প্রথম খণ্ড, একান্নতম অধ্যায়: গোপনীয়তা

xie yao shabda shune pashe baidra jinxi-ke ekti drishti hane, tar mukhbhab hothat gombhir hoe jete dekhe se ar thamlo na, choltei thaklo.

"e! gramya, tomakei bolchi!"

—ar sei tri-netra baj-eagle-ti-er acharoner karanei, tara dujon ekhane ashar purbe mone korechilen je paharer gupto ratna-ti nischoy-i baj-gothon-er. tai ekhane ese, nir mal agun dekhar por, tara etota abak hoyechilen.

"na, apnara ki kheyechhen? jodi apnader apotti na thake, tabe ese amader sathe ektro khete paren, ei matro ranna sesh holo," hashi mukhe bollo shi hui.

washbasin-er samne dariye tang bingyu-er mone holo se jeno pagal hoye jabe. rater ghumer por tar mukher makeup nosto o ashkar hoye geche. gotokal rater bela tar poridhan poriborton kora holeo makeup muchha hoyni, tai ainay nijer kkhin o dhvongsha-prapto chehara dekhe tang bingyu ekta tikto hashi haslo.

gurudev-er bani shanejire kine anlo proshanto-er kane. proshanto janto je eta gurudev-er upodesh, ebong hoyto ei sob kotha se agekei bujhechilo, kintu ekhon gurudev-er nije mukhe shikhonor fole se ekti alok-er onubhuti pelog.

yen changlan-er pochhonder beshir bhag-i chilo sonali akhorer kaj. ei dhoroner kaje kothor niyom thak na ebong beshir bhag shomoy-i tatkalik kono chap thake na, tai je kono sadhak jokhon-i bhromone beroton, sadharonotor ei dhoroner kichu kaj nijei shathe niye niten.

kafe-ti-r pichhonei toiri hoyechilo ekti atyanto sadharon apartment. protidin kaj shes kore furong ekhane fire ashten.

ruan xinlan-er chokher joler kachhe je prachin nayika shobshomoy-i hare jeto, se ebar byatikkrombhabe drirho holo. puraton bhalobandhobi shesheshpori dushmoni shuru korlo, ebong dhu-joner jhograr somoy ruan xinlan puraton nayika-ke siri theke dhakka diye fele dilo, jar fole tar matha fete gelo.

jodio sheta ekti dirgho shwas chhilo, kintu tar chokher kone ebong bhurur majhe hashi fute uthlo. yei feng-er sathe prothom dekhar somoye je bhab chhilo, tar sathe ekhon tar ar kono mil nei. se jeno obshese kono bhoyonkor bipod theke kshinshomo-er moto mukti peyeche, ebong ei dhoroner anando o shanti se puromatray upobhog korchhe.

samay khub druto chole jacche, dekhte dekhte february mas ese gelo. aguda jokhon hui-ning-e senadal niye fire elen, tokhon han upojatir gramguli pray shanti-purno hoye uthechilo.

sei din theke, jekhanei zhou yang ebong nangong rajkumari thakten, sekhanei liu zhi ebong a jiao-ke paoya jeto. aro aschorjer byapar holo, e dujon emon bhabe meshechilo je mone hoto du-jonere tel-e bhaja hoye geche.

tokhon li lanyue rajprasade dhokte chan ni, thik emon-i bhab chhilo tar, obhimani ebong jiddi bhabe nijekebong li-shri-er dike takiye chhilen.

dugo-dhara shwetabher shongswachchho botol, ayoton pray pasho milliliter, halka gulabi ronger dudh-foler twoker latione bhorapurno chhilo, botoler bhetor thekeo halka gulabi ronger abha fute berachhe, dekhle chokh juralo.

sahasra-asthi-er guha-te puraton mritodeher raja chhara onno karo probesh nishiddho, bhule dhuke geleo keu jibon niye fire ashte parena.

bhranti-prani-guli jiaolong-er chestar karone pagol hoye uthlo, asongkhya bhranti-prani jade-er botoler dike chhoot-te laglo. ei lal-chokh bhranti-prani-guli nijei bujhte pareni je ei 'sundor' shugandher karane tader monobol ki bhabe bisri bhabe biroop hoye geche.

adhunik yugeo to kono vasanta utsab dekha jay, kintu prachin yuge kono binodon-er madhyom chhilo na bole, su banhua tader shobaike niye 'drum badon ebong phool sthanantor' khela shuru korlo, rat shes porjonto khela chollo, tarpor shobai nij nij ghore fhere gelo.

sangsthar alochona niye ning mo kono matha ghamayni. se janto je ning shiu-er proti tar ki dhoroner bhabropona royeche, eta jodi mukhe bola hy, tabe onnora shudhu hasahashi korbe. shubher bisoy eta-i je se ei prithibite thekeo ning shiu-ke nipebe gotrone gopone rokkha kore jachhe.

"tobe ji huansheng-ke nischoy-i ditio srenir manusher moddhe gona hobe, karun se to tar stri-ke hazar bochor dhore khujchhe," ami bollam.

"asole ki ghotona ghoteche?" mu jiu si bhuru kunchke jiggesh korlo. tar ei astitter shongshoy-purno bhab shudhumatr tader punormiloner somoy-i dekha giyechilo.

alpo alo, shobuj ba kaporer sofa-guli komal ebong aramdayok, tang rao tar hath-pa shoshar kore, komal shongiter taler sathe, ektu nidra-purno onubhav korchhilen.

se jodio sundor narir proti durbol chhilo ebong shondehi swabhaber chhilo, kintu sadharon prajader kachhe se chhilo ekti darun raja. se chaito na je tar desher prajara judh-biplober moddhe bas karuk, poribar theke bichhinnokrito hoye rastay rastay ghure beruk.