Love Started With A 'Boo' | ✓

Episode 3

𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘳𝘩, 2020
𝘗𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘬𝘢

A sudden screeching cacophony got me back from the nostalgic sentiments of my ancientness to my present and I saw my baby who was sobbing hysterically in the arms of my frenetic hubby. How expected of you, Pritika, I rebuked myself and hastily reaped my baby in my arms and sat on the mattress to feed her. She had never gotten up like this, today would be a unique day out of all the three-hundred-sixty-three days that she had been bequeathed to us.

Divyaant brooded and he too sat beside me on the bed looking at our baby in deep solicitude. "She was quite crotchety today, so much like her mother". It took me a minute to discern what he had asserted, this person leaves no chance unturned to aggravate me up like this.

I glared at him and punched him on his chest when I felt a sudden prick on my bosom, an excruciating pain-inducing prickle. Karma never forgets my address and the speed-post it always sends to me with extra gifts, I puffed out in utter soreness and irritation and glanced at my guffawing toddler who enjoyed biting me as much as she did with those soft toys of her.

From the time she had gotten teeth, she used to bite anything, non-living to living and my bosom was one of her favourite spots as her chortle and amusement was the highest whenever she did that. Divyaant likewise started chuckling along with his mischievous daughter, but before I could have scolded Divyanka in my novice voice, she resumed her task and didn't bother me after that.

Pulling me against his chest and giving me support on my back, Divyaant mumbled near my neck, "She is daddy's girl, she cannot tolerate a single scratch on her father, wifey". I couldn't interpret sometimes that was he, my husband, Divyaant the way his moods used to swing from one tree to another resembling much like a monkey. "Of course she is, all her crankiness comes from you only, hubby," two can play the game, I snickered and settled comfortably against his torso.

After a long time, we were having such special moments as he was invariably occupied in encompassing new modifications inside his newly established law firm and I too was always busy in managing Divyanka and her stubborn tantrums that she always threw. "And all her wild cat-like hallmarks is bequeathed by her mother exclusively, isn't it so, wifey?" he teased triumphantly, playing with my tresses, braiding and unbraiding it carelessly.

"Pritika..." before Divyaant could've advanced further towards the footsteps of Sharukh Khan, my mother-in-law exasperated out, coming inside our room hastily, taking longer steps. I immediately adjusted my scarf near my bosom and shifted away from the fretful husband of mine who had a scowl on his face now.

Sitting on the edge of the bed, she aforementioned, "Why was Gudia crying like this? I was panicked when I heard her scream," saying this, she glanced at her naughty granddaughter who was now gibbering at her favourite person nevertheless she didn't leave my side. "Once she's full, I will take her to my room, last night I saw the lights were on in your bedroom, she might have not let you sleep, again? Isn't it? Take rest for a little while, beta, today you'd be fasting so proper rest is required," concern lacing her sweet tone, she patted my cheeks and smiled at me.

Meanwhile, Divyaant started narrating her about the recent trip he had made to Bhiwani, our ancestral place and mother could only glow more and more, getting to know about the positive changes that had transpired over there since the last year we had visited Bhiwani. Our family hailed from Bhiwani, Rajasthan but Divyaant's grandfather was the first one to migrate to Chandigarh at the time of partition as there was a lot of chaos and other bigotries rushing in that period.

In India, a girl is warned to be in limits and be reserved in front of your in-laws but I had an opposite case. I was more open to my in-laws rather than my family. It was all because of my mother-in-law only and her love for me that I could be the most felicitous in this house.