MANAN: Her love or obsession?

Chapter 9

15 days later
At Malhotra Mansion..

Raj & Neyonika are sipping their evening coffees in the living room ..

Ney: Raj ... it's been long hum ne ghar pe koi puja rakhi ho .. Manik ki shadi ke bad ek bar puja krwani chahiye na ?.. so mai parso ke din puja krwana chahti hu .. u know na it's a riwaz of our family ..pandit ji ka bhi call aya tha..he said the day after tomorrow is the best for the puja ..

Raj: ok mujhe koi problem nhi hai but agar puja hogi toh humare do no bache usme samil honge .. listen Neyo ..jo hona tha ho gaya .. abb bhul jao sab ..jitna haq iss ghar pe Manik ka hai utna hi mukti ka bhi ...& dono ki birthdays bhi arahi hai ..aur mai chahti hu usse pehle sab kuch pehle jaisa normal ho jaye ..pls..just call her & invite for the puja..

Neyonika also wanted to call mukti but she don't want to show it ..

Ney(teary eyes): Raj tumhe Kya lagta hai mujhe uski yad nhi ati ? Don't I want everything to become normal ...? Maa hu mai uski ..janam diya hai Maine usse ...But jab bhi mai Manik ko dekhti hu na to Mukti ko maf nhi kr pati ...

Raj: Neyo uski galti nhi thi ..she also has been cheated..& jo kismat me likha tha wo koi nhi badal sakta..so forget all that ..

Neyonika put her head on Raj shoulder with teary eyes where Raj wrapped his hand around her taking her in a side hug..

After 1 day

Today is puja in Malhotra Mansion ...

Abhimanyu & Mukti enter in the Mansion.. Mukti look genuinely happy today afterall her mom forgave her finally & called her here to attend the puja .. in fact with time her & Abhimanyu's relation become better than before ...

Mukti hug Raj first ...Then Abhi too ..

Raj: welcome home beta ...

Mu: how are you dad ..

Raj: m fine & after seeing you two u can say super fine ..

Mu: Dad..Manik..Mom sab kaha hai ..

Raj: sab andar hai ...jao jake milo sabse ... Abhi beta pls ander aoo..

Abhi & Mukti reached at the living room & saw everything is prepared for the puja ..

Manik & Nandini was sitting in the couch.. seeing Mukti.. Manik come to them & hug mukti tightly saying ..

M: moti..moti ..moti ..I missed u so much ...

Mu: Shut up mote..I missed u too ..

Everyone smile on their cute bro sis banter except Nandini ..she doesn't like the way mukti hug Manik & the way Manik went towards them & got busy in their own banter Nandini felt dejected...

Abhi come to Nandini who was lost in her own thoughts and take her in a hug which Nandini also reciprocate..

Ab: Nandu.. kaisa hai doll ?

N: m fine bhaiya ..app mujhse milne kyu nhi ate ?

Ab: sorry doll bahat busy tha kam me & mai janta tha ki abb Nandu apne Manik ke pas hai & wo uski bahat khayal rakta hai ..isliye nhi aya ..Manik tera khayal rakhta hai na?

N: yes bhaiya ...bahat khayal rakhta hai ..& u know wo bahat acha hai ..& he sings so well & ..

Abhi : acha acha I know ur Manik is the best Ok?

On this Nandini nod her head happily & hug Abhi again with smile..

On other hand .. Manik took Mukti towards Neyonika ..