d¡L$X$p¡_pëX¹$T, L¡$ÞVy$L$u A_¡ bN®f qL„$N_p v¡$idp„ hksp„ Adpfp„ ìlpgp„ k¡rd-rhv¡$iu cpCAp¡, cpcuAp¡ A_¡ Nygpb_p Np¡V$p S>¡hp„ c|gL$p„h! NyS>fpsdp„ `gp„W$u hpmu_¡ \pmu-hpV$L$pdp„\u byL$X$p _¡ kbX$L$p cfsp l„^pe v¡$iuAp¡_p TpTp L$fu_¡ fpd fpd!

Þep„\u L$p¡C Aph¡ Ðepf¡ S>ê$f A¡hy„ kp„cmhp dm¡ L¡$, ""^p¡rmeph Äepf¡ Sy>hp¡ Ðepf¡ lp\dp„ lp¡V$-X$p¡N L¡$ bN®f_p byL$X$p cfsp„ cfsp„ lqX$ey„ L$pY$sp„ v¡$Mpe!'' OX$uL$ Ad_¡ \pe L¡$ g¡, Þep„ lp¡V$gy„ _„C lp¡e? (Ad¡ f¡õV$p¡fÞVy„$_¡ lp¡V$gy„ S> L$luA¡) `R>u Mbf `X¡$ L¡$ Þep„ sp¡ AdyL$ ApBV$dy„ Mphu lp¡e sp¡ L$pfdp„\u Esfhp_ue S>ê$f _„C.

hmu rhQpf Aph¡ L¡$ Þep„ NyS>fpsu cpZp„_u f¡õV$p¡fÞVy„$ li¡ Mfu? hpsy„ sp¡ lp„cmu R>¡ L¡$ g„X$_dp„ B[ÞX$e_ awX$_y„ ^p¡rmeph_¡e O¡gy„ gpÁey„ R>¡. `Z Åhp Ûp¡, Ad¡ Al]_u NyS>fpsu cpZp_u hpsy„ L$fuA¡.

hfkp¡ `l¡gp„ NyS>fps_u f¡õV$p¡fÞV$dp„ Meal L$l¡hpe A¡hy„ A¡L$ S> MpÏ„ dmsy„- NyS>fpsu \pmu. bpL$u sp¡ Np„qW$ep, `p`X$u, kdp¡kp„ _¡ A¡hy„ b^y„. NyS>fpsu \pmu NyS>fps_p„ L$p¡C `Z V$pD_dp„ dmsu. A¡ S>dp_pdp„ A¡ "huiu'Ap¡ L$l¡hpsu. V¡$bg-Myfiu Mfp„, bpL$u A„v$f_p fkp¡X$p_p ^ydpX$pe R>¡L$ blpf ky^u Aph¡.

`R>u Adv$phpv$, kyfs, hX$p¡v$fp, fpS>L$p¡V$dp„ A¡fL$[ÞX$iÞX$ "X$pBt_N lp¡g' _uL$þep. lh¡ X$pBt_N lp¡g_y„ _pd kp„cmu N¡fkdS> _ L$fsp, L$pfZ L¡$ khpf_p 10 hpÁep\u s¡ R>¡L$ fps_p 11 hpÁep ky^u A¡dp„ NyS>fpsu cpZp„ `ufkpsp„! `Z B f¡õV$p¡fÞVy„$A¡ NyS>fpsu \pmu_¡ A¡L$ dp¡cp¡ Apàep¡.

A¡ `R>u gNcN '70_u Apk`pk dÖpku hp_NuAp¡_y„ Ap¾$dZ \ey„. BX$gu, Y$p¡kp, kp„cpf... M¡X$p-_qX$epv$ A_¡ hgkpX$-bugudp¡fp S>¡hp„ V$pDÞkdp„ Ap`Z¡ L$p„V$p-QdQu\u Mphp_y„! s¡ hMs¡ Ad_¡ sp¡ Aphu fus¡ Mpsp„ aph¡ S> _l]. Ad¡ b^pe_¡ L$l¡sp, ""AëepAp¡, Ap L$p„C A„N°¡Å¡_u hp_NuAp¡ \p¡X$u S> R>¡? dÖpkuAp¡ sp¡ lp\ hX¡$ S> Tp`V$sp„ li¡ _¡?'' sp¡e, L$p„V$p-QdQuhpmy„ lpëey„.

`R>u Aphu `„Åbu hp_NuAp¡. A¡dp„ sp¡ L$p„V$p-QdQu_u L$X$pL|$V$ lsu S> _l]. `f„sy Ap b¡ Ap¾$dZp¡_¡ gu^¡ NyS>fpsu \pmu_u qX$dpÞX$ OV$su Qpgu. ApS>¡ `Z A¡hu lpgs R>¡ L¡$ _p_p V$pD_dp„ dp„X$ A¡L$pv$ f¡õV$p¡fÞV$ S> NyS>fpsu \pmudp„ õ`¡íegpBT¡i_ gC_¡ b¡W$u lp¡e. dp¡V$p„ il¡fp¡dp„ `Z A¡fL$[ÞX$iÞX$ "X$pBt_N lp¡gy„'_p„ hmsp„ `pZu Õep„. lh¡ Ap`Zp¡ NyS>fpsu gpgp¡ a¼s Q¡BÞS> Mpsf NyS>fpsu \pmu Mphp Åe R>¡.

A_¡ OZp hMs¡ Aphu NyS>fpsu \pmu Mphp Åhu C "l¡g Ap¡a A¡_ A¡¼õ`ufuAÞk' R>¡ lp¢! sd¡ L$p¡C `„Åbu f¡õV$p¡fÞV$dp„ Áep lp¡ sp¡ Þep„ S>fp W„$X$L$dp„ b¡kp¡, `pZubpZu `uAp¡, d¡_y_p„ `spL$X$p„ Aph¡ C Å¡C_¡ qX$õL$k L$fp¡, `R>u Ap¡X®$f Ûp¡, OX$uL$ `lp¡mp \C_¡ b¡kp¡, lmhy„ çeyrTL$ lp„cmp¡, ApX$uAhmu hpsy„ L$fp¡ A_¡ bfpbf c|M gpN¡ Ðepf¡ qX$iy„ `^pf¡.

`Z NyS>fpsu \pmudp„ cNhp_ ÅZ¡ L¡$d L$p„C qfhpS> S> Ahmp¡ lpëep¡ R>¡. A¡L$ sp¡ "d¡[¼kdd V$_®-Ap¡hf' L$fhp lpVy„$ V¡$bg-MyfiuAp¡_u kpBTy„ _p_u lp¡e. dp„X$ dp„X$ lÆ Qpf-R> S>Zp Np¡W$hpCA¡ _ Np¡W$hpCA¡ Þep„ sp¡ h¡BV$fy„_u ap¡S> d„X¡$ \pmu-hpV$L$p `R>pX$hp! Apd sp¡ \pmuey„ V¡$bg `f S> K^u L$fu_¡ fpMu lp¡e, `Z hpV$L$uey„ S>fp ip„rs\u Np¡W$hsp lp¡ sp¡?

`Z _p! ÅZ¡ B[ÞX$ep-`pqL$õsp__u hp¡f \php_u lp¡e A_¡ aV$paV$ sp¡`y„ s¥epf L$fu v¡$hp_u lp¡e A¡d hpV$L$uey„ Np¡W$hpe. lÆ C h¡BV$fy„ Áep _ Áep Þep„ sp¡ ^X$p^X$ sdpfu \pmudp„ ApBV$dy„ _Mphp d„X¡$! A_¡ `pR>u D`f\u khpgp¡_u fdTV$- ""fp¡V$gu L¡$ `|fu?'', ""v$pm L¡$ L$Y$u?'', ""fp¡V$gu L$p¡fu L¡$ Ouhpmu?'', ""R>pi?'', ""afkpZ?'', ""NygpbÅ„by?'', ""awghX$u?''

dpfu b¡bgu _h hfk_u \C Þep„ gNu Ad¡ L$v$u NyS>fpsu \pmu Mphp f¡õV$p¡fÞV$dp„ _l] Ne¡gp. Apd ^X$p^X$ b^y„ `ufkpsy„ Å¡C_¡ dpfu b¡bu `|R>¡, ""`à`p, Ap b^y„ das?''

- A¡_¡ A¡d L¡$ lÆ Ap`Z¡ ¼ep„ Ap¡X®$f Apàep¡ R>¡?

`Z Ap¡lp¡lp¡lp¡... \pmudp„ L$p„C ApBV$dy„ s¡ ApBV$dy„...?! ÓZ Ås_p„ ipL$, A¡L$ L$W$p¡m, b¡ afkpZ, A¡L$ õhuV$, v$pm A\hp L$Y$u, Bv$X$p„ A\hp Y$p¡L$mp„, `p`X$, ÓZ Ås_u QV$Zu, R>pi, fp¡V$gu-`|fu-cpMfu_p Ap¡ài_ A_¡ R>¡ëg¡ cps A_¡ MuQX$u_p Ap¡ài_! A_¡ l„^ye "A_-rgrdV¡$X$'- S>¡V$gu hpf Å¡Csy„ lp¡e A¡V$gu hpf Mph!

ApV$gu ApBV$dy„ cpZp„ cfu_¡ C h¡BV$fy„ hep Åsp lp¡e sp¡ ldÄep. `Z _p, C hp'gph v$f Óukdu k¡L$ÞX¡$ Aphu_¡ `|R>¡, ""v$pm?'', ""L$Y$u?'', ""ipL$?'', ""fp¡V$gu?'', ""`|fu?'', ""cpMfhX$u?'' ""`p`X$?''... sp¡bp c'Cipb! Mp^p L$fsp„ lp-_p lp-_p L$fhpdp„\u S> Ap`Z¡ KQp _p¡ Aph]!

C sp¡ W$uL$, `Z hp'gph S>¡ ApBV$dy„ `ufku Åe Ce¡ `|fu _p¡ `ufk¡. A¡L$ sp¡ b„NX$u S>¡hu kpBT_u `|fuey„ lp¡e, A_¡ bgp¡ep„\ue _p_u kpBT_u fp¡V$guey„ lp¡e. Ap`Z¡ L$luA¡ cpC, d|L$sp„ Åh_¡ kps-ApW$? sp¡ dp„X$ b¡ÓZ d|L$u Åe! Mgpk \pe AV$g¡ A¡_¡ Np¡shp Ap`Z¡ X$pap¡rmep„ dpfhp_p„. Apd `pR>p¡ dmue¡ Åe- b¡ÓZ "ky`fhpBTfp¡' fp¿ep lp¡e A¡ TV$ b|d `pX$u_¡ bp¡gph¡- `Z cpC, Ap`Zp V¡$bg_u ApNm A¡V$gp¡ b^p¡ V²$pqaL$ L$fu d|L¡$ L¡$ d|„Tpfp¡ \C Åe!

-A¡L$ hpf Ad¡ rbg Q|L$hsu hMs¡ i¡W$_¡ L$üy„, ""cpC, sdpf¡ Þep„ b^y„ blz kfk R>¡, `Z A¡L$ hõsy Mphp _\u dmsu.'' d_¡ L$l¡, ""iy„?'' d¢ L$üy„, ""ðpk!''

`Z Ad¡ v¡$iuAp¡A¡ Aphu A¡fL$[ÞX$iÞX$ f¡õV$p¡fÞV$y„_¡ Sy>v$u fus¡ A`_phu R>¡. A¡L$ sp¡ L$p¡C hpf hX$ugp¡ L¡$ OgY¡$fpAp¡_¡ S>dhp gC Åhp lp¡e sp¡ Aphu S>Áep kpfu `X¡$. buSy>„, NpdX¡$Npd\u kph v¡$iu dl¡dp_ Apìep lp¡e sp¡ `„Åbu-L$p¡ÞV$u_¡ÞV$g-QpB_uT-kpD\ B[ÞX$e_ qfõL$u \C Åe. A¡d_¡ `k„v$ _ `X¡$ sp¡? A¡_p L$fsp„ Ap NyS>fpsu \pmu k¡Ba.

A_¡ ÓuSy>„, Äepf¡ Ofdp„ kNpC, Mp¡mp¡, A¡r_hk®fu L¡$ hX$ug_u S>Þdrsr\ S>¡hp¡ âk„N lp¡e Ðepf¡ huk-`Quk-`Qpk dl¡dp_p¡ dpV¡$ Ap b¡õV$ R>¡!

`Z kph A¡hy„e _\u L¡$ ^p„^g-^dpg lp¡-lp rh_p NyS>fpsu cpÏ„ ip„rs\u S>dhp S> _ dm¡. AdyL$ qL$apes cph_u f¡õV$p¡fÞV$p¡dp„ Mf¡Mf ip„rs lp¡e R>¡. Al] dp¡V$p cpN¡ blpfNpd\u Aph¡gp h¡`pfuAp¡ lp¡e A\hp S>¡_u `Ð_u blpfNpd NC lp¡e A¡hp `rsv¡$hp¡ lp¡e!

lh¡ sp¡ Akgu L$pqW$ephpX$u fp¡V$gp-ipL$ A_¡ L$Y$u-MuQX$u_y„e W$uL$ W$uL$ lpëey„ R>¡. Aphu f¡õV$p¡fÞV$p¡ "A`-dpL£$V$'dp„ NZpe R>¡. Al] Aõkg v¡$iu `p\fZp„ lp¡e, KQp `pV$gp lp¡e, r`Ñm_p gp¡V$p lp¡e, v$qX$ep-`sfpmp„ lp¡e, A_¡ V¡$L$p¡ v¡$hp Y$]QrZep„ lp¡e! S>dhpdp„ bpS>fu_p fp¡V$gp (L$V$f hX¡$ AX$^p L$p`¡gp!), b¡ÓZ Ås_p„ ipL$, kyMX$u, hOpf¡gp„ dfQp„, gkZ_u QV$Zu, k„cpfp¡, L$pQu L$sf¡gu L$p¡buS>, v$l], R>pi A_¡ `qX$ep cfu_¡ dpMZ lp¡e. R>¡ëg¡ gkgksu MuQX$u A_¡ L$Y$u sp¡ Mfu S>! Ou sp¡ r`Ñm_u hpV$L$u cfu_¡ d|L$u Åe. h¡BV$fy„ aprmephpmp "L$p¡õÃeyd'dp„ lp¡e A_¡ \X$p D`f Y$prmep„ d¡S> A_¡ Npv$u-sqL$ep `f V$p¡`uAp¡ `l¡fu_¡ rbg apX$_pfp b¡W$p lp¡e.

ëep¡, c¡Npc¡Nu lpCh¡_p L$pqW$ephpX$u Y$pbp_ue¡ hps L$fu v$J. Al] Ap¡X®$f_u rkõV$d `„Åbu R>¡. ÓZ ipL$ dNphhp lp¡e sp¡ ÓZ A_¡ MuQX$u-L$Y$u\u `¡V$ cfhy„ lp¡e sp¡ A¡d! _p_L$X$u qX$i cfu_¡ Ou Ap`u Åe, M|V¡$ sp¡ buÆ qX$i dNphu ëep¡. fp¡V$gp Al] `Z "lpa-L$V$' S> dm¡ R>¡. AdyL$ L$pW$uhpX$u Y$pbpAp¡dp„ V¡$bg-Myfiu_p¡ qfhpS> R>¡, bpL$u dp¡V¡$ cpN¡ `„Åbu Y$pbphpmu rkõV$d R>¡- MpV$gp Y$pm¡gp lp¡e, A¡_p `f `pqV$ep„ Np¡W$hu_¡ `gp„W$u hpmu_¡ Tp`V$u g¡hp_y„. `¡V$ cfpC Åe AV$g¡ `pqV$ey„ d|L$p¡ bpSy>dp„ A_¡ MpV$gp `f S> g„bphu Ûp¡! A¡L$ _]v$f \C Åe `R>u V$QpL$p ap¡X$u_¡ kaf ApNm lgphp¡...

ëep¡ Ðepf¡, ApS>¡ MpZu-`uZu_u bh hpsy„ L$fu. lh¡ R>¡ëgu A¡L$ hps L$fu v$J- Al] f¡õV$p¡fÞV$ `„Åbu lp¡e L¡$ NyS>fpsu, `¡V$ cfu_¡ Mp^p `R>u dp¡Ë$p AhpS>¡ Ap¡X$L$pf Mpsp„ sd_¡ L$p¡C _p¡ fp¡L$u lL¡$! AV$g¡ T]L¡$ fpMp¡ bp`ëep, Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡!

dgecpe, sdpfu hps¡e lpQu R>¡ lp¢ !

Ap„ep„ b^p Ap¡gfpBV$ R>¡! qhcpN l¡W$m_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Ap `„[¼s [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡