A boy say, ''Beautiful''

Anjali got up and went to the dining room next door.  There are various kinds of tin boxes with homemade food.  Anushka looked at Budhua. Then she asked in a low voice, 'Budhua, have you ever seen a ghost?'

  Budhua shook his head, 'A lot.  But when you shout loudly, ghosts are very scared. '

 As soon as the evening rolled in, the grandmother went to her room.  There is an old Chinese lamp in her room. She finished her dinner after preparation..  Then sat down to worship. When Anjali's cooking is complete, the children call to eat. Before eight o'clock, the two small ones closed their books and started to play. 

 As soon as they heard the call, they ran towards the kitchen.  At this time, Anjali is having a heart-to-heart with Anushka these days.  Anushka will not eat anything at this time. Anjali will insist to feed him.  In the end Manorama's voice will come out. 

' Why are you forcing him when he is not hungry?'

 Today, Anushka came to the kitchen door behind the two children, 'Mom, I ate two biscuits a little while ago.  Shall I eat rice now?' 

 Anjali smiled, 'If you fall asleep, I will not call again.'

Anushka came running back to the living room.  A huge hurricane is burning on the stand. Anushka sat on Amarnath's relief chair.  Ah, what a relief! Then she turned on the radio with her hand. What are you talking about?  She started turning the knob. She removed her hand when she heard a sudden ringing. Then she pulled the papers left by Amarnath.  Jawaharlal Nehru's picture in front. Anushka saw the picture. Nice looking man. Khokon's face is like this. 

 Bishu said he will go fishing tomorrow. It is better to go after eating at that time.  No one will have time to search. But in any case, she has to return before evening. In the morning, grasshoppers should be kept in fire box.  Bishu will take the earthworm. The sight of these lilly earthworms on the rotten bark of the banana tree disgusts me. To throw them into the hook.  Even if you die, you can't. She was excited thinking about tomorrow.

There is no shortage of fire boxes. Now the house is quiet, only the tin roof makes an occasional top-top sound.  The rain is not falling. Amarnath went to play cards. He went out after eating biscuits. Will be back by ten o'clock. Anushka left the paper. Then she got up. Dad's book - and Rupanjali magazine was pulled down from the shelf.  There is no way to touch this newspaper in front of my mother. Anjali has strict restrictions. No one will come to this house now. Kananbala, Chandravati, Menka, Sandhyarani. They do all the movies. Anushka does not know about movies.  Movies are not shown in this garden.

If you want to see it, you have to go eight miles away. Amarnath Anjali and three or four other families took a car from the garden after speculating for a few days when a very good movie came and left the children at home to watch the movie there.  Anushka failed every time trying to go with him. 

 Anjali's one thing, children should not watch movies.  Sitting on her father's chair, Anushka thought about when she would grow up.  And how does she get sleep when she thinks about it? Leaving the newspaper in its place, she put her head on the chair and closed her eyes.

 Anushka quickly got up and turned off the radio.  She came to grandmother's house after dinner. And then it started to rain.  The big raindrops are making a loud noise on the tin rice. Anushka's chest trembled when she heard such a sound.  She hugged Manorama and fell asleep. Manorama's slumber came. She woke up with the pressure of her hand and said, 'Did you close the door?'

 'No.'

 Anushka replied, pressing her face in Manorama's hand.

Come on, stop it. '

 'Fearing.'

 Manorama got up.  A small lamp is burning in her room.  While closing the door, she asked, 'Have you done the bathroom?'

Anushka did not raise her face.

 ' Huh!'

' Father returned?'

 'No.'

 'What time is the night?'

'I don't know.'

 Manorama took out a wide blanket and covered her granddaughter's shoulders, lying next to her and said, 'Shiva shiva shiva speak three times in your mind every day while sleeping.'

' Why?'

'Don't have bad dreams about it. '

 'What a bad dream?'

'I don't know.'

She thinks that such a question from her granddaughter is very counterintuitive.  She put her hand on Anushka's head, 'Listen, you are a girl. Girls should always be calm.'

Anushka did not reply. 

 Manorama said, 'Bishu, Khokon, they are all boys.  I will not make noise with them like before. '

 ' Question again? '

' They are my friends.  You say, you have no friends?'

Manorama swallowed, 'Girls should be friends with girls.  '

' There is no girl my age here.  Didn't you have friends as a child?'

' No, when I got married it was not past nine.'

' What! '

 'Yes.  Your mother came home at the age of fifteen.  At that time, everyone said that this girl should be petted when she came home.  At that time Gouridan's Rewa was there.'

' What is Gouridan?  '

'Getting married at a very young age.  When Shivathakur married Gauri, he was like this type of small.''

 Manorama smiled.

 'And Shivthakur?'

' He lives as he is. '

' What the hell, that man of the age of the father with the big bangs got married to the little girl? How was your husband?'

'Your grandfather was a good man.  Taller than your father. What skin colour!  Everyone called my father's son-in-law. '

 How did Manorama's voice suddenly become?

 'Grandpa scold you? '

'Very.  If he was angry, he wouldn't have any sense.'

 Manorama smiled,' it didn't take much time for that anger to cool down.  When he got angry, I would run away. If the anger was cool, it would be healed.'

' What did father do then?'

 'Your father was not then.  In the month in which your father came, there was a shipwreck in the Ganges.  Thirty people were washed away. His body was not found in the water. Father said if the body is not found then don't let me break the shell.  Finally, when seven days passed, I became a widow.'

'What! If your husband suddenly returns?

  Manorama did not answer.

  She hugged her granddaughter. She cherished this thought day after day.  Even after the sinking of the boat, the dead people came back in a battered state.  When the body was not found, then why did it not happen to her fate? It's been one year after another.  The thought gradually faded. Finally Amarnath passed matric.

 Anushka suddenly asked, 'Do you not want to eat meat or fish? '

 'Shut up. Answering those words is also a sin.  I am a widow of a Hindu house. Widows have to eat only potatoes, rice and vegetables.  Not even onions and garlic.'

' Why not?'

' Widows should not eat anything that heats up the body. '

' What does it mean to be hot? '

'Don't ask all the questions.  You have to understand with your own life.  Sleep now.' 

Manorama's hand fell once.  The showers of rain were falling in torrents on the tin roof.  In front of Anushka's eyes is a handsome young man who is calling 'Rama.'

'Rama' after losing her anger.  Grandmother one day said her nickname was Rama.  That person, whom she had no chance to see, was suffering a lot on this rainy night.  The character of monsoon rain is different from that of winter brought rain. Now it rains heavily at night, but it stops at daybreak. 

 No matter how heavy the face of the sky, morning comes like morning. 

 Manorama is sleeping.  Seeing the clock, Anushka woke up.  There is no noise in the head tin, that means it is not raining outside.  Although the room is still dark and the lamp is burning evenly. Silently opening the door, she opened it with careful hands.  There is no night but the day has not come.

 A magical shadow in the yard.  When the light is scattered in the darkness, such a shadow is created that the face of the world becomes different. How warm!  The door will be closed in the big house, even the old woman who sleeps in the kitchen can hear her snoring from here.

Anushka laughed.

Mother says, the thief will not come to the house just for that snoring.  Thin darkness on the heads of jackfruit, litchi trees. The grass under the feet is wet with water. Anushka ran across the yard to the edge of the wire fence.  Then she stepped on the pole and jumped up in front of the house. Mother would have been beaten if she saw this scene. Her mother strongly objected to the place where the hem of her clothes came up while reading.  Knees should be covered when sitting. Why? Khokon Bishu wears pants well above the knee. If you ask, there is an answer, you are a girl. Hey father, what happened to the girl!  

Anushka came running under the tree.  What is this! It is as if someone has spread a white sheet at the bottom of the tree. 

 Anushka sat with her legs folded and lifted the edge of the cloth and began to rub it.  Her hands began to fluctuate in a whirl. Still shadow, darkness all around. But not afraid at all.  Not to mention the chill that is biting in the air. She raised her head and looked at the sky as she suddenly remembered about fishing.  Millions of buffaloes are standing still there. As soon as she looked down, she saw the tall boy coming.

 Came to Malbabu's house yesterday afternoon.  Maybe the baby has gone for a walk in the morning.  Eighteen years old, wearing full pants and a sweater.

 The boy suddenly stood up and saw him.  Anushka again gave her mind to picking flowers. 

 Suddenly she heard, 'Beautiful.'

 She did not stand up and asked, 'Are you saying something?'

 'Hmm. '

 What a strange face the boy made.

  'You look exactly like Suchitra Sen.  What is your name?'