Rati-tu bor nistobdha asil.
(The night was very silent.)
Moi bohu bosoror pasot nodir parot thiyo hoi asilu.
(I was standing near the river after many years.)
"Ajiu moi kio aitu pahoribo pora nai" moi phusphusai kolu.
("Why can't I forget this even today…" I whispered.)
Moi Rahul.
(I am Rahul.)
Aru eyai mur jiwonor ataitkoi dangor bhul—jitu bhul moi soishobot korisilu.
(And this is the biggest mistake of my life— the mistake I made in childhood.)
Moi tetiya matro egaro bosoriya asilu.
(I was just 11 years old.)
Mur jiwonot ejoni suwali asil— Supriya.
(There was a girl in my life—Supriya.)
Teu xodai hahi thake, oti xorol aru bor doialu.
(She was always smiling, simple, and very kind.)
"Hey Rahul, tumi aji school-loi jaba neki? "buli tai muk xudhisil.
("Hey Rahul, are you going to school today?" she would ask me.)
Kintu moi taik ketiyau gurutwa diya nasilun.
(But I never gave her importance.)
"Moi byasto asu, muk amoni nokoriba," moi enedore koboloi loisilu.
("I'm busy, don't disturb me," I used to say.)
Tai matro hahi eta mari kole— thik ase....
(She would just smile and say— "Okay…")
Edin duporiya ami nodir kakhot kheli asilu.
(One afternoon, we were playing near the river.)
Supriyai ata horu kathor bakosh anisil.
(Supriya brought a small wooden box.)
"Eitu mur ataitkoi priyo bostu... kako nokoba," tai lahekai kole
("This is my favourite thing… don't tell anyone," she said softly.)
Kio najanu, kintu mur irxya lagisil.
(I don't know why, but I felt jealous.)
Tai loi thoka nai/chai thoka nai buli jani moi xei baksto loi nodikhonot pelai dilu.(While she wasn't looking, I took that box and threw it into the river.)
"Mur baksto... kot? " Tai kopi kopi sudhile.
("My box… where is it?" she asked, trembling.)
Tai muk sale.
(She locked at me. )
Rahul, tumi ki korila eitu?
("Rahul, what have you done?")
Moi hosa kotha tu kobo pariluheten .
(I could have told the truth.)
Kintu moi misa kolu-"No… moi nohoi."
( But i lied-"No… it wasn't me.")
Hei muhurtot kiba eta bhangi goisil.
(In that moment, something broke.)
Pisdina Supriya school loi nahil.
(Supriya did not go to school the other day.)
Taar pisot— tai aru ketiyao ghuri nahil.
(After that— she never came back.)
Moi adin hunilu—"Supriya aru nai…"
(One day I heard—" Supriya is no more...")
Tauluke koise—tai nodit pori goisil, haitu bostu bisari.
(They said she fell into the river while searching for that item.)
""Mur deh kopi uthiboloi dhorile".
(My whole body trembled".)
"Moi ki kori pelalu.... "
("What have I done…")
Bohu bosoror murot, moi ako hai nodi khonor kaxole ahilu.
(I came to the bank of that river again after many years.)
Panikhini osabhabik bhabe hanto asil.
(The water was unusually calm.)
Hathat— moi eta mat xunilun.
(Suddenly— I heard a voice/sound.)
"Rahul, tumi etiyau misa kotha kobane? "
("Will you still lie now, Rahul?")
Mur kolijakhon kopi uthil / Usha roi gol. Moi lahe lahe pisoloi ghuri salu.
(My heart skipped a beat. I turned around slowly.)
Haithait ajoni suwali thiyo hoi asil.
(A girl was standing there.)
Tita suli, mlan hoi pora mukh aaru sei choku duta- Supriyaa..
(Wet hair, faded face and those eyes - Supriyaa. )
"Axombhob"... moi pichuwai ahilu.
("Impossible…" I stepped back.)
Tai haahile, kintu eibar xei haahit kunu antarokota nasil.
(She smiled, but this time there was no warmth.)
"Moi ahisu... mur odhikar loboloi".
("I have come… to take what is mine.")
Nodir pani lahe lahe badhiboloi dhorile.
(The river water started to rise slowly.)
Moi kopi kopi kolu- Supriya.. Muk khoma kori diya.... "
(I said trembling - Supriya... I' m sorry..")
Tai osroloi ahi kanot kole...
(She came close and whispered in my ear...." )
"bohut deri hoise.... "
("It's too late…")
Rahule taur otitor pora hat xaribo paribone..... Ne tau iyer porinam Bhug koribo lgibo?
(Can Rahul escape his past… or will he face its consequences?)