XYZ Restaurant
Mumbai

All the time Abheer was in Nandini's lap. Navya and Cabir tried to take him but he would cry so Nandini asked them to let him be. Post lunch, Fab5 with Navni , Ranveer and Abhimanyu went to Fab5's studio. They we're in the recording room. Everyone tried to convince Nandini to sing but she was adamant not to. Not able to take more she shouted,

Nandini- nae gaana mujhe, nae gaana. Sunna tumsb ne. Music is nothing for me, nothing. Jis ne mujhe mera music diya, vo aaj iss duniya mein nae hai. Chali gae vo mujhe yaha chodkr, nae socha ke kese rahungi, kese jiungi akele, bs chali gae aur jaate jaate apne saath sb legae. Mere khushiya, papa, bhai, mera music sb kuch. Sb kuch gva bethi mein, sb kuch......

She fell on her feet crying hysterically. Others we're shocked to see her like this. Manik tried to move ahead but she pushed him back.

Nandini- door rahea mujhse Manik, I'm not worth you. I'm not worth anyone. Sbko hurt krdeti hu mein jo bhe mere pass aata hai.

Abhimanyu too tried but she pushed him away too. Manik eyed Abhimanyu to stop. Nandini had burried her face in her palms crying hysterically. Manik gestured everyone to move out. He then gave his phone to Abhimanyu. Abhimanyu understood the situation and he moved out with everyone. He secretly gave his, Manik's and Nandini's phone to Ranveer and again went inside.

Here Manik had somehow calmed Nandini. She was in his arms, but there was end to her sniffs. Abhimanyu too knelt in front of her and called her softly.

Abhimanyu- baby doll!!!

She looked at his with teary eyes while Abhimanyu caressed her hair.

Manik- kya hogya kitten. Aaj itne bure tarekay se tut gae tum. Where's my strong girl hmm??? Kya hogya mere baby ko....

She hid herself more into him and spoke

Nandini- mujhe yaha se door lejao Manik. Nae jee skti mein innsb mein aur.

Abhimanyu- what is disturbing you Nandu???What happened to that strong girl jisse mein teen saal pehle mila tha. Vo tooti zrur thi pr smeta hua tha usne apne aapko.

Nandini- nae hu mein strong. Arre nae bnna mujhe strong. Jbbhe strong bne jao koe na koe aake phir se tood deeta hai.

Nandini spoke coming out of Manik's hold.

Manik- What is disturbing you Nandini. I'm observing you since many days. Koe toh baat hai jo tumhe pareshaan krrae hai. Tell me today.

Nandini- kuch nae hua mujhe. Thiik hu mein.

Saying this she wiped her tears and got up.This was it for Manik, he had controlled himself enough and now his patience gave up. She was about to move when he held her elbow in a tight hold and spoke

Manik- enough is enough Nandini. Tell me what is disturbing you.

Nandini- Manik leave me. You're hurting me.

Abhimanyu- Manik we need to be calm.

Manik- what calm Abhi??? Aur kitna calm??? Kya isse nae nazar aata how worried we are for her??? Ghr ke sblog iska esa behaviour dekhke pareshaan hai.

Nandini- you don't need to. Kisi ko mere lia kuch bhe krne ke zrurat nae hai. Mein chali jaungi kahi door, sbse door aur phir saari problems bhe khatam hoojaenge.

Abhimanyu- tu kya bolrae hai doll. Pagl hogae hai???

Nandini- nae Abhi. Mujhe pta hai yeh sb problems na mere vjah se he hai. Mein chali jaungi na toh sb thiik hojaega. Kabhi kabhi mein sochti hu agar mein bhe mrr jaati toh acha hota na. Saare phasad ke jrr he khatam.

Manik.- Nandini........ (he roared) Dare you say that again and out with the truth now.... bolo who is calling you from a private no. . Usdin tum cafe se kisse mili thi aur kya kaha esa usne ke you are behaving all wierd. Tell me...

Nandini- nobody's calling me. Aur meine pehle bhe btaya tha mein clients se milne gae thi usdin.

Manik- ohh stop with this f****ng nonsense of yours Nandini. Kya humlog itne bure hai ke tum humpe itna bhe trust nae krti that you can share with us.

Nandini- ek baar share krke anjaam bhugat chuki hu. Dubara vo glti nae krungi mein.

Manik- fine then mein he btata hu. Tum usdin Harshad se mili. Usne tumhe threaten kiya that he will tell the truth ke vo Mukti ko btadega ke she's not my sister by blood. Tumhare bhabi zinda hai aur uske pass hai.

Nandini- how do you know???

Abhimanyu- you think we are dumb. Humme kuch samajh nae aati.

This time he too spoke angrily.

Manik- humme tumpr pehle se he shak tha. You confirmed it when we meet you in the cafe. Tumhe kya lgta hai we we're quiet all these days because we did not know anything??? Then to burst your bubbles Ms. Murty, you are wrong. Hum bs tumhare wait mein thay ke kb tum khud aakr humme btaoge.

Nandini- mein.... mein nae bta skti thi Manik, he had threatened me ke agar meine kisi ko kuch bhe btaya, he.... he... would harm...harm.... you. Usne Ranveer ka bhe accident krvaya tha.

She spoke in a cracking voice.

Manik- pta hai humme that was done by someone deliberately. Usdin Veer had my car aur mein subha office leke gya tha.

Nandini- Manik.....

Manik- Abhimanyu tell her we are going to Malhotra Mansion. I won't answer any of her questions now and I don't need explanations.

Saying this he left. Abhimanyu with Nandini came out and the rest too came out from Fab5's cabin. Manik informed Gaurav about the thing and asked him to increase the security of Malhotra Mansion. He then came out and found everyone looking at him.

Manik- back to work everyone. Is it a show going on here or you have never seen your boss walking out of his cabin.

He shouted. The employees got back to their work immediately as none wanted to face Manik Malhotra's wrath.

Manik- let's leave.

He spoke coming to his friends. He then moved out without sparing a glance at anyone. He called Neyonika and asked her to call everyone to Malhotra Mansion asap. Neyonika asked him about the matter but he said he would tell once he comes back and when everyone is present.

Soon everyone reached Malhotra Mansion. Neyonika got tensed seeing Nandini's cry face and other's worried face. She then looked at Manik who was ragging like a bull. She held his forearm and spoke

Neyonika- Mannu kya hua hai beta. Tu itna gusse mein kyu hai.

Manik- let everyone come mom phir btata hu. Tbtk apni bahu se puchlo agar vo kuch btati hai tu 'cz we don't matter to her any more.

Neyonika then looked at Nandini who was looking down. She went to Nandini and cupping her face asked

Neyonika- Nandu kya hua hai beta. Tumlog drra rae ho mujhe.

Manik- mom it's time to reveal some secrets of the past.

Soon everyone assembled and started asking about the matter.

Harsh- Mannu bol kya baat hai. Sb ko itni urgent kyu bulaya??

Anurag- ese bhe kya baat hai Manik.

Manik- dad we need to tell everyone about Pia and Mukti.

The Malhotra's we're shocked to hear him.

Neyonika- tujhe pta hai na tu kya bol raha hai???

Manik- pta hai mom and it's high time, Mukti deserves the truth. Aage jo krna hoga uski mrzi.

Ranveer- bhai thiik bolra hai mom. Usse bahar se pta chaale behtr hoga hum he sach btade.

Everyone settled on the couch and Anurag started.

Anurag- Manik panch saal ka tha jb humme pta chala ke Neyonika pregnant hai dubara twins ke sath. Phir Ranveer aur Pia aae humare choti se duniya mein. Sb kuch bohot acha chlraha tha. Teeno bache bohot khush thay aapas mein. Manik dss saal ka tha aur Veer aur Pia panch saal ke thay. Manik apne school ko represent krne gya tha Hyderabad in an event. Uske piche se Pia roya krte thi ke usse school nae jaana. Humme lga ke shayad vo Manik ko miss krte hai islia nae jaana chahte. Hum usse zabardsti bhejtay thay. Ek din Ranveer ko practice ke lia rukna tha school mein aur Pia zidd krne lgi ke vo bhe saath mein wait krege. Veer ne usse danta aur ghr jaane ke lia bola. Pr vo ghr nae aae. Shaam ko Veer apne dost ke sath ghr aaya aur Neyo se Pia ke baare mein pucha pr Neyo ne kaha Pia ne driver ko ghr bhejdiya yeh kehkr ke vo Veer ke sath aaege. Pr na vo Veer ke pass stadium mein pohonchi thi na ghr aae thi. Neyo ne mujhe phone kiya aur hum school gae usse dhondne. Luckily tb school khula hua tha aur principal bhe thi. Humne sb jgah dhunda pr kahi nae mili humme hmare bachi. Phir computer lab mein dekha toh vo vaha behosh pri hue thi. Usse kapre phate hue thay. Ragging ke shikaar hue thi mere beti isilia school nae jaana chahti thi. Rooz roti thi ke mujhe school mt bhejo. Hum usse hospital lekr gae pr tbtk vo apni aakhri sans lechuki thi. Manik ke aane mein bohot time tha islia humne uska sanskaar krdiya. Manik jb vaapis aaya toh sbse pehle usne Pia ke baare mein pucha. Vo apni behen ke lia gold medal jeetkr aaya tha. Mannu aur Veer dono chup se hogae thay Pia ke jaane ke baad. Ghr mein koe bhe baat shuru hoti toh Pia se, khatam hoti toh Pia pr. Veer apne kamre se bahar nae aata tha aur Mannu sirf Pia ke tasveero ko dekhta rehta tha. Neyonika dubara conceive nae krskti thi. Mannu aur Veer ke halat dekhkr humne ghr badalne ka socha aur yaha shift hogae. Hum apne sath pia ke koe memory nae laae thay pr koe phaida nae hua. Ek din hum dono orphanage gae thay vaha humne teen saal ke choti se Mukti ko dekha. Kisi se jgagar rae thi yeh tb. Isse dekhkr kuch anjana sa sukoon milne lga. Esa sukoon jo ek baap ko uski beti deti hai. Jo sukoon mein kho chuka tha. Mein aur Neyo kae baar usse milne aate thay. Iske sath vakt kese beet jaata tha pta he nae chalta tha. Isne maano jese humare duniya phir se roshan krde thi. Phir humne isse adopt krne ka soch lia.Humne authorities se baat ke aur Mukti ko adopt krlia. Jis din hum Mukti ko ghr lekr aae, Veer aur Mannu dono school mein thay. Mukti humare kamre mein sorae thi. Mannu aur Veer vapis aae aur apne kamro mein thay. Shayd indono ne Mukti ke roone ke aavaz suni. Neyo aur mein toh niche thay aur humme pta nae chala. Yeh dono uske pass gae. Humme nae pta kya hua kmre mein pr itna zrur janta hu uss din ke baad humara parivaar poora hogya. Khushiya phir se humara ghr mein gunjne lgi. Yeh nanhi se pari, apne sath khushiyon ke bahaar lekr aae thi. Manik ke princess aur Ranveer ka bunny. Humare ghr ke shaan, Neyo ke ladli, mere pari aur dadu ke doll. Mukti humara sb kuch bngae.

Manik- mein btata hu uss din room mein kya hua tha. Jb humne Mukti ke roone ke aavaz suni, hum dono vaha gae aur choti se Mukti mumma mumma kehkr roorae thi. Humne usse chup krvane ke koshish ke pr yeh phir bhe rorae thi. Phir meine isse uthaya aur isne mujhe zoor se hug krlia. Veer isse hassara tha. Hum dono iske sath itne ghul gae ke humme andaza he nae. Phir mom aae aur unhone Mukti ko mujhse lelia. Pr shayd un doo ghanto mein bohot kuch badalgya tha. Ek connection sa bngya tha.

Ranveer- kb hum itne attach hogae pta he nae chala.

Ranveer went towards Mukti and knelt in front of her. He held her hands in his and spoke

Ranveer- bunny shayd humara khoon ka rishta nae hai, pr tu mere lia mere lia mere real sister se bhe zada maine rakhti hai. Aaj agar Pia zinda hoti aur bhagvaan ji mujhe tumdono mein choose krne ko bhe kahe na toh mein tujhe choose krunga.

Manik too knelt in front of her and spoke.

Manik- mein bs itna jaanta hu rishte khoon se nae dil se bnte hai. Aur tera mera risthta khoon ka nae dil ka hai. Tujhe hum dono bhaiyo ne dil se apni bheen maana. Aaj mujhe lga ke tu sach jaana deserve krti hai. Aage jo bhe tera decision hoga humme usse koe etraaz nae. We'll support you in it.

Mukti bent to their level and hugged them both. She was crying in their arms.

Mukti- bhai.... (she cried).

Manik- bhai yhi hai princess. No crying. Chlo get up niche srdi lgjaegi. Veer uth tu bhe.

The trio got up and Mukti spoke

Mukti- mujhe bs doo questions puchne hai aapsb se. Kya mein Pia di ke replacement hu??? Aur bhai aaj achanak se aapne kyu mujhe sach btane ka socha, jb itne saalo se nae btaya tha toh phir aaj kyu???

Harsh- tu kabhi bhe humaare lia Pia ke replacement nae hoskti laado. Yeh savaal ka jvab tu humse behtr jaanti hai. Aapne aapse puch kya tujhe kabhi bhe esa lga ho jaane anjaane mein kabhi bhe???

Mukti nodded her head in a no and hugged him. Harsh too took her in his embrace.

Cabir- iss ka mtlb chudail, tu bachpan se he cry baby thi. Tb bhe roya krti thi aur ab bhe roti hai. Dekh Cabir, the prankster ko bhe rulakr rakhdiya.

Mukti- yeh talent sbke pass nae hota aur chudail kisko bola bay???

Cabir- Ms. Mukti Malhotra ko.....

Mukti- bhai..... (she winced)

Manik- Cabir zip your mouth vrna apne bete ke saamne pittjaega tu.

Mukti grinned and showed him her tongue. "Bhai ke chamchi" he muttered. The others chuckled at their cute nokechok.

Manik- tere second question ka answer mere pass hai princess. Mein nae chahta ke tujhe kisi bahar vaale se pta chalta islia I thought ke it's better we tell you ourselves.

Mukti- bhai aapne bola tha na it's my decision ke mein aage kya chahti hu (Manik nodded) toh bhai meine sochlia mein apni mom, dad, dadu aur apne bhaiyo ko chodke kahi nae jaungi. Mom ne humesha sikhaya rishte dil se jurte hai. Jiss parivaar ne mujhe itna pyaar diya thodina pagl hu ke mein unhe chodke chali jao. Aap sb toh mere lia blessing ho. Haina dadu??

She spoke looking at him, still in his arms.

Harsh- tu humare lia blessings hai beta. (He kissed the top of her head).

Manik- mujhe pta tha tu nae jaege kahi bhe.

Ramveer- aapko kese pta??

Manik- jb isne Pia ke jgah Pia di bola mein tabhi samajh gya tha.

Mukti passed him her brightest smile and he retuned her one.

Anurag- pr Mannu yeh baat sirf humare parivaar, Ram aur Shushant ke siva aur koe nae jaanta.

Manik- isska jvab tum dogi yaa mein he du.

He spoke turning towards Nandini who was looking down.

Nandini- Manik I'm sorry!!!

Manik- sorry kis baat ke lia Nandini?? Aaj jb saare baate bahar aarae hai toh why not this too hmm? ??

Abhimanyu- speak Manik I'm there with you.

Manik then took out a voice box from pocket and played it. It had the conversation of Harshad and Nandini.

Neyonika- yeh kiski aavaz thi Manik??? Nandu tu kisse baat krrae hai???

Manik- Harshad Saxena mom. I don't think iske aage mujhe kuch btane ke zrurat hai ke yeh kon hai???

Sadhna- pr tu isse kb mili Nandu???

Abhimanyu- yeh kuch nae bolege maa. Mein btata hu....

He then narrated all the events since Manik left for Dubai till the recent happening.

Manik- saat din ka time diya tha na usne tumhe. 6 sin toh beet gae. Kb btane vaali thi tum Nandini. Yaa btane he nae vaali thi.....

Nandini- Manik mein...

Manik- mein what dammit..... (he shouted) mein what. ...

Everyone flinced hearing his tone.

Neyonika- Manik aavaz niche... (she spoke sternly)

Manik- I don't bl***y care mom.

Neyonika- ek baar aur severe kiya na Manik mujhe se bura koe nae hoga.

Manik closed his eyes to comtrol his anger.

Manik- fine then mom. Aaphe puchea isse ke yeh kb btane vaali thi iss sabke baare mein humme. Akele sb sekhti rae, pr kisi ko kuch btana thiik nae smjha, kyu?? Humsb mein se kya esa ek bhe insaan nae jispe yeh trust krske.

Mukti went to her and asked

Mukti- bhabi aapko sach mein lga ke mein yeh baat brdasht nae krpaungi ke I'm not bhai's sister by blood. Haa maana ke mein bachpna krti hu, I crib like a child rather I'm a child pr weak nae hu mein bhabi. I'm so happy ke aapne mere baare mein itna socha, isse pta chalta hai aap kitna pyaar krti ho mujhse, kitni care krti ho aap mere pr aapne yeh bhe prove krdiya ke I don't matter to you. Aapne kabhi bhe mujhe apna smjha he nae.

Nandini- esa... esa nae Mukti.

Mukti- toh phir kesa hai bhabi. Uss insaan ne aapko mere sach se draya tha na toh ek baar aakr baat toh krti mujhse. Maana ke aap drr gae thi ke agar aapne kisi ko btaya toh vo bhai ko harm krdega. We all know how much you love bhai. Aap mujhse aakr baat krte. Aapko lgta hai mein samajhti nae. Aapne kese sochlia ke mein toot jaungi. Mein itni bevakoof nae hu. Jis parevaar se mujhe itna pyaar, itna apnapnn mila unhe choddu. Rishte khoon se nae bnte bhabi.

Nandini- ussdin jo Ranveer ke sath usne kiya mein bohot drr gae thi. Kuch bhe hoskta tha. Vo insaan bohot khatarnaak hai. Shreya bhabi bhe uske keed mein hai. Usne Manik ko marne ke dhamki bhe dee thi. Mein kya krti.
(Turning to Manik) aap kehte hai na meine kisi ko kyu nae btaya. Aap mere ek savaal ka jvaab de. Aap mere jgah hote toh kya krte???

Manik- alteast tumhare tarah chup nae bethta. Tum akele sb sehte rae. He started torturing you emotionally. Jiss phase se humsb ne tumhe bahar nikala tum apne aapko phirse vhi dhakelne jaarae thi. Do you remember I had called you that day. Luckily usdin call cut nae hua tha. Meine dumdono ke saare baate sunli. I had recorded it. Vrna tum kabhi bhe kuch bhe nae btati. Tum khudko curse krne lggae that it happened all because of you. Tumhe kya lgta hai I'm angry on you for not telling me about this???

She nodded slightly. Manik chuckled sarcastically.

Manik- thankyou so much Nandini Murty for making me realise ke tum mere pyaar ko kabhi samajh he nae pae. I'm angry on you because tumne usse apne emotions ke sath ek baar phirse khelne diya. Jo chiiz mein tumhe itne mahino se smjhara tha, that was all crap isinn't it. Vo tumhe manipulate krra tha like he did before. I thought I had made you capable enough, my love for you had made you capable enough ke you can fight for yourself but you proved me wrong, you proved my love wrong. Remember I told you I'll wait for you to yourself tell me. I had a slightest hope ke you'll definitely not fall in his trap this time pr I was wrong. I was so wrong (he kicked one of the couch). I was always there for your back up. About veer ka accident, tum yeh toh jaan gae ke usne krvaya pr did you think for once ke veer ko deep chot kese nae aae. It was all planned Nandini, it was all planned. You know what today you proved me that I have failed,failed to bring you out of your past, my love for you was not enough. Tumne kabhi bhe koe efforts nae daale, neither for our relationship nor for trusting me.

Nandini- esa nae hai Manik please don't say like this. You have not failed anywhere it's all my mistake..... all my mistake.

Manik- theek ee maan le tumhare baat. Answer my one question??? Did you trust my love for you to come and tell me everything. Why do you have to think twice before telling me anything???? Iss incident ko choddo. Talk im general. (She was quite. Manik chuckled sadly and spoke) I got my answer Nandini. Agar sach mein tum mere pyaar ko samajhti yaa trust krti na toh khud ko curse nae krti, tum kabhi bhe apni existence pe savaal nae uthati. Tum kabhi yeh nae sochti ke agar tum mrrjao toh saare phasad ke jrr khatam hojae. Yeh sb sochne se pehle ek baar unsb ke baare mein zrur sochti jo tumse pyaar krte hai, jo log tumhate care krte hai.

Everyone gasped hearing this. Ram came ahead and asked her

Ram- jo Manik ne kaha vo sach hai???

Nandini- papa mein....

Ram- ko pucha uska jvaab do Nandini.

It was for the firsr time Ram had called her with her full name. She nodded looking down.

Ram- kaha kami rehgae thi humare parvarish mein bol, kaha kami rehgae thi. Maana tere maa humme chodkr chali gae, maana jb tujhe mere sbse zada zrurat thi mein nae tha pr iska mtlb tu mrne ke baat sochne lgi. Tunne ek baar bhe socha ke tera baap piche se kya krega. Mere chod uss insaan ke baare mein socha jo tujhse itna pyaar krta hai, jisne apne jee jaan lgadi, sirf tere lia(referring to Manik). Apni uss bhai ke baare mein socha jo hrr kadam tere saath tha (referring to Abhimanyu). Apni uss maa, papa ke baare mein socha jo hrr kadam pe tere sath thay, jinho ne tujhe tere bure vkt mein smbhala (referring to Neyonika and Anurag) yaa apni uss mari hue maa ke baare mein socha (Ishita) jiske aatma ko tere inn batho se shanti nae milrae hogi.

Karan held Ram's shoulder for support.

Karan- tunne yeh thiik nae kiya Nandu.... thiik nae kiya....

Manik without saying anything started leaving.

Neyonika- kaha jaara hai Manik???

Manik- jaha thodi shanti milske mom. Don't worry aajaunga vaapis thodi deer mein. I'm not like others who think of leaving just because life gives them hurdle to face.

Anurag- Manik tu kahi nae jaaega. Sort out the matter teen mahino ke baad shaadi hai tum dono ke....

He chuckled sadly and spoke

Manik- pta ne hogi bhe yaa nae dad. Puchlo apni so called bahu se. Jiss insaan ko vo itna capable bhe nae samajhti ke apni problem share krskte, nibha paege poori zindagi ka saath!!!

Saying he left a baffled Nandini behind. She could not believe what he actually said.

Mukti- yeh aapne acha nae kiya bhabi. Bhai ko meine pehle itna hurt kabhi bhe nae dekha.

Saying this left. Nandini looked at Karan and Ram.

Ram- tuune bohot kimti heera gva diya Nandu.

Karan- yeh acha nae kiya Nandu. Ek baar uske baare mein soch leti.

Ram- maaf krdena Anurag, bhabi.

He spoke joining his hands.

Anurag- pagl hai kya. Kya krraha hai tu??? Bache galtiyaan krte rehte hai, Humara farz hai unge smjhana na ke khud sharminda hona.

Neyonika- ha Ram. Agar sach mein mujhe apni bhabi maante ho toh yeh sb mt bolo.

Ram and Anurag hugged each other. Seeing the atmosphere of the house Dhruv spoke

Dhruv- aunty humlog chalte hai. Agar zrurat pri toh bs ek phone krdena.

Neyonika- thiik hai beta. Dhyaan se jana.

Cabir came to her and spoke in a hug

Cabir- mein Manik ko dekhta hu. Mujhe pta hai vo kaha hoga.

Neyonika- nae Cabbu. Usse kuch deer akela rehne de. Vo khud vaapis aajaega.

He nodded and Cavya with Abheer and Dhrulya left. Others too left to their respective rooms.

Neyonika- apne kmre mein jaa. Vo aajaega thodi der mein.

She spoke to Nandini and left.

Hey!!! I know the part was very emotional but the truth had to be revealed. Honestly, I myself had npt thought that I would reveal it in this way. For me, it was beyond emotional. What do you feel about this chapter???

Mukti had acted with patience. I myself believe that bonds are formed from heart and not by blood. May it be bro-sis, mother-daughter or any.

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