\nv tPmenInnsbdnv kam[m\tmsS DdpIbmWv. tPymXnjn ]dsXmpw Xm AtbmSv ]dnn. AtbmsS. BtcmSpw.... C\nsbv sNpw..? HSphn... Ah Xocpam\np. hcpXv hcs.. \msf tPmenv t]mIWw. Cu honens\ \cInp PohnpXnepw henb Zpcw C\nsbv? Fmw hcpnSv shv ImWmw. \msf t]mhpI Xs. Ah a\nepdnp sImv hopw Ddm InSp. ]s Ah\v Ddw hn. \msf FsmsbmWv kw`hnm t]mIpXv? Ahs lrZbw Dds anSnp. Ah Ivtfmntev t\mn. kabw 3.30. t\cw shfpm C\n GXm\pw aWnqdpI am{Xw. LSnImcns kqNnI GXm\pw {]ZnW Xop hcptmtgpw B \nanjw ]ndpw. ssZhw X\nmbn IcpXn sh B \nanjw... FsmsbmWv A]ISfmWv Xs ImncnpXv? Ahs DffneqsS Hcp hnd ]Sp. Ah ]pXv apJtv hennv ISp InSp. LSnImcnse apffpI `bm\Iamb apgtmsS aptmv NenpsImncpp. AtXmsSmw Ahs s\nSnpw hnpsImncpp. (XpScpw)