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Chapter 152 - Chapter 152 — QUESTIONS, SHOTGUNS, AND A CRIME AGAINST DIGNITY

Candy raised her hand like this was a classroom.

🙋‍♀️

Candy:

"I want a hippo."

The room paused.

Dead pause. 🧊

Laddu nodded seriously.

"I also want."

Maya pinched the bridge of her nose.

"No one here is getting a hippo."

Candy turned slowly to Laddu.

"Brother… do you use shotgun?"

EVERYONE TURNED. 👀👀👀

Mochi:

"…What."

Laddu sighed like this was a normal Tuesday question.

STORY TIME ACTIVATED (AGAIN) 📖⚠️

Laddu leaned back comfortably.

"One day," he said calmly,

"I was in Korea."

THE ENTIRE FAMILY LEANED FORWARD. 🫣

Mother:

"…Why are you always in foreign countries in your stories?"

Laddu ignored her.

"I was working in an office," he continued.

"Normal day."

THIS ESCALATED ILLEGALLY FAST 🚨

"A girl came in," Laddu said.

"She had a cut on her neck. Blood everywhere."

Candy covered her mouth. 😨

Maya whispered:

"No no no no."

"I used my shirt to stop the bleeding," Laddu continued.

"But she died."

DEAD SILENCE. ⚰️

Mochi:

"…Laddu."

"Then a man came in," Laddu said calmly.

"With a chainsaw. Blood on it."

Mother grabbed the table.

Cousin whispered:

"WHY ARE YOU LIKE THIS."

"He said he did it."

GUNS APPEAR 🔫🔫

"I ran to my bag," Laddu said.

"Put a revolver in my mouth—"

Maya jumped.

"WHY."

"And reloaded my shotgun."

Candy screamed:

"WHY DO YOU HAVE BOTH 😭"

"I popped his head," Laddu said.

"Put the shotgun on the table."

THE ROOM WAS FROZEN. 🧊🧊🧊

Ben whimpered softly. 🐕

IT GETS WORSE 😭

"The injured girl started moving," Laddu said.

"I went to her."

"Then an old man came."

"He picked up my shotgun."

"Shot at me."

"I dodged."

"The bullet hit the girl."

"…And she died."

Mochi stood up.

"This is enough."

"I unloaded all revolver bullets into him," Laddu finished.

"Then I went outside."

NO ONE BREATHED. 😶

IT WAS A PRANK 🤡🔥

"Outside," Laddu said,

"people were laughing."

"It was a prank."

Silence.

Then—

"But when they saw blood on my clothes," Laddu added,

"and went inside the office…"

"They saw three dead bodies."

"They were shocked."

"They ran."

"…Because the prank went tooooo wrong."

FAMILY REACTION (FULL DAMAGE MODE) 💥💥💥

Mother clutched her chest.

"I am calling God personally."

Maya grabbed her head.

"I NEED THERAPY. A LOT."

Cousin stared at the ceiling.

"This café is cursed."

Mochi pointed at him, shaking.

"WHY WOULD YOU TELL THIS STORY."

Candy whispered slowly:

"…Brother."

Ben hid under the table. 🐕

REALITY CHECK 🧠

Maya:

"I need holy water."

Mother:

"I need new ears."

Mochi stared at Laddu.

"…Why would you tell this to a child."

Candy nodded seriously.

"Yes. I am child."

FINAL PUNCH 💀

Lights dimmed.

Blankets out.

Everyone lying down.

Then Laddu said casually, eyes closed:

"…By the way."

Pause.

"That was a dream."

THE ROOM EXPLODED. 💥💥💥

Maya threw a cushion.

Cousin screamed.

Mother hit his arm.

Mochi nearly strangled him.

Candy shouted:

"I WILL NEVER ASK QUESTIONS AGAIN."

Laddu smiled peacefully.

"Good."

Ben barked once. ✔️

THE JOKE REQUEST 🎭

Candy bounced on the chair.

"I want joke."

Laddu raised a finger.

"Wait two minutes."

Maya groaned.

"That's never a good sign."

THE SETUP 😇

Laddu stood up.

Walked straight to Mochi.

Too calm.

Too confident.

Mochi narrowed her eyes.

"…What."

Laddu smiled politely.

"Your hair is very nice."

Everyone leaned in. 👂

Laddu:

"Can I touch it?"

Mochi blinked.

"…My hair?"

Laddu nodded.

"Please."

Silence.

Maya whispered:

"He's about to die."

Mochi sighed.

"…Okay."

THE CRIME 🚨

Laddu stepped closer.

Lifted his hand.

And gently touched—

Above his own lips.

Below his nose.

Her moustache.

Then he RAN. 🏃‍♂️💨

ROOM DETONATION 💣

For one second—nothing.

Then—

Maya SCREAMED laughing.

Cousin fell off the chair.

Candy pointed.

"THAT WAS THE JOKE?!"

Mochi froze.

Her face turned red.

Red-red. 🚨🚨🚨

"You—" she started.

Laddu shouted from behind the counter:

"YOU SAID YES."

COLLATERAL DAMAGE 💀

Mother laughed.

Too hard.

Too suddenly.

Then—

ppffft 💨

Dead silence.

Mother covered her mouth.

"…Oh no."

Then laughed harder. 😂😂😂

Mochi stared.

Then burst out laughing too.

The red stayed.

But the anger left.

AFTERMATH 🌙

Candy clapped.

"BEST JOKE."

Maya wiped tears.

"I hate him."

Cousin nodded.

"He weaponized consent."

Laddu returned slowly, proud.

"Two minutes," he said.

"Worth it."

Mochi shook her head, laughing.

"You're impossible."

Laddu bowed.

"Professional."

The café filled with laughter again. 😄💛

Not because life was easy.

But because someone chose

to make it stupid instead.

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