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f,daflg mrldfia f.org ur.df;a - weußldj

rg .sh we;af;da

fï l;dj fldfydu mgka .kako lsh, ugu f;afrkafk keye’ wms fufyu mgka .uq’ uf.a ku iuka’ iuka chisxy’ .u lvj;’ uu isxy iudcfha idudðlfhla’ isxy iudcfha jd¾Isl iuq¨jlg ;j;a lÜáhla iuÕ weußldfõ Ñldf.dajg hkag ug w jdikdj mEÿkd’ weußlka WK iEoS j,smamqj iEoS isá uu wdmiq wdfõ keye’ ug tfya fmdä fcdí lÜgla fiÜ Wkd’

oeka wjqreÿ y;rla’ ;j wjqreoaolg ùid ;sfhkjd’ ;j lShla yß fydhd f.k

wdmyq hkjd’ ug /lshdjla ,enqfka .Eia iafÜIka tll’ .Eia iafÜIka

lshkafka meg%,a fIâ’ meg%,a fIâ tll jev lrkjd lshk fldg Tng u;la fjhs ldls fldg l,siula we|, ldls w;a fldg lñihla we|, rn¾ fifrmamq folla fomhg od.;a;= nq,;a ymfhla’

ta;a weußldfj tfyu keye’ wmsg ,iaik hqksf*daï tlla ;sfhkjd’ ghs tll=;a odkak ´k’ fufya .Eia meg%,a .ykafka jdykh mojkakduhs’ fmdïm

10la 12la ú;r ;sfhkjd’ fl%äÜ ldâ mdúÉÑ lr, ;ukagu .Eia .y.kak;a mq¨jka’ tfyu ke;akï we;=<g .sys,a,d fmdïmfha wxlh lsh, uqo,a f.õjdu ug lrkak ;sfhkafka fldïmshqgrfhka fmdïmh újq¾; lrk tlhs’ Bg

wu;rj yosisfhka .kak wjYH fnfy;a fm;af;a isg fldkavï tl olajd nvq

úl=Kk ñks udlÜ tll=;a ;sfhkjd’

fïjd yosishg fydhd .kak mq¨jka wvqfjka f.jk fmdä riaidj,a’ ;kslvfhl=g hï;ï Ôúf;a .eg .y.kak ta uqo, m%udKj;a’ jeämqru fïjdfha jev lrkafka kS;s úfrdaoS ixl%uKslhka’ ug nexl= .sKqula

wßkakj;a jdykhla t<jkakj;a neye’ not authorized to work lsh,

mdiafmdaÜ tfla .y, ;sfhkjd’ kslug yß fmd,sishg udÜgq jqfkd;a ã - fmdaÜ

;uhs’

weußlka bx.%Sish wuq;= bx.sßishla’ ta wkqj uf.a

ku iuka :…. ieuka úh hq;=h’ ta;a Wka uf.a ku fjkia flrejd” iEï

lsh,d’ uu ieuka fkdù iEï ùu .ek i;=gq Wkd’ .Eia iafÜIka tl we;=f,a ;sfhkjd liaguia,g hkak jeisls<shla’ tajdg lshkafka friaÜ rEï ke;akï fjdIa rEï lsh,d’

weußldj lshkafka f.org ur.df; - f,daflg mrldfi lrk rgla’ fufya ;rï ysÕkafkda ke;sj we;s f,dafl fldfyaj;a’ uqkag lshkafka fydaï,ia

mSm,a lsh,’ fn.¾ia lshk jpkh mdúÉÑ lrkafk keye’w’fmd’i úNd.fhaoS ug úYsIag iïudk ;sfhkj bx.%Sis NdIdjg iy idys;Hhg’ Bg wu;rj Wiia wdh;khlska ,o iy;slhl=;a ;sfhk ksid ud ys;d ysáfha ud ;rï bx.%Sis W.f;la ;j;a ke;sj we;s lshdh’ tfy;a ud lshkd foa uqkag fkdf;afrhs’ Wka lshkd foa ugo fkdf;afrhs’ ta ksidu ug oS ;snqfka liagu¾,d wvq ? fiajd uqrhhs’ oskla tla fydaï,ia ñksfyla we;=<g weú;a may I use

your rest room lsh, uf.ka weyqjd’

“rest room only for customers” lsh,d uu ñksyj t<jd .;a;d’ uf. ;d;a;f.a jhfia ñksfyla’ ug miafi ÿl ys;=kd . Wf. uQk wuq;=hs’ yfï mdg iqÿ;a fkfjhs l¨;a fkfjhs’ weia fol meyeos,shs’ ne,au ;shqKqhs’ miqjod iqmqreÿ ? Is*aÜ tl ksu fj,d uu mhskau uf.a kjd;ekg .dgñka ysáhd’ fj,dj Wfoa 7’30 g ú;r we;s’ mdr whsfk nxl=jla Wv fydaï,ia ñksfyla b|f.k ysáhd’ ñksyd fudkjo ;df,g lshkj ug weyqkd’ álla mqreÿ y~la’ ta wr uu

t<j .;a ñksyd’ uu ñksyg lsÜgq l<d’ yf,da  are you singing’ ñksy meyeos,s bx.%Sisfhka cold….can you buy me a coffee? ñksyf.a ll=,a folu jk fj,d’ tajdg oeuQ oï mdg fnfy;g Wäka idfr .,ñka ;snqKd’ uu jydu fldams tlla wrka oS’ ” are you sick?” “I am having cold and fever”

uf.a idlal=fõ ,xldfjka f.kd mekfvda,a fm;s j.hla ;snqKd’

bka folla uu ñksyg ÿkakd’

” Panadol ? are you sri lankan ?”

” my god ! are you sri lankan too ?

os. iqiqula fyÆ thd fudkjfoda lshkak ,Eia;s Wkd’

ug uykaishs’ ksosu;hs’ wms miafi yuqfjuq lsh,’

Is*aÜ tflka udáhd .ymq fvd,¾ lSmhla uu ñksyf.a wf;a ;sh, kjd;ekg

.shd’

? ksos jrd isáh;a Wfoa isÿjQ foa ksid ug kskao .sfha keye .

fldfydug;a ? kskao jf.a fkfõ oj,ag ksod .kak tl .

Bg miafi osk lSmhla hk ;=re uu ñksyj oelafl kE .

to;a iqmqreÿ mßos uf.a ? Is*aÜ tl . yosisfhau ” wrhd ”

wdjd . ? 12.30 g ú;r . we;=,g kEú;a ùÿre cfkaf,ka ud osyd Trjd f.k

ysáhd . Tyqf.a /jq, , fldkafâ os.gu jeú,d ;snqkd . jeä yßhla iqÿ

flia .

ta fj,dfõ liagu¾,d wvqhs . uu fldams tll=;a yodf.k ñksy <Õg .shd .

” Are you speaking Sinhala ?” ñksyd uf.ka wykj .

” uu ys;=fõ iEï uy;a;hd bkaoshka yß fulaislka yß

lsh, . ,xldfj fldfyao ?”

ughs ñksyf.a úia;r oek .kak ´k . ñksy ux .ek wykj .

fu;k b|, ,shkakï Tyq ug lS l;dj .

uf.a ku isß,a imrudÿ . uf.a jhs*a moañkS . wms fydaud.u .

f,d;/hs oskqï j,ska yß .sfha lSfhka lSfokdgo iEï

uy;a;fhda . ug;a weÿkd f,d;/hshla . ùid f,dgß tl . oekg wjqreÿ 25 lg

biair uu uy nexl=fõ udKav,sl ks,Odßfhla . uf. jhs*a .=rejßhla . wms

,xldfj fyd| Ôú;hla .; l<d . weußlka tïnisfhka ,shqu wdod b|, i;shla

wfma f.or ,sm m;a;= Wfka kE iEï uy;a;fhda . wfm fiargu weußlka WK yeÿkd .

wmsg <uhs ;=ka fokhs . jeäu<d mq;d B<Õg ¥,d fokakd . wms fufya tkfldg

mq;dg 7 hs . ¥,g 6 hs , 5 hs . wms ;sín fiaru fiai; úl=K,hs wdfj .

ud;a Thd jf.a .eia iafÜIka tll jev l<d . jhs*ag

fudkaáfidaßhl riaidj ,enqKd . wms fokakdf. mäfhka mjq,la kv;a;= lrkak

wudre ksid uu fcdí folla l<d . tal yßu wudre jevla . ysf;a fõf.g l<dg uu

ks;r ks;r f,v jqkd .

úúO ye, yemamSï ueo ld,h f.ù .shd .

mq;d kï bf.kSug jeä Wkkaÿjla fmkakqfj kE . ¥,

fokaku ” udiag¾ia ” olajd bf.k f.k fokaku weußlka ldrfhd fokafkla tlal

újdy Wkd .

taj kslï ” kug újdy ” ,dia fõ.dia j, ;sfhkj ” drive

through ” lido n|skak ;ekla . f,dl= ÿj fjk iafÜÜ tllg .shd mosxÑhg .

bkak ;ekl wms ldgj;a lSfj keye .

mq;d fudag¾ fuleksla fldaia tlla lr, fudag¾ r; yok

fldïmekshlg ne÷kd . ñksyg fyd|hs . yenehs kdia;s ldrhd . îug weíneys

Wkd . b;sßhla , wkd.;hla .ek ys;=fj keye .

fmdä ÿjg nnd ,eì, wjqreÿ 5 lg miafi wmsj tlal .shd

thd,f. f.org . wms tfya ysáfha wd.ka;=lfhda jf.a . uf. jhs*ag kï jev ;snqkd .

ta ñksmsÍ – ksflda,a – n,d .kak tl . fl,Sg ;snqfka ks,a mdg weia folla .

iqÿ mdg yula . fldkafv kï l¨ mdghs . álla uf. jhs*a moañks;a jf.hs .

iuyr odg ksflda,a uf. Wkqyqug ;=re,a fj,d ksod .;a;d . uu wef.a ysi msß

ueoaod . wE Bg wdid l<d . uu wEg ” lsß iqÿ ydjd ” b.ekakqjd .

ojila wfma nEKd – uhsla msh¾ika - wykj uf. ÿjf.ka what

the hell that old man doing here lsh, .

Don’t talk like that. He is may dad. ta uf. ÿj .

But this is my house– ta nEKd .

OK I will ask them to leave. You can hire a baby

sitter for 600 dollars for a week.

uu tod ys;d .;a;d uu ;j ÿrg;a fufya ysáfhd;a tal

fuhd,f. mjq,a Ôú;hg ndOdjla lsh, .

” moañks … uu hkj mq;d <Õg . Thdg fufya lrorhla keyefk .”

wms fokakd nekaog miafi ljodj;a fjka fj,d b|, kE . thd

l÷¨ mqrjd f.k ud osyd n,d f.k Bg leue;a; ÿkakd .

” u;la lr, fnfy;a ál wrf.k hkak ”

mq;d Ôj;ajqfk single bed room wmd¾ÜukaÜ tll . ñksy

udj i;=fgka ms<s.;a; . ta;a jeä úia;r weyqfj kE . ta thdf. yeá .

uu .sh .ukau lf<a f.a wia lrk tl . mq;d leu îu lr,

;sfhkafk msáka .

” ;d;a; ìh¾ tlla fndkjo ?” mq;d ìh¾ fnda;,hla lfÜ

;shdf.k fndk .uka uf.ka weyqj . uu uf.a ;d;a; biairy jdäfj,dj;a keye .

uu ugu idm lr .;a; . ÿr os. fkdn,d .;a;= ;SrK ksid wo

wfma mjq, iS iS lv . orejka foudmshka w;r iïnkaohla keye . orefjd ys;a

ms;a ke;s ueIska jf.a . frdfnda, jf.a .

uu udlÜ tlg .syska mqxÑ rhsia l=l¾ tlla , f;a yokak

wjYH lrk foa iy ;j;a foa f.kdjd .

” mq;d óg miafi msáka lEu lkak tmd . wo b|, uu Whkj ”

“ b;ska fldfyduo fï ;;a;afjg jegqfka ?” uu thdf. l;djg ndOd l,d .

” wfka iEï uy;a;fhda , ux .ek ldgj;a lshkak tmd . tal wfma

rgg lrk wf.!rjhla .”

mq;d uf.;a tlal uq,ska fyd|g l;d ny l<d . miafi miafi

wyk foag ú;rla W;a;r ÿkak . iqudkhla folla hkfldg ug thdf. fjkila

f;arekd . ñksy udj fkdreiaik .;shla ug oekqk .

tod cQks 15. mq;df. Wmka osfk . uu Wfoau ke.sg, lsßn;a

bõjd . mq;d lsßn;a lkak yß wdihs .

” mq;d wo l,ska f.or tkak . uu äk¾ ,Eia;s lrkj .”

ug fyd|g Whkak mq¨jka . uu ly n;la Wh, Ñlka Wh, ,

mßmamq fõf,kak Wh, , Ækq iïfnda,hl=;a yeÿj . mq;d wdfj keye . uu ? 11

fjk ;=re n,d b|, ;kshu lEu lEjd .

;j álla n,d ysáhd . ug okafku ke;sj b|f.k ysá

mqgqfju kskao .shd . mq;d ;j lÜáhla tlal tkfldg mdkaor 3.00 g ú;r

we;s . fiargu fyd|gu fjß .

Wka <Õ ji .|hs . ußcqjdko fudkjo .y, . idf, ,hsÜ m;a;=

Wkd . tflla wykj “Who the fuck is this ?” lsh, .

“Are you living with your dad ?” ta ;j tflla .

uu ojila mq;df.ka weyqj ” mq;dg uu bkak tl lrorhlao ?” lsh, .

” lrorhla kï kE . ta;a hd¨fjla j;a f.kak .kak úosyla

kE . “I too have a life ;d;af; ”

ug oekqk f,dl= úkdYhla w; <Õ lsh, . uu ojia lSmhlau

fmdä ÿjg;a , moañkSg;a flda,a lrkak W;aidy l<d . thd,f. f*daka tl

äialfklaÜ lr, . thd, fjk fldydgo .sys,a, .

mq;d yosisfhu thdf. ld¾ tl úlald .

” ;d;af; uu hkj ksõfhda¾la j,g . fÜ%kska tllg . i;s follg .”

thd we֕ nE.a tl , ,emafgdma tl tfyu wrf.k msg;a Wkd .

tod bßod ojila . uu álla oj,a fjk ;=re ksod .;a; .

ljqfoda fodrg .ykj . uu .syska ne¨j .

fkdagka f,dafmia - wmdÜukaÜ uefkac¾ .

“Your son din’t pay rent. You have to pay or leave the

apartment”

” Can’t you wait? He will be back in two weeks”

” No he is not coming back. He moved to NewYork”

uf.a mq;d wNsksIal%uKh lr,d .

mq;d bmÿfka chj¾Okmqr frdayf,a . ug mksúfâ ,efnk fldg yji

3.00 g ú;r we;s . iSi¾ ie;alu ksid moañkSg isysh weú;a ;snqfka key .

mq;d fldÜ tfla ysáhd . w~ w~d . uu weÕs,af,ka thdf. ,má ,d frdaimdg

lïuq,a iam¾Y l<d . weç,a, kej;=kd . <Õ we|l ysá .eyeKshla ” oelalo

;d;a; w÷r .;a;= yeá lSjd . ug wo jf.a u;lhs .

imrudÿf. l;dj weyqjg miafi fuf;la l,a Ôú;h .ek ;snQ

wdidjka fiaru fjkia jqkd jf.a lsh, ug ys;=kd . uu kjd;ekg .sh .ukau wïug

flda,a l<d . uf. ;d;a; Ôj;=ka w;r keye . f*daka tl .;af; wïu .

uu “ yf,da ” lsõju ” wd uf. mqf;a .. oeka ld, î,o bkafk ?

oeka Tfya fj,dj lSho ?” lsh, weyqj . ug tl mdrgu we~qï hkak wdjd .” wehs

mq;dg ikSm keoao ?” wïu wykj .” Th ysáh we;s mqf;a blauKg wdmyq tkak ”

f*daka ldâ tl fvd,¾ myhs . tal bjrfjk ;=reu uu wïu;a

tlal l;d l<d . ta;a uf.a ysf;a we;sjqkq mSvkh bj;a jqfka keye .”

wehs imrudÿ wkal,ag mxi,g hkak ;snqKfka ?” nqoaOd.fï fkao ?

Th isxy< wefidafiaIka tlg tfyu .sfh keoao ?”

taj ;sfhkafk;a f,dl= ñksiaiqkag ú;rhs . tajhska flfrkafka

ndialÜ fnda,a gQkukaÜ / äk¾ vdkaia jf.a taj lrk tl ú;rhs .

yeuodu fcdí folla lr, uu f.or tkafka fldhs fj,dfjo we|g

jefgkafk lsh, n,d f.k . ta ksid ug hd¨fjla wdY%h lrkakj;a , mxi,lg

m,a,shlg hkakj;a neß jqkd . uf.a ysf;a ;snQ ySk udKh ksid ,xldfj

ñksiaiq .ejfik ;eka j,g fkdhd bkak uu mqreÿ Wkd .

uu lSm j;djlau ,xldrduhg .syska ;sfhkj . ta lÀk ojia

j, . lgg ryg ld, tkak . ug ðkdkkao yduqÿrejkag uQk fokak nE .

uf.;a tlal jev lrk Wka uu ks;ru fydaï,ia uEka flfkla

tlal l;d lrkj fkdaÜ lr, . Wka lshkafka ta uf. vEâ lsh, .

uf.a ;;ajh;a , imrudÿf. ;;ajh jf.au nrm;, tlla . “ ug;a

jvd wn,ka uf. yerñáh ” lsõj jf.a wfka wfmdhs lsh, ys; yod .kakj wefrkak

ug fjk lrkak fohla ;snqfka keye . b|, ysg, uu lShla yß imrudÿg ÿkak .

” b;sx imrudÿ wkal,a , wdxvqfjka .dkla yïn fjkj fkao ?”

uq,oS ug fidaI,a fil=ßá ,enqKd . ta;a oeka ug bkak ;ekla

kE . wev%ia tlla kE .

ug ysÕuka ,efnkafk l,d;=rlska . Wka ysÕuka fokafk;a mdg n,, .

” oeka fldÉpr l,a fjkjo fufyu fj, ?”

oekg wjqreÿ 5 lg jvd .. iu¾ tlg kï .dkla keye .

jeáÉp ;ek kskao hkj . úkag¾ tlg wms .syska odkj lEïma tllg .

” b;sx wxl,a f. jhs*a oelafl keoao Bg miafi ?”

wehs ke;af; ?

ojila uu mdla tfla nxl=jl we,fj,d ysáhd . ux oelal yev

rej yqre mqreÿ flfkla fmdä nfnla ldÜ tll odf.k mdla tlg tkj . ta

moañkS . os. l,siula we|, . w÷rkak;a wudrehs .

uu ta fjkfldg;a fyd|gu crd Ô¾K fj,d . uu thd <Õg .shd .

thd weia Wv ;shd .;a;d .

” Thdg fudlo fï Wfka ?” uu Thd yeu ;eku fyõjd ”

” mq;d udj od, .shd .. Thd oeka fldfyao bkafka ?”

“ fmdä ÿj,;a fjk fldydgo .shd . ux ys;kafk *af,dßvd j,g …

fíì isáka lr, m<mqreoao ;sfhkj lsh, ug iy;slhla oS, .shd .. uu oeka

f.orl nfnla n,d.kakjd .. Thd fldfyao bkafka ?”

” ug bkak kshu ;ekla kE . yqÕla fj,djg *a‍Í fõ tl hg

;uhs ksod .kafk ”

” Thd fl!kaá fydiamsg,a tllg .syska Th ;=jd, j,g fnfy;a od.kak ”

biair ug f,vla yeÿku jeäfhka l,n, fjkafk moañkS .

udj nf,kau fodia;r.djg weof.k hkj . f,fâ lshkafk;a thduhs . yeufoau fjkia

fj,d .

” ug mrlal= fjkj . 5.30 fjk fldg fï nndf. wïu tkj ”

uf.a mmqj fydaia .d f.k .shd . yefudau fjka fj,d hkj . wms

wdfh ljod yuqfjhso ?

ojila ux yïn fjkak ? 12.30 g ú;r imrudÿ wdj . thd ug

ÿkak fmd,s;ska j,ska T;dmq md¾i,hla

” iEï uy;a;hd ug fmdä Woõjla lrkak . fï wfma f*dfgda

we,anï tl . Thdg moañkS w÷r.kak wudre fjk tlla kE . Th we,anï tl thdg

fokak . ´l we;=f,a i,a,s j.hla we;s . tal;a thdg fokak .”

Thd wdmyq ,xldjg hkj lsõjd fkao ? hkak …… fïl fyd| rgla fkú .”

imrudÿ tod kï l;d lf,a isys úlf,ka jf.a .

‘ Thdg uf. jhs*a yïn Wfka ke;akï Th i,a,s j,ska

uy;a;hf. wïug fudkj yß wrka hkak ..”

myqjod mdkaor ug liagu¾ flfkla weú;a lsõj g%EIa

ìka tl <Õ fydaï,ia ñksfyla jeá, bkakjd lsh, . uu ú.yg .syska ne¨j .

ta imrudÿ . uu 911 flda,a l<d .

ál fj,djlska weïìhq,kaia tl wdj . uu ùÿre ljq¨fjka

n,d ysáhd .

iqÿ froaolska jymq imrudÿf. isrer weïìhq,kaia tflka

fldydgo wrka .shd .

imrudÿ ueß,d

hd¨jkag;a fmkakkak share lrkak .