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M A N I K

Fuck.

"I love you!" I screamed as a few tears fell off her face, mingling with the rain drops and her smile just grew, her eyes locked with mine.

"Hamesha!"

Her smile just grew and grew and her eyes twinkled as she ran towards me.

She came running towards me as she jumped over me and I held her, close to me, not ever letting her go.

"I love you Manik, I love you!" She repeated, looking into my eyes.

"Hamesha?" Her voice echoed as she joined our heads.

"Hamesha!" I repeated, keeping her back to the ground, as our hands entwined.

She snaked her arms around my neck, pulling me closer. I smiled as I kept my hand on her waist, and she shivered under my touch, decreasing the amount of space between us. Her eyes met mine as I lifted her up on her toes.

She held my cheeks cupping them together and I joined my lips with hers. The cold breeze passed against us and her petite body fitted perfectly in my muscular one, as if she was made for me.

"Ma..nik...", she moaned in the kiss as her tongue fought with mine for dominance.

We broke apart to breathe, but little did she know, she was my oxygen and I lived breathing in her.

She smiled and I didn't know what to say after that. I mean, everything was so perfect that it scared me. I have never been this happy in my life, and I was afraid everything would get spoiled. She and me was my perfect, my Hamesha, and I didn't want that to end, ever.

"It's cold!" She said rubbing her palms together and I giggled. Who says something like this after a magical confession and a romantic kiss? Duh, she's Nandini Murthy.

"Way to spoil a romantic moment, Murthy!" I laughed as I picked her on my back and walked her back inside. She giggled on my back and her giggle was music to my ears.

Keeping her back on her bed, I grabbed a dry towel from the stand as I wrapped it around her.

"You change here, and I'll change in the bathroom!" I said pecking her forehead and she nodded negatively. Fuck, as much as I have seen movies, people get intimate after such confessions, but here I was, taking care of my girlfriend. But maybe this is how it'll always be. Nandini Murthy amazes me, and I like spending time with her and even talking to her more then I'd love getting intimate with her.

"I want to stay in your shirt, I don't want to change!" She smiled sheepishly, pouting and I went all 'aww' on her. I never thought a monster like me could go all aww on someone but there this girl is, proving me wrong all the time.

I put my arms around her waist and pulled her close to me, as she rested her hand son my chest, looking into my eyes, her eyes twinkling.

"Don't ever pout Nandini..", I said in a monster voice and she looked at me confused, "....until you want me to kiss you that pout!", I completed with a playful smirk and her eyes widened.

She purses her lips immediately, biting her lower lip and I laughed. She looked so scared, as if I would really kiss her. Or actually, why not?

I leaned ahead, pecking her chin, just below her lip and she shivered under my body. I loved the effect I have on her, and no body else. No fucking Gay-.... Aryamman can effect her this way.

"Manik!" She called as I sat besides her and she leaned her head on my chest. "Yes princess!", I said kissing her temple.

"I was just wondering, who is your personal assistant now?" She said and I smiled. I never knew Nandini can be this possessive also.

"She's a girl", I smiled, telling her truly and she frowned. I guess she doesn't like the idea of me having a girl as a personal assistant. "She's beautiful, shes short, she has a beautiful dressing style, she handled most of my things, and when she smiles... God! The day seems much brighter just by her smile...", I said dreamily and Nandini detangled herself from me.

I looked at her and she was staring at me with tears in her eyes. I'm sorry Nandini, I'm just telling you the truth. She moved a bit away from me and smiled at me weakly, pressing her hand against mine.

"I trust you Manik, it's okay...", she said smiling weakly, her voice trying best not to break down and I felt bad for her. Fuck, she shouldn't trust me this much, no one should.

"You shouldn't Nandini!" I said sighing and her face changed expressions. I got up and say straight besides her as I tucked her hair strand behind her ear and she looked at me confused. It's a new relationship, and I don't want to keep any secrets.

"I.. I have kissed her..!" I accepted the truth and she looked crest fallen. A frown formed on her pouty lips and her eyesbrows knitted together. I hated being the reason for her sadness.

"What's her name?" She asked me smiling weakly. I loved the stronger side of her, the way she managed to smile even if she was breaking inside but I didn't want her to be like this with me. I wanted her to tell me if anything troubling her, if she doesn't like anything. I wanted her to order me to throw that personal assistant out but her silence killed me.

"Naam? Naam mein kya rakha hai! Tum photo dekho uski!" I said pulling my phone and she looked shocked at the fact that I also had pictures of her in my phone. Pictures? Pura album hai mere phone mein!

I handed over the first picture and she looked at it intently as I watched her expressions change. From a crying face to amused then to sad and then again surprised. She should be officially termed the expression queen.

"This is MY photo Manik!" She shouted in amusement and I finally let out the laughter I was suppressing since such a long time.

"You are so mean-... you monster!" She shouted as she started hitting me on my chest and I laughed and laughed, carefree. Unknowingly, she was on the top of me, sitting on my stomach as she hit me and I was busy adoring her.

She was the girl every boy would want, she was beautiful, she was brainy, she was funny yet innocent, she was bold and shy at the same time, and most importantly, she was MINE.

Realising our position, she tried getting up but she had already pressed the wrong chords as I jerked her back and she fell more over me.

"Manik-.... chodo-.... chodo mujhe!" She tried saying looking here and there and I giggled at her. Was she forgetting there was no one at home and she was alone with this monster?

I smirked at her flushed face as my fingers trailed her side cheek, tucking her lose hair behind her ear.

"Miss girlfriend, you should be angry! I have the hottest personal assistant in the world!" I teased and she flushed again, blushing at the way I called her 'girlfriend'.

"But Manik, I toh had resigned na?" She asked as she finally felt comfortable sitting on me and we talked properly. She was as light as a feather and I could hold her this way all day long.

"You had resigned, but had I accepted her resignation letter?" I smirked and realisation hit upon her as her eyes widened. Fuck. The small antics she unknowingly did turned me on, even the way she widened her eyes.

"But Manik, Soha?" She asked and I sighed as I left her hand. She had to remove this topic on the most beautiful day of my life, didn't she?

"Nandini, that was just a trap to know her real intentions. Do you think I can ever replace you, with a bitch like her?" I asked and she nodded negatively as she laid her head on my chest, lying down on me. "She isn't dead Nandini, but she's living a life worst than death. Every second, every minute she will be praying to die, but she'd have to live. She has to live and suffer for what she did to you. Death is too small a punishment for the way she pulled you away from me, for the way she insulted you-...".

Anger filled my eyes and I felt her hands wrapping around my fist, calming me down. She is my peace, my calm, my star. I'm glad she didn't push Soha's topic further and left it just at that.

She kissed my stubble and I pulled her closer as I kissed her temple and she smiled keeping her head on my heart, listening intently to my heart beats as if it was the most beautiful sound in the world.

Just then, my phone rang. 'Cabir', it said. It was very early in the morning and Cabir's phone call didn't mean a good sign. He wouldn't get up before noon and his call at 5 AM, well something was wrong. I hope everyone's fine there as the storm has settled.
But did he really have to disturb such a romantic moment?

"Bol Saale!" I almost shouted as I picked the phone and kept it on speaker. Nandini hit my forearm and why wouldn't she, I just insulted 'her Cabir'. I am so jealous of Cabir half of the times, Nandini and he have such a good bonding. Couldn't I be Cabir?

"Well, Good Morning to you too Manik!" He said through the other side and I rolled my eyes at him. "Oh teri Good Morning kaise hogi, tu toh puri raat soya hi nahi, hmm?" He teased and Nandini bit her lower lip.

"Saale, why are you awake so early in the morning...!" I screamed and Nandini hit my bicep and that's when reality dawned. "Oh sorry I forgot teri abhi shaadi hui hai, you and Navya must be busy all night....", I teased and looked at Nandini, who had turned red like a tomato.

Red was my favourite colour, but it suited more on her cheeks these days. If talking about 'it', makes her so red, how will she be when we do 'it'! We will do 'it', won't we?

"Saale apne dimaag ki batti math jala, we were all watching a romantic movie all night!" He said and I didn't miss the tease behind the statement. "Kaunsi movie?", I asked confused and I heard everyone else laugh behind him. Oh, so the phone was on speaker?

"Movie MaNan...", he laughed.

"Ohkay.....- WHAT?" I shouted.

"Teri girlfriend ko phone de!" He said and I passed the phone to Nandini. How did he know that Nandini was my girlfriend? What the fuck was happening?

"Nandini, yeh tumhara ghar hai, itna toh pata hi hoga ki rooms ke alava har jaga CCTV cameras fit hai!" Cabir said through the phone and my eyes snapped at Nandini who's eyes were about to pop out. "Toh bas, humne Abhimanyu ke phone mein puri raat movie MaNan dekhi!"

I was hell embarrassed and so was Nandini who was sitting there face palming herself. "And Manik, I must say! Tu toh bollywood movie ka romantic hero nikla! Kya kiss kiya tha yaar, shit!" He said making seductive voices and I wanted to die out of embarrassment.

"Tum log ne sab dekha?" I asked slowly and there was a silence on the other end followed by a loud roar of laughter.

"Matlab aisa sachi mein hua tha? SHIT THAT WAS A WILD GUESS DUDE!" Cabir laughed through the other end. "We toh were just teasing you guys, Socha ghar mein akele ho, itna acha mausam, thoda hum chida lete hai, but yaha toh scene alag hi hai! Tip-Tip barsa paani, paani mein aag lagayi-.....", he sang and I was even more embarrassed.

"CABIRRRR....", I gritted my teeth together. I loved him and all but now he was getting on my nerves.

"Okay! Okay! Sorry! Have fun haa....", he said and I fake smiled here, "thank you!". "But just don't get my jaane-mann Nandini pregnant!" He laughed again like a maniac and we cut the phone.

I looked at Nandini who was red with embarrassment and laughing at the same time. I fake smiled at her. "What? Itna kya hass rahi ho? It's not so funny!" I said and she laughed more until I joined her laughing.

Laughing, she crept into my arms and I held her on my lap tightly.

"This is the most beautiful day of my life Manik!" She confessed looking at me, "I feel I have everything! I feel like the luckiest girl in the whole world! I have you, I have a family, I have the bestest friends, I have love! I am so happy Manik, I have never been happier than this.", she smiled and I kissed her forehead as her smile faded.

"Whenever I become happy Manik, everything gets snatched away from me. I lose everything, I'm so scared to lose you, to lose this family-.....", she said, tears forming in her eyes, and I put a finger on her lips to stop her from saying further.

"Ssshh. This is us, and this is reality. We love each other, we trust each other, and we will never met this go!" I said truly as I entwined my hand with hers. Her eyes were fixed at the sky and her eyes gleamed as it caught sight of something and she ran to the huge glass window, me running behind her.

"Manik, toottha taara (meteorite)", she said pointing towards the sky and we both blinded our eyes, my one hand entwined between both of hers as she kept it near her chest, praying.

She was my only wish, and now that we were together, we had come true, I didn't need anything else in the world. I just wished for us, forever.

She opened her eyes as she smiled looking at me, walking closer to me, leaning her head on my chest.

"Hamesha?" I asked tucking behind her lose hair strands and she smiled as I kissed our entwined hands.

"Hamesha!" She repeated, keeping her lips on mine as we moved forward for another soul healing kiss and loving night.

~She was the girl, guys right songs about. He was the boy, girls dreamed about. And their love was a love they will write fairy tales about.~

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