Oi din bikale poltur sathe dekha holo.. Oke kakir pith chulkiye dewar ghotona ta bollam. Sune to o obak hoye gelo. Or chokh duto dekhe clear bujhlam ki o biswas korte parchhena. “bolis ki re? sotti bolchis to?” poltu jiggesh korlo. “haa re.. toke mitthe kotha ki bolechi kono dino? Arr esob e mitthe kotha bolboi ba keno..?” ami bollam. Poltu – “haa… ta obossho thik…” bole serious hoye gelo Poltu. Kichu vabchilo. Ami – “ki re…. ki vabte shuru korli..?” Poltu – “ mone hoye amake beshi porishrom korte hobe na..” Ami – “kiser porishrom… keno?? Ektu porishkar kore bol kotha ta..” Poltu – “tor kaki ke potate beshi porishrom korte hobe na…” Ami – “ki kore bujhli tui?” Poltu – “toke diye nijer blouse er bhetore haath dhukiye bra khule puro pith ta to chulkiye nilo, kintu asole Janis chulkani ta kothaye chilo?” Ami – “kothaye?” Poltu – “mone aar gud e.” Ami – “ki?” Poltu – “ha re…. tor kakir mone aar gude chulkani ta uthechilo…. Er maane kakir besh rosh aache bolte paris..aar edaaning chulkani ta opor level e uthche…. Naa….. aar deri kora jabe na…. setting ta taratari korte hobe.. ” Ami obak hoye or kotha shune bollam – “Oooo….. tai na ki…?? Tahole ebar ki korbi… kemon kore setting ta jomabi?” Poltu – “setai to vabchhi babu sona… what to do now…. Ek kaaj kor …khub khide khide lagche… chol singhara aar kochuri khe aasi…. Khali pete amar matha kaaj kore naa..” Ami – “Ok…. Tobe tui khawachhis to? Dekh bhai… aaj amar pocket khaali..” Poltu – “arey haa re haa…. Ami debo…. Koyek din aei vabe chalate hobe bujhli.. tarpor jokhon kaki ke potiye nebo tokhon tor kaki ke diye khorcha korabo..” Ami - “ baah ree…. Ete to tor laabh mairi,… amar ki hobe?” ektu raag dekhiye bollam. Poltu – “arey bhai …tension korchis keno… tokeo khawabo… toke ki ami chhere dite pari… tobe bhai shorto ta mone rekhechis to ??” Ami – “kon shorto?” Poltu – “ami jokhon tor kakir sathe thakbo tokhon tui samne thakis ba na thakis, amaye puro space dibi… kono jinis e kono rokomer badha dibi na…. ami jayi kori na keno.. tui disturb korbi na..” Ami – “Ooo.. se shorto ta…!! Haa bhai mone ache.” Aei bole amra du jone khub jore hese dilaam. Tarpor Amra du jonei khete chole gelam…. ----------------------- Ebar fire aashi present tense e… maane ekhon…. Riksha theke neme jhola ta niye barir dike egotei poltur sathe dekha.. Kaki tokhon riksha wala ke taka dichhe … Poltu ke dekhei khushi holam. Ami – “ ki re poltu… kothaye cholli??” Poltu – “tor kachei aashchilam bhai…. Kichu kotha chilo tor sathe..” Ami – “Oo achha.. ektu dara tahole. Aei jhola ta rekhe aaschi…” Poltu – “Ok,… taratari aaye..” Ami jhola ta niye egolam… totokhon kaki rikshawala ke taka diye ghure dariyeche… aar ghure daratei poltur sathe dekha.. Poltu – “market e gechile kaki…?” Kaki – “haa re… aagey to tao moddhe majhe beratam.. aaj kal to dekhchi roj e market jete hoche..” Poltu – “ta jokhon market jachileni tokhon amake deke niten..” Kaki – “Aaj sontu barite tei chilo..bole or sathe gelam… aar tui to kal giyechilis amar sathe market e?” Aei kotha ta kakir boltei Poltur chokh duto ek ojana khusi te boro boro hoye gelo. Mukhe ek aladai chomok esechilo or… Poltu – “haa, thik bolle kaki … aar kaal ke koto moja esechilo na kaki..?!!” aei kotha ta bolar somoye ek alada bhab chilo poltur. Dekhlam Kakir mukh ta hotat lojjaye laal hoye gelo…. Kichu bollen na kintu mukhe ekta halka smile ese gechilo. Poltu – “aaj sontu ke niye gechile…. Tahole to aaj oro khub moja hoye hobe..?!” Kaki lojjaye ektu jor golae sashon korar moto bollo – “dhaatt… ki je bolish naa…. Market e oi bheer bhaar jayegaye abar karur moja hoye..??!!.... kichu ekta bollei holo….” Ektu lojja aar ektu haasi mukhe kaki bari te dhuke porlo… aar ami aei vabnaye joriye porlam je emon ki kotha holo?…. Market e kaal ki hoyechilo?…. Poltu ki bolte chaychilo ?? Kaki oye vabe sashon kora dhong e bole Poltu ke ki kichu ishara korlo?? Aeisob vabte vabte ami poltur dike takalam… Poltu chokher isharaye amake jhola ta rekhe taratari aaste bollo.. Ami aar kichu naa vebe doure barite dhuklam. . . . (to be continued…..)