BORN TO SHINE

Chapter 22

Banglore

Nandini waiting for her dad and mom swinging.

Nandini thought "aiyyappa!! I am an i***t, how can I forgot, what I should do now".

She went to the kitchen and started cooking for her dad and arranged a date after completing everything and changed herself and dressed up like a dad's princess in the pink gown she waiting for Ram.

As soon as she saw her dad, she jumped into his arms.

Nandu:- appa ! Close your eyes I have a surprise for you.

Ram closed her eyes, she held his finger, takes to garden, near the table, one big chair for her dad and small chair for herself.

After reaching the place.

Nandini:- now open your eyes.

Ram smiled, looking at her.

Nandini:- appa, take your sit. ( She said sitting on the chair ) .

Ram;- haha ..ok madam.



Ram held her hand and kissed like a gentleman.

She giggled and served Maggi and chocolates to him and she asked:- "appa, did you send gifts to my friends".

Ram:- yes ..madam! I did.

She smiled and said; that's good.

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Mumbai, Vardhan's home

Father and daughter creating a war environment, both are ready with spoons and brown wooden belan

Mukti:-.come on dad !! Let's fight hey! hey.

Ireesh:- yes let's fight, this time definitely I will defeat you.

Mrs.anjali Vardhan:- o God! ireesh your not a kid at least mukku is sensible and behaves according to her age but, look at you.

Mukti;- ( giggled ).

Anjali glared Mukti

Mukti jumped into her father's arms and asked "mom, did Nandu send the gifts to me".

Anjali:- no baby! Not yet, but now you have to sleep and you too Mr.ireesh Vardhan.

Ireesh:- yes madam.

Mukti whispered; dad! Why mom some times behaves like a school teacher

Ireesh suppressing his laugh and Anjali narrowed her eyebrows, what did you say?

Ireesh and Mukti;- no! Nothing! I want so sleepy.

Both went for sleeping.,

Anjali gave disbelieve look to them.

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Malhotra's home

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Harshad and Manik laid down and watching the movie but their thoughts are roaming somewhere.

Manik:- Harshad is that necessary to go.

Harshad: hmm you know right, my parents are shifting..so I should go otherwise...I never ever used to leave.

Manik:- at what time you are going to leaving,

Harshad:- maybe morning.

Manik:- hmm...i will miss our jamming with our friends.

Harshad;- yes ..even I miss Sara aunty.

( Manik, Harshad and their friends learning music from Sara even cabir too whenever he comes to Mumbai on vacation. Sara music academy is very famous as Ananth dance academy ).

The silence ruling between friends.

Manik stringing his guitar slowly.

Harshad:- Manik, why don't you come to Bangalore.

Manik smiled dreamingly and looked at stars and said; "maybe I don't want to come to Bangalore".

Harshad:- what! I mean why ?.

Manik smiled more brightly "I never used to take the guitar from my dad. Because every time, Nandinia used to send the guitar to me as a gift, every time she will be sending gifts so many things, books, whatever she likes..you know right.

Harshad:- yes !.

Manik:- because of her, I am not going to Bangalore.

Harshad:- what? What did she do

Manik;- when I am small, I mean very small, I went to Bangalore to see her, she is very small, tiny o god I like her eyes soo much. i never ever forget her golden eyes. when she joined in school, on the first day of her school, everyone went to wish her my parents their friends and my friends also .. except me.

Manik: why?

Manik:- when she born, we all went to Banglore, according to the rule, she has to come to Mumbai. I am so angry on her until she comes to Mumbai, I am not going to talk to her, not even in phone .but, I can't resist myself to send gifts to her and to wait from her gifts.

Harshad:- you are such an egoistic. she is really cute, good and too innocent ., I used to talk with her frequently whenever my parents are talking on the phone with nandu's parents.

Manik:- yaa she would be cute, after all, she is my special friend.

Harshad:- hmm.Manik what if after meeting her in Banglore, if Nandu becomes my best friend like you .you know right about me, I am dam possessive about what is mine. I won't allow anyone to touch her not even you.

Manik:- tch! Tch! stop daydreaming.

Harshad- let's see Manik Malhotra, if at all if I feel her, she is mine. I don't let her go.

Manik:- don't dare you.

Harshad smiled and said; let's see.

Manik:- ( smiled ) take care of her Harshad.

Harshad: I do and it's too late I have to go Manik bye.

"Harshad, take my bicycle" he Suppressing his laugh.

Harshad glared at him;- manaaaavv!!!

Manik:- aww !! How could I forget that you don't know how to ride a bicycle.

Harshad:- don't tease yaar, you know right I scared to learn, I mean I don't want to fall.

Manik: haha ..okay, the driver will drop you at your home.

Harshad:- okay bye, goodnight.

As soon as Manik entered into the living room.

Neonika started shouting on Manik.

Neonika:, - is that way to keep your room? It's like a lab.

Manik;- mom please not know

Raj;- Neo, let it be.

Unfortunately, the power has gone.

Neonika murmuring something sat on the couch beside the Raj.

Raj:- Manik where are you? ( He said as he didn't listen to Manik voice )

Neonika:- Manik !!

Manik comes there with the electric board and bulb kept on the table which is in front of the couch.

Manik:- calm down dad !!.. please. I will bring light to you.



He just kept the bulb near the battery, the current passed into the bulb & started lightening.

Neonika and Raj widened their eyes.

Raj: how it is possible.

Manik: -i learnt from the science and technology books which are sent by Nandinia from those books I used to do experiments, so it is one among them.

Neo and Raj felt proud.

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Morning :- ( banglore )

Devika: Nandini what are you doing, look at your dress, everywhere mud and Colors.

Nandu:- mom at this look this I made idol of the aiyappa entire night.



Devika surprised and asked, "that means you didn't sleep an entire night"

Nandu smiled sheepishly and said;-"amma you didn't say anything about this," she said showing idol.

Devika ( smiled ) it's so beautiful but it's very bad that you didn't sleep at night.

Nandu:- sorry !!

Before Devika could say anything.

Nandu:- ayo , aiyyappa I have to get ready to go to school.

Devika:- pov it's not good to send her to school, Nandu needs sleep.

Devika;- no Nandu, you are not going to school today, because you made .. aiyyappa, don't you want to do Pooja and prayer.

Nandu:- Yesss...I will do. ( Give me 10 mins I will get ready )

she comes back in blue silk lehenga and pink blouse to match up with her mother and started doing pooja, Devika admiring her.

Nandu:- aiyappa, I have a wish please send me a friend, who sits beside me, you always be as a crime partner...if you send friend na, I will carry you everywhere, where ever I go and yaa I will be your best friend.

After sometimes, by saying stories Devika made her sleep.