Next morning, Bondita wakes and notices Anirudh isn't beside her. She rubbed her sleepy eyes and checked the room and there's a man standing in a night suit towards the other side.
"Aap uth gayi pati babu,..."
"Good morning Bondita..."
"Good morning pati babu, aap itni zaldi uth gayi?!"
"Zaldi...?! 8 baj Rahi hai Bondita... Waise me bhi abhi 10 min pehle utha... Socha coffee banake utu tumko..." comes with a tray and a aromatic coffee.
"Ye lo ji aapki cof... Nahi kaapi..." They smile and have coffee.
"Theek hai Bondita, tum zaldi se tayyar hojao.."
"Are phire zaldi tayyar... Kya hai pati babu, jab hum yaha aayi aap mujhe zaldi tayyar hojao.. tayyar hojao.. kehrahi ho..."
"Kyun ki hum kahi Jana hai Bondita..."
"Kaha?!..."
"Batathi hoon.. tum tayyar hojao..."
"Ok, me ready hoke aata hoon..."
They get ready and go for breakfast.
"Kya khaaogi Bondita?!"
"Kuch toh mangalvalo pati babu, waise yaha sirf English breakfast hota hai... Kal se mera phet rorahi hai pati babu.."
"Mujhe pata hai, isiliye hum aaj lunch me luchiya, roshagulla aur bohot kuch khayenge... Ab hum toast aur coffee Lena hoga... Hum pakka accha Bengali khana khayenge...."
"Shotti...!?"
"Shotti..." He smiles and they complete their breakfast.
Next, they both start towards shanti niketan. They reach and Anirudh makes Bondita to sit and goes inside. And there comes a lady with a plain ironed saree with a bun and spectacles smiling towards Bondita. Anirudh comes to Bondita and asks,
"Pehchaan isse?"
"Nahi pati babu... "
"Arey Bondita... me bholi... Yaad aya?"
"Haan, arey bholi kaise hai tu..."
"Me bilkul theek hoon, tumtho bohot badi hogayi Bondita, kitne saal hogayi hum mile..."
"Haa haa tum bhi bohot badi hogayi... Aur baki sab kaisa hai..."
"Haan, baki sab bhi bilkul theek hai, aao milvaati hoon.. Anirudh babu aap bhi aao..."
They meet Surayya didi, ramayya didi, bhela and everyone. They all feel elated meeting Bondita and talk with her.
"Accha Bondita,humne sune kaaf kuch hua hai tumko barrister banne me!..
Kya hua"
"Bohot hua hai, me aur pati babu ladi hai sab se... Hamara talaak bhi hua hai..."
"Kya talaak... Kyun Bondita..." Bondita tells them about their divorce, their struggle before she went to London and after rival between the villages and after a lot of chaos their marriage.
"Hmm, chodo Bondita sab hua hai, hua hai... Ab toh tum barrister bhi hogayi... Aur Anirudh babu bataya hai tum tumahari 25th case bhi jeet hogayi..." Bondita smiles and replies
"haa... Aur tum log kya kar rahi ho..."
"Me ek doctor bangayi hu Bondita... Yeha shanti niketan me bacchon aur aas paas gaaon vaalonko me chikista kara Raha hoon"
"Hum dono vyaapari bangayi hai Bondita... Humara ek business hai kapdon kaa..." Says Ramayya and Surayya.
"Me ek teacher bangayi Bondita, me yaha gonge bacchon ko padathi hoon, hum sab yaha shanti niketan me kaam kar raha hoon, jo vidyalay hume padaya uni par hum kaam karna chahti hoon, isiliye hum sab yaha hai..."
"Hum sab... tum aur Anirudh babu ki wajah se yesa hoon Bondita, warna hum kya karenge,kaya honga kuch nahi pata..." Anirudh interupts,
"Arey nahi nahi Ramayya, tum sab tumhari mehnat se isi stithi par hai..." Bondita too joins Anirudh and replies,
"Haa didi, hume bohot accha laga raha hai didi aap sabko milke..."
"Hume bhi..." Everyone in one tone.
"Arey, mujhe bhook lag rahi hai, chalo hum sab khana khayenge..... Bondita.. Anirudh babu aap bhi aajao"
Anidita go a house where all the girls of heera Mandi reside.
"Accha Bondita, kaisa lagi humara Ghar..." asks Bhela.
"Ye ghar aap sabka hai?!..."
"Haa Bondita, hum ek parivar hogayi, isiliye humara paison se yeh choti si Ghar banaya... Kaisa hai??? Accha hai?!" Surayya questions Bondita.
"Accha nahi, bohot bohot accha hai, mujhe bohot bohot khusi ho raha hai, tum sab yese dekhkar". They all smile and meanwhile Badal interrupts,
"Arey, hum khana khane ke baad pura Ghar dikhayenge... Chalo, mujhe bohot bhook lag rahi hai..."
"Badal tum bhi naa..." Surayya scrons.
They all have lunch together and share more and more memories. ANIDITA see the house and feel exhilarated.
It's dawn and Anidita had to go back to the hotel. "Achha, hum chalte hai... Aap sab aapka khayaal rakhna, aur zaroorat padi toh mujhe batana, yeh humara number hai..." Anirudh gives them telephone number.
"Theek hai Anirudh babu, aap bhi apna khayal rakhna, jab bhi waqt Mila ho toh humare ghar phirse aana... Hum sab aapka intazaar karte hai...."
"Haa, zaroor aayenge didi..." replies Bondita.
"Teek hai hum chalte hai, namoshkar..."
"Namoshkar..."
Anidita reach their hotel.
"Aah... Kitna accha laga hai pati sab ke milkar... Thank you so much pati babu...." She plants a softer and tighter kiss on Anirudh's cheek from back. And she gets shy and was about to run away from Anirudh but gets stop by him. He catches and gently pulls towards him. In a low and warm voice "Bondita... Yaha koi nahi hai, sirf mein aur tum... Tum aur mein... Kaha bhaag Rahi ho... Haa?!"
She smiles and they slowly land on the bed.
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Anidita - The happy times
RomanceThe main theme of the story is recreating memories. At the end of day memories are only ones which hold us alive with love. So, my intention is to see Anidita happy, cheerful, joyful,loving etc through my stories. The efforts they put keep to make t...
