Chapter 5- The Manipulator (2)

Kunal heard Shivam's word but he didn't answer him.

Shivam looked at him and tried to Kunal heard Shivam's word but he didn't answer him.

Shivam looked at him and tried to tease him "Hey punk, you must be jealous now because Mom is cooking something special for me but not for you!" He was showing him his pearly teeth, he just wanted to provoke him.

"If she cooking something for you then why would I be jealous? After all, you're my brother," said Kunal with a smirk, he knew his big brother very well.

Shivam scratched his head and stared at him, who showed his calm expression and smirked on his lips.

In the Kitchen Mrs Singh had finished her cooking and was taking out the dish in the plates, she turned and said to her maid "Meena when the tea ready you prepare for tonight's meals," 

Meena nodded, she was around twenty, she was wearing a long skirt with a long top and a scarf on her neck.

Mrs. Singh was going out of the kitchen when she stopped and turned back, she asked: "Did Uncle Syam go to the market to shop?" 

Meena nodded again "Yes ma'am,"

Mrs. Singh asked her again "Did you remind him again that he has to buy bitter melons especially?"

Meena politely answered her "Yes ma'am, I told him that there are no bitter melons in the backyard," Meena paused few seconds then continued again "Why you send him for buying bitter melons? You could send me, Sonu or another servant?"

Mrs. Singh smiled and said "Today's guests are very special and her favorite food is stuffed bitter melon, I don't want our guest to dislike that because of that's bitterness, testy stuffed bitter melons can be made from the best bitter melons and your father has more experience than us that's why I asked for this favor from him. Now prepare for the evening meals, I will join you when everyone finishes their snacks." After that, she left the kitchen.

Both brothers were waiting for their snacks when Mrs. Singh came and put the plates in front of them.

Kunal quickly started eating and Shivam was also about to eat but he halted, he saw his plate and asked his mother "Mom! What is this?!"

Mrs. Singh smiled and answered him "Actually I was going to cook something else for you but suddenly Kunal came there and said that today you have worked hard during your training and now need energy. So I cooked cabbage rolls for you, it's very tasty, at least taste it little, I'm sure you will definitely like it."

Shivam stared at his brother and then said to his mother "Mom you know I hate cabbage!"

Mrs. Singh said patiently "But you had promised me that you will definitely eat whatever I cook, then what happened now?"

"You ask me what happened? You had to cook something for me but you didn't, you... you cooked for this punk!"

Kunal stood up from his chair and grabbed his mother and then started crying "Wu hu... mom! Big brother called me punk!"

Mrs. Singh angrily ordered him "Shivam, apologize to him!" 

"No! I do not apologize to this punk!" Shivam declined.

Kunal pouted his lips and said to his mother "Mom, big brother again called me that!"

Mrs. Singh shouted at her eldest son "Don't call him that and apologize!"

Shivam declined her again "I will keep saying him punk because he really is punk. Punk, punk, punk..." he kept calling him that.

Kunal started crying even more "Mom! Huhu..."

Mrs. Singh angrily moved toward her eldest son but he reacted faster than her, he jumped from his chair and ran towards the door, he stopped there and looked at her.

When she couldn't catch him, she took out her left foot slipper and tried to beat him by throwing it on him but he dodged that and teased her "You missed your target!"

Mrs. Singh gritted her teeth, she took out her right foot slipper and threw it on him again but he also dodged that and teased her again "You missed again!" 

Mrs Singh angrily shouted, "Meena bring my stick here, today I will teach him a lesson!" 

A few seconds later Meena came there and brought a thick stick with her, which she gave to Mrs. Singh "Your stick is here ma'am," Meena politely said.

Mrs. Singh took the stick from her hand and said to Shivam "Let's see, today who will save you from my hands?"

Shivam looked at the stick in his mother's hand and then he saw his brother, who was not crying anymore and he was looking at him with a devilish smile as if he was saying that 'Now get ready for your punishment'

Shivam thought 'That punk is so tricky and manipulative but mom doesn't see it all.' Then he looked at the Meena.

Meena was also looking at him with a devilish smile as if she was saying 'You deserve it."

When he saw that there was no one to help him, he ran towards the living room and Mrs. Singh ran after him, she was constantly yelling at him.

At the same time, two vehicles stopped in front of the villa, a teenage boy around eighteen rushed there and opened the first car's door for the car owner, he welcomed him politely "Welcome back home, master!"

A very tall and handsome man got down from the car, he was in a business suit.

Two men came out from another car, they were wearing army uniforms.

The loud voice of Mrs. Singh was heard outside, when those three people heard her voice, they started peeping inside.

The man who was in a business suit asked the boy "Sonu, what's happening inside?"

Sonu answered him "Shivam again annoyed ma'am, just now I heard that she asked Meena for a stick, seems she is going to beat him a lot today, master please save him!" to tease him "Hey punk, you must be jealous now because Mom is cooking something special for me but not for you!" He was showing him his pearly teeth, he just wanted to provoke him.