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Recap : Kalyani is very much worried... Raj orders Manik to give the book to Nandini since he refuses!
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At night, when Shekhar served food for Nandini, she ate it without any refusal...and went to bed early itself....

For few hours...she got herself drowned in the thoughts of her mother and Manik and then slept...

Nandini who woke up in the morning came out of her room on hearing coughing sound.

Nandini who got some food smell from the kitchen, went to the kitchen.

There Shekhar is cutting carrot and coughing badly too..

Nandini went near him.....

Sensing someone behind Shekhar turned and looked at Nandini...

Shekhar smilingly  :  "Ammu! Did you woke up?...Two mins ammu...I will bring you coffee"

Saying this Shekhar placed the vessel on the stove...

Nandini  :  "Come this side...I will prepare myself"

Shekhar :  "No dear...You don't know which think is kept where"

Saying this Shekhar took Sugar box in his hand which Nandini grabbed it from him..

Nandini taunted  :  "Hereafter I should be here only...So I should know everything..."

Hearing her taunt...Shekhar became sad...but Nandini went on to prepare the coffee as if she had not saw his worried face...

Shekhar took a deep breath and went on to carry on his work...

Nandini came out of the kitchen with her coffee cup, sat on the sofa and started to drink it...

Shekhar's cough is not at all reduced and the sound could be heard from the kitchen..

After drinking coffee, Nandini again went to kitchen..

Nandini sternly  :  "What are you doing?"

Shekhar didn't turn this time...

Shekhar  :  "I am preparing breakfast"

Nandini sternly  :  "Can't you take rest if you are not well?"

Shekhar  :  "What happened to me?"

Shekhar thinking for a second  :  "Ohh..you are telling about the cough right? That's nothing  dear....I have wheezing problem...Now it's winter right...So I got cough...If I take inhaler I will be alright...If I am going to rest, then how will I cook? I will feel hungry even when I am not well...What can I do?"

Shekhar chuckled saying this...

Nandini sternly  :  "Why ?  Can't you arrange a cook for you?"

Shekhar  :  "I am a single person in this home...For what work I have to hire extra persons...? I can manage things by my own"

Nandini  sternly  :  "Okay give me the knife...I will cut the vegetables"

Shekhar  :  "No dear...You go to college..I will look after this..."

But Nandini ignored what he said and grabbed the knife and started to cut the vegetables...

Shekhar's heart danced in joy and he went to carry other work...

As Nandini helped him to cut the vegetables, Shekhar's work finished soon...

After that Nandini got ready for college and sat for having her breakfast..While eating, all the time she is just looking at her watch and at the main door...

Shekhar noticed Nandini's actions and also her tensed face..

Shekhar :  "What happened dear? Why are you worried? Don't you like the taste of the food?"

Nandini sternly :  "Nothing"

She didn't say anything about the food and continued to eat..

Shekhar  :  "Nandini....Your mom likes my cooking very much...That too...she likes whatever I cook in Non-vegetarian...She will always ask me to cook it and also to feed her"

Nandini's face beamed with happiness hearing this...

Nandini happily  :  "Do Mom like fishes?"

Shekhar  smilingly  :  "Mmm...She likes fishes very much...but she will feel lazy to eat it after removing the small thorns in it.. So she wants to me to feed her always....During eating time, she will just behave like a baby itself....Sometimes I will only have to remember her to eat itself...sometimes by requesting and sometimes by ordering her..."

Saying this Shekhar laughed....But Nandini's face changed  .

Nandini  angrily  :  "But you failed to protect that baby like wife  and also killed her whom you loved and married.....

Hearing this Shekhar became worried...

Shekhar  :  "Amm..."

Shekhar is interrupted by a voice...

"Mamu!"

Hearing this both Shekhar and Nandini looked at the main door..to see Manik standing there..

Nandini face beamed with happiness seeing Manik..

Nandini happily  :  "Manik!"

Saying this Nandini is about to get up....but Manik ignored her..

Shekhar smilingly  :  "Come Manik"

Manik smilingly   :  "Mamu! How are you? You became very happy on seeing your daughter...Hereafter you might feel that myself, Dev and Sonakshi are not needed...Am I right Mamu?"

Shekhar laughed  :  "Nothing like that Manik...Always you all 4 will be my children...My dear children...Each one of you have helped me out in different situations..How can I think I don't need you all?"

Shekhar  continued  :  "Come Manik!  Have breakfast with us..."

Manik smilingly  :  "I had my breakfast Mamu....You carry on..."

Manik continued  :  "I came here to give this book"

Nandini smilingly held out her hand to get the book from him...

But Manik ignored it and kept the book on the dining table..

Manik's ignorance made Nandini worried and her eyes welled up with tears...

She looked at Manik...

But Manik as if he didn't noticed anything continued to speak to Shekhar...

After talking for sometime...

Manik  :  "Mamu...I am leaving...Take care of your health"

He is about to leave when..

Nandini  :  "Manik! Drop me in the college"

Manik threw a fast glare at Nandini unknowing to Shekhar...

Manik who cannot refuse before  Shekhar just nodded his head...

Nandini who is thinking to talk to Manik in mind rushed to her room fastly and came down getting ready for the college...

Manik who after saying to Shekhar went near the bike also noticed that Nandini didn't even look at Shekhar while leaving...

When Manik started his bike, Nandini sat on the bike and kept her hands on Manik's shoulder..

But Manik as if he didn't notice it started to drive...

After some distance..

Nandini  :  "Manik!"

Manik continued to drive as if he didn't heard anything..

Nandini  :  "Manik! can we go to coffee shop?"

But Manik didn't replied for that too and kept silent..

Nandini  :  "Manik! I want to talk to you..."

Manik suddenly stopped his bike hearing this...Nandini got down from the bike...

Manik sternly  :  "What? Tell me"

Nandini  :  "Here? In this place?"

Manik sternly  :  "Yes...Tell me..What you want to talk to me? Are you going to ask idea of how to kill your father with your words?"

Nandini stunned on hearing this and looked at Manik whose eyes are red expressing his anger...

Nandini with tears in her eyes  :  "Manik!"

Manik angrily  :  "I saw it...I saw now only few minutes back...How you are tearing Mamu's heart with your words?....Yesterday Dadi....Today Mamu....Whom you are going to taunt tomorrow? Is it me? Why you became like this ? I didn't expect this from you....I only loved your calm nature and your beautiful smile...I don't know where it went from you now"

Nandini hung her head down, crying hearing his taunts...

Manik angrily  :  "My Nandu even don't know how to speak in high tone..She doesn't know to hurt anyone..I loved only her...I want only her...I don't want you who can't understand others and killing them with your words like a pitiless Demon"

Hearing this Nandini without seeing that they are on road started to cry heavily...

Manik angrily  :  "Now why are you crying? So that others will think wrong about me right?"

Nandini quickly wiped her tears with her handkerchief on hearing this..

Though Manik felt bad in seeing Nandini in tears...he made up his heart like a stone...

Manik  angrily  :  "Sit on the bike...I will drop in you the college...This is the last time..Hereafter don't expect me to drop you in college...and not ask me too...Today, I can't refuse you in front of Shekhar Mamu....So only I picked up you...Then...hereafter I will often come to Mamu's home to see him...But don't take it as an advantage and come and talk to me...If you do so, only you will be worried...Sit on the bike...but don't touch me"

Nandini silently sat on his bike without touching him..

Manik too silently drive his bike...After reaching her college, Manik dropped her...

But Manik just went away without even looking at Nandini..

Seeing this Nandini is about to cry heavily but controlled it since she is in college...

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