"Aaru....Mayu..." Nandini had tears running down her face as she saw her kids tied up. Armaan & Jeet sat nearby on two chairs just laughing & playing on the phones. Seeing them, Nandini's blood started boiling. "Mere bacho ko band ke dekhiye kitne maaze se has rahe hai yeh dono!"

"Tu Manik ko msg kar jaldi!" Dadi said.

"Rukhiye Dadi! Pehle mein inn dono bhaiyyon ko sabak toh sikha doon!" Nandini stormed towards them and...

SMACK!

Armaan fell of his chair holding his cheek. "What the.....TUM?"

"Mumma!" Aarohi & Mayank looked happy to see Nandini while Dadi was worried.

"Haye bhagwan...kya karun mein iss ladki ka!"

"How....DARE....YOU!" Nandini kicked Armaan in the stomach with all her might.

"AAH!!" Armaan grunted in pain.

"HEY! Get off you b*tch!" Jeet ran over and grabbed Nandini, pulling her away from his brother.

Dadi sighed, knowing she had to get involved now. She popped up behind Jeet & started lifting him.

"AAAHHH! ARMAAN BACHAAAOOOO!" Jeet yelled out as he flew up in the air. Armaan, looked up in horror, shocked & unable to understand how his brother was flying. Dadi, who was holding Jeet up in the air smirked & then swung him around in the air. "AAAHHHHHH!!!!"

Nandini took this opportunity to run over to her kids & untie them. Mayank & Aarohi were laughing as they saw Jeet screaming in a high pitched voice and crying for his brother.

"Mumma! Yeh magic kisne kiya?" Mayank asked.

"Uhm....Lord Vishnu!!" Nandini lied.

"Lord Vishnu?"

"Haan....maine bataya tha na ki woh protector hai? Jab hum problem mein hote hai toh Lord Vishnu help karne aa jaate hai." Nandini explained.

"Or in our case....Dadi ko bhej dete hai bhoot banake." Nandini thought in her head as she watched Dadi now shake Jeet like a rattle with one hand.

"Jeet! Kya kar raha hai...its....its not funny dude!" Armaan yelled out.

"Im not doing anything IDIOT! Bacha mujhe!" Jeet replied back.

"Aaru....Mayu, tum bahar jao aur Papa ko bula do. Tell him where we are and tell him to bring the police." Nandini told her kids. "Aur haan....iss magic ke baare mein kuch mat kehna ok?"

"Ok Mumma." Aarohi nodded. Nandini gave them her phone & they ran pasted Armaan to the door.

"HEY! Come back here you brats!" Armaan started to run after them but Nandini tripped him and then sat on his back, grabbing onto his hair.

"WHO are you calling brats! You JERK!" Nandini yelled out. She started hitting his head on the ground.

"YES! Go Mama Bear! Maar uss ghadhe ko Nandu! Main iss gadhe ko sambhalti hoon!" Dadi cheered her on. She dropped Jeet who fell to the ground with a thud and slowly got up looking around in fear. Dadi pushed him over, and Jeet stood up again flaing his arms around trying to see who did it. Then Jeet ran around the factory trying to escape but Dadi kept popping up infront of him and making him run into an invisible wall. She started tickling Jeet in the stomach and he laughed, trying to get away from whoever it was but Dadi kept following him.

"JEET! What the f*ck are you doing? Hasna band kar aur bacha mujhe iss pagal aurat se!" Armaan yelled out. Nandini stood up and picked up a random iron rod. Armaan stood up, groaning in pain, and bleeding from his head but then Nandini swung at his legs and hit him with the rod. " AAAHHHH! MERE PAIRRRRR THOD DIYA TUNE YOU CRAZY WOMAN!"

"SIRF Pair? Main tumhare saare 206 hadiyan thod dalungi! Tune MERE bachon ko haat kaise lagaya? YOU WILL REGRET EVER BEING BORN!" Nandini yelled out.

"Armaan...Im coming bro!" Jeet gasped as Dadi stopped tickling him.

"Aww! Kitna pyara bhai hai na? Bachane jaa raha hai..." Dadi gushed. "Par TUJHE kaun bachayega kamine?"

She snapped her fingers and suddenly Jeet disappeared & re-appeared on top of a tall machine.

"What...." Jeet was alarmed & looked around whimpering in fear. "K...K..Kaun hai....Kaun...kaun kar raha hai yeh?"

"Yamraj!" Dadi used her powers to make her voice heard by Jeet who looked up with wide eyes and started whimpering.

"Par....Yamraj toh aadmi hai na?" Jeet asked. "Aapki...aapki toh aurat wali aawaz hai?"

"Main yahan tujhe maar rahi hoon aur tujhe meri aawaz ki padi hai??" Dadi looked annoyed. "Main Yamraj ki personal assistant hoon! Itne saare haramkhor hai duniya main...woh kya itne vele hai ki har ek ko personally uthane jayenge? Kaam dhandha wala banda hai yaar! Iss liye unhone mujhe bhej diya...THIK HAI? Ab aapki aagya ho toh continue karun main??"

"HELLLLPPPPP! MUMMY BACHAO!" Jeet started crying & sobbing. Dadi snapped her fingers and Jeet turned into a fish....flopping around while she giggled like an amused child. She snapped her finger again and he was human again. Jeet gasped and touched his whole body in relief. Dadi grinned and then again snapped. This time Jeet flew up in the air and was hung upside down. The rope that was used to tie up Mayank floated upto them & he was tied up tightly. "AAHHH! SOMEBODY......ANYBODY! HEELLPPP!!"

"Help? My foot...unn dono bachon ko band ke rakha tha na? Ab teri baari!" Dadi said now  snapped her fingers and a green, grownish looking dirty and smelly sock appeared. Jeet stopped yelling and gagged at the smell. The sock was then shoved into his mouth and tape appeared around his face.

"Jaan se toh nahi maar toh nahi sakti main tujhe paar main aise sabak sikhaungi ke tujhe teri naani yaad aa jayegi!" Dadi thought to herself.

"MUMMMMMMAAAA!" Armaan was meanwhile rolled up in a ball as Nandini kept hitting him on his legs & arms with the rod. "Na...N...Nan..d..d.dini....ji....I...Im sorry. Im really really sorry. Yeh sab Jeet ki idea tha...I swear! Main police mein bhi bayan dene ke liye tayyar hoon...just pls stop! It hurts! Pls....I beg you!"

"Rukh ja Nandu!" Dadi said so only Nandini could hear her. Nandini looked at her confused. Dadi smiled. "Chill maar....isse chodne ke liye nahi bol rahi hoon. Bas rukh ja....isse bhi iske bhai ki tarah latkayenge!"

Dadi used her powers and Armaan started floating up.

"Wha...wha...wha-n...n..no...No! Not me! Not me! Jeet...Jeet ne Nandiniji ko innappropriately touch ki...usse saale ki gandi nazar tha! Uska idea tha kidnap karne ka....badla lene ke liye! Pls leave me!" Armaan started begging. He whimpered & cried as Dadi tied him up beside his brother. Now both brothers where hanging from a metal structure on the ceiling, upside down with a rope that tied them to the structure and then wrapped tightly around their bodies restricting movement. Armaan kept begging & sobbing in fear. "Pls pls chod mujhe! Ill do anything...plssss!"

"Kitna bolta hai yeh? Chup kara deti hoon main." Dadi said. She snapped her fingers and another dirty sock appeared and was shoved into Armaan's mouth before his mouth was also taped. Nandini made a face as the small reached her nose. She then looked at the rod & sighed like she was thinking. "Hmm....yeh toh sirf ek hai? IDEA!"

With her magic, she duplicated the rod and then picked up one herself before motioning at Nandini to continue. The two of them then hit the brothers like a baseball...making sure not to hit their heads as they didnt want to kill them.

At that moment, Manik barged into the factory with the police & his kids behind him. Dadi made her rod quickly disappear before anyone could see and then stood to the side. The police & Manik looked at Nandini and then looked at the two hanging, beaten up brothers with shock. Of course it looked like Nandini did all that alone...and they couldn't figure out how since she was so small in size.

"Mumma!" Aarohi & Mayank ran over and hugged Nandini from both sides.

"Inspector...inn dono ne hi mere bachon ko kidnap kiya tha! Arrest them!" Nandini demanded. They ran over and got the half unconscious brothers down before handcuffing them & taking them away.

"Nandini...tum....." Manik was speechless. 

"Kya hua?" Nandini asked.

"I....I have sooo many questions." Manik replied. "Tum yahan kaise aa gayi? Bhabhis ne phone karke bataya ke tum band kamre se gayab ho gayi....woh bhi bina bataye. Woh dono BOHOT pareshan ho gaye hai.....and how did you find the kids? Also....tumne inko maara? HOW?"

"Ma hoon main Manik...main ghar pe nahi rukh sakti thi jab mere bache mushkil main hai." Nandini replied. "Aur...main bas idhar udhar dhund rahi thi toh mil gaye bache......ALSO, haan maine hi maara aur kaun maarega inko?"

Manik wasnt satisfied by her reply but decided to drop it and they went back home where the rest of the family were waiting. Of course dadi just popped back home with her powers

Nandini walked over to Navya & Mukti. "Navya Bhabhi, Mukti Bhabhi....Im sorry. Mujhe aise nahi jaana chahiye tha...Aap dono ko pareshan karne ka iradha nahi tha mera."

Mukti & Navya just hugged Nandini.

"Its ok Nandini...hum bhi Ma hai." Navya replied. "Samajhte hai teri kya halat thi."

"Haan....vaise bhi Manik ne kaha iss liye humne tujhe rokha varna we knew you werent gonna listen." Mukti chuckled.

"Chalo Chalo...ab bohot zyada adventure ho gaya hai. Everyone go to bed....Nandini, you need rest." Raj said. 

"Ji Papa.." Nandini nodded. Mukti & Navya took Aarohi & Mayank to their rooms while Manik & Nandini went to their room. Nandini started taking out her bed when Manik stopped her hand.

"Kya kar rahe ho? Dad ne abhi bola na...you need rest. Sleep on the bed." Manik said.

"Lekin Manik...aap-"

"Chup chap bed pe soh jao Nandini." Manik said sternly. "Yeh bed hum dono ka hai."

Nandini looked at him surprised & remembered their first night in this room.

Flashback

"Look...tum yahan sirf mere bacho ki mom banke aayi ho. This room...this bed....inn cheezon pe tumhara koi haq nahi hai." Manik told Nandini who was in her bridal lehenga. "Yeh bed MERA hai...got hai?"

"Ji..." Nandini nodded slowly.

"Good...I have some bedding in the wardrobe. Woh yahan zameen pe bicha do and sleep there. Oh and lock the door." Manik added before going to bed.

Flashback Ends

Nandini silently got into bed while Manik walked around to the other side and got in as well.

"Mumma!" Aarohi & Mayank ran in and climbed onto the bed.

"Champ...Princess, tum dono yahan?" Manik asked.

"Papa....humme aap dono ke saath sona hai." Mayank said.

"Humme darr lag raha hai." Aarohi added. "Pls...hum aaj yahan soh jaaye?"

"Yeh bhi koi puchne wali baat hui?" Nandini replied. "Come here babies."

Mayank & Aarohi happily snuggled up to Nandini on either side of her, their heads on her chest while Manik was pushed to the edge of his side. Manik watched as Nandini kissed the kids heads and hugged them protectively.

"Tujhe Nandini ki kadar nahi hai..." 

He remembered what Cabir & Abhi said and also remembered all the things Nandini had ever done for the kids.

"They were right....maine sach mein Nandini ki kadar kabhi nahi ki. Jo Nandini ne kiya...woh toh inke so called janam dene wali Ma bhi nahi karegi. Maine Nandini ko humesha punish kiya for the heartbreak that Natasha cause me....infact, kahi na kahi maine unjaane mein maine bachon ko bhi punish kiya by not being more active in their lives. Lekin woh galat tha. She never deserved that, my kids dont deserve that....and uss sab ke bawajud Nandini pichle 5 saal se ek achi ma, achi bahu....achi biwi ki saare zimmedari nibhati aayi hai. Now its my turn....aaj se, main baunga ek acha Pati aur ek acha Papa. I promise." Manik thought to himself as he lay down next to his wife & kids.

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