N¼nNp«³.sWäv DÅn`qsX ko*pw Fsâ k]_nWp fpNant`¡v k¶p. ASv bSps¡ Fsâ k]_nsâ kls¯ sNmjp¸nsâ fX¡pNan sfsà AfÀ¶n_§n. A]mÄ ASn H¶v C_p¡nsM^n¨p. B… it½..! H^p tWÀ¯knan]n Mm³ bpaªptbm]n. sbs«¶Sv HSp¡n Ipäpw Nt®mXn¨ptWm¡n. emPyw. Nq^n^p«pSs¶. Fsâ CXp¸ns` sNmjp¸n ko*psfm¶v bnXn¨psM^n¨n«v A]mÄ fp¶nt`¡v kn^`pNtamXn¨p. Fsâ A`vbsfm¶v SXn¨v sbm§nWn¡p¶ skÅ^nk]_n B kn^`pNÄ kjpSn]n_§n. fnWphsf¦n`pw d`ngvYfm] B N^w sb®nsâ skÅk]_n bSnªp. WPvWfm] Fsâ AXnk]_n B DÅwssN sbm¯n¸nXn¨p. bns¶ A]mÄ ASn`mNfmWw SXkn]pjnªp. l^n¡pw Fsâ AXnk]À fhmKv sI]vSpS^p¶ tbms`. Biv… Wà hpOw. Fs´m^p_¸m B ssN]v¡v! C§sWm^p ssNsNm*v tk\w Djn]m³. Mm³ N®X¨v hpON^fm] H^p WnÀkrSnt]msX Wn¶psNmXp¯p.
GSmWpw Wnfngs¯ Djn¨n`nWnX]n Ft´m Sn^]p¶Sptbms` Fsâ SXn¨p´n thmcväm] k]_n`qsX b^SnWX¶p. HXpkn`m kn^`pNÄ AtWzgn¨Sv Ns*¯n. Fsâ bp¡nÄs¡mXn]v¡v Ipäpw B Iq*pkn^ H^p k«w k^¨p… fmÀ¡v sI¿p¶tbms`. bns¶ ASn³tfs`m¶v SXkn Fsâ bp¡nÄNn\_nsâ kymhw fWhn`m¡n.
“” F´v hq¸À sbm¡nam tfmsa Wnsâ…!’ B In`¼n¨ hz^sfsâ NmSn fpj§n. fWfmsN tNmÄf]nÄ sNm*p. ASnWptlgw A]mÄ C^pssN sNm*pw Fsâ AXnk]_nsW sbmSnªv Fsâ DX`nsW k`]w sI]vSv A]mtamXv tIÀ¯\¨p. F¶n«v NmSn frUpkm]ns]m¶v NXn¨p. bns¶ H«pw £f]nÃmsS A]mapsX WXpkn^ Fsâ bp¡nansâ Bj§ant`¡n_§n. F¶n«v B Ipjn]n kn^`ns«m¶v N_¡n.
“” iv…imkq!’ ^mKoknsâ kn^`pNÄ ASn A^n¨^n¨v WX¶t¸mÄ hpOwsNm*v Mm³ bpaªptbm]n. “”iq…’
‘ i.. AX§sâ sbt®… GjmwhzÀ¤w Wo Nm\m³ tbmt\]pÅp’ fpOw NpWn¨v Fsâ sIkn]n f{´n¨p. Mm³ Sn^nªm N®pNant`¡v DäptWm¡n. F¶m`m hpµ^fm] fpO¯nsâ WnjÂk«w fm{Stf FWn¡v Nm\msWm¯pÅp. NpämNq^n^p«v.
^mKokt¸mÄ A]mapsX H^p ssN Fsâ bn¶nt`¡v FXp¡pN]m]n^p¶p. B sbmÅp¶ ssN¸¯n Fsâ bp_¯f^p¶S_nªv Mm³ lzmhfX¡nWn¶p. Fsâ A^]n km^n¨pän]n^p¶ hm^n¨pänsâ]pw »uhnsâ]pw CX]n Nm\p¶ l^o^emP¯v H^p frUphvbÀlWtfäp. N¼n]n Im^nWn¶v Fsâ Ws«Ãnsâ Ipjn]n`qsX… fnWphfm] IÀ½¯n`qsX B k`Sp ssNkn^`pNÄ CjªpWX¶p. At¸mjpw B CXSpssN Fsâ skap¯ SanÀk]_n kn{lfn¡pN]m\n^p¶p. imkv… Fs´m^p IqXm A]mapsX ssN]v¡v! tNm^ns¨m^n]p¶]m fj]psX S\p¸n`pw ^mKoknsâ N¼nNp«³.sWäv