Chapter Title : ആകാശമില്ലാത്ത നക്ഷത്രം [Smitha]

t^\pN]psX tImUyw hnhn`ns] A¼^¸n¨p. A¯^¯n Fs´¦n`psfm¶p hwekn¡psf¶v tW^s¯ tSm¶n]n^ps¶¦n`pw. t^\pN hnhn`nt]mXv A¸w AXp¯p. ""A½]v¡v Fs¶ Cãfm\v F¦nÂ. dndnWpw,"" AkÄ hnhn`n]psX fpOt¯mXv S³s_ fpOw AXp¸n¨psNm*v b_ªp. hnhn`n]v¡v knNm^w Wn]{´n¡m³ hmVn¨nÃ. AkÄ sbs«¶v- t^\pNs] tIÀ¯v bnXn¨p. Blzmh Wnlzmh§apSnÀ¯psNm*v AkÄ hnhn`n]psX sW©n S` Im]v¨p. At¸mÄ hnhn`n]psX ssN¯`w kmÕ`yt¯msX AkapsX S`fpXn]n SjpNn. ""F³s_ tfmWv Wns¶ tk\sf¦n bns¶ FWns¡´m\p SXÊw, F³s_ tfmta,"" hpOUfm] Wnfng§Ä AkhmWn¡^psS¶m{Pin¨psNm*v t^\pN em^w fpjpk³ Akan`À¸n¨p Wn¶p. ""Mm³ dndntWmXv CSpks^ b_ªn«nà At½. b_]mWm\v Mm³ k¶Sv , BUyw A½t]mXv b_ªn«v,"" AkapsX fpOw S³s_ ssNNans`Xp¯v hnhn`n AktamXv-- b_ªp. bns¶ S³s_ Ip*pNÄ AkapsX tb`kfm] Nknan AfÀ¯n D½sk¨p. ""AkWnãfmNpw tfmsa. BÀ¡m tfmsa CãfmNm¯Sv--?"" NrSÚSt]msX t^\pN hnhn`n]psX N®pNant`¡v N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tWm¡n. ""A½]m\v ...F³s_ ..A½,"" t^\pN f{´n¨p. At¸mÄ bp_¯v ssd¡v k¶p Wn¡p¶ lÐw tN«p. ""dndn³,"" t^\pN knhvf]e^nS]m]n b_ªp. Akapw hnhn`n]pw sbs«¶v- D½_t¯¡v k¶p. dndn³ ssd¡v sgZn sk¨n«v Ak^psX tWs^ k¶p. ""Bim,"" t^\pNs] N*v-- dndn³ In^n¨p. ""B^m CSv? kn sF bn B\tÃm!"" ""kn sF bnt]m? MmtWm? bmkw Mm³ F{S hf]fm]n k¶n«v F¶_nt]m H^p kn sF bns] Nm\m³?"" t^\pN]psX k^kv