Date

Ghorite tokhon 6ta baaje, baire surjo osther halka alo royche. Khushi dhruto bege laptaop e kichu type korei jache. Hotath phone ta vibrate kore, phone ta tule birokto hoy bollo “Hello? ” “Are! It’s me, Rohit! Ajke mone ache toh? I will come to pick you up at 7.” “Ha! Of course! Sure, I will be waiting.” Phone ta rekhe, bhuru kuchke Khushi ghori er dike takalo. 15min er modhe kaaj ta sesh kore uthte hobe thik korlo. Kichu khon por ke ekta bell bajalo, birokto hoy uthe dorja khule dekhe Juhi. Juhi toh Khushi ke dekhe obaak “Ei ki re? 6:30 baaje toh, r tui ready hosni? Date na ajke tor? ” “Dhush, 5min lagbe amar ready hote, kaaj ta… ” ” Ei chup kor! Internship niye eto matha ghamas na toh. Ja ja ready ho fast! ” Juhi thele thele Khushi ke ghore pathiye dilo. “Bhalo ekta dress porbi kintu, r makeup ta ektu bhalo kore, parle amai dakish, ami koriye debo. ”
Khushi almari ta khule oitar samne dariye roilo. Kirokom jano iccha koreo kichu korte parchilo na. Jama gulo dekhte dekhte ekta jeans er jacket e chokh porlo, oita ke aro bhetore e dhukiye dilo. “Ei oita toh bhalo chilo, oita por. ”
“Na thak. Onno kichu… ”
“Are oita toh ek baar porechilis, r ekbaar… ”
“Chaar na. Sob kichu ki r baar baar hoy? Ei dekh, ei white dress ta porchi, bhalo na? ”
“Ha”
Khushi ready hoy dekhe tokhon o 7ta bajte 15min baki. Living room e eshe boslo. Juhi muchke ekbar haslo. Khushi birokto hoy bollo “Ki? ” “Bhalo lagche” “Thanks.” “I pray he is the one.” “Mane? ”
“Dekh Khushi, ami jani na tor mone sarak khon ki chole, but you keep on rejecting guys for no reason at all. ”
“Ami aagei bolechilam, don’t set me up. ”
“Khushi, ei experiences gulo o important.”
“Well, here is your experience ma’am. ”
“Tor ei ek maash e duto chele r sathe kotha hoyeche, and you don’t like either of them, taar aageo koto… It’s really ridiculous. ”
“None of them were my type. ”
“Both were funny, smart, good people, eta tor type na? ”
“Clearly you have a different definition of funny and smart. ”
“Haha, nice joke. Khushi, tor problem ta ki? ”
“Kartik Aryan er monologue ta debo? ”
“Maar khabi tui! Actually I know what your problem is. ”
“Wow! Really? Well, enlighten me, Miss Psychiatrist. ”
“Tui ekhono oi hopeless case e atke achis. You actually never moved on. ”
“Oho! What an analysis! ”
“Sotti ki na bol? ”
“Ki bolbo? ”
“Kotha ghorashna!”
“Ki chas boltoh tui? Ha! Ami atke achi. Ek bochor hote gelo, I am still stuck on him. But amai move on korte hobe ami jani. I am trying my best! ”
“Eta ke trying o bole na. Tui sobar modhe oke khujhe berash. That’s not even… ”
“Fine, berai! Ha ami oke khujhe berai! Juhi, I just can’t get him out of my mind. First jedin dekhechilam, sedin theke he is on my mind!” Er modhe bell ta beje uthlo, Khushi dorja khule dekhe Rohit, oor sathe beriye gelo.
Ghori er kata 9tai pouchoi, tokhon e dorja er okhane awaj hoy. Juhi, bhoy dorjar kache giye dekhe Khushi dhukche. “Ki re? Eto taratari? ” “Date e gechilam, date hoy geche, chole esechi. ”
“Kamon laglo? ”
“Shei ek e. Restaurant e boshe, different sort of small talk koro, byass.”
“First date e r ki expect korbi? ”
“Na, kichu na. ”
“Oh God! Abar! ”
“Ki? ”
“Khushi, that day wasn’t even a date! ”
“Ami kichui bolini! ”
“But I know what you are thinking about!”
“It was a memorable day for me!”
“Everything related to him is! Amai ekta kotha bol… He doesn’t even know properly that you love him! ”
“But I do, isn’t that enough? ”
“Tor kosto hobe pore. Someday he is going to go for someone, sedin tor bishal kosto hobe. ”
“Toh? ”
“Toke keu kosto pete dekhte chaina, Khushi. Oita hopeless ekta case, please beriye ay okhane theke. ”
“Bhalobasha ki r profit… ”
“Ami bhabtam, tui logical, rational… ”
“Oor kotha ele amar matha irrational hoy jai, I know! ”
“Khushi, there are people out there who love you. And are better. ”
“Chai na amar. ”
“Jed korchis. ”
“Juhi, I love him. And I am not seeking for love or relationship. I just love him. Ha, o amai same way te dekhena. Oke mon er kotha bolle, amai reject kore debe, hoy toh dur e soriye debe, tai ami boli na. Ha ami bhebechilam, je move on korte hobe, korte parle sob thik hoy jabe. But joto ami chesta kori, toto amar nijer e kosto hoy. R ami amar ulto dik er bosa lok keo kosto dichi. Eta toh thik na. Ei jonne bolchi, ei sob korasna, please. I am really happy with what I have right now. ”
“Kintu oke onno karur sathe dekhle toh kharap lagbei, kosto toh hobei. ”
“Jodi shei manush ta khushi hoy, ei sob choto khato kosto r kichui na. Sojjo kore nebo. Kadbo hoytoh kota raat. Byass, trpr back to routine. ”
Ei sob bolte bolte Khushi barir jama pore ghor theke beriye dekhe Juhi berobe berobe korche. “Chole jachis tahole? ”
“Ha, toke toh r dekhchi kichutei persuade kora jachena move on korar jonno. ” Dujon e hese uthlo.
“Thanks re. ”
“Kano? ”
“Amar jonno eto kichu korar jonno. Acha, bari giye missed call kore dish. ” Ei bole Khushi dorja diye, abar nijer laptop er samne bose druto bege type korte thake.