ENDEARMENT (ON HOLD)

Intrigue Anticipations

Once into the hush green nature full of elegance, breathed in the fresh air her lungful, with eyes closed and hands wide as if trying to clasp the serenity engulfing her.

Seeing the women toiling hard on her own field, instantly put her hands around the woman's neck and squeaked "Devyani Masi, mein aagayi hoon." Though tired and weariness  quietly evident wiping her hands off beamed in happiness and hugged her with same tenderness.

The Sun bright and blazing providing the much needed heat to the fertile rich ground, she stood tugging her saree from front to her back precisely in mid of her lower back making it look alike a loose pant also pulled her free end of saree to tuck it on her stomach afterwhich grabbing the fresh bundle of greens dipped her feet slowly onto the moistured soil.

It took just seconds for her to adapt to the prevailing convention, as she pluck the green one by one from the bundle on her left hand, laying it down the line with her right. She immersed herself fully, admiring her hands working on nature and continued to do so with a cherishing smile.

She felt so calm and overwhelming at the feeling of working in farm, it felt so gratifying and comfortable though it was the contrast of her past maverick kind and undeniably she loved both equally.

It was after two and half tiring hours when her work was about to end heard her didi yelling, "maa, batha hai. Barrister babu wapas aarahe hai" it was Neelima and the info was to her mother working on field alongside Bondita. Spotting her, Neelima's steps halted and with a naughty grin, she continued to yell but much slower this time conscious enough to tease her "suna... suna tumne, Barrister babu yaani ki humare Anirudh babu... Anirudh babu wapas aarahe" while the woman was annoyed at her daughter's sudden change behaviour.

Well aware of the tease being ignorant, she walked out to the big water pots to wash her soiled saree legs and hands. Cleaning her all, looked back to gaze her creativity while Neelima's tease remained to continue.

Having much, retorted back "Devyani masi, suniye toh mein kya Kehrahi hoon ki som" eyed Neelima who by now looked petrified and sorry for her tease then continued again "iss somvar vidhyalay nahi hai, toh kal bhi aoungi."  Smiled while Neelima breathed relief for her shielding the secret for years.

Biding bye as she started to return heard her Neelima didi yelling again "sach mein farak nahi padtha kya?" without answering and looking back continued her walk.

Onto the roads, spoke to herself little louder trying to affirm and convince herself "haan, sachme muje koi farak nahi padtha. Muje kya koi bhi aaye jaye."

"Acha, sach bol rahi ho" the lad spoke from behind his words full of mischief.

Jumped, hearing the voice that erupted suddenly and when faced the lad, she irked and without paying heed continued to walk.

"Sach kaho na boudi, kam se kam apne devar se yah pyare dosth se" said Batuk walking beside her irking her more.

Regardless she walked and his talk continued "arey, dada ki patra bhi nahi lethi isiliye tho chupke se tere kamre me rakh detha hoon. Par abb toh sach kaho itne salon mein kya tumne ek baar bhi dada ka patra nahi pada, arey arey jantha hoon apne boudi ko chupke se padthi hi hogi. Hai na? Bolo bolo."

As his tease continued, her resistance broke and thats when eying the wooden stick barged at him with it and started beating, terrified to which Batuk shouted "Arey boudi, mana kardho par isse yeh lakde ki chadi se kyun mar rahe ho. Toda toh taras khaou."

Moving few meters away from her, Batuk rubbing his arms squeaked back at her "sach kehte hai sab, sirf dada hi sambhal sakthe tuje, aur koi bas ki bath nahi" saying which he got into his car and rode back annoyingly.