As I said before, whether we have anything in life or not, this thing called pera (worries) is always there. I mean, let the world turn upside down, but pera will never leave!
I called Tanid…
Me: Oi, Tanid! Do you know Tava is leaving…?
Tanid: Where's she going…?
Me: Where else…? She got a scholarship and is going to Canada!
Tanid: What?! Who told you…?
Me: Remember how she disappeared again after hanging out with us…?
Tanid: Yeah, so what happened?
Me: I called her mom, and she told me Tava is leaving for Canada the day after tomorrow. Now, what do we do, bro?
Tanid: She'll probably go to Dhaka first before leaving. So when she leaves from here, we'll go see her.
Me: We won't go, you will.
Tanid: Why won't you go…?
Me: No, I have no interest in talking to her anymore. We did so much, and if she still doesn't care, then I'm done too. So you go. I'll tell the squad to coordinate with you, but don't drag me into this anymore. I'm warning you now—until she leaves, don't talk to me. Consider this a final notice. Bye.
Tanid: Just listen to me once—
Call disconnected.
Since our writer sahab is gone 😑📵, I'll continue the story myself.
Later, Virgil and Justin called to discuss who's going and how. We all went, but guess what? Our writer sahab really didn't show up. We messaged him everything, but nope, he ghosted us. Whatever—no pera! Later, he finally returned to normal after ages.
Since we're in Class 10 now, we sat down to decide where to go for our school picnic. [Okay, let me give the story back to writer sahab; otherwise, it's getting messy. 😆]
Me: So, my brothers and friends, welcome to our… Oi, Tanid, do you know the Bengali word for meeting?
Tanid: Bro, I have no idea 😊.
Me: Welcome to our meeting then 😬😬. Today's agenda—where should we go for the picnic?
Virgil: Bro, let's go to Cox's Bazar[Longest Sea Beach on Earth in Bangladesh]! 😊
Justin: No, man! We've already gone there like five times! Let's go somewhere new. How about Sylhet[A City of Bangladesh]?
Me: Bro, it's a one-day picnic! 😑😑
Justin: Can't we go to Sylhet and return the same day? 🙂
Me: Bro, Sylhet isn't like my uncle's house where I can just drop by and leave! 🤬
Virgil: Bro, your uncle's house is in Barishal[A city of Bangladesh]. 😊
Me: Oh, yeah. Wait—so Justin, do you think Sylhet is like my own house that I can just visit anytime?
Virgil: Bro, your own house is in Barishal too. 😊
Me: …Oh. Right. So—
Justin: Okay, okay, no need to explain. I get it.
Me: So, let's decide on a proper one-day trip.
Tanid: Let's go to Rangamati. The place is nice, so no paera.
Virgil: Bro, that's another national tourist spot! Suggest something new! 😭😭😭
Me: How about Mati Ta? It's beautiful, and none of us have been there before. Let's check it out!
Tanid: Yeah, sounds good. Set! We're going to Mati Ta. Anyone disagree?
Justin: No, bro… but Sylhet would've been fun 🥹🥹.
Tanid: Someone shut his mouth 🤬🤬.
So, everything's set! We're heading to Mati Ta. No pera, only chill! And if Antik Mahmud's Perahin Anthem plays in the background, then it's game over!
So, let's gooooo…!!! 🚀🎉
Are you wondering what happens next…? 😏