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After ages I am writing something here..
My first story on post leap😆
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Eternal Companions
The moon was playing hide and seek with the curtains as the soft winds were blowing. The rain in the evening has made the atmosphere much more calmer as silence of the night spread all around.
But intervening the solitude of the night Anirudh Roy Choudhury woke up from his nightmare sweating profusely as he whispered,"Bondita..." and clutched the pillow in his hand. This nightmare wasn't new it's been coming since the day he heard her name after 8 long years and felt her presence. The way her arms brushed with his, her voice, the way she called him Sakha babu, the name he longed to hear. But he couldn't help but left her there.
But his Bondita was so adamant just like him. Still how can he meet her?? How can he see her face?? There is no problem in seeing her but he doesn't want to fall week because he knows he can't afford that, their meeting, their relation, their friendship would bring just riots and bloodshed and being Anirudh Roy Choudhury, the man of ethics he can't afford that.
And once again he sacrificed his wishes and desires to save lives of the villagers. To avoid one more war, he forfeited his reason to live, his Bondita.
Only he knew how much his heart cried, when he got the letter of her return he wanted to run to the railway station to bring her back but he couldn't. Only he wished she might have never returned because he knew how much hurt she would be knowing all this. And then again he left her when she was shouting his name from behind, "mandir ayi hun toh apne bhagban ko mile bina nehi jaungi.."
This line, he would have cried at the moment only if he hadn't mastered in faking emotions. But deep down in his heart, he was happy his Bondita hadn't changed a bit she was still the same, except her voice was mature now. Ofcourse she has grown up, she is no more the little girl.
And then again, her dupatta. It gave him a different relief when the pink fabric fell on his face and then he knew who it belonged to.
And his heart cried upon his fate when he ordered to burnt her cloth.
And next day in the court he knew she would be coming and there she was with her tarks. And he couldn't help stare at her back, her long hairs flowing and the yellow saree hanging from her shoulder and his lips curved as his eyes fell on the black robe in her hand.
And memories of the past flooded his mind, "mein banungi birristara babu, patibabu.."
That little girl had once said clapping her hands and now she was standing with her robe.
And his heart wailed as he imagined many what ifs.
His hand itched to go to her, to tap her shoulder and taking the robe from her hand to make her wear it. And then she would clap her hands again as she would say, "dekhiye na Sakha babu akhir kar ban gayi mein Barrister babu.."
But he did the other way round he didn't gave his Bondita a chance to fight her first case. He knew with the hatred he not only affected himself but her too. But alas he didn't had any option left too.
And then this girl followed him again forcing him to read the letter and then he looked around getting up from his sofa and moved towards the table as he picked the letter still kept there and he caressed it softly but then he recalled how he attacked her, and with the thought he banged his fist on the table.
But his heart raced as he remembered their closeness, she wasn't the little girl anymore and being around her gave him a different feeling that he hadn't felt in years. But he wasn't ready to let his heart melt.
This girl wanted friendship, she wanted Anirudh Bondita to be together again. But will it still be friendship now?? And he sighed it was getting more complicated than he had imagined it to be.
But he was a bit relieved too that after asking her to never come infront him, she obeyed him. But unknowingly he was sad, he wanted her to irritate him with all those childish antics, he wanted her to call him Sakha babu with her sweetest voice.
This Pained him more and he keeping the letter again in the table safely turned fisting his hair and moved out of the study.
He climbed the stairs thinking to go to the terrace to have fresh airs but something stopped him, he turned to see faint light coming from the room, the room which was still untouched and he didn't had the courage to enter there in these 8 years. It was only Koili and Bihari who used to clean it every day as instructed by Kaka. May be like him nobody wanted to go to that room as everyone knew it belonged to her only and entering it would bring memories that nobody wanted to recall.
But now in the middle of the night who was there and thinking this he moved close to the door and stopped when he heard faint sobs coming and amazed he moved inside to see a tiny figure sitting beside the bed crying holding something.
The dim light of the lamp hide her face from him and he was scared to move closer to see her face. Was it her?? But how on earth did she come here??
And he peeped a bit to see what was she holding and it was that old photo, he and Bondita standing adorned with the robe and may be sensing his presence she turned and then her face was visible and amazed he uttered, "Vaijyanti..."
And she got up abruptly hiding the photo in her pallu as she tried to wipe the fresh tears from her cheek. And Anirudh looked at her shocked, his heart beating speedily in his ribcage as he wanted everything to be a nightmare. No this can't be true.
And still with a hope he asked her, the girl who had just came to his house few hours ago,"tum itni raat ko yahan is kamre mein kya kar rahi ho Vaijyanti?? Aur ro kyu rahi thi tum?? Aur ab haath mein kya chupa rahi ho??"
And looking down she uttered nervously, "woh... woh.."
And angry Anirudh moved a bit close to her boring her with his gaze as he asked, "koun ho tum???" and then she looked up meeting his eyes and Anirudh stepped back, his lips trembling and his eyes turned glassy, he didn't want to hear her answer to know who she was and he closed his eyes as he turned around but unfortunately her face refused to leave his mind as if it has already made its home there.
He clenched his fist he spoke, "kaal subah hi yahan se chali jao..aur dubara esi koi bhi harkat mat karna.."
And he was about to leave when he felt a grip on his wrist, and then she uttered,"Sakha babu.."
Her voice melted his heart and her touch soothed his soul.
Yet again he jerked her hand as he said, "nehi dekhni mujhe tumhari shakal samjh nehi ati tumhe..kaha tha naa humare bich koi rishta nehi phir kyu ayi tum yahan?? Janti nehi kitna khatra hai??"
And then she said from behind, "Sakha babu hain aap mere..aap ke kehene se kuch badal nehi jayegaa..baas kuch fasla aya hai lekin humara rishta aaj bhi.."
And he cut her in the middle as he said in a hard tone, "pehele bhi kaha hai aur ab bhi kehe raha hun..Tulsipur aur Krishnanagar ke bich sirf dushmani ho sakti hai aur kuch nahi.."
And she said calmly in the same chirpy tone of hers, "lekin mein Tulsipur aur Krishnanagar ki nehi, Sakha babu aur unki Bondita ki baat kar rahi hun..humare bich mein ye dushmani kab se ane lagi sakha babu??" And then she questioned him something unexpected, "toh phir aap ke anusaar agar mein ab devipur mein hoti toh humara rishta alag hota?? aur aap mujhe isliye nehi mil rahe hain kyuki mein Krishnanagar se hun?? Aap barrister babu hai naa toh phir aapka ye kaisa nyay hai?? Jabab dijiye"
But Anirudh had no answer to this question of hers but still he gave her a reply, "sapne aur haqeeqat alag hote hain Bondita Das.. aur ab haqeeqat ye hai ki tum sirf Bondita nehi Roy Choudhuryon ki sabse bade dushman ke ghar ki ladki ho jiske saath hum koi rishta nehi rakh sakte..ab tum chali jao yahan se, isme hi sabki bhalai hai"
And this time her voice broke as she said, "ye sabki mein aap aur mein nehi ate naa sakha babu, kyunki isme humari kya bhalai hai?? kya aap ka ek bhi baar maan nehi karta apni Bondita ke haath pakad ke usse court lejana?? Usko case ladhte dekhna?? Kya aap ko garv mehesus nehi hoga jab sab apki Bondita ko Barrister Babu Bondita bulayenge?? jawab dijiye naa.."
But she didn't knew with these questions of hers she was testing his patiance. And this time he said a bit loudly," apni bakwas band karo..kaal subah hi yahan se chali jana warna anjaam bahut bura hoga..samjhi..mein ab woh 8 saal purana Anirudh Roy Choudhury nehi hun aur ye baat tum bhi achi tarah se janti ho ki mein kya kar sakta hun..apni ankho se dekha hai naa tumne.. " and he left the room without turning a bit.
Yes because he can't turn and fall week at the moment.
Bondita looked at his retreating figure with tears in her eyes till a thunder stroke broke her out of her trance and she looked out of the window. The sky filled with clouds was going to embrace the moon, hiding it from the world and then an idea stroke her mind.
Angry and frustrated Anirudh sat on the sofa, sleep far away from his eyes but then something hit his forehead and he turned to see a paper ball. He picked it up knowing who did the mischief and opening it his eyes widened in shock.
Sakha babu,
Mein Bondita hun aur aapki ye dhamki se mujhe koi fark nehi padta. Mein chali jaungi apki baat mankar lekin iske liye apko chhat par aake meri kuch sawal ka jawab dena hoga aur abhi agar aap chhat par nehi aye toh mein sabko bata dungi ki mein Bondita hun phir uska anjaam aap bhugatnaa.
Apke intezaar mein,
Apki Barrister babu Bondita
Bondita giggled sitting in the terrace because she knew he would come. And she looked at the dark sky filled with clouds and said,"aaj Sakha babu aur unki Bondita ek sath bhigenge is barish mein..wada hai ye Bondita ka.. " and she smiled with her thoughts but soon it change to frown on hearing his voice as he asked her angrily, "tumhe ek baar mein baat samajh nehi ati?? Chain se jine do mujhe please..haath jodta hun"
And she turned towards him, this time meeting his gaze as she snapped back at him, "aap de rahe hain mujhe chain se jine??" And Anirudh closed his eyes not able to take her stares.
Bringing him out of his thoughts she said again, "baas ek aakhri baar meri Sakha babu ban ke baat kar lijiye mere sath phir mein wada karti hun apko apni shakal kabhi nehi dikhaungi.."
And affected by her words Anirudh asked her in a much calmer tone this time, "kya baat karni hai tumhe??"
Without answering she sat on the swing gesturing him to sit beside her and sighing he sat there maintaining a distance from her.
And frowning at this she inched closer to him as she spoke, "mujhe mere Sakha babu se baat karni hai aap se nehi"
Though Anirudh didn't show he was loving her antics, she is a grown up girl but still behaved like the 13 years old Bondita of his. And this made him to smile a bit as he said,"bolo.."
And Bondita started from the very point that was bothering her, "apko pata hai?? maine dono taraf ki batein suni..mein janti hun ye ek sazish thi..aur kiski ye mein pata lagaungi Sakha babu..kisne ye dushmani ko hawa di hai..kisne dange karaye dono gaon mein, kisne mara mere Kaku Kaki ko.... Mein pata karungi Sakha babu..janti hun aap nehi karange meri madat lekin phir bhi mein apki saath chahti hun isme pehele ki tarah..kya mil sakte hain mujhe mere pehele wale Sakha babu wapas??"
And Anirudh nodded his head in no as he spoke,"mein rokunga nehi tumhe Bondita aur ye wada bhi de sakta hun ke Tulsipur se tumhe koi khatra nehi hogi..lekin tumhare Thakumaa aur us Chandrachur se tumhe khud ko baachana hoga.."
And after being silent for few seconds he continued, "par jis Anirudh Roy Choudhury ko tum dekhna chahti ho..woh mar chuka hai..aur uske sath uske sapne ummid sab.. Aur ab kisi bhi halat mein woh tumko wapas nehi mil sakta.."
And completing this he was about to got up because he felt masking emotions were better than sharing feelings when Bondita spoke again, "meri baat puri nehi hui hai.." And he looked at her face restlessly as he spoke, "ab kya??"
And she said with tears brimming in her eyes, "apke sapne mar gaye par humare sapne ka kya?? humare wade ka kya?? Bhul gaye 8 saal pehele London mein apne mujhse kya wada kiya tha?? humne sath milkar ladhne ka wada kiya tha naa.. Phir ye dusmani kaise paida ho gayi?? Ye kaisa darar agaya humare rishte mein?? Aap ne toh sirf 8 saal ki duri mangi thi naa phir ye zindegi bhar ki duri kyu de rahe hain aap mujhe?? "
And Anirudh just nodded his head in no saying,"tumhare is sawal ka jawab nehi hai mere paas.."
And got up to leave but he halted in his tracks on hearing her words, he turned and look at her teary eyed with flashback of memories.
As Anirudh got up Bondita had no other option and without thinking twice she blurted, "agar hum apne shaadi nehi tode hote..toh ye sab kuch nehi hua hota naa Sakha babu..aaj bhi mein Roy Choudhury hi rehti, naki apke dushman ke ghar ki ladki.." and tears fell from her eyes melting his stone heart.
His steps took him back to her because no matter what, her tears affected him like it did 8 years back. And he sat on his knees beside her as he gently moved his hands up to wipe her tears and she looked in his eyes.
But her lips curved in a smile because sitting in front of her wasn't the new Anirudh Roy Choudhury who was a stranger but it was her Sakha babu, her Rakshak babu who still cared for her.
But a thunder broke their trance and Anirudh took his hands back. But Bondita continued to look at him as she said, "mein apke jawab ka intezaar kar rahi hun Sakha babu.."
And that's when they fell the soft drizzles upon them and Anirudh got up making her to stand as he said, "atit ko yaad kar koi faida nehi.. baaki batein baad mein andar chalte hain warna bhig jayenge barish mein"
And he took few steps forward only to stop because of a tuck on his wrist, again. And for the first time he felt nervous. He was confused what was happening to him. He didn't want to still unknowingly he was melting infront of her, her words, her touch, her tears, everything was awaking the old, lively Anirudh that he himself had killed years ago.
He knew one step further would destroy everything but his heart wailed to listen to her and then against his ethics he turned his head, uttering her name softly, "Bondita.."
And he could see her wide smile, droplets from heaven falling on her face, that has already made her hairs wet and this made his heart race and he failed to avert his gaze away from her.
Her question ringed in his mind. "agar hum apne shaadi nehi tode hote..toh ye sab kuch nehi hua hota naa Sakha babu..aaj bhi mein Roy Choudhury hi rehti, naki apke dushman ke ghar ki ladki.."
And he couldn't help but imagine the situation. Would he have still hesitated to gaze her?? Would it have been akward to hold her hand?? Would it have been uncomfortable to sit beside her and talk his heart out?? Would their relationship be this complicated as it is?? And his heart screamed no.
Seeing his stare Bondita had now left his wrist lowering her gaze.
And moving close to her Anirudh said her name again,"Bondita..." as tears fell from his eyes finally breaking the walls he had built around him in all these years.
Bondita looked at him and without any hesitation inched closed to him wiping his tears and he clutched her palm that was on his cheek as they stood their looking in each other's eyes, drenched in the rain as promised.
And then out of sudden Bondita hugged him clutching the robe of his night dress in his back tightly, her head resting in the crook of his neck and letting his guards down he wrapped his hands around her hiding her in him like the clouds hid the moon in it.
And their tears soaked each other along with the rain. The downpour washed away the pain and longing of the separation.
Somewhere what Bondita had said years ago seemed to have come true, "duriyan ekdum nayi mithas bhar deti hai rishton mein.."
Yes a new sweetness was added to their relation. Ultimately the unanswered questions were answered and they knew they were meant for each other.
The yearning was extinguished as they clasped in each other's embrace finally drenching in the drizzle of love.
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Badly wanted to write Anirudh's pov so this one.. But last part ka I have no idea what I have done.. Serial pe toh nehi milega.. Toh socha yahan pe ek hug dedeti hun.. 🤪😆
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