MaNan-Colors Of Destiny

Chapter 36

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Naman: "Vaise Dad, you fight very well huh? Mujhe bhi fighting sikha do na?" I wipe my tears and giggle.

Manik: "Champ, tumhe pata hai? I don't like fighting anymore. I stopped fighting 10 years ago. The reason why I hit that Pandit is..." I stop mid-sentence.

Naman: "Is?"

Manik: "Nahi, choddo. Are you hungry?"

Naman: "Nahi. Bolo na please?"

Manik: "I don't have a dad. Mom married that Pandit after Dad's death. So, Pandit is my stepdad and he hates me a lot."

Naman: "Oh. I'm sorry. Do you love your dad?"

Manik: "Of course. He was an amazing parent. He would buy me whatever I wanted and would always help me during my hard times." I sob.

Naman: "Hmm... But look at my condition. I've never seen my dad. I don't even know whether I actually have one or not." That's it. I pull him on my lap. "You know what? Dad doesn't love us. He hates us. He left us..." I put my finger on his lips.

Manik: "Ssshhh... Never say that. I love you na?"

Naman: "But, you are not our real dad na?" I am baby, but Nandini's promise?

Manik: "Think that I am. After all, you both were the ones who said that I take care of you both like a dad."

Naman: "Haan par... Choddo. By the way, why is Nidhi so brainless? Aisi thodi na jump karte hai stage se. Let her wake up. She'll face the worst scoldings of her life." Naman says, snapping his fingers. I smile and put my arms around him.

Manik: "Naman, whatever it is, I would suggest you take care of her rather than do all this."

Naman: "You're right. Vaise, are you not hungry? Mom kahan hai?"

Manik: "She's inside. Go and see her if you want." He jumps off my lap and runs into the room.

Naman: "MOM!" He screams as he enters the room. I check my phone and leave. Just then, I hear Nidhi shriek as her head hurts. I peep into the room. Nandini hits Naman gently. "Ouch! I'm sorry." I smile and leave to meet Aryamann.

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I drive my car to Cafe Coffee Day after texting Nandini and making an excuse. I go inside the cafe and see Aryamann waving at me.

Aryamann: "Hey bro. What's up?"

Manik: "Can we come to the point?" He gets annoyed and I smirk. This guy has always been a pain for me.

Aryamann: "Yeah. What do you want to talk about?"

Manik: "Okay. So are you and Nandini legally married?"

Aryamann: "Yes but it was just a registered marriage." I take a deep breath and control myself from smacking him.

Manik: "So you guys slept together?"

Aryamann: "Ohoho... No. I don't think she would let anyone do that after you." I smile. Why does she have to be so loyal?

Manik: "Can you tell me exactly what happened?"

Aryamann: "See Manik. You made her pregnant. She came to U.S. I met her. She didn't have a place to stay. So I let her stay with me because my girlfriend also wanted to help her. But she died in an accident. After her death, her parents wanted her to marry you, for the baby's sake. Of course, who wants their daughter to have an illegitimate child? So we went to stay in a different place but people didn't want unmarried couples to stay together. Plus she was pregnant so people thought I was the father. So we got married just for the heck of it. Nothing happened after that. She is still my friend."

Manik: "Okaythanksbye!". As soon as he finished uttering the last sentence, he left Cafe Coffee Day and was on his way back to the Hospital.

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Manik reaches Hospital and finds Naman searching for him and the conversation between the duo starts..

Naman: "Manik, I'm hungry. Chalo na?" I take him to the cafeteria and buy whatever he wants.

Manik: "So Champ, your birthday is coming in 1 week. What do you want for a birthday gift?" He laughs at me while I adore him. He actually looks a lot like me. How come I didn't find out earlier?

Naman: "Birthday gift should be a surprise. You are asking me?" He laughs again.

Manik: "Arre... This is the first time I'm there on your birthday na? Issliye I'm asking. As a father, what do you want from me?" He thinks for a while.

Naman: "Will you give me anything?" He asks, cutely.

Manik: "Sure."

Naman: "Acchha. Toh give me an iPhone6."

Manik: "Done."

Naman: "Matlab? Seriously, you'll gift me one?"

Manik: "Haan. Birthday boy ne maanga toh I will, for sure." His face brightens and he hugs me tight.

Naman: "Thank you so much. I love you Dad." Something in those words brought tears to my eyes. It sounded so much like me. I hugged him tight and cried. "Arre... Men don't cry at all but you? Every time I see you, you are either crying or buttering people. Only aunties do such things. Be a man, bro." I raise my eyebrows at him. "I mean, Dad."

Manik: "Acchha chalo. Let's go see your sister." We walk along to her room. We open the door to see Nandini and Nidhi playing with Nidhi's fireflies.

Nidhi: "Amma, can you hold the jar for a minute?" Her hands tremble and I go to help her. I touch the jar just when Nandini holds it and the fireflies glow. Naman widens his eyes and Nidhi gets happy. "WOW! Naman, dekho na? They're glowing. Amma found her true love." She screams with joy and I look at Nandini lovingly.

Nandini: "Shut up, Nidhi. Aisa kuch nahi hai. Your fireflies are fake." Nidhi feels sad. I leave the jar and sit next to her.

Manik: "Baby Doll, don't cry. If you'll cry, your head will ache more and you will take long time to recover.And your birthday is just round the corner right?" She smiles in agreement and gets excited and I sit next to her, holding her hand the entire day.

~~POV ends~~

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