CHAPTER 8: BONDITA’S REFLECTIONS ON HOSTEL LIFE AND SAMPOORNA’S FIRST DATE
Ten days were enough for someone to learn a lot many things. At least they were, for Bondita. In the ten days that she had till now spent at the campus, she had learned that hostel life was not so bad after all. And had also learned that the world was full of friendly and generous people.
But she had also learnt some unpleasant things. For instance, the fact that hostel food was most certainly, NOT delicious. It was an absolute horror. And even though many people were sweet and friendly, some were no less than a horrid nightmare.
In these ten days, contact with her mother had been very scarce, thanks to the strict rules of the campus. And she was badly missing her Maa; her warmth; her affection; her love; their sweet conversations.
She missed her Sampoorna Didi. How they always rescued each other from tricky situations; the mischiefs that they committed together. Even though she was her cousin, she was no less than her own elder sister. They were sisters, they were friends; they were crime partners. She missed her and her Maa a lot.
But, she was coping with it, very well.
Her friendship with Mimi had been blossoming each day, since the first time that they met. Bondita discovered, that Mimi was not weird, as it may seem. Rather, she was very imaginative and unique. She wasn’t different from others in a negative way. She just had a whole new, fresh and different perspective and outlook about the world.
And of course she couldn’t forget her best online friend. Her Barrister Babu, with whom, she chatted whenever she got time. They still didn’t know each other’s names or how the other looked. Yet, they just KNEW each other. They had a deep bond, by now.
He had become her Sakha Babu. And she gladly accepted being his Sakhi. That’s what they addressed each other as. By now, it felt like they were long lost friends who knew each other very well.
The only thing that bothered her, was that she had been performing poorly in classes. Roy Chowdhury sir had even alerted her to be more conscious and attentive in classes. But her mind just kept diverting into silly things. She was an average student. But now, she performed poorly, even by her standards.
Right now, Bondita was looking out of a window near a corridor. She noticed that some boys were preparing for something in the campus field. Looking closely, she realised that they were getting the field ready for a game of football.
Her eyes sparked. She loved playing football!
Bondita sprinted down the corridors excitedly, bumping into someone or the other, and offering them a quick apology. She finally stopped as she reached the field.
The teams were being prepared, and Bondita went forward.
“I want to participate!”, she stated excitedly.
“What? We are playing football, here!”, one of the boys said. He looked like a senior.
“Yes. I know. And I love playing football! Let me participate”.
“But you’re a girl!”
“So what?”, Bondita asked, challengingly.
“Girls mainly don’t play football! And even if they do play, you can’t! You are too fragile and short”, one of the boys said.
“Who told you that? Where’s it written? In our Constitution? Are you the writer of ‘Football Rulebook’? Who said girls can’t, or don’t play football? I certainly can! What’s my height got to do with kicking a football? How do you conclude, that I’m fragile and weak? It’s fine if you believe that I can’t play. But I deserve a chance”, Bondita argued back.
“Ok, yes. You do have the right to a chance. So, you ready to play? I’m telling you, you can go if you want to”, said one of the boys.
“Why would I want to go? Who told I would go? What gives you the idea that I can’t play? And…”
“OK!! We get the idea! Stop your barrage of questions”.
“No! Why should I stop asking questions? Isn’t it my right? You don’t want to answer, so don’t! But I’ll ask any questions that come to my mind”, Bondita stated, her chin up, in defiance.
“And why do you need to ask questions? And why now? You can ask them later!”, asked one of the boys.
“Why should I ask questions later, instead of now? I want to know something. So I ask a question! And whatever comes to my mind, I say right away! I don’t wait for the perfect time”, Bondita shot back.
She had rendered them speechless once again. They sighed and shook their heads.
When finally, she got a chance to display her skills in football, she simultaneously scored three goals out of five.
The others were in awe of her. Bondita merely shrugged as they applauded and appreciated her.
“Ok! I’ve got to do my homework. Goodbye! Call me for the next game!”, Bondita said and ran off.
She’d tell her Sakha Babu about this. He always motivated her so much.
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“Pishi, how I wish Bondita was here, too. She would be more excited than me”, Sampoorna said gloomily.
“But if you are so gloomy and dull on your first ever official date, would that make Bondita happy, Sampoorna?”, Sumati asked her niece.
“No, Pishi. I AM excited. It’s just… It’s just that I wish she was here. We would chat all night long, discussing about how the date went”, Sampoorna said, blushing.
Her Pishi chuckled. “Okay. Now, aren’t you getting late for your date?”
Sampoorna gasped. “Gosh! I have to be there in ten minutes, or I’m late!”.
As soon as she reached the café, she looked around for Saurav. But he was nowhere to be found. She frowned and chose a table to sit at.
Suddenly she felt a hand on her shoulder. She whipped around to find Saurav standing there, grinning and holding out a single rose.
“We meet at the café everyday. So, I thought that…since…you know…today it’s the first official date, I thought we should select a different location”, he said.
“Then why did you ask me to come to the café?”, she asked.
“Oh! I wanted to keep it a surprise, actually. So… Shall we, my Lady?”, he asked standing up and bowing mockingly, and forwarded his hand for Sampoorna to take.
“Yes, my Lord, we shall”, she said taking his hand and both burst out into silent giggles.
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‘Why hasn’t Sakha Babu replied to my messages yet?’, Bondita thought dully, as she sat at the immense empty area near the exit gate of the campus.
She had a book, a copy and a pen in her hand, but her mind was somewhere else. And her eyes always drifted towards the mobile kept on the side.
“Bondita”, someone called from behind, and she nearly jumped, her book, pen and copy fell out of her hands.
She quickly picked them up, when someone sat beside her on the floor. She looked to the side, to find Roy Chowdhury sir seated beside her.
“Oh! Hello! Good afternoon sir! What’s up?”, she asked cheerfully. She expected him to answer with similar enthusiasm, but, he didn’t.
He just stared at her and asked, “Bondita, why?”.
She looked at him, as if he’d gone crazy. “What do you mean why? What, why? What did I do?”, she asked in absolute confusion.
“What did you do?! Why don’t you concentrate on your studies, properly? You have chosen the subjects for law, if I’m not wrong. And you have capabilities. I saw you arguing with that lady that day and I saw you at the field today. You can question, you can argue. You would make a good lawyer or barrister”, he said waving his hands madly.
“Barrister”, Bondita said in a low voice.
“What?”
“I said… I want to be a barrister”, she said, thinking about her Barrister Babu a.k.a. Sakha Babu at that moment.
“That’s great!”, Anirudh exclaimed happily.
“But for that you have to study well, Bondita. You are diligent. You are doing average. But you have more potential. You have the capacity to do better. But you’re not giving your hundred percent! Why?!”
“I am doing as best as I could, sir”, Bondita argued back.
“No, Bondita. You’re not going convince me. Today evening, you are going to come into my cabin. I have an assignment for you, which you’ll have to complete. Understand?”, he asked sternly.
“But…”
“No buts and ifs. I can see the talent and potential in you. I just have to enhance it. And I’ll do my best! And for that, you must cooperate. So, do as I say”, he said, and without another word, left from there, leaving Bondita more confused than ever.
‘This man is crazy!’, she thought, as she sat there shaking her head in frustration.
Author’s Notes (A/N): I know this chapter was probably very rushed, boring and crappy!… But, I wasn’t getting any good ideas…
Comment your views; opinions and suggestions. I would love everyone’s valuable feedback …
Love you loads 💙💛…
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::::THE ROAD NOT TAKEN::::
Promo 1
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“It can’t be”, she whispered. “Tell me my husband is not dead!”, Bondita screamed.
“It’s all my fault”, Anirudh mumbled. “Chandrachur Banerjee, my friend; your husband, died because of me”.
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“My parents are always fighting. Even after the divorce”, Indraneil Roy Chowdhury said to his friend, Tanaya Banerjee.
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“Maa… I miss Baba”, Tanaya sobbed in her mother’s arms.
“I miss him too sweetie”, Bondita soothed her daughter, tears pooling in her own eyes.
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“I was introducing my son to my family, Saudamini!”, Anirudh hollered.
“You’ll stay with them now?”, she asked, looking away.
With furious eyes, Anirudh looked at her. “Don’t you know why I haven’t been able to face them since a long time?!”.
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“After all this time… After death, divorce, tragedy, heartbreak, foolish decisions, and after our respective kids… Do you think we deserve a chance to be together?”, he asked.
“I’m scared”, she whispered.
And he realised that he was scared too. Scared that they would lose each other yet again. What if they did?
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Tragedy and heartbreak. Death and divorce. Endings and Beginnings. Witness it all in this painfully beautiful tale…
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Fasten your seatbelts and get ready to witness our beloved Anirudh and Bondita in an all new avatar.
Be a part of their journey, as they find their way back to each other amid the remnants of their broken past.
Witness how they together explore the path that was left undiscovered years ago.
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COMING SOON on Telly Updates.
((Already in progress, exclusively on Wattpad))
Enough of professional advertising now😂😝…
How was the promo sisters???😬
Are you all excited?!
Excellent promo!!💥💥
Waiting 😎
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Hermione sis, pls don’t stop writing.. times wen I miss bb I read ur ff on Wattpad.. it helps me heal a bit.. it’s like a medicine to me!! So kindly please don’t stop writing..
No probs of u take ur own time!!!
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Visu akka, I’m fine and GET WEEL SOON…
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Padma di, I’m fine how r u..
Aur ha ramazan festival will come at the end after all the fastings are completed!
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Morning sisters🧡.
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THank you for your prayers and wishes. Hopes to recover soon🤗
Congrats nila papu🥳..🍫🍫
Saki choti,glad that ur health is good👍😃
A question for you all❓.
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Have you recognized or felt any change in you, means good habits after coming here (fam) ..
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Any good things learnt from each other??
Answer if u want..Just a mind refreshing question🤗😃..
At first, it was just a comment. A weeny bit of message. Did I ever know this would happen? Did I ever know that this forum; the people here, everything… would become such an integral part of me, that the thought of losing it all would make my heart tremble? No, I didn’t….
But I do now. And I would not change that for the world.
I am someone who tries never to attach herself to people. Someone who feels awkward even talking to her own family members (except parents; they are best friends). I have friends, whom I love from the core of my heart and can’t live without them. But the number is insignificant. Only five.
Never have I ever been able to really open up to anyone in this world. But I did that. Here, on TU with the ones I consider my siblings, I did that!
I overcame my insecurity; my fear. Which is, getting attached to people; opening up to people; expressing my emotions.
It feels like I have created an entire new world for me. The world which is fused with my real world.
Here, in the real world, people judge me; they criticise me.
But here, no one does that.
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Yes I have learnt a range of things here.
I learnt to never stop imagining; never stop trying and keep on going.
I learnt to keep my dreams alive.
I learnt that if I try enough, I can become a better version of myself.
I learnt that you can love someone without having seen them too.
I learnt that fangirling can be a wonderful thing too😜🤭
I felt myself becoming more empathetic to people around me.
I felt myself trying to polish my skills.
I felt myself getting pushed to do better and become better.
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That’s all I want to say.
Answer to your question Visu Di ❤️🤍
Hello everyone
@AN sis I am also fine 😇😊
Firstly, I really don’t know how I become really close to all.In starting I just come read bb episode but after ending I just come here for you all sisters 😇😄🥰🥰
Yes I learn so many things here they are:-
Firstly I learnt to love people without seeing also.
I learn to speak more efficiently.
I learnt we don’t have right to judge the people because no one is perfect in this world.
I learnt that trust is the main pillar of every relation like how we trust our sisters without knowing any details.
I learnt haters is not give anything to us that’s why I didn’t hate the people. If they deserve the love I just stop showing them.
I learnt dreams are wings to us to reach the sky.
I learnt to trust myself
Everytime I felt like God have a reason to colobrate us.
**collaborate
If any typo mistake just ignore it 😅
It really means a lot AN sis🥺❤️
That’s one immense compliment you gave me🧡
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By the way, did everyone ignore the promo, or do you not like it?🙃
I was actually excited when I posted it here, thinking that my sisters will be as excited as I am…
But it’s okay 🙂
Noo,don’t think like that choti,as a family we wont ignore any family member here ..As I was on a break I didn’t know what’s road not taken story..So without knowing about it I cannot drop a comment about it right,after knowing I would tell you.Forgive ur Di🙏..may other might have not noticed your promo..
Please don’t think like this I know about bb 21st century but really don’t know about road is not taken story. So I am totally in confusion so I didn’t drop my comment about it. Forgive me please don’t misunderstand sis…… 🤧
I’m happy when u all r happy!!!
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thank you for answering my questions🙏🙏
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I know you people don’t know 😂
I posted the promo so that you people will know! Before a TV show starts, a promo is given in the starting, right? So that it can be introduced?
I did the same! 😁
And don’t mind my words please 🥺
I was just being dramatic. I did not mean that. I know my sisters will never ignore me. Shotti!
Superb promo ,Iam excited for this
Actually I remember u posting about this ff one day and u have said chandrachur will be Bondita’s husbnd and. Saudamini will be Anirudh’s wife
And I had asked u that “Anidita will be together right”
Excited for this💕💕💕💕
Glad to know Sreya Di ♥️
And yes, to answer your question. A million times, yes. AniDita will always be together 💯❤️
It all started when I cudnt understand what was happening in barrister babu! So I thought of knowing the beginning part of the story so I got my self back to Telly update to learn more! (I already had known Telly update cus I read the Jhansi ki rani written update on it!)
I HAD NEVER COMMENTED ON A PUBLIC FORUM!!!
Nor do I read the comments,
But bb was different, completely different, usually comments section will have only a person’s view on a particular episode but bb’s comments section was unique!
So Wen I started to read the comments it was then that I got to know that there was a bond between the commentators, I kept reading as a silent reader for a while, I loved reading the lovely messages you guys shared!
Then I decided to change myself, I broke out, I commented, I cudnt believe myself, but all my heart told me was JUST JOIN THIS LOVELY FAMILY!!!
I joined them, none of them knew me nor did I know anyone there…. but I loved them as if I knew them for years, I missed them when I didn’t check on them, I prayed for them to get well soon wen they were sick, I wished them all the best for their exams like I do to my sisters! I wished them on their festivals, on their birthdays too!!
It’s like I DONT KNOW YOU BUT I LOVE YOU WILL ALL MY HEART!
I always loved to have a pen pals and that too from INDIA (because I love that country), I used to pray to God to give me one! But shotti I never knew I’d get so much!
I have learnt a lot here too:
I have learnt to love ppl who u never met but jut only know there name!
I have heard abt fake people but never knew how they behave, thankful to this forum I learnt how fake people would behave…
I have seen real elders who always advice their youngsters to be careful.. that’s what all elders do and say, but here it’s different, cus again those elders have never seen their young sisters..
I have learnt about ur special days too..
I have learnt to talk to people u don’t know n to ask HOW ARE YOU OR ARE YOU OKAY just means everything…..
And I have learnt a lot more but have no words to explain them but I can see the difference in my behavior wen I meet someone new!
I always wondered how you all meant to me!
YOU GUYS ARE MY BEST FRIENDS AND YOU GUYS ARE MY SISTERS WHOM I CHOSE NOT BY BLOOD BUT BY HEART!
I LOVED YOU ALL, I STILL LOVE YOU ALL AND I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU ALL!!!
ID LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING INTO MY LIFE AND BEING THERE FOR ME!!! SHOTTI!!!
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@priya chotti 😍you give me a shock with your promo vere level💕💕bondita husband chur babu😳😳😳😳I am excited for your story. It will be blockbuster
@AN SIS You just melted me with your words🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
I love you too AN sis🤗🤗🥰😘😘
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I LOVE YOU ALL MY SISTERS FOREVER AND EVER END EVER ♥️❤️❤️
Really this fam is another world for me which gives only encouragement, support, happiness 🥰🥰❤️❤️
I Just loved this world with my lovely sister.
You know sisters my one of the dream to meet you all in my real world. God knows best one day we will be together. Just imagine how beautiful……………… 🤗🤗🤗💕💕💕💖💖💖💖😘😘😘🤗🤗😇😇😇😇😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Anyone here?
As my hort story is gonna end soon …
I have started my bb diary.. I’ll be posting it on Wattpad and u all can check on it!!
Do vote and comment and don’t forget to let me know if I have to add anything!
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https://www.tellyupdates.com/barrister-babu-21st-century-version-chapter-9/amp/
Chapter 9 out now. Go ahead and comment there!❤️