One and a half months passes on....
Bondita takes her bath in the morning and went towards the mandir.
"Bahu..." called kaka "tumhare pati babu ne bataya woh kab ayega?"
"Nehi kakasasurji " answered Bondita in a sad tone "jab bhi puchti hu bolte hain jaldi aunga.."
"Aur woh jaldi aj tak aya nehi... du mahime hone wala hain... aise ghar se bahar.. log keya kahenge.."
"Log keu keya kahenge... log to sirf aurat ko sunate hain na.. per woh to mard hain..." answered Bondita in a taunting tone while arranging the diyas
"R a ish ber bhi tumhe hi sunayenge...."
"Keuu??"
Kaka went and sat beside Bondita. He caressed her head..
"Bohat saral aur bholi ho tum bahu... choti ho na... jab pati itne din patni se dur rahe to.... msin nehi chahata log tumhara najuk dil todhe..."
Bondita gave a confused look at kaka... kaka didn't want to tell her all the things...
Sampurna looks on...
Bondita goes to get ready for school. She looks at her homework. Handwritting isn't improving at all. She can't write fluently. She's panicking and so she can't think properly. This is in turn making her answers lower than average standard.
She is not getting that appreciation in school as she used to get. Boys in leadership of Avinav taunts her in the class and teachers don't protest. Why? Why things changed this much? Does only marks define a student? When she used to bring good marks teachers lover her so much and no one dared to taunt her. But now.... she needs to reclaim her place...
She returns home. Somnath sat with Batuk and Bondita. Bondita trued to move her hands faster
"R a boudi... itna jor mat daliye...." said Somnath
"2 mahine ho geye hain.. abhi thick hain... haat jorse nehi chalaungi toh exam kabhi samai pe khatam nehi kar payungi..."
"Tabh bhi Boudi... itni bari chot.. thick hone main waqt to lagega na..."
Bondita didn't bother his words.
But Somnath had another plan.
At night Bondita was sitting in the study waiting for his patibabu's call. Somnath was hiding nearby. And unknown to both of them kaka and Bihari was also hiding nearby. All the four pairs of eyes were on the bechara telephone.
The phone rang....
Bondita ran and picked it up...
"Haluuuu"
"Haluuu Bondita" Anirudh's sound came frim the other side...
As Somnath became sure it's his dada only he slowly went and stood behind Bondita and snatched the phone from her
"Bondita tabiyat thick hain na tumhari..." asked Anirudh
"Nehi dada bilkul thick nehi hain..." replied Somnath..
Anirudh was shocked..
"Aap ne mera phone keu le liya.. do mujhe do..." shouted Bondita and tried her best the snatch the phone but she couldn't...
"Matlab keya hua??" Asked Anirudh
"Dekhiye na dada mana karta hu fer bhi boudi haat main jor deke jaldi likhne ki kosis karti hain...haat lal ho raha hain unka... kaspte hain hath.. fer bhi jor dalti hain..."
"Baat nehi sunti tumhari??"
"Nehi dada nehi sunti.."
"Do phone mujhe .. aap keu bata rahe ho Som dada .." Bondita starts crying "do na mujhee..."
"Somnath phone Bondita ko do" orders Anirudh
Somnath eases his grasp on the phone and Bondita snatches it..
"Hello... patibabu.. aisa kuch nehi hain..."
"Jhut bol rahi thi tum... chupa rahi thi mujse?" Scolds Anirudh
Bondita gives an angry glance at Somnath..
"Nehi woh..."
"Kitni baar puchta hu main tumse.. chupa keu rahi thi mujhse?"
"Aap chinta karenge isliye...."
Anirudh's heart becomes heavy
"Wapas ayiye na..."
"Jaldi ayunga Bondita"
"Har din to bolte hain jaldi ayunga... per 2 mahine ho geye" replies Bondita with abhiman
The phone gets snatched from Bondita's hand again...
"Ferse phone chin li " shouts Bondita. .. but she gets shocked
This time it's kaka
"Ghaddha kahinka... itni baar yeh bacchi tujhe pukarta hain per tujhe kuch fark hi nehi parta.. tujhe kisine bola hain ki khud paise na kama... per yeh keya.. ghar bar sab bhul hi geya?.. log keya kahenge?"
"Kaka mujhe yaha bohat kuch sikhna hain... aur apko pata hain na log keya kahenge ise mujhe koi fark nehi parta.."
"Ha tujhe keu fark parega sunna to Bahu ko parega na.. ki pati keu itni din dur hain usse... nalayak.. kab bara hoga? Buddhi kab ayegi tere sher main?? Aur har din kuch sikhna hota hain tujhe... shani rabi bar ko keya khet main fasal ugane jata hain?"
Anirudh has no answer...
"Kaka woh... thick hain ish sanibar ko aunga..."
"Aab ayi akal thikane launde ki.. na dato to kuch ghusta hi nehi sher pe... ek bacchi ki zimedari hain tuhare upar aur tum khud hi bacche banke baithe ho.. aap to thoda akal chala .. yeh le Bahu se baat kar..."
Kaka gives the phone to Bondita
"Aap ay rahe ho na..." asked Bondita with a smile..
"Ha ay raha hu...." replied Anirudh like a bhiggi billi
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Anidita: A sweet journey towards a new dawn
FanfictionThis is a fan fiction based on an Indian tv series "Barrister babu " aired on Colors tv. The story's background is 1920s and it deals with perils of child marrige and other contemporary social issues. The story starts with Anirudh faking marriage wi...
