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Bhagshesh: The Remainder (2018)
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actually it was written with a lot of care but never expected it to be a best seller oh yes a call's waiting, may I take it Yes I told you I'm already looking for it yes, I'll let you know when I find it oh yes, I can understand you'll like whatever I write now oh no, that wasn't meant for you I'll give it to your publishing house I've promised you, haven't I? where did I keep it! It's supposed to be here I have to clean the book racks when I begged for a publish none of them agreed now, after a best seller to my name if I write it a roach's biography they may as well publish it Mr.Mukherjee is it? thank you not really I got it!! oh I didn't mean you I got something I was looking for I'll just call you back okay my first ever best seller but it's just not a story to me it's like a beehive of memories may be the honey tasted good and thus it earned a title of a best seller but the characters in this story are so known to me so close to me Biswajit and Madhumanti friends since college days and through Biswajit Amit was acquainted to Madhumanti how long Madhu di? oh yeah I'm done hurry up! will be just there where's the maroon sandal! you'll match a sandal now! got it! wait! you don't even have your car today! come fast! let's go! we are so late! if Somnath da complains you handle him please! yes.. I know we are late hey listen we're too late, isn't it? let's drop today.. what do you think? we'll take a CL you too much! you panic at the drop of a hat! hello there get in please the reason I called you early though to no use anyway your official work is going on fine but our children's education is being neglected all the kids elsewhere take tuitions so if we too don't give them extra guidance yes, they'll find it difficult to compete so should we hire tutors? I have already applied for grants but should we wait for the sanctions? may I suggest something? after their school gets over for a couple of hours every week what if we guide them? who is it? yes, please continue I was suggesting if we could guide them after school exactly! I had the same plan then till the tutors are hired we both will guide them then we can start from next week? next monday is 18th right? excuse me yes Biswa I'll leave by 4 okay let's meet at 5? at Stadel right? okay Amit will be there? their friendship challenged time not only their friendship but a witness of all their life events was this table leave all this and take up a job did I ask you for any advice? did I? then why give an advice at all? but I asked for a coffee long back I had ordered too they didn't serve because he wasn't here now he's here, ask them to serve who's it now how can you lose hope so easily? the job of a writer is a difficult one and it will take time to settle give it time so that I turn a fossil in that time how long does it take? for what? to turn into a fossil? are you serious?? I've a serious question how long will my marriage last? you fought again? regarding what? nothing new... it's her figure again i don't know why I married a model don't model have kids or what?! and Rittika can start afresh! she can join the gym I like gyming too though it doesn't suit me well orelse I would've done too ask her to hit the gym she has always blamed me but it was your decision to have a child was that a wrong decision? I wanted a child after 2 years of marriage was that wrong? Puja is 7 and you're still on with the same issue? not us, it's only Rittika the most important work in her life is to blame me there's an addition to it now what? she has something against her against me?? why me? what did I do? she's turning ugly and so I'm having an affair with you its so funny! but she always knew about our friendship! yes, but now she's having these wild thoughts I can't take these fights anymore! it is Pooja who's the actual victim of such bitterness she's in such pain, without any fault of hers I hate these things I hate this baby-sitting too you want be to sit home and baby sit her? that's exactly what I do I've given up everything just to babysit! but how can you find time for Pooja! you have to spend time with Madhumanti what are you saying! don't shout! you think I don't know whom Madhumanti comes to meet in the name of Pooja? you'll bring the roof down! stop I said! I simply can't take these daily fights anymore Pooja is in pain Amit because of your fights, Pooja is in a lot of pain Careful! its the same spoon which had fallen! O Woman! you amaze me! you can empty yourself in love and still love some more O Woman! you amaze me! you light the candle of love and burn yourself in the flame you melt drop by drop and die in the candle stand and still in the last breath and still in the last breath you wipe the darkness with the flash of light O Woman! you amaze me! Its difficult to read a woman's mind just to give shelter to an emotion Madhumanti made a mistake in selecting her own shelter What's wrong! why is the house in such condition? what has happened? Rittika has left she wants to start her life afresh without Pooja and myself I don't know what to say where's Pooja? I'm feeling very nervous Madhu I'm feeling helpless how can I raise a little girl all by myself? please control yourself Amit something will be done we'll find a way should I call Biswa? what will I do now Madhu? you tell me will your crying bring back Rittika? it won't I'm there Amit for Pooja I'm there for her don't worry the love that Madhu tried to shower on Pooja the little girl never accepted it it was kind of forcefully that Madhu brought Pooja to her house that day come I won't take food from you please have the milk dear have it I won't let you feed me please don't say this dear you're my little darling isn't it? my dear Pooja I won't have it from your hands my mother left us because of you I won't have food from your hands please check who has come you! at this hour? anything wrong? I can't stay in that house I can't stay there alone Rittika has left and you've brought Pooja to your place I can't stay there alone like this you are missing Pooja aren't you? listen can I stay with you here at your place? here? yes... sure... you may okay will you marry me Madhu? tell me will you marry me? 'a bit of smiles' 'a bit of tears' 'a bit of anguish hiding the love beneath' 'a bit of smiles' 'a bit of tears' 'a bit of anguish hiding the love beneath' 'with all of these we decorate the memoirs of life' 'so that our lives always end on a happy note' 'so that our lives always end on a happy note' 'a bit of smiles' 'a bit of tears' 'a bit of anguish hiding the love beneath' you made a mistake by hurrying everything unnecessarily we hurried things?? you know my life situation now and still you feel we hurried?? thank God Madhu helped us! orelse what would've happened? I know everything but still I feel this Pooja is still a little girl so many changes, one after the other don't you think it'll be difficult for her to adjust? the thing is you're still unmarried and I've married twice so you're jealous right? what are you saying! there's a limit of being so insensitive Amit just because of your current condition and our old friendship I'm just ignoring what you said Madhu could've looked after Pooja you could've also stayed here with Madhu till here it would've been fine you could've married after a few days, once Pooja was stable all three of you would've been fine that way do you know the consequences of this hurry? Pooja will always hold Madhu responsible for your divorce she's a little girl, she will just connect the events and conclu de you know what you didn't marry, neither you have kids... nothing will happen Pooja will adjust perfectly in a few days Pooja is my daughter do you think you know her better? no you don't know her the biggest problem is you don't know your daughter in spite of being her father, you never felt for her 'not beng accepted and yet loving back unconditionally' 'holding even the hatred of a loved one close to your heart' 'not beng accepted and yet loving back unconditionally' 'holding even the hatred of a loved one close to your heart' here's your tea hey listen what should we do tomorrow? any plans? what's tomorrow? what? what's the date tomorrow? you don't remember? tomorrow's 21st May right? was I supposed to give my car for servicing? you seriously don't remember? oh you were supposed to join the new NGO? oh I forgot completetly! what you should do? you should take sweets... it'll help build rapport but the ladies are so health conscious nowadays! I'm supposed to join there in December December? but you made me go crazy with the official documents! its May now, December is months away! you drove me crazy! its so weird! those documents were for Pooja why are you so casual about Pooja? you really don't remember? is there a parents-teachers meeting at her school? you should've said earlier! Amit it's Pooja's birthday tomorrow! you don't remember? oh goodness! Pooja's is your own blood Amit! how can you be so ignorant about her? I don't understand you give a lot of money for her! doesn't a father have any other responsibility? what is this! okay no more lecture please we'll take her out for dinner after my office sure? you'll remember? 'blacks, whites, reds and blues and a thousand more hues' 'make the canvas of life so colourful' 'blacks, whites, reds and blues and a thousand more hues' 'make the canvas of life so colourful' yes somnath da yes I know, I've arranged accordingly okay.. when will they come? and when will it get over? okay actually Pooja's exams are nearing so her tutor will come over.. she can't miss classes now I'll arrange accordingly okay no problem Amit, you need to pick up Pooja from school How can I pick up? Pooja's school gets over during your lunch you can pick her up, drop her home and get back to office Rekha di will be home in the afternoon rest she can manage but I can't be out of office for so long please cooperate Amit! it taks only 5 minutes from your office to her school it will hardly take you 40 minutes to execute the whole thing I manage every single day! you should do it at least once! okay I'll see what does it mean? listen I have a directorial meeting at the NGO I won't be able to leave early you have to manage today okay? I said I'll pick her up hey listen please reach on time don't keep her waiting okay I said I'll do that hello. - hello did Pooja have food? No! Pooja isn't back yet what? it's so late! why didn't you let me know? what do you mean? I thought she's with you you didn't pick up Pooja? goodness! I completely forgot! there's a limit of irresponsibility! she's your daughter! leave it somnath da there's an emegency! I need to leave now please excuse me why what's wrong? Amit has lost his mind completely! I'll talk to you later let me know if everything's fine 'with all of these we decorate the memoirs of life' 'so that our lives always end on a happy note' 'a bit of smiles, a bit of tears, a bit of anguish hiding the love beneath' sorry dear you'll never have to wait for anyone anymore why do you love Pooja so much? she is not even your own child she misbehaves with you such a lot even then... why? I can see myself in Pooja, Amit you already know you already know when I was in the 5th standard my parents got divorced they fought so hard to wash their hands of me my mother won at last my responsibility came on my father's shoulders not for long though only 6 months I was sent to the hostel with a special permission so that I could stay there even during the holidays I used to get so upset during the festival days everybody enjoyed so much with their parents they wore new clothes and I? I used to wait at the hostel's roof in my new dress all alone all I waited for was my father he never came he only came on the first day of the year just for an hour you know that little girl for the entire year waited for that day, for that one hour the role of parents is very important for the child absense of their care and love can result in a lifelong damage but I'll never let Pooja go through this pain I promise, I'll never let her go through this never Madhu's life was now filled with such sweet and not-so-sweet moments even this didn't last long just over a year and Amit wanted their own baby this is an absurd proposal! why absurd? its over a year we've married, its normal to have a baby now or is it that you too don't want a child for your career? speak softly, Pooja is sleeping! Amit tell me do you have the least idea of the current situation? Pooja has still not accepted me as her mother! she's so disturbed about the whole thing and you have planned to create a new problem! why?? strange!! I can't understand this! having a baby can solve a lot of problems Pooja will get a friend you'll be happy, we all will be happy tell me Amit Pooja is your daughter how can you be so ignorant of her feelings? don't you feel any attachment towards her? tell me don't you realize the reason of her insecurity? what insecurity are you talking about? is there anything we don't do for her? we give her everything she asks for! Pooja has a real hard luck Excuse me! I didn't get your sarcasm! I don't want to discuss anything regarding this topic, anymore Good night! man proposes, god disposes Amit wanted to start afresh with Madhumanti but the storm of his insensitive demands uprooted all the seeds of happiness I wanted to us to walk this life together but God had different plans that's the reason I couldn't make anyone of you two happy you know something it's me who has a hard luck I think in one way but it happens differently I thought Pooja would accept you as her mother your motherly instincts would get satisfied through her but it didn't happen that way I still tried to fix things I thought having our baby could solve problems you didn't agree so I feel like a failure I can't take this anymore so I'm distancing myself from your lives please forgive me from the defeated warrior of life, Amit 'not being accepted yet loving back unconditionally' 'holding even the hatred of a loved one, close to your heart' 'not being accepted yet loving back unconditionally' 'holding even the hatred of a loved one, close to your heart' 'with all of these we decorate the memoirs of life' 'so that our lives always end on a happy note' 'so that our lives always end on a happy note' 'a bit of smiles' 'a bit of tears' 'a bit of anguish hiding the love beneath' how can one tolerate such a strange situation! this kind of mental strain and you can't even say anything to Madhu Pooja isn't even a bit normal with her mother after Amit left? Madhumanti should mean everything to her now normal?? Pooja blames Madhu for Amit's exit from their lives Pooja believes her parents dumped her because of Madhu Pooja never tries to understand Madhu's love for her she doen't even call Madhu her "mother" in fact she calls her nothing actually you can't blame Pooja she is having to go through such a lot at such a young age I understand that... but think about Madhu once! for whom she sacrificed such a lot the girl doesn't even recognize her love for her? but the strange thing is nothing could change Madhu's motherhood towards Pooja even a bit! the same care, the same love, the same attachment she doen't even get angry on Pooja! you know something motherhood is such an instinct which is 100% unconditional selfless in its purest form it supercedes blood ties wait I'll show you one collection of mine what collection? you picked up something from the jungle? wildlife is my passion don't make fun of my passion see these an incident at the Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve the deer calf fell prey to the tigress photographers expected to click the hunting pictures but look at the situation the tigress is caressing the deer calf? exactly it's even playing with the calf like its own baby then it returned the calf from where it was caught strange! according to experts it was a mating season so the mother's instinct of the tigress superceded its necessity to hunt if the mother's instinct can be so obvious in an animal then a lot more should be expected from human beings! you can't hold this exceptional incident as a standard! I was just explaining motherhood to you I know Madhumanti is in pain but through all of this she's experiencing the true essence of motherhood and this will finally help her achieve her motherhood goals I'm sure wait I'll read out a poem of mine... when the seeds of life get drenched in the shower of love heart tells of only THE MOTHER she who offers a sky-wide shelter is no other, but THE MOTHER Motherhood sails beyond the lines of of gender it is THE MOTHER who wombs the seed of love nature sets to life with THE MOTHER'S unconditional touch Life finds solace in THE MOTHER's shade of love As THE MOTHER'S caress cascades down our lives it breaks the bounds of good, bad, known, unknown THE MOTHER only knows how to love, limitless its her love which comes down as rain in fiery summers try hurting her with a thousand blades each wound of THE MOTHER will still pray for your happiness O Mother, you are my land, my home resides in you O Mother, my life begins and ends with you Biswa that poem of yours "Nimantran" so wonderfully written! please recite once, I do it often please recite once, I do it often I've recited so many times today let me hear you recite it the little house in my heart painted with amateur strokes the little river flowing in front of it the stretched hands of the old banyan tree do come over when you can I'll do up the lawn for you I'll cool you with the oriental fans I'll pamper you with all the care and love you love Madhu, don't you? yes I do there's always love in any friendship all relationships have love I love you too! don't you know? don't fool me! you know very well what I mean he who loves all things animate and thus worships God through them you don't mean this type right? I love you so much O Darling! I'm talking of this type! I do love her Shouvik Da.. couldn't gather courage to tell her not because of any fear of rejection I always feared losing her friendship shouvik da my love for Madhu breathes through my friendship with her thus the fear if ever she gets to know of my love and her friendship leaves me.. you are bound with a hundres ties around it's difficult to find some time for me but you know, whenever you come even the summers fill up with the spring air around 'some light in the darkness, some smiles amidst the pain' 'some light in the darkness, some smiles amidst the pain' 'and thus you find some happiness in the bends of the path of life' 'some light in the darkness, some smiles amidst the pain' 'and thus you find some happiness in the bends of the path of life' Pooja please put down the phone and look here! you're looking like a witch with so much makeup! what! like a witch! where? where exactly! tell me! here it is! have some chips Nilu! you would've spoilt my lipcolor! think of a witch and another arrives! so what's up? how far is your color matching? not bad one is matching colour on the lips and the other on phone and our Nilu is gobbling up like a whale! hey its time for the class, let's go yeah lets go god please make him handsome (repeats) what do you think you're doing? she's gone mad please shut up I got to know there's only one good looking teacher in the department he's a teacher, not a hero! so be it my child! Good morning good morning sir sit down I'm siddhartha I'll teach you the sections of bengali and english poetry before that we'll discuss the syllabus once and our exam has four section... 'without you I don't get peace' oh you've come how was your first university class? you met your friends Nilanjana, Adrija and Sanchari? you're so tired isn't it? should I make you some juice? did you have food? have you eaten? why do you question such a lot when I come back home? a hungry man will always find food! oh is that human being hungry now? will she have something? Sir we should decide on the routine before the test exams and we should even rush with the syllabus I think it'll be helpful for all even he was saying.. Sir! Sir please come out once you want me to go out? yes please sir... sorry! excuse me! yes tell me yes sir I've written down what you taught in class that day you called me out for this? no Sir, actually it's another important thing yes go on.. when is the next exam date Sir? this is your important thing? no it's something else actually.. yes I got it.. go to your class, I'll speak to you later Pooja never missed Siddhartha Sir's classes! how can that girl get a gold medal in graduation? she can't write at all! leave her aside, did you have food from the new snack joint? so yummy! why are you three here? your class is going on! go to your class! go to your class! come let's go Sidhu Uncle doesn't know, we only attend his classes! stop calling him Sidhu uncle! the love towards Siddhartha Sir, and hatred towards mother both increased with time listen I told you from before I can't dance you dance in the freshers' welcome, I'll just be an audience okay bye I can teach you the dance you can do very well if you give it some time so you were eavesdropping on my phone call? but what's the need to eavesdrop? you were speaking so loud and clear! and you? you'll teach me the dance? yes.. you don't know I've performed a lot in college even won so many prizes, ask Biswa and now that I know, I won't dance! thats decided! listen, you have to go to college tomorrow it's a guardian's call... reach there by 11 am stop here! wait we'll go together no need... you come by yourself move your car Madam! hey listen yes where is the department of comparative literature? are you looking for someone? yes... Siddhartha Das okay... you go straight from here you'll get a big staff room if you don't get him there, then there's a small staff room inside you'll get him there okay thank you may I come in Sir? Sir, guardian was called Sir! Sir! yes! you wanted to meet the guardian please be seated tell me what should I say? you all called for me does she have any problem you want to talk about? oh no! it actually... the test results have come out... it's about that result?? is there any problem with her performance? Pooja! hasn't she shown you the papers? actually... I... no she wanted to show me.. but because of my busy schedule I couldn't check them I'm sorry no it's perfectly alright so you are a working mother, right? she works in an NGO so its social work! which NGO? Sir is there any problem with my result? no everything is fine in fact I wanted to tell you she has good writing skills I believe she can do really well if she works a bit harder I know she can do well with even a bit of an effort yes she'll definitely work hard the moist of love can bring flowers on cactus as well it's this love which helped flowers to bloom in Pooja's garden of life you know Biswa I'm very happy today guess why? why? I strongly feel Pooja is in love it's a wonderful news! a historic event too! so who's the historic character? this is a very bad habit of yours! why do you always make fun of her? she's a little girl after all I agree she's a bit different but you shouldn't say like this you know she behaves differently now she dresses up so beautifully, wears saree, makes up her her beautifully she's much better now I strongly feel there's someone in her life she's much better now I can see it now... Sir! Sir! Sir! I've clicked few pictures.. will you see them? here they are Sir we've kept this plant on our roof it gives a lot of flowers this is Tuktuki... Nilu's pet kitten.. he's so cute this is my childhood's See this Sir! Biswa uncle clicked it! nice please send me this photograph I'll send it right away Sir may I get another cup of tea please? it wasn't difficult for Siddhartha to get access to Madhu Pooja's emotions towards him made way for it let's have some snacks Pooja Siddhartha Sir has called for you okay Sir uff! this Sidhu Uncle! Sir! Sir! did you call me? nice! you look beautiful! Thank you! so you aren't clicking pictures anymore? pictures? oh yes, I haven't shown you all from the last lot! 'such bright mornings, such bright folks' 'still I'm all alone' 'such bright mornings, such bright folks' 'still I'm all alone' 'your memories, your touch' 'the cravings of which fill my time' 'my soul which travels in the mastless boat' 'tries to anchor at your shore' 'me and my soul are saying this to you' 'to the one closest to my heart' Siddhartha went on getting close to Pooja then one day he finally said it... yeah that'll be nice so how far is your home from here Pooja? not far, quite close okay so invite me home one day! you'll come? sure! if you invite me! what do you on Sundays? you keep free? you mother keeps free on Sundays? Mother?? yes usually she's home on Sundays okay why Sir? did I do anything wrong? oh no! just like that! we could have a nice time together! come okay I said it just like that! Nilu Nilu! here! baby elephant! what's the matter? what do you mean? can't you see? there's something brewing! what is it? why is Pooja mixing with our Siddhartha Sir so much? oh! let their mixing be! taste this snack mix! so yummy! beep! now what's that? I cursed you darling! I cursed you! I can't even talk with you on a serious matter! wow! you're decking up so much! what's the matter? going out somewhere? not really I forgot to tell you! Sir will come home today what do you mean? which Sir? Siddhartha Sir the one you met the other day why? what's the matter? your results are out again? oh not at all! just like that! just like that?? should've told me earlier! hey! I think he's here! you just check! I'll be there! really! no sense of responsibility at all! should have told me earlier! hello! please come in come inside come in please come inside come please be seated I hope you could follow our address easily I'm here to spoil one of your free Sundays! oh no! please don't say like this! tea or coffee? no there's one condition firstly, you can't be formal with me secondly, tea, coffee or cold drinks I can have anything you serve with care! okay.. please sit .. I'll be back please sit down visits became frequent... and so did Pooja's fantasies... 'walking the path together' 'talking along the path' 'some thoughts, and some fancies' 'all make up the poetry of life' 'walking the path together' 'talking along the path' 'some thoughts, and some fancies' 'all make up the poetry of life' 'walking the path together' okay so we meet again on Sunday it doesn't feel good to meet at home always shall we meet outside this time? as of now, its not possible Pooja you still study here, and I'm your teacher it doesn't look good to be seen somewhere with a student in fact had your mother not been so supportive it would've been impossible for us to meet so often just think of it Pooja you're so lucky! that your mother loves you so much! and for our relationship you should be grateful to her! you understand right? come let's go mother! please help me wear the saree! 'the drumming of the clouds at the midnight' 'the clouds that drench the mornings' 'the drumming of the clouds at midnight' 'the clouds that drench the mornings' 'the fallen flowers that cover the ground' 'all make up the poetry of life' 'walking the path together' 'talking along the path' hello Biswa! Madhu! are you free in the evening? today it won't be possible I'm taking out Pooja today mother! please come! its getting late! coming darling! please hurry up! I'll hang up okay! okay bye! 'walking the path togather' 'talking along the path' 'some thoughts and some fancies' 'all make up the poetry of life' 'walking the path together' happy birthday Mother today, on your birthday, we'll do something special when I get back from the university we unwrap all the gifts you had given me over the years it'll be so much fun! love you Mother I was hesitant to say this in person, thus this letter 'some unbound dreams' 'all make up the poetry of life' 'walking the path together' 'talking along the path' 'some thoughts and some fancies' 'all make up the poetry of life' is the tea ready yet? yes we are done! most of the books here are Biswa uncle's collections okay here it is uff! you are such a tea buff! here yes yours thank you the bowl of chips is here Biswa Babu, I know very little about your writing skills no one showed interest so I didn't get a chance to inform shut up! always playing with words! no Siddhartha! he's very good with his pen specially his poetry they are my personal favourites oh he writes poetry? okay I prefer stories though but since you are recommending, I should listen to a few oh no stories, essays, novels... he's really good with all of it a disclaimer should be put on Madhu's words because all of it is her personal view otherwise such an introduction would not have been required the market itself would've let you know oh you are talking about being a hit in the market? there are a lot of strategies for it write about some cheap controversy actually culture and entertainment have never meant the same for me and my creations may not be glamorous, but they are borne out of utmost care so it's difficult for me to consider them as mere entertainment stuff but entertainment is required for them to be saleable, isn't it? oh they will if not today them may be tomorrow may take time, but they will sell you've heard about Bram Stoker of Dracula-fame? first novel was published when he was 50 Richard Adams best seller Watership Down published when he was 54 our very own Nirod C. Chowdhury! so many examples! Raymond Chandler.. The Big Sleep Pooja did you read it? I gave it to you And then there's Charles Bukowski or... Anna Sewell all of them rose to fame post their 50s exactly and him... Millard Kaufmann his first novel was published when he was 90! come to think of it! so I don't think I need to lose hope! well, if you consider exceptions then there's no point arguing at all uff! even I want the arguement to end! and please the dinner be served! yes tell me what was that you were seeing? looked like a CCTV footage oh that's an experimental work of my friend have you seen the film paranormal activity? yes its a similar concept making a story by putting together CCTV footages its interesting let it be, how did your holidays go? nothing much it was a visit to my in-laws in Asansol, to pacify the home front! my wife had been insisting for long let it be tell me about yourself! you've become unavailable on Sundays! I've asked you so many times to come with me for the theatre! we missed out on so many interesting plays! and you don't get time yes, its difficult to find time what do you do on Sundays? No! nothing special! actually I was trying for some work apart from this lecturership like what? well.. till now... one minute just a minute yes tell me your call at this time? is Pooja unreachable? no no! I wanted to have a word with you is anything wrong? oh not at all! listen to me first! okay tell me next Friday will you be free in the evening? actually Biswa will get over his mentor to our place he's a very interesting man! you'll like him a lot it will be a good gathering Pooja will be happy if you come over and you! yes? no I mean it'll be at your place right? yes at my place okay! I'll be there just on time! okay so we meet on Friday.. bye! although I haven't met you, I've known you really well through Biswa let me introduce you to him.. he's Siddhartha.. Pooja's teacher... very dear to her thus it means I'm only dear to Pooja? oh not at all! Siddhartha is dear to all of us! and there's nothing new about Shouvik Da Madhu knows already, but I should tell you to many like me, he's an F.P.G. whats F.P.G.? sounds like LPG! no! its Friend, Philosopher and Guide right? wow! perfect! so now you get acquainted to our Sir's intelligence? ones who are dear to me are always special you need to know something about Shouvik Da he is a famous writer, but he has another hobby he's an amazing wildlife photographer - really? you'll be dumbstruck by his collection! wow! I have an immense interest in wildlife! I've travelled all the forests of India! wow! then we must sit with this someday! exactly so! I wanted to learn wildlife photography then I may as well start with you as a guide! then we should plan a jungle trip! - yes then let's plan! whatsay Madhu? I don't even remember my last trip! Its been so long! so its a very good idea! the silence of the nights in forests is hypnotising exactly! the nights are strangely beautiful one can never get to know of the language of nature unless he spends a night in the forest the silent trails of the jungle seems still and mute the leaves and the branches have stopped swinging everything seems inert the hypnotised body and the steps stupified midway at the awaiting thrill of the night the branches of the great banyan bend over to silence the earth and all remain mute witnesses of the heavenly silence the sharpness of the silence pierce both the ears the forests are now the witnesses of the heartbeat of nature must be your poem? so beautifully written! truly marvelous! it has to be so! my mentor after all! this is becoming so enjoyable! even before going to the jungle trip! you remember Madhu? our college trip to Jhargram? full moon night, the crickets calling out loud, the forest and your song! how wonderfully sung it was! let's hear it what! not at all! everyone is enjoying the discussions! and after his beautiful poem, it's a straight no we don't even know about the jungle trip yet, so let's at least hear the song! absolutely! sing a little bit of it at least! please mother, see everyone's insisting come on! even Shouvik Da is saying! do it! 'who says' 'my arms arfe empty?' 'who says' 'my arms are empty?' 'it's just like Radha that my eyes have been' 'it's just like Radha that my eyes have been' 'decked up with the kohl of sadness' 'decked up with the kohl of sadness' 'my arms aren't empty' 'who says' 'my arms are empty?' uff! even a little bit of rain and there's a power cut! where did I keep the matches? everything seemed a fairy tale so far but suddenly the bright skies of the fairy tale was engulfed by the dark clouds Biswa you're just too much! this carrom board is so old! i doubt if you'll find the coins here they are Pooja cover your nose it's so dusty, you'll start sneezing stop your lecture and please get a cleaning rag wait I'll get it should I help yes please see Pooja all coins are intact so let's have a match Madhu let's have a match oh you've got all the coins! yes I can't play carrom.. you play, I'll be an audience even I have to leave if I start playing, I'll get late not done! I made such arrangements! it won't be fair if you don't play! Madhu! you Sir is wanting to leave! its all because of you! you didn't want to play and see he lost interest! okay then! I'll play! fine? - I'll play come fast! you'll have to play too so Sir! we'll all play I hope you're not scared of the opponents let's see if I'm scared of the opponents, or they are of me the confidence can scare someone for sure I'm in this team in that team? okay lets begin okay let's start with you Sir - my hit? okay wow! come on Pooja next time! Madhu come on! show them your calibre! uh oh! your turn Sir! excellent! wow! you're a real good player! such perfect target! - just like that Madhu what do you think you are up to? you've turned the board into a destructed battle ground with your hits! come on play my turn! and prove to them we can win! okay ohh! good lord! you should be awarded for your target setting! I give up! - give it to me! okay show me how to play see you hit it like this wow! amazing! we'll share the award then okay? don't laugh! concentrate on the game! hit this! that's it! I declare the match's interval I'll arrange for some snacks and then we'll continue with the game - wow! that's a wonderful shot! what happened? such heavy rains! it's you?? at this hour? actually I had come for some work nearby and got drenched it's not necessary to be formal with you, so.. - I thought of coming over That's true! Pooja has gone for her tuitions? yes.. she'll be back soon... you come inside come in oh you're completely drenched wait I'll make some arrangements you come in who's kurta is this? Pooja's father's Pooja's father's only memoir great! it has fitted you well! check how's the coffee 'without you I find no peace' 'o my dearest' 'without you I find no peace' 'o my dearest' 'o my dearest' 'without you I find no peace' have it have it warm... actually I love you what? yes I have been loving you... since ages what are you saying? I can't understand at all! you've been in my mind and soul for so long the little boy in Sunshine Orphanage still looks for his Madhumanti Ma'am Sunshine Orphanage? That's long back! that too I worked for only 2 years! but I can't remeber you! yes you were there for 2 years... thereafter you have resided in my mind it's normal that you don't remember me out of those many kids but such a "normal" event didn't happen in my life out of a thousand known faqces I've seen in my life, I couldn't afford to forget you honestly! do you have any idea about how dearly Pooja loves you? don't you understand her love? Siddhartha listen to me okay your feeling for me is just an illusion nothing more than that! if you indulge in this illusion and dump Pooja, it'll be unfair please do you know, all the good things in Pooja's life everything centres around you do you realize? do you understand? listen the thing which you call illusion is my ultimate shelter an orphan kid has grown up making you his inspiration its only because of this inspiration that he has grown up to be a professor and you are calling it an illusion? I don't want to get into all these judgements listen to me has anyone loved you so much ever before? has anyone loved you so much? you were away from me for so long! I didn't even have the hope of meeting you again still I loved you so much has anyone loved you? you are talking about love? do you have the slightest idea? Siddhartha! Pooja loves you a lot Siddhartha! okay! and after so many years I've found you and I'm happy it has no value to you? I beg of you Siddhartha Please don't please don't take away the motherhood that I've got after ages I've literally waited in pain for ages to hear Pooja call me "mother" if you betray Pooja's love because of me this call of motherhood will leave me forever Siddhartha please don't let this disaster happen I beg at your feet Siddhartha please don't please don't do this... you are not understanding my situation I'm in a difficult situation myself Mother! Pooja! I'm feeling so dirty no Pooja! don't touch me! Pooja please let me explain you're misunderstanding me! yes I was misunderstanding you for so long! I was calling you Mother! please give me a chance to explain I had already given you a chance! - please give me a chance I'd already given you a chance! I was calling you Mother! and you call me daughter! you didn't even think twice before snatching away her love? No! one minute! let me explain! - Pooja please Please let me speak Pooja calm down and listen to me what love are you talking about? look at me what love are you talking about? I have never loved you Pooja not even for a single day yes Siddhartha has only loved Madhumanti Ray and you were a medium for me to reach my love what are you saying? I'm saying just the fact I'm saying nothing but the truth I've never loved you.. not even now Pooja! Pooja! listen to me! please don't cry! I.. Pooja! I only love you I love you! I've waited all these years for you I truly love you a lot Siddhartha! 'such bright mornings' 'such bright folks' still I'm all alone 'your memories' 'your touch' 'the cravings of which fill my time' 'my soul which travels' 'in the mastless boat' 'tries to anchor at your shore' 'me and my soul are saying this to you' 'to the one closest to my heart' Madhu speak up! I can't save you if you don't speak up! Madhu please don't be mute! speak up! please tell me what happened that day! I won't be able to do anything if you don't speak up! I couldn't get in touch with Pooja! please tell me what happened that day! Madhu please speak up! Madhu! Madhu! Order! order! after judging the entire event the conclusion we reach at is that is for Siddhartha Das's murder this is yours what's this? listen, I may want to see you at times set it in your drawing room it's synced with my mobile phone I can see you whenever I want Mrs Madhumant Roy is accused then I'll keep it in my bedroom according to Section 302 No there should be some privacy in all relationships drawing room is fine that way My Lord! just a minute! I'm sorry to have stopped you but I have an important information please see this and give your judgement don't say anything about this to your mother.. it's our personal matter I've never loved you! You understand? Never! Never ever! please don't snatch away the motherhood I've got after ages you don't understand! Its only you I love! I truly love you a lot! Siddhartha's plan to keep an eye on Madhu saved her today you have come just on time had you been late, it would've been impossible to save her everyone whom I have ever loved since childhood, left me After so many years I've finally found you Mother... I won't let you leave me though my best seller story ends here my life story doesn't end here what's the matter Amit! have you counted the cups of tea you've had? this is the last cup! its already very late Amit! Please come down for dinner Pooja has also been waiting! I'll be there! right away! Please hurry up yes you've heard it right I'm Amit now after the day of that disaster Madhu was in shock for a long time Post Traumatic Stress Disorder... the doctor says when she came out of the shock Madhu is in a strange set of mind you know she has forgotten all the painful events of her past years she thinks she has a wonderful family which revolves round Amit and Pooja she thinks I'm Amit and I my love and friendship towards Madhu has given me the strength to stand by her not as Biswajit, but as Amit Madhu is still under therapy till she is completely fine I'll be a part of her family in the same way as Amit happily we don't know what awaits us at the end of our lives but at the end of the story so far we are happy Amit! what happened? here, Im coming |
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