Manik unlocked Arav's room and stepped in to only stand at his place
The whole room seemed as if a hurricane hit it
There were no things broken but all the things were tossed up here and there
'He is so like me' Manik thought entering the room and walked to the opposite side of the bed where his son sat on the floor resting his back to the bed just like him
He smiled and sat besides him slowly
As Arav felt Manik's presence he turned to face him
"What are you doing here? Jao yaha se! I told you na!" he yelled
"You won't use that tone on me Mister" Manik said strenly making Arav gulp the rest words of his sentence
He made a angry pout like Nandini does and turned his head to the other side
"Atleast have something like mother" Manik mummled to himself and lifted Arav making him sit on his lap as Arav refused to look at him
"Aab tell me what actually happened?" Manik asked him calmly making Arav looked at him wide eyes
"What?" Manik asked "I know you won't be angry for petty reasons" he said creasing Arav's hair
"So not us" he said as Arav just looked down
"Batao kya hua? Arya did something na" Manik asked him again combing his hair with his fingures as Arav played with Manik's shirts button
"Nothing" he said as Manik held his chin and make him look at himself
"Protecting your sister?" he asked and made a thinking face
"But you tho don't like her na?" he asked Arav making an innocent face
"Oh I don't" Arav tried to make his point
"She she" he looked for words
"Yes she is irritating and annoying" he said finally making Manik smile
"So she annoyed you hu?" he asked Arav
"Ya she said you love her more...." and he stopped biting his tounge knowing he just said the truth in the heat of moment
"Oh okay" Manik took a time after listening to those words
"Just forget what I said, forget it" Arav tried to ordered which came as a plead making Manik laugh
"Ya ya" he said wavying his hands to his son
"I forgot that" he added as Arav gave him a look
"So you both fought and you got angry" Manik said tactfully leaving the details as to not make Arav uncomfortable
"Yes" Arav said
"Tho itna gussa!" Manik said pointing his fingure round Arav's room gesturing the mess he did
"Haan tho" Arav said he was pissed now
"Mom says I am like you infact she says that you tho break things around when you are angry" Arav said as if defending
"Ok listen to me hmm" Manik said making Arav comfortable on his lap
"I get angry, you also get angry fine no issue ok" Manik said calmly
"But in all this years I have learnt a thing" he paused
"Anger hurts your loved ones" Manik said creasing his hairs
"Apne abhi bhar bola you don't like Arya tho usko bhi bura laga hoga na" he asked and Arav nodded yes
"Tho you will be happy if she is sad?" Manik said and he nodded No
"Maine tumhari Mom ko iss gusse ki vajha se khoya hai Arav" he said as Arav now looked at him with many emotions
He never thought Manik, his father will talk about their problem with him
"Aur main nahi chata tum kisi apne ko kho do" he said kissing Arav's forehead
"I know you are just eight but Aap utane mature ho ki aap yeh samjhe ki main kya keh raha hu" Manik said with a small smile
"I don't want ki aap apne gusse mein aisa kuch karo jis vajha se apko mere jaise apne parents ko face karne mein difficulty ho, apne friends ko dukhi dekhna pade, apni apne ko kho do" he said and Arav hugged Manik, he didn't know why but he felt to hug him
"Tho apologise Arya" Manik said breaking the hug making Arav look at him
He held Arav's face in both his hand and wiped Arav tears with is thumb
"Aur mein aap dono se equal pyar karta hu" he kissed his forehead again as Arav again hugged Manik this time more tightly
"Challe" Manik picked him up and Arav just made himself more comfortable as Manik walked to Arya's room
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"Stupid crayon" Arya broke the crayon she was coloring with which rolled near Nandini's feet
After everyone dispersed Nandini saw even Arya walked in her room but her daughter was so not herself
Arav's words had hurt her alot but Nandini knew they both can never leave apart
"Ari challo let's sleep" Nandini said collecting all the books she had spread
Arya who was roughly scribbling colors looked at her mother then back in the book
"I have to complete this and I will pick up everything" she said as Nandini was picking her things up, she didn't like it
"Ari" Nandini tried to talk
"Mom I am sorry but dekho I have so much homework, him baad mein baat karte hai na" she said with a sad face
Manik came with Arav and put him down and gestured him to talk to Arya
Nandini saw this and glared at Arav who gave a puppy face to her
'Same like Manik' Nandini thought
"Ari" Arav called as Arya more roughly scribbled color but didn't look at him
"Ari I am talking na tho Meri taraf dekho" he tried not to sound rude or dominant
"Kyu you tho don't like me na" Arya said not looking at him still
"Ari" Arav again called he knew he hurt her, he even threw her ice cream
"Listen I am Sorry" he said and she looked at him, for years she has seen him shutter to say that S word to anyone
She got up and walked and hot something out of the side drawer and thrusted his PS in his hands
"It's working ok" she said and got up on the bed and started to pick her books and things packing it up
'So like Nandini' Manik thought looking at Arya
"What the heck I just said sorry" Arav yelled in dimay
"Yeha I heard it" Arya said
"You got your PS na so go now, why are you in the room of the girl you don't like, out" she said strenly
MaNan stood there watching their kids they didn't interfere because they wanted the kids to resolve it themselves
"I didn't mean it" he said lowly
"And I don't care" Arya said packed her bag she got down from bed and kept the bag at it's place and then clinged on her bed again and then took her comforter and hid herself
Arav just looked at her and MaNan were shocked they didn't except this reaction from Arya
"Fine" Arav said and walked out of the room in diamay
"Pumpkin" Manik called seeing Arav go out all sad but Arya didn't respond
"They will sort it Out" Nandini held Manik's arms and they switched off the lights and went to their room giving a last glance to their daughter who was hiding in her comforter
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"Manik kya hua?" Nandini asked seeing him awake
"I don't like them fighting" Manik said he was not at all liking both his kids apart
"Even me" Nandini said
"But don't worry they will come around, they never fought like this ever" she said concerned
"Let's not interfere unless they get extreme" Nandini suggested
"Hmm" Manik just hmmed
"I hope they get back to normal soon" Manik said as Nandini hugged his torso and he kissed her forehead
"Hmm" Nandini said and closed her eyes cuddling to him
He also burried his face in her hairs and let sleep take over him
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"Good morning" Arya said and kissed Nandini as all the kids sat on the dining table
"Morning baby" Nandini wished back as Arya took her seat on the dinning table
Slowly slowly everyone joined the breakfast table fully ready to start their day
"Mom we will come with you to the office" Abhir informed Nandini who nodded a yes pouring him juice
"Mujhe bhi" Samara said holding her glass she almost had sat on the table in the process of asking juice from Nandini
Nandini pulled Samara to her and made her sit besides her in the table as Arya and she feed Samara alternatively
"Challo kids I will drop you today at school" Manik said and saw at Arya who still look dull
He liked his Pumpkin all cheerful, he looked at Arav who was already looking at him and gave Arav a look of 'you better make her smile soon'
"Challo" Manik said getting up as Nandini noticed he didn't had his breakfast
"Will you drop us to Mom's office?" Abhir said looking at Arya and Arav
"Why don't you go with mom then?" Kavya questioned
"Because we miss school and want to see it have any problem" Abhir asked her and she just shrugged her shoulder and walked out as other kids with Manik followed her
"Is it only me or even you saw Arya and Arav not talk to each other" Navya asked Nandini and she nodded yes
"Why?" Mukti asked
"She is mad at him fir last night incident" Nandini informed them
"They don't look like that, I mean not talking to each other for fighting types" Aliya pointed out
"That never happens though" Navya said
"Arya is very mad at him" Nandini said
"I just hope they sort it out" she prayed as she couldn't see her kids like this
"They will Baccha don't worry" Neyonika said giving her assurance
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"Ok kids enjoy your day and take care and eat your tiffins and any problem call us" Manik said as he stopped the car in front of the school
All got down as Manik, Abhir and Arav stood leaning to the car as others walked to school
Arya was going to walk away when Arav held her hand hugging her
She never ignored him, never ever! They were always partners in crimes and in good deed
"Take care and if anyone tries to trouble tell me" he said but Arya just looked down, the ground seemed more interesting to her
Arav held the water threatening to fall from his eyes and others just looked at them
Manik felt so bad seeing the kids like this but he wanted to solve this themselves
Today they had him and Nandini but tomorrow you never know what will happen, these kids had to solve it themselves
"I love you" Arav said kissing her forehead
"But I thought you don't like me" she said without looking to him and ran to the school without turning back
This was the moment Arav realised what he did, he had hurt her, his twin
Which the destiny, the God planned that they should be together, completing each other, supporting each other, he made her feel she didn't mean to him even a bit
At this realization a tiny drop did rolled down his cheek