Swati clutched a little harder the hand of Somnath because she had the gut feeling whatever dreams her best friend has envisioned was about to shatter like a mirror . Somnath gulped very hard not because of the tight grip ....but the tears that threatened to fall .
Bondita was in the same state ...holding the baby so close that maybe she feared she will suffocate her . But the fear of someone snatching the daughter right off her hands feared her more ...like she was witnessing someone carving her heart out of her chest and stab it again and again .
Anirudh has turned into stone again . completely numb .
" MERA BACCHA " A woman outside of their home shouted again and again .
And the helplessness in her voice pained every each of one them because they could recognize in the voice alone that she is a mother waiting to be reunited with her lost child .
" Anirudh agar tum chahte ho to hum uss aurat ko bahar se bhijwa sakte hain " He said ..Trilochan may have didn't liked the idea of adoption but he loved the smile on his son's face after years . His bahu brought the secretive smile but the baby brought it in the wide day light . He accepted the baby at last ..not from the bottom his heart but maybe as a family with a hope that the baby will bring them more closer than ever resulting their own baby . but now he could see , feel the old Anirudh coming back as he turned into a statue .
" BIHAARI ANDAR BULAO UNHE " he yelled from the top of his lungs .
Bondita turned to him with wide eyes , as if she has seen a ghost . She clutched the baby's head , hiding it in her shoulder .
They watched a couple entering their haveli and by their appearance they looked like they were upper class muslims . Trilochan was alarmed as two people entered his haveli who were from another religion . But Anirudh stopped him in a nic of time , holding out a hand in front of him . From the expression of his face ...Trilochan knew if he does something the volcano will erupt .
The couple looked older , like they were in their mid thirties . They looked richer but he could detect small wounds and scratches around their faces . Their eyes ...those helpless eyes Anirudh recognized the helplessness as he could see himself in their place . The longing took him back to the moment when he found out ...he had lost a baby .
" Boliye kyun aayein hai aap yahan " Anirudh's stern voice and posture remained stoic , as if the six years were just returned .
" hum..humari bacchi ...humari bacchi " The woman cried out , spreading out her arms towards the baby . But the man held her back , sort of calming her down .
" Main..main Karim khan hun . Aur yeh meri biwi safina khan . hamein ..hamein kahin se pata chala aapko ek bacchi mili hai 7 mahine ki . humein yakeen hai ki woh humaari beti hai " The man introduced himself and explained .
Bondita saw it coming , she saw it coming . But still it didn't ease her heart instead it caused her to stop beating .
" main kaise maan lu ki yeh aapki bacchi hai . aur agar hai bhi itne dino se aap kahan the ? 15 dino mein aapko aapki bacchi ki yaad nahi aayi . " he didn't want to sound rude to them but it was angering him that they did not cared for their daughter till now and when he wanted to accept her as his own they suddenly remembered .
" ek maa se puch rahe ho ki uski bacchi ki pehchaan . ek maa se ... " The woman Safina burst out in anger hearing that question . But Karim held her back .
" barrister ho ...ek maa baap dard nahi samajh paoge , ek bacche ko khona kya hota hai tum kyun samjhoge ...koi nahi tumhe dikhaane ke liye saboot bhi hai humaare paas . "
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Ajnabee - The ecstasy of one sided love. ( completed )
FanfictionShe loved him through her entire life. She loved him when he was a stranger. She loved him when he loved another. She loved him when he married someone else. She loved him when he was unaware about her existence. She loved him when he was a boy, ful...
