kCuZp_v\p BanÀ(d)

JpssdinIfpsS £Ww kzoIcn¨v a¡tbmSSp¯ X³Cuanse¯nb Bbnc§ fn HcmÄ. \_n(kz) bpsS A\pNccn AXyp¶X\mb Jpss__p_v\p AZn¿v (d)hns\ JpssinIÄ NXnbn _µnbm¡nbncn¡p¶p. At±l¯nsâ h[w ImWm³ k¶nlnX\mbXmWv kCuZv. tNmc¯nf¸pw _mlp_ehpw ImcWw P\k©bs¯ hIªp amän ap³\ncbn F¯nt¨cm³ At±l¯n\p Ignªp. t\m¡pt¼mÄ, A_pkp^vbm³, kz^vhm\p_v\p Da¿x XpS§nb Jpssdin {]apJÀ cwKw \nb{´n¡p¶p.

AXm….Hcmchw tIÄ¡p¶p kCuZv At§m«v ZrjvSn Xncn¨p. XShpImcs\ sIm ­phcnIbmWv. bphm¡fpw kv{XoIfpw Ip«nIfpaS§nb Hcp kwLw Jpss_ _ns\ D´n¯ffn Igpac¯nte¡m\bn¡p¶p. apl½Znt\mSpff ]I Jpss_ _neqsS ian¸n¡m³. _Zvdn sImÃs¸« JpssdinIÄ¡p ]Icw At±ls¯ h[n¨v \nÀhrXnbSbm³.  

kwLw h[Øet¯¡v {]thin¨p Ignªp. D¶XmImc\mb kCuZp_v\p BanÀ _ÔnX\mb Jpss__ns\ kmIqXw ho£n¨p. At±lw Xq¡pac¯nte ¡m\bn¡s¸SpIbmWv. ]ods¨dp¡·mcpsS i_vZtImemle§Ä¡nSbn Jp ss__nsâ im´hpw kpZrVhpamb i_vZw At±lw tI«p:

""lm, JpssdinIsf! kuIcyaps­¦n h[¯n\v ap¼v c­p dIvA¯v \nkvIcn¡m s\s¶ A\phZn¡pI''.

]ns¶ kCuZv ImWp¶Xv Jpss__v IAv_bnte¡v Xncnªp \n¡p¶XmWv. c­v dIvA¯v \nkvImcw. lm! AsX{X kpµcw! k¼qÀ®w!! im´w!!! \nkvImcm \´cw Jpss__v P\t\Xm¡tfmSmbn ]dªp:

""AÃmlphmWv kXyw, acWw `bs¸«mWv \nkvImcw ZoÀLn¸n¡p¶Xv F¶v \n§Ä Nn´n¡ambncp¶nsæn XoÀ¨bmbpw Rm³ IqSpX \nkvIcn¡pam bncp¶p''.

 tijw \S¶ kw`h§Ä I­v kCuZn\v kz´w I®psf hnizkn¡m\mbnÃ. kz´w P\X Jpss__nt\mSv sNbvX {IqcX lnw{kP´p¡sft¸mepw \mWn¸n ¡p¶Xmbncp¶p. AhÀ At±l¯nsâ icoc`mK§Ä Poht\msS apdn¨v amäpI bmWv. Hmtcm IjvWw apdn¡pt¼mgpw IncmXÀ At±lt¯mSv tNmZn¡p¶p. ""Jpss__v, \nsâ Cu ZpchkvY apl½Zv A\p`h¡pIbpw \o kpc£nX\mbncn ¡pIbpw sN¿p¶Xv \o CjvSs¸Sp¶pthm?'' icoc¯n \n¶v cIvXw [mc[mc bmsbmgpIpt¼mbpw Jpss__nsâ adp]Sn:

""AÃmlp Xs¶bmWv kXyw. \nÀ`b\pw kpJtem]\pambn Rms\sâ IpSpw_ t¯msSm¸w kÃ]n¨v IgnªpIqSpIbpw XÂkabw {]nbs¸« {]hmNIÀ (kz)¡v Hcp apÅnsâ [zwk\w t]mepw G¡pIbpamsW¦n Rm\Xv H«pw CjvSs¸Sp IbnÃ''.

\nÝbZmÀVyt¯msSbpÅ Cu hm¡pIÄ tIÄt¡­   Xmakw Ip^v^mdpIÄ apjvSn Npcp«n B{Imjn¨p.

""sImÃhs\!''

tijw kCuZv ImWp¶Xv Jpss__v Xq¡pac¯n \n¶p sIm­v I®pIÄ taÂt¸m«pbÀ¯n {]mÀYn¡p¶XmWv.

“AÃmlpth AhcpsS F®w \o ¢n]vXs¸Sp¯tW. Hs¶mgnbmsX FÃmhtcbpw \o \in¸n¡pIbpw sNt¿Wta”

Ahkm\w AkwJyw sh«pIfpw Ip¯pIfptaäv B ]cnip²mXvamhv A´y izmkw hen¨p.

JpssdinIÄ a¡bnte¡v aS§n. Ime{ItaW Jpss__pw At±l¯nsâ A´y \nanj§fpw hnkvarXnbnem­p. ]t£, bphmhmb kCuZp_v\p Bandpsâ Nn´ IÄ¡v B HmÀaIÄ sXÃnSt]mepw kzØX \ÂInbnÃ. Dd§pt¼mÄ B `oIc cwKw kz]v\¯n sXfnbp¶p. DWÀ¶ncn¡pt¼mÄ a\Ên AXv ]qÀtÆm]cn iànbmbn {]Xy£s¸Sp¶p. I¬ap¼n Jpss__nsâ cq]w.

Igpac¯nsâ ap¼n sh¨v At²lw im´hpw kpµchpambn \nkvImcw \nÀÆ ln¡p¶p....... JpssdinIÄs¡Xncmbn At±lw sNbvX {]mÀY\bpsS i_vZw IÀ ®]pS¯n AebSn¡p¶p.....AÃmlphnsâ ITn\amb in£bnd§ptam, At± lw `bhnlze\mbn..

AsX kabw Jpss__v kw`h¯n\v Xnf¡amÀ¶ asämcp hiw IqSn D­mbn cp¶p. kCuZv CXv hsc ]Tn¨n«nÃmbncp¶ al¯mb B ]mTw Jpss__v(d) At±ls¯ ]Tn¸n¨p.

bYmÀY PohnXw hnizmkamWv; AXnsâ kwc£W¯n\mbn A´ywhscbpff t]mcm«hpw. ASnbpd¨ hnizmkw Akm[y§sf kpkm[yam¡pIbpw AXv`pX §Ä krjvSn¡pIbpw sN¿pw.

asddm¶v….A\pbmbnIÄ Poh\pw kz¯n\pw IpSpw_¯n\pap]cn kvt\ln ¡p¶  Cu a\pjy³ apl½Zv(kz) \nÊwibw ssZhm\p{Klapff {]hmNI\mWv.

AÃmlphnsâ al¯mb A\p{Klw t]mse, Cu Nn´IÄ ]cyhkm\n¨Xv At²l¯nsâ CkvemwaXmtÇj¯nembncp¶p. At²lw ]ckyambn {]Jm ]n¨p:

""Rm³ JpssdinIfpsS A{Ia§fnepw sXäpIfnepw ]¦nÃm¯ \nc]c[nbmWv. C¶v apX Rm\pw \n§fpsS _nw_§fpw X½n bmsXmcp _Ôhp­mbncn ¡nÃ. Rm³ AÃmlphnsâ Zo\n AwKambn tNÀ¶ncn¡p¶p.''

kCuZp_v\p BanÀ aZo\bnte¡v ]pds¸«p. ap¯v \_n(kz) tbmsSm¸w Pohn Xm´yw hsc Ign¨p Iq«n. ssJ_dn\v tijw \S¶ FÃm bp²§fnepw ]s¦ Sp¯p.

dkqepÃmln(kz) h^m¯mb tijw AhnSps¯ k¨cnXcmb Jeo^amÀ kzn±oJv (d) hnsâbpw DaÀ(d) hnsâbpw I¿nse KVvKambn At±lw hÀ¯n¨p. `uXnItemI¯n\v ]Icw ]cteI hnPbw Imw£n¨ kXyhnizmknbpsS Gähpw \à amXrIbmbn At±lw Pohn¨p. FÃm hn[ kzmÀY Xmev]cy§fpw shSnªp. AÃmlphnsâ {]oXnbpw {]Xn^ehpw am{Xw XncsªSp¯p. 

A_q_¡À kzn±oJv(d) hn\pw Dadp_v\pÂJ¯m_v(d)hn\pw At±l¯nsâ k XykÔXsbIpdn¨pw XJvhsb Ipdn¨pw \à t_m[ap­mbncp¶p. At±l¯nsâ hm¡pIÄ¡pw D]tZi§Ä¡pambn AhÀ ImtXmÀ¯p.

DaÀ(d) `cW kmcYytasäSp¯ kµÀ`w. kCuZp_v\p BanÀ(d) IS¶p hcp¶p. At±lw Dadnt\mSmbn ]dªp.

""\n§Ä {]PIfpsS Imcy¯n AÃmlphns\ kq£n¡Ww. AÃmlphnsâ Zo³ \S¸nem¡p¶Xn Hcp¯t\bpw `bs¸ScpXv. \n§fpsS hm¡pIfpw {]hr¯n Ifpw X½n sshcp²yap­mhcpXv. {]hÀ¯\§fneqsS bmYmÀYyh¡cn¡ s¸Sp¶Xs{X Gähpw D¶Xamb hm¡pIÄ!''.

""DaÀ, AÃmlp \n§fpsS I¿n G¸n¨ P\§fpsS Imcy§fn kZm {i²m ephmbncn¡pI. \n\¡pw \nsâ IpSpw_¯n\pw \o CjvSs¸Sp¶Xv {]PIfpsS Imcy¯nepw CjvSambncn¡s«. kXy¯nsâ amÀ¤¯n GXv A]IS kÔnbpw XcWw sN¿m³ k¶²\mbncn¡pI. AXn HcmfpsS Bt£]¯n\pw sNhn sImSp¡cpXv.''  

DaÀ(d) tNmZn¨p: ""kCuZv, BÀ¡mWXn\v IgnbpI?''.

kCuZv ]dªp:  “AXn\v {]hmNI ]pwKhcpsS kapZmb¯nsâ t\XrXzhpw ]qÀ® D¯chmZnXzhpw AÃmlp GÂ]n¨ \n§sft¸mepÅhÀ¡v Ignbpw. Ah cpsSbpw AÃmlphnsâpw CSbn a[yhÀ¯nbnÃtÃm''. 

DSs\ DaÀ(d), kCuZv(d) hns\ Xsâ a{´meb¯nte¡v hnfn¨vsIm­v Adnbn¨p.

""kCuZv, \n§sf Rm³ lnwkznsâ KhÀWdm¡pIbmWv''.

kCuZv(d) hnsâ {]XnIcWw:

""DaÀ, AÃmlphnsâ t]cn Rm³ BWbn«v At]£n¡p¶p. Fsâ I¿n `c WtaÂ]n¨v Fs¶ \n§Ä `uXnIXbnte¡pw \mi¯nte¡pw hen¨ng¡cpXv''

 DaÀ(d) tcmjmIpe\mbn. At±lw ]dªp: “\n§Ä¡v \miw! Cu `mÞw Fsâ Npaenen«v \n§Ä c£s¸Sp¶phtÃ. AÃmlphmsW kXyw Rm³ \n§sf hnSnÔ.

DaÀ(d) At±ls¯ lnwkznsâ KhÀWdm¡n.  kCuZv (d) lnwkznte¡v bm{X bmbn.  XmaknbmsX lnwkzn \n¶v hnizkvXcmb Hcp kwLw BfpIÄ DaÀ (d)hnsâ ASp¡Â h¶p. Jeo^x ]dªp: “lnwkznse Zcn{ZcpsS Hcp enkväv XcnI! BhiyapffXv \ÂImw”. AhÀ Hcp enkväv sImSp¯p. AXn ]ecptSbpw Iq«¯n Hcp t]À I­p . kCuZv_v\p BanÀ.!

DaÀ(d)tNmZn¨p: “BcmWv  Cu kCuZv_v\p BanÀ?”

AhÀ ]dªp: ""R§fpsS KhÀWÀ Xs¶bWv''. DaÀ(d): ""\n§fpsS KhÀWÀ Hcp ^JodmtWm?''.

kwLw:""AsX!, At±l¯nsâ ho«n Znhk§Ä Xs¶ Xo  ]pIbmsX IS¶p t]mhmdp­v''.

CXv tI«t¸mÄ alm\mb DaÀ(d) hn\v KZvKZw AS¡m\mbnÃ. At±l¯nsâ XmSn tcma§Ä I®ocn IpXnÀ¶pt]mbn. Bbncw kzÀ® \mWb§Ä Hcp k©nbnem¡n Ahsc GÂ]n¨n«v At±lw ]dªp:

\n§Ä kCuZnt\mSv Fsâ kemw ]dbpIbpw Cu kwJy Bhiy¯n\v D]tbm Kn¡m³ Aaodp apAvan\o³ X¶XmsW¶v Adnbn¡pIbpw sN¿pI''. {]Xn\n[n kwLw lnwkzn Xncns¨¯n. kCuZnsâ ASp¡Â sN¶v k©n At±ls¯ GÂ]n¨p.

k©nbn kzÀ® \mWbw I­ At±lw AXv Zqtc¡v \o¡n sh¨n«v ]dbp¶p:

""C¶menÃmlnhC¶mCsseln dmPnDu³'' Ft´m henb B]¯v h¶v s]« t]m sebmWv At±lw s]cpamdnbXv. AXv tI« `mcy AI¯v \n¶v ]cn{`an¨v HmSn h¶v tNmZn¨p:

""F´m!, F´p ]än, Aaodp apAvan\o³ acWs¸«pthm?''.

kCuZv: ""AXÃ, AXnepw `b¦cw'' 

`mcy: ""apkvenwIÄ¡v hà B]¯pw kw`hnt¨m?''

kCuZv: ""AÃ, AXnt\¡mÄ `bm\Iw!''

`mcy: ""AXnt\¡mÄ hepXmbn F´p­mbn?''

kCuZv: ""Fs¶ ]mc{XnI temI¯p ]cmPbs¸Sp¯m\mbn CXm Zp³bmhv I¨ sI«n Cd§nbncn¡p¶p. Fsâ ho«nenXm \miw h¶ncn¡p¶p''

`mcy ]dªp: ""F¦n Xm¦Ä (B]¯n \n¶v) F{Xbpw thKw c£s¸Sq!'' (kzÀ® \mWb§sf Ipdn¨v AhÀ H¶pw Adnªncp¶nÃ.)

kCuZv: ""\n\¡v Fs¶klmbn¡m³ km[n¡ptam?''

`mcy: ""Xoˬbmbpw''.

XÂkabw kCuZv(d) kzÀ® \mWb§f{Xbpw Iptdb[nIw IokpIfnem¡n Zcn{Zcmb apkvenwIÄ¡v hoXn¨p sImSp¯p.

A[nIw IgnªnÃ; DaÀ(d) Xsâ `cW¯n³ IognepÅ imw {]tZi§fnte¡v {lkz kµÀi\mÀYw ]pds¸«p. At±lw lnwkznse¯n. A¶p lnwkzn\v "Ipssh ^' F¶ A]c\maw IqSnbp­mbncp¶p. sNdnb Iq^ F¶mWv B t]cn\ÀYw. Iq^¡mÀ sNbvXncp¶ t]mse `cWm[nImcnIÄs¡Xnsc IqSpX Btcm]W §fp¶bn¡pI AhÀ¡p ]Xnhmbncp¶XmWv Cu t]cnsâ DÛh ]Ým¯ew. DaÀ(d) lnwkzvImtcmSp tNmZn¨p:

""\n§fpsS KhÀWÀ F§s\bp­v?''.

AhÀ kCuZv(d) s\Xnsc \mev Btcm]W§fp¶bn¨p. Hmtcm¶pw atäXnt\ ¡mÄ k¦oÀ®ambncp¶p. DaÀ(d) ]dbp¶p: ""Rm³ KhÀ®tcbpw P\§tfbpw Hcp kZÊn hnfn¨p tNÀ¯p. AÃmlphnt\mSp Rm³ {]mÀYn¨p "\mYm! kCu Zns\ Ipdn¨pÅ Fsâ \nKa\w \o AkvYm\¯m¡cptX'. ImcWw At±ls¯ F\n¡p henb hnizmkambncp¶p''.

Ahcpw AhcpsS KhÀWcpw kZÊn k¶nlnXcmbt¸mÄ Rm³ tNmZn¨p: ""F ´mWv Aaodns\ Ipdn¨p \n§Ä¡p ]dbm\pÅXv?''. AhÀ ]dªp: ""At±lw ]Itesd sN¶n«p am{Xsa ho«n \n¶p ]pd¯p hcmdpÅq!''

Rm³ tNmZn¨p: ""F´mWv kCuZv, \n§Ä¡p t_m[n¸n¡m\pÅXv?''

kCuZv: ""AÃmlphmWv, Rm³ AXp ]dbcpXv F¶mWv B{Kln¨ncp¶Xv. ]t£! KXy´canÃmXmbXpsIm­v ]dbpIbmWv. Fsâ IpSpw_¯n\v Hcp the¡mc \nÃ. AXp ImcWw Rms\¶pw cmhnse kz´w ssIIfm tKmX¼p amhv ]mI s¸Sp¯n AÂ] t\cw A§s\ Xs¶ sh¡pw. AXn\p ]pfn¸p h¶p Ignªm AXp sIm­p sdm«n D­m¡pIbpw tijw hpfp sNbvXp P\§fnte¡v Cd§n sNÃpIbpamWp ]Xnhv''.

ho­pw Rm³ tNmZn¨p:

""\n§fpsS ASp¯ {]iv\w F´mWv?''

kZkyÀ: ""At±lw cm{Xn Bscbpw A`napJ¯n\v A\phZn¡mdnÃ''.

Rm³ tNmZn¨p: "" kCuZv F´p ]dbp¶p?''.

kCuZv: ""AÃmlphmWv kXyw, CXpw ]dbm³ Rm³ CjvSs¸«ncp¶nÃ. F¦nepw \nÀhmlanÃm¯Xn\m ]dbp¶p. P\§fpsS {]iv\§Ä¡p th­n Fsâ ] I Rm³ \o¡n sh¡pIbpw cm{Xn AÃmlphn\v C_mZ¯psN¿m\mbn hn\n tbmKn¡pIbpw sN¿p¶p''.

Rm³ ho­pw tNmZn¨p:

""\n§fpsS ASp¯ ]cmXn F´mWv?''

kZkyÀ: ""At±lw amk¯nsemcp Znhkw Xosc ]pd¯phcmdnÃ''.

Rm³ tNmZn¨p: ""AsX´mWv kCuZv ''.

kCuZv: ""Aaodp apAvan\o³! F\n¡v the¡mc\nÃ. F\n¡v Rm³ [cn¨ hkv {XaÃmsX aäp hkv{XhpanÃ. AXpsIm­v amk¯n Hcn¡Â am{Xw Rm³ Cu hkv{Xw IgpIn hr¯nbm¡pIbpw AXv DW§m\mbn Im¯ncn¡pIbpw sN¿pw AXn\m ]Iensâ Ahkm\w am{Xta P\§sf A`napJoIcn¡m³ Ignªn cp¶pÅp''.

ho­pw Rm³ tNmZn¨p: ""C\n F´mWv \n§fpsS Btcm]Ww?''.

AhÀ ]dªp: ""At±l¯n\v Nnet¸mÄ Hcp Xcw tamlmekyw D­mhmdp­v. At¸mÄ Npäpw \S¡p¶Xv At±lw AdnbnÃ''.

Rm³ tNmZn¨p: ""F´mWv kCuZv, CXn\v ImcWw?''.

kCuZv(d): ""Rm³ apivcnImbncp¶ Ime¯v _lpam\ycmb kzlm_n Jpss_ _p_v\p AZn¿v(d) hnsâ sIme¡v Rm³ k¶nlnX\mbncp¶p. JpssdinIÄ A t±l¯nsâ icocw Xp­w Xp­am¡p¶Xv Rm³ t\cn I­p. JpssdinIÄ At±lt¯mSv tNmZn¡p¶p:

""Jpss__v!, \nsâ Øm\¯v apl½Zv Bbncps¶¦n \o AXnjvSs¸Sptam?''.

Jpss__v(d) ]dbp¶p: ""AÃmlphmWv!, Rm³ Fsâ `mcym k´m\§tfmsSm¸w kkpJw Pohn¡pIbpw XXvkabw apl½Zv(kz)¡v Hcp sNdnb apÅv Xd¡pIbpw sN¿pIbmsW¦n t]mepw Rm³ AXv kln¡nÃ!''.

B cwKhpw, A¶v Rm³ Jpss__ns\ klmbn¨nÃtÃm F¶ Ipät_mhpw IqSn Fsâ a\Ênte¡v IS¶phcpt¼mÄ AÃmlp F\n¡v s]mdp¯p Xcntà F¶ `bw Fs¶ ]nSnIqSpIbpw XÂkabw Rm³ XfÀ¶hi\mbn tamlmekys¸Sp Ibpw sN¿p¶p''.

B kab¯v DaÀ(d) ]dªp: ""kCuZns\ Ipdn¨pÅ Fsâ \nKa\w ]qÀ® ambpw icnbm¡n¯¶ AÃmlphn\v kÀÆ kvXpXnbpw''.

 tijw DaÀ(d) Bbncw kzÀ® \mWb§Ä kCuZn\v sImSp¯b¨p. AXv I­v kCuZnsâ `mcy ]dªp.

""\ap¡v k¼¯v \ÂInb AÃmlphn\v kvXpXn \n§Ä Bhiy¯n\v km[\w hm§n hcnI. Hcp tPmen¡mcs\bpw. F¦n Rm³ IqSpX hniant¡­nh cnÃtÃm''

kCuZv `mcytbmSv: ""AXnt\¡mÄ F{Xtbm D¯aamb Hcp Imcyap­v. \n\¡v XmÂ]cyapt­m?''.

`mcy: ""F´mWXv?''

kCuZv: ""\ap¡v hfsc AXymhiyapÅ Hcp kab¯v Xncn¨p Xcp¶ HcmfpsS I¿n AtXÂ]n¡mw''.

`mcy: ""AsX§s\?''

kCuZv: ""\ap¡Xv AÃmlphnsâ amÀ¤¯n kw`mh\ sN¿mw.

`mcy: ""icn, \n§Ä¡v \· hcs«!

At±lw B Øe¯v h¨v Xs¶ kzÀ®\mWb§Ä Ipsdb[nIw k©nIfn em¡n, IpSpw_¡mcnsemcmtfmSv ]dªp:

""CXv C¶ hn[h¡v sImSp¡v,…..CXv B A\mYIÄ¡v,…..CXv B \nÀ [\À¡v,…..CXv C¶ AKXnIÄ¡v,…..'' A§s\ AXv ]qÀ®ambpw At±lw Zm\w sNbvXp.

""]caZcn{ZcmsW¦n t]mepw A]csâ kpJ¯n\mbn {]bXv\n¡p¶hcmWv apAvan\pIÄ'' (hn.Jp.).

"AÃmlp(kp) alm\mb kCuZp_v\p Bandn Paqlv(d) hns\ Xr]vXns¸Sp Ibpw X¡ {]Xn^ew \ÂIpIbpw sN¿s«'.