Missing Something?

Moner Bhul?
Bengali Short Story by Manidipa Bhattacharya
8/8/2011
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‘Ki re , sunlam naki khub jor jor hoyeche, office jashni naki dudin?’

‘Tui janli ki kore?’

‘Facebook e proti second ei to update dish…kokhon bhath kheli, macher dam koto, ki diye bhath makhli…’

‘Dei to besh kori, tui I ba haa kore amar kotha gulo porish keno?’

‘Kauke to portei hobe, likhchish eto kosto kore!’

‘Tor jonno to likhchhi na….tui thakna tor bou er anchol dhore..’

‘ki mushkil, abar bou ke niye tanatani keno abar?’

‘tanatani keu koreni, tor moton joru ka gulam der onno mohilar facebook pora uchit na bolei mone kori..’

‘ta, bou thakle, anchol to dhortei hobe, tor ekhon bor toke chhere paliyeche..,tate amar ki dosh…’

‘ami I chhherechhi, amake chere palayni…..karon tao tui janish..’

‘oi ek I holo….ta golpo folpo likhchish na…dhoper golpo jodio…’

‘Dhoper golpo Jodi, tahole porish keno haaa kore?’

‘Koi na toh!’

‘ki , koi natoh?’

‘Haa kore pori na toh…,mukh bondho korei pori’

‘Thakte to parish na amake chhere..biye korar somoy palali keno?’

‘Biye?Toke?Bapre…..jhogra kore kobe sorge pathiye ditish tui..’

‘oh, ar tor bou?jhogra korena, tai na?’

‘ei meye guloi, mairi bolchhi, bohut jhogrute hoy….sotti bolchhi..’

‘ahha…bou ke phele ,majh ratre, onno bandhobir sathe chat korbi, ar bou jhogra korbe na!!!ki abdar..’

‘Dekh bhaggish tui amar bou nosh..’

‘keno, tate ki…?’

‘Toke phele ar ekjoner sathe chat kortam….tui kya kya kortish..seta ki bhalo hoto?’

‘bah…besh besh…ki jukti….ei chheleguloi omon…’

‘kemon?’

‘sarakhkhon, onno meyeder pechone chhonk chhonk..’

‘Chhonk chhonk kora kharap kise?’

‘khub bhalo….ne tui chonk chhonk korei mor…ami gelam…’

‘ei shon na, shon na….ki gan record korli bolbi na?’

‘na…toke bolbo keno? Tui ke, je sob kotha bolbo?’

‘tor I pet phule dhol hobe….amar ki?’

‘tor onek kicchhui….mukh phute ekdin bolei phyal….dekhbi tor pet I halka hobe..’

‘shei ashay I boshe thak..’

‘boshe I to achhi…ekdin na ekdin to bolbi i’

‘ja bhag….office ja…..kaj kommo kichhu nei…baje bhatano..’

‘ha ha…..sotti kotha sune rag holo?

‘rag fag hoyni…ja kat….amar onno bandhobi dakadaki korchhe..’

‘tui mor…’

Bolei chat session ta off kore dilo Titir….Roj I pray ek I kothopokothon
chhole Debu r sathe…..
Nah sotti office e deri hoye jachche.Ekhkhuni Vineet eshe jabe office e jabar jonno pickup korte.

Baki golpota Vineet er sathei hoy, garite jete jete….

Vineet o mon diye or ar Debur golpo gulo shone.

Vineet ar Titir ek I office e kaj kore, barir kachei thake bole dujone eksathei jay office e.
Tate subidhe onek...office er ek ghontar journey tao oto boring hoyna…Ar Titir er bok bok shonar o ekta lok paoya jay…

Majhe majhe Debu ke khyapanor jonno, Vineet er golpo kore Debu r kache…Kintu dekheche, Debu ekdom I patta dey na….Emon ki Vineet ke ?kemon dekhte, she bishoy eo jante chayna….
Tate ektu rag I hoy Titir er….Debu ektu jealous hole hoyto bhalo lagto….

‘kintu keno?’

‘kkki keno?’

Vineet er proshne chhomke gelo Titir….

‘Bolchhilam, eto chinta keno?Asha theke, no’ hi’, no ‘hello’?what’s wrong’…Vineet jiggesh korlo.

‘Oh sorry….na ei Debu r pindi chotkachchilam mone mone..’

‘pindi, what?’

‘Oh ho..Vineet?chhotobela theke Kolkatay thekeo Bangla sikhle na tumi?’
Titir Bollo Vineet ke.

‘oto kothin word bujhte pari na….normal kotha is okay..’ Vineet justify korar chesta korlo…

‘Tomar bou ekhon kemon ache Vineet?’ Titir kotha ghorabar chesta korlo.

‘Oi ek I rokom.Sarakhkhon pete byatha byatha bole.Doctor kichhu dhorte parchhe na..’

‘Achcha, sob bhalo chhelerai married keno bolo toh..?’Titir hothath jiggesh korlo.

‘Ha, ha…this is really funny…u r a crazy woman..’VINEET HASHLO GARI CHALATE CHALATE.

‘my name is Sheila….Sheila ki jawani..I am too sexy for u..teri hath na ani.’Titir gan dhorlo CD r sathe sathe…

‘have u ever thought of going to a Doctor?’Vineet or kando dekhe jiggesh korlo.

‘Doctor?keno?ki hoyeche?’ Titir gan thamiye jiggesh korlo.

‘matha r treatment korate…’’Vineet or dike taiye bollo..

‘Samne takan Dada……..gari dhakka lagbe …!!’Titir steering e hath rakhte
gelo.

‘pashe beautiful lady boshe thakle na takale chole?’ Vineet hese bollo…

‘Tao bhalo ekjon atleast beautiful bollo..’ Titir hashlo…

‘Come on! I bet onek chelei boleche tomake bhalo dekhte…’Vineet bollo…

‘Chheleder theke meyerai boleche beshi…oboshsho meyera sotti kotha bole na..’Titir gombhir mukhe bollo.

‘T, u are very funny…U know that?’Vineet Titir ke T bolei dake…

‘Yes V,u tell me that all the time…..Cholo ebare office e kaj kori…’Bolei Titir office er parking lot e namlo….

Sare nota bajlo pray..Ekhkhuni Debu r phone ashbe.

Roj esomoy ekta phone kore khonj nebe, Titir office e pouchalo kina.

Majhe majhe birokto lage Titir er….Etoi Jodi chinta tahole biyeta korli na keno Debu?

Debu o USA te Titir er sathei ek office ei kaj korto.Debu o single chhilo..
Titir er divorce tokhon o hoyni.

Titir ar Debu r somporko niye tokhon bangaleeder modhdhe roshalo golpo cholto.
Ei niyei bor er sathe bonibona suru…tarpor jhogra.
Dhidhagrostho hoye Titir seshe bari chhere beriye ashe….
Tarpore to divorce hoye jay….
Debu r jonnoi practically Titir divorce ta korlo, jodio Debu oke korte boleni…
Bondhutter beshi dabi I konodin Debu koreni…
Tao Titir bhebechhilo Debu hoyto oke bhalobashe, biye korte chay….
Divorce er por bohubar boleche biye korar kotha…kichhutei raji hoyni Debu.
Khali bolto Bondhu achi, bondhui thaki na?

Hothath I ekdin dum kore sob chhere chhure deshe chhole gelo Debu.
Giyei sunlo ekjon ke biye korechhe Debu…
Rage Dukhkhe Opomane bohudin Debur sathe jogajog rakheni Titir.
Khali mone hoto Debu oke cheat korechhe…
Vineet I oke bujhiyechhilo ete Debu r kono dosh nei…Debu to oke boleni biye korbe bole….Tai kono expectation rakha uchhit hoyni Titir er.

Shei chorom dukhkher dine pashe peyechhilo Vineet ke…O na thakle hoyto Titir suicide er kotha bhabto.

Ashole Debu r rejection ta Titir mante parchhilo na.
Prochondo opoman…tar theke Raag…er theke berote parchhilo na Titir….
Mone ache, roj office jaouya ashar pothe chitkar kore kandto Titir…
Bechara Vineet, shanto mukhe eshob sojhjho koreche….

Kintu kokhon o Debu r agsinst e ekta kothao boleni….khali bole geche dekho or hoyto kichhu osubidhe chhilo.
Tokhon or Vineet er oporeo rag hoto….aste aste somoy sob kichhu bhuliye dey…

Vineet I abar Debu r sathe Titir er sathe jogajog koriye dey thru facebook.

Majhe majhe Titir bhabe, Vineet I ba eto kichhu kore keno or jonno?

Tobe ki Vineet oke bhalobashe?

Vineet er oboshsho bou ache..bohudin bibahito…
Shailaja, or bou, oke school theke bhalobasto.
Engineering pash korei Vineet Shailaja ke biye kore USA te chole ashe….
Shailaja meyeta bhalo kintu khub bhoge….Sarakhkhon I kichhu na kichhu osukh legei ache.
Khub boroloker meye Shailaja….pray I deshe chole jay..noyto or barir keu na keu ashei…
Golpo sune mone hoy Vineet is not happy in his marriage, kintu ar oi guessing game e jete chayna Titir.
Debu r dhakka samlate onek beg pete hoyeche…
Abar Vineet er sathe joriye porte chay na….

Oboshsho Vineet serokom kichhu boleni Titir ke, hint o deyni…….

Sobtai ki Titir er moner bhul?

Debu r phone ashlo na dekhe Titir er bhuru konchkalo…

Ki byapar, phone korena keno? Phone kore dekhbe?

Na thak, Debu bou Jodi jante pare, seta khub ekta bhalo byapar hobe na…..

Debu r bou ke dekhar khub ichche Titir er…….keno Titir ke biye na kore Debu oke biye korlo, Titir er jante ichche kore…….Ki nei Titir er ja oi meyetar ache?

Ekhon ar rag hoyna Debu r opor.
Jante ichche kore , ‘Kemon achho tumi Debu?’

Bhabte bhabte Debu r text…’Office e pouchali kina ekta email kore dish…na hole chintay thakbo…..’

‘Tui mor…..’likhe text er window ta bonndho kore dilo Titir…..

………Copyright @Manidipa