অধ্যায় একশ উনষাট: প্রত্যাবর্তন

পর theke byapar-guli asholei khub sohoj hoye gechilo. Chou Wenxuan Guli Na-er ovhinoy dekhar por, khub druto tar sathe chukti kore nen. Ekti emon ovhinetri tini chaichilen, tai kono dwidha charai tini ekaaj koren.

Chou Wenxuan Guli Na-er bidyaloyer sathe kotha bolen, ebong Guli Na-keo bole den je, ek saptah samay niye nije goch-gachaaj kore nite, yate tini Chou Wenxuan ebong Yijun-er sathe Beijing-e phire jete paren. Karon ora onek din dhore baire royeche. Chou Wenxuan bolen, "Tumi jekono kichur jonyo aasha koroi na keno, se-sobi Beijing-e peye jabe. Ebong arekti byapar holo, chukti-patrer jonyo tomar prostut thaka uchit. Karon amar sathe phire gele tomar protiți kotha amake mene cholte hobe, noile tumi amader chukti-baddha ovhinetri thakbe na!"

Chou Wenxuan-er kotha shesh hole, Guli Na bole, "Chou-da, ami apnake khub dhonyobad janai, amake ei sujogti dewar jonyo apnake dhonyobad. Jodi apini amake ei sujog na diten, tabe amari Beijing-e jawar kono sujog thakto na. Apnar kach theke ami kritoggo. Apni na thakle ajker Guli Na-o thakto na!"

Chou Wenxuan bolen, "Ekhono to kichui shuru hoyni, amake eto kotha bolar kono dorkar nei. Ar eta shudhumatro tomar khomota. Tomar Jodi khomota na thakto, tobe ami tomake sathe nitam na. Eta tomar porishkar bujha uchit, noile ki mone koro ami kono dan-shongstha?"

Guli Na haslo ebong bolko, "Bujhechi, Chou-shikkhok. Ami sothik jani na je amar ki ki prostuti nite hobe. Asle ami apnake jiggesh korte chai je amar asole ki ki jinish gochano uchit, noile amar jonyo kono sujog thakbe na. Tobuo ami apnar kachhe kritoggo, Chou-da, apnake na pele ami ekti sujog-o petam na!"

Chou Wenxuan bolen, "Tomar eto shisto thakbar kono dorkar nei. Amar mone hoy ei shob kichui niyoti-niyontrito. Tumi tomar poribarer sathe bhalo vabe kotha bolo. Ovhinoy kora padashunar moto na, chuti pele barite ashate parbe. Beijing-e ovhinoy korar shomoy tumi nijei bujhe jabe, onek shomoyei shob sujog keure nie jete hoy. Tumi jodi ektu deri karo ba sujog na pao, tabe tumi onek kichui hariye felbe. Tumi ki ekhono jano na keno emon porinoti hoy? Tai bhalo vabe chinta koro. Ami tomake shukrabar porjonto shomoy dichhi, ei koy din tumi amake proti dinei na bolte paro. Kintu shonibare ami tikit kete felbo, tarpor ar amake 'na' bolte parbe na."

Guli Na matha nullo, bujhte parlo na je ar ki bola uchit. Hoyto eta ekti sujog chhilo tar ovhinetri howar, kintu shomoshya holo eta je onek kichui tyag korte hobe. Karon Chou Wenxuan nijei onubhav korchilen je ei byapar-guli tar nijer hathe nei. Onektai tar chintar baire chole jacche. Etei karone Chou Wenxuan mone korchilen je ekhane tar apkhonkar chintar baike onek kichu royeche, sejonyei tini Guli Na-ke sacheton kore dichhilen—je kono mulyo hok na keno, tar ki chai ta jeno bhalo vabe nischit kore. Noile pore anushota korle ar phire ashar kono sujog thakbe na!

Guli Na bhalo vabe janto je tar poribarer sathe ei byapare kotha bola dorkar. Karon jodi poribarer sathe alochona na kore, tabe tara chintay pore jabe. Jodi-o tar baba chachilen na je Guli Na ovhinoy shikhuk, karoner baba mone korten meye-der shanto-shisto thakai bhalo.

Ei dhoroner poribarik poribesh ekdike khubi ojib dhoroner chhilo. Ei karonei onnek shomoye shomoshya dekha dito. Karon Guli Na-r poribarer shohojogita dorkar chhilo, kintu bibhinno karone poribarer kach theke porjopto shohojogita pachto na. Ar shejonyei Chou Wenxuan mone korten je egulii tar dorkar. Shudhumatro tokhoni tar mone hoto je baba-mar shohojogita pele onnek byapari shhohoj hoye jabe.

Guli Na onek din por university theke bari phirechhilo. Eta chhilo tar prothombar bari phira. Er ageo onekbar bari eseche, kintu ki jani keno tar mone holo tar chinta-bhabna onek bodle geche. Keno je emon holo ta se nijeo janto na. Kichu na hok, onnek kichui bodle geche, etota je Guli Na nijeo bujhte parchilo na keno shob kichu emon hoye gelo. Konopay na peye tar ektai kaj korar chhilo—joto dur sombhob nije chesta kora. Karon tokhon se nijei nije monke bujhte parchilo na je se asole ki rokha korte chaiche.

Karon tar atiter din-gulite onekbar mone hoyechilo je shob kichu chere diye pale ki na. Karon shesh shomoy take khubi hatash lagchilo—kono khyati chhilo na, taka chhilo na. Jakhon kichui thake na, tokhoni Guli Na-r mone hoto shob chere diye shadharon kono kaj kore banchle hoy, kono kichui nie matha na ghamiye. Kintu shesh porzonto uttor aslo—je kono ghotonai ghotuk na keno, shopno kono-din chora uchit noy. Eta Yinger nijer-o kotha chhilo. Jodi-o eta khub shadharon ekti kotha, kintu ekhon eta bujhte para lok khub kom. Eta ekti jothistho shomoshya. Onekei jane na tara asole ki korbe. Kintu onnoder khele onnyo kono path khuje nite pare, kintu Guli Na mone korto onnyo keu bhalo upy koy ekta peye jabe, kintu tar nije kono upay nei. Ei karonei tar mone hoto tar shob onubhuti poribarer sathe share kora dorkar.

Guli Na barite phire dekhlo tar baba-ma dujonei barite achen. Tar shoto bon hoyto shkul-e geche. Tar ma-baba-ke shomoy nie shob bollo. Ma-r chehara ektu chintito lagchilo, kintu baba-r mukhe kono protikriya chhilo na. Guli Na tar poribarer dike takalo, hothat korei ekti govir maya ebong bhalobasha tar mon theke vesi uthlo. Tar onubhuti keno eto govir holo ta se nijeo jani na, hoyto se chole jabe bolei!

"Tumi tale shonibarei chole jaccho, ar konodin phire asbe na?" Ma prothombar bujhte pere abishbash niye jiggesh korlen. Guli Na dhir-sthiredhe bujhie bollo, "Ma, ami ar konodin phire asbo na ta noy, ami shudhu jani na kobe phire asbo. Tai apnake bolte parchi na ami koto din baire thakbo."

Baba khub gombhir chhilo, shudhu ekti kotha jiggesh korlo, "Nischit to? Jodi keu tomake thokaye, tobe ki korbe?" Guli Na tokhon bhalo vabe bujhte parle baba-r kothar mane ki. Meye-ke agle rakhar ei byakulota shudhu ekjon babai dekhte pare. Guli Na dhir vabe bollo, "Baba, apnake nischinto thakte bolchi, ei shob byapare boro kono shomoshya hobe na. Ar apnino amar theke bhalo vaben Gwangying Company-r ozon koto, ta to janen naki?"

Baba-r chokh duto chok-choke kore uthlo, tini ar kichui bollen na. Ebong Guli Na janto baba keno emon korchen.

Eta ma-i take bolechilen. jokhon theke baba jenechilen je Guli Na-r shopno holo ovhinetri howa, tokhon theke baba upore shojjo ba asvikar korle-o, bhitorer kach theke meye-ke khub shohojogita korten. Tini mone korten meyer nispotti thik ache, tar nawa nispotti-guli shothik. Tini gopone onek company khuje beriechilen, jate Guli Na-ke dekhahte paren kon company bhalo, kon company-r kachhe jawa uchit. Eta ekti shadharon ichcha chhilo, kintu ta bastabayon korar jonyo onek prostutir dorkar hoy. Je kono mulyo hok na keno, Guli Na jakhon jante parlo je tar baba tar shopnoke koto-ta gurutwo dan, tokhon tar chokhe jol chole aslo.

"Dhonnobad, ma." Baba chole gele-o ma Guli Na-r ghore aslen tar thole-bostra gochate gochate bolen, "Tumi ebar jachho, onek din baire thakbe. Okhane khabar tomar posondo hobe ki na ke jane. Tumi to konodin Xinjiang choro ni, shob shomoy amader jaygar khabari kheyecho. Okhane giye jodi tomar khabar na posondo hoy, tabe ki korbe?"

Guli Na bollo, "Ma, apnar chinta korte hobe na. Ami amar apachondo kono khabar khabo na, ar nijer jotno bhalo vabei nebo. Apni nishchinto thakun, ja-e hok na keno, amake vishwas korun!" Meyer ei ashwas keno je take eto kadochhe, tar kachhe okhono meye-ke chharar byathati shojjo korar moto noy.

"O ma, kando na. Konu bhalo company amake choneche, eto bhalo company! Apnar to khushi howa uchit, keno dukhyo korchen? Dukhyo korben na, noile amar moneo khub kashto hobe. Ami asole bari chere jete chai na, kintu Xinjiang-e theke ami amar shopno puron korte parbo na, ma!"

Ma haslen ebong bolen, "Thik ache, ar kandbo na. Ami tomake shohojogita korbo. Tumi to tomar poshondo kajei jachho, ami keno shohojogita korbo na? Oboshyoi korbo. Tumi-o kando na, tomar korar onnek kaj baki ache. Chinta koro na, ami ar dukhyo karchi na! Esho, amra eksathe thole gochai."

Tokhoni Guli Na asol byapar bujhte parlo je shobcheye shukher byapar ki, ke take shobcheye vashi bhalobashe. Ki keu achen je tar ma-baba-r thekeo beshi bhalobashe? Ekhono to keu nei. Baba-r bhalobasha khub govir, kono kotha na bole-o tar shurokkhar byapare tini socheton. Ma-r bhalobasha aro sutro, khabar-dabar theke shuru kore shob kisher jotno nichen. Guli Na mone korlo se asole khubi vaghyaban, nijer thekei bhalobasha peye jacche. Kintu ekti meye hishebe se tar ma-baba-ke ki-i ba ferot debe? Jatra shuru hote besi deri nei, se Beijing-er bhabishyot joner jonyo apekha korte laglo, shathe shathe ma-baba take mone korben ki na, sei chinta-o tar mathay ghurochilo.