கத்தியின்றி ரத்தமின்றி - சிறுகதை

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njsptj;ij N[hrg;

me;j kiyfs; kpfTk; gaq;fukhf vOe;J epd;wd. kf;fspd; cupik cilik ,j;jpahjpfis rq;fhuk; nra;j njd;dhgpupf;f nts;isf;fhuf; nfhLikfis tplf; Nfhukhdjhfj; jiy tpupj;Jf; nfhz;L epw;fpd;wd.

cs;Ns vJ ele;jhYk; mij ntspAyFf;Ff; fhl;Ltjpy;iy vd;W fq;fzk; fl;bf; nfhz;lJNghy; mit me;jj; Njapiyj; Njhl;lj;ij muz; nra;J epw;fpd;wd.

me;j kiyfspd; uhl;rj clypy; gl;b gpbj;jhw;Nghy; kiyfisr; Rw;wp tUk; nrk;kz; ghijapy; ifg;gpuk;igr; Row;wpagb ele;J nfhz;bUf;fpwhu; Njhl;lj;J b];ngd;]u;. Njhl;l kf;fs; ghiog;gb lhf;liua;ah!

igapy; ];nlj];Nfhg;Gk; kdjpy; JNt\Kk; nts;isf;fhu eil ele;J nfhz;bUe;j rpq;fs lhf;lua;ahitf; fz;lJk; yaj;J eha;fSf;F xNu F\p. $l;lkhff; Fiuj;jgb Xb te;jd.

$ypf;fhud; eha;jhNd vd;id vd;d nra;JtpLk; vd;w mrl;ilAld; ele;J nfhz;bUe;j ma;ah lf;nfd;W epd;whu;. gha;e;J te;j eha;fSk; gpNuf; Nghl;L epd;wd.

ghijabapy; eha; Fiwj;j rj;jk; Nfl;L fhe;jp glj;Jf;F khiy Nghl;Lf; nfhzbUe;jtd; Nwhl;Lg; gf;fk; jpUk;gpg;ghu;j;jhd;. lhf;liuah yaj;Jg; gbapy; ,wq;fpf; nfhz;bUe;jhu;.

“nryhq;fa;ah... yak; ghu;f;fth?”

Mkhk;> jiytuu; vd;d ,d;idf;F Ntiy ,y;ypah...?” vd;W Nfl;lgb ,wq;fp te;j Iah

“ah&l;L glk; ,J... khiy vy;yhk; NghLNw...” vd;W Nfl;lhu;.

Kd;nghU jlit mtNu mtdplk; $wpapUf;fpwhu; ‘,e;jpahf;fhu MSq;fSf;Ff; nfhQ;rk; #l Njrg;Wf; fpilahJ.... ,e;j yak; KOf;fg; ghU. xt;nthU tPl;bNyAk; fhe;jp glk; ,Uf;Fk;. NeU> Rgh\; re;jpuNgh]; glk; ,Uf;Fk;. vtd; tPl;NyahtJ ek;k jiyt&l;L glk; xd;W ,Uf;fh. xU Nrehdhaf;fh> gz;lhuehaf;fh nflahJ... Mdh nrhy;ypf;fpwJ kl;Lk; ,J vq;fs; ehL. ,Jy vq;fSf;Fk; cupik Ntz;Lk; mg;gb ,g;gbd;D’ vd;W.

‘ma;ahTf;F Vd; ,e;j Ntz;bapy;yhj nttfhunky;yhk;. ak; ghf;f te;jh yaj;ijg; ghj;Jl;Lg; Nghf Ntz;baJjhNd’ vd;W epidj;Jf; nfhz;ltd; mtuplk; Nfl;L itj;jhd;: “ahuhu; tPl;Ly vd;ndd;d glk; khl;bapUf;Fd;Dk; Iah fzf; nfLf;FwPq;f Nghy....” vd;W.

“mjpy;y jiytNu> ,e;j MSq;fis vy;yhk; Gbr;R ntwl;bg;GlDk;. ,J cq;f ehL ,y;Ny... ,e;j ehl;bd; jiytu;fs;yhk; cq;f jiytu;fs; ,y;Ny... cd; fhe;jp> cd; NeU ,Uf;fpw ehl;Lf;Nf Nghlhd;D ,tq;fis vy;yhk; Gbr;R ntwl;bg;GlDk;...”

“,NjNa jhNd cq;fs; jiytu;fSk; nrhd;dhq;f... nrhy;whq;f... nrhy;yg;Nghwhq;f... ‘ePq;fy;yhk; vq;f ehl;L kf;fs; ,y;y. eP vy;yhk; Xbg;Ngh... ,e;j ehl;Ly cq;fSf;F vJTk; fpilahJd;Dk;> filrpj; jkpoidAk; ,e;j ehl;il tpl;L fg;gNyw;wpa gpwFjhd; vdf;F rhNt tUk;’ vd;Wk; rq;fy;gk; nra;J nfhz;ltu;fSila glq;fisnay;yhk; fz;zhb Nghl;L khl;bf;nfhs;s ,tu;fs; vd;d Ngbfsh... vq;fis mbg;gjw;F Ms; $l;b tutpy;iy fhe;jp. Mdh mtu; vq;fSf;fhf mbgl;bUf;fpd;whu;. mjdhy;jhd; mtiu Vw;Wf; nfhs;fpd;Nwhk;. fhe;jp glj;Jf;Fg; gpNwk; Nghl;L khl;bf; nfhs; vd;W ahUk; ,e;j kf;fSf;Ff; fl;lis ,ltpy;iyNa...”

,g;gbr; Rlr;Rl Kfj;jpybj;jhw;Nghy; Kd;nghU jlit lhf;lua;ahTf;F gjpy; nfhLj;jJ mtDf;F epidTf;F te;jJ.

fhe;jpapd; glj;ijg; ghu;j;J ,J ahUila glk; vd;W Nfl;gjd; %yk; jdf;Fk; vdJ jiytu;fSf;Fk; ngUikj; Njbf; nfhs;tjhf vz;zpf;nfhs;Sk; ma;ahtpd; mwpahik mtDf;F rpupg;G+l;baJ.

“,J ahUd;D ma;ahTf;Fj; njupaiyah... mlg;ghtNk! ‘kdpju;fs; jq;fs; ehl;il Nerpf;fpwhu;fs; vd;gjhy; kw;w ehl;il ntWf;fpwhu;fs; vd;;gjy;y nghUs;’ vd;W $wpa kfhj;kh ,tu;jhd;. 

kw;wtu;fSila jiytu;fis> kw;w ehl;ltu;fis ntWg;gjd; %yk; kl;LNk cq;fs; ehl;il> cq;fs; jiytu;fis> cq;fs; ehl;ltu;fis Nerpg;gjhf fw;gid gz;zpf; nfhs;Sk; cq;fs; Nghd;wtu;fSf;F cyfj;Jf;Nf xg;gw;wtuhd xU kdpjiuj; njupa KbahJjhd;....”

“njupahky; vd;d ey;yhj; njupAk;... Vd; khiy NghLNwd;D jhd; Nfl;Nld;...” vd;w gb Ngr;ir Kbj;Jf;nfhz;L jiytu; tPl;Lf; Nfhbapy; Eioe;J mLj;j yaj;Jf;Fg; Ngha;tpl;lhu; ma;ah.

Nkirapy;> fhw;wpy; gl glj;j Nehl;Bir vLj;J kWgbAk; ghu;j;Jf; nfhz;lhu; jiytu;.

mtu; rhu;e;Js;s fhq;fpu]; fl;rp nfhz;lhLk; fhe;jp tpoh gw;wpa Nehl;B]; mJ.

Ngr;rhsu;fs; tupirapy; mtUila ngaUk; jbj;j vOj;jpy; ,Uf;fpwJ.

njd;dhgpupf;fhtpYk; Neghsk; Nghd;w ehLfspYk; rpWghd;ik ,e;jpa kf;fSf;fhf m`pk;irAld; mtu; nra;j mwg;Nghu; gw;wpg; ngr Ntz;Lk; vd;gJ mtuila mth.

Kf;fpakhfj; njd;dhgpupf;fhtpy; mtu; mDgtpj;j nfhLikfisg; gw;wp ,d;nwy;yhk; Ngryhk;.

fhe;jp vOjpa ‘njd;dhgpupf;f rj;jpahf;fpufk;’ vd;Dk; E}y; Nkirapy; fplf;fpwJ. mij vLj;J thrpf;Fk; NghNj mtUila neQ;R cUfpaJ.

fWg;gu;fs; elf;ff;$lhJ vd;W jLf;fg;gl;l tPjpnahd;wpy; njupahj;jdkhf fhe;jp ele;jNghJ mq;F fhty; epd;w NghyP];fhud; neuhf mtuplk; te;j Vd; te;jha; vd;Wk; Nfl;fhky;> xU thu;j;ijAk; Ngrhky;> ‘Ngha;tpL’ vd;W $whky; jd;Dila gyk; nfhz;l kl;Lk; G+l;]; fhyhy; mtu; neQ;rpy; vl;b cijj;jhd;.

,e;jj; jpBu; jhf;Fjyhy; mtu; epiyFiyie;J Nghdhu;. mtuila NehQ;rhd; clk;Gf;F NghyP];fhudpd; Kul;L cijiaj; jhq;fpf;nfhs;Sk; rf;jp fpilahJ. vpfpwpg;Ngha; tpOe;jhu;. ghijapd; vjpu;g;gf;fk; ,Ue;j nts;isf; fy;ypy; mtUila Kfk; Nkhjp eRq;fpaJ.

jd;idr; Rjhfupj;Jf; nfhz;L me;j ,lj;ijtpl;L vOe;jpUf;f mtUf;Fr; rpy epkplq;fs; gpbj;jd.

thapy; tope;j ,uj;jj;ij Jilj;Jtpl;Lf; nfhz;lhu;. new;wpg; nghl;L tPq;fpg; Gilj;jpUe;jJ. vq;Nf typf;fpwJ vd;W njupahky; cly; kOtJk; NehT vLj;jJ.

fhe;jp cijg;gl;l nra;jp fhl;Lj;jP Nghyg; gutpaJ. mtiu cijj;jtidf; Nfhu;l;f;F ,Oj;Jg; gop thq;FkhW midtUk; mtiu Ntz;bdu;. Mdhy; fhe;jp kWj;Jtpl;lhu;.

“mtDf;nfd;d njupAk; ghtk;. rhtp nfhLj;Jtpl;ltd; ahNuh. ,td; MLfpwhd;. mtd; vd;id cijj;jhd; vd;gjy;y mtkhdk;. vd; r%fj;ijNa cijj;jpUf;fpwhd;.

jiytu; fz;fis %bf; nfhz;lhu;. Nfhlhf epw;Fk; ,ik tpspk;gpy; kzpahf cUs;tJ fz;zPuy;y. fiue;j mtuJ cs;sk;.

M`h! ,tuy;yth kfhj;kh.

fj;jpapd;wp> ,uj;jkpd;wp fhe;jp elj;jpa mfpk;irg; Nghu;fisg; gw;wpj; jd;dhy; vt;tsT mofhfg; Ngr KbAk; vd;gijj; jPu;khdpj;Jf; nfhz;l gpwNf [py;yhtpypUe;J te;j fbjj;Jf;F xg;Gjy; gjpy; Nghl;lhu;.

jhd; xd;wpj;Jg;Nghd xU tp\aj;ij kw;wtu;fSf;Ff; $Wk; NghJ czu;r;rpg; ngUf;Fld; nrhw;ngUf;fhw;wyhk; vd;w ek;gpf;ifAk; mtUf;fpUe;jJ.

,d;W New;wh NkilNaWfpd;whu;. nrhw;nghopTf;F xj;Jf; nfhz;lhy; jiyg;igAk; jUk;gb Nfl;bUe;jhu;fs; tpohf; FOtpdu;. mtu; vOjp mDg;gpa jiyg;igj;jhd; tpoh Nehl;Brpy; mr;rpl;bUf;fpwhu;fs;. jiyg;ig epidf;ifapy; mtUf;F ,g;NghJk; Gy;yupf;fpd;wJ.

“fj;jpapd;wp uj;jkpd;wp”

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md;W xNu mil kio.

thdk; nghj;Jf; nfhz;L tpl;lNjh vd;W IAWk; msTf;F mbj;Jf; nfhz;L Cw;WfpwJ. ,e;jg; G+kpNa ,g;gbj;jhd;. vg;NghJ nga;Ak;. vg;NghJ fhAk; vd;W ahuhYk; epu;zapj;Jf; $w KbahJ.

Nehth fhyj;ija ehw;gJ ehs; kioAk; md;Nw nga;J jPu Ntz;Lk; vd;w Nehf;fj;Jld; mjpfhiyapNy fhw;Wk; kioAkhff; nfhl;lj; njhlq;fptpl;lJ.

kiyapy; epw;Fk; kuq;fs; Mb mod;W Nrhig nfl;Lg;Ngha; epw;fpd;wd.

$ilAk; jiyAkhf nfhOe;njLf;f kiyNawptpl;ltu;fs; Fd;dpg;Ngha; kuj;jbf;F kuj;jb epw;fpd;wdu; eide;j Nfhopfs; Nghy; ntspwpg;Ngha;.

jljlntd;W XirAld; vq;Nfh xU rTf;Ff; fpis Kwpe;J tpOfpwJ.

“Va; Gs;sq;fsh xUj;jUk; kuj;jbapy; epf;fhjPq;f. thNjJk; Gz;L tpOe;jhYk; tpOk;.... Mgj;J” vd;W fj;jpathW epd;W nfhz;bUe;j kuj;jbapypUe;J ngau;e;Njhbdhd; fq;fhzp.

ifia ePl;bf; nfhOe;njLf;f Kbahtpl;lhYk; ngaUf;Ff;$l kiyapy; epw;f Kbatpy;iy.

Cd;wp epw;Fk; fhy;fSk;> CQ;ryhbj; njhq;Fk; iffSk; czu;tpoe;J Ruiz nfl;Lg; Ngha;f; nfhz;bUf;fpd;wd. NtNwhu; kiyapy; Ntiy nra;ag; Ngha; cug;gl;bapy; xz;b epd;w Njhl;lj;Jj; jiytu; MgPir Nehf;fp Xbdhu;.

fk;gspr; rl;ilAk; jhDkhf fjfjntd;W cl;fhu;e;jpUe;j Jiu s;spOj;j Gifia $iuia Nehf;fp Cuptpl;L “V]; jiytu; vd;dh ,e;j Neuk;?” vd;whu;.

“Ntiytpl;LwDq;f kio mbf;fpw mb jhq;f VohJq;f. kuk; VJk; xbQ;R tpOe;jh Mgj;J....”

“rup tpl;LWNthk;... Mdh ,d;iwa rk;gsk;.....”

“KOr; rk;gsk; FLfZq;f. Njhl;lj;Jf;Nf coir;r MSq;fjhNd. kio ,g;gb NgNahl;b KO Neuk; Ntiy nrQ;RUf;Fq;f jhNd...”

“rup ,d;Dk; xI miu kzp Neuk; ghu;. kio tplhl;b vLj;j nfhOe;ij epWj;Jl;Lg; Nghfr; nrhy;Y.....”

“ey;yq;f” vd;W MgP]; gb ,wq;fpa jiytiu Jiuapd; Fuy; epWj;jpaJ.

“fzf;fg;gps;isia MgPRf;F tur; nrhd;Ndd;D nrhy;U clNd....”

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“,g;NghJ kzp xd;gJjhdhfpwJ. ,g;NghNj Ntiy epw;ghl;b KOg;Ngu; Nfl;fpwhu;fs;. eP vg;gbahtJ gdpnuz;lWjp eP nfhOe;njLf;fg; ghu;. mg;NghJ jhd; ghjpf;Fg; ghjpahtJ NjWk;. xNu Neuk; epWj;jhYk; guthapy;iy... rup Ngh”

njhg;igahf eide;jgb kiof;Nfhl;Lk; jhDkhf MgPRf;Nfhb te;j fzf;fg;gps;isaplk; Jiu ,g;gbf; $wpdhu;.

ngUkhs; khlha; “ntwpnty; rhu;” vd;W jiyahl;btpl;L kiof;Nfhl;ilr; Rke;jgb gbapwq;fpdhu; fzf;fg;gps;is.

Kl;ilAld; CUk; fl;nlWk;Gf; $l;lkha; $ilAld; rhup rhupahf Ml;fs; Cu;e;J nfhz;bUe;jdu; - ngul;Lf; fsj;ij Nehf;fp nfhOe;J epWf;f.

iff;fbfhuk; eidtijAk; nghUl;gLj;jhky; kiof;Nfhl;Lf;F ntspNa ifia ePl;b kzpiag; ghu;f;fpd;whu; MgPrpypUe;J gbapwq;fpf; nfhz;bUe;j fzf;fg;gps;is.

kWgbAk; cw;Wg; ghu;j;jhu;. kzp xd;gJ Ie;J. ,e;j kioapy; Ml;fis kiyapy; epWj;jp itg;gJk; xd;Wjhd;. yaj;Jf;fDg;GtJk; xd;Wjhd;. kiyapy; epd;why; kl;Lk; Ntiy nra;ath Nghfpwhuu;fs;. Ntiy nra;aj;jhd; KbAkh?

Mdhy; gd;dpuz;L kzpf;F Kd;ghf ,tu;fis tPl;Lf;fDg;gp tpl;lhy; Jiuaplk; jg;gpf;f KbAkh mtuhy;.

rhiug;ghk;G Nghy tpu;nud;W ,wq;fpdhu; FWf;Fg; ghijapy;.

ru;nud;W Cw;wpa kio rg;ghj;Jj; njhg;gp kiof;Nfhl;L Mfpatw;wpy; lg;lg;ngd;W tpOe;J njwpj;jJ.

ePubj;j fhlha;f; fplf;fpwJ ngul;Lf; fsk;.

Ml;fs; $ilAk; glq;Fkha; $dpf; FWfpf; nfhz;L epw;fpd;wdu;.

“V fq;fhzp! vd; ,Jfis vy;yhk; ,Oj;Jf;fpl;L te;Nj.... kzpiag; ghu;...” ifia ePl;bf; fhl;Lfpwhu;. “xd;gNj fhy;jhd;. ,g;gNt neWf;f VyhJ. xd;gNj fhYf;F epWj;j ,e;jhSfis tPl;Lf;fDg;gpl;lh xq;f ghl;ld; Jiu Rk;khUg;ghdh... ,g;gNt epWf;NfyhJ. Ngha; Ntiy nra;ar; nrhy;Y... k;k;... Ngh... vy;yhk;...” fzf;fu; fj;jpdhu;.

fzf;fg;gps;is IahTf;Fg; gae;j XupUtu; $iliaj; J}f;fpf; jiyapy; khl;bdu;.

“xUj;jUk; Nghf Ntzhk;. NghL $iliaf; fPNo....” jiytu; epd;W nfhz;bUe;jhu;.

fzf;fg;gps;is jiytiu Kiwj;Jg; ghu;j;jhu;.

“ma;ah Rk;kh nkhiwf;fhjPq;f njhiuf;’fpl;lf; Nfl;Ll;Lj;jhd; MSfis kiyapy; ,Ue;J vwq;fr; nrhd;Ndd; ehd;....”

“Ntiy nra;Aw MSfis kiyapy; ,Ue;J vwq;fr; nrhy;y eP ahu;....? njhiuNa nrhy;ypapUe;jhYk; $l eP te;J vd;fpl;lj;jhd; nrhy;ypapUf;fZk;”

“,q;f ghUq;ifah” xU ngz; fhiyf; fhl;Lfpwhs;. ehl;baf;fhup fyq;if fl;baJ Nghy; tpuy; gUkdpy; uj;jk; Fbj;j ml;ilfs; njhq;fpf; nfhz;bUe;jd. ,ijf; ftdpj;jjhff; $lf; fzf;fg;gps;is fhl;bf; nfhs;stpy;iy.

“njhiujhd; Nghfr; nrhy;ypl;lhNu cq;fSf;nfd;da;ah te;jJ.... ePq;f ifia xbr;Rf; fpl;L rk;gsk; FLf;fpwhg;Gy...”

“ifia xbff;pw fhiy xbf;fpw fij vy;yhk; ek;kf;fpl;l thzhk;... ehd; neWf;fg; Nghwjpy;Ny... eP vy;yhk; kiyf;Fg; Ngh...”

“epWf;fhl;bg; Ngh... nfhQ;rk; $l <T ,uf;fk; nfilahjtd;” vd;wgb xUtd; $iliaf; fhyhy; vl;b cijj;jhd;.

nfhOe;J tprpwpabj;jJ.

“Vd;lh ghu;j;jpfpl;L epf;fpwPq;f. nfhl;Bl;L th...” ehiye;J ,stl;lg; igad;fs; $ilia vj;jptpl;ldu;.

“epWf;fg; Nghwpah ,y;iyah...” ,J jiytu;.

“eP Mapuk; fhuzk; nrhy;Y. ehd; epWf;fg; Nghwjpy;Ny...” ,J fzf;fg;gps;is.

“MSq;f vy;yhk; Fspu; Gbr;Rj; nrj;jh...?”

“kz;Zk; <ukhj;jhd; ,Uf;F... Fop ntl;l Nyrhj;jhd; ,Uf;Fk;”

Mj;jpuk; nfhz;l jiytupd; ft;thj;Jf; fj;jp fzf;fg;gps;isapd; Njhspy; gha;e;jJ.

nfha;a kuj;jpy; nfhj;jpaJ Nghy; fzf;fg;gps;isapd; Njhs; vYk;gpy; nfhj;jp epd;w fj;jpAld; gpuf;iQaw;W fPNo tpOe;jhu; fzf;fg;gps;is.

uj;jj;jpy; %o;fpa fj;jp jdJ rpte;Jtpl;l fz;fshy; jiytiu cw;WNehf;fpf; nfhz;bUe;jJ.

nrq;fjpu;

ngg;utup 2009

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