Tumhari Tara [Not edited]✔️

{Ch-9}You Gave Me All Reason To Hate You

"Mummaa" Reenu called loud enough for me to hear from the kitchen where me and Amma were preparing dinner..

"Haa ayi" Responding her back I walked up to the room were my chotu packet was doing something with my purse..

Cringing my eyebrows, I peeked a little to see what she was doing but she turned around quickly and smiled sheepishly.. Narrowing my eyes a little I asked what's going on with an action but she shook her head rapidly and gave her innocent smile and I understood something is really cooking inside her notorious brain..
Peeking a little at her left I made suspicious look but she moved right blocking my way and smiled blinking her eyes...

"Wo peeche kya chupa rhi ho? Hmmm" pointing toward her back I asked but she shrugged her shoulder

"Kutch bhi to nhi mumma" she replied like a innocent baby..

"Accha, fir apna hand dikhao" and she immediately showed her left hand which had nothing "left nhi right hand dikhao" and she quickly showed her right hand keeping her left hand back...

Hmmm playing smart with your mumma

"Ab apna dono haath sath me dikhao" and she with a flow showed her both hand and thats it.. Her chori-chupke kaand pakdi gyi..

But wait a minute... Whats that in her hand? Its.. bracelet.. The bracelet which I found tucked with my pallu when I met Manik ji for the first time in his drunk state...

"Reenu aap-aap iss bracelet ke sath kya kar rhe ho?" I asked sweetly kneeling down in front of her while she made oops face..

"Wo mumma ye naa aapke purse se na peek kal rhi thi.. Mene jab isse nikala to ye gol gol wali chudi mili.. Ye kitna sundal h na mumma.. Mein isse rakh lu?" she said happily like if telling her some invented mystery story..

"Yeh chudi nhi h betu, issey bracelet kehte h or yeh apki mumma ki nhi h, kisi or ki h" I told her but she became upset hearing this and this made my heart pinch...

I don't like declining her but I can't give this to her.. This ain't mine but of Manik ji...
I smiled and cupped her cheeks " kya hua agar aap yeh nhi rakh sakte.. Mumma apke liye dusra isse accha wala bracelet lakar degi" and she immediately showed her million dollars smile "pinky promise" she showed her little pinky finger which I entwined with my pinky finger smiling "pinky promise"..

Handing me the bracelet she ran off from there happily and I felt happy seeing her so happy.. My baby, I wont let you feel short of anything.. Your Mumma promise..
Smiling on my own, I looked toward the bracelet but the thing which grabbed my attention was the name engraved upon it..
M.A.N.A.N
Manan? What does that even mean?

I thought for a while but chucked it and kept it inside my purse safely keeping in my mind to return it back to its owner, Manik ji..

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"Amma, Navya, Reenu breakfast ready h.. Aa jayiye" I called them from the hall buttering the parathes when Navya came with Reenu and smiled..

"Naa Chori, aaj mara karwachauth ka upwaas se.. Aaj me kuch naa khaa rhi" Amma said walking out from the puja room..

"Amma tum unke liye firse upwaas rakh rhi hi.. Unke liye jinko naa apki or naahi humari koyi fikar yaa chinta h" Navya said in disbelief whereas I looked them in confusion..

"Tu chup kar.. Wo jaise h mare khasam (hushband) se.. Har suhagan apne suhag ke lambi umar ke waaste ye upwaas jarur rakhe h to manne v rakh liya, isme konsi pahar tut padi" Amma said but Navya stood up of her chair with a annoying look