Prochondo rokom gorom porechhe okhane...mone kori jaygatar naam Ochinpur..Bus Stop-er shaamne daariye passers-by wait korchhilo....prochondo ghaamte ghaamte Chondraboti eshe pouchhulo Bus Stop-e...rod-er jholshani-te taar shada mukh dekha jachchhilo laal tok tok-e hoye aachhe...side bag theke ektu por por Tissue ber kore mukh-e chowachchhilo she...kotha nei baarta nei 5/6mins-er moddhe rod dheke gelo...aakash kaalo howa shuru korlo...baatash-e dhuli urte laaglo...Chondraboti lokkho korlo rastar onno pranto theke ekjon lok hete aashchhe...shadharon besh bhusha..office kore firchhilo hoyto...parthokko ei je haat-er bodol-e kaadhe ekta bag aatkano...besh gheme giyechhilo...Bus Stop-e eshei haat mukh muchhlo but becharar kaachhe tissue paper chhilo na...dristi kotu howar fol-e chondraboti koutuk dristi-te bhodrolok-er dike takalo...oi Aguntok beparta dekheni...onno ekta lok eshe ek odbhut bhashay jigesh korlo ko'ta baaje...Chondraboti obak hoye dekhlo aashe paasher manushgulo-o oi odbhut bhashay kotha baarta bolchhe jaar kichhui she bujhte parchhilo na...she dhore niyechhilo je oi manush-ta taar kotha bujhbe na...taao shondeho kinchit rekhei bollo.."excuse me, ko'ta baaje?"...lokta ghure takiye ekta shundor haashi diye bollo "ekhon baaje bikel 5ta kintu jhor shuru hobe...Bus eshechhe..uthe porun"

Jhor-er shathe bristi-o naama shuru holo...ektu ektu korei shuru hoyechhe...kintu bristir ekekta fota chhilo besh boro size-er...Bus chola shuru korlo...Chondraboti je seat-tay boshechhilo shetar ekta dik-e ektu bhanga...oi manush-ta aar kothao jaayga na peye okhanei boshe porlo...bus-er janalar paashei boshechhilo Chondraboti...aakash etokhani-i kaalo hoyechhe je gaarho neelabh rong-er hoye aachhe puro rastata emon mone hochchhe oi neel rong-er janalar glass-er faak diye...bristi bere gechhe...ritimoto megh-er gorjon shuru hoye gechhe...aar dekha jachchhe aalor jhilik...aar ekekta jhilik-er fol-e dekha jahchhe Chondraboti-ke aaro sposhto kore...janalate bristi'r chhit phota eshe porchhilo...aar gholate kore dichchhilo glass-ta...Chondraboti-er gheme jawa mukh-e proshantir chhaya dekha jachchhilo...ekta bikot gorjon holo aakash-e...chepe dhorlo ochena manush-tar haat...ektu oprostut hoye giye aabar chhere dilo...ochena manush-ta bollo "bhoy peyechhen?"...uttore ekta shushko haashi diye aabar chokh firiye nilo raastar dike Chondraboti...

kemon laagchhe Bangladesh?...obaak hoye Chondraboti taakalo ..ochena manush-ta bollo..."aapnar side Bag theke Abroad-er ticket ber hoye aachhe.."...Chondraboti bollo "ohh ha, aami aajke shokal-ei BD-te elam..ekhon kichhu relatives-der shathe dekha korte jachchhi..aar ha, Bangladesh shob shomoy-i shundor...bishesh kore borshar moushum...jodio prothom dik-tay besh gorom laagchhilo" ..."aajke bristi naamar kaaron aachhe...duto maanush ei BUS-e boshe aachhe...jaader maajhe ekjon Bristi Manob"...kothagulo shune hotobhombo hoye gelo Chondraboti...kichhu jigesh korte giyeo jigesh korlo na..."Uttarar rastay besh bhalo jam porbe" eta shune aaro obak hoye jigesh korlo Chondraboti "aapni jaanlen kibhabe aami okhane jachchhi?" "eta Uttara Route-er Bus" bole ekta mosrin haashi dilo shei Aguntok...

rastar dokan-paat shob bondho...jon maanob bihin shohor-e bristi jhorchhe ojhor dharay...koyekta poly-ethylene-er baag ure berachchhilo shunne...Bus cholchhe...shondha hoye gechhe...dur theke gaarigulor head lights dekha jachchhilo aar mone hochchhilo kotogulo aalor pindo dheye aashchhe aar pechhone fele jachchhe aamader..."achchha dhoren...emon holo..aapni dekhlen Bus-e keu nei...aapni eka jachchhen ..kono driver chharai cholchhe Bus...ekta shunno road-e...kemon laagbe?" shune Chondraboti chokh kuchke takalo maanush-tar dike...kintu seat-e keu nei...aare ekhanei to chhilen uni..dupashe ghure fire dekhlo Chondraboti...ekta ojana bhoy taake grash korlo...Bus-e keu nei...ekta shunno bus taake niye cholchhe...Driver chharai...Chondraboti kaapte laaglo...rastay taakiye dekhe kichhui nei..ekta shunno road-e cholchhe Bus..road-er devider-o nei..."ki bolchhen na je?" chot kore paashe takiye dekhe Manush-ta jaanar koutuhol taar chokh-e aar mukh-e ekta thatta korar moto haashi jhuliye rekhechhe...aashe paashe fire Chondraboti shobai-kei dekhlo...Bus Driver, onnanno passengers aar other vehicles-o...hotobhombo hoye Chondraboti bollo "aami thik bujhte parchhi na..." ekta haashi diye shei Aguntok bollo "aapni haat dekhate bishshash koren? I mean zodiac sign diye haat dekha?" ..."ekhono haat dekhai ni kaauke...so bishshash kora na korar beparta thik bujhte parchhi na" ..."dekhi to aapnar haat-ta" Aguntok bollo...Chondraboti ottonto onichchha shotte haat baariye dilo..."hmm...aapnaar haat bolchhe aapni aajke kichhu odbhut bepar-er mukhomukhi hoben...BUS-e kono ekjon manush-er shathe dekha hobe...but aapni chinte paarbenna...but she chole jawar muhurte aapni taar naam dhore chechiye uthben...but she totokkhon-e chole jaabe..tachhara ektu por-o aapni emon kichhu ekta aamake jigesh korben jeta shune BUS-er shob maanush ghure aapnar ebong aamar dike taakabe" shunei Chondraboti bollo "ki bolchhen eshob?" Aguntok bollo "jeta bolechhi bishshash korar dorkar nei...kaaron aami haat dekhte paari na hahahaha" shune Chondraboti haat chhariye niye jigesh korlo "then, haat dekhte chailen keno?" shunei shob Bus-er manush ghure takalo aamader dike..."aapni Humayun Ahmed-er 'Himu'r haat-er koyekti neel poddo' porechhen? jekhane Maria namok ekta meye Himu'r haat dhorar koushol obolombon korechhe haat dekhte paarar ojuhaat dekhiye" ...Chondraboti kaapa kaapa konthe bollo "aapni ke?"..."aami? hahaha..aami ekjon ochena manush..." uttor shune khub ekta pleased holo na Chondraboti...kichhu ekta jigesh korte jaabe tokhoni manush-ta bole uthlo "bristi porchhe..dekhechhen? ojhor dharay bristi...Aakash-ta oi dur-er maati-take chhute paare na bole kaade...aar aamra bhul bhebe taake bristi boli" Chondraboti e kotha-ta kothay jeno ekbar shunechhilo...thik mon-e korte parchhe na...pranpon-e cheshta chaliye jachchhe but naah paarchhei na...koyek minute-er moddhe ekta ochena manush taake besh bhalobhabei bhorke diyechhe...ebong she besh moja pachchhe...shei aaguntok-er chokh-e mukh-e triptir ekta haashi.."shunun...BUS-ta 24 minutes por-e accident korbe......aapni taar aagei neme porun" bollo Aguntok...Chondraboti'r moteo dorkar nei shei lok-er aajgubi kothay kaan deyar...but she muhurte she onekta spell bound hoyechhilo...ebong kotha-ta shonar por odbhut dristi mekhe bollo "ki bolchhen aapni egulo?" "aar 20 mins" bollo Aguntok..."aapni ki doya kore bolben aapni ke?" Chondraboti'r kotha shune aguntok kichhu na shonar bhaan korei ekta cigarette dhoralo aar bollo "bristi'r shomoy dhumpaan korar mojai aalada...maaf korben aapnake naa bolei cigar-ta dhoriye felechhi..aar ha aapnar haat-e aar 17 mins aachhe" Chondraboti Bus-er contractor-ke deke bollo..."bhai, aami ekhanei neme jaabo..." "ki kon aafa? ei birishtir moidde eikhane naimma jaiben koi? loge to satio nai...bhijja jaiben to.." Chondraboti uttore bollo "aami ekhanei neme jaabo..please BUS thaman.." Bus thamlo...Aguntok Bus theke naamlo...Chondraboti-ke bollo "bristi ekhono jhir jhir kore porchhe...aamar bag-tai maathay kore niye jaan...aarekta mojar jinish lokkho korechhen? bristi aar purnima kokhono ekshathe hoy na...but puub dik-e ekta bishal chaad...aar taar maajhe bristio porchhe...mojar bepar na?" Chondraboti bag-ta onno kono shomoy hole nite chaito na...but tokhon thik-i niye nilo..ebong puub dik-e cheye dekhlo bishaal boro ekta chaad...jeno ekta jholshano ruti..bag-ta haat-e niyei obak holo she..besh haalka jeno kichhui nei..opore ekta page ektu ektu dekha jachchhe khola pocket-er faak diye...chot kore taan diye khule page-er dike takiye dekhlo lekha "Bristi ebong Chondraboti"..ochena manush-ta shob kichhui lokkho korchhilo...ebong heshe bollo..."shei bhulopona...dull brain...kichhui mon-e thake na!! aapni aar bodlalenna Chondraboti..." bolei hut kore bus-e uthe porlo Ochena manush...aage seat-e jeye boshlo...emon ki janalar paash-er seat-ta khali porei roilo...ekta mlan haashi taar chokh-e mukh-e...Chondraboti Chechiye uthlo "[..............]" ...Bus chhere diyechhilo...Chondraboti ekta maajhrastar baak-e dariye roilo...chokh diye paani porchhilo...bristi'r shei tip tip paanir shathe taar chokh-er paani mishe ek hoye lolat beye porchhilo...bristir maajheo she dariye ghaamchhe...pub dik-er aakash-er chaad-ta khub boro laagchhe ekhon...bristi maakha jochhonar aadho neel aalo-te dekha jachchhilo bheja rasta-ta kemon chik chik korchhe...