Manan ff Vivaah (discontinued)

Part 5

EVENING

Nyeonika was resting on the hospital bed when Nandini came in. Mukti was sleeping on the couch. Manik had left for office as he had a meeting and Aliya went home because doctor only allowed one person to stay with Nyeonika over night.

N: namaste maa!
Ny: arre beta tu agayi! Acha hoa main bore horahi thi!

She was about sit when Nandini ran to her In order to stop her from sitting.

N: arre maa kya Kari hain aap?
Ny: beta main aur nahi latna chahti! Mujhe tujse baate Karni hai!
N: to maa kijye na bas bethe mat aapko Araam ki zaroorat hai.

Nandini put the soup bowl on the side and sat next to Nyeonika's bed. Nyeonika saw her eyes were puff red. Her skin beneath her eyes was swollen. She could see marks of dried tears on her cheeks.

Ny: Nyeonika! Beta Aaj Teri shaadi ka pehla din tha aur tu yaha hospital-
N; koi baat nahi maa main yahan aapni maa ke paas bethi hunn

They were talking when mukti woke up. She saw Nandini and ran to her.

Mu: (hugging her) hiii bhabi
N: hi mukti
Mu: (coming out of the hug) arre aapko to ghar pe hona chaiye bhai ke saat. After all aapki shaadi ka pehla dinn hai!

Hearing manik's name nandini's face's colour drained. She remembered when manik shouted at her this morning. Mukti saw this and remembered how her bhai shouted at Nandini this morning.

Mu: (whispering) I'm sorry bhabhi main bhool gayi thi ke bhai-
N: (at the verge of tears) it's ok mukt ! Tum ghar jao! Main maa ke paas ruk jaati hunn! Tumhara college bhi hai kal!
Mu: leikin bhabi-
N: nahi mukti tum ghar Jao! Maine khana bana diya hai, aapne bhaiya ko keh dena kha lein!
Mukti was about to retort but Nyeonika stopped her.

Ny: Haan mukti beta tu jaa! Nandini mere paas ruk jaati hai aur waise bhi mujhe aapni Bahu se Bohot saari baatein Karni hai!
Mu: acha! Main Bhaiya ko phone karke aati hunn ke Woh mujhe pick karlein!!!

Mukti went outside to call Manik while Nandini moved to take out the soup container.
Her eyes were bloodshot red. She came and sat beside Nyeonika and forwarded the soup bowl.

Ny: beta mujhe tujhse baat Karni hai!
N: boliye na maa!!
Ny: beta manik ne tujhe meri waja se daanta tha! I am sorry!
N: nahi maa! Kaisi baatein Kari hain aap? Manik ne mujhe bilkul bhi nahi daanta!
Ny: beta main jaanti hunn manik ne tujhe sweekar nahi kiya aur Aliya ka behaviour bhi to-
N: (with a sad smile) maa, Aliya meri chuti behan jaisi hai koi baat nahi agar usne kuch kaha bi! Aur jahan tak manik ki baat hai to, shayad Woh subha aapki health ki waja se pareshaan hogaye thay isiliye thoda ghussa hogaye thay warna aisi koi baat nahi hai!
Ny: dheko Nandini beta mujhe pata hai manik-
N: maa Maine aapse kaha na aisa kuch nahi hai! Aap khamaka mein tension le rahi hain! Chaliye abb yeh saari baatein chodiye aur yeh soup pijiye, main special aapke liye banaya hai!!!

Nyeonika smiled at nandini's antics. Nandini forwaded her a spoon of soup and she gladly took it. While Nandini was feeding Nyeonika, she was looking at Nandini lost in a deep thought.

Ny: (mind) main jaanti hu Nandini ke tu jhoot bol rahi hai! Manik ne tujhe Suba meri waja se hi daanta tha, aur tujhe uss baat ka Bohot dhuk hoa hai! Kab tak aapna dard chupati phire gi?
Kyun aapne aap ko azhiaat de rahi hai?

Nyeonika was lost in her thought while Nandini was feeding her. Both were unaware that someone had heard their conversation. Mukti and manik were standing outside, they both had heard their convorsation. Mukti had tears in her eyes while manik was convincing himself to not be guilty but couldn't help.

Mu: bhai aap kyun aisa karein hain? Agar bhabi ki jaga koi aur larki hoti to Sara such mom ko bata deti, lekin bhabi ne kuch nahi kaha aapke khilaaf!
M: (guilty) mukti Woh- Woh shayad isiliye aisa Kari hai kyunke Maine usse subha daanta tha ke Woh mom ko kuch na bataye!
Mu: (frustrated) bhai you know what? Aap kabhi bhabi ko samaj nahi sakte. Aap aur muski di ek jaise ho!

Saying that she entered the room and smiled at Nandini. Nandini smiled but her smile faded when she saw manik entering. She quickly got up from the bed and stood beside mukti. Manik noticed this but chose to ignore it. He went and sat next to Nyeonika's bed and caressed her head.

M: mom abb kaisi tabiyat hai aapki?
Ny: theek hun beta!
Mu: acha mom aapna khayal rakhiye ga hum subha aienge! Take care!!
M: ok mom bye! Will see u tomorrow!!!

Manik left giving a glare to Nandini . Mukti was about to go but Nandini stopped her.

N: mukti Tumhare bhai ghusa hai par please make sure that he eats his dinner. I know he is angry par please try! Aur Haan koshish karna ke unko pata na chaley ke ye khana Maine banaya hai!
Mu: (putting her one hand on nandini's cheek) main jaanti hun bhabi! Aapko kehne ki zaroorat nahi hai! Main bhai ko khana dedongi!
Abh main chalti hunn! Aapna aur maa ka khayal rakhiye ga!

Mukti left leaving Nyeonika and Nandini alone in the room. Nyeonika decided to take a small Nap as she was tired while Nandini proceeded towards the window to take a glimpse of the dark sky. The sky was pitch black dark. Clouds were dark black. Nandini looked at the dark sky and a lone tear dropped from her eyes.

N: (mind) mere aas paas Sab log hai, par uske bawajood bhi main tanha hunn! Tanhai hi tanhai hai mere paas. Kabhi kabaar to jeene ki waja bhi nahi jaanti! Jab iss dunya mein Mera koi hai hi nahi to main zinda kyun hun. Maa aap to sawrg mein bethi hongi na par aapne beti ko iss nark mein chod aayi! Kyun kiya aapne aisa? Agar uss raat main aapke Saat aag mein jal gayi hoti to aaj na main, chachi par bojh hoti, na main manik pe bojh hoti, kisi pe bhi bojh na hoti. Uss raat aag mein nahi jali thi parr uski jalan aaj tak mehsoos hoti hai! Pata hai maa? Jaab manik, mukti, Aliya ko dhekti hun na To thoda jealous feel karti hunn, kyunke unke papa unke Saat nahi hai parr unki maa to haina! Lekin main aanat hunn! Besahara, akeli!
Akeli barhi hona kitna Aliya hai yeh sirf mujhe pata hai!

Nandini's eyes were wet with tears completely now. Her trance was broken when the nurse came in.

Nurse: mrs Malhotra doctor ne kaha hai ke Nyeonika Jee kal afternoon mein ghar jaa sakti hai!
N: thank you!

The nurse left and Nandini took her phone to call mukti.

MALHOTRA MANSION

Manik and Mukti had came home 30minuyes before. Aliya had already went to bed. Mukti had insisted manik to eat dinner when kaki, their maid had interuppted them telling that she had told Nandini not to cook but she didn't listen. When he heard that Nandini had made the food he refused to eat. Now after dinner they were sitting in the living room drinking coffe when Mukti's phone rang. Seeing the caller ID she put the phone in speaker.

Mu: hello bhabi!
N: hi mukti!
Mu: koi kaam tha bhabi?
N: Haan Woh tumhe batana tha ke maa ko hum ghar laa sakte hain kal afternoon mein.
Mu: ok bhabi waise aapne kuch khaya?
N: (cracking voice) na-nahi dil nahi kara tha!
Mu: bhabi aap to rahi thi?
N: na-nahi mukti aisi koi baat nahi hai! Woh main bus- Acha tum Woh chodo, yeh batao ke Sab ne khana khaliya?
Mu: (glaring at manik) Haan bhabhi
N: (hesitating) aur- manik ne?
Mu: nahi! I'm sorry bhabhi Maine try kiya tha!
N: (cracking voice again) it's...ok mukti! Main...main Samaj sakti hunn! Acha main rakhti hunn tum, tum so jao, tumhara college bhi hai!
Mu: ok bhabi bye!
N: (whisper) bye!

She cut the call and went to her bedroom without even looking at manik. Manik felt a bit guilty but ignored his feelings. He went straight to his room and went to bed. When he was about to sit on his bed, he felt something piercing under his feet. He picked it up and saw it was nandini's broken bangle. It had a little dried blood on it. He then remembered how last night he pushed her and she felt down. That might have hurted her.

M: kahin usse chot to nahi lag gayi! Khair mujhe kya! Par still main uske Saat kuch zada he drastic behaviour rakh raha hunn!!

Pushing his thoughts aside he went to bed. It had been one hour and manik was fighting with his sleep. He woke up due to hunger. He went to the kitchen and had a peek in the fridge to find the food made by Riddhima and the Kheer. Not having any choice he warned it up and ate it. No matter how much he hated Nandini but still food made by her was delicious. He decided to try the Kheer also. When he ate the kheer, he was shocked. It was the most delicious kheer he had eaten till date.

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