A¥ku L$f_u L$f Qgp¡, Ap` l„kp¡, S>N fp¡e¡

v$gpg õV²$uV$_¡ _pL¡$
d¢ s_¡ apV$u `X$sp¡ Å¡ep¡'sp¡ TuZL$p!
sy„ sp¡ dpfp¡ _p_`Z_p¡ c¡fy,
hMs-f¢V$-d|W$-_pf bp¡gsp„ Ap`Z¡
kp\¡ rNëgu-v„$X$p¡e¡ fd¡gp.
Ap`Z¡ L¡$V$gpe¡ qv$hkp¡_y„ cfÏ„ kp\¡ cf¡gy„
bÅf_p v$f¡L$ DR>pmp kp\¡ lz„ spfpdp„ W$ghpsp¡
A_¡ bÅf_p v$f¡L$ OV$pX¡$, sy„ dpfpdp„.
bÅf `X$sp„ sy„e¡ Apd cX$ap„N v$C_¡ l¡W$p¡ `X$ui
A¡ _lp¡su Mbf.
Apd Ap¡rmey„ kygV$pìep hNf lmhp¡ \C S>Ci
A¡_ue ÅZ _lp¡su.

TuZL$p, d_¡ Mbf R>¡,
spfu kv¹$Nrs _l] \pe!
i¡fbÅf_u qf„Ndp„, v$f¡L$ DR>pmp_u fpl Å¡sp¡ spfp¡ ApÐdp
cV$¼ep L$fi¡
v$f¡L$ hgZ_u QyL$hZu hMs¡
spfp¡ ApÐdp, s¢ Mp^¡gu \p`_u QL$pkZu L$fi¡,
kubuApB_u S>¡d.

A_¡ i¡fbÅf_p AX$^p L$pNrmep S>¡hp¡ lz„
lh¡ lz„ _\u füp¡.
lh¡ sp¡ i¡fbÅf_y„ _pd `X$sp„ S>
L$p¡C dpfp S>dZp `N_¡ A„N|W¡$
kmNsy„ gpL$Xy„$ Qp„`sy„ lp¡e, A¡d gpN¡ R>¡.
k„S>e `„X$ép (V|„$L$phu_¡)

Ap TuZL$p_¡ sp¡ lz„e¡ ÅÏ„. Adpfp `X$p¡iu_u vy$L$p_dp„ s¡ _pdy„ gMsp¡, `pV®$-V$pBd.

k|khsu s¡Æ_p A¡ qv$hkp¡. kpdpÞe byrÙ_u Q]v$fX$uAp¡, s¡Æ_p `h_dp„ EX$pEX$ L$f¡! Af¡, "Q¾$d' hpQL$p¡ `Z fpsp¡fps "^ g„X$_ BL$p¡_p¡rdõV$' dNphsp„ \C Ne¡gp!

\hpL$pm, s¡ `¡Y$u_u DOfpZu_p `p„Q gpM TuZL$p_p lp\dp„ Apìep. sfõep_u `pk¡ L|$hp¡ Apìep¡. TuZL$pA¡ S>egrgsp_p¡ ap¡V$p¡ Å¡C gu^p¡ li¡, khpf-khpfdp„, s¡ A¡_p d_dp„ EÁep¡ A¡L$ iyc rhQpf.

i¡fbÅfdp„ d|Ly„$ A¡V$gu hpf R>¡. `p„Q gpM_p \C S>i¡ 10 gpM. b¢L$dp„ `¥kp b¡ 'qv$ dp¡X$p cfy„, sp¡ rbQpfp b¢L$hpmpAp¡_¡ `Z kpQhhp_u L$X$pL|$V$ Ap¡R>u. Apd kpfp qv$hk¡, iyc Qp¡OqX$e¡, TuZL$pA¡ fL$d Ap`u v$u^u `p¡sp_p i¡fv$gpg_¡. bp¡gp¡, îu kÐe_pfpeZ v¡$h L$u... S>e!

L$bufv$pkÆ L$lu Nep R>¡,
S>b syd Ape¡ S>Ns d¢, S>Ns l„kp, syd fp¡e¡
A¥ku L$f_u L$f Qgp¡, Ap` l„kp¡, S>N fp¡e¡

kV$p¡qX$epAp¡ L$buf`„\u. A¡hu A¡hu L$fZu L$fu_¡ Åe, L¡$ `p¡s¡ lksp lp¡e, _¡ bÅf fp¡sy„ lp¡e.

gpM_p¡ dl¡g L¡$V$gy„ V$L¡$? TuZL$p_p \C Nep, gpM_p bpf lÅf. TuZL$pA¡ rhQpey¯, lh¡ ApV$gu Ad\u fL$ddp„ v¡$_p ¼ep, Ap¥f g¡_p ¼ep?

i¡W$_p¡ rhQpf, Å¡L¡$, Sy>v$p¡ `X$ép¡.

b¡ rbëgudp„ sL$fpf `X¡$, sp¡ Þepe L$fphhp L$p¡_u `pk¡ Åe? i¡W$ `Z Nep hp„v$fp... `p¡guk õV¡$i_¡. `p¡gukcpCAp¡ dmsphX$p blz, lp¢. sfs õ_¡lk„d¡g_ Np¡W$ìey„. TuZL$p_¡ D`[õ\s fl¡hp_y„ cphcey¯ r_d„ÓZ `Z `pW$ìey„.

TuZL$p¡ Apmp õhcph_p¡. hps¡-hps¡ Mp¡Vy„$ gNpX$u b¡k¡. i¡W$ Of_u hps blpf gC S> L¡$d Nep? gph, ^„^p_u gpB_ S> bv$gu _pMy„. Ae d¡f¡ qv$g L$l] Ap¡f Qg!

Apd, TuZL$pA¡ sfNpmp_u gpB_ `L$X$u. gpìep¡ L$X$L$ dÅ_p¡ fõkp¡. bp„Ýep¡ `„Mp kp\¡. M¡g_u â¡[¼V$k L$fu iê$! `Z A_ych_¡ _pd¡ d]Xy„$. Ap¡rmep\u R|>V$ép sp¡ Nprme¡ cfpZp.

Apd, TuZL$p¡ apV$u `X$ép¡.

Qp¡sfa lplpL$pf. "bÅrZep bQph Arcep_'A¡ kfL$pfdp„ aqfepv$ L$fu. sdpfp `X$sp i¡fbÅf _uQ¡ Adpfp¡ _hprZep¡ bÅrZep¡ Ly$V$pC Nep¡! s`pkkrdrs _udp¡...

bÅrZep-chpepAp¡_y„ kfL$pfdp„ blz Qpg¡. sfs _pZpMpsp_u krdrs r_dpC.

Ap_p¡ rhfp¡^ L$ep£ "awg_u ap¡fd' k„õ\pA¡ ("ap¡fd Ap¡a ^ awëk'). _pZpMpsy„ A_¡ i¡fbÅf sp¡ A¡L$ OJ_u b¡ ap¡sfu. s`pk sp¡ \hu Å¡CA¡ L$p¡C Óprls ìe[¼s hX¡$.

W$uL$ dpfp cpC. kfL$pf¡ Ap s`pk dpV¡$ sØ_ r_ó`n ìe[¼s _udu : Np¡bf N¡k Mpsp_p dy¿e krQh!

qv$ëgu Mps¡ s`pk iê$ \C.

kp¥â\d fõkp_p DÐ`pv$L$_¡ `L$X$ép. ""fõkp dS>b|s L¡$d b_pìep? kV$p¡qX$ep_¡ L¡$d h¡Ãep? Ap`Ops_p¡ rhQpf _ Apìep¡?''

""`Z lz„ Ap`Ops iy„ L$pd L$fy„?''

""Aëep fõkp! sy„ _l]! `¡gp¡ bÅrZep¡. ApMy„ fpô²$ S>¡_¡ dpV¡$ Aqcep_ Qgphu füy„ R>¡...''

DÐ`pv$L$ L$l¡, ""Np¡bf N¡k dlpfpS>! hp„L$ b^p¡ a¡qfep_p¡ R>¡. fõkp¡ h¡Qsp„ `l¡gp„ A¡Z¡ rhQpfhy„ Å¡CA¡ : Ap bÅrZep¡ R>¡ L¡$ bL$pgy h¡Q_pf? kÝ^f R>¡ L¡$ AÝ^f? `fZ¡gp¡ R>¡, L¡$ kyMu? Å¡ i¡fbÅf_p¡ lp¡e- sp¡ _yL$kp_ L$fu_¡ Apìep¡ R>¡, L¡$ _yL$kp_ cp¡Nhu_¡ Apìep¡ R>¡?''

krQh L$l¡, bfpbf, bfpbf. ÅAp¡, a¡qfep_¡ gC Aphp¡.

a¡qfep¡ L$l¡, lz„ qv$ëgu ¼ep„\u Aphy„? dpfu `pk¡ sp¡ kps-ApW$ ê$r`ep dp„X$ R>¡. qv$ëgu_u qV$qL$V$ dpV¡$ sp¡, kp„cþey„ R>¡... OZp MfQhp `X¡$!

krQh L$l¡, hps sp¡ kpQu. ÅAp¡, qv$ëgu_p a¡qfep_¡ `L$X$u gphp¡!

Qp„v$_u Qp¡L$dp„\u L$p¡C ÅX$p a¡qfep_¡ `L$X$u gpìep.

ÅX$p¡ a¡qfep¡ L$l¡, ""dlpfpS>_p¡ S>e lp¡! Ap`y„ A¡L$ L$X$L$ fõkp¡? bfpbf Ap`_p dp`_p¡.

""iV$ A`!'' krQh¡ b|d `pX$u, ""kpQ¡kpQy„ L$lu v¡$! fõkp¡ _ s|V$ép¡, _¡ i¡fbÅf s|V$éy„? A_¡ A¡ `Z Aphp kpfp bS>¡V$ `R>u?''

a¡qfep¡ l¢ l¢ iy„ iy„ L$fhp gpÁep¡.

krQh spmuAp¡ `pX$hp gpÁep. ""Å¡ey„_¡, L¡$hp¡ N¢N¢ a¢a¢ \C Nep¡! Ap S> Ny_¡Npf _uL$þep¡. fõkp h¡Qhp_y„ gpBkÞk ApS>\u kõ`¡ÞX$!''

""dlpfpS>,'' a¡qfepA¡ dp\y„ M„S>hpmhp dp„X$éy„. ""fõkp h¡Qhp_y„ gpBkÞk lp¡sy„ S> _\u...''

krQh_p azÁNpdp„\u b^p¡ (Np¡bf) N¡k _uL$mu Nep¡. ""sp¡ i¡_y„ gpBkÞk lp¡e R>¡?'' A¡dZ¡ dyÌ$u `R>pX$u_¡ `|R¹>ey„.

""Ap`Z¡ b¡W$p R>uA¡, s¡ apBh-õV$pf lp¡V$g Qgphhp_y„ gpBkÞk lp¡e R>¡,'' X$fsp„ X$fsp„ dv$v$_ui bp¡ëep¡.

""kõ`¡ÞX$! Ap lp¡V$g Qgphhp_y„ gpBkÞk ApS>\u kõ`¡ÞX$!'' s`pk `|fu L$fsp„, krQh¡ Ål¡fps L$fu.

""`Z iy„ L$pd?'' lp¡V$g_p d¡_¡S>f_¡ ^p¡m¡ qv$hk¡ `p„Q spfp v¡$Mpep, ""lz„ A`ugdp„ S>Ci—.''

""S>ê$f, S>ê$f,'' Np¡bf N¡k Mpsp_p dy¿e krQh bp¡ëep, ""sdpfu A`ug_¡ r_ó`n`Z¡ kp„cmi¡, fp¡L¡$V$-V¡$¼_p¡gp¡Æ Mpsp_p dy¿e krQh!''

ANpD_u NTgp¡ A_¡ âï_ `|R>hp dpV¡$_p ap¡d® dpV¡$
Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?