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#g;gh; ];lhUk;> khdpf;fKk;
Vd;> jhj;jh $l ngUk; kpwl;rp fhl;bdhh;fs;. #g;gh; ];lhh;> “M`h!
vd;dtspd; Fuy;! vd;dtspd; FuNyjhd;. ehd; vd; ,uz;L fhJfshy; Nfl;Nld;!” vd;W
Gyfh`pjk; nfhz;lhh;.
“rhhhh;? ehDk;jhd; rhh; Nfl;Nld;! xU Ntis ehd;
re;Njfg;gl;lgb…!”
“vd;d khzpf;fk; rhh;? vd;d nrhy;wPq;f ePq;f?” vd;w
#g;gh; ];lhh;> “vdf;Fg;
ngUk; kdf;Fog;gk; Vw;gl;Ltpl;lJ! vd;dtspd; Fuiy ,e;j Nyhfj;jpy; ehd; Nfl;Ngd;
vd;W njhpe;jpUe;Jk; Vida;ah ,Jtiu mij vd;dplkpUe;J kiwj;jPh;?” vd;W
fj;jpdhh;. “ey;y
ikj;Jzidah ePtph;!”
“rhh;> nfhQ;rk; nghUik fhl;l Ntz;ba Neuk; ,J.” vd;w
khdpf;fk;> “Gj;jpiaj;
jtwtplhjPq;f!”
vd;whh;.
“k;k;k;k;k;…?”
#g;gh; ];lhh; jhd; khdpf;fj;jpd; thh;j;ijfSf;F cwpa khpahij juhjjhy; vd;ndd;nty;yhk;
epfo;e;J tpl;ld vd;gij ed;fwpthh;. vdNt mth; ,e;j Gyd;fis vhpj;J
rhk;gyhf;fptpLk; Neuj;jpy;$l jd; kPJ xU Rahl;rp nfhz;L mlf;fp thrpj;jhh;. “g;sP];>
rhh;! jq;fs; kdjpy; vd;d ,Ue;jhYk; KOJkhf vd;dplk; ,g;nghOjhtJ nrhy;Yq;fs;!
vd;dhy; vijAk; jhq;fpf;nfhs;s KbAk;. ePq;f nrhy;wgb ele;Jf;fTk; KbAk;! xU
kdpjd; jd; capNu gzak; itf;fg; gl;l epiyapy; xU vjphpaplk; $l vg;gb jd; eyk;
kw;Wk; FLk;g eyd; fUjp kd;bapl;L tzq;fTk; rk;kjpg;ghd; vd;gjw;F tpsf;fkhf
,Ue;jhh; #g;gh; ];lhh;.
“kr;rhd; rhh;!” vd;w
khdpf;fk;> “ehd;
cq;fs; njhz;ld; rhh;! Ntz;zh vg;NghJk; Xq;fp xU nfhl;L itj;jhh;g;Nghy;
Vjhr;;Rk; NgRtPq;fNs! mjpy; xd;id mtpo;j;J tpLq;fs; rhh;.”
“rhh;> vd;dtspd; Fuy;jhNd mJ?”
gt;tpakhff; Nfl;lhh; #g;gh; ];lhh;.
“epr;rakhf mJ ts;spapd; ,d;gf; Fuy;jhd;. nfhQ;rk;$l mjpy;
re;Njfk; ,y;iy!”
vd;whh; khdpf;fk;.
“mg;gb vd;why;…?”
mjw;FNky; vg;gb Nfs;tpiaj;
njhlh;tJ vd;W kdkaf;fk; nfhz;Ls;shh; #g;gh; kr;rhd; rhh; vd;gijj; njhpe;J
nfhz;L khdpf;fk;> “vg;NghJ
mts; ,q;F te;Jtpl;lhNsh ,dp mts; cq;fs; Kd;ghf clystpYk; gpurd;dkhths;>
ftiyia tpLq;fs;>”
vd;whh;.
“vg;…”
#g;gh; ];lhh; Fowpdhh;> “vg;gb
,ij ehd; ek;gwJ? vg;gb ,njy;yhk; rhj;jpak;? ,njy;yhk; xU…!”
“vd;d rhh;! ePq;f ngz; ghh;f;f kj;jth Nghy g[;[p
nrh[;[p rhg;lw $l;lk; khjphpah Ch; tpl;L Ch; NghNds;? cyfk; tpl;L cyfk;
NghNds;. gy E}W Mz;Lfspd; kPJ Vwp ahUNk rhjpf;fhjij my;yth nra;Js;sPh;fs;!” vd;W
Ngrpd khdpf;fj;jpd; FuypYk; Kfj;jpYk; ngUkpjj;ijf; fhzf;$bajhf ,Ue;jJ.
“ehd; vq;Nf NghNdd;> khdpf;fk;? ePq;fjhNd
$l;bf;fpl;Lg; NghdPq;f? Mdhy;…
khdpf;fk;…?”
“nrhy;Yq;f rhh;.”
“ehk NghdJ ,e;j cliy ,q;Nf Nghl;Ll;LjhNd? ,dp> ts;sp
kl;Lk; vg;gb clNyhL tUth..?”
“I Mk; rhhp> rhh;!” vd;w
khdpf;fk;> “ts;spAk;
xq;f khjphp> ,e;jf; fpoth; khjphp> mUtkhfj;jhNd… rhp tpLq;f
rhh;> ,JNt$l..!”
“Nla;…Nla;!” vd;W $tpa jhj;jh> “mg;gpbNa
vd; Fl;bfs; rpyNgiuahr;Rk; mUtkh nfhz;lhq;flh!” vd;W
jd;Dila Njit gw;wp tpd;dg;gpj;Jf;nfhz;lhh; /Nghl;Nlh /g;Nuk; jhj;jh.
“xd;df; nfhz;LNgha; mq;f xq;$h;y Nghl;Ll;L th;Nwd;
ghU!”
vd;W #L fhl;ba khdpf;fk;> “me;j
ehSk; thuhNjh vd;W Vq;fNt Muk;gpr;Rl;Nld;. tutu Xq; `pk;ir jhq;q;q;fy;y!” vd;W
mYj;Jf;nfhz;lhh; khdpf;fk;.
“Vd; khdpf;fk; rhh;…?” #g;gh;
];lhUf;F jhj;jh NgrpdjhfNt njhpatpy;iy> “ts;sp
,q;Nf te;jhs;dh..?”
“rhh;> ehd; ikj;Jdd;” vd;W
$r;rg;gl;l khdpf;fk;> “,Jf;FNkNy
ehd; vJTk; NgRtjhf ,y;iy.”
“ml> ePq;f xd;D>” vd;W
,Oj;j #g;gh; ];lhh;> “mts;jhd;
rpd;dts;> vdf;nfd;d! vdf;F Vow fOij tarhFJ! vdf;F mtsg; Ngrtpl;L ghj;jpl;L
,Ue;jhYk; NghJk;jhNd!”
“,Ue;jhYk; nuhk;g topapwhd; ghU!” vd;W
tpdakhff; $wpa jhj;jh> “vq;f
MYq;f rpyJfsg; ghj;jPq;fd;dh…mk;gpl;Lj;Njd;..!”
“k;k;k;! mg;Guk; nghk;gs MirNa Ngha;Lq;fpwPah?” vd;W
fpz;ba #g;gh; ];lhh;> “ahU
fz;lh? fl;Nlhl ngz;zhir njhiye;jjhy;jhd; eP ,g;gb vf;];l;uh /gpl;bq; Nghl;Lg;
NgrwpNah vd;d voNth!”
“mnjg;gpb> khdpf;fk;?” vd;W
rPhpa]hfg; Ngrpa #g;gh; ];lhh;> “ePq;f> ‘ehd; nedr;r khjphpNa’
mg;gpBdpq;fs;s? ts;sp ,q;F tUths;D ePq;f cz;ikapy; nedr;rPq;fsh? ePq;f mt;Nsh
nghpa Msh> khdpf;fk;? vd;dhy ,g;gf;$l vd;dts; te;J md;gNwd;D $g;gpl;lhsh>
,y;y vd; kdjpd; Ntjidapd; ntspg;ghLjhdhd;D ey;yh njhpay;y!”
“vy;yhk; xU Cfk;jhd;> rhh;! nl/g;gdpl;lh
njhpQ;RJd;dh…,d;dpd;d
khjphpd;D xq;fs;Nl nrhy;yplyhk;. Mdhy;… vdf;Nf…” vd;wth; xU f;\zg;NghJ mg;gbNa ];jk;gpj;J ,Ue;jhh@ “ePq;f
,g;Ngh ,e;j Neuk; vdf;F> VNjh xU Kd;dwptpg;G Nghd;W—k;k;k;>
,njy;yhk; xU mdypbf;fy; g;hpbf;\d;jhNd rhh;. vg;gbg; ghh;j;jhYk; ts;sp te;JjhNd
MfDk;?”
#g;gh; ];lhh; tpLtjhf ,y;iy@ “vg;b
vg;b..?”
“mjhtJ rhh;…,e;jg; grq;f nuz;L fOijq;fSk; fhyj;jpy; l;uhty;
gz;zPl;lhq;fs;dJk; vd; %is nfhQ;rk; ];jk;gpj;J tpl;lJ. NkYk;> kPz;Lk;
xq;fNshl mtek;gpf;ifia rk;ghjpr;lNkh vd;W kPz;Lk; xU gaf;ftiy tuNt> ehDk;
nfhQ;rk; ey;yhNt nfhok;gpl;Nld;> rhh;! ,y;yd;dh ek;k ts;spg; ngz;zhs; ,q;F
tUtJ gw;wp Kd;$l;bNa nrhy;ypapUg;Ngd;…” vd;whh; khdpf;fk;.
“ml! mg;bah nrhy;wPq;f?” vd;W
mjprapj;j #g;gh; ];lhh;> “vdf;F
vy;yhNk xU fz;fl;b tpj;ij khjphpNa ,Uf;F khdpf;fk;” vd;whh;.
“mnjhd;Dk; ,y;iy> rhh;!” vd;w
khdpf;fk;> “,g;Ngh
,e;j nuz;L grq;fSk; Nrho Njrj;jpy; Ngha; tpOe;jhDq;fy;y> mJ njhpQ;rJk;
vdf;Fs; Vw;gl;l xNu hPahf;\d; vd;d njhpAkh?”
“k;k;k;k;k;k;?”
“ehk kPz;Lk; ,e;j fhyf;fUtp fhd;]g;Lf;Fs;;s GJ]h xU
khztdhfg; NghfZk;! mopr;rp fpopr;rp vy;yhj;ijAk; Muk;gj;jpypUe;J kdjpy;
gofp> mg;bNa tutu…
xU ,lj;jpy; vdf;F…
k;k;k;…
jl; ,]; ,l;! vd;W xU Ibah fpilf;Fk;. ,jpy; vdf;F ek;gpf;if ,y;yd;dh> rhh;
ehd; Vw;fdNt nrhy;ypapUf;Nfd;y? xq;fs gj;jpukh nrd;id nfhz;LNgha; Nrh;f;fwJ vd;
nghWg;Gd;D? ,g;g ehk te;jpl;Nlhk;! ,g;g nrhy;Nwd; rhh;> xq;fs kPz;Lk; Nrho
Njrk; nfhz;LNgha; Nrh;f;fwJ vd; nghWg;G vd;W vd;dhy; mbj;Jf; $wpapUf;f KbahJ!
vd; tpj;ijapYk;> NtNjhgdp\j Kdpth;fspd; ghijapy; gazk; nra;jJ cz;ik vd;gjhy;
mtq;f xU nrhy;A+\idg; Ghpa ntg;ghq;f
vd;w ek;gpf;ifapYk;> vdf;fpUe;j gf;jp Nghd;w epr;raj;jhy;..!” khdpf;fj;Jf;Ff;
nfhQ;r Neuk; Ngr ,aytpy;iy…
#g;gh; ];lhh; khdpf;fj;ijj; jk; ,U fuq;fshy; ,Ufg; gw;wp mizj;Jf;nfhz;lhh;.
khdpf;fk; nfhQ;r Neuk; fopj;J rphpj;Jf; nfhz;Nl> “vdf;fpUe;j
nld;\dpy; ts;spg; nghz;iz Rj;jkhf kwe;Jl;Nld;> rhh;!”
“vd;dhJ}?” #g;gh; ];lhUf;F ,g;NghJ xd;Dk; Ghpahj epiy…
“mjpy;iy> rhh;!” vd;w
khdpf;fk;> “mjhtJ
rhh;> nrhy;A+\idj; Njb ehk Nghfj;Njitapy;iy. mJ vg;NghJk; ek; rf;jpf;Ff;
fl;Lg;gl;Nl ,Uf;F. vd;dNkh xU ‘,d;
gpy;l;’
tpNr\k; khjphp ilk; nk\pNdhL Nrh;e;Nj…mjhtJ> ehd; mij vg;gb nrhy;tJ?”
“xd;Dk; nrhy;y Ntzhk;> khdpf;fk;. vdf;F ts;spiag; gj;jp kl;Lk; nrhd;dhy; NghJk;!
kw;w tp\aq;fspy; ftzk; Ftpf;fpd;w Mw;wy; ,g;Nghijf;F vdf;F ,y;iy> khdpf;fk;!”
“mts; gj;jpj;jhd; rhh; nrhy;Nwd;!” vd;w
khdpf;fk;> “ehd;
vd;d ts;spapd; ghl;bak;kh gj;jpah nrhy;Nwd;?”
vd;wth;> “k;k;k;
ghl;bk;khTk; xU ey;y nry;yk;jhd;> njhpAk;y!”
“Iaa;Nah! Vd;jhd; ,g;gb vd;id mWj;J cg;G ntr;rp
jPf;fphPq;fNsh njhpay;y!”
vd;W $g;ghL Nghl;l #g;gh; ];lhh;> “ghl;bk;kht ehk mg;gwkh Nrh;e;J lhtbg;Nghk;>
rhh;. ,g;Ngh vd;dts; ts;spf;Fl;biaj; jtph;j;J kj;j vy;yhNk…k;k;k;… `uhk;!
Xf;Nfth?”
vd;whh;.
“XN`h! rhp> mjhtJ> rhh;..?”
“k;k;k;k;k;?”
“ehk jpUk;gp Nrho Njrj;Jf;Fs; Eioa Kbahl;b ekf;F kl;Lk;jhd;
tUj;jk;D ehk epidr;rpl;L ,Ue;jJk;…k;k;k;… ehk nrQ;r ngUk; rpj;jhe;jg; gpio! GhpAjh?” vd;whh;
khdpf;fk;.
“M`h`h`hq;q;q;!”
“gpd;Nd? ek;k ts;spg;ngz;zhSf;F mq;Nf ,Uf;Fk;
NghJ..!”
“khdpf;fk; rhh;. ts;sp rpd;dg; nghz;Z rhh;. vd;d
Ngj;jhPq;f ePq;f?”
“rhp> mg;Ngh vg;gpb ,g;Ngh ,q;Nf te;jhs; me;j
rpd;dg; nghz;Z?”
vd;W vjph; tpiz njhLj;jhh; khdpf;fk;.
“ml Mkhy;y?!” vd;w
#g;gh; ];lhh;> “khdpf;fk;
rhh;> vg;b rhh;> xU ,uz;lhapuk; Mz;Lfs; jhz;bf; Fjpj;J te;jpl;lhNs>
vd;dts;!!!”
“k;k;k;!” vd;w khdpf;fk;>
“Vd;dh
mtSf;F…”
“k;k;k;… nrhy;Yq;f rhh;?”
“ek;g Nky mtSf;F ek;gpf;if FiwQ;Rl;LJ rhh;…!” vd;W
khdpf;fk; xU gPbif Nghl;lhh;.
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