Guwahati'r Uzan Bazar'r heitu purona rasta, jothot Brahmaputra'r hital botah'e hodaie kiba ekta gupun kotha koi jaai. Heitu elakar ‘The Iron Temple’ namor gym'khonot kintu mahaul tu beleg. Lo'r hobdo, bhari music, aru pasina'r (sweat) mehek'or majot ghuriphura ek prem'or kahini—ekjon Axomiya lora aru ekjon Bengali suali'r.
Chapter 1: Gym'or Prothom Dekha
Arup asil ekjon khub shanto kintu bhal bodybuilding kora lora. Tar xarir'tu jetiya kamis'or tolot thake, tetiya gumpua naajai, kintu gym'or baniyan pindhile tar pexibur (muscles) dhum dhum kori jilikipure. Arup besi kotha nokoe, kintu jetiya he bhari weights uthai, tar kopalor xira'bur thik Axom'or pahar'or dorei mazboot dekha jaai.
Heitu gym'ote prothom bar ahil Ishani. Kolkata'r suali, marketing'or kaamot Guwahati'loi shift hoisil. Ishani dekhiboloi thik Kolkata'r mitha'r dorei—narm aru mitha, kintu tair sokut asil ekta teekha bhab. Jetiya tai tair sports leggings aru tight top pindhi treadmill'ot dore, gym'or baki loraboror focus hodaie lori jaai. Kintu Arup'e ketiyao tair fali ghuri nasai. Aru eitu kotha'i Ishani'k bhetore bhetore kiba ekta kosto di thake.
Ekdin hila (evening) homoyot, Arup'e bhari squats kori asil. Tar bukur pora pasina tupi-tupe huki asil. Ishani'e pasote bicep curls kori asil, kintu tair soku asil mirror'ot Arup'or muscles'or uporot.
"Excuse me," Ishani'e Arup'or usoroloi goy koley. Tair Bengali accent'tu tair Hindi't ekta beleg mithaas dhalisil. "Olop help koriba neki? Ei last set'tu moi akele koribo para nai."
Arup'e weights bur thoi lambi nixah (breath) eta loley. Prothom bar tai Ishani'k iman usoror pora dekhiiley. Tair mukhot workout'or karone ekta gulapi abha (glow) asil.
"Hobo, kora," Arup'e tar bhari gola're koley.
Chapter 2: Usoror heitu Muhurta
Ishani bench'ot xui poril aru Arup tair thik pisot khura hol. Jetiya Ishani'e weights bur uthailey, Arup'or hat duxon tair hator tolot asil—support diboloi. Har bar jetiya Ishani'e vajan niche nile, tair gorom nixah Arup'or thutit (chin) lagisil. Arup'or nakot Ishani'r baal'or pora aha strawberry aru pasina'r mila-jula ekta naxa-doya khushbu lagil.
"Aru olop... come on, Ishani," Arup'e tair kanor usorot dhirey koi koley.
Ishani'e ek aakhri bar poori takat logai weights bur uthailey aru thakiy poril. Arup'e vajan rack'ot tholey, kintu he pisot gusi nahil. Mirror'ot duyo're soku milil. Gym'ot AC soli thoka shotte'o, heitu konat bikhon garmi (heat) mehsus hol.
"Tumi Axomiya lorabor hodaie iman serious kiyo thaka?" Ishani'e uthi koley, tair hat'khon galti'te Arup'or bukut lagi asil.
Arup'e tair hat'khon nathoriley. "Ami serious nohoi, ami selective hoy. Ami hokolure logot besi kotha nokou."
Ishani'e hahile. "Tenehole moi heitu 'selective' list'ot asu?"
Arup'e ek khuj aage barhi goy tair khub usorot khura hol. "Tumi heitu list'or hobi uparot asa."
Chapter 3: Boroxun aru Guwahati'r Rati
Gym'or pora ulua'r homoyot achanak bikhon boroxun arombho hol. Guwahati'r boroxun hodaie romantic hoi.
"Sola, moi drop kori dim," Arup'e tar Bullet start kori koley.
Ishani pisot bahil aru dhirey koi Arup'or kandhot hat tholey. Rasta't paani aru phislan (slippery) asil, jetiya Arup'e brake mariley, Ishani poori tarah Arup'or pithit hapi dhoriley. Arup'e tair narm jism aru tair bukur dhor-faroni tar pithit mehsus koriley. Arup'or dil'or dhadkan'o tetiya tez hoi goisil.
Tai'lok ekta purona cafe't rukil. Coffee khai khai ghanto're ghanto kotha patiley. Ishani'e Kolkata'r galli'r kotha koley, aru Arup'e tair Axom'or Majuli aru Kaziranga'r kisse xunale.
"Tumi jana Arup," Ishani'e coffee'r cup'tu dhori koley, "Kolkata't manue bahut kotha koi, kintu tumar dore iman shanti're xuniba pora manu moi pua nasilu."
Arup'e tair hat'khon dhori loley. "Shayad tumi bhul jagat bisari asila. Axom'ot ami sukoon bhal pau."
Chapter 4: Mature Tension aru Prem
Ekdin rati, gym'or anniversary party asil. Hokolue olop drink kori asil, kintu Arup aru Ishani duyo hosh'ot asil, kintu kiba ekta naxat choor.
Party khatam hobo'r pisot, Arup'e Ishani'k tair flat'loi thoi ahiboloi gol. Lift'tu kharap asil, tenehole duyo staircase're jua'r faisla koriley. Jetiya tai'lok Ishani'r door'ot pahunsil, Ishani rukil aru ghuri Arup'k sailey.
"Bhetoroloi ahiba? Olop kotha patim," tai dhirey koi koley.
Bhetoroloi jua'r pisot Ishani'e light najolailey. Khiriki'r pora aha shehar'or roshni't kamratu olop pohor hoi asil. Arup'e darwaza bandh kori Ishani'k nijor fali tanile.
"Ishani, moi eitu kabore pora koribo bisari asilu," Arup'e koley aru tair gardan'ot nijor hoth (lips) thoi diley.
Ishani'e ekta gehri nixah loley. Tai Arup'or baal'bur nijor anguli're dhori loley. "Tenehole kiyo ruki asila, Axomiya lora? Moi'tu prothom din'ore pora tumak permission di thoisilu."
Arup'e tait dangi loley aru kitchen'or counter'ot bhuai diley. Arup'e Ishani'r kurti'r buttons bur dhire dhire khulile. Bahirot boroxun tez hoi asil, kintu bhetoror garmi (heat) taitkoi besi asil. Arup'or hat Ishani'r narm komort goy pahunsil.
Ishani'e Arup'or mukhkhon nijor usoroloi anile. "Kolkata'r mithaas aru Assam'or garmi... aji sai lou kune jite."
Heitu rati, Guwahati'r hital botah'r majot, duyo deha ek hoi gol. Arup'e Ishani'r curves bur thik teneikoi bhal pale jeneikoi he nijor matik bhal pai. Aru Ishani'e Arup'or mardangi't heitu sukoon pale jitu tai ketiyao pua nasil.
Chapter 5: Ek Naya Arombo
Agle din jetiya beli (sun) ulal, Guwahati'r botah't ekta naya taazgi asil. Gym'ot jetiya tai'lok milil, tetiya duyo're sokut ekta gupun raaz asil.
Manue bhabisil tai'lok sudu gym buddies, kintu jetiya Arup'e Ishani'k weights uthaiboli help korile, tai'lokor anguli'r milan'e koi asil ki eitu rishta lo't koi'o besi mazboot hoi porise.
Bengal'or suali aru Assam'or lora—diyo dekhuai dile ki prem'or kunu bhasha nai, thake sudu mon'or milan.
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