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The Dark Shadows -2

Aniruddh's P.O.V :

"Dada voh Boudi ke sath joh log prashna patrikayein churane gaye the...voh - voh - sab laapata -hogaye hai."

Those words were not more than any thunderbolt for me.

"Daiwik, Subhash, Rajiv sab laapata hogaye hai bhaiyaa."  Said Abhijeet in between his sobs.

It seemed as if the ground beneath my feet was dragging , making me fall on my face. My throat dried up and I could sense a sudden shiver down my body. I clutched my hairs in my fists and gritted my teeth. I started rubbing my palms with each other to calm down my nerves but alas! It increased my nervousness rather than calming me down. I was all in my trance when I could sense a shadow moving towards the well intricated wooden table. I turned sidewards and found Kaka switching the radio on.

Tulsipur vaani mein aap sabhi ka swagat hai. Aaj ke kuch mukhya samachar kuch is prakar hai :

Everyone moved towards the radio to have a better sound, almost sticking their ears to the forecoming news.

Haal hi main Tulsipur ke kisi bade Vidyalaya mein chaatro dwara kiye gaye andolan ka ek gehra prabhav pad chuka hai.

A proud smile lingered on my face, for I knew who was responsible for this amazing task. My chest held high , filled with emotions of pride. I slowly clapped between my tears and glanced at Batuk, who was still sobbing with his head hung down.

Sutro ke anusar Tulsipur aur aas paas ke sabhi gaaon ke chaatra Vidyalaya ke bahar andolan kar rahe hai. Kaha jaa raha hai ki is andolan mein unke mata pita aur gaaon ke saare mukhiya aevam sarpancho ka purna roop se sahyog hai.

An unknown silence prevailed in the atmosphere, maybe everyone are taking time to digest the news.

"Chalo!! Aakhir kuch toh accha ho raha hai is desh mein." Kaka sighed with a faint smile on his face, holding his chadi in his both hands.

"Da aap bhi na.." Hesitated Baba.

It was very obvious for baba to react like this, for he was very reputed amongst respected officials. He has a great impact of them on himself. Taking a deep breath to calm myself, I again listened to the radio.

Vidyalayon ke bahar dange badh rahe hai aur krodhit bharatiya sarkar se sambhale nahi jaa rahe hai. Shaantimay andolan kahi na kahi hinsa ka roop le raha hai. Kaha jaa raha hai ki kuch chaatro ko sarkar ne agwa kar unke saath yaatna gruh lekar jaa rahe hai. Haalaki ye khabar abhi tak pakki nahi hai lekin krantikaariyon ke anuman nusar, laapata chaatra vahi pe hone chahiye.

My stomach suddenly twisted and moulded in pain, an unknown fear crept in my mind only by hearing the name of 'yaatna gruh. Beads of sweat started enveloping my body and her face with that innocent smile started flashing in front of me. Kaka almost stumbled down, tightly clutching his chest to balance himself. His feet started trembling and he directly fell on the creamish sofa. I could see everyone running to support him but the sudden trauma enveloped him with the mere thought that his gruh lakshmi would end up in that brutal place.

"Kakaaa!!" I exclaimed and rushed towards him.

For me, at that moment, it was important to calm him down. I couldn't see him broken, not even in my worst nightmare. I sat down on the floor, beside his feets and gripped his hard palm in mine.

"Kaka shaant hojaiye. Bihari paani laao!!!" I yelled.

"Ani-rudh v- voh yaat-na gruh..Bo-ndita bahu." He stumbled.