A deal

Chp 16

Manik took riya back to home immediately after the incident to avoid any mishap......he even hired two bodyguards for nandini and also increased the security of daadi's house moreover planning to brought her to his apartment for sometime.......next thing he did was to re-schedule mukti and riya's flight........he was a little relieved after doing all the arrangements but one thing was left...i.e to tell his family to be concious in a way that they shouldn't get a hint of what was happening........it was dinner time and everyone was eating their dinner...mukti and nandini talking about random things while manik was very quiet.... so unlike him.........mukti noticed it and then started examining his face and he seemed to be in a deep thought......mukti tried to involve him in conversation 2 3 times but he didnt show a slightest interest and became quiet after giving one word answer to all of their questions......atlast mukti spoke

Mu: what's wrong manik.....why u r so quiet.......

Ma: nothing

Mu: see today u haven't even praised nandini's cooking ......she is waiting for ur compliment (trying to make things smooth b/w them)

Ma: mukti its not a big deal....she wasnt waiting for my comoliment and u r making issue out of nothing (a bit loud.....getting itritated by everything)

Mu: really manik.....i have seen u guys pretending like a gud husband and wife in front of me...tmhe kia lga mjhe pta nhi chale ga manik...(nandini looked at him shocked + embarrased that she knew everything......)

Ma: dont drag the matter (sternly....he wanted to tell her to go back to America and she on the other side was arguing with him bcz of his married life......he passed a glare at guilty nandini who was thinking that it was happening bcz of her)

Mu: m ur sister manik (loudly.....he had never spoken to her in that manner and it was hurting her seeing him talking like this)

N: plzz guys don't fight (intervening b/w them trying to act as a mediator)

But manik stopped her by showing his hand

Ma: exactly u r my sister then act like one....m fulfilling my duties like a brother should do and thats what should matter to u......dont keep intruding in my personal life...and yeah u have a flight tomorrow...so i think u should focus on that(he knew he was rude but that was the only option he had to make her go back without her knowing the actual problem....he was frustated and his frustation turned into anger and he spoke what he shouldn't have)

After completing the sentence he looked at her and found tears glittering in her beautiful eyes.....he averted his gaze back to his plate and dug his nails more and more in his flesh feeling guilty

Mu: i never thought that we r separate.....hmesha hm hi shocha tha ye me myself kab aya..(their happy moments falshed b4 her eyes earning more tears)....i thought ur problems were mine also (she wiped warm tears off her face) but thats fine brother......i will not interfere in ur life again....and yeah i should go back aur haan tm mere awaaz sunne ke liye bhi tarsoo ge ab...... I hate u (she sobbed putting her hand on her mouth and ran from there...after that they heard loud sound of door slamming)

N: aap ne unhe naraz kar dia (looking at the door sadly)

Manik slammed the fork on plate and the chair screeched against the floor... manik stormed from their angrily......after few minutes the door flew open and mukti along with her luggage and riya came out of room angrily and glanced at manik angrily turned towards nandini and said

Mu: nandini m going to hotel....

Ma: itni der ko ghar se nikalne ki koi zaroorat nhi.....jao apne kamre mein (sternly)