To Protestant
zala !! (He is protestant)
- Necio D'Souza
“Are!!!!! Azun kitem poxeta?
Bhair sorop kedna?......”- oxem bodd-boddop khoimchean yeta tem polleunk angnnache
diken man ghunvddaili.
“Arrecha! Him tor gaddyent
bosleant.”- Apxinch mhojea tonddantlean utram suttlim. Hanv taktiken bhair
sorlom. Gaddyechea stteringak hat ghalo. Gaddi hall-a diken dhanvddaili.
Ghorkarnichea bapul
bhavachem kazar tem. Melvin, Sogllea bhanvddam modem lhan. Soglleamche
apurbayecho to zavn asa. Kazar koxench chukovpak xokona. Horxim hanv somazik
fungsavank vochunk sodanch fattim. Konnachea-i kazarank, mornnak vochunk vaz
yeta. Samkea lagimchea soireanchea fungsanvank vochonastana ravop, hem
monisponnak sobot-xem na. Mhonttoch omuk-tomuk soireanchea utsovank vechench
poddtta. Matxem tori tondd dakhonvchench lagta.
Mhoje ghorkarnichem chintop mhoje
poros urfattem. Ti ekui soireachem vo ixttinichem fungsanv chukoina.
Dusreanchea apovneak durlokx korop tika puttvona. Vogich koslem-i nimit lavn
vochonastana ravop tika mandvona. Mhaka-i bi tichem oslem dhoronn borem dista.
Nidan hanv na pavlea,r ti tori amontronnacho xinn pavoita mhunn khos bhogta.
Ghorkarnichea agreak lagun
hanv bhurgeam sangatan kazarak gelom. Ratcho vell to. Open-air sal zog-zogit
bizlen ani decoration lavn nettoil'lem. Vokol-novro vixex oxe lhan
machier raza-ranni koxim boslelim. Kuxik deddo ani 5 deddi asleo. Zaito lok
salant, bhair yo-voch kortalo. Bhurgim, zanttim-nenttim oxim toxim pasar
zatali. Eke vatten muzg ani songitkar, vazovpache toyaren asle. Mukhar
jevnnachi Buffet manddpachi survat zal'li. Kazar azun suru zaunk naslem.
Wedding march suru korunk MC Roy novreachea bapaiche porvangek ravtalo.
Anikui lok nach-vosreant
bhitor sorot aslo. Thoddim zann nitt vochun novreak-vhoklek wish
korunuch fuddem vetalo. Ami wish korunk gelim nant. Sanjevellar igorjent resper
zalea uprant ami porbim bhetoil’lim.
Kazar suru zalem, kek
katorli, saud kantar zalem. Chukon urleleanim wine-che kalsi sangatan toast-raise
kelo. Wedding March-a uprant muzga nadar nachpi zoddio umedir distaleo.
Ami chovgam zannam mat boske velim hal'lim nant. Mhozo hetu aslo ho somarombh
pollevnuch anond bhogpacho.
Novreacho vhoddlo bhav
Assis-an amkam pollelim ani to amkam lagim sorlo. Bail bhurgeam sangatan
amche-xim ubho ravlo.
“Hey, Kunead! Koso asai
tum?- mhonnit mhojea hatak hat melloilo.
“Forrt asam. Tumi sogllim
borim asat ki na?”
“Chodd busy astai kitem?”- Chodda tempan bhettlea uprant zaleli khoxalkai
ukti zali.
“Hoi, hem sodanchench
zalam.”
“Nachpacho xok aslo tachem
kitem?- Mhoje ghorkarnin tondd ghalem.
“Nach? To anik soddunk
zata?”
“Come on lets go to the floor.”- mhoje bhurgeanchea buzar hat dhorle.
“Tumi cholat. Ami magir
yetat.”- hanvem taka vochunk formailem.
To nachacho xovkin aslelean
nachteleam modem aple baile sangatan nachunk laglo. Jivitant tannem nachacho
chondd soddlo na. Punn borench kitem soddlelem. Tannem kitem-kat soddlem tea
vixim mhojem mon mat totor-vitor zalem. Assis-a vixim ordkutti mahiti asli,
ticher anik bhor poddpak lagli.
Assis umedin nachtalo. Aplea
bhavachem kazar soboitalo. Holant hangasor asa zalear respera vellar igorjent
kiteak naslo? Kuxik aslele mhoje ghorkarnik proxn kelo.
“Ho Assis yedoll igorjent
dislo na mhaka?”
“To Protestant zala! Amchea
igorzanim zobor-so yena.” - Tinnem avazan mholl'lem.
Mhaka sudduk korun xok
boslea sarko zottko laglo.
“Punn kiteak?”- mhozo fuddlo
proxn. Aste-aste soglli gozal tinnem vistarun sangli. Mhojem kazar zaumche adli
gozal hi.
Sumar 11 vorsam adim
Assis-achem kazar zal'lem. Atam to astig monis. Tedna to samko gorib punn monan
vixall aslo. Sobavan monis bhangar. Mhoji gorkarn tedna ankvar. Ti tachea respera
velar hazir asli. Dis aitar, sanjechea 3.30 vaztam mis. Padr vigaran
xiddkail'lea pormonnem 20 minutam adim to toyar zavn igorjechea adrar ubo aslo.
Vhokol Carol tea adim pavon sorleli. Igorje bhair savllecho matuy addos naslo.
Vhokol-novro savlleche axen vonttik tenkun ravlim. Padrik konnem tori vochun
suchna dili. Padri bedroom-antlo bhairuch sorona. Xekim 4.05 vaztam padr
kur igorjechea umbrear ubo zalo. Vhokol-novreak bhitor kaddlim, lokui bhitor
sorlo.
Punn akhi igorzbhor kallokh.
Bizli Gul'l asli. Monxak monis vollkhunk avgodd aslem. Zonelam chodd voir
aslelean votachim kirnnam zomni meren pavonaslim. Altaracher Mike ani ek
Don bulb cholpa itli veavosta asli. Generator na, na mhunn inverter-ui
na. Donparchea ek vorar thavn bizli bepot'ta zalea, oxem sangun padrin misak
survat keli. Vad naka mhunn ghorcheanim vogeponn samball'lem. Music choir
xellelo. Photogaphy, videography bhongli. Ek panko ghunvona, ghamache
panvlleo soglleamchea angar denvtaleo.
Lokache halaval zale. Bizli
gul'l zavpachi ghoddnni, hi poilech khepe nasli. Jitle pavtti bizli na zalea,
title-i pavtt padr vigaran bhailean vevosta keleach. Zalear aizuch tannem oxem
kiteak kelem na, ho proxn lokache motint guslolo. Padrin zanna zavn durlokx
kelam oxem lok somzotale. Padr vigar duddvakarank solam marta ani goribank
khenddtta, hem tor ganv bhor lok zanna aslo. Jitli Fee girest lok ditat
titlich goribui bhortat. Zalear ho bhed-bhav kiteak? Osoi bi lok foddfoddttalo.
Lokachem chintlear, novro
ani novreachi famil lojent poddpa sarki gozal ti. Resper somplea uprant Assis
ani kaim zann bhitor vochun huzot ghalpak lagle. 'Igorjent bizli na mhunn tum
vogi koso ravlo? Nidan amkam tori sangchem aslem. Ami Generator-achi
vevosta korta asle.'-oxe prosn padr-kura mukhar manddle. Hea vixim apunn kaim
nokllo ,oxi zap diun tannem kus marli. Sogllem karasthan rochpi padr-vigar mat
thoim naslo. Kaim vellan kolea budhicho vigar denvun sankristin bhitor sorlo.
Mustaiki choddoili ani nitt igorjechea mukhel umbrear gelo. Tharailea pormonnem
dusrea eka zodpeachea resperak survat keli.
Bhitor sorta mhonosor bizlecho lok-lok.
Atam hi bizli khoimchean
aili? Bizli yeunk nasli. Vigaran don vhoddlea Inverter-achi veavosta
kel'li. Amkam hem mud'dom kel'lem chikan mhunn somzunk vell laglo na. Assis-ak
khub khont bhogli, tiddkeloi bi. Atanch vochun padrichea kansular don vazoitam
mhonnit vhoklecho bhav dhanvlo. Ghorcheanim fattik lagon taka addailo, na tor
padrik boddovpachi ghoddnni jerul ghoddpachi.
Kazarak mhoine soron gele, Assis
sodanch xinnot astalo. Padrin apleak ghat kelo mhunn dukhi zatalo. Padrik
10,000 hozar Donation diunk na mhunn padrin aplo vingas ghetlo mhunn
sangit astalo. To padri zobordosten denngi magtalo, nhoim igorjechea kamak punn
aplea khasgi prokolpak. Aplem svotachem oxem ek onath axrom badpacho prokolp
tannem suru kel'lo. Denngi mellovpak girestank toso goribank mosko martalo. Zo
duddu dina taka to butt laitolo. Oxench tannem amchea Assis-a sovem kel’lem.
Assis tea kallar rinn kaddun kazar zal'lo, to denngi anik khuimchi ditolo aslo!
Osleoch bangoddi anikui
uzvadda yeupak lagleo. Xekim ghoddpachem tem ghoddlech. Ek dis konne tori tea
padrik boddoiloch. Lojen to Bismakodden favor magun dusrea ganvat bodli ghetli.
Eka fattofatt Assisager tegam
bhurgim zolmolim. Konnakuch igorjent bavtizm dilo na. Itlea kalla mozgotim
ganvche igorjent kitlech padri aile gele, konnech Assis-achi vaspus keli na.
Ganv bhor lok Assis-ak ghoddlam tem ganttik marun aslo, punn konnech vixoyak
hat ghalo na. Igorje khal sabar sonvstha choltat konnech odhikrut ponnan
Assis-k somzun ghevpacho proyt korunk na.
Assis-an aplea dhondeacher
chodd bhor ghatli. Yennavoll vaddli. Xarant eka posh flat-ant ravpak tim
geli. Bhorpur poiso ani sompoti aiz tache lagim asa. Gorib poristithin tacho
ghat ghetlolo to ganv soddun ailoleak to ek yeosesvi dhondekar zaunk pavlolo.
Devanuch apnnak voir kaddleant oso Assis-acho khor visvas. Atam kazar zavpi hea
aplea dhakttea bhavak tannem sogllo duddvancho adar dila. Her gorjevontank ani
porkeank pasun adar diunk to fuddem. He khatir lok taka bore nodren polleta.
Assis protestant zala
hem ghorchim obhimanan sangtat. Padrichea motlobiponnak ani lokachea
dhongiponnak tim govay asat. Mhakai bi Assis-achi khub apurbay dispak
lagli………..
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This story is published on KONKONN DIVO periodical and
AMCHEM GOA weekly. It’s based on true incident.
