Bengali short story by Madhumita Datta

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ToAT 

il j@AS ~A @   wA WvS H A Tr  mf rA Bwlv j@ ~Xg ~@Am@ AcTkb ToF U AU | rA @SASq ~cwcH AaU S, ~^ BSTQ  Sq |  Tn @@ Ac^ ~rq cKH @ U -  cAr S | Tr rK@pF  jvq Q  ^ @U s @ @ FPcocF s^H Z S  ZAS@v Quq U | rA ~ Tr w S ca o TA@S r j@ rAU W cJoAaU | Tr cpXo A-T g @  T A jk ~ US S ~r rf | rA cc-T ~crF jAaUS | J j@Tn T@ jq AS ~cUcS Aq J av ~ | J rA@ J  r A s cUUS c c | Trq sZS OU wU AOAS BSF, ZS rAq c A@ @c AgSr j@ j@  @ ? Tr ~ rA @S ^S AaU S |

A@ rA J ~c@ @ AU |  o s ASB@ s r ZU q S -  Ay BAS AU s  jQAS r A s m S |  pb  BSU s  ASB ZU ASBq Z c | rA j@v TxvA mU  |  TqS TS A@a S | A@ Tr JO ~ BfcSAcT MU ~ A@ @ rA AQq AaU | T sASq  j@@f ~ ~AQ co c, ASq  r cc-T @a A sc - rA @a @ jq A ~ @  cc-T A wUS |

cc-T OU sc  A@aAS ToFq rA cI U s  s Zc A@a cFcA@ ~Aco ha  S, A@ j@v ~Xg ~c^ ASBS sS @ AW @a cA ToF | ~O jq rAq  cFAw m AS gfKHq OS | ASAAcAU j@ @v fAT A A gw @  | mU @  Zc cAr U  j@v ToF cA A ~ |  v  ~ ^v AaU j@^q  ASB | j@  @BwU TSK - ~   Tr AaU @Fv Sr |  @B @ Aq  Sv cB, ~ Aq B OU s c W |  OU @U UFv AS qxvSv W - ~ q  vAUAgrS Zc rS | Tr @ s  Aha S cU A@ rA Tvq Ac  S | ce Tr@  cO gUc jq @H, s Tr j@T Ai@i@ cI  rA ASB qhaT j@ @ OR OA, sv rA cc-T @SASq cISAS | c W ~ ^W ToF j@v Uc @A T AaU | rA Zc gU Uw Tr   ^W @ Tr  AcAha^ @@S |   ^W @  Zc cS cS A@a j@v cU Tr rF - Tr Bcc c W @ @A ~AnT @ ^W ~ ~ ZAS@v sS A@  ~ | j@ j@ T vAUAgrS ~RB  Tr ccF jTS ATUATr s s rA@ ~^B @ AS  Tr A@ cUa |  rA ~R TB Uw |  ASB ~^B @ QT Z ASBq ZAr , ~ gc  Tr@ jq gU @ BSa, s S S UR Tr A@ cU   @ , v  AAcF cI AS  |

j@ j@AS rA rZ  ^ SS @S TrU A | Tr ^ @ TS l AaU S | ZR cFR  AaU j@^q ASAcof | rAR s j@c ^W-~^ H AaU  S | c rA oH s ^ @, Tr vq AkH pA  Z | ~ sAS rA ^ SS @S TrU cFc @, Tr @ZS gU  S v o |  OZ c^ @ TS A ^ w^ vS S@, ~ O @ A@ TrU R a v ~^B @, Zc @T Tq  Ai@T ~^B @  | A@  gAv rA gfKH gU Uw |

Tr TpF  j@U ^U rA qc av av F-TkU Zc AT @ @U | Tr ~  ToF j@ @ ~O ASB T @ s kQ Tf@Hv PA AaU, v S @ rkSF rA@ AcKu @ d @U | j@AS ^cU rA ilq ~Acy @U s  Ai@ ~w@ Tq Tr  ^W @ @@S @a | OS c ~w Tk s^  sS c W @ vAUAgrS ~RBR S AhaU ! rA ilq ASB R gfKH UB ~ ~S@ U, sAR FUASrS-j ~Agsw @ BSF @ ZS Am AaU S | rA UB ~ ~S@ nT PSrF ~ ~^K AcA U | A@ @ AaU Tr j@T S cU @ AOAS T OU sR ? rA@ jv@ TSA@ mA swR Tr AU S, c c jvq TS  UwU rA | q T B@ ASBfc r@ Ac Zc Bfc^ j@v w ~ AcA AS rA  wU |

AS @U Zc fc j@v T s^H AS rA WT @ iU | A@  pAgA ~S@ Ay  iU |  cI U s Tr R w sRv A ~sMA@ | s Wva  R Tr @S AS^H AaU S | WvS WvSq, ~ pAcf q j@Tn S s@ WvS TZTAZ  a | rA Ai@ @U s  mU ~SFSF ArAQ@  @ cUc j AS, ~ jq ~A@A\ j@@fL@ A@ gc BfcS ~ cS , AB @c  | ~R j@v SS @ BA  @S qha c mA  j@cq AaU S | A@  TS cUAaU @ S @ Ai@q jTS @S TT A c, sv  @B Uwc |

rA Ai@q gcAaU |  @Tf jT cUUS, "~T c T BAU mSf j@ A-j @B @ | R TT mhac@ ZJBa | AT ce BAU  swsw @ | mU rK U AT RZS Aw @B @ c |" rA TS A S @U | jT ~R cUUS, "~AT BAS AT ASB F ABS@ Aa | q ~SFSF TpFsnf @a@Aa @ T gU S Uwq  | A@ O @ K A@ ? ~^ T ASB jv gc gU Uwc s AT @ rK snv j@v ^ @ Ua T  A, gUc A |"

jT @ rA cT dL A S | jT A  j@v wgf rXoco AaU | jT s c AaU, A@ J e AaU j@c g, ~ ALR AaU s | mU @ Aq jT@ J SA-SAS ZrS @  | ~O mU scf j@mv-@A@U @B@T jT cT AB - rA sv @SAS ASB@ A @ AS | @S j@ BAvU TSmALL@ Ac@KH rA rAH@Q cq ananf  T @v a^ @ S -  jv  ASB AS:^S Rq Q gc | ArAQ@ Ac rA @B @S JA@ AaU S | A@ mU O@A  @a @cUTn O@Aq AaU -  oFSS S | rA BS  B^ @q qSvgv - @S A@a ASq ha @r @ QTq  AaU S |  mhac@ c TSA@ swFq  Sq - rA gcU | A@ Tkq  TS U,   S A@a Sq | ~ @S j@ ~ @H TpF @a@Aa MJa sR TSK @a@Aa s  swv sS rA@ aAS A @ @U | Tr@  BfcS @ TpF  s Z AS - jq ~@Am@ AaU Tr TpF | rA  @S j@ ~er sS TpF@ TZTAZ Z OqAaU Tm ~A^T Ai@ ~w Tk | rA Ai@ @ UU s  jT T  ~FU qe A- j sc |

jT T BAU rA@ mU @ wA U ASU T AS | SS mhaAc ArQH AL AaUS U ST j@ gAA ToFcf TAU | U -ZR rA ~O  j@ A A rA@ mw BSUS, "~T Oq TH^ wf TSA@ gc TpF@ TS AS@ -  s TS S  s  j@v sA^@ cFcA@ Acr BfcS rK ASU @vha ~sAO  - jvq ~T UQF | ~ ~T q UQFkH BSF ~T mhaAc R cer ASg @A | AT  BS S, A@ @A ~qS ~Ssf wf c ~^: JO rer T mhaAc @a @ ~ @ |" U cU OUUS | J @im ~ cU gAq cU AAhaU s jq @AU AAS j ~w ~S@c cUaS SS ~ mhaAc |

U ~ rA j@v @A A JvAaU, s A@ wf A R W | rA ilq JA  AB @U, "~AS ASEOq cI aS s ~AT B^kn TA@AS Sq | sAR ~AT w S ca o j r ~Aa, c ~AT gf qATwFxv | q ~T jr ~S@ B empA@ c TAB@ Fq BS Sq |  ~S em wf ~Aco c S ?"

U j@ Tk BSF TUS |  cUUS, "jZS@ wf cq BS s  ~ Tn @@AS, cB @@ T cJOc |  @a AT g @ ja, S A @ ja, S d @ ja,  Zc A@q c ~ s ?"  rA U TZ j@v ASA^ A Z U | "~ AT gc S s ATq ~T @a ~ T gf qATwFxv mhac@ | @ ~crF ~w ~T@ j r @AS |" U wU m @M@ rA ~R ~S@v k @ AU |  jZS ~S@vq mha^ co AhaU | "o gUc ~ c^L R ~@pH gc - q c |" U cUUS |

rA T ~FqSTxv US j@ JOSNcq-ca cm ~A cpXo TAU | J ST qcU | qcU @S AcrK ~Z AaU S - A@ Ok^ co@F J@ TpF j@c @a@Aa AS jAaU | rA T ~SAg mhaAc BSF qcU AaUS s@ cU ~qAU TFO | qcU q OZ @Svq Z S S, A@ J TAmy sq Bw AaU, ~ AAS Zc ~m ~m ASB  S S | AAS Jv S S - A@ cq sc BSF J ~ l | j@BS S J qUO wA AS cwS o cA AS sA cq TS i^ S @ |

rA BS U s qcU  rA ~w TwS ST s mhacf TAv @B @, @ qcU Zc a^ @ UAaUS | mUanf TwS wT aAv mhaAc @B @ jAaU, mU ZUq  A wa | A@ qcU oH a s A S B @ TwS@ k A Aa | q S R qcU j@cq  AaUS S | AAS QH cU @US, "TwS @TS I@I@ ~ OSTS AaU |" rA s TwS T I@I@ ~ OSTS S, v qcU a^ AS - @ S @, c gc v cr cAI AUS qcU |

AS ^FcU rA sZS cA AU, ZS  s ASB SS @B AS Zc haA co @AaU  S, AcrK @ qcU rfU cFc @ ZAS@v ATq AAaU | cR rA Zc j@v rR co @AaU S | B @, SS s gkAT@  US @ OUa, j@T @S A@a  ~w @AS | ~  OR c @, AS mU @   T s @ A @v wa, rA  cIq AS | OS gc AAv Wxv WA Z @v AS ~SFSF ^F T - v gcq rA TS TS ZAr  iU | ~w  A@a Zc AB Z AaU - Uq TqnRg wT @ @S@T Z rA ApA A^ AS  U |

 AS AaU rASc - rA@ mU s c S |  qha @q cr A AcaS a iU |  sS AS ASB@ ~SFSF AS O ~S@ B UwAaU | TpFwTf wf Qv co  ASB m, Bfc^ ~AmL  ASB @a SS @ ^AO U |  ~B SS A@a ^ @ qha @U | SS @S TrU cS qha @U | @AS S ZU @i B AaS A@ Z @ @T TrU @Mv j@v j@v @ c @ UwU rA | @S S J, ~TO, BS, J @ ~AUg, dAOAS, Uc Z J - rA TrU  AaU ~^BA@ | rA QT Oqc gA  TrU @Mv A@ @U - jAS ~cU BSF  sS A@a TS S @ | rA A ASB TSw AA A j@ oS m ^ @ d @U sTS ZAr gf ~ qvAUS TrU ATAr | m Arv jTSq m JU s rA ASBq ASB@ ~AgS^S S BAS U S |  TS U Tr @U ASEOq @ req S @ |

cU c^ ~U c w\ cq   rA ilq A Aw qcU@ Z j@ fc qha U | U rA@ cUAaUS sZSq qha @c, rA qcU @a OU ~  | rA AWA wA OAc c @U |  cA @ A kL TSFq | A MJa rA B MU cwS o c^ | qcU B@ Tq qUO c rkSF pA k A@ A@ AaUS | rA c^  U S Uq qcU W WA pAfS ~omha OZ B rA OZ A@ O cUUS, "^ w^ cha T w @ rA | ~T qvAU ^W AaS cwS w^ Aha T w @ !" qcU TZ mpAT r^ p BUF ZU @AaU | rA OZ BU g jU |   cAS r @ BA oU cpXo qcU@ |

qAS @ qcU TwS@ gU wUS, ~ rAR gU wU  j@@fL ~c^ |  BS ToF j@ SS ZU d U | rA AcAg^ TrU J ATAr j@v dTU ZJv cJo AS j qcU S@ @a o, ~ qcU ~^B @ O @S rA A@ A@ TrU ATAra | qcU A@ Tr T ~Ao@er Tq gU cUS S - ce AAS gU @U vq  cFAnT | qcU rA@ J ~\ c w\ cUS, s ~S@v Bq AaU J qvAU ^W @ | w\ cU T qcU jTS Bfc  iS s rA TSq  S  j@ TpFsnf A^oF ~a |  @SAS @\SR gcAS s j@ JOSNcq ca cm g qvAUS cpXo rK @AS ZAr OAc@Ai UA@ @c  TrU @Mv ToF |

j@ rASc rA Tv U O  rAU cA @ c r RS AU j@ TrU @S ZJB, sZS SA@ ToFOF TrU AcU  ~a | ASB mU j@ UcSfB ArAQ@ @a rA jq @S @ SAaU | @S MJaSTnq A A AB TrU cT Z rA TS ZAr U iU |  SS@T FT ST TrU TS o ATAv A@SU - ccSB, TF@, SvTw- jTS ~R @ A@ | cA A A rA sS TSEOQ Z AhaU s  SS TrU ATrH A@ A@ ~a ~^B @ qcU@ cr cw  ha |

cA Aq rA ZU  vAUS AS TB qA^@v ~Uv BUa | A @ U S @ BASaS s qcU rf il Zc Z a, ~ AAS c c rA ZJB @aS | rA @UAcUc S @ A A@ avU | qcU J AcaS ASBfc gc  AaUS, ~ QfH s^H j@v ~RB c AhaU J wU A | j@BS S qcU T  cAU AAhaUS | rA qcU A-@S @S  ZAS ASB  U ASU | qcU ~S@ @ @ rA A@ TZ AA @US |   rS s S jTS QfH m cUUS, "~AT ~B ~ @S w^ Aha S rA | ~AT ~B c ^ |"  @@ Tk Bw @ qcU of of OZ  c^ @US | rA@ @ sS Ag @ cUU s qcU jq WT ~ @SAS gCc S |

 T gA TS AS rA cA AU | j c  ~ ~Agsw @ c S s TpF j ~A@ qcU@ AaAS wa Tr T - jc rA m c ~S@ T AaU | rA  cA F @S ToFOF TrU Sr oS w^ T T @AaU | Tr ~ qcU rA TAmy TpF ~ w^ ATUATr j@@  s @U |

(c 39, ~wmv, 2007)

~UH: BAK cS

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?