Ek ghonta lake e bose ondhu der shathe ojotha kotha bolar por brishtir kichu fota mathay onuvob korlam. Tai tader “Bye Jai” bole kadhe bag nie chhata haat e hata dhorlam riksha stand er dike.
Vablam, ekbar riksha kore felle bashay pouchhei jabo kono vabe. Akash dekhe mone hochchhilo darun brishti hobe abong tai holo. Upor wala (Allah) amar arame rikshay kore basay jabar ichchha tuku noshto korlen majh pothe brishtir begh briddhi kore. Ami riksha stand e pouchhar agei ta onekta khali hoe jay, ar jara chhilo, tara abar nondo-dulal (Aram Prio). Brishti te vejar manush na. Nijer rikshar sit e nijei boshe chhilo arame.
Tai abar vablam, ai prososto rastay hatteo hoyto valoi lagbe. Tai abar hata dhorlam. Rastar ek paser footpath die age barte laglam. Hothat chokh porlo rastar opor pasher lal-nil rong er dike ja prothome shudhu rong mone holeo ochirei bujhlam ta amar motoi manush abong ekti meye lal-nil kapore. Haat e chhata chhilo na kintu tar hatar dhoron dekhe mone hochchhilona tar chhatar kono proyojon ba ichchha ache. Brishtir shokol fota ja tar upor porchhilo ta se nij ichchhay abong anonde grohon korchhilo. Ashe pasher manush ki vabbe, eta vebe se moteo bibroto noy. Boroncho se brishti kei beso gurutto dichhilo.
Dekhe abar vablam, ki ami pagoler moto ei darun brishti te chhata nie hatchhi! Se dekhle ki vabbe! Tar por o onno kichhu na vebe ami chhata nie tar kachhe pouchhe gelam chhata dear jonno. Kintu ta chhilo amar bokami. Karon eta noy, je se amar chhatar offer mane ni, karon holo se amar khub purono bandhobi jar shathe onek bochhor dekha nai. Kintu jed ektuo kome ni. Amar kach theke chhata nie bondho kore dilo abong eto din por dekha hoar shashti shorup vijte bollo. Amio vijlam abong onek kothai bollam. Kichhutei se amar chharlona, amon ki amake tar shonge tader basa porjonto jete hoto. Kichhu khoner modhdhei se otitheotar ek hulustul kando kore fello. Ar akhon theke abar tar shathe jogajog rakhar protigga die obosheshe tar kachhe chhara pelam.
Sabbir Ahmed
September 30, 2008 
