Neera Here!!

Neera, Tumi Ke?
Bengali Short Story
Manidipa Bhattacharya
4/21/2011

Ghorir kantar dike takiye dhor phor kore ghum theke uthlo Neera.
Ekhkhuni Raja ke thele na uthiye dile school jaoya hobe na.
Chhele ta eto boro hoyechhe tao ghum bhange na.
Age khub rag hoto Neerar. Ekhon ar hoyna.
Bujheche sob kichu mene neoyai budhdhimaner kaj.
Ranjan pray I tour theke jokhon phere , tokhon meyeder lipstik er dag, clip, kanta, dul pay.
Setao mene niyeche.
Joto maya bondhon theke mukto houya jay totoi bhalo.
Ranjan ke bolle Ranjan bole,’Jara orokom bole, tader I beshi moho….’
Tai hobe hoyto.
Tokko korteo ichche kore na ajkal.
Chorer mayer boro gola.
Tai Ranjan o bari eshei onek khunt dhore.
Eta koroni keno, seta keno nongra.Ekhane jaoyar ki dorkar?
Neera r sob kichhui Ranjan er khub I kharap lage ajkal.

Coffee r jolta boshiye Rajake dakte gelo opore Neera.
Ranjan er ghore unki mere dekhlo, Ranjan suye I ache ekhon o.
Onno din esomoy Ranjan er snan hoye jay.
Sorir kharap holo bodhhoy….
Ajkal sorir kharap holeo Neerar temon kichu korar thake na .
Ranjan er bandhobi rai khone khone phone e khobor ney.
Bari boye khabar diye jay.
Neerar khabar Ranjan er bhalo o lage na temon.
Sobetei nun beshi dey naki Neera..
Ta chhara Neerar khabar e weight tao bere jay naki ajkal.
Sundori slim bandhobider slim khabar onek beshi sasthokor.
Tai Neera o ar beshi ranna banna kore na.
Bhaloi to, ekta apod komlo.
Emni kore jay jodi din jak na!!!

Tin charbar dakar por Raja uthlo.Uthe bathroom e gelo.
Sokaler dakadaki teo Ranjan khub birokto hoy.
Chheleke bhalo manush korte pare ni Neera, ei niye o onek kotha sunte hoy.
Ranjan er sundori bandhobider chhele meyera sotti koto bhalo.
Neerar nijer I koto kharap lage.
Na parlo bhalo bou hote, na bhalo ma, na bhalo meye….

Chhotobela theke I mayer koto complain chhilo Mayer.
Tui eta parish na, ota parish na….

Sobai chokhe angul diye Neerake bojhabar chesta koriyeche Neera kotoi opodartho! Kotoi na kharap meye.
Prithibi te onek to bhalo lok ache…Du charte kharap lok thakuk na!!
Baba bolto,’Sobai kei ki bhalo hote hobe?’
Ranjan, Ma, Sundori bandhobira……eto bhalor majhkhane Neerar kharap tai loker chhokei pa pore keno eto!!

Jak ge ja…
Coffee r dudhta gelo uthle.
Protidin dudh bosiye Neera onno kaje byasto hoye pore.
Ar hoy ranna pore, noyto dudh uthlay, noy pan e agun lege dau dau kore jole..

Ranjan ke coffee debar sathe sathei comment ashbe, coffee te chini beshi, noyto patla, noyto ba kichu….

Egaro bochore thik kore ektao kaj kore uthte parlo na Neera.
Ranjan onek sekhabr chesta koreche….Neera shone na karur kotha!!!
Ranjan ar dosh ta kothay!!

Taropor Neerar mood samle cholte cholte Ranjan onno pothe hanta dilo.

Bondhutto kore boshlo Neeta r sathe…

Neera I boka chhilo. Bondhutter kotha janteo pare ni.

Kokhon matha tei ashe ni, Ranjan eto gobhir bhabe karur sathe joriye porte pare…

Bondhu bandhob ra Neera ke onekbar bolar chesta koreche.Neerai sunte chay ni..
Bondhu to hote I pare….

Tarpor Besh koyekbar Neetar sathe Ranjan er interaction Neerar chokhe poreche.

Dujoner chhokher bhashay bole diyeche kicchhu ingeet.

Ranjan mante chay ni, ekhon o mane ni.
Sobtai naki bidhudhdho bhalobasha.
Neerar kuchutepana mon, nongra mon.

Sotti to , Neerar uchhit chhilo e bishoye Ranjan ke kichui na bola.
Seta bujheche onek I pore.
Age bujhleo ba ki hoto ke jane!!
Ranjan jokhon tindin Apendix er operation er jonno haspatale, Neera na ghumiye,na kheye doura douri kore morlo Ranjan er jonno.

Ranjan kintu sarakhkhon Neetar sathe I phone e kotha bole gelo.
Sotti to, eto chinta jokhon, phone e to kotha bolte I hobe.
Tokhon dekhto sararat dujone phone e golpo korto.
Ek sathe Neera thakto thik I, kintu duti prani chhilo ek ta phoner pinjore atka….

Tate Neera r rag hoyeche???Houya ta to khub I oshshabhabik legeche Ranjan er kache…

Ekta sundor bondhutto Neera nosto kore diyeche.

Neerar jonno sob bandhobider kache Ranjan er naki matha hent hoyeche….

Ki kore ta ki Neera?
Ke ei Neera?
Kenoi ba she sobaike jalay?
Ektu ki bhalo hote parona tumi Neera?

Ma bolto, tumi kono chesta koro na Neera.
Chesta korlei sob kora jay.

Ranjan er ghore dhuke coffee ta diye mathay hath rakhlo Neera…
Ga gorom.
Jiggesh korlo ,’Coffee khabe?’
Ranjan chokh khule Neera ke dekhe obak holo.
Neera to ashena or ghore ajkal.
Jiggesh korlo,’Kota baje?’
Neera bollo,’Amar deri holo uthte, atta baje…’
Ranjan uthte giye ektu taal samlate parlo na, Neera dhorar chesta koreo dhorlo na.
Onek din Ranjan ke shoprsho koreni.
Korar ichche o jage na ajkal.
Ranjan er to na i…
She to bohudin age….i …

Most probably jokhon theke Neeta ar Ranjan er prem, tokhon thekei Ranjan paliye berato.
Neeta to kyabla chhilo.
O ektu ghenshe bosto Ranjan er kache…
Omni Ranjan haouya hoye jeto!!
Kothgulo bhableo morome more jete ichche kore Neera r.

Ranjan ki oke ghreena kore?
Hobe o ba…
Korle korbe..
Neera to dori diye bendhe rakheni…
Chole jete I pare Ranjan.
Ar anjan gele Neera konodin I or pechhone dourabe na…..Seta to Neera jane.Ranjan ki jane?
Ranjan bodhoy esob niye bhabeo na….
Emnii kajer chape byasto…proti mashe tour…
Ekhane thakle o , office er por sarakhon phone, noy facebook, noy chat.

Coffee ta hathe diye Neera chole jachchilo, Ranjan daklo, bollo ,’eshe bosho na..’
Neera samner chair e boshlo.
Ranjan bollo,’Mathata dhoreche , khub thanda legeche..’
Neera uthe pore bollo,’Toast baniye dichchi, kheye osudh kheye nio..’

Ranjan isharay boshte bollo.
Kichukhkhon chup kore theke bollo,’ ektu bosho, pore dio khabar..aj office jabo na..’

‘Office na jaoya mane I to du second e tin te kore phone’. Neera bole phello.
Bolei bhablo, keno bollam !!

Ranjan or dike takiye bollo,’ ke kake bole!!’

‘Sotti to, ke kake bole…panch minue er jonno tomar kache jokhon thekechi, tokhon I phone eseche..ekbar na , bar bar…’Abar Neera phosh kore bole phello..

‘Ar tumio to jokhon tokhon eke take phone koro…Chele dekhle I to gaye dhole pore kotha bolo, tar bela to kichu hoy na dekhi!!’Ranjan chibiye chibiye jobab dilo.

‘Tomar sathe kotha bolar dorkar amar nei, ami gelam..’ Neera Bollo.

‘Amar sathe kotha bolte bhalo lagbe keno. Hantur boyoshi bachcha chele take peye matha ghure geche to!!’Ranjan rege giye bollo.

‘I don’t want to talk about it right now…’bole Neera ranna ghore gelo.

Kan matha gorom hoye ache Neerar…

Kono kotha na bole ranna r jogare byato hoye porlo…

Aj bikele Swatira ashbe..Mangsho ta ranna korte hobe….
Ranjan er jonno payesh korbe bhablo…Khete bhalobashe.
Raja ta abar misti pochondo korena.
Or jonno abar mach banate hobe….

Refrigerator khule ki ki ache dekhte laglo Neera.

Pechhon theke Ranjan eshe bollo,’ mukh dhuye ashchi…ki khete debe dao…Tarpore osudh ta khai….

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…@MAnidipa