Anirudh was standing in the corridor with a depressed face. Mr. Banerjee was walking to and fro.
"R a apka ause gumne se phone thick ho jaiga keya?!" Commented Mrs. Banerjee
"To keya karuu..." answered Mr. Banerjee "aur yaha Anirudh... r a aise mu latka ke keu khare ho??"
"Kal boudi se baat nehi kar paye na isliye udas hain Anirudh dada.." smiled Sanjoy
"R a yeh aj kal ke bacche bhi na... r a phone thick ho jaiga to baat kar lena..."
"Aap mardlog bhi na... apni patni ki thodi chinta kar raha hain aur apko dekhiye... sikhiye kuch.." Mrs. Banerjee remarked angrily.
"Aahh.. matlab ... main chinta nehi karta... choro bachoo ke samne..."
Anirudh was not in a mood.. he was just staring outside...
"Sir main bahar koi public telephone se...."
"Malik malik.." Nibaron came in..
"Keya Nibaron mechanic mila?"
"Malik phone ke tar main kuch garbari hui hain... bahar logo ko bolte hue suna... sayed kuch din bandh rahega..."
"KUCH DINNN" Anirudh was shocked...
"Beta Anirudh" Mr. Banerjee caressed his head.. "tum kuch din ke liye ghar ghumke ayo..."
Anirudh turned red with shyness
"Nehi sir thick hain... woh... thick hain..."
In Tulsipur...
"R a dhur baba phone lagta hi nehi...." Binoy was disgusted
Bondita was at a corner still waiting for a call...
"Sasurji phone keu nehi lag raha?"
"Pata nehi Bondita Calcutta phone lag hi nehi raha.."
"Isliye sayed patibabu phone nehi kar paye...."
Binoy looked at Bondita with a smile...
"Aj school nehi jaogi??"
"Kabhi nehi jaungi...."
"Tum ne da ke bato ko itna seriously le liya?!"
"Kakasasurji school main kehke aye hain woh aur mujhe nehi bhejenge... " remarked Bondita looking at the table playing with its broken edge...
Binoy sighed..
"Anirudh ko jab pata chalega tab??"
Bondita nodded her head...
She saw Binoy searching something from a big fat black book and dialing on phone...
"Oh yes Mr. Talukdar..."
"R a dekhiye na yeh Calcutta phone lag nehi raha.."
"Keya!... oh I see... mujhe bhi kuch aisa laga tha.. jarur yeh krantikari o ka kaam hain.."
"Oh yes ha aj evening ko hi nikal raha hu.. for Darjeeling"
"Ok ok meet you there then.."
Bondita kept staring at his face
"Sasurji? "
"Bolo Bondita"
"Yeh moti kitab keya hain?"
"Kitab?" Binoy was confused "woh accha yeh... yeh kitab nehi Bondita directory hain.. telephone directory"
"Directory? "
"Yaha . jinlogo ke pass telephone hain un logo ka naam unka pata aur phone numbers rehte hain.. samjhi.."
"Accha....."
Suddenly a spark appeared on her face...
"Accha nam pata sab hota hain ispe??"
"Haa... ab yaha apne patibabu ka naam dhunne na baith jana.. nehi milega..." Binoy gave a smile...
But Bondita had some other plans.. but she need to take away that directory...
Menwhile in Lalbazar...
"May I come in Sir..."
"Yes come in Officer Halder...." a high ranked English officer granted permission.. "let me introduce this is Officer Halder the officer in charge of Tulsipur.. and Mr Halder this is Officer Sarkhel... you'll work under him.. and this is Mr. Greenwood.. our prime helper.."
The four sat down..
"So what is the news??" Asked the English officer..
"Sir as per your instructions we tried to play with the child's mind... but it didn't help... do chize ho sakta hain either she knows everything or else she's too innocent to understand anything..."
"She's not too innocent officer" smirked Greenwood..
"Sir, I beg your pardon but aisa bhi to ho sakta hain ki Anirudh knew nothing and married her out of love only.." commented Sarkhel
"Imposdible..." remarked Greenwood "he let go of his childhood love for that child bride... he cares for that child more than himself... he'll never give her place to anyone.. I'm telling you.. just abduct this child and you'll see Anirudh speaking out everything... I'm damn sure her never did a second marriage... now it's your work to prove it... search for the ... what does you say who do marriages...."
"Pandit?"
"Yes that yes Pandit... search for that Pandit and I bet you'll find no one...."
"I think Mr. Greenwood is right... we need to abduct that girl... but first we need prove... if it turns out to be falase then our image will go down... it's a zamindar family... " remarked the English officer...
Bondita now is restless.. how to contact Anirudh now... Trilochan kaka is out for a Taluk inspection.. Binoy just left for Darjeeling... now only elder there is Sampurna... and she dare not seek her help..
Bondita took the directory and shut the door...
She started browsing it like crazy with the phone number Anirudh gave him....
Ultimately she got fustrated and started crying... but she'll not give up... she kept the directory on the table and sat on the swing in the balcony.. she swinged and looked at the full moon sky... patibabu told her not to give that number to anyone.. she promised him... she'll not tell that... no one is at home now... what will she do? No one will return before a week... Som Batuk? No they are too lazy... what will she do? Patibabu told her that song which says "jodi tor dak sune keu na ase tobe akla cholo re" (when no one comes hearing to your call walk on your path alone..)
She'll ask Batuk and Sim dada if they don't agree she'll walk alone.. yes she'll walk alone..
Slowly she dozzed off and fell asleep on the swing
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Anidita: A sweet journey towards a new dawn
ФанфикThis is a fan fiction based on an Indian tv series "Barrister babu " aired on Colors tv. The story's background is 1920s and it deals with perils of child marrige and other contemporary social issues. The story starts with Anirudh faking marriage wi...
