Bondita's happiness evaporated instantly and her face lost color. She slowly walked back to her room.
"Why is her Barrister Babu behaving like this?" She questioned herself. She played the previous night's encounter on her mind in a loop. No matter how much she tried, she couldn't equate and match up a reason for this sudden changed behaviour. She quietly opened her notebook and started writing.

"Dear Barrister Babu,

It's all so confusing these days. It's so difficult to understand things. Things that you say and thing that you don't.
You have said many a times that you love me. Then why it is so difficult for you to hear the same from me? You have kissed me on my forehead more times than I could count. But why is it unacceptable to you if I kiss you back?
You say our marriage is complete, Koeli and Uncle says it's not. Whom should I believe Barrister Babu? I'm so confused here. I just want to be happy. Because I know for sure if I'm not happy I'll never be able to make you happy. And I want to see you happy above everything else.

It's strange these days... I dream of you often. I dream of being in your arms. This never used to happen before you know. Last night, I thought my dream had come true. I was actually in your arms. I felt so happy, I felt loved. But this morning you behaved as if last night never even existed! How could you do that to me? How could you take such a beautiful memory away from me Barrister babu? Aren't you the one being cruel here?

Sleeping in your arms, I dreamt of Maa last night. I saw her patting my head to make to fall asleep.. then suddenly in Maa's place you were there! You told me to sleep sound as you will be awake to fight away all the monsters who comes at night.

I just want to be with you Barrister babu. I just want to be not so confused.
I just want to understand..."

Bondita couldn't complete the letter. She burst out into tears. She held her pillow tightly to her chest and cried her heart out...

It was still raining outside, and Bondita's door was closed. Else it would have been impossible for Anirudh to undermine those heart wrenching wails of this young girl.

It rained outside as well as inside... all day, before a tired sobbing Bondita got drifted off to the land of sleep...