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“Asha chilo bhalobasa chilo/ ar asha nei bhalobasa nei--”
---Bristi dhube chilo “tumi sondhya-r megh”-e, Ips dube chhilo or sonkhya-r duniya-i. Hotat biri-r chitkar kane elo oder pasher ghor theke. Ips biroktto.Bristi bhabche biri eto chechachhe keno, shobdho gulo bojhar chesta korte laglo,Ips biroktto hoye biri ke dhomkate jabe kintu tar agei khub uttayjito abosthai ghore dhuklo sathi, shakhi, biri.
Oder katha shune bhojha gelo gopal da ke shakhi propose korte giye-o kore ni karon se naki atyanto nakh uchhu chele, st. xav-er chele bole sob janta hab-bhab dekhai kintu adope kichhu-ei jane na,sei jonnoi-ei ekta phaltu subject-e honours niye porchhe,meye dekhlei chokh chokh kore berai, erom aro anek anek dosh ahche.Biri er prodibadh-e chillam-chilli suru koreche.
Shakhi-er sobjanta hab-bhab-er jonno oke besh apochondo korto Ips, tar-opor or department niye katha utaychhe taai o-o aar theme thakte parlo na.Bristi chup-chap theke oder jogra ta enjoy korchhilo kintu seta aar or bhagge holo na jokhon shakhi gopal dar family ke jograr majhe tene niye elo. Karon karo saath-e jogra hole tar family member ke ulto-palta bola ta bristi-r ekebare sojjo hoi na. Byas erpor to dundhu maar kando.shakhi joto gopal da-r department ke gali dei, or family ke gali dei toto or birodhi pokkher jono sonkhya barhe. Ebong adbhut bhabe dekha gelo oder college-er proti-ta department-er meye stat department hoye lorhe jachhe sakhi-er birudhhe. Ek somai ardhek hostel-er sodosso ekdike aar sakhi aar sathi ekdike. Abostha eto dur bigrabe sakhi bodhai andaaz korte pare ni.Jai hok shesh-mesh kanna kati kore ron-e bhonggo dite baddo hoyechhilo shakhi, ek jon anuposthit theke-o girls' hostel-e popular hoye giyechhilo (anekei sedin gopal da ke na chine-i or pokkho niye jogra korchhilo shakhi-r bhul-bhal katha-r jonno.),Ips khub gombhir bhabe bolechhilo “ei naki eder prem-er chehara”, biri geye utaychhilo”asha chhilo bhalobasa chhilo/ aaj asha nei bhalobasa nei”, aar bristi sedin porate phaki marte parar anonde Ips-er naru khete khete Ips ke treat dewar jonno bolchilo karon bristir-r dabi chhilo—Ips der phaltu department-er jonno bristi jogra kore anek calory burn korechhe. Ei babei ekta sombhobana moi prem hariye giyechhilo jonotar kolahol-e.