Sharing a piece of Happiness

Anonder Bhaag...
Bengali Short Story
By Manidipa Bhattacharya
12/25/2010
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Chottobelay dadu bolto,' Anondo ta bhaag koira loiba, ar dukhkho rakhba nizer kase'...

Proshno kortam,'Etar ki mane Dadu,? keno?'

Dadu bolto,'Nizei Bujhte Parba ekdin..'

Ekdin tai ekjhuri anondo niye berolam bhag korte ....

Kar sathe bhag korbo?

samne dekhlam ekta rikshawala riskshate boshe dhulche..
Take deke uthalam..

Daktei she dhorforiye uthe bollo,'Kothay jaben didimoni?'

Bollam,'Kothao jabo na, ami anondo bhag korte esechhi...'

Tai sune rikshawala khub khepe gelo...Bollo, 'goriber sathe moshkora koren didi?'

Or ghumonto korun chokh ta dekhe mon ta dukhkhe bhore uthlo...Bhablam, amar anonde

or kaj ki?

Pache or dukhkho bare, bolla,'Na na...chholo, AC market e jai...' bole rikshay uthlam.

Rikshawala tao norena..bollo,'Aj to market bondho!!'

'Aha ki mushkil...bondhe kholar ki dorkar tomar, tumi chholo..'

'Koi zaben?'

Achcha mushkil toh...'kane shonona naki?Bollam je AC market...'

'Dokane zaben to?Dokan to....'

'Uuuufff, dokane jai ba na jai...tumi chholo....'...amar chitkare, rikshawala gutur gutur cholte laglo...

Jete jete Rikshawalar sathe goppo jurlam...bollam,'Kothay thako?Ko chele pele?Koto taka rojgar hoy?'

Utsaho peye rikshawala goppo jurlo...goppo to na, korun kahinir bhandar khule boshlo.
Or meyer myaleria sarche na, tin mash bichanay...Daktar er osudhe kaj

hoyna...Chhoto chele taa chhat theke pore giye chokhe kata phute rokta rokti kando..Daktar boleche operation korte hobe...Operation er taka nei...
Bou er abar bachcha hobe...Haspatale bhorti korar poisa nei...Bouke baper Bari pathiyechhilo, sheo phire esche....Bhai khoroch othate parbe na bolechhe...

Ei sob golpo sune, nijer ojante i chhokher kon ta bhije bhije hoye elo...namar somoy eksho taka dilam rikshawala ke....

Rikshawala takata pherot diye bollo,'Khuchra nai..'

Bollam,'Pherot dite hobe na...' bolei hon hon kore hanta dilam onno dike....

Pechhon phire dekhlam, lokta bhabacheka kheye dariye ache...

Ektu porei dekhlam rishwala amar pichhu pichhu ache....Ki Jala..!! Aro taka chhay naki? Anondo bhag korte giye to, bipodei porlam dekhi...

Or dike na takiye choltei laglam..Tao lokta jayna dekhe, khyakh khyakh kore bollam,'Pechhon pechhon ascho keno?'

Rikhshawala bollo,'Apne ei rode koi zan?Dokan pat to bondho..'

'Tomar oto janar ki bapu?Ami rode hantte i bhalobashi...Eee-excercise hoy...tumi jao..'

Khechani kheye rikshawala dariye porlo...
ek marwari ginni rikshay chepe boshlo...

Jak bancha geche...biday holo...bhablam mone mone...

Kintu lokta thik boleche..bhor dupure kono doakan pat khola nei..riksha bus er o dekha nei...kachchakachi bondhur bari tario nei...

Samne r busstand e ek mohila ke dekhe sahosh kore bolla,'Apni ektu anondo neben?'

Mohila kot mot takiye du hath dure chhitke sore gelen...

Tao ami ek gal hashi niye onar kache giye bollam,'Ami anondo bhag korte

eshechi...bhoy nei apnar...'

'Apnar jinish apnar kache rakhun...amar dorkar nei..' Mohila birokter sathe bolei bir bir korte laglen..'ei sales girl gulor kaj i holo lokke birokto kora..

Tao gaye pore bollam, 'Aagge ami kichhu bikri korte ashini...Dite eshechi...'

'Amar kache apnake debar moton taka poisa nei...Swami r tinmash chakri nei...Meyeta shosur bari chhere chole eseche...Choto chele ta madhyamik e back peyeche..' bolte boltei mohila, phyach phyach kandte suru korlen....

Thothomoto kheye bollam,'Ami,mane, anondo ditei...'

'Anondo?Kiser anondo?Parben amake tin lakh taka dite?Shei taka pele meyeta phirte parbe sosur bari....Aro dosh hazar pele cheleta ke tuition e dite parbo...bolun parben dite?Boro boro kotha oneke i bole...anondo debe !! Huh!!'

Min min kore bollam,'Takai ki anondo?'

'Ta chhara ki?Songshar chholbe kise?Anondo bheje to khaoya jutbe na...'

Ami kichu jobab debar agei, eta minibus daralo.Mohila hon hon kore hente oi bus e chepe chole gelen....

Amar anondo amar kachei roye gelo....

Ei juh, bus tao chole gelo...ki je kori...!!

Samne dekhlam, shei riksha wala ghure asche amar dike...dekhei ulto dike dour lagalam...Samner goli r bhetore dhukte giye pathore thokor khelam...Nijeke pora theke banchate giye, ekta gate er lohar konay prochondo jor khoncha khelam....Byathay chokhe jol eshe gelo chokhe...Samner pan er dokaner duto bodjat chhele khyakh khyakh kore haste laglo....
Haste hastei egiye eshe bolo,'Didi byatha pelen?'

'Hya, peyechhi to dekhtei pachchen...Haschen keno?'Rege giye bollam...
'Aha..didi bhai er hath diye rokto porche....Bhona da, ekta band-aid din to
didibhai ke...'Hank parlo kauke...
'Dorkar nei apnar sahajjer...Loker dukhkhe hashe jara, tara ......'kotha jogalo na mukhe.
Chheleduto tao band-aid ene, hath bariye bollo,'Nin lagan...pagla kutta
kamreche....mone hoy...'
'Shono,baje kotha bole matha gorom kore diona...tomader i..' Bolar agei chele duto bollo,'Bhona-da, didibhai ke thums-up din.......mathata thanda hobe...'

Amar jobab debar agei chompot dilo tara...

Bhona-dar dokaner ekta bachcha chhele thums-up niye samne dariye...
Bollam,'Ki re, ektu anondo nibi?'
Chhele ta bhyak kore kende bole uthlo,'Baba,Amake boktase...'
Tai sune taroshshore chitkar korte korte ek jadrel mohila eshe samne daralo.
Bollo,'Amar Polatare ki koisen?'
Ami bhoye bhoye bollam,'kichhu bolini....bollam ektu anondo nebe kina...'
Kotmot kore takiye bollo,'Anondo ke?shei Maiti der boro polata buzi ?'
Bollam,'Na..E anondo she anondo na...mane...mane...'

Amake mane mane korte dekhe Bhona-da egiye ashlo amake udhdhar
korte..Bollo,'Didbhai egaro taka birashi poysha diya bashay zan...amar ginni re apne chenen na....'
Bolei karur uddeshshe hank parlo,'Hasan bhai,Didimoni re bashay niya zan....'

Egaro taka birashi poysha gune gune Bhona-da ke diye, dekhlam samne i amar shei rikshawala dariye ache...

Rag holeo, or riksha tei, chepe pora bhalo, mone holo..
Abar noile kar pallay porbo...

Mukh gonj kore riksha te uthlam...
Rikshawala o ar kotha na bole amake barir dike niye chhollo...
Pouche giye namar age bag e hath ditei she bollo,
'Poisa diben na didi moni...apne to onek taka agei disen...'

'Achcha' bole, riksha theke namlam....
Dhukte giye pechhon phire or dike takalam..

Bollam,'Kichhu bolbe?'

'Amar bashar narkol gacher kisu narroo banay dise amar bou...apne khaiben
Didimoni?...Amar to apnare debar kisu nai...'

Hese bollam,'Tumi khabe ki?'

'Ami to roz oi khai...Apne khaile amar anondo lagto...'

'Tomar anondo ta amay diye dile, rikshawala?Tomar tahole ar roilo ki,dukhkho chhara?'

Rikshhwala kotha ta na bujhte pere bollo,'Agge?'

Bollam,'Kichu na...dao, naroo...khai...'

Naroo gulo hathe diye rikshawala bollo,'Tobe jai okhon?'

'Hya'..bole narroo khete khete ghore dhuke kagoj kolom niye boshlam golpo
likhte.....

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