Missed Call

Missed Call
Bengali Short Story by Manidipa Bhattacharya
3/18/2010


Cell Phone ta dhorte dhorte kete gelo.
‘Missed Call’ er number ta dekhe bujhlo , Rishi r phone chhilo.


Eto Sokale or phone?

‘Call Back’ korbe kina bhabte bhabte abar phone ta bajlo.

Number ta dekhlo, ‘Nah, Kolkatat theke ‘Ma’yer phone.’

‘Hello Ma,,,,,,Tomay ami Minute doshek bade phone korchhi….’, bole phone namiye rakhlo Rini.

USA te ashar besh koyek mash hoye gelo.
Etodine Kokhono Rishi phone koreni..

Etodin bade hothath phone?
Mone poreche tahole?
Naki hothath dorkar porlo Rini ke?

Sediner kotha mone porte mathata jha kore uthlo Rinir.
Ekta phone, ar tatei sob somporko sesh kore dilo Rishi?
Keno r uttor jante Rini bar bar phone kore ektar por ekta message rekhe gechhilo Rishir Phone e.
Opekhkha kore kore hapiye gechhilo Rini, kono phone asheni.

Keno phone korlo Rishi?

Biyer nemontonno korte?

Leena r kachei sunechhilo Rishir biye thik hoye ache.
Jodio Leena boleni kar sathe biye ba meyeta ke.

Ekdike koutuhol Onnodike Raag, Rini osthirotay paychari korte laglo kichhukhkhon.

Phone korbe ekbar Rishi ke?
Rishi phone dhorle ki bolbe?
‘Tomar number ta dekhte pelam cell phone e , tai call back korlam…….’
Naki na janar bhan korbe?
‘Hello, ei number theke ekta call eshechhilo….’

Nah……dutor ekta o kora jay na……

Ma phone korechhilo , Make o phone korte hobe.
Kintu ekhon karur sathe kotha bolte ichcha korche na temon.

Phone ta niye kichhukhkhon nara chara kore rekhe dilo.

Bikele borong Leenar sathe kotha bola jabe.

Leena to kachei thake.
Ekhon nischoy office jabar jonno toiri hochche.
Ekhon birokto kore labh nei.

Kal abar Leena Kolkata jachche, agei bolechhilo.
Aj nahoy ekbar office pherot Leenar bari ghure asha jay.
Kothar chhole nahoy Rishir kotha o jiggesh kore neoya jabe.

Leena ar Rishi chhilo chhoto belar bondhu.
Pashapashi barite thakar shutre, dujoner eki songe bere otha.
Dujoner bondhutto o tai gobheer.

College e first year e jokhon Leenar sathe alap hoy, tokhon ekbar Leenar bari gechhilo Rini.
Shei prothom Rishike dekha ebong prothom dekhay prem.
Rishir chokheo bhalolagar abhash chhilo.
Leenar obortomane sedin Rishi or phone number ta jene niyechhilo.
Tar por theke roj ii Rater bela phone korto.
Baba Ma ghum jate na bhange, se jonno chupi chupi dujoner kotha cholto kichhukhkhon.
Ekdin babar hathe dhora pore phonalap bondho hoye gelo.
Tar porer din college er gate er baire Rishike dariye thakte dekhte peyechhilo.
Sedin college theke beriye prothom Rishir sathe ekta Cinema dekhte gechilo.
Cinema ta ki chhilo kichu mone nei Rinir.
Sarakhkhon dujone bokor bokor kore gechilo , eta mone ache.

Er por theke college kata ta ekta neshay dariye gechhilo Rinir.
Leena ekdin jiggesh korechhilo roj roj kothay jay Rini.
‘Kichuna’ bole sedin pash katiye sore porechhilo.
Kintu beshidiner jonno na.
Ekdin Cinema hall theke berobar somoy Leenar samnasamni dhora pore gechhilo.
Rini ar Rishi hath dhoradhori kore berochhilo hall theke.
Hothath samne dekhe Leena.
Ektu opprostut Hoye porechhilo ora dujonei Leena ke dekhe.
Sedin ora tinjone er pore ekta restaurant e gechhilo adda marte.
Leena khubii dukhkho peyechhilo, oke byapar ta na janano te.
Kotha bolte bolte Leena bhyak kore kende phelechhilo.
Rinir o khub kharap legechhilo.
After all Leenaii alap koriye diyechhilo dujon ke.

Er por theke oder sob kothaii Rini Leena ke janato.
Leena oke help korto class miss hole, class notes diye.
Leenar sathe or bondhutto o aro gobheer hoye porechhilo.

College sesh hobar por Leena USA chhole ashe porte.
Rinike o or sathe USA jete Leena bolechhilo.
Kintu Rinir babar oto taka poisa chhilo na oke USA te porte pathanor.
Ta chara Rishi o tokhon Kolkatay chakri korche.
Oke chhere jabar kono manei hoyna tokhon.

Jak ge purono kasundi ghete ar kono labh nei.
Rini ekhon Ronit ke biye kore sukhei ache.
Ronit abar Leenarii mastuto bhai, USA te thake.
Biye kore Rini o tai Leenar barir kachei astana gereche.

Bathroom theke Ronit ke berote dekhe , taratari Rini rannaghore dhuklo.
Rishir phone ta peye sob kemon ulto palta hoye gelo aj.
Etokhkhone Roniter breakfast ready hoye jay.
Lunch box gochano thake.
Roniter shirt Pant Tie sob bedroo e Rini ready kore rakhe.
Aaj kichui hoy ni.

Ekhkhuni Ronit hank parbe mone hoy jamakapor khunje pachche na bole.
Jotota sombhob taratari Rini hath chalalo.
Toast ta majhkhan theke ektu beshi i Syanka hoye gelo.
Gorom toast ta ber korte giye hath tao purlo ektu.
Cha er modhdhe bhul kore dudh chini mishiye dilo.
Ronitcha e dudh chini pochondo korena ekdom.
Khubi oswastite pore gelo Rini.
Keno emon hochche?
Rishir phone peye sob eto ultopalta hoye jachche keno?
Ronitjodi jante pare Rishir jonno aj Rini r mon eto utola, khubi kharap hobe seta.
Jodio Ronitjanto Rini ar Rishir byapar ta.
Oder chharachhari r kothao janto, kintu kokhon o e niye proshno koreni.

Jaihok, kono krome Lunch ta box e dhokate dhokatei Ronit elo ek gal hasi niye.
Hese hesei bollo,’Ekta surprise ache……’
Bukta kemon chyat kore uthlo Rinir.
Bollo,’Ki?’
Ronit pocket theke duto Indiar Airlines er ticket ber korlo.
Bollo,’Dekho ..’
Anonde atmohara Rini bollo,’Amra India jachchi?’
Ronit Rinir gal ta tipe diye bollo,’Hathe mote ekdin somoy, jao giye kenakata koro aj…’
Ei prothom Rini India jabe biyer por.
Daroon anondo hochche or.
Date ta dekhlo kaler ticket.
Tar mane Leenar satheii jachche ora!!
Hothath oke na janiye Ronitticket katlo?
Hoyto Leenai boleche.
Emnitei Leena India jachchilo dekhe mon ta or kharapi chhilo kodin.
Jak bhaloi holo.

Ki ki shopping korte hobe bhabte boshlo taratari.
Aj tahole ar kaje jabe na.
Manager ke ekta phone kore dilo Rini.
India jachche e kothao bole dilo.
Rini to sobe join koreche.
Etodin to chhuti o pabe na.
Chakri ta motamuti jabe bojhai jachche.

Osob dike mon na diye Rini sejeguje shopping korte berolo.
Saradin dhore onekkichu kinlo.
Barir sokoler jonno Jama Juto Ghori ..jaj ja bhalo laglo sobii kine bag e purlo.

Klanto hoye barite phirbe jokhon bhablo , tokhon pray sondha.

Agamikalii flight.
Ektu rest nebar upay nei.
Abar suitcase gochano ache.

Bari phire dekhlo Ronit tokhono phereni.
Hoyto India jabar age kaj sesh korche.

Hath mukh dhuye dinner er byabostha korte boshlo.
Suitcase o tuktak gochate laglo.

Onek rat holo, Ronit ekhon o phirlo na dekhe khaoya daoya kore shuye porlo Rini .
Hothath mone porlo Ma sokale phone korechhilo.
Ar call kora hoyni.
Eto excitement e sob bhule geche.
Kal sokale korbe?
Jodi kono emergency thake?
Bhoy peye uthe Ma ke ekta phone lagalo Kolkatay.

Ma r gola peye anonder atishojje Rini bole phello kal ora Kolkata jachche.
Ma ektuo obak na hoyei bollo,’Hya se jonno I to phone korlam, kobe ashchish?Biye to tin din porei..’
Biye? Kar Biye? Rishir biye? Se jonnoi aj sokale phone korecchilo?
Buk ta kemon haporer moton otha nama korte laglo.

Kono krome jiggesh korlo, ‘Kar biyer kotha bolcho , Ma? Ami to kichhui janina..’
Ma bhari obak hoye bollo,’Shono meyer kotha…Ghorer loker biye, tao janish na?’

Odhoirjjo hoye bollo,’Na janina, kar kotha bolcho, bolo amake…..?’

Ma ektu thotomoto kheye bollo,’Keno, Leena boleni kichu or biyer kotha?’

Oh Leenar biye? Jak gham diye jor chharlo Rinir.

Relaxed hoye bollo,’Oma tai naki? Amake surprise dichchilo bodhoy Ronit ar Leena….Darao bari phirle dhorte hobe…’

Aro koyekta tuk tak kotha bole phone rekhe dilo Rini.

Abar Ghumate jabar ayojon korte korte buk ta kemon mochor diye uthlo.
Achcha Leenar biyeta kar sathe jiggesh kora holona toh!!

Doure giye Make abar phone korte ma bollo, ‘Oder pashei to chhele ta thake.Khubi bhalo chhele…Onekdin dhorei oder janashona…..Nam ta ki jeno …Rishi ..ki ekta…’

Ar ekta kothao na bole phone ta ghotang kore namiye rakhlo Rini……

….Copyright …@Manidipa