ENDEARMENT (ON HOLD)

Serendipitous

Yet again out of words and as usual saw her leaving without an answer. He wondered if not for answers then what for the questions were raised on him, indeed an unalike girl.

Days rolled by, it was his fifth day and all same but he observed the only difference was his divergent student. Aadab, with whom he was amazed with her clashing and conflicting nature.

Early noon. The void of her, not being to able to meet his Bondita was making him all restless that he was gwaking her mansion from the road.

Again heard a squeak, without turning guessed the person. For now, he was obvious about Aadab and on turning asked "abb kya?"

"Yah Allah! Aap yese gur kyun rahe Bondita ki gar ko kahin aapko galath iradho tho nahi. Kyun?" She said.

Irritated with all her blames which rose with the days, he asked vexedly "kya humesha mein galath diktha hoon yah koi gunda yah chor? Yese kyun bolrahe aap mere bare mein?"

Suppressing a grin inside her parda, she said "bas yese hi. Bondita meri dosth hai toh uska kayal rakhna hi hoga na muje."

Hearing it, he instantly asked "agar aap uski dosth ho tho aapko batha hoga na woh kab lautegi. Toh muje batha sakthe aap?"

Again a squeak, she "Yah Allah! Kyun bataoun agar aap usko tang kiya toh, usko sataya toh, usko pareshan kiya toh.... bilkul nahi aapka kya barosa?"

Again annoyed at her baseless accusations, with that he joined his hands and said "kuch math batayeye teek hai? Aab aap shant rahiye bas."

As he began to walk, she howled from behind "Sir babu, kaksha ka rastha iss taraf hai uss taraf nahi..." walking, he yelled back "aaj mein kaksha mein nahi aounga... aap ja sakthe hai."

Was clearly upset as now she will not be able to trouble and tease him with her questions though thought he might need some rest for her to trouble him again. Atlast it was his only punishment.

While walking back, something striked him. It was Aisha if not for Aadab, she would definitely tell him the details about his Bondita atleast a way to contact her, it was then he walked back to the class.

The class was suspended for the day, he found. All retiring, once spotting Aisha was about to ask but saw her yelling on top of her voice.

Observing keenly, heard Aisha's voice "Ohh Bondita, Bondita rukkna... suno tho."

His eyes wide in stupefaction, his ears heard her calling his Bondita but wondered how is it possible in her absence and thats when heard the response shocking him much.

"Bondita hoon, aur Bondita rukthi nahi." He heard, now confirm it was her but it left him thunderbolt when he saw the girl in parda running ahead Aisha. He stood glued connecting the dots.

Aisha again yelled from behind, "Yah allah! Agar tum pakadi gayi toh? Tumhare sakha babu se?"

Paused her run, turning back with hands on hip, she squeaked aloud "Bondita hoon, yesi todi na pakadi jaoungi... yesi nahi hai Bondita."

Now all was clear, it was his Bondita in disguise of Aadab, he reminded her questions, her worry, her tease. Everything.

His lips curled in smile, he whispered "Badmash Bondita"

With that, he too continued to run behind her passing Aisha, ran behind her as if trying to get his life back.

She stopped adruptly, while he too paused. With him breathing rapidly in and out, hand on chest other on his torso and his legs at rest.

His eyes looked up to her, he saw her glancing up to the clouds and her long fingers slowly worked on, she opened the covering from front thus revealing her divine face to the sky drops, the drizzle.