F L A S H B A C K
Zoya and Rudra’s engagement date was fixed two days later. They decided to arrange a close ceremony for the engagement and the wedding would be a lavish one. Currently Zoya was busy with her new assignments and shows, so it wouldn’t pressurize her as well.
Manik, Nandini, Zoya and Rudra decided to go shopping this evening. Nandini was already at Zoya’s place, so Manik would come in the evening to pick them up.
EVENING
Nandini was waiting for Manik to arrive impatiently. She had called him but he didn’t pick it up. Later he called Rudra and informed him that he would be here within half an hour. Though she felt a little hurt as he had been ignoring her since that night, she made up her mind to pacify him soon and never repeat the mist
F L A S H B A C KNandini went to Manik and snatched the phone from his hand. She looked at him with an angry face. “I’m talking to you.”Manik gave her a surprised look. “You were talking to me? But I’m not any big deal for you.” He muttered in a casual tone.“I’m accepting my mistake. I said I did wrong. Then….”Manik passed a sarcastic smile towards her. “Ohh! Really!” He got down from the bed and stood facing Nandini. “You realized? Good. But what should I do now? Shall I throw a party or shall I announce
F L A S H B A C KNandini was scared for a moment but her hold tightened around him. She clutched her shirt more tightly and hid her face in his chest, making Manik’s heart skip a beat. Her lips were just above his heart and he could feel the warmth of her lips even over his shirt.Manik closed his eyes and inhaled a long breath. He needed to calm his increasing heart beats. He couldn’t lose himself in her once again. He was here for something else and he needed to leave as soon as possible.Getting frustrated with herself, Nandini sobbed again, hiding her face in Manik’s chest. She fisted his shirt tightly. Her sobs made her warm breaths fan on Manik’s chest. Her soft lips were pressed on his chest as she nuzzled in his chest while crying, making him close his eyes. He softly car
F L A S H B A C K“God! Nandini!” Kabir screamed and ran towards his daughter. He sat beside her and took her head in his lap. He shook her and rubbed her palms to wake her up but she didn’t respond.The bag fell from Manik’s hand. It took him some time to register what was happening. He came back to his senses hearing the noises. He immediately ran near them, forgetting everything else.“Uncle, call the doctor. I’m taking her to her room.”Manik didn’t wait anymore and picked Nandini up in his arms and ran towards her room. He placed her carefully on the bed and he sat beside the bed on the floor on his knees. He took her one palm in between his and rubbed it. His face was clear
F L A S H B A C K NEXT DAY It was almost past 12 in the morning and Manik hadn't seen Nandini even once since last night. Zoya and Rudra were getting engaged the next day, so he thought Nandini might have gone there. But it couldn’t stop him from checking his phone from time to time, hoping she might call or text him like other days. “What happened to her today? Did she take my words seriously last night? She didn’t send a single text yet. What shall I do now? I think last night I went a little overboard. I should control my anger and make people understand things calmly. For now, let me call Zoya and ask about her. I just hope Nandini is doing fine.” Manik thought to himself and dialed Zoya’s number. She picked up the call after a few rings. “Hello, Manik.” “Hi… Hi, Zoya.” He didn’t think twice before calling Zoya but now he was feeling nervous to ask her about Nandini. “Manik, are you there?” Zoya asked not hearing anything from the other side for a long time. “Yeah, I’m
FROM THIS CHAPTER THE PRESENT CONTINUOUS..... “Hey, hunnies! Are you two home?” I heard mom’s voice as she returned home from work. “We’re in the kitchen, mom.” I replied, making Manik move away from me as he was hugging me from behind. As soon as Manik moved away from me, mom entered the kitchen with a bright smile on her face. “Good evening, aunty.” Manik greeted her with an awkward smile. I wanted to smile looking at his face but stopped myself. “Mom, do you want some coffee?” “I won’t mind. By the way, why are you making it? Where are the butlers?” Mom asked the most obvious questions. “Actually, mom, I gave them an off today. We were not at home, they also didn’t have much to do. They need a break too.” I put on the most innocent smile possible. Mom melted seeing my smile. She didn’t say anything more. By then the coffee was ready. I handed over a mug to mom and the other one to Manik. I didn’t need one for myself as Manik was here to share with me. “Listen, kids, I
NEXT MORNINGI stirred as the morning sun rays hit my face. I tried hiding my face in my pillow and going back to my peaceful slumber. But I found it becoming harder and harder to do. I was feeling unusually cold as the breeze passed through me.I felt I was sleeping without a blanket, to be more precise naked and that's when it hit me. Last night flashed behind my closed eyes and the smile curved in the corner of my lips like always.My hand began reaching the other side of my bed in order to spot Manik so that I could get into his arms and grab some more sleep which seemed almost impossible without him. I frowned before opening my eyes because my hand didn’t touch any skin or abs which means the place beside me was empty.
Days were passing and not to much surprise, Manik had been sneaking into my room almost every night and then sneaking back to his room at around 4am. It might sound odd but in these years we never slept in Manik’s room even once. It was Friday and currently I was getting ready for my date with Manik. I was still unsure if I could call it a date or not. Manik had surely asked me out but he told my parents that he was going to some get together and asked me to come along. My parents never had any issues with me going with Manik. “Ready to go, jaan?” Manik asked as he walked over to me, seeing me walking downstairs. But his voice was low enough for only me to hear. I simply nodded my head in reply. “By the way, you’re looking breathtaking, I can’t take my eyes off you already. Don’t blame me, if we meet an accident today.” Though his words made me blush but I hid that and threw a glare towards him. “Shut up! You’re forgetting mom and dad are here only.” Manik made a face and moved a
I stirred a little in my sleep as light started to flash on my face. Urghh… It was morning again. I tried to move and hide my face in my pillow so that I could grab some more sleep, I felt an arm tightly wrapped around my waist. It was firm but didn’t hurt me. I didn’t have to think much to figure out that it was Manik. It was rare when I found him on my bed after waking up. A smile appeared on my face and I moved closer to him. I opened my eyes and stared at Manik’s face for a while. He looked more handsome while sleeping. I couldn’t stop the urge to peck on the mole above his lip. This mole of him was damn tempting. Only I knew how I controlled myself all the time to kiss it. It was not only sexy but a huge turn on too. Every single thing about this guy was tempting……. I was busy checking Manik out when the realization hit me that Manik was still in bed with me and it wasn't a sight that I wanted mom or dad to find out. At least, not till the time, Manik and I were ready to rev