BORN TO SHINE

Chapter 24



Aliya jumping dancing and playing.

She comes out from the playing mood when the land phone starts ringing.

Call conversation:-

Aliya:- hello!

Druv and Abhimanyu:- hiiii.

Aliya:- Hey guys! What are you doing?

Abhi:- nothing..!!

Druv: Aliya can you go and check Manik, what he is may? Maybe he would be feeling sad, every time in holidays time Harshad used to be with him but now ..( he stopped in middle he also became little emotional, as missing Harshad).

Aliya:- yaa don't worry. I will look after him...

Druv and Abhimanyu:- okay ms.potato bye.

Before she could react they end the call )

Aliya dropped message to her mom as she is going to Mukti's home along with Manik.

Aliya went to see Manik's which is beside her's Manik sitting in poolside and dipping his legs in the water

Aliya:- maniikk

Manik:: god !! Are you gone mad, why are you shouting.

Aliya ( held his hand .. ignoring his words ).

Aliya;- Manik come on let's play ..let's go to mukku's home.

Manik:- ( smiled ) give me 5 minutes.

He went for changing ..and comes back, exact after 5 minutes in white and grey jeans.



Manik;- Chalo let's go...

Manik and Aliya moved to meet Mukti.

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Vakul's home

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Mr Anjali Vakul:- Mukku till how much time you want to play in the garden.

Mukti said from the garden:- "mom.. please I am not playing, I am planting

Plants".

Meanwhile, Manik and Aliya reached there and started to help Mukti while planting and enjoying the time.

Mukti about throw a plant.

Manik; mukku why are you throwing that plant it's nice.

Mukku;- no Manik

Manik:- mukku, this plant needs just some little light or sunlight to stand straight.

Mukti:- but Mani

Manik:- come I will prove it.

Manik took the plant pot inside brought table lamp and kept in front of the plant.



After some time it becomes straight and normal.

Mukti and Aliya:- wow Manik it's really superb.

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Banglore:-

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Rishabh and Aditi along with Harsad reached to the Banglore all are very happy as they come back to Banglore permanently.

All are involved in talking except Harshad, who is looking sad remembering all his friends, Devika noticed him.

Devika:- Harshad, what happened?

Are you okay?

Harshad:- nothing Chachi ..( smiled).

Meanwhile, Nandu comes there.



She jumped into the Rishab arms.

Nandu:- Badi paa, I miss you so much!

Aditi:- then, what about me.

Nandu:- sss, mom.

I miss you ..too much..no three much..no....100, 200 ..1000 more that much.

Aditi:- aww really

she took her, into her arms and made her sit on her lap

Harshad remembers Manik he saw Nandu's excitement and remembered Manik words that how much he likes her.

Harshad pov: yaa Manik you are right.

Nandu noticed Harshad, pointing at him asked; are you Harshad?

Harshad smiled and nodded as yes

Devika:- Nandu, you should not call by his name..he is your bhai.

Nandu jumped from Aditi's lap and asked with excitement voice; "Really Harshad is my bhai".

Rishabh:- yes Nandu! He is your bhai.

Nandu immediately hugged Harshad emotionally



Nandu:- bhai I miss you so much.

Harshad melted by her gesture, tears are rolled from his eyes..and hugged her back.

Harshad controlling his tears he said:- I miss you too Nandu.

Nandu started crying immediately..and all are became worried even Harshad also, he about to break the hug, she tightened the grip not allowing to break the hug.

Harshad trying to break the hug and asked; Nandu, baby what happened? look at your bhai.

Nandu smiled and breaks the hug.

Devika made her sit on her lap erased her tears.

Devika:- Nandu why are you crying.

Nandu sheepishly smiled, still, tears are running from her eyes and said; " I don't know amma".

Just a minute I will come back again.

She immediately ran into her room, she doesn't know Harshad is followed her

Nandu joined her hands in front of aiyyappa.

Nandu:- thank you so much aiyyappa for sending a gift in the form of bhai! wow, I thought you will give a friend who site beside me, who will be always with me but you have given me that, i am so happy as per my promise " I will be your best friend, I will carry you everywhere I will do prayer every day and thank you so much.

She opened her eyes and smiled brightly.

Harshad thought looking at Nanditha, thank you God for choosing me to Nanditha's brother i will fulfil your every wish of you Nandu.it's your bhai, Harshad's promise.

Nandu surprised seeing his brother, that too first time, he came to her room.) bhai, sit na why are you standing there.

Harshad comes and sits on bed ..!

Nandu: bhai, just a minute

After a minute, she comes with a cup of cake.



Nandu:- it's for you..you know it's my favourite.

Harshad made her sit beside him.

Nandu:- bhai you know, morning i talked to cabir that i***t he did not say that you are coming here, did he know this and yaa how is Abhi, Mukku Allu, druv . and

( She is talking continually.. without giving break suddenly she stopped

Harshad raising his eyebrows and said;- and!

Nandu laid down on the bed and covered her face.

Nandu:- and Manik

Harshad:- so Manik is also your friend.

Nandu:- I don't know..but I know one thing. ( She uncovered her face )

Harshad: what ( narrowing her eyebrows ).

Nandu:- you start counting till 10...

Exact at 10 ..Amma shouts my name.

Harshad- ( looked at her confusingly )

Nandu:- arey bhai..start counting come on.

Harshad :-( started counting ) ....1, 2 , ...10.

Devika( started from the kitchen), nandithhhaaa.

Harshad surprisingly looked at Nandu who is laughing like a hell.

Harshad:- Nandu ..!!( Before he continues.

Nandu dragged Harshad into the kitchen.

Harshad widened his eyes ., by Devika seeing, who is looking like as she took bath with wheat flour.

Nandu:- wow..maa..your looking so stunning.

Devika:- why did you touch the wheat flour and why you didn't close it properly.

Meanwhile, ram comes to the kitchen and started laughing along with Nanditha and Harshad

Ram:: wow!! God, thank you so much.

Devika ( glared him ) whY.

Ram:- See my daughter is taken revenge behalf of me .., did you remember, you poured haldi water on me. now it's your turn.

Devika; Ram, say to your daughter not laugh.

Nandu:- aww!! Maa, I am your daughter that's why I am doing all those things. you know I am just like you.so it's your just trick, wow appa it's working.

( She said looking at her dad )

She held and Harshad's hand runs out for playing.

Devika;- ( looking up ) aiyyappa, I said, not to made my daughter like me, she is using her entire prank session on me.

Ram burst in laugh.

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Mumbai



Manik laid down on poolside where he used to spend time with Harshad and looking at the stars.

Neonika comes their and sat beside him.

Manik kept his head on her laps.

Neonika;-stars are so beautiful right.

Manik:- hmm

Neonika:- Manik do you like summer.

Manik:- no mom...

Neonika:- you know what Manik, particularly in summer, after a hectic sunny day, the night looks so beautiful the stars, the moon shines so beautifully, you could not find such beautiful moonlight, shining stars without any clouds in any other season,

Manik;- ha mom, I noticed.

Neonika: -like after sunny day beautiful shinning moon stars appear in the same way small separation, small suffering beautiful things will appear in relations also same goes to Harshad and you, you should be strong and happy for the separation and wait for the beautiful things.

Manik smiled looking at the moon and stars.

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Anand home

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All are watching movie Nandu and Harshad are playing a little far away from them.

Nandu;- Amma, look at the moon it's so beautiful. ( She said pointing towards the moon )

Devika smirked to tease her daughter: -don't lie Nandu, the moon is here she is pointing towards the moon.

Rishabh:- controlling his laugh.

Nandu:- no maa I am not a lair, you come and see, it is here.

Harshad trying to convince his sister but, he didn't understand how to.

Devika- no .. Nandu, if you want, you come here and see.

Nandu without diverting her eyes from the moon, she started walking towards her mom but it's moon also following her if she stops again moon stopped following Nandu looking at her mom and moon confusingly.

Nandu:- Maa this moon is doing cheating and you also ..aahhh...

she started crying loudly

Harshad closed his ears.

Devika is Laughing like a hell.

Ram and Rishab suppressing their laugh.

Aditi:- oh !! God, Janu, you never change, how can you tease Nandu?

Devika in between laugh she said; "can't you see so, just now I did".

Nandu increased her voice and crying loudly.