Fine-er phere

Jiibone je koti haategona dhrubosotyer sathe amar porichoy ghotechhe, tar modhye ekta holo library-r membership newa ar niyomito ‘fine’ dewar chuktipotre soi kora, eki kotha. se ami jotoi charter jaygay ekta mattor finfine choti boi niye asina keno, ba tinkhanar jaygay ekkhana saRe satattor minute-er DVD, jotoi cup-er por cup koRa coffee kheye ar electric bill baRiye raat jege se boi ar DVD shesh korina keno, sheshporjonto screen-e amar naamer pashe roktakto akkhore ‘due fines’ dopdop korbei.

Kintu prithibiite chirokal-i kichhu lok thake jara monepraNe bishwas kore, cheshta korle manush sob pare. durbhagyoboshoto serokom koyekjoner sathe amar ghonishthhota achhe. taderke bhul promaN korar jonyoi ekdin ami moroNpoN kore nirdishto somoysiimar shesh din, library bondho howar kNatay kNatay 5 minute age boi DVD sob bag-e pure ghamte ghamte hNapate hNapate counter-e uposthit holam. odiker mohila baRi jawar jonyo bag gochhate shuru korechhilen. birokto mukhe bag soriye rekhe boigulo scan korte shuru korlen. DVD-r baksho haate niyei tNar kNochkano bhuru aro kNuchke gelo. mohila baksho khullen. DVD kothay?

Of course baRite rekhe asa amar laptop-er moddhye. ar kothay-i ba thakte pare bole apnar mone hoy? DVD-r to pakha gojayni je nije nije uRe park-e hawa khete jabe.

Matha uNchu kore baRi phire shorto moto Bantir mathay dukhana chNati bosiye ami haatenate promaN kore dilam je fine dewar opor or-amar moto noshwor manusher kono haat nei. ota doibo-nirbondho.

Cheshta korle manush sob pare, se santwonar dhappatao arekbar promaN hoye gelo.

Ami taRahuRo korina. porer din-i hNachorpachor kore DVD bakshe pure library chhutina. dhiiresusthe apekkha kori, jate jorimanar porimaN ektu baRe. ditei jokhon hobe, tokhon ekbare beshi korei dewa bhalo, amar mote. alposwolpo fine diye haat gondho kora amar poshay na.

Apni ko’rokom fine diyechhen? ami motamuti jotorokom hoy totorokom diyechhhi. Library fine, train-er monthly ticket expire kore jawar fine. jotodin monthly valid chhilo totodin checker-er tikir dekha chhhilo na. phurote na phurotei kamray kaalo coat ar khaki urdir chhoRachhoRi. apni jodi bolar cheshta koren je kaalkei matro phuriyechhe, kheyal chhilona, kingba kheyal thakleo aj train dhuke jachchhilo dekhe chhute uthhe poRechhen, TT emon thanda chokhe apnar dike takaben jeno apni daagi jochchor. sorkari taka mere train-e choRte apnar bindumatro buk kNape na.

Kajei ami kotha na baRiye taka baar kore ditam protyekbar.

PhNaka rasta peye moner sukhe speedometer-er kNata choRiye fine nije diini aboshyo, tobe sakkhii thekechhi aguntibaar. ami nije nyatpete niriiho hole ki hobe, amar bondhura sobai bolgahiin, beporoya.

Sei beporoya bondhuder sathe dol bNedhe ekbar pasher county-te lake-er pashe gechhilam picnic korte. giye dekhi saari diye bNadha rongchonge nouko dheuyer taale alpo alpo dulchhe. Dollar phelo, nouko choRo. ekjoRa dada-didi, jNader esob chhelemanushi theke mon uthhe gechhe anekdin, tNara dangay theke sausage ar murgir thyang grill korar dayitwo nilen. amra bakira huRohuRi thelatheli chNechamechi kore ekkhana noukoy uthhe poRlam.

Majhnodiite giye hothat koyekjoner sNatar katar ichchhe holo. ichchher dosh nei. toltole niil jol. eto porishkar je antoto 5 haat nich porjonto porishkar dekha jachchhe. ektai khotka, lake-er chardike emonki noukor gaaye porjonto boRo boRo kore poshtaposhti lekha achhe, jole pa dilei jorimana.

Amader dolneta Bangalir sei amogh aptobakyo uchcharoN korlen, “are dhur kichchhu hobe na, naamto.” amra jhopang jhopang kore sobai jhNap marlam.

Bakituku andaj korte parchhen nishchoy. jhNap mara matro ke jane kotha theke bNashi bajiye security nouko ese uposthit. amader jol theke othhar sujog-o na diye fine-er rosid kete tNara haasimukhe amader mukher opor se rosid nachate laglen.

Tobe amar abhijog nei. joto fine diyechhi jiibone, se sobi nyajyo fine. nitantoi nijer doshe. Itihas boiye poRechhi dhormo, borNo, jaatir bhittite juge juge loke fine niyechhe, diyechhe. amake je serokom kichhur mukhe poRte hoyni se jonyo ami sotyi sotyi kritogno.

Aboshyo rotona shunechhi amar aamoleo edhoroNer fine-er chol je chhilona ekebare, serokomta noy. chena anekei bolechhe, tader school-e Banglay kotha bolle jorimana newa hoto. uddeshyo ati mohot, chhelepuleke furfure Ingriji bolte shekhano. Arthoniitir basic totka proyog kore Bangla bolay disincentive create kora, arthat pocket money–te thaba bosano, jate chhatrochhatri baap-baap bole Ingrijite kotha bole. amader addatei ekjon kNachumachu mukhe swiikar korlo, monitor howar subade ei Bangla-kor takeo aaday korte hoyechhe. shobdo pichhu 25 poysa.

Se ke? bola baroN. se bechara sotyi anutopto. System-er shikar. tobe apnara jehetu doyalu lok, take akaroNe doshii thauraben na, tai ekta hint dichchhi. tar naamer shurute ‘B’ achhe.