Anidita : With you always

CHAPTER 21

Randhir was quite surprised when he saw anirudh at his door. This was something he was not expecting. And then he knew that something was not right. Was he in some problem? And that was when bondita made an entry. Looking at the child bride randhir was more worried for his friend. As far as he knew his friend he would never marry a child. 'What if after coming to india he fell in love with this little girl and his family was against it so they got married and ran away from home. Woah such a filmy scene it would have been.' Randhir thought this and then immediately dismissed these thoughts as he knew anirudh well. Duniya idhar ki udhar ho jae but anirudh roy chowadhary will never compromise with his morals.

He wanted to ask him so many questions but there past was not letting him drop his guards in front of him. So after having dinner he walked towards the stairs and then from side eye saw anirudh following him. He made his way towards the terrace. Standing by the railing he was waiting for anirudh to come and at last he showed up.  Randhir, maintaining his tough composure, asked "Mujhe pata tha ki tumhe kuch baat karni hai isiliye main yaha aaya. Ab tumhe joh batana hai bata doh fir uske baad main sochunga ki tumhari madad karni hai ya nhi. Aur haan agar mera faisla na hua toh kal subha hi chale jana wapis."

Anirudh knew that now he has the chance to explain himself to his friend, but before that he needed to apologize to him for whatever he did and said him all those years back. "Sabse phele main yeh khena chahta hu that I'm really sorry. Uss din joh bhi hua..." but his words were left incomplete as randhir cut him off. "Dekho tum voh sab yaad mat karvao mujhe, aur jis kaam ke liye aae ho voh batao. Mujhe peechli baato ko yaad nhi karna."

Anirudh knew it won't be easy to ask for forgiveness but he will keep on trying. He cleared his throat and walked towards the railing, looking towards the moon he started,"Main yaha 2 karano ki wajha se aaya hu, phela tumne discuss nhi karne diya aur dusra hai bondita."

"Bhabhi?"

"Haan, Bondita na badi bholi hai par utni hi shaitaan bhi, logo ki madad karti hai par samay aane par unhe unki galtia batate hue tark bhi karti hai, bacho jaisi masumiyat hai par bado si samajhne ki shakti bhi. Tumhe pata hai nadi se mardo ke kapde chura kar bhagi thi unhe sabak sikhane ke liye. Apni padhai ke haq ke liye ladi unn britishers se, najane kitna kuch saha hai usne par uski himaat kabhi kam nhi hui. Bondita na tark karne wali, kuprathao ke wirudh khadne wali, apne haq ke liye ladhne wali ladki hai." Anirudh finished with a smile on his face.

Randhir was now thinking that maybe they actually ran away from house but shrugged his thoughts. "Yeh toh kafi aachi baat hai. Toh tum bhabhi ko yaha kyu lae?"

"Batya na maine bondita bholi hai, bas issi bholepan ka fyada uthya mere ghar walo aur samaj ne." He sighed and looked towards the moon. There was silence for a few minutes.

"Anirudh agar tum soch rhe ho ki main tumhara dimag padh sakta hu toh sorry to disappoint you I can't. Toh please elaborte karoge ki hua kya hai?"

"Haan, toh hua kya ki 2 saal phele jab bondita ko uski pheli mahavari hui tab mere kaka ne ik pooja rakhi taki main aur bondita p..pa...parivarik jee..van shuru kar sake." He was so embaressed and randhir was shocked, "Uss samay unhone mujhe ik jadibuti wala ladoo khilya tha aur main uske nashe mei tha, behosh ho gya aur voh thakur kamre mei aa gya. Dugga maa ka lakh lakh shurkar hai ki main samay pe hosh mei aa gya warna.." his hand turned into a fist and he closed his eyes.

Randhir was too shocked to respond. Those painful memories form his past were resurfacing as he listened to anirudh. Parivarik jeevan with a child. Why would they force them to do something like this to a child but then that was how everything was ghappening in society. Girls getting married at young age and then getting pregnant. Their bodies are not even fully developed for carrying a child but they have to do it as society would not let them live peacefully. He has seen someone really close to him suffer from that.

"Fir kya hua? Tumhare kaka ne kya dubara aisa kuch kiya?"

"Nhi uske baad maine kaka ko khe diya tha ki meri neeji zindagi mei dhakal na de. 2 saal sab theek rha, bondita maan laga kar padh rhi thi par fir ik din sampoorna, mere baba ki patni, ka sach pata chal gya hume aur fir main aur bondita ne ghar chod diya. Gao mei jakar rhene lage hum. Mujhe paise kamane thee isiliye court mei jane laga par log mere pass apna case lekar nhi aa rhe thee. Isi liye ik krantikari ka saath diya uski muheem mei. Bas ik galti kar baitha, bondita ko gao ki aurto se milne diya. Unhone na jane kya kya bhar diya hai uske masoom se dimag mei."

"Kya tumne krantiakrio ki muheem mei hissa liya. Tum pagal ho kya? Agar kuch ho jata toh? Bacho ka khel samjha hai kya? Tum na bilkul nhi badle ani tab bhi fitoori thee ab bhi vhi ho." Randhir for a moment forgot that he was acting all cold in front of anirudh but then suddenly realized and again went to that cold mood." Aisa kya kaha unhone bhabhi se?"

"Unhone usse bola ki voh mujhse pyaar karti hai, ki usse padhai mei nhi mujh par aur humare rishte par dhyan dena chahiye, Ki kaise usse ik adarsh patni bana na chahiye aur aisa karne se usse pat.. pati patni wala pyaar de dunga mei." anirudh shut his eyes and randhir eyes were wide as a sauser. 

"Kya? Pati patni ka pyaar? Adarsh patni? Yeh sab kaise ik bachi se expect kar sakte hai? Aur bhabhi unhone kya baat maan li un sabki?"

"Haan, bondita ab padhai se zyada khana banane mei aur ghar ke kaamo mei dhyan deti hai aur kaka issi baat ko bhadhwa dete hai. Voh tark nhi karti randhir, bondita joh tark kiye bina nhi rhe sakti mujhse nazre chura ke baat karti hai. Usse toh pati patni ke pyaar ka matlab bhi nhi pata hoga aur voh mujhse maang rhi hai."

"Tumne bhabhi ko smajhya nhi kya ani?"

"Samjhya na, bhout koshish ki samjhane ki. Usse humara sapna yaad karvya par koi asar nhi. Tum hi batao na randhir mei kya karu ab."

"Tumhe meri kya madad chahiye ismei anirudh?"

"Tumne yeh sab hote hue dekha hai na. Chotti ke saath bhi aisa kuch hua tha. Tumne uski shadi rukwane ki koshish ki thi magar nhi rukwa pae thee par mujhe yakeen hai ki tumne wapis aakar zaroor usse bachya hoga inn sab cheezo se. Vaise hi bondita ko bachane mei meri madad kar do please. Chotti jaise hi usse apni bhen samajh ke madad kar do meri."

A lone tear excaped from randhir's eye. He recalled his sister and how he wanted to help her despirately. He looked at anirudh and said, "Main karunga tumhari madad. Chotti ko toh nhi bacha paya main par bhabhi ki madad zaroor karunga."

"Sach? Shukriya randhir. Aur chotti mo nhi bacha pae matlab?"

"Nhi bacha paya apni chotti bhen apni kirna ko. Kash uske ankhae shabd padh leta toh aaj yaha mere saath hoti. Vaha upar aasman mei dekh kar baat nhi karni padhti uss se."

Anirudh's heart was beating faster now. No this can't be, this can't be what he is thinking it to be. "Matlab? Upar delh ke?"

"Ab baba ji ke pass chali gyi hai toh aasman mei dekh kar hi baat karni padegi na." Randhir said while tearing up. 

Anirudh was shocked. Chotti was no more. His eyes teared up and he looked at randhir who was now silently crying. He moved towards him and hugged him. Both the friends huged each other after such long time. Randhir started weeping. Anirudh raised his hand and started patting his back. This was shocking for him.

'Main kirna ki madad nhi kar paya par bondita bhabhi ki madad zaroor karunga anirudh, unki halat apni kirna jaise nhi hone dunga' Randhir thought while being in the hug.

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