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"Borho eka lage ei adhar-e / megher-o khela aakash-o pore"

Hostel ta kha kha korchhe---maan ta udas hoye gechhe bristi-r hostel-e paa ditei.Saakhi, saathi,biri gechhe shanti niketan-e berate. Bristi keo jete bolechhilo ora, kintu joba di ra oke jete baton diyechhilo. Tachara Bristi-r-o jawar ichhe chhilo na , jodi-o se shunechhe sopner jadu kor jachhe—tobu-o bristi jane doll , Ips era na thakle or kono motei bhalo lagbe na, tai biri jokhon ghyaan ghyaan korte esaychhilo tokhon biri ke class test bole katiye diyechhilo.
Jokhon shakhi esay sobar naam bolar somai sopner jadukor-er naam ta uchharon korlo tokhon bristi-r mone holo or kaan-e keu jeno gorom shishe dhalchhe. Jei shakhi beriye gelo omni raag ta giye porlo Ips-er opor, bollo, “ khub bhul hoye gechhe stats-er jonno gola phatano, khub to senior senior korchilis ekhon sei to lej nerhe nerhe sakhi der saathe jachhe---mohaan tora--” shune Ips or gonbhir mukh ta ke aro gombhir kore anko khata khule bosechhilo.
College theke phire eka eka-i bristi tohol marhe hostel-e. Ek somai nijer monei dolnai giye bose bose chader saathe megher lukochuri khela dekhte thake.Hotat samne chaya dekhe chomke utay bristi tarpor bojhe ota Ips-er chaya. Ips ke asomai-e pora theke aste dekhe bristi khub abaak hoi—tar cheye-o besi abak hoi jokhon Ips bristi-r kacche porte na bosar koiphot tolob na kore nijei bose pore paser dolna tai aar khub komol bhabe jigesh kore-, “tor ki khub maan kharap laagchhe''? Bristi du dike ghar nare jar artho, “Na to”. Ips bole, “ na korlei bhalo, manush-er maan-er katha jodi manush nijei janto”. Bristi Ips-er katha-r sur dhorte na pere regay utay bole, “ki jata bokchhis” Ips bole , “kichhu na”. Golper mor anno dike ghuriye dei ora. Bristi ei din prothom janlo Ips-er ankor-er proti bhalobasa-r karon, sob cheray stats porar karon—sunlo ek chotto meye-r maa hoye otar golpo. Ips-er ei rup ta bristi ke ekadhare mugdhho aar bismito korchhilo.Golpo bristi ke romanchhito korchhilo, bishoye bihobol korchhilo.
Kokhon jeno oder golpo phuriye giyechhilo, ora utay esaychhilo—Bristi chup kore shuye porechhilo Ips-er pase, ips-er ek haat dhore, Ips haat buliye dichhilo bristi-r mathai---nistobdhota gorhe dichhilo eder bondhutter bhit ke mojbut theke mojhbut toro.