“Ur§z‰»[‰ ƒqƒ»p‰ Üt¨jû Wx£f r§l² z£u p¦ Ãxz£”

p{ U~£ý ~¹ÄMj»xˆ ~‹f p¨{y - »Y£…w Rûl‰ r£yf R{ÝMj {« »~pyl‰»[‰ »v£‰fM ymx »t£»ƒ£‰ ãyY‰ [vp‰ Y… n Xƒ¨ l{vl‰ ´[ª Yz‰rp£{Yf {¥Ò ~‹Ñ»xˆ x. y¥ÇY£ Är{yY‰v Xƒ¨»[‰ v¨ƒ¨j »n~ ýryñp‰ t¥û{£x.
“»~»p‰...”
ëƒkl£{ ny£ ~‹Ñx »p£ƒ¥Ã l¥p R¦ »~pyl‰ R¥vlª{£x.
“K...?”
“Xx ëƒkl£{ vf ny£ [p‰p Rv£y¥x‹...”
»v£‰fM ym»xˆ »N[x t£z Y… »~pyl‰ y¥ÇY£»[‰ v¨ƒ¨j »n~ t¥û»N v¨{f p[£[l‰ vq ~‹p£»{p‰ x¨lª{ x.
“vv Yz‰rp£ Y»…‰ n{~ˆ Ärxf vv »[£hY‰ »nŠ{z‰ S»[p [l‰l£ y¥ÇY£...”
“»v£p{n »[£hY‰ »nŠ{z‰?”
Rl‰ t¦[x lªy¥† Yy[l‰ y¥ÇY£ r±|‰p Y…£ x.
“Ìýlx »v£plyK r§ãv£Y£y n Ãxp WY vv R{»t£‰o Yy[l‰l£. ph¨ Ãxp‰p Wp [¦p¨, r‹ùñ ýýo£Y£y r±|‰p{z‹p‰ »r»…p»Y£f vv ƒŒlª»{ »K{£ ýƒŒp‰ ƒà[l‰l »nŠ{z‰ Ãxz£. v»[‰ v¨† Ìý»l‰fv Y{à{l‰ r±|‰p Üïz£ p¦... Al‰... Al‰...”
“áp‰ »~»p‰fl‰ r±|‰p Wp‰p rfp‰ Ryp‰. W»ƒv »p‰n?”
“p¥Ü{...?”
“R£p‰Ñ»[ R~ìrx r±|‰pxY‰? ~¨»p‰l²Y‰Y£»[‰ R~ìrx r±|‰pxY‰? »y£‰ƒŒÛ»[‰ r¥px¦v r±|‰pxY‰...? Ul‰rz£»[‰ Yª»~ˆ Sp‰p...”
“»ƒ£‰N... »ƒ£‰N...” x‹ »~pyl‰ v¨ã ~‹p£{Y‰ r¦»Nx.
“vƒ£ [¥fû Yp‰ny£{Y Sp‰p v»[‰ ƒŒlf r{p‰ ~zp WYv »nŠ AY ýlyx‹ y¥ÇY£...”
“vv ƒŒlª»{ »~»p‰ ny¥{p‰f R£n»M p¥Ü{ R¥Ü Ãxz£...”
“R¥x‹ p¥l‰»l‰, rƒ¨[Œx Y£»zv Rp¨p‰»[‰ Rl‰{z p¥…»{p ny¥»{£‰ ´ƒ£ tz tz£ vv ƒ›z‰û{£. Al‰ vf A ~lªf ýq[p‰p RKv£ Shãp‰»p‰ p¦.”
“R¥x‹...?”
“Ul‰rz£»[p‰ ny¥»{Y‰ ztp‰p RKv£ Y¥v¥Ü {§»j‰ p¦...”
“»ƒ‰lª{...?”
“Ur§z‰»[‰ ƒqƒ»p‰ Üt¨jû Wx£f r§l² z£u p¦ Ãxz£. ã»{Yªf RKv£ Y{à{l‰ Y¥v¥Ü {§»j‰ p¦.”
“r§ãvx‹...”
y¥ÇY£ r¥{~¨{£x.
“Ur§z‰ ë~£v »ƒ£qx‹... vv {»[‰ »Y»pY‰ pK...”
“R¥x‹, y¥ÇY£ pK »v£Yn Yyp‰»p‰...?”
“AY »~»p‰f Rà… »nxY‰ »p»vx‹.
~‹p£~¨j© »~»pyl‰ x…‹ ëƒk{ ùx rn{p‰pf ýx.
“»~»p‰...”
y¥ÇY£ xvY‰ ~‹ƒŒrl‰ {«{£Y‰ »vp‰ Yl£ Y…£x.
“y¥ÇY£...”
“R»rˆ »[{z‰ …` Sp‰p {x~ˆ[l RKv£ »Y»pY‰. A RKv£ vf ÃN{£ yl‰pr§»M r¥l‰»l »{n ƒ£v¨ãy¥ »Y»pY‰ [¥p...”
“»{n ƒ£v¨ãy¥ »Y»pY‰...?”
“XN... R£p‰Ñ{ ~ìr Yy[p‰p r§†{p‰ »Ný. R£p‰Ñ ýlyY‰ »p»{x‹, ~¨»p‰l²Y‰Y{l‰...”
“RKv{ ~ìr Yy[p‰p r§†{p‰ pK »Y£Day »nxY‰n y¥ÇY£...?”
“Rr‹ R£p‰Ñ{ Wƒ£f WY‰Y xv¨...”
“WY‰Y xp‰p Yz‹p‰ »l£ylªy¥ »ƒ£xz£ tzp‰p Bp.”
“ztp »~p~¨y£àf Rr‹ [ŒƒŒp‰ Wv¨.”
“y¥ÇYf Yynyx‹.”
“»ƒ£q x£†»{Y‰ »{p¨»{p‰ AY YynyxY‰ Ãxz£ ƒŒlp‰p vv Y¥v¥Ü p¦...”
“»ƒ£qx‹.... W»ƒv pK xv¨.”
“Rr‹ »np‰p£ ýlyY‰...?”
“Ur§z‰f ãy [vp‰ »ƒ£q p¦...”
“vv ã{{ WY‰Y Wp‰pK...”
“~vƒy ýf r»t£‰nl‰ Wp‰p Y¥v¥Ü »Ný.”
“AY »ƒ£qx‹... vv »vlëp‰ tƒŒp{£ »~»p‰...”
“R¥x‹...?”
“v»[‰ R¥¼ãK {[xY‰ vƒp‰p ãp‰p£. AY [p‰p Bp.”
“vf ƒ´~‹xY‰ p¦. Xx£ Ry»[p Wp‰p. vv Sp‰pK.”
y¥ÇY£ »v£‰fM ym»xp‰ t¥~ S´ùxf ´{ [Œx£ x. Yz‰rp£»{p‰ ty ~‹Üp‰ x¨lª{ v£{l »n~ tz£ ~‹Ñ »~pyl‰ R¥x ãf§»Nx. »y£‰ƒŒÛ... th¨ r‹y{« vz‰zY‰ n ÷»[p »~»vp‰ »~»vp‰ S´ùxf r£ p[Œp R¥x WY‰{yv ܲ»y£‰n ymxYf Rl ´[ª Y…£x. ܲ»y£‰n ymx plyýx. »y£‰ƒŒÛ {ƒ£ Wxf p¥[ [ël‰v ܲ»y£‰n ùx r‹fl‰ ýx.
“p¹[Œ... Y{à Y… »nŠ{z‰n?”
lv »n»pl ~‹ƒŒp‰ Y¼ã† rfzxÃp‰ »t£q {p¨ »~pyl‰f áëj.
“Yyp‰p »nxY‰ p¦... AY Wx£»[‰ »»n{x. Wx£ ë~£ R»rˆ r{§zf {§j© »nŠ »ƒ£qfv R¥Ü...” »~pyl‰ l´p‰ R¥~‹r‹x ~¥û»N Y¼ã† ýx…£ [p‰pf »vë.
****
Ul‰rz£ lv p¥p‰nÚx »n~ tz£ ~‹Ñ»xˆ ~¹»N[› ƒ¥`›»vë. lv£ ý~‹p‰ R£x£~»xp‰ »r£{p¨ ztp ~¨rˆ ƒ¥p‰nY‰ [Œz‹p‰pf vƒl‰ »{»ƒ~Y‰ nyp vƒ Yªv£ùƒ£ñ»[‰ »n»pl‰ Y¼ã…‹p‰ »t£q {p¨ R¦ ãf§{£x. ÷cpY »vp‰ vƒl‰ RuŒv£p{l‰ ÌýlxY‰ [l Y… lv£f »v{p‰ SyjvY‰ Rxl‰{p¨ R¥l¥x‹ ~‹ƒŒ»pp‰{l‰ »p£~‹lp‰pf R¥l.
“RKv£ »K n{~ˆ ÑYf ~¨ã »{z£... z~ˆ~p »{z£.”
l{l‰ ~¨rˆ ƒ¥p‰nY‰ Yªv£ùƒ£ñ»[‰ v¨{f …¹ Y… Ul‰rz£ r¥{~¨{£x. lv p¥p‰nÚx»[‰ »n»pl‰ R´~‹ µrˆÜxÃp‰ tt…p¨ R¦ ãf§{£x.
“ƒŒÑxf {h£ »[£hY‰ [ªjx‹... »p‰n ëMvz£...?”
R¥x ~£l‰lª »~ˆýY£{Y»[p‰ ýv~¨»N Ìýlx Sz‰z£ ~‹Ñp p¥p‰nÚx»[‰ ~‹l |Y‰Üvl‰ Ãú»K Ryv¨Úë.
“XN... ~¦»ƒp‰p [ªjx‹... »ƒf RënŠà »{p»Y£f v¥hKf »ƒ£qfv »ƒ£q »Ný...”
ëMvz£ Yªv£ùƒ£ñ»[‰ ƒŒ~ r‹ùv¥nŠàx. xƒp vlv ~‹Ñp R¥»[‰ ƒŒ~»Y~ˆ R{§z‰ þv {…Y‰{p¨ r‹Ú~ »Y£j‰hx Yyz‰ »nYY‰ {p »~ˆ »[£l£ ùtp‰ rÑ{z‹p‰ t¥q R¥l‰»l‰ ëMvz£ x... {zN{f r¥ñj »v»lY‰ Y£zxY‰ [l {§{ n R¦ »v»~ˆ xƒp‰ R¥¼ãñp‰ ~¥y~š ~‹Ñp¨ ãf§ {[Y‰ Ul‰rz£»[‰ vlY»xƒŒ »p£v¥Ü lyK x. r‹…‹»{…Yf X~ùx ƒ¥q, R¥f v£zxY‰ r¥zq, »Y£j‰hx vp£ »z~ t¥q ~‹Ñp Yªv£ùƒ£ñ»[‰ »l‰c~ˆ y¦rx »YpYª lª… ïxY‰ ƒ£ [y¥l‰{xY‰ R¥ÜYy{p~¨ûx. »~pyl‰ ƒ£ ý{£ƒ þ {zN{f r¥ñÚ v¨z‰ ´p»xˆ R¦ »n~ Vc§{ t¥zšvf lyK lv£ lª… ïxY‰ R¥Ü {§»xˆ vp‰áx‹ Ul‰rz£ »p£áp ~‹Ñx£ x.
“vf tx ƒŒ»lp{£ »~»p‰...”
vz‹p‰ ~¥y~¬ YýDÇ»xƒŒ lv ~¥ñx£ R~z‹p‰ ƒŒq»[p ~‹Ñ Ul‰rz£ r¥{~¨{£ x.
“tx...? Y£fn tx... R»rˆ RKvfn?”
“ƒ‰K...”
“Xx£ ýlyY‰ »p»{x‹, vvl‰ txx‹.”
lv ~{pf …¹{ »~pyl‰ r{~l‰v ƒk p[£ ~‹p£ rƒz {§{n Wx R£x£~»xp‰ {…Y‰{£[l‰ Ul‰rz£ R{f t¥û{£x. ´z‹»~p rz‰û{Y‰ ~ƒŒl X~ùxÃp‰ ~¥y~¨j© Yªv£ùƒ£ñ S»jƒŒ {« xlªy¥ Y¥÷z‰z l£zxYf ƒk{ñp‰ lv£ r~¨»Y£f [Œ»xˆ áÕ t¥z‰vY‰ »ƒ…ñë.
“òf r~ˆ»~ ƒx‹»xp‰ ƒŒp£»{p‰p Wr£...”
»~pyl‰ r¥{~¨»N x.
“R¥x‹..?”
“r±|‰p Rƒp‰p Wr£. v¹ Ãxp »nŠ Yyp‰p.”
“v¥hK...”
ëMvz£»[‰ ƒ¾Õp‰ Ul‰rz£ r‹xý »z£{f r‹ý~‹x£ x.
“ëMvz£....”
“~¨rˆ R¥Ü {»[x‹...”
Rl r‹~ˆp£{Ãp‰ Yªv£ùƒ£ñ»[‰ v¨Zx {f£ »ll v£l‰lª Y… ëMvz£, …ny¥ r§xy ~ˆ{z‰rxY‰ R¥»[‰ »[z vlf ƒ¥û{£ x. WƒŒ v¨ã ~¨{q Ul‰rz£»[‰ ~‹ln, v¨ã ƒ¥`›»vp‰ r§y{£zp‰pf ~vl‰ ýx.
“~¨{qx‹...”
Ul‰rz£ l£zxYf r¥{~¨{£x... »pl‰ »Y£ëp‰ R¦ »n~ t¥ü ëMvz£ v¨ã ~‹p£{Y‰ p¥[ª{£ x.
“r§¹»a£‰...”
r»t£‰à»[‰ r±šÜvl‰ Yfƒk ãùp‰ R¥~‹j. ~¨rˆ t¼ãp »K~x vl l¥t¬ Ul‰rz£ Y£vy»xp‰ r‹f {«{£ x.

ztp ~Üxf...