A cold wind blew around the darkened cabin, the only light coming from the small fire. Max was able to get light in the fireplace. Stella was hunched down in front of the fire, sitting on a wobbly stool. She pulled her coat around her tighter. Max walked from window to window, straining to look around. The full moon offered some light. The limbs of the surrounding trees waved in the wind, some bowing and scratching the roof of the cabin. He looked over at his wife. She wasn't moving or talking. The hiking trip had been her idea and he had been enjoying the brisk hike until the noises began. Shouts and guttural noises suddenly surround them, but what or who was making the noise was unknown. They were spooked and plundered into the woods, lost, until they ran into the cabin. "Stella, are you ok?" Max asked in a low voice. The only answer was the nod of her head. "What were those noises and yells?" She asked in a shaky voice. "I don't know, but I wonder if wasn't those bunch of kids with one of those electronic gizmos trying to scare people off". He offered. "It worked". She said flatly. Max had just about convinced himself that he had the right idea when he heard a noise that wasn't the wind. Gooseflesh popped out of his body. It was moans and sounds of men talking and even the neighi
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Cu kw`hw \Són«v Ct¸mÄ Hcp ]¯p ap¸¯n aqóp hÀj§Ä F¦nepw Bbn«pïm-hpw. Rm\pw Fsâ ktlmZcn tPmkntamfpw Aóv ss{]adn kvIqÄ hnZymÀYnIÄ BWv. A½ Ipª½ So¨À ss{]adn kvIqÄ So¨dpw Bbncpóp. A¡me¯p A½sb ho«ptPmenIfnð klmbn¡phm\mbn ta¸pds¯ Nnó tNS¯n Fsómcp tNS¯n hcpambncp-óp. Ignª i\nbmgvN ho«nð hnfn¨t¸mÄ BIkvanIambn F\n¡v Nn-ó-½ tNS¯nsb HmÀ½ hcnIbpw A½tbmSv At\zjn¡pIbpw sNbvXp... At¸mgmWv AdnªXv ]mhw tNS¯n CltemI hmkmw shSnªp... Nnó tNS¯n¡v aqóp s]¬a¡Ä BWv. Benkv, tamfn ]nsó CfbhÄ s]®-½... tamfnbmWv \½psS IYbnse tI{µ IYm]m{Xw... Ct¸mÄ FhnsSbmWmthm... F\n¡dnbnñ... hnhmlw Hs¡ Ignªp IpSpw_ PohnXw \bn¡pI Bbncn¡pw. FhnsSbmsW¦nepw kt´mjw Bbn Pohn¡s« ]m-hw... tam-fntN¨n CSbv¡p R§fpsS ho«nð hcpw A½sb klmbn¡phm\m-bn... tN¨nbpsS A½sbbpw R§fpsS A½sb-bpw... A¡me¯p Nmb¡Sbnð am{Xw e`n¡pó Hcp hninã hn`hw Bbncpóp
AhÄ Nn´n¡pIbmWv. AKm[ambn. Nn´bpsS thentbä¯nð I®pIÄ kPe§fmbn. kmb´\w AhfpsS I®pIfnð Hfn¸n¨t]mse I®pIÄ Nphóp. AhÄ¡v Nn´n¡mXncn¡m³ Ignªnñ. HmÀ½IÄ.... s\SphoÀ¸pIÄ....Fñmw th«¸«nIsft¸mse ]n´pScpóp. Hóv hoWpt]mbmð?? B apJ¯v I®p\ocnsâ D¸pIWw ]än¸nSn¨ncpóp. aWn¡qdpIÄ .... aWnIqdpIÄ am{Xw C\n _m¡n. Fñmw Xocpam\n¨pd¨ncn¡póp.... Fñmw. Fñm HmÀ½Ifpw HcpZnhkw Ahkm\n¡pw. Fñm HmÀ½Ifpw Hcn¡ð amªpt]mIpw. AhÄ em]v--tSm¸v Hm¬sNbvXp. Pnsabnenð temtKm¬ sNbvXv ssS]v sNbvXpXpS§n. hncepIÄ Iot_mÀUnð HgpIn \Sóp. Hcp I¯v. Htcsbmcp I¯v. HmÀ½IÄ sIm«nbS¡m\pÅ Ahkm\ hcnIÄ. ]pjv]n¡msX sImgnªp hoWv IcnªpW§nt¸mb aecpIfpsS _m¡n]{Xw. a\Ênð Hmtcmtcm t{^apIÄ hóp \ndªp. I®n\papónð Fñmw hÀ®m`ambn. tImtfPv... Im¼kv..... Nncnbpw, Ifnbpw Fñmsañmw ebn¨ptNÀó Ie]ne iЧÄ.
Pdp-itew tZhm-e-b-¯nsâ D¯pwKw kvXw`-§fpw Ipw`-tKm-]p-c-§fpw kqcy-In-c-W-§-tfäp Xnf-§n. Xnc-t¡-dnb tZhm-e-b-¦-W-¯n-te¡p `mc-ta-´nb H«-I-§fpw tImhÀ Igp-X-¡q-«-§-fp-ambn A\p-kyqXw {]h-ln¨p sImïn-cn-¡póp P\s¯ Iï-t¸mÄ Pqe-nbkv Dð¡-WvTm-Ip-e-\m-bn. At\I hÀj-§-fmbn blq-Zy-bnð {]hÀ¯n¨p hcpó tdma³ ssk\ym[n-]-\mWbmÄ. A{Iaw s]«n-¸p-d-s¸-«mð, F®-¯nð Npcp-¡-amb Xsâ ]S-bm-fn-IÄ Cu P\-t¯mSv F´p sN¿p-hm-\mWv? F¦nepw Pqen-bkpw ]S-bm-fn-Ifpw PmK-cq-I-cmbn \nóp. tZhm-e-b-¯nsâ hSt¡ Zn¡nð \nóv Hcp Bchw tI«p XpS§n s]mSn-]-Sew BIm-it¯-¡pb-cp-óp. P\w B `mK-t¯¡v Cc¨p \o§n. Ahsc \nb-{´n-¡m³ Ign-bmsX Pqen-bkv \tó hnj-an-¨p. ""tbip h-cpóp... tbip...'' tZhm-eb ]cn-k-c¯v \nóp-bÀó B i_vZw tI«-t¸mÄ Ahm-Ny-am-sbcp hnImcw Pqen-b-knsâ a\-Êns\ {Kkn-¨p. ssII-fnð ""£in-J-c-§-fp-ap-bÀ¯n-s¡mïv'' henb Hcp P\-¡q«w BÀ¸p hnfn-I-tfmsS cmP-]mX Xn§n \n
temI Ncn-{X-¯n Gähpw {][m\yw AÀln-¡pó 4 Znh-k-§Ä Ah¡v Hcn-¡epw amä-ap-ïm-hp-I-bn-ñ. Hóv acnbw Fó {KmaoW I\y-I-bpsS ASp¯v K{_n-tbð ZqX³ ""ssZh-¯n\v Hóp Akm-[y-añ'' Fó ZqXv ]d-ª-t¸mÄ k¼qÀ® kaÀ¸-W-¯n-\mbn Xsó Xsó hens¨dnª kaÀ¸W Zn\w ""CXv IÀ¯m-hnsâ Zmkn. \nsâ h-N-\w t]m-se F-ónð \n-d-th-d-s«"" eq-¡m 1:38 c-ïv: kIe P\-¯n\pw thïn-bpÅ henb kt´m-j-¯n-sâ k-ZzmÀ¯-bmbn ]nÅ-¡¨ sImïv s]mXn-ªv, ]pðs¯m«nbnð InSn-¯n-bn-cn-¡pó c£-I-\mb {InkvXp P\n¨p hoW Zn\w. Xsó Xsó iyq\-\m¡n sImïv ssZhhpam-bpÅ kam-\X shSn-ªv, Zmksâ cq]w kzoI-cn¨v BIr-Xn-bnð a\p-jysâ kmZr-iy-¯nð ]ndóp hoW Zn\w. (^n-en¸v 2: 6.8) h-N\w amwk-ambn \-½psS CS-bnð Ah-X-cn¨ Zn\w (tbml 1: 14) aq-óv: \-½psSbpw temIw apgp-hsâbpw ]m]-]-§Ä¡v ]cn-lm-c -_enbmbn ssZh-¯nsâ \nÝnX ]WvUn-Xnbpw (A¸ 2: 23) ]qÀh-Úm-\-hp-a-\p-k-cn¨v tbip-{InkvXp Ipcn-inð Xe Nmbv&um
Ft¸mtgm AdnbmsX Cãamb cq]w. Hähm¡nð ]dªmð kpµcnIp«n. Npïnse Nph¸v \ndw B I®pIfpsS Xnf¡w Hs¡ \nÀ¯nñmsX 65 Imc³ IrjvtW«³ hnhcn¡pt¼mÄ Fñmhcpw BImwj `cnXÀ. AXmWv- tams\ {]Wbw tI«ncpó \yq P\tdj³ Sow AwK§fmb hnjvWphpw cRvPn¯pw A\phpw Hs¡ A£acmWv. ]nsót´ IrjvtW«³ Ahsf hnhmlw I-gn¡mªXv cRvPn¯pw hnjvWphpw Htckzc¯nð tNmZy icw DbÀ¯n... At¸mtg¡pw ]pô ]mSs¯ Cfw Imäv... hoinb-Sn-¨p..Cu Imänsâ kpJw Bbncpóp Fsâ {]Wb¯nsâ kpKÔw. hÀj§Ä t]mbXdnbmsX Hcp]mSv EXphpw. tla´hpw Hs¡ ISóp Ahsf hnhmlw Ign¡m³ sImXn Fóñ Hcn¡epw Ahfnñm¯ PohnXw t]mepw F\n¡nñmbn-cp-óp... F´v sN¿m³ Hcp tPmen Fóp]dbm³ Cñm¯Xn\mð Ahsf H¸w Iq«m³ Ignbnñmcpóp. A{Xbv¡pw \ñ km¼¯nI tijn DÅ ho-Sv.. Ahsf ]«nWnbpsS-bpw ]cnh«¯nsâbpw CSbnte¡v sImïphóp B ZpxJhpw t]dm³ DÅ am\ÊnI AhØbpw F\n¡nñmcpóp. H¸w A]kvamcw Fó AkpJhpw F\
t]meokpImcsâ aIÄþ _ntImw _ncpZ[mcnþ tIm¬{SmÎv \nba\w kÀÆokv shðs^bÀ skmsskänbnðþ hm«À AtYmdnänbnð HmhÀkobÀ a\pIpamÀ Pko´sb hnhmlw Ign¡pt¼mÄ skmsskänbnð ]Wnbpïmbncpóp. ]nóoSv Pnñm cPnkv{SmdpsS ]cntim[\þ \nÀt±i{]Imcw aqóv Xmð¡menI Poh\¡msc ]ncn¨phn«p. A¡q«¯nð Pko´bpw ]pd¯mbn. aqóp Poh\¡mcpw IqSn tImSXnbnð t]mbnþ hÀj§Ä \oï \nbabp²wþ a{´nk`IÄ amdn amdn hópþ HSphnð Ipªn\v 8 hbkpÅt¸mÄ ]p\À \nba\wþ a\pIpamÀ sskUv _n-kn\kmbn sI«nS \nÀ½mWhpw hnð¸\bpw XpSÀóp. CSbv¡v Fsâ {ioaXn Pko´tbmSv tNmZn¨pþ F´m tUmWn\v Hcp A\nb¯n IqSn thtï? At¿m tN¨o..... F\n¡p h¿þ ChnsS A¨mb³ ]tï Fsó {]jÀ sN¿pópïvþ BZy {]kh¯nepïmb ap³ IcpXepIfpw {]khs¯¯pSÀópÅ BtcmKy {]iv--\§fpw Pko´bnð `oXnbpw `bhpw DWÀ¯nþ C\nsbmcp {]khw thtï thï.......... Dd&i
tIcf P\X Cóv A£-cmÀ°-¯nð sNIp-¯m\pw IS-en-\p-an-S-bnðs¸«v \«w Xncn-bpó ImgvN-bmWv ImWp-hm³ km[n-¡p-ó-Xv. A½ s]§-½m-cp-sSbpw `mcy-bp-sSbpw a¡-fp-sSbpw ap³]nen«v a\p-jysâ ssI¿pw Imepw sh«n amän {]mW-th-Z-\-bmð ]nS-bpó B I_-Ôs¯ t\m¡n C¦p-em_v hnfn-¡pó I½yqWnÌv cm£-k-òmÀ Hcp hi-¯v. e-£van- \m-b-scó t]cnð X«n¸pw sh«n¸pw BÄam-dm-«hpw \S¯n kÀÆ-hn[ kz`mh Zqjy-§-fp-sSbpw tIZ-mc-amb kcnX Fó kv{Xo kq£n-s¨móp t\m¡n-bmð `bóp aq{X-sam-gn¨p t]mIpó a{´nbpw K-h¬-saâpw adp-hi-¯v. A[nImcw In«n-¡-gn-bp-t¼mÄ taänwMv kok-Wnse sNóm-bv¡p-Å-t]mse ISn-]nSn Iq«nbpw {Kq¸p hg-¡pw, ]mc hbv¸pw, ]Se ]nW-¡-§-fpambn ChÀ Imew Ign-¡p-óp. adp-h-i¯v {Iqchpw ss]im-Nn-I-hp-amb sIme-]m-X-I-§Ä, _µpIÄ, hgn XSb-ep-IÄ Fkv-F-^vsF Ip«nIm«m-fòm-cpsS B{I-a-§Ä XpS§n Fñm-hn[ P\-t{Zm-l-§fpw ssIap-X-em-¡nb kn]nFw Kpïm-bn-kw. kn-]nFwImsc sFkn-kn-t\mSv D]-an-&um
Hmtcm hyàn-Isf kw_-Ôn¨pw kz´w cmPyw FóXv Ah-c-h-cpsS am{Xw hnth-N-\ ]cn-Xn-bn-ep-Å-Xm-Wv. Hcp ]s£ Ah³ P\n-¨tXm AX-sñ-¦nð Ah³ Pohn-¡pó-tXm, AXp-a-sñ-¦nð Cu temIw apgp-h³ Xsótbm kz´w cmPy-ambn ImWpI FóXv Ah-c-h-cpsS am{Xw kzImcy A`n-em-j-am-Wv. AXv B hyàn-bpsS sam¯-¯n-epÅ \ne-hm-cs¯ B{ibn-¨n-cn-¡pw. Hcp bYmÀ° cmPy kvt\ln¡v Xsâ cmPys¯ am{Xw kvt\ln-¡p-hmt\m Xsâ cmPy-¯nsâ am{Xw A`n-hr-²n-bnð ]pfIw sImÅp-hmt\m km[n-¡p-I-bn-ñ. AXp-t]mse Xsó i{Xp cmPy-¯nsâ XIÀ¨-bnð B\µw Isï-¯p-hmt\m km[n-¡p-I-bn-ñ. Hcp bYmÀ° cmPy kvt\ln¡v Cu temI-¯pÅ asäñm kl-PohnI-sfbpw kvt\ln-¡m³ am{Xta Ign-bq. \½psS cmPy¯v Ct¸mÄ \S-¡p-óXv BcmWv bYmÀ° cmPy kvt\ln Fó XÀ¡-am-Wv. Hcp hn`mKw R§Ä am{X-amWv cmPy kvt\ln-IÄ Fóv kzbw hntijn-¸n-¡p-t¼mÄ FXnÀ hn`mKw hyàn kzmX-{´y-¯nsâ AXnÀ hc-¼p-I-fnð \ntóm AXp-a-sñ-¦nð AXn-\-¸p-d¯v \ntóm Xncn¨pw {]Xn-I-cn-&iex
