t^mWn¬ IqSn bmsXmcp kt¶m-Nhpw C√msX

tbkpw, t\mbpw X´n-hn-Sp∂ t{Xkym-°p-´n-tbmSv Ipcym-

®\v Akqb tXm∂n. F¥v A\m-bm-k-am-bm-W-hƒ
\o≠IY t{Xkym-°p-´n-bpsS IY, Ipcym-®-t‚-bpw
kmbn-∏ns‚ `mj ssIImcyw sNøp-∂Xv! I¿Ømth
F\n-s°-s∂-¶nepw CXp-t]mse Cw•ojv ]d-bp-hm≥
km[n-°p-tam.
""AXm-cm-bn-cp-s∂-So, t{Xkym-°p-´o, C{X cmhnse?''
`mKw ˛ c≠v
""Fs‚ a\pjym CXp cmhn-se-sbm-∂p-a√
t]mIp-∂p. Ign™ Znh-k-at√ ChnsS t¢m°v Xncn®p
h®-Xv. CtX, \ΩpsS tIc-fa - √ KW-]-Xnbv°v \jvS-]-cn-lmcw
- , D®-bm-hm≥

- . Cw•-≠m, Cw•-≠v. kqcy-

\-kvX-an-°mØ km{amPyw Fs∂ms° ]d™p tI´n-
´nt√? AsX- ß - s \- b m, ]≈n- ° q- S - Ø n¬ t]mIp- h m-
sW∂pw ]d™v \m´p-Im-cpsS amhnepw Iip-am-hnepw
Fdn™p \S-∂m¬ CXp h√Xpw tIƒ°ptam?''
""hnfn-®Xv \ΩpsS \o≠q¿°m-c≥ inip-]m-e-\m. Ah¿ sshIp-t∂cw \Ωsf°mWm≥ hcp∂p F∂p ]d™v hnfn-®-Xm.''
""inip-]m-et\m? \mb-∑m-cm-tWm, AtXm Cug-h-\mtWm? Cug-h-\m-bn-cn-°pw.''
""Fs‚ a\p-jym inip-]m-e≥, \mbcpw \ºq-Xncow H∂p-a-√, km£m¬ Iv\m\m-b-°m-c≥ Xs∂-bm. \ΩpsS kz¥w PmXn. \o≠q¿°m-c≥.
Hdn-Pn-\¬ t]cv amØp-°p-´n. \ms°-Sp-Øm¬ ]pfp A√msX as‰m∂pw ]d-bn-√.''
""Cu inip-]m-e≥ ]s≠-ßm≠v Kƒ^n-se-hn-sStbm t]mbn-´p-≠v. hnk Xo¿∂p aS-ßn-sb-Ønb ]p≈n Kƒ^ns‚ te_-en¬ Hcp \gvkns\
sI´n. Atß¿°-hnsS GtXm Ad-_n-bpsS BSns\ tabn-°p∂ tPmen-bm-bn-cp-∂p. Ahn-S-ß-fn-ep≈ ae-bm-fn-Iƒ Atßsc ""ca-W≥''
F∂m hnfn-®n-cp-∂-Xv. F∂p h®v Atßcv HmS-°p-gepw hmbn®p \S-°p-I-tbm, Xqßn-Nm-Ip-Itbm H∂pw sNbvXn-√. ssj\nsb sI´n c≠p
]nt≈-cm-bn-°-gn-™-t∏mƒ GP‚ v _m_p-hns‚ Imep-]n-Sn®v Ahsf Ctßm´p hn´p. Atßcv ]nt≈tcw t\m°n AXnse \S-∂-t∏mƒ \m´p-
Im-cn´p sImSpØ t]cmWv inip-]m-e≥. Ipsd Ign-™-t∏mƒ kmcn-Øp-tº¬ Xqßn At±-lhpw ]nt≈cpw Chn-sS-sb-Øn. Atß-cpsS tPmbn-∏m≥
A∏\pw ChnsS Ct∏mƒ h∂n-´p-≠v. CXp-t]m-semcp P¥p-hns\ Fs‚ Pohn-X-Øn¬ I≠n-´n-√. hnh-c-t°-S-√msX hmbo∂v hogn-√. AsXm∂pw Ce-bv°m-´p-]-d-ºn¬
]d-™n´p Imcy-an-√. Ct∏mƒ IpSpw-_-Øn\p samØw {_n´ojv ]mkvt]m¿´m. F¥p-^-ew, Ah-[n°p t]mIp-tºmƒ hnam-\-tج In´p∂ (Ipdp-∏p-¥d)
t^mdw ]qcn-∏n-°-W-sa-¶n¬ ssj\n IqsS Xs∂ thWw!''
jimmyjoy@hotmail.co.uk
Ipcym-®\p kt¥m-j-am-bn. At∏mƒ Xm≥ hnNm-cn-®-Xp-t]mse Chn-sS-bp≈ ae-bm-fn-I-sf√mw s{]m^-k¿am-scm-∂p-a-√. Xs∂-t∏m-se-
bp≈ Ftºm-°n-I-fp-ap-≠v. Fs‚ anJm-tb¬ amem-tJ, Ahn-SpsØ Hmtcm eoem-hn-em-k-߃!
""A√, Cu \ΩpsS inip-]m-e-s\¥m tPmen?''
GtXm IqSnb Ãm¿ tlm´-enem tPmen-sb∂m ]d-bp-∂-Xv. ]d™p \S-°p-∂Xv A°u-≠‚mWv F∂m. AhnsS Xs∂ tPmen sNøp∂ tPm¿Pp-Ip´n ]d-™Xv Atß¿°v
tPmen tem≠-dn-bn-em-sW-∂m. XpWn-hmcn sajo-\n-en-Sp-I, DW°n FSpØv aS°n sImSp-°p-I. FÆw IrXy-am-bn-cn-°-W-a-t√m. AsXm-°-b-t√, A°u-≠≥kn? Ahs‚ Hcp
A°u-≠‚ v!''
""GXm-bmepw Ah-cm-Zy-ambn \ΩpsS ho´n¬ hcp-∂-X-t√. Nmb sImSp-°mw. AXp aXn. \n߃ \ne-hn-s´m∂pw ]d-b-cp-Xv. Atßcv Cw•o-jn¬ Im®n-bm¬ H´pw hn´p-sIm-
Sp-°-cp-Xv. I´n-bmbn Atßm´v Xncn®p X´n-tb-°-Ww. sX‰p-h-∂m-sem∂pw kmc-an-√. inip-]m-e-\-sXm∂pw a\- n-em-hp-I-bn√.''
Ipcym-®\v AX{X kzoIm-cy-ambn tXm∂n-bn-√. Xm≥ Cw•o-jn¬ A_≤w ]d-™m¬ inip-]m-e\p a\- n-em-Ip-tI-em-bn-cn-°pw. ]t£ ssj\n°v ]nSn-In-´m-Xn-cn-°p-tam.
Cu kmbn-∏n-t\mSpw aZm-Ω-tbmSpw a√-Sn-®-Sn®v Cu ]≠m-c-ß-fpsS Cw•ojv tI´m¬ a\p-jy≥ sR´n-t∏m-Ipw. t{Xkym-Ip´n t^mWn¬°qsS ]d-bp-∂Xp tIƒ°p-tºmƒ
Ipcym-®\v A`n-am-\hpw Akq-bbpw Hcp-t]mse hcpw. GXm-bmepw t{Xkym-°p´n ]d-™-X-t√, C∂v \mev Cw•ojv Im®n-bn´p Xs∂. tbkv. sF hn¬ Im®v t^m¿ Cw•o-jv.
""tN´m, Ahcp \mep-a-Wnt° hcn-I-bp-≈q. \Ωƒ C∂se ]d-™p-h∂ Im-cy-sØ-°p-dn®v Nn¥n-®n-cpt∂m? C{Xbpw Kuc-h-ap≈ Imcyw Rm≥ ]d-bp-I-bpw, tN´≥
Iq¿°w-h-en-°p-Ibpw. C\n-sb-¶nepw Ipd-®p-IqSn DØ-c-hm-Zn-Xz-tØmsS Imcy-ßsf ImWm≥ ]Tn-°v.''
""tN´\v ssS sI´m-\d - n-bmtam? ^pƒ kyq´n´v Hcp t^mt´m kwL-Sn-∏n-°W
- w. am\y-ambn Pohn-°W
- s
- a-¶n¬ CsXm-s°tb Hcp am¿§-ap-≈q. A√msX cmhpw ]Iepw C√msX
IjvSs - ∏´v tPmen sNbvXm¬ I´nwKpw tjhnwKpw Ign™v In´p-∂Xv sNe-hn\p sXI-bpI t]mep-an-√. ChnsS tPmen sNøp-∂h - ≥ \m´n¬ sN∂m¬ ]n®-°m-sc-t∏m-se-bm.
F¥m \m´n-ep-≈h - c
- psS Hcp ]h-dv, Ct∏mƒ!''
\mep-aWn Bb-t∏mƒ Xs∂ t{Xkym-°p´n sP.-sP. kq∏¿tÃm-dn¬ \n∂pw hmßnb sUbveo Unsse-‰p-Im-cpsS Ipºn-f∏w ssat{Im-th-h-\n¬ h®v NqSm°n ImØn-cp-∂p.
ka-bw, \me-c, A©v. NqSm-°nb Ipºn-f∏w I√p-t]m-se-bm-bn. ""\mb \Sp-°-S-en¬ sN∂m-epw...... Ch-s\ms° Hcp ImeØpw \∂m-In-√.''
t{Xkym-°p´n ]d™p Xocp-∂-Xn-\p-apºv hmXn-te¬ sIm´p tI´p. IX-Ip-Xp-d∂ t{Xkym-°p´n I≠Xv tImfn-t\mkv ]p©n-cn-bp-ambn \nev°p∂ amØp-°p-´n-sbbpw IpSpw-
_-sØ-bp-am-Wv. Iq´-Øn¬ At±-l-Øns‚ ]nXm-hp-ap-≠v. {InkvXp-akv ]∏m-bp-tSXp amXncn Hcp Po≥kn¬ At±lw IpSp-ßn-bn-cn-°p-∂p. bmsXmcp apJ-hp-cbpw C√m-sX,
amØp-°p-´n, Ipcym-®s\ t\m°n ]d™p. ""CsXs‚ `mcy, ssj\n. D¥p-h-≠n-bn-ep-≈Xv Szn‚p tam≥'' F¨]-tXm-S-SpØv {]mb-ap≈ Im¿t∂msc t\m°n amØp-°p´n kw`m-
jWw XpS¿∂p. ""CXv Fs‚ UmUv. aw Ign-™-bmgvN aS-ßn-t∏m-bn. aΩnbv°v Chn-SsØ ss¢a‰v A{X ]nSn-®n√.''
ASp-Ø-bqgw UmUns‚ Bbn-cp-∂p.
""Bs´, tam≥ tImf-Pn¬ ]Tn®sXhn-sSbm?''
t{Xkym-°p´n ]d-™-sXms° Ipcym-®s‚ Hm¿Ω-bn¬ sXfn-™p. IqSp-X-sem∂pw Btem-Nn-°msX FkvX-∏m-t\mkp ]pWym-fs\ a\- n¬ Hm¿Øp-sIm≠v Ipcym-®≥
Aßp Xmßn-s°m-Sp-Øp.
""sFbmw _nF-kvkn C≥ Ffq¿, _nFkvkn en‰td-®¿, bq t\m, KpUv tImfPv Ffq¿. {]kn-U‚ v \mcm-b-W≥ Ffq¿ tImf-Pv.''
""AsX-¥mSm \o ]oUo-knbv°v t]mhm-ØXv? AXn-\t√ \√ kvtIm∏v?''
C{Xbpw ]d-™Xpw, \ΩpsS UmUn kwkmcw \n¿Øn-bXpw Hcp-an-®m-bn-cp-∂p. jqkn´v X≈-hn-c-en¬ Aa¿Øn-®-hp-´n-bm¬ B¿°m kwkmcw XpS-cp-hm≥ Ign-bpI!
t{Xkym-°p´n D≈n¬ ]ndp-]n-dp-Øp.
""Fs¥mcp IjvSw I¿Øm-th, Cu ISpw-sh-´n\pw F√p-s]mSn hnk sImSp-°p∂ {_n´s\ kΩ-Xn-°-Ww. A√, Ah-sc-∏-d-™n´p Imcy-an-√-t√m. temI-sa-ºmSpw amμy-a-t√,
Ah¿°pw Pohn-t°t≠?''
kabw Gg-c-bm-bn-´pw, Bcpw DuWns‚ Imcy-sam∂pw ]d-bm-Ø-Xn-\m¬ inip-]m-e\pw IpSpw-_hpw sNdnb hnj-a-tØmsS ÿew hn´p. cmhnse IWn-I-≠Xv GsX-
¶nepw ae-bm-fn-sb-bmtWm Ft∂m¿Øp-sIm≠v No^v A°u-≠‚ v Im¿ Ãm¿´v sNbvXp.
Ah¿ t]mbn F∂p-d-∏m-b-t∏mƒ t{Xkym-°p´n s]m´n-®n-cn-®p-sIm≠v Ipcym-®s\ sI´n-∏n-Sn-®p.
""Ie-°n, tN´m, Ie-°n. F¥m ]d-™Xv? \mcm-b-W≥ Ffq¿ tImfPv! _p≤n-bp-≈-h¿ F¥n\m shdptX tImf-Pn¬ t]mbn h¿j-߃ ]mgm-°p-∂Xv?''
Ipcym-®\v BZy-ambn Xs∂-°p-dn®v A`n-am-\-hpw, Bfl-hn-izm-khpw tXm∂n. kt∏m¿´n\v C{Xbpw \√ Hcp `mcy-bp≈ \nebv°v Rms\m∂p hne-kpw. Ipcym-®≥ ]d-
™p.
""t{Xkym-°p-´o, Ch-s\-t∏m-se-bp≈ ae-bm-fn-Iƒ Chn-sS-bp-s≠-¶n¬ Iw]yq-´-td¬ ASn-°m-\-√, tdm°-t‰¬ tIdm\pw Rm≥ Xøm-dm-Wv. \ap°v _nkn-\ v XpS-ßn-°-f-
bmw. km£m¬ KW-]-Xnbv°v BIvkn-U‚p-≠m-bmepw \jvS-]-cn-lmcw taSn®p sImSp-°p∂ Imcyw Rmt\-‰p.''
D√m-k-hm-\mbn Ipcym-®≥ aqfn.
""caWm \o F∂n¬ \n∂m clkyw C\nbpw ad®p ]nSn-°-bmtWm?''
(A-h-km-\n-®p)