A¡L$ lsp¡ Jv$f.

s¡_¡ A¡L$ ky„v$f v$uL$fu lsu. v$uL$fu s¡_¡ OZu hlpgu.

v$uL$fu dp¡V$u \C A¡V$g¡ v$uL$fu_¡ `fZphhp_u tQsp Jv$f_¡ \C. s¡_¡ \ey„, ""dpfu v$uL$fu L¡$V$gu ky„v$f, kyiug R>¡. A¡_¡ dpV¡$ S>¡hp¡ s¡hp¡ _l], kfk dÅ_p¡ hf ip¡^ui. b^p L$fsp„ S>bfp¡, i[¼sipmu. `Z A¡hp¡ Jv$f lz„ ¼ep„ ip¡^ui?''

Jv$f rhQpfdp„ `X$u Nep¡. s¡Z¡ ApSy>bpSy> _S>f v$p¡X$phu. b`p¡f_p¡ kde lsp¡. k|e® dp\¡ ^p¡d^Msp¡ lsp¡. s¡_¡ rhQpf Apìep¡ Ap k|e® L¡$V$gp¡ i[¼sipmu R>¡. ApV$g¡ v|$f fl¡ `Z s¡_u Nfdu kp¥_¡ gpN¡. s¡_p sp`\u kp¥ Æhp¡_¡ Æh_ dm¡ A_¡ A¡ Nyõk¡ \pe Ðepf¡ A¡V$gu Nfdu Ap`¡ sp¡ Æhp¡ dfu Åe. Mf¡Mf! vy$r_epdp„ kp¥\u i[¼sipmu sp¡ k|fS> S> R>¡. dpfu v$uL$fu_¡ k|fS> kp\¡ `fZphu lp¡e sp¡?

s¡ E`X$ép¡ k|fS> `pk¡.

k|fS>_¡ L$l¡, ""dpfu v$uL$fu dpV¡$ d¢ sd_¡ `k„v$ L$ep® R>¡. sdpf¡ dpfu v$uL$fu kp\¡ `fZhp_y„ R>¡.''

Ap kp„cmu k|e® A¡L$v$d Apòe®dp„ `X$u Nep¡. ""Af¡ Jv$fdpdp, vy$r_epdp„ sd_¡ L$p¡C `k„v$ _ `X$éy„ s¡ d_¡ `k„v$ L$ep£. A¡hy„ dpfpdp„ sd¡ iy„ Å¡ey„ L¡$ sdpfu v$uL$fu `fZphhp s¥epf \C Nep R>p¡?''

Jv$f L$l¡, ""dpf¡ dpfu v$uL$fu dpV¡$ S>Ns_p¡ kp¥\u i[¼sipmu hf Å¡Csp¡ lsp¡. sd¡ kp¥\u i[¼sipmu R>p¡.''

k|fS> L$l¡, ""Af¡ S>hp v$p¡_¡. Ap hpv$mp„ R>¡ _¡, s¡ dpfu ApX¡$ Aphu Åe sp¡ lz„ kph Y„$L$pC ÅJ. dpfp¡ âL$pi, Nfdu b^y„ AV$L$u Åe.''

Jv$f_¡ gpÁey„ hps R>¡ sp¡ kpQu. k|fS> L$fsp„ hpv$mp„ OZp„ spL$pshpmp„, Aphp k|e®_¡ Y$p„L$u v¡$. hpv$m hfkpv$ hfkphu ApMp S>Ns_¡ `pZu Ap`¡. s¡_p\u A_pS>, ipL$cpÆ `pL¡$, Mphp_y„-`uhp_y„ b^y„ hpv$m_¡ gu^¡ sp¡ R>¡.

s¡ `lp¢Ãep¡ hpv$m `pk¡. ka¡v$ ka¡v$ ê$ S>¡hp„ hpv$mp¡_¡ Å¡sp„ S> Jv$f_¡ hpv$m blz Ndu Nep„. Apl! Aphp¡ ê$`pmp¡ dpfu v$uL$fu_p¡ hf! vy$r_ep ApMu Å¡su flu S>i¡. hpv$m_¡ L$üy„, ""sd¡ dpfu v$uL$fu_¡ `fZp¡_¡?'' hpv$m_¡ lkhy„ Aphu Ney„.

hpv$m¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""L¡$d?''

Jv$f¡ s¡_p„ hMpZ L$fsp„ L$üy„, ""hpv$mcpC sd¡ L¡$V$gp spL$pshpmp R>p¡. Ap ApV$gp dp¡V$p k|fS>_¡ sd¡ Y$p„L$u v$p¡ R>p¡. s¡_u Nfdu, âL$pi_¡ Ap¡R>p¡ L$fu _pMp¡ R>p¡.''

hpv$m r_kpkp¡ _pMsp„ bp¡ëep¡, ""lz„ ¼ep„ spL$pshpmp¡ Ry>„. Ap `h_ R>¡ sp¡ lz„ Qpgy„ Ry>„. `h_ d_¡ Äep„ gC Åe Ðep„ lz„ ÅJ.''

Jv$f afu rhQpfdp„ `X$u Nep¡. Mfu hps, hpv$m `h_\u sp¡ afu iL¡$ R>¡. `h_\u Ap`Z_¡ W„$X$u W„$X$u lhp dm¡ A_¡ `h_ Å¡ Nyõk¡ \pe sp¡ sp¡ap_¡ QX¡$ A_¡ dp¡V$p„ dp¡V$p„ TpX$, KQp„ KQp„ dL$p_- b^p„_¡ `pX$u _pM¡. lplpL$pf dQu Åe.

Jv$f Nep¡ `h_ `pk¡. `h_ d„v$ d„v$ lõep¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡hp¡ kf...f... d„v$ d„v$ `h_ hpep¡. Jv$f_¡ A¡ W„$X$u lhpdp„ gl¡S>s `X$u NC. A¡ ip L$pd dpV¡$ Apìep¡ lsp¡ s¡ `Z c|gu Nep¡ A_¡ Ðep„ lhp Mpsp¡ Ecp¡ flu Nep¡.

`h_¡ `|R¹>ey„, ""Jv$fdpdp L$¡d R>p¡?''

Jv$f A¡L$v$d ÅN°s \ep¡. Jv$f¡ L$üy„, ""`h_cpC, dpfu v$uL$fu blz ky„v$f R>¡. dpf¡ dpfu v$uL$fu_¡ sdpfu kp\¡ `fZphhu R>¡.''

`h_ Å¡f\u lõep¡ sp¡ Jv$f lhpdp„ EX$hp gpÁep¡. `h_¡ lkhp_y„ b„^ L$ey¯ A_¡ L$üy„, ""Jv$fdpdp, dpfu kp\¡ sdpfu v$uL$fu_¡ L¡$d `fZphp¡ R>p¡?''

Jv$f L$l¡, ""Sy>Ap¡_¡, sd¡ \p¡Xy„$ lõep Ðep„ lz„ EX$hp dp„X$ép¡. sd¡ kp¥\u S>bfp R>p¡. dpf¡ dpfu v$uL$fu dpV¡$ Aphp¡ S>bfp¡ hf Å¡CA¡ R>¡.''

`h_ L$l¡, ""lz„ ip_p¡ kp¥\u S>bfp¡? lz„ S>sp¡ lp¡J A_¡ kpd¡ v$uhpg Aph¡ A¡V$g¡ dpf¡ AV$L$u S>hy„ `X¡$. v$uhpg ApNm dpfy„ L$p„C _ Qpg¡.''

Jv$f_¡ gpÁey„ v$uhpg A¡V$gu S>bfu li¡ Ðepf¡ S> gp¡L$p¡ A¡ v$uhpghpmp„ Ofp¡dp„ hjp£ ky^u fl¡sp„ li¡ _¡! gph, v$uhpg_¡ `|R>u Aphy„.

Jv$f¡ v$uhpg_¡ L$üy„, ""sd¡ sp¡ kp¥\u i[¼sipmu R>p¡. k|fS>_¡ hpv$m Y$p„L$u v¡$, hpv$m_¡ `h_ Qgph¡, A¡hp S>bfp `h__¡ sd¡ AV$L$phu v$p¡. bk, dpfu v$uL$fu dpV¡$ sdpfp S>¡hp S> bmhp_ hf_u S>ê$f R>¡. sd¡ dpfu v$uL$fu kp\¡ gÁ_ L$fp¡.''

v$uhpg L$l¡, ""Jv$fcpC, sdpfp\u dpfu _bmpC ¼ep„ AÅZu R>¡? lz„ `h__¡ cg¡ AV$L$phu iL$sp¡ lp¡J `Z Jv$f Aphu_¡ d_¡ L$p¡sfu Mpe, bpL$p¡fy„ `pX¡$ sp¡ lz„ L„$C L$fu _ iLy„$.''

ApV$gu fTm`pV$_¡ A„s¡ Jv$f_¡ gpÁey„ L¡$ Ap rhðdp„ s¡_p S>¡V$gp¡ S>bfp¡, i[¼sipmu, spL$pshpmp¡ buÅ¡ L$p¡C _\u. s¡Z¡ s¡_u v$uL$fu dpV¡$ A¡L$ kpfp¡ Jv$f `k„v$ L$fu `fZphu v$u^u. v$uL$fu Ap_„v$\u Jv$f kp\¡ fl¡ R>¡.

hpQL$rdÓp¡, sd¡ `Z dS>¡v$pf bpmhpsp®Ap¡ dp¡L$gu iL$p¡ R>p¡.
L¡$hu fus¡? ÅZhp dpV¡$ Al] [¼gL$ L$fp¡.