Manan ~Our Life~ [EDITING]

Epilogue

Few months later.....

“Manik, she'll be okay! Compose yourself my son.” Nyonica consoled a panic-stricken Manik striding to and fro outside the ICU. “Mom how can I be composed? My kids are safe but she's not!” he was shedding tears. Everyone were the mute spectators of his remorse. Such an unlucky father he was, he could not feel the complete happiness of holding his twin kids in his arms. Though he was blessed with identical twins,a girl and a boy but in the process Nandini was at the cliff hanging between death at a side and a beautiful life at the other side. She had some complications in bearing twins which she willingly had not parcelled out to Manik. Today after her successful two normal deliveries when the nurse came with the kids, then did he get to know that Nandini is critical and her operation is being done. That was it for Manik, he couldn't feel the happiness, and everything suddenly seemed incomplete and blurred.

“Doctor how's she??” Manik asked as soon as the doctor stepped out of the ICU. “She's out of danger but due to her complications we had to operate her and as a result she'll never be able to concieve again. Otherwise she's good now and just needs love-attention-care.” Akanksha said and Manik breathed a sigh of relief. “Can I meet her??” Manik asked hurriedly earning an appreciating smile from her. “Yes, you can but once she's shifted to the general ward!!” she said and walked away. Manik sat with a thud on the bench when Dev and Cabir hugged him from both sides. “Hospital has a very bad past record for you, nai??” Cabir tried to lighten his mood and he smiled in response nodding in a yes. “Let her just get up I'm not going to spare her this time! How can she just not tell me about these complications of her's??” Manik groaned when the nurse walked upto the family asking them to visit Nandini one by one. “Manik tu jaa, everyone's here, I'll get Sonakshi and Dakshi from Nandini's cabin!” Dev said.

Sonakshi had given birth to a little girl whom Dev and Sonakshi had named Dakshi which meant something or someone who thickens the bond and also it sounded like a fusion of the infant's parents' name.

Manik walked in to find Nandini lying on the bed peacefully sleeping while the creation of theirs resting in the hospital's pram just beside Nandini's bed. Both the newborns slipped into deep slumber just like their mommy. He went and stood between the pram and the bed and occupied a stool there. He sat there to believe in his eyes. His kids. He was a father now. There are two most beautiful people on the planet who's going to call him dad. The first which caught his attention was his little daughter who was wrapped in her red strapped toweland her soft cotton-like tresses covered with the hospital's cap. She lied sideways facing her brother and her smallest finger was on the boy's nose. All her features were just like Nandini, but she was more of pinkish in colour making her appear ever so fragile and handle-with-care package. He gently slid his left palm beneath her head and the right hand managed to hold the whole of his daughter's body. With quivering lips he placed a tender kiss on her forehead earning the best smile of the world in return. Taking care of not disturbing his princess'sleep he whispered “Buttercup!” that's what he had decided to call his daughter from now on. Not the actual name but the one reserved for himself to call out his daughter. He placed her back not rendering in through her siesta.