Vardaan

"Hello? Leo are you alright?"

As soon as Leo received the phone call, a deep and soft voice filled Leo's mind with emotion.

"Yes uncle Lee, I am fine." He replied courteously.

"Would you like to have lunch with us? I wanted to have a word with you. would you like to come?"

Lee hyun-jin asked humbly.

".....Okay uncle, I will be there in a bit."

Leo froze for a moment, then replied.

"We will be waiting for you, better come fast. Take care Son." Lee hyun-jin said cheerfully.

"Yes, You too."

Leo fabricated his tone joyfully and ended the call.

As he put down ho phone his eyes flooded with tears. All he could think of was how he could face his loved ones.

***

After a period of time Leo arrived at his second home. The house of the Lee family, the house where Leo grew up with the warmth of a family.

When Leo saw that house, all his fatigue and gloominess went away and he felt as if he had come to the most lovely place in the world.

Leo got lost in thoughts for a moment, then he pressed the doorbell. There was no response even after ringing the doorbell. He was standing there: waiting for the door to open.

After a few seconds he heard a sound of running footsteps, coming from the other side of the door.

Leo stepped back a little as if he knew what was coming. The door opened with a burst.

A little boy dash throughout it and headbutted Leo into the gut.

"Welcome home. Hyung."

Fourteen year old Lee Surya Thalapathy said joyfully.

"Haha.. I'm home."

Leo replied cheerfully.

The relationship between the two of them was clearly visible. They were not related from blood but the closeness between them was beyond blood relations.

"Huh? Hyung what happened to your face?"

Surya asked worriedly.

"Well.... haha...."

Leo hesitated.

At that time Leo was not looking at Surya's face.

If he had looked then he would have realized that there was a strange reaction on Surya's face, a dark viod was clearly visible in his eyes.

Slowly the expression on Surya's face started changing. The aura around him changed completely.

A negative sensation engulfed him. At that moment there was only one voice echoing in Surya's mind.

'who did this to hyung... Who did this to hyung..... Who did this to hyung..... Who? ....who?.....who?....kill....them...I.....will...kill.....'

"I just fell down the stairs. Haha... You know I am a bit clumsy."

Leo smiled.

"Huh?"

Surya snapped out of it.

"Well you are. haha..."

Both laughed and entered the house.

As soon as they entered the house Surya's happy face turned into a horrified one.

"Huh? Surya what's the matter?"

Leo asked while looking at Surya.

"Hyung... please.....save....me."

Surya trembled in fear.

"From what?"

Leo asked curiously.

"Th.....That."

Surya pointed with his trembling finger.

Leo rolled his eyeballs towards the direction and witnessed the fear that Surya was feeling.

"LEE SURYA THALAPATHY. I TOLD YOU SO MANY TIMES NOT TO RUN INTO THE HALLWAY AND TO OPEN THE DOOR ELEGANTLY. DIDN'T I?"

Lee Nikita said while snapping her fingers in anger.

"Hyung, please only you can save me."

Surya pleaded.

"Me?"

Leo whispered.

'How am I suppose to do something in this situation?'

Leo thought as he saw his aunt angrily approaching them.

'Ah.... Right I forgot about that, the ultimate cool down Technic that big brother Jin thaught me.'

Leo thought while catching his breath.

"Hello aunty you are looking as young and lovely as ever."

Leo greeted her with a genuine smile.

As soon as Leo said that, Nikita's anger vanished. Then she laughed and said-

"Ho..Ho... Oh my, you are flattering me too much. Haha.."

'phew... Dodged the bullet.'

Both thought at same time.

'You're the best hyung.'

Surya said in his mind while giving Leo a sparkling smile and a thumbs up.

"Why are you not coming in, the food is ready."

Nikita said cheerfully.

Leo washed his hands and then he went towards the dining room. He went into the dining room and saw a man in his fifties was sitting on the dining chair, reading his newspaper and drinking iced tea. He was Lee Hyun-jin the Forster father of Leo.

"Oh you're here, come and sit son."

Lee Hyun-jin said in a caring tone.

"Hello Uncle Lee, how are you doing?"

Leo greeted him with a smile while sitting on the dining chair.

"I am doing great. Are you doing fine? And what happened to your face?"

Lee Hyun-jin asked with worries.

"He said he fell in the stairs."

Surya said while sitting on the chair.

"Oh dear you should be careful while climbing stairs. Does it hurt?"

Nikita said while serving the food.

"Just a little bit."

Leo replied.

"By the way where is Jin bhaiya*?"

{Bhaiya*- big brother in Hindi}

Leo asked while looking around.

"Lee Jin had a meeting tomorrow with a big financial company in Seoul. But they sheduled it today instead of tomorrow."

Lee Hyun-jin said while folding the newspaper.

"Oh I see."

Leo said gloomly.

"Don't make that face son. He will return next week. Now let's eat your aunt has made you your favourite dish."

Lee Hyun-jin smiled gently.

They all happily had lunch together; then they all sat in the living room and started chilling.

"So how is highschool? I heard from your teacher that you have a school trip coming next weekend."

Lee Hyun-jin asked while sipping tea.

"Yes uncle. Our school is taking all our class sections to Gujarat for a historical tour."

Leo replied.

"Hmm.. that's a good thinking by your school. Well I also heard from your teacher that you can bring one of your family members with you if you want to. Why don't you take Surya with you on the tour."

Lee Hyun-jin said while sipping tea.

"Me? with hyung? AWESOME."

Surya jumped in excitement.

Leo remained silent because he knew what's going to happen if Surya or his family found out about the things he was facing.

But then he looked at Surya's joyful and sparkling eyes. And his heart melted right away.

"Can you not? I am not forcing you for anything."

Lee Hyun-jin asked.

"No uncle, i would be happy to take him with me."

Leo replied smilingly.

"Then it's settled. Surya don't bother your brother on the trip."

Nikita said while grabbing Surya's ear.

"Okay mom. Let's go hyung I want to play outside."

Surya grabbed Leo's hand took him outside to play while Mr. and Mrs. Lee was talking to each other.

"Dear did you saw his bruises?"

Nikita said with a worried expression.

"Yes, I saw. Our son is not good at lying."

Lee Hyun-jin said while his eyes closed.

"Shall we tell Lee Jin about it."

Nikita said while holding her hands together.

"No, we can't. You know that how far Lee Jin can go for his brothers. Especially for Leo. You know what will happen and you also known what happened in the past."

Lee Hyun-jin said while looking at Leo through the window.

"Then what if he found out himself."

Nikita said worriedly.

"I don't know. That's what fear me the most."

Lee Hyun-jin sighed.

***

One week later. On the day of the trip.

"Yo, How are you doing, Silver Sh*t?"