Naive.

Naive.

Intentionally, I stepped back from him, making my hold tighter on Shaurya, who was also busy watching him inquisitively with his big brown eyes and a pout on his lips, which lay displayed.

We stared at each other for a while. But the silence was cut off by his derision.

"Jesus! How possibly could you carry this plump kid by yourself? Huh? You rather seem to have such a fragile form."

Again, I just peered up at him, quite offended.

Why'd he say that? My brother was healthy, not fat! And he seemed to be making fun of me again, wasn't he? Yes, he was!

Fuming, I stayed quiet, however. Waiting, I did not know what to do.

His obsidian eyes flickered down at my brother with a hint of a smile on his lips. Shaking his head in disbelief at something that I did not get, he raised one of his eyebrows, astonished by the movement. Then, looking down at me and staring intently, he sneered, curling his lips upwards.

"Are you afraid for yourself or your brother, Radhika?" He