CHAPTER FIFTY SEVEN

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Days turned into months......

they were in their 7th month......

Everybody was now extra careful towards them......

They shifted their rooms downstairs for their betterment.......

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one evening....

Everybody was sat for dinner.....

kaka : bahu batuk kaha hai aaya nahi abhi tak.....

bon : pata nahi ksj......phone kiya tha lekin uthaya nahi usne......

kaka : binoy kaha hai batuk......

binoy : shaam ko hi nikal gaya tha kuch zaruri kaam hai keh kar mujhe laga sidha ghar aayega.....

bon : kaha hoga yeh ladka bhi na.....

ani : bondita tension mat lo....baccha nahi hai woh aa jayega.....

kaka : haa bahu khana kha kar tum dono aaram karo.....

they nodded.....

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clock strike 12 at night........

bondita stirred in sleep......she woke up......she wanted to drink water but the jug was empty......she looked at anirudh who was sleeping in a deep sleep......she thought not to disturb him......she took the jug and went out of room towards kitchen......she was going to kitchen when a sight shocked her to core......

batuk was entering the house fully drunk.......he was not able to walk properly.......she slowly went to him.....

bon : batuk.....!!!!

batuk : baudi.....

bon : batuk yeh kya haalat bana li hai tumne apni.....tumne sharab pee hai.....

he holds his ears....

batuk : sorry baudi......

bon : batuk tum kaha se aa rahe ho aur yeh sab kyu.....

batuk : yeh sab kya.......baudi main toh juice pee raha tha......

bon : tum iss waqt baat karne ki haalat mein nahi ho chalo kamre mein.....

batuk : baudi main chala jaunga aap jaiye warna dada naraz ho jayenge.....

bon : tum chalo.....

she took him to his room......

he slept on bed.......she removed his coat and shoes.......she found something in his coat she checked it and found a bottle of alcohol......she cried seeing his state.....

bon : yeh kya haalat bana li hai tumne apni batuk......agar kisi ne tumhe aisi haalat mein dekh liya hota toh tufan aa jaata.....nahi kisi ko bhi batane se pehle mujhe tumse jaan na hai ki aakhir aisa kya hua hai jisne tumhari yeh haalat kar di......subah tumhe mujhe jawab dena hoga.......

she left....

whole night she was not able to sleep......

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Next morning.......

everybody was sat for breakfast......

batuk came there......his head was paining badly......

kaka : aaiye maharaj kaha the kal.....

batuk : kaka apne dost ke ghar gaya tha.......

kaka : toh batana chahiye na kitni chinta ho rahi thi hume......

batuk : sorry kaka agli baar dhyan rakhunga......

he nodded......

he looked at bondita who was shooting angry glares on him.......he gulped in fear........

batuk(mind) : dugga maa......kya jawab dunga main baudi ko.......mujhe nikal jaana chahiye.......

batuk : baba main chalta hu office mein milte hai......

som : kya ho gaya hai tujhe aaj sunday hai......aaj ke din konsa office khula rehta hai zara batana......

batuk(mind) : oh shit....!!!! kya kismat hai meri.......ab kya karu.......

bon : batuk aaj sunday hai......aaram karo aaj waise bhi kal raat bohot thak gaye the hai na.....

he got scared......

ani : tumhe kaise pata bondita.......

he pleaded her through his eyes.......

bon : maine andaza lagaya patibabu itni der raat tak kaam karta hai bichara......dekhiye na bichara yeh tak bhul haya ki aaj sunday hai......

ani : hmm yeh baat toh hai sudhar gaya office join karte hi.....

bon : haa patibabu bohot sudhar gaya hai kabhi kabhi toh main yeh sochti hu ki kya yeh wahi mara golmatol sa chota zamindar hai jo mere saath roshgullo ke liye ladta tha......

everybody smiled remembering their childhood while he looked down......

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Bondita was in kitchen.....

aas : bondita kya hua hai.....

bon : kya.....

aas : bondita dada ke baad agar tujhe sabse zyada koi jaanta hai na toh woh main hu.....ab jaldi bata kya hua hai.......

she sighed and narrated everything happened.......

she was shocked to core.....

bon : batuk ko ab sach batana hi hoga ki aakhir aisa kya hua hai jisne usse iss raaste par chalne ke liye majbur kar diya......aashita yeh baat abhi kisi ko pata nahi chalni chahiye warna........

aas : tu chinta mat kar jab tak hume pura sach pata nahi chalta yeh baat aur kisi ko pata nahi chalegi.....

she nodded.....

Voice : bondita.....!!!!!

The voice shocked them.......

Bon : patibabu.......

They saw anirudh and somnath standing there........

Their faces were totally blank and numb........

They were still not believing their ears.........

Bon : patibabu woh......

Ani : sab suna humne kuch bhi chupane ki zarurat nahi hai......batuk ko iss baat ka jawab dena padega........

Bon : patibabu rukiye.......

Som : kyu baudi.......

Bon : agar uske sath aisa kuch hua hai jisne usse iss raaste par chalne ke liye majboor kar diya toh phir woh koi choti baat nahi hogi.........agar usse batana hota toh pehle bata chuka hota na.......aap log puchenge toh woh baat ghuma dega ya apni galti bata kar baat taal dega lekin hume sach jaan na hoga....... warna kahi woh humesha ghut ta na rahe........

Ani : thik hai.......

Bon : hum baat karte hai aap log nahi aayenge.......

They nodded.......!!!!!!

PRECAP : BATUK REVEALS HIS PAST......!!!!!!

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