৫৩তম অধ্যায়: প্রতিদ্বন্দ্বীর দেখা পেলেই চোখের পাতা গরম হয়ে ওঠে

কusesh iyanen jokhon bari firlo, tokhon su yan-si jama-kapor bodle sobar ghore sofae boshe cha khachchilo.

shiyang iyanenke fire aste dekhe, su yan-si tar hater cup-ti rekhe uthe darae ebong abhibhadon janie bole, "tumi firecho."

iyanen kono uttor dilo na, kache giye su yan-si-ke ektane nije buker majhe jariye dhorlo.

su yan-si ektu obak holo, tarpor hese phele jiggasa korlo, "ki holo?"

"yan-si, tomake onek dhonnobad."

iyanener mukhe kotha sunei su yan-si bujhe gelo se ki jonno dhonnobad janiachhe. se alotohabe iyanener theke soriye gelo, tarpor iyanener chokher dike takalo jar chokhe sposto kandeer chihn chhilo, ebong nomro shore bollo, "amader modhye dhonnobad bola-bolir kono dorkar nei, ki bolo?"

iyanen samner meye-tir dike takiye roilo, tar moner modhye ek ajob komolta jemiye uthlo.

tar mone chilo, university-te prothombar jokhon se su yan-si-ke dekhechilo, tokhon tar mone hoyechilo ekano kono dibbi-sundori. se onek sundori meye dekhechilo, keu chhilo khub nirmol, abar keu ba akorsoniyo, nana rokomer meye. kintu ekjon meyeo su yan-si-er sathe tulona kora jay na.

tokhon, su yan-si chupchap club-er notun sodossho songrogroher poster-er samne dariye tar thoththo porichoy gulor dike takachhilo. sei drishti-ta etoi sundor chhilo jeno kono cinema-er drishyo, tar hridoe alochito hoye gechilo.

tarpor, se su yan-si-ke pete samaddar-er shob upaye chesta korechilo.

kintu tokhon, se etoi ohongkari chhilo, abar kono du-chokh kosto soni ni, tar mone hoto se ja pete chay, tai pete pare. su yan-si-er bar bar probhakaron tar kache khub e apomanjonok mone hoyechilo. tai, jokhon se janlo je su yan-si-er babar ghor bemar ebong chikitshar taka nei, tokhon se su yan-si-er kachhe giye tar bhubon kinte chaoar prostab dilo.

tar ekhono mone ache, se jokhon eishob prostab diyechilo, tokhon su yan-si-er chokhe ki obak ebong krodh dekha giyechilo!

se swikar kore je se chilo khube nico, su yan-si-er shobcheye beshi dorkarer somoye se tar upor akromon chaliyechilo. tobe tokhon, su yan-si-ke paor ekmatra upay eta-i chhilo. tai, nico ba beshi beshi jei hok na keno, se shob mene niyechilo.

ghure-fire eto bochor por, se abar su yan-si-er sathe ek sathe ache!

jodi-o ekhon dujonar porichoy bodle geche, tobe se tokhu-o su yan-si-er moner kotha jante chay.

"yan-si, ami tomake ekta prosno korte chai."

"ki prosno?"

"tumi, tumi ki ekhono amake ghrina koro?"

iyanener prosno sune su yan-si-er mone ekti aloron srishti holo.

somoy ese geche, tar ebong iyanener sob kotha porishkar korar somoy ese geche!

su yan-si tar moner uttejonake tame niye, jokhon uttor dite jachhe, thik tokhoni samner dorkarer pas theke kono aroj-paroj shobdo shona gelo, ja dujonari dristi arakhon korlo.

dorja baire theke khula holo, ebong ekti jubok tana-tani kore tar suitcase niye bhitore chole elo.

sei purush-ti mone hoy age theke bhabeni je ekhane su yan-si ebong iyanener dekha pabe, tar chokher majhe ekti obak howar chinha dekha gelo. tobe khub shiggir-i purush-ti hese uthlo.

"choto-xi, ami fire esechi!"

"seni-bor."

su yan-si lokti-ke dekhe, antoriker sathe ekta kushi-dhoni tule, iyanener hath chere diye, tar dike doure gelo ebong take aalokito kore jariye dhorlo.

"onek din por dekha holo."

purush-ti hese su yan-si-ke jariye dhorlo, tar sathe tar mathata-o aaldor kore dholey dilo.

"seni-bor, tumi ki bhabe fire ele?"

purush-ti-ke charar por, su yan-si mathata tule, mukhe hasi bhora obosthay jiggasa korlo: "tomar project ki sesh hoye geche?"

"ekhono hoyni, tobe sesh-er dike eseche, amar theke thakte hobe na, ami chara-o cholbe. choto-xi, tumi ki amake ekti sahajjo korte paro?"

"ki sahajjo?"

"amake kichu khabar kine dite parbe? eto khon flight-e thakar por, amar khub khide peyeche."

"thik ache, ami tomake kine dicchi. tumi amar jonno opekkha koro!"

su yan-si ei kotha bole bari theke beriye gelo, tar piche takiye iyanener dike ektio takalo na.

su yan-si chole jawar por, purush-tir dristi iyanener opor porlo: "iyanen, onek din por dekha holo!"

"tumi ki, shen se-an?"

iyanener kotha sune shen se-an ekti mrido hasi diye, tar hater chabita gate-er shoe-rack-er upor thaka basket-e rekhe, shoe-rack theke ekti slippers pore nilo, tarpor kuchi diye nije khula juta shoe-rack-er bhitore rekhe dilo.

ei shob kaj-ti eto shojhe holo, jeno shen se-an ekhane age onekbar eseche.

"eto din por dekha holo, ekhono ki seni-bor bole dakte ichhe kore na?"

shen se-an suitcase niye bhitore chole elo, iyanener samne dariye gela.

iyanen mukh khullo, tobe su yan-si-er moto "seni-bor" bole dakte parlo na.

university-te thakar shomoy, iyanen ebong shen se-an-er modhye bhalo somporko chhilo na. shen se-an iyanener beshi aakromonokil shwobhab pochondo korto na, iyanen-o shen se-an-ke pochondo korto na, tar mone hoto shen se-an khub dhoong kore.

tobe dujonar modhye kono sposto bhedabhed chilo na, tai jodi-o keu kauke pochondo korto na, tobe kono jhogra hoyni.

jotokhon na su yan-si chole ase!

iyanen su yan-si-er sathe prothom dekhathei prem-e porechilo, shen se-an-er kshetreo tai hoyechilo. tokhon iyanen jokhon su yan-si-ke pete chesta korto, tokhon shen se-an-o su yan-si-er ashpase thakto.

tarpor, iyanen su yan-si-ke kharid korlo, shen se-an eta jene iyanener kache ase, tar sathe ekti maramari korechilo. sei din theke, iyanen ebong shen se-an-er somporko kothin hote shuru korlo!

iyanen janto, su yan-si-er shohjogi holo shen se-an. tobe, shen se-an bideshe chhilo, tar mone hoyechilo se shen se-an-ke ar dekhte pabe na.

iyanener chup thaka dekhe, shen se-an ektu mathata nare dilo: "ami bhabechilam eto kisu ghotar por, tomar shwobhab bodle jabe. kintu ekhono dekhchi, ami bhul bhabchilam. tomar moto lok kokhono bodlabe na."

eta sune, iyanen mukh kothin kore dilo: "shen se-an, onnoke shikkha dewar age, nijer dike takiye dekho to? tumi bolo ami bodlabo na, tobe tumi ki? tumi ki bodlecho? tumi ki ager motoi samne ek rokom ar piche ar ek rokom thako na?"

khonkhon age jokhon su yan-si chilo, tokhon shen se-an khub nomro ebong bhalo bhabe kotha bolchilo. kintu su yan-si nei, tokhon shen se-an byongo kore kotha bolte shuru koreche.

eta swabhavik, university-te thakar somoy shen se-an erokomi chhilo.

tai, iyanener kache shen se-an-ke sob somoy-i durnitibaz mone hoto!

"ami jani, tomar chokhe ami bhalo manush noi. kintu iyanen, ami jotoi bhalo na hoi, tomar theke ekti bisheyshota to amar ache." shen se-an iyanener kache giye, protiti shobdho kore bollo: "seta holo ami jani ki bhabe choto-xi-ke somman korte hoy! iyanen, tumi ki tao jano?"

iyanener mukh roop palte gelo: "shen se-an, ekhane byongo koro na, tomar ja bolar ache, shidha shidha bolo."

"thik ache, tabe ami shidha bolchi. iyanen, tomar ki mone ache tumi kike bhabe choto-xi-ke kinechile?"

iyanen su yan-si-ke kinechilo, eta-i chilo shen se-an-er shobcheye beshi ghrinar bisoy!

se shunechilo su yan-si-er babar ghor bemar ebong chikitshar jonno takar dorkar, se totokkhon bari giye taka ene, su yan-si-ke khojkorlo. kintu se dekte pelo se deri kore feleche. ebong tar thekeo boro kotha holo, iyanen su yan-si-er babar chikitshar jonno takar poriborte tar shorir kinte cheechilo.

eta jante pere, se prothom sujogei iyanener kache giyechilo. se su yan-si-er taka firiye dewar prostab dilo, kintu iyanen ekti bohudhin poriman taka dabi korechilo!