Anidita : The Flaming Flambeau

CHAPTER 3 : Part 2

Bondita's p.o.v

"Ruko! Mujhe ek baat batao hum itna sab kuch kyun kar rahe hai? Rudhira ki Maa ko hum seedhe apne sath kyun nahi la sakte?" Laya thought out loud, giving out both her hands while reasoning.

"Nahi Laya boudi. Sab kuch utna aasan nahi hoga jitna tum soch rahi hai. Rudhi ki Maa apne Pati ko chodkar humare sath aane keliye kabhi nahi manegi. Rudhi ne kaha tha mujhse lekin phir bhi meine ek baar koshish ki. Hum donon gaye the unse milkar unhe manane lekin woh maani nahi" Batuk replied first.

"Bhale hi videsh mein saalon tak rahi ho lekin ab bhi meri Maa mann se poori tarah desi hai... Apni purani soch aur paramparayein unke liye bohot mayne rakhte hai Laya didi. Woh apni patnidharam kabhi nahi todenge, zindagi bar nibhate rahenge. Phir chahe unke Pati kitna bhi nishtur aur kroor kyun na ho" Rudhi was the next to talk.

"Aur isiliye hum unhe behosh karke humare sath le aayenge. Na chahte huye bhi hum yeh karne ko majboor hai kyunki... kyunki isi mein hi unki bhalayi hai" I completed, giving a cautious glance to Rudhi who nodded in understanding.

Laya gave out an unconfident sight before waving a hand over her face.

"Theek hai! Batao kya yojana hai humari"

"Batuk aur Rudhi iss se pehle gaye the wahan. Agar iss baar Batuk phir wahan jayega toh ho sakta hai Indrajit babu ko shak ho jaye. Isiliye Batuk andar nahi jayega" I started.

"Kya?! Mein kyun nahi ja sakta? Mein jaunga! Aise keise tum sabko akela chod doon mein? Weise bhi Dada aur Somu dada ko kuch batane nahi de raha mujhe. Agar tum mein se kisi ko kuch hogaya, toh socho mera kya hoga? Yahan ke Patidev hi nahi Kaka aur Baba bhi mujhe zinda nahi chodenge!" he stopped as though he's imagining something and then shook his head wildly, keeping a hand on his chest involuntarily "Nahi! Tum log tabhi andar jaoge jab mein tum logon ke sath hoga" he completed.

"Batuk!" I groaned "Bachpana chodo aur baat ko samjho. Indrajit babu ko kisi bhi tarah ki shak nahi hona chahiye. Isiliye tumhara unke aaspas rehna sahi nahi hoga. Tum humari chinta mat karo, hum khud ko aur ek doosre ko sambhal sakte hai. Weise bhi, bahar kisi ka hona bhi bohot zaroori hai. Rudhi ki Maa ko hum zyada der tak behoshi mein nahi rakh payenge isiliye jitni jaldi ho sake, utni jaldi humara wahan se nikalna zaroori hai. Tumhe satark rehna hoga. Bahar gaadi mein intzar karna hoga. Jeise hi hum unke sath wapas aayenge, turant engine start karke gaadi chalana"

He huffed with crossed arms.

"Tum donon ke jane se koyi shak nahi hoga Genghis ko kyunki woh tum donon ko janta hi nahi hai! Roy Chowdhary bahuon ko woh keise jane!" Sarcasm dripped his tone.

I rolled my eyes before showing a hand to stop him blabbering on irritated.

"Tumse kisne bola ki hum Roy Chowdhary bahuen bankar ja rahe hai wahan?" I raised an eyebrow with a sly smile.

"Kya matlab hai tumhara? Hum bhes badalkar jayenge?" Laya inched so closer to her seat that I feared she'll topple over.

"Agar aisa hai toh mein kyun nahi bhes badal sakta? Mein bhi toh weise aa sakta hoon na?" Batuk jumped at me yet again.

"Tum bhes kyun badloge? Koyi naya natak shuru hone wala hai tumhara?" Somu dada entered with a smirk.

"Haan. 'Ekanth aur Majboor – Ek mard ki kahani'. Dekhna chahoge?" Batuk scoffed in reply.

We giggled at that and mentally noted our earlier conversation was to halt until his exit. Somu dada handed his bag to Laya who took it up from him and handed him a glass of water which I have no idea when she took. Somu dada laughed and gave him a defeated look.