fhtphpapd; nry;td;!
mj;jpahak; 45
“rhh; kpfr; rhpahd
Nfs;tpiaj;jhd; Nfl;Ls;sPh;fs;. Mdhy; ,t;tsT rPf;uk; Nfl;gPh;fs; vd;W ehd;
epizf;f tpy;iy!” vd;W jk; tpag;igg; gjpT
nra;j khzpf;fk;> “jq;fisj; jtpw fhyf;
fUtpapy; gazpf;Fk; vtUf;fk; ,e;j ghf;ak; fpilf;Fkh vd;gJ re;NjfNk! ts;spf;Fk;
cq;fSf;Fk; ,ilNa cs;s njhlh;G njhl;L tUk; xd;W. mJ VNjh fhpfhl;r; Nrhod;
fhyj;jpy; Gjpjhaj; Njhz;wpa xd;W my;y. vg;gb cq;fSf;Fk; rptNerUf;Fk; jPgk;
thapyhf gy;yhapuk; Mz;L ge;jk; cs;sNjh mNj ge;jk;jhd; cq;fisAk; ts;spg;
ngz;zhisAk; ,izf;fpwJ. vg;gbg; ghh;j;jhYk; jhq;fs; nuz;L ngz;lhl;bf; fhuh;jhd!” vd;whh; rphpj;Jf; nfhz;Nl. “ts;sp ,y;yhj xU Fiwjhd; cq;fis nrd;id
tho;f;ifapy; xU KO tho;T thonthl;lhky; jLj;jJ!”
“mg;gb ts;sp jPgk; Vw;wp
mjid kl;Lk; topgLk; tho;f;iff;F xg;Gf; nfhs;thsh> rhh;?” vd;whh; #g;gh; ];lhh;.
“vd;d mg;gbf; Nfl;Ll;Bq;f?” vd;W Mr;rh;apj;j khzpf;fk;> “ts;spjhd; cq;fsJ jPgk;! jPg topghl;il
ePq;fs; Muhaj; njhlq;fpaJNk ilk; nk\pz; cq;fisj; jd; ,\;l;lj;Jf;F fhpfhl;
NrhodJ fhyj;jpy; nfhz;L te;J Nrh;j;J tpl;lJ ghUq;fs;!”
“mg;gbnad;why; ehd; vd;why;
ehd; Vd; nrd;id tho;f;ifapy; ts;sp ePq;fpa ,d;ndhU ngz;iz> mJTk; jPgk;
vd;whNs fhj J}uk; XLgtisf; fl;bf; nfhz;Nld;? NkYk; ts;spiaf; fz;lgpwFk; mts;
kPJ ghrk; Fiwatpy;iyNa mJ vg;gb?”
vd;whh; #g;ghh; ];lhh;.
“ePq;fNs mtq;f kPJ nfhz;l
ghrk; Fiwatpy;iy vd;Wjhd; $Wfpd;wPh;fs; ghUq;fs;! jPgKk; jPuhj Muhj fhjYf;F
ts;sp. thlhj ghrj;Jf;F kl;Lk; Kjy; kiztp!” vd;w khzpf;fj;ij klf;fpa #g;gh;
];lhh;> “mg;gbnad;why;…” vd;w NghJ kPz;Lk; jhj;jh %f;if
Eioj;jhh;> “Nla; xq;f \k;gh\izia
Ntnwq;fhtJ itj;Jf; nfhs;Sq;fs;. fk;gq;fQ;rp vLf;fr; nrd;w rpWtd; khzpf;fj;ijj;
J}q;fr; nra;Js;Nsd;. mtd; Japy; vOk; Neuk; te;J tpl;lJ. NkYk; mtd;
FLk;gj;jpzUk; ve;j NtisAk; tuf;$Lk;. MfNt ehk; ,q;fpUe;J fpsk;gp me;j Ntg;gkuk;
kw;Wk; kh kuq;fs; cs;s Nrhiyf;Nf nry;Nthk;!” vd;whh;.
mJ
tiu me;j tPl;bd; $lj;jpy; VNjh thapw;fhg;Nghd; my;yJ Kzpth;fspd; ghJ fhg;Gg;
gzpf;fhf epakpf;fg; gl;l tPuizg; Nghy; ntspAyfj;Jf;F posenfhLj;Jf;
nfhz;L epd;w tPud; jz;lj;ijj; J}f;fpf; nfhz;L Xbg;Nghdhd;.
“rhp>
ehd; Kjypy; nrd;W $lj;jpy; Nghl;l vd; mq;fpia vLj;J mzpe;J nfhs;fpNwd;!” vd;wgb
jhj;jh fpsk;gpa Ntis> “jhj;j;j;jh…!” vd;W
$wpf;nfhz;Nl rpWtd; khzpf;fk; fz;fisj; Nja;j;Jf; nfhz;L epd;whd;. “Mq;…vd; jhj;jh
vq;Nf? jhq;fs; vy;yhk; ahh;? X…fk;gq;fQ;rp…?”
“Ntz;lhk;
khzpf;fk;! vq;fSf;F cd; jhj;jhNt mKJ gilj;Jtpl;lhh;!” vd;whh;
rPdpah; khzpf;fk;.
“mg;gbah?” vd;W
Jf;fg;gl;l rpWtd;> “mbNaid
kd;dpAq;fs;. ehd; cs;Ns nrd;wJk; ed;F J}q;fpg; NghNdd;!” vd;whd;
ghyfd;.
#g;gh; ];lhUf;F ,Ug;G nfhs;s tpy;iy. vq;fhtJ Xb
tplyhkh vd;W rpe;jpj;jhh;.
“jhq;fs;
,UtUk; irtuh ,y;iy rkzuh? my;yJ ngsj;juh?” vd;W
mofha; tpdtpdhd; rpWtd; khzpf;fk;.
Gay; mth;fspd; Kd;ghf N\hf;fhfj; jiuapy; mkh;e;J
nfhz;lhd. ghh;f;fj; JWJW vd;W ,Ue;jhd;. vg;gbNah mtdplk; #g;gh; ];lhh; xl;bf;
nfhz;lhh;. tpiutpy; rpWtdplk; jk;ikAk; mwpahky; Ngr;Rf; nfhLj;jhh;. mth;fs;
,UtUk; Ngrpf; nfhstijg; ghh;j;j khzpf;fk; rhUf;F ,dk;Ghpahj Xh; cs;shh;e;j ,jo;
tphpg;Gk; Ftpg;Gk;…MdhYk;
nfhQ;rk; $r;rj;JlNdNa mth;fspd; rk;gh\iziag; ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;bUe;jhh;…
“ehq;fs;
irth;fs;jhk;>”
vd;w #g;gh; ];lhh;> “Mdhy;
cdf;nfg;gb Foe;jha; ,t;tsT tplaq;fs; Ghpfpd;wd?”
“xU
nghpa kzpjh; ek; rpthyaj;jpy; ,Uf;fpd;whh;. rpWth; rpWkpah; ehq;fs; mDjpzk;
ghlk; Nfl;Nghk;. Ghptjw;F rpwkkhdijAk; $l kpf;f vspjhf;fpj; jUthh;!” vd;W
ml;ruk; gprfhky; Ngrpdhd; rpWtd;.
#g;gh; ];lhh; kdjpw;Fs;>
“ghh;h;h;uh!” vd;W $wpf;nfhz;lhh;. Mkhk;y?
nfhoe;;ijq;f vy;yh fhyq;fspYk; jq;fisg; nghprhg; Ngrpg;ghq;fjhNd? fpl;lj;jl;l
2000 Mz;Lfis xU mZkhd; gha;r;rypy; gha;e;jjpy; gy tp\aq;fs;…k;k;k;…ghh;h;h;uh! “Mkhk; vd;ndd;d ghlq;fs; elj;Jfpwhh;
me;j thj;jpahh;?”
rpWtd;
Fok;gpdhd;.
“Mrpwpah;!” vd;W khzpf;fk; rPdpah; J}z;bdhh;.
“k;k;k;…!” vd;w ghyfd; Kfk; kyh;e;J> “mnjd;d gfd;wPh;fs;? ehd; ,jw;F
Kd;ghff; Nfl;l;l;…!”
“fpspQ;RJ Ngh!” vd;W kdjpw;Fs; nrhy;ypf; nfhz;l
#g;gh; ];lhh;> “cghj;jpahah; vd;gJjhd;
ehd; nrhd;dJ…!”
“k;k;k;…!” vd;w ghyfd;> “epr;rakhf…Mdhy; jhq;fs; rw;WKd; NtW..?”
“fpz;l;uhNd…,g;gB..!” vd;W
nfhQ;rk; rpwkg;gl;l #g;gh; ];lhh;> “cghj;jpahah; vd;gijj;jhd; Foe;jha; ehd; tha;
gprfhf..!”
“X!” vd;w ghyfd; ehpf;Fl;b Cisaplg; goFtJ
Nghy; rphpj;jJ fz; nfhs;shf; fhl;rp. rPdpah; khzpf;fk; ehzpf; Nfhzpf;
nfhz;lhh;. Rj;jhj;kDf;F ehZjYk; NfhZjYk; vd;Nd Iah? vd;W Nfl;bUe;jhy; %z;W
khzpf;fkhf %z;W fhyq;fspd; cs;Szh;Tld; Neuhf epw;gJ vg;gb Iah? vd;W mOjpUg;ghh;
rPdpah; khzpf;fk;. Mdhy; mOjhy; fz;zPh; tUkh ];J}y cly; ,y;yhj gl;rj;jpy;!?!
“vq;fs; cghj;jpahah; ngUk;
tpj;thd. xU Qhd gz;bjh;>” vd;w ghykhzpf;fk;> “,Ue;jhYk; xU Kiw ,k;khjphp xU gprF
nra;J tpl;lhh;!” vd;W #g;gh; ];lhh;
ghzpapNyNa Ngrpr; rphpj;jhd;. ghh;g;gjw;Fj; JWJW vd;wpUe;jhYk; nfhQ;rk;
xy;ypahd Njfk; mtDf;F. rhpahf rhg;gpl khl;lhNdh vd;dNth. Rpkpsp %f;Ff;Ff; fPNo
rpd;dQ;rpW mjuq;fs;
“mth; xU Kiw ‘g;ut;Ujp khh;f;fk; ept;Ujp khh;f;fk;’ vd;gjw;Fg; gjpy; ‘gpt;t;Ujp’ vd;W cr;rhpj;J tpl;lhh;!”
mtd;
rphpg;gijg; ghh;j;jhy; #g;gh; ];lhUf;F xU fz;fhl;r;rpf;Fr; nrd;Wte;j
re;j;Njh\j;ijf; nfhLj;jJ. kpfTk; nlypNfl; Njf mikg;Gk; Clhbg; NgRk; tpopfSkhf
rhjhud Ngr;rpNyNa ehlfj; jkpo; Ngrpdhd;. uapy; tz;b Xl;LtJ Nghy; rpFGF vd;W
rphpj;jjph;e;jhd;. gpwF epWj;jpdhd;. #g;gh; ];lhiu xU FUk;Gg; ghh;it ghh;j;jhd.
gpwF kPz;Lk; mopr;R fpopr;R rphpj;J Giftz;bg; gazk; nra;jhd;.
kpfg;
nghpa entertainment
super starUf;F!
“‘g;ut;Uj;jp
ept;Uj;jp’
cdf;Nfdlh vd;W Vd; vd;idj; jhq;fs; Nfl;f;f tpy;iy?” vd;W #g;gh; ];lhiu xU klf;F klf;fpdhd;. mtUk;
jPghtsp klf;F Nghy cz;ikapy; klq;fpj;jhd; Nghdhh;! nghpa khzpf;fj;ij xU ghh;it
ghh;j;Jf; nfhz;L> “mjhNd?
vg;gb eP …!”
“vd;d mJ? vd;d mJ jw;NghJ
jhq;fs; VNjh NgrpdPh;fNs…?”
#g;gh;
];lhh; ‘Mfh> Gjpjhf kPz;Lk;
fpah; khj;jpg; Nghl;L rphpf;f fl;bak; $WfpwhNd’ vdg;gae;J> “ehd; vq;fpUe;J tUfpNwNdh mq;F mJjhNd
vd;gij ,g;gbj;jhd; $Wthh;fs;!” vd;W $wptpl;L xU ];ily; fhl;lyhkh
vd;W Nahrpj;jhh;. Mdhy; jhd; jhpj;Js;s re;ahrp Nfhyj;jpw;F mJ rhpg;gl;L tuhJ
vd;W iftpl;lhh;!
“mlNl!” gay; tpae;jhd;. “ed;whapUf;fpd;wJ!”
“‘vd;dlh ,td; ngUk; nfhz;l rq;fjpahf ,Ug;ghd; Nghy;Uf;Nf!
ehk [hf;f;f;uijah ,Uf;NfhZk; vd #g;gh; ];lhh; epizj;jgb> “rhp> eP vg;gb ,r;rpW gpuhaj;jpy;
tl nkho;iaf; fw;Wf; nfhz;lha?” vd;whh;.
“vdf;F jkpio tpl
]k;];fUjj;jpy; vspjhfg; gapy tUfpd;wJ vd;W gz;bjUk; vd; je;ifAk; KbT
nra;Jtpl;ldh;!” vd;whd; Foe;ij.
