\ns¶ F´n\p sImÅmw?
 

F\n¡p Ggp hbÊp {]mbw ImWpw. sdbnÂthbn tPmen sN¿p¶ AÑsâ Hcp etKPmbn Rm³ ]chqcn kzkvYambn Ignbp¶ Imew. cmhnse Hcp Znhkw ho«nÂ\n¶pw AÂ]w AIsebpÅ cmLh³]nÅbpsS Nmb¡SbnÂ\n¶v At¸mÄ ho«n h¶p Ibdnb GtXm AXnYn¡mbn Hcp akmetZmi hm§nhcm³ Aѳ BÚm]n¨p. Cebn s]mXnª akmetZmibpsS aWw Bhp¶{X \mkmZzmc§fnemhmln¨v FÃmwad¶v Rm³ \S¶phcsh HmÀ¡m¸pd¯v F¶t]mse Im¡IÄ Fs¶ B{Ian¨p. ssIbnse tZmi \ne¯phoWp a®nÂs]mXnªp. shdpwssItbmsS Ie§nb I®pIfpambn ho«n h¶pIbdnb Ft¶mSv Aѳ Ifnbm¡n tNmZn¨p.

""\ns¶ F´n\p sImÅmw?''

P\n¨Xn¸ns¶ Rm³ AÑs\ ]ncnªn«nÃ. Aѳ Fs¶bpw. Hcp hÀjwap¼v ]ctemI{]m]vX\mIpwhsc R§Ä Hcp Iqcbv¡pXmsg Ignªp. Pohn¨ncp¶ Imet¯¡mÄ AÑsâ km¶n[yw F\n¡v tXm¶n¯pS§nbXv acWtijamWv. Rm³ ImtdmSn¨p t]mIpt¼mÄ A¼e¯nÂ\n¶pw Zo]mcm[\ Ignªv ho«nte¡p \S¶pt]mIp¶ AÑsâ ]n³`mKw. ho«nÂ\n¶pw ]pd¯nd§pt¼mÄ NmcpItkcbn aeÀ¶pInS¶p hn{ian¡p¶ AÑsâ apJw; GtXm IeymW¯n\p t]mbn h¶v A½tbmSv hntij§Ä sIm«ntLmjn¡p¶ AÑsâ i_vZw; A§ns\ ]eXpw...

Znhkw Hcp t\csa¦nepw acn¨pt]mb Fsâ Aѳ F§ns\sbms¡tbm Fsâ a\Ênsâ ta¨n¸pd¯v tabm³ hcpw. C¶se A§ns\ h¶t¸mgmWv AÑsâ tNmZyw HmÀah¶Xv.

""\ns¶ F´n\p sImÅmw?''

aIcamks¯ aªnsâ kpJw H¶p thsd Xs¶bmWv. shfp¸n\v DWÀ¶mepw ]pX¸n\Snbn Imepcp½n¡nS¡m³ Hcp {]tXyI ckwþ hÀj§Ä¡v ap¼msW¦nepw Aѳ tNmZn¨Xn ImcyapWvSvþ kn\nabnse kakvX taJeIfnepw Fsâ Ffnb km¶n[yw hyàam¡nsb¦nepw Hcp]mSv Imcy§fn Rm³ shdpw Hcp "a®p®n' bmsW¶v tXm¶nb Ahkc§Ä Gsdþ

DZmlcW¯n\v Rm³ ImtdmSn¡pw. kn\nabnse¶t]mse ss{UhnwKnepw F\n¡v KpcphnÃ. ]ecpsSbpw hWvSn ]et¸mgpambn A\¡nbpw HmSn¨pamWv Rm³ ssek³kv hm§nbXv. \à tdmUpw SbdpapsWvS¦n Fsâ Imdnsâ thKX Rm³ \nÝbn¡pw. A§ns\ HmSn¡pt¼mÄ hWvSn¡v Fs´¦nepw XIcmdpÅXmbn h¶m Hcp aÀ½mWnsbt¸mse Rm\dnbpw. H¶pIn hWvSnbpsS Cc¼en Hcp amäw; Asæn ]pIbpsS KÔ¯n Hcp Icnª kz`mhw. F¶m Hcp N{Iw {]iv\¯nembm AXp amän s̸n\nsb B{ibn¡m\pÅ sshZKv[yw F\n¡nà (PohnX¯nepw s̸n\n F¶Xv F\n¡p Nn´n¡m\mhnÃ). GsX¦nepw Hcp hÀ¡vtjm¸nÂ\n¶v ]Wnbdnbmhp¶ Hcp takvXncn hcp¶Xphsc Rm³ shdpsX Im¯p\n¡pw. Aѳ ]dªXp icnbmWv.

""\ns¶ F´n\p sImÅmw?''

PohnX¯n Hcn¡epw hnhmlw Ign¡cpsX¶v \nÝbn¨h\mbncp¶p Rm³. hnhmlw Hcp "sXm´chv' BsW¶v F§ns\tbm Fsâ a\Ên ]Xnªp. s]®psI«nbm ]ns¶ s]®nsâ CjvSw t\m¡Ww; Iptd¡gnªm ]ntÅcpsS CjvSw t\m¡Ww; Iq«¯n A½mbnbt½tSw A½mbnbÑtâw ]ns¶ s]®pho«pImcpsSbpwþ F´n\v ImipsImSp¯v ISn¡p¶ ]«nsb hm§Ww? Häbv¡mtW Cu temIw apgph³ hmbv t\m¡n Id§n \S¡mw; tXm¶p¼w Dd§mw; DWcmw. BtcmSpw {]tXyIn¨v {]Xn_²XbnÃþ kuIcyapÅ t\cw t\m¡n A§p acn¡mwþ acn¨mepw Aednhnfn¡m\pw apdhnfnIq«m\pw s]®pw s]St¡mgow DWvSmhnÃtÃmþ

ta¸dª Nn´m[mcIsf ]meq«n hfÀ¯nb Cu Rm³ Hcp kp{]`mX¯n Fsâ Ct¸mgs¯ `mcy (Ft¸mgs¯bpw!) hcZsb IWvSpap«p¶p. F¶m Rm\hsf ImWp¶tXbpÅq. Fsâ \b\IncW§Ä Ahfn ]Xnbp¶Xv B \nc]cm[n Adnbp¶nÃ. F´mWv kw`hn¨sX¶v F\n¡dnbnÃ. D¸pshÅw Bthmfw IpSn¨v Ipc§³ acp`qanbn shÅwtXSn ]cXp¶Xpt]mse Rm³ Ahsf HmSn¨n«v ]nSn¡m³ {ian¨p. ImcyImcW§Ä Fs¶ kzm[o\n¡p¶nÃ. AhfpsS ho«pImÀ¡v Cu _Ôw A{X A`nejWobaà F¶v Fs¶ hywKyambn Adnbn¨n«pw Cu \mWwsI«h\v {]iv\aÃþ UnkvIhdn Nm\en ]n¶oSv ]et¸mgpw ]pÅn¸pen am³Ip«nsb HmSn¨n«p ]nSn¡p¶ cwKw IWvSt¸msgms¡ F\ns¡sâ A´whn«pÅ A¶s¯ Hm«w HmÀah¶n«p­vþ Fsâ `mjbn Gähpw [\yamb Hcp aplqÀ¯¯n AhÄ Fsâ kz´ambn; Rm³ AhfpsSbpw.

IeymW¡mcyw h¶t¸mÄ ]ecpw cwK¯v AhXcn¨p. IeymWw Ign¨v sh¶ns¡mSn ]mdn¸d¯p¶hcpw, ap«paS¡n \akvIcn¨hcpw CXnÂs¸Sp¶p. AhcpsS \nÀtZi{]Imcw hnhml¯n\pap¼v Imcy§Ä hyàam¡Ww. F´m s]®n\v sImSp¡m\pÅXv F¶v tNmZn¨v a\Ênem¡Ww. C¶Xv thWsa¶v ]dbWvS; kv{Xo[\ambn«v tXm¶pIbpwthWvS. F¦nepw s]®n\pÅXv AXv s]m¶mtWm hoSmtWm F¶Xv Xpd¶p]dbWw. Asæn AhÀ ]dbn¸n¡mw.

Rm³ \ntj[n¨p; Fsâ A½mbnb½tbmSv Rm³ ]dªp.

"Cu s]¬Ip«nsb F\n¡v XcWw `mcybmbn«v. Hcp kn\na¡mc³ F¶ \nebn Fs¶ ImWpIbpwthWvS. kn\na C¶p hcpw \msf t]mbn F¶ncn¡pw. Rm³ hm¡p Xcmw. "Rm³ D®p¶Xn\p ap¼v AhÄ¡v Hcp Dcpf sImSp¡mw'.

Ignª Ccp]¯naq¶p hÀjs¯ ioew AXmWv. ]e kZÊpIfnepw Ft¶msSm¸w DÅhÀ `mcyho«nse alXzw ]mSn¸pIgv¯p¶Xv tIÄ¡pt¼mÄ ]et¸mgpw F\n¡v Zln¡mdnÃ. Hcp hncpX³ ]dªXv HmÀabpWvSv.

""H¶pw ImWmXà Rm³ Ahsf sI«p¶Xv. BsI X´ am{Xta AhÄ¡pÅq. Fsâ t\m«¯n Hcp A©p hÀj¯n\¸pdw sIfh\v BbpÊnÃ. hSnbmbm \mj\ sslthbpsS AcnInepÅ amfnI Fsâ kz´w!''

At¸mÄ F\n¡p tXm¶n: Aѳ ]dªXv icnbmWv.

""\ns¶ F´n\p sImÅmw?''

Hcp hntZibm{XbpsS HmÀa. BZyambn Atacn¡³ \mSpIfnse kµÀi\w. Iment^mÀWnbmbnse Gähpw Xnc¡p]nSn¨ I¨hS kap¨b§fnsem¶n Hcp {]hmkn Fs¶ Iq«ns¡mWvSpt]mbn. IqsSh¶ `mcy AhfpsS Hcp _Ôpho«n hn{ian¡pt¼mgmWv Fsâ Cu clky]qcImgvN. `mcysb H¶p kpJIcambn A¼c¸n¡m\mbn AhÄs¡s´¦nepw H¶p hm§nbn«p t]mIm³ Rm³ Xocpam\n¨p. kv{XoIÄ¡mhiyapÅ BSbm`cW§Ä ]eXc¯nepw \nd¯nepw hn¡p¶ Hcp ambm{]]©¯n Rm³ F¯s¸«p. kv{Xoicoc¯n C{Xbpw Ahbh§fpt­m F¶v \½sf hn{`an¸n¡p¶ coXnbn hkv{XiIe§Ä. kv{Xoicocw Ae¦cn¨psImWvSp\St¡WvS H¶mWv F¶v F\n¡v tXm¶nbXv A¶mWv. Fsâ ap¶nte¡v hmcn¡q«nbn« hÀWm`amb hkv{XtiJcW¯nÂ\n¶v H¶v `mcy¡mbn hm§m³Xs¶ Rm³ Xocpam\n¨p. At¸mgmWv HmÀ¡m¸pd¯v Hcp tNmZyw hcp¶Xv.

"`mcybpsS sskkv F´mWv?'

At¸mgmWv Rm³ AXns\¸än _u²nIambn Nn´n¡p¶XpXs¶þ Rm³ [cn¡p¶ _\nbsâbpw jÀ«nsâbpw sskkv Xn«anÃm¯ Rm³ F§ns\ `mcybpsS Afhv ]dbpw? Fsâ apJ¯v s]mSp¶s\ sXfnªph¶ Cfn`yX IWvSv Dudn¨ncn¡p¶ aZm½bpsS a\Ên Hcp]t£ tXm¶nbXv hÀj§Ä¡pap¼v Fsâ Aѳ ]dªXmhmw;

""\ns¶ F´n\p sImÅmw?''

XpScpw........