Manik reached the orphanage along with Nandini and Shanti.
It was 11 am when they returned to the orphanage.
Manik and Shanti went to the kids room.
Manik asked to Shanti - Bua Bachche to theek hai na.
Shanti - Haan Beta kal raat hi humne doctor se checkup karawaya sab bachcho ka. Doctor ne unhe injection de diya hai aur kaha hai ki koi Pareshani ki baat nahi hai. Bas thoda rest karenge to theek hojayenge.
Manik - Thank God.
Lata- Bhagwaan ka lakh lakh shukar hai Ji jo ap log sahi salamat ghar pahunch gaye.
Warna to Mann me kayi saare bure khayal aarahe the ki kahi aap logo ko Kuch ho to nahi gaya.
Waise Nandini Kahan hai?
Dikhayi nahi de rahi.
This is when Manik realized that Nandini was not present in the room.
Shanti - Nandini kaha chali gayi. Abhi to hamare sath aayi thi.
Manik - Bua aap Rukiye mai dekhkar aata hu.
Saying this he went out of the room to search for Nandini.
Manik went to her room but she was not there.
He searched the entire orphanage but didn't find her.
One of the worker told Manik that he had seen Nandini in the garden.
Manik went to the garden and found Nandini sitting on the bench lost in her thoughts.
He went and sat beside her.
Manik - Nandini..... Are you Ok?
Nandini got startled with the sudden appearance of Manik.
Nandini - Haan hum theek hai.
Manik - I know that something is bothering you. So tell me what is it?
Nandini - Nahi aisa kuch nahi hai. Mai to bas......
Manik - Ok samajh gaya. Tum mujhse share nahi karna chahti. It's Ok.
Nandini didn't know what to say. She couldn't just tell him about whatever happened between them last night.
Nandini selfthought -
Manik was not in his senses last night.
Agar mai use bata du to wo guilty feel karega.
Mujhe Lagta hai ki ye baat usse chupana hi behtar hoga.
Manik - Kaha khogayi....
Nandini - Manik hum ghar kab jaarahe hai.
Manik - Aaj Shaam ko . Kyu.
Nandini - Aise hi pooch rahi thi.
Manik knew that something was bothering Nandini but he didn't probe further as she was not ready to share it .
One of the workers of the orphanage came and said- Aap logo ko andar bula rahi hai Lata Madam khane ke liye.
Manik - Tum Chalo hum aate hai.
The worker went away .
Manik - Nandini let's go.
Nandini went inside the orphanage.
Everyone sat down for breakfast.
The kids were normal by now.
Manik observed that Nandini was silent all this while.
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FanfictionPrologue- Nandini was lost in the thoughts of Manik. Suddenly 2 women barged into her room and started taunting her. She couldn't hear the taunts and broke down. The women asked Nandini to forget Manik as he didn't want to see her face anymore. They...
