KAVIRIYIN SELVAN CHAPTER 206

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                            mj;jpahak; vz; 206

“N`a; Ma;!” vd;W gytpjkhff; fj;jpf;nfhz;Nl nfhQ;r Neuj;jpy; gwf;Fk; fiyia ed;F fw;Wf;nfhz;lhh; tpNtf;.

gpwF mth;fs; jiuapypUe;J ,uz;L gidkuk; cauj;Jf;Fg; Nghdhh;fs;. n`ypfhg;lh; khjphp me;j cauj;jpy; epd;W nfhz;L fTz;lUk; nre;jpYk; nrd;w jpf;fpy; ghh;j;jdh;. “me;jh ,Uf;fhq;flh!” vd;W $wpf;nfhz;L “XNf> mq;Nf Ngha; mtd;fs;l;l Ngr;Rf;nfhLj;jhy; VjhtJ Jg;G fpilf;Fk;. vg;gpb CUf;Fg; NghwJ vd;gJ$l ed;F…”

,g;gbahf kdj;JzpT nfhz;lth;fsha; tpNtf;Fk; re;jhzKk; kdjpy; MtYld; gwe;J nrd;W nfhz;bUe;j NghJjhd;> xU tpj “Mf;l; M/g; fhl;” vd;Dk; ,aw;if rk;gtk; mth;fspd; tho;f;ifia jiyfhy; Ghpahky; khw;wpAk; Gul;bAk; Nghl;lJ…

ed;F mofhf> xU fpU\;z gl;rp ghh;j;jhy; nghwhik nfhs;Sk; msTf;Ff; fhw;wiyapd; kPJ xU fiykpFk; Ml;rp nra;J mth;fspUtUk; gwe;J nrd;W nfhz;bUf;f vq;fpUe;Njh xU #uhtspf; fhw;W FgPnud thdpy; vOe;J mg;gFjpiaf; $l;bg; ngWf;fpj; Jilj;Jj; J}W nra;a te;jJ. tpNtf;Fk; re;jhzKk; me;j #uhtspapy; xU rpW rWF Nghy; nrhy;nyhzh tifapy; miyg;Gd;L MbAk; XbAk; xU fdk; ,q;fpUe;jth;fs; kWfdk; ntFJ}uk; `_ vdNt miyg;Gd;L mbj;Jr; nry;yg;gl;lhh;fs;!   

Kjypy; “mz;Nz..!” vd;Wk;> “l;l;Nla;a;a; jk;gP… ,d;dhlhJ}..!” vd;Wk; xUth;f;nfhUth; nra;jp ghpkhwpf;nfhz;lhYk;> gpwF N`h vd;W jhq;fSk; fhw;whiyahf khw;wg;gl;L tpl;lijg;Nghy; rg;jk; vOg;gj;jhd; Kbe;jJ@ nfhQ;r Neuj;jpy; mjw;Fk; top ,y;yhj xU ngUk; N`h vd;w epiyf;Fs; jQ;rk; GFe;J fLfpf; fhw;iwg;Nghy; gazpj;jhh;fs;.    

vq;Nf NghfpNwhk…,jw;F VNjDk; fhuzk; cz;lh… ,J vq;fhtJ epw;Fkh… ,y;iy Copf;fhyk; tiu ,e;epiy njhlUkh…? xd;Wk; GhpahjJ kl;Lkpy;iy@ ,g;gbNah NtW vg;gbNah rpe;jpf;Fk; jpuzope;J Nghdhh;fs; mth;fs; ,UtUk;. nghpa nfhz;wopf;Fk; Rw;wopf;Fk; #uhtspapd; eLtopg; ghijapy; khl;bf;nfhz;L NtW  top ,Ue;jhy; mij ehLk; tpopAk; mope;jdh;@ NkYk; NkYk; cf;fpwkhd #uhtspapd; ikaj;jpy; khl;bf;nfhz;L fLfpg; gazpj;jdh;.

MdhYk; mg;NghJk; XhpU fhl;rpfs; Ntfkhf ntFz;L Kd;NeUk; uapy; gazj;jpy; Foe;ijf;F fhl;L topapy; fpilf;Fk; fhl;r;rpfisg; Nghy; rpy ftpd;kpF fiyNrh; fhl;rpfs; mth;fs; tho;e;j ehl;by; fhzf;fpilf;fhjjhy; jpUf;fhl;rpahfNt fpilj;jJ!
mf;fhl;rpfspy; kpfTk; Kf;fpakhdJ me;j ypq;fg;ghiwapd; jpUtUs; fhl;rp! mJTk; xU n`ypfhg;lh; \hl;jhd;!

VNdh njhpatpy;iy me;j ypq;fg;ghiwia neUq;Fk; NghJ Rw;wiyf;Fk; #uytsp Nkyjpfkhfr; Rw;wpAk; tl;lkhf Kk;Kiw tisj;Jk; miyf;fopf;fNt ,UtUk; ypq;Nf\;tu Rak;G Njtid Kk;Kiw tyk; te;J ngUk; ghf;fpak; ngw;wdh;. gpwF rLjpapy; mg;ghiwiaf; fle;J Mdhy; Ntfk; Fiwe;J> mf;fhw;W mth;fis mk;ke;jputhjpapd; nghpa fl;blk; ,Uf;Fk; xU tehe;juk; Nghd;w Ntw;Wf; fhl;rp epiwe;j gFjpapy; nfhz;L Nrh;j;J> lkhy; vd;W iftpl;L tpl;L> vq;f Ntiy KbQ;RJg;gh> Mis tpL… vd;gJ Nghy; ntFthf ,d;Dk; Ntfk; Fiwe;J fle;J nrd;Wtpl;lJ.

mk;ke;jputhjpapd; nghpa khspif Kd;ghf nebJah;e;J tsh;e;jpUe;j me;jg; gidkuj;jpd;kPJ ,UtUk; ePsthl;lj; Jzp Nghy; Rw;wg;glNt> f\;l;lg;gl;L jq;fis mtpo;j;Jf; nfhz;ldh;!   

“mz;Nz! nghpa Kl;lhs;jdk; gz;zpl;lk;Nz…!”

“Nla;> jpUk;gTk; eP vd;id jpl;l Muk;gpf;fpwJd;dh ,g;gNt nrhy;ypL… cd; rfthrNk Ntz;lhk;D ehd; vq;fhr;Rk; ,d;ndhU #uhtsp Nky; Vwp rthhp nrQ;rp vq;fhr;Rk; cd; nehy;iyf; fz; glhj ,lj;jpy; Ngha; tho;e;Jf;fpNwd;. NghJk;lh ePy;yhk; vd;id jpl;b ehd; tho;e;j tho;f;if!”

 “Vz;Nz ,g;gpbf; Nfhr;Rl;Bf? ePq;;f nrhd;dkhjphp grpapy; thz;Lg;grq;fs Vkhj;jp taj;Jg; ghl;il fOtpl;bUe;j vd;id /igt; ];lhh; N`hl;ly; Ilk;fis jpq;f ntr;r flTshr;Nr!”

“,J vd;dlh...? irL Fj;J Fj;Jhpah ,y;iy fh;zd; khjphp ePAk; nrQ;Nrhw;W fld; jPh;f;f tho; ehs; G+wh ,e;j mz;zDf;F Ntit nra;awJd;D…?”

“KbT gz;zpl;Nlz;Nz!”

“rg;g;g;gh\;lh vd; nry;tNd..!”

“ml mij tplz;Nz! ,g;Ngh tp\aj;Jf;F thz;Nz!”

“`h..! `h..! vd;dlh ,g;gpb ,t;Nyh RFuh g;Nsl;il khj;jNw..? vq;flh ,njy;yhk; fj;Jfpl;Nl?!”

“ml mijnay;yhk; tplz;Nz! Rk;k;k;kh xd;dhq;fpsh]; gay; khjphp..!”

 “`h..! vd;dlh jpUk;gTk; Ntjhsk; KUq;if kuk; V..?”

“ek;k nuz;L NgUk; ngh;h;hPa Kl;lhs;jdk; gz;zpl;Nlhk;Nz..!”

 “Nla; Nla;!” vd;w tpNtf;> gpwF ghl;r;rh gl u[zpapd; Qhgfk; tuNt “Va; Va;!”  vd;wthU “xdf;F kl;Lk; NgR..! vdf;F ehd; Ngrpg;Ngd;. vd;dh nrhy;Nw? xNf! vd;d Kl;lhs;jdk; nrQ;Nr? k;k;k;? rPf;fpuk; nrhy;Y… fk; mTl;> f;tpf;!” vd;whh;.

re;jhzk;  mre;J Ngha; Rw;Wk; Kw;Wk; ghh;j;Jtpl;L> “,jw;FNky; vg;gbz;Nz ntspy th;wJ? ehk ntspyjhNd Vw;fdNt..?”

“rPr;rP..! fz;l;hp /g;&l;];l;ly;yhk; ,jhd; Mq;fpy ciwahly; gz;zg;glhJd;wJ..! Nla;> ntspy  thlhd;dh Vz;lh f;f;$Rf;Fs;Ns l;hPk; mbr;rpl;L Ngha; xU kzp Neukh xf;fhe;Jf;fNd> ‘thlh ehNa ntspy’ k;ghD`Ns me;j ntspy ,y;ylh..!”

“k;k;k;k;k;k;..?”

 “,J Ntw ntspylh..!” 

   “ntspa njUt NghwjpNyNa gl;lzj;jpy gy jpDRy Nghtpayhz;Nz..? vq;fpl;l ahUNk ,Jtiu nrhd;djpy;iy..!”

“rPr;rP… vl;bg;Nghlh..!” vd;W $wp Kfj;ij ifahy; tprphpf;nfhz;L “cd;kdRy Nghl;L G+l;b ntr;rpfpD fPhpNa… me;j uf];aj;ij vLj;Jf;fpD ntspy thlh..!”

“N`h`;N`h me;j ntspyahz;Nz? ehd;jhd; nrhy;l;Nld;y nuz;L NgUNk nghpa Kl;lhs;…!”

“\;\;\;\_g;ghb! vg;gpblh cd;id Chpy; ntr;R rkhspf;fpwhD`..? rhp ehap> nrhy;ypj;njhiy..! eP jpl;lDk; ehd; thq;fpf; fl;lDk;D vd; jiyy vOjp ,Uf;F…! Mdhy; ve;j ,lj;jpy;D GJrh cg Nfs;tp NghlhNk Neuh tp\aj;Jf;F te;J jpl;wh…! vt;Nsh Ntzh jpl;wh… md;ghy vJ nflr;rhYk; thq;fpf; fl;bfpD Ngha;Nd ,Ug;gtd;jhd; ,e;j md;G mz;Nzd;lh!”

“ek;ik me;j #uhtsp Rj;jp Rj;jp ml;r;rJ ehk ahUq;fwij ehk me;j Kjy; mjph;r;rpy kwe;jJdhyjhNd..!”

 nfhQ;r Neuk; re;jhzj;ijNa cw;W ftzpj;J tpl;L> “mg;Bahlh nrhy;Nw?” vd;whh; tpNtf;.

“Mkhz;Nz! Mw mkw Nahrpj;Jg; ghh;j;jg;gwk;jhd; ,g;Ngh GhpAJ”

“vd;dlh GhpAJ?”

 “ehk ,g;g %t; gz;wnjy;yhk; ,g;Ngh if fhy;y cs;s ];l;nue;j;ij ntr;R nflahJz;Nz> ,ij ey;yh kdjpy ntr;rpf;Nfh..!” 

 nfhQ;r Neuk; mUs; te;j khjphp Nahrpj;J tpl;L “Nla; jk;gP> eP [Pdpa]_lh! ,g;Ngh GhpAJlh..!” vd;W njhlh;e;J Ngrpdhh; tpNtf;.