"We have only two rooms vacant...!"Manager's
words were not much pleasant for me.
"Simple..! We girls in one room and boys in
other room..!"Mukti exclaimed and all were
smirking looking at me..! Tough time..! But I
have to act a little mature I think..!
"Okay..!"I agreed without hesitation and
unexpectedly Nandini spoke..
"No..! I want to be with Manik..!"She spoke in a
little voice..! All look at her hell shocked
including me..! What was happening? She was
behaving like me..! But before I could speak...
"Nandu..! Come on baby..! If you will get a
nightmare you can hug me..!"Alya said smilingly
and dragged her away followed by Mukti..! She
was staring at me all the time being dragged
with Alya..
"Is she ok?"Cabir asked patting my shoulder..
"I don't know..! I just hope..!"I said shaking my
head...!
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It was midnight and I couldn't sleep. Ufff
Nandini..! Max, Cabir and Jack were snoring..!
But Tiger..! Suddenly he got up from his bed
and walked out of the room..! I was noticing his
behavior since hours what has happened to
him? I should talk to him...! I too got up and
walked behind him..! I came out and spotted
him sitting on the staircase of courtyard...! He
was smoking..! WHAT??? I sighed..! He was hell
tensed or something was bothering him a lot..!
"Smoking is injurious to health buddy..!"I said
softly pulling the cigarette out off Tiger's fingers
and  sat beside him..! He smiled faintly..!
I threw the cigarette away..!
"What's bothering you?"I asked looking at his
face and red eyes..
"Nothing..!"He spoke faintly..
"Come on..! Whenever you smoke it's a clear
sign that you are tensed..!"I smacked his
shoulder..
"Manik I am missing Mom and Neha a
lot..!"Finally he spoke...! Oh his Late Mom and
Sister..! "Your girl..! Reminds me off my
sister..!"He said with a little smile..! "I still
remember the day when Dad beat Mom..!
Because of Neha..! He never wanted a girl..!
I just wish..! I could have stopped Mom..! I just
wish I hadn't slept that night..! Mom..! Mom left
with Neha and the very next day Police found
Mom's scarf near a bank river...! Tjy pta hai
Nandini is so similar to Neha..! Whenever I see
your Nandu na..! Neha he yaad aati hai mjy..!
The way she smiles..! The way she pout..! Such
an adorable girl..!"Tiger ended in tears..! He
had told me the story of his Mom and sister
thousand times..! Whenever he used to be sad
he narrated the whole incident again to me..!
And I used to listen him patiently..!
"Relax bro..!"That was all my answer and he
hugged me..! He used to love his Mom and his 9
months sister a lot..! I was not in the country
when his sister born I was out for almost two
years and all this happened in my absence..!
"Tu Nandini ka bohat khyal rakhna..! She
deserves happiness..!"He uttered the words
breaking the hug and got up to leave..! I kept
sitting there for long time..! Life kbhi normal q
nahi ho skti for Tiger..! I too got up and was
about to leave when two tiny hands crawled my
waist from back clutched my shirt front..!
"Why are you up?"I asked politely as I pulled
her from back..
"Because I can't sleep without you..!"She said
cutely and hugged me...
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Nandini's POV..
Alya and Mukti were sleeping peacefully. I can't
sleep..! Manik..! Those bloody dreams..! They
were scaring the shit out of me..! I have to see
Manik..! I quietly sneaked out of the room and
saw Manik in the gallery..! I jumped with joy
and run towards him..! I back hugged him..!
"Why are you up??"He asked softly and pulled
me in front of him..
"Because I can't sleep without you..!"I said
pouting a little and hugged him..
"Nandini..! I know you are worried..!"He said
politely and sat on the stairs with me in his
lap..
"I am not..!"I said shaking my head I know I am
bad liar..
"You can't hide from me..! You know..!"He said
in a serious tone. I know he will make me tell
the truth I have to distract him..! I held his
collars and pulled him closer..
"Mr.Malhotra don't you think kay ap aj kal
batoon me bohat time waste krty hain?"I said
naughtily and was about to kiss him when he
palmed my lips..! I was shocked..!
"Don't try to distract me Mrs.Malhotra..!"He was
so furious..! I gulped the lump down my
throat..!
"Man-manik..!"I stammered..
"Chup..! You think you can lie to me haan? Pehly
in morning you lied that you woke up because
of thirst..! Then after that you freaked my name
in your sleep..! Then in front of everyone you
said that you want to be with me..! You think I
am an idiot? I know you more than you know
yourself..! What has happened to you? Where is
my expressive Nandu? Tum tou har baat share
krti ho mj say..! Now what happened to
you?"He spoke non-stop and I lowered my
head..! You dumb Nandini..! You think you can
fool Manik with your silly tricks?
"Main ap ko preshan ni karna chahti the..!"I
said in a little voice and he sighed..! He gently
held my chin and made me look in his eyes..
"Baby..! Tum nay mjhy na bta kay ziada preshan
kiya hai..! Please tell me what is bothering you?
We can get over the problem together na?"He
said softly this time and tears twinkled in my
eyes..
"I can't lose you Manik..!"I cried hiding my face
in his neck...
"Hey..! Jaan am not going anywhere..! Why are
you so worried..?"He was worried..! Worried
for me..! "Acha look at me..!" I look at him..!
"You are worried because of Dad?"He asked and
I nodded like a kid..! "The dreams..! Bad dreams
are about me?"He was so caring and concerned.
I nodded again..! "You...! you should have told
me na? Hey..! These dreams na these are
nothing..! Don't trust any of your dream just
trust me..! Your Manik..!"He whispered his last
words in my ear and I felt like the fire cooling
down in me..! The thing which was making me
restless flew away instantly with his words..!
"I trust you Manik..!"I whispered near his lips.
Finally he covered the distance and our lips
met..! The KISS of TRUST..! My hands were
around his neck and his one hand was on my
waist other on my nape..! The kiss was slow..!
Yeah romantic one..! I was not ready to broke
the kiss but he broke it as we needed oxygen..!
Then I hide my face in his neck and we sat
there...! Quietly..! In each other's warmth and
embrace..!
"Manik..!"I called him after a long pause..
"Hmmm..!"He hummed looking at me..
"Why Tiger bhai was worried?"I asked
curiously..!
"He was missing his mother and sister..!"He
said in a low tone..
"Oh where are they?"I asked sadly though I
guessed the answer..
"They are dead baby..!"He too was sad..! "You
remind him of his sister..!"He smiled a little and
I too smiled..
"Hmm..!"I had nothing to say..! "What was his
sister's name?"I asked as suddenly the question
popped me..
"Neha..! Neha Khurrana..!"He said looking at the
sky while I just nodded..! Again Silence..!
"Aik baat pochoon?"I whispered after a long
pause..
"Pocho?"He too whispered..!
"Manik life me if a time comes when you have to
choose between me and your Dad what will you
do?"I know I know it was a hell stupid
question..!
"Are you crazy?"He almost shouted..
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