Nandini's POV

For the past ten minutes manik and I am in our room. He can't stop laughing.
He has been continuously laughing recalling all the three.

"Manik stop, you are becoming just like nutcracker now" I say.
Suddenly his laugh turns into a scowl.
"Don't you dare compare me with that nutcase" he says glaring daggers at me.
I hear a knock on the door.
"I will open it" manik says.

As soon as he opens a girl jumps inside the room.
Shit kadava ladoo is here. She is the most annoying person in the whole freakin universe.

"Hi nandu, who this. He hot. Ulala. Tell me." She asks.
Suddenly all the three also joins us.

Before I can open my mouth, you know who opened.
"Soha. No dirty tricks. That is Nandini ka boyfriend. No be naughty. n leave alone them." She says.

"Manik ...." I say to soha.

"Oh that is a sweetie. She say its okay if Manik talk with Soha" assumption says.

Why do I even try.

"First soha you go and change till that time we can have a chat with Manik.

Its been half an hour since poor manik is surrounded by the three. Soha for God sake hasn't come out yet.

I should help him.

"Manik, manik, can you please some here" I call out.

His face lit up like a Christmas tree.

"Excuse me"manik says and sprints to the room.
He closes the door and tackles me into a hug.

"Thank you my dear friend" manik said.

"I just felt sympathetic and decided to be empathetic" I said.

"For the first time you did something that is not pathetic."

I playfully slap his arm.

"You know if I stayed there for one more minute the lady would have assumed that my mom is the president of India, The nutcracker wouldn't stop laughing and the mrs. Salaah kept on advicing me about having a girl friend.

I can hardly understand their English.
I felt like cracking nutcracker. Stuffing mrs. Salaah's mouth with a cloth. I still didn't have any ideas for making Mrs. Assumption stop" manik says looking irritated.

I couldn't help but laugh at his condition. He glares at me and I stop laughing.

"Manik, how about we do some yoga. It would divert our mind. We could do partner yoga, so you can make sure I don't injure myself." I suggest.

"Fine" he says and we take our yogaa mats and go out. We sit down and meditate chanting "om".

I heard some whispers and saw soha and family.

Manik also opens his eyes.

"You know Manik we have seen om shanti om two times" soha says trying to impress manik.

I don't know how she came up with that. One more thing about this family: they crack lame jokes and laugh for it.
Manik look at me with a help me wala expression and fake smiles at Soha.
Nutcracker laughs.

We go some breathing exercises and mrs. Assumption says " I think they both have cold. Nandakishore get some vicks"

I look at Manik and we both are controlling our laughs.

"Aunty we don't..."

"Oh you don't like vicks, then we have
Amrathanjan,
Vaporub,
Tiger balm,
Nyquil ,
Vapo drops
Or anything. Which do you want?".

"We don't have.. "manik says

"I know you don't have medicines. I will give na" she says.

But suprisingly for the first mrs. Salaah helped us " arey, aparna they don't have cold. Why you always like this ? Why can't you shut your mouth? Why do you not listen to me. Why cant you obey your mother in law. You should respect your mother in law like your own mother. You should shut your mouth"

Well lets say everyone has their own style of helping.

We started doing pair yoga poses.

"Dad, I also want play ring of ring of roses." Soha says.
He laughs.
Amazing father, amazing daughter.

"Soha we are doing yoga. We arent playing" I say controlling my laughs.

"Oh" soha says quite disappointed.

"Can I try with Manik" soha says as her face brightens.
Before I could reply I am pushed to the couch and soha is trying totally ridiculous poses.
Nutcracker laughs throughout. Ya that laugh was needed.
Soha was looking like a maniac and Manik was trying to look as less stupid as possible

After soha nearly squeezed manik to death, manik was on the floor like a lifeless creature. Soha got up and said
"I am so talented, but manik you need to improve your stamina"

Then I had to nearly drag manik to the room".

"Manik you're fine ?" I asked concerned.
Once we had this dandiya dance and I nearly got beat to death by soha. I went for the dance from the house healthily and came back with bruises on my face. Now you can imagine what Manik's condition.

"Abhey Nandini, please lets escape from here. That soha may look skinny as a twig but she is heavy as a big log.

"Manik" we hear a voice. Who else kadava ladoo.

"Babe you good. Don't feel bad. You can improve you're stamina. And Nandini I am sorry" she says and drags Manik away.

Why did she say sorry?
"How dare she stick on to Manik like this.
Fevicol kadava ladoo. Boyfriend stealer.
Why does it affect me? Manik and his life and he is not my boyfriend.

Shameless creature" I mutter.

Anger inside me had risen to the peak. I stomped my leg and matched towards mk and soha. I pulled him away and literally dragged him to the room.

"Manik, why are you not telling her to go away. She is disgusting. You are so shameless. You allow her to come so close" I say angrily.

"Arey, what can I do? She is clinging on to me........... wait. Is Nandini moorty jealous. Tell me." He says with a smirk on his face. He traps me between his hands.

"Why w..will ... I be j.. jealous. I am .... not... jealous" I stutter.

"Are you sure?" He asks coming closer leaning on to me.
"Ab...absolutely sur..e" I stammer.

"Then let me call soha and ask her for a date. You know she isn't very bad" manim says walking towards the door.

"Manik ! Fine I was jealous. I don't like anyone to come near you. You understand, stay away from that kadva ladoo" I say impulsively.

We walks towards me and places a kiss on my cheek and says" you just had to say it. Your wish is my command"