ENDEARMENT (ON HOLD)

Propitious sitch

As the melodious tune of the nature continued, they remained still in the same position, they tried to feel each other with vehemence, while tittle-tattle of Salim's parents brought them out of their heaven. They immediately separated and held back.

"Arey beta, thu yahan aur woh bhi iss wakth," asked Salim's mother while the other two were astounded with his arrival.

"Woh kranthikariyon ki dhandhaa ke baare me jaise batha chala, yun aagaya, woh" as he said "woh tuje Bondita ki fikar ho rahi thi, issliye na" Salim finished his statement.

While he felt embarrassed and dumbstruck at the same moment. Salim continued "Aur Bondita, yese koi bhagtha hai kya aur woh bhi kisi se bina kuch kahe, patha yeh kitna pareshan hogaye the hum, tuje yese bhagthe huye dekker."

While Anirudh eyed her, she mumbled sorry to them, his parents did the hospitality and welcomed him, they asked him to rest seeing him fatigued and as he entered and began settling in his friend's room Salim looked at him suspiciously which did not go unnoticed by him.

"Kyaa sach mein fikar ho rahi thi uski, matlab aap sab ki bhi." he answered to his expression

While lifting his eyebrows, "acha agar fikar ho raha tha ya itni hi dar gaya, toh telephone kar sakthe the na, woh ek option bhi tha na tumare paas." he asked.

"Hare kese bath karahe ho Salim, Bondita ka sawaal hai yese kese mein sirf telephone se jaankari loon." His answer received a smile in return."Kya? yese kyun dekh rahe ho?" he questioned back.

"Agar mein tuje ek baath puchon toh kya sachi jawaab doge?" and without waiting Salim put forth his question. "Kaun hai woh teri liye, joh uske liye ethana kuch kar rahe ho?"

With simple smile, he answered "kyunki Bondita hai woh, meri Bondita aur mein uske liye nahi, joh bhi kar raha hoon humare liye kar raha hoon, hum alag thodi nah." Listening to which, Salim grinned while he continued "Acha suno, mein ussey dekker aatha hoon, woh intezaar karthi hogi meri."

"Arey itni rath ko, woh soh gayi hogi na." Salim asked."Nahi, mein jantha hoon apni Bondita ko, abhi aatha hoon," he replied while Salim stopped him saying "acha ruk mein tumhe uske paas le chaltha hoon. Woh apni kamre mein hogi."

"Bondita ke pass jane ke liye muje kisi ki zaroorat hogi kya? Tu soh jah. Mein dekh loonga." He responded leaving his friend bewildered at his words.

While crossing the drawing room and trying to find her, he spot her in the balcony, as the moonlight hit her pretty face, her hands resting on the railing, glancing at the sky immersing herself in deep thoughts.

"Bondita," he softly called while she remained unaffected, sensing her inner turmoil he placed his hand on hers. She looked at him with a timid smile. He sat her on the diwan placed over there, while he knelt down before her. He continued "mann mein kuch sawal ho yah kuch bhi ho, mujse pooch sakthi ho ? Kya hua bathaugi nahi muje ?"

She looked up, direct into his eyes and questioned "kya humari shadi todna zaroori tha? humara alag hona zaroori tha? Kya hum humesha sath nahi reh sakthe? Aur aur" seeing her stammering he asked "aur kya Bondita ?" "aur...bina rishtey ke humara milne ko log galath kyun keh rahe hai sakha babu? Kya hum sach me galath kar rahe hain?" while she finished placing her set of questions, received a smile in return.

He asked "kya humara milna tuje kabhi galath lagthi hai kya Bondita?"

She nodded left right and answered "Nahi, galath kyun lagegi muje, balki muje toh kushi hogi aap itne ache se muje sab sikhathe meri shikshak bankar, kabhi daanthe baba ki tarah toh kabhi pyaar se samjathe sab kuch maa ki tarah aur humesha sath dethe hai dosth ki tarah."