Nandini's pov
The last few days have been so hectic with getting adjusted to the work schedule and myra. It has been 3 days, and it is Saturday today which mean Manik and I are both home today and tomorrow. It was 10 in the morning when I walked downstairs to find myra sitting on the couch alone with her head on the side of the couch
"Good morning bacha" I said sitting next to her and she gave me a weak smile
"Myra baby what's wrong" I asked and before she could answer Manik walked out of the kitchen with a tired look
"Baby see I made your favourite" he siad with a plate in his hand sitting on the other side of myra
"Thank you" she mummbled but there was this sadness on her face
"Manik" he hmmed feeding her pancakes
"Whats going on" I asked
"I dont know" he said helplessly
"Myra baby" she looked at me and I smiled at her making her look down
"Why is my cutie sad" I asked
"It's satulday" she said looking on the floor
"And why is that sad" I asked
She sniffled a little making us both worried, her sniffles turned into sobbing and wailing, I have not seen her cry like this ever.
"Whats wrong love" Manik asked putting the plate away but she didn't say anything
She crawled to me and I sat her in my lap properly, her face dipped in my neck, her tiny arms wrapped around my neck as she cried.
'Manik what is going on"
"Shh myra baby' he patted her back moving closer to me but nothing worked
"Myra whats wrong baby" he asked but there was no change in myra's behaviour
"Manik"
"Myra please stop crying" he spoke ignoring me
I moved one one arm from myra and grabbed manik's arm making me feel goosebumps but I ignored them at the time being.
"Manik you have to tell me whats going on, I can't stop her from crying if you don't tell me what's going on" I said and he looked broken
"Nandini" he whispered and the way my name rolled off his tongue made it special
"Manik just breath a little" I said caressing his arm
"Martha, Martha can you please grab me water" I sort of yelled and within a second she got me a glass of water
I handed it to Manik and he gulped half of it down setting the glass on the table. His eyes met mine and he held the same kind of pain I was holding in mine.
"It's okay Manik" I said and not a single word was spoken form his side
"Myra mera bacha, this is not a good habit" I spoke caressing her back
"Nan" she cried
"Do you want nandini and papa to be sad" I asked kissing her head and she shook her head
"You know if myra cries then papa and I will get really sad"
"Papa and nanini no sad" she said
"Then myra no sad" I said and she pulled her face out of my neck
I wiped her tears and kissed her eyes. She sniffled and it broke my heart seeing her like this. She grabbed my necklace and started playing with it while I caressed her hair and kissed her face time to time. She had calmed down and was now leaning half on me and half on Manik.
"Papa no sad" she said touching his face making him smile a little
"Papa is not sad myra, he is happy that myra is not crying" I said and she smiled looking at Manik
"Manik" I siad and he leaned down and kissed her head
She put her legs over manik's lap and her head on my chest looking up at Manik and I. I grabbed her plate of pancakes that Manik got her and started feeding her, she ate it all playing with either my necklace or my top.
"Nanini"
'Yes baby" I said and she touched my face
"You will not leave me" she asked
"I would never" I said
"Plosmie"
"Pinky promise" I said kissing her nose making her giggle
"Does my baby wanna watch tom and jerry" I asked and she nodded
I quickly put some tom and jerry on the tv and she got lost in the show still laying on both of us. My arm brushed against manik's making me look at him
"Manik what is going on" I asked
"I dont know nandini, she cries every single Saturday" he said
'Why" I asked
"No idea" he said
"Myra bacha why did you cry" I asked and she looked at me
"Papa gussa alia" she said and I kissed her cheek
"He will not be gussa" I siad and she went back to watching her show
"Manik"
"Nandini" he siad
"I cannot help unless you tell me and you know I cannot see her cry or as a matter of fact, you cannot see her cry either so what is it. You can trust me Manik" I said caressing his hand
"Alia is my ex wife" he said and something in my heart hurt
"And why is myra crying"
"She has permission to come see myra on Saturdays which usually end up with me getting pretty messed up" he said and I nodded
"See it wasn't that hard to tell" I said and he looked at me all weird
"Nandini"
"Losen up a little Manik, life isn't something you live twice so sure we can dwell in the past and not live up to our 100% or we can live our 100% not thinking about the past. You see mr mlahotra you are an excellent businessman however you lack some things" I said and his lips curved up in a smile
"Jeez man I didn't know making you smile would be that hard" I said and he sighed but with a smile
"Thank you" he mummbled
"Oh my gosh did you just say thank you to me" he chuckled
"I did" he said
"Well your welcome mr malhotra and oh I have something to ask you"
"Ya"
"Since we are friend now, can I not do that one file" I asked and a smirk came over his face
"We are not friends and you have to do it ms Murthy"
"I have such a nice name, why do you call me ms Murthy" I asked caressing myra's hair
"Becasue I like being professional" he said
"Manik" he hmmed
"Handsome ho yar tum" I said and he chuckled
"Thank you Nandini" he said and I smiled
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A Thread of Hope
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