The RC's have gone to see a natak. It was specially organised for kids. The RC's were seated on the front row. And the natak starts.
" This story is about a young 8 year old girl staying with her widhwa maa, mama, mami and her cousin. One day her mama mami decides her to get married. The narrator is narrating the story and actors are acting on the stage.
"Patibabu, this girl looks so similar to me" Bondita whispered in Anirudh's ear. He smiled but inside, he was scared. He for some unknown reason wanted to leave the place.
"She had many questions in her mind, which always remained unanswered. She was curious but her curiosity was always crushed. While the narrator was narrating, the girl was acting on the stage. Anirudh was having a very bad vibe seeing the drama unfold.
" Her cruel mama and mami once decided that they were done with the burden of her responsibilities. So they decided to get her married off to a 80 year old man who was ready to pay them as much as they wanted." Listening to this Anirudh was quite sure this story was Bondita's. He saw Sudamini doing some indications to the narrator. He was damn sure that it was suadamini's plan to emotionally weaken bondita. And there bondita had already been engrossed in the drama. She also had tears in her eyes seeing the drama.
"Bondita let's leave". Anirudh caught tight hold of Bondita's hand and began leaving but he was stopped. They were forcefully turned towards the stage where the whole bitter truth of Bondita's life was playing.
It was the same scenario, the marriage, the sati, the survival. Everything exactly same! Bondita was already crying bitterly seeing the drama. And after the marriage scene, the lights went off. After a few minutes, Sudamini was on the stage.
"BONDITA, sudamini ki koi baat par dhayan mat dena." An already confused bondita didn't know what to do.
"Bondita tumne jo dekha abhi ye sab ek sacchai hai, tumahre jewan ki woh sacchai jo tumhare patibabu ne tumse hamesha chipa kar rakhi hai."
"Suadamini! Bas ek aur shabd nahi" Anirudh shouted on rage. Suadamini anger rose.
"Kyu, main kyu chup raho? Aaj mein bolungi. Bondita tum mar kyu nahi gai uss din? Sati hojati tu kya jata tumahra? TUMHARI WAJAH SE MAINE APNA ANIRUDH KHOYA HAI. Tum wo kalank ho jisne mera jeewan kaal kardiya. Aree widhwa hoke ek subhagyawati ka jeewan jee rahi hoo tum." Sudamini kept on blabbering and that poor child was just numb. The one she trusted the most always kept her caged in the darkness of a lie. All those memories flaunted in her mind. With all this, she couldn't take it and collapsed on the ground. There wasn't a unconscious bondita, but that little girl who was broken into pieces by a woman for the sake of vengeance.