aªnsâ Ipªnfw ssIIfpambn Unkw_À

{Inkvavkv kvarXn

Unkw_À amkw hÀj¯nsâ Ahkm\amWv. ]s£, Rm³ Gsd Cãs¸Sp¶ amkamWv Unkw_À. aªnsâ Ipªnfw ssIIÄ F¶mWv Rm³ B amks¯ hnfn¡p¶Xv. Fsâ ho«nte¡pw a\knte¡pw amemJamÀ kzÀK¯n \n¶pw Cd§nhcp¶ amkw. \£{X§Ä `qanbnse acs¡m ¼pIfnepw hoSpIfnepw {]Imiw sNmcnbp¶ amkw.

AXnt\¡mfp]cn Fsâ IÀ¯m hpw ssZhhpamb tbip\mYs\, Rm³ am{XaÃþ temIP\X apgph³ kvt\ln¡m\pw Bcm[n¡m\pw HmÀas¸cp¶mÄ \S¯p¶ amkw. A§s\ Unkw_À At\Iw Bßob AÀYXe§Ä ]¦p shbv v¡p¶p AXnsâ Znhk§fneqsS.

P\n¡pt¼mtg FÃmw kz´ am¡Wsa¶ tamlt¯msSbmWv Hmtcm Ipªpw P\n¡p¶Xv. BZyw A½bpsS ape¸m In«m³ Hcp Ic¨ntemsS AXmcw`n¡p¶p. ]ns¶¸ns¶ sXm«Xpw ]nSn¨Xpw kz´am¡m\pÅ IpªpIpªp ImÂshbv¸pIÄþ ]nSnhminIÄ.

ssiihhpw _meyhpw bph Xzhpw ]ns¶ \cbpw Xebn sh©macw hoipw hsc AXp XpSÀ¶p sImtWvSbncn¡p¶p.

{Inkvakv sXm«Sps¯¯nb t¸mÄ DWvSmb cWvSv A\p`h§Ä HmÀ¯pt]mIp¶p. H¶p Ip«n¡m e¯pw; asäm¶p {]mtadn IpSpw_ Ø\mbt¸mgpapÅ AhØ.

cWvSv A\p`h§fptSbpw HmÀaIÄ k½m\n¡p¶Xv IÀ¯m hns\ kz´am¡m\pw Ah³ \ÂInb Poh³ NneÀ¡p ]¦p sh¨p \ÂIm\pff hy{KX sImWvSp IqSnbmbncn¡Ww. BZy A\p`hw; Ip«n¡me¯v kw`hn¨XmWv. AsX\n¡v \nµbpw A]am\hpw X¶p. asäm¶v Cu temI¯v e`n¡mhp¶Xnepw h¨v Gähpw henb kt´mjw ssZhw Hcp IpSpw_s¯ c£n¨XneqsS X¶p.

\nµv]am\w IÀ¯mhv kln¨Xv a\pjysc ]m]¯n \n¶v c£n¡m³. Rm³ \nµtbäXv ssZh]p{Xs\ I«XpsImWvSv. AXv ]n¶oSv F\n¡v A\p{Klambn amdpIbpw sNbvXp. Rm³ amäs¸«p ]n¶oSv...

Zmcn{Zy¯n Pohn¡p¶ Hcp Ip«nbpsS FÃm _elo\Xbpw A¶v F\n¡v thWvSpthmfw DWvSv. Blmc anÃm¯ Znhk§fpsS. DSp¸nÃm ¯Xnsâ \mWt¡Snsâ, A §s\b §s\ Im¡s¯mÅmbncw AhØ IfneqsS Rm³ PohnXs¯ IpS sªdnªpamän Pohn¡p¶ Imew.

icn¡psamcp Ių sN¡\m bncp¶p A¶p Rm³. ]Åns¸cp ¶mfn\v hcp¶ It¨mS¡mcpsS Xnc¡mÀ¶ ISbn \n¶v Rm³ Fsâ IÅsâ ]mT§Ä A`ykn¨p. AXn\pÅ ]cnioe\§Ä XpS§p ¶Xv s]m«mkpw, Im©n hen¨p s]m«n¡p¶ Ifnt¯m¡pw I«p sImWvSmbncp¶p. hf hm§m³ hcp¶ tN¨namcpsS ssIbn hf¡mc³ AhcpsS apJt¯¡p t\m¡n irwKcn¨p hfbnSpt¶cw Rm³ Fsâ Ifhnsâ Hm¸tdj³ \S¯nbncn ¡pw. As¶m¶pw Xnc¡psImWvSv Bcpw AXp IWvSn«nÃ. ]s£, CShI a[yØ\mb {^m³kokv tkhyÀ ]pWyhmf³ AXv, sXm«cn Is¯ ]ÅnbpsS cq]¡q«nencp¶v ImWp¶psWvS¶v F\n¡dnbmw.

]s£ At±lw kvt\l¯nsâbpw IcpWbpsSbpw Bg¡SembXp sImWvSp, tbip{InkvXphnsâ cWvSmw P·ambXpsImWvSv in£bmbn Hcp IpªSnt]mepw F\n¡p X¶nÃ. Fsâ IpªpIpªp ]m]§Ä £an¡m³ IÀ¯mhnt\mSp {]mÀYn ¡pI am{XamWv sNbvXXv.

FÃm {Inkvakn\pw Rm³ ]p ¡qSv Hcp¡pw.

]s£, Fsâ ]p¡q«n sIm ¯p cq]§Ä¡p ]Icw F¶pw {Inkv vakv ImÀUnse Hutk¸nXmhpw amXmhpw D®nbpw ISemkv ssZh ambn I\anÃmsX ]pÃnencp¶p. \à Ing¡³ Imäphcpt¼mÄ AhÀ ]p¡q«n \n¶pw ]d¶v ASp¯ hoSnsâ apät¯s¡ms¡ ]d¶p s]mbv¡fbpw. Fsâ H¯ncn \mf s¯ tamlamWv Ifna®nepWvSm ¡nb sIm¯pcq]¯nsâ Hcp ]p ¡qSv skäv hm§Wsa¶Xv. A¶v ]¯ncp]¯nb©p cq]bp sWvS¦n Imcyw \S¡pw. ]s£, Fsâ IpSp¡ s]m fn¨n«v sIm¯pcq]skäp hm§m\pÅ ]IpXn¸Ww t]mepw AXnepWvSmbn cp¶nÃ.

Unkw_À \men\pÅ CShI ]Åns¸cp¶mfn\v IXr¡Shnse Hcp {Inkv Xy³¢_v \S¯p¶ e¡Sn ¸n Rm³ A¼Xp ss]k sImSp¯p Sn¡sä Sp¯ncp¶p. H¶mw k½m \w ]p¡q«n hbv¡p¶ sIm¯pcq]skämWv. AXv F\n¡v In«m\mWv Rm³ hÀjw \oWvSp\n¶ {]mÀ Y\ {]mÀYns¨¦nepw, Ifhp kz`mhapÅ Xp sImWvSv ssZhw Fs¶ B e¡nSn¸n klmbn¨nÃ.

As¶\n¡v ssZh t¯mSpw R§sS CShI ]pWymf¨t\mSpw sIdphptXm¶n. F¦nepw Hcp hmin Fs¶ apt¶m«p \bn¨p.

B {]mhiyw ]p¡qSp sI«p t¼mÄ Fsâ ]p¡q«n sIm¯p cq]¯nsâ skäv DWvSmIpsa¶v Rms\mcp i]Yw s\©neSn¨p sNbvXp.

Hmtcm IŨmcpw I¡p¶Xn\p ap¼v IfhpØew kvsI¨p sNbvXv ASbmfs¸Sp¯pw t]mse, Rm³ IsWvS¯nb IS R§fpsS hoSn\Sp ¯pÅ sImt«¡\m tdmUn \Sp¯pÅ Hcp tN«sâ ISbm bncp¶p. AXv FdWmIpfw amÀ¡än \Sp¯v Ct¸mgpÅ t]meokvkvtä jsâ FXnÀhi¯pÅ ISbmWv. hnip² cq]§fpw ]Ån ¡mh iyamb FÃmhkvXp¡fpw ,{Inkvakv ImÀUpIfpsams¡ hn¡p¶ IS.

\nÝbn¨ Znhkw h¶p. {Inkvakv Ime¯nc¡v,

amÀ¡än\cnInse ISbnte¡p Rm³ sN¶p.

Bcpw ImWmsX BZyw D®ntbiphns\ I«Xpw Fsâ ssIImepIÄ t]SnsIWvSv hnd¡m³ XpS§n. IS¡mc³ hcpwap¼v _\nb³ jÀ«n \pÅn epsWvS¶ [mcWbn XnSp¡¯n Rm³ D®ntbiphns\ jÀ«n \It¯¡n«p. ]s£, IS¡mc³ AXp ImWp¶pWvSmbncp¶p. _\n b³ CÃm¯Xn\m D®ntbip Hcp X«pwXShpw IqSmsX t\sc Xdbnte¡v hoWp. Rm³ ]nSn ¡s¸«p. IÅs¨¡s\ sXm«p ap¶nse t]meokv tÌj\n GÂ]n¡psa¶bmÄ Ft¶mSv ]dªt¸mÄ, Rm³ AbmfpsS ap¼n \n¶p Icªp. B Ic¨n IWvSv Fsâ ho«nednbn¡m\mbn AbmfpsS {iaw. IS¡mc³ Fsâ ho«pt]cpw A¸sâ t]cpw tNmZn¨p. Rm³ A¸sâ t]cp ]dªp.

""Mmlm! tPmk^v tN«sâ aI\mtWm \o?''

""AtX...''

""I¿nse{X ImsiWvSv \nsâ I¿o...?''

""cWvSv cq].''

""AXn§v Xm... C\n Hcn¡epw I¡cpXv. I«m \cI¯ot¸mIpw...''

]ns¶ AbmÄ Hcp NncntbmsS ]dªp.

""ssZhs¯ I« sN¡\tÃ... \o sNIp¯ms\bÃtÃm I«Xv? \o hey BfmIpw... ]t{Xmkns\t¸mse...''

Fsâ ssZhw F\n¡p h¶ \nµ, A]am\w. ]ns¶ kt´mjam¡n amän.

Rm³ tbiphns\ IqSpXÂ Adnªp.

ss__nÄ Fsâ c£mIhNambn.

Rm³ shfp¸n\v \mep aWn¡v DWcp¶Xv tbiphnt\msSm¸w .Dd§p¶Xpw tbiphnt\msSm¸w. PohnX¯nsâ Hmtcm hn\mgnIbnepw Ah³ Ft¶msSm¸hpw Fsâ IpSpw_t¯msSm¸hpw DWvSv.

A¶v hÀj§Ä¡pap¼v B IS¡mc³ tN«³ ]dªt¸mse Rm\n¶v kphntij {]hÀ¯ \¯n\mbn IqSpX kabw amänhbv¡p¶p. temI{]ImcapÅ Fsâ Fgp¯nsâ temIw ap³] t¯¡mÄ Npcp§n.

A©mdv hÀjw ap¼v...

at\mca X¶ Fgp¯nsâ {]Xn^ewþAXv I¿nencp¶v IptdtÈbmbn XoÀ¶pXpS§n. B hÀjs¯ {Inkvakv ho«nepw \m«nepsa¯m³ Znhk§Ä am{Xw. _m¡n Aªqdp cq]bpWvSv. AXpsImWvSv t{_mUvthbnse hgnhmWn`¡mtcmSv hnet]in tamÄs¡mcp DSp¸pw hm§n _m¡nbpÅ Imin\p {Inkvakn\p t]m¯nd¨n hm§msa¶pw Rm³ IcpXn.

 \n\thbnte¡v I¸Â Ibdn kphntijw Adnbn¡m \mbn tbm\tbmSv IÀ¯mhv ]dª t]mse. Fsâ DÅnte¡v Hcp DÄhnfn h¶p.

Rm\pw euhvenbpw Fsâ A½bpsS A\pP¯n Xm akn¡p¶ tacns¡m¨m½bpsS s\«qcpÅ ho«nte¡p A§s\ bm{Xbmbn. F¶m sNs¶ ¯nbXv asämcnS¯v.

H¼Xp amkambn \SpthZ\ bm tPmen¡p t]mIm³ IgnbmsX PohnXw aSp¯ tZhqkv F¶ sNdp¸¡m ctâbpw Ahsâ `mcybptSbpw a¡fptSbpw ASpt¯¡mWv IÀ¯mhv R§sf Iq«ns¡m WvSpt]mbXv.

sIm¨m½bpsS aI³ ssZh¯nsâ AfhnÃm¯ kvt\ls¯¡pdn¨v ]dªp. Ahsâ IcpWsb¡pdn¨v, Ahsâ IcpXens\¡pdn¨v, BImi¯nse ]dhItfbpw, hbense enÃntbbpw Ah³ kwc£n¡p¶Xns\¡pdn¨v... A§s\ H¯ncn¡mcy§Ä...

A¶phsc tZhqkv \SpthZ\ sImWvSv PohnXw achn¨h\pw \ncmis¡mWvSv PohnXw F¶t¶ ¡pw Ahkm\n¸n¡m³ B{Kln¨ h\pamsW¶p R§Ä Adn ªtXbnÃ.

ssZh¯nsâ kXykphn tij¯nsâ s]mcpÄ Ahsâ, `mcybpsS, a¡fpsS Hs¡ ImXp tI«p. AhcpsS a\kv AXv AwKoIcn¨p.

t]mcm³ t\c¯v R§Ä¡v {Inkvakv BtLmjn¡m\mbn h¨ BsIbpWvSmbncp¶ 500 cq] tZhqkn\v sImSp¯p.

sImSp¯Xv Rmt\m euhv entbm AÃ.

ssZhambncp¶p.

B {]mhniys¯ R§fpsS {Inkvakv hn`hwþ]pfntÈcnbpw A¨n§m sagp¡p]pc«nbpw. A¶tamÄ ]gb DSp¸p Xs¶ bn«p. ]WvSv hmÀ¡¸Wn¡mc \mb tZhqkv Ct¸m Ä \sÃmcp _nÂUnwKv tIm¬{SmÎdmWv. tbiphn\pthWvSn Hmtcm \nanjhpw Nn´n¡pIbpw {]hÀ¯n¡pIbpw \¶mbn {]kwKn¡pIbpw Hs¡ sN¿p¶ \sÃmcmßob³.

tZhqkv Hcp\mÄ Beph tXm«papJs¯ sshFwknF bn h¨v Hcp Iym¼v \S¡p t¼mÄ AhnsS IqSnbncp¶ BÄ ¡mtcmSv Hcp kXyw ]dªp.

""tPmÀPv tPmk^v tN«\pw euhven tN¨nbpw h¶ Znhkw R§Ä PohnXw aSp¯v IpSpw_ambn BßlXy sN¿m³ Xocpam\n¨v Hcp§nb Znhkambncp¶p. AhcneqsS R§Ä tbiphns\ Adnªp. ssZhs¯ Adnªp. ssZh¯nsâ t]cp]dªv ASbmf §fpw AZv`pX§fpw AhÀ R§ fpsS ASp¯p Im«nbnÃ. R§fpsS thZ\bn AhÀ ]¦ptNÀ¶p. IÀ¯mhnsâ s\©nte¡p tbm l¶ms\t¸mse Nmcnbncn¡m³ ]dªp. ss__nfnse Hcp hmIyw ]dªp X¶pþ "\n§ fpsS kÀh Nn´m Ipe §fpw `mc§ fpw Fsâ ta C«psImÄhn³, Rm³ \n§sf kamizkn¸n¡mw.' F¶ ssZh hmKvZm\w.

tZhqkpw `mcy saänbpw a¡Ä P{^nbpw knknbpsams¡ Ct¸mÄ \nXyhpw tbipthm sSm¸amWv. ssZhs¯ I«t¸mÄ e`n¨ \nµm ]am\w.

]ns¶ ssZhs¯ ]qÀWlr Zbt¯msS þ]qÀW Bßm thmsS kzoIcn¨t¸mÄ e`n¨ kt´mjwþ AXpaXnsb\n¡v Ft¸mgpw.

\mw XIcpt¼mgpwþ kt´m jn¡pt¼mgpw Hcpan¨v Iq«pImc \mbn \n¡p¶ tbipþ Ahsâ amdn tbml¶ms\t¸mse Nmcnbncn¡m³ F´p kpJw? AXotemIw a\knem¡p¶nÃ.

tPmÀPv tPmk^v.sI