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14.06.2023

"Tum ab mujhse bhi baat nahi karogi?" In the whole room his voice echoed.

They have been sitting in a hotel room since an hour. Nandini has been giving him silent treatment making him all the more worried.

He sighed and kneeled down before her making her stare at him. He held her hands and gave a squeeze on it.

"Nandini, I cannot justify what my family did nor do I can change it. I'm sorry mere hote huye bhi tumhe yeh sab kuch guzarna pad raha hai. You know in my family inspite having 4 people educated their mentality is still the same."

Nandini sighed and made him sit on the bed beside her. He was surprised looking at her gesture.

"It's not your fault Manik. Just because aapki family aisi hai doesn't mean aap bhi vaise ho. I do trust you and I know you won't judge me."

Her words only brought slight smile on his face. But her sad face made him worried.

"But, I'm never going there back. Chahe kuch bhi ho jaye main uss ghar mein vapas nahi jaa sakti. Main, mummy papa ke ghar chali jaungi." The words poured out in finalty making him frown.

"Why? When I'm there why do you have to go back? Mainw tumhe uss ghar se nikalne ka faisla liya hai. Aur hum kal hi nagpur shift ho rahe hai."

Her face in a reflex turned towards him. She had wondered whether he will take her with him or not. But what more was yet to be told.

"You know, as I had seen my family behaving rudely with you I had decided something. Mujhe company se transfer nahi mila hai, infact maine khud manga hai unse."

His words gave her surprise. He was not transfered through conpany people instead he himself took one.

"Lekin, aapka nuksan nahi hoga?" She asked worriedly.

"Nahi Nandini, maine sab soch samajh kar faisla liya hai. Within few years may be we won't be here as well." Frowns were all forming on her face. All confused with everything happening.

"Matlab?" He smiled and hugged her tightly.

"You will get to know. Don't think much, I'm with you. Just focus on your studies." She hugged him tightly trying to get the closure in his warmth. She ended up letting her tears flow making his shirt wet.

"Let it out Nandini. I don't know what you are going through but my shoulder is always there for you." She just started crying making his heart ache badly.

Next Day

I entered my house or should I say simply the house? After everything yesterday I don't know how we are coping up. Nandini have been worked up, crying continuously. Today is her special day and yet she had a miserable day yesterday.

As I entered inside the house I saw mom and Sneha bhabhi's mother present. They were smiling and talking.

Wow! Ek bahu ko dukhi karke ghar se bahar niklwa diya aur ek ko sar pe chadha rahe hai.

"Manik... Kahan chale gaye the tum? Kal kitni baar call kiya phone kyun nahi uthaya?" Father asked worriedly making me chuckle.

"Huh! Were you as worried of Nandini as for me when she left the house?" I asked in my cold voice making him silent.

"Manik... Why are you saying like this? Aur humne Nandini ko rokne ko koshish ki woh mani hi nahi. Ismein humari kya galti?" This time dadi spoke making me angry.

"If you had taken the efforts of knowing her better na toh shayd aaj yeh naubat na aati. Uss din aao sabne apni hade paar kar di. Maa, dadi aur bhabhi aap ek aurat ho ke kaise kisi ke upar aisa ilzam laga sakte ho? Aap toh padhi likhi ho na bhabhi? Phir bhi?"

I asked as these questions were running in my head so long.

"Manik, galti ho gayi thi. Mafi bhi mangne ko taiyar the par woh mani hi nahi."

"Really maa? Aap batao, jab Nandini bola ki Nikhil uska dost hai aur kuch nahi tab aapne vishwas kiya?" No words came out from their mouth.

"Fine, ek aur sawal, jab bhabhi ne kaha ki Nandini kd hath ka khana nahi khana tab aap mein se kisi ne kuch kiya? Nandini ka stand liya?" I asked raising my voice which only made them shivered.

"Manik, galti kisi ki bhi ho. Aise ghar chod ke jane ka kya matlab? Woh bhi raat ke samay?"

I chuckled at my brother's words. I stared at him

"Accha? Toh bhabhi kuch mahino oehle ghar se chali gayi thi, woh raat ke 12 baje... Tab kisi ne bhabhi pe doubt kyun nahi liya?"

"MANIK!!!" He shouted making me stare at him more.

"Bhabhi hai woh teri."

"AUR NANDINI MERI BIWI HAI. Suna aapne ne? Nandini meri biwi hai jispar mujhe pura bharosa hai. Apni wife ko boliye ki tameez se rahein."

I walked up till the stairs when I stopped in between and turned.

"You know what, jaise aapko rehna hai rahiye. Jaisi soch rakhni hai rakhiye, ab se na yahan Nandini rahegi aur na hi main." Saying so I went to carry my stuff that is needed.

"Manik! Manik sun beta, aise mat ja. Hum kuch karte hai na. We will talk, we will solve this." My father came behind me to stop, but I'm not looking back again.

I dumped all the clothes and extra stuff of Nandini and closed it. By that time even maa and dadi came up to stop me.

"Manik tu pagal ho gaya hai? Aise kaun ghar chodke jane ki baat karta hai? You are not going. I'm not letting you go." My mother who did believe my wife is ready to stop me.

"Kitni aasani se apne mujhe rokne ke liye aa gaye. Kash kal apne Nandini ko bhi aise hi roka hota maa. Kash!" I knew she is hurt with my words but I don't give a damn now. Even though it hurt me doing this but I cannot break the promise made to Nandini's father of supporting her in each and every step.

"This is the last time I'm coming in the house. Aaj se mera iss ghar se koi nata nahi." Without turning I went out and settling on the bike with the luggage I moved towards the hotel where we were staying since yesterday.

Nagpur

Me and Manik have been sitting in the car which we had booked to go to Nagpur. Since an hour we were silent.

"Manik, hum sahi toh kar rahe hai na?" I asked as this void feeling was eating me up. I couldn't just get over the fact that I left my in-laws house and so did Manik.

I looked up to get an answer only find him lost in his world. I placed my head on his shoulder and gave him a squeeze to with a entwined hands.

"I'm with you, forver and humesha." In return he just pecked my head making me smile.

In 15 minutes we reached the place. It's new place, may be a new start from here. I'm surprised looking at the place, it wasn't that isolating yet it felt isolating.

We entered into a building, frowns formed between my eyebrows as I had thought we will be staying in small rented house.

"Manik? Yeh?" I asked where as he smiled and came out of the car so did I.

"Ye lijiye, thank you." He paid the taxi fare and took out the luggage. We 3 luggage, one mine and 2 his, probably office stuff.

I was staring at the buidlinh when I felt him beside me holding my hand.

"The company offered me 2 options, a house or a flat. When I looked at the house it was quite big fod 2 people and so I chose this comfortable flat knowing that you won't allow any maid in ths house. So this is where we will be staying."

I nodded understand his word. We went inside the building and our floor was the third floor inbetween 2nd and 4th floor. As we entered inside our flat it screamed comfort with small kitchen attached with dining area and a hall.

First we decided to freshen up. Most of the furnitures were available. When I came out of the washroom I realised we didn't have utensils and all. How are we going make food?

"Manik, khana kaise banayenge? Yahan toh bartan tak nahi hai."

"I'll go and buy something. Kya kal chutti le sakti ho?" He asked to which I immediately agreed because I didn't have the mind to go to college after everything.

He went out and I decided to arrange our clothes in the cupboard. It's a 1bhk flat with small balcony attached.

How was it?