recap
" Kahan thee tum? Where were you? Is it a time to return home? Every one was so tensed. Sab kitne worried ho gaye thee. Have you any idea of that? What's wrong with you? At least you should inform any of us. But no. Why would you? You are toh Manik Malhotra naa . Tume kisiki parwah kahan? Why do even you care of anyone? You're toh the mighty Malhotra. Tumhe kya farak parta hai? "
" Ohhh SHUT UP " another shout startled them and they found Manik gripped Nandini's arms and retorted again
" Tunhe farak parta hai? Do. you. care? Why do even you care? Tensed. are we? Why all these drama? Ja rahi ho na chorke. You are leaving me. Don't you? Then why these showing off ? Why are you even getting tensed whether I am late or lost? After two days you are getting separated from me. So ? Then ? Ushke baad kis hak se puchogi yeh sab? It was your decision to go away right? then? So stop your dramas. "
Manik spat the piece of his mind and pushed her slightly .
" Dad mom I am tired . going to sleep. You guys also take rest. " stating his parents he walked to his room without glancing at Nandini who was standing there numb. Shocked. Heartbroken.
Once again the cruel reality hit her and she realised how unrepairable her one decision had broken every relationship belong to her.
Mostly the one for whom she had taken the destructive decision.
She saw her in laws retarded their room shedding tears. And again she found herself standing in front of the dark haunted mansion ALONE.
And then she learned another lesson of life that
" Sometimes the decision taken for other's happiness pushed them into more unhappiness.
Some times some productive decision actually pushed them into more destruction.
Sometimes the decision taken to reduce the complications actually created more complications in already complicated life. "
PART 49
Manik stormed into his room closing the door behind with a loud thud.
He hated . He hated the vulnerable Nandini. He hated her tears.
Walking out leaving her so broken was killing him inside. Her each tear drop was piercing his soul for umpteenth time.
But he was helpless. His own strength had made him so weak.
He so wanted to embrace her and console her with his presence that He was fine. But how could he?
His love had snatched away the rights from him with the harsh name of Divorce.
Manik ran his hands through his face and hair to compose the turmoil storm inside him. But couldn't. Her that shattered gaze was haunting him.
He so wished to be with her to wipe those tears and caged her into his embrace forever. But his all dreams were being brutally murdered. Murdered by some stupid impulsive decision.
He drove his car aimlessly throughout the entire night that day. He cried sitting on the top of the bonnet of his car gazing the stars on a very deserted place. He cried for his happiness. for her. for Their happiness Together.
But all he could received was null. Void. Silence. hollowness.
He so felt disgusted to himself for not getting any way to get back his love. Fight back for his love.
Loosing all hope along with energy his distressed torso fell on the bed. And with the thought of Nandini , his eyes called it a day.
After one hours
Nandini was still wide awake sitting on her bed hugging her knees. Dry tears were kissing her chubby cheeks.
Discarding those left over tear droplets she made her way out of her room abruptly.
Slowly pushing the door next to her room she sat on the edge of the King size bed just beside the king of that mansion was lying.
For few silence moments she just kept admiring the angelic face of that man sleeping. His dark chocolaty brown eyes were closed but the stressed dark circles were visible to knock her about his sleepless stressful nights just like her.
She ruffled the already messy hairs of him gently without letting him know about her presence.
Then she slowly leaned closer to his face and placed a warm lingering kiss on his forehead whispering
" Happy birthday Manik "
She then softly placed another kiss on his both cheeks. Her heart but wanted more. So listening to her heart she brought her trembling lips very closer to his. Her uneven and his even breaths were fanning each other tickling the proximity.
" Happy Birthday My love. I love you "
Whispering again she softly sucked his lips followed by placing a chaste kiss and about to get up to leave but couldn't. Some gravitational pull had stopped her moving.
Her heart hitched with that sudden pull. Her heartbeat started pacing it's rate. Panicked to be caught she slowly turned her head to witness the reason which her heart and mind was providing her.
" Don't Go. Maat jao. "
Her ears welcomed a nearly audible plead. Unknowingly her heart took deep inhaling breath to compose the continuous thud racing inside her. She was feeling in a next second she would rewarded with heart attack with these wild heartbeats.
But she got an attack but lovestruck one when she heard a smooth mellifluous plead wrapping in a song up.
Ankhen band kar loon jo main
Dekhoon bas tumhe
Manik slowly got out off the bed and stood behind her. He made her turn to face him.
Her eyes closed. Body was shivering. Her heaving chest was indicating him how fast her heart beating on just like his.
He slowly grabbed her left wrist and lifted her hand placing it just in the spot of his chest where his heart resides.
Ankhen band kar loon jo main
Dekhoon bas tumhe
Khwabo mein hi keh sakta hoon Apna tumhe
Her palm felt his heart and she could felt the thudding heartbeats just like her. She opened her eyes in a jerk.
His vulnerable words were touching her crying soul.
She was about to discard her palm when he again pressed it on that place sandwiching it by his own palm.
Rehne de
Mera yeh waham pe hi yakeen
Na jaa abhi...
His words were so vulnerable so broken that his eyes were spoken his story of hurt heart. Her gaze met with him. Both were broken. Weak. Shattered. But both had love for other. Pure Love. Immense love.
It became hard for her to bear with more. His eyes were pleading her. And that was piercing her soul. Guilt virus were attacking her like there was no mercy.
No. She couldn't take it more. One extra minute there and she would find her loosen her determined self into those eyes
But once again she couldn't move an inch as Manik had caged her both arms strong yet lovingly
Pyaar ki yeh raat hai
Ab naa jaaa.
Chhoti si ek baat hai
Ab naa jaa...
Manik led her to the bed and made her sit. He then slowly hopped over the bed without breaking the eye contact which were saying everything to them.
Nandini's body again shivered feeling his head on her lap. She took a deep breath to control her emotion but her body had started reacting as soon he took her hand on him and looking upwards straight into her eyes.
Tumhi se hai meri neende
Na bhi ho to kya
Tumhi se hai meri baatein
Na bhi ho to kya
Kehne de, taaron ko kahaani ankahee
Na jaa abhi...
Pyaar ki yeh raat hai
Ab naa jaaa
Chhoti si ek baat hai
Ab naa jaa
His eyes were still asking her " Why did you do this? " and her determined yet weak in love eyes were replying the same "For the sake of my love "
Pal do pal ka saath hai
Ab naa jaa
Jaadu si yeh raat hai
Ab naa jaaa
Ab naa jaaa..
A bunch of tear drops descended from her doe pale eyes and met his cheeks and lips. Manik licked those drops lovingly.
maathe pe pyaar ki boondein
Bikhre se kai sawaal
aankhon mein kitne mausam
pal mein beete kitne saal...
Yes there were loads of Wh-questions lingering on his puzzled mind. But he also knew he had to wait for them. And that wait was killing him.
Nandini's decided mind was poking her to leave that contact and walk away for their good. But her weak love sick heart was making her sit there and love that man-child lying on her lap and staring at her unblinking pleading innocent love.
Manik's heart understood the dilemma storm going inside her and to assure her to leave all complications for that moment he placed a assurance kiss on their entwined hands and sang
Rehne de, jahaan bhi le jaaye zindagi
Na jaa abhi...
Manik's eyes were becoming heavy. Tiredness was equipping him. He suddenly turned and hugged her waist dipping his face on her lower abdomen fiercely adamantly.
Pyaar ki yeh raat hai
Ab naa jaaa
Chhoti si ek baat hai
Ab naa jaa
Pal do pal ka saath hai
Ab naa jaa
Jaadu si yeh raat hai
Ab naa jaaa
And before she could protest she found him asleep feeling her warmth which was his solace.
Ab naa jaaa
Ab naa jaa
Ab naa jaa...
She exhaled a deep breath thinking " It would be the toughest job to leave this man-child of her. "
And adjusting herself she also dozed off placing her head on the cushiony headboard.
******
Next morning
With the peeping sunbeams Nandini's sound sleep got distracted. Lazily she stretched her arms to free her stiffen muscles. She then as per habit snuggled more into the comforter.
Comforter ??
Wait! !!
She didn't remember of using any duvet last night then? And moreover that she slept resting her head on the headboard half lying. Then how come she is in this comforting management?
But she promptly got the answer. Off course because of the one who own this room and her too .
She smiled with the thought and turned the other side to find the thing which was missing on the top of her bosoms. Manik's sleeping form.
But on her sheer disappointment she was all alone in that giant bed.
Alone !! This word sank her heart again in the deep Atlantic ocean.
And unknowingly her thoughts knocked to her that ' Today she is missing the lovable weight on top her but from tomorrow there won't be any. Not either his pillows or black satin duvet which carries his masculine intoxicating smell. '
Destiny !!! Destructive Deployment !!!
She exhaled the distressed sigh and got up. She was just about to leave his room when she found a note stick on the door nob followed by a rose. Yellow one. Exactly what she liked.
" Thanks for the last night. I wish aur bhi bohot sare ayese and better than that nights ayenge.
P.s.- wipe those tears. Smile my love. And After all its my birthday.
I love you. Humesha. "
Tears ...they just started flowing. She let them flow. As they were not the sad tears but the mixture of happy tears too. khusi k aasun. Kushi because the intensity of Manik's love for her and dukh because she herself was killing them all.
She so wanted to cherish the moment but all she could do was kissing the note multiple times while hugging the rose close to her heart.
" Ohh Ayayiappa why life is so complicated "
*****
It was late afternoon and still she didn't get a slight glimpse of Manik at home. She even had enquired with Maan and Niyonika who were busy organising the birthday party of their children. But the answer was still a No. Even they were unaware of the whereabouts of their only son who was also the birthday boy.
Nandini so wanted to share a Talk with him. Her decision was destroying everything. And that was killing her. She even had started doubting her own most unexpected decision.
And that's why she was dying to meet Manik to give a second thought on her thoughtless decision.
Her restlessness was increasing with the day and then it was the time for the guests to arrive for the party. After all it was not a mere party but the birthday party of the lead singer of India's one of the most successful band and also the billionaire CEO of The Malhotra Empire.
It was the birthday of Her Manik.
That mere statement brought thousands volts of sparkling happiness in her eyes. And she also headed to her room to get ready.
***
Nandini entered into her room and became surprised finding a red big gift wrapped box.
She slowly picked it up and noticed a note sticked there.
" Tonight is the night,
I want every right. "
Stunned she gazed at the box for few seconds. Those words were so strong that her heart started beating very fast.
Composing her racing heartbeats she opened the box and another shock hit her.
A sharee. A damm gorgeous red sharee.
Manik's favourite colour. Red.
She admired the stunning red sharee with shimmering black border.
" Sharee !!"
That word took her to the best night of her existence. The night when she turned into a woman completely. The night when she had her man in all senses. The night they had consummated their marriage with love and immense passion.
That was the first day she had worn a sharee and today after four months again she was going to wear them. And a hidden scared to reveal corner of her heart was praying for some magic to replay again the memories of that night.
She blushed hard with that thought. And before she could gave perfect competition to the beetroots , a note grabbed her attention.
She carefully detached that and read
" Red was the colour of that night.
Red is the colour of this night.
Red is the colour I like on your sight.
Red is what I am seeing on you now. right !!!! "
She turned promptly to get a sight of Manik. But No. He wasn't there. Then how could he came to know about her ridden cheeks.
She was in her searching thoughts when a part of her mind patted her head saying
" off course he knows. He doesn't need to see her to know her condition. They know each other very well. "
She blushed harder this time thinking about Manik and the affect of red on him. And afterwards !!!!!!!
" Goshh !!!! Nandini.. hold on. Don't forget about the decision. Just calm down and attend the party. "
the virus on her mind warned her and with a fell shattered face she started getting ready for that night.
The Almighty who was watching her every emotions became emotional again with the turmoil state of Nandini. He himself felt pity for that pie of his. That girl so wanted to be happy with her love. But her selfless love was poking her to be selfish to protect her that love only.
And on the other hand , for whom she was hell bend over sacrificing her happiness was trying to make her happy. The reason of her that decision himself was determined to make her his.
" Such a complicated life. "
Almighty sighed deeply worrying about the coming future of that two complicated impulsive souls.
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Sorry for that again-sad-boring-frustrated update. But bear with it. Please. and SORRY FR THE LATE AND THANKS FR WAITING...
and i ve kept my promise.. written in a damm hurry ... pls do ignore d mistakes...
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Edited by musicialtie - 8 years ago
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