"v¤jidnah öu« flªJÉ£nl‹. ïªj ïl¤ij¤jh‹ eh‹ njo¡ bfh©oU¡»nw‹. eh‹ c§fS¡F Rikahf ïU¡f¥ nghtâšiyah?"

"ârakhf ïšiy. eh‹ rªnjhõkilnt‹, vd¡F¤ Jizahf Ú ïUªjhš."

mªj ïisP‹ KâatUl‹ nr®ªJ thH, mu©kidÆš j§»dh‹. m§F xU mur‹nghš thœªjh‹. M©LfŸ ntfkhŒ ef®ªjd. mt‹ xU ehŸ KâatÇl« brh‹dh‹. "óÄÆš ïªj ïl¤ij¥ nghy XÇl« »ilahJ. Mdhš eh‹ å£o‰F¢ bršy ÉU«ò»nw‹. v‹ FL«g« v¥go ïU¡»wJ v‹W gh®¡f nt©L«."

"vj‰F¡ FL«g¤ij¥ gh®¡f Ú bršy ÉU«ò»whŒ. c‹Dila filá cwÉd®fS« ïwªJ áy M©LfŸ XoÉ£ld."

"xU á¿a gaz¤ijahtJ nk‰bfhŸs nt©Lbk‹W ÉU«ò»nw‹. mªj ïl¤â‰F¥ nghdhš, v‹Dila cwÉd®fË‹ ò¤âu®fisahtJ rªâ¡fyh«."

"Ú nghf¤jh‹ nt©Lbk‹W ÉU«ãdhš, eh‹ brhštij¡ nfŸ. xU Fâiu ÛJ Ú ngh. v‹Dila btŸis¡ Fâiuia vL¤J¡bfhŸ. mJ fh‰iw¥ nghš ntfkhf¢ bršy¡ ToaJ. Mdhš mj‹ ÛJ Ú gaz« nk‰bfhŸS«nghJ, vªj¡ fhuz¤ij¡bfh©L« mâÈUªJ Ú ïw§f¡ TlhJ. ïw§»dhš, mªj ïl¤ânyna Ú ïwªJ ÉLthŒ."

"ftiy¥glhÔ®fŸ eh‹ Fâiu Ûnj ïU¥ng‹. ïwªJ nghtij eh‹ v¥go btW¡»nwbd‹gJ c§fS¡F¤jh‹ bjÇínk?"

Fâiu yha¤â‰F¢ br‹W, bt©Âw¡ Fâiuia ÉLɤjh‹. mj‹ nrz¤â‹ ÛJ mk®ªjh‹. ã‹ fh‰iw¥ nghy Éiuªjh‹. mt‹ th¤Jl‹ ïUªj KâatÇ‹ ïl¤ij¤ jh©o¢ br‹wh‹. KjÈš flš ïUªj ïl«, ï¥nghJ xU bgÇa Ãy¥ gFâahf kh¿ÆUªjJ. Ãy¥gFâÆ‹ KidÆš vY«òfŸ FÉ¡f¥g£oUªjd. KâatÇ‹ vY«òfŸ. "gh®. eh‹ 炙šyhkš j¥ã¤nj‹. ïšyhÉ£lhš eh‹ Tl ï¥nghJ ïwªJ nghÆU¥ng‹."

mt‹ ï‹D« br‹W bfh©oUªjh‹. xU fhy¤âš fhlhf ïUªj gFâ¡F tªjh‹. m§F xU ku«Tl fhz¥glÉšiy. ghiytd«nghš mªj Ãy« fh£á mˤjJ. "ïªj ïl¤âš eh‹ Éfhkš nghdJ v¤jid e‹ikia¤ jªJŸsJ. ïšyhÉ£lhš eh‹ v¥nghnjh ïªj¡ fh£oš É£L¢ br‹w Kâatiu¥ nghš nghÆU¥ng‹."

mt‹ bgÇa kiy ïUªj gFâ tÊahf¢ br‹wh‹. m§Fjh‹ tajhdt® ghiw ghiwahf cil¤J vL¤J¢ br‹W bfh©oUªjh®. ï¥nghnjh ãšÈa®£Þ Éisah£L nl㟠nghš mªj ïl« tHtH¥ghf ïUªjJ.

"ï§F Tl v‹ Koî rÇahdJjh‹." m§»UªJ âU«gî« bjhl®ªjh‹. ïWâÆš mtDila Ciu milªjh‹. Mdhš, mJ kh¿É£oUªjJ. mtdhš Phf¥gL¤â¡ bfhŸsnt KoaÉšiy.

mtDila åL k£Lkšy, mt‹ tá¤j bjUnt nghŒÉ£lJ. mtDila cwÉd®fis¡ F¿¤J mt‹ É#hǤjh‹. Mdhš ahU¡F« mtDila cwÉd®fis¥ g‰¿ bjÇaÉšiy. mJjh‹ Koî. clnd ïªj ïl¤ijÉ£L¥ nghfnt©Lbk‹W mt‹ Ô®khŤjh‹.

mtDila Fâiuia¤ âU¥ã, âU«gî« v§»UªJ tªjhndh m§F brY¤âdh‹. mt‹ khËif¡F ghâ öu« nghÆU¡f kh£lh‹, mt‹ xU rhuh£il¥ gh®¤jh‹. mªj rhuh£L KGtJ« giHa¢ brU¥òfŸ ïUªjd. mªj rhuh£L xU fhis kh£odhš ïG¡f¥g£oUªjJ. rhuh£L X£Lgt‹ nf£lh‹, "Iah, jaîbrŒJ á¿Jneu« fËk©Âš kh£o¡ bfh©oU¡»w ïªj rhuh£o‹ r¡fu¤ij ÉLÉ¡f cjÉ brŒí§fŸ."

"eh‹ mtru¤âš ïU¡»nw‹. FâiuÆ‹ nrz¤âÈUªJ ïw§f KoahJ" v‹W gâš mˤjh‹ ïisP‹.

"jaîbrŒJ cjÉ brŒí§fŸ. eh‹ xUtnd všyhK« gh®¤J¡ bfh©oU¡f nt©o cŸsJ. ïuî ntW ÉiuªJ bfh©oU¡»wJ."

ïisP‹ ïu¡f¤â‰F ïirî jªjh‹. FâiuÆÈUªJ ïw§f Ka‰á¤jh‹. mt‹ xnu xU fhiy kh¤âu« Ãy¤âš it¤âU¥gh‹. clnd mªj¢ rhuh£L X£o mtid¥ ão¤J¡bfh©lh‹. ãwF brh‹dh‹, "ïWâÆš c‹id¥ ão¤J¡bfh©nl‹. eh‹ ahU‹D bjÇíkh, cd¡F? Mkh«. eh‹jh‹ kuz«. ïªj t©oÆš cŸs giHa brU¥òfis¥ gh®. ïbjšyh« c‹id¥ ão¡f eh‹ mªjit. ï¥nghJ v‹ iffËš Ú ÉGªJ É£lhŒ. ïâÈUªJ ahU« j¥ã¡f KoahJ."

ght« k‰wt®fis¥ nghš mªj ïisPD« rhf nt©oÆUªjJ.