First Time Sharing Room Part-2

Anirudh was busy reviewing a case on the newly installed study table of his new room, when he heard the sounds of Bondita's anklets. They were chiming beautifully creating a sound that was soothing his ears. But the sound of them were quite low. As if she was deliberately delaying her entrance in their room.

He in a way understood Bondita's hesitation to share a room with him. She was a young girl, who was going though many bodily changes still and the changes made her shy to male gaze even if that gaze belonged to her husband.

Besides, Anirudh and her relationship was not the type to be comfortable about crossing all the barriers of discomfort yet.

But still, her hesitation to share the things that she hated or loved with her Patibabu; made him extremely angry at her reluctance and Zid (stubbornness).

He wanted Bondita to share her every bit of discomfort with him. He wanted to know all of her activities and the changes that she was going though. But her reluctance made him sulk inwardly.

His trance got broken, when there was a knock on the door.

"Come in, Bondita",-He said while frowning at her show of formality. She didn't need to do it, he thought internally. And at that moment, his decision made perfect sense to him.

Bondita was dillydallying to be honest. As she was extremely nervous about entering the room.

She had spent time with Batuk, kakasasur ji as well as koyeli in the hopes, that he will fall asleep but her all hopes were crushed, when she realized that he was still up waiting for her.

She didn't want to face him as her shyness was preventing her from being in a same room with him.

She slowly entered the room after his permission and immediately wished that she didn't.

As she was subjected to his long lecture.

"Bondita, this is the first and last time I'll tell you, you don't need my permission to enter your own room. This room from tonight belongs to both of us. And neither I nor you will show such Pretence of formality. Of course, we'll respect each other's privacy as well as personal space and if you are in the middle of something in the room, I will wait outside and vice versa. But under no circumstances, we'll drift away from each other Bondita. I mean it, when I say that, we'll both learn everything about each other in a new way. All I am asking you is to accept this change wholeheartedly and not with hesitation"-his words had successfully numbed her feelings. She didn't know how to reply to him so she mutely nodded at him only.

"Patibabu, I need to change into my night saree.. So I am going to the washroom"-Bondita hurriedly said to her husband before quickly departing towards the washroom, after taking her clothes from the cupboard. But she in her hurry took a piece of cloth that nearly blew his mind.

Meanwhile, Anirudh returned to reviewing his case file, all the while chuckling at his wife's nervousness regarding him.

But he didn't say anything else to her as he knew, it would take both of them time to get over their hesitation. Even, he was feeling shy to face her today after his Kaka's words.

It's not that he didn't want children with his Bondita. But he didn't even want the idea to enter his mind until after her college graduation. Besides, she was still a baby to him.

Bondita repeatedly splashed water on her face to calm herself down. She quickly completed her night rituals and started applying a British cream that she had gotten from the bazar a month back and applying a Chapstick to prevent her lips from chaffing.

She knew beauty lied in the eyes of the beholder but she had a personal preference nowadays for skincare and especially waxing. Which Sampoorna had introduced her to.

She didn't tell her husband as she was afraid of his reaction and the Storm it would cause. But a part of her felt really good after a painful session of waxing. As it gave her smooth and shiny body to admire.

As a part of making her own decisions, she had started waxing. And she had decided to not let Anirudh belittle her choice at all.

Unknown to her, Anirudh already knew about her waxing sessions but didn't say anything to her as he believed she had a right to decide about her body hair. Even If he hated that choice.

After wrapping a light blue almost transparent night saree with a comfy very short sleeved blouse she had walked out of the bathroom. With her hair open after a long day of enclosing her tresses in a tight bun.

Unknowingly, causing a storm of emotions in Anirudh.

Anirudh had looked up at the sound of the door opening. Eager to know how his Bondita looked at night devoid of all the jewelleries that she was forced to adorn all day long.

The last few years, he had not invaded her time, after she had retreated back to her room at night. As he knew something's were left unsaid.

He had seen a flick of discomfort at her face, when he had barged in her room once a year back for something important.

As that night, she was wearing a sleeveless low cut blouse that would have scandalised his family if they had seen her wearing it.

It was an unspoken rule between them to never talk about that night. But the image of her transparent night saree with sleeveless blouse had stayed with him even in his dreams. The image had evoked a tinge of sensuality in him. Which at that time, made him feel like a creep.

He never asked her, where did she purchase it from as he didn't want to seem like he was cross-examining her like a barrister, which he actually was.

It was one of the reasons, why he had taken that case in Kolkata. As he was getting restless because of that image of her in his dreams.

Anirudh had stared at Bondita in a trance not blinking at all. She was looking like a beautiful fairy. Her body devoid of any jewelleries expect for her anklets that he had gifted her recently and only a locket with a long chain that was almost residing in the middle of her breasts artistically. To him, she looked like the Goddess straight out of his dreams.

Bondita felt a unknown emotion coursing through her body at the gaze of Anirudh.

And suddenly felt a tinge narcissism rise in her. She realised, he had never looked at Manorama like that ever. His gaze never admired her like it was admiring her currently.

She immediately regretted her thoughts and cursed herself for even thinking like that for a dead person.

It was petty of her but a part of her actually enjoyed the admiration people showered on her for her results, cooking or simply her beauty.

"Patibabu, umm you should sleep in the bed. I have revising to do. You should sleep peacefully. I will switch l off the lights and use the lantern"-Bondita almost said in a single breath forming a plan in her mind to sleep tonight in her study table itself or not sleeping at all.

Anirudh felt proud of his wife's dedication towards her study. She was willing to study after working so much at home all day long.

He actually fought with her and Kaka to only let her study and not letting her work too much, when she was 14.

But the fight that Bondita and he had after that talk was something he hated. As Bondita didn't talk to him for almost 2 weeks. Making Somnath and Batuk their messenger. She didn't even liked his presence after that fight with him in the study. And as a retaliation of his words, she didn't make any of his favourite dishes at home. Until, he had apologised to her.

He hated those 2 weeks. It was another change in her, he supposed. To fight with her husband for what she believed to be right.

"Bondita, you have school tomorrow. So sleep right now. You can revise early morning if you want to"- his words were spoken in such a tone that Bondita couldn't refuse at all. It was his tone of finality.

"But Patibabu, you'll feel uncomfortable to sleep..."-Anirudh didn't let her complete her words, he had shouted at her almost but controlled himself at the last moment and said in a pleading tone,

"Bondita, we both are too tired to argue right now. Please don't be so stubborn. Sleep please"-Bondita accepted her defeat and slept in the right side of the bed.

Maintaining a good distance from her husband making him frown. But he understood her hesitation and didn't say anything to her.

They simply slept that night, one with prayers of happy life ahead and the other with prayers of not encountering any nightmares tonight.

It seemed as if her prayers were answered and for the first time in a while, she had a complete night's sleep without a nightmare to disturb her.

Was it Anirudh's closeness or was it a silent start of her mental health being mended?

Anirudh woke the next morning after Bondita for he wasn't used to sleeping in this room. It was his senses that woke him up. Otherwise he had quite a restless night due to shifting in this new room.

His morning was beautiful as after waking up, he was greeted with the sight of his Bondita sitting with wet hair on the study table practising physics formulas. She was looking resplendent in the morning. In a light orange saree with only sindoor in her partition and Shakha Pola in her hands.

She in a simple attire had the ability to bewitch him.

It was the best morning he had in his life, he decided.

He didn't disturb Bondita and quitely went to the bathroom to take a shower, after taking his clothes from his new cupboard in this room of theirs.

Meanwhile, Bondita went down to arrange the morning veneration. She felt every member was looking at her in the weirdest way possible but she couldn't scream at them that nothing happened as it would give rise to questions like -"how did she knew what happens between a husband and wife behind the doors?"..

Anirudh came down missing the veneration today but surprisingly Trilochon didn't say anything to him at all. Surprising him quite a bit at his lack of screeching.

He quickly understood his gesture when, he looked at Bondita searching for signs of anything happening at night.

It seemed like he was finding clues of him maybe hurting her, when he saw TRC trying to look at her neck area, As if he would have choked her if she made him angry or maybe trying to find love bites.

He wanted to shout at him at the dinner table itself. But controlled himself as he didn't want Bondita to learn about everyone's thought process.

The breakfast that day was a very silent affair as If it was the calm before the storm.

And as soon as the youngest members left the dining table to get ready for school, Anirudh spoke up,

"Everyone, please stop looking at Bondita and I like two criminals. Especially you Kaka, I thought I am your own flesh and blood. But you are liking at me like a criminal today!"-Trilochon fumed at his words and spoke up to his favourite ' Unruly bagad billa',

"Nalayak,you are my heir. How can I think of you like that. I was just looking for signs of...of..of"-his face was burning trying to form the words to explain.

"Kaka, for the last time, staying in the same room doesn't mean having sex. Nothing like that happened between us last night, and don't you guys dare to mention all this to Bondita"-Anirudh threatened his family members finally running out of patience.

"Did I make myself clear, Kaka and Baba"-the thunderous tone of him made them nod at him including Somnath. All of them afraid of his anger regarding anything that went against his morals.

As soon as the topic was closed Bondita and Batuk came down dressed for school. Whispering to themselves about the upcoming problem that was going to be created by Batuk not taking Trilochon's permission.

"Bondita and Batuk, I will drop you both today at school and I will also pick you up. Did you both take everything important in the bag? Books and notepad? Lunch and water bottle? Hmm tell me, we are getting late"-his words were met with eye rolls from Bondita and Batuk both.

"Dada, we are adults now, we know how to pack our school essentials. Don't be so patronising towards us"-Batuk's words made Anirudh want to smack him at his head.

But one stern look from Bondita made him drop his plans as he remembered her threats to him regarding her dear brother in law slash best friend.

Anirudh quitely under his wife's threats went out to start the car, while Bondita bade everyone at home.

The car ride was quite silent and the only words were actually spoken by Batuk. He was chattering unnecessarily to make the atmosphere less haunting.

Bondita was busy in her thoughts in the car and Anirudh was actually still daydreaming about Bondita's night look.

Soon, Anirudh bade them farewell as they had reached the school. And went back to the Haveli to get ready for court.

Everything was going great for Bondita at school untill Tiffin period. They were going to look at the notice board to check out the list of participants for the annual competition. Batuk had participated in Sports category. Meanwhile Bondita had decided to only cheer her friends up this year.

But they were met with several weird looks from students as they inched towards the notice board.

In the notice board, someone had put Bondita's name along with Uday for the ballroom dancing in the dance category.

They were supposed to dance in a completely British way wearing formal British clothes in the stage in front of all the guests and especially the British officers of Tulsipur.

The four of them completely freaked out seeing their names on the list. It was the final list as far as they knew.

They suspected some foul play but didn't even have the time to say anything to the preparators, who could be any of their classmates.

So, Bondita went to the head teacher to take her name out but the stubborn Britisher didn't see anything wrong in her dancing with Uday in such a close proximity.

When, she bought up her marriage and how her family wouldn't like it, he countered her by saying, how progressive Anirudh is and surely he would be glad to see his wife on stage dancing.

Not knowing the jealousy Anirudh was about to exibit.

She couldn't say anything, after the head teacher scolded her quite harshly as he didn't believe in her claims of foul play and instructed her to focus on her dancing practice as the list had already reached the British officials of Tulsipur.

Bondita walked out of the room defeated along with Uday. Ready to go home and face everyone.

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I hated Anirudh's dancing scenes with Saudamini.

And this is my attempt to sooth my vengeful heart..