Bus stopilekkulla pakuthi dooram thaandiyappozhaane oru nashicha chaattal mazha!
Nanayaathirikkaan vendi thante kayyilulla black colored leather bag thalakku meethe pidichukond avan busstop lakshyamaakki oodi..
Thurumb kayarithudangiya sheet vachu maracha aa kunju bus shedilekk avan vegam oodikkayari. Kithachukond thante shirt onnu kudanju, ethu naasham pidicha nerathaanaavo innu white shirt thanne idaan thonniyathennu avan thannathaan manassil pazhichu.
Bus stopile thinnayil irunnu kond avan thante pants pocketil ninnu oru white kerchief puratheduthu. Bag okke onnu thudachu athil patti pidichirunna vellamellaam kalanju. Kercheif thirich pocketil vacha shesham avante mudi kai kond thanne nereyaakki..
"Mone.. samayam ethrayaayi..?"
Aa sthree shabdham kett avan munnilekku nokkiyappo kandath ethaand 50 vayass praayam thonnikkunna oru chechiye aane. Koode samapraayakkaaraaya vere 2 chechimaar koodeyund. Avarellaavarum avanabhimukhamaayittulla thinnayil irikkukayaane.
Thante kayyilulla watchilekk nokkiya shesham avan avare nokki oru punchiriyode paranju -
"8 aavaan 5 minute. "
"Mon ennaa ivde ethiye?"
Avarude adutha chodyam kett avante punchiri onnu koode vidarnnu - kannukal koombi pokum polulla oru nirapunchiriyaayi athu maari.
"Kazhinja thinkalaaycha." - Avante marupadi.
"Ohh.. achante aandinu vannathaavoolle.. appo kalyaanechi ippozhum veettil thanichu thanne.?"
Aa chodyam avante chiriyude voltage cheruthaayonnu kurachu. Avan veettil ninnirangaan neram avane nokki dayaneeyamaayi chiricha ammayude mukham manassilekkodiyethi.
Avan melle avare nokki cheruthaayi thalayaatti.
"Monippo Thiruvananthapurath thanneyaano joli? Alla, kurach naal munp kalyaani paranjallo.. banglorekk maattam kitteennu?"
Avarude kaaryaanveshanam neendu poyappol avante manassil oru cheriya neerasam pathiye ponthaan thudangy.
Ivarkkokke enthokke ariyanam..! Veruthe alla ivide ullavarokke naadum veendum vitt akale sthalangalilekkokke joli thedi povunne..
" Ippo njaan banglore aanu chechi.."
Mukhathe prasanna bhaavam thirike kondvann avan avarude chodyathinulla utharam koduthu. Shesham ini avarude vendaatha chodyangal ozhivaakkaan ennapole pocketil ninnum thante phone eduth avan thondaan thudangy..
" ah.. parvathi vannallo.. appo 'kailas' (bus) varaaraayi. "
Aa sthree thante koode irikkunnavarod paranjathu ketta Shiva thante phoneil ninnum thalayuyarthi nokki...
Mazha ingane thakarthu peyyunnu.. cheriya kaattum koode veeshunnund..
Aa mazhayath nanayaathirikkaan kudayum pidich, tholath oru bagum thookki aa chechimaare nokki chirichukond bus stopilekku nadannu varuvaane oru penkutti..
Saree aanu veshem, nalla rakthachandanathinte niramulla saree.. avalude thoovella niramulla shareerathinte bhangi koottaan aa niram vahicha panku cheruthalla ennavanu thonni..
Aval avarude aduthekk nadannadukkum thorum avante nottam avalil aazhathil pathiyaan thudangy.
Azhichitta koonthal penninte azhaku koottum ennu etho kavi varnichath ethra sheriyaane..!
Avane athishayippichukond aa aknjaatha yuvathiyeppattiyulla chinthakal avante manassil ozhuki nadannu kondirunnu..
Athe samayam aa penkutti, athaayath Parvathi.. bus stopilekku nadannethiyirunnu.
