I NEED U TO BE THERE..... for a little more than Always!!

CHAPTER 17

I want u to be there... For a little more than always!!
Part 17:
Manik walked down from his room 5 mins later holding at least 20 thick albums full of photographs.

Nandini: Wow.. So many!! Give it to me..

Manik: What are u still doing here?? U know ur legs need rest. U should be on ur bed!!

Nandini: But sir...

Manik: Nandini... Do u want these??
Manik asked looking at the albums he was holding. Nandini nodded her head furiously like a 10 year old nodding to get a chocolate. Manik somehow suppressed his smile and said,

Manik: If u want these.. Then u hv to first get comfortable with ur legs straight.

Nandini: Ohk ohk fine.. Lets go!!

Manik finally smiled at her and gave her a few albums so that he could free his hands and push her wheel chair. They went in towards her room. As manik entered he saw nandini had already started looking through the albums.

Manik: Nandini... Hv pateince... I'll show all of them to u!!

Nandini gave him a smile as he picked her up in his arms and made her sit on the bed. He took a seat right next to her and picked up the first album.

Manik: This is my first ever album. Right after my birth!!

He opened up the album and Nandini saw a little near born child sleeping in Neyonika's arms in the first picture...
Nandini: OMG!!! Is that u?? God u were so cute..

Manik: Of course i was cute... After all I'm Manik Malhotra!!

Nandini: U & ur name
Nandini showed him a glare but then she smiled and said,

Nandini: But u still are cute!!
Nandini took up her hand to his face and pulled his cheeks...

Manik: Hey... I n not cute!

Nandini: Aww... U even act cute sometimes...
She giggled at him as he got irritated.

Manik: Nandini!!!

Nandini: yes?

Manik: stop calling me cute...

Nandini: But u r cute!! Ohk ohk fine... Lets continue!!

They flipped through the pages as Nandini saw different pictures of Manik.
All his firsts were so amazingly secured in those albums. His first steps, his first words, his first day at skul, his first guitar, his first performance, his first award, etc,etc,etc.... Time to time she kept on taking out a few of his pictures with Dadi and kept those aside.

After sometime, while flipping through the album, Manik suddenly kept his hand on one picture to hide it.

Nandini: What?

Manik: U can't see this one!!

Nandini: Arey but i want to..

Manik: No nandini turn the page right now...

Nandini started snatching the album from him,
Manik:Nandini stop...

Manik leaned over to her and continued hiding the picture...

Nandini: Sir plz.. I really want to!!

Manik: No ways Nandini...

Nandini leaned further back trying to get a look at it and manik followed her.
Nandini giggled again looking at his condition as he tried harder and harder to stop her. And just the sound of her giggle was enough to make Manik laugh. Both of them kept on laughing, fighting over that album. Soon, Nandini was lying fully on the bed with Manik entirely above her.