V²¡$_ \p¡csp„ S> NfbX$gpg¡ A¡L$ AMbpf Mfuv$¹ey„. AMbpf Mfuv$su hMs¡ A_¡ `R>u A¡_¡ Å¡su hMs¡ A¡d bÞ_¡ hMs¡ NfbX$gpg M|b S> Å¡f\u lõep. bpSy>dp„ b¡W¡¡gp N¢X$pgpg_¡ M|b S> _hpC gpNu. A¡d_p\u fl¡hpey„ _l] A¡V$g¡ A¡dZ¡ A¡_y„ L$pfZ `|R¹>ey„, Ðepf¡ NfbX$gpg¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, "`l¡gu hpf lz„ A¡V$gp dpV¡$ lõep¡ lsp¡ L¡$ d¢ A¡ AMbpfhpmp `pk¡ dpfu b¡ ê$r`ep_u _L$gu _p¡V$ Qgphu gu^u.'

"A_¡ buÆ hpf?' N¢X$pgpg¡ afu\u `|R¹>ey„.

"buÆ hpf A¡V$gp dpV¡$ L¡$ AMbpfhpmp¡ d_¡ NC L$pg_y„ AMbpf `^fphu Nep¡.'

kph kõsp cph¡!

"NC L$pg¡ bpfu_p¡ L$pQ sp¡X$u_¡ A¡L$ `Õ\f dpfp Ofdp„ `X$ép¡. `Õ\f kp\¡ A¡L$ rQÌ$u `Z bp„^¡gu lsu.'

MudÆ : "A¡d? iy„ g¿ey„ lsy„. rQÌ$udp„?'

cudÆ : "g¿ey„ lsy„ L¡$, bpfudp„ _hp¡ L$pQ kph kõsp cph¡ b¡kpX$p¡. cph awV$_p a¼s bpf ê$r`ep \i¡!'

v¡$ik¡hp S> \i¡!

b¡ v¡$ip¡ hÃQ¡_p eyÙ v$fçep_ afrS>eps k¥r_L$ cfsudp„ blpvy$ftkl k`X$pC Nep¡. gíL$f_p d¡S>f¡ s¡_¡ BÞV$fìey dpV¡$ bp¡gpìep¡ Ðepf¡ s¡Z¡ blp_y„ L$pY$sp„ L$üy„, "d¡S>fkp'b, lz„ Atlkpdp„ dp__pfp¡ Ry>„. A¡V$g¡ eyÙdp„ S>hp_y„ Ap`Ï„ L$pd _l]. kpQy„ `|R>p¡ sp¡ AÐepf¡ sd¡ d_¡ fpBag Ap`p¡ sp¡ L$C bpSy>\u `L$X$u_¡ ap¡X$hu A¡ `Z d_¡ Mbf `X$su _\u.'

"hp„^p¡ _l], hp„^p¡ _l].' d¡S>f¡ L$üy„, "Nd¡ s¡ bpSy> fpMu_¡ ap¡X$ip¡ sp¡ `Z Ap`Zp v¡$i_u k¡hp S> \hp_u R>¡.'

hrkes_p¡ Adg!

L„$S|>k L$Qfpgpg_p Ahkp_ `R>u A¡_¡ ibhprl_udp„ õdip_OpV$dp„ gC S>hpdp„ Aphu füp¡ lsp¡. `f„sy gp¡L$p¡ A¡ ibhprl_u_¡ Qgphu_¡ _l] `Z ^½$p¡ dpfu_¡ gC S>C füp lsp.

^½$p¡ dpfsp„ dpfsp„ S> NfbX$gpg AQp_L$ `|R>u b¡W$p, "Aphy„ ip dpV¡$ Ap`Z¡ L$fuA¡ R>uA¡?'

"L„$S|>k L$Qfpgpg¡ `p¡sp_u hrkesdp„ g¿ey„ lsy„ L¡$ L$p¡C `Z lpgs¡ `¡V²$p¡g_u bQs L$fhpdp„ Aph¡.' cuX$dp„\u S>hpb dþep¡.

d|X$ bNX$u S>i¡!

A¡L$ L¡$v$uA¡ S>¡gf_¡ L$üy„ : "iy„ sd¡ d_¡ khpf_¡ bv$g¡ kp„S>¡ ap„ku _ Ap`u iL$p¡?'

"L¡$d, iy„ hps R>¡?' S>¡gf¡ `|R¹>ey„.

"buSy>„ L„$C _l]. khpf khpfdp„ ap„ku gpNhp_¡ L$pfZ¡ ApMp¡ qv$hk dpfp¡ d|X$ Mfpb fl¡i¡.'

Ly$R> v¡$ v¡$!

rcMpfu : "Aëgp L¡$ _pd `¡ Ly$R> v¡$ v¡$.'

_Õ\ygpg : "sy„ dpNu_¡ ip dpV¡$ Mpe R>¡? spf¡ dl¡_s L$fu_¡ L$dpC_¡ Mphy„ Å¡CA¡. Ap fus¡ dpNsp„ s_¡ ifd _\u Aphsu?'

rcMpfu : "i¡W$Æ! Ly$R> v¡$ v¡$'_p¡ dpfp¡ dsgb `¥kp\u lsp¡, cpjZ\u _l].'

Aagps|_ qV$`!

v$dX$udg dpfhpX$u f¡õV$p¡fp„dp„ _põsp¡ L$fhp Nep¡. s¡_p rMõkpdp„\u A¡L$ ê$r`ep_p¡ rk½$p¡ V¡$bg _uQ¡ ¼ep„L$ `X$u Nep¡. OZu L$p¡rii `R>u _ S>X$ép¡ Ðepf¡ h¡BV$f_¡ L$üy„, "Al] A¡L$ ê$r`ep_p¡ rk½$p¡ `X$ép¡ R>¡ s¡ S>X¡$ sp¡¡ d_¡ Ap`u v¡$, _ S>X¡$ sp¡ qV$` sfuL¡$ spfu `pk¡ fpMS>¡.'

dpf¡ bpmL$ S> _\u!

X$püpgpg¡ `p¡sp_p dL$p_ `f bp¡X®$ gNphu fp¿ey„ lsy„, "dL$p_ cpX¡$ Ap`hp_y„ R>¡, `Z A¡d_¡ L¡$ S>¡d_¡ L$p¡C S> bpmL$ _ lp¡e.'

\p¡X$pL$ qv$hk `R>u A¡L$ bpmL$ X$püpgpg `pk¡ Ney„ A_¡ bp¡ëey„ : "X$püpgpg dl¡fbp_u L$fu_¡ Ap dL$p_ d_¡ cpX¡$\u Ap`u v$p¡. dpfy„ L$p¡C bpmL$ _\u. a¼s dpfp„ dpsp-r`sp S> R>¡.'

L$píduf ¼epf¡ S>Ciy„?

dpgsu : "sd¡ L$l¡sp lsp _¡ L¡$ L$píduf S>hp_p `¥kp c¡Np \C Åe Ðepf¡ Ap`Z¡ L$píduf S>Ciy„. lh¡ `¥kp sp¡ cpNp \C Nep R>¡ _¡?'

d_lf : "lp.'

dpgsu : "sp¡ `R>u Ap`Z¡ L$píduf ¼epf¡ S>Ciy„?'

d_lf : "Äepf¡ L$píduf\u `pR>p Aphhp_p `¥kp c¡Np \C S>i¡ Ðepf¡.'

l¡fAp¡Bg_u dp¢L$pZ!

S>Nv$ui : "Ap bpV$gudp„ ip_y„ s¡g fp¿ey„ R>¡?'

S>d_p : "A¡dp„ s¡g _\u, Ny„v$f R>¡.'

S>Nv$ui : "`Z s¡g_u bpV$gudp„ Ny„v$f ip dpV¡$ fp¿ey„ R>¡? lz„ ¼epf_p¡e hpm `f\u dpfu V$p¡`u DMpX$u füp¡ Ry>„, A_¡ lÆ A¡ EMX$su _\u.'

X$bg Ap¡X®$f dþep¡!

"L¡$d, ApS>¡ L$p¡C _hp¡ Ap¡X®$f dþep¡ L¡$ _l]?' k¡h„sugpg¡ `p¡sp_p _hp k¡ëkd¡_ _Vy$_¡ `|R¹>ey„.

_Vy$ : "lp, ApS>¡ v$f¡L$ S>ÁepA¡ båb¡ Ap¡X®$f dþep!'

"A¡d? L$ep L$ep Ap¡X®$f?'

_Vy$ : "`l¡gp¡ Ap¡X®$f dþep¡, S>sp flp¡ Al]\u A_¡ buÅ¡ Ap¡X®$f dþep¡, lh¡ `R>u Al] Apìep R>p¡ sp¡ sdpfp V$p„qV$ep cp„Nu _pMui.'

qX$rghfu_u QpgbpÆ!

rdkfugpg dpfhpX$u_u `Ð_u_¡ v$f hfk¡ qX$rghfu Aphsu.

rdkfudg¡ rhQpey¯ L¡$ Apd v$f hfk¡ X$p¡L$V$f Y$]Nfp_¡ qX$rghfu dpV¡$ ê$r`ep MV$phhp A¡_p L$fsp„ A¡_u `pk¡\u qX$rghfu L¡$d L$fphhu A¡ iuMu g¡hy„ kõsy„ `X$i¡.

X$p¡¼V$f Y$]NfpA¡ rdkfudg_¡ qX$rghfu L$fphhp_y„ iuMhu v$u^y„. buÅ hfk¡ rdrkk rdkfudg_¡ qX$rghfu_p¡ V$pBd \ep¡ A¡V$g¡ rdkfudg bpSy>dp„ Ecp flu Nep.

A¡L$ R>p¡L$fp_u qX$rghfu L$fphu. lÆ lp\ ^p¡hp Åe R>¡ Ðep„... buÅ_y„ ApNd_ \ey„. rdkfudg¡ A¡_¡ `Z k„cpþep¡, Ðep„ ÓuÅ¡ Apìep¡.

rdkfudg Ncfpep¡ A_¡ b|d dpfu, "A_¡ L$p¡C X$p¡¼V$$f Y$]Nfp L$p¡ bygpAp¡. A¡ QpgbpS>¡ d_¡ akpìep¡. qX$rghfu L$fsp„ sp¡ iuMìey„, `Z b„^ L¡$d L$fhu A¡ sp¡ iuMìey„ S> _\u.'

\p¡X$u ku Å¡ `u gu ....
Aphy„ L¡$d ?!
S>Õ\pb„^ sL$guap¡!
Mp¡ c|ghpX$u!
S>X$bpsp¡X$ Ål¡fMbf!
kpQy„ bp¡g...!
`p__p¡ ip¡Mu_!

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?