Ebhabe Fire Asha Jai – Part 16
(A Tourist Journey Story – about 1000 words)
Arnob ar Meghlar biye hoye jawar por tader jibon aste aste shantir pothe cholte suru korechhilo. Kintu jiboner majhe majhe notun rong ante hole kichu notun anubhab darkar hoy. Ekdin sokale Meghla barandar chhoto chair e bose chaa khachhilo. Arnob tar pase eshe boshe bollo,
"Meghla, cholo kichudin er jonno berate jai. Mon ta fresh hobe."
Meghla haslo. Tar chokhe ekta alada alo jole uthlo.
"Tour e jabo? Kothay?"
Arnob bollo, "Pahar e. Ami chai amra kichudin shob kichu theke dure thaki."
Dujoner moddhe ekta notun excitement suru holo. Tara plan korlo paharer ekta shundor jaygay jabe. Train er ticket kata holo, bag guchhano holo. Meghla nijer priyo diary tao bag e rakhlo, karon se chay ei notun journey tar sob smriti likhe rakhte.
Dui din pore tara train e chole gelo. Train jakhon dhire dhire paharer dike jacchhilo, window diye Meghla baire takiye chhilo. Sabuj gacher line, nodir jol, chhoto chhoto gram — sob kichu dekhte dekhte tar mon bhore uthchhilo.
Arnob hashe bollo,
"Ki dekhcho eto mon diye?"
Meghla bollo,
"Prithibi ta koto shundor Arnob. Amra jodi majhe majhe berate na jai tahole bujhtei parbo na."
Train er sei journey dujoner kache mone holo ekta chhoto adventure.
Pahar e pouchhe tara ekta chhoto hotel e uthlo. Hotel ta chhilo ekdom paharer dhare. Baranda theke dure dure paharer layer dekha jeto. Sokale jokhon surjo uthto, pura jayga ta shonar moto rong e bhore uthto.
Prothom din tara berate berolo. Meghla camera niye chhobi tulte suru korlo. Paharer rastay cholar somoy thanda hawa tar chul urie dichhilo. Arnob majhe majhe thamto ar bolto,
"Ekta chhobi tolo."
Meghla hashe bolto,
"Ajke tumi pura tourist hoye gechho!"
Tara ekta chhoto jhorna dekhte gelo. Jol gulo pathorer upor diye jhor jhor kore namchhilo. Meghla sekhane giye jol chhuye bollo,
"Ei moment ta ami konodin bhulbo na."
Arnob takiye thaklo tar dike. Tar mone holo Meghla ke eto khushi dekhe se nijeyo onek shanti pachhe.
Bikel bela tara ekta pahari bazar e gelo. Sekhane chhoto chhoto dokan, handmade jinish, shawl, chhoto idol — onek kichu chhilo. Meghla ekta chhoto wooden bracelet kine nil.
Arnob jiggesh korlo,
"Eta keno kinle?"
Meghla hashe bollo,
"Ei tour er smriti hisebe."
Raat e tara hotel er barandaye bose paharer andhokar dekchhilo. Dure kichu bari te chhoto chhoto alo jolchhilo. Meghla dhire bollo,
"Arnob, jano… jibon e onek koshto eshechhilo. Kintu ajke mone hochhe sob kichu thik hoye geche."
Arnob tar hate dhore bollo,
"Jibone joto jhor asuk, amra jodi ekshathe thaki tahole sob parbo."
Sei raat ta chhilo onek shantir.
Porer din tara sunrise dekhte gelo ekta view point e. Sokale hawa ta chhilo onek thanda. Meghla shawl e nijeke jore dhorechhilo. Surjo jakhon dhire dhire paharer pichhon theke uthte suru korlo, pura akash lal ar komola rong e bhore gelo.
Meghla chokh boro kore bollo,
"Wow… eta to swapner moto!"
Arnob hashe bollo,
"Tai to tomake ekhane niye esechi."
Sei muhurte Meghlar mone holo jibon e fire ashar mane sudhu purono dukkho bhule jawa noy, notun shukh keo grohon kora.
Tara aro kichu jayga ghurlo — ekta lake, ekta purono temple, ar ekta chhoto forest trail. Pratyek jaygay Meghla notun notun chhobi tullo ar diary te kichu kichu line likhe raklo.
Tour er shesh din Meghla barandaye bose diary te likhchhilo. Arnob jiggesh korlo,
"Ki likhcho?"
Meghla bollo,
"Amader ei journey er golpo."
Arnob hashe bollo,
"Tahole ekdin eta ekta boro golpo hobe."
Meghla takiye bollo,
"Hoyto… ar tar naam hobe 'Ebhabe Fire Asha Jai'."
Paharer oi kichu din tader jibone notun energy niye elo. Tara bujhte parlo, majhe majhe dure giye prithibi ke dekha mane nijeder keo notun kore khuje paoa.
Train e fire ashar somoy Meghla abar window diye baire takiye chhilo. Kintu ebar tar chokhe chhilo ekta shantir hashi.
Arnob dhire bollo,
"Ki bhabcho?"
Meghla bollo,
"Bhabchi… jibon jodi golpo hoy, tahole ei tour ta chhilo tar shobcheye shundor chapter."
Arnob hashe bollo,
"Ar amader golpo ekhono shesh hoyni."
Train ta dhire dhire dure chole gelo, ar Meghla mone mone bhabchhilo —
Kokhono kokhono fire ashar jonno dure jawa o dorkar hoy.
Author Thought – Parikshit Halder:
"Life er journey te majhe majhe berano darkar, karon notun jayga amader mon ke abar bachte shekhay."