Entangled

Part 35

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Harshad's parents reached the hospital that evening. 

After meeting Harshad and talking to him,

        Harshad's mom : "We have to meet the girl who admitted him to the hospital and thank her."

        Arya : "I will take care of that Aunty. You don't have to worry about it, I will meet and thank her on your behalf."

        Harshad's mom : "I want to meet her and thank her personally."

        Arya : "Alright Aunty, I will try to see if I can contact her and find out when we can meet her."

        Arya had tried to avoid them from meeting Nandini, but he couldn't stress on it and raise doubts, so he agreed.

        Harshad's mom insisted that she would stay with Harshad that night, so his dad stayed with her and the rest went to stay at the hotel.

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        After checking in at the hotel, Arya went to meet Nandini.

        Arya : "Nandini, Harshad's mom wants to meet and thank you personally."

        Nandini : "I can't meet them. .. Take Sunaina with you. Even otherwise I haven't given my name at the hospital, so they won't come to know that it's not her."

        Sunaina : "You are the one who admitted him and took care of him, so how can I take the credit for it? Moreover, you wanted to see how he is doing too, so you should go and meet them. What do you say Arya?"

        Arya : "Both of you are right in a way. Sunaina, we haven't told you a few things and I can't disclose it now. Nandini can't go in front of them as she is .. if she has to go, she can do so only in disguise."

        Sunaina thought for a while.

        Sunaina : "You can wear a burkha, that way even you will get to meet them and they won't be able to recognize you too."

        Nandini : "What if they recognize my voice?"

        Sunaina : "Hmm .. You can pretend as though you can't speak."

        They felt that that was a good idea if Nandini wanted to see Harshad.

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        Manik and his friends were at the restaurant next to the hotel.

        Cabir : "Where were you? You came with us, but weren't there with us most of the time. When I asked you, you said you will tell me later. What were you up to?"

        Manik : "When we reached here, I felt that Nandini was around. So, I was looking for her in the hospital as well as outside, but couldn't find her. I checked at the reception too, but to no avail. When you asked me, Harshad's dad was around, that's why I didn't tell you earlier."

        Manik hadn't suspected that Nandini would be in the bathroom. He was looking for her inside the hospital when she was outside, and by the time he went outside, she had already left.

        Cabir : "You and Harshad are both intoxicated - he because of medication and you because of love. That's why both of you feel that she is around when she is not. If I booze, probably even I will feel that she is around, what do you say?"