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Yes you heard it right, it's a short update but not that short... You'll get to see MaNanRa's family moments

You'll also become a bit emotional and also a feel a bit nostalgic

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" Theek hain chala jaunga, bas meri ek baat manogi? "

Nandini looked at him diverting her mind from fidgeting with her own fingers

" Kaunsi baat?  Finally nandini murthy spoke unknown to his demand

" Mere saath staircase pe chalo  our secret hideout place ...please!! " he said it very gently

"staircase?  Why would i come to the staircase with you?  " she asked him simply with hands folded around her chest...

Whether she accepts it or not, forgetting the staircase Memory was hard for her..... How is she suppose to forget their
" secret hideout place? "

" Aise hi, bas chalo mere saath " even nandini some where knew that manik wouldn't be having an answer

" Tum kahoge aur main aa jaugi?" asked nandini raising one of her eyebrows

" what if i am requesting?  " even manik had challenged himself to not give up today

" What if i don't want to consider your request?  " smirked nandini murthy

" Nandini please.... Just once.. I want to reminisce all our memories again " his eyes held softness as he pleaded

" why don't we go to the
" GREEN ROOM " to reminisce our memories? " she said stepping forward towards him with a very confident face?

He knew her statement clearly held a very big taunt for him

" Nandini, i regret the moment i asked you to leave... And I'm drowned myself in a pool of guilt... Please come? " he said trying to convince her

"  i will come with you to the staircase and you will leave me alone for tonight ?" she placed before him a very good Deal

" ummm... Yes " he knew he'd not be able to leave her alone but then too leaving his won'ts aside he agreed with a tight lipped face

" So challenge mr malhotra?"she asked him again with a sarcastic face

" Yes challenge accepted MRS MALHOTRA " manik went with the flow of moment but he forgot he had to speak the last word slowly

Nandini murthy heard and it was surely not a very good news for manik malhotra

She threw an angry glare at him who immediately withdrew his gaze to his baby sleeping peacefully in his arms at the moment

" Don't call me that...
I'M NANDINI MURTHY " she said it it with an irritated face but manik malhotra found it very cute

" you are nandini murthy, and that's  the reason why i want to make you
" NANDINI MANIK MALHOTRA" he thought to himself... Bcoz he knew if he would've stated it loudly the inner tigress in her would've arised

" I'm sorry ! " he apologized but even he knew he wouldn't really be able to not call her that

" But mr malhotra i have a question "

" please ask, mrs m.. .. I mean ms murthy " again his tongue fumbled which immediately made nandini to look at his face... But he handled the situation

" What if you fail the challenge? " a naughty smirk was evident on her face

" Manik bohot challenges kar raha hain.... Zyada udd mat.. Tujhe bhi pata hain.. Tu nandini aur ifra se dur nahi reh sakta... Haar gaya toh izzat ka falooda ho jayega " all of a sudden manik's subconscious knocked at his mind door

" Maine pucha?  Mujhe pata hain... Lekin ab usse staircase le jana bhi bohot important hain " he snapped back at his subconscious who waved him an angry bye

" Mr malhotra i think I'm asking something... " manik's chain of thought broke with nandini's puffed cheeks which showed that she is " ANGRY"

" ms murthy, first let's start the challenge and then we'll see if i pass or i fail " manik spoke with his eyebrows twitched

" Okay then let's gooo"  she said and walked, while manik followed her with ifra... Who was comfortable in her daddy's warmth

......

" Kyu bataya tumne unhe?  " asked arayaman to ahana

"  I didn't wanted you both to fight and on top of that i saw love in manik's eyes for nandu " she said rubbing off the invisible dust on his collars

" Ha!  Tum toh love guru hona? " aryaman asked sarcastically to which ahana nodded babishly

" Tum toh issi college se hona.. Tumne manik aur nandini ki love story live witness ki hogi... Mujhe bhi batao please " she now was trying to convince him knowing he was a hard nut to crack

" You know right nandini... She didn't seem comfortable about their relationship... Why don't we wait untill she tells the whole truth ? And that's the reason why i wasn't telling manik where nandini is !

But you know what?  Agar main usse nahi bhi batata phir bhi wo nandini ka monster khud ki nandini ko dhund leta...

You understand right baby? "

Aryaman handled the situation maturely... He convinced ahana who agreed to it

Aryaman dragged ahana behind the bushes ,ahana looked surprise but aryaman just bent his head downwards and took her lips into his

Ahana tried matching aryaman's pace, who had grabbed her waist tightly then ever... After making her lips look swollen , ahana smiled at him beautifully and aryaman pecked her lips for the last time

Before saying " This kiss was for looking so gorgeous, trust me love I'm not able to move my eyss away from you... I love you"

" i love you more " she said and both hugged each other tightly

After their sweet little romantic time, they both came out of the bushes with ahana blushing profusely

" Stop blushing love, or you never know when i start again " he again bent his head down when ahana pushed his chest turning into a tomato

" Ummm.. Aryaman " they heard a female voice from their left

Ahana was unknown to the person but aryaman knew her very well

" Hey navya? Kaisi ho tum?  " aryaman held ahana's hand and took her where navya was standing

Aryaman and navya hugged each other ...

But ahana, she somewhere wasn't getting positive vibes

You know just like best friends nature if one doesn't like someone the other will automatically start not liking the same person..

But in Ahana's case she genuinely was getting negative vibes from her

" Mai theek hu, tum kaise ho?  Gayab hi ho gaye tum " said navya

" Mai gayab ho gaya?  Tum toh khud hi college me mujhe andekha karti thi " of course he used to feel bad with navya's sudden behavioural change

Navya didn't had any answer, so she chose to keep quiet

" ahh!  Let's Leave all these talks... Meet her, she is my wife
" AHANA ARYAMAN KHURANA" and ahana meet her navya, one of my friend from space "Aryaman introduced both of them to each other by taking ahana in a side hug

Ahana could feel some kinda, taunt, sadness , hurt evident in his introduction

Ahana faked a smile, while navya forwaded her hand for a handshake

" She's pretty aryaman " complimented navya

" Of course she's my choice.. She's pretty as well as a golden hearted girl " again a taunt was thrown on navya's  face

" yes " she smiled uncomfortably

" waise you were pregnant back then... where and how is your baby ?" ahana sighed as aryaman came out of his taunting zone

" Oh yes, my baby is fine.. And he is at home " navya replied fidgeting with her fingers...

" ohhh " aryaman felt ahana entangling both of their hands.. Just to support him

" wo waise tumne nandu ko dekha? " she questioned

" Of course she's my bestfriend, i met her before anyone else"

Ahana was unknown to nandini and navya's friendship.. That's the reason why her eyebrows cringed when navya took nandini's name

She looked at arayaman and asked
" Do they know each other? "

Aryaman Smiled and replied

" They were bestfriends darling, but even i don't know what happened between them.. Maybe navya just got busy with herself " now ahana was sure that navya maybe had done something which shouldn't had been done

What shocked more was navya not replying to aryaman's taunts and just listening to it...

Maybe she might be having her own plans... !!!

......

Here on the other hand MaNan reached the staircase ,while nandini was taken by shock looking at everything

She walked forward holding her lehenga in her hands , preventing herself from tripping...

She felt tears forming in her eyes, she had seen the wall filled with " sorry's " written everywhere

Just like the time when manik had left her for dhruv..

Even those scenes roamed around her head... She walked a bit more and touched the chart papers

She looked at her right wall only to see the wall filled with their pictures... Also the picture which they had taken just before their separation

Manik kneeled down carefully as ifra was in his arms.. While nandini had her back faced to manik

" Sorry, i know it wouldn't be enough... I have given you lot more pain which can't be forgiven just by a simple sorry..
Nandini i know you no more have the guts to trust me.. But nandini I'm regretting.. I regretted when you left and even now...

I wouldn't lie when i have my baby, our symbol of love in my arms.. I am sorry i am ready to do anything to get your forgiveness

This was why i was nagging behind you to come with me to our secret hide out...

Please forgive me if possible, ab dard bardash nahi ho raha hai mujhse..

Lekin iska matlab ye nahi hain ki mai give up kar dunga agar tum maaf nahi karogi... Lekin I'll keep trying till the time you become irritated and forgive me

I'm sorry for accepting alia in front of you as soon as manik mentioned alia's name nandini closed her eyes tightly not wanting to remember that particular scenario maine bohot badi galti ki.. Fab 5, fab 5 ke pyaar me andha ho gaya tha...

Jhoot nahi kahunga lekin, jab tum gayi.. Unke asli rang mere saamne aaye... Nandini koi yeh tak nahi puchta ki maine khana khaya ya nahi... Sab apni life main busy the..

Bas jab zaroorat padhti mere paas aa jate.. Aur maine unlogo ke liye tumhe choda.. I regret..."

But manik's single line pierced nandini's heart "Nandini koi yeh tak nahi puchta ki maine khana khaya ya nahi."

It was unbearable for her, even if she has lots of complaints against him

She turned around wiping her tears and sniffing hard

Also manik stood on his feets and wiped his tears which were flowing continuously... He walked towards her and held her hands.... He made her climb the stairs

" Yaha pe, yaha pe main hamesha tumhe khich lata tha... Tumhe hamesha pyaar karta tha... You remember right?  Bolo" she looked at where manik pointed and she remembered how he used to pin her on the wall

She nodded positively...

he showed her the stairs and said " yaha pe hamesha tumhare kandhe pe sar rakhke sota tha... Haina ? Bolo na nandu "

She again nodded positively

" Mujhe maaf kardo nandini, i promise main kabhi tumhara aur ifra ka dil nahi dukhauga.. Hamesha tum dono se pyaar karunga... I'm sorry " he cried and cried.. He was taking all his pain in front of her

He was about to continue when he heard " Mamma" ...which meant their baby was up...

Nandini and manik both wiped their tears as soon as possible and plastered a smile on their face

Ifra smiled looking at manik, who smiled back...

" Jaan aap uth gaye baby?  ..." said nandini , pecking ifra's forehead

" Pumpin,  dadda's princess.. Did you had a good sleep? " manik asked kissing her forehead

Ifra nodded again!

Nandini took ifra in her arms and " jaan nahi, wait karo.. Mamma kar dengi aapke liye.. Aap mat karo apni eyes rub please adora"

Manik saw nandini holding ifra's hand bcoz she was about to rub her eyes

" Manik mere handbag me se wipes do " manik was shocked and happy at the same time... Did she just rightfully ordered him?

Manik opened the handbag and gave nandini wipes.. He then started talking to ifra and nandini was wiping her face

" Jaan suno! " both the mother  and daughter looked at him..

But manik was calling ifra and not nandini... Nandini was embarrassed.. So she just hid her face from manik

Manik knew that nandini thought him to be calling her... It was just a reflex action... He smiled looking at his effect on her

Wasn't this cute? 

" This is so cute, i was calling ifra as " jaan" but the another one looked up as well... Nandini why are you so cute? "

Ifra looked at him confused as he was not talking to her

" Hanjii, dadda ne aapko hi bulaya.... Ninni kaisi thi mere bacche ki? " said manik caressing ifra's cheeks

Till that time nandini was done cleaning ifra's face... She fished in her handbag for ifra's cream and applied it on ifra's face

" Mamma ki jaan, are you hungry? Let's feed you baby " as per ifra's habit... Ifra scrunched her nose...

While manik looked shocked seeing her act same as him

Nandini saw shocked expression on manik's face... She chuckled only to herself

Are they both the same people who were shedding tears a moment before? 

This is why parents hold the most important place in a child's life... They forget their own miseries their own pain and focus on their child's smile

After some time nandini handed ifra to manik... Who was more than happy to have his baby back in his arms

" Da-dd-a " said ifra , manik used to feel the same feeling which he felt when she called him dadda for the first time

" yes dadda's world " he said pecking her cute nose

.while nandini was straightening her clothes and packing her handbag

After sometime nandini looked at both the father daughter duo talking , she smiled a big one

" Manik i need to go and feed ifra" she said forwarding her hands

" Yes yes chalo " manik clearly had forgotten about their challenge

Manik gave ifra to nandini, who immediately snuggled into her mother's warmth...

" lekin ab bhi tumhein maaf karna bohot mushkil hain "  said nandini while moving outside the staircase area

Manik ran behind her till her car

" You lost the challenge manik ! "

( I really really want to know what you guys loved the most about the update, send me your reviews i am waiting ☺)

1) What was the eye catching part of the update?

2) what's up with navya?  Is she up with any of her plans?

3) Dis you guys loved MaNanRa's family moments?

4) what is gonna come in the upcoming chapters?  Any idea?

5) Did y'all already knew that manik will lose the challenge?

6) one word for MaNan's symbol of love (ifra) 

7) Dis y'all loved the scene where aryaman went on Taunting navya?

Phewwwe  done with the update.. I hope y'all would love it... Send me loads of votes and comments pleasshhhhh.. Don't forget to follow me... Silent readers at least vote it'll make me happy

               ~• Mahek