_qfn k¶p N]_n]n«pw D_§m³ tSm¶p¶nÃ. tI¨n Wà hpOfm]n NnX¶p_§p¶p. B h-vNÀ«v fp«nWp tft`¡v N]_n¡nX¡p¶p. H^p klw I^nª§nsW NnX¡p¶ tI¨ns] Nm\m³ Wà I´w.

Mm³ B Nm`pNant`¡v tWm¡n. tI¨n]psX hzÀ\ sNm`pÊpNÄ B N\¦m`n bSnªp NnX¡p¶p.. tI¨n D\À¶n^ps¶¦n W¶m]n^p¶psk¶p tSm¶n.

“”tI¨o.. F\otä.. “” Mm³ bSns] Np`p¡n tWm¡n. H^W¡kpw CÃ.. D_¡w Ss¶.

F\oäp KWm`]n`qsX tWm¡pt¼m A¸p_¯p bntÅÀ {Nn¡äv– Nan¡p¶p. NqsX Nan¨mt`m F¶p N^pSn Mm³ Smtj¡v C_§n.

“”N®m FknsX tbmkp¶p..”” Nn¨³s_ tZmÀ Sp_¶p bp_t¯¡p C_§m³ SpX§pw fp³bv bn¶n Wn¶pw Npª.

“”Npª Npan¡m³ N]_n]ntà CSp ks^.. A¸p_¯v AkÀ {Nn¡äv Nan¡p¶p.. NqsX tbm]n Nan¨mt`m F¶p N^pSn C_§n]Sm..””

“”AsSm¶pw tk*.. C¶s` ko\Sp f_¶p tbmt]m.. tdm_Xn¡pt¶Â Np«³ C^p¶p Xn kn Nm\v.””

“”¹ohv Npªm Cu W«p¨]v¡v Xn kn ]n H¶qÃ..”” Mm³ b_ªp tWm¡n.

“”Np«m.. tk*m¶v b_ªntÃ.. tbm]n^n¡v.. Mm³ Npan¨p k^mw”” Npª dm{Sqfns`¡v N]_n.

B S¡w tWm¡n Mm³ bp_¯n_§n AkÀ Nan¡p¶nXs¯¡v WX¶p.. Npª Npan¨p k^m³ Nps_ tW^w FXp¡pw ASnWpÅn k^mw.

“”N®m, Wo bp_s¯m¶pw C_§m^ntÔ”

lÐw tN«v Sn^nªp tWm¡pt¼m Kqdn B³_n. NptªsX koXntWmXv tIÀ¶pÅ ko«ns` B³_n]m.. M§sX Ht^ H^p A] koXm..

fpÉo§am.. ASv sNm*v Ss¶ kntlgw Ft´`pw k^pt¼m WÃ cpZv– sNm*p S^pw B³_n. H^p tfmWp*v–.. hpdn³.. fq¶nt`m Wm`nt`m B\v bYn¡p¶Sv.. AkWpw NqXn]m AknsX Nan¡p¶Sv.

“”Biv.. B³_nt]m.. Mm³ C_§pt¼m H¶pw Nm\m_nÃ.. bns¶ Nps_ bYn¡m³ DÅSp sNm*v ko«n Ss¶ fn¡t¸mjpw.. hpdn³ Nan¡p¶Sv N*p k¶Sm..”” Mm³ At§mXp tWm¡n In^n¨p.

“”B, Ak³ cpÄ ssXfpw Nan Ss¶.. D½ D*m]n^p¶t¸m b_ªm tNÄ¡pw B]n^p¶p.. Cs¸m ASpw CÃ..””

B³_nsX ihvdâv Updm]n B\v.. D½]pw Bân]pw tfmWpw fm{Sw B\v CknsX ko«n F¶p Npª b_ªp tN«n«p*v.. Npª]pw B³_n]pw k`y N¼Wn B\v. B³_nsX D½ Wm«nt`m ftäm tbm]Smkpw..

“”AkVn¡tà B³_n Nan]v¡m³ bäpÅq..”” Aks^ ht¸mÀ«v sI]vSn«p MmWpw Nan¡m³ NqXn..

“”DÆpÆv.. fm]t]mXv– b_]p¶p*v Mm³”” B³_n Fs¶ tWm¡n In^n¨p.

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