At Nandiniās home,
āKhadus, sadu, grumpy, heartless all these words fall short for him. Aiyappa uski problem kya hai mai kya use current deti hu, humesha mere sath hi who aisa kyo karta hai? Mean kahika apne dad se vi respect se baat nahi karta. I just HATE him, mujhe uski shakal kabhi nahi dekhniā said Nandini in anger as she complained about Manik to her Aiyappa.
She was moving to and fro in her room. Cabir entered āNandu, you were so good today, I am proud of you but itni sadi hui shakal kyo bana rakkhi hai, my cutieā said he as he pulled her cheeks.
Nandini removed his hand āapni sade hue dost se pooch, humesha meri mood ki band baja deta haiā said Nandini .
Cabir laughed āOh! You mean jo tera pati hote hote reh gaya, wow my behna is so sanskari shadi cancel ho gayi fir vi uska name nahi legiā he said teasing her.
Nandini became more angry āCabir tu mere haton se hi maregaā she said as she hit him.
āOkay I am sorry meri jan, accha yeh dekh tere lie koi courier aya hai, court papers hai kholke dekhleā said Cabir.
Nandini went to the dressing table āwoh dad nei mere lie koi property buy ki hai, usi ki papers honge, Iām not interested tu hi open karleā said she.
āOkay, dekhte hai uncle nei kaunsi property buy ki hai tere liyeā said Cabir and opened the envelope.
āOMG!ā yelled Cabir as he read the papers. His eyes had almost popped out.
āArreh, kya hua? Itna shocked kyo hai?ā uttered Nandini.
Cabir took a deep breath āmai toh bas shocked hu, tu dekhegi toh teri jaan chali jayegi, bechari Nandu kitni acchi larki thiā said he.
āNautanki kahika, thik se bol na kya hai?ā said Nandini impatiently.
āOkay, apne dil ko tham lo coz now you are not Nandini Moorthy, you have became Nandini Manik Malhotra, yeh marriage certificate hai tum dono ki, now you are married legallyā said Cabir as he stared the papers.
Nandiniās head spun by hearing that āCabir, tujhe sharam nahi ati aise masak karte hue, show it to meā said Nandini as she snatched the papers away from him.
Nandiniās mouth fell open on seeing the marriage certificate she passed out on the floor.
āNandu!!!ā yelled Cabir.
At Malhotra Residence,
Mr. Malhotra was smiling happily in his study room when the door banged open and Manik came inside. He threw the marriage certificate on his dadās table āWhat the hell is this? You forged our signatures and got us married legally? Is this kind of a joke?ā he yelled angrily.
Mr. Malhotra smiled and kept the papers safely in his drawer. āDear son, 1st of all I have not forged urs and Nandiniās signature, you both have signed it willingly; ha yeh baat alag hai that you both were not aware that these were your marriage papaers. This is what happens when children donāt listen to their parentsā he said casually.
āDad! How can you do this to us? This is illegal Iām calling the lawyer and you will face charges of Fraudā said Manik.
Mr. Malhotra gave him the phone ā go ahead, but beta tum kabhi vi yeh prove nahi kar paoge that I did this without your consent. So the only way left for you is to divorce her but who vi 6 months se pehle nahi ho payega, so now be a good boy and bring your wife homeā said Mr. Malhotra as he tapped on Manikās shoulder and left the room.
Manik started breaking things in frustration āDad! This is not fair, I am never going to do what you want!ā said he in angry voice.
At, Nandiniās house,
Nandini was lying on the bed as she opened her eyes her mom was sitting beside her.
āMom, yeh sab ek bura sapna hai right I am not married to Manik, bolo na Mom pleaseā said Nandini.
Her mom waved on her head ābeta kash yeh sab jhooth hota, but tu fiqr mat kar, I will get you out of this messā said she and went to Mr. Moorthy.
At the hall, āHow can you do this to my bacchi? Shadi koi khel nahi hai, itās for life timeā said Nandiniās mom.
āMaine sab kuch soch samajh ke hi kia hai, pata hai tumhe usne, he sent goons to torture Nandini agar uss din Manik sath nahi hota toh pata nahi kya ho jata, Cabir nei jab mujhe bola toh maine investigate karvaya and got all the details. Woh jail se azad ho gaya hai and ab who Nandini ke peeche ayega and will try to destroy our girl. Agar Manik Nandu ke sath hoga toh that guy will never dare to eye her and I have told all these to Malhotra and he has promised to take care of Nandu. I know she will be safe there issliye maine jaldi se yeh shadi karva di. I love my daughter more than anything elseā said he with glassy eyes.
Nandiniās mom hold her husbandās hand āitna sab kuch ho gaya aur tumne mujhe bataya vi nahi, thik hai I will accept this marriage but mere kuch conditions haiā said she.
āApke saare conditions hume manzoor hai bhabi ji bas hume apni bahu de dijiyeā uttered Mr. Malhotra as he entered along with Nyonika.
Nandiniās mom looked at them blankly, Nyonika came forward to her āhmm I am happy, ab tumhari sabse pyaari cheez mere paas hogi, but donāt worry I will not take out my anger on herā she said.
āI will never let you do that,ā said Mrs. Moorthy.
āWhat? Mom I thought aap mere side thi, mai uss ghar mei kabhi nahi jaungi, I hate Manik and I donāt accept this marriage. I will go to courtā uttered Nandini.
Mr. Malhotra smiled ādono sochtei vi ek jaise hai, ekdam perfect couple, hai na Moorthy, please tell her that she or Manik canāt frame nor they can get rid of this marriage for 6 monthsā said he.
Nandini had tears in her eyes āuncle, papa, ap logo nei mere saath aisa kyo kia? Maine kya bigara hai aplogo kaā she said innocently.
Mr. Moorthy and Mr. Malhotra both felt bad by seeing her like that. āBeta, we are not your enemies we want you guys to stay happy and trust me your happiness lies in being together. Ok fine just 6 months uske baad agar you feel like you hate him then I will help you get divorce. Please, be my daughter-in-law, I beg youā said Mr. Malhotra as he waved his head on Nandiniās head.
Being the kind of emotional girl Nandini was she could not turn him down, she knew that saying yes would ruin her life completely but she just could not deny his pleas. She just sat there silently.
āWow! ap log toh master gamers nikle, my poor sister got framed into your trap, arreh Marriage is such a big word and what aboutĀ Manik? will he accept her? Never ! being the kind of person he is he will misbehave with her, hurt her and will make her life miserable. I am sorry I canāt accept this foolishness. According to the law they both need to stay together, fine Nandini will go to your house only if Manik comes to take her and promises to behave properly. I canāt see Manik here so come back when he is with you, otherwise not! And now you can leaveā said Cabir on a serious note.
Nandini smiled sadly by seeing the caring nature of her brother.
Mr and Mrs Malhotra left the house silently.
At Malhotra residence,
āshe is your wife and you will have to bring her homeā said Mr. Malhotra to Manik.
Manik smirked āOh so Nandini denied to come here, I knew that. But I am never going to bring her here, itās my choiceā said Manik.
Mr. Malhotra put his hand on his heart and acted as if he was having a heart attack āManik!!ā he said in a shaky voice.
By seeing him like that Manik got worried āDadā he uttered and took him to the bedroom.
The doctor came almost immediately, the doctor was a friend of Mr. Malhotra and he said as he was taught āManik your dad just had a minor stoke, donāt make him sad, keep him happy high blood pressure and tension is not good for him, just obey himā said the doctor as he left.
āDonāt you love your dad? Why canāt you listen to him? What will happen if he dies?ā uttered Neyonika.
āJust shut up, you donāt dare give me lectures about love and careā said Manik as he went out from there.
Neyonika felt sad and said āthe plan has flopped".
At Nandiniās house
āWah! Mere sher tune toh aaj kamal kar diaā uttered Nandini as she hugged Cabir.
āMaine yeh apne liye kia, agar tu Manik ke ghar chali jati toh barbadi meri hoti and tu ro ro ke Meenakumari ban jatiā said Cabir.
āTu humesha masak hi karega, meri jaan abhi vi shant nahi hui, what a blizzard in my lifeā uttered Nandini.
āNandini, can I talk to you?ā uttered Manik as he knocked on the door.
Both Nandini and Cabir looked at Manik shockingly .
Manik came inside āCabir, can you please, I need to talk to her in privateā said Manik.
Cabir nodded and left the room.
Nandini could see that Manikās eyes were red, but she did nāt ask him anything as she knew he would insult her. āLook Nandini, we are in this weird situation, due to the stubbornness of our dads. But my dad is not well, he just had a minor strokeā said Manik softly. āOh no! Manik is he okay?ā asked Nandini with concern.
Manik smiled sadly āhe is fine, Nandini you care for everyone, please care for me and my dad as well, for his complete recovery, we need to do this marriage thing. But donāt worry, we will not be a couple, we will just stay under one roof to make him happy, only for 6 months, then we will be free.
Nandini, I know you hate me but please do this for meā said Manik pleadingly.
Nandini felt very bad she held Manikās hand āManik, please donāt talk like this, we can do it right afterall only for 6 monthsā¦jhel lungi iss monster koā said Nandini.
Manik smiled and said āthanksā.
Nandini packed her bag and went downstairs with Manik. She looked at her mom and dad sadly, her parents hugged her.
āListen Manik I am agreeing to this marriage but I have some conditions, so my conditions are: you two will stay in separate rooms, every weekend Nandini will come home and tum usse battameezi nahi karoge.ā Said Mrs. Moorthy strictly.
Manik agreed.Chachi did the bidai rituals and Manik and Nandini left from there.
At Malhotraās Mansion,
Mr and Mrs Malhotra welcomed them with open arms. āFinally you listened to meā said Mr. Malhotra, Manik was silent he just went up to his room. Neyonika called the servant to keep Nandiniās bag in her room.
āBeta, you must be hungry, what will you have for dinner?ā said she sweetyly.
āThanks aunty but I am not hungry, can I just go in the room?ā said Nandini, sure dear go upstairs itās the 2nd roomā said Neyonika.
Nandini went up āmeri
toh bhukh hi mar gayi hai, pata nahi maine kyo ha keh dia, mujhe no bolna ata hi nahi I am such a foolā Nandini kept blabbering and mistakenly went to the 1st room instead of second, which was Manikās room, it was dark.
āLights on karke kya karu, my life is full of darkness, so jati hu shayad better feel hoā said Nandini as she climbed the bed and lied down.
Suddenly she felt someoneās arms over her, for a moment she thought it was an illusion. But then the arms caught her strongly and she was pressed against someoneās bare chest ādonāt leave me aloneā whispered a voice, Nandini knew that voice it was Manikās . He hugged her more tightly, Nandini felt so relaxed in his arms that her hand went automatically to hug him back. She noticed that he was asleep and was murmuring in his sleep state.
He kissed her on top of her head and tightened his grip over her body. Now, there was no gap between them.
Nandini uttered āManik, what are you doing?ā. He was silent, then she shook him. He got up from his sleepy state rubbed his eyes and turned on the light. āNandini! Tum mere bed pe kya kar rahi ho?ā he uttered.
āMai galti see aa gayi in your room, but tum, you are so vulgar even in your sleep, Aiyappa, agar mai tumhe nahi uthati toh pata nahi tum mere saath kya karteā said Nandini as she got up from the bed.
āHuh! Hello donāt drool over yourself, just because we are in this situation donāt think that I am interested in doing āvulgarā things with youā said Manik.
āTumhare irade kitne nek hai, I know that, you are nothing less than a rapist! Kaise kiss kia tha mujheā uttered Nandini as she touched her lips.
Manik was angry he got up from the bed and grabbed her arm ākyo vul gayi kaise kiss kia tha, fir se karke batau?ā he said as he leaned close to her.
Nandini pushed him and ran to the door ātum kabhi nahi sudhroge, Mr. Manik Malhotraā said Nandini.
Manik smirked ātry me, Mrs. Nandini Malhotraā he said and then realized what he had just uttered āshit! Did I just accept this marriage? Whatās wrong with me!ā uttered Manik as he held his head in confusion.
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