Anirudh held sampath throat, pinned him to the wall and shouted : what are you blabbering? How dare you blame my Bondita, how dare you? Don't you atleast consider her age. I will kill you today and started hitting sampath ribs with his fists.
Anirudh's entire body started burning with fury..When it comes to Bondita he won't spare anyone in this world.
Sampath is struggling to come out of Anirudh's grip but in vain still he hesitatingly told with fearful expression : I am telling truth Barrister babu. At one side she is making you and your family, this entire village to believe that she is struggling to win your- I mean her husband's love but on the other side she fell for my son Gokul who is equal to her age.
My son is a naive boy and your wife only trapped him with her words.
Trilochan stomped his cane and shouted: Hosh mein ho tum sampath, jante ho tum kiske baare mein baat kar rahe ho ,bahu hai hamari (hitting himself on his chest) Roy Chowdhary khandan ki badi bahu
(Are you in senses, Sampath You know about whom you are talking. She is our Roy Chowdhary family eldest bahu)
Sampoorna frowned at back that Trilochan is not at all recognising her as Roy Chowdhary badi bahu. Despite of her attempts to taint Bondita's character still this Trilochan and Anirudh are not at all reacting to the blame.
Anirudh started beating him thick and thin on his ribs, made him fall on ground and kicking on his belly and shouting: How dare you blame my Bondita how dare you. I will kill you .
Suddenly he suspected that Gokul had done something to Bondita or want to know what made Sampath say against Bondita.
He asked in a calm tone: Is my Bondita in your house? Or your son had done something wrong with my Bondita? Tell me. If that's the case I won't spare you and your son
Sampath also shouted that: I came to seek justice from all of you Zamindar babu for the injustice happened to me because of this house bahu. But see what you are doing to me in return? You are beating me out of blue for telling the truth. If this is the case I will go to panchayat. I will shout and tell everyone that Roy Chowdhary bahu barrister Babu wife had made my innocent son get deviated and took him and run away.
Sampoorna is smirking: Now a big stain is formed on Bondita's character. If these Roy Chowdharyies wish also they can't bring Bondita back. Now Anirudh's eye won't catch these torn pieces of letter like last time it caught his gaze during her Mahavari.
Bihari and koyli are praying to Durga maa to do chamatkar and prove the truth to world that Bahuraniji is innocent, please prove the truth .
Somnath and Bhatuk also prayed Durga maa to do justice.
Just then a strong wind entered and specs of dust fell in sampoorna and sampath eyes.
Doors are rattling and the pieces of letter are moving here and there. Anirudh is also struggling with wind but two torn pieces of letter fell on his face.
He saw the paper as Bondita's note book and the handwriting is also her's only. A Nostalgic feeling hit him
In that pieces she wrote: barrister Babu, study.
Anirudh got doubt and asked everyone to collect the pieces the truth is something else.
Somnath and Bhatuk, Bihari and koyli gathered the pieces which fell in living room and they gave to Anirudh.
He immediately started joining all the paper pieces . Just then sampoorna and sampath able to remove dust from their eyes and she saw Anirudh started reading the letter
She got worried and frowned that once again Bondita's letter reached Anirudh
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The letter contains:
Patibabu -(It is striked off and written addressing him as) Barrister Babu,
(Bondita striking the word itself is stabbing him mercilessly. Addressing him formally as an outsider is feeling of suffocation for him)
I am going away. (He started worrying and his eyes are forming tears). Don't get worried about me or get angry on me. It's not because that you got second marriage barrister Babu. I understood why you have stooped for that act. It is because of my foolish behaviour and silly thoughts and my crazy actions which I have done with you forgetting my limits. I have troubled you alot na.
You saved me from sati, gave me a life, when entire society is willing to throw me in pyre, you saved me from being killed , you kept aside your ideals and principles and has opted for another kupratha of child marriage to save me from one kupratha of sati.
But in that process your life is spoiled because of me. Now I understood that Whatever sampoorna didi told is true.
(Anirudh looked at her angrily and continued reading Letter)
I don't mean that sampoorna didi had filled my brain with nonsense.. Shotti.
Now when recollecting all the incidents from marriage anniversary day to till yesterday, I have seen some kind of pain in you on marriage anniversary day when you are washing my hands which I have written your with Alta, I have seen immerse pain and tears at the end of your eyes when you have thrown chamatkari sindur in air, when you have taken reverse pheras with me , when you came with garlands in your neck along with Manorama ji and told that you have are married for second time, at that time also your eyes are welled up. But due to my stubborn nature I didn't think why your eyes are wailing
At that time I only behaved like a stubborn girl and didn't understand that my actions are paining you and forcing you to stoop down. I myself pushed you to kill your soul. I only made you to kill your ideals and principles.
I am a bad girl barrister Babu, a very bad girl. You are not rakshas babu but I am rakshas Bondita, you always remained to me as dost babu but I don't deserve your friendship.
That's why I took this decision of leaving you. Atleast from Now onwards you should not suffer anymore because of me. That's why I am leaving the house.
Because I don't deserve to stay for a single moment in your house and in your life. (Anirudh with his trembling voice murmured: what are you telling Bondita? is it not your house too Bondita? Am I nothing to you? )
I am really sorry for leaving like this without informing you or anyone and going away from you.
You Don't worry about me. It's not that I am leaving my studies and leave our ambition. I will never do that. It's a promise to my shikshak babu as a student that I will study well.
I will go to distant place, work hard and then study. You and ksj taught me many things, so I will work in any house as a maid or stitch clothes as a darji babu (tailor) or cook and earn money and then study well..
(Anirudh in mind: Bondita no..no. don't do this. You are not a maid or cook. And you are not supposed to work in this tender age)
You are crying. Please wipe your tears barrister Babu, you only taught about dignity of labour to Suraiah didi, Ramaiah didi and other girls that there is no point of small work, big work in this World. Work is worship.
I feel very happy to work and earn money and then study.
You know na your student Bondita is very smart she can argue back if anyone tries to cheats her. So you need not worry about me at all. I won't let the incident which happened three days before won't be repeated to me again. I won't speak with any men in isolated area or take food or sweets from outsiders. I will be fine and safe wherever I go.
One more thing is there which I didn't tell you so far.
I also know one school principal who came to inter school quiz competition to our Tulsipur school in starting of this academic year. He is impressed with my knowledge and offered me to come and join in their school, he is ready to Provide me accomodation in their hostel. He also wants to talk to my family at that time to convince you all.
But I diverted him because I was scared at that time that if you know about this you will send me there for my ujjwal bhavishya and I don't want that to happen. But now I think this is the only correct solution I have.
Because if I was there and tomorrow comes everyone will force you to do such a heinous act of marrying me. You are also ready to agree once again keeping your ideals and principles aside. This is not I wanted. Becoming your wife means killing your soul. How can I agree with it when you are unhappy with me?
All I wanted is your happiness and you should be proud of me whenever you remember me.
I will become barrister Babu in future and that is the only guru dakshina I can offer you for all your favours. But as your student, as your well wisher I also have one desire barrister Babu, please fulfill my last wish.
I want you to marry another girl who suits your age, with whom you can live happily. Please fulfill this last request of your student. I will be the happiest person if you do this.
I will read news papers daily to find about your wedding news just like how the news of your engagement with pari didi is printed in news paper. You will fulfill it na.
Wherever I go, I will always pray for you, our sorry your family and the moments spent with you will make me takatwar Bondita (strong Bondita).
Also please convey my Apology to maa that I am leaving without informing her and without taking her blessings, inform maa that I am safe and will come back to her once I finish my studies because if I meet her or contact her in middle of studies Thakuma may not like my studies and force me to come back which I don't want to happen.
Alvida barrister babu
Aapki (again it is striked off)
Bondita (she have written Roy but it's also striked off)
Anirudh head is spinning, energy is completely drained and almost fainted after reading this.
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In Deenpur Bondita is waiting for train and looking around suspiciously. She wants to sleep but is getting scared to sleep there. What if anyone takes her to some place and misbehaves with her like Dhananjay and Banerjee. So she is washing her face and keeping herself awake. Train is delayed by 30 mins.
She is praying in mind to make train come fast so that if she get into train she wants to sleep.
She thought that it's good she had torn letter because she gave hints to him in the letter so that her Patibabu may find her out.
In Roy Chowdhary haveli, when Anirudh is fainted everyone got worried and gathered around him .
Bihari went inside and brought water. Trilochan, Binoy and his two brothers are calling him .
In this chaos, sampoorna asked sampath to leave Tulsipur for some days and go away and spread the rumour about Bondita as I said.
She handed him her diamond ring and he silently escaped from there.
Bihari brought some water and sprinkled on Anirudh's face and wiped off the water.
Just then Kalindi and sumati came with Shomik, Rimjhim (both husband and wife with two women of their neighbours are carrying shagun items for Bondita's sasural) , Tupur Tapur, Village head Devnath and lawyer with few goons came there and listened what Sampath is blabbering.
Kalindi came to Tulsipur to take final decision for Bondita, carrying rifle in her hand. If Anirudh choses to leave Bondita and not ready to accept her as his wife, she wants to take Bondita to Krishnanagar forever and threaten entire Roy Chowdhary family that they won't keep any ties with Bondita..
If Anirudh choses Bondita as his wife then she want to give up her bitter past with Trilochan Roy Chowdhary and accept this new relationship for her grand daughter's sake, present them with gifts respectfully and honorably which she brought representing Bondita's mayka and bless the couple and then return back.
Anirudh slowly regained sense and bursted into tears that Bondita had left and gone away and explained them what she had written in letter.
After listening Anirudh's words, Sumati couldn't take anymore and bursted into tears shouting: Bondita..meri bachi. And collapsed on ground.
Roy Chowdhary family members turned back and saw Das family is at their doorsteps
Kalindi and Rimjhim are trying to lift her up and telling her: Sumati bahu control yourself
Trilochan shouted on Bihari to bring water, Bihari is going to kitchen but Kalindi shouted back that: Koi zarurat nahi (No need), we don't take even one drop of water from your house.
Shomik went outside and brought some water in pot and Kalindi sprinkled on sumati face.
Anirudh came hurriedly near her and told 'maa, please don't worry. nothing will happen. I will bring Bondita back.' and sumati bursted on him by showing her palm and rebuked on him that: 'Bas Anirudh babu, bas. Please not any more.
I am not blaming you because It is not your mistake Anirudh babu. It is only my mistake. It is completely my mistake.
I believed you all the time and agreed with whatever you say. I even agreed to your fake second marriage drama . Because I want my bachi to get educated unlike me and unlike many uneducated child brides in society. Like you, I also didn't think of repercussions much.
Like you I also thought her as only little girl and agreed with your drama. But I didn't understand that my little girl also had heart and it will be hurted deeply when the persons whom she loves had taken her for granted.
My bachi! How much did she have cry to take this stern decision? How many days was she kept away by you so that she comes to decision that leaving you is the only option left for her?
(Anirudh bent his head with tears, sumati is continuing..)
when my own brother took her to sati ritual I felt so helpless and begged you to save her. At that moment I didn't think of repercussions much. I even allowed you to fill her mang and marry her.
That's the biggest mistake I have done. Rather than this when you are stopping the people on that day I should have run away with my daughter and returned back to Krishnanagar. I should have stayed in Krishnanagar only with my devar and devrani despite of how much my devrani Taunted back.
(Rimjhim murmured in her husband's ears: Jhoot kaho toh Jaan Lelo now why this boudi is reminding my mistakes. It is only to get sympathy from Thakuma)
Even though I have faced humiliation atleast my Bondita's life would have been better . She may not have gone through this horrible life.
(She folded her hands infront of Anirudh and said)
Not only Bondita, now I am also telling you sorry for troubling you alot, for spoiling your life by begging you to save my daughter's life. Yes you are young and had many dreams in your life. You are even in love with a girl before you marry my Bondita. If I have not fallen on your feet that day may be Bondita may not be in your life and by now you will be having happy married life.
It's all because of me only na. (Anirudh is shooking his head with tears as no).
Now I will take back my words Anirudh babu . Forget about my bachi. Forget that you are married to her once.
(Everyone are crying whereas sampoorna is smirking happily and Binoy also stood as if unaffected).
Anirudh fell on sumati feet and cried: Not to tell like that. I am ready to face any punishment but don't take back Bondita from me. I can't live without her.'
Sumati: No Anirudh babu, . You can't see her as your wife . She too can't stay happily with you thinking that you are suffering because of her. Neither you nor she will be happy.
Thakuma, as we discussed yesterday it's cleared that Bondita is unhappy with her husband here. As vakeel saab told that their marriage is going to be annuled in a month so she will be remain alone. Also Bondita herself wants to go away. So we will get her back Thakuma.. we will get her back and From now onwards I and Bondita will obey you. Please take my bachi responsibility. Please Thakuma. Whatever decision you take I will agree.
Kalindi: Thodi laat thodi baat tabhi samjhe aurat jaat. Wah Sumati bahu wah, good that you got your lesson.
(Looking at Anirudh Roy Chowdhary and Trilochan) she asked her lawyer to tell her condition
Her lawyer came forward and told that: As Anirudh and Bondita marriage is going to be annuled soon Thakuma is going to take back her granddaughter with her. She filed a petition in court that their family reputation and her grand daughter's life is in risk because of Roy Chowdhary family. Stay order will come soon. Once stay order comes means Neither of Roy Chowdhary family member should wander around Bondita else you will be arrested..
Anirudh is looking at them helplessly but it's increasing his obsession.
She also signaled Mukhiyaji to announce her decision. He came forward and told that from now onwards neither of your Roy Chowdhary family member is allowed to enter Krishnanagar and come to our Thakuma haveli. We won't spare anyone and we won't hold responsible for the damage that happens to you.
Kalindi also declared that : From now onwards we only have enemity between two families for what had happened in past and what had happened in present and if something happens in future.
They all are leaving and Anirudh called them back: One minute Thakuma .
He came infront of them and told: I can't live without Bondita even for a second. Whether she hates me or she loves me I don't mind. I agree with whatever feeling she had. She is my life.
(Turning to sumati) sumati maa may be it's easy for you to take back your words but I am not going to forget Bondita unless I am alive. She is my jeene ki wajah . Sorry for not accepting your request. I will be always with Bondita forever like a shadow.
Bondita boarded the train and sat in the seat near window waving her hand to her Patibabu in mind with tears in her eyes
Precap: Anirudh spoke with principal and found which schools have participated in quiz competition, which school principal had come to Tulsipur . principal told that Siliguri school and Calcutta school principals had come to Tulsipur.
Bondita reached Siliguri and sat in one rickshaw and asked the Rickshaw wala to take her to boarding school.
He is looking at her from top to bottom whereas she grasped that his gaze is not fine and took one rock in her hand and kept at her back.
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