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Aspires - 2

Bondita's P.O.V :

"Shuvo sokal kaka sasurji!!"

"Arrey waah  bahu. Aaj jaldi hi uth gyi tum. Shuvo sokal shuvo sokal." He laughed. 

I was desperately waiting for him to talk about yesterday's matter. I didn't knew how to start the conversation. I sat beside him and started making garlands.

"Kaka sasurji hum Roy Choudhary hai na?"

"Nahi nahi chatterji hain!!" He chuckled.

His mood was so pleasant and happy this morning. And talking about the topic would surely spoil it. But still I needed the answers and my pati babu has always taught me to keep questioning unless you get your answers. I was just walking on his path.

"He he....mera voh matlab nahi tha. Mujhe bhi pata hai ki hum Roy Choudhary hai Chatterji nahi." I chuckled.

He glared at me. I again concentrated on garland and continued to talk.

"Humara toh bohot rutba hoga na Tulsipur mein?"

"Sirf Tulsipur mein nahi, aas paas ke sabhi gaaon mein naam hai humara. Arrey zamindaar hai hum."

"Iska matlab hai ki humare yaha joh bhi koi atithi aate hai unka swagat karne ka samman hume hi milta hai na."

He realised were the conversation was heading to. He looked at me from his spectacles.

"Humare chehre pe ullu likha hai kya?"

"Heinn?? Ullu!! Nahi toh. Aisa kyu puch rahe hai aap?"

"Nahi kyuki tumhari harkato se yahi dikh raha hai."

"Maine kya kiya hai ab?"

"Sab samajh rahe hai hum. Tumhe kya kehna hai , kiska swagat karna hai."

"Voh toh aaye honge na aaj Tulsipur mein? Toh hum kab jayenge unka swagat karne?" I asked cheerfully.

"Koi zarurat nahi hai aise logo ka swagat karne ki."

"Par kyu kaka sasurji? Kitne dur se aaye hai Kalka Maharaj humare gaaon mein. Aur Roy Choudhary hone ke naate to humara farz banta hai na unka swagat karna. Kya sochenge log?"

"Agar humne unka swagat kiya toh log sochenge ki Roy Choudhary unki sabhyata bhul gye hai. Humari asmita pe daag lagega aur aisa main hone nahi dunga." He strongly opposed.

"Agar aapko pasand nahi hai toh main aur pati babu jaaye unse milne?"

"Koi zarurat nahi hai!!"

"Par kaka...."

"Humne ek baar kaha na nahi matlab nahi. Aur tum apne kutark apne paas hi rakho. Humare parivaar se koi nahi jaayega uss Kalka Maharaj se milne!! Aur behes nahi chahiye mujhe ab is vishay pe."

He interrupted me. Not even allowed me to complete my sentence. Such An Orthodox thinker he is. At least he would have heard me. I was about to talk more when I heard Batuk screaming.

"Boudi chalo jaldi taiyyar ho jaao. Vidyalaya nahi jaana hai kya aapko?"

Oh God!! Wrong timing Batuk!!I wanted to talk to him regarding this. But yes. He was right. He were getting late for the school. I quickly completed my garland and went from there.
In school too, I was thinking about it. Why dance and music culture is considered indecent? Why we can't go even to welcome him? How the Day ended I didn't even realised. I was so engrossed in my thoughts. The school was dismissed and we both started our journey to home. He was talking something continuously but I didn't pay any heed to it.