Lockdown

Punishment

SOHIT POV

PCH. 

I can't actually do anything other than scoff at her. Seriously! She told Swara that she is pregnant! HOW DOES THAT MAKE IT EASY?! And above that, even if she was the one who lied, I WAS THE ONE WHO HAD TO SLEEP ON THE SOFA! She didn't even let me sit on the other bed that she had in her house. What else? Oh. You should know what she was making me do at that moment... What was it you ask?... 

I WAS CUTTING ONIONS. 

AGAIN. 

YES! MY CRAZY GIRLFRIEND WAS MAKING ME CUT ONIONS ONCE AGAIN. 

And the worst part? She was even giving a useless commentary this time. 

" Arre wah! Nahi nahi. You have such good, long fingers and they can't even cut a normal vegetable!?" Yeah. Like old aunties taunt young newly married daughters-in-law. EXACTLY LIKE THAT! 
" Pch! Pari!" 
" What? You think I have allowed you to talk back to me now?!" She's scary when she has a knife in her hands. Trust me. You never want to see her with a knife in her hands. So, I just cleared my throat, shivered in fear and looked back at the onions that I was cutting, or I was forced to cut. 

She had even clicked a picture and put it as her story!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

But the worst part was yet to come. 

I was just diligently crying and cutting that stupid vegetable when I got the phone call that I thought would save my ass. So, I quickly wiped my hands and picked it just to find Kartik on the other line. Perfect! It was the perfect chance to get out of that situation! 

" Oh hello!? Why have your hands stopped working?!"
" Phone. Office-"
" No. No office today. Give me your phone!" and that ruthless woman snatched my phone from my own hands! But she did not stop there!!! Next, she picked up the call and turned it into a video call! 

" Sohit there is-"
" Nope. Not Sohit here. Sohit is on probation and his current job is only to cut onions. I'll let him go and continue his work once his tears fill a bucket," That bitch! She even showed my embarrassed face to Kartik who for a moment remained silent but soon enough, began laughing his ass off 
" Seriously?! Wait. I need to show the others this,"
" Sure! Oh and I storied it... So, see my story on Instagram too," 
" Man. You are so losing face," and hence that call turned into a Sohit roasting call where all my friends were invited! Kartik, Mayank, and even that damned doctor Ved had time on his hands to laugh at me! 

" Shut the-"
" Uh uh. What did I say about talking? Do you want to clean the toilets next?" SHE'S A BULLY. A big bully although she looks timid. and small. and like a victim. She surely is the bully here 
" You know what!? You are perfect for that shit-mouth," 
" What else!? Have you seen anyone order him around!?" 
" Even Shubhangi auntie doesn't talk back to that bastard! You got guts man," 

" Waise. Why is our man punished?"
" He...?" I looked away the moment I found her eyes resting over my face once again. No. I wasn't looking her in the eyes. 
" I only told her about Swara and this is what she makes me do!" 
" Oye hello! It's a huge deal. Ok? You're practically engaged!" 
" Wait. Wait. Swara. As in the reason you ran out of Delhi before the pandemic could spread?" Damn Mayank! He just fucking had to open his mouth, didn't he!?
" This is news..." 
" Yeah of course Monkey! We only know one Swara na! That Sohit bhakt," and it went on and on and on and on... My roast and my betrayer friends! It was like they were all planning against me and joining hands with my own girlfriend right in front of my eyes. 

It left me bitter and mad when she cut the call and after that, I decided that I was not going to talk to her anymore. So, I began ignoring her after that. I didn't look at her, answer her or even continue cutting the onions. I just threw the knife away in anger, kept my mouth shut so that I would shout at her and get all my anger out on her. 

" Now you are mad!"
" Of course, I'm damn mad! You lied to that girl but I'm the one facing the punishment here! Besides, they are my friends! Do you even know how long they are going to drag this!? Couldn't we solve it just between us!?" and before I knew it, I had already pinned her down on the wall and by the look on her face, I could say that she was scared. But I, myself was really angry 
" Sorry?" What I did next didn't make sense but that was the only way I saw out of that situation. I guess it was only the fact that I hadn't been able to shout at my employees even once in the past 3 days. And because I did not want to apologize, I kissed her 
" You better be sorry," this time, when I looked at her face, she didn't look scared anymore. No. She was smiling softly and her hands just automatically went around my neck as she stood over her toes 
" You almost scared," 
" Well. I needed to get back at you somehow," Good save there.