Chapter 21

Abhinay pov

"So Aunty, you can call me BITCH other than Tara. I really loved this 'bitch' name. Wow ! I don't understand people have weird choices for a nicknames. But then again, nicknames are always weird. And ' bitch ' is such a cute nickname. I loved it." I sputtered out the tea as I coughed vigrously while putting my cup of tea back on the table carefully, not wanting to burn myself with the hot tea.

Tara chirped so happily, moving her hands here and there in the air to get more pronounce effect over whatever shit she was blabbering out without any thought.

And here, all of our jaws dropped in shock and horror while looking at her with our wide eyes in total disbelief.

My heart thundered inside my chest as Maa shot me an angry glare. Her expression itself described that she ain't finding this funny. While I myself was shell shocked from the words that I heard from Tara.

Please tell me, is she still acting? Does she take my warning as nothing? I told her to think before speak ; I am shocked that she dare took me so lightly. My insides were bubbling with anger, but I calmed it down. It's not a time to loose temper.

Viraj's jaw was still hanging low as he continued to look at Tara in disbelief and shocked, while Vinay was struggling hard to control his laugh, but with just one glare from my mom and he instantly composed himself and sat straight.

" She seems very funny." Maa remarked, with her voice composed as she looked at Tara who was smiling sheepishly at all of us while peeking from under her lashes.

This was meant to be an insult for her, but she took this at all the other level of her understanding as she continued with her chirpy happy voice,

'' I know aunty, people used to call me funny. But you know, I am not a funny kind of a girl. If any, I am incredibly serious girl. I don't understand why people finds me funny. It's not like I joke around with people. Instead some of the people jokes with me, and I laughed off even though I don't find any humor in those jokes..." and she continued blabbering non stop.

Maa shot her eyes at me with her look saying, 'So-you-fall-in-love-with-this-kind-of-girl'.

I looked away, trying to divert my mind somewhere else. My mom's gaze was questioning my choice and I don't know what to say, what's there to reply anyway? I know Tara is stupid. But this level of stupidity..!? I just can't imagine even now and certainly I don't want to hear this from mother nor from anyone.

Sigh...

'Bitch' seriously? Who named her bitch? I clenched my jaws while pressuring my mind to remember who dare gave her this nickname? I don't remember anyone calling her with this name. I am confused. Suddenly it striked my mind...

Oh shit...

No no no...

I remembered I called her bitch today, and that too in this morning.

Oh no... shit shit shit...!!

She took this cursed word as her nickname? Is she fucking serious?

My inner side was laughing like crazy at her stupidity. Oh lord! Is she that crazy idiot? Oh no ! What deeds I did in the past that you crashed this half cracked girl in my mansion and now I am going to be bound with her without any choice.!! Now, she has become my new headache. I don't understand whether I should laugh at her or should cry for her? Well, it doesn't matter. I have to compose myself, because in front of maa I have to be look like that I am so in love with her. I have no choice.

" You are such a FOOL Tara." Maa's sharped voice broke my trance, making us all to shot our eyes at her and made Tara flinched.

Maa was glaring at her with a solemn expression, making Tara to shot me a hesitant look and then to Viraj and Vinay. Her face clearly told me that she was utterly confused and slightly offended with maa's words. She again looked at maa and with hesitant voice she voiced her thoughts,

" Aunty.. Why did you called me fool? I am no fool. Please I don't like anyone who calls me fool." Tara stated with her wide doe eyes and pouted lips as she just crossed her arms over her chest, her expression screaming that she was offended with whatever maa said to her.

Ufff..

But, as I registered her words, the one thought was in my mind,

'Wow !! Fool !? She don't like anyone calling her fool?'

Is she serious?

She would like if anyone calls her bitch, but not fool? IS SHE DAMN SERIOUS !?!?

" You love this nickname of yours. Don't you? So I thought calling you fool doesn't make a difference." Maa insulted her in a cold voice and same serious look plastered over her face as she looked at her without any trace of humor.

It was clear she was testing her in everyway. And by insulting her, maa wants to test her in her own way.

Either Tara is so naive or utterly idiot girl I ever met. What's her IQ level? Huh !?

I thought that... Now *sigh*!! Now she would realise Maa was humiliating her and it's high time that she atleast starts thinking before whatever she wanted to say.

She was testing her to make sure she is eligible for being a new member of our family.

But of course, my expectations were quite high from Tara, because the next words I heard was such that no one can even dreamed.

"Oh aunty..." Tara started with her own chirpy voice, the look of offence was wiped off her face and now she was grinning happily looking at maa,

"I loved this nickname, like I said 'bitch' is such a cute word. I am still in awe. My name 'Tara' is such an old fashioned name. Don't you think?" She clasped her both hands in front of her and sat straightly while grinning from ear to ear. Then, she continued,

" Now imagine yourself some one calling you a 'bitch'. Don't you feel love and cherished from that person? If I were you then I would be soo grateful for that person showing such affection towards me. It shows how much that person love this god's nature, so much that they even compare you with beautiful creatures like bitches and bitches are so cute in nature. Don't you think? Oh how they are so protective for their puppies. They are so lovely creatures." she chirped while smiling to the fullest.

Her words drained all my blood from my face as the only thing which I heard was the gasps from maa, Vinay, Viraj, and even from myself. We all looked at her in utter disbelief. Shock was just a small word.

Really, her understanding is beyond for anyone to comprehend.

I looked at maa, only to find her pale after hearing such absurd words and that too from her future bahu.

Ofcourse she hadn't expected such words, or may I dare say, such insults from her. My maa is such an honorable woman that no one dare to even raise their voices in front of her but this girl.. This girl just broke all the dams. And what's more surprising is that she herself hadn't realised it yet.

Oh my god !!

I was feeling quite angry now. No one would ever insult my mom in front of me, and this girl is keen on making new records? Haven't she fears that what I would do to her?

I just took a deep breath to calm myself down because if I just burst out on her then maa would know that something is wrong between us.

Tara again continued, totally lost in her own speech,

"But now imagine someone calling you fool. How would you feel? For me it's such an insult. But then again, a fool would always see everyone as a fool. Vimla masi told me that. So, I can understand you calling me fool. It's not your fault. Really, believe me you don't have to feel so guilty for calling me fool. It's just uh oh uh.." Her blabbering got cut off in the middle as she coughed.

" Ah - umm sorry" She took a glass filled with water and gulped it down at once and then smiled sheepishly at everyone.

She was so calm, oblivious to the disaster she just caused, whereas, my heart was pounding so vigrously, it seems like it could jump out of my chest.

Do you know why?

It's simple.

I am doomed.

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Maa was sipping her cup of tea while observing Tara's action and so did the others, while Tara was busy enjoying eating the snack. But her way of eating wasn't upto the standards. She just took a fistful of namkeen from the bowl and began eating like that of a small child, licking her fingers with her saliva coating it. She was oblivious from the observing eyes around her.

Where are her eating manners?

Why she have to behave like child always?

Is she still acting?

Her answers. Sigh. I am still shocked with whatever I heard from Tara. I still couldn't comprehend who insulted who.

Maa didn't said anything after that conversation as she just took that same magazine from the table and busied herself in it. She neither replied nor showed anger to her but she shot me an anger look nevertheless.

" So.. Tara" Maa's voice broke my thoughts as she continued to look at her with her blank gaze," I want you to speak truth and only truth."

" Oh aunty!! I always speak truth. Vimla masi told me that telling a lie is a wrong deed." She chirped like a child as she smiled to the fullest at her.

" Hmm good." Maa hummed, putting her half filled cup of tea back on the table along with the same magazine she was busied reading in. Her face totally blank as she narrowed her eyes at Tara and asked the same question she asked from me earlier. Well I was curious to hear the answer from Tara too.

" Did you had any affairs in the past?" Maa fired the question directly, which startled Tara for a second.

Tara looked at me with confused gaze and turned to maa again,

" Oh affairs..!? But- but what is affair?" She was confused.

My eyes buldged out. Now it's not a time to play Tara. Vinay coughed in the pretence to cover up his laugh, while maa and Viraj looked at her keenly, may be trying to understand her just like me.

" Affairs means any umm any love stories that you had in your past Tara." This time Vinay cleared the confusion that was so much observable from Tara's face.

" Oh "

" Yes Tara. Have you?" Vinay urged.

Tara looked like she was searching her empty mind for the answer. I thought she would deny straight away because I was damn sure no one would ever want her to be his girlfriend. I mean.. ok !! she have beauty, figure, fair skin that could attract any one but still I could bet she isn't a type for anyone.

" Oh so this is called affairs. Huh! " Her face light up making my breath hitched.

" Yes Tara." Viraj and Vinay, both were waiting for her answers with bated breath and so did me and maa as well.

"Oh yeah !! I had so many love affairs in the past." She was grinning like crazy while she looked into the eye of my maa whose eyes were wide like saucers after hearing her words.

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