অধ্যায় ১৪০, বিশ্বাসঘাতকতা এবং অবিচলতা (প্রথম অংশ)
নিঃsandeho, andhokar theke hiree shhiree beriye asha ei naari ti holo du:shchintar pratirmurti—jan shih-fang!
jan shih-fang-er shwas-proshwas ochena bhabe druto hoye uthlo, se apoloke takiye roilo samne darano nijer motoi hohubohu oi naaritir dike, jeno bhablo se shei diner katha, jokhon dhorapora porbar por shaat din shaat ratr se ekta okhadyo ba jolto chhilo na, shudhu ek jora aashonkhay bhara chokh diye takiye chhilo ei bhoyongkor prithibir dike, ebong muhurter modhye se nijei kothay achhe ta bhule gelo.
"aami onek din dhore tomake khujchhi," du:shchinta jan shih-fang bollo, tar awaj chhilo etoi komol, je ei chhoto loha-patharer corridor-er modhyeo kono protidhwoni shona gelo na, keno jeno mone holo kono preter fushfur; na, tar shompoorno bhabe mone holo kono shomudra-hetya theke paliye asha ekta pret, tar shorir theke kono jiboner spondon paowa jachhe na, ja paowa jachhe ta holo otonto thanda mrityur shongbad, ja dekhe shobai kepe uthbe.
jan shih-fang obsheshe hosh fire peye dekhlo je tar haater bandhukta ke jane kobe niche neme geche, se halka bhabe bhuru kunchhalo, jeno nijer ei obosthay tar khub kharap laglo, ebong taratari bandhukta abar tule dhorlo, tar noli tana holo du:shchinta-rupi nijer dikei, se guli korte chai, kintu keno jeno trigerer upor rakha tar angul, je angul koto bar triger tipheche, koto jonke mrityur mukhe phelechhe, shei angulkhani ekhon keno jeno thotho korlo, kono mission-er karone noy, borong ekta oboshto bhab, jeno se nijer dikei bandhuk chepe dhorechhe, ekta shobcheye shottikarer nijekei!
"tumi ki mujhe marte esecho?" jan shih-fang abar bhuru kunchhiye proshno korlo, ja tar kachhe khubi bokabokir moto mone holo, shudhu se-i jane keno e_mon proshno korlo, karun shudhu ebhabei se guli korar kono karon ba shohosh ba bar korte parbe.
kintu keo bhabte pareni, du:shchinta jan shih-fang matha helelo, aaste kore bollo, "na."
na? jan shih-fang ochena holo.
"jodi aami tomake martei chai, tobe tomar dharay ki dhonchi hoto na?" du:shchinta jan shih-fang mridu hashi diye bollo, "aami to tumi, tumi to aami, tomar ta jana uchit chhilo."
jan shih-fang abar ochena holo, shotti, jodi she nije hoto, tobe se to kokhono onyer kachhe dhara dito na, jokhon dhara porbe, tobe onyo byaktita oboshshoi mrityu boron korbe! tobe keno...? ki jeno tar bhoy achhe je nijekei marte parbe na, tahole to punorjonmo bhangte parbe na?
e katha bhebe, jan shih-fang shongshoy niye du:shchintar ruper dike takiye bollo, "keno?"
du:shchinta jan shih-fang-er thanda mukhkhani ekti hashi fute uthlo, se deep bhabe takiye thaklo jan shih-fang-er dike, aaste kore bollo, "karun tumi to aami, aami to tumi, amra ek-e byakti, amra to shobcheye kachher bon."
"tobe take tumi keno eto kharap bhabe aghat korecho? aami bujhte parchi, tumi kono doya koro ni, tumi take shotti shotti marte chai!" jan shih-fang thanda shware bollo.
"tumi ki bhalobasha-r katha bolcho?" du:shchinta jan shih-fang matha helelo, "karun tar mara uchit chhilo, se khub bhalo, eta amader bishwasghotokota."
"bish...ghotokota?" jan shih-fang ochena holo.
du:shchinta jan shih-fang nischit bhabe matha helelo, ebong aaste aaste tar diker dike egiye elo,
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nijer kachhe egiye asha du:shchintar ruper dike takiye, jan shih-fang-er shwas-proshwas abar druto hoye uthlo, bandhuk-dharon haatkhani halka khape uthlo, mathar modhye ekta shobdo bar bar bolte thaklo, guli karo, guli karo...! kintu se sei chhoto triger tipte parlo na.
obshese, du:shchinta jan shih-fang kachhe chole elo, se aaste aaste jan shih-fang-er dike haat bariye dilo,
jan shih-fang emon bhabe daariye roilo jeno se boka hoye geche, shei abosthay apoloke takiye roilo sei haatkhani dekhe ja jekono muhurte tar pran nite pare, kono badha chara tar mukher dike bariye dilo...
shighri, ek jora thanda, borof diye banano haat jan shih-fang-er bame mukher upor porlo, ta aaste aaste shoishob bhabe shoiloi korlo, jeno bhoy hoye kono dami shilpo-srishti noshto hoye jabe.
jan shih-fang-er haater chotomari bandhukta tokhon shorire pashe neme geche, shudhu trigerer mukhkhani ekta angul diye jule roilo, jekono muhurte haat theke pore jete pare, ebong se chokh boro boro kore apoloke takiye roilo shei kachher kachhaker nijer motoi mukhkhani, ja age borof moto thanda chhilo, ekhon bhoy ebong shongshoy diye bhorpoor, jeno ekta chhoto meye, ajanat bhoyer samne...
kanna, bhoy...
"baba, ma, tomra taratari ghum bhangao, ffang-ffang-er bhoy korche..."
ekta meye maati te bose kande, du-ti komol haat diye tar babar boro haatke jhore, dekhe baba tokhon "ghumachhe" ebong kono pratikriya nei, se taratari haat chhere ma-er haat dhore, ebong jhore, kande, dake, kintu ekei bhabe ma o "ghumachhe", kono meye-r kanna shunar iccha nei...
ki eto dayittvohin baba-ma! je ei chinin putuler moto shundor chhoto meyetir upor eto nirday holo.
meye-ti aro jore kande, dekhe baba-ma ja age eto sneho korto tader kono bhaba nei, se nijer komol haat diye chokher jolmuchhe,
muchhte muchhte... je mukhkhani white and tender chhilo, tate rater rakhal rakhal roktar dag fute uthlo, chokher joler shathe meshe, roktamoy hoye niche porchhe... porchhe... maati te pore jachhe, maati te boro roktar sagore chhotto chhotto dhew tulechhe...!
ekta aat bochorer chhoto meye, shundor ekta shada lamba jama porechhe, chule ekta laal plastic-er ful gojechhe, se to emnitei shundor ebong pyari, emon shajle mone hoy shundor golper rajkonya prithibite eseche.
ebong tar samner tebiler upor boro ekta birthday cake shajano ache, cake-er upor aath-ta mombati jwalano ache, cream diye chhoto hater lekha achhe "ffang-ffang-er jonmodin shuvo".
tebiler pashe, boyosher bhedbhed-er kichi purush-naari, burha ebong jubok, shobai shuvo jama porechhe, eta jani kar bari-te paribarer priyo meyetike jonmodin udjapon korchhe.
burhadera shobai mukhe sneher hashi, kintu sneher ojanay, bone bone lukono gombhirata ojana bhabe boriye ashche...
"ffang-ffang, taratari fhu dao, mombati fhu dao." ekta trish bochorer naari hashi mukhe meyetike bollo, "tumi fhu dile, chacha-chachi ebong dada-dadi tomake jonmodin gaan shonabe."
chhoto meye-ti aaste kore matha ghuriye takalo tar dike, keno jeno, shei naari-tir hashi-bhorpor mukhkhani stiff hoye gelo, hashi thakleo, ta extreme bhabe jorokito, hashi-charai hashi...
karun... ei chhoto meyetir mukhe hashi nei, hashi to durer katha, tar komol shundor mukhe, jeno borof jamano thanda aasharon porechhe, khali chokhe shudhu thanda, thanda, thanda... tar shundor shajar shathe, eta keno eto bhoyongkor mone hoy, hridoye kaanp dhore!
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"are, kuanjo-di, aami ebochor notun esechi, onek katha jani na, oi chhoto ffang-ffang ke, keno proti uthshobe, shadharon shomoye dekha paowa jay na je boro bade rao tar jonmodin ashe? se ki kono boro bade-r meye? tar baba-ma..."
"chup, aaste bolo, tumi notun tai jani na... keu shunte pele kharap hobe...!"
"tobe tumi amake bole dilei to hoy?"
"hum... tobe aami bolchi, tumi gopon rakhbe, ei chhoto meyetir naam jan shih-fang, tar baba ebong ma, dujonei shamporno sainya goyenda bibhager high-level agent, tar babar naam jan..."
"aah...! aami jani, aami ei goppo sunechi, tumi ki du bochor age...?"
"thik, tara-i shei dampati, ah, oi dampati, lamba shomoy dhore goyenda kajer shathe jure chhilo, desher jonno onek mulyaban goyenda khobor ene diyeche, onek bar shohosh dekhiyeche, onter bishwasghotokader dhorapora koreche, onek deshdrohi ke mrityu diyeche! tar shathe, tader shokhota chhilo otonto bhalo, baba dekhte darun, ma o ekdom smart, jodi sainya na hoto, tader rup dekhle shomaje movie star hote parto, tader biye ta shotti shibbhe-r biye chhilo. tarpor arekta meye holo, se meyeo baba-ma-er shob gun peyechhe, chhotobela thekei shundor chilo, emon ekta paribar shobcheye shukhi howar katha chhilo, ke jane..."
ekhane eshe, naari-ti gopone awaj neme nilo, kintu chokhe uthshaber ananda lukanor upar-i thaklo, "ke jane... oi dampati ekshathe ekta gopon boro case deal korchilo, ei case solve hole amader sennar bhetorer boro bishwasghotokake ber kore ana jabe, eta age theke gopon rekhechhilo, kintu kothay jeno khobor fhash hoye gelo, tarpor oi bishwasghotoka nijekke bachate das-baro-jon top-level killer pathiye dilo marte, du pokkho tader bari-te moron-bachon lorai korlo, folafal, oi dampati shob killer ke mere fello, kintu tara nijeo..."
"kichu din por jokhon keu khuje pelo, bari-shanghsho te shobai laash, tader dampati mrityur age meyer ghorei chhilo, dekhe mone hoy shesh muhurte meyetike bachate killer-der shathe lorai korechhe, ebong char-jon killer-er shathe nijeo shesh hoye geche, ebong tader meye ti tader laasher matro dosh centimetr dure boshe chhilo, oi chhoto meyetir naam ffang-ffang, ffang-ffang ke jokhon paowa gelo, se ekdom sthir hoye roktar sagore bose chhilo, shorir rokte makha, du chokh diye baba-ma-er laasher dike takiye chhilo, tarporer shaat din, se khey ni ba jolto ni, jodi o tokhon o jibon chhilo, daktarara shondeho korlo tar brain dead hoye geche kina, tarpor, sainya tar dayitto nilo, kintu se hoyto onek beshi trauma peyechhe, tumi bhabo, matro chhoy bochorer chhoto meye, eka roktar sagore bose shob laash dekhche, jar modhye tar baba-ma o ache, shaat din shaat ratr, eta bhable ekjon adult-er o... ah!"