കോബ്രാഹില്‍സിലെ നിധി 25 [Smitha] 177

N¼nNp«³.sWäv b_ªp.
“”””dm¡n]ptÅm^p K]Nrgv\sâ AXp¯v Ss¶ Wn¡\w,”
sc`nN-vhpw ^mKpkpw BdnUpw fp¼ns` Ppimt£{S hfp¨]Sns`¡v NpSn¨p.
dm¡n]pÅkÀ K]Nrgv\sâ]Xp¯v Km{PSt]msX Nmk Wn¶p.
b¯v fnWnänWpÅn Unky]pw `¯ocpw ^mip`pw Sn^nsNs]¯n.
Ak^psX ssNNan HugV C`Napw bqkpNapw Nm]vNapfp*m]n^p¶p.
Unky bqkpNapw C`Napw ssNskÅ]n Sn^p½n fÀUn¨p Npj¼ptbms`]m¡n.
bns¶ hfob¯v NqXn HjpNp¶ WoÀ¨m`n Wn¶v- A¸w skÅsfXp¯v f^p¶n tIÀ¯v K]Nrgv\³s_ fq¡n`qsX]pw km]n`qsX]pw Hjn¨p.
`¯ocv Unky¡v tXmÀ¨v sSan¨v {bNmlw Nm\n¨p sNmXp¯psNm*n^p¶p.
ASnWptlgw Unky K]Nrgv\sâ fpOt¯¡v tWm¡n]n^p¶p.
AkÄ ko*pw WmZnfnXn¸v b^ntlmVn¨p.
“”F´m Untky?””
`¯ocv BNmw£t]msX tImUn¨p.
Ak³s_ N®pNÄ K]Nrgv\³s_ fpO¯v S_ªn^p¶p.
AkÄ Wn^mlt]msX Nq«pNms^ tWm¡n.
“”Kok³s_ H^p S^n `£\w tbm`pw Ct¸mÄ Nm\n¡p¶nà `¯ocv UmU,””
AkÄ ssUWySt]msX b_ªp.
Unky ko*pw K]Nrgv\sâ sW©n sIkn tIÀ¯p.
“”`¯ocv UmUm…B f^p¶v- l^n¡v H¶v- A^¨v St¶,””
WoÀ¨m`nWv hfobfpÅ NÃnt·Â sk¨ Nm]Nant`¡pw bqkpNant`¡pw tWm¡n Unky b_ªp.
`¯ocv sWÃn¡t]maw k`n¸fpÅ Im^Wn_fpÅ ^*p Nm]NÄ FXp¯p.
H^p NÃnt·Â sk¨v Ak A^]v¡m³ SpX§n.
“”H^p b^o£\fm\v,””
Unky b_ªp.
“”Kok³s_ H^p tWÀ¯ N\nNs]¦n`pw DÅn Aktlgn¡p¶p F¦n `¯ocv UmUm, BÄ ^£s¸Xpw,””
`¯ocv Aksa tWm¡n.
fäpÅk^pw.
‘fqÀ¡³ NXn¨n^nNp¶SnWv bp_tf ASnfm^Nfm] H^p ^mh`m]WnNqXn K]Nrgv\sâ tUi¯v NX¶n«p*v. fp_nkpNÄ f\¯v tWm¡n]t¸mÄ FWn¡v A§sW]m\v tSm¶n]Sv. bm¼n³ kng¯ntWmsXm¸w B `m]Wn NqXn ^à¯nÂN`À¶m A^f\n¡q_n¯s¶ f^\w SoÀ¨. Cu Nm]v fm{Sfm\v ASnWpÅ f^p¶v-! B^yb{Sn…””
`¯ocv Nm]NÄ A^¨v Nj¼v ^qb¯n`m¡n.
“”CWn ssNNÄ W¶m]n NjpNv `¯ocv UmUm…””
AkÄ b_ªp.
“”B^yb{Sn A^¨p Njnªv ssN fpO¯nWv– tWs^ bnXn¨m fSn hpOfm]n tdmVw sNXm³!””
“”bXt¨msW-“”
`¯ocv sbs«¶v- Ss¶ WoÀ¨m`n ssNNÄ kr¯n]m]n NjpNn.
Unky NÃnt·Â Wn¶v- `¯ocv A^¨p sk¨ f^ps¶Xp¯v {bmÀTWt]msX K]Nrgv\sâ km]n hmkVmWw Hjn¨p.
WoÀ¨m`n Wn¶v- A¸w skÅkpw.
Wnfng§Ä Njnªptbm]n.
Nq«pNmÀ N¼nNp«³.sWäv