Previously known as 'THERE FOR EACH OTHER'
"And when my eyes fell on you,
I realised that all I ever needed in life,
To flourish and to bloom,
Was you".
Nandini Murthy isn't someone too keen about love because well, responsibilities, or maybe she us...
"So Romeo seems happy. Juliet forgave you?", Nyonika teased and Manik laughed at her companion.
"Yes but I know all credit goes to the fairy godmother...", He said squeezing her mother's shoulder and both laughed together, before dropping her back to her room and eventually even Manik and Nandini slept off, tired.
The next day was sunday. Hence everyone woke up late except Nandini who rose at her usual time and when everyone came down after a long sleep the breakfast table was already ready and set. Everyone sat down and Nandini opened the lids of the container only to shock everyone. Before they could come out of the delightful shock, Nandini stood beside Raj serving him the Delicious cupcake.
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" Happy Father's day papa...", She wished him and unknowingly two tear drops slid out of her doe shaped eyes. Raj stood up, hugging his daughter and five seconds later, it turned into a family hug with Nyonika and Manik-Kabir pouncing on them. A hearty breakfast was followed by one more gift, this time from the sons. A huge, family photo frame, Raj and Nyonika standing in the middle and Manik-Nandini on one side and Kabir on the other. It was a snap from MaNan's reception night. Raj was overwhelmed with the gestures but before he could give an emotional Thanku speech, Kabir picked up a leftover cupcake and smashed it completely on his dad's face. And while the malhotra women stood hiding by the kitchen, the malhotra men destroyed the whole living room running around like monkeys and throwing cake over each other.
"I am not baking iced cup cakes ever...", Nandini muttered while Nyonika laughed at her words.
An hour later, when the chaos settled, Raj called Manik for an important confrence call with some US based client. Before Manik could Collect the files and leave for the study room, Nandini came and stood in front of him.
"Manik, may I please go to amma's place today? ", She asked politely and he laughed.
"Sure. Go ahead. And next time don't ask me, just inform okay? But before coming back, call me. I will pick you up so that even I get to meet them..", he instructed and she nodded smiling.
After a three hour hectic but successful confrence call, the Malhotras banged the deal and celebrated it with a special lunch. Family time is always the best, no matter what. They had lunch, cracking jokes here and there and then watched a movie together.
Ye jawani hai deewani.
Though it was Nandini's favorite on loop movie, the Malhotras watched it together enjoying it to the core. And by the time it ended, it was already 6 pm in the evening. Needless to mention, Romeo was already missing his Juliet terribly.
"Offo, call her instead of making a poker face...", Nyonika teased forwarding him his coffee while he still sat sulking.
"But I have told her to call me when she would be leaving. I don't want to come up as a chipku husband...", He answered with a grumpy face and Kabir laughed at his brother. Seconds rolled into hours and it was already 8 pm. Though the two hours seemed like two decades to him, now he was getting worried. He could not understand why but he was feeling restless. His heart was beating eratically. It was getting cloudy outside. The winds had increased their pace and the clouds had started screaming outside breaking the silence. Occasional lightening could be heard too. In all the climate outside was not at all good. He tried calling her but her phone was switched off. Irritated and worried, he called her mother who also didn't pick up. By then, it had started raining cats and dogs outside. He tried calling her again but it was out of reach. Mnaik was now not in his control. He was annoyed and concerned for her at the same time. Suddenly his phone rang. Navya calling.
" Hello, Navya?", He asked.
"Hi jeeju. Didu reached na? I mean it's so terrible outside so amma and we were just concerned?", She asked and a bomb dropped on him. Nandini was not in her house. She had not reached here either. His breathing became heavy as his mind processed her being missing.
" Jeeju? What happened?", Navya's panicked voice brought him out of the the reverie and he came back to his senses, partially.
"Yeah. Nothing. Nandini reached here. Relax. I will talk later", he spoke hurriedly and cut the phone running downstairs.
"Manik what happened..?", Nyonika saw him running madly towards the door and stopped him.
" Maa...Nandini....She is missing. She left her house but didn't reach here. Mom...Nandini....Rain...", Nyonika made sense out of his broken words and first gave him a glass of water.
"Mnaik. Calm down. We will find Nandini....", She tried to calm him while rohit and Kabir too came down with their car keys.
Kabir and Manik in one car and Raj in another, ushered out, hoping to find Nandini somewhere in the way back to Malhotra house.
