A_qZÀdp Kn^mcn(d)

“hn®n\v Xmsgbpw a®n\v apIfnepambn A_qZÀdnt\¡mÄ kXyhm\mbn Hcp a\pjy\panÃ…”dkqepÃmlv(kz).

a¡mcmPyw ]pdw temIhpambn _Ôs¸Sp¶ amÀ¤amWv "h±m³" {]tZiw. AhnsSbmWv Kn^mÀ tKm{X¡mÀ hkn¡p¶Xv. JpssdinIfpsS I¨hS¨c¡pIfpambn imante¡v t]mbnhcp¶ bm{XmkwL§Ä \ÂIp¶ \mWb¯p«pIÄ sIm­v B tKm{Xw Pohn¨p t]m¶p. Xr]vXnbmIpw hn[w AXv In«nbnsæn H¶v _e{]tbmKw \S¯m\pw AhÀ aSn¨ncp¶nÃ.

A_qZÀdv F¶ t]cnednb¸Sp¶ Pp³Zp_v\pPp\mZx Cu tKm{X¯nemWv. ss[cyw, IqÀ½_p²n, ZoÀLZrjvSn F¶nh Abmsf CXccn \n¶v hyXncnà\m¡n. Xsâ P\X hn{Kl§fpsS ap¼n A\phÀ¯n¡p¶ A[tam]mk\ F t¸mgpw At±ls¯ hÃmsX Atemkcs¸Sp¯ns¡m­ncp¶p. Ad_nIfpsS aqVhnizmk§sf X\n¡v Hcn¡epw DÄs¡mÅm³ IgnªnÃ. sI«kwkvImc§fn \n¶v P\§sf IcIbän, hnthIhpw _p²nbpw ]p\xØm]n¨v, temIw Xa Êv amän {]Imi]qcnXam¡p¶ Hcp {]hmNIsâ DZbw At±lw {]Xo£tbmsS Im¯ncp¶p.

ImeN{Iw A\pkyqXw Id§ns¡m­ncp¶p. BbnsS a¡bn {]Xy£s¸« ]pXnb {]hmNIsâ hnhc§Ä Xsâ Ip{Kma¯nepsa¯n. At±lw A\pP³ A\oknt\mSv ]dªp: "A\okv…! thKw a¡bnte¡p ]pds¸SpI! AhnsSbpÅ B a\pjys\¸än At\zjn¡pI! BImi¯v \n¶v X\n¡v Znhyktµiw hcp¶p F¶mWbmfpsS hmZw. AbmÄ ]dbp¶ hm¡pItfsX¦nepw a\x]mTam¡n Fs¶ tIĸn¡pIbpw thWw !’

A\okv bm{Xbmbn…\_n(kz)bpambn kÔn¡pIbpw kwkmcn¡pIbpw sNbv Xp.hm¡pIÄ {i²n¨p a\Ênem¡n Xncns¨¯n… Bthit¯msS A_qZÀdv A bmsf kao]n¨ ]pXnb {]hmNIs\ Ipdn¨v XmÂ]cy]qÀÆw Bcmªp. A\okv ]dªp: "am\yamb kz`mh§Ä ssIsImÅm³ P\§sf D]tZin¡p¶bmfmWt±lw, At±l¯nsâ hm¡pIÄ ]ZyaÃ, F¶m KZyhpaÃ.’

A_qZÀdv ho­pw tNmZn¨p:

"Abmsf Ipdn¨v P\§fpsS A`n{]mbsa´mWv?’

 A\okv ]dªp:

"am{´nI³, tPmÕy³, Ihn, Fs¶ÃmamWhÀ ]dbp¶Xv…!’

A_qZÀdv  ]dªp:

"Fsâ kwibw XoÀ¡m\pw Zmlw ian¸n¡m\pw CsXm¶pw t]mc. \o IpSpw_¯nsâ Imcyw {i²n¡Ww. Rm³ Xs¶ t\cn«v t]mbn Adnªp hcmw..!’

A\okv ap¶dnbn¸v sImSp¯p:

"icn, bm{Xbn a¡m\nhmknIsf IcpXnbncn¡pI…!’

A_qZÀdv bm{X¡mhiyamb `£Whpw Hcp sNdnb ]m\]m{Xhpw Xbmdm¡n. ASp¯ Znhkw At±lw \_n(kz)sb ImWm³ ]pds¸«p. `bt¯msSbmWv t]m¡v, ImcWw, apl½Zpambn _Ôs¸Sm³ hcp¶hcmsW¶dnªm AXn{Iqcambn Ahsc th«bmSns¡m­ncn¡pIbmWv JpssdinIsf¶v At±lw Adnªncp¶p. AXvsIm­v Xs¶ apl½Zv \_n(kz)sb¡pdn¨t\zjn¡m³ Xs¶ At±lw _p²nap«n. A`napJoIcn¡p¶Xv i{Xpthm an{Xtam F¶dnbnÃtÃm…!

kÔy…,A_qZÀdv akvPnZpÂldman hn{ian¡m\mbn InS¶p. At¸mÄ Aen¿p_v\pA_oXzmen_v(d) At±l¯n\cnsI h¶p. BKX³ hntZinbmsW¶v Aen  (d)¡v t_m[s¸«p. Aen(d) AbtfmSv ]dªp:

"AÃtbm a\pjym! Ft¶msSm¸w hcq.!’

At±lw AentbmsSm¸w Xsâ ho«nte¡v t]mbn A¶v cm{Xn Aen(d)hnsâ ho «n Xmakw. {]`mXambt¸mÄ A_qZÀdv Xsâ `mWvUhpsaSp¯v ho­pw ]Ånbnte¡v…. AhÀ ]ckv]cw H¶pw DcnbmSnbnÃ.

c­mw Znhkhpw A_qZÀdn\v \_n(kz)sb¡pdn¨v Hcp hnhchpw e`n¨nÃ. cm{Xnbmbt¸mÄ At±lw ]Ånbn Dd§m³ InS¶p. At¸mgpw Aen(d)AXnse h¶p. At±lw tNmZn¨p;

"C\nbpw Ft¯­nSw ]nSnIn«nbntÃ….?’

At±lw AXnYnsbbpw Iq«n ho«nte¡v t]mbn. A¶pw Ahscm¶pw ]ckv]cw kwkmcn¨nÃ. aq¶mw Znhkw cm{Xn… Aen(d) au\w `Ún¨p:

"\n§sf´n\mWv a¡xbn h¶Xv?’

A_qZÀdv ]dªp:

"Rm³ tXSn h¶ Imcy¯n\v \n§sfs¶ klmbn¡psa¶v Dd¸v \ÂInbm am{Xw Rm³ ]dbmw!’

Aen(d) A§s\ hm¡v sImSp¯p.

A_qZÀdv ]dªp:

"Rm³ hfsc Zqsc \n¶mWv hcp¶Xv. ]pXnb {]hmNIs\ ImWepw At±l¯n sâ hm¡pIÄ tIÄ¡epamWv Fsâ e£yw!’

Aen(d)hnsâ apJw {]k¶ambn. At±lw ]dªp:

"AÃmlphmWv kXyw, At±lw kXy{]hmNI\mWv, AhÀ C¶men¶ cq]¯nsems¡bmWv…!’

\_n(kz)bpsS KpWKW§Ä hnhcn¡pIbmWv Aen(d). AhÀ A_qZÀdnt\mSv ]dªp:

"t\cw ]peÀ¶m Xm¦Ä Fs¶ A\pKan¡pI, A]IS km[yX tXm¶nbm Rm³ aq{Xsamgn¡pw t]mse Hmcw Nmcn \n¡pw. Rm³ AhnsS\n¶v \S¶p XpS§nbm ho­pw \n§sfs¶ ]n´pScpI, C§s\ \ap¡v e£y¯nse¯mw.’

\_n(kz)sb ImWm\pÅ AXnbmb B{Klw sIm­v A_qZÀdn\v A¶v Dd¡w h¶tXbnÃ.

{]`mXw s]m«n hnSÀ¶p. Aen(d)Xsâ AXnYnsbbpw Iq«n Xncp\_n(kz)bpsS lfvd¯nte¡v \S¶p. A_qZÀdv CSXpw heXpw t\m¡msX Aen(d)s\ A\pKan¨p. AhÀ Xncpk¶n[nbnse¯n. A_qZÀdv kemw ]dªp:

"AÊemap Asse¡ bm dkqeÃmlv’

\_n(kz) adp]Sn ]dªp.

Xm¦Ä¡pw AÃmlphnsâ c£bpw ImcpWyhpap­mbncn¡s«.

Ckvemansâ A`nhmZyamb kemw sIm­v BZyw \_n(kz)sb A`nkwt_m[\ sNbvXXv A_pZÀdv Bbncp¶p. tijw B hm¡mWv A`nhmZy¯n\mbn {]NmcW¯n h¶Xv.

\_n(kz) A_pZÀdns\ Ckvemante¡v £Wn¡pIbpw JpÀBsâ Nne `mK§Ä HmXns¡mSp¡pIbpw sNbvXp. H«pw sshImsX At±lw apkvenambn. apkvenamb BZy_m¨nse \memas¯tbm A©mas¯tbm Bfmbncp¶p At±lw.

kw`h§fpsS _m¡n `mKw A_pZÀdv(d) Xs¶ hniZoIcn¡p¶p: AXn\v tijw Rm³ \_n(kz)bpsS IqsS Xs¶ a¡bn Xmakn¨p. Ahsc\n¡v Ckvemans\Ipdn¨v ]Tn¸n¨pX¶p. JpÀBsâ Ipd¨p`mKhpw…. ]n¶oSv \_n(kz)Ft¶mSv ]dªp.\o apkvenamb hnhcw a¡bn Bcpw Adnªpt]mIcpXv. AhÀ \ns¶ h[n¨pIftª¡pw’!

Rm³ ]dªp: "AÃmlphmWv kXyw! ]Ånbn sN¶v JpssdinIfpsS ap¼n sh¨v kXyktµis¯ Dss¨kvXcw {]Jym]n¨ÃmsX Rm³ a¡m cmPyw hnSp¶ {]iv\tabnÃ…!!’ \_n(kz) au\w ]men¨tXbpÅq.

Rm³ ]Ånb sN¶p. Jpssdio {]amWnamscÃmw IqSnbncp¶v skmd ]dbpIbmWv. Rm³ AhcpsS a[y¯n sN¶v AXyp¨¯n hnfn¨v ]dªp:

"JpssdIsf! AÃmlp AÃmsX Bcm[y\nsöpw apl½Zv \_n(kz) AÃmlphnsâ ZqX\msW¶pw Rm\nXm km£yw hln¡p¶p.

Fsâ hm¡pIÄ AhcpsS IÀ®]pS§fn X«nbXpw AhÀ NmSnsbWoäp Ignªp. AhÀ ]ckv]cw Bt{Imin¨p:

"CXm Cu aX]cnXymKnsb icns¸Sp¯n¡fbq.’

sImÃms\¶\ne¡v Xs¶ Ahscs¶ aÀ±n¨p. XÕabw \_n(kz)bpsS ]nXrktlmZc³ Aºmkv(d) AhnsS NmSnhoWp. AhcnÂ\n¶v Fs¶ kwc£n¡m\mbn At±lw Fs¶ tNÀ¯p ]nSn¨v JpssdinItfmSv ]dªp:

"tl! \n§sf´mWo sN¿p¶Xv. \n§fpsS hym]mc amÀ¤¯nepÅ Kn^mÀ tKm{X¡mc\mb Hcmsf \n§Ä h[n¨m ]n¶oSpÅ ØnXnsb´mIpw.’

JpssdinIÄ ]ncnªpt]mbn. AÂ]w Hcmizmkw ssIh¶t¸mÄ Rm³ Xncp\_n(kz)bpsS ASps¯¯n. Fsâ icoc¯nse ]cn¡pIÄ I­ am{Xbn AhÀ tNmZn¨p:

"apkvenamb Imcyw ]ckys¸Sp¯cpsX¶v Rm³ ]dªncp¶ntÃ?’

Rm³ ]dªp: "AsXsâ Hcm{Klambncp¶p. Rm³ AXv \ndthän¡gnªp!’

\_n(kz) ]n¶osSt¶mSv ]dªp: "C\n \n§Ä \m«nte¡v t]mhpI! ChnsS \n¶v ]Tn¨Xpw a\Ênem¡nbXpw AhtcmSv ]dbpIbpw Ahsc Ckvemante¡v £Wn¡pIbpw sN¿pI. \n§Ä¡v AÃmlp k³amÀ¤hpw AhÀhgn \à {]Xn^ehpw Xt¶¡pw. ChnsS Ckvemw ]ckyamhpIbpw hnPbn¡pIbpw sNbvXp F¶dnbpt¼mÄ Ct§m«v Xs¶ Xncn¨v h¶psImÅpI!’

A_qZÀdv(d)XpSÀ¶p ]dbp¶p: "Rm³ Fsâ \m«nte¡v Xncn¨p. BZyambn F s¶ A`napJoIcn¨Xv Fsâ A\pP³ A\okbncp¶p. Ah³ tNmZn¨p:

"Fs´ÃmamWv hntij§Ä?’ Rm³ ]dªp: "Rm³ kXyaXw hnizkn¨v apkvenambncn¡p¶p.’

AÃmlphnsâ A\p{Klw! H«pw sshImsX Ah\pw ]dªp: "\nsâ aXw Xs¶bmWv FtâXpw. Rm\pw CXm kXyhnizmknbmbncn¡p¶p!’.

R§Ä c­vt]cpw IqSn R§fpsS amXmhns\ kao]n¨p. Ahsc Ckvemante¡v £Wn¨p. DSs\bhÀ ]dªp: "a¡tf \n§fpsS Zo³ Xs¶bmWv FtâXpw!’ A§s\ Ahcpw kXyktµihmlIbmbn¯oÀ¶p.

A¶papX Kn^mÀ tKm{X¡msc Ckvemansâ A\pbmbnIfm¡m³ Fsâ Ip Spw_w A£oW ]cn{iaw \S¯ns¡m­ncp¶p. A[nIw XmaknbmsX Hcp henb P\kaqlw Xs¶ apkvenwIfmbn¯oÀ¶p. kwLSnXambn \nkv¡mcw \nÀÆln¡s¸«p. Iq«¯nÂs]« asämcp hn`mKw ]dªp:

"R§Ä Ct¸mÄ ]qÀÆoIaXw Xs¶ ssIsImÅp¶p. \_n(kz)aZo\xbn hcpt¼mÄ R§fpw apkvenwIfmIpw.’

]n¶oSv \_n(kz)aZo\xbnte¡v h¶t¸mÄ AhscÃmw apkvenwIfmbn¯oÀ¶p. AhnsSsh¨v \_n(kz) ]dªp: "Kn^mÀ! AÃmlp AhÀ¡v aKvv^nd¯v \ÂInbncn¡p¶p. AkvewtKm{Xw! AhÀ¡v AÃmlp kema¯pw \ÂIn.’

A_qZÀdv(d)Xsâ {Kma¯n Xs¶ CkvemanI {]hÀ¯\§fpambn Ignªp IqSpIbmWv. DlvZpw J³ZJpw Ignªp. At±lw \_n(kz)bpsS Xncpk¶n[nbnse¯n At±lw At]£n¨p: "XncpZqXsc! Fs¶ AhnSps¯ tkhI\mbn kzoIcn¨mepw!’

\_n(kz)k½Xn¨p. A¶papXÂ apgpkabhpw \_n(kz)tbmSv IqsS¯s¶ D­mhWsa¶ ZrV\nÝbt¯msS AhÀ Pohn¨p. alm\mb \_n(kz)Ahsc {]tXyIw ]cnKWn¨p. Ft¸mÄ ImWpIbmsW¦nepw AhnSp¶v lkvXZm\w sN ¿pIbpw kt´mjw ]¦nSpIbpw sNbvXncp¶p.

Xncp\_n(kz) h^m¯mbn. t\Xmhpw AhcpsS al¯mb kZÊpIfpw \jvSs¸« aZo\ bn Hcp \nanjw t]mepw \n¡m³ A_qZÀdv(d)hn\v IgnªnÃ. At±lw imanse Hcp Ip{Kma¯n t]mbn Xmakn¨p. kn±oJpÂAIv_À(d)hnsâbpw Dadp_v\pÂJ¯zm_v(d)hnsâbpw `cWIme§fn At±lw AhnsS Xs¶bmbncp¶p.  aq¶mw Jeo^x Dkvam\p_v\pA^v^m³(d)hnsâ `cWamWnt¸mÄ.

A_qZÀdv(d)Uakv¡knte¡v amdn¯makn¨p. apkvenwIÄ `uXnIXbnepw kpJ¯nepw ebn¡p¶Xv I­ At±l¯n\v AsXmcn¡epw AwKoIcn¡m³ IgnªnÃ. AXns\Xnsc AhÀ iàambn {]XnIcn¨p. XÕabw Jeo^x At±ls¯ aZo bnte¡v £Wn¨p. AhÀ aZo\bnse¯n.

]s£! AhnsSbpw Zp³bmhnt\mSpÅ AanXamb A`n\nthiamWv apkvenwIfn I­Xv. AXvsIm­v At±l¯nsâ XymKnbmb a\Êpw Xsâ \ninXamb hnaÀ i\w ImcWw aäpÅ P\§fpw hoÀ¸pap«n.

Jeo^xbpsS \nÀt±iw At¸mÄ Bizmkambn: "Xm¦Ä X¡mew d_vZxbnte¡v amdn¯makn¡Ww.’

aZo\xbnse Hcp Ip{KmaamWv d_vZx. At±lw P\§fn \n¶v _lpZqcw AI¶v d_vZxbn Xmakam¡n. Zp³bmshm«pw Bin¡m¯ alm\mb \_n(kz)X§fpw Ignªpt]mb c­v Jeo^xamcpw hc¨psh¨ XymK¯nsâ amÀ¤¯nÂ!

HcpZnhkw HcmÄ A_qZÀdv(d)hnsâ ho«n h¶p. At±lw hoSmsIsbm¶p I t®mSn¨p. Pohn¡m³ th­ AXymhiykm[\§sfm¶pw AhnsS ImWm\nÃ. At±lw tNmZn¨p. "A_qZÀdv(d)! \n§fpsS kma{KnIsfÃmsahnsS?!’

A_qZÀdv(d) ]dªp: "R§Ä¡v AhnsS (]mc{XnI tem¯v) Hcp hoSp­v. \à km[\§sfÃmw At§m«b¡pIbmWv ]Xnhv!’

BKX\v hm¡nsâ s]mcpÄ ]nSnIn«n. At±lw ]dªp: "]s£! \n§Ä Cu ho«n (Zp³bmhv) Xmakn¡p¶Imet¯¡v AXymhiyw hÃXpw thWatÃm?!’

imanse AaoÀ A_qZÀdv(d)hn\v ap¶qdv kzÀ®\mWb§Ä sImSp¯b¨ncp¶p B D]lmcw Xncn¨b¨psIm­v At±lw ]dªp: AÃmlphnsâbSp¡Â Fs¶¡mÄ \nµy\mb Hcmsf imansâ A[n]\v ImWm³ IgnªntÃ?!’

lnPvdx ap¸¯nc­mw hÀjw B_nZpw kmlnZpamb alm³ h^mXmbn, AÃmlp Ahsc kt´mj¯nem¡s«.