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M A N I K ' S   P O V

" Jaan! Listen to me once "

I pulled nandini's hands as she continued to jerk them away from her, she wasn't letting me touch her!

I hid it! Cause she was not in a state to be told anything yesterday night!

" Yaha dekho! Ek baar dekhlo... Look at me nandini"
I knew her habit of not making an eye lock when angry coz that used to melt all her anger down.

Why will i hide or will i try saving dhruv? When he tried to hurt our baby nandini! I'm done with my so called friends! Please trust me for this one last time love!

I forcefully but gently held her waist and pulled her towards myself, making our chests collide, i took a look at our side to see ifra busy  watching cartoon ,while my queen gave me the biggest opportunity to lock our eyes, but that pained me because her eyes, they were shedding tears!

Once again! Just because of me! When will i stop giving her pain?

" Nandini "
I tried cupping her cheeks but my stubborn girl she gritted her teeths and turned her face

Sirf ek baar sunlo nandini! 

" You really think , i was trying to save them from getting punished?"
I caressed the sides of her chiseled jaw, while she shivered with my touch

Processing my question in her mind, she gave me a look  , a painful yet angry one and muttered

" You left me for them manik, isse zyada main aur kya bolu? "

All of a sudden she started mending all of her anger on my chest by hitting it with her tiny palms

Her red nose, her doe eyes, red cheeks and her sniffs were the highlights of the moment as she looked cute , unbelievably cute.

" I know!  Lekin nandini wo pehle tha.. Jiske liye main aaj bhi pachta raha hu ,I'm mourning for your loss from my life... Ab aur nahi nandini, maine nahi bataya because tum bohot stressed thi raat me... Haalat dekhi thi tumne apni? "

she sniffed listening to me, i kept my index finger under her chin and made her face me but still her lashes layed low, and wet! 

" You were not in a good state of mind nandini, main tumhe aur pareshaan nahi karna chahta tha, tum puri raat soti nahi agar tumhe main bata deta...i wanted your mind to relax... Bohot sochne lagi ho tum "

I tried my best to convince her, of course her condition last night was so worse, she still is in a trauma.

I know she still is scared with the fact that ifra would be taken away from her, but I'll never let this happen!  I've promised her aur iss baar main apna promise nahi toduga !

" Sacchi? Isiliye nahi bataya? "

She asked in between her sniffs like how ifra would ask some years later,cutely,  while i wiped her tears away gently .

" Haan Nandini , Maine socha tha kal hi ke tumhe subeh uthte hi bata dunga.. Main tumse nahi chupata agar tumhari kal condition theek hoti toh "

I then cupped her cheeks in my palms, also her hair were in my palms too, i gestured if she understood to which she nodded positively in between her sniffs

" Also! I want you to know!  All i need now to survive is you and the symbol of our love (ifra) .... "
I too nodded my head up and down explaining what i felt while she too agreed to it

I bent forward and pecked her forehead , my lips were in contact with her forehead for a minute or two, i could feel her chest rising and falling, i could feel and hear her hot breaths, her heart beats were erratic

Maybe because of our closeness !

" Theek hona?  I want you to stop stressing your self, kal tumhari jo condition thi agar usse sirf imagine bhi karu toh mere raungte khade ho jate hain..... "

I still had her gorgeous face in my palms, while she sniffed looking into my eyes directly and nodded her head positively

I gave her a smile,  but her next move shocked me, her arms they encircled around my neck, her face came closer to mine

Will she kiss me?  Nandini ke aiyappa!  😍

she kept staring at my face lovingly and after that like a fragile doll she is, she gently kept her head on my chest and closed her eyes, i felt a drop of tear fall on my shirt as she squeezed her eyes shut

I too gave in the hug and encircled my arms around my queen's petite perfect waist, i had my palms clasped to each other

" Kya hua Nandini?  Ifra ke baare me soch rahi ho?  I promise to keep our baby safe jaan "
My hands moved till her hair and started caressing it gently

" I know, lekin jo mere dil me dar hain wo door hi nahi ho raha hain manik, I'm so scared... Main itna zyada dar gayi hu ki ifra ko kisi ke god me bhi dene se katraungi main...... "

I know, she's a mother after all, most precisely the best mother of the world , i could feel her figure shaking in my arms... I knew bringing nandini out of this was not going to be easy, but I'm ready for it... I'll make her fine, perfectly !

Trust me, our heartbeats they went in sync today, everything was so perfect untilll......

Nandini pulled backwards all of a sudden and asked Authoritively , her arms now folded around her chest

" Toh tum mujhe bataoge kisne kiya kal ka kaand, ya phir main khud pata laga lu?  Mukti ? Alya?  Cabir? Dhruv?  Ya phir abhi aur navya? "

I knew it's the time to open up the real name of the culprit, i could see anger in her eyes, i knew she'll destroy the person who tried to harm our love (ifra)

I stepped forward and held her in my arms once again, i need to handle this matter with care

My lips shaked a bit but finally they spoke the name

" Dhr... Dhruv ! "
Dhruv's name and her eyes turned towards me which were sharp right now, i could feel her jaws tightening

" He always was the snake of your group, i knew it ...usne meri ya phir tumhari zindagi bohot baar bigaad ne ki koshish ki hain, par ab nahi....

Ab hamari bacchi ka sawaal hain... Samajh rahe ho na tum?  It's ifra!
Tumhari aur meri beti....

How could he manik?  Ek baar bhi nahi socha agar meri gudiya ko kuch ho jata toh?  Manik.... "
She caught hold of my collars and shaked me while tears flowed out of her doe eyes, once again i was the reason of all her miseries

Aaj mere buddy, huhhh!  He doesn't deserves to be called that, aaj dhruv ke wajah se my nandini is crying again, isse mujhe dhruv ko saza dene ka jazba aur badne lagta hain

" Shhhh! Shhh!  Rona band karo please... I beg of you  ..Nandini !i don't want you to spoil your health"
I was wiping her overflowing tears, and was pinning her hair behind her ears

" Promise me something "
She came out of the hug with a serious face

" Haan bolo "
I held her shivering fingers in my palms and pressed it to give her assurance as her child like cute face was filled with tears right now

" I.....  Her breaths were getting longer I.... Want..... you...to "

I stopped her from talking as she was hardly breathing now, i don't want her to panic. Please nandini

I picked her up in my arms and i got settled on the chair of the dining table while i placed her on my laps, i was continously rubbing her back to calm her down

" PaNi peelo meri jaan..... Here!  Thoda sa "
she denied by nodding her head in a no, her breaths! I'll have to calm her down anyhow .

" Nandini, look at ifra.... Seee!  You want her to get scared?  Tumhe pata haina tumhe aise dekhke she'll start crying... Haina Jaan?  Thoda sa PaNi peelo "

Ifra's name and i knew, she'll struggle to get back to normal, at least she'll drink some water, her throat must be dry

She herself took the glass of water and drank few sips, I'm so relieved seeing her breaths getting back!

" Manik "
She mewed like a little baby

" Haa bolo, I'm listening "

I wanted to comfort her anyhow, i wanted to calm her down, i wanted her to know that I'm here for her, for now, forever !

"  Promise me, ki tum dhruv ko barbad kardoge, promise me.... I want him to face the worst of you.... Promise me... Karoge na tum? "

I could definitely see the invisible rage in her eyes, she was really mad and i know when it comes to ifra she's got no mercy and I'm so happy seeing this new version of nandini....

I was so shocked but happy at the same time, she wants me! Me!  To punish dhruv... I was in my own thoughts that i was late to give her a reply!

Getting no reply from me, she cupped my jaw and said once again

" Promise me, and promise me to not break it..... "

" I promise!  I promise main nahi choduga dhruv ko, bohot dur reh chuka hu main tumse aur ifra se ab mujhe tum dono chahiye... Sirf apne liye... And to get you both back main kuch bhi kar sakta hu "

I explained gently rubbing my thumb pads on her cheeks bones, i promise nandini! Please trust me this time .

" Dhruv itna bada accident khud nahi plan kar sakta, there has to be someone else involved in this too."
This nandini, never misses anything out, she's thinking the same what I'm thinking

Koi toh hain zaroor! 

" I know, Maine apne admiyon ko kaam pe lagaya hain, they'll find something for sure! "

She nodded her head in yes and kept it on my chest as she kept staring at ifra lovingly

" What about police? Did you not inform them? "
She again took her head off my chest and looked at me

" You think so?  I did!  They're finding dhruv , he's hidden maybe underground ho gaya hain.... "

I informed her and her facial features were changing to an irritated one

" Ask those morons , saath me rehte haina wo log "
I knew what she meant by " morons" she was addressing my friends

I was about to snigger listening to her " Morons "

" I didn't ask them fearing about their involvement in this matter too, i had asked few of my detectives to look at it, they spied but it was confirmed that dhruv didn't reach home, only alia did "

I Informed nandini because as per my detectives report dhruv hadn't reached home

" But.... "
I was skeptical to continue

" But what manik "
she asked  being curious

" The thing which is bothering me is, dhruv and alia had left the party before mukti, cabir, abhi and navya did..... "

I took a pause in between

" So? "
She questioned with that adorable Pout of her's

Haan saari situations me iss majnu ko nandini cute hi lagti hain
                 
                      ~• Manik's subconscious

" So they should reach home before them right? Nandini nodded but they didn't!  Hours after the rest reached, alia entered fab 5 mansion "

And that really made me doubt alia, is she involved in all this too? 

" Ohhhh yes manik!  Agar dhruv aur alia ghar ke liye nikle the toh wo log itne late kyu pohoche? I'm telling you alia has something to do with this, main bol rahi hu she's involved too.... Sun rahe hona? "

My jungli billi was at it again, she again started getting hypered and her facial expressions were changing time to time

" I know ! I know!  Alia maybe involved too, because sirf alia ka ghar pohochna wo bhi itna late... Mujhse digest nahi ho raha hain "
I muttered what was in my mind

Nandini too nodded and said

" Toh tell your detectives to watch all her activities, agar wo dhruv ke saath involved hain toh phir dhruv aur wo ek dusre ke contact me bhi honge "

I nodded my head positively

" I've already asked my detective to spy on her,  they are doing their work "
I informed her, my detectives were marking all of alia's whereabouts

" Tumhe kya lagta hain ? Dhruv kaha ho sakta hain? "

She asked me with her eyebrows cringed

Hell me rahega wo behtar hoga!

"   Main kal raat se yahi soch raha hu , uski car ka number bhi diya hain commissioner ko, they're tracing it... Abhi tak kuch pata nahi chala hain , ek baar mere haath aa jaye, I'll beat him blue and black "

She nodded processing my words and again kept her head on my chest

( Ifra's look 👆)

" Mamma! "
Our baby's honey filled voice reached our ears , she was done watching her fav cartoon

" Jee jaano mamma paas aao "
Nandini forwarded her hands and bent to take ifra in her arms

I smiled seeing my lives!

Ifra immediately came to her mamma and gave me and nandini a kiss on our cheeks

Soooo! What do i need more in my life?  Nandini was Sitting on my lap and ifra on nandini's, didn't i imagine something like this? 

" So agar aapke sawaal jawaab khatam ho gaye ho toh breakfast karle nandini? "

I asked looking at both of them, while the little one was pouting her hell out !

" Hanjiiii zaroor!  Mamma ki jaan kya khayegi? "

Nandini caressed ifra's cheeks and asked

" Daily milky "
She whispered to her mother who sighed

" Chocolate nahi jaan, it's breakfast time.... Feedy leke ghante ho gaye hain aapko... "

Nandini was the best mother ever..

Nandini who was looking on the table found dairy milk chocolate spread , which i had ordered, i guessed ifra would llike and luckily she did

" Acccha theek hain, Dadda ne apne bacche ke liye spread mangwaya hain wo bhi daily milky wala... Main apko bread pe lagake and milk me dip karke khiladu jaan?  "

Ifra spared a glance at the spread bottle and nodded positively

Mujhe lagta hain nandini bhul gayi hain ki wo mere lap pe baithi hain,  isiliye volcano shaant hain shayad!  Shant hi rahe aur aise hi mere lap pe baithe rahe  !

All of a sudden nanndini pinched on my cheeks lightly while i fake winced

" owwww!"

" kabse bula rahi hu, kiske khayalo me ghum rehte hain aaap? "

She gave me a glare

Ab isse kaise batau 24 x 7 inhi madam ke baare me sochta rehta hu !

" Tumhe kya lagta hain?  Kiske khayalon me ghum rehta hu? Iska jawaab shayad tumhare paas hi hain "
Her cheeks tinted with that cherry blush as she tucked her hair behind her ears shyly

" Aapke giraffe jaise haato ki madad se mujhe bread paas karo, mere haath nahi pohoch rahe.... "

Ha abhi main giraffe bhi huuuu, i can be anything for you both girl's!

I stretched my hand a little and passed her the bread packet...

" Tumhare haath kyu nahi pohoch rahe the? "
I asked naughtily nuzzling in her neck even though i know the answer  to it

"  Accha?  Mujhse puch rahe ho, itni tight pakad ke rakha hain meri kamar ko tumne, jaise main bhaag jaungi ,toh mera haath kaise pohochega? "

She said applying chocolate spread on the bread, but what shocked me was how CASUALLY she answered, that means things are getting better between us

I'm loving this family breakfast! I want this to happen more often!

" Jaan ! "

I called ifra this time, but as usual nandini too looked at me and then hit her own head lightly out of embarrassment

Jaan hi ho tum bhi meri !

" Yesh dadda? "
She asked slowy slowy chewing her breakfast fed by her mamma

" We have a function today dadda's love "

I informed and she stopped chewing and saw me

Her mother wiped the milk from her lips and said

" First chew it jaano , then talk to dadda"

She's such a sweetheart, so currently i had my arms wrapped around nandini's waist while my palms played with ifra's palms as she sat on the table before us, it was easier for nandini to feed ifra

" Flunction?  "
She asked with her eyebrows cringed cutely

I took my hands and seperated both her eyebrows

" Jeee jaan!  You remember we bought ganpati bappa home?  Now it's time for bappa to go to his home, his family "

As soon as my words reached her ears, she pouted and asked
"why dadda?  "

Please don't get sad jaan! 

" Because ifra loves her mamma and dadda right? Can she stay away from them, nahi na meri zindagi? Same is the case with bappa too "

As soon as i said , she jumped into nandini's laps and hugged both of us

" Ifla can't sthay withoul mamma and dadda "
Her toddler voice was like honey to my ears, i kissed her forehead lovingly and muttered

" You are mamma and dadda's life pumpkin "

She smiled and clapped her hands excitedly

" But as there is a function happening tonight, i want you to take care of yourself!  You'll have to inform dadda and mamma when you get tired, you'll have to ask for water, you need to keep yourself hydrated baby.. And most importantly you will take mamma's feedy right ?"

All these things were way too important, I wanted my baby all healthy and fine

Nandini turned backwards and faced me, she gave me a smile and i gave it back to her .

" Yesh!  "
Haaaash!  She agreed! What a relief!

" You are our life ifra jaan!  You need to believe there's no one more important than you in our life .. And mamma and dadda will always be there for you "

I didn't wanted to make her emotional, but i wanted her to know that her parents will always be there for her ....

She looked at me for, 5, 10, 15 seconds and jumped from side and hung on to my neck like a monkey

" Daddda! "
She muttered snuggling in my neck

" I'll always protect you baby !"
I whispered pecking her face, i don't know why but today I'm getting negative vibes..

Please be safe baby!  I love you so much

........

" Dhruv toh underground ho gaya mam, but what about me ? "
Alia sat on her bed biting her nails in frustration

" What about you?  Tumhe kya hua? "
Nyonika answered back, while alya made a face to it

" Will manik not spy on me?  Usse nahi pata lagega ki main kal party se nikal ke itni late ghar aayi, wo bhi bina dhruv ke?  Will he not get doubts? Aur to... Aur "

This actually made nyonika worried too, how can she leave some thing as evidence behind? 

" Aur kya? "
Nyonika asked curiously

" Aur yeh, there's this guy standing outside the bungalow under my window, subeh se..  I think wo manik ka aadmi hain"

Alya was too worried , she secretly
took a look ooutside the window and saw the man still standing there

" Toh tumne mujhe call kyu kiya? Are you out of your mind ? What if they check your phone records?  Unhe pata lag jayega ki main bhi involved hu, manik hamein nahi chodega! You  brainless girl "

Nyonika walked here and there crushing the rug ,with her jaw  clenched

This time alia too got mad , she made faces and said

" Mam i think, hamein shaam ka plan cancek karna chahiye... Hum teeno pakde jayenge.. Let's leave all this "

She muttered annoyingly

" Tum sach me dimaag se kam ho, tumhe sach me lagta hain, I'll leave them ? Ab jab unhe ye pata lag jayega ki main bhi involved hu tab? Hargis nahi... Unki khushiyan chinkar hi mujhe sukoon milega...

There's gonna be no changes  in the plan, dhruv will do what he's told to and you'll do what you're told to.... You get it?  "

Alya was really very irritated with nyonika's sukoon milega and everything, she wasn't thinking that it'd lead the three of them in problem

" but mam "
Alya tried denying but nyonika cut her in between

" No buts and No if's alia, tum pehle hi bohot gadbad kar chuki ho , accha tell me fab 5 mansion se koi ja raha hain visargan me? "

Nyonika asked as she was plotting things in her minds, what she was best at

" No!  Nobody's invited, manik ne invite hi nahi kiya "

Alya informed

Awwwww ! Manik ne invite hi nahi kiya, Tch!  Tch ! Tch!

" Toh matlab tum bhi nahi ja sakti, so tum bahar rahogi, dhruv apna andar ka kaam kar dega... We are here to take revenge don't forget it"

Nyonika smirked inwardly as the passion of taking revenge had overpowered her senses

" Main kuch nahi bhuli hu "

She muttered and cut the call

...........

" Arya main kapde nikal rahi hu sham ke liye, main kya pehnu aur tum kya pehnoge? "

Ahana asked standing in front of the closet

" Saree pehenlo, you look so drool worthy in it... Ufffff kya batau jaaneman "

Said Aryaman naughtily back hugging her, while she lightly slapped his hands which rested on her waist

" Nautanki hain aap Mr Khurana "
She said and took a black beaded beautiful saree and placed before aryaman who approved of it....

" Sirf aapke liye Mrs khurana "
He saw her fishing for black kurta for him for the night

" Aur haan, kya wo moron gang bhi aane wali hain ?"

She sat on the bed opening the folds of her saree and handling the kurta to Aryaman

" Kyuki agar wo mujhe waha dikhe, sar pe marna hain maine unhe aur haa aaj toh main heels pehne wali hu toh sochlo unka kaam khatam.....main keh rahi hu arya main control nahi kar paungi unhe dekhke samjhe? "

Aryaman gulped down seeing his wife's angry eyes and her fingers clasping the bedsheet in anger

" Nahi aayenge wo log meri jhansi ki rani, last time wo log aaye the because manik himself invited them to the party but this time he will not, aur especially culprit ke baare me pata lagne ke baad toh bilkul nahi.... "
He took her in a side hug and caressed her hair as she sighed in relief

" Aate bhi na, toh apni heels se maar maar ke andha bana deti main.... "
He laughed seeing his wife's changing expressions

" And you mr khurana, you won't stop me "
He nodded and did "hands up " surrendering before her

" Arya "

" Hmmm? "
He pecked her temple

" Nandu!  She's gone through alot haina, itni young age me usne itna kuch dekh liya.... Lekin ab, now did you see her face? 

It glows arya, she's accepting changed manik bhai slowly slowly, i know unko maaf karna bohot difficult hoga, lekin if they try thing's would work between them na? "
She completed her passage while aryaman pecked her forehead this time

" They're MaNan Baby,  chahe kitni bhii dooriyan ho paas aana unki kismat me likha hain, they've always been fighting for their relationship, ab aage bhi ladenge aur hamari nandu hamesha se ek strong aur determined ladki thi, and see she proved herself

We're so proud of her right? Ahaana nodded positively with an alluring smile. I know manik ne gunaah kiya hain,  aur main uspe bohot ghussa bhi hu par ab things are changing! i don't know if things will get better or not between me and manik lekin I'll give it a try, only if he keeps my best friend and my munchkin happy "
Ahaana was very happy listening to aryaman, she immediately fell over aryaman and hugged him tightly

" You're the sweetest arya, i love you so much "

she pecked his lips out of excitement

" Madam isse kaam nahi chalega, i want more "
He said tightening his hold on her waist

" Abhi?  Abhi nahi, abhi nandu ko call karna hain aur tayyar hoke Malhotra mansion bhi pohochna hain  , raat me main sirf aapki hu mr khurana "

Saying so she dashed their foreheads together and winked at him

" No excuses at night Mrs khurana"
She nodded and got back to sit straight 

She took out her cellphone and dailed nandini's number

" Hello Nandu "
Aryaman wrapped his arms around his wife's waist and nuzzled in her neck, also her glares didn't scare him

"  Haan ahanaa bolo na, kaisi ho tum?  I miss you so much Bestfrieeeend "

Ahaana awwed and was about to reply but her husband bit her earlobe lovingly making her shiver in pleasure

" Main theek hu, tum kaisi ho?  Aur tumhari knee injury? Ifra kaisi hain? You need something?  Should i come over? Also i miss you and ifra baby so much "

Nandini smiled at her rajdhani train who went on and on with her questions

" Knee injury is fine, itna kuch nahi hua hain "

she knew manik would've clapped sarcastically if she would've said this in front of him, but ahaana completed his part of work

Ahaana clapped sarcastically while aryaman looked at her with confusion

" Ghutne me kaach ke tukde ghuse aur kuch bhi nahi hua, wah beta! Tum toh shaktimaan nikli......ekdum chup raho aur knee ko stress mat do samjhi? "

Nandini chuckled imagining ahaana's iirritated and angry face

" Ha Baba!  I'm not stressing my knee, on my insistence manik dropped me at murthy mansion three hours ago and he also warned me not stress my knee, also he made it clear he'll be back to take us in the evening "

She informed selecting outfits for ifra and herself sitting on the bed as chachi had placed it before her

" Accha! accha!  Toh meet me in the evening i can't wait to dance! Also take care of yourself and give my love to ifra "
After that they ended the call
........

Nandini stood before the mirror, admiring herself, her eyes held innocence, her cheeks were glowing, her luscious Pouty lips covered in blood red lipstick wouldn't help manik either,

her ears looked beautiful with the fine art jhumkas , she straightened her anarkali and pinned her dupatta on her left shoulder , she wore the watch gifted by manik and looked at ifra

" Mera rabbit toh mamma se bhi accha lag raha hain, ab dadda ka kya hoga? "
Nandini chuckled thinking about manik's reaction and took ifra in her arms

She slid her last finger on her water lid and taking some kajal, she pressed her finger behind ifra's ear and muttered

" Kisi nazar na lage meri jaan ko "

Ifra clapped her hands in excitement and started jumping on the bed

" Dadda? "
Ifra pouted, while nandini was packing her handbag

" Aa rahe hain aapke dadda apni  shehzadi ko lene "
Nandini kissed ifra's jiggly cheeks

" Nanduuuu, how am i looking? Tadddaaaa "
Betty was super excited today, she entered inside the room and took rounds flaunting her dress

( Betty's attire 👆)

" Omg! Betty tetty, you look  gorgeous  "

Nandini said pinning Betty's dupatta which was about to fall as she was very new to indian clothes

" I don't think i need to say this, but my nandu and babycake looks beautiful everytime "
Getting done with duppatta she went towards ifra and pecked her face also they hi-fied

" Okay! I'm going now, y'all come with mr malhotra! "
Nandini was about to stop her but before that rajdhani express was out of the room

" Jaano!  Mamma ne fruits liye hain, bhook lagegi toh khane padenge "
Ifra first scrunched her nose but then dramatically nodded muttering

" Otay Mamma "
Nandini laughed and took her in arms

They were doing their own mother daughter masti when they heard a car honking and nandini was sure of who it could be

Nostalgia hit her, good old golden days, when manik used to honk the car similarly as a gesture for her to come out of the house, memoriessss she thought!

" Dadddda! "
She shouted and started jumping in nandini's arms who was trying to make her wear her sandles

" Hanjiii jaaan Dadda, chale? "
Nandini herself wore her wedges, took her handbag and left downstairs

.......

N A N D I N I ' S   P O V

As soon we got out of the house, manik stepped out of his car and trust me his eyeballs would burst any moment it seems

His face looked shocked as his eyeballs were turning from me to ifra and ifra to me

He walked as fast as he could and engulfed us in a tight hug, pecking our foreheads, he held my and ifra's palms in his and took a look at us from top to bottom

" No! No! No! Godddd! "
He continously shaked his head in disbelief as his eyes held admiration for me and ifra

" Kya?  Kitno ko maarne ka iraada hain?  Just look at you..... Uffff nandini "
His eyes again checked me out from top to bottom while i shyly pinned my hair behind my ears

" And ifra, baby?  What is this? You are so beautiful mama ! "
He took ifra in his arms and pecked her face and nuzzled in her cheeks making her giggle amd mutter a giggly thankyou

" I'm so blessed, i have angels as my love's "
I smiled as she glanced at me and caressed my cheeks lightly

" Tum dono!  Khatam kar doge mujhe.. I'm  not able to take eyes of you and mamma baby "

He said admiring our daughter, trust me she's going to steal everyone's attention today

( Imagine ifra to be wearing this, in her size of course, ignore the dupatta ) 

" Leally? " ( really?) 
She asked with shine in her eyes, getting praises from her dadda

I giggled listening to her cute toddler words and manik joined me too

" Yes leally, Dadda ki jaaan "
He mimicked her and she clapped her hands

I was about to walk till the car while manik with ifra was following me,  all of a sudden, i felt him exactly behind my shoulder, extremely close to my neck

" Nobody's allowed to see what's mine and your and ifra's beauty is not helping it either, so boys are gonna get crores of glares from me ms murthy and little love "

He first nodded looking at me,i blushed of course he then looked at ifra who nodded back with seriousness on her face

We got settled down in the car, while ifra as usual was driving the car if you know what i mean

She had just held the steering wheel

" Nandini ,I've increased the security today... Don't take tension... Everything's gonna be fine jaan "
I nodded with a smile and he smiled back concentrating on the driving

We reached malhotra mansion, as a gentleman manik opened the door for me , he held my waist and me made our entry as a family

Family!  It gives me goosebumps!

As soon as i reached i saw ahaana looking as beautiful as ever in her saree, aryaman must be having a tough time already, i laughed at my thoughts

Betty and ahaana were talking sitting on the couches while mr malhotra and aryaman stood near the gate talking about something which i don't know

As soon as we entered the mansion , everyone gave us lovable glances and fresh smiles, i smiled back too

Ahaana and me jumped on each other for hugs as we missed each other alot, she asked thousands of questions about my injuries, she's a sweetheart, she then went towards ifra ...

Dono baap beti baatein karne me busy hain, shayad bohot imp hongi! 

I giggled at my thoughts

I'm giggling alot these days !
TOUCH WOOD!

As soon as ahaana poked ifra's cheeks, she looked at her and gave ahaana a kissie ......

Mr malhotra and aryaman too approached us , manik's dad kept a hand on my head, blessing me and muttered

" Thank you for coming "
His eyes always used to tear up, whenever he used to see ifra....

" Dadu ki gudiya, kitne pyaare lag rahe ho aap "
Manik's dad, bent forward his hands to take ifra but manik, he is unbelievable

" Arey yahi se baat kijiye na aap, abhi abhi toh aayi hain meri jaan "
Mr malhotra glared at manik, but he was stubborn to not let go off ifra

" udio mat zyada "

Both the father - son gave tashan to each other, but meri beti bohot samajhdaar hain, she bent a little and gave kisses to both her dadda and dadu

I hugged aryaman, who always was like a brother to me, he asked me about my injuries i assured him that i was completely fine and it was not paining that's the reason why i am walking or else manik wouldn't have allowed

After meeting and greetings, everyone of us went towards where ganpati bappa's idol was placed and we started the pooja

...........

Precap

"  Dhruv don't you dare touch my daughter keh raha hu main, chitde chitde karke phek dunga tujhe,  de de usse mere paas.... "
Manik went crazy seeing ifra in dhruv's arms while nandini she was cold as ice, completely Numb...

" Dhruv, tumhe... tumhe jo chahiye wo lelo... Meri jaan mujhe waapis do.... Dhruv meri beti ko kharoch bhi aayi  na main tumhe khatam kar dungi "
It was nandini this time, who felt like dieing seeing ifra in dhruv's arms

AGAIN A CLIFFHANGER!

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

1) Which moment did you enjoyed the most? 

2) Any favourite dialogue or scene?

3)  So are nyonika and alya also  gonna get caught by MaNan!

4) How did dhruv take ifra? What will he do now? Do you have any ideas? 

5) The next update will shock you, trust me, you wouldn't even have imagined it!

6)  Few words for dhruv? 😂

7) MaNan are getting closer day by day, are you guys enjoying it? 

Phewwwwee done with the update, i hope you guys like it, send me loads of votes and comments pleasshhhhh, silent readers at least vote it'll make me happy!