നിലാവിലേക്കിറങ്ങിപ്പോയ ഇസബെല്ല

N¼nNp«³.sWäv sf`nª l^o^ {bNrSfm\v sZ]vhn¡v. bns¶ HmÀ¯p, F§sW CSvtbms` fpjp¡mSn^n¡pw? F{S tb^v bnXn¨p Nm\pw? tXm¸v Du^n¡jnªv AkÄ Kho´s] tWm¡n. Kho´]pw fNsa CfNÄ AW¡msS tWm¡n. N®pNans` IqXv AkÀ b^hvb^w A_nªp. fNapsX N®pNÄ NmS^fmNp¶Sv Kho´ N*p. AkÄ A½s] tWm¡n fp`¡ÃpNÄ ^*pw Sn^p½n]pX¨p. bns¶ AV^w NXn¨fÀ¯n. “”f½o!”” NmS^fm] lЯn AkÄ Kho´s] knan¨p. “”F´m tfmsa,”” hz^w b^fmkVn hzmemknNfm¡m³ {lfn¨psNm*v Kho´ knantN«p. “”C¸w fWÊn`m]ntà F³s_ AhpO¯n³s_ ho^n]hvsWhv?”” AkÄ ho¡m^fnXp¶ hz^¯n tImUn¨p. “”fp¼n C^n¡p¶Sv hz´w A½]ms\¶v tbm`pw Nm^yfm¡msS Cãwtbms` B\p§av bnXn¨p sM¡n HX¨ fpjp¯ sfmt`w Nm\n¨v…sfm`¡tàHs¡ sM¡n M^Xn… t`mNs¯ Gäkpw Nj¸pNqXn] WnfvtcmfmWn]m¡pNÄ¡v tbm`pw Fât{Sw Nj¸v Nm\nÃ. BwdÀ hvfn¯pw Nm^n B³ sbWntg]pw Wnt¡mÄ Wm^m]nWpw BMvK`oW tKman]pw Hs¡ Fs¶¡mÄ Ft´m^w {bm]skmtÅm^m! F¶n«pw Gäkpw k`n] WnwtcmfmWn]m¡pNam]n t`mNw Nm\p¶Sv Aks^]m. Ak^ms^¦n`pw hz´w At½sX fp¼n C§sW dotikv sI]vSnt«mt*m? f½n¡v C¸w fWÊn`mt]m F³s_ {blvWw?”” Kho´ S`Np`p¡n. GSm*v Wns¶t¸ms` Ss¶]m]n^p¶p tfmsa MmWpw …AkÄ fWÊn b_ªp. “”tfmÄ¡v F³s_ fp¼n C§sW C^n¡p¼w, C§sWs]ms¡ sI¿p¼w ^hw k^p¶pt*m?”” bn¶ntÃ? k^p¶pt*m¶v!”” h-vNÀ«vDu^m³ SpX§ns¡m*v AkÄ tImUn¨p. sZ]vhn h-vNÀ«v Ajn¡psf¶v- AkÄ N^pSn]n^p¶nÃ. GSm]m`pw VymWw NqXn Cu {blvW§Ä Hs¡ fmäpkm³ tbmkpN]m\v. ASnWp fp¼v AkÄ b^fmkVn CãfpÅsSms¡ sI¿s«. sZ]vhn h-vNÀ«v Ajn¨p. AkapsX ftWmi^fm] SpXNan Kho´]psX N®pNÄ Cjªp. Wà WoafpÅ, BNrSns]m¯, fmwhafm] SpXNÄ. Nm\p¶ks^ knhvf]n¸n¡p¶ ewPn]pÅ Nm¸mU§Ä. sZ]vhn A½]psX fp¼n SpXNÄ AN¯n. hz]w SpX]nXp¡nt`¡v tWm¡n. F¶n«v Kho´]psX N®pNant`¡pw. “”f½n¡v Cãfmt]m?”” IqXv Wn_ª, NmS^fm] hz^¯n sZ]vhn tImUn¨p. Kho´]v¡pw AV^w NXn¨fÀ¯mSn^n¡mWm]nÃ. AkÄ D¯^fm]n S`Np`p¡n. “”Fs´ms¡]m Cãfms]?”” “”FÃmw,”” “”F´v FÃmw?”” Kho´ N®pNÄ sNm*v AkapsX fp`Nsa]pw SpXNsa]pw knXÀ¯nsk¨ SpXNÄ¡nX]ns` t^mfmkrSfm] bq_nsW]pw sSm«p. “”l^n¡pw? f½n¡v F³s_ sfm` Cãs¸t«m? Wà tg¸v Hs¡ Dt*m? Wà fpjp¸v Dt*m f½o?”” AkÄ N¼nNp«³.sWäv