Tears | [BoyxBoy] | English

10

We were scattered all over the garden of Sandaruvani akka's house. I was watching Mehansa sitting on a sofa in the living room with Shanalka's nangi looking at each other thinking what nonsense is this? For a moment other thoughts took my mind and a smile appeared on my face.

'Why is Miniru laughing alone?' Sahesh's voice behind my ear brought me to my senses and looked at him.

'No, just. Our little girls look funny.' I said. Sahesh sat in the chair across from me and spread his leg over my lap. I gave him some murukku from a bowl on the table and put it in his mouth.

'Let's play a game...' shouted Kavindu from the side, so we all looked at him and at Sandaruvani Akka.

Sandaruvani Akka picked up a bottle from the table. 'Let's play an adult game. But you can't take two small children. Only for fun... I was waiting for a group to do this.'

Sahesh and I exchanged glances. I could tell by the looks on everyone's faces that we were all thinking the same thing after seeing a bottle.

'And... let's... I can watch some free drama'. Kavindu jumped up and said. We all sat in a circle in an empty space in the living room. We had a plastic bottle in the middle, ready to spin.

'If there are people who don't know about the game...' Sandaruvani Akka started. 'We spin the bottle first. The person who got the cap on the bottle should do what the person who turned the bottle said. This is a game like those stories. Let's do it together for fun. But tell me to do things that are not too wild.'

I spat. In the stories I have watched, things like this end with kisses. I had the feeling that somehow Sahesh and I would get to kiss. I shook my head to the side and dismissed the thought and looked at the bottle.

Pasan ayya was the first to spin the bottle. Ten of us were sitting around the bottle. I was so lucky that the hood turned on me first. I looked at Pasan ayya as everyone clapped happily.

'Because of the first one...' Pasan ayya smiled at the corner of his mouth. 'I dare you to say five sentences with the word underpants instead of kite.'

'That's too childish!!!' Akindu alleged. 

'Wait...' I closed my eyes and cleared my throat, thinking of five sentences to say about the kite.

'We go to the play ground and play with underpants.' I blurted out the first sentence.

'One...' Pasan ayya started counting.

'Dad brings color sheets and helps us to decorate underpants.'

'It's two...'

'The sky is beautiful when colorful underpants fill the sky.'

'It's three...'

'We call August the month of underpants.'

'Four, one more...'

'We're flying underpants to take fun.' When I opened my eyes, everyone laughed out loud. My cheeks turned red as I met Mehansa's eyes sitting on the sofa looking at me.

'Ok... now spin the Miniru bottle.' When Sandaruvani Akka said, I put my hand on the bottle. When I turned the bottle, the cap hit Shanalka. I looked at Shanalka's nangi beside Mehansa and smiled at the corner of my mouth.

'I dare you to say five sentences about your nangi.'

'What Miniru! That's childish...' I pursed my lips and thought again when Pasan ayya accused.

'Ah... then you should get up and walk like a girl. We are recording.' I said as I was treated to several interested looks. We all pulled out our phones to record Shanalka as he stood up to me.

We all giggled and recorded Shanalka as he shuffled his feet to the beat. Shanalka spun the bottle a second time. That time the bottle was aimed at Sajini. Shanalka, after thinking for a while, ordered Sajini to put some Murukku in her mouth and drink the Sprite at the same time.

'What! Are you trying to kill me?' Sajini accused as the sprite liquid spilled all over her body. Sajini spun the bottle on the floor, wiping the wet tissue from her dress.

My heart was beating frantically as its cap was aimed at Sahesh. Sajini always teased Sahesh and me that we looked like a couple from her favorite band. It's not that I didn't subconsciously dislike Sajini saying that, even though Sahesh often fights with her.

'Sahesh... you are always scolding me, so now I am taking revenge on you.' Sajini broke her finger bones. 'I dare you to sit on Miniru's lap for ten minutes!'

I protested with my hands on my hips. Sajini winked at me and pulled Sahesh's to my body. Sahesh purred and sat on my lap as I gulped. I could smell his sweat. I wrapped my arms around his waist and pulled him close to me as my head rested on his back. Beneath Sahesh's hand I could see Sajini with a wry smile on her face. I mentally thanked her a thousand times, allowing Sahesh to bend down from my lap to spin the bottle next.

Sahesh's bottle was aimed at Sameera. Sameera was Sahesh's cousin and they both hated homosexuality. Sameera and Sajini were mortal enemies. Sajini and Sameera were some social media story writers and after some problem there they started to hate each other.

'I dare you to tell me your biggest secret here.' When Sahesh told her cousin, Sameera folded her legs.

'Um... I hate gay people. But I have been liking Sandaruvani akka's figure for some time.' Sameera said while looking at Sandaruvani akka.

We heard Sajini blowing her nose. 'You hate gay people. But it's good to write fan fictions like that on Wattpad. Oh oh poor Sami... who are you lying to?'

'Sajini!'

'Why what!' Sajini also rushed to Sami on the other side.

'Did someone say Wattpad?' We all turned back to hear Shanalka's nangi's voice.

At that time, Shanalka is blowing from the nose. 'Yeheni!. I don't want to talk about your stories here. Go and eat a tamarind toffee with Mehansa nangi and talk bout barbie dolls!'

Yeheni pursed her lips. 'Waited until for your command!'

'Yeheni!'

Yeheni left without saying anything, making Shanalka shake her head. 'Young sisters are...  headaches!'

'Except mine.' I jumped into the middle.

'That's true, though.' Pasan approved ayya. 'Mehansa is so quite. She is minding her own business. A very innocent child.'

'The exact opposite of her brother.' Said Sahesh sitting on my lap. I hit his spine with my hand.

Sajini patted my hand. 'Is it ten minutes now... I guess Sahesh should leave your lap now Miniru.'

Sahesh jumped off my lap and sat on the floor. I looked at him thinking that he would look back at me. He looked up and stared at me for a moment. He winked at me just before I looked down.

I looked down as my cheeks turned red.

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TEARS

2022. 07. 29