ShivOmRu : A Bond Beyond Brotherhood

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ShivOmRu stood at the door of their new home. Om was very well aware of their condition so he didn't judge the locality and Ru was too sad and too young to judge anything let alone the locality.

"I'm sorry OmRu." Shivaay had started once they reached the chawl. "Lekin mein tum dono ko accha ghar nahi de sakta." ("I cannot give you a better home.")

"Bhai, baba ka ghar bhi kuch jyada bada nahi tha, lekin yaad hai na baba kya kehte the ? Ghar diwaron ya kamro se nahi, parivar se banta hai." ("Don't you remember what Baba used to say...He used to say, home is not just made of walls and rooms but by the family. Home is where your family is.") Om had smiled with teary eyes as he recalled some sweet memories with kaka.

"Sahi kaha tumne, Om. Lekin fir bhi I'm sorry." ("You're right, Om. But still I'm sorry.") Shivaay had replied and walked his two beloved brothers to the chawl room which he had rented.

Shivaay opened the door and switched the lights on and quickly pulled out his handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose cause he had allergy with dust.

Om and Ru showed no emotions at the sight of their new home cause they both realised and understood that they were not in the condition to choose but accept everything which was better than nothing.

OmRu walked into the room and coughed lightly.

"Arey arey, apne apne hankys nikalo aur muh dhaklo...There's a lot of dust here." ("Take out your hankys and use it to cover your mouth and nose... There's a lot of dust here.") Shivaay said as he tied his hanky like a mask around his face.

OmRu nodded and did the same.

"Hume thodi saaf safai karni padegi." ("We'll have to clean this place a bit.") Om muttered and as a responsible child he ordered Shivaay to go out and buy some stuff.

"Yeh lo list." ("Here's the list.") Om said as he texted Shivaay.

"Kya hai list ?" ("What list ?") Shivaay asked and pulled out his phone. "Soap, Water to drink, Broom, something to eat." He read the text and chuckled at the last part. "Ok, mein abhi jaake leke aata hu. Tum apna aur Ru ka khayal rakhna." ("Ok, I'll go and buy this stuff. Take care of yourself and Ru.")

Om nodded.

Shivaay went out to find a nearby shop to buy the stuff Om had ordered.

Om rushed towards his bag and took out one shirt which was a bit old.

"Kya kar rahe ho O ?" ("What are you doing, O ?") Ru asked while eyeing Omkara.

"Yeh shirt purani ho gayi hai, toh ab mujhe yeh nahi chahiye. Ab mein isey fadke, safai ke liye use karunga." ("This is an old shirt of mine, I don't want it anymore, so now I'll tear it in two and use it for dusting.") Om replied and tore his shirt.

"Lekin kyu ? Bhaiya aate hi honge toh woh ek duster le aayenga." ("But why ? Bhaiya {Big brother} will bring the duster.") Ru asked.

"Ru, hume bhai ke aane se pehle yeh jagah jitni ho sake utni saaf karni hai." ("Ru, we've to clean this place before brother's arrival.") Om said while handing him one piece of his torn shirt.

"Lekin kyu ?" ("But why ?") Ru frowned.

"Bhai ko dust se allergy hai aur woh hume akele yeh jagah saaf nahi karne denge isiliye, unhe bataye bina hum dono pehle se yeh room saaf kar denge toh fir unhe dust se allergy bhi nahi hogi." ("Brother is allergic to dust and he won't let us clean this place on our own in his presence, so we'll clean it before he arrives so that he won't suffer from his allergy.") Om smiled and Ru nodded.