fhtphpapd;
nry;td; --mj;jpahak; 67
#g;gh;
];lhh; gjwpg; Nghdhh;. ,b ,wq;fpaJ Nghy; czh;e;jhh;.
rpWtd;
mONj tpl;lhd;. “IaN`h! ehd; vd;nra;Ntd;?
vd; jkf;ifah; ,UtiuAk; ahNuh fth;e;J nrd;Wtpl;ldh;. vd; mg;gd; ‘flj;jpatd; ngUk;ghYk; me;j
Fkzdhfj;jhd; ,Uf;Fk;’ vd;W $wpf;nfhz;Nl Xbdhh;!” vd;W $wp nre;jkpopy; mOJ Gyk;gpdhd;
rpWtd;.
“mth;fs; ,UtUk; NfhtpYf;Fr;
nrd;Ws;shh;fs; vd;wy;yth eP ciuj;jha;?”
vd;W Nfl;lhh; #g;gh; ];lhh;.
“NfhtpYf;Fj;jhd;
nrd;wdh;> Rthkp. Mdhy; vd; mg;gDk; MAk; jhj;jhTk; jpUk;gp te;j NghJ
jkf;ifah; tutpy;iy. vd;idj; jdpNa itj;Jtpl;L mth;fs; ahtUk; XLk; NghJ vd mg;gd;
Fkzd; gw;wp $wpf; nfhz;Nl Xbdhh;. vdf;F ntF Neuk; ,Ug;Gf; nfhs;s tpy;iy.
jhj;jhitg; Nghz;Nw ehDk; vz;zpf; nfhz;L jhq;fs; ,UtiuAk; fz;L cjtp Nfhu vz;zp
ehd; fpsk;gp te;Njd;!” vd;whd;.
vd;dNth
njhpatpy;iy…khzpf;fk; nra;j NtiyNah
vd;dNth #g;gh; ];lhh; f;rhl;rhj; KzpGq;fuhfNt ele;J nfhz;lhh;. “mg;gNd> ,e;jr; rpwpa fhhpak;
nghUl;lh eP ,j;Jid rpukq;fs; Nkw;nfhz;lha;. n[a; gftjp! cdf;Fs; mtsJ Nguikjp
te;J Ftpaf;fltJ!” vd;W mth; Kof;fpd
khj;jpuj;jpy; rpWtd; thl;lj;ij mwNt Jwe;jpUe;jhd;. mJ kl;Lky;y mtd; jd; cly;
Njitfs; kw;Wk; mjd; G+h;j;jp ,itfspy; ehl;lk; nfhs;syhdhd;. “Rthkp vdf;F grptWj;jk; kpFjpahf
cs;sJ! rw;Wk; rpe;jpf;fhky; tPl;bypUe;J fpsk;gpajpy; jhfj;jpw;Ff; $l ehd; VJk;
Kd;Ndw;ghLfs; nra;J nfhs;s tpy;iy vd;whd;. mj;Jld; cly; Nrhh;T kpFe;jtdhfp
Rthkpfs; mkh;e;jpUe;j gyiff; fy;ypy; njhg;ngd;W cl;f;fhh;e;J nfhz;lhd;.
“vq;Nf me;j Nkhh; tpw;gts;?” vd;whh; #g;gh; ]lhh;.
“japh; fl;b> ghy;
fl;b> Nkhh; thq;Fq;Nfh!”
vd;W Fuy; nfhLj;Jf; nfhz;L mt;tplk; te;J Nrh;e;jhs; me;j md;id.
“md;idNa>
rpWtd; kpf;f grptWj;jk; Nkw;nfhz;Ls;shd;. ntWk; japh; fl;bNah NkhNuh NghwhJ
md;idNa!”
vd;whh; #g;gh; ];lhh;.
“X!
mjdhy; vd;d? ey;y Nfs;tuF gpl;Lk; gzq;fpoq;Fk; jUfpNwd;> cz;zl;Lk;. gpd;dh;
ghy; flb cs;Ns nrd;W ,d;Dk; xU ehs;KOf;f grp tWj;jNk tuhky; tapw;iw
milf;fl;Lk;!”
vd;W gfh;e;jhs; re;Njh\ kpFjpahy; me;j md;id!
gpwF rpWtd; khzpf;fj;jpw;F
gpl;Lfis vLj;J G+tuR ,iyapy; ijj;j jl;by; ghpkhhpf; nfhz;Nl fzpthf> “eP nghJthf
cztpy; mjpfk; rh;f;fiu Nrh;g;gtdhlh Foe;ij?” vd;whs;.
“rh;f;fiu
kpFjpahfNt cz;Ngd;!”
vd;W `hh;ypf;]; tpsk;guj;jpy; ‘mg;gpbNa
jpk;Ngd;’
vd;Dk; rpWtidg; Nghy; tpfy;g;gk; ,d;wp Ngrpdhd; rpWtd;. gPuq;fpf;F kUe;J
jpzpg;gJ Nghy; jPzpiaj; jpzpg;gjpy; Nkyjpff; ftzk; nrYj;jpdhd; rpWtd;
khzpf;fk;. #g;gh; ]l;lhUk; mf;fpotpAk; xU Foe;ij MtYld; czit ms;sp rhg;gpLk;
NghJ nghpath;fSf;F epiwa rhg;gpl;l czh;Tk; $lNt jhk; nghpa rhjiz nra;j czh;Tk;
tUtJ ,aw;if vd;gjhy; mjpy; yapj;Jg; Nghapdh;. nghpa khzpf;fKk; mth; jhj;jhTk;
Kw;wpYk; NtW epiyapy; ,Ug;gijf; fz;L Kjypy; ‘n[hy;Y
ghh;l;bfsh!’
vd;W kdjpy; epizj;jtUf;F jpBnud;W nghl;by; mbj;jijg; ,Ue;jJ!
mth;fs; xU nghpa Nts;tp epfo;j;Jtijg; Nghy; mt;tsT
ftzj;ijAk; rpWtd; czgjpy; fz;nfhl;lhky;> ,ik mirTk; nra;ahky;> Mdhy; ,J
jq;fSf;F xU tho;th rhth vd;w Nfs;tpia cs;slf;fpaJ Nghz;W k`h ftzk;
Nkw;nfhz;bUe;jdh;. ,d;Dk; nfhQ;rk; Mo;e;J ghh;f;fNt mjdWik #g;gh; ];lhUf;Fk;
Ghpe;jJ. mthfs; kw;wth;fspd; vz;z Xl;lj;ij xU G];jfkhfg; gbf;fshk; my;yth?
mth;fs; ,UtUk; rpWtd; grp tWj;jj;jpy; fPNo tpOe;J nrj;J tplhky; ,Uf;f
Muk;gj;jpy; ,Ue;Nj jj;jk; gthpy; nrk;ghjpiaf; nfhLj;J ,Ue;jdh;. ,g;NghJ rpWtd;
czit cz;z cz;z jj;jk; gtiu nfhQ;rk; nfhQ;rkhfj; jpUg;gp thq;fpf; nfhz;bUe;jdh;!
rpWtd; rhg;gpl rhg;gpl gay; nkJthfTk; nghpa khzpf;fq;fs; NtfkhfTk; caph;g;G
epiyf;F kPz;L te;jdh;.
ghl;bNah mo Muk;gpj;jhs;! “vd; kfDk;
rpW tajpy; ,g;gbj;jhda;ah rhg;gpLthd;. ,g;nghOJ vd; ike;jd; vd;id tpl;Lg;
Ngha;tpl;lhda;ah. N`h N`hntd;W ngUj;j XyNk ,lj; njhlq;fpdhs;!
“vd;d
ghl;bk;kh ePq;f!”
vd;W gpurq;fk; nra;a Muk;gpj;jhd; rpWtd; khzpf;fk;. “Vd; vd;id
cq;fs; gayhf> kfdhf> ngaudhfg; ghh;f;fg;; glhjh? ,wg;G vd;gJ gpwe;j vy;yh
caph;fSf;Fk; nghJjhNd ghl;bk;kh?” vd;W yh[pf;Fk; kiw jj;JtKk; Ngrpdhd;!
mtd; thaWfpy; ,Ue;j cz;l kpr;rq;fis jd;Dila
Ke;jpahy; kpf;f thQ;irAld; Jilj;J tpl;l ghl;b> “vd;
fz;Nzh; gLksTf;Fg; NgRfpwNj Foe;ij! “eP vth; gps;is mg;gNd nrhy;!” vd;whs;
tpopfspy; kiwahj <uj;Jld;.
“vd;
ngah; khzpf;fk;. vd; mg;gd; MAld; Myaj;jpd; mWfpy; cs;s Nkd;khl tPjpapy; mikag;
ngw;w ,y;yj;jpy; trpf;fpNwd;!”
vd;whd; fzfr;rpjkhf.
“Nkd;
khlj; njU vd;wh $wpdha;? me;j njUtpy; ahh; tPl;Lg;gps;is eP mg;gNd?” vd;W GUt
nehpg;Gld; tpdtpdhs; nghpats;.
VNdh
njhpa tpy;iy. mr;rpWtidj; jtph;jJ kw;w %tUk; xUtpj kdf;fpNyrj;ijf; fhl;bdh;.
rpWtd;> “Vd; ghl;bahNu>
Nkd;khlj; njUtpy; Kd;ngg;NghJk; FbapUe;jPh;fsh?” vd;W nghpath;fs; Nfl;f;f tpUk;gpa
Nfs;tpia mr;rpWtd; J}f;fpg;Nghl;lhd;.
“,y;iyalh nry;tNk…!” vd;W ,Oj;j %jhl;bapd; Fuy; Ny]hf
Ml> mijf; fz;L nghpa gugug;Gf; fhl;bdh; Jwtpfs;. mjw;Nfw;whh;g; Nghy;
rpWtd;> “gpwnfd;d jhNa? jq;fSf;F
VNjh nrhy;y Ntz;Lk; MdhYk; nrhy;tjpy; jaf;fk; vd;wy;yth gLfpd;wJ?” vd;whd;.
“Iah rhkp…!” vd;W eLeLq;f Muk;gpj;j me;j
%jhl;b> “xU Ntis eP muz;kizapy;
Nrit Ghpfpd;w khzpf;fk; IahTf;F Ntz;ba Foe;ijNah vd;W epizj;Njd;.” VNjh> Mkhk; vd;W nrhd;dhy; mts;
capNu Ngha;tpLk; vd;gJ Nghy; fhl;rp mspj;jhs;. Kg;ngUk; JwtpaUk; ghl;bak;khs;
cjph;f;fg; NghFk; Kj;Jf;fspy;jhd; mth;fspd; tho;ifNa mlq;fpapUg;gJ Nghd;W
fytuk; fhl;bdh;.
“Mkhk; ghl;b. vd; je;ij
muz;kizg; gzpapy; cs;shh;. vd; jhahh; ngah; nry;tp. jq;fis vd; FLk;gj;jpdh;
mwpe;jpUf;Fk; gl;r;rj;jpy; jhq;fs; ahh; vth; vd;Dk; tplak; nkhope;jhy; ,d;W vd;
grptWj;jk; Nghf;fp jhq;fs; vd;id Mjhpj;jJ gw;wp mth;fsplk; vLj;Jf; $w top
tFf;Fk;!” vd;whd;
khzpf;fk;.
“Iah
rhkp! cdf;Fj; jkf;ifah; ahUk; cs;sduh?” vd;W Ngaiue;j Kfj;Jld; tpdtpdhs; ghl;b.
