Saurabh

The sweet aroma of baking cake hits my nose making my mouth wet. I move to the kitchen to steal and eat some part of it. But my stomach growls betraying me.
" Saurabh?" My mother yells at me twisting my ears preventing me from touching it.
"This is for Sona. You can have it after she had part of it. Bring her in " my mom scowls at me.

" She is not a kid. She knows to come down. I am not her bodygaurd " I snap at her.

" You can never be with your extra package hanging along with you wherever you go. Bodyguards have packs in their stomach region not bags " Baba makes his official entry as he begins his revolt of insulting me.
Baba ,never gets sleep unless he insults me and praises Sona. But yet there in his every words hanging his love and care for us and lot of sarcasm. He is a man of gold and lot of good principles one should ever cherish with all his life but in lesser strict way. One day in my life I will be the carbon copy of this man but with lesser bit of partiality and sarcasm. I adore everything about him except for the fact he always have a problem with my weight.

"It is not my fault" I snap back at him.
"Asha just look at this boy and say how it is not his fault when he grew like a huge banyan tree? " he narrows himself towards me.
"It is not my fault as I was born first. Being born first you gave me all the love and cheese to me and let Sona starve so you bear the consequences" I said shrugging.

"What?" baba scowls at me. While mom and dadi giggles beside him.
Dadi gives me a high five and pats my shoulders for my bravery and intelligence. A small smirk spread through my face as I raised my brow at him.

"Nalayak!" he shouts behind me as I run towards stairs before he throws at me something.

I climbed the stairs and leaned in knees , panting grabbing air to move a next step. Then there I hear sob from Sona's room. I walk towards the room as the sound gets louder.

"Sona?" I knocked the door twice.
As I heard some sounds the door opened by Sona with a shaken expression.
"Who was crying?" I tried to look at inside but Sona stood hiding something.
"No one dada" she is lying.
"What's going on? " I ask as I catch a glimpse of Elena wiping her tears. I am pretty sure something is between these two. Elena yelling at me back then was also strange.
"What's between you guys? Why is she behaving odd all of a sudden? Are you going to tell me or should I push you and barge in? " I put a serious face as I tried to open the other door.
"Nothing dada. It is just that.. "
"So you are not going to say me. So let me call your favourite person and inspect you. Then will see how you hide it " I was about to leave.
"Dada" she let me in her room finding a devastated Elena.
"Elena what's wrong? " I ran to her and hugged her.
Sona told me everything how Elena fell in love with Riya , Sona's friend. But she turned her down and those moments with Elena was just a time pass. I was worried not beacuse she expressed herself as lesbian. But she already sitting here with a breakup when she just lost her parents 3 months back in an accident.
How is she going to survive this? No wonder she is upset and sulked all time.
We consoled her for two hours. She is not ready to let her go. Elena doesn't deserve all this. We got to know that she couldn't get into any college she applied. It means she have to wait an year to get into any college or may be she should work. But her condition doubts me whether she would come for a dinner with everyone. Interviews are thoughts apart.
"El, it's okay just don't cry upon someone who don't deserve you. Just let her go. Think about your future how are you going to survive to prove her wrong. Come on man you are my chocolate Box , who always give me happiness whenever I spot you" I said hugging her as laughed between cries in my embrace.

"Now stop crying for me. After this girl is gone it is me and you. Only I will be there to pay your bills , carry your shopping bags and if you listen to me I will share my salary with you " I said trying to make her smile.
"Share the Salary. You never did this with me" Sona smacked me.
" Because, You are not my chocolate box" I replied as Sona started to hit me with pillows to ease the situation. And this is how we brought Elena out of her broken world.

Dev

Hot water ran over my body, rising every nerve in my body.
As the warmth spread over my body , my mind fled with thoughts of holding her close to my body as second skin. Her hot breath over my chest making hair all over my stand straight.
I close my eyelids to see a curvy , lean figure draped in a saree revealing her milky waist. As I grab it my hand, she leans to give a warm , passionate kiss , I press her closed to my body while still I stand naked showering kisses all over her neck as I start undressing her, everything vanishes out like the hot water leaving my body.

Oh god! Now I need a cold shower.

Rubbing the thoughts from my mind I headed downstairs for my dinner. I sat down on my chair extending my hand to pass food. When nothing reaches out I realised the seriousness of my surrounding. I look up to find everyone staring at me. I gave a confused look and passed a small smile to them.

I turn towards Nikki raising an eyebrow wondering why is everyone staring at me. She spells me a ' sorry ' as I look at her confused.

" Who is Sonakshi Bose?" My mother rose her voice startled me with presenting question.

" Ma?" I frown at her. Simply wondering where did she find out?

" Who is she?" She hands me the picture of Sonakshi .

" Where did you get this picture?" I ask looking back at Nikki. Now understanding everything. Inspite all my warning Nikki gone through my stuff. Nikki  you are so dead.

"Answer her brother " Neha snap at me.

"Oh! She is friend of mine " I feel guilt lying to her.

" Friend or special friend" Vicky spoke with a smirk
Siblings are going to my death.

"Ma she is..she " I struggle for words.

"See how your favourite child hides truth from you. All you do is treat him superior." Neha shouts leaving the room dragging Rhea.

"Ma. I was about to say you. If I know this for sure " I tried to hold her hand as she pushes it away.

I never hid anything from her except this one secret love of mine. How will I say to her? When I am not sure of her. May be it is the time I share this with anyone about my intentions.
I ask evryone to leave. Once everyone left,

"Ma just hear me once" I sit down near her lap, I explain everything taking her hand in mine to avoid complications.

"Dev" she caresses my hair as my temples relax in her touch.

"Having someone's photo with you with out her consent is a mistake. Tear it down now. " She begin.

I looked at her shocked. I can never do that. I doubt I can live without looking at her.

"Dev? Promise me you will not go after her hereafter. " My mother was dropping hell after hell on me.

" Mom? I love Sonakshi. I can't just hold back. It is impossible " I say as I stood in my feet suppressing a sob as my mother tear her photo.

" Love is not something you can just chase it has to felt. Patience is most important. So wait for her. Above all you have responsibilities all over your head. You have three sisters and a brother to take of their future. You should be focussing on it not in some trespassing girl.
I will be very happy if things go good between you two both. But she doesn't even know you. What happiness will she render you?" She finishes off by doubting my own intentions over me.

NEXT MORNING

Inspite of all advices and promises yet here I am can't able to stop myself from seeing her. This is how much I love her. She will be leaving for Goa alone in her first flight of her life. I just wanted to have a last glimpse of her with which I have to live for two years here in Calcutta .

She is happy, a glint of sorrow in her sparkling eyes as she bid bye to her family. Goa is far from here. But exploration is her utmost wish . To see her happy will be my greatest pleasure. Her achievement will be my greatest happiness.

I love you Sonakshi.

Tears stream down my cheeks as the flight takes off all I hold back is my feelings for her, silently sending her wishes all the way.

I spot Elena and Saurabh sobbing for her departure holding their parents.

I remember of my mother's encounter , deciding to take care of my responsibilities over my head.