chapter 17

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Anirudh was frantically looking for Bondita everywhere, he looked for her in every street of Krishnanagar but he couldn't find her.

He asked every passing person about her but got only disappointed in their answers He didn't know whom to ask so that he could know where she was. 

With time his hope was waning and fear was taking place in his heart In what condition would she be fine or not, these questions kept coming to his mind again and again and were scaring him to the core.  

While searching for Bondita, it was almost morning and the daylight of morning seemed blacker to him than the darkness of night.

He was regretting his decision. He was regretting letting Thakuma take her, He was regretting not stopping them.

BONDITA...

He shouted at the top of his lungs as if  she would listen to him and came running to him wherever she is.

He fell on his knees crying harder and harder shouting her name but she didn't come. 

"Kaha ho tum bondita kaha ho tum tumhare birristira babu ko tumhare liye bondita dar laga Raha hai ye soch kar ki tum thik toh hogi na.. please vapas aajao"he said in a pleading tone

He was crying when he felt a hand on his shoulder and he looked at the person only to find an old man who was looking like a Saint.

"Aap kon hai?" He asked

"Mei..mei toh meri Durga ma ka ek tuch sa bhakt hu, tum kon ho?" Saint asked smiling at him

"Aap jo bhi hai, apko mujhse kya kaam hai" he asked annoyingly not wanting to answer his questions

"Mujhe tumse koi kaam nahi.. meine toh bas tumhe yaha rota hua dekha toh tumhare pass tumhari pareshani puchne chala aaya" Saint said still smiling at him

"Dekhiye mei abhi bohot pareshan hu please yaha se chale jaiye" he said controlling his anger

"Jab maan pareshan ho aur maan ki pareshani krodh ka karan ban Jaye toh vaha Jana avashak ho jata hai jaha shanti ki prapti hoti ho" Saint said with a same smile on his face

"USKI KO DHUND RAHA HU MEI KYUKI KHO DIYA HAI MEINE USSE" He said shouting at the top of his voice

"Jo kho Gaya vo bhi uski nigrani mei hai aur Jo Milne wala hai wo bhi bas usse puchne ki deri hai" Saint said in a calm voice

"Kiski nigrani mei hai" he asked in anger

"Vahi jo hum sabki hai hamari Durga maa unke pass jakar toh dekho kya pata tumhe vo mil Jaye jisse tum dhund rahe ho" Saint said with a mysterious smile and goes from there.

Anirudh looked at his retreating figure in confusion but that's when something click on his mind or say a memory click on his mind.

The light had gone out in the house due to rain. All the children were in the hall with Kaka and Sampoorna was lighting a candle in the house where it is needed.

Anirudh enters the house drenched in rain and finds everyone standing in the hall except one person.

"Kitne beeg gaye ho tum anirudh jao Jaake ek mombatti leke kapde badal lo barrish ki wajah se bijli chali gayi hai" kaka said with a concern 

"Kaka mei kapde badal lunga par usse pehle aap mujhe ye bataiye ki bondita kaha hai" anirudh asked looking for her

"Hey bhagwan, uske bare mei toh mei bhul hi gayi pata nahi kaha hogi voh" sampoorna said in a tense voice

"Kaha hogi matlab jab bijli chali gayi thi toh aap usse apne sath leke nahi aayi" anirudh asked impatiently to which she nodded in no

"Vo sabkuch itni jaldi mei hua ki mei uske bare mei  bhul gayi" she said in a guilt

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