Boish kaal'e Maa'er prem lila - অধ্যায় ৩৩
Maa shonge shonge chechiye uthlo, "ke ke[ektu chup korei, abar sur norom kore bollo], O tumi, kichu ki bolbe ?". Ar bolbe, ekhon palate parle banchi, ami bathroom'er handle ta chere, taratari kore nijer pant ta kono rokom'e tene tule, porte gelam, kintu sala amar bara ta chain'e atke gelo, oi je bole, 'jekhane shondhe hoi, sekhanei dhora pora'r bhoi'[modified proverb, kichu mone korben na]. Ufff amar bara'r skin ta oi chain'er zipper'e ghoshsa kheye jala korche, ar odike Maa chup kore ache, ami to norteo parchi na theek kore, paa jeno kapche ekhono, bara ton ton korche. Kono rokom'e bara ta thele underwear'e dhukiye, betha niye'i pant ta pore, main door'er dike jete giye, oi abar socks'er jonno paa slip kore gelo. Eke to ondhokar, kichu dekhtei pachi na, kono rokom'e siri'r railing ta hatre peye dhore dariye porlam. Maa bathroom theke abar chechiye bollo, "arey tumi shuye poro, amar hoye gache, ei to nighty ta porei aschi, bujhle, tumi jao ami aschi ekhuni". Maa berono'r age’i palate hobe je bhabei hok, hatre hatre, main door ta peye, dorja ta khule berote jabo. Ondhokar drawing room'e kemon alo moton elo pichon theke, shit, Maa mone hoi bathroom'er dorja khullo, ami pichon'e na takiye, main door'er baire giye, aste kore door ta tene bondho korte korte jeno Maa'er gola sunlam, "ei baire keu nei, Babu’r Baba mone hoi ghor’e chole gache, tumi palao ekhuni". Shit shit, Maa tahole amai dekhte pai ni, na na, door to bondho hoye gache, ekhane darano safe hobe na, jodi Maa main door bondho korar aowaj pai, tahole to eta check korte aste pare. Main door'er baire amar juto khule rakha chilo, ami oi duto haath'e tule, main gate ta khule ek dour lagalam nijer bike'er kache. Pitch kora rastai socks pore dourano'r je ki jala, oh, abar jala to sudhu paa'e hoche na, bara teo hoche. Ami kono dik'e takai ni, jaa hoi hoye jak pichon'e, ami soja dourochi, oi to amar bike, perechi aste tahole. Bike'er shamne giye, prai jhuke shuye porlam bike'er seat'er upor juto haath'ei. Ar parchi na, dom bondho hoye jache, ar ki ki korte hobe nijer Maa'er nongrami dekha'r jonno. Prai minute 2-3 hapano'r por ektu normal holam. Haath'er juto ta kokhon bike'er opash'e pore gache kheyal nei, juto ta nite jhunkechi, amar bara ta halka ton ton korlo, rastai achi, tai pant khule theek korte parchi na, tai pant'er seam ta niche tene, bara ta underwear'e adjust kore, juto ta niye porte gelam. Paa golate giye dekhi, daan paa'er socks fete gache, nischoi ekhuni dour'e aste giye hoyeche. Oi bhabei socks'er upor juto duto pore, lace bendhe, uth te giye kheyal korlam, amar pant'er chain'er tolai halka bhije, nirghat bara'r maal poreche, pant theek kora'r time'e. Jagge, beshi na, olpo ektu bhije, kichu bojha jabe na. Hotat kheyal holo, ami to onek khun age eshechi, nischoi office'er tin murti eto khun'e amai call korechilo, bhablam oder ekta text kore ekhan theke beriye pori. Pocket theke phone bar kore dekhlam, 4 te missed call, ami phone unlock kore dekhi, 2 missed call 20minute age'er, Arnob Da'r call chilo, ar 1 ta missed call tar porei, Ranjit Da'r chilo. Kintu shob theke odd bepar, arekta missed call 1 minute age'r, Maa'er missed call. Maa eto raat'e amai call korlo keno. Tahole ki Maa amai palate dekhe feleche kono bhabe, tai call korche. Na na, ami altu faltu bhabchi, ami onek jore doure, amader barir goli ta cross kore eshechi, ar Maa bathroom theke to bhabchilo je baire Baba chilo, ami na, tai bathroom theke beriye age to Baba ke check korte jabe, kintu tahole amai call keno, case ta ki. Phone haath'e niye bhabchi, Maa'er call elo abar, ami ektu bhoi pachilam, tai prothome dhorte icha korchilo na, kintu sesh'e call ta receive korei Hello bollam, Maa kemon ekta irritated tone bollo mone holo, "tui kothai Babu ?". Bas amar shob haowa beriye gelo, Maa keno eta jiggesh korche, Maa ki tahole shotti amai dekhe fello. Ebar ki bolbo, ki bole nijeke banchabo. Maa abar bollo, "ki re, kotha bolchish na keno[ki bolbo ami, amar to shob shukiye gache bhitore, nijer heartbeat sunte pachi 'lub dup, lub dup' jore jore]. Ektu age message korli je, tui shotti bol to tui kichu kheyechish naki amai emni emni dhop dili tokhon". Ufff ki banchan banchlam, nijer ojantei henshe fellam ektu “hhee heeee”, Maa bollo, “ki re hanshchish je, kothai tui, shotti kotha bol”. Maa ektu age'er whatsapp text niye bolche, tarmane amai dekhe ni, bapre ki relief lagche, ek minute kintu tahole bar bar 'ami kothai' seta jiggesh korche keno. Na na, ami risk nebo na, when in doubt, go full ofensive, ar emniteo, ek mohan bekti bolechilen, 'the best defense is offense' [ekta football coach bolechilo, mone hoi ManU’er age’r coach hobe]. Tai full confidence'e Maa ke uttor dilam, "keno tumi jano na, ami kothai, bar bar jiggesh korcho keno. Ar mithe bolbo keno, kheyechi, kintu ektu kom'i kheyechi. Onek raat hoye gechilo, tai dhaba te beshi kichu khabar chilo na, jaa chilo, amra shobai bhag kore kheyechi. Ekta kotha bolo to, eto raat'e tumi call korcho ? Ki bepar ? Tumi kothai bolo to ? Ghumao ni keno". Mithe confidence niye to buk fuliye Maa ke dhop dilam, dekhi ebar Maa ki bole, Maa ektu dhok gile bollo, "na re, jol khete uthechilam, tai bhablam, toke ekbar call kore dekhi, tui ki korchish[amar mukh theke bhul kore'i beriye gelo, 'huh, jol khete na charte ?', bolei fenshe gelam, Maa hotat kore rege giye bollo]. Ei Babu, tui ki baje kotha bolchish, bhul'e jachish naki tui kar sathe kotha bolchish". Case kheye gelam, shit shob amar kopal, ami nijer dosh'ei case khai, mukh'e kono tax nei amar. Ki bhablam, ar omni bole fellam. Ebar ki bole Maa ke manage korbo. Ektu bhebe bollam, "na tumi raag korcho keno, ami bolchilam, jol charte mane peshaab kora. Amra shobai to kori tai na. Setai bollam, kintu ektu onno bhabe bole fellam, bondhu der modhe to ei bhabei bole shobai, tai". Maa ektu sur norom kore bollo, "oh acha, theek ache, haan uthechi jokhon gechilam bathroom'e. Kintu tao, tui ektu bhebe chinte kotha bolish, tor Baba'r shamne bolle, tor ki obstha korto, tui janish. Theek ache, tui jaa kaaj kore ne, ami sute jai. Kaal kotai asbi, ami tahole kichu baniye rakhbo khabar jonno". Finally problem mitlo, ami bollam, "ami bhor bhor chole asbo, tomar jaa iche, banao. AMi rakhchi ekhon, kaaj ache. Goodnight". Bole ami nijei call ta cut kore dilam. Bapre ki banchan banchlam, ami to bhabchilam, aaj dhora pore gechi bodhoi. AMi Arnob Da der call kore bollam, “je ami on the way achi, bike ta abar bigre jachilo rastai tai bar bar darate hoche, ami ektu porei poche jabo, ora jeno office'er shamne chole ashe 20minute por”. Bole call ta cut kore dilam, Arnob Da'r gola sune mone holo, aaj bhaloi beer kheyeche, tene tene kotha bolche. Jai hok, bike'e otha'r age, helmet ta porlam, tarpor bike niye beriye porlam, 4-5 minute pore, jani na keno, but mone holo ekbar Maa'er whatsapp ta check kori. Tai bike side kore, phone ta abar pocket theke bar kore check korlam, Maa'er whatsapp ta. Dekhi ektu age'i Maa ar oi gandu Asif chat koreche, last message 1-2 minute age'r hobe, mane amar sathe kotha bole Maa oi suor'er bacha'r sathe kotha boleche, jokhon ami Arnob Da'r sathe kotha bolchilam.