Blackmail

“Choti….Choti” he called her from his room. “What?” she shouted back from the hall. “Come here” she got up from the sofa and went to his room “bhayya…?” She asked him. “Switch on the fan Choti,” he said lazily. “Are you crazy bhayya” her voice was filled with anger. “Do you think Choti?” he said with a sarcastic smile. “huhhhhhh…” she yelled switching on the fan and went outside.

She was watching TV, he came and changed the channel. “I am watching,” she said in a high pitch. “Choti” he looked at her by raising his eyebrows. “Ok” she looked at him and sat silently. Her parents were surprised by her behaviour. She was never calm. Both used to fight always, for every small thing. She never obeyed him and never listened to him and he always irritates her and does things which she didn’t like. But from a week she was behaving in an entirely different manner. She was listening to him. Both were not arguing at all. He was ordering and she was just following him. Their parents knew something happened between them.

One week back…..

It is morning and everyone is getting ready. “maa I will be late” “why? Where are you going?” her brother interrupted when she was talking to her mother. “I am not talking to you bhayya” she said while getting ready. “But I am asking you Choti” both started arguing. “Both of you shut up,” their mother said and asked her daughter “Choti where are you going?” “No maa I have a special class” “ok tell me the time bhai will come and pick you” “I am not a kid I can come by myself” she said looking at her mother. “maa I am not her driver to pick up” “I don’t need you bhayya” “don’t call me ever I won’t come Choti” he said and both went to college.

In the evening while driving back home he saw his sister coming out of the theatre. He went to her stopped the bike and pressed the horn. She was with her friends and they all ignored horn. He continuously pressed the horn. “What the……bhayya” she turned back seriously and shocked to see her brother. “Choti are you coming from special class” he teased her. “bhayya” she said slowly. “Yes Choti” he said with a cunning smile. “Don’t tell to papa” “ok I will tell maa” “bhayya nooo” she yelled. “But Choti” he teased her more. “Please bhayya please I will do whatever you want, I will listen to your every word” she pleaded him. “Hmmm….. You should listen to my every word ok” he ordered. “Sure bhayya I will listen” “you won’t raise your voice against me and you will obey me ok,” he said with a commanding voice. “Ok bhayya.” From that day he was dominating her in everything.

After two weeks she went to her brother's room “bhayya pick me up at 7 near theatre” she said carelessly. “Oh really Choti” he said with his regular voice. “Yes bhayya” her voice was strong. “Shall I tell maa that you are bunking college again” he threatened her. “I think you won’t do it” she said with a soft tone. “I will do it,” he said and got up from the bed. “bhayya also tell papa that someone is smoking near the water tank” “what?” He was surprised by her words.

“Why don’t you check WhatsApp, I have just sent you a picture”. He took the phone from the bed and opened what’s app. He was shocked by seeing his smoking picture. “Shall I tell papa bhayya or shall I forward the picture” she said looking at the picture. “No Choti I will do whatever you want” this time he pleaded. “You should listen to me bhayya,” she said with a cunning smile. And the story continued.