Amar Boisko Maa er Chodon Lila - অধ্যায় ৬

Ami ebar next din'er jonno wait korte laglam, je Avi nischoi Kaki'r pod marbei ekbar na ekbar, ar theek tokhon i ami amar Maa ke kono na kono karone Opore niye eshe Avi'r ku kirti dekhabo, dekhi ebar Oi Avi ke, ke banchai. Sedin raate kono rokome ghumiye porlam, jodio bar bar Kakima ke langto dekhar kotha ta mone porchilo. Porer din ektu late kore uthlam, amar stocks gulo niye ektu boshlam, but market khub kharap trend e chilo, tai kichu sell korteo parlam na, huge loss hoye jeto, tai holding e rakhlam shob stocks. And news follow korlam whole day, tai matha theke ekdom beriye gechilo Avi ar Kakima'r kirtir opor nojor rakhar kotha ta. Share Market close howar ek ghonta age amar Maa bollo, je barite shob sabzi[vegetables] sesh, just olpo ektu aaloo pore ache, ami mainly Big Basket thekei shob gorceries order kori, even sabzi[first ami ektu lazy, secondly corona virus e ekhono daily basis e je rate e manush mara jache, ami really khub scared, but seta ami kauke bujhte di na, tai onek rokom excuse di bari theke na berono ekhon], kintu Big Basket O instant delivery to dai na, tai ami ektu ready hoye bazar e berolam, tokhon almost 3:30pm. West Bengal e [mainly Kolkata te] restrictions chilo je 4pm Obdi bazar khola thakbe, not after that. Amar 2 wheeler ache tai taratari bazar e jete parbo, kintu society'r gate cross korbo emon somai dekhi Sudha kakima ar Avi dariye[amar kaki ke dekhe dhon dariye giyechilo bike boshe boshei, thank goodness ora notice koreni], ami jiggesh korlam, "Kothai jacho kaki, ei rokom time-e, emni tei evening curfew ache, kotao gele to ar firte parbe na, kono dokan tokan O to khulche na ekhon", Kaki bollo, "Amar ekdom choto bon'er Corona hoyeche, khub kadchilo, admit kore niyeche hospital'e, kintu Or ekta chotto 1 yr old baby ache janis to, esche chilo ekbar amar barite, tui dekchis, tui koto chocolate dili baccha take. Ami baccha takei aante jachi, Or husband to Navy te duty te ache, tai or bacha take pasher barite rekhe O aaj admit hoye gache, ami giye Oke niye aschi. Dekhna 15 minutes hoye gelo, ekta taxi nei rastai, tui kon dike jachis ?". Ami bollam je ami to bazar jachi, ektu durei jete hobe, karon society'r baire jara bazar niye bosto, tara lockdown e nijeder state e fire gache, tai ektu dure jete hobe, tao abar before 4pm, nahole bazar bondho kore debe, security officer khub strict hoyeche ekhon, [amar chok khali kaki'r boro dudh gulor opor porche kotha bolte bolte, kal raate Oi shob dekhar por thekei amar matha kaj korche na theek kore]. Kaki amar kotha sune bollo, "tui tara tari ja, ekhuni bazar bondho hoye gelo bole, sabzi na aanle Didi[amar Maa ke kaki didi bole] tokeo ghore dhukte debe na, ar oi bazar tao besh dure, tui kintu jore bike chalabina, tui ja amra taxi dekhe nebo theek, sabdhane chalabi kintu", [kaki'r amar proti etota care ekhono dekhe bhalo laglo, kintu monn theke je raat'er dekha live movie ta muchte parchina, jai hok, ami ar kotha na bariye Avi ke bollam, "Kire tui ektu egiye dekhechis, jodi kono taxi thake dariye, naki ekhanei dariye achis ? Dara, tui amake address ta de, jekhane jabi, ami Uber book korchi, sei jokhon wait korchis, Uber'r jonno wait kor, ar tar modhe jodi local taxi peye jash tahole chole jabi, ami Uber ta cancel kore debo, problem hobe na, Haa kore na dariye, address ta dena, amar o deri hoche to". Kaki khali na na korche ar amake jete bolche, kintu ekta bacha'r well being nirbhor korche kaki'r okhane jaowar opor, tai amio amar phone ta pocket theke bar kore Uber app ta khule Avi'r wait korchilam, tarpor Avi address ta dilo, ami Uber book kore dilam, charge ta onektai beshi dekhachilo[corona'r jonno lockdown period e shob trasport er fare hike hoyechilo, karon ora bar bar gari sanitize korchilo tai]. Ami oder bollam je car aste 10mins lagbe, ora jeno wait kore, ar Uber app'r screenshot ta niye Avi'r phone'e send kore dilam jate gari ta identify korte subidha hoi oder, etao bole dilam je ora jeno cash na dai driver ke[during corona few uber drivers were asking cash even when passengers paid virtually], amar online taka kete nebe, kaki ektu raag korlo je ami taka keno dichi, kintu ami ar wait na kore, bike niye bazar'er dike chole gelam.