Taming The Monster

Chapter 9

The whole day Manik tried to get office work done but he just could not concentrate because he kept thinking about Nandini.

"No Manik...its not your fault. Tujhe kaise paata hoga ki woh itni nazuk hogi ki ek raat mein bimar ho jayegi?" Manik mumbled to himself. "Anyways....jo uski family ne kiya hai, uske baad she deserves this."

"Does she really?" 

"YES....she does!"

"Oye...tu kya pagal ho gaya hai? Khud se hi baatein karne laga hai." Cabir asked as he entered his office.

"Cabir...tu yahan?"

"Kyun...mujhe apne dost se milne ke liye appointment lena parega kya?" Cabir asked.

"Nahi...it's not that." Manik shook his head.

"Acha tu kya bol raha tha? Who does....and what?" 

"Kuch nahi....woh ladki hai na? Usse thoda....bukhar ho gayi." Manik shrugged casually.

"What?? Kaise?" Cabir asked in concern.

"Tujhe tention kyun ho raha hai? She is nobody." Manik said.

Cabir felt bad hearing this but didnt say anything.

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That evening, Manik came back home but didnt see his mom in the kitchen like she usually was. He walked over to his Dad who was sitting and watching tv.

"Dad...Mom kaha hai?"

"Upar Nandini ke saath hai." Dhananjay replied.

"What the hell....sab uss ladki ka itna chinta kyun kar rahe hai? Its just a bloody fever!" Manik got annoyed. "Usne pakka attention ke liye natak kiya hoga."

Dhananjay looked at his son and realized Sumitra was right....what Manik was doing and how he was treating Nandini was wrong and as a father he couldnt let him do that.

"Enough Manik....Nandini se shaadi karne ke liye humne nahi bola tujhe. Yeh tera khud ka faisla tha....ab chahiye kisi bhi reason ke liye ho par Nandini biwi hai teri. Iss rishte ka lihaz rakhna sikh ! Aur agar nahi kar sakta toh kam se kam insaaniyat toh dikha! Bechari bimaar hai...aur ek raat mein kaise ho gayi yeh toh nahi paata par haan tera baap hoon main so itna paata hai ki tune kuch kiya hoga." Dhananjay spoke up. 

"Aap...aap uske side le rahe hai? Really Dad? You know what her family did right? Uski family ki vajah se Pakhi ki yeh dimaagi halat hai...uski family ki vajah se Di aur Jiju ki mauth hui thi!" Manik yelled. "That f*cking bastard Shaurya Raichand....usne Pakhi ko r*pe kiya aur usse marne ki halat main road pe chod diya....aur jab Di aur Jiju ne uske khilaf complaint ki police mein toh Manish Raichand ne apne paise aur power se sab ka muh band kar diya! Saare witnesses aur proof unke saath tha! Shaurya Raichand ko arrest bhi nahi kiya gaya....case toh bohot door ki baat hai! Pure ek saal tak Di aur Jiju unke khilaf larayi ki par kya hua? Manish Raichand ne unn dono ka accident karwa diya....HE KILLED THEM!"

"JHOOT!" 

Manik & Dhananjay looked towards the top of the stairs where they found Nandini who had come after hearing their voices. Behind her stood Sumitra who was trying to get Nandini to go back to the bedroom.

"Jhoot bol rahe ho tum! Mera Papa....mera papa aisa kabhi nahi kar sakta!" Nandini was in tears. Manik got angry and stormed up the steps.

"Manik..." Sumitra tried to stop him but he didnt listen. He grabbed Nandini's arm roughly and pulled her downstairs.

"Jhoot bol raha hoon main? Really? Come here..." Manik pulled her and dragged her to Dhananjay. "Dad....Malhotra Industries ki Chairman hai but have you ever seen him come to office? No...because after everything YOUR father & brother did, inko heart attack aaya tha. He was hospitalized & in the ICU for WEEKS! Uske doctors told him to stay away from office stress...because even if he looks fine from the outside, his heart isnt strong enough! Aur sunna hai? Come here...."