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Recap : Nandini reveals her liking for Manik since Childhood!
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Manik : "Mamu! Are you alright?"

Shekhar held him strong as he felt very week and nodded his head..

Shekhar : "I am alright Manik..."

Shekhar looked at Nandini...

Shekhar : "Come dear...Why are you standing there itself?"

Nandini came inside the home with hesitation and all the time looking at Manik...

Manik held Shekhar 's shoulders and made him sit on the sofa...He took one towel and wiped Shekhar's face....

Manik : "Nandu....Bring some water"

Nandini confusingly : "Where is the kitchen?"

Manik : "There....That side...."

Nandini went the kitchen..

Manik worriedly : "I am sorry Mamu... I don't know that you will become this much shocked on seeing her...I thought you give you surprise by bringing Nandini here without telling you... I am extremely sorry Mamu"

Shekhar with a small smile : "Thank you so much Manik...This stress didn't come over tension...It comes on extreme happiness..."

When Shekhar is saying this Nandini comes and they both became silent..

Nandini : "Have this Uncle ...Drink this"

When Nandini said this Shekhar's total happiness drained and became said as his daughter is adressing him as Uncle..

Manik looked at Shekhar's worried face...and made him drink the water...

Manik : "Hey Nandu...Why are you standing there? Come sit"

Nandini sat on the opposite sofa..

Manik : "Mamu...She is Nandu...my cousin..."

Manik to Nandini : "Nandu! Do you remember Dev?"

Nandini nodded in yes...

Manik smiled : "He is Dev's Mamu...My best friend too...I told to him a lot about you...He told that he wants to see you....Our Sonakshi too knows him well"

Manik continued : "Mamu has diabetes and blood pressure...So only he fainted.."

Manik managed the situation somewhat...

Manik : "Mamu.....Had you taken the tablets after eating?"

Shekhar with a small smile : "Yeah...I had taken it correctly...Otherwise..Dev will scold me and will not talk to me"

Shekhar : "Okay leave that...Amm...?"

Shekhar stopped in his track as he is about to address Nandini as Ammu..

Shekhar again : "Nandini has come first time to my home...I will bring something for her to eat..

Shekhar is about to get up..

Nandini : "No No uncle...I don't want anything. Why to care about formalities when you are not well...? It's okay uncle..You take rest...We just now had coffee outside..Nothing needed uncle"

Nandini's this numerous "uncle word" made Shekhar more sad.. Manik thought how to relieve his sadness and came up with an idea...

Manik : "Nandu...Sonakshi always calls Mamu as Dad....He liked it very much...You too call like that...Mamu will become happy"'

But Nandini kept quiet ...

Shekhar : "What happened dear? You are hesitating as to how to call someone Dad suddenly right?...That too is correct...You can call me with whatever you want...Don't make it difficult for you dear"

Nandini : "No Un...Dad...I don't find it difficult dad..."

Hearing that Shekhar's face beamed with happiness and gave a thankful look to Manik...

Manik thought that if Shekhar's face beamed with happiness just on hearing the word "Dad" from Nandini, then what will be his reaction when she calls him "Dad" after knowing about their true relation..

Manik noted in his mind that he should provide that happiness to Shekhar...

Manik kept silent letting Daughter and Father talk with each other...

Nandini started to like Shekhar's lovely talks... Suddenly something struck her mind...

Nandini : "Dad! Is there no one in the home? Doesn't your wife and children there? Have they been outside ?"

Shekhar looked at Manik....Manik doesn't what to answer for Nandini's question...

Shekhar shook his head in No...

Shekhar : "No dear...My wife passed away several years ago"

Nandini worriedly : "Ohh sorry Dad......Then about your children Dad? "

Shekhar again looked at Manik....Manik smiled sheepishly and turned to the other side not knowing what to answer...

Manik in mind : "I didn't expect Nandini will ask this much questions....If known I could have prepared something to answer....Let's see what Mamu is doing"

Shekhar cleared his throat...

Shekhar : "I have a daughter of your age...She is very beautiful like you....She will be like an angel...."

Nandini : "Ohhh...Where is she now? Is she gone to college?...When will she come? "

Manik and Shekhar stunned hearing Nandini's repeated questions...

Shekhar : "No dear...She is not with me now...She is living in her Nani's home ....She is studying from there only...I will go and see her often...."

Nandini : "Ohh..Okay Dad...."

Nandini : "Dad! Yours is a love marriage or arranged marriage?"

Shekhar : "Love marriage"

Nandini : "Wow super dad...One day you tell your love story...Okay? Before that can I see your wife's photo?"

Nandini excitedly asked while Shekhar thought for a while..

Shekhar : "You both keep talking...I will bring her photo"

Shekhar went to his room..

Shekhar brought a photo and gave it to Nandini who very excitedly looked at it...

But on seeing the photo Nandini's face changed ....

Nandini's eyes widened on keenly looking at the photo..

Nandini's eyebrows shrinked....She started to sweat badly...her lips started to shiver....

Nandini : "Mom!"

Manik and Shekhar stunned on hearing this....

Manik even came to the edge of the sofa....

Manik looked at Shekhar while Shekhar is looking at Nandini shockingly...He is surprised because Nandini can't identify him as her father but she remembered her Mom...

But Nandini's situation is even more worse than this...The figure that she will see often in her dream...But when she was about to touch it lovingly saying Mom....the dream will be vanished...

Sometimes, she even thought if the face in dream if of Sharmila's (Sonakshi's mother)...

But the face which comes in her dream has a scar of 1 inch on forehead which is not present in Sharmila's face...

When Sharmila Mom smiles...some of her teeth will be front and some back (cluster teeth)

But the figure which comes in her dream has teeth which are perfect...

Whenever Nandini see Sharmila, she will keenly look at her...Manytimes Nandini was confused that though Sharmila's face identically matches with the face in her dream .....their smile was different....

When Nandini thought to ask this about Nyonika....she was again made up her mind to not confuse Nyonika too..

But when she saw the face she saw in her dream in the photo which is in her hand...her whole body started to shiver...heart started to beat fastly...

Nandini mumbled : "Manik!"

Manik on hearing this rushed to Nandini .......Nandini held Manik's hands tightly....

Manik too pressed her hands giving assurance...

Manik stammeringly : "Nandu....What...What happened?"

Nandini stammeringly : "Manik! She is not Sharmila Mom right?...She? The one who is in this photo? I have seen her in my dream Maa...nik......I am very much confused Manik...When she comes in my dream and when I call her Mom...she will leave me.....Manik...She....If she is Shekhar Dad's wife...then why in my dream? I am confused Manik....My head is spinning Manik..."

Saying this Nandini leaned on Manik's shoulder...Manik put his arms around her..... in the way of convincing...

Manik : "Relax Nandu...Relax....There is no need of any confusion...She is not Sharmila Bua...She is different..The one who is in photo is different..."

Nandini suddenly straightened herself and looked at Manik...

Nandini : "Then how come she...comes in my dream? Why am I calling her Mom? I can't understand itself Manik..."

Seeing her lamenting Manik became worried and patted her head...

Manik looked at Shekhar questioningly who was drowned in her thoughts...

Shekhar who was thinking silently now understood one thing..Since Sharmila and Shwetha are twins....whenever Nandini saw Sharmila she remembered her mother...Due to this...her mother's face is still remembered by Nandini...So only as soon as she saw the photo...Nandini called her"Maa" Now Nandini is confused and asking whether she is Sharmila?

Shekhar didn't even expected that Nandini will suffer with this much confusion regarding her mother...

Shekhar considering her situation came to a decision...

Shekhar : "Nandini!"

Nandini quietly looked at Shekhar

Shekhar : "I will clear all your confusion"

Shekhar continued : "The one who is in this photo is my wife....My lovable wife...She is your mother.."

Hearing this Nandini's eyes widened in shock...

Nandini's voice shiveringly : "Then you....?"

Shekhar with a small smile : "Your Father....You are my only daughter......My lovable daughter.....Ammu alias Nandini"

Hearing this Nandini's mind again filled with lots of questions...

Shekhar : "Why are you looking at me like that dear? You are thinking that why when I am alive....I am not keeping you and left you in your Nani's home right?"

Nandini confusingly : "Kalyani Nani is my....?"

Shekhar : "Yes....She is your own Nani only.....She is the one who gave birth to your mother....Raj is your maternal uncle...Your mother's own elder brother..I think I need not explain all the relations anymore...I left you because you should get all the love and affection from all the relations around you..."

Shekhar : "I think I need to tell you our past life Nandu....to make you understand clearly...."

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