Boish kaal'e Maa'er prem lila - অধ্যায় ৫

Emni te ami Maa ke chara kauke Good morning ba Good night boli na, kintu Baba ke oi shomai shamne dekhe bole fellam, "Good Morning Baba, bajar jacho". Baba as always, Sherlock holmes'er duplicate assistant'er moton proshno kore boshlo, "tui nich'er bathroom'e kokhon dhukli ?", ami ki bolbo, ki bolbo bhabchi, hotat idea elo, bollam, "arey aaj taratari ghum bhenge gache tai shokal'er kaaj ta hoi ni, jol kheye niche ashlam tokhon'i khub jore pet kamralo, dekhlam bathroom ta khali tai dhuke gelam, Maa bodhoi pujo korchilo, dhup'er gondho pelam. Ta bajar jacho to, aaj ki mach anbe ?". Baba mone holo convinced amar uttor'e, kintu oi je kar jeno ekta lej shoja hoi na bole na, sei rokom amar Baba soja kotha bolte pare na, bollo, "haan, ar ki korbo, eto boro chele thakte, amakei bajare jete hobe. Ar tomar mach'er bepar'e jene ki hobe, khao to na. Tomar moton boyosh'e ami 4-5 ta mach daily khetam, shorir'er jonno koto bhalo jano, doctor ra bole, huh, jao jao, office'er jonno ready ho giye", bole Baba main door ta tene beriye gelo bajar'er bag ta niye, bole kina doctor bole mach khaowa bhalo, kono sala pagol doctor bolbe je mach'er jhal, kalia, kofta, chop, bora khaowa bhalo, Baba'r ar kaaj ki, amake gyaan deowa chara. AMi ektu edik odik dekhlam, thakur ghor'e dekhlam, Maa Baba'r ghor'er door to khola, ar baki duto ghor'eo Maa ke dekhlam na, tarmane nischoi chad'e Tulsi tolai jol dite gache, jak bhalo hoyeche atleast mukho mukhi hote hobe na, ei shujog'e ami upore uthe porlam amar room'e ar snan ta taratari kore shere, office'er dress pore, helmet pore laptop'er bag niye, niche namlam aste aste. I'm sure eto khun Maa nischoi kitchen'e dhuke poreche ranna korte, kintu ami to Maa ke face korte chai chilam na, kon mukhei ba face kortam, Maa'er langto shorir dekhechi, abar nijer khara bara'o dekhiyechi, baki ta ki rakhlam. Aste aste neme, siri'r tola theke amar juto duto pore, main door ta khola'r aowaj'ei Maa kitchen theke beriye eshe bollo, "ki re tui kheli na, kothai jachish ?", ami Maa'er dike na ghurei bollam, "amar aaj office'e kaaj ache, khub important, tai taratari jete hobe, ami aschi". Maa abar bollo, "koi tui to age bolish ni aaj taratari berobi, Babu, tui raag korechish amar upor, tai na, ami", Maa'er shur norom kintu ami nijer lojja ki kore lukabo, ami door khule beriye gelam bari theke, Maa pichon theke egiye elo, kintu ami totokhun'e garage'er door'er shamne, lock khulchi, ar chokhe dekhlam Maa amar dike takiye main door'er shamne dariye ache. AMi garage'e dhuke amar bike ta bar korlam, baire bar kore, garage'er lock ta lagiye rastai eshe bike'e uth te jabo Maa main door'er shamne theke bollo, "Babu, ei ne jol", ami bike'er looking glass'e dekhlam Maa jol'er glass ta haat'e kore main door'er ektu niche dariye ache, kintu ekhuni ami Maa ke face korar moton obosthai nei, Maa'er haat'e chor kheye toto ta raag hoi ni, joto ta Maa ke nijer bara dekhiye lojja peyechi, tai pichon'e na takiye bollam, "ami kheyechi ghor theke, ar lagbe na, tumi kheye nao. Aschi ami". Bole bike'e kich diye, bike niye egiye gelam, looking glass'e kichu ta dekhte pelam, Maa haa kore amar dike takiye glass haat'e dariye chilo. Ektu egiye aste dekhi duplicate Sherlock Holmes ar Bhatson[Watson] buro bajarer baag haat'e bari'r dike jache. Amake dekhe kichu ekta bolte jachilo, ami bike thamaini. Office'e pouche dekhi keu ashe ni, sweeper ar peon chara. Jodio, otai normal, oi shomai ora du jon chara keu ashe na. Amake dekhe, Sukti[Office'er peon] amar cabin'er door ta khule bollo, "Arey Rajesh Da, aaj eto taratari ? Teko to ashe ni". AMi bollam, "na ektu kaaj chilo, notun project dilo na goto kaal, abar to matha chibobe aaj theke, joto khun na project ta complete hoche. Er theke shorkari chakri bhalo jano. Beta'ra attendance'e sign kore, kaaj kore na, dur ar amra gadha'r khatuni kheteo taka paina". Sutki amar cabin'e dhuke, amar pashe'er chair'e boshe bollo, "ta chere dao na, ami to tomake kobe theke bolchi, tomar boyosh kom, onno kono office'e theek kaaj peye jabe". AMi bollam, "arey Kolkata'ei ar kono office nei, jekhane ei kaaj hoi, ar keu serokom takao dei na", Sutki bollo, "arey Baba, desh'e Kolkata ek matro shohor na, Bangalore jao na, tomar moton chele ke okhane lupe nebe, lakh takar maine go Dada". E ar notun ki, eta to amio jani, tao bollam, "ami jani kintu ami je Kolkata charte parbo na, Maa Baba ekhane, oder to boyosh hoyeche, ar Baba'r to heart'er condition bhalo na janoi. Kintu Boss beta increment ta goto bochor theke chepe keno rekheche bujhte parchi na, amra char jon dept head, increment ta dile, shobai aro bhalo kore kaaj korte pare, kipte Boss". Sutki bollo, "dhur, tumi eto dineo kichu bujhle na, tumi ki bhabo, headoffice increment dei na, shob dei, oi teko sala shob jhare. Goto bochor'er oi altu faltu project'er jonno to Teko'r chakri jeto, company theke court case al fal holo, tai to ?". E abr jiggesh korar ki ache, ami bollam, "haan, se to shobai jane, case holo, amra here gelam karon kono agreement chilo na tai". Sutki bollo, "oi Teko tai shob koreche, tomra boka puro. Keu court'e giye jenecho adieu kono case hoyechilo kina, Teko bollo, ar omni tomra bishash kore nile, puro fraud maal ota. Client'er sathe agreement hoi ni, seta theek. Kintu client puro taka ta diyechilo, Or account'e transfer korechilo". Arey bapre, ki bolche sutki ta, ami puro shocked hoye bollam, "tumi moha faltu boko, manchi lokta beyara, tabole eto faltu lok na. Headoffice chere dito ei shob jante parle, haan manchi court case'er bepar ta amader ektu doubtful legechilo, kintu tao office'er reputation joriye ache er sathe, eto kancha kaaj korbe naki lokta". Sutki bollo, "ami or personal peon, ami shob jani, harami ta ki ki kore. Headoffice janbe ki kore, jodi agreement'i na hoi. Client to or chena lok, oke offer dilo, O beta tomader diye khatiye, oi jinish ta bikri kore dilo, ar nije puro taka ta hojom kore nilo. TOmader pore golpo dilo je court case al fal, tomra bishash kore nile. Arey keu eto boka naki aaj kal kar din'e agreement chara eto lakh taka'r project tulbe, ar headoffice jante parle, nischoi oi client'er kaaj hoto na. Arey taka dhokar, du din pore, amake passbook ta update korte Axis bank'e pathalo to Teko ta. Ami nije dekhechi, puro 70 lakh taka dhuke chilo goto bochor or personal account'e. Amake beta Rs. 5,000 diyechilo diwali te". Bapre, e ki bolche re bhai, e to puro film cholchilo office'e, pakka villain Teko ta. AMi jiggesh korlam, "tumi beta dhop dicho, eto kichu holo, ar gota office'e keu jante parlo na, ar Boss'er job jete boshechilo oi project'er jonno, ota to shotti, karon ami nije showcause notice'er mail tar print Boss'er table'e dekhechi". Sutki bollo, "are Rajesh Da, dhop diye ami ki pabo, ar or chakri to jachilo, kintu seta oi dhop'er project'er jonno na, oi project chola kalin, arekta project'er kaaj'o korchile tomader, mone ache, seta to headoffice theke pathano project chilo. Kintu oi rokom tana ek shoptaho double double shift'e kaaj kore, 7 jon chele chakri cherechilo, mone ache. Project cholar modhe ek sathe 7 jon chakri charar jonne headoffice theke Teko ke heavy khisti diye chilo, Headoffice to janto na, Teko tomader ulto palta kaaj korache[boss'er room'er phone ta bajlo 'tring tring' kore, sutki bollo], tumi ektu bosho ami aschi, Rajesh Da, tumi abar eta bomi kore diyo na, na hole amar chakri nie tana tani hobe", bole Sutki Boss'er room'er dike gelo phone ta receive korte. Ami pocket theke amar phone ta bar kore, age Arnob Da, Ranjit Da ar R2 ke text kore dilam, "aaj bari theke lunch anbe na, baire jabo amra, very very important bepar discuss korte hobe, office'e karor shamne bola jabe na". Text ta korar porei Maa'er call elo, ami receive kortei bollo, "Babu, I'm sorry, please amar kotha ta shon, tui kichu kheye", ami bollam, "ami office'e achi, pore kotha bolchi", bole cut kore dilam. Tar besh kichu khun pore office shuru holo, shobai elo, Arnob Da, Ranjit Da ar R2 ar ami lunch'e baire ekta Maggi'r stall'e gelam, egg maggi order diye amra chair'e boshe achi, Arnob Da bollo, "bol bhai, ki hoyeche, urgent meeting keno ?", ami oder shobai ke Sutki'r shob kotha gulo bollam, Arnob Da prochondo rege giye bollo, "Bal take aaj merei felbo", Ranjit Da bollo, "office'e marbo na, sala parking'e gari te uthbe to, tokhon mal take pitiye sesh kore debo". R2 bollo, "bakchodi bandho karo, nai to hum sabki laure lag jayenge. Maal ta ekhono amader Manager ache, ekta complaint, ar amra road'e. Headoffice amader kotha, manenge kyun, proof kya hai, wo sala Sutki, harami ta nije bonus pay, amra sala time'e salary pai na, incentive to bhool jao". Arnob da regei ache, R2 ke bollo, "baal tor ki, tor team'er keu resign kore ni goto bochor, baal amar 5 jon gache, ar Ranjit'er 2 jon. Headoffice showcause notice pathiyechilo Teko take, Oi harami ta seta amader forward kore, amader case khaiyechilo, mone ache ? Gyaan diche". Shobai rege achi ekhon, ar amar to shokal theke matha kharab, abar amar phone bajlo, pocket theke bar kore dekhi Maa koreche, tai cancel kore dilam, abar korlo, abar cancel korlam, jokhon third time korlo, Ranjit Da bollo, "ke koreche, oi harami ta ?", ami bollam, "na na, Maa koreche", Ranjit Da bollo, "tahole Phone ta dhor, oi dhamna'r jonno barir lok'er sathe shomporko nosto korish na, odike giye attend kore ne". Amio bahblam, Phone On ache, Maa bar bar call korei jabe, tai ami ektu shore giye attend kore nilam, Maa bollo, "Babu tui shokal'e kichu khash ni[Maa'er gola ta eto bhari bhari keno], lunch korechish ? Kichu kheye ne Babu, amar opor raag kore, na kheye thakish na[Maa ki kandche naki, kemon jeno fopano'r aowaj pachi]". Ami bollam, "ami important meeting'e achi ekhon, tumi kheye nao. Ami pore kotha bolbo, bar bar call koro na", bole call ta cut kore dilam. Table'e giye dekhi maggi diye diyeche, kintu keu khache na, khide to amaro peyeche, kintu keu na khele ami hengla'r moton ki kore khai, tar upor ami oder eto boro kharap khobor dilam. Ami chup chap chair'e boshe porlam, ami boshtei Arnob Da bollo, "Rajesh, tui bol bhai, tui ki korte chash, tor vote decide korbe aaj oi harami'r sathe ki hobe. Ami ar Ranjit oke parking'e pitbo bhebechi, R2 mar pit chai na, tui ki chash bol". Ami bollam, "mar pit kore sudhu haat'er chulkani mitbe, oi suor tar kono sasti hobe na. Oke amader increment, project'er taka plus ei project'er taka shob dite hobe, plus oke jail'e pathate hobe, ei rokom ekta plan chai, sudhu mere nijeder bodnam kore ki labh ?". R2 bollo, "sahi bola bhai, Rajesh theek bolche re Arnob, ektu son ekta plan kori aaj amra". Ranjit Da ke tao manano jai, kintu Arnob Da ekdom dheet lok, sala bangal to. Kintu aaj ki chomotkar holo jani na, Arnob Da bollo, "theek ache Rajesh, tui jokhon bolchish, tahole aaj marbo na oke, kintu marbo to theek. Tui bol ki plan kora jai". Ami bollam, "ekhon amra office jabo, Boss ja boleche korbo, shift sesh hole, shobai bari jabe, sudhu amra 4 jon office'e deri obdi thakbo. Boss'er room ta ektu search korte hobe, amader mukh'er kothai headoffice manbe na, ar Sutki moha harami, poisa pele palti kheye amader fashiye debe". Shobai raji holo, amra abar office'e chole gelam, sudhu maggi ta khowa holo na. Jagge, jol kheye pet bhorti kore nilam, kintu aaj to shotti odbhut ghotona holo, amader modhe Arnob da moka petuk manush, kintu aaj beta khabar'er dike takalo na ekbaro. Office'e jotha riti kaaj korchi, kintu Arnob Da ar R2 eto chokha chokhi korche, kono notun employee'o bujhe jabe je kichu ekta cholche oder bhitore, Boss O kheyal korlo, amader 4 jon ke cabin'e daklo, "kya chal rha hai office me, project ka kya haal hai ? I gave you 2 weeks, but I want it in 10 days, client wants to test it before roll out". Tarpor ARnob Da ke Boss bollo, "kaha tak pohocha tumhara Kaam Arnob ?[tarpor R2'r dike takiye bollo] Aur Reddy, what about you ?", dujonei cabla'r moton eke oporer dike dekhche, eder sudhu faltu kothai mon ache, Boss bokte shuru korlo, "Do you know, how embarrassing position you two put me into, har bar mujhe headoffice se mujhe tum dono ke kharche sunne ko milta hai. Why do", ami interrupt korlam. Bollam, "Boss, may I ?", dekhi Teko amar top ta gele ki na, dekhlam gillo ar bollo, "haan Rajesh, You have something to add ?". AMi bollam, "yes Boss, Actually, we 4 dept heads haven't started anything yet on the new project[amar kotha shune Boss ektu nore chore boshlo, kichu ekta bolte jachilo, ami bolte shuru korlam]. Tonight, we 4 are staying back late, so that we can chalk out a plan together. Usually my dept is the last step to finalising any software, but this time, I want to give all these 3 depts[bole Arnob Da, Ranjit Da ar R2'r dike point out korlam], my testing pointers, so that they can put more emphasis on those particular areas, right from the initial stages. As it is we have very less time, so we might have to work on double or tripple shifts. So if you give permission, we'll start from tonight". Boss to khub impressed amar speech'e, Arnob Da'o chokh marlo, Boss bollo, "now thats why you're the best employee since last 3 years, you're damn good Rajesh, someday you'll have my job. You have my blessings, start from tonight". Amra Boss'er cabin theke beriye nije der cabin'e gelam, ami baki 3 jon ke text korlam, "normal thako, beshi chokha chukhi koro na, feshe jabo". Office sesh holo, Boss beriye gelo, shobai chole gelo, Sutki chilo amader khabar anar jonno, kintu ami bollam, "tumi jao, amra temon kichu khabo na, onek dur tomar bari, jete time lagbe, deri kore labh nei". Sutki beta ek kothai kete porlo, tarpor ora 3 jon amar cabin'e ashlo, tar modhe Maa prai 6 bar call koreche, ami phone ta silent'e kore diyechi. Shobai cabin'e dhuktei ami bollam, "Boss'er cabin'e dhuke check korte hobe, kintu shabdhane", Arnob Da omni bollo, "chol na, keu to nei". AMi amar cabin'er upor'e angul dekhiye bollam, "Boss nei but Big Boss is watching, takiyo na, Big Boss dekhte pai, kintu sunte pai na". SHobai bujhe gelo ami CCTV'r kotha bolchi, gota office'e camera lagano ache, Boss'er room'eo ache. Ranjit Da bollo, "ebar ki hobe, kichui to korte parbo na re Rajesh". Ami bollam, "where there is Rajesh, there are many ways, ekjon giye baire security'r office'er shamne cigeratte khete khete, CCTV'r control box'er upore lekha IP address ta jene esho, shabdhane koro, fashle shob sesh". Arnob Da jachilo, kintu Ranjit Da oke atke diye bollo, "tui dara, ami jachi, nahole ekhuni shob bheste dibi". Ranjit Da gelo, ar 5 minute pore chole elo, eshe amake IP address ta bollo, ami oi IP ta open kore, CCTV camera'r puro network tar IP gulo bar korlam, total 12 ta camera, 12 ta IP. AMi oder bollam, "ami ekta IP te ping korchi, tomra nije der dept'er pc gulo theke baki 11 ta IP te ping maro, kintu '-t' debe, tate ping ta DDOS hobe, eto ping jabe je network crash korbe, kintu etar kono trace or memory te thakbe na, ar joto khun ping korbo amra, toto khun duniya'r keu ei IP te kichu dekhte pabe na, jao jao". Shob camera network'er upor DDOS attack kore, amra Boss'er cabin'e dhuklam, edik odik khuje, 2 jinish pelam, ekta AXIS Bank'er passbook, ar ekta email, Boss'er official iMac'e[jodio iMac'er login ar search history record hoi, baki shob desktop'er moton, kintu oi baal'er Teko oto kichu khujte jane na]. Otar password shobai jane, shob senior'er password hoche tader surname plus date of birth. Amra passbook'er protita page'er photo ar email tar photo nilam, email ta amader increment'er chilo, goto bochor'er. Shobai mile amar cabin'e eshe age oi photo gulo print korlam, email tao print korlam. Tarpor ami bollam, "egulo evidence, office'e rakha cholbe na, karor kache rakho. Acha, ebar amra ekta software banabo, kintu jeta Boss boleche seta na, but ekta hidden pornographic ar phishing software banabo, ekhon India te ISP ra porn websites ban kore diche roj roj. Tate Client'er company'r logo thakbe shuru theke end obdi, Title credit'e sudhu Boss'er nam ar amader company'r logo thakbe. Dekho Client nischoi du numberi, na hole headoffice'e direct approach korto, manager'er kache keno asbe. Ar software tar copy Boss ke na na, direct headoffice'e patha te hobe, jate Boss puro puri fashe, kintu tar age, headoffice'e karor shonge informally ektu kotha bola important, emon keu ache headoffice'e tomader contact'er modhe je Boss ke pochondo kore na. Tahole kaaj hote pare". Arnob Da bollo, "baal ekebare, Porn software, phishing nahoi bujhlam, kintu pornographic ektu beshi hoye jabe na ? Kintu Boss jodi majh khane raw data dekhte chai", R2 bollo, "idea o sahi hai, ar Raw Data'r ki ache, porn to content, iframe'e thakbe, software tar code to baki software'er moton'i hobe, wo harami orginal code nai samjhta, yeh duplicate kya ghanta samjhega". Ranjit Da bollo, "Rajesh, tui bol bhai, 10 din'e eta howa shombhob to, tahole amra egobo, nahole plan cancel". Ami bollam, "hoye jabe Ranjit Da, shob hoye jabe, amader generic software'er source code to achei, ota tei ektu changes kore kaaj shara jabe, bekar kore notun keno banabe, ar oi faltu lokta ke, jail'e pathiye amader sob poisa ferot nebo, headoffice'e ei email tar copy plus amader salary slip oi time'er pathate hobe ek sathe, tomra khoj nao kono contact pao ki na headoffice'e". BOle amra sobai ei plan'e raji holam, ami bollam, "tahole plan is on[shobai matha narlo], tahole DDOS attack ta ebar bondho koro, shob kota pc te giye Control+C maro, off hoye jabe. Cholo tahole bari jaowa jak, Kaal theke tomra software'er frame ta banano te mon dao, tarpor content dhukiye deowa jabe, ar phishing'er over lay ta ami dekhe nichi. Cholo tahole berono jak". Shob pc off kore, amra CCTV camera gulo normal kore dilam. Tarpor je jar moton beriye porlam, bike'e boshe mone porlo amar phone ta silent, ota ke ring mode'e korlam, dekhi Maa'er 26 ta missed call. Baba'r O missed call, Baba to amai call kore na, tai ami Baba ke return call korlam, Baba bollo, "tui kothai, kota baje kheyal ache, chintai chintai amader obostha kharap hoye jache, phone beje jache tui dhorchish na, tar upor bike chaliye asbi. Tui kothai ekhon ? Tor Maa chintai chintai kanna kati shuru kore diyeche, tor ghor'e dorja bondho kore kandche, dupur theke kichu khai ni, tui kothai bolto". Maa kandche keno, shit prai raat 9 ta, eto khun time laglo oi shob korte, ami Baba ke bollam, "ami office'ei achi ekhono, meeting sesh holo, tai phone ta check kore tomader missed call dekhlam. Ami berochi, chinta koro na, ami aste aste bike chaliye'i bari asbo, Maa ke kanna kati korte baron koro". Baba bollo, "theek ache, shabdhane ai to, eshe nijer Maa ke bojha, amar kono kothai to shone na, tor Maa tui shamla", tarpor call ta ami cut kore dilam. AMi aaj ektu beshi rude behave kore felechi Maa'er sathe, haan Maa amai chor mereche, ulto palta boleo che, kintu ami'o to Maa ke langto dekhe felechi, jotoi bhul kore hok na keno. Na na amar eto ta rude howa uchit hoi ni. AMi bike ta bar kore, full speed'e chaliye bari firlam, rasta khali chilo, eto raat'e serokom traffic chilo na. Bari fire, bike ta garage'e dhukiye, ami ghor'e dhuklam amar key diye dorja khule, dekhi Baba dinning'er chair'e boshe ache, beshi boka boki korlo na, sudhu bollo, "eto deri kore firo na, amader boyosh hoyeche, chinta hoi, ekta call kore bole dite paro je office'ei acho, firte deri hobe. Thak, jao haat mukh dhuye, tomader khaowar niye tomar ghor'e jao, tomar Maa jani na keno sei dupur theke na kheye oi ghor'e dorja bondho kore pore ache ar kandche. Tumi dekho ki bole tomai, ami shute jachi. Goodnight". Bole Baba, nijer ghor'e dhuke gelo, door ta bondho kore dilo. Ami haat paa dhuye, helmet ar laptop'er bag niye amar ghor'er gelam, knock korlam onek bar tarpor 'Maa Maa' bole du tin bar dakte, Maa dorja khullo, chul gulo puro edik odik hoye ache, gaye'er nighty ta kukre ache, eto kende che, je chokh laal hoye ache Maa'er. Amake dekhei, Maa ekdom amake joriye dhore kende bollo, "I'm sorry Babu, ami, ami bhul kore felechi aaj, toke mara uchit hoi ni amar Babu[bole amar matha ta tene dhore je gaal'e amai chor mere chilo, sei gaal'e Maa pagol'er moton kiss korlo, Maa'er chokh'er jol, mukh'er thutu shob amar gaal'e laglo]". AMi laptop'er bag ta dorja'r shamne rekhe, Maa ke ektu dure shoriye bollam, "I'm sorry too Maa, aaj jaa bhul ami korechi, ar konodin korbo na. Tumi mon kharap kore theko na aar, cholo age kheye ni amra, ami change kore ni, tumi amader dujon'er khabar ta ekhanei niye esho, ami'o aaj shara din kichu khai ni go, boddo khide peyeche". Maa amake abar joriye dhore bollo, "ami jantam, tui khabi na, amio kichu khai ni. Dara ekhuni anchi khabar duto". Bole amake chere chute niche gelo, ami Maa'er pichon ta dekhlam, nighty ta pacha'r fank'e dhuke atke ache, Maa tarmane panty pore ni. Jai hok, ami shokal'er show'er[amar gaal'e chor] repeat telecast chai na abar. Tai laptop'er bag ta niye ghor'e dhuke, helmet ta rakhlam, ar laptop'er bag ta bed'e rekhe, tar theke oi proof'er print out gulo bar kore, age amar computer table'er upor rakhlam. Tarpor, ami shirt ar pant ta khule side'e rekhe, amar shorts ta niye, underwear ta khule shirt'er upor fele, shorts ta pore nilam, ekta full sleeve tshirt'o pore nilam, pore oi shobe chara shirt underwear ar pant ta niye naru kore, laundry bag'e dhokate jabo dekhi Maa dorja'r shamne dariye ache, du haat'e duto plate niye. AMi ektu ghabre giye, jiggesh korlam, "tumi kokhon ele, aowaj pelam na to". Maa amar dikei dekhchilo, chokh mukh'e ekhono kemon nongra lege ache, mane mukh dhoi ni, khabar niye chole esheche, amar dike takiye bollo, "ei to shobe elam, plate duto dhor, amar haat'e lagche". Ami egiye giye plate duto niye bed'e rakhlam, Maa'o amar pichon pichon eshe bed'e boshlo, ami amar bathroom'e giye du haat'e ektu jol lagiye, Maa'er kache eshe bollam, "dekhi amar dike takao ektu[bole Maa'er mukh chokh bhalo kore rogre dilam, amar bhije haat diye], mukh ta dhobe to", tarpor amar tshirt ta tene tule Maa'er mukh ta puchiye ditam, kintu Tshirt ta tight, tai oto ta uthlo na, dekhi Maa nijei amar buk'e matha guje, epash opash kore, mukh ta puche nilo, tarpor abar bed'e uthe boshe bollo, "tui ar raag kore nei to amar upor Babu ?", ami'o bed'e uthe bollam, "na na, kintu tumi koshto pacho na to ar amar jonno, ami iche kore kori ni Maa". Maa bollo, "ami jani Babu, ami pore bujhte perechi, tor kotha na shune amar toke mara uchit hoi ni, bhul to amari, sorry re". Ami Maa'er haat'e khabar'er plate ta tule bollam, "charo oi shob, amra to bondhu, bondhu der modhe sorry torry hoi na, nao khao, khub khide peyeche". Ar kono kotha na bole dujonei tarahuro kore kheye nilam age, uff ki khide peyechilo. AMi kheye deye, Maa ke amar bed'e boshte bole, niche plate gulo niye giye wash kore rekhe dilam, Baba'r room ta check kore dekhi se bhitor theke lock kore ghumache, ki lok re Baba, ebar Maa kothai ghumabe. Upore giye dekhi Maa ghor'e nei, ami daklam, "Maa, O Maa kothai tumi", Maa amar ghor'er attached bathroom'er door khule, nighty ta niche namate namate beriye bollo, "eito ami, ki hoyeche". AMi bollam, "Baba abar door lock kore ghumiye poreche, tumi kothai shobe, amar ghore shobe ?". Maa bollo, "oi ek lok, theek ache, kintu ektu chad'e chol, ekhuni kheye shute parbo na". Maa'er mukh chokh dekhe, ektu fresh lagche ekhon. Amra chad'e uthei dekhi amader chad'er ghor'er[ba chilekotha'r ghor] siri te Asif boshe ache, amader dekhei uthe elo, ar bollo, "tuder jonno sei kokun theke bose asi, TV to dekha zabe aaj ?". Beta ekhon amader chad'eo chole ase, ar asbe nai ba keno, oi rokom bridge baniye rekheche amar pitri deb. Ami baron korte jabo, Maa bollo, "shobe amra chad'e elam, ektu pore jachi niche, tokhon jabe amader sathe, tobe beshi khun na". Ami Maa'er dike takiye, isharai baron korte bollam, Maa'o isharai bollo, 'kichu hobe na'. Amra ektu chad'e haanta haanti kore nilam. Tobe sara din por kheye chi to, shorir'e ar diche na, khali ghum pache, Maa'er dike takiye dekhi, seo prai chokh bondho kore felche, majhe majhei haante haante. AMi bollam, "Maa, niche jai cholo, ghum pache boddo. Tumi ki bolo ? Asif ke baron kore di aaj". Asif ekhono chad'er ghor'er shamne boshe ache, tai amader kotha sunte pabe na. Maa amar dike ghum ghum chokhe takiye bollo, "hmmm amaro ektu ektu ghum pache, kintu chele take TV dekhte debo bollam, ar tui bolli na tor Baba'o to dorja bondho kore diyeche bhitor theke, oi mota dorja, ekbar bondho korle, TV'r aowaj bhitore jai na, chol 10 minute ektu boshe, tarpor shuye porbo". Ami bollam, "keno, oke baron kore di na, kaal dekha jabe". Maa bollo, "na thak ge, 10 minute to, beshi khun to na". Amar jhogra korte bhalo lagchilo na, tai ami Asif ke deke bollam, "ei bhai, cholo amra niche jachi, tobe aaj beshi khun dekhte pabe na, 10-15 minute bas, jete hole cholo, nahole kaal dekha jabe". Asif ek paye khara, chad'er ghor'er siri theke uthe bollo, "solen choto Babu". Maa age siri diye namlo, aste aste, ami ar Asif tar pore namlam, aaj Asif beta ekta sada tshirt ar blue check lungi poreche, puro gram'er lok mone hochilo. Jai hok niche giye, TV ta on kore, age volume ta komiye dilam, jate Baba'r room'e aowaj na jai, jotoi mota dorja hok, tao risk niye labh ki, tarpor ami ar Maa majh khan'er 3 seater sofa te boshlam, Asif Maa'er opash'er single seater sofa tate boshlo, ami TV ta on kore Asif ke jiggesh korlam, "ki dekhbe ?", Asif bollo, "balo chobi to chala, aaj to besi somai to nai, pure onno kichu dekhum", Ami channel surf korte korte dekhi HBO te Titanic hochilo, otai rekhe dilam, oi ekta movie, duniya'r shob couple ra 'wah wah' kore ei movie ta dekhe, kintu baal'er movie ota, puro cigarette packet'er statutory warning'er moton ei movie ta; moral of the story holo, prem koro na, dube jabe, premik jodi chele hoi, gurranteed more jabe, meye hole tobu onno karor golai jhule shomai ta kete jabe kono bhabe. Dhur, kono bhalo movie'o nei, ar ami TV dekha'r shomai pai na, tai channel number gulo jani na. Jai hok, movie ta chaliye to dilam, ar Asif haa kore gilte shuru'o kore dilo, kintu Maa puro ghum'e kada, amar kandhe matha diye hele poreche. Edike amar pet ta kemon jeno korche, sara din kichu khai ni, ar ektu age gop gop kore dinner ta khelam, na ektu jol khete hobe. AMi Maa'er matha ta dhore, aste kore sofa'r arm-rest'er upor rekhe ami jol khete kitchen'e dhuklam. Ek glass jol niye khetei kemon jeno, pressure bere gelo pet'er, na ekbar bathroom'e jetei hobe. Kitchen theke beriye dekhi, Maa ghumiyei poreche sofa te, paa duto ekhon Asif'er dike, hotat amake dekhe Asif bollo, "light to off kure de, tur Maa to ghumaiche", ami'o dekhlam, oto boro boro duto light jol'le Maa'er oshubidhei hobe, ar aaj khai ni kichu sara din, kanna kati koreche, thak ektu ghumak ekhon, ami dining'er led tubelight duto off kore dilam, ar Asif ke bollam, "tumi dekho ami aschi ekhuni, tarpor ami TV ta off kore debo", O ghaar nere haan bollo, ami siri diye upore uth te jachilam, kintu mone holo niche bathroom thakte ami upore keno jabo. Tai niche'r bathroom'e dhuke, bhitor theke light ta on kore nilam ar door ta bondho kore, comode'e boshe ektu halka hoye nilam, bapre prochondo gas hoyeche pet'e. Tarpor shob wash kore, shorts pore, tshirt ta pore bathroom'er door ta khule berote jabo, dekhi ghor puro ondhokar, kintu 43 inch'er TV'r alo sofa'r pichon obdi easily aschilo, ami bathroom'er light ta off kore diye berote jachi, dekhi TV te Titanic'e Jack ar Rose garir modhe sex korche, oi scene ta cholche, shob'i censored, kichui to dekhai na, khali gari'r glass'e du jon'er haat, kintu edike Asif or sofa'r arm-rest'er upor jhuke, Maa'er dike takiye kichu ekta dekhche, ami tai light gulo jalate gelam, ghor'er led tube light duto jalatei dekhi Asif ek lafe nijer sofa te boshe porlo ar niche'r dike kichu ekta korchilo du haat diye, ami pichon dike chilam to, tai dekhte pai ni. Ami oke bollam, "Asif, tumi ebar jao, amra ghumate jabo, kaal jodi shomai hoi ami ba Maa deke nebo". Asif kono kothai bollo na, shoja uthe dariye, amar dike na ghure, side hoye, nijer lungi ta ektu dhore, siri diye upore uthe chad'e chole gelo. Ami Maa'er kache eshe age TV ta bondho kore ghure sofa te dekhi Maa'er nighty ta haantu obdi uthe ache, haowa te uthe gache hoito, kintu halka thanda ache, tai fan cholche na, ar janla dorja'o to bondho, jagge. Ami Maa ke daklam, "Maa, otho, otho, cholo amra ghumate jai, cholo", aro du tin bar dakte, Maa'er ghum ta bhanglo, tarpor uthe amar sahte siri diye uthe amar ghor'e jete jete, ekbar Maa'er paa bodhoi slip kelo, ami Maa'er pichon'e chilam, tai shomai moton Maa ke dhore felechi, nahole pakka pore jeto. Kintu Maa'er pith'e dhorte giye, Maa'er dud'er side ta ektu chepe gelo amar haat'e, jodio Maa kono react kore ni, ar ami shonge shonge Maa ke thele shoja koriye nijer haat shoriye niyechi, tai hoito ekta boro jhamela avert kora gelo oi raat'e. Ghor'e giye, Maa ke bed'e shuiye, ami age giye, chad'er door ta lock kore elam, tarpor niche eshe nijeo Maa'er pashe shuye porechi, prochondo ghum peyechilo, tai ar kichu bhabar shomai pai ni. Porer din shokal'e ghum bhanglo jontronai, amar bara ta jeno keu ghoshe dilo bapre. Chokh khule dekhi Maa'er boro pacha amar tolpet ghoshe, amake topke bed theke namte chaiche, amake daklei to parto, ta na nijer oi thol thole bhari pacha diye amar bara ta shorts'er upor diye ghoshe namche. Ami ektu betha peye bollam, "uff Maa, ki korcho, amake bollei to hoto, topke jaowar ki aache, ar tumi pore gele ki hoto. Amakeo lagiye dile". Bole haat diye nijer bara take shorts'er upor diye adjust korte giye dekhi se abar khara hoye chilen, tai jonno amar laglo. Maa bed theke amake topke neme bollo, "ami ki korbo, bhablam, tui ghumachish dakbo na. Kintu shokal shokal oi bhabe thakle nambo ki kore, dara ektu ice bag ta diye jachi, Khub jore legeche re Babu ?". Eto khun'e hoito Baba uthe poreche, ice bag ante gele abar 1000 ta question, tai ami bollam, "na tumi onek korecho, tumi jao nijer kaaj sharo. Ami aaj ektu taratari berobo kintu". Maa bhablo ami abar rege gechi, tai nijer kuchkano nighty ta theek kore bollo, "Babu tui raag korli, bolna, ei Babu". AMi shuye shuyei bollam, "na re baba, raag korini, tumi jao kaaj sharo, Baba hoito uthe poreche eto khune, ami aschi, ekebare snan shere asbo. Aaj ar tomai tarahuro kore lunch baniye diye hobe na, baire kheye nebo, meeting ache". Maa bujhte parlo ami raag kori ni, tai goto kaal raat'er jama kapor'er laundry bag ta niye niche chole gelo, kintu Maa jokhon ghor theke berochilo, Maa'er pacha duto dupash'e dulchilo, uff shokal shokal oi pacha diye amar bara ghoshe gelo Maa. Hotat kore amar phone ta bajlo, tai bed theke uthe porlam, dekhi Arnob Da call koreche, ami receive kortei bollo, "ei Rajesh, uthechish[ki lok re Baba, ei ta janar jonno phone korlo]". Ami bollam, "na ami Rajesh'er thakurda'r bhoot bolchi, ki hoyeche shokal belai ?". Arnob Da bollo, "shon na bhai, kaal to Boss ke impress korar jonno lecture dili, tar ki hobe, amader pointer na ki shob dibi bolli Teko'r shamne, aaj jodi chai tokhon ki bolbo". Ami bollam, "arey baba, aaj taratari office esho tomra, oder 2 jon keo bole dao. AMi ektu porei berochi, office'er baire parking'e wait koro amar jonno jodi taratari pouche jao, theek ache, ami shob ready kore niye jabo". Tarpor phone ta cut kore, bathroom'e giye shob kaaj shere, snan kore beriye eshe, office'er shobar jonno, taratari kore laptop on kore, du tinte power point presentation moton banalam, total tinte presentation banalam, du to amader 4 jon'er jonno, baki ekta Teko Boss ke G[mane ta ar ekhon bollam na, bujhe nin] bananor jonno rekhe dilam, maal take ebar boro fraud case'e fashabo. Taratari kore shob bag'e dhukiye, helmet ta haat'e niye niche gelam. Maa dining table'e breakfast Poha ready kore rekheche, ami taratari kore joto ta pari kheye niye, Maa ke bollam, "Maa ami ar khete parbo na, ami aschi, tumi lunch kore niyo theek ache, amar hoito aste deri hobe, ami pore phone kore janiye debo". Bole mukh haat dhuye nilam, Maa bollo, "aami to ghor'ei achi, tui time'e kheye nibi, ami phone kore reminder diye debo. Shabdhane jabi, dara ami jol dichi", bole ek glass jol dilo, ami kheye nilam, tarpor helmet pore garage'er lock open kore bike ta bar kore, helmet pore bag niye bike'e boshe start debo, dekhi Baba ar Lahiri buro bajar theke hajir, amake berote dekhei Baba bollo, "kaal o eto taratari geli, aaj o. Ei ek problem private chakri'r, gadha'r moton khatai, poisa dei na. Theek ache, jao kintu garage'er door ta lock koro ni keno aaj, ota ke debe ?". Emni tei amar mathai onek tension, tar modhe ei du jon nonte fonte jokhon tokhon altu faltu bole fele, ami bollam, "keno tomar assistant ke bolo, ami to private chakri kori, prochur kaaj, tomra to retired, okaj na kore, kaku ke bolo na dorja ta lock kore dite[ami pichon ghure Maa ke haat dekhiye bollam], Ami aschi Maa, tata", bole gear diye okhan theke kete porechi, rear view te dekhlam, Baba ba Lahiri buro keu kichu bollo na amake aaj, babah aaj ki Surjo west theke uthlo naki. Amar barir printer tar ink sesh, eto kaaj'er chap refil ta lagano hoche na, tai oi duto presentation print out korte hobe age amake baki 3 jon'er jonno. Tai parar ekta print-out shoper shamne giye dekhi ekjon meye dokan'er shutter khulche, ami ektu bike ta park kore, amar helmet ta khule bike'er mirror'er upor rakhlam, ami emni te to helmet khulina, kintu aaj amar chul ta bhije chilo, tarahuro te bhalo kore pocha hoi ni, laptop ta bag theke bar kore, on kore oi presentation ta mail korar jonno ready korchilam, phone'er wifi'er sathe connect kore. Takiye dekhi dokan ta khule gache, ami laptop ta haat'e kore tule dokan'er shamne giye, counter'er upor amar laptop ta rakhlam, jodio ami bohu bar ei dokan'e eshechi, amar ekta choto bela'r bondhu Aniket, or dokan chilo eta[mane O ekta accountancy firm'e job korto, tarpor bikele ei dokan'e boshto], kintu prai goto bochor Durga pujo'r por theke ektar por ekta project'er chap'e amar ar karor sathe kotha bolar shomai nei serokom, hoito Aniket dokan ta bikri kore diyeche, tai oi meye ta dokan'er shutter tulchilo, kinba oi meye ta Aniket'er employee. Bhaloi bepar, aaj kal match box, dhoop kathi, theke shuru kore Hotel'er marketing'er jonno female der bebohar kore, ekhon to dekhchi print shop'eo female dhukiye sales baranor dhanda, ki din kal porlo. Jai hok counter'e laptop ta rekhe ektu edik odik korte korte jhop kore, counter'er tola theke oi meye ta mukh tule bollo, "Ooo Tumi, ektu darao Babu da, shobe printer ar pc ta on korechi, ektu time lagbe ready hote", bole abar niche jhuke kichu korchilo. Jah sala, case ta ki holo, ami to meye take chini na, kintu meye ta to porishkar amar naam bollo, kintu dada keno, dhur, Bhogoban'er o amar upor kono nojor nei, unio bodhoi amar moton busy. TObe Meye take dekhte besh sundor, nischoi ei parar meye, nahole amar naam janbe ki kore, kintu ami to age dekhi ni oke. Jai hok ektu wait korar pore, Meye ta counter'er tola theke uthe dariye bollo, "bolo, kichu print korabe ?". Ami bollam, "haan, aapnader email id ta deben, ami mail kore dichi, otar 4 te copy print deben, black and white holeo hobe, arekta pdf color'e kore deben, ota single copy". Meye ti, amake ekta visiting card dilo jate dokan'er naam ar email id chilo. Dekhlam dokan'er naam to Aniket Printz'i ache, ke jane, hoito ei meye ti or employee, jai hok ami age email kore dilam amar file gulo, tarpor meye take jiggesh korlam, "ektu check kore nin aapnader email ta, ami send kore diyechi, acha jodi kichu mone na koren, ektu bolben, aapni amai chenen ki kore ? Ashole eta age amar bondhu Aniket'er dokan chilo, kintu ami bohu din pore elam, kintu aapnake age dekhini tai jiggesh korchi", meye ti or desktop'e kichu korte korte bollo, "arey amai chinte parle na Babu Da[bole amar dike ghurlo, chinte parle ki ami jiggesh kortam, ki buddhi meye tir], arey amy Aniket'er bon Oishi, ebar chinte parcho ? [ami shotti chinte parchi na, haan Aniket'er bon chilo jantam, naam tao hoito jantam, kintu ekhon mone porche na, ami bhabchi dekhe Meye ta abar bollo] Sedin to gopa gop fuchka khachile park'er shamne[ami ektu lojjai pore gelam kotha ta sune, ek minute, kintu ami keno lojja pabo, amar fuchka khete iche hoyeche, tai kheyechi, sedin Maa chilo to amar sathe, ar ami nijer poisai khachi, chuloi jak lojja, ami abar meye tir dike takalam, ektu chokh ta boro boro kore]". Meye ti henshe henshe amar sathe kotha bolchilo eto khun, kintu ami chokh boro boro kore takate kemon jeno ektu uncomfortable hoye gelo, ami shotti or shorirer dike takai ni, just or mukh'er dike takiye chilam, tar por bollam, "amar print gulo hoyeche ?". O nore chore boshe bollo, "haan dekhchi", bole print gulo amake dilo staple kore kore, ami jiggesh korlam, "koto taka holo ?", tarpor oke taka dilam, tarpor o amai change ta dilo, ami bollam, "thank You, kintu khoma korben ami shotti aapnake chinte parchi na, ashole age kono din dekhi ni aapnake, kinba choto belai dekhe thakle mone nei amar, Aniket kemon ache ekhon, onek din joga jog nei", Meye ta ebar ektu normal holo mone hoi, amai bollo, "Dada bhalo ache, O to Bengaluru te, JP Morgan'e chakri peyeche, tumi kothai acho ekhon Babu Da ?", bas prestige puncture. Ami matha ta tule upore takiye bhogoban ke mone mone bollam, 'puro India te ekta matro branch JP Morgan'er, sekhane job kore print dokan'er chele, ar ami KOlkata tei nijer chul chirchi, thank you', dokan'er shamne ekta boro gach'er chaowa chilo, ami meye take ghure bollam, "ami gach tolai achi". Meye ta amar dike haan kore takiye roilo, ami laptop bag'e dhukiye, helmet pore, bike start diye okhan theke beriye elam. Ish ki baje bhabe aaj embarass holam, ebar ar parai mukh dekhate parbo na. Ami office'e giye bike park korte giye dekhi Ranjit Da ar R2 eshe wait korche okhane, Arnob Da'o amar pichonei elo. Ami oder ke print gulo dilam, ar bollam, "Teko'r presentation ta alada kore print korechi, ote maal tar sign nebo, oke fasate kaje lagbe". Tarpor amra office dhuke nijeder plan success korar kaje lege porlam. Lunch'e olpo kore baire khelam amra, tarpor abar kaj'e lege porlam, bikele Maa amai call korechilo, chad'e ghurte ghurte, pashe oi Asif'er gola pelam, ami je late kore bari firbo seta bole dilam. Atleast ekhon ko mash'er jonno, Maa'er ekta kotha bolar lok jutlo, ami to ko din deri kore bari firbo. Motamuti kaaj shere raat'e bari fire dekhi, Baba ghumiye poreche, kintu dinning'e Maa ar Asif sofa te boshe TV dekhche, jodio ami aaj onek raat kore firechi. Asif'er haat'e remote chilo, Star Gold'e Murder movie ta cholchilo, boshe boshe ora ota dekhchilo. Jai hok, ami change kore eshe, niche khete boshe dekhi sudhu amar ekar dinner serve kora, ami Maa ke jiggesh korlam, "tumi khabe na ?", Maa bollo, "na ra, amar khaowa hoye gache, aaj onek khun kheye niyechi, ghori ta dekechish kota baje, tui kheye ne taratari". Ami kheye nilam, kintu ora sofa te pasha pashi boshe TV dekhchilo, jodio tate kichu jai ashe na, kintu tao, Asif to onno dhormer, ekhuni jodi Baba uthe chole ashe, tahole ar karor rokhe nei. AMi Maa ke jiggesh korlam, "Asif ke niye TV dekhcho kokhon theke ? Baba jege gele ar rokhe nei kintu, volume ta ektu komiye dao". Maa amar dike ghure bollo, "Tor Baba aaj ghum'er oshud kheyeche, tai kono chinta nei. Ar Asif aaj onek khun esheche, chad'e boshe chilo, ami kheye upore jetei dekhi boshe ache, tui to firish ni, tai bhablam, tui ashle ektu hente nebo, tai oke niye niche chole elam TV dekhte, tui ar kotha na bole age kheye ne, er por khabar hojom hote gondogol hobe". Jai hok, amar jonno atleast night walk ta Maa rekheche, ami taratari kore kheye nilam, tarpor, plate wash kore, ami Maa ke bollam, "cholo Maa, ektu hente ni, tarpor tomake ghumateo hobe to, cholo". Maa dekhi movie ta gilche, amake bollo, "ektu dara Babu, ei almost sesh hole bole". AMi ektu wait kore achi. Prai 6-7 minute pore movie ta sesh holo, Asif bollo, "bhalo chobi to chilo, aaj ar dekhbo na", bole amake remote ta dilo, ami TV ta off kore dilam, Maa'o bollo, "chol tahole ektu hente ni, aaj haanta hoi ni, tui aaj boddo deri kore eli Babu". AMra upore uthe laglam, Maa age age uthchilo siri diye, nijer nighty ta ektu haantu obdi tule, ek haat'e dhore. Maa oi bhabei siri diye upore othe, na hole nighty te paa joriye pore jabe. Ami ar Asif pichon'e uthchilam, Maa eto khun sofa te boshe chilo, tai nighty ta pacha'r fank'e dhuke atke ache, Maa oi bhabei pacha duliye duliye siri diye uthchilo, Ami to Maa'er pacha dekhchilam'i kintu kheyal korlam Asif'o Maa'er pacha dekhche, hotat Asif amake jiggesh korlo, "Tuder TV to te panu chobi ase nai raat'e ?", ami thomke dariye gelam, kotha ta khub ekta aste bole ni, jodio Maa ekbar pichon ghure takalo, kintu mone hoi sunte pai ni, karon kichu jiggesh kore ni. Ami Asif'er shirt ta dhore tene, fish fish kore bollam, "sala tor matha kharap, Maa'er shamne ki bolchish ? Ekhuni sunte pele sorbonash hoye jeto". Emni te ami Asif'er bhasha bujte pari na, kintu 'panu' to universal jinish, kintu sala eto straight forward bhabe amake jiggesh korche ki bhabe chele ta, bhoi dor nei. Asif amake jeta bollo, sune ami nijei shocked, "sorbonash er ki hoilo, mu to geram'er ghor'e roj raat'e dekhtum, tu re kaal bolum na, mu mu'r Ammu'r sathe TV dekhtum raat'e. Tuder TV te hoi nai ?", toto khune amra 1st floor'e uthe gechi. Maa dariye amake bollo, "ki re tora ki kotha bolchish ? Ar tui or jama tene dhore achish keno ?". Ami bollam, "o kichu na, tumi dariye gele keno ?". Maa bollo, "ektu jol khabo, bottle ta ene de to tor ghor theke". Ami Asif ke bollam, "tui bari jaa, aar ekhane theke labh nei, jaa". Bole or jama ta chere dilam, ar Maa'er jonno jol'er bottle ta ante gelam, ghor theke.