We open at the beginning of the story.
We see a normal Indian middle-class house in a village. An aunty is seen there, talking to her neighbor
After that, we zoom in a little on the house.
We see a boy.
He is watching anime.
The boy is watching anime in his room.
The room is messy.
After that, the boy's mummy enters the room.
Mummy: "Hey turn off the phone and go clean the room."
Boy: "I will do it."
After that, the boy cleans the room.
We see a lot of books in the room, and the boy is putting them all into an almirah.
What are the books ?
12th class books
Some psychology books
Some biology books
Some math books
After cleaning the room,
The boy takes out his phone .
We see on the phone that he opens YouTube, and the YouTube account name is:
Rakesh Sharma
After that, the boy searches on YouTube in Hinglish:
"Super power kaise paye without meditation"
And after that, he watches a video.
But in his mind, the boy is thinking:
"I have already watched this one video 100 times. I haven't gotten any superpowers, I'm just hoping that maybe I'll get something."
After that,
Rakesh puts the phone down on the table quickly .
Rakesh: "Hm I'm not enjoying anything. What should I do? I'm in 12th class and I'm average in studies. I want to do something big in life, but what should I do? I just don't feel like doing anything . If I had a superpower , I would have become successful overnight."
After that,
Rakesh: (Holding his head)
"I have to do something big. But how do I get a superpower? "
Mummy (Interrupting his thought ): "Son, some distant relatives are coming to our house today. Go and bring some cold drinks."
Boy (Thinking ): "Wow, a reality check right in the middle of my thinking."
Boy: " OK, Mummy."
Rakesh grabs his wallet and starts walking towards the shop, which is only a 100-meter distance.
Rakesh (Thinking while walking ):
" If only I could get some superpower. What should I do? Hm... I have an idea! Humans already have some superpowers inside them. If I can unlock them, it could work. First, I'll give the cold drink to Mummy at home, and then I'll start searching on my phone . Action is more important than thinking."
After that, Rakesh opens his phone and thinks:
"Yes, yes, yes . We can get superpowers if we learn to fully control our body . But the biggest problem is meditation ; I can't do it."
Mummy (Interrupting his thoughts again):
"Son, Uncle has arrived. Open the door ."
Rakesh snaps back to reality again. Now he hears the sound of the doorbell ringing .
"It seems I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't hear anything. But wait... Uncle means relatives. Which means:
Relatives = Questions
Questions = Trouble
Trouble = Humiliation
No, I will not open the door . It's best to hide ."
After that, Rakesh shouts to his mummy:
"Mummy! I'm going to the bathroom. You open the door ."
Mummy: " OK."
Rakesh immediately hides in the bathroom under the pretext of taking a bath . No one will suspect that he is avoiding the interaction.
After that, Mummy opens the door and welcomes Mr. Raju Sharma and his wife, Laxmi Sharma, into the house.
Mummy: "Oh, please come in, come in! You said you would come today, so I have made some samosas for you."
Raju: "Oh, no, it's not needed. We just came to visit for 10 minutes. We'll chat for a bit and then head back to our home."
Mummy: "Where is your daughter?"
Raju: "She is in the car . She said she has some work and told us to go inside."
Mummy: "It's been so many years since I've seen her; I really wanted to see her."
Raju: "Don't worry about it. I'll tell her to come in for a minute so you can see her."
Laxmi: "By the way, where is your son? What is he doing these days? He must have finished 12th by now."
Mummy: "Yes, yes. He has rushed into the bathroom. He always does the same thing whenever he sees relatives."
After that,
Rakesh: "Oh... how did my mummy find out? That was such a useless insult. Anyway, that girl is in the car and busy. If mummy had just said, 'My son is studying in the library and isn't home,' my respect would have increased (Respect++). But my mummy... okay, forget it. By the way, who is that girl? She's Uncle's daughter, I didn't even know. I am 100 percent sure she also hates doing this fake acting in front of elders; that's why she stayed in the car . But her respect is high (Respect+), while mine is like a clown ."
After that, Rakesh thinks in his mind:
"OK, no more fear now. Enough is enough. I can't live my life in fear like this. I have to come out of the bathroom. Besides, why am I staying away? Who is he? Like, who is this Uncle? Why do I need to fear him? If they ask me questions , do I really need to answer? Like, really? Of course not . If Uncle asks, 'Son, how are your studies going?' I will say, 'Just like your shop is going! '"
Rakesh is also thinking in his head:
"If Uncle tells Mummy that your boy doesn't respect his elders... I will say , 'What have you achieved by growing old?'"
"OK, no more thinking. Let's go out of the bathroom and actually talk for a bit."
The bathroom door finally opens.
Rakesh is wearing a shirt and pants.
Uncle sees him.
Raju: "Oh, so your son finally came out of the bathroom!"
Laxmi Aunty: "Son, so much shyness is not good."
Rakesh: "Actually, I am not shy. I was just taking a shower 🚿 in the bathroom."
Raju Uncle: "Son, today I learned that people can take a shower while wearing a shirt and pants too!"
Laxmi Aunty:
Mummy: (Reaction Disappointed)
Rakesh: "Reality hit me again." He says, "Wait a second," and ...
After that, Rakesh comes back after 1 minute and says:
"By the way, Uncle , you said who wears a shirt during a shower in the bathroom? But if you look closely, there is a stand in our bathroom that holds the shirt and also the pants. We can wear them immediately after the shower ."
Uncle: "OK son, I think I made you angry. OK."
Laxmi Aunty: "Son, how are your studies going?"
Rakesh: "The studies are not going well, but your tongue is running very fast."
Hearing this:
Mummy:
Uncle:
Aunty: "Look at how ill-mannered this boy is! How can you talk about my tongue like that?"
Mummy: "Say sorry to Aunty!"
Rakesh: (Laughing like a psychopath ) "Why? Who are you? Did your ego get hurt or what? Anyway, what are you to me? Who are you? You aren't even a real blood relative."
Now things have heated up!
Rakesh: "Anyway, tell me, what did I say that was wrong? I only said that your tongue is running very fast. Your husband roasted me. Tell me, Mummy, did you ask Uncle to say sorry to me then? No. But the moment I said something, everyone got angry . Just because he earns money and is old, it doesn't mean I will say sorry to him . I am leaving. You say sorry if you want; I will not say it to this old man."
Uncle: "Son, you are young, so I am forgiving you."
Laxmi Aunty: "Forget it. His parents haven't taught him how to give respect."
Rakesh: "Wow! Wow, what sarcasm! Aunty, I am sorry , please forgive me... JUST GO, YOU OLD WOMAN! Why should I say sorry to you? Get out of the house! GET OUT! "
Raju Uncle: "We got great respect by coming to your house today! From today, all relations with your family are over! Let's go, Laxmi!"
Rakesh: "Go! You are nothing anyway!"
Rakesh is on fire!
As they are leaving, Rakesh says to the Uncle:
"Abe old man! If you ever come to this house again, I will give you a spicy samosa! Come then!"
Mummy: "Son, be quiet! Why are you ruining our name in the village?"
Now their daughter hears this because Rakesh is outside at the main gate.
Daughter: "What happened? Why is he shouting? Whom is he calling an old man?"
Raju Uncle: "Daughter, their son is crazy. He insulted your mother without any reason!"
Daughter: "What? He insulted my mother? Now I will teach him a lesson!"
She gets out of the car .
"Oye!"
Rakesh turns and looks . "What happened?"
Girl: "You insulted my mother! Do you know who I am?"
Rakesh: "Who even are you? Just go! "
The matter has become completely heated. 3 or 4 neighbors are watching their house argument