Chapter Title : ആകാശമില്ലാത്ത നക്ഷത്രം [Smitha]

WnW¡v sM^n¨pX¡m³...Wn³s_ Umisfms¡ hzoN^n¡pkm³ SbÊp sI¿pN]m\v F³s_ fm_nXw..."" AkÄ lÐfnÃmsS, N®pNan`qsX A]mtamXv f{´n¨p. bns¶ A]mapsX Ip*pNapsX Wr¯w AkÄ fm_n`_nªp. k^*p\§n] Wn`¯v bpSpfj¯pÅnNÄ bSn]p¶Sv tbms` A]mapsX WWkpÅ Ip*pNÄ fp`NapsX frUp eqfns] Ca¡nf_n¡pt¼mÄ A]mapsX ln^ÊnsW NqXpS NqXpS AfÀ¯ns¡m*v hnhn`n bnt¼m«p f`À¶p. Ip*pNÄ sNm*pSs¶ A]mÄ AkapsX {dm]psX ip¡pNÄ knXpkn¨p. f`fpNan Wn¶v fªpf`NÄ WnbSn¡p¶Svtbms` {dm]psX]pÅn Wn¶v- AkapsX Sp_n¨psNmjp¯ k`n] fp`NÄ bp_t¯¡v sS_n¨p. C^pssNNÄ sNm*pw Hmt^m fp`]psfXp¯v A]mÄ Aks] NXn¨psM^n¨p. hpO¯nsâ bpgv¸kÀgw tbms` hnhn`n A]mapsX `maWNÄ¡v Nojn D¨¯n ho¡m^fn«p. AkapsX C^p fp`NapsX]pw skap¸n A]mapsX bÃpNÄ WÂNn] Ipk¶ bmXpNapw DfnWo^nsâ K`mwlkpw Wn_ªp. C^pfp`Napw fm_nfm_n NXn¨psM^n¨psNm*v A]mapsX ssN AkapsX hm^n]psX Np¯n AfÀ¶p. ""tk*,"" hpON^fm], UpÀº`fm] {bSnt^mVw A]mÄ tN«p. ""^ko..."" BUyfm]n AkÄ A]mapsX tb^v knan¨p. ""Dw.."" hwPoSmßNfm] A]mapsX lÐfkÄ tN«p. ""ASv ..Ct¸mÄ ..Ct¸mÄ tk*..."" A]mÄ bSns] ssN AknsXWn¶v bn³k`n¨p. bs£ A]msa AUvepSs¸Xp¯ns¡m*v A]mapsX ssN]v¡v tf AkapsX bnXn A]mÄ A_nªp. A]mapsX ssN AkÄ Sn^nsN AkÄ hm^n¡p¯nWptf Sn^nsN sk¨p. AkapsX tb`kfmÀ¶ AXnk]_nÂ, sbm¡nĨpjn]n A]mapsX kn^`pNÄ hwPoSmßNfm]n, Sma¯n fpt¼m«pw bnt¼m«pfnjªp. tUi¯nt`¡v C{S So¨qXv CsSknsXWn¶m\v? A]mapsX ssNkn^`pNÄ H^p bqkn_p¡p¶ `mQkt¯msX S³s_ hm^n¡p¯jn¡pt¼mÄ N®pNaX¨p NnX¡pN]m]n^p¶ hnhn`n knhvf]t¯msX hz]w Sn^¡n. A¸ Wnfngw Njnªv AkÄ A_nªp, hm^n bSns] H^p K`WnÀÖ^ntbms` Smtj¡v DuÀ¶qÀ¶v- tbmkpN]m\v. S³s_ Ipk¶ AXn¸mkmX]psX tf A]mapsX b^p¡³ ssN¯`ffÀ¶Sv koÀ¸pfp«`pw AWn]{´nSfm] AUvepSkpw NqXn¸n\ª H^p Wnfngw AkÄ A_nªp. ""HmHm N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ..iyo..½vfw ...F³s_ ...^ko..."" A]mapsX ssN¯`w AXn¸mkmX]psX fpNan`qsX S³s_ SpX]nXp¡ns` koÀ¯p´n], WWªv NpSnÀ¶ Smbeqfn]n`fÀ¶t¸mÄ, hnhn`n