The Malhotras

Chapter 7

"Sorry bhaiya please don't ignore me." He choked between his crying.

I hate seeing him like this my anger melted away I sighed and picked him up settling him on my lap.

"Stop crying." I said gently yet with some firmness in my voice.

"I am sorry bhaiya for disappointing you, I am such a disappointment." He said crying bitterly.

My eyes widened slightly as he meant my words in another way and took them to his heart.

"Abhi look at me bachha." I coaxed him but he shook his head hugging me tightly.

"I didn't mean to hurt you I am sorry bhaiya." He cried "please don't be disappointed in me, i'll try to be a good boy...promise."

I caressed his hair "idhar dekho bachha." He looked up with red teary eyes.

"You are not a disappointment you get that, i didn't say that....you broke my trust by forging signature moreover you lied to me i got disappointed by your actions you took my words in a wrong way baby you are my kid and I can never ever say anything like this to my child okay." I softly make him understand.

He nodded his head with watery eyes I wiped off the tears from his face "meri jaan" I whispered and kissed his forehead.

"You are not upset with me right?" He asked looking at me with innocent eyes.

I sighed "I am... I am very upset with you."

He looked down mumbling "I am sorry bhaiya you can punish me however you want but just don't be upset with me."

I smiled looking at his cute expression "ok then go and get that stick." I said pointing at the stick to tease him.

He looked at me with puppy eyes but reluctantly stood up to get the stick and came to me with small steps forwarding the stick in my direction.

His face was covered with guilt and eyes were shut in fear.

I took the stick from him while hiding my smile and placed it on the table.

"Come sit." I said to him he opened his eyes to look at me.

I gestured for him to sit and he sat down beside me looking down "look at me when I'm talking to you hm." I instructed.

"You know that forging someone's signature is a crime right?" I asked directly looking at his eyes.

He meekly nodded his head.

"Words beta." I asked for a verbal answer.

"Ji bhaiya." He muttered.

"Aur ye janne ke baad bhi kiya ha?" I asked "aur mere muh par jhoot bolne ki himmat kaha se ayi abhi?" I added making him gulp.

"I am sorry bhaiya, mai dar gaya tha bas islie sign copy kar liya aur aapse jhoot bol diya, I swear it will not be repeated" He said pinching his throat.

"Mai fir se repeat karne ka chance hi nahi dunga, itni maar padegi na aaj tujhe ki next time se ye idea bhi dimag me nahi ayega." I said to threaten him.

He gulped loudly and nodded slowly accepting the consequences of his actions. His expression was enough to tell me that he was guilty of his actions.

He looked up at me as I started "I'm not going to beat you but you are grounded for a month and it means no going out, no tv, no phone, no games or any other electronics your all electronics will be with me for a month." He gave me a nod accepting his punishment.

"That was for forging my signature and now for lying you'll write 100 times that 'I won't ever lie to bhaiya' and also you'll write an apology letter to your teacher because you lied to him and it was totally disrespectful to him and you'll write all these things while kneeling down." I firmly listed out his punishments.