d_¡ A¡ hps_u r_fp„s R>¡ L¡$ dpfu dpA¡ `p¡sp_u tS>v$Nu_p¡ ApMfu ðpk gu^p¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ lz„ "dp'_u, A¡_u ddsp_u Mfu qL„$ds kdÆ Q|¼ep¡ lsp¡. A_¡ A¡V$g¡ d¢ dpfu fus¡ dp_u k¡hp L$fhpdp„, A¡_u `pR>m kde rhsphhpdp„ L$p¡C L$du L¡$ L$kf bpL$u R>p¡X$u _lp¡su.

Å¡L¡$, S>¡_u L|$Mdp„ d¢ dpfu tS>v$Nu_p¡ `l¡gp¡ ðpk gu^p¡ lsp¡, S>¡_u L|$Mdp„ _h drl_p lz„ füp¡ lsp¡, S>¡_u ddsp_u R>p„hdp„ d¢ dpfu tS>v$Nu_p„ A¡L$spmuk-A¡L$spmuk hfk rhspìep„ lsp„ A¡ dp Nydpìep_y„ vy$:M dpfp qv$g_p M|Zpdp„ dpfp ApMfu ðpk ky^u fl¡hp_y„ S>!

dpfu dp aprsdp_u hpZudp„\u gpNZu_p¡ v$qfep¡ hl¡sp¡. dpfu dp_p hs®_dp„\u bp¡^`pW$p¡_p¡ MÅ_p¡ awV$sp¡. dpfu dp dpfp dpV¡$ A¡L$ õL|$g kdp_ lsu.

Å¡L¡$, Myv$ dpfu dp L$v$u `Z õL|$g¡ NC _lp¡su. A¡ AcZ lsu, A„N|W$pR>p` lsu. `Z A¡_u S>fuL¡$ R>p` A¡_p hpZu-hs®_dp„ E`ksu _rl. A¡ A¡hy„ v¡$Mphp `Z v¡$su _rl, hsp®hp `Z v¡$su _rl.

L$d_kub¡ dp `p¡s¡ cZu iL$u _lp¡su, `Z dp cZsf_u qL„$ds bfpbf ÅZsu lsu. Å¡L¡$ `R>u\u A¡Z¡ dlp¡ëgpdp„ âp¥Y$ rinZ_p hNp£ `Z cep® lsp. A¡ M|b S> cZ¡guNZ¡gu ÷u_u S>¡d ApÐdrhðpk kp\¡ L$l¡su L¡$, cZsf A¡ sp¡ dpZk_¡ tS>v$Nu_u A¡_u bpfuAp¡ DOpX$u Ap`¡ R>¡.

dpfu dp_¡ d_¡ cZphhp dpV¡$_u M|b S> tQsp lsu. L$pfZ, Adpfp Ly$Vy„$bdp„ Apd¡e cZsf_y„ L„$C TpTy„ dlÒh _lp¡sy„. Apd¡e Adpfu oprsdp„ cZsf L$fsp„ "`¥kp'_¡ S> h^y dlÒh A`psy„. bpf hfk_p¡ R>p¡L$fp¡ \pe A_¡ Qpf Qp¡`X$u cZ¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡_¡ ^„^¡ hmNpX$u v¡$hpdp„ Aphsp¡. A¡_¡ _p¡L$fuA¡ gNpX$u v¡$hpdp„ Aphsp¡.

dpfu kp\¡ Aphy„ b_¡ _rl A¡ dpV¡$ dp M|b S> kphQ¡s _¡ ksL®$ fl¡su.

`Z A¡ hMs¡ dp_u Ap gpNZu A_¡ lL$uL$s_¡ kdÆ iLy„$ A¡V$gp¡ lz„ kdS>v$pf _lp¡sp¡.

lz„ M|b S> dõsuMp¡f _¡ AV$L$Qpmp¡ lsp¡. õL|$g¡ S>hp_p kde¡ lz„ õL|$g¡ _rl S>hp dpV¡$_p„ dp\y„ vy$:Mhp_p„, `¡V$dp„ Q|„L$ Aphhp_p„ A_¡ `N vy$:Mhp_p„ blp_p„ b_phsp¡.

Apd sp¡ b¡ cpC A_¡ ÓZ bl¡_p¡dp„ lz„ klz\u _p_p¡ A¡V$g¡ dp_p¡ gpX$L$hpep¡. dp d_¡ b^p„ L$fsp„ h^y gpX$ gX$phsu. dpfu b^u afdpCip¡ `|fu L$fsu, `Z dpfp õL|$g¡ S>hp_p kde¡ dp ÅZ¡ rbgLy$g bv$gpC S>su. dpfp„ L$p¡C blp_p„ Qgphsu _rl. gY$sp„-hY$sp„-^dL$phsp„ A¡ d_¡ õL|$g¡ fhp_p L$fu v¡$su.

lz„ dp kpd¡ L„$C bp¡gu iL$sp¡ _rl, `Z d_¡ õL|$g¡ dp¡L$ghp_p Nyõkp_p¡ S>hpb lz„ dpfu fus¡ Ap`sp¡. Adpfy„ Of `l¡gp dpm¡ Aph¡gy„ lsy„, A¡V$g¡ õL|$g¡\u R|>V$sp„ S> lz„ kuX$u_p _uQ¡_p `Nr\e¡\u S> dpfp v$ãsf_p¡ Op L$fu_¡ D`f- Ofdp„ `lp¢QpX$u v¡$sp¡.

v$ãsf dpfu `^fpdZu_p Mbf dpfu dp_¡ Ap`sy„ A_¡ dpfu dp bpfudp„ X$p¡L$psu A¡ `l¡gp„ sp¡ lz„ dyÌ$uAp¡ hpmu_¡ v$p¡X$sp¡. "A¡C cp¡rgep! \p¡Xy„$L$ S>du_¡ fdhp Å...!' S>¡hu dpfu dp_u b|dp¡ dpfp L$p_¡ `X$su, `Z ÅZ¡ A¡ b|d d_¡ k„cmpC S> _ lp¡e A¡d lz„ v$p¡X$u_¡ dpfp v$p¡õsp¡_u V$p¡mL$udp„ cmu S>sp¡.

fps_y„ A„^pfy„ Esfsy„ A_¡ dp_p L$l¡hp\u dpfu bl¡_p¡ b¡ÓZ hMs bp¡gphhp Aphsu Ðepf¡ lz„ Of¡ S>sp¡. `Z dp d_¡ L„$C L$l¡ A¡ `l¡gp„ S> lz„ Mp¡V$p¡ fp¡j DR>pmsp¡, "ApMp¡ qv$hk õL|$g¡ lp¡J Ðepf¡ L$p¡C_¡ dpfu qaL$f _\u lp¡su A_¡ L$p¡C d_¡ S>dhp dpV¡$ bp¡gphhp Aphsy„ _\u. A_¡ kp„S>_p S>fpL$ hpf fdhp ÅJ A¡dp„ sp¡ lp¡-lp dQu Åe R>¡!'

dpfu Aphu hps kp„cmu_¡ dp L„$C bp¡gsu _rl. lmhy„ lksu. dpfp lp\-`N ^p¡hX$phsu, dpfp„ d¡gp„-O¡gp„ L$`X$p„ bv$gphsu A_¡ `R>u d_¡ S>dhp b¡kpX$su.

A¡ hMs¡ Adpfp Ofdp„ `„Mp¡ _lp¡sp¡, A¡V$g¡ A¡ Ås¡ A¡_p lp\¡ d_¡ _prme¡f_p„ `p„v$X$p„_u kmuAp¡dp„\u b_¡gp lp\`„Mp\u lhp _pMsu.

dpfp r`sp Adpfp dp-v$uL$fp_p gpX$-àepf Å¡C_¡ d_p¡d_ lfMpsp.

dpfu dp d_¡ cZhp-NZhp_p apev$pAp¡ kdÅhsu. `Z dpfpdp„ L$p¡C afL$ `X$sp¡ _rl.

A_¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡ S> ê$V$u_ Qpgy fl¡sy„.

lz„ cZhp S>hp dpV¡$_p ^p„r^ep L$fsp¡. dp W$`L$p¡ Ap`su, L$v$uL$ A¡ dpfu kp\¡ gX$su _¡ Å¡ M|b S> Nyõkpdp„ lp¡e sp¡ A¡ sdpQp¡ `Z Qp¡X$u v¡$su. `R>u A¡ b¡W$p„-b¡W$p„ A¡L$gu A¡L$gu fX$ép L$fsu. fX$sp„-fX$sp„ \pL$su Ðepf¡ dpfu `pk¡ Aphsu, M|b hlpg\u dp\¡ lp\ a¡fhsu A_¡ d_¡ M|b S> cphsu "Np¡m`p`X$u' S>¡_¡ Ad¡ L$ÃR>u gp¡L$p¡ "kyMX$u' L$luA¡ R>uA¡ s¡ b_phsu. d_¡ b¡kpX$su, X$plu-X$plu hpsp¡ L$fsu- d_¡ ap¡kgphsu, d_¡ kdÅhsu A_¡ d_¡ `p¡sp_p lp\¡ kyMX$u MhX$phsu.

lz„ `p„Qdp ^p¡fZdp„ lsp¡ Ðepf¡, fpb¡sp dyS>b fp¡C-^p¡C_¡ lz„ r_ipm¡ S>hp _uL$þep¡. fõspdp„ dpfu `p¡m_p- dpfp dlp¡ëgp_p R>p¡L$fpAp¡ L¡$ S>¡ dpfu kp\¡ dpfu r_ipmdp„ cZsp lsp, A¡ dþep. s¡dZ¡ _v$uA¡ _lphp S>hp_p¡ âp¡N°pd b_pìep¡ lsp¡. A¡d_u kp\¡ S>hp_y„ dpfy„ d_ sp¡ lsy„, `Z dfÆ _lp¡su. A¡dZ¡ M|b S> v$bpZ L$ey¯, A¡V$g¡ lz„ A¡ b^p_u kp\¡ r_ipmdp„\u "Nyëgu' dpfu_¡ cpNu_¡ _v$uA¡ _lphp `lp¢Qu Nep¡.

_v$uA¡ _lphp-^p¡hp_u A_¡ L|$v$L$p dpfhp_u M|b dÅ `X$u, `f„sy Nd¡ s¡ L$pfZ¡ qv$gdp„ b¡Q¡_u \su lsu. Ndsy„ _lp¡sy„. d_dp„ \sy„ lsy„ L¡$ dp_¡ Mbf `X$i¡ sp¡? sp¡ hmu sfs S> \sy„ L¡$, A¡_¡ ¼ep„ Mbf `X$hp_u R>¡?

`Z Of¡ `lp¢Qsp„ S> dpfp s¡g rh_p_p "L$p¡fp hpm' dp `pk¡ QpX$u MpC Nep. dp AcZ lsu, `Z A¡_u Ap„Mp¡ A_ychu lsu. "Nfubu'_u b|fu sL$guap¡A¡ A¡_¡ S>bfu L$p¡W$pk|T bnu v$u^u lsu.

`Z A¡ rhi¡ L„$C `Z `|R¹>ep rh_p dpA¡ d_¡ S>dhp b¡kpX$ép¡. A¡ Q|`Qp` Nfd fp¡V$gu, ipL$_¡ AX$qv$ep `ufkhp gpNu. lz„ dp kp\¡ hpsp¡ L$fhp dp„X$ép¡, `Z A¡_u kp\¡ Ap„Mp¡ rdgpìep rh_p. _uQu X$p¡L$ L$fu_¡ lz„ S>dsp¡ lsp¡, `Z S>dhp Mpsf. dp_u kp\¡ hps L$fsp¡ lsp¡, `Z qv$g _¡ Ýep_ rh_p.

dpA¡ d_¡ ^ud¡L$\u, kpQhu_¡-ap¡kgphu_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "cp¡gp! ApS> sy„ dpfu kp\¡ Ap„M rdgphu_¡ hps L¡$d _\u L$fsp¡? L„$CL$ Mp¡Vy„$ bÞey„ R>¡? L„$CL$ ASy>Nsy„ bÞey„ R>¡?'

d¢ X$p¡L$ _uQu fpMu_¡ S>, dp\y„ ^yZphu_¡ S> "_p'dp„ S>hpb Ap`u v$u^p¡.

dpA¡ dpfp¡ Ql¡fp¡ v$pY$u `pk¡\u `L$X$u, KQp¡ L$ep£. `R>u b¡ lp\ dpfu lX$`Qu D`f d|L$u, dpfp¡ Ql¡fp¡ AÝ^f L$fu, d_¡ v$bX$pìep¡, "dpfu kp\¡ Ap„M rdgphu_¡ hps L$f. ApS>¡ r_ipmdp„ _\u Nep¡ _¡? r_ipmdp„\u "Nyëgu' dpfu_¡ _v$uA¡ _lphp Nep¡ lsp¡ _¡?'

lh¡ lz„ cp„Nu `X$ép¡. dp_u ddsp_p ¾$p¡^ ApNm lz„ T|L$u `X$ép¡. lz„ ^°ykL¡$-^°ykL¡$ fX$u `X$ép¡.

dpA¡ ^ud¡-^ud¡, ap¡kgphu_¡ b^u rhNs Ap¡L$phu gu^u.

d¢ `Z dp `pk¡ Myëgp qv$g¡ b^u kpQ¡kpQu hps L$fu v$u^u.

\p¡X$uL$ hpf ky^u dpfu dp dpfu kpd¡ A¡hu fus¡ Å¡C flu L¡$ ÅZ¡ d_¡ tS>v$Nudp„ `l¡gu hpf Å¡C flu lp¡e. `R>u A¡_u Ap„Mp¡dp„ Tmlrmep„ X$p¡L$pep„ _¡ `R>u A¡ ^°ykL¡$ _¡ ^°ykL¡$ fX$u `X$u.

lz„ `Z `p¡L$ d|L$sp„ fX$u `X$ép¡.

Adpfp bÞ_¡_u kp\¡ dpfu bl¡_p¡ L¡$ S>¡ r_ipmdp„ dpfu kp\¡ cZsu lsu A¡ `Z fX$hp dp„X$u.

L$p¡Z ÅZ¡ L¡$V$gue hpf ky^u Ad¡ b^p„ fX$ép„ lp¡Ciy„. Ap„Mp¡ gpg \C NC, Ql¡fp¡ fX$u fX$u_¡ fpsp¡Qp¡m \C Nep¡. `R>u dp fX$sp„ fX$sp„ AV$L$u NC. `R>u sfs S> A¡Z¡ `p¡sp_p„ Ap„ky Mpmu gu^p„, A_¡ Adpfp„ Ap„ky g|R¹>ep„. `R>u sfs S> A¡Z¡ hps_¡ hmp„L$ Apàep¡, "cp¡gp! S>¡ b_u Ney„ s¡ b_u Ney„! sy„ _v$uA¡ _lphp Nep¡ A¡ d_¡ _ Nçey„. sy„ r_ipmdp„\u cpNu Nep¡ A_¡ cZsf bNX$éy„, A¡ d_¡ _ Nçey„. `Z s¢ d_¡ b^y„ kpQ¡kpQy„ L$lu v$u^y„ A¡ d_¡ Nçey„. tS>v$Nudp„ L$v$u Sy>Ìz„$$ _ bp¡gsp¡, tS>v$Nudp„ Mp¡Vy„$ _ L$fsp¡. lh¡ sy„ dpfp dp\¡ A_¡ bl¡_p¡_p dp\¡ lp\ d|L$u_¡ "L$kd' Mp (kp¡N„v$ Mp) L¡$ sy„ lh¡ L$v$ue¡ dpfp\u Ry>`phu_¡-Sy>Ìz„$ bp¡gu_¡ _v$uA¡ _lphp _rl Åe. sy„ spfy„ cZsf L$v$u bNpX$ui _tl.'

dp_p dp¡Y¡$ Ap hps kp„cþep `R>u dpfp„ Ap„kyAp¡_p¡ b„^ `pR>p¡ s|V$u `X$ép¡, lz„ afu X|$kL¡$-X|$kL¡$ fX$u `X$ép¡.

fX$sp„ fX$sp„ d¢ hpfpafsu dpfu dp A_¡ hlpgkp¡eu bl¡_p¡_p dp\¡ lp\ d|L$u_¡ L$kd Mp^u. bl¡_¡ d_¡ `pZu Apàey„, dpA¡ dp\¡ ddspcep£ lp\ a¡fhu kp„Ðh_ Apàey„, A_¡ Q|` L$ep£.

`R>u sp¡ dpA¡ kyMX$u b_phu A_¡ lz„ A_¡ bl¡_ "crS>ep„' g¡hp v$p¡X$ép„. A¡ qv$hk¡ Ad¡ b^p„A¡ c¡Np„ dmu_¡ "DÅZu' L$fu, ÅZ¡ A¡ qv$hk¡ Ad¡ b^p„A¡ c¡Np„ dmu_¡ "ddsp_p¡ sl¡hpf' d_pìep¡!

fps_p dpfp r`spÆ_¡ Ap rhi¡ Mbf `X$u sp¡ A¡ L„$C bp¡ëep _rl. A¡ L$l¡sp, "cC, dp ÅZ¡ _¡ v$uL$fp¡ ÅZ¡, lz„ iy„ ÅÏ„?'

`Z dpfp L$pL$p Aphy„ L„$CL$ b_sy„ Ðepf¡ dp_¡ MuS>hhp lksp„-lksp„ L$V$pn L$fsp, "cpcu! sdpfp¡ cp¡rgep¡ cZu füp¡. A¡_¡ L$pd^„^¡ hmNpX$u v$p¡. d¡qV²$L$ cZ¡gp R>p¡L$fpAp¡ sp¡ TpXy$ dpf¡ R>¡, TpXy$!'

Ap L$X$hy„ dl¡Ï„ dp duW$pi\u Nm¡ Dspfu S>su A_¡ lksp„-lksp„ â¡d\u gpX$L$hpep qv$ef_¡ Mp¡Vy„$ _ gpN¡ A_¡ v$uL$fp_p cZhp_p DÐkpldp„ Ap¡V$ _ Aph¡ s¡ dpV¡$ L$l¡su, "cg¡ cpC cg¡! sdpfu hps kpQu R>¡. d¡qV²$L$ cZ¡gp R>p¡L$fpAp¡ TpXy$ dpf¡ R>¡. dpfp¡ v$uL$fp¡ `Z d¡qV²$L$ cÎep `R>u TpXy$ dpfi¡. `Z A¡_p TpXy$ hpmhpdp„e A¡_p cZsf_u AphX$s A_¡ QdL$ cmi¡. A¡ TpXy$ dpfi¡ sp¡ A¡L$ AcZ L$fsp„ kpfy„ A_¡ ìeh[õ\s TpXy$ dpfi¡.'

A_¡ dp_u Ap hps_p S>hpbdp„ L$pL$p L„$C bp¡gu iL$sp _rl.

dp d_¡ l„d¡ip„ kdÅhsu, "dpfu dl¡_s A¡m¡ _ S>hu Å¡CA¡, vuL$fp! d¢ `pC-`pC dpV¡$ hgMp„ dpep¯ R>¡. dpfu A¡L$ qv$g_u sdÞ_p R>¡, d¢ A¡L$ k`_y„ Å¡ey„ R>¡. dpfp¡ v$uL$fp¡ cZuNZu_¡ lp¡riepf \pe. dpfp¡ v$uL$fp¡ A¡L$ qv$hk dp¡V$p¡ dpZk b_¡.' `R>u A¡ dpfp sfa Å¡C fl¡su. A¡_u Ap„Mp¡ bp¡gsu lsu. A¡_u Ap„Mp¡_u hps lz„ kdS>hp dp„X$ép¡ lsp¡. A¡ `p¡sp_u Ap„Mp¡ hX¡$ ÅZ¡ ApÆÆ L$fsu L$l¡su, "cp¡gp, dpfu BÃR>p `|fu L$fui_¡! sy„ d¡qV²$L$ _rl, `Z N°¡ÄeyA¡V$ \Ci_¡?'

Ap g¡M_y„ lh¡ `R>u_y„ gMpZ hp„Qhp dpV¡$ kpd¡ Ap`¡g _„bf [¼gL$ L$fp¡ >> 2/2

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?