Anidita: A sweet journey towards a new dawn

Chapter 57: An unknown step forward

(Sorry guys for this late update, as all knows our fav show is under danger now and we have to fight to give it the justice it deserves and for that we hav to increase trp. Please watch Barrister Babu on tv with all ads. Switch on at 8 30 n don't change the channel until the show ends. Please guys It's my request to you. It's last chance for us. I was much busy in this work so couldn't update the story. Here the story continues. Hope you'll like it as now it'll have some quick twists.....)

Barrister Banerjee is in his chamber. Anirudh has gone out because he's hungry. He's now feeling he's gaining this eating habit from Bondita. A man enters the chamber.
"Kaise ho Sankar...." the man approached with a wide smile
"R a Ghochu.. ayo ayo..." Banerjee greeted. The man's face went dull.
"Abhi mujhe us nam se na pukaro please..."
"R a main to majak kar raha tha... ayo baitho..."
"Shankar ek musibat main hu dost..."
"Ha bolo..."
"Mere woh Murshidabad ki haveli ke bare main to jante hi ho... use British kabja karna chahati hain... notice bhi bhej diya hain... us haveli se mere baba ki yadain juri hui hain... use main kisi hal main kho nehi sakta.."
"Hmmm.... to case ke details jara bolo"

Ghonoshyam Hajra, the childhood best friend of Banerjee explained him the case as how Britishers want to take his paternal property.
At that time Anirudh entered the chamber. Banerjee looked at him entering and a plan just stormed into his head.
"Accha Ghoc.... Shayam... case to sachmain tumhare liye bohat jaruri hain.... but I'm fully packed... mere behalf pe yeh case mera junior Anirudh ladega.."
Anirudh looked at him shocked. Ghonoshyam looked at Anirudh's baby confused face. He don't want to hurt this baby but...
"Shankar... matlab ... tum...",
"R a uski sakal pe mat jao tum... Gold medalist barrister hain.. aur Engrez o ke khilaf yeh case lega bhi kaun tum bolo..."
"Ha o to hain..... per tum dekhna... matlab..."
"Tum tension mat lo... papers deke jao..."

Anirudh is called in a guardian meet today. Many other guardians think that the words of Bondita are making their girls think that child marriage is good.
"Per agar Bondita ka pati accha hoga to bacchi uski acchai hi to karega na.." objected Anamika's father..
"Per baccho ko yeh sab samachne ki akal kaha?" countered another
"Dekhiye main sirf Bondita to apna parichay deke bara karna chahata tha.... uske gaowale mar dalte use.... agar shadi na karke use palne ka koi option rehta to keu karta main usse shadi? Main khud baal bibha ke khilaf hu... use bhi wahi samjhata hu... per agar bacchi payar se mujhe patibabu bulai to keu roku main use?! Aise bhi jabh bhi main kehta hu ki tum meri patni nehi dil tut jata hain bechari ka... samach ko bhi to samjhiye... humain ultimately samach main rehke hi samach ko sudharna hain... ab kaise expect karte ho ki ek sath sab kuvh hazil hoga... aj main uska pati banke uska guardianship le raha hu... uske siba aur koi chara hain keya.. aur usne to tareef meri ki na... baal vibha ki tareef to nehi ki... r a use pata hi nehi vibha asal main hain keya to tareef bhi kaise kare... aplogo ko nehi lagta ki Bondita aur mujhe dosh dene se pehle aplogo ko apne baccho ko samjhana chahiye... bacche nehi samachte per aplog to samach sakte ho na... sirf woh shadisudha hain isliye use educational benefits nehi milega yeh kaisi baat hain?! Mama ke pas rahe to jinda jalake usse chutkara pane ka sochte hain log... aur agar main use padha likhake bara karna chahu to log kahenge ki maine usse shadi ki hain to woh aur dusro ke sath padhne ke layak nehi... r a baal bivha nam ka kupratha yaha per in vogue hain... mujhe pata hain yeh galat hain per iske siba aur koi chara tha keya mere paas ap hi boliye... har mod pain badnami aur discrimination hoti hain... per kabhi deeply sochke dekhiye ki change sirf bato se ayegi ay fer so called modern society ko bhi apne soch main sudhar lana hoga... change ek step by step process hain... agar aplog fer bhi na mane fer I have to take her out. Per meri Bondita per koi ungli uthai yeh mujhe bardast nehi.... bohat saha hain us bachari ne... mod mod pe batain sunni padi use.... keu? Garib ghar ki larki hain isliye? Baba nehi hain isliye?? Koi apnana nehi chaha isliye? Galti kaunsi ki maine boliye? Waha per marne deta to mere liye woh accha hota na? As I'm against child marrige and sati both so let me take her in my home and let her hear all bashings by the society and let her life as a daya ka patra a sheltered of ours... that'll serve the purpose of change... isn't it?"

After Anirudh's this long lecture all went quite. Anirudh was much angry and others seemed quite sorry. After a discussion which seemed like buttering Anirudh it was concluded that Bondita will stay but a session needs to be conducted to clear the confusion in kids. Anirudh agreed and assured that Bondita will give all logical points against child marriage. All guardians were a bit ashamed because Anirudh totally pointed at their modern midset as a showpiece. That really hit them hard. Many guardians and messiah of change from the begining backed Anirudh. Much to his unknown Anirudh stepped into the cause for which he returned to India.

Anirudh fought Ghanashyam Babu's case and all his underestimation for Anirudh was eliminated. He felt sorry how he accused Banerjee for neglecting his case. Banerjee just looked at his sorry face. Anirudh's face can't hold the smile. He's winning. Only the last hearing left. He's defeating the British Barrister. He felt like dancing. Well only Bondita csn be his companion he can't dance with his senior afterall.

Anirudh came home. Bondita was busy in her studies.
"Bondita dekho main tumhare liye keya laya hu...."
"Keya?" Bondita replied without looking at him.
Anirudh opened the box. The smell made her look back.
"CHOCOLATE CAKE?!" Bondita was tooo happy
"Ha chalo ... hum ek sath khayenge..."
"Accha rukiye main homework khatam kar leti hu..."
Anirudh shrunk. Earlier Bondita used to leave everything to eat but now she has gone too serious about studies. Wait Anirudh what? You wanted her to be serious only nah? Why are you going disappointed like a kid? You should grow up not become a kid like Bondita. But.... yes he feels a different level of sakoon being a kid with Bondita. A feeling he can't explain. He guides her scholds her like a guardian and also be a kid like her with her like a friend. Wait does this friendship a part of guardianship which he never felt? He saw kaka playing with baby Batuk... kaka used to play with him like that too perhaps. Yes his ma played all kiddish games with him. But those days got lost. Anirudh looked at Bondita studying. Has he became her ideal guardian which his father failed to become. His eyes went teary as he recalled his childhood sweet memories, his mothers death and then how he was forced to go to London to lead a lonely life. He do had friends but no gurdian. Inside his heart he started hating his father more and thus go more and more far from his family. Now he want to lead a life with Bondita. Perhaps no other has lead such a life but now Bondita's smile has become his happiness. He want to be free and want to let Bondita to be free. Both will lead a free life where nobody will question them. Both will play beneath the mango tree. Will throw stones to break the mango. Will get drenched in the rain and laugh and dance. Yes he wants to be a kid once more.

"Patibabu... patibabu... cake nehi khayenge??" A sudden jerk transformed the mango into a chocolate cake and Anirudh sleep broke..
"Aahh keya??"
"Aap so kaise geye ab??"
"Nehi kuch nehi.... chalo khate hain..."
Both started eating the cake happily. Bondita made him eat and Anirudh made her eat.

Next day Banerjee went to Ghanashyam's house.
"R a Shankar bolo..."
"Dekho Shyam.... Anirudh to case jeet hi jaiga per use uska fees..."
"Kitna chahiye bolo.... jitna chahoge dunga... usne mere baba ki sriti bachai hain... main..."
"Park street main tumhara ek haveli hain na..."
"Ha.... hain..... per woh to bohat chota hain.... main use woh bara wala....."
"Chota hi sahi hain nehi to use sakh hoga..."
"Sakh .... matlab..."
"Mujhe pata tha tumhare pass ghar bohat sare hain.... property ki kuch kami nehi hain.... isliye jan buchke woh case Anirudh ko diya... woh kabil hain... jeet jaiga... aur tumhare baba ke sriti bachane ke inam main tum use woh haveli doge... and some other facilities... kusi bhi tarah se tum use janne nehi doge ki I planned it"
"Bhai tu bol keya raha hain kuch samach behi ay raha... ha main use jarur dunga per tum plan keu kar rahe ho? Uska aona ghar nehi? London se padhke aya hain bare ghar ka beta hi hoga na??"
Banerjee told him that Anirudh's father is a businessman and how he married Bondita and then went on doing all kinda pagalpan which disappointed his father. How his association with freedom moment rose the disappointment to extreme and how his leaving the house initiated his little wify to fled away and come to him. Now Banerjee just want the two to live a free life and for it a shelter is needed. And it'll be more acceptable and respectable to a boy like Anirudh when he'll earn it. Banerjee just hid his father's identity and dare not mention about Roy Choudhury's zamindari. What if he has some zamindari rivalry. Ghanashyam also have zamindari afterall.

Ghanashyam was much pleased at the story of Anirudh and really harboured respect for him in his heart.
Much unknown to Anirudh he gained a lot of trusted followers.