Tell me who are you??

4. Too much to expect?

Date Published: 04.04.2022

Words: 1425+ Words

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Neyonika palms her ears: Why are you guys screaming??

Silence prevails for few minutes, all are staring at each other, shock written on their faces. Manik looks at nandini with fury in his eyes whereas Nandini gives him a cold shoulder, with an indifferent look in her eyes.

Neyonika just swayed her head from Fab 5 to Nandini and then back to Fab 5.

Nan: I am sorry ma'am but I won't be able to teach them and .....

Man: As if we are dying to take tuitions from you.

Cab: Ma'am, your idea of tutor is acceptable but Nandini being our tutor is simply not acceptable. I mean she is younger than us, how can she teach us?

Muk: Exactly ma'am, and we don't even get along well, so her teaching us is simply impossible.

Al: And ma'am just look at her, how will it sound that THE FAB 5 is taking tuitions from this Soni Munda!!

Dh: Actually ma'am, what we mean is that she herself is a student, and if she teaches us she won't be able to study herself. So we suggest that you change our private tutor please.

All this while Manik is observing Nandini, her indifference and her calmness is just irking him, when suddenly he says...

Man: One sec..... Did you do all this? Is this your way to get back to us? If it is then I swear you will have to face my wrath and trust me, you wouldn't like to see that.

Nan (calmly): People wearing black glares find the entire world black, but that doesn't mean the world indeed is black. Just because you always find ways to get back to me doesn't mean I would do the same to you too. And moreover, I have more important and better things to do rather than thinking about how to get back at people who are so much into themselves.

Man: Yeah, why not, you must be quite busy in getting yourself in this SONI MUNDA look.

Nan: Well, even that is a much important and better work for me.

Man: Just shut up! You are crossing your limits now.

Nan: I set my own limits, and I don't give an ear to what people have to say about it.

Nyo: Stop it you two.

Man: Tell her mom.......

And again a silence....... Manik in the heat of the argument spoke to his mom directly, called her MOM after 2 long years!!!

After realising what he said, he looks here and there  to avoid his mother's gaze.

Nandini sees Manik and Neyonika and gets confused, what is the big deal if a son calls his mother MOM? Yes they are in office, but..... anyways, why bother?

Nyo: Fab 5, I want you to wait for me outside. I need to have a word with Nandini, alone.

Manik as if finding the right opportunity, rushed out of the cabin, without waiting for Fab 5.

Nan: Ma'am, will I have a say in this decision?

Nyo: Of course Nandini, it is you who will have a final say in this.... but before you decide, I want you to hear me out. Will you?

Nandini nods.

Nyo: Have a seat.

Nandini looks into Neyonika's eyes and finds them to be moist. Apart from unshed tears, her eyes held unshared pain, agony, satisfaction, happiness and sadness. Seeing so many emotions at the same time, she got confused. Not able to hold back her curiosity, she asked