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(phir shaam-e-tanhaai jaagi
phir yaad tum aa rahe ho
phir jaan nikalne lagi hai
phir mujhko tadpaa rahe ho
phir mujhko tadpaa rahe ho
tum bin jiya jaaye kaise
kaise jiya jaaye tum bin
sadiyon se lambi hain raatein
sadiyon se lambe hue din
aa jaao lauT kar tum, ye dil keh raha hai...)

When he felt like he was going crazy thinking about Nandita after seeing the album. He started singing in a crying tone staring at the wall. Nandita and his beautiful memories started playing on the wall like a movie. When he was singing, his voice was chocking as his heart was crying inside badly. Singing was the only thing which used to give him little relief and peace. This was his only way to take out his pain. He was saying that the night of loneliness is, here again, today once again he remembers her. Once again he is dying and once again, she is tormenting him. Without her, he is neither living nor dying. He is not understanding how to live without her. Without her, the nights are long like centuries and days are long like centuries too. His heart is craving for her and he wants her back.

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Nandini P.O.V.

After Manik asked me to go, I came back to my home. I didn't go office because I was not in the condition to work after listening to Manik's words. "It is not only the pain which is killing me, it is something more than the pain which is killing me.No one can never understand my condition. The pain and the guilt which I am going through"his words were echoing in my ears. I badly wanted to know his pain. "If Nandita is alive then where she is? Why Manik doesn't want to come out of his pain? How they got separated?" I was sitting at the window and trying to find out the answers to my all questions which were going in my head. I was seriously going crazy. One side these questions were eating my mind and another side his pain was breaking my heart. "I want to know these all answers, Anyhow. Maybe then it became little easy for me to help Manik" I said after getting up and wiped my tears which were continuously falling down thinking about his pain and his condition.

"You don't know Manik, how much I love you. Your words, your pain, your anger and your warnings,  now nothing can stop me from bringing happiness in your life because I love you and my love is not a joke. I will not stop until taking you out from your pain. This is a promise to myself. If my love is true then I will surely get success in this" I said each and every word confidently having determination in my eyes. I was all ready to play with the fire and I knew that playing with the fire means I will get burn also but for my love, I was all ready to bear any pain.

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I was sitting at the car backseat and going to Malhotra Mansion. As I can't sit idle, it is better to do something rather than doing nothing. I was going there to get my all answers. I was going to meet Neyonika Aunty, not Manik because I knew Manik will not even talk me. In half an hour I reached there. I walked inside the house and found Neyonika Aunty, she was already waiting for me sitting at the hall as I messaged her about my arrival before leaving my house. I greeted her and she made me sit beside her then she asked a butler to bring snacks and juice for me.

"Aunty, I want to know about Nandita. If she is alive then where she is? I really want to help Manik but for this, I should know about Nandita then only I can able to do anything" I said directly what I wanted to know and she looked down sadly while playing with his hands. " Aunty, I know you are badly hurt. Believe me, I am ready to do anything to help him out" I said holding her hand and she looked at me having hope in her eyes. "But for that, I want to know everything about Manik and Nandita. When they got separated and why they got separated"I asked looking at her confusingly because I was going crazy thinking about all this.

"Nandini you know, Manik and Nandita came in this world together. I and Ishita gave birth to our babies together. We were the happiest soul. Humhne toh decide kar liya tha, humre bachai badhai hokar ek dushre se hi shaddhi karenge but destiny was planning something else. I always loved Manik and Nandita equally. You won't believe Nandini, Manik and Nandita were so deep in love with each other that they used to do everything together, like everything. Voh Ek dushre ke bina khana bhi nhi khate thai. Voh ek dushre ke best friends thai aur itne possessive thai ek dushre ke liye ki ek dushre ko kiski aur se bat bhi nhi karne dete thai isliye unka ka koe friend tha hi nhi" Aunty started sharing some beautiful moments of their true childhood love.

Flashback

Nandita was peacefully sleeping hugging her mother and her father was sleeping beside her. "Mumma utho, Mumma"Nandita woke up in the middle of the night and started waking up her mother. "What happened Nandu ?" Her mother asked in sleepy tone looking at her. " Mumma mannu ki yaad ae hai bhut sari, please mujhe mannu se milna varna mein nhi so paungi," she said rubbing her eyes with her tiny hands. "Nandu, Manik so rha hoga. You also sleep beta" Ishita tried to make her sleep hiding her in her arms. "Mumma, please" she requested sitting on the bed after coming out from her arms. "Nandu, you are so stubborn" Ishita scolded her while picking her in her arms and Nandu was smiling showing her all teeth because she was going to meet her Mannu.

Ishita knocked on the door of Malhotra house at 2 am. They were their neighbours. The door got opened after 15 minutes by Mr and Mrs Malhotra. "Ishita itni rat ko tum dono yha, sabh thik hai na ?" Neyonika asked worriedly while Raj also looking at them worriedly. "Mummy mujhe Manik se milna hai, mujhe uski bhut yaad aa rhi hai, kya mein mil sakti hoon," Nandu asked cutely from Neyonika and She used to call Neyonika mummy. All three of them gave each other unbelievable looks seeing her craziness for Manik.

They all walked inside Manik's room. He was sleeping peacefully hugging Nandita's photo. She walked toward Manik carefully without making any sound because she didn't want to disturb her Mannu's peaceful sleep. For a few minutes, she stared at him while all three of them staring at her standing at the doorstep. "Nandu tum, Aaj Manik ke sath hi sojao, okay," Neyonika said looking at her lovingly. Listening to her words, she smiled showing her all teeth and they smiled seeing her happiness. Then She laid down beside him and closed her eyes holding his hand. And they left closing the door not before covering them both properly with the blanket. And from that night, they started sleeping together.

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Nandita was missing Manik a lot because he went to his granny house for a few days. She requested her parents a lot to take her there but they didn't get agree. Then in her small mind, an idea came. She taking the phone from her mother called Neyonika. "Hello Nandu, tu kesi hai" the call was answered by Manik and she smiled listening to his voice. "Mannu mein bilkul thik nhi hoon, tumhre jate hi mujhe high fever hogya, mannu please aajo, your nandu needs you" she lied and hearing her words Manik became worried. "I am sorry Mannu for lying par mein kya karu mujhe bsh tum chayie kese bhi," she thought after lying.

"Nandu, tu chinta mat kar, mein abhi aa rha hoon tere pass bsh tu apna khayal rakh" Saying this Manik cut the call. "Yeh mera mannu aa rha hai, I am so happy" she started jumping on the bed happily while clapping her hands.

In a few hours only,  Manik reached home with his mother. Ishita was watching tv sitting in the hall. "Ishita, how is Nandu and why didn't you inform about her fever," Neyonika asked worriedly from Ishita while Manik directly ran toward Nandu room. "What fever ?"Ishita asked confusingly. " Nandu called Manik and informed about her fever," Neyoinka said and Ishita immediately understood the whole matter and explained Neyonika. "Seriously they both are crazy for each other. From now I will take Nandu with me everywhere" Neyoinka said shaking her head and they both laughed.

On the other side, Manik walked inside Nandu room and found her playing games on her mother phone. "Nandu tu thik hai na" he asked worriedly running toward her bed. "Manu mein bilkul thik hoon, meine toh tumhai yha bulne ke liye chotu sa juth bola," she said while hugging Manik and laughed after saying this. "Nandu, juth bolna galat bat hoti hai, teacher humhai kya sikhati hai, honesty is the best policy. Aur vese tujhe pata hai mein kita worried hogya tere liye" Manik said after breaking the hug while Nandu made a sad pout. " Mannu sorry" she cutely apologised holding her ears.

"Vese tune mujhe yha bhulakar bilkul thik Kiya, main bhi tujhe bhut miss kar rha tha" both giggled when Manik said this. Both were equally crazy for each other. No one was less.

Flashback Over

"They were like inseparable soul and we had also seen so many dreams for them. But khi na khi meri vajhse, mere bacho ne suffer kiya. I never said this but I think it was all my fault, Nandini. Nandita went away from us because of me" Aunty started crying saying this and I was looking at her having tears in my eyes too. Her words made me confused and sad. Seriously Manik and Nandita were so deep in love with each other. I felt worse for Manik after listening about their true and pure love. Why always god separates two lovers.

"Aunty, I don't know why are you blaming yourself but I just want to say, we should never ever blame anyone even ourselves for anything because jo bhi hota hai sabh bagwan ki marzi se hota hai aur hum  sabh toh sirf ek medium hote hai. So please stop blaming yourself" I tried my best to make her understand as I was feeling so bad seeing tears in her eyes. It's hurt a lot when I used to see tears in anybody eyes. She was looking at me sadly and I wiped her tears with my hands. She gave me small smile looking at me lovingly and I smiled back.

"Aunty if you are comfortable then can you tell me. Where Nandita went "I asked again because really this question was eating up my mind. Aunty was just about to tell me but before she could, we both heard a loud shout.

"What the hell, you are again here" I heard Manik's shout from my behind. His shout made me shivered. Neyonika Aunty turned to look at him but I was sitting there like a statue. Really his anger scares me a lot. He came in front of me, my eyes were looking down toward his legs because I didn't want to look at the angry Manik. My heart started beating fast and my breath became heavy like always. "Manik, I called her here" I looked at Aunty when she spoke and then finally looked at him and found him angrily staring at me as like from his eyes only he will kill me.

"I didn't come here to meet you, Mr Malhotra, I came here to meet Aunty"I finally spoke putting my all fear on the side after taking a deep breath. He about to say something but listening to my words he became quiet. He clenching his fist tried to control his anger looking at me angrily. "Will you please now leave us alone?"I said and turned to look at Aunty who was sadly looking at Manik. I was so proud of myself for facing the monster.

"Out, right now from my house" he suddenly shouted picking me from the sofa holding my arm tightly and next moment he pushed me toward the door. I balanced myself and I was not at all shocked with his behaviour because it wasn't the first time he was behaving like this with me. I looked at him and found him still looking at me having anger in his eyes.

And then making me hell shocked Aunty slapped him coming in front of him looking at him angrily.

"Manik, it's enough. I can understand your condition. I am your mother and I can feel your pain" she said in crying tone having tears in her eyes looking at Manik. While He was standing looking down putting a hand on his cheeks. "You have no right to behave like this with anyone. Please dushro aur khudh ko hurt karna band karo varna teri yeh maa mar jaegi" Aunty said while crying badly and Manik nodded his head looking at him having tears in his eyes. Tears started falling down from my eyes too seeing their condition.

"I am sorry maa" Manik first held her face with his hands and then he left the house after saying this in front of my eyes. Neyonika Aunty also left toward her room last time giving me sad look. I was standing there like a statue having tears in my eyes which were continuously falling down. My heart was aching badly. I was not understanding what should I do make everything all right. I just couldn't see them in pain especially Manik. I also left the house leaving everything in god's hand like always.

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