Snippets of Love - Multicouple OS/TS/SS

OS-2 : Anirudh ~ Bondita

He couldn't shake off the feeling of helplessness. As he walked out of the camp, the pre-dawn darkness mirrored his turmoil. Sitting on a rock beside the riverbank, Anirudh lost himself in thought. The gentle lapping of the water against the shore failed to soothe his troubled mind.

The next moment, his gaze fell upon a figure in the river. A girl lay unconscious on a rock, her body limp and vulnerable. Without hesitation, Anirudh alerted his comrades and sprang into action.

"Man, we have someone in the river!" he shouted.

Rushing to the water's edge, Anirudh shed his boots and dove in. The current swept him toward the rock, where he carefully lifted the girl into his arms.

As he swam back, the girl's eyes flickered open for a second taking a look at her saviour. Anirudh looked at her, assuring, "I've got you".

"You're safe now," he reassured before she fell unconcious. Reaching the shore, his comrades helped him carry the girl to their makeshift medical unit. Anirudh's eyes locked onto Bondita's, filled with concern has his eyes spotted the marks of assualt on her skin. Somebody, had scratched and bit her skin leavong bruishes and marks. Her clothes, no not really, the bare piece of garment just somehow covered her dignity. The doctors wrapped her in a warm blanket as they treated her.

Bondita's eyes fluttered open. She winced as pain coursed through her body. As her gaze cleared, she saw unfamiliar faces, uniforms, and rifles.

"Amai merona! ....amai merona!" (No...no...please don't kill me) she begged, scrambling backward as she mistook them to be the Pakistani Army.

Anirudh rushed to calm her.

"Stop! We're not going to harm you. We're Indian Army."

But Bondita's fear was palpable. She saw only Pakistani uniforms, her mind reliving the horrors she had experienced.

"No...you're lying! You're razakars!" she screamed, attempting to flee.

Anirudh gently restrained her.

"Listen, we're here to help. We're Indians."

Probir, rushed inside the camp recognising her voice. As he entered he saw his cousin sister in a terrible condition.

"Bondita...." his call drifted everyone's attention. Probir ran to hug a terrified Bondita assuring "Bondita, it's me, Probir. I'm with the Mukti Bahini. These soldiers are our allies."

Bondita's wild eyes locked onto Probir's familiar face. She snuggled deep into his embrace as if seeking protection.

"Dada..." (Brother) she whispered, tears streaming down.

Probir cradled her face, his eyes simmering with tears, "I'm here, Bondita. You're safe now."

As Bondita's trembling subsided, Anirudh forwarded her a glass of water. As her eyes locked onto his, she recognised him; the man who rescued her.

"Bondita...what happened? Why are you alone? Where's others?" Probir asked, her eyes flooded at his questions. Bondita's voice cracked.

"Sob sesh....sob sesh korediyeche" (Everything's over.....they ruined everything) Bondita broke down. Bondita's voice trembled as she recounted the horrors she witnessed: