Pt 2: অচিনাকিৰ গৰ্ভত চিনাকিৰ সুগন্ধি…

SNIGDHA BARUAH, eti matro naam nohoy, oboseton monot premor saoni disile tai. Jikuno manuh ok bhal pale ba posondo korile jetia loike naam tu jona najay tetia loike kiba adhoruwa lagi thake. Kintu jijon byoktik bhal powa tar naam tu ebar gom powar pisot eta bhal onubhob hoy. Jen tai apun hoi poril. Jen tai mur hoi poril. Snighdar logot ebaru kotha pota nasilu moi. Kintu xidina khon naam tu jonar loge loge deri nokora ke logor buror pora okoman atorot aahi mone mone taik facebook ot bisarilu. Aru jetia jijon manuhok facebook ot bisora, teur naam tur prothom duta akhor type korilei jetia tair xompurno naam tu sokolutke uporot jiliki uthe tetia mon tu utfullito hoi jay. Ekei hol mur logot. Moi jen eta heartbeat miss korilu. Taik palu facebook ot. Aru “Add friend” option tut click korar loge loge mur uthe hahi eta marile. Etiya mathu opekhya…opekhya tair request accept korar. Aru bhoy..bhoy tai request reject korar…

Enetei logor buror logot moi ulai golu auditorium or fale jot mur priyo bandhobi roi asile. Tai Bilasiparar, NEGC t ongxogrohon koribo ahisile torko protijogitat. Taik xorure pora sini pau. Naam Fahima, tai mur jibonor xeijon bandhobi jar logot xorure pora sob share koru. Kintu jibon or byostota aru durrotoye amak bohut durot theli disile. Kintu amar bondhutto keitao koma nasile. Duror pora dekha pai “hi” dilu dujone aru amar logor buror logot sinaki kori dilu. Ekeloge auditorium ot probex korilu aru opekhya korilu tai stage ot uthar. Tar majotei doinondin jibonor bohu kotha tair logot patilu. Tai stage ot uthile aru torkor jukti khinire manuhor abeg jiki nami ahile. Bhiror major opekhya nokori moi aru tai canteen ot ulai ahilu. Nanan kotha pati thokar majote mur phone tu baji uthil. Xadharonote moi karba logot kotha pati thakile phone use nokoru. Xonmukhor manuhjonor interest naikiya hoi jay. Phone tut notification tone tu baji uthil. Moi sabo bisora nasilu jodio salu karon moi opekhyat asilu kiba etar. aru thik. Tai mur request tu accept korile buli notification ahile. Moi eku excitement show nokorilu aru fahimar logote kothat byosto hoi thakilu. Bohut furti kori, gutei din efal xifal doura douri korar pisot rati praye 8ta bojat moi ghor palu. Xei ekei meghalayar baator aak paak buror majere, botah or maje maje bike solai ahi palu. Aru xidina bohut bhagor lagisile babe xunkale xui porilu…

Pisdina akou jabo logiya asile, xei ekei manuh, fahima, mithu, logor buror logot gutei din byosto thaki akou ghor palu pisidina.Tritiyo din ratipua, Fahima hot Bilasipara ubhoti jabo bulj xaju hol aru xeye taik dekha koribole moi college palu hi. Ratipua 9ta bojat moi bike parking kori thakute akou jen xei ekei botah ejake sporxo korile muk. Moi gom paisilu Snigdha usorot ase. Xemeka puwa eta asil, aag rati bor koi boroxun hoisil. Moi canteen or fale saute drishti poril Snigdhar sulit. Aru xosa ke mur monot eta geet baji uthil…meghali suli tarit dhou khele rodali…tai tair logor jonir logot kiba kothat hahi asile. Taik prothom bar dekha palu hahi thoka. Akou monot geet eti bajile…hahile tumi mukuta moni xore…aru xosakoi, tair hahi tu asile belegot koi beleg. Kiba bhal loga. Ebar bhabilu aguwai goi kotha patu. Kintu sage xahox buli bostu tu ratipua ghorote thoi gusi ahisilu. Bare bare tair fale sai moi tar pora gusi ahilu.

Fahima hotor logot xamainno xomoy kotha potar pisot teulok jabo ulale aru taik bidai di moi bikeor fale golu kintu Snigdha canteen ot nasile eibar. Mur oboseton drishtiye efale xifale bisarile jodi xokhyom nohole taik bisari powat. Mon beya nokora ke moi ghor ubhoti ahilu. Xei baat, xei botah, aru tair hahi…eti beleg onubhob. Sage premor onubhob. Kintu prem janu enekoi hoy ? Ne prem enekoiyei hoy ?

“Hi. Tumi (tair dept)or 2nd sem ot porha no.”

Moi taik kisudin pisot facebook messenger ot text korilu.

“Hi. Yeah. and you?”

“Same here. From the dept of BBT”

“Atcha. Nice knowing you”

” (smiley). Guwahatire ne tumi ?”

“Hoy. Tumi eyare ?”

“Nai moi dhubri district. Bilasiparar”

“Accha. Mur deutar original ghor fakiragram ot”

“Hoy neki. Ekei jaga sun. Bilasiparat ahisila ne ketiaba?”

“Yeah many times”

“Nice”

Aru jen kotha patibole eku nai. Tenekua hoi porisilu kioba. Monot bohut furti lagi asile karon tair deuta amar usoror town khonor hoy. Tar pisot kisudin tair logot kotha nohol, kormo byostota, porhar bhaar, aru nanan karonot. Eta xanti asile je mur logot kotha patise.

Kisudin pisot moi aru mur bhaity ekeloge shillong buli ulalu. Bikeot. Jibonor prothom tu bike jatra. Jatra tu dudiniya asile jodio bohut bhal loga aru monot rakhibologiya asil. Prothom dinakhon shillong goi hotel ot uthar kisu xomoy pisor kotha. Bhaity bathroom ot goisile aru moi hotel or logat koi besi kumol matress or xoite juj bagor kori rest loi asilu. tenete messenger ot eta message ahile. Snigdhar falor pora…

“(A phone number). Eitu mur whatsapp number. Etiyai message diya sun. Important kotha ase”

Moi asorit. Suwali ejoni jar logot mathu edin kotha patisu tai muk nijei whatsapp number di ase. Moi kiba beya korilu neki. Ne kunubay tak koi pelaise moi taik like koru buli. Kintu moi nijei ei kotha kaku kowa nasilu. Moi bipang ot pori tair number tu save kori taik text korilu…

“Hi.”

“Hi. Tumi fakiragram or Pritam Baruah k sini powa neki?”

Moi asorit, Tekhet mur maar logot porha, teuk xorure pora sini pau aru mama buli matu. tahator poriyal or logot amar praye xoday oha jowa soli thake…

“Moi thik bhabisilu, Baruah-Baruah kiba relative ulabo (emoji).”

“Relative nohoy. mur deutar best friend hoy teu”

“Tumar deutar naam tu janibo paru ?”

“Nirmal Baruah. Pritam khuraye bhal ke sini pay. Keidinman agot ami teulokor ghorot goisilu, tetia mur deutak pritam khuray koi asile tumar kotha, jetia teu gom pale moi USTM ot porha buli. Tetia bhabilu xei buku sage tumiye”

“Ki buli koi asile. beya ne bhal ?”

“Nai o bhal koi asile. Bhagin buli koise USTM ot porha buli”

“Sowa keneke keneke manuh sinaki ulay no”

“Takei. The world is so small”

“Yes”

Enetei mur bhaity ulai ahile aru moi phone tu thoi gaa dhubi xumai golu. Jigoraki manuhok bhal powa, teur aru nijor family r kiba sinaki ulale aru besi bhal lage. Eta bhoroxa jonme je sinaki hoy. Ketiaba kiba amar majot hole maa deuta ba relatives e kotha bur buji pabo….

Bathroom ot xumai towel khon ulomai thoi basin ot mukh khon dhulu. Aru xonmukhot thoka prokando dapon khonot sai nijei nijoke 2ta xobdo kolu aru misikiyai hahilu… “Snigdha Baruah…”