sushama ente offisilu joli cheyyunna penkuttiyaayirunnu. rosaappoo pole chuvanna chundukalum kusrthi niranja thilangunna kannukalum ulla oru kochusundari. avale offisilulla pala aanungalkkum cheriya “nottam” undaayirunnu ennathaanu vaasthavam. avalotulla ishtam matu palareyum pole njaanum manassilu sookshichu. ennittum njangalu thammilu pranayathilu aaya kathha churukkipparayaam.
oru divasam avalude pena njaanu ezhuthaanu venti vaangi. utane thanne athu ente kaiyilu ninnu kaanaathe pokukayum cheythu. avalu pena thirike chodichu. kaanaathe poyi ennu njaanu. avalude oru koottukaari, vituvaa parayunnathilu mitukki, athu kettu ota chodyam: “kaanaathe poyo atho sushamaye orkkaanu venti sookshichu vachirikkukayaano?”. njaanu maathramalla, avalum chammippoyi ennu paranjaalu mathiyallo. pitennu thanne njaanu avalkku puthiya pena vaangikkotuthu. aa sambhavathoteyaanu njangalu thammilu atukkunnathu. atuppam kootikkooti … anganeyangane … oru divasam njaanu avalotu kaaryam thurannu parayunnu. kettittum aalude mukhathu kaaryamaaya bhaavabhedamonnumilla ithenthaappaa ingane ennu njaanu anthichu nilkkumpolu athaa varunnu, enne tharapadichu kalanja prathikaranam: “enikkariyaamaayirunnu ishtamaanennu … ippozhencilum ithonnu paranjallo, bhaagyam!”.
innu sushamayum njaanum pranayikalalla. suhrthukkalu maathram. rantu perkkum matu nivrthiyillaatha oru saahacharyam undaayappolu njangalu etutha oru theerumaanam aayirunnu athu. aa theerumaanathilu ippolu njangalkku paschaathaapam illa; ennu maathramalla, angane cheythillaayirunnencilu oru pakshe paschaathaapikkenti varukayum cheythene. sushama ennathu avalude yathhaarthha peru alla ennu ippolu ningalu oohichu kaanumallo. njangalude aadyathe laingikaanubhavathinu munkaiyyetuthathu sushama aayirunnu. avalude anumathiyotu kooti aa sambhavam njaanu ningalumaayi pancuvekkatte. athu oru onakkaalathu, ingane aayirunnu…
njangalude offisile onaaghosha paripaatikalu natakkukayaanu. pookkalamorukkaanulla thirakkukalilu muzhuki otinatakkukayaayirunnu njaanum sushamayum. enthino thirakkittu paayunnathinitayilu aaro sabdam thaazhthi su … su … ennu vilicho? sabdam kettathaayi thonniya itathekku njaanu nokki. sushama! avalu “jithu, ingu varoo oru joli undu” ennu paranju.
“njaanu vere oru kaaryathinu pokukayaa, enthaa maataru?”
“athokke pinneyaakaam, ippam ingu varunnundo?”
kevalam oru pennaaya neeyo? ennoto? aajnjaapikkaaraayo? encilu anusarichittu thanne matu kaaryam! njaanu sushamayude oppam chennu. avalude kaiyyilu oru kee undaayirunnu. athupayogichu avalu treyiningu roominte vaathilu thurannu. offisile oru cheriya itanaazhiyude vasathaayi pettennu aarudeyum kannilpetaatha vidhathilu sthhithi cheythirunna, pothuve upayogikkappetaarillaatha onnaayirunnu aa room.
njangalu athinakathekku kayariyathum avalu muri ullilu ninnum pootti. ennittu enne kettippunarnnu chundukalilu umma vachu. njangalu aalinganabaddharaayi chumbanathilalinju parisarangalu marannu ere neram angane ninnu. ithinitayilu eppozho ente kaikalu avalude sthanangale thazhukaanu thutangiyirunnu. avalu chumbanam verpetuthi pettennu vasthrangalu azhikkaanu thutangi. njaanum angane thanne cheythu. ethaanum nimishangalkkakam sushamayum jithuvum piranna veshathilu oraalu mateyaalinte munnilu ninnu.
njangalu parasparam ethaanum chuvatukalu akannu ninnu aa aadyanagnadarsanam kothitheere aasvadichu. pakshe njangalude pakkalu adhikam samayam undaayirunnilla. avalu florilu malarnnu kidannu oru kai neetti enne avalilekku kshanichu. avalude meethekku njaanu kidannu. ente chundukalu avalude koompiya kanpolakalude melu pathinju. avalude kavilukalilu, chundukalilu … avalude kazhuthilu, avalude bhangiyaarnna kochu mulakalilu, ava poompaatayaayi rasam nukarnnu. avalu ikkili kontu pulayukayaayirunnu. aa paatalavarnnamaarnna mulakkannukalilu, avayilu ezhunnu ninna svathe mrduvencilum rathyuddeepanathaalu katutha mulanjettukalilu, njaanu naavinthumpu kontu chithravelakalu cheythu. avalu kunungichirichu konteyirunnu
ente atutha lakshyam avalude pokkilchuzhiyaayirunnu. avite ninnu thaazhekku … avalude ativayatilu … rathimandirathinu melaappu theerkkunna romaraajiyilu … otuvilu, otuvilu, njaanu etavum kothikkunna, ente aayiram naavukalu neettunna rathidaahathine thrpthippetuthaanu ethinaano kazhiyunnathu, aa neeruravayilekku!
aadyamaayi oru penninte rathipushpam kaanukayaayirunna njaanu aa kaazhcha sarikkum aasvadikkaanu aagrahichu. ethaanum nimisham njaanu athilekku thanne nokkikkontirunnu. sushama kaliyaakki: “iyaalenthaa praarthhikkuvaano?” aa chodyam kettappolu thanthrasaasthragranthhangalilu prathipaadikkunna yoneepoojayeppati njaanu orthu. sthreeyoniye aadiparaasakthiyaayi kantu upaasikkunna, bhakthiyudeyum kaamathinteyum yogathinteyum bhogathinteyum nigoodhaarthhangalu atangunna udaathamaaya praacheena anushthaanam.
aa poojaavidhiyude ormmayilu pakuthi kaliyaayi njaanu avalude yoniye thozhuthu. chirichu kontu avalu kai uyarthi anugrahamudra kaatti. njaanu melle aa manmathhakudeerathilekku mukham atuppichu. mathupitippikkunna rathigandham athilu ninnuyarnnu. avalude yoniyilekku mukham amarthi njaanu deerghamaayi uchhvasichu. aa gandham enne keezhatakki. yoneedalangalkkidayilu naavu katathi avalude rasangalu njaanu nakkiyetuthu. avalude kaithalangalu ente sirassilu thazhukaanu thutangi. avalude krsariye naavu kontum avalude yoniye viralukalu kontum paricharichu njaanu sushamaye rantu thavana rathimoorchhayilethichu.
sushama ente lingam avalude vaayilu etuthu. ente vrshanangale avalude kaikalaalu thaalolichu kontu avalu thante sirassu uyarthukayum thaazhthukayum cheythukontirunnu. avalkku appolu lolipoppu nunayunna kochukuttiyude bhaavamaayirunnu ennu enikku thonni. aa avayavathinte oro injchum aasvadichu, kothiyote avalu athine oompunnathilu muzhuki. ente svantham rathimoorchha atuthu varunnathaayi njaanu arinju. ente sareerathinte prathikaranangalilu ninnum avalkkum athu manassilaayi. avalude vegam kootikkooti vannu. ente ullilu njaanu ithuvare arinjittillaatha oru pralayathinte druthathaalam muruki … athinte paaramyathilu njaanu ellaam marannu ente utalinte anaichhikaprathikaranangalkku keezhatangi. harshonmaadathinte alakalkku meethe alakaladichuyarnnu enne etho ariyaavaanathilu kaatinte kaikalilppetta thoovalaakki paarichu. appolu njaanariyaathe ennilu ninnum udgamicha oru dhaara sushamayude kanthanaalathiloote thaazhekkirangukayaayirunnu. rathiharshathinte thirakalatangi. njaanu ente sareerathilekku thirichu vannu. samthrpthiyudethaaya oru mandasmitham njaanu avaludeyum avalu enteyum mukhathu kantu. parasparam punarnnum chumbichum njangalu ethaanum nimishangalu kooti chelavazhichu. ennittu njangalu ezhunnetu vasthrangalu dharichu. purathirangi vaathilu poottiyittu thirinjathum njangalu njetti — munnilu jeri sebaastyanu! kampaniyude maanejaru! njangalu iruvarum mukhathotu mukham nokki. akathu enthu cheyyukayaayirunnu ennu chodichaalu enthu parayum?
njangalu pratheekshichathu thanne sambhavichu.
“enthaa ithintullilu?” — jeri.
“kure flavezhsu ithinakathaa vechirunnathu. athu etuthittu akathe laitu ofu cheythirunnilla. athinu vannathaa.” — njaanu appolu thonniya oru nuna thatti vittu.
“oke…” — athum paranju jeri koridorilu ninnirangi natannu poyi. bhaagyam! ayaalu vere entho kaaryathinu pokunna vazhi kantappolu veruthe chodichenne undaayirunnulloo. njangalu parasparam nokki, deerghanisvaasam vittukontu chirichu…
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