Seven Colors of Our Love

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MALHAN HOUSE,,,,

It's been days since they have come back from Panjab and resumed their old routine from the very next day. Everyone was having breakfast except Abhishek as usual. He still takes Afsa with him, leaves home in the early morning, and comes back home late at night.

"Can I stay for a night at Papa's place?" Manisha asked hesitantly. Her eyes fluttered between Mom and Dad.

"Of course beta, You don't have to ask for permission." Mom said

"Just inform us anything you want to do, we are always there for you", dad added.

"Thanks", Manisha replied with a smile creeping across her face.

Mom and Dad were already very tense due to how Abhishek was treating Manisha. With each passing day, their tension was gradually converting into guilt as they were not able to do anything. But thanks to Nischay and Prerna who were always there for Manisha, because without these two her survival was not possible.

"Oh come on, Bhabi you can't leave me alone at home. I'll get bored", prerna whined.

"Prerna doesn't start again, What is she? your baby sitter?", Nischay said in an amused tone.

"I AM NOT A BABY", Prerna said emphasizing each word.

"I am not a baby", Nischay mimicked Prerna. "But you are acting like one Ms. Prerna", He added.

"No",

"Yes",

Manisha, Mom, and Dad were enjoying their cute banter.

"Mooom", prerna grumbled.

"Nischay, Prerna eat silently if you both don't want to get late. If Manisha wants to visit her family let her be she is also a child, don't you think Prerna it would be an injustice to her.", Dad said.

Prerna looked at Manisha who was sitting beside her and said with a puppy dog expression, "Sorry! but please come back soon."

"Okay", manisha replied, pulled her cheek lovingly, and side hugged her.
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"Afsa beta, you have become very naughty these days." Abhishek looked at Afsa who was busy playing with her toys, and then shifted his gaze towards the bottle feeder in his hands and sighed.

Abhishek was trying to feed Afsa but every time she would push the bottle feeder out of her mouth with her tongue.

Abhishek looked at his packed lunch on the table which he had received a few minutes ago. He didn't have anything since morning. He took the sandwich and took a bite of it. These days his own home was suffocating him. Manisha's presence was making him restless. Somedays he would choose double shoot while at others he used to take Afsa with him to his friend's empty apartment as he lived abroad.

Being a professional YouTuber and actor he has dealt with hundreds of people but in front of his own daughter, he was not only helpless but hopeless as well.

Beep...beep...beep....

He looked at the screen of his phone and stopped eating. He starred at the screen for a while and then attended it.

"He..hello..", He said with a slightly broken heavy voice.

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"Hellooo dadiiii", Manisha shrieked and hugged dadi tightly.

"Dadii I can't tell you how much I missed you.", she said with tear-filled eyes.

"I missed you too my love, Ghar soona kar kay chali gayi ho.", dadi said and a tear rolled down her face.