Anidita : With you always

CHAPTER 31

Anirudh looked at the cot placed in verhandha, sighing he sat on it. Today again he'll have to fight a battle with mosquitoes. Just then randhir came out with a pillow and blanket in his hand. He settled on the other cot and looked at anirudh. 

"Meri patni ko tumhari patni ke saath baatein karni hai, isiliye main aaj kamre ke bahar hu." randhir said while showing a forced smile. Anirudh tried to control his laughter but couldn't  help it and ended up laughing. 

"Chalo aaj dono dost fir saath mei sote hai, purani college ki yaadein taaza karte hai."

"Ji nhi. Pheli baat tum mere dost nhi, aur dusri konsi yaadein." with this randhir laid down and turned to other side.

Anirudh looked at him sadly, he has hurted his friend badly back then and when he realized his mistake he couldn't even apologize to him. He lied down on his cot thinking how to pacify his friend. 

Here in room bondita and seerat were talking about their lives. Bondita was telling how she goes to school, plays with batuk and how her patibabu helps her with everything where as seerat was listening to her. She was happy to see the version of bondita that her anirudh veerji told her about. They didn't even realize when did they fell asleep while talking.

Next morning everybody got up and had their breakfast. Randhir wanted to take bondita around his village, spend time with his little sister, so he took a day off from court. He asked them to get ready. They all headed out of the house, bondita being the most excited one. 

They went to many places, met some people who were close to the couple. Even visited sarson ka khet where bondita opened her arms and ran around the farm. She was so happy and was laughing and giggling all the time. Looking at her happy state made the rest three smile. They had lots of punjabi food as well and not to forget gol gappe also. Bondita was having so much fun, it has been a very long time that she has enjoyed like this. It was evening when they reached a fair. Randhir saw one slide and insisted bondita and seerat to accompany him to which seerat denied and bondita looked at her patibabu for permission to which anirudh smiled. Both randhir and bondita headed towards the ride and seerat and anirudh sat at one of the bench.

Anirudh looked at bondita and randhir laughing while enjoying the ride. He was happy to see them but remembered randhir's words and started to think how to pacify him . Seerat saw him lost in his thoughts so asked, "Kya hua veerji kaha kho gye aap?"

"Kahi nhi boudi bas aise hi kuch soch rha tha." He looked at seerat and thought maybe she can help him. "Aacha boudi jab randhir apse gussa ho jata hai toh aap kaise manati hai usse?"

"Hain? Yeh kyu puch rhe hai aap?

"Bas aise hi, thoda gusse mei jaldi aa jata hai na yeh."

"Nhi nhi veerji yeh bade shant savbhav ke hai. Haan maine yeh zaroor suna hai ki aapko gussa jaldi aata hai. Sach hai kya yeh?"

"Mujhe aur gussa, huh sawal hi nhi uthta." Only if bondita or kaka were present there to tell seerat how barrister babu errupts like a volcano.

"Aacha. Chalo ab sachi sachi batao kyu janna tha aapko inko kaise mana na hai?"

"Voh bas.. aise hi."

"Veerji kahi yeh apke college ki ladai se related toh nhi?" To which anirudh nodded, "Mujhe laga hi tha. Phele toh aap mujhe bataiye ki hua kya tha. Maine inn se kahi baar pucha par yeh batate hi nhi mujhe. Apko pata hai apki wajha se daant bhi padhi mujhe."

"Haww randhir ki itni himmat ki apko dante. Isko toh main bata ta hu."

"Unhe baad mei batana phele mujhe bataiye ki kya hua tha."

"Boudi mujhse galti ho gyi thi, apne dost par shaq kiya aur sahi samay rhete sorry bhi nhi bol paya."

He took a deep breath and started narrating, "Hum college ke 3rd year mei thee. Randhir, salim aur main kafi aache dost thee. Tab randhir kafi pareshan sa rheta tha, hum puchte toh kheta tha ki ghar mei kuch problem hai. Ab jakar pata chala ki kirna ki shadi ko lekar pareshan tha. Salim aur main zyada force nhi karte thee soch kar ki shyad sahi samay par bata dega. Fir ik din usne humse paise liye, usne kaha ki zaroori hai aur samay par lauta dega. Uske baad sab normal tha par shyad voh aane wale tufan ke phele ki shanti thi."

He looked at randhir who was enjoying ride with his little wife. "Humari dosti waha ke kuch logo ko pasand nhi thi. Koshish karte thee hume alag karne ki aur iss baar safal bhi ho gye. Randhir ke paise lene ke kuch dino baad hum exam de rhe thee. Uss din voh kafi zyada pareshan lag rha tha, uska class mei bhi dhyan nhi tha. Uss din humari class mei checking hone lagi aur randhir ke bag se kuch nashile padhart nikle. Salim aur mei shock ho gye, randhir ne hume bola bhi ki yeh uske nhi hai aur hume pata tha ki yeh ab uska nhi ho skata. Fir hum sabhi ko principal sir ne ik ik karke bulya aur puch ki randhir aisa kar sakta hai ya nhi kyuki humne unhe kaha tha ki randhir ko fasaya ja rha hai. Puchtach ke waqt randhir gabhraya sa tha aur voh kahi chala bhi gya tha."

"Fir kya hua?"

"Fir sir ne sabko ikhate bulaya aur batya ki voh randhir ka hi hai. Randhir ne mana kiya par sir ne kaha ki kuch students ne usse yeh lete hue dekha tha. Tab james ne kaha ki usne mujhe aur salim ko randhir ko paise dete hue dekha tha. Main aur salim soch mei padh gye."
"Yeh sab ho rha tha ki tabhi humari class ki ladki bhagte hue aai, uske kapde.. uhh thode fate hue thee. Sir ke pass aakar voh boli ki randhir ne uske saath zabardasti karne ki koshish. Ik aur ladki ne kaha ki yeh sach hai."

"Boudi uss samay kuch samaj nhi paya. Aur gusse mei randhir par chila padha. Randhir ne bola bhi ki usne aisa kuch nhi kiya par pata nhi kyu main vishvas nhi kar paya uss par. Police aane wali thi par sir apni university par daag nhi lagwana chahte thee toh bas randhir ko vaha se jae, usse nikal nhi sakte thee kyuki yeh last year tha uski saari mhenat waste ho jati. Randhir waha se chala gya aur main aur salim bahar aa gye. Kuch dino baad college mei hi humne james ko baat karte hue suna ki kaise unhone randhir ko fasaya."

"Humne jaldi se prncipal sir ko batya and randhir ka naam clear karvya. James aur uske dosto ko saza mili. Yeh sab karke hum jab randhir ke ghar paunche toh vaha ke landlorn ne batya ki voh toh bharat ja chuka hai. Aatamglani ho rhi thi, ki kaise maine apne hi dost par bharosa nhi kiya. Maine kafi phone kiye, chitthiya bhi likhi par koi jawab nhi. Fir bondita aur meri shadi ho gyi aur uske baad itna sab ho gya ki kya batau. Jab yaha aaya tha tab socha tha ki shayd voh sab bhuk gya hoga par nhi."

"Veerji aapse yeh umeed nhi thi. Inka aapkar  gussa hona banta hai. Aise kasie aap kisi mi baato mei aa gye."

"Vhi na boudi. Par aacha hai ki gussa hai kyuki maine kaam hi aisa kiya hai."

"Filhal toh mujhe aapar gussa aa rha hai ki mere pati ke liye apne aisa socha par chalo koi nhi mei aapki madad kar dungi."

"Sachi boudi?"

"Ji haan"

"Toh bataiye na kasie manau usse. Ik pal mei sabhi bhula kar mere saath has has kar baat karta hai fir bolta hai ki hum dost nhi."

"Veerji aapke dost an aaj bhi vaise hi hai. Inhe aapse koi lambi lambi mafi ya koi gift nhi chaiye. Aap bas sache dil se mafi maang lijiye inse."

"Maafi tab mangu na jab meri baat sune. Khud hasta hai jab mei hasu toh gussa ho jata hai, khadoos kahi ka."

"Veerji kya kaha aapne." seerat said while glaring at him.

"Hehe boudi apne dost ko bola apke pati ko nhi"

"Aacha ji, mujhe pata hai barrister hai par apne shabdo mei mujhe na fasae. Main bhi barrister ki patni hu."

"Haan haan boudi main kaha apko fasa sakta hu." both of them laughed.

"Ab kare kya boudi."

"Hmm... veerji aapko voh jhula dikh rha hai. Aap na uss par le jao inhe, fir mafi maang lena."

"Voh chalega?"

"Ismei apki mada bondita kar sakti hai."

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Hey guys!! 
Hope you liked the chapter.

Will anirudh be able to pacify randhir?
I think I have stretched this track a lot, will be wrapping it up in next chapter *hopefully*.

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