ENDEARMENT (ON HOLD)

His Eternal Devotee

Being attached heart to heart and distancing from him in all ways, had undoubtedly led her to unpleasant apprehensions. 

Colliding, she shrieked loudly "Sakha
babu"

The reaction was mutual. Bowled over, sensing something wrong he instantly stepped few steps back with wide opened eyes.

Relief took over and as she got a chance glanced back at the astound alarmed twosome, it was her      Som dada  terrified with sweat beads all over his face, more nervous and hesitant than Neelima. She smirked as they looked completely in contrast to past few minutes.

Observing his boudi and ferocious dada at the door step, it felt the worst nightmare he ever had. The thought of his dada knowing about his love affair with Neelima seemed more dreadful and dangerous for him. Failing his medical exams and getting scolded from him appeared less frightful as for now he knew he was red handedly caught by his boudi and doubted his dada too while on other hand Neelima looked clueless.

"Kya hua? Yese chillayi kyun? Aur yese kya dekh rahi ho andar? Kuch hai kya?" Saying this Anirudh tried to peep in, she squeaked again astonishing him "kuch nahi.. bas andhera tha na... tho bas dar laga sakha babu" with that indicated them to flee, somehow from her Som dada's expression she knew that their action would anger her sakha babu and as the duo hid subsequently, Anirudh again tried to peep in to check what had scared her sakhi and interupting him, she spoke "maaf kijiye, sakha babu nahi Barrister babu"

This word from her broke him completely, ignoring everything both locked their eyes pouring emotions. Her distress and his anguish did not go unnoticed by either of them.

Holding on to his tears, he stammered "Bo...Bon... Bondita tum" for once he forgot his turmoil, tried to clamour but being strong headed stopped adruptly reminding himself, walked away perturbed and exasperated, it was then he let his tears fall wilfully while on contrary Bondita wanted himself to break the shell he got into and for that calling him by that was the only prevailing option to her, for she knew calling him such would mean breaking his heart, causing him affliction but her will and want for him forced her in doing so with her own eyes shredding with guilt.

"Boudi...boudi..." Bondita heared an extremely low tone and soon glancing the way his dada walked, he whispered "shukriya boudi, aaj bachaliya aapne varna patha nahi kya hotha humara..." eyeing Neelima.

Giggling she asked, "kyun, aap dono koi galthi ki kya? Kyun dar rahe hai sakha babu se?"

"Galthi hi toh hai yeh sab par sirf samaj ke liye humare liye nahi. Hum pyaar karte ek doosre se aur pyaar karna galthi nahi hotha, agar yeh bath dada ko patha chala tho woh bewajah hi gussa karenge..aur kahenge ki yeh pyaar nahi padayee karne ki umar hai par aap hi batayeye pyaar karne ka bhi koyi umar hoti kya? Nahi na... par koi yeh bath nahi samajthe.. isliye hum dono chupkar hi pyaar kar rahe hai" entwining his hands with Neelima's he spoke.

As she remained to stare, "Bondita, mein tumari didi jaisi hoon na, toh humare pyaar ke bare mein kisi ko math bathana apne sakha babu ko bhi nahi" Neelima spoke fear clearly evident in her eyes, knowing well about Bondita's bond with her sakha babu.

Instantly Bondita innocently retorted back "par kyun? Jab pyaar karna galthi nahi hai gunah nahi hai kyun chupana hoga ussey? Mein bhi toh pyaar karthi hoon apne sakha babu se par me ussey chupa todi na..."

Unable to withstand, Somnath smiled at her innocence for he knew very well of the bond they shared, it was indeed undeniable truth that irrespective of their age they were madly in love with each, they kept each other ahead of themselves, they would tirelessly care, they were willing to suffer at the cost of each other's happiness, fight the world solely for each other at last would never think to risk their life for each other... their incongruity was never a hurdle for them to tend to each other also appallingly there was neither sensuous nor luscious feeling or need for each other.... such was their love, intimacy in it's most pure and divine form. The only irony is they neither realised it nor proposed each other but practiced all norms of love selflessly. He felt theirs was pure and eternal which would be found only in books or tales.