একান্ন অধ্যায়: তিনজন... একসাথে?

গuring chhing chun moner bhitore nirobe shashrokar korlen.

Kintu ei shomoy, ro-o chu chhi-yen hothat korey ekta kim-i porihito purusher shathe dhakka khelen.

Shey pa thamalen, ebong ashonbyokti ke ta dekhbar por, aschorjo howe bole uthlen,

"Prajapati..."

Shey matro kotha shuru korechhen, emon shomoy samner purush-ti "shush" korbar ekta ishara korlen.

"Baire berole, ro-o shomoy amar nam 'mu-chhiyang' bole dakbe, ro-o kumar."

Ei kotha shune, ro-o chu chhi-yen ek muhurto thamen.

Tar mukhe kono bikar na thakle-o, shey shonge shonge raji hoven ebong daklen:

"Mu-chhiyang kumar."

Kintu moner bhitore ekta birakti jage.

Ei lok-ti abar kono notun khapchhara kando korche? Ei du bochhor shey shobcheye beshi pochhondo korto na tar nam ba upadhi dhore daka, tobe ekhon hothat keno take mu-chhiyang bole dakte bolche?

Ro-o chu chhi-yen-er mone shondho jaglo, tai shey shabdhane shon he-chu-r mukher bhav bhabna porikha korte laglen.

Kintu dekhe mone holo, tar mukher abhoyb normal thakle-o, tobuo bujhe neoa jay je tar chokhe kichhu-ta raag fute utheche.

Shon he-chu shob shomoy-e nijer khushi-ashukhi chokhmukhe prakash koren na, take eto beshi raagi kore tuleche jodi kono guruttopurno ghotona na ghote thake, tobe eto kisu howa ashomvob.

Ro-o chu chhi-yen emon bhabtei, pasher guring chhing chun-ke bujhiye bolen:

"Jokhon rajkumar amader pranami theke rehai diyechhen, tobe ami bolchi tumi-o amar moto kore mu-chhiyang kumar bole dako."

Guring chhing chun eta shune, gopone shei shombhombhabe danruriye thaka shon he-chu-ke dekhe, halka kore hatu gure pronam korlen ebong daklen,

"Mu-chhiyang... kumar."

Shesh porjonto guring chhing chun-er mukhe abar ei du-ti kotha shune, shon he-chu-r mone holo tar hridoy-ta jeno bar bar dhakka kheyechen.

Shey guring chhing chun-er dike takalen, chokher drishti aponi ektu gabhir hoye uthlo.

Kintu, ei gabhir drishti ro-o chu chhi-yen-er chokhe porte, shey bhablo je shon he-chu hoyto guring chhing chun-er porichoy jane na.

Shey abar mone korlo je tar ebong guring chhing chun-er biye-ti khub drut thik hoyechhe, tai shey sotti-i shon he-chu-ke bistarito kichhu bolte pareni.

Tai shey byakhya kore bollo: "Ini yong-an hou-fu-r mukhya konnya, ebong amar hombobi patni, guring chhing chun."

Eta shune, shon he-chu-r mukh aro kalo hoye uthlo.

Shey sadharon bhabe ekti protirup dilen, ebong aro beshi kotha bolen ni.

Ro-o chu chhi-yen dekhe je shey ekhono jachhe na, tai aro kichhu prosno korlen.

"Mu-chhiyang kumar-er ki onno kono kaj ache?

Jodi na thake, tobe amra agey chole jabo."

Shon he-chu eta shune matha nulchhe dilen.

"Kono kaj nei, emoni pete eshechi."

Shey abar ro-o chu chhi-yen-ke jiggesh korlo.

"Tomader ki kono kaj ache?"

Eta te ro-o chu chhi-yen ektu theme gelen.

"Amra... kono kaj nei, emoni ghurte beriyechi, kotha bolchi."

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Eta shune, shon he-chu-o ekta dirghashas fellen.

"Ami-o onek din tiandou shohor ghurini, aj kono kaj nei, tahole tomader shathe ami-o ghurte thaki."

Bole, shey pashe shorte laglo, ebong guring chhing chun-er pashe danruriye gelo.

Guring chhing chun: ……

Tumar kono kaj nei?

Tumar kono kaj nei bolle ki manabe!

Ei lok-ti nishchoi vabe bhabe e-shob korche!

Nishchoi ro-o chu chhi-yen-ke ekhane asha theke baran korte berey byartho hoye, abar tara bhabe esheche amader kotha bola bondho korte.

Bhabte parini, eto bochhor pore-o, shon he-chu-r ei chotur khudra mon-er dosh ager motoi roye geche!

O dike ro-o chu chhi-yen drishti diye shon he-chu-ke takiye dekhlen.

Khatonor vabe ekbar chittarkar korte ichhe korchilo.

"Boro bhai, tumi toh panch-on zhong-lang-jiang, tiandou shohorer kon kon kona tumi jano na?

Tobe kibhabe onek din tiandou shohor ghurini bolchho!"

Kintu, ekhoner shon he-chu to ro-o chu chhi-yen-er dike takachhe-o na, shobai bujhte parlo je shey tader shathe shesh porjonto thakar monobhab koreche.

Eta dekhe, ro-o chu chhi-yen sohoje guring chhing chun-er shathe sthan poribortan kore nile.

Shey shon he-chu-r pashe danruriye, cholte cholte shon he-chu-ke chot kore takiye dekhlen.

Shei chokher drishti te jeno bola hochhilo: "Tumar abostha ki?"

Kintu shon he-chu emon vabe thaklo jeno kichhui bujhche na, tar chokh shoja samner dike royeche, shesh porjonto ro-o chu chhi-yen-er drishti ar shojjo korte na pere, shey thanda shwore mukhe anlo.

"Ro-o chu chhi-yen, tomar chokhe ki kono shomoshya ache?"

"Keno shob shomoy amar opor drishti rakha hochhe?"

Ei "gu" (ami - rajakiyo) shobdo mukhe ashar shathe shathe, tar satorkota bhalo vabe fute utheche.

Ro-o chu chhi-yen r tar dike takalen na, kintu moner shondho komlo na.

O dike guring chhing chun dujoner protikriya dekhte thaklen, moner bhitore ektu aschorjo bodh korlen.

Shudhu ro-o chu chhi-yen-er shon he-chu-ke takanor drishti dekhle mone hobe na je tara raja-montrir shomporko, boroing onek diner chena-shuna manush bolei mone hoy.

Guring chhing chun shon he-chu-r shei shundor mukh-ti dekhlen.

Abar ro-o chu chhi-yen-er ekhoner vabe kshubhdho chokher drishti-o dekhlen.

Moner bhitore hothat ekta osombhob anuman jaglo.

Ki jaani... ro-o chu chhi-yen ki rajkumar-er premey porechen?

Guring chhing chun nijer chinta te obhak hoye gelen.

Kintu dujoner protikriya dekhe, abar ro-o chu chhi-yen-er duanr (purosh-khamshi) kothar chhorano shune.

Mone hoy... kono vabe shomvob-o hote pare.

Eta bhabtei, guring chhing chun nijeke onekta odhik bolei mone korlen.

Tai, shey pa thamiye, pronam kore bollen:

"Mu-chhiyang... kumar, ro-o kumar, onek bela hoye geche, ami agey fire jachhi, kono dorkar thakle, amra porer kono dine abar dekha korbo."

Eta shune, ro-o chu chhi-yen ektu duhhokho bodh korlen.

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Shey ajke guring chhing chun-er shathe ekta-o kotha bhalo vabe bolte parenni.

Ar shei chul-er kanta-o shey take dite parenni.

Ro-o chu chhi-yen eta bhabtei, hat-ti nijer jama-r bhetore dhukiye dilen, kintu tar shorirer ushnota dhore rakha kanta-ti chhuye felte, hothat ar ber korte ichhe korlo na.

Shey hat-ti abar baire niye ashe, shonge shonge samne ektu egiye bole uthlen:

"Iman-er abohawa khub bhalo, ami shunechi shohorer baire ekta pechu bagan khubi shundor, jodi tomar pochhondo hoy, koidin pore ami ki toke niye sekhane jabo?"

Guring chhing chun eta shune aponi shon he-chu-r dike takalen.

Shotti-i, tar thanda chokher drishti-r shathe millo.

Sekhane borof-er moto shitalota chilo, kintu porishkar du-ti kotha lekha chilo.

"Na, hobena!"

Ar ro-o chu chhi-yen-o guring chhing chun-ke ekta ishara kore, nirobe take mone koriye dilen je tokhon tar onno kaj-o thakbe janate.

Thik tatei, guring chhing chun-er-o ro-o chu chhi-yen-ke jananor kisu chilo, kintu ekhon shon he-chu upasthit thakay dujone kothabarta bolar kono upay chilo na.

Tai, guring chhing chun shon he-chu-ke thakte diye shoja matha nule raji hoye gelen.

"Thik ache, tahole ro-o kumar-er shubho khoborer opekhay roilam."

Guring chhing chun kotha shesh korei, shonge shonge ekta gorom o thanda du-ti drishti anubhob korlen.

Shey nijer mukher bhav aporibortito rakhte choshta kore, abar ekbar pronam kore chole gelen.

Guring chhing chun-er gari te othar dike taki, shon he-chu thanda shwore mukhe anlo.

"Mon fire pao, shobai chole geche."

Eta shune, ro-o chu chhi-yen mukher hasi tule niye, birakto hoye shon he-chu-ke takalen.

"Aj tmi ki korcho?"

"Karon chara keno amar bhalo kaje badha dite ele?"

"Tumi ki tiandou shohor chinho na?

Tumi amake bolcho tiandou shohorer kothay kothay chinho na?

Ami ekhoni toke niye giye bhalo kore chine ashi!"

Ro-o chu chhi-yen ebong shon he-chu sathe berey utheche bole dhora jay, gopone kotha bolte gele eto niyom mene chola lage na.

Kintu dujone beshirbhag gopone melamisha koray, tiandou-r lokjon khub kom-e jane je tara onek diner goni-shon bondhu.

Ar shon he-chu tar kotha shune raag korlen na, shudhu matro halka kore palta prosno korlen.

"Tomar kobey theke hombobi patni holo, ami keno jani na?"

"Tumi amake agan-er moto vaba chharo, rajprosader bhitore kon khobor tumi jano na?"

"Goto bar ki ami toke boli ni?"

Ro-o chu chhi-yen palta jukti dilen, take kono sujog dilen na bahaana korte.

"Shudhu matro ghotona-ti drut ghotay, ami agey theke toke janate parini, tumi tobe eto kripchon keno hochho!"

Shon he-chu kichhukhan nirob roye gelen, shey ro-o chu chhi-yen-er pagal-er abostha dekhe, kichhukhan pore dhire dhire mukhe anlo.

"Tumi, ki sotti bolcho?"