A¡L$ Jv$fX$uA¡ dp¡V$p b„Ngp_p bNuQpdp„ kfk dÅ_y„ v$f b_pìey„ lsy„.

A¡ b„Ngpdp„ A¡L$ rbgpX$u v$ffp¡S> v|$^ `uhp Aph¡, `Z v|$^ s¡_¡ dm¡ _l] A¡V$g¡ Mp¡fpL$_u ip¡^dp„ bNuQpdp„ Ap„V$p dpf¡. Ðep„ AQp_L$ s¡_u _S>f Jv$fX$u `f `X$u. rbgpX$u fpÆ fpÆ \C NC.

rbgpX$u bp¡gu, "lpi! lh¡ c|M cp„Ni¡.' `R>u rhQpfhp gpNu L¡$, "Ap Jv$fX$u_¡ `L$X$hu L¡$d?'

rbgpX$u fp¡S> Jv$fX$u_p v$f_u blpf Aphu_¡ b¡k¡. Jv$fX$u kp\¡ duW$u duW$u hpsp¡ L$f¡. \p¡X$p qv$hkp¡dp„ rbgpX$u Jv$fX$u_u `pL$u bl¡_`Zu \C NC. rbgpX$u_¡ d_dp„ \ey„, "l„... lh¡ hp„^p¡ _l]. s¡_¡ dpfp `f bfpbf rhðpk b¡ku Nep¡ R>¡.'

buS>¡ qv$hk¡ rbgpX$u v$f `pk¡ Aphu_¡ b¡W$u A_¡ blpf\u S> L$üy„, "Jv$fX$ubl¡_ blpf Aph, Å¡ sp¡ Mfu, spfp dpV¡$ lz„ iy„ iy„ gphu Ry>„? bfau, `¢X$p, kp¡_lghp¡, kp\¡ v|$^dgpC `Z gphu Ry>„.'

Jv$fX$u `Z cpf¡ lp¡riepf _¡ QpgpL$ lsu.

s¡Z¡ v$fdp„\u S> L$üy„, "rbgpX$ubl¡_, sdpfp¡ M|b M|b Apcpf, `Z dpf¡ Mphy„ _\u. L$pg¡ d¢ M|b S> bv$pd _¡ L$pSy> Mp^p„ lsp„ A¡V$g¡ AÐepf¡ d_¡ S>fp `Z c|M _\u.'

rbgpX$u cp¢W$u `X$u NC. hugy„ dp¢ L$fu_¡ b¡ku flu. rbgpX$u_¡ Nd¡ s¡d L$fu_¡ Ap Jv$fX$u_¡ `L$X$hu lsu A¡V$g¡ s¡ A¡L$ `spky„ gC Aphu! v$f `pk¡ Aphu_¡ L$l¡, "Jv$fX$ubl¡_, S>fp v$f_u blpf Aphu Å, s_¡ lz„ `spky„ Mphp Ap`y„.'

Jv$fX$u QpgpL$ lsu. s¡Z¡ v$fdp„\u S> L$üy„, "bl¡_ sy„ M|b kpfu R>¡, `Z AÐepf¡ sp¡ lz„ gpX$hp¡ MpJ Ry>„. _¡ dpfu `pk¡ OZp gpX$hp `X$ép R>¡, d_¡ ifv$u `Z \C NC R>¡ A¡V$g¡ dpf¡ `spky„ Mphy„ _\u.'

rbgpX$u_¡ \ey„, "lh¡ iy„ L$fhy„? Ap Jv$fX$u_¡ L„$C Mphp_u `X$u _\u.' A¡V$g¡ s¡Z¡ buÆ ey[¼s rhQpfu.

Jv$fX$u_p v$f `pk¡ Aphu_¡ L$l¡, "bl¡_ A„^pfpdp„ iy„ cfpC_¡ b¡W$u R>¡, S>fpL$ hpf sp¡ blpf Aph, qv$hpmu R>¡ A¡V$g¡ L¡$V$gu kfk fp¡i_u Np¡W$hu R>¡, Å¡ sp¡ Mfu, sy„ Myi \C S>i¡.'

Jv$fX$u L$l¡, "Af¡, bl¡_ iy„ L$fy„, AÐepf¡ sp¡ dpfu Ap„Mp¡ vy$:M¡ R>¡ A¡V$g¡ âL$pidp„ Ap„Mp¡ M|gi¡ _l] _¡ dpfp„ Np¡Nëk `Z dmsp„ _\u. lz„ L¡$d L$fu_¡ Aphy„. fp¡i_u L¡$hu fus¡ Å¡J? dpV¡$ AÐepf¡ lz„ Apfpd L$fu gJ.'

rbgpX$u sp¡ `Z b¡W$u flu_¡ \p¡X$u hpf¡ rhQpfu_¡ L$l¡, "Jv$fX$ubl¡_, L$pg¡ b¡ksy„ hj® R>¡, sp¡ Qpg Ap`Z¡ ApS>¡ S> lp\ rdgphu gCA¡. `R>u L$pg¡ _ `Z dmu iL$pe.'

Jv$fX$u rbgpX$u_u hps kdÆ NC. s¡Z¡ Ðep„ Ec¡gu L$pmyX$u L|$sfu_¡ Å¡C gu^u A¡V$g¡ sfs S> bp¡gu, "rbgpX$ubl¡_ dpfp D`f lh¡ v$ep L$fp¡ A_¡ Å¡ sdpf¡ lp\ rdgphhp lp¡e sp¡ ÅAp¡, S>C_¡ `¡gu L$pmyX$u L|$sfu kp\¡ lp\ rdgphu ëep¡.'

lh¡ rbgpX$u kdÆ NC L¡$ Ap Jv$fX$u cpf¡ byqÙipmu R>¡. s¡ dpfu hpsp¡\u _l] cp¡mhpe. `pR>u d_¡ L$pmyX$u L|$sfu `pk¡ S>hp_y„ L$l¡ R>¡. lz„ sp¡ L„$C L$pmyX$u L|$sfu `pk¡ S>hp_u _\u. L$pmyX$u `pk¡ ÅJ sp¡ L$pmyX$u L|$sfu sp¡ dpfp¡ L$p¡rmep¡ S> L$fu Åe. A¡V$g¡ rbgpX$u Ðep„\u S>su flu.

buS>¡ qv$hk¡ rbgpX$u v$f `pk¡ Aphu_¡ L$l¡, "Jv$fX$u Ap¡ Jv$fX$u, blpf Aph, Ap`Z¡ hpsp¡ L$fuA¡. lh¡ L„$C lz„ sfp` dpfsu _\u. riL$pf L$fsu _\u. lh¡ sp¡ lz„ ky^fu NC Ry>„. v$p„s A_¡ _lp¡f `X$phu _p¿ep„ R>¡, _¡ X$p¡L$dp„ L$piu_u L„$W$u `l¡fu R>¡.'

Jv$fX$uA¡ L$üy„, "bl¡_, sd_¡ v|$f\u S> _dõL$pf.'

Aphy„ kp„cmu_¡ rbgpX$uA¡ Jv$fX$u_¡ ap¡kgphu-`V$phu_¡ akphhp_u ey[¼s `X$su d|L$u_¡ rhQpey¯ L¡$ Ap Jv$fX$u kp\¡ sp¡ \p¡Xy„$ L$X$L$pC\u S> L$pd g¡hy„ `X$i¡. s¡Z¡ rhQpey¯ gph, lz„ kp¡ap `pR>m k„spC ÅJ. lz„ `Z Å¡J s¡ L¡$V$gp qv$hk v$f_u blpf _l] _uL$m¡! _uL$mi¡ S> _¡. ¼ep„ S>hp_u lsu? s¡_¡ blpf _uL$mu_¡ S>hp_y„ sp¡ fkp¡X$pdp„ S> R>¡ _¡?

rbgpX$u kp¡ap `pR>m Ry>`pC NC. v$fdp„ b¡W¡$gu Jv$fX$u_¡ \ey„, "lh¡ Mp^p rh_p _l] Qpg¡. Jv$fX$uA¡ blpf X$p¡qL$ey„ L$fu Å¡ey„ sp¡ rbgpX$u _ v¡$MpC A¡V$g¡ \ey„ gph TX$`\u lz„ fkp¡X$pdp„\u S>¡ dm¡ v$fdp„ gphu_¡ d|L$u v$J. `R>u r_fp„s¡ MpCi.' _¡ Jv$fX$u blpf _uL$mu.

rbgpX$u kp¡ap `pR>m b¡W$u lsu. s¡Z¡ Jv$fX$u_¡ Å¡C_¡ S> sfp` dpfu. Jv$fX$u NcfpC NC.

Jv$fX$u_¡ A¡L$ D`pe k|Tu Apìep¡. s¡ dX$v$p S>¡hu b_u NC. rbgpX$uA¡ s¡_¡ a¡fhu_¡ Å¡C, KQu `L$X$u_¡ Å¡C, `f„sy rbgpX$u_¡ Jv$fX$u dX$v$pg gpNu A¡V$g¡ rbgpX$u bp¡gu, "Aphu df¡g Jv$fX$u_¡ L$p¡Z Mpe? lz„ sp¡ Ap Qpgu.'

s¡d L$lu Jv$fX$u_¡ `X$su d|L$u rbgpX$u Ðep„\u r_fpi \C_¡ Qpgu NC.

rbgpX$u_p Nep `R>u Jv$fX$u Ecu \C_¡ Ap_„qv$s \su Q|„ Q|„ L$fsu _pQhp gpNu, L|$v$hp gpNu.

Jv$fX$u bp¡gu, "lpi, lh¡ r_fp„s \C.'

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¡.