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Chapter 2 - Shesh Chithi (The Last Letter)

Shesh Chithi (The Last Letter)Sokal-er rod-ta jokhon Ishan-er janalay eshe porlo, she tokhon-o ghume chilo. Aj tar shohor chere chole jaoar din. Chok-mukh dhuye she jokhon tar purono drawer-ta gochachilo, thik tokhon-i ekta holud hoye jaoa kham tar hate porlo. Kham-tir upor kono nam chilo na, kintu Ishan-er mone holo eta hoyto tar baba-r lekha.

Ishan-er baba chilen ekjon nibritochari manush. Beshi kotha bolten na, kintu Ishan-er proti tar bhalobasha chilo nibhir. Pnach bochor age jokhon baba mara jan, Ishan tokhon khub bhenge porechilo. Ei drawer-ta she kokhono khule dekheni, hoyto bhorer bhoye ba haranor bedonay.

Kham-ta khultei Ishan dekhlo bhetore ekti choto chithi r ekta purono chabi. Chithi-te lekha chilo:

"Ishan, tumi jokhon ei chithi-ta porbe, ami hoyto tokhon r nei. Tumi shob somoy bolte ami keno tomar sathe beshi kotha boli na. Shotti bolte ki, bhalobasha shob somoy kothay prokash kora jay na. Tomar jonno ekta choto upohar ami rekhe gechi amader purono gramer barir shei boro bot-gachtar niche. Sekhane ekta baksho ache, jar chabi eta."

Ishan obak hoye gelo. She thik korlo shohor charar age ekbar gramer barite jabe. Railgari-te bose she kebol babar kotha-i bhabchilo. Gramer barite pauche she shei boro bot-gachtar kache gelo. Matir niche lukano shei baksho-ta khuje pete tar khub ekta kosto holo na.

Baksho-ta khultei Ishan-er chokh jole bhore gelo. Bhetore chilo Ishan-er shishukaler shob sriti—tar prothom aka chhobi, prothom bhanga khelna, r ekta diary. Diary-r protiti patay baba likhechen Ishan-er prothom kotha bola, prothom hante shekha, r tar proti protiti diner bhalobashar kotha.

Ishan bujhte parlo, bhalobasha mane kebol mukher kotha noy; bhalobasha mane kawk buker bhetor agle rakha. Shei bikel-e Ishan bujhlo, tar baba kokhono-i tar theke dure chilen na, unar bhalobasha chilo protiti sriti-te lukano.

English Summary:The story follows Ishan, who finds an old yellow envelope while packing to leave the city. Inside is a letter and a key from his late father. The letter leads him to their old village house, where he finds a buried box under a Banyan tree. Inside the box are his childhood mementos and a diary where his father had recorded every milestone of Ishan's life. Ishan realizes that his father's silence wasn't a lack of love, but a deep, quiet affection that had always protected him.

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