Part
43
Bali
reached his home after dropping Sarang to his place. He was not in
any better mood, the thoughts that, Sarang had helped Hemant in
killing James cold not be removed from his mind. They were repeatedly
pushing themselves as though they were warning him of something
terrible that is going to occur soon. His wife asked him about what
happened at the place where he had been. Without asking for his
permission, she prepared his plate of super and put it in front of
him on the table where he was sitting. Bai was a very kindhearted
husband and he did not say any thing and began to eat the super. She
was sitting in chair in front of his and watching his face. She could
easily realize that her husband is in a very bad mood. As such, she
preferred to keep silent. Bali was drinking more than usual, while
eating he was drinking as if he wants to forget something. This
observation finally forced his wife to ask him about what bothers him
so much that he is taking more than usual of his drink. Bali looks to
her and he began to weep. This disturbed her and she got out of her
chair and went near him to comfort him by holding his face at her
breast. As if, he was a small child. Bali's son who was a teenager
was also sitting there and he could realize that something very
terrible must have occurred during that journey to Bhujangnath
ashram.
After
some time Bali could control him, looked with smile to his wife, and
thanked her for the way he was trying to comfort him. He looked to
his son, Madhu who was in his first year of college, sitting in front
chair on that table and asked him how everything with him is. After
that, he looked to his wife and by signing suggested that he wants to
know where his daughter, Priya is. His wife mutely only pointed that
she has gone to sleep. Bali came to know that at home everything was
OK. He looked very tired and wished that he wants to go to bed and he
promised that he would tell everything in the morning. That was good
enough for the family and they dispersed.
Next
morning at breakfast he began to tell all that happened at Janaki's
place. It was like a fairy tale to them. Priya was at the table but
not interested in it she was more interested in playing with her
father and Bali was also encouraging her to play with him while he
was narrating the events those took place at Jakai's place. After
finishing the narration, he promised his wife that he will never want
to meet Sarang who had betrayed the friendship of long standing. On
that, Bali's wife asked him if he was in place of Sarang and Hemant
had given that offer to him what would he do. On hearing that query,
Bali became silent and looked to his wife with a feeling of fear in
his eyes. Bali could not reply to her but that changed his attitude
towards Sarang a bit. He could feel the fear through which his friend
must have gone when the ghost of Hemant put that proposal to him. At
the end of the chatting amongst his family members, he told them that
the end of this has come very close, only three days and then they
will be going to visit Janaki's place and get Hemant locked up for
good. After that, this ghost of Hemant shall serve as her servant.
After saying this, Bali gave a laugh as if they are winning the game
of wits.
You
will have to go with Sarang for that. His wife inquired. "Yes,
but that does not matter, does it"? Bali replied forcefully.
"After all Sarang has repented what he did and that is good
enough for me". Bali added. "Just three more days and that
is the end of this Hemant", Bali was feeling very confident
about what was going to happen then. He told his wife about the way
this Janaki managed the matter, the skillful manner in which she did
is remarkable, he added. As if Bali's bragging nature had returned to
him.
"We
are in the best hands, you know". Bali was showing confidence to
his wife and wife was feeling relieved by that. "Moreover, I
promise to you after this is over I shall never ever see Sarang's
face in my life in future. I shall be more interested in spending
time with my dear, dear family and not with this friend in future, I
promise to all of you"; and after saying this he lifts his
little daughter and kissed her on her cheeks.
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