Hi mo gelhei nanada o suna diara mane mu tama sunita bhauja tama re puni nua gapa tie anichhi. Janichi tame mo pain mana dukha karichha. Kichhi dina hela aau gapa lekhi napari thibaaru tame mo upare ragicha naa. Hau he jaha hela hela ebe tike sweet smile tie dei tama bhauja ra kathaa suna. ra bahu asubidha ra sathika samadhana pain amaku madhya samaya helani aau sepate ama ghara pura loka re bharti. Dui dina hela se tanka 5 jana sanga ku anichanti. Semanaka katha bujhu bujhu mote aau kan samaya miluchhi. Hau aaji ra e gapa tiki prema tie. Tike samaya bhitare arambha hoi puni bhangi jaichhi aau chahin rahichhi premika ti tara premika ku.

Kahani ta Nayagarh Autonomous College ra +3 3 barsa chatra Arabinda o chatri anjana. Katha ta bhari puruna hele se samaya re nayagarh re bes charchita thila. Sabu prema loka najara ku aseni hele kichhi emiti prema thae jaha loka najara ku tani hoi chali ase. Thik sebhali bhabantu. Arabinda Botany honours ra jane bahut bhala pila thila, class re first na hele madhya gote avarage student thila. Teacher mananka saha bes bhala samparka thila. Arabinda ra ghara nua gaon, sabu dina bus re jiba asiba na kari, baramasidanda gali re gote ghara bhada nei 4 jana sanga rahuthanti. Bes khusi thila ta jibana re. Adhika swpna nathila hele jibana ku bhari khusi re jiun thila. Dina sakal 7 ta samaya re se sabu dina jauthiba tution ku bahari thae. Main road upar dei chaligala belaku pacha ru gote cycle te asi bajigala. Cycle ra chaka arabinda ra pant re ghasi hoigala. Pacha ku buli dekhilaa belaku college ra gotie jhia tie. Khanika re jhia ti khyama magi nela. Arabinda ra dhala pant taku gobara lagi jaithila, se mana re bhari ragila aau tike side ku anei dela bela ku se jhia sangare gote sundari rupa labanyi jhia tie. Se jhia ti arabinda ku prasna bachaka chinha kari chanhichi, bodhe se arabinda ra pratikriya ku lakhsya karuthila. Jhia tiku dekhi arabinda ra sethi mana lakhi gala aau patiru bahari gala – It’s ok . Jhia dui jana jaka tike hasi dele aau thanks kahi agaku jai puni cycle re basi agaku chalile. Armbida ra mana lakhigala sei jhia pakhare hele class time deri hijiba boli sala saala chalila.

Class sari arabinda puni sethu college baharila, autonomous ra gate dei agaku gala bele sethi ta room mate Alok dekha hela. Alok taku administrative block ade gote exam result ku verify pain section clerk nka saha dekha heba ku daki dhari chalila. Arabinda alok saha adminstrative block bhitaraku pasi gala bele dekhila side re se dekhithiba jhia ti. Mana dukha re bhangi padila bhali mauli ki achi tara munha ti. Arabinda ra mana aau atakila nahi, ete sundari mo mana ra maina e jhia ta aji kanhi ete nijara nijara laguchi jaha heu na kanhi ki taku tike pachariba kan heichhi. Arabinda gote gote pada agaku badhei se jhia pakha ku gala bele se jhia ti taku dekhu dekhu hasi dela, arabinda pachari basila – kan, offset acha kan heichi. Jhia ti – na, mora gote clearance naba ra thila ta prinicipal asi nathiba ru mora late heijauchi. Arabinda kahila prinicipal para cuttack jaichanti, hele tanka ra kama tuleiba ku kehi ta nischita asistance debaku thibe. Arabinda se jhia tira hataru kagaja ta aani taku nei head clorck pakhaku gala. Sethi pacharibaru se education proffesor jane ebe charge re achanti boli kahile aau arabinda se jhia sahita sir nka pakhaku jai signature kari anila. Jhia ti arabinda upare bahut khusi hoigala aau thanks kahila. Dunhi nka mana re hasa aau othare hasa. Arabinda maduala prema ra akhire chanhi kahila – hele tama na ta. Jhia – Pratima. Arambida mana re pratima darling boli bhabi kichi khina murhutwa bhabana ku jai puni prasna kala – aau kou year. Jhia – mora eta +3 final year political honours. aau tama naa kan? Arabinda- Mo naa Arabinda final year botany honours. Pratima- Oh, jaha heu tame mote aji sahajya karithibaru mote tame bahut bhala lagila chala friends kahi dahana hata ta ku arabinda adaku badheidela aau arabinda se hata ku tile hela nakari jabudi dharila.

Duiti hrudaya ra spandana misigala kichi khyana re aau e akhi se akhi ku kichi kahibaku lagila jaha otha kahi parinathila. Hele class time helani mu asuchi kahi pratima chali gala . Arabinda madhya se jaga ru jai t class ade gala. Class re madhya pratima ra chehera ta akhi agare nachi uthila. Prema ra kuhudi ku pahanri chalila. Class off hela pare balcony ru talaku aneidela bele agare pratima kichhi sanga melare kauchi. Pratima amiti chalu chalu najara bulei dekhu dekhu arabinda, otharu tike hasa dei talaku munha kari chalila. Dunhinkara swabhaba bes bari heijauthila se sanketa prema ra nuhe ta aau kan boli arabinda mane mane bhabila. Se dina rati jaka bhabana re budi rahila. Akhire tara pratima rati 12 ta samaya hoi jaithae nida asunathae kemiti ba nida asiba jete akhi buji rahile bi tari bhabana. Munha madi kichi samaya gadi rahila samaste soi galeni hele tara nida naahin. Kana kariba pratima ki jadu kala ke jani tara banda ta bi pura tana heijauthae. Talaku jaki hoi soiba bhitare ta hatare banda ta ku dhari pratima ku najarare anila. Ta otha ra hasa tharu se dekhithiba ta dudha ru ichi ansa jaha college dress upare phuli phuli hoi dwara desa melei hoirahithila sekatha bhabila. Se dudhara phanka thiba nai re mana ta bhiji jai thila aau taku pratima akarsita kari pakeithila. Se emiti bhabi bhabi banda ta ku hale ba arambha kala. Kichi samaya pare halia heijibaru se ataki gala. Emiti bhitare nida hoijaithae.

Sakalu samaste uthi sarithiba pare tara nida bhangi nathae. Alok ta deharu chadara bhidi taku nidaru utheila sakala 6:30 samaya heijaithae. tarabara re uthi nityakarma sari se baharigala tution ku aau ta pare college, aau sethi dekha hela pratima emiti bahut dina praya mase samaya chalila . Majhire majhire ta sahita jai katha hue kemiti acha kana khaicha emiti katha ku lambae. Aau phone no. bi anila. Arambha hoigala premalapa, gote dina rati thik 10:30 samaya ku mana na bujhi baru pratima pakha ku phone kala aau tama mana katha kholi kahidela pratima prathame tike araji ra bahana dekhei, badhya kariba ru raji hoigala aau chali ethara prema ra nua rasta tike tike re thata maja aau rati rati dhari gapagapi. Planning hela kebe dekhaheba eka kebala tame aau mu. Tam mana katha mu sunu thibi aau mo mana katha tame. Thik hela dasahara chuti arambha dina, kanhiki na ta purba dina sabu sanga mane chali jauthile nija nija gharaku arabinda mora kali tution achi kahi thaki rahigala.

Dasahara ra prathama dina sakala 7 ta samaya dunhi nkara manare uchana ta bhari rahichi manare dara madhya achi hele prema ra akarsana re dunhe budi jaichanti. Sakala 6 ta re pratima uthi bathroom re gadhua padhua sari dela. Gote ghagara te pindhi saja baja hela. aina re barambara nija munha ku tulana kala aau sesare nija munha ku aina re chuma te dei hasi dela. White colour ra tight bra ta pura ta chati ra mansa pundila gudiku japi kari rakhithila. Pratima arambida gharaku baharila belaku samaya 8 ta hoijaithae. Pratima narayani madira dei aga main road ku bahari chalila … nayagarh college dei……………
batare tara sanga mita dekha hela. Mita nayagarh ra local jhia, se pratima ku ta saha tanka gharaku jibaku badhya kala aaji chali jiba ta ama gharaku chal kahi taku badhya kala, hele pratima ra mana ta se ade se ta request ku mana kari parilani aau kahila aaji tama gharaku nischita jibi hele ebe mora kama achi mu jauchi. Hau mu tote nei asibi kahila mita , pratima alok ghara agare jai pahanchila, alok bahut samaya dhari se ghara chata upare rahi najara karuthila. Pratima ku dekhi se talaku asila. Thik etiki samaya re alok ra pakha padisa ghara jane khudi asile se pratima ku alok saha dekhi e jhi ti kie boli pacharibaru sanga kahi taku se bhitaraku nei gala. Aaau kale khudi sandeha karibe boli kabat taku khola rakhithile. Pratima ra dehare jaubana ra kamana ra jwala dau dau hoi jali taku bibrata karuthila aau se alok ku sighra jai dekha se galeni na nai kahila. Alok bahare kehi nathiba dekhi bhitara patu kabat banda kari dela. Pratima ra bia pura garama thila se talaku munha poti alok bed upare basithila. Alok pratahame asi pratima ku kundhei ta othaku chuma marila. Pratima tike late re ta adu chumi ba armbha kala emiti otha ku otha lagithiba bhitare alok pratima ra dudha uparaku hata nei shirt upare dudha ku dalila. Komala komala dudha ku aloka ra banda re bi garama asijai thila se bhari maja utheila. Gote hataku upara bate bra bhitare pasei dudha ku dharila. Dui dudha re hata bulei anila aau deri nakari pratima suna jhia pari bed re soigala, alok pratima ra dress kholila aau ebe pratima khali bra aau chadi re rahithila. Dudha jak banei jaithila, kasa chipa chipi kari dunhe dinhi nkara kamana ku badhei chalile. kie kahara beka ku kie kahara chati ku kiss karuthile.

Se padisha ghara aunty puni alok ghara ade asile jete hele kehi jhia ta kebe asunathile e jhia chuti samaya re kie satare asichi bhabi gala belaku bhitaru ghara band thiba dekhile aau se jhiara chapala bahare thiba dekhi se pura ascharjya hele, se bari pate jai se jharaka pakhe phankare aneile …. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh……… ki dursya….. aunty nkara aloka ra banda dekhi pura bia garam heigala. Bhitare bar light lagi alok ta pant chain kholi ta mota sandha taku hatare dhari pratima ra bia re genjuchi. Aunty pura chania chari ade dekhile kale kie najara karithiba boli hele tanka bari pacheri bahut ucchha, emiti re bi tanka husband office jaithile aunty jouna milana ra darsana re lagi padile. ….. to be continued

— Sunita Prusty