fhtphpapd; nry;td;
mj;jpahak; 194
“vd;id
xd;Dk; nrQ;rplhNjz;Nz”
vd;Wk; nfQ;rpdhh; re;jhzk;> “ehd;
nuhk;gg; ghtk;Nz!”
“ehd;
Nky te;Jl;Nldhlh?”
vd;W rpyph;j;Jf;nfhz;l tpNtf;> “Iaa;Nah… ,g;g ehk vd;dlh gz;wJ? ,q;fpUe;J fPNo ghj;jh jiy
Rj;JJlh> re;jhzk;. vg;blh…
ehd; ve;j Kaw;rpAk; nra;ahNk vg;gb NkNy te;Njd;? vy;yhk; jhdh elf;Fjhlh? ek;;k
fjp vd;dhfg; NghTNjh njhpay;ypNalh..!” vd;W Gyk;gpj;jtpj;jhh; tpNtf;.
“mg;Ngh
xdf;Fj; njhpahkj;jhd; NkNy vd;fpl;l te;jpahz;Nz? fpopQ;rpJ Ngh!” vd;W mYj;Jf; nfhz;l re;jhzk;> “ehq;$l vd;dNkh kha tpj;ij nra;J
vd;fpl;l te;jpl;bNahd;D nedr;R gae;jpl;Nld;!”
“vdf;Fk; nuhk;g gakhUf;Flh!” vd;whh; tpNtf;.
re;jhzk;
ed;whf fpf;Nf gpf;Nf vd;W rphpj;J kfpo;e;jhh;. “NghAk; NghAk; xd;fpl;l vd;id
fhg;ghj;jr; nrhy;ypf; nfQ;rpdNd!” vd;W $wpr; rphpj;Jf; nfhz;L> mth;fspd;
#o;epiyapd; tpj;ahrj;jhy; mjph;r;rp kwf;fbf;fg;gl;L> nfhuq;F Nr\;l;ilfs;
nra;J nfhz;L tpNtf;Ff;F nthp Vw;wpdhh; re;jhzk;. jpBnud;W> ‘,e;jf;
fpWf;fd; ek;gy VJk; nrQ;rpUthNdh vd;W rw;W Kd;Nd vd;d gak; te;Jl;lJ ekf;F!’ vd;W
rpe;;jiztag;gl;l tpNtf;Fk;> rw;Wk; riyf;fhky;> re;jhzj;jpd; nfhuq;F
Nr\;l;ilfspy; gq;nfLj;jhh;. “Nla;!
vd;dlhJ} Rk;kh Ngg;gh; fdf;fh Mapl;lk;!” vd;W
tpdtpdhh;.
“ml Ngg;gh;$l ek;gytpl
fzf;Fk;Nz!” vd;w re;jhzk;> “ePap `pe;J Ngg;gh; thq;fpUe;jPd;dh
xdf;Fj; njhpAk;!” vd;W mtiuAk; mwpahkNyNa
xU NghL Nghl;lhh;. Kjypy; tpz;iz Nehf;fp vk;gpf; Fjpj;jNghJ vg;gb re;jhzj;ijg;
ghh;j;J gak; nfhz;lhNuh mNj Nghd;w epiy ,g;Ngh kPz;Lk; tug;ngw;w tpNtf;> “Vz;lhk;gP…! xdf;F ,e;j `pe;J Ngg;gh;
gj;jpy;yhk; nuhk;gj; njhpANkhlh?”
vd;w Nfl;lhh;.
jdf;F
cs;s `pe;J Ngg;gh; mDgtk; ghtk; ,e;j mz;zhr;rpf;f ,y;iy NghypUf;F vd;W
epidj;Jf;nfhz;l re;jhzk;> “rhp tpLz;Nz! vd; mZgtq;fs;
vy;yhj;ijAk; xd;fpl;l vjph;ghh;f;ff; $lhJjhd;!”
[hjpg;gpujp\;l;lk;
nra;ag;gl;l FLk;gj;jthpd; xU kNdh epiyia mile;Jtpl;lhh; tpNtf;. mtuhy; ,jid
kPwp NtW VJk; er; vd;W NgrKbatpy;iy. ‘k;`_k;… `pe;J Ngg;gh;yhk; gbf;fwtid ehk
vg;by;yhk; Ngrp elj;jpl;lk;’ vd;W xU foptpwf;fNk te;J
$bg;Nghfpd;wJ tpNtf;Ff;F. NtW top ,y;yhky;> jiyapy; ey;yh mbgl;lth; xU
khjphp ghh;f;fwJ Nghy; kq;fpa tpopAld;> “k;k;k;..?” vd;w Nfs;tpia fz;fspYk; mjuq;fspd;
Xuq;fspYk; Njf;fpf;nfhz;L> “k;k;k;… ,d;Dk; vd;dy;yhk; nrhy;yg;NghwhNdh
,e;j `pe;J Ngg;gh; gbf;Fk; re;jhzk;!”
vd;W kdjpy; rpe;jpj;Jg; ghh;j;jhh;. “mz;Nz>
ehd; `pe;J thq;fpdJk; Neuh vbl;Nlhhpay; Ng[;jhd; NghNtd;! mg;Gwk;jhd;
kj;jnjy;yhk;”D nrhd;dhYk;$l mijj;
jhq;fpf; nfhs;Sk; xU kd gf;Ftj;ij rLjpapy; tug;gz;zpf; nfhz;L re;jhzj;ij
gaf;fpNyrj;Jld; ghh;j;jhh; tpNtf;.
“vq;$h;y cs;s n`l; kh];l;lUf;F `pe;Jy n`l;iyd;]; gbr;R
kj;jtq;fs;l;l ngUikg; gl;Lf;fwjpNy xU myhjpahd gphpak;Nz…!” vd;W re;jhzk; ePl;b Kof;f> tpNtf;
‘]_g;g;g;ghb… krphpioapy; crph; jg;gpr;RJlh..!” vd;W cs;Su fs;Shp re;Njh\k; kpfg;
ngw;W tpl;l tpNtf;> “Nla; ehNa! mjhNd
ghh;j;Njd;! eP xU `pe;J gbf;fw NkjhtpNahd;D vz;zpg; ghh;j;J xU epkp\k; gae;J
xLq;fpl;Nld;! k;k;k;… vd; nghJ tho;f;ify ,g;gb xU gak; fye;j Jf;fk;
te;jjpy;yg;gh!
,t;tsT Vd;? xd;Df;Fk; M`hjtd;fs; rpyNgh; `pe;J Ngg;giuj; jiyfPohf gpbj;Jf;nfhz;L
Rk;kh jpdj;je;jpg bf;fw khjphp gbr;Rf; fhl;lwijAk; ghj;jpUf;fhz;lh ,e;j tpNtf;!
vj;jpdpNah mjph;r;rp epiue;j tpNehjq;fs; neuQ;rJjhd; ,e;j xyfk;fw G+kpg;ge;J… MdhYk; $l…”
“vq;f n`l; kh];lh; jtpw
Ch;y xUj;jDf;Fk; me;j `pe;J Ngg;giu n`l; iyd;]_fsg; gbf;fj; njhpahJd;wJ vd;dNkh
cz;ikjhd;. Mdhy; mJf;fhf me;j thj;jpahh; njdKk; `pe;J thq;fpf;fpD te;J ,];$y;
vg;glh fNlrp ngy;ybg;ghq;fd;D fhj;jpUe;J> Neuh Ngg;gUk; ifAkh Ch; B filf;F
te;J Rk;kh tha; tpl;Lg; gbf;Fk; ghh;Nd…Rk;kh
nrhy;yf;$lhjz;Nz… me;j mofg; ghf;f CNu
xd;Df;F kzp mbj;jhYk; fNlrp ngy; mbj;jhYk; me;j Bf;fil Kd;dhy $bUk;dh
ghj;Jf;fNad;..! mJkl;Lk;yz;Nz…mjg;
gbr;rpl;L jkpy;y ntyf;fKk; Rk;kh MLkhL Nkf;fpw grq;fSf;Ff; $l Ghpau khjphp
nrhy;Ythh; ghU…nkhypngah;jJr;
nrhy;w me;j myF vy;yhk; tha; thh;j;ijahy nrhy;yp Ghpaitf;f KbahJz;Nz…xU ehs;
KOf;fg; NgrpdhYk; jPuhjpz;Nz..!”
