Hello bacche-kucche readers!😉
How are you all?

So after a long time I am back with an update.

This time with the entire flashback with full voltage drama.
I don't know if you guys will like it or not.

I just hope you guys enjoy reading it.
I have tried my best to give the best I could, I really don't know if it was upto the mark or not.

I m really really nervous. I hope you guys just like it.

Happy reading!

P.S. The cover in the media box is by my beautiful friend AishwaryaKadam4. Thank you so much aishu for the beautiful cover😘❤

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I looked at nandini who was looking at me with a tensed face. She walked towards me and placed her hand on my shoulder. She too was looking at mukti and Nishchal who were bickering over something not-so-serious. Nandini and me both shared a worried look.

Nishchal looked at us. He came closer to us. Bhai, Kya baat hai? Why are you so serious? Sab theek hai na. Mom....She is alright. I looked up in his eyes. Tears already flowing through my eyes. I jumped out of the bed and hugged him. He hugged me back. I heard nandini's voice narrating our days there. I felt his hands dropping back when nandini narrated about mom being br.......

He pushed me away with a force. I lost my balance and dashed with the bed post. He immediately picked up his wallet and stuff and started walking out of the room.

Nishchal stop. Nishchal Ruk jaa. Please ek baar meri baat sun le. I ran after him I tried stopping him by holding his hand. He jerked his hand away with such a force that his hand made strong contact with my face. I landed on the floor. Nandini screamed my name and came next to me.

I passed a look at her while Nishchal was standing there unaffected. But I know him. Bhai hai mera. Jaanta hoon usse. I stood up and wiped the little blood near my nose. I walked closer to him and hugged him. What shocked me the most was he didn't hug me back. I parted a little from him. His face was turned away and not for once did he look at me.

I moved away from him. He turned around to walk out from the house when I stopped him by putting a hand on his shoulder. Talk to me. You are not going anywhere without talking to me and also you are answerable to me as to why we're so drunk.

Of course! I was just thinking where is the person who loves to rule and over power my life. Why do you think will I give answers to your questions? Who do you think you are? I m not answerable to you. Nishchal's voice echoed through the room. His words broke my insides but I couldn't break right now. I know he was thinking wrong but I had to wait till he let's out everything.

Nishchal he is your elder brother. Nandini said trying to calm him. He pushed her hand away, You better stay out of this. He said with a stern voice.

And you better not talk to my wife with that tone. I was not liking the way this argument was progressing.
Nandini and mukti in the room now. And will stay inside till I don't call you.

Writer's POV.

Mukti and nandini moved in maniks room. Nandini sat on the bed with her face buried in her palms. Mukti too sat beside nandini and placed a comforting hand on nandini's shoulder.

They could hear noises from outside. Though they could not see but could easily hear the fight between the two. After some time the noises stopped coming. Not having any more patience to sit ideally nandini with tearful eyes got up from the bed with a jerk. She walked towards the door to open it only to find the door to be locked from outside.

Nandini panicked more and tried opening the door by continously pulling the handle. She started banging the door calling out for manik. Mukti too had tears seeing nandini's condition.

She kept pushing and pulling the latch trying to open it somehow simultaneously banging the door as hard as she could. Due to constant pressure on he handle the latch broke and came in her hand.

She stopped yelling manik's name and looked at the latch all defeated. Manik..... She said her voice painful and tired. She slid down the length of the door. Mukti too sat on her knees next to nandini. She placed her hand on nandini's shoulder who gave her a tired look. Why us mukti? Why us? Why does manik have to face so much?

Mukti who didn't have any answer to nandini's question sat there with her head hung low. Before nandini could break down more they heard the shuffling of door on the other side. Mukti pulled nandini up and got her to the side while manik with a harsh push opened the door.

Manik stumbled inside the room. Nandini saw his blood red eyes and immediately ran and hugged him. Mukti left the room giving them the much needed space and time. She came out to see the house in a dishevelled state. Leaving it like that she walked outside the house and started walking aimlessly.

Manik too hugged nandini back and started crying. Both the lovers were shedding tears in each others arms. Manik's heart was broken completely. Just within a span of few days he had lost the two most important people of his life. His mother, who was more dear to him than his own life. Seeing her die in front of his eyes will he stood there helpess. And now his baby brother, whom he had always treated as his own child had left him.

Nandini......Nan....Nandini.....He walked away......he doesn't want to see my face......He says I killed our mother......I am a killer nandini....my mother died in front of my eyes and I could do nothing. My own brother hates me. He does.....Does not want to see me......Nandini I am.....I am a bad omen.....leave me.....go away from me......you shouldn't stay with me.

Manik's words were breaking nandini. What was more heartbreaking was when manik called himself an omen. When he called himself the killer of his mother. When he asked her to leave him. Nandini's heart shattered into pieces seeing manik break like this.

She forcefully broke the hug. Seeing her breaking the hug he pulled her me closer. Don't go......Please don't leave me.....I love you too much to loose you. Please mat jao na.

Manik was crying hysterically. Nandini too had tears seeing his pain. She wiped her tears and dragged manik towards the bed. She made him sit on the bed and offered the glass of water. Sipping it slowly he pulled nandini beside him on the bed. Nandini sat besides him. She took the empty glass from him and placed it back on the side table. Manik lied down with his head in nandini's lap.

My manik is the best son a mother could ever ask for. Nandini began saying with a soft voice while caressing his hair. He is the best brother in this world. My manik is the best friend. He is the best boyfriend and the best husband any wife could request for. He has the most purest heart on this earth. His soul is as pure as a new born child. Nandini caressed his heart over his shirt. He can die for his loved ones but he can never kill his loved ones. My manik is a good luck. He is my lucky charm. He can never be an omen. Nandini kissed his forehead. She rested her head on his back.

Manik looked up in Nandini's eyes to see immense love in them. He just turned himself and hid his face in her warmth. Nandini kept caressing his hair. Manik unknowingly dozed off.

Nandini carefully placed his head on the pillow and walked out of the room to see the Condition of the living all broken just like their family, whose strings were on the verge of breaking, just like manik's heart that was totally shattered from inside.

She carefully started picking up the broken glasses. Collecting them in a black polythene bag she walked out of the house dragging a broken chair along with her. She dumped the bag and the broken chair in the garbage and walked back to the house.

All this while silent tears had been flowing through her eyes. She was worried for manik and Nishchal. Both of them were badly distorted. She could understand Nishchal's state of mind as well as manik's. She didn't knew whom to explain. Whom to support. Whom to prove right and whom to prove wrong.

With a confused mind she reached up stairs to see manik sitting in the living room with a pen and black diary. This definitely was not a good sign. The black diary was not something nandini loved. She thought that the diary was one of manik's bad habits.

The diary had maniks feelings hidden in them. He never let anybody touch that diary not even nandini. Once manik was carrying that in college and somehow nandini managed to sneak it out of his bag and hid it in her bag. That night she cried, she laughed and she fell more in love with her boyfriend. The dairy had manik's inner feelings penned down in the form of quote, phrase, idioms, poems, pictures and some as letters.

Nandini moved closer and saw manik pasting their picture from the day of their marriage on the first page of the diary. Below the picture with creative writing manik had written "Mr.&Mrs.Malhotra"

(Pic credits: AishwaryaKadam4)

Nandini had a big smile on her face seeing that. She wrapped her hands around his neck and kissed on his cheek. Manik too smiled faintly and turned the pages. He opened a fresh new page and started writing.

Ek hawa chuke gayi, abhi-abhi
Chandni pighal gayi, abhi-abhi
Ek tara bikhar gaya, abhi-abhi
Ek lamha thamsa gaya, abhi-abhi
Yeh mujhe kya hogaya
Yeh main kahan kho gaya
Tha abhi par ab nahi
Kaise hai yeh junooniyat
Jo sab paa kar bhi
Hai adhuri si
Sab ho kar bhi kuch nhi
Sab paa kar bhi sab kho diya.
Kaise hai yeh junooniyat.

(The Initial Lines Of the poem are taken from the Movie Junooniyat while the remaining are written by me.😊)

By the time manik finished writing both of them were badly in tears. Manik closed the diary with a force and hugged nandini tightly. Both of them were badly in tears.

Nishchal's words kept ringing in his ears while the pain of losing his mother as well as Nishchal was just too much for him. Their trance was broken when Nishchal stumbled inside the house. He was drunk, again!

Manik immediately rushed to help him. He made Nishchal stand up holding his shoulders. After balancing himself he turned around to see manik holding him.

His anger and hatred for manik surfaced back. He immediately pushed manik away. Do not touch me. Your touch disgusts me. Aren't you happy? You have your so called love with you. Aapko kya fark padta hai agar meri mom Mar gyi ya zinda hai. You do not care a bit. You are happy in your own life with your love. Stop this facade of yours. Yeh fake face na duniya ko dikha na. Mujhe nhi. Agar maine mom ko promise ni kiya hota na about being with you always toh by now maine khud apne haatho se aapko maar diya hota.

Nishchal's each word pierced right through manik heart. Nandini too was shocked seeing Nishchal react like this. She walked closer to Nishchal and tried holding him. He pushed her away and nandini fell on the floor.

Nandiniiii. Manik yelled and moved to help her. Manik immediately moved towards Nishchal and held his collar. How dare you? How dare you touch my wife? Tera gussa mujhse hai na. Mujhe maar. Nikal apna gussa mujhpe. Manik spoke with a loud and angry voice..

Nishchal pushed manik away. Koi nhi lagte aap mere. Suna aapne. YOU MEAN NO ONE TO MEAN. Just stop interfering in my life. Just stop. Aur yeh jo aapke order dene ki aadat hai na Nishchal aise ni karte, Nishchal aisa bolte hai etc etc etc blah blah wo na kisi aur ke saath kre. Mere saath nahi. Arrey tang aa gaya hoon main aapke rules and regulations se. Main apni life khud jee sakta hoon. Baccha nahin hoon.

Nishchal words were like an acid on manik's heart. Though he knew that this was not something Nishchal would never do. Manik was sure somebody had filled Nishchal's ears against him. But who possibly could do that? Brushing away everything manik looked at Nishchal. Before manik could move towards him to help him, Nishchal spoke.

Aur aap na apni life pe dhyaan do meri nahi. Kahin aisa na ho ki aap ki zindagi aapke saamne se chin li jaye aur aap kuch na kar pao.

Nishchal's these words were enough to scare the wits out if manik. Nishchal's way of speaking and the way he was looking at nandini, didn't go unnoticed by both, Manik and nandini.

Both of them were shocked seeing Nishchal openly threaten his own brother and sister-in-law whom he loved like his parents. He always saw his mother in nandini. While manik was nothing less than a father to him.

Whenever Nishchal missed Mira or wanted a motherly shelter he would always come up to nandini and open up. Unlike manik, he was a guy who always opened and shared his thoughts.

Laughing Nishchal started walking towards his room. That night passed with an eerie silence. No one knew what would happen the next morning. They didn't knew if the silence was of the one after the storm or the one before the storm!

Next morning, Nandini woke up. She saw manik sleeping with frowns on his head. Leaning closer to him she kissed his forehead. An automatic upward curve was formed on his lips. Knowing that he was well awake nandini moved closer to his ears. Good morning love. She placed a light kiss on his earlobe.

Manik gently wrapped his hands around her waist pulling her closer. Nandini placed her hands on his chest and placed her face on top of her hands. Both were tangled in he blanket, but they cared less as far as they were so close to each other.

Manik gently opened his eyes to see nandini looking at him with a smile on her face. He leaned a little closer to her and took her lips for a brief kiss. Smiling at manik nandini murmured on his lips.

I love you.

I love you too.

Manik rolled over nandini. He played with her hair strands while nandini had her hands wrapped around his neck. Their sweet romantic bubble was broken by mukti's call on manik's phone. Instead of manik, nandini picked up his phone and spoke to mukti.

Mukti is coming and she said all of us will leave together for college. Manik who till now was peacefully playing with Nandini's features and kissing her stopped his actions. He looked at nandini it hurt in her eyes. Nandini patted his back. Manik quietly got up from her and sat on the bed. He interlocked his fingers and kept playing with them.

Nandini too sat up and kept a hand on his shoulder. Manik looked at her and passed her a faint smile. Both of them got up and freshened up. Nandini moved towards the kitchen to make coffee for all four of them when she saw Nishchal in the kitchen trying to use the coffee maker. She suppressed her giggles and slowly patted on his shoulder. Can I help you?

Nishchal ignored nandini as if she didn't exist there. Nandini was hurt by his behaviour. She tried intervening but Nishchal pushed her, Please do not try and come near me Mrs. Manik Malhotra. I can manage things on my own without your and your husbands help.

Nandini's eyes teared up. She had loved him like a baby brother and seeing him talk like this hurt her a lot. Manik who had heard the conversation came and dragged nandini out of the house.

The entire day Nishchal ignored manik mukti and nandini and was always found around his batch mates who according to manik were a bad influence for Nishchal.

At evening, manik and nandini were sitting in the living room trying to study but none of them could concentrate. At that very moment Nishchal entered the house with his key. Seeing them sitting there he just walked away to his room and banged the door very hard.

Manik just closed his eyes to once again absorb the pain. Nandini moved closer to him and sat hugging him. At almost dinner time Nishchal came out and was going out when manik asked him about his sudden departure.

Again a fight between the two brothers began which resulted in Nishchal leaving the house angrily and manik breaking Down. Nandini couldn't see them like this.

Manik I think we should shift to my house. Everyday this fight is going to affect you both even more. Atleast for sometime we should give Nishchal his required space and time.

But Nandini we can't leave him alone like this. Manik said in a meak voice. Manik the more we talk and interrogate with him the more his hatred will increase. We need to give him time to find himself.

Understanding her Point of view manik nodded and both started packing to shift. They were almost leaving when a drunk Nishchal walked in. Seeing him like that manik didn't want to shift. But Nandini held his hand and made him sit on the sofa while she carefully moved towards Nishchal.

Knowing that Nishchal won't let manik touch him, nandini tried holding him. Nishchal saw nandini and passed her a smile. Relieved that he didn't push her away, nandini walked him to his room and made him lie on the bed.

She took of his shoes and pulled up the blanket. While she was leaving Nishchal held a strong grip on her hand. Nandini felt uncomfortable and tried untangling herself. Manik who was standing on the door saw this and walked closer and freed nandini.

This incident had left an impact on manik's mind. They moved out and sat in the car driving off to nandini's flat. Manik couldn't stop thinking about Nishchal's behaviour. Just this morning he didn't let nandini help him and at night in the drunk state he didn't even for once push her. The kind of hold on her hand was adding more to his suspicion.

Next day nandini with manik went back to manik's house and cooked breakfast for Nishchal. It was early morning and knowing that Nishchal won't wake up anytime soon both of them were at peace.

After setting things for Nishchal both moved out and left for college. This routine continued for days. For almost next three four months the cold war between the two brothers continued.

One fine morning, manik wasn't well so it was nandini alone who sneaked into, now Nishchal's, house. She was making his coffee when Nishchal woke up. So I was right it is you who does this for me. Nishchal's sudden voice scared nandini. She started fumbling. It's ok. I knew it was you. You don't have to explain it to me. Saying this he settled on the dining table while nandini served him the breakfast.

She was hesitant to sit next to him thinking he might not like it. Seeing him busy eating and not reacting nandini took a chair and sat down next to him. She placed her left palm on his right shoulder to gather his attention

Nishchal.....urm...don't you think it's been a long time since you spoke to your brother. Nandini was scared to get this topic but she saw that Nishchal was quite calm about the whole situation. Nandini I want you to stay out of this. It's between him and me. Do not interfere.

Nandini moved his hand away and got up and started getting up and started moving out. I can drop you to the college. Nishchal offered.

No actually manik must be waiting for me. I should go. Nishchal curtly nodded and continued eating while nandini left. She told manik about her conversation with nandini. Manik was once again shocked seeing him behave so calmly with nandini.

The entire day in college manik had kept an eye on Nishchal. He caught Nishchal quite a lot of times staring at nandini, unknown to her. This was not the first time manik had caught him. He had seen Nishchal doing this in the span of past three four months as well but ignored it thinking it to be his possessiveness for nandini.

That night manik followed Nishchal and found him to be driving to an isolated place. What he saw there was enough to pull the land beneath him. With a scared and a broken heart he drove back home. On reaching home when Nandini asked him about his whereabouts he didn't reply. Seeing him so lost nandini got scared and tried initiating a conversation.

Each passing day the distance between manik and nandini increased bit by bit. Everytime nandini tried talking to him and initiating a conversation he either ignored it or changed the topic. Nandini was hell worried for him.

They hardly had a proper conversation. Nishchal's drinking habits kept on increasing each day. Manik was getting more and more worried for Nishchal. He even tried talking to him but nothing. Nishchal was still angry with manik.

On the other hand, manik had been ignoring nandini and had tried to stay away from as much as possible. Though it killed him to stay away from her but as of now he could see no other solution to the problem.

He couldn't even share it with nandini knowing she would get worried and try taking matters in her hand which would spoil the situation.

~Flashback Ends~

All of them were sitting in silence. Nandini had silent tears flowing through her eyes remembering those days while manik and Nishchal sat there with their eyes rooted to the floor.

Cabir who was sitting next to nandini wrapped his hands around nandini's shoulder. Nandini hugged him and let out all the pain while Rishabh too was shocked. How much had all these people gone through. He had no idea of it.

Rishabh stood up and walked towards manik. Manik stood up. Before anyone could react Rishabh hugged manik. Manik was too shocked to react while the rest of them stood up in shock. Nandini was smiling amidst tears.

I am so sorry. I spoke too rudely to you last night. So sorry. Rishabh said in the hug. Manik too hugged him back, It's ok Bhaiya.

Both of them smiled. Everyone was happy. Manik and nandini looked at each other. Nishchal looked at them and cursed himself, once again.

I am sorry Bhabhi. Nishchal folded his hands in front of Nandini. Nishchal no! Nandini exclaimed shocked by his this act.

Nahi Bhabhi agar maine aapki aur bhai ki baat maani hoti toh shayad woh din na Dekhna padta hume. Na main Unn logo se Dosti karta. Na main unke saath hangout karta. Aur nahi Unn logo ko chance milta to DRUG ME!

Everyone stood there silently looking at each other. Nandini and Manik were looking at Nishchal.

Yeh sab sirf aur sirf meri wajah se hua hai. I wish I hadn't accepted their friendship. I wish I hadn't trusted them. They misused my trust and drugged me daily. They hypnotised my mind. Unki wajah se I was in coma for almost 6 months. Unki wajah se I had developed wrong intentions for my mother like bhabhi. I am so sorry bhabhi. I am so sorry Bhai. I know mere sorry bolne se woh time wapas nahi aa sakta but main kuch bhi karne ko tayyar to re-pay for all the things that were caused because of me.

Nishchal was crying while Nandini stood in front of him crying. She hugged him tightly crying. Manik too joined the hug. The three of them seemed to be crying.

After sometime when all three were calm they were again sitting on the couches with coffee and snacks. This time Nandini sat between manik and Nishchal.

Manik lekin inn sab main ek cheez samjh ni aayi ki tune nandini ko divorce kyu diya? I mean I understand you wanted to save her from all this but direct divorce? And how come you guys didn't punish those jerks. Aise kaise Jane diya unhe? Cabir asked them while sipping his coffee.

Somehow the college authorities had found this that me and nandini are married. They forced us to either divorce each other or leave the college. Leaving the college would have affected our careers so the only option we had was to divorce each other. And since our marriage was registered in india we had been sent to india to file a divorce case.

Why the hell did you guys agree to it? Chhoti ek baari humse baat krti we could have found a solution. Manik tum bhi kaise agree kar sakte ho? Shaadi ki thi dono ne. Rishton ka mazak bana ke rakh diya tum dono ne. Rishabh shouted. His voice echoeed in the entire library. Manik had asked the employees to not use the library today knowing that they needed privacy.

Bhai we decided not to go back but then we got a call from mukti that Nishchal had been admitted to the hospital. We were forced to go back. Manik even suggested that I stay back in india with his dad but mera mann nahi maan raha tha. Filing a complaint against them was useless as well as dangerous. It was utterly useless knowing that those guys were least bothered as they had strong contacts and dangerous as Nishchal was involved with them. Unknown country, unknown people so manik decided to get Nishchal treated in india. Bas uske baad manik in his private jet flew back to india with Nishchal while I and mukti were left to stay there all alone.

By the time Nandini finished, the girls were in tears while manik had side hugged Nandini tightly. Sshhhhhh, we are together. This time forever. Manik murmured in her ears. She smiled amidst tears. Manik kissed her forehead. The screen stopped on their smiling and peaceful faces.

(Pic credits: ImLilMissComplicated)

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Hello lovely people!
So how was it?

Finally the entire truth is out😊

Hopefully you guys loved the Flashback. 😊

Everything is now crystal clear. 👀

Their past. Their sufferings.💔

But still the Elder Murthy's are unaware of the past😈

Hope you guys liked the chapter.😁

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