ആൽബിച്ചായനും ഹിതകുട്ടിയും [സിമോണ]

N¼nNp«³.sWäv As©«p NnanNÄ, `kv tdZv–hv NqXnsâ tfs` NmX³ bq¨ tN_pt¼m, bpÅn bpÅn]pÅ b¨ S¯NÄ sWt`man¡\ tbms` “”{Now-! {Now-!”” N^ªp Wn`knan¨p.. N¿pw Nm`pw sk_¡\ tbms`m^p co`nwPv… tfs`ms¡ kn]À¡p¶pt*m…
At¿m.. CWn imÀ«v Aäm¡v Btkm???

“”NÀ¯mtk.. Wo]o C^p«n sk¨v Sp\n]nÃmsS Fs¶ tft`ms«Xp¡m³ tbmkmt\m?? H^p Npªp s{Zsʦn`pw CXmWpÅ Pym¸v S^ptkm…
¹ohv-…
H¶psæn F¶pw sskt¶^w sfjpNpSn^n N¯n¨v fp«v Np¯p¶StÃ.. B hvtWisf¦n`pw….???.””
fp«n¸m]n N®X¨v {bmÀ°n¨p..

sbs«¶v Xn kn ]n Wn¶v Ft´m A`À¨ tN«p…
NÀ¯mkmWp{Pin¨v sfÊn ko*pw S`N_§n ko\pNm\\w…
Xn kn ]n Wn¶v Nq«s¸m^n¨n tbms`m^p b^ b^ lÐw tN«p .. H¸w, Nfâ_n b_]s\msâ NpXp½s¯t´m ASyminSw WX¶tbm`s¯ Wn`knaow…

“”]miq–.. sfÊn tfmtW….”” ¶v Hman]n«p A`N-vhv tkPw ¥mhpsfXp¯v imant`t¡mXn.
F´p«v Nm\mWmtkm….

bn¶ms`, “”Hm.. Fw… sN… kn…”” ¶pw b_ªv, sFhpw bm{Sw Wn`¯psk¨v BÂdn¨m]³ tÌm_nt`¡pw HmXnk¶p.
AsSsâ I´ow fp`]pw bq_psfms¡ Nm\mWm.. FWn¡p_¸m…

N®X¨v H^p Wnfngw sfÊn¡v tk*n {bmÀ°n¨p.. CWnw CWnw sbWmÂän gq«u«pNapw {coNn¡pNapsfms¡ Nn«n, H^p Wq_p tPmsa¦n`pw, Nm`pNapsX CX]nt`¡Xn¡m³ hmVn¡s«..
fq¶p Sk\ Np^nlv k^¨v hvtSm{Sw sImÃn…

“”CWn tbm]n Sp\n]pXp¡Xn….. ASnWtà Wo Pym¸v tImUnt¨…””
DÅns` C^p«n`n^p¶v N_p¯ptbm] NÀ¯mkv S`t¨m_nt`¡v tImUy hvbµWw sSmXp¯p…

“”Sp\nt]m???… “”
Mm³ fWÊn`mkm¯Sptbms` tImUn¨p..
NÀ¯mkv N®p^p«n Nm\n¨p…

“”Hmiv-! {ZÊv… ASpbns¶…
NÀ¯msk.. AtSm^n¯n^n Njnªn«v CXmtk… Asæn A¨m]³ F´v knIm^n¡pw… H¶psæn NymWsZ ¶v CknXw ks^ W½sa Hs¡ Nm\m³ sNmSn¨p k¶StÃ…
ASnTn tUtkm ek… ¶tà b_tª¡t\…””
Mm³ sfsà C^p«nt`¡v tWm¡n N®n_p¡n.

NÀ¯mkv, C^p«n`n^p¶v, ^*p N®pw C_p¡n]X¨v sW_pw S`¡v ssN sk¨v S` NpXªp…. sfÊnt]mXpw Ft¶mXpfpÅ N`n¸nÂ, {cm³hnsW K]n¸n¡m³ NÀ¯mkv So^pfmWn¨Sv A¶m]n^p¶p…

f¿jn¸pj]psX So^¯v bmks¸« C´y¡ms^ AXnfNam¡n e^n¨n^p¶ {c©pNms^ FWn¡nãsöv NÀ¯mknW_n]mw….
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