April 15th, Bengali New Year

Poyla Boishakh
Bengali Short Story by Manidipa Bhattacharya
4/15/2010
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'Ki re poila Boishakher din mukh bhekte barite boshe keno?
Chole aay chotpot...ekhane amader gang ache...',Phone e Kakolir Julum..

Bollam,'Prothom kotha holo, 'bhekte' hoy na, ota holo 'bhetke'..'

'Ta besh, tarpor?'

'Tar ar por nei, 'ami bolte laglam...
'ar ami mukh bhetke boshe o nei....Du botol wine niye boshe movie dekhchi.....'

'Sathe pakora cholche na?'

Heshe bollam,'Tao ache bote...ektu jhal jhal lonkar bora..'

Kakoli tokhkhuni bole uthlo,'Amra ashchi, aro pakora ready kor..'

Ei moreche, kojon ke, kichui janina....
bisri holde ronger nighty pore bhutni r moton boshe achi..

Bairer ghor churanto ogochhalo.
Bajar kore ene kal theke ranna ghorer dor goray sob shobha pachche.
juto gulo elomelo.
Ki kando.
Dumdam ashlei holo?
Kakolir gang jokhon, Ronit to thakbei..
Tar latest girl friend Jena o chipke thakbe nishchoy.
Dujone to eke oporke chokhe haray.
Eke onno ke BlueBerry ar Raspberry bole dake.
Beshi khkhon she prem kahini sojhjho kora ektu byatha ache.

Kakoli bole ami hingsha y jole mori.
Ronit er sathe kono ek somoy ektu moner adan prodan hoyechhilo.
Sheta beshidin tekano jayni.
Ronit ektu olpo boyoshi slim meye pochondo kore.
O boyesh eo, onek chhotoi chhilo amar theke..

Tao amake Gym e bhorti koriye onek chesta koreche roga koranor.
Kintu jar priyo khadder talikay salad soup na theke,
chicken kosha ar lamb biryani thake, tar 20 Ib med jhorano ki oto soja?

Ekhon berry berry ki sundor ek sathe gym jay, cycling kore, salad khay...
Ar ami ekhon o chicken biryani, na hole ghee diye bhath mekhe mocha ghonto khai.

Jak ge, eshob bhebe labh nei.
Taratari ghor clean korte hobe.
Kagoj potro dnai kore niye oporer closet e chepe chupe dhukiye dorja bondho kore dilam.
Eteo nistar nei, Monar har jalano duto bachcha eshei,
opor tolay closet khule lookochuri khelte boshbe.
Closet kholar songe songei sob kagoj jama balish takiya washing er jamar dola,
hurmuriye porbe......
Tar modhdhe i dui 'bandor' er bhuter netto cholbe.
Mona niche Vodka ar snacks niye pore thakbe...

Sob miliye amar bondhura ashlei amar heart beats bere jay.

Er modhdhe Sreeram ektu bhalo...
EShei rannay help lagay.
khabar deoya drinks serve kora clean kora sob kore tarpore jay.
Sreeram khub khasha chhele.Kintu o mone hoy 'gay'.
Na hole dibbi prem kora jeto.

Ghor dor ektu guchiye aro pakora bhajte boshlam...
adh ghontar modhdhei gang eshe gelo.
Tar modhdhe chipku berry berry eksathe na dhuke, ektu age pore dhuklo.
dek,he khub anondo holo.
Jak tahole prem chhuteche!!
Mone mone otai chai ami.
Kobe ora alada hobe, ami calender e dag dei.
Dag dite dite sob pata jodio sesh hoye geche, tao ota rakha ache.

Sreeram asheni dekhe mon ta kharap hoye gelo.
Kakoli ke jiggesh korlam, o kothay?
Bollo,'o to deshe biye korte geche..'
Ami bole boshlam,'She ki, o to gay....?'
Edik odik takiye dekhlam, sobai amar dike kotmot kore takiye ache.

Lojja peye bollam, 'na mane, ami bhebechilam....'

Ronit gombhir golay bollo,'na jene loker name ulto palta bolo na..'

Sunei ga jole gelo,Golay ek dhonk wine dhele bollam,'Tai naki?
Amar sathe prem korar somoy etai to tumi amake bolechhile..'

Bhuru kunchke Ronit bollo,'Prem?Aayna nei nischoy tomar barite?'

Ami bollam,'Tao to amar ekta bari ache, tumi to onno loker ghare giye uthechho..'

Oboshtha kharap dike turn nichche dekhe chipku raspberry Ronit ke joriye dhore bollo,
'Honey let's leave..'
Amar gayer jala tokhon o meteni bollam,
'sheki? berry theke honey hochche bujhi ajkal?'

Kakoli begotik dekhe amake tante tante oporer bedroom e niye giye dorja bondho kore dilo.

Rege giye bollo,'Ki suru korechhish?'

Ami bollam,'Keno?'Sobsomoy ami i sune jabo?Sotti kotha bolle dosh?'

Kakoli bollo,'Ora tor othithi, opoman kora uchit hoyni tor.'

Ami rege bollam,'Ami to bolini aste.Kata ghaye nun chhorate ora eseche keno?'

Kakoli bollo,'Tui to janish, Ronit toke bhalobasto.Tui i to oke aste dite chash na.'

'Bhalo basto?Tai jonno dudin por por, er or tar sathe edik odik ghure berato?

'Bondhur sathe beralo o dosh?Tui to dekhchi Pishima hoye gechish re?'

'Mashima Pishima bujhina..e tuku bujhi,dosh joner sathe eksathe committed thaka jay na.Hoyto chipku raspberry is okay with it, I am not.....'

Moner sukhe Ronit er opore jhal mitiye ami klanto hoye ghumiye porlam.

Majh ratre ghum bhenge gelo.
Bomi bomi pete laglo.
Bathroom e giye bomi korlam.....
Mathay jol dhele, patla ekta jama pore niche elam jol khete.

Sofay ke shuye ache dekhlam.
Bhablam Kakoli.
Daka ta uchit hobe na bhebe jol kheye, ranna ghorer light nebate gelam.
Fridge er konay ek gunto kheye, 'Oof Mago , bole uthalam jore..'
Omni dekhlam dhorphoriye Ronit uthlo.

Jiggesh korlo,'Ki holo?'
Bollam'Tumi ekhane keno?'
Bollo,'Byatha pele naki?'
Bollam,'Tomar jene labh?'
Bollo,'Labh ache boiki.'
Bollam,'Jemon?'
Bollo,'Ekta pa bhangle onno pa ta o bhenge ditam bole..'
Bollam,'Pa bhangte ekhane nischoy ashoni..'
Bollo,'Tomake dekhte esechi..'
Heshe bollam,'Keno tomar chipku Berry ki holo?'
Bollo,'Bari chole geche rege mege..'
Bollam,'rag bhangate gele na?'
Aamar dike takiye bollo,'Rag bhangatei to theke gelam..'

Aami bollam,'Ama rag bhangiye kono labh nei...amar na ache taka, na ache kichu..'

Hothath amar samne eshe bollo,'Thik hai, bhupali raag i gao...'

Bhru kunchke bollam,'Bhupali keno?'

'Ei je bolle tomar money nei, Bhupali te o 'Ma' ar 'Ni' lage na..'

Phik kore hese bollam, 'Cha khabar ichche hoyeche?'

Antke uthe bollo,'Darao darao, aami banai, tomar oi kalo teto kosti cha khaoya jayna...'

Mukh bhetke bollam,'aha nije jeno ki banay...chinir sorbot..'

Ranna ghore dhuke cha banate banate bollo,'Ektu chini khele tomar mukhta misti hobe..
na hole sarakhkhon ja 'kya' 'kya' koro..'

Rege giye bolte jachchilam kichu,' hothath or jamar niche amar nam ta 'tatoo' kora dekhe,
kichu na bolei aste aste ranna ghor theke beriye sofay boshlam...
Dekhlam, Ronit mon diye cha banachche tokhon o.

Copyright..@Manidipa
Disclaimer:All characters are fictitious.