"dada.. thik achhe, are apni na hoy 150 e deben, niye jan"
--- na, bolchhi to 100. er besi ekta takao debo na.
"orokom bolle hoy dada, ar 30 din."
kono rokome grand er tolar dokan gulo pas katiye, paliye aschhilo Neel. protidin ei ek e gan sune cholechhe. keu 500 ke 100 korchhe, keuba 100 ke 500. ei golpo gulo kokhon o valo lage na Neel er. kintu segulo theke mukti je ebave chole asbe ta se vabteo pareni.
sokal 8:30 e chhutte chhutte dhormotolar bus dhore, badur jhola hoye office asa. thik 9:30 er bodole 9:32 hobei ar misti hese Shiben Ghose lal kali ta mere debe. ei korei cholchhe 7 bochhorer opochhonder jibon.
Press club er pash diye beriye Meyo Road er mukhe ese bus er jonno daralo Neel. jam e mini gulo dariye achhe. protidin pechhone giye mini te uthe pore..kintu aj Neel er bari ferar tara nei..aj Neel ke ekta voy chepe dhorerchhe.
Shiben Ghosh jokhon dupure deke pathalo tokhon e voy ta peyechhilo Neel. kalker tender ta miss hoyechhe. rate meeting hobe jana chhilo..ebong upor mohler kachhe theke jhar kheye Shiben Ghosh sude asole seta Neel er opor usul korbe etao janto Neel.
chhoto company..samano kichhu order supply er kaj kore..ek moddhe kalker tender ta ektu boroo maper chhilo..dhorte parle ektu besi labh hoto hoyto. kintu tao galo. Neel er dos ta thekei jay. quotation ta deoyar somoy boddo tarahuro kore felechhilo Neel. tarpor ajker jhor ta besh swavabik. kintu tai bole je ekebare tariye debe eta expect koreni Neel. khali paper ei dakhe je hajar hajar loker chakri chole jachhe. sob jaygay sobai loss e run korchhe..kintu nijer jibone sotti kotha gulo mene neoya khub kostokor..sobsomoy.
jam katiye mini ta samne ese gachhe. uthte giyeo katiye dilo Neel. sotti, bari giye Suparna ke face korte parbe na.Neel, Suparna ar Titas. matro tinjoner songsar. baba ager bochhor..ma onek agei. kaka ra achhen..tin jon bidese..ar sobcheye kachhe jini thaken tini Nagpur e. Suporna bari firleo Shopping e jete bolbe..samne Titas er jonmo din aschhe..onek ke invite korte hobe..school er sob bachha ke gift dite hobe..aro hajaro fakra...! credit card er limit periye jao..poroya nei, kintu "udar" tomake hotei hobe. erokom tai hoyechhilo Titas ke school e vorti r somoy. chalate parbo ki parbona janar dorkar nei...didi der sathe palla diye nijer meyekeo 2000 taka mainer English school er hate chhere dite hobe Suparna. hoyto dos na or..sobar moddhei ei tekka deoyar ichhe ta thake..vivinno jaygay seta prokas pay.
vabte vabte Neel maidan er paser rasta diye hatchhilo...kaman ta ke pase rekhe ebar mathe uthe porlo Neel..ekhono 5 ta bajeni, tai maidan ekhono loke-lokaronnyo. cricket,football theke suru kore prem sob e cholche..dan dike kone victoria r gaye ekehono rod lege achhe....khub priyo jayga eta Neel er. collage theke suru kore ekhono porjono diner por din thik ei jayga ta te bose ghontar por ghonta kete gachhe Neel er..samne soja dariye thaka Tata Centre dike takalo Neel..ekhono alo jolar somoy hoyni ota...khub valo lage Neel alo jola oi uchu glamour hin building take..ase pase bose thaka lokjon er dike chokh bolate thakbo Neel..sobar moddhe kamon ekta ekakitto dekhte pachhe se..hothat dan dike theke ekta gola ke khub chena holo Neel er..phone e kotha bolchhe gola ta..onek diner chena ekta gola. ekhon tar dike pechon kore dariye achhe se.
--- "Neel !"
fon ta ses kore Ahona pechon ghurtei Neel ke dekhte pelo.Biswas korte parchhilo na nijeke. erokom vabe dakha hoye jabe vabte pareni Ahona.
Neel er chinte ektu osubidha hochhilo prothome. Ahona ke ses jamon dekhechhe tar sathe mil khub e kom. Kom kore 10-12 kg ojon bariyechhe ar palla diye bereche glamour.
--- "tui ekhono vabuk roye geli re ! office er bag hate bikel bala maidan er ghase bose achhis. valo re . tor ei life ta ke khub hingse hoy.ami kothay ekta pore achhi"
--- "kothay achis tui ekhon" Neel jigges korlo.
--- "Hydrabad e re.. saradin computer er bottam tipe cholechhi"
---"ar kari kari taka pachhis seta bol"
-- "ta hoyto parchhi..kintu tor moto kore emon vabe maidan er buke bose thakte parchhi ki? nehat gari ta bigrolo tai vablam hete asi ektu. valoi holo bol..koto din por tor sathe dakha holo."
-- " ha. 5 bochhor por. Rohiter biyete ses esechhili tui. tokhon dakha hoyechhilo tor sathe."
-- " ha re.....issh tor biye teo aste parlam na...tor biyete koto khabo vebechhilam..seta miss korlam..."-- Ahona haste haste bollo.
Neel ar Ahona,.... school e, collage e,para te, pujo te bolte gele sob jaygay tei eksathe ghure beroyeche pray sat-at bochhro. Neel er sobcheye kachher manush, sob cheye priyo bondhu..eto ta valo bondhu boddhoy Suparna o hote pareni. valo laga kamon eksathe..match kore jeto dujonar..schhol er priyo teacher theke suru kore priyo gan sob gulo ek rokomer chhilo. ar dujone chhilo dujoner chorom critic. constructive ciricism. khuje khuje eke oporer khut gulo bar korto tarpor suru hoto torko.
tar kothay sei torko gulo mile mise giye nijeder kaj kommo gulo niye sroddha aro bere jeto.
School porjonto ei "valo bondhu" bapar ta valo cholto.Aste aste collage thke speculation gulo suru hoyr galo. oder eksathe dhukte dekle...eksathe tiffine korte dekhle ektu hasahasi ar onek kichhu bolar chesta cholto. segulo kono din patta dayni Neel. se konodin e jibon theke khub ekta besi expect koreni. seta kora hoyto uchit o na. Expectation gulo sob somoy manush ke bipode fale. ogulo pore khocha daye mon ke....ektu khani rokto jhoray ar onek khani khoto toiri kore.
Ahona maths niye porto...ar Neel english..khub e sadharon student chhilo Neel ar Ahona valo r dike.collage er tinte bochhor ullor kore natok,nandan,cinema,shopping mall er hat dhore hu-hu kore beriye galo.
sat-at bocchorer eksathe thakar por...ebar dobar dure sore jaoyar pala. Ahona MCA porte chole galo Bangalore r Neel pore roilo tar priyo victoria,maidan ar grander nicher rasta tar hocker der dordam buke joriye ei Kolkatay.
Ahona jedin Bangalore chole jachhe...tar ager din or treat chhilo. Chaina Town. jibone prothom bar mod kheyechhilo sedin Neel. sedin sob alo gulo lal lagchhilo ektu besi kore.Ektu nesha hoye gechhilo Neel er.
hete hete bari ferar somoy Ahona ke bole chhilo....
--- "theke ja na Kolkatay, kano jabi ono kothao? tui gele amar ki hobe? amake ar keu porte bolbe na.....amar aka chhobi gulo r ninde o ar keu korbe na."
Ahona hese bolechhilo --- "bari ja Neel, tor nesha hoye gachhe."
onekkhon chup kore hetechhilo Neel..tarpor Ahona r bari r goli tar same ese or hat ta chepe bolechhilo
----"fire ese amake biye korbi?"
khub rege gechhilo Ahona..barir gate ta bondho korte korte bolechhilo...
----" tui amar khub valo bondhu Neel, tor kachh theke eta expect korini."
sedin rate suye suye onek kedechhilo Neel. Neel sunechhilo mod khele naki manush nijer moner kotha bole. Neel o bolechhilo..hoyto ses sujog vebe bole felechhilo..
Tarpor aste aste sob bodle jachhilo.Ahona sedin jaoyar age phone koreni. tin mas por mail kore nijer notun number ta diye fon korte bolechhilo Neel ke. Neel koreni. kichhu ta lojja...kichhu ta rag ..ar onek ta dukkho niye Neel kotha bolte pareni.nijeke khub sadharon bole mone hoyechhilo sei somoy ta te. sei bodh ta saradin tariye niye beriyechhilo Neel ke...sob kota paper er job search, sob kota job site e resume upload kore fello Neel...kicchu ekta kortei hobe. ses mes ekta chakri peyeo galo Neel...keu vabte pareni barir..sobai vebechhilo Neel sara jibon chhobi anka, natok ei sob niyei katiye debe....tar bodole Neel besorkari company r sales er chakure hoye jabe ei sotti ta khub besi rokom obak korechilo sobai ke...Neel er bodle jaoya ta majhe majhe takeo obak kore dito..
chakri peye Ahona ke phone korechhilo Neel...Ahona khub anondo peyechhilo..Neel kichhu bolte pareni...khobor ta diye sukno du-tin kotha bole "tara achhe" bole kete diyechhilo line ta.
--- "ki re ki vabchhis eto" ...hothat Ahonar kothay chomke uthlo Neel.
----"tor bou kamon achhe re? ar tor meye? onek boro hoye gachhe na?"
totokhone surjo ta durer gachh gulor pechhone chole gachhe.....ektu veja veja lagchhe gachh gulo.
--"Suparna valo achhe ar Titas er char hobe."
--- " ar tui?"
hese fello Neel.
--- "dekhchhis to ki arame achhi. khub valo achhire"
--"mitthe kotha bolis na Neel." ..khub shanto golay Ahona bollo.
--" are ki muskil...mitthe kano bolte jabo? dakh amar 10 ta 5 ta r chakri..amar moddhobitto jibon. amar bou,meye niye ami dibbi achhi. ha. tor moto oto poisa amar hoyto nei..gari nei. ami chha-posa manus amader besi swopno nei..rather swopno thakte nei. kintu jetuku achhe setuku ke ankre dhore ami dibbi royechhi."
---" tui je ekhono kano kothay kothay amake khocha dis ami janina...ha amar hoyto onek taka achhe..kintu kono life nei biswas kor..ektuo life nei...ar swopno dakhar odhikar tor-amar sobar achhe...tobe sob kota swopner ekta somoy achhe..segulo thik somoy dekhte hoy.tui boddo deri kore dekhis swpno gulo ke"
Neel chup kore takiye thaklo..
-- "dakh Neel...toke ami aj pray 15/16 bochhor dhore chini.. tor ei vabuk, onnomonosko chehara ta ke ami khub valo kore jani. ami sure tor kichu ekta hoyechhe....bol ki hoyechhe...ami jani tui amake ar bondhu bole vabte paris na..hoyto seta ar somvob o na..tobu onurodh korchhi bol ki hoyechhe"
Ahona r dik theke mukh ghuriye nilo Neel..Tata Cenre er alo gulo sob jole uthechhe....keta hin vabe biner por bin matha uchu kore dariye thaka take chokh vore dekhlo Neel.
Ahonar dike fire dekhlo..onek jiggasa niye takiye achhe Ahona. khub kanna pelo Neel er...ar chap raka jachhe na.
--- " dakh, aj amar chakri ta chole gachhe...ami bari firte parchhina..ki kore Suparna, Titas ke facekorbo vebe uthte parchhi na...ar kichhu
jante chas."
--- " nah"
ekhon sondhe ta garo hoye esechhe..mather sob khala ses..sudhu math moy jhalmuri ar chayer var er chhorachhori.
onekkhon por Ahona bollo..
--- "Neel,,tui jodi samanno holeo amake ekhono bondhu bole vabis..tobe amar ekta kotha son..tui kal sokale amar barite chole aye..ma toke dekhle khub khusi hobe...koto kal jasni bolto amar bari ? tarpor amar sathe ektu bero...amar chena ekjon achhen..akta nischoi kal hoye jabe."
--" seta hoyna Ahona"
-- "kintu kano? ami toke kono vabe chhoto korchhina..tui notun ekta chkari jodi pas seta nijer joggota tei pabi...ami sudhu jogajog ta koriye debo."
--- " na ami setuku o nite parbo na."
---" ami bolchhi tui jabi...tobe ki tui erokom vabe ekhane sara rat bose thakbi naki?"
---" dakh..ekta sotti kotha boli toke eto ta mohan hoyar sujog ami dite parbo na..jiboner sob kotha kothin somoy tor kotha moto..tor decision onujayi hobe..eta to hote pare na. ami thik er theke beriye asbo..."
--- "kintu Neel...".Ahona ki ekta bolte jachilo...Neek thamiye diye bollo..
--- "aj onek din pore amader dakha holo...erokom obosthat hobe eta ami chaini...hoyto tui o na...kintu poristhiti ta ke mene ne...tui amake onek kichhu sikhiyechis...ki kore sob kichhu mene nite hoy..ki kore kothin somoy gulo nijer sahose par korte hoy...sob kichhu...er jonno toke onek dhonyobad. ei sahajjo ta ami sara jibon mone rakhbo.kintu aj Suparna,Titas achhe amar pase,..orai amake sahajjo korbe"
ek swase onek gulo kotha bole galo Neel....onek ta halka lagchhe nijeke.
ekhon kichhu ta hawa dichhe...besh shirshire hawa..sit er sese jerokom daye.majher onek gulo muhurto nischupe kete galo...
tarpor Ahona e bollo....
--- " amar gari ta boddhoy aj thik hobe na.,,ami ekta taxi nichhi..tui jabi?"
Neel hese bollo..
--- " nah ami arektu bosbo...tui ja."
---" ami ar du soptaho ekhane achhi...amar bari asbi ekdin?...emni e asis"
Neel mone mone bollo... "nischoi jabo..ar to kono voy nei,rag nei..lojja nei.." hothat nijeke khub sofol..khub tripto mone hochhe.
Tata Centre ta r moto seo aj matha uchu korlo.. kauke firye diye je eto anondo paoya jay janto na se...aj khub halka hoye galo Neel. aj khub sofol se.
aj jite galo..Neel.. nijer kachhe.
Moidan er alo gulo aj khub ujjol lagchhe.
