MANAN FF : LEAPING INTO FREEDOM

Chapter 11

It's not about finding someone who won't fight with you or make you sad.. It's about finding the person who will still be standing there wiping the tears away, holding you in their arms after a fight. The one who will never leave, no matter how hard things get..

Murthy House

Nandini Pov

After dropping me off manik drove back home. Now me and chachi were decorating rishu's room. I wanted order rishu's favorite cake for the celebration but Chachi didn't allow as she wanted bake a special cake for him. I just hoped that it is edible.

If not then only aaiyapaa can save us.

Chacha had taken rishu for a matinee show so that we could get time for decoration. We filled his room with blue and white balloons. Happy birthday banner was struck on the wall and a table was set for cake cutting. I set a camera to record his reaction.

Rishab is turning 15 years old this year. Chacha and chachi's gift for rishu was a surprise for me too as they kept it a secret.

It was around 11:30 we finished decorating his room. Chacha informed us that they will be home soon. So we cleaned up the mess and headed to freshen up as we were covered with glitters.

Chachi and me both hid in his room with poppers in our hand, as we were to pop it when he enters the room. Chachi was more excited than me. Just to be sure she once again checked all the arrangements.

Rishab was still sulking when he came home. He lazily entered the room and switched on the light. The moment he did that we blew the poppers over him which startled him. Chacha entered behind him singing birthday song.

By the end of the song rishab had happy tears. Chachi brought cake from kitchen and placed it on the table.

Nandini: Chalo rishab cut the cake.

I gave him knife while chachi set the candle on cake. He cut the cake and fed us all. Cake was much better than we expected, it was delicious.

Chacha: Shano ji cake bohot achi bana hai...

Chacha ji complimented her.

Chachi: Thank you..woh kya haina na yeh cake ki recipe Parvati ji ka hai Waise bhi rishab birthday tha na toh maine Socha kyu na try karlu.

Chacha: Isliye itna acha bana hai

He muttered under his breath.

Chachi: Kya hai?

She asked as she could hear what chacha said.

Chacha: Kuch bhi nahi...Chalo gift dete hai rishab ko.

Chacha diverted the topic.

Chachi and chachi gave him acceptance letter of Indian institute of arts and science. He was always interested in arts and now he could make a career out of it. He was indeed very happy that he could lead a normal life.Seeing the letter, tears of happiness flowed down his eyes. He wiped his tears with tee sleeves and hugged both of them at once.

I didn't notice that even I had tears flowing down my eyes. I always wished that rishu to have a normal life seeing it getting fulfilled made me emotional.