ManYa - Dheere Dheere se... (Continuing)

Chapter 4 - Mantu's Promise

"Where are you going and that too in these clothes? Go inside right now Amaya.”, said Chaubeyji as he came with Naniji and Kripa bhaiya. He greeted Rama and ignored Mantu and Uma. Uma was about to say something but Mantu stopped her. Amaya turned around, her eyes were red as anger rushed in her veins as she slowly walked towards Chaubeyji and stood right in front of him, looking straight in his eyes. She controlled her tears as she clenched her fists and just stared. "What are you doing Amaya, you didn't hear me, go in your bedroom now!?", said Chaubeyji loudly as he pointed his finger towards her room.

"No I will not. What will you do?”, said Amaya calmly. "You.." “Yes yes I know I am Rishi Mathur's daughter, who is a thief, a bad human, manipulator, greedy, and a cunning person. A fraud, a darpok. I know I know I knowwwww. What should I do, tell me kya karun main iska!? I will go outside nanaji as no is allowed to put regulations on me except my own father. And", said Amaya as she interrupted chaubeyji and fierce fully even removed her shrug and threw it on his face.

She looked directly into his eye and shouted "SMOKIEEEE, COME DOWN, NOW". Smokie ran from downstairs, a small pup which Karan brought for Amaya from Mumbai which was technically hers but when she shifted to Banaras she gave her dog to him. She took his belt from the table and angrily hooked it with his collar and ordered, “Let’s go! I'll take you to walk." She joined her hands loudly and said "Mahadev." And walked away. She banged the door and went away from the house. She needed space where she can cry alone; where she could breathe.

Here, Chaubeyji was also very angry as he ordered Kripa Bhaiya to go and find Amaya and bring her back home as soon as possible. "That's not required. I'm going after her. I'll manage.", said Karan as he starts finding his phone on the table. Chaubey ji looks at Karan with cold eyes and said, "She is my natin" "and she is my sister! And you know what Chaubey ji, you might be a blood relation and I'm just her muh-bola bhai but she is tying me Rakhi since last 15 years and I know her from last 19 years. So my 19 year relationship is more deeper than your bloody 19 days relationship… pun intended", said Karan frantically as he calls someone again and again, while finding his shirt. "She is my natin, she is my responsibility."

"She is no one's responsibility. She is enough for herself. And you should have thought about it before saying those cruel things in front of her for Rishi Uncle. I can see everything but not tears in her eyes. I can even kill someone for that matter.”, said Karan angrily. A phone came to him and he picked up. "Yes, where is amu!?? Acha okay, stay behind her and see she doesn't harm herself okay." He saw chaubeyji's questioning eyes and answered, "I'm a lawyer, khabri rakhna kaam hai mera. And yes, don't dare to say again that we should close the case and not fight for what's wrong or else I'll forget that you are Sneha Auntie's father.”, said Karan looking directly into his eyes.

"Papa!" Karan looks away from Chaubey ji and saw his daughter standing on the stairs. "Piya!! You woke up baby. Ahh! I'll pick u up! You wait there only.”, said Karan very softly as he kissed his daughter. "No! Where is bui!?",asked Piya in her cutest voice to which Karan answered," she is out for a walk with Smokie I'm going to bring her back only. I'll come in 10 minutes, you go upstairs and sleep again. Its just 8'o clock baby." "No! I'll also go with you. Please papa, please papa”, and that 3 year old kid kissed her dad to impress him. Karan was in the mood to say no but he then thought that Amaya will be unable to say no to her and agreed to take Piya with him. "Okay but no stubbornness and masti! Deal!" "Deal!!! Yay papa you are the BESTEST.", she said as she quickly jumped from his lap to find her shoes.

"You have a daughter?”, asked Chaubey ji. "Yes I do! She is our blessing.”, said Karan as he smiled looking at Piya. His phone rang again and this time it was his wife's call which happens to be Amaya's best friend. "Priya!!" "Mumma! I wanna talk to her papa! "Okay okay calm down. Why you keep jumping like a monkey ahh! Here take it!" Piya picked up the call and shouted, "Good Morning mumma, Piya here. How are you! And what are you doing, are you missing me!? And..." "Relax my baby, I'm fine and I'm having my breakfast and I am missing you loads. You woke up so early today. Mumma is proud. Where are you going ahh!" "How do you get to know I'm going somewhere?? Ohh! Because I never come in dad's arms unless he is taking me out.  We are going to find Amaya bui outside."

"Amaya!?? Karan what the heck!! Where is Amu. I'm telling you I'll cut you in pieces if anything happened to her! And I mean it! Karan...", said Priya frantically. She was scared for her best friend right now. Even though Priya and Karan are married, Amaya was always a part of their relationship. From their wedding, to Piya's birth, Amaya and rishi stood by them at all odds and they both as well. They always worked as a single unit at all times. It was Priya who pushed Karan to go and take care of her sister during breakdown. She feared that Amaya may not go in depression due to this. "Priya… listen to me. You know I have my men behind her nothing will happen to her and please let me go, I'll call you later okay bye." "In 15 Minutes I need Amaya with you or else don't come to Mumbai ever. Do you get that??" And she disconnected the call. Karan put is phone inside his pocket and left to find Amaya, continuously giving Piya instructions that she has to follow.

There, Chaubeyji smiled and sat with Rama, Mantu and Uma and asked their problem as if nothing happened right now. After all this drama at this time Mantu was numb. At one place he was happy that Karan turned out to be Amaya's brother but on the 2nd thought he was cursing himself to doubt Amaya. He was regretting that how could he even thought of something so bad. Those tears, that breakdown was coming in front of his eyes again and again. He wanted to hug Amaya so tightly that she could just forget all her sorrows, all her pains. He firmly decided to help Amaya in any way possible. He knew Amaya needs him right now.