073 Changes

It took some more time for Anuchi's class to end.

"To the bakery..." Anuchi screamed the moment she got inside the car.

"BAKERRYYY..." We joined.

"No. We have to get home. I have many things to do." Mom rejected us.

But it wasn't that easy for her to stop us.

Before we owned the bakery, we used to get sweets regularly. But after we bought the bakery, Mom and Dad put strict limitations on our sweet intake. Ever since then, we had to make a riot to get some extra sweets. Sometimes it worked. Sometimes we got punished.

Since it was our first day at school, I was sure Mom would take us to the bakery as long as we put in a bit of effort.

"Listen, if amma doesn't take us to the bakery, we won't tell her anything that happened in school today," Anuchi instructed us.

It was our first day. Mom was waiting for us outside. She knew that nothing much happened in school. But she was still eager to hear our point of view. Anuchi knew this clearly since she was the 'experienced' one.

Mom glared at Anuchi.

"Don't think that you can scare me with your eyes. I am no longer a kid. I am in class two now." Anuchi wasn't ready to back down.

"If you feel you are so capable, maybe I should put the little ones in your class." Mom threatened Anuchi.

"Huh?? No no no... They are too young. They don't even know how to clear their own nose." Anuchi rejected the idea immediately.

"Anuchiii...." Pichu called heart broken. He felt betrayed.

Anuchi started consoling him.

We continued bickering in the car as Mom drove us to the bakery.

While entering the bakery, we didn't forget to glare at the manager. The manager was an old guy handpicked by Jeemma.

Before he came, we children had a lot more control in the bakery. Everyone in the bakery knew that Anuchi was the little princess and that making her happy was a shortcut to impress our parents. So we always got some special treatment in the bakery. They put extra sweets on our plates and they secretly gave us chocolates. But after this old man became the manager, everything changed.

He brutally cut all the special privileges we enjoyed. He even told Mom and Dad to pay bills whenever they eat so that he can balance the inventory and accounts. The previous manager used to bribe us with chocolates. But this old man told us to pay if we wanted chocolates!

Imagine this once. We had to pay if we wanted to take some chocolate from our own bakery!

I cannot wholly blame him though.

Mom and Dad weren't good at business. They were both bringing their friends to the bakery and eating for free. Jeemma knew that it wasn't a good habit in the long run. That's why she gave us one of her men. He was someone even Mom and Dad respected and obeyed. So we kids were the ones suffering the most.

"iii-scream." Pichu and Piya ordered the moment they entered the family section of the bakery. This attracted everyone's attention and embarrassed Mom. I and Anuchi ordered puffs. When our order arrived, Mom opened my puffs and applied sauce inside it. She knows that I like it that way.

There is a reason why I and Anuchi didn't order ice cream. The kids cannot finish their ice cream on their own. So we get to eat their leftover. So I and her usually order something else.

Mom asked us about our first day while eating.

After eating our snacks, I am Anuchi got to eat the leftover ice cream of the kids. It had melted and become juice by then. But we still enjoyed it. Pichu's face was covered in ice cream.

We went home after paying the bill.

When we reached home, there was a surprise waiting for us. Dad was home.

"Appa..." We all ran to him.

Anuchi and I were the first to reach him. He grabbed us and sat down so that he can get all four of us in his lap.

"Ahh... You all because heavier when I was gone for just three days. What were you eating?"

"iiicecream..." Pichu was the one to answer. Anuchi was running her hand on Dad's cheek to feel the sharp ends of his trimmed beard.

"Did you bring any for me?" He asked.

"Ummm..." We didn't know what to say.

"Iyamma bought for appa." I answered. Since Mom knew about him coming home, I was sure that she got something for him.

"Ok. Why don't you all go to your room and change?"

Ok." I and Anuchi walked towards our room and the kids went to our parent's room.

"Where are you going? Your room is there." Dad stopped the kids.

"Huh?" They looked at him confusedly.

The kids usually sleep with our parents. That was their room. But now, Dad stopped them and directed them to our room.

I was confused for a few seconds. Then I ran towards our room.

When I got inside, what I saw was different from our room in the morning. It was re-decorated and it had an extra bunk bed in the room.

"Why there is another bed in our room?" Anuchi asked confusedly.

As for me, I couldn't find words to talk. I was very happy. I was so happy that tears rolled out of my eyes.

"Why are you so happy?" Mom nudged me.

"He is intelligent and understands faster," Dad answered.

In my previous life, I and Anuchi shared this room. We grew up together in this room. We played together a lot and fought each other a lot. This room was kind of a special place for both of us.

In this life, the four of us are going to share the room!

It was a huge event for me.

From now onwards, that small room is going to be our little kingdom.

A place for the four of us to grow up together.

I checked out the changes in the room.

The bunk beds were for me and Anuchi. The single bed was for Piya and Pichu. But I was pretty sure that we weren't going to follow that arrangement. There was also a round bed for Doodu. He was already on it.

Mom and Dad just stood near the door and watched us. Mom really looked reluctant. I know she didn't want the kids to move in with us. But no one can stop the flow of time.

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I am once again sorry for disappearing.

This time, I will not make any promises. I will just do what I should.

As an apology, here are some pics of Doodu, Doodu and Piya and the room.

I didn't draw them. They are ai generated images.