Chapter Title : കോബ്രാഹില്‍സിലെ നിധി 21 [Smitha]

^Sn Umiw SoÀ¡p¶ Nmän³s_ sbu^pg hvbÀlf_nªv. {b\]¯n³s_ {bt`meWo]fm] shuµ^y¯n fSn f_¶v-, NmXn³s_ PmZS]n`qsX, H^p b¨¯p^p¯n`qsXs]¶k®w AkÀ fpNant`¡v N]_nt¸m]vs¡m*n^p¶p. f\n¡q_pNÄ¡v tlgw, fp¼v N]_n] Ppi]psX AXp¯v AkÀ F¯ntIÀ¶p. ""AknsX tbmNt\m?"" Ppi]psX tWs^ tWm¡n AkÄ tImUn¨p. A]mÄ S` Np`p¡n. AkÀ Nm_n Wn¶n_§n Ppi]psX tWs^ WX¶p. BNmls¯ f_¨psNm*v D¯pwPfm]n Wn¶ H^p k`n] f`s] Spa¨psNm*v NX¶p NX¶ptbmNp¶ H^p Uzm^¯n³s_ B^wew tbms` kr¯mNrSn]n`pÅ B PpimfpO¯n³s_ fp¼n GSmWpw tUkUm^p¡Ä Wn¶n^p¶p. Ak]psX UoÀQlnO^§Ä¡v Smsj {blm´fm] S\`n AkÀ F¯ntIÀ¶p. ""A¸ hf]w CknsX]n^n¡mw,"" A]mÄ b_ªp. AkÀ fpOmfpOfn^p¶p. Nt®mXpN®v tWm¡n]n^n¡pt¼mÄ S§apsX emkw fm_p¶Sv C^pk^pf_nªp. ""Mm³ hm_n³s_ fXn]n S`sk¨v NnXt¶ms«?"" l^o^w Smb¯m bq¯v knX^p¶ tka]n Unky A]mtamXv tImUn¨p. AWpkmU¯nWp Nm¯pWn¡msS AkÄ A]mapsX fXn]n S`sk¨v f`À¶v NnX¶p. A]mÄ bp©n^nt]msX AkapsX ssN kn^`pNan bnXn¨p. tUkUm^pkn Im^n]n^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p A]mÄ. s]uÆW¯nsâ {em´³ BhànNapw NWyNmSz¯n³s_ knlp²n]pw H^p tbms` {bh^n¡p¶ AkapsX l^o^ewPn A]mapsX N®pNÄ¡v fp¼n Wn_ªp. lzmhPSn]n D]À¶v- Smjp¶ Wn_fm_n`pw Nmäv WPvWfm¡ns¡m*n^p¶ AkapsX Nm`n`pw A]mapsX fnjnNÄ S_ªp. ASv Unky N*p. AknsX A]mapsX hvbÀlW¯nWv AkÄ sNmSn¨p. bs£ AUrlyfm] H^p t{b^\]m A]mÄ AknsX Wn¶pw tWm«w fmän. A¸w fpNan BNmls¯ hvbÀln¨p Wn¡p¶ sNmXpfpXnNapsX Hu¶Sy¯nt`¡v A]mapsX N®pNÄ S_ªp. ""tNm{dm inÂhn³s_ tKym{Pcn bYn¡m³ N* tW^w!"" ASv N*v-- AWnãt¯msX AkÄ b_ªp. ""bns¶ F´v sI¿\w?"" A]mÄ N¼nNp«³.sWäv

N¼nNp«³.sWäv bp©n^nt]msX tImUn¨p. ""t{bfn¨psNm*n^n¡\w,"" ssN]p]À¯n A]mapsX Nknan St`mXns¡m*v AkÄ b_ªp. ""Nt®mXp N®v...NmtSmXv NmSv-- ...Ipt*mXv Ip*v...sft¿mXp sf]v...."" ko*pw A´^ma¯n C^¼`p]^p¶p. ""AÃmsS Bs^]m knjpt§s*¶v- S¡w tWm¡n]n^n¡p¶ Wn_s] NmaNqXkngfpÅ NnwPv-- sNmt{dsX f`]psX tKym{Pcn bYn¡`Ã...."" ""^mKNpfm^n¡v erSyt^mXv H«pw N^p\]nÃtÃm,"" bp©n^nt]msX ^mip b_ªp. ""^mskt¶m bNs`t¶m kyShfnÃmsS]m\v N®ns`®]psfmjn¨v bmkw WnVn Nm¡p¶Sv. F¶n«m\v ASnsW C§sW Wnµn¡p¶Sv!"" ""EgnNpfm^WtÃ? Nm^p\yw NqXpw!"" AkapsX ssN ko*pw A]mapsX NknansW tSXns]¯n. ""FWn¡m