Cranky 4's LOUNGE: The Night (pg 71) - Page 49

its grt waiting for the next part and thanx alot pming me ......

omg piya what a sad story an evening to remember

read the part 1 omg omg mayank again angry on nupur?//

Hey guys

The Night

He had lain in her arms, his breath labored as she screamed for help, willing anybody to hear her, to come and save him.

"You can't die, you can't." she had told him, "Just hang on Mayank, the others are on their way, Doctor will be with them and…"

"It's too late, Nupur," he had told her, "I know it is." His breath was coming more slowly, it was difficult for him to even speak.

"Don't leave me….I'll be lost without you." her insecurity seeping out through his words.

"You know I won't do that ever, I love you very much." his eyes unable to hold the vision anymore,

"Nupur," he had whispered, as if he had wanted to say something more. He had looked up into her eyes, while she had clutched him to her, and he had raised one of his hands to touch her face, "Nupur.." he had whispered, even as the light died in his eyes.

It was the last word he ever said.

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Nupur woke up screaming, her entire body drenched with sweat and her chest heaving as she struggled to breathe. Sitting up with a start from where she lay beside her, Gunjan switched on the lamp before reaching out to clutch Nupur's hand and rub her back in soothing motions.

"Di, what happened?"

"He was dying…"

Gunjan understood that she was dreaming…"It's okay di, it's okay… it was just a dream." She told her, "You're here with me in Morena, everything is alright… it was just a dream." Gunjan tried to calm her down.

"No, no…" Nupur sobbed, "Not a dream… he was dying, he died in my arms and I couldn't do a thing, I couldn't tell him, and he… and his last word, the last thing he ever said…" She couldn't stop sobbing or shivering, and unsure of how to help, Gunjan just held her hand, waiting for Nupur to continue.

"Who was dying, Di?" she asked her, praying that her sister might remember, "Who was it?"

"Mayank…" Nupur said. "Mayank… I have to go and see him." She declared, suddenly getting up from the bed, she pulled a shawl around herself over the top of her salwar and short kurta before putting on her sandals.

"Di, be sensible… it's 3am." Gunjan told her, "You can't go at this time, just wait for a few more hours until the sun comes up."

"No I have to go now," Nupur told her stubbornly, "I can't lose him … I can't lose him." Her voice was now panicked and Gunjan realized that nothing was going to stop Nupur from reaching him.

"Di, be sure that no one sees you while going to Mayank's room…If bui finds out, you'll be in trouble." She told Nupur.

Nupur nodded and impulsively hugged Gunjan, who in turn gave her a quick kiss on the cheek.

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Nupur knocked loudly on the door to wake him up.

He opened it blurry eyes and with his hair messy, staring at her for a second with incomprehension until she threw her arms around him and started sobbing.

"Nupur… Nupur what's wrong?" he asked her, looking around the corridor before pulling her inside and shutting the door behind her, thankful that he had a room to himself. Unable to stop sobbing, Nupur clung to him and he guided her to sit down on the bed, rubbing her back soothingly. Holding her to him, he rocked her back and forth until her tears subsided, waiting until she was calm to let go of her and look down into her face.

"What on earth happened?" he asked her seriously, "You're alright aren't you? Did something happen to somebody? Did anybody say or do anything to you?"

"No, no…" she whispered, shaking her head, "I had this dream, this dream that was so real and I…" she stops suddenly, choking on the words and shaking slightly.

"Nupur, what is it?" he asks her, suddenly feeling as if the answer is incredibly important.

"I dreamt that you died in my arms…" she whispers, trembling as if she's afraid to say it in case it comes true. "I was screaming for help but nobody came and you… you died before I could do anything, before I could tell you how much I loved you, and even at the end, even at the end…"

She is looking at him with such fear that Mayank hugs her to him tightly, "I'm fine Nupur, I'm not going to die." He told her, "Nothing can happen to me."

"Shhh," he tells her, "Nupur nothing will happen to me, nothing will happen to either of us. Nothing can separate us."

She nods mutely against his chest but doesn't move away, her arms wound tightly around him. Mayank knows that he should tell her to go back to her room, that she shouldn't be here with him alone at this time of night but he can't find the strength to send her away.

"Don't ask me to go back," she whispers, so low that he almost can't hear her, "Don't ask me to leave you at this time."

He shakes his head, pressing her to him tighter. If he's honest with himself then he doesn't want her to go, doesn't ever want to let go of her.

"Nupur, you know how much I love you." He tells her suddenly, leaning back from her so that he can see her face. "I won't let anything separate us, not people and certainly not death."

He's interrupted as she leans forward to kiss him, pulling him to her as if seeking some kind of reassurance that he really is alive and there with her. Kissing her back, his hands tangling in her hair, he can't remember ever seeing her this way before. She has always been the calm one in their relationship. It's only tonight that the roles have been reversed that she's come to him with such fear and need.

She links her hands around the back of his neck, her fingers touching his hair where it's grown slightly too long. "Mayank…" she calls him almost hesitantly, her eyes slightly unfocused. It pulls at something inside him and he can't force himself to be good, can't let her go.

How long will he remain patient for after all? How long will he deny that what he really wants, what he's always wanted is to hold her to him and never let her go.

So he kisses her almost desperately, trying to press her even closer to him as his hands move to her waist, touching her skin beneath her kurta. She almost bites his lip and it just makes him kiss her even harder, pressing his lips to hers and then to the skin exposed at her neck.

"Nupur," he whispers, calling her by her name, the name of the girl he's always loved, he hugs her again. . And exhausted by trauma she's been through few minutes ago, Nupur slump against his chest, her head resting on his shoulder.



Carefully Mayank assists her to lie down on the bed and lies down beside her, taking her securely in his arms. Reaching out, Nupur clings to him as if clinging to a last support, and he tightens his embrace even more until there is hardly any space between them. Her breathing slows and she drifts off to sleep but Mayank stays awake stroking her hair for hours afterwards.

He had sworn that he would protect her no matter what, that he would never hurt her again.

He wouldn't break that promise.

And nobody, no matter what, was going to take his Nupur away from him.

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you made me so emotional ....
i love the last part..
the fact they will never let each other go away...
mayank reassured her and she could finally sleep peacefully!

brilliant shot!

omg Rabbia, what was that?