A¡V$dÆ sfa\u qfqX$a.L$p¡d_p A_¡ Np¡gubpf_p„ lkNyëgp„_p klz QplL$p¡_¡ riepmp_u W„$X$udp„ kpg dybpfL$_u kp\¡ kp\¡ "ipg' dybpfL$!

spfu `Ð_u, dpfu tQsp

i¡Mf A_¡ kyd_ bÞ_¡ rS>NfÅ_ v$p¡õsp¡ lsp. bÞ_¡ "Ap¡d kpebf L$pa¡'dp„ b¡W$p„ b¡W$p„ hpsp¡ L$fsp lsp. i¡Mf M|b S> tQspdp„ Mp¡hpe¡gp¡ lsp¡ A_¡ cpf¡ V¡$Þi__p rgkp¡V$p A¡_p Ql¡fp D`f v¡$Mpsp lsp.

kyd_¡ A¡_¡ ^åbp¡ dpfsp„ L$üy„, "R>p¡X$ epf, sy„ ApV$gu b^u ip_u tQsp L$f¡ R>¡?'

i¡Mf¡ L$üy„, "v$p¡õs, Apd sp¡ hps L$fhp S>¡hu _\u. `Z Ap`Z¡ bÞ_¡ A„Ns rdÓp¡ R>uA¡, r_Mpgk R>uA¡. hmu A¡L$buÅ\u L„$C Ry>`phsp _\u. A¡V$g¡ kpQy„ L$lz„ sp¡ d_¡ spfu `Ð_u_u tQsp \pe R>¡.'

"dpfu `Ð_u_u tQsp....?!' Ap„QL$p kp\¡ kyd_ `|R>u b¡W$p¡.

i¡Mf¡ ^X$pL$p¡ L$fsp„ L$üy„, "lp, kyd_! d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ spfu `Ð_u AgL$p Ap`Z_¡ bÞ_¡_¡ R>¡sfu flu R>¡.'

`yfyj_y„ L$g¡Sy>„!

"Af¡! NS>b \C Nep¡, epf! fdZgpg_u buÆ `Ð_u `Z Ly$v$fsu fus¡ NyS>fu NC.' ^_kyMgpg¡ d_kyMgpg_¡ `p¡sp_u Ap¡qak_p A¡L$pDÞV$ÞV$ rdÓ_u `Ð_u_p NyS>fu S>hp_p kdpQpf Apàep.

"`Z epf, A¡_u bÞ_¡ `Ð_uAp¡ L$C fus¡ NyS>fu NC?' d_kyMgpg¡ `|R¹>ey„.

fdZgpg_u bÞ_¡ `Ð_uAp¡ L$C fus¡ NyS>fu NC s¡_y„ hZ®_ L$fsp„ ^_kyMgpg¡ L$üy„, "fdZgpg_u `l¡gu `Ð_u Mp¡fpL$dp„ T¡f_u c¡mk¡m \hp\u dfu NC lsu. Äepf¡ buÆ `Ð_u_u rbQpfu_u Mp¡`fu s|V$u S>hp\u dfZ `pdu.'

"Aakp¡k_u hps R>¡. M|b S> qv$gNufu_u hps R>¡.' d_kyMgpg¡ L$üy„, "`Z buÆ `Ð_u_u Mp¡`fu L¡$hu fus¡ s|V$u?'

^_kyMgpg¡ W„$X$L$\u S>hpb hpþep¡, "fdZgpg_u buÆ `Ð_uA¡ T¡f Mphp_u _p `pX$u lsu, A¡V$g¡!'

AphL$ Nydpìep_p¡ Aakp¡k!

V¡$rgrhT_ D`f "kyMu v„$`su' rhje D`f BÞV$fìey g¡sp„ V$uhu A¡ÞL$f d[ëgL$pA¡ ê$`gu Da£ ê$`p_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "sd¡ L$fp¡X$udg kp\¡ gÁ_ L$ep® A¡ `l¡gp„ sd¡ iy„ L$fsp„ lsp„?'

ê$`gu `l¡gp sp¡ ifdpC, `R>u d|„TpC. `R>u kpd¡ b¡W¡$gp L$fp¡X$udg kpd¡ Å¡C bp¡gu `X$u, "Ap dpfp `rs L$fp¡X$udg_p S> Ofdp„ L$pdhpmu sfuL¡$ L$pd L$fsu lsu.'

A¡ÞL$f d[ëgL$pA¡ Apòe® kp\¡ buÅ¡ âï_ `|R¹>ep¡, "gÁ_ `l¡gp„ A_¡ gÁ_ L$ep® `R>u lh¡ sd_¡ Ofdp„ L$p¡C a¡fapf S>Zpe R>¡ Mfp¡?'

ê$`gu Da£ ê$`pA¡ Ap hMs¡ W$phL$pC\u A_¡ kdS>v$pfu`|h®L$ `rs L$fp¡X$udg kpd¡ Å¡ep rh_p S> S>hpb Apàep¡, "buSy>„ b^y„ sp¡ kdÄep! bpL$u b^y„ sp¡ A¡d_y„ A¡d S> R>¡. dpfp dp_`p_dp„ L¡$ dp¡cpdp„ buÅ¡ L$p¡C a¡fapf \ep¡ _\u. lp, gÁ_ `l¡gp„_u hps Sy>v$u lsu. gÁ_ `R>u lh¡ "L$pd' dpf¡ dasdp„ L$fhy„ `X¡$ R>¡.'

_p, _p, _p, A¡L$ hpf _rl, kp¡ hpf _p!

"cpCkpl¡b, Qp g¡ip¡?'
_p, Qp _rl.'
"sp¡ L„$CL$ sp¡ gp¡.'
"_p, rbgLy$g _rl.'
"A¡d L„$C Qpg¡? L$p¡au g¡ip¡?'
"_p, L$p¡au _rl.'
"ifbs L¡$ W„$Xy$„ sp¡ g¡ip¡ _¡?'
"_p, W„$Xy$„ L¡$ ifbs `Z _rl.'
"sp¡ [ìlõL$u A_¡ kp¡X$p g¡ip¡.'
"_p, kp¡X$p sp¡ rbgLy$g _rl.'

sp¡ gpBV$ b„^ L¡$d _ L$fu?

"_hfpÓu sp¡ NC, lh¡ qv$hpmu Aphu. AX$^u fpÓ¡, ApV$gp dp¡X¡$ Of¡ Aphhp_u Ap Apv$s kpfu L$l¡hpe?!' d_ujpA¡ AX$^u fps_p Aph¡gp `p¡sp_p `rs `pk¡ Mygpkp¡ dpÁep¡.

"`Z râe¡, fps_p dp¡X¡$ ky^u, d^fps ky^u "ÅNfZ' L$fhp_p„ spfp„ Ap g¿MZ L„$C kpfp„ L$l¡hpe, L¡$d?!' dl¡i¡ "EgV$p Qp¡f L$p¡V$hpg L$p¡ X$p„V¡$' A¡ L$l¡hs dyS>b v$d qcX$phsp„ `Ð_u_¡ `|R¹>ey„.

d_ujp A¡L$v$d AhpL$ \C NC, A¡Z¡ Mygpkp¡ L$fsp„ L$üy„, "qX$ef, sy„ _rl dp_¡, `Z R>¡ëgp Qpf L$gpL$\u spfu fpl Å¡sp„ Å¡sp„ ÅNsu b¡W$u Ry>„.'

"sp¡ gpBV$ b„^ L$fu_¡ k|C S>hy„ lsy„ _¡? lz„ `Z R>¡ëgp Qpf L$gpL$\u sy„ k|C Åe A¡_u fpl Å¡sp„ Å¡sp„ S> kpd¡ awV$`p\ D`f `X¡$gp bp„L$X$p D`f b¡W$p¡ lsp¡.'

`X$Op `p¡BÞV$!

dqZgpg_¡ v$p„sdp„ _ kl¡hpe s¡hp¡ NS>b_p¡ vy$Mphp¡ \sp¡ lsp¡. A¡V$g¡ drZgpg sp¡ E`X$ép v$p„s_p X$p¡¼V$f `pk¡.

X¡$[ÞV$õV¡$ gp„bu Myfiudp„ b¡kpX$u, drZgpg_¡ L$üy„, "dp¢ Mp¡gp¡.'

drZgpg¡ dp¢ Mp¡ëey„. X¡$[ÞV$õV$ dp¢dp„ b¡V$fu dpfu_¡ bp¡gu EW$ép¡, "Ap¡l dpe Np¡X$, Ap iy„? sdpfp v$p„sdp„ sp¡ KX$u MuZ S>¡hy„ `p¡gpZ R>¡. sdpfp v$p„sdp„ sp¡ KX$u MuZ S>¡hy„ `p¡gpZ R>¡. sdpfp v$p„sdp„ sp¡ KX$u MuZ S>¡hy„ `p¡gpZ R>¡.

drZgpg Nyõkp\u gpgQp¡m \sp„ bp¡ëep¡, "v$p„sdp„ `p¡gpZ R>¡, A¡ sp¡ kdÄep, X$p¡¼V$f! `Z A¡L$_u A¡L$ hps hpf„hpf qf`uV$ iy„ L$pd bp¡ëep L$fp¡ R>p¡?'

"cpCkp'b, lz„ sp¡ A¡L$hpf S> bp¡ëep¡ Ry>„. buÆ hpf bp¡ëep¡ S> _\u. A¡ sp¡ MuZdp„ `X$Op `X¡$ A¡dp„ dpfp¡ hp„L$ iy„ R>¡?!'

_hy„ iy„ R>¡?

qagp¡kp¡af A¡V$dÆA¡ Ap k„kpfdp„ b_sp b_php¡_y„ spfZ L$pY$éy„ R>¡, "Å¡ sd¡ L$p¡C `rs-`Ð_u_¡ kp\¡ Sy>Ap¡ A_¡ sd¡ Sy>Ap¡ L¡$, `rs `p¡sp_u `Ð_u dpV¡$ L$pf_p¡ v$fhpÅ¡ Mp¡gu füp¡ R>¡ sp¡ _½$u kdS>Å¡ L¡$ L$p„ sp¡ `Ð_u _hu R>¡ A_¡ L$p„ sp¡ L$pf!'

`Z, d_¡ Mbf R>¡!

S>di¡v$ : "bp` f¡! L¡$V$gy„ b^y„ A„^pfy„ R>¡ Ap ê$ddp„? Ap A„^pfpdp„ sp¡ d_¡ dpfp¡ lp\ ¼ep„ R>¡ s¡ `Z v¡$Mpsp¡ _\u?'

S>fbp_y : "sy„ qaL$f _rl L$f S>di¡v$! spfp¡ lp\ ¼ep„ af¡ R>¡, A¡_u d_¡ Mbf R>¡?'

Np¡gubpf_p„ lkNyëgp„ rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?