fhtphpapd; nry;td;!
mj;jpahak; 16
“ePtph;
ve;j ehL> ,q;F te;jjpd; Nehf;fk vd;d vd;gijg; gw;wp tptukhf Ngr Ntz;ba mtrpak;
,g;nghOJ te;Jtpl;lJ!”
vdW njspthf tpdtpdhs; ts;sp.
“mbahj;jp
,Jf;F mtDfNs Njtyhk; NghypUf;Nf!” vd;W vz;dpf; nfhz;l rptNerd;> “Vd;
ts;sp> me;j FkzDf;F vd;d Fiw? Vd; mtidj; jhj;jh vd;W Nfyp Ngrp tpwl;bdha;?” vd;W
Nfl;L l;uhf;if khw;wpdhh;.
“mJ
vd; ,\;lk;!”
vd;w ts;sp> “Vd;>
ck;kplk; $lj;jhd; xU FiwAk; ,y;iy> mjw;fhf..?” vd;W
gjpy; Nfs;tp Nfl;lhs;.
“<q;…> ,J xU
gha;z;l;!”
vd;W rhykd; ghg;igahit Jizf;fioj;Jf; nfhz;L jPh;g;G nra;jhh; rptNerd;.
“vd;d
nkhop Iah ePtph; NgRfpd;wPh;?”
vd;W Gspakuj;J eq;if> “tlf;F Kfkhf me;j ky;yh;fs; Njrj;jpy; ,Ue;J rpy
jpq;fSf;F Kd;dk; xUth; te;jpUe;jhh;. mth; NgRk; jkpo; gw;wpNa efhpy; vy;NyhUk;
Ngrpf;nfhz;ldh;. ePtph; mjpYk; Nrh;e;jth; vd;W gltpy;iy…” vd;W
mofhd fz;fs; nrUfp Nahrpj;jhs;. “Iah khNkW> cs;sgb ePtph; vk; Njrj;Jf;Fs; ,g;gb mj;JkPwp
Eioe;j fhuzk; gw;wp $wptpLtJ ey;yJ. k;k;k; vdf;Fk; mJjhd; ey;yJ vd;W gLfpwJ! me;j
Fkzd; ePz;l ehshfNt vd;kPJ xU fz; itj;J jphpfpwhh;. ckf;F cjtg;Ngha; ehd; mth;
tiyapy; rpf;fpf; nfhs;sf; $lhJ ghUk;?” vd;W nghpa Ngr;R rpwpa mjwq;fs; mirj;J
nkhope;jhs;.
“mj;J
kPwp nehyQ;rJ gj;jp ,g;b nrhy;l;lhNs!” vd;W kdjpw;Fs; gak; Nkw;nfhz;l rptNerd;> “vq;Nf
Ngha; njhiyQ;rhq;Nf jhj;jDk; NguDk;?” vd;W kdjpw;Fs; fUtpf;nfhz;lhh;.
“Ek;Kld;
te;jthfis ePtph; NjLtjhf ,Ue;jhy; mJ tPd; Ntiy!” vd;W gL
gaq;fwkhf Ngrpdhs; ts;sp.
“INah!” vd;W gak; fhl;batiu
kPz;Lk; jiyia xU Xukhf rha;j;J Nrhjiz nra;J> “kPz;Lk; mth; tpopfspy; nfh^uNkh my;yJ
NfL nra;Ak; cs;nsz;zNkh fhztpy;iyNa!”
vd;W jdf;Fs; kpifahf Gyk;gy; Nkw;nfhz;lhs; mts;. NkYk;> “ck;Kld; te;jth;fs; Vida;ah ,g;gb tpNehjkhf
ele;J nfhs;fpd;wdh;?” vd;W ,d;ndhU Fz;il
J}f;fpg; Nghl;lhs; ts;sp. “mth;fs; cz;ikapy;
fpotUk; ,isQUk; ,y;iy vd;Nw Njhz;WfpwNj!”
rptNerDf;F
VNdh Xh; ,zk; Ghpahj gak; ft;tpf; nfhz;lJ. “ah..ahug;ghj;J nrhy;Nw ts;spg;
nghz;Nz?” vd;w rptNeridg;
ghh;j;J> “k;k;k; Misg; ghUk;. ,tUf;F
ehd; ts;spg; ngz;zhkpy;y!” vd;W ehzpr;rpte;jts;> “k;k;k;…Ngr;rpy; ftzk; ,Uf;fl;Lk; Ntw;W
Njrj;jtNu! ck; Nfs;tpf;fhd tpilia mq;Nf ghUk;!” vd;W $wp fyfyntd eifj;jhs;.
mts; Rl;ba jpirapy;
ghh;f;f ,g;NghJ rptNerDf;F vt;tpj re;NjfKk; ,y;iy. mtUf;F jhj;jh fpstDk;
khzpf;fKk; njspthf njhpe;jhh;fs;. fhiy fUf;fypy; jhk; Vw;fdNt epizj;j khjphp
Nfhtpypd; tpkhzj;jpy; mikf;fg; gl;l jpz;Lfs; ,y;iy vd;gJ njspthfpaJ.
Mdhy; Vd; ,g;gb jhj;jhTk;
khzpf;fKk; ,g;gb xUtUf;F xUth; gf;fj;jpy; xf;fhe;J nfhz;L CLUtpg; ghh;j;Jf;
nfhz;Ls;sdh;? xUtiu kw;wth; VNjh ,g;nghOJjhd; Kjd;Kjyhf ghh;j;Jf; nfhs;tJ Nghy;
ele;J nfhs;s Ntz;Lk;?
kPz;Lk; eifj;j ts;sp> “vdf;nfz;zNth mth;fspy; xUth;
ngz;nzd;Nw Njhz;WfpwJ!” vd;whs; ts;sp.
