Manik's PoV
"What the helllll!!!!" I woke up screaming on top of my lungs.

"Good morning Manik. I think it was high time you woke up. So humne utha diya." Bhabhi said keeping her hand on Bhai's shoulder smirking while he pursed his lips to keep in his laugh.

"Yaaaaar aaj Sunday hai. Aaj toh sone dete yaar. Such evil people." I exclaimed glaring at both husband and wife.

"Chal chal, natak mat kar. Uth jaa." Bhai said as he left the room pulling bhabhi with him.

God why do I have such people in my life. I complained making a bad face. I quickly grabbed my phone and messaged Nandini a Good Morning and left to take a shower. It was 10 by the time I got out. I wore my sweats and a tshirt. I checked for any messages from her and she had sent in a Good morning. I sent in a heart in return and walked out shoving my phone in my pocket.

"Good morning everyone." I wished as I walked down the stairs. Stairs kyuki mine and bhai's room was on the first floor. Daadu and mom-dad had their room on the ground floor. The gym,theatre and the play room was on the second floor. It wasn't a very big house, it sure was a mansion but it was small and homey from the inside.

"Good morning mere bacche." Maa said and kissed my forehead. I hi-fied daadu and dad and fist bumped bhai.

"Aaj breakfast mein kya hai?" I asked looking at maa and bhabhi simultaneously.

"Parathe." Maa stated as a matter of fact while Bhabhi made a whatever face. She was a health freak before so you can imagine.

"Come on aap aaj bhi utne hi hot ho." I winked side hugging her making bhai whine.

"Tu kyu flirt karta hai meri wife ke saath." Bhai glared at me making me and Bhabhi laugh. Yeh humara roj ka hai. I always flirt with her to make him jealous. He is too cute sometimes.

"Accha chalo masti nahi breakfast karo chup chap." Mom said taking a seat beside dad while he shook his head.

"Come on yaar Neyo. Ek sunday hi toh milta hai masti ke liye." He said.

"Aaplogo ki masti mein pura din nikal jaayega aur pata bhi nahi chalega." She said while we chuckled. It was indeed true.

We had our breakfast after that with our usual talks kyuki according to mom and bhabhi business talks are not allowed on the table.

"Manik chal PS khelte hai." He said and I nodded in a yes but then again shook my head. "Ha ya na?" He asked.

"Aap jao mein aata hoon thodi derr baad." I said and he nodded. I got up and went towards daadu's room as I remembered I needed to talk with him.

I knocked on the door and entered. He was sitting on the bed with his phone in his hands. He was super cool. He liked his old traditions but he knew adapting is the way of living. He understood us and where we came from.

"Aaja Manik. Aaj iss budhe ko kaise yaad kiya?" He said and patted the space in front of him.

"Oh come on daadu aap kabse budhe ban gaye. You are still young. Aaj bhi ladkiyan aapke peeche hai."I teased and he laughed whole heartedly.

"Ladkiyan hongi mere peeche lekin mujhe abhi bhi teri daadi se hi pyaar hai." He said and I smiled. I had seen both daadu and daadi and trust me they were goals. They were soo in love and it wasn't cringe at all. In fact it felt like you could see them for hours talking and teasing each other. "Accha ab bata yaha kaise aana hua?" He asked.

"Woh daadu I have a...matlab." He raised his hand to stop me.

"Manik jo bhi hai woh khul ke bol. You know you can tell me anything. Neither will I judge nor will I jump to any conclusions." He caressed my hair and smiled.

"Daadu I love a girl." I closed my eyes after saying this not wanting to see his reaction. I opened my eyes after a few seconds to find him smiling.

"What? Did you expect me to shout? Get mad at you?" He asked and I nodded feebly. "Manik agar mein chillata toh tu mujhe yeh sab nahi batata. You are a grown up man, wise as well to make your decisions. You know what is good for you more than anyone else. And pyaar karna gunaah thode hi hai. Samjhe?" He said and I nodded smiling. "Accha tell me about her. Kaun hai woh? Kaisi dikhti hai?" He asked being excited like a kid.

I showed him her picture and told him everything. How we met. How everything proceeded. "So...do you like her?" I asked being nervous.

"Accha if I don't like her shaadi nahi karega usse?" He teased and I immediately shook my head.

"Aisa nahi hai." I said.

"I trust my kids. And she seems like your daadi, mom and Myra from what you tell me. Kab milva raha hai?" He asked.

"About that. Daadu you know dad right? How he is against love marriages. I don't know. I am scared." I confessed. But before daadu could say anything Mom walked in.

"Manik when were you going to tell me about her." She questioned. Her one sentence was all it took for me to understand she heard it all. I looked at the door hoping and praying she was the only one. "Don't worry mein akeli hoon." She stated and I unknowingly sighed in relief. She walked in closing the door behind her and sat besides me.

"I am really sorry mom. I wanted to tell you but I didn't know how you would react. I am sooo sorry." I caught her hands and apologised.

"Manik I have always respected Raj's opinions but I have never supported him. And I thought I had made my kids comfortable ki woh mujhse kisi bhi baare mein baat kar sake." She said.

"Neyo, calm down. You should understand where he comes from as well." Daadu told maa and she nodded. "And Manik I know you are scared of Raj lekin I won't suggest you to hide. Try and talk to him. Make him understand. Pyaar kiya hai toh darne ki jarurat nahi hai." He told me and I nodded.

"Manik ek baar Raj se baat karke dekho and if he disagrees we are all there to make him understand. Don't worry." Mom said and I nodded kissing her cheeks. "Accha baat toh karwa usse meri." Mom said.

"Aise nahi maa lets play a prank on her. I'll call her yaha pe when dad is not home. Bhai aur Bhabhi se bhi toh milana hai." I said and she nodded though she was reluctant on the prank. "Mom don't be boring yaar. Bohot maja aayega. Trust me." I said and she nodded. "Accha chalo I'll leave I have promised bhai that I'll play PS with him." I walked out of the room while I shouted. "I love you guys." I blew a kiss and ran out of the room.

Ms.Murthy get ready to be pranked.

I climbed up the stairs when my phone rang. "Hello." I answered and sat on the couches placed on the first floor.

"Good morning Manik. There is a bad news...kinda." I frowned hearing her.

"Bad news? Konsi bad news?" I straightened up immediately.

"Niru kinda knows about us." She stated.

"What? How?" I asked completely shocked. We have been careful about how we met and were we met. It was nearly impossible for anyone to see us.

"I'll tell you when we meet. I mean he knows I am dating someone but he has no idea who toh I think lets just get him to the concert." She said and I hummed. "By the way daadu se baat hui?" She asked.

"Nope but I am thinking of bringing you here directly to meet them when dad is not around." I smiled. Sorry for the lies babe.

"What? No Manik. Pagala gaye ho ka?" She said. Don't mind her, she mixes different languages when she talks. Yeh sab movies ka asar hai.

"Are there is no need to be scared. Just come home, baaki ka I will handle. Just trust me okay?" I used the ace card and she hummed.

"Okay?" She seemed unsure.

"Sweetheart I know they will love you. Trust yourself okay?" I said and she answered with an okay. We bid our byes and I made my way to the games room.

'Mein hoon Giaan mein hoon bohot takatwar, mera gaana hai bohot surila. Meri awaaz sunke log ho jaate hai madhosh." I reached the games room humming the Doraemon wala song and pushed the door open.

"Babe, I have been away from you for such a long time." Bhabhi was pressed against the wall when bhai said this.

A smirk formed on my face and I cleared my throat and they both separated. Bhabhi blushed to the deepest shade of red while bhai glared at me.

"Are we going to play ya mein jau?" I asked innocently and a cushion was smacked on my face.

"Jyaada mat bol thik hai. Teri beewi aane de phir bataenge tujhe." Bhabhi said but bhai still pulled her close to him making me chuckle. She widened her eyes and slapped his shoulders.

"Bhai forget the PS mujhe koi interest nahi hai romance dekhne mein." I said turning to leave. Kaash Nandini yaha hoti.

"Are nahi aaja, we'll play." He said and sat in the couch.

Let me tell you, the couch was the most freakishly amazing and the mosttttt comfortable couch in the whole damn world. The whole room was a games hub. It was decorated in the most weird way possible. Honestly, I could live in this room alone.

I jumped on the couch hitting bhai in the process. "Saale tu abhi chota nahi raha." He said massaging his shoulders while I giggled.

Before we could start playing I looked at them. "Aise kya dekh raha hai? Khel na." Bhai said while bhabhi looked up from her phone.

"I need to tell you guys something." I said and sat facing them.

"Anything serious?" Bhabhi asked looking at me keeping her phone aside.

"Kind off." I said. "I love a girl." I said and Bhabhi gasped.

"Woah bro, tu toh mere se bhi aage nikal gaya yaar." He patted my back and I glared at him.

"Kitne saal se chal raha hai?" Bhabhi asked.

"5." I stated and she smiled widely. I further explained them everything and also the current problem at hand.

"Manik don't worry sab thik ho jayega. Lekin usse baat toh karwa." Bhai said.

"You know the prank." I gave him a look which said 'bhul gaya tu itni jaldi?'

"Ha baba sab pata hai. Just tell her ki I told my bhai and bhabhi you know for support and keep your phone on speaker, if you want baat mat karwa humari." She shrugged.

"Okay." I said and dialled her when bhai asked me to keep it on speaker. I made a bad face but he glared and I reluctantly agreed. The phone rang and her caller tune 'Hungama ho gaya' began playing. Told you films! Bhai and bhabhi both burst out laughing but I shooed them.

"Helloo." She answered on the third ring.

"Why is your voice sounding like this?" I asked her.

"I stuffing my face with cheesy fries." She said and I could literally imagine her licking her lips and I shook my head while bhai and bhabhi stiffled their laughter. "Accha tell me kya hua?"

"Woh I told about us to bhai and bhabhi." I stated.

"What? We just talked 10 minutes back tabhi toh you said ki nahi bataunga karke." She asked.

"Ha kal thoda support milega na." I reasoned and she hummed.

"What did they say?" She asked and I could sense her nervousness.

"They weren't very happy with it. That I hid it for so long." I sounded sad for emphasis.

"Manik tum jhooth bol rahe ho na?" She asked. I looked at bhai and bhabhi and they smiled at me. Kamaal hai yeh ladki.

"Nahi baba, you think I will lie on such a serious topic?" I asked and she hummed.

"Accha kal we will see what to do. What are you doing now?" She asked.

"I am playing PS with bhai." I said.

"Toh idiot play na why are you talking with me. Khamakha mujhe disturb kar rahe ho. You know I am watching Vampire Diaries and Damon Salvatore looks soo freaking hot. Anyways you spend  time with bhai. Bye. Love you." She said and hung up making me shock. Bandi ne meko kuch bolne hi nahi diya yaar.

"She is something ha Manik." Bhabhi giggled and I nodded.

"She is." I murmured.

"Chal ab uske khayala mein mat kho jaa. Lets play." Bhai said and we finally started playing Fifa while bhabhi left.

"Bhai yaar kitna cheating karte ho." I hit him with the pillow.

"Tujhe khelne nahi aata. I am a pro." He smirked again scoring a goal. "And that's how you play." He put the controller down and looked at me. "Chal sad mat ho tu jeeta bass." He giggled and I glared at him.

"Chodunga nahi next time." I said and he chuckled.

"Toh Manik why don't you try talking to dad about Nandini over lunch?" Bhai proposed and I nodded.

"Phatt rahi hai meri but I'll give it a try." I said.

It was 2 and time for lunch, we both made our way down and sat on our respective places.

Once everything was settled and food was served everyone looked at me. 'I know guys let me breathe.' I thought.

"Dad, woh I love marriage." As soon as I said this he started with his speech while the rest slapped their forehead.

"I know right aaj kal ke bacche, pata nahi love marriage kaise kar lete hai. You know Neyo, woh Mrs. Sharma unke bete ne abhi do mahine pehle shaadi ki thi with his girlfriend and now they are filing for a divorce. Manik, you will only marry the girl which we like. Yeh love marriage ke chakkar mein mat padne tum." He said and I knew I was doomed.

Me and Nandini were literally stuck between her dad and my dad.

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