Bengali Short Story: By Manidipa Bhattacharya
11/15/2013
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Sararat bhalo kore ghum holona Muniyar. Ektu por por I ghum
bhenge jachchilo.
Bar bar uthe ghori dekhte hochchilo.
Bhor chotay uthe train dhorte hobe.
Eto boro decision neouya sohoj chhilo na.
25 years ghor korar por bhenge chhole jete ektu odbhut
lagche.
Besh kichhudin dhore I bhabchhilo ei bishoy ta niye.
Sahoshe kulachchilona.
Koto sokh kore dujone bhalobashar ghor bendhechhilo.
25 bochor age, jokhon oder porichoy , tokhon Rishi o samanno
I chaki korto.
Muniya o ekta school
e porato.
Othocho dujone ek I college er.
Ek I year e pass out.
Keu kauke chinto na.
Oder jogajog tao ektu odbhut bhabe I hoyechhilo.
Dekha hoyechhilo Rupom er barite.
Oder dujoner common bondhu Rupom..
Rishi esechilo Rupom er barite ekta boi pherot dite. Muniya
sesomoy okhanei chhilo.
Rishi porichoy koriye diyechhilo Muniya o Rupom er.
Tin jone jomiye adda diyechhilo sedin.
Tar pore pray I tin joner adda hoto…
Majhe majhe I er por theke dujone r pray I dekha hoye jeto kothao
na kothao.
Prothome Hi Hello tarpor cha er dokane bosha…dhire dhire
lunch dinner….
Tinjoner boodle dujone r bondhutto barte I laglo..
Rupom ar Muniya chhoto belar bondhu.
Konodin Rupom ke premik hisebe bhabeni Muniya.
Rupom o kokhon o kichu boleni.
Rupom iti modhdhe ekta bhalo chakri pelo Bangalore e.
Jabar age hothath kore I ekdin Muniya ke biyer prostab diye
boshlo.
Totodine Muniya Rishi r o ekta somporko o gore utheche.
Seta oboshsho Rupom janto na.
Hothath prostab peye Muniya ektu thotomoto kheye gechhilo.
Bolechhilo,’Ami ki bolbo bujhte parchhina..’
Rupom ar ekta kothao jiggesh koreni.
Rupom Bangalore e chhole gelo.
Sediner pore onek bochhor kono ar dekha ba kotha o hoyni
oder.
Aj eto bochhor por Muniya Rupom er kache jachche.
Sararat Muniya eta I bhebeche, kaj ta ki o thik korche.?
Ghum theke uthe I porlo.
Bathroom e jete giye Rishir ghore light jolche dekhte pelo.
Rishi tahole jege ache?
Bathroom e giye much dhuye berote I Rishir mukhomukhi hoye
gelo.
‘Cha Khabe?’ Muniya sohoj golay bollo.
‘Kheyechhi, tobe ar ek cup khete I pari..’, Rishi bollo…
‘Sararat jege chhile naki?’ Muniya jiggesh korlo.
‘Na, ei uthlam….keno?’
‘Na, mane eto bhore to otho na…’
‘Hya aj office e ekta presentation ache, seta sesh
korchhilam.’
‘kokhon berobe office e ?’ Muniya jiggesh korlo….
‘Cha ta kheye I beriye jabo..’ Rishi bollo.
‘breakfast?’
‘Office e ..’
Bole Rishi oder bedroom e dhuklo, Muniya o ranna ghore gelo…
Cha boshiye Muniya duto dimer omlette o banalo.
Toast gorom kore sundor kore sajalo breakfast sajalo table
e.
Rishi ready hoye beriye, elo.
Cha er cup ta niye dorjar dike egolo.
Breakfast table e Muniya boshe jiggesh korlo, ‘khabe na?’
Rishi uttor dilo na….
Ektu cha kheye, juto pore beriye gelo.
Jabar age ekta ‘bye’ o bollo na.
Muniya r chhokh phete jol elo.
Ektu boshe kotha bolle ki khoti hoto?
Eto kosto kore khabar banalo.
Eksathe khete khete ektu kotha bolte o chaichhilo Muniya.
Kal sondhe bela jokon Muniya bolechhilo chhole jabar kotha,
Rishi khali bolechhilo, ‘Tomar ichche’
Bole, ghore chole gechhilo…
Khabar gulo o gola diye namlo na.
Emnio golay kanna dola pakiye ache.
Cha ta kheye khabar gulo dustbin e phele dilo….
Muniya ghore dhuklo jama kapor porte.
Suitcase gochhanoi chhilo.
Ayna r dike takiye Muniya r khub kanna pello.
Du chhokhe joler dhara namlo
Muniyar.
Kajol dhebre gelo kanna r jole.
Onekhkhon dhore Muniya kandlo boshe…..
Ghorir dike takiye dekhlo sare panchta pray baje..
Ebare na berole train dhorte parbe na.
Suitcase ta niye baire berolo.
Dorja ta bondho kore dilo tene.
Buk ta chyant kore uthlo.Ghorer chabi neouya holo na.
Rishi r kache chabi ache to?
Gas ta bondho korechhilo?
Bathroom e jole r kolta khola rekhechhilo onekhkhon.
Ota bondho korechhilo ki?
Ar phire giye dekhar upay o nei…..
Abar kanna pete laglo Muniyar.
Suitcase ta niye gate er kache eshe dekhlo taxi wala dariye
I ache.
Bola I chhilo ager theke.
Taxi te uthe bhablo, Rishi ke ekta call korbe?
Bolbe, o chole jachche?
Rishi to kono kothai bollona kal.
Aj sokaleo kichhu bollona.….
Bhorbela presentation ache bole beriye gelo sat taratari.
Ichhce kore I geche, Muniya jane, jate or chhole jaouya
dekhte na hoy.
Ekbar to bolte parto, ‘Muniya, tumi jeo na…’
Station eshe geche.
Bhara mitiye ektu pa chaliye Muniya train e uthe boshlo.
Janlar dhare ekta seat e boshlo.
Train I phankai..
Duto stop porei nama..Ultodangay.
Tarpor taxi dhore dumdum airport e.
Suitcase ta niye namata I ektu jhamela.
Bhaggish bhorbela beriyeche, na hole office time e bheer
hoto…..
Kintu aj to Saturday.!! Anmone Muniya bhablo.
Aj to Rishir office thake na!!!
Presentation ache bole berolo je!!!
Train ta Ultodanga r kachchakachi aste I Muniya uthe darate
gelo..
Taal samlate na pere pasher loktar ghare porlo.
Shei lokta oke pray joriye dhorlo…
Muniya loktar bondhon chariye suitcase niye dorjar kache
egolo.
Dekhlo lokta o or pashe daralo…
Train thamtei Muniya taratari namte gelo.
Tarahuroy honchot khelo ar Choti ta o chhire gelo.
Aj dinta I kharap jachche, Muniya bhablo.
Chera choti niye, suitcase niye ki kore jabe, bujhte parchhe
na Muniya.
Ei somoye abar cell phone ta bajte laglo.
Ekhon abar bag theke phone ber kore hello bolte bolte I line
kete jabe.
Phone ta dhorlo na Muniya.
Edik odik takate dekhlo, shei lokta or dike takiye ache
platform e neme.
Jiggesh korlo, ‘Help Lagbe?’
Muniya bollo, ‘Na, lok ache’
Abar phone ta kya kya kore bajche….
Birokto mukhe bag theke konokrome phone ta niye hello
bollo….
Shei kete I gelo phone ta.
Missed call e number ta dekhlo, chinlona.
hoyto Rupom phone korche.
Call back na kore Muniya edik odik takalo…Jodi kono help
paouya jay…..
Shei lokta ekhon o or dike takiye dariye royeche…
Ki mushkil re baba!!
Kintu eke chhara kono upay o nei…..
Lokta ke I bollo, ‘ekta taxi te uthiye deben ektu?’
Hate chera choti niye loktar pechon pechon Taxi te giye
uthlo…
Lok take Thank You bolbe na taka debe?
‘Thank You Dada…’ bole eksho takar ekta note loktar hathe
dite gelo……
Lokta hothath khub rege gelo.
Bollo,’Takar groom dekhaben na…Sobai apnar moto noy…’
Amta amta kore Muniya bolte gelo,’Sorry bachchader misti
khaouyaben….’
Lokta ulte oke bollo, ‘Apnar bachchader jonno misti kine
nin’ bole I lokta hon hon kore hanta dilo.
Tai dekhe taxi wala phyach phyach kore haste laglo.
Khub I opomanito laglo Muniya r ….
Rag rag golay bollo,’Airport e cholun…deri hoye jachche…’
Taxiwala o mejaj dekhalo, bollo,’ Oto mejaj dekhale onno
taxi dekhun, e taxi jabe na…’
Moha bipode pora gelo….
Muniya bhablo aj kar much dekhe uthechhilo….
Dinta khub kharap jachche…..
Taxiwala ke na potale mukhkil….
chera choti ar suitcase niye abar taxi paouya impossible….
Norom golay bollo,’Sorry Dada…kichu mone korben na…ektu
airport e pouche din…’
‘Ponchash taka extra lagbe’..o byata bollo….
‘thik ache, cholun…’ bollo taxawala ke….
Bodmash byata, sujog er subidhe nichche!!
Abar phone bajhte I phone ta tule birokto golay
bollo,’hello’…
O pashe sara nei….
Hello hello bole o labh holona..
Number ta chinte parlo na….
Ager number ta ar e number ta ek na….
Bhalo kore dekhlo.
Rupom er number to eta na.
Rupom hoyto onno kotha theke phone korche..
Oke ekta phone korte hobe.
Kichhu na bhebe I Rupom er kachhe jachche Muniya.
Majher kota bochhore oder kono jogajog chhilo na.
Kotha barta o hoto na.
Goto mashe I hothath ekdin Rupom ke barite niye hajir Rishi.
Dum dam lok barite niye ashar sobhab ache Rishir.
Prochondo adda dite bhalobashe, miste pare loker sathe.
Na hole bank er clerk theke multinational company r Director
houya chattikhani kotha na.
Roj I kauke na kauke barite ene Muniya r sathe alap korato.
Sundori bou ke dekhate Rishi khub pochhondo korto.
Boro boro korta rao Rishir pochonder proshongsha korto.
Roj roj nanan ranna korto .
Sobai bah bah korto..
Rishi konodin kichhu boleni.
Rishi khabar khete khete golpo korto sobar sathe.
Muniyar tokhon nijeke barir kajer lok chhara kichhu mone hotona.
Nana rokom office er planning progress er majhkhane nijeke
bekhappa lagto kemon.
Kono alchonay jog dite parto na.
School er chakri ta o chere dite hoyechhilo.
Director er bou er school e porano ta Rishir pochhondo
chhilona.
‘Rishir pochhondoi sob keno hobe?’ Muniya bhablo.
Rishi mach khayna bole barite mach ranna hoto na,
Rishi choshma pochondo korena bole Muniya ke contacts nite
holo.
Rishi r beshi mota
meyeder bhalo lage na, sejono Muniya ke roga thakte hobe.
Dubela gym e jete hobe, salad khete hobe.….
Rishir samne sob somoy seje guje adorsho wife hoye thakte
hoto….
Ratre Nighty pora Rishir sojhjho hotona…
Rishi tour e gele I Muniya chhenra nighty ta porte parto…
Chhera nighty pore ogochalo ghore bichanay suye suye boi pora,
bichanay boshe khaouya…ja ja Rishi pochondo korto na, segulo I o korto.
Eta jeno chhilo or protibad….
Rishir mukher opor konodin kichhu bolte pareni.
Goto dosh bochore mone o porena oder dujoner kono jhogra o
hoyeche.
Jhogra korte geleo minimum interaction thaka dorkar.
Setai chhilona….
Jantrik jibon japon korchhilo ora.
Swami Stree r bhumikay obhinoy korchhilo bola jay.
Othocho biyer surute dujone koto golpo korto.
Emon ki Muniya ranna ghore geleo Rishi eshe eta ota help
korto.
Tarpor ja ranna hoto dujone mile golpo kore kheto….
Muniyar kothay kothay
hasheer rog chhilo.
Haste haste matite goriye porto, pete kheel dhore jeto.
Shei Muniya kemon hastei bhule geche….
Sotti kotodin Muniya pran khule hashe na.
Dumash age Rupom o ei kotha tai oke bollo.
Bolechhilo,’Tor mukhe kono hasheer rekha nei keno?Haste
bhule gechish?’
Muniya bolechhilo ‘Ei to haschi…’
‘Mon theke haschish na….Ki hoyeche tor?’
Rupam er ei kotha ta sunei jhor jhor kore kende phelechhilo Muniya.
Bhaggish se somoy Rishi chilona.
Biryani ante gechhilo dokan theke….
Tokhon I kende kende Muniya bolechhilo,’Amake ekhan theke
niye jabi Rupom?
Ekhane amar dom bondho hoye ashe…’
Rishir poriborton Rupom er o chokhe porechhilo.
Muniyar kanna, etodin bade dekha, dujone I ektu apluto hoye
kachchakachhi chole esechhilo.
Sedin er por theke jekoy din Rupom chhilo, roj I oder dekha
hoyeche, kotha hoyeche…
Pherot jabar dine Rupom bolechhilo,’Amar dorja ta khola I ache…’
Rupom er ei kothar opor bhorsha kore Muniya bari theke
beriye elo…
Ekhon ki rokom bhoy bhoy korche.
Airport eshe geche.
Taxi wala mal nabiye bollo,’Boudi taratari namun,pulish
atkabe…’
Taxi r bhara mitiye Muniya edik odik takalo.
Hur mur kore ashate besi taka o niye berono hoyni.
Tar modhdhe chera choti ta taxi te I roye gelo, taxiwala o
chompot diyeche.
Ek paye choti pore to ar plane e otha jay na.
Khali paye o plane e chorte debe kina o jane na.
Kar much dekhe je aj uthechhilo.
Aj abar oder biyer
tarikh.
Din tar bishesh gurutto kichhu nei Rishir kache.
Konodin ekta card ba phul o aneni hate kore.
Protho prothom Muniya onek rokom surprise ditto.
Cake baniye, candle jaliye , ghor ondhokar kore Rishir jonno
wait korto.
Rishi dhukle I , ‘surprise’ bolto…alo jole uthto…
Kintu dekheche Rishi esob pochondo korto na.
Bolto , ‘Pitla sokh’..
‘Pitla sokh’er mane ta ki Muniya jane na, tobe ‘Pitla sokh’
karur na thakai bhalo, etuku bujheche.
Onekhkhon dariye ache dekhe ekta lok egiye ashlo, bollo, ‘Boudi
Mal gulo bhetore neben?’
‘Hya mane daran, koto taka lagbe?’ Muniya agei takar kotha
jiggesh kore nilo….
‘Dusho taka diye deben’…Lok ta mal othate gelo….
‘Na , daran, oto cash taka amar nei….ekhane juto kinte
paouya jabe?’
Muniyar kotha sune lokta birokto holo mone hoy..
bollo,’ Airport e juto, ajob chiriya mairi’, bole lok ta
chhole gelo ar ek joner kache.
Khub I opomanito bodh korleo Muniya kichu bolte parlo na.
Chokh phete jol asche.
Pechon theke horn sune takiye dekhlo, Taxiwala ta phire
eseche.
Bolllo,’Boudi, Choti ta phele gechhilen, sariye anlam…pore
nin…Jaben ki bhabe?’
Jol Chokhe Muniya bollo,’ Dada amake ektu Belghoria pouche
deben?’
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