Chapter Title : കോബ്രാഹില്‍സിലെ നിധി 20 [Smitha]

""tfmsa..B kr¯n]Ã...ASv ..Wos]´nWm sbm«n Nan¡t\? tfmÄ¡v fWÊn`m]ntÃ?"" Unky HmÀ¯ptWm¡n. AkÄ¡v fWÊn`m]nÃ. ""f½n Nm^yw b_]q. Pp^pKn F´m b_sª?"" ""tfmsa...]mPw Njn]t\mXw ks^ hm_v {dÒIm^n]m]n^n¡\w...tfmav {ZÊv Hs¡ kr¯n]m]n«v sI]vsS hm_n³s_ fp¼n tbmNmkq..."" fm_ns` sI¼N sfm«pNÄ Nmf hpPÔn]m]n D`ªp\À¶ Wnfngw. sW©nWN¯v skÅ^n{bmkv In_Np NpXª Wnfngw. fjknÃns` Wn_§tajpw l^o^¯nt`s¡mjpNn]n_§n] Wnfngw.... ""F³s_ f½n..tbXn¡*..."" AX¡mWmkm¯ bp©n^nt]msX Unky Akt^mXv b_ªp. ""Mm³ UnPwd^ shuµ^y¯n Wn¶mÂt¸m`pw hm_v {dÒI^yw Wãs¸Xp¯nÃ...""

ASv b_ªv k` fp¯v InS^p¶Svtbms` In^n¨p. ""t¨.."" Pm]{SntUkn AWnãt¯msX, F¶m bp©n^n Wn`WnÀ¯ns¡m*v b_ªp. ""Wos]´m C§sWs]ms¡ b_]ps¶? At¿...A§sWs]m¶pw b_]tÃ..."" Ct¸mÄ hm_n³s_ N®pNÄ S³s_ tUiw fpjpk³ sbmSn]p¶p. S³s_ FSns^ NnX¶ Nth^]n`n^n¡m³ A]mÄ BwPy¯n`qsX AktamXv-- Bklys¸«p. Nth^]n NnX¶ b{S§Ä fX¡n sk¨v AkÄ A]mÄ¡v AenfpOfm]n C^p¶p. ""F´nWm Cu hvsbN-vhv sk¡p¶Sv?"" AkÄ tImUn¨p. ""tZmNväÀ b_ªp, Np_¨v km]n¡pN. Asæn N®X sk¡pN. km]n¨v Nps_ Njn]pt¼mÄ sI_n] tkUW AWpeks¸Xpw..."" ""bs£ N®X CÃm¯Sm\v WÃSv,"" ""F§sW WÃSv?"" Unky A]mapsX N®pNant`¡v Ss¶ tWm¡n. ""B N®pNÄ ASptbms` Ss¶ Nm\mftÃm N®X]nsænÂ,"" AkapsX tWm«¯n H^p Dgv\¡mäv ^qbsfXp¡p¶Sv A]mÄ N*p. ^mknÂ, BSn^ Wn`mknÂ, N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv tfQ§Ä f_ª lp{emNml¯nWv Smsj, {b\]¯n³s_ Caw IqXv eqfn]_n]p¶ H^p Nm`¯v, Smj¼qkn³s_ PÔkpw A¼`kna¡n³s_ {bNmlkpw Nmän Wn_]pt¼mÄ hzÀ¤o] tUkS]psX Sn^pkpX S³s_ fp¼nÂ.... S³s_ Bßmkn hvtWit^ONÄ k^]v¡m³.... A]mÄ bp©n^n¨p. Unky Ns¿¯n¨v A]mapsX fpO¯v Wn¶v- N®Xs]Xp¯v fmän. bns¶ A]mapsX N®pNant`¡v tWm¡n. sk¬lwOn Wn¶v D]nÀsNmÅp¶ PÔÀÆ hwPoS¯n³s_ tfmin¸n¡p¶ C^¼Â AkÄ A]mapsX N®pNan tN«p. {Pogvf¯n AknIm^nSfm]n DX`nt`¡v AXÀ¶v bSn¡p¶ fjWoÀ¯pÅnNsat¸ms` A]mapsX tWm«w AkapsX Sbn¡p¶ tUis¯ sSm«p. ""tk*...tk*,"" N®pNant`¡v Ss¶ tWm¡ns¡m*v, A]mapsX fpOt¯¡v N®X Sn^nsNsk¨psNm*v, AkÄ b_ªp. ""N®X V^nt¨maq...Cu PÔÀk³s_ N®pNÄ¡v fp¼n Wn]{´\w WãvXs¸XmsS bnXn¨v Wn¡m³ Mm³ f`mOs]m¶pfÃ,"" AkÄ ASv b_ªt¸mÄ, AkapsX Dugvfa lzmhw S¶nt`¡v bXÀ¶n_§n]t¸mÄ, S³s_