Only Yours

4

Next day at 4 am in morning
Goa

"No no....I didn't do anything"

"You did it...you destroyed my daughter's life"

"I didn't...mom....mom please listen to me...please"

"No I don't wanna listen anything...get out...jao yaha se..."

"Mom please. Meri baat toh suniye please..."

"Nooooo" shouting so nandini woke up and sat on the bed...while aarav also woke up who was sleeping beside her...

"Mumma..kya hua mumma"

"Nthg baby...aap so jao...sleep baby"

"Mumma aap okay ho?"

"Yes baby...you sleep"

Aarav pulled her beside himself and sat a little bit and patted her...

"Sleep mumma...I am here with you"

Nandini smiled with tears and pulled aarav towards her...

"You sleep with me...then I'll sleep happily..."

Saying so nandini hugged aarav and soon both of them slept...
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Aarav and nandini were sitting on breakfast table.

Aarav: mumma when is Arya coming?

"Aarav how many times I have said not to call him by his name. He is elder to you." Explained nandini.

"I know mumma but I lovingly call him that way."

"no one can win against you. And Aryaman will be coming today. His meeting got over yesterday."

Aarav: oh nice...

"Vaise aarav....chalo tell me what is 'my plate' ??"

"Mumma 'My plate' tells us the proper food we should eat"

"And what is proper food baby??"

"20% grains, 30% vegetables, 30% fruits and 20% protein food and also a glass of milk or yogurt"

"Good boy. Chalo for this you get a kiss"

Saying so nandini kissed aarav's cheek.

Both of them completed their breakfast when a man entered the house with bunch of balloons...

"Aaravvvv" called the man...

Listening aarav ran towards him.

"My balloons"...exclaimed aarav taking them from the man...

"Thank you Arya" said an happy aarav

"Anything for you my Love" said the man who is none other than Aryaman.

"I even have a game for you" said aryaman...while taking a game box out from his bag.

"What was need of it Aryaman" said nandini

"Nandini, see he is so happy...anything for his happiness is worth it"

"U both are impossible..." exclaimed nandini....

"We know" said both aarav and aryaman in chorus...

"By the way today is a holiday so why not let's go somewhere??" Asked aryaman

"Yup...mumma lets go park" excited aarav chirped...

"Ok baby" said nandini

3 of them made their way towards amusement park....

While other side....in mumbai...
Manik was sitting in his cabin staring nandini's photo frame....when cabir entered in the cabin...

Manik looked upwards...cabir came towards him and sat infront of him.

Manik avoided looking at him but cabir kept staring at manik.

"Speak"

"Why are you doing this manik?"Asked cabir

"What am I doing??

Cabir just kept a box on the table seeing which manik's eyes opened wide...

"You entered my room??"

"That doesn't matter manik. From when this is going on??"

"I don't care to tell you. I have work."

"Fine I am saying it to dad"

"Cabir no. "

"Then speak. Manik please atleast tell me what's happening to you and why are you behaving this way. Please."

"What do u want to hear cabir. huh?? What do you want me to say?? That I am broken from inside. I don't get sleep and peace. So I am taking sleeping pills. I am living like a dead person cause my soul is Nandini."

Cabir just came towards manik and hugged him tightly. Manik cried hugging him. It was first time that manik was crying and expressing himself after nandini left.
Naira, mukti, dhruv, aliya were also in tears seeing him like that who just entered his cabin. All of them hugged manik and made it a group hug.

After sometime everyone was sitting on couch surrounding manik. Naira was side hugging him from one side and mukti from other side.

"I am sorry manik for all that I said yesterday. I am really sorry. I should have known that you can't give nandini's place to anyone. And no one from us can do that. I am sorry" said mukti

"Mukti it's ok" said manik.

"Manik we want to talk something" said cabir

"What??"

"Manik we have events and concerts lined up. So we were thinking that..."

Manik cut dhruv and spoke...

"No dhruv...I can't sing. I will not be able to sing"

"But manik music gives you peace. Try it" said Aliya...

"No Aliya. Music no more gives me peace. Cause it has been replaced by nandini and she is no more with me"

"Manik atleast try. You love music"

"No cabir I can't"

"Bhai, music doesn't give you peace but it connects you with bhabhi. Bhabhi was the most excited one to listen your voice and concerts whenever possible. She loved your music the most above your looks. Connect with music to connect with her bhai. Please sing"

Saying so naira stood up indicating others to leave manik alone...
After everyone left manik was sitting staring at nandini's photoframe.

He went in flashback...

"Nandini...nandini...where are you jaan??"

"In the balcony mani"

"Jaan I was finding you and you are sitting here"

"Yes I was sitting here staring the stars"

"And why is that so...suddenly star gazing without me??"

"Cause you say staring stars gives you peace so was trying it out as I did not have my safehome, my peace with me"

"Acha ji?? And what is your safehome, your peace??"

"Your arms and ur heartbeat mani. You know mani ur heartbeat is the best music for me after your voice. I love your voice. And this heartbeat is the music i want always."

" Ohh and what if I deny to sing anytime??"

"Never mani. Don't do it anytime. I love your voice very much. Your music is love for me. Never leave it even if I am not there to listen."

Manik opens his eyes shouting
"JAAN"

Manik looks around and realizes he was in memories of his jaan...
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Stay tuned...

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