L$p„L$qfep âpZuk„N°lpgedp„ OZp„ âpZuAp¡_p„ `]S>fp„.

L$p„L$qfepdp„ lçbp¡ lp\u_¡ A¡L$ dp¡V$p Ap¡fX$pdp„ `N¡ dp¡V$u kp„L$mp¡ bp„^u fpM¡gp¡ lsp¡.

bpSy>_p Ap¡fX$pdp„ EX$sp„ `„MuAp¡ Å¡C_¡ A¡_¡ \pe L¡$, "Ap `„MuAp¡ L¡$hp dy¼s NN_dp„ EX¡$ R>¡ _¡ Adpf¡ Al] b„^_dp„ fl¡hy„ `X¡$ R>¡.' `Z `R>u d_ d_phu g¡sp¡.

L$p„L$qfepdp„ `pR>m lp¡S> lsp¡ s¡dp„ dNf fl¡sp lsp. ApNm_p lp¡S>dp„ rl`p¡`p¡V¡$dk lsp¡. Ap âpZuk„N°lpgedp„ A¡L$ rbgpX$u fl¡su lsu. s¡_¡ b^p rb_u rbgpX$u L$l¡sp.

rb_u _kubv$pf lsu. b^p„ tlkL$ âpZuAp¡ sp¡ `]S>fpdp„ `yfpe¡gp„ lsp„. A¡V$g¡ s¡ ApMp âpZuk„N°lpgedp„ buL$ rh_p R|>V$\u lfsuafsu.

rb_u_¡ lp\u `pk¡ S>hy„ blz Ndsy„.

A¡L$ qv$hk rb_uA¡ lp\u `pk¡ S>C_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "sdpfy„ _pL$ ApV$gy„ gp„by„ L¡$d R>¡? sd_¡ hS>_ _\u gpNsy„?'

lp\uA¡ L$üy„, "_pL$ A¡V$g¡ L¡$ Adpfu k|„Y$\u Ad¡ lp\_y„ L$pd L$fuA¡ R>uA¡. Mp¡fpL$ k|„Y$\u dp¢dp„ d|L$uA¡ R>uA¡. vy$íd_p¡\u Adpfy„ fnZ `Z k|„Y$\u L$fuA¡ R>uA¡. bp¡g, `R>u d_¡ Ap k|„Y$_y„ hS>_ gpN¡ S> _l] _¡?'

rb_u L$l¡, "sdpfu k|„Y$ ApV$gu D`ep¡Nu R>¡ A¡_u sp¡ d_¡ ApS>¡ S> Mbf `X$u.'

lp\uA¡ rb_u_¡ k|„Y$\u `L$X$u.

rb_u sp¡ X$fu NC. s¡ Qukp¡ `pX$hp gpNu.

`Z Ðep„ S> lp\uA¡ s¡_¡ k|„Y$ `f\u g`rkey„ MhX$pìey„. rb_u_¡ dÅ `X$u NC.

lp\uA¡ rb_u_¡ L$üy„, "sy„ Qukp¡ L¡$d `pX$hp dp„X$u? lz„ sp¡ s_¡ fdpXy„$ Ry>„.'

rb_uA¡ L$üy„, "d_¡ sdpfu buL$ gpNsu lsu, `Z lh¡\u lz„ _l] buJ, bk?'

`R>u sp¡ lçbp¡ lp\u fp¡S> rb_u kp\¡ v$X$p\u fd¡. rb_u_¡ `p¡sp_u k|„Y$dp„ h]V$pmu A¡_¡ `p¡sp_u `uW$ `f b¡kpX$u Ap„V$p dpfsp¡. ¼epf¡L$ A¡_¡ k|„Y$ `f g`rkep„ MhX$phsp¡. Apd b„_¡ rdÓ b_u Nep„.

A¡L$ qv$hk lp\u_u k|„Y$dp„ Jv$f O|ku Nep¡.

Jv$f¡ suZp v$p„s\u bV$L$p„ cep¯. lp\u_¡ ðpk g¡hpdp„ sL$gua `X$hp dp„X$u.

lp\u d|„Tpep¡. `Z s¡Z¡ Å¡f\u R>]L$ Mp^u. Jv$f s¡_u k|„Y$dp„\u blpf _uL$mu S>¡d v$X$p¡ ER>m¡ s¡d S>du_ `f `V$L$pep¡. Ðepf\u lp\u_¡ Jv$fp¡_u blz buL$ gpNsu.

OZu hpf Jv$fp¡ lçbp¡ lp\u_¡ l¡fp_ L$fhp dpV¡$ sp¡ap_dõsu L$fsp Ðepf¡ rb_u Aphu `lp¢Qsu A_¡ b^p Jv$fp¡_¡ `|„R>X$u `L$X$u_¡ v|$f a¢L$u v¡$su.

A¡L$ qv$hk âpZuk„N°lpgedp„ b^p„ âpZuAp¡ hpsp¡ L$fhp gpÁep„ L¡$ Ap`Z¡ Ðep„ L$p¡CL$ _hsf âpZu Apìey„ R>¡ A¡ M|b dp¡Vy„$ R>¡. `f„sy v¡$Mphdp„ blz ky„v$f R>¡.

Ðep„ S> tkl¡ NS>®_p L$fu A_¡ s¡ kp„cmu_¡ b^p„ âpZuAp¡ bu Nep„. \f \f ^°|S>hp gpÁep„.

NS>®_p kp„cmu_¡ rb_uA¡ `|R¹>ey„, "l¢ lçbp¡cpC, Ap i¡_p¡ AhpS> R>¡?'

lçbp¡A¡ rb_u_¡ A¡ âpZu_u hps L$fsp„ L$üy„, "AhpS> ApV$gp¡ ce„L$f R>¡ sp¡ A¡ âpZu L¡$hy„ li¡? rb_u dpfu hlpgu v$p¡õs, sy„ c|g¡Q|L¡$e A¡_u `pk¡ _ S>Ci. L$v$pQ Nyõk¡ \C_¡ s_¡ dpfu _pM¡ sp¡ d_¡ spfp rh_p _l] Nd¡.'

rb_u S>¡_y„ _pd!

A¡ S>bfu lsu A_¡ A¡d L„$C dp_¡ A¡hu _lp¡su. A¡_¡ L$p¡C_u buL$ `Z gpNsu _l].

A¡ lku_¡ bp¡gu, "lçbp¡cpC, sd¡ L$lp¡ R>p¡ L¡$ _hy„ Aph¡gy„ âpZu dp¡Vy„$ li¡ sp¡ A¡ L¡$V$gy„ dp¡Vy„$ li¡? A¡d sp¡ sd¡ `Z ¼ep„ dp¡V$p _\u. `Z d_¡ sdpfu kl¡S>¡ buL$ _\u gpNsu. sd¡ cg¡ _p L$lp¡, lz„ sp¡ A¡L$ hpf A¡_¡ S>ê$f dmui.' ApV$gy„ L$lu_¡ rb_u sp¡ lp\u_p `]S>fp_p krmep hÃQ¡\u _uL$mu NC.

Å¡sÅ¡sp„dp„ A¡ `¡gp _hp Aph¡gp âpZu_p `]S>fp `pk¡ NC. Ðep„ sp¡ Nuf_p„ S>„Ngp¡dp„\u `L$X$u gph¡gp¡ rhL$fpm tkl lsp¡. s¡_¡ Å¡hp bpmL$p¡ Apìep„ lsp„.

gp„bu L¡$ihpmu A_¡ QdL$su Ap„Mp¡, AZuv$pf v$p„s.

rb_u_¡ Å¡sp„_u kp\¡ tkl¡ NS>®_p L$fu. `m hpf dpV¡$ sp¡ rb_u NcfpC NC, `Z bpmL$p¡_¡ tkl_p `]S>fp `pk¡ Ec¡gp„ Å¡C_¡ s¡_pdp„ tlds Aphu. tkl_p `]S>fp `pk¡\u bpmL$p¡ Nep„ `R>u A¡Z¡ tkl kp\¡ hpsQus iê$ L$fu.

"Ap...lp... cg¡ `^pep® dp¡V$p dpdp, sdpfp rh_p Ap âpZuk„N°lpge k|_y„ k|_y„ gpNsy„ lsy„.' rb_uA¡ lku_¡ L$üy„.

"sy„ L$p¡Z R>¡?' tkl¡ `|R¹>ey„.

"Af¡! d_¡ _ Ap¡mMu? lz„ sdpfu cpZu rb_u! L¡$V$gp qv$hk\u sdpfu fpl Å¡su lsu. sd¡ Apìep R>p¡ A¡hu Mbf `X$sp„ S> sdpfp„ v$i®_ L$fu Apiuhp®v$ g¡hp Aphu `lp¢Qu. sd_¡ Å¡C_¡ d_¡ M|b Ap_„v$ \ep¡.'

rb_u_u Aphu rhh¡L$cfu hps kp„cmu tklcpC sp¡ Myi \C Nep.

rb_uA¡ `p¡sp_u hps ApNm Qgphu, "tkldpdp, Al] b^p„ sdpfp\u M|b Ncfpe R>¡.'

"Ncfpe S> _¡! lz„ L$p¡Z? h__p¡ fpÅ...' tkl bp¡ëep¡.

"lp, dpdp! A¡V$g¡ sp¡ lz„ sd_¡ dmhp A_¡ h„v$_ L$fhp Aphu `lp¢Qu. sd¡ Qpf¡ sfa _S>f a¡fhp¡. Sy>Ap¡, `¡gp lçbp¡ lp\ucpC k|„Y$ KQu L$fu sd_¡ kgpd L$f¡ R>¡. Ðep„ hp„v$fpAp¡ `Z b¡ lp\ Å¡X$u_¡ sd_¡ âZpd L$f¡ R>¡. lh¡ Sy>Ap¡ kpd¡ `¡gy„ L$p„Npfy„ `Z `p¡sp_p ApNgp b¡ `N KQp gC sd_¡ _d_ L$f¡ R>¡ A_¡ lz„ sp¡ sd_¡ hpf„hpf kpô$p„N v„$X$hs¹ âZpd L$fy„ sp¡e Ap¡Ry>„ NZpe.' A¡d L$lu s¡ tkl_p `Ndp„ `X$u NC.

Apd rb_uA¡ tkl_u Myipds L$fu. `p¡sp_p„ hMpZ kp„cmu tkl_u R>psu NS>NS> awgu NC.

"tkldpdp, lh¡ lz„ ÅJ. dpf¡ gpeL$ L$pd lp¡e sp¡ Qp¡½$k epv$ L$fÅ¡.' rb_uA¡ L$üy„.

tkl¡ rb_u_¡ L„$C _ L$ey¯. A¡Z¡ rb_u_¡ L$üy„, "cg¡ cpZubp, AphS>¡. dpfu `pk¡ Aphsu fl¡S>¡. Adõ\y„e d_¡ Al] AÅÎey„ gpN¡ R>¡. Ndsy„ _\u. Ðep„ Nuf_p S>„Ngdp„ sp¡ lz„ L¡$hp¡ R|>V$\u lfsp¡afsp¡ lsp¡ A_¡ Al] Aphp b„^_dp„ fl¡hy„ `X¡$. iy„ L$fhy„? A_¡ dpfp S>¡hy„ L„$C L$pdL$pS> lp¡e sp¡ S>ê$f\u S>ZphS>¡. lz„ sp¡ spfp¡ dpdp¡ \pJ _¡? ApMf¡ lz„ L$p¡Z?'

"h__p¡ fpÅ...' rb_uA¡ S>hpb Apàep¡.

tkl A¡ kp„cmu_¡ Myi \C Nep¡ A_¡ rb_u lçbp¡ lp\u `pk¡ `pR>u Aphsu flu.

`pR>p Aphu_¡ s¡Z¡ lçbp¡ lp\u_¡ L$üy„, "Sy>Ap¡, tkl_¡ dmu_¡ L¡$hu kgpds `pR>u afu_¡! Myipds sp¡ h__p fpÅ tkl_¡e Nd¡ 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¡.