“Will you marry me?”
“We don’t have two things here. One is purity and the other is marriage.
Sadab looked at the house again. Satsyate this room, the room seems so small that it will be difficult to breathe. Above the tin shed, a lizard walks on the wood above the tin shed, takes one look at Sadab and starts running again. The plaster of the wall is worn out, a small bed, if two people sleep on the bed, they will get together. There is a water fountain next to the bed, some clothes are scattered on the water fountain. Sadab is so long with the girl that his name is Taru. The girl is like a green leaf, with a cut near the neck. When Taru was very young, Taru’s mother was cutting fish, and Taru fell on the cutting board. Part of the neck is cut in Botti, everyone thought that Taru Sevaber will not survive, but Taru survives. All this was said to Sadab.
This house is known to Sadab. He comes to this room several times. Sadaba first comes to this house when his lover Tania gets married. Sadab drives a long-distance bus in the northern region. I met Tanya on the bus. Tanya came to the city for the first time with her grandmother. Tanya Pathaghat does not know anything. Sadab saw that after the bus reached Dhaka, all the passengers got off, but a girl and an old woman got off the bus and stood near the bus. Sadab called his helper Rani and asked her to go and ask what is the problem. Rani came and said, Ustad girl has come with her grandmother, she doesn’t know anything about Pathghat, she will go to her aunt’s house. Sadab went to Tanya and said let me reach you. Tanya was afraid at first. Sadab took out his card from his pocket and said, this is my card. I don’t like doing job goats, so I drive a bus, you can believe me. I am not a party person.
With a CNG, Sadab takes Tania and Tania’s grandmother to his aunt’s house. Tania asked for Sadab’s number, whom Tania distrusted first. Sadab floated with Tanya in a boat at Sadarghat, showed the museum, while walking in Dhaka city in a rickshaw, Sadab got to know Tanya in the whole city. Tanya saw this city with a pair of eyes fascinated, Sadab introduced her to the city.
Sadab got Tanya a job. Sadab told Tanya about his love, Tanya agreed. Tania promised to marry Sadab, but Tania married another boy from her office.
On the day he heard about Tanya’s marriage, Sadab played Bengali Madd. Although before this, a little bit of Sadab drank. But overeat at best. Sadab came to this room on the first night of that day. At night, this area wakes up and glows with light. Many who drive buses with Sadab visit this area. When Sadab heard stories from them, he wanted to come to this place one day. But the day he met Tanya, Sadab decided that he would never go to these places, Sadab would only love Tanya.
Sadab comes to Taru’s house for the first time that night. An hour later Sadab fell asleep in Taru’s room drunk. Woke up in the morning, opened his eyes and saw a girl wearing a light green color sitting on the couch next to him. Sadab got up from the bed and looked at Taru, Taru is not wearing a veil, it is not like she is ashamed because she is not wearing a veil. Sadab heard that girls in these places do not wear veils. After one look at Taru, Sadab looked away. Nick asked Sadab to wrap herself in an olive-colored veil from a pile of clothes inside Taru. Sadab did not answer. Taru said last night he vomited all over the house after coming home, I don’t understand what is the use of eating these things. After vomiting he lay down and did not get up.
Sadab looked at Taru with hatred some time ago, but now he looked with pity. No one looks at the girls of these places with pity, they start hating as soon as they leave the house. A prostitute becomes an insult, the man who comes here in the dark of the night and wants to die to kiss the girl’s lips, goes out of the house and tells people that he is a prostitute in the light of day. how strange Sadab looked at Taru and saw that the girl’s eyes were dark blue. Sadab had never seen such beautiful eyes. Sadab’s mind was filled with wonder for the girl, the girl cleaned his vomit last night. At night she slept in this room for which no other client of the girl could come. Maybe the girl has to answer to her boss for not paying the money today, maybe some dirty words. Sadab is now worried about the girl. Sadab got up from the bed and saw oil on his head silently, but did the girl apply oil on his head last night.
Taru said from her side, I put oil on your head, I heard that if you mix oil and water, it reduces. There was Tetul in the next room, I gave Tetul too. Sadab doesn’t remember anything. He is just looking at the girl in fascination. Sadab took out a five hundred taka note from his pocket and put it on Taru’s bed. Taru says take the money, why will I take the money, the work you are coming for has not happened. I have no money without work. Taru handed Sadab’s money to him and said, come out now. When Sadab left the house, he turned back and said, “What is your name?” The girl said with anger mixed in her blue eyes, father and mother were naming Sumaiya. Sumaiya is an Islamic name. But coming here from Sumaiya now Taru.
Then Sadab went to Taru’s house that night with the scissors. The girl may not eat good or bad, she will be happy to see these foods. Sadab went to Taru’s house that day and saw Taru’s high fever. The forehead cannot be touched. A girl from the next room is sitting next to Taru. Sadab bought some fever medicine for Taru that night.
After that, Sadab often visited the house of this girl named Taru. When Sadab told Taru about marriage today, Taru turned her back. Taru smiled and said, you will not want to marry me when you leave the house. Sadab said while leaving Taru’s house, listen Taru I want to marry you, if you think these desires are your mistake. Taru smiles and says how many of these have I seen. At night when you put your lips on your lips, you want to die, but during the day you look into your eyes with hatred.
Taru once agreed to Sadab’s marriage proposal. Taru gets married to Sadab and moves into a new house. Sadab gives Taru a new house. The plaster of the walls of this house is not falling like in the countryside. One room with kitchen, bathroom. Taru carefully arranges the house. The house is very tidy.
Sadab goes on a long trip and does not return at night. Sadab told Taru that night that it will take two days for him to return, the car is damaged, it will take two days for the car equipment, then he will return with the car.
Sadab returned home two days later and saw Taru’s body hanging in the house.
