Pu^n bphvSN¯nÂWn¶pw Ns®Xp¯v Km`N¯n`qsX bp_t¯¡ptWm¡n. ""CWn AWn kà f{´kmUkpw sI]v--tSm?"" AkÄ hz]w tImUn¨p. Km`N¯n`qsX HjpNns]¯n] NmänWv bm`¸qknsâ PÔfp*m]n^p¶p. sb«¶v bn¶ns`m^p ssN AkapsX ln^hnWphffm]n AÔNm^¯n Wn¶pw {bSy£s¸«p. bSns] B ssNNÄ fpt¶m«v I`n¨p. At¸mjpw Pu^n hoSs]jpSn] k^nNan`m]n^p¶p {l²n¨n^p¶Sv. bSns] B N^§Ä AkapsX tSman bSnªp. DXsW Pu^n Nth^]n Wn¶pw sM«ns]jpt¶äp. ""fp¯ÈtWm... Mm³ tbXn¨ptbm]n."" AkapsX e]t¯msX]pÅ hwhm^w Sn^ptfWns] hwl]¯nsâ km¡nÂsNms*¯n¨p. ""´m Npt«y, ssN¿nÂ.."" A^* skan¨¯n Wn¶psNm*v Sn^ptfWn tImUn¨p. ""H¶pÃym fp¯Èm, D_¡w k^m*m]t¸mÄ bj] bphvSN§Ä km]n¨n«§sW C^p¶p."" ssN¿n`pÅ bphvSNw bn¶nt`¡v f_¨pbnXn¨psNm*v Pu^n b_ªp. ""fv.."" Sn^ptfWn AkapsX k`s¯ ssN¿n sN«nsNmXp¯ ^£s] H¶ptWm¡n. ""FWn¡v H^pNm^yw b_]mWp*v. ASptN«v Wo e]s¸tX*SnÃ."" ""F´m fp¯Èm.."" ""Wns¶ bn´pXÀ¶ B N_p¯^qbw H^mßmkm\v."" ASpb_ªt¸mjp*m] Pu^n]psX N®pNans` Sna¡w Sn^ptfWns] kÃmsS AhzØWm¡n. H¶pw b_]msS Sn^ptfWn A`vbtW^w Nnjt¡ Km`Ns¸man]n`qsX bp_t¯¡v tWm¡nWn¶p. ""fp¯Èm, B^m ASv ?"" bn¶n`qsX k¶v Sn^ptfWn]psX k`SpssN¿n bnXn¨psNm*v Pu^n tImUn¨p. ""FÃmw sskNmsS fWhn`mNpw. Cu ^£ Alp²nk^p¯msS hq£n¡\w. fWhn`mt]m..."" ""Cà fp¯Èm, Mm³ hq£n¡p¶p*v. C{StW^]n«pw fp¯È³ D_§n]ntà ?.."" hwl]t¯msX Pu^n tImUn¨p. ""CÃ. fW¡`n bpSn] H^mapsX hmWnVyw A_n]p¶p*v bs£ Ns*¯m³ Njn]p¶nÃ. GtSm làn]psX f_bän Wn¡p¶p Ct¸mjpw."" Pu^n Ssâ k`SpssN¿n`pÅ bphvSNw bn¶nt`¡v f_¨pbnXn¨p. ""tfmav NnXt¶m,..."" Sn^ptfWn Sn^nªpWX¶p ""tUko, CWn hoS]mt\m B Bßmkv."" AkÄ hz]w tImUn¨p. Sn^ptfWn tbm]n F¶p_¸pk^p¯n]n«v Pu^n kmSn`X¨v Km`N¯nWm^nNns` Nth^]n`n^p¶psNm*p ssN¿n`pÅ bphvSNw ko*pw Sp_¶p. AkhmWNp_n¸v ASn Sn¿Sns]m¶pw t^Os¸Xp¯n]n^p¶nÃ. ""Wmsa Afmkmhn. fWÊnsW bnXn¨pWnÀ¯m³ N¼nNp«³.sWäv