blz blz hjp£ `l¡gp„_u hps R>¡. A¡ qv$hkp¡dp„ ApS>_u S>¡d NpX$u, rhdp_ L¡$ V²¡$_ _lp¡sp„. gp¡L$p¡ A¡L$ Npd\u buS>¡ Npd Qpgsp S>sp. hmu, A¡L$ Npd A_¡ buÅ Npd hÃQ¡ A„sf OÏ„ lp¡e. fõspdp„ S>„Ng Aph¡ Ðep„ S>„Ngu Å_hfp¡_p¡ ce, g|„V$pfy„Ap¡_p¡ ce. A¡V$g¡ Äepf¡ buS>¡ Npd S>hy„ lp¡e Ðepf¡ L$p¡C A¡L$gp _ Åe. b¡Qpf S>Z c¡Np \C_¡ S> dykpafu L$f¡.

Aphu fus¡ A¡L$ ky\pf, A¡L$ b°pûZ, A¡L$ kp¡_u A_¡ A¡L$ v$fÆ c¡Np dmu kp\¡ dykpafuA¡ _uL$þep.

b^p kp\¡ hpsp¡ L$fsp S>sp lsp Ðep„ fõspdp„ S>„Ng Apìey„.

kp„S> `X$hp Aphu lsu A¡V$g¡ b^pA¡ c¡Np dmu Mphp_y„ Mp^y„. lh¡ Aphp ce„L$f S>„Ngdp„ b^p\u k|C _ S>hpe. Nd¡ Ðepf¡ hpO, tkl Aphu Åe sp¡? Qp¡f, X$pLy$ Aph¡ sp¡?

b^p kp\¡ ÅN¡ s¡ `Z _L$pdy„ A_¡ A¡L$ S> ìe[¼s ÅN¡ s¡ `Z Mp¡Vy„$. kp¥A¡ _½$u L$ey¯ L¡$ b¡ b¡ L$gpL$_u b^p_¡ X$éyV$u. A¡L$ S>Z b¡ L$gpL$ ÅN¡ `R>u buÅ_¡ DW$pX¡$. `R>u buÅA¡ b¡ L$gpL$ ÅNhp_y„.

`l¡gp¡ hpfp¡ ky\pf_p¡, `R>u v$fÆ_p¡, `R>u kp¡_u_p¡ A_¡ R>¡ëg¡ b°pûZ_p¡ A¡d _½$u \ey„.

kp„S> Y$mu, S>„Ngdp„ A„^pfy„ \hp dp„X$éy„. ky\pf rkhpe_p ÓZ¡A¡ Opk D`f g„bpìey„ A_¡ KOu Nep.

ky\pf_¡ A¡L$gp A¡L$gp b¡W$p„, L$p¡C_u kp\¡ hps L$ep® hNf O¡_ QX$hp dp„X$éy„.

lh¡ iy„ L$fhy„?

ApSy>bpSy> _S>f L$fu sp¡ Ðep„ TpX$_u _p_u-dp¡V$u A_¡L$ X$pmuAp¡ `X$u lsu.

`|_d_u fps lsu. Qp„v$_u_¡ AS>hpm¡ ky\pf¡ gpL$X$p„ c¡Np„ L$ep¯. s¡_u `pk¡ kp^_p¡ lsp„ A¡V$g¡ _hfp b¡W$p„ A¡L$ dp¡V$p gpL$X$pdp„\u s¡Z¡ Y$]Ngu OX$u.

Y$]Ngu b_phpC NC Ðep„ ky^udp„ s¡_p¡ hpfp¡ `|fp¡ \ep¡.

s¡Z¡ v$fÆ_¡ DW$pX$ép¡ A_¡ `p¡s¡ k|C Nep¡.

v$fÆ \p¡X$u hpf ÅNu i¼ep¡, `f„sy `R>u s¡_¡ `Z A¡L$gp b¡W$p„ b¡W$p„ Tp¡L$p„ Aphhp dp„X$ép„.

s¡Z¡ ApSy>bpSy> _S>f v$p¡X$phu, s¡_y„ Ýep_ ky\pf¡ b_ph¡gu Y$]Ngu `f Ney„. Y$]Ngu_¡ Å¡sp„ s¡_p lp\ `Z kmhmhp dp„X$ép.

s¡_u Tp¡mudp„ L$`X$p„_p Vy$L$X$p A_¡ kuhhp_p„ kp^_p¡ lsp„. s¡Z¡ s¡dp„\u kfk dÅ_p„ L$`X$p„ b_pìep„ A_¡ Y$]Ngu_¡ `l¡fpìep„. b¡ L$gpL$ s¡_p kfk fus¡ `kpf \C Nep.

`R>u hpfp¡ Apìep¡ kp¡_u_p¡.

kp¡_uA¡ ÅNhp_y„ lsy„ s¡ v$fçep_ Y$]Ngu dpV¡$ _p_p _p_p v$pNu_p b_pìep A_¡ Y$]Ngu_¡ `l¡fpìep.

`R>u Apìep¡ b°pûZ_p¡ hpfp¡.

khpf_p¡ kde \hp Apìep¡ lsp¡ A¡V$g¡ b°pûZ¡ `pW$`|Å L$ep¯ A_¡ TpX$ _uQ¡ b¡W$p¡ Ðep„ A¡_y„ Ýep_ Y$]Ngu `f Ney„. s¡ Y$]Ngu_¡ lp\dp„ gC Å¡hp gpÁep¡.

b°pûZ OZp¡ rhÜp_ lsp¡. s¡_u `pk¡ âpZ `|fhp_u rhÛp lsu. b°pûZ_¡ Y$]Ngu blz Ndu NC.

s¡Z¡ `p¡sp_u rkrÙ\u Y$]Ngudp„ âpZ `|ep®.

Y$]Ngu Æhsu \C NC. Y$]Ngudp„\u ê$`ê$`_p A„bpf S>¡hu eyhsu \C NC.

b°pûZ sp¡ eyhsu_¡ Å¡C dp¡lu `X$ép¡.

khpf \ey„ A¡V$g¡ bpL$u_p b^p Ap„Mp¡ Qp¡msp EW$ép.

Sy>A¡ sp¡ kpd¡ ky„v$f eyhsu Ecu lsu.

"Af¡! Ap kÐe R>¡ L¡$ k`_y„?' Qpf¡e_¡ Ap eyhsu Ndu NC.

eyhsu kp\¡ gÁ_ L$fhp Qpf¡e A„v$f A„v$f gX$hp dp„X$ép.

ky\pf L$l¡, ""Ap Y$]Ngu d¢ b_phu R>¡. d¢ b_phu S> _ lp¡s sp¡ eyhsu \ps S> L¡$d? dpV¡$ dpfp¡ lL$ `l¡gp¡.''

v$fÆ L$l¡, ""d¢ s¡_¡ L$`X$p„ `l¡fphu s¡_u gpS> fpMu dpV¡$ dpfp¡ lL$.''

kp¡_u L$l¡, ""d¢ s¡_¡ dlpd|gp v$pNu_p `l¡fpìep, s¡_¡ iZNpfu dpV¡$ dpfp¡ lL$.''

b°pûZ L$l¡, ""d¢ âpZ `|ep® _ lp¡s sp¡ Ap r_Æ®h Y$]Ngu_¡ sd¡ S>„Ngdp„ R>p¡X$u Nep lp¡s. d¢ s¡_¡ Æh_ Apàey„ s¡\u dpfp¡ lL$.''

Ap TOX$p_p¡ L$p¡C A„s _ lsp¡.

R>¡hV¡$ s¡dZ¡ _½$u L$ey¯ L¡$ _Nf_p fpÅ `pk¡ S>CA¡. fpÅ S>¡d L$l¡ s¡d Ap`Z¡ L$fuiy„.

kp¥ `lp¢Ãep fpÅ_p v$fbpfdp„. fpÅ kpd¡ `Z `pR>p b^p TOX$u `X$ép.

ky\pf L$l¡, ""d¢ b_phu.''

v$fÆ L$l¡, ""d¢ h÷p¡ `l¡fpìep„.''

kp¡_u L$l¡, ""d¢ v$pNu_p\u iZNpfu.''

b°pûZ L$l¡, ""d¢ Æh Apàep¡.''

fpÅ rhQpfdp„ `X$u Nep. lh¡ iy„ L$fhy„?

OÏ„ rhQpfu_¡ fpÅA¡ _½$u L$ey¯ L¡$, ""Sy>Ap¡, ky\pf¡ s¡_¡ b_phu, A_¡ r`sp bpmL$_y„ kS>®_ L$f¡ s¡\u ky\pf Ap eyhsu_p r`sp NZpe. b°pûZ¡ Æh Apàep¡. Æh Ap`hp_y„ L$pd Cðf_y„ s¡\u b°pûZ v¡$hsyëe, v¡$h S>¡hp NZpe. v$uL$fu df¡ Ðep„ ky^u r`ef_p„ L$`X$p„ `l¡f¡ s¡\u v$fÆ s¡_p¡ cpC \ep¡. `rs ÷u_¡ kp¡_¡ dY¡$. kp¡_uA¡ s¡_¡ Of¡Zp„ `l¡fpìep„ s¡\u kp¡_u S> s¡_¡ `fZu iL¡$.'

ky\pf, b°pûZ A_¡ v$fÆA¡ fpÅ_u hps dp_u.

kp¡_u_p„ gÁ_ `¡gu ky„v$f eyhsu kp\¡ \ep„ A_¡ Mp^y„, `u^y„ _¡ fpS> L$ey¯.

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¡.