Manik woke up to a sharp knock on his door, having just woken up it took him a minute to understand what was going on but soon he realized that one of his family members were at his door.
Knock! Knock!
Manik opened the door to see Nyonika standing there with a stern look. She looked behind him and saw Nandini still fast asleep on the couch.
"Tu kal raat kaha tha?" Nyonika asked her son. Manik just stayed silent. "Kuch puch raha hoon main Manik! Bechari Nandini itni raat tak teri intezaar karti rahi...mujhe paata hai yeh shaadi sahi halat mein nahi hua hai par ab ho gaya toh usse nibhana bhi zaroori hai."
"Mom...maine yeh shaadi sirf issi liya kiya taki koi humari family pe ungli na utha sake...sirf isi liye ki taaki main uss Aiya ko kuch samjaha sakun. Meri life mein iss ladki ki koi jagah nahi hai." Manik replied. Nyonika was about to say something when she noticed Nandini had woken up, she looked bothe upset at what manik said and embarrassed that Nyonika saw her sleeping on the couch. Manik turned around to see Nandini but said nothing and instead just walked into his washroom to change.
"Nandini beta, chalo tayyar ho ke niche aa jao pehli rasoi ki rasam ke liye." Nyonika said, changing the subject.
"Woh aunty....mere paas na zyada kapre nahi hai. I mean, ache wale.." Nandini told her.
"Haan Cabir ne bataya tha...flood mein tumhare kapre kharab ho gaya na?"
Nandini was confused at first but then realized that Cabir prob didnt tell them about her Chacha chachi so that it didnt lead to her working as a bar dancer. So she just went along with it and nodded.
"Isi liye, mein tere liye yeh leke aayi hoon." Nyonika pulled out a package from behind her and handed it to Nandini. "Yeh pehen ke niche aa jao. Main aaj hi Manik ko bolti hoon, tujhe shopping le jayega woh."
After she left, Nandini quickly changed her clothes and went downstairs.
ओह! यह छवि हमारे सामग्री दिशानिर्देशों का पालन नहीं करती है। प्रकाशन जारी रखने के लिए, कृपया इसे हटा दें या कोई भिन्न छवि अपलोड करें।
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A while later, the whole family sat at the breakfast table and Manik started sniffing the air.
"Wow...mom aapne mere liye gajar ka halwa banaya hai? Mera favorite!" Manik exclaimed happily.
"Maine nahi, Nandini ne uski pehli rasoi ke liye banayi hai." Nyonika replied. Maniks smile dropped and he made a face.
"Phir nahi chahiye....pakka khaane layak hi nahi hoga."
"Manik!" Nyonika scolded him. Unfortunately, Nandini was about to bring the gajar ka halwa over when she heard what he said and got upset so she marched right back into the kitchen and took one of the bowls of gajar ka halwa.
"Itni mehnat se banayi maine aur bina taste ki uss akru insaan ne bol diya ke mera gajar ka halwa khaane layak hi nahi hoga....abhi baatati hoon main isko." Nandini seethed. She took 10 tablespoons of salt and mixed it in.....then she took 12 tablespoons of red chilli powder and mixed that in too. "Lo patidev...ab yeh gajar ka halwa tumhe zindagi bhar yaad rahega!"
