കോബ്രാ ഹില്‍സിലെ നിധി 15 [Smitha] 649

N¼nNp«³.sWäv AkapsX bmU¯n`pw.
l^o^w fpjpk³ kn]À¸n bpSªn^ps¶¦n`pw S¶n NpanÀ Wn_]p¶Sv AkÄ A_nªp.
l^o^w B hvbÀlW¯n SpXp¯v i^w sNmÅp¶Spw.
fm_nX¯n S^n¸p]^p¶p…
“”hmkVmWw….bSns]…….§vim ….A§sW…””
^mip t{bmÕmin¸n¨psNm*v b_ªp.
A]mapsX D¨zmh km]p S³s_ Nknan hvbÀln¨Sv AkÄ A_nªp.
tUiw ko*pw tNm^n¯^n¡p¶Spw.
“”Pweo^w!””
A]mapsX hz^w AkÄ tN«p.
Sm³ bqÀ®fm]pw i`mhW¯n C^n¡pN]ms\¶v AkÄ A_nªp.
^mip hvbÀln¨ Wnfngw fpS AkapsX fWÊmsN CaNn f_n]pN]m]n^p¶p.
CawNmän`p`]p¶ bWnWoÀ¸qkv tbms`.
DX`msN Bt^m SqkÂsNm*v sSmXp¶tbms`.
l^o^¯n³s_ WnPqZtN{µ¯n H^p knUypSv{bmkmiw D_ sbm«p¶p.
^ihyknNm^§apsX B]n^w fjknÃpNÄ Wr¯w sI¿p¶ H^mNmlfm]n Sm³ fm_n]n^n¡p¶p F¶v- AkÄ A_nªp.
DX`nsW sbmSnª t^mfiÀgw CWn]pfX§n]n«nÃ.
F{St]m B¬Np«nNapfm]n Sm³ AXp¯v CXbjNn]n^n¡p¶p.
sSm«v, kj¡n«v, Wr¯w sI]vSv, sN«n¸nXn¨v….
bs£ At¸msjms¡ hz´w l^o^¯v sSmXp¶ tbms`t] tSm¶n]n«pÅq.
F¶m Ct¸mÄ…
F{S S^anS]m]n^n¡p¶p, Sm³!
B hvbÀlW¯n³s_ D¨zmh km]pkn³s_ APvWn l^o^s¯ hpON^fm]n Uin¸n¡p¶p.
“”F´m CSv?’
^mip`n³s_ QWfpÅ lÐw Aksa AWpeqSnNan Wn¶pfp\À¯n.
“”thm_n…hmÀ..Mm³,””
AkÄ KmaySt]msX b_ªp.
“”C¶nWn fSn,””
^mip WnkÀ¶p Wn¶p.
“”l^n, hmÀ,””
S_]n kn^n¨ goän Wn¶pw AkÄ Fjpt¶äp.
“”Npfm^n sbm]vt¡mÅq,””
Ss¶ {bSo£n¨p Wn¡p¶ Unkyt]mXv A]mÄ b_ªp.
A]msa {b\fn¨SnWv tlgw AkÄ WXp¯a¯n Wn¶pw bp_t¯¡v WX¡m³ SpX§n.
sbs«¶v- Ft´m HmÀ¯ns«¶tbms` AkÄ Sn^nªpWn¶p.
“”hmÀ,””
A]mÄ tImUyemk¯n tWm¡n.
“”tNm{dminÂhnt`¡v tbmN\sf¶v hmÀ b_ªnÃm]n^pt¶m?C¶v- Mm]_mjvI]tÃ? hm_nWv shuN^yfmt\Â C¶v- tbmNmw. hf]fnt¸mÄ b¯v f\n NjnªStÃ]pÅq?””
“”l^n,””
sSÃp tW^s¯ Bt`mIW¡v tlgw ^mip b_ªp.
“”tbmNp¶SnWp fp¼v AÑtWmXpw A½t]mXpw b_ªn^n¡\w,””
“”l^n, hmÀ,””
AkÄ b_ªp.
^mKtlO^ kÀ½ H^p Xq_n`m]n^p¶p.
^*pUnkhw Njnªp fm{Stf Sn^nsN k^nN]pÅq.

“”F´nWm f½n, hm_v tNm{dminÂhn tbmNps¶?””
Unky Pm]{Sn tUknt]mXv tImUn¨p.
A]mÄ f`fpNant`¡v N¼nNp«³.sWäv