N¢X$pgpg_¡ d|L$hp dy„bC k¡ÞV²$g õV¡$i_ `f NfbX$gpg Apìep¡ lsp¡. N¢X$pgpg b¡N gC_¡ V²¡$__p X$åbpdp„ QX$ép¡. N¢X$pgpg_u kuV$ _kubÅ¡N¡ bpfu `pk¡ Aphu lsu. bpfu_u `pk¡ b¡W$p„ `R>u, blpf Ec¡gp NfbX$gpg A_¡ A¡_u `Ð_u kpd¡ Å¡C_¡ N¢X$pgpg bp¡ëep¡ :

"spfp¡ A_¡ spfu hpBa_p¡ S>¡V$gp¡ Apcpf dp_y„ s¡V$gp¡ Ap¡R>p¡ R>¡. sd¡ gp¡L$p¡A¡ dpfp dpV¡$ M|b S> sL$gua D`pX$u R>¡. spfu "hpBa¡' v$ffp¡S> õhpqv$ô$ A_¡ kpfpdp„ kpfu fkp¡C b_phu_¡ d_¡ S>dpX$ép¡. A¡ sp¡ kdÄep, `Z A¡Z¡ "ApDV$ Ap¡a ^ h¡' S>C_¡ `Z d_¡ "Nçds' L$fphu R>¡. sy„ _rl dp_¡, `Z A¡dp„ d_¡ dÅ `Z M|b S> Aphu R>¡...'

kuV$u hpNu, NpX£$ gugu T„X$u bsphu A_¡ NpX$u E`X$u.

N¢X$pgpg_u bpSy>dp„ b¡W¡$gp `¡k¡ÞS>f_¡ Ap b^y„ kp„cmu M|b S> Apòe® \ey„. s¡dp„e N¢X$pgpg_y„ R>¡ëgy„ hp¼e kp„cmu_¡ sp¡ A¡ qv$Ád|Y$ \C Nep¡. s¡Z¡ N¢X$pgpg_¡ L$üy„, "dpa L$fÅ¡, sd_¡ hp„^p¡ _ lp¡e sp¡ A¡L$ hps `|Ry>„?'

"A¡L$ _rl, kpl¡b Qpf hps `|R>p¡ _¡!' N¢X$pgpg M|b d|X$dp„ lsp¡ A¡V$g¡ A¡Z¡ Nçds L$fu.

"sd¡ dpWy„$ gNpX$sp„ _rl, `Z sd¡ ldZp„ sdpfp rdÓ_¡ A¡d L$üy„ L¡$, A¡_u `Ð_uA¡ "ApDV$ Ap¡a ^ h¡' S>C_¡ `Z sd_¡ Nçds L$fphu. A_¡ A¡dp„ sd_¡ dÅ `Z M|b S> `X$u...'

"S>hp v$p¡ _¡ epf...!' N¢X$pgpg¡ S>hpb Apàep¡, "A¡ sp¡ rdÓ_¡ fpÆ fpMhp dpV¡$ dpf¡ A¡d bp¡ghy„ `X¡$gy„. kpQy„ L$lz„ sp¡ d_¡ kl¡S> `Z dÅ _lp¡su Aphu. `Z NfbX$ A¡V$gp¡ gpNZuiug, A¡V$gp¡ "k¡[ÞV$d¡ÞV$g' A_¡ A¡V$gp¡ "V$Qu' dpZk R>¡ L¡$, lz„ A¡_¡ A¡d _ L$l¡s sp¡ A¡_¡ Mfpb gpNu Ås!'

ApV®$ N¡gfu A_¡ ^p¡^dpf hfksp¡ hfkpv$!

dy„bC_u ApV®$ N¡gfudp„ dygpL$psuAp¡ dpV¡$ A¡L$ `yõsL$ d|L¡$gy„ lsy„ S>¡dp„ A¡L$ L$p¡gd lsu : "Ap` Al] L¡$d Apìep?'

A¡L$ S>Z¡ g¿ey„, "blpf, M|b ^p¡^dpf hfkpv$ `X$u füp¡ lsp¡ A¡V$g¡!'

lz„ dp¡V$p¡ ¼epf¡ \Ci?

ApfpdMyfiudp„ M¡W¡$gp `p¡sp_p `à`p_¡ bÞV$uA¡ `|R¹>ey„, "`à`p, lz„ A¡V$gp¡ dp¡V$p¡ ¼epf¡ \Ci L¡$ ¼ep„e blpf S>hp dpV¡$ dpf¡ dçdu_u fÅ _ g¡hu `X¡$?'

Qídp„ Dspfsp„, R>p`y„ _uQ¡ d|L$sp„ `à`p bp¡ëep, "b¡V$p, lz„ `Z lSy> A¡V$gp¡ dp¡V$p¡ \ep¡ _\u, L¡$ spfu dçdu_u fÅ gu^p rh_p ¼ep„e S>C iLy„$!'

S>¡hu S>¡_u Ap¥L$ps

A¡V$dÆ_¡ A¡L$ âp¡N°pddp„ A¡L$ N°plL¡$ `|R¹>ey„, "Ap`_p Ofdp„ L$p¡_u kÑp Qpg¡ R>¡?'

"klz `p¡s`p¡sp_u i[¼s dyS>b kÑp Qgph¡ R>¡.'

"A¡ L¡$hu fus¡?'

"dpfu `Ð_u aV$pL$X$u bpmL$p¡ D`f Ap¡X®$f L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ A¡d_¡ W$`L$p¡ Ap`¡ R>¡. bpmL$p¡ _p¡L$f_¡ MMX$ph¡ R>¡. lz„ L|$sfp-rbgpX$uAp¡_¡ ^dL$phy„ Ry>„. A_¡ aV$pL$X$u, bpmL$p¡ s¡d S> _p¡L$f _hfp„ `X¡$ R>¡, Ðepf¡ b^p„ c¡Np„ \C dpfu ^|m TpV$L$u _pM¡ R>¡.'

Sy>hp_u awV¡$ R>¡ Ðepf¡...

v¡$h Ap_„v¡$ A¡_u _hu qaëd_p lufp¡ fpS>¡ðf_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "spfp Ql¡fp `f Ap Mug L¡$d _uL$mu Apìep?'

fpS>¡ðf : "Aphy„ sp¡ eyhp_udp„ \pe R>¡ S>!'

v¡$hAp_„v$ : "A¡V$g¡ \p¡X$p qv$hkp¡ `R>u d_¡ `Z Aphy„ \i¡ S>, L¡$d Mfy„ _¡?'

lp¡X$u ÷u tgN ip dpV¡$ NZpe R>¡?

_p\pgpg¡ `¡\pgpg_u `funp g¡hp dpV¡$ `|R¹>ey„, "bsph, "lp¡X$u'_¡ ÷u tgN L¡$d NZhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡.'

"L¡$d L¡$, lhp_u kp\¡ lp¡X$u `Z ÷u_u S>¡d qv$ip a¡fhu g¡ R>¡, A¡V$g¡ A¡_¡ ÷u tgN NZhpdp„ Aph¡ R>¡.' `¡\pgpg¡ M|b rhQpep® `R>u A¡_p¡ S>hpb Apàep¡.

cuMdp„ v$pm-cps, fp¡V$gu _¡ îuM„X$!

A¡L$ rcMpfu A¡L$ ÷u `pk¡ cuM dpNu füp¡ lsp¡, "lz„ Qpf qv$hk_p¡ c|¿ep¡ Ry>„, Mphp dpV¡$ bl¡_ L„$CL$ Ap`p¡ _¡!'

÷u : "iy„ sy„ A¡L$ qv$hk_p„ hpku v$pm-cps, fp¡V$gu A_¡ îuM„X$ MpC iL$ui?'

Ap kp„cmu rcMpfu_p dp¡Y$pdp„ `pZu Aphu Ney„. A¡V$g¡ rcMpfu A¡L$v$d Myi \sp„ \sp„ bp¡ëep¡, "lp-lp bl¡_!'

÷u : "kpfy„. sp¡ `R>u A¡L$ L$pd L$f, L$pg¡ AphS>¡!'

`p¡g `L$X$u `pX$u_¡!

A¡L$ NpdqX$ep¡ il¡fdp„ T| Å¡hp Apìep¡. A¡Z¡ A¡L$ `p„S>fpdp„ rTb°p Å¡ep¡ sp¡ bpSy>dp„ Ec¡gp A¡L$ cpC_¡ L$l¡hp gpÁep¡, "Ap âpZuk„N°lpgehpmp gp¡L$p¡_¡ L¡$hp d|M® b_ph¡ R>¡. N^¡X$p `f L$pmp `Ë$p Qusfu A¡_¡ rTb°p b_phu v¡$ R>¡!'

Aphp¡ bNpX$ L$p¡_¡ `fhX¡$?

S>eîu : qX$ef, `p„Q `p„Q `¡N `u^p `R>u sy„ dpfu kp\¡ Nçds L$fu iL¡$ R>¡. iy„ s_¡ A¡ Mfpb _\u gpNsy„? s_¡ A¡ dpV¡$ ifd _\u Aphsu?

rS>s¡ÞÖ : "A¡dp„ ifd_u iy„ hps R>¡? A¡dp„ Mfpb iy„ R>¡?'

S>eîu : "L¡$d Mfpb sp¡ Mfy„ S> _¡! `p„Q `p„Q `¡N_p¡ _L$pdp¡ bNpX$ sy„ L$f¡ R>¡ _¡!'

Np¡ õgp¡

A¡L$ a¡i_¡bg Sy>hp_ ÷uA¡ fõsp D`f S>su V¡$¼ku Ecu fpMu A_¡ A¡dp„ b¡ku NC. `R>u X²$pBhf sfa Å¡sp„ Ap¡X®$f L$ep£, "dlphuf âk|rsN©l, dgpX$ gC g¡.'

X²$pBhf¡ V¡$¼ku_u TX$` lsu A¡_p L$fsp„ X$bg L$fu v$u^u. V¡$¼ku lh¡ ÅZ¡ lhpdp„ EX$su lp¡e A¡V$gu TX$`¡ v$p¡X$hp dp„X$u.

Sy>hp_ ÷uA¡ X²$pBhf_p Mc¡ lp\ d|L$u_¡ L$üy„, "cpC, qaL$f L$fhp_u L$p¡C hps _\u. ApV$gu TX$` h^pfhp_u L$p¡C S>ê$f _\u. lz„ dlphuf âk|rsN©ldp„ _p¡L$fu L$fy„ Ry>„!'

bp` s¡hp b¡V$p!

`à`p : "kpl¡b, dpfp¡ v$uL$fp¡ Brslpkdp„ L¡$hp¡ R>¡, lz„ sp¡ õL|$gdp„ Brslpkdp„ M|b _bmp¡ lsp¡.'

kpl¡b : "lz„ sp¡ A¡V$gy„ S> L$lui L¡$ Brslpk `p¡sp_y„ `y_fphs®_ L$fu füp¡ R>¡.'

Aphy„ _p `p¡kpe

`¡rkqaL$ BÞõeyfÞk L„$`_u_u _fudp_ `p¡BÞV$ `f Aph¡gu Ap¡qakdp„ S>C_¡ L$Qfpgpg¡ aqfepv$ L$fsp„ L$üy„, "kpl¡b, A¡L$ drl_p `l¡gp„ dpfu dpfyrs äÞV$u L$pf Qp¡fpC NC R>¡. Ap gp¡, b^p„ ¼g¡Bd_p„ L$pNrmep„ A_¡ d_¡ dpfp hudp_p ¼g¡Bd_p `¥kp Ap`p¡, S>¡\u lz„ _hu L$pf Mfuv$u iLy„$.'

Ap¡qakf sfuL¡$ A¡L$ `pfkubphp b¡W¡$gp lsp. s¡dZ¡ L$Qfpgpg_¡ MMX$phsp„ L$üy„, "sd_¡ fp¡L$X$p `¥kp dmu iL¡$ _rl. sd¡ Ýep_\u Adpfu `p¡qgku hp„Qu lp¡e A¡d gpNsy„ _\u. Ad¡ Adpfp ¼gpeÞV$_¡ fp¡L$X$p `¥kp Ap`u iL$uA¡ _rl. `Z Ap`_u Qp¡fpC Ne¡gu dp¡V$f S>¡hu S> dp¡V$f sd_¡ gphu Ap`uiy„. sd¡ tQsp L$fsp„ _ql.'

"sdpfu `¡rkqaL$ BÞõep¡fÞk L„$`_u_u ifsp¡ rhrQÓ R>¡. Aphu S> hps lp¡e sp¡ A¡L$ L$pd L$fp¡, d¢ Dsfph¡gp¡ dpfu `Ð_u_p¡ BÞõeyfÞk L¡$Þkg L$fÅ¡.'

`pfkubphp sp¡ A¡L$v$d kÄS>X$ b„b \C_¡ L$Qfpgpg_¡ Å¡C füp. lh¡ A¡ iy„ bp¡g¡?

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

Ap g¡M Ap`_¡ L¡$hp¡ gpÁep¡?