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\memw¢mkv hsc _mc F¨v U»yp FÂ.]n. kvIqfnembncp¶p Ifn. Häs¡«nS¯n\p Npäpw sX§pw I¿mebpw D¸pamhnsâ aWhpw. Xehsc ImepÅ sI«nâpÅnse \mcmbW³ \msSm«p¡pw t\Xmhv. kvIqfns\ Xs¶ adn¨nSpw, thWw F¶ph¨mÂ. Rms\ms¡ shdpw inip. N¡¡pcp saenªt]mse. Hm«¯n\pw Nm«¯n\panÃ. ssk¡nÄ Nhn«m³ AdnbnÃ. amhn Ibdm³ IgnbnÃ. tKm«n¡fnbn t\m«anÃ. tXmäpt]mIpsa¶v Dd¸pÅXpsIm­v ASnbpsS ]cnkc¯pt]mInÃ. kcf So¨dpsS \à Ip«n. ho«nse koXm]gw Bcpw ImWmsX ]gp¸n¨v So¨dn\p sIm­v sImSp¡pw. tZmi, Ie¯¸w ChIÄ ho«nemcpw ImWmsX {Sukdnsâ t]m¡änen«v So¨À¡v sIm­v sImSp¡pw. So¨dn\v Npcp­v IdpIsd Idp¯ apSnbmbncp¶p. Rm\Xv aW¯p t\m¡nbn«pap­v. kcf So¨dn\pw Fs¶ henb Imcyambncp¶p. kcf So¨À¡v th­nbmWv Rm³ \mcmbW\pambn AXn tLmcamb Hcp bp²¯n GÀs¸«Xv. B tLmcbp²w I­v Ip«nIsfÃmw hnd¨p\n¶n«p­v. Hcp KZ In«nbncps¶¦n \mcmbWsâ XpS Rm³ ASn¨ps]mfnt¨s\. cmhnes¯ CâÀsh kab¯mWv kw`hw. B¬Ip«nIsfÃmw \ncbmbn \n¶v I¿mebnte¡v aq{Xw Hgn¨psIm­ncns¡ temIs¯ \Sp¡p¶ Hcp {]Ømh\ \mcmbW³ Cd¡n.

""FSm .............. \½sft]mse¯s¶ So¨Àamcpw aq{Xsamgn¡pw"".

       Cà Cà Cà Fsâ Xet¨mdneqsS Bbncw DÄ¡IÄ ]mªp. Rm³ \mcmbWs\ FXncn«p. ""Cà So¨ÀamÀ aq{Xsamgn¡nÃ"".

""Mvlpw....... \n\s¡´dnbmw....? \nsâ kcf So¨dpw aq{Xsamgn¡pw"".

Fsâ lrZbw H¶p \n¶p

]ns¶ càw I®nte¡v IpXn¨p,

Bcv thWsa¦n aq{Xsamgn¡s«. kcf So¨À AXv sN¿nÃ.

]ns¶bmWv B tLmcbp²w XpS§nbXv. s]mSna®n c­v t]mcmfnIÄ Dcp­p. sNhn c­pw Nph¶v tNmc¡«bmbn.]£nIÄ Hm«w aXnbm¡n.

slUvamjv hSnsbSp¯v ]pd¯nd§n. kw`hw Rm³ hn¡n hn¡n hnhcn¨p. amjv ]pdwXncnªv Nncn¨Xv C¶pw F\n¡v ImWmw.

c­pw t]mbn ¢mÊnencn¡m³ ]dªp.

Cu \memw ¢mkv kab¯mWv F¶nse Ifn¡mc³ ]¯nhnSÀ¯nbXv. AXn\v ImcWw Fsâ A\nb\mbncp¶p. Rm³ \mense¯pt¼mÄ Ah³ c­nembncp¶p. F¶mepw Ahsâ icocw Dcp¡psIm­mWv D­m¡nbncp¶Xv. Idp¯v s]m§n Hcp Dinc³. Rm³ shfp¼³. sN¼³apSn. Ah³ sXm«sXÃmw s]m¶v. Ah³ Xp½nbm ss{]kmWv. amhnâSp¯v \n¶v IsÃSp¯m aXn, am§ \ne¯v. _p¡v Xpd¶m aXn, amÀ¡mWv. Hm«¯n\p tNÀ¶mÂ, Nm«¯n\pw k½m\w In«pw. ISe¯ncn¡v tNÀ¶m Ah\mWn A¼XSn¡p¶pXv. \dps¡Sp¯m Ah\v In«nbncn¡pw. In«nt¡ms«. Rms\Ãmw kln¡mw, ]s£ ho«nse¯nbm k½m\anÃm¯ Fs¶ Ipäs¸Sp¯p¶XmWv kln¡m³ Ignbm¯Xv. Ahs\ I­v ]Tn¡m³. F\n¡v aXnbmbn. \mSphn«v HmSnt¸mbmtem F¶phscbmbn. Ft§m«v t]mIpw. cm{Xn t{]X§Ä h¶v B{Ian¡nsÃ. ]«n HmSn¡pt¼mÄ IsÃSp¯v Fdnªmepw sImÅnÃ. ]ns¶ Xe¡v apIfneqsS ]d¶v t]mIp¶ hnÃq¶n¸m¼p­v.

Hcp c£bpanÃ. F{XImew Cu A]am\w kln¡pw. Ahkm\w H¶pd¸v. bp²¡f¯n t]mcmSpIXs¶! Ifnbn ]s¦Sp¯v Rm³ k½m\§Ä

hmcn¡q«pt¼mÄ, saUepIÄ In«pt¼mÄ  Fs¶ ]pÑn¨ temIw Fs¶ sIm­mSpw. A§s\ A\nbsâ Xe Xms\ Ip\nbpw. hÕebpw ktcmPn\nbpw Fsâ ]ndsI hcpw. \mcmbW\v hà amf¯nepw t]mbn Hfnt¡­n hcpw.

A§s\ \memw¢mknse Unkw_dn sX§pIÄ¡nSbnse I­¯nÂ, s]mSna®n Ifnbmcw`n¨p. Rm³ aÕc§Ä¡v t]cv sImSp¯p. Cu saenª N¡¡pcphn\pw temI¯nt\mSv {]XnImcap­v. CXm C\n Fsâ Znhk§fmWv.

s]m¶¡mb s]dp¡ns¡m­v hbv¡p¶ Ifnbn BZy Ifnbn Rm³ c­ma\mbn hnPbn¨p. Abap amjv Fsâ t]scgpXn. \qdvaoäÀ Hm«¯nepw BZy Hm«¯n Rm³ c­maXmbn. Abap amjv Fsâ t]scgpXn. Rm³ BtemNn¨p. t]msc, c­v k½m\w aXntbm? temwKvPw]nepw BZy Ifnbn Fsâ t]cv hnPbn¨hcpsS tImf¯nsegpXn.

temIs¯ Hcp ]mTw ]Tn¸n¡m\pÅ Fsâ BZys¯ ImÂsh¸pXs¶ hnPbambn. D¨bmbn. Iªn¡v hn«p. A\nb\pw Fs´ms¡tbm Pbn¨n«p­v. BÀ¡v t\cw AsXms¡ {i²n¡m³. D¨bv¡v ho«n F¯nbt¸mÄ Xs¶ Rm³ Fsâ h³ hnPbs¯¡pdn¨v ho«n {]Jym]\§Ä \S¯n. Mvlpw... Rm³ CXphsc AS§nbncp¶XmWv. CXm F¶nse Ifn¡mc³ knwlw DWÀ¶p Ignªp. Iangv¶pInS¶v Nn{Xw hcbv¡m³ am{XaÃ, HmSnbpw NmSnbpw k½m\§Ä hmcn¡q«m\pw Cu `mkv¡c\v Ignbpw. sshIpt¶cw hcpt¼mÄ ¢mkpIfpw, I®mSnbpw Fsâ I¿nep­mhpw. Im¯ncn¡q... ho«pImsc \n§Ä CXphsc A]am\n¨Xv Hcp knwls¯bmbncp¶p... knwls¯. D¨bv¡v tijapÅ aÕc§fn Rm³ A[nIw XmÂ]cyw ImWn¨nÃ. aq¶v k½m\§Ä D­tÃm. AXpaXn. aäpÅhÀ¡pw In«s« Nne k½m\§Ä.

A©v aWn¡v k½m\§Ä hnfn¨v XpS§n. t]cv hnfn¡pt¼mÄ tÌPn t]mbn hm§Ww. Abap amjv t]cv hnfn¨v XpS§n. A\nbsâ t]scms¡ BZyta hnfn¨p. hnfn¡s«. sNdnb sN¡\sÃ. Ahkm\am¡nbm Icªmtem? ]ns¶bpw I¿Snbpw t]cv hnfnbpw. ¥mkpIfpw I®mSnIfpw Fs¶ hnfn¡pambncn¡pw. C\n FtâXv Ahkm\t¯XmIptam..? Ahkm\hpw Bbn.. Fsâ t]cv hnfn¨nÃ. NXn \S¶ncn¡p¶p. NXn. Fsâ t]cv Abap amjv FgpXnbXmWtÃm...!

k¦Sw AWs]m«n. hn§nt¸mbn. Hcps]m«temsS Icªp. kcf So¨À ssI]nSn¨v, Xe XShn. \o ss^\en Pbn¡m¯Xv sIm­tà F¶v Bizkn¸n¨p. ss^\Â!! NXnbpsS ss^\Â...! FÃm ss^\enepw Rm³ tXmäpt]mbt{X. A\nb³ FÃm ss^\enepw Pbn¨ncn¡p¶p. PohnX¯nsâ ss^\enepw Ah³ Xs¶ Pbn¨p. icnbmWv. Ah\mWv t]mcmfn. BßlXy sN¿p¶Xnepw Ah\mWv HmSn BZysa¯nbXv...! Rm³ Ifn¡f¯n\v ]pd¯v Nncn¨v Nncn¨v....!