Jokhon cholegele

 "Are ei semester ta shesh hole e bachi."

Shubho phone e jokhon bondhu r sathe kotha bolte basto,tokhon Jhilik or ghore dhoke. Shubho ter payni. Jhilik  mugdho hoye dekhte thake Shubho r anka sketches gulo. Shubho phone e kotha shesh hole hothat Jhilik ke dekhe chomke jay!
"Eki!Tui kokhon eli?"

"Ei to ashlam. Tumi phone e kotha bolchile.Tai ar disturb korlamna. Tomar sketches gulo dekhchilam. Ki shundor anko tumi! Koto talent tomar! Ar maa bole tomar moto pora shona korte jate amio tomar moto topper hote pari!"
"Kano ei sketch gulo ki ei prothom dekhchish tui?Amar semester er chap akhon.Tai notun sketches banate parini. Eshob to  purono! Ar tui nijer ghore kom amar ghorei beshi thakish. Topper hobi ki kore?Pora shona korish?"
"Sketches purono bote kintu jotobar e dekhi notun lage!"
"Hoyeche ar akhon akdom birokto korbina. Amar semester ache. Ar ki korte eshechili? Aj school jashni kano? Higher secondary exams dibi ar  ghure ghure berachchish?Ar tor maa toke banabe topper?Ridiculous!"
"Oh! Amito bolte e bhoole gechi. Tomar phone engaged chilo tai tomar maa onekkhon dhore try koreo panni. Aj tomar birthday je. Amio tomake wish korte eshechi,Happy birthday!"
"Oh tai bujhi? Ami maa ke call back korbo pore. Tui ja akhon. Amake berote hobe practical classes ache."
"Ami tomar jonno kichu enechi."
"Ki enechish abar?"
"Chocolates".
"Ami ki kochi khoka naki je chocolate khabo? Ja akhon. Ar tor haat e ki ota?Ki lukochhish?"


Jhilik ker mukhta shukiye jay. Kichu na bole Shubho r ghor theke beriye ashe chup kore. Tar por chutte chutte chole jay chade. Haat e je phool ta lukiye rekhechilo oke debe bole sheta bar kore. Sheta dekhe kandte shuru kore.
Shubho panch bochorer boro Jhiliker theke. Shubho r bari Jalpaiguri te. Baba mayer akmatro chele. Kolkata y engineering college pore. Jhiliker baba ar or baba dujone chotobelar ghonishto bondhu. Shubhor baba cheleke hostel e rakhte bhorsha panni. Tai she goto char bochor dhore Jhilik der barite e thake. Shubho tate khushi noy mote e.
"Jhilik!"
Maa er gola shune Jhilik chokher jol moche, "Aschi , maa".
Maa chilen ranna ghore. Jhilik ranna ghore dhukle, maa bolen, "Ki re aaj school gelina kano? Tor shorir bhalo ache to? Mukhta ato shukiyegache kanore?"
"Koi?Na to... School jaini emni..."
"Emni emni school kamai?Thik ache ja porte bosh."

Shedin Shondhe belay Shubho bari firle Jhilik abar jay or ghore.
"Ki re abar ki holo?Bolechina birokto korbina."
"Coffee enechi. Deri kore firle je? kothao giechile naki?"
"Kothay jabo abar?"
"Bhablam birthday celebration er jonno kothao gacho hoyto?"
"Kisher birthday? Akhon oshob niye bhabar somoy nei."
"Tomar maa ke phone korechile?"
"Korbo...Tui ja akhon."
Jhilike r baba office theke fire dak den meyeke,"Jhilik!"
"Ashchi baba."
Jhilik chutte chutte jay baba r kache.
"Amake dakchile?"
"Hain! Tor Bose kaku ke mone ache?"
"Hain mone ache1 Kano boloto?"
"Aj dekha hoyechilo. Toder school er function e tor classical dance er performance ta dekhechilen uni. Sheki proshongsha tor!"
"Tai naki?"
"Amio obak! Bole kina tor modhdhe onek potential ache shetake tui jano waste na korish."
Er modhdhe Jhilik er maa eshe poren.Uni ranna ghor theke shob shunchilen.Uni bollen, "Ta ja bolecho! Kintu kono kichu e o seriously nayna. Shudhu chot pot kore.Practice o thik kore korena. Ami bolchi ki or aro bhalo dance teacher er kache shekha uchit. Ote aro boro shujog pabe bhobisshote".
"Hain ta ja bolecho! Pora shona or dara hobena. Kaje e je jinish e or talent sheta e or kora uchit. Ki bolo?"
"Hain amio to tai boli."
Jhilik er sheshob dike mon nei. Or mon pore ache oi Shubhor ghortar dike. She chup chap chole jay tar nijer ghore. Gie kandte shuru kore. Shubhor babohare aj khub khosto peyeche she.

Shokale abar Shubho r ghore jay.
Abar she e roj kar moto dekhte thake sketches gulo. Shubho tar assignment complete korte basto.
Jhilik ke dekhe bole, "Ajo school nei tor?"
"Na ache!".
"Ta ekhane ki korchish?"
"Tomar breakfast niyeeshechi."
"Oh rekhe de. Pore kheye nebo"
"Jano, ami bhabchilam kichu."
Shubho haste shuru kore.
"Tui bhabchili? Oto bhabishna, mathay chap porbe je."
"Na ashole baba kal bollen amar dance take seriously neowa uchit."
"Hain ta bote. Pora shona tor dara  hobena. Ar janina tui kamon nachish!"
"Amar school er annual function e gele e dekhte parte kamon nachi".
"Oshob function e gie ami bore hoyejai. Ar tor  talent holo, khawa, ghumono,  ar amake birokto kora. Ar ki talent ache tor?"

Kothata shune Jhilik er ar shojjo holona. Kono din o Shubho r kono kothay kichu mone koreni she kintu aj jano or kotha gulo suncher moto bidhlo.Kichu na bole e she beriye elo or ghor theke.
Baba tokhon office jabar jonno ready hochchen. Jhilik baba r kache gie bole, "Kal tumi kono bhalo teacher er kache amar nach shekhar kotha bolchile na? Ami toiri."
Baba maa dui jon e bhishon khushi hon Jhilik er ei decision e.

Aj bari fir eshe Shubho khub tired chilo. Proti din she bari firle Jhilik coffee niye ashe.Aj asheni. She Jhilik er mayer kache jay."Kakima, coffee paowa jabeki?'
Or kotha shune kakima jano aakash theke porlen,"She ki! Roj to Jhilik coffee baniye niyejay tomar jonno. Aj dayni?Darao darao ami baniyedichhci .Meyetake nie ar parina?"
"Na thik ache. Amar coffee hole e holo.She jei dik na kano."
Coffee r cup haat e niye nijer ghore fire ashe. Aj jano ki akta nei coffee te, tar mone hoy.  Na shob e to thik ache. Kintu tao jano ki akta nei.

Tar por din  shokale she jokhon nijer assignment niye basto, tokhon keo tar ghore dhoke. She bujhte pare Jhilik esheche. She tar dike na takiye e bole, "Kire kal coffee niye ashishni kano?"
"Ki jani ki hoyeche or? Chup kore ache kichu bolcheona. Aj baba r sathe tara tari beriyeche. School jabar age ak boro dance teacher er kache admission nite gache. Tomar breakfast tai ami e niyeelam".

Shubho obak eto Jhiliker maa! She dino breakfast khabar somoy kichu akta mone hochchilo tar. Ki mone hochhcilo, thik bujhte parchilona.
Ebhabe onek din kete jay. Jhilik mon day dance practice e. Kichu diner modhdhe e akta boro stage performance chilo tar. Desher shomosto boro dancers ra ashbe shekhane.Tai show ta chilo tar kache akta khub boro challenge.Ato tara tari ato boro stage e perform korbe ki kore shei niye tar chinta.

Shubho mon dite parena porashonay. Ki jano akta miss korte thake.Kintu bujhe payna ki. Shob e to thik ache. College , assignments shob kichu. Tao she bujhte parena ki hoyeche.

Na pere she ankte shuru kore sketches. Shob kichu amon ki agami kaler college assignment bhoole ankte thake.Anka shesh hole o tar mone hote thake jano kichu akta nei.Keo dekhar nei. Keo proshongsha korar nei.Keo pagoler moto ake sketch bar bar dekhar nei.Ragge chire fale shei sketch.

Shob kichu jano bhishon oshoshtikor!Kichu to nei akta. Kintu ki?

Jhiliker stage performance er  din kachiye ashe. Ei koy din ki bhabe keteche shudhu shei jane. Monta hoyto shei guest room ei pore ache tar. Kintu kono rokom e shamle rekheche nijer monke.
Shondhe belay Jhilik er maa jhokhon coffee niye Shubho r ghore dhoken, Shobho tokhon jiggesh kore, "Kakima Jhilik er ki hoyeche?"
"O akhon bhishon basto. Kal or ak boro dance performance ache je."

"Oh tai naki ami to jantamna. Kichu to boleni amake."
"Boleni?Or show kal! Achcha card debo tumi esho. o khushi hobe tumi ashle.Amra shobai khushi hobo.Kintu tumi ato busy ar tomar to abar porikkha ache.Tumi ki ashte parbe?"
"Hain kakima parbo. Khub parbo.. parbona kano?"


Tar por din stage performance e Jhilik shobaike mugdho kore. Shubho tar performance dekhte jay. Jhilik er nach dekhe tar mone pore she diner kotha jedin she opoman korechilo Jhilik ke.
Performance er por shobai ghire dhore take. She jano rata rati star hoyejay. She bhirer majhe Shubho tar kache pouchote parena. Aj onek dure Jhilik tar kach theke.Aj take choya oshombhab.Baba maa aj bhishon gorbito.Ei bhirer modhdheo she dekhte pay Shubho ke. Kintu bhir ar press er jonno kotha bolte pareni.

Shubho beriye ashe hall theke aka. Shekhane ak bench er opor eshe boshe. Aj jano jibon e kamon ak shunnota. Jeno shob kichu hariye nishshyo hoyegache.
"Bhetore elena to?"
Shubho cheye dekhe Jhilik. She bishshash korte pareni je she shob bhir theke beriye eshe tar sathe kotha bolbe.
Jhilik tar pashe eshe boshe.

"Tomar ei shob function e aste boring lage. Tai ar bolini. Ar bhebechilam tumi ashbena kono din eshob boring dance show dekhte.Ar tomar porikkha o to ache.Tai ar bolini."

Shubho aj ato e lojjito je kichu bolte parena.Jhilik bole,
"Ami kichu din por amar crew er sathe world tour e jachchi.Shows ache."
"Firbi kobe?"
"Fire amake Hyderabad jete hobe.Okhane e thakbo. Classical dance shekhar sujog onek beshi shekhane. Baki pora shona o shekhane e korbo."
Shubho obak hobe jay!bole, "Ar firbina?"
"Kano tumi e to bolechile jano tomake birokto na kori."
She ektu heshe bole, "mone hoy ishshorer kache onek prarthona korecho.Uni tomar kotha shunechen obosheshe. Ei char bochor kom birokto korini tomake. Ar tomar pora shona r somoy keo birokto korbena.Shob kichu e khub tara tari hoyegalo. Khub tara tari."
Shubho aj kichu bolar moto obosthay nei.She chup chap sunte thake.Aj Jhilik er shob kothai jano tar khub bhalo lage. Janena ar kotokkhon dekhte parbe take.
Jhilik bole, 'Amay jete hobe."
"Ato tara tari?"
Jhilik ektu heshe bole, "Ashi! Bhalo theko".