Next Morning.

Nandini woke up early in the morning like she was used to and almost fell out of bed seeing Dadi sitting right next to her face. Since she had fallen asleep on the bed, Manik was sleeping on the pull out bed.

"Dadi...aap soye nahi?" Nandini whispered so Manik didnt wake up.

"Main toh zindagi baar ke liye soh gayi hoon beta...aur kitna soungi?" Dadi sighed. Nandini immediately got sad and looked down.

"Sorry dadi...mera woh matlab nahi tha." 

"Haye bagwaan! Kya karuun main iss ladki ka!" Dadi dramatically looked upwards. "Arre buddhu main mazak kar rahi thi...yeh kya roni se shakal banaya hai tune?"

"Oh...sorry Dadi."

Dadi smacked her forehead. "Phir se sorry? Acha sun....Lesson number one, aaj ke baad tu sorry thank you...kuch nahi bolegi!"

"Huh?" Nandini looked alarmed.

"Mtalb haar choti choti baat ke liye nahi bolegi...haan agar kisi ne kidney vidney donate kiya tujhe toh ek thank you banta hai par HAR baat ke liye nahi samjhi?" Dadi sternly asked. Nandini nodded. "Chal ab uth aur tayyar ho ja."

Nandini nodded again and got out of bed. She opened her side of the wardrobe and reached for a saree. The saree flew up into the air out of Nandini's reach. At first Nandini was scared but then she quickly realized Dadi did that. "Dadi...aap hi ne bol tayyar hone ke liye aur aap hi aise-"

"Aaj koi puja hai?" Dadi asked. 

"Nahi..." Nandini shook her head.

"Kisi ki shaadi hai?" 

"Nahi..."

"Kal ki tarah koi bohot badi party ya event hai?" Dadi asked. Nandini shook her head again.

"Nahi Dadi...aap kyun puch rahi hai?" Nandini asked.

"Kyunki tu shaadi se pehele sirf inn hi maukon pe saree pehnti thi. Lesson number two, kapre humesha woh pehno jo khud ko pasand ho. Ab kisi rule book main thodi na likha hai ki shaadi ke baad ladkiyan sirf saree hi pehen sakti hai. Tu aaj ke baad apne purane wale kapre pehnegi...infact main toh kehti hoon ki kuch sexy type ke kapre bhi pehen. Main teri umar ki thi toh aise aise kapre pehenti thi ke tere Dadji ki nazar hi nahi hata tha mujhse." Dadi giggled.

"Par dadi...mein kaise. Ma aur bache...sab ghar pe-"

"Arre haan. Main toh bhool hi gayi...tu shaadi se pehle hi Ma ban gayi thi aur yahan raj aur Nyonika bhi hai. Actually meri saas sasur toh humari shaadi se bohot saal pehle hi *Whistles and motions that they died*  Aur Raj bhi kuch saal baad paida hua tha isi liye mian pehen paayi...." Dadi thought for a minute. "Acha koi na...tu sexy kapre raat ke liye bacha ke rakh. Par din mein tu apni purai wali kapre jinme tu confortable thi...jinhe pehen ke tu roz yaha aati thi...woh toh pehen sakti hai na?"

"Woh sab to meri mayke mein hai." Nandini informed her. 

Dadi snapped her fingers and then winked at Nandini. "Closet khol ke dekh."

Nandini obeyed and opened her wardrobe again. Now in the place of her sarees were all her old clothes, tops, jeans, kurtis, skirts etc.

"Dadi...yeh kaise kiya aapne?" Nandini was stunned. 

"Woh kya hai na...usually harr ek bhoot ko powers nahi milta lekin jab Yamraj ji mujhe bej raha tha tab maine socha ki mujhe toh powers chahiye hi chahiye. Matlab bina powers ke agar main aa jaati toh kya faida? Madat kaise karti teri? Dimaag hi nahi unn logon main...toh maine ache se samjhaya."

"Phir?" Nandini asked.

"Phir kya...maine abhi abhi bola na. Dimaag hi nahi hai unn logon mein...Yamraaj ji smajhe hi nahi. Toh maine bargain kar li. Tu toh janati hai na bargaining mein teri iss Dadi se koi nahi jeet sakta? Maine powers mang li uske badle mein bas kuch choti moti si restrictions hai."

"Kaisi Restrictions Dadi?" 

"Jaise ki main apne powers se sirf choti moti madat kar sakti hoon, na kiski ko marr sakti hoon aur na hi kisi ki jaan bacha sakti hoon. Vaise woh problem nahi hai...bhoot hoon dayan thodi na hoon...mujhe kisiko marna nahi hai. Aur dusra restiction yeh hai ki agar galati se meri powers ki vajah se kisi ache insaan ko chot lag gayi toh 24 hours tak meri powers chali jayegi."

"Par aap toh kisi ache insaan ko galati se bhi chot paucha nahi sakti." Nandini replied.

"Wahi toh!" Dadi said. "Kaha na....mujhse achi bargaining koi nahi kar sakti. Kya kamal ki deal mila na?"

Nandini nodded with a smile.

"Chal ab bohot baatein ho gayi hai...tu jaldi se kapre pehen le. Main niche milti hoon." Dadi faded away and Nandini chose one of her fav pre shaadi outfits and got ready for the day. After getting ready she looked towards Manik and saw that he was still fast asleep and hadnt even stirred a bit during all this. She reached to open his closet and take out something for him to wear when Dadi re-appeared right infront of her. "Oye...kya kar rahi hai tu?"

"Woh...Manik ke liye kapre..."

"Kyun? Khotey ka haath pair toot gaya hai kya? Tu naukrani nahi hai uska....Lesson number three....aajse tu Manik ka koi bhi kaam NAHI karegi. Kapre woh khud lega...khaana woh khud apne haathon se lega...Der raat tak agar woh party karta hai toh phir usse khud jhoot bolna parega Nyonika se...tu nahi bolegi."

"Par.."

"Par var kuch nahi...niche ja." Dadi said sternly. Nandini nodded and went down where her two kids were already up and Mukti & Navya were setting the table for breakfast.

"Nandu? Tu uth gayi...kaisi hai tab-" Mukti frove in between the sentence as she stared at Nandini. Stunned to see what she was wearing. Navya & Nyonika also looked and were surprised. At that moment, Raj came down with Abhi & Cabir and they were alos very surprised as Nandini hadnt worn these clothes in years.

"Nandini....yeh sab.."

"Woh...Kyun? Burri lag rahi hoon main?" Nandini looked at herself.

"Arre kisne kaha? Tu toh bohot achi lag rahi hai." Cabir gave her a hug from the side. 

"Haan bohot achi lag rahi hai Nandu. Bas itne saalon baad tujhe inn kapron mein dekh rahi hoon isi liye puch rahi thi." Nyonika replied.

"Oh...actually mera bas mann kar raha tha aur Aaru Mayu ki PT meeting bhi hai na toh socha yeh pehen ke jaun." Nandini explained.

"Aur inki Ma ke hote hue tum kyun PT meeting pe jaugi Nandini?" Natasha said as she came down. She saw what Nandini was wearing and just scoffed.

"Jawab de."  Dadi appeared right behind Nandini startling her. Nandini shook her head slowly. "Kya nahi...DE Jawab! Varna mein tere andar ghus ke khud jawab de dungi! Bhoot hoon kar sakti hoon."

Nandini's eyes widened and she decided to listen to dadi. 

"Natasha....PT meeting ka matlab parent teacher meeting. Mehman Teacher meeting nahi." Nandini blurted out. Natasha and even the other family members were stunned to hear her. "Mere...bachon ki school mein kya chal rahi hai. Yeh mujhe paata hai...unki parayi kaisi chal rahi hai yeh bhi mujhe paata hai...tumhe nahi."

"Kya baat hai Nandu! Ab aa rahi hai na tu line pe. Oye balle balle!" Dadi started doing the bhangra dance out of happiness.

"What...what did you say to me? Mehman? Main?" Natasha asked angrily.

Nandini glanced at Dadi out of the corner of her eye and Dadi motioned for her to continue.

"Haan...mehman. Tu...Tumhari toh....naam bhi school mein nahi likha hai. Ag...agar jaugi bhi toh....ki entry nahi dega. Sabko paata hai....Aaru aur Mayu ki Ma....main hoon." Nandini said.

Everyone was watching with their mouths open while dadi was dancing.

"Abhi...kal jab yeh behosh hui thi tab ser pe chot lag gayi thi kya? Ho kya gaya hai Nandini ko achanak se?" Cabir whispered to Abhi.

"Paata nahi kya hua...par jo bhi hua, bohot acha hua." Abhi whispered back.

"How....Dare.....YO-aah!" Natasha charged towards Nandini to slap her but Dadi kept her leg infront and Natasha tripped. At that moment, a servant was coming from the kitchen with a plate of 3 sunny side up eggs, Natasha while falling knocked it over and all three egs went flying up in the air. They were going to fall beside her but Dadi snapped her fingers and they all moved a little to the left and fell right on Natasha's head. Everyone closed their mouths stifling their laughter. Even Nandini had to keep herself from laughing while dadi didnt care and just laughed her head off. Natasha touched her head where the eggs yellow yolks leaked and was dripping. She immediately started screaming in disgust "Auir-Yuck! ARGH!"

The kids started laughing out loud seeing her and Natasha ran off to take a shower. At that moment, Manik came down and saw Natasha run off.

"Isse kya hua?" Manik asked, confused.

"Gir gayi." Nandini replied. Manik then noticed Nandini's clothes. 

"Yeh kaha se aaya?" Manik asked since he never saw these types of clothes in her closet.

"Wardrobe se."

Dadi pinched Nandini making her flinch in pain. "aah..."

"Kya hua?" Manik asked.

"Tu itni pyar se jawab kyun de rahi hai? Attitude dikha isse...famous Nandini wali attitude." Dadi told her. By this time the other family members were busy talking among themselves and starting to eat breakfast.

"Hello...main kuch puch raha hoon?" Manik waved his hand infront of her. Dadi motioned with her eyes to say somthing.

"P..P..Paata hai mujhe...behri nahi hoon." Nandini said.

"Attitude dikha...uski taraf mat dekh!" Dadi said. Nandini purposefully looked away. Manik found it weird but shrugged it off.

"Whatever...yeh kapre wadrobe se kaise aaye? Tum toh yeh sab pehenti nahi ho kabhi."

That really struck a cord with Nandini because before marriage she always used to wear these clothes but Manik never even noticed. Now she didnt even need dadi to show her attitude.

"Main shaadi se pehle aise hi kapre pehenti thi. If you had taken your head out of your ass long enough toh notice karte." 

Manik's mouth dropped to the floor and Nandini continued.

"Vaise bhi...mera body hai. Main jaise bhi kapre pehnu...aapko usse kya?" Nandini flipped her hair and walked to the breakfast table. 

"Mwua! Mwua!" Dadi was giving her flying kisses from behind. Manik just blinked wondering what just happened. He followed Nandini to the table and sat down with the rest of the family, expecting Nandini to serve him his plate like she always does. Out of habit, Nandini almost reached for Manik's plate to serve him but Dadi stopped her.

"Uh...bhool gayi? Lesson number 3...tu isse khaan nahi parosegi. Hata katta ladka hai khud le sakta hai. Jab isne aaj tak tujhe biwi hone ka haq nahi diya toh tu biwi ka farz kyun nibhayegi? Tu Ma farz nibha...apne bachon pe dhyan de." Dadi said. Nandini moved her hand and instead reached for another plate.

"Mayu...Aaru...yeh lo. Jaldi se nashta katam kar lo. Aaj Mumma aap dono ke saath school jayegi!" Nandini said. She didnt even glance towards Manik as he just sat there waiting for her to give him his food. Finally he reached and got his own food but found Nandini's behaviour weird.

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