Benaam Rishta:An Invisible String

Chapter16

It was frosty night. deep darkness engulfed the surroundings only to be illuminated by dimly moonlight and glitters of brilliance stars. thick grey clouds moved slowly and silently accross the blue night sky. The cool and soft wind blew through the window panes slightly kissed each element of the room where she was sitting beholding the enthralling view. There pin drop silence prevailed in her room.

Suddenly she felt something was dangling infront of her eyes. Clearing the vision she noticed that's her pendant. swiftly turned around only to find Anirudh. standing there, holding the pendant in his hand with an affiliative smile. Ohh...it's his pendant!

"Anirudh Babu ,you...you are here!"

He saw her whispering. Almost inaudible. eyes wandered haphazardly. Nervous she was. he felt nervousness engulfing him too. Because of morning incident. after all the revealation when he came to know that Bondita is Binitha...with whom he was tied up years ago. With whom he was supposed get married. He couldn't bring himself to show her up like before. Whatever the priest had said and he got to know from Kaka wasn't something for him to take easily. Thus all day he didn't go to her. Was battling in between heart and mind. How to made his appearance infront of her without reminding the truth!. How to behave like before. Because he knew....something had changed!

He fake coughed. clearing throat, searched for a good enough sentence to break the absurd awkwardness between them.

"Hmm..I came...to talk to you...I mean, to give you this.." He forwarded the pendant towards her. She furrowed quizzically. he understood her uncertainty thus repeated in assurance..

"This is yours not mine. which was to you as m-my sign. Your sister Sampoorna gave this to me thinking Binitha was you as I am her husband but....." He didn't feel like to continue further.When she grabbed the pendant. caressing lovingly brought to her chest and then kissing that slightly, made touch her forehead. A drop of tears Fell from her eye. As she voiced in a cracking tone..

"You know, I missed this so much. It's as important as breathing to me. But after the death of my parents when I went to my Mama's house, Mami had snatched this from me and threw me out of their house. Neither this nor you were with me on my journey..."

All this while his eyes didn't blink even once. Just were staring at her in awe. She gave so much importance, respect to a simple pendant which was related to him! Which connected them together.....unknowingly! A faint smile left his lips with few drops of tears from eyes.

He couldn't hold himself back. Inching closer, placed his gentle palm on her head. just then she realised he was still in her room and she let glimpse of her old self to flash infront him!! What did she do! what would he think of her..!!

Anirudh held her by shoulder and another one was behind her head. Turned her to him. Wiping the tears from her cheek, he made her sit on couch and himself settled beside her. Passing a gentle smile, said that he wanted to talk her...... something important. She waited for him to continue.

"B..Bondita you knew everything from so long then why did you not let me know?!" He was looking for words to started with so whatever came, spoke out. Bondita frowned. Didn't she already tell the reason why she couldn't open up.

"Ohh..that I know. I just wanted to know how did you feel all these years" It translated as she knew everything from her very childhood , did she feel anything after growing up...Indirectly for him. Did she want the promise their families made to be fulfilled! Whether she waited for him to go to her as her groom.....!

"W-what to feel! I knew it's impossible. So I forgot everything years ago and was living with the new identity" She clearly lied. he understood so well from her tone of voice. Although eyes lowered to the floor.