১০০৫: নিজেকে তার পিতা বলে দাবি করছে
yue liuxer katha sune, alpa bhru kunchita kare ajnathar bhabe balalo:
“apani ki katha balachen? amar kshama marjana karaben, ami kichui bujhate parachi na.”
se purush thanda hasi hese, bhru yugale ishara kare balalo:
“bujhate parachen na? tabe bhalo katha, ami ar ekbar balachi, ebarer mata spasta kare balachi.” tar hate hathat ekmala japa mala chala asalo.
“amar chele, di xuanhui-er kache jaben na. tar, ekti dayitva rayeche.”
yue liu halka hesechila, tar drstite chila byanger chaya: “chele? kemon chele? ami to konodin shonini ye xuanhui-er kono pitr parichaya ache.” tar bam hat dhimire sei raupya suter upar bariye gela, di xuanhui, tumi kintu kono bipade paro na.
purush-tir drsti alpa gabhir halo: “tar ma take bolechila, yabe sansar tar nam janabe, ami phire asaba.”
“phire asabe?” yue liu-er hat thik chupi gela, yabat na tar anguler parb gulo sada haye yachila: “keno phire asabe? take phiriye niye yabar janya?” se shishu kala thekei pita-matahin chila, kebal tar guru take manush hisebe ganechila.
abashya, seta chila char bachar purber katha.
di xuanhui-er sathe dexa hawar par theke, y se mukhe take nibikara nijer madhu-shilpi bale dakto, kintu antare antare……
tabuo, take satyi satyi se tar hrdaye sthan diyechila.
sudhu durbhagyabashata, seta sambhabata kono paribarika sneha chila na.
kintu ekhana, emon ekjan pitake dekhe, sneha-mamatar janya tar akankshit hrdaye hathat ektu thanda haye asalo.
“se amar sonar chele, amari sathe tar chole yawar katha.” purush-ti eke kono bhul bole mane karlo na.
“……” yue liu-er mukh-mandal nadir mato gabhir o andhakaramaya haye uthechila: “ami abashese bujhate perechi, xuanhui keno apnake niye ekbaro kichu bale ni. emon nirday o krpnahin byakti, ekhon sambhabata tar pitr hisebe apnake niye tar manbhanga hayeche.” shishukale, se kothay giyechila?
katha sesh hawar sathe sathe, yue liu anubhav karlo tar samane kemon ekti matha ghurani, ebong take pichane deyal-er sathe cepe dhara hayeche.
gala, sei purush-tir hat-er muthaye tipe dhara hayechila.
yue liu abar chokhe andhakar dekhte pelo, shudhu bujhate parlo tar shwas-prashwas kramash abhrd haye asche.
ebong sethi, hathat darja gulo laxti mere xanna kora halo!
“a liu——” di xuanhui bhitore dhukei pratham ye drsya dekhlo, seta halo yue liu-er gala tepe dharar drsya.
tar swar hatat thanda haye gelo: “mozon, take chere dao.”
kintu mozon yue liu-er purber katha sune chokh lal kare felechila, se jor kore yue liu-er gala cepei dhare rakhlo.
yue liu kaste kaste matha guriye di xuanhui-er dike takalo, take sustha dekhe se halka hesechila, ebong tar dike takiye, nihshabde ekkhani katha bollo:
“tumi sustha acho, ki je bhalo lagche.”
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yue liu murcxa jawar par, di xuanhui udwigna haye samane egiye asalo, ebong jor kore take mozon-er hat theke xiniye nilo:
“apani ki karachen?!” se sunishchit halo ye yue liu-er kono kshati haye ni, kebal samanya murcxa giyeche, tarpor se phire dariye, krodhe mozon-er dike takiye ek ekti katha spasta kare balalo:
“katha hoyechila take kono bhabei a-gha-t ka-ra hobe-na.”
“ha.” mozon halka hasi heslo: “upari-sther biruddhe acaran, shasti paoyai uchit.”
di xuanhui mozon-er ei katha sune, thot duxti tipte dhare kichu bollo na.
ki se upari-sther biruddhe acaran? a liu, tar kono adhinastha nay, bhul to tar nijeri!
di xuanhui yue liu ke tar nijer kakse niye gelo, thikthak shabdhane shuye dewar par, se darjar baire ekjan paharadar ke daklo.
tar sathe kichu katha bole paha-rada-ti niche neme gelo, ebong phirar samaye kagoj-kolam sathe niye asalo, masi o ghasa hoyechila.
di xuanhui kalam chaliye, kichu katha likhe nile, tarpor sei paharadarer hate diye dilo: “mozon ke diye aso.”
sei paharadar ti di xuanhui-er lekha cithi-ti dekhe, kapa hate thanda gham muche fello:
“ki, eta ki satyi amake dite hobe?”
eta emon noy ye se puraskar pete cay na…… kintu eta mozon-er hate dewa manei mrtyu sammukhina howa……