(On Sunday noon, the house was quiet and relaxed. Soft sunlight was spreading through the living room curtains while Arya sat on the couch, busy doing some work. Just then, Prince came downstairs, fully ready to go out, casually twirling his car keys around his finger.)
(Arya looked up at him and smiled lightly.)
Arya : Oh! Kaha chali savaari hm?
Prince : Woh bhabhi Pooja ko yaha paas ke market se uske dress design related kuch materials lene hai... to uske saath jaa raha hu.
Arya : Sure.
Prince : Bhai kaha hai?
Arya : Woh rest kar rahe hai... kaam hai kya?
(Prince immediately shook his head.)
Prince : Naa... naa... bas agar pooche to bata dena bhabhi, I'll come soon.
Arya : Hmm... okay. Drive safely, bye.
(Prince picked up his sunglasses from the table and smiled softly.)
Prince : Hmm... I will for sure. Bye.
(He waved lightly and walked out of the house. A wave of hot afternoon air hit him the moment he stepped outside. Sitting inside his car, he immediately turned on the AC and leaned back comfortably.)
(As usual, even after calling Pooja multiple times to come fast, he still ended up waiting for her patiently.)
(Time passed...)
(Almost ten minutes later, Pooja finally appeared from the lane, walking hurriedly while fixing her hair and holding her bag. Without saying much, she quickly opened the passenger door and sat beside Prince.)
(Prince looked at her for a second and gave a small amused smile before starting the car.)
Prince : Tumhe yehi time mila shopping pe jaane ke liye? It's almost two pm. Look at the heat...
(He glanced outside at the burning afternoon sunlight and then back at her.)
Prince : Insaan iss time bahar nikalne se pehle do baar sochta hai.
(Pooja let out a tiny awkward smile)
Pooja : Umm... yeah, I mean ab kya karu... sham ko mai thoda busy hu. Aur papa bhi free nahi hai... to socha tumhe hi leke jaau.
(She paused for a second as if suddenly remembering something.)
Pooja : Oh! And wait... woh plan thoda change hai, Prince. Woh ab iss market mein nahi jaana...
(She immediately pulled out her phone from her pocket and unlocked it quickly before showing him the screen.)
Pooja : Ye address dekho to... kaha hai? Meri friend ne kaha hai yaha sab materials mil jaayega... aur reasonable price mein bhi.
(Prince silently took the phone from her hand. His eyes scanned the address carefully for a few seconds. Then slowly, he turned his head toward her.)
Prince : It's almost twelve to fifteen kilometers far from here... are we going there?
(Pooja bit her lip slightly and looked at him with an innocent face.)
Pooja : Umm... can we please?
Prince's POV :
She could've told me this before too...
But of course, she knew once I agreed to go with her, she can drag me literally anywhere.
Over smart.God...
This heat... and shopping with her...Damn trauma.
(Meanwhile, Pooja kept staring at him expectantly.)
Pooja : Kya soch rahe ho? Nahi aaoge?
(She instantly used her famous puppy eyes on him, knowing very well he could never say no to that face.)
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Brotherhood
Non-FictionThis story is about two brothers whose names are Vivek and prince and their brotherhood, As we know Just because their parents lives in different state because of their Father's police duty, Vivek raised his brother, sometimes as a strict elder brot...
