Chapter Title : കോബ്രാഹില്‍സിലെ നിധി 20 [Smitha]

`manSyw A]mÄ AkapsX fpO¯v N*p. ""bs£ ...Untky..."" ^mip Aksa knan¨p. AkÄ A]mapsX N®pNant`¡v tWm¡n. ""Unky At¸mÄ t^minSv A¦nanWv sNmXp¯ kmt¡m?"" bp©n^n¡m³ {lfn¡msS ]mÄ tImUn¨p. ""Unky t^minSv A¦nanWv kmPvUmWw sI]vSn^p¶ntÃ, At²i¯n³s_ AWpKsWt] knkmiw Njn¡q F¶v-?"" AkapsX emkw fm_m¯Sv ^mip`nsW AUvepSs¸Xp¯n. AkÄ ASnl]s¸Xp¯p¶ shuµ^yw bp©n^n]n Wn_¨v A]mapsX N®pNant`¡v tWm¡n. ""t^minSv A¦nan³s_ AWpKWpw ESpkn³s_ lm´ntUkpw H^pfn¨v Fs¶ hfobn¨m Mm³ F´v sI¿psf¶v hmÀ A¶v Ft¶mXv tImUn¨n^p¶p. ^*mjv¨NÄ¡v fp¼v. W½Ä tNm{dminÂhn tbm] Unkhw..."" AkÄ WnÀ¯n A]msa tWm¡n. ^m{Sn]psX ]kWnN]nt`¡v bWnWoÀ¸pgv¸§apsX hpPÔw kÀ®fm]n Wn_]p¶psk¶v ^mip`nWv tSm¶n. B H^p Wn_tQmg§apsX NpXfmäw AkapsX N®pNan fjtbms` sb¿pN]m\v. ""F¦nÂ..."" AkapsX hz^¯n B¼`WX]n sSanª Sr¡mÀ¯nN Uob§apsX Wk^SvW¯na¡w. Bßmknsâ Bj¯n knNm^§apsX fjSpÅnNÄ bSn¡m¯nX¯v hzÀ®¯qk sNm*v AkÄ hvbÀln¡p¶Sv A]mÄ A_nªp. ""....F¦n t^minSv A¦nan³s_ AWpKWpw ESpbÀ®]psX lm´ntUkpfm] ^mip Wm^m]\³ F¶ PÔÀÆ Sbhzns] Mm³ Sn^sªXp¡pw..."" ^mip`n³s_ N®pNÄ knXÀ¶p`ªp. tUi¯v C{µVWpÊn³s_ DugvfaS S·m{SNam]n tUi¯v AXÀ¶p bSn¡p¶p. KnknS¯n BUyfm]n lzmhw Wn`¨ptbmNp¶ H^Wpekw. Wnfng§tamaw ASv SpXÀ¶p. ""ASm\v-- Mm³ sI¿pN,"" AkapsX hz^¯ns` {b\] UrZS A]mÄ tN«p. ^mKVmWn]n Wn¶v- {bSmb§sa Ns¿mjnªv AkÄ Sbhzn]psX B{lf¯nt`¡v k¶n^n¡p¶p. shuemPy§Ä bknj§Ä tbms` sb¿p¶ AVnNm^§apsX tPmbp^§Ä bn¼n`ptb£n¨v I{NkÀ¯nWn, SbÊnsW fm{Sw hvtWin¡p¶ EgnNpfm^sWt¯Xns]¯n]n^n¡p¶p. ""CWn A§v b_]\w,"" ln`]n Wn¶v- D\À¯p¶ lÐw ko*pw A]mÄ tN«p. ""F´m F³s_ At]mPyS, A§s] Nn«mSn^n¡m³? F´m At§¡v SXÊw, Fs¶ Cãs¸XmSn^n¡m³?"" AkapsX tWm«w APvWntbms` Ss¶ lp²nsI¿p¶Sm]n A]mÄ¡v tSm¶n. knhvf]w A\sbm«ns]mjpNn] H^p fpiqÀ¯¯n Unky A_nªp. ^mip S³s_ N¿n fp_psN¸nXnIn^n¡pN]ms\¶v! fp_ps¡.

bntä Unkhw {bemSw. sh]n³_v tf^ohv tNmtaKv b^nh^w. ^mip`n³s_ NzmÀt«jvhv. NzmÀt«jvhn³s_ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv fp¼ns` tUkUm^pkn³s_ Ipk«nÂ, bÅn]psX tPmTnNv fpOkm^¯nWXp¯v H^p Nth^]n`n^n¡pN]m\v ^mipÂ. fXn]n knXÀ¯n sk¨ bphvSNw. fp¼ns` fsäm^p Nth^]n A¶s¯ UnWb{S§Ä. ANt¯ timw Sos]ä_n Wn¶v- dotTmk³s_