“Vikram!” Prakash shouted in joy and enveloped one of the seated men in a bear hug.
“Brother!” The man too reciprocated the emotion as his eyes moistened at the reunion. After a few seconds in their embrace, the duo separated and silently wiped their tears away from their eyes.
“Thought you went overseas; when did you return home?” The man addressed as Vikram quickly regained his calm, but his tone had become quite soft.
“I returned during the afternoon of the same day we became munchkins,” Prakash replied.
“Thankfully you returned on time. Otherwise… Where’s sister?” Vikram let out a sigh of relief when he began to notice something amiss. Prakash had never left Anita alone, not even once even during normal situations; not to mention leaving her alone in such turbulent time
