Chapter Title : ചതി - 2 [ചാഞ്ചാട്ടം]

3 k^vgw Wo Nm¯p f³hqÀ. 3 {bmklyw ssUkfm]n«p ASv S«n Wo¡n. CsSm^p Wnfn¯w B]n^n¡pw. C{S]pw B{Nm´¯n Wo hpfns] {bmbn¨m ASkÄ¡p Sm§m³ bäns]¶p k^nÃ. CSmkpt¼mÄ B^pw A_n]nÃ. Cu sbm«ns]m`n¡p¶ Nmfmtklw H¶v lfn¸n¨ tlgw Wmsa fpS bqÀ\fm]pw hpfn]psX eÀ¯mkm]n fm_mw..."" In´n¡p¶SnWp k`n] t`mKnNv H¶pw Csæn`pw W½Ä sI¿p¶ sSäpNsa B hf]s¯¦n`pw Wym]oN^n¡m³ W½psX fWÊnWv {btSyN Njnkm\tÃm. 500 ^qb AZzm³hv f³hqÀ hmwNp«ns] G`vbn¨p. b_ªp_¸n¨ dm¡n 4500 ^mkns` AkÄ¡p tW^n«v sNmXp¡mw F¶pw So^pfmWn¨p. ""hms_ bm¡äv GSp {dm³Zv tk\w?"" ""Hm AsSm¶pw tk\sf¶nà hmw"" ""At¿m hmt_ ASnÃmsS sI¿msWm¶pw WoW h½Sn¡¯nÃ"" WoW þ As¸m ASm\v AkapsX tb^v. ""AsSms¡ Fsâ N¿n D*v hmw"" H^p sI_n] I½t`msX f³hqÀ b_ªp. hmwNp«n sbm«n¨n^n¨p sNm*v b_ªp "" ASv sNmÅmw. hm_v bYn¨ NÅWm AsÃ. CsSÃw N¿n sk¨n«m\v hmÀ BUyw sbm«³ Nan¨Sp"". AkW_n]nÃtÃm hpfn]pfm]n H^p fmhw A^vfmUn¡m³ DÅ FÃm sFäwhpw km§n]m\v Ssâ k^sk¶v. 6 cvt`tkjvhv C DÅ tNm*whv, b`S^w t_mÄ t¹]v tkg§Ä, ^*p ZnÂtZm, K¸mWn Wn¶pw DÅ hvsbgy Wq_p fÊmKv Hm]vÂhv N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv FÃmw H^p sb«n Wn_s] D*v. At¸mam\v Aksâ bm¡äv! ""hm_v tks\sf¦n H¶v Npant¨m hmt_. Ct¸mjs¯ sb¬bntÅÀs¡m¶pw In` kn]À¸p Wmäw H¶pw bnXn¡¯nÃ. Nmlp sNmXp¡p¶Sv W½ams\¦n`pw AkÀ¡nãsb«ntàAk^v Hj¸n¡a]pw. fpjpk³ hpOkpw Nn«ptk`..."" ""Wo H¶v tbmNm³ tWm¡v hmwNp«n. kn]À¸p Wmäw {blv--Wtf... GSp? hm]n¸nsâ NpSn W¡n] sb®ntWm?"" ""B! ASpw l^n]m. AkÄ¡nsSm¶pw {blvWfp*mNm³ hmVyS CÃ. Mm³ tbm]n«v 7 f\n¡v k^mw hms_"" hmfntWmX§nsW b_sª¦n`pw f³hqÀ H^p Wà Npan bmÊm¡n.