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"Aunty why are you straining yourself? Treat me like your son, there's no need to get hyper to make me comfortable. Moreover... Someone is getting jealous seeing your love... for ME..."

I bit my lips hard to stop myself from lashing out. He's deliberately doing everything. Starting from taking leave to spend time with babuji, amma & buaji, he have them on his fingers. And they're dancing on his tunes.

"For your kind information no one is jealous here." I thinned my lips after my declaration.

"Oh, really?" There comes his habitual cocked brows.

"Yes." I gave extra pressure to my answer.

"That says, how much jealous you're baby."

My eyes rounded in shock not by his answer but by his proximity & words. Sitting on the dinning area of Gupta house, kept the main door open, he's declaring proudly with extra endearment. What if buaji or amma hear him? To the worst, what if babuji hear this? I can never face him after that.

"Shut up." I mumbled under my breath trying to push him by his arm.

"You're proving it clearly baby.. admit it you're jealous."

"Why would I?" I shrugged nonchalantly and rolled my lose fringes on my fingers.

"Er... Aunty, buaji if you don't mind, shall we go out today? I mean, you all constrained yourself between Shantivan and here, so I think it will be a great relief." A frown appeared on my face

"If only you stop calling me aunty."

What the! When did their dynamics changed that amma even dare to threaten him? Seems like something is conspiring behind my back.

"Er... I..."

"If khushi's buaji is buaji for you then I am amma for you too... Since... You're our favourite son-in-law, I am giving you an exception. You can call me sasuma, it's not that hard, isn't it bituwa?" Amma stated casually.

"Ofcourse aun... Er... Sasuma..." He chuckled covering his earlier hesitation.

What the heck is happening? Am I suffering from any hearing problem or Amnesia? Did I forget major part of my life? How come arnavji behave so casual with them & letting amma to take little part in his life?

"Ok, then it's decided we're going out."

"Before that, eat your breakfast bituwa." Buaji butted in out of nowhere placing a plate infront of him.

His face bloomed into a serene smile. Am I hallucinating?

I further had to bear their newly formed bond. Amma & buaji keeps filling his plate forgetting about the poor soul named Khushi. It's hard to believe that they indeed forget ME, their daughter. It's totally unfair.

"Buaji, sasuma you two sit & eat. I very well can serve myself. See there uncle.. I mean babuji plate is empty."

Laadgovernor... Here, his wife is sitting with empty plate & he's busy letting MY family pamper him and in return pampering them. Cursing him I filled my plate & started to concentrate on food. At least that didn't forget me & waiting in my plate for me to devour it.
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"Let's go..."

I hopped on passenger seat hearing him.

"What the! Khushi, help buaji."

"Why? You're their favourite na, go help them." I twisted my mouth in annoyance. First he ignored me & made my family to forget me & now ordering me instead of paying attention to my needs.

"I suppose you need an eye check up."

I snapped my head towards him & bit my inner cheeks. He's helping babuji with his wheel chair. Bothered by his ignorance, I forget about babuji. Shit!

Getting down from car, I ran inside to help amma like he said.

"I am so happy jiji. Our daughters life is well settled. Our son-in-law's are gems. Especially Arnav beta, I never imagined about him mingling well with our family. I always had that fear what if Khushi & Arnav bituwa got into clash regarding us. Remember the day, khushi pestered him to call me amma & he lashed out on her. From that day itself I was somewhat scared. But today, everything vanished in thin air. He called me without hesitation. He accepted us wholeheartedly."

"You're so right Garima. Everything needs little time to settle in. Moreover every little problem has solutions if we spent some time to figure out the odds. Maybe that's why NandhaKishore itself sent Arnav bituwa today."

How true buaji words are? We never conversed about many things & this is one of them. Perhaps he realised it & decided to spent his day here with them. I know he values every relationships either he loves it or hates it, but today he proved it. He's becoming a Vital & a priceless possession for ME & my family.