Manik Malhotra is in deep sleep , until his sleep is disturbed by some sounds, he with difficulty tried to sleep again but it's like impossible but again he tried no use. He got up opened his balcony , about to shout but stopped .

He found a girl dancing while some middle aged lady giving beats to her steps with some stick and a block, Manik looked at her keenly, "Nandini Basu! "His classmate who joined college recently, she came from Kolkata , she is very calm, hardly speaks, intelligent and introvert, she just speaks to her bench mate that's all

Manik when first saw her in class, her big doe eyes made him drown, now seeing her dancing, her moves, those expressions on her face, the sweat drops on her bare waist gave Manik mouth dry, eyes freeze and mind blocked

After an hour she removed her gunghru (Payal) , both walked away, Manik took deep breath "she is interesting, may be more" he smiled to himself

Manik started watching her more, she is none other than his friend Yuvaraj Sen Gupta cousin sister. His aunty daughter lost her father in summer, she is naive and innocent according to him. Manik found her interesting, she smiles when she know problem to solve, she pouts if she feel it hard, her curly long hair makes her look beautiful, she secretly eats chocolates in class, she wears white most, her favourite subject is mathematics, she hates English

Manik found it cute when she keeps pouting, this made Manik day.

Days went on,
Nandini is only daughter of Anirudh Basu and Geetha Basu, her father is business man, in summer he had accident and couldn't make it through, Geetha couldn't handle business, so her brother Suraj Sen Gupta took over it, they shifted from Kolkata to Mumbai,

Everything changed for Nandini, she was once bubbly and happy girl, now she is gloomy and sad, her mother is strict now, she is making her work on her own, and learn cooking and household works which she never ever tried as her father used to pamper her most.

Geetha don't want to burden her boudi (sister in law) with works to help her and make Nandini learn living she is making Nandini work,

Dancing is one thing Nandini loves and her teacher is her mother, she never stops dancing. Her plan for future is to own a dance academy of her own and make her mother proud.

When she came to Mumbai, on her very first day she saw Manik with her cousin Yuvaraj, she just melted like ice under burning fire, she just fell for him and fell hard. Being in tough situations and very hard time in coping up with life she left the thought. Whenever he comes home or she come across him, she feels like her heart skips a beat but she don't react or show, she just bends  her head low and do her work as if she don't notice him. She is scared why she don't know, may be rejection fear? May be her situation

Months passed
Manik as same routine wake up at five watch Nandini dancing, then going on jogging, coming home watching her doing houseworks with her mother, then going to college with Yuvaraj, watching her coming with her sister, stalking her college in safer ways,

Today in class every one are busy with assignments submission, last moment pinning checking things and organising, Manik completed and was watching Nandini, she is stressed reading things and rubbing her forehead biting her lips.

She came to their bench "bhai! I need your assignment, something is wrong with mine let me check it with you"
"Nandu I didn't complete I had only ten mins ask anyone please"
She huffed in stress and was about to go Manik forwarded his papers
She looked at him with surprise with hesitation she took it and smiled. Manik gave her broad smile

When lecturer came in, she gave Manik papers back and sat in her seat in hurry.

Evening when Manik came to meet Yuvaraj, Nandini smiled at him "thank you for your help, I missed two papers and I was confused so it helped me lot"
"It's ok I am happy it helped you, how was your assignment gone?"
"Good all thanks to you"
Meanwhile Yuvaraj came, they gone to ground for match, Manik so wanted to talk to her more see her smiling but couldn't.

After that day they just smile says hay and hello bye that's all. Days turned to months but no improvement. College completed, Manik want to become singer, he joined music college, he moved to Kolkata, he laughed at himself when he got seat in govt university.

On the day of shifting Nandini mother gave him some tips about Kolkata and even gave him her house keys, to stay. Nandini with gloomy face bid him bye telling him all the best.

When Manik reached Kolkata, he felt himself missed in the crowd of strangers, he came to address and opened house, it's dusty but good one. A common middle class house with big area. Manik took ten days to clean everything, he bought things he want and settled in one room, which has good view and well ventilated, he always thought "how it felt some excitement thinking about Nandini here in her own house." He felt as if she is watching his every moment, anxious and self conscious is all he felt.

Three years passed Manik perused his degree applied for guitarist and singing classes for pg, he came back to Mumbai for holidays, he missed his parents and Nandini too. Why he don't know but not even for single moment he could keep Nandini thought away from his mind.

Everything he does, he thinks about her, her face always flashed how and why he too couldn't explain.

When he came home it is midnight, he got shower and came to balcony while drying his hair with towel, he found Nandini dancing with ear plugs in, she is lost in her own world, she become thin, hair more long and wavy, face when glowed with moon light Manik couldn't even blink, he dropped his towel, the way she slowly opened her eyelids, it took his breath away "how can she be this beautiful?" He said to himself

When she stopped breathing heavy, his eyes struck on the chest which are raising and falling fast, the blood in body ran to south, he groaned as reaction by sudden wind some hair strands came to her face which gave him heart attack. He couldn't take more "god" he prayed for his dear life.

When Nandini breath calm down she smiled at sky, started to tie her hair in bun, when she is doing her bare waist shine with moonlight , his heart literally stopped, he couldn't really take any more he closed his eyes, when he opened she is walking towards steps to go down

Manik stood in balcony for an hour to cool himself, he came to conclude she might be some angel who came to earth just to kill him smoothly, his urge to have her in arms and touch her in all sinful places took troll on him, he went insane
"Beauty can actually kills" he muttered

Next day Manik got up by someone kicking him, "Ki khārāpa abasthā,(what the hell)" he shouted
"Wow Manik you became Bengali babu, I should keep Nandu by my side to translate u" Yuvaraj said
Manik got up smiled listening to Nandini name "Madamji killed me night now first thing in morning I listen her name" he said in Bengali so that Yuvaraj don't understand
"Again?" Yuvaraj frowned
"Nothing yuvi! So how are you?"
"Good how are you? Aunty said you came, I came here to see you from jogging"
"Wow I missed jogging man" Manik said sadly
"How is Kolkata? Did you find any girl?"
"No but Bengali girls are just mind blowing when you go to banddar you just get lost, each girl looks like goddess"
"I know we used to visit"
"Yah"
"How are there? Is house comfortable?"
"House is so beautiful and everything is best, I got a South Indian as roommate he cooks, we are same class, he is nice guy, so things are best"
"Which room you took?"
"The one with best view" Manik smiled
"Nandu room?"
"Is it?" Manik asked in surprise
"Yes, and let me tell you, when you open the secret door of her room you will blow your mind"
"Secret door?"
"Yes, it's under her bed, with steps, she keeps all her dairies, special things, her favourite Veena, and mostly her best things like bicycle, scatting shoes, make up things and our x box gaming, we used to be there all day when we are there, mostly at night. No one can touch her things not even her mom, she was so ziddi and bubbly girl. Now this Nandu feels someone else yaar, she used to be so much fun" he said with sad tone

"Why so?"
"Mammi always keeps her in bay. She losing her father is like loosing her soul and feeling burden all time makes things more complicated, even when everyone of us say otherwise Mammi never listens, she keep on being strict with her, now she became a fake smile doll all time. Never shares anything with us, this year she is topper of our class, dad gave her scooter as gift, mammi won't allow her to drive, didi uses it"
Manik kept numb, he too felt sad. When last night her dance came to his mind, he felt as if she was trying to get away from all this

All day friends spent time chatting, evening when They came back to yuvi house, Manik eyes searched for Nandini, after sometime when she came from her room and found Manik sitting on sofa her eyes went wide, she is surprised, felt as if he became more handsome and tall, she felt so small, she felt shy too

"How are you?" Manik want to make a move this time without taking time.
"Good how are you?"
"Āmi bhāla āchi (I am good)" he answers
Nandini smiled broadly , she too started talking in bangali, almost for ten mins they were talking about Kolkata, her house. The places she used to go regularly and her favourite ones. Manik too talked about his, he found her more happy talking about Kolkata
"Why don't you come once?"
"May be some times" Nandini said sadly "I just can't ..... baba ...... he always ...." She couldn't speak she got shaky voice tears rolling
"You should cry Nandini, that will help you to accept the truth it's ok to cry" Yuvaraj said rubbing her back
She cried cried and cried till she got hiccups, whole house came watching her with pity, her mother couldn't stop herself more. She hugged her cried like baby.

May be after her father death they both didn't cry, their pain was building in like mountain which is paining them a lot.

"Why don't you both come with me this time aunty. You may be feel better, uncle may be waiting?" Manik said
Both looked at him with tears
"He was best person ever I met in life, I am his queen, she is our princess, we lived our life like they show in movies nah... life happily ever after wala.... How to live now we are unable to cope up, that is why I always show harshness towards her, she shows silence, forgive me shona," she cried again
"Momma!" She hugged with tears

Nandini and her mother along with Manik came to Kolkata for ten days, as Nandini has college.

Both mother daughter felt nostalgic, the life they had back then hit them like rock, but it gave them smile and tears, seeing their house got tears instantly, Nandini father shouts for them when he enters house, he playing pranks on his wife, her shouting mainly her sindoor and bangles, his laughs, all came like movie. Both stood at entrance seeing them, feeling them

Manik looked at them with worry, he pulled her mother hand "come on aunty" he smiled
She wiped her tears and came in taking Nandini hand for support.

Nandini roamed whole house touching each things as if it's her memory she is touching, she came to her room, watched it, seeing all different made her feel little uncomfortable but managed
"I don't know it is your room, I liked the view that's is why I occupied don't worry I will move"
"No Manik! Please don't, I can't sleep alone here in this house I will be with momma, it's just my memories that's all, if you don't mind can I go down?"
"Your secret room? Actually Yuvaraj said recently about it, I never gone down"
"Thank you for everything, you made my heart light, you don't know what you gave us thank you" she said with tears
"In return I want smile and May be your dance to watch once" he said slowly
She looked surprised "dance?"
"Yes daily I watch you dance morning alarm you know"he blushed as if he got caught
"O sorry we didn't know that" she is embarrassed
"Will you?"
"May be tomorrow morning, in hall again May be your alarm" she smiled

"Let me clean the room down there" she opened the door, and walked down.
Manik helped her mother with things, he bought groceries and vegetables, she cooked traditional Bengali fish curry and some other dishes, she talked about her husband all while, telling him how he used to prank her with Nandini, how this house was always filled with shouts and laughs, his fav food, Nandini favourites and her stubbornness and all.

Manik listened happily, knowing Nandini made him more happy, "I don't know Nandini as such she never talks not even in college"
"She was worst student in school, daily we got complaints, one time she back answered her principal, that shuthi!!! Your uncle begged the principal, and this girl didn't say sorry, durga.. durga it was hell, she took ten beatings but didn't say sorry, uncle made her understand for two days, she was that ziddi"
"I kind of shocked"
She laughed sarcastically
"Don't go with her face, god knows what happens to her husband, I pity him" she said with bad expressions Manik gulped "is it so?"
"Yes, I will in prior warn him, he should be careful and Madam gets angry on small things, if you touch her things, don't even think if any thing happens them you are gone, she will show you hell, once I kept her Veena out, she took whole house on her head, she didn't eat for three days, I cried, uncle begged, finally she when got new Veena she ate, we gave that Veena to someone else, that stupid she is, she changed but who knows? Once crazy is always crazy you know" she said
Manik really scared "what if I get most worst?"

Manik watched her dance next day, he felt as if she is dancing for only him, he lives in dream whole time.

Nandini took Manik to places where he can chill out, eat beat street food, shopping places, her school, her fathers shop, which is closed now, they opened it, cleaned spent that day there, next they three went to near by temple, Howrah bridge.

Manik and Nandini shared so many things, their childhood experiences, memories, wishes. Future plans, favourite food habits, time flew like spark.

It's day of departure, Nandini came to Manik and took him to her under ground room showed him her things, she gave him keys to that room, "you can use it"
"Why are you giving? You never allow to touch anything then why?"
Nandini bit her lip, looked away "now it's your house"
"Never always yours memories mine"
Nandini blushed
"Do you trust me?"
"Yes" she said looking into eyes
"Why?"
"I don't know"
"Do you too...... feel....
"Manik! May be I should leave"
Manik disappointed
"I will wait" she said after taking two steps "come home with success, I will also be ready with degree"
Manik eyes lifted and shinned "why will you wait?"
She turned
Manik took her hand and dragged to himself "why will you wait? Why do you make me insane? You bug my mind and heart all time, what do you think waiting more is possible? Five years waiting is not sufficient?" He asked huskily
She blushed
"Nandini I can't wait more"
"Then don't wait, get another one, if you wait you may get me if not you won't," she removed her hand and started to go
"What the hell that means?" He asked keeping his hand his waist with shock
"Manik I want time if you don't want to give then what can I do?"
"Arey we can now talk express"
"Yes, but I don't want ......wait,"
"Can't you see how I am in trouble? And what is with wait?"
"Manik you don't know me, first learn about me, then you decide, Nandini Basu is difficult problem to solve and impossible task to deal with, and when I say I want you to wait then it is, if you say now then know this perfectly, I will say no"
Manik opened his mouth in shock "means?"
"Means if you wait I will say yes if not it's absolutely no"
"What the hell Nandini? Why do you say such?"
"I want to have love which my parents have for each other not mere attraction, and when I am stubborn about something I am as such if you can't deal then"
Manik dragged her and pressed his lips on her in angry, he sucked her life, he is so angry and frustrated with her words "you insane girl, let me tell you one thing I will dig every thing if you say no, and about your stubbornness, be it as you say I won't use those words but I will show you, and dare you walk away again," he again kissed her with passion she responded
"You too learn about me, my stubbornness is something which will dig hell around you, but it won't touch, you will suffocate, you will come to me running "
"Never" she said with smirk
Manik clenched his jaw "Nandini Basu, let me show what I am" he challenged

That night when they are in railway station, Manik came to Nandini mother "aunty! ...." He gulped looked at Nandini and narrowed his eyes and with stubbornness said "I will marry Nandini" Nandini dropped her water bottle he held it soon.
Her mother is equally shocked "what?"
"Yes, I will marry Nandini soon, May be next month when I come to Mumbai, today I will talk to mom and dad,"
"You are informing me or asking me?" She said with shock
"May be both, I don't know"
"What if she says no?" Showing Nandini asked
"I will...." He again gulped "kidnap you" he said
Nandini mother opened her mouth in shock "me?"
"Yes, then she will obey"
Nandini gave Manik a slap "how dare you?"
"I already said if you don't want to listen I will dig hell then bare it" he shrugged
"Manik Malhotra, I hate you" she clenched her jaw in anger
"You can I don't care" he said "tell me aunty"
"This is good start you think?"
"No"
"Then?"
"I am as such what to do?" He shrugged
Nandini mother fanned her self. "May god bless you druga durga!!!!" She prayed
"Next month then"
"Manik I said no"
"I choose to kidnap your mother then"
"Keep her, I don't care,"
"Nandini listen, don't play with fire"
"You too don't play with water it will drown you totally and your fire goes to Howrah bridge, let me tell you clearly you will wait for two years that's final"
"Next month you will come with me that's final"
Nandini mother looked at both "good match! Durga please keep me safe" she said in worry
Train came both came back Mumbai.

Manik parents came with rishta, Yuvaraj parents accepted which made Nandini get worse, Nandini mother giggled "wow Nandu! Some one is more stubborn then you let me see how will you survive, your baba must be smiling too" she laughed
Nandini stomped her feet and left.

As Manik said next month he came, marriage days arranged, Nandini is not talking to him, he too didn't bug, he comes talks to Yuvaraj, takes him to shopping and talks about marriage all time, but never talked to Nandini. She got more stubborn

She ran away. Manik when heard it, he laughed like hell. All looked at him like fool "don't worry! She is might be at beach, that is why you marriage hall changed , I didn't let her know" he said
"Means she don't know the venue?"
"No, and I know when she is stressed she goes to beach, let us go"
All came to beach, Manik found her sitting all alone with wedding saree, in Bengal bride look which suited her a lot Manik so want to kiss her but he didn't
"Hogaya! See I found you, now no escape"
"Why don't you listen to me?"
"As you always listen to me?"
"Manik"
"Yes"
"I am so frustrated"
"I have a solution" Nandini sister came in between
"What" both said
"Marry him but don't be his till you feel he is worth"
Nandini eyes shine and Manik looked at both with horror

Marriage happened in pure Bengali way, Manik with dhothi and Nandini with saree, she is most beautiful bride in this world Manik felt.

When they reached home and Manik room, Manik took her photo "you are looking like goddess, beautiful, and you are mine now, you know how many mornings I watched you? And that night when I returned, you were like beautiful ocean on full moon night, full of life yet calm, full of curves at cute. How are you this beautiful?"
"I fell for you when I saw you for first time, fell hard. You are most handsome man I ever came across"
He kissed with soul taking kiss, "when now you are mine, we will wait.... Wait till you say those words" he said hugging her
"Sure?" She asked in disbelief
"Yes, you are mine, that's all I want" she smiled

Manik came back to Kolkata, Nandini joined her college. In two years they met a lot of times, sometimes she comes to Kolkata, if not he comes to Mumbai. Nandini stays in his room and he stays at her room. Both laughs at that. Manik kept his promise but that didn't stop him, he always makes her weak with his deeds, he kisses her hard, moulds her sucks her marks her and touches her so intimately, she wimpers every time but didn't say those words.

Once begged to do it, in heat of time but Manik being more stubborn didn't let her have her way, he demanded to say those words, she in anger denied, he laughed and left her which made her mad. Manik loves annoying her.

Manik got opportunities in music company, Nandini was happy when he called to ask her suggestions, she said to take up, he earned with them good amount, when he was in final three months he became so popular, but never gave any interview or came in like light.

When he completed his education, he made three years contract with t-series, Nandini completed her studies too, when she want to find a job Manik said no. "Start your dance academy, mom and you will be happy with that"
"But"
"I have money Nandini don't worry and we are going to make more money don't worry."
'Nandini happily accepted"

Manik when had pressure of giving interview as a concert is going to happen, he accepted. He told about his love story when a girl shouted I love
"Nandini Manik Malhotra is my wife, I am married man, she was my neighbour, my classmate, I fell for her, she is most beautiful girl I have never seen, never in my life. I stayed in her house her room in Kolkata when I was doing my music. She came once to visit her house with her mother, we had argument then I married her, in fact she ran away on that, because of argument, I caught her at beach, we had beautiful marriage, on that day she was so beautiful,she is always"
"Wow this is something new, she ran away means? She don't want to marry you?"
Manik laughed "she want to marry me but not soon, she asked me to wait, even to propose, actual argument was for proposal, I got angry I straight away married her."
"Did you propose then?"
"No I am waiting"
"She didn't? And you didn't?"
"No" Manik said with poker face
"How months passed?"
"Our second anniversary is soon"
"Two years?"
"Yes"
"Mrs.Manik Malhotra whole nation is requesting you, our handsome singer is waiting, kill the one waiting please" the interviewer said
All laughed

Nandini who is watching blushed , Manik mom said "beti! Bechara he is waiting" she said in pity
Nandini laughed "I know ma! He was one who ruined it, he want marriage not me" she pouts
"Really? What a stubborn children I got" she said with worry
Nandini smiled "ma! Go to some vacation" she said out of blue
"What? You guys should go not us" she taunted
"Ma! He is having recording and concert so you guys go, we will have our time here" she explained
"Really?"
"Yes, I will surprise him today"
Manik mom got happy and rushed away to her cousin house for one week with her husband

When Manik came home at night after recording, he is so tired when he entered his room, his whole tiredness gone, he just gulped "Nandini" he said nervously.
"Manik! Āmi tōmākē bhālōbāsi ( I love you)"
"I love you Nandini" he hugged her, that night they made beautiful love making. Whole week they enjoyed a lot.

Nandini started her academy along with her mother, Manik got somany concerts at so many new places and countries they travelled, enjoyed life.

The are still stubborn, no one bends everyone hits their heads seeing them some times , but they never fight, they make things tough for each other but they enjoy it.

They had triplets, life was like movie .... Happily living after with live