fhtphpapd; nry;td;! –mj;jpahak;
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“xdf;F
njhpahjhlh?”
vd;w jhj;jh> “fpopQ;RJ
Ngh! xdf;Fj; njhpAk;DNyh epizj;jpUe;Njd;!” vd;wth;
khzpf;fj;ijg; ghh;j;J> “mk;gp
Nla;> rptNdrDf;F vy;yhk; njhpAk;D epizj;jpUe;Njd;lh! ,y;yd;dh…”
,Jjhd; #g;gh; ];lhiu nuhk;gTk; ghjpj;jJ. IaNah!
ghy; tbAk; Kfj;Jf;Fg; gpd;dhb gy tpy;yq;fq;fs; ntr;rpUg;ghd; NghypUf;Nf!
#g;gh ];lhhpd; ghh;itia itj;Nj gjpy; nrhy;y
Muk;gpj;jhh; khzpf;fk;. “rhh;>
ikz;l; hPbq; xz;Zk; nghpa tp\ak; ,y;iy. jhj;jh ikz;il hPl; gz;zpaJ cz;ik;.
Mdhy; xUth; kdijj; jpwe;J ntr;rpUe;jhj;jhd; hPl; gz;z ,aYk;. f;Nsh]; gz;zp
ntr;rpUe;jhy; hPl; gz;zNt KbahJ.” vd;whh;.
“Naht;>
vd;d nrhy;Nw eP ,g;Ngh?”
vd;W Nfl;Ltpl;L #g;gh; ];lhh; vOe;J tpl;lhh;. “Vz;lh ghtp
mLj;jtd; kdJf;Fs;Ns GFe;J ghh;f;Fk; rf;jp cs;stdhlh eP? ml rP! Xd;dg;Ngha; xU
kZ\d;D nedr;rpUe;Njd; ghU?”
vd;wth;> “,j;Njhl
xdf;F xU KbT fl;LuJjhd; ehd; ,e;j r%fj;Jf;F…!”
“ePq;fSk;
vd; kdij hPl; gz;yhk; rhh;!”
vd;w khzpf;fk;> “ehd;
vd; kdij %lhj Nghnjy;yhk; njwe;J ntr;r ngh];j;jfk; Nghy; gbf;fshk; rhh;!” vd;whh;.
vjhtJ gz;zplDk; ,tiz vd;W epizj;J vOe;jtiu ,e;j GJ
tpsf;fk; mg;gbNa mrj;jp Ml;b tplNt #g;gh; ];lhh; epiy Fj;jp epd;Dl;lhh;! khzpf;fj;ijNa
$h;e;J ghh;j;jhh;. jpBnud me;j ghh;itapd; Nehf;fKk; jPtpuKk; ,yf;Fk; khhpdJ…,JTk;
#g;gh; ];lhiu FSf;ff; $ba Mr;rh;aj;ij cz;L gz;zpaJ. mth; czh;e;jhh;: “mlNl>
Mkh! ,td; nrhd;dJ fnuf;l;jhd;! mlf; flTNs! vd;dhYk; khzpf;fj;jpd; ikz;il hPl;
gz;z KbANj! Xyfj;jpy ,njy;yhk; rhj;jpakh?” vd
epizj;J mjprag; gl;Lg; Nghdhh;.
jpBnud;W ‘Mq;q;q;’ vd;w rg;j;jj;Jld; xJq;fpf; nfhz;lhh;. “Naht;! I
kPd;> tht;! vd;dhy ,njy;yhk; ek;g Kbay;y rhkp! NkYk; ,ij vy;yhk; flTSf;F
tpl;NuhDk;gh… Vd;dh
mth;jhd; ,k;khjphp rf;jpia vy;yhk; ve;j tpj ghjpg;Gk; ,y;yhNk gaz;gLj;jyhk;!” vd;whh;. “,e;j
jhj;jh me;j gtiu vg;gbg; gaz;gLj;Jthh; vd;W ekf;Fj;jhd; njhpAk;! ]ad;]; vd;fpw
ngahpy;> ehl;Lg; gw;W vd;fpw ngahpy; ,J vt;Nsh gaq;fukhy;yhk; J\;g;uNahfk;
nra;ag;gLk;D xdf;Fj; njhpahjha;ah?” vd;whh; khzpf;fj;ijg; ghh;j;J.
#g;gh; ];lhh; Kfj;jpy; Xba ga Nuiffis mOj;jp mKf;fp
rPh; nra;tJ Nghy; ,Ue;jJ khzpf;fk; Ngrpa mLj;j thh;j;ijfs;. “rhh;!” vd;w
khzpf;fk;> “,e;j
gtnuy;yhk; ehk Nrho Nj]j;jpy; ,Uf;Fk; tiujhd;! ehk ek;%Uf;Fg; Ngha;l;Nlhk;dh
,k;khjphp gth; vy;yhk; /gpdp\;L!” vd;whh;. mth; Ngrpa NghJ mth; nra;j nra;if
mtUf;Fk; ,k;khjphp gth; kPnjy;yhk; Nkhfk; ,y;iy vd;gij czh;j;jf; $bajhf ,Ue;jJ.
“ehd;
,\;lg;gl;lhYk; ek;k Ch;y vdf;Nfh xq;fSf;Nfh tuhJ rhh;. Mdhy; nrd;idapy;
jhj;jhTf;F kl;Lk; tUk;!”
vd;wJ ,d;ndhU ,baha; #g;gh; ];lhh; kPJ ,wq;;fpaJ!
“Vdhk;?” vd;whh;
#g;gh; ];lhh;. gpwF clNd rkhspj;Jf; nfhz;L> “Mkh ,y;y?
ekf;F Nrho Nj]k; md;dpak; vd;why; jhj;jDf;Nfh Nrho Nj]k; Nghy; rpq;fhu
nrd;idAk; md;dpak; ,y;iy?”
vd;wJk; “nuhk;g
fnuf;lh nrhy;l;Bq;f rhh;!”
vd;W ghwhl;ba khzpf;fk;> “vd;
jhj;jhit Kjd; Kjypy; nrd;idapy; vd; /g;shl;by; ghh;j;j NghJ mth; xU /Nghl;Nlh
/g;NuKf;Fs; rpiwg; gl;bUe;jhh; ,y;iyah?”
“ml
uhkh! nrd;idapy; jhj;jd; nuhk;g thyhl;bdhuh?” vd;whh;
#g;gh; ];lhh; u[pzpfhe;ijg; Nghy ,Ue;j jd; %f;if Rspj;Jf; nfhz;Nl.
“me;j
mdpahaj;ij Vd; Nff;fhPq;f> rhh;!” vd;w khzpf;fk;> “,th;
gz;zhj Nr\;ilfNs ,y;iy. “vdf;Fj;
njhpahNk ntspy Ngha; fhk;gTz;L Rtiu myhf;fhfj; jhz;b Nuhl;by; nry;Yk; fy;Y}hp
khztpfspd; ikz;il hPl; gz;zp mth;fspy; ,tUf;Fg; gpbj;j khztpiaj; jzpikapy;
ghh;j;J ‘,g;g
eP ,ijj;jhNd nedr;Nrb nry;yk;?”
vd;W $wp mth;fis g;shf; nka;y; gz;zp> gy \py;kp\q;fs; gz;Ztij
thbf;ifahf;fpf; nfhz;lhh;. ,J vdf;Fj; njhpaNt thuq;fs; gy Xbl;lJ. njhpe;j clNd
ehd; Nghl;Nlh /g;NuKf;Fs; rpiw itj;J tpl;Nld;!” vd;whh;
khzpf;fk;. #g;gh; ];lhh; rphplh vd;W rphpj;J Xa;e;jJk; njhlh;e;jhh;.
“,e;j
ilk; nk\piz ahh; l;uhty; gz;z gaz; gLj;jpdhYk; mtq;fSf;F ,e;j gth; te;JLk;! ehk
ve;j Nj]j;jpy; ,Ue;J ilk; l;uhtiy Muk;gpj;jNkh mq;F jpUk;gpdJk; ,e;j gtUk;
,d;Dk; kpj;j gth; vy;yhk; ek;ik tpl;Lg; Ngha;tpLk; rhh;. Nrh Nlhz;l nthhp!” vd;whh;.
NkYk;> “ilk;
nk\pz; ,k;khjphp gth;fSf;Nfh]uk; cUthf;fg; gliy> rhh;. Mdhy; fhyf; fUtp
cUthfwr;Nr ,k;khjphp ml;lkh ]pj;jp tpj;ijfSk; fw;fhkNy if$Lk;D njhpQ;Rz;Nld;!” vd;whh;.
“Nla;
fpWf;fh!”
vd;W #g;gh; ];lhh; kPJ gha;e;jhh; jhj;jh: “khzpf;fk;
ga vd;d nrhd;dhYk; eP mjw;Fj; jiyahl;Ltpahlh? ,jhz;lh Xk; nghz;lhl;b xd;d tpl;L
Xbg;Ngha;lhs;!”
vd;W fUtpdhh;.
“ml
Vd; jhj;jh vd;d nfhy;w?”
vd;W Xykpl;l #g;gh; ];lhh;> “Naht;
nfoth…Vd;ah
,d;dpf;F NfhtpYf;Fs; me;j mk;kh ghtk; mtq;f> Vd;ah jlTdPh;? cz;ik
njhpQ;rhfDk; vdf;F ,g;g!”
vd;W fh;[pj;jhh;.
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