Manan ff : Love Story of an Introvert ✔️

66. Welcome to Family, Sunshine

Hello Fam. As promised, the next update is here. :)

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Manik(announced): She is the mystery girl we have been looking for. The girl behind the anonymous letters.

Everyone had shock plastered on their faces as they stood up. Manik eyes Abhimanyu to handle her.

Mukti(sternly): Nandu, what's all this?

Manik(blinked his eyes in assurance): Nandu, explain everyone.

Nandu(confessed): When I met Manik after all these years in Malhotra Industries, I was surprised as I thought he always wanted to be a singer. The passion in his voice when he sings is a proof of that. I not only found him as the CEO but also noticed the lost spark in his eyes. He wasn't the passionate boy I used to know. He was happy, he was smiling but something felt missing and that's his music. And hence I sent him those letters. I thought if I could remind him about his music, he would consider it.

Manik(informed): You were the girl in school, right, whom I have shared my story with.

Nandu nods meekly.

Manik(puzzled): But I have clearly mentioned about quitting music. How did you expect me to become a singer?

Nandu(informed): Manik, I have always known you as a rebel kid. When our elders disapprove of something we like at that age, we often behave impulsively. Music was a passion for you and I never expected you to quit it for anyone for that matter. Considering your image in school, I never thought you wouldn't cross the line drawn by your family. Though now I know how much you respect your family.

Cabir(questioned): Why did you choose to be anonymous? You could have talked to Manik.

Nandu: I never thought Manik considers me or my decisions this important. Bhai and you were more close to him. Where you both failed to convince him, I was scared, would he even consider me? And also, if I had attempted to convince him, he would possibly shut me away but if it's some anonymous person, he might actually think of trying. Curiosity kills people and this was just a try.

Alya(concerned): What if Manik took all that letter negative and fell into depression or something? The topic you have touched was a sensitive one for him.

Dhruv(frowned): Exactly. Didn't he suffer when his past came in front of him after all these years?

Nandu(softly): Alya, Manik hadn't touched that topic in years. He forgot the happiness his music brought to him instead he still remembers all those bitter memories associated with it. Dhruv, if he manages to suffer one last time, he could get his peace back for an entire lifetime. Trust me, it killed me inside to see him in that state. I still am not able to remove his picture of him shivering in fear on that day, from my mind. As much as I hated myself for doing this to him, that breakdown was needed.

Manik(raised an eyebrow): And this was the reason why you didn't mention the reason of what happened to me on that day in your diary. In fact, you never mentioned the letter anywhere in your diary.

Nandu(nodding): Because I always knew what was happening. Though the third letter was a mistake. I always made sure there was someone beside you when all this happened, at least at a call's distance. Something went wrong with the third one. Cabir bhai and Abhimanyu had left for a meeting and that was sudden and I guess even you had delayed reading the letter. Hence, your reaction was much later than I expected. I didn't understand why you were off on that day in office but when it struck me, I didn't have the courage to face you. I just guessed you were angry but you had cut the communication and locked yourself up in your room.