CHAPTER 5

                                            You reside in my every heartbeat

When someone looks or stares at you, my heart feels pain feel jealous

With great difficulty heart gets convinced

You don't know how much I suffer, what consequences I go through

He at once rushed towards them almost snatching her from his brother. Nandini and Aryan gasp in shock. However, Aryan let it go, knowing his brother.

 Nandini try to go but saw that Grandma and Annie, his sister along with other guests were staring at them; she put fake smile on her face and continues to swing in his arms, turning her face away from him.

How much is my heart restless I do not know

But without you I cannot live

He smirks to see her anger. He started to get habitual of it now from the time they met. It is only her anger that he had come face to face always.

They continued to dance softly on the Sweet melody describing their feelings but for Maan it's his Nandini. His wife upset with him now and for Nandini it is her love. Her Rajeev, who was far away from her now and the soul reason of their separation, is this monster who is smiling at her like an insane. Yes, he is insane. Do not know how he is now or where his is. Tears rolled down her eyes but before its touch her cheeks that got cage in his fingers. He never let them roll down further. It is Precious, like her .They come out of there reverie as the sound of claps. Nandini at once come out of his hold finding an opportunity and run towards Grandma's side getting her blessings.

Stay bless with your husband forever. Grandma blesses her unknowingly wrenching her heart. Nandini smile faintly.

You are looking beautiful, dear. She praised her.

Thank you Grandma.

Why not, it is bro's choice after all. Annie commented.

Nandini's face color pale hearing this. She now wanted to be out of this cloth as soon as possible. She hated it because it is from him. She hated him with all her might.

What Happened Nandini. Annie asked worried seeing her lost somewhere.

Nothing... it’s just..

Dear, meet with some guest then you can go to your room and rest. You must be tired, said grandma caressing her cheek lovingly.

Nandini nodded her head softly respecting that old woman. She wonder how could be she is his grandmother whereas he is monster. Heart less. He would be having no family as well.

...

Why are you trying even when you will not be out of this cloth soon? He whispers from behind her back.

“And why so?” she asked angrily slanting her head towards him glaring at him.

“Because it is my love Darling! Love for you.” He whispers near her ear as he comes much closed to her from behind.

She was trying to strip out of this sari wanted to take it out soon. It’s suffocating her now. She was trying vigorously to open the chain of her blouse but it has got stuck because of her furious way.

Let me help you Darling. He whispers huskily holding her hand that was holding the chain.

She jerks her hand out of his hold gritting her teeth. Before she knows, he opens her chain briskly bearing her back. She gasps in shock, as a reflex turn towards him quickly hiding it from him.

“You are just disgusting. will never change.” She spited on his face, her expressions were of disgust, burning him with anger.

He pulled her harshly from her waist glaring her angrily.

“Why are you keeping on increasing my anger all the time? Ha Nandini.?” He pulled her closer, she turn her face away like always.

Look at me. He pulled her chin making her to look at him.

She shivers seeing his anger as his eyes turning red in anger.

“You are my wife. Aren’t you Darling?” He asked her in his husky voice.

I am not.  This relation not meant to me anything. It is force of yours. You have force me in this. She pushed him yet again bursting on him.

“You have snatched my love from me. You snatch my happiness. Everything .you are monster. A heartless Monster!” She screams as her tears rolled down again because of his disgusting behavior. She rushed to washroom not wanting show him her weak side. She slides down on the washroom floor crying furiously.

She wanted to go away from him. He always gets closer to her without her will.

Maan bang the mirror with his bare hands injuring it repeatedly as blood oozed out. However, he felt nothing. No pain at all but the pain she is giving him in his heart with her behavior or her calling that baster name repeatedly. 

It has hurt him to see her tears. See her in pain. Moreover, for that boy she shed her tears. It angered him more.

.........

Maan looked at the closed door of washroom. He can hear her cries. He just rushed outside not bearing this pain more. He went in his bar that was in the mansion and drink to calm his burning heart but it is still burning .it's not listening him. It’s going to her again and again. “Why dammit?!” He broke the bottle throwing that on the floor.

Why can’t she for one day even bear him? His closeness, always tries to run away from him. It hurts him, much to his self-control. His ears pain to hear that baster’s name from her lips. That belongs to him, only him. He stood up suddenly stumbling on his steps he reaches the room to see the room still empty. She did not come out of the washroom. He got worried for her in his drunken state even. 

“Nandini...Nandini…” He banged on the door worried for her. Nandini was sleeping on the cold floor itself. Crying her heart out which she could not in front that monster. She will not show him her tears or weakness.

She snap opened her eyes hearing the loud banging on the door. Her heart feared daring to go out.

“Nandini..Open the door and come out now.,” he told her in his rough voice worried for her from inside.

“ I am not coming out until the time you are there.” She declares in her authoritative voice.

“Nandini do not be stubborn. You will fall sick Darling. Come out now.” He tries again. But she didn't listen instead she repeated her sentence again.