Continuing from the previous chapter...

Neonika:tum .....tum kya kar rahi ho yahan......

Nandini:ssshhhh.....mom dhire boliye.... Kahin sab guests sun na le....

A winning smile spread over nandini's face.....

Neonika dragged her face back.

anger ran across her whole body.

But she can't protest.

Man: hello everyone.... Hope ap sab ne mere bahu ko dekh liya hai.... Now all of you enjoy the rest of the party

The man was none other than manik's dad....

Neonika was shocked to see him and more shocked to see him supporting nandini....

Neonika:app yeh kya kar rahe hai. Soha ke badle yeh nandini kya kar rahi hai yahan.

He didn't utter a word.

Neonika:mein apse kuch puch rahi huin.

Manik's dad: jyada sawal mat karo warna tumhare saath kuch bhi ho sakta hai. Apna munh band rakho aur party enjoy karo.

Neonika drags him with her to their bedroom.

Neonika: app mujhe bataiye kuin kar rahe hain app aisa.... Are nandini se jo chahiye tha woh toh hume mil gaya. Kardi sign usne papers. Phir bhi app usse sar pe chadha rahe ho.

Manik's dad : han. Sign toh kiya hai lekin uss ladki ne tumhare saath game khela hai. Woh paper nakli hai.

Neonika: what do you mean nakli?

Manik's dad :they are duplicate papers ...got dammit!!!!

Neonika : what???

Manik's dad : humari ek deal hui hai.

Neonika: deal???

Manik's dad :yes. Deal is that ki main usse manik dunga badle mein woh mujhe asli papers degi with signature.

Neonika: never!!! Mein kabhi uss gawar ladki ko apni bahu nai maan sakti.

Manik's dad : toh maat doo. Woh kya hai naa deals mein thodi cheating naa hoo toh deal kis kaam ki.

Neonika : kya chal raha hai apke dimag mein.

Manik's dad: woh signed papers nandini ke paas hai. Agar hum kisi tarah wo papers hasil kar lete hai phir soha aur manik ki saadhi hone se koi roke nai payega. Tab tak you know we have to act.

Neonika: paper toh hum nikalwa lenge par agar woh ladki ne zyada hosiyari dikhayi. I mean uske bataon se toh aisa lag raha hai ki usko humare bare mein sab pata chal gaya hai. Agar usne manik ko bata diya toh???

Manik's dad : nai batayegi kuinki manik aise hi uski bataon par yakin nai karega aur uske paas saboot toh hai nahi. So woh kuch nai bolegi aur bechara manik usse toh pata bhi nahi ki usske saath kya ho raha hai. Aur agar woh nandini humare raste mein ayi phir.....

He started sobbing...

Humari bahu nandini..... *sob.... Accident mein... *sob.... Chal basi....

And then he smiles.

Neonika smirks.

Iss ghara se soha ki doli ke saath nandini ki arthi bhi uthegi.

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Nandini and lakhan both are in the room after the ceremony

Lakhan: ajj toh bohot maja aya. Dayan aunty ki toh sakal dekhne wali thi. Dii apke plan ka toh jawab nahi.

Nandini was not at all happy.  She was busy thinking and was not paying any attention towarda our chota packet.

Lakhan: kya hua dii app kush nai lag rahi???

Nandini: paper milne ke baad yeh log kuch bhi kar sakte hai. Mujhe maar bhi sakte hain. Agar paper galat hath mein chala gaya toh bohot bura hoga huamare village ke logo ke saath.

Lakhan: toh dii apne woh paper rakha kuin hai.  Jala doo naa..

Nandini: nai jala sakti. Agar unlogon ne saboot mangi toh mein kya dikhawngi. Aur iss saadhi ko todne ke liye yeh meri akhri umeed hai. Mere manu ke aas paas jo bhi log hai sab paison ke bhukhe hai. Apne faide ke liye kuch bhi kar sakte hain. Aur kisi ko marna unke liye koi badi baat nahi. Aur woh soha. Woh bhi koi acchi ladki nahi hai. Woh mere manu ko deserve hi nahi karti.

Lakhan:thik hai dii. Jab tak saadhi khatam nai ho jati tab tak uss paper ko app sambhalkar rakhiye. Aur uske baad uska naam-o-nishan mita dena.

Nandini: wahi sahi hai. Aur mein wahi karungi.

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TO BE CONTINUED