AXy$qL$ep¡-v$Xy$qL$ep¡ A_¡ AprNep¡ c|s
cpN-16
g¡ML$ : Æhfpd Å¡ju
AXy$qL$ep-v$Xy$qL$ep_u ANpD_u hpsp® `Z hp„Qp¡
hpsp®_p¡ ANpD_p¡ cpN hp„Qhp Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡
AXy$qL$ep¡ L$l¡, "lp¡X$u A„v$f S>C iL¡$ A¡hX$p¡ v$fhpÅ¡ R>¡.'
bVy$L$ L$l¡, "bX$p Nyfy L$l¡sp lsp s¡ S> Ap v$fhpÅ¡ R>¡ A_¡ s¡dp„ dlu^fv$pv$p fl¡sp li¡.'
v$Xy$qL$ep¡ L$l¡, "sp¡ Ap`Z¡ Esfu `X$p¡.'
`Õ\f_u c]s `f \C_¡ _uQ¡ Esfu `X$ép.
v$fhpÅdp„ `pZu_u Nyap Å¡C.
bVy$L$ L$l¡, "Ap`Z¡ lp¡X$u gCA¡ A_¡ lp¡X$udp„ b¡ku_¡ S>CA¡. `pZu_u Ap Nyapdp„ Qpgu_¡ S>hpe _l].'
lp¡X$u gC Apìep. s¡dp„ b¡W$p A_¡ lp¡X$u l„L$pfu.
Op¡f A„^pfy„ lsy„. \p¡X¡$ ku^u Qpgu L¡$ hp„Ly„$ hmhy„ `X$éy„. Nyap ApX$uAhmu NC. hmu \p¡X¡$ v|$f S>sp„ Op¡f A„^pfy„ Apìey„. buL$ gpN¡ A¡hy„ lsy„.
bVy$L$ bp¡ëep¡, "Ap`Z¡ akpC S>Ciy„ sp¡?'
v$Xy$qL$ep¡ L$l¡, "A¡hu hps bp¡gui _l].'
AXy$qL$ep¡ L$l¡, "Ap`Z¡ kph^p_ fl¡hp_y„ R>¡. _½$u Ap S>Np dlu^f_u S> lp¡hu Å¡CA¡.
\p¡Xy„$ ApNm Nep L¡$ S>fp S>fp AS>hpmy„ v¡$Mpey„. hmu ApNm Nep sp¡ `Nr\ep„ Apìep„.
lp¡X$u Ecu fpMu. `Nr\ep„ `f Esfu Nep.
`Nr\ep„ QX$ép L¡$ v$fhpÅ S>¡hy„ bpfÏ„ Apìey„. Ðep„ v$p¡fXy„$ gV$L$sy„ lsy„. s¡_¡ R>¡X¡$ L$Xy„$ lsy„. s¡ M¢Ãey„ L¡$ v$fhpÅ¡ EOX$u Nep¡. s¡dp„ `¡W$p. ApNm Nep L¡$ Ap„NÏ„ Apìey„.
Ap lsu Nyap. `Z A„v$f AS>hpmy„ Aph¡ A¡hu fQ_p L$fu lsu. Ap„NZpdp„ Nep sp¡ A¡L$ bpSy> A¡L$ bpfÏ„ lsy„. Ðep„ Nep. bpfZpdp„ \C_¡ A„v$f Nep. Ecp füp A_¡ Å¡hp gpÁep L¡$ bpfÏ„ b„^ \C Ney„.
ÓZ¡ S>Z QdL$u Nep.
AXy$qL$ep¡ L$l¡, "S>fpe bp¡gip¡ _l]. A¡ dlu^fv$pv$p S> li¡. Qy`Qp` b¡ku flp¡.'
A„^pfu Ap¡fX$udp„ b¡ku Nep.
lp, A¡L$ _p_u bpfu lsu. s¡dp„\u Ap„NZpdp„ Å¡C iL$psy„ lsy„.
AXy$qL$ep¡-v$Xy$qL$ep¡ A_¡ bVy$L$ A„^pfu L$p¡V$X$udp„ k|_d|_ \C_¡ b¡W$p R>¡.
A¡hpdp„ ^dZ lp„asu lp¡e L¡$ `h_ kykhpV$p _pMsp¡ lp¡e A¡hp¡ bp¡gpV$ k„cmpep¡.
Ðep„ _p_L$X$u bpfu lsu. s¡dp„ v$Xy$qL$epA¡ Å¡ey„.
s¡Z¡ L$üy„, "Aplplplp... Ap¡ cpC... `¡gp¡ c|s S>¡hp¡ L$p¡C kpd¡ v¡$Mpe R>¡.'
AXy$qL$ep¡ bp¡ëep¡, "Af¡! s¡_p Mcp `f Ap`Zu lp¡X$u R>¡!'
AXy$qL$ep¡-v$Xy$qL$ep¡ A_¡ bVy$L$ `p¡sp_u lp¡X$u Ecu fpMu_¡ A„v$f Ne¡gp. s¡ `R>u L$pmM|„V$ Ðep„ Aphu `lp¢Q¡gp¡. s¡Z¡ lp¡X$u Å¡C L¡$ DW$phu gu^u A_¡ A„v$f Apìep¡.
L$pmM|„V$ Qpgsp„ Qpgsp„ Äep„ AXy$qL$ep-v$Xy$qL$ep_¡ `|f¡gp s¡ L$p¡V$X$u `pk¡ \C_¡ _uL$þep¡.
Ap¡fX$u_p Årmepdp„\u AXy$qL$ep¡-v$Xy$qL$ep¡ v¡$Mpep. v¡$Mpsp„ S> rQX$pC Nep¡.
Ap R>p¡L$fp Al] ¼ep„\u Aphu Nep? Ap¡fX$udp„ L¡$d L$fu_¡ O|ku Nep?
L$pmM|„V$ bmdp„ fpnk S>¡hp¡ `Z byrÙ_p¡ bmqv$ep¡ lsp¡. A¡L$ fsucpf kdS>Z _ dm¡.
s¡_¡ fuk QX$u L¡$ Ap R>p¡L$fp Al] Aphu_¡ cfpC b¡W$p L¡$d? A¡d rhQpfu_¡ s¡Z¡ Ap¡fX$u_y„ bpfÏ„ DOpX$u _p¿ey„. d|W$uAp¡ hpmu_¡ lp¡W$ `uõep.
(hp„Qsp fl¡ip¡)
hpQL$rdÓp¡, sd¡ `Z dS>¡v$pf bpmhpsp®Ap¡ dp¡L$gu iL$p¡ R>p¡.
L¡$hu fus¡? ÅZhp dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡.