Valentines' Day

samay'ta sandhebela....surya akasher paschime dubbo-dubbo korchhe.......neel akasher niche ei dhulomatir prithibite hajar manusher bhire oi briddha manushtio achhen, jini subhash park'er ek kone ekta benchir opar besh guchhiye bosechhen...sureshbabu- nandan-pally'r ganyamanya bayaska lokeder [mane jader dekhle ekhonkar dineo chhelechhokrara hater cigarette lukoy] ekjan.....asta suryer dike pith diye bosechhen......hater lathita pashe helano...chokhe-mukhe ekta biraktir chhaya....oph! ekhonkar diner chhelepilegulo ja behaya hoyechhena....aar meyegulo-tader katha jato kam bala jay bhalo...tader dine nijer did'ke dekhechhen na! ...hum hum baba...bari theke beronor seki karakari...jadio ba bikeler dike ektu beroto, sange sabsamay panchur ma...aar ekhonkar dine dekho...ma-babar ahladi meye chollen oi ekta jeans'er pant aar hatkata jama pore...beronor kono samay-gamay nei..raat-biret-kono patta nei...ta abar kader sange ghurchhe? na, jato rajyer chheleder sange!! etai naki adhunikata ! bhabteo ga-pitti jwale jay...sureshbabu rager chote ekbar thotta kamre nilen.......parker pash diye ekta gari hush kore chole gelo- garir bhetor uchu sware bajchhe- ITS THE TIME TO DISCO...uph! ei arek jutechhe-jato rajyer akhadya hindi gaan!! aha! purano sesab diner gaan! EK BANGLA BANE NYARA!! pankuj mullik'er galay- sureshbabu darun amode chokh'ta bujei phellen.....eman samay abar-HUM HAIN NAYE,ANDAAZ KYUN HO PURANA...oph! era ki dudando shantite boste dbena naki? aaj abar aaro barabari...tar abashya ekta karon'o achhe...aaj ki ekta VALENTINE'S DAY na ki jeno....natni subarna'ke jigges korechhilan...se to kayekdin dhorei barite hulusthulu badhiye diyechhe..eta kinchhe, eke phone,tar sange khil-khil...o ja bollo tar mane aaj rasta-ghat jure chhele-meye prem kore berabe...bhaba jay!! gharer jinis-barojor phoolbagane chalte pare-setake ekebare rastay namiye enechhe!!.... aar prem ki bachchharkar jinis je ekdin saraswatipujor mato kore nilam ...ke jane...subarnao to berolo...chheletar naam anindya na ki jeno....bari thekeo baron korlo na..abashya baron'i ba ke korbe? tar cheele-chheler bou'i ki dhoya tulsipata naki? subinoy'er M.Sc'er result barbad'i holo paramitar pallay pore...raatdin college katchhe..parashonay mon nei...tini takhani sandeha korechhilen....bhebechhilen chheleke deke khub shashan korben.....ta, surama seta kortei dilo na... ki ek bou je kapal kore peyechhilen!! sarajiban hese-khele katiye dilo...kono chinta nei, bhabna nei...subinoy'er katha shune khub ekchot hese bollo-'ta besh to, babar pathei to gechhe...paramita meyeta kintu besh bhalo- tumi eta niye ekdam jhamela korbe na...aar tachhara chheler dosh dekho ki kore? duyekta class kate ei ja! baper mato entrance'er anka parikkha na diye premikar sange anya grame mela deklhte to jay ni!!'
ei ja! ei kathata to ekbaro mone hoy ni!!.....sureshbabu nore-chore boslen...mukhe etokkhon je biraktir bhaj porechhilo seta sare gelo....barang, mukhe ekhon ekchilte hasir abha....surama-r janya paglami tini ki kam korechhen ?....ekhon chhelepilera saradin meyeder sange mishchhe....tar modhye duyekta chhutko-chhatka prem.....tao sabgulo abar teke na...sei niyei ki buk chitiye ghure beray...aar tini? sei bish shataker dordandaopratap baba....pan theke chun khoslei hate chhari....gharer bhetor shanta, bhitu maa- chokhe jal, kintu mukh bhasahin....bharosar modhye bidhaba thakurma aar pisir prashray......sei subadei na suramar sange prem'ta tike gelo....se ki prem!! hum!! ekhonkar fichel chhelera sesab ki bujhbe? ekhon to dekha karar ichchhe holei phone'e appointment...katha balar ichchhe holei phone, bidesh-bibhuiye thakle chat...sab byabostha kara achhe samparkata tikiye rakhar janya...tabu era rakhte parena...aar tini? mone achhe ekdin suramake dekhar ichchhe holo- edike dekha karar upay nei...kono katha nei...prathame nijer ichchhe atkanor chesta korechhilaen..tarpar na pere ekdam shesh raat'e bari theke haoya, du krosh periye pouchholen bhorer bela...suromader barir bagane lukiye roilen-keno na janten bhorerbela suroma chan sere bagane phool tulte asbe....onake dekhe to abak-pray murchha jay! oph! ki bhalo legechhilo je sedin!! suramar sange alap'o to erakam'i advutbhabe...beparay ghuri orate giyechhen bhar dupurbela...anyer ghuri kete giye porlo suramader bagane... bagane dhuke dekhlen ekta golgal misti shyamla meye bagane bose achar khachchhe, pashei ghurita jatna kore rakha...kichhutei ghuri debena...sei ghuri chharate pakka ekti ghanta bojhate hoyechhilo...sheshmesh ghuri to pelen, kintu moner ghuri to laat kheye gelo......biyeta kintu khub sahaje hoyni...baba to sab shune take ekta ashbati niye tara korechhilen...thakurma r pisi na thakle morei jeten...sheshe thakurmar jedajeditei biye holo...biyer par abashya kono samasya chhilo na...suroma sakaler priyo hoyechhilo...baba to sheshdike tar theke putrabadhukei beshi biswas korten.....
suramar sange nijer prem'er katha bhabte giye sureshbabu keman jeno medur hoye gelen....ektu aage charpasher chhele-meyeder je bhirta dekhe tar beellapana mone hochchhilo-hathat seta dekhei bhari sundar laglo...oi je chheleta-meyetar haat dhore ghurchhe- unio to ekdin suromar haat dhore melay ghurechhilen, tarpar sandhebela ghare pherar pathe andhakar rastay ekta chumu...suroma puro lal hoye gechhilo...ghare phire abashya uni laal holen...lajjay noy, beter barite...anka parikkha kete jabar doshe...sei pray abchha hoye jaoya , hariye jaoya diner katha mone pore tar khub hasi pelo....oi je dure kayek jora chhelemeye sar bedhe phuchka khachchhe- dekhei to mone pore jay sei je melay eksange ghati-garam kheyechhilen.....opasher cinema hall'tar baire jorar bhir...ba, ei to eder modhyei sureshbabu dibyi sedin'er sei parikkha palano chheletake dekhchhen je kina tar premikar sange raat jege ekdin jatra dekhechhilo...tar parei oder kathata besh kayek gram'e chaur hoye gelo...tar parei sureshbabur birdarpe biyer prastab ebang biye....
aha, seisab purano diner katha bhule ki brithai aajker dinta katiye dilen...nijer opar khub raag holo ektu aage ei sab kachi chhelemeyeder prem dekhe birakta habar janya....ish! onader samay to eman ekta din chhilo na!! thakle nischay unio anek kichhu korten...achchha aajo to kara jay...suroma abashya kichhui bujhbe na...burir sab chul pekechhe, dat pore gechhe, chokhe mota chhanikata chashma....tabu oi buri to tar baro bhalobasar jan...aaj jadi sabai tar priyojanke bhyalobasa janate pare tahole uni keno janaben na? bhaloi hoyechhe ...aaj barite keu nei...suiroma ekai achhe....achchha ki neya jay or janya? suroma golap khub bhalobasto, barite golap-bagan korechhilo...muri r aloor chap khete ekhono khub bhalobase...buss! problem solved...sureshbabu birdarpe parker baire theke ekta golaper tora kine phellen...lokta jigges karay gambhir mukhe bollen-'premikake debo'....fooler tora hate niye, tapaner dokan theke ekthonga aloor chap kine jakhan barite dhukben takhan kolkatar rastay saribaddha lamppost aparthibo alo adharite dhekechhe ei premik saharke...mayabi aloy bhaschhe kolkata....