অধ্যায় একশ সাতান্ন: এক ধাক্কায় সবশেষ
“পালtA Akr_m kOro! dAoYAnA…… oTi ki……” yAruse nAoya(suyAben lAngyA) sphTiKe bAzA sUyAndi-r bndIgulAr diKe cAiye vismaye cArye stmbhiT hOYe gElAn.
OnnyAno sUyAndi-rA yAdiO bndho kArAr kono nirdes pAn ni, kiNtu tAder hAter Akr_m sObhAbikbhAbei dhimE hOYe gElAn!
prAthAme lAngyA sUyAben ebiN tiN jon mAne kArechile je, O-rA sObAi mArA geTe, kArON tOkOn prATekKei hAkArAkAri hOYe kATAs mAtOt bAdhe Chilen……
kiNtu ekhOnO tArA sPArsHak r-r sIrSe bEdonAr cAr tUlChe, sOspSTobhAbei sObAi jIbiT Achen!
durger prAhAr-kAbeT-guli r-r ei ekoi kArMAtA cOle—sOkriyobhAbe Akr_mAnmUlk nOY emOn bAstu-r UpOr tArA nij-theke bAd dey nA.
Ar svAcChndebhAbe prAhAr-kAbeT cAlu kArA ar ei sUyAndi-rAke mRtyUr mukhe TheLe deYA ekoi kAtA.
huzAkA dOtA eTi dekhe mAne mAne kApe uTheN ebN sOdrIbe sUyAndi-rAde sOmAnAk sOmAn Akr_m kArAr nirdes dite cAn, kiNtu kThAguli mUhe eseO tArA gile pheLeN.
kAraTi khUb sOjA, tArA anUmAn kArechile je sAtpAksher kono kUTbuddhi Ache, kiNtu sOti-i tArA sUyAndi grAmer netA chilen nA, tArA sUyAndi-rA sAhAyyei biplOb sOphOl kArechile, tArAi kArOne tAder anubhUti guli mAne rAkhA tAr jOnYe abAsyak……
“sObrdhAn! kono chOl nA ki? rUpAntOr bIdyA hOte pAre!” huzAkA dOtA cIlAiye uTheN.
e smAye 'sPArsHak'-guli durger UpOr neme AsTe dekhe, lAngyA sUyAben tAr cAkrAkA-r prAhAr-kAbeTr mATAr UpOr cApe dIlen, tAr dAkSine cOkher sAmne ekTi lEns jUde gElAn, yen kono rAjAr sOmrAjyer yOddhAr dOkTe r-r mAtOt.
“nA, cAkrAkAr cAlAcAl dekhe mone hOcChe nA, eTi kono rUpAntOr bIdyA!”
“bAs, AmArA ki prAhAr-kAbeT cAlu kArbO? nIcer dAnin-rA mAne hOcChe bndIr ArALe cOle AsTe cAy……” hiMbel dOyOn kOtheN.
dAnin-rA ekhOn sthiki-sPArsHake UpOr cLe AsTe cAy, jeno evAbhei durg tAder dOkLe nibe!
“prAthAme Ami cEStA kOri…… yAdi eTi b-rA kArA yAy, tAbele tOmrA AmAr sAthe Asbe, yAdi nA pAre, tAbele tOTkAT prAhAr-kAbeT cAlu kAro!” lAngyA sUyAben bOleN.
“himA-sthr: himA-hAt-kATi!”
dekA gElAn sUyAben lAngyA cAkrAkA-r prAhAr-kAbeT-r sAhAyye uDe yAr por, hAte himA-r kATi tArriye, sPArsHakgulIr UpOr cAliye gElAn……
ei sPArsHakgulIr prATekTi ekoi mATAr cAr bndhuni jukto sPArsHak, sAmne ekti bArA golok yAr mAdhye sUyAndi-rA bndI chilen, lAngyA sUyAben sOti-i ei golok O sPArsHak-r sONGgo-sthole Akr_m kArechile!
yAdiO kATin chilo, tArpOru lAngyA sUyAben ek jon sUyAndi-ke mukt kArechile, abAsy sUdrO bAsAnAy, eTi sUyAben bONsHer ek jon sUyAndi chilen!
mukt kArA sOphOl hOYA dekhe, sIbAki suyeN ebN hiMbel dOyOn, ebN ArO dOti jon prAhAr-kAbeT-dhAri uTTAm mAdhyom stOrer bIrA uDe uThe, sPArsHake Akr_m kAre gElAn……
tiN jon uSTrm mAdhyom sOmay ekbAr sPArsHak bAge nite pAre, kiNtu prAhAr-kAbeT-dhAri mAdhyom stOrer bIrA du-tinbAr bA sAThe miLe kArTe hOy.
sthiki hOYA je bAhA-y AbasthA vAlO nA, sPArsHak guli sOte AsTe lAgLo, ebiN peCHe sOte lAgLo……
“tArAtAri, tArAtAri! nIcer dAnin-rA AsTe lAgLe!” lAngyA sUyAben tArA dIlen.
“himA-sthr: yugol-nAgi bOdA-jhOr!” huzAkA dOtA sObrbAte sUkrO hOYAre jOnYe, sUyAndi-ke mukt kArA sUrU kArechile.
kiNtu huzAkA dOtA bOsi-bOsi bUjte pArLAn je kIchu gOlOmAl Ache, yAkhOn bndI-rA mukt hOYe gElAn, tAbele cOle yAte cAn nA keno?
yAdiO ekhOnO sOte yAte cAn, kiNtu ei gOTi dekhe mone hOcChe eTi "lAj-lAjO bhAb"!
huzAkA dOtA sIprOr pATon hOYA himA-sthr golok-r cArpASe, sUyAndi-r kaniT o mAdhyom stOrer bIrA hATAkArti kArTe chilen, tAder sAthi-ke mukt kArAr jOnYe, hOthAt cAhArA boLe uTheN: “eTi ki……”
huzAkA dOtAr prAhAr-kAbeTe, bAhir-er lEns O dekA gElAn, lEns-r mAdhye sIprOr nIcer dAnin-rA OThe AsTe chilen…… tArA ekti mAtra-r cOkhe cAiye thAkLAn!
“dArAo! sObAi thAmO! ekhOn-i ei golokguli nice phele dAo!” huzAkA dOtA tArAtAri bOleN.
kiNtu tArA bEli hOYe gElAn, neme yAOA dOti-r beSi golok-r mAdhye ektio vANgA hOy ni, kiNtu e smAye, sObAi AtmA-sOykryo-bhAbe bAŋgA hOYe gElAn!
dekA gElAn mAdhye sUyAndi-r bndI-r sAThe, sObAite ek jon dAnin-rA "sUkrO-bndI" kArA hOye chilo!
ekhOn huzAkA dOtA dekhechile, ei golokguli r-r nINbAr pAr, tAder kATin-tA kAte nOA sPArsHak-r cekhe beSi, tAi mAne sOndeho hOyechile, tArpAr cAkrAkA-r prAhAr-kAbeT-r sOhAyyre bUjte pArLAn je nIcer dAnin-rAr cAkrAkA gULi bIBhAjOn-r bAbhA bOhe……
tRi-rUp bBdhA sObcYe prAthAmik stOr, tAi cIne felA sOjhA chilo, dAnin-rA sudhu mAnOviy pArAk-r AṛAl bebohAr kArechile……
eTi kOnyA li-yuwA nIje reN-li-r sAthe bOlechile!
yAdi sUyAndi bAhire yUddhe sObyAst hOTen, tAbe eTi hOTe dAto nA, prAthAme tAder sOndeho hOYA sAThe sAThe sAtyo bOje bAcAte pArlAn nA.
kiNtu ekhOn pAschAtAp kAre lAbh nA, beSi dAnin-rA durge pRthibIte dArAiye gElAn, yUddh-r yNtr-pAti Ar kAje lAgbe nA!
“sThir hO! sThir hO! bIrAT yUddh-r yNtr cAro, himA-sthr byabhAr kAro! sAtpAkshe AmAder ceye beSi lOk nei!” lAngyA sUyAben bOleN.
“sObrhAn! prAhAr-kAbeT cAlu kAro, O rAkSAs-ke kAche AsTe deYo nA!” huzAkA dOtA yUg kArLAn.
sOTyi, dOrge Akr_m kArA sATheO, dAnin-rA sONkhyAy kOm hOYAre kArOne, tArA durbOl sthAne chilen, kiNtu durbOl thAkle ki hOy? ubhAye lArAi ArbAbe nA……
“himA-sthr bOdhyA: mAyA-kALA sOmAy-dArpOn!”
dekA gElAn durge, hOthAt asONGkhy himA-sPArsH gThito hOYe, sUriye bAsi-rA-sUriye bAsLAn……
“tOmA, tOmAi?” sIbAki suyeN hOthAt dekhe, sOto-i sui-mu-jU bONsHer bOr-sONTAn, kiNtu duce hOYe vItore ese gElAn!
bAl-r bArA bOdhyA cAlAnOr sAThe sAThe, bOdhyA sUyAndi-r pArAk-kAbeT kApe uThe, sOdA-sOdi veNgE gElAn……
dAnin-rA bMdir sAThe lArAi kArAr kArOne, durge niyoNtrOne truti hOYechile, ebiN bAl ekhOn durge cLe AsTe pArAre kArOne, niyoNtron kArA ArO sOjhA hOye gElAn, duye miLe durge niyoNtrOn kAre nile!
“hObe nA!” huzAkA dOtA khArAp dekhe, sOdA-sOdi uDe uTheN.
OnnyAno prAhAr-kAbeT dhAri bIrAraO ekoi vAb sOdo-i kArechile…… yAdiO bAhire lArAi kArAr okOpyAnci nA thAke, tArA jAnen bekAre prAN deYA ucIT nA.
kiNtu ekhOn……
phAT…… phAT…… phAT……
dekA gElAn durge himA-sthr cAkrAkA-r prAhAr-kAbeT ArO ekbAr dekA gElAn, kiNtu ekhOn "kUkur-ke gOr bndhiye mArA"!
“himA-sthr bOdhyA: mAyA-dArpOn bIBhAjOn!”
“sPArsH-sthr: vANgA sPArsH nAgi-rObhA!”
“kOnomTe bArA bOdhyA peyechi, AmiO cEStA kOrbO…… oSthi-mAjA pATh: sObyA-rUp nArtOn!”
“sOsi sei ghRnit dim-r mATi nAi, AmAr bArA AsTe!”
durge sUbhAdo nA thAkLeO, sONkhyAy nityAntO durbOl hOLeO, durge sAkTi pAye bAL-r sAthe, ebiN kOnyA li-yuwA-r mAtOt bIrAra pANc-yOddhA-r sOmAn sAkTi rAkHen, rOniO bIrA grAmer uTTAm sOmay-r sOmAn……
nAjI-r kOno bAdhA chARA vItore pRObeS kArA, cArpASe sUyAndi-rA kOnomTe rOkSA kArTe pAre nA, biSeS kAre sOpOrn durg bAL-r niyoNtrOne ekTi mRtyUr bAdhA hOye gElAn.
“himA-sthr: kALo nAgA…… Ah!”
huzAkA dOtA-r Akr_m, sOdA-sOdi kOnyA li-yuwA bAdhe dIlen, bitOr-er cAkrAkA jukto oSthi-kATi, tAr hATe bAse gElAn.
“ki bApAr! sOb sAkTi-sAmArthya prAhAr-kAbeTr UpOr nirbAr kAre lArAi kArChe, yOddhAr budh-buddhi sOmay ceye bOhut kOm…… ebiN mudrA mudrA rUpA kArAr sOmAye, prAhAr-kAbeT-r rOkSA kArM-rOki kArA yAy nA? tAbele bOdhyA cAlAnOr sOmAye, tOmAr ArO sObrdhAn hOYA ucIT!” kOnyA li-yuwA ekhOn bIrAr lArAi budh-buddhike gArA nAr kArAr sOjAn peyechilen.