Chapter Title : ആകാശമില്ലാത്ത നക്ഷത്രം [Smitha]

tWm¡n]n^p¶p. At¸mÄ AkÄ kn^`pNÄ sNm*v t]mWn¸naÀ¸n Np¯n]na¡p¶Sn³s_ lÐw k`n] D¨¯n tN«p. fq{Ssfmjn¨p Njnªv hcoW fm`Sn]psX]Xp¯v k¶n^p¶p. fj Np_]p¶ `£\sfm¶pw N*növ- fm{Sfà làn NqXnt]m F¶v- hwl]n¡p¶ ^oSn]n`mkpN]pw sI]vSp. hcoW fm`Sn]psX ssNs]Xp¯v S³s_ t]mWn]n sk¨p. F¶n«v AkÄ S³s_ ssN fm`Sn]psX t]mWn]n`pw. ""CSv F³s_]pw H^p cm³ähn B^p¶p tfmsa...b»n¡v t¹hnÂ. shN-vhn³s_ H^p Znhvt¹....F¶m ^hkm ..BÄ¡ms^ W½sX sfmt`w I´ow sSmtXw Hs¡ Nm\nt¨m*v C§sW C^n¡m³...F´v ^hkm BÄ¡m^v W½sX bq_pw I´ow sfmt`w Hs¡¡*v N¼n]mNp¶Sv Nm\m³..."" hcn] fm`Sn]psX WWªv Npjª t]mWn]n kn^`pNan«p Np¯n]n_¡tk b_ªp. ""Bim...CSv sNmÅmktÃm,"" sbs«¶v- fpj¡fpÅ H^p bp^pglÐw tN«v AkÀ sM«n¯n^nªp. AkÀ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv e]¶v- tbm]n. ""bXt¨msW, fm¯¨³!"" hcoW f{´n¨p. ssN]n H^p tfmssd`pw. C]msat¸mjm\v Ct§m«v k¶Sv? Wà fj]pw Nmäpw Nm^\w fäp lЧsam¶pw tNÄ¡m³ bän]n^p¶nÃ. ""Atim...ASv l^n,"" sbs«¶v- hm^n tWs^ bnXn¨nXpN]m]n^p¶ ^*p hv{SoNtamXpw A]mÄ b_ªp. ""F³s_ sgZv Wn§Ä AWmlmhy{bkÀ¯W§Ä¡v Dbt]mPn¡pkmt\m?"" ""Hm, M§av F¶m AWmlmhykm tI«m Nm\n¡pt¶? ,"" hcoW fmUNfm]n In^n¨psNm*p tImUn¨p. bp^pglÐw tN«v Cuäf_]psX bn¼n C^n¡pN]m]n^p¶ hnhn`n sbs«¶v- F¯ntWm¡n. knl¶ Np_p¡³ tNmjns] N*Sptbms` A]mapsX N®pNÄ hnhn`n]psX tf bSnªp. ""§vti? CSm^m? CSv W½sX t`m_³hv fmgn³s_ sb¼na hnhn`n]tÃ?"" tUgyw