Kunand Miniseries: Husband's Guide on Seducing Your Wife Updated Prt 6 - Page 13

Lesson Five: The Girl Who Cried Wolf

"Hey...stop that!" I said while lightly slapping her hand away.

Shraddha pouted and she rubbed her hand.

"What is this Kittu? I haven't been home in such a long time and I can't even enjoy your food?" she said.

I smiled.

She was sulking and pouting but I smiled.

It's been a good week since we last met but its been a good five months since she came to visit.

I was worried how my mom was treating her but it seems Kunal had a great handle on things and it seemed as if Shraddha had more confidence.

Plus she seemed ten times happier than ever to the point where it looked like she was glowing.

I smiled.

"Kittu!"

"Huh?" I said turning to Shraddha.

"How is my brother treating you lately?" she said while resting her head in her hand with a cheesy smile on her face.

I smiled and I blushed.

"He is still the same but something about him has slowly changed over the past few days." I said while blushing.

I checked what was on the fire and lowered the temperature since it was almost ready.

"Ehhh...is someone blushing..." Shraddha said.

Without warning she got up and she slung her arm around my shoulders and she laughed.

"So what has my brother done now? Has he become a poet?" Shraddha said shaking her head at me.

I looked at her and I pinched her.

"Hey" she said in feigned pain.

"Stop that. Poet? What poet. Your brother who said he will become a master of romance can barely remark on a new dress I wore yesterday." I said while pouting.

"Ehhh...he said that...wow...bhaiyaa IS as stupid as I thought." she said while shaking her head.

I smacked her.

"Hey Kittu, is this what you do to me?" Shraddha said shocked.

I looked at her and smiled.

"I won't let you mock my husband." I said while smiling.

"Before he is your husband he is my brother." Shraddha said while pouting.

"You don't have to tell me that didi, I learned that too well in the past." I said remembering what happened almost a year ago and how our marriage almost turned into shambles.

Shraddha looked guilty.

She came over and placed her hand over on my shoulder and gave me a tight hug.

"Sorry didi...I didn't mean it like that..." She said.

"You will never leave this house...if bhaiyaa does anything so stupid to hurt you again like that I will punish him. I will make him walk on thousands upon thousands of hot coal, eat nothing but spicy food, and makes sure he spends the rest of his days in the bathroom." She said.

I laughed at that.

"Bathroom...how?" I said confused.

"Laxatives of course. Bhaiyaa did it once when we were little. There was this boy that picked on me in the playground and when it was time for lunch...he had a little "accident"...to say the least." She said smiling.

I looked at her shocked while she was laughing recalling the moment.

I looked at Shraddha and shook my head.

"Really? Then I must say I'm very lucky having you then?" I said.

Shraddha smiled.

"Of course you are Kittu. Who else will be supporting you and will defend you against any injustice?" she said.

"Really, here I thought that was my line?" I said back to her.

At that we both stared at one another and laughed.

I used my hand and knocked Shraddha's head slightly.

"You're mad." I said shaking my head.

"Well you can thank your brother for that." Shraddha said smiling.

I shook my head and smiled.

"Hey Shraddha this is almost ready can you help..." I trailed off.

"AAAHHH!!!!!!" A loud scream was heard upstairs.

I looked at Shraddha and gone was her playful side but of concern and panic.

"What was that?" I looked at Shraddha.

"I don't know but it sounds familiar...oh my gosh I hope its not Dhruv!" she said in a panicked voice.

I shook my head, knowing the voice as it sounded familiar.

I hit my hand on my head.

I grabbed Shraddha's arm as she almost bolted out of the kitchen.

"It's a girl's voice...and I understand it's been awhile since you've been here but its none other than Jaya." I said while shaking my head.

Shraddha relaxed.

"I'm sorry I barely..." She said.

"No need for sorry but you are a parent and more importantly a mother so you will be worried about these things." I said.

"But shouldn't we see what's wrong?" she looked at me confused.

"You should know by now that Jaya screams for everything and anything. One day it's because Ishaan and his friends brought in a dog, another time she thought she lost her dress that mama ji misplaced in my room." I said.

"Heck even two days ago she screamed throughout the entire house as she dropped her phone while boiling water. I tell you I thought finally I was going to lose my hearing due to this girl." I said while shaking my head.

Shraddha laughed but she looked towards the stairs.

"But still we should find out why she is screaming, it might actually be serious this time." Shraddha said.

I shook my head and I turned the heat off.

"She keep crying wolf how many times can we believe that she is actually being attacked." I said while shaking my head.

Shraddha shook her head but she took my hand and we both went up the stairs where surprisingly the atmosphere was in a serious tone.

Mama ji and papa ji were in shock...Ashish as well and Ishaan were confused.

Dhruv was smacked in the middle between mama ji and papa ji but he wore a completely confused expression as well.

I looked in the room where everyone was surrounded and noticed bhaiyaa was busy staring into out of space with his hands folded, busily whistling while Anand had his hand massaging his head while he was mumbling words.

Jaya was busy still screaming while everyone was trying to calm her down.

"Jaya what's wrong...stop this..." mama ji said.

"Honey what's wrong?" Ashish said.

"Silence!" Papa ji's voice boomed.

Jaya opened her eyes and she quickly closed her mouth shut.

"Now that you are done yelling...you can tell us why are you screaming this time especially in the middle of the afternoon?" he said.

Papa ji was growing irritated by the second and I wasn't ever sure if it was even possible if papa ji would become harsh towards Jaya and just send her back home.

Jaya looked at Kunal who finally leveled his gaze on her and smiled.

"First she was a viper with a poisoned tongue and now she shrivels up and starts shedding crocodile tears." Kunal said.

I looked at him confused and he shrugged.

Something in her expression changed and soon tears started falling.

"This is all just a misunderstanding." Anand tried to say.

I looked up at him confused but saw Jaya walk up to mama ji and clasped her hand.

Mama ji drew back in confusion but Jaya clasped it even tighter.

"I can take so much. I can only take so much! What is this now? What is this? Now? Come on? What is this? Is this what this house really dwells in? I didn't sign up for this? Please let me go back home. I don't want to be shamed like this." She said.

Mama ji looked confused and she was moving up and down as Jaya was shaking her hand up and down on each point she was trying to make.

"Dear...calm down and speak slowly what are you talking about?" Mama ji said trying her best to calm down.

"I know this is how people change once they go to America. All that weird changes and fast lifestyle I understand but to carry it like this..." Jaya said crying even more.

"Actually it was moderately slow. It was boring majority of the time, after a while you get tired and after a while its nothing but the same bright lights and nauseating smell of smog, smoke, and fumes. I promise you it was nothing to go crazy over." Kunal piped in.

"Kunal stopped joking around. This is serious." Anand said in frustration.

"What...she is telling everyone incorrect information I just need to make sure everyone knows the truth. We can't just carry on with lies." He said.

"It doesn't matter; this is a very serious situation." Anand said.

"Don't you think I know that but I need to make sure she knows to know the correct information so she won't carry it forth. We should always dedicate our time in educating and informing..." Kunal trailed on.

Without further noticed Anand punched Kunal in the arm in annoyance.

Everyone was confused and I was as well at what was going on.

"Honey what are you talking about?" Ashish intervened again to dispel the weird situation that was just building up even more.

Jaya let go of mama ji's hand and kneeled down on the floor and everyone was shocked and further dumbfounded.

"Please let me go back home. I want to go back to my mama's house. I don't know how much shame this will create but I rather not be a part of it. Its too messy. I love my fair share of things but this seems too chaotic and toxic." She said.

"Didi...what's going on?" Ishaan said with a confused expression as she carried on.

Everyone nodded in agreement and Jaya continued to stare at mama ji and she continued her next statement.

"I love Ashish...I do but not to the point that I can bear this shame. I'm sorry. No matter what I cannot stay mute to these activities that are engaging under this roof and who knows where else. If they are so bold to do so even under this roof think what's happening elsewhere..." she said.

"What? What are you talking about?" Shraddha interjected.

"Please mama ji, please papa ji...I cannot bear this , this is too much...first an eloper and divorcee comes into this house..." She said cutting a sharp look at Shraddha despite her tears.

The smile that was forming on my brother's lips went away at Jaya's comment.

"Hey. That is enough. You can amuse yourself and your tantrums on us but don't get my wife involved in this." Kunal said sharply.

Jaya ignored Kunal and continued on her weird dramatics that was slowly heading towards a rant.

"Then she traps an unsuspecting man once again but then again he has his reasons, tries to elope behind everyone's back with him, almost destroys didi's and jija ji's marriage, and now even this...this is too much..." she said.

"There is no need for all that Jaya? Why are you bringing up the past like this?" I said closing on Shraddha's hand, since she became tensed beside me.

Shraddha lowered her eyes and I squeezed her hand even more.

"There is no need for you to insult Shraddha like this." I said.

Jaya turned to me.

"I'm not insulting I'm telling you and trying to show you how weird this household is. Since everyone is so accepting of many and very strange anomalies...maybe you will be accepting of what I'm about to tell you as well." She said.

"Jaya this is no time to play around...what is the matter?" mama ji cut in to calm the building tension.

Jaya looked at her.

"Since there is no problem when Shraddha came back home there shouldn't be no problem knowing that your son is gay." Jaya said.

Huh...

What?

Gay?

What the heck is she talking about?

Has she finally lost her mind?

I heard weird cases of people evil deeds finally catching up to them due to dementia...but it usually takes years to happen and it usually occurs when someone is older.

Is there a possibility of just developing it overnight?

The serious atmosphere that settled around was completely knocked away once she said her last statement.

"Worse that he has been having an affair with Kunal." She said.

Everyone blinked and once a tense moment became ripped with laughter.

Everyone started laughing, even myself who couldn't control it and I was holding my stomach from the pain.

Everyone continued and even Ishaan was trying to steady himself leaning on Ashish...while mama ji and papa ji looked at one another as they chuckled and giggled away.

"Nani ji...what is gay? What does it mean" Dhruv asked.

Everyone stopped laughing and immediately looked at Dhruv who was looking around confused not understanding what was going on.

"What is gay? I want to laugh as well. I want to be part of the joke as well." Dhruv said while slightly pouting.

"Ishaan. Take Dhruv into your room." Mama ji said.

"Huh? But I wanted to know what was so funny. What does gay means? Why is it so funny? Why is everyone laughing?" Dhruv said innocently.

Shraddha sighed and rested her head in her hand.

"He spends too much time around adults. His teachers question me about why and how he knows certain things and this is why..." Shraddha mumbled.

"I wonder what the heck they think we are teaching him?" she said as well to herself.

"Ishaan..." Mama ji said again.

Ishaan nodded and he walked over and took Dhruv's hand and guided him to the room.

"What does gay mean? What does it mean? What is it? Is it bad or is it good? Why is mama ji and Dad gay? Is mama gay? Are you gay? Am I gay?" Dhruv kept on pestering Ishaan who looked back in a confused expression.

"Jaya okay enough of this nonsense." Papa ji said.

"Nonsense but I'm serious I saw those two close together, kissing, and all up on each other. Anand was saying I love you and the other was saying I love you too!" Jaya said.

"Kissing!" both and Anand and Kunal turned to her in disbelief.

At that I choked on my laughter and almost fell down and without Shraddha holding me up I would have fallen down.

"Love? Anand said that? Now I know you are pulling our chain." I said.

"But...but...but..." Jaya said.

"Plus my husband and bhai were hugging, forget kissing but hugging? There is no possible way. These two are always going after one another time after time." Shraddha said while laughing.

"Plus, there is no way he would go so close to anyone as such more or less being romantic." I said.

"Plus bhai saying I love you? There is no way." Shraddha said and we looked at one another and we laughed even more.

Anand looked at me.

"Romantic? You are saying I'm not romantic?" he said in disbelief.

I looked at him confused.

"Of course you are cute and adorable...but unless serious prodding you aren't a Romeo as such who profess undying love." I said looking at him with a serious expression.

"You're not one to hang up on a banner in a mall sacrificing one's life for his love." I said recalling the moment Shraddha confessed to my brother.

"I told you, you totally needed my help." Kunal interjected.

"Shut up! Due to your stupid plan we are in this situation." Anand said turning to Kunal in frustration.

"So you don't want nor need my help anymore?" Kunal said.

"I...I...I didn't say that. I'm just saying your plan in essence was utterly stupid." He said.

"In essence it wasn't. It was just someone was eavesdropping and jumping to conclusions like she always do." Kunal said while eyeing Jaya.

At that Anand remained mute and didn't say anything.

He instead turned to papa ji and mama ji whose expression became serious.

"Seriously whatever Jaya is saying...why would she come up with that conclusion?" Mama ji asked Anand.

Anand looked at Kunal who was busily throwing hate glares at Jaya who was getting herself up from the floor.

"You know Jaya overreacts." Anand said.

"Still there had to be something that occurred for her to say that and to assume such?" she prodded.

Anand remained frozen and didn't say anything and that had Jaya nodding her head.

"It's because I was trying to surprise Shraddha." Kunal said speaking up.

Everyone turned to him.

"To surprise Shraddha?" Papa ji said.

Kunal smiled.

"Of course. Its been a while since we spent time together and I wanted to do something special and...and...and...I didn't know how to ask her and since Anand knows his sister so well we were role playing to see her response. " Kunal said.

Anand turned to Kunal.

"But of course Jaya was sneaking and nosing around instead of doing any constructional or productive work. You know what people say, when people hands are not kept busy their mouths and mind begins to wander." He said while staring at Jaya.

Jaya looked down and everyone stared at her in disbelief.

"Plus I wanted to surprise her when we go out tomorrow but now you know it's been ruined. Sorry Shraddha." Kunal said looking at Shraddha.

Shraddha smiled and shook her head.

"All that just to surprise me?" she said.

"For you I would do that and much, much, much, much more." Kunal said staring at her.

Both of them were staring at one another as if no one was around.

The intensity in his eyes just showed how much he adored her and I smiled and couldn't thank God anymore for sending someone like my brother for Shraddha.

I smiled.

Papa ji smiled and looked down at mama ji who also smiled while looking at papa ji.

"So Jaya are you done with your show now?" Mama ji said.

"But, but, but, but, but, I know for a fact..." Jaya said.

"So if two men are bust talking about love they are automatically in a relationship?" mama ji said while lifting up her eyebrow.

"No but..." Jaya said.

"No buts. This was a waste of time. Sorry about that dear." She said looking at Kunal and Anand.

"No problem." Kunal said smiling.

"Its no problem, we already know how Jaya is...it shouldn't have been such a big deal." Anand said.

"We should just tend to her as how she regularly acts...as an air horn." Kunal said while smiling.

We all shook her heads and everyone just went back to where we left off and Jaya was busy still trying to convince everyone around on what she "saw".

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I was busy checking some legal documents that my assistant just randomly sent to me when someone cleared their throat.

I turned to look and saw that it was Kittu with a cup of tea.

She was smiling at me and I smiled and she walked over placing the cup of tea on the desk.

"I thought you might want some in case if you are going to work late in the evening again." She said.

I smiled and it died slowly recalling what happened in the afternoon.

If someone could just knock me unconscious so I couldn't be conscious on when everything played out would have been perfect.

The laughter that everyone directed at us was humiliating.

Plus what Kittu and Shraddha said...

"Plus my husband and bhai were hugging, forget kissing but hugging? There is no possible way. These two are always going after one another time after time." Shraddha said while laughing.

"Plus, there is no way he would go so close to anyone as such more or less being romantic." I said.

"Plus bhai saying I love you? There is no way." Shraddha said and we looked at one another and we laughed even more.

"Of course you are cute and adorable...but unless serious prodding you aren't a Romeo as such who profess undying love." She said with a serious expression.

I stared at her and she looked at me confused.

"What's wrong? Instead of staring at me...drink your tea before its cold." She said while laughing softly.

At that statement I got up and she followed my line of direction as I stood up.

"So I'm not romantic?" I said.

"What?" she said bemused.

"I'm not a Romeo? I'm not like that crazy nutcase like your brother who could have killed himself just to get my sister to confess? So you're saying I'm not romantic?" I said slowly walking closer to her.

Recognition came into her eyes and she smiled as guilt came into her expression.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry...I was doing that to calm down Jaya..." she said.

"There was truth in it. You said it so fast and without much hesitance." I interjected before she could finish her statement.

More guilt in her eyes.

"I was trying to say that you are...more of a...I mean there are times when I wonder if you really...sorry sorry I mean there are times when you could be bit more charming." She said slowly.

"A bit?" I said confused.

"Not that you aren't...but it wouldn't hurt if you could..." She trailed off while blushing...

I looked at her confused and she bit her lips as she looked away.

I lifted my hands to her chin to carefully have her look back at me and she was blushing even more.

I was confused.

"If I could..." I said confused.

"You know...you know. Shraddha says how much romantic Kunal is. Like how he kisses her before he drops her off to work or how he hugs and they cuddle and so forth..." Kittu said.

"But I'm not him..." I said confused.

She stopped blushing and she looked at me.

"That is the problem. You are not romantic. Here I thought you were changing for the better but it seems that you aren't." she said.

She shifted away and was going to leave until I grabbed her arm, gently and turned her back to me.

"Be smooth, gentle, but direct. Concentrate on her and only her and she should feel how you are feeling." Kunal's voice drafted again to my ear.

"There is nothing on what is right or wrong. Just be you. You cannot become like me overnight...it takes years to become as wonderful as I am." Kunal said while smiling.

She stared at me.

"I'm not like Kunal and I'm going to be honest I'm not like him when it comes to romance.." I said.

"I wasn't saying that for you to be like my brother...I just wish..." Kittu trailed but I placed my index finger gently over her lips.

She stared at me and she remained quiet.

"Like I was saying I'm not the most romantic but I'm trying ...I'm trying to be more attentive towards your needs. I'm new to this..." I said while slightly blushing and looking away.

Kittu smiled and without notice she wrapped her hands around my neck and I stared at her.

She was smiling as she cocked her head to the side.

"I'm not expecting anyone like my brother...I'm not interested in all the impulsiveness...I'm too much like my brother and we both need something to offset our sometimes a bit rash attitude. I have you...and Kunal has your sister." She said.

I slowly nodded.

"Plus...you are really cute when you are shy and stumbling your way through and I rather have someone that is trying to impress me than someone who knows all the moves and calculations on trying to catch a girl." She said.

"Is this a compliment?" I looked at her.

"Maybe..." she said while staring off to the distance.

"Is it?" I said confused.

She laughed and without notice she leaned up on her tip toes and gave a soft kiss on my lips before she landed back on her feet.

She was about to turn away but I grabbed her again and turned her back around and this time she landed on my chest...with a confused yet amused expression on her face.

I wrapped my arms around her waist and a smile broke on her face.

"See I don't like you seeing me as not being as impulsive or romantic. I feel like you see me as being too predictable." I said while staring down at her.

She smiled and blushed.

"You are predictable..." She said softly.

I looked at her offended and she chuckled softly.

"I'm predictable?" I said insulted.

She slowly nodded and I kissed her on her forehead.

"For that you are getting punished." I said while smiling.

"How?" she said with her voice hitched and I noticed how her eyes glinted and interest and intrigue entered her eyes.

I stared at her and my smile slowly died.

"It's going to be a surprise." I said.

"You are not really good at surprises." She said softly while staring at me.

I lifted my hand and slowly caressed and stroke her cheek and her eyes followed her movement.

"I'm not?" I said.

"No?" she answered more as a question as I glided my hands closer to her hair to slowly tuck it behind her ear.

"I'm not?" I repeated again.

"No?" she said again confused and I leaned down to press a soft kiss under her eyelid and felt her eyelash flutter against my eyes.

I slowly drew away and she stared at my lips.

"I'm not..." I said again and leaned back down to kiss her nose as my hands slowly traveled lower to her bottom to slowly and gently cup it, bringing her slowly and gently against my body.

"What...is there a question you were asking?" she said breathless.

I drew her away from her body and she stared at me confused.

"What can I do...I'm just too predictable." I said shaking my head sadly.

Kittu looked at me confused, annoyed, in interest, hunger, and almost as if she was going to throttle me all in the same as well.

"I'm sorry but I have to look over these documents before the morning. Goodnight dear." I said while gently kissing her forehead and went back to my work while Kittu was still in the room trying to process everything.

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