Pothoprodorshok

Aj theke bochhor tinek aage, thik jokhon halka shiit poRte shuru korechhe, ami ar Sougata da gobhiir raate Washington DC te poth hariye phelechhilam.

Tobe sei Shukrobaar bikele Raili dir phone ta asar 10 minute-er modhhye backpack theke boipotro tene bar kore, ekta T shirt gNuje, lift porjonto giye abar douRe ese tala khule ghore dhuke toothbrush ta haate niye chhute beriye, dorm-er niche gombhiir mukhe gaRi niye apekkha kora Sougata dar pashe bose DC r pothe rowna diyechhilam i ba keno, sei golpota actually anek beshi interesting.

Kintu ota amar ga- chhNuye-bolchhi- konodin- kauke- bolbo- na category-r golpo. kajei marjona korben.

Tar theke borong ei hariye jawar golpota shunun. etao bhalo golpo, promise. shunei dekhun na.

GaRite uthhei dekhi ekta notun jontro amar dike bhableshhiin cheye achhe. Sougata da gombhiir golay bollo, “DC bhalo chinina, rattire thikana khNoja tough hote pare. ekkhuni GPS ta kinlam. dekha jak.”

Amra jotoi jontrosobhyotar juge baas kori na keno, kheyal kore dekhben, jontro byapartar proti amader ekta swabhabik sondeho achhe. bisheshoto jokhon byapartar songe bhalo kore janashona hoyni tokhon. Sougata da ekta roadmap khule amar haate dhoriye diye bollo, “o o choluk, tui o dekhte thak, bola jay na kothay bonbadaRe dhukiye dilo hoyto.”

Amar chhotomaami ke dekhechhilam, baRite noutn washing machine kenar por jotokkhoN kachakuchi cholto, mami machine-er ashepashe ghurghur korten. emonki majhpothe thamiye machine-er dhakna khule haat dhukiye besh kore mamar shirt-er collar kochle diteo dekhechhi, “ki jani baba kemon dhobe” bole.

Roadmap khule ar GPS chaliye amra DC r dike rowna dilam. shurur diker anekta poth Sougata dar chena, tobu machine-er bidyer douR jachai korar jonyo take chaliye rakha holo.

Ebong machine ektio bhul korchhena, dibbi aponmone daine jao, bNaye jao, next 5 mile soja cholo, nikhNut bole jachchhe dekhe amra kromosho rege agun hote laglam.

Amra kina tritiiyo bishwer labour-abundant desher lok, amra mone praaNe bishwas kori je manusher haater kaaj, machine-er keramotir theke dher bhalo. Howrah station-er ticket counter-er samne diirgho nischol line-er lyaje dNaRiye amra eke oporer sathe alochona kori kibhabe computer asar por theke puro system ta aro beshi dhile hoye gechhe. Machine jodi cholte cholte theme na jay, ghoRghoR awaj na kore, “dhurchhai” bole jodi take tule samne pechhone du charbar chapoR na mara jay, kaaner samne dhore praNpoNe jhNakano na jay, tahole amader aswosti hoy. mon kharap kore. matha gorom hoye jay.

Amader o holo. regemege amra machine-ke gali dite shuru korlam. ar 500 meter duure daanhaate exit nite hobe bola matro jhNajhiye uthhe bollam, “jani re baba jani, uff, boke boke matha dhoriye dile!” Sougata da bollo, “voice ta ki bichchhiri shunechhis? mone hochchhe mora manush kotha koichhe.”

Tateo raag komchhe na dekhe, Sougata da ichchhe kore bhulbhal rastay jete shuru korlo. amra ektar por ekta exit nilam na, daan-e jete bolle soja gelam, soja jete bolle hothat fos kore bNaye ghurlam. Machine shanto golay “recalculating”, “recalculating” aauRe jete laglo. amra seat belt er bhetor epash opash kore domphata haste laglam. haste haste raat ghono holo, steering-er opor Sougatadar haat nirjiib hoye elo, ami praNpoNe chokh khule samner andhokarer dike cheye thakar sadhona korte laglam.

Abosheshe jokhon duure shohorer alo dekha gelo tokhon amader ar ektuo shokti aboshishto nei. achena rasta khNuje baar korar moto to nei i, machine-er sathe paaye paa badhiye jhogRa korar moto o na.

Machine-er bhableshhiin gola, protishodhsprihay ektuo jorjorito na hoye amader alokito nogoriir e rasta theke o rastay pNouchhe dilo. amra bina bakyobyay-e machine-er protyekti nirdesh akkhore akkhore mene nilam. Sougata da shudhu majhe majhe klanto golay bollo, “oi dekh bNadike Smithsonian.”, “dandike duure je baRita dekhchhis, otar oparei Bush-er baRi.”

Tarpor to DC pNouchhe se raate koto romhorshok ghotona ghotlo, sararaat ekhane sekhane chhotachhuti kore, raat 3 te nagad Sougatadar ek bondhur, bondhur baRite khub kNachumachu mukhe amra giye koRa naRlam. tNara amader jonyo prostut chhilen, oi raat 3 ter somoy amader bosiye gorom bhat ar musur dal ar pabda machh bhaja khawalen. amra aprostut bhab dehkate bollen, “are bidesh bibhNuye desher lok royechhe ki korte!”

Ghonta 5 ek bishraamer por pordin pherar pothe machine abar niruttap konthhe amader rasta batlate laglo. amra ar kichhu jhamela korlam na. janala diye digonte kuyashar aaRale Shenandoah park-er chhayar dike takiye alochona korte laglam next chhutite edike asar ekta plan kora jetei pare.

Chena pothe poRbar por Sougata da ar ami dujonei sohomot holam, ebar bechara machine-ke ektu bishram dewa jak. sara poth kom dhokol to jayni or. amake ghorer dorjay namiye diye Sougata da jigges korlo, “GPS kenar decision ta bhaloi hoyechhe ki bolis?”

Se ar bolte.