The girl's name is Tanishtha, nickname is Tani. And the boy's name is Amber called Amu by everyone. The girl is seven years old and the boy is ten. They are neighbours.The father of the two is a very good friend. Amu's parents love Tani very much, the same is true in his house about Tani. The buds are growing up together gradually.

One afternoon ...

Amu - What are you doing here? Here we are playing cricket.Go another side.
Tani- no, today we will play here. You play another side.
--What? Go otherswise I'll slap you.
- No, I won't go. Why do you play every day?
--ok then see. ( He throw her toys )
--ah ha(crying). I will tell your mother.
Mamoni (Aunty)
Two hours later
Amu - You have complained to my mother in my name. How dare you!
Tani --Why did you threw away all my toys?
Amu -youuu (Pulling hair ...)
The stupid girl started crying again
--Aa ha ha .....
- I'm telling you to stop crying.
--Aa ha ha ..... (louder)

Seven days later
Amu - Ratul, why did you push her?
Ratul - She came to my way
- So! You shouldn't do that. Don't be rude with her
--What! But it is you who always irrited her... And also fight with her
-- I will do what I want ... but remember if you do any thing wrong with her I will see you

Three years later ....
The girl is ten, the boy is thirteen

Someone pulled the girl's hair hard
--Ah amu da ...
--What are you doing alone ...
--I'm out of the game ...
-- Losser.. Can't do anything ....
--Don't call me losser
--Shut up ... You don't know how to play
She became completely silent.
Amu: Well, let's go. Dad, brought a new video game for me. Let's play with me.
--...
--Let's go
--No I am not comming
--Ok, sorry. You are not a losser. Now come. With out you I can't start the game. Come on.
Amu took him by the hand and pulled her away.


Three years later ....
Amu turned into an angry master of a student. And the student is Tani


She was sitting in her room watching cartoons.
Amu - Why didn't you come to read yesterday?
She --....
Amu--I am asking something.
Amu is looking with angry eyes
Tani--I can do the math myself.
Amu is looking the same way.
She is sitting quietly in the same way. Suddenly Amu turned off the TV.
- Don't do that
- Shut up or I'll tell Kakimoni( aunty ). Today I am free so I will teach you about number system. Let's go.
--right now?
She was stairing to Amu with very convincing eye.
Amu: Well, all right, today I will not say anything in spite of you do wrong in math. Ok? let's go now.
--promise?
--Hmmm, I promise.

The girl is fifteen now and the boy is eighteen. Now he is stay in kolkata for study. But he came home on holiday.
Mom says why are you come home so early. You can't stay for two days. Then why bother your self to come home?

--Don't you like me when I come? Boy shows falsh anger.
--Then I will not come again.
Mother put her hand on his head.
-- stupid! Even comming home you don't stay at home. You Always went out with your friends or Tani's house.
--This is a wrong aligation Mom. I always stay with you. But Tani's board exam is near that's why I go there.
Don't you know how much stupid is she.
--Not at all. She is intelligent enough and labourios also.

How much will that one girl read? And Babu(boy) don't rude with her. One day she will stop coming to me for your rude behaviou.
- She will stop coming to you.! Could she stay without comming to you.
- I know she loves me so much but you should more politie with her. Now go your student is waiting for you. y
Your kakimoni (aunt, and Tani's mother) came in the morning and invite you for the lunch
--wow! Kakimoni asked me for the lunch. I haven't eaten her dishes for long time. Don't you come?
- No, I will Wait for your father. so I said we will not comming but you will attend.
-Ok let's go then

The mother understands the son's mind. Why he comes again and again. But he has just started studying engineering, although he is very good at studying, but if he doesn't get a job, how can she ask Tani for her son. But in her mind she chose her for her son. The girl is very simple, very soft-hearted. And the mother understands very well how much space the boy has in his heart for her.
On such a holiday ....
Tani has not been reading since morning, she is sitting with books, but could not read a single line. She knows that Amu is coming today. Repeatedly her eyes go to the door.
Suddenly she heard his voice. Before his entry she went in front of the mirror and saw herself well, then went and sat in the chair again.
Amu entered in her room.
She looked as if she didn't know he was coming ... She got up from her chair ...
- Amu da, When did you came? Behaving like she doesn't notice him.
Amu came towards her with slow step and looked at her as if he was angry for some reason.
She - what happened Amu Da .....?

To be continue ..........


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It is a translation of my own bengali story "ekmatro tui". If you are a bengali and like bengali stories do check them out too.
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