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Adheena Novel By

Kamala Govind First Impression - March 2016 Copies - 1000 Cover Design : Hasan Darvish Typesetting :

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kn.-sF.-kn.-kn.-bpsS Cu h¿jsØ Nne t\mh-ep-Iƒ ss{Iw {Xn√-dp-Iƒ ka-b-Xocw kn.-hn. \n¿Ωe kvt\l-ZqXv tPmbvkn kz¿§-hm-Xn¬ ]£n tPmkn hmK-a‰w \n\-°m-bv... Ia-em-tKm-hnμv AYo\ Ia-em-tKm-hnμv PSmbp (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.-hn.-A-\n¬ HmIvkn-P≥ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.-hn.-A-\n¬ KmÃnen sUØv _m‰¨ t_mkv ]qa©w kp[m-I¿ awK-tfm-Zbw ssIX-h-c-ºnse \nemhv Pn.-Dj XemJv kp[m-I¿ awK-tfm-Zbw Ggn¬ sNmΔ tkmaP \ºq-Xncn kz¿Æ-cp-{Zm£w (am-{¥n-Iw) G‰p-am-\q¿ inh-Ip-am¿ IqS-∏n-d∏v tkmaP \ºq-Xncn ]n∂n¬ Hcmƒ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.hn. A\n¬ ssh‰v ln¬ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sagp-then _m_pPn ap√-s∏-cn-bm¿ (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sagp-then _m_pPn Nph-∏p-Iq-Sm-c-߃ kp[m-I¿ awK-tfm-Zbw {Zmhn-U≥ tPmkn-hm-K-a‰w Kcp-U-]-©an (am-{¥n-Iw) G‰p-am-\q¿ inh-Ip-am¿ hew-]n-cn-iwJv (am-{¥n-Iw) G‰p-am-\q¿ inh-Ip-am¿ Ce-s]m-gnbpw inincw tPmbvkn Xcw-KnWn tPmknhmK-a‰w ]mcn-PmXw sI.-sI.-kp-[m-I-c≥ Ah-km-\-Zn-hkw tPmbvkn au≠≥anÃv tPmkn-hm-K-a‰w ]ºcw sI.-sI.-kp-[m-I-c≥ Un.-F≥.-F. (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) sI.-hn. A\n¬ IY CXp-hsc tPmbvkn FIvkvtπmUv (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) F≥.-sI. iin-[-c≥ Akp-c-P∑w (am-{¥n-Iw) G‰p-am-\q¿ inh-Ip-am¿ Im¿ØnI tPmbvkn th\¬∏-d-h-Iƒ tPmbvkn temdn-sØ-cphv tPmkn hmK-a‰w temdn-°m-c≥ t\m_nƒ tPmkn hmK-a‰w Bdm-´p-I-Shv (am-{¥n-Iw) G‰p-am-\q¿ inh-Ip-am¿ sh≈n-Ønc kp[m-I¿ awK-tfm-Zbw tImSo-i-z-c≥ tPmbvkn hgn ad∂ bm{X tPm¨ Bep-¶¬ kwL-Km\w tPmbvkn hebw tPmkn hmK-a‰w ]em-b\w tPkn Pq\n-b¿ BIm-i-Ømgvhc tPkn Pq\n-b¿ Ce-ho-gm-]q-©nd kn.-hn.\n¿Ωe assd≥ss{Uhv (ss{Iw {Xn√¿) tIm´bw ]pjv]-\mYv kvIm¿en‰v k¿ B¿X¿ tIm\≥ tUmb¬ Zn lu≠v Hm^v _mkv°¿ hn¬kv k¿ B¿X¿ tIm\≥ tUmb¬ hmen Hm^v ^nb¿ k¿ B¿X¿ tIm\≥ tUmb¬ ssk≥ Hm^v t^m¿ k¿ B¿X¿ tIm\≥ tUmb¬

H∂v ""AYo\m... tamtf AYo...'' ASp-°f …m_n\p ta¬ aq∂p Sn^n≥ t_mIvkp-Iƒ \ncØn-h®v AXn¬ aq∂p-a-°-fp-sSbpw CjvS-{]-Imcw tNmdpw IdnIfpw FSp-°p-∂-Xn-\n-S-bn¬ `m\p hm’-e-y-tØmsS hnfn-®p. ""Ft¥m...'' AΩ-tbm-Sp≈ apgp-h≥ kvt\l-hpw Xpfp-ºp∂ hn[-Øn¬ ASpØ apdn-bn¬\n∂v AYo\ hnfn-tI-´p. bqWnt^mw [cn®tijw kvIqƒ _mKn¬ _p°p-Iƒ ASp°n-h-bv°p-I-bm-bn-cp∂p Ahƒ. Bdmw ¢mkn-emWv Ahƒ ]Tn°p-∂Xv. ""Bc-y-°p´ow Ban-°p´ow Hcp-ßntbm tamtf?'' `m\p ho≠pw tNmZn-®p. AYo\ apJw Xncn®p t\m°n. s_Õn¬ Ian-gv∂p-In-S∂v \nh¿Øn-h® _p°n¬ s]≥kn¬ Aa¿Øn-∏n-Sn®v Hcp hoSns‚ Nn{Xw hc-bv°p-I-bmWv Bcy-°p-´n. Dudn-®n-cn®v AYo\ hnfn-®p-]-d-™p: ""Ah-fp ]Sw hc-bv°-ym-tΩ... Hcp-ßp-∂n-√.'' Bc-y-°p-´n-°Xv CjvS-am-bn-√. Ct®-®n-tbmSp ]nW-ßn-sb∂v Ahƒ apJw ho¿∏n®v BwKyw Im´n. aq∂mw ¢mkn-em-W-hƒ. AYo-\bv°p Nncn-s]m-´n. ""Ban-°p-´n-tbm... Ah-sfm-cp-ßntbm tamtf...?''`m\p-hn-s‚ ASpØ tNmZyw h∂p. AYo\ Np‰pw H∂p t\m°n. Ban-sb-hn-sS? ""AtΩ... Ctßm-t´mSn ht∂... Ahƒ tZ kvIqfn¬ t]mIm≥ aSn-®p I´n-ens‚ ASn-bn¬ Hfn-®n-cn-°p-∂p.'' AYo\ hnfn-®p-]d-™p. [cn-®n-cn-°p∂ \oe ss\‰n-bn¬ ssI XpS-®p-sIm≠v `m\p hmXn¬°-se-Øn. AYo\ IÆp-sIm≠v BwKyw Im´n. `m\p apdn-°p-≈n-tebv°p Ibdn I´n-ens‚ ASn-bn-tebv°p Ip\n-™p-t\m-°n. s_Õn¬\n∂p Xmtgbv°v Du¿∂p-In-S-°p∂ jo‰ns‚ adhn¬ Bcpw ImWn-s√∂ `mh-Øn¬ Iq\n-∏n-Sn-®n-cn-°p-I-bmWv A©p-h-b- p-Imcn Ban-°p-´n. Aev]w apºp Ipfn-∏n®p hn´-XmWv Ah-sf. CXp-hsc bqWnt^mw t]mepw [cn-®n-´n-√. ""Hfn-®n-cn-°p-∂Xp aXn-sbSm N°-tc... Cßp-h-t∂... AΩ bqWnt^mw C´p-X-cmw.''

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`m\p ssI\o´n Ban-°p-´nsb ]nSn-s®-Sp-Øp. Ahƒ AXn-at\m-l-cn-bmb Hcp Ip™p-]q-ºm-‰-bm-Wv. Ban NnWp-ßn-s°m≠p hbdp s]mØn-∏n-Sn-®p. ""Mvlpw... F\n°p hb-‰n-e-∏Sn thZ-\-bm-tΩ...'' ""Ahfp I≈w ]d-bm-tΩ...'' hc XpS-cp-∂-Xn-\n-S-bn¬ Bcy ]d™p ""kvIqfn t]mIm≥ aSn-®n-´m.. Ahƒ°p hb‰n Hcp thZt\w C√.'' Ban°v Bc-y-bpsS IS-∂p-I-b‰w CjvS-am-bn-√. ""Ch-sfs∂ C∂se hb-dnt∑ CSn-°m≥ h∂-Xm-tΩ... AXm F\n°p thZ\ h∂-Xv.'' ""Atøm-tΩ... Ahfp I≈w ]td-hm... Rms\ßpw CSn-®n√.'' Bcy FWo-‰n-cp-∂p. `m\p Nncn-b-S-°n-s°m≠v Ah-fpsS ASp-tØ°p sN∂p. ""AtΩsS Bc-y-°p-´n-sb-¥m-Wmthm Hcp-ßm-Ø-Xv?'' ""Rm\n∏w Hcp-ßpw. CXp hc-s®m∂p Xo¿tØm-s´.'' Bc-y-°p´n ho≠pw hc XpS-ßn. ""C∂v Ch¿°p c≠p-t]¿°pw kvIqfn¬ t]mIm≥ aSn-Xs∂-bm-tΩ...'' A\n-b-Øn-amsc t\m°n Dudnb Nncn-tbmsS AYo\ ]d-™p: ""c≠mfpw Chn-sS-\n∂v ASp-°-f-∏Wn sNbvXv AΩsb klm-bn-t®m-s´.'' ""Rm≥ kIm-bn-°pw.'' Ban ]d-™p. ""tZ AtΩ... kIm-bn-°m≥ Bfm-bn. AΩ c£-s∏-´p. ]t£ F\n°p kvIqfn¬ t]mI-Ww. Fs‚ apSn-sbm∂p ]n∂n-Øt∂...'' AYo\ `m\p-hns‚ ssIbn-tebv°p Nos∏-SpØp sImSp-Øn´v Ah- t cmSp tN¿∂p- \ n- ∂ p. \oebpw sh≈- b pw Ie¿∂ sN°ns‚ tjm¿´v kvtI¿´pw sh≈ ªukp-am-W-hƒ [cn-®ncn-°p-∂-Xv. AXmWp sk‚ v tacokv kvIqfnse bqWn-t^mw. ]Xn-s\m∂v hb v Ign-™n-cn-°p∂p AYo-\-bv°v. Xs‚ s\s©m-∏-am-bncn-°p∂p Db-cw. IdpØv CS-Xq¿∂, t\cnb HSn-hp≈ \o≠ apSn c≠mbn NoIn hI™v `m\p anS- ™ p- s Im- S p- Ø p. F∂n´v sh≈ dn_¨sIm≠v Ccp-h-iØpw sI´n. aIsf X\n-°-`n-ap-J-ambn \n¿Øn `m\p BsI-sbm∂p t\m°n. at\m-l-cn-bmWp Xs‚ aIƒ. Ihn-fp-Iƒ°v Cfw-tdm-km-Z-fØns‚ \ndw h®p-h-cp-∂p. IS-an-gn-I-fn¬ kz-]v\-ß-fpsS Xnf°-ap-t≠m?

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Cu h¿jtam ASpØ h¿jtam hb- -dn-bn-°m≥ aIƒ ]mI-s∏-´p-h-cp-∂p-sh∂v H‰-t\m-´-Øn¬Øs∂ `m\p Xncn-®-dn™p. ""AΩ-sb¥m Cßs\ t\m°p-∂-Xv?'' \nc-sbmØ ]√p-Iƒ Im´n Nncn-®p-sIm≠v AYo\ tNmZn®p. ""tamfp hfcp-∂Xv AΩ ImWp-I-bm-bn-cp-∂p.'' AYo-\-bpsS s\‰n-bn¬ Hcp apØw \¬In-s°m≠p `m\p ]d™p. ""Rm≥ hf¿∂n-√-t√m-tΩ... sNdnb Ip´n-b-t√?'' AYo\ Nncn®p. At∏mƒ Ah-fpsS angnI-fp-sSbpw A[-c-ß-fp-sSbpw AgIv Cc-´n-°p-∂Xp `m\p I≠p. s]s´∂v Ah¿ sNdp-Xm-sbm∂p `b-s∏-´p. Imew h√m-Ø-Xm-Wv. C∂sØ tem-IsØ t]Sn-°-Ww. {]tX-y-In®pw Cu {]mb-Øn¬... Hmtcm ]Sn apt∂m´p hbv°p-tºmgpw hf-cp∂ s]¨Ip-´n-IfpsS ta¬ Icp-X¬ thWw. Xm≥ Hmtcm \nan-jhpw {i≤n-®m-Wn-cn-°p-∂X - v. aq∂p s]¨a°-fpsS AΩ-bm-sW-∂-t_m[w Ft∏m-gp-ap-≠v. ]t£ Xm≥ C√m-Xm-bn-t∏m-bm¬? Hm¿Ø-t∏mƒ `m\p-hns‚ s\©p-hn-ßn. ""AtΩ..'' AYo\ hnfn-®p. ho≠pw Ah¿ aI-fpsS apJ-tØbv°p t\m°n. ""tZ I≠n-t√... c≠pw s_Õn¬ Ibdn InS-∏m-tΩ.. Cu I≈nIsf thKw Hs∂m-cp°n hnt´... Hmt´m-dn£m Ct∏mƒ hcpw.'' AYo\ Hm¿Ωn-∏n-®p. AXp icn- b m- W t√m. `m\p s]s´∂p bmYm¿∞- y - Ø ntebv°p aS-ßn-h-∂p. Bc-y-°p-´nbpw Ban-°p-´nbpw ]Ωn-°n-S-°p-I-bm-Wv. `m\p-hn\v Hcp _p≤n tXm∂n. ""\o s]mt°m BYn- t am- t f... aSn- b p- t ≈mcv kv I qfn¬ t]mImsX Chn-Sn-cp-t∂m-s´. ss\‰v Uyq´n Ign™p cta-W-´≥ FØm-dm-bn. c≠n\pw C∂p Nqc¬∏gw Hd-∏m...'' Ahƒ ]d™p. ss{]h‰v _ nse ss{Uh-dmWp ca-W≥. Zo¿L-Zqc k¿Δokn\p t]mIp-tºmƒ ]pe¿s®tb FØm-dp-≈q. A—s‚ Nqc¬∏-gw! AXp tI´-tXmsS Bc-y-°p-´nbpw Ban-°p-´nbpw NmSn-sb-gpt∂‰p. IqSp-X¬ Ipkr-Xnbpw imT-y-hp-sa-Sp-Ø-t∏mƒ H∂p-c-≠p-X-

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hW B Nqc¬∏gw Ah¿°p In´n-bn-´p-≠v. AXns‚ Hm¿Ω h∂-t∏mƒ Bc-y-°p´n D’m-l-tØmsS NmSn-sb-gp-t∂-‰p. ""Rm≥ hc-®p-Xo¿∂-tΩ... tZ _mKpw FSp-Øp. F\n°p kvIqfn-t]m-Im≥ Hcp aSo-an-√-tΩ...'' Ban-°p-´nbpw bqWnt^mw ssIbn-se-Sp-Øp. ""CsXm∂v C´p-X-t∂-tΩ... Rm\pw kvIqfo t]mIp-hm...'' AYo\ Nncn-b-S-°n. a°sf `m\p thKw Hcp°n. F∂n´p ]d-™p: ""AΩ tZmi hnfºn hbv°mw. thKw h∂p Ign°v aq∂mfpw. AtΩsS a°fv hni∂p kvIqfn¬ t]mh-t√...'' ""Ign-°m-tΩ...'' aqhcpw kΩ-Xn-®p. DuWp-ap-dn-bnse taibv°p Np‰pw a°-fn-cp-∂p. `m\p IqsSbn-cp∂v Ban-bpsS hmbn-tebv°p tZmi apdn-®p-h-®p-sIm-Sp-Øp. ""B...'' CSbv°v AYo-\bpw Bc-ybpw hmbv Xpd-∂p. `m\p Ah-cpsS hmbn-tebv°pw tZmi h®p-sIm-Sp-Øp. ""a°fv Ign-°v.. tZ.. hb-dp-\n-dsb Ign-°Ww tIt´m...'' ""Mm.. Xo‰n°v Xo‰n-°v. hb-dp-\n-dsb Dcp-´n-s°m-SpØp Xo‰ns°-So. Xn∂p-Xn∂v \ns‚ a°fp am{Xw ]\-t]mse hf¿∂m aXn-b-t√m.'' s]s´-∂mWp sskUv dqans‚ hmXn¬°¬\n∂v Hcp i_vZw tI´-Xv. ""_m°n-bp-t≈m¿°pw hmbpw hbdpw Ds≠-So.'' ]m®n-b-Ω-bm-Wv. ca-Ws‚ AΩ. Ah-cpsS apgp-h≥ t]cv ]m¿Δ-Xn-sb-∂m-Wv. {]mbw Adp-]-Øn-b-©n-\p-ta¬ hcpw. sk‰pw ap≠p-amWp thjw. ""]nt≈sc kvIqfn-tebv°p hn´n´v AΩbv°p Xcm-sa∂p Icp-Xnbm Rm≥...'' `m\p sX√p-hn-j-a-tØmsS Fgp-t∂-‰p. ""kmc-an-√. AΩbv°p hni-°p-s∂-¶n¬ ht∂m-fq.'' ""]nt∂... \ns‚ kuI-c-y-Øn\p hnf-ºn-h-bv°ptºm Xn∂ms\s‚ ]´n-h-cpw.'' ]m®n-bΩ tcmj-tØmsS Xncn®p apdn-bn-tebv°p Ib-dn. F∂n´v AtX thK-Øn¬ aS-ßn-h-∂p. ssIbn-semcp k©nbp-ap-≠v. ""tZmi H≠m-°n-h-bv°m≥ Rm≥ thWw. Ign-°m≥ t\cØp th≠. Rm\-ßs\ Bcq-√m-tØm-sfm-∂p-a-s√-So. F\n-s°mcp tamsfm-≠v. tch-Xn. Rms\∂p h®m Poh\m Ahƒ°v. Adnbm-tam? \osbmcp kqt°-Sp-Im-cn-bm-W-t√m-∂p-h®v Chn-sS-\n∂t∏m F\n°p she-bn-√. \obn\n Xs∂ sIS∂p ]Wn-bpth-bp-≈q.'' ]m®n-bΩ Nodn. icn-bm-Wv. `m\p Akp-J-°m-cn-bm-Wv.

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Ahƒ°p ªUv Im≥k-dm-Wv. A[nIw tPmen-sbm∂pw sNøm≥ `m\p-hn\p hø. ]m®nbΩ AX-dn™p k-lm-bn-°p-Ibpw sNøpw. ]t£ hc-hÆw sX‰n-bm¬ Xo¿∂p. ]m®n-bΩ hmXn¬°¬ FØn-°-gn-™p. ""AtΩ... t]mI-t√.. \n¬°v.'' `m\p hnfn-®p-sIm≠p ]n∂mse sN∂p. Ahƒ°p k¶-S-ambn. ""apØ»n t]mbn´p \msf-bnßp hcp-a-tΩ... AXt√ ]Xnhv.'' AYo\ ]d-™p. ]Xnhv AXm-Wv. tch-Xnbpw AΩbpw XΩn¬ tNcn-√. s]s´∂p-Xs∂ Xncn-®p-h-t∂m-fpw. F∂mepw `m\p-hn\p k¶Sw h∂p. ]m®n-bΩ k©nbp-ambn ap‰-Øn-d-ßn-b-t∏m-tgbv°pw ss\‰v Uyq- ´ nbpw Ign™v FXntc hcp- ∂ p- ≠ m- b n- c p∂p ca- W ≥. ssIbn¬ Iptd s]mXn-s°-´p-I-fp-ap-≠v. ""AΩ CsX-tßm-´m?'' ca-W≥ tNmZn-®p. ""F\n°p kuI-tc-ym-≈n-S-tØ-bv°v.'' ]m®n-bΩ tcmjw sIm≠p. AΩ CS-™n-´m-sW∂p ca-W\p a\- n-em-bn. CS-™m¬ X\n aq¿J-Øn-bm-Wv. ""tch-Xo-S-Sp-tØ-bv°m-bn-cn-°pw. Atßm´p sN√m≥ ]d™v Ahfv hnfn-t®m-tΩ...'' ""hnfn-°m-X-tßm´p sN∂m-se-¥m? Ah-sfs‚ Imep sh´pthm? F∂m-∏ns∂ AsXm∂p I≠n-t´-bp-≈q.'' ]m®n-bΩ hgn-bn-te-bv°n-d-ßn. ca-W≥ DΩ-d-tØbv°p sN√p-tºmƒ a°ƒ aqhcpw ]d-s∂Øn. ""A—m...'' Ban-°p-´nsb ssIbn-se-SpØv Abmƒ apØw \evIn. ]n∂oSv Bc-ybv°pw AYo-\bv°pw apØw In´n. ""A—s‚ N°-c-ap-Øn\v CXm Hmdntbm _nkvI-‰v.'' Abmƒ ssIbn-en-cp-∂-Xn¬ Hcp ]mbv°‰v Cfb Ip™n\p \evIn. ASpØ s]mXn Bc-y-bv°m-Wv. Ah-fm-h-i-y-s∏´ Nmbs∏≥ kn-ep-Iƒ. AYo-\bv°p \evInb ]mbv°-‰n¬ apSn ¢n∏pw s\bn¬ t]mfo-jp-am-bn-cp-∂p. a°-fpsS apJw hnS-cp-tºmƒ Abmƒ ASpØ s]mXn DΩdtØbv°p h∂ `m\p-hn\p \evIn. Ahƒ°dnbmw B ]mbv°‰v \ndsb X\n-°p≈ acp-∂m-sW-∂v.

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""F¥m \ns‚ apJ-sØmcp hm´w? £oWw tXm∂p-∂pt≠m?'' ca-W≥ `mc-ysb {i≤n-®p. ""tZmi hnf-ºm≥ sshIn-b-Xn\p apØ»n ]nW-ßn-t∏m-bn. AXns‚ k¶Sm AΩ-bv°v.'' AYo\ ]d-™p. ""At∏mƒ tZmi hnf-ºm≥ sshIn. AXm-Wn-∂sØ Imcyw At√?'' ca-W≥ Nncn-®p. `m\p-hns‚ `wKn-bp≈ apJ-sØm∂p X´n-s°m≠v Abmƒ ]d™p. ""FSo s]m´n-°m-fo... AtΩsS kz-`mhw \n\-°-dn-bn-t√? FhntSw H∂mw ÿmt\mw tat∑w AΩbv°p thWw. Ah-KW\ AΩ kln-t°-zm?'' ""Ah-K-Wn-®-X√ ca-tW-´m... tN´-\qsS h∂n´v AtΩw Iq´n \ap-s°m-cp-an®v Ign-°mw∂p Icp-Xn-t∏m-bn.'' ""H∂mw ÿm\-Øn\p th≠n-bp≈ ]nW°w AΩbv°v P∑\m D≈-Xm... C°m-c-y-Øn¬ A—-\p-ambn F∂pw hg-°mbn-cp-∂p. ]mhw sskzcw sI´mWp t]mb-Xv...'' ta¬t]m´v F∂v ca-W≥ Bw-Kyw Im´n. Xami tI´n´pw `m\p-hns‚ apJw sXfn-™n-√. ""`m\q... AtΩsS AtX kz-`mhw Xs∂bm tch-Xn-°pw. Fs‚ s]ß-fm-tWepw ]d-bm-Xn-cn-°m≥ ]‰n-√. apc´p kz-`m-ham-Wv. AtΩw aIfpw XΩn¬ tNcp-tI-e. \o t\m°n-t°m... \msf D®bv°p apºv AΩ Chn-sS-sb-Øpw. As√-¶nepw Ahtf-°mƒ AΩ-bv°njvSw \nt∂m-S-t√?'' ""AsX-\n-°-dn-bmw.'' `m\p ]p©n-cn-®p. ""F∂m¬∏ns∂ B hnjbw hnt´-cv. C∂m \obnXp sIm≠pt]mbn hbv°v.'' ca-W≥ j¿´ns‚ t]m°-‰n¬\n∂p t]gvsk-SpØv `m\p-hns\ Gev]n-®p. IqsS Hcp tem´-dn-Sn-°-‰p-ap-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. Ccp-]-Ø©p-e-£-Øn-s‚. ""\msf \dp-s°-Sp-∏m... ASn-®m¬ \Ωfp c£-s∏-´p. kq£n®p-h-t®m...'' ""Ccp-]-Ø©p e£w ASn-®m¬ Fßs\ c£-s∏-Sm\m catW-´m..'' `m\p Nncn-®p: ""ASn-°p-I-bm-tW¬ Hc-©p-tImSn In´-Ww.'' ""A©p-tIm-Sn-tbm?'' ca-W≥ Aº-c-∂p. ""AtX. Ft∂m-Sm-tcepw \n\-s°{X cq]m thWw∂v tNmZns®-∂n-cn-°-s´. Rm≥ ]dbpw A©p-tImSn thWw-∂v.'' ""F¥n-\mtΩ At{Xw tImSn cq]?'' AYo\ tNmZn-®p. ""Fs∂ NnIn-’n®p ISw Ibdn \n¬°-bt√ tamtf \n‚—≥? AsXms° ho´-Ww. ]ns∂ \nßsf aq∂p-t]tcw \√ \ne-bn¬ ]Tn-∏n-°W - w. \n߃°p aq∂p-t]¿°pw Xma-kn-°m≥

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sIm´mcw t]mse Hmtcm henb hoSp-Iƒ ]Wn-bn-°-Ww. F√mØn-\pw-IqSn At{Xw thWw tamtf...'' `m\p Nncn-tbmsS ]d™p. ""\n‚-tΩsS tamlw Nn√-d-b-√ tamtf..'' ca-W≥ Ifn-bm-°n. ""tamln-°p-tºmƒ Ipd-bv°p-∂-sX-¥n\m ca-tW-´m? {]tX-yIn®pw acWw Ipdn-°-s∏´ Hcmƒ°v?'' `m\p s]s´∂p \n¿Øn. At∏m-tgbv°pw hgn-bn¬ Hmt´m-dn£ h∂p-\n-∂p. AXn-encp∂p a‰p Ip´n-Iƒ Ahsc aqh-scbpw hnfn®p. ""AYo-\-t®®o hm... Bc-y-°p-´o... Bao... hm... HmSn-hm...'' ""lmbv... Sn¶p.. Rm≥ hcp-hm-Sm...'' Ban-tamƒ hnfn-®p-Iq-hn-s°m≠v HmSn. ""a°ƒ sN∂p I-b-dn-t°m.'' aqh-cp-sSbpw kvIqƒ _mKv ssIbn-se-SpØp ca-W≥ ]d™p: ""Hmtcm-∂n-\p-ap≠v ]Øp-Intem `mcw.'' Bcy Abmƒ°p aptº HmSn. AYo\ \n∂p. `m\p-hns‚ apJ-tØbv°p t\m°n. B sIm®p angn-I-fn¬ \\hp ]S-cp-∂p. ""sN√v tamtf...'' AXp ImWmØ a´n¬ `m\p ]d-™p: ""BaotSw Btc-ytSw ssIbn¬ AtΩsS tamsf-t∏mgpw apdp°n-∏n-Sn-t®m-tW...'' AYo\ Xe-bm-´n. F∂n´p [rXn-bn¬ \oßn. Hmt´m t]mb-t∏mƒ XncnsI h∂p ca-W≥ `m\p-hns\ imkn®p. ""Mpw... acWw Ipdn® Imcyw ]d-bm≥ I≠ ka-bw! Ip™pß-fpsS apºn¬h®v Aßs\ ]d-bt- √∂p \nt∂mSv F{X XhW ]d™n´p≠v `m\q...'' apdn-bn-tebv°p Ibdn j¿´qcn Ab-bn-en-´p-sIm≠v Abmƒ XpS¿∂p: ""Cf-b-h¿°-dn-bn-√. ]t£ BYn-tamƒ°p Xncn-®-dn-hm-bn. hfcp∂ Ip´nbm Ah-fv... IÆp XpS-®p-sIm≠m Ahfp t]mbXv.'' ""]nt≈cp \n¬°p-s∂∂p s]s´∂p Rmt\m¿Øn√ tN´m... ]t£ Rm≥ ]d-™Xp kX-y-a-t√?'' ""F¥p kX-yw?'' ca-W≥ s\‰n-Np-fn-®p. ""ssZhw acWw Ipdn-°p-tºmtg Hcmƒ°p ªUv Im≥k¿ D≠mIq. Rm≥... Rm≥..'' AS-°m≥ {ian-®n´pw Ah-sfm∂p hnXpºn-t∏mbn. ""AsXms° ]≠v. Ct∏m F√m tcmK-Øn\pw NnIn-’-bp≠v `m\q. ssZhw Ipdn® tcmKw NnIn-’n-®p-am-‰p∂ tUmIvSdpw ssZhw Xs∂-bm-Wv...''

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""h¿jw aq∂m-bnt√ ca-tW-´m NnIn’ XpS-ßn-bn-´v. ca-tW´s‚ A≤-zm-\-^ew apgp-h≥ acp∂pw NnIn-’-bp-ambn Xo¿∂p. Xma-kn-°p∂ Cu hoSpw ]dºpw ]W-b-Øn-ep-am-bn...'' `m\phn\p k¶Sw Xnßn. ""AsXm∂pw kmc-an√ `m\q... Rm≥ Poh-t\msS Ds≠-¶n¬ F√mw Xncn-s®-Sp-°pw. c≠p-h¿jw IqSn CtX-]Sn acp∂p XpS¿ ∂m¬∏ns∂ Hc-©p-h¿jw-IqSn Ign-™mepw acWw \ns‚-bSp-tØbv°p hcn-s√∂m tUmIvS¿ kX-y-]m¬ ]d-™-Xv.'' `m\p-hn-s‚ angn-Iƒ Xpfp-ºn. ""F{X IjvSs - ∏-Sm\pw Rms\m-cp-°a - m... \o Fs‚-IqsS D≠mbm¬ aXn. Hcp ac-W-Øn\pw \ns∂ Rm≥ hn´p-sIm-Sp-°n-s√So...'' _en-jvT-ß-fmb ssIIƒ \o´n Abmƒ Ahsf tN¿Øp]n-Sn-®p. `m\p Abm-fpsS tcmam-hr-X-amb amdn¬ apJ-a-W®p \n∂p. C√. Cu Bsf-hn´p ac-W-Øn-tebv°p Rm≥ t]mhn-√. Hcn°epw t]mhn-√. Aev]-k-abw B amdnse NqSp-]‰n \n∂n´v `m\p sas√ apJap-b¿Øn. ""hni-°p-∂n-t√? thKw Ipfn-®n´p hcq. \ap°v Blmcw Ign°mw.'' Ahƒ ]d-™p. Abmƒ°p hni-°p-∂p-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. C∂se cm{Xn Hcp-t]mf IÆ-S-®n-´n-√. ""Blmcw Ign-®n-s´m∂p ab-ß-Ww. F∂mte £oWw t]mIq. \obn-Øncn FÆ-bnßp Xm...'' ""Ct∏m Xcmw.'' `m\p ASp-°-f-bn-tebv°p \oßn. shfn-s®-Æ-°p-∏n-bp-ambn Xncn-s®Øn AhƒXs∂ AbmfpsS apSn-bn¬ FÆ h®p-sIm-Sp-Øp. Aev]w Abm-fpsS tZlØpw ]pc´n. ca-W≥ _mØvdq-an-tebv°p Ib-dn-b-Xn\p ]n∂mse ASp°-f-bn-tebv°p sN√p-tºmƒ `m\p-hn\p tXm∂n ico-c-Øns‚ _ew Ipd-bp-∂p-s≠-∂v. Ahƒ DuWp-ap-dn-bn-tebv°p h∂v Itk-c-bn¬ Ccp-∂p. Aev]w £oWw tXm∂p-∂p-s≠∂p ca-tW-´-t\mSp ]d-b-tWm? th≠. ]d-™m¬ Ct∏mƒØs∂ h≠n-hn-fn®p tlmkv]n-‰en-tebv°p sIm≠p-t]m-Ipw. C∂tew Dd-ßn-bn-´n-√. H∂p ab-ß-Ws-a∂p ]d-™-tXbp≈q ca-tW-´≥. cmhpw ]Iepw X\n-°p-th≠n A≤-zm-\n-°p-I-bmWp ]mhw! ca-W≥ Ipfn-I-gn™p h∂p. Ccp-hcpw Hcp-an-®n-cp∂p tZmi Ign-°p-tºm-gmWp ap‰-Øp-

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\n∂v Hcp hnfn. ""`mt\-z-®o... ca-tW-´≥ ht∂m?'' ""h∂-t√m.'' ca-W≥Xs∂ DΩ-d-tØbv°p sN∂p. sXt°- ∏ p- d Øv ho´nse cho- { μ≥ amjns‚ aI- \ m- W v . sslkvIqƒ hnZ-ym¿∞n-bmb A\-¥p. ""F¥m tamt\?'' ca-W≥ tNmZn-®p. ""AtΩsS ^mZ¿ A‰m-°m-bn´p tlmkv]n-‰-en-em-sW∂p t^m¨ h∂p. A—≥ Sqdn-em-Wv. AXp-sIm≠p Imtdm-Sn-°m≥ Bfn-√. ca-tW-´\p hcm≥ ]t‰-zm∂v AΩ tNmZn-®p....'' ""]ns∂-¥m? Rm\nXm hcp-s∂∂p So®-tdmSp ]d-t™m.'' A\-¥p-hn‚Ω hnP-b-Ip-am-cnbpw So®-dm-Wv. A\¥p t]mb-t∏mƒ `m\p ]d-™p: ""sN√m-sa∂p ]d-tb-≠n-bn-cp-∂√ ca-tW-´m. hnP-b-Ip-am-cnSo-®-dns‚ hoSv A¶-am-en-bn-em-Wv. C∂tew Dd-°-an-f-®-X-t√? A{Xbpw Zqc-sams° h≠ntbm-Sn-°p-Im∂p ]d-™m¬...'' ""H∂q√ `m\q...'' ca-W≥ Nncn-®p: ""Ãnb-dnwKv Fs‚ ssIbn¬ In´n-bm¬∏ns∂ h≠n Xmt\ HmSn-s°m-≈pw. F\n°m ss[c-y-ap-≠v. am{X-a-√, Iqen In´p-∂X-t√. \ap°p ]Ww Bh-i-y-at√ `m\q.'' `m\p an≠n-bn-√. Xocp-am-\n-®m¬ Xocp-am-\n-®-Xm-Wv. XS™mepw \n¬°n√ Bƒ. ca-W≥ thKw thjw amdn h∂p. ""`m\q... AΩ Chn-Sn-√. AXp-sIm≠p \o X\nsb tPmensbm∂pw sNø-≠. Rm≥ h∂n´p sNbvtXm-fmw. \o hn{i-ant®m.'' `mc-y-bpsS apSn-bn-sem∂p Xgp-In-s°m≠v ca-W≥ ]d-™p. F∂n´p ]qap- J - t Øbv ° p \oßn. Abmsf ]n¥p- S ¿∂p hmXn¬°-se-Øp-tºmƒ `m\p Adn-™p... Xe-bv°p-≈n¬ Hcp ]pI-®n¬. ca-tW-´-t\mSp \n¬°m≥ ]d-b-tWm? ]d-™m¬ bm{X apSßpw. ]d-b≠ ""`m\q...'' s]s´∂p ca-W≥ Xncn-™p-\n-∂p. ""\o H‰-bvt°-bp-≈q. kq£n-°-Ww.'' ""Mm...'' aqfp-tºmƒ `m\p icn°pw `b-∂p. F¥m-Wn-Xv? ]Xn-hn-√msX Cu Hm¿Ω-s∏-Sp-Øepw Xncn™p-\n-ev]pw. Dd-°-an-f®p £oWn®pw Ccp-∂n´p ss{Uhv sNøm≥ t]mIpI-bm-Wv. Ahƒ s\©n¬ ssIh®p {]m¿∞n-®p. Cui-z-cm... Cu Bsf ImtØm-f-tW.... Im¬hn-c-en¬ Hcp kqNn-Øp-cp-ºp-t]mepw sIm≈msX Xncn-s®-Øn®p Xc-tW...

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ca-W≥ IÆn¬\n∂p ad-™n´pw `m\p hmXn¬∏-Sn-bn¬ ]nSn®v AtX-]Sn \n∂p. s]s´∂p tXm∂n Xe-bv°p-≈nse ]pI-®n¬ Cc-´n-°p-∂psh-∂v. Imep-Iƒ°p _e-£bw IqSp-∂p-t≠m? hmXn¬∏-Sn-bn¬\n∂p ]nSn-hn-´Xp `m\p Adn-™n-√. Ahƒ hoWp. ]Sn-bn¬ i‡n-bmbn Xe-b-Sn-®m-bn-cp∂p hogvN. Xebv°p apdnhp ]‰n. ]Sn-bpsS A∏p-d-tØbv°pw C∏p-d-tØbv°pw c‡w Hgp-In∏-c-°p-∂p. t_m[m-h-ÿ-bpsS Ah-km\ _nμp-hn¬ `m\p I≠p. aq∂p s]¨a°-fpsS apJ-߃. Ban, Bc-y, AYo-\....

c≠v ""`mt\-z-®n-tb...'' ap‰Øp \n∂p-sIm≠v kmen hnfn-®p. kmen IpSpw-_-{io-bpsS sk{I-´-dn-bm-Wv. `m\phpw apºp IpSpw-_-{io-bn¬ kPo-h-am-bn-cp-∂p. F∂m¬ AkpJw ]nSns]-´-tXmsS {]h¿Øn-°m≥ Ign-bm-Xm-bn. {]tX-yI ]cn-K-W\-h®v Ahƒ ao‰nw-Kn\p sNt√-≠-Xn-s√∂p a‰w-K-߃ Xocpam-\n-®n-´p-≠v. F¶nepw IpSpw-_-{io-bpsS \n_-‘-\-I-sf√mw Ahƒ°pw _m[-I-am-Wv. AYo-\-bpsS Igp-Øn¬ Hcp sNdnb kz¿Æ-s®-bn≥ hmßnbn-Sm≥ IpSpw-_-{io-bpsS Nn´n-bn¬ tN¿∂n-´p≠v `m\p. Ccp-]-Xn-\m-bncw cq]-bp-tS-XmWp Nn´n. CXn-t\m-SIw ]Xn\m-bn-c-tØmfw Cd-°n-°-gn-™p. Cu BgvNsØ Xh-Wk - w-Jy hmßn-s°m≠p t]mIm≥ h∂XmWp kmen. `m\p hnfn-tIƒ°msX h∂-t∏mƒ kmen ho≠pw hnfn-®p. ""`mt\-z-®n-tb..'' `m\p hnfn tI´n-√. ]qap-J-hm-Xn¬°¬ FØn-b-Xp-an-√. kmen Aº-c-∂p. ""Chn-Sm-cp-an-t√? A\°w H∂q√-t√m. `mt\-z®n CsX-hn-sSt∏mbn?'' kzbw ]d-™p-sIm≠p kmen hcm-¥-bn-tebv°p Ib-dn. s]s´-∂mWv Ahƒ AXp I≠-Xv. hmXn¬∏-Sn-bn¬ Xe-b-Sn®p hoWp-In-S-°p∂ `m\p. Xebv°p Np‰pw tNmc! hcm-¥b - nepw apdn-°p-≈n-ep-ambn AXp

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]S¿∂p InS-°p-∂p! ""Atøm... HmSn-h-c-tW...'' \n∂-\n-ev]n¬ kmen Ae-dn-hn-fn®p Ic-™p. tdmUn-eqsS t]mb-hcpw Ab¬]-°-Øp≈ Nnecpw kmenbpsS \ne-hnfn tI´v HmSn-sb-Øn. ""ChnsS a‰m-cp-an-t√? ca-W≥ cmhnse Uyq´n Ign™p h∂mcp-∂-t√m?'' ""h∂n´p ca-W≥ A¶-am-en°v Hm´w t]mbn. hnP-b-Ip-amcn So®-dn-t\w-sIm-≠v...'' as‰m-cmƒ ]d-™p. ""F¶n¬ So®-dn-s‚tbm ca-W-t‚tbm samss_-en¬ hnfn°v. thKw aS-ßn-h-cm≥ ]d...'' samss_¬ ssIbn-ep≈ Btcm hnP-b-Ip-am-cn-So-®-dns\ hnfn®p hnhcw ]d-™p. Ah¿ Aº-tXmfw Intem-ao-‰¿ ]n∂n-´n-cp-∂p. ca-W\pw So®dpw aS-ßn-h-cm≥ Bcpw ImØp-\n-∂n-√. thKw Hcp SmIvkn hcpØn `m\p-hns\ AXn¬ Ib-‰n. kmenbpw a‰p Nnecpw IqsS-°-b-dn. h≠n tUmIv S ¿ kX- y - ] m- e s‚ tlmkv ] n- ‰ - e n- t ebv ° p ]m™p. * * * sk‚ vta-cokv kvIqfn¬ D®-I-gn-™p≈ sk°‚ v ]oco-Umbn-cp-∂p. tUmfn-ankv sSÃv t]∏-dns‚ dnk¬´v ]d™v Hmtcm Ip´n°pw DØ-c-t]-∏¿ \evIp-I-bm-Wv. ""AYo\m ca-W≥... F πkv.'' tUmfn-ankv t]∏¿ Db¿Øn-∏n-Sn-®p-sIm≠p hnfn®p. AYo\ Fgp-t∂-‰p-\n-∂p. ""FIvk-e‚ v. \b‚n-\-b≥ am¿°p≠v tamƒ°v. anSp-°n!'' tUmfn-an-kns‚ ASp-tØbv°p h∂p-\n∂v AYo\ `h-y-XtbmsS t]∏¿ hmßn. Hcp sNdp-Nn-cn-am{Xw Ah-fpsS A[-cß-fn-ep-≠m-bn-cp-∂p. AYo-\bv°v F√m hnj-b-Øn\pw sXmÆq-s‰´pw sXmÆqs‰m-ºXpw \qdp-amWp am¿s°∂p tUmfnan n-\-dn-bmw. kvIqfns‚ A`n-am-\hpw {]Xo-£-bp-am-W-hƒ. Fkv.-Fkv.F¬.-kn.bv°pw πkv Sqhn\pw AYo-\m- c-a-W≥ kvIqfns‚ A¥ v Db¿Øn-∏n-Sn-°p-sa∂v Ah¿°p-d-∏p-≠v. ""tamfv t]mbn ko‰n-en-cp-t∂m-fq.'' tUmfn-ankv hm’-e-y-tØmsS Ah-tfmSp ]d-™p. ""icn ankv.'' AYo\ t]∏-dpambn Xncn™p c≠Snh®-tX-bp-≈q. At∏mgmWp ]yq¨ ctaiv ¢mkns‚ hmXn¬°-se-Øn-b-Xv.