"But I wanted to stay with you Ma.. " Bondita whined, her eyes wet with unshed tears as her mother helped her sit in the car.

"See sampurna didi is still staying here, why can't I Ma?" She cried holding onto her mother.

"Bondita.. Bacha.. Don't cry, you can come later hmm.." Sumati wiped her tears and readjusted her pallu on her head before closing the door.

Anirudh was already sitting beside her thinking of a way to apologize to her for not listening and yelling at her.

He knows how it feels because his mother sometimes yells at them without listening to them.

It was almost night when they left the village and made their way towards Roy Chaudhary Haveli.

Bondita was looking out of the car while wiping her eyes simultaneously.

Anirudh tapped on her shoulder lightly. She looked at him and wiped her eyes. "What? I am not talking to you, pati babu.." She said and turned another side.

"I am sorry." He apologized. Bondita still didn't turn her head and kept looking outside.

"I know I did wrong. Can you forgive me?" He asked holding his ear with his hands.

Bondita looked at him and then giggled "you look like tutu.." She laughed.

"Who is tutu?" He asked confused. "My puppy, but I didn't get to meet him today. " She pouted while Anirudh looked at her offended.

"You mean I look like a dog?" He asked pointing at himself.

All the thoughts of making amends went out of the car while he glared at her which only made her laugh harder.

"No.. A puppy.." She again said. "That's the same thing." He encountered.

"No.. Dog is a big dog.. But puppy is small.." She said trying to make sense. "See, same thing." Anirudh accused.

"Fine I forgive you.." Bondita said trying to be the bigger person.

"No I take my sorry back, I ain't apologizing anymore." Anirudh said and looked away from her.

"Ok, ok you aren't a puppy pati babu. Happy now?" she asked tugging on his sleeves. 

Anirudh looked at her and then nodded. "Okay." he said. 

Just like they reached the Roy Chaudhary Haveli, it was around 7 in the night and both were sleepy by the journey. 

They came out of the car and made their way to the haveli, just then Bondita saw the brooch that fell in the car by Anirudh's hand.

She picked it u and was about to give it back to Anirudh when they heard loud voice coming from inside. 

They looked at each other and then again back at the door, "What's happening pati babu?" She asked feeling scared by the loud voices.

Anirudh shook her head , indicating he also don't know about it and tiptoed towards the door and peeked inside. 

There in the middle of the hall was his mother, shouting about something to his kaka who was sitting on the sofa silently listening to her. 

By their their yelling it sounds serious. Anirudh never seen his mother angry like this. She is always so sweet to him. 

He heard something like 'Bondita isn't the daughter-in-law of this haveli' from his mother's mouth but he didn't understand why she is saying that when she is the one who got him ready to get married to her. 

He looked back and saw Bondita looking at him. Anirudh somehow know that going inside now would not be great, especially for Bondita because his mother is angry at her for something which he doesn't know about. 

"What's happening pati babu?" she asked whispering. Anirudh kept his finger in his lip and motioned to follow her. 

They crouched down and made their way towards the back of the house. All the while keeping silence, not to get caught by anyone. 

Anirudh doesn't want Bondita to get scolded by his mother, they reached below the window of Bondita's room and looked around to find something to climb up. "Bondiita go and get that ladder." Anirudh said pointing at a steel ladder placed in the corner of the garden. 

Bondita nodded her head and went towards and tried to drag it. But it was literally trice her height. She huffed and went back to Anirudh was looking around to make sure no one was coming. 

She tapped on his shoulder and whispered, "Pati babu.." she said making him flinch. "Where is the ladder?" he asked. "I couldn't get it, it was heavy, but what are we doing?" she asked confused. 

"I will tell you later." he said and went to get the ladder himself. "Bondita help me." he whispered shouted. Bondita ran towards him and they both kept the ladder under the window of Bondita's room. 

He helped Bondiita to get on the ladder first and then followed behind. Bondita opened the window and jumped inside followed by Anirudh.

Anirudh quickly went towards the door of the room and closed it blocking out the yelling noise. 

"Go and change." he said to bondita who was still standing there. "But we didn't meet kaka sasur ji" she said. 

"We will meet tomorrow, they are angry now. Go and change. I am going to sleep." He said and climbed on the bed covering himself with the duvet.

"Why didn't you wash up? You are dirty." Bondita accused. He looked at her and then again turned around. 

"Not more than you, now go." he said and covered his head as well by the duvet.

It was morning bondita woke up yawning and stretched her arms.

She looked beside her but found no one. She frowned in confusion and looked at the door.

It was closed from inside. Then where is her pati babu. She stepped down from the bed and went towards the bathroom, but it was open as well.

She came back to the room and that's when her eyes fell on a bundle of blankets on the floor.

She went around the bed and gasped seeing Anirudh sleeping soundly on the floor with the blanket as a pillow.

She crouched down and shook him. "Pati babu.. Pati babu.." She called him.

Anirudh groaned and opened his eyes. He looked at Bondita and then at his surroundings.

"Why are you sleeping on the floor pati babu??" She asked innocently. Anirudh sat up and glared at her.

"Because of you.." He accused. "Huh.. Me? What I do?" She asked offended.

"You kicked me out of the bed while sleeping. I landed on my stomach. It is still hurting. " He said glaring.

"What no.. I didn't.." Bondita denied that. "Ohh you did, that too 3 times." He said and stood up.

"You could have woken me up.." She whispered. "You sleep like a log. I thought you were dead for a solid minute last night."

"Ok.. I am sorry.. But i didn't do it intensely.." She whispered.

"Whatever. I am never sleeping with you again." He said and went to unlock the door.

Bondita slapped her forehead slightly. "What did you do, bondita.. Now pati babu is angry with you." She mumbled.

She started pacing around thinking of a way to ask sorry. Just then a light bulb flickered right above her head. "Idea.." She clapped excitedly and went to the bathroom to freshen up.

She peeked inside the kitchen and saw Sweta working with a few maids.

She entered inside, "do you need any help, Ma?" She asked in a soft voice.

Sweta turned around and the spatula fell from her hand. She looked horrified at the way bondita was dressed in a simple white frock that reached below her knees with soft blue leggings.

Her hair was tied in a pony, little earning is dangling from her ear.

And the worst of it was that she wasn't wearing the vermilion between the partition of her hair.

"What the hell is this? " Sweta shouted making her flinch.

Bondita looked at her confused. "What? What happened Ma?" She asked in a low voice.

"What are you wearing? And why didn't you put vermilion?" She was angry as she heard a few maids whispering between themselves.

"But kaka sasur ji said I can wear it." She told her, sweta was seeing red in anger.

"Where is your veil? You came from your room like this? " She asked.

Bondita was scared but she still nodded her head. "Yes.. What's.. What's wrong? " She asked in a little voice.

Sweta came towards her and held her  by arm and dragged her out of the kitchen.

She took her to her bedroom despite her resistance. She threw her inside and opened the cupboard. She took a saree and threw at the bed.

"Wear it and then come out of this room." She threatened.

Bondita eyes welled up with tears. She nodded her head and took the saree and went inside the bathroom.

As she discarded hed comfortable clothes, all the ideas to ask sorry from Anirudh vanished into thin air.

She wears the saree which was itching her soft skin due to the heavy work on it.

Tears continued to flow down her eyes when she remembered how gently her mother used to scold her and never force her to do things she didn't want.

She came out of the bathroom and went towards her dressing table. She took the vermilion and put it on her hair parting.

She sat on the floor beside her bed and started playing with her saree pallu while tears kept flowing from her eyes.

She wiped her eyes and stood up. She opened the cupboard and took out her mother's saree that she bought with her as her memory.

"You bondita is always crying here Ma.. You never let me cry, but no one consoles me here." She cried. "I don't know what I did wrong. They don't tell me, they just get angry and hurt me. Your bondita doesn't like it. She didn't want to stay here Ma.." She buried her face in her knees and wept.

"Bondita.." She heard Sweta yell from downstairs. She quickly wiped her tears and went down.

"Yes Ma?" She asked. "What we're you doing? We're you wearing saree or making it." Sweta taunted her.

"I am sorry.."

"Don't take this much time in getting ready.. I am not your servant that I work all day alone." She said and kept a basket of potatoes in front of her.

"Peel it, we are making Tehri for lunch." Sweta said and got busy packing the lunch of Anirudh, Som and Batuk.

"Batuk.. Batuk.." Sweta shouted. "Yes ma.." Batuk said running inside the kitchen.

He was wearing his school uniform and had a comb in his hand, maybe he was combing his hair.

"Keep you lunch box and give these two to your brothers." She said handing him the boxes.

"Okay.." Batuk nodded his head and went out of the kitchen. But before that he looked at bondita whobwas also looking at her.

He smiled at her and waved a little before going out.

"Dada.. Here is your lunch boxes." Batuk said to Anirudh and Som who were getting ready as well. "Thank you.. " Anirudh replied, keeping some books inside his bag.

"Keep it in my bag Batuk please." Som said tying his tie. "No do it yourself. I even bought it from the kitchen for you." Batuk declined and kept them on the coffee table before sitting on the sofa and wearing his shoes.

"You are of no use batuk.." Som taunted. "Yeah says the one who can't even tie his tie.." Batuk rolled his eyes.

"Batuk.." Anirudh warned him. "What? He started it first. You always scold me dada.. " Batuk whined.

"Som.. Don't provoke him. And say thank you at least." Anirudh scolded Som as well.

It was their daily routine. Som ans Batuk would fight and Anirudh will always make amends between them.

That's how their lives are always till now.

But maybe it's going to change soon.

Maybe.

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