lpgpf `„\L$dp„ A¡ hMsdp„ dufMp„ _pd_p blpfhqV$ep_u lpL$ hpNsu lsu. hNX$pdp„ fpshfs L$p¡C A¡L$g¡ `„X$é¡ _uL$mhp_u lpd _p¡ L$fsy„. dufMp„_u `pR>m hX$p¡v$fp_u NpeL$hpX$u ap¡S> af¡ R>¡. dufMp„_¡ Nd¡ s¡d L$fu_¡ Tpgp¡ A¡hp lyL$d gC_¡ df¡W$p kfv$pfp¡ af¡ R>¡.

bpfhqV$ep A_¡ df¡W$u ap¡S> lpdlpdp \C Åe Ðepf¡ b„v|$L$p¡_u bOX$pV$u bp¡g¡. `Z Q`m rQÑp S>¡hp dufMp„, Qp„v$Mp„, _\yMp„, àepf¡Mp„ hNX$p kfLu Åe A_¡ lp\ Apìe¡ _l]. hNX$pdp„ Np¡mu Ny„S>¡ s¡\u gp¡L$p¡ kdS>¡ L¡$ ApS>¡ Ap b¡_pmu dufMp„_u _¡ L$p„ df¡W$p_u NpÆ.

A¡L$ qv$hk `ugyX$u_p R>p„eX¡$ dufMp„ \pL$u_¡ L$pN _]v$fdp„ `X$ép¡ R>¡. kp\uAp¡ _S>f fpMu_¡ b¡W$p R>¡. O¡fu _]v$f sp¡ blpfhV¡$ QX¡$gp iy„ lp¡e? S>fpL$ ApX¡$ `X$M¡ \pe sp¡ \pL¡$gp ifuf_¡ S>fpL$ L$m hmu Åe.

dufMp„A¡ AQp_L$ L„$CL$ ^X$pL$p¡ kp„cþep¡ A_¡ kX$pL$ L$fsp¡L$ b¡W$p¡ \C Nep¡. `X$Mpdp„ S> `X¡$gu b¡_pmu gC_¡ kph^ \C Áep¡.

Å¡L¡$ A¡L$ ^X$pL$p `R>u kpdp¡ L„$C ^X$pL$p¡ \ep¡ _l] L¡$ lpL$gpe _ \ep, sp¡e kph^ \C_¡ dufMp„ Å¡C füp¡ R>¡. \p¡X$u hpfdp„ ^X$pL$p_p `X$Op l¡W$p b¡W$p Ðep„ sp¡ L$p¡C bpC_p¡ fX$pfp¡m L$fhp_p¡ AhpS> L$p_¡ `X$ép¡.

"A¡ AcprNepAp¡A¡ dpfp dpZl_¡ dpfu _p¿ep...' L$p¡C ÷u L$L$mpV$ L$fhp gpNu lsu. "AduA¡ sdpfy„ L$p„C bNpX$éy„ _Õe. L$p„C sdpfp„ M¡sfy„ c¡mhu _p¿ep„ L¡$ Apd ^X$pL$p L$fp¡ R>p¡ Ad `f...' bpC ApL$fp„ h¡Z L$pY$su Åe R>¡.

dufMp„A¡ lh¡ `ugyX$u_u blpf Aphu_¡ Å¡ey„ sp¡ fbpfZ `p¡sp_p ^Zu_¡ b¡W$p¡ L$fhp dl¡s_ L$fsu Åe R>¡_¡ cp„X$su Åe R>¡. fbpfu_p¡ A¡L$ lp\ gp¡lu\u g\b\ \C Áep¡ R>¡.

"Qp„v$Mp„ ¼ep lzAp?' `|R>sp¡L$ L„$CL$ ASy>Nsy„ b_u Ney„ A¡d kdÆ_¡ dufMp„ ApNm Apìep¡. fbpfZ lÆe fX$su lsu A_¡ L$l¡su, "v¡$lC, ëep¡ dgL$ sp¡ L¡$sy„'sy„ L¡$ dufMp„_y„ ks_y„ bpfhVy„$ R>¡. Å¡ep„ ks_p„ bpfhV$p„. L„$C hp„L$ N_p rh_p Ap`Zp S>¡hp d_¡M_¡ dpfhp_p?'

dufMp„\u fbpfZ_y„ fX$hp_y„ Å¡hpey„ _l]. Opeg ^Zu_u tQspdp„ Ap bpC blpfhqV$ep_u `fhp L$ep® rh_p A¡d_¡ L$p¡ku flu R>¡. dufMp„A¡ lmh¡L$\u `|R¹>ey„, "¼ep lzAp b¡_...'

fbpfZ sp¡ lÆe `p¡sp_p ^Zu_p¡ lp\ Tpgu_¡ S> b¡W$u R>¡ A_¡ s¡dp„\u _uL$msp gp¡lu kp\¡ `p¡sp_p„ Ap„ky hlphu flu R>¡. s¡Z¡ kpd¡ R>ZL$p¡ L$fu_¡ L$l] v$u^y„, "`|R>sp ¼ep, v¡$Msp _H? Ap dpfp dpZl_¡ dpfu _p¿ep¡...'

dufMp„A¡ rhNsp¡ ÅZu. L$pmy L$p¡sfhpqX$epA¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "Ap v¡$lC ldS>sp¡ S> _p¡sp¡. Adu L$u^y„ L¡$ Apd sfu_¡ lpëep Åh. sp¡ L¡$e Adpf¡ sp¡ Þep„ S> lpghy„ R>¡.'

dufMp„ k|sp¡ lsp¡ C sfa_p L¡$X¡$\u S> lpghp_u hps fbpfu-fbpfZ¡ L$fu A¡V$g¡ Qp„v$Mp„A¡ buhfphp S> Np¡mu R>p¡X$u lsu. "`fQp qv$Mpep bphX¡$ d¢ Np¡gu v¡$ L¡$,' A¡d Qp„v$Mp„A¡ L$üy„.

`Z dufMp„A¡ Aakp¡k L$ep£, "Af¡ AÃR>p _l] qL$ep. Nfub Nyfbp_¡ ¼ep `fQp bsp_¡ L$p...' ku^pkpv$p Ap v„$`su_¡ Å¡C_¡ dufMp„_¡ `Z gpÁey„ L¡$ Bd_¡ l¡fp_ L$fhp W$uL$ _e. B ¼ep„ _]v$f bNpX$hp_p lsp, lpëep Ås bpSy>dp„\u.

`R>u sp¡ dufMp„A¡ fbpfZ_¡ ip„s L$fu_¡ rhNsp¡ `|R>u. AÐepf¡ Aphp L$V$pZ¡ L$C bpSy? fbpfZ¡ L$üy„, "A¡L$_u A¡L$ v$uL$fu R>¡ hufp, _¡ B_p Of¡ dpd¡fy„ Aphhp_y„ k¡... s¡ dpd¡fpdp„ iy„ g¡hy„ B `|R>hp Áep'sp.'

dufMp„A¡ L$üy„, "AÃR>p, dpd¡fp g¡_¡ Ås¡ \¡?'

fbpfZ¡ afu Dv$pk õhf¡ L$üy„, "dpd¡fy„ sp¡ _e hufp, `Z dpd¡fp S>¡V$gp¡ Å¡N L$fhp afuA¡ R>uA¡. v$uL$fu_¡ L$p„e dpd¡fp rh_p_u fMpl¡? su L$V„$bdp„ afu_¡ L$p„L$ Å¡N \pe B lpVy„$ _uL$þep R>uA¡...'

fbpfZ \p¡X$u hpf `l¡gp„ L$p¡ksu lsu s¡_p bv$g¡ lh¡ hufp L$lu_¡ bp¡gphsu lsu A¡V$g¡ dufMp„_¡e s¡dp„ `p¡sp_u bl¡_ v¡$Mphp gpNu lsu. bl¡_ v|$bmp Of_u R>¡ A¡e ¿epg Aphu Nep¡.

dufMp„e fusqfhpS> ÅZ¡. dpd¡fy„ sp¡ Ap rhõspfdp„ _pL$ kpQhhp bfpbf NZpe. dpd¡fy„ W$uL$ _ \pe sp¡ v$uL$fu_¡ lp„cmhy„ `X¡$. dufMp„A¡ Qp„v$Mp„_¡ lzL$d L$ep£ L¡$ fp¡L$X$ `X$u lp¡e B Ap ^fd_u b¡__¡ lh¡ Ap`u v¡$.

fbpfZ sp¡ lh¡ Myi \C NC A_¡ Ap¡hfZp„ g¡hp dp„X$u. dufMp„A¡ L$üy„, lh¡ ¼ep„e kNpdp„ Åhp_u S>ê$f _\u, Of¡ Åh_¡ Apdp„\u dpd¡fy„ gC g¡Å¡.

fbpfu-fbpfZ lpgsp Õep„ A¡V$g¡ V$p¡mu_p A¡L$ L$pmy L$p¡sfhpqX$epA¡ L$üy„, "Å¡ Å¡ `pR>p„ ¼ep„e L$p¡C_¡ hps L$fsp„. L¡$d_y„ gpÁey„ sp¡ L¡$Å¡ L¡$ C sp¡ v¡$lC_¡ S>fp Y$p¡f¡ Y$]L$ dpfu v$u^u.'

fbpfZ¡ L$üy„, "lp¡e L$p„e. A¡L$ A¿Mf¡e _uL$m¡ _l] Ap dp¡Y$pdp„\u. Q„Ðep d¡gu Ûp¡.'

ApNm ¼ep„L$ `X¡$gu df¡W$p„ ap¡S>_¡ hmu ¼ep„L$ hpsdp„ N„^ Aphu Åe sp¡ kNX$ dmu Åe. `Z fbpfZ_p AhpS>_p¡ fZL$p¡ kp„cmu_¡ L$pmy_¡ r_fp„s \C _¡ s¡Z¡ lh¡ b_¡hu \e¡gp fbpfu_u S>fpL$ díL$fu L$fsp„ L$üy„, "Of¡ S>C_¡ gudX$p_p„ `p„v$X$p„_¡ lpfu `V$é gkp¡V$u_¡ Op `f gNpX$u v¡$Å¡. v¡lC_¡ cg¡ OX$uL$ bmsfp lpgsu...'

h^y gp¡L$ hpsp®Ap¡ hp„Qhp Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡

Ap Å¡L $Ap`_¡ L¡$hu gpNu?