Part 63
Ohmago! ak seconde amar heartbeat digun jore hote laglo. Amar prothom premikar prothom phone call. Bhebei jano anonday fete porlam. Phone ta receive korlam.
Oi pass theke akta sundor misti konthosor bhese elo "Hello"
"Hello, ke apni?" icha kore bollam jodi ektu rag korate pari
"Ami Snigdha, eta Suhil er number na?"
"K Suhil? Amar naam Jhontu Das"
"Kintu amake je ei number theke missed call dilo sokale, amio save kore nilam je?"
"Dekhun bhul kore onno konno number diache. Ar ta chara akhon kar chelera meyeder hameshai eirokom kore" Songe songe oi pas theke Snigdha gorje uthlo
"Aiii buro, sobai amar Suhil noy. Jake cheno na take nia erokom kotha bolbe na" bujhlam meyeta amake sotti khub biswas kore ar khub bhalobase
"Are madam rege jachen kano?"
"Phone ta rakhun apni"
"Are madam phone ta apni korechen, apni rakhun"
"Aii buroooo...."
"Thik ache, thik ache rekhe dichi. Kintu rakhar age bolbo je Sokaler Chowmin ta darun hoyechilo"
"Chowmin? Sokale? Suhilll......!!!!!!!!!"
Phone ta kete dilam ami. Hashte hashte amar pete betha hoye galo. Koak second porei abar phone korlo o.
"Hello madam, raag komlo?"
"Dhurrr! Jao kotha bolbo na"
"Thik ache" bole phone ta rekhe dilam
Abar kichukhon porei phone elo . Abar phone ta receive korlam.
"Orokom korcho kano tumi, kotha bolte chaona naki amar songe?"
Jahhh meyeta serious hoye gache. Bujhlam ar moja kore labh nei, dukkho pache hoyto.
"Kotha jodi bolar icha na thakto phone number ditam na tomake"
"Tai bujhi?"
"Hmmm darling"
"Dharrr!!!" obhimaner kola pelam, prem bhora obhimaan
"Ki korcho akhon?" ami bollam
"Ei to suye achi, tumi?"
"Amio suye achi"
"Ki khele dupure?"
"Are haa mamoni to prochur ranna kore roj, ato khelam khelam na ki ar bolbo. Amar mamoni na sob theke bhalo chef jano to" Or eikotha shunte amar khub bhalo lagchilo. Prothom bhalo laga bole kotha.
"Ki holo chup kore gele kano tumi"
"Na tomar golar awaj ta amar khub bhalo lage, tai sudhui tomar kotha shunchilam"
"Isss! Neka kothakar. Bikele free acho?"
" Kano boloto "
"Are boloi na?"
"Na free nei. Kaaj ache."
"Ki kaaaaaj???" Snigdha bollo
" Baire jabo, gf er songe"
"Eibar ami merei felbo toke" bole uthlo Snigdha
"Aii senior ke tui bolcho kano? Tumi bolbe..."
"Tui bolbo!!!! Tui! Tui! Tui!"
"Acha tai bolo"
"Bikele ami jachi parke, dekha korar iche ache?" ami bollam
"Na !"
"Acha thik ache rakhlam ami"
"Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!" chechia uthlo
"Are aste! khepa naki, tomar mamoni to jene jabe sob"
" Ma o sob jane Baba o sob jane"
"Bolo ki?"
"Hmmm"
"Acha thik ache 4te te chole eso park e" ami bollam
"OKeyyy"
"Ar jawar age akta kiss pabo na?"
"Hmmpffff ! ato taratari kiss?"
"Tahole akta haami dao"
"Naahhh!"
"Thik ache akhon diyona, park e bose duto nia nebo"
"Emaaa!!!! Dhattt!!!" bole phoneta kete dilo. Amar mon puro recharged hoye galo sotti kore.
Ghor theke berolam pray oi 3.30 hobe. Suchitra ke bollam, keu bell bajale age upor tolar baranda theke dekhte. Tarpor dorja khulte. Ami ma r baba chara jano kauke na dhukte day. Babar chobi deoale chilo seita dekhia dilam jate baba ke chinte pare o.
Hathte hathte bus stand e poucholam. Bus elo, prochondo bhir hoye. Oi somoy oto bhir kano bujte parlam na. Kono rokome akta kone daria thaklam. Snigdha der stoppage okhane neme gelam. Aste aste park er bhetore dhuke boslam oi sei sokaler bench er upore.
5 minute, 10 minute, 15 minute bose achi tobuo tar kono patta nei. Hothath achomka pechon theke duto hath ese amar chokh duto bondho kore dilo. Akta sundor gondho pelam, bujhlam se ese gache. Icha korei bolte laglam:
"Ai ke ! ai ke! chor naki?"
"Ha ami chor..." haste haste uttor elo
"Babah! chorer ato norom hath jantam na to" Ei bole ami or hath duto dhore tene oke samne nia elam. Sei dekhte lagchilo oke. No makeup kintu sei apsorar moto rup.
"Ki hoche esob? Ami kokhon theke bose royechi...Atokhone asar somoy holo?"
"Hmmmm...." ei bole Snigdha amar pase ese boslo
"Oto dure kano aro kache eso" bole ami or komor dhore amar ga ghese bosalam. Komore hath dite o muchki hase tarpor lojjay matha nichu kore nay. Anubhob kori je or sorir ta kamon akta kepe othe amar sparsho peye.
Amar kandhe nijer math rekhe, amar hather upor nijer hath nia chup chap bose thake. Prochondo bhalolagchilo amar or songe chupchap bose thakte. Bhabte bhabte amar chokh diye jol porte laglo.
"Ki holo Suhil? Kano kandcho?" amar gaale hath bolate bolate bollo
"Na osob kichuna"
"Thik ache, bolona amay. Amio kichu bolbona amar bepare"
"Ki bolbo bolo? Konodin erokm kauke bhalobasi ni to tai aj tomar songe eikhane bose thakte khub bhalo lagche. Akta onno rokom feelings"
"Tai buji?"
"Hmmmmm" akdriste dujon dujoner dike takia roilam. Tarpor o nijer chokh bondho kore nijer thoth duto baralo amar dike. Bujlam amake o nijer mon theke chay.
"Ato taratari?" ami bole uthlam
"Mane? U dont wanna kissy?"
" Are ajkei to dekha holo, kotha holo. Ajkei kiss jodi kore ni, tahole kalke to abar onno kichu korte hbe, naki?"
"Dhattt! So unromantic" bole uthe chole jete laglo obhiman kore
Ami oke nijer kache tene nilam, nia amar koler upor bosalam. Or kaner kache nijer mukh ta nia gia bollam :
" Sob e thik ache, kintu naam ta ato boro na barbar bolte icha kore na "
"Tahole?"
"Tumi bolo tomake ki bole dakbo?"
"Amar baba, ma sobai amake Shree bole dake, tumio amake Shree bolte paro"
"Shree.... bahh!! sundor naam. Tahole aj theke tumi amar Shree"
Kotha sesh hote na hote fot kore amar gale chokas kore akta chumu kheye nilo. Tarpor bollo:
"Amake sudhu amar kacher manush ra Shree bole, aj theke tumi amar kacher manush Su"
"Su? Seta abar ki?"
"Amio barbar Suhil, Suhil bolte parbo na. Su is better than Suhil"
"Su na bole Susu boltei paro" amar kotha shune khilkhil kore hese uthlo Shree. Tarpor hothath chup kore galo. Nijer chokher isara kore bollo pechone dekhte. Ami aste aste nijer mathe ghuria dekhlam dure akta choto jhop er pechone duto manush. Ak joner upor arekjon. Bujtei parlam ki korche ora.
"Park er moddhe ese esob nongrami kore keu?" ami bollam
"Charona , je ja korche korte dao"
Amon somoy dekhlam jhoper moddhe jara dujon chilo, tara daria uthlo. Onektai dur chilo amader theke kintu ami sposto dekhte pelam, meye chele ta amar ma. Dakha matroi amar matha ta ghure galo. Sesh mesh ei din dekhte holo amake. Ami Shree er hath ta chepe dhorlam.
"Su, ki holo Su? Sorir kharap lache? Su jol khabe ?" bole nijer handbag theke bottle bar korlo Shree. Ektu jol kheye santo holam. Thik korlam je ajke barite dhundhumar kando korboi.
"Na Shree, kichu hoyni" eibole uthe daralam ami
"Ki holo? Ato taratari chole jabe? Tomar nischoi sorir kharap, ai amar bari cholo medicine nia nebe kichu" bole amar hath dhore tante laglo
"Shree! please ajke na, kalke jabo" amar golay akta onurodher chaap sunte peye O matha narlo
"Kintu"
"Ki kintu?" Shree bollo
"Kintu jane se pahele, ek jhappi to banta hai na boss" bole oke kache tene nia joria dhorlam. Sorir sob sokhti diye amake chepe dhorlo Shree. Saradin por eitar khub dorkar chilo amar. Or norom sorir ta amar sorir songe theke gorom hoye uthlo. Nah! ertheke besi khon thakle ami ar nijeke samlate parbo na tai oke chere dilam.
" Su...Khub bhalo lagchilo....kano.....thamle....." kete kete bollo Shree
"Oi je bollam na, ajke sob kore nile kalke korbe ki"
"Dhat! Tumi na jata"
Amake bus stand porjonto egiye dilo Shree. Bus na asa odhi amra dujone daria daria golpo korlam. Meyeta sotti khub bhalo, nijer moner sob janala amar jonne khule diyeche bujte parlam. Bus elo, bus e othar age or kane kane bollam "I love you"
"I love you, more" bole uthlo Shree
Buse uthe akta seat peye gelam. Phone nia ghante ghante kokhon amar stoppage esegache bujhtei parini. Bus theke neme barir dike hanta dilam. Gate er bhetor dukhe bell ta tiptei dorjata khule galo. Oipase daria royeche baba.
"Ki baba ato taratari chole esecho?"
Baba kono kotha bollo na, bhetore dhuke galo. Ami dorja bonsho kore nijer ghore chole gelam. Hath mukh dhuye niche jaoar age akbar Suchitrar roome gelam.
"Kire ki korchis tui?"
"Kichu na dada"
"Sara dupur ki korli? "
"Ghumia katia dilam ami, ar ki. Tarpor kaku elo, tarpor....."
" Ki tarpor?"
"Kaku ke cha kore dilam"
"Oh acha, thik ache. Ami jai niche tahole?"
"Hmmmm..."
Ami niche drawing room e gia boslam sofa te. Baba ese amr samner sofa te ese boslo.
"Babai, tor ma kothay?"
"Gache kothau baire, ami jani na"
"Ar koto lokabi amar theke babai?"
"Ami abar ki lokalam?"
"Ami jani tor ma ki kore"
" Mane, ki kore mane?" amar mathay baaj bhenge porlo
" Tor ma lokjoner sathe taka nia choday"
Ami matha nichu kore roilam.
"Babai, tui amake bolis ni kano? "
"Tahole shunbe tumi ? Bolo? Bolo amay? "
" Ki ar shunbo. Sobi jani ami"
Ami uthe chole jachilam, amon somoy baba bole uthlo:
"Babai, tor ma ke kichu bolte hobe na. Tui ekhan theke dure kothau chole ja. Tui eibarite thakle tuio nosto hye jabi. Tor choto bhai ke ami dekhbo. Kintu oi bechari meyetar hobe ki?"
"Chinta koro na, ami dekhe nichi"
Ami nijer roome giye computer chailachi amon somoy, akta call elo phone.
"Hello Am I speaking to Mr. Suhil....."
"Yes, can I know who am I speaking with?"
"Yes, I am Mrs. Archana, and I am the HR Manager of Nanobeam Industries. Last month we had conducted a recruitment drive in which you had participated. Out of 150 students we have selected 3 people for the position of Junior Tech Engineer. You are one of them Mr. Suhil"
Ei kotha shune amar je ato anondo hole ki ar bolbo. Iche korlo ektu neche nite, kintu ki korbo tokhono to call ta royeche"
"Oh thats really great ma'am"
"Ya thats great. We had tried to contact you through mail but was unable to get a reply" tahole oi email ta bhuo chilona
"Mr. Suhil do you skype?"
"Yes Ma'am"
"Just skype me please. My ID is jhnarchbeam"
"Ok ma'am"
Ami computer e skype ta on korlam. Madam ke dekhlam, tokhono office e achen.
"Ma'am can you see me?"
"Yes, Mr. Suhil. So as I was saying our company needs three candidates to join as soon as possible"
Onekkhon dhore madamer songe kotha holo. Amay tinte location dilo madam. Er moddhe theke amay select korte hobe bollen.
1. Bangalore
2. New Delhi
3. Kolkata
"Madam, I can say that I will join as soon as possible but the thing is that I need to discuss about the place of service with my parents. That's why I need a day to think about it"
"Ya sure! that's a big decison for you. Consult your parents before taking a decision. I'll call you tomorrow. Allright, Good Night"
"Good Night Ma'am. Ma'am one more thing"
"Yes please continue"
"Ma'am what will be my salary structure?"
"Oh about the salary, you will be getting a package of 8 Lakhs P.A. The salary will increase according to your increments."
"Oh allright Ma'am. Thanks a lot"
"Bye Mr. Suhil"
Call ta kete dia bichanay giye boslam. Chinta korte laglam. Kotha theke ki hoye gelo, bhogobani jane. Ami to sala bhulei gachilam recruitment er bepare.
Tokhon pray 8ta hobe, ami babake giye good news ta diye elam.
"Uribaba, babai amar chakri peye gache!!!" amay pray kole tulte jachilo baba
Babar moddhe erokom anondo dekhe khub bhalo laglo.
"Ekhane thakis na babai, dhongso hoye jabi. Tui baire chole ja Bangalore ba Delhi. Joto taka lage ami debo. Ekhane thakis na baba"
" Thik ache baba. Ami thik korechi ami Suchitra ke nia chole jabo. O amar bon amar songe thakbe "
"Are you sure? Oto boro responsibility nite parbi tui?"
"Nitei hobe. Nahole sob sesh hoye jabe. Or future doom hoye jabe"
"Hmmmmm" baba bollo
"Tahole kothay jabo? NCR na Bangalore?"
"I'll suggest Bangalore. It will be expensive, kintu poribesh bhalo Delhir theke"
"Ok ami kalkei jania debo. Ami ki packing start korbo?"
"Hmmmm. Kintu tor ma jano ter na pay"
"Acha"
Nijer room e fire ese amar mathay abar baaj porlo. Ami nijer soddojato bhalobasa ke fele ki kore baire jabo? Tachara ami Shree ke ki bolbo? Meye ta ke jodi boli ami chole jabo, oto dukkhe morei jabe. Ato bochor por amake kache peyeche, ar jodi ato taratari amake chere dite hoy or to sotti more jabe.
Eisob bhabte kokhn ghumia porechi ke jane. Jokhon ghum bhanglo tokhon baje raat 1ta. Jah, sala keu ektu daklo na dinnner er jonno. Jakge, ami niche gelam kichu khabar jodi thake. Niche tolay ese dekhi baba sofa te suye ache. Bujhlam, ajke bhaloi hoyeche nischoi. Dekhlam thalay akta roti. Ami ota kheye abar upore giye suye porlam.
Ghum bhanglo jokhn ghorir dike takia dekhi baje sare sathta. Uthe fresh tresh hoye boslam ektu computer a.
HR Ma'am ke akta mail pathalam. Banglore e place of service select korlam. 10 minute pore reply elo Ma'am er. Sotti chuttir dineo ato taratari reply, etai hoche efficiency. Reply peyei ami net e ghor khujte arombho korlam.
Ak ghor peyeo gelam. 2BHK flat duto bathroom akta kitchen ar akta balcony, alada dinning nei. Kitchen ei dinning er jaiga ache. Masik 25K taka. Akbarei pochondo hoye galo. Tobuo jaoar age akbar dekhe asa dorkar. Flight e kono ticket ache kina dekhalm. Ajker both way flight peye gelam. 11tay flight. Akta bag e sob dorkari jinis potro guchia nia, baba ke bollam kothata chupichupi.
Baba bollo :
"All the best , sabdhane jas baba. Asar flight kotay?"
"Raat 12tay BLR to CCU"
"Thik ache sabdhane jas"
"Hmmmm. Tumi ektu Suchi ke bole dio ami baire jachchi"
"Hmmm bole debo. Kintu tor ma ke ami janachi na"
"Na akdom na"
Sob guchia nia amar airport e gelam. Banglore e oi barir agency r songe kotha sokalei bole niachi. Ora boleche lok pathia debe airport e. Amake sojasuji flat ei nia jabe. Plane charlo.
Dekhte dekhte megher chadorer moddhe diye plane ure chollo. Plane er journey khub boring lage amar kintu ki ar kora jabe. Pray arai ghonta por plane Bangalore land korlo. Airportei estate agencyr agent er songe dekha hoye galo amar.
Oder gari kori soja suji flat dekhte gelam. Flat dekhe khubi pochondo holo, aro bhalo laglo karon amar office theke matro 15 minuter durroto. Sob final kore ami akta restaurant e gelam. Bhaloi khide peyechilo tai khabarer order diye phone nia ghantte laglam. Amon somoy akta mail elo.
Subject: "Appointment Letter" Nanobeam . Date of joining dekhe bujlam akhono ak soptahor moto somoy pabo hathe. Bhaloi holo. Waiter ese khabar serve korediye chole galo, tarporei beje uthlo amar phoneta. "Shree" phone koreche.
"Hellllooooo"
"Hi" ami bollam
"Kalke oto message pathalam, aktao reply dile na kano?"
"Message pathiacho? Kise?"
"Kano Whatsapp e. Koto bar facetimee call korlam akbaro dhorle na. Sorir thik ache tomar Su?"
"Ha akdom thik ache. Tumi thik acho to?"
"Hmmm akbare fit n fine"
"Bhalo. Acha Shree ami Kolkatay giye kotha bolbo abar ok?" Jahhh mukh dia beria galo amar
"Kolkatay giye mane? Kothay tumi akhon? Kothay acho? Amake na bole ghurte chole gele? Ai tumi kar songe acho akhon bolo to?" ak nishashe ei prosno kore uthlo Shree
"Ami ei ektu baire esechi kaaj chilo tai"
"Amake akbar bolte parte amio jetam"
"Are baba thik ache, porer bar theke tomake nia asbo"
"Dhut! " bole phone ta rekhe dilo
Ki kore je meyetake ei kotha ta bolbo bujte parlam na.
Lunch kore kacha kachir moddhe sightseeing gulo ghure nilam. Raat 10ta nagad airport e check korlam. Lounge e bose bose plan korte laglam ki kora jete pare. Announcement holo plane er . Sob baggage check in kore plane board korlam.
12.10 nagad flight urlo. Ghumote ghumote Kolkata gia namlam oi 3te bajte 10. Akta taxi chole barir dike rouna dilam. Baba ke bolai chilo je deri hobe tai baba jegei chilo. Tachara baba akhon sofa tei ghomoy raate. Bell bajanor agei baba dorja khule dilo. Bhetore dhuke aste aste upore chole gelam nijer room e.
Hath mukh dhuye bichanar bose achi amon somoy dorjay ke jano knock korlo. Dorja khule ditei dekhi baba daria baire.
"Ki holo baba, kichu bolbe?"
"Hmmm duto kotha bolar chilo toke, jodi tui besi na thakis then only..."
"Are na na plane aste aste ami ghumia niachi, bolo ki bolbe"
"Je flat ta dekhli ota bhalo chilo? Pochondo hoyeche?"
"Ha flat ta bhaloi ar tar songe sob basic amenities o ache society te. Ar office theke matro 15 minuter distance"
"Bahhh, tahole to khub e bhalo"
"Kintu baba, Suchitra ke ki bolbe? Bangalore e amar songe shift hoar jonno?"
"Ota niye chinta koris na, I've told her everything"
"Everything mane?"
"Oto porashona jana meye, sob dudineri aanch korete perechilo. Tor ma je akta magi hoye utheche se o bujtei pereche"
"Oh. Tumi bolechile Bangalore shift hoar kotha?"
"Ha o akbar shunei ready hoye gache. Hoari kotha ei noroke thakar theke onno kothau thaka onek bhalo"
"Tahole to sob hoyei galo. Kintu....."
"Kintu ki?"
Ami baba ke porsu din sokal theke hoye haoa sob ghotona bolte laglam Shree er byapre. Baba mon diye amar kotha shunte thaklo. Tarpor gombhir hoye bollo:
"Babai, eibar toke decision nite hobe. Ami ei byapre toke kichchu bolbo na. You are a grownup now. You've got to decide Job or Love"
"Hmmmm. Amakei jete hobe or kache, bole dekhi ki bole. Nahole benge dite hobe ei somporko, Tachara ei porsu dinei to eisob suru hoyeche."
"Ha re babai, ami ki toke ei sikkkha diyechi? Akta meye ke erokom kosto dibi tui"
"Nahole, ki korbo?"
"Kotha bol, sought out korte hobe toke nijeke"
Matha nere bollam "Thik ache"
"Kintu baba, ma jodi eisob kichu jante pare sob choupath hoye jabe"
"Se nia bhabte hobe na toke, ami tor ma ke nia dudiner jonno baire jachi. Er moddhei sob packing kore nite hobe toke"
"Kothay jabe?"
"Mondarmoni"
"Ohhhhh. Sob suru hoyechilo okhan thekei"
"Hmmmm. Sob kichui"
"Bhai kothay ache baba?"
"Bhai ke rekhe esechi pisir kache, khub bhalo basche okhane oke"
"Ma kichu boleni? "
"Or kichutei kichu nei ar, sob somoy sudhu chodabar dhanda. Tui tor ma er theke dure thakis. Ki khoti kore debe bujte parbi na"
"Hmmmmm"
"Amra kal berochi, packers der ke bole diachi kalke ese sob pack kore debe. Porsu din ekahne theke charbe. Tui sudhu oikhan kar address ta dia dis oder. Amar office er duto chele ke jete bolechi oder songe kono problem hobe na. "
"Hmmmm"
"Ar ha, chabi ta diye dis oder moddhe akjon ke nahole jinis potro gulo kothay rakhbe?'
"Hmmm akdom"
"Thik ache ebar tui ektu rest nia ne"
"Thik ache. Good Night"
"Good Night" bole baba chole galo
Ami balishe matha rekhe ceiling dike takate takate chinta korte laglam, Shree ke ki bhabe Bangalore er byapre bola jay. Kal to nischoi or college ache, college ei ghure asi. Onek din to college jaoa hoyni graduation er por ar tachara result er hard copy gulo ante hobe. Collegei chole jabo tahole.
Gum bhanglo tokhon sare attaa. Hath mukh dhuye niche neme dekhi Suchitra bose ache.
"Ai Suchitra shon ami ektu baire jachi, ese jol khabar khabo"
"Are cha ta ontoto kheye jao"
"Na na ese khabo, aj emnitei uthte deri hoy gache. Ma kothay re"
"Memsaab to nijer room e achen"
"Ar dhur memsaab na chaai, kakima bolbi"
"Acha"