Aryan and jiya came out of their car and rushed toward their Factory..but they were soon surrounded by media who wanted to ask them questions.. Aryan asked them to move aside..many people were there.workers,police,Fire brigades..holding jiya's hand he reached there and saw his factory.Which was on fire..everything was damaged..He was numb..Shattered
along with this building,his hard work,his dream was burning..And he couldn't do anything..Jiya was Crying too but she knew she has to be strong,for him..Because he needs her support more then anything..she placed her hand on his shoulder and turned him around her..she weeped his tears and said
Jiya: Aryan...samhalo khudh ko....please.
i know tumhare liye yeh bohot mushkil hain sehna,but abhi you need to be strong..please..we need to Check if everyone is Safe..
Aryan nodded in yes
It's 1 am. but manik's mumma papa did not returned yet..Servants tried to make him sleep but he was adement to see them before sleeping..something bad happened that's why they left his birthday party he thought..after some minute they came back home..manik opened his room's door and saw his parent's climbing stairs..they look so lost and Upset..they went to their room silently without paying attention to anything..manik start moving toward their room slowly without making any noise..he peeped into their room and saw his Father standing near Window and his mother trying to make him drink some water.
Aryan : Sab khatam hogaya..itne saalo ki mehnat,Bas ek pal main khatam? Kaise hogaya yeh jiya? Mujhe koyi andaza bhi nehi hua..main kuch kar bhi nehi paya..
His eyes walled up again..Jiya side hugged him said
Jiya : Aryan Tum aise Toot nehi sakte..honi ko koyi nehi taal sakta. Jo hona tha hogaya..ab hume aage ki sochni hogi..ro mat..main tumhe rote huye nehi dekh sakti..
Aryan : You are right jiya..main aise haar nehi man sakta..hum sab kuch pehle se shuru karenge..phir se sab thik karenge hum..hume karna hi hoga..Apne liye,Apne workers ke liye..aur hamare....Hamare manik ke future ke liye..
Jiya : Aryan..main soch rahi thi ab humne jo itne loan liye the,woh sab kaise chuka payenge? Is project ke liye tumne bohot mehnat ki,bohot kuch dao ke lagaya..But Ab? Aur workers? Unko bhi support karna parega..itne paise kaha se layenge?
Aryan : Koyi na koyi rasta to nikal aayega jiya..Aur hamare itne pehchan hain..Kitne logo ki madat ki humne..koyi na koyi to zaroor madat karega hamari..Hum apne Sabhi Dost aur pehchaan walo se baat karenge..i am sure woh sab hamari saath denge..
Papa
Aryan looked behind and saw manik standing infront of door..they weeped their tears immidently and opened their arms gesturing him to come..manik run and hugged them both tightly..only manik could give them much needed peace..
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When the bell rang for the last period,students run out of thier class room happily..manik after packing his bag start walking slowly..Nothing excites him now days..because he see only sadness,tension,fear in his parent's eyes and no Happiness..They try to smile for him,but he is Big enough to know that it's not genuine..it's been 1 week,since that night..things changed drastically..his parent's are too busy nowdays but hey..Manik is not complaining..thinking about all this he reached home and called his mumma..
Manik : MUMMA!! I'm Home..Mumma?
But she was nowhere to be seen..so he decided to Check her room..he kept his bag and start moving toward his parent's room..he could hear their voices..looks like his father was talking to someone over phone
Aryan : please aap baat to suniye..aise kaise kar sakte hain aap? Hum itne saalo se kaam kar rahe hain saath..hello? Hello mr Kapoor? Hello?
Jiya : Aryan what he said?
Aryan : jiya..woh,woh keh rahe hain woh koyi madat nehi kar sakte..can you believe it? Is insaan ko mene itna support kiya,itna aage le aaya woh mujhe yeh bol rahe hain?
Jiya : Aryan kisi aur se baat karke dekho naa..
Aryan : Mene sab se baat ki..Har ek insaan ko jo mere help se itne aage aaye..jinko mene itna trust kiya..tumne dekha nehi? 7 din..7 din se main laga tar inlogo ko calls kar raha hoon..har jaga chakkar laga raha hoon..Lekin koyi bhi,koyi bhi aage nehi aaya..sab jaise muh mod liya humse..Kya mr Murthy sahi keh rahe the? Kya Paisa aur power hi sab kuch hain? Jab tak paise the,power thi,yehi log hamare aas paas the..aur ab jaise humko pehchante hi nehi..Mene kabhi kisi ka bura nehi kiya,phir aisa mere saath hi kyun?
Jiya : Aryan..Mr Murthy..Tumne mr murthy se baat ki? Woh hamari madat kar sakte hain..
Aryan : woh...woh Foreign se wapas nehi aaye..pata nehi kya hua..main Contect nehi kar paa raha unse..i am..i am loosing my confidence..i don't know what to do..agar sab aise hi chalta raha to hum yeh ghar kho denge..main andar hi andar toot raha hain..I'm feeling like a looser..
Aryan said in a broken voice..tears start flowing from his eyes..jiya hugged him tightly..
Manik's eyes were moist by now..he walk way from there,not able to see his father crying anymore..for the first time manik saw his Father this much vulnerable,helpless..for the first time he saw his tears in his Father's eyes..only thing he can do now is pray to god..
Somedays later manik was sitting with his mother..She was trying to make him eat,but he was not listening..
Jiya : Manik baccha thoda sa kha lo..kyun pareshan kar rahe ho mumma ko? Nehi khaoge to tabiyat kharab hojayegi..
Manik : Mumma aap Papa ko bulao..unke saath khana hain mujhe..
Jiya : Kyun mera Baccha papa ko miss kar raha hain?
Manik Nodded in yes..
Jiya : Manik baccha..Papa Abhi kuch zaroori kam kar rahe hain..dekha na aap ne koyi milne aaya tha aap ke papa se..unko pareshan nehi kar sakte..Aap abhi kha lo mumma ke haath se..Mumma pyari nehi lagte aap ko?
Jiya said making Sad Pout which made manik giggle and nodded in yes..Just then she heard Aryan calling her name from upstair...She went upstair immediately..manik followed her out of curiosity..
Inside his parent's room
Aryan : Jiya Yeh sab jo ho raha hain yeh ek conspiracy thi mujhe barbaad karne ki..i can't believe this..Jin logo pe humne itna trust kiya,unhi logo ne hamare saath yeh kiya..ab bas..unka khel khatam hoga..main unko unki saja dilaunga..mujhe abhi jana hoga baat karne..mene proof ka intezam karli hain..Ab unko mere sawalo ka jawab dena hoga..i am Going
Jiya : Aryan wait..main tumhe akele nehi jane dungi..i am also coming with you..
Aryan : No..You stay here..tumhara jana thik nehi hoga..
Jiya : No i am not listening today..mujhe dar laga rahega..main nehi reh paungi..Please..
Aryan : Fine..Lets Go
They both came out and saw manik standing there with lot's of question in his eyes..kneeling down aryan cupped manik's face and said
Aryan : Manik My Son..I know bohot dino se tum pareshan ho hamari waja se..But ab aur nehi..ab main sab thik kar dunga.tum tension mat lo..Ab sab pehle jaisa hoga..burai par acchai ki jeet hogi..hum bohot jald wapas aayenge..Okay? Tum acche se raho..
He kissed manik's forehead..manik smiled and hugged him..After so many days he finally saw his father being strong,determined and positive like before..maybe now everything will be Fine like his papa said.. Jiya came forward and hugged him saying take care..they ordered servants to take good care of him till they don't come back.. They start leaving when manik called them from behind and said
Manik : Mumma,Papa...Please isbar jaldi aana..late mat hona..main wait karunga..
They nodded with a smile and Drives away..
Manik was sitting in his room..his parents did not came back yet..neither called..he sit by the window and start looking outside..he is not feeling good at all..what's taking them long? They said they will be back soon..He was getting frustrated by each passing minute.so to distract himself he decided to sketch..it didn't take him much time to decide what will he sketch..he took his sketchbook and start sketching a small Crying Girl..chubby cheeks,small nose,Tiny hands..and besides her,there was a tall boy,who was laughing at her..he named them Nandini and Manik..he giggled looking at his own sketch..
suddenly He heard someone knocking his room's door.. He opened the door and saw a man..Manik know him very well..he work for manik's father and often visited here...
Manik : Hello mishra Uncle..Aap kaise hain?
But he did not replied..Manik found it weird..He always talk nicely with manik but today he is all silent
Manik : Kya hua uncle? Aap ko papa ne bheja hain kya mujhe apne saath le jane ke liye?
Manik Asked happily but Mishra ji looked down without answering...
Manik : Boliye na uncle? Kaha hain mumma papa? Aap jante ho? Boliye naa..
Mishra ji taking 2 small step ahead,hold manik and made him sit on the bed and sat next to him..he was taking deep breath and looking everywhere else other then manik's eyes..manik was confused..why are everyone behaving like this? He once again asked him what happened and Finally mishra ji looked at him..manik saw his eyes were moist and red..manik felt he was trying to say something but finding it hard..so he put his hand on mishra ji's hand and said
Manik : uncle aap ko kuch kehna hai?
mumma papa kehte hain main bohot samajhdar aur good boy hoon..i can understand everyone's
problem..after all i am a BIG Boy now
He said innocently..his innocence made mishra ji more sad but he decided to break the news to manik..
Mishra ji : manik beta..aap ko main jo bolne jaa raha hoon aap himmat karke,dhyaan se sunna..
Manik nodden in yes with a smile..
Mishra ji : ghar wapas aate waqt,Aap ke mumma papa ke car ka Accident hogaya..
Smile on manik's face vanished..terror washed over him,raising the fine hairs on the back of his neck..
Mishra ji : Unko Hospital le jaya gaya.
Lekin...Aap ki maa..woh...woh hospital pohochne se pehle hi...Chal basi..She is no more son..she is DEAD!!
Manik stared at him in disbelieve..he was so shocked that he was unable to speak or react
Mishra ji : Aap ke papa ka operation hua..doctor ne unko thik karne ki bohot kaushish ki,lekin shayad god ko kuch aur manjoor tha..abhi abhi khabar aayi hain ke...ke..Sir bhi humko chor ke chale gaye..
Manik was Numbed by now..A sudden coldness(Dread) Hit him at the core..his eyes walled up and start forming tears..
Mishra ji tried to hold him but manik was removing his hand from his shoulder and was not letting him touch..he was still in denial..Nothing was making sense to him..tears made everything blur..he was gasping hard,trying to believe what he just heard now..how can they leave him alone like this? They promised him that they will come back soon..they said everything will be fine like before.. they lied..
It was hard for mishra ji to break the heartbreaking news to this 10 year old boy..Loosing your both Parents at such young age is not at all easy..specially when you don't have anyone else in this world..life can be so cruel..he tried to calm manik,comfort him,but manik was not reacting..he was quiet,but his eyes,his trembling hands said everything..weepig tears,mishra ji told him that they are going to bring his mumma papa's dead body home..saying this he left unable to see manik's condition anymore..
Manik slide down from his bed and sat on ground with a Thud!! The sudden shock making him tense his muscles..
Tears were flowing nonstop from his eyes..his mumma papa's last smiling face flashed infront of his eyes..Their last hug to him..everything start coming infront of his eyes one by one..
Manik hugged his knees tightly and burst in to a fit of tears,sobbing loudly..Gut-wrenching sobs that tore though his chest.. all servants standing outside his room cried silently..
It was Evning time..daylight faded and the sun no longer visible..
inside Manik was lying on the foor hugging his knees.staring blankly into space.he don't know for how long he sat there..not for once he came out..
someone entered in his room and sat next to him..pulling his body from the floor that person hugged him..she was Manik's Aunt..His mother's sister..who came here after getting this bad news..she was crying heavenly hugging him..manik was still quiet,until his maasi told him that they brought his parent's body from hospital..He looked into her eyes and got up..he could hear Noises from outside..without saying anything he start walking out..his maasi also got up and followed him..
Manik was standing on top of the staircase,looking down..he walked really slowly down the stairs with shaky steps..his gaze didn't left the site of his parent's dead bodies,lying down side by side,covered in white Clothes..
no one said a word..everyone stood silently. Manik sat next to his Parent's dead body and removed white cloth from his mother's face...
Dekho agar tum mujhe aise hi pareshan karoge to chali jaungi ekdin tumhe chorke..aur phir wapas nehi aaungi..Bolo chali jaoon?
A Teardrop roll down his cheek,remembering his mother's words..with trembling hand,he removed cloth from his father's face..
I'm proud of you my son!!
Ab main sab thik kar dunga..tum tension mat lo..ab sab pehle jaisa hoga..burai par acchai ki jeet hogi..
Hum bohot jald wapas aayenge...
Manik couldn't hold himself anymore and start sobbing loudly..his heart ripped apart seeing his parents like this
He had only one question..
Why not him?Why god took his mumma papa away only and left him alone? Why? Now how will he live??
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I know guys chapter is very boring but please bear it for some time🙏💔