fdugpL$pL$u budpf `X$ép„. `ipL$pL$p_¡ Qp b_phhp fkp¡X$pdp„ S>hy„ `X$éy„. A¡dZ¡ N¡k_p Q|gp `f s`¡gu d|L$u, `pZu _p¿ey„, `f„sy Qp_u c|L$u dmu _rl. A¡dZ¡ `g„N `f k|s¡gp„ fdugpL$pL$u_¡ `|R¹>ey„ : "fdugp...! Qp_u c|L$u ¼ep„ R>¡?'
"Ðep„ S> sp¡ R>¡' fdugpL$pL$uA¡ L$üy„, "N¡k_p Q|gp_u X$pbu bpSy>, Myëgp L$bpV$dp„ bp¡_®qhV$p_p¡ X$åbp¡ `X$ép¡ R>¡ A¡_u `f "dN_u v$pm' A¡hy„ g¿ey„ R>¡, A¡dp„ S> Qp_u c|L$u R>¡. `Z sd_¡ L$p¡C hõsy dm¡ sp¡_¡...!'
gX$L$u lku sp¡ aku!
"cp¥rdL$ kpebf L$pa¡' _pd_p A¡L$ kpebf L$pa¡dp„ A¡L$ M|b S> ky„v$f, a|gTX$u S>¡hu R>p¡L$fu_¡ Å¡C fplzg_u v$p_s bNX$u. fplzg A¡ M|bk|fs R>p¡L$fu kpd¡ Å¡C lõep¡.
R>p¡L$fu `Z lku.
fplzg¡ hps ApNm h^pfu. V¡$bg _uQ¡\u R>p¡L$fu_p O|„V$Z D`f lp\ d|¼ep¡.
R>p¡L$fu afu `pR>u lku.
fplzg_¡ sp¡ eyÙ_p d¡v$p_dp„ Æs lp\h¢sdp„ gpNu. fplzg¡ hps h^y ApNm h^pfhp O|„V$Z D`f\u lp\ ^ud¡^ud¡ D`f S>hp v$u^p¡.
A¡V$g¡ R>p¡L$fuA¡ `yfyj S>¡hp AhpS>dp„ L$üy„, "lp\ O|„V$Z D`f\u D`f gC Åh Ðepf¡ gp¡L$p¡_¡ i„L$p L¡$ hl¡d _ `X¡$ A¡V$gp Mpsf Ql¡fp_p lphcph kl¡S> `Z bv$gsp _rl. lz„ ¾pBd b°pÞQ_p¡ BÞõ`¡¼V$f Ry>„, A_¡ aqfepv$p¡ dmhp\u kpebf L$pa¡dp„ \sp Aphp Ny_p `L$X$hp S> Al] b¡W$p¡ Ry>„!'
Ap`Z_¡ ip¡ hp„^p¡ lp¡C iL¡$?
dp^yfu : "gÁ_ `R>u spfu dçdu A¡ dpfu dçdu b_i¡ A_¡ dpfu dçdu A¡ spfu dçdu b_i¡, bfpbf_¡?'
dyLy$g : "`à`p_¡ hp„^p¡ _ lp¡e sp¡ Ap`Z_¡ ip¡ hp„^p¡ lp¡C iL¡$?!'
fuV$p iy„ bp¡g¡!
L$p_Æ L$X$L$p¡ l„d¡ip„ `¥kp_u M¢Qdp„ S> fl¡sp¡. A¡V$g¡ L$ped dpV¡$ rbQpfp_y„ g¡Zv$pf_y„ rgõV$ gp„by _¡ gp„by„gQL$ \sy„ fl¡sy„.
A¡_u `pX$p¡idp„ S> fl¡su fuV$p M|b S> W$pW$dpW$ A_¡ c`L$pdp„ fl¡su lsu. `¥kp¡ `pZu_u S>¡d hp`fsu lsu. Ahpf_hpf L$p_Æ A¡_u `pk¡\u `Z ER>u_p `¥kp g¡sp¡ lsp¡. A¡L$ qv$hk L$p_Æ fuV$p `pk¡ êr`ep D^pf dpNhp Nep¡ Ðepf¡ fuV$pA¡ A¡_¡ êr`ep Ap`hp_¡ bv$g¡ kp¡_¡fu kgpl Ap`u v$u^u, "L$p_Æ! sy„ `¥kp ApX$pAhmp M|b h¡X$a¡ R>¡. sy„ blz DX$pD A_¡ Mp¡V$p MQp® L$f¡ R>¡. dpfu kpd¡ Å¡. d_¡ ¼epf¡e `¥kp_u sL$gua `X¡$ R>¡ Mfu?'
L$p_Æ_¡ lpX$p¡lpX$ gpNu Apìey„. s¡Z¡ `Z fuV$p_¡ k„cmphu v$u^y„, "fuV$p, sy„ kdS>su L¡$d _\u? S>¡ hõsy s_¡ dpgv$pf b_ph¡ R>¡, A¡ S> hõsy d_¡ L$X$L$p¡ b_phu v¡$ R>¡!'
DÅNfp \sp _\u!
S>S> : "s¢ ^p¡mp qv$hk¡ Qp¡fu L$fu?'
Apfp¡`u : "iy„ L$fy„ kpl¡b! fps¡ dpfp\u DÅNfp¡ _\u \sp¡.'
÷uAp¡_¡ \su Mp„ku_u v$hp!
NfbX$gpg : "iy„ sdpfu `Ð_u_u Mp„ku b„^ \C NC?'
N¢X$pgpg : "lp, dpfp A¡L$ hp¼e¡ S> A¡_u Mp„ku b„^ L$fu v$u^u.'
NfbX$gpg : "L$ey„ hp¼e?'
N¢X$pgpg : "d¢ A¡_¡ A¡V$gy„ S> L$üy„ L¡$ Jdf h^i¡ A¡d Mp„ku sp¡ Aphi¡ S> _¡!'
bp¡g L$¡L$u, bp¡g! L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs?
bl¡fpdÆ bphp ApfpdMyfiudp„ b¡ku r_fp„s¡ R>p`y„ hp„Qu füp lsp. \p¡X$uL$ hpfdp„ S> A¡d_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ L¡$L$u L$p¡g¡S>dp„\u Apìep¡. Aphsp„h¡s S> A¡Z¡ `|R¹>ey„, "X¡$X$, A¡.ku. L$fÞV$ A_¡ X$u. ku. L$fÞV$dp„ ip¡ a¡f R>¡?'
"lz„ ÅZsp¡ _\u, qX$ef' bl¡fpdÆA¡ R>p`y„ Mk¡X$u, Qídp„ Dspfsp„ L$üy„, "rarT¼k hp¡T _p¡V$ dpe kåS>¡¼V$.'
\p¡X$u hpf `R>u L¡$L$u afu `|R>u b¡W$p¡, "spC_pd¡_ õ¼h¡f A¡riep_p L$ep il¡fdp„ Aph¡gy„ R>¡?'
"L„$Ce¡ bu Apey lp¡k¡, A¡dp„ Ap`Z¡ ky„? Ap`Z¡ ÅZsp _\u.'
b¡ rdq_V$ `R>u L¡$L$uA¡ `pR>p¡ ^X$pL$p¡ L$ep£, "V¡$õV$ q¾L¡$V$dp„ kly\u h^y kv$u L$p¡Z¡ aV$L$pfu R>¡?'
"Mp¡v$pe Å_¡, L$p¡_¡ bu aV$L$pfu lp¡k¡.' bl¡fpdÆA¡ S>hpb v$u^p¡.
bl¡fpdÆ_p¡ v$uL$fp¡ r_fpi \C `pR>p¡ g¡k_ L$fhp dp„X$ép¡. s¡_p Ql¡fp D`f Dv$pku A_¡ r_fpip Å¡C bl¡fpdÆ bp¡ëep, "Np¡ Ap¡_ qX$ef! lÆ h^y khpg `|R>! `|R>i¡ sp¡ iuMi¡. `|R> `|R> L$fui sp¡ A¡L$ qv$hk Ardspc_u S>¡d "L$p¥_ b_¡Np L$fp¡X$`rs'_p¡ A¡ÞL$f b_u S>Ci!'
dfsp„ dfsp„ bQs L$fp¡!
`rs ¼ep„L$ blpf S>C füp¡ lsp¡. A¡_u `Ð_uA¡ `|R¹>ey„ : "¼ep„ Åh R>p¡?'
`rs rMÅC_¡ bp¡ëep¡ : "Ap`Ops L$fhp.'
"sp¡ `R>u Ap _hp¡_½$p¡f kapfu k|V$ `l¡fu_¡ iy„ L$pd Åh R>p¡? buÅ„ apV¡$gp„ A_¡ d¡gp„O¡gp„ L$`X$p„ `l¡fu_¡ ÅAp¡_¡!'
c|g cpf¡ L$fu!
a½$X$tkN A¡L$ hpf r`¼Qf Å¡hp Nep¡. dp¡V$fL$pf A¡Z¡ fõsp `f `pL®$ L$fu lsu. r`¼$Qf Å¡C_¡ a½$X$tkN L$pfdp„ b¡W$p¡. sfs S> `pR>p¡ s¡ TX$`\u blpf Apìep¡ A_¡ bpSy>_p `[ågL$ V¡$rgap¡_dp„\u A¡Z¡ `p¡guk_¡ ap¡_ L$ep£ A_¡ L$üy„ L¡$, "dpfu dp¡V$fdp„\u [õV$eqf„N ìlug, dpBgp¡duV$f, ¼gQ, b°¡L hN¡f¡ Qp¡fpC Nep„ R>¡. dpV¡$ sfs `p¡guk dp¡L$gp¡.'
ap¡_ d|L$u_¡ a½$X$tkN NpX$udp„ S>C_¡ b¡W$p¡. `pR>p¡ A¡L$v$d TX$`\u blpf _uL$mu_¡ `p¡gukdp„ ap¡_ L$ep£, "dpa L$f_p. dp¡V$f d¢ k¡ Ly$R> Qp¡fu _rl lzAp l¥, d¦ c|gk¡ `uR>gu kuV$ d¢ b¥W$ Nep \p!'
apev$p¡ ipdp„ R>¡?
v$dX$udg budpf `X$u Nep¡. X$p¡¼V$fp¡A¡ A¡_¡ Äepf¡ kgpl Ap`u L¡$ A¡ rhv¡$i S>C_¡ BgpS> L$fph¡ Ðepf¡ A¡Z¡ A¡_p dy_ud_¡ `|R¹>ey„, "dy_udÆ! rhv¡$i S>C_¡ BgpS> L$fphhpdp„ L¡$V$gp¡ MQ® \i¡?'
"A¡ S> gNcN Óuk-`p„Óuk lÅf êr`ep.'
"A_¡ A„rsdq¾epdp„?'
"A¡ S> gNcN b¡-ÓZ lÅf êr`ep.' dy_udÆA¡ \p¡X$pL$ AQL$psp„ S>hpb Apàep¡.
"sp¡ sp¡ `R>u BgpS> L$fphhp L$fsp„ dfu S>hy„ iy„ Mp¡Vy„$?' v$dX$udg¡ L$üy„.
d|fM _„bf h_!
N¢X$pgpg : "sy„ d_¡ kdS>¡ R>¡ iy„? s¢ gp¡L$p¡_¡ A¡hy„ L$üy„ L¡$ lz„ d|fM _„bf h_ Ry>„?'
NfbX$gpg : "gp¡L$p¡ `Z duWy„dfQy„ ccfphu_¡ S> hpsp¡ L$f¡ R>¡_¡! d¢ _„bf ¼ep„ Apàep¡ lsp¡?'
b¡V$fu fpMhu Å¡CA¡_¡?!
S>di¡v$ : "kpgp _pgpeL$, bfÅ¡f! s¡„ A„^pfpdp„ dpfu b¥fu S>fbp_y_u R>¡X$su ip dpV¡$ L$fu?'
bfÅ¡f : "S>di¡v$, gpBV$dp„ spfu b¥fu_¡ Å¡ep `R>u d_¡ `Z A¡ S> khpg \pe R>¡ L¡$ d¢ A¡_u R>¡X$su ip dpV¡$ L$fu?!'
i¡f_¡ dp\¡ khpi¡f!
\p¡X$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¡?