CHITHI

Dear Promita,
Vabini kokhono evabe bolbo tobe aaj bolchi. Tor kotha khub mone porche re. Toke dekhte iche
korche. Tor j abdar gulo metate parini aaj segulo puron korte mon jache.
Etodin hoito vabteo parini amar khamti gulo, r aaj tor theke prai mile khanek dure ei ghore bondi
hoye theke segulo porche mone. Sobi ei Coronar kripai bujhli.
Haa jani tui hoito vabbi ajkal toh roji kotha hoche tahole r esob keno. Ami nije mukhe toh sob
bolina Janis toh tai ei chithi. Ajkal toh tor kotha moto roj Whatsapp tao check kori.
Acha tor mone pore sei school er prothom din jedin amader dekha hoi. Ami ovabe
takiyechilam r tui lojjai ulto dike paliye gechili. R oi j Mam der sathe mile kemon shoe polished
nei bole boka khawatis. Swarna mam bolten,
“This is the last warning. Next din jodi dekhechi then fine lagbe.”
Tor upor bishaal raag hoto r tui kemon much chepe chepe hastis. Amar jodio otatei adha raag
gole jeto.
Amar mone ache toke jokhn first message pathiye chilam ki vao khetis. Ami toh bhoy petam
etao hoito Mam k giye bole dibi. R tarpor aste aste koto kotha bola amader. Nijeke khub mature
vableo, bacha chilis puro. Haa amio chilam maanchi but tor theke kom. Jotoihok ami senior j
chilam tor.
Amader sei prothom baire ghurte jawa mone pore? Amar school er last din chilo r tui school
bunk korechili. Vaba jai jei meye kina ‘teacher’s pet’ chilo se school bunk kore Cinema dekhte
elo. Ei sedin phone oi din kar photo ta khuje pelam. Sei prothom haat dhora, prothom photo
tola. Baapre ki lojja. Ovabei aro koek bar berono hoto amader.
Tarpor toh amar college. Sohor paltalo, ase paser lokjon paltalo, koto notun bondhu holo. Amar
mone ache ami ek aad bar khub kedechi kolkatar jonne, r ekbar toh tor jonneo. Tobe oi college
life ta onek kichu sikheyeche amai. R tui chili amar constant. Diner seshe jokhn tor oi phone ta
asto besh shanti hoto amar. Kintu tarpor toh sob aste aste palte jai.
Nah! bolbona sudhu porasonar jonne besto thaktam. Setar sathe oi khela dhulo,
bondhuder sathe adda abar kokhno kokhno emnii ignore martam tor oi phone gulo. R tui tobuo
roj sokale amai ghum theke tulte vultisna. Tui nah thakle j amar ki hoto k jane.
R sob seseo tui jokhn oviman kortis ami boltam,
“Tui ki amai bujhisna ektuo? Ami space chai ektu.”
Space toh tui onek tai diyechili. Sudhu oi space tai ami tor jaigata besi rakhini.
Tobe toke ami vulini re. Borong tor golpo onek er kachei korechi. Amader barite beparta jana
janir por bondhura amai ragato “Bhai tor toh life set puro”. Tokhn ektu boka boka lagleo aaj bujhi
kothata.
Tui gune gune 3 bar gechis amar college dekhte. Babba partiso tui. Tor vacation manei full
family niye amar sathe dekha korte jawa. Oi somoy dekha gulo besh interesting hoto kintu. Ei
dhor ami pujoi bari firtam. R tor barir niche giye toke surprise ditam. Abar jokhn Christmase
berono hoto Park Street er lighting dekhte. Bhagge tui khete valo basis. Tai jonne amader besh
valo jome.

Amar college life ta j kokhn kete gelo k jane. Haa jani tui vabbi,
“4 BOCHOR Mr. Majumder. Amii jani ki vabe keteche. R moteo dekhte dekhte noi”
College seshe jokhn Kolkata firlam tokhn khub besto hoye porechilam. Mane oi haate ekti
maaser gap ta khub kom lagchilo. Tapor j abar amar Bangalore jawar pala. Tokhn toh
chotobelar bondhu, relatives oisob korte kortei hapiye gechilam. Tokeo sei ekdin er jonnie
somoy diyechilam. Tao abar ki 3 ghonta just. Tui bolechili amai,
“Abar dure chole jabi? Ei toh eli re. Amader 5 bochor er relationship er moddhe 4 bochor toh
durei thakli”
R ami kemon tor kotha sune haste haste bolechilam,
“Ki pagol re tui. Job ta start kori. Tarpor sujog bujhe ei Kolkata tei firbo. R besi kosto hole bol
Maa k boli tor barite kotha bolte. Biyeta serei feli.”
Ki lojja tai na peyechili. Thik sei prothom barer moto. Oisob chotokhato jinis gulotei kemon khusi
hoye jetis re tui.

R ekhn. 7 months hoye gelo ami bari firini. Kaajer faake toh tor sathe kothao bolini. Emono ek
aadh din hoyeche tor miscall dekheo call back korini. Tor oviman howata savabik re. Aajkal
jokhn Whatsapp ta check kori tokhn dekhi koto photo pathatis nijer. R tor oi gaan ta! Kaal raatre
sune kendei felechilam prai.
Ki kore sojjo koris re amay? Etota valobashar ki ami joggo?
Ei lockdown ta sesh hok, I promise ami firbo. Ekhane ashar age tor sathe dekha korini bole
dukkho hoyechilo nah; pushiye debo. Ekabar firi. Tor aabdar gulo sob puron korbo. Promise.
R haa ekbar oi school er samner oi buror kache giye jhalmuri khabo besh.
Toke khub miss korchi re. Ami firte chai tor kache.

Iti,
Tor Majumder

(Nawaz)