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tN¨nbpsS IqsS.............. 2
FÃmw adìÅ kpJIcamsbmê Dd¡w Bbnêì AXv. DWÀ¶t¸mÄ kabw Ggc
Ignªnêì.
""tZ, ^vfmkvIn Nmb Ccnçì. thKw æfn¨v sdUnbmbn hm. F«cs¡¦nepw ChnsS
\n¶v Cd§Ww"" tN¨n XnSp¡w Iq«n.
Nmb FSp¯v æSnç¶Xn\nSbn Rm³ tN¨nsb {i²n¨p. tN¨n t\cs¯ Xs¶
æfn¨v hkv{Xw amdnbnêì. shÅ NpcoZmdpw Cfw \oe tSm¸pw shÅbn \oe
sNçÅ jmfpw BWv [cn¨nê¶Xv. F\n¡v hiw sNcnªv \n¶v tai¸pd¯v Xpd¶v
h¨ s]«nbn XpWnIÄ ASp¡n hçIbmWv. Cdp¡apÅ NpcoZmÀ tSm¸n tN¨nbpsS
AwKhSnhv IqSpXÂ FSp¯v ImWn¨p. H«pw DSbm¯ \ndª amdpw CSp§nb
Acs¡«pw I\¯ \nXw_hpw GsXmê ]pêjs\bpw sImXn¸nçambnêì. Aìhsc
Hê ]pêjëw kv]Àin¡m¯ B apà kuµcys¯ C¶se c­p XhW {]m]n¡m³
IgnªtXmÀ¯t¸mÄ Fsâ Acs¡«n Hc\¡w D­mbn. C{Xbpw kpµcnbmb
kz´w ktlmZcnsb {]m]n¡³ Ignª aäv ktlmZc·mê­hptam, Rm³ a\ÊnÂ
HmÀ¯p. AXpw, aämêw sXmSp¶Xn\v ap³]p Xs¶! Nmb æSn¨v Fgpt¶ät¸mÄ Rm³
hm¨n t\m¡n. s]s«¶v Iqfn¨v h¶m Cd§p¶Xn\v ap³]p Hê IfnçÅ kabw
D­v. cmhnse tN¨nsb shdpsX I­t¸mÄ Xs¶ F\nç D²cn¡m³ XpS§nbnêì.
tSmbneäpw ]Ãv tX¸pw FÃmw thKw XoÀ¯v æfn¡m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ IXIn ap«v
tI«pv. Xte¶s¯ HÀ½bn _mXv dqan sh¨v Hê Ifn¡v B{Kln¨v Bhptam
hnfnç¶Xv? ]qÀWcq]¯n æe¨v \nÂç¶ Fsâ enwKw {]ZÀin¸n¨v sIm­v Rm³
IXIv Xpdì.
""\o sdUnbmbn«v Xmtg¡v ht¶¡v. F\n¡v æd¨v t^mt«mtIm¸n FSp¡më­v.
AsXSp¯n«v Rm³ sdtÌmdân hcmw"" tN¨n Fsâ t\sc t\mçI t]mepw sN¿msX
hmXnen\Spt¯¡v \Sì. cmhnse Hê Ifn¡v tamln¨ Rm³ \ncmi\mbn. A[nIw
sshImsX æfn¨v hkv{Xw amdn Rm³ Xmsg sdtÌmdân F¯n. tN¨n t\cs¯ Xs¶
F¯n HmÀUÀ sImSp¯nêì.
""C{X Xnc¡v th­mbnêì. Hê AcaWn¡qÀ Ignªn«v apdnbn \n¶v t]m¶mÂ
aXnbmbnêì"" Im¸n æSnç¶Xn\nSbn Rm³ ]dªp. cmhnse Xs¶ Hì
kpJn¡m³ F\n¡v A{X¡v sImXn tXm¶n.
""C\nsbms¡ saUn¡Â sSÌv Ignªn«v'' tN¨n Fsâ apJ¯v t\m¡sXbmWv AXv
]dªXv. tN¨n¡v Fsâ DÅnenê¸v ]nSnIn«nsb¶v hyàw.
""cmhnse Hì sN¿pt¼mÄ DÅ kpJw H¶v thsdbm..."" Rm³ apt¶m«mªnê¶v
kzImcyw t]mse ]dªp. \mWw sIm­v tN¨nbpsS IhnfpIÄ Nqh¶v t]mbn.
R§fpsS clkyw Bsc¦nepw I­p]nSns¨m F¶dnbms\¶ t]mse angnIfpbÀ¯n
]It¸msS Npäpw t\m¡n. ]ns¶ Bßhnizmkw hos­Sp¯v Aåv]w ]cn`ht¯msS
]dªp,
""Fs¸mgpw C§s\bmhp¶Xv F\n¡v Cãaà s«m'' Rm\Xn\v adp]Sn ]dbm³
XpS§p¶Xn\v ap³]vv asäs´¦nepw thtWm F¶t\zjn¨v shbväÀ ASpt¯¡v hì.
Fsâ AXnê hn« kzmX{´yw tN¨n¡v Cãs¸Sp¶nà Fs¶\n¡v a\Ên Bbn.
]n¶oSv A[nIsamìw an­msX R§Ä Im¸n æSn¨v ]pd¯nd§n.
Fw.Pn. tdmUn Hê Bip]{Xnbn h¨mbnêì, saUn¡Â sSÌv. AsXÃmw Ignªv
aS§pt¼mÄ aWn c­v Ignªnêì. R§Ä ASp¯v I­ Hê tlm«en Ibdn D¨v
`£vWw Ign¨p. CS¡v Hì c­v XhW Rm³ Xte cm{Xnbnse Imcyw FSp¯nSm³

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{ians¨¦nepw, A§s\sbmìw kw`hn¡m¯Xv t]mse BWv tN¨n s]êamdnbXv.

Xte¶v cm{Xn \qep_Ôw CÃmsX Fsâ IqsS InS¶v aZ\tIfn BSnb tN¨n Xs¶
BtWm CsX¶v F\n¡v tXm¶nt¸mbn.
""sSÌnsâ dnkÄ«v \mepaWn¡v In«pw. AXv IqsS hm§nbn«v dqan t]mImw.""
tlm«en \n¶v Cd§nbt¸mÄ tN¨n ]dªp.
\mepaWn¡v Xs¶ R§Ä Iu­dn F¯n. kuZn BtcmKy a{´meb¯nsâ
{]Xn\n[n AhnsS D­mbnêì. tN¨nbS¡w XncsªSp¡s¸« ]Xns\«v t]êsSbpw
]mkvt]mÀ«v tIm¸nIfpw hm§n AbmÄ t]mbn. Hê amk¯n\Iw bm{X¡v
Hê§nbncn¡Ww F¶ \nÀt±iw X¶n«v. ]pd¯v IS¶t¸mÄ tN¨n \à kt´mjhXn
Bbnêì.
""Hê ämIvkn hnfn¨v \ap¡n\n apdnbnte¡v t]mhpIbtÃ?'' Rm³ tNmZn¨p.
""Hm, apdnbnse¯mªn«pÅ Hê Xnc¡v I­nsÃ? Hì £an¡v, Hcåv]w tjm¸nwKv Hs¡
Ignªv ]Xps¡ t]mImw'' tN¨n Hê IŨncntbmsS ]dªp.
""F´v tjm¸nwKv? F¶m thKw hm§m³ t\m¡v'' Rm³ A£a\mbn.
""hm§­bmÄ \obm, C¶es¯ t]mse Hê ap³ IêXepw CÃmsX Rm\nÃ...."" iÐw
Xmgv¯n kzImcyw t]mse BWv tN¨n AXv ]dªXv. F\n¡v Imcyw a\Ênembn. KÀ`
\ntcm[\ Dd hm§­ Imcyw BWv tN¨n kqNn¸nç¶Xv.
""As¸m C¶et¯Xv {]iv\w Bhptam?'' Rm³ Bi¦tbmsS tNmZn¨p.
""F\n¡v \Ã t]Snbp­v. \o ]dªv ]än¨n«v.......C\n F´mbmepw dnkvIv FSp¡m³
Rm\nÃ"" tN¨nbpsS ]cn`hw I­t¸mÄ F\n¡v Nncn s]m«n. cXnaqÀ¨bn Fs¶
CdpsI ]pWÀ¶v Ahkm\ XpÅnbpw DÅn Ifbn¨ BfmWnt¸mÄ Fs¶
æävs¸Sp¯p¶Xv.
“""Zm, B saUn¡Â tjm¸n In«pw. \o t]mbn hm§nbn«v hm. Rm³ AXm
At§bä¯pÅ ^m³kn tÌmdn \n¡mw. "" tN¨n apt¶m«v \S¡m³ XpS§n.
""Dd thtWm, KpfnI thtWm?''
""Bthm, F\n¡sà CsXms¡ Adnbp¶Xv? '' c­v XhW ssewIoK thgvN
\S¯nsb¦nepw Imcy§Ä C§s\ ]¨¡v ]dbpt¼mÄ tN¨n icnçw \mWn¨v
Nqfnt]mæw.
""icn F¶m c­pw hm§ntb¡mw. FÃmw ]co£n¡masÃm"" Rm³ ]dªp. tN¨n
thKw apt¶m«v \Sì. ]dªXv t]mse Xs¶ Rm³ DdIfpw aqUvknsâ Sm»ävkpw
hm§n. tN¨nbpsS XfnÀ ]qdn ]¨¡v Ibäp¶ kpJw Dd C«v Ifn¨m In«nÃsÃm.
Rm³ tN¨n \nÂç¶ ^m³kn ISbnte¡v Ibdn. s]m«v, I|«Ivkv XpS§nb ]ehI
km[§Ä hm§n kabw IfbpIbmbnêì, tN¨n.
""In«ntbm?'' Rm\Sps¯¯nbt¸mÄ tN¨n tNmZn¨p.
""Dw. ChnsS hm§n Ignsª¦n t]mImw""
''icn"" ]Ww sImSp¯v R§Ä ]pd¯v ISì. Hê Hmt«mdn£bn Ibdn dqan F¯n.
hmXn AS¨v æänbn« ]msS Rm³ tN¨nsb hmcn ]pWÀì. ]I apgph³ AS¡n h¨
tamlw AWs]m«n ]pd¯v NmSn. tN¨nbpsS sN©p­pIÄ Rm³ BÀ¯ntbmsS
ëIÀì. \mhv DÅnte¡v IS¯n tN¨nbpsS \mhn \¡n. H¸w Fsâ ssIIÄ

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tN¨nbpsS apeIÄ Ii¡n DS¨p. Hc©v anëtämfw Rm³ tN¨nsb hcnªp apdp¡n
Npw_\§Ä sIm­v s]mXnªp. HSphn ]nSn Aåv]sam¶bªt¸mÄ tN¨n Fs¶
XÅn amän.
""Hm, Fs´mê BÀ¯nbm, Fsâ icocw HSnªp ëdp§nbt]msebmbn'' Fsâ Imaw
apänb BenwK\w tN¨nsb thZ\n¸n¨psh¶v kv]ãw.
""As¿m, C\n A§s\ AaÀ¯nÃ. CXm C§s\ ]Xps¡"" Rm³ tN¨nsb ho­pw
Fsâ Icheb¯n B¡n. Fsâ apJw apJt¯mSv ASp¸n¨v IhnfpIfn Np­pckn.
]ns¶ Xmtg¡v sIm­ph¶v Igp¯nÂ, NpcoZmÀ tSm¸n\v apIfn amdnS¯nÂ, ho­pw
Xmtg¡v sIm­ph¶v hkv{X¯n\v apIfneqsS apeIfnÂ, Rm³ ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡
tN¨nsb DWÀ¯pIbmbnêì. c­v ssI sIm­pw Rm³ tN¨nbpsS apeIÄ ASnbnÂ
\n¶v Xm§n DbÀ¯n. hi§fn \n¶v XtemSn apIfnte¡v ssIIÄ sIm­v hì.
hkv{X¯n\Snbn Ah I\¨v hê¶Xv F\n¡v a\Ênembn. Rm³ apJw ASp¸n¨v
apesª«pIfn sasà ISn¨p. tN¨nbpsS icoc¯n IqsS Hê ]nWÀ
]mªpt]mbn. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS NpcoZmÀ tSm¸v apIfnte¡v hen¨v s]m¡n. ape¡v
apIfn F¯nbt¸mÄ tN¨n Xs¶ Xe¡v apIfneqsS AXv Ducn amän. Hê Idp¯ {_m
Bbnêì ASnbnÂ. Rm³ {_mbvIv apIfneqsS apeIfn D½ h¨p. tN¨n ssI
]pdInte¡v sIm­vt]mbn {_mbpsS lp¡v Ducn amän. kzX{´amb apeIÄ Rm³
icnçw sR¡n DS¨p. Fsâ ssI s]êaä¯n Ah dºÀ ]´v t]mse _ew h¨p.
Rm³ apeIfpsS ASnbn \¡n. ]ns¶ \mhv Xmtgm«v HmSn¨v ]q¡nfn IS¯n Npgän.
I«nen Cê¶v tN¨nsb Ft¶mSv tNÀ¯v \ndp¯n. c­v ssI sIm­pw tN¨nbpsS
N´nbn XtemSn. H¸w NpcnZmdn\v apIfneqsS IfnsN¸n\v apIfn sasà ISn¨p. tN¨n
Fsâ Xe ]nSn¨v ]qdnS¯n tNÀ¯aÀ¯n. Rm³ NqcnZmdnsâ NcSv hen¨v Agn¨p.
AXv Xmtg¡v DuÀ¶v hoWt¸mÄ ImepIÄ DbÀ¯n tN¨n AXv Ducn amän. C«nê¶
Idp¯ sP«nbpsS apIfneqsS Rm³ B kpµcamb aZ\sN¸n AaÀ¯n XShn.
sskUneqsS hnc IS¯n tbm\nZf§fn XtemSn. Fsâ XtemSepw emf\hpw
FÃmw Gäv tN¨n kpJn¨§s\ \nevçIbmWv. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS P«nbpw Xmtg¡v
DuÀ¯n h¨p. Fs¶ kzÀKob kpJ¯n BdmSn¨ B kpµc³ ]qdn Rm³ apJw
tNÀ¯p. hnbÀ¸nsâbpw aZPe¯nsâbpw IqsSbpÅ k½n{kKÔ¯n Rm³
D·¯\mbnt¸mbn. BÀ¯ntbmsS Rm³, ]qhnXfpIÄ t]mse {apZpeamb B
tbm\nZf§Ä Ddp©n hen¡³ XpS§n. tN¨nbn \nìw AS¡n ]nSn¨ Hê \nizmkw
]pd¯v hì. Rm³ sP«n ap«në Xmtg¡v DuÀ¯n Cd¡n. tN¨n æ\nªv AXv Ducnamän.
]qÀW \ábmb tN¨nbpsS Acs¡«n Npän¸nSn¨v Rm³ ASnhbän Npw_n¨p.
]p¡nfnë Xmsg \ë¯ \oetcma§fn sasà ISn¨v hen¨p. ]ns¶ \mhv Xmtgm«nd¡n
I\¯ Ifns¨¸në apIfn \¡n. ssIhncepIÄ sIm­v tbm\nZf§Ä hnSÀ¯n \mhv
DÅn IS¯n Npgän. ]\n\oÀ ]qhnXfpItf¡mÄ {apZpeamb B ]qdnXfpIfn Rm³
sasà \¡n. Hê \oe ]qsam«v t]msebpÅ I´v Rm³ Np­nëÅnem¡n sasà ISn¨p.
tN¨nbn \nìw Hê io¡mciÐw ]pd¯v hì. tN¨n Hê Im FSp¯v I«nenÂ
Ibän h¨p. Fsâ Xe ]nSn¨v ]qdnte¡v AaÀ¯n. Ct¸mÄ \à t]mse hnSÀ¶ ]qdv
Rm³ Bthit¯msS \¡m³ XpS§n. \mhv IqÀ¸n¨v DÅnteçw ]pdt¯çw B¡n
Rm³ tN¨nsb kpJ¯nsâ ]mcay¯nte¡v DbÀ¯n.
""Blv.........slsâ æ«m.......Fsâ s]mt¶.....F´p kpJw.....Hm.......""
tN¨n Fsâ apSnbngIfn ]nSn¨v hen¨v Rc§m³ XpS§n. tN¨nbpsS ]qdnëÅnÂ
aZPew \ndªp. Fsâ \mhv Ibdnd§pt¼mÄ ]qdv \ndsªmgpIn. Rm³ ssI DbÀ¯n
apeIÄ c­pw Ii¡n DS¨p. ]ns¶ ssI ]pdInte¡v sIm­v t]mbn I\¯
\nXw_¯n sRcn¨p. ]qdn \mhv IS¯n Npgäp¶ apd¡v N´n hnSÀ¯n Nq­v hncÂ
æ­nçÅnte¡v IS¯n. ]pÅphçSw t]msebpÅ B æ­nbpsS apgp¸pw Cdp¡hpw
Fs¶ D·¯\m¡n. F´vXs¶ Bbmepw Hê {]mhiysa¦nepw tN¨nsb æ\n¨v
\ndp¯vn H¶v æ­n ASn¡Ww F¶v Rm³ a\Ênepd¸n¨p. \mhv sIm­v Rm³

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]®ns¡mSpç¶ apd¡v tN¨n Acs¡«v Nen¸n¡³ XpS§n. Fsâ apXpInepw ]pd¯pw

FÃw XtemSn.
""slm, F\n¡v ht¿.........slsâ æ«m.....F\n¡v hcdmbo Sm....ls¿m....""
Ct¸mÄ tN¨n Dds¡ Xs¶ hnfn¨v ]dbm³ XpS§n. Rm³ I´v hen¨o¼p¶Xnsâ
thKw Iq«n. tN¨nbpsS ]qdn \nìw \ndanÃm¯ sImgp¯ shÅw \ndsªmgpIn. Hê
\nanjw tN¨nbpsS icocw henªp apdpIn. Fsâ Xebn AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. ]ns¶
tZl¯nsâ _ew \ãs]«t]mse Fsâ tate¡v ægªp hoé. tN¨n¡v shÅw
t]msb¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn. tN¨nsb Xm§n Fsâ tasebm¡n Rm³
InS¡bnte¡v ae¨p. Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v sIm­v Fsâ apIfnembn tN¨n InSì. ]æXn
I«nenepw ]æXn ]pd¯pambn InSç¶ Fsâ AcsI«n BWv tN¨nbpsS AcsI«v
AaÀ¶v Ccnç¶Xv. apgphs\ InSç¶ tN¨nbpsS ]qän \nìÅ shÅw
Fsâ ]mâvkv \\¨p. Fsâ apJ¯v apgph³ tN¨nbpsS ]qänse shÅambnêì. tN¨n
I®v Xpdì. Hê \ë¯ aµlmkt¯msS Fsâ apJw Cê ssIIfnepw FSp¯p.
]ns¶ Fsâ Np­pIfn AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p.
""tN¨n¡v t]mtbm?'' Npw_\¯n \n¶v kzX{´ambt¸mÄ Rm³ tNmZn¨p.
""CXp ]ns¶ F´m? '' Fsâ apJ¯v ]änbnê¶ aZPew \¡nsbSp¯v sIm­v tN¨n
tNmZn¨p.
"C\n F\ns¡m¶v hê¯n Xm"" Rm³ tN¨nbpsS ssI FSp¯v Fsâ æ®bnÂ
]nSn¸n¨p. ]mânë apIfneqsS tN¨n AXn ]nSn¨v sR¡n.
""Häv anëäv, Rm\nXm H¶v _mXv dqan t]mbn«v hcmw''
tN¨n Fsâ Ihnfn Hcn¡Â IqsS D½ h¨p. æfnapdnbn Ibdn IXIv Nmcnbt¸mÄ
Rm³ Fsâ ]mâpw jÀ«pw Ducn amän. shdpw P«n am{Xw C«v Rm³ I«nen InSì.
GXmëw \nanj§Ä Ignªv tN¨n ]pd¯v hì. Ifns¨¸nse tcmaIm«nÂ
shůpÅnIÄ ]änbnê¸p­mbnêì. Agnªv hoW apSn c­v ssI sIm­pw amSn
]pdIn sI«n. ]ns¶ ssI c­pw Ac¡v æ¯n I«nen\Sp¯v \nì. apJ¯v
kw{Xp]vXamb Hê ]p©ncntbmsS. B \nåv]n Rm³ tN¨nsb ASnapSn t\m¡n.
tKmX¼nsâ \ndamWv tN¨n¡v. bÆ\w Xnfç¶ tN¨nbpsS sImXn¸nç¶ kuµcyw
F¶n hnImc¯nsâ thentbäw D­m¡n. Bscbpw tamln¸nç¶ A{Xbpw
kpµcnbmb kz´w ktlmZcnsb BZyambn t`mKn¡m³ Ignª Fsâ `mKyw HmÀ¯v
Rm³ kt´mjn¨p. kpµcnamcb s]§Äamê­mbn«pw Ahsc Ifn¡m³ Ignbm¯
\nÀ`mKyhm·mtcmSv F\n¡v klXm]w tXm¶n. Rm³ ssI \o«n tN¨nbpsS XpSbnÂ
XtemSn. tN¨n ASp¯v h¶v InS¡bn Fsâ IqsS InSì. Fsâ P«n¡v apIfneqsS
æ®bn ]nSn¨p.
""CsX´m DucmªXv?''
""C\n AsXms¡ Ducn AXn \n¶v ]mev hê¯p¶sXms¡ tN¨nbpsS ]Wnbm''
tN¨n Fsâ AcsI«n\Sp¯v Cê¶v Fsâ P«n hen¨qcn. Fsâ æ®æ«s\ I¿nseSp¯v
sXm¸n Ducn¡m³ XpS§n. hfsc ]Xps¡ sXmen Xmtg¡v sXmen¨v ho­pw
apIfnte¡m¡n, adpssI sIm­v A­nbn XtemSn \à t]mse kpJn¸n¨v tN¨n
F\n¡v æep¡n Xì. Fsâ æ®bn \nìw hgphgp¸pÅ tX³ In\nªp.
""C§s\ æep¡n hê¯m\msWm, Dt±iw?'' Rm³ tN¨nsb Fsâ tate¡v hen¨n«p.
""Cs¸m Xs¶ sN¿tWm?'' tN¨n Fsâ IhnfpIfn Np­pckn. ""ætd t\cw C§s\
Np½ InS¶n«v ]ns¶ sN¿mw.."" ASp¯ Ifn¡v tN¨n dUnbmbn«nà Fs¶\n¡v
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""Rm³ Hê]mSv t\cw \¡n X¶ntÃ, C\n Fsâ H¶v Du¼n Xm'' Rm³ tN¨nbpsS
apeIfn sasà XShn. tN¨n Fsâ Ihnfnepw Igp¯nepw FÃmw D½ h¨p. ]ns¶
Xmtg¡v \o§n Fsâ ape¡®n sasà ISn¨p. s\©neqsS \mhv Cgªv Xmsg
hbänepw s]m¡nfnepw C¡nfnbn«p. ]ns¶ Fsâ æ® I¿nseSp¯v sXmen Xmtg¡v
Dcnªp. æ®bpsS Xe¸¯v Dudn \n¶ hgp¯ {ZmhIw \¡nsbSp¯p. tN¨n Np­v
tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨v Fsâ æ®v hmbnseSp¯p. kpJw sIm­v Rm³ ]pfªp t]mbn. B
\ë¯ sN©p­vIÄ¡nSbneqsS Fsâ æ® tIdnbnd§nbt¸mÄ Rm\dnbmsX Xs¶
InS¡bn hnÃv t]mse hfªv tN¨nbpsS hmbnte¡v Fsâ æ® XÅn tIän.
A®m¡n ap«nbt¸mÄ tN¨n Fsâ Acs¡«n ]nSn¨v InS¡bnte¡aÀ¯n .
""Fsâ s]m¶v tN¨n A§s\ Du¼n Xmtbm....Blv........F´p kpJamtWm....""
Rm³ tN¨nbpsS æ­nbnepw apebnepw amdn amdn XShn. Fsâ kpJw I­t¸mÄ
tN¨nçw ckw aq¯p. tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨ Np­n\nSbneqsS Xp¸en æfn¨ æ® IShsc
Ibän Du¼n Xì. CS¡nS¡v \hv sIm­v A­nbnepw XpSbnepw \¡n Du¼ensâ
ckw Iq«n. Fsâ {]XnIcWw Adnbms\¶ t]mse CS¡v I®pIfpbÀ¯n t\mçw.
C¶se hsc Hê I¶yI Bbnê¶ Fsâ ktlmZcn Hä cm{Xn sIm­v ImatIfnbnÂ
]cnNb k¼¶tbt]mse F\n¡v hZ\ kpcXw \S¯n Xê¶tXmÀ¯t¸mÄ F\n¡v
BÝcyw tXm¶n. B§fbpsS Bbmepw Hê XhW æ® ]qän tIdnbm GXp
s]®pw \mWw shSnªv D{K³ Ifn¡mcmbn amdpw F¶v ]dbp¶Xv F{X icnbmWv.
Fsâ s]§fpsS Imcy¯n {]tXyIn¨pw. Xp¸ensâ hgp¡temsS tN¨nbpsS
hmbnte¡v Fsâ æ® Ibdnbnd§n sIm­nê¶t¸mÄ Rm³ InS¶v ]pfªp.
Du¼ensâ kpJ¯n A[nIt\cw ]nSn¨v \n¡\mhnà Fs¶\n¡v a\Ênembn.
""F\n¡v hcmdmbn tN¨n...........At¿m......Hm.....Blv....."" Rm³ tN¨nbpsS Xebn ]nSn¨v
hmbnte¡v tIänbSn¨p. tN¨n tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨ Npt­msS thKw thKw Du¼nXì.Fsâ
Acs¡«n Hcan«v s]m«p¶vXv Rm\dnªp. Hê aeshÅ]m¨n t]mse Fsâ
æ®bn \nìw ]m Noän sXdn¨p. BZy XpÅn A®m¡nte¡v sXdn¨t¸mÄ tN¨n
Fsâ æ® IShsc DÅnte¡v IS¯n Np­v tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨p. \à iànbn 殸mÂ
[mc[mcbmbn Noän sXdn¨p. Hê XpÅn t]mepw IfbmsX tN¨n AXp apgph³ æSn¨p.
Ahkm³ XpÅnbpw Ddn©n hen¨v FSp¯n«mWv Fsâ æ®sb kzX{´am¡nbpÅp.
Rm³ Hê Xcn¸n kpJn¨§s\ InS¶t¸mÄ tN¨n Fsâ IqtS¡v Ibdn InSì.
]ns¶ Fsâ Np­n Np­v tNÀ¯v D½ h¨p. Fsâ 殸mepw tN¨nbpsS Xp¸epw
tNÀ¶ sImXn¸nç¶ êNn Rmdnªp.
""kpJw In«ntbmSm?'' tN¨n t{]a]qÀhw Fsâ Ihnfn Npw_n¨p.
""kzÀKw I­vt]mbn'' Rm³ tN¨nbpsS apebn XtemSn. ""C§s\ kpJn¸n¡m³
Adnbmw F¶v Rm³ kz]v\¯n t]mepw IêXnbn«nÃ''
""As¸m \o Ft¶ ]än A§s\sbms¡ IêXmdp­v AtÃ?''
""Fs¸mgpw Hìw CÃ, CSs¡ms¡. tN¨n {UÊv amdp¶Xv Hs¡ Imét¼mÄ I¼n
Bhmdp­v.""
''As¸m F´v sN¿pw?"" tN¨n¡v C¯cw Imcy§Ä Adnbm³ \à Xåv]cyw DÅt]mse
tXm¶n.
""t\sc æfnapdnbn t]mbn IXIS¨v, tN¨nsb Duç¶tXmÀ¯v hmWw ASnçw.
As¸m \à kpJ¯n shÅw t]mbn In«pw"" Rm³ kXyw ]dªp.

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""F\n¡dnbmambnêì, \n\¡v Fs¶ sN¿m³ sImXnbps­¶v."" tN¨n Hê

IŨncntbmsS ]dªp .""Rm³ XpWn amdpt¼mÄ Fsâ apeIÄ t\m¡n
shÅandç¶Xv Hs¡ Rm\dnbpì­mbnêì''
AsX\ns¡mê ]pXnb Adnhmbnêì. tN¨n {UÊv amdp¶Xv ]eh«w Rm³ I­n«p­v.
Nnet¸mÄ æfnIgnªv h¶n«pw, Nnet¸mÄ ]pd¯v t]mbn h¶v kmcn amdn ss\äv Ku¬
CSpt¼mgpw Hs¡. an¡hmdpw ASn]mhmSbpw {_mbpw C«n«mhpw IméI. A]qÀhw
Nne `mKy Znhk§fn {_mbpw Ducn amän \áamb apeIfpw I­n«p­v. As¶mìw
Rm³ t\mç¶Xv tN¨n AdnªXmbn tXm¶nbn«nÃ.
""tamlw sIm­sÃ, It­ms« F¶v IêXnbm ssa³Uv sN¿mXnê¶Xv'' Fsâ a\Êv
hmbn¨ns«¶ t]mse tN¨n ]dªp.
""F\n¡v sN¿m³ tXm¶nb t]mse tN¨nçw tXm¶nbnêt¶m?''
""]ns¶bnsÃ, {]tXyIn¨v sa³kkv ASp¯ Znhk§fnÂ. A§s\ \Ã ISn tXm¶nb
H¶v c­v XhW Rm³ {_m IqSn Ducn IWn¨v X¶n«p­v. ]s£ \o æd¨v t\cw
t\m¡nbn«v æfnapdnbnte¡v HmSpIbmbnêì""
At¸mÄ tN¨nbpsS \á apeIÄ ImWm³ IgnªXv bm{XpÝoIw AÃ Fs¶\n¡v
a\Ênembn. Ifªv t]mb Ahkc§sf ]än Rm³ HmÀ¯v t]mbn.
""sÈm, F¶n«v tN¨n H¶v kqNn¸n¨nÃsÃm? Rm³ Ifn¨v ISn amän Xêambnê¶sÃm''
""AsX§s\ BWmb \o Asà ap³ ssI FSpt¡­Xv. ho«n \½Ä X\n¨mb
Znhk§fn \o ]Xps¡ H¶v {ian¨m Rm³ hg§n Xêambnêì.""
At¸mÄ Rm³ tN¨nsb HmÀ¯v hmWaSn¨v \S¶ \fpIfn tN¨n Fs¶ HmÀ¯v
hncen«psh¶v hyàw. BWmb Rm³ XpS¡w C«m ]t­ F\n¡v Ih¨v Xêambnêë
Fsâ ]p¶mc s]§Ä.
""F\n¡dnbmambnêì t]Sn sIm­m \o Xpd¶v tNmZn¡m¯Xv F¶v. Fs¶¦nepw
\½Ä hoSv hn«v C§s\ X\n¨mhpt¼mÄ \nt¶sIm­v sN¿n¸n¡Ww F¶v Rm³
]s­ IêXnbn«p­v""
tN¨n A§s\ ]dªt¸mÄ Rm³ tImcnXcn¨v t]mbn. tN¨nbpsS kzÀK IhmSw
Xpd¡m³ Fs¶ Xs¶bmWv I­v h¨nê¶Xv Ft¶mÀ¯t¸mÄ F\n¡v Hê ]mSv
kt´mjw tXm¶n. Hê A]vkcÊns\t]mse kpµcnbmb Fsâ tN¨nbpsS ]qdnsâ
koev s]m«n¡m³ Fs¶ Xs¶ AëhZn¨ B kvt\l¯v\v ap³]n Fsâ
a\Êv XcfnXambn.
""At¸mÄ C¶se cm{Xn Rm³ XpS¡w C«nÃmbnêt¶Â tN¨n Xs¶ tIdn
Du¡ntbs\, AsÃ?'' Rm³ tN¨nbpsS ]qdn XShnsIm­v tNmZn¨p.
""AXn\v Rm³ Xs¶ Asà BZyw \nsâ tZl¯v ap«nbXv?''
As¸m sIm¨pIÅn AdnªvsIm­mWv Xncnªp InS¶Xv!!! GXmbmepw ape¡v
]nSn¡m³ ss[cyw tXm¶nbXv \¶mbn. H«p an¡ tIknepw s]§Ä Ifn¡m³
X¿mdmbn hêt¼mgpw B§f¡v ss[cyw In«msX Nm³kv Ifªp æfnç¶Xv
C§s\bmWv.
""tZ ]dªv ]dªv Ch³ tIdnb§v aq¯p. C\nbns¸m H¶v IqsS hniZambn
Du¡nbmtem?"" tN¨nbpsS ]qdnëÅnte¡v hnc IS¯n Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

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""\n\¡v £oWamhpw F¶v IêXnbm Rm³ ]dbmªXv'' tN¨nbpw X¿mÀ.

""C¶v cm{Xn apgph³ Rm³ tN¨nsb Du¡m³ t]mhpIbmWv.A{X kpJw BWv
tN¨nsS ]pän sN¿m³""
''\nsâ tIdpt¼mÄ F\nçw ]cakpJw BWv. F{X tIänbmepw aXnbmhnÃ""
Fs´ms¡ ]dªmepw Fsâ s]§Ä Ima¯nsâ Imcy¯o H«pw ]pdIneà F¶v
sXfnbn¨p. Rm³ XebW¡Snbn \nìw aqUvknsâ ]m¡äv FSp¯v s]m«n¨v Hê
Im]vkqÄ ]pds¯Sp¯p.
""CsX§s\bm, Xn¶m³ BtWm?'' KpfnI I­n«v tN¨n tNmZn¨p. CXcw Imcy§sf
ædn¨v tN¨n¡v hÃy AdnhnÃbnêì.
""Aà CXp ]qänëÅn IS¯n sh¨m aXn. æd¨v Ignbpt¼mÄ ]qänse NqSn CXv
Aenbpw. ]ns¶ Du¡n DÅn Xs¶ shÅw Ifªmepw sN\ ]nSn¡nÃ.”
tN¨ntbmSv A§s\ B`mkabn kwkmcnçt¼mÄ Hê {]tXyI kpJw tXm¶n.
""F¶m h¨v Xm''
tN¨n bmsXmê aSnbpwIqSmsX aeÀ¶v InS¶v Imev Ih¨v h¨p. Rm³ Im]vkqÄ
]qdnëÅnte¡v IS¯n h¨p. ]ns¶ IqsS tNÀ¶v InS¶v Np­n Ddp©n hen¡m³
XpS§n. tN¨n ssI Xmtg¡v sIm­v t]mbn Fsâ Iq® sXmen¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³
ssI ]pdInse¯n¨v æ­nbn sRcn¨q.
""\Ã ASns]mfn æ­nbm tN¨osS'' Rm³ sImXntbmsS ]dªp.
""A§s\ AhnsS C¸vw s]mfn¡­. s]mfnt¨mS¯v sNbvXm aXn"" tN¨n Fs¶
XSªp.
""Fsâ ]p¶mc tN¨n Asà Cu æ­nbn H¶Sn¡Ww F¶v F{X Imew Bbn DÅ
sImXnbmsW¶v Adnbmtam, ¹okv..."" Rm³ sI©n.
""Cs¸m F´mbmepw th­. ]ns¶ k½Xn¡mw""
tN¨n Fs¶ aeÀ¯n InS¯n Fsâ tate¡v Ibdn. ]ns¶ AcsI«n Ih¨nê¶v
Fsâ æ® ]qänte¡v XnêIn tIän. Aåw ap³t]m«mªv Fsâ s\ªn\nêhihpw
ssI æ¯n N´n s]m¡n ASn¡m³ XpS§n. \à Cdp¡hpw hgphgp¸pw DÅ XIÀ¸³
]qdv. ASnbpsS Xmf¯n tN¨nbpsS Cf\oÀ apeIÄ Xpfp¼n. Rm³ Ahsb sRcn¨v
sImSp¯p. tN¨n Hc©v anët«mfw AdªSn¨v Xì. ]ns¶ InXt¸msS XfÀ¶v Fsâ
tZlt¯¡v hoé. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS AcsI«n Npän ]nSn¨v æ® Ducn t]mImsX
tN¨nsb Xmtg¡v InS¯n apIfn Ibdn. ImepIÄ aS¡n apIfnte¡v h¨p. ]ns¶
]Xps¡ ]Xps¡ ASn¡m³ XpS§n.
""tN¨n'' Rm³ sasà hnfn¨p.
""Duw?''
""£oWw Ds­¦n \ndp¯mw''
""th­, Cs¸m \Ã kpJw D­v''

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""F¶m Dds¡ ASn¡s«?'' Rm³ tNmZn¨p.

""Dw'' tN¨n Fs¶ CdpsI ]pWÀì. Rm³ ASnbpsS thKX Iq«n. H¸w apeIfpw
N´nbpw Ii¡n DS¨p. Np­n ISn¨v hen¨p. kpJw sIm­v R§Ä Cêhêw kzÀKw
IméIbmbnêì.
""tN¨n¡v Duçt¼mÄ sXdn ]dbWXv CãatWm?'' Rm³ tNmZn¨p.
""\o ]dsªm, F\n¡nãamWv'' tIÄ¡m³ Xåv]cyw BsW¶v a\Ênembn. ]dbm³
aSn Iméw. kmcanÃ, ]Xps¡ FÃmw ]Tn¸ns¨Sp¡mw.
""tN¨n''
""Ft´m?''
""F´v Cdp¡apÅ ]qdmtWm CXv''
""Cãmtbm?''
""CXn tIänbm Ducm³ tXm¶nÃ. A{X kpJw BWv. Fsâ æ® Cãmtbm""
''\Ã kpJw D­v. CXv F{X tIänbepw F\nçw aXnbmhnÃ""
''C¶v Du¡n Du¡n Cu ]qdv Rm³ sImfamçw""
''As¿m sImfam¡­. Cdp¡apÅXsà \n\¡v IqSqX Cãw""
''Fsâ æ® æsd tIdn Cd§pt¼mÄ Cu ]qdv s]mfnªv t]mæw."
""As¸m IÃymWw Ignçt¼mÄ {]iv\amhnsÃ?''
""Du¡n Fsâ sImXn XoÀ¶n«v aXn IeymWsams¡. BZy cm{Xn Aåv]w tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨v
thZ\ A`n\bn¨m aXn. B§f Du¡ns]mfn¨ ]qdmsW¶v sI«Wh\v a\ÊnÂ
Bhnà ""
''\à ]p¶mc B§f. C§\s¯ B§f amês­¦n ]ns¶ IÃyWw F´n\m?""
"IeymWsams¡ Ign¡Ww. ]s£ CSs¡ms¡ F\nçw Ih¨v XcWw.
amk¯nsemcn¡se¦nepw Cu ]qänsem¶v tIänbnsæn F\n¡v Dd¡whcnÃ""
""\o Fs¸m tNmZn¨mepw Rm³ InS¶v Xcmw. ]s£ \½psS Cu clkyw ]pd¯mêw
Adnbm\nS hcêXv. ""
''CÃ. Cu ]qdv F\n¡v Xodv X¶ Imcyw \½Ä c­mfpw AÃmsX Bêw AdnbnÃ.
kXyw""
''Cs¸m hcmdmtbm?"
""CÃ, tN¨nt¡m? ''
""F\n¡v c­v XhW t]mbn''
""ëW''

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""Aà kXyw. thKw hê¯v."

'F´m C{X Xnc¡v? ]qdv Ig¨v XpS§ntbm?""
''AXÃ CXp Ignªn«v Dd§mw . cmhnse t\cs¯ DWcs­.""
""C\n ho«n sN¶mepw CSs¡ms¡ \ap¡v Ifn¡Ww''
""F\nç k½Xw BWv, ]s£ Nm³kv In«m³ BWv {]bmkw. A½ Fs¸mgpw
ho«nensÃ?""
''AsXms¡ F§s\sb¦nepw H¸n¡Ww. Ifn¡m³ Ignªnsæn hÃs¸mgpsam¶v
ImWn¨v XcWw. F\n¡v AXv I­v hmWw ASn¡matÃm""
''icn¡v sN¿m³ ]äntÃepw \ap¡v ]nSn¨v Ifn¡m³ Hs¡ Ahkcw In«pw. ]s£
hfsc kq£n¡Ww, bmsXmê IcWhimepw aämêw Adnbm\nS hcêXv. ""
""AsXms¡ Rmt\äp, tN¨n C\nsXm«v ho«n P«n CSmsX \S¶m aXn''
''Hm, C§s\ Hê sImXnb³. C{Xbpw kpJn¸nçt¼mÄ F§s\ ]änsöv ]dbpw""
""tN¨n KÄ^n t]mtW\v ap³]v \ap¡v Du¡n sImXn XoÀ¡Ww .""
''F\n¡v ]qÀW k½Xw""
''F¶m tNÀ¯v ]nSns¨m, F\n¡v shÅw hì""
tN¨n Fsâ Acbn Npän tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨v Xì. Hê kzÀKob kpJt¯msS Rm³
tN¨nbpsS ]qänte¡v Fsâ 殸msemgp¡n. tN¨n Fs¶ sI«n¸pWÀ¶v InSì.
HSphn Fsâ æ® Np§n tN¨nbpsS ]qän \nìw ]pd¯v h¶t¸mÄ BWv Rm³
Xsg Cd§n InS¶Xv. \à £oWw DÅ ImcWw IgpImsX Xs¶ R§ÄInSì.
hcmëÅ \mfpIfn \S¯m³ t]mæ¶ XIÀ¸³ Ifnsb ]än HmÀ¯v sIm­v.

ktlmZcnamsc {]m]n¨hÀçw {]m]n¡m³ sImXnbpÅÀhçw th­n Cu IY

kaÀ¸nçì. A¯c¡mÀ Bsc¦nepw Ds­¦n Aë`h§fpw taml§fpw
F\ns¡gpXpI; ASp¯ IY¡v {]tNmZ\w Bhs«.
kvt\l]qÀhw,
sc³PnXv
renjith_v2000@yahoo.com

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