In the evening,

Manik's POV-

After reaching downstairs I noticed the whole mansion is decorated with different flowers on the walls with suitable curtains and wire of different shaped lights are attached with those curtains. The floor is decorated with beautiful velvet carpets . The ceiling is full with different lights falling onto the ground. The charts of  wedding related thoughts , hastags, cheesey lines ,etc are  also there, near the arrangements of Mehandi nd Sangeet . And entrance is highly decorated with bunches of flowers and lights , the fountain which is in the middle of entrance is making mansion look more royal and gorgeous .

Well after completing my long nap in the afternoon now I am feeling much better because I haven't seen those idiots after that fight but I forgot that I didn't meet my mom also  in afternoon, so now I have to find her . I started searching for her and there she is talking with some ladies along with Mami. So I went there.

"Hey mom , come here for a minute" I said as I reached there . So mom nodded and excused herself from those ladies.

"What happened Manik? ... U need something?" Mom asked me with care.

"No mom.... it's just that I wanted to see u ...as we didn't met in the afternoon...so I was just little worried that u r comfortable or not ?" I said  calmly without looking at her trying to be normal in front of mom. Because I was feeling little guilty.

"Manik what's the matter ? ...Tell me ...what are u trying to hide from me ? ....Is something happened in the afternoon? .... Because after that u seemed  lost..." Mom asked with worried face , well I know that she knows me better than anyone and now I can't hide it from her.

So I narrated the whole incident to her and told her that I am feeling little guilty for hurting that small minion.

"U should say sry then , Manik ...And not only for hurting her but also for ur rude behaviour" My mom said taking her side.

"No Mom I won't say sry for my behavior because I am not wrong...and yes I am sry for those bruises only ....And I know every girl is same so my behavior was reasonable" I said straight looking into mom's eyes .

"Every person is not same Manik so their thoughts....So u can't judge anyone". mom said trying to make me understand but when she noticed unconvinced me ( as she knows no one can change my thoughts) she sighed and said "I know Manik how much u try to hide but you can't see anyone in pain nd that too because of u ....So at least say sry to her for hurting her".

"Okay"  I said because she is right I should say sry to her because I manhandled her .

"Hey Manik when did you guys came ? ...Hii Aatya( Bua) " Abir said as he reached near us .

"Hii we just came in the afternoon... By the way where were u ?... Dulha khud kaha gayab tha" Mom said last part teasingly .

After flashing his 32 he said "Well I was busy with my outfit and went out to buy gift for Mishti ". How pathetic he is I thought. and mom nodded at him with smile.

"Manikkk" he said and hugged me with full force to which I unwillingly gave in as I know he is a gud guy but still I don't like to make frnds.

"Hey Abir, Congrats bro " I said breaking the hug he just gave a broad smile and asked me to joined him , I agreed to him and after waving bye to Mom I went with him . Yes I agreed because I can't be with mom all the time as she will be busy with other women so I decided to go with Abir.

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"Hey Karthik meet my cousin brother Manik" Abir said with huge grin on his face  as we reached there and my smile got vanished.

"So ur name is Manik?" Karthik asked me eyeing me from top to bottom where I nod my head confidently with attitude.

"U guys have met before?" Abir was confused

"Yup ..we had  wonderful meeting" Karthik said mockingly while I just gave him an arrogant glare to which he made bad face .

"Looking at u both I can clearly see it wasn't a wonderful...but anyways u guys have to bear each other because I can't leave my brother alone in my shadi nd also can't leave my frnds .... so u both don't have any choice... and besides that Karthik is a gud boy Manik and Karthik Manik is very genuine person " Abir declared as if he is a head of house but unfortunately I have to agree with him because it's better to be with him rather than with those old ladies.

"Who is genuine person here, Abir?" someone's mockery reached my ears and then my eyes met with a person whom I have hurted and I need to apologise and there she was busy in twirling and adjusting her dress.
(Nandini's dress also imagine waistband on her waist ignore the mirror and other people)

After looking at her my tongue betrayed me and my eyes scanned her petite figure and damnn😳 she is looking breathtakingly beautiful and literally I skipped my breathe.

"Told u....that u will regret...I know she is looking breathtaking....but at least close ur mouth man ... " Karthik whispered in my ear with chuckle and his laughter brought me into my senses and then I realised that my mouth is little open due to sexy shocked which I received a minute ago.So Instantly I closed my mouth and covered my face with serious expression.

"Shut up ....and I wasn't looking at her ....I was in my thoughts only...." I said with a stern voice to avoid his further teasing , I know I was wrong about her looks in the afternoon but I am Manik off course I can't show that . But he gave me his ' yeah I know what was ur "thoughts" 😉' look to me and I ignored it.

"So that's how we met this Akdu Monster" that small minion said and I realised when we were busy discussing about her that time she was busy with her narration of our first meet to abir.

"Nandu he is not Akdu monster ....He is smart , intelligent and handsome " Abir said nd realisation hit me that she actually called me Akdu Monster.

"U... little minion... how could u say me a monster?" I raised my voice .

"Look Abir....I was right  ...may be he is a handsome, and do look like a smart man but actually he is not so smart  ...u see he is a fool " she said looking at Abir. Karthik and Abir started chuckling at her words then she turned and came close to me .

(Manik's attire)

"And u....U wanna see how monstrous ur acts are? " she asked me raising her eyebrow and I frowned at her statement then realising my confusion she pulled down her dupatta from her one shoulder and asked me through her eyes to look at her shoulder. There were red marks of my nail prints on her shoulder . "Is it enough or should I show u my another shoulder to prove that ur monster?" She said bitterly and covered her shoulder again with dupatta. And I drowned into the guilt .

"Hey Nandu , Manik .... What are u doing... Please don't start with ur fight again...just enjoy the function" Abir said as he came towards us with Karthik. As they were standing at 3 feet distance away from us.Then his eyes fell on minion who was busy fixing her dupatta.

"Hey why you have covered ur arms with dupatta" he asked Nandu.

"Umm...I just thought to try something different which is unusual...but why r u asking?... am I not looking gud?" she tried to hide her marks and now I am feeling more guilty.
(Like this 👇)

"No ...Ur looking dead gorgeous...I am toh flattered...Haina Manik?" Karthik said poking me with his finger.

"huh.. whatever" I said and again I ignored him. He shrugged his shoulders and moved little closer, near her .

"So Nandu what u think about me? ....I think we make a good couple...So u should be my girlfriend... What's say ?"  as those words left from Karthik's mouth I felt sudden rush of anger in my body. He is a flirt and jerk. How he can think like that for her. I know it's not wrong but I don't feel it right. But sound of continuous laughing broke  my chain of thoughts and I saw  four of them laughing except Karthik I didn't realise when Naira and another girl came there.

"Why are u guys laughing?" I asked them in confusion .

"Because of Karthik ...u know actually he is my boyfriend.... still I never saw any girl refusing his charm but u see Nandini is different"  Naira told me controlling her laughter and my eyes got widened with shocked that she is okay with her bf flirting around other girls. And I felt happy also knowing that Nandu is not his gf I don't know why but I felt happy.

"Ur right Naira that Karthik is charming but it's just that he is my friend and moreover he is ur bf and loves u so much..and U..Mr monster don't be shocked she is like that only , she trusts him very much...And she knew that he can never crossed his limits...also they are actors ...and little flirting is gud for health (she winked 😉)" minion said very casually. I don't know how she read my mind but she answered my unasked questions. Karthik and Naira was busy in admiring each other through eyes with proud smile for each other. I don't know what I am feeling now because I don't believe in love , friends, and in girls but her words were sincere.

"Okay guys stop ...and Manik meet my fiance Mishti... and Mishti he is Manik" Abir introduced me . She gave me smile and forwarded her hand towards me I took her hand in mine and return a small smile .

"Nice to meet you Manik.... Make urself comfortable here " Mishti said to which I nodded.

"Yes Manik ....u have to be with five of us all the time ....and haa.. tommorow there is a secret party on the terrace at night...and u r invited ... before u made any excuse let me tell you , u can't deny" Abir said authoritatively and I can't refuse him because mom won't like it . and apart from that it's just a matter of two days so I can tolerate ,I agreed with him .

"Bachho.... what are u doing there ? ...come here ASAP ...we need to start function... guests are waiting" Sharma's called us and with this we all moved towards set up which was for Mehandi and Sangeet .

All girls settled there and started spreading that shit Mehandi all over there hands .  Abir and Karthik was busy in  admiring their girls. Here I don't know what to do so I was also staring at minion who was busy giving hundred of expressions while applying that shit . I don't know why but  smile spread across my face by seeing her cute bubbly face 😍 something is wrong with me this girl is making me crazy I need to move from here. With this thought I made an excuse and move towards my room .

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Hare Everyone was busy with their respective work and girls were busy in Mehandi . But Nandini was busy in searching that monster through her eyes because she she don't know where did he disappeared suddenly.

"Ma'am it's done 👍" someone's voice brought her back to reality and then she realised her Mehandi is done and looking beautiful on her small hands .

"Thank you... it's beautiful 😍" saying this she got up from there .

Nandini's POV ,

Where he can go ? He can't go without taking his punishment? Yes punishment because he did hurt me and he need to pay for that . Yes I am angry on him because of his behaviour and judgemental attitude but I am not angry  because of that nail marks yeah I know he did that unknowingly and he is guilty about that and  it's a fun to see that hidden side of arrogant monster.

"Nandu my Mehandi is also done.... I am going to show it to Karthik....U also come" Naira's words broke my chain of thoughts and then I noticed my waistband is bit loosened and it can fall anytime. I need to fixed it .

"No Naira u go ....I need to fix this waistband...our hands are not free....so I think I should go upstairs for help" I said and she nodded in agreement.

Then I moved towards my room and I was about to entered in my room but I saw the door of  room which is adjacent to my room is opened so I peeped into that room and what I saw there was so cute and unbelievable.

The great monster was busy in muttering  something. I don't know actually what he is trying to say, so  I moved little forward near the side of the door and I observed his luscious , delicious pink lips 💋 aaah🤤🤤 he is so handsome man . Euuu what I am thinking I slapped myself mentally for thinking like this . And again start observing him and then I realised he is trying to say sry but to whom. Then an idea came to my mind . And at the same time he came near the door may be he sensed movements near him , smart jerk 😒.

"What are you doing here?" he asked raising his eyebrows at me .

"Umm... I came here because my waistband is little loosen and it can fell anytime...so I want help....so here I am trying to find a helper...So can you help? " I said dramatically.

"Why do you need my help ,? Don't you have ur own hands?" dumb monster said. Told u na he is a fool.

Raising my hands up I showed him my Mehandi  " As u can see I have my hands...but I can't help myself...So do help me " I tried to make sense in his dumb head.

"U really need help  or are u trying to attract me ?" he asked with doubtful gaze , judgemental much I thought about him .

"Umm... Actually No....But I know why u r not helping me .... Because ur scared that u will lose ur balance around me " I said mischievously.

"Ohh please look at urself...I am not going to loose my balance." he said with attitude.

"Okay then .... prove it by helping me " I know this trick of mine will work on his ego .

"Yeah sure ...but just to prove u wrong" he agreed and my trick worked .

Then he asked me to come inside and I moved in front of  big mirror he also came and stood behind me . But now  he is standing still may be he is finding difficulty in holding my waist .

"Ur doing it or not....just do it fast ...or r u scared?" then in fraction of seconds he held my waist pulling me towards him as his long fingers touched my bare waist I felt those butterflies in my stomach are  dancing and singing melodies then he moved his fingers slowly towards the end of waistband and he fixed it's hook. Then his hands started roaming over my stomach and then he wrapped his one hand around my whole waist and with other hand he pulled down dupatta from my shoulders and then he lowered his head and I felt something soft on my shoulder then I noticed he kissed my shoulder over those marks "Sorry for this" he said so softly and my stomach twisted inside in  anticipation to his action and my breathe hitched I was so lost in my first shocked that I didn't realised he  kissed my other shoulder too and said "sorry for this also" I skipped my breathe hearing his mesmerizing voice then he shifted my hair to one side and whispered near my ear "ur so beautiful 😍" I felt my body is shivering with his sweet tortures, he placed an open mouth kiss on my neck and that was it . I can't take it more.

"Manikkk" I took his name for first time, actually I was in daze so it came as a moan.

Then realisation hit him ,instantly he distanced himself from me . Now the atmosphere is quite awkward . So after one minute of silence,

"Finally... U accepted ur mistake haan 😎....and u see I won ....I made u regret ur words" I said with attitude trying to hide my previous emotions.

"What do you mean by this ? ....U did this purposely?" he asked me with a confusion.

"Off course ....I won't leave anyone who misbehaves with me "  I said with confidence but his expressions were changed now . I don't know what it is but it's not gud one

"U see ....I was right all girls are same, opportunist" he said with disgust.

"Hey mister ...What is wrong with u ?....why do u always blame girls ...And actually what I did that made u think like this " I asked raising my voice. Yes I can't bear my insult.

"U planned this which happened few minutes back. ..just for ur revenge ... didn't u??" he asked.

"Umm...No .... I didn't planned that thing...But yeah I was thinking to take revenge on u ...And my waistband was really loose and after that I didn't but u kissed me ...and ur blaming me...how convenient is that " I said with mixed emotions of anger ,  attitude and mischievous.

"So this is ur way of taking revenge?... U do 'this' with everyone??" he asked with many emotions in his eyes which I don't know.

"Yeah I do take my revenge everytime....But I don't do 'this' with everyone."  I don't like to explain my actions to anyone but I don't know why it felt right to explained him . May be because of his judgemental behaviour.

"Then why me?" he asked raising his eyebrows while I moved towards door.

"I know that ur not smart ass ....But I can't deny that  u do have really gud body...ur hot and handsome...and as I said before little flirting is healthy" I winked at him 😉. and he gasped at my reaction and stood there numb or may be he is blushing now but I don't know, thinking this I left from there.

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Manik's POV-

Yaar she is full of surprises man . You can't predict her . She is just impossible to made any judgement about her . I think she is different but she said , that she did that thing purposely that means I was right every girl is same only. But again her actions are totally different from other girls I mean she didn't try to seduce me or attract me but still she has something man she don't need to do any particular thing to attract man, her smile, innocent face , chubby cheeks, pouty lips , big eyes and her feisty nature is enough to get turned on , Aaah now I think her thoughts are also enough 😖 she is driving me crazy.

And she has also the power to make me 'The Manik Malhotra ' Speechless.
'Manik ' I remembered how she took my name for the first time and it's sounds so sexy man .

But I need to be safe I can't allow her to enter in my life because I know eventually all are same so she is ..

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.....Aish❣️.....