His Acceptance ♥ | Rudhita (ON HOLD)

Part-22

"Bade Malik! Bade Malik!" Bihari sprinted all over the haveli, yelling for Trilochan Kaka, who was busy doing his evening jaap in the fane. Keeping his jaap mala near the goddess' idol, he joined his hands and after praying for a min or two, he went out to see what the matter was. Bihari, who was busy shouting his name, felt a smack on his head. Caressing it, he turned around to find Trilochan Kaka himself, widening his eyes at him.

"Dugga maa ne hume kaan diye hain, par tumhe buddhi nhi di!" He said pointing towards Bihari's head. "Tumhe pata hai na ki iss samay hum dugga maa ka dhyaan karte hain! Phir yoon pagal hathi ki tarah poore ghar mein dodna zaroori hai?"

"Malik hum toh bas aapko batane aaye the ki Barrister babu ghar wapas aagye hain." Bihari responded timidly.

"Toh isme konsi nayi baat hai? Wo bigdail bagad billa toh rozz he aata hai!" Trilochan Kaka remarked nonchalantly. Bihari snickered hearing Anirudh's new-found name given by Kaka and received another smack on his head from him.

"Itna khee-khee karke hasne ki zaroorat nhi hai! Tum bhi kam nhi ho, gadhe ho ek number ke! Kabhi-kabhi toh lagta hai ki parivaar nhi, chidiya ghar sambhal rahe hain hum." Kaka expressed his annoyance.

"Par bade malik, humari poori baat to suniye." Bihari said massaging his head.

"Toh batao na kisne rok..." Kaka stopped as soon as his eyes fell at the entrance where both, Anirudh and Bondita were standing. He took out his spectacles and rubbed them with his shawl and wore them again but he still couldn't believe his eyes. "Ye chamatkar kaise hua? Anirudh khud bahu se maafi mang kar usey ghar le aaya? Kaise?" He muttered which was heard by Bihari.

"Kyun malik chowk gye na? Maine aapse kaha tha na ki chote malik bahu rani ji ko he lene gye hain." Bihari whispered in Kaka's ears to tease him, who in return, pulled his ears.

"Zyada uchchal mat mendak ki tarah." He said widening his eyes at him and walked up to them leaving a grumbling Bihari behind.

"Ye tune bohot achcha kiya ki bahu ko wapas ghar le aaya." Kaka said approaching them.

"Par bahu, hum tumse naaraz hain." He said to which Bondita frowned. "Har aurat ke liye uska sasural he uska sansaar hota hai, aur tum usi sansaar ko yoon he chor kar chali gyi? Hum apne ghar mein ye sab bardaash nhi kar sakte." Kaka told her and looked away.

"Par Kaka jo bhi hua usme meri galti thi. Main he apne gusse ko kabu mein nhi kar saka." Anirudh intervened.

"Toh humne kab kaha ki tu shi tha? Hum jante hain ki tune galat kiya, magar bahu ko toh kam se kam samajhdari se kaam lena chahiye tha." He now turned towards Bondita. "Tum ek baar humse aakar kehti, hum ise daant te, samjhate, arey nhi samajhta toh thapad markar kehte ki tumse maafi mange, magar tumne toh ek he baar mein haar maan li. Khud Dugga maa ki puja karte hain hum. Aurat par haath uthana paap hai. Hum maante hain iss baat ko." He said glaring at Anirudh, who averted his gaze in embarrassment. "Magar tum ek aurat ho, aur tumhara kartavya hai ki tum iss ghar ki izzat ko bachaye rakkho. Aurtein apne parivaar ko motiyon ki tarah ek dhaage mein pirokar rakhti hain, usey sanjoti hain, tootne nhi deti. Par tum toh ek he baar mein sab chor kar chali gyi. Apne aatm-samman ke liye toh tumne socha, par kya ek baar bhi apne parivaar aur rishte ki oar dekha? Hum apne ghar ki bahu se ye aasha toh nhi rakhte." Kaka said disappointedly. Bondita understood that she had hurt his emotions.

"Par Kaka..." Anirudh was interrupted by Bondita.

"Maaf kardijiye Kaka sasur ji. Mera aatm-samman mere liye bohot mayine rakhta hai, isiliye main isse samjhowta nhi kar sakti, magar main aapse ye bhi vaada karti hoon ki agar abb aisa kuch hua toh main jaldbaazi mein koyi bhi faisla nhi loongi." She said apologetically.