Deprived

Chapter 1. End of "The Brat"

"How was the school?" my mother asked, "Mmm, not so good" I said and went to my bed with my powerless body. I threw my bag at it's place and went for a nap without food or anything. When I wake up, it was all night outside, I took a great nap for about 6-7 hours.

(stomach crumbles)

"Shit! I've not eaten since the morning. My tiffin? Ughhh I didn't ate it, I need to eat something real quick" I said to myself and went in the kitchen. My mother was busy in making the dinner for tonight, I asked her "Is there something to eat? My stomach is hurting!" My mother shouted me "Do I look dumb to you? I've been telling you to eat since you came, and I cheaked your bag and the tiffin was as it is when I packed it in the morning. Ugh! When will this brat behave properly?! Definitely I am treated as a maid in this family. Go take the remaining yesterday's cake from the fidge, and wait till the dinner's ready" I took the cake from the fridge and went on my bed.

My father called my mother yesterday and they both discussed about getting a new house as this one is very small. They thought that when my father will come after his retirement, this house would not be sufficient for adjusting us 4 members, that is, me, my brother, my mother and later my father. If we see, this house comprises a hall, a kitchen, a separate bathroom and toilet and that's it.

My house is located just at the side of the church yard and the kitchen has a window which opens outwards the yard, making us space to watch what is going on there. My bed is in the hall which means I'm not in my separate room but I'm technically in the hall. It just disgust me, as I'm not a kid now and I need to have some privacy. Well, I'll leave that issue to my father, he definitely does what he wants, no need for me to interrupt them.

I started the T.V and watched my favorite cartoon show with my cake. Well, yesterday was my mother's birthday, so that is why, there was this cake left out.

I thought "Today's day at school was not that bad but I hate when all of them boys just ignores me as if I don't exist, I hate that shit. And I can't talk to them girls cause I have not done that from the very beginning. I just fumble when it comes to talk to a girl."

I heard my mother talking to a person of the church from the window, "Yeah sure, he'll definitely come and the younger one is currently not at home or else I would have sent him too. Thank you for the pleasant invitation" my mother calls me after her talk with that person, I didn't heard what that person said so I was curious. My mother said to me "So you are hungry right? Guess what, the church is conducting a wedding and has invited us for the dinner and trust me the food which the church serves is very good. Take your brother with you if you find him in the way and don't worry there will be boys and girls of your age so you don't have to hesitate there" I yelled "Noooooo! You know that I don't mingle with the children of this locality, so how can I go and eat with them?" my mother replied "It's no harm, they'll not eat you. Stop being such a meanie, do whatever you want to do I'm not forcing you" with this my mother continued with her work and I went again on the bed and continued with my show.

It was about 8:30 pm and the dinner was not yet ready, On that I also finished my cake. I thought "Should I go there? It's would be just half an hour for me to go there, eat and return home" I resisted for a while but now my stomach hurted a lot, so I took my jacket and went to the main entrance of the church. I was standing at the main entrance just looking here and there as if I'm trying to find my brother but in reality I was very anxious about the people. People were going in and going out and I was just standing at the corner of the entrance, just trying to find some similar faces. My eyes just turned to the other side and then this boy appeared.

"What!?" the boy said in a sarcastic manner,"Are you here for washing dishes or picking the chairs? I think these are the only two possibilities as from a long time you are just standing here as a dummy and haven't stepped in to eat. Are you waiting for someone?"

I was very nervous "I-I am..." Meanwhile a strange voice,"Ooh! Bring that boy here","yes father" the boy replied, he held my hand and started to take me inside the church.

The church was looking very beautiful and it was decorated very well but the only thing that I can't take off my eyes was this boy, he had a different aura, somewhere in my mind I said "I want to be like him!", he was probably 16-17 years old and now he was holding my hand and taking me with him, all I could see is his brown skin, his wavy hair and his glittering eyes which were glittering because of the lights in the decoration. I wanted to be friends with him.

"He's here" the boy let go my hand,
"I see...." the strange man said "Son of major, right? where is your younger brother? I remember I asked your mother to send him too", I replied "Well, he never stay's at home, he probably would be playing with his friends. If he was at home, I would have definitely brought him with me"

The man wore a plain white shirt and black pants and looked very kind and satisfied by his face, he said "Ooh that's okay, but I'm very much glad that atleast you came. I hope that you would like these decorations and food which we organised, I won't let you go hungry from here. (he giggles and called his son) Hey Gaurav, take him to the food section and introduce him to your friends" Ooh, so his name is gaurav, "Let's go" he said and he took me to the food corner where there was a huge crowd