ENDEARMENT (ON HOLD)

Her quest, His pride

The Sun was crisp.

With all expectations and surmise,  Anirudh was dressing also motivating himself to meet his Bondita.

Hearing the sudden hustle-bustle noise, came out swiftly to see his kaka facing the large multitude, gathered for some resolution. Standing at the threshold, heard the squeaks and screams of the mass rebuking constantly at the pair who knelt down before all.

The crowd began stating their stances,

"Yeh galath hai, paap hai. Zamindar sahab, nahi hona chahiye woh bhi humare gaav mein toh bilkul nahi."

"Haan, haan" chorus in support.

"Yesa bade ke virudh jaana, unse bathe chupana bhi galath hai. Hume Kadi se Kadi sazaa deni chahiye in dono ko."

"In dono ko apne gar ki badon ka kayal hi nahi... joh pal poske bada kiya, unka kadher hi nahi."

Again the chorus squeaked...

"Inn dono ne naak katvadiya apne parivaron ka. Chi chi, Muje toh bahut taras aarahe in dono ki parivar pe."

Trilochan Roy Choudary, clad in his majestic outfit with stern face rolled his hand stick, his decision was obvious on the issue, the elopement of lovers belonging to the village.

"Aur joh bhi in dono ka sayatha kare, usko bhi sazaa milni chayiye." The man squeaked eyeing to his side.

Anirudh silently observed the issue, then saw her struggling to wriggle herself from few woman's firm hold, it raged him and before him approaching, she released herself.

And as the Zamindar opened his mouth after faking some cough to declare the verdict before the clamoured mass, unaware of Anirudh's presence Bondita barged to the centre and bellowed.

"Zamindar sahab, apna nirnay bathane se pehle aapko dono paksh ko sunna hoga. Wahi jayas hai aur sahi bhi." At back, Anirudh affirmly nodded with smile.

Zamindar Trilochan nodded in approval yet with hesitation.

Bondita went to the set of villagers who fumed priorly wanting the lovers to be punished severely, she asked "kaka, aap sab bade hai aur humare riti, rivazon aur parampara ko bahut manthe hai na, toh kya aap mere savalon ka jawab denge."

An extremely aged grumpy person yelled at her "yeh ladki, yeh sabse door raho. Ladki ho ladki jaise raho."

With smile, she replied "kaka sahab, bhool gaye kya? kali maa bhi ladki ka roop hai. Janthi hain na." The instant back answer raged the questioner while Anurudh smiled a little.

Another crabby man bawled, "yeh ladki, joh puchna hai woh pucho."

Bondita in a confident tone began, "Agar vivahinn pyaar paap hai apavithra hai toh pyaarinn vivah kaise pavithra hoga?"

"Aab badon se bathe chupane vishay, agar yeh dono bathathe tho aap kya karthe?" She asked.

"Tabi in dono ko sabak sika dethey hai chahe nadi mein doobakar yah bediyon se bandh kar, itna maar dethey hai ki yeh dono apne pyaar ko bhool jaye aur unhe alag karenge." A pettish person growled.

She replied, "isiliye toh yeh dono bagna chahthe, badon aur maa baap se hi toh bachon ko himmat miltha hai, par in dono ko patha hai unke pyaar mein badon zaroor dalal hi banenge, isiliye toh baag gayen. Kyunki in dono apne pyaar ko bachane chahthe hai."

"Agar aap sab in dono ko kabhi samjne ki prayas ki, toh kya woh bagthe hai? Toh isme kiska galath hai in dono ka yah in dono ki maa baap ka?"

The same man, annoyedly, "yeh ladki abb hume hi doshi tehra rahi ho?"