Exile

16. TAKING LIBERTIES WILL ONLY HURT!!

Akshat walked into the house, a bit scared and hoping that his brother is not home but guess what, stars are definitely not on his side. His bhaiyya was standing right in front of him, glaring at him. He gulped as he gave a nervous smile "Time nahi pata chala, bhaiyya."

"Idhar aa tu." Agastya waved his hand but Akshat shook his head immediately "You can't scold me! I am 18 now. I have the freedom to come late."

And that's it. Agastya covered the distance in two long strides and caught hold of Akshat's ear, giving it a nice hard twist, making the boy yelp in pain but Agastya didn't care. He twisted it more and whacked the boy, quite hardly "Chup! Bilkul chup." He warned and Akshat did, trying to get out of his bhaiyya's hold. Tried being the keyword.

Agastya dragged him inside "Dodging security. Not lifting calls. Not informing anyone about your late arrivals. I have had enough, Akshat!" He stopped and rounded the boy, making him stand in front of him before he left his hold on the ear. Akshat tried to rub away the sting but to no avail. It hurt like hell. He glared his bhaiyya back.

"For godsake! I am 18, bhaiyya. You should seriously stop pulling my ear." Agastya cut him off with a solid whack. Akshat stepped back "Lag rahi hai yaar." He exclaimed but Agastya gave him no time before he started whacking him with a rolled magazine. Akshat tried to run away but Agastya had him in a solid grip.

"Security ko dodge karna kab se seekha tune? Haa?" He whacked the boy with each word and Akshat jumped in his place all the times. He winced "Mazaak mein kardiya maine bhaiyya!" He yelped.

Agastya left his hold "MAZAAK Akshat? You think this is a joke?" He raised his voice, dangerous enough for Akshat to flinch and look down. He jerked the boy making him look up "Kitni baar kaha maine that WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO PLAY WITH OUR SAFETY!"

"Bola na mazaak mein kiya! Vaise bhi those idiots couldn't even find me, when I just did it out of nowhere. Agar seriously karta toh?" Akshat rebelled.

Agastya took a predator step "You wouldn't dare, Akshat!" He spoke in a suspiciously low voice.

Akshat hugged his bhaiyya "I won't bhaiyya. Aise hi kardiya maine. Jaane do na ab."

Agastya pulled him away "You dodged security just because you wanted to have some FUN, Akshat!! And I am supposed to let you go?"

"I am just enjoying my freedom, bhaiyya. I knew what I was doing! I also knew the team wouldn't take more than 10 minutes to find me and I went straight into my friend's house. You know how secure their house is! I dodged to have some fun, but not at the cost of risking my life. Agar kuch ulta seedha hota, tho mujhe pata hai ki aap mera jaan leloge. I just turned 18 and I love my life!" He tried to placate his bhaiyya's anger and by the looks of it, it worked.

Agastya looked away upset and sat down on the couch. He palmed his face "You are exploiting your freedom, Akki! Ek phone call karke inform nahi kar sakta tha? 1 Damn call, Akshat! And you weren't even answering my calls. What is this if it's not carelessness? Mujhe gussa dhilake, maar khake, mazaa aayega kya tujhe?" His tone softened.

Akshat hugged him tightly "Nahi karunga phirse. I will inform you. I promise."

Agastya sighed but hugged him back. He pulled away after he had his fill "Mat kar na aise beta. Stop being careless and stop trying to find FUN in useless things. I GAVE YOU THE FREEDOM, YOUR AGE DIDN'T!! I can take it back anytime and I would hate it. Repeat this next time and I will make sure you wouldn't dare to do it again."

Akshat nodded at Agastya's serious tone and tried to diffuse it. He hated when his bhaiyya stayed angry for more than a minute "Did you fire those morons?"