Boish kaal'e Maa'er prem lila - অধ্যায় ২১

Niche giye dekhi Baba ar Lahiri Kaku dining table'e boshe ache, Maa ekta ekta kore plate'e lunch serve korche. Amai dekhe Baba bollo, "ki re, tui aaj kokhon eli, ei bhabe sara raat kaaj korle to shorir kharap hoye jabe. Kintu jai hok, ontoto ei sutre tor sathe, ek shonge khaowa to hoche, ta na hole, chuti'r din'o tui barite boshe boshe kaaj korish. Ne ebar kheye ne, dekh tor jonno aaj Bhetki mach enechi". Maa dekhlam, ebar amar plate tao dilo, tarpor nijer plate'e khabar niye amar pashe boshe porlo. Ami Baba ke bollam, "Na roj roj, ei rokom korbo na, eta ekta special project, eta sesh hole, asha korchi, ar kono ei rokom project pabo na. Jai hok, tumi abar mach ante gele keno, jano ami khete bhalobashi na". Baba bollo, "dhur boka, eta to Bhetki mach, ete kanta thake na, just majh khane ekta kanta bas, ar tor Maa bhalo ranna koreche aaj, jhal jhal koreche, dekh bhalo lagbe, ar tui to kaal chicken kheli na[bole Maa'er dike takalo ar bollo]. Ki go, chele ta to kaal kichui khelo na, oke dao chicken ta". Maa amar pashe boshe bollo, "tumi tomar ta khao, ami theek oke debo, or jonno ranna korechi, debo na keno. O aste aste khak, koto din pore amader shobar shonge khache, tumi bok bok koro na, oke khete dao. Babu tui kha baba, jeta bhalo lage kha". Lahiri Kaku opash theke bollo, "haan Babu, ektu mach tach na khele hoi, whole night kaaj kore to shob energy nosto korechish, ektu protein to dorkar naki. Koto din por tor sathe abar khachi, tui kha kha". Ami ar kotha na bariye khete shuru korlam, Hotat ki mone holo, ami Lahiri Kaku ke bollam, "Kaku, tomar barir oi dui roton kemon ache ? Tomar barir rong kobe korbe ora ? Naki dhop diyechilo tomai ?". Lahiri Kaku bollo, "arey na na, ei to ko din age ora elo, bolechi oder, je ektu taratari kore dite amar kaaj ta. Ora je contract'er kaje esheche ekhane, seta sesh hote ar mash khanek, tarpor ora free, tokhon kore debe bollo". Ami kheyal korlam, amar pashe Maa khaowa bondho kore oder bepar'e shob info niche Lahiri Kaku'r theke, ami Maa ke suniye suniye'ei bollam, "dekho Kaku, toto din'e abar tomar bari khali na kore dei. Ei shob mistiri der kono bishash nei, ar emni te tumi to oder personally cheno na, sudhu naam sunecho". Maa dekhlam hotat kore amar kothai, bishom kheye gelo khete khete, tarpor kaste kaste, chair theke uthe gelo kitchen'er dike, Baba bollo, "arey ki holo, bishom khele ki kore, dekho ke abar naam korche. Ei jonno boli, nijer jol'er glass ta niye bosho, nao age jol khao ektu". Maa purifier theke ektu jol niye khelo, tarpor eshe boshlo amar pashe, ami jiggesh korlam, "tumi theek acho ? Bishom khele ki kore ?". Maa ki bolbe bujhte parche na, chup kore ache, Lahiri Kaku odik theke abar bollo, "haan boudi, jol'er glass ta niye boshte parte, uth te hoto na. Ar Babu, tui jeta bolli, amar mon'eo kintu doubt ta esheche. Ki korajai bolto ? Dekh, bina poishai mistiri paowa kintu khub difficult aaj ker din'e. Tobe haan, ei shob choto lok musal-man[Maa amar pashe abar ektu bishom kheye kashlo, baba ar Kaku dekhche Maa'er dike, ora kichui bujhte parche na, kintu ami to jani, Maa keno kashche. Nijer chodon partner'er bepar'e kotha hoche, chup kore thake ki kore, Kintu ebar dekhlam kashi ta beshi khun holo na, tarpor Maa normal hoye, Matha nichu kore khete shuru korlo, jeno kichui hoi ni. kaku abar bola shuru korlo], Ami bolchilam, ei shob choto lok der shotti bhorsha kora jai na, eta theek kotha. Tui kintu bhaloi bolchish, ebar theke jokhon tokhon upore giye oder ghor gulo dekhe aste hobe, ar jokhon bari na thake, tokhon bhalo kore jinish potro gulo ektu nere chere dekhbo, jodi kichu churi kore lukiye rakhe". Baba Maa'er dike takiye bollo, "tumi arektu jol khabe naki, khali bishom khacho, bepar ta ki ?". Maa ebar bollo, "na ashole, shukno lonkha ta chibiye felchilam, or jhanj ta golai chole gache, tai kashi hoche ektu. Ami theek achi, tomra khao[tarpor amar dike takiye Maa ek nishash'e bollo]. Ar Babu, ami ki toke ei shikha diyechi, karor bepar'e ei rokom bhabish keno, ora eto tao kharap noi, tui jemon bhabchish". Baba ebar Maa'er kotha ta catch kore gombhir bhabe bollo, "tumi ki kore janle, ora kemon, nijei to bolchile ko din age, oder bishash kora jai na, mistiri'r jaat. Ei jonno boli, tomra meye manush ra jibon'e kichu bujhbe na. Baire to berow na, ki kore janbe koto rokom'er manush chola fera kore. Ei rokom mistiri ta pare na, emon kono kaaj nei, prochur bari te jinish potro churi koreche mistiri ta kaaj korte eshe. Je bepar'e jano na kotha bolo keno, baje habit, joto shob". Maa eibar ektu protest kore bollo, "baire berobo ki kore, ami economics'e gold medalist, kintu amai ki tumi chakri korte diyecho, ghor theke berole, panch ta proshno, ghore dhukle, dosh ta proshno". Ami Maa'er kandhe haath rekhe bollam, "Maa amio sunechi, mistiri ra onek'er onek khoti koreche onek'er barite, tai kaku ke shotorko korchi. Tumi eto react korcho keno[Maa ektu chup kore gelo amar kothai, kintu etao theek, Baba jerokom kore Maa ke bollo, setao bhul tai ami Baba ke bollam]. Ar baba, tumi oi bhabe Maa ke bolle keno, amra shobai kotha bolchi, Maa'o boleche. Tai bole oi shob bolar ki ache". Baba'r pashe bosha, lahiri buro ebar amai gyaan diye bollo, "na re Babu, tor Baba to theek'i boleche, boudi ra eder ki kore janbe, ora baire beroi na, ora ghore boshe serial dekhe ar bhabe puro prithibi'r lok bhalo". Ei buro'r faltu kothai amar mejaj ta gorom hoye gelo, ami tai ektu regei bollam, "theek'i bolcho, Maa'era to baire beroi na, tai jogot chene na. Ar tar jonno dai tomra, oder baire berote dao na, ghore boshiye rakho, pore oderi kotha shonao. Tobe amar Maa ke kichu bolar age 50 bar bhab be, baba kichu bhul bolle, ami Baba kei chere kotha boli na, ar tumi kon char". Bole ami table theke uthe porlam. Maa amar pash theke haath tene dhore bollo, "ei Babu, tui bosh, puro ta kheye tobe jabi. Tor jonno ranna korechi ami, na kheye jabi na kintu". Baba'o opash theke bollo, "haan, eto raag'er ki ache, sara khun khali naak'er dogai raag. Chup chap kheye tobe otho. Lahiri to theek'i boleche, ar O tomar theke koto boro, theek kore kotha bolte sekho ni". Ami chair thele okhan theke shore eshe Maa ke bollam, "Maa amar jaa khaowar kheye niyechi, baki mach ar chicken ta tumi pack kore diyo, ami ektu porei office berobo, ogulo niye jabo. Ar Baba, ke boro seta ami jani, tai shonman diye kotha bolechi, kono baje kotha boli ni ekhono. Kintu jara boyosh'e boro, tader nije der kheyal ache, tara boro, tara choto der shamne ki bhabe kotha bolche. Gyaan shobai dite pare, kintu sei gyaan nijer jibon'e kaaj'e khub kom lok'i lagate pare". Maa'o dekhlam nijer khaowa fele uth te jachilo, ami bollam, "tumi khaowa sesh kore tobei uthbe, tarpor amar khabar pack koro, ami ektu upore giye nijer kaaj guchiye ni, tarpor berochi". Bole ami basin'e haath dhuye upore chole elam. Eta dekhe bhalo laglo, je Baba ar Lahiri Kaku, keu ar amar kotha'r upor kotha bollo na. AMi upore giye, nijer phone ta check korlam, dekhi 2 to missed call R2 ar Ranjit Da'r. But amar mathai oi webcam ta ghurchilo, tai ota kothai rekhechi, seta khujte shuru korlam. Majhe majhe amar matha gorom hoye jai, especially jokhon dorkar'er jinish ta time’e khuje pai na, pore jokhon dorkar furiye jai, tokhon jinish gulo ekdom shamnei paowa jai. Jai hok, onek khuje oi Logitech'er C922 HD streaming camera ta khuje pelam. Kintu ote matro 1.5m er USB cable chilo, oi tukun tar'e ami nijer ghor theke, chad'er ghor connect korbo ki kore. Amar aro onek ta USB cable lagbe, kintu USB long distance'e bhalo kaj kore na, eta practical problem USB cable'er, tai jonno kono USB device'e khub lomba cable dei na. Na, tao amai try korte hobe ekbar. Arekta webcam, logitech c270 HD camera ta kachei chilo, otar jonno arekta lomba cable kine anbo aaj'i. Ei shob korte korte, abar amar phone bajlo, Ranjit da'r call, ami receive kore Hello bollam, O bollo, "bhai tui kokhon asbi, amra beriye porechi, toke call korchilam, tui to phone dhorchish na. Amar oi Bengaluru'r Headoffice'er contact call korechilo, bollo taratari software ta pathate, O naki okhaner senior der sathe kotha bole rekheche, deri hoye gele, amader Teko'r kache khobor chole asbe". Ami to ekhuni bhabchilam oi USB cable gulo kine tarpor office dhukbo, kintu amar joto boro USB cable lagbe, oi jinish Chandni Market chara gota Kolkata'i ar kothau pabo na, tai ektu bhebe bollam, "Ranjit Da, ami ektu pore office asbo, ekta barir kaaj shere, tobe beshi deri korbo na, ami ei just berochilam. Tumi chinta koro na, aaj kono rokom'e software theek complete korboi. Ar Boss amar kotha jiggesh korle, kichu ekta bole manage kore niyo. AMi beshi deri korbo na, rakhchi". AMi ar time waste na kore, age webcam duto amar backpack'e dhukiye nilam, karon Chandni market'e giye, lomba USB kena'r age, ami test kore nebo je, oto lomba USB te camera power pache kina, nahole cable gulo kineo kono kaaj korte parbo na. AMi taratari kore nijer jama pant pore ready hote hote dekhi Maa eshe gache amar room'er baire. Amai dekhe bollo, "ki re tui ready hoye geli eri modhe ? Tui keno dhorish oder kotha, janish to kemon ora du jon. Dhur, oder jonno tor khaowa ta holo na". AMi bollam, "arey na na, ami emni teo beshi khun boshe khete partam na, amar office'e important kaaj ache, aaj firbo[kotha ta bolte giyeo bollam na, Maa ke ektu pressure'e rakhte hobe, tai bollam], raat'e firbo aaj, dinner baniye rekho, acha ami beroi ebar, deri hoye jabe nahole, tumi ki oi sabzi gulo pack kore diyecho, office'e boshe kheye nebo". Maa bollo, "se bujhlam, kintu tui to ar eka khabi na office, oi Arnob tao to ache, ar baki du jon, ora ki chere debe, tai ami ektu beshi kore mach'er jhal pack kore diyechi, shobar hobe, tobe chicken stew ta sudhu tor ache. Tui niche ai ami ready kore rekhechi, tor haath'e diye debo. Ar raat'e ki deri kore firbi naki taratari ?", Maa khali amar raat'e fera niye tension korche keno, already ki chodano'r plan kore feleche suor'er bacha Asif'er sathe, na na oder eto free time deowa jabe na, tai bollam, "na na, aaj taratari fire asbo, call kore bole debo tomai, chinta koro na. Cholo niche jai". Bole, ami amar backpack, ar phone ar helmet haath'e niye niche namlam, Maa'er pash diye, Maa'er mukh ta'r expression dekha'r moton, jei sunlo ami taratari firbo aaj. Ami siri diye niche eshe, juto moja pore, helmet ta porte jabo, Maa siri diye neme bollo, "ektu dara ami jol dichi, tui kheye uthe jol khash ni". Maa kitchen'e dhuke, ek glass jol ene dilo, ar haath'e kore ekta boro plastic'e kore mone holo amar khabar gulo pack kore anlo. Ami jol khete khete kheyal korlam, ghor'e Baba ar Kaku keu nei. Jol kheye Maa ke aste kore jiggesh korlam, "dui murtimaan kothai ?". Maa bollo, "charto oder kotha, baire ghurche, dekhbi theek tor beronor shomai kichu ekta bolbe, ei ne khabar gulo, kheye nish, ar raat'e kokhon asbi ekta call kore janash", bole amar haat'e khabar'er packet ta dilo. Ami ar kotha na bariye helmet ta pore packet niye main door khule beriye porlam. Baire eshe bike'er chabi ta diye, kick start korte jabo pichon theke Lahiri Kaku kichu ekta bollo jore, side mirror'e dekhlam amar dikei haath nariye dakhche, ami kickstart ta diye, bike ta ektu rev korlam, ar enfiled'er aowaj'er shamne karor gola'r aowaj chole na. Ami ghar ghuriye main door'er dike takiye dekhi Maa haath narche amar dike, ami'o haath nere bye kore egiye gelam. Lahiri Kaku kichu to ekta chechiye bollo, jagge, kono kaaj'er kotha to bole na lokta, tahole sune ki korbo.