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Around 5:30 Manik woke up feeling all refreshed. He looked around and realising that the sun has already set, he got up and went into the washroom to freshen up.

He took the toothbrush in his hand as his mouth was tasting really bad. But seeing the toothbrush and toothpaste in his hand he went into the memory lane of Nandini helping him with it.

Chuckling at it he applied small amount of toothpaste on the brush and brushed his teeths. Soon he was done, he came out and took out a fresh clothes and changed.

Nandini was switching on the lights when she reached near Manik's room. She was going to knock when Manik himself opened the door making her startled.

"You scared me!" She said placing her hand on her chest. He made a apologizing face.

"How are you feeling? Fever utar gaya aapka?" She asked worriedly to which he bobbed his head. Nandini forwarded her to check but before she could he stared at her, she asked him through her eyes if she could.

Instead of giving her a answer he bent down making her smile brightly. She checked his temperature by keeping her hand on his forehead.

"It's good. Aapka fever utar gaya. Aap chai piyenge?" She asked to whuch he bobbed his head.

She moved towards the kitchen to maks some tea for him. He sat on the sofa and switched on the TV. Scrolling through the channels he stopped at the match highlights. After 5 minutes he searched for his phone since afternoon he didn't touch it.

On not finding it he moved into the kitchen only to witness a busy Nandini making a dough and the tea kept on the flame to boil. He leaned towards the kitchen door's frame with hands folded infront of him.

He didn't know why he was admiring her smiling like a fool but he was happy, was feeling relieved seeing her there. She washed her hands and taking a cup she filled it with the tea. He straightened his posture when Nandini turned to leave the kitchen.

"Mm... Manik aap yahan?"

"Haan, woh mera - mera phone. Have you seen it?" He asked taking the cup slightly touching her fingers but she didn't realise it.

"Haan, woh maine charge pe lagay tha. Ek minute." Saying this she left the kitchen and Manik followed her. Nandini came out of her room with his phone and handing him his phone she said

"Mmm...woh aapki maa ko phone aaya tha... I didn't mean to but I didn't want her to be worried isliye I spoke to her." Listening her Manik stood still, he was shocked, worried all the more.

"Y-You spoke to her?" She bobbed her head.

"Did you tell her that I'm sick?" She bobbed her head again.

"I'm dead! Woh kal tak yahan tapak jayegi." Listening him she got worried.

"Shit!" She mumbled but it was audible to him he frowned at her she immediately mumbled sorry.

"Does this mean I-I have to leave?" Nandini asked hesitantly to which Manik who was worried looked at her with surprised. But seeing her looking down with sadness he kept the cup aside and his phone and held her shoulders making her look at him.

"You don't have to go anywhere. And rahi baat maa ki toh we will handle her. Anyways kabhi na kabhi unhe pata hi chalna hai ki you are staying here. So relax. Yeah?" She bobbed her head and went from there to the kitchen to cook.

"Isko toh bol diya relax, but kaise samajaun maa ko? She will be hell bent on coming here aftee listening me being sick and her voice. Mat maari gayi thi meri. Aaj hi kyun mummy se call karvaya bhagwan ji?" He said looking up making a bad face. He turned around and his gaze fell on her again taking his breath away.

"Huh! Dude, she is your student. Sambhal Manik sambhal." Slapping his head he sat again on the sofa watching the highlights.

Here in the car Manik's mom was eating her daughter's head.

"Jaldi chala na. Kitne dheere se chala rahi hai."

"Tch! Maa! Traffic dekho aur phir badbadao. Pahuch jayenge na." Manik's mom made a face seeing her behaving like that.

"Main bol rahi hun, 8 baje tak pahuche nahi na toh tera license hi cancel karva dungi."

Manik's sister was like 'kya dhamki di hai.'

"Pahuch jayenge." She mumbled and continued driving.

Around 7:40 Nandini was done with the dinner. She came out to call Manik but saw him already coming to her direction.

"Aapko kuch chahiye?" She asked wiping her hands with the kitchen cloth.

"Nahi, bas pani peene jaa raha tha." He said looking at nowhere. She bobbed her head and moved into the kitchen.

"Thank god mere dimag mein kuch aya, varna kya bolta main? 'Nandini main tumhe dekhne aa raha tha.' Seriously. Agh!" He drank the water and moved out when the doorbell rang.

"I'll see." Nandini said and opened the door only to see Manik's mom & his sistef but she didn't recognise them but Manik's eyes widened seeing them there at this time.

"Ji aap kaun? Kisise milna hai?" Nandini asked politely. Manik's mom admired her and taking her face in her startling her she said

"Hayee! Kitni sundar hai yeh meri bahu."

"Bahu!" Both Manik and Nandini shouted making her flinch.

"Maa? Aap kya bol rahi ho?" He asked coming towards them where as Nandini's eyes became all the more big knowing her to Manik's mom.

"Tu chup reh! Teri tabiyat kaisi hai? Bahu ne bataya tab jaake pata chala. Kuch dhyan vyan nahi rakhta kya?" She asked checking his temperature.

"Bahut hi ache se meri bahu ne dhyan rakha hai shayad." She said making him sigh.

"Aunty...main..." She frowned making her stop, she moved towards her abd holding her hand shs said

"Yeh aunty kaun hai? Arey! Maa bula maa, meri Manik ki biwi jo hai." Manik palmed his face so did his sister and Nandini widened her head shaking her head.

"Nahi, main inki wife...." Before she could complete Manik's mom interrupted her.

"Khana khaya tum dono ne? Chalo jaldi jaldi khao Manik tujhe bhi medicines leni hongi." Manik slapped his head and looked at his sister.

Manik's mom held Nandini's and Manik's hand and pulled them towards the table and made them sit beside each other.

"Tum dono na bahut hi weak lagte ho. Yeh dekh iski badi behen kitni hatti katti hai. Ab main yahan aa gayi hun na tum dono ko ache se khilaungi." She said serving them the roti and the rajma. Nandini looked at Manik who looked at her with apologizing face.

"Arey! Ek dusre ko kya dekh rahe ho? Har roj dekhte ho na...chali khana khao." She said sitting on her chair.

"Maa unko toh serve kar diya mere kiye bhi kar do." Manika sister said to which his mom replied

"Tujhe bhagwan ne do hath diye hai na? Khud serve kar." Listening her his sister made a face and served herself.

"Aur tum dono ne shadi kab kar li? Manik apni maa ko bhi nahi bataya. Kaisa beta hai tu. Kithe arman the mere teri shadi ke liye."

"Maa- maa take a break. Okay?" Manik interrupted her, she frowned and looked at him.

"Nandini aur maine shadi nahi ki hai. Aur na hi hum girlfriend-boyfriend hai." She was going to say when he immediately said

"Nandini meri student hai aur main sirf uska professor." Listening him both his mom and sister were a bit startled

"Par..."

"Maa, aap dono thake huye bhi honge. Hum khana kha karw baat karte hai. I'll explain everything." They bobbed their head abd started having their food. It was all awkward to have food like this but nevertheless they completed the food

After cleaning the table they settled into the hall. Nandini was sitting on the singal sofa where as Manik was with his sister, his mom exactly opposite to Nandini.

"Tum dono shadi shuda nahi ho. Girlfriend boyfriend bhi nahi ho. Phir ek sath kyun reh rahe ho?" His mom asked curiously.

Nandini looked at Manik, he too stare at her who nodded her head to tell them.

"The thing is ki, Nandini used to stay at hostel, due to some reasons she was thrown out from there. And she didn't have anywhere to go, so I told her to stay here." He said it shortly as he didn't more drama.

"Toh it means it's only you two staying here?" They bobbed their head, Nandini looked down as she didn't know what to say.

Seeing her like that Manik's mom got up and sat beside her. She kept her hand on her shoulder.

"Itna khabrao mat. Main itni bhi buri nahi hun." They chuckled at her words.

"Nandini jo tumhare sath hua I don't want to know it, but I just want to tell you. You can stay her as much as you want. Tumhe koi rokega nahi, tum jo chahe karo. And I'm sorry main kuch jyada hi bol jaati hun bina soche samjhe."

Nandini smiled and replied "It's okay aunty. Hota hai kabhi kabar."

"But seriously. I don't have problen if you become my daughter-in-law." Listening her Manik and Nandini felt embarrassed and looked down.

"Acha chalo, it's already too late. Sone chalte hai." His sister said getting up from the couch.

"Haan, maa aap aur di mera room lelo. Main yahan so jaunga." Manik said getting up but Nandini stopped him.

"No Manik, aap yahan nahi so sakte. Already aapko subah se bukhar tha. I don't want it to increase. Aap mere room mein so jaiye. Main yahan se lungi." Seeing her caring so much for him Manik's mother admired her all the more.

"No, how will you sleep here?"

"Acha let's do this. Tere room mein ek aur couch hai jo bed ki tarah ban sakta hai. Ek kaam kar tu Nandini ke room mein soja main, maa aur Nandini tere room mein so jayenge. Cool?" Listening her advised Manik agreed but he looked at Nandini for the permission who bobbed her head.

"I'll take my nightwear then."

"Even me." Saying this both left to their room respectively to get their nightwear where as Manik's mom and sister chuckled.

How was it?

Couldn't stop myself from laughing.😂

Few words for Manik.

Few words for Manik's mom.