Face in my Mirror

Aynar mukh
Bengali short story
By Manidipa Bhattacharya
08/01/2010
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Aynar samne dariye chul ta thik korte giye dekhlam mathay onek pakachul gojiyeche.
Aynata bhari paji....
Kemon sotti sotti kotha bole dey..
Tai aynar samne kom ii jai ami....
Kochkano gal, chokher kali sob kemon dhora pore jay.
Sotti jodi Snow white er golper moto kono ayna thakto...
Aynata na jani koto sotti kotha bole dito amay....

Bhabte bhabtei dekhlam aynata kemon mitimiti hasche amar dike takiye.
Ki je rag holo!!
Tor bapu hashbar ki ache?
Nahoy tui amar actual boyesh ta janish, ar to keu jante parchena!!

Taratari hair color er packet ta khule lalche koyeri rong ta lagate boshlam.
Ei rongta naki amake bhari manay...Ronit bole....
Ronit je miththe kotha bole ami jani.
Amake khushi korte bole.
Amio kemon gole jai or 'bhat' sune.

'Bhat' kothata mone hotei hashi pelo.
Onekdin bade word ta mathay elo.
Kolkatar office er canteen er adda,
ba college e bishudar cha er dokan e boshe entar adda marar somoy eta use hoto.

Ronit ke potanor jonno aro makeup lagate boshlam.
Eto koste ekta single bhalo chhele paoya geche..
Meyegulo sob ha pittesh kore boshei ache oke pakrao korar jonno.
Amar cheye young, sundori meyegulo oke ghire thake sob somoy...

Oi dekho, abar aynata mukh bhenchachche.
Amar ki dosh?
Nahoy Ronit er cheye ektu boroi ami..
Ki bolli paji meye?
Ektu na, onek i?

Hya, kintu ami dekhai na, ami koto bhalo, koto caring, koto bhalobashi?
Ekdin dhora pore jabo bolchish?
Aha baki meyegulo jeno dhoya tulshi pata?

Chhelegulo mone hoy ektu bokai hoy!!
Meyeder chhol chaturi kemon dhorte parena mone hoy..
Oboshsho Ronit ekhon o poteni.
Koto tricks khela sotteo dhora deyni.

Abar haschish tui?
Ronit, gobhir joler mach?
Khelachche amake?

Na na....Ronit bhalo chhele..Koto helpful chhele..
Sarakhkhon poropokar korar jonno boshei ache.
Er divorce counselling, Or chheler college fees pay kora,
Kon meye bachcha niye osohay!!
Ronit hajir tar sebay.

Tai to muhilamohole Ronit khub popular.
Meyegulo khali 'Ronitda', 'Ronitda' kore....
Ronit o temni.
Dhori mach na chhui pani....
Nana noukay balance kore bhaloi chalachche....

Chih chih....ki sob bhabchi ami.
Ei aynatar i joto dosh...
Baje jinish sekhachche.

Lipstick ar kajol ta lagiye beriye potlam Lopar function e...
Ronit otar organiser.
Ejtu age giye help kore tore ar ektu impress kora dorkar...
Uuuff..abar shei aynata dekhche amay....

Ekchhutte dorjata lock kore beriye elam.
Hantu ta chinnn kore uthlo...
Lenche lenchei uthe gari start dilam.

Programe aj khub bhir.
Odike cha jhalmuri bikri hochche.
Ekhon o hathe kichu somoy ache.
Ronit ke khojar chesta korlam.
Rinadi bollo, 'ei Bibi counter e boshbi?Ektu cha kheye ashi..'
Bole Rinadi haoya.
Ami gorome ticket counter e boshe sobai ke ticket dichchi.
Eksomoy Ronit eshe bole gelo,'Counter ta dekhchho? Good...Cashgulo, oi box tay rekho..'
Kajer phanke phanke chokh rekhe dekhte laglam Ronit Piya r sathe dariye cha, jhalmoori khachche.
Tarpore Piyar chhoto chheletake kole niye ador korche....
Tinjone eksathe hall er dike gelo.

Program ekhhkuni suru hobe.
Kokhon chhara pabo bujhchhi na.
Ronit kei phone lagalam.
Pickup korlo na...

Abar ki amar aynata hasche mitimiti?

Purse er choto aynatai bar kore lipstick ghose nilam.
Bhaloi to dekhachche.
Kotolok amar saree r ar ruper proshongsha kore gelo!!
Tahole hingshute aynata ki bolte chay?

Jak, tao bhalo Ronit call back korlo.
Amake bollo counter bondho kore cash box niye hall e jete.
Program suru hoye geche.
Amake bollo, ekdom samner seat e giye boshte.

Cash baksho samlate samlate, onshokare chair er gunto khete khete samner chair e boshlam.
'Dakche Akash, Dakche baatash.....'Lopar gane mon dilam........
Opurbo gola.....aha bhogoban jodi ektu ganer golatao dito!!!

Aar takash na tui amar dike, ayna...
Bujhechi bapu, tui ki bolbi!!!

Ondhokare Ronit ke khojar chesta chalalam.
Pechhone r seat e Piya ar tar cheler sathe bosha.
Piya rumal bar kore Ronit er kopal theke ki jeno muchhe dilo.

Ba re!!Amar hingshe keno hote jabe?
Tui jai bhab na keno!!
Chokhe porlo bolei bollam.
Onno meyeder theke ami alada na?
Amar raag thakte nei, Hingshe thakte nei, Obhimaan, Dukhkho kichchuti na...
Biyer somoy baba bolechilo,' Ei boka meye kandcho keno?
Tumi to smart meye, smart meyera kande na..'

Bhaggish Biye bhanga ta baba ke dekhe jete hoyni.
Baba ke kosto pete dekhle ar ami smart hoye thakte partam na.
Smart meyera ki kande?

Smart kothatar mane ki?

Stupid
Mean
Annoying
Rough
Troublesome

Lopar gan jome utheche........lokjon tale tale ektu adhtu nachte legeche.
Pechon phire dekhlam Piya Ronit sobai dariye pore komor dolachche.....
Ritu abar nachchte nachte Ronit ke hath dhore tene khali jaygay niye gelo...
Hathkata jamay Ritu ke ki chomotkar dekhachche.
Darron nacheo meyeta....

Nachtao jodi ma sekhato!!

Na, moteo ami ar aaynar kotha bhabbo na.

Gane mon dilam.

Kichhukhkhoner modhdhe aro mohila purushra uthe shei phanka jaygay nachte legeche.
Bhir er modhdhe Ronit ke dekhte o paoya jachche na ar........

Mike e announce holo, somoy pray sesh....ebare sesh gan hobe.

Robindrosongeet na benimadhob ei niye oneke motamot janalo.

Lopa gan dhorlo, 'Benimadhob Benimadhob...'

Nijer ojante du chokhe joler dhara namlo....

Ondhokar thakte thakte cash baksho dhore baire beriye elam.

Garite uthe boshe gan ta CD player e sunte sunte bari pouchalam.

Rat besh onek holo.

Tulo niye ayanar samne boshe ghoshe ghoshe make up tulte laglam...

.....cpyright@Manidipa