Chapter Title : കോബ്രാ ഹില്‍സിലെ നിധി 13 [Smitha]

N*p.
A`nkpw kmÕ`ykpw N`À¶ H^p knNm^w At²i¯n³s_ fpO¯v Wn_]p¶Spw.
""Npfm^n C^n¡q,""
S³s_ fp¼ns` C^n¸nX¯nt`¡v Iq*n At±iw b_ªp.
Unky At²i¯nWv AenfpOfm]n C^p¶p.
""sh]n³_v Ìoc³hv tbms` H^p t_m]Â tNmtaKns` bYWkpw ssi`o A{«mÎokv B] H^p tNmjvhpw tk* F¶v- sk¨Sv fmSmbnSm¡sa Nm\mSn^n¡mWpÅ {b]mhw sNm*mt\m?""
At²i¯nsâ sbs«¶pÅ tImUy¯nWv fp¼n H^p Wnfngw Unky bS_n.
F¶m sbs«¶v- Ss¶ ftWmWn` kos*Xp¯v AkÄ bp©n^n¨p.
""lm´nbp^s¯ tNmtaKn tI^p¶Sn³s_ Nm^\kpw?""
Unky]psX emkw bp©n^n N`À¶ `Ö]psX ftWmim^nS]nt`¡v fm_n.
F{S {lfn¨n«pw S³s_ irU]knNm^w fpO¯v {bSnc`n¸n¡mSn^n¡m³ AkÄ¡v NjnªnÃ.
F¶m AXp¯ tImUyw Aksa A¼^¸n¨p.
""AtSm ^mip Wm^m]\³ AknXps¯ AVymbNWm]Sv sNmt*m?""
H^p Wnfngw e]s¶¦n`pw Wnfng§Ä¡pÅn AkÄ S³s_ fWÊnsW ko*pw Wn]{´n¨p.
sPu^k¯n Ss¶ ko£n¡p¶ At²i¯n³s_ N®pNant`¡v AkÄ ko*pw bp©n^nt]msX tWm¡n.
""tfmta...""
At±iw Aksa knan¨p.
""In` Pp^pWmT³fm^psX hm¶nVywsNm*v {blhvSfm]n¯oÀ¶ knUym`]§ap*v--. Pp^ptUkv XmtPm_n³s_ lm´nWntNS³ tbms`. ^mip Wm^m]\³ A¯^¯n H^p AVymbNWm\v F¶v- Sn^n¨_nªSpsNm*m\v At±iw bYn¸n¡p¶ tNmtaKn tI^m³ tfmÄ B{Pin¡p¶sS¦n ASn sSänÃ. At±iw Wà H^p A²ymbN³ Ss¶]m\v. bt£...""
At±iw H¶pWnÀ¯n Aksa tWm¡n.
SpXÀ¶v- tNÄ¡m³ tbmNp¶Sv F´m]n^n¡mw F¶v- AkÄ htµin¨p.
""bs£ H^p knUymÀTnWn¡v AVymbtWmXv tSm¶p¶ BU^knWpf¸p_¯v fsäs´¦n`pw knNm^t¯msX]m\v tfmÄ At²is¯ hfobn¡p¶sS¦nÂ....""
Unky]psX N®pNÄ knXÀ¶p.
"".....F¦n A§sW]m]n^n¡^pSv F¶v- b_]mWm\v Mm³ Npfm^ns] Ct¸mÄ knan¸n¨Sv. Cu ko«n WX¯s¸Xp¶ H^p ASnknlp²]mP¯n³s_ fpOybpt^minSWm\v At±iw. B HmÀ½ tfmÄ¡v Ft¸mjpfp*mk\w,""
S³s_ km¡pNÄ AkapsX]pÅn ]msSm^p I`Wkpw hrãvXn¨n«nà F¶v- fiÀgn tUkWm^m]\Wv tSm¶n.
""hUvPp\§Ä At²i¯n tk*ptkmafp*v...""
AkapsX N®pNant`¡v tWm¡n At±iw SpXÀ¶p.
""Nm^p\ykpw hvtWikpw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv ssV^ykpsfms¡...""
Unky]psX fpO¯v BNmw£ knX^p¶Sv At±iw N*p.
""bs£ AfmWpgnNWpfm\t±iw,""
N®pNans` BNmw£]v¡v tft` hwl]¯n³s_ hvbÀlkpw At±iw N*p, AkanÂ.
""{bb©s¯ Im¼`m¡mkp¶{S]pw Ab^ntf]fm] H^PvWn At±iw DÅn hq£n¡p¶p*v. B APvWn]psX sI_n] H^wlw kÃt¸mjpsfms¡ At±iw bp_¯v {bSy£fm¡n]n«pfp*v,""
Unky BNmw£me^nS^m]n.
""Ft¸mjm\v AsS¶v- tfmÄ¡_n]mt\m?""