Anidita: A sweet journey towards a new dawn

Chapter 46: Bondita longs for kaka

Kaka sat silently thinking for some time..
"Banerjee babu... sach bolu to mujhe bhi lagta hain ki Bondita yaha hi surakshit rahegi... aap ko to bataya hi ki firangi log uske piche pare hue hain..."
"Per kaka British police keu paregi Bondita ke piche.. woh to ek bacchi hain na?" Asked Anirudh
" Dekh wajah humare parivar ko blackmail karne ka hain yeh to tyar hain.."
"Per keu kaka?"
"Humare parivar main do nalayak hain ek tera baap aur ek tu" kaka pointed the finger at him.. "tum dono kab engrez bante ho aur kab krantikari yeh Durga ma hi jane.... ab gondogol agar kisi ne kiya hain to tum baap bete main se koi hi kiya hain..."
"Maine kuch nehi kiya hain... main to yaha rehta hu na..."
"To tu yaha rehke bhi to gondogol kar sakta hain na... saradin to gramophone record ki tarah bajta rehta hain.. bhashan tera kahi thamta hain keya.."
Anirudh sat quitely and observed everyone's face there.
"Accha Banerjee babu aap hi boliye... bhashan nehi deta yeh yaha..."
"Sach kahu to Trilochan babu Anirudh jaise shant sushil larka hain... court main argument bhi shanti se hi karta hain..."
"Keya? Shant? Anirudh ?" Kaka was surprised. He folded his hand and touched his forehead "jai jai Durga ma.. jai... mera baccha sudhar geya.."
Anirudh looked at him sideways.
"Per kaka ap agar Bondita ko yaha chorke jayenge to uske school ka keya hoga?"
"School? Kaunsa school?"
"Kaunsa school matlab?"
"Bondita me tujhe bataya nehi.... school se to naam katwa diya maine uska..."
"Keya?!" Anirudh fell from heaven..
"Ha... dekha to hain tu ne kaise mara larko ne use... humare ghar ki bahu ki koi izzat hain ki nehi... bohat sun li teri jid aur nehi... woh principal bahu ko suspended karne aya tha... maine uska naam katwa diya.... Roy Choudhury o ki bahu ki koi izzat hain ki nehi?!"
"Aap yeh keya... sir Bondita ko keu suspend karenge.. usne jo bola woh.... woh larke ko Rustricate kiya hain... air mara bhi to usne tha na..."
"Tu apni patni ko nehi pechanta? Koi yse mare ga aur woh chup baithegi... usse bhi ek mukka mar ke nak tod diya uska..... bohat jhamela ho geya use leke.... aur to aur larke use pareshan karte hain yeh baat Binoy ko pata tha... usne school main complain bhi kiya.... per bahu ko bola ki mujhe ya tujhe iske bare main na bole.."
Anirudh was shocked.... he just can't understand what to do....
"Per kaka aise.. Bondita ki padhai ka keya hoga..."
"Anirudh " Banerjee intervened "tum Bondita ka admussion yaha ki school main kar sakte ho... Loreto to paas main hi hain.. "
Anirudh tought a bit.. "ha sahi kaha apne sir.."
"Aur agar larko ne firse pareshan kiya?" Commented kaka
"R a kaka woh larkiyo ka school hain.."
"Larkiyo ka? School?..... to nalayak larkiyo ka school jab tha yaha to itna natak jhagra karke larko ke school main keu bharti kiya bahu ko?!"
"Yeh kaise baat hui kaka... apko hi to apki bahu ghar ki bahu ghar pe chahiye tha... aur jaise bhi keu na bharti karu main Bondita ko Tulsipur ke school main... waha Bondita jaigi to baki larkiya bhi use dekh ke..."
Kaka folded his hands towards Anirudh  "baas kar beta baas kar... tere sath behesh main jana meri hi nadani hain.. baas kar...."
Anirudh stopped..

Kaka was left for Tulsipur.

Bondita opened her eyes. She looked here and there but no one was there. She sat up.
She got down the bed and went towards the baithakkhana. It was empty.

Bondita slowly went towards the chamber. Anirudh was typing and Banerjee was checking the papers. She slowly went and stood behind Anirudh's chair.
"Patibabu kakasasurji kaha hain..." Bondita asked slowly
Anirudh looked back "kaka to chale geye Bondita "
"Chale geye? Kaha?"
"Tulsipur.... ghar wapas chale geye woh..."
"Woh wapas chale geye..."
Bondita turned sad...
"Keya hua Bondita?"
"Maine unse akdam accha bartab nehi kiya" Bondita starts crying "unka ashirbad bhi nehi liya maine..."
"R a Bondita..." Anirudh wiped her tears..
"Unko kitna bura laga hoga.."
"R a nehi Bondita unko bilkul bura nehi laga.."
"Nehi bura laga isloye woh mujhe na liye chale geye.."
"Nehi Bondita... unko laga tum yaha jada surakshit ho isliye tumhe yaha chorke chale geye.."
"To fer milke keu nehi geye?"
"Tum so rahi thi na... aur agar raat ho jati to andhera ho jata.. tab gari chalane main samasya hoti na.."
"Nehi aap jhut bol rahe ho.. yeh aap mere man rakhne ke liye bol rahe ho... main janti hu kakasasurji mujhse gussa hoke chale geye... Bondita bohat buri hain.." Bondita ran away crying..
"R a Bondita...."
"Anirudh tum jao.. jake use dekho..."

Bondita ran and picked up the telephone. She dieked again and again but the call didn't connect.
"Bondita nehi lagega phone..."
"Keu nehi??"
"Phone ka line main garbadi hain na..."
Bondita started crying.. "mujhe jana hain unke pass... mujhe mafi mangi hain unse... aap le chalo na mujhe unke pass..." Bondita started shaking his hands..
"Bondita le jane ka time hota to tumhe main khud waha rakhke nehi ata keya pehle hi... "
"Nehi mujhe ke chalo aap mujhe le chalo..."
"Bondita" he scolded. Bondita stopped and looked at him with teary eyes. "Yeh baat tumhe pehle sochni chahiye thi... ekdam jid nehi karogi... jao chup chap apne kamre main jao.."
Bondita started crying and sobbing hard.. Anirudh caressed her head snd hugged her.
"Bondita.... nehi rote" he knelt down "gussa nehi hain kaka tumse... sotti..."
"Sotti?"
"Sotti.. sotti ...sotti... aap muskurao..."
Bondita looked at him..
"Haso Bondita..."
Bondita smiled...