fhtphpapd; nry;td;!
mj;jpahak; 2
“khzpf;fk; gay; nrhy;wJ rhpjhd;lh Nguhz;b!” vd;W fpoth; $wNt> rptNerid gPjp
gw;wp nfhs;fpwJ.
xU Nga;jdNkh my;yJ
gaKWj;Jk; jz;ikNah ,d;wp nuhk;g ,ay;ghf me;j /Nghl;Nlhfpuh/g;
fpoth; rptNerid
MrPh;thjKk; nra;fpwhh;. “vd;id ,e;j khzpf;fk; gay;
/NghlNlhTf;Fs; rpiw itj;J
,Uf;fpwhd;lh Nguhd;b!” vdWk; N[hf; gz;Zfpwhh;
fpoth;. “ehd; ,Uf;f Ntz;ba cyfj;jpy; mq;F
,Ue;j Xh; clk;Gld; ,q;Nf ,Uf;Nfd;lh. mNj Neuk; eP ,y;yd;dh ehd; vd;dlh
nra;Ntd;?” vd;fpwhh; ghpjhgkha;
fpoth;.
rptNerDf;F kdjpy; gak;. “rhp jhj;jh ehd; Ngha; th;Nwd;!” vd;W $wp fpsk;g vj;jdpf;fpwhh;. “Nla;> ehd; gprhR ,y;ylh> nry;yk;.
mg;Guk; ,dndhd;Dk; njhpQ;Rf;Nfh. ek;k tpjp ek;ik xd;D Nrh;j;j khjphp> mJth
gphpf;fl;Lk;. mJ tiu nfhQ;rk; xf;fhNwd;lh Nguh!” vd;fpwhh;. Btpia fhl;b> “me;j fhl;rp ngl;b ,y;yd;dh xopQ;Nrd’ Ngh!” vd;fpwhh;. “vq;fs; cyfNk Ntwlh. ehd; mq;Nf vt;tsT
nghpa Ms; njhpAkh?” vd;W NgRk; tajhdtiu
Mr;rh;aj;Jld; ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;L rpiyaha; epw;fpwhh; rptNerd;. rhpahd Neuk;
ghh;j;J Xb tpl KbT nra;jtuha; rhj;jg;gl;l miw fjtUfpy; epw;Fk; rptNerid
ghh;j;J> “ml eP xd;Dlh> khzpf;fk;
cjtp ,y;yhky; Xl KbahJlh> nry;yk;! vd;id Mapuj;J Kz;Z}j;jp nrhr;rk; tUlq;fs;
fhy gazk; nra;J vd;id ,e;j Nyhfj;Jf;F nfhz;L te;J ntr;rpUf;fhd;dh ghNwd;!” vd;W kpf ,ay;ghf NgRk; fpotiu
Mr;rHaj;Jld; nthpj;J ghh;j;jgb epw;fpwhh; rptNerd;.
jpUk;gp ghh;f;Fk; rptNerDf;F
,g;NghJ khzpf;fk; fz;zpy; gltpy;iy. vdNt> “jh…jh…jhj;jh> ehd; Ntzh Ngha; xq;f Nguid
ghh;jJ $l;b tuth?” vd;W ghpjhgkhf Nfl;fpwhh;
jLkhw;wJld;.
“khzpf;fk; ,g;Ngh fhy fUtp miwFs;
,Uf;fpwhd;lh. me;j khjphp Neuj;jpy; ehd; nfQ;rpdhYk; ntspNa tukhl;lhd;lh.
cd;dhy; vq;Fk; XlTk; KbahJlh. mtdh ghh;j;J th;w tiu vdf;F nfhQ;rk; Ngr;R Jizf;F
,Ulh!” vd;fpwhh; fpoth;. “thlh jk;gp> xd;d ghj;jJk; Xk;Kfk;
vdf;F nuhk;g gpbr;rpWf;Flh. Xd;d ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;Nl ,Uf;fZk; Nghy ,Uf;Flh. Vd;
vdid mg;gb ghf;fNw…? ehd xU NgRk;
/Nghl;Nlhz;Z ntr;rpf;flh. Xk; khjphp ehDk; ghf;fNwd;> NgrNwd; mt;Nshjhz;lh. %r;R
tplkhl;Nld;. taW grpf;fhJ> jz;zp jtpf;fhJlh vdf;F. tarhfhJlh nry;yk;. ,t;Nsh
Vz;> vdf;F njhL czHTk; $l fpilahJd;dh ghNwd;!” vd;fpwhh;.
rptNerDf;F fhy; if cjwy;
vLj;J tpah;j;J nfhl;LfpwJ. k_z;Lk; mq;Nf ,Ue;J Xl Kaw;rpf;Fk; NghJ> “ml vd;d rhh;> ehd; VNjh xq;fs xU
fjhehafd;D nedr;Rz;L ilk; nkrpd;y l;uhty; gz;Zk; rhd;i\ ,ytrkh jh;yhk;D
ghh;j;jhy Rj;j gae;jhd;nfhy;ypah ,Uf;NfNs!” vd;fpwhh; rh;t rhjhuzkhf khzpf;fk;.
“ml Ngha;ah> kzpjdh eP? Mapuj;J
nrhr;rk; Mz;LfSf;F Kd;dhy nrj;J rhk;gYk; j{He;J Nghd xUj;jd nfhzhe;J ntr;rpUf;fpNa! vd;d MSa;ah eP ?” vd;W nfhjpj;J Nghfpwhh;. “nghOJ tpbal;Lkah> xd;Ndhl rPl;il
fpopf;f Vw;ghL gz;zpl;Ljhd;ah kj;j Ntiy vdf;F!” vd;W tz;kk; fhl;Lfpwhh; rptNerd;.
khzpf;fk; tpOe;J tpOe;J
rphpf;fpwhh;. vd;dJ Mapuj;J nrhr;rkh? ghUq;f rhh; ,e;j ghl;lid? ,tiu ehd;
khky;yh; fhyj;jpw;Fr; nrdW> Mapuj;J Kz;Z}j;ijk;gj;J mQ;R Mz;Lfs; Kd;ghf
,Ue;jtiu $l;b te;J ntr;rh ,e;j ek;giuf;$l kdjpy; gjpr;R ntr;Rf;f Kbay;y ghUq;Nfh!
,tuhy ehd; gl;bUf;Fk ghLfs; ,Uf;fwNj nrhy;yp KbahJ Nghq;Nfh!” vd;W $wp rh;t rhjhdkha; rphpf;fpwhh;
khzpf;fk;. “,e;j yl;rzj;jpy;
khky;yhplk; Fg;ig nfhl;bdhuhk; NfSq;Nfh!” vd;W jd; ghl;lid Vszk; nra;J
rphpf;fpwhh;. “rhh; ePq;fNs
nrhy;Yq;Nfh> ek;g KbAjh?
,th;jhd; khky;yUfF ifahshk;! Nr! fy;fpapd; ‘rptfhkpapd;
rgjk;’
y tHw eurpk;ktHk gy;yth; gj;jp> me;j khky;yh; gj;jp ehk vd;ndd;d fw;giz
nrQ;rp ntr;rp ,Ue;Njhk;? ,th;jhd; mtUf;F cjtp Ms;dh…!”
,e;j
,lj;jpy; jhj;jh fSf;nfd;W rphpj;J ehzpf;nfhs;fpwhh;.
,ij vy;yhk; Nfl;fTk;
ghh;f;fTk; rrpf;f Kbahj rptNerd;> “tpl;Uq;flh
Nla;> xdDk; gz;zplhjPq;flh vd;W gak; nfhz;L fj;Jfpwhh;! “Nr! Nrh;kNdhl Vw;gl;l xU
el;Gf;fhf> mij jhq;fp nfhs;s Kbahj Jg;G nfl;l eha; nra;j rjpahy; vd;
ngz;lhl;b xNu Foe;ijia ,oe;J> ,g;Ngh vq;fjhd; ,Uf;fhq;fNshD njhpahNk
Jty;Nwd;. mJ gwthy;Ny Nghy;Uf;Nflh xq;f ,oT fij! Nla; eha;fsh tpl;Uq;flh!” vd;W mg;gbNa Jbf;fpwhh;.
“rhh;>” vdw khzpf;fk;> “mtd; Ngh; vd;dd;D nrhy;Yq;f rhh;!” vd;fpwhh;.
“Vd;lh? GLq;f NghhPq;fsh?
eha;fsh> gpy;yp #z;ak; ntf;fw eha; kfNd! J}! mtd; xU [hjp! vd; ngz;lhl;bf;F
fsq;fk; fw;gpf;fpwhd;. ehd; mwpNtd; vd; ghDit. ehd; mtSf;F fztd; ,y;iy>
nja;tk;. Mdhy; me;j eha; kfDk; VNjh gpy;yp #z;ak; ntf;fw fPo; [hjp. mJjhd;
Nej;J iel; ehq;f ngl;&k;y Ngrpf;nfhz;l xU rq;fjpia ntr;rp ‘mJ Ntzhk;> cq;fSf;F tPz; nryT. vdf;F
,d;dhh; Nky; gphpak;. ehd; Foe;ijAld; NghNwd’ D mts; ifgl vOjpd khjphp VNjh nra;J
ntr;R rfhf;fs; ek;Gk;gb ntr;Rl;lhd;. Mdhy; ,g;Ngh nrhy;Nwd;lh> Ch; Ngh;
njhpahj eha; eP> thl;r;Nkd; njhopy; nra;J taW tsh;f;fw gay; ,t;Nsh
nra;jpd;dh me;j eha; vt;Nsh gzZk;? ,e;j Neuk;D Nrh;kd; Ntw ntspehl;L gazk;
Ngha;l;lhh. jpUk;gp tu xU thuk; MFk;. mjw;Fs; mtd; Ntiyia fhl;bl;lhd. Mdhy;
mtd; Njty Nghy;Uf;Nflh xdf;F! gpy;yp #z;ak; ntf;fw ehNa!” jpl;b jPh;fpwhh;.
Mdhy;
khzpf;fNkh ve;j NfhgKk; ,y;yhky;> “rhh;>
nrhy;Yq;Nfh> xq;f kiztpaplk; Nej;jpf;F vd;d nrhd;Nds;?” vd;W Nfl;fpwhh;. “vd;id juf;Fiuth jpl;bdh xq;f
gpur;rpid jPh;e;jpLk;dh ed;dh jpl;b jPUq;Nfh. mq;f
ghUq;Nfh vd; ghl;lid! ePq;f jpl;bdh mth; rphpf;fpwhh;. jd; ngauid jpl;bdh
mg;gbNa Nfhgkh fj;j Ntzhkh? ,th;jhd; khky;yUf;F $[h J}f;fpdhuhk;
Nfl;Lf;Nfhq;Nfh!”
rptNerd; fpl;lj;jl;l mow epiyf;F te;jplwhh;.
mg;Ngh
fpoth; nrhywhh;> “,e;j ghh; jk;gp> Kjy;y
Fok;gpNd> gpwF jpl;bNd> ,gNgh gaj;jpy; xz;Zf;F tplg; NghNw. Nr! vq;f
khky;yiu ePq;fs;shk; ghh;j;jpUf;fZk;gh! Mk;gpsd;dh mth;jhd;ah! Mdh eP
guthy;yg;gh. ,td ghU? eP nrhd;d khjphp gpy;yp #z;ak; ntf;futd; khjphp ,Uf;fhdy?” vd;fpwhhh;. “Mdh vd;id ,e;j tk;gpy; ,Of;fhjg;gh.
ehd; cz;L ,e;j /Nghl;Nlh /g;Nuk; cz;Ld;D ,Uf;Nfdah. ,g;gNt vd;id tpLjiy gz;z
nrhy;Y epk;kjpah Ngha;LNtd;. mq;Nf vq;f cyfj;jpy vdf;F epiua Ntiy ,Uf;Fa;ah.
mg;gwk;> mLj;j gpwtpf;F kPz;Lk; th;uJf;F Kd;G fle;j gpwtpf;fld; rpy ghf;fp
,Uf;F mij gl;Lj;jhd; jPh;f;NfhZk;. mg;gwk; GJ rl;il Nghl;L nfhz;L ehd; kPz;Lk;
tu Ntz;Lk;. Mdhy; ,e;j gay; vd;id ,q;Nf nfhz;L te;J rpiw tr;rpUf;fhd;. Mdhy;
ghrj;ij ms;sp nfhl;lwhdlh. mjd hyjhd; vy;yhj;ijAk;
jhq;fpf;fNwd;!” vd;w fpotiu ,d;Dk; gak;
ft;tp nfhs;s kpwl;rpAld; ghh;f;fpwhh; rptNerd;!
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