g¡ML$ : Dv$e_ W$½$f

TV$`V$ kkgu `p¡õV$d¡_ R>¡.

sd¡ L$l¡ip¡ : Mp¡Ë$u hps! Adpfu V$`pg sp¡ L$p¡C MpMu V$pB` Apv$du gph¡ R>¡. kkgu _\u gphsu.

`Z dpfp hlpgp! TV$`V$ kkgu sp¡ S>„Ng_u `p¡õV$d¡_ R>¡, S>„Ng_u!

A¡_p 4 `N A¡V$g¡ ÅZ¡ L¡$ V$`pgu_u kpBL$g. Tçd Tçd v$p¡X¡$. h^ydp„ apev$p¡ A¡ L¡$ `Ndp„ sp¡ `„¼Qf `Z `X¡$ _l].

S>„Ngdp„ Sy>vy$„ S> L¡$g¡ÞX$f Qpg¡. s¡dp„ kp¡d, d„Nm A¡hp AgN AgN hpf _ lp¡e. kps¡ qv$hk frhhpf. L$pd L$fhy„ lp¡e sp¡ L$fp¡. _l]sf Ry>Ë$p Qfp¡. _l] õL|$g_u dp\pL|$V$, Qplp¡ s¡ L$fhp_u R|>V$. d_ L$u dfÆ, qv$g L$p fpS>.

sp¡ A¡dp„_p 1 frhhpf_u khpf¡ kkgu TV$`V$ _uL$mu.

S>„Ng_¡ _pL¡$ kyL$pe¡gy„ kfp¡hf lsy„. Qpf¡ bpSy> L$pv$h-L$pv$h. Y$]QZ kd¡s `N X|$bu Åe.

L$pmpcçdf L$pv$hdp„ Åe L$p¡Z? L$p„ sp¡ c|ëep¡cV$¼ep¡ dykpaf _¡ L$p„ sp¡ cNfu c¢k!

""cNfu c¢k, cNfu c¢k, Mpbp¡rQe¡\u blpf _uL$m!'' TV$`V¡$ X$p¡fb¡g dpfu.

""L¡$d Agu, L¡$d?'' `X$é¡ `X$é¡ cNfu cp„cfu. ""L$pv$hdp„ Apmp¡Vy„$ lz„, _¡ ka¡v$ X$Ngp¡ iy„ spfp¡ MfX$pe R>¡?''

""TV$`V$ kkgu ApC l¥, _eu fp¡i_u gpC l¥. spfu b¡_ ipdgu c¢k_p¡ k„v¡$ip¡ gphu Ry>„. ipdguA¡ s_¡ Ecu `|„R>X$uA¡ spbX$sp¡b `X$p¡i_p S>„Ngdp„ bp¡gphu R>¡, Ðep„ dp¡V$u kpBT_p„ smphp¡ dmu Apìep„ R>¡. W„$X$p„^pL$p¡f, _hp„_½$p¡f, N„^psp L$pv$h\u cf`|f. hpl, gugpgl¡f R>¡!''

`Z blpf _uL$m¡ sp¡ cNfu ip_u? A¡Z¡ sp¡ Mp^y„ dp¡Vy„$ 1 bNpky„. `R>u cp„cfu,
""Å¡ b¡_ TV$`V$,
L$p¡Z L$f¡ Ap Mpbp¡rQepdp„\u
blpf _uL$mhp_u MV$`V$?
ipdgu_¡ S>Zph L¡$ blz kpfp„ lp¡e smph,
sp¡ A¡ smph_¡ KQL$u_¡ Al]ep„ dpfu `pk¡ gph!
lh¡ sy„ spf¡ L$pd¡ gpN,
kkgu Å, Al]ep„\u cpN!''

""lpÆ, lpÆ, lpÆ, lp...'' L$lu_¡ TV$`V$ kkguA¡ `p¡sp_u `N_u kpBL$g dpfu d|L$u.

`lp¢Qu NC s¡ Opk_p„ `ump„ `ump„ Myëgp„ d¡v$p_p¡dp„, Äep„ S>„Ng_p¡ kygsp_ tkl iplu Ly$Vy„$b kp\¡ rbfpÄep¡ lsp¡.

Ly$_}i L$fu_¡ TV$`V$ bp¡gu,

""lS|>f, S>fp _S>f L$fip¡ Apd? sdpfu _pQuT k¡hL$, kkgu_p kgpd.''

kygsp_ tkl O|f¼ep¡, ""bp¡g kkgu, iy„ R>¡ V$`pg? A¡L$ L$p_\u A„v$f X$pg, buS>¡ L$p_\u blpf r_L$pg, Qpg, Qpg iy„ R>¡ V$`pg?''

""lT|f¡hpgp, S>„Ngdp„ b^¡ d„Ng R>¡, `Z V$`yX$p Op¡X$pA¡ aqfepv$_p¡ k„v¡$ip¡ dp¡L$ëep¡ R>¡.''

""L¡$d? iy„ Adpfu kës_s_p„ Opk_p„ d¡v$p_p¡ L$fdpC Nep„? S>mpiep¡ kyL$pC Nep„? V$`yX$p¡ bp`X$p¡ c|¿ep¡-àepkp¡ dfhp `X$ép¡ R>¡?''

""_pÆ, _pÆ, _pÆ, _p. `Z, _pdv$pf...'' TV$`V¡$ L$lu _p¿ey„, ""V$`yX$p_¡ dpMu blz L$fX¡$ R>¡.''

""l¢...'' kygsp_¡ kkgu R>p` AhpS> L$pY$ép¡, ""dp.... Mu....?''

""Æ lp, lT|f. V$`yX$p_y„ L$l¡hy„ R>¡ L¡$ dpMuAp¡ \p¡X$u L$fX¡$ s¡_p¡ hp„^p¡ _l]. ÆhX$p„ R>¡, lp¡e. L$fX¡$ \p¡X$p„. `Z Ap sp¡ h^pf¡ L$fX$u flu R>¡. A¡V$g¡ V$`yX$pA¡ dpMu rhfyÙ il¡_ipl tkl_u klpe dpNu R>¡.''

kygsp_ tkl ^X$pL$pc¡f lkhp dp„X$ép¡. A¡V$gy„ b^y„ lõep¡ L¡$ A¡_y„ rhL$fpm dp¡Yy„$ lh¡ ``¥ep_p am S>¡hy„ `p¡Qy„ A_¡ fd|Æ \C Ney„.

""lu.... lu.... lp¡.... lp¡....
Ap ëep¡, kp„cmp¡!
Ap V$`yX$p¡ Op¡X$p¡
`pNg R>¡ \p¡X$p¡...
lp¡.... lp¡.... lp.... lp...
Å, Al]ep„\u Å....''

TV$`V$ cpNu AbX$L$ v$bX$L$.

S>„Ngdp„ _ lp¡e lhpgv$pf, _¡ _ lp¡e _pL$ph¡fp¡. Äep„ S>hy„ lp¡e Ðep„ fp¡L$V$p¡L$ hNf S>C iL$p¡.

TV$`V$ lh¡ S>C `lp¢Qu S>„Ng_p dp¡f `pk¡.

(hp„Qsp fl¡ip¡)

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