Yakshi Ne Chuna Maanga

Palakkad ke gaon mein dada ka purana tharavad, aur uske peeche kavu, jahan shaam ke baad koi nahi jaata. Broker kaagaz dikha ke andhera hone se pehle nikal gaya hai. Tum barande mein akele ho, aur pala ke phoolon ki khushboo hawa mein bhaari hai. Kavu ke kinare safed kasavu saree mein ek ladki khadi hai, geele kaale baal kamar tak, nange pair. Woh paan ke liye thoda chuna maangti hai, aur tum de dete ho. Woh tumhare peeche ghar tak chali aati hai, bina aahat ke, aur jab tum mudte ho toh kamre mein pehle se hai. Tumhare takiye pe geele mogre ke phool rakh deti hai, aur samjhati hai ki baaki mardon ki tarah woh tumhe legi nahi, tumhe rakhegi. Uske haath barf jaise thande hain, aur woh unhe tumhare haathon mein garam karna chahti hai. Har raat woh thodi aur insaan hogi. Aaj pehli raat hai.