সত্তর অধ্যায়: প্রমত্ত কর্পোরেট কর্তারূপে সেই বাল্যবন্ধু

qin mingming-er ason-er por-e bose-chen, amon-i boro hal-e ekti mish-ti shur-er gaan beje uth-lo. shei shomoy-i, ek-ti bhalo poshake saj-e shuzi hao pichon theke hete ashe, ebong dhire dhire manch-er upor thaka piyanor kachhe giye dariye-che.

“shonmaniyo shuvo-jon-ra, ebar ami apnader samne ekti gaan beje shonabo.” shei hashi-mukhe namshkar kore, dekhate jeno thik sei rokom-i lage.

qin mingming kichui bujh-te parlo na, kintu se dekhe je shio ebong chi yan dujonei shuzi hao-er dike takiye ache, tai shei o hashi-mukhe tar dike takiye dekhlo.

shuzi hao bose pore, piyano-r bo-tam chaplo, gaan beje uth-lo.

——restorante-r manager shotti-i kono mithye boleo-ni, tader ei "du-shari" natok-ti ekdom nikhut hoyeche.

qin mingming kono bhul-truti dekhte pelo na, borong chi yan ebong shio-er sathe mile shei shanti-dayok ebong romantik piyanor gaan upobhog korte laglo.

shio jokhon dekhlo je shob kichu thikmoto cholche, tokhon shei fash-fash kore bollo: “chi yan, ami washroom jabo, tumi ki amar sathe jabe~?”

mingming eto shob bahana chinta korechilo, kintu shei vabeni je shio sheshe ei bahana-ti-i use korbe.

chi yan matha nure bollo: “acha.”

bolar por dujonei uthe dariye washroom-er dike hete chole gelo.

qin mingming ek muhurter jonno onmona hoye gelo. se agei bujhechilo je chi yan ebong shio-er shomporko onek ganishtho, kintu tar dharona chilo na je eta ei porjonto giye poucheche.

——hoyto, tar aro agei nijer moner kotha janiye dewa uchit chilo.

shio ebong chi yan chole jaowar por, shompoorn restorante shudhu thaklo janalar pashe bose thaka qin mingming ebong piyano bajacche je shuzi hao. restorante-r manager ebong waiter-ra age thekei bole rakha niyom onujayi khabar diye-i chole giyechilo.

shuzi hao hotat kore ektu ud-bignho hoye uthlo.

“tumi dekho, ami ei shob kichu korchi shudhu tomar jonno.”

“ami tomake bhalobashi, ami tomar jonno je kono kichu korte razi achi.”

shio take kon line ti bolte bolechilo? shei onek beshi tension-er karone guliye pheleche. hotat kore premer kotha gulo mone na porar karone shuzi hao ektu ghabre gelo.

ar ei ghabre jawatei, tar angul gulo r tal rakhte parlo na.

fole, je nikhut "du-shari" howar kotha chilo, ta bhul hoye gelo. tar bajano ebong recording-er awaj ektu age-piche hoye gelo, dekhate thik jeno dujone "piyano-r lodhai" korche.

qin mingming ektu obak holo, kintu taratari bujhe gelo. jodi-o se jane na shuzi hao-r mone ki ache, toba ek muhurte shei hashte shuru korlo.

——age kokhono dekheni, ei pagol rokom shongskar-mukt manushti eto moja-dar hobe!

taaler gti agei nosto hoye geche, kintu gaan to tabeo bajate hobe. shuzi hao khoro-baba diye recording-er shes muhurte giye, shes piayno key-ti chaplo.

shio pichon theke doure ashe, ek thoka phul niye shuzi hao-er samne chole ashe.

——etao chilo plan-er ekti angsho, kono bahana kore chole jaowa, ebong thik shomoy ashe phul dewa.

shuzi hao jokhon uthte gelo, darja-ti dhire dhire khule gelo, ebong char-ti ek rokom huski kukur shari bendhe, garbo-er sathe shuzi hao-er kachhe ese dariye-che. tader gaye ki police-er moto uniform pora chilo?!

chi yan eto shanto ekjon manush howa shotteo, ekdom obak hoye gelo.

se jane je shuzi hao kukur-biral niye onek kichu jane, kintu emon huski kukur gulo ke ei rokom shongjoto kore train kora shudhu shuzi hao-er pokkhei shombhob...

huski-gulo-r majhe dariye, shuzi hao ekdom kothin mukhe phul-er toka niye qin mingming-er dike hete gelo.

etar dike takale mone hobe... ekdom ekjon "badshah corporate boss"-er moto!

tobe chi yan er mone holo shuzi hao jekono boss-er cheye onek beshi smart. kono boss-er kachhe to huski kukur thake na!

shuzi hao phul-ti qin mingming-er hate diye, tar shajano premer kotha gulo bole uthlo, “tumi dekho, eta holo shei shomudro ja ami tomar jonno kinechi... ah, na, vul holo,”

ek muhurte tar mathay bibhinno rokom songbad-er line bheshe uthlo.

shei bujh-te na para qin mingming-er dike takalo, tarpor tar mukh theke ber hoye elo: “jay-kora restaurant?”

ekti bhalo romantic natoker premer scene, ek muhurte ektu ojoggo hoye gelo.

shio pichon theke ud-bignho hoye angul kamrate laglo, se ar thakte na pere bole uthlo: “badshah-er moto romantik!”

ei kothati shuzi hao ke mone koriye dilo, shei taratari matha giye ekti akorshoni hashi dite laglo: “ami chai tumi amar bou hou.”

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romantik ki na ta alada kotha, kintu qin mingming ei kotha shunar por ekdom khub ichhe korchilo... take marte!

qin mingming chokh du-ti ektu choto kore shondeho-er shure take dekhe bollo: “tumi abar kon khela khelcho?”

shuzi hao bujhelo je se shob kichu noshto kore feleche, se ki abar prem nibedon korbe kina, seta niye onek khon chinta korlo. sheshe mon shokto kore, shei nijer moner kotha-ti shudhu bole dilo: “ami tomake bhalobashi, prothom dekha thekei tomake bhalobeshechi.”

eta chilo shuzi hao-er jibone shobcheye shotti ebong shohoj premer kotha.

tar mukh lal hoye giyechilo, shei shash fellechilo, ektu lojja pacchilo, ektu bhoy o pacchilo.

kintu, samner meye-ti jeno ektu obak hoye geche: “ha?”

tarpor shei abar hashte shuru korlo, ager moto-i: “tumi ki dine dupure vuter chole porecho?”

“na, ami shotti bolchi.” shuzi hao tar matha guriye phele bollo, kotha bolar shomoy tar gola kete jachilo, “asole, ami... mane... ei shob kichui age theke plan kora, shonibar-er mela-r nimontron hok, ba bhoot-er bari-r competition, ba ekhonkar ei shob kichu. shob, shob kichui kora hoyeche tomake date-ey anar jonno! bhoot-er barite voy peye bhabe ami... bolte parini...”

shei shash nilo, ebong qin mingming-er shei porishkar du-ti chokher dike takanor o shohos holo na.

“jodi-o ajke abar ami shob noshto kore felechi, kintu amar mone hoy jodi ekhon na boli, tobe amar oboshshoi pashchatap hobe.”

qin mingming tokhon samner manush-ti ke bhalo kore dekhte laglo, age se take ekjon pagol bole bhabchilo, tarpor jante parle je eta bhul bujhiyechilo, se bhabchilo se shudhu ekjon fALTU chele. shei jonno age-r diner restaurant-e se raag korechilo. kintu, ekhon ja tar samne dariye ache, shey shudhu ekjon lojjalu ebong shottikar-er manush.

shotti bolte, tar mone ektu agrahe jage, kintu se jane se nijer ki chay.

“khoma koro.” qin mingming ekdom shohoje uttor dilo, kono sondheo rakha chara, “ami tomar kotha raji hote parchi na. amar onno keu pochhondo ache.”

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charidike nirobota neme elo.

shio ebong chi yan dujonei eke oporer dike takalo.

eta ki... fail koreche?

shuzi hao abar tar matha khujte laglo, kothin hashi diye bollo: “eta... emon-ki. aji-o thik ache. hotat kore prem nibedon, tao abar emono poristhiti-te, hahahaha.”

shei hashchilo, kintu mone ektu koshto chilo.

“mingming-di.” shio-er ektu kharap lagchilo, shei taratari doure giye shuzi hao ke bachanor chesta korlo, “amar dosh je ami bhalo kono upay chinta korte parini, kintu shuzi hao shotti-i korche.”

shio jodi aro kichu bolte chailo, qin mingming tokhon uthe dariyechilo, “amar hotat mone porlo je amar ektu kaj ache, ajker khabar r sathe khawa hobe na.”

se uthe dariye chi yan-er pashe giye, hotat thamlo ebong tar dike takalo: “tahole, tumi-o jante?”

chi yan matha nure-chilo.

qin mingming ar kichu bollo na, borong ekti hashi diye matha nure, "biday" bole restorante theke taratari chole gelo.

dure dariye thaka waiter ebong restaurant manager ektu lojjo peyechilo, ebong tar jonno dukh o peyechilo.

“aah, amar jaega-te keu thakle, emon handsome ebong romantik manush peye, tokhon-i biye kore felta!” ekjon chhoto waiter khub anondo-e bollo.

restorante-r manager ashe bole, “tahole, sir...”

“khabar dao.” shuzi hao boro-dhoroner bose porlo, “asho, asho, shio, chi yan, apnara dujone boso, ei restaurant-er khabar naki shotti-i khub bhalo.”

shei kono byapar na thakar moto shio ebong chi yan ke daktlo. kintu chi yan-er chokh ke faki dewa jabe na. kintu chi yan o bujhe na je ekjon prem-e fail kora manush ke ki bhabe shantona dite hoy.