"इतने बरसों की जुदाई है,
तुमको देखेंगे तो मर जाएंगे!"
Manik's Pov:-
"Yaar, Bhai Car drive kar rahe ho ya bicycle? See see even that autorickshaw overtook-ed us!!" I teased Arijit Bhai as he was literally driving so slow. C'mon man Early morning itna traffic nahi h, thoda toh fayda uthana chaiye naaa. Galti meri hi h, m aaya hi kyu inke saath and aaya toh aya inke car me kyu aaya?
"Shutup Mann, I'm driving at the speed at which I should. This is the prescribed speed if you know!!" He spoke and I rolled my eyes. Yeah! A hard core traffic ruler.
"Sometimes I think aapko traffic police hona chaiye tha" he smacked my shoulder making me chuckle that's when his phone rang and he asked me to pick up but me being me didn't! Hah... Awarding me with some curses he picked up the call but the annoyance on his face changed into shock and then fear hearing put the call, and suddenly he applied breaks making me more worried...
"What happen bhai?? Who's call was it??" I asked and he looked at me blankly making me hell worried. But as soon as he told me the reason I found myself blank too..
"Mumma..accident.." And suddenly he ignited the engine again and how did we covered 25 minutes distance, I don't know.. But soon I found ourselves in from of the reception with Arijit Bhai asking about Mumma. Getting the information we reached infront of her ward and saw a doctor coming out of that ward and we ran to him..
Baba ji please Mumma and driver uncle dono theek ho..
Pov ends-
Arijit: Doctor, how's, How's Mumma?
Doctor looked at both the men and then at the ward and he got to know that the lady in is their mother.
Doctor:(Patting Arijit's shoulder) Relax there young man! Your mother is completely fine.
Both boys sighed in relief and hugged each other..
Manik: And doctor, driver uncle??
Doctor: He is fine too, just injured..
Manik: Can we, Can we see Mumma?
Doctor: Sure you can but after half an hour, right now she is unconscious due to sedatives.
Both nodded and doctor left giving them a small smile.. Just then a nurse came out and looked at both the men and blinked twice in daze. Arijit rolled his eyes while Manik just sighed.
Arijit'(curtly) What?
Due to which the nurse came out of her trance and cleared her throat before speaking..
Nurse: Medicines?
Manik: I'll get 'em! Prescription?
Nurse: No, the girl who bought them here, went to buy medicines, I was asking where is she?
Just then Nandini came and forwarded the medicine envelope to the nurse..
Nandini:(softly) Sorry, it took time..
Nurse:(taking the envelope) It's okay!
Listening her voice Arijit and Manik looked at her and Manik was surprised to saw her here..
Manik: Miss Deep Eyes?
That's when Nandini's gaze fell on them and she was surprised to saw Manik there.
Arijit:(confused) Mann you know her?
Manik: Umm yeah bhai, we are in the same college.
Arijit: Ohh!! Thank You for bringing Maa here Miss.
Nandini:(slowly) That was my duty. And doctor said she is fine now don't worry..
Arijit:(smiled) Yeah!
Then the same nurse came and asked to bring medicines for driver this time. Arijit took the prescription and excusing himself moved to fetch the medicine leaving Manik and Nandini behind.
Manik:(clearing his throat) Thank You Miss Deep Eyes..
Nandini:(frowned) I have a name.
Manik:(shrugged) Which I don't know!
Nandini: Nice way to ask names.
Manik:(chuckled) I know right!! I realised it too.
Nandini looked at him with frowning face while he smiled and then chuckled.
Manik: Ok sorry!! But seriously Thank You, if not for you then..
He didn't completed and looked at his mother in the ward lying on bed unconscious from the small glass. Nandini looked at him and his sad eyes. Ofcourse, no child can see his or her mother lying on a hospital bed. Some scene flashed in her mind too making her bit her lip and close her eyes. Opening her eyes she looked at him still standing sad with his hand on the door as if touching his mother. She felt bad for him. And unable to control herself, so unlike her she spoke to him on her own..
Nandini:(softly) It's ok, doctor said she is fine and she will get discharged too. Phir aap daant dena unko..
Manik looked at her and chuckled at her last sentence before nodding. Nandini looked at her smiling face and smiled a little herself...
Manik:(looking at her) Thank You..
Nandini: Hospital me ho, apni Thank You bolne ki bimari ka ilaz karwa kar hi jana..
Manik nodded his head first and then looked at her surprisingly and even Nandini was surprised by herself. She couldn't remember the
last time she conversed with a person like that. Seeing Manik looking at her with surprised gaze she looked down and that's when her phone rang, and excusing herself she moved to a side to attend the call, and Manik smiled at her back. Just then the nurse came out and told that Nyonika got consiousness and Manik rushed in, while here It was call from Nandini's cafe where she works who asked her to join early today because of lack of staff and she agreed and moved out of the hospital not before once looking inside the room through glass, where she saw Manik hugging Nyonika, and she smiled a little.
Manik sat beside Nyonika who smiled at her while he blinked his tears away before kissing her forehead. Nyonika tried to sit in which he helped her silently.
Nyo:(softly) Naraz h mujhse?
Manik:(low voice) Aap bahut bure ho..
Nyo:(chuckled) Haww! Maa ko bura bolta h? Sharam nahi aati?
Manik looked at her for a few seconds before hugging her and shedding few tears but all the time taking care that he won't hurt her. Nyonika smiled softly at his grown up son and patted his head lovingly.
Nyo: M theek hu bache..
Manik:(breaking the hug) I was scared.
Nyo: Don't be! Teri The One se milne se pehle and ofcourse apne grandkids ka muh dekhne se pehle toh kahi nahi ja rahi m, deal h meri Baba Ji se..
Manik chuckled at her 'Typical Mom's' dialogue and kissed her hand which was in his. And Just then Arijit entered in the room followed by all the Malhotra's whose faces were filled with worry.
Nyo: (muttered) Hayee Rabba bacha lena mereko..
And Manik chuckled at her bad face whil whole family surrounded Nyonika asking about her..
Mrunal: Thank God Mom that you're completely fine..
Arijit: Yeah! But more than God we should thank the person who bought 'em here..
And listening him Manik remembered about his Miss Deep Eyes and looked outside from the glass but found no-one.
Raj: Yeah why not? Do you know who bought them here?
Arijit:(smirked) I don't Know, but Mann sure does. Right Mann?? Where's your "Miss Deep Eyes" by the way?
Manik glared his brother who still was smirking and everyone else were looking at the brothers with confused face.
Raj: Manu? Bolega kuch?
Manik: Wo..
Arijit:(raising eyebrows) Wo Wo.. Kya Mann?
Manik:(firmly) College mate. Same College, Arijit Bhai. We are in same college.
Arijit smiled back at him sarcastically and then both brothers looked at everyone to find them giving them weird stares to which they just shrugged, and again started investigating Nyonika who pouted.
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