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A longer update this time. Hope you all like it. 😊
Chapter-5:
Bondhita looked at him. His face still had lines of worry, worry for her. Four long years, finally she was seeing him again, the man she has admired all her life, her mentor, her friend, and above all, her husband. He looked just the same, same warmth in his eyes, same deep voice. Only, he looked even more handsome now. "Patibabu", that one word uttered from her mouth was all it took for Anirudh to take her into his arms as tears flowed freely from his eyes. Time stood still for both of them. Bondhita gasped at his unexpected move. Anirudh himself didn't expect to do something like that. He has been yearning to hear her call him "PatiBabu" since the day she was gone. "Kaan taras gaye the tumhe sunne ke liye Bondhita", Anirudh confessed rendering her speechless. "Toh phir kabhi baat kyun nahi ki humse telephone pe?", she questioned but how could he answer that if he had, he wouldn't have been able to stop himself from going to London and bringing her back. That how difficult it was for him to send her away from him again. How hopeless he had felt without her. That if not for those letters, he couldn't have managed to survive without her, all these years. So, instead of answering, he just tightened his grip of her. Bondhita closed her eyes as sensations she had never felt before, filled her up. Finally, she was home in the real sense as there was no home without her PatiBabu with her.
"Anirudh... arre batao toh humein, kya hua hai?", Trilochan Kaka's voice from outside brought them back from their world, and both of them quickly broke their hug. Kaka stepped inside the study, not noticing the heavy atmosphere between the duo. Both Bondhita and Anirudh's face was flushed red. Composing himself, Anirudh answered, "Kuch nahi Kaka. Ab mujhe waapas office jana chahiye". But before he could leave the room, he was stopped by Bondhita asking, "Pakka aayenge na ghar shaam ko?" Her question was to seek reassurance. It hurt him to know that even after the moment they shared just now, she still thought he would avoid her. But it was his own fault so, he turned around and smiled at her "Haan Bondhita, jaldi aajaunga ghar", saying that he left for the office.
It was evening, and Bondhita was busy preparing Anirudh's favourite dishes. After such a long time, they would all sit together and have dinner. Koeli who had seen her cooking in the kitchen since afternoon came and asked "Bahurani Ji, aap humein bata dijiye, hum bana dete hain. Aap dopahar se kitchen mai hi hain. Jaake thoda aaram karlijiye". "Nahi Koeli Di, aaj apki chutti hai. PatiBabu ke saare pasand ke pakwaan mai aaj khud hi banaungi.", saying that Bondhita again got busy with the dishes. For the first time in two days, Koeli had seen her chhoti malkin smiling. It was all due to Anirudh Babu.
It was time for dinner. Everyone was sitting around the dinner table except Binoy. Anirudh was back from his office as promised and had joined them on the dining table too. Bondhita was serving. Everyone was happy and enjoying but, the person whose attention Anirudh wanted was blatantly ignoring him. Though Bondhita had prepared all his favourite dishes, she had not forgotten that she was angry with him. She might have gotten distracted by his hug in the afternoon, but now she was back in her senses. His actions had hurt her, and she needed him to explain.
Anirudh praised her food, but it fell on deaf ears. He tried talking to her, but she kept chatting with everyone, not paying any attention to him. Being neglected by his wife was making Anirudh agitated. If there was something that he couldn't allow, it was Bondhita not talking to him. Batuk, on the other hand, was enjoying seeing his Dada's state who was frowning like a kid. Once the dinner was over, Kaka Sasur made the announcement he has been waiting to make since his Bahu's return. "Anirudh, bahu ke waapas aane ki khushi mai kal humne ghar mai jashn rakha hai. Nyota sabko humne pehle hi bhejwa diya tha. Tumhare sabhi dost aur Bahu, Batuk se puchke tumhare doston ko bhi nyota humne bhejwa diya hai. Kal shaam 6 baje tum dono taiyaar ho jana." Bondhita and Anirudh, both nodded obediently in response.
After dinner, Bondhita made her way to the study as usual. She too loved reading books just like her PatiBabu. Anirudh, who was waiting for an opportunity to talk to her, entered right after. He found her sitting on the couch and came to sit beside her. On seeing no reaction from her side, he sighed, "Achcha bata bhi do ab kyun naraaz ho? Bataogi nahi toh manaunga kaise?" "Kyun aapko nahi pata kyun naraaz hoon mai? Ye bhi batana padega mujhe?", replied Bondhita, who still had her face hidden behind the book. The truth was, he already knew why she was angry, and he had expected her to be, after his actions. She had the right to do so. But he very well knew how to mollify his angry wife. So, he smiled and left the study.
Bondhita peeked from behind her book only to see her PatiBabu leaving, and angrily pouted, folding her arms. "Khadus Babu", she muttered to herself. Sometime later Anirudh entered the study again and walked to the large window were Bondhita was standing looking at the moon, cribbing about her PatiBabu in her mind. "Dekho tumhare liye kya laya hoon Bondhita", he said gently, pushing forward his hand which held a bowl full of her favourite Roshogulle. But Bondhita though tempted, somehow managed to turn her face to the other side not buzzing at his sweet bribe. "Ab maaf kar bhi do na apne Birristra Babu ko. Dekho maine apne hathon se banaye hain Roshogulle wo bhi bina kisi ke madad ke. Kha kar nahi bataogi kaise bane hain?", her added. All her anger melted, seeing his efforts to mollify her. Like a little child, she opened her mouth for him to feed her. Laughing at her childishness, he fed her the Roshogulla. "Hmmm... Bhot achche bane hain Roshogulle, Patibabu", she moaned, enjoying the sweet delicacy in her mouth unaware of the effect it had on Anirudh, who all of a sudden found it hard to breathe.
Bondhita, who was busy relishing Roshogulle, opened her eyes when she felt a touch on her lips. It was Anirudh wiping away the sugar syrup that had dribbled down from the corner of her lips. As his finger continued to linger on her lips, Bondhita's breath quickened too. "Agli baar agar mai kahin se aaungi, toh mujhse sabse pehle milne aayenge na", Bondhita whispered. Anirudh's hand moved from her lips, to gently cup her face and lift it to look into her eyes as he said "Tumhe waapas khud se door jaane dunga toh na".
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