Manik's POV...
"Once upon a time there was a man! He was cold, heartless and shattered from inside!" I started softly caressing her hair all the time and she looked intrigued. Meanwhile Simmi came with few eatables and medicines. I helped her to sit up and ushered a piece of apple towards her mouth. "His life was vulnerable and so shaky! He had no friends left! Everyone was gone, they left him broken! There was no ray of hope left in his life. He lived his life robotically until one day he saw a girl!" I spoke and spoke with a flow until I reached the most beautiful part of the story while Twinkle looked excited almost like a child unconsciously eating from my hand.
"Did the man fell in love with that girl?" She asked in a soft voice while her cheeks beamed with excitement and I winked at her.
"Of course! The man fall in love with at the very first sight! But! He denied it! He pushed love away! He thought that he wasn't worthy! He thought that he didn't deserve love! He thought that he was not complete enough to give the girl all the care she deserved but when he pushed her away he realized that it will only hurt him more! Hurt him beyond repair! The girl! she assured him! She told him that he was worthy! She asked for the man's trust and he willingly trusted her! She told him that he was stuck with her for whole life and she promised that she will never give up on them! And eventually she proved herself right by sticking with that cranky, idiot and moody man. She brought him the light! She brought his friends back! She protected him from his father! She gave him his mother back! She gave him all the happiness the man was not worthy for! She got him everything and you know who she is? And who the man is?" I narrated by heart out while she just listened to me dazed and stunned. During all this I had fed her a plenty of fruits and the anti-depressant too.
"Who?" The whisper escaped her lips and I slowly pushed her shoulders coaxing her to lay back.
"That unworthy man was me Twinkle!" I said lowly and shrugged while a gasp escaped her lips. "And the girl is sleeping in my bed! Nandini!" I acknowledged her and tears once again build up in her eyes,
"You know in a relationship! All you have to give each other a chance! You have to trust your partner! If your partner says that you are beautiful! You have to trust him! If he says that he loves you without condition! You have to trust him! If he says that he can't live without you then you should never leave him! If he wants you to stay then you should stay! If he tells how sorry he is on his mistake then you have to forgive him! If he tells you that he can fix your tortured life then you should trust him blindly! If he promises to protect you then he really mean it!" I was telling her smiling all the time and all I could see her drowning in my words.
"I don't know what happened between you and Jack, Twinkle! But I want you to give him a chance! He has never fallen for a girl this insanely! You are the only girl in his life!" I was begging her and her chin wobbled.
"He deserves better Veerji!" She mewed and I sighed.
"You can't decide on his behalf! Let him chose!" I reasoned and she looked away.
"Vikram killed my Dad!" She whispered and my eyes widened.
"How did you land up in this trap!?" I asked in a shocked tone and then she narrated about Jack reaching her house. Everything!
"You could have run away Twinkle!? Why you didn't?" I freaked out when she was finished.
"He...he has my written consent!" She exploded the BOMB and I gasped. "He has my written consent that I am tied to him until he WANTS! And if I ever tried to run away he will throw me in jail! Aur jail me! main!" She failed to complete her words and ended up crying really bad while my head spun.
"Gosh! Twinkle! That's illegal!" I cried out running my fingers through my hair. "Why would you even write something!" I shouted.
"Vikram makes the rules!" She sobbed and I got up, pacing here and there in fury. "When I refused to write! He tied me! And! And raped me till I was unconscious!" She cried and I slammed my fist in the wall.
"I will kill that motherfu*ker!" I bellowed and she just cried.
"Main kya karoon ge Veerji? Mjy kon bachaye ga?" She cried out staring at me with teary eyes and I rushed back to her.
"He doesn't know who I am Twinkle! He is messing with a wrong person! I promise! I won't let him touch you! He won't lay his eyes on you! I promise!" I whispered in her ears lovingly as she hugged me tightly.
"Veerji!" She cried and I patted her hair.
"Shh bacha! No more tears! No more pain! No more suffering! Thank you for allowing us to protect you!" I whispered again and her grip on me tightened.
"Veerji! He said that he will kill every person who will try to protect me!" She mewed and I chuckled.
"Baby sister! He will regret messing with FAB5!" I tried to encourage her and she looked at me with drowsy eyes.
"I broke Jack!" She whispered, her eyes still glossy.
"You did unfair!" I said with dismay and she choked a sob.
"I need time!" She mewed and I nodded.
"He can wait for you till eternity sweetheart! He is head over heels for you! And it's a kinda cute you know! He was an arse!" I told her in a light mood winking at her and finally she giggled while her eyes dropping due to the medicines. I once again laid her back and she was smiling.
"I love him!" She gave me the newest information ever and I let out a chuckle.
"I know dear! Now just sleep! I promise! when you will wake up the day will be better!" I told her softly and palmed her eyes but she was already fast asleep.
I starred at her face for few seconds before bending down to peck her temple.
I vowed to protect her!
Then I left the room quietly closing the door behind me. I shuffled my way up to my room but my cell started ringing.
The caller Id was of Nandini's orphanage.
Maa!
"Hello Maa! How are you?" I asked cheerfully stopping on the last staircase.
"I am fine son! How are you and how's my daughter! It's been days since you guys visited me!" She was complaining and I bite my tongue.
"Yes Maa! Actually Tiger and Mukti are getting married na tou bohat kaam tha! Ap aa jaoa na! today is the Mehendi function! I will ask Cabir to pick you up what say!?" I always have a backup plan dude to cheer my mother in law.
"Very fine son! I will be there for sure! How's Nandini? Is she awake?" Ahhh her tone was dripping with mother's love and I smiled.
"She was sleeping the time I left the room but phr bhi main dekhta hoon!" I told her and quickly walked to my room but as expected she was fast asleep hugging to my pillow.
"Maa she is still asleep!" I told her and she told me that it was okay! Promising to be there at night she hung up the phone and I walked towards the bed only to sit beside Nandini.
She looked so cute. So peaceful and beautiful of course.
Her lips were a little parted and her chest heaved under the soft breaths she took. Her back was at me and the tattoo of my name which she had on her back looked so exotic. Pursuing my lips for few seconds I caressed her slowly and bent down to kiss on my name.
She somehow made me believe that it didn't pain a bit I knew she was fooling me because I knew how much this tattoo thing pain because come on yar I have a big big tattoo on my whole back. Whenever I get it refresh the skin burns.
Carefully I kissed the tattoo and sucked at the skin very lightly to which she stirred.
"Hey beautiful!" I whispered in her ear and pecked her on the back of ear. "Wake up my little bunny!" I whispered again and chuckled when she turned to me only to snuggle in.
"Am not a bunny!" I heard her sleepy whisper and the next second she placed her head in my lap.
"Oh yes you are!" I teased her and pulled her cheek to which she giggled.
"Bunny kay bady bady ears hoty hain mery nahi hain!" She reasoned holding my hand in hers and I couldn't stop myself from laughing out loud while she looked sheepish.
"But still you are a bunny! My bunny!" I told her and tapped her nose, kissing to her temple. We stared at each other for few moments before she got up slowly.
I gave her a confused look to which she cupped my cheek.
"You look stressed!" Fish! She guessed me.
I looked away from her eyes and cursed that why can she guess me so easily.
"Manik what happened?" She asked in a worried tone and forced me to look at her.
"Nothing Nandini! It's okay! Everything is ok!" I tried to assure her but she shook her head.
Slowly she traced her thumb over my forehead straightening my frowns which I didn't realize were there.
"You don't frown this much! Until something is terribly wrong!" She said with a hell cute worried face and I sighed nodding my head.
"I will tell you!" I assured her and she looked sad that I was hiding. "Baby, I said na! I will tell you! Now come and let's get a bath!" I said lovingly and pulled up my shirt over my head. Then I picked her up in my arms but she looked angry with me.
I made her stood under the shower and she angrily twisted the tap on. I smiled on her cute anger and crept under the shower with her hugging her from back but she pushed me away reaching for the shampoo and I sighed.
"Nandini what's wrong?" I asked helplessly as she frantically massaged her hair with the shampoo.
"You! You are wrong! Ap mjhy kabhi kuch nahi bataty! You never share!" Here we go again with ap-mjhy-kuch-nahi-btaty' accusation.
"I said kay btaoan ga baby!" I tried to convince her but she was not in a mood. We quickly showered and she left the bathroom before me.
Yar! Kya karoon me iska?
I too quickly wrapped the towel around my waist and went outside. She was dressed in ripped jeans and baggy red sweater shirt. I too rummaged through my cupboard and grabbed a pair of jeans with a long sleeves blended shirt.
The shirt had big minion over it and he was holding a board over which my-wife-is-the-best' was written. Nandini had got me the shirt once and begged me to wear it but I didn't. Today I thought of this thinking maybe it will cheer her up.
I quickly slipped in them and saw her drying her hair.
Gulping the lump in my throat I walked closer to her and stood at her.
"Main help kar doon?" I asked in a cheerful tone but she glared at me through the mirror and all my cheerfulness flushed in the toilet.
Ohkay! Someone is really angry.
Before I could say anything in my defense my cell phone buzzed.
I almost rushed towards it and the caller ID made me freak out for a second.
JACK!
"Yes Jack, Morning buddy!" I said clearing my throat and Nandini's movements paused over the blanket as she was setting it back on the bed. I looked at her and she glared at me as if understanding that I was hiding about Twinkle and Jack.
"Manik!" His voice was hoarse, and heavy.
He was crying??
"Buddy? Tu theek hai?" I freaked out and Nandini stood beside me staring at me with worried face.
"Theek nahi hoon!" He whispered and my heart dipped.
"Tu kahan hai? I am coming to get you!" I said hastily and Nandini run to get my car keys.
"No!" His voice stopped me and I stopped in halfway towards the door. "Am coming myself! Myny call kiya tha to ask! Is...Twin...twinkle with you?" He stammered on his last words and I sighed in helplessness.
"Yes! She is here! Sleeping! I got her! She is okay! Maybe!" I told him and Nandini once again looked restless.
I choose to ignore her for a second and concentrated on Jack.
"Theek nahi hai na wo? Manik mj say kya ho gya! ya kya kar diya myny!" He was crying and I walked towards the window.
"Hum galtiyoon say he seekhty hain Jack! Tu ghar aa! We will sort it out! Twinkle needs time but at the same time she needs protection! Your protection! My protection! OUR protection! Come home buddy! I promise I won't let you get shattered!" I assured him and he sniffed.
"I will be there in few minutes!" He said before hanging up. I stuffed the phone back in my pocket and turned to see Nandini standing with questioned face.
"Ap ab bhi kuch ni btayen gay?" She was looking so sad and I sighed nodding my head. Slowly walking towards her I held her hand and lead her out of the room. With that I texted everyone to gather in the outhouse, within five minutes. They all needed to know.
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"Yeah buddy all okay?" Tiger was the first to enter the lounge of the outhouse while I made Nandini sit on the couch.
"Let everyone gather! We need to discuss! It's important!" I told him and he nodded sitting beside Nandini. Next Alya, Mukti and Navya entered laughing on something but immediately halted as they saw me worried.
"All okay?" Mukti asked reluctantly and I shook my head.
"Btata hoon!" I told her and she sat beside Tiger looking reluctant.
"Kya tellywood serials ki saas ki trha mystery bana raha hai chal bata all of us are here!" Cabir and his bad timing jokes as he entered with Max.
"Ohkay guys! It's about Twinkle and Jack! I found Twinkle in front of the mansion this morning!" I started telling them the story and everyone's eyes widened until they were occupied with tears when I filled them in with all the details. Boys remained expressionless but girls were teary.
"I...can't...believe it!" Nandini whispered in a horrified tone and I shrugged, looking away.
"That's the truth! She is been suffering from past one year!" I said in a shaky tone as tears stung the back of my eyes and there was a pin drop silence of God knows for how many minutes.
"We need to help her!" Nandini whispered staring at me with teary eyes and I nodded.
"We will help her! I will talk to my lawyer! I am sure there will be a way out! Legal or illegal! I wish I could kill him!" I muttered fisting my hands.
"Take us with you buddy! I will chop his head off!" Tiger growled getting up but Nandini shook her head.
" NO! itne asaan mout nahi aye ge usy Bhai! We will make him suffer just the way he made our sister suffer!" Ohkay! Furious Nandini is something we rarely see.
"You are right! Wo pal pal mary ga! Mout ki dua kary ga par mout nahi aye ge!" Cabir said gritting his teeth and I nodded at him.
"He will regret every second of the day he decided to mess with us!" Max muttered punching the wall hard and I looked at Mukti who was sitting hugging Nandini now.
Jack was her brother!
She was so worried.
"Hey baby!" Before me Tiger knelt infront of her and she looked at him with horrified face.
"Jack! How will he able to handle all this?" She cried out and Tiger held her both hands in his one while with other he cupped her cheek.
"Hush baby! It's okay! I promise! We all will handle this! We got this okay! Trust us!" He was assuring her and Nandini came to me.
I gave her a small smile and she slowly hugged my waist, digging her face in my chest.
"You okay?" I asked softly, placing a small kiss on her hair and she just snuggled in.
"Sab theek ho jye ga na?" I heard her whisper and I hugged her tightly against me.
"Trust me! everything will be okay!" I told her and she sighed in relief clinging to me more.
"So? What's the plan captain?" Cabir asked breaking our little moment and we parted away.
"Vikram ki barbadi!" I said with a shrug and all nodded. But before I could explain anything Simmi came running.
"Sir! Manik Sir!" She was shouting and I turned to her.
"Wo! Vikram Sir! He is here! He is shouting and asking for Twinkle Ma'am! He is using harsh language sir!" She told me huffing and breathing heavily.
While my blood boiled.
"He is so gone now!" I muttered under my breath and almost run towards the mansion followed by everyone else.
As soon I entered the lounge I saw him standing there in fury while Mr. Khurana and Mom were standing with bored faces.
He turned towards me and I stopped at a safe distance near him while everyone stood behind me.
"Where is Twinkle?" He snarled and I crossed my arms across my chest with fu*k-you' expressions.
"First of all keep your tone low! Because you are standing in my house! Secondly! Twinkle is safe! She is resting! Ab chala pata now chalta ban!" I said coldly and he shoot daggers at me.
"I want to take her away!" He shouted and my body trembled with anger.
"Lay ja kar dikha!" I challenged him openly and the next moment he fisted my shirt with one hand. My eyes darted from his face to his fist and I smiled sarcastically at him with tongue in cheek.
"Shirt chood!" I told him softly.
"Yes Vikram! Friendly advise hai! Shirt chood day!" Cabir said from behind in a funny tone and all four of us chuckled humorlessly.
"Heropanti kary ga?" Vikram asked dangerously and I pouted at him.
"Aur mjy heropanti ki zarorat he kya hai! Me tou hoon he hero! Hai na Nandu!?" I said in a calm tone and heard her gasp from my back.
Maybe she didn't expected me to joke at this moment.
"Bkwas band! Tell me where is she!?" He shouted jerking my shirt.
I took a deep breath and tried to remain calm.
"Na btaoan tou?" I asked cutely and that was it he raised his second hand to punch me but his fist never hit my face because it was Jack who held his hand coming in front of me almost killing Vikram with eyes.
"Loohhh aa gya teri story ka hero, Vikram!" Tiger commented at once again everyone started laughing and Jack pushed Vikram away. He stumbled many steps back.
"Aainda bhai ki shirt mat pkarna!" He told Vikram in a dangerous tone and hide me behind him.
"Ohh! Tou now you will tell me what should I do?" He snarled at Jack and Jack just shook his head.
"Stop messing with us Dude! You will regret!" He warned him and we all nodded.
"I want my TWINKLE!" He shouted and this time Jack held his collars almost choking him.
"Pehli baat! She is not YOUR Twinkle! Not anymore! And dosri aur akhri baat! You aren't going to get her! EVER!" He shouted with so much rage and before he could kill Vikram I placed my hand on his shoulder gesturing him to let go.
He pushed Vikram once again to which he fell on the floor.
"Enough boys! Mr. Singh! I think you should leave! It's enough for today! The matter will be discussed later! We have a function to attend tonight!" Mr. Khurana came forward dismissing everyone and Vikram got up spitting on the floor.
"I will see you guys!" He bellowed and we all gave him a bored face to which he cursed under breath.
"Specially you Malhotra! Trust me! my threats are not fake!" He spoke to me and I rolled my eyes at him while he started walking out. The ladies were standing in a row waiting for him to get out. My eyes followed his pace and suddenly I frowned when he stopped in front of Nandini.
"Aaa! Nikal yahan say!!!" Tiger shouted pushing him more out while Nandini shrink away and I reached her in two strides hiding her behind me.
"Don't even think of it!" I bellowed at him and he gave me a nasty smirk before leaving the mansion.
I turned back to Nandini who stared at me wide eyes.
"No no! It's okay! Shh!" I told her cupping her cheeks but instead I was trying to assure myself.
"I have a plan!" We all heard Jack muttering and we turned to see him standing with furious eyes.
Definitely not good!
Vikram Singh! YOU ARE GONE!
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Ohkay! So!!!! Hush hush! So much happened! I hope the update was much to quench your thirst throats! Ready for a roller coaster babydolls? Yeah?
Tell me how was the chapter and it's been days since you guys have mentioned the favorite scene from the chapter! For me Manik's story and Jinkle's breakdown was most favorite! Which one's yours?
Do tell am waiting!
Love, Cheers,
Mawara
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