ANIDITA: TERA INTEZAAR HAI

Part 4:The Other Half of Us

1920,Tulsipur.....................

Kaka waits for Anirudh for another 2 hours but still no clue about him..

kaka~"Sach sach batao manorama, tumne kuch keh to nhi diya humare bete ko?Jiske karan wo yaha nhi aarha?"

Manorama looks at kaka tensely and thinks about what happened at the kitchen..

sampoorna~"Manorama!!Sasurji kuch pooch rhe hain tumse!"

Manorama starts to answer when .....

Somnath~"kaka wo dekhiye!Dada agaye!"(pointing towards anirudh,climbing stairs)

Everyone looks towards Anirudh, who looks at Manorama and just stands quietly..

Kaka~"kaha chale agye the tum Anirudh?Kam se kam kisi ko bata ke to jana chahiye tha?(Looks angrily at manorama)Ki ab tum wo bhi zaruri nhi samajhte ho?

Anirudh looks at Manorama ~"Wo mujhe thoda kachehri jana pada tha kaam ke liye kuch..zaruri tha bohot .."

Kaka~"Chalo theek hai..Par aage se dhyaan rkhna..Chalo ab jaldi jaldi pooja mai baith jao tum dono..Aur sampoorna tum in dono ka Gathbandhan kar do.."

Manorama and Anirudh sits at pooja together and manorama looks at Anirudh

Manorama~"Theek ho tum?"

Anirudh remembers something....

Anirudh~"Nafrat karti h wo mujhse!"

The begger smiles..

Anirudh looks at him..

Begger~"Jo dil ke kareeb hota hai,unse dooriyan nhi banayi jati beta..Ek baat samajh lo..Nafrat bhi wahi hoti h jaha pyaar hota hahi,Jaha uss insaan se hume koi umeed hoti hai..Tumhare kehne ke mutaabik wo tumse nafrat karti h..Par kya tumhara dil ye sach mai maanta hai ki wo tumse nafrat karti hogi?"

Anirudh looks at him confused

manorama shakes his hand slightly

Manorama~"Anirudhhh!!"

Anirudh~"haan..mai..mai theek hu.."

Sampoorna takes Manorama's saree's end to make the gathbandhan when sashwati comes to her taking a golden long fabric for Anirudh and accidently trips on Manorama but Manorama Instinctively catches her..But the kangan that sashwati was hiding falls between Anirudh and Manorama..

Manorama~"Tum theek ho sashwati?Kahi lagi to nhi?"

Anirudh helps her to stand

Anirudh~"kaha dekh kar chal rhi ho sashwati?Abhi lag jata to?"

Sashwati~"Sorry dada!!Wo boudi ki saree mai pair fass gaya tha.."
Sampoorna ties the Gathbandhan and takes sashwati for band-aid..

Pandit ji starts the pooja..

......................................LONDON...........................................................................................................

Everyone starts to leave as the ceremony ends and Bondita just sits on one of the seats and keeps on staring at the handkerchief, Vedh notices her crying from far..

Vedh~"Kyu bhagwan ji,Aap kyu kar rhe ho iske saath aisa..Pichli 10 saal se ye iss din ka intezaar kar rhi thi kyuki usko yakeen tha ki wo ayenge..Phir aaj wo kyu nhi aaye? Kya Bondita ka yakeen itna kamzor hai ki wo poora nhi ho sakta.."

He comes near her and just sits quietly beside her for a very long time ..

Bondita~"Kab tak yaha yuhi baithe rahoge?"