In Bungalow

In the backyard

The youngsters were sitting in a circle and chit chatting..MaNan were sitting opposite to each other..

Arya: Wese cupcake, Mom kuch din se phone nahi kar rahe hai..wo teek tho hai na..?

Nandu ( smiled ): Arey wo, Mumma ek N.G.O khul rahi hai..isilye thode busy hai..

Cabir ( confused ): Mom..? Arya Bhai..Nandu..ye aap kiske barein mein bath kar rahe hai..

Nandu ( smiled ): Mrs. Shamishti Murthy ke baare mein bath kar rahe hai Arya..

Dhruv: Wo tho teri Mom hai na Nandu..

Maddy ( smiled ): Haa..par wo hamari bhi Mom jaisi hai..

Mukti ( teased ): Acha ji..jab mom ne aap donon ko unhe Mom bulanekeliye kaha tho aapne mana kiya tha..

Arya: Yar Mukti, aesa nahi hai..mom hamesha hamareliye apne mumma se kam nahi thi..bachpan se..

Maddy: Haa..hum zyada milthe nahi par phir bhi humare beech maa bete ke rishthe hi tha..

Rudr ( mocked ): Arey Gorgy mumma khud sirf ek bachi ko janam diya tho beton ke liye zyada hi pyar hogi..

Others giggled at it while Nandini pouted in anger and slapped his arms lightly..

Nandu: Jaise ki aap bohath ' garv hone ka bacha hai '..

Karan ( mocked ): Garv aur Rudr Murthy tho North pole aur South Pole jaise hai..

Karan and Nandini hi-fied..

Mukti: Guys, why don't we play something ?

Cabir: Agar tujhe Antakshari khelna hai tho tum apne boyfriend ko bulao..

Mukti made a bad face at him..

Nandu ( annoyed ): Patha nahi tum logonko Antakshari se kya problem hai..

Sid: Baby, Antakshari se hum boys ko allergy hai..

Nandu: Aur wo kyu ?

Sid ( dramatically ): Kyunki ' Shari ' ek bohath hi khubsurat aur innocent ladki thi aur Antak
ek shararath ladka jo Shari se pyar kartha tha par Shari tho usse nahi balki hum jaise handsome ladkon ko pasand karthi thi isiliye Antak ne zabardasthi se usse shadi ki..isilye hum ladkon ko AntakShari pasandh nahi..samji..?

Everyone were looking at Sid with wide opened mouth..Even Karan, Rudr and Cabir were speechless and couldn't even close their mouth still..Nandini who came out of the trance slapped her forehead..

Nandu: Mein hi pagal hoon jo aapse aise sawal poochne lagi jiske answer Wikipedia bhi nahi de sakthe..

Om: I second you..

Manik ( scratched his head ): Mujhe nahi patha tha Shari ek ladki ka naam tha..

Sid: Arey jo bhi naam ' I ' se khatham hothi wo ladki ka naam hai jaise ki..Kaveri, gayathri, mini...

Manik chuckled and face palmed while Cabir nodded..

Cabir: Ye bhi ek point hai..

Mukti: Mein tho bhool hi gayi thi Nandu ki tere paas bhi mere jaise ek Bhai hai..

Nandu: Thanks for the feelings mukti..

Maddy ( fake sleepy ): Yar koi khelega kya..mujhe sona hai..

Nandu ( suspicious ): Tu kabse ithni jaldhi sone lagi, tujhe tho bachpan se raath ke 2 baje sone ka aadath hai na..

Maddy ( avoided eye contact ): Jabse tu mere khabon mein aake darane shuru kiya..

Nandu ( glared ): Jaise ki tere shakal Sharukh Khan ke jaise hai..

Rithvik: Jaan..Maddy..ladna bandh kar na..chalo bathao..kya khelna hai..

Dhruv ( excitedly ): Kyu na hum ' topic ' game khelthe hai..

Nandu ( confused ): Wo kya hai ?

Dhruv: Okay so we have to write some topics in a paper and fold it and put it in a bowl and any one will come and take it from the bowl and they have to speak on it..

Asad: Interesting..

Viren: Lets go ahead then..

Soon the bowl got filled with 15 chits..

Cabir was the first one..

Cabir: So my topic is Water..pani tho sirf peene keliye hai..bas ithna kafi hai..

Karan: Oye pani se ham nahathe bhi na..

Cabir: Oh..mein bhool gaya..

Dhruv: Kabhi kabhi tho nahana bhi chahiye ye sab yaad rakhne keliye..

They all giggled at it..

Mukti went and took the chit..

Mukti: Friendship..my favorite topic..According to me friendship is all about meeting new people and knowing them and making them someone important in your life..Just like how I got a new friend in Nandini..I seriously wish that we were friends since childhood..

Nandini smiled widely and hugged her..

Nandu: I love you yar..

Mukti: I love you too babes..

This new friendship was totally adorn by everyone..Manik was smiling like an idiot seeing his sister's love for his ' honewali beewi '..

Nandini went and took the next chit

Nandini: Family..umm..All I know is a family is formed by the elder Male and the Love they share with each other is because of the elder Female..If there is no Love then there is no family..its just a bunch of people..

They all smiled at her and agreed to it..

Manik was the next one

Manik: Love..umm..Okay I am not a person with words..so what I know is Love is formed when you trust someone deeply and is ready to share each and everything of your life with that person..You actually feel empty without them..

All this time Manik's gaze was on Nandini while she was having a sweet smile on her face..Murthy brothers smiled at Manik and looked at each other..

The game went on until everyone got tired and decided to put an end to the game and bade bye to each other..

Nandini went towards her brothers..

Nandu: Umm Bhayyu..

They turned to her and smiled..Sid extended his arm and she happily went towards him and they started walking till her room..

Nandu: Bhayyu..

" Haa "

Nandu: Mujhe kuch poochna hai..

Om: Tho pooch lo..

Nandu: Aaj ke test ka mathlab kya tha..

Shivaay ( smiled ): Test ka mathlab ?

Nandu: Mujhe patha hai cooking uska test tha..par mujhe samaj hi nahi aayi ki wo test hi kyu..cooking ke bare mein jaana..ye sab ladkiyon keliye he na..

Sid: Of course hai baby..

Nandu: Phir ye test..?

Asad: Hum jaana chahthe the ki agar tum bimaar pad gayi tho tumhare liye wo khana ban saktha hai ya nahi..

Rithvik: Exactly..Aakhir zaroori nahi hai ki har wakt hum ghar pe rahenge aur jab tu tab bimar pad gayi jab tum log kahi bahar ghumne gaye..tho usse cooking karna padega na..

Nandini looked at her brothers in shock..Like seriously..they wanted to test Manik's cooking skills so that he would be able to provide food for her when she is sick..

Viren: Ab ghoorna bandh kar..ye hamara farz hai..

Karan: Wahi tho..jab tum bimar hai tab hum hi tumhare liye khana banathe hai na waise hi Manik ko bhi jaana chahiye..

They kissed her forehead and left her on her bed and retired to their rooms..

In Nandini's room

Nandini was tossing on the bed from left to right..She was still thinking about what her Bhayyus told her..

Nandu ( in mind ): Bhayyus ne aaj Manik ko cooking task diya thaki wo mere liye khana ban sakthe jab mein bimar padi..ab wo kya naya task denge Manik ko..wrestling, cooking..ye sab ho gaya..ab kya baaki hai..kya ek ladki keliye ithna kuch karna hai kya ladkon ko..I mean..mujhe laga sirf pyar se family chala sakthe hai..hmm par Bhayyus aur mere thoughts ek tho nahi ho sakthe hai na..Dadi ki Rab ji..Mera Manik ko sambhal lena..

While she was busy in her thoughts Manik tip toed to her room and locked the door and lied down on her bed and hugged her from back..

Nandini who was still in her thoughts got alert but got relieved when she recognized his touch..

Nandu ( whispered ): Manik..

Manik ( surprised ): Tum soyi nahi abi thak..

She turned towards him and kept her head on his chest..

Nandu: Nahi..

Manik: Kyu..tum tho bohat pehele hi room mein aa chuki thi..mujhe laga tum so gayi thi..

Nandu ( played with his vest ): No I was awake..

Manik ( raised her chin ): Tum teek ho ?

Nandini ( smiled ): Hmm..bas Bhayyus ke baare mein soch rahi thi..

Manik ( confused ): Unhe kya hua ?

Nandu: Aaj mein unse baath ki thi..ye cooking task mujhe tho samaj hi nahi aayi thi, to mein unse pooch liya ki ye task kyu diya tumhe tho tab unka reason tho mujhe shock kiya..

Manik ( confused ): Ismein shock hone ka kya baath hai, I will be the one to take care of you when you get sick so its their duty to know whether I could cook well or not..

She looked at him in disbelief..

Nandu: Manik..ladke ki maa ladki se poochthi hai ki kahi isse cooking janthi hai ya nahi cause its necessary to run a family but you don't ask it to a guy..its kinda..kinda weird na..

Manik chuckled and took her above him and kept his hands on her waist..

Manik: My dear baby girl..tu kabse saas bahu serial dekhna shuru kiya..aise mother-in-laws purani filmon mein hothe hai..aaj kal ke duniya mein nahi..kyu tumhe meri mom aise lagthi hai kya..

Nandu ( slapped his arms ): Idiot..mera mathlab wo nahi tha..kuch mother-in-laws hai jo chahthi hai ki apni bahu ko cooking, cleaning, singing..etc..ye sab jaana chahiye par ladkon se koi aisa sawal poochtha nahi..wo bas yahi poochthe hai ki kya wo ek ghar sambhal sakthe hai..apni beti ko khush kar sakthe hai..ache pariwar se hai..bas khatham..iske aage kabhi kuch poocha hi nahi..aur Nyoni mumma..unhe jaane keliye Manik Malhotra ki zaroorath nahi mujhe..meri mumma bohath baath karthi hai unke baare mein..

Manik ( smiled ): Tho zyada tension math de..hum bade bhaiyon ye sab dekhthe hai..tho mein tumhare bhayyus kya mehsoos karthe hai wo samaj saktha hoon..aur abhi abhi tumne kaha na ye ladkon se kya poochthe hai and all..ha sahi hai ye sab poochthe hai par aaj kal zyada ladki se bhi nahi poochthi..bas apne bachon ke khushi chahiye..

Nandu ( nodded ): Maybe..

He suddenly pulled her more into him..

Manik: Wese tujhe meri chole puri kaise lagi..

Nandu ( smiled ): Bohath tasty tha..how did you learn to cook..?

Manik: I have tried to make it once you told me that you like Chole Puri..

Nandu ( pulled his cheeks ): Aww..you are too cute..

Manik ( rubbed his cheeks ): Nandu..no cute..

She giggled and said " Nop you are cute.."

He pushed her on the bed and hovered above her..

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Manik ( huskily ): You know, cute boys can get sexy too..

Nandu ( snaked her arms around his neck ): Acha..tho zara dikhayiye..

He went towards her lips and pulled them with his teeth making her moan..

He captured her lips fully and took them inside his mouth and started sucking it..

He went towards her neck and kissed it but before he could bite..

Nandu: Manik..no biting..

Manik ( with a puppy face ): Please baby girl..

Nandu ( pleaded ): Please Manik..Its not possible to hide..

He nodded with a sad face but then how can she see him sad so she thought for any ideas..

Nandu ( smiled ): Manik..

Manik ( nuzzled in her hair ): Hmm..

Nandu: Gussa ho..

Manik: Nah..just thought if were official couple then it wouldn't have been a problem..

Nandini: I wish the same, Manik. Par kya karun, majboori hai yeh hamari.

He sighed and kissed her forehead.

Manik: Its okay na baba, all I want is you in my life. Physical love isn't needed but our love for each other's hearts is necessary jo hamare beech hain.

She smiled widely before kissing his cheek and got comfortable in his arms to sleep.

It was right that they can't talk about their relationship in public but sometimes, hidden love is much stronger than the love that you show out.