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Chapter 12

"What are you doing here?" I asked and raised my eyebrows to see her . Of all the person's why is Alya here I could never know. I don't like my guards down especially not in front of these people.

She didn't say anything for a moment but is blatantly staring at me.

"What?"

"Umm. Sorry to disturb you." Said Alya . Clearly embarrassed.

"I wanted to thank you for what you did with Amy and Mukti today." She said softly.

"No need. I was just doing my Job." I shrugged.

"Yeah! But still I appreciate it. Also I want to apologise for my actions lately." She said real fast.

For the first time I observed Alya and her expression. She looks guilty, almost. But why all of a sudden she is sorry.? I don't think it is just because of Amy.

"Why?" I raised my thoughts.

"I don't know what happened Nandini but I know that Manik has suffered a lot in these 10 years. So I was angry at you because of my friend. No personal issues."  She said trying to explain her deeds.

But what she said about Manik 's suffering makes me want to laugh. I really want to laugh in joy. But I seem forget that art over these years.

And she says Manik has suffered a lot.

Good for him. He needs to be in the pain . He didn't believed me last time. Didn't have any chance to me? So why should I feel sorry for him. He should suffer.

My laugh never came out. My eyes hardened and. Think they have twinkle in them to hear about his suffering. Party because he was Also responsible in the murder of my baby.

"If that's all......" I said . My voice hardening with each word.

"Yeah ! I will leave." She said and left.

I closed my eyes to relieve this new emotions. I went in front of the mirror and looked at my face. The reflection shows a sad and broken girl. Her eyes are empty. She is deathly pale like a moon.  She has no energy in her .She looks dead. A living corpse.

I was busy relieving my past in front of the mirror. 

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Manik's POV

I am not sure whether I should go in or not. It is damn confusing. She doesn't want me here and has already given me the ultimatum twice. But I need to clear this. I am confused . I don't know what to do anymore? I don't have what to believe and where to go from here?

I shake my head and decide to enter inside. Consequences be damn.

I see her standing in front of the mirror wearing the most alluring thing that can make all the man in the world to lose their senses.

Her back is towards me and I can see those long legs. All my blood is running towards south. I was here to have a talk with her not for losing control like this.

I move forward to see her face in the reflection but what I see breaks my heart. There she is standing all broken and sad. Her eyes are bloodshot . She must be crying before but why?

Why is she like this?

Was I seriously wrong in judging her?

She has lost her wait and I don't think I had seen her smiling these days , not even once. Her eyes which were full of lights and happiness are now hollow. She is just looking like an empty shell.

"Nandini ...." I whisper softly. Before I could stop my tongue her name slip out from me like a flawless sweet.

It broke her trance as she gradually turned.

All my desire vanished when I see the dead and cold look in her eyes for me. As if my every sight makes her more cold. Like Alaskan cold.

There is no warmth in those beautiful eyes. If I remember correct , I have never seen any emotions and moreover any expression in her face after our second meet. 

"What?" Ice cold voice ask me.

"Umm.... Actually ..,,I ...." I stammer.

She just raise her perfect eyebrows like pointing her eyes towards her junior colleagues.
Like she is irritated that you have wasted her Time.

" Why are you here without my permission to enter inside my room?" She asked again with so much coldness that I shivered.

For the first time in my life I am afraid. I should have known this can happen but I was a fool. Her back and long legs kept calling towards them. As if I had a option in the first place to choose my actions.

God !! manik. Stop it . She is staring at you like you are a fellow fool who is wasting her time and adding nuisance in her life. Say something. Don't babble like a fool and that too in your mind.

"I want to talk."

"Then talk" she replied.

What is this a bloody meeting that she is just saying one or two words and here I am blabbing and stammering like a kid. Be a Man! Manik. She can't do anything.

"I want to know about you ...."

"Hey sis! You ready for dinner." Said Rishabh and cutting me in between.
This is bad . Rishabh doesn't like me.

"You ? What are you doing here?" He growled as soon as his eyes met with mine.

"I was here to talk." I explain again.

These brother and sister are Hitler part 2. One is spitting fire and other can freeze people to death. A Deadly combination.

"There is nothing to talk ,you bastard." Rishabh said enraged.

"Rishabh . I will be out in a minute." Nandini said  . Rishabh huffed like a small child but moved out reluctantly. After giving me the evil eye.

Again the room is silent and I can only hear my breathing. What is wrong with Nandini? How can she stay calm in this environment.

"Well I .... Nandini.."

"You wanna talk or are you just here to say my name again and again?" She asked with a full on mastered poker face. Heck! Neyonika is easy to handle as compared to her.

"Because she is your mother." She said.

Fuck! Did I said that aloud? I wondered wide eyed.

"Yes . For this too. "

"Now if you will leave I have to meet my brother."

She said and left me here standing alone in her room

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Hi lovelies!!!

How was the chapter? You all guessed wrong about the person in her room.

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