"You can never hate her Manik because you have started loving her" Cabir's words were echoing in his ear. He was standing in balcony staring straight.
"Do i really falling for Nandini"his mind finally asked this questions from his heart.
"Off course yes . Can't you see , her presence always make you forget you pain , Her arms give you peace. Has any other girl made you feel like this before ?" Now his heart asked a question from Manik.
"No"His mind immediately gave the answer.
"Then why she made you feel like this ?"his heard again asked a question from his mind and his mind got confused. His mind was having no answer to prove that he didn't love her.
"Because you have started loving her"his heart gave the final answer to his mind.
"I love Nandini" Manik murmured ,  finally accepting the truth. His heart felt happy after so many years.

"Manik.." when Manik finally realised that he loved Nandini. Cabir came running in balcony shouting his name. He was looking tensed and scared. Manik listening his voice turned toward him and found him catching his breath back.
"Manik , Nandini met with the accident" Cabir said after taking a deep breath looking at him. Cabir's words were like a bomb fall on him. He became blank listening the news. His mind and heart , both stopped working for a moment. The moment , he realised that he loved Nandini and he got this news.

"Cabir , please mujhe uske pass le chal" He spoke in low voice and tear fell down from his eyes. His mind started constantly thinking about the few beautiful moments which he had spent with her. He was feeling like everything is going to end and he was also feeling like he got late. A fear of losing her started building in him.

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"Like Nandita left me , Nandini also can't go leaving me  alone . After 16 years , my heart has started liking someone. Yes I know that i got late in realising that i love her but god have no right to again snatch my love from me. Why love is not in my life. God has to save Nandini for me. He can't give me more pain"Manik was going to hospital where Nandini had been admitted. Cabir was driving the car and he was sitting beside him just thinking about Nandini. His fear of losing her was increasing with each passing second and with this his heartbeat was also increasing.

As soon as Cabir stopped the car in front of hospital. Manik opening the door , ran inside hospital. Cabir also went behind him. He asked from the receptionist about  her Room number. He ran toward the lift , in lift that time 1 minute had also became like 1 day for him. Cabir was  just praying for her life. Manik ran toward her room number and saw a doctor was coming out from her room.
"So you are the person , to whom i talked on the phone" Doctor asked from Manik. 
"That was me , how is Nandini?"Cabir  said coming there and asked about Nandini. Manik also worriedly looked toward the Doctor for answer. His heartbeat was increasing with each passing second.

"You don't need to be worried , it was  a small accident. She even got her conscious back" Listening Doctor words , Manik got his breath back and his heartbeat which became faster , it started getting normal. He sighed closing his eyes.

Without asking any further, he walked inside opening the door. Nandini was sitting closing her eyes and as soon as Manik walked inside , she opened her eyes and got shocked to find him. He immediately ran toward her and just hugged her , wrapping his hands around her tightly like he wanted save her in his arms forever. Nandini got shocked with his sudden hug. Manik was getting relief in her arms , he was hugging her more and more tightly. Nandini was about to hug him back but took away her hand.

"Manik" Listening his name from her mouth , he came out of his thoughts. He broke the hug slowly and when he looked toward her , she immediately turned her face to another side.
"Nandini , i want to say something"he spoke and  she finally looked toward him , putting the finger on his lips and stopped him from speaking anything further.
"Please , can i say something first"she asked pleadingly , looking at him having pain in her eyes. Manik just nodded his head positively and she removed his finger from his lips.
"You know , today i  felt like i will die. In last moment before the accident , i was thinking about you. I can't even die peacefully, not before seeing you happy because i love you"she spoke what was going her mind at that moment and waited for his reply.
"For me , living happily is not easy , even living the life is not easy. "he said in breaking voice looking at her having pain in his eyes. Tears started brimming in his eyes. Seeing his pain ,  as always her was breaking down into million of pieces. But his next words made Nandini hell shocked.

"But i want you to teach me , how to live life"Her ears were craving to hear those words , finally he spoke those words. Finally he got ready to live life. She was looking at him unbelievably and he was looking toward her like a small baby who was craving for love.
"Really , do you.. want to live life?"she asked unbelievably to make herself confirm.

"I really want to live life and i know you can help me in this"he said looking at Nandini having hope in his eyes. Happy tears fell down from her eyes. She smiled looking at him having tears in her eyes while he was just staring at her having hope in his eyes. This time , she hugged him tightly wrapping her hands around his neck.
"You don't know , how much happy i am" she said hugging him more tightly while he also hug her back. Like always he got lost in his heaven closing his eyes and she got lost in his protective arms.

"Manik , I know that you also love me"she said after breaking the hug looking toward him and he stared her silently. He was still not ready to confess his love because he didn't want to give place of Nandita to Nandini. He didn't even want to make Nandini upset.
"But you don't need to be worry , i can understand you completely. You don't want to cheat Nandita by loving me because she is waiting for you. Don't think that i am asking for love from you , mein mere pyaar ke badle tumhri Khushiya mangh rhi hoon bsh. At least we can become friends and i promise you i will never cross my limits of friendship and even I won't let you cross your limit again."she said completely understanding his condition after putting herself in his shoes. Finally he started seeing that the girl whom he was blaming and cursing, she loved him unconditionally. Finally he could see her love but still didn't accept his love.

"How can you love the person like me ?"he asked unbelievably looking at her.
She gave him small smile and answered "I myself don't know why i love you. Shyad sach hi kha hai kisine ki pyaar reasonable nhi , bsh bewajha hota hai"she spoke looking at him having so much love in her eyes for him. He got lost looking into her eyes.

"So will you be my friend, Manik" she said after breaking the silence , forwarding her hand toward him. He looked toward her hand first then toward her like something was going in his mind. Her face hung down sadly when he negatively nodded his head.

"I want to become your best friend"he spoke holding her hand and Nandini smiled to fullest looking at him , shaking hand with him. Manik was just looking at him having new hopes in eyes. For the first , he was feeling so lucky that he got the person like Nandini in his life , who was ready to anything for him , Who was understanding his condition perfectly and who was supporting him perfectly. His heart was feeling light and little happy after becoming friend of Nandini.

"Now we are friends , don't you think i have right to know about your life. I mean about Nandita then only i can able to help you" she spoke in low voice looking at him for answer.
"I think , you should take rest. We will talk about this later on" There was a silence for a moment in room then he spoke to change the topic. Nandini felt bad because he was still not ready to share about Nandita with her.

He started covering her with blanket without looking at her while she was just looking at him.
"Manik"she said holding his hand and he finally looked toward her.
"Dard ko jitna apne andar rakhoge voh utna aur badhega. Jab tak dard ko bhar nhi ane doge, toh ji nhi paoge"she spoke in serious tone looking at him while Manik was looking at him silently. He moved little away from her and she closed her eyes last time looking at him having concern for him in her eyes.

"Dard se jada , mein guilt mein ji rha hoon. I could save her but i ran from there leaving her alone in that hell"he spoke looking at one direction without blinking his eyes like he got lost in remembering about that worst day when he  had lost Nandita. Nandini looked at him immediately opening her eyes.
"Where is she?"she asked Confusingly looking at him and his answer made Nandini hell shocked.

Don't forget to tell me , how do find the update?

So finally Manik understood his feeling , do you like the changed Manik ?

Finally where is Nandita and how she got separated from Manik is going to be revealed, excited ?

How do find the idea of Nandini becoming friends?

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Love Mehak