APPLE OF OUR EYES

16. KARTHIK'S OUTBURST!!

Krish raised his eyebrows "You are my only brother, Abhimanyu."

The extra-borrowed 10 units are exhausted right that instant. "Yeh kya Abhimanyu Abhimanyu laga rakha hai?? Hogayi galti mujhse. Ab maaf karde." Abhimanyu didn't know how but he ordered, he ordered the angry Krish. And this is the only reason why Abhimanyu takes forever to pacify his brother. Krish can really make a person grovel but because Abhimanyu's stupid brain doesn't work when he needs it to work, he had to grovel double of what can actually take Krish to be pacified. 

"Get out Abhi. I am not in a mood." Krish dropped the pretense, completely ignoring the apology. And that wasn't even an apology. His brother had the audacity to order him to forgive him. 

Abhimanyu sobered up from the whatever high he was in "Krish, I am..."

"Don't!" Krish cut him off, quite harshly but Abhimanyu was expecting that. So, it didn't surprise him. 

"Krish.." His tone now, could be categorized as the one, which is suitable for an apology. 

"Don't you dare throw that word on my face, Abhi!! Its nothing when you don't mean it." Krish warned his brother. That word actually meant something to him.

"I do. I do mean it." Abhimanyu was honest but Krish wasn't interested.

"I don't think so." 

Ouch!! Now that hurt. But Abhimanyu is too experienced to stop there. "Just listen to me once.... please." He added please just to be safe.

"Did you? Did you listen to me last night? For once maybe?" He countered and Abhimanyu had nothing to answer. He knew he is wrong and all he can do is be sorry for it.

"NO! You didn't! So don't expect me to do it. I am really not in a mood to be pacified. Get out." He dismissed Abhimanyu and looked back into his book. 

Abhimanyu's face fell and his phone pinged at the same time. It was from his Mamu, who informed him that Karthik reached home. His face lit up like anything. He just wants to go and meet his Dad right away. He looked at Krish with a smile "Krish! I know what I did is wrong. I hurt you. And I will make up for it. But ab nahi. Dad is home and I want go to him." He informed Krish and ran away. 

Krish couldn't help the smile. The love Abhimanyu harbors for his parents can make anyone smile. It was that pure. Though Krish doesn't have many friends, he is sure no 20 yr old will run to their father like that. He knew he had to give that credit to their parents who are the best but Krish couldn't not appreciate Abhimanyu's love as well. He didn't understand how Abhimanyu had it in him to hide such thing from his parents. He couldn't find any reason. Not even a single reason. But his brother must have his reasons. What are they! He wanted to know. But he isn't sure if his brother would tell him. 

Abhimanyu was all set to run out, but took a sudden pause and turned to kitchen, to find his Buami. "Buami!! I am going home!!" He shouted to let her know. Kirti stopped him "Abhi! Your favorites beta. Lunch khake jaa." 

Abhimanyu pouted and looked at the dishes. His stomach grumbled but he wanted to go to his father. "Par... Buami! Dad aagaye hai ghar. Mujhe unke paas jaana hai." He gave an apologetic look. 

"Give me a minute." She packed the food she cooked in record time and gave it to Abhimanyu. She could the see the desperation in the child's eyes to meet his father. 

"Tere Dad ke bhi yahi favorites hai na! Dono share karlo." She forwarded the bag and Abhimanyu hugged her tightly "You are the best, Buami!!" He kissed her cheek and ran away.