കോബ്രാ ഹില്‍സിലെ നിധി 14 [Smitha] 845

N¼nNp«³.sWäv Unky kn³sh³än³s_ tNma_n bnXn¨p Njnªn^p¶p.
“”Untky, Sfml WnÀ¯mw,””
AkapsX bnXn]n Wn¶v- NpS_ns¡m*v Ak³ b_ªp.
“”Wfp¡v t]mPVymWSnWv AZvfng³ Nn«m³ sh³ fmÌÀ ^mip Wm^m]\sW F§sW t{b^n¸n¡msf¶SnsW¡p_n¨v In´n¡mw,””

bntä Unkhw f²ymÓw.
Unky]psX koXv.
Unky]psX H^p tXm¸nWv tf Fwt{dm]nZ_n kÀ¡v WX¯pN]m]n^p¶p Pm]{SntUkn.
H^p sI_n] hq^yNm´n¸qkv.
bqÀ¯n]m]n¡jnªv, S³s_ N®pNÄ¡v fp¼n tXm¸v knXÀ¯n¸nXn¨v hwSrbvSnt]msX AkÀ fµihn¨p.
At¸mÄ bn¼n B^psXt]m NmÂs¸^pfmäw tN«p.
AkÀ Sn^nªp tWm¡n.
t_mhv–`n³ SnXp¡¯n WX¶pk^p¶p.
fpO¯v tUgyfm\v.
hz]w Fs´m¡t]m b_ªpsNm*m\v k^p¶Sv.
“”F´m tfmsa? F´v bän?””
“”sb¬Np«nNÄ¡v C{S Ai½Sn bmXnÃ!””
t_mhv–`n³ tUgyt¯msX bn_pbn_p¯p.
F¶n«v AkÄ Pm]{SntUkn]psX fp¼nÂ, thmc]n C^p¶p.
“”F´v bäo¶v b_]q,””
Pm]{SntUkn bp©n^nt]msX tImUn¨p.
“”Aà B³äo, H¶v ^*v fmhw Njnªm ]mPw SpX§pw. ASnWp Np_¨v {kS§apw {bmÀ°tWw Hs¡ tk\w fWsÊm^p¡w tk\w fWtÊm^p¡¯nWp t]mPVymWw bYn¡\w F¶v- Pp^pKn sF fo³ k`n] Pp^pKn M§sX fp¼n sk¨m Unkys] DbtUlnt¨. AkÄ h½Sn¨nÃ,””
“”§vti?””
Pm]{Sn tUkn AknlzhWo]St]msX t_mhv–`nsW tWm¡n.
“”h½Sn¨ntÃ? Culz^m!…Pp^pKnt]mXkÄ SÀ¡p¯^kpw b_tªm? Aksa Mm³…-“”
“”ti]v …B³äo…SÀ¡p¯^sfm¶pw b_ªnÃ…””
AWpW] hz^¯n t_mhv–`n³ b_ªp.
“”BUyw AkÄ h½Sn¨nÃ. bns¶ b_ªp bYn¡mw. hnäo Wà t]mPm ¢mÊpNap*tÃm. AknsX tIÀ¶v- bYn¡m¶v- b_ªp,””
“”Hm..tUko…^£s¸«p,””
Pm]{SntUkn UoÀQfm]n Wnlzhn¨p.
“”M§apw A§sW]m N^pSoSv,””
t_mhv–`n³ SpXÀ¶p.
“”bs£ Pp^pKn, sF fo³ k`n] Pp^pKn, b_ªp, hnäot` t]mPm sh³ä_pNÄ H¶pw l^n]Ã. AsSms¡ dnhnsWÊv B\v, AknsXs]m¶pw t{bm¸_m]n t]mPVymWw bYn¡ym³ Njn]nÃ. ASpsNm*v ^mip hmÀ bYn¸n¡pw. ^mip hm_n³s_ AXp¯v bYn¨m fSn F¶v- b_ªp. ..””
“”F¶n«v? F¶n«v Unky F´v b_ªp?””
Pm]{Sn tUkn BNmw£t]msX tImUn¨p.
“”AStà Ai½Sn F¶v- b_ªSv! ^mip hm_n³s_ tb^v tN«Spw AkÄ A¼nWpw knÃnWpw AXp¡p¶nÃ. hnäo tbm]n bYnt¨mamw F¶v- Hä kmln. AkhmWw Pp^pKn¡v–, sF fo³ k`n] N¼nNp«³.sWäv