04-04-2020, 04:10 PM
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The Road to the village winds a few kilometers through dusty plains, then very muddy and wet with green fields on the right and left. Few villagers were walking along there, balancing on their heads bundles of paddy. Agriculture was the main source of their livelihood.
The village they reached was free from hustle and bustle of city life. It was calm and quite out here, and the air seemed to be very fresh. There were hens, goats, cows, and buffalos were roaming around everywhere. They could not see any man on the road. All the men were in the fields whole day. The houses were very plain and simple. All were thatched houses. The village had 50 numbers of houses, and around 200 numbers of people must be living there. There were only three brick buildings (Post office, Local Health centre and the house of the Host). The house of the Host was cemented.
The Host welcomed them warmly. The nearby people gathered to see them as they were the people from the city. Due to marriage ceremony, the house of the Host was crowded with Relatives. The marriage ceremony took place in the midnight. The groom was from the town of Purnea.
Next day, there was a big lunch arranged by the Host for all Relatives. The farewell ceremony of Bride and groom was scheduled to be at 6.00PM evening. Both Leela and Viswanath were happy as they would return to Patna by evening, 8.00PM once the farewell ceremony would be over.
But, suddenly, the Pundit (***** who solemnized the tie of sacred marriage) declared that the auspicious time for farewell ceremony would be afternoon at 2.00 PM. By the auspicious time, the bride and groom, Host, and most of the Relatives left. Leela, Viswanath, and few other Relatives were left behind. The house was more or less deserted within few hours.
At around 5.00PM, they packed up everything in their Travel bag as they had to board the bus at 8.00 PM. The evening was approaching very fast. It was 6.00 PM, and the entire village was enveloped with pitch darkness. The electricity was very irregular in the rural areas. There was a power cut during this time. There was one lantern burning in the courtyard of the house, and 2/3 numbers of lanterns were in other rooms. Before making their journey, Leela wanted to take bath. The women folk of the village used to attend the call of nature in open field, and take bath in village pond. Fortunately enough, the Host had made some temporary arrangements for bathroom in backyard of the house for women guest by joining 4 numbers of big cardboard pieces.
Leela called the maid servant of the House named Radha. Leela removed her blouse, bra, saree, and panty. She kept those in the Travel bag. She covered her upper portion with a towel as she had only her petticoat in the lower portion. She never kept her petticoat separately somewhere as the money, Return Bus ticket, and the leaves of cheque book were kept secretly in the hidden pocket of her petticoat.
She heard the voice of Radha. "Memsahib, (Madam) come this way. I have arranged everything. I have kept a bucket, full of water, and a mug inside it. You can take bath comfortably."
The Road to the village winds a few kilometers through dusty plains, then very muddy and wet with green fields on the right and left. Few villagers were walking along there, balancing on their heads bundles of paddy. Agriculture was the main source of their livelihood.
The village they reached was free from hustle and bustle of city life. It was calm and quite out here, and the air seemed to be very fresh. There were hens, goats, cows, and buffalos were roaming around everywhere. They could not see any man on the road. All the men were in the fields whole day. The houses were very plain and simple. All were thatched houses. The village had 50 numbers of houses, and around 200 numbers of people must be living there. There were only three brick buildings (Post office, Local Health centre and the house of the Host). The house of the Host was cemented.
The Host welcomed them warmly. The nearby people gathered to see them as they were the people from the city. Due to marriage ceremony, the house of the Host was crowded with Relatives. The marriage ceremony took place in the midnight. The groom was from the town of Purnea.
Next day, there was a big lunch arranged by the Host for all Relatives. The farewell ceremony of Bride and groom was scheduled to be at 6.00PM evening. Both Leela and Viswanath were happy as they would return to Patna by evening, 8.00PM once the farewell ceremony would be over.
But, suddenly, the Pundit (***** who solemnized the tie of sacred marriage) declared that the auspicious time for farewell ceremony would be afternoon at 2.00 PM. By the auspicious time, the bride and groom, Host, and most of the Relatives left. Leela, Viswanath, and few other Relatives were left behind. The house was more or less deserted within few hours.
At around 5.00PM, they packed up everything in their Travel bag as they had to board the bus at 8.00 PM. The evening was approaching very fast. It was 6.00 PM, and the entire village was enveloped with pitch darkness. The electricity was very irregular in the rural areas. There was a power cut during this time. There was one lantern burning in the courtyard of the house, and 2/3 numbers of lanterns were in other rooms. Before making their journey, Leela wanted to take bath. The women folk of the village used to attend the call of nature in open field, and take bath in village pond. Fortunately enough, the Host had made some temporary arrangements for bathroom in backyard of the house for women guest by joining 4 numbers of big cardboard pieces.
Leela called the maid servant of the House named Radha. Leela removed her blouse, bra, saree, and panty. She kept those in the Travel bag. She covered her upper portion with a towel as she had only her petticoat in the lower portion. She never kept her petticoat separately somewhere as the money, Return Bus ticket, and the leaves of cheque book were kept secretly in the hidden pocket of her petticoat.
She heard the voice of Radha. "Memsahib, (Madam) come this way. I have arranged everything. I have kept a bucket, full of water, and a mug inside it. You can take bath comfortably."
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