After few hours of peaceful sleep he felt heavy weight on his mascular body , he felt someone has caged him and when he opened his eyes he found himself in the middle of bed but what shocked him that he wasn't alone today , someone was with .... more appropriately someone was sleeping on him . Her face was stuck in the crook of his neck where her one leg was on his stomach nd other one was on bed.

He wasn't habitual of such weird sleeping patterns so he got angry and was about to push her but stopped when he saw her peaceful face , she was breathing on his neck making him warmer than usual , he also heard soft snoring from her sassy mouth indeed she was tired , he wondered how she could sleep so peacefully without caring of her surroundings as if she owns his bed . First he removed her hand and leg from his body then putting hand below her neck he lifted her up, her face came dangerously close to him and for the first time he saw how she looked flawless and pure . He kept her head on pillow and bend his face near her , his lips were inch away from her face . He don't know how but for the first he admired a girl in this way and even he found her naturally beautiful , that innocent and carefree face looked so tempted that he almost closed distance of one inch between their lips but he stopped when only one centimetre was left . He moved out of the bed within second , controlling his raging hormones.

He never had to control himself even now also she wouldn't have known if he would have kissed her but surprisingly it felt like sin to do that without her consent. He looked at the clock it was 4 am in the morning that means he almost slept for 6-7 hours. He didn't remember when he had slept this much may be it was when he was eleven yrs old kid . If anyone would have intrude his space he would have kicked that person out but without disturbing her sleep he went to gym in his house.

Doing workout for more than hour he came back to his room again to see her sleeping like a log , he wondered how? but nonetheless he went directly inside the washroom without going near his destruction.

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"Hey why u called in the morning bro ?" Karan asked , yawning lazily as he woke up due to Abhimanyu's call .

"Just thought of informing you that Manik fainted yesterday" Abhimanyu thought of informing him so Manik won't be alone because Karan would definitely go to Malhotra Mansion . Yesterday Nandini was there with Manik so Abhimanyu informed today he thought she might have left last night.

"What ? ...... How ?...... And why ? ...... What did doctor said?" He was panicking so much that his girlfriend also woke up due to his sudden screams , who was sleeping snuggling to his bare chest . Umm they did had great night.

"Relaxed he is fine now ....... It happened as he didn't slept at nights continuously from few days because of his insomnia ..... So he fainted " he explained.

"Okay thanks ...... I will go to Malhotra Mansion " saying so he disconnected the call.

"What happened baby ?" Alisha , his girlfriend asked while making some patterns on his bare chest .

"Manik fainted yesterday ...... I have to go there " he said caressing her hair lovingly . Hearing Manik's name her eyes twinkled.

"Ohh fuck ....... I will also come to check on him " she said with sugar coated words.

"U can't ...... He don't like outsider visiting him " .

"I am ur girlfriend " .

"Still he won't like it " .

"U should make him agree and if he don't want anyone else in that home then bring him here ...... We can take care of him " .

"I am sure he won't agree but I will try ..... At least for tomorrow ..... Now let me go " he said getting up nd pecking her lips and she gave soft smile which wasn't real neither fake .

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He came downstairs wearing a little loose jeans which was hanging on his lower waist . He didn't wiped his hair properly and they kept wetting his bare front , he never wipes his head after shower . He likes messy hair after shower. He was going inside the kitchen to make something to eat as it's 6am and there is time for maids to come . He cooked lasagna wasting almost one hour for it .

He was crossing through the living room then he heard bell rang only for once as if button got pressed by mistakenly , he went there and opened the door to see two monkeys roaming in front of his house with frown nd fear laced with hesitation on their face .

"Does my front porch look like a jogging track to u both ?" He mocked them in his stern voice their steps stopped in fear and they looked at his ravishing half naked body with shocked. They became nervous.

"We .... We ...... I and him ..... We were concerned about " Sandesh stammered and Manik rolled his eyes .

"Don't stutter" he demanded .

"How r u?" Sahil asked without stammering and Manik knew his health is not their main concern .

"What's the matter?" He folded his arms on his chiseled chest , looking more sexy than he already is.

"See sir don't take us wrong ...... But we are worried for our frnd ...... From yesterday she is staying here with you ...... Nd sry to say but we have never seen any girl staying here ..... As she is our friend and we know how dangerous u can be so basically we were worried for her whole night nd couldn't stop coming here" having no stopping button in his system Sandesh blurted out everything in one breathe and Sahil palmed his forehead . Manik narrowed his eyes at both of them .

"What do u mean by dangerous ?" He raised his eyebrow , he looked little more angry than before .

"Nothing sir ..... We just want to confirm if is she okay or not " Sahil tried to handle the situation . They knew about Manik's physical relations with random girl , though they knew he won't force him but again world is full of creepy people and he is no less than monster . So when they saw him half naked their suspicion grew wider.

"U both ...... Out NOW " he growled at them , somehow he concluded their main reason for worry through their expression . He don't give fuck to their opinions but he did thought they are working for him or her ? . Here he was ill and not for once they asked about it but they were concerned for a girl whom they met days ago . Once again he felt rejected though they doesn't mattered to him much but still he is their boss. Scared they just sprinted out of his vision but didn't went far away from mansion .

Without locking door when he turned back to entered house he got another shock .

"Aaaaah " she screamed the loudest when she saw him. Sandesh , Sahil who also heard her screaming came running to door but before they could peep in Manik shut the door hiding the exotic view from them .

"Why r u naked ?" She palmed her eyes and he gave unbelievable look to her . He shook his head in disbelief and moved towards her . There she was standing on the second last stair showing her all glorious features as she was again wearing his black satin shirt reaching till her mid thighs with two first buttons undone.

Anyone would say that they just had a memorable night together by seeing their clothing . Where she was wearing shirt nd he was wearing pants , both were looking fresh hot mess.

"Why r u here ?" After opening her eyes timidly, she asked him when she saw him coming towards her .

"I hope u remember this is my house" he said smirking.

"But still ..... U wasn't upstairs that means u should not have been at home " she gripped the railing tightly when he maintained two inches proximity between their bodies . He was standing on last step.

"U should have think how would I go anywhere without my driver " he said in huskier tone , their bodies weren't touching but still they were sharing each other's warmth . She moved back bending on railings as he kept decreasing the distance.

"Why r u in my shirt ?" He whispered in her ear , goosebumps erupted on her whole body and she shuddered under his influence.

"I .... I was sleeping when delicious aroma hitted my nostrils causing me to wake up from deep slumber " she said innocently keeping her gaze lower.

"Still it doesn't explain, why u r in my shirt " lifting her chin up with his hand he asked looking into her eyes and two three butterflies died in her stomach out of enthrallment.

"Then I looked around u weren't anywhere near to my sight ...... I thought u r not in home nd ur maids must be making food because no way u can cook such delicious food ..... Then I thought of washing my teeth before eating and by accidentally I got drenched in shower , so I thought why not to take bath when my clothes are already wet ...... So after taking bath I wore ur shirt , what will I do ..... U don't have girls clothes in ur wardrobe ...... Poor me " she pouted at last and he looked at her in amusement , how she could be so dumb yet cute and innocent . Nd not to forgot how hot mess she was looking, wearing his shirt and wrapped in his half naked body.

"Why r u so dumb?" He slightly laughed at her and she came out of his invisible spell which was making her numb . She looked furiously at him.

"Because I am not Manik Malhotra ..... Now move " she said in disinterested tone and slightly pushed him back pressing her small palms on his bare abs , giving current to his body that he immediately clutched her waist and pulled her closer to him .

"Why ? ....... Is my nakedness is affecting you ? " He asked somehow controlling his breathing and almost whispering over her lips . Her eyes widened with his surprised move and irrational question .

"Why would it affect me ?" She said timidly controlling her self from melting like a jelly in his embrace .

"Why won't it ? " He said tracing down his finger through open area of her neck. She was almost shivering like a dead leaf in autumn.

"U don't affect me " with whatever strength she had in her , she spoke with it . He inhaled intoxicating smell of her through her neck.

"U sure ?" He spoke in her ear and she nodded , he blew air on her ear lobe , his hands went little ahead till her diaphragm. Her chest heaved up as she breathed for her life and close her eyes when she found his lips brushing near side of her lips.

She submitted herself into his desires , she couldn't resist him neither herself in the heat of moment . Her lips parted slightly as she exhaled the air . He went dipper with her , he lost control over his sanity nd first time in life he had to bring all his resistance to not kissed her hard that she would fight for oxygen.

"It won't be new for me ...... But u r way too moralistic to cheat on ur bf and pure enough not to get stained by me " she felt his hands slipping away from her waist and his cologne leaving her nostrils, leaving her perplexed and high with emotions .

She opened her eyes to get caught with his , who was gazing at her while maintaining appropriate distance between their bodies. Just few minutes back he set her whole existence on fire . She thanked him for stopping because she has always wished her first kiss to be with emotions if not out of pure love . Here she knew she loved him but this would have been out of lust or moment of weakness from both sides .

"Zzzzzzzzxxx" sound of bell ringing broke their eyelock. He was waiting for her to say something but when she didn't he sighed.

"U go upstairs and there in the very last shelf of second almirah there is a black uniform, wear that" she was surprised with the given information and without any other words she went upstairs. He looked at her sexy retreating figure and went back to door . He had extra uniform for future purpose after seeing her hatred towards it .

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"How r u Manik?" Karan jumped on Manik when he opened the door . He came running to Manik when Abhimanyu told him that Manik fainted yesterday . It's first time after that day , Karan visited Manik.

"I think I will survive if my gay brother will lift his heavy weight of my chest " Manik groaned, Karan smiled after hearing his sarcasm and hugged him more tightly.

"Okay now leave ...... Or I won't leave u capable enough to make ur own family" this time instantly Karan maintained distance of 10 feet between them.

"Manik u have cooked today " smelling the known aroma Karan jumped into the kitchen happily and Manik thought of wearing something.

"Wooo ...... Ohh ...... Karan u here ?" Coming downstairs she looked at Karan who was serving food for himself hurriedly .

"Good morning Nandini " she smiled warmly but when he looked at her an chuckled escaped from his mouth .

"What u r wearing ?" Before Karan , Manik asked her and glared at her .

"It's new combination of boring uniform pants with sexy shirt ...... Nice na? " she flaunted her unique nd weird dress . She didn't wear off Manik's shirt instead she made a knot of it on stomach and wear pants of uniform which she found in almirah.

"Umm u look cute " Manik rolled his eyes at Karan and without wasting his energy and time went upstairs to wear shirt.

"It looks super tasty " Nandini said after sitting on one of the chair .

"It is ...... He cooks delicious food " karan praised his brother .

"I never knew" she shrugged her shoulders and served remaining lasagna in her plate . Today Manik made lasagna he woke up early as he had so much time and also he didn't eat properly from yesterday.

"He don't cook everyday but sometimes ...... I think today is lucky day " Nandini stopped eating for moment . Did he made it for her ? . Whatever , Shrugging her thoughts she concentrated on eating. She should stay away from him nd his thoughts both r dangerous for her .

"Nandini "

"Haan"

"Actually I need ur help "

"Say na "

"Umm .... Wo "

"Don't hesitate , say it"

"Tomorrow is dreadful day for both of us " he said looking down and she grew more attentive . She thought what it could be then she remembered his mother is no more .

"Ur mother's death anniversary?" She hesitated to ask but when she asked he looked at her with wide eyes .

"Manik told u ?" He was shocked would be understatement.

"Not exactly but I remember once he said his mother is no more " he sighed .

"Can you bring him at my place tomorrow? "

"Why ? ..... I mean ...."

"He won't come by himself he don't follow rituals ...... He haven't attended a single Shradh after her death , though it was impossible for him too ..... But this yr when I know everything, I want him to be there for Shradh " something was different in his tone like immense grief coated with guilt and unfold mysteries .

"Why he won't come ? ...... I mean he should definitely perform rituals for his mother ..... Why r u scared ? ...... It's weird " she kept her palm on his hand to gain his attention.

"History is too big to explain u in words and it's not only her death anniversary but also .... " Before he could continue he heard sound of footsteps . He stopped talking and also signalled her to behave normally. They started eating.

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"U both little peace of useless meat ..... U ate all my breakfast " Manik accused them for their deed .

"Umm it was tasty " saying so Karan got up from his seat .

"Okay thanks bye ...... Take care " he ran out of the house leaving Nandini alone to face the wrath of monster .

"Mr Malhotra I will pay for my breakfast ..... Don't worry " she also said getting up from her chair and trying to escape from him . Since that moment it became hard for her to roam around him . He may behaved like nothing happened but only she knew how much happened with her inner feelings.

"It's okay consider it was pay back for ur services as u did yesterday " anger took over her listening to him .

"I don't trade my feelings Mr Malhotra .... I did because I felt of doing that because I care for you " she said controlling her anger . How he can be so emotionless when he was the same man who was pleading her to be with him . She was expecting something like this because she knew yesterday he wasn't in his complete senses but still it hurted her .

"Why do u care ?" He questioned her firmly .

"Because I am human " he was speechless.

"Whatever I don't want to be burden by ur favours " how she wished to punch his face , only if she had that much guts.

"Then please pay it by paying visit to psychiatrist " he frowned at her demand.

"What ?...... Are you mad ?"

"Noo ...... But u need to visit so that u can sleep every night without any help ...... U need treatment for ur insomnia " .

"But I slept without help , last night " . They shared a eyelock remembering their night.

He knows he needs medical help but he don't want to take it because whatever this pain or guilt or burden of accusations , it is keeping him alive otherwise he will die . There is no reason in his life to live , there is nothing to be seen in dreams, he don't have particular destination to achieve in his life . Whatever he could have earn he has that everything and for whatever he craved he knew he won't get that in his whole life so his past is keeping him alive by bringing pain nd agony . Life seems normal when he is feeling hollow and nothing is scaring him nor exciting him . That's why he is different than others because their definition of misery nd pain is very small in front of a person whose whole life has been misery and his existence, unwanted .

"I can't stay with you every night ...... Nd it was coincidence that you slept ...... But u need treatment more than anything else ...... Nothing is wrong to visit counselor , it may help you to clear ur mind so that u could sleep well every night...... And if luck will be with u then there are chances for u to be normal human again" She is unaware of the tornado of feelings inside him.

"Why u want to change this monster?" Not for once he showed his feelings on his face instead he was kind of teasing her but she gave no fuck to him and was talking sense .

"No ..... I don't want to change you ...... But I want to glorify the goodness in u " she said truly but he started laughing .

"There is no goodness inside me at least that's what I have heard since my childhood ...... And people are right" he laughed on her face , evily.

"Manik no person on earth is same as other one ...... Everyone is different and that's where people makes mistakes ...... Every child is different nd unique , and some of them need special attention but parents gives equal attention nd love to every child ..... Everyone has different level of understanding , patience , anger , impulsiveness, etc ..... Nd then people start comparing them and it makes one good nd other one bad ..... Nd the bad one starts feeling left out and for getting attention or pushing people they do things out of impulsiveness and get labelled as evil .... But they r not evil till they cross certain level of sanity , those people just need love nd attention ..... So we should handle everyone differently " he wondered how she represented him like she analysed his childhood and made project on him . Her maturity and level of understanding surprised him . He always craved for attention and love , he starved for that so long that eventually he lost hope of receiving it from anyone .

Always he hasn't been anyone's first priority , no one ever loved him to that extent , neither his mom though she was the only person who loved him selflessly.

"Okay I will come but give me the reason to be good " he challenged her and she looked at him in disbelief.

"U don't need reason to be good and even I don't want you to behave good for some motive ..... I want to see the goodness which is stored inside you ..... I don't want ur pretendence " she said looking into his eyes.

"U have one day ....... Make me realise life is peaceful by doing good to others " he knew she is going to fail but he wants to see her sincere efforts , he wants to see at what extent she can go .

"Bring it on Mr Malhotra ...... I am waiting for u in car " she left his house with determination .

He wished to be everything she will wish in her life but he knows he is no where near to that.

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...............Aish ❣️ ...............