c−mw AJ_ DS¼Snbn kw_Ôn¨ {]kn²\mb HcmfmWv IA_p_v\p amenIv (d). IhnXsIm−p Ckvemans\bpw {]hmNIs\bpw tkhn¨ Hcp {]kn ² IhnIqSnbmbncp¶p At±lw. lÊm\p_v\p km_n¯v (d)s\bpw AÐpÃmln_v\pdhml (d) sbbpw t]mse!

lnPvd H¼Xmas¯ hÀjw! aZo\bn £maw sImSp¼ncnsIm− Hcp L«w! I\ÂI¯p¶ NqSv! Hcp]nSn `£W¯n¶v th−n a\pjyÀ BÀ¯n]q−ncn¡p¶ Imew! tdma¡mÀ aZo\ B{Ian¡m³ ssk\yk¶mlw \S¯p¶p Fs¶m cp hmÀ¯ \_n (k)¡v e`n¨p. \_n (k) Bbp[aWnbm³ Blzm\w sNbvXp. X_q¡nte¡v ]pds¸SWw. i{Xp Ct§m«v hcp¶Xv Im¯ncn¡msX AhfpcpsS Xmhf¯n sN¶v B{Ian¡Ww!. \_n (k)bpsS I¸\ incÊmhln¨p kXyhnizmknIÄ ]pds¸«p. NqSpw ZpcnX§fpw AhÀ¡v hIsht¡−XnÃ. “kzÀ¤teI¯n¶p ]Icw kz´w k¼¯pw icochpw AÃmlphn¶v hnebv¡phnähÀ BWtÃm AhÀ!” ap¸Xn\mbncw A\pbmbnIfpw \_n (k)bpw X_q¡nte¡v ]pd s¸«p.

 

 

A_vZpÃmln_v\p D_¿nsâ t\XrXz¯n I]ShnizmknIÄ ]n´ncnªp. Ah³ ]dªp: “sImSpw]«nWnbpw ZpcnXhpw A\p`hn¡p ¶ Cu L«¯n apl½Zv (k) Ahsâ A\pbmbnIsf tdma¡mcpam bn bp²wsN¿m³ sIm−pt]mIp¶p. tdma¡mÀ NnÃd¡mcmsW¶mtWm AhcpsS [mcW! AÃmlphmWv kXyw, Ahsâ A\pbmbnIsf AhÀ Ibdn _Ôn¨p hen¨psIm−pt]mIp¶ ImgvN F\n¡v Ct¸mÄ Xs¶ ImWm³ Ignbp¶p−v.”

P±p_v\pssJknsâ t\XrXz¯n Hcp hn`mKw \_n (k) bpsS ASp¯ph¶p. AhÀ ]dªp: “AÃmlphnsâ ZqXsc, R§sf Hgnhm ¡n¯¶mepw! tdmam¡mcpsS kv{XoIfpambn FXncnSm³ t]mepw R§ Ä iàcmWv. BbXvsIm−p R§sf Ipg¸¯nem¡mXncp¶mepw.” \_n (k) Ahscbpw AhcpsS ]m«n\v hn«p. IqSmsX ]ecpw \_n (k)tbmSp {]Xn_Ôw t_m[n¸n¡pIbp−mbn. \_n (k) Ahscsb Ãmw Hgnhm¡ns¡mSp¡pIbpw sNbvXp. ]ca Zcn{Zcmb Ggpt]À {]hmNI k¶n[nbnse¯n. “R§sf IqSn sIm−pt]mIWsa¶v At]£n¨p. AhÀ¡v Bbp[hpw hml\hpap −mbncp¶nÃ. \_n (k) AhtcmSp ]dªp: “hml\anÃmsX F§s\ sIm−pt]mIpw?” AhÀ IcªpsIm−p aS§nt¸mbn. AÃmlphnsâ amÀK¯n kacw sNbvXp {]oXnt\Sm\pÅ Hchkcw X§Ä¡v \ivSs¸«p t]mbtÃm F¶v HmÀ¯v AhÀ k¦Ss¸«p. ]n¶oSv Ahsc Dkvam³ (d)bpw Aºmkv (d)bpw tNÀ¶v bm{Xm kuIcyw sNbvXp IqsS sIm−pt]mbn.

Im]Syhpw Ahnizmkhpw Xo−m¯ kXyhnizmknIfmb Nnecpw bp²¯n \n¶v amdn\n¡pIbp−mbn. B Iq«¯nembncp¶p IYm ]pcpj\mb IA_p_v\p amenIv (d).

 

 

bp²¯n ]s¦Sp¡m¯Xv \nan¯w I\¯ ]co£W§Ä¡pw am\knI hnja¯nepw At±lw ]m{Xo`qX\mbn. ]co£W§sf \nÈ _vZ\mbn A¨S¡apÅ Hcp A\pbmbnsbt]mse t\cn«p. {]kvXpX kw`hw At±lw hnhcn¡p¶Xv t\m¡q: “\_n (k)tbmsSm¸w X_q¡v bp²¯n am{Xta Rm³ ]s¦Sp¡m Xncp¶pÅq, _Zdnepw! _Zdn JpssdinIfpsS I¨hSkwLs¯ e£yam¡n ]pds¸« apkvenwIÄ A{]Xo£nXambmWv Hcp bp²s¯ t\cntS−nh¶Xv. AXv sIm−v AXn ]s¦Sp¡m³ IgnbmsX h¶Xv Bt£]mÀlamb Imcy ambncp¶nÃ. ‘AJ_m’ cm{Xnbn Rm³ \_n (k)bpsS IqsSbp−mbncp¶p. _ZÀ bp²w kp{]kn²hpw al¯chpamsW¦nepw AJ_¡p ]Icw _ZÀ e`n¨ncp¶psh¦n F¶v Rm³ B{Kln¡p¶nÃ. km[mc W \ne¡v hn]coXambn F\n¡¶v c−v hml\§fp−mbncp¶p. bp²¯n\v Hcp§pt¼mÄ \_n (k) km[mcWbmbn e£yØm\w shfns¸Sp¯mdp−mbncp¶nÃ. ]s£ Cu bm{X ZpÀLSw]nSn¨Xpw AXnkmlknIhpambncp¶p. ITn\amb NqSv! ZoÀLamb Zqcw! ià\mb i{Xp! ChsbÃmw ]cnK Wn¨v ]camh[n kÖoIcW§Ä Hcp¡m³ th−n \_n (k) e£y Øm\s¯¡pdn¨v ap³Iq«n A\pbmbnIsf Adnbn¨p. \_n (k)tbmsSm¸w [mcmfw t]À Hcp§n¡gnªp. ssk\nIÀ¡v A¶v Hcp cPnÌÀ D−mbncp¶nÃ. AÃmlp hlvbv aptJ\ \_n (k)¡v {]tXyIw Adnbn¨psImSp¯XÃmsX Hcp hyànbpsS Akm¶n²ys¯ ¡pdn¨v s]s«¶v \_n (k)¡v Adnbm³ amÀKap−mbncp¶nà F¶mWv amdn\n¡p¶ a\pjyÀ hnNmcn¡pI. Imbv¡\nbpw XWepw lrZyambntXm¶p¶ Hcp L«ambncp¶p AXv. F\n¡pw Ah \t¶ CjvSambncp¶p. \_n (k)bpw A\pbmbn Ifpw X¿msdSp¸n apgpIn. Rm³ ]eXhW Cd§n¯ncns¨¦nepw

 

 

aS§nhcnIbmWv sNbvXXv. thWsa¦n C\nbpw ]pds¸SmsatÃm F¶v Rm³ IcpXn. \_n (k)bpw A\pbmbnIfpw ]pds¸«p Ignªp. kwLw kwLambn AhÀ aZo\hn«p. {ZpXKXnbn \o§n. Rm\mhs« Hcp§pI t]mepw sNbvXnÃ. Fsâ Aew`mhhpw AekXbpw \o−p\o−pt]mbn. AtXmSpIqSn Fsâ bm{X CÃmXmhpIbpw sNbvXp. A\´cw Rm³ ]«W¯nend§n. ]cnkc§Ä {i²n¨p. I]Shnizm knIsf¶v ap{Z ]Xnªhtcm {]Xn_Ôw \nan¯w Hgnhm¡s¸«htcm AÃmsX Hcmsfbpw F\n¡v AhnsS ImWm³ IgnªnÃ. AXv Fs¶ ZpxJnX\m¡n. X_q¡n F¯p¶Xv hsc \_n (k) Fs¶ HmÀ¯nÃ. AhnsS F¯nb tijw \_n (k) Fs¶¡pdn¨v At\yjn¨p. AXn¶v _\qk ea¡mcn HcmÄ \_n (k)tbmSv C§s\ ]dªp: “Zp\nbmhnsâ kpJkuIcy§Ä IA_ns\ aZo\bn _Ôn¨ncn¡p¶p.” CXv tI« apBZp_v\pP_ (d) Abmsf FXnÀ¯p. At±lw ]dªp: “\o Cu ]dªXv tamiambnt¸mbn. \_ntb, \³abÃmsX At±l¯n \n¶v R§Ä H¶pw ]cnNbn¨n«nÃ.” \_n (k) au\w ]q−p. IA_v (d) XpScp¶p: “\_n (k)bpsS aS¡bm{X Adnªt¸mÄ F\n¡v hn{`m´nbmbn. Rm³ \_n (k)tbmSv F´p ]dbpw? ]e AkXy§fpw Rm³ DÅn sa\sªSp¯p. DähtcmSpw IpSpw _¡mtcmSpw ]e D]tZi§fpw tXSn. \_n (k)bpsS BKa\w ASp¡pt´mdpw Fsâ ]cn]mSnIsfÃmw sXän. Ahkm\w Rm³ kXyw Xpd¶p]dbm³ Xs¶ Xocpam\n¨p. A§s\bÃmsX \_n (k)bn \n¶v c£s¸Sm³ Hcp amÀ¤hpansöv F\n¡v t_m[yap−mbncp¶p.

 

 

Hcp {]`mX¯n \_n (k) ]Ånbnse¯n. c−p dIvA¯v \akvI cn¨p. bm{X Ignªp aS§nsb¯pt¼mÄ A§s\bmbncp¶p \_n (k) bpsS ]Xnhv. A\´cw P\§Ä¡v th−n \_n (k) Ccp¶p. bm{Xbn ]s¦Sp ¡m¯hÀ \_n (k)bpsS k¶n[nbnse¯n. Hmtcm ImcW§Ä t_m[n ¸n¨p. F¬]Xne[nIw t]cp−mbncp¶p AhÀ. AhcpsS {]Xn_豈 \_n (k) kzoIcn¡pIbpw clkyw AÃmlphn¶v hn«psImSp¡pIbpw am¸n¶v th−n {]mÀ°n¡pIbpw sNbvXp sIm−ncp¶p. A\´cw Rm³ Ibdns¨¶p kemw ]dªp. \_n (k) H¶p aμlkn¨p. At¸mÄ apJ¯v tZjyw kv^pcn¡p ¶p−mbncp¶p. Ft¶mSv ]dªp: “hcq.” Rm³ sN¶p ap¶nencp¶p. \_n (k) tNmZn¨p: “\o F´psIm−p bm{Xbn \n¶v Hgnªp \n¶p?” Rm³ ]dª: “\_ntb, A§v AÃm¯ aämtcmSmsW¦nepw Rm³ Cu L«¯n D]mbw ]dªp c£s¸Spambncp¶p. A§sb Ifhp ]dªp Xr]vXns¸Sp¯nbm AÃmlp Xmakwhn\m kXyw shfns¸Sp ¯pw. Rm³ i]n¡s¸SpIbpw sN¿pw. AXpsIm−p Rm³ kXyw Xs¶ ]dbs«: F\n¡v Hcp {]Xn_Ôhpap−mbncp¶nÃ. A¶p Rm³ F¶t¯¡mfp]cn BtcmKyhm\pw k¼¶\pambncp¶p. \_n (k) ]dªp: “\o kXyw ]dªp. t]mbvs¡mÅq. \ns¶ Ipdn¨v AÃmlp Xs¶ Xocpam\n¡s«.” Rm³ Fgpt¶äp t]m¶p. _\qkea¡mcn s]« Nne KpWImw£nIÄ Fsâ ASp¯p h¶p. Ahcn§s\ A`n{]mbs¸«p: “\n§Ä Hcp sXäpw CXphsc sNbvXn«nÃtÃm. ]ecpw ]e ImcW §fpw t_m[n¸n¨p c£s¸«Xv \mw I−ntÃ, AXpt]mse \n§Ä¡pw

 

 

Bhmambncp¶ntÃ. A\´cw \_n (k) \n§Ä¡pth−n H¶v {]mÀ°n ¡pI IqSn sNbvXm sXäp s]mdp¡s¸SpIbpw sN¿pambncp¶ntÃ?” ChcpsS \nc´camb D]tZiw tI«t¸mÄ ho−pw \_n (k)bpsS k¶n[nbn sN¶v hà Ifhpw ]dªv c£s¸«mtem F¶v Rm³ BtemNn¨p t]mbn. Rm³ AhtcmSv tNmZn¨p: “Fsâ A\p`hapÅ aäp hÃhcpapt−m \½psS Iq«¯nÂ?” AhÀ ]dªp: “AsX, apdmd¯p_v\p d_oDw lnemep_v\p Da¿ bpap−v. AhÀ c−pt]cpw \n§Ä ]dªXvt]msebmWv \_n (k)tbm Sv ]dªXv. \n§tfmSv ]dª AtX adp]Sn Xs¶bmWv \_n (k)bn \n¶v AhÀ¡pw e`n¨Xv.” F\n¡v Bizmkambn. AhÀ c−pt]cpw _Zdn kw_Ôn¨ kmXznIcmWv. Ahcn F\n¡v amXrIbp−v. R§tfmSv kwkmcn¡cpsX¶v \_n (k) A\pbmbnIsf hne¡n. AhÀ R§sf _lnjv¡cn¨p. `qanbn Rm³ GIm´\mbn. kp]cnNnXcnÃm¯ `qan! apdmd¯pw lnemepw `Kv\micmbn ho«nencp¶p. ]pd¯nd§mXmbn. Rm³ kl\ahew_n¨p. ]pd¯pt]mhpIbpw apkvenwItfmsSm¸w PamA¯n ]s¦Sp¡pIbpw sNbvXpsIm−ncp¶p. A§mSnbneqsS \S¡pt¼mÄ Hcp hyànbpw Fs¶ I− `mhw t]mepw \Sn¡pIbnÃm bncp¶p! \akvImcw Ignªm Rm³ \_n (k)bpsS ASp¯v t]mbn kemw ]dbpambncp¶p. kemw aS¡m³th−n \_n (k)bpsS A[cw Nen¡mdp−mbncpt¶m F¶v F\n¡v AdnªpIqSm! Rm³ Nnet¸mÄ \_n (k)sb Hfn¡®n«v t\m¡pw. Rm³ \akvImc¯n {]thin¨m \_n (k) Fs¶ Xncnªpt\m¡pambncp¶p. Rm³ At§m«p t\m¡p t¼mtg¡pw At±lw I®v Xncn¨pIfbpw. CtX _lnjv¡cWw XpSÀ¶psIm−ncp¶p. Rms\mcn¡Â A_qJ¯mZ (d)bpsS hf¸n aXn NmSn¡S¶p At±lt¯mSv kemw sNmÃn. At±lw F\n¡v {]nbs¸«h\pw Fsâ ]nXrhy]p{X\pambncp¶p. At±lw kemw aS¡nbnÃ.  

 

At¸mÄ Rm³ tNmZn¨p: “A_qJ¯mZm, AÃmlphmWv kXyw, Rm³ tIWt]£n¡p¶p. AÃmlphns\bpw {]hmNIs\bpw kvt\ln ¡p¶h\mWv Rms\¶v Xm¦Ä¡dnªpIqsS?” At±lw H¶pw an−nbnÃ. aq¶v {]mhiyw Rm³ Fsâ tNmZyw BhÀ¯n¨p. At±lw “AÃmlp AAvew” F¶p am{Xw ]dªp. Rm³ IcªpsIm−p Xncn¨pt]m¶p.

Rms\mcn¡Â aZo\m sXcphneqsS \S¡pIbmbncp¶p. Hcp I¨hS ¡mc\mb kndb¡mc³ Fs¶ At\zjn¨p. P\§Ä Fs¶ Nq−n¡m Wn¨psImSp¯p. AbmÄ Hscgps¯Sp¯v Fsâ I¿n X¶p. Rm\Xv hmbn¨p t\m¡n. AXv KÊm³ cmPmhnsâXmbncp¶p. I¯nse DÅS¡w CXmbncp¶p: “Xm¦fpsS Iq«pImc³ (\_n (k)sb Dt±in¨v) Xm¦tfmSv ]nW¡amsW¶v Adnbm³ Ignªp. Ah Úbpw AhKW\bpw AÀln¡p¶h\à Xm¦Ä. AXpsIm−v Xm¦Ä R§fpsS \m«nte¡v hcq. R§Ä Bizmkhpw kuIcyhpw \ÂImw.” I¯phmbn¨p. Rm³ AXp Icn¨pIfªp. AXpw AÃmlphnsâ a\Ênem¡n.

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]co£WamsW¶v

Rm³

\mÂ]Xp Znhkw Ignªt¸mÄ \_n (k)bpsS Hcp I¸\bpam bn HcmÄ h¶p. `mcysb ]ncnªncn¡Wsa¶mbncp¶p {]kvXpX I¸ \. BKXt\mSp Rm³ tNmZn¨p: “samgn sNmÃWtam? AbmÄ hniZoI cn¨p: “th−, kao]n¡nXncp¶m aXn.” Rm³ \Êt¦mNw I¸\ incÊmhln¨p. `mcytbmSv ]dªp: “\o \nsâ ho«pImcpsS ASp¡te¡v t]mIq, AÃmlphnsâ Xocpam\w hcp¶Xv hsc, \ap¡v ]ncnªp \n¡mw.”

 

 

Fsâ aäp c−pIq«pImÀ¡pw CXpt]mse \_n (k)bpsS I¸\ D−mbncp¶p. lnemep_v\pDa¿ (d)bpsS `mcy \_n (k)bpsS ASp¯v sN¶p ]dªp: “\_nsb, lnem Hcp hr²\mWv. Zcn{Z\pw. At±l¯n\v aäp ]cnNmcIamscm¶panÃ. Rm³ At±ls¯ ip{iqjn¡p¶Xn hntcm[ apt−m?” \_n (k) ]dªp: “Cà ip{iqjn¡mw. ]s£, ‘kao]n¡m³’ ]mSnÃ.” kv{Xo ]dªp: \_ntb, At±lan¶v \nÝe\mWv. Cu kw`hw apX IcªpIgnbpIbpamWv.”

Fs¶ ip{iqjn¡m³ `mcysb ho«n Xs¶ \nÀ¯m³ \_n (k) tbmSv A\phmZw tNmZn¡Wsa¶v ]ecpsas¶ D]tZin¡pIbp−mbn. F¦nepw bphmhmb Rm³ \_n (k)tbmSv A¡mcyw Bhiys¸«m  \_n (k) F´p]dbpsa¶v F\n¡dnªpIqSmambncp¶p. Rm³ AXn¶v A\phmZw tNmZn¨XpanÃ.

A§s\ ZoÀLamb A¼Xp Zn\cm{X§Ä Ignªp. AÃmlp ]dªXpt]mse, hnimeamb `qan R§Ä¡v hfsc IpSp Êmbn¯oÀ¶ncp¶p . Hcp kp{]`mX¯nÂ! ^PvÀ \akvIcn¨v Rm³ Fsâ ho«n Ccn¡pt¼mÄ keAv Ip¶n³ta \n¶v HcmÄ D¨¯n hnfn¨p ]dªp:

 

 

“IAt_, kt´mjn¡q” ^PÀ \akvImc¯n\p tijw \_n (k) R§fpsS tamN\w {]Jym ]n¨Xmbncp¶p. Akvew tKm{X¯n s]« Hcp hyànbmbncp¶p Fsâ ASp¡te¡v IpXn¨Xv. kt´mjmXntcI¯m Rm³ aXnad¶p. Fsâ c−v taÂhkv{X§ Ä Rm³ At±l¯n¶v ]mcntXmjnIambn \ÂIn. X¡mew thsd c−p hkv{Xw hmbv] hm§n [cn¨psIm−mWv Rm³ ]n¶oSv \_n (k) bpsS ASp¯v sN¶Xv. ImWp¶hscÃmw Ft¶mSn§s\ ]dªpsIm−ncp¶p: “Xm¦Ä¡v A`n\μ\w, AÃmlp Xm¦Ä¡v am¸v \ÂInbncn¡p¶p.” aplmPndpIfn \n¶v XzÂl¯v (d) HmSn h¶v Fs¶ sI«n¸nSn¨v A`n\μn¨p. Rm³ \_n (k)¡v kemw sNmÃn. \_n (k) kemw aS¡n. C§s\ ]dªp: “D½ {]khn¨Xp apX Ct¶hscbnÃm¯ kt´mjIcamb Hcp Zn\amWv \n§Ä¡v C¶v. kt´mjn¡phn³.” Rm³ tNmZn¨p: “\_ntb, CXv Xm¦fpsS kz´w hIbmtWm? AtXm AÃmlphnsâ ]¡Â \n¶pÅXmtWm?” \_n (k) ]dªp: “AÃmlphnsâ ]¡Â \n¶v Xs¶.” \_n (k)bpsS apJw {]k¶ambncp¶p.

IA_v (d) ]dªp: “\_ntb, ]Ým¯m]¯nsâ `mKambn Fsâ kz¯v apgph\pw AÃmlphn¶pw dkqen\pw Rm³ hn«pXcp¶p. Xm¦Ä kzoIcn¨mepw!

 

 

\_n (k) ]dªp: “apgph\pw ]mSnÃ. Ipd¨p `mKw AhnsS sht¨ ¡Ww.” IA_v (d) ]dªp: “F¦n Fsâ ssJ_dnse Hmlcn Rm³ ssIhiw sh¡mw.” “\_ntb, kXyw ]dªXv sIm−mWv AÃmlp Fsâ ]Ým¯m]w kzoIcn¨Xv. Rm³ C\n Hcn¡epw kXyaÃmsX ]dbpIbnsöv i]Yw sNbvXncn¡p¶p.”

kqd¯pXu_bn IA_v (d)sâ ]Ým¯m]s¯ Ipdn¨v C§s\ ]dbp¶p: “\_n (k)¡pw, hnjaL«¯n At±ls¯ A\pKan¨ aplmPndpIÄ¡pw A³kmcnIÄ¡pw AÃmlp s]mdp¯psImSp¯ncn ¡p¶p. Ahcn Hcp hn`mK¯nsâ lrZbw hyXnNen¡mdmb tijw. A\´cw AhcpsS ]Ým¯m]w Ah³ kzoIcn¨p. AhtcmSv IqSpX hmÕeyapÅh\pw IcpWbpÅh\pas{X Ah³. Xocpam\saSp¡msX \ndp¯nb B aq¶v t]À¡pw Ah³ s]mdp¯psImSp¯ncn¡p¶p. hnimeamb `qan AhÀ¡v CSp§nbXmbn¯oÀ¶ncp¶p. lrZb§Ä IpSpÊmhpIbpw sNbvXncp¶p. AÃmlphnsâ in£bn \n¶v Aht\m SÃmsX A`bw tXSm\nsöv AhÀ a\Ênem¡n. ]n¶oSv AhcpsS tJZw Ah³ kzoIcn¨p. B ]mÝm¯m]t_m[¯n AhÀ Dd¨p \n¡m³ th−n. AÃmlp hfsc s]mdp¡p¶h\pw IcpWmhmcn[nbp as{X.” apBhn¿ (d)bpsS `cWIme¯v kndnbbn sh¨mWv IA_p_v\p amenIv (d) acWaSªXv. \_n (k)bn \n¶v ap¸Xne[nIw lZokpIÄ At±lw cnhmb¯v sNbvXn«p−v.