The relatives left in a storm.
The door slammed shut so hard it rattled the windows 🚪💥, their angry muttering trailing behind them like leftover smoke.
Mochi stood frozen near the kitchen, trying to slow her breathing. Her chest felt tight, like she had been holding it together with invisible threads.
Her father grabbed his jacket without a word and walked out toward the nearby bar.No shouting.No explanation.Just heavy footsteps and silence.
The house felt like it had exhaled all its peace at once 😔.
🍃 AFTER THE STORM
Mochi's mother sank into the sofa, pressing her palm to her forehead. She looked tired. Not weak—just worn down.
Laddu gently placed the fruit basket beside her 🍎🍊.
Then he sat down.
But not like a normal twenty-three-year-old.
No no.
He adjusted the cushion carefully.Let out a long, dramatic sigh.Rested one elbow on the armrest.Touched his chin thoughtfully.
He looked exactly like an aunty judging neighbors from the balcony at 6 a.m.
Mochi's mother blinked.
🌸 Mother:"Laddu… why do you look like a retired school principal right now?"
Laddu waved his hand dismissively, voice instantly transforming.
👵 Laddu (old-woman tone):"Little-sister, sit… sit. Life is long. Knees are weak. Hearts are tired. Tea must be hot."
She stared at him for half a second.
Then she laughed. Hard. 🤣
🍵 A HEART-TO-HEART… AUNTY STYLE
Laddu gently placed his hand on her shoulder, voice suddenly soft and steady.
🫶 Laddu:"Little-sister… this life is yours.""This body is yours.""And this baby… is yours.""So the decision is only yours."
His tone was calm. Protective.Like a woman who had lived fifty lives and survived all of them.
Her mother's smile trembled.
🌸 Mother:"I should know better at my age… but sometimes I forget my choices still matter."
Laddu nodded slowly, eyes half-closed like he was remembering past lives.
🧓 Laddu:"A woman never loses the right to choose happiness.""No matter if she is twenty… or fifty…""Or as old as me today."
She burst out laughing again 😂.
🌸 Mother:"You're not old! You're a child!"
🧓 Laddu:"Inside, aunty… I am a senior citizen."
🤣 THE LEGENDARY CHILDHOOD STORY
When the laughter finally settled, Laddu leaned back, suddenly serious like a storyteller about to drop wisdom.
📖 Laddu:"Little-sister… let me tell you something from my childhood."
Her mother smiled warmly.
🌸 Mother:"Go on."
🧒 Laddu:"When I was seven… one day a woman came to our house.""She had a very big tummy.""So I asked my mother—"
He paused dramatically.
🧒 Laddu:"'Is she Snorlax? From Pokémon?'"
Mother slapped her forehead immediately 🤦♀️.
🌸 Mother:"No, Laddu…"
🧒 Laddu:"Yes, mother explained she has a baby in her tummy."
He leaned forward, eyes sparkling.
🧒 Laddu:"And then… there was an uncle in our neighborhood.""Very sweet man.""But his stomach…"
He gestured a perfect circle.
🧒 Laddu:"…same shape."
Mother's eyebrows shot up.
🧒 Laddu (whispering like a secret):"I honestly believed he was also pregnant."
She covered her mouth, already laughing.
🧒 Laddu:"I used to bring him biscuits.""Fruits.""Help him carry heavy things.""I thought… extra care needed."
Her shoulders shook.
🧒 Laddu:"And one day… after months of observing his 'pregnancy progress'…"
He took a deep breath.
🧒 Laddu:"I asked him—"
Dramatic pause.
🧒 Laddu:"'Uncle… when will you give birth?'"
💥🤣💥
Her mother laughed so hard tears streamed down her face.
🌸 Mother:"What did he SAY?!"
🧒 Laddu:"He laughed.""So hard.""So much.""That he got a heart attack!"
She wheezed, holding her stomach.
🌸 Mother:"WHY would you think that?!"
🧓 Laddu (shrugging like an aunty):"Stomach shape is stomach shape. I don't discriminate."
She nearly fell over laughing again.
From the kitchen doorway, Mochi peeked out, confused… then smiled softly 😊.
🇮🇳➡️🇨🇦 THE LAW THAT TRAVELED COUNTRIES
When the laughter finally calmed, her mother looked at him seriously.
🌸 Mother:"But today… what you said about the law…""Was it true?"
Laddu froze mid-sip of water 🫢.
He swallowed.Sat straighter.
🧑 Laddu (whispering seriously):"Aunty… listen carefully."
She leaned in.
🧑 Laddu:"The law I quoted…""Is one hundred percent real."
Her eyes widened.
🧑 Laddu:"Just…""…in the Indian Constitution."
Silence.
🌸 Mother:"Laddu…""…we live in CANADA."
He nodded slowly.
🧑 Laddu:"Yes, aunty.""That part… slipped from my mind."
One second passed.
Then—
💥😂💥😂💥
They burst out laughing again, louder than before.
🌸 Mother:"You scared them with a law that doesn't even apply here!"
🧑 Laddu:"Aunty, pressure is pressure.""Country is a small technical detail."
They laughed until their stomachs hurt, the house finally warm again 🏡💛.
🌱 THE MOMENT THAT MATTERED
Her mother reached for his hand gently.
🌸 Mother:"Thank you, Laddu.""For defending me.""For making me laugh.""For standing with us."
Laddu smiled, softer now.
🫶 Laddu:"As long as I'm here…""You'll never face anything alone."
From the doorway, Mochi watched quietly.
Her shy heart warmed, slow and steady 💗.
This boy…He doesn't just enter our house.He brings life with him.