The Firangi Gurukul

Why's your face red?

Everyone was sleeping, it was ten minutes past midnight. Ethan was playing a game on his phone and suddenly he felt a cold breeze near his ear, just like it was a couple of days ago. He immediately looked at his left and did not find anything, he hid under the blanket and took a couple of deep breaths. 

He felt safe and carried on with his game. After a few moments he heard a whisper, "hame yaha kaid kyu kar rakha hai?".

"Holy shit!!!" Ethan said removing the blanket and sitting on the bed. He looked at Grayson, who was sleeping with Edwin laying on his stomach. "Gray" Ethan said shaking him, "Gray wake up" He said, Grayson slowly opened his eyes, "what's wrong with you??" He said looking at Ethan, "there's someone here" Ethan said, "Ethan stop. It's midnight dude, let me sleep. I don't have time for your fucking pranks!" Grayson said placing his hand on his eyes.

"Gray I'm serious. I heard a whisper" Ethan said still scared, "can I please sleep on your side?" He asked, Grayson sighed and they swapped positions. Ethan hid under the blanket and closed his eyes immediately.

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"Ab na jeetne wale" Bandana commented as she saw India was nowhere close to the target that Australia set for them, "geyi series haath se" Manjot said. At this point, they were sure about India losing the five ODI series with Australia.

"Yeh Pant ko laane ki kya zarurat thi? World Cup ke baad chance nhi de sakte the? World Cup pass aa raha to naye players ko chance de rahe, matlab yaar Dhoni ko laao na!!" Bandana said. She saw Ethan coming downstairs. He sat on a couch, "you guys watch cricket?" He asked with a smile, "yeah, we are big fans" Manjot said.

Bandana was losing her cool with every ball that Aussies were bowling and India was missing. 

"Maar yaar!! Abey waha kya maar raha hai?" She shouted at the screen, "you are into the game" Ethan said, Bandana passed him a death glare. Manjot signalled Ethan not to say anything. "Naak kat geyi yaar" She said to Manjot, he chuckled and gave her a side hug, Ethan looked at Manjot's hand and then looked away.

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Sameeksha went to Grayson's room, she smiled seeing him playing with Edwin. "Hey" He said, "hey, I bought some clothes for Edwin" She said giving him the bag. " Oh thank you!!" He smiled. "Will you help me? Edwin needs a shower...and..." he said awkwardly. She smiled, "sure" she said.

"He's too small, shall we just wash him in the sink?" She asked, he hummed, "that's better I think" he said. He undressed Edwin and then they took him to the bathroom. 

"He might feel chilly, shall I close the door?" He asked, she slightly nodded even if she was feeling a little awkward to be in the bathroom with Grayson. He rolled his sleeves up and filled the sink with warm water. 

"Okay" Grayson was ready, "wait...how do you...bath a baby?" He asked, "how would I know?" She asked unsure, "let me google it" He said. 

"It says slowly ease the baby into the water and make sure the baby is relaxed and comfortable" he read, Sameeksha nodded and made Edwin sit in the sink, he immediately started moving his hands in the water, splashing it everywhere. 

"He's gonna make a mess" Grayson said, "Edwin stop" He said holding Edwin's little hands, "no it's fine, let him play" Sameeksha said, "keep reading the instructions" She said. 

"Using your hands, pour cupfuls of water on your baby's body and over its head" He said and looked at Sameeksha, "you wanna do it?" he asked, she nodded and followed what he said. "Good. Now wash your baby with soap" He said, she looked at him, "umm, I mean...my baby..." He said scratching the back of his head. She smiled.