WEDLOCK

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"for whom?"

"For him" hearing Varun’s voice coming from my back, turned to see a man of my brother's age, taller than Varun by roughly two inches looking handsome beside him, smiling at me genuinely, I smiled back at him, giving a pointed look towards Varun to introduce before I questioned awkwardly.

''Guys, this is Seshwant and Seshwant, this is ketu, preeti, bhanu, and u know the guys right?" Varun pointed each of us at our name.

“nice to meet you all! Yes, I know them. Do you guys still remember me?" He asked the last part looking at Nadan and Gokul.

“still remembering " Nadan and Gokul said smiling at each other.

Me, preeti, bhanu said "nice to meet you too"

“Finally I get to meet you, ketu."He said, making me realise we met, I smiled at him too saying “yeah! Finally, we can give a sketch to the person we know?"

"agreed!”

“Come on let's get to our screen, it’s 1.15 " Varun knocked us out of our conversation and we all started towards the screen,

I got a practice to have popcorn and a cool drink with me from the starting of the flim to the end as I forgot to buy it, Nadan and I went to buy it for Nadan, preeti and I, they both wanted as they didn't take their breakfast and were hungry.

We bought one large butter popcorns for everyone, I bought cold coffee and one large popcorn for me, and Madan brought a hot coffee and burger for him, we bought an apple juice and a chicken sandwich for preeti.

Naan said he will collect food and come, asking me to flavour our popcorn. Adding the favours, tried to shake and mix the popcorn with some spilling out of the bag

I found Nadan near me hissing ‘i***t’, as he took the popcorn bag from me,

I looked around at people watching me to look away as not knowing how to shake popcorn like a master doesn’t make me an i***t.

He covered the bag top taking the tissue paper from the side to give a shake. Okay! I should have used the tissues, still I just tried to save papers and maintain an ecosystem.........

I will stop as he gave me the token to collect our food as our number came on the pick screen. As we got, we went to where our gang is and I gave Preeti her juice and sandwich, and Nadan gave the popcorn to Varun for the guys to share and We entered our screen on time as the movie certificate popped up on the screen.

I stood last to make everyone have their seat to safeguard my popcorn and coffee to not spill, thinking I will have a seat in the middle but they left me to the last. Rolling my eyeballs, though they can’t see me in the dark, I passed preeti, bhanu, Gokul, varun, sesh, Nadan to take my seat, as we got settled they started the film after the credentials

As the movie get into track after fifteen minutes, two men came with the tickets for the two empty seats beside me,

I moved towards Nathan as the guys sat wihout manners, I really have never encountered people like this in theatres that lack common sense, Nadan asked them to learn public manners, exchanged the seat with me, as the stupid i***t one next to me made attempts to touch me, they become silent after my brothers gave them a glare and we watched the movie with peace.

During the interval, I ordered a milkshake and nuggets as my popcorn and coffee are taken from me by sesh, varun, not hearing that I don’t want to share it.

Bhanu, preeti wanted to use restroom, Nadan said he wants to use too that they left with Varun, Gokul to go buy our snacks, standing in the Queue, sesh stayed back with me to guard our seats and belongings

Sesh is good to talk with, I smiled as he was actually jealous with my brother that he has a little sister, while he don’t have one to annoy, making me accept that he can be my bro too but with one condition, that I will call him with his name only not to expect too much formalities and respect from me, he is more than fine with it as long as he gets rights to annoy me like my brothers does. What have I signed in for?

"deal?” he showed his hand for a shake.

“I guess,the deal is sealed" I smiled, shook my hands with him.

“Yes, sealed"

Everyone came back with their snacks in their hands And seated in their respective seats...

"what is sealed?" Varun asked in confusion as he gave the snacks to Sesh.

“our agreement" I said pointing to sesh and I as it’s a top secret

"What agreement Marie curie?" Nadan dipped the words with sarcasm as he hands my snacks

“Our deal Einstein " Sesh joined me, we both laughed at Varun and Nadan's angry faces.

I told said them, that varun patted sesh back while Nadan gave a handshake, with a eye contact varun and Nadan; at the same time both said to sesh

"welcome to the hell of being ketu's brother"

And before, I understand sesh joined hands with them asking “should I feel honored or worried?"

“definitively ....." I didn't let Nadan complete the sentence as punched him and scolded everyone, blessed them with my silent treatment.

We missed some of the movie, as we didn't notice that the movie started until Gokul asked us to be silent, the movie was okay.

We left the restroom and walked straight to the restroom, to get set.

Bhanu braided my hair, since I don’t braid well, Preeti left free hair with a center clutch while Bhanu secured her hair together with a band and both let it float as they have short hair not like me long hair, Having a Touch up, we went out.

Sesh, Nadan, varun, gokul were waiting for us, pointed time is 2.45p.m, now. We looked out at the shops we wanted to visit, since none of us ate hungry, we decided to walk around the mall and planned to meet in a food court by five, dividing it girls and boys team.

We first went to health and glow, As I am in need of a lip balm, as my lips are drying up in the air conditioner making me feel thirsty. I bought a sunscreen lotion, a lip balm and a body spray for me and others bought what they wanted. After applying the lip balm, I felt my lips are getting back to their moisture. I can share my eyeliner and compact powders too but not the lip cares, carelessness of me to miss while packing. I really felt envious of the girls that didn’t get a habit like me to carry a lip balm always. I just don't know why the hell I want it when I don’t even care to have puff perfume on me, most of the time.

We went around different shops and after a long trail, I bought two tops and with endless consideration bought a pair of earrings and happily bought a shoe as preethi opted out as her size is not available.

“time is 4.45p.m, we got to wrap up!” Bhanu reminded us.

“Okay! I got what I want.” Preethi said as she checked her bags, to see whether she missed anything.

“I am good too, but we got to stop at the big bazaar "they nodded.

“what are you going to buy there?” Bhanu asked as we walked to the shop.

“Nothing, just want to keep this on the bag counter because, I don't want to carry these thing while roaming and we can fool that we didn't buy anything and just done window shopping, which may be hard for them to believe but would be fun while those idiots carry their bag and roam with us, isn’t it?” As I don't want to give them the chance to tell us crazy shopping maniacs, while we have our goods safe here and can collect when we leave. They winked and accepted me.

we went to the food court to see, we were first to reach, after a few minutes, we saw them coming with free hands. If I know my brothers well, they just would have just played some arcade games or found a place to pass time being lazily, wouldn’t have tried to even check a shirt, as soon as they saw us they walked towards us. Varun looked at my hands as if he can’t believe to see my hands free of bags.

"You girls didn't buy anything? And were even earlier than us?” Sesh asked with a confused or admiring face as we nodded for his second question. “Great!” We girls saw each other's faces and gave a blank face and tried not to laugh at sesh or at all

“You girls usually have dozens of bags in your hands and are always late..." giving a confused face as if he finds something wrong.

“Where my shopping manic patients were cured?" Nadan asked.

“I see, Just like others, You girls shop big? then what happened today to be different ?" Sesh asked and after trying hard to not laugh, I pulled a Blank face.

“hey! we are also girls, not a different species, it’s just we didn't want anything, didn't buy anything,

And We are not shopping maniacs.” I said looking at Nadan.

“you are"

“We are not and even if so, We couldn’t get a treatment from Mr. boring shopper.” Preethi said that Bahanu and I gave her a hifi and laughed at him

“Even if u come, I won't treat you shopping maniac sisters.”

“I know Nadan, you are not talented enough to handle your own mental problems, we don't want you to get depressed about that, isn't bhanu?”

“Yes, Nadan. Don't worry, just put in a little effort and you can learn …..” bhanu joined me.

“hey! Stop it girls, I am ...."I cut him.

“I understand you need help, Nadan. I am here for you and even every says no, I will tutor you, bro"

“I don't ......"I didn't made him finish his line again

“we understand you Nadan, you are better than varun so don't worry man.."

“Yeah! I am better than ....." Even Varun couldn’t get to complete his sentence as bhanu cut him.

“Varun, she is just comforting Nadan, you know who is better yourself well. Can’t you see he is depressed?” Varun was about to nod, seeing Nadan glaring at him to not dare nod at us, he understood we are trapping them to go down as preethi asked us.

“We will say you are better than Nadan when you are depressed, okay?"

“obviously! why don't you join with Nadan,Varun. So it will lessen the time for us to teach you guys?”

“Bhanu is right! because I and bhanu are not in position to help you, only left ketu. Get her help soon before she gets occupied too.”

Nadan and varun "STOPPPP IT.." Said little loudly earning nearby people attention.

That’s it! I can't hold back my laugh, laughed out and the other two joined me too. Unable to cover us anymore, We wrapped the drama.

“A revert to 'welcome to the hell being ketu's brother', how is it?"

I said, pulled the person beside me to hide me, which happened to sesh, who got the hit from a crushed paper bill thrown by Nadan, which is supposed to hit me.

“what is that for ?" Asked Nadan

“Revert to the 'should I be honoured or worried', how is it?” I replied sesh, I ran inside the food court and sat on the table.

I am right now praying to god to help me as their scheming eyes don't look good as they came to the table itself, in that Varun sat to my right, Nadan to my left and Sesh across me, with preethi and bhanu between Varun and Sesh, Gokul between Nadan and Sesh.

When they were being silent, I shouldn’t have gotten relaxed, Nadan pulled my hair, I turned to react, Sesh kicked my leg and Varun spilled the water on my lap without giving me time to process.

“Great!” I clenched my anger and got up to leave to washroom.

Nadan-"how "

Varun-"is"

Sesh-"our"

Nadan, varun, sesh-"REVERT"

They laughed at my expenses, only pushed me to Look around, seeing The ketchup in front of me, taking it squeezed in their shirts And Moved away, smirking at them replied “like how you feel"