Anidita : With you always

CHAPTER 23

Anirudh opened his eyes to meet with darkness, he removed the sheet from his face to welcome the warm sun rays that were spreading in the angan. He tried his best to sleep peacefully last night after seerat arranged something so that mosquitoes won't disturb them but still mosquitoes kept on buzzing around anirudh as if they were some long lost lovers. So he slept late and due to it woke up late. He looked here and there only to spot seerat working in kitchen. He got up from the cot and stretched a bit. He looked at randhir's cot which was empty.

"Good morning veerji, Voh yeh subha subha walk pe jate hai."

"Good morning boudi. Kya samay ho rha hai?"

"Abhi toh bas 7 hi baje hai."

"7 baj gye toh bondita.."

"Voh toh subha 5 baje hi uth gyi thi par maine usse dubara sone ko khe diya. Kal aap itna safar karke aae hai thak gye honge."

"Haan safar toh kafi lamba tha."

"Aap bhi fresh ho jaiye ab veerji, main khana bana deti hu."

Anirudh nodded and made his way towards the room he and bondita were assigned. He opened the door and tried not to make any sound as bondita was still asleep. Tip toeing his way towards the suitcase, he took out his clothes for the day. He then turned around and saw bondita sleeping on bed with a sweet expression on her face. He adored her for some time and then made his way towards the bathroom. After having bath he went towards angan to spot randhir and seerat sipping their morning chai.

"Arey veerji aaiye na. Baithiye aur yeh lijiye." Seerat saud while handing him a cup.

"Shukriya boudi par main chai nhi peeta. Main.."

"Pata hai coffee pite hai. Kal inhone aur subha bondita ne batya tha mujhe 'Mere patibabu coffee ke bina nhi rhe sakte, aur voh bhi mere haath ki banai coffee' Ab yeh coffee bondita jaisi toh nhi bani hai par peene layak toh zaroor hai." she laughed and indicated him to take a sip.

"Bhout aachi bani hai coffee boudi." Anirudh said after taking a sip.

"Aacha veerji inhone batya mujhe ki aap kyu aae hai yaha. Sach kahu toh galti ismei na aapki hai na bondita ki, haalat hi aise ho gye ki yeh sab hua. Toh ab apne kya socha hai aage kya karna hai?"

"Haan anirudh main kal raat ko puchna bhul gya tumse, ab aage ka kya plan hai, meri madad kasie chahiye tumhe?"

"Voh... voh maine socha nhi." Anirudh scratched his head and downed his face.

"Matlab tum tulsipur se gurdaspur, bengal se punjab aa gye bina kuch soche. Pagal wagal ho kya?"

"Ji aise nhi bolte." 
"Nhi seerat kuch toh socha hoga isne par nhi."

"Mujhe pata hai par mere dimag mei tumhara khyal aaya. Maine socha ki tum bondita ko bhi chotti ki tarha dekhoge aur usse samjane mei madad karoge meri."

"Matlab?"

"Main bondita ko ik shikshak, dost aur as a guardian samjha ke dekh chuka hu par vph meri baat nhi sun rhi, ignore kar rhi hai. Agar tum usse ik bade bhai ki tarha samjhaoge toh shyad voh samaj jae. Aise toh main som ko bhi bol sakta tha par voh aache se situation ko samaj nhi pata."

"Boudi teri baat na sun kar meri sunengi?"

"Ho sakta hai ji, kayi baar apno ki baatein hum nazar andaz kar dete hai soch ke ki voh hume nhi samajenge par vhi jab koi bahar wala same baat batata hai toh hum sun ke usse aache se parakh ke apply kar dete hai. Iska yeh matlab nhi ki hume apno ki baatien nhi sunni ya hume unpar vishvass nhi, bas hume yeh lagta hai ki shyad voh humari situation nhi samaj paenge. Agar aap bondita ko samjaenge tph shyad voh aapki baato pe gaur de aur anirudh dada ki baat samje."