MaNan-Two Bodies, One Soul (On Hold)

Chapter-1: Life Of Nandini Murthy

—Falling in love is very real but I used to shake my head when people talked about soulmates, poor deluded individuals, grasping at some supernatural ideals not intended for mortals but sounded pretty in a poetry book, then we met and everything changed, the cynic has become the converted, the sceptic and an ardent zealot.

Sun was all set to come back again after a dark night making sky all red. Birds were chirping telling everyone that after every dark night, there comes a new morning with new hopes, new happiness and new challenges. Cool breezes were dancing with the trees making environment so surreal.

There she was sleeping after her morning 'riyaaz' peacefully. Her face wasn't less than any angel, so pure, so beautiful.

Now sun was fully shining giving everyone a ray of hope.

This time sun was adamant to not let this eighteen years old sleeping beauty peacefully get her beauty sleep.

She was constantly getting irritated because of the rays of sun which were being so desperate to peep through windows to get atleast a single glance of this beautiful angel who had big black doe which is just enough to mesmerize anyone, her white tonned skin just like snow white and her chubby cheeks which do nothing but make her cute.

Being the stubborn head, she pulled the duvet up and covered her face and slept again but this time even God had another plans. Because this time she had to wake up, because this was the time, she needed somewhere else, only to start a new chapter of her life.

Someone twisted the knob of her door and opened it. A lady in her mid forties came inside her room and sat near her bed rest and pulled the duvet down and started caressing her head with so much of love and affection and there the princess smiled as she recognised the touch and snuggled more closer in her lap.

"Nanduuuu! Kannaaaa! Good morning! Wake up darling! It's already 7'o clock." Shushma Murthy, her mother said so lovingly caressing her head.

She was the lady, her student feared yet loved at the same time. She was a strict science teacher by profession but a lovely mother by heart who raised her daughter with great values and principles.

"Good morning Amo! But please na, just five more minutes! Pleaseeeee!!!" She replied still with closed eyes making cute faces.

"Kanna, you should wake up now. Go, freshen up and then let's have breakfast. And see, Bruno is also waiting for his morning walk. Right Bruno?" She said as a cute dog of Labrador breed, was sitting near the door and waiting for the lazy Nandu to get up and take him for walk.

As Shushma completed saying it, Bruno barked and second her mother.

It was their daily routine to go for morning and evening walks together.

Nandini and Bruno have grown up together. Being the only child she always felt the need of siblings but since when Bruno came in her life, her life changed completely. He was the one with whom she has shared everything, her secrets, her worries, her weakest points, her dreams, her wishes, everything and no matter being an animal but still he understood her like no other.

Together they played, together they laughed, together they cried, together they grew and most of all together they lived.

They have seen everything together, be it good times or bad times and together they have fought everything till now.

"Okay Amo." Nandini replied as soon as she heard Bruno's name.

"See, Bruno, Nandu woke up as soon she heard your name and what's this Amo? Call me Amma! Amma ko Amo, Amammaa ko Amms! What's this?" Her mother said making a pout.