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Part 2
Aniruddh looked at her with unblinking eyes, there was something so captivating about her smouldering doe eyes, that he couldn't look away, even if he wanted to. She stared right back at him looking stricken, but he couldn't recognise her. And that was rare, he had a photographic memory, and remembered each and everyone he met in his life, and the smallest of nuances of their personality. He was sure he has never met this girl. Then why did she look so stricken at seeing him?
She received a bunch of flowers shyly, and then again looked back at where he had been standing. But Aniruddh stood afar from the place, a bit hidden trying to decipher her reaction at seeing him and the mysterious tales of her eyes that beckoned him. But then he decided to let it go before he left the theatre, shrugging.
***
In a few days,
Devi Chayanika Roy Chowdhury was in the Kali Maa's temple doing parikrama. When she suddenly felt dizzy, and two arms came and held her, giving her full body support, "MAA...."
Chayanika heard the word softly spoken, yet there was so much love and concern. She extended her palm backwards to pat the face behind her back. She still saw stars, and couldn't see the face but patted it lightly and then kissed her fingers.
"Mamuni, theek hu main. Ghabrane wali baat nahi hai Shona, abhi theek ho jaungi," Chayanika Devi tried to reassure the girl. But felt a tear on her shoulder sliding through her skin. And looked back... "Arey shona aise pareshan nahi hote... Kaun ho tum beti?" The girl kept mum for awhile before adding, "Boni maa... Maa main Bondita Sengupta hoon... Bade Rajkumarhi ke banwaye gaye ashram mein, Anandi Anath Ashram mein pali hoon... Aapko dekhte hi na jane kiyu mere mukh se Maa shabd nikal aaya. Kshama chahti hu apni drishtta ke liye." Chayanika, who was now feeling much better, just smiled softly at the girl, "Na re shona, dhrishtta kaisi, Ashram ke sabhi bachche mujhe Bade Maa kehte hai. Mujhe aisa hi pasand hai, woh sare bhi mere hi toh bachche hai na... Tu kyun mujhe Maa nahi keh sakti Boni Beta?"
Bondita quietly stared at the graceful lady in front of her, and mused to herself about the glory and good nature of the Roy Chowdhurys.
"Maa, aap agyaa de toh main aapko ghar tak chhod aau? Warna mujhe fikar rahegi aapki... Main rukungi nahi, bas dwar tak chhod ke aa jaungi..."
Chayanika laughed, "Achha... Fikar ho rahi hai apni budhi maa ki? Toh chalo chhodke aao mujhe...", she added good naturedly.
***
In the car...
Bondita was sitting starstruck, never in her wildest dream did she think, that she would ever ride a car, let alone the Roy Chowdhurys' royal Rolls-Royce! Naturally, she was feeling a plethora of wonderment and awkwardness all at the same time.
Chayanika Devi caught her awkward enthusiasm and smiled to herself, something about this girl Bondita was haunting her, maybe reminding her of her own days of youth or maybe the child like enthusiasm in this young girl reminded her of Rani Padma Roy Chowdhury, her bordi.... So she decided to chitchat with the sweetspoken timid girl.
Chayanika: Tum kya karti ho Boni? Kahi koi kaam karti ho?
Boni: Kuch pakka kaam nahi hai maa. Abhi toh padhti hoon aur kabhi koi bulaye toh kahani sunati hoon.
Chayanika: Tum kahani likhti ho? Mujhe kahani sunna bohot pasand hai. Jab main chhoti thi toh meri Bordi har roz nayi nayi kitab se mujhe kahani sunake sulati thi. Tum bhi mujhe kahani sunaogi kya?
Boni: Haan maa jab apke paas avsar ho mujhe bula lijiye ga main aake kahani suna dungi.
Chayanika: Tum abhi kaha rehti ho? Ashram mein.
Boni: Nahi maa, main 17 saal ki ho chuki hoon, toh ab ashram mein nahi reh sakti... Main apni kuch aur sahpathiyon ke sath rehti thi wahan... Par...
Before, the embarrassed girl could reply, Chayanika Devi cut her and softly added, "Tum mere paas kyu nahi rehti, Chandra Mahal mein? Tumhara bhi kaam chal jayega aur mera bhi dil lag jayega..."
Edited by Briti1107 - 3 years ago
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