Shekhar snatch pistol from Mukhiya's man standing beside him nd points it to his head nd turns to Kamal,"Baba...nhi...." Neeya cries.."Nhi Shekhaarrr...." Ma also screams for help. "Tune mujhe do vikalp die na, theek h. Mai apni beti ki jindagi mangta hu. Kranti mangta hu mai. Chahe mujhe jaan q na dena padhe." Everyone looks on. "Nhi Baba....aap aisa nhi krnege...baba nhi.." "Shekhar tumi kya krto...nhi....." Both Ma nd Neeya cries nd begs him to drop the gun but Shekhar keeps looking at his mishti nd daughter nd then he Bang!!! He shoots himself.."BAAABBAAAAAAA....!!!" "NHIIIII....SHEKKAARRRRRR....!!!" Everyone was shocked. Neeya runs to Shekhar.. Ma also joins her. Ma takes his head in her lap nd starts crying nd screaming. Neeya was shocked. She is broken. She kneels(falls) down infront of her Baba. "Baba..." Nd starts crying. babaaaaa..........
Neeya was standing there, with knife in her bloody hand, looking at the body lying infront of him...lifeless..that lifeless body was reminding her of her Baba...Her baba's death.. Her baba's body lying infront of him...lifeless...
By hearing the scream, everyone gathers there nd Anirudh runs to her nd calls her lightly "Neeya!" She was shocked, stunned; wasnt able to consume what happened. "Neeya!?" Anirudh calls her, loudly this time, bringing her out of her thoughts. She looks at him scared nd then at her shaking hands nd throws it away. She starts crying nd falls down on her knees nd starts muttering,"ye kya hogaya.....mai...mai..maine..nhi mara....mai..."
Everyone starts shouting on her,"Maar dala isne...." "Subhash ji ko maardala..." "asliyat pata chali to mar dala.." "are isi ne maara h" "isko saza milni chahie." Neeya covers her ears trying not to listen to people.
Anirudh who was standing near the body was totally stunned. He cant believe what he saw, Neeya stabing him!? 'Neeya aisa kaise kr skti h? Wo aisa kuch kar hi nhi skti par...kya Neeya ne hi sach mai kia h ye sab?'
Both Neeya nd Anirudh were lost in their own thoughts when a motor comes there. Kamal nd Indra walks to the body nd inspect it. Indra sees Neeya stunned nd shocked nd looking at the opportunity, he runs to her nd kneels down beside her with his hands around her shoulder.
"Kya hua h yaha pe?" Kamal ask. "Mukhiya ji. Ee ladki ne isko maar dala. Chaaku se. Hum apne ankho se dekhe h." Kamal signals his men something nd they take all the people away from there.
"Indra! Tum Neeya ko leke jao yaha se. Hum yaha sambhalte h." Indra nods. "Neeya. Chalo yaha se." Neeya looks at Indra. She dont want to go anywhere with him but she know that right now, she has to go away from here. She nods. Indra goes to help her but Neeya stops him nd stands on her own.
Anirudh wasnt getting what to do or anything. When he saw Indra with Neeya, he felt something that he never ever felt... jealously?. How much he wish he could hold her hands nd calm her down, make her laugh. Seeing her so scared nd crying, makes his heartbroken. How much he loves when she smiles. Kaash mai hota waha pe Indra ki jagah...but as usual, he ignores it.
Indra takes her away nd Kamal gets his men on work for Subhash's body. "Anirudh." Kamal approach him. "Aaj jo hua wo sirf hum sabke beech mai hi rhe. Mujhe nhi pata ki kya hua h lekin itna sach h ki Neeya ne hi isko maara h." Anirudh looks on. "Ha beta. Gaon walo ne dekha h aur unhone yhi bola h ki Neeya ne hi..."Kamal sighs. "Tum jao beta. Aram karo. Hum yaha sambhal lenge." "Par kaka, agar Neeya ne ye sab kia h to use iski saza milni chahie." He said swallowing the lump that was forming in his throat.
He cant believe this that Neeya killed him. What he said ryt now, it came from his mind, not heart.
"Nhi bete. Jo hua anzane mai hua. Kher tum ghar jao. Trilochan ji pareshan ho rhe honge." Anirudh didnt say anything nd went away.
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"Malik! Kaam ho gaya. Subhash mar gaya." The man smiles,"bahut acche. Ab wo ladki humare raste ka kanta nhi ban paegi. Jao aur kaam dekho." He goes.
*Flashback*
Subhash joins his hand nd falls on his knees."Abhi ek akhri kaam baki h. Uske baad tum azad ho" nd the man smirks. "Kya kaam malik? Aap bataie. Hum apne bacche ke lie kuch bhi karenge." "Tumhe Neeya ko marna hoga." Subhash looks on with wide eyes. "Nhi malik....nhi....ye humse nhi ho paega...nhi....." "Ye nhi to phir tum khud ko maar lo udke samne jake jisse tumhare maut ke lie wo phans jae....soch lo...ab faisla tumhare hath mai h. Apne bacche ko jinda dekhna chahte ho to kuch to karna padega tumhe." Nd the man goes from there.
Subhash falls down on his knees nd starts crying. Mera baccha!!....mai...mai kya karu....
He thinks for awhile nd goes to Neeya with knife in his hand after deciding what he had to do...
He killed himself...
*Flashback end*
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Indra nd Neeya reach her home nd without saying anything to him she goes inside.
All the way she was only looking at her bloody hands. She tried to clean it with her chunri but still left lil stain. She didn't see around her nd went straight to clean her hand. "Neeya!" Ma calls her. She wipes her tears away nd fakes a smile. "Ha Ma. Aai." She goes out only to find Ma, dida and crying Sampoorna.
"Sampoorna!?" Sampoorna looks and runs straight to her nd hugs her tightly. Neeya hugs her back. "Kya hua Poorna?" She was crying really badly. She takes her to her room nd makes her sit. "Kya hua? Bata mujhe." "Neeya....Bo...Bondita.....wo..." "Sampoorna Bondita kya?" "Bondita nhi mil rhi." Nd she cries again. Neeya looks on. 'Bondita! Meri Bondi! Mtlb baaki baccho ke sath Bondita bhi?...nhi...!!' Neeya hugs her,"sab theek ho jaega. Mujhpe bharosha rakho. Mai kuch bhi karke Bondita ko dhoond laungi.hmm?" She nods.
"Sampoorna-! Teri Ma aai h." Neeya's mother calls out.
Sampoorna wipes her tears away nd goes out with Neeya. "Ghar chal Sampoorna. Kal teri shaadi h aur tu yaha...waise bhi ek hatyarin ke sath rehna accha nhi." Her Ma taunts Neeya who looks on with tears. "Hatyarin!?" Sampoorna ask. "Ha. Isne Subhash ji ka katla kia h!" Everyone looks at Neeya. "Chal ab. Kal shadi h teri." "Nhi karni mujhe shadi! Bondita gayab h aur aap...q ma?" "Chup! Are Bondita gayab h to hume bhi dukh h. Lekin saari taiyari ho gi h. Paise pedh pe nhi ugte. Chalo ab." Nd she goes out.
Sampoorna looks at Neeya,"tu kal aaegi na? Mujhe pata h tum kisi ki jaan ni le skti." Nd hugs her. Neeya cries silently. "Aungi mai. Aur tu Bondita ko leke pareshan mat hona bilkul. Dekhna Durga ma Bondita ko shi salamat humare paas le aengi. Aur yhi baat shadi ki, mai janti hu ye bahut mushkil h is waqt, is halaat mai, lekin tum janti ho tumhare ma baba nhi manenge. Unhone itne paise kharch kie h..taiyari bhi ho chuki h...baki jaise tumhara mann." She nods nd goes.
"Neeya..ye mai kya sun rhi hu? Kya tune sach mai?-" "-nhi ma..maine kuch nhi kia h...mera yakeen karie.." Ma nods nd then sighs. "Parso teri sagai h...mai janti hu tu khush nhi hogi lekin..." "...koi nhi Ma..samay h..tal jaega." Ma nods nd leaves Neeya alone.
Parso sagai..!!
She cant believe it that the day of her engagement with indra is here...she starts crying recalling all the incidence nd missing all the children...
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Anirudh was sitting in his study room recalling today's incident. He was confused, broken. 'Neeya...kaise? Mera dil nhi manta...kya sach mai..?? Uhhh'
"Anirudh?" "Mini!" He sees Saudamini at the door nd hugs her. Saudamini smiles at his gesture. "Anirudh! Kya hua?" Anirudh hugs her tightly for the last time nd then sits back. "Aaj-" "-pata h mujhe. Aaj jo hua Subhash ji ke yaha.... mujhe pata h sab." Anirudh looks at her. "Are ye baat poore gaon mai phel chuki h." She sits beside him. "Tumhe kya lagta h, Neeya ne hi..?" "Nhi! Mujhe nhi lagta ki wo aisa kuch bhi kr skti h. Lekin jo maine dekha wo...wo bhi to jooth nhi ho skta.." Saudamini hmms. "Shayad usi ne ye sab kia ho?" Anirudh gets frustrated. "Mini! Mujhe abhi is bare mai koi baat nhi karni please." "Theek h. Mat karo. Par isse hakeekat to nhi badal jaegi na?" Anirudh goes to say something but is interrupted by Bihari who comes there,"Chote malik! Malkin! Aap dono ko bade malik bula rhe." Nd goes from there.
Saudamini smiles nd both goes in the hall to find Trilochan, Binoy, Bhaumik nd Saudamini's dida sitting. "Are lijie. Aagae dono." Everyone seems to be happy nd smiling except Anirudh.
Dida stands up with a plate of Saundesh nd feed both of them smiling. "Badhai ho tum dono ko." Anirudh looks on confused,"Badhai!?" Binoy says,"humne tunhare aur Saudamini ka rishta tay kr lia h. Agle mahine tum dono ki shaadi h." Saudamini was blushing nd smiling. She was so happy that finally she can get married to him nd go to London with Anirudh; whereas he was trying to be happy, afterall he always wanted to marry her but...this time...it felt like he didn't want to marry..like his heart belongs to someone else..
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*Next Day*
It was the day of Sampoorna nd Saurabh's marriage. Everyone was happy except Sampoorna, nd Bondita's mother. But they can't do anything. She tried a lot to postpone this marriage but failed. She was sitting in a room ready when Neeya comes there to her.
"Poorna!" Nd hugs her tightly. "Mai janti hu Poorna ki tu ye shaadi nhi karna chahti abhi. Mai janti hu ki tujhe is waqt kaisa lag rha hoga." "Ab kya kar skte h. Mujhe vishwas nhi ho rha ki Ma aur baba ko koi chinta nhi h...pata nhi humari Bondita kis halat mai hogi..." She says crying. Neeya feels herself crying. She is also missing her alot, her laugh, her tease, her everything. They cry when Devoleena(mami) comes there. "Chalo ab. Bahar baarat agai h." She hugs Sampoorna,"kitni sundar lag rhi h meri bacchi. Kisi ki nazar na lage." She notice her sad face,"Sampoorna mai janti hu ki tum ye shadi abhi nhi krna chahti lekin hum bhi majboor h. Mehmaan sab aachuke the, sab taiyariya bhi ho chuki thi aur agar hum aise mai shadi ki tareekh badha dete to phir hum dulhe ke parivar ko kya bolte aur tere baba ne itne paise kharch kie h...wo sab to barbad ho jata na..." Sampoorna nods crying. "Islie meri bacchi jo ho rha h hone do. Dekhna jab Bondita wapis aaegi na to hum use khoob sara misthan khilaenge." Sampoorna smiles.
Anirudh was also there at the wedding and was sitting beside Saurabh nd Indra talking to them.
"Are ab chodho bhi bechare ko. Aaj shadi h." Munshi ji says. Indra nd Anirudh tease him with 'bhopu' name again nd gets up.
The ladies were dancing when everyone pushes Anirudh to dance. He tries to go from there but no one allow him to and then he starts dancing in Bengali Style
Anirudh looks at the bride aka Sampoorna coming nd with her was... Neeya. His heart start beating fast, getting goosebumps by looking at her in red saree. But he looks away when he recalls Subhash.
Neeya noticed him looking at her nd she blushed hardly but tried not to show anyone, but when he looked away in anger, her heart broke down. She know that he is angry with her after yesterday incident.
Sampoorna sits down besides Saurabh and the rituals begin. Before that, ladies start dancing and someone grabs Neeya too pulling her in the group.
She looks around faking a smile and claps.
Anirudh, ignoring Neeya, was too dancing when his back collides with someone's. He turns around only to meet the most beautiful pair of eyes he ever witnessed.
That eyes he can never forget.
That pink cheeks that makes her more beautiful.
That lips which he sometimes, well most of the time wanted to take in his.
Neeya, the girl he admire the most!
Neeya and Anirudh looks at each other and for that moment, they both forgot everything, the murder, the kidnapping, everything. It was just two of them in this beautiful world of their own.
'Anirudh then takes his hand back and starts dancing around Neeya making her laugh at his steps, making him smile widely. Neeya looks at him laughing when Anirudh holds out his hand asking for hers.
She holds it when Anirudh suddenly spins her pulling her close.
They both looks at each other enjoying the closeness and proximity.
Then Neeya pulls away and she too starts dancing and Anirudh joins her.
Both of them dances around each other enjoying their own company with each other and laughing.
The loud drum sounds brings them out of their world. Anirudh and Neeya loos around to find wedding ritual going on and they were standing there alone.
Anirudh looks at her when the last night image hits his mind and before Neeya can say anything, he walks away to the mandap.
The whole wedding passed with all the rituals nd Anirudh ignoring her nd her being more heartbroken, but so was Anirudh's. After wedding, it was time for vidai nd both Sampoorna and Saurabh look so good together, like soulmate.
Anyone can tell how much they love each other nd r always going to be together, no matter what. Neeya also wanted someone like this who will always love her nd care for her, no matter what..nd thinking of it,only 1 name comes in her mind Anirudh!
After vidai, Neeya walked toward Anirudh. She was going to call him out but before she can, Anirudh goes away from there, again leaving her heartbroken.. she can bear anything but him ignoring is the last thing she can ebery think of. 'Anirudh ji....mai kaise apko yakeen dilau....kaise...ki maine unko nhi mara....mai... mai aisa kabhi kuch nhi kr skti....mai kuch bhi seh skti hu lekin apki mujhse narazgi...kabhi nhi...nhi Anirudh ji..!'
On the other hand, Anirudh in whole wedding couldnt focus on anything except her nd her beauty. But he still wasnt able to consume yesterday incident. He still thinks that its Neeya who killed Subhash. 'Mai tumse kabhi naraz nhi reh skta Neeya..kabhi nhi...mera dil kehta h ki tumne janboojhkar nhi mara h...lekin...mera dimaag...ye kuch aur kehta h...mai tumse naraz hu..ye mai kabhi nhi soch sakta...nhi Neeya..!'
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