Chapter Title : ആകാശമില്ലാത്ത നക്ഷത്രം [Smitha]

""F´m^p¶p tfmtW?"" AkÄ N®pNÄ Sp_¶v- kniz`St]msX tImUn¨p. ""f½n BUyw AknXp¶v- BUyw sbm_¯v NX¡v,"" Ak³ Aksa ssN]n bnXn¨p sbm´]v¡v skan]ns`¯n¨p. Ak³ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv A Kokns] AkÄ¡v Nm\n¨psNmXp¯p. ""CSm\v tSm«¸pjp. A« F¶pw b_]pw. CWn Cw¥ogn b_]\sf¦n `o¨v,"" ""Hm, Mm³ tbXn¨ptbm]n,"" dndn³ ASnsW Wn`¯v sk¨p gq AfÀ¯n sM^n¨p. ""f½n fpav`mWn^p¶ NmtXm¶pw ASnWp bnXn¨p Nm\nÃ,"" dndn³ In^n¨psNm*p b_ªp. ""ASntW¡mÄ Wà NmXv AtWzgns¨_§oSm^n¡pw B bmkw A«. ASnsW Npäw b_]m³ H¡ptN`. ASnWp fm{Sw k`y Nm«ns`¡tà ASv kt¶m*n^ps¶?"" ssd¡v ÌmÀ«v sI]vSpsNm*v Ak³ b_ªp. ""F¶v- sk¨m?"" Ak³s_ bn¼n C^p¶psNm*v AkÄ tImUn¨p. ""F¶v- sk¨m ...F¶v- sk¨m F³s_ f½o ..hf]skmŸw B NmsXms¡ H¶v sk«n kr¯n]m¡n]m F¶m?"" Nm^yw fWÊn`m]t¸mÄ hnhn`n]psX fpOw Wm\w sNm*p Ipk¶p. ""At¿..Cu sI_p¡³! FksXt]ms¡]m tWm¡ps¶? sly..Wnt¶mXm^m AksXs]ms¡ tWm¡m³ b_sª?"" ""ASv l^n!"" dndn³ AfÀgt¯msX b_ªp. ""C¸w si`vbv sI¿m³ tbm]Sv sNmj¸kmt]m? AtS.... N®X¨v At«sWs]ms¡ N*pbnXn¡m³ Mm³ si`³ sNÃÀ H¶pkÃ.""

KmcÀ Hmt«m]v¡v ssN Nm\n¡pt¼mÄ ASn hnhn`n]ps*¶v A_nªn^p¶nÃ. Hmt«mWnÀ¯n ANt¯¡v tWm¡n Ak³ KmaySt]msX b_ªp: """"At¿m Xo¨_m^pt¶m CSnÂ. A_nªnÃm^p¶p tNt«m,'' bns¶ Ak³ ss{Zks_ tWm¡n¸_ªp: """"tI«m knt«m, Mm³ tks_ Hmt«m tWm¡nt¡mamw,'' """"AsS¶m sWW¡v C^n¡m³