Pratibhar Smriti

Edin hothaat xi bhutung koi olal. Moi dorja khuli taak dekhi alop asorite holu. Dhumuhar dore sumai aahi xi taar signature stylot xudhile ”cigarette aase?”

“nai. Moi baad disu”

“kiyo cancer neki?” taar typical kharangkhas style. Moi taak bahu dinor pora jaanu. Gotike hatbhambha nahalu

“paach bosor agote erilu. Dangor suwali tetiya tini bosor. Edit tai kole papa tumaar gaar pora beya gondho olai. Xidinar pora baad”

“kaali Jodi tai koi tur mukhar pora gondho olai to khuwa baad bondho kori dibi?” taar ajuktikor kotha ignore kora mor karone xohoj. Moi eituwu jaanu je taar beberibaang kothar patoni mane serious kotha kiba aase.

Proactive hoi aaru kiba ulta pulta kuwar agote kalu “vodka aase. Khabi?”

“de. Vodkar baas puwaliye nepai jen pao” Ignore the 2^nd sentence. Moi nijoke kolu

Xi tenekuwai. Engineeringor hostelot prothom dina ekeloge ragging khai sinaaki huwa aaru tar pisor saari bosoror constant partner. Tetiyawo xi tenekuwa aasile, etiyawo xi enekuwa. Mukhat ji thaake koi diye. Bahute beya pai kintu taar basic human nature tu saai pisot nije nije thik hoi jai. Facebook chasebookat taar interest nai. Logor bilaake moke taar kotha xudhi thake. Moi nu ki kom. Thaku ekekhon Pune sohorote, kintu contact hoi taar mood hole. Beberibung bokatu bhang khuwar lakhyan buli bahute koi. Moi kintu nemanu. Hostelot bahut bhang khalu. Kimaan din je submarine maari pink Floyd bojai guitaror logot ekhon beleg duniyaloi uti bhahi goisilu...taar kunu hisaab nai. Aase matho smriti. Smriti Choudhury nohoi….memorywala smriti.  

Large peg duta bonai, eta taak di kolu “ko”

“Ki kom?”

“ji kobo aahisili”

“ki kobo aahisilu?”

“moi ki jaanu?”

“koi aasu roh. tai aase?” tai mane mor patni. Duyure rahi jora nimile. Tai thoka timot xi naahe, aahileo tai taar agot nulai. Tair mote xi eta bhangura aghori, taar mote tai ejoni control freak. Mok angulit nachuyai.

“aaji xonibaar. Toi to janoi mor off aaru tair duty tkake”

“puwali kot?”

“dance classot goise. Ahiboloi eghontaro besi aase”

“anibo jabo lagibo?”

“nelage. driver tuye loi aahibo”

“life ho to aisi”

“ko etiya”

“moi beeya patibo olaisu”

“kiiiiiii?” reaction tu alop besi hoi gol. Hoboi. Taar nisina lorai nije beeya paatim buli koise. Tathapi kothatu beya hol. Ajuktikor prosno bahut olabo pare. Jene ”emaan asorit hoiso je? Moi beeya patibo nuwaru neki. Tor dore nikamma etai pare Jodi moi nuwaru neki?” etyadi, etyadi. Situation tu manage koribo lagibo

“mane wow!!!” buli koi uthi goi freez tur pisot mukh khon dhakilu.

“ice mor karoneo alop aanibi”

Aaru eta peg bonai, borof dhaali moi taar kaxot aahi bohilu. Xi mor reaction tur bixoye uncomfortable question nusudhile. Bodhhai xi prepared hoi aahise – mor pora tenekuwa reactionor karone. Kothatu bhabi alop relax holu.

“ei baar axom jaote Pratibhak log palu”. Pratibha taar ex-preyoshi. Etiya duta puwalir maak. Giriyek fishery officer. Pratibha, xi aaru moi ekekhon townore. Kintu aamaar xinaki AEC’t. Tai taar schoolor dinor preyashi. Taai maaje maaje hostel aahe, osorore university hostelor pora. Prathom baar ahote xi aaru moi roommate. Gotike badhyatamulak sinaaki aru taar pisot roomor pora olai juwar engit. Bor bhaal suwali aasile tai. Taar nisina mukali ghora etaak je keneke baandhi rakhisil bhabi asorit laage. Ebaar xi bihur pisot hostelot pitha loi aahisil. Pratibhai banuwa pitha. Logor bilaake gom pai taak khub jokaale. Guwahatir lora Daduye alop besi aag baari goi pitha khon asleel dhorone seleki khale aaru pitha khonok praibhar eta body parts logot rijaale. Xei dina hostelor lora bilaake taar eta beleg roop dekhisil

“atcha. Taar pisot”

“Common friendor bhoniyek ejonir beeyat log paalu. Khuwar xomoit taai aaru moi ekeloge bohisilu. Tair giriyek tu beleg ekhon tabulot bohi puwali duta sombhali aasile. Xei pondoro minitot tai mok luchi, ghugni aaru rosogollar logot proposal eta khuwai dile. mor henu beeya korar boyosh paar hoi goi aase aaru more importantly tair hatot ejoni perfect suwali aase”

“ex flame acting as matchmaker” moi katakhya tu marar chance tu eridibo nukhujilu

“sarcasm tur mukhat bhaal nelage”

“sorry”

“tai mok next day suwali sabo matisile. Xei dina raati moi bahut bhabilu aaru decide korilu je Pratibhar karone moi atleast suwali joni sai aahim. Ratipuwa juwar agote moi maak dekha kori golu. Janoito maa aajikaali bisonate pori thaake. Uthibo nuware. Normally moi gole maar lecture arombho hoi jai - mor jeewan to moi keneke nosto kori aasu aaru kaande. Xidina mai eko nokoi khaali haahi eta maari kole aaji moi xaantit moribo paarim“     

Xi ebaar kahani arombho korile sob koi jai. Moi by defauly ejon bhaal listener. Xei karone prithibit saage mor agote xi sob kotha khuli koi.

“suwali tur kotha ko” purana dinor excitement aahi goise. Hostelot thakute amar duniya khon khub ximito aasile. Xei ximito duniyar permanent resident aasile jogotor sob  good looking suwali bur. Smriti Choudhurik moi green card disilu. Bor beleg dhoronor suwali aasile tai. Lora type. Boys cut. Bike solai. Kiba rohosyojonok karonot ebosor loss kori amaar semesterot aahisil. Tair mod aaru bhangor proti affinity thaka buli remour eta aasile. Lora bilaake khub fantasise kore. Moi edin xudhi pelaisilu – tumi bule bhang khuwa? Taar pisot tai amaar bhangor addar regular member. Khub bhaal gaan gaisile. Moi silimor pora bhang khabo nuwarisilu. Cigaretot mix kori khao. Tayo eke. Xi kinto silim tanisil. Prothomote bhangor addat suwali aana karone xi beya paisil. Kintu ebaar tair gaan aaru musicor funda xunaar pisot xi taik member hisabe accept kori loisil. Sei Smriti Choudhury edin bhang khai mor bisona khonot boliya hoi goisil. Taik bule kihobai uruwai loi jai. Aami bedsheetere taik bandhi rakhibo loga hoisil. Edin tai mok ejoni suwali dekhabo loi goisil. “tumaar karone ejoni bamunor suwali saiso. 4^th sem mechanical”. Sei suwali aaji mor patni

“moi Pratibhar ghor goi olalu. Fishery officer mor karone roi assile. Bor bhaal kaam koribo olaisa buli xi amaak taar garit suwalir ghoroloi drop koribo loi gol. ekhon onaath ashromor agot gaari rokhai mok aaru Pratibhal nomai xi gusi gol. Moi kiba bhabi puwaar agote tai mok bhitoroloi loi gol. enekuwa lagisil jen sob agote pre-planned aasile. Mok eta roomat loi juwa hol. Alop pisot Pratibhai ejoni suwali loi aahile. Average type suwali ejoni kintu mukh khon sanghatik ujjal”

“baby adoption xunisilu, bride adoption natun concept. Sorry koi ja”

“Luitor banot suwali jonir sob uti gol. maak, paapek, ghor, bhayek. Tai hostelot aasile. Porhat biraat soka. Pratibha hote poisa uthai taik AEC’t MCA korale. Final exam di etiya reslutor karone bohi aase. Campus’t TCS paise, Pune posting. Kintu okole jabo dibo bhoi kore. Pratibhai jaane moyo software company’t kaam karu. Suwali mot ke 10 bosor xaru. Kintu Pratibhai bisaare moi taike beeya korai Pune loi aahu. Amaar xangsaar nosolileo tair jeewan tu soli jabo.”

“Marriage as social responsibility? Good. Gotei jeewan tu toi nijor karone jiyali. Etiya alop belogor karone jee sa”

“Pratibhayo take kole. Tair mote mor jeewantu patni nuhuwake soli sabo paribo, mor saage ketiyao patnir darkaar nohobo. Moi bule bhangura siva babar nisina, jeewan tu kotai dibo paarim, kintu ejoni Parvati’r life tu Jodi mor karone settle hoi jai, then I will no longer be Shiva the destroyer”

Taar kotha bilaak xuni moi Nirav hoi thakilu. Nijoke taar bandhu hisabe jaani Gaurav bodh korilu. Bhabilu aaji patnik koi bhaal lagibo je tai jaak beya manuah buli bhabe xi asolote ejon mohan manuh. Bhaang khalei maanuh beya nohoi. Raati kothatu patnik kolu. Tai climax tu nijor stylot kori golpotu xex kori thole

“xi tair uproot ehsaan kora buli nebhabiba. Ulta taihe taar uport dangor ehsaan eta korise. Taar nisina bhangura aad doyoxia manuh etaar log beeya hoboloi maanti hoise”

Perspective!!!!.