AniDita : Spaces Between Us

heart beats fast

College over. Bondita was thinking about Anirudh.  Anirudh also thinking about bondita.

"Main unse puchungi aaj unhone kiyu mjhpe haar maan liya? kiyu chodh diya mujhe baal vivah ke pinjre main akele?
Bondita talked to herself and went to his cabin.

ush ladki ne aisa kiyu kaha mujhe ke main zimmedari ki baat na karu. Kiya woh mujhe jaanti hain?" Anirudh talked with himself.

That moment he heared a knock Anirudh about to turn but the papers he was helding fall from his hand and started flying in air. He started picking but that moment he saw another hand on the paper.He looked and saw bondita looking down. Her waistlenth hair was flying in the air. She could felt her gaze on her and looking other side getting shy.  Her heart was beating fast.

They about to pick another paper but their hands got touched. They looked into eachother's eyes and both recalled the day they broke their marriege. They were in same situation. They  immidately moved away their hands and felt embarrassed. 

"can't you ask for permission before enter? Anirudh asked in deep tone.

" maine to knock kiya tha par apke papers udh gayein ishliye madat karne ke liye ander agayi" Bondita told.

Tumhe hindi ati hain? Anirudh asked.

"Agar india se hongi to hindi ayegi na mujhe?" Bondita told. Anirudh was surprised. No indian girl ever came to study in london's college. that is too in law section. He dreamt about his bondita to become a barrister and wished if today bondita was at her place. 

"accha laga sunke ki india ki koi ladki law padh rahi hain. bohat acche bichar honge tumhare maa - baba ke jo tumhe yaha bheja". Anirudh said.

" maa baba ne nehi bheja main khudh ayi hu yaha padhne. apne kabiliyat or hard work ki wajah se hu or apne kitni asani se keh diya ke pata nehi mere jaisi ladki ko kaise admisson mil gayi ish College mein" Bondita said with a sad smile.

"accha sorry. aab padhai pe dhiyaan dete hain. baitho yaha" Anirudh ordered then he also sat on his chair. He was making her understand. But she was just looking at him with moist eyes. She recalled her childhood. How he used to teach her. She made courage and spoke.

"Apne shadi karli kisi or se? Bondita asked. Anirudh stopped and looked at her. What kind of question she was asking him?

" main apni personal life kisi se discuss nehi karta. or mere shadi huyi ya nehi isse tumhe kiya? Its better you focus on study not on my life" Anirudh replied looking at notebook in sacarastic tone.

"sahi kaha mujhe kiya? main lagti kiya hu apki? apne to mera naam bhi nehi pucha abhitak" Bondita replied. Par fir bhi sun lijiye mera naam.Mera naam bo...Before she complete Anirudh inturupped. "agar main tumhara naam jaan nah chahta to main khudh nehi puch leta? mujhe koi interested nehi hain tumhara naam jaan ne mein" Anirudh replied. 

Bondita frowned and took out her purse and gave him money.

" maine kaal apka glass todh diya tha yeh rahe paise uske. pure paise nehi laa payi par kuch din mein louta dungi" Bondita told.

"uski zarurat nehi. maine glasses already thik karli hain. yeh tum apne pash rakho" Anirudh said.

"nehi rakh sakti galti maine ki thi bhaarpayi bhi main hi karungi " Bondita argued. " kaha na zarurat nehi? ekbaar mein samajh nehi ata? Anirudh shout at her." par mujhe... Bondita about to say but he interrupted.

"Bohat ziyada baat karti ho tum or mujhe ziayda baat karnah pasand nehi to padhai pe dhiyaan do" Anirudh ordered  while writing.

"sapne dekhna pasand hain na apko? kiya pata humara sapna judah ho?" Bondita told. Anirudh looked at her. He recalled once bondita also said that to him. Anirudh kept quite for sometime.