Tainted Love by Maniah (i love reading TXT) 📖

"Enough Mrs Bhalla...I had enough of this. Who are you to ask me anything about my son's father? I am not answerable to you or anyone. Do you think I didn't know what you call my son? He told me everything."

Her face became red in embarrassment but seeing how shameless she was the remorse was just for a second "I call him what he was, A bastard!" 

"Mrs Bhalla…" I yelled at her, pointing a finger to her chest "Learn to handle your own husband first, everyone in this society knows what kind of husband you have, I never ask or gossip about Mr Bhalla being arrested by police three years ago for molesting his co-worker. I never gossip about you paying that poor girl fifty lakh so that she would take the case back. So don't throw stones when you yourself live in the glasshouse and as far as my son's father is concerned you are no one in my life to demand answers. Don't make me cross the line, Mrs Bhalla. Don't." 

She was glaring at me with your hatred, the women standing behind her were laughing silently. I don't like hitting someone below the belt but when it comes to my son and my respect I don't care to which level I have to stoop. "You bitch…" 

"Yes Mrs Bhall, I am a bitch, so please be careful of me. Because this bitch can bite as well. Don't try to play these children's games with me or I will surely show you what real games mean," I nodded at her. 

"Goodbye, Mrs Bhalla…" I said and walked away from there.  When I went to Bus stop my bus had just reached after a second, I got on it and finally started my day at school.

I was handling junior classes for now. As per the school policy Granth couldn't be in the class which I was teaching. So I am teaching section A of all junior classes while my Granth was in Kindergarten Section B.  During the lunch break, I asked Khush if Vaibhav was teasing him or not. Khush convincingly told me that Vaibhav was not teasing him. 

I patted his back and he went to his classroom after school. When the school got over I was packing my belongings, the teaching aids and books when a helper knocked on my door.  I turned my head towards her "yes?" 

"Miss Kashyap, principal mam is asking for you," I nodded at her and walked to the Principal office.

I knocked on the door before entering. Inside Mrs Bhalla was sitting with Mrs Gill, Khush and Vaibhav. Of course, who else it could be. The great Mrs Bhalla and her son.

 "Yes ma'am," I said, Khush looked at me while I passed him an assuring smile.  

"Miss Kashyap, Mrs Bhalla is accusing you of trying to harass her son inside the school. Please tell me what is the matter?" Principal Mrs Ibrahim asked me.

I sighed and told her everything that Granth and Khush told me this morning. When I finished Mrs Gill gasped in horror. "Why didn't you tell me Khush?" She asked Khush in anger.

Khush looked down "because he told me that he would hurt Granth and his mother will humiliate Aunty…" he whispered silently. 

"You liar, you think I don't know that it was all your plan. First, you abused me in front of the whole colony this morning and now I was being called by the school administrators to insult me and my son," Mrs Bhalla yelled in anger. She turned to the principal "ma'am this woman," she said pointing a finger at me "is a characterless woman. She doesn't even know the name of her child's father and she is lying  to everyone that she is a divorcee. You tell me you are an educated woman, which father doesn't want to meet his son. It's been almost four years since she came to live in our colony. We have not seen anyone from her family. Not a single person. She called her rich boyfriends at night to meet her and they created drama in the colony…" she was babbling in anger, I stood silently listening to her talk because unlike this morning I was standing in the office. 

"Enough Mrs Bhalla…"  principal mam stopped her. "This is not your colony or some local market and I am not interested In the personal matters of anyone. I have called you here because I have been continuously receiving complaints from Vaibhav's classmates. Till now I granted him an apology but not anymore you child deserve the punishment…"

"Oh please! I know you too are involved with them because she is one of your staff. Obviously, you would take her side, I will get my child out of this worthless school of yours this year…"

"I think this will be beneficial for everyone Mrs Bhalla. Because our school has a reputation and seeing your and your child's behaviour it's the best solution. You may leave now." 

"Let's go Vaibhav," Mrs Bhalla took his son with her and left. 

I sighed in relief  "I apologise for the scene madam…" I tried but the principal stopped me "This school has a history of more than a hundred years of discipline and success Miss Kashyap. We accepted you in this school seeing your achievements not your personal matters. Please see that this kind of thing doesn't happen again," I nodded at her.  Mrs Gill smiled at the principal "thank you so much for helping my son Madam."

"I don't tolerate harassment in any way Mrs Gill, I apologize that your son had to suffer in our school. And you Khush, you will inform your teachers and administration immediately if someone harasses you or see anyone being harassed," Khush nodded at her "yes madam." 

We thanked her and walked out of her office. We took Mrs Gill's car because she came by it. In the backseat, Granth was singing the song with Khush while Mrs gill was crying. I squeezed her hand softly and she turned my way and mouthed a Thankyou. I smiled at her in understanding.

In the evening Mrs Gill and I were having our evening tea when Granth came running from the Garden "I want Ice cream…" 

Mrs Gill chuckled "this boy," she pulled him closer "kiss me and I will buy you Ice cream my monkey." 

Grant kissed her soundly "now Ice cream." 

"Granth, say please Aunty."