Next day morning, Nandini got up with her bulged eyes, it was red due to excess crying, she freshened herself and came down to see Radha, Mohan, Manik and Soha at the dining table, Soha first cleared her throat and said "Hey Nandini, we were waiting for you, how do you find this place, did you had good sleep" Nandini was about to kill Soha for making her life hell, but then she thought it was not Soha's mistake,as she didn't do anything directly, she didn't trust in marriage, so she had a live-in relationship with Manik, so whats wrong with her. Then she turned towards Manik, she glared him with anger in his eyes, and next moment she felt, even he was also not wrong, he did this for his parents, and that too he tried to inform her before marriage about this, and she heard radha calling her, and she felt even she's not wrong, its common for a mother to think everything better for their son. If she want to blame someone, it must be her fate, for making her life a living hell.
She silently sat on the table and joined everyone, and once breakfast was over, Mohan and Manik started for work, and while leaving Manik blew a flying kiss to Soha and Soha smiled on him and he left the place,Nandini didn't have any food, she just joined for others sake,and she immediately left to her room. she heard a knock on the door and she found Radha standing there with a tray of food, she placed it on the table and came near Nandini and she joined her hands and said "Am sorry, Nandini beta, if you think, i have spoiled your life" Nandini just waved her hands , but Radha continued " You might think, am so selfish, that i have spoiled your life for my son, but pls trust me, one day will come,and you will thank me for this decision, i know you can slowly change my Manik, and we can show the real face of that devil to my Manik, he is so innocent, that he fell in her trap, and you know what, you will be his saviour. Promise me, to get my Manik back" Nandini at once looked at her face with confusion and then radha continued "My Manik is so innocent, and what you seeing today is a completely different person, who was under the influence of her, pls get back my Manik"and she left the room, Nandini was so confuse as how she can help radha to get her son back, who doesn't mind to give her a look. He doesn't even feel her presence in the house and in his life.
Nandini decided to let everything happen according to her fate and to trust her Ayyappa, and she came down with a steady mind and went to kitchen to help Radha, and Radha was happy that Nandini didn't leave the house after knowing the truth, they prepared the dinner and kept it at the table and everyone reached there for dinner, Nandini served everyone and Radha helped her,Manik teased Radha that day by day her cooking skills was being developed, and Radha replied back that it was all done by Nandini, so Manik turned towards her and said "You cook really good" and she just nodded in response. And after that Radha and Nandini companied each other for dinner and they did all cleaning works,and Nandini returned back to her room, when she find the lights being on the balcony, she went there and found Manik smoking, seeing her, he waved off the smoke and asked "You want anything" Nandini nodded her head slowly to NO, she was about to leave, when she turns back and said "Its very cold here, get inside your room, or you'll go sick" He just smiled and replied " You know, Soha hate this smell, so i can't go in, you leave, i'll go back once i finish this"
So Nandini went back to her room and she got on her bed, she tried to sleep, but it was so far away from her, she was immersed in her thoughts,when she felt some urge to open the door and she saw Manik at her door, her eyes just widen to realise that he is at the door, then he told " I told you na, Soha doesn't allow me to smoke inside our room, so i went to balcony and when i returned back, i find the door locked, i banged on it and even tried to call her on mobile, but she didn't picked up, might be she was angry with me, as am not quitting this practice, anyways, i was about to go downstairs to the living room, and then you opened the door in between, ummm.. you go... and sleep" he smiled and turned when Nandini said "Its ok, you can sleep here in this room, because if Ma comes to know about this, she'll be more worried". Yes, she was right, when Radha came to know that her son was left out by Soha, she'll not leave this easily,even Manik want to seek Nandini's help for this, but he didn't find it easy to ask her to share her room with him, and now she herself giving the offer,and left with no choice, Manik replied " If you don't have any problem, we can"and Nandini moved away leaving space for him to enter.
He entered the room and found it to be very neat and tidy, not like the room which he shared with Soha, where clothes lay at one side,and other cosmetic items lay open on the other side, he mentally cursed himself for comparing Soha and Nandini. Nandini took a pillow and blanket and said, "You can take the bed, as i am comfortable on the couch" But he stopped her saying " No, thats not needed, this bed is a huge one, and we both can take our place" and he didn't wait for her reply, he went to the bed and he has his back to her and he slept immediately, and later Nandini also slept.
At morning, Nandini was the first person, to wake up, she got up with the sound of a door closed very hard, and before she could realise where it was, she find herself being pulled towards him,and the next moment he kissed her cheek, and said "Happy morning, soha baby" and he opened his eyes and found Nandini in his embrace, that is when he remembered how he ended up in her room, he immediately left the room without saying anything. Nandini was both happy and sad at the same time, happy that she got her first kiss from her husband and sad that he kissed her thinking she's Soha. She folded the blankets and placed the pillow in its place, when she heard argument btw Soha and Manik. she just went near her door to open when she heard Manik speaking " Baby, you locked the door before i come back, so i have no other choice, so i slept at her room" and soha replied back "What if i have locked the door, you could have slept at your mother's room else at living room or atleast at kitchen, but why do you chose her room, you started to cheat on me, remember Manik, on what condition, i accepted for your marriage"whereas, Manik continued "Soha, don't make it a big scene, i have accepted for this marriage for my mother's happiness,and i have not even spoke to that girl properly after marriage" but he was cut short by Soha saying "You have no time to speak, but you are sleeping with her" Manik replied "Trust me Soha, i will never do that to you, only you have place in my heart and in my bed, remember, that , and now its time for me to start to my work" and then there was silence for sometime, and Nandini came down to help radha.
Pati Patni Aur Panga
Kumkum Bhagya
