Loved the chapter. Apt title!! ❤️
Bon and Sampoo trying to reduce Ani's guilt was so sweet. This scene has the warmth of a loving family❤️ They are right, Ani tried his level best to keep Batuk happy. Poor Nazuk Kali is so good that he will blame himself for the wrongs he never even did 😭
Loved the last part. Now waiting form the storm to hit TRC in full force 😈😈
P.S. Good that you didn't forget Ani's dukh ka loyal saathi Sofa 🤣
What about bondita? Was she too left alone without family I know she was devoid of dushmani crap unlike batuk but her pain was never shown right and I really don't pity any of rc for dushmani espically sampoo binoy and kaka because all three of them were grey from starting and did bad deeds in their lives for which they got punished accordingly
Trilochan Roy Chaudhary's eyes widened with shock on hearing such an accusation, and that too, from Anirudh's mouth, in such a tone!
It was true that the kaka-bhateeja duo had had their fair share of arguments in the past also, but this time, Anirudh's tone and pitch was quite frightening. Trilochan Roy Chaudhary felt a genuine feeling of dread mixed with an equal amount of rage as he yelled back at Anirudh,
"Anirudh!! Kuch hosh hai tumko ke tum kia keh rhe ho? Hum per aisa ghatiya ilzaam lagate hue tumhien sharam nahi aayi?"
Anirudh's ice cold expressions hardened some more as he acidly replied,
"Ilzaam?" And then he huffed sarcastically. A look of sheer disappointment slashed across his features, his tone of voice dropping a notch down this time, and the coldness was replaced by an intense remorse as he said,
"Kaash kaka ke yeh sirf aik ilzaam hota. Kaash yeh sach na hota ke mere kaka hi mere bhai Batuk aur meri biwi Bondita ke asal gunehgaar hain."
Tears pooled in Trilochan Kaka's eyes as Anirudh's words pierced through his heart. Forgetting his anger now, he asked in a hurt tone,
"Anirudh beta...yeh tum kia keh rhe ho? Hum kaise apne pyare bete Batuk aur Bondita Bahu ke sath kuch ghalat ker sakte hain?"
Anirudh couldn't believe his ears. Kaka was asking such questions so naively as if he was born yesterday only!
Kaka's denial and refusal to even acknowledge what exactly he had done made Anirudh supremely angry once again, and he said dangerously,
"Kaka...aap ne Batuk ko mout ke munh mien pohancha dia aur aap puchh rhe hain ke aap ne kia kya hai? Ya phir aap bhul gaye, ke Batuk yahan wapis kis maqsad se aaya tha? Aur kiske kehne pe?"
He saw Kaka flinching upon hearing this, but Anirudh had a lot to say, and he was not going to stop now just so that his words do not hurt his Kaka. He really had had enough, and after heaving a deep breath as if mustering the strength to even talk about it all, he started presenting a list of all the crimes that his Kaka had done!
"Batuk ko aapne Bondita ke khilaaf bhadkaya tha. Aap ko pata tha ke Batuk ko Bondita se issues hain. Bajaye yeh ke aap baday buzurg hone ke naatay Batuk ko samjhatay ya usko Bondita ke liye dil mien jagha paida kerne ke liye manane ki koshish kerte, aapne ulta Batuk ko Bondita ke khilaf bhadkaya...usay Uksaya.
Aur Bondita se bhi aap ne jhoot bola."
He paused and looked at Bondita who was standing in one corner and his heart squeezed in pain as he saw her face getting pale with tears running down her cheeks. Silently apologizing for the hurt he knew he was about to cause for Bondita, he averted his gaze towards his Kaka who was now just weeping guiltily.
Taking another deep breath for courage, he continued his tirade,
"Aap ki rudiwadi soch ne hi aapko yeh sochne per majboor kia ke Bondita ki safalta se mujhe koi problem hogy."
A gasp escaped Bondita's mouth and Anirudh's guilty and apologetic gaze met her hurt eyes. She hadn't known that her beloved kaka sasurjee used to think so low of her!
Her reaction flared up Anirudh's anger and remorse again as he said,
"Dekhiye aap apni Bondita bahu ko kaka. Usko yaqeen hi nahi hai ke uske kaka sasur jee uske baray mien aisa soch sakte hain. Mujhe batayien kaka, kaise yaqeen dilaon mien Bondita ko ke jin kaka sasur jee ko woh bachpan se itna sammaan dety ayi hai, unhone uske sath kia kia nahi kiya!"
Kaka's face turned red on hearing this as he said pleadingly,
"Anirudh! Aise na kaho."
And then looking at a bitterly crying Bondita now, he said,
"Bondita bahu, tum tou janti ho na ke hum tum se kitna pyar kerte hain. Aaj se nahi, bachpan se hi. Apni bahu nahi, beti maana hai hum ne tumhien."
Going towards Bondita, Anirudh held her in his arms, trying to console her. Her tears were falling like rocks on his heart as he felt bile rising in his throat,
"Beti maana hai? Jhoot! Ager beti maana hota tou aap Bondita ke sath woh sab kabhi nahi kerte jo aapne kia. Chhoti umer mien uss per kushal grehni bannay ka bhaar daala. Mahvaari ke aatay hi aap ko uss chhoti si bacchi se santaan chahiye hogai thy. Yehi nahi, aap ne mujhe nasheli jadi bootian khila ker mere sath bhi aur Bondita ke sath bhi ghalat kerne ki koshish ki thy. Balke kaka, woh 'ghalti' nahi thy...PAAP tha jo AAPNE kia tha. Mien uss waqt aap se buht ghussa hone ke bawajood kabhi yeh sab nahi keh saka. Lekin mien abh kahun ga kyunki yeh ghussa mere ander buht saalon se hai. Aapne Bondita ko sirf zabaan se beti kaha hai, lekin dil se usko beti nahi maana hai. Aap ke liye hamesha 'Bondita' ehem nahi thy. Aapke liye yeh ehem tha ke Bondita aik acchi bahu bann ker kis terha aapke ghar ki shaan badhaty hai. Kis terha Bondita ke zariye Roy Chaudharion ki shaan badhay, aap ko bas yehi chahiye tha. Barrister bann ker jab usne aapke bete yani mujhe phaansi se bachaya, tou woh aapko manzoor tha. Lekin jaise hi uski apni aik pehchaan bannay lagy, samaaj mien aik alag maqaam bannay laga, aap insecure hogaye! Aap ko lagne laga ke kahin aapki bahu aap ke qaabu se na nikal jaye. Kahin aisa na ho ke woh itni independent hojaye ke aapko waisa samman na de jaisa abh tak dety thy. Aap ko laga ke kahin Bondita itni masroof na hojaye ke woh aapke ghar mien apni services dena bannd ker de!"
Shaking his head in extreme disappointment, a sigh escaped his mouth as he continued,
"Aap chahte thay ke Bondita humesha mere peechhe rahe. Aur apne iss maqsad ko poora karne aapne Batuk ko mohra banaya. Aapne Batuk se kaha ke aap ko darr tha ke Bondita mujhse aagay na nikal jaye… ke uski udaan se mujhe takleef hogi. Aur woh bewakoof, aa gaya apne Big D ko bachaane. Usne woh sab kiya jo aap chahtey thay, Bondita ki safalta ko rokne ki poori koshish ki. Aur aapne kya kiya Kaka? Jaise hi Batuk aapke kahe raaste pe nahi chala, aapko do pal nahi lage usko gunhegar thehrane mein. Daal diya saara dosh uspe hi… Kitna asaan tha na yeh aapke liye?"
He was feeling the pain of each and every word that was leaving his mouth. Clenching his eyes, his hold tightened around Bondita. After a moment's pause, he opened his eyes that were bright with unshed tears as he said hurtfully,
“Jab miene Batuk ko ghar se nikaala, aap ne aik baar bhi uski kheriyat maloom kerne ki koshish ki thy? Aap ko pata bhi hai ke woh kis haal mien hai? Miene usko dhoonda nahi kyunki mien uss se ghussa tha, mager aap ke tou usne sirf marzi hi poori ki thy. Jo jo aap ne uss se kerwana chaha tha, usne kia tha. Mien nahi tha tou meri jagha aap ne Batuk ko Anirudh bananay ki koshish ki. Mien aa gaya tou aap ko aik minute nahi laga Batuk ko apne se duur kerne mien. Jab tak woh aapka mohra bana raha, aap khush thay, lekin jab uska junoon hadd se agay badh gaya tou aap ne bhi usko iss terha apni zindagy se nikaal ker phenk dia jis terha woh koi makhhi ho jo aapke khanay mien gir gai ho!”
He was so tired… he felt like he was getting out of breath. Pausing for his breathing to get normal, with eyes full of agony and accusations, he said,
"Aapne sirf Bondita aur Batuk ke sath ghalat nahi kia. Aapne mere sath bhi buht ghalat kia. Aap ko kaise laga ke Bondita ki safalta se mujhe jalan hogy? Aapne mujhe bachpan se paala hai Kaka. Kia aap mujhe bas itna hi jantay hain? Aapko nahi pata kia ke Bondita mere liye kia hai?"
Looking deeply into Bondita's wet eyes, his gaze lovingly caressing her features, he said slowly ,
"Bondita meri rooh hai. Mujh mien basti hai yeh. Koi mera naam leta hai tou mujhe lagta hai ke woh 'Bondita' keh raha hai. Alag nahi hai yeh mujhse. Yeh mera lakshya hai, mera maqsad, mera sakun, mere jeene ki wajeh, meri zindagi hai. Iski taraqqion ki prarthna mere dil ne din raat ki hai. Iski safalta se mujhe kaise bura lag sakta hai?"
Bondita's heart thudded heavily in her chest as her heartbeats accelerated on hearing such beautiful words.
Forgetting all the pain that she had felt earlier, fresh tears of love pooled in her eyes and her lips trembled with a melting smile. Raising her fingers to his cheeks, she gently wiped his tears.
Anirudh felt as if his sunshine had returned. Some of his pain vanished on seeing his Bondita smiling again, however, his angry tirade was still not over.
Patting her head assuringly, Anirudh released her from his hold, and turning towards Kaka, he said,
"Kaka aik baat hamesha hamesha ke liye samajh lijiye. Mujhe apni tareef se ziada Bondita ki tareef acchi lagty hai. Meri khud ki tareefien bhi sari Bondita ki hi hain. Mera sab kuch Bondita ka hai...taareefien bhi, aur safalta bhi. Aur yeh sach aap ko waise hi maanna paday ga jaise aap apne Bhagwan ko maante hain. Dil se. Beghair kisi sawaal ke. Beghair kisi shaq ke."
It was hard for a stubborn man like Kaka to understand such things. He had remained silent upon all the things that Anirudh had blamed him for in Batuk’s case because somewhere, deep down, he also knew that he was the main instigator. He acknowledged that he did use Batuk’s gullibility and his dislike for Bondita for his own nefarious reasons. However, he couldn't agree with Anirudh on what he said just now for Bondita. So, he opened his mouth again to defend his stance,
“Anirudh, beta, hum jantay hain ke hum se kafi ghaltiyan hui hain. Lekin Bondita bahu ke maamlay mien hum ya humari soch ghalat nahi hai.”
Heaving a sigh, he further tried to justify,
“Dekho beta, hum yeh nahi keh rahay ke Bondita acchi patni ya bahu nahi hai. Mager Bondita ager tumse aagay nikalne ki koshish kere gy, tou kia woh tumhari sahi maainay mien ‘Dharampatni’ kehla sakty hai?
Dekho beta, humari baat dhiyaan se suno aur samajhne ki koshish kero. Yeh tou humara dharam hai, sanskriti hai ke patni hamesha pati ke peeche hoty hai. Kabhi pati ke barabar ya aagay nahi hoty. Aur Bondita bahu mien humien aisi buht si baatien nazar aaty hain jo usko aik ‘Dharampatnii’ bannay se rokty hain. Woh tum se tark kutark kerty hai, tumhari baat nahi maanty aksar. Hum yeh nahi keh rahay ke woh hamesha hi ghalat hoty hai. Woh tumhara samman kerty hai, seva bhi kerty hai… humare ghar ko sambhaalty bhi hai. Mager yeh sab tou dharm ki anusaar uska farz hai. Yeh ker ke woh kuch naya ya alag nahi ker rahy. Sadiyon se humare desh ki aurtien aise hi apne pati aur parivar ki seva kerty ayi hain. Abh aise mien ager Bondita bahu barristery kerne ghar se baahir niklay gy, tou kia woh ghar ka khayal rakh payegy? Ager uska kaam tum se bhi ziada badh gaya, tou kia woh tumhien tawajjah de payegy? Tumhari seva ker payegy? Nahi na!
Aur tum khud hi socho, Woh tumse aaga nikalne ki koshish kere gy tou kia yeh humari reet hogy?. Uski safalta ka palda tum se bhaari hojayega tou woh kaise tumhare liye sahi maainay mien ‘Dharampatnii’ bann sakay gy? Hum bas yehi chahte thay ke woh tumhare liye waisi hi hojaye jaise ke humari reet ke hisab se usko hona chahiye. ”
Both Anirudh and Bondita couldn't believe their ears. For Bondita, it was like a blasphemous blame that she had tried to beat Anirudh in any matter. Also, she was truly upset that her kaka sasurjee used to think of her like that!
For Anirudh, it was truly disappointing. He knew that his kaka had a patriarchal mindset and he was pretty orthodox too. Anirudh was aware of how regressive his Kaka’s thinking was. But he would go to such an extent- that Anirudh didn't know. So, it was truly upsetting for him. Being stubborn was one thing, but adamantly refusing to even try understanding his folly was really frustrating for Anirudh. He was tired of explaining such things to Kaka for such a long time. But he was just not ready to even acknowledge that his point of view could be wrong too…His ego and his sense of self-righteousness had brought them all to this point that one of the Roy Chaudharys was now lying on a hospital bed, fighting for his life!
Trying one last time to put some sense into his ‘mule-headed’ Kaka, his voice resonating throughout the study as he said,
"Aap ab bhi nahi samjhe na Kaka, Bondita meri Patni hai, meri ‘Ardhangini’ hai, isiliye nahi kyunki woh meri seva karti hai ya mera samman karti hai, balki isiliye kyunki woh mujhe poora karti hai. Mien ek daasi nahi, saathi chahta tha, aur Bondita har maainay mein meri saathi hai. Bondita ki udaan se mere guroor ko kabhi koi thes nahi pohanch sakti, kyunki Bondita hi mera guroor hai. Aap yeh baat samajhna chahien tou accha hai. Lekin nahi samajh sakte tou abh mien aapko aur nahi samjhaunga. Bass aap se itni minnati hai ke aainda meri patni, mere bacchon, aur mere bhai-behnon ki zindagy ke sath aise na kheliye ga jaise aap ne abhi kia. Mien abh mere bhai Batuk ke liye jo bhi kerna chahun ga, aap mujhe nahi rokien ge.”
The last remark shocked Kaka. His devious mind started thinking instantly.
Bhai-behnon
Batuk…
What was Anirudh getting at? He only had one sister, so why did he say “behnon?” Aur Batuk ke liye abh yeh kia kerne wala hai? Kahin yeh jazbaat mien aa ker kuch ulta seedha tou nahi kerna wala?
Unable to control his tongue once again, completely ignoring everything else that Anirudh had said about Bondita being his Ardhangini, he instead asked inquisitively,
“Behnon se kia matlab hai tumhara, Anirudh? Aur Batuk…uska kia? Ilaaj kerwa tou rahay ho. Aur kia kerna hai uska. Bass usko Italy wapis bhej dena uske baad.”
Anirudh’s blood started boiling in his vessels at such a garish display of cold callousness and obnoxiousness. Unable to control his anger, this time, he yelled,
“Behnon ka matlab hai Shashwati, Tupur, aur Tapur. Aap ne in teeno ke sath bhi ghalat kia. Mujhe Chandan nagar se wapis bulane ke liye aap ne Shashwati ka baal vivaah teh ker dia tha. Mien Shashwati ke maamlay mien bhi aap per kabhi koi bharosa nahi ker sakta abh. Aur Tupur Tapur ke sath bhi aap ne kitna ghalat kia. Batuk ne tou jo gunaah kia tou kia, lekin aap Som ko samjha sakte thay…Tapur ki izzat ki hifazat ker sakte thay…Batuk ko un dono ko ghar se baahir kerne se rok sakte thay. Aap yeh sab ker sakte thay, mager aap ne nahi kia. Aap ki yehi dikkat hai Kaka. Aap ko jahan aage aana chahiye tha, aap wahan chup rahay. Aur jin maamlon se aap ka koi sarokar nahi tha, un mien aap ne hamesha taang adaai aur isi wajeh se itna nuqsan hogya.”
As Kaka’s mouth dropped open in shock on hearing all this, Anirudh’s angry voice boomed across the hall, making everyone tremble as he added,
“Abh mien apni behnon ko bhi izzat ke sath wapis laaonga, unko apne sath rakhun ga, unka khayal kerun ga, aur aap KUCH BHI nahi bolien ge.”
Pausing for this information to sink in, he then took a deep breath to calm himself down a bit, and said,
“Aur rahy baat Batuk ki… tou uske maamlay mien bhi aap abh kuch nahi bolien ge. Woh bhai hai mera. Iss parivar ka hissa hai. Jaise aap ne usko shareer ke saday hue hissay ki terha kaat ker phenk dia na, mien aisa nahi kerun ga.”
Looking into Kaka’s eyes, he said coldly,
“Batuk iss parivar ka hissa hai, mera bhai hai, aur mien usey bhi iss ghar mien wapis le ker aaonga.”
And then, emphasizing on each word, his voice turning menacing as he bitingly said,
“Hamesha apni zimmedarian aap ne doosron per hi daali hain. Tou abh yeh bhi mien khud hi dekhun ga. ABH. AAP. NA. KUCH. KEH. SAKTE. HAIN. AUR. NA. KER. SAKTE. HAIN!”
With those parting words, Anirudh guided a still crying Bondita out of the study. Sampoorna followed them out, but not before throwing her Jethji a venomous look, leaving him alone in the study, wondering how things had gone so spectacularly wrong.
Originally posted by: Ashley_m
Chapter 5: Thunder of the Past, Storm of the Present!
Trilochan Roy Chaudhary's eyes widened with shock on hearing such an accusation, and that too, from Anirudh's mouth, in such a tone!
It was true that the kaka-bhateeja duo had had their fair share of arguments in the past also, but this time, Anirudh's tone and pitch was quite frightening. Trilochan Roy Chaudhary felt a genuine feeling of dread mixed with an equal amount of rage as he yelled back at Anirudh,
"Anirudh!! Kuch hosh hai tumko ke tum kia keh rhe ho? Hum per aisa ghatiya ilzaam lagate hue tumhien sharam nahi aayi?"
Anirudh's ice cold expressions hardened some more as he acidly replied,
"Ilzaam?" And then he huffed sarcastically. A look of sheer disappointment slashed across his features, his tone of voice dropping a notch down this time, and the coldness was replaced by an intense remorse as he said,
"Kaash kaka ke yeh sirf aik ilzaam hota. Kaash yeh sach na hota ke mere kaka hi mere bhai Batuk aur meri biwi Bondita ke asal gunehgaar hain."
Tears pooled in Trilochan Kaka's eyes as Anirudh's words pierced through his heart. Forgetting his anger now, he asked in a hurt tone,
"Anirudh beta...yeh tum kia keh rhe ho? Hum kaise apne pyare bete Batuk aur Bondita Bahu ke sath kuch ghalat ker sakte hain?"
Anirudh couldn't believe his ears. Kaka was asking such questions so naively as if he was born yesterday only!
Kaka's denial and refusal to even acknowledge what exactly he had done made Anirudh supremely angry once again, and he said dangerously,
"Kaka...aap ne Batuk ko mout ke munh mien pohancha dia aur aap puchh rhe hain ke aap ne kia kya hai? Ya phir aap bhul gaye, ke Batuk yahan wapis kis maqsad se aaya tha? Aur kiske kehne pe?"
He saw Kaka flinching upon hearing this, but Anirudh had a lot to say, and he was not going to stop now just so that his words do not hurt his Kaka. He really had had enough, and after heaving a deep breath as if mustering the strength to even talk about it all, he started presenting a list of all the crimes that his Kaka had done!
"Batuk ko aapne Bondita ke khilaaf bhadkaya tha. Aap ko pata tha ke Batuk ko Bondita se issues hain. Bajaye yeh ke aap baday buzurg hone ke naatay Batuk ko samjhatay ya usko Bondita ke liye dil mien jagha paida kerne ke liye manane ki koshish kerte, aapne ulta Batuk ko Bondita ke khilaf bhadkaya...usay Uksaya.
Aur Bondita se bhi aap ne jhoot bola."
He paused and looked at Bondita who was standing in one corner and his heart squeezed in pain as he saw her face getting pale with tears running down her cheeks. Silently apologizing for the hurt he knew he was about to cause for Bondita, he averted his gaze towards his Kaka who was now just weeping guiltily.
Taking another deep breath for courage, he continued his tirade,
"Aap ki rudiwadi soch ne hi aapko yeh sochne per majboor kia ke Bondita ki safalta se mujhe koi problem hogy."
A gasp escaped Bondita's mouth and Anirudh's guilty and apologetic gaze met her hurt eyes. She hadn't known that her beloved kaka sasurjee used to think so low of her!
Her reaction flared up Anirudh's anger and remorse again as he said,
"Dekhiye aap apni Bondita bahu ko kaka. Usko yaqeen hi nahi hai ke uske kaka sasur jee uske baray mien aisa soch sakte hain. Mujhe batayien kaka, kaise yaqeen dilaon mien Bondita ko ke jin kaka sasur jee ko woh bachpan se itna sammaan dety ayi hai, unhone uske sath kia kia nahi kiya!"
Kaka's face turned red on hearing this as he said pleadingly,
"Anirudh! Aise na kaho."
And then looking at a bitterly crying Bondita now, he said,
"Bondita bahu, tum tou janti ho na ke hum tum se kitna pyar kerte hain. Aaj se nahi, bachpan se hi. Apni bahu nahi, beti maana hai hum ne tumhien."
Going towards Bondita, Anirudh held her in his arms, trying to console her. Her tears were falling like rocks on his heart as he felt bile rising in his throat,
"Beti maana hai? Jhoot! Ager beti maana hota tou aap Bondita ke sath woh sab kabhi nahi kerte jo aapne kia. Chhoti umer mien uss per kushal grehni bannay ka bhaar daala. Mahvaari ke aatay hi aap ko uss chhoti si bacchi se santaan chahiye hogai thy. Yehi nahi, aap ne mujhe nasheli jadi bootian khila ker mere sath bhi aur Bondita ke sath bhi ghalat kerne ki koshish ki thy. Balke kaka, woh 'ghalti' nahi thy...PAAP tha jo AAPNE kia tha. Mien uss waqt aap se buht ghussa hone ke bawajood kabhi yeh sab nahi keh saka. Lekin mien abh kahun ga kyunki yeh ghussa mere ander buht saalon se hai. Aapne Bondita ko sirf zabaan se beti kaha hai, lekin dil se usko beti nahi maana hai. Aap ke liye hamesha 'Bondita' ehem nahi thy. Aapke liye yeh ehem tha ke Bondita aik acchi bahu bann ker kis terha aapke ghar ki shaan badhaty hai. Kis terha Bondita ke zariye Roy Chaudharion ki shaan badhay, aap ko bas yehi chahiye tha. Barrister bann ker jab usne aapke bete yani mujhe phaansi se bachaya, tou woh aapko manzoor tha. Lekin jaise hi uski apni aik pehchaan bannay lagy, samaaj mien aik alag maqaam bannay laga, aap insecure hogaye! Aap ko lagne laga ke kahin aapki bahu aap ke qaabu se na nikal jaye. Kahin aisa na ho ke woh itni independent hojaye ke aapko waisa samman na de jaisa abh tak dety thy. Aap ko laga ke kahin Bondita itni masroof na hojaye ke woh aapke ghar mien apni services dena bannd ker de!"
Shaking his head in extreme disappointment, a sigh escaped his mouth as he continued,
"Aap chahte thay ke Bondita humesha mere peechhe rahe. Aur apne iss maqsad ko poora karne aapne Batuk ko mohra banaya. Aapne Batuk se kaha ke aap ko darr tha ke Bondita mujhse aagay na nikal jaye… ke uski udaan se mujhe takleef hogi. Aur woh bewakoof, aa gaya apne Big D ko bachaane. Usne woh sab kiya jo aap chahtey thay, Bondita ki safalta ko rokne ki poori koshish ki. Aur aapne kya kiya Kaka? Jaise hi Batuk aapke kahe raaste pe nahi chala, aapko do pal nahi lage usko gunhegar thehrane mein. Daal diya saara dosh uspe hi… Kitna asaan tha na yeh aapke liye?"
He was feeling the pain of each and every word that was leaving his mouth. Clenching his eyes, his hold tightened around Bondita. After a moment's pause, he opened his eyes that were bright with unshed tears as he said hurtfully,
“Jab miene Batuk ko ghar se nikaala, aap ne aik baar bhi uski kheriyat maloom kerne ki koshish ki thy? Aap ko pata bhi hai ke woh kis haal mien hai? Miene usko dhoonda nahi kyunki mien uss se ghussa tha, mager aap ke tou usne sirf marzi hi poori ki thy. Jo jo aap ne uss se kerwana chaha tha, usne kia tha. Mien nahi tha tou meri jagha aap ne Batuk ko Anirudh bananay ki koshish ki. Mien aa gaya tou aap ko aik minute nahi laga Batuk ko apne se duur kerne mien. Jab tak woh aapka mohra bana raha, aap khush thay, lekin jab uska junoon hadd se agay badh gaya tou aap ne bhi usko iss terha apni zindagy se nikaal ker phenk dia jis terha woh koi makhhi ho jo aapke khanay mien gir gai ho!”
He was so tired… he felt like he was getting out of breath. Pausing for his breathing to get normal, with eyes full of agony and accusations, he said,
"Aapne sirf Bondita aur Batuk ke sath ghalat nahi kia. Aapne mere sath bhi buht ghalat kia. Aap ko kaise laga ke Bondita ki safalta se mujhe jalan hogy? Aapne mujhe bachpan se paala hai Kaka. Kia aap mujhe bas itna hi jantay hain? Aapko nahi pata kia ke Bondita mere liye kia hai?"
Looking deeply into Bondita's wet eyes, his gaze lovingly caressing her features, he said slowly ,
"Bondita meri rooh hai. Mujh mien basti hai yeh. Koi mera naam leta hai tou mujhe lagta hai ke woh 'Bondita' keh raha hai. Alag nahi hai yeh mujhse. Yeh mera lakshya hai, mera maqsad, mera sakun, mere jeene ki wajeh, meri zindagi hai. Iski taraqqion ki prarthna mere dil ne din raat ki hai. Iski safalta se mujhe kaise bura lag sakta hai?"
Bondita's heart thudded heavily in her chest as her heartbeats accelerated on hearing such beautiful words.
Forgetting all the pain that she had felt earlier, fresh tears of love pooled in her eyes and her lips trembled with a melting smile. Raising her fingers to his cheeks, she gently wiped his tears.
Anirudh felt as if his sunshine had returned. Some of his pain vanished on seeing his Bondita smiling again, however, his angry tirade was still not over.
Patting her head assuringly, Anirudh released her from his hold, and turning towards Kaka, he said,
"Kaka aik baat hamesha hamesha ke liye samajh lijiye. Mujhe apni tareef se ziada Bondita ki tareef acchi lagty hai. Meri khud ki tareefien bhi sari Bondita ki hi hain. Mera sab kuch Bondita ka hai...taareefien bhi, aur safalta bhi. Aur yeh sach aap ko waise hi maanna paday ga jaise aap apne Bhagwan ko maante hain. Dil se. Beghair kisi sawaal ke. Beghair kisi shaq ke."
It was hard for a stubborn man like Kaka to understand such things. He had remained silent upon all the things that Anirudh had blamed him for in Batuk’s case because somewhere, deep down, he also knew that he was the main instigator. He acknowledged that he did use Batuk’s gullibility and his dislike for Bondita for his own nefarious reasons. However, he couldn't agree with Anirudh on what he said just now for Bondita. So, he opened his mouth again to defend his stance,
“Anirudh, beta, hum jantay hain ke hum se kafi ghaltiyan hui hain. Lekin Bondita bahu ke maamlay mien hum ya humari soch ghalat nahi hai.”
Heaving a sigh, he further tried to justify,
“Dekho beta, hum yeh nahi keh rahay ke Bondita acchi patni ya bahu nahi hai. Mager Bondita ager tumse aagay nikalne ki koshish kere gy, tou kia woh tumhari sahi maainay mien ‘Dharampatni’ kehla sakty hai?
Dekho beta, humari baat dhiyaan se suno aur samajhne ki koshish kero. Yeh tou humara dharam hai, sanskriti hai ke patni hamesha pati ke peeche hoty hai. Kabhi pati ke barabar ya aagay nahi hoty. Aur Bondita bahu mien humien aisi buht si baatien nazar aaty hain jo usko aik ‘Dharampatnii’ bannay se rokty hain. Woh tum se tark kutark kerty hai, tumhari baat nahi maanty aksar. Hum yeh nahi keh rahay ke woh hamesha hi ghalat hoty hai. Woh tumhara samman kerty hai, seva bhi kerty hai… humare ghar ko sambhaalty bhi hai. Mager yeh sab tou dharm ki anusaar uska farz hai. Yeh ker ke woh kuch naya ya alag nahi ker rahy. Sadiyon se humare desh ki aurtien aise hi apne pati aur parivar ki seva kerty ayi hain. Abh aise mien ager Bondita bahu barristery kerne ghar se baahir niklay gy, tou kia woh ghar ka khayal rakh payegy? Ager uska kaam tum se bhi ziada badh gaya, tou kia woh tumhien tawajjah de payegy? Tumhari seva ker payegy? Nahi na!
Aur tum khud hi socho, Woh tumse aaga nikalne ki koshish kere gy tou kia yeh humari reet hogy?. Uski safalta ka palda tum se bhaari hojayega tou woh kaise tumhare liye sahi maainay mien ‘Dharampatnii’ bann sakay gy? Hum bas yehi chahte thay ke woh tumhare liye waisi hi hojaye jaise ke humari reet ke hisab se usko hona chahiye. ”
Both Anirudh and Bondita couldn't believe their ears. For Bondita, it was like a blasphemous blame that she had tried to beat Anirudh in any matter. Also, she was truly upset that her kaka sasurjee used to think of her like that!
For Anirudh, it was truly disappointing. He knew that his kaka had a patriarchal mindset and he was pretty orthodox too. Anirudh was aware of how regressive his Kaka’s thinking was. But he would go to such an extent- that Anirudh didn't know. So, it was truly upsetting for him. Being stubborn was one thing, but adamantly refusing to even try understanding his folly was really frustrating for Anirudh. He was tired of explaining such things to Kaka for such a long time. But he was just not ready to even acknowledge that his point of view could be wrong too…His ego and his sense of self-righteousness had brought them all to this point that one of the Roy Chaudharys was now lying on a hospital bed, fighting for his life!
Trying one last time to put some sense into his ‘mule-headed’ Kaka, his voice resonating throughout the study as he said,
"Aap ab bhi nahi samjhe na Kaka, Bondita meri Patni hai, meri ‘Ardhangini’ hai, isiliye nahi kyunki woh meri seva karti hai ya mera samman karti hai, balki isiliye kyunki woh mujhe poora karti hai. Mien ek daasi nahi, saathi chahta tha, aur Bondita har maainay mein meri saathi hai. Bondita ki udaan se mere guroor ko kabhi koi thes nahi pohanch sakti, kyunki Bondita hi mera guroor hai. Aap yeh baat samajhna chahien tou accha hai. Lekin nahi samajh sakte tou abh mien aapko aur nahi samjhaunga. Bass aap se itni minnati hai ke aainda meri patni, mere bacchon, aur mere bhai-behnon ki zindagy ke sath aise na kheliye ga jaise aap ne abhi kia. Mien abh mere bhai Batuk ke liye jo bhi kerna chahun ga, aap mujhe nahi rokien ge.”
The last remark shocked Kaka. His devious mind started thinking instantly.
Bhai-behnon
Batuk…
What was Anirudh getting at? He only had one sister, so why did he say “behnon?” Aur Batuk ke liye abh yeh kia kerne wala hai? Kahin yeh jazbaat mien aa ker kuch ulta seedha tou nahi kerna wala?
Unable to control his tongue once again, completely ignoring everything else that Anirudh had said about Bondita being his Ardhangini, he instead asked inquisitively,
“Behnon se kia matlab hai tumhara, Anirudh? Aur Batuk…uska kia? Ilaaj kerwa tou rahay ho. Aur kia kerna hai uska. Bass usko Italy wapis bhej dena uske baad.”
Anirudh’s blood started boiling in his vessels at such a garish display of cold callousness and obnoxiousness. Unable to control his anger, this time, he yelled,
“Behnon ka matlab hai Shashwati, Tupur, aur Tapur. Aap ne in teeno ke sath bhi ghalat kia. Mujhe Chandan nagar se wapis bulane ke liye aap ne Shashwati ka baal vivaah teh ker dia tha. Mien Shashwati ke maamlay mien bhi aap per kabhi koi bharosa nahi ker sakta abh. Aur Tupur Tapur ke sath bhi aap ne kitna ghalat kia. Batuk ne tou jo gunaah kia tou kia, lekin aap Som ko samjha sakte thay…Tapur ki izzat ki hifazat ker sakte thay…Batuk ko un dono ko ghar se baahir kerne se rok sakte thay. Aap yeh sab ker sakte thay, mager aap ne nahi kia. Aap ki yehi dikkat hai Kaka. Aap ko jahan aage aana chahiye tha, aap wahan chup rahay. Aur jin maamlon se aap ka koi sarokar nahi tha, un mien aap ne hamesha taang adaai aur isi wajeh se itna nuqsan hogya.”
As Kaka’s mouth dropped open in shock on hearing all this, Anirudh’s angry voice boomed across the hall, making everyone tremble as he added,
“Abh mien apni behnon ko bhi izzat ke sath wapis laaonga, unko apne sath rakhun ga, unka khayal kerun ga, aur aap KUCH BHI nahi bolien ge.”
Pausing for this information to sink in, he then took a deep breath to calm himself down a bit, and said,
“Aur rahy baat Batuk ki… tou uske maamlay mien bhi aap abh kuch nahi bolien ge. Woh bhai hai mera. Iss parivar ka hissa hai. Jaise aap ne usko shareer ke saday hue hissay ki terha kaat ker phenk dia na, mien aisa nahi kerun ga.”
Looking into Kaka’s eyes, he said coldly,
“Batuk iss parivar ka hissa hai, mera bhai hai, aur mien usey bhi iss ghar mien wapis le ker aaonga.”
And then, emphasizing on each word, his voice turning menacing as he bitingly said,
“Hamesha apni zimmedarian aap ne doosron per hi daali hain. Tou abh yeh bhi mien khud hi dekhun ga. ABH. AAP. NA. KUCH. KEH. SAKTE. HAIN. AUR. NA. KER. SAKTE. HAIN!”
With those parting words, Anirudh guided a still crying Bondita out of the study. Sampoorna followed them out, but not before throwing her Jethji a venomous look, leaving him alone in the study, wondering how things had gone so spectacularly wrong.
Nice chapter! 👍🏼Wish you were our show writer!
Thank you Dear! I am sure writers ko time milta tou they would have done the same... We are simply carrying the torch forward.
Most awaited chapter!! 🤩🤩🤩 Loved it.
Happy that Ani told all the wrong doings of TRC. Ani is right that TRC never considered Bon truly as his daughter.
Loved the confrontation part of Bon's professional success. It is a very contemporary relevant topic. Even a century after BB's setting, most of the people in society hold the opinion of TRC; wife is always expected to be behind the husband in all fields. Some of the popular MLs of itv also showed this insecurity. It is an important topic to discuss 👏👏
Ani's answer shows how he is different and unique from other cliche heroes. He is a real sweetheart ❤️❤️❤️
Ani's explanation of his relationship with Bon is extremely beautiful and touching...❤️❤️❤️
Loved how Ani taunted TRC's dumping nature 😈
I badly wanted to see this confrontation in the show ever since the SR drugging and hated to see him getting away easily all the time. Thank you for giving this chapter 🤗❤️
Hello all! Since chapter 6 has Mature content, I am not going to be posting it here. Please check out the chapter on the link below.
https://www.wattpad.com/1169316021-setting-it-right-a-batuk-anirudh-bondita-kaka/page/5
Wow!
I really appreciate you both for this beautiful piece of writing ❤️❤️
I felt Anidita's emotions throughout the chapter 🥺❤️
I miss them so much 🥺💔
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Wow!
I really appreciate you both for this beautiful piece of writing ❤️❤️
I felt Anidita's emotions throughout the chapter 🥺❤️
I miss them so much 🥺💔
Thank you dear!! I am so glad you liked it! ❤️
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