Kismat

Chapter 25: Back Home

Priya snickers from under her veil, whereas Meera's eyes water with humiliation. Suman holds her hand and rubs her thumb over the back of her hand gently, showing support. Riya hugs Meera as she sits next to her.

"Reema, what are you saying? Please thoda soch samajh kr baat karo, Meera meri bahu hai!"

(Reema, what are you saying? Please think before you speak, Meera is my daughter-in-law.)

"Bhabhi, aap kuch maat kaho. Aapko aur Raj bhai saab ko bada shounk hai na maahan bane ka, isiliye toh Meera ko apni bahu banaiya hai. Pr yahan saab ko pata hai ki yeh aur iska baap paise ke bhooke hai. Isiliye toh Neel ke zaariye, Rohan ko trap kiya tha in baap beti ne."

(Bhabhi, you don't say anything. You and Raj bhai are always trying to become great and superior, that's why you got your son married to her. But everyone here knows that this girl and her father are hungry for money. That's why they trapped my son through Neel.)

"REEMA!" Sunita Devi yells.

The voice booms through the mansion, catching everyone's attention. Reema's raised voice had been heard by everyone, however, it was hard to make out what the fuss was about.

But Sunita Devi's voice had everyone shivering, the men rush towards the living room, and Shourya glances at his father as they gather in the living room. Neel puts his hand on his brother's shoulder and Aarav stands next to his mother. Rohan and Shourya stand next to their respective father.

"Maa, what happened?" Raj asks. Shourya observes the scene, the women invited were sitting silently, his chachi standing in the middle of the living room, Priya lifting her veil with a faint smile on her face. Riya and his mother huddled close to his wife, who had also lifted her veil. Her nose is red and she gently wipes it, Riya strokes Meera's cheeks and fixes her bhabhi's makeup as best as she could. She's been crying. Who made her cry?

"Bhabhi! Have you been crying?" Aarav exclaims as he makes his way over. He kneels down in front of her, "why are you crying Bhabhi? Kisi ne kuch kaha hai kya? I won't spare them!" Meera smiles slightly at her devaar and shakes her head slightly, causing her veil to completely fall off her head.

(Why are you crying bhabhi? Did someone say something to you? I won't spare them!)

"Maa? Reema? Kya ho raha hai? Aur thodi der pehle tumhari bhi aawaz aa hai thi. Kya chal raha hai?" Neel asks.

(Maa? Reema? What is going on? And you were also raising your voice earlier. What is happening?)

"Neel. Apni biwi ko kaho ki meri nazar se door hat jaye, warna aaj mujhse bura koi nahi hoga." Sunita Devi says.

(Neel, tell your wife to get out of my sight. Or else I won't spare her.)

"Dadi, hua kya hai. Aap mom se itni gussa kyon hai?" Rohan asks.

(Grandma, what happened? Why are you so angry with mom?)

Sunita Devi recites everything that happened, not leaving any detail. Shourya's eyes turn red with anger, and his body tenses at the accusations Reema had spurred out. Rohan also tenses at the insults his mother had said about Meera, but only for a split second. Raj watches on stunned as Shourya makes his way over to Meera. "Aarav, Riya go to your rooms," Shourya says, his voice strained.