“Chodi huyi aurat hai ye. Chod diya hai iske pati ne jee kar kya karegi ye. Ise jeene ka koi adhikar nahi.”
“Chodi huyi aurat ko jeene ka adhikaar kyu nahi. Mere pati ne mujhe chod diya to meri kya galati.”
“Galati teri hi hogi tabhi to pati ne chod diya. Aur tujhe unke hath paon jodkar maafi mangni chahiye thi kyuki tu aurat hai.”
“Maine bahut baar maafi mangi unse aur royi v par unhone mujhe maaf nhi kiya aur apne ghar se nikal jane ko kaha.”
“To jab pati ne nikal hi diya to rahegi kaha tu. Pata nahi shadi ke baad mayka paraya ghar hota hai aur sasuraal apna. Aur tujhe samhalega kaun.”
“Par wo mera ghar hota to mujhe nikalte thodi. Unka tha isliye jane ke liye keh diya.”
“Ha to sadi ke baad patni ko pati ki dasi bankar rehna padta hai sasural me. Aur ab to tera pati dusri sadi kar raha. Wo tujhe bhul chuka hai. Ab tu kisi kuye me jaake mar jaa.”
“Mai unhe nhi bhuli fir wo mujhe kaise bhul gaye.”
“Bahut ho gaya bas ab ham tujhe is gaon me rehne nhi denge. Chodi huyi aurat ke liye sirf ek hi jagah hoti hai, agar tujhe roj marna hai to waha ja warna jake mar jaa. Bhagao ise yaha se. Aise nhi manegi. Bandho ise rassi se aur feko kichad ispe.”
Each word from their mouth was piercing her heart. She felt like her heart was broken into thousand pieces. Tears continuously rolling down her cheeks and she was standing still.
Bondita now in her teenage was living her horrible past once again which she never want to think even. But she had to. She was facing once again the wrath of the hypocrite patriarchal society.
Anirudh was also standing numb. Even hearing those things felt like daggers down his heart but he was witnessing it whatever his little Bondita had to go through due to his one mistake.
But this wasn’t the time to shed tears it was time to fight for the little girl who is facing these things at this tender age. He rushed to help the girl but stood at a distance when she found Bondita beside the girl with Mashaal. Her eyes emitting fire and she was looking fierce and only her look made people stop then and there
“Khabardar jo kisi ne ise koi nuksan pahuchane ki kosis ki iska anjaam bura hoga. Agar ise jeene nhi doge to tumlog v zinda nhi rahoge. Is gaon me aag laga dungi.”
Ani was seeing his own self in Bondita. Bondita Anirudh Roy Chaudhary was the mirror image of Anirudh Roy Chaudhary. Bondita has turned into a strong young lady in guidance of Anirudh and her own sufferings experience made her more fierce this time.
“Aap kaun hai aur ise kyu bachana chah rahi.”
“Mai ek aurat hoo aur ek aurat hone aur insaaniyat ke nate iski madad kar rahi jo insanniyat aplogo me mar chuki hai.”
“Kya keh rhi hai aap. Apko pata v hai ye chodi huyi aurat hai. Ise jeene ka adhikaar nhi.”
“Kyun chodi huyi aurat kya insaan nhi hoti. Uski bhawnaye nhi hoti? Use taklif nhi hoti? Pehle uski zindagi me itna gham hai aur aplog madad nhi kar sakte to kisi ki mushkile badhane ka kya adhikaar hai.
Aur jab aapne ise zindagi di hi nhi to zindagi chinne ka adhikaar apko kaise. Jab apne ise khushiyan nhi de sakte to ise gham kyu dena.
Aur kyun chodi huyi aurat ke sath hi itna zulm chode huye admi ke sath kyu nahi. Admi aur aurat ko banane me Bhagwan ne bhed nhi kiya to aap kaise kar sakte hai.”
“Aap ye kya keh rahi. Admi to admi hota hai uska aurato se kya mukabla and chodi huyi aurat ke liye do hi chunav to hote hai ek maut aur dusra ap samajhti hai.”
“Agar apki beti ke sath ye sab hota to aap yehi bolte. Nhi na. Fir dusro ke waqt aisa kyun. Ye paramparaye jo bana rakhi hai ye kitno ki zindagi barbad kar rahi apko andaza v nhi.
Aur aap sabko shram nhi ati ek masoom bachi ke sath aisa karne me. Apke gaon ki beti hai na yeh fir v aap aise kar rahe.”
Villagers were standing still after Bon's confrontation but a wicked man came from behind to snatch from Bon's hands harm her but he felt his hand not moving and found a tight grip on his when he looked up he found Anirudh looking at him in anger.
“Tumhari himmat kaise huyi Bondita ko nuksaan pahuchane ki.”
He beat blue that man. His eyes was emitting fire as always. Already he was in anger for that incident, his own pain and someone tried to harm his Bondita added fuel to fire. He was so protective of Bondita always but when he got his Bondita back he became more protective of her.
“Khabardar jo kisi ne kuch v karne ki kosis ki. Iska anzaam acha nhi hoga. Aplog chale jaiye yaha se aur khabardar jo kisi ne is bachi ko nuksaan pahuchane ki kosis ki.”
“Par aplogo jo itni wakalat kar rhe is chodi huyi aurat ki. Ise samhalega kaun na pati ba na pariwar jiyegi kiske liye.”
“Apne liye jiyegi ye” both Rudhita yelled in one voice.
“Kisi aur ke liye jeene ki jarurat nahi. Apne liye jiyegi ye. Aur kisi ko nhi rakhna ise apne paas to ham le jayenge ise. Ise us kabil banayenge ki apni zindagi jeene ke liye ise dusro ka sahara na lena pade.
Aur band kijiye ise chodi huyi aurat kehna. Band kijiye ek aurat ko uske pati ke hone ya na hone ke adhar par pehchaan karna.
Kitna aasan hai na apke liye ye shabd kehna par kitna taklif de sakta hai kisi ko ye sunna.” Bondita was on verge of breaking and so was Ani. Villagers went from there leaving them alone.
Both Rudhita's heart wrenched but however they composed themselves as they have to console that girl. They dropped the girl to the Seva Ashram they established for the helpless women. These women were educated there and they used to earn by themselves by farming etc and making handicrafts and selling them to market and some women were professionals.
At night in study room of RC Mansion
Ani was standing beside the window. He was lost in deep thought tears continuously rolling down his cheeks and with the unbearable guilt and pain he was looking at moon.
He was so lost in his thoughts that he couldn’t realise Bondita was looking at him with tears filled in her eyes with more pain in heart. She kept her hand on Ani's shoulder and Ani came to reality and saw tears in her eyes which pierced his heart more.
“Patibabu apne hi kaha tha na purani baton ko bhul ke age badhna hi zindagi hai fir kyun un purani yadon se apne ap ko taklif pahucha rahe.” Said Bondita.
“Ha Bondita kaha tha aur tumhe yaad v hai fir kyun tumhari ankhon me aansu hai?”said Ani.
“Patibabu kuch zakhm aisi chot pahuchate hai ki unke yaad hi dard taaza kar deti hai.” Replied Bondita.
“Tumne khud hi sawaal poocha aur khud hi jawaab de diya Bondita to an batao mai kya karun?”
“Aap bas bhul jaiye wo sab.” Said Bondita.
“Kaise bhul jaun Bondita jab tumhar is kabhi na bhulne wale dard aur in ansuo ka kaaran jane anjaane mai hi hoon. Kaise bhul jaun ki tumhe meri wajah se wo sab sehna pada. Kaise bhul jaun sab. Kaise?”
“Patibabu aap zimmedar hai par apne janbujh kar to kuch nhi kiya na aur jab apko apki galati ka ehsaas hua apne paschatap kiya. Apne waqt rehte mujhe bacha liya na.” said Bondita looking into his eyes.
“Ha Bondita par agar kahi der ho jati mujhe to pata nhi tumhare sath aur kuch v ho sakta tha aur jo hua tumhare sath wo v kuch nhi. Agar us din Dugga Maa ne Rasiyabai ko nhi bheja hota to sayad mai tumhe hamesa ke liye kho deta aur tumhari zindagi hamesa ke liye un andheri galiyo……” Ani trailed off, only thought of what could have happened for his one mistake horrified him.
“Jo hua so ho gaya par ab apko ehsaas hai na. Ab kabhi v mujhse muh mat modiyega, kabhi kisi mod pe mera hath mat chodiyega, koi v galati ho mujhse saza de dijiyega par mujhe khud se kabhi dur mat kijiyega. Is baar agar apne mujhe khud se dur kiya to mai jee nhi paungi.” Saying this she collapsed and Ani hugged her.
“Kabhi tumhe khud se door nhi karunga Bondita. Tumhari har khamoshi ko samjhne ki koshish karunga mai. Ab mujhe tumpe khud se v jyada bharosa hai.” Said Ani.
Ani hugged her tightly and wanted to take all her pain and give her all the happiness but he can’t, he can’t colour all the dark she had to go through in past.
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Kindly ignore my mistakes🙂 I have been a reader of IF for a long time and used to write on other sites. It's my first post here