കോബ്രാ ഹില്‍സിലെ നിധി 15 [Smitha] 649

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ASv b_]m³ A¸w hminSyw ]qhv sI]v–Sm …. B knlp² {em´v B\v hmÀ W½Ä A¸w fp¼v N*Sv. …A¦nÄ Smfhn¨, bm«v bmXn], A¦nan³s_ Wnlzmhkpw PÔkpw lÐkpw Ct¸mjpw f^n¨n«nÃm¯ Cu ko«n N]_n]n_§n, AsSms¡ A_nªv, A¦nan³s_ tcmt«m]ns` sbmXns]ms¡ SpX¨v kr¯n]m¡n…ASnsWs]ms¡ Ct¸mjpw bj]SntW¡mÄ So{kfm]n hvtWin¨v bmkw gmÀ½n`n tI¨n….””
^mip`n³s_ N®pNÄ kngmUw Im`n¨ Unky]psX fpO¯v S_ªp, kas^ hf]w.
“”^*p fq¶v- {bmklyw gmÀ½n`n tI¨n BßiSy sI¿m³ {lfn¨p. At¸msjms¡ AUvepSN^fm]n ^£s¸«p. M§Ä Hs¡ N^ªv Nm`pbnXn¨v b_ªp BßiSys]¡p_n¨v CWn s]m^n¡`pw gmÀ½n`n tI¨n In´n¡^psS¶v-…H^p Unkhw tI¨n b_ªp, Cà Untky, FWn¡v Kokn¡\w. F³s_ t^minSv F§sW]m\v f^n¨Sv–, B^m\v ASn³s_ bn¼nÂ…A_n]\w Untky FWn¡Sv…ASv ks^s]¦n`pw FWn¡v Kokn¡\w…F¶v-,””
Unky]psX hz^w fpOw ko*pw kngmU fqNfm]n. AtSmsXm¸w AkapsX fpO¯v eoSn]pw b^¶p.
“”…ASv ks^ gmÀ½n`n tI¨n Kokn¡pw…Cu ko«n ..CSn³s_ k^m´]nÂ..fp_nNan …N]_n]n_§n WX¡pw…””
tNm{dm inÂhn³s_ lnO^§an Nmäp\À¶p.
f`fpXnNÄ s{Nu^yt¯msX Nmän`p`ªp.
f`s©^nkmsN Nmän Wn_ªp.
Nmän_§n bpj]psX hvcXnN knSmWs¯]msN Ca¡n f_n¨p.
Nmän³s_ Sma¯nWv fWÊnsW kn«v Unky kas^ hf]w Wn¶p.
“”hm_nWv tNm{dminÂhnt` {Xg_n³s_ `K³Zv A_n]mtfm?””
“”Mm³ tN«n«p*v,””
f` fpNant`¡v UrãnNa]¨v ^mip b_ªp.
“”P{dnt]`¨Wpw Pp^pKn]pw Hs¡¸_ªp Mm³ A_nªn«p*v,””
fpä¯nsâ sSt¡ emPs¯ tNm\nt`¡v Unky A¼^t¸msX tWm¡n.
AkÄ At§m«Xp¯p.
“”Culz^m..!””
AkÄ b_ªp.
“”fUy¡p¸nNapw hnPs^äv– NpänNapw…N*n«v Nps_ Unkh§Ä Bs]¶p tSm¶p¶nÃ,””
AkÄ Wn`¯v NnX¶ H^p hnPs^äv– bm]v¡äv FXp¯p.
“”fmÄtdmt_m,””
AkÄ km]n¨p.
“”CSv K]Nrgv\³ k`n¡p¶ hnPs^äv– B\v,””
fp¼v Ak³s_ ssN¿n B hnPs^äv– bm]v¡äv N*Sv AkÄ HmÀ½n¨p.
At¸mÄ K]Nrgv\Wpw Nq«pNm^pw Cu ko«n Øn^fm]n NqXm_p*v.
hn²mÀ°³ b_ª hwek§Ä AkÄ HmÀ¯p.
“”Hm..!””
AkÄ sbs«¶v- km¨v tWm¡n.
“”Wfp¡v tbmNmw, hmÀ,””
“”l^n,””
AkÀ Hä]Xn¸mS]n`qsX fpNant`¡v WX¡m³ SpX§n.
“”F³s_ t^minSv– A¦nan³s_ NT b_ªv Mm³ hm_nsW tdm_Xn¸nt¨m?””
bmSt]m^¯v N¼nNp«³.sWäv