“Just shut up, you are just a pain for me.” She slapped her again
On hearing to Appu’s cry Vinod hurriedly came to the kitchen, yelled “Are you gone mad! Why are you slapping her?”
“Bade aaye apni beti ko bachane. When you belt her do I say anything? Then why this natak (drama)! Go now.” Vinod stepped out of the kitchen quietly and felt very bad for his daughter. As he walked towards his room he was thinking “Appu is my Goddess Laxmi and with her birth I have prospered in life. She is weak in studies and with anger raise my hand just because Hema purposely creates issues wherein she forces me to slap Aparna. I am ashamed of being a man. It’s better to be called a chakka (gay), they are also much better off. Ganapati bappa please get a boy who will take her away from this chudail’s hand.” Upon reaching his room, he changed his clothes, turned on the mp3 player, and listening to slow instrumental music rested for some time.
Back in the kitchen, Aparana was cutting brinjals while her mother was preparing sambhar and kept rice in the cooker. Hema broke a conversation “Aparna, how are your studies going on? Beta, make sure you pass this time.”
“Studies are going fine. I will pass this time.”
“See your friend Anuja, what a brilliant girl she is. Anyways, have you cut the brinjals?”
“Yes maa, brinjals are cut, would you require onions as well?”
“Hmm. yeah, one onion; and today you prepare the vegetable.”
“Ok maa.”
“Good girl. Once your done prepare 15 rotis as well. Now I will go and just watch my serial. Where is Naina?”
“Maa she was tiding my room. I will prepare and keep everything set on the table.”
“By 1:30 make sure the table is set. Uff, it’s so hot here. I am going and sitting in the hall. Naina kidar hai; neeche aakar rasoi saaf kar” She then proceeded towards the hall and relaxed on the sofa.
“Ding dong, ding dong” Naina walked up to the door.
“Naina didi itna time kyoun lagaya darwaza kholne mein”
“I was in the kitchen.”
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