‘Pathari poyi… mone! Pathari poyi njan.’ Alarikkondu kuttapayi veedinte vathil thalli thurannu step-iloode odi melottu keri.
‘Evide ayirunnadey ithuvare?’ Avante purakil ninnirunna njan vilichu chodichu.
‘Onnum parayanda… njan oru pradhanappetta sthalathu poyittu varua.’
‘Athevida?’
‘Police Station-il. 10 min thaa. Njan onnu kakkooss-il potte.’ Kuttappayi odi kakkoosse-il keri vaathil adachu.
Kuree nerathinu shesham…
Adukalayil ninnum oru glass vellam eduthu kudichondu Kuttappayi paranju.‘Enthoru rajyam anende ithu? Oru Bengali-yude kadayil ninnum randu chappathiyum oru kozhicurry-yum kazhichathe ollu. Avan enne £18 charge cheythu ennu mathram alla, ente vayarum kedayi. Kakkoosse-il irunnu ethra time anu waste akkiyathu’
‘Hmmm… Ninte kayyil irippu manassilayaal aarkkum Vim kalakki tharaan thonnum.’ Oru ashareeri pole Kuppiyude shabdam evidunno kettu.
‘Nee enthina police station-il poyathu? Ithu complaint cheyyano?’ Njan kuttappayi-odu chodichu.
‘Ohh!! Atho… athu oru kadha annu. Njan meen pidikkaan poyatha… enne police pidichondu poyi, Dasa.’
‘Meen pidikkan poyathinu enthinada police pidikkunnathu?’
‘Richmond-Upon-Thames-il oru park undu. Avide side-il irunnaal Thames-il choonda idaan pattum. Njan-um Simon-um randu choonda-yum okke ayittu ravile avide poyi irunnu. Veyilathu konachu kuthi kuree neram irunnathu micham. Meen onnum kittiyilla. Kuree kazhinjappam oru Police-ukaran vannu license kanikkaan paranju. Simon avante driving license eduthu koduthu. Appo Police-karan parayua. ‘I don’t need your driving license; where is your fishing rod license?’
‘Fishing rod license-o?’ Athu kettu Kuppi room-il ninnum chaadi irangi odi vannu.
‘Umm… fishing-rod license. Njan vicharichu aa Police-karan thamashichathu anennu. Avane kandittu oru police-karante look onnum illarunnu. Mufti-il ayirunnu ennu thonnunnu. Athokondu njan mind cheythilla. Shalyam koodiyappam njan avane theri paranju odichu.’
‘Ennittu?’
‘Avan poyi kuppayam itta original police-kare vilichondu vannu. Njan-um Simon-um avanmarude koode Police Station vare oru trip okke adichittu thirichu vannu. Oru Warning-il kaaryam othungi.’
‘Hahaha… ninakk angane thanne venam. Ivide choonda idaan license venam ennu ninakk ariyathillarunno?’ Kuppi chodichu.
‘Ninakk arimayirunno?’ Kuttapayi ascharyathode thirichu chodichu.
‘Enikk ariyillayirunnu. Pakshe ippo ariyaam.’
‘Mai**re!! Enthu koppile rajyamade? TV kaanan license venam. Choonda idaan
license venam. Ini moothram ozhikkaanum license venam ennu parayuo?’
‘Ninakk chilappo vendi varum. ’ Njan paranju.
‘Ilakkalle… ilakkalle… Choonda idaan poya njangal Warning-um vangi, fine-um adachu. Bengal-yude kadayil ninnum kazhichu vayarinu adichu kitti ennu mathramalla kuree cash-um poyi. Shaddy keeri ennu paranjaal mathiyallo.’
‘Adutha pravashyam choonda idaan povumbol shaddy idenda. Appo keerillallo…’ Kuppi abhiprayam prakadippichu.
