MaNan's Kiddo (Book 2)

Twelve

"And achanak she went away" Manik said rubbing his face

"Kya maine kuch galat kiya Nandu" he asked Nandini, his food untouched

"Mani" Nandini held his hand even she didn't know what went wrong

"No Nandu, I know kuch galt bola hoga maine varna why she would cry and be upset, mujhe to kuch samajh hi nahi aa raha, this is very difficult" he heaved a deep breath

"It's like being a parent all over again" he said cover his face with his palms

"Manik look at you" Nandini laughed looking at his state

"It's not funny" he said seriously making her laughs die

"She was crying Nandini and I don't know why, you remember once she was crying like this and we couldn't figure out what is hurting her" he remembered

"She was two months" he added when he saw her thinking hard

"Oh yaa, that day when she had pinched you and then tried to bite you whenever Abhir came near you" she remembered

"Yes it felt like that, not getting what's hurting her" he said and rested his head on his table, he felt tired all of a sudden

"Don't worry" Nandini rubbed his back, Manik was always like this when it came to their daughters, he would always want to know everything about them. Be it how to change their diapers or which diaper causes rashes to whom and who likes to play with soft toys and who likes to play with toys which make sound and so many things. When Aayan and Avni were babies he used to calm them when they cried, Nandini would try but they were more inclined to Manik specially Avni. She remembers how Avni use to only sleep in Manik's arms and throw a fit when she won't see him around for more time

"Accha do one thing go and pick them up" Nandini suggested but he nodded no

"Atleast have something" she said and kept a spoon near his mouth. He lazily ate and Nandini signed.

After lunch they returned home only to see cart boxes being transferred inside the house by some of the workers

"Suniye" Nandini called on of the workers

"Yeh?" she pointed the boxes

"Khushi madam ne upar pe kamre mein rakhne ke liye kaha hai" he said and walked upstairs, MaNan following him

They saw the boxes were being kept in Avni's room. Neyonika was there setting few of Avni's clothes in her wardrobe

"Yeh sab kya hai Mom?" Nandini asked picking a blak t-shirt and keeping it on one heep 

"Woh Avni ka kuch saman hai US se aaya hai" Neyonika said and then saw Nandini had kept the black t-shirt in wrong place so she picked it us and stacked it with other black t-shirts

"Waha nahi rakhna hai" she said sorting the other clothes by their colors

"Huh?" Nandini asked confused

"Avni ko apne kapde organised form mein chaiye hote hai, the pastels on the left, warms go second on left, then the colds and then white black and greys" she told Nandini and arranged it accordingly and that is when Nandini noticed the clothes arranged very neatly in the form Neyonika said

"The dresses are on top shelf, t-shirt after that, jeans and PJ's on the next shelf and the traditionals in the bottom. Right drawer has her accessories and left has her makeup and if you mess any of this she gets pissed" Neyonika told them putting some clothes from the box in their right places with proper folds

"She is particular" Nandini noticed

"Yes the only time her room is a mess is when she is making her cards and other wise it's spick and span" Neyonika said turning to her with a smile