Chapter Title : ആകാശമില്ലാത്ത നക്ഷത്രം [Smitha]

""""F¶v-sk¨mÂ?'' """"F¶v-sk¨mÂH^p f]¯ns`ms¡ tWm¡n]mÂ. AÃmsS t_¸v sI¿p¶tbms` tWm¡n]m H^p sb®pw CãvXs¸XnÃ. Wn§sX hnN-vhv bm]v¡pw fhn`pw Hs¡ sb®p§ÄtWm¡p¶p, {l²n¡p¶p F¶_n]pt¼mÄB\p§Ä¡pw CãvXftÃ? ASptbms`,'' At¸mÄdndn³s_ sfmssdÂlÐn¨p. tcm¬ k¶t¸mÄ dndn³ bp_t¯¡v tbm]n. hnhn`n hwl]n¨v AksW tWm¡n]t¸mÄ dndn³ sI_pIn^nt]msX b_ªp. ""tWm¡n tbXn¸n¡ptkm¶pw tk*. CSnWm¯v Zmäm Cà f½n,"" Ak³s_ fpOw kna_n]n^p¶Sv AkÄ {l²n¨p. ""Ipän¡an H_¸m. AtàF´nWm Ck³ tcm¬ k^p¶tS sbm_t¯¡v HmXps¶?"" A¸w Njnªv dndn³ Sn^n¨p fp_n]nt`¡v k¶p. ""f½o, bänÃ. ^kn l¦À hmÀ CsSs{S]m¶p sk¨m W½sa CWvisW knan¡ps¶? Wfp¡v Wmsa hm_n³s_ ko«n tbmN\w,"" ""A]mamt\m knant¨?"" ""AsS,"" ""Wo tbm]m fSn. MmsWt§m«pfnÃ,"" dndn³s_ fpOw tUgyw sNm*p Ipk¶p. Ak³s_ ewPn]pÅ fnjnNan hnhn`nt]mXpÅ sk_p¸v Wn_ªp. ASv bns¶ hmkVmWw h¦Xfm]n. ASv hnhn`n]v¡v Sm§mkp¶Sn`¸p_fm]n^p¶p. bs£ ^knl¦s_ Nm\m³ A]mapsX ko«n tbmNp¶SntWmXv AkÄ¡v t]mKn¡m³ Njn]pfm]n^p¶nÃ. dndn³ imÄ kn«ptbm]n. Ak³s_ tbm¡v tWm¡n]n^p¶SÃmsS AkÄ AksW Sn^n¨p knan¨nÃ. dndn³ Sn^n¨p imant`¡vSs¶ k^pw F¶v- N^pSn Nps_ hf]w AkÄ iman sk]näv sI]vSp. bns¶ Xn kn Hmcv sI]vSv AkÄ Ak³s_ fp_n]nt`¡v tbm]n. Ak³s_ fp_n]ns`¯n] AkÄ hvSwen¨ptbm]n. fp_n]n Wn¶v- hnPs^än³s_ f\w. ssUktf Ak³ ko*pw k`n¡m³ SpX§nt]m? AkÄ SnXp¡¯n Ak³s_ fp_n]n N]_n. N«n`n f`À¶p NnX¡pN]m\v dndn³. N®pNÄ f¨nt`¡v S_ªp tWm¡pN]m\v. sPu^kfm] Bt`mIW]n`m\v. kn^`pNÄ¡nX]n bpN]p¶ hnPs^äv--. ""Wo bnt¶w k`n SpX§n AtÃ?"" dndn³ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv AkÄ b_]p¶Sv {l²n¨nÃ. hnhn`n Ak³s_ AXp¯v k¶v- hnPs^äv-- bnXn¨pkm§n fp_n]psX fq`]n sk¨n^n¡p¶ ZÌv dn¶nt`¡n«p. At¸mÄ ASn fq¶v Wm`v bpN]p¶ hnPs^äv-- NpänNÄ N*p. lzmhw Wn`¨ptbmNp¶tbms` hnhn`n¡v tSm¶n. ""Wo]nsS¶m emknt¨m*m dndntW?""