Outtake to be read after reading all chapters. T he men of the house don’t care for the happiness of the women. Such was an inference Nonibala Debi drew as she spoke her heart out to the Mukhopadhyay Ginni. She gasped a little at her words, taking the Paan Nonibala Debi offered her, subtly eyeing the newly married daughter-in-law who had accompanied her to the Gangopadhyay house. It was winter and Nonibala Debi’s firstborn was back from college while the others were enjoying the winter vacation. She was pestering her husband for a Choruibhati for the children where the Mukhopadhyays could also join in the merriment. The boys would cook, letting her relax with the timid homely wife of Sergeant Animesh Mukhopadhyay who barely went out of her home and preferred to stay within the boundaries that her husband drew for her. For a change, she looked interested in the prospect perhaps because of the children. It was painful for them both to manage their pack in the holidays. “I will tell B
Historicals and Romances from Suranya