Not beside you

Plan execution

Bondita - Don't worry I'll handle this.

Anirudh ( in mind) - What is she talking about. What she has to handle. Is she again trying to hurt my family? No I won't let that happen this time.

Anirudh saw them going them going in the house while holding each other's hand. Anirudh somewhere felt uncomfortable. But he shrugged of his thoughts and went inside the Haveli.

Here Bondita, Aarif and Fatima were chitchatting. Then Aarif asked Bondita

Aarif - Aree Bondita Tera vo plan kesa Raha ?

Bondita became silent to this question of Aarif.

'Rishta ! Rishta ! Rishta ! Band karo, band karo rishto ki duhaai dena Bondita Das.'

'Hamare beech koi rishta nahi , na koi rishta tha aur na koi rishta hai.'

' Jis din Bondita tumhe vo Barrister ki degree mili uss din uss pal mene tumhara hath chhod diya aur ye zimmedari vala rishta bhi khatam ho gaya.'

' Bondita Das aaj ek  baat ko ghaat bandh lo hamare beech ab koi rishta nahi , hamare raaste ab alag hai aur itne alag ki vo kabhi nahi milenge. Iss baat ko apne zehen mein dafan kar lo. '

Her trance was broken by Fatima's voice.

Fatima - agar tum uncomfortable ho toh mein chali jaati hu.

Bondita - nahi Fatima aisi koi baat nahi hai, tum yahi betho.

Bondita told everything that happened that evening. Aarif was shocked to the core by Anirudh's behaviour. Even Though he never met  him but Bondita used to tell her about him and according to him he behaved in totally opposite way. Fatima though she had no idea of anything but still she felt sorry for Bondita.

The environment became tensed. Bondita sensed it and to lighten the mood she said.

Bondita - chalo chhodo ye sab. Tum jao.

Fatima - Kaha ?

Bondita - yaha pass hi bazaar hai, tum log ghum aao.

Aarif - hum dono hi kyu ? Tu bhi chal na.

Bondita gave him serious look to Aarif. He understood what she meant.

Bondita - mujhe khuch bahut zaroori kaam hai isliye mein tumhare sath nahi aa sakti.

Fatima - theek hai Bondita.

They both left. Bondita was watching them leaving.

Bondita - ab mujhe apna kaam shuru kar dena chahiye.

In the evening

Aarif and Fatima returned. They saw Bondita was sitting on the sofa and reading a novel. They both came to her.

Bondita - ghum aaye tum log ?

Fatima - Ha ! Bondita bahut maza aaya, humne bahut saari shopping bhi ki ! Hum tumhare liye bhi khuch laaye hai.

Saying this she handed over a dress to Bondita. It was plane black short frock with knee length height.

Bondita - It's beautiful !

Fatima - Tumhe pasand aaya? Toh tum aaj raat ki party mein yahi phenogi.

Bondita - Done !

Aarif - But Bondita party shuru kab kare ?

Bondita - bass adhe ghante mein karte hai. Tab Tak tum log bhi taiyar ho jao.

Aarif - Okay

They proceeded towards their room. After getting ready they gathered in the hall. Everyone complimented each other. Bondita asked them to not waste the time anymore and proceed.