ആൽബിച്ചായനും ഹിതകുട്ടിയും [സിമോണ]

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""NÀ¯mtk.. Wo]o C^p«n sk¨v Sp\n]nÃmsS Fs¶ tft`ms«Xp¡m³ tbmkmt\m?? H^p Npªp s{Zsʦn`pw CXmWpÅ Pym¸v S^ptkm... ¹ohv-... H¶psæn F¶pw sskt¶^w sfjpNpSn^n N¯n¨v fp«v Np¯p¶StÃ.. B hvtWisf¦n`pw....???."" fp«n¸m]n N®X¨v {bmÀ°n¨p.. sbs«¶v Xn kn ]n Wn¶v Ft´m A`À¨ tN«p... NÀ¯mkmWp{Pin¨v sfÊn ko*pw S`N_§n ko\pNm\\w... Xn kn ]n Wn¶v Nq«s¸m^n¨n tbms`m^p b^ b^ lÐw tN«p .. H¸w, Nfâ_n b_]s\msâ NpXp½s¯t´m ASyminSw WX¶tbm`s¯ Wn`knaow... ""]miq--.. sfÊn tfmtW...."" ¶v Hman]n«p A`N-vhv tkPw ¥mhpsfXp¯v imant`t¡mXn. F´p«v Nm\mWmtkm.... bn¶ms`, ""Hm.. Fw... sN... kn..."" ¶pw b_ªv, sFhpw bm{Sw Wn`¯psk¨v BÂdn¨m]³ tÌm_nt`¡pw HmXnk¶p. AsSsâ I´ow fp`]pw bq_psfms¡ Nm\mWm.. FWn¡p_¸m... N®X¨v H^p Wnfngw sfÊn¡v tk*n {bmÀ°n¨p.. CWnw CWnw sbWmÂän gq«u«pNapw {coNn¡pNapsfms¡ Nn«n, H^p Wq_p tPmsa¦n`pw, Nm`pNapsX CX]nt`¡Xn¡m³ hmVn¡s«.. fq¶p Sk\ Np^nlv k^¨v hvtSm{Sw sImÃn... ""CWn tbm]n Sp\n]pXp¡Xn..... ASnWtà Wo Pym¸v tImUnt¨..."" DÅns` C^p«n`n^p¶v N_p¯ptbm] NÀ¯mkv S`t¨m_nt`¡v tImUy hvbµWw sSmXp¯p... ""Sp\nt]m???... "" Mm³ fWÊn`mkm¯Sptbms` tImUn¨p.. NÀ¯mkv N®p^p«n Nm\n¨p... ""Hmiv-! {ZÊv... ASpbns¶... NÀ¯msk.. AtSm^n¯n^n Njnªn«v CXmtk... Asæn A¨m]³ F´v knIm^n¡pw... H¶psæn NymWsZ ¶v CknXw ks^ W½sa Hs¡ Nm\m³ sNmSn¨p k¶StÃ... ASnTn tUtkm ek... ¶tà b_tª¡t\..."" Mm³ sfsà C^p«nt`¡v tWm¡n N®n_p¡n. NÀ¯mkv, C^p«n`n^p¶v, ^*p N®pw C_p¡n]X¨v sW_pw S`¡v ssN sk¨v S` NpXªp.... sfÊnt]mXpw Ft¶mXpfpÅ N`n¸nÂ, {cm³hnsW K]n¸n¡m³ NÀ¯mkv So^pfmWn¨Sv A¶m]n^p¶p... f¿jn¸pj]psX So^¯v bmks¸« C´y¡ms^ AXnfNam¡n e^n¨n^p¶ {c©pNms^ FWn¡nãsöv NÀ¯mknW_n]mw.... B A_nkn N¼nNp«³.sWäv