In the police station.
Bondita was sitting inside the jail like a lifeless body, her back pressed to the wall. Her face had dried tear marks.

Anirudh came to the police.
A lady constable came and said to him: Sir.... Uske maa- baap ka pata nahi chala hai abhi tak.... I am sure usne hi kahi chupaya hoga unhe... Mai jaa kar poochti hu...

Anirudh then: Ruko... Mai baat karta hu
And he went to Bondita's cell. He went inside and sat on a chair bought by a constable in front of her. She looked at him and uttered with hope: Anirudh Ji....

But he interrupted her and said: Mai yahan kuch sawaal poochne aaya hu.... Mujhe bas unke jawab chahiye.... Aur kuch nahi....

Bondita then tried to explain: Humari baat to suniye ek baar....

He then again interrupted her: Tumhare Maa - baap kahan hai....

Bondita looked down and uttered while crying: Hume nahi pata....

Anirudh then: Seedhe seedhe sach bata do... Warna choro... Nahi nahi.... Luteron se sach nikalwana bohot acche se aata hai....

Bondita cried harder and Uttered: Hume sach me kuch nahi pata....

He sighed and then asked: Kabse kar rahi ho ye sab??...

Bondita then uttered while sobbing: Jab... Jab se hum... 19... Saal ke the...

Anirudh then: Ohh woww.... Matlab tab se dhokha de rahi ho... Logo ko...

Bondita then while crying: Anirudh Ji... Hum...Hum aapko sach batana chahte the.... Aur... Aur... Koshish bhi thi.... Par aap... aapne suna hi nahi.... Mai kal raat se... Aapko c..call kar rahi hu par aap... Call bhi... Nahi utha... Utha rahe the... Message bhi ki.. kiya tha....

Anirudh then in rage: Ohh reallyy... Aur koi kahani hai.. to wo bhi keh do... Tumhe kya lagta hai... Tumhari inn jhooti kahaniyon par mai vishwas kar lunga...

Bondita then again while crying: Hum... S..sach bol rahe hain... Humara  yakeen kijiye.... Hum.. hum aapko saara sach... Batana chahte the.... Aapse maafi maangna chahte the.... P... Par aapne mauka hi nahi Diya.... Haa... Humari galti thi... Ki hume ye ehsaas bohot der se hua... Ki.... Ki hum galat kar rahe Hain aapke saath... Aur... Aur aapke parivaar ke saath.... Par humara yakeen kiji...

Anirudh again interrupted her: Lagta hai... Tum nahi bataogi ki wo log Kahan hai... Mai khud pata laga lunga....

He got and turned to leave but Bondita immediately stood up and held his hand. He turned and Bondita then with moist eyes: Anirudh Ji..... Hum jante Hain... Hum maafi ke kaabil nahi hai.... Aur Hume har saza manzoor hai.... Par aapki nafrat nahi... Hum mar jayenge Anirudh Ji....

He jerked off her hand and was about to go when she said: Please Anirudh Ji... Ek baar keh dijiye ki aap humse nafrat nahi karenge.... Please....

He turned towards her and held her shoulders and pinned her to the wall. He then shouted: Kaise kahu.... Kaise kahu ki... Mai tumse nafrat nahi karta.... Tumne Mera bharose aur mere pyaar ka mazak udaya hai....
His eyes turning teary: Kaise kahu ki.... I hate you.... I want to... Par nahi kar paa Raha.... Pata hai... Mera pehla pyaar thi tum Bondita.... Kitna khush tha mai uss din.... Jab I realised ki... I love you.... Aaj tumse apne pyaar ka izhaar karne wala tha mai.... Par tumne mere pyaar ki kadr hi nahi Ki... Aree meri kya... Dadi... Maa papa... Mehek bhabhi Simran Samaira... Aarav Rudra.. aur baki gharwale... Kisi ke pyaar ki kadr nahi ki tumne.... Aree ek baar meri aankhon me dekh leti... Kitna pyaar tha tumhare liye.... Par tumhe kabhi dikha hi nahi....

Bondita then while crying: Aisa nahi hai....

Anirudh then shouted while crying: To kaisa hai Bondita... Batao mujhe... I loved you.... Par tumne sab khatam kar Diya... Sab kuch..... Mai chah kar bhi tumse nafrat nahi kar paa Raha.... Zindagi me pehli baar sacche pyaar ka ehsaas hua tha mujhe... Tumne kyu Kiya aisa Bondita...

And he sat on the chair while crying. Bondita held his face and uttered with moist eyes while sitting on her knees near him: A... Anirudh Ji.... Hum bhi aapse pyaar karte hain.... Isliye aapko dhokha nahi dena chahte the... Haan hume humare pyaar ka ehsaas der me hua.... Isliye Aaj ye sab ho raha hai..... Humara yakeen kijiye... Humne kabhi aapko dhokha Dena nahi chaha....

He looked at her. His own eyes red because of crying. He then wiped his tears and uttered getting up: Ek baar phas chuka hu... Ab dobara nahi....

He went out and Shukla asked: Kya hua Sir... Kuch bataya usne...

Anirudh then: Nahi...

Shukla then: Mere khayal se lady constable ko bhejna chahiye ab Sir... Wo usse sach nikalwa lengi...

Anirudh just nodded.

Two lady constables went inside. One of them held her hairs harshly and asked: Bata tere maa - baap kahan hai....

Bondita then in pain: Hume... Nahi...aahhh ... Nahi pata.... Aaaa...

The other constable then: Ye aise nahi bolegi...
She then slapped her and held her chin tightly and said: Bata de warna...

Bondita while crying in pain: Hume nahi pata... Wo log Kahan Hain.... Him jhoot nahi keh rahe....

The other constable takes a stick and hits on her forehead. Her forehead starts bleeding.

Outside
Anirudh utters to himself: Ab tak to usne sach bata Diya hoga... Jaa kar dekh leta hu ek baar....

He took his steps towards her cell. He reached there and saw Bondita holding her bleeding forehead and crying in pain and the lady constables continuously beating her. He immediately screamed angrily: Stop itt!!!!

They stopped and turned towards Anirudh. He walked towards them and shouted: Did I tell you to beat her....

One of them then said: Sir but... She was not telling the truth....

Anirudh then: I said... Did I tell you to beat her.... With whose permission did you beat her....

Both of them Looked down and Uttered: Sorry Sir....

He then ordered: Go and bring the First - Aid Box...

They nodded and left. The constable bought the First - Aid Box and gave to Anirudh.

He then sat beside her and said removing her hand from her forehead: Haath hatao....

She looked at him with moist eyes as she removed her hand. He gently applied the antiseptic on her wound . She kept looking at him and uttered in her mind: Itna pyaar kaise kar sakte hain aap humse.... Aapka bharosa toda humne.... Itni takleef di aapko.... Phir bhi hume takleef me nahi dekh paa rahe hain aap....

He too looked at her eyes and saw tears rolling down her cheeks. He forwarded his hand to wipe them but then took his hand back and looked away.

He stood up and was about to leave when Bondita uttered in a heavy voice: Than... Thank you.... Aur Hume sa...sach me nahi pata... Wo log Kahan Hain... Aap jab... Hume arrest kar rahe the... Wo bhaag Gaye the....

Anirudh just nodded and left.

He went outside and some constables came with Suman and Ashish. Constable to Anirudh: Sir mil Gaye hai ye log.... Sheher se bhaagne ki koshish kar rahe the....

Anirudh then: Lock up me leke jao inhe... I am coming...

They nodded and dragged them to the lock up.
After sometime Anirudh came to the cell.

He then asked them: Kabse chal raha hai ye sab??

Suman uttered fearfully: Jab... Jab se Bon.. Bondita 19 saal ki thi....

Anirudh then while taunting: Wow... Jaise maa baap waisi beti....

Ashish then: Nahi Sahab... Wo humari beti nahi hai....

Anirudh got confused and asked: Tumhari beti nahi hai kya matlab.... Kiski beti hai phir....

Manish then: Humne use... Anath aashram se god liya tha....

Anirudh then: Anath baccho ko acchi zindagi aur acchi parwarish Dene ke ke liye god liya jata hai... Aur tum logo ne ye Kiya....

Manish then said looking down: Humne use apne fayde ke liye god liya tha...

Anirudh then: Poori baat bataoo mujhee...

Suddenly Ansh Said: Mai aapko sach batata hu... Ye log jhoot hi kahenge....

Anirudh looked at him and said: Bolo...

Ansh then said glaring at Suman and Manish: Mai aur didi bohot chote the jab in logo ne Hume churaya.... Humare maa - baba ek accident me guzar Gaye the.... Humare paas koi nahi tha apna humara khayal rakhne ke liye.... Ye log hume apne saath le aaye..... Ek tarah se bola Jaye to Hume kidnap Kiya tha.... Naukro jaisa bartav kiya unke saath... Mere saath to phir bhi utna galat bartav nahi kiya jitna Didi ke saath karte aaye hain ye log.... Jab Didi 10 saal ki Hui to in logo ne unhe chori chakari aur lootne ke tareeke sikhana shuru kar diya.... Jab 19 saal ki Hui to.... Ek ghar me looteri dulhan banke lootne ko kaha.... Dii ne mana kar diya... To in logo ne unhe torcher karna shuru kar diya.... Aur na chahte hue bhi didi ko ye sab karna pada.... Mai bhi uss waqt bohot chota tha isliye..... kuch kar nahi pata tha... Lekin dii ne churaye hue paise kabhi khud par kharch nahi kiye.... Saare paise anaath aashram me daan kar deti thi aur unn.... Anaath baccho par kharch karti thi... Unka saara kharcha  aaj tak mai hi uthata hu.... Jab inhone aapko Target kiya... Tab Dii ne kayi saalon baad kisi ke liye mana Kiya.... Par ye log nahi maane.... Didi ko bachpan se hi pyaar nahi Mila.... Naa hi acchi parwarish..... Kal se hi wo aapko sach batane ki koshish kar rahi hain aur aaj aapke gharwalo ke saamne unhone saara sach khud hi bata Diya.... Agar unke Mann me chor hota to wo kabhi sacchai nahi batati.... Inn sab me didi ki koi galti nahi hai... Unki aadhi zindagi in logo ne barbaad kar kar di.... baki aap ke haath me hai... Please unki life barbaad mat hone dijiye bhaiya.... Pleasee....

Anirudh got lost in thoughts. He Recalled her words.

"Hume aapko... Ek sacchai batani hai....."

"Anirudh Ji... Ek baar humari baat sun lijiye... Bohot zaroori hai..."

"Anirudh Ji.... Humari baat bohot zaroori hai... Please ek baar sun lijiye...."

Ansh joining his hands: Please Bhaiya... Unhe jail se nikal dijiye.... Please....

Anirudh was lost in his thoughts and he took his steps and left the cell. He passed by Bondita's lock up and saw Bondita sitting with an expressionless face her back pressed to the wall.

He went to his cabin and sat on his chair leaning his head back on the chair with closed eyes.

He Recalled their conversation in the lock up.

"Hume har saza manzoor hai.... Par aapki nafrat nahi... Hum mar jayenge Anirudh Ji...."

"Hum bhi aapse pyaar karte hain"

"Humne kabhi aapko dhokha Dena nahi chaha...."

He opened his eyes and left the cabin.

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