Byom and the family was eating when…
Byom: Arey Mimi yeh kya hai? Itna achha itna tasty…
Tupak: Dadamuni isko peshawari naan or morroccon meat ke kofte hai… aur yeh sukhe sevai ki koi mithai hai… achha hai haina?
Byom: Mimi aap yeh sab bhi banati hai?... Pehle toh kabhi nahi khaya…
Tupak: Maa nahi yeh sab toh Nilu banati hai… maine usse kehke aaj banwaya… Baba aur maine pichhli baar double khana khaya tha….
Aap yeh naan toh Dadamuni… patanahi kya bhar ke banati hai… par uff amazing just finger licking delicious…
Byom had it some more and then frowned at the food… something felt so familiar… so known and yet he had never had this food ever… it struck him as if it had always been his favourite food. But everyone knew he was "khanti Bangali" loved his fish and bengali sweets too much…
In few hours…
Nilu came to the kitchen and opened a tokri… and carefully kept everything she had in her Aanchal in the tokri… when Byom walked in… and smiled looking at what she was doing…
Byom: Mimi yeh kya ho raha hai? (Loudly whispering)
Mrinu: (looked at Nilu) Bukku tujhe nahi pata? Sardiya hai isliye sab chuzo ke liye sweater banaya gaya hai. Aur ab unhe daant ke pehnaya jaa raha hai… Bina sweater pehne bahar khel rahe the saare ke saare chuze… toh Nilu maa pakad ke layi hai.. ab sabko sweater pehenake tab bahar bhejegi… (and both Mrinu and Bukku laughed loudly)
Biren: (coming in) look who's laughing… apne din bhool gayi tum hai na Mrinu yaad hai na ek kabutar ke liye mujhse stretcher banwaya tha… ke use chot lagi hai toh stretcher pe hi jayegi…
Bada meri beti pe hasaa jaa raha hai… dono maa beta ek jaise hai. Nilu maa tu inki baat mat sun… balki mujhe toh Bhutoo ke sweater bohot pasand ayaa hai… mere liye bhi waisa hi bana de...theek hai…
Nilu jumped up and ran to her room and then shyly brought something hidden in her saree… and smiling and a bit nervous gave it to Biren…
Biren: Arey tujhe kaise pata mujhe ekdum aisa hi sweater chahiye tha? Kitna sundar design hai isme… dekha meri Nilu maa ko sab pata hai… dekho kitna sundar sweater banaya mere liye. Nilu isse abhi pehen lu…
Nilu came close and nodded and then made him wear it as if Biren was a 5 year old then patted the sweater at the shoulders to straighten it.
Biren: Ekdum perfect fit… thank you Nilu maa, aaj toh Bridge Club mein sab mujhse jalenge… dekhna tum sab… aur haso tumlog…
Mrinu: Yeh toh sach mein bohot sundar hai. Itna sundar kaam aur rango ka combination… wah re… unn mujhse liya aur banaya sirf apne Raja Baba ke liye… mera wala kaha hai?
Biren: Bilkul ….bilkul mat banana Nilu. Has rahe the yeh dono… ab inko kuchh nahi milega… achha sun na tu kal mere saath chalke aur unn lelena… aur phir mera ek muffler aur ek pair of gloves bhi bana dena na…tujhe toh banana aata hi hoga, bana degi na?
Nilu: Haa Raja Baba…. mujhe ataa hai… main bana dungi…
Biren: Good good… mera kaam toh ho gaya… Tata hangla public…
(hangla means gluttonous… its a bong word)
Byom and Mrinu laughed at the way Biren showed off and did a jig...and Nilu thought who would think that Biren was not only a Raja but a renowned Neurosurgeon that he lectured on his subject all over the world…
In the evening…
Nilu was busy with some work in her room. When Byom entered…
Byom: Yeh lo unn kanta aur baki sab kuchh. Mujhe mera sweater kal sham tak chahiye bas… agar mera sweater pehle nahi banaya toh tumhare bhutoo ko bandi banake karagaar mein daal dunga… theek hai…
Nilu shook her head …
Byom: kya? Nahi…kya nahi? Main bhi Chhoto Raja hu tum bhool gayi kya...mujhe kal tak chahiye bas… kuch bahana nahi chalega…
Nilu shook her head again and smiled..
Byom: Achha toh ab tumhe mujhse dar nahi lagta toh tum mera sweater bhi nahi banaogi? Ruko raat ko jo mere kamre mein ek Bhootni rehti hai use tumhare pichhe laga dunga… mere hi kamre mein soti hai woh.. tum ruko zara.
Nilu laughed because she had slept in his room and he called her Bhutni she knew..
Byom: Achhaa theek hai ab tumhe mujhse kaam padega naa tab dekhna kya karta hu. Aur tumhara ice cream, fuchka sab cancel…( he sat on her bed and sulked)
Nilu got something from her almirah.. and kept it on his lap…
It was a royal blue half sweater beautifully made with softest wool.
Byom:( jumped up from the bed) Pehnao jaldi… Baba ko pehenake diya tha...mujhe bhi waise hi chahiye…
Mrinu came in to see Nilus bed had a heap of wool and set of knitting needles and her 29 year old son turning this side and that side to check his new sweater… and demanding a list of other things he wanted Nilu to make…
Mrinu: Arey itna sab unn khatam kaise ho payega? Nilu ki shadi ho jayegi aur uska pati usse yeh sab karne dega din bhar. Bukku tu bhi na pagal hai bilkul...
Byom felt a shadow come over his happiness… he had been truly happy that Nilu had thought to make him a sweater before he demanded)
Byom: Ha dega, Nilu ka jo mann karega uska pati use karne dega… kyunki Nilu mujhse shadi karegi aur humesha yaha humare paas rahegi…
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Jonakir Khelaghar
Romance🥀 Completed🥀 You all loved Mrinu and Biren and asked for a sequel... well this is your sequel. A story about two imperfect, incomplete souls stuck between two times and spaces. A love story which plays with the eternity and redefines every reason...
