BORN TO SHINE

Chapter 25

Harshad;- oh! God, Nandu, please yaar, stop shouting.

Nandu:- bhaaiiii.I am not shouting, i am crying

All are burst in a laugh, except Harshad.

Harshad: yaa..your are not crying ..sry I mean, you were not shouting, you are crying na.

Nandu;- ( nodded as yes ).

Harshad:-. Stop crying, I will bring moon for you.

Nandu immediately with excitement she said:- really.

Devika said in teasing tone "such a drama queen she is".

Nandu glaring at her mom and said: "maa, same to you".

All are suppressing not laugh.

All are waiting, how Harshad going to manage Nandu and he bought a ladder stand and climbed and she also claimed another side.

Harshad stretched his hand to catch the moon.

For Nandu, the view is like her brother is really catching the moon.

Harshad:- should I.

Nandu smiled brightly said:- yes !!

Harshad:- Nandu! If i take off the moon from the sky, who will give light to stars and it will going becomes dark.

She thought for a while and said; yaa bhai, your right, I don't want that moon.

Harshad:- okay.

( He claimed down along with her all are smiled by Seeing them ) .

Nandu ran towards her mom laid down keeping her head on her mom's lap, Harshad sat beside ram.

"just now you were saying that I am drama queen right, why did come back again," Devika said to Nandu.

Nandu:- maa, I said same to you, so I am also drama queen like you, we both same, am i right please I want to sleep don't disturb.

All are burst in laughter.

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The phone started ringing in the living study room..which is Manik's

Call conversation

Harshad:- Manik

Manik:- hi, buddy how are you? I didn't expect a call from you in this late night.

Harshad;-i taken lap top from Dad, come on the video call

Manik ran into their parents' room he noticed both are sleeping and he took lap top without disturbing them.

Video call conversation:-

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Manik excitement:- hiii buddy ..I miss you so much

Harshad:- hii..but I don't miss you so much, but yaa i missed you little.

Manik rolled his eyes

Harshad with excitement he starting saying; Nandu is mine, my sister, wow, hey she so cute.

Manik- don't say the word " mine "

Harshad: I will say again and again she is my sister .o god Manik, she is such a crazy girl, do you what did she done till now.

( Harshad started saying ..everything from the minute he stepped into Bangalore everything).

Manik is laughing like a hell.it's very hard to control him, even for Harshad too.

Manik:- Harshad, I want to see her, right now.

Harshad:-my dear buddy, why do you think, I do that.

Manik- don't you dare

Harshad ( smirked ) try me Mr.Mahendhar.

Manik:- don't test my patience.

Harshad- that's what you needed, you need patience very badly for the sake of Nandu!

I AM GOING TO HER, ROOM MAYBE SHE WOULD be SLEEPING.

Don't disturb her, don't shout, okay, he warned him.

Manik: -nodded as yes.

Harshad slowly took his steps to her room.

Manik could not see her properly but he is able to seem his teddy.

Manik:- Harshad, that's my teddy, still, she has.

Harshad: -ussh don't shout.

Nandu snuggling more into teddy because of disturbance.

Harshad kept the laptop on the bed such away to give a clear view of Nandu.



Manik- she is so cute while sleeping.

Harshad:- enough Manik, i want to sleep.

Manik:- ussh don't shout, she will wake up.

Harshad about to turn off the call.

Manik- buddy stop, keep this laptop on her bed you go !. Promise I won't wake up her.

Harshad: Manik, if you like her so much and considering special best friend ..why can't you speak with her.

Manik smiled and said; "I don't know".

Harshad:- god it's very hard to manage people like you and her" both are on the same line, goodnight. I am going

( Before he going, he kept lappy at the same place, where he kept before.)

Manik:- Nandini..! Nandini Murthy, you are the same like before, so cute and giggled himself and he started saying about his and Harshad and his friends, school, everything and slowly he lost in sleep.

Nandu opened her one eye to confirm, whether Manik is online " as she doesn't listen to his voice.

Nandu sleep disturbed when Harshad entered into the room and she is just listening to their conversation and acted as sleeping.

After confirming that he lost in sleep she opened her both eyes and smiled brightly by seeing Manik.who is sleeping.

Nandu:- aww!! The great Manik Mahendhar is sleeping, she giggled by talking herself and after a few minutes, she turned off and slept hugging teddy smile is not leaving her, which is unknown to her.

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Morning :-

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Harshad searching for Nandu as soon as he wakes up and smiled seeing Nandu who is making vaky face holding milk glass she is observing whether mom observing or not.

Harshad immediately hid beside the door.

Nandu thrown milk from the window and immediately kept the glass on the table she jumped on the couch happily and acted as reading something from the book.



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Harshad taking steps towards her; teasing tone nandiiiitha.

Nandu/smiled seeing him and said; good morning bhai, I am ready to go to school.

Harshad:- good morning.

Nandini:- very bad bhai, you are so late, still, you didn't take bath.

"even throwing milk also very bad right," he asked her raising his eyebrows.

Nandu pulled him on couch "ussh bhai, don't shout! It's top-secret".

Harshad- what I will get in return.

Nandu: -hmm...I will give my favourite teddy to you ( which is Manik 's ).

Harshad:- no I don't want !!

Nandu became sad.

Nandu:- then what do you want.

Harshad;-- I will say when you come back from the school okay !!.

Nandu nodded as yes half-heartedly Meanwhile school bus came

Devika:-Nandu, come fast, the school bus is waiting for you.

Nandu: -bhai.I am going to school, byee, She said while running ).

Harshad smiled.

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Living room:-

Rishab:- Ram I am thinking to join Harshadin the same school where our Nandini is studying, after this vacation.

Ram:- it's a good idea.

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Harshad went shopping with his Mom and Chachi and he is excited to see Nandu,'s reaction after seeing his gifts. While they going back home in the car, he has seen Nandini's school bus coming from the Murthy's home

As soon as a car stop, he jumped out taking Nandini's name.

Devika:- Kranthi be careful, don't run.

Aditi:- leave it he won't listen.

Kranthi searching for the Nandu in her room but her school bag is on the bed but didn't find her and her teddy also and he searched everywhere corner of the home.

Harshad- Chachi, where is Nandu.

Devika;- she will be playing around the home.

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Harshad walked out from the home and runing here and there searching for Nandini



Harshad saw Nandu, she is walking. slowly with her teddy bear, towards the lake

Harshad:- Nandini, where are you going, Stop !!

Nandu not in a position to listen to any one's voice, tears are running from her eyes.



She disheartened thrown teddy into the lake.

Harshad ran towards her and saw flowing teddy in the water.

He removed his shirt and slowly went into the water to get nandu's favourite teddy back.



Nandu;- bhai, please come back ( She said in between the tears ).

Harshad somehow caught her teddy comes out from the lake.

Nandu:- bhai, why did go!

He erased her tears.

Harshad; ussh...Nandu, why did you throw this teddy in water.

And fresh tears escaped from her eyes again "you said that you don't like this teddy and you hate this, that's why I don't want this any more.

Harshad made her hold the teddy and said; Nandu, I said that I don't want this teddy because it's yours, I don't want to snatch your favourite things and lovable things from you. It doesn't mean that I don't like it...In fact, I liked it more that i love to see this teddy with you and you look so cute with this teddy.

Nandu smiled and hugged her bhai immediately.

Nandu:- your the best bhai.

Harshad :( ruffled her hair ) don't do such things without informing me and don't go anywhere without me, okay.

Nandu: -Nandini promise, i won't go anywhere.

Harshad smiled brightly

This is "Nandini and Harshad

Nandini- sister of Harshad who can sacrifice anything for her brother., The girl who thinks about her bhai, before thinking about her.

This is the HARSHAD MURTHY'S sister " NANDINI".

Harshad:- brother of Nandini who can do anything for her sister's happiness without thinking twice who can go any extent to get back her smile.

This is the Nandini Murthy's brother " HARSHAD".