Aashish ko katha

 

Bihana ko 4 baje aachanak dhoka bata dhak dhak aawaj aayo. Ma aafno nindra lai bhanga pardai uthe, Aashish aayeko rayexa. Sale bihana ko 4 baje aafu tah sutinas malai kina uthayuna aais oi bhanera teslai bhitra kotha ma bolaye. Mero bharkhar gas station ko shift sakkyo yar ani tero ma aako ni bhanne jawaf uta bata aayo. Ani tyo bhanne bittikai usle, ma pani lina gayeko mauka dekhera Oi Raj sun na bholi sunima ko birthday ho, jam uslai surprise dina Texas aahile bhanera prastab rakyo. Sunima ko hun bhanera maile sunaunu parda chai sunima Aashish lai sabai bhanda man parne kti ho jasalai usle aahile samma aafno maan ka bhaav haru bhanna sakeko chaina. Sunima US aayeko ek semester bhayo, aahile samma mero gadi liyera yo kta 4-5 choti tah Texas nai pugi sakyo. Kohi dui jana aafu lai college ko milne sathi bhanera chinia chahanxan tara bhitra k lukeko cha uni haru le janun. Kahile kahi tah sochne garxu ma, eauta manxe le aafu sabai chij yeti dherai samma tyagera aru ko bhalo chitayunxa hola tah, ani feri yo chij maya nai tah ho. Tehi maya jasle manxe lai aafo name, kaam sabai bhulayunxa, tehi maya jasle kosai ko jindagi sukha banai dina sakxa tah kosai ko narka.

Maile pani usko Texas jane prastab lai tarna na sakera hunxa bhani diye, la hami aaja 2pm tira hidne malai lina aaija la bhanera u aafno aapartment tira hidyo. Feri 8 hrs ko drive samjhera nindra lagena. Malai nindra na lagda churot ko ekdam taltal hune garxa, tehi bhayera bahira gaye ra tyo kalo saanta aakash ko upama sundai euata churot jalaye. Karib 15 minutes paxi bhitra aayera phone hereko thyo, Nepal bata aama ko messenger ma video call aayeko rayexa, churot ko dabba lukaye ra aama sanga guff garna thale.

Uta bata suniyeko pahilo sabda, “Babu k ho sutnu pardaina talai, k ho Sancho chiana ki kaso” kasto sumadhur hunxa hai aama ko maya, na yesma swartha lukeko hunxa na tah banawoti bhawana kebal hunxa tah purai prem ra kauthuhaltha. Hoaina aaba Aashish aako thyo ani utheko nindra nai lagena bhanera sunaye. Eh la ramro sanga kah hai ani padai kasto hudai chha tah bhanera sodhu bho uta bata. Padhai ramro chha aama, aahile bida chha ek hapta aaba katai ghumna janxu hola ni bhanera maile jawab farkaye. Tyo sunne bittikai mera baa phone ma aayunu bho ra karayuna thalnu bho “tya gadi ramro sanga chala ni” sathi haru ko lai lai ma lagera utpatyang kaam garne hoaina. Mero baba kahile pani phone ma dekhi hunna tyo, uha lai pacchadi bata nai bolna ramailo lagthyo. Dherai din paxi aaja nai hola maile baba ko mukh dekhna payeko aaja. Yestai kura haru bhayera mero Nepal ko kura kani pani sakkyo. Ma eklo choro thye hamro pariwar ko, hajur aama le bhannu huntyo sarai dukha garera aama le talai paki ho babu yeslai dherai na sataye hai, ramro sanga pade hai, yehi nai thyo mero hajur aama ko aasish maile Nepal choda ko din ko. Yehi yestai kura haru samjhida bihana ko 7 bajexa.

Fresh bhayera shower garera aaye, sanibar ko din thyo na tah kaam nai thyo na garna parne homework, controller samate ra ekchin call of duty khelna thale. Khelda dui ghanta biteko patto nai bhayena. Bhok le charam sima kati sakeko thyo, online order garum bhanda aama le ghar ma pakayera khanu hai bhaneko yaad aayo. Chicken ko masu liyera aayeko thye hijo tehi nikale mitho tarika le jhol ra bhaat khana lageko thye Aashish feri aai pugyo jane hoaina bhandari. Ghadi hererko 1;30 bhayeko rayexa. Hoiana talai k saro haatar hau maile tharkaye, bato ma traffic hunxa hola yar spring break ho tehi bhayera birthday miss na hos bhanera ma nai tero ma aaye chitto garayuna ni bhanera jawaf diyo. Tesko kura pani thik nai lagyo, chitto chito sabai safa gare ani hami niskeau Irving, Texas tira.

Hattiesburg bata Irving sayed 8 hrs ko bato chha hola, mero soundcloud ma ni tehi 12 hrs jati ko geet thyo, ma dhukka thye trip boring hunna bhanera aaja sangai Aashish ni thyo. Hami Highway 59 liyera hidem “pirati ko barko timi lai” bhane geet ghankayudai. Maile aahile samma Aashish ko prem kahani suneko thyena, yesto bhanum ki sunne ikchya rakheko thyena. Hami eauta school ma padeko thyeau, u A section ma thyo bhane ma C section. Ma padhna ma kahile pani ramro thyena, sadhai average thye. Usko ra mero bhet yehi USM ma aayera bhayeko ho, ra hami aafno pahile A section vs C section ko rivalry lai pacchadi rakhera ramro sathi baneko thyeau. Tehi karib mississsippi river ko bridge kati paxi maile aasish lai sodhe, ani sunau na tah yar timro prem kahani aahile samma suneko chiana maile. Ekchin aakmaudai usle bhanyo, “mero k chha ra yar prem kahani single ho ni ma tah”. Ah guff hanxau ani yo sunima lai bhetna jahile Irving jane bahana chai k ho tah sathi bhanera maile jiskaye. School ma tah thinan tah sunima ko chakkar aahile k ho ni maile uslai feri jiskaye. Ah yar college ma bheteko maile uslai, ramri lagxa teti ho usle fuskai halyo. Malai aaba k chaiyo, jiskayuna thali hali , katai aaja birthday ma purpose tah garne hoaina timi le bhanera. Sathi lajayera pakako apple jasto rato bhai halyo. Hoaina ni kah hami sathi matra ho bhanera usle mero kura taarna khojeko malai man parena ra feri tehi bhetna jane kura layi hale uslai rish uthayuna. Mero kura haarna na sakera usle ho ma sacchi sunima lai man parayunxu bhanyo. Yeti bhanera usle aafno haat phone ma lagyo ra Instagram kholera chalayuna thalyo. Malai katai risako jasto bhaav aayo ra maile yo kura feri layuna chaina. Gadi ma  tyo kura le layeko sunnyata lai todhdai maile kehi ramaila geet haru bajaye.

Hami Louisiana ma katai thyeau, usle bhanyo timi le Sunima ko roommate lai chineko chau bhanera. Yetro ber na boleko manxe bolda aafu ma halka aawas milyo, sathi purai tah risako rayena rayexa ni bhanera. “aaha chindina tah”, maile bhane. Lau timi le hamrai batch ko Aashna lai chindainau bhanyo.

Aashna, yo name sanga ma dherai choti hareko thye, kahile eating challenge ma, kahile football ma ra ek choti na ramro sanga kahile na birsine gari maya ma. Hamro batch ko aashna usko roommate po ho, maile gadi halka slow garera usko mukh ma farkidai here. Ah tah uni haru dubai sangai aako US timi lai taha thyena. Tehi bela malai bhanna man thyo, taha tah Aashish malai aashna ko barema sabai huntyo hola yedi malai unle block na gareko bhaye, tara maile aaha ko bhawana diyera gadi chalai rakhe.

Mero mastiska ma dherai kura ghumi sakeko thyo, aashna lai feri bhetne ma sanga sakti thyena. Hami 6 class ma padhda pahilo choti bhet bhayeko thyeau, usko ghar sanepa thyo bhane mero imadol. Hami dubai bus ko second trip ma parthyeau. Bus kurna ko lagi sabai student lai eauta kotha ma rakhintyo ra jana bus aayuntyo line lagayera pathainthyo. Hamro bus dherai jasto dhilo nai aayuntyo, ra tehi karan le hami sanga guff garne samaya dherai nai huntyo. Aaja malai dekhnu bho bhane, yo sala kahile kosai sanga na bolne manxe school ma jhan k bolthyo hola bhannu hunxa hola. Tara aaha ma school ma jo sanga ni pahile bolne manxe, uni sanga ni pahile ma nai bole. Bolai tah k ko huntyo ra tehi padai ra classes ko bahek. Kahile kahi kta vs kti chor police khelintyo, aafu chor banda unle police banera samtera layuda tyo thau dekhi khyalli ma banayeko station samma ko bato sarai ramailo lagthyo kahile na siddhos jasto.                

               Texas pugna GPS ko anusar 350 miles thyo, eauta gas station ma rokera gadi ko chabi Aashish lai diye ra aafu chai pacchadi gayera palte. Phone nikalera herda dui tin ota snapchat aayeko rayexa, importance ko thyena tesaile wasta garina. Alxi le charam sima choyeko thyo, sala geet pani “sandesa aati hai” baji rakheko thyo stereo ma, pugne kahile ho kahile jasto bhai sakeko thyo, phone ma ni kehi game thyena khelna lai, tehi bhayera apps haru kholdai banda gardai gari rakheko thye, aachanak euata app kholda unko euata viber ko conversation ko screenshot bhete. Kehi saal agi jaba uni Nepal ma nai thyen ra ma unblocked ko list ma thye, uni sanga ko conversation ko ma screenshots haru line garthe. Yesto screenshots le mero gallery dherai jaso bhari huntyo, aafno selfie bhanda screenshots badi hunte mero phone ma, ho tehi screenshot aaja kati paxi yo samaya ma bharkhar unko barema teti sochne bittikai dekhda maan ma alikati chiso pasyo. Tehi pani tyo photo ma right swipe gare kehi aru screenshots haru pani aaye, football game ka, kohi kineko saman ka ra kunai srif shopping bills haru ka. Yestai photo haru bata herda herdai unko selfie mero screen ma aai pugyo, ekchin tyo photo lai heri rahe, ra tyo din samjhe jun din yo photo mero viber ma aayeko thyo. Malai yaad chha college bida thyo unko exam preparation le garda, mero viber ko 2 minute mai reply gareki thyen, k gadai ho tah bhanera sodhda, “k hunu exam chha jhyau lagdo padna kojhdai ni” uta bata aayeko reply. La best of luck bhanera maile uslai padhna samaya diye aru kehi na bhani , tara 5 minute paxi eauta photo aayo viber ma “alxi lagyo malai, ma kasti dekheko chhu bhana tah” yehi bhaneki thyen unle. Kapal le kaan chopeka thye, tyi aakha ra ooth gham le garda ho ni rasalu dekhinthe ra tyo jibro kohi kina ho bahira niskeko thyo. Malai sarai hasutheko thyo yo photo kohi kina ho kina, tara “funny chha” bhanna na sakera dherai ramri dekheko chau bhaneko thye. Yestai yestai sana sana conversations haru aajhai yaad chhan malai jun uni sanga mero harek din hune garthyo.

               Pahile ka ramaila din haru samjhera paltida kati khera aakha lagexa taha patto nai bhayenxa, Sunima ko apartment pugna ma uthda 30 minutes baki thyo. Gadi bado raftar le kudi raheko thyo, Aashish lai sunima lai bhetne haatar thyo bhane malai yo gati ma , yesto fohor stiti ma kadam kadachit aashna lai bhetnu thyena. Aashish lai bhanera euata gas station ma rokna lagaye, dikki ma eauta extra shirt ra jeans thyo, tyo lagera change garerea aaye ra aafu le aafu lai nai grown-up had it all ra moved on bhayeko manxe jasto dekhayuna khoje. Malai taha chaina yo “moved on “ bhako mance kasto hunxa bhanera, tara malai yeti taha chha ki ma aaja harnu hudaina, mero dukha kosai le dekhnu hudaina. Yehi sochera aafu le aafu lai strong banai rakheko thye, aafu le aafu lai nai bhani rayeko thye Raj “do not worry it will be all right”, eauta kohi naya manxe lai bhetna lageko sochera bhet na. Yestai sochdai sochdai feri arko pato le sochexu, “unle kasto react garlin” maya tah thyo ni hoaiana ra hami bich , k unlai taha hola tah ma aayudai chhu bhanera. Feri aafu le aafulai jawaf diye”kina taha na hune ho ra kti haru ma chai guff hunna ra” , tehi pani Aashish lai sodhum ki jasto lageko thyo, tesle teti sunna na khojeko mahasus garera chup base.

               Hami uni haru ko apartment ko parking lot ma pugeua, heartbeat tah sala exam ko result aayune din ko bhanda ni badi chha,  ma aafu sanga aafai darai raheko thye, kahile shirt tanthe tah kahile pant milayunthe. Sunima le dhoka kholin, Aashish lai hug garin ra malai handshake. Tyo moment dekhi aasish lai aakash bata jamin ma kosle lyaos, sathi furkeko furkai thyo. Darai darai bhitra chire, kotha ekdam safa thyo, aru kohi manxe haru pani thyenan, living room ko bich ma eauta TV thyo, ra TV ma swopna Suman ko geet baji raheko thyo.  Aashish le malai plan sunayeko thyo, cake ra manxe haru thyakkai 12 baje aai pugxan hami tya gayera Sunima lai distract garne bhanera. Maile ni tehi gare, usko halkhabar sodhe, college ko barema sode. Tehi boring ghisipiti guff haru matra aai raheko thyo dimag ma, uta Aashish usko cheau ma nai basera maski raheko thyo. Sunima ko pachadi ko ghadi lai here, 11:45 bhai sakeko thyo, sala Aashish lai 15-minute ni kina chaiyeko hola, manxe maya ma pare paxi k k garxan hai bhanne sochera aafu chai chup lagera kura sunna thale. Sunima le roommates haru bharkhhar kaam ma gayeko bhanin. Malai unko roommates haru ma dherai nai respect jagayo, euata secret rakhera basna saknu ni garai kaam ho ni aahile ko technological jamana ma. Euata snapchat le kati manxe ko surprise khallo bhako maile dkeheko chhu. Malai yo statistics ma thappinu thyena tesai le bolne kaam Aashish lai thamayera afu chai facebook chalayuna thale.

               Ghadi ma thyakkai 12 bajyo, ra tehi 12 bajne bittikai front door kholera Aashna pahile chirin, man mastiska sang sagai samaya pani rokiyo, haat lulo bhaye ra swor harayo mero. Uni 3-4 jana aru sathi haru sanga thyen, haat ma chisso Coronna liyeko thyen ra happy birthday karayune ma swor sabai bhanda thulo unko nai thyo. Uni hamro aagadi bata passs bhayera Sunima lai aangalo halin ra cake rakhne table banayuna thalin. Unile yo sabai chij bina hichkichat gari rahada maile uni lai heri rahe, unko tyo bubbliness ek thopa pani hateko thyena, jun pani crowd lai aafno banayuna sakne unko tyo chamak aajhai pani harayeko thyena. Ma unlai heri rahe, ek tak ek nikat lagyo ki maile unlai herna chode bhane duniya kai aamulya chij gumanyune chhu. Ma dhoka ma ubbhi rakheko thye, unki corona table ma rakhera cake katdai thyen. First bite Sunima lai khuwayera unko mukh nai kalo banai diyen choclate lagayera. Aaba palo aayeko thyo cake sabai majh badhe. Unle yo kaam pani bado majja sanga gardai thyen, uta snapchat ma record garna ni bhayeko thyen sabai. Taha chaina euata manxe kasari teti talented huna sakxa, feri aafnai suur ma hase. Ma dhoka ko najik thye, room ma Sunima laai ra malai na ganera 5 jana manxe thye hola. Malai taha thyo ki Aashna le malai dekheko thyenan tara jaba dekchin unko reaction teti ramro hune chiana . Mero garo samaya bata niskine euata bado sajilo upaya thyo, phone nikalera ringtone bajai dine ra phone aayo yar bhanera niskine. Maile Aasish sangai bhayeko bhayera yo kaam chitto gare ra bahira niskera sidai gadi ma gayera base. Gadi ma chirne bittikai malai k garum k garum bhayo, Aashish testo khusi thyo malai usko khusi bhanga garna maan lagena , tehi bhayera maile uslai eauta text chodi diye “Bigyan town ma rayexa ma teslai bheterea aayunxu bhanera”. Bigyan bhaneko mero dherai milne sathi ho , hami 5 class ko scout ma bheteko. Sale le 4-5 ota tah jacket lagayera aayunthyo chiso lagxa bhaera. Aaja teslai bhetna payuda sarai khusi lagyo. Hami N. Belt Line Road ma rakheko “Temptation” bhanne Nepali restaurant ma bheteau. Tya dubai le ek ek plate momo magayeau. Temptation ko eauta faida bihana 2AM samma khulne garxa. Tya ekchin na tehi k chha kaso chha padhai ko kura bho , tara khana lage paxi ra mitrata feri jame paxi maile Irving aayeko real reason sunaye. Teslai taha thyo ma eek dui mahina Aashna bhane manxe ko lagi “pagal” bhayeko samaya. Pagal bhanne le haat katne pagal hoaina , tara jaba block khaiyo taba ma tesko profile chalayune garthe profile picture matra herna bhaye pani.

K garum tah yar, ma sanga unko aagadi janna himmat chaina yar bhanera sunaye, Bigyan le aafnai style ma “ sale ja bol just don’t show her that you are affected by her or you fucking care about her” bhanera bhanyo. Ekchin tah soche, sala yesko boldness ho mannai parxa, ani feri soche “how can I do that”. Jo manxe lai maile aahile samma chayeko chhu tehi manxe mero aagadi chha bhane ek choti kina feri na sodhi halne bhanera soche. Heartbreak bhai na sakeko chha feri bhaye 3-4 batta churot ra 2-3 case beer le maramla. Yo sab teslai bhanna chiayena ra ma niske Temptation bata. Tesle sutna jana parne bhanne sunayo, “bholi gas station hanna chha yar” , la motu bye do what you think bhanera tyo aafno gadi tira lagyo ma aaafno gadi tira. Gadi ma base, phone ma Sunima ko address hale tara gadi lai “Drive” ma lagera break chodna aat aayena. Ekchin tehi temptation ko parking lot ma base. Side ma bhayeko “girfriends African Hair braiding “ ra H&R block ko sign haru dashboard samma chamki raheko thye. Kohi k sooch ma harayeko thye Aasish ko call aayo.

“aah aasish bhana yar k chha “ maile bhane uta bata usle kati khera aayune yar bhanera sodhyo. Aah la ma aaye ni tah bhandai phone rakhe ra aaba j parla tarla bhanera hide. Tyo 5-7 minute ko ride ma dimag ma dherai thari ka conversations ideas haru aaye. Kunai ramra thye tah kunai Bigyan ko idea jastai. Puge ra gadi park ma rakhera, lock gare ra dhoka knock gare, dhanna Sunima le dhoka kholnim. Bahira bata Aasish lai k chha sathi jane hoaina tah bhanera sodhe. Ekchin basam na yar, yaha truth or dare ramailo chaldai chha yar bhanyo. Sunima le pani mero birthday ho ekchin basdainau bahnera bhanin, unko boli tarna sakina ra bhitra chirera side ma chair ma base. Aashna pani thiyen tya, tyo sayad unle aagi liyeko corona ko bottle ghumaydai haat ma aarko liyera. Malai tyo game khelna man ek thopa thyena, taha thyo maile khele bhane bekkar ma baabal matra hune chha. Side ma basera heri rakheko thye, aru manxe haru ni aai sakeka thye game majja le jameko thyo, kosai le aafno crush ko name bhandari thhye tah kosai le aafu le pahilo choti raksi kahyeko experience sunayudai thye. Ma yestai sabai sundai baseko thye, kehi ber paxi bottle rokiyo ra sabai jana le la Raj timro pali truth or dare bhanera karayuna thale. Ma jhassanga bhaye, k bhanne taha thyena , Dare bhane. Sunima le ma sodxu bhanin, kina kina unko aakha le bhantyo ki unlai Aashna ra mero barema taha chha ra teskai barema kehi soddhne chin. Na bhandari unle sodhin, “yedi timi le maan parayune manxe yo room ma chau bhane k bhanxau bhanera” malai tyo sunne bittikai kohi k bhayo Bigyan le j bhan bhaneko thye tehi bhane. “I would just tell her that she doesn’t matter to me”, yeti bhanda sabai jana le malai heri raheko thye.

Aashna lai here, unle pani malai heri raheki thyen. Yeti bhanera ma tya bata niske, kehi samaya paxi Aashish pani niskyo ra hami farkem. Tyo lamo yaatra ma na usle malai kehi sodhyo na maile uslai kehi sodhe, maile mera sabai photo haru delete gare, unko number pani. Tya bata kura na gari niskinu kosai lai mero kayar pan lagla tah kosai lai mero hawa dari. Tara prem maile gare atti nai gare, aafu lai samapta garne gari prem gare, kohi na ulne tyo prem bujhin na maile bujhayuna jane. Aaja ma aafnai duniya ma khusi chhu, unko kohi aru nai chha ra, aaba sayad bihe pani hola chadai.

Kahile kahi bihana ko 2am ma tah kahile 2-3 bottle down huda aayunxa unko yaad, kahile hasera udai dinxu tah kahile tehi daru ko nasa ma maatera.