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Chapter 106 - Chapter 106 — Leftovers, Phone Calls, and the Smile That Meant Doom

After Komal's nuclear phone call ☢️📞,Mochi sat beside Laddu with the sweetest smile.

The kind of smile that didn't mean happiness.

It meant discipline.

She gently pushed a plate toward him.

Mochi:"Eat." 🍽️

Laddu looked down.

Very carefully.

The plate contained—

🍚 One bite of rice🥦 Half a vegetable🧀 One lonely piece of paneer, emotionally abandoned

The paneer looked like it had accepted its fate.

Laddu leaned closer and whispered, horrified:

Laddu:"Mochi… this is not food.""This is archaeological evidence."

Mochi tilted her head innocently 😇

Mochi:"Eat it."

Laddu's soul packed its bags and left 🚶‍♂️👻

He slowly stood up, wobbling dramatically like a tragic hero in a soap opera.

Mochi raised one eyebrow.

Mochi:"Where are you going?"

Laddu:"To.""The.""Highest.""Authority." ⚖️

He marched into the kitchen like a man filing a complaint with God.

Complaint Department: Kitchen 👩‍🍳

Mother was cooking, humming peacefully.

She turned around.

Mother:"Yes, son?"

Laddu immediately grabbed her pallu like a five-year-old reporting playground bullying.

Laddu (breaking voice):"Aunty… Mochi is bullying me!"

Mother blinked.

Once.

Twice.

Mother:"What did she do now?"

Laddu pointed dramatically toward the living room.

Laddu:"She told me I can only eat her LEFTOVERS!""LEFTOVERS!""Do you know how small her bites are?!""It's not a meal—it's a sample size!"

Mother covered her mouth, shoulders shaking.

Mother:"Oh my god…"

Laddu continued, suffering in HD resolution.

Laddu:"She gave me three grains of rice!""THREE!""Even ants eat more than that!" 🐜

From the living room, Mochi's voice thundered:

Mochi:"EAT IT."

Laddu flinched like lightning struck nearby ⚡

He looked back at Mother with pure betrayal in his eyes.

Laddu:"Mother… this is not what I wanted when I asked for love.""Help me."

Mother inhaled deeply, failing to control her laughter.

Mother:"Son… she's doing this because she cares."

Laddu stabbed the air with his finger.

Laddu:"This is not care.""This is starvation.""If she becomes my wife, I will die before honeymoon."

Mother lost the battle and laughed openly 🤣

Mother:"Okay okay— I'll talk to her—"

Too late.

Ambush Mode Activated 🐼⚠️

Mochi appeared behind Laddu.

Silent.

Deadly.

She slipped her arms around him from behind and rested her chin on his shoulder.

Mochi (sweet but threatening):"You don't want to eat my food?"

Laddu screamed internally.

Mother backed away immediately.

Mother:"Nope.""You two solve this.""I'm not dying today."

She vanished.

Mochi tightened her arms just a little.

Mochi (smiling):"Eat it."

Laddu (tiny whisper):"Mochi… I love you…""…but not your leftovers…"

Mochi slowly turned him around.

Her voice dropped.

Low.Calm.Terrifying.

Mochi:"Then what do you want to eat?"

Laddu opened his mouth—

Closed it.

Wrong answer = death.

Finally, he whispered:

Laddu:"Food… you cook…""Fresh…""For me…"

Mochi froze.

Her eyes widened.

Her cheeks turned pink 🌸

Mochi (shy):"…You want something I cook?""Fresh?""For you?"

Laddu nodded so fast his neck almost snapped.

Laddu:"Yes!""Anything!""Just not leftovers!"

Her grip loosened.

Her mood flipped.

She gently took the plate from his hands.

Mochi (soft):"…Okay.""I'll cook.""Sit."

Laddu sat instantly like a trained puppy 🐕

Mother peeked from the hallway.

Mother (whispering proudly):"She's learning how to love.""And he's learning how to survive."

Emergency Call to Headquarters 📱🚨

The moment Mochi went to cook,Laddu pulled out his phone.

Serious face.Tired soul.Shaking fingers.

He dialed the most dangerous number.

Mom.

The call connected.

Laddu's Mother:"Yes beta?""Why calling so early?""Did Canada break?"

Laddu:"Maa…""Komal is teaching my girlfriend how to control me."

Silence.

Then—

Mother:"She is WHAT?!"

Laddu:"She's training her.""Eyebrow raising.""Collar grabbing.""Emotional interrogation.""I'm dying."

In the background—

Father:"What did Komal do now?!""I will shout also!"

Mother (dangerous calm):"Give Komal to me.""I will beat her with my slipper."

Laddu froze.

Laddu:"Beat her…?"

Mother:"Yes.""She was supposed to protect you.""Not turn your girlfriend into a weapon."

Laddu:"Maa… what do I do?"

Mother:"You are a man.""Talk to your girlfriend.""Tell her to stop bullying you.""You have rights too."

Laddu blinked.

Rights?

Laddu:"Me…?""Rights…?"

Mother:"Yes.""Go.""Speak confidently."

Laddu inhaled deeply.

Nodded.

Declared bravely:

Laddu:"If you do this again…""I will not talk to you."

Silence.

Even the phone signal froze.

Mother:"…Beta."

Laddu:"Yes Maa?"

Mother:"You said this to HER?"

Laddu:"Yes."

Mother:"…And then you ran away, right?"

Laddu:"Yes."

Mother sighed so hard the ancestors felt it.

Mother:"You are hopeless."

Public Reaction 📢

Maya whispered from the hallway:

Maya:"Bold move.""Very short life."

Cousin:"Someone write his obituary."

Candy:"BIG BROTHER LADDU IS TRYING TO BE A TIGER!" 🐯

Father patted his shoulder.

Father:"Bravery is good.""But sometimes… know your height."

Cousin:"She will break him."

Mother crossed her arms.

Mother:"You told Mochi you'll stop talking to her?"

Laddu (fake confidence):"Yes."

Mother:"She will lift you and shake apology out of your soul."

Laddu:"…Maa I think mistake happened."

Judgement Approaches 🍽️⚖️

From the kitchen—

Mochi:"Laddu… dinner is ready."

The house froze.

Mother whispered:

Mother:"She heard everything."

Laddu turned pale.

Candy prayed.

Cousin grabbed popcorn 🍿

Maya:"This will be fun."

Mochi stepped out.

Soft smile 😇Warm eyesFresh food in her hands 🍛

And behind that smile—

Pure danger.

She walked toward Laddu.

Slowly.

Very slowly.

Mochi:"So…""you won't talk to me…?"

Laddu's soul exited Earth permanently 👻🌍

To be continued…

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