# 3: Jab mai Barristra Babu ban jaungi...
"Hum toh samjha-samjha ke thak gaye hai ab! Bahu, ab tum hi kuch kaho apne Pati Babu se, shayad tumhari baat maan le! " Trilochan Roy Choudhary yelled in exasperation and stalked away.
Anirudh exhaled in relief when everyone emptied the hall as soon as the screaming match was over. His wife, however, stayed behind and followed him into their study with a wooden box clutched in her small hands.
"So jao, Bondita. Raat bohot ho chuki hai." He was exhausted and was desperately in need of sleep.
"Aapki chot pe davai lagva lijiye, mai so jaungi." Bondita extended the box.
He sighed and motioned her to take a seat next to him. Fighting this argumentative 14-year-old was getting tougher day-by-day.
"Kaka Sasurji ko bohot pareshaan karte hai aap, Pati Babu." She chirped while pulling out a cotton and antiseptic cream.
"Tumhare Kaka Sasur hone se pehle woh mere Kaka hai, Bondita." Anirudh teased.
"Lekin Kaka Sasurji kehte hai mai apse zyada samajhdar hoon..." She grinned.
"Ghaav pe patti lagane aayi ho ya namak chidhakne? " His wife giggled in response and gently dabbed the open wound on his forearm.
"Ho gaya! " She clapped her palms, "Ab agli baar jab app kisi ki jaan bachaoge, tab zyada savadhani se, soch samajh ke yojana banaiyega. Apke ghaav dhikha kar hume pareshaan karna chahte ho, Pati Babu? "
Pati Babu only stared at her silently. Smiling and admiring the little innocent kid who was now blooming into a smart girl.
"Waise... Sahi kehte hai Kaka Sasurji, Bondita aapse zyada samajhdar hai! " She exclaimed dramatically, "Jab mai Barristra Babu ban jaungi na, dekhna apni tark se hi jeet jaungi. Laathi uthane ki zarurat hi nahi padegi mujhe! " Bondita folded her knuckles at her waist proudly.
Anirudh stiffened, "Mere hote hue kabhi tumpar koi vaar karne ka prayatna toh kare," His voice turned steely, "Usse tumhare saaye tak ho chune nahi dunga, Bondita."
And like always, Bondita Roy Choudhary knew that Pati Babu would never fail to keep his vow.
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