Chapter Title : ആകാശമില്ലാത്ത നക്ഷത്രം [Smitha]

fm`Sn]pw hcoW]pw Ht^hf]w ho¡^fn«p. bns¶ hcoW bm³äohv Smjv¯n. fm`Sn]psX Nj¸pfpän] N®pNÄ BÀ¯nt]msX hcoW]psX AWmkrSfm] t]mWns] bSnªp. H^p t^mfw tbm`pfnÃmsS, A¸w koÀ¯v, fUK`¯n³s_ kjpkjp¸n Sna§n, fm`Sn]psX fp¼n H^UvepU khvSptbms` Wn¶p. fp¼v b`Sk\ Sm³ sSm«n«pÅ, kn^ NX¯n]n«pÅ, W¡n]nXpÅ, Cu¼n]o¼n NpXn¨n«pÅ, S³s_ AWmklyfm]n koÀ¯p´n] t]mWnsNm*p b`Sk\ D^p½n hpOf_nªn«pÅ B NXn{btUlw AkÄ skÅfn_¡n BUyw Nm\p¶Sv tbms` tWm¡n Wn¶p. bm³äohv fpjpk³ Du^pkm³ fm`Sn AktamXv-- Bklys¸«p. hcoW Ipäpw tWm¡n bm³äohv Smsj¡q^n. At¸mÄ fm`Sn ssN]p]À¯n ASv S³s_ tWs^ F_nªpS^pkm³ BwPy¯n`qsX Bklys¸«p. H^p sI_pbp©n^nt]msX hcn] Nm`v sbm¡n bm³äohv fpjpk³ Du^ns]Xp¯p. Nm`psbm¡n]t¸mÄ AkapsX t]mWn bnaÀ¶Spw ANt¯ Ipk¶ fmwhaS]pw SXn¨v Np^p¯ N´pw N*p fm`Sn skÅfn_¡n. hm^n¡v fpNan`qsX]pÅ AkapsX ssNNapsX I`W¯n³s_ tkPSt]_n. Du^ns]Xp¯ bm³äohv hcn] D]À¯n fq¡nWXpt¯¡v sNm*p k¶v fm`Sn]psX tWs^ tWm¡n BhzUn¨p f\¯p. ""hz´w f\¡msS tks_ Davt`ms^s¡m*v f\¸ns¡Xo ssft^ Wn³s_ bq_v,"" fm`Sn Nmf¡`n¸n fp^*p. In^n¨psNm*v hcn] bm³äohv fm`Sn]psX tWs^s]_nªp. kas^ knUPvUfm]n fm`Sn ASv bnXns¨Xp¯p. bm³äohn³s_ fp¼n H«n¸nXn¨ fUK`w At¸mÄ AkapsX ssN]n bän. knl¶p k`ª bq¨ bm W¡n¡pXn¡p¶Sptbms` fm`Sn hcn]]psX bm³äohn³s_ fp³emPw f\¯p. ""Hmiv...½w ..ivhyq...Fs´m^p f\w...Biv..."" {em´v bnXn¨Sptbms` f\¯psNm*p fm`Sn ho¡m^fn«p. At¸mÄ hnhn`n Ahiyfm] tUgyt¯msX Cuäf_]v¡¸p_t¯¡v fm_nWn¶p. ""ssft^ tWm¡ps¶ tWm¡v Mm³ fpÅm³ tbmNpkm,"" bm³äohv f\¡p¶Sn {l²n¨n^n¡]m]n^p¶ fm`Snt]mXv hcoW b_ªp. fm`Sn tWm¡pt¼mÄ hcoW Wn`¯n^p¶p Njnªn^p¶p. fm`Sn¡enfpOfm]n NkNÄ AN¯nsk¨v hcoW Aksa N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tWm¡n. ""bq_p l^n¡v Nm\mtkm?"" hcoW knan¨p tImUn¨p. ""Nm\mw. F¶m`pw Wo ssNsNm*v H¶v- sbman¨N¯n bnXnt¨. l^n¡v fq{Sw tbmNp¶Sv Nm\s«,"" fm`Sn hcoWt]mXp