Tin ekke...31

Aj theke bochhor 12 age ekdin bela 11ta nagad, baba maa office-e, ami test poriikkhar por baRite bose aasonno HS-er poRa poRchhi, thakuma bagane kisob khuturkhatur korchhen, emon somoy motamoto dujon bhodromohila ese sodor dorjay koRa naRlen. jana gelo tNader jonogoNona office theke pathiyechhe. Bag theke ektaRa kagoj baar kore tNader jera shuru holo. baRite kojon thake, tara ki khay, ki pore, roj sokale baRi theke beriye kothay jay, keno jay ityadi probhriti. ami jothariiti samne SN Dey khule bose bhoyanok monojog diye bhuru kNuchke nijer anguler nokh poriikkha korchhilam. achena gola peye uthhe dekhte elam byaparta ki.

Bhodromohilara amar dike jignasu drishti dite thakuma bollen, “amar natni.” kagojer opor pen bagiye dhore ekjon jigges korlen, “tai? ta natnir boyos koto?”

Thakuma kichhu bolar agei ami ek second bhebe niye bollam, “amar boyos 18 bochhor 3 maas.”

Byas. oi khondomuhuurtuku. sei je smritite gNethe gelo, ekhono jwoljwol korchhe. laal ronger mosto gherwala, pechhone phite bNadha frock pora ami, ek second theme bolchhi, “amar boyos 18 bochhor 3 maas.”

Bolchhi to noy, ghoshoNa korchhi. sogorbe, soteje, sobege. prithiibir matite hNete chole 18 ta bochhor atikrom korar gourob amar uchchharoN kora oi 6 ta shobdo theke chNuiye chNuiye poRchhe.

Ekhono amar kaane sediner sei golata baje. ki nirbhiik, ki gorbito, ki dripto.

Post-ta likhte bosar age sei golata mathar bhetor rewind-e chaliye ami anekbar mone mone bolar cheshta korlam, “amar boyos 31 bochhor 1 ghonta 3 minute.” kotorokom kore bollam, bose bollam, dNaRiye bollam, ghorer moddhye edik theke odik honhoniye hNatte hNatte ekshobar kore bollam, chNechiye bollam, gola jothasombhob rashbhari kore bollam, kichhutei sediner moto shonalo na. kirokom nirjiib, nispriho, noRboRe shunte laglo nijer kanei.

18 bochhor shobdotar moddhye je byaparta achhe, 31-er seta nei. mantei hobe.

Kintu. KINTU.

18y dNaRiye ami amar 31 bochhor boyostake dekhte pawa to duur asto, kolpona porjonto korte partam na. aj 31-e paa rekhe amar 51-ke ami chokher samne sposhto dekhte pai. amar ei minus 12 power-wala Horlicks-er shishir tola-marka choshma diyei. khNutinati baad dile abikol amar 51 bochhor boyosii maayer moto dekhte. Nervous, bhulo, ChoRaipakhir moto chottokhatto ar chhotphote, apadomostok chhaposha modhyobitto, hasikhushi.

18 amake koRa training diyechhilo, kikore nijer paaye nije kuRul marte hoy. barongbar nirostro abosthay chakrabyuuhe dhukiye diyechhilo, palabar pother hodish na diyei. 31-r amar mathay buddhi na baRte pare, kintu se thheke shikhechhe. kuRul dekhle 31 sabdhane dingiye jay, pother majhe chena gondogolera jotla pakachchhe dekhle muchki hese rasta bodol kore.

31-r tuuNe abhignotar jong-dhora tiir dhonuk achhe. abyartho tip. 18 tar agunkheko toloyar antabRi batase ghuriye nijei nijer gaaye chhNyaka lagay. 18-r footwork-e bidyut jholsate pare, kintu 31 tar gholate drishti diye aRchokhe ekbar takiyei ghughu ar phNad, dutoi eksathe dekhe phele.

Kono footwork-er babar sadhyo nei se phNad theke rokkha pay.

18-r protyekta duronto chhutonto muhuurto ghotona durghotonar ghonoghotay aachchhonno hote pare, ‘Koni’ cinemar last scene-er moto ruddhoshwas hote pare, kintu ei 31-e pa diye jiibone prothombar amar mone hochchhe, ajker ei shanto, boring muhuurtota hoyto chirodiner hote cholechhe. ke jane? hoteo to pare? bola to jay na?

Jeno hoy, jeno hoy, jeno hoy.

31-er jhuli shuuNyo kara bole?

Ami arekbar mone mone bollam, “amar boyos 31 bochhor, 1 ghonta, 43 minute.” ebar klantir bodole aaram ter pelam. sukher bodole swosti.

31 jug jug jiyo.