But who can speak before Ethi bhaiya's decision? Not me at least. I could be obstinate, rebellious, or a or a prankster; I am certainly not the one who defies Bhaiya. I respect him too much for that; rightfully so, he deserves all the respect, love, our banter, our stubbornness, and his right to decide for us.
I will never return what he bestows upon me out of his affection for me; I will just make him proud of me, similar to what he wishes from me nonetheless.
"Who he?" Viti questions me, pointing at Ujjwal Bhiaya bringing me out of my trance.
"He is Ujj-" I was acquainting him with her just when the aforementioned person trailed me off, and with his two words, threw me off to the cliff.
"Your FIL." That cocky grin on his face while uttering these nasty two words.
"What the bloody fuck?" Aksh Bhaiya screeches.
"Motherfucker," Ethi Bhaiya exclaims with shock and anger written all over his face.
"What the hell?" Adik Bhai shouts.
"Whattttt?" Akul, Nil, and I bellow.
Suddenly, I hear Viti and Aadavan giggling, noticing what I see is that Aadavan makes such weird faces that crack Viti up.
I need to carry her off from this boy. He is hell bent on stealing her attention from us. Akul and I had put so much effort into making our way to her favorite brothers.
No way this three-foot kid held power to sabotage it when these three six-foot and some-inch men could not do it. I would be damned if I let any stone unturned in this regard.
"Doll, no, do not look in that direction." I state.
"Ojaswat Singh, He is my son." Ujjwal Bhai tries to threaten me, as if I would be. I mentally scoff.
"She is my sister whom your son is trying to woo." Ethi bhaiya replies instead.
"Yes, I acknowledge that. And do you think it is a good opportunity to say, 'Yeh barso ki dosti ko rishtedari mein badalne ka yahi sahi samay hai?" He smugly retorts, sitting on the mattress beside Nil.
(And don't you think this is the appropriate timing for you to say 'time has come when we convert this friendship into a strong family bond'?)
"Tumhe nahi lagta hai yeh jahan se tumhare dafa ho jaane ka samay hai."
(Don't you think it is the appropriate time for you to get lost from this world)
"karwali bejatti, aa gya swad." Adik bhai and I immediately utter and then laugh.
(Had fun having yourself roasted?)
"You love me." I refuse to believe he is a 29-year-old man with a son and wife, pouting and almost whining. I mean, who gives such kiddish retaliations?
"Right, I cannot do that. However, I have outworldly videos to send to Bhabhi." The smirk on Ethi bhai's bhaiya is nothing but dangerous and bullying.
(Bhabhi- Sister-in-law)
"Which videos?" That skiptism that has made its way to Ujjwal's tone is any indication of his contraction to his perfect image? And the next words escaping Ethi bhaiya's mouth just confirm my guess.
"Videos of how you tried to flirt with a girl, your strip dance in one of the striper's clubs in America, in what shameful, intoxicated, and indecent state you realized your emotions for her. The--"
"Alright!!!!! Viti beta, I am your Ujjwal uncle and only friend of this dangerous brother of yours."
"My Ethi bhaiya no daneus."
( My Ethi bhaiya is not dangerous)
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Bonds
General FictionA person in his one eventful life goes through a lot of emotions and feels each of them with a different bond. Unconditional love for family, unwavering support with that one only friend who has been with him through thick and thin, painful heartbre...
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