Bani's PoV
I storm inside the room shutting the door behind me. My whole body is shaking in anger. That Chuhi!!! How dare she!!! And Veer!!! He didn't even say a word!!

Well, you did not really let anyone speak!

Shut up bitch! I can't believe my mind! Or my heart! Actually none! Both have been acting so differently since last evening from the moment that man put the red vermilion on my head. I literally poured water on the sofa so that he would sleep beside ME!! No....not just that...I threw out all his stuffs and cried like a pig BECAUSE HE DIDN'T SLEEP WITH ME LAST NIGHT!!!

AND RIGHT NOW I'M CRYING 'CAUSE HE DIDN'T SUPPORT ME IN THE DINING TABLE!!!

What's happening to me? It's hurting....hurting to think that he doesn't care about me anymore. I know he is doing this out of his frustration. But what am I supposed to do? I literally saw him with that girl on the bed, almost kissing 🥺. And he expects me to trust him, again??? Didn't I try...after all these years. I decided to forget everything in the past and trust him once more. But what did he do??? Huh!! What is this? Drama!!! That It's always me who's misunderstanding him???

Right now my mind is so full of confusion. No no.....no mind. First thing, from now on I'm divorcing both my mind and my heart. They are making me a total TV bahu....infact worse. So now, I'm gonna do the obvious.

I wipe my tears and go to the balcony. All his stuffs are scattered on the floor. I bring all of them inside the room and put them on the centre table, then start folding them neatly and hang them to the closet hanger. At least it would kill some time to distract me.

I hear the door knob twisting and Veer enters into the room.

"What are you doing?" he asks me.

I ignore his question and continue my work. He asks me again, this time loudly, "I asked what are you doing??"

"Don't you have eyes?" I don't look at him.

He comes near me and takes away the shirt I was folding, "You don't have to do it. These are my cloths and I'll take care of it."

For hell's sake I'm your wife!! Can you take care of me too!!!

"What? Why are you staring at me like that?" Veer asks me frowning and I realize that I again went to my TV Bahu zone.

I roll my eyes, "'Cause my eyes are like that. Simple!" saying this I take back the shirt from his hand, "And I WILL do your cloths now since I AM the one who did this to them."

Then he asks me something I wish he didn't, "Speaking of it, Why did you do that? Last night🤨?"

I take a gulp and reply rudely, "None of your concern!!😐" and start folding the cloths again.

Without saying anything Veer helps me in doing so. While moving some of his cloths, I found two files among them. Both are of Fortis Hospital. I open one fold and see it's some medical report of a doctor named Samir Parikh. But then I see the patient's name. Veeranshu Singhania😳. My heart thumps. I try to look more thoroughly to see what it's for but before that Veer snatches the files away from my hand.

I look at him to see he's glaring at me but I know he's somewhere afraid.

"What is this prescription for, Veer?" I ask him curiously.

But he looks at me fiercely and replies, "Nothing. None of your concern!!"

I get taken aback at this sudden rudeness of his. Still I ask bravely looking at his blazing eyes, "Were you sick, Veer? Umm....are you still?"

"I SAID IT'S NONE OF YOUR CONCERN! DIDN'T YOU HEAR??" Veer shouts at me angrily and I blanch.

My heart is thudding loudly due to fear. What is it that he's so angry. He's hiding something, isn't he?

"I....I'm just asking if....if you have any illness....or...." I try to say but Veer again yells at me.

"NO I DON'T! You got your answer? Now get the hell out of this room and mind you, don't mess with my things again. You stay as you wish but Don't. Interfere. Into. My. Privacy." his eyes has become red.

My throat burns, eyes start watering. I know he's doing this on purpose to hide whatever it is on that medical report from me. I know him for seven long years.....and he thinks I will not understand his tactics. But still, I'm his wife. Don't I have the right to know everything about him.🥺
Huh! As if I care! Don't tell me. It's not my concern whatever the hell sickness he has. IT'S NOT!😭

I directly run outside to let my tears flow but bump with Mishty bhabi in the mid way.

Bhabi looks at me, "Oh sorry sorr......Bani! What happened!!!" she asks me shocked.

Without replying her I run to kitchen. My breaths hitch as I try to calm myself. Bhabi comes running behind me. I quickly wipe my eyes and take deep breaths.

Bhabi starts bombarding me with questions, "Bani...! Dear, what happened? Huh? Why are you crying? Did anyone say you something? Did Veer....."

I shake my head stopping her, "No no bhabi. No one said anything to me. I just....I'm just missing Mummy-pappa." I try to give a smile.

Bhabi relaxes believing my excuse. She cups my face smiling sadly, "Hmm...I understand. It's always hard at first to stay away from parents. But don't worry, you'll get used to it when you stay here for some more days. People of this house are just haven. You'll love it here. This will be your best home, you'll see. And anyways, It's your reception na in the evening. You will meet uncle aunty there."

I nod. But little does she know that the only best home I've ever got is just treating me like hell. I look up at her, "Umm....bhabi, I'm sorry for the morning. You must've felt bad for my behaviour towards your sister. But I couldn't help myself at that moment." I down my face.

To my surprise Bhabi smiles, "Yeah, I did feel bad. But somewhere my sister too deserved it."

I look at her in surprise while she continues, "Bani, you came to know all of us by your sister's proposal, but by luck, you got into this house first. I know it must be very difficult for you.... marrying someone you never planned to. Actually, I don't know if I should tell you this, but as Veer's wife, you should know. The Veer you see, and the Veer I saw during the first phase of my marriage are two different entity. That Veer was young, fun loving, full of humour, womanizer, a don't-care type and so full of himself." bhabi laughs.

That was the Veer I knew.....

"So, you see umm by Juhi's nature,....she and Veer immediately got clicked when they met at my wedding. I knew that Juhi liked him. Veer too used to flirt with her and all, but this was the story of seven-eight years back. Everything has changed now. Suddenly that Veer is gone. This time when they again met, I noticed Veer is not interested in Juhi. Infact I haven't seen him interested in anyone since many years. But Veer cares for you, Bani." bhabi says and all I can do is just look at her blankly, "Yes, he does. I've seen him staring at you many times...smiling at your antics. And till yesterday evening whatever he's done, he has done it with earnest sincerity. He's.....he's generally not like this, Bani. You're gonna live here na......you'll see how indifferent Veer is about everything...about everyone of this house."

My mind is reeling with so much information. That previous medical issue is gone off my head. Then bhabi again pops up, "I see, you too care for Veer, huh?"

I look at her aback while she points at the ring on my finger. I'm still wearing the ring Veer has worn me last night.

"Umm....Well, it's the first thing he has given me after our marriage, so I thought umm... I should wear it." I say going all red and hot in face.

Bhabi laughs, "You thought right. Anyways, no more bickering. I'm making your plate, you do your breakfast."

Bhabi makes my plate while Ahana comes to the kitchen, "What are you guys doing, huh? Mishty bhabi, ab nayi devrani mil gayi to puranewali ko vul gayi app, hein na???" Ahana jokes.

Mishty bhabi scoffs, "Forget you, dear? How can I? In fact now that I think of it, we should really celebrate the new made squad of us three."

We make fun for some more time as Mom and Sumi Ma too join us, then Mishty bhabi and Ahana helps me in cutting vegetables for lunch. Then with a great lot difficulty I manage to send them out of kitchen assuring that I can manage alone. I really need some alone time now.

What bhabi just said about Veer is quite a big information. But she doesn't know that I know Veer more than she thinks I do. Beside, she didn't see how he smiles at her sister or when he was there on the same bed with her sister. Moreover she doesn't know what he has said to me inside the room yesterday...or this morning. I stir the daal and again go back to my thought.

He does seem cold with everyone else. But he's never like that with me....well, He WAS never like that with me. Now..... Uff!!! If he really loved me then why didn't he search for me all these years? It's not so difficult if you really want to find someone, right? Maybe he has already moved on and then felt bad for what he did with me..... But he said he loved me. Then what was that with that Juhi??

"BANI!!!" I feel a sudden jerk on my hand as Veer pulls me away from the oven. I see the holder mat has caught fire. I immediately pick it up and drop it into sink, but urgh!!! My finger has got burnt already.

"Hell girl!!! You got burnt." Veer's whole face etching with concern. He holds my hands under the sink. But right now I'm too angry to let him touch me.

"That's none of your concern!!! Leave me!" I jerk my hand away from him and quickly turn off the gas oven.

"What's not my concern? Are you crazy? Who asked you to do all these, huh?" he asks me incredulously while pressing some ice over my burn.

As if I'm gonna melt!

"What's it to you, huh? You go, live in your private space. Do whatever you want with your Juhi. What's it to you if I get burnt and die, huh??" saying this I glare at him fiercely.

He looks at me dangerously, "Don't you dare utter those rubbish again, Bani! Go to your room, right now. No need to do these useless rituals. We have maid in our house."

"Why??? Truth is always bitter na??" I say imitating his words from that night, "What do you think, I don't understand why you're acting so angry with me. You are doing this 'cause I bashed your little girlfriend in the morning in front of everyone, isn't it? Couldn't bear the hurt na...? Then why did you even save me now? You should've let me burn to death, you know. In fact you should have locked the kitchen door from outside. Your problem would get solved forever."

I see him raising his hand up and I immediately shut my eyes expecting another slap. But it doesn't land on my face. I open my eyes to see him fisting his palm tightly, gritting his teeth, face totally red, he's looking like a red bear. Only I wonder if there exists one.

It must be the adrenaline because I feel a sudden urge to laugh imagining a red bear. And before I know I'm already laughing which raises his temper even ten notches higher making him look like a BIG Red Bear even more. But then he shoves all the spoons and knives down the kitchen table making me jump. This raises my temper now. I pick up the empty pressure cooker and throw it right beside his feet. This time he does something that doesn't raise my temper, it literally blasts me to volcano....that jerk picks up the daal bowl I just cooked with another paper mat and pours it all into the sink🤯. Then looks at me all satisfied with his work and gives an evil smile.

My pehli rasoi.....and he ruined it. He poured all my daal into the sink like the way I used pour juice on my sister's boyfriends🥺. And he thinks he's gonna get spared!!! 😡

"I WILL KILL YOU, YOU MORON!!!👿" I launch myself towards him and grabbing his collars in one hand I raise my other hand into a punch. Veer too is glaring at me deadly. Before I can attach my fist on his nose I hear, "What Are you doing, children?"

I and Veer both shout in unison, "None Of Your Concern!!!"

Then my brain registers... Did I hear 'Children'? I look up at Veer, he too seems to be registering that by now. Both of us jerk our head towards the door and see the whole family staring at us as if they are watching bull-fight. I lower my fist leaving his collar. Veer too takes few steps back from me looking down.

I flush a bit. No matter what, still they are Veer's family. But that idiot just ruined my daal!

"Well......" says Andi Pa.

I look at Mom and say, "Mom, take your son out of this kitchen right now. Or I swear I'll kill him if he stands here two more seconds😠" then glare at Veer.

But that idiot smirks at me, "Huh! Two seconds gone. What are you gonna do now, Ms Daal Cooker?" and he pokes his tongue.

HE POKES HIS TONGUE AT ME!!!😐
He called me Daal Cooker!!!😠

"MOM!!!" I glare at Mom this time for some support.

"But dear, what did he do that you had to go.....go this violent?" mom asks sheepishly and I notice others are hiding their mouth behind their palm.

I give him a glare and tell mom, "He....he ruined my daal!!! See it's all in the sink!!🥺" I say almost on the verge of crying.

"Veer!!!" Dad glares at him while Veer says fuming at me.

"Well, she deserved it. Now ask her why." saying this he gets out of the kitchen giving me one last glare.

Mom and Sumi Ma enter inside the kitchen and see the ruckus we've caused. They console me while Mishty bhabi and Ahana clean the floor. I only say one thing looking at both my mother-in-laws, "I'm surely gonna teach your son a lesson for this. Mark my word, he'll regret the hell out of him for ruining my daal."

Hearing me Mom says smiling, "He's all yours dear. Do whatever you want. But remember you're the one who has to live with him for the rest of your life, so you better teach him such lesson that he doesn't dare to ruin anything of yours even in his nightmare let alone be in this life time." saying this she winks at me.

Cool Moms!!

You will see Veeranshu Singhania, what happens when you mess up with Bani Sharma...umm Bani Singhania.😈

...............
In the dining hall, I serve everyone lunch. I've made three spicy dishes, two chatneies, and three items of sweets along with my gone daal. Mr Husband is also present at the dining table. I serve him some chicken paneer with his favourite tomato chatney. They ask me to sit with them, but I deny. Everyone praises my cooking. Thanks to my lone life in Canada. After having the heavy items everyone moves to the chatney and sweets.

"Wow Bhabi....I mean Bani, great yarr!! What spell did you cast on the mutton?? Yummy!!!" says Maan licking his spoon.

"Yeah, awesome food! Only the daal is missing!😉" Mahir says winking at me.

I make a face at him, "Eat quietly, or else you will be the next missing item from the table👿" Everyone laughs and Mahir holds up his hand in resign.

Veer takes a spoon of his chatneyband immediately goes red.

Eat my dear hubby.....eat your tomato chatney and be red like the tomato....😈

He stops for a moment and Mom asks, "What happened, Veer? Why aren't you eating? You need anything else?"

While Kunal bhai says, "Aree eat eat! It's your favourite na.... Don't shy away. Your wife does the chatney real good." bhai smiles at me and I smile back.

Then I say looking at Veer, "Maybe, he didn't like my chatney, bhai....of course, I cannot cook like Mom na...." and Veer glares at me.

Then he starts scooping the chatney into his mouth. One spoon....two spoon....three spoon.....so on.

Godd!!! He cannot tolerate even a little bit of chilli. And I've emptied the half bottle of chilli powder into his chatney bowl🙊. I see him going redder and redder.

"You don't have to eat the chatney anymore. Try the Gajar ka Halwa." I tell him fearing he might expire anytime.

But he says stiffly, "No! The chatney tastes real good. After all your hard work should be worth na..." God! What an actor he is!

I notice sweat dripping down his side temple as he finishes the whole bowl of chatney without showing any reaction. None of the family members really notice much since they are too busy to praise my cooking skill. But I know what blunder I've caused. How do you teach someone lesson when they themselve punish themselves to teach YOU back.

Veer gets up from his seat finishing the bowl and goes direct upward without looking anywhere else or having water. Mom calls him from behind but he doesn't listen. I try to go behind him, but Sumi Ma stops me.

"Aree Bani, where are you going. You sit now. No need to serve anymore. Now you sit and have your lunch in peace." saying this she makes me sit forcefully.

But how can I eat anything in peace when he's there burning in mirchi😑? God knows, if there is any water in the room or not! After few seconds I cannot hold it anymore and get up from my seat.

"Bani, where are you going, dear?" Dad asks me.

"Umm....Dad, I was supposed to call Pappa, but forgot. He must be waiting na...I'll just go and come back." saying this I don't wait for their response and move out of there.

Before going to our room, I go to the kitchen and take up the honey jar with me upstairs. I enter inside the room, but can't see him. Then I hear sound of water from washroom. I rush to the washroom and see Veer has put his head under the basin tap.

"Veer!!" I immediately run to him, pull him out and press my saree end over his head in order to soak water from his hair.

He gets out of my hold. I see his eyes, face, ears, neck everything has become red. His lips are swollen with redness. He's panting hard with mirchi.

"What!!!" He gasps, "What are doing here? Shh!! Came to enjoy the show?? ". He glares at me while huffing for air.

My inside burns in agony. Why the hell did I think of getting revenge on him like this!!!

"I'm sorry. I didn't know that you would...." I try to go near him but he stops me holding his hand up.

"You didn't know what?? That I'm intolerant to chilli?? Or you didn't know the effect of having excessive chillies, which one huh??" he asks me sarcastically. He looks like he's gonna pass out any moment.

I bring him out of the washroom, turn on the AC high, and take a spoon of honey and go near him, "Here, have this. You will feel better, Veer. I'm sorry. Please, Don't hurt yourself to punish me. I've already got my lesson." I beg him.

But he doesn't listen and keeps saying gasping, "No, why would I punish you, Bani. I'm punishing myself, shh!!! on behalf of you. You did this 'cause I scolded you in the morning, shh!!! that's why na...shh! Then again I spoiled your cooking...in fact spoiled your whole life from the starter. Shh!... So I SHOULD get the punishment. Get my lesson. shh!!! You Please feel free to enjoy the show!" saying this he pours the spoonful of honey inside my mouth.

Without thinking much farther, I put the honey jar and spoon on the floor and getting up smash my lips to his. Veer gets shocked at my sudden action and parts his already parted lips even farther. I take the chance and poke my tongue into his mouth pouring the honey inside.

Veer holds my hip either side firmly to steady me....or himself. I put my both hands on his cheeks holding it in a better angle for me. Finally he moves his tongue around mine, rolling, savouring the sweetness of honey, giving me the burning chilliness that's now burning my whole body in desire....wanting for more. What started as a give and take purpose, soon turned into more wilder....more passionate smooch. I pull him by collar more into me. He too slips his hand under my saree and pulls me by waist keeping no space between us. Our noses clash, both inhaling to each other's skins....each other's smell. I can feel his heart beating against my chest. He pushes me up off the ground making me hanging to him by our tongue as I clutch his hair tighter to support myself and let myself get eaten by him.

After how long I don't know, finally I pull out for some cool air to ease the chilliness inside my mouth. God, even after having honey my mouth is burning like this, then what was happening to him that time!! I look at him to see, his slack red lips parted for breath. The redness of his face has lessened, eyes more focused now. He doesn't look much worse like he did earlier. But right now I'm feeling dizzy like hell. Though I guess it has very less to do with the mirchi and more with the first head-ruffling kiss I just shared after my marriage with my not so dear husband.

"Well.....That was....! that was...." I gasp while Veer cuts me.

"I know, that was only for help's sake. You didn't mean anything more than helping me to reduce the mirchi. Don't worry, I'm not reading too much of this charity work of yours." saying this he moves out of the room leaving me all bereft and mute.

Well, Good Hell! I was going to say that.....that was one of the best kiss we ever shared, you asshole!!!😐 not CHARITY WORK!!!!

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