A story of betrayal !
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Gautham comes crying, says, “Amma, is it true that Ettan came first ?”
Amma: “Yes darling”, “Ettan came first”
<< Crying intensifies >>
Gautham: “How long after did you decide to get me?”
Amma: “3 years” ( months did not make sense to him ; so I truncated the actual number to years)
<< Crying continues >>
Gautham : “3 years?! , had I come with him I would have got more birthdays” ; “I would also have gone to school with him” ; “I will be saying ABCD with him” ; “Amma don’t you know that I am afraid of sleeping alone ?!”
<< Crying continues ; speech slurring ; nose running ; mouth drooling >>
Gautham: “Amma, Ettan says that you decided to bring me to play with him ?”
Amma: “ No, we all wanted you here, we asked God for you , and God granted the wish”
Gautham: “Ettan says that you got me because he prayed for me” , “And, he prayed for me because he wanted somebody to play with”
<< Still crying inconsolably >>
Gautham: “ I am done playing with him, Amma, he does not share the cars ”, Gautham falls face down on the sofa , “Let me go back to where I came from ! Swallow me back, Amma! ” , “Swallow me , now!”
<< Achan was called in to settle the matter >>
The brothers! - United by food ; divided by Hotwheels*
*Hotwheels : a brand of toy cars
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