" Where are the rosogullas?" Bondita whispered cupping anirudh's ear while her eyes roamed through the big kitchen and high shelves.

" Why rosogulla? We have got so many sweets here . Eat them and let's leave before anyone sees." Anirudh hushed in a low voice while his eyes keeping guard on the kitchen door.

" Wait, wait I think that shelf has rosogulla , i can smell the sugar syrup."

"What? " Anirudh looked at her incredulously.

"Oh dugga! You ask so many questions.Bring that stool. "

"That stool is very short. It wont reach the shelf."

"Then?? Now that I've smelt rosogulla, if i dont eat them , my stomach will pain .I want them ."Bondita stomped her foot on ground making her anklets chime .

" Ayy!! Dont make noise or someone will come. !!"

" Wait, wait i have an idea. Crouch down.I will climb on your back and fetch that box?"

" What ? Noo!!! I am a zamindar. I dont crouch for anyone. This is against my dignity."

" Will it not be against your dignity if you cant even provide food to your wife. Remember what dida said??"

Oh no! This is a big dilemma . What do i do? That is why gopal says wives are tricky things.

"Okay fine ! But this should not get out of this room.I... mean... kitchen."

"Yes yes whatever . Now hurry up!"

Anirudh crouched down after making sure nobody was watching them. Bondita lifted her saree a bit up and put her feet on his shoulders.

" Now stand up what are you waiting for."

" What do you eat? You are so heavy."

"I eat rosogulla, jhalmuri , sondesh, chomchom, payesh, jilapi , mishti doi and--"

"Wait wait i dont want to know. Just do it fast or I'll drop you . My shoulders are paining"

" Wait wait let me see which one has rosogulla."

Bondita stretched her hand to lift the big cylindrical utensil kept on the high shelf behind the other boxes. But her ground tilted and in desperate attempt to hold herself she clutched a utensil with all her might and it tumbled spilling its contents on them and then fell on the ground with a loud cangling noise.

Footsteps rushed to the kitchen followed by gasps.

" Bouma! Anirudh! What is this going on??" Trilochan bellowed when he saw bondita standing on anirudh's shoulders while desperately clinging on the shelf, both covered in white flour.

"Anirudh! Lower down her at once." Said shubhra while stretching her hands to lift bondita from his shoulders and put her down.

" Care to tell what is this happening? Why are you both in kitchen at this hour playing with floor? And bouma, why were you standing on your husband's shoulders ?Is this what you have learnt insulting ann devta and your husband too. Do you want to go to hell by touching your husband with feet?Dugga! dugga! " Asked trilochan.

" Kaka ! It's all Bondita's fault. She was hungry. And i gave her food but she wanted to eat roshogulla and she only told me to lift her on my shoulders to fetch the roshogulla!! Look what you did silly girl." Anirudh said defensively while pointing towards bondita.

"Me?? This is all your fault. You moved from below. Otherwise we would have very successfully sneaked out and we would be relishing the sweets in our room!!" Said Bondita and went near shubhra." Kakima, this is all anirudh' s fault."

"Are! How can you take your husband's name? Dont you know taking husband's name lessens his longlife."

" But he also took my name."said bondita in her defense.

"Shubhra behen, take her to her room and do the needful."Trilochan felt headache coming with all this commotion as he pressed his fingers to his temple.

Anirudh and bondita glared towards each other while going out of the kitchen.

"I'll see you . You wait. " Mouthed bondita while Anirudh widened his eyes and sprinted to his room.

"Bouma, whatever you need just tell me okay. Dont get into trouble like this. " Said shubhra wiping bondita's face face with her pallu with a motherly touch.

" But kakima.."

" Not kakima. Call me shashuri ma or just maa.okay. I'm anirudh's mother . So I'm your mother also .Right? " Shubhra smiled and made bondita eat her first morsel.

" Maa! Will you be my maa? I never saw my maa. Mami said that i am so unlucky that i ate her and she went to god when i was born." Bondita's lips quivered as she said and her eyes watered.

Shubhra wiped Bondita's tears as her own eyes moistened and said" no bondita. Dont say like this. You are not unlucky. And your maa wont like it if she sees you crying like this. Will she? No, right?" And pulled bondita in her embrace and bondita smiled feeling motherly love for the first time in her life.

Anirudh opened his eyes when sunrays fell on his face breaking him from his deep slumber. He yawned and went towards his bathroom. After a bath when he wiped his face and saw in the mirror, he screamed at the blackened face staring back at him. He knew at once who could be behind this . " Bonditaaaa!! Now you will see what this zamindar can do ." He uttered with gritted teeth and clenched eyes

Bondita snickered and then burst into a full blown laughter when she heard him scream and ran back to her room.

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