"Tumhe kitni baar samjhaya hai ki unse unchi aawaz mein baat mat kiya karo?" shouted Veeransh, his anger palpable and his voice echoing through the room. (How many times have I told you not to speak to them in a loud voice?)

Riya looked at him with the same intensity but didn't raise her voice. "Maine galat kya bola? Vo aake kuch bhi bol deti hai Maa ji ko, aur Maa ji sunn leti hai," she replied, her tone steady. (What did I say wrong? She comes and says anything to Maa ji, and Maa ji listens to her.)