Chapter 44: Anirudh meets kaka

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Kaka left for Calcutta in his car. He asked Maity to stay at Tulsipur and keep an eye on the matter.

It's nearly 3 O' Clock
"Anirudh Stamp paper kharidke lana jara..."
"Ji Sir..."
Anirudh left to buy stamp papers.

After a while Kaka entered
"Namaste Barrister Sahab"
Banerjee looked up...
"Namaste"
"Aap hi ho na Barrister Siddhartasankar Banerjee? "
"Ji ha.."
"Achha hain accha hain... kal mera nayeb Maity aya tha "
"Ha ha... ap Tulsipur ke zamindar Trilochan Roy Choudhury ho na..."
"Ha ha... hum hi hain Zamindar Trilochan Roy Choudhury " kaka gave a proud expression..
"Please ap baithiye.."
Kaka took the seat..
"Accha to apka case keya hain boliye..."
"R a keya bole Barrister sahab... yeh engrezlog pata nehi keu mere parivar ke piche pare hain..."
"Engrezlog apke parivar ke piche? Keu? Aap krantikari  parivar ho keya?"
"Nehi nehi bilkul nehi... hum jaise engrez o ko pasand to nehi karte per unse panga bhi nehi lete..."
"To fir? "
"Aab kaise bolu.... engrez police humari bahu ke piche pari hui hain... woh unse apharan karna chahate hain.."
"Apki bahu? Apaharan? Per apko kaise malum.."
"Ek guptchar bheja tha humare ghar jise humnain kal pakar liya... per mushkil ki baat yeh hain ki Bahu 3 din se lapata hain.... aap bacchi hain... apni pati ki raha dekhti thi... pata nehi bhag geyi ya un firangi o ke hato par geyi... ap police log to madad nehi kar rahi... uski chinta bohat satati hain... ap uska pati wapas aye to keya jawab dunga... uske pati ki to jaan maan sab hi hain bahu..."
"Hmm... bacchi hain... to bhi kitni umar ki...?"
"11 saal ki hain... bohat peyari hain... bohat payar karti hain humsain... us nalayak ki tarah nehi hain..."
"Accha to aap British ke khilaf case karke apni bahu ko dhunna chahate ho?"
"Ji ha aur koi chara bhi to nehi hain...."

Anirudh entered the chamber and went straight to the shelf to keep the stamp papers on place. Anirudh turned back to take his seat beside Banerjee
"Ab in firangio ke khilaf case karne ke alaba aur rasta hi keya bacha hain.." Kaka continued..
Anirudh saw kaka and stared at him with shock..
"Humnain jo guptchar ko pakra hain use hum..." kaka continued
"Kaka!" Anirudh exclaimed in form of whisper..
"R a tu chup kar nalayak..." kaka unknowingly scold Anirudh hearing his voice "ha to woh guptchar ko hum rajsakkhi...."
Kaka suddenly realised something.

Kaka looked at Anirudh. Then adjusted his specs and again looked at him.
"ANIRUDH!! " exclaimed kaka and jumped from his chair ho hug him "mera baccha mera ladla.." he kissed on Anirudh's forehead and then again hugged rather squeezed him.
Anirudh was devastated by this stormy depiction of love.

It took some time for Banerjee to adjust his mind and think logically.
"Anirudh apka beta hain?"
"Ha mera hi beta hain" kaka patted on Anirudh's back. Anirudh sood there like a good obidient child.
"Per Anirudh ne jo kaha tha uske baba businessesman hain?!"
"Haa... baba... ha uske baba businessesman hi hain hum uske kaka hain.." kaka caressed and messed up Anirudh's hair "per ise pala humnain hi hain.."

Banerjee thought for a while. Anirudh was busy adjusting his hair.
"To apki bahu keya Bondita hain?" Asked Banerjee
Anirudh halted and looked at the two..
"Ha Bondita hi hain... yeh pagla uske bare main bohat batain karta hain na" kaka caressed Anirudh's head "ab to  aur keya bolu ise...mu dikhane ke layak nehi raha aur main" kaka sighed
"Keu? Keya hua?" Anirudh exclaimed
"Aur keya bolu beta.... bahu 3 dino se lapata hain..."
Anirudh stared at him..."apko chitthi nehi mili?"
"Kaisi chitthi...?"
"Jo registry chitthi maine bheji apko... yeh kehke ki Bondita mere paas hain..."
Kaka feel from heaven "Bahu tere paas hain???..... per woh yaha ayi kaise? Tujhe dhuna kaise... tu nalayak ullu ka pattha tune to apni pata di nehi.... keya fer bahu ko de geya tha apni pata... tum dono ji jodi to akdam... ek ke bina dusre ka mu nehi khulta..."
"R a nehi kaka sirf phone number dia tha... ise se hi directory se adress nikal liya usne..."
"Us mote se directory se pata kaise nikala usne?!"
"R a Kaka woh meri Bondita hain use samach ay geya ki phone number adad main ek code number hain jo har ek region ko identify karta hain.."
"Hmm... kitni bhiddhiman hain humari bahu... r a dekhna to parega bahu kiski hain.." kaka gave a proud expression. Anirudh looked at him sarcastically. He thought to himself that he was the one who made her study and here kaka is taking the credit.
"Anirudh mujhe jaldi se bahu se milwa..."
"Per Trilochan babu to us case la keya hua?"
Kaka suddenly recalled the case...
"Ha wahi..... Bondita to aise hi Anirudh ko dhunte hue ay geyi to fer woh firangi... kuch samach nehi ay raha... Anirudh tujhe Bondita ne bataya woh keu achanak akele aise ay geyi tere paas?"
"Nehi kaka.... use dekhkar hi malum par raha hain ki woh kuch chupa rahi hain mujse..."
"Accha Trilochan babu ap humare ghar ayiye" offered Banerjee "Ap dono ko eksath dekhke sayed kuch bol de woh..."

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