vy$L$p_v$pf_¡ L$p¡C hõsy g¡hp dpV¡$ A„v$f dp¡L$gu_¡ Q„vy$A¡ kpd¡ d|L¡$gp _prme¡f_p \¡gpdp„\u A¡L$ _prme¡f ^ud¡ flu_¡ `p¡sp_u \¡gudp„ kfL$phu gu^y„ A_¡ blpf\u `|R¹>ey„, "L¡$d, i¡W$, ApS>L$pg dfQp„_p¡ iy„ cph R>¡?'

vy$L$p_v$pf¡ A„v$f\u S>hpb Apàep¡, "_prme¡f_p ApS>L$pg v$k ê$r`ep Qpg¡ R>¡, A_¡ dfQp„_p¡ cph lz„ blpf Aphu_¡ L$lz„ Ry>„.'

A„v$pT klu, r_ip_p Ngs!

d_uj¡ v$u`p_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "qX$ef, Å¡ lz„ spfp lp\ D`f Qy„b_ gJ sp¡ s_¡ Mp¡Vy„$ sp¡ _l] gpN¡ _¡?'

v$u`pA¡ dgL$psp„ dgL$psp„ S>hpb Apàep¡, "qX$ef, Qy„b_ g¡hp\u d_¡ Mp¡Vy„$ sp¡ _l] gpN¡, `Z Mp¡V$u S>Áep `k„v$ L$fhp bv$g d_¡ S>ê$f Mp¡Vy„$ gpNi¡!'

qX$ef, sy„ dpfp dpV¡$ iy„ b_phu Ap`ui?

_hu _hu `fZu_¡ Aph¡gu `|hu®A¡ kylpNfps¡ S> `rs `ygu__¡ L$üy„, "dpfu kpl¡gu _usp_p„ gÁ_ \ep„ Ðepf¡ A¡_p `rsA¡ A¡_¡ kps k|e®hpmp¡ kp¡_p_p¡ lpf b_phu Apàep¡ lsp¡. dpfu bl¡_`Zu kfgp_p„ gÁ_ \ep„ Ðepf¡ A¡_p `rsA¡ A¡_¡ lufp_p¡ lpf b_phu_¡ Apàep¡ lsp¡. qX$ef, sy„ dpfp dpV¡$ iy„ b_phu Ap`ui?'

`ygu_ kl¡S> `Z rhQpep® rh_p bp¡gu EW$ép¡, "X$prg¯N, lz„ spfp dpV¡$ f¡i_L$pX®$ b_phu Ap`ui.'

r`sp_¡ bpmL$p¡_p Aprij!

rS>sy : "dpfu `Ð_u `l¡gp„ sp¡ M|b lpdp£r_ed hNpX$su A_¡ ApX$¡^X$ hNpX$su. `Z bpmL$p¡_p ApNd_ `R>u A¡Z¡ lpdp£r_ed hNpX$hp_y„ R>p¡X$u v$u^y„ R>¡.'

qlsy : "¼epf¡L$ bpmL$p¡ `Z Apiuhp®v$ê$` b_u Åe R>¡, _l]?'

dpL£$qV„$N!

A¡L$ ÷u L|$sfp_y„ âv$i®_ Å¡hp NC. Ðep„ A¡_¡ A¡L$ ka¡v$ f„N_p¡ L|$sfp¡ M|b S> `k„v$ `X$u Nep¡. L|$sfp_¡ h¡Qsp dpL£$qV„$N A¡[¼T¼eyqV$h¡ A¡_¡ L$üy„, "d¡X$d, Ap_¡ Mfuv$u gp¡.'

÷u : "`Z L$p¡Z ÅZ¡ L¡$d dpfp `rs Ap L|$sfp_¡ fpMhp v¡$i¡ L¡$ _l].'

dpL£$qV„$N A¡[¼T¼eyqV$h : "d¡X$d, sd_¡ `rs sp¡ OZp dmu fl¡i¡, `Z Aphp¡ L|$sfp¡ _rl dm¡.'

byqÙ_¡ f„Nhp_u S>ê$f R>¡!

A¡L$ dpZk rgãV$ dpfas¡ `¡V$u D`f QX$phu füp¡ lsp¡. A¡L$ dpZk¡ s¡_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "L¡$d cpC? Aphu dp¡V$u `¡V$u D`f L¡$d QX$phu füp R>p¡?'

"dpf¡ s¡ `¡V$u f„Nhu R>¡ A_¡ f„N_p¡ X$bp¡ s\p `]R>u D`f `X$ép„ R>¡.'

`l¡gp kp¡N„v$ `R>u...

A¡L$ S>S>kpl¡b v$p„s L$Y$phhp dpV¡$ v$p„s_p X$p¡¼V$f_¡ Ðep„ Nep. Myfiu D`f b¡ksp„ `l¡gp„ s¡Ap¡A¡ X$p¡¼V$f_¡ L$üy„, "X$p¡¼V$f, `l¡gp sd¡ kp¡N„v$ gp¡ L¡$ lz„ v$p„s L$pY$ui, ApMp¡ v$p„s L$pY$ui A_¡ v$p„s rkhpe buÅ L$ip_¡ lz„ lp\ gNpX$ui _l].'

Qp¡¿My„ _yL$kp_!

Sy>S>fdg : "blz Aakp¡k_u hps R>¡!'

`pX$p¡iu : "L¡$d iy„ \ey„?'

Sy>S>fdg : "L¡$d, sd¡ kp„cþey„ _l] L¡$ Qp¡¿Mp Ou_p cphdp„ qL$gp¡A¡ `Qpk ê$r`ep OV$u Nep!'

`pX$p¡iu : "lp, `Z A¡dp„ Aakp¡k_u ¼ep„ hps Aphu? Ou_p cph OV$ép A¡ sp¡ kpfu hps S> NZpe _¡!'

Sy>S>fdg : "sd¡ kdÄep _l], Äepf¡ Ou_p¡ cph 16` ê$r`ep qL$gp¡ lsp¡ Ðepf¡ lz„ Ou _ MpC_¡ 16` ê$r`ep bQphsp¡ lsp¡. `Z lh¡ sp¡ a¼s 11` ê$r`ep S> bQi¡ _¡! A¡V$g¡ d_¡ sp¡ v¡$Musu fus¡ Qp¡¿Mp `Qpk ê$r`ep_y„ _yL$kp_ S> Ney„ _¡!'

riiy_S>f¡...

rinL$ : "bÞV$u, hfkpv$ ip dpV¡$ `X¡$ R>¡?'

bÞV$u : "A¡V$gp dpV¡$ L¡$ hpv$mp¡ Qpgsp„ Qpgsp„ \pL$u Åe R>¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡d_¡ `fk¡hp¡ \pe R>¡, A_¡ `fk¡hp¡ _uQ¡ V$`L$hp dp„X¡$ R>¡. S>¡_¡ Ap`Z¡ hfkpv$ L$luA¡ R>uA¡.'

X$püp fl¡hp_p¡ fõsp¡ _\u...

_k£ dygpL$psu_¡ `pNgp¡_p¡ `qfQe L$fphsp„ L$üy„, "Sy>Ap¡, Ap `pNg. A¡L$ R>p¡L$fu_p â¡ddp„ `pNg \C_¡ `fZhp_u Æv$ gu^u A_¡ A¡ `pNg \C Nep¡. A_¡ Sy>Ap¡, Ap buÅ¡ `pNg. A¡ S> R>p¡L$fu_¡ `fZu_¡ syf„s `pNg \C Nep¡!'

cpX$p kp\¡ dykpafp¡_u k„¿ep L¡$d h^¡ R>¡?

"Ap hfk¡ afu f¡gh¡_p cpX$pdp„ h^pfp¡ \ep¡ R>¡, sp¡e gp¡L$p¡ dykpafu ip dpV¡$ L$fsp li¡?'

"f¡gh¡hpmp lSy> ¼ep„L$ h^y cpXy„$ _ h^pfu v¡$ A¡ buL¡$ A¡ gp¡L$p¡ `l¡g¡\u S> dykpafu L$fu g¡hp dpN¡ R>¡.'

v$uL$fp¡ hph¡ _¡ bp` gZ¡!

"Af¡, epf, Ap rsgL$_u kpBL$g `„¼Qf_u vy$L$p_ sp¡ ^d^p¡L$pf Qpgu _uL$mu. A¡_¡ sp¡ Mphp_ue azfkv$ _\u!'

"Qpg¡ S> _¡, A¡ A¡_p v$uL$fp V$uÞLy$_¡ A¡L$ kpBL$g_p V$pefdp„ Qy`L$uv$u\u `„¼Qf `pX$hp_p¡ A¡L$ ê$r`ep¡ Ap`¡ R>¡!

ëep¡ L$fp¡ `funp!

_„vy$ Äepf¡ dp¡V$p¡ \ep¡ A_¡ v$kdp ^p¡fZdp„ Apìep¡ Ðepf¡ A¡_p r`sp Qud_gpg_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ `„v$f hfk_p¡ \ep¡ R>sp„ cZhpdp„ _„vy$_y„ d_ gpNsy„ _\u. hmu Nd¡ Ðepf¡ s¡ rQÓrhrQÓ hs®_ L$fu b¡k¡ R>¡. A¡V$g¡ a¡qdgu X$p¡¼V$f_¡ bsphsp„, a¡qdgu X$p¡¼V$f¡ kpBqL$epqV²$õV$ A¡V$g¡ L¡$ dp_kip÷u_¡ _„vy$_¡ bsphhp_y„ L$üy„.

Qud_gpg _„vy$_¡ gC_¡ kpBqL$epqV²$õV$ `pk¡ `lp¢Qu Nep. kpBqL$epqV²$õV¡$ _„vy$_¡ s`põep `R>u L$üy„ L¡$, "Ap`Z¡ _„vy$_u A¡L$-b¡ V¡$õV$ g¡hu `X$i¡. A¡_¡ rhop__p rhjedp„ fk R>¡ L¡$ `R>u apB_ ApV®$¹k-rQÓL$pddp„ fk R>¡ A¡ ÅZhp dpV¡$ Ap`Z¡ _„vy$_u `funp gCA¡. Ðepf bpv$ Ap`Z¡ A¡ gpB_ D`f S> ApNm kpfhpf A_¡ v$hp L$fhp_y„ _½$u L$fuiy„.'

X$p¡¼V$f¡ _k®_¡ L$üy„ L¡$, A¡L$ V¡$bg D`f f„N L$fhp_u `]R>u, L$pNm, `¡[Þkg, awV$`Ë$u A_¡ f„Np¡ d|L$p¡. Äepf¡ buÅ V¡$bg D`f rhop__p âep¡N L$fhp_p„ kp^_p¡ S>¡hp„ L¡$ bL$_mu, âpedk, V¡$õV$V$éyb hN¡f¡ d|L$p¡.

_„vy$_¡ v|$$f Ecp¡ fpMu X$p¡¼V$f¡ bÞ_¡ V¡$bg D`f bsph¡gu hõsy bsphu _„vy$_¡ L$üy„, "lz„ A¡L$, b¡ A_¡ ÓZ bp¡gy„ A¡V$g¡ s_¡ S>¡ Ndsy„ lp¡e, s¡ `L$X$u g¡S>¡.'

"A¡L$... b¡... A_¡ ÓZ...'

S>¡ `qfZpd Apìey„ s¡_p\u _„vy$_p r`sp sp¡ W$uL$, `Z kpBqL$epqV²$õV$ `Z X$OpC Nep- Qp¢L$u EW$ép.

_„vy$A¡ v$p¡X$u_¡ _k®_¡ Å¡f\u `L$X$u_¡, bp\ cfu gu^u lsu.

Np¡gubpf_p„ lkNyëgp„ rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?