F³s_ tb^v ftWmKv–. fWp F¶m\p F³s_ f½n Fs¶ knan¡p¶Sv. Aѳ kÀg§Ä¡v fp¼v f^n¨ptbm]n. f½n tZmÎ_m\v. FWn¡nt¸mÄ {bm]w bSnsW«vV N¼n¡p«Wn Bß NT FjpSpt¼mÄ fnWnfw {bm]w bSnsW«m\v. Asæn Np«³ tZmNväÀ¡v b\nNn«pwb. sfZn¡Â F³{X³hv b^o£ Njnªp Wn¡pN]m\v Mm³.

FÃm Unkhkpw ^mkns` B_pf\n¡v F³s_ hvtWif]n]m] f½n sdZv tNmcn]pfm]n k¶v Fs¶ knan¨p\À¯pw. ssWäv Ìm³Zn tNmcn N¸v– sk¨n«v f½n F³s_ sdZnsâ sshZn C^n¡pw. “”FXm NmÀt¶ms^ Fjpt¶sä”” f½n Fs¶ Np`p¡n knan¡pw. “”tWm¡nt¡ Wn³s_ Np*nt] sk]n AXn¡m³ SpX§n””

“”F´m f½n”” D_¡¯n³s_ hpO¯n Mm³ In\p§pw. “”sNm_¨pw NqsX”” Mm³ Sn^nªp NnX¶psNm*v b_]pw. f½n At¸mÄ F³s_ I´n]v¡v tf bSns] AXn¡pw. Njp¯n D½ sk¡pw. “”l^n! b¯v fnWnäv NqXn””
FÃm Unkhkpw CSm\v bSnkv.

“”AsS sfZnhnWv bYn¡p¼w CsSm¶pw bänÃ. A©p f\nt¡ Fjpt¶äv bYn¡\w. Asæn Wo kymKtZmNväÀ BNptk DÅq; tNt«m””””
“”kymKsW¦n kymK³,””
Mm³ Ahvbãfm]n bn_pbn_p¡pw.
b_ªSv tbms` b¯v fnWnän NqXpS Mm³ ko*pw NnX¡pN]nÃ. ASv f½n¡_n]mw.
WÃ Dgv\fpÅ H^p ^m{Sn. bSnkn`pw sskNn]m\v D_¡w k¶Sv.
“”ASv l^n NmÀt¶m^v CWow Fjpt¶äntÃ?””
f½n]psX lÐw Mm³ tN«p.
“”Duipw!””
Mm³ CãfnÃmsS b_ªp.
“”fWp Fjpt¶¡v!”” f½n]psX lÐw D]À¶p. CWn NnX¶m £o\w NqXpw! Ntfm¬!””
f½n]psX ssN bSnkv tbms` F³s_ I´n]n S«n. NpªnsW D_¡p¶Sv tbms` Fs¶ At§m«pfnt§m«pw f½n bSns] AW¡n.
“”Hmt¡..Hmt¡..Fjps¶Â¡pkm!””
lЯn Cãt¡Xn³s_ QWw Nq«n Mm³ b_ªp.

Mm³ N®pNÄ Sn^p½n Fjpt¶äp. sbs«¶v f½n]n Wn¶v A¼^¸v Wn_ª H^p lÐw VCw¥ogn CâÀK£³ F¶v b_]pwb Mm³ tN«p. Nm^yf_n]m³ Mm³ f½ns] tWm¡n. f½n]psX N®pNÄ F³s_ A^s¡«n`m\v. sly! Mm³ sM«n¯^n¨ptbm]n. F³s_ tUi¯v H^p Wq tbm`pfnÃ! ^mkn`s¯ hpOfpÅ S\p¸n F³s_ Np® S`sbm¡n]p]À¶p Wn¶v f½ns] fWÊn`mNm¯Sv tbms` tWm¡p¶p. H^p Wnfngw Mm³ f^¨n^p¶p. f½n bs£ N^n¦Âtbms` N«nbnXn¨v D]À¶p Wn¡p¶ F³s_ N¼n¡p®]n Wn¶v N®pNÄ b_n¨nÃ.
“”gnäv!””
Mm³ hpt^gv tPmbn]m]n.
“”thm_n f½o!””
NnX¡ kn^ns]Xp¯v Mm³ F³s_ Np® f_¨p.
“”F´m?””
f½n N¼nNp«³.sWäv