Manan ff:- My crownless queen

chapter 7 (face off).

After the kitchen incident prathik got very angry so he stromed out of the house ,Abhi followed him quietly.
Prathik entered the park near the house and sat on bench trying to control his anger.Abhi sat beside him and placed a hand on his shoulder.
Pratik turned to see him.

Pratik:-please mamu I want to be alone for some time until I calmed down myself plzz, I may hurt you in my anger.

His words surprised Abhi because this was same words he hears every time when manik was angry.but he chuckled it off.

Ab:-I know but the way you talked with di is not good it hurted so much do you want to hurt your mother.

Pratik closed his eyes in guilt and said.

Pratik:-I know mamu am rude to her but she has to forget that man who throwed her out of his life like a piece of shit,now also she can't listen words against him,she still loves him,is he worthy of her love.(with pain in eyes).

Ab:-don't you love him pratik.

Pratik stiffened by his question but soon composed himself and said.

Pratik:-may be I love him but I will never forgive him for the tears my mother shed for him and the years I carved for his love,I may be his blood but he is nothing to me or mom will never be.(tears in eyes).

Hearing him Abhi heart wrenched till know he thought his sister is living happily with her husband but he didn't imagined this he is cursing himself because he failed as brother.
He is small when his di went out of house he can't able to stop her .But when he become mature enough to handle situation he started searching for her but until a week he didn't find clue ,he got her number from his one of friend.

Ab:-I failed as brother.(wishpered).

Prathik shot his eyes up at Abhi and felt bad for telling him truth of his mom.

N:-no Abhi no you never failed as brother ,am only failed as sister,daughter,wife and now also failing as mom.

Ab&PR:- di ,mom.

They both stopped her and hugged her

Ab:-you are best sister anyone could ask for.

Pr:-you are best mother in world mom am sorry.

Nandini hugged them tightly for sometime and said.

N:-ok guys enough of tears come we have to get ready to welcome guests and Mr pratik I have to prepare your favorite butter chicken and Mr Abhi I have to prepare your fav sambar.

Both eyes twinkled and they started to walk back to house in excitement.
Unaware of Strom which is coming into their life which will shake their lives to core.

In the evening
Two BMW's entered into murthy residence.All are sitting in living hall except prathik and nandini who are in room.nandini is aware that her father don't like their presence so she quietly sat in her room until her mom's calls her.
Malhotra's and fab5 entered murthy house and greeted everyone.All are busy in their talks.But manik become restless.

M pov:-jaan are you near to me why am feeling your presence.

His thoughts came to halt by hearing ishita's words.

Is:-chalo baccho dinner is ready.

All went for dinner,ishita served all of them with the items which nandini made and she came to manik with butter chicken bowl and served him.
Manik eyes twinkled seeing it and gave flying kiss to ishita.

M:-I love you ishu ma you made my favorite.

Manik excited took a bite of it ,soon he tasted it his eyes welled up in tears but he wiped it away without anyone watching.

M pov:-jaan why today am getting strange feeling you are near to me and this food why it tastes like your hand food.

With this all completed their dinner went to lawn of house.Raj and Raman went to balcony to talk something.
Amms is tired so she went to her room.ishita had food with nandini and prathik.After that she went outside along with nandu and pratik.
Manik & cabirs back facing them.

Is:-neyo and bacho I want to introduce a special person to you guys this is nandini my elder daughter.

Manbir turned backwards, cabir split out water he was drinking in shock and manik is froze he can't believe his eyes.he was happy seeing her after long 10 years he just want to take her in embrace but he was stopped by another introduction.
Nandini also froze by seeing manik for a while she lost in his eyes but soon controlled herself by feeling a glare from his son.She quietly bend to his level and wishpered in his ear.

N:-plz don't create any seen here plz I request you.(pleading).

Pratik nodded his head in anger and with this he left from their because he can't control his anger anymore.
All are shocked to his sudden departure.

Is:-and this is prathik nandini's son and my grand son.

That's it manik felt his world is collapsing but composed himself.

N:-sorry wo he can't mingle with new people.

Manik was surprised by her perfect English but he has many questions roaming in his head.