കോബ്രാ ഹില്‍സിലെ നിധി 15 [Smitha] 649

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tbmNp¶p F¶_nªv AkÀ SnXp¡¯n In` b`im^§sams¡]p*m¡n bm]v¡v sI]vSp.
Nq«¯n Gäkpw Wà bj§apw.
“”f½o, M§av Wm`©p Unkhs¯ ¹gÀ {Xn¸nWpsfm¶pfà tbmNps¶,””
Pm]{SntUkn]psX H^p¡§Ä N*v– Unky b_ªp.
“”CsSms¡s]Xp¯v tNm{dm inÂhns`¯n¡m³ tks_ Bs^t]`pw Nqt«*n k^pw,””
“”CsSm¶pw WnW¡Ã,””
AkÀ b_ªp.
“”Sbhzn]m\t±iw. WnÀ½` fWhpÅ bpt^minS³. At²i¯nWv Bklyfpt*m CÃt]m Fs¶m¶pw W½Ä Sn^t¡*. W½Ä sNmXp¡pN fm{Sw sI¿pN,””
“”f½osX WnÀ½` fWÊpÅ bpt^minSWm\v W^nfäw A¦nantWw M§sX `¯ocv UmUmtWw bns¶ K]Nrgv\tWw Hs¡ AXn¨v S_bän¨Sv,””
“”fim Egnfm^v A§sW sI]vSn«p*v,””
Pm]{Sn tUkn Wym]oN^n¨p.
“”Upã·ms^ Wn{Pin¡m³ ePkm³ Ss¶ F{S {bmklyw AkSm^sfXp¯p?””
“”Hmt¡, Hmt¡. f½n ASv b_ªnÃtÃm.hms_´nWm tNm{dminÂhn tbmNps¶?””
“”SbhznNapsX Cã§Ä A§sWs]ms¡]m\v, tfmsa, NmWW§apw Ppim´ÀemP§apw WUo So^§apsfms¡]m\v Ak^psX {bn]s¸« CX§Ä,””
bj§apw b`im^§apw Wn_¨ ¹mÌnNv dmhv¡äv AkÀ Unky]psX ssN¿n sNmXp¯p.
“”CsSÃmw f½n hm_nWv tk*n {btSyNw D*m¡n]Sm\v F¶v- Mm³ b_]mw,””
Pm]{Sn tUknt]msXm¸w bp_t¯¡v Pmt^Kns`¡v WX¶psNm*v AkÄ b_ªp.
“”fim_m\n hz´w ssNNÄsNm*v D*m¡n]Sm¶v A_n]pt¼m {dqhv–`n h¶ymhn Njn¡mSn^n¡nÃ,””
“”{dqhv–`n hWymhnt]m?””
“”bns¶ SÃpw bnXow D*m¡p¶ Bsa hzmfn kntkNmWµ³ F¶v- knan¡m³ bäptfm?””
Hm¸Â Bhv{Xm]psX {c*v tZmÀ Sp_¶v- dmhv¡äv hoän k¨n«v Unky b_ªp.
{ZÊnwPv _qfn N]_n AkÄ Np_¨v tW^w Bt`mIn¨p.
F´v V^n¡\w?
Ko³hv þXo gÀ«v–? Ip^nUmÀ? h-vNÀ«v þtXmbv– ?
AkhmWw AkÄ Ipk¶ H^p Ip^nUmÀ A\nªp.
hm_ntWmtXm¸fpÅ F³s_ BUys¯ ]m{S]m\v. A¸w Na_m]m Npj¸sfm¶pfnÃ.
bns¶]kÄ N®mXn]psX fp¼n Wn¶v- S`fpXn IoNns]mSp¡n.
hmÀ Fs¶ tWm¡ptfm? F³s_ l^o^¯n³s_ hv{XNvIÀ hm_nWv CãfmNptfm? F³s_ N®pNÄ, NknapNÄ Ip*v Hs¡ hmÀ {l²n¡ptfm?
AkÄ fm_nt`¡v tWm¡n.
Imªpw I^nªpw AkÄ N®mXn]n S³s_ fm_nt`¡pw A^s¡«nt`¡pw WnSwd§ant`¡pw tWm¡n.
ewPn]pt*m?
CknsXs]ms¡ hmÀ tWm¡ptfm?
A_n]msSs]¦n`pw CknsXs]ms¡ H¶v- fp«ptfm?
Sm³ hm_nWv Cãs¸Xm³ fm{Sw hpµ^n]mt\m?
tUiw ko*pw Npan^\n]pN]m\v.
M^¼pNÄ N¼nNp«³.sWäv