3. Don't Cry.

                                    

                                          
Walking side by side on the road taught me two things. 
One, people could not see him. They were not able to, in fact,  he was the one who had to narrowly avoid the people walking into him. 
Two, we are going to be very competitive. Why you might ask, it's because, we're both the elder siblings and we have both learnt to be independent, which implies, we are going to argue about keeping the other safe. 
As we walked back home I saw him being curious about the food stalls. 
" What are those? " He asked, looking at the gol gappas. 
" That? That is gol gappa. It's like sooji or aata puri, fried. Then you fill aaloo and chana in it and have it with dhaniya pudina paani and imli chutney. " I said. Now, if any one is a student, they know.. You can't eat anything from outside before the exams. If you want to be healthy during exam season, you have to be health conscious. 
Delhi especially. If I want to have healthy, I'm better off eating this at a  Kaleva store. Which is exactly what I did. 
Calling an auto, I sat in. 
" Kitne log madam? " (How many people maam.) 
" D-ek hi bhaiya." (T-one only) 
As we sat in, somehow since he was too tall to fit in the auto, I asked him, " Can no one see 
you? "
" Krishn told me, that no one can see me unless I want them to. I have chosen to only appear to you and your friend when we find him. Which is why I ask. Where is he? " He asked, yet again. He had piercing brown eyes. They would go from curious to deathly scary in seconds. 
Now.. I don't know what to do. Should I tell him? 
" Uhh.. You might not like my answer. " I said, inchimg away even though there was no space in the auto. Which scared me more. 
" Why. " Hard eyes staring into mine.. I am scared. 
"He'sgonebacktoyourtimeasyouhavecomehere. " I managed out, in one breath. 
" What? Repeat. Clearly. " 
" He has. He has gone back to your time, while you are in his. " I answered. If you can't notice, my voice was shaking.. 
" I see. " He said and turned around to face the outside. 
" Uh.. Yudhishthir? Hello? Please don't go silent on me. " I implored as we reached Kaleva. 
Paying the auto wale uncle off, we walked in. To say his mood instantly changed would be an understatement. He was beyond happy. 
" What do you want to have? Sweet or spicy? " 
" I want to have that Gol Gappe. That thing on the street. Can we find that here? " 
" Oh yes. Wait I'll go order. "
Now, I knew Bheem ate a lot, but did he too? It looks like it. They all had big muscles and heavy muscle mass. 
" 5 plates of Gol gappe please. "
The shopkeeper looked at me  funny. 
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"Right. So you break the top of the poori with your fing-" 
Poor him, did not estimate the amount of force he used. 
"Oh no! No no.. Nor that much force. Hold on. " I said, showing him again. 
Now, even though he used less force he covered more surface area with his fingers and we inevitably had the same result.