Lost Medody

Harano Sur.(…Continued..)
Bengali Short Story
by Manidipa Bhattacharya
10/26/2010.
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Phone ta ki rekhe debe? Mitu bhabchhe...
Opash theke o kono sara nei...
Ki korbe?
Ranjan er sathe kotha na bolar kichhu nei…
Ek kale bhaloi bondhutto chhilo…
Kono tiktota niye o somporko sesh hoyni…
Ranjan I borong or jonne sara jibon opekhkha kore gecche..
Mitu jene o oke ignore kore geche…
Bechara r kono dosh nei…
Shyamol er preme ondho chhilo Mitu.
Shyamol ke petei hobe je korei hok….e jonno ashe pashe sobai ke soriye rekhechhilo..

‘Hello,’….’Ra..nj..an?’…’Bolo, ki mone kore hothath?’….Mitu bollo…

‘Chinte perchhen tahole Madam?’ Kemon achhen?’..Ranjan er uttor…

‘Hothath apni agge keno?’ Mitu heshe bollo…

‘Onek durer tara r sathe kotha bolte je kemon bhoy kore…’Ranjan bollo aste aste kete kete…

‘Tara ta abar ke?’…Nam ta bhule gele dekhchhi….’ Mitu kothata ghorate chailo…

‘Tarpor achen kemon?Ek cup coffee khaoya jabe naki ek sathe?’..Ranjan bollo…

‘Kolkata theke, San Francisco y ashbe coffee khete?Tahole to coffeee juriye seta, gobor jole porinoto hobe..’ Mitu, kotha ta bolei bhablo, o ki aj beshi Baje bokche?

‘Barir samnei coffee niye eshechhi….Dorja ta khulle I pabe…tobe etokhkhone thanda hoye geche bodhdhoy…!!’

Ranjan er kotha sune mathay akash bhenge porlo Mitur…Sobbonash…ei sath sokale Ranjan ekhane?

‘Doure aaynar samne gelo…chhi chhi..ki chehara na hoyeche…ei oboshsthay karuar samne jaoya jay na…Ranjan er samne to na i…

Ranjan byapar ta hoyto anjaj kore bollo, ‘Kono tara nei…Ei samner chai r e boshlam…makeup takeup lagiye ashun…..’

Mitur moner kotha ki tahole ekhon o Ranjan porte pare?Thothomoto kheye Mitthu bollo,’’Mmotteo na….makeup lagabo keno?’

‘Amar heart ta boroi weak kina..’ Ranjan bollo..

Mitu jhanjhiye bollo,’Mane?’

‘Na, mane bhorbela shaora gachher petni ke dekhle heart ta fail korte pare kina!!

‘Shaora gacher petni ami? Darao dekhachchi…Anyway, otithi ke opoman korte nei…Dorja khule dichchi, ghore eshe bosho….Change korei aschi..’ Kothata bole Mitu dorja ta khulei doure ghore giye dorja bondho kore boshlo sajte….

Bhablo, Ranjan hoyto bhetore dhuke coffee toffee khachche jokhon, ektu somoy niyei saj goj kora jak..After all, onek bochhor bade dekhbe!!!

Besh kichhuta somoy niye ghor theke beriye Mitu bairer ghore elo…
Oma, keu kotthao nei..Ghor phanka!!

Bechara rege mege chholei gelo? Ektu beshii somoy nilo Mitu?

Doure baire berote giye, jutor modhdhe honchot kheye dhoram kore porlo Mitu baranday….Saree tarree elomelo hoye gelo….Kono krome nijeke samle niye bhablo, jak ,baba, bhaggish keu dekheni…..

Kintu Ranjan gelo kothay?Samner bagane unki jhunki diye dekhlo, Ranjan nei…Barandar table e coffee r Glass e coffee o rakha….Moha jala toh!!!

Coffee ta niye ghore dhuklo….Doram kore dorja bondho kore pechhon phirtei dekhlo Ranjan dariye mitimiti hasche…Dekhei ga jole gelo Mitur….Sob rag giye porlo Ranjan er opor.

Ektu gola choriyei bollo,’Kyablar moton hesho na toh!!!’

Ranjan tao heshei jachche….Or hashi thamche na dekhe Mituo or hashi te jog dilo, bollo,’Hasir ki oto…?’

Ranjan heshe heshei bollo,’Dekhlam, ekhon o pagoler moton bhalobasho kina amake?’

‘Bhalobashi?Toamke?Pagoler Moton?’….Mitu rege utheche bujhte parche…..Kono krome rag control kore bollo,’Tomari mathar gondogol mone hochche…’

Ranjan bollo,’Amar matha to tomake prothom din dekhei peghle gechhilo, she ar notun kotha ki?Jak ge, Coffee ta gorom kore debe naki?’

Mitu dum dum hente or ar nijer coffeer glass niye ranna ghore gelo microwave e gorom korte…..

Bhablo, keno rag korche michchimichhi? Ranjan esheche bole? O pore gechhilo bole?Na ki Ranjan er kache dhora pore geche bole?

Dhora orar abar ki ache?Ranjan ke ki o bhalobashto? Moteo na…O to…..Hothath esob aje baje proshno gulo ke mon theke jhere phelar chesta korte chailo Mitu….

Ranjan er dike takiye mon ta ektu norom korlo. O bechara eseche eto dur dekha korte, michchimichchi rag dekhanor kono mane nei….

Coffee dutoi beshi gorom hoye upche poreche microwave e…..Khub I birokto lagche aj Mitur…Kichhui jeno thik thak hochche na….
Microwave ta khule ki korbe bhabte bhabte I gorom nishshash onubhob korlo gharer kache….Sorir ta jeno kemon eliye elo..Chokh bondho kore kichhur opekhkhay chhilo naki Mitu?

Chih Chih, ki bhabche esob Mitu? Nijeke samle, Ranjan er dike ghure giye bollo,’Areh dekho na, ki kelo holo…?’

‘Coffee ta I to geche….ota mone hoy aj kopale chhilo na khaoya…..’Ranjan bollo…

Mitu r kharap laglo…Bollo, ‘Darao darjeeling cha khaoyai tomake….’

‘Cha je ami khaina Madam…’Ranjan hasche….

‘Amar bari coffee thake na…’ Mitu rege bollo,’Cha khabe to khao, na hole kheo na…’

‘Madam er rager karon ta ki?’ Ranjan mukhta Mitur kache niye eshe bollo….

‘Ufff baba, eto kache esho na…..mushkil e pore jabo…’ Mitu ektu flirt korar chesta korche?

‘Bolechhilam, ekhon o pagoler moton bhalobasho..!!”Ranjan chharbe na aj mone hoy!!

‘Ki mushkil, keno bar bar e kothata bolchho bolo toh?’ Mitu soja suji Ranjan er dike takalo….

‘Ja sotti, tai to bolchhi..’Ranjan o or chokhe chokh rekhe bollo?

‘Ke tomake boleche e kothata?’Mitu chokh ta soriye niye bollo…

‘Ke boleche, seta important na…kothata sotti..’

‘Na sotti na…..’Ektu chitkar korei Mitu bollo…
‘Achcha baba achcha….Ragte hobe na..Na hoy cha I khabo….Babaah’…bolei Ranjan beriye giye sofay giye boshlo…

Mitu kichhui bujhte parche na…Aj dinta emon keno?Keno kichu milche na? Ja chaiche, ta bolte parche na…Sob kemon golmal thekche….Mathata kemon korte laglo….

Ghori dekhlo, pray egarota baje….Onekhkhon khaoya nei….Tai bodhhoy mathata kaj korche na…

Cha er jol chapiye, toast boshalo….Duto dimer omlette o bhajte boshlo…

Hothath aj Ranjan ekhane elo keno? Eshei bar bar ekta kothai bolche, oke pagoler moton bhalobashe Mitu..Keno keno?

Pechhon phire dekhar chesta korlo Mitu, jodi kichu clue pay!!!!!

To be continued.

…Copyright@Manidipa