bpDÞkf L$l¡hsp¡_p¡ dpfp¡ Å$fu R>¡!

epv$ fl¡, Äepf¡ `Z hX$ugp¡ Aphu L$l¡hs L$l¡ Ðepf¡ `V$ L$fsu bpDÞkf L$l¡hs aV$L$pfu_¡ ÅZ¡ L„$C bÞey„ S> _\u A¡d W$phLy„$ dp¢ L$fu _pMhy„! bpDÞkf L$l¡hs_u Mfu dTp A¡dp„ S> R>¡.

`¡gu L$l¡hs R>¡ _¡ L¡$ "kdÅe sp¡ rk¼kf A_¡ _ kdÅe sp¡ bpDÞkf!'

S|>_u L$l¡hs :
_pQhy„ _rl A_¡ Ap„NÏ„ hp„Ly$„.

bpDÞkf L$l¡hs :
b^p_¡ Ap„NZ¡ _pQhp_y„ _ lp¡e!

S|>_u L$l¡hs :
_p_p dp¡Y¡$ dp¡V$u hps.

bpDÞkf L$l¡hs :
A¡ sp¡ S>¡hp„ dp¡Y$p„ A¡hu hps!

S|>_u L$l¡hs :
`pZudp„ fl¡hy„ A_¡ dNf\u buhy„, L¡$d Qpg¡?

bpDÞkf L$l¡hs :
S>du_ `f Of lp¡e sp¡ `pZudp„ iy„ L$pd fl¡hy„?

S|>_u L$l¡hs :
`yÓ_p„ gnZ `pfZpdp„\u.

bpDÞkf L$l¡hs :
hX$ug_p„ gnZ qiMpdZdp„\u!

S|>_u L$l¡hs :
V$u`¡ V$u`¡ kfp¡hf cfpe.

bpDÞkf L$l¡hs :
V$u`¡ V$u`¡ kfv$pf kfp¡hf cfpe!

S|>_u L$l¡hs :
Y$p„L$Zudp„ `pZu gC_¡ X|$bu dfp¡.

bpDÞkf L$l¡hs :
_d®v$p_u _l¡f Å¡C_¡ X|$bu dfp¡!

S|>_u L$l¡hs :
A¡ b^y„ c¢k ApNm cpNhs.

bpDÞkf L$l¡hs :
A¡ sp¡ cpNhs ApNm b^p c¢k!

S|>_u L$l¡hs :
^fd L$fsp„ ^pX$ `X$u.

bpDÞkf L$l¡hs :
^fd L$fhp ^pX$p„ Apìep„!

S|>_u L$l¡hs :
ApN gpN¡ Ðepf¡ L$|hp¡ Mp¡v$hp _ S>hpe.

bpDÞkf L$l¡hs :
ApN L„$C L|$hp¡ ip¡^u_¡ _\u gpNsu!

S|>_u L$l¡hs :
hphp¡ s¡hy„ gZp¡.

bpDÞkf L$l¡hs :
hph¡ L$p¡C _¡ gZ¡ L$p¡C!

S|>_u L$l¡hs :
spf¡ dd dd\u L$pd L¡$ V$` V$`\u?

bpDÞkf L$l¡hs :
V$L$ V$L$ kp„cþep rh_p dd dd _ dm¡!

S|>_u L$l¡hs :
Mp¡Ûp¡ `lpX$, Ðepf¡ _uL$þep¡ Jv$f.

bpDÞkf L$l¡hs :
`]S>fp\u `ssy„ lp¡e Ðep„ `lpX$ Mp¡v$hp b¡W$p!

kpd¡hpmp_¡ bp¡f L$fhp_u dTp L„$C Ap¡f S> lp¡e R>¡. âp¡a¡kfp¡, fpS>L$pfZuAp¡ A_¡ fplzg ÖrhX$_u Apdp„ dpõV$fu R>¡!

`Z iy„ L$fuA¡? Ap`Z¡ Ardspc bÃQ_ sp¡ W$uL$, i¡Mf kyd_ `Z _\u! sp¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ bp¡f iu fus¡ L$fhp? Al] Qpf `Ùrs Ap`u R>¡. sd¡ hp„Qip¡ A¡V$g¡ `p„Qdu `Ùrs `Z Ap`p¡Ap` kdÅhp gpNi¡!

hps_u iê$Apsdp„ S> A¡L$ kõ`¡Þk Ecp¡ \pe s¡hy„ hp¼e bp¡gp¡, "b¡ epf! ApS>¡ sp¡ A¡L$ dX®$f Å¡ey„! _S>fp¡_S>f!'

`¡gp¡ akpC S>i¡. lh¡ s¡_¡ ApMu hps M|b S> qX$V¡gdp„ L$lp¡. sd¡ Of¡\u L¡$V$gp hpÁe¡ _uL$þep, L$ep fõs¡\u _uL$þep, ¾$p¡tkN_¡ L$pfZ¡ L¡$V$gp¡ V$pBd bNX$ép¡, NyX¹$T V²¡$__p X$åbp L¡$V$gp lsp, fõs¡ õL|$V$fdp„ `¡V²$p¡g M|V$u Ney„, `¡V²$p¡g `„` L¡$hp¡ lsp¡, ¼ep„ lsp¡, `¡V²$p¡g `|f_pfp¡ dpZk L¡$hp¡ flõede gpNsp¡ lsp¡, `¡V²$p¡g_p cphdp„ L¡$hu fL$TL$ \C, ApMf¡ L¡$V$gp `¥kp Apìep _¡ L¡$V$gp bpL$u füp, `¡gp Qpf fõs¡ Ec¡gp V²$pqaL$ `p¡gukhpmp_u d|R>p¡ L¡$hu lsu, fp¢N kpBX$ `f\u sd_¡ Ap¡hfV¡$L$ L$fu Ne¡gu k¡ÞV²$p¡dp„ b¡W¡$gu R>p¡L$fu L¡$hu lsu. A¡Z¡ iy„ `l¡f¡gy„....

hÃQ¡ `¡gp¡ L„$V$pm¡ L¡$ KQp¡_uQp¡ \pe A¡V$g¡ Mpk Aphp„ hp¼ep¡ bp¡gp¡, "A_¡ bp¡g, L$p¡C L$ë`_p S> _lp¡su L¡$ Aphp k„Å¡Np¡dp„ dX®$f Å¡hp dmu Åe!' A\hp "bp¡g, b^y„ _p¡d®g lp¡e A¡hy„ S> gpN¡ R>¡_¡? `Z _p! lL$uL$sdp„ Ap_p `R>u S> dX®$f \hp_y„ lsy„!'

Apd L$fsp„ L$fsp„ sd¡ `¡gp r\e¡V$f `f `lp¢Ãep, "qv$g `¡ ds g¡ epf'_u qV$qL$V$ gu^u, lp¡gdp„ A„^pfy„ \ey„, ApNm L$p¡Z b¡W¡$gy„, `pR>m L$p¡Z b¡W¡$gy„, `¡gp¡ b¡V$fu gC_¡ afsp¡ X$p¡fL$u`f L¡$hp¡ d¡_fg¡k lsp¡, r\e¡V$f_u kuV$p¡ L¡$hu lsu, BÞV$fhgdp„ gu^¡gp `p¡`L$p¡_® W$uL$ lsp `Z A¡L$ cpC_¡ `¡àku `u^p `R>u L¡$hu EgV$u \hp gpN¡gu...

Aphu V$p¡V$g qX$V¡$ëk kp\¡_u hpsp® Qgphp¡. A_¡ `R>u AQp_L$ `|fu L$fu _pMp¡ L¡$ "`R>u sp¡ r`¼Qf R|>V$u Ney„ A_¡ Ad¡ O¡f Aphsp füp!'

sdpfp¡ v$p¡õs bOhpC S>i¡. "`Z `¡gp dX®$f_y„ iy„? A¡_u sp¡ hps S> _ Aphu!'

lh¡ ip„rs\u Ecp \sp„ L$l¡hy„, "L¡$d! qv$g `¡ ds g¡ epfdp„ `¡gp¡ d_p¡S> hpS>`¡eu dX®$f _\u L$fsp¡?'

Ap `Ùrsdp„ sdpf¡ kpfp h¼sp lp¡hp_u S>ê$f S> _\u. bk, A¡V$gy„ epv$ fpMhy„ L¡$ sd¡ S>fpe kpfp îp¡sp _\u!

kpd¡hpmu ìe[¼s kl¡S> DÐkpldp„ Aphu_¡ L„$C L$lu flu lp¡e Ðepf¡ AQp_L$ cmsu S> S>ÁepA¡ cmsp S> khpgp¡ `|R¹>ep L$fp¡. v$pMgp sfuL¡$ dçdu ip¡t`N L$fu_¡ Aphu lp¡e A_¡ DÐkpl\u b^y„ bspX$su lp¡e Ðepf¡ `|R>p¡, "Ap kpX$u ¼ep„\u gu^u? Apkp¡`pgh? A¡ ¼ep„ Apìey„? _l¡fyrb°S>? AÃR>p AÃR>p. sp¡ Ðep„ sy„ L¡$hu fus¡ Ne¡gu? A¡d? `R>u L$pf ¼ep„ `pL®$ L$f¡gu? bly cuX$ lsu `pqL¯$Ndp„? Ðep„ kpd¡ S> `¡gp a¡dk X$p¡¼V$f_y„ v$hpMp_y„ R>¡_¡? `¡gp L$ep X$p¡¼V$f? sy„ _lp¡su NC A¡L$ hpf? `¡gp X¡$[ÞV$õV$ _\u!'

dçdu L$l¡i¡ L¡$ X¡$[ÞV$õV$ sp¡ _hf„N`yfpdp„ R>¡. ek! sfs S> Ap sL$ TX$`u gp¡! L$pfZ L¡$ Ap hps\u kph ApX¡$ `pV¡$ QX$hp dmi¡. "_hf„N`yfpdp„? L$ep¡ X¡$[ÞV$õV$? lp lp, blz kpfp¡ R>¡ _rl? Ap`Zp `¡gp Np¡f^_L$pL$p_y„ Qp¡L$Wy„$ `Z A¡dZ¡ S> L$fphu Ap`¡gy„ _rl? lh¡ Np¡f^_L$pL$p_¡ L¡$d R>¡? Mpe R>¡? cpMfu, kyMX$u A¡hy„ b^y„ Qhpe R>¡?'

Å¡ dçdu Np¡f^_L$pL$p_p V²¡$L$\u AL$mpC Åe sp¡ sfs dçdu_p V²¡$L$ `f Aphu ÅAp¡. "s_¡ sp¡ v$pY$dp„ vy$:Msy„ lsy„ A¡V$g¡ Ne¡gu _rl? lh¡ dV$u Ney„? X$p¡¼V$f_u v$hpe `|fu \C NC? lh¡ qv$hkdp„ L¡$V$gu hpf b°i L$f¡ R>¡?'

V|„$L$dp„ kpd¡_u ìe[¼s S>¡_u hps L$fsu lp¡e s¡ rkhpe_p v$p¡Y$kp¡ khpgp¡ `|R>p¡!

Ap`Z_¡ L$p¡g¡S>dp„ l„d¡ip„ bp¡f L$fsp âp¡a¡kf_¡ Ap `Ùrs hX¡$ bp¡f L$fhp_u M|b S> dTp Aph¡ R>¡. Å¡L¡$ \p¡X$u s¥epfu L$fhu `X$i¡. `Z kph kl¡gu R>¡. gpBb°¡fudp„\u L$p¡C `Z rhje_¡ gNsy„ A¡L$pv$ \p¡\y„ ¼gpkdp„ D`pX$u gphp¡.

lh¡ Äepf¡ kf `p¡sp_p g¡¼Qf hX¡$ b^p_¡ bp¡f L$fu füp lp¡e Ðepf¡ AQp_L$ Ecp \C_¡ L$lp¡ L¡$, "kf, A¡L$ qX$qaL$ëV$u R>¡. \p¡Xy„$ `|R>hy„ R>¡.' kf `l¡gp„ sp¡ Myi \C S>i¡. "bp¡g, bp¡g, iy„ R>¡?'

"kf sd¡ ldZp„ S>¡ L$l¡sp lsp_¡, A¡hy„ S> R>¡ `Z S>fp AgN R>¡' A¡d L$lu_¡ `¡gy„ \p¡\y„$ L$pY$u_¡ s¡_y„ _pd A_¡ g¡ML$_y„ _pd hp„Qu_¡ L$l¡hy„ L¡$, "kf Ap `yõsL$dp„ bkp¡ kÑph_dp `p_¡ g¿ey„ R>¡ L¡$...' A¡d L$lu_¡ bkp¡ kÑph_dy„ `p_y„ hp„Qhp dp„X$p¡!

b¡ aL$fp, ÓZ aL$fp ky^u kf kp„cmi¡, `R>u s¡ L„$C L$l¡hp Åe L¡$ sfs s¡d_¡ AV$L$phu_¡ L$lp¡, "kf, Mfy„ sp¡ lÆ Aph¡ R>¡!' Apd L$fu_¡ v$p¡Y$-b¡ `p_p„ hp„Qu ÅAp¡. A_¡ `R>u rkqfek X$pQy„ fpMu_¡ `|R>p¡, "kf, Ap... bfpbf kdÅsy„ _\u!'

_¡Qfgu, lh¡ kf_¡ `Z _rl kdÅe! A¡V$g¡ s¡ L$„C ANX$d¹bNX$d¹ kdÅhhp S>i¡ A\hp sp¡ sdpfp lp\dp„\u `¡gy„ \p¡\y„ g¡hp Aphi¡. lh¡ sfs buSy>„ S> L$p¡C `p_y„ L$pY$u_¡ hp„Qhp dp„X$p¡, "kf, Ap A¡L$kp¡ ApX$Óukdp `p_¡ Ap_p\u kph Ap¡`p¡rTV$ g¿ey„ R>¡.' A¡d L$lu_¡ buÅ„ b¡ `p_p„ dp¡V¡$\u hp„Qp¡...! A_¡ Ap¡aL$p¡k®, rkqfek X$pQy„ fpMu_¡ afu `|R>p¡, "Ap... `Z L„$C... bfpbf kdÅsy„ _\u!'

lh¡ kf s¡d_u sdpd i[¼s c¡Nu L$fu_¡ `¡gy„ \p¡\y„ D\gphu_¡ s¡dp„\u L„$CL$ kdS>hp_p¡ âepk L$fi¡. kf `p_p„ D\gphsp„ lp¡e Ðep„ ky^u b^p kpd¡ õdpBg Ap`sp flp¡. `Z S>¡hp kf kdÅhhp_u iê$Aps L$f¡ L¡$ sfs L$lp¡, "kf, Ap V$p¡r`L$ _¡¼õV$ V$pBd fpMuA¡ sp¡?'

_¡Qfgu, ¼gpk_p b^p S> õVy$X$ÞV¹$k "ek kf... _¡¼õV$ V$pBd _¡¼õV$ V$pBd' bp¡gu EW$i¡!

lh¡ _¡¼õV$ V$pBd iy„ L$fhp_y„? buSy>„ \p¡\y„ gC_¡ Aphhp_y„!

Ap `Ùrs bp¡e-ä¡ÞX$_¡ bp¡f L$fhp dpV¡$ b¡õV$ R>¡.

s¡_¡ Of¡ bp¡gphp¡. A¡ Aph¡ L¡$ sfs L$lp¡, "A¡L$ `p„Q S rdr_V$ lp¢? sy„ b¡k _¡? V$uhu bNX$u Ney„ R>¡, `Z sy„ Ap d¡N¡rT_ hp„Q_¡?' A¡d L$lu_¡ s¡_¡ "^d®k„v¡$i', "eyNi[¼s NpeÓu' L¡$ "S>_L$ëepZ' S>¡hp„ d¡N¡rT_p¡ `L$X$php¡.

lh¡ sd¡ sdpfp ê$ddp„ S>C_¡ S>¡ L$fsp lp¡ s¡ L$ep® L$fp¡. v$k v$k rdr_V¡$ `¡gp bp¡Op_u Mbf L$pY$sp flp¡. "bk, `p„Q S> rdr_V$ lp¢? bp¡f _\u \sp¡_¡?'

bp¡Op¡ AL$mphp gpN¡ A¡V$g¡ `p„Q rdr_V$ `f\u b¡ rdr_V$ A_¡ `R>u Óuk k¡L$ÞX$ `f Aphu ÅAp¡. Af¡ Óuk k¡L$ÞX$ `Z ip dpV¡$? "A¡L$ S> k¡L$ÞX$ lp¢? lz„ Aphy„ S> Ry>„! sy„ S>sp¡ _ql!'

Apd L$gpL$ v$p¡Y$ L$gpL$ V$V$mpìep `R>u `¡gp¡ Ópku_¡ blpf S>sp¡ lp¡e Ðepf¡ R>¡L$ L$ç`pDÞX$_p Tp„`p ky^u s¡_¡ ku-Ap¡a L$fhp S>hy„ A_¡ R>¡ëg¡ L$l¡hy„, "Af¡ epv$ Apìey„ epf! dpf¡ spfy„ Mpk L$pd R>¡! sy„ L$pg¡ Aphui? Ap V$pBd¡?'

dõsu BT dõV$ rhcpN_p AÞe g¡Mp¡ dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?