Tainted Love by Maniah (i love reading TXT) 📖

"Really!! Am I looking like a zombie?" Vani asked, widening her eyes to poke fun at Granth. 

Grant giggled seeing that his mother was fine and she was joking with him. "So, why this much energy? You want something?" She asked tickling his tummy, 

Granth giggled, cutely bit his lower lip, blinking his eyes he smiled "Mumma, I want mango shake for breakfast," he told his mother.

"Okay, Mango shake it is then but first, Mumma needs to take a bath and you too,  come let's get you a bath…" she said, touching his nose with her forefinger.

Exactly after twenty minutes, both mother and son were sitting in the kitchen, and having breakfast. 

Vani looked at her son's happy face she remembered last night. He is suffering because his mother is a whore!!

She gulped and fisted her Dupatta ( scarf) in her hand tightly in trepidation, she had to tell Granth about her marriage with Mr Vaidhya. 

I am doing this for you Granth, only for you.

"Gunnu, Mumma needs to tell you about something very important to you," Vani started but stopped when the doorbell of her house rang. 

She sighed "Gunnu, wait here till I come back," she said and went to open the door. She was expecting Khush as he usually comes to her house to take Granth to the Schoolbus but she was shocked to see Mr Vaidhya there. 

She frowned "Mr Vaidhya?" 

Mr  Vaidhya smiled at her "Miss Kashyap, I apologise for disturbing you this early but…"

 Vani was bewildered seeing him on her doorstep. She stepped aside to let him enter and was about to follow him inside when Khush came running with Mrs Gill. 

"Aunty where is Gunnu? We got late today?" Kush said but stopped when he saw his Maths teacher there. 

"Good morning, sir," he greeted Mr Vaidhya but was stunned seeing him there. Mrs Gill pursed her lips, she glared at Vani, not happy with her decision. 

Mrs Gill turned towards khush "Khush, Take Gunnu with you to the bus stop," khush nodded and was about to take a step forward when Mrs Gill spoke again "Khush, use the back door to go," Khush nodded and left.

"Last night everything happened so suddenly...I am just, actually, I wanted to discuss some things with you, Miss Kashyap,

Vani frowned and glanced at Mrs Gill who sighed "But You should have asked before coming here unannounced Mr Vaidhya," Mrs Gill said in a sharp voice.

Vani pursues her lips at Mr Vaidhya "Mr Vaidhya, Mrs Gill is right. You should have asked for my permission before visiting me.  But now that you have come here, please have a seat."

He cleared his throat and fixed his specs with his index finger and sat on the sofa, Vani sat on the other sofa beside him, Mrs Gill settled beside Vani on the same Sofa.

"Arh! You said that you want to marry in two days so...I talked to my mother and she wants to meet you before marriage and discuss some matters with you." 

Vani nodded at him "it's fine with me.."

Mr Vaidhya smiled "It's fixed then, I will come this evening with my mother…" he glanced at Mrs Gill and added, "Only if you allow Ms Kashyap."

Vani clutched her dupatta (scarf) and nodded "all right, Mr Vaidhya. You can come this evening. I have to tell Granth as well…" 

He stood up smiling, "Thank you so much, Ms Kashyap. Thank you so much…" he said grinning "I am going to school why don't you join me…"

"You may leave but I have to discuss something with Vani." Mrs Gill said before Vani could say anything. Mr Vaidhya glanced at Vani once and nodded at her before leaving.

"...you want to marry this man, he looks like your uncle. Have you lost your mind?" She latched onto Vani.

Vani was numb, she gulped and sighed, she couldn't define anything to Mrs Gill right now. Even she didn't understand what she was doing. 

She just wants her son safe and this was the only way to save her son from being snatched from her. If Mrityunjay uses her past against her then no one would listen to her side of the story. Because no one cares about a Whore!  People might show sympathy for a while but when it comes to their own they only see her as someone disgusting.

A woman without respect! A thing to satisfy men!

Vani closed her eyes for a second "I am going to school, Mrs Gill." Saying that she walked out of her home to go to her work.

Everything was the same for Vani except, for one thing, Mr Vaidhya, he was being too attentive for her. Even her other colleagues joked about it. 

"I think Mr Vaidhya has lost his heart to you, Miss Kashyap…" and everyone in the staff room laughed at that.

Vani stood up and left from there, she packed all her things and was about to leave for home when Mr Vaidhya came there "Are you alright, Miss Kashyap?"

"No, I am not…" Vani started but stopped and took a deep breath to calm her anger. She turned towards Mr Vaidhya "My Vaidhya, I understand that you are happy about the marriage but I am not comfortable with the way you are behaving…" she told him calmly. 

Mr Vaidhya fixed the specs with his middle finger and pursed his lips. "I apologize Miss Kashyap but…" he stopped and sighed "I understand that you are not comfortable but you have to move on somewhere…" he sighed "I will see you in the evening, Ms Kashyap," saying that he left.

For a second Vani felt bad for Mr Vaidhya, the way she was treating him but what else could she do? She was happy with her son. Her small world with her son was enough for her but now everything turned upside down. 

Because of only one man, Mrityunjay Sehgal!

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In the evening, Mr Vaidhya and his mother came to meet Vani. His mother wanted to know with whom her son was getting married. She needs to be sure that the woman understands the responsibilities she was going to have as a wife. 

"Stop the Car, Yograj," Mr Vaidhya's mother said.