একশো একানব্বই অধ্যায়: দ্বিতীয় কাজ
জani na eta bhrom kina, kintu Shawn-er mone holo, lekha-gulo age-er tulonay aro ektu roktim hoye utheche.
Khoniker modhyei, janala abar khule gelo, ebong ekti parcel bhese bhitore chole elo. Shawn parcel-ti khule, khubotai odhibirbhabe rebling oushodh babohar korlo.
Pani-r upor drishyo bhese uthelo.
Ebar prothomte chilo didi-r drishyo, se age-er motoi shantor moto bichanay shue ache, kono poribortan nei. Shawn prothomei khuje dekhlo kono nakkhotrer chobi ache kina, kintu durbhaggoboshoto, sei drishye nakkhotrer kono chihnoi chilo na. Tarpor Shawn ashbabpotr-gulo bhalo bhabe porikkhha kore, ar tar mathay shob choto-khato bistarito guli bhalo kore kure nilo.
Drishyo-ti druto thami gelo, Shawn mathata porishkar kore, Vivian-er obostha janar jonno prostut holo.
Asha kori Vivian ebaro janalay ache, ebong drishyo-r koanik theke aro onek beshi nakkhotra dekha jabe, mone mone ekei vabchilo Shawn. Pani-r upor drishyo bhese uthlo, se chokh tule takalo.
Drishyo-ti dekhei Shawn-er buker bhetorța kamre uthelo. Andhokarmoy kothar konay, Vivian hat du-ti diye zanu zoriye guriye bose ache, theke theke kepe uthche. Tar chotto mukhe ekti sposto lal chhap pore ache, chokher kone jol chlok chlok korche. Shonge shonge ekti krodh tar mathay chere elo, shala!
"Tomra tar sathe ki korecho!" Shawn krodhe fule uthe, take atke rakha sombhob chilo na.
Roktim lekha-guli bhese uthlo:
"Shudhu take ekta chor mara hoyeche, abaddho kothabolar shasti hishebe."
Shawn ekta diro shash nilo, krodh gopon kore bollo: "Tomra beshi dur ezona, se matro ekta bachcha, bachchar mukhe kono dosh thake na."
"Obosshoi, kintu abaddho kotha se boleni, bolechen Grant moshoy apni. Ajke apni ebong rajkumari mukhya shomadhir bhetor ki kotha bolechen?"
Shawn-er chokh du-ti ektu bodle gelo: "Shudhu kichu khabarer jnann shomporke."
"Tai ki? Ami apnake ekti proshner uttor dite pari — amra kono bhabei andhokar shomityr songe jukto noi." Roktim lekha-guli ekebare rokto-lal hoye uthelo.
Shawn bhoy peye gelo, tar mukhe kotha fute uthlo: "Tomra amader kothabota njor rakhte paro?!"
"Thik tai, Grant moshoy, apni protiti muhurto amader nojor bondhi-te achen.onugroho kore kono chotokhato buddhi khorcha korben na, ar amra ashay achhi amader modhye ekti sundor len-den hobe, noytho poroberti shasti kono chor hobe na."
Roktim lekha-guli batashe miliye gelo. Shawn ke dekhate hobe je se aboshonno hoye sofay pore geche, kintu tar moner bhetor shobkichu khub porishkar chilo.
Mukhya shomadhir bhetor shudhu ami ar Ophelia chhila, kothai kono shunte pawar kotha na, kintu shomadhi theke matro koyek pa baire ashar pori amader kothabota shuna hoye geche. Dekhe mone hoy, shomadhite Paleness-er gupochoro ache.
Keo ekjon pahrader shonikko, ba kothao phul dobar ba phul sajano shromik hote pare. Shomadhir lok jononibason yodi-o kothin, kintu gupochoro rakha aboshshoi shombhob.
Kintu eta du-jon-er beshi howar kotha na, beshi hole khub shighrii dhora pore jabe.
Ar angti je boleche se protiti muhurte nojor rakhe, eta Shawn ekebare biswash kore na. Mukhya shomadhite je nojor rakha jay na ta noy, kintu shadharon obosthay-o ki kore shob shomoy nojor rakha shombhob!
Tar nojor rakhar khomota nirvor kore ei jadukori angti-r upor, ar jadukori jinish-er mukhya kaj holo kichu jadu shokti ar jadukori chokro toiri kora.
Shawn jane na ei jadukori angti ki bhabe kono jadu-kor chara, nojor rakha ar khobor pathanor jadu cholman rakhe, kintu motamuti andaj korte pare. Angti-r nojor rakhar khomota ashe angti-r nijer jadu theke, ei jadu hoyto ek dhoroner onek shomoy dhoro thaka jadu.
Ar er khobor pathanor khomota ashe angtira ratno theke, eta ekti alchemist-er jinish, Frank-er dewa kothabotar kagojer moto.
Tobu-o, angtir upor thaka jadute truti thakai kotha, jemon durtoner shima.
Nojor rakhar jadu-r durto shadharonto onek dure jay na, Shawn andaj kore, ta tobe nischoy adha Tonis shohorer beshi hobe na, beshi hole shudhu Tonis shohor porimito bhabe dhakte pare.
Durotto chara, sutro ba sotikota-o ekti bepar.
Nojor rakhar jadu chokher moto noy, nijer kajer upor tar bola moto kothao oto sotik noy, kichu choto-khato kaj dhora khub kothin.
Obosshoi, ei andajgulo sotyi kina ta porikkha korte hobe...
Shawn chokh bondho korlo, alota nibhiye dilo, dekhate laglo jeno se shobkichu chere diyeche, niraash hoye geche. Kintu, yodi keo tar chokher pata tule dito, tabe se dekhte peto tar govir chokh du-ti ki bhabe alokito hoye utheche, ta chilo tar manoshik shoktir shorbhochcho bebohar.
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Tarporer din, shokal howar agei, Shawn uthe porlo.
G autorización age Ophelia-ke nasta dewa jayni, se bar bar bolechilo, agami din theke tin bela khabarer ekti bela-o kom howa cholbe na. Shawn khub bhoy peye gelo ar deri na kore, sada-kalo poshakh pore, taratari beriye porlo.
Roktim angti-ti gopon kore rekhe, Shawn rajokiyo shomadhite dhuklo.
Age Paleness-er sathe porikkha korar jonno, sheshe bujhte na pere rajkumarike ekti proshno korechilo. Ophelia-r mone sondoho toiri na korar jonno, se ektu-o ashabhabik bhab dekhayni. Valo byapar holo, Ophelia yuddho ba rajnitite khub buddhiman hole-o, shadharon choto-khato byapare hashi mukhe eriye jeto, kono sondoho koreni.
Shomadhir rannaghorer kaj shudhu rajkumarir jonno noy, shomadhir onnanno shomadhirokshok-der tin belar khabar-o takei banate hoto. Ar kono sahajjo korar lok-o chilo na, kajti khub sohoj chilo na.
Tin belar porer shomoy, Shawn Ophelia-r sathe kothabota bola chara, Paleness-er porikolpona niye bar bar alochona korto.
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Shurjo dube gelo, shomadhi bhumite ratrigan, thanda nirjon batash boe gelo, ektu thanda thanda laglo.
Mukhya shomadhir bhetor, oshonkhyo shritir sthan ekti boro hall-e shajano chilo, hall-er bhetor sho sho coffing shajano chilo, tar modhye modhye mombati zolchilo, shonar bheti, sada mom, agun dule uthchilo.
Ophelia boro cross-er samne hatu gure bose, du hath ek sothe kore, proarthona korchilo. Sada poshakhfuler moto bhese uthechilo.
Tar chharon pobitro chilo, cross-er halka alo beriye ashe, kono devi-r moto take o-choniyo kore tulechilo. Shawn ekta kothao na bole, ratrir khabar table-e rekhe, chole gelo. Proarthona protidiner niyom, onek rat obdi cholbe.
Taratari farm-e phire giye, Shawn shomadhir ghorer bhetor dhuke, shadharonto janalar parda tani dilo.
Angti theke kono kothabota holo na, Shawn janalar kache ekti jaiga khuje nilo, shantobhabe onnanno pathaker jonno opeksha korlo. Se gopon korte chailo na je se pathak-ke jante chay, karon onnanno lok jane na je se ekjon jadukor, tai eta niye tara kichu bhabbe na.
Oltapalte, tar nijer choto-khato chinta onnanno lok-er shorkota komiye debe.
Gatch-gatch — janala khule gelo, parcel-ti bhese bhitore chole elo. Shawn tar manoshik shokti chaliye dilo, kintu ekebare beshi jor dilo na, jate onnye karo kache tar porichoy dhora na pore.
Kintu, ei bhoyto aboshshoi chilo, Shawn chokh choto korlo, onnanno lok-er shokti shotti kom, yodi-o jadu babohar korar shomoy matro ekta sroto beriyechilo, kintu jadukor shikkarthi-r shokti sposto dekha gelo.
Onnanno lokti khub chokkhu chilo, ekti chobi-r moto chole gelo, Shawn-o bhalo bhabe dekhar shomoy pelo na.
Kintu, tumi ki paliye jabe, Shawn mukher kone hashi anlo...
Haisen farm-er nirjon gaba-r bhetor, ekti kalo pakhi ure gelo, parcel anar loker pichon pichon ratrir andhakare hariye gelo.
Shawn uthe dariye, taratari parcel-ti tule nilo, nirashar bhab dekhalo. Kintu, parcel-ti khule, Shawn-er mukh ekdom thambe gelo, parcel-er bhetor, rebling oushodh chara-o, aro ekti odhut akriti-r jinish chilo.
Upadan bujhe utha jachchi na, kancher moto, akriti ektu shuchir moto.
Roktim lekha-guli pokar moto akashe uthe gelo:
"Tomar poroborti kaj holo, ei jinish-ti mukhya shomadhir bhetor niye giye gopon kore rakha, keu jate kono bhabe jante na pare..."