Yashpal Rajvansh aka Nanu..walked back from the front door to the hall immersed in deep thought..
He could not believe that what he saw in the kitchen..
Two warring parties.. almost always on wrong sides .. fighting fiercely on silliest things and with a lot of hurt and bitterness between them over the years....
And he saw them in such an intimate situation and comfortable banter...!!
He actually thought he was having a daydream.!!
And Abir was not even at home...!
He had been so confused that he had forgotten where he was going and hit the chair leg..
Nanu sat on the sofa...
The way they parted...like someone caught them red-handed and the way Abir and even Mishty spinned stories..
Both of them wanted to keep this a secret!?
Nanu remembered the elation he felt at seeing them together....and he had also seen the way .... her one touch avoided a clash of words that would have ruined the whole day.
Mishty...
He had sensed her aesthetic nature from childhood itself...and her bonding with Meenu was quick and deep...as if she considered Meenu as her mother like Rajshri...
And now the way Abir acted..
As if he was not at all interested in dropping Mishti by her college....and the contradictory way by which he was waiting for and cajoling her ...
He had noticed the thawing of hatred and growing warmth between them...ah..Abir's birthday..then Abir's care towards Rajshri and Mishti...
At that time he had just hoped for a civil relationship....At the most.. a friendship between them...
But the thing he witnessed today.!
This could be the best thing to happen for this family...
Finally a bridge between Mom and Son..
Nanu exhaled in relief...
Okay..let this be their secret.. for now... After all it's too early and they too really need to work on their relationship with out pressure...
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Meenakshi and Parul were eyeing their dad doubtfully..
Who was in deep thought..
" Aaj Bapuji ko Kya hogaya Hein..kis baat kii tension le rahe Hein wo?"
Parul asked Meenakshii..
" Abir ka ..aur kiska.? Usne toh mujhe Dara hi Diya tha.. Bapuji ko bhi uski fikr hone laga hoga..Chalo unse hi poochthe Hein.."
Both joined Nanu who upon seeing his daughters put on his smiling face..
" Bapuji aap Abir ko leke pareshaan hei na..?"
Meenakshi"s question did take him aback for a second..but he nodded cautiously..
" Pata nahi aajkal uske man mein chal Kya Raha Hein... achanak Ghar se jaana..mahinon Ghar na aana..Aur aaj dekho achanak vapas aana..aap Ek baar usse baat zaroor karna Bapuji..Mera toh sunta nahi ..Aur ise patana use aata Hein.." she nodded towards Parul.
Nanu too was making the connection between Abir's sudden uncharecteistic behaviors.
"Waise...Ek baat aap donon ko batana tha.. Bharti called and told me that Nihaal has a very good opinion about Mishty...haan humne kahaan Hein ki uski studies complete karne ke baad hi kuch decisions lenge..lekin itna toh pata Chala ki Saxena's like Mishty..!"
