Bardi Bids ‘Adieu’ with a Heavy Heart'
As Tapasi was leaving her elder sister’s house and getting on to the rickshaw, she found Bardi red-eyed, wiping at the corners of her eyes with the fold of her sari.
Little Tapasi was surprised. Why was Bardi crying like that? She felt very unhappy finding her Bardi in such an unhappy state of mind.
Tapasi's pocketing the 100-rupee-note Bardi'd given her as she bent down to touch her feet.
“Come again.” She heard Bardi cry out in a soulful voice from behind the wooden gate.
This incident haunted Tapasi for a long time till she became an adult herself.
Jhuma’s Wedding
It was the day after her daughter, Jhuma's wedding. The whole day Tapasi was running around like one possessed. Jhuma would be leaving for her in-laws' soon. The flower-bedecked car was waiting outside. Then she saw Jhuma, with a corner of her sari tucked in her husband's hand, coming down. In a red- ordered sari with the vermilion mark on the forehead, she looked stunning.
Little Tapasi was surprised. Why was Bardi crying like that? She felt very unhappy finding her Bardi in such an unhappy state of mind.
Tapasi's pocketing the 100-rupee-note Bardi'd given her as she bent down to touch her feet.
“Come again.” She heard Bardi cry out in a soulful voice from behind the wooden gate.
This incident haunted Tapasi for a long time till she became an adult herself.
Jhuma’s Wedding
It was the day after her daughter, Jhuma's wedding. The whole day Tapasi was running around like one possessed. Jhuma would be leaving for her in-laws' soon. The flower-bedecked car was waiting outside. Then she saw Jhuma, with a corner of her sari tucked in her husband's hand, coming down. In a red- ordered sari with the vermilion mark on the forehead, she looked stunning.
As Jhuma bent down to touch her feet, Tapasi felt proud. Jhuma'd be a fantastic wife.
"Come again," Tapasi said, kissing Jhuma on the forehead.
The familiar picture of Bardi bidding her farewell, haunted her then.
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