The Last Bus Stop (Banglish version)
Rafiq shobshomoy last bus dhore bari phire jeto. Eta chhilo sosta, fanka, aar chupchap — ja tar bhalo lagto. Prottek raat 11:45 PM e purono nil bus ta eka rastar dhare banyan gachher pasher bus stop e thamto. Aar prottek raat Rafiq ekai passenger thakto.
Ontoto, she tai bhabto.
Ekta thanda shondhay, bus ta jakhon khali rastay jhorte jhorte jacchhilo, Rafiq ekta ajob jinis lokkho korlo. Driver tar dike takalo na jokhon she bus e uthlo. Eta oshobhabik chhilo na. Kintu aajke driver ekdom norchhilo na. She shudhu shamner dike takiye chhilo, haat duita steering e jome chhilo.
"Ticket?" Rafiq aste kore jiggesh korlo.
Kono uttor elo na.
Rafiq ekta nishash phele coin gulo metal box e phele dilo. Tokhoni bus ta nijer thekei chola shuru korlo, jeno oi shobder jonnoi opekkha korto.
Light gulo jhilmil korte laglo.
She pichhoner dike tar prochhondo pochonder seat e boshe porlo. Bus er moddhe purono gondho — dhulo aar bhije kaporer moto. Boshar por she shamner seat e ekta lekha dekhte pelo:
"DON'T FALL ASLEEP."
Rafiq bhru kuchhlo. "Darun moja," she nijeke bollo.
Bus choltei thaklo. Baire rasta ta onek beshi andhokar mone hochhilo. Kono streetlight nei. Kono bari nei. Shudhu oshesh gachh.
Tarpor she shunte pelo.
Ekta halka shobdo.
Nishash neyar shobdo.
Tar nijer na.
She ekdom jome gelo.
Dhire dhire she pichhone takalo. Bus ta fanka. Shob seat chupchap. Shob janala andhokar.
She nervously hashlo. "Ami hoyto khub klanto."
Kintu abar shei nishasher shobdo holo.
Ebar aro kachhe.
Thik tar pichhone.
Rafiq hothat ghure daralo — keu nei.
Tar buk jore dhor dhor korte laglo. She uthe shamner dike hate laglo. Driver ekhono noreni.
"Bhai… amra kothay?" Rafiq jiggesh korlo.
Driver aste kore matha ghuralo.
Rafiq er dike na.
Tar thekeo beshi.
Eto beshi je ekjon manusher matha eto ghurano shombhob na.
Shesh porjonto driver er mukh shorashori tar dike chole elo… kalo, fanka chokh niye.
Rafiq pichhone hothat shore gelo.
Bus ta hothat theme gelo.
Door ta hiss shobde khule gelo.
Baire chhilo tar stop — banyan gachh. Kintu kichhu ekta bhul chhilo.
Sekhane age thekei ekjon dariye chhilo.
Ekjon manush.
Rafiq er moto jama pore.
Manush ta aste kore matha tule hashlo.
Tokhon Rafiq bus er deyal e arekta lekha dekhte pelo:
"ONLY ONE GETS OFF."
Nishash er shobdo ta ekhon thik tar pichhone.
Gorom.
Dhire.
Opekkha kortese.
Bus er door dhire dhire bondho hote laglo.
Aar baire, arekta Rafiq haat narie biday janalo.