For readers,

No person is a perfect , perfectionism is just a illusion every wants to follow . A person is a purely good until he / she is living normal happy life , no person can remain the same after seeing the cruelty of world or unpleasant events happening in their life . Once ur innocence is ruined it's ruined, no one can get back to that self ever again but that doesn't makes one person bad or totally wrong . Person lives a ideal life only till he can adjust with surroundings ,pains  and peace of mind , when it becomes unbearable then he or she just crossed the bridge of being right and wrong.

I am not blaming anyone or disrespecting ur feelings but just try keep urself in their place and think . I am not justifying their deeds because what is wrong is wrong. But I want to say making mistakes is normal and it's okay. We all are humans we do mistakes in impulse as a reflex actions.
It's not easy to handle the pain and we don't think about right or wrong when we r in pain .
Now see urself u guys loved story but last chapter hurted u way beyond it became unbearable for u to think that Nandini did this , then in reflex u forgot all the love u have for Nandini and ur believes on story , just because of her mistake in last chapter . U don't think about right or wrong , ur descions or opinions about story, u just spoke out ur pain nd judgements. And it's okay
U guys are not wrong but I am just saying think properly . How much it must have hurted her that she turned like this , who was never like this before, she was very sweet, loving, mature and understanding but today she is behaving like this that means she went through something which is unbearable for her .
No person is cold hearted since birth situation makes them like that .

And when I said I am going to write the pain then I literally meant that . "Love is what matters the most " the storyname itself holds the importance of love . And love have many shades happy , cute , romantic , dark , painful , revenge , regret , mistakes, thrill . U guys have seen some phases nd u liked them too but I am going to write whole LOVE and not some phases. Love brings out best version of a person but similarly that love can bring out worst version of a person. Pain makes person stronger and increases the importance of love.
Everything in the story was decided since it started , everything was on mind before writing it down . 

I won't force anyone to continue to read it , if it's becoming unbearable then u can stop reading . I will be happy that u find it beautiful at least till this and I will appreciate ur descion. I love all my readers. And thanks to them who are still willing to read further, it means alot 🤧❤️❤️.

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If possible don't judge any character too soon , at least try to think from both ways.

Four weeks later ,

In Murthy Mansion,

Nandini was getting ready for her work.  She woke up early at 7am in the morning as it has been her routine since last month. She had her black coffee and plain cheese sandwich in breakfast. Now she was wearing her professional clothes.

"Nandini ...... What is this ?...... Why didn't you called or talked with Vihan after your engagement ...... U should have asked about his well being at least" Ishita asked her after entering inside the room.

"Mom ...... I simply don't care if he lives or die ....... So there is no point to pretend fake concern " she said casually while buttoning her shirts.

"Nandu for god's sake he is ur fiance ....... He is a good guy Nandini ...... He will keep you happy" Ishita scolded her first and then tried to make her understand .

"Off course he is a great , I really appreciate him for respecting my descion of staying away from him even after marriage  ..... And by doing that he will surely keep me happy " she took her blazer from bed to wear . As it was decided between her and Vihaan that they won't try to interfere in each other's lives through any way, that's why Vihaan left India just after engagement.

"Why u got engaged ?" Ishita asked sternly and Nandini started laughing.

"Ohh God mom...... U r really funny ...... U forgot so easily that how u emotionally blackmailed me .......I did this for u so u will stop chasing such topics in my life ...... And I couldn't find anyone better than Vihaan as he has same plans of staying away from me ...... I don't care about his reasons as far as he is stick to his words " off course she didn't forget the way her mother was crying that night , giving a long speech on love , asking for her to move on and finally dropped the bomb on her saying this behaviour of Nandini is slowly killing her from inside . It wasn't typical forceful blackmailing but Nandini thought the least she can do for her parents is this marriage so she agreed but with her conditions.

"I thought marriage will change u ...... And I still believe that u will be better person after staying with Anita and Vihaan " Ishita was surviving on fake hope.

" Then u r highly mistaken mom ...... Because if you r thinking that we will heal each other and I will love him , care for him , after marriage we will be happy couple and blah .... Blah .....uff " she wore her blazer and moved towards her dressing table.

"And why won't u do that ?"

"Because I am not broken so he can fix me ........ Neither I hate him so in future I will love him ....... For hating or loving someone u need to feel that feeling which I don't feel " she applied compact powder on her face .

"Whyy ?"

"Because to feel anything you need to have heart ....... My heart is dead ...... And that dead heart in my ribcage belongs to Manik " she applied kohl on her eyes.

"Why r u not wearing a engagement ring?..... It's bad omen " dismissing Manik's topic , Ishita asked about ring when she saw that ring on dressing table.

"It's just a piece of Jwellery ...... I will wear it whenever I will feel to do so ...... Now don't start with ur religious ranting because it's all bullshit " Nandini said casually while applying mascara.

"How u can say something like this ?" Ishita was baffled , how her religious daughter can say something like this .

"Because Manik is right , in fact he was always right ......And I simply don't believe in marriage so this engagement is nothing for me...... Every relation is meaningless if u don't love that person , if you are not involved in that person...... Every promise is meant to be broken as I myself have broken each and every promise I made to him " she inhaled a deep breath and wore her watch .

"Why don't you throw Manik out of your head so u can move on in peace ?" Ishita asked annoyingly and she stopped applying lipstick.

"I can't do that ...... He is everywhere in me " she simply shrugged her shoulders.

"Then why he is not in ur life ?" it was Raman who just came from behind , inside her room.

"Some mistakes are unforgettable and unforgivable , papa " she sighed after applying her lipstick.

"What is it ? ....... And is it so big that u r punishing him without any mercy? ...... He is badly hurt Nandu , aren't you feeling bad ?" Raman asked little harshly , because she haven't told them what exactly happened that day.  They just knew few main things.

"Umm dad I don't have heart to feel bad because he himself had killed it ...... And whatever humanity is left in me , trust me I am helping him ....... The more he will hate me the soon he will get over from me and can move on easily " she started combing her hair .

"But u always used to believe in forgiveness..... U used to believe in importance of person rather than his mistakes ....... Where is my that Princess ?" Raman asked sadly , because he have seen how drastically she changed and turned into cold hearted woman.

"That soul of ur princess have left my body that day only ......And now whatever is remained in this body it's me ...... It doesn't not belong to anyone neither to Vihaan nor to Manik ..... I will do whatever please me "
for the first time in last 15 minutes she spoke sternly. She tied her hair into a ponytail.

"U have changed Nandu " Raman said in hurt tone.

"Everyone is changed dad ....... Otherwise u wouldn't be taking side of Manik , whom u never liked that much ...... And mom wouldn't have hated him this much just because she got her friend back and her son is supposed to be a good jerk " she said bluntly and left her room , as she was getting late for office.

Yes day after her engagement she joined Murthy industry as a general secretary , she is going to take over the company in next month so she is learning. She have planned her life , she will run their buisness and will be busy there. She don't give attention to things happening behind her but she knew Vihan is manipulating her parents. Because she clearly remember he was in so love with his gf , she didn't find truth in his sentence when he told her that they broke up . But still she doesn't care about it as it's not her concern, he can do anything . But it would be really better if her mother gets some brain before their marriage so she can get escape from name sake marriage and if not then also she is ready for marriage .

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In Malhotra mansion ,

"Manik eat something " Neyonika asked with a hope .

"No mom I am fine with this only "  he said happily while stirring bourn vita in milk.

"Hmm" she nodded helplessly.

One thing has been changed drastically in his life that his eating habits . He hardly eats one or two times in a day that too because of someone's force then it can be his mother or rarely any friend on set. But no matter what he never forget to drink milk Bourn vita in her minion mug at least once in a day,  he feels like he is drinking from her lips that mug makes him happy for those few moments . At the same time his actions hurts Neyonika too much that he is still hoping on Nandini , that she will come back but she didn't said anything because he only drinks milk by himself without any force so instead of stopping him she used to refill that bourn vita's box secretly , which is given by Nandini.

'PaNi ...... A fairytale ' their first web show got released fifteen days before . Production house called Manan for launching party but she denied saying she have left industry already but he went there and attended it like a mature celebrity . The show was awesome and their chemistry was marvelous viewers got attached to it very quickly specially teenager girls. Fans started making fanpages for them with different names some of it were solo stans , some were PaNi fans but huge amount of fans were MaNan /PaNi Shipper. Audience is not that much as it's just got released but the amount of love show got it's tremendous. Manik too loved the show so much and he never sleeps before watching it like a lover. It gives him peace , seeing her with him makes him happy inspite of having broken heart nd unstable life.

He is still hoping for them ......

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In London ,

"Vihaan what happened to you ? " Emma asked cupping his cheeks and he rested his forehead on her.

"Nothing I am just tired " he sighed in her arms and she held him close.

"I am sure something is bothering u ...... U r looking weird since last month ...... As if..... As if ur guilty about something ...... Are you?" She frawned at him and he stiffened . She knows him better.

"I won't lie ..... I am ...... But please don't ask why and trust me " he said cupping her cheeks. He tried to find happiness as he accomplished Manik Malhotra's breakdown. He was happy too but since that day but he couldn't sleep peacefully from as Manik's crying face used to haunt him in night . He was disturbed but stubborn enough not to accept his mistakes and clear it, before it goes out of control. But he was guilty for hiding it from Emma.

"I trust you ...... And I know u will tell me ...... But don't test my patience and tell me everything before it goes out of ur hand " her words made him worried.

"I am tired " he kept his chin on her shoulder and she caressed his back to soothe him.

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"Anita , ..... Where is Vihaan ?" Shrikant asked her after coming to home.

"Must be in office " she said after giving him glass of water .

"No he didn't came to office today ...... In fact he hardly comes to office  " he said worriedly.

"Must be busy somewhere "

"Yeah but his behaviour is weird nowadays ...... I mean he is not focused he looks disturbed ...... He wasn't so unprofessional before " .

"Must be stressed ..... I will talk to him " she covered him because Shrikant don't know about Vihaan's engagement.

"Anita U r not hiding anything from me haina ?" He said looking at her worried face . He knows her so well .

"U know, I can't lie to you ....... But there's something I can't tell you ...... I am not supposed to ....... U should talk with Vihaan " she said in guilt of hiding this thing from him .

"Okay ....... Don't be grumpy...... Come here " she came to him and snuggled in his arms on couch. He caressed her hair affectionately.

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In night ,

On the silent street of Mumbai Manik was wandering in the middle of night . His steps were unsteady clearly indicating he is drunk beyond his limits of tolerance.  But it wasn't new for him as it has been his daily routine from last month to drink limitless whenever he is free from shoot then he don't mind if it's a day or night.

Tonight he was feeling little cold as it was a night in winter . But he was sniffing and sneezing sometimes , perks of drinking cold bottles of alcohol almost on every night .

Today his night shift was off so he was roaming on roads near his house. He used to work alot so that he could be busy, away from her thoughts but it's impossible to forget her even for second . And today also after walking aimlessly he found himself standing out in front of her house.

He took a breath and look at her balcony and then his drunken gaze fall at ladder which was sticking to the nearer wall. He don't know how but he climbed stairs with fumbling steps and fell on his buttocks in her balcony , he laughed to himself remembering how his crazy minion used to visit him through windows in the middle of night.

Hearing noise outside her balcony she got up from bed and after opening the door of her balcony she found him sitting on floor with stupid grin on his face as if he was in some daze.

"What are you doing here ?" She asked him curtly . He blinked his eyes several times and then slowly stood up .

"U r real ?" after touching her hands , shoulders then cupping her one cheek he asked to himself . Yes because it has become difficult for him to differentiate between reality and dream , he is finding her everywhere in him.

"Manikk" she slightly jerked his  warm hand from her cheek .

"Wow u r real ..... Ur voice is still same sweet like my minion ....... But why ur eyes are not twinkling " pointing towards her blank eyes he asked in a daze like a baby. She inhaled his alcoholic breathe as he was standing so close to her observing her eyes with his finger.

"U r drunk "she frawned.

"Yes I am....Aanchoo" he smiled sheepishly.

"But u never used to get drunk before ?" She questioned herself.

"Lots of things have changed..... U don't know" he said sadly in his drunken voice.

"Okay ..... Now go " she pushed him but he stood rooted. She felt his body is little warm but ignored it .

"No ..... I came here ...... So we can get marry " she looked up.

"Whatt?"

"Yes u always wanted that na ...... Now come lets get marry " he held her hand and was trying to find way out of balcony as they can't use ladder at same time and he can't take risk of leaving her hand , what if she will run away.

"But why? ...... U toh never believed in marriage " she knew he is drunk but still drunk people speak truth .

"I still don't believe ....... And see I was right it broke my relationship ...... But I will marry you so u won't go away from me " hugging her waist he said sadly.

"Manik it's late u should go ..... Now leave me " she said annoyingly and jerked his hands off . He made scowled and entered inside her room , pushing her away .

"I will stay here , tonight " he said reaching near her bed and he was about sit but he tumbled and fell down on floor.  He again laughed lightly hiding his embarrassment.

"Manik go away ...... I am telling you for last time " she said getting irritated with his antics but he didn't moved a bit .

But his eyes twinkled looking at food kept on her side table which she haven't touched  yet , as she sometimes skip her dinner. She was about to throw him out but she saw him looking intently at food as if he is hungry .

"Eat it " she gave him a plate and sit beside him .

"Feed me " he ordered cutely.

"No"

"Please na ...... I haven't eaten anything since morning" he pouted and something stirred inside her . He didn't had any food after that milk bourn vita in the morning.

"Hmm" she forwarded a bite near his lips and he ate happily . She keep feeding him .

"U know ...... No one feeds me and no one cares if I had food or not ...... Except mom ..... She forces me to eat but I don't eat ..... Ask why ?" He chewed on his food.

"Why?"

"Because u will get worried na and will come to scold me , that's why I don't eat ...... U used to get very angry whenever I don't eat ..... But now u don't , why ?" He asked but having no answer to child like man sitting in front of her , without saying anything she keep feeding him.

"Now I am full ..... After a ages " he said after completing his dinner , she nodded and got up from floor.

She came back after cleaning her hands and saw him opening his shirt buttons , sitting on floor only and his body was shivering little bit.

"Manik what r doing?..... Stop it " she said holding his hands quickly.

"Don't u know I can't sleep with clothes "

"But u won't remove it today ...... Otherwise go from here " she said sternly.

"What is there to be shy baby? ...... This is all urs " his voice was husky and tone was teasing . But he was shivering as his front was bare . She saw him shaking little bit so she touched his body.

"U r warm " she said worriedly.

"I know I am hot " he winked but she paid no attention to his teasing.

"U have fever " she said and he pulled her hand.

"Make me sleep ..... I haven't slept ..... Please"
he kept his head on her lap , she wanted to pushed him but something inside her held her back , may be humanity.

She took tablet from a drawer of side table with her one hand when he was sleeping on her lap . She made him eat that tablet he didn't object as he his eyelids were heavy due to sleep but he wasn't sleeping in the fear that he will close his eyes and she will be gone.

"Manik sleep " she massaged his hair softly .

"U won't go away na ...... I love you " his voice was breaking but her face and eyes were blank .

"Manik sleep" she said sternly . She can't forget his words of that day and can never forgive him for doing that with her.

"Humesha dadagiri karati hai ..... Huh " he pouted and mumbled to himself then doze off on her lap.

She kept his head softly on pillow, got up from floor took one warm blanket for him , she buttoned his shirt and was about to get up but he subconsciously grabbed her hand , pulled her on him .

"Sleep with me " she fell on his pillow , he caged her by keeping his head on her chest . Inhaling her smell he slept after two months in her warmth . She covered him with a blanket and being helpless sleep there without sleeping pills.

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Let me know if you found any mistake.

How was the chap?

..........Aish ❣️.............