NIYOTIR PORIHAAS

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Sei chheleta……naam dhora jaak Vicky!!!!……ar sei meyeta….naam ….tultuli!!abhinnohridoy bondhu dujone!Ora pore kolkatar ek naami school-e!
Oder porichoy bohudiner……sei nursery theke eksaathe pore aaschhe…..ar ekhon?….ora class 11-e….baaro bachhorer gobhir bondhutwo….class-e sadharonto pashapashi boshe ora……
Vicky medhabi…..bishesh kore onke matha khub bhalo……cheharar modhyeo besh buddhir porichoy paoa jay……bhadro ---binoyi –sangjato-----baaire theke bojhar jo nei je classer jatorakom bodmaayeshi-----teacherder pichhone laaga…….sober pichhei royechhe or haat….swabhikbhaabei bondhuder kaachheo darun janopriyo…..kintu ekisaathe or montao udaar…..dushter shiromoni holeo konodin kaaro khoti kore ni ba ichhakritobhaabe kaaro mone aghaat daye ni…..sob miliye o chhilo classer bohu chheler role model…..baba police officer---maa ekti schooler shikkhika….sutorang barite besibhaag somoyei o thaakto eka!…koishorer swabhabik niyomanujayi tai or modhye goreo uthechhilo besh kichhu kuobhyas……tobe hoyto ba or atmosochetanotar jonyei sesob or jibone baro ekta probhaab bistaar korte pare ni!!!!
Apordike tultulio lekhaporay bhalo…..dekhtesunteo mondo noy….mishuke-----sobdik die o chhilo oneker kaachhe priyo…..tobe chaander kalonker mato or chhilo ekta dosh----je kaarone oke araale class-er chhelera “flirt” bolto….!!…o hoyto janto je o jakhon kono chheler dike taakiye haashe ba ekdrishte taakiye thaake takhon oke ograjhyo korar khsamota kaaro thaake na…..or sei haasi ba nispalok dristir modhye royechhe emon kichhu ja je kono purusher shiraay aagun dhoriye dite pare------taar hridoy tolpaar kore tulte pare!!!….ar tultuli ei sujoger sampurno sadbabohar korto….er fole classer bohu chhelero or proti durbalota jonmaato…..kintu jakhoni kono chhele oke sorasori prem nibedon korechhe…….o songesonge take protyakhyan koreche….!!!!!…..sotyi bolte ki, sobai monemone janto je jatoi er-or dike takak ….prokritopokkhe vicky ar raja chhara ar kaukei tultuli sebhabe patta daye na!!----raja ??….vickyr best friend…dinekaale tultulir saatheo bhalo bondhutwo hoe gechhe!
Rajar chehara khub sundar…lomba forsha…..dekhte bhalo….kota chokh…..roj gymnasium-e jaay…..tai figuretao sundar …..swabhikbhaabei mohilamahole khubi janopriyo….tobe baairer sob goon thaakleo vickyr mato janmogato protibha rajar chhilo na---sekatha raja nijeo janto!

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Ghatonata suru holo ebhaabe!
Sedin tultuli or oi adbhut dristi nie taakiye chhilo vickyr dike….Vicky or ei bodgooner katha janto….tai byapartaake patta ditto na….kintu sedin hothat kore je kibhaabe ki hoe gelo!! Vickyo or chokh theke ar chokh sorate parlo na….or chokher bhetor die kon ojana swapner deshe chole gelo!!!!
Kintu koyekmuhurter ei ghor kete jaoamatro Vicky sorasori prosno chhurlo tultulike, “ki dekhchhilis?”
Hashlo tultuli, “keno, toke!”
“keno?hothat?”
“toke amar bhalo laage, tai!!
Erom uttorer por ar kii ba bola jaay!!!chup kore gelo Vicky!
Sedin baari eshe kichhu khelo na Vicky….shuyeshuye bhabte laglo or saathe tultulir prothom alaaper katha----takhon class 5-e pore ora…tultuli ekdin eshe vickyke ekta cadbery dilo…..prothome khub obaak hoechilo Vicky….takhon tultuli jaanay je seta or janmodin upolokkhye…..sei prosonge ora jaante pare oder janmo eki din-e…..5th October!sediner por thekei oder bondhutwo bere gelo!
Aaro kato mojar ghatonai aachhe oder dujonke ghire----sudhu ki moja, dukkho, anondo----ki nei??….esob bhabte bhabte vickyr mon haariye gechhilo sei kon sudur swapnoloke --- hothat ghorir katay chokh jetei chomke uthlo Vicky----eto taratari tin ghanta keto gelo????
Ek soptaher modhyei Vicky bujhte parlo…..o ajkaal tultulir proti ektu beshimatrate durbol hoe porechhe…..sarakkhoni or katha chinta kore ar sob kaaj fele….etodin o tultulike khub bhalo bondhu hishebe dekhe esheche……kintu aajkal oke bondhur thekeo beshi kichhu mone korte shuru koreche!!!!!!….o dekhlo, o tultulike jatota jaane, bojhe, chene----tatota ar kono chhele jaane na…..abar oke onyo kono meye ja chene…..tar theke tultuli onek beshi jaane…..tultulike o jesob katha khule bolte pare….baakider kaachhe to seta pare na…..tobe keno na…..?????!!!!!
Puro byaparta Vicky thik korlo rajake khule bolbe!!…sobe rajake phone korte jaabe, thik takhoni beje uthlo oder phoneta----vicky dhorlo, “hello!”
“Ha Vicky, ami raja bolchi!”
“wow!!ki strange!!….amio tokei phone korte jachhilam!”
“hmm….great!!!ki bolbi bol!”
“naah….tui aage bol!!”
“na Vicky plzz tui aage bol……amar khaborta ekta surprise!!!!chomke uthbi tui!”
“well raja…amar khabortao kom surprising noy……kintu jehetu tui phone korechhis….tui aage bolbi!!”
“ok….kintu kauke bolis na…plzzz….,” golar swar namalo raja, “I love tultuli!!!!……yes vicky….ami oke bhalobashi!”
“wwhatttt---ki bolli??????”,nijer kaanke biswas korte parchhilo na Vicky!!
“ha Vicky….its true….ami besh bujhte parchi je oke ami bhalobasi….jaani khaborta tor kaachhe abiswasyo thekbe but believe me….its nt a joke……I m really serious about it!!!”
Koyekmuhurter jonyo bonbon kore ghure uthlo vickyr matha…..samosto sorir jhimjhim kore uthlo…..ar ektu holei phoneta haat theke pore jachhilo----onek koshte nijeke samlalo Vicky, “tultuli jaane?”
“na….ar keu jaane na……tokei 1st bollam.”
“byaparta ki one-sided na mutual?ki mone hoy tor??”
“dekh……surely kichhu bolte parchi na….but oro amar proti akorshon definitely aachhe….or hab-bhaab dekhei bojha jaay!”
Kathagulo tirer mato bidhchhilo vickyke-----kintu kichhu korar upaay nei….
“well raja……ami ki kichhu jiges korbo tultulike tor proti or feelings-er byapare?”
“na re….orom directly kichu korte jaas na…….sob kechiye jete pare…..tar cheye tui ghuriye katha bole asteaste bojhar chesta kor amar proti or feelings….ki, parbi na?”
Smito haashe Vicky, “paarte to amake hobei!”……..


Pordin kathay-kathay hothat tultuli bole uthlo vickyke, “ekta katha bolbo?”
“jiges korar ki aachhe ??…bol na!!”
“aashole byaparta emon …..je thik ki bolbo toke…..”
“aare bol na yaar…….”
“kauke bolis na plzzzz”
“na re baba!”
“I have fallen in love with someone!!!!”
Nijer buker bhetor dhorforanir awaj sunte paay vicky…. “ke se?”
“raja!!!”
Khanikkhon pathor hoe roilo Vicky…mukhe kono katha sorlo na…….tarpor aasteaaste ektu hashar chesta korlo…….kintu se hashite jeno anonder cheye dukkhoi beshi fute uthechilo!!…..ektu bhalo kore vickyke lakkhyo korlei or moner bhaabta bojha jeto……kintu byaparta sei muhurte tultulir najor eriye gelo!!!!!!
“kire, kichhu bolli na je!!!khub obaak hoechis mone hochhe!!!!”
Smito hashlo Vicky, “thiki bolechis…..eto obak aage konodin hoi ni!!!”
Kichhukkhon dujonei chupchaap….tarpor katha bole uthlo Vicky, “kaal raja phone korechilo amay…..!!”
“ki bollo?…..amar samporke kichhu bole o toke?”
“Tultuli…..i guess you are quite lucky…..u love someone who loves u as well…..erom bhagyo khub komeri hoy!”
Tultuli prohome biswas korte paare ni……bhabchilo Vicky bodh hoy or saathe thatta korche…..kintu jakhon bujhlo seta sotyi……anonde atmohara hoe porlo….vickyke joriye dhore bolte laglo, “I m so happy, Vicky…..i m so delighted……ar tui amay je khaborta dili er je amar kaachhe katokhani mulyo ami toke bole bojhate parbo na…..tui na thaakle aj hoyto esob kichhui hoto na!!…….you are greaaaatttt Vicky…..that’s why I like u more than anyone else!!”
Vicky ekta dirghoshwash fello…..ekbar chesta korlo khushi hote ei bhebe… “tultulir anondei amar anondo….o khushi thaaklei ami khushi!”kintu parokkhonei monta bishaade chheye gelo jakhon or mone holo je meyeta sarajibon oke ‘like’ kore gelo…..kintu ‘love’ korte parlo na !!!

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Er por du bachhor kete gechhe….Vicky ar tultuli joint-entrance porikkhay bhalo rank kore jadavpur university-te engineering nie bhorti hoeche…..odike raja higher secondary porikkha paash korei lekhapora chhere babar bishal byabshay haat lagieche!
Ajkal raja ar tultulir soptahe dinduyeker beshi dekha hoy na----oder modhye ki katha barta hoy…segulo abar vickyr kaachhe eshe galpo kore tultuli…..tobe koyekdin dhorei ekta byapar bujhte parche tultuli----kintu sahosh kore kauke bole uthte pare ni---sotyi bolte ki, nijer emon adbhut manobhaaber karon ekhono porjonto mathay dhoke ni or------rajar proti aager sei taan jeno ar nei or mone!!!!!
Sedin chhutir por galpo korchilo Vicky ar tultuli…..korte kortei vickyke hothat ekta prosno kore boslo tultuli, “achcha, ekta sotyi katha bolto amay---tui konodin karo preme poris ni???”
Vicky bhebechilo “na” bolbe…..kintu or chokher dike takiye oke mithye bolte parlo na Vicky, “ha!”
“Seki!!”, obak hoy tultuli, “ar amake konodino bolis ni?”….khanikta jeno abhimaan tultulir golay!
“bolte cheyechhilam…..kintu bolte paari ni!”
“maane? Bolte cheyeo bolte paaris ni keno?”
“dekh….onek katha aachhe jar kono maane hoy na….etao hoyto seromi kichhu!”
Khanikta birokto hoy tultuli, “ki takhon theke heyali kore jachhis?bolte hoy to poriskaar kore bol……noyto bolis na!!”
Chup kore roilo Vicky!
Tultuli bujhlo byaparta eriye jete chaaichhe Vicky----kintu keno????
“ta ke sei dhonyi meye je tokeo ghayel kore fello?” muchki heshe jiges kore tultuli.
Kono uttor nei!
“ki re, bol!!amay bolbi na??”
“shon tultuli, protita manusher jibone emon kichhu katha thaake ja se konodin kauke bolte paare na----kauke na…..tar mrityur saathe saathe seisob katharo ar kono astitwo thaake na….kono chihno thaake na-----dhore ne, etao serokomi kichhu!!!”…eknishwashe kathaguli bole saamner ekta chalonto bus-e uthe porlo Vicky!!
Kichhukkhon hatobuddhi hoe daariye roilo tultuli….puro byaparta bujhtei or khanikta somoy laglo!….ki emon holo vickyr??….je oei bhaabe react korlo?….tultuli onekdin theke lakhyo koreche je vickyr modhye sei schooler pranchanchol bhaab ar nei…..sob somoyei ki jeno bhaabe….udaas mone hoy kemon jeno…kintu tai bole etota???
Raate shue vickyr kathagulor jot chharabar chesta korchilo tultuli….tobe ekta kathay or mone besh khotka lagchilo----vicky kaake bhalobashe ----se katha oke bolte ki emon asubidhe holo vickyr je o bolte cheyeo bolte pare ni??….tobe ki vickyr mone hoehilo je oke bolle o kono sahajyo korbe na ba byaparta pachhondo korbe na??….kintu ----vicky to oke bhalo kore chene -----tobu erom bokaboka katha bhabte jaabe keno??……hothat tultulir mathay jeno bidyut khele gelo…..er je ektai maane hote paare!!!!!!!!-----tobe ki Vicky…………………??!!!!!……kintu eo ki kakhono sambhob????…..naah….ar bhabte parchhilo na tultuli….or hothat kemon jeno kanna peye gelo !!!

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Ei ghatonar por praay chaar bachhor kete geche.
Vicky California theke ekta darun chaakrir offer peyeche….tultuliro porasona shesh------o ekta private company-te alpo koyekdin join koreche!!
Vickyr barite ekhon prochur hoichoi…..asonkhyo phone aasche….oke subhechha janachhe sakolei…..atmiyosajonera aasche majhemajhei…..or baba-maayer moneo khub anondo…..oder bongshe ei prothom keu bilete jachhe……
Bideshjatrar dudin aage vickyke phone korlo tultuli, “tor flight kobe?porshu to?”
“ha! sokal 7:30-e!”
“thikaachhe….ar tui aj sondher dike free aachhis?”
“ha bodh hoy…..guchhgaachh sobi motamtui sara hoe gechhe….keno re?”
“7-tar somoye gariahater more ‘anondomela’r saamne daarate parbi?….taale tor jaoar aage dujone mile ektu galpo kora jaabe……abar katodin baade dekha hobe!”---tultulir golata kemon jeno sonachhilo.
Haashe Vicky, “ki, farewell dibi?”
Kichukkhon chup kore thaake tultuli, tarpor bole “hoyto tai!”
“ok….ami jaabo…bhaloi hobe….ar raja aasbe to?”
“raja na ele tor ki khub asubidhe hobe?”
Kathata shune khanikta hokchokiye jaay Vicky….konomote bole, “na----ta na….!”
“byaas…tobe to thiki aachhe…..mone thaake jeno thik 7-ta!”
“ok…takhon dekha hobe….bye!”
Monemone khushi holo Vicky….antoto, meyeta je bondhu hishebe oke etota bhalobashe-----seta bhebeo bhalo laglo or!
Nirdharito somoyer 2 min aagei pouchholo Vicky…..prothome o kheyal kore ni…pichhon theke mathay ekta chaati kheye takiye dekhe hasche murtimoyi swayong!!!
“Baap re, bidesh jaoar aagei eto tel hoeche ??chintei parchhis na…..ta, bidesh theke fire ki hobe re??”
“ta , bidesh theke firboi----tai ba dhore nichhis keno?” haastehaaste bole Vicky!
“isshh….tar mane oi sada memgulor ektaake biye kore okhaanei theke jaabi??”
“seromi to ichhe aachhe!”….thattar sure janay Vicky….“tachhara ar kii ba korbo bol!”
“keno, tor sei ‘iye’-ke dekhte aasbi na?”
Ingeet-ta bujhlo Vicky…..kichu bollo na!
“jaagge chol….egono jaak!”
“kothaay jaabi?”
“uffffff…..chol na…..dekhtei to paabi!”
Haatte laglo dujone….tultuli eshe daralo ‘bedwin hi-hat’-er saamne!
“Hmmm…ebar bojha gelo !”
“baairei daariye thakbi na bhetore dhukbi?”
“ja tui bolbi!”
khochata bujhte pare tultuli, “o bbaba….kato baadhyo chhele re amar!”
Bhetore dhuke koner dike ekta table-e dujone mukhomukhi boshar ekta jayga peye gelo ora -----bhetorta motamuti faaka-----ekta halka nil alo jolchhe…..kemon jeno ekta swapnalu mayabi poribesh chheye royeche…..odike aasteaaste “kuch kuch hota hai” cinemar gaan cholchhe----------
JAANE WAFA HOKE BEKARAAR,
BARSO KIYA MEIN NE INTEZAAR…….
Besh kichhukkhon eke aporer dike nispalok dristite cheye roilo ora…..jeno gaaner modhye bibhor hoe porechilo…..sei abismaroniyo gaan jar modhye prokash peyeche ek bondhur ar ek bondhur jonyo opekkha kore thaaka……sei anobadyo bondhutwo jar porinoti ek swachho onabil prem…..
Sombit firlo restaurent-er waiter-er daake-----“ki order deben, sir?”
Vicky-i prothom katha bole uthlo, “ki re, ki khaabi, bol!”
Adbhut hashlo tultuli, “tui ja khabi, tai!”
“Besh….tobe duto mutton biriyani ar duto mirinda!”
Order nie chole gelo waiter……abar dujone eka…..
“Vicky, tui to boltis , ami tor shobcheye kaachher bondhu……ta tui je amay ebhaabe eka fele rekhe chole jaabi, tor ekuo kashto hobe na amar jonyo?”…..tultulir golay kemon jeno korun aarti!!!
“toke to ami eka fele rekhe jachhi na…emon ekjoner kaachhe rekhe jachhi—je toke khub bhalobashe ar jaake tuio khub bhalobashis!”
“na re---tui chole gele ami sotyi bhishon eka hoye porbo!”
“achha, rajar saathe tor ki hoeche , bolto?”….prosnota vicky aaro aagei korbe bhebechilo kintu ar hoe othe ni!
Ebare ar nijeke samlaate paare na tultuli-----howhow kore kede othe….jhorjhor kore jol porte thaake or chokh diye!!!!…..Vicky khanikta aprostut hoe porlo….tultulir erom reaction ekebaarei asha kore ni o….o taratari uthe tultulike dhorlo, “aare, ki muskil…..kaadchhis keno??…ki hoeche bol…..aarre tui na bolle ami ki kore bujhbo bol…….rajar saathe ki jhagra hoeche?…o kichhu boleche?”
“Amay keu kichhu bole ni re……kaaro saathe kono jhagrao hoy ni----bhul bojhabujhio hoy ni-------ami nijekei nije chinte paari ni re!!”…..chokh muchhte muchhte janay tultuli!
Ebar tultulir paashe gie boshlo Vicky….or dui kaadhe haat rekhe aaste aaste gobhir samobedonar soore jiges korlo, “tor ki hoeche re?…..tui aj erom korchis keno?…..amay khule bol…sob kichhu…..i ll try my best to solve ur problem!”
“sobaike ki sobkichhu bola jaay re?”…..kathagulo bolar somoye adbhut mishti laage tultulike…..
Vickyr mathay sob kemon jeno talgol paakiye jachhilo….ki hoeche tultulir?…..sarakkhon erom dharoner kathabarta bolche keno?
Erpor khabar eshe jaoay ar khub beshi katha egulo na…..dujonei chupchaap khete laglo….ekbar sudhu tultulir dike taakate Vicky dekhlo je o vickyr dikei taakiye chhilo!!!chokhachokhi hotei chokh naamiye nilo….tarporei abar heshe nije theke bollo, “toke fer kobe dekhbo, thik nei……tai bhalo kore dekhe nichhilam!!”
Khaoar daam Vicky metate gechhilo…..kintu tultuli kichhutei oke dite dilo na…..jor-jabordosti kore nijei dilo!
“18 bachhor dhore toke roj praay dekhtam…..erpor abar kobe dekhbo……jaani na….okhaan theke kintu majhemajhe toke phone korbo!”
Hashlo tultuli, “jodi amake tor mone thaake tobe to!!”
Kathata sune vickyr khanikta moja laglo…..o joddin beche thaakbe…..toddin tultuli beche thaakbe or moner modhye ek sukhoswapno hishebe….ek modhur smritirupe…..or koshter din-e ….dukkhobedonar din-e sei sundar smriti –i oke jogaabe anuprerona…..ei sob katha jodi tultuli jaanto, tobe ar kathata bolto na!!
Ebar tultuli vickyr ekta haat dhorlo--- “amar ekta katha rakhbi?”
“ki?”
“tor biyer por jodi meye hoy, tobe tar naam raakhbi tultuli!”
Chomke uthlo Vicky….etota obak o or 22 bachhorer jibone kakhono hoy ni…..tarpor hashlo Vicky, “ekta sarto aachhe!”
Khanikta jeno aahoto hoy tultuli, “ki?”
“tor jodi chhele hoy…..taaro naam rakhbi Vicky!”--------ebar heshe fele dujonei!!
“tobu jaate amay bhule na jaas, tai……”-----vickyr daan haate chhoto ekta aangti poriye dilo tultuli…..aangtir opor engreji akkhore ori naam khodai kora!!!!
“erom aangti kintu dushmanto-o shakuntala-ke diechilo…..tarpor dibyi bhule mere diechilo puro byaparta!!”
vickyr kathata shesh hote na hote jhot kore ghure takalo tultuli! Bhuru naachiye bollo, “tor ki mone hoy je tui dushmanto ar ami shakuntala?”

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sokal 6:30-e dumdum airport-e pouchhe Vicky dekhe raja or jonye opekkha korche, mukhe ekgaal haashi…..haate ekta laal golaapful-er tora!
Vicky khub dukkho peyechhilo o chole jaoar aage raja ekbaaro or saathe dekha na korte aashay!
O kichhu bolar aagei raja botrish paati data ber kore bole uthlo, “ki re?kemon laaglo surprise?….khub khisti korchili nischoy amay….je ekbaaro dekha korte elaam na…ichhe korei jaai ni…..last moment-e eshe toke surprise debo….ne, eta dhor!”
Haashlo Vicky…..ekbaar bhablo bolbe gatoporshu or ar tultulir eksaathe beriye restaurent-e dinner korar katha…..kintu shesh porjonto ar tultulir katha tullo na!
Nirdhaarito somoye vickyr flight chhere dilo…..or monta kemon jeno ek abyakto bedonay bhore gelo……abar kobe je fera hobe kolkatay , ke jaane!!!!


Bikele tultulider barite phone-ta beje uthlo…..tultuli-i dhorlo, “hello!”
Opaash theke bheshe elo rajar kannabheja gola, “khaborta janis?”
Chhyaat kore uthlo tultulir bukta….onek koshte bollo, “ki khabor?”
Odik theke besh kichukkhon kono katha shona gelo na….tarpor raja aaste aaste bole uthlo, “Vicky---vickyr…..”
“ki??? Ki hoeche vickyr?”….chitkaar kore uthlo tultuli!
“oder plane-ta 10000 feet opor theke niche crash koreche…..ektao passenger beche nei!”……howhow kore kede uthlo raja!
Receiver-ta pore gelo tultulir haat theke!!….or mone pore gelo porshu vickyr sei katha-ta , “toke to ami eka fele rekhe jachchi na, raja to aachhe-----!”
Asfutshwore bole uthlo tultuli, “ami to rajake chaai ni Vicky, ami cheyechhilam toke ----sudhu toke……ar sei tui amay fele etodoore paaliye geli??……forever??”
Paasher kon baari theke jeno bheshe aaschhilo sei abishmaroniyo gaan-----
BARO EKA LAAGE, EI AANDHAARE ,
MEGHERO KHELA AJ AKASHPAARE!!!!

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I wrote this when i was in class 10.........I was rathr immatured n this shows clearly at each line of the story......still i felt i wd give this piece here......By the way, though this bears no resemblance wid any real incident, the characters had been inspired from my own lyf.......