Ahad was looking down in fear as Arnav and Ali were glaring at him.
"Kya bola tumne abhi?" Ali asked furiously.
"B..bhaijaan wo m..main." Ahad stuttered badly, he was getting very scared.
"SHUT YOUR MOUTH, HOW DARE YOU? PAISE PER PAR NAHI UGTE AHAD, ITNI MEHNAT KARNI PARHTI HAI, POOCHO APNE BHAIYA SE POOCHA ARNAV SE, HUM KAHAN KAHAN NAHI ZALIL HUE IN PAISON KI WAJAH SE, AUR PAISE HAIN TOU TUM LOGON KE LIYE, TUM BACHE URAATE HO MUJHE AUR ARNAV KO DUKH BHI NAHI HOTA LEKIN AISE GHERON PAR URA RAHE HO, HAZAAR BAAR BOLA HAI KISI PE BHI TRUST NAHI KARO, LEKIN NAHI BAAT MAANNI HI NAHI HAI, EK BAAR BHI EHSAAS NAHI HUA KE BHAIJAAN SE JHOOT BOL RAHA HUN MAIN?" Ali shouted and at the end, he started breathing heavily. Hearing Ali's shout, everyone came in Akash's room.
"Kya hua bhaijaan?" Ayan asked worriedly.
"Poochou apne laadle se." Ali said angrily, he could not believe that his child was lying to him for months.
"Haadu, kya hua jaana?" Adarsh asked sweetly.
"Ali, go and calm yourself, main baar karta hun Ahad se." Arnav said calmly, he was angry but he could that whatever Ahad did I as out of innocence.
"Tum handle karou, I just don't want to." Ali said angrily, not realizing what he's saying. Ahad looked at him, scared that he will leave him too.
"Bhaijaan please d..don't leave me, p..please, main Mar jaunga ga please bhaijaan." Ahad stuttered badly as he held Ali's finger with his tiny hands, afraid that his only father will leave him.
"AHAD!" Arnav shouted furiously making Ahad flinch. He could never take his brothers being angry with him.
"Bache ko kya hua btao tou sahi." Anas asked gently.
"Ahad btaou warna ek chamat parega." Ali said angrily.
"W..wo I wo m..main." Ahad stuttered badly.
"STOP STUTTERING." Ali yelled loudly.
"B..bhaijaan jo p..paise ch..cheez k..ke l..liye d..dete the, m..main apne f..friends ko deta tha." Ahad said while trying not to stutter.
"Unki help karne ke liye?" Arham asked cluelessly.
"Nahi, to pay them." Ahad said while looking down.
"For what?" Aniket asked looking at him.
"Friendship." Ahad mumbled slowly making all of them shocked.
"Tum dono ko pata thi ye baat?" Ali asked looking at Akash and Arush.
"Nahi bhaijaan, promise mujhe nahi pata tha." Akash said slowly.
"Meet me in the study Ahad." Ali said sternly and walked out. One by one, the brothers walked out leaving the youngest trio and Anas, Ayan, Aniket and Aditiya.
"Kyu kiya aapne aisa Ahad?" Aditya asked softly.
"Jabse Akki aur Aru gaye hain koi mujhse baat nahi karta sab mujhe tang karte hain, nerd bolte hain, main kabhi bhi nahi karta ye sab mujhe koi friend nahi chahiye tha lekin aap logon ke siwaye (except) koi baat nahi karta, I am fed up now, upar se Bhaijaan bhi naraaz hogaye, no one stays with me, everyone leaves me, I wish I die soon-" Ahad said but was cut off by a slap, he looked up only to see Ayan looking at him with red eyes. His eyes filled up with helpless tears, his bhai never slapped him, let alone slapping, he never even talked to him in a loud voice.
Bacha itna sab horha tha tou btana chahiye tha naa, kyu nahi btaya?" Anas asked softly, taking Ahad in his lap.
"I didn't want to disturb you all," Ahad said meekly.
"Isko ek aur laga Ayan," Aditya said angrily.
"Bhai, pakka mera koi intention aisa nahi tha," Ahad said, looking up at Anas, poking his face.
"I know baby, lekin aap kisi se tou share karte, Aru aur Akki ko nahi na nahi btaya aap ne," Anas said, hugging him tightly. He couldn’t believe what his little pumpkin was going through. He needed to pay his school a visit.
"Sorry bhai," Ahad said, looking down while Aditya kneeled down in front of him.
"Its okay, koi naraaz nahi hai, jaou bhaijaan ke pass jaou," Aditya said, looking at him, smiling softly.
IN STUDY,
"Ali calm down, us bache ne jo kiya masoomiyat mein kiya," Arnav said softly.
"Mujhe pata hai yaar, lekin main abhi isey kuch nahi bolunga na tou ye chalta rahe ga, I did wrong by shouting at him," Ali said, being guilty.
"Yes, you did," Arnav said softly yet firmly.
"May I come in?" Ahad said meekly.
"Han, aajao beta," Arnab replied before Ali could.
"Han, gulab se nehla de tu usey," Ali said, being irritated.
"Idhar aao," Ali said sternly.
"Kya main jaan sakta hun ke aap kyu aaye hain Anas sahab?" Ali asked sternly.
"Mujhe Arnav bhai se kaam hai, ap apna continue karein na," Anas said and sat with Arnav.
"Charou or sir charaou usey," Ali said glaring at both of them.
"Bhai, mogambo tou gusse mein lag rahein hain," Anas whispered quietly.
"Gusse mein hain," Arnav whispered back.
"Tum dono chup chap betho nahi tou dafa hojao yahan se," Ali said angrily or we may say pretending to be angry. His all anger melted when Ahad entered in the study.
"Aeyyy, main tera chota bhai nahi hun, chup hoja," Arnav said frustratedly.
"Han, tou Ahad, any clarification? Kyu kiya ye? Han?" Ali said sternly now giving attention to his tiny one.
"Bhaijaan wo keh rahe the ke they'll not let anyone be my friend, tou main ne isi liye kiya, sorry," Ahad said looking down at the floor.
"Idhar aao," Ali said softly yet firmly.
"Bacha, all that was wrong, very wrong, aap khud socho kabhi Akash or Arush ne mange hain paise dosti ke? They were using you, isi liye main kehta hun ke aap bohat chote ho abhi, dosti karne se pehle btate, chalo mujhe na sahi apne bhaiyu ko, big B ko, Ayan ko hi bta dete, wo toh apka favourite bhai hain na?" Ali said pulling Ahad in his lap who snuggled in his chest.
"A..aap sab mere favourite bhai hain," Ahad said looking at him.
"Phir?" Ali asked softly.
"I thought ke it's okay," Ahad mumbled meekly.
"Fine, whatever you did, abhi enjoy karlo jitna karna hai, when we'll go back, you're gonna break all your ties and I'll change your section, and you'll bs grounded for two weeks, no screen time, no outings, not even your bhai, sahi hai?" Ali said sternly.
"Bhai naraaz hain mujhse," Ahad blurted out making Anas palm his face, his brother doesn't know what to hide.
"Kyu?" Ali asked in confusion.
"Anas ko kya dekh rahe ho, btaou." Ali said when Ahad looked at Anas.
"I talked about dying." Ahad said meekly, looking down.
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The Pakistani And The Indians
FanfictionIn a world torn apart by political strife and ideological differences, two sets of brothers find themselves on opposite sides of a bitter divide. Bound by friendship but separated by allegiance, their friendship stands as a beacon of hope amidst the...
