Manik closed his eyes, he had an extremely bad headache that morning, and He had too much to drink last night. He made his way into the dining room. He could see a petite sized girl siting at the table with a slice of toast in her hands. She looked up when she saw him.
"Another Freeloader" He said coldly She flinched uncomfortably under his scrutiny.
"Well good morning to you too" The sound of her voice made his head hurt more he poured a glass of juice. Her pretty eyes looked annoyed.
"My morning was not good the minute I saw a beggar eating comfortably in my house" She stood up and dusted herself.
"My brother is going to marry your mother, soon this house will be his as well" She said, greedy little twit. She was probably just as conniving as her brother.
"Your brother is nothing but a number once Nyonika gets bored he will be gone just like the rest of them" Manik said, sipping his juice.
"They love each other" Manik stared at her as of she were insane.
"Your brother, dick is what's attracting my mother, he's probably hoping the old hag has a heart attack when they are f**king" Her face turned red at his crudeness.
"Do you have to be so disgusting?" She asked him pushing her plate away. Nyonika walked in and stared at the pair fighting.
"Manik apologize to Nandani" She ordered she stood behind Nandani and wrapped her arm around her. Manik looked away.
"Why do I have to apologize?" He asked, Nandani looked at his mother.
"Manik, if there is ever a fight in this house you and I both know who the cause of it is" Nyonika pointed out.
"It's okay..." Nandani began.
"No let him apologize" Nyonika insisted.
"Nandani, was the one that argued with me first" He lied, Nyonika shook her head looking at him disappointedly.
"Manik, you better change your behavior, or I will leave you out of my will" She threatened, Manik shook his head, the only thing she had ever given him was money.
"Nyonika, my entire life, you have given me nothing but money, you have always saved your love for your new husband and whatever side effects he brought with him" Manik, threw the glass he had in his hand onto the floor. Nyonika and Nandani gasped.
And with that he walked away.
***
Nandani could not help but feel pity as she watched him walk away.
Nyonika excused herself she looked close to tears.
Nandani went to work, she worked at a local floristry, She felt calmer and absorbed herself into her work.
Her boss Dhruv, offered her a lift home, as usual he took her out to eat, and they sat at a dabba.
"What is it like at Malothra Manor?" He asked her, Nandani wondered what would be the politically correct way of answering.
She went with an honest answer instead.
"Its different" She said, Dhruv laughed.
"That bad"
"Are Harshad and Nyonika fighting?" Nandani shook her head.
