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Keep this with you.

You will need it now.

Bye.

Rukku...

Come here...to me.

Who are you?

Mother?

Rukhsana...

My child...

Come here.

Rukhsana...

Come here, my child.

Rukku...

Come here.

He is coming to ask you for something.

You'll have to give it.

Is it working alright now?

I hope nothing has been left out.

Hello?

Hi, are you busy?

Oh, it's you. No, tell me.

My mother would have called...

But I thought of telling you first.

I have agreed to the marriage.

Oh okay. I mean...

Actually, I wanted to tell

you something else as well.

Can we meet today?

My shift gets over at four o'clock.

Earlier, I would come here every year.

For the book fair.

It used to be so lovely here.

I don't know why they shifted it.

You wanted to tell me something?

Er...

That man I told you about...

The doctor with the bike?

Yes, him. The doctor with the bike.

Our affair...

Didn't end just like that.

We were serious about each other.

It lasted for four years. And then...

And then?

It just ended one day.

Now...

that you know about this,

will you refuse to marry me?

Actually, I have told my parents...

No...no...

This is where she lives.

You go ahead, professor.

I will take care of it.

He will kill me...

He will kill me...

Please, save me.

Save me.

Take this.

Drink it.

Come on.

It is hot.

Blow on it.

Now tell me...

Who wants to kill you?

That...that man.

Who had got those foul smelling sticks.

Who is that man? Do you know him?

I had seen him when I was a little girl.

Where?

In the mountains...

Mother and I

used to live in the mountains.

He had come.

Mother untied me

and told me to run away.

Run, Ruku!

He was following us.

I ran and ran.

I was tired...but I kept on running.

We managed to escape.

Why did he want to kill you?

I don't know. Mother never told me.

Do you know his name?

How did you manage to come here?

I mean...

Did you walk all the way?

I ran.

Sorry. Take this medicine.

Why don't you apply it on your feet?

Do you want me to hold your glass?

Press the tube.

When did you wake up?

Do you want some tea?

So tell me,

do you want to go to the police?

No.

The police must have informed him.

How do you know that?

The police knows where I live.

So do I.

Does that mean I've informed them?

Where will you go now?

Do you have any relatives?

Any place to go to?

Alright then...

You can stay here.

I will figure something out.

I am getting late for work.

You know what...

I will keep your food on the table.

Make sure you eat it.

Is it alright if I lock

the door from outside?

How will I cut my nails?

Huh?

Nails...

Hey, you fool!

- How are you, Faris?

- I am good, sir.

Have you spoken with Mr. Aalam?

Yes.

He said it will take a couple of days.

She is spotted now and then.

But it is difficult

to bring her under control.

Tell me something Faris...

I hope we are not doing something wrong.

What are you talking about, professor?

This is the third

time that girl has escaped.

Before we started

the revolution, professor...

You had said...

To stop doomsday,

To stop Ifrit...

Was going to be a very difficult task.

Sir...

This Ifrit...

What does it look like?

You can't see Ifrit.

You can only hear it breathe.

One can only see the

Kalapori (Black witch) which follows it.

She is the one

who delivers all it's messages.

Ifrit is invisible to us.

Rukhsana!

Rukhsana...

Are you inside?

What happened to you?

Why didn't you eat your lunch?

I wasn't hungry.

You haven't eaten all day.

What do you mean you were not hungry?

Come, let us eat together. Here...

Take this, it is for you.

Yes, for you.

Come.

Should I change the channel?

Do you want to watch a Bengali channel?

Do you understand this?

Let me see this.

Have you ever seen a television before?

Oh, yes.

I have found a welfare home for you.

I've been told it's very nice.

Tomorrow, when I leave for work,

I'll drop you there.

Eat this.

I won't go.

It is a nice place.

No! What if he comes there as well?

Nobody will follow you there.

You will be safe.

They have televisions there as well.

I won't go.

Rukhsana!

Rukhsana.

Rukhsana, please try to understand.

I cannot keep you here with me.

If my parents find out...

They won't find out.

I will be absolutely quiet...

just like a mouse.

Mother has taught me how.

They won't find out. Nobody will know.

Okay, you don't have to leave right now.

Please come out and eat your food.

What are you doing?

I was hungry.

Why are you eating from the garbage bin?

Are you crazy?

There is food in the refrigerator.

Do you want some more?

Is it enough?

Tell me if you want more.

This is all there is.

Is it enough?

It is bad.

What?

Mother used to cough a lot.

I know it is bad.

Does this bother you?

Never know, with you...

You find incense sticks foul smelling.

It scares me.

Incense sticks?

Really?

Let me teach you something.

This will help you.

Press one side of your nose

with your finger, like this.

And take a deep breath

from the other side.

Then press the second side and

breathe out from the first one.

Come on, try it.

Yes.

Don't press both sides together. Yes...

Get up! Get up!

- I haven't done anything.

- Haven't done anything?

You've been a prostitute for three years.

Now you pretend to be innocent?

Do you take me for a fool?

"I'm trying to find a mention of you

In my silence"

"I speak not but how voluble is my silence"

"Why should these burning words

Turn to frost on my lips"

"You are the answer to the questions raised by my silence

If only you would listen."

"I'm trying to find a mention of you

In my silence."

"I speak not but how voluble is my silence."

"My heart a moth, flies I know not where

While your flame gently burns by its side."

"It is time to set the weight of dreams

lightly on the pillow"

"And follow the trail that will lead you to my heart."

"I'm trying to find a mention of you

In my silence."

"I speak not but how voluble is my silence."

Here, please have some sweets.

Babai, take some for Piyali.

Are these yours?

Yes. Mother has kept them carefully.

Thank you.

They're still in good condition.

Didn't your friends break any of these?

No, I have never had this problem.

I've never had friends.

What do you mean you've never had friends?

I mean, I didn't have any.

I didn't speak to other people.

I spoke so rarely that mother

was afraid that I'd lose my voice.

And when there were guests at home...

You would hide under the bed, wouldn't you?

Your mother told me this.

Yes.

I would refuse to come out,

no matter how hard they tried.

Rukhsana?

Rukhsana? What is wrong?

Rukhsana?

Go away! Leave me alone!

- I'll get a doctor.

- No, you won't.

Rukhsana!

Rukhsana! Don't be childish, come outside.

I will be alright.

Leave me alone now.

Rukhsana, please let me help you.

You won't be able to do anything.

This happens to me sometimes.

Once a month...

Oh!

Mr. Aalam has sent us.

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