Armed Forces in Love ✔

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Updated 3 chapters last week ' 8, 9 & 10 '. If you have not read the last three chapters, don't forget to read them. A reminder :D

Glossary

Patti - grandmother

Periyappa - father's elder brother (in this story- father's cousin brother)

Periamma - mother's elder sister (in this story - periyappa's wife)

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Did she wake up at the wrong time or was her stars not in her favour? Because she had sensed the presence of calamity waiting in her room as she minced her way through the narrow path way towards the hall.

Deep breath in, deep breath out. Yashodha chanted to calm herself down while regretting for even agreeing to attend the wedding function.

At the corner of the huge room sat one of her youngest cousin sisters, weeping and in the middle of the room, on one of the sofas, sat Janaki. The mood in the room was enough for Yashodha to guess what could have happened in her absences. Nonetheless, she tried to calm herself not to let out words in anger, she had done that already but Gayathri's sobs wasn't letting her keep calm.

Despite the need to speak, Yashodha kept mum and stumped to her luggage for fresh set of clothes as quick as she can ignoring her grandmother. But then will the old lady stop?

".... I even told your parents not to bring you here. Your brother is going to start a new life soon and your misfortune can be a portent to his life in future..." Yashodha controlled her boiling rage as her grandmother continues, clenching her hands into a fist.

"Yashodha! Ask her to stay here and not attend any of the eve-" Janaki almost forgot to whom she was seeking help to keep her so call bad omen out of sight.

"You do not talk to me, is that clear!" Yashodha snarled.

"Why are you here in this room? To hurt her? Why does she need to stay in the room when the rest are out there having fun? You are getting worse than the last time I saw you, Patti" she exploded, throwing a yellow salwar somewhere behind her.

"Yashodha! you are forgetting that you are talking to your father's mother! Have some respect! I'm asking her to stay away for Kabilan's own good" Janaki retorted.

"Don't you forget that I'm behaving this way because of you! And she is keeping herself locked in the room since morning, is also because of you! And what do you mean by for Kabilan? Her presences is not going to destroy his life! For god sake, stop it, patti. Kabilan won't be liking it of you speaking ill about his sister" She yelled. There were a long silence.

Janaki opened her mouth to respond, Yashodha held her hand up asking her to stop.

"Not another word, Patti! Leave Gayathri alone and stop criticising about her being a widow and that she is a portent to the family. Understand!!!" Yashodha was losing her cool, her grandmother had been after the poor girl, Gayathri ever since they had arrived at the Umaid Bhawan.

Tears stung her eyes. Never had she ever wanted to scream at Janaki like the way she did but Yashodha finds herself doing it every single time she encounters Janaki. It hurts her to hurt her grandmother but Janaki doesn't seem to care about hurting her own grandchildren.

"You don't understand, Yashodha. It's a bad omen for widow to attend weddings or auspicious events" the small sized hunched lady with almost no teeth continued as if nothing happened a few minutes ago.