D]tZin¨p aSp¯t¸mÄ A½ A¸t\mSp ]dªp:
\ap¡hs\ tbiphnsâ ASp¯p sImWvSp t]mbmtem, Hcp]mSv BfpIÄ¡v kam[m\w sImSp¡p¶ BfmWtÃm.
BZysams¡ Rms\XnÀ¯p. HSphn _eambn«§p sImWvSp t]mhpI bmbncp¶p.
BÄ¡q«¯n \n¶I¶pamdn Hcp hr£¨ph«n hn{ian¡pIbmbncp¶p tbip. ]t{Xmkv ]cnNbs¸Sp¯n:
aIs\¡pdn¨p ]dbm³ h¶Xm.
apJhpcsbm¶panÃmsX \ne¯p ap«pIp¯n ssIIÄ Iq¸n A¸³ ]dªp:
Cfbhh\mWv, A\pkcWanÃ. Iq«psI«p tamiamWv. R§fpsS Zp:J ]p{X\mWv.
kqcytKmfambn Pzen¡p¶ I®pIfpbÀ¯n Fs¶ t\m¡n. AØn aÖIfneqsS sshZypXn {]hmlw an¶namªp. Rm³ Xe Ip\n¨p.
"Ah³ aS§n hcpw'
A¯nbneIfpsS aÀ½cw t]mse, BßKXwt]membncp¶p adp]Sn.
AXnsâ AÀ°w R§Ä¡p a\ÊnembnÃ. aS§n hcp¶sXt§m«mWv?
ho«nse hoXhpw ]nSn¨p hm§n BkànbpsS tXcn BÀ¯ntbmsS IpXnt¨mSn AXnÀ¯nIfnÃm¯ temI¯v A\pcmK \mSItasd BSn ¯IÀ¯p. aSnÈoe Imenbmbt¸mÄ kJm¡Ä Hmtcmcp¯cmbn ]ncnªp. XncIfS§nb Xocwt]mse iq\yambn¯oÀ¶p PohnXw.
]ns¶ Ae¨nembncp¶p. A¸¡jW¯n\mbn ]ecpsS ap¼nepw ssI \o«n. hni¸S¡phm³ amen\y¡q¼mc¯n BÀ¯ntbmsS Xncbpt¼mÄ B i_vZw lrZb¯n {]Xn[z\n¨p:
"Ah³ aS§n hcpw'
]ns¶ Htcm«ambncp¶p.
{Kma§fpw sXcphpIfpw ssIhgnIfpw XmWvSn At\zjW bm{X XpSÀ¶p. A¿mbnc§Ä¡v A¸w hmgv¯p¶ hncp¶phmgnsb HSphn IWvSpap«n. ]´nbnencp¶v A¸¡jW§Ä BÀ¯ntbmsS hm§n¯n¶p.
BÄ¡q«¯n\nSbneqsS Bizmk\mbIsâ ASpt¯bvt¡mSn. Kpcp hn{ian¡pIbmWv, Ct¸mÄ `n£¡msc IS¯n hnSm³ ]änÃ. þ injy·mÀ XSªp.
"thWvS, Ahs\ XStbWvS Ah³ aS§n h¶ncn¡bmWv'
kvt\lm{Zamb ssIIÄ \o«n I\nhpÅ X¼pcm³ FâcnInte¡p h¶p. Rm³ `b¸mtSmsS cWvSSn ]ndtIm«p amdn. AIhpw ]pdhpw PoÀ®nX\mb Rm³ ]ns¶bpw ]ndtIm«p \o§nbt¸mÄ Fs¶ Ibdn¸nSn¨p, amdneaÀ¯n. hnZypXv{]hmlw an¶Â¸nWcpIfmbn ]mªp.
s]m«n¡c¨ntemsS Rm³ ]dªp:
\in¨h\mWv Rm³. [qÀ¯ ]p{X\mWv, FÃmw \jvSs¸«h\mWv. A¸sâ `h\¯n \n¶\y\mWv, A\mY\mWv, the¡mcs\¶p hnfn¡s¸Sphm³ t]mepw ….. ….. …. ..
"AÃÃ, \o aS§n h¶ncn¡bmWv. ]nXmhnsâ hoSv aS§n hcp¶ a¡Ä¡pÅXmWv'.
BßlÀj¯nsâ s]cp¼dbmbn sIm«nb I\nhpÅ X¼pcmsâ lrZb Xmfw ]nXmhnsâ `h\¯nse DÕh XnanÀ¸pw aS§n hcthmÕhhpambn amdn.