Boish kaal'e Maa'er prem lila - অধ্যায় ১

Ebar golpo te jaowa jak. Amar naam, Rajesh Mukherjee nick name Babu, boyosh 28yrs. Maa Baba'r ekmatro chele, tai besh adorei boro hoyechi. Jodio Baba'r theke Maa'i amar beshi pochonder. Amra tin jon ek sathei thaki, amader South Kolkata'r bari te. Ami khub beshi lomba noi, 5'10 matro, amar gaa'er rong ektu forsha, tobe Maa'er moton noi, kintu gym kore olpo ektu muscle add korechi body te. Professionaly ami Programmer but amar speciality holo debugging, mane kono software develop howar pore, market'e jaowar age, ami seta test kori bibhinno bhabe, ar tokhon kono problems, ba bugs pele ami seta report kori. Khub time consuming kaaj eta, ar er jonno prochur salary'o pai. Kintu Bengaluru te thakle aro onek beshi salary petam, kintu amar Baba amai jete dei ni. Tai Kolkata tei, Sector 5'er ekta IT company te job kori, Kolkata'r standard'e amar salary bhalo but baki state'er shoman noi. Ami bramhon, kintu poite pori na, choto belai, amar matha nera kore ekta shada shuto poriye diyechilo, but ami oto niyom palon korte parbo na bole college'e uthte poite khule rekhe diyechi. Ebar asha jak amar Maa ar Baba'r bepare. Maa holen Shruti Mukherjee, boyosh 49 years old, M.Sc Mathematics'e Topper chilo nijer college'e, ami medal ar certificate dekhechi. Dekhte khub sundor, gayer rong forsha, mukhoshri oshadharon. Ekhono boyosh'er se rokom kono chap pore ni gaye, saree porle pichon theke komorer du pashe ektu chorbi ache bojha jai, kintu mukhe wrinkles nei, paka chul bolte majhe majhe ekta duto dekha jai, but Maa mathai ki shob henna na ki lagai, puro gobor'er moton color, tai paka chul dheke jai, ulte puro chul ta kemon halka reddish brownish hoye jai. Height'e Maa amar theke besh short, 5'1 matro. Ar tai Maa ke ektu mota lage, but serokom mota Maa noi. Haan, pet ta ektu fola, mithe bolbo na. Tobe baki features khub sundor, nijer Maa to, tai hoito oto bhalo describe korte parchi na, kintu pet ta fola na thakle, Maa'er buk'er dud ar pacha'r size almost ek, dutoi bishal. Barite Maa shob shomai nighty porto, puro puri sleeveless na, but half sleeve'er thekeo choto sleeves wala nighty. Ar tate ar kichu bojha jak ba na jak, Maa'er dud'er bonta porishkar bojha jeto, barite Maa bra porto na. Ami edik odik korte korte theek kheyal kortam, bohu bar Maa amai dekhe feleche haa kore bonta'r dike takiye thakte, kintu kichu bole ni, michke henshe mukh ghuriye okhan theke chole gache. Maa baan haat'er elbow'er upor ekta maduli pore, ar ekta laal kar'o pore, amar to ogulo te Maa ke khub sexy lage. Emni te Maa beshi saje na barite, kintu haat'e shankha pola, ar naak'e nak chabi, ar kaan'e dul ta porei, ar golai ekta lomba mangalsutra pore, jeta shob shomai nighty'e modhe dhuke thake, tobe nighty gulo deep cut noi, tai mangalsutra ta koto dur jache seta bojha jai na. Sotti bolte, Maa'i amar first attraction, ami choto belai shobai ke bole beratam, ami boro hole Maa kei biye korbo, ar ami choto bole shobai amar gaal tipe ador korto. Maa'o korto. Tobe boro hoye Maa sudhu amar attraction roilo na, Maa'er kotha bhebe bhebe ami bohu bochor masturbathe O korechi, bolte lojja lagleo, etai sotti. Ebar ashi Baba'r kothai, Baba'r naam Pradipta Mukherjee, boyosh 64, retired Income Tax Officer. Baba puro choto Amitabh bachan, almost puro white french cut dari, kancha paka chul, majh khan ta jodio ektu tak ache, oi Anupan Kher ar Amitabh Bachan'er majha majhi. Baba, Maa'er theke onek tai boro, age kar din'e ei rokom'i shob biye hoto. Jodio Baba bohu din retired, VRS niye niyechilo, kintu regularly morning walk, evening walk ar yoga kore, nije ke fit rekheche. Baba'r du bar surgery hoye gache, Angioplasty, onek gulo artery block chilo Baba'r, tai stent boshate hoyeche. Ek shomai, chain smoker chilen, plus drink o korten, tobe khaowa te always healthy food habit. But, idaning, boddo fast food dependent hoye gache, karon smoke kora ta bondho korte hoyeche, tai ei shob baje khaowar nesha lege gache. Baba bora bor'i ektu strict, sudhu amar upor na, Maa'er upor'o. Ektu edik theke odik holei, checha mechi kore. Amakeo boke, ami shongsha'er daito puro puri ni na bole. Amio chechai, ami eka keno daito nebo, Baba to mota taka pension pai, seta amar salary'r thekeo beshi, tate amar job na korleo hobe, kintu ami Baba'r upor dependant hote chai na, ar amar job ta bhalo lage, tai kori. Ar ami ekta sports bike kena'r jonno taka save korchi. Parar kichu lok'er kothai Baba got 2 bochor dhore ekta ashram'e jache, ki shob yoga ar ki shob gyaan sunte. Ei korei cholchilo amader Bortoman'e amara ekta 2 tola bari te thaki, South Kolkata te. Tobe amader bari ta onek boro, duto floor'ei 3 te kore bedroom with attached bathroom, plus besh boro hall plus kitchen and common bathroom ache. 1st floor'e jodio kitchen ta nei, ota hall'er area tei pore. 10 bochor age, Baba'r ek colleague amader barir ekdom pashe ekta plot kene, ar seo 2 tola bari banai. Tar naam, Lahiri Kaku, suncehi Baba ar Lahiri Kaku, dujone mile prochur high profile raid conduct koreche, tar mane nischoi prochur taka poisa jherache dujone mile, jodio amar ek fota shahosh nei, Baba'r shamne kotha gulo bolar, kintu cinema te to dekhai, boro boro officer ta raid korle, atleast kichu to rakhe nije der jonne. Any ways, Lahiri Kaku'r bari toiri howar por, Baba ar Kaku, mile nijeder mathar poka gulo ke nariye, ki ek odbhut plan bar korlo, je amader du jone'er chad duto'r majhe ekta bridge moton thakbe, jate chad diye ebari obari kora jabe. Nijer Baba ke to matha mota bolte pari na, tai Lahiri Kaku kei mone mone bollam, ei rokom budhi jeno duniyai karor na thake, ei faltu idea'r jonno, ek bari te chor ele, ekshonge du bari te churi hoye jabe kondin. Budhir dhenki dujonei. Ekhon amader dujon'er barir chad'er majhe ekta howrah bridge ache, jodio eta par hote toll tax lage na. Bridge ta prai 6 foot lomba, ar 3 foot chowra, side'e railing ache, puro chad'er height'e. Kondin oi bridge na karor mathai bhenge pore ar amar Baba ar Lahiri Kaku jail'e jai, sei duschintai amar din kate. Amader Barir pichon dik tate ekta slum mane boshti ache, ekdom amader barir pichon'er boundary wall'er pichon thekei boshti ta shuru. Ar amader barir shamne boro goli prai 14 foot hobe width ta. Barir ekpashe to Lahiri Kaku'r bari, ar arek pashe Nirmala Pishi'r ek tola bari[sunechi Nirmala pishi kon ek primary school'e teacher, but bhalo salary na, kintu tao nijer boyoshko Maa ke dekhe rakhe, tar duto didi ache, tara bibahito, kintu tao nijeder Maa ke ek din'er jonno bari niye jai na, Nirmala Pishi'r ar biye kora hoi ni, boyosh'e amar Maa'er moton'i hobe, but khub roga]. Bochor 2018, February month; Goto mash'e Lahiri Kaku'r wife mara jan, Kakima khub bhalo chilen, bhalo bhalo kotha bolten shobar sathe, ar karor personal bepare matha ghamaten na, tai amar onake khub bhalo lagto. Jodio Lahiri Kaku'r ekta boro chele ache, kintu se thake Germany te, Hitler'er nati'r bathroom porishkar kore okhane. Ki jani ki kore chele ta, amar theke boyosh'eo boro, ar Germany te job kore, mane atleast currency wise, amar theke beshi income or, ek ta taka pathai na barite, kintu tobu amar Baba oi kha-chor'tar gunogan gai te thame na. Lahiri Kaku'o kemon, chele exactly ki kore jiggesh korle, ar bolte pare na, kokhono bole IT, kokhono bole Marketing, nijeo jane na, tai ami mone mone theek korechi, Oi chagol ta Hitler'er nati'r bathroom porishkar kore. Ar edike ami nijer dream bike na kine, barite taka di, shob bills metai ami, se shobar phone bill hok, ba barir electric bill, ba gas'er taka, emon ki Set-top box'er recharge'er takao ami di, kintu aaj porjonto Tv'r remote amar haat'e elo na, noi Maa serial dekhe, ar na hoi Baba NatGeo ar Animals Planet. Kintu tao amar Baba, amar proshonsha konodino kore ni, ulte oi Germany te thaka, behaya tar sathe amai compare kore amai boke, ar bole, se kothai ar ami kothai[mukhe bolchi tai bujhte parchen na, kotha gulo bolar shomai Baba'r haat duto dekhle bujhten, puro batkara mane weighing scale, amar side ta shob shomai nichei thake]. Bhagoban jane Baba din raat ki animals planet dekhe moja pai, notun kono animal to roj roj discover hoche na kintu tao, roj raat'e Shingho[lion] ekta Harin[Deer], ke tara kore, ghar mutke khabe, seta dekhe amar Baba kisher moja pai, ke jane. Jai hok, ko din age Lahiri Kaku bolchilo, oto boro bari, eka shamlate parbe na, tai uporer floor ta bhara diye debe. Atleast bari ta bhora bhora thakbe. Baba prothome ektu benke boshe chilo, kintu pore dekhlo, bondhu bored, tai raji hoye gelo. Kakima mane Lahiri Kaku'r wife chole jaowa te Maa kichu ta holeo koshto peyeche, karon Maa parai karor sathe kotha bolen na, jodio tar jonno Baba'i dai. Karor sathe kotha bollei, se mohilla hok ba purush'i hok, Baba bole, "oto kothar ki ache, meye manush ghore thako, TV ache, TV dekho ar ei shob ashe pashe'r lok gulo bekar, kono culture nei, kichu na. Eder sathe kotha bole shomai noshto korar kono proyojon nei tomar". Ami jokhon school'e jetam, Maa amai ante jeto, dite jeto. Oi tuku time Maa barir baire thakto, na hole shara khun ghorer modhe. Ami Baba'r kache Maa'er hoye kotha bolte gele, ulte amar ghare ato du charte daito chapiye dito Baba, tai Maa'er jonno koshto holeo, beshi kichu bolar obosthai chilam na ami. Kintu ami jokhon college'e admit hoi, tokhon theke Maa ar amar sathe jeto na nije thekei. Tarpor theke Maa'er barir theke berono prai puro puri bondho. Kono inivitation thakle, Baba nijer gari[haan amader ekta Corolla Altis gari ache, Baba'r gari ota] te Maa ke niye jeto abar fire asto. Tobe 10 bochor age, Lahiri Kaku ar Kakima ekhane ashate, Maa'er ekta bondhu holo. Pore jante parlam, Lahiri Kaku ditto amar Baba'r carbon copy, Kakima ke kothau jete dito na, ar tader chele, oi Hitler'er Methor ta, se abar eder ek kathi bara, 4 bochor age Germany gache, tarpor theke bochor'e matro 3 bar call kore barite, ISD call rate ki lakh takar naki, ke jane. Ami majhe majhe taratari office theke fire ele, dekhtam chad'e kakima ar Maa golpo korche. Baba ar Lahiri Kaku eta janto, kintu jehetu almost eki barite ache ora, hoito tai bhebe atkato na oder, kinba nijeder bhul bujhte pere lojjai, atkate parto na. Ke jane. Human psychology niye lecture dite gele ami psycho jabo, boddo complicated. Serokom thanda pore na Kolkata'i. Tai ekta sweater ba ekta jacket porlei hoi, kintu ami goto bochor ekta bike kinechi, na amar dream bike kenar moton taka jome ni, tai ekta commuter bike kinechi, Royal Enfield Classic 350. Boddo bhari bike, double stand'e korte gele amar riti moton gym'er workout hoye jai. Kintu ektu jore chalale amar bhaloi thanda lage, tai ekta puffer jacket kinlam ei bar. Tobe shob theke bhalo kaaj korechilam, jedin prothom bike ta kinlam, showroom theke bike kine, bari niye gelam, Baba jotha riti, bike'er puro gushtir flaws khuje khuje amai bollo, kintu Maa khub khushi hoyechilo. Ami taratari Maa ke bollam change hoye nite, jodio Maa ektu Baba'r dike dekhchilo, kintu pash'er Lahiri Kakima'o janla diye amar bike dekhe khub khushi holo, ar Maa ke jore bollo, "chele'r sathe ek round ghure ai Shurti, tor kopal bhalo tor chele toke eto bhalobashe, amar ta dekh ekta phone'o kore na", pichon'e mini Hitler, mane Lahiri kaku'r gola pelam, "khali cheler name baje kotha, ar Babu[amar nick name], ki emon mohan kaaj koreche, bike koto baje jinish jano, ami hole to oke kintei ditam na, nehat Pradipto bhalo manush[kon dik diye seta ami eto bochoreo bujhte pari ni]". Bas amar Baba'r fata record abar shuru hoye gelo, "sunte pacho, Kaku ki bolche, ei shob baje faltu jinish'er pichon'e posha nosto na kore, er porer shoptah'er bajar'er daito ta nao[bas amar ek din'er sukh'o sojho holo na karor, Oi Lahiri buro kathi korlo, ar amar Baba amai bansh dilo], eto boro hoye gele, ebar to barir shob daito nao. Ami chokh bujhle to dui Maa'e beta'i pothe boshbe, ar tomar jaa khorchar haat, aaj ei kincho, kaal oi kincho. Arey Baba ektu banchao[mone mone bollam, keu amai banchao]", Maa totokhun'e ready hoye chole esheche, jodio Maa kokhon bhitore gelo ami kheyal kori ni, Baba ar Lahiri Kaku'r faltu bok bok'e amar brain pre-occupied chilo. Ki sundor lagche Maa ke, ekta green saree poreche, ote sundhor shob design kora, ar ekta laal half sleeve blouse poreche Maa. Mukhe serokom kono makeup nei, kintu tao oshadharon lagche Maa ke. Ami Baba'r kothai patta na diye, bike ta niye, self start mere, Maa ke bollam, "Maa bosho to". Maa bike'e boshte jachilo, kintu foot peg ta khuje pachilo na, ami ota down kore dilam. Bike ta kenar shomai, ami jodi saree guard'er niche oi side foot peg ta lagiye nitam tahole Maa'er side hoye boshte oshubidhe hoto na. Maa amai dhore uthe boshlo, ami jiggesh korlam, "tumi theek kore boshecho to Maa, amai bhalo kore dhore bosho", Maa amar kandhe haat diye chilo, kintu amar bolai, amar pith'er pash theke bogol'er tola theke haat goliye amar pet'er kache shirt ta chepe dhorlo, bujhte parchi Maa'er bhoi lagche, bike'e prothom bar utheche to. Amio khub ekta experience na bike'e, oi college'e bondhu der ta ektu chaliye try korechi, tai amio ektu bhoi pachilam, Maa ke fele na di, tar upor abar bike to na, puro haatir moton weight etar. Jai hok Maa amai chepe dhortei Baba nijer shobhab paltate na pere bollo, "tomar'o ki bhimroti dhorlo ei buro boyosh'e, cheler kothai nachte nachte sheje guje bike'e uthe boshle[bole amar dike takiye bollo]. Ta rajputro, pokhiraaj niye kothai jaowa hobe suni ?". Ei lokta amar Baba na hole, ekhuni pite ditam, emon kotha bole khub koshto hoi, I'm sure Maa'o koshto peyeche Baba'r abol tabol kotha te. Amar matha gorom hoye gelo, ami chechiye bollam, "biye korte jachi Baba, Maa to putro daan korbe, tai niye jachi", Baba sune rege na giye, aro humiliating bhabe bollo, "haan tai korte hobe, kon meye'r baba tomai tar meye debe shuni, je nijer barir daito puro puri nite pare na, se abar korbe biye, jao jao". Ami bike ta ektu rev kore bollam, "ekdom theek, je meye'r baba ekbar tomai chinbe, se ar ei jonme amai tar meye debe na, tumi ekdom theek baba, ebar dui Hitler ar Mussolini mile 3rd world war plan koro", bole ami shonge shonge okhan theke bike niye kete porlam, Maa amar shirt ta shokto kore dhore boshe ache, parar mor ta cross kortei Maa amar shirt tar sathe amar pet tao khamche dhorlo, ami bike ta ektu side kore daralam, Maa amar pet ta chere dilo, kintu ami ekhon porishkar Maa'er fopano'r aowaj pachi, side mirror ta ektu kaat kore dekhi Maa kandche ar saree'er anchol diye chokh'er jol muche. Ami sedin kono mote Maa ke santo korechilam, ar promise korechilam, "ami tomar sathe shob shomai achi Maa, ekdom oi loktar jonno kandbe na, ekdom sadist lok ekta. Age tao Nonte eka amader jalato, ekhon pasher barir Fonte jute che kopale, dui NOnte Fonte mile, pagol kore diche. Tobe ekhon amar bike hoye gache, ebar theke ami ar tumi jokhon mon chaibe ghurte berobo, oder oto patta dite hobe na. Beshi bolle du din Mama'r bari chere diye asbo tomai, jei nije ke ghorer kaaj korte hobe, omni line'e chole asbe Baba. TUmi ekdom kandbe na Maa, acha tumi khushi to Maa ? Aaj kintu tomai khub sundor lagche". Maa amar kothai henshe felechilo, sedin ar kanna kati kore ni, jodio bari astei abar eki show'er repeat telecast holo. Tarpor thekei ami jedin'i taratari bari fire astam office theke, Maa ke niye ektu ghurte berotam, majhe majhe amra fuchka, bhel puri, ice cream khetam baire. Maa ar ami chirokaal'i veg pochondo kortam, Baba abar ulto, non veg na hole khabar hojom hoto na. Aaj February'r majha majhi, shobe valentine's day gache bodhoi, serokom thanda nei, ami office theke tartari fire, 1st floor'e nijer room'e giye change korchi, baire ekta Gari eshe daralo, aowaj'e tai mone holo. Change kore ami bichanai ektu rest nichilam gaan sunte sunte, baire ekhono din'er alo ache, kota hobe 4:30pm hoito, ektu porei Maa amar ghore eshe bollo, "ei babu, tor Baba toke dakche, mone hoi Lahiri Da'r barite notun bharate esheche, ekta choto truck eneche". Maa ekta patla nighty pore chilo, jerokom roj thake, bonta gulo bojha jache, ami Maa ke bollam, "tumi age eshe bichanai ektu boshe dom nao to. Ar Baba dakche ekhuni, tahole to ami aroi jabo na", Maa ghorer dorja'r shamne theke bhitore dhuke amar pashe bichanai boshlo, tarpor amar matha haat buliye bollo, "tor baba'r raag ke chinish na, jaa na dakche jokhon, ekhuni chechabe", ami bollam, "tomake koto koshto diyeche lokta eto bochore, ar amar to matha kharap kore dilo, damn sure, counselling korale doctor amake pagol bole asylum'e pathiye debe, eto torture koreche lok ta. Ekhon to ami hargis jabo na, age ektu chechiye gola betha koruk tarpor jabo, heeeeee heeeeeeee", bole ektu henshe fellam, Maa amar kotha sune amar gaal'e alto kore ekta chor mere bollo, "tor mathai khali bod budhi tai na, tui deri kore gele, amai bokuni khete hobe, seta to mathai nei tor". Ami eta to bhabi ni, ami uthe taratari niche gelam. Niche giye dekhi amar Baba main door khule baire dariye ache, amio baire gelam. Baba ar Lahiri Kaku kotha bolche, ami Baba ke bollam, "Maa bollo tumi dakchile, ki hoyeche ?". Baba bollo, "dakchilam to 5 minute age, ekhon ashar shomai holo tomar ?", Baba'r ei rokom sarcastic kotha te amar matha gorom hoye jai, bas omni amio ulto palta bole dilam, "2 minute age to dakle, ar kaunsa, tumi amake desh'er President banacho je deri kore ashle onno keu hoye jabe. Nischoi amai diye kichu korabar dhanda ache, ami bari fire ektu rest nichilam tai uthe aste deri holo". Baba'r bolar age, tar side kick[jodi sotti ei loktar side'e ami ekta kick marte partam, tahole jibon sharthok hoto] Lahiri Kaku bolte shuru korlo, "ei Babu, bairer loker shamne Baba'r sathe ei bhabe kotha bolchis tui ? Ki mone korbe ?". Amio dilam jhere, "tumi nije ke bairer lok mone koro naki, shara khun to ekhanei pore thako". Shune ektu rege jachilo, kintu tar kichu bolar agei ami Baba ke bollam, "tumi dakchile keno seta to bolo". Baba rege thakleo, ar kichu boka boki na kore, amai bollo, "haan, ekjon'er sathe alap korabo tomai[bole edik odik dekhchilo, tarpor Lahiri Kaku ke bollo], ei kothai gelo lokta ?". Lahiri kaku edik odik dekhe chechiye bollo, "O bhai, kothai gelen moshai". Ami kheyal korlam, Lahiri Kaku'r bari'r shamne ekta choto hati[mini truck] dariye ache, tar opash theke ekjon chagol dari[no moustache, only long beard] wala lok haath tule Lahiri Kaku ke ishara kore, pasher ekta chele ke ki jeno bolchilo, chele ta shore shore jachilo truck'er pichon'e. Jodio ektu shomai'er jonno dekhlam, tao pasher chele ta khub kalo, mane native Afraican or shamne forsha lagbe, ami jodio discrimination kori na, pochondo o kori na, but tao amar chokhe laglo aaj. Oi chagol dari wala lokta ebar egiye amader dike asche, dekhe to mone hoche, mus-lim hobe, ususally ei rokom dari orai rakhe, plus lokta ekta light blue kurta ar ekta black tailored pant pore ache[boddo dhila dhala, bojha jache], ar paye ekta choti. Amader kache aste, Lahiri kaku introduce koralo amar sathe, prthome amar naam bollo onake, "suncho bhai, ei holo Rajesh Mukherjee, khub bhalo chele, ei amar bondhu'r chele. Tomar ar tomar chele'r kono shomosha hole, oke bolte paro". Theek jantam, amake diye ei dui murti[amar Baba ar Lahiri Kaku] kichu ekta korabe bolei dekeche. Tarpor oi chagol dari lokta amai nomoskar kore bollo, "age Choto Babu, ami Jamil Ali asi, Ei dada'r[bole Lahiri Kaku'r dike ishara kore bollo] bari te thakum ko mas. U ta mor chele ase[bole oi kalo kore chele tar dike point korlo ar oke daklo], arey U Asif, edike ai bap". Chele ta doure elo, kheyal korlam amar'i boyoshi hobe hoito, height ta ektu short but cheletar forearm[elbow'er tolai ar wrist'er uporer part take bole] ta almost amar moton boro[jodio ami gym'e giye exercise kori majhe majhe, tai], gaye ekta blue jeans ar black half-sleeve tshirt, abar tshirt'e lekha, 'amake amar moton thakte dao'. Chele ta eshe shamne daralo, Or Baba mane Jamil bollen, "Ei ta amar chele ache, Asif Ali[bole nijer chele'er dike takiye bollo]. Choto Babu re adab kor, tura as kal kar pola abar ki shob kos, 'Hello' na ki". Asif namok chele ta amar dike takiye ektu henshe high korlo, ami nijer haat bariye handshake korlam. Kintu case ta kichu bujhte parchi na, era kara ar amar sathe introduction'i ba keno korache Lahiri Kaku. Handshake korchi Asif'er sathe, tokhon oi choto haati'r driver ta horn bajalo du tin bar, ar oi Jamil bole lokta amader bollo, "pure alap sarbo Babu, gari ta sarte homu taratari". Bole baap beta dour lagalo gari tar kache ar gari theke boshta boshta kichu namachilo rastai. Tarpor boro boro duto tin'er suitcase namalo, ami to kichui bujhte parchina, era kara, ar ei rokom bhasha te kotha bolche keno, Bangladeshi naki, Lahiri Kaku ki manush smuggle korche aaj kaal, dhur ki shob bhabchi. AMi Lahiri Kaku ke jiggesh korlam, "ki bepar bolo to, era kara, ar ei rokom bhabe kotha bolche keno, majhe majhe to bujhtei parchi na, era ki bolche". Lahiri Kaku bollo, "arey era tor Kaki'r gramer, mane Murshidabad'er lok, ekhon ekhane thakbe", acha ebar bujhlam, ami bollam, "O acha, era tomar notun bharate", Kintu Kaku amar kotha ta sune rege giye amai thamiye bollo, "tor ki matha kharap holo naki, eder dekhe mone hoi, ora ei barir bhara dite parbe, ar tar upor mus-lim to[ei shuru holo discrimination]. Dhur era to mistiri, choto khato kaaj kore, ar mainly era khub bhalo rong kore. Ami bhablam bari ta rong korate hobe bhara deowar age, bhitor baire rong'er jonno lok khujchilam, kintu ei barir rong'er jonno jaa taka chailo, bapre, agun daam to eder, plus rong'er daam. Tor Kaki'r barir okhan theke ekjon eder khoj dilo, era Kolkata te aro duto tinte flat'er rong'er contract niye esheche aaj. Ta ami eder bollam, amar bari te theke kaaj korte Kolkata'te, ar amar bari tei nahoi lunch dinner khabe, ar tar bodole amar barir kaaj ta ektu kom poisha te jeno kore dei. Ora bollo free te kore debe amar barir kaaj ta[bolei ekdom chokhe mukhe chomok chole elo Lahiri Kaku'r], bhab aaj ker dine, thaka kahowa pele ora free te barir'r bhitor baire rong kore debe bolche, bhaba jai[ki kipte lok ei Lahiri Kaku]". Mane free te kaaj korabe bole eder ke prai dhore eneche, tai jonno Jamil bole lokta amai Choto Babu bolchilo. JAi hok, kintu barir'e kaaj kora mistiri'r sathe amai alap koranor bepar ta bujhlam na, ami jiggesh korlam baba ke, "shob bujhlam, kintu amar sathe alap koranor ki chilo, ebar abar tumi bolo na, Lahiri Kaku'r barir shob rong amai kine dite hobe", bole Baba ke puro charge korlam, karon ami sure, amar Baba amake kono na kono dhanda'r jonno dekeche. Lahiri Kaku amar kotha ta sune hoito ektu kharap bhablo, kintu onar koto kothai amar ar Maa'er o kharap lage, tai or feelings'er kotha bhebe amar kono dorkar nei. Baba bollo, "na na, toke keno kinte bolbo or barir rong, toke alap koralam, karon ora dujon to ekhane thakbe ekhon prai bochor khanek hoito. Tai kono gondogol hole, tor chine rakha dorkar, ar ektu chokhe chokhe rakhish, jotoi hok, mistiri'r jaat to". Ki bolche Baba ei shob. Nijerai free te kaaj korar jonno lok gulo ke dhore eneche, abar tader'i shondeho korche. Ami bollam, "mane ami ekhon detective hoye, nijer kaaj chere oder pichon'e ghur ghur korbo ? Ar thakbe to Lahiri Kaku'r bari te, Lahiri Kaku pahara dik. Ar Hitler ar Mussolini thakte, kono gondogol hobe na". Bolei okhan theke ek chute, kete porlam, Okhane daralei dujoner boka khete hoto. Chute upore amar ghore eshe dekhi Maa amar ghor'er janla diye, baire oi choto haati'r dike dekhche. Amai ghore dhukte dekhe bollo, "kire, ki bollo, ora ke ?". Amar ghor'er ekta janla ta road facing, ar duto janla Lahiri Kaku'r 1st floor'er ekta ghorer janlar shamne, ar jekhan diye Maa dekhchilo, sekhan theke bairer shob kichu porishkar dekha jabe ar bhalo bhabe shonao jabe easily. Tao keno Maa jiggesh korche, tao ami bollom, "keno tumi sunte paoni, Kaku ar Baba ki bolchilo". Maa bollo, "na re, ami to dekhlam tora shobai mile kotha bolchish, kintu porishkar kichu sunte pai ni, tobe oi chele ta ki kalo re dekhechish". Ami bichanai uthe boshe bollam, "oto rong niye ki hobe, ar or naam Asif, ar or baba Jamil, oi blue kurta pore chilo. Lahiri Kaku, eder Murshidabad theke dhore eneche, free te nijer bari rong korabe bole, eder khete ar thakte debe ar era free te kaaj kore debe. Kon din erai free te Lahiri Kaku'r barir shob haowa o kore debe, sedin bujhbe. Ki obostha bhebecho, oi kipte buro oto taka jomiye ki korbe bhabo". Maa henshe bollo, "tor Baba'r shamne abar ei shobe bolish na, toke ulte boke debe". Ami bollam, "Baba amake na bokle, khabar hojom korbe ki kore, O niye ami ar bhabi na. Kintu aaj suniye diyechi du jon kei bhalo kore, Hitler ar Mussolini bole paliye eshechi". Bole ami ar Maa dujonei haste thaklam. Maa ke onek din pore hanste dekhlam.