Amader ostittwo tokhon shudhu kobitar
khaataye. Tokhon cigarette er ofuronto chahida
chilo na, na chilo neshar glass e biroho. Chilo
kichu chonde lekha prem nibedon, aar amader
school chhutir shei smriti gulo.
Bastober aanch gaye lageni tokhono, prem
bolte Hindi cinema te jotota dekhaye, tototai.
Couple goals bolte amader classroom er bench
e khodai kora ager batch er love birds der nam,
aar baba-ma er arrange marriage er por eke-
oporke bhalobeshe felbar golpo.
Class 9 e pori tokhon. Annual concert e kobita
paath kore akta prize baagiye niye chilam.
Temon kichui noy, ekta boi diyechilo. A Walk To
Remember. Sei prothom, ami aste aste jogot
take prem bhalobasha'r chokh diye dekhte
shuru kori. Bujhte shikhi nari-songe'r ortho.
Moner manush beche neowa ta tokhono besh
kothin amar kache. Amader class er sob cheye
futfte meyeta, Hiya - amar sathe or alaap praye
bochor khaneker. Or babar transfer er sutre
class 8 e ekhane eshe bhorti hoyechilo. Meyeta
besh - forsha, chipchipe chehara, naak ta tikalo
aar tar sathe bhasha-bhasha duto chokh. Jibon
er prothom crush bolte jeta sobai bojhe, amar
kache Hiya setai. Prothom prothom temon ekta
kotha hoto na; shudhu ami jokhon fyal-fyal kore
takiye thaktam, tokhon ek gaal muchki hashi
dito. Alada bhabei value kortam or oi hashi ta
aar bhuru uthiye jigesh kora - "Kire khatai lekh
kichu, ma'am toh board bhoriye diyeche kintu
tor pata gulo toh sada e roye gelo."
Amar best friend Nilima, ei niye saradin
khochiye jeto...
- Tor Hiya kintu chamoch ke chamchi bole.
- Dhur ja toh ekhan theke, o jai boluk na keno,
tor tate ki?
- Awww...
Oh, Nilima'r byapare toh bola hoyni, ini hocchen
amar nursery'r songi, prothom bar school e giye
jar theke mukh fute ekta eraser cheyechilam
shey ekhon best friend hoye dariyeche. Na or
rup er bornona ami bhuleo korlam na, karon or
proti amar akarshon er karon or rup ba or
sundor mon eshob kichu chilona, or tiffin ta
chilo. Just kidding! Sotti kotha bolte, o school e
na ele, amar mon lagto na. Emon o hoyeche je o
asheni aar ami mitthye pet byatha'r ojuhaat
diye early departure niye bari chole gechi.
Din gulo besh bhaloi katchilo, Hiya'r sathe besh
bondhutto ghoniye uthchilo aar Nilima'o besh
kaadhe kaadh rekhe shaaye dicchilo. Koshte-
srishte babar jamar pocket khuje ekta use-and-
throw pen jao ba antam setao tini chupti kore
soriye niye Hiya'r bag e nahole bench e rekhe
dito, aar ami pen chaile angul diye dekhiye dito,
"Oito Hiya'r desk e ache, ja giye niye aay."
Aar ami nirlojjer moto choleo jetam. Besh bhaloi
lagto. Dekhte dekhte gorom er chuti'r somoy
chole elo. Gota ekta mash karor sathe dekha
hobena, jibone ei prothom bar bujhechilam,
mone byatha kake bole. Kothaye kothaye Hiya
bole felechilo...
- Ei, chuti te ki plan?
- Sara bikel mathe giye khelbo, aar sondhe bela
homework korbo, aar ki.
- Ei ekta mash kar dike haa kore takiye thakbi?
Ebhabe hoyto amar mone bhoy srishti kora ta
or uchit hoyni. Second thought deowar pore
realise korlam: sotti toh, ebar toh aar or sathe
dekha hobe na, I'll miss her a lot!
Kintu oi je, prithibite keu bujhuk ba na bujhuk,
best friend sob ta bojhe.
- Bangla'r paanch er moto mukh kore boshe
thakishna, amar barir rasta ta mone ache?
- Ha keno mone thakbena? Ashbo, eshe UNO
khelbo ekdin.
- Aste hobena, amar barir goli'r thik porer goli'r
dwitiyo number bari ta, Tridha Apartment.
- Accha, okhane shift hocchish naki?
- Hush, ota Hiya'r bari. Jigesh kore dekh o berote
parbe kina, tui toh emniteo bikelbela sara para
to-to kore berash, na hoy ek-aadh din oi goli'r
chokkor o kete nibi, oke dekhte peleo ba kom
kih, ki bol?
- Arey bapreh, agey bolishni keno?
- Bole dile amar barite aar tor tiki tao dekhte
petam na, roj bikele okhanei dhorna diti.
- Ekhono toh setai korbo, oke dekhte paowar
chance ki chara jai, bol? Chinta korishna majhe
majhe chole ashbo tor kacheo. You're also
important to me, bujhli?
- Shob e toh bujhi, tai toh bole dilam. Happy
holidays. Jani ekdin o tor patta paowa jabena.
Parle atleast ekdin ghure jash, amar ma
dekechilo toke.
- Kakima abar naru baniyeche naki?
- Dhyar hyangla, parle ashish. Chol bye.
Ke janto, ei ekta maashe onek kichu palte jabe.
Chhuti porar din school er baire Hiya'r sathe
besh jomiye kotha hoyechilo, nijer ojantei ami
khub khushi hoyechilam.
- Ei gorome pahar-tahare ghurte jacchis naki
ghore boshe AC'r hawa e khabi?
- AC'r hawa chara aar kopale kichui jutchena.
- Ghore boshe boshe thandai haat-paa jome
gele, bikeler dike baranday giye darabi, rod
pohabi, oi somoyer poronto rod ta besh bhaloi
lage.
- Keno bolto?
- Na emni, oi ar ki, ghore boshe boshe bore hoye
jabi, tar theke majhe moddhe barandaye ashish.
Ami oi morer mathaye jei park ta ache okhanei
thaki, ektu dekha-sakkhat o hoye jabe ar ki...
- Accha, ei byapar? Aar jodi na ashi barandaye?
- Tahole aar ki, dekha hobena, ei ja..
- Dekha howa ta proyojon ki khub?
- Amar jonno? Very proyojon.
- Hahaha, ekdowm parlam na, chup chap park e
football khelbi, ondhokar hole bari jabi. Aar
onno kothao jeno jete na dekhi, nahole baba ke
bole debo.
- Eki, uncle ki dosh korlen? Uni keno abar? Tui
na chaile ashbo na toh, I promise.
- Hmm.
Seidin toh o muchki heshe chole gechilo. Dhorei
niyechilam ei chhutita mon kharap korei katbe.
Dekhte dekhte ekta soptaho kete gelo. Emon e
ekdin bikele, pasher para'r chelera eseche
amader sathe khelte, ekta fau challenge
koreche. Ami bekaar manush, challenge ta ke
accept kore khub seriously khelchi. Hothat
dekhi, park er gate er baire fuchkawalar pashe
theke ke jeno besh amaye naam dhore dakche.
Ghar ghoratei dekhi Hiya! Amay dakche!
Challenge, match shob bhule ami ek laaf e
panchil topke soja or samne giye daralam.
- Arey tui ekhane?
- Ki bolechilam? Puro bikel er park e thakte,
onno kothao jete na?
- Ha ami toh ekhanei thaki.
- Bhaggish, nahole eto mitthe bole bikele berono
ta e britha hoto.
- Tui mitthe bole beroli naki?
- Noyto ki sotti boltam je morer mathaye dhulo-
kada makha ekta bhoot er sathe dekha korte
jacchi?
- Iye, erom bolishna, ami kintu barite giye snan
korbo.
- Na korle, kal ar ashbona.
- Oh, tui kalkeo ashbi?
- Bhabchi, aay apatoto agey fuchka khai.
- Bhalobashish fuchka?
- Ha prochondo.
- Aar amay?
- Fuchka'r theke ektu kom bhalobashi.
- Chyablamo hocche naki?
Hiya'r fuchka khaowa tokhon shesh, pata tao
fele diyeche, amar pataye tokhono fau piece ta
royeche.
- Ei Hiya..
- Umm?
Fau fuchka ta ektu or dike egiye diye...
- I love you.
- Sorbonash, tor fuchka tai erom osojjhokor jhal
keno!
- Kaku jane ami jhal beshi khai.
- Shhhh... Amar prochondo jhal lege gache, ami
bari gelam.
- Arey arey, jaowar agey uttor ta diye ja...
- Kisher uttor?
- Mane hyan ki na?
- Kal ashbo thik ei somoy, ektu dhulo-bali na
makhbar chesta korish.
Ebhabei eker por ek din kete jete thaklo, o roj
lukiye beriye porto kichu ekta chhuto niye, aar
amar sathe dekha kore jeto. Hyan, accept kore
niyechilo amar proposal. Sob kichui besh
cholchilo, actually akhono cholche, dekhte
dekhte 9-10 ta bochor kete gache, amra school
college er gondi periye onek ta dure chole
esechi. Amader engagement o hoye gache.
Sukh-dukkho motamoti sob kichu ordhek-
ordhek bhabe bhag kore niyechilam amra.
Sudhu ektai jinish ami konodino Hiya ke bole
uthte parini, oi dukkho ta ekanto amar bole
mone hoyechilo.
Sheibar gorom er chuti jokhon sesh er pothe,
tokhon Hiya thanda-gorom e sordi kashi
badhiye boshe, 2-3din o barir baire pa rakhte
parbena. Tai sujog dekhe ekdin Nilima'r bari
ghure ashbo thik kori, onek din dhore or patta
paowa jacchena, aar kakimao ekbar jete
bolechilo. Lafate lafate hajir holam or bari,
kakima amaye dekhe ki khushi...
"Arey tor toh dekhai paowa jaina... khub boro
hoye gechis... eka eka shob jaygaye ghure
berash..." aaro koto kichu ek nishash e bole
gelen tini. Ami shudhu ghar ghuriye edik-odik
dekhchi, Nilima kothaye? Amar awaaj pele
etokkhone toh o eshe jay. Ektu odhoirjo hoyei
kakima ke jigesh kore fellam...
- Nilima koi?
- Arey babu aar bolishna, tor kaku oke niye
beriyeche. Ekhuni chole ashbe. Tui Nilima'r
ghore ja, o tor jonno ki ekta besh gift kine
rekheche, ja dekh giye. Bole geche, jodi tui
ashish tahole jeno toke diye di.
Jotharithi or ghore giye pouchalam, dekhi
sundor bhabe pack kora ekta gift. Opore ekta
letter card.
Card ta porar por kicchukhon thomke boshe
chilam, etota baje hoyto amar agey kokhono
lageni.
"Ekdom somoy kore uthte parchis na, bol? Toke
onek kichu bolbar chilo, kintu thak, ei neh,
congratulations! Toder dujoner khobor
shunlam, tai toder jonno ekta chotto gift. She
loves you. Amay bolchilo, tui naki oke nije hate
kore fuchka khaiye diyechis? Khub romantic
hoyecho na tumi? Nijer best friend ke toh aaj
obdi nije haate ekta toffee obdi khawalina. Jai
hok seshob kotha rakhlam na hoy. Bhalo
thakish tora, janina aar ki bolbo, eto bochor
dhore tor kache chilam ami, aar toke kache pelo
o. Sotti hingshe hoy janish toh. Amio
bhalobeshechi toke, fuchka khaowanor chhol e
amay kokhono jigesh korish ni bole hoyto
amaro aar bole otha hoyni. Bolar sahosh o
chilona, bole dile jodi tui tiffin period e amar
pashe eshe bosha bondho kore diti? Jototuku
toke kache petam, tototai ba kom ki chilo? Jani
ekhon tor priorities bhaag hoye jabe, schoolkhulle hoyto tiffin tao nischoi or sathei share
korbi? Tate amar kono appotti nei, at least jedin
amar ma tor jonno naru pathabe, seidin amar
pashe eshe boshish? Eitukui dabi chilo, aar
kicchu na. All the best for the new start. Gift
pack e ekta tiffin box roilo. Amar jonne toh
konodin kichu anishni, or jonno tor ma er ranna
kora butter chicken ta anish.
Take care.
Nilima."
Na, eta porar por aar boshe thakte parini,
kakima ke "aschi" bole doure gift ta niye bari
chole esechilam. Seidin eituku bujhechilam je
hajar chaileo sob kichu eksathe paowa jayena,
kichu na kichu hariyei jaye ojantei. Kichu
manush aghat paye ojante, bhalobesheo fyale
ojante.
Premika peye nijer priyo bondhu ke harate
ekdom e raji chilam na tokhon, kintu bondhutter
amol tao dite partam na thik kore. Bohubar
cheshta korechilam school e or sathe
bhalobhabe kotha bolar, kintu hoye otheni -
prottekbar kono ek chhutoye o amaye eriye
geche. Tarpor amio aste aste chesta kora chere
di, Hiya'o roj ek kotha e bolte thake, o jokhon
toke eriye jacche tui keno oke jalacchis. Hiya
thori janto, aadote ke kake jaliyeche. Hoyto
chirokal ei koshto ta ami buker bhetor niyei
ghurbo.
Aar ek mash por amar biye, jogarjontro shob
tumul goti te cholche. Aar koyekdin por park er
dan dik er golir dwitiyo barita aaloye seje uthbe,
ke jane ba diker goli'r barita ki obostha! Shey
kemon ache? Amay ki ekhono mone rekheche?
Sheo ki thik ebhabei amader smritigulo buke
chepe ghore? Naki tar o ekta sukher songshar
ache? Shey ki jane, je tar deowa tiffin box e je
meyetar jonno khawar aantam, kodin por ami
tar bhaat-kaporer dayitto nite cholechi?
Eishob proshner uttor kothai? Na, Hiya ke aar
kokhono or kotha jigesh korini, o bhabe ami
Nilima'r kotha bhule gechi, kintu kichu jinish ki
chaileo bhola jay? Jayena.
Bhalobasha aar bondhutto dutoi boddo
omullyo, kintu oi je, Bollywood boleche, "Zindagi
mein kuch paane ke liye kuch khona padhta
hain."
Amio hariyechi.