The Girl You Never Appreciated

chapter-5

"Some people love the rain because they are no longer crying alone."

It has been a week since those village women broke the news in front of Tesha and broke her too. It has been a week since Tesha crumbled down and shattered in her mother's arms. It has been a week since Ditipriya and Prosonjit carried a lifeless Tesha from the road to back to their home in Manikantapur. The servants were ordered to pack their belongings instantly and move from this cursed place to their own village Kheergram. They had shifted to their bunglow in this village to stay in close premesis with their daughter but now that their daughter is broken here their is nothing left for them in this treacherous village where people change their colours like chameleons. It has been a week since they heard their daughter's voice or had seen her as she locked herself in her room refusing to come out.

Their family was raging, fuming in anger. Their blood boiling for vengeance. Prosonjit was the eldest son of the most loved Zammindar of this village Manimohan Roy Chowdhury. He has two brothers Shantunu Roy Chowdhury and Srijit Roy Chowdhury. From the last few centuries the chowdhury family were only bestowed by boys. The family was craving for a girl child and finally God bestowed them with a girl child in form of Tesha.

Tesha was the princess of kheer gram. The daughter of their Rani ma and Raja sahb.

Needless to say her broken heart had forced the villagers in state of  angst. Their was heavy resentment against the neighbouring village in every villager heart. They were cursing the neighbouring village any chance they got.

"Jethu( eldest uncle), Why didn't you tell us about this prior. we would have shown that Rian what happens when someone mess up with our sister's emotions. I would have murdered him right their" Avik chowdhury the second son of Shantunu said his voice full of fury and murder clearly shinning in his eyes

" bhai theek bolche,jethu ekbar bole dekhte beche thakto na oi Rian nije k ki bhebe che o ( Brother is  right uncle, you should have inform us once then you would have seen that Rian wouldn't have stayed alive) Soham Chowdhury the only son of Srijit stated his voice full of anguish.

"Jethu, ekhon oder charo sonamoni k khushi korar r ei sob theke matha hathano r chesta kori (uncle, leave them for now we should concentrate on  Tesha's happiness and make sure she doesn't think of this matter ) Abir chowdhury the eldest son said softly, his heart breaking more for his sister. She was the rose of the family while they were the thorns guarding the rose. They made sure she was never hurt and in front of them someone had plucked off the rose and left it on the road to be crushed by others. No, they won't let that happen they will protect her like always and he knew what to do to make her happy.

"Dada, Abir thik bolche Sonamoni r jone ekhon amra oder kichu bolbo na kintu er pore abar jodi ora ei ghor e pa rakha r bhool kore.. (brother, Abir is right for Tesha we won't do or say anything to them for now but if they make the mistake of setting a foot inside this place)" Shantunu Roy Chowdhury left the threat hanging with  Srijit nodding his head in support. They were zamindars, the rulers of this place. Their law worked on this village and Deb Das had made the mistake of underestimating their good will as powerlessness

"Guli kore sob kota k sesh kore dobo ami( I'll finsih them all by shooting them" Ditipriya finished the threat in her devi chowdhirain (a female bandit) avatar, people usually forgets that she was the member of Netaji Subhash chandra Bose INA, she was a spy and soldier. She was taught to shoot and fight. She was a female soldier like many others in their army. She had fought for this nations freedom when she was only a 15 year old girl.

People always underestimate her as a weak traditional female when she is none of that. She had seen struggle and death. She had been admist it all. She had killed people, she is a warrior not a weak weeping female.

She had cried for her daughter and only for her daughter's pain. She had cried thinking of her daughter's heartbreak if her daughter's heart didn't have Rian in it. She wouldn't have thought twice before shooting that wretched boy when he was sitting in front of her calling of this engagement.

"Didibhai theek bolche dada, ja kichu oder kache acche sob toh baba r jone ektu lojja kore ni oder amader songe emni korte (sister-in-law is right brother, whatever they have today is because of father-in-law, didn't they have even a little bit of shame for doing this with us)" Mrinmayee Chowdhury wife of Srijit the youngest daughter-in-law of the family stated highly infuriated

"Didibhai, bhul toh amrao korechi Sonamoni k asha diye, oke ei kotha ta bolae theek hoye ni, amader heere r moto mei......bhul hoyeche toh theek korte hobe, mei r mukhe hassi abar fotate hobe ( Sister-in-law, we have also made an mistake by giving Tesha hope, we shouldn't have told her about this matter, our daughter is like a diamond.......now we have made a mistake so we have to correct it too, we have to make a smile bloom on her face again)" Nayantara Chowdhury wife of Shantanu stated thinking about the condition of Tesha, their beloved daughter.

Even the people of their village were talking about this matter and knowing what those women said to Tesha fuelled their anger.

" Oi gram er lok ra shotti ochate etto o jane na zamidar barir mei ra kaaj kore na, mamoni r kaaj thori khabar banano or jone toh lok ra thake. Zammidar barir mei, bou chirokal theke e toh nije der shauq er songe thekeche. Naach, gaan, pujo, shorir chorcha niye e toh ora deen katiye che, zammidar barir mei ra kobe theke ei sob korte laglo, adure manush sobae era. Amader mamoni r tolna ki hoye ekta emni barir meir theke ( the people of that village are seriously a disappointment, useless fellows. They even didn't know that the daughters of landlords don't do household chores. It's not now from ages this is same the females in lords family were always engaged in their leisures like signing, dancing,Beauty, praying. they were never told to do household chores. Servants were their for those work from when the daughters of Zammindars started doing household chores. And is comparassion even possible between Tesha and that girl of a common family)" A women said standing near one of the ponds of Roy Chowdhury family

"Yes, you're right sister. Our mamoni is just so good to not show them their real classes and respect them. She is the daughter of Zammindar family. Those women are nobody and if the Zammindar family decided to punish them for this crime who will come to save them" another women admitted her pot full of water resting near her feet.

"Our mamoni is too soft hearted and kind. She won't take any action against them but Rani ma won't leave them. They're forgetting that our Rani ma is like Ma Kali as long as she is not angry she is the mother of all and when she is angry it's the end of world. She will destroy everything" an old lady stated thinking about the past days when the british ruled India. An british officer had come to the pond during girls bathing time. he tried to force his way with them but this small girl stood in front of him. Trishul and scimitar of godess Kali in her hands ready to attack, her hairs down till her ankle, her eyes and pupils enlarged with anger as she fearless stood in front of him ready to defend the ladies older then her. they had seen goddess kali in front of them that day and after that many times in their Rani ma.

Watching the weather change colour again, they rushed hurriedly back to their respected homes fearing a downpoar.

The charcoal sky roared and wailed before the tears unleashed and hit the soft earth with as much force as they could muster.

The chowdhury family was watching the sudden change in the weather when they heard a door being opened. Surprised all of them looked upstairs to see Tesha standing their with her waist long hair, falling down in a huge uncombed mess.

Her tone dusky, her eyes dead as she slowly made her way outside and stood under the crying heavens silently not a single tear leaking out of her eyes.

She stood their unmoving looking at the raging skies and the colorful lightning before crumbling down unconscious on the soft muddy mother earth.

To be continued..........