L$rh k„d¡g_dp„ A¡L$ _hp L$rhA¡ Ecp \sp„ `|R¹>ey„, "lh¡ lz„ S>¡ L$rhsp fS|> L$fhp_p¡ Ry>„, s¡_y„ d\pmy„ R>¡, "ApN, `pZu A_¡ ^ydpX$p¡!'

îp¡spAp¡dp„\u A¡L$ v$p¡Y$ X$püp¡ îp¡sp Ecp¡ \C_¡ bp¡gu EW$ép¡, "cpC, A¡L$ iåv$dp„ S> L¡$d _\u L$lu v¡$sp L¡$ A¡ lz½$p¡ R>¡!'

k¡¾¡$V$fu h¡fu NyX$ h¡fu NyX$!

A¡L$ Ap¡qakdp„ ap¡_ L$fu_¡ Ap¡qak_p dprgL$_¡ dl¡i¡ L$üy„, "kpl¡b, A¡L$ AW$hpqX$ep\u lz„ Ap`_¡ dmhp fp¡S> âeÐ_ L$fy„ Ry>„, `Z Ap¡qak¡ Aphy„ Ðepf¡ Ap` dmsp S> _\u...A¡V$g¡ lh¡ d_¡ Ap`_u dygpL$ps_p¡ kde Ap`ip¡?'

kpd¡\u S>hpb dþep¡, "sd¡ A¡d L$fp¡...dpfu k¡¾¡$V$fu V$u_p kp\¡ dygpL$ps _½$u L$fu gp¡...'

"kpl¡b, V$u_p kp\¡ d¢ R> dygpL$ps L$fu...M|b dÅ Aphu...lh¡ dpf¡ Ap`_¡ dmhy„ R>¡...'

A¡gpd®_p¡ kpQp¡ D`ep¡N!

NfbX$gpg : ApS>¡ `l¡gu hpf A¡gpd® OqX$epm\u dpfu Ap„M EOX$u!

N¢X$pgpg : A¡d L¡$d?

NfbX$gpg : dpfu `Ð_uA¡ OqX$epm dpfp dp\p `f v$C dpey¯ lsy„!

dykubs_p kde¡ dv$v$ L$fsp¡ v$p¡õs!

fd¡i : epf, spf¡ dpfp gÁ_dp„ S>ê$f\u Aphhp_y„ R>¡!

dl¡i : L¡$d _rl! lz„ A¡ gp¡L$p¡dp„\u _\u S>¡ `p¡sp_p v$p¡õs_¡ dykubs_p kde¡ S> R>p¡X$u v¡$ R>¡!

dçdu_u tQsp v$uL$fpA¡ v|$f L$fu!

bbgy : dçdu, s_¡ `¡gu qX$TpB_hpmu L$pQ_u àg¡V$_u blz qaL$f fl¡su lsu _¡ L¡$ ¼ep„L$ awV$u _ Åe!

dçdu : lp, L¡$d?

bbgy : dçdu, spfu tQsp ldZp„ S> Msd \C NC!

A¡L$ àg¡V$ lghp¡ lÆ Å¡Ci¡!

"Apd¡e sd_¡ dpfp lp\_u b_ph¡gu L$C hp_Nu cphu R>¡? sd_¡ dpfp lp\_p¡ b_ph¡gp¡ Ap lghp¡ S>fpe cpìep¡ _rl, Äepf¡ Ap`Zp¡ r`ÞVy$ b¡ àg¡V$ QV$ L$fu Nep¡ R>¡,' `Ð_uA¡ rMÅC_¡ L$üy„.

`rs lÆ L„$C S>hpb Ap`¡ s¡ `l¡gp„ S> A„v$f_p ê$ddp„\u r`ÞVy$_p¡ AhpS> Apìep¡, "dçdu, d_¡ A¡L$ àg¡V$ lghp¡ lÆ> Å¡Ci¡. lÆ> ÓZ Qp¡`X$uAp¡ Qp¢V$pX$hp_u bpL$u R>¡.....'

EgV$p-`ygV$p!

NfbX$gpg¡ `p¡sp_p v$p¡õs N¢X$pgpg_¡ A¡L$ qv$hk d|X$dp„ Aphu_¡ L$üy„, "epf, `Ð_u_u `k„v$Nudp„ dpf¡ A¡L$ cpf¡ NfbX$ \C NC R>¡. lz„ A¡L$ A¡hp Æh_kp\u_u ip¡^dp„ lsp¡ S>¡ fkp¡X$pdp„ L„$S|>k lp¡e, X²$p¡HN ê$ddp„ Dv$pf qv$g lp¡e A_¡ b¡X$ê$ddp„ ApN S>¡hu lp¡e!'

"`R>u NfbX$ iy„ \C NC?' N¢X$pgpg¡ `p¡sp_p v$p¡õs_¡ klp_yc|rs bsphsp„ `|R¹>ey„.

"d_¡ A¡hu `Ð_u dmu Mfu, `Z d_¡ S>¡ Å¡Csy„ lsy„ A¡ b^pdp„ EgV$pk|gV$u \C NC!' NfbX$gpg¡ L$üy„.

"A¡ L¡$hu fus¡? d_¡ L$„C kdÅey„ _rl. S>fp d_¡ rhNshpf L$l¡_¡!' N¢X$pgpg¡ L$üy„.

NfbX$gpg¡ `p¡sp_u NfbX$ A„N¡ vy$:M_p„ fp¡v$Zp„ fX$sp„ L$üy„, "d_¡ S>¡ `Ð_u dmu R>¡ s¡ fkp¡X$pdp„ Dv$pf qv$g\u g„|V$ph¡ R>¡, bNpX¡$ R>¡ A_¡ Y$p¡m¡ R>¡! X²$p¡HN ê$ddp„ Aph_pf_¡ ApN_u S>¡d v$TpX$u v¡$ R>¡ A_¡ b¡X$ê$ddp„?! A¡ sp¡ hps S> _ `|R> sp¡ kpfy„ epf! L„$S|>k S> _rl, bgL¡$ dlpL„$S|>k R>¡!'

S>_fg _p¡g¡S> kpfy„ L$l¡hpe!

rinL¡$ hN®dp„ ``gy_¡ Ecp L$fsp„ khpg `|R¹>ep¡, "18du kv$u_p h¥opr_L$p¡ rhi¡ ``gy sy„ iy„ ÅZ¡ R>¡?'

rhQpep® rh_p ``gyA¡ aV$ v$C_¡ S>hpb Ap`u v$u^p¡, "A¡ S> L¡$, A¡ b^p S> NyS>fu Nep R>¡!'

k`_y„ bXy„$ cep_L$!

v$fv$u : X$p¡¼V$fkpl¡b! lz„ v$ffp¡S> fps¡ A¡L$ cep_L$ k`_y„ Å¡J Ry>„ L¡$ d_¡ v$k-`„v$f eyhsuAp¡A¡ O¡fu gu^p¡ R>¡.

X$p¡¼V$f : `Z Ap k`_y„ cep_L$ L$C fus¡ L$l¡hpe?

v$fv$u : L¡$d? k`_pdp„ A¡d_p dpV¡$ fp„^ufp„^u_¡ dpfp¡ v$d _uL$mu Åe R>¡ A¡_y„ iy„?

`Ð_u i¡f sp¡ `rs khpi¡f!

"fps_p k|sp„ k|sp„ sd¡ d_¡ Npmp¡ ip dpV¡$ Ap`sp lsp?' khpf khpfdp„ `Ð_uA¡ `rs Ad\pgpg_¡ ^dL$phsp„ `|R¹>ey„.

Ad\pgpg¡ bNpky„ Mpsp„ Mpsp„ S>hpb Apàep¡, "sp¡ s_¡ kp¡A¡ kp¡ V$L$p A¡hu Mpsfu R>¡ L¡$ lz„ k|C füp¡ lsp¡!'

`Ð_u_p¡ L$ÞV²$p¡g k`_p„ Å¡hp `f!

A¡L$ qaëdqv$Áv$i®L$_u `Ð_u_¡ A¡hu i„L$p NC L¡$ qaëd b_phsp„ b_phsp„ X$pef¡¼V$fkpl¡b_¡ qaëd_u rlfp¡B_ kp\¡ â¡d \C Nep¡ R>¡. A¡ `p¡sp_p `rs `f h^y Ýep_ fpMhp gpNu. A¡L$ fps¡ `\pfudp„ `Ð_u_u bpSy>dp„ k|s¡gp X$pef¡¼V$fkpl¡b bL$u füp lsp, "dp¡r_L$p X$prg¯N! lh¡ lz„ spfp hNf flu iL$sp¡ _\u! lz„ dpfu `Ð_u_¡ sgpL$ Ap`u v$Ci A_¡ spfu kp\¡ gÁ_ L$fu gCi.' AQp_L$ X$pef¡¼V$f_u Ap„M M|gu NC sp¡ Å¡ey„ L¡$ `Ð_u Ap„Mp¡ L$pY$u_¡ A¡d_u kpd¡ Nyõkp\u Å¡C flu lsu. qv$Áv$i®L¡$ sfs S> Ap„Mp¡ b„^ L$fu_¡ L$üy„, "L$V¹$! L$V¹$! lh¡ _hp¡ ku_ iê$ L$fp¡.'

A¡L$gp¡ `u_¡ iy„ L$fui?!

fõspdp„ S>C fl¡gu A¡L$ ÷u_¡ rcMpfuA¡ L$üy„ : A¡L$ `p„Q ê$r`ep Ap`u v$p¡.

÷u : `p„Q ê$r`ep_y„ iy„ L$fui?

rcMpfu : Qp `ui.

÷u : `Z Qp sp¡ AY$u ê$r`ep_u Aph¡ R>¡!

rcMpfu : `Z sd_¡e q`hX$phui_¡!

`à`p Ap Q¡` ¼ep„ gNpX$u_¡ Apìep?!

Arh_pi_¡ Å¡fv$pf ifv$u \C NC lsu. _pL$ Nmsy„ lsy„ _¡ M|b S> R>]L$p¡ Aphsu lsu. Ap¡qak¡\u Of¡ Aph¡gp Arh_pi_¡ A¡_u v$k hfk_u _p_L$X$u v$uL$fu l¡sg fp¡S>_u S>¡d v$p¡X$su v$p¡X$su Aphu_¡ hmNu `X$u. Arh_pi¡ v$uL$fu l¡sg_¡ v|$f L$fsp„ L$üy„, "_rl v$uL$fu, _rl. sy„ d_¡ Nm¡ gpNu_¡ Qy„b_ L$fui sp¡ s_¡ ifv$u_p¡ Q¡` gpNi¡.'

b¡ rdr_V$ Q|` füp `R>u _p_L$X$u l¡sg `|R>u b¡W$u, "sp¡ `à`p ApS> sd¡ L$p¡_¡ Nm¡ gpNu_¡, Qy„b_ L$fu_¡ Apìep R>p¡? S>¡_p¡ sd_¡ Q¡` gpÁep¡ R>¡?'

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

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?