Maayer beRano

Aj bikele maa chole gelen.

Serechhe. oporer line-ta likhe amar jerokom golmele thekchhe, poRe apnader-o serokom thekchhe ki? byaparta golmele noy motei, dNaRan kholsa kore boli.

Maa amar kachhe beRate esechhilen kichhudiner jonyo. aj bikele tNake ta ta kore diye elam.

Phirte phirte bhabchhilam, ki jani kemon lagbe khali ghortay chabi ghuriye dhukte, chokhe jol-i asbe hoyto. proti muhuurte mone poRbe maa thakle ekhon ki kortam, koto tuchchho kothay hese goRiye poRtam, koto gurutoro bokuni khete kheteo khetam na.

Kintu manush bhabe ek, hoy arek.

Ese theke jinispotro khNujte khNujtei amar sara sondhye kabar hoye raat ghonalo. ar sei songe etao porishkar hoye gelo, sara dupur office-e bose ami jokhon aporadhbodhe dogdho hotam ar ghontay ghontay phone kore jante chaitam, maa thik kotokhani bored hochchen ekla ghore, tokhon keno tini moha birokto hoye bolten, “aah Sona, nije kaaj koro, amakeo korte dao.”

Ami bhebe petam na, eto kaaj maa pachchhen kotthheke? oi to ektukhani baRi, epashe opashe 4 paa hNatlei phuriye jay. Rishrar baRi hole tao na hoy ekta kotha chhilo. dhumdhaRakka ghor tulechhe sobai edik odik, jar jemon khushi. ghor, baranda, kuyotola, mathher moto chhad. koNa ghupchi, khater tola, dorjar aaRal theke saradin dhore kaaj berochche to berochchei.

Ekhon dekhchhi maa amar baRi guchhiye, jheRemuchhe, ultepalte tar emon bhol paltechchhen je nijer baRi bole take chenai dushkor hoye poRechhe. Bookcase-e Bangla boiyera ekdike gechhe, Ingrijira ekdike. Table-e pen ar pencil-er alada alada stand jutechhe. rannaghore jire dhone golmorich shukno longkar sathe Italian seasoning ar Garlic salt-er gaa-ghNeshagheshi apatoto bondho. kalke ki pore office jabo se thik korte giye dekhi dishi-bideshi poshak alada korei maa kkhanto honni, montrobole oi pNuchke dresser-e jayga bar kore ghoniye asa shiitkaler jonyo sweater porjonto namiye rekhe gechhen.

Soja kothay ei baRitake Rishrar baRi baniye rekhe gechhen pray.

Maa babader prodhan dosh hochchhe, sontaner kachh theke tNara badhyota dabi korben ajiibon, athocho nijera chhelemeyer kono kotha grajhyo korben na. maake poipoi kore ami bolechhi, mobile, chiruni, choshma, ghorer chabi ghormoy chhoRiye rakhai amar system. jate sob jinis chokher samne thake, khamoka khNuje somoy noshto korte na hoy. maa se kotha kanei tulbenna. guchhonor chote amar system-er dofarofa korben.

Shurute ami badha je diini ta noy. ranna korlei bason majte hobe, tel holuder daag poRbe edik odik, kajei machher jholer bodole cold cut sandwich diye raater khawa sarlei to hoy, emon sorol jukti maayer mathay dhokanor cheshta korechhi. pordin baRi phire dekhi vacuum take closet-e time-out diye maa “apna haat jagannath” bole neme poRechhen. swiikar korte holo ghorer mejhe emon chul-shuuNyo hote dekhini age. tar pordin dekhi aaynar moto jhokjhoke counter-er opor ekta oti porichito ‘nyata’. bishom kheye, chokh kopale tule chhute giye koifiyot dabi kortei maa bollen, “ei naki toder recycle recycle kore gola phatano? keno nyata dosh korlo kise? konkhanta kom porishkar hoyechhe dekha to?”

Tar porer raate jokhon toktoke mejhete khoborer kagoj ar tonwii mohilader chhobiwala catalogue-er aason pete, maa gorom bhat, sorsher tel kNachalongka diye makha daalseddho ar machher jhol poribeshon korlen, tokhon ar amar protibader shokti baki nei. "ja hochchhe hote dao boss" bole ami khete bose poRlam.

Jodio amar chintar karoN chhilona. maa gechhen 24 ghontao hoyni, chardike amar system-er protyabortoner abhas sposhto hoye uthhchhe. Table-er opor print out-er susongboddho pahaR dhose poRechhe, raatjaga bichhanar opor khola laptop ar headphone chhotrakar. rannaghorer sink-e bohudin bade abar Maggi dinner-er akatyo promaN jome uthhechhe.

Ar kichhukkhoNer moddhyei etake abar amar baRi bolte chinte karo bhul hobe na.

Rishrar baRitar ki holo? setake jawar somoy maa suitcase-e pure niye gechhen. bakshobondii hoye mohasukhe nidra dite dite se akashpaRi dichche ekhon. ghorer chhele ghore phire jachchhe. thik jekhane or thakar kotha.