"Did you hear what I said? You would only marry Shyam babua, samjhi! Mein tera bojh aur nahi"... Before she could say anything further, someone slapped her harshly.
"JIJI! How dare you"?.. The woman shouted after another woman who smacked her. "How dare I? How dare YOU? How dare you say such crap to MY Titaliya? And what the hell did you say? Khushi's marriage to that gunda, playboy, rogue Shyam? WHO gave you authority to do something like that? Huh"? Madhumati Mishra screamed at her sister-in-law Garima for saying something like this to her niece Khushi.
"Why? What's wrong with it? In fact, he was willing to take her without a dowry. So, what's the problem in it? I would be relieved of this burden"! Garima spat venomously.
Buaji (going to address her as bua from now on. Madhumati is too long to take every time) gave her a disgusted look and about to give her a befitting reply when they heard a stern voice, "there's no marriage happening here". Shashi Gupta gave his wife a cold look.
"Why not? I can't put up with this girl anymore. What, Shashi ji, wah! You began to fight with me as soon as you came, but you said nothing to your jiji, who raised her hands on me"? She (Garima) said spitefully.
Shashi looked at her sister, who felt somewhat guilty about raising her hand. She wasn't supposed to do that. After all, Garima was a woman and, especially, her sister-in-law. She was about to say sorry, but...
"First thing first, Garimaji! Her name is Khushi and my daughter was never a burden to me. Understand! Another thing, if I heard that word again in this house, nobody would be worse than me". He finally put his foot down.
Garima lost her mind. "Kya? What are you going to do? Will you also raise your hand on me like your sister or throw me out? Huhh!! Tell me"?
"If needed, I could do that as well. Remember that". His cold reply left Garima and his sister astounded. "Babua!! Eii tum ka kahat ho"? Buaji asked him after recovering from the shock. But the look in his eyes stopped her.
"Huhh! What did you say? You would throw me out, if necessary? That too for her"? His wife murmured, still in shock. He looked away.
"Then hear me out too. As far as I'm concerned, she had been a burden and would always be the same. And by accepting her as your daughter, the truth would not have changed. Truth always remains true"! Saying this, she stormed out of the room, leaving them shocked and disgusted.
