Brotherhood

prince, Guilty but sweet man

(Morning sunlight softly spilled across the living room as Arya came downstairs after getting ready for office. The moment she reached the last step, a rich sweet aroma wrapped around her. She paused instantly, closed her eyes for a second, and inhaled deeply with a small smile forming on her lips.)

Arya : "Hmmmm... such a yum smell... What's going on in kitchen?"

(She mumbled to herself and followed the smell toward the kitchen. The moment she entered, she saw Uncle standing near the stove, slowly stirring fresh hot halwa. The warm ghee aroma had completely filled the kitchen.)

Arya : "Wow! Uncle subah subah halwa? For what? What's special today?"

(Uncle smiled warmly and turned toward her.)

Uncle : "Good morning Arya... and yes, it's halwa. Special isliye because mera ek cousin brother hai jo mere village mai rehta hai,yaha iss city mai kisi kaam se aaya tha to woh mujhse milne aa raha hai. Socha uske liye lunch bana du... aur usko halwa bahut pasand hai, to mene socha uske liye banaau."

Arya : "Oh wow... that's so sweet. But itna early?"

Uncle : "Haan to ab bana hi raha hu to socha tum sabke liye bhi bana du. Aap dono office le jana."

(Arya smiled brightly hearing that.)

Arya : "Thank you so much Uncle, you're the best. Wese mai koi help karu?"

Uncle : "Ummm... would you please make breakfast, Arya?"

Arya : "Sure, I'll make."

(Uncle chuckled softly, clearly happy.)

Uncle : "You're the best too, my daughter."

(He gently placed the lid over the pan of halwa after turning off the stove and walked out of the kitchen while Arya started preparing breakfast.)

(Almost a minute later, Vivek came downstairs adjusting the sleeves of his shirt. But the moment that heavenly smell reached him, his attention snapped toward the kitchen instantly. Without even thinking, his feet automatically changed direction.)

(He entered the kitchen and saw Arya cooking near the stove. His eyes widened dramatically.)

(Vivek immediately lifted the lid from the pan.)

Vivek : "Whoaa..! Halwa? Wow Arya, aapne halwa banaya? What happened to you suddenly? Aap subah subah kitchen mai...? Sab thik hai na?"

(He kept speaking nonstop with complete disbelief on his face while Arya simply stared at him with an unamused expression.)

Arya : "Kitna bol rahe ho aap... nahi banaya mene. Uncle made it."

(Vivek instantly nodded as if everything finally made sense.)

Vivek : "Ohhh... mujhe laga hi. Warna itna nek kaam aapke haath se... impossible."

(Arya slowly picked up the spatula beside her and narrowed her eyes at him.)

Arya : "Vivek aap... ruko aap."

(She put the knife aside and started walking toward him holding the spatula. The second she came closer, Vivek burst out laughing and quickly stepped back to maintain a safe distance.)

(Vivek raised both hands dramatically before lightly patting her head.)

Vivek : "No no... no. Domestic violence ma'am."

(And before Arya could hit him, he immediately escaped from the kitchen laughing while Arya stood there glaring at him with an annoyed smile.)

(Vivek walked out of the kitchen still smiling to himself and settled down on his usual chair at the dining table. The sweet smell of halwa was still floating around the house.)