Chechiyude kude oru rathri 2

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tN¨nbpsS IqsS.............. 2 FÃmw adìÅ kpJIcamsbmê Dd¡w Bbnêì AXv. DWÀ¶t¸mÄ kabw Ggc Ignªnêì. ""tZ, vfmkvInÂ Nmb Ccnçì. thKw æfn v sdUnbmbn hm. F«cs¡¦nepw ChnsS \n¶v Cd§Ww"" tN¨n XnSp¡w Iq«n. Nmb FSp¯v æSnç¶Xn\nSbnÂ Rm³ tN¨nsb {i²n¨p. tN¨n t\cs¯ Xs¶ æfn v hkv{Xw amdnbnêì. shÅ NpcoZmdpw Cfw \oe tSm¸pw shÅbnÂ \oe sNçÅ jmfpw BWv [cn¨nê¶Xv. F\n¡v hiw sNcnªv \n¶v tai¸pd¯v Xpd¶v h¨ s]«nbnÂ XpWnIÄ ASp¡n hçIbmWv. Cdp¡apÅ NpcoZmÀ tSm¸nÂ tN¨nbpsS AwKhSnhv IqSpXÂ FSp¯v ImWn¨p. H«pw DSbm¯ \ndª amdpw CSp§nb Acs¡«pw I\¯ \nXw_hpw GsXmê ]pêjs\bpw sImXn¸nçambnêì. Aìhsc Hê ]pêjëw kv]Àin¡m¯ B apà kuµcys¯ C¶se cp XhW {]m]n¡m³ IgnªtXmÀ¯t¸mÄ Fsâ Acs¡«nÂ Hc\¡w Dmbn. C{Xbpw kpµcnbmb kz´w ktlmZcnsb {]m]n¡³ Ignª aäv ktlmZc·mêhptam, Rm³ a\ÊnÂ HmÀ¯p. AXpw, aämêw sXmSp¶Xn\v ap³]p Xs¶! Nmb æSn v Fgpt¶ät¸mÄ Rm³ hm¨nÂ t\m¡n. s]s«¶v Iqfn v h¶mÂ Cd§p¶Xn\v ap³]p Hê IfnçÅ kabw Dv. cmhnse tN¨nsb shdpsX It¸mÄ Xs¶ F\nç D²cn¡m³ XpS§nbnêì. tSmbneäpw ]Ãv tX¸pw FÃmw thKw XoÀ¯v æfn¡m³ XpS§nbt¸mÄ IXInÂ ap«v tI«pv. Xte¶s¯ HÀ½bnÂ _mXv dqanÂ sh v Hê Ifn¡v B{Kln v Bhptam hnfnç¶Xv? ]qÀWcq]¯nÂ æe v \nÂç¶ Fsâ enwKw {]ZÀin¸n v sImv Rm³ IXIv Xpdì. ""\o sdUnbmbn«v Xmtg¡v ht¶¡v. F\n¡v æd v t^mt«mtIm¸n FSp¡mëv. AsXSp¯n«v Rm³ sdtÌmdânÂ hcmw"" tN¨n Fsâ t\sc t\mçI t]mepw sN¿msX hmXnen\Spt¯¡v \Sì. cmhnse Hê Ifn¡v tamln¨ Rm³ \ncmi\mbn. A[nIw sshImsX æfn v hkv{Xw amdn Rm³ Xmsg sdtÌmdânÂ F¯n. tN¨n t\cs¯ Xs¶ F¯n HmÀUÀ sImSp¯nêì. ""C{X Xnc¡v thmbnêì. Hê AcaWn¡qÀ Ignªn«v apdnbnÂ \n¶v t]m¶mÂ aXnbmbnêì"" Im¸n æSnç¶Xn\nSbnÂ Rm³ ]dªp. cmhnse Xs¶ Hì kpJn¡m³ F\n¡v A{X¡v sImXn tXm¶n. ""C\nsbms¡ saUn¡Â sSÌv Ignªn«v'' tN¨n Fsâ apJ¯v t\m¡sXbmWv AXv ]dªXv. tN¨n¡v Fsâ DÅnenê¸v ]nSnIn«nsb¶v hyàw. ""cmhnse Hì sN¿pt¼mÄ DÅ kpJw H¶v thsdbm..."" Rm³ apt¶m«mªnê¶v kzImcyw t]mse ]dªp. \mWw sImv tN¨nbpsS IhnfpIÄ Nqh¶v t]mbn. R§fpsS clkyw Bsc¦nepw Ip]nSns¨m F¶dnbms\¶ t]mse angnIfpbÀ¯n ]It¸msS Npäpw t\m¡n. ]ns¶ Bßhnizmkw hosSp¯v Aåv]w ]cn`ht¯msS ]dªp, ""Fs¸mgpw C§s\bmhp¶Xv F\n¡v CãaÃ s«m'' Rm\Xn\v adp]Sn ]dbm³ XpS§p¶Xn\v ap³]vv asäs´¦nepw thtWm F¶t\zjn v shbväÀ ASpt¯¡v hì. Fsâ AXnê hn« kzmX{ýw tN¨n¡v Cãs¸Sp¶nÃ Fs¶\n¡v a\ÊnÂ Bbn. ]n¶oSv A[nIsamìw anmsX R§Ä Im¸n æSn v ]pd¯nd§n. Fw.Pn. tdmUnÂ Hê Bip]{XnbnÂ h¨mbnêì, saUn¡Â sSÌv. AsXÃmw Ignªv aS§pt¼mÄ aWn cv Ignªnêì. R§Ä ASp¯v I Hê tlm«enÂ Ibdn D v `£vWw Ign¨p. CS¡v Hì cv XhW Rm³ Xte cm{Xnbnse Imcyw FSp¯nSm³

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{ians¨¦nepw, A§s\sbmìw kw`hn¡m¯Xv t]mse BWv tN¨n s]êamdnbXv. Xte¶v cm{Xn \qep_Ôw CÃmsX Fsâ IqsS InS¶v aZ\tIfn BSnb tN¨n Xs¶ BtWm CsX¶v F\n¡v tXm¶nt¸mbn. ""sSÌnsâ dnkÄ«v \mepaWn¡v In«pw. AXv IqsS hm§nbn«v dqanÂ t]mImw."" tlm«enÂ \n¶v Cd§nbt¸mÄ tN¨n ]dªp. \mepaWn¡v Xs¶ R§Ä IudnÂ F¯n. kuZn BtcmKy a{´meb¯nsâ {]Xn\n[n AhnsS Dmbnêì. tN¨nbS¡w XncsªSp¡s¸« ]Xns\«v t]êsSbpw ]mkvt]mÀ«v tIm¸nIfpw hm§n AbmÄ t]mbn. Hê amk¯n\Iw bm{X¡v Hê§nbncn¡Ww F¶ \nÀt±iw X¶n«v. ]pd¯v IS¶t¸mÄ tN¨n \Ã kt´mjhXn Bbnêì. ""Hê ämIvkn hnfn v \ap¡n\n apdnbnte¡v t]mhpIbtÃ?'' Rm³ tNmZn¨p. ""Hm, apdnbnse¯mªn«pÅ Hê Xnc¡v InsÃ? Hì £an¡v, Hcåv]w tjm¸nwKv Hs¡ Ignªv ]Xps¡ t]mImw'' tN¨n Hê IÅ¨ncntbmsS ]dªp. ""F v tjm¸nwKv? F¶mÂ thKw hm§m³ t\m¡v'' Rm³ A£a\mbn. ""hm§bmÄ \obm, C¶es¯ t]mse Hê ap³ IêXepw CÃmsX Rm\nÃ...."" iÐw Xmgv¯n kzImcyw t]mse BWv tN¨n AXv ]dªXv. F\n¡v Imcyw a\Ênembn. KÀ` \ntcm[\ Dd hm§ Imcyw BWv tN¨n kqNn¸nç¶Xv. ""As¸m C¶et¯Xv {]iv\w Bhptam?'' Rm³ Bi¦tbmsS tNmZn¨p. ""F\n¡v \Ã t]Snbpv. \o ]dªv ]än¨n«v.......C\n F´mbmepw dnkvIv FSp¡m³ Rm\nÃ"" tN¨nbpsS ]cn`hw It¸mÄ F\n¡v Nncn s]m«n. cXnaqÀ¨bnÂ Fs¶ CdpsI ]pWÀ¶v Ahkm\ XpÅnbpw DÅnÂ Ifbn¨ BfmWnt¸mÄ Fs¶ æävs¸Sp¯p¶Xv.

“""Zm, B saUn¡Â tjm¸nÂ In«pw. \o t]mbn hm§nbn«v hm. Rm³ AXm At§bä¯pÅ ^m³kn tÌmdnÂ \nÂ¡mw. "" tN¨n apt¶m«v \S¡m³ XpS§n. ""Dd thtWm, KpfnI thtWm?'' ""Bthm, F\n¡sÃ CsXms¡ Adnbp¶Xv? '' cv XhW ssewIoK thgvN \S¯nsb¦nepw Imcy§Ä C§s\ ]¨¡v ]dbpt¼mÄ tN¨n icnçw \mWn v Nqfnt]mæw. ""icn F¶mÂ cpw hm§ntb¡mw. FÃmw ]co£n¡masÃm"" Rm³ ]dªp. tN¨n thKw apt¶m«v \Sì. ]dªXv t]mse Xs¶ Rm³ DdIfpw aqUvknsâ Sm»ävkpw hm§n. tN¨nbpsS XfnÀ ]qdnÂ ]¨¡v Ibäp¶ kpJw Dd C«v Ifn¨mÂ In«nÃsÃm. Rm³ tN¨n \nÂç¶ ^m³kn ISbnte¡v Ibdn. s]m«v, I|«Ivkv XpS§nb ]ehI km[§Ä hm§n kabw IfbpIbmbnêì, tN¨n. ""In«ntbm?'' Rm\Sps¯¯nbt¸mÄ tN¨n tNmZn p. ""Dw. ChnsS hm§n Ignsª¦nÂ t]mImw"" ''icn"" ]Ww sImSp¯v R§Ä ]pd¯v ISì. Hê Hmt«mdn£bnÂ Ibdn dqanÂ F¯n. hmXnÂ AS¨v æänbn« ]msS Rm³ tN¨nsb hmcn ]pWÀì. ]IÂ apgph³ AS¡n h¨ tamlw AWs]m«n ]pd¯v NmSn. tN¨nbpsS sN©ppIÄ Rm³ BÀ¯ntbmsS ëIÀì. \mhv DÅnte¡v IS¯n tN¨nbpsS \mhnÂ \¡n. H¸w Fsâ ssIIÄ


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tN¨nbpsS apeIÄ Ii¡n DS¨p. Hc©v anëtämfw Rm³ tN¨nsb hcnªp apdp¡n Npw_\§Ä sImv s]mXnªp. HSphnÂ ]nSn Aåv]sam¶bªt¸mÄ tN¨n Fs¶ XÅn amän. ""Hm, Fs´mê BÀ¯nbm, Fsâ icocw HSnªp ëdp§nbt]msebmbn'' Fsâ Imaw apänb BenwK\w tN¨nsb thZ\n¸n¨psh¶v kv]ãw. ""As¿m, C\n A§s\ AaÀ¯nÃ. CXm C§s\ ]Xps¡"" Rm³ tN¨nsb hopw Fsâ Icheb¯nÂ B¡n. Fsâ apJw apJt¯mSv ASp¸n v IhnfpIfnÂ Nppckn. ]ns¶ Xmtg¡v sImph¶v Igp¯nÂ, NpcoZmÀ tSm¸n\v apIfnÂ amdnS¯nÂ, hopw Xmtg¡v sImph¶v hkv{X¯n\v apIfneqsS apeIfnÂ, Rm³ ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡ tN¨nsb DWÀ¯pIbmbnêì. cv ssI sImpw Rm³ tN¨nbpsS apeIÄ ASnbnÂ \n¶v Xm§n DbÀ¯n. hi§fnÂ \n¶v XtemSn apIfnte¡v ssIIÄ sImv hì. hkv{X¯n\SnbnÂ Ah I\ v hê¶Xv F\n¡v a\Ênembn. Rm³ apJw ASp¸n v apesª«pIfnÂ sasÃ ISn¨p. tN¨nbpsS icoc¯nÂ IqsS Hê ]nWÀ ]mªpt]mbn. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS NpcoZmÀ tSm¸v apIfnte¡v hen v s]m¡n. ape¡v apIfnÂ F¯nbt¸mÄ tN¨n Xs¶ Xe¡v apIfneqsS AXv Ducn amän. Hê Idp¯ {_m Bbnêì ASnbnÂ. Rm³ {_mbvIv apIfneqsS apeIfnÂ D½ h¨p. tN¨n ssI ]pdInte¡v sImvt]mbn {_mbpsS lp¡v Ducn amän. kzX{ámb apeIÄ Rm³ icnçw sR¡n DS¨p. Fsâ ssI s]êaä¯nÂ Ah dºÀ ] v t]mse _ew h¨p. Rm³ apeIfpsS ASnbnÂ \¡n. ]ns¶ \mhv Xmtgm«v HmSn v ]q¡nfnÂ IS¯n Npgän. I«nenÂ Cê¶v tN¨nsb Ft¶mSv tNÀ¯v \ndp¯n. cv ssI sImpw tN¨nbpsS NńbnÂ XtemSn. H¸w NpcnZmdn\v apIfneqsS IfnsN¸n\v apIfnÂ sasÃ ISn¨p. tN¨n Fsâ Xe ]nSn v ]qdnS¯nÂ tNÀ¯aÀ¯n. Rm³ NqcnZmdnsâ NcSv hen v Agn¨p. AXv Xmtg¡v DuÀ¶v hoWt¸mÄ ImepIÄ DbÀ¯n tN¨n AXv Ducn amän. C«nê¶ Idp¯ sP«nbpsS apIfneqsS Rm³ B kpµcamb aZ\sN¸nÂ AaÀ¯n XShn. sskUneqsS hncÂ IS¯n tbm\nZf§fnÂ XtemSn. Fsâ XtemSepw emf\hpw FÃmw Gäv tN¨n kpJn¨§s\ \nevçIbmWv. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS P«nbpw Xmtg¡v DuÀ¯n h¨p. Fs¶ kzÀKob kpJ¯nÂ BdmSn¨ B kpµc³ ]qdnÂ Rm³ apJw tNÀ¯p. hnbÀ¸nsâbpw aZPe¯nsâbpw IqsSbpÅ k½n{kKÔ¯nÂ Rm³ D·¯\mbnt¸mbn. BÀ¯ntbmsS Rm³, ]qhnXfpIÄ t]mse {apZpeamb B tbm\nZf§Ä Ddp©n hen¡³ XpS§n. tN¨nbnÂ \nìw AS¡n ]nSn¨ Hê \nizmkw ]pd¯v hì. Rm³ sP«n ap«në Xmtg¡v DuÀ¯n Cd¡n. tN¨n æ\nªv AXv Ducnamän. ]qÀW \ábmb tN¨nbpsS Acs¡«nÂ Npän¸nSn v Rm³ ASnhbänÂ Npw_n¨p. ]p¡nfnë Xmsg \ë¯ \oetcma§fnÂ sasÃ ISn v hen¨p. ]ns¶ \mhv Xmtgm«nd¡n I\¯ Ifns¨¸në apIfnÂ \¡n. ssIhncepIÄ sImv tbm\nZf§Ä hnSÀ¯n \mhv DÅnÂ IS¯n Npgän. ]\n\oÀ ]qhnXfpItf¡mÄ {apZpeamb B ]qdnXfpIfnÂ Rm³ sasÃ \¡n. Hê \oe ]qsam«v t]msebpÅ I v Rm³ NpnëÅnem¡n sasÃ ISn¨p. tN¨nbnÂ \nìw Hê ioÂ¡mciÐw ]pd¯v hì. tN¨n Hê ImÂ FSp¯v I«nenÂ Ibän h¨p. Fsâ Xe ]nSn v ]qdnte¡v AaÀ¯n. Ct¸mÄ \Ã t]mse hnSÀ¶ ]qdv Rm³ Bthit¯msS \¡m³ XpS§n. \mhv IqÀ¸n v DÅnteçw ]pdt¯çw B¡n Rm³ tN¨nsb kpJ¯nsâ ]mcay¯nte¡v DbÀ¯n. ""Blv.........slsâ æ«m.......Fsâ s]mt¶.....F´p kpJw.....Hm......."" tN¨n Fsâ apSnbngIfnÂ ]nSn v hen v Rc§m³ XpS§n. tN¨nbpsS ]qdnëÅnÂ aZPew \ndªp. Fsâ \mhv Ibdnd§pt¼mÄ ]qdv \ndsªmgpIn. Rm³ ssI DbÀ¯n apeIÄ cpw Ii¡n DS¨p. ]ns¶ ssI ]pdInte¡v sImv t]mbn I\¯ \nXw_¯nÂ sRcn¨p. ]qdnÂ \mhv IS¯n Npgäp¶ apd¡v Nń hnSÀ¯n Nqv hncÂ ænçÅnte¡v IS¯n. ]pÅphçSw t]msebpÅ B ænbpsS apgp¸pw Cdp¡hpw Fs¶ D·¯\m¡n. F vXs¶ Bbmepw Hê {]mhiysa¦nepw tN¨nsb æ\n v \ndp¯vn H¶v æn ASn¡Ww F¶v Rm³ a\Ênepd¸n¨p. \mhv sImv Rm³


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]®ns¡mSpç¶ apd¡v tN¨n Acs¡«v Nen¸n¡³ XpS§n. Fsâ apXpInepw ]pd¯pw FÃw XtemSn. ""slm, F\n¡v ht¿.........slsâ æ«m.....F\n¡v hcdmbo Sm....ls¿m...."" Ct¸mÄ tN¨n Dds¡ Xs¶ hnfn v ]dbm³ XpS§n. Rm³ I v henö¼p¶Xnsâ thKw Iq«n. tN¨nbpsS ]qdnÂ \nìw \ndanÃm¯ sImgp¯ shÅw \ndsªmgpIn. Hê \nanjw tN¨nbpsS icocw henªp apdpIn. Fsâ XebnÂ AaÀ¯n ]nSn¨p. ]ns¶ tZl¯nsâ _ew \ãs]«t]mse Fsâ tate¡v ægªp hoé. tN¨n¡v shÅw t]msb¶v F\n¡v a\Ênembn. tN¨nsb Xm§n Fsâ tasebm¡n Rm³ InS¡bnte¡v ae¨p. Fs¶ sI«n nSn v sImv Fsâ apIfnembn tN¨n InSì. ]æXn I«nenepw ]æXn ]pd¯pambn InSç¶ Fsâ AcsI«nÂ BWv tN¨nbpsS AcsI«v AaÀ¶v Ccnç¶Xv. apgphs\ InSç¶ tN¨nbpsS ]qänÂ \nìÅ shÅw Fsâ ]mâvkv \\¨p. Fsâ apJ¯v apgph³ tN¨nbpsS ]qänse shÅambnêì. tN¨n I®v Xpdì. Hê \ë¯ aµlmkt¯msS Fsâ apJw Cê ssIIfnepw FSp¯p. ]ns¶ Fsâ NppIfnÂ AaÀ¯n Npw_n¨p. ""tN¨n¡v t]mtbm?'' Npw_\¯nÂ \n¶v kzX{ámbt¸mÄ Rm³ tNmZn¨p. ""CXp ]ns¶ F´m? '' Fsâ apJ¯v ]änbnê¶ aZPew \¡nsbSp¯v sImv tN¨n tNmZn¨p. "C\n F\ns¡m¶v hê¯n Xm"" Rm³ tN¨nbpsS ssI FSp¯v Fsâ æ®bnÂ ]nSn¸n¨p. ]mânë apIfneqsS tN¨n AXnÂ ]nSn v sR¡n. ""Häv anëäv, Rm\nXm H¶v _mXv dqanÂ t]mbn«v hcmw'' tN¨n Fsâ IhnfnÂ Hcn¡Â IqsS D½ h¨p. æfnapdnbnÂ Ibdn IXIv Nmcnbt¸mÄ Rm³ Fsâ ]mâpw jÀ«pw Ducn amän. shdpw P«n am{Xw C«v Rm³ I«nenÂ InSì. GXmëw \nanj§Ä Ignªv tN¨n ]pd¯v hì. Ifns¨¸nse tcmaIm«nÂ shÅ¯pÅnIÄ ]änbnê¸pmbnêì. Agnªv hoW apSn cv ssI sImpw amSn ]pdInÂ sI«n. ]ns¶ ssI cpw Ac¡v æ¯n I«nen\Sp¯v \nì. apJ v kw{Xp]vXamb Hê ]p©ncntbmsS. B \nåv]nÂ Rm³ tN¨nsb ASnapSn t\m¡n. tKmX¼nsâ \ndamWv tN¨n¡v. bÆ\w Xnfç¶ tN¨nbpsS sImXn¸nç¶ kuµcyw F¶nÂ hnImc¯nsâ thentbäw Dm¡n. Bscbpw tamln¸nç¶ A{Xbpw kpµcnbmb kz´w ktlmZcnsb BZyambn t`mKn¡m³ Ignª Fsâ `mKyw HmÀ¯v Rm³ kt´mjn¨p. kpµcnamcb s]§Äamêmbn«pw Ahsc Ifn¡m³ Ignbm¯ \nÀ`mKyhm·mtcmSv F\n¡v klXm]w tXm¶n. Rm³ ssI \o«n tN¨nbpsS XpSbnÂ XtemSn. tN¨n ASp¯v h¶v InS¡bnÂ Fsâ IqsS InSì. Fsâ P«n¡v apIfneqsS æ®bnÂ ]nSn¨p. ""CsX´m DucmªXv?'' ""C\n AsXms¡ Ducn AXnÂ \n¶v ]mev hê¯p¶sXms¡ tN¨nbpsS ]Wnbm'' tN¨n Fsâ AcsI«n\Sp¯v Cê¶v Fsâ P«n hen¨qcn. Fsâ æ®æ«s\ I¿nseSp¯v sXm¸n Ducn¡m³ XpS§n. hfsc ]Xps¡ sXmen Xmtg¡v sXmen v hopw apIfnte¡m¡n, adpssI sImv AnbnÂ XtemSn \Ã t]mse kpJn¸n v tN¨n F\n¡v æep¡n Xì. Fsâ æ®bnÂ \nìw hgphgp¸pÅ tX³ In\nªp. ""C§s\ æep¡n hê¯m\msWm, Dt±iw?'' Rm³ tN¨nsb Fsâ tate¡v hen¨n«p. ""Cs¸m Xs¶ sN¿tWm?'' tN¨n Fsâ IhnfpIfnÂ Nppckn. ""ætd t\cw C§s\ Np½ InS¶n«v ]ns¶ sN¿mw.."" ASp¯ Ifn¡v tN¨n dUnbmbn«nÃ Fs¶\n¡v a\Ênembn.


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""Rm³ Hê]mSv t\cw \¡n X¶ntÃ, C\n Fsâ H¶v Du¼n Xm'' Rm³ tN¨nbpsS apeIfnÂ sasÃ XShn. tN¨n Fsâ Ihnfnepw Igp¯nepw FÃmw D½ h¨p. ]ns¶ Xmtg¡v \o§n Fsâ ape¡®nÂ sasÃ ISn¨p. s\©neqsS \mhv Cgªv Xmsg hbänepw s]m¡nfnepw C¡nfnbn«p. ]ns¶ Fsâ æ® I¿nseSp¯v sXmen Xmtg¡v Dcnªp. æ®bpsS Xe¸¯v Dudn \n¶ hgp¯ {ZmhIw \¡nsbSp¯p. tN¨n Npv tNÀ¯v ]nSn v Fsâ æ®v hmbnseSp¯p. kpJw sImv Rm³ ]pfªp t]mbn. B \ë¯ sN©pvIÄ¡nSbneqsS Fsâ æ® tIdnbnd§nbt¸mÄ Rm\dnbmsX Xs¶ InS¡bnÂ hnÃv t]mse hfªv tN¨nbpsS hmbnte¡v Fsâ æ® XÅn tIän. A®m¡nÂ ap«nbt¸mÄ tN¨n Fsâ Acs¡«nÂ ]nSn v InS¡bnte¡aÀ¯n . ""Fsâ s]m¶v tN¨n A§s\ Du¼n Xmtbm....Blv........F´p kpJamtWm...."" Rm³ tN¨nbpsS ænbnepw apebnepw amdn amdn XShn. Fsâ kpJw It¸mÄ tN¨nçw ckw aq¯p. tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨ Npn\nSbneqsS Xp¸enÂ æfn¨ æ® IShsc Ibän Du¼n Xì. CS¡nS¡v \hv sImv Anbnepw XpSbnepw \¡n Du¼ensâ ckw Iq«n. Fsâ {]XnIcWw Adnbms\¶ t]mse CS¡v I®pIfpbÀ¯n t\mçw. C¶se hsc Hê I¶yI Bbnê¶ Fsâ ktlmZcn Hä cm{Xn sImv ImatIfnbnÂ ]cnNb k¼¶tbt]mse F\n¡v hZ\ kpcXw \S¯n Xê¶tXmÀ¯t¸mÄ F\n¡v BÝcyw tXm¶n. B§fbpsS Bbmepw Hê XhW æ® ]qänÂ tIdnbmÂ GXp s]®pw \mWw shSnªv D{K³ Ifn¡mcmbn amdpw F¶v ]dbp¶Xv F{X icnbmWv. Fsâ s]§fpsS Imcy¯nÂ {]tXyIn¨pw. Xp¸ensâ hgp¡temsS tN¨nbpsS hmbnte¡v Fsâ æ® Ibdnbnd§n sImnê¶t¸mÄ Rm³ InS¶v ]pfªp. Du¼ensâ kpJ¯nÂ A[nIt\cw ]nSn v \nÂ¡\mhnÃ Fs¶\n¡v a\Ênembn. ""F\n¡v hcmdmbn tN¨n...........At¿m......Hm.....Blv....."" Rm³ tN¨nbpsS XebnÂ ]nSn v hmbnte¡v tIänbSn¨p. tN¨n tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨ NptmsS thKw thKw Du¼nXì.Fsâ Acs¡«nÂ Hcan«v s]m«p¶vXv Rm\dnªp. Hê aeshÅ]m¨nÂ t]mse Fsâ æ®bnÂ \nìw ]mÂ Noän sXdn¨p. BZy XpÅn A®m¡nte¡v sXdn¨t¸mÄ tN¨n Fsâ æ® IShsc DÅnte¡v IS¯n Npv tNÀ¯v ]nSn¨p. \Ã iànbnÂ æ®¸mÂ [mc[mcbmbn Noän sXdn¨p. Hê XpÅn t]mepw IfbmsX tN¨n AXp apgph³ æSn¨p. Ahkm³ XpÅnbpw Ddn©n hen v FSp¯n«mWv Fsâ æ®sb kzX{ám¡nbpÅp. Rm³ Hê Xcn¸nÂ kpJn¨§s\ InS¶t¸mÄ tN¨n Fsâ IqtS¡v Ibdn InSì. ]ns¶ Fsâ NpnÂ Npv tNÀ¯v D½ h¨p. Fsâ æ®¸mepw tN¨nbpsS Xp¸epw tNÀ¶ sImXn¸nç¶ êNn Rmdnªp. ""kpJw In«ntbmSm?'' tN¨n t{]a]qÀhw Fsâ IhnfnÂ Npw_n¨p. ""kzÀKw Ivt]mbn'' Rm³ tN¨nbpsS apebnÂ XtemSn. ""C§s\ kpJn¸n¡m³ Adnbmw F¶v Rm³ kz]v\¯nÂ t]mepw IêXnbn«nÃ'' ""As¸m \o Ft¶ ]än A§s\sbms¡ IêXmdpv AtÃ?'' ""Fs¸mgpw Hìw CÃ, CSs¡ms¡. tN¨n {UÊv amdp¶Xv Hs¡ Imét¼mÄ I¼n Bhmdpv."" ''As¸m F v sN¿pw?"" tN¨n¡v C¯cw Imcy§Ä Adnbm³ \Ã Xåv]cyw DÅt]mse tXm¶n. ""t\sc æfnapdnbnÂ t]mbn IXIS v, tN¨nsb Duç¶tXmÀ¯v hmWw ASnçw. As¸m \Ã kpJ¯nÂ shÅw t]mbn In«pw"" Rm³ kXyw ]dªp.


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""F\n¡dnbmambnêì, \n\¡v Fs¶ sN¿m³ sImXnbps¶v."" tN¨n Hê IÅ¨ncntbmsS ]dªp .""Rm³ XpWn amdpt¼mÄ Fsâ apeIÄ t\m¡n shÅandç¶Xv Hs¡ Rm\dnbpìmbnêì'' AsX\ns¡mê ]pXnb Adnhmbnêì. tN¨n {UÊv amdp¶Xv ]eh«w Rm³ In«pv. Nnet¸mÄ æfnIgnªv h¶n«pw, Nnet¸mÄ ]pd¯v t]mbn h¶v kmcn amdn ss\äv Ku¬ CSpt¼mgpw Hs¡. an¡hmdpw ASn]mhmSbpw {_mbpw C«n«mhpw IméI. A]qÀhw Nne `mKy Znhk§fnÂ {_mbpw Ducn amän \áamb apeIfpw In«pv. As¶mìw Rm³ t\mç¶Xv tN¨n AdnªXmbn tXm¶nbn«nÃ. ""tamlw sImsÃ, Itms« F¶v IêXnbm ssa³Uv sN¿mXnê¶Xv'' Fsâ a\Êv hmbn¨ns«¶ t]mse tN¨n ]dªp. ""F\n¡v sN¿m³ tXm¶nb t]mse tN¨nçw tXm¶nbnêt¶m?'' ""]ns¶bnsÃ, {]tXyIn v sa³kkv ASp¯ Znhk§fnÂ. A§s\ \Ã ISn tXm¶nb H¶v cv XhW Rm³ {_m IqSn Ducn IWn v X¶n«pv. ]s£ \o æd v t\cw t\m¡nbn«v æfnapdnbnte¡v HmSpIbmbnêì"" At¸mÄ tN¨nbpsS \á apeIÄ ImWm³ IgnªXv bm{XpÝoIw AÃ Fs¶\n¡v a\Ênembn. Ifªv t]mb Ahkc§sf ]än Rm³ HmÀ¯v t]mbn. ""sÈm, F¶n«v tN¨n H¶v kqNn¸n¨nÃsÃm? Rm³ Ifn v ISn amän Xêambnê¶sÃm'' ""AsX§s\ BWmb \o AsÃ ap³ ssI FSpt¡Xv. ho«nÂ \½Ä X\n¨mb Znhk§fnÂ \o ]Xps¡ H¶v {ian¨mÂ Rm³ hg§n Xêambnêì."" At¸mÄ Rm³ tN¨nsb HmÀ¯v hmWaSn v \S¶ \fpIfnÂ tN¨n Fs¶ HmÀ¯v hncen«psh¶v hyàw. BWmb Rm³ XpS¡w C«mÂ ]t F\n¡v Ih v Xêambnêë Fsâ ]p¶mc s]§Ä. ""F\n¡dnbmambnêì t]Sn sImm \o Xpd¶v tNmZn¡m¯Xv F¶v. Fs¶¦nepw \½Ä hoSv hn«v C§s\ X\n¨mhpt¼mÄ \nt¶sImv sN¿n¸n¡Ww F¶v Rm³ ]s IêXnbn«pv"" tN¨n A§s\ ]dªt¸mÄ Rm³ tImcnXcn v t]mbn. tN¨nbpsS kzÀK IhmSw Xpd¡m³ Fs¶ Xs¶bmWv Iv h¨nê¶Xv Ft¶mÀ¯t¸mÄ F\n¡v Hê ]mSv kt´mjw tXm¶n. Hê A]vkcÊns\t]mse kpµcnbmb Fsâ tN¨nbpsS ]qdnsâ koev s]m«n¡m³ Fs¶ Xs¶ AëhZn¨ B kvt\l¯v\v ap³]nÂ Fsâ a\Êv XcfnXambn. ""At¸mÄ C¶se cm{Xn Rm³ XpS¡w C«nÃmbnêt¶Â tN¨n Xs¶ tIdn Du¡ntbs\, AsÃ?'' Rm³ tN¨nbpsS ]qdnÂ XShnsImv tNmZn¨p. ""AXn\v Rm³ Xs¶ AsÃ BZyw \nsâ tZl¯v ap«nbXv?'' As¸m sIm¨pIÅn AdnªvsImmWv Xncnªp InS¶Xv!!! GXmbmepw ape¡v ]nSn¡m³ ss[cyw tXm¶nbXv \¶mbn. H«p an¡ tIknepw s]§Ä Ifn¡m³ X¿mdmbn hêt¼mgpw B§f¡v ss[cyw In«msX Nm³kv Ifªp æfnç¶Xv C§s\bmWv. ""tZ ]dªv ]dªv Ch³ tIdnb§v aq¯p. C\nbns¸m H¶v IqsS hniZambn Du¡nbmtem?"" tN¨nbpsS ]qdnëÅnte¡v hncÂ IS¯n Rm³ tNmZn¨p.


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""\n\¡v £oWamhpw F¶v IêXnbm Rm³ ]dbmªXv'' tN¨nbpw X¿mÀ. ""C¶v cm{Xn apgph³ Rm³ tN¨nsb Du¡m³ t]mhpIbmWv.A{X kpJw BWv tN¨nsS ]pänÂ sN¿m³"" ''\nsâ tIdpt¼mÄ F\nçw ]cakpJw BWv. F{X tIänbmepw aXnbmhnÃ"" Fs´ms¡ ]dªmepw Fsâ s]§Ä Ima¯nsâ Imcy¯oÂ H«pw ]pdIneÃ F¶v sXfnbn¨p. Rm³ XebW¡SnbnÂ \nìw aqUvknsâ ]m¡äv FSp¯v s]m«n v Hê Im]vkqÄ ]pds¯Sp¯p. ""CsX§s\bm, Xn¶m³ BtWm?'' KpfnI In«v tN¨n tNmZn¨p. CXcw Imcy§sf ædn v tN¨n¡v hÃy AdnhnÃbnêì. ""AÃ CXp ]qänëÅnÂ IS¯n sh¨mÂ aXn. æd v Ignbpt¼mÄ ]qänse NqSnÂ CXv

Aenbpw. ]ns¶ Du¡n DÅnÂ Xs¶ shÅw Ifªmepw sN\ ]nSn¡nÃ.” tN¨ntbmSv A§s\ B`mkabn kwkmcnçt¼mÄ Hê {]tXyI kpJw tXm¶n. ""F¶mÂ h v Xm'' tN¨n bmsXmê aSnbpwIqSmsX aeÀ¶v InS¶v Imev Ih v h¨p. Rm³ Im]vkqÄ ]qdnëÅnte¡v IS¯n h¨p. ]ns¶ IqsS tNÀ¶v InS¶v NpnÂ Ddp©n hen¡m³ XpS§n. tN¨n ssI Xmtg¡v sImv t]mbn Fsâ Iq® sXmen¡m³ XpS§n. Rm³ ssI ]pdInse¯n v ænbnÂ sRcn¨q. ""\Ã ASns]mfn ænbm tNösS'' Rm³ sImXntbmsS ]dªp. ""A§s\ AhnsS Çvw s]mfn¡. s]mfnt¨mS¯v sNbvXmÂ aXn"" tN¨n Fs¶ XSªp. ""Fsâ ]p¶mc tN¨n AsÃ Cu ænbnÂ H¶Sn¡Ww F¶v F{X Imew Bbn DÅ sImXnbmsW¶v Adnbmtam, ¹okv..."" Rm³ sI©n. ""Cs¸m F´mbmepw th. ]ns¶ k½Xn¡mw"" tN¨n Fs¶ aeÀ¯n InS¯n Fsâ tate¡v Ibdn. ]ns¶ AcsI«nÂ Ih¨nê¶v Fsâ æ® ]qänte¡v XnêIn tIän. Aåw ap³t]m«mªv Fsâ s\ªn\nêhihpw ssI æ¯n Nń s]m¡n ASn¡m³ XpS§n. \Ã Cdp¡hpw hgphgp¸pw DÅ XIÀ¸³ ]qdv. ASnbpsS Xmf¯nÂ tN¨nbpsS Cf\oÀ apeIÄ Xpfp¼n. Rm³ Ahsb sRcn v sImSp¯p. tN¨n Hc©v anët«mfw AdªSn v Xì. ]ns¶ InXt¸msS XfÀ¶v Fsâ tZlt¯¡v hoé. Rm³ tN¨nbpsS AcsI«nÂ Npän ]nSn v æ® Ducn t]mImsX tN¨nsb Xmtg¡v InS¯n apIfnÂ Ibdn. ImepIÄ aS¡n apIfnte¡v h¨p. ]ns¶ ]Xps¡ ]Xps¡ ASn¡m³ XpS§n. ""tN¨n'' Rm³ sasÃ hnfn¨p. ""Duw?'' ""£oWw Ds¦nÂ \ndp¯mw'' ""th, Cs¸m \Ã kpJw Dv''


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""F¶mÂ Dds¡ ASn¡s«?'' Rm³ tNmZn¨p. ""Dw'' tN¨n Fs¶ CdpsI ]pWÀì. Rm³ ASnbpsS thKX Iq«n. H¸w apeIfpw Nńbpw Ii¡n DS¨p. NpnÂ ISn v hen¨p. kpJw sImv R§Ä Cêhêw kzÀKw IméIbmbnêì. ""tN¨n¡v Duçt¼mÄ sXdn ]dbWXv CãatWm?'' Rm³ tNmZn¨p. ""\o ]dsªm, F\n¡nãamWv'' tIÄ¡m³ Xåv]cyw BsW¶v a\Ênembn. ]dbm³ aSn Iméw. kmcanÃ, ]Xps¡ FÃmw ]Tn¸ns¨Sp¡mw. ""tN¨n'' ""Ft´m?'' ""F v Cdp¡apÅ ]qdmtWm CXv'' ""Cãmtbm?'' ""CXnÂ tIänbmÂ Ducm³ tXm¶nÃ. A{X kpJw BWv. Fsâ æ® Cãmtbm"" ''\Ã kpJw Dv. CXv F{X tIänbepw F\nçw aXnbmhnÃ"" ''C¶v Du¡n Du¡n Cu ]qdv Rm³ sImfamçw"" ''As¿m sImfam¡. Cdp¡apÅXsÃ \n\¡v IqSqXÂ Cãw"" ''Fsâ æ® æsd tIdn Cd§pt¼mÄ Cu ]qdv s]mfnªv t]mæw." ""As¸m IÃymWw Ignçt¼mÄ {]iv\amhnsÃ?'' ""Du¡n Fsâ sImXn XoÀ¶n«v aXn IeymWsams¡. BZy cm{Xn Aåv]w tNÀ¯v ]nSn v thZ\ A`n\bn¨mÂ aXn. B§f Du¡ns]mfn¨ ]qdmsW¶v sI«Wh\v a\ÊnÂ BhnÃ "" ''\Ã ]p¶mc B§f. C§\s¯ B§f amês¦nÂ ]ns¶ IÃyWw F n\m?"" "IeymWsams¡ Ign¡Ww. ]s£ CSs¡ms¡ F\nçw Ih¨v XcWw. amk¯nsemcn¡se¦nepw Cu ]qänsem¶v tIänbnsÃ¦nÂ F\n¡v Dd¡whcnÃ"" ""\o Fs¸m tNmZn¨mepw Rm³ InS¶v Xcmw. ]s£ \½psS Cu clkyw ]pd¯mêw Adnbm\nS hcêXv. "" ''CÃ. Cu ]qdv F\n¡v Xodv X¶ Imcyw \½Ä cmfpw AÃmsX Bêw AdnbnÃ. kXyw"" ''Cs¸m hcmdmtbm?" ""CÃ, tN¨nt¡m? '' ""F\n¡v cv XhW t]mbn'' ""ëW''


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""AÃ kXyw. thKw hê¯v." 'F´m C{X Xnc¡v? ]qdv Ig v XpS§ntbm?"" ''AXÃ CXp Ignªn«v Dd§mw . cmhnse t\cs¯ DWcs."" ""C\n ho«nÂ sN¶mepw CSs¡ms¡ \ap¡v Ifn¡Ww'' ""F\nç k½Xw BWv, ]s£ Nm³kv In«m³ BWv {]bmkw. A½ Fs¸mgpw ho«nensÃ?"" ''AsXms¡ F§s\sb¦nepw H¸n¡Ww. Ifn¡m³ IgnªnsÃ¦nÂ hÃs¸mgpsam¶v ImWn v XcWw. F\n¡v AXv Iv hmWw ASn¡matÃm"" ''icn¡v sN¿m³ ]äntÃepw \ap¡v ]nSn v Ifn¡m³ Hs¡ Ahkcw In«pw. ]s£ hfsc kq£n¡Ww, bmsXmê IcWhimepw aämêw Adnbm\nS hcêXv. "" ""AsXms¡ Rmt\äp, tN¨n C\nsXm«v ho«nÂ P«n CSmsX \S¶mÂ aXn'' ''Hm, C§s\ Hê sImXnb³. C{Xbpw kpJn¸nçt¼mÄ F§s\ ]änsÃ¶v ]dbpw"" ""tN¨n KÄ^nÂ t]mtW\v ap³]v \ap¡v Du¡n sImXn XoÀ¡Ww ."" ''F\n¡v ]qÀW k½Xw"" ''F¶mÂ tNÀ¯v ]nSns¨m, F\n¡v shÅw hì"" tN¨n Fsâ AcbnÂ Npän tNÀ¯v ]nSn v Xì. Hê kzÀKob kpJt¯msS Rm³ tN¨nbpsS ]qänte¡v Fsâ æ®¸msemgp¡n. tN¨n Fs¶ sI«n¸pWÀ¶v InSì. HSphnÂ Fsâ æ® Np§n tN¨nbpsS ]qänÂ \nìw ]pd¯v h¶t¸mÄ BWv Rm³ Xsg Cd§n InS¶Xv. \Ã £oWw DÅ ImcWw IgpImsX Xs¶ R§ÄInSì. hcmëÅ \mfpIfnÂ \S¯m³ t]mæ¶ XIÀ¸³ Ifnsb ]än HmÀ¯v sImv. ktlmZcnamsc {]m]n¨hÀçw {]m]n¡m³ sImXnbpÅÀhçw thn Cu IY kaÀ¸nçì. A¯c¡mÀ Bsc¦nepw Ds¦nÂ Aë`h§fpw taml§fpw F\ns¡gpXpI; ASp¯ IY¡v {]tNmZ\w Bhs«. kvt\l]qÀhw, sc³PnXv

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