অধ্যায় একশ চৌদ্দ: কৈশোরের প্রেম

এandher dike Shen Ruofeng oboshobhoi Li Zeker dekhle, meye to shobshomoy priyojoner samne sundor shajte chay. She Li Zeker prothom dekhai obhishongbadito bhabe nijei nijei nijei nijei nijer shajgoroaj dekhte laglo, ebong niche takiyei dekhlo je tar nakher konagulo obdhi kalo hoye ache...

Tarpor tar mone porlo je ektu age tarar modhye mati te hente hente ashar shomoy se ek tukro matite hath diyechilo, she ta niye kono chinta korar shomoy payni, voy chilo je sekhane ekhono kothao indurer moyla thakte pare.

Tar ekhonker abostha khub-i kharap hobar kotha, tar mukh ekdom lal hoye gelo, se churi kore nijei nijei hater bahu tule nijei nijei gunguniye bollo: "Se amake dekhche na, dekhche na, dekhche na..."

Shen Fang nirbhabe tar shobshomoy ovhimani ebong gombhir toto-bonhonke dekhe e rokom obodhob abosthay ashcharyo hoye gelo, hashe ki kande bujhte parlo na.

Din-dupure, ei choto jaygay, hothat kore charjon "mati theke uthe asha" loker moto abosthay hajar hoye gelo, tader modhye ekjon abaar tar nijei priyojon. Rajkumar jodi andha na hon, tobe prothom dekhai oboshshoi dekhte paben.

Ki je kotha, preme pore gele manush erokomi hoy. Jemon eta tar nijer kotha, bochor dhori porichoy, se kakhono kono ovadrota ba avab korenni, ekhane to lokjonvhora jaygay khule kora koli dhore thakar kotha to durer kotha.

Shen Ruofeng nijei nijei soriye nite chachchilo, kintu se take emon bhabe jariye dhorechilo je kora jachchilo na, kachakachi ashate sharir ektu kepe uthechilo. Shen Ruofeng mrityu mukh theke phire asar por tar mon erokom norom hoye giyechilo je tar matha kaj korchilo na, se-o take alingon korte chachchilo, kintu hath tule tar mone porlo tar hath moyla, tai se ektu jore shoriye diye komal shore bollo: "Amar shorir moyla, shob mati..."

Kintu Li Zeker kano kano kachhe gelo na, kichu khon por tar khayal holo je se ki korche, tarpor se take soriye diye alif hater ek hate kopal er chul thik kore dilo. Tar samne thaka priyojonke abar phire peye se r dhorte parlo na, alpathe alpona diye kopal e ekta chumbon akhe dilo.

Gombhir ebong bhaktibhora, jeno kono opurokto protishruti.

Chen Chaotongke badhe rakha kichu shoniko bade bakira mukta chokhe onno dike takiye rolo, ja dekhar na, ja dekha uchit na, ta dekhar moto bhabe thaklo.

Li Zeker ei chumboner por, Shen Ruofenger pura mukh ekti siddo chinger moto lal hoye gelo, chokhe jeno alokrekha phele dilo, khub-i akorshoniyo.

Oboshshoi, se jodi chora pakhio hoy, tabu tar premiker chokhe shei shreshtho.

Li Zeker pashe phire Chen Chaotonger dike takiye mukhe gombhir abhap aniye hath aladatei, Shen Fang agpach na bhebe tar pocket theke jute rashi ber kore tar hath duto khub shokto kore bendhe dilo.

Se Chen Chaotonger taptab drishti bujhte parchilo, tobu se dekhar bhane na kore nije nije bollo: "Rajkumar, ei lokti khub chalak, take bendhe rakha bhalo..."

Rajkumar tar dike ekbar takiye alpo bhuru kunchale, kintu tarpor e shajhe bhabe bollo: "Tai hok."

Shen Fang giye shob thikthak kore, karor chokhe na pore tar hathe thaka oushuder botol tar buker modhye guje dilo, ebong tar hate alpo chap diye shoniker sahajje take niche pathiye dilo.

Chen Chaotong matha nichu kore shonider shathe chole gelo, Ninkung tar jabar dike chinta-a-turtu hoye takiye rolo, kintu Shen Fanger abhashbhora drishti dekhe alpo nishshash phello.

"Ami bhebechilam, apnake r kakhono dekhte pabo na..." Li Zeker alpo kashe tar monke halka korlo.

"Ami thik achi, ei bhromon ebar shurokkha peyeche. Chinta korben na," Shen Ruofeng rajkumarke shantona dilo.

Dujon dujonke prembhara chokhe takiye rolo, kichukhon kono kotha nei, Shen Ruofeng alpo shoriye giye akasher dike takalo, ei shomoy tar Xie Jingyuke mone porlo.

Jani na se ekhon ki korche, ja-i hok, premik thakle to nijer e thaka bhalo, tahole onner jonno hingsha hoy na.

Shobai pahar theke neme elo, thakar jaigay gela, Shen Fang ebong Shen Ruofeng thakar jaigay giye tader mukh-hath dhute laglo, du-tli kalo panni bhori dhuye sheshe tader pran phire elo.

Rater bela Shen Fang jab ruchi porichha korchilo, achanak keo dorjay toka dilo, Ninkung chinta-aktanta mukh niye elo, kothata mukhe eneo thamikorlo.

Shen Fang age e badha dur korlo: "Amar mone hoy, apnar bondhur kono kkhoti hobe na, ami take je rashi diye bendhechi ta kuyo teler rashi, apnara to janen-i, gulo shob shokto, tar chehara kharap hoyeche kintu tar sastro kothao jayni..."

Fan Sinuo matha nodlen, "Ami jani, apnari take abar jibon dan korechen." Priyomiter abostha bhebe se ekta longgro shash phello, "Tar mon ekhono bhalo hoyni... she shodh nite chay..."

Shen Fang matha nodle bujhe bollo: "Pratyek manusher nijer moner ichcha ebong pochondo thake. Jabardasti kora jay na."

Kotha gulo bolte gele, tader tiner jibon alpo mile jay, Nandi-r karone ma-baba theke alada hoyechilo, shudhu Shen Fanger bhaggo Fan Sinuor cheke bhalo, ebong Fan Sinuor bhaggo Chen Chaotonger cheke bhalo.

Jokhon Shen Fang Chen Chaotonger chokhe drishti dekhlo, tokhon bujhe gelo tader dujon er abostha pray eki. Nandi-ke se-o khub ghrina kore. Nandi deshbhasher jonno bhalo raja hote pare, kintu tader jonno ba tader poribarer jonno noy.

Nandi-r bondhi kora nijer babake mone pore Shen Fanger buke byatha hoto.

Jodi tar babar kono apotty ghotto, tobe se ki korbe se jane na. Tai se Chen Chaotongke bhalo kotha bolte parlo na, se ja shohy koreche, Shen Fang chokh bondho koreo bujhte pare, ta kothao shohaj chhilo na.

Onnyoke bhalo hote bola khub shohoj.

Bhalo kotha holo Fan Sinuo shudhu Chen Chaotonger niraopotta niye chintito chhilo, tar chesta jalukhar, she kotoi bhalo hok na keno se ekjon komal meye, aah, ja-i hok tar bhaggo tai kharap.

Rater por, shokal belay Shen Fang ebong Fan Sinuo mukh-hath dhuye sokaler nashta shesh kore byrone berotei khobor pelo, Chen Chaotong rater adharay paliye geche...

Shen Fanger mukher abhab poriborton holo na, Ninkung Ami-Tom-Bho-Bho bollo.

Shei shomoy, khobor pawa rajkumar Shen Ruofenger shathe byrone eshe tader dujonke dekhlen, rajkumar kichu bollen na, shudhu Shen Fanger dike ekti gobhir drishti dilen, Shen Fang shajhe bhabe take dekhte dilo.

Rajkumar sheshe drishti phiriye nilen, shamner dharay jete jetei keo age eshe bollo: "Rajkumar bhaiake pronam!"

—Ei shobdo!

Shen Fang ashcharyo hoye phire takalo, ebong dekhte pelo ekti lomba akriti, alor birudde dariye ache.

Seno bujhechilo tar drishti, lokti kichu na lukie hashi mukhe tar dike takalo, "Koto din por, Shen Fang."

"Wei Ying!" Shen Fanger chokh boro boro hoye gelo, tarpor take chinte parlo.

Shei shomoy, Wei Wen mara gelo, Wei poribar kabir neme nijei deshe chole gelo, tarpor theke Wei poribar khub shajhe choleche, rajdhani te ar dekha jayni. Ar Shen Fang Shoniker upobone chikitsha shikhchilo, dujon shishukale alada howar por, koto bochor kete geche!

Wei Ying ekjon sundor manuser moto, shondorjo bhara, guni lokjon shobshomoy sundor hoy, sekhane dariye thakay se khub-i akorshoniyo hochhilo.

Wei Ying Shen Fanger dike ekbar takalo, tarpor tar pechoner dike chokh phiriye nilo, tar mukh alpo lal hoye gelo, rajkumar e shob kichu alpo lekhar modhye dekhe niye Wei Ying er shathe kichu kotha bolen.

Ashcharyo byapar holo, ashar shomoy Wei Yingke khub shajho lagchilo, kintu ekhon koto khon pori se alpo lojjito o obosthonay poreche. Shen Fang mone mone ashcharyo holo, kichu bhabar agei rajkumar hashi diye bollen.

"Matir shwad onno kothay, amar kaj ache, ami age jacchi, pore kotha hobe." Bole se age chole gelo.

Rajkumar jokhon chole gelen, tokhon Wei Ying du bar longgro shash niye Shen Fanger dike pa aagalo.

Jani na keno, Wei Yingke nijer dike aagate dekhe Shen Fang alpo uddignota feel korlo, mone mone bhablo, se ki take bhalobashe naki?

Shen Fang bhabte laglo, shishukale shathe bhab thakle, tokhon to se Xie Jingyue r shathe beshi chhilo, Wei Yingke to onno keo niye gechilo.

Shathe duhkho shohy koreche se ebong Xie Jingyue, Wei Ying er shathe bhalo porichoy thakleo emon to chhilo na...

Jodi-o se nije... khub-i bhalo, kintu premer byapar, ma-babar hukhum...

Shen Fang mone mone onek kichu bhabchilo, kivabe manha korbe, kivabe bolbe se already keoke bhalobashe, take jeno lojjay felte na hoy, ta niye bhebe chilo.

Tobu dekha gelo Wei Ying shorashori chole gelo — tar pechone.

"Sinuo, apni... mone rakhechen amake?" Wei Ying khub-i obosthonay kothagulo golmele bhabe bollo "Shei shomoy apnar barite bipod ashar shomoy amar dadu bachate ceyechilon, tokhon tar shorir bhalo chhilo na, bichana theke uthte parchilen na, jokhon amra bachate giyechilam, tokhon deri hoye giyechilo... amar kshoma korben... ei, ei bochor gulo, apnar onek koshto hoyeche..."

Ninkung matha nichu kore du hate mala gurnchilo, anguler por gulo sada hoye giyechilo, se mur mur kore bollo "Ami, ami jani... shei shomoy Wei daktar daduke bolechilen... kintu dadur ichcha shokto chhilo... apnader barike dosh di na..."

Shen Fang dekhte pelo se nijei nijei bhul bhabe ki sob bhebeche, ekhon tar hashi o ashe ranna o ashe, moner modhye jiggasha agun er moto jole uthlo, se kano kan diye shunte laglo, hya, khulei churi kore shunlo.

"Apnar shathe amar biyer kotha thaklo, apni visheshun, ami apnake uddhar korboi..." Wei Ying buke hat diye protishruti dilo.

Fan Sinuo kintu matha nodle bollo: "Kono dam nei, shudhu shishukaler khelar kotha, ami onek agei shobi bhule gechi."

Wei Ying ujjibito hoye uthlo: "Na, kivabe dam thakbe na, amar dadu nije amake bolechilen apni future-e amar bow hoben!"

Tar shob mone ache, shei shomoy tar dadu achanak osustho hoye mati te pore giyechilo, barir shobai bhyakhul hoye porechilo, jokhon se Fan poribarer bipoder khobor pelo, bachate giyechilo, tokhon onek deri hoye giyechilo...

Fan Sinuor chokhe du fota chokhjal golie porlo, kothao kono kotha nei.

Wei Ying tar kanna dekhe tar chokh-o lal hoye gelo, chokhjal goriye porlo.

Fan Sinuo kichu khon chupi chupi kende, chokhjal muche hashi dilo: "Ekhon to ami sannyasini, amar nam Ninkung. Purono kotha shesh, sharakkhon Ishwarer seba kora amar bhaggo, Ami-Tom-Bho-Bho, apnar jibon shundor o shukhoyer hok." Bole se Wei Yingke badha dite na diye chole gelo.

Wei Ying okhane dariye rolo, onek khon chokhjal goriye porlo.

Shen Fang ghorer anchol tule diye dhire palabar chokh korlo, kintu tar pa gaye ekta dal lge gelo, shobdogulo betikrom bhabe beriye elo —

Matha tulei dekhlo, chokhe jalbhara Wei Ying, bahu tule mukh muche Shen Fanger dike takalo.

"Natok dekha shesh?"

Shen Fang lajja peye matha nodle bhablo, amar shathe ki kotha, ami to kono sannyasini na, ar keoke to keo khinini.

Eta ki bhabe onner opor rag dekhano noy?

Tai Shen Fang rago mara ekta boro boro chokh tike phiriye dilo!