Marriage Vows

27

Next morning everyone settled in the living area talking, seeing old albums etc. Nandu was out due to some work... Manik was clearly enjoying listening to the stories about Nandu's childhood. He was amazed to see the amount of love she has got in this family... She was seriously heart of this house.... And a little scratch on her would take the life out of all of the three.. He just smiled to himself.... His heart had a fear today... He was trying to ignore the fact that he was afraid, afraid of keeping her the same way she has always been, afraid of never letting her be hurt... He just went from there to his room... And lied down on his bed... And soon sleep took over him, thinking about her... All he had these days in his mind was Nandani... All others were in the living area... As soon as Manik went they all smiled seeing him and then called Nandu and kept the phone on speaker...

Raman: Gudiya kahan ho

Nandu: appa vo...

before she could complete Raj said

Raj: princess tumne kuch khaya ya nahi...

Nandu: Papa vo...

This time Shashi and Nyonika interrupted her and said at the same time

Shashi and Nyo: Sab kaam ho gya bache....

They smiled looking at each other while Nandu slapped her forehead and said this time

Nandu: stop... and ab koi kuch bhi nahi puchega... me abhi bhi vahin pr hu, i had sandwich, and kaam almost khatam ho gaya hai...

She said in one go... While others smiled...

Cabir: So excited ...

Nandu giggled listening his voice...

Aliya: Nandu when are we suppose to start here...

Nandu smiled and looked at her watch and then said

Nandu: Aliya 1 hour later.. Abhi its 5:00 na, so start around 6:00....

Aliya: ok...

Mukti: what about you... tu kb ready hogi...

Nandu: I will manage Mukti... aap meri tension mat lo...

All smiled hearing her while Mukti said

Mukti: you have half an hour jo krna hai kr and get over with it... I'll meet u exactly at 5:30 with your belongings....

Nandu smiled and said yes... After that all others dispersed to their rooms to take rest for a while and get prepared with whatever they had to do....

At around 5:30 Nyonika entered Manik's room, to find him sleeping... She smiled and woke him up... He smiled looking at her and sat leaning to the bed rest... While Nyonika just sat smiling at him in front of him... Manik drank a glass of water and saw her still smiling at him... So he asked

Manik: kya hua maa... why are you smiling...

She just held his hand and smiled a little more... Manik chuckled and said

Manik: bolo bhi...

Nyo: Nandu came to me Manik... and gave me this letter and a rose...

Manik smiled and thought it was for him... He looked at the letter that was in another hand of Nyonika along with a cute little rose... He was about to take it from her hand when she said

Nyo: Its a letter she wrote for me Manik... not for you...

Manik smiled, while she continued...

Nyo: But i want you to read it..

Manik nodded in yes and Nyonika passed the letter to him...

Manik opened the letter and passed a smile to Nyonika seeing how cutely she wrote Maa, with a heart made besides it... Nyonika just squeezed his hand that was in her hand.... He smiled and started reading it...