DU BOCHHOR

E lekha kar-o pora-r jonye noy. Nijer jonyei lekha, nijer pora-r jonye.

Kothagulo likhini kothao, kokhono. Bhebechhi anekbar. Likhbo bhabini, shudhu-i bhebechhi. Jontrona-y lekha, na hole bhabna-i thakto.

Du bochhor agey, ei din-tar du din agey baba-r songe sesh kotha hoyechhilo. Du bar. Amar priyo bondhu ekbar upodesh diyechhilen, ekbar nirdesh. Ekbar dupur duto-y, ekbar rat barota-y. Sei sesh. Ar du bochhor agey edin jeebonjudhe porasto je baba-ke haspatal theke bari boye enechhilam, tNake ami chini na.

Dupure office jachhilam. Baba-r mukh tokhon kalche, chokh gholate. Cancer sara shoreerta-ke chino-bhinno kore kheyechhe. Je lokta-r jeeboner proti adomyo akorshon chhilo, se amake bolechhilo, “Boro koshto re. Eto koshto soye bNeche thaka... e manusher bNacha noy… ar soite pari na… er cheye mrityu bhalo.” Chokher kole jol. Du joner-i. Shokto baba-r, kothin amar-o.

Baba communist chhilen. Ishwor-drohee. Asohyo jontrona-y kator hoyeo, ghor krantikale kono bimurto astitwo-key ashroy korenni. Othobo korechhilen hoy to, jani na. Office-e se din amar onek kaj chhilo. “Tumi jao, tomar deri hoye jachhe. Kaje deri kora uchit noy”, sesh upodesh shikkhoker.

Sondhyabelay office-e phone elo. Ambulance-er awaz tar por theke sohyo korte pari na. Office theke haspatal. Baba tokhon ICU-te. Rat barota-y dekhte pelam. Ami ar dada. Mukhe nol, nake nol, hate nol. Ekta pran jontrer upor puro nirbhorsheel. Mejaj tokhono soptome, “Tora eto deri kore eli keno? Ami kotokkhon toder jonye opekkha kore bose achhi… Ekhankar byabostha khub bhalo… era amake khub jotno korchhe…Tora kintu oboshyoi jogajog rakhbi, bujhli? Jogajog rakhis.” Baba-r sesh kotha. Tokhono mane bujhini, ekhono na. Bujhini sesh nirdesh. Ekdin pore dekhechhilam, cardiac monitor-er sobuj-ta sorolrekhay lal hoye jete. Mathata dan dike kat kora. Ek sister gaye-matha-y hat bulie dichhilen. Jeno nijer meye. Ekta meye-r boro shokh chhilo baba-r. Mone mone ekta meye chhilo-o. Amar bondhu, Simantini.

Chokher jol muchhe sister bolechhilen, “Amar kaj to sesh hoye gelo, apnader anumoti thakle jontrogulo khule dyiy?” Soptaho duek pore fNaka bichhana-r pash theke Rabindra Rachanabalee-r ekta khondo jhere-jhure jothasthane tule rakhchhilam. Ekta pagemark chhilo. Baba uponyas porchhilen-- Jogajog. Jani na… hoy to… jani na…

Sokol khelay korbe khela ei ami..