That year Ranna Puja at the Roy Chowdhury home was special. It was the first time Bondita was supposed to cook the Bhog by herself. Trilochan Babu did not want to give her the responsibility of cooking alone until she was sixteen years old. Trilochan Babu reminiscenced how Aniruddha’s mother used to cook the entire Bhog alone from that age and there was no reason Bondita could not do the same. Aniruddha protested. "Is this the age for Bondita to do these things? Her exams are near." He stopped at Trilochan Babu's glare. Jethamoshai's expression was as if he knew what Aniruddha might say. "Look, she is your wife, you are teaching her to read and write, sending her to school, you don't listen to us, we have accepted that. But being the eldest daughter-in-law of Roy Chowdhury's house is not a responsibility she can ignore. She must follow the rules of our house, I am still here.” Aniruddha stopped at his words. “Don't you worry? I will study at night.”...