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Goto soptaher sheshdikta ekta jhotika sofore khoroch hoye gelo. kaajer angshotuku bad dile emnite amar ei soforgulo mondo lagena. jNara hameshai kormusuutre edikodik uRe beRan, arthat kina ‘frequent flyer’, tNara aboshyo kothao jawar naam shunlei mukh byajar koren, kintu amar sotyi bolchhi plane-e choRte ekhono dibbi lage. dhiire susthe goRate goRate uRojahajta jokhon dhNaa kore Runway-te tungo speed ney, ar somosto shokti joRo kore madhyakorshoNer mukhe tene ek lathi koshiye chhitke opor dike laaf mare, janalar baire baRighor gachhpala digontorekha-tekha sob hele matite shuye poRe, peter moddhyeta kirokom khali khali lage ar barongbar magur machher moto khabi kheye bondho hoye jawa kaan khulte hoy.....kharap lagar ki achhe ke jane baba.

Ar tachhaRa fat free pretzel-er mini pack-er kothao to bhulle cholbe na.

Bidesh theke deshe phirle loke sadharoNoto koyekta haategona bishoyei proshno montobyo ityadi kore thake.

“seki ektuo phorsa hosni to?!!”

“American-ra angke bhoyanok mathamota hoy, na re?”

“dalbhat khete pas? kalebhodre?”

Amar mejomami jigges korechhilen, “hNyare Sona, plane-ta sotyi sotyi Atlantic-er opor diye 5 ghonta dhore chole?”

Ami dNat baar kore hNya bolate mami khub du:khii mukh kore bolechhilen, “tahole amar ar tor kachhe jawa holona ejonme.”

Plane dangay bhenge poRle tao cholte pare, kintu jole poRar byapartay mamir ghorotoro apotti achhe. dangay poRle to hoyei gel, soja sworge. kintu jole jodi poRe, ar jodi kopal kharap hoy, praNta totkkhoNat nao berote pare to? tokhon akkhhorik arthei akuul pathar. konomote mundu jagiye sakkhat mrityur apekkhay ghoRi dekho bose bose. bhese bhese. khanik duure ektu badei ekta tinkoNa hangorer pakhna udoy hobe, dekho. paayer niche jhNak bNedhe piranha-r dol asbe, ter peyo.

Sognane sworgojatra kothata loke khub boRai kore shraaddher card-e chhape bote, byaparta oti bhoyanok. ami nije jothasombhob ognan abosthatei jete chai. sworge, athoba noroke, jekhanei hok.

Ami udatto hese mejomamir pith chapRe diye bolechhilam, (eta aakkhorik arthe noy, kintu bhongita oirokom-i chhilo arki) “are plane oto sohoje bhenge poRe naki? Science koto egiyechhe jano? tar theke borong auto chapleo ajkal praNer bhoy beshi. kokhon kon manhole-e dhuke jabe.”

“Ar tachchhaRa plane-er bhetore bose tumi jolsthol kichhu alada kore bujhteo pabe na. serokom hole samner tv-r ‘manchitro’ channel-ta dekhbe na, byas hoye gelo. kella fote.”

Mami aashwosto honni. akashe oRauRitake auto chapar sathe ek kore dekhte nitantoi gorraji hoyechhen. TransAtlantic Airlines-er ar Haltu-Gariahat route-er auto je adote eki byapar, seta kichhutei swiikar korte channi.

Generation gap. ami mone mone nijekei bujhiyechhilam. mejomamir agnotake kkhoma kore diye.

Sedin pretzel-tretzel sob kheye phele, packet-ta ulto kore jhNakiye, naRiye, thabRa mereo jokhon ar ektu gNuRo porjonto berolo na, tokhon ami diirghoshwas phele janalar dike takiye megh dekhte laglam. dekhte dekhte chokhta jokhon sobe lege esechhe, hothat ek ramjhNakunite tondra chhute gelo. Air pocket na ki jeno bole, plane-ta sekhanei poRlo bodhoy. abar chokh bojar upokrom korchhi, omni tandob shuru hoye gelo.

Ar se ki tandob. mone holo plane take keu jeno kuloy kore nachchhachhe. ei jhopas kore mile khanek neme ase to abar dana jhapte praNpoN opore othhar loRai shuru hoy. Plane to noy, jeno 3 nombor bus, raat 11 tar somoy G.T.Road phNaka peye poromanonde chhutechhe. Pilot ghono ghono “bhoy nei bhoy nei” ghoshoNa korte laglen, kulye dujon airhostess byasto mukhe aisle dhore douRodouRi korte laglen, agepichher sari theke trosto golay bhogobaner naam kaane ese pNouchholo, amar pasher bhodrolok samner seat-take duhaate aNkRe dhore nijeke cool rakhar praNpoN cheshta korte laglen.

Amar kono sondehoi roilona je ar deri nei. Time is up. mathar moddhye maa, thakuma, baba ar Christian Bale-er mukhkota pala kore kore bhese uthhte laglo. ei sonkoter somoye bhogobanke daakle kichhu subidhe hote pare kina, bohudin pore ami se byaparta seriously consider korte laglam. erokom abosthay kotokkhoN katlo janina, dukhana mokkhom jhNakuni diye plane ta abosheshe jokhon sthir holo, ghoRir dike takiye dekhi se hotobhaga etokkhoNe mote 10 minute-o egoyni.

KNuRer badsha ar kake bole. na takalei kaje phNaki dewa eder abhyese dNaRiye gechhe. joghonyo.

Sob shantotanto hoye gele, pasher bhodroloker sathe du-ekkhana niriiho rosikota binimoy kore ami abar megh dekhte laglam. ar dekhte dekhtei akashe oRa songkranto mejomamir point of view-ta joler moto porishkar hoye gelo.

Mane, keno? hNete, chhute, sNatar kete, bus-er dorjay jhuleo manusher shokh meteni, abar akashe uRte gechhe. uRbi je, dana achhe tor? jodi oRar dorkar-i thakto tahole ki bhogoban buddhi khatiye ekjoRa dana juRe ditenna haater sathe? ar jodi shokh metatei hoy, gasbelun-e choRe khanikta edikodik noRboRiye uRe elei paris, ta na, chhanapona, lotbohor niye ekebare desh deshantore chhotachhuti korte legechhe. uRte uRte khachchhe dachchhe, ghumochchhe, cinema dekhchhe, gaan shunchhe, jhogRa korchhe, bondhutwo patachchhe.

Shudhu jokhon majh-akashe plane-ta jhoR-brishti-bojropater ghuurNaborter moddhye gNotta kheye dhuke giye palabar poth pachchhena, tokhon matha chulke bhabchhe, jeche ei jhonjhater moddhye poRar ki kono dorkar chhilo? adou?

Sedin sei muhuurte mone mone shopoth niyechhilam, pretzel jodi khetei hoy, vending machine theke jotokhushi kina khabo, akashe uRte uRte khabar shokh koRay gonday mite gechhe amar. kintu amar sondeho hochchhe, baki lokkho lokkho shikkhar moto ei shikkhatao amar mone thakbe na.