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As soon as she entered the house, she took off her spectacles and looked around the house. Suddenly Deepak's eyes fell towards her and turned the other way round. The girl, "Hey, Deepak you are also here? I didn't really think I would meet you here". Gungun asks the girl, "Who are you and how did you get to know Deepak?" Deepak is very upset to see the girl. Deepak, “let me tell.”

The girl frowned and said, "Stop, let me tell about us or they'll think I'm dumb." Deepak "Give the right information to them".

Aishwarya, "I am Aishwarya, Deepak's bestfriend and girlfriend and yes I have come here to visit this, the old house, as I like all these heritage houses. And that's when you asked me.” Gungun told," I'm the elder daughter-in-law of this house".

And with eyebrows upwards asks Palak, “by the way what you doing here, Who are you?" Kartama, "Palak you go inside. All right." Palak and Deepak that afternoon, standing on the verandah was talking among themselves. Aishwarya came and called Deepak, "Listen Deepak, I want to talk to you, there is something urgent".

Deepak says, "I will talk to you later." He turns his face.

Aishwarya, "You don't understand that I have something useful to tell you." Palak got a little upset and said, "Yes Deepakbabu, you should have a talk with her, I am going now".

Deepak is very annoyed and very ashamed to see Aishwarya speaking so rudely, "Wait, Palak, don't go, listen". Deepak gets angry and says to Aishwarya, "Why did you do that? You could have said it later". Aishwarya, "Deepak, see how much you have changed, you said there you love me, you can't live without me...how many lies you have to say now...".

Deepak gets more angry and doesn't answer Aishwarya's words.

He goes away with frustration.

Aishwarya says to Palak, "Listen, you will not come between me and Deepak at all, do you understand?" Ever since Deepak heard this, whenever he went to talk to Palak, Palak was a little arrogant and said, "Look, I can't talk to you."

Deepak was very sad, he suspected that Aishwarya’s behaviour had affected her but suddenly did not understand why Palak was behaving unfamiliarly with him. He knows that she is not like this to everyone. She used to suffer a lot after repeatedly abusing her would-be husband Deepak. Palak thought, "He always supported me, never disrespected me. But why he didn’t tell me about Aishwarya? I have treated him so badly! But I have no choice! I have to choose this cruel path to move out from between Aishwarya and Deepakbabu. Please I know You will forgive me Deepakbabu".

The next morning, Palak met Deepak on the north verandah. Deepak "Wait, I want to talk to you today".

Palak, "Why are you insisting?"

Deepak, "Yes I am insisting, Palak, meanwhile Look at me".

Deepak noticed Palak's eyes getting wet, "You know our relationship, we are going to tie the knot in a few days". Palak laughed arrogantly, "Just for marriage?" Deepak, “No you are wrong, we are best friends and moreover we love each other ". Deepak," I can't be as good with everyone as you are". Deepak quickly leaves. Deepak knocks on Aishwarya's door. Aishwarya," Ah! What a surprise, you came to see me? Come in.” Deepak, “Stop talking nonsense, what makes you so brave? Why did you tell Palak like that? "

This time the limits broke. Deepak got out of her room in anger before Aishwarya could answer something. Deepak told palak, "Tell me, what happened? Someone told you something.... is it Aishwarya?" Palak, "Yes .... I mean .... but I don't want you to misbehave with Aishwarya".

Aishwarya, "Look Deepak I love you, you know..” Deepak, "The word love doesn't fit in your mouth, I want to tell you something clearly".

Aishwarya, "I don't want to hear anything.......and You Deepak will go back to Calcutta with me and that's all."

Deepak, “How do you think that you will say and I will do as you say. Okay, so you're out of your senses. Please get out of here, Go away off to where you came from. You know that Palak and I are going to marry each other in a few days, so you better not interfere".

Deepak couldn’t remove the sorrow of Palak in the afternoon. On that day, everyone in the family sat in chairs on a round table on the lower floor and had a lot of conversation. The two of them stopped and stood on the upper verandah, seeing the joy of everyone and healed their conversation. Seeing Palak thinking, Deepak says, "We are those who are meant to be together forever no matter what, if you have heard, Kartama herself has told us so. None of them can ever separate us, you see." Palak is really happy to hear this. Aishwarya, “I’ll do everything to get back Deepak. I want him to get married with me.”

She loves to play sitar very much. Palak with Deepak became red in the colour of their dreams. She looked as beautiful as idols in the wedding attire. Feathers and lamps are full of each other's light as if the light showering on the couple has made them complete.

After marriage, Palak finds herself anew. Deepak and his family left the house of Chattopadhyay’s and moved to Chowdhury. From the very beginning, Deepak and Palak have been arranging their wonderful dreams in their eyes for the rest of their lives. How he will build the world of his bride in a beautiful way. Deepak tells Palak that the two of them will cross all the obstacles together like a little boat crosses the waves of the sea where the boatman is the only companion of the boat. Palak thought that she would always keep this family happy. Their path begins. Deepak and Palak became complementary. One Sunday, it was the season of spring in the afternoon, in the empty alleys of Kolkata, they look up at each other. We are unable to name some beautiful evenings like relationships. Deepak and Palak run hand in hand. Deepak takes Palak by the hand and lifts her into the boat. On a quiet afternoon in Baisakh, they catch a lounge from the jetty at Babughat. While going on the boat they put their heads on each other's shoulders, while in the middle of the Prinsep ghat, the other boats were floating on the water on their way, he helps her to get on the boat. On the way to the boat, Palak comes out playing with his soft hands in the river like a child. When Deepak bends down to see her, their sweet naughtiness can be seen in that boat. They almost everyday go to that bookstore. Deepak fell in love with Palak and bought her a book of his choice. When the book was bought, the two of them walked towards the main road holding hands. One day as they walked down the alley of College Street in silence as it was completely closed, they look at each other with a smile on their faces. Palak now occasionally wants that he takes a photo of hers and Deepak smiles and agrees with her. When her hair flies, he removes it repeatedly. When Deepak enters through the door, she does not notice. Deepak loved to see her dance, when she practised every evening, he quietly used to notice that. When Deepak comes and stands beside her, they accidentally collide with each other and they seem to share their love with their eye language. After they got on the train and talked for a while, Palak is willing that her photo is again being taken. Seeing the tram go and getting a ride of the tram is very dear to her.

Rabindra Sangeet sung by Palak is very dear to Deepak. The two of them would reach Sarabar by taking eleven number bus route while they are busy talking. They also go to the park in the afternoon now.

How many days they have told stories to each other, laughed together and eaten phuckas together, these make sweet memories. Deepak tells his favourite poem. Palak is fascinated to hear it and watches the man she loves. In the tram, Palak rests her head on Deepak's shoulders, and the little sunshine touches her face as she sits by the window side. Deepak used to surprise her by bringing her favourite yellow rose for her. Shiuli flowers used to fall all over the road and as they walk, Deepak to Palak recites his own written poem, "Oh Nirupama, you are really beautiful, I can find you in a sun-drenched boat. Our name will be written on red paper, I will wrap it in a flying letter with a torn envelope." Deepak's mother Nirmala Devi Chowdhury invited everyone in the house for the Saraswati puja this time in the house. Nayana Devi, the head of the house of Chattopadhyay’s, asks Nirmala Devi, "What will you say, how is our daughter doing?" she said to Nayana Devi, "Yes you are right, she is a very nice girl".

She said, "My mother-in-law takes good care of me and does not allow any negligence of our family." Palak considers the day of Saraswati puja very sacred. Sauvik feels blissful with her sister Palak. Deepak will talk to you soon and “be a good wife always.” One afternoon when the clouds were moving, the sky turned dark instead of blue. The rain came and blew away the flowers kept by Palak. She loves to throw away the umbrella and spread her hands like a peacock, like a peacock spread its colourful feathers and gets wet in the rain water.

A few days later, Pisima came from the village house as she had heard about Deepak's marriage. Pisima came and told Deepak about Palak a lot, "Oh my boy, didn’t you find a better girl anywhere else, tell me why you brought such a girl at home?"

Deepak, "Stop it grandma, let me understand what my wife will be like".

Grandma, "Did you talk on my face?"

Deepak, "Yes, I was forced to say that, because you know I always say the right thing, you suddenly want to create unrest now, that's not right, isn't it ...".

Grandma is annoyed and uncomfortable, "No, I just said. Where did grand daughter-in-law go?"

Palak, "Yes, grandma coming".

Pisima, "Why is it so late, well listen, I'm very tired, give me a little foot massage". Palak heats a little oil and she with all her care massages her foot. Pisima always wonders how Palak can be seized. After finishing all the work, Pisima would keep Palak busy with something or the other. Nirmala Devi also did not say anything. Deepak would be very angry to see Palak suffering so much. Deepak thought the next day he would hid and listen to what Pisima would say and he would do it beforehand so that Palak no more gets bothered by that old lady, and so did Deepak.

How can Palak be served in a better way? He always thinks about that. Seeing Palak relax a little while, Deepak finds peace. One day Deepak saw her sleeping. As he was about to pick up his book, she took Deepak's hand in hers, while being asleep.

The next day, Deepak couldn't do the work for any reason, so Palak got scolded by Pisima. Pisima says she is happy if Palak keeps the family happy. When the maid was in great pain and she had left work, Palak found out from Deepak that he used to do all her works without informing her. Palak says, "I will bring it for you, Grandma". Deepak, “Don’t do anything for her, she wants to trouble you.”