Njnª Np_¨p Unkh§an`m]n b` Sn^¡pNÄ Nm^\w tN^a¯n b`]nX§an`m]n h©^nt¡*n k¶p. ASnWm`m\v Cu bmÀ«v FjpSp¶SnWv C{S]VnNw Smfhw tW^n«Sv. FÃmkt^mXpw ASnWv £f tImUn¨p sNm*v Mm³ SpX§p¶p.

Hmcohn C^n¡p¶SnWnX]n Wµ³ fm]]v¡v Pncväv km§p¶SnsW¡p_n¨v Bt`mIn¡pN]m]n^p¶p.

C¶v AkapsX dÀ¯v tZ B\v. ^mkns` Ss¶ knan¨p\À¯n kngv sI]vSn^p¶p. F¦n`pw H^p `ncväv sNmXpt¡*StÃ.

AkapsX ssN FÃmw Ct¸mÄ l^n]m]n«p*v. H^p Npj¸kpfnà Ct¸mÄ.

sbs«¶m\v Ak³s_ tcm¬ sdÃXn¨Sv.tXdnan Wn¶pw tcm¬ FXp¯p tWm¡n]t¸mÄ fm]]m\v knan¡p¶Sv. Ak³s_ fpO¯v H^p bp©n^n knXÀ¶p. CSnt¸mÄ C§sW]m\v. Hmcohv F¯n¡jnªm CX]v¡nX]v¡v Fs´¦n`pw b_ªp knan¨psNm*n^n¡pw.

tcms\Xp¯v Ak³ tImUn¨p.

“””” F´mXn Ct¸mÄ H^p knan?”

“”””C¶v F³s_ dÀ¯v tZ AtÃ? MmsWm^p Nm^yw b_ªm tNÄ¡ptfm?”

AkapsX tImUyw tN«t¸mtj Ft´m Np^p¯t¡Xv H¸n¡mWpÅ tbm¡ms\¶v AkWp fWÊn`m]n.

“”””F´m Nm^yw F¶v b_.”

“”””FWn¡v C¶v ^m{Sn H^p Np¸n do_v tk\w.”

“”””Wo Bav sNmÅmftÃm.”

“”””C¶v F³s_ dÀSvtZ B\v. Ct¸mÄ Mm³ F´p b_ªm`pw hmVn¨p S^\w. Mm³ CSpks^ ASv tXÌv sI]vSp tWm¡n]n«nÃ.”

Ak³ In^n¨psNm*v b_ªp.

“”””l^n.. km§n¯^mw.”

“””” Hmt¡.. Sm¦yq Sm¦yq.”

AkÄ tcm¬ N«v sI]vSp.

sskNn«v Hmcohn Wn¶pw C_§n] Ak³ tWs^ H^p sXN-vhvssäÂhn tbm]n AkÄ¡v Pncväv B]n«v H^p bmkmX]pw DXp¸pw km§n.

BN-vhnZ³_v bän]tlgw AkÄ Ct¸mÄ NqXpS`pw bmkmX]pw DXp¸pw B\v ]qhv sI¿p¶Sv. ASv AkÄ¡v W¶m]n tI^pWmWpfp*v.

bns¶ Ak³ tWs^ `n¡À tgm¸n tbm]n ^*p Np¸n dn]_pw H^p fmKnNv sfmf³_pw km§n.

cv`män F¯n]t¸mÄ fm] AksW sk]näv sI]vSp Wn¡pN]m]n^p¶p. AksW N*Spw AkÄ tImUn¨p.

“”””km§nt]m Wo?”

“”””km§n]n«p*v.”

AkapsX fpOw ht´mgw sNm*v knXÀ¶p.

ASv N*v Ak³ b_ªp.

“”””NpXn¨v CknsX NnX¶p diafp*m¡ptfm Wo.”

“”””tbmXm..”

Ak³ dmPpfm]n _qfnt`¡v WX¶t¸mÄ AkÄ b_ªp.

“”””Wo Npan¨p km. At¸mjt¯¡pw Mm³ cpZn³s_ Nm^yw N¼nNp«³.sWäv