Chapter Title : ആകാശമില്ലാത്ത നക്ഷത്രം [Smitha]

sI_p¸¡m^³s_ tSman AXn¨psNm*p {bn] b_ªp. t^\pN]v¡v S`Ipäp¶Svtbms` tSm¶n. sbs«¶m\v AkÄ HmÀ¯Sv dndn³s_]pw {bn]]psX]pw In{Sw S³s_ sfmssd`n`p*v. AkÄ DXtW sfmssd Sp_¶p. Pym`_n]n knkmi khv{S¯n dndntW tIÀ¯pbnXn¨p Wn¡p¶ {bn]]psX In{SsfXp¯v t^\pN AkapsX N®nWptWs^ bnXn¨p. ""{bnt], CSv W½psX dndnWtÃ?"" tZmNväÀ knf NpfmÀ tcmt«m]nt`¡v tWm¡n {bn]t]mXp BÝ^yt¯msX tImUn¨p. B tImUykpw t^\pNs] AUvepSs¸Xp¯n. ""Cu tcmt«ms]§sW Wn§sX ssN]n k¶p?"" {bn] tImUn¨p. ""Hmtim.."" Nm^yw fWÊn`m¡n]Sp tbms` {bn] b_ªp. ""FWn¡v bnXnNn«n knft`. Cu Np«n ...Wn§Ä t^\pN]tÃ? dndn³s_ kpZv do?"" B tImUyw A£^mÀ°¯n t^\pNs] Ahv{S{bÚ]m¡n. Culz^m, Fs´ms¡]m\o tNÄ¡p¶Sv? Ft´ms¡]m\nkÀ b_]p¶Sv? dndn³ {bn]t]mXp b_tªm Mm³ dndn³s_ emknkVpkms\¶v? bns¶ dndn³ F´nWm\v Ft¶mXv {bn]s] Sm³ ^ihyfm]n N`ym\w Njn¨p F¶v- b_ªSv? ""Np«o,"" {bn] kngmUemk¯n t^\pNs] tWm¡n. ""Np«nt]mXpÅ hvtWifm\v AksW Ct¸mjpw Cu eqfn]n Kokn¸n¨pWnÀ¯p¶Sv. Asæn H^p bs£ Ak³ ...A_n]mftÃm...Ak³s_ tZmNväs_¶ Wn`]n FWn¡v tfmtamXv H^pbmXv Wµn]p*v. Ak³ b_ªSv F{S l^n]m\v. N¼nNp«³.sWäv

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