N¼nNp«³.sWäv ASp b_ªt¸mÄ AkÄ l^¯nsW tWm¡n sNmªWw Np¯n.
“”Bim Ct¸mÄ A½]pw tfmapw H¶m]n , Mm³ bp_¯pw “”
l^¯v Aks^ tWm¡n b_ªp.
“”M§Ä Asæn`pw H¶m\v.””
A½ b_ªp H¸w B^y l^¯nsW tWm¡n tPmgvYn Nm\n¨p.
“”Dw, sl^n]m¡n S^mXn “”
F¶p l^¯v Sn^n¨pw Nm\n¨p.
“”F¶m sl^n Mm³ tbms« AXp¡a]n Wq_pNq«w b\n NnX¡p¶p . “”
A½ ASpw b_ªp B^y ]psX AXp¯p Wn¶pw kmSnÂNm`nt`¡v WX¶p.
“”AsS bns¶ ^s*®w SÃp NqXp¶Sv Hs¡ sNmÅmw bs£ Fsâ NpªnsW N^]n¸n¨m D*mt`m Wnsâ Np*n]n I«Nw bjp¸n¨p sk¡pw, b_ªnà F¶p tk*m””
kmSn`nsâ AXp¯v F¯n] A½ Sn^nªp l^¯nsâ tWs^ tWm¡n sNm*v Sfml ^qtb\ b_ªp.
ASptN«t¸mÄ AkÄ Nn`pNns` In^n¨p.
A½ tbm]n Njnªt¸mÄ B^y bSns] S` Np¼n«p sNm*v bp_t¯¡p WX¡mWm]n emkn¨p.
“”Zn Wo FknsX¡m? “”
ASpN*t¸mÄ l^¯v tImUn¨p.
“”Hmiv Mm³ BÀ¡pw l`yw Bkp¶ntÃ, C]mav F´ms\¶p sk¨m sI]vtSm sk«pw Np¯pw FÃmw. AkhmWw FÃmw Njnªp k^pt¼mÄ CknsX H^p bmkw sb®v Nm¯n^n¡p¶ Nm^yw f_¡mSn^p¶m fSn “”
“”Asæn ASpw tk* Mm³ Nm¯n^n¡p¶Sv C]mÄ¡v l`yw B]n tSm¶n]mt`m “”
AkÄ b_ªp.
“”Fs´ms¡ BXn Fsâ Nm´m^n sNm¨p b_]pt¶? “”
ASpw b_ªp Sn^nªp tbmNm³ SpWnª B^y]psX bp_Nn`qsX l^¯v sN«nbnXn¨p.
“”knXv G«m… “”
B^y l^¯nsâ ssNNan Wo¶pw NpS_n fm_m³ {lfn¨p .
“”knXv…,””
AkapsX Ht^m NpS_n`nWpw l^¯v Aksa AkWnt`¡v NqXpS d`t¯msX tIÀ¯p.
“”ii Fsâ Nm´m^n¡v C{S]pw d`tfm “”
kas^ tUgy¯n l^¯nsâ ssNNÄ knXpkn¡m³ {lfn¡p¶ B^y]psX CXs¯ tSman l^¯v Ssâ SmXn fp«n¨p sNm*v AkapsX NmSn b_ªp
bns¶ NpS_n fm_m³ {lfn¡p¶Sv N*t¸mÄ.
“”l^¯nsâ AXpSmt\m tfmsa Wnsâ d`w bnXp¯w. F¶m AsSm¶p N¼nNp«³.sWäv