കോബ്രാഹില്‍സിലെ നിധി 26

N¼nNp«³.sWäv knf`ntWmXptfm¸w.
fq¯fN³ kntWmUv fmSyp S³s_ A½ `anSm tftWmsWmsXm¸w sZ_mZq¬ WP^¯ns` knOymSfm] knÂtcmZv tNmtaKn KyqWn]À `NvI_À B]n tKm`n sI¿p¶p.
Ca]k³ knf fmSyp dnhnsWhv AZvfnWnhvt{XgWn knUymÀTn.
H^p kÀgfm]n `anSm tftWm³ l¿mk`wdn]m\v.
»Zv Nym³hÀ.
GSv hf]¯pw f^\w {bSo£n¨v NnX¡p¶p.
A¶pw fmSyp kÀ¤ohv em^y]psX NnX¡]psX A^nNn C^n¡pN]m]n^p¶p.
“”f¡Ä FknsX?””
SaÀ¶ hz^¯n `anSm tftWm³ tImUn¨p.
AkÀ bp_t¯¡v tbm]n^n¡pN]m\v.
hmVm^\ PSn]n A½ NnX¡s] l^\w {bmbn¨SnWp tlgw kntWmUpw knf`pw koXnWpÅn hf]w In`knXpfm]n^p¶p.
bs£ fmSyp kÀ¤ohv Aks^ WnÀdÔn¨v bp_t¯¡v b_ªpknXpw.
sI_p¸¡m^m\kÀ.
A½]psX t^mP¯nWv {bSnknVn f^\w fm{Stf]pÅq.
ASn At§]äw UpOnS^m\kÀ.
ASv Nm\m³ A]mÄ B{Pin¨nÃ.
“”AkÀ A¸w Njnªv k^pw,””
A]mÄ b_ªp.
AkÀ Ipäpw tWm¡n.
“”F´m?””
A]mÄ tImUn¨p.
“”B NSNv AX]v¡q,””
AkÀ b_ªp.
A]mÄ¡v B Bklyw knIn{Sfm]n tSm¶n.
F¦n`pw ASv {bNXn¸n¡msS A]mÄ tbm]n NSNv Im^n]n«v– Sn^nsN k¶p.
“”F³s_ AXp¯v k¶n^n¡q,””
A]mÄ ko*pw Ak^psX NnX¡]psX A^nNn k¶v- C^p¶p.
“”F´m `antS?””
A]mÄ tImUn¨p.
Ahiyfm] tkUW]psX bm^fyS]n AkÀ bpa]p¶Sv A]mÄ N*p.
“”A¸w NqXn AXp¯v k^q,””
tkUW]n InS_p¶ lЯn AkÀ b_ªp.
“”D¨¯n hwhm^n¡m³ k¿ FWn¡v,””
A]mÄ Ak^psX fpO¯nWv– sSm«Xp¯v tIÀ¶n^p¶p.
“”FWn¡v Wn§tamXv H^p Nm^yw b_]mWp*v,””
tkUW]psX AhiyS]n AkÀ ko*pw b_ªp.
“”F´m `antS?””
“”im§v…Hm…!””
AkÀ tkUW]n M^§n.
“”Cu tkUW]v¡v …A¸w….A¸w Np_kv D*m]n^ps¶¦nÂ…1 Mm³ FÃmw b_ªv So^p¶Sv ks^…Hm…!””
S³s_ ssN]n bnXn¨n^n¡p¶ eÀ¯mkn³s_ fpOt¯¡v AkÀ tWm¡n.
“”Wn§Ä FWn¡v km¡v S^\w,””
]mIWm hz^¯n AkÀ b_ªp.
“”F³s_ f^\ tlgkpw ^*v Npªp§ta]pw H^p tbms` Ss¶ Nm\\sf¶v…””
A]mÄ AUvepSs¸«p.
“”CsS´v tImUyfm `antS?””
A]mÄ tImUn¨p.
“”MmsWt¸msj¦n`pw Bt^msX¦n`pw kySymhw Nm\n¨n«pt*m?””
“”t{bmfnhv sI¿v–…””
AkÀ WnÀdÔn¨p.
A]mÄ¡v knIn{Sfm]n tSm¶ns]¦n`pw Ak^psX ssN]n A]mÄ fp_psN¸nXn¨p.
“”l^n..! N¼nNp«³.sWäv