Resting his back on chair raj stretched as he hyper ventilated at the thought of manik.....he was trying so hard to not let a soft corner arise in his heart but seemed like he was failing

No no I did right.....in firm tone he reassured himself he deserved every bit of it jn angry tone he spitted as the past fogged his mind

Maa baba kab aye ge little raj asked his mom who was playing cricket with him

Baba bs abhi ajaye ge mere jaan the lady said pecking his forehead to divert his attention but inside her heart went heavy at the thought of her husband....he was behaving differently from past few months....spending nights outside the home....not attending her calls....least bothered about them and yeah last but not least spending the whole time on phone whenever he was at home......at first she thought that her husband was just busy in his shoots(he was an actor) and because he was famous so it was normal to have that packed schedule but his carelessness wasnt cmng to an end....she was scared of sth horrible to happen

Baba agye raj shouted snapping her out of her thoughts as he ran towards the car entering into the porche but watching a stranger woman standing beside him made raj stop running as he looked at his dad in confusion.....he watched as his father came out of car and unlike everytime he went towards the other side of car to help that very gorgeous but cunning lady come out of car.....with hands entangled and smiles on their faces they were walking and raj even though was only 10 at that time knew what did it mean

Ye....ye kon hai raj's mother asked in angry tone

Had mein raho apni....bv hai mere yeh his father roared and scared raj hid behind his mother

Tm aisa nhi kar skte mere sath like a wounded lioness she pounced upon him but his one hard slap showed her his place

Bkwaas bnd karo aur dafa hojao mere ghar se agar itni takleef horhi

Yuvi tmne to kha tha tm is jahil aurat ko talaaq de chuke ho the lady with his dad said in disgust and raj could feel her eyes boring into her

And then he saw his mother begging his super dad to not kick them out of house as they had no place to live.......his whole life he saw his mother working like a maid just to get 2 meals and a room for them to live.....growing up he saw a completely transformed image of his dad....the one completely different from how his role model was and that incident changed his whole thought process...his little mind could only process that a woman from media industry snatched his father from him..she became the reason of their broken family ....the man who used to be his hero became the villain of their story and raj created immense hatred for media industry and its people and it increased with the passage of time and when manik defied him the anger that was stored in his heart for his father all came out on manik.....at that time he just wanted to defeat his father aka the media personal to take revenge of his mother and in all that he forgot that infront of him wasnt a stranger but his own blood his son....

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Nandini zara rohan ko dekh lena soha said loudly from kitchen to handle her 2 years old son who was playing with all of them but it went unnoticed by nandini who was working on some project......later on still engrossed in her work she called rohan as she saw him climbing the stairs

Rohan jaan come here she spoke in soft loving tone but Rohan overheard it as the mischievous little one was too eager to experience the new thing

No he said stressing on every letter as he stuck his tongue out to tease her

Jump he chewed the word gesturing her to come near the stairs and that he would jump on her

Rohan no baby she said meanwhile gathering papers from the table......

Naaannniiiii he called nandini in his babyish tone jumping at his place but nandini busy in her work didnt pay much attention to him calling her and Rohan's foot flexed and missed the stair ,as a rzlt he unbalanced and fell hurting his head....nandini ran towards him and turned him to see a bruise on his forehead with blood oozing out of it.....she panicked and was about to pick him to calm the crying baby but at that very moment soha came and picked Rohan up pushing nandini back and pulled her baby closer to her chest patting his head trying to calm the baby

Kia hua ise aryaman who had arrived from work and was taking a nap came with sleepy eyes but seeing blood on his baby's forehead he covered the distance in 3 long strides

Ye gir gya bhai nandini said in crying tone as she was very attached with his brother's children

Gir gya hai ya purposely ye sab Kia tmne soha spatted angrily meanwhile putting pressure on wound to stop bleeding

Bhabhiii aap Kia keh rhi hai in shocked tone nandini asked as she glanced at his brother and then bhabhi

Abhi ye choro go and come with me aryaman said straddling the baby who wasnt hurt that much but got scared and that was why he was crying so much

Dint I ask u to take care of him.....nhi rkhna tha khayal to bta dete aise giraa dia beta mera soha said in shaky tone trying to control her tears seeing her baby crying...

Nhi bhabhi u didnt she replied and aryaman's patience ended...cutting her in between he shouted

To hell with u both.......he said as he turned around and started marching towards the main door too angry at both of them as they were busy in their so called fight

Bhai mein jati hn aapke sath nandini quickly realized it and tried to go...soha also followed the suite and tried to pick up Rohan who had slept while crying in aryaman's hands.....he was hiccuping in sleep too

Nhi aryaman warned both of them in his stern tone

Tm logo ki koi zaroorat nhi I will take care of my children.....come riya he said and within 2 3 minutes they sat inside the car and went away

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Mere jaan manik nyonika said in emotional tone seeing manik coming from some distance.....she got up and opened her arms to welcome him to which he increased his pace and minutes later he got settled in her arms resting his head on her shoulder and closed his eyes feeling light and felt peace seeping down his whole body....they were meeting in a park as agha jaan was still angry at manik.......after breaking the hug she kissed his face hungrily as she was missing him alot

Bhai manik exclaimed in happy tone and hugged abhi who ruffled his hair patting his head like manik was his child

Ao betho mere pass nyonika said patting on bench and manik sat holding her hands.....he held her hands near his mouth and kissed them one by one

I miss u manik she said as tear fell from her eyes

No crying today he said wiping her tears I want to see ur big smile....u look pretty when u r smiling he said stretching her lips for smile and she smiled with tears shining in her eyes

Why ur hands are so rough she said as she rubbed her thumb over his palmar skin which had turned rough and hard cuz of labour work he was doing

Wo bs aise hi maa he said trying to take his hands from her hands

Manik mjhe sach sach btao ye kese Hua.....aise hath to she bit her lip trying to control her tears tm white collar job nhi karte she said and manik just stared at his brother helplessly

Maa sare kaam khud karne parte hai....is liye aur koi baat nhi he tried to assure her but she was his mother.....she could tell that he was lying

Achaw ye kia hai he pointed at the tiffin to divert her attention and nyonika quietly opened up the tiffin and made a morsel of food feeding it to him while manik fisted his hand to control himself from crying....he so missed that warmth that love and care....

Bhai abhi bhi mein hi laadla maa ka he teased abhi but in return abhi ruffled his hair missing his little brother's presence at home

Jaan ho tm to he said while manik happily focussed on the meal his mother was feeding him....they chatted for sometime and it was time to leave....manik kissed her mother's forehead

Maa dekhna 1 din aapka beta star bnke dikhaye ga aapko and nyonika shed silent tears

Take care aur rona nhi hai....warna m not coming next time he lovingly warned her and she immediately wiped her tears at his words

Manik ye kuch paise rkhlo abhi said as soon as manik approached him to say bye to him

Nhi bhai....abhi nhi zaroorat he refused politely but abhi was reluctant to take it back bhai I promise if i need money u would be the first person to whom I would share my problem he said patting his hand assuringly

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Abhi Kia hua jab se aap manik se milke aye hai pareshaan hai mukti said as she placed her hand on his shoulder

Btaya bhi nhi kaisa hai wo she added more and abhi looked at her b4 his lips curved down and he shook his head in disappointment

Usne to kbhi khud omelette bhi nhi bnaya tha abhi's voice shaked but he immediately bit his lip to control himself from crying

PTA nhi Khan rhta hai....kia karta hai....kaise manage karta hai he said looking at mukti and mukti's eyes teared at his words

Wo theek nhi hai.....usne jhoot bola tha ke wo koi white collar job nhi karta.....uske hath aise the jese hmare market pe kaam karne wale labourers ke hote..... abhi was hurt seeing his younger brother like that

He is strong....he will soon get out of this mess She said in assuring tone

I hope so....I really hope he gets out of it soon fisting his hair he said as manik's condition was coming in front of his eyes again and again and he was helpless as he could do nothing

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After 2 hours aryaman entered the house with sleeping Rohan clung to his chest and a white bandage on his head......nandini and soha both rushed towards them but aryaman signalled them not to make a noise as he quietly tucked Rohan in his bed...soha sat beside Rohan caressing his hair while nandini went in the kitchen to make tea for her brother.......after satisfying soha about Rohan he went into kitchen to see his sister making tea and light snacks for him

Bhai m sorry her voice turned shaky as she turned around hearing his footsteps.....her big doe eyes were filled with tears and aryaman couldn't bear more.....he moved forward and side hugged her

It's okay...

I never wanted that to happen she said crying more feeling her brother's warmth

I know...its okay he kissed the top of her head bs us waqt ghussa tha is liye daant dia he wiped her tears and she was more than happy as she hugged him tight while aryaman smiled and went away after requesting her to bring tea in his room.....

As nandini entered the room she saw bhai and bhabhi sitting beside Rohan who was sleeping....placing the tray on table she went towards the bed to check rohan

Mera bacha she said as she lowered herself to kiss him on his forehead

Bhai zayda roya hoga ye nandini asked worriedly as she looked at his pale face

Nhi theek hai ab...dw he said passing her a smile while soha got up from the bed fuming in anger.....nandini picked his hand and kissed his palms and then arm....she was doing the same with other when aryaman said

Jao le jao ise aaj apne paas hi sula lena he knew she must be feeling guilty and he wanted to remove that

Theek hai she immediately got up from bed getting happy and then picked Rohan but then soha intervened

Nhi phle hi ise lg gye hai....tm chor do ye mere paas hi rhe ga she said as she moved forward to take him

Nhi this time she will take gud care of him aryaman said and with this he signalled nandinj to move out not giving soha time to react....as soon as she went away soha huffed in anger

U know na already mera beta uski negligence ki waja se gira hai...u again handed her Rohan

Ohooo u miss the hint everytime he said getting up from bed and forwarded his hand to catch hers....pulling her closer he said

I wanted to spend some alone time with u twisting a strand of hair in his finger he said as he leaned closer to her while soha turned red anticipating about where it was proceeding

That's it.....sorry for my absence from so long....I know it's been more than 2 months I updated and m sorry for that disappearence 😔