_hu _hu qaëdp¡dp„ Aph¡gu _p_L$X$u Y$]Ngu S>¡hu qfÞL$u MÞ_p_¡ AÐepf¡ sp¡ f¡V$ f¡kdp„ Å¡X$phy„ _\u. _„bf h_ dpV¡$_u v$p¡X$dp„ Å¡X$php_¡ Apd `Z lÆ hpf R>¡. lÆ sp¡ s¡Z¡ Al] Ecp fl¡hp_u S>Áep ip¡^hp_u R>¡. àepf d¢ L$cu L$cu sØ_ ãgp¡` NC A_¡ rS>k v¡$i d¢... qaëddp„ sp¡ Np¡thv$p-kp¡_pgu kpd¡ s¡_u V$Q|L$X$u c|rdL$p S> lsu. A¡V$g¡ lh¡ dyT¡ Ly$R> L$l¡_p Üpfp õ\p_ S>dphhp d\u fl¡gu qfÞL$u `p¡sp_p rhi¡ L„$CL$ L$l¡hp dpN¡ R>¡.
dyT¡ Ly$R> L$l¡_pdp„ spfu c|rdL$p L¡$hu R>¡?
lz„ d¡qX$L$g_y„ cZu fl¡gu eyhsu_u c|rdL$p L$fy„ Ry>„. blz k¡[Þkbg A_¡ â¡[¼V$L$g R>¡. `p¡sp_p L$pd âÐe¡ gNph fpM¡ R>¡ A_¡ S>¡ `Z L„$C L$f¡ s¡ Å¡ic¡f R>¡. `Z ^uf¡ ^uf¡ Aphu â¡[¼V$L$g eyhsu L$C fus¡ `p¡sp_p qv$g_u gpNZuAp¡_¡ Ap^pf¡ r_Z®e g¡su \C Åe R>¡ s¡_u õV$p¡fu R>¡.
Å¡L¡$ lz„ `pÓ S>¡hu _\u. lz„ sp¡ gpNZuAp¡\u Qpg_pf Ry>„, Bdp¡i_g R>„y. A¡Vg¡ s¡ A¡L$ Q¡g¡ÞS> R>¡ A_¡ lz„ s¡ dpV¡ DÐkprls Ry>„. gp¡L$p¡_¡ Ap c|rdL$p `k„v$ `X¡$ R>¡ L¡$ _l] Mbf _l].
L$fu_p A_¡ syjpf L$`|f kp\¡ L$pd L$fhp_y„ L¡$h„y gpÁey„?
syjpf blz dÅ_p¡ A_¡ kpv$p¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ R>¡. A¡hu ìe[¼s S>¡_pdp„ _h„y iuMhp_p¡ DÐkpl R>¡ A_¡ S>¡ `Z L$f¡ s¡ h^y kpfy„ L$fhp dpV¡$ d\_pfp¡ R>¡. lz„ sp¡ s¡_¡ OZp hMs\u Ap¡mMy„ Ry>„ A¡V$g¡ A¡L$ rdÓ kp\¡ L$pd L$fhpdp„ dÅ Aph¡ R>¡.
L$fu_p_¡ `Z lz„ `l¡gp„ Ap¡mMsu lsu, `Z qaëd v$frdep_ s¡_¡ h^y ÅZhp_p¡ dp¡L$p¡ dþep¡. s¡ `Z d¥Óu`|Z® R>¡ A_¡ s¡_u kp\¡ fMX$hp_y„ Nd¡. Ad¡ blz hpsp¡ A_¡ rMqMepV$p L$ep® lsp.
sd¡ ÓZ¡e õV$pf k„sp_p¡ R>p¡. sd_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ ÓZ¡edp„ L„$CL$ _¡ L„$CL$ hpfkpdp„ Apìey„ R>¡?
A¡L$ ×íe Å¡ep `R>u syjpf¡ d_¡ L$üy„ lsy„ L¡$ lz„ Äepf¡ Nyõkp¡ ìe¼s L$fy„ Ry>„ Ðepf¡ AØg dpfu dçdu S>¡hu gpNy„ Ry>„. A¡hy„ sp¡ \hp_y„ S>, L¡$ _l]? sd_¡ iy„ gpN¡ R>¡?
qaëd_p i|qV„$N hMs¡ L„$C fd|Æ âk„Np¡ b_¡gp?
Af¡ lp, A¡L$ hpf sp¡ dpfp¡ lp\ A¡hp¡ dfX$pC Nep¡ lsp¡. A¡L$ apBV$ ku_ lsp¡ S>¡dp„ dpfp kp\u A¡¼V$f hpf¡hpf¡ dpfp¡ lp\ M¢Q¡ R>¡. s¡ h^y Å¡f Å¡f\u lp\ M¢Qu füp¡ lsp¡, `Z lz„ L„$C bp¡gsu _lp¡su. `R>u qX$f¡¼V$f¡ L$üy„ L¡$ h^y V¡$L$ L$fhp¡ `X$i¡ Ðepf¡ dpfp sp¡ dp¡rsep S> dfu Nep. d¢ L$üy„ dpfp¡ lp\ sp¡ R|>V$p¡ `X$u Nep¡ R>¡... blz `uX$pv$peL$ lsy„, `Z Ap L$pddp„ Aphy„ sp¡ \pe S>.
Ap qaëddp„ spfu c|rdL$p dy¿e _l] `Z kdp„sf R>¡ A_¡ âp¡dp¡dp„ `Z ¼ep„e sy„ v¡$Mpsu _\u. s_¡ tQsp _\u \su?
`p¡s¡ iy„ L$fu füp R>¡ s¡_p¡ qX$f¡¼V$f-âp¡X$éykf_¡ ¿epg li¡ S> A¡d lz„ dp_y„ Ry>„. d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ s¡d_u `pk¡ ìeh[õ\s õV²¡$V¡$Æ R>¡. lz„ Ap qaëd_u `¡gu L$l¡hpsu kfâpBT Ry>„. A_¡ L$fu_p kp\¡ d_¡ kdp„sf c|rdL$p L$fhpdp„ L$p¡C hp„^p¡ _\u Apìep¡. ip dpV¡$ âp¡åg¡d \hp¡ Å¡CA¡? dpfu lfuapC sp¡ dpfu Myv$_u kp\¡ R>¡.
d¢ Äepf¡ õV$p¡fu kp„cmu Ðepf¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ dpfp dpV¡$ ep¡Áe R>¡. `pÓ L„$C blz _hy„ _\u, `Z d_¡ gpN¡ R>¡ L¡$ lz„ s¡dp„ L„$CL$ Sy>vy„$ L$fu iL$ui. rS>k v¡$i d¢... qaëd\u sØ_ Sy>v$u Ap c|rdL$p R>¡. V|„$L$p„ V|„$L$p„ h÷p¡ _\u, lp\ `N Myëgp L$fu_¡ âv$i®_ _\u L$fhp_y„.
lz„ f¡V$ f¡kdp„ _\u. lz„ sp¡ kpfy„ `fap¡d®Þk Ap`hp dpV¡$ L$pd L$fhp dpNy„ Ry>„ A_¡ gp¡L$p¡_p„ hMpZ d¡mhu h^y kpfu qaëdp¡ d¡mhhp dpNy„ Ry>„.
Ap rkhpe AÐepf¡ lz„ X¡$rhX$ ^h__u A¡L$ qaëd A_¡ fpdNp¡`pg hdp® kp\¡ "L„$`_u' raëddp„ L$pd L$fu flu Ry>„. s¡dp„ dpfy„ `pÓ A¡hy„ R>¡ L¡$ i|qV„$N iê$ \ey„ R>¡ Ðepf\u l„y s¡_p rhi¡ sÐ`f \C NC Ry>„.
dyT¡ L$yR> L$l¡_p l¥_p„ Nusp¡ qfqX$a f¡qX$ep¡ `f kp„cmp¡.
Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?