grgs gpX$

"sd_¡ `Z L$ÞãeyT_ \pe R>¡?'
iy„ Ap ApMu vy$r_ep dp¡l-dpep_¡ gu^¡ V$L$u flu R>¡?
ApV$ApV$gp„ d„qv$fp¡ R>sp„ âÅ vy$:Mu L¡$d?
`yfyj ÷u_p„ L$pdp¡ L¡$d _\u L$fu iL$sp¡?
ggyh¡, qagpkpau rkqfa dpBÞX$ L$u qX$dpÞX$ l¥
ggyhp, sy„ sp¡ Æhk©rô$_u A¡L$ Ap¡qX®$_fu rgÞL$ R>¡!
op_ A¡L$ Arcip` R>¡, ggyhp!

"ApS>_p kdpS>_¡ S>ê$f R>¡ A¡L$ _hu rhQpf^pfp_u. S|>_u kX¡$gu rhQpf^pfpAp¡ hX¡$ ¾$p„rs _l] \C iL¡$.'

Ap hp¼e d_dp„ S>X$pC Ney„.

kpQ¡ S>, Ap`Zu rhQpf^pfpAp¡ `Z Ap`Zp kdpS>_u S>¡d S|>_u A_¡ kX¡$gu \C NC R>¡. _\u L$p¡C _hu ×rô$, _\u L$p¡C _hp¡ ArcNd L¡$ _\u L$p¡C _hu qv$ip. ^ud¡ ^ud¡ ApMp¡ kdpS> kX$u füp¡ R>¡. kdpS>_¡ hphpTp¡X$p_u S>¡d T„Tp¡X$u_¡ b¡W$p¡ L$f¡ s¡hu rhQpf^pfp_u spsu S>ê$f R>¡.

`Z ¼ep„\u Aphi¡ Ap _hu rhQpf^pfp?

A_¡ ¼epf¡ Aphi¡ kpdprS>L$ Q¡s_p, A_¡ s¡_p `Ng¡ kpdprS>L$ ¾$p„rs-?

d_ afu d|„Tpey„.

AÐepf¡ sp¡ _hu rhQpf^pfp_y„ A¡L$ _p_y„ TfÏ„ `Z v¡$Mpsy„ _\u.

sp¡ iy„ \i¡?

kdpS> Apd _¡ Apd kX$u S>i¡?

d__p¡ d|„Tpfp¡ h^sp¡ Qpëep¡.

L$p¡Z ÅZ¡ L¡$d, ApS>L$pg d_ gp„bp rhQpfp¡ `Z L$fu iL$sy„ _\u. EW¡$gp âï__y„ sfs r_fpL$fZ dpN¡ R>¡. A_¡ A¡V$g¡ S> dÞ_y ^u N°¡V$_p _p¡ìl¡f g¡ÞX$_p rhTp kdu `NfMp„_u Å¡X$ sfa `N hmu Åe R>¡.

dÞ_y_p qv$iprhlu_ Qpf fõs¡ Äepf¡ lz„ âNV$ \ep¡, A\hp L$lp¡ L¡$ Äepf¡ s¡ Qpf fõsp dpfu ApNm âNV$ \ep Ðepf¡ dÞ_y A¡L$ qfdp¡V$ L„$V²$p¡g_u Qp„`p¡ v$bphu füp¡ lsp¡. s¡_p„ S>¡ qv$ipk|QL$ `pqV$ep„Ap¡ `f ¼epf¡e L$p¡C Anfp¡ _lp¡sp, s¡_p `f ×íephrgAp¡ _pQu flu lsu. dÞ_y Adõsp¡ Adõsp¡ qfdp¡V$_u Qp„`p¡ v$påe¡ S>sp¡ lsp¡ A_¡ ×íephrgAp¡ `gV$psu S>su lsu.

V²$pqaL$ bp¡X®$ `f V$uhu?

Apd Sy>Ap¡ sp¡ _hpC _ L$l¡hpe, `Z s¡dp„ v¡$Mpsp„ ×íep¡ cpf¡ AQfS>cep¯ lsp„. v$f ÓuÆ k¡L$ÞX¡$ L$p¡C _¡ L$p¡C `fv$p `f `p¡_p£N°pau_p Vy$L$X$p S>¡hy„ ×íe _S>f¡ QX$sy„ lsy„, `Z A¡ dp_huAp¡ L„$C buÆ S> k©rô$_p lp¡e s¡hy„ gpNsy„ lsy„.

lz„ qv$Ád|Y$ \C_¡ Ap b^y„ Å¡C füp¡ lsp¡.

""L¡$d? dÅ Aph¡ R>¡ _¡?'' dÞ_yA¡ dpfp Mc¡ lp\ d|L$sp„ NyS>fpsudp„ `|R¹>ey„.

""l¢?'' A¡L$ nZ dpV¡$ lz„ Qp¢¼ep¡. buÆ S> nZ¡ `¡gp„ `pqV$ep„ lsp„ s¡hp„, iåv$ rh_p_p„ \C Nep„.

""bp¡g ggh¡, Ab L$p¡Þku kdõep kspZ¡ gNu?''

lz„ ApMu hps S> c|gu Nep¡. dp„X$ dp„X$ d¢ dNS>_¡ L$ô$ Ap`u ApMu rhQpfi©„Mgp_y„ k„^p_ L$ey¯. A_¡ dÞ_y kdn b¡ lp\ Å¡X$u âï_ L$ep£ :

""¼epf¡ Aphi¡ _hu rhQpf^pfp?''

dÞ_y MX$MX$pV$ lku `X$ép¡. dpfu `uW$ `f Å¡f\u ^åbp¡ dpfu_¡ L$l¡, ""Ab¡ ggh¡, s¡f¡ L$p¡ ¼ep L$fZp l¡ _C rbQpf^pfp L$p? ApQpf X$pg_p l¥? ep ap¡V$p¡-qaf¡d bZp L¡$ qv$hpf `¡ kÅZp l¥?

dÞ_y MX$MX$pV$ lku füp¡ lsp¡.

l„d¡ip„ Ap S> \pe R>¡. d_dp„ A_¡L$ khpgp¡ O|dfpsp lp¡e R>¡ `Z Äepf¡ dÞ_y_u kpd¡ Aphy„ Ry>„ Ðepf¡ Dsphmdp„ lz„ A¡L$ S> khpg, A_¡ s¡e kph d|fM S>¡hp¡ gpNsp¡ khpg `|R>u b¡ky„ Ry>„. A_¡ `R>u dÞ_y MX$MX$pV$ lku_¡ ip„s _ \pe Ðep„ ky^u X$ap¡m_u S>¡d b¡ lp\ Å¡X$u_¡ Ecp¡ flz„ Ry>„.

dÞ_y lku_¡ ip„s \ep¡ A¡V$g¡ iåv$p¡ Np¡W$hu_¡ d¢ afu `|R¹>ey„, ""iy„ _hu L$p¡C rhQpf^pfp Aphi¡ S> _l]?''

""Ap¡e, s¡f¡ L$p¡ qL$k hpõs¡ QpCe¡ e¡ rbQpf^pfp?''

""_hu rhQpf^pfp Aphi¡ sp¡ S> kdpS>dp„ `qfhs®_ Aphi¡ _¡?'' d¢ DN° \C_¡ khpg L$ep£.

S>hpbdp„ dÞ_y dgL$pep¡. ""gëgy r\[ÞL„$N k¡ kp¡kg qfhp¡gyk_ _l] lp¡sp. kp¡kpeV$u d¢ Å¡ Q¡ÞS> ApÑp, hp¡ r\[ÞL„$N k¡ _l] ApÑp. hp¡ ApÑp l¥ V¡$¼_pëÆ k¡!''

Ap dpfp dpV¡$ _hu hps lsu.

""bukh] k¡ÞQfu L$u L$p¡C cu bX$u OV$_p v¡$M g¡ ggh¡, hp¡ r\[ÞL„$N L¡$ L$pfZ _l], V¡$¼_pëÆ L¡$ L$pfZ lzC qv$¿M¡! aõV$ hëX$ hpf L$peLy$ lzhp? L$p¡C bX$p ragp¡kp¡af Apep \p? _l], V¡$¼_pëÆ CÑu X¡$hg` lp¡ NC L$u kb L$u spL$s bY$ NC. k¡L$ÞX$ hëX$ hpf L$peLy$ lzhp? qaf hlu. V¡$¼_pëÆ k¡ hpf L$f_¡ L$u spL$s bY$ NC. kb L$p¡ gNp d¦BQ vy$r_ep `¡ fpS> L$f¢Np!'' dÞ_y lõep¡.

""qaf, \X®$ hëX$ hpf L$peLy$ _„C lzAp!'' dÞ_y d„v$ d„v$ dgL$psp„ bp¡ëep¡, ""V¡$¼_pëÆ BÑu ApN¡ r_L$g NC qL$ Apv$du Myv¥$ Q X$f Nep. kpgp Acu hëX®$ hpf lp¡HNp sp¡ vy$Þep Q Msd lp¡ ÅA¢Nu! Ab s| lu bp¡g ggh¡, `yfu vy$Þep d¢ BÑp bX$p `fhs®_ hp¡ rkfua rlV$gf L$u q\[ÞL„$N k¡ Apep ¼ep? _„H! hp¡ Apep V¡$¼_pëÆ k¡!''

lz„ dp\y„ M„S>hpmhp gpÁep¡.

""AÃR>p s¡f¡ Ly$ A¡L$ R>p¡V$p A¡¼Tp[ç`g v¡$sp. e¡ B[ÞX$ep d¢ ÅBÞV$ a¡rdgu L$peLy$ s|V$ Nep? L$p¡C rbQpfL$ Apep \p k„v¡$kp g¡ L$f? L¡$ bp`, ÅBÞV$ a¡rdgu d¢ Ly$ÃR> _„C f¿M¡gp l¥? _„C, bps rkçàgu BÑu Q lzC qL$ c¥e¡, `¡k¡ sp¡ L$dp_¡ `X¢$N¡, Ap¡f `¡k¡ L$dp_¡ hpõs¡ Np„h R>p¡X$ L¡$ Å_p `X¢$Np. Ab klf Ne¡ sp¡ hl] bk Ne¢. A¡L$ cpC elp„ bkp, v|$kfp hlp„. sp¡ ÅBÞV$ a¡rdgu ApV$p¡d¥qV$L$ V|$V$u _p?

""Ab bp¡gp¡ e¡ Q¡ÞS> L$peLy$ lzAp? r\[ÞL„$N k¡ lzAp ¼ep?''

dÞ_y_u hps dpfp dNS>dp„ ^ud¡ ^ud¡ Esfu flu lsu. dÞ_y_u hpÁ^pfp AõMrgs hlu flu lsu. ""S>b V$uhu Apep sp¡ gp¡N-bpN A¡L$ v|$kf¡ k¡ L$d rdg_¡ gN¡. Ab V$uhu d¢ Ap L$f L$p¡C ¾$p[ÞsL$pfu e¡ sp¡ _l] bp¡gp L¡$ cCe¡, Mpgu`ugu kb k¡ ds brsepep L$fp¡?''

d¢ lh¡ dp\y„ M„S>hpþey„. dÞ_y A¡ Å¡C lõep¡. dpfp lp\ `f V$`gu dpfsp„ bp¡ëep¡, ""L$ÞazS>_ R>p¡X$ ggh¡, kp¡kg r\[ÞL„$N Ab Ap¡ëX$ a¥k_ ¾$p[ÞsL$pfu L¡$ v$pef¡ k¡ cp¡s v|$f r_L$g Q|L$p l¥.''

b¡ nZ dpV¡$ lz„ Q|` füp¡. d__y„ k„`|Z® kdp^p_ sp¡ \ey„ S> _lp¡sy„. ""sp¡ `R>u kdpS>dp„ rhQpfL$p¡_y„ L$p¡C õ\p_ S> _\u?''

""õ\p_ ¼e|„ _l] l¥?'' dÞ_y \p¡X$u nZp¡ dpV¡$ AV$¼ep¡. `R>u s¡_p Ap^yr_L$ qfdp¡V$ L„$V²$p¡g_¡ `p¡sp_p gdZ¡ AX$pX$u cpf¡ kpv¡$ bp¡ëep¡, ""dNf Ab rbQpfL$ cu kykfp qfdp¡V$hp L$p dp¡lspS> lzC Nhp!''

dÞ_y b¡ÓZ nZ ky^u A¡ S> `p¡Tdp„ füp¡. `R>u AQp_L$ dp\y„ ^yZphu rhMfpe¡gp hpm lV$pìep. qfdp¡V$_p„ bV$_ v$bpìep„ A_¡ `¡gu Av¹$cys ×íephrgAp¡ Å¡hpdp„ `fp¡hpC Nep¡.

lz„ `Z dp¢ hL$pku_¡ dëV$u-õ¾$u_ d_p¡f„S>_ Å¡sp¡ füp¡. L¡$V$gp¡ kde Apd _¡ Apd hlu Nep¡ s¡_p¡ ¿epg S> _ füp¡. L$v$pQ lz„ `|smp S>¡hp¡ \C Nep¡ lp¡Ci, L$v$pQ gp¡lu Esfu Aphhp_¡ L$pfZ¡ `N cpf¡ \C Nep li¡ L¡$ `R>u...

`Z AQp_L$ A¡L$ nZ¡ b^y„ S> L$p¡çâ¡k \C_¡ A¡L$ ApX$u guV$u b_u Ney„ A_¡ buÆ nZ¡ A¡L$ V$`Ly„$.

(hp„Qsp fl¡ip¡)

qfqX$a õ`¡íeg rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡