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“De tora amai notun kore de notun abhrone---”
Bristi aar doll blade diye soddo perhe ana aamgulo ke katchhe aar nunjhaler jhaler matra niye songshoi prokash korche. Iti modhei doll ke bristi janiyeche tar ekanto gopon anubhober katha. Sedin to pri jor kore-i bristi ke tante tante niye giyechhilo doll Stats department. Plan chilo jake ghire eto kichu tar sathe sorasori doll katha bolbe bristir samne. Tarpore jodi oder ke princi-r kachhe niye jawa hoi tao jabe, rusticate to aar korbe na college theke. Kintu adeu se college-e esayche kina ba ele-o tar abosthan kothai ta ora janto na. Tai take anusondhan tar department thekei suru kora hobe. Kintu hotat Stats-e jawar ki proyojon seta jodi keu jante chai tai ora thik korlo thanda jol-er chuto kore jawa jai, karon ekmatro stats department-ei ahche water cooler. (ei water cooler ti niye oi departmentlokjoner ahongkar-er sesh nei. Jodi-o bristi-r moto aro anekei mone kore anko korte korte stats-er lokjon matha-r tapmatra bipodjonok nsima-i majhe majhei pouche jai ebong ta shabhabik asothai phireye antei ota lagano hoyeche. Anno kono department-er lokjon sei jaigai pouchai na tai tader kono dorkar-o hoi na). Jemon bhaba temon kaaj ora thanda joler chuto baniye stats department-e giye hazir holo. Kintu sekhan-e je oder ekdol bhimruler haate porte hobe taa ke janto? Jake khujte ora eto chol kore elo seo kina nije-o ekta bhimrul hoye oder, “awaj” namok hul ti photalo.Ekei bodhai bole “jar jonno kori churi sei bole chor”.Ta sedin to bristi kede ketay eksha hoyechhilo, bhebechhilo ar konodin college jabe na,(jodi-o 4 din college na giye sesh-e college chere thakte na parai abar college jete-i holo), Ips-er boi-potro chure phele diyechhilo, Stats-er loker sathe thakbe na thik kore room shift korbe thik-o kore phelechilo. Seshe Ips oder departmentlok-joner hoye sorry bole, thanda jol-er bodol-e ice-cream khaiye poristhiti ayotte enechilo. Tobe sedin-i ora thik korechilo je more gele-o aar 'taake' kichhu janano hobe na konodin-o.Sesob-o to hoye gelo besh kichudin. --ta jai hok ekhon dujon mile bose bose paa dolate dolate aam khachhilo aar bristi gaacher dike takiye takiye boro boro aam khojar chesta korchhilo.ei somai hotat kotha theke bhui phorer moto biri-r agomon.. Samner kagoj theke ek khabla aam tule niye kochor- mochor chibate chibate bollo, “ shon rupali jodi ekhon tor saath-e katha bolte asay oke just katiye jabi. Pore sob bolbo--”. Ki bishoye katha , rupali-r hotat ki proyojon kichu janar agei biri okhan theke hawa hoye gechehyaan, iti modhei ekdin raate siri te(biriaar bristi-r gopon sholaporamorsho korar jaiga chilo oder hostel-er shiri)bose biri janiye diyechhe naru gopaler gaal-ta(Gopal da-r gaal ta chilo oder college-er anek mey-er-i priyo ebong girls hostel-e bohu chorchito bishoi-er ekti)aar kichu-r opor or baytha nei sutorang bristi--. Jaihok ora jokhon 'ki hote pare?', “rupali-r ki dorkar?' esob niye bhabchhe tokhon soyong rupali ese hazir. Bristi ke ekta sundor hasi upohar diye jante chailo, “ tor aaj naacher school nei to? Tui aaj sondhai hostel-ei thakbi to?” Bristi or hasi oke oke phiriye deyei janalo se hostel-ei ahche sondhye bela. Baypar khana ki seta janar jonno jodi-o khub koutuhol hochhilo kintu biri-r sotorkikoron alarmer moto bajchhilo. Tai aar kono katha egonor sujog na diye doll ke niye library te chole gelo ebong boi-er arale mukh lukhiye rupali-r take dorkarer sombhobbo karon niye alochona korte boslo.
Sondhai shobha bosechhe bristi-r ghore. Biri-i murhi mekheche. Aajker chop-er sponsor rupali. Muri khete khete biri bollo, 'bristi-r sathei gopsl da-r besi ghonisto somporko. Sutorang jodi tor katha ta keu oke janate pare se ekmatro bristi--”. Katha ta etoi aprotashito ebong eta shune bristi eto jor chomke chilo je or golai khabar atkano-r jogar!Samle niye anek koste jigesh korlo, “ ki katha? Mane ki bolte hobe?”. Rupali ek rash lajja makhano mukhe bollo, “actually I love him. I just cannot live without him.”Bristi haasbe na kadbe nijei bujhe uthte parlo na. Aar chokhe ekbar birir dike takiye dekhlo biri dustumi-r hasi hasche, bristi-r sathe chokhachukhi hotei chokh tiplo. Bristi nije ke baachate bollo,” amar saathe aar ki emon ghonistota bol –o to Ips-er department senior tui borong Ips ke bol.” Ebar aar lajja pelo na Rupali borong jor deyei bollo ,' oke sob fest-e tor sathe naach te dekha jai aar tu bolchis o tor close noi”? Bristi porlo maha jalai oke ki kore bhojhabe je oi naach tukui oder somporko. Rupali aro bollo, “Ips ke tui or notes enay dis, roj oder departmentthanda jol ante giye or saathe ghontar por ghonta golpo koris, canteen-e tui thakle o aar kau ke chokhei dekhte pai na—tao tui bolbi je--” naach abodi tao sob thikthak chilo kintu porer katha gulo je kaar urbor matha prosut-o ta bristi-r sottei ajana. Kintu ekhoni eder katano dorkar karon didi ra jodi phire esay ghorer ei abostha dekhe(chari dike muri chorano, bichana kochkano)tahole je bristi-r kopal-e boka khawa badha se bayper-e kono sondheho nei –ta sei jonnoi bristi bollo--”achha ja ekhon or saathe dekha hole bole debo.” Bristi sedin raate-i biri ke jacchetai jheraychhilo. Adbhut shanto bhabe biri bolechhilo, “ or bhalobasa-r dourh kotokhani ekbar mepe dekhte hobe na?” Bristi ei jukti te aro rege giye bolechhilo, “ karo feelings niye khela korte tor lajja kore na. Dour mapar daektto ta toke ke diyechhe shuni? Jodi or feelings sotti hoi tahole pore toke kintu poristhiti samlate hobe ami kichhu bolte parbo na kau ke.” Biri aro shanto shore bolechhilo, “ besh tai hobe kintu dohai ekhon kar maja ta nosto koris na. Aar tui jodi ei maja ta nosto koris tahole kintu rupali-r katha gopal da-r kane na pouchale-o tor katha ta pouche debo.” Sutorang bristi baddho holo mukh bondho rakhte.
Erpor roj sondhaya tei rupali hana dei. Konodin chur-mur, konodin egg-roll, kono din ba college theke tene niye jai coffee-house-e. Sobsomai-i biri 'chine-joker' moto setay royechhe rupali-r saathe.
Ta jai hok protita manush-er ekta dorjjo ahche. Du shoptaher besi rupali-r bhalobasa gorai ni. Ekdin hotat college theke tante tante oder ke chiniz-e niye gelo rupali. Alap koriye dilo ekta cheler saathe. Chele ti Jadavpur-er student., Rupali-r bortoman premik. Bristi bojhar chesta korchhilo Gopalda kobe atit holo, Biri haste haste bole utlo, “ ki re du soptahei dom phuriye gelo.” Rupali bollo, “ ki aar kora jabe, he is so unapproachable.” --Na kono hotasha ba dukhho khuje pelo na bristi rupali-r sore.
CAUTION:- B'lore basi gopal da-r bondhu der proti:-last news pawa porjonto rupali debi B'lore biraj korchen.Ebong ekhon tini single. So jodi amader col-er kono meye-r sathe apnar somporko hoi tobe identify koriye neben tini-ei amader golper rupali debi kina. Karon nahole apnar kosto bartho kore gopal da-r dekha pele tini abar gopal da ke approach kore boste paren (asha kori rupali ekhon senior junior-er gondi ta bhangte parben). Tokhon apnar chesta bartho hote pare.