Skin & Blister

11

"Eid Mubaarak! Yayyy.. Eid Mubaarak!! I can't believe that it's Eid today! Amazing !" I shouted with jubilation. My brothers gave me a confused look. I was definitely acting too stupid.

"Arre what? Stop staring like this guys. It's my first Eid with you people. I should be excited about that. And look I'm." I told them.

"Yeah." The three boys said in unison.

"My gift?" I asked them.

"My gift?" Ayaan asked us.

"My gift?" Neil copied.

"Uhuhh okay.. My gift too?" Zain also spoke. 

We all were confused. We did not know what to gift each other. We went silent for a few minutes.

"Food stuffstuff. We'll give foodstuffs to each other. Favourite food stuffs." Neil broke the silence.

We agreed and took out our phones. My device's battery was dead so I ran upstairs to use my i pad. I opened zomato and started ordering. I ordered cup cakes for Zain, grilled chicken from KFC for Ayaan and chocolate muffins and mango smoothie for Neil and Mia. I ordered pizza for Shrey and I ordered extra just in case if my dumb brothers did not know my favourite foodstuff. I did the payment and sprinted back downstairs.

"What did you people order for me?" I asked my brothers.

"We won't tell." Was their reply.

We waited impatiently for our food which was enroute. Meanwhile Ayaan was complimenting Zain's watch. I was waiting for Shrey and Neil, for Mia.

"When will they come?" Neil asked me.

"I think you are personally waiting for Mia."

"Hmm?" Neil gave me a confused look and I started laughing. "Are you mocking?" I totally ignored his question because Shrey and Mia had arrived. They wished us Eid and gave each of us a cadbury celebration pack. We too gave Shrey and Mia their presents.

"I think we have a deliveryman at the door." Ayaan said and went to fetch the ordered food.

He came back soon with Swiggy boxes in his hands. "Hey go and pay Zain."

Zain gave Neil some cash and asked him to pay, and like an obedient brother he went. I had understood that he was playing this façade just to impress Mia.

"Hey bro, I want my 50 rupees back. You gave 50 less." Neil said after returning back.

"Later." Zain glared at Neil.

"Don't forget!" Neil replied back.

Zain had ordered Ayaan grilled chicken and Neil chocolate muffins. The same as me. For Shrey Zain had ordered sandwiches and the same for Mia. Shrey hated sandwiches.

When I opened my box, It was pizza. I looked at Zain and passed him a genuine smile.

"Hey, don't worry, we'll share." I comforted Shrey who was still afraid about his sandwiches. I and Shrey loved pizza.

We thanked Zain and waited for other deliveries.

Next came Neil's. Neil had bought me and Ayaan the same what Zain had. For Zain he had bought pasta. He had scared me if Zain was more a pasta person. For Shrey he had ordered a small lava cake and for Mia muffins. Thank God he confirmed me that Mia liked muffins.

Ayaan's order came just after we had opened our boxes which Neil bought.

Ayaan had ordered pizza for me and Shrey, cup cakes for Zain (he gave me an authentic relief) , chocolate muffins again for Neil and white sauce pasta for Mia.

My delivery was really late.

"Did you forget to press the order button?" Ayaan asked.

"Nopes." But where was my delivery.

"I think he's at the door. Go bring it!" Zain told me and I was overwhelmed to hear the doorbell ringing. I was glad that the zomato didn't hoodwink me.

I brought the zomato box in and gave them their foodstuffs.

We opened our boxes and started digging into all the food. We shared our food. The total edibles were too much.

After craving on food we went outside for giving alms to the poverty sickens.

The whole day went like that. We enjoyed a lot together.

HEY BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE OUT THERE! THANK YOU FOR BEING SO SUPPORTIVE. WE HOPE THAT WE ARE SATISFYING YOU ENOUGH WITH OUR WORK.
WE LOVE YOU ALL.

-ARYARSHI. 💚