Her innocuous devotion 🦋

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"Hey dugga!!"
Koile had said praying for her choti malkin and chote malik. She with Bihari was standing outside the puja ghar while Trilochan sat inside chanting all of the prayers he have ever known the whole night.
The dawn had slowly came down to earth bringing new day, new aspirations and new beginning in everyone's life but not there's.
The illuminated dawn was a failure in clearing all the darkness of there life.
Anirudh who had left the home last night was still not returing. Somnathand batuk who had went after Anirudh have also not returned.
Binoy still doesn't know anything about all this as he is out of the town for some work.

'Honk..honk.'
The sound of horn was heard by three of them as they  together looked towards the entrance with a dying hope. But soon their faces showed the disappointment  as they saw Batuk and Somnath coming inside the house through the threshold with a gloomy face. Their face clearly depicted the answer of the unasked question.

Trilochan noticed batuk's expression changing as he stormed upstairs towards Sharnalata's room even before listening to what he was about to say.

Batuk had came right infront of Sharnalata's closed door as his anger reach its peak point.
After putting fire in the life of his Dada and baudi she was sleeping peacefully.
How could she do that?! She was never liked that.
He have even warned her to not disclose anything about her misunderstandings to Bondita. But she did.
He was sure that because of Sharnalata Bondita had went away. Went away leaving his Dada. How happy they were with each other!!

He forced open the door making its pane to hit the wall with a thud and curtains flowing with the velocity of wind. There was noone in the room. Her bed was nit and clean, there's not even a single wrinkle as if no one had slept there.
He again stormed of the room coming downstairs hot headed to hear his kaka,
"Batuk i was saying that Sharnalata is not in her room. She is in the kitchen. I have seen her going there!!"

Without wasting any more time Batuk had reached the kitchen to find Sharnalata pouring water to the dough in the large palate. She different freshly cut vegetables are kept beside.
She was preparing something for everyone to eat as she knew that how beloved Bondita is for them and Eve for her.
They will surely forget about the food, so there should be someone to look after them behind Bondita.
She hoped with all her might made Bondita come back soon.
She was neading the dough with utmost care when felt a strong grip on her left elbow. Even before she could understand anything she was turned to left to witness an Batuk.
His eyes were red and his pink lips trembling , his smooth hairs disheveled falling all across his face. He looked really scary but she didn't understood the reason.falling all across his face. He looked really scary but she didn't understood the reason.

"How can you do that Sharnalata?!"
He was calling her Sharnalata but he have never done that, he jave always addressed her as sharna.
And what was he talking about.?
"Huh, what, what have i done?"

"Don't act to be innocent Sharnalata. You...."
He was about to throw the the proclaim plate beside but he have somehow stopped himself.
He didn't want anyone to know about all this.

"I am really not understanding what you are saying batuk, please be clear!"
Shr felt his grip getting tight on her elbow as she tried to pull ot away but her strength in front of him failed. His fingers must have been imprinted on her soft skin.

"I have forbidden you to not say anything to Bondita but you didn't listen,
Do you know what you have done?! Bondita left my dada because of you!! "
Everything suddenly become clear for her as she was able to fathom the meaning of his words.
But she haven't done anything. Since Batuk had forbidden her, she haven't said anything.

"No Batuk, i promise that i haven't said anything! You are misunderstanding me!"
Batuk passed as insulting smile as he pulled from her place to pin her to the wall beside.
His hands had caught hold of two of her arm in a extremely tight grip.

"You girl, you were never like this! You even started to lie and disobey to me!!"

His words had infuriated her suddenly as she remembered the teaching of Bondita. She have said her once that no one have any right on you to stop you from doing something or harshly behave with you.
The inspiring words from her Bondita didi had given her the power to free her one arm from his grip and hold his coller in a tight grasp.

"Neither i have thought you to be like this!"
She have always seen the young sweet boy named Batuk but the person infront of her right now is not that. He is an stranger.
He was disrespecting her. Why wouldn't he?
He is the brother of great Barrister Anirudh Roy Chowdhury who have an sinful illegal relationship with an another women even after having a beautiful wife.illegal relationship with an another women even after having a beautiful wife.
She have again done the same mistake of misunderstanding not realising that human beings have flaws, no one is flawless. Above all Batuk's age had played the designated rolem

She imitted fire through her eyes as her gaze on his palm holding her elbow.
Batuk was aback at her comeback but still he haven't losened his grip on her.

She said in her strong voice , "Leave me Batuk!!"
She waited for some time but not getting any response from him as he didn't leave her arm she said again quite loudly but not to be heard by the other members of the family.
"I said leave me, LEAVE ME BATUK!"

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Saudamani came out of her bathroom after having her morning shower as she stood in front of the large mirror soaking water from her long tresses.

Her face held a beautiful smile with a slight redness on her whitish cheeks. Her happiness knew no bounds today. She was finally going to do that.
She was finally....
"Tring, tring"

Her thoughts were interrupted by the sudden ringing of her telephone. She quickly picked up the receiver to know the caller.

"What?!"

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