Love which is Blooming in a Brothel(Ongoing)

43. Beginning of revenge!

11/12/2022

"People should either be caressed or crushed. If you do them minor damage, they will get their revenge; but if you cripple them there is nothing they can do. If you need to injure someone, do it in such a way that you do not have to fear their vengeance."
― Niccolo Machiavelli

15th June 1927

Evening 7:10 PM

Bondita's Alpine Hut

Post maghrib Namaz Salim and family has come to look after Bondita and Anirudh. Anirudh has started to respond feebly since news of their baby was said to him, but consciousness of his brain wasn't ready to return completely.

He opens his eyes sometimes but in that weak state too he couldn't look into her eyes out of guilt. His eyes shed tears on her gentle touch, how she was taking care of him like a baby and Bondita wiped them utter tenderly.

Sitting beside Anirudh, Fatima made some liquid pass through his throat. The food intake didn't come out this time. Fatima caressed his hair with motherly affection to which he opened his eyes half, "Bondita...", His lips moved.

"Barrister babu..", Bondita came to him cupping his cheeks. Her touch drenched with same affection as his little Bondita. His lips smiled but his brain threw that traumatic memory again him yelling at her to leave their Haveli and then that haunting envision of his brain where she was asking him a remedy for her vaginal bleeding.

His whole body convulsed terribly out of terror. Sweat beads started to form on his epidermis until he awakened crying miserably. Bondita enclosed him in her embrace patting his back, "Barrister Babu..! it's all right. You are fine. Everything is fine."

Her eyes were in tears too. She hated him to the core but never wished to see him in such debilitated state.

Engulging him in her soothing warmth she patted his back until his sobs muffled against her clothes. Holding his ears with his quivering hands he agreed to part from her after some time. Fatima wiped kohl in her eyes on her little finger and put the kala-tika (black spot) behind their ears. "May Allah blesses you, my children." She said in a happy emotional voice.

Bright faces of Masroor and Salim expressed it all how happy they were that moment.

"You know Anirudh, my sister come your wife is a warrior. She brought you back from the danger and you deserve both -- such brave wife and a happy life ahead with her." He hugged his best friend in a tight hug, caressing his hair tenderly. "Pal! Don't cry now."

Holding on the fresh tears he continued looking at Bondita's feet with hazy and lowered gaze, hugging his best friend tight. How could he let him know how sinister his decisions have turned which he had taken for Bondita and he ended up falling and marrying his doll Bondita.

Other side, it was taking a lot of courage for Toshi to not break down and throw no. of questions like rapid fire at Anirudh for causing so much pain to his Hoor Mahotarma. But, because having no rights on her he just stood there silently, adorning Bondita from afar with equal affection he had for her before she got married to Anirudh. His lips pressed tight and eyes reflecting abundance of love. Everything was just one sided. No one was there to reciprocate unconditional love his heart contained.

He just smiled at them mentioning, "Take care Hoor Mohatarma, if your ever need a friend just remember this Nachiz Toshan will always be there for you." And left with Salim and Masroor.

"Meds would have never cured you if your wife was not there.", Fatima's remarked in a very soft tone. "Anirudh if the love is true between two people, miracle happens and see that miracle healed your almost uncurable unconsciousness. Her love, her devotion is incomparable beta! Never betray her. Give all the happiness to this doll which she lacked till now, she didn't tell me anything yet, I can understand very well she had sacrificed and endured so much. May Allah bless you both!"