A week has passed since that incident and the day of my sister getting married is coming close. Rather than feeling sad about my sister that she is gonna leave this house, I was getting even more tense about the special day. I don't want any kind of mishap yet my heart beats frantically every time thinking about it.

The decoration of the mandap had begun along with the whitewashing of some rooms. I just got back from the market. I placed multiple bags of food materials in the kitchen and told mom to arrange them. Since the very morning, my mom has been instructing me to do every little task of the house. I have officially become the cook of this house; I cook in the morning, in the noon and in the evening. I sometimes question my identity but my little junior reminds me of my manhood.

Moving on from my ranting, I went to my room to take some rest. It was 3 pm now. Thank mom! I was roaming on the streets - for obvious reasons -- since noon, I didn't have to touch the stove. A win-win situation. HAHA!!

I laid down on my bed, took out the phone, played some songs and slept like a corpse. I hope those demon kids don't come and ruin my sleep.

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I woke up from the sound of clashing utensils, the clashing was non stop. My vision was blurry from the deep sleep and it took me a while to come to my senses and notice the fact that a ruckus was going on outside. I stood up abruptly, went to the kitchen where my mama and masi were fighting as if they were hungry for each other's blood.

Several guys were holding on to mama trying to calm him down, same scenario with masi. Some of the crockery set was on the floor, in pieces, broken and shattered. Other utensils were thrown all over the kitchen like some kachra. My calm composure took the form of an angry animal when I saw them becoming savages.

"WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING IN MY HOUSE?!!" The rage made me blind, blood flowing with the speed of km/hr making my veins pop up in various places. I am sure my eyes must be bloodshot from the rage and well, lack of sleep.

All of the eyes were on me. Mom and papa finally came in my vision. Both were standing in the corner as if they didn't give a damn about their reputation.

"What are you doing in the corner like some cockroaches?! I am sure even those dirty ass insects would do something in this type of situation!" They looked as if they were getting smaller with my insults. I will deal with them later but first I must deal with these bacterias. "Agar apni aukat dikhani ho to apne ghar me dikhana. Tum logo k baap ka ghar nahi hai ki is tarah tamashe karo mere ghar me!!"

I glared at both of them, fire evident in my irises.

"AUR!! Jis behan ke takke ne ye barbadi ki hai, chup chap bharpayi ho jani chahiye warna meri harkato se wakif ho tum log."

Mama and masi stood by themselves, no one holding them anymore as they tried not to make eye contact with me. The irritation clouded my whole existence as I left the kitchen.

Who the hell do they think they are to cause such commotion in another's house?!! They have outgrown the number of years they have lived but there is not a speck of shame and manners in them! Fuck such elders! Mere jutte bhi inki izzat na kare!

I took my coat and started to go outside. Mom came after me.

"Lalla, kaha ja rahe ho? Ghar me bahut kaam pada-"

"Then tell your fucking brother and sister to do my part of work! Was it my fault that they littered the whole kitchen? YOU could have stopped them; papa could have stopped them but no!! You had to watch who would win the war, right?"

I took a deep breath, looking at my mother who had hurt laced in her eyes. Damn right, she can't hear a word against her family members even if they would kill anyone.

"Don't call me, I'll be back when I feel like it."

Saying that, I turned my back to her and walked out of our small colony.

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"Baad me le liyo paise mere baap se," I said to Sanju, my buddy. You have met him in the prologue. I came to our infamous Raatni chowk which was half an hour away from our house if you walk.

"Chal be, aaj tak tune kabhi paise nhi chukaye to tere baap kya chukayenge."

I was shoving a samosa down my throat. His words made me stop my actions. I looked at him and said, "Baat me to dam hai."

We both started laughing like dying hyenas.I ate the last samosa and Sanju paid the bill. We came out of the hotel and it was already getting dark, it must be around 6 pm. I bid my farewell to him for now but made sure to invite that labour to do some work in my house from tomorrow. Sanju offered to drop me to my house but I refused. I want to go back to that house as late as possible.

I had just taken my first step and that's when I spotted someone from my peripheral vision. I hadn't even looked at them yet I could feel my pulse rising. There, on the left side of the road, a few shops away from the hotel, she was coming out the crowd gathered in front of the shop. May I know, mr brain, how the hell did you recognise it was this tiny creature amidst this much crowd?

She didn't acknowledge my presence when I was just in front of the shop! As usual, her face was expressionless. She came out of the shop,looked at the materials in her hand, didn't bother to look up and started walking.

"Hey!!" She turned back and gave me a wide grin.

"Hey, what are you doing here?"

"Eating samosa." she let out a fake gasp as we started walking.

"Akele akele?!"

"Nope, with a friend."

She scoffed. "Mere bina khaye ho to akele akele hi khaye ho, so don't talk with me."

As she said that, she huffed and started to walk faster. And did she really just say that? She wants to eat with me? I was about to catch up with her when a guy showed up out of nowhere. Seems they both know each other and seemed ... .close. I knew that motherfucker, the renowned playboy of this area. How the fuck did she get close to him? Did she-?? Are they-??!!

I saw them going to another shop and they came out with cupcakes. He took a bite of his own, then offered her. OFFERED HER HIS CUPCAKE!

I see, the bastard doesn't love his life. I crack my knuckles to calm myself down. But seeing her face filled with delight burned my heart. Is she really with him?

After a minute or so, the guy went his way and Anu kept walking her way. Itne paas hokar bhi usse dur nhi rha gya so i went to her said, "Tumhe nahi lagta ki khud ka thoda khayal rakhna chahiye?"

She looked up at me, seeming confused. "Kis cheez ka?"

"That you come alone when it's almost night time and talk to strangers. It isn't your typical city, you know."

"Don't you become my big brother. I have been here for four months, everyone here knows me and is extremely friendly. What harm can such people cause me? It had been just a month when that dude befriended me." She pointed at the back over shoulder. "OH! Would like to eat it, I love its strawberry flavour."

"No thanks, I don't like cupcakes."

"Oh.." I thought my rejection would affect her, she didn't seem to mind it at all. She just shrugged her shoulders and continued devouring her cupcake. I was already disappointed with what happened at home earlier and now even being with her isn't helping. Infact, it's infuriating to me. I just hope she isn't that type of girl.