b¡ _p_p„ bpmL$p¡ V¡$²__p X$åbpdp„ M|b sp¡ap_ L$fsp„ lsp„. qV$qL$V$Q¡L$f¡ A¡d_¡ Å¡C A¡d_p r`sp NfbX$gpg_¡ L$üy„, "sd¡ Ap R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ k„cpmp¡, _rlsf sL$guadp„ dyL$pC S>ip¡.'

"sL$gua? sd¡ iy„ ÅZp¡ d_¡ iy„ sL$gua R>¡! dpfu `Ð_u lp¡[õ`V$gdp„ R>¡. d_¡ ùv$efp¡N_u budpfu R>¡. lz„ dpfu dp„v$u kpky_u Mbf L$pYhp S>C füp¡ Ry>„. dpfu v$uL$fuA¡ A¡L$kp\¡ ÓZ bpmL$p¡_¡ S>Þd Apàep¡ R>¡. Ap b¡ R>p¡L$fpAp¡dp„\u A¡L$_u Ap„Nmu Aphu NC R>¡. buÅA¡ Adpfu qV$qL$V$p¡ blpf a¢L$u v$u^u R>¡. A_¡ lÆ ldZp„ S> d_¡ Mbf `X$u R>¡ L¡$ lz„ Mp¡V$u V$¡²$_dp„ b¡W$p¡ Ry>„.' NfbX$gpg¡ L$üy„.

gpg f„N_u A¡gÆ®!

"L¡$d, ApS>¡ Ap¡qakdp„ L„$C _hpS|>_u \e¡gu?' kp„S>¡ Ap¡qak¡\u d_kyM O¡f Apìep¡ Ðep„ dpgsuA¡ `|R¹>ey„.

"lp, ApS>¡ bp¡k¡ õV$pa_p b^p dpZkp¡_¡ L$üy„ L¡$, S>¡ `Z Ecp¡ \C_¡ A¡d L$l¡i¡ L¡$ `fÎep `R>u buÆ õÓuAp¡dp„ A¡_p¡ `N g`õep¡ _\u A¡_¡ A¡ A¡L$ gpg f„N_y„ iV®$ c¡V$ Ap`i¡. A_¡ sy„ dp_ui? A¡L$`Z dpZk Ecp¡ _ \ep¡!'

"s¡ sd¡ L¡$d Ecp _ \ep?'

"l„, l„, l„! A¡ sp¡ A¡d R>¡ _¡ L¡$ s_¡ ¼ep„ Mbf _\u L¡$ d_¡ gpg f„N_p„ L$`X$p„ _\u ip¡csp„!'

dçdu_u tQsp _\u!

fps_p A¡L$ hpÁe¡ lp¡V¡$g_p êddp„\u blpf _uL$msp„ _V$hf¡ _rg_u_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "spfu dçdu_¡ L„$C i„L$p sp¡ NC _\u _¡?'

"_p f¡, dçdu_u L„$C tQsp _\u, `Z dpfp¡ hf blz `|R>`|R> L$f¡ R>¡.'

dpZk b_p¡!

"A¡L$ hpf L$üy„ sp¡ Mfy„ L¡$ AÐepf¡ vy$L$p_dp„ L$p¡C dpZk _\u. Å, Qpëep¡ Å.' vy$L$p_v$pf¡ rcMpfu_¡ ^dL$phsp„ L$üy„.

"i¡W$Æ, \p¡X$u hpf dpV¡$ sd¡ S> dpZk b_u Åh _¡...!'

OfL$pddp„ dv$v$ L$fp¡!

blpf Aphu_¡ r`spA¡ ÓZ¡e R>p¡L$fpAp¡_¡ _ÆL$ bp¡gphu `|R¹>ey„, "ApS>¡ sd¡ kp¥A¡ dpfp L$l¡hp `°dpZ¡ sdpfu bp_¡ OfL$pddp„ dv$v$ L$fu lsu L¡$ _l]?'

ÓZ¡ S>Z¡ A¡L$ukp\¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, "lp, r`spÆ...'

r`spÆA¡ MyiMyipg b_u `|R¹>ey„, "AÃR>p L$lp¡ Å¡CA¡ iy„ iy„ L$ey¯ lsy„?'

"d¢ L$pQ_p„ L$`fL$pbu ^p¡ep„...' A¡L¡$ L$üy„.

"d¢ g|R¹>ep„„...' buÅA¡ L$üy„.

"A_¡ d¢ L$pQ_p sdpd Vy$L$X$p c¡Np L$fu L$Qfp`¡V$udp„ a¢L$u v$u^p.' ÓuÅA¡ L$üy„.

rhrQÓ L$p¡eX$p¡!

A¡L$ rinL¡$ hN®dp„ rhÛp\}Ap¡_¡ A¡L$ rhrQÓ L$p¡eX$p¡ `|R¹>ep¡ : "Å¡ ApL$pidp„ A¡L$ rhdp_ L$gpL$_p Qpfkp¡ qL$gp¡duV$f_u TX$`¡ EX$sy„ lp¡e, _uQ¡ S>du_ `f A¡L$ V$¡²_ L$gpL$_p Qpguk qL$gp¡duV$f_u TX$`¡ S>su lp¡e A_¡ A¡_u bpSy>_u kX$L$ `f A¡L$ L$pf L$gpL$_p `0 qL$gp¡duV$f_u TX$`¡ v$p¡X$u flu lp¡e, sp¡ dpfu Jdf iy„ li¡ A¡ sd¡ L$lu iL$ip¡?'

Ap rhrQÓ L$p¡eX$p¡ kp„cmu ApMp hN®dp„ kÞ_pV$p¡ R>hpC Nep¡. b^p A¡L$buÅ_p„ dp¡Yp„ spL$hp gpÁep. gNcN `„v$f rdr_V$ `R>u A¡L$ R>p¡L$fpA¡ Ap„Nmu AÝ^f L$fu.

"ipbpi...!' rinL¡$ A¡_p¡ DÐkpl h^pep£.

"kpl¡b, sdpfu Jdf 4f hfk_u R>¡.' rhÛp\}A¡ S>hpb Apàep¡.

"rbgLy$g bfpbf! `Z s¢ L$C fus¡ ip¡^u L$pYu?' rinL¡$ Apòe®\u `|R¹>ey„.

"Æ, dpfp klz\u dp¡V$p cpC_u Jdf f1 hfk_u R>¡ A_¡ A¡_¡ gp¡L$p¡ AX$^p¡ Np„X$p¡ L$l¡ R>¡.' rhÛp\}A¡ DÐkplc¡f Mygpkp¡ L$ep£.

_p¡L$ A¡V$ X$p¡f!

"Aëep, dpfu hps kp„cm, Äepf¡ spf¡ dpfp êddp„ Aphhy„ lp¡e Ðepf¡ `l¡gp v$fhpÅ¡ MV$MV$phhp¡, _ ÅZ¡ lz„ L$C lpgsdp„ b¡W$u lp¡J...' i¡W$pZuA¡ êddp„ AQp_L$ v$pMg \e¡gp d\yqfep fpdp_¡ k|Q_p Ap`u.

"v$fhpÅ¡ MV$MV$phhp_u L$p„C S>êf S> _\u.' d\yqfep¡ hÃQ¡ bp¡ëep¡, "lz„ Äepf¡ `Z A„v$f Aphy„ Ry>„ Ðepf¡ `l¡gp v$fhpÅ_u rsfpX$dp„\u Å¡C gJ Ry>„!'

R>....R>....R>....R>¡ëg¡....!

Np„^uÆ_¡ L$C rkV$u Ndsu lsu?

-rkç`gurkV$u!

klz\u kpfpdp„ kpfp¡ hpf L$ep¡?

-S>dZhpf

ANpD_p„ lkNyëgp„
Mp¡ c|ghpX$u!
S>X$bpsp¡X$ Ål¡fMbf!
kpQy„ bp¡g...!
`p__p¡ ip¡Mu_!

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?