Bondita was numb. She was not expecting things to turn like that for kirna. She was just a 14 year old girl who was forced to married, which apparently lots of girls face, then getting pregnant at such young age and at last she faced death. She wanted to know what made this happen, how did she face such cruel end but one look at randhir, she just couldn't bring herself to ask him. He looked broken and guilt was clearly visible on his face. How would a brother feel when he has to live with the truth that he couldn't do anything for his sister.
She remembered how anirudh told her that child marriage is a bad practice and how it affects life of all those girls trapped in it. And now listening to what happed to kirna she was shaken. She was pulled out from her thoughts by randhir's voice.
"Pata hai boudi main toh vishwas hi nhi kar pa rha tha ki voh waha zameen par safed chadar ke neeche meri bhen hai. Bapuji, bebe tayaji aur tai ji ki taraf dekh kar unse pucha ki kon hai yeh voh khete kirna par mujhe vishwas nhi hua. Voh bolte ki uska... uska bacha mar gya uske pet mei hi uske bache ne dum todh diya aur uske saath.. uske saath meri bhen bhi...." randhir started crying. Bondita placed her hand on his shoulder, controlling her own tears.
Phele main unki baat man ne wala tha ki meri bhen ki garbhpat(miscarriage) ki wajha se maut hui par shyad baba ji chahte thee ki main poora sach janu. Hawa chali aur voh safed chadar uske sharer se uth gyi aur fir joh mere samne aaya main dekh nhi paya usse. Kirna ke haatho, pairo aur lagbhag pure sharer sirf muh ko chod ke nishan thee. Jaise kisi ne maaro ho usse. Kuch aise joh recently lage ho, kuch neele aur kuch jinka rang udd chuka tha. Meri bhen par atyachar hua tha aur jab maine mudh ke dekha toh main samaj gya tha ki mere bapuji aur taya ji tai ji ko pata tha iske baare mei. Uska antim snasak kar ke jab ghar wapis aae tab pucha maine bapuji se ki hua kya tha. Khete ki shadi shuda zindagi mei hota rheta hai yeh."
Bondita was shocked. How could someone say such things about his own daughter. She knew that husbands beat their wives but this was brutal.
"Khub ladha main, meri bebe bhi ladhi boli bapu se ki zindagi barbaad kardi meri bhen ki unhone apne lalach mei. Aur tabh pata chala ki meri bhen ki shadi ik sauda tha jisse tayaji aur bapu ko fyada hona tha. Bas tabhi soch liya tha ki apni bhen ko insaf dilaunga aur gunhegaro ko saza. Tabhi uske sasural wale aae aur uska saman dekar gye. Ik diary thi usmei, maine voh uthai aur apne kamre mei gya. Ab meri bhen apne par beeti batein batane ke liye nhi thi toh uski diary meri help karegi. Diary padhta gya aur mera guilt badhta gya. Meri bhen ne kitna kuch saha, logo ke taane, sasural walo ka zulm, pati ki maar aur na jane kya kya." Randhir realeased a breath.
"Uski last entry thi jismei usne likha tha ki 'Mere veerji aa rhe hai. Ab shyad mei iss narak se bach paungi. Apni aur apne bache ko nayi aur aachi zindagi de paungi'. Nhi aaya main time par, nhi de pai voh khud ko aachi zindagi." Both randhir and bondita were crying now. This was heartbreaking for bondita.
"Aur thekikat ki toh uske pati ke baare mei aur pata chala. Itne ghatiya aadmi se meri phool jaise bhen ki shadi karvai inn logo ne sirf apne fyade ke liye. Case kiya maine court mei par haar gya. Garbhpat se hui mrityu hi ghoshit ki unhone aur bach gya voh ladka. Usse main maar hi deta par seerat ne rok liya mujhe khe ke ki kirna ko uske veer ko jail mei dekhna aacha nhi lagega."
"Sach kaha boudi ne dada. Kirna ab aap ko dekhti hogi na toh kush hogi."
"Sachi na boudi, maaf kar diya hoga na usne apne iss jhalle veer ko?"
"Haan dada."
Bondita wiped her tears and then wiped randhir's tear. "Dada main kirna toh nhi par bhen zaroor ban sakti hu aapki."
Randhir smiled brightly and patted her head. "Toh dada ki jagha veerji bula sakti ho mujhe bondita?"
"Ji veer ji" Bondita said returning the smile.
"Tumhe pata hai bondita ki maine yeh sab tumhe kyu batya?" To which bondita nodded no. "Maine yeh sab isi liye batya taki tumhe galti karne se bacha saku."
"Konsi galti?"
"Iss samaj ki sikhai hui baatein maan ne ki galti. Batya mujhe anirudh ne ki kaise tum par bhoot chadha hai aadarsh patni banne ka."
"Par veer ji main toh vhi kar rhi hu joh har patni karti hai. Apne pati ko kush karna."
"Bondita mujhe anirudh ne batya ki kaise tum ladh padhi thi apne padhai ke haq ke liye. Kaise tum galat cheez dekh kar apni awaaz uthati ho kaise tarq kar ke logo ko chup karva deti ho. Kaha kho gyi hai vph bondita?"
Bondita got silent. She knew that randhir was talking about the real bondita not the one she was pretending to be.
"Bondita tumhe pata hai na bal vivah galat hai, ik kupratha hai par tumhara bhi bal vivaah hua. Toh difference kya hai tumme aur baki ladkio mei joh bal vivaah ka shikar hoti hai? Main batau tumhare pass anirudh jaisa pati hai. Aise insaan se shadi hui hai tumhari joh tumhe aam nhi khass bante hue dekhna chahta hai. Joh chahta hai ki tum apni tarq ki shakti se iss samaj mei badlav lao. Par baki ladkia unhe sab kuch shena padhta hai. Unhe toh padhai karna allowed nhi, arey padhai toh dur ki baat apne maan ki karne se roka jata hai unhe. Par tum voh ssab karti ho joh chahti ho. Aur yeh sirf anirudh ki wajha se nhi hai. Yh isiliye bhi hai kyuki tum voh karna chahti ho, tum badlav lana chahti ho apne haq ke liye khadhna chahti ho. Tum khud kya chahti ho bondita aur haan jawab tum apni soch se dena na ki kisi aur ke shabd bolna."
Bondita thought for a while. Whatever randhir said was true, she was lucky as she got anirudh as her husband who supports her but what about other girls? What if they are facing what kirna faced or even worse? She thought about how it was anirudh's dream to make her a barrister and over the period of time it became her dream also. She wanted to use law as her method of fighting. But know she was lost. She got manipulated by those village women and her families words that she forgot her aim. How could she do that.
"Veerji main unn logo ki madad karna chahti hu ik barrister ban kar. Main bhatak gyi thi apni raah se, najane kya soch rhi thi. Mujhe laga adarsh patni bankar joh sab ,ujhe unn gao ki aurto ne batya voh karungi toh pati babu kush ho jaenge par bhul gyi ki pati babau ke chere par muskan toh mere tarq late hai, unhe kush toh mera school mei aache se perform karna karta hai. Bhatak gyi thi main veerji par jab apne kirna ke saath hui vardaat ke baare mei batya tab samaj aay ki kahi na kahi lucky hu mei joh patibabu mile mujhe. Par baki ladkia meri tarha nhi hai unhe sahyta chahiye kisi ki. Aur ab main banungi barrister aur madad karungi unki."
Randhir saw determination in bondita's eyes, he saw the bondita that anirudh decribed him about. He was happy that he could change her mind.
"Veerji main patibabu se milakr aau? Un se mafi mangni hai mere bartav ke liye. Unhone bhi smajhya tha mujhe par mei fir kisi ki baato mei aa gyi thi."
"Hota hai meri bhen. Kabhi kabhi kisi aur ke samjane se aankhe khul jati hai. Aur jao anirudh ke pass ab. Raah dekh rha hoga tumhari."
"Ji" Bondita smiled at randhir and made her way towards where anirudh was.
Randhir saw her going and smiled. "Ani mujhe bhi tujhe se kuch zaroori baat karni hai." he sighed and thought thet he'll talk to him after dinner only now. He made his way out and went near seerat, who was looking tense. "Kya hua seerat kaure?"
"Ji voh anirudh veer ji..."
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