Barrister Babu OS

O Rangrez

The bell rang , indicating that the period was over. The teacher proceeded to leave the room as he immersed himself again in the textbook. Belonging to the family of businessmen and being the brother of a barrister , he was sure to make a mark for himself.

His mother , Shubhra had died of a prolonged disease when he was only four. His father didn't take that extra mile for his own wife. He had seen a merely born Batuk cry for his mother.

When everybody was either consoling a ten year old Aniruddh or one and half year old Batuk , ye went unnoticed.

Somnath too grew up faster than his age but nobody noticed.

Aap yahan kya kar rahe hain , chaliye Suraj dhalne wala hai

Aparajita exclaimed, grabbing his wrist to pull him up. He was just too heavy for her to do so.

Yahan accha lag raha hai.

Somnath said pulling her down instead.

Maa daategi.

Toh kha lena mere liye , thodi si.

He said innocently as she reluctantly accepted and sat down next to him.

Aage ka kya socha hai ?

Dada se baat karke college ke liye Culcutte jaane ka socha hai.

Aparajita nodded while keeping her head on his shoulder.

Baba ne ladka dhundhana shuru kar diya hai.

Kya...mat...abhi toh...abhi toh tum sirf satrah ki ho.

Wahi toh baba ke hisaab se mai satrah ki ho chuki hun.

Toh ab ?

Ab kuch nahi. Unhe acha ladka mil gaya toh meri shaadi kara denge.

Hamara kya ?

Som ji hum do saal se ikattha hain aur bohot kuch kar chuke hain aur saath mai dekh chuke hain. Phir bhi kisi ko hamare ghar mai hamare rishte ke baare mai nahi pata.

Thoda aur intezaar karo.

Aapka intezaar ko main zindagi bhar kar Sakti hun. Par abhi mujhe jaana hoga. Kal issi samay milungi.

He shook his head smilingly as he also started towards his home.

He wanted to score good for the entrance exam , so that their future gets secured. Aparajita and he were childhood bestfriends which gradually became lovers. But no one knew about them.

Aparajita was the daughter of Binoy's business rivals. He would not accept her as his daughter in law even in a million years.

Somnath often imagined them having a small cute little home in Culcutta with two sweet babies. He may not seem like it but he was definitely a family man.

It was past dinner time. He was sitting in his room on the table practicing the diagrams when he heard a knock followed by another two.

Som

Dada...aap. Aaiye na.

Aniruddh stepped inside his room. He didn't have a hyperly decorated room just like his or Batuk's or any other room in the Haveli.

All it had was a double bed with a side table , a cabinet and a table. Shubhra Ma's photo on his side table.

White curtains barely covering the windows.

Tumhara kamra kuch khali nahi hai.

Hamesha se aisa hi hai Dada.

He said with a smile.

Padhai kaisi chal rahi hai ?

Acchi chal rahi hai dada...woh mujhe aapse kuch baat karni thi.

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Aparajita had reached her home approximately fifteen to twenty minutes from when she left. Her mother was in the kitchen near the chulha.

She hugged her mother from the back as her mother smiled warmly.

Kya bana rahi ho Maa ?

Tera man pasand Begun Bhaja.

Arre meri pasand ka woh bhi achanak se....baat kya hai.

She asked in a playful manner when the expression of her mother changed as she turned towards her and hugged her tightly to herself.

Kya baat hai Maa ?

Woh..w..kal tujhe ladke wale dekhne aa rahe hai.

Aparajita's smile faltered as she stepped back. Her eyes started to water as she ran back to her room. She loved Somnath. How could she marry anybody else?

Her father was a stubborn man , once made his mind it was next to impossible to get him to change.

She thought about the situation of her and Somnath getting married. She was sure that his father would never be happy with the relationship. She didn't want to take away the only parent he had.

But again in the end , their relationship had always been a secret. Nobody really cared to see what was going on in their lives.

The pillow was getting wet with her tears as she decided to dial his number. Little did she know this one phone call of hers was going to wreak havoc in their lives.

The ring went as he picked up the phone.

Som.

Aparu , kya hua , tum ro rahi ho ?

Nahi toh.

Accha , toh tumhari naak lal kyun hai.

Haan , aap itni dur kyun hain ?

Dur kahan paas hi toh hun , apne dil mai toh dekho , Pagli.

Kal ladke wale aa rahe hai. Mujhe aapse vivah karna hai. Mai aapse pyaar karti hun.

Aparu chinta mat karo. Main hoon na.

Par.

Bharosa karti ho na mujh par.

Khud se jyada.

Little did she know , her conversation was not private. Somebody was going to use it in a way nobody could ever imagine.

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Trilochan Kaka was calculating the accounts for the week as Aniruddh passed by.

Aniruddh Beta.

Ji Kaka.

Hum soch rahe the ki ab Som ke liye bhi ladki dekhna shuru kar de. Unees ka ho gaya hai.

Kaka abhi toh woh padh raha hai.

Arre , tum bhi toh atharah mai bahu ko byaah laye the. Toh unees mai kya fark hai.

Kaka ek baar soch lijiye.

Woh toh hum soch lenge.

UPDATED FINALLY.

FISHING FOR COMMENTS. THERE IS GONNA BE A PART 2. I WAS JUST TOO EXCITED FOR YOU SLL TO READ IT.