FÃmhÀçw thn icnçw \S¶ Hê kw`hw ]dbmw.

\n§fpsS
A`n{]mbw Xpdìv FgpXn Fsâ sabnen AbçI. CjvSs¸s«¦nÂ
thsdbpw dnb sse^v tÌmdnbpw s^âmknIfpw t]mÌv sN¿mw.

CXv icnçw \S¶ Hê kw`hamWv. s^âmkn AÃ. ætd hÀj§Äç

ap³]v HêÄ\mS³ \m«n³]pds¯ Hê tlmkv]nÁen sh¨p \S¶ Imcyw.
Rm³ {]oUn{Knçv ]Tnç¶ Ime¯v BWv CXv \S¶Xv. Fsâ tN¨nçv
HêZnhkw ASnhbÁn\p hÃm¯ thZ\ hì. tN¨nbpsS IqsS Ft¶bpw
tlmkv]nÁen sImpt]mbn. R§fpsS \m«n³ ]pd¯v Hê sNdnb
ss{]hÁv tlmkv]nÁen BWv t]mbXv. AhnsS Hcp tUmÎdpw ætd
t\gvkpamêw am{Xsa DÅq. R§Ä tlmkv]nÁen sN¶t¸mÄ AhnsS
A[nIamêw Dmbnê¶nÃ. ]pXnbXmbn h¶ Hê sNdp¸¡mc³ tUmÎdmWv
AhnsS DÅXv. Rmëw tN¨nbpw IqSn tUmÎdpsS apdnbn Ibdn. tN¨n
tUmÎtdmSv AkpJ¯nsâ Imcysams¡ ]dªp. tN¨n Hê lm^vkmcn
BWv Aìv DSp¯nê¶Xv. At¶ \à apebpw aqSpw DÅ Hê Nc¡mWv
Fsâ tN¨n. tUmÎÀ lm^v kmcn sNdpXmbn amÁn, hbÁn AaÀ¯n
thZ\bptm Fì tNmZn¨p. CÃm Fì ]dªt¸mÄ, Ipd¨pIqSn Xmsg
s]m¡nfnë Xmtgçv ]mhmS Xmgv¯n sh¨n«v \Ãt]mse AaÀ¯n. \Ã
thZ\bpsìv tN¨n ]dªp. tN¨nbpsS s]m¡nfpw ASnhbdpw ImWm³
Fs´mcp tNev. hniZambn ]cntim[n¡Ww, ASp¯ apdnbnse tS_nfnÂ
Ibdn¡nS¡q Fì tUmÎÀ ]dªp. tN¨n ASp¯ apdnbnteçv Ibdn,
F´psN¿Wsa¶dnbmsX AhnsS \nì. hopw tUmÎÀ ]dªt¸mÄ
tN¨n tS_nfn Ibdn aeÀì InSì. At¸mÄ tUmÎÀ tN¨nbpsS
UmhWn Agn¨v tl§dn C«p. Ct¸mÄ hbdpw s]m¡nfpw \¶mbn
ImWmw. »uknsâ ASnbn \nìw \ë¯ tcma§Ä Hê hcnbmbn
s]m¡nfnë NpÁn ASnhbÁnteçv ]mhmSbpsS ASnbnteçv
Cd§nt¸mæì. tUmÎÀ tN¨nbpsS hbÁnepw, s]m¡nfnepw amdn amdn
AaÀ¯nbn«v thZ\bptm Fì tNmZn¨p. thZ\nçì Fìv tN¨nbpw.
amdpIqSn ]cntim[n¡Wsaìv tUmÎÀ ]dªt¸mÄ tN¨nçv BsI
\mWw. tN¨n tS_nfn \nìw Fgpt¶Áv Hêaqebntem«v \n¶n«v »ukv
Agn¨p amÁn. Hê \nanjw aSn¨p \n¶n«v {_mbpw Agn¨pamÁn.
{_mbpsS ]nSnbn \nìw c£s¸« apeIÄ XpÅn¯pfp¼p¶Xpv It¸mÄ
Fsâ æ®çv hÃm¯ hoÀ¸pap«Â. Fsâ tN¨nçv C{Xbpw tNepÅ
apeIÄ DÅ Imcyw t\cs¯ t\m¡n sh¡mªXn F\nç hnjaw
tXm¶n. henb X®na¯³ t]mes¯ apeIfpw AXnë tNê¶
apesR«pIfpw It¸mÄ apeIfn ]nSn¨p sRêSn ISn¨qcnsbSp¡m³
tXm¶nbXmWv. At¸mgmWv apdnbpsS hmXn Xpdì InSç¶ Imcyw
tUmÎÀçv a\ÊnembXv. B Igpthdntam³ tUmÀ AS¨p. Rm³
tUmdnsâ ]gpXn IqSn t\m¡nbt¸mÄ tN¨n ]s¿ tS_nfnsâ apIfnÂ
Ibdn I®paS¨v InSçì. apeIÄ cpw aeIÄ t]mse IqÀ¯v tatem«v.
Idp¯nê apesª«pIÄ Hê shÃphnfnt]mse.

tUmÎÀ tN¨nbpsS apeIfpsS sskUn IqSn ]nSn¨v sNdpXmbn

sR¡nbpw AaÀ¯nbpw Ii¡nbpw Fs´ms¡tbm ]cntim[nç¶
amXncn. tN¨nçv BsI C¡nfn Bbn«ph¿. A§ns\ ætd t\cw
Ignªt¸mÄ Ah³ apesR«pIfn ]nSn¨v sRêSnbpw ISn¨qêIbpw
sN¿m³ XpS§n. tN¨n At¿m, ..... At¿m.... Hì ]Xps¡ ]nSn tUmÎÀ,
F\nç t\mhpì Fs¶ms¡ ]dªp sImncnçs¶¦nepw B Igpthdn
Hê Zbbpw ImWn¡msX Fsâ tN¨nsb ckn¸n¨psImncnçì. Ahsâ
Hê ]cntim[\.... Ipsd t\cs¯ ]nSnbpw sR¡epw Ignªt¸mtgçw
apeIÄ Nphì XpSp¯p, apesR«pIÄ Iq¼n hnSÀì. tN¨n Hê amZI
temI¯nse¶t]mse I®pw AS¨p InSì.

"icnbmbn tcmKw F´msW¶dnbWsa¦n tbm\n IqSn ]cntim[n¡Ww'

Fì tUmÎÀ ]dªt¸mÄ tN¨n sR«nt¸mbn. F¶mepw tUmÎÀ ]
dbp¶Xtà Fì IêXn Fgpt¶Áv \nìv ]mhmSbpsS NcSv Agn¨v ]mhmS
Ducn Xmsgbn«p.

Fât½m... hmg¯S t]mepÅ XpSIÄ.... \oe sP«nbpsS ASnbn ]qdv

XÅn \nÂçì.... \Ã s]m´³ ]qdv....
tUmÎÀ tN¨nsb hopw tS_nfn InS¯nbn«v sP«n hen¨qcn.... Imev
hnSÀ¯n sh¨t¸mÄ ]qdv ]nfÀì. \ndsb ]qSbpÅ ]qdn tUmÎÀ
hncen«p. I´n ]nSn¨p sRcSm³ XpS§n..... At¿m Hì ]s¿ Fsâ
s]mt¶... Fì tN¨nbpw. I´n ]nSn¨p sRêSnbtXmsSm¸w tUmÎÀ
apesR«pIÄ IiçIbpw Npv ISn¨p ]dnçIbpw sNbvXpsImnêì.
tN¨nbpsS ImaiЧfm dqw \ndªp.... ]qÁn \nìw aZPesamgpIn.

tN¨n F´pw k½Xnçsaì a\Ênem¡nb B Igpthdn ImepIÄ

ætd¡qSn hnSÀ¯n I´v hmbn sh¨v ISn¨o¼m³ XpS§n.... ]gp¯ am§
Du¼n¡pSnç¶Xpt]mse. AXp hÃmsX GsÁìv tN¨nbpsS BÀ¯
\mZ¯n \nìw a\Ênembn. tN¨n InSì Fcns]mcn sImn«pw tUmÎÀ
Xsâ hmbv B s]m³]qÁn \nìw FSp¯nÃ. ]ns¶ AbmÄ t]ânsâ
kn¸v Duê¶XmWv Rm³ IXv. Fsâ ssZhsa AbmÄ Fsâ tN¨nsb ]
®mëÅ ]pd¸mSnemWtÃm!.... B kXyw F\nçv H«pw DÄs¡mÅm³
IgnªnÃ. F¶mepw Rm³ F´v sN¿m\mWv. Hê]s£ tN¨nbpw AXv
{]Xo£n¨mbncnçw I®paS¨v InSç¶Xv. CXn\Iw tUmÎÀ Xsâ
{UsÊÃmw Ducn Ignªncpì. Ft´mcw henb æ®bm ssZhta Cu
Igpthdnçv. tN¨nbpsS Imev ]nfÀ¯n sh¨n«v B ]pebmSntam³ Ahsâ
]pfb³ æ® Fsâ tN¨nbpsS tX³I\nbpw ]qÁn CSn¨ptIÁn. Ip®
Hmtcm C©v tIdpwtXmdpw tN¨nbpsS Ic¨n IqSn¡qSn hì. At¿m.......
Fât½.....At¿m.....]Xps¡....]Xps¡...At¿m t\mhpt¶....Fsâ
ssZhta....At¿m ]t¿ tIÁv Fs¶ms¡. CXpv Ipw tI«pw Fsâ
æ®pw \nhr¯nbnÃmXmbn. Rm³ t]ânsâ kn¸v Agn¨v sP«nbpsS
sskUn¡qsS Fsâ æ® I¿nseSp¯v Du¡n Du¡n hmWaSn¡m³
XpS§n.

dqanëÅn tUmÎÀ Fsâ tN¨nsb ]®n ]®n ]qdv sXmen¨psIm-

ncn¡bmWv... Ct¸mÄ tN¨nbpsS Ic¨nepw ]ngn¨epw Hs¡ XoÀì. ]Icw
BB...Du Du....Du¡nbSn....BªSn...Fsâ s]ms¶....Fs¶ms¡.
tUmÎÀ kv]oUv IqSn ASnçIbpw apeIfn ]nSn¨p sRcpSpIbpw......ætd
t\cw Ignªt¸mÄ tN¨nçw tUmÎÀ¡pw ss¢taIvkmbn Fì tXm¶n.
Du¡nbSn¨v B]qdntam³ ]qÁn ]mev hogv¯nbn«v ]®n¯fÀ¶ Xsâ
æ® DucnsbSp¯p. ]qÁn \nìw Ip®¸m Dudn Cd§pìmbnêì.
tN¨n BsI XfÀìv I®paS¨p InSì. CsXÃmw Ipw tI«pw Rms\sâ
hmW¯nsâ kv]oUv Iq«n ]mepv hê¯n. æ® Xncn¨v sP«nbn tIÁn
kn¸pw hen¨S¨p.

apdnçÅn tUmÎdpw tN¨nbpw {UsÊms¡ C«v sI«n¸nSn¨p \nÂçì.

"Xsâ thZ\ Hs¡ amdnbntÃ? X\nçv Ig¸nsâ AkpJta DÅq'

Cu AkpJw tXmìt¼mÄ \Ã ]pfbp¶ æ® CSn¨p tIÁn kzb¼³ ]

®p ]®nbm FÃmw amdpw. AXnëv ChnsS h¶m aXn tIt«m. Fì ]
dªn«v dqan \nìv Cd§n hì..... hntijn¨v Hìw kw`hn¡m¯Xp
amXncn.

C§s\ thtdbpw ]®Â ko³ ImWm³ CSbmbn«pv. AsXms¡ ]ns¶ ]

dbmw. CXp hmbn¨n«v F§ns\ Cêì Fìv t\cn«v FgpXn Adnbn¨mÂ
thtdbpw IYIÄ t]mÌv sN¿mw. FÃmhÀçw CjvSs¸s«ìv
IêXpì. \n§fpsS A`n{]mb§Ä FgpXn AdnbnçatÃm.
CXpt]mse \n§Ä¡v Hmtcmê¯À¡pw Adnbmhp¶ kw`h§fpw ]ns¶
s^âmknIfpw FÃmhÀ¡pw sjbÀ sN¿Ww. FÃmw Xpdì ]dbWw.
skIvkn\v adIÄ ]mSnÃ. F{X CântaÁv BsW¦nepw Cu {Kq¸neqsS
AXv sjbÀ sN¿Ww. F¦nte Cu {Kq¸psImv Fs´¦nepw
ckapÅq................................................ 櫳