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5.kzmanPn
\n§Ä kzmanPnsb AdnbpIbnÃtÃm? Adntb Ù p¶ BfmWv. kzmanPnbpw Rm\pw X½n ]cnNbambn«v IjvSn¨v Hcp ]´ocm Ù v Imeambn. At§mÀ¡v hbÊv 35 Bbn. AÑ\½amÀ \ÂInb t]cv Ipªn¡®s\¶mbncp¶p. ]t£, ]te Ahkc§fnepambn, Htcm Xm¡menIm hiy¯n\pth Ù n, Xm³ AwKoIcn¡m¯ t]cpIÄ Npcp§pw. kmaph ks¡dnbkv F¶ t]cn am\m©ndssaXm\¯n h¨v `b¦cambn ssIbpw Iemihpw Im«nsIm Ù v At§mÀ {InkvXpaX {]kwKw \S¯p¶Xp Rm³ tI«n«p Ù v. tUmIvSÀ laoZvJm³ F¶ t]cn Ipd¨pZnhkw I®qcn bp\m\n Huj[§Ä hnäpsIm Ù p\S¡p¶Xpw Rm³ I Ù n«p Ù v. .
]mepw ]ghpw am{Xw Blmcambn, BwKy`mjbn am{Xw CwKnX§sf Adnbn¨psIm Ù pw At\Iw tcmKnIfpsS tcmKw amäns¡m Ù pw At\Iw `à·mÀ¡v ZÀi\am{X¯m kwkmct¢iapàn \ÂInsIm Ù pw Hcp hnizkvX injysâ AI¼SntbmSpIqSn ]me¡m«vv HcmenÂNph«n IpsdZnhkw \nÀaem\µPn F¶ t]cn kzmanPn X]Ê\pjvTn¨ hnhcw At±lw Xs¶ ]dªn«p Ù v. .
Hcp Znhkw kzmanPn ]I ]Xns\m¶caWn¡v Fsâ ho«n Ibdnh¶p.
""Ct¸mÄ FhnSp¶m?'' Rm³ tNmZn¨p.
""eIvt\mhn \n¶v'' þ kzmanPn hnZpcØamb N{Ihmf¯n ZrjvSnbpd¸n¨psImÙ v ]dªp.
Rm³: ""AhnsS F{X Xmakn¨p? Fs´Ãmw sNbvXp?''
kzmanPn: ""F«pamkw sNbvXtXm? (At±lw Fsâ apJ¯pt\m¡n H¶p aµlkn¨p.) kp{]kn²amb atlizcIhNs¯¸än C´ybnse {][m\Zn\]{X§fnseÃmw {]Xy£s¸« ^pÄt]Pv ]cky§Ä I Ù nsÃt¶m?''
Rm³ Xebv¡v s]s«¶v ItÃdpsIm Ù Xpt]mse H¶p sR«n: ""F´v? atlizcIhNtam? AXv kzmanPnbpsS hIbmbncp¶pthm?''
kzmanPn : ""AtX, lnameb almKncnbpsS D¯pwKirwK§fnt·Â ap¶qdpsImÃw ITn\X]Êp sNbvXv, atlizcZ¯amb hc{]kmZt¯mSp IqSn temtIm]ImcmÀYw XmgvhcIfnte¡nd§n h¶ kÀhkwK]cnXymKnbpw almtbmKoizc\pamb almßm \nXym\µPnbpsS D]tZi{]Imcw At±l¯nsâ {]nbinjy\pw....''
Rm³ : aXn, aXn, F\ns¡m¶pw tIÄ¡ Ù ! Kpcphmbqc¸m. A©pdp¸nI FtâXpw t]mbtÃm! IjvSta IjvSw! F\ns¡mcp t]mg¯w ]änbtÃm,acWw hsc Xocm¯ Hc]am\ambnt¸mbn....At¸mÄ, kzmanPn, sUbven \yqknepw "tamWn§v FIvkv{]kn'epw aäpw {]kn²s¸Sp¯n¡ Ù B hne ]nSn¨ ]cky§fn tNÀ¯ kÀ«n^n¡äpIsfms¡ Ifhmbncp¶psht¶m?''
kzmanPn: ""kmt[m, Xms\s´mchnizmknbmWv, A§s\ Ifhmbn Rm³ Hcp ]ckyw tNÀ¡ptam? B cmPm¡·mcpsSbpw h¡oe·mcpsSbpw tUmIvSÀamcpsSbpsams¡ kÀ«n^n ¡äpIÄ apgph³ þ Hs¶mgnbmsX þ t\À¸IÀ¸pIfmWv. AhbpsS aqetcJIÄ B s]«nbn t\m¡nbm ImWpw. Ahsbms¡ Ifhmbn \nÀan¨hbmsW¦n Rm\n¶v PbnenetÃ? Fs¶ IpXnc¨½«ns¡m Ù v _o¡t Ù ? A§s\sbmcp h©\ Rm³ sN¿ptam? Rm³ hn[hIfpsSbpw A¨\nÃm¯ Ip«nIfpsSbpw ]Ww X«n¸dn¡p¶ hà C³jyqd³kv I¼\nbpsSbpw atäm UbdIvSdmsW¶mtWm Xm³ hnNmcn¡p¶Xv?''
Rm³ : ""F\n¡v CsXm¶pw a\ÊnemIp¶nÃ. Ah apgph³ A\h[n hyhlmc§fn Pbn¨ hcpsSbpw ]co£Ifn ]mkmbhcpsSbpw B{Kl§Ä km[n¨hcpsSbpw almtcmK§Ä amdnbhcpsSbpw kÀ«n^n¡äpIfpamWtÃm.''
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kzmanPn : ""AXpsIms>Ù ´msWtSm? Ignª {]mhiyw Rm³ Xs¶ ImWpt¼mÄ Xm³ A¸w hIXncnhpÅ Hcp sNdp¸¡mc\mbncp¶phtÃm. Xsâ _p²nsbms¡ FhnsSt¸mbn? A¸ sam¶mtemNn¨t\m¡q þ Rm³ \qdp IhN§fp Ù m¡n F¶p hnNmcn¡q þ F¶p h¨m lvdmwþlvdow lvdp Ft¶m {`mwþ{`owþ{`w Ft¶m Uvtdmw þ Vvdow þUvtdw Ft¶m Fgp¯mWn ¯p¼¯v X¡mew h¶sXs´¦nepw FgpXn\nd¨n«pÅ \qdp sN¼n³XInSpIÄ F¶À°w. AXn Ccp]¯s©®w Ccp]¯©v tcmKnIÄ¡pw Ccp]¯s©®w Ccp]¯©p hyhlmc ¡mÀ¡pw tijn¨n«pÅ Ccp]¯s©®w Ccp]¯©v ImapI·mÀ¡pw hn¡p¶p F¶pw
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hnNmcn¡pI. Ccp]¯©v tcmKnIsf FSp¯m \½psS Khs×âmip]{XnIfn ¡qSn Ccp]¯©pw NmhpIsb¶pÅXv kw`mhyaÃ. BtWm? Ccp]¯©p Ip«nIÄ ]co£bv¡p t]mbm Ccp]¯©pw tXm¡pIsb¶Xpw ]XnhnÃ.
hyhlmcnIfpsS Imcyhpw ImapI·mcpsS IYbpw A§s\¯s¶. Fsâ IhNw ssIhiapÅXpsImÙ pam{Xw HcmÄ¡v ]Tn¨Xv tXm¶mXncn¡pItbm kuµcyw t]mbvt¸mhpItbm sN¿pIbnÃtÃm þ AXp XoÀ¨btÃ? AXp ssIhiapÙ tÃm F¶p IcpXn tcmKnIÄ acp¶p Ign¡mXncn¡pItbm hnZymÀ°nIÄ ]Tn¡mXncp¡pItbm I£nIÄ tIkn\pthÙ p¶ dn¡mÀUpIÄ lmPcm¡mXncn¡pItbm sN¿p¶Xpaà þ AXpw XoÀ¨btÃ? icn. F´p kw`hn¡pw? IhNw D]tbmKn¨hcpsS CSbn A©mfpIfpsS tcmKw amdnbn«pÙ m bncn¡pw. F«mfpIÄ¡v IpdhpÙ mbncn¡pw. GgmfpIÄ¡v A[nIambn«pÙ mbmcn¡pw. A©mfpIÄ acn¨p«pÙ mbncn¡pw F¶p k¦Â¸n¡pI. HSp¡s¯ ¢mÊnÂs¸«hcpsS i_vZw Rm³ tIÄ¡nÃ. tcmKw A[nIamb GgmfpIÄ Hcp ]t£, Xs¶bpw Fsâ IhNs¯bpw iImcn¨pw i]n¨pw sIms-gpXpw; BtcmKyw hoÙ pIn«nb A©p hnUvVnIÄ Xsâ IhNamWv AXn\v tlXpsh¶v XoÀ¨s¸Sp¯n F\n¡v A`n\µ\¡¯pIfbvI¡pw.
A§s\¯s¶ aäpÅhcpw. tXmähcpw s]mfnªhcpw \jvSs¸«hcpw »o¨Sn¨hcpw þ Ahcmbncn¡pw A[nIw þ H¶pw anÙ pIbnÃ, Asæn IhNs¯ ]gn¨p sImsÙ gpXpw. B Fgp¯pIsfms¡ hmbn¨ DSs\ No´n NhäsIm«bn XÅpItb thÙ p. Pbn¨hcpw kpJs¸«hcpw Imcyw t\Snbhcpw, ""{]nbKptcm, AhnSp¶mWv C¶s¯ AhXmc ]pcpj³. AhnSs¯ atlizcIhNw D]tbmKn¸m³ XpS§nbtijw Fsâ B{´pipe Xosc
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amdnbncn¡p¶p.'' ""almß³, atlizcIhNw D]tbmKn¨Xnsâ ^eambn Gähpw {][m\amb Hcp hyhlmc¯n Rm³ {]Xo£n¡m¯ hn[¯n hnPbw t\Snbncn¡p¶p. Zb sNbvXv AcUk³ IhN§Ä IqSn Ab¡Ww.'' ""kzman³, A§bpsS IhNw F\n¡p sNbvX KpW§Ä ]dªm semSp§nÃ, AhnSt¯¡v \s¶¶v tXm¶p¶ GsX¦nepw temtIm]Imc {]Zamb Imcy¯n\v sNehm¡phm\mbn Hcp eLpIrXÚXmNnÓambn Rm\nXm Ccp]Xpdp¸nI aWntbmÀUÀ sN¿p¶p.'' Fs¶ms¡ FgpXn Ab¡m³ XpS§pw. ]Xn\mbncw IhN§Ä hnäpXocpt¼mtg¡pw Gähpw Npcp§nbXv Hcªqdv Fgp¯pIÄ F\n¡v In«n¡gnbpw. BtemNn¡q; C¯c¯nepÅ Aªqdv Fgp¯pIÄ hgn¡phgnbmbn Hcp Zn\]{X¯n ImWpt¼mÄ GXp h¼\mWv A¼c¡mXncn¡pI? Cà N§mXn, temI¯n hnUvVnIfpÅnSt¯mfw Imew a\km£n bnÃm¯hÀ ]«nWnInSt¡Ù nhcnà Xs¶.''
Rm³ : ""Bs«, kzmanPn F{X X«n?''
kzmanPn : B "X«n' F¶ hm¡mWv F\n¡v ]nSn¡m¯Xv. IeIvSÀ kmbvt]mSv Bsc¦nepw \n§Ä Khs×ân \n¶pw F{X "X«n' F¶p tNmZn¡mdptÙ m? h¡oe·mtcmtSm tUmIvSÀamtcmtSm P·namtcmtSm I¨hS¡mtcmtSm tNmZn¡mdptÙ m? Ahscms¡mbmIpt¼mÄ "k¼mZyw', Rm\mIpt¼mÄ "X«Â'! FtSm, amapÂamdme ]nSn¨pInS¡p¶ Xsâ BZÀi§sfms¡ H¶p XpS¨p ]p¯\mt¡Ù nbncn¡p¶p. C\n Rms\mcp Imcyw ]dbs«. Fsâ IhNw AXn hnizkn ¡p¶hÀ¡v C¶v amÀ¡än hn¡s¸Sp¶ At\Imat\Iw acp¶pIsf¡mÄ KpWw sNbvXn «psÙ ¶pw sNbvXphcp¶psÙ ¶pw IqsS ]dªpsImÅs«, F´m aqfp¶Xv? Rm³ ]dªXv AXnitbmànbnÃm¯ ]camÀ°§fmWv. F\n¡p In«nb Fgp¯pIÄ apgph³ X§Ä¡p
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h¶ptNÀ¶ \·bpsS bYmÀ° ImcWw a\ÊnemIm¯ h¦·mÀ FgpXnbXmsW¶v Xm³ IcptXÙ . Hcp KWyamb iXam\w A¡q«¯n A§s\bÃm¯hbpapÙ v.''
Rm³: ""kzmanPnbtà ]dªXv, B IhN§sfms¡ Fs´ms¡tbm hmbn tXm¶nb A£c§sfgpXn aS¡nb shdpw sN¼pXInSpIfmsW¶v?''
shdpw sN¼n\v tcmKw amäm\pw BfpIsf ]co£Ifn Pbn¸n¡m\papÅ iànbptÙ m?
kzmanPn: ""CÃ, ]t£, a\Ên\pÙ v, FÃm acp¶pIsf¡mfpw a{´§sf¡mfpw A[nIapÙ v. a\Ên hnizmkhpw hnPb{]Xo£bpw ^e{]mÀ°\bpw thÙ nSt¯fapsÙ ¦n GXp acp¶pw GXp a{´hpw ^en¡pw. Csæn arXkRvPoh\nbpw arXypRvPbhpw ^en¡pIbpanÃ.''
Rm³ : ""Bs«, Fsâ tNmZy¯n\v adp]Sn ]dªnÃ.''
kzmanPn: ""F´p tNmZyw?''
Rm³ : ""BsI F{X ]Ww X.....In«nsb¶v.''
kzmanPn : ""F«pamkwsImÙ v sam¯¯n Ccp]¯naqhmbncw Ddp¸nI In«n. (Rm³ sR«nbXp sImÙ v kzmanPn Nncn¨psImÙ v) ]t£, sNehv `bm\Iambncp¶p. ]cky§Ä¡v am{Xw ]Xn\mbncw Ddp¸nI, \mev ssS¸nÌvamcpsS A¡met¯¡pÅ i_fw Bbncw Ddp¸nI X«m·mÀ¡pw aäp the¡mÀ¡pw IqSn Bbnc¯ªqdv, B¸okv hmSI F®qdv, kzImcys¨ehv GXmÙ v aqhmbnc¯ªqdv, X]mÂþtÌj\dn aq¶pdne[nIw. F´n\p ]dbp¶p, FÃmwIqSn Ccp] ¯nctÙ mfw Imªp. Ct¸mÄ IjvSn¨v Bbncw ssIhiapÙ v. AXpwsImÙ nt§m«v ]pds¸«p
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kq£n¨v sNehpsNbvXp k¼mZn¡p¶ k{¼Zmb¡mc\mbncp¶psh¦n Ct¸mÄ ]Xn\mbn c¯n Hcp ss]k Npcp§msX _m¦nepÙ mIpambncp¶p. ]t¯]¯p sImÃw sImÙ v e£m[n]³!''
Rm³ : ""]ns¶ Ft´ AXphn«v Ct§m«p t]m¶Xv? \nba]meI·mscs¡mÙ v hà _p²nap«p apÙ mtbm?
kzmanPn : tlbv, bmsXm¶papÙ mbn«nÃ. F\n¡v kÀ«n^n¡äpIÄ X¶hcn cÙ v t]meokv I½ojWÀamcpw, Ggp Un.Fkv.]nIfpw cÙ paq¶v Uk³ kÀ¡nÄ C³kvs]IvSÀamcpws]Spsa¶v Xm³ BtemNn¡Ww. AXpsImÙ Ã Rm³ A¸Wn aXnbm¡nbXv. a\waSp¸v þ A{Xam{Xw. HcnS¯pXs¶bncp¶v Htc {]hr¯nbn¯s¶ a\ÊpsImSp¯p, ]W¯nepÅ B{Kl t¯mSpIqSn {]bXv\n¨ncp¶psh¦n Rm\n¶v C´ybnse tImSoizc·mcn Hcmfmbncn¡pw F¶Xns\¡pdn¨v X\n¡v hà kwibhaptÙ m? Rm\nsXmcp h¼p]dbp¶XmsW¶v Xm³ IcpXp¶ptÙ m? A¸t\cs¯ au\¯n\ptijw kzmanPn XpSÀ¶p. ]ns¶ \nba]meI·msc kw_Ônt¨St¯mfw Ahcpambn Rm³ \s¶¡pdt¨ Gäpap«mdpÅpsh¶v Xm³ AdnbpIbntÃ? G¦nepw Nnet¸mÄ ]änt¸mImdpÙ v. Ignª XhW ChnsS \n¶pw t]mb DSs\ A§s\sbmcp kw`hapÙ mbn.''
C{Xbpambt¸g¡p hmey¡mc³ Im¸nbpw ]elmchpw sImÙ ph¶p. kzmanPn Im¸n IpSn¡p ¶Xn GÀs¸«p. Rm³ IYtIÄ¡m³ A£a\mbn Im¯p.
kRvPb³ .