Chapter Title : കോബ്രാ ഹില്‍സിലെ നിധി 16 [Smitha]

""ESpkn³s_ Ab frSypknWp tlgw AkÄ b`À¡pw {bS£]m]t{S. {btSyNn¨pw sb¬Np«nNÄ¡v. bmSn{kSy¯n³s_ tUkS]m]n AkÀ ESpknsW fmän. Ak^psX fäp b` B^mVWfqÀ¯nt]mXptfm¸w AkÀ ESpbÀ®t]]pw Dbmhn¡pkm³ SpX§n...."" AkÀ Nm_nWXp¯v F¯nt¨À¶p. ""C¶v- ^m{Sn bm«pw Wr¯kpw BtQmgkpw fm{Sfm\kÀ¡v,"" ss{ZknwPv hoän`n^n¡tk Unky b_ªp. ""sI_p¸¯n N*n«p*v, MmWSv...ZmZotXw f½otXw NqsX. Ak^psX ^mKmkn³s_ PÌv B^p¶p, M§Ä. ]TmÀ°¯n em^ymeÀ¯m¡³fmÀ¡v fm{Stf Wr¯¡a¯n {btklWfpÅq. Mm³ ^mKNpfm^n]m]Sv sNm*pw bns¶ Mm³...."" AkÄ sbs«¶v- Ad²w bän]Sv tbms` WnÀ¯n. ""bns¶ Mm³ H^p sNm¨pNp«n]m]Sp sNm*pw Fs¶]pw Wr¯kpw bm«pw Nm\m³ AWpkUn¨p,"" ESpfSn]mNm¯ sb¬Np«nNsa Ak^psX Wr¯w Nm\pkm³ AWpkUn¡m_p*m]n^p¶p. NmÀ N]äw N]_m³ SpX§n. ""^*v C^n¸nX§Ä B Wr¯¡a¯n Hjn¨nXpw,"" H^p kakv Sn^n¨psNm*v Unky b_ªp. ""ko*pw bpWÀÖWns¨¯p¶ ESpbÀ®t]]pw lm´ntUknW]pw hzoN^n¨n^p¯mWms\¶m\v Ak^psX knlzmhw. Fs¶¦n`psfm^n¡Â AkÀ bpW^vÖWn]n`qsX S§apsX DÕk^m{Sn]nt`¡v NX¶v- k¶v- B C^n¸nX¯n`n^n¡psf¶v AkÀ knlzhn¡p¶p. Ct¸mjpw F³s_ HmÀ½]n`p*v B Zm³hv ssWäv...Cäv-- kmth hvs¹³ZnZv, hvsbNväm¡p`À FN-vhvbo^n]³hv..."" Unky]n`qsX lm´nbp^¯n³s_ bp^mkr¯w kÀ®n¡s¸Xp¶SnWnX]n NmÀ f`N]_ns¡m*n^p¶p. ^mip CfNaW¡msS NmXn³s_ PiWshuµ^yw N*psNm*n^p¶p. f^SN Nm´n]psX knt`meWo]fm] ^qbteU§Ä. bmÂWp^kÀ®¯n {b¨ÞSmÞkt¯msX NpSns¨mjpNp¶ Nm«m_pNÄ... AbNX§Ä bSn]n^n¡p¶ kjn]n`qsX]pÅ ]m{S..- ^mip km¨v tWm¡n. hf]w ^*p f\n]mNpkm³ tbmNp¶p. ""fXpt¯m, hmÀ?"" ""sWkÀ-"" A]mÄ In^n¨p. NmXn³s_ shuµ^yw Gäkpw klyfm]n {bS£ys¸Xm³ SpX§n. ASn UoÀQ^qbnNam] f^§Ä. Ak]psX F®fä lnO^§Ä. b`]nX§an`pw N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv AkÀ f`¼m¼pNsa N*p. NmXnWpÅnt`¡v NpSn¨p bm]p¶ b`]nWw frP§sa]pw. AbqÀÆfm] b£nNapsX ftWmi^ lЧÄ. In`t¸mÄ làn]m] Nmäv k¶v f^§sa Ca¡n. Nmän³s_ PÔw Wn_s] bq¡apsX hm¶nVyw NX¶p k¶p. ""f`fpNans`¯pkm³ CWn GSmWpw fnWnäpNÄ NqXnt] dm¡n]pÅq,"" Unky b_ªp. AkÄ kas^ Km{PSt]msX ss{Zkv sI]vSp. tW^n] A{l² fSn, NmÀ In`t¸mÄ Nnt`mfoä_pNÄ Smsj, sNm¡]nt`¡v f_nªpkojm³. ""Mm³ SWn¨v CSpks^ CSpkjn k¶n«nÃ,"" Unky b_ªp. ""`¯ocv UmtUtXw Nq«pNm^ptXw NqsX fmt{S k¶n«pÅq. Cu emP¯v H^p e]¦^³ Nn§v tNm{dm]p*v. B s`K*nt` WnVn Nm¡p¶ ^mKsk¼m`.