Aalor Kahini (Bengali)

Aami nijeke natun bhabe tairi korte suru korlam. Pora sunoy mon dilam. Chatro porate laaglam. Ei bhabe din kat-te laaglo. Majhe majhe Rahuldar chithi aasto Dadar aar chordar kache. Sekhan thekei Rahuldar khobor petam.

Dekhte dekhte bachor ghure gelo. Babar retirement er somay o ghaniye aaslo. Dadar chakri permamant hoye gelo. Chordar o ‘Hindustan motor’ e chakri hoye gelo. Baba Ma aamar biye debar jonno uthey pore laglo. Besh koyekta patro pokhyo aamake dekhte aaslo. Sobar mukhe eki kotha, ‘mukhosri khub misti, chok duto bhari sunder, figure o chokh jhalsano, kintooo….. meye bhison kaalo…. aar ektoo bete….’ Ma er chinta barte laaglo. Rahuldar swapno ekhono aamar mon e gethe chilo.

Aami 21 bochore pa dilam. Teen ti bachor paar hoye gelo seyi bibhisikhar dupur theke. Dolar saathe aar aamar kono din dekha hoi ni. Ora Asansol chole giyeche.

Dekhte dekhte 3 ti bachor par hoye gelo Rahuler saathe protham dekha hobar par. Aami o aager theke aanek matured hoye giye chilam. Kintu Rahuler prati durbalota kichutei komye ni. Tobe mone mone thik kore chilam aamar jiboner sab ghatona ek din bolbo Rahul ke. Ha Rahul ke, aar rahulda chinta korte bhalo lagto na. Rahul…. Rahul. Aabar mone bhoy o chilo, Rahul sob sune Jodi aamake grhinar chokhe dekhe? Aami to nosto meye. Sechaye nah holeyo, aar to kumari noyi. Kintu Rahul ke jato tuku aami chinechi, se bhison practical. Hoyto aamake khoma kore debe. Ei sob elo melo chinta niyei aamar din kat chilo, hatath ekdin sakal 9 tar somoy Rahul eshey hazir.

Barite hullor pore gelo. Sobai khub khusi. Aamar buker bhitor anande jeno dhaker kathi baajte suru korlo. Dada aar chorda Rahul ke peye jeno natun jibon phire pelo. Dujonar ee office e jabar taara chilo. Ora Rahul ke bikel porjonto thakte request korlo, ora na phera porjonto. Rahul raaji hoye gelo. Ma aamake jal khabar banate bollo Rahul er jonno. Aami ati utsaher saathe luchi tarkari banate boslam, jeno aanek din por aamar bor phireche, taake seba korar ekta sujog peyechi. Mone mone pranam kore Rahul ke jol khabar dilam. Rahul haaste haaste khelo. Aami aar Shyamal o or saathe khelam. Baba, Dada aar chorda bhaat kheye nilo. Dada aar chorda office e chole gelo.

Aamio aajkal besh kotha bolte sikhe giyechi. Ekta confidence jeno aamake peye bosechilo. Parbo, aami parbo. Rahul er paase bosey aami Rahul ke Bangalore kemon sahor, Chakri kemon laagche, kato din chuti ityadi jigyesha korte laaglam. Rahul aamar prosner uttor to dilo kintu aanubhab korlam je o jeno aamake natun bhabe dekhche. Ai Aalo ke jeno er aage kono dino dekhe ni. Tahole ki aami paarchi Rahul er mon kaarte? Anubhab ti mone aasteyi aamar chokhe mukhe jeno ekti bijoyinir haasi phute uthlo. Rahul er jeno aamar saathe kotha bolte ki rakam aswasti hote suru korlo. Thik takhon Shyamal o eshey aamader maajhe boslo. Rahul aabar sadharan bhabhe aamar aar Shyamal er saathe kotha bolte laaglo.

Baba retirement er aage ekti baari toiri korchilo. Tar kaaj dekhte jaabar kotha chilo. Shyamal o babar saathe jaabe. Rahul ta sune babar saathe jabar kotha bollo.
Ma sune bollo, “na baba, ei garam aar dhulor modhye dupur ta katiye ki korbe. Ekhanei thako, bisram karo.”
Baba o Rahul ke baari tei thakte bollo. Baba aar Shyamal beriye gelo. Aamra teen jone roye gelam baarite, ma, aami aar Rahul. Ma cha kore aamader saathe boslo.

Ma aamar biyer katha tule Rahul ke Kaalo aar bête meyer biye debar kato je jaala bolte suru korlo. Hotath Rahul ke ma bollo, “Rahul, tomar to anek chena jaana aache, dekho na baba Jodi tumi ekta bhalo paatro jogar kore dite paaro Aalor jonno. Aami tomake ekta photo o diye debo, dekho na Jodi paaro.”

Rahul haaste haaste, thattar choley bollo, “Dida, Tumi ki Aalo ke jigyesa korecho, o nije kone chele thik kore rekheche kina nijer jonno?”
Ma o haste haste bollo, “Jodi o nije kono chele ke pachando kore thake, tobey aamra haasi mukhe taake jaamai kore niye aasbo.”

Dujone haaste suru korlo, aar aami mone mone ma ke bollam, ‘Tomar saamnneyi to bosey aache paatro, takei jamai karo na.’
Maathay takhon aamar dustu budhi ghurche, chokhe mukhe dustu haasi. Ek mone Rahul ke dekh chilam aami. Rahul ekbar aamar dike takiye chokh ghurie nilo.

Ma taar raannar kaaj aar ghorer kaaj korte chole gelo. Ami aar Rahul sadharan kotha barta korte laglam. Aabar aamar mone holo Rahul ektu aswasti bodh korche. Mone mone haasi pelo. Maathay dustumi chaplo, aami Rahul er paase giye boslam aar khepabar taale jigyesh korlam, “Ta tumi to aamar jonno bor jogar kore aanbe, nijer jonno ki bou jogar korecho aage?” Chokhe mukhe takhon aamar haasi phutchilo. Rahul aamar dike takiye bollo,
“Aami to na hoi tomar bor khojar daitto nilam, ta tumie na hoi aamar bou jogar korar daitto to nie nao.”
Dujonei heshye uthlam.

Mathay ku budhhi chepechilo. Aami Rahuler haather upor aalga aamar haath rekhe muchki hese bollam, “aar Jodi boli je aami kauke bhalobasi, tahole?”
Rahul o haaste haaste uttor dilo, “Aalap koriye dao, tomar baba maar saathe aami kotha bolchi.”
Maatha nere aami bollam, “Aalap aami tomar saathe koriye dite paari, kintu tomake kotha dite hobe je aapatoto ei kotha tumi kauke janabe na.”

“Ba re ba, Jodi tomar baba ma ke kichu na boli, tara jaanbe ki kore tomar pachander cheler sambandhe?” haaste haaste Rahul prasno korlo.
Aami uttor dilam, “Aapatato aami chaina je keu januk aamar prem kahinir bepar ta.”
“Keno?” Rahul jante chelo.
“Bolbo tomake, sob bolbo porye, kintu tomake aage aamake chooye kotha dite hobe tumi kauke kichu bolbe na. Gopon rakhbe!” Aami aaste kore bollam.
“Aachha baba kotha dilam.” Rahul aamar mathey haath rekhe bollo.
“Promise?”
“Promise.”