"Nandini..! What happened?"I said worriedly and then I noticed her elbow was hurt. As soon as she saw me she crashed in my chest and once again her never ending cries started which shook me to the core. "Hua kya? Kuch tou btaoa?"I said panicking rubbing her back.
"Wo..! Wo..!"She fumbled and again her voice was stuck.
"Acha..! Come..!"I figured out she was scared and I took her to my Cabin. I tried to break the hug but she cling to me tightly. "Nandini..! Tum mjy dara rahi ho..! Please tell me something..! What happened? Where were you?"I said, forcefully breaking the hug and she sniffed. "Sit here..!"I made her sit on my chair and kneeled in front of her. Then I held her hands and made her look at me.
"Wo..! Main office aa rahi the..! On my way I bought a chocolate aur aik street doggie mery peechy lag gya..! I fell and my chocolate too..! See..! I hurt my elbow..!"Nandini told me her "dukh-bhari-dastaan" childishly and showed me her elbow and I sighed in relief.
"Thank God kuch aur nahi hua..! Lets go to the doctor..!"I said politely and held her hand to make her get up.
"Ni..!"She shouted and freed her hand from my grip. I was taken aback.
"What ni?"I asked frowning my face.
"Me ko doctor pass nahi jana..! Wo injection lagaye ga..! Mjy dar lagta hai..!"She said so childishly that I couldn't resist my laugh and here we go seeing me laughing she again started crying.
"Ok ok..! Hum nahi jaty doctor kay pass..! But this wound needs dressing warna infection ho jye ga..!"I said worriedly then I pulled the first aid box from my drawer and started dressing her wound.
"Dard ho raha hai..!"She shouted like a kid and I became more worried.
"Shhh..! Calm down..! It will be ok..!"I ended the dressing and she shoved my hand away.
"Me ko ap say baat nahi krni..! Aur waisy bhi u tou angry with me na...! Huhhh..!"With that she got up and I sighed this girl and her tantrums..! She turned the table within seconds..! Yes I was angry with her and now she was showing me attitude..!
"Acha come I will drop you home..! Aj tum rest kar lo..!"I said politely but how can I forget she was Nandini..!
"Nai..! Kuch nahi hua mjhy..! Nai jana mjy ghar..!"She said angrily tapping her foot and sat on her chair. Then she pull out a file and started working.
"Fine...! Do whatever you want to..!"Mine anger too crossed the limits and we both completely ignored each other the whole day.
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Nandini's POV
Huhhh..! That doggie..! Because of him..! My only chocolate too fell..! I even don't have money to buy a new one..! Aur salary milny main tou bohat time hai..! Aur oper say Manik Sir phr say naraz ho gye..! Aiyappa..! I look at my wrist watch it was strucking 6 pm and I was damn hungry. I tried to say sorry so many times but this ego..! I even didn't had my breakfast and this kharoos he even didn't thanked me for the paratha..! Saroo..! Kharoos..! I look at him and he was still engrossed in his work. Now I was feeling dizzy..! I had no other option unless to go and talk to him..! I have a problem my sugar levels run down very quickly that's why I eat lots of chocolates to maintain my sugar level but today I had no chocolate to eat today the only chocolate I lost in that doggie incident. At last I got up and walked towards him slowly measuring each step so that I don't collapse.
"Sir..!"I called him but Kharoos didn't look at me. I was on verge of crying now.
"Sir..!"I again called him and he look at me raising his eyebrow.
"What? You are here to say sorry?"He asked sarcastically "Because If you are sorry then sorry is not accepted..!"He said and resumed to his work. I held the corner of the desk to stay steady but once again the dizziness took over me.
"Ap please mj say naraz nahi hoon..! Ap mj say naraz hoy hain tou mjy bilkul bhi acha nahi lagta..!"I said in a low voice and for the first time he smiled.
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Manik's POV
Her cutest confession forced me to smile. I look at her and she smiled faintly. I instantly shut my laptop and got up from my chair.
"Sorry..!"She said and a tear escaped her eye. Freak all my teasing session was dumped into a waste bin and I mentally slapped myself.
"Hy hy..! Itne jaldi rona shuru kar daite ho I was just joking..!"I said softly and wiped her tear. With that I pulled her for a hug and she too almost fell in my arms. I felt she her whole weight on me. "Nandini..! Are you ok?"I asked patting her cheek but no response. Freak she was fainted. Oh God..! I picked her up and rushed towards the hospital.
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"Doctor? Wo theek hai na? Is she ok?"I asked worriedly as soon as doctor was done checking her.
"Manik..! Her glucose level is dangerously low..! I have guessed that she has a problem of low sugar levels..!"Doctor Pooja explained and I remembered that we both didn't ate anything whole day moreover I didn't noticed her eating any chocolate too..! That's why she ate too many chocolate I sighed on my negligence..! I risked her health just because of my stupid ego..!
"She will be ok right?"I asked to doctor and she nodded.
"I guess so..! Just take care of her..! Myny injection day diya hai..! She will gain her conscious soon..! Then you can take her home..!"Doctor Pooja said politely and I nodded. Oh I forgot to introduce doctor Pooja she was our family doctor or I can say my doctor. She was so kind to me..! Whenever I got fever or any disease she took care of me. "Aik baat pochon?"Doctor Pooja asked to me and I knew she wanted to ask about Nandini.
"She is my secretary..!"I told her without any hesitation.
"Just secretary.?.!"Doctor Pooja asked and I laughed sarcastically.
"You think Manik Malhotra can be worried for a "just-secretary"..!"I said smilingly staring at Nandini's face and I held her hand tightly.
"I am happy for you..! I hope this girl will fill your colorless life drawing with her colors of love..!"Doctor pooja said patting my head.
"I too hope the same..!"I whispered and gently pecked Nandini's hand. Doctor Pooja left and I kept patting Nanidini's head. I wanted to protect her from the world..! I wanted to be with her every second..! For once I thought I will get a heart attack when she was crying at morning..! And when she fainted I thought I will be dead for sure..! This girl..! She was my everything now and I accept it..! Unknowingly my life had started revolving around her..! She had done some kind of magic over me..! I think agr wo din ko raat bolay ge tou me maan jaoan ga..! Agr mjy wo asmaan say tary toor kar lany ko boly ge tou main wo bhi lay aoan ga..! I never knew that love can be so beautiful..! Chain of my thoughts was broken by her cough with that she opened her eyes weakly..!
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Shhh..! Drink the water..!" I said politely and help her in sitting up. Then I made her drink water..! Thank God she was ok..! I hugged her tightly and she too hugged me back.
"I was so scared..!"I whispered in her ear and she ruffled my hair.
"I am ok Sir..! Calm down..!"She too whispered and I broke the hug. Then I cupped her face and kissed her forehead ever so gently.
"Tum nay mjy ya sugar level wali baat q nahi batai..!"Suddenly I was back in my angry mood and she made an angry pout.
"We are still fighting?"She asked making a bad face and I sighed. Then I held her hands..!
"Listen don't you ever dare to do that to me again..! I can't afford to lose you too..!"I said emotionally and she freed her hands from my grip. The she too cupped my face.
"Main bhi ni..!"She confessed softly and gently kissed my cheek. I closed my eyes in pleasure then she rested her head on my chest and I wrapped my arms around her..! We both know about each other's feelings..! But the only thing remaining was..! THE CONFESSION..!.