a\im-kv-{XÚ-\mb s{]m^kÀ tUmÎÀ Cu\mip ]«¡m-c\v at\mlc³ apXemfn Hcp I¯b¨XmWv BsI Ipg¸amb-Xv. A-tXmSp IqSn AbmfpsS PohnXhpw GXmïv I« ]pIbmbn Fóp XsóbmWv at\mlc³ apXemfn hnizkn¡pó-Xv. AXn\v aXnbmb ImcWhp-apïv. AsXms¡ Xsó-bmWv C\n ]cmaÀin¡s¸Sp-óXpw. apXemfnbpsS I¯v Cu\mip-hnsâ {i²bnðs]«Xn\pw Hcp ImcWapïv. C¥ojnepÅ \nch[n I¯pIfpsSbpw IqsS ISp¯ aebmf¯nð Fgp-Xnb Htcsbmcp I¯v at\m-lctâXmbn-cpóp. tUmÎvSÀ Cu\mip B I¯v ]ckyam¡nbXv apXemfnbpsS Ct¸m-gs¯ enhnwKv äpKZÀ sPÊn-bpsS A\phmZt¯mSp IqSnXsó-bm-Wv. C\n Imcy¯nte¡p I-S¡mw. Is¯gpXnb {]Xn at\mlc³ Ct¸mÄ Hfnhn-em-Wv. Bfn¯ncn tjm Hm^v-- BWv AXpsImïmtWm Cu apXemfn Fó s]cphoWXp Fsómópw IrXyambn BÀ¡pw Adn-bnñ. AsX´pamIs« Xð¡mew A§s\ ]dªmte _Ôp¡mcpt]mepw A-dnbq. Fómð XrÈqÀ¡mc\mb tUmÎÀ Cu\mip-hnsâ ]«¡mc³ AbmfpsS icn¡pÅ ho«pt]cmWv. AsXmópañ-tñm Ct¸mgs¯ {]-iv\w. apXmfnbpsS IqsS Xmakn¨ncpó {]nbImapIn sP&Eci
HmÀ½ h¨-\mÄ apXð Rm³ apX-em-fosS IqsS-bm-bn-cp-óp. apX-em-fn¡v Fsó hfsc CjvS-am-Wv. At±-l-¯n\v \ñ aqUm-sW-¦nð Nne-t¸mÄ Fsóbpw sImïv ]mÀ¡n-sems¡ \S-¡m³ t]mIpw. Rm³ Iq«-¯n-ep-ÅXv apX-em-fn¡v Hcp Ka-bmWv. ]mÀ¡nse ItSóv _nkv¡säms¡ hm§n-¯-cpw. ]s£, At§À¡v tZjyw hómð kq£n-¡-Ww. apJw ]gp¯ I¸-f-§-bpsS \nd-am-Ipw. ]d-bp-óXv t]mse Hs¡ sNbv-Xp {]km-Zn-¸n¨p \nómð henb Ipg-¸-an-ñmsX t]mImw. Rm³ Ft¸mgpw ]pÅn-¡m-c-sâ I¬sh«¯p Xsó thWw. Fñmw A\p-k-cn¨v hmem«n \ntóm-Ww. ho«nð hcp-tóm-tcm-sSs¡ Fsó-¡p-dn¨v s]m¡n-¸-d-bpw. \mep t\cw `£Ww In«pw. InS-¡m\pw Dd-§m\pw kuIcy-¡p-dshmóp-an-ñ, ]s£ Hóp am{X-anñ, kzmX-{´yw. Hcp Znhkw apX-emfn Fsóbpw Iq«n ]mÀ¡nð Id-§m³ t]mbn. Ahn-sS-t¸m-Ip-óXv F\n¡pw henb kt´m-j-am. CjvSw t]mse HmSn-¡-fn-¡mw. AómWv Rm³ Fsó-t¸mse Nnesc hgn-tbm-c¯v Iï-Xv. As&
eï-\nse H-cp BVw-_c Imdp-I-fpsS Hcp {]ZÀi\ imebpsS Nnñp Iq-«nð asämcp {]ZÀi\ hkvXphns\ t]mse Hcp ]mdmhpImcsâ thjaWnªv ASbncn¡pó kab¯v, AbmÄ BImi¯nte¡v t\m¡n. ]peÀIme¯v At\Iw ]dhbm\§Ä, hm\nð anóman\p§pIsf t]mse \ne¯nd§m\pÅ Dug¯n\mbn h«an«v Id§pó, FópapÅ B AXn at\mlc ImgvNIÄ Cu GIm´Xbnð AbmÄ¡v henb Bizmkw \ðIpó Hcp kwKXnbmbncpóp... Cu Abmfpïtñm... Fsâ \m«pImc\mb Hcp sKUnbmWv... GXmïv Hcp ]Xnämïn\v ap¼v \m«nð eohn\v sNót¸mgmWv, IWnawKe¯v ]eNc¡v IS \S¯pó s]tc¸mS³ tem\t¸«\pw, aq¸cpsS aqómas¯ sN¡\pw, Ahsâ anjy³ Bip]{Xn-bnð \gv-kmbn tPmen sN¿pó `mcybpw IqSn bpsIbnte¡v tPmen¡v hcphm³ thïn klmb§Ä sNbXv XcWsaóv tNmZn¨v Fsó ImWphm³ hóXv apXemWv AbmÄ Fsâ kvt\lnX\mbn amdnbXv... B kab-¯v \gv-kpamcpsS tPmen¡v _nem¯nbnð \ñ UnamâpÅ kabambXn\mð eï\nepÅ Hcp GP³kn apJm´ncw, AhfpsS "hÀ¡v s]Àanän'\v A-óv.. aqómepe£w c
N¡........ N¡......¨m¼.... tM!.... Cu aZm½s¡m¨v F´m Cu ]dbpóXv-. Rm³ sNhnIÄ h«w ]nSn¨p,ImXpIÄ IqÀ¸n¨p. ChnsS {_n«Wnð hóXnð ]nsó Cu Rm³ C§s\bmWv. ""N¡''Fó hm¡v FhnsS tI«mepw Rms\³sd sNhnIÄ h«w ]nSn¡pw ImXpIÄ IqÀ¸n¡pw. Imcyw F´mWótñ?. ]dbmw...... kw`hw F³sd Cu s\Sps\Sp¦³ t]cv Xsó. N¡¨m¼d¼nð sIm¨phdoXv CKvt\jykv. F§\pïv?. hnfn¡m³ ]äpóptïm?. Cñm.......Atñ?. AXmWv {]iv\w.... \½Ä aebmfnIÄ¡p t]mepw F³sd apgph³ t]cv s]«óv hnfn¡m³ ]äpónñ. ]nsóbtñ Cu aZm½ sIm¨p-§fv! . B aZm½ \gvkn³d \m¡v-- ]ñn³sd CSbnð IpSp§póXn\p ap³t] Rm³ HmSn sNóp lmPÀ sImSp¯p. CubnsSbmbn sNdnb Hcp XeId¡w.F´mbmepw tUmÎsd Hóv Itï¡mw Fóv hnNmcn¨p tlmkv]näð hsc Hóv hóXmWv--. tUmÎsd ImWm³ CS\mgnbneqsS \S¡pt¼mÄ Pòw Xó A¸t\mSpw A½tbmSpw hñm¯ Aa&Ag
XncpthmWw. aebmfnIÄ Im¯ncpó \òbpsSbpw kar²nbpsSbpw HcpabpsSbpw s]mtómW Zn\w. amtemIscñmw Hóp t]mse hmWncpó `qXIme¯nsâ t\À¯ IpfncpÅ HmÀ½IqSnbmWv HmWw. HmÀah¨ Imew apXð aebmfnIfmb \½Ä tI«p ]cnNbn¨ t]cpIfmWv alm_enbpw hma\\pw. \oXnam\mb alm_en N{IhÀ¯nbpsS Zm\ioes¯¡pdn¨pw At±l¯nsâ \òsb¡pdn¨pw {]Pm kvt\ls¯¡pdn¨psañmw sNdp¸Ime¯v \½Ä ]Tn¨Xv amthen \mSv hmWoSpw Imew Cu Fó HmW¸m«nð IqSnbmWv. ""amthen \mSp hmWoSpw Imew am\pjscñmcpsamópt]mse BtamZt¯msS hkn¡pw Imew B]¯§mÀ¡psam«nñ Xm\pw B[nIÄ hym[nIsfmópanñ _meacW§Ä tIĸm\nñ. ]¯mbncamïncn¸papïv ]¯mbsañmw \ndhXpïv Fñm IrjnIfpw Hópt]mse s\ñnóp \qdphnfhXpïv Zpãsc I¬sImïpIm×m\nñ \ñhcñmsXbnñ ]mcnð `qtemIsamt¡bpsamópt]mse Bebsams¡bpsamópt]mse \ñ I\Iw sImsïñmhcpw \ñm`cW§fWnªpsImïv \mcnamÀ,_meòmÀ aäptÅmcpw \oXntbmsS§pw h
"UmUn"....... "Um.........Uo"...... "sF hm\m _À-KeÀ \u''. aIs\ k-vIq-fnð \nópw FSp¯n«p hón«v tkm^bnð Ccpóv em]vtSm¸nð Aós¯ {_n«ojv-- ]{X§fneqsS Hóv It®mSn¡th... s{_I-vknäpw, dnssa³ C³ bpsIbpw X½nð \Só añbp²¯nð BcpsS ]£w tNcWw FódnbmsX, Rms\móp ab§nt]mbn, B kab¯mbncpóp, Cfb aI³ D®n¡p«sâ _lfw. I®p Xpdót¸mÄ D®nIp«³ k-vIqÄ bpWnt^manð Xsó \nð¡póp . k-vIqfnð \nópw hómð DSs\ Xsó bpWn-t^mw amäWsaóv F{X XhW Cht\mSv ]dªncn¡póp--. AsX§-\m-! k-vIqÄ hn«p hómð t\sc tIdnt¡mfpw I¼yq«dnsâ DÅnte¡v. "UmUo F\n¡v _ÀKÀ ss_ sN¿Ww" aebmfhpw BwKtebhpw IqSn-t¨Àó `mjbnð Hcp hn[¯nð Ah³ Imcyw ]dsªm¸n¨p. "sF \oUv-- Cäv-- \u'' Ah³ hmin ]nSn¨p Icbm³ XpS§n. Ahkm\w A-hsâ hm-in¡p ap³-]nð a\Ênñm a\tÊmsS Io-gS§n. ASp¯pÅ aIvtUmWmÄ-Uvk
Xncph\´]pcw: tImSntbcn _meIrjvW³ Xami ]dbptam? ]ïv I®qÀ Pnñm sk{I«dnbmbncpót¸mÄ s]meokv kv--täj\nð t_mw_phbv¡psaó hnhmZ {]kwKw \S¯nb Cóv kwØm\ sk{I«dnbmbncn¡pt¼mÄ ]mSs¯ ]Wn¡v hc¼¯v Iqen sImSp¡Wsaóv ]dªv hnhmZ¯nð AIs¸« tImSntbcn _meIrjvW³ henb Xami{]mkwKnI\msWóv ]dªmð tIÄ¡póhÀ A´n¨pt]mtb¡pw. Fómð kwKXnIÄ A§s\sbmópañ. tIcf¯nse ap³\nc cm{ãob t\Xm¡fnð Gähpw A[nIw XamiIÄ {]kwK§fnð DÄs¡mÅn¡pó ^enXck{]nb³ IqSnbmWv tImSntbcn. NncnbpsS sImSntbäw Fó t]cnð amXr`qan _pIv--kv {]kn²oIcn¡pó Nncn kamlmcw hmbn¨mð AXv \ómbn t_m[ys¸SpIbpw sN¿pw. tImSntbcnbpsS {]kwK§fnse XamiIÄ tImÀ¯nW¡n am²ya{]hÀ¯I³ sIhn a[phmWv NncnbpsS sImSntbäw FgnXnbXv. dnt¸mÀ«À Snhnbnse sUtams{Ibv--kn Fó Bt£]lmky]cn]mSnbpsS AhXmcI³ IqSnbmWv sIhna[p. tImSntbcn _meIrjvW³ \S¯nb {]kwK§fnse ^enX§fnð kwØm\ cm{ãob¯nð kPohambn ISóphó hnjb§fmWv
eï³: Bbncw inhcm{XnIÄ, Bcpw Añm¯ HcmÄ,Ces]mgnbpw Imew XpS§n anIhpä Ccp]tXmfw t\m-h-epIfpI-fpw, \nch[n sNdpIYI-fpw, GXm\pw IhnXIfpw aebmf `mj¡v Xsâ iàamb XqenIbneqsS k½m\n¨ tUm.Hma\ KwKm-[c³ asämcp Icp¯pä t\mhen\v ]ndhn \ðIns¡mïv aebmf kmlnXy cwK¯p hoïpw {it²bbmIpóp. 'aWnh¯qcnse Bbncw inhcm{XnIÄ' Fó t]cnð Xsâ t\mhð kn\nabmbn BkzmZIÀ s\ônteäpIbpw, AXnse HF³hn kmdnsâ 's\änbnð NndIpÅ kzÀ® \ndapÅ..' Fóp XpS§pó Km\w tZiob AhmÀUv t\Sn {i² t\SpIbpw sNbvXncpóp. sNdnb kmt¦XnI XS椀 \nan¯amWv 'Ces]mgnbpw Imew' A{`]mfnbnð ]XnbmsX t]mbXv. Xsâ Pò `qhnð ]SÀóp ]´en¨p \nð¡pó tZiob hr£amb Acbmensâ CeIÄ¡p Iognð ssiih Imew apXð GtXm BIÀjWw t]mse im´XbpsSbpw, kam[m\¯nsâ-bpw, DÄ¡pfncnsâbpw kpJw \pWªp hn{iaw tXSmdpÅ Ccn¸nSw Cóv kômcnIfpsS s]cphgnbmbn AaÀót¸mÄ, kz´w Bß s\m¼c§Ä A£c§fmbn DXnÀóp hogpIbmWv 'Acbmensâ CeIfn'eqsS. {]hmk temI¯p ]et¸mgpw inYne§fmI
ho«papä¯p \nóp tKäntebv¡v Ip¯s\sbmcp Ibäapïv. Ibäw Ibdns¨óp tKäp ISópIgnbpt¼mÄ sslthbpsS AcnInepÅ Im\ aqSnbncnbv¡pó Ém_nsâ apIfnð Hcp Ipep¡t¯msS Ibdnbnd§Ww. A§s\, Hcp Ibähpw XpSÀsómcp Ipep¡hpw. ss_¡p tKäntebv¡pÅ Ibäw Ibdm³ XpS§pt¼mįsó Ahsfsâ amdneqsS Npän¸nSn¨n«pïmIpw. AXmWp ]Xnhv. Cóp ]Xnhp sXänbncnbv¡póp. ss_¡v ÌmÀ«m¡nbt¸mÄ apXð Rm\Xp {i²n¨ncpóp. Fsó kv]Àinbv¡pIt]mepw sN¿msX, Chsf§s\bmWp ss_¡ntòð Dd¨ncnbv¡póXv? Rm³ dnbÀhyq anddpIfneqsS t\m¡n. AhÄ ]n³--koänsâ ]pdIät¯bv¡p \o§nbncnbv¡póp. koänsâ ]pdInepÅ koävlmânenð CSXpssIsImïp ]nSn¨n«pïmIWw; AXp anddpIfnð icnbv¡p Zriyañ. ]n³--koänsâ heXp hi¯v, Aev]w Xmsgbmbn asämcp lmânepïv. AXnehÄ heXpssI sImïp ]nSn¨ncnbv¡póXp heXphis¯ anddnð ImWmw. ss_¡nð t]mIpt¼msgms¡ Ft&oacu
cïmw temI almbp² Ime¯v {^ôv tk\bpsS saUn¡ð Iym¼nð Hcp {_n«ojv bphXn BXpctkh\¯ns\¯n. ssiXy Imes¯ B bp² kab¯v NpdpNpdp¡mbn HmSn \Só B bphXn s]«óv Xsó FñmhcpsSbpw {i² ]nSn¨p ]än. Hcp amks¯ bp²¯n\p tijw Xncn¨p hcpó I¼\n¡v ]Icw ASp¯ I¼\n tk\ t]mIWw AXmbncpóp {^ôv tk\bpsS bp² coXn. B Iym¼nð Xsó Hcp bph ssk\nI\v bphXntbmSv sasñ sasñ ASp¸w tXmón. Ah³ AhÄ¡mbn {^ôv IhnXIÄ FgpXn acpóp t{UIfnð h¨v sImSp¡phm³ XpS§n. Fómð {^ôv Adnbm¯ bphXn B t]¸À XpïpIÄ Ae£yambn hen¨dnªp sImïncnóp. A§s\ amkw Hóp Ignªp bp²¯nembncpó Hcp I¼\n tk\ Xncns¨¯n bph ssk\nIsâ tk\¡v t]mtIï kabambn. t]mIm³ X¿mdmbn Cd§nb kab¯v Ah³ Hcp t]¸À IqSn AhÄ¡v sImSp¯p H¸w Hcp au¯v HmÀKWpw. ]Xns\móp Znhk§Ä¡v tijw ]cnt¡ähscbpambn ssk\nI hml\w XncnsI Iym¼n-se¯n, IqsS B bph ssk\nI\pw Dïmbncpóp Imen\p Xmtgm«v ]qÀWambpw XIÀó \nebnð A
