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Amra

- Hello? Shunte paccho tumi? Amaye dekha jachhe?

-  Arre hyan baba. Chechiyo na Rini. Ami tomay shunte pacchi. Dekhteo pacchi. Onekdin toh holo ami baire. Etodine toh obhyash hiye jawa uchit video call korar.

- Dhur, ami parina oto bhalo. Bolchi kemon acho?

- Eitto, ektu aage kaaj kore uthlam. Ebar dinner er byabostha korchi.

- Omaa! Ekhono khaoni? Ghori te kota baaje dekhecho?

- Rini, kaaj ta shesh hole tobe toh khabo. Ekhane toh aar tumi nei amay help korte.

- Jeteo toh parbona.

- Oi dekho! Abar osob bolte shuru korona. Darao phone ta rannaghore niye jai.

- Kuntal?

- Hmm?

- Kichuna.

Kuntal Biswas, chotokhato ekta fashion brand e Business Analyst. Oi uthti company gulo'r moddhe ekta. Obossho Kolkata'r buke thaka hoyni. Bigoto koyek mash dhore Gurgaon te choto ekta flat bhara kore thaake. Aage sharing e chilo, tarpor sobai chere deye. Tai pore ache o eka.

- Rini, Baba kemon ache?

- Tumi ekhan ta niye kono chinta korona. Baba besh anonde ache. Tithi'r school bondho, tai o saradin barite dadu'r sathei thake. Besh maniye guchiye royechi sobai.

- Ma?

-  Ager chey ektu khitkhite hoyeche, bujhle. Obossho ki ba bola jabe. Tomay agerdin bollam na, ki ekta bole geche pasher barir mashi.

- Lopa Pishi?

- Hyan. Hebbi bojjat mohila kintu uni. Eshe Ma er kaan bhoriye gechen.

- Keno? Ki emon bolechen?

- Boleche esob shesh hole naki tomar chakri thakbena.

Kotha ta bolei Rini bujhlo o ki bole feleche. Rini Biswas, Kuntal er stree. Shohorer meye holeo technologically challenged. Tai video call e prem ta ekhono thik ropto hoyni. Tobe ki-i ba kora jabe. Bhalobashar jonno ki na korte hoy manush ke. Tithi, oder chotto meye. Shey roj tar Ma er phone theke video call kore deye Baba ke. Otai oder family time.

- Kuntal, sorry ami obhabe bolte chaini.

- Ami jani.

- Ki ranna korcho dinner e?

- Bhaat. Aar alu'r dom.

- Bhaat? Tomar toh bhaat khawa ekdom pochondo noy.

- Sob somoy toh pochonder jinishgulo samne pawa jayena Rini.

- Jaake Kolkata'r buke dupure bhaat dile shey rege jaye, shey dubela bhaat khacche.

- Ekhane moyda diye ruti banale, somoy toh jabei khorcha o barbe.

- Tumi firbe kobe?

- Lockdown toh ekhaneo. Ki kore firi bolo.

-  Bah re! Tomar office er sobai je bari chole elo? Ora toh shei din raater flight ei bari fireche. Tumio aste parte.

- Boddo overpriced ticket chilo Rini.

- Kintu...

- Aste aste bujhe cholte hobe egulo. Erporer somoy ta...

- Sotti ki erpor...

- Amader company already boleche maine komabe. Aar hoyto koyekjon ke baar-o kore debe.

Rini dhok gillo Kolkata te boshe. Songsarer mayajal e atke boshe bodhoy o bhulei gechilo je bairer prithibitao somanbhabei aakranto.

-  Kal theke tahole Tithi'r net e game khela bondho! Atleast masher sheshe internet bill ta kom asbe. Amio dekhi, ei maashe aar oi cosmetic product gulo kinbo na.

- Are you crazy Rini? Ki korbe saradin Tithi? Amar problems er jonne o keno suffer korbe?

-  Kuntal we're a family. Ei somoy ta eksathe lorte hobe amader. Du soptaho Tithi game na khelle kono Mahabharat oshuddho hoye jabena . Emnio toh barite. Baba Ma achen. Ami achi. Amra golpo korbo or sathe. Or sathe amra khelbo.

- Bekarotto kotota barbe bujhte parcho eta shesh hole?

- Aaj jaano lunch e Aloo Posto korechilam.

- Sobcheye boro boro industries gulo economic crisis e pore geche. There are countless deaths.

- Baba kheye bollen, chini porto ektu.

- Kotha ghoraccho keno?

- Tahole ki chao bolo? Tomay arektu sympathy di?

- Rini amar chakri ta chole gele amra khabo ki?

- Oije bolle 'amra'. Thik rasta beriye kore nebo amra.

- Obastob kotha bolona.

- Obastob bole bole toh eto kota bochor katiye dile amar sathe. Mone nei Park Street?

Kuntal heshe uthlo. Sotti toh, Park Street bhule jawa jayena. Bochor 11 aager kotha. Tokhon ora sobe sobe prem korche. College pass koreche thik-i. Tobe tokhono chakri joteni Kuntal er. Tai sahosh hoyni Rini'r barite kotha bolar.

Masher por mash interview diye geche ekta chakri'r jonno. Sobkotay rejected. Keu boleche "Tomar moddhe potential ache but this ain't the right job", abar keu CV chure fele diyeche.

Bhetor theke bhenge porchilo Kuntal. Barir kheyal rakhte hobe. Rini'r o boyesh barche. Or barite chele dekha shuru hoyeche. Sheshmesh Kuntal bhebechilo oke aatke rekhe aar labh nei. Deke pathiyechilo, Park Street.

- Rini, tomay kichu bolar ache.

- Yes! Amar jonne surprise plan korecho, na? Toh where are we going? Allen Park? Museum?

- Dure.

- Maane?

- Ami onek bhebechi. There's no point taking this forward.

- Oh. Accha. Why though?

- I'm a jobless piece of shit you're investing your love in.

- Bhalobasha ta investment noy, Kuntal.

-  Ami ekhane aabeger boshe ekta kothao bolchina Rini. Ami last ek bochor dhore try koreo ekta chakri jotate parini. Baba'r porer bochor retirement. Tarpor ki hobe? Ami jodi nijer family kei support na korte pari, tomake ki kore...

- Amra pabo toh chakri.

- Rini we're breaking up. Tomar baba jesob chele dekhchen taader karor sathe bhalo theko.

- Bollam je, amra pabo chakri.

Rini aalto kore joriye dhorechilo oke. Kaane kaane bolechilo, "Shawhorer buke ek adhta bhanga- gorar golpo thaake. Tobe segulo bhalolaga bhangar, bhalobasha na."

Rini ke sedin-o Kuntal kichu bojhate pareni, aaj o paarena. Hyan, somoy legechilo, tobe Kuntal peyechilo chakri. Jodio maine ta khub e kom. Songsar chalanor daye ghurte ghurte ei chakri ta peyeche ek bochor holo. Ja taka daye, motamuti chole jaye. Tobe ei chakri'r jonno kobe je oder boibahik prem ta long distance-e porinoto hoye geche, seta aar bujhe otha hoyni. Tobe mene niyeche. Maniyeo niyeche.

- Obastob kotha bolona.

- Obastob bole bole eto kota bochor toh katiye dile amar sathe. Mone nei Park Street?

- Seta je bholar noy.

- Tahole ar ki? Etao ekta kothin somoy. Thik kete jabe, dekho. Amra sobai suffer korchi toh.

- Boddo negative bhabchi, na?

- Negative bhabcho. Bhul bhabcho na.

- Tahole?

-  Aage sustho hoye benche thaaki. Benche thakle thik kichu ekta kore newa jabe. Aar amar degree tao toh ache, ekhono kono na kono kaj peye jabo. Hoye jabe thik.

- Tithi amake miss kore?

- Tumi Gurgaon te boshe raater ruti ta jotota miss korcho, tototai.

- Ei koyekta mash ektu dekhe niyo. Ami eta katlei bari firchi.

- Gaan shunbe?

- Tumi gaibe?

- Hyan. Keno biye korle bujhi sob rosh kosh chole jete hoy?

- Amaro dinner hoye geche ready. Khete khete tomar gaan sunbo.

- Besh darao. Camera ta thik kori. Tumi khabar ta bere aano totokhon.

Tithi jaane Baba Ma onekkhon kotha bole. O tokhon dhokena ghore. Dadu'r phone-e tokhon Tithi game khele. Tobe aaj Dadu'r phone-e message esheche. Message ta dekhe doure elo ghore.

-  Sotti na holeo baniye bole de tui, Hoye chotto ekta palok,

aaj janla khule de tui...

- Baah. Tomar golay gaanta toh...

Tithi eshei bole uthlo, "Ma, Dadu'r phone e message esheche je money has been credited into your account." Bole joto tarahuro te eshechilo, thik tototai tarahuro kore doure paliye gelo. Game ta pause kora ache.

Rini kepe uthlo. Hothat korei mone holo ki jeno ekta bhule geche. Camera ta set korte giye je or gola ta dekha jacche! Tithi tao hoyeche boka, ei somoy te eshei esob bolte hoy.

Kuntal khete khete aagei lokkho korechilo. Tobe thik bujhe uthte paareni. Ebar jeno parlo.

-  Rini, tomar shonar chain ta koi? Jeta biye te tomar jethu diyechilen? Rini haashlo.

-  Oije bollam. We're a family. Somoy ta toh koshtokor "amader". Thik manage hoye jabe. Raat hoyeche. Ghumiye poro. Good night.

Phone ta kete dilo Rini. Gurgaon te boshe Kuntal tokhono shock ta katiye uthte pareni. Hothat phone ta abar beje uthlo: Boss calling.

- Hello Sir.

- Kuntal, sales report.

- Yes Sir. Sending in a while.

- The sales have hit an all time low. Our shares in the stock market too. Send me the report asap. With your analysis.

- Sir, who will buy clothes in this crisis? Still, sending you the updates Sir.

Laptop e abar boshlo ekta moddhobitto poribarer chele. Aaj shudhu Kuntal na, aajker poristhiti te amra keu-i janina er pore ki opekkha korche amader jonno. Je Dada'r biye December e tar office boleche ebochor aar increment hobena. Biye'r jonne newa loan er EMI ta tahole? Ekjoner Baba'r Garments er dokan. Bigoto koyek soptaho dhore dokan bondbo. College e pora meye ke Baba kichu bujhte daye ni. Tobe shey jaane. Tai jonnei bodhoy meyeti paid internship khujche online. O jane, kal ki khabe tar kono thik thikana nei.

Obossho, upaaye o nei.

Tai bodhoy, mrittyumukhi ei obosthateo bhalobasha ta bodhoy bojha khub dorkar. Sobar theke, sob dhoroner bhalobasha'r guruttotuku bojhar dorkar. Nyaka bhalobashar golpota jeta mon ke sahosh deye, oi realistic bhalobasha tao ashwash daye, bole je kal ta bhalo hobe.

Kal ta bhalo hobe, thik. 

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 Sannoy  Mitra

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