Osman Gani's office room is small. Only one chair in front of him. He can't talk to more people at once. Talked to one person. Today I wanted to talk to Mr. Mizan but Mr. Mizan has not arrived yet. Mr. Gani does not wear a watch. He doesn't even have a watch in this room. Yet he knows that it's eleven o'clock.
His secretary Majnu Mia said he had been coming to the office late for several days. The day after tomorrow came after lunch time.
Mr. Gani said with a smile, he is not coming late, he is coming on time. Didn't I tell you to find out? I told you to tell him. You didn't find him. The diameter ran out. Why so much talk? It is not good to say more Majnu Mia. Talk less. If you understand more will work?
Yes sir.
Now stay in front of me. Work
Majnu Mia came out with a sad face. He has been asked to work but he has no work to do. Never was. His table is fileless.
The secretary has some rights in the file of the big man. Majnu Mia has nothing. Mr. Gani sees all the files himself. Draft correspondence yourself. The telephone is also in his room. There is no chance that Majnu Mia will be the first to pick up the telephone as the secretary. Majnu Mia is reclining in her mattress and wondering why Mr. Gani is feeding her for no reason. Occasionally wants to quit this job. The market is bad. It is not possible to get something new if you leave the job. Mr. Gani is good as an owner. There are bonus arrangements for two Eids. Contributory Provident Fund has been arranged. Employees have opened a welfare fund. One gave a doctor's appointment. This doctor comes three days a week and stays one hour. The company pays half the price of all medicines purchased according to the doctor's prescription.
Bigger than that, the company is getting bigger. There are rumors that Mr. Gani is going to start a shipping business. Of course, nothing can be said for sure about Mr. Gani. Most of what is heard about him is not. Mr. Gani has been looking at the files for an hour. LC abroad. Subject file. His eyebrows furrowed. His mind is saying that something didn't go well, but he can't grasp what it is. He does not distrust any of the employees. He always thinks that man is an animal who can neither believe nor disbelieve.
Will you come, sir?
Mr. Gani closed the file and said, come on, come on. Sit down. How are you Mr. Mizan said in a hushed voice, good. He thought that Mr. Gani could ask for an explanation for his late arrival. I had not found him the day before. But Mr. Gani did not ask anything. He raised another topic with a smile, has your son been found?
Yes, sir.
What day is it?
Fifteen days.
Have you run away from home before?
No, this is the first time.
Have you ever asked a friend something? Do they know?
Yes, no.
He took some money or jewelry from home. Usually they do this. Fat fled with some money. He goes around with friends for a month. Then comes back. You don't have to worry.
I'm not thinking.
Good, very good. And don't even worry about that side fail. Whatever you fail in today's exams. I'll arrange your son's job.
Mr. Mizan was surprised. Mr. Gani never said such a thing.
Mr. Gani said, Mr. Mizan understood, I actually like the boy who failed. The failed boy has no career. She knows she can't do anything else. So he works hard with what he gets. Understand?
Mr. Mizan did not say anything, but praised the man's intelligence, thinking that he was a skinny, short man with a stupid face. But the man's head is as clear as glass.
Mr. Mizan.
Yes sir.
I called you to say this. Another thing I heard is that I often go home with the files. There is a problem with the file.
Yes, no.
As some discrepancies?
Mr. Mizan said hesitantly, not much sir. A little.
Something from small to big. Did you know that the river is dammed? Do you know how to break the dam? At first a small crack is seen. Very little. Maybe the rat made a hole and cracked from that hole. Mr. Bhangemijan from the crack at the end of the dam.
Yes.
Send the file to me. I'll figure out what the problem is.
I can do it myself, sir.
It is very good if you can do it yourself.
Anyway sir.
Ok go Don't worry about the boy. This is how a boy of this age does. It would be better if you go outside for a month.
Mr. Gani opened the file again. He started seeing from the beginning. There is trouble in the LC. He can't catch the problem. The dam does not break suddenly. At first a small crack. The rat hole is the hole of the bimba snake then he is looking for the hole.
The telephone is ringing.
The worker looks at the telephone with annoyed eyes. Mr. Gani never gets upset. Whenever the phone rings, he takes the receiver in his hand and says in a sweet voice, Asolamu Alaikum, who do you want?
Didn't get a chance to speak today. His wife from Opash said, you come home a little.
Mr. Gani's wife Rahela Begum told her husband. Netrokona said in conversation. Pulling a little. Mr. Gani said, what happened?
Babu is in pain.
What's the pain?
Breaking things. The big son-in-law bit his hand.
Why is the big son-in-law real here?
I gave the news.
Did you tell one person or did you tell three people?
I am talking about three people.
Mr. Gani was impossibly upset. Didn't express annoyance, said in a simple voice, I'm coming.
Rachel says the older son-in-law wants to talk to Afon.
I'm leaving. What's there to talk about?
Yes, well.
Mr. Gani hung up the telephone. He has four children. After three daughters, one son Babu. Babu is eleven years old. There is no intelligence, like inanimate matter. But the girl has three impossible tricks. He has also been married to three Dhurandhars. Mr. Gani's idea is counting the days when his three daughters and three sons-in-law will share the property.
The three sons-in-law came together after hearing the news that he was buying a ship. Binoy is melting almost like butter. All three of them are saying that if they buy a ship, there is a possibility of huge loss. No one can handle these without experienced people.
Mr. Gani, after listening to their long conversation with his mind, said, will there be a loss if you buy a ship?
Yes, you have to keep the foreign bad. The situation is weak to pay their salaries. There will be total loss.
Who will be the total loss? Mine?
The sons-in-law remained silent. He said, why do you have so much headache about my loss?
The sons-in-law started begging. He said, as if remembering the word.
The sons-in-law do not remember this. They tried to find out how much income tax was paid by the father-in-law. There is no end to their worries about whether there will be industry in 50 bighas of land in Savar or whether the land will remain as it is. Rahela Begum likes her son-in-law very much. He always said in a loud voice that his daughters also show him a fraction of the maya mahat that the son-in-law shows him. No. Don't lie.
After three extra intelligent daughters, Mr. Gani sometimes wonders what happened to such a stupid boy. He wants to make a solid arrangement of the subject property by looking at the boy's face. Of course, Mr. Gani's idea is that not everyone is as stupid as Babu. He also thinks that what he has will be cut off with age.
Mr. Gani returned home and saw broken pieces of glass and cups scattered around the house. Babu is sitting on the floor with his legs spread. Eyes blood color. Far away, three sons-in-law are standing with their mother-in-law. The elder son-in-law tied a handkerchief in his left hand. When he saw his father-in-law, he came forward and whispered that he had become very violent. I think I need to fall asleep with sedatives. I called Dr. F. Zaman, he will come. Well known neurologist F. Zaman.
Mr. Gani completely ignored the elder son-in-law, looked at Babu and said coldly, Babu, what happened?
Nothing happened.
Why did you break the glass?
They just bother me.
What does it do?
I didn't want cold water.
Why didn't you open the fridge and take cold water yourself? The bottle is full of water. Go get some water from the fridge.
Babu got up calmly and opened the fridge. Mr. Gani went back to the office. L-C file should look good. There is a problem. A gap of subtlety. What is that gap? Need to find out. I have to sit in the cold head.