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"Splassshhhhh......!!!!!!"

Bani woke up at 7:30 am. She looked at the bed and saw Veer peacefully sleeping there. Bani was going to the washroom, when yesterday's morning incident came in her mind. She turned towards the bedside table and saw a glass and a jug full of water kept there. She took the jug, opened the lid, emptied the whole content of the jug on Veeranshu.
She then quickly ran into the washroom not before keeping the jug at the correct place.

Veeranshu woke up hurriedly. He looked down and saw his t-shirt was dripping wet. He touched his hair and face and saw it was all wet. He looked at the sofa to find it empty. He understood who did this with him.

He was going to bang on the washroom door, when the door opened and Bani came out drying her hair with a towel. She looked at Veeranshu shockingly.

B: Good Morning.. Arre, tum bheege kaise??!..

V: *annoyingly* Wahi to main tumse puch raha hoon.. Mujhpe pani kyu feka?!...

B: *innocently* Main?!.. Main kyu tumpe subah subah paani fekungi bhala?!!... Main to washroom mein thi...

V: To kisne feka?!...

B: Mujhe kya pata!!...Iss room mein hi shayad koi problem hai... Kal mujhpe bhi kisine paani feka tha.. Kya pata shayad usne hi tumpe feka ho...
Bani suppressed her smile and went in front of the mirror.

Veer was going to tell that it was him yesterday, when he stopped. He realised what she was trying to do.
"Shit...... Isne to meri baazi mujhpar hi palat di... Isse ab hoshiyari se kam lena parega, bohot chalak hai ye to..Urgh..."

Bani saw him going to the washroom, and smiled at her successful revenge.

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After the breakfast, Veer was sitting with Balwant and constantly irritating him.

V: Ballu... Tell me something that I don't know...

BS: Tu ek nalayak aur gadha hai..

V: Ye to mujhe pata hai... Kuch aur..

BS: Mera naam Balwant hai, aur main tera baap hoon, aur tujhe mujhko Dad bulana chahiye...

V: *smiling* Ye bhi mujhe pata hai... Par main to Ballu hi bulaunga...

BS: Tu reh yaha... Main chala upar...

Balwant started climbing the stairs.
V: Arre...*signature laugh* Ruko main bhi aata hoon...

Veer was going to follow Balwant, but he stopped hearing Bani's words.
B: Daddyji tumhare dost lagte hai kya?!.. Jo unhe tum Ballu Ballu bulate ho??...

Veer turned....
V: Mere papa hai, main jo chahe bulau.. Tumhe kya??!... *tilting his head*

B: Main achhe se keh rahi hoon.. Daddyji ko Dad bulana start kar do...

V: Nahi bulaunga... Jo karna hai karlo..

B: Ok then...

Veer turned to go upstairs, when Bani again spoke,
B: Waise, jo sports bike bahar park ki hui hai, wo tumhara hai??...

V: *turning towards her* Haa... Mera favourite... Kyu, tumhe chahiye kya?!.. *smirk*

B: Nahi nahi...Wo actually, main soch rahi thi doodhwale ko wo bike dedu...

V: *shocked* Matlab??!...

Bani took out a set of bike keys from her palazzo pocket, and showed it to Veer.
B: *in a challenging tone* Agar tumne Daddyji ko Dad nahi bulaya, to wo tumhara favourite bike doodhwale ka ho jayega...

V: *angry* Don't you dare...

B: *smirk* You have challenged the wrong person Mr. Veeranshu Singhania.. You don't know what I can dare to do... Try me if you can...

Saying this, Bani went out. Veer ran and followed her.

Balwant had already stopped in his tracks, and was seeing the happenings. He wanted to see if Bani could win over Veer today. Bani is the first person in this house to challenge Veer openly. Balwant really wished to see Bani win. He came down and followed them outside.

Bani went and stood near his bike. The milkman was really standing there with his cycle. Bani started telling,
B: Bhaiya..aap ko iss cycle mein problem hota hoga... Ap ek kaam karo, ye cycle yaha rakhdo, aur uske badle mein ye bike leke jao.

Bani had already told the milkman about her plan, and so, the milkman acted along.

Veer was coming to snatch the keys from Bani, but Bani hid the keys in her fist.
B: Uh-oh... Ye galti mat karna Mr. Veeranshu... Bike chahiye to Daddyji ko Dad bulana parega, simple...

V: *sighed exasperatedly*  Ok fine.. *turning towards Balwant* Hi Dad.. *to Bani* Happy?!.. Now give me back my bike keys...

B: Not so easily.. I am not an idiot..
Bani took out a small paper from her pocket, and gave it to Veer.
B: First, sign on this.. Only then you can have your bike keys back...

V: *confused* What is this??!...

B: Contract paper.. This paper states that you have agreed to call Daddyji as Dad, and if you ever call him "Ballu" or something else instead of Dad, I am allowed to donate your bike keys. And you are agreeing on this by you own consent... Samjhe?! Now sign this.. Fast...

V: (Ye to full plan ke sath aayi hai...Kya karoon... Sign nahi kiya to mera bike kisi aur ka ho jayega.. Koi nhi, bula lunga Ballu ko Dad, aur koi option bhi to nahi hai) Ok fine... *Signs on the paper*....

Veer gave the paper back to Bani, and was going to take his bike keys back, when Daksh came there calling for Bani.
Daksh: Bhabhi....Ohh, aap yaha thi... Main kabse aapko dhund rahi hoon... Wo, kal aapne mere bike ki chabi mangi thi, kya mujhe wo abhi de sakti hai?! Mujhe ek kaam se bahar jaana hai abhi...

B: Haa sure...mera kaam hogaya hai.. Ye lo....
Bani threw the keys in her hand towards Daksh, and Daksh smiled and left. The milkman also left.
Bani looked at Veer and smirked. She showed thumbs up to Balwant, winked at Veer, and left smirking.

Balwant smiled impressed at his daughter-in-law's plan. He blessed Bani in his mind, and went inside smiling widely.

Veer's eyes widened in shock as realisation hit him. "She made a fool out of me, and made me sign that damn paper..... Wo chaabi Daksh ka tha, our bikes are of the same model and Bani knew it... Shit shit shit... Urghhhhhh!! I hate you Bani Sharma...."

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After lunch, Veer was in his room, sitting angrily. Bani had not come in front of him since that morning incident. Even during the lunch, she sat beside Shailee and had her lunch without looking at him. Veer needed to talk to her urgently.

As soon as Bani entered the room, Veer stood up and pulled her by her elbow.

V: *leaving her hand* Kya samajh kya rakha hai tumne, apne aap ko??!.. Main apne Papa ko kya bulau, ye tum decide karogi?!... Hoti kaun ho tum ye decide karne wali??!... Listen Ms. bani Sharma.. Apne hadd mein raho.. Shaadi hui hai, iska matlab ye nahi ki tum mere har mamle mein dakhalandazi kar sakti ho... Ye mera family hai, main jisko jo chahe wo bula sakta hoon.. Tum bas ek outsider ho, so stay in your limits...
Veer was offended because it was the first time in his life someone had outsmarted him so easily. So, he ranted on Bani without thinking what he was saying.

After he completed, he looked at Bani to see her already looking at him with eyes full of tears. Before he could realise his mistake, Bani went towards her bag and came back with that signed piece of paper.
She tore the paper into pieces, and gave it to Veer.
B: Sorry Veeranshu, I didn't know my limits.. Thankyou for telling me about it... Meri hi galti hai, mujhe ek outsider hoke tumhare ghar ke mamlo mein nahi ghusna chahiye tha.. I am sorry.. Ye lo wo paper, tumhe iss baat ko manne ki koi zaroorat nahi hai.. You can call him whatever you want.. I promise I won't come in between you and your family ever again....
She left saying this.

Veer sat on the couch with a thud.
"Ye maine kya kar diya... Gusse mein aakar ussko kitna kuch bura bhala suna diya... Main aisa kaise kar sakta hoon... Wo to bas Dad ke liye ye kar rahi thi, aur maine.... Haa, I agree that I don't like someone outsmarting me like that, but fir bhi kisiko rulana is not right... Kal maine use itna pareshan kiya, wo chahti to Mom ko jakar ye bata sakti thi, but she didn't... I could have taken the revenge by some other ways, not by hurting her like this... I need to sort out everything asap..."

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The whole evening, Veer tried to find a chance to talk to her. But, it seemed as if Bani was avoiding him on purpose. Well, it was normal....

They bid bye to everyone and started towards the farmhouse. Bani was sitting in the passenger seat, and Veer was driving the car. Throughout the journey, Bani was silent and kept looking out of the window. She was way too hurt... Veer kept stealing glances. He tried to initiate a conversation 2-3 times, but Bani only replied with hmm or yes.

After reaching the farmhouse, the caretaker welcomed both of them as per Shailee's instruction. Veer told the caretaker to take a leave as they both would manage, and took Bani upstairs. Veer was going to enter his room, but Bani passed him and went to the room beside. She went in and locked the door. He understood that she would stay in a separate room, and sighed and went to freshen up.

After about an hour, Veer came out of his room, and went towards Bani's room to see the door open. He entered but found the room empty. He heard sounds coming from the kitchen downstairs, and realised she was there. He decided to wait for Bani in her room. He had to talk with her by any means.

He was looking around the room. Bani had already managed to arrange her things in place. He was going through the things kept on the shelf, when a Clay-art caught his attention.
Veer picked it up and started seeing it carefully. It was beautifully done. Bani was carved on it in bold letters. Veer was going to keep it back, when Bani entered the room hurriedly, and the clay art fell from his hand due to sudden shock. Both Veer and Bani looked down to see the clay art lying there in pieces.

V: *widening his eyes* Oh shit... So sorry.. Sorry sorry Bani, I am so sorry... Galti se gir gaya...

Bani came and started picking up the pieces.
B: It's ok.. Tumne jaan bujh ke nahi giraya..I know... It's ok...

Veer sat down in order to help her collecting the pieces, when he saw Bani wiping her tears. She was crying...
V: *guilty* Bani, plz ro mat...

B: Tum jao yaha se, plz...

Unable to see her like that, Veeranshu left her room.
He went to his room and sat thinking. "Yaar, ye kya hogaya.. Main waha use sorry bolne ke liye gaya tha, aur ek aur kaand karke aa gaya.. Kya zaroorat tha uske cheezon ko haath lagane ka.. Subah bhi rula diya, aur ab bhi.. Aur, ye hamesha to jungli billi mode mein rehti hai mere sath, aj ek baat bhi nahi kar rahi hai... Maine uski ek cheez tod diya, par usne kuch nahi kaha.. Chillana to dur ki baat, ek angry look bhi nahi diya.. Ye to silent mode pe chali gayi hai yaar.... Ab mujhe hi kuch karna parega, sahi se, bina garbar kiye..."

Though Veer behaved rudely with everyone, he didn't like when someone cried because of him. He wouldn't accept, but he didn't like when Bani kept silent and didn't talk to him. He liked to annoy Bani so that she would answer him back. This silent treatment of Bani was not at all going well with Veer. He decided to make her come back to her jungli billi mode.

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Bani was sitting on the bed, thinking about the Clay-Art. Her nana had himself made it, specially for Bani. He had given her that Clay Art when Bani was 5 yrs old. It was the last gift from her Nana. It was like the last memory she had of her Nana, and now it was broken into pieces. Bani had gathered all the pieces and kept them in a glass. Those pieces were too precious for her to throw them away.

Bani was thinking all this, when the lights of her room suddenly went off. The balcony door was open and that's why the room was not totally dark. The song "Gumnaam Hai Koi" started playing softly. She got scared and looked at the door, and saw a white shadow there.
B: *nervous* K-k-kaun hai waha... K-k-kaun hai?!...

The shadow started coming closer to Bani. Bani closed her eyes tightly and shouted,
B: Veeranshu.. Veeranshuuuuu.... Bachaooooo.... Aaaaa, bhooot... Veeranshuuuuu......

Suddenly the lights came back, and Bani heard someone laughing. She opened her eyes and saw Veer standing there with a white blanket in his hand and laughing like a mad person.

V: Hahhahahahahaaaa....Oh God, hahahahaaa... Tum itne mein hi dargaye... Hahahahaa... *Mimicking her* Veeranshuuuu, bachaooo... Hahahhaaa...

Bani got angry... She took the pillows and threw them at Veeranshu.

V: Hahha.. *pillows hit him* Ow-ow-Ouchhh... Aaahh... Ye kya tha?! Tumne mujhe mara??....Kaise?!..

B: Haa mara.. aise...*throwing another pillow*

V: *dodging that pillow* Tumhari himmat kaise hui?!..*fake angry*

Bani was going to answer him back, when suddenly she remembered his words from the afternoon. She became silent and went to sit on the bed.
Veeranshu understood. He picked all the pillows, kept them on the bed along with the blanket, and went to sit beside Bani.

V: Main baith jau??...

Bani didn't answer, but shifted towards her right. Veeranshu smiled lightly and sat on her left side.

V: *guilty* Bani... Actually I wanted to say that, I am so sorry for breaking your Clay Art... I didn't mean to do it, it just fell from my hand... I am so sorry Bani...

B: I know... It's ok...

Veer was guilty about his earlier words too, but he didn't want to say sorry for that. He didn't like to say sorry to someone when the case was about him losing. But seeing Bani's face, he decided to let go of his ego and apologize, only for Bani...

V: *feeling guilty* Bani, the way I behaved with you in the afternoon was not correct... I should not have said such harsh words to you.. I realised my mistake and so I sincerely apologise to you... I didn't mean any of the things I said back then... I know you are deeply hurt by my words... I apologise to you Bani, I really do feel guilty about what I did... Plzzz....

Bani was really deeply hurt, but hearing Veer's heartfelt apology, Bani couldn't stop herself from forgiving him.
Bani turned and told,
B: It's ok Veer... Forget it....

Veer was still feeling guilty, but seeing Bani smile he understood that she had really forgiven him. He smiled at her.

V: Ek baat puchu?!.. Wo Clay Art tumhare dil ki bohot kareeb thi kya?..

B: *looking here and there* Wo..umm..

V: *sighing sadly and getting up* Tum nahi kehna chahti to it's ok.. Main chalta hoon...

B: Arre nahii, baitho... Actually, wo Clay Art mere Nanaji ne diya tha.. Unhone khud banaya tha mere liye.. Wo last memory tha unka, mere paas..

V: *guilty* Ohh... I didn't know.. I am sorryy for breaking it, Bani....

B: Isiliye main nahi bata rahi thi... Mujhe pata tha ki tum guilty feel karoge... Veeranshu it's okkk... Tutna tha, tut gaya... Tumne intentionally nahi giraya... Stop feeling guilty about it....

Veer smiled and went to his room.

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At about 9, they came down to have dinner. Shailee had sent today's dinner through the driver.

Veer was again back to his plan of torturing and irritating her indirectly so that she leaves him within these 2 months. Bani was going to go upstairs, when Veer told,
V: Kal se main office join kar raha hoon...

B: Oh okay... Main bhi join karne ki soch rahi hoon, kal se....

V: Ok... Suno, caretaker ko maine chutti de diya hai...

B: Kyu?!...

V: *smirking naughtily and coming towards her* Wo kya hai na, sirf hum dono rahenge yaha... Iske beech uska kya kaam?!..

B: *nervously* M-matlab...

V: *innocently* Matlab yahi ki hum dono to office ke liye nikal jayenge, to wo bechara akele yaha kya karega...
Aur suno, tumhe hi khana banana parega...

B: Kyuuu??!.. Ek cook rakhlo....

V: Nahi.. Actually yaha cook milna bohot mushkil hai... Aur agar mil bhi jaye to timing ki problem hoti hai...

B: Ohh okk... Fine.. Main apna khana bana lungi, tum apna khud banalena..

V: Okkk... Fir agar kitchen jal jaye to mujhe mat kehna....

B: *irritated* Ohh Goddd... Ok fine, main banalungi khana.. Par baki sab kaam??..

V: Uske liye househelp hai...

B: Thank God... I am going to sleep, Good night...
Bani went running into her room.

Veer smiled. "First plan- success...", he thought and went to sleep.

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Early update for you all.
Hope you all are liking how the story in proceeding.

Chapter Trivia...
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Precap:-
Anjaana Anjaani, Milgayeee, aur bani Kahani....