Bengali Short Story by Ananya Das

c c@mv (kH)

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SF

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~SSF r

cAS Ai@ ~w j@ Acc T @ cS O@Av OU wU | AcrU A@a ~TA O@A s AaU  S | BwH TO-j Sl-q j@BS BAS @Aqv AaU , A@ ASAT  cFcm  AaU | jZS T ~ gq@ AS  c c @ | cARU, Tf @S cq@ v@ A c T rK gcq R c@ Ab Ab @ UwU | T@ A@ cUc ? gqv jZSR S @a ! ATmv  R@ RASe A S, A@c TqS @v S A@ j@c O@A @ SRv j@v cAr ccA S A@ ? c Kv cSq | AUU R aAcv@ R AXfc O@ @ AO AaU |  s gUv @a v cr c gUq c vq  ~ R K S | AUUq K ~S@ cAr A@ AASR c wfc | mf rf Z RS BU TS v@ sha q cS ~ cFv RS@ BAS ; Kv ASB Wq ASa | AUU ~crF v BSF R A @p | cq j OA OA R v o cUaS, "AT c gU aU cS | T sc@ c, AT ~SF Bw O@A  sc | ~AT jq c ~ @ sc cU ?  q BR Sq ~ rf QTR Sq ! gwcS T sF @dS |"

cS gc Za o ATmv   cFv @U  R O@A s S @H R cA ~cm AS BSS A@ TAS@ cUUS s Zc @wB TAU@ rf FoS  SA@ ASB S @AaUS ATmv @ | R@ aSv SA@ RSq AXo^ | RS ASB SA cF Rq @T gU AS F @cS S !

TqS Rq @v v@ BSF A@ Acm ArT @a cS ! AS  AS,    ! gcAaU j@v TrS c A@ \v A@S O@Avq OU wU ! A@ @c jc cS ?

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"jq Txv ~B@ @wBv ZAa ?"

"  T @wB Rqc BSfA FO FO ~T gU Uw S..."

"q cFv q c@ gkq @ wAU | Zc @wB ~T o^  BA ZcUR q ~T@q   Xo @ c ! S c FS ~T@ cS c ! AUr  @ cJO c A^ ~T@ c @ c A@ sZS gwcJv cF ~ ZS  @q q @T s S ! j@c TS TS, ~o@ ~o@ !"

Txv ZF@ ZF@ @ U, " cAXoAXo A@ A AT ~T d v TSUT ccU A@ T Rq U q  AS A@ A@a  ? ~T jq cq vq S U jAS ~T BU c BJ AKAa ! q c T@  @U @ av AaU ~T@ ! ~T  TS  c ~T  v@vq R AO AaU !"

"jJ ! cAXo BU j@c ! Rq A@ A@ Z !" ccU ZJAO iU |

"A@ Zc cha aU AgAR wT ZUa |  ~ Z A@ ~a ? ~T @v v@ @U ~ATR ZUT A@ @v  w Ti !"

"@ A A@F c S ! q ~BfcS c@q @ sAc ! jq Zcv  Z !"

Txv @JOTO TZ @ Zcv U |

"jqc Rq A@ A@ Z JT |" ccU OZ sA@ Zha A@ A@ Txv j@v OUF ~Sgc @U, "AF ccU T Bcc Sq... A@ cAXo T !"

"S ~ cB c@ c S | OU @B Uw  !"

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AK BS mU @   T TA@ ATF @ cU MTF  AgAR wT @S sRv Ai@ AS | ~^@  wa | T-cc A jaS ASEO | ~U MTF avgq ~WFv T Acha |  ~  c^ Rq f ATU @Avv ~wU c a | s c cha ZU ZUc ~ AK R MTF@ q ZU c ! sc ! MTF Tq A^v jU, cUU "ASv wAU  j@v SS AgAR wT @S @a, sAc v ?"

AK j@v A@ A@ @AaU, "~T @a  Sq A@^, ~AT   cA ~Aa cU cAAaUT |"

"R  AS AO^ Sq ~T @a ~S@ v@ ~a | w  TA jAaU A wa !"

~wF AK AB U, "OU U !"

MTF j@c AgAR wT @ ! j@c cU ~ @ SS Zc @AiS | jA@ ^  sha Z AK  A d @U T-cc cA A wU cT c@AS Zc q g | MTF gQ Sq !  ZUq OUa | rKTr  c rK  s cA s sZS AB U ZS ~^@ WAS ja  |

AK cAv ~c MTF cA @ cr A@av k | MTF m ST cUU, "jq s ~^@  wa ~AT  ZUq @AAS !"

"@  ~S@QH oq cUAa !"

" cUAa A@ qR  ZU sAhaAU, ZU  TAS !"

"J !" AK ZU gU cUAS MTF ; R  ZUAaU |

"s@ jc q cA s ~AT Rq AF @ZS m rv@v-v oA U j@v A cA MJac | ~B@ T c !"

"A@ Rq mv  gU S @ s S  Rq m A | @A@T cH @aS S ?"

"  A@ha c S ! ~AT g qS ! j@ av Uc !"

"Ai@ ~a @U@ mU Z c U," cU MTF cA A@ RS  wU |

AKR cA A@  cU | c j@v U@ i i gc-- rf  wU SA@ ? M s Aw A@ j@v JOv Z TA Z   TUU AK ! m TI @ j@v A@ sS Za ! A@ @S ? gc gcq v U@ j R@ O oU !

"Zc vJ rNAv @Ac S | TZAv cB OO OU ~T  !"

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aUv@ o j B c Txv ~ ccU gcq AS | c^  R @ S @ZS r m R U Z  JOv Z aUv M T wU ~ ZSq R@ O oU Txv ~ ccU | R@ Rq AF @ZS ToFq cJo Z A@\S @a R | R Rq mv ca AS cFv ~ B  wU | Acv cU@ j@Tn aU | R AcAST AcrU TAH OR sc | ~U v@ c gcq ccU TSv SO iU | gAwF aUv@ Rq AgAR @S Z AOS UAaU  ! il Wv @ j@v rN U ~ QHq Txv TAv @l ! k @ ~ QfH ~U ccU ZU Txv m  @J@ha ~ aUv ~Xg j@v gAT @ U c@ @a @ JA R A@ A@ a | ccU AA^ AST ~ qeAB AST @ ; R cI ~Aco US s ASH @Fv FJO U Txv@ @l @ Ua aUv ! jZS S JSq gU-- Txv sZS orf ZS ccU A@ha @ c cU  TS S ! jq gc ccU Jq Jq @ \vTZ  av AU | j@wU A AS cA AU @Fv NF@c\v R cA ToF r OAS AK@r coS !

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ATmv  @a S c ~r @AS cS | cA   @ TS :Z ~ ~w AS  Bw A^ WAT AaU  | AS @U  S q R Uc | A@ cF ? O@A @ cZm @R A@ j rA^ Sq ? ~c @a @S ? T@ cUU, "~T@ j@v ~A s c |"

" AAv  Ac@U Ov @ S ? ~B@ @U s c ? @U   @ WTAha, A@ha ZAUS... rf gU  ?"

"FJ | Zc AQ a !"

BUZc Z ~A A@ RS AU cS | T@ jZSR TL@ @v cU AS | sAS iA@ Z s ~ A@ !

ATmv @ A@mv @c  ~SF @S @wB ~A sA @ bA@ A S | RS  ~S@ BSrS |

~A b@q gU R@ Z cUU, "cc ~S@ B RS W AS s cUaS | FccR aS !"

~ cS TZ A@ wU | S BAS A@ a ~c |

B v@ A ATmv  ASBq j B ZU R@ ~ cUUS |

cS ZU FoScc A A TZ @ R A@ O aS !

R W b@q AS cUUS, "cS T A@ O@Av a OUc S ! ~AT cU@ cU AAa !"

gcZS jTS sS cS ASB qha O@Av aAaU, R@ UA T c @ R AaU S !

cS OZ TZ ~EOs gcv v ia Z AS cUUS, "T BSF ~T SA g Ac @ cJO wa !"

cS R A@a cIa S Z ATmv  R@ cAI AUS, "@U@ q ypA@A Fcc SA gc AK@r coS ST j@v aU@ ~H @ O @ | AT RS SA Zcv  s aUv aAc gU @ aA AAaU q aUvq AK@r coS | MgwFcr  @Fv NF@ c\v ! ASB w r OFAS... q BSFq  R aAcv ~T ~A jAaU ~ T gU @ FoScc SA Zcv R aAcv a AAaU ! sq@ q aU cTqr v@ @Fv FJO BN @ U AU s | R cc  S @ Fcc@ cFv cUS | Fcc q Zc ZAr | AT Ai@ aAc aU ~B RS SA s @ @ @ BS !"

(c - 47, BSf, 2011 )

~UH: UZ@

jq UZ ~S @TS UwU ?