EBAR PUJOY - by Dhiman Dey

[Day I - Saptami]

Shurur kotha:
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Aaj Saptami-r sokal. Tobe sector V-e heldol nei.Aaj Office-e ashte hoy karon aaj to chhutir kono karon Client ra khuje pay na. Ekhon IT company-r ekjon gorishtho american citizen durga pujor dhaak shune obolilay seta ke Sound Polution-er akhya dite paare kintu tai bole chhuti monjur? Noibo noibo cho! Thik jemon polta ba bosirhaat-e giye jadi keu bole je aaj to Thanksgiving Day. Tomader chhuti nei keno? Take pagol bhebe na abar loke marte ashe.

Anyway aaj khub khushi Soumita. Somuita-r aaj sopno puron hote cholechhe ektu badei. Or aaj US consolate-e VISA-r interview r tarpor o paari debe USA. Ekhon gari niye berolo o office theke. Bypass dhore chole jaabe sidhe park street. Tobe golpo suru hochche arekjoner mukhe. Ekjon sunglass pora, shirt-tie pora bike chaliye asha cheleke diye. Se bypass theke sectro V-er dike egochche. MG road-e ekta chhoto company te chakri kore se but aaj khub boro MNC te interview achhe tar.

Rishvi-r kotha:
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Ja help korlo na Anirban! Uff sanghatik. O to bolei diyeche jotodin chakri ta na pai, totodin or bike ta ami rakhte pari.

Aaj dinta kharap na bhalo ke jane? Sokal sokal kina sei unlucky mukh ta dekhte hoyeche. Aamar baba jedin 2nd biye ta namalo sedin thekei sala luck ta kharap jachche. Tokhon 9-e pori sei somoy kothay ami prem kore berabo ta na ulte baba prem kore biye kore ghore notun bou anlo. Maa Class 7-e chole gelo, tar 2 bochhorei baabr abar biye. School r coaching-e mukh dekahnor jo-i roilo na. Erpor thekei ami apna thekei kemon jeno pichhiye gelam, kirokom jeno normal crowd theke alada hoye porlam.

Jai hok kono rokome school katiye college-e elam, tokhon bhaloi enjoy korchilam. Hothat 3rd yr-e ekdin tate kore chole jaay baba-o. R rekhe gelo ekta obhisopto jibon . Achcha tomrai bolo, jei maa tomar maa seje eshe toamr jibone ondhokar niye ashlo r tomar babakeo sorgobashi korlo, sei maake dekha ki bhalo? Step mother-r jodi kono serial hoy ekta kapoor-er channel-e to amar mayer role ta nominate kore debo.

Aamr kachhe amar bondhurai shob. Orai amake etoduure tenechhe. specially ei je Anirban.College-er band-e eksathe gaitam. Last week amader parar Balwinder-er sathe or dekha koriye dilam. O mone hoy ekta bhalo delivery-r chance peye jaabe. O amar jonyo khub kore r ami-o or jonyo. Anirban, Sourav, Debasis. Era na thakle amar je ki hoto? Jai hok, matha gorom kore laabh nei. Cool hote hobe. Aaj pujor saptami r amar jibone-r notun time start. Aaaj job ta hoyei jabe. Erpor ami ekta flat kine onyo jaygay uthe jaabo r tarpor bondhuder sathe party korbo.

Daaaaaaaammmmmm.

Chokhe kichhui dekhte parchhi na. Dhire dhire samner ghorr kalo bhaab ta katlo.
Oh my god. Aamr accident hoyechhe. Ami to thik signal-er somoy-i right niyechi. Sure samner garita-r dosh. Samne ekta Santro dariye achhe. R tate ekta meye. Dekhei bujhlam, ei meye age kokhono chalay ni, Babar gari niye beriyechhe.

Uthe kichhu bolte jabo, hothat shuni. "Dekhe chalate paro na?"
Ki odbhut bemalum mithye bole meyeta. Ami to dekhei chalalam. Tui to na dekhe chalali?
"Tumi red-e turn nichcho abar yarki hochche?"
"Mane ami to horn diyei elam".
O shit. Amar mathar theke rokto chuiye porchhe. Aamr jama ta chhire gechhe. Aamr pant tao. Amar aaj interview. Shob dekhe shune raag r chepe rakhte parlam na."Dekhachchi horn dewa, berow age garir theke."
Egiye gelam dorjar dike."Mane mane? Hochche ki??"
Giyei chabi ta khule nilam.
"Ki hochche dada?" besh kichhu loker jomayet hoyechhe. Tader modhyei ekjon bole uthlo. Amar udyeshshei.
Ei kolkatar dosh. Shob somoy meyeder pokkho patitto. R ei meye ke dekhte khub sundar. Paati banglay bolle fatafati. Tar upor smart, gari chalachche. R keu amake support kore?
"Ki hochche mane? Dekhchhen na?? Aamr bike-er haal ta dekhechen. Ami green-ei turn korechhi. Uni-i red-e gari chaliyechen"
"Tao uni to mohila apnar to dekha uchit ..." abar bolte jachchilo lokta. Meyeta take thamiye bollo,"Ektu daran. Ami bolchhi. Shono tomar khoti hoyeche bujhechi. Aamr number ta rakho. R evening-e ei address-e eshe taka niye jeyo. "
Ekta card egiye dilo. Paati takar gorom. Matha theke emni-i chuiye rokto porchhe.
"Takar gorom? Amar mathar theke je rokto porchhe tar-o daam lagabi tui?"
"Ei mukh kharap korchho keno?"
"Chop!"
Hothat bhirer theke ekjon bole uthlo. "Samnei police station achhe. Okhane chole jaan."
"Na amar time nei ekdom" Meyeta promptly bollo.
"Nei mane, jetei hobe" amio jor diye bollam. Bike-er dike takiye amar kanna peye gelo.
"Oi to police jeep aschhe." Ekjon haat tule dekhalo. Satti aschhe. Tara ashlo, amar bike ta ke rastar pashe park koralo. Meyetar gari tar chaabi ekjon constable niye se drive korlo. R amra soja ekhon thanay.

Ami bujhiye bollam,"Dekhun sir, ami kintu green-ei ..."
Mota moton inspector taar bhurite haat bulote bulote bollen,"Are kotobar tomar green red story shunbo? Tumi turn thik niyecho. Kintu kaaj ta ki bhalo korechho?"
"Mane?"
"Mane ekjon meyeke rastay galigalaj kora ... tar upor aggression .. tar chabi khule niyecho? Egulo ki? Egulor charge eksathe porle ki hobe jano?"
"Sir ami galigalaj ekdom ..."
"Shono baba! Jekhane jachchile sekahen jaao. Nahole r kothao jawar moto condition-e thakbe na."
Ami obak hoye chupchap beriye elam. Police-e chule 18 ghaa. Kotha bariye laabh ki?
Kintu bike-er ja obostha kichhui kora jabe na. Ami ota ke tante tante niye gelam office-er samne.Oh ghyama office. Kintu amar ei dress dekhe ki bolbe ora? Kintu hey bhogoban ei shob jhamelay ami 20 min late. R na bhebe dhukei porlam.

Interview bhaloi dilam mone hoy. Oder ke amar ajker incedent tao bollam. Kintu ora ki bujhlo jani na. Amake baire wait korte bollo. Kichhukkhon pore ekjon eshe bollo,"Sir we are very sorry. Actually .."
Amar kane r kichhu dhukchhe na. Ami sudhu ektai jinish bujhte parchhi. Puro jogot ta amar kachhe ekdom teto hoye gechhe. R eta sudhu oi meyetar jonyo.Eki or card ta amar kachhe roye gechhe. Dekhi ki address??


Soumita-r kotha:
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Ki obhodro police re baba. Chhele ta ke chhere dilo r amake etota henostha korlo. Gune gune hajar ta taka diye tobe kina chhara pelam. Tao 1 hr noshto holo. Shit.Uff pray 1 ta baje, dutor somoy VISA-r interview. Ekhon gari chalanor mood nei."Taxi"

Uthe porlam taxi te.
Eshob janle Nikhil amake mere felbe. O onekkhon agei amake berote bolechilo office theke. O Nikhil-er ekta intro dewa dorkar.

Nikhil r ami college-e dhukei bondhu hoi, erpor ami r nikhil hoye gelam bozzoom friend.Tarpor ekdin o amay propose korlo. Aah ki mishti kore. Sobar samne amar komore haat diye, CCD te.Wow, tarpor theke amar jibone sudhu o r ami.
Choto bela thekei sudhu dekhchi baba office r maa tar organization niyei pore achhe. Dujoner-i society te bhalo naam daak. Tai sei naam josh-er modhye meyer naam ta hariye geche. Nikhil chara keu amake bojhar, amake nijer kore newar ba amake bhalobashar chestai kore ni. Tobe shobai bole je Nikhil-er jonyo ami ja kori seta keu tar bf-er jonyo kore na. Oke exam-e help kora theke, oke spoken english-e bhorti kora, driving korano, gym korano, even or dress sense tao ami-i tairi korechi. Emni te o khub high ambitious. Ami to Hyderabad-e jokhon Oracle-er job chere sudhu or kachhe thakbo bole kolkata tei roye gelam tokhon shobai obak hoyechilo. Amar kache oi shob. Tai to dujone mile decide korechhi USA te PHD korar. Nikhil-er VISA to hoye gelo 10 din agei. Amader ticket katao hoye geche. Apt net-ei thik kore niyechi. Shob thik thak. Ekhon sudhu amar VISA ta lagbe r byass. Etai last kolkatay pujo. I will miss pujo.

Tring tring. Nikhiler phone.
"Haan sweety, bolo."
"Pouchhe gechis to?"
"Are na re. Ja holo na? Ki bolbo?..." Shob bollam oke.
"Amake call korli na keno?"
"Are ami to jani tor aaj meeting achhe. Dont worry. VISA haat-e peye ami call korbo."
"Ekta kotha bol, chheletar ki mathar theke rokto porchilo? R chheleta ki off white shirt porechilo? Tar bike-er color ki blue?"
"Haan. Off white shirt-e black stripes.keno?"
"Hmm, amader office-ei maal ta interview dite esechhilo. Ei to parking lot-ei dariye achhe. Anyway dont worry. Best of luck." Ami jani aamar sathe keu baje korle Nikhil take ekdom chharbe na.
"Muah. Interview sesh kore eksathe iPhone ta kinte jabo. ok?" rekhe dilam phone ta. Onekdin dhorei iPhone ta niye baba ke bolechi. Kintu as expected seta babr kheyal nei sure.


Consulate-er samne eshe Taxi theke neme bhitore dhuke dekhlam je bhaloi que. Checking sere bhitore dhuke kichhukhon-er modhyei ekta digital screen-e amar no ta display holo.Ami egiye gelam. Amar passport agei dewa chilo, amar university-r application ta abar dekhate bollo.
Eki! ota pachchi na, sure ei shob jhamela-r somoy kothao hariye geche. Oh my god!!Ami bhabtei parchi na. Ami onek request korlam. But lokta kichhui sunlo na. Aamr ta bodhoy reject hoye gelo. Digital screen tay arekta no display hoye gelo.
Baire beriye elam. Amake passport ferot diye diyeche. Tar mane amar ta rejected. Amar chokhe jol. Nijer jonyo na. Nikhil-er jonyo kharap lagche. Ami sure je o-o amar jonyo jabe na. Amake chara thakte parbe na. Isshhh amar jonyo or sopno ta puron holo na. Nah oi cheletar-i shob dosh. Ek chod lagate ichche korchhe.

Tring tring. Nikhiler ph.
"Shon Soumi, Cheleta ke ja diyechi na dholai. Oke follow kore giye rajarhat-er rastay dariye bhaloi thengiyechi. Edike tor news bol? Peye gechis?"
Ami kedei fellam. O shonar por kichhu boltei parlo na. Hoyto o-o kadche. Ami or mukhta mone kore r nijeke atke rakhet aprlam na. Ph ta kete dilam. Ekhon bari giye rest nebo.


[Day II - Ashtami]

Rishvi-r kotha:
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Ei just raat 12ta bajlo mane ashtami suru holo. Amra shobai ekhono puja mondope adda dichchi. Amar aaj dinta khub baje gechhe: 1st-e accident, erpor thaana, tarpor interview fail, tarpor oi meyetar boyfriend-er haat-e dholai. Uff ekhono naak-e byatha. Meyeta ke samne pele ek chod koshatam.
Hothat mathay ekta dushtu buddhi khele gelo. Meyetar card ta pocket theke ber korlam. Soumita Banerjee
Cell: 9836041632
Home: 033-25665733
Asutosh da-r dokan-er gaye ekta public teephone jholano thake. Coin fele korte hoy. Ami sobai ke amar plan ta bollam. R oi phone-e 1 ta 1 takar coin fellam.
"Hello" ekta guru gombhir bhodro loker swor bheshe elo. sure meyetar baba.
Ami jotota sombhob gola ta mota kore bollam."Apni ki Mr. Bannerjee??"
"Yes, who is it?"
"Ami police department theke bolchhi. Apni ki janen je apnar meye aaj ek gorhito kaaj korte giye dhora porechhe. R thanay nite hoyeche." Onek haashi chepe bollam.
"What rubbish!!"
"Ok. Then ask your daughter. O to bribe diye beche geche. Kintu ami apnake chini r respect kori tai eta bola dorkari moene korlam. Noile bazare jeshob kotha uthechhe ..."
Bhodrolok bhishon chitkar kore deke uthlen meyer naam. Kichhu ta amar kaneo elo oder kothopokothon.
"Tumi ki aaj thanay gechile?"
"O haan."
"Keno?"
"O ektu jhamela hoyechilo. Baba amar bhalo nei sorir ta aaj. Please pore kotha bolbo?"
"Mane tumi nongra kaaj korte giye mukh kalo korbe amader r amra kichu bollei tomar time nei? Dekh thanar theke tor phone esechhe.Dekhe niyo aro kot jayga theke toamr meyer phone ashbe." Sure meyetar maa ke udhyesho kore sesher kotha ta bolchen.

"Hello" Meye ta phone ta dhorechhe.
Ami gola ta normal kore bollam,"Happy Puja."

Erpor phone ta dhop kore pore gelo. Aaj meyer kopale dukkho achhe. Amra sobai hashte laglam. Oi je Anirban aschhe. Anirban mone hoy aaj bohut maal kheyechhe. Oke ami shob bollam. O shob shune bollo,"Aamr bike-er ekhon ki halaat?"
"Bhalo na bhai. Ami ota Riju dar garage-e diye esechhi. Thik korte 3 haar lagbe. Pore chakri peye toke diye debo"
"Ota amar kaal chai. And please taka tao pay kore dish. Toder moton loker sathe bondhutto korai paap!"
"Are chotchis keno? Tui shon ..."
"Ekdom kaandhe haat dibi na. Kiser bondhutto? Tui amake Balwinder-er project ta diyechili ami toke eta diyechilam. Janish, balwinder oi kaaj ta arekjon ke diye korabe. Tui kono kajer na re. Kissu hobe na toke diye."
"Ki bolchis tui? Hoosh nei tor."
"Ha ha. Tor baba jemon loose character chhilo tui-o serokom looser character. Ha ha"
Sobai heshe uthlo or joke tay. Amar paa kaapchhe. Ami dariye thakte parlam na. Dhire dhire chole elam okhan theke.

Barite eshe dekhi je uni boshe achen amar jonyo khabar niye. Joto nyakami r ki!
"Ki re tor eki haal?"
"Kichchu na"
"Are dekhi ekhane ektu dettol lagiye ..."
"Haat diyo na amake" Rege bollam ami
"Interview kemon hoyeche?"
"Tumi ja cheyechho tai hoyeche. Aaj baba thakle ami ekhan theke chole jetam. Bangalore-e gele koto sohoj-e chakri petam.tumi ashar por joto koshto amar. Ektuo shanti nei. Baba keo niye gele amar theke."
Maa r kichhu bollo na. Hoyto bolte parlo na. Bichanay suye ektu chokh ta bujechhi.

Chokh khule dekhlam je sokal hoye geche.Mathay ekta haat pelam. Maa mathay haat bulochche. Ami sore gelam.
Maa bollo,"Shono Rishvi, ei barita ami bikri korchi. Amader ukil Mr sen ashben aaj"
"Mane?"
"Aamr kache to taka nei. Tomar baba-o kichhu rekhe jayni. Ei barita bikri kore sei taka diye tumi banglaore-e jabe chakri khujte. Ba tomar to MBA korar khub shokh setao korte paro."
"R tumi?"
"Tomar shob sopnoi amar shopno. Tumi chhile bolei to ami r bachcha chaini. Tomakei shob theke beshi importance diyechi. Tumi jekahnei jabe sekhane ami hoyto jabo na karon ami r tomar bad luck hote chai na. Kintu jokhon-i chaibe amake toamr pashe paabe. Ami dadar barite giye na hoy uthbo."
Amar chokher jol thamate parchi na keno? Ki holo amar? Ami egiye giye mayer kole matha diye suye porlam. Raat-e je bhalo ghum hoyni.
"Kothao jabo na. Ekahnei abar chesta korbo."
"Shotti. Aamar kachhe thakbi? Aabr notun kore amra shob suru korbo."
Ami ki korte jachilam? Bhagyish chakri ta hoyni. Hole ami to flat niye alda hoye jetam. Kothay petam ei muhurto ta.Mon theke ekta thanks elo ekjoner jonyo. Jar jonyo kaal job hoyni. Kalker meyeta. Ki jeno naam?

Soumita-r kotha:
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Aaj boddo deri hoye geche. Maa deke dilo. Kaal raat-e cheletar jonyo babar kachhe ja boka khete holo. Haat-o uthiyechen ekbar. Thoter ei jaygatay ektu fete gechhe.
Eshob chhere chole jete ichche kore. Jawa hoyeo jeto jadi na kaal...
Mobile ta tule niye dekhi 18 ta misssed call r onek SMS. Rikia, Taniya sobai call korechilo. Aaj maar birthday je. Aaj to sobai mile Venom jawar kotha. Evening-e. Aamr party oi disc-ei dewar kotha. Sure sei plan tai fixed korar jonyo. Aaj berobo na. Ekdom mood nei. Laptop ta tene niye abar shutei pechon theke duto haat joriye dhorlo. Hmm. Nikhil.
"Ki re ekhono mon kharap? Kakima bollo je tui naki ghor theke berochchis-i na?"
"Hmm. Kaal ja holo. I am sorry."Nikhil-er buuke matha rakhlam. Shob koshto duur hoye gelo jeno.
"Eto dukkho korish na." O bollo. Ki sweetly? Amar r kono dukkho nei."Shon. Next yr-e tor hoye jaabe sure. Ami satday fly kore jai. Okhane giye tor next yr-e jate sure hoy sei arrangement korbo"
Amar nijer kaan ke biswas hochche na. Ami or buuk theke matha ta tule nilam. O amar chokher kotha porte parlo mone hoy.
"Dont be childish Soumi, Eshob chance dubar pawa jay na. Let me go this time. Next yr u just join me. R tor jonyo to ami amar career atke rakhte pari na. R tui na gele ami arektu enjoy- o korte parbo. I need some space yaar." Chokh tiplo o.
Ki kothin shonalo Nikhil ke. Oke aaj khub khub duure mone hochche. Ekbar hyderabad-e sudhu ei nikhil-er jonyoi jayni, eta jeno bhabtei parchi na.
"Ami beroi packing ache onek. Muah" Aamr gaale kiss kore o beriye gelo. Ami bosei roilam. Mone holo shob sesh hoye gelo.
Dorjar opare ekta chhaya dekhte parchi. Nikhil sure yarki marchilo, dorjar pechhon theke dekhte chay amar ki condition. Ami uthe dorjar kachhe gelam. Baba dariye achhe. Etokhon shob sunechhe bujhte parlam. Kintu babar glass ta ektu jhapsa keno? Chokher daan kone ektu jol ki?
Baabr haat-e ekta iPhone-er set. Arek haat-e card. Happy birthday card. Amar birthday gift. Baba ke joriye dhore kede uthlam ami.
Nikhil-er sathe ami ki kore amar puro jibon ta katatam? Kaal oi cheletar jonyo amar Nikhil-er sateh jawa holo na. Er theke bhalo r kichhu hoy na. Nikhil-er mukhosh khule gechhe.

Bikele Swastika, Taniya sobai elo. Amar to mood-i nei baire jawar. But baba force korlo tai oder ke bollam ektu wait korte ami rady hoye aschi."Are joldi kor. 1st-e Madox Square. Okhane Mridul-er college-er ekta bondhuder group ke amra join korbo. Byapok jombe. raat-er plan to achhei. Tor party."
White skirt r sathe pink top ta pore elam. Nikhil ektu age phone korechilo. Or shob documents amar kachh theke o niye jabe. Ami naki ekdom kheyal rakhet pari na, boddo careless. Ami r or kotha konodin bhabbo na.
"Aaj bristi hobe na boleche Alipore dept theke." Bollo Abhinab."Tai amra sobai chhata niyechi. tui-o niye nish kinti"
Sobai heshe uthlo.Ei dress tar sathe chhata nite ichche korlo na amar. Tai or kotha ta katiye gelam.

Sesher kotha:
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Madox square ebar best jhaari sopt rated 1 hoyeche.Rikia, abhinab, Mridul, Sunita, Rimi, Soumita sobai esechhe. Ora okhane arekta group-e join korbe.Madox ele shob somoy Soumita khub khushi thake, but aaj ki jeno ekta hochche or mone. Ora madox square-er group-e giye oder arekta grup ke join korlo. Seta Mridul-er school-er bondhur group. Sobar sathei alap holo. Guiter haat-e chhelta-r dikei sudhu takate parlo na Soumita. Taar naam Rishvi. Haan kalker Rishvi. Je or jibone eshe or shob equation kei palte diyeche.

Rishvi guiter ta Sourav-er haat-e chalaan kore Soumita-r dikei egiye elo. Soumita ektu group theke alda hoye oke bollo. "Sorry Rishvi."
"Keno bolto?"
"Otar jonyo!" Rishvi-r mathay lagano bandage ta deekhiye dilo Soumita."Oh. Amakeo actually sorry bolte hoy."
"Kalker phone tar jonyo?"
"Nah amar maa bolechhe aaj theke notun jibon suru korte. Tai kalker shob kichhur jonyo sorry.Kalke amar jonyo tor onek deri hoye gelo? Kichhu miss hoye gelo ki?"
"Nah" ektu bhebe bollo Soumita. "Ulte ekta boro kichhu miss hoye jawar theke beche gelo.R tor?"
"Amar mis to hoyni ulte prapti hoyeche. Ekta khub bhalo maa."
Soumita bujhlo na or kotha. Tao ora group tar theke alada hoye porechhe, besh khanikta duure ese gechhe.
"Tor barite ekdin giye kaku-r theke khoma cheye ashbo"
"Haan tor kache to amar card achhei. Jekono somoy aste parish. Phone kore chole asish."
"Sure. Kaal berobi?"
"Ekbar babake jigesh kore confirm janabo. Kothay jaabi bol?"
...

Ora dujone kotha bolei chollo. Odike akashe megh ektuo jomeni. Furfure shoroter baatash boiche. Rikia, Soumya, Sayantani sabai chhata enechhe sathe kore. Alipore-er department-er upor je bhorsha nei. Sotti amra koto sohoj bhabe tader kei obiswas kori jata koto kothin kaaj kore amader bhalor jonyoi.


by
Dhiman Dey