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Chapter 14C

Manik's POV...

Navya spread my palm and placed Nandini's golden brooch which she was wearing tonight.

Her quietness was killing me...

My Nandini was okay na...

A tear from her eye fell over the brooch and then to my palm..

She was crying...

That means...

My Nandini....

Was she dead??

"Manik!" Navya whispered my name in extreme sadness and her expressions scared me...

"Wo...!" I gulped as I spoke and Navya just stared at me. "Meri...Nandini!" I added pointing towards the I.C.U.

"Zin—zinda hai na?" It took me great courage to ask that particular question and I could hear my heart thumping in my head.

My eyes were filled with tears, ready to spill out.

My nerves were racking, ready to get jammed badly.

Navya once again looked at Cabir and finally nodded.

Oh...oh...Thank—thank God.

Suna tuny! She's alive! She's alive! I screamed at Mr. Subconscious and it gave me a smile...which was fake, obviously.

"She's alive....she's breathing!" Navya spoke lowly holding to my hand once again and I smiled through my tears.

She's alive!!!

She's alive!!!

I felt immensely happy.

I'll be able to hold her once more...

I'll take her away from everything. I'll not let any evil come near her now.

I won't let her get disappeared from my eyes for a second.

I'll tell her that I love her so much.

Oh God...Thank you.

"But!" My thanking, happy session didn't last long as she spoke squeezing my hands.

"Bu—but?" I spoke, smiling and getting worried at the same time.

"We are losing her!" She dropped the bomb over me and it took me few seconds to register what she was trying to say.

What does she mean that we are losing her??

NO! NO!

"No...you said she's breathing!" I all of a sudden snapped at her and she looked bewildered.

"Yes...Manik! She's breathing!" She spoke nodding her head frantically and I was amazed.

"Then?" I lashed out and she helplessly looked at Cabir for help. "What? What haan? Why are you looking at Cabir baar baari?" I snapped more. Before I could do something stupid Cabir came forwarded and guarded Navya quickly.

"Buddy! Try to listen!" Cabir scolded me holding me back and I fisted Nandini's brooch in my hand with full forced which made my hand bleed but the pain was nothing in front of the situation which I was facing.

"What listen buddy! Navya only said that Nandini is alive! She's breathing! Aur ab she is saying that we are losing her?" I shouted on the top of my voice and the couple remained still on my outburst.

"Kya? Haan kya kehna kya chahti hai ya?" I added with the same shout, giving Navya my glares and this made Cabir angrier.

"Wo ye kehna chahti hai that Nandini is in coma!!!!!" He shouted giving me the reality check and my head spun to which I backed off with a jerk colliding with the wall.

I stared at Cabir with disbelief and Navya pushed Cabir away coming towards me to which my disbelief stare diverted to her.

"Ya...ya kya keh...raha hai, Navya?" I stammered still not making sense out of the whole thing and Navya held my hand pushing me on the bench to sit.

"Manik! Listen to me!" She spoke sitting on her knees in front of me and held my hand that was fisting Nandini's brooch.

"It's not like that she can't come back okay! It's not the usual coma! It's like she's in some deep sleep! Sleep!" She spoke giving me a shattered hope and I just stared at her...lost.

"She's very strong! She was responding to our treatments! But...!" She continued and I bite my lower lip urging her to ask what. "But something weird happened! We suddenly lost her urge to come back! It's lost somewhere!" She spoke with sorrowful eyes and I was quiet.

I didn't have the courage to ask anything yet alone speak anything.

"But we know...we can bring her back! You...you can bring her back! You are the hope for her Manik! You are her only hope! She can listen to you! Whatever you'll say! She'll listen to you!" She told me and this time Cabir placed his hand on my shoulder.

"You gotta be strong for your girl Manik!" He spoke sitting beside me and Navya sit on my either side.

"Remember I told you! That there are few chosen ones!" He continued, coaxing me to look at him. "You are the chosen one Manik! You gotta mend you broken angel!" He spoke cupping my cheeks and I let out the sob which I was holding long back.

"Her wings...your angel's wings are being crippled badly! Go and heal them!" His words were so magical.

"Teach her how to fly again! Tell her that she's yours and you're not letting her go on any cost!" His determined voice helped a little and I shook my head.

"Why did she do that to me? I failed Cabir! I failed!" I was blaming myself for all that.

"No you didn't! Don't blame yourself! It should be that Neyonika who should be punished! Who should be blamed?" Cabir spoke, almost scolding me for being ridiculous and I nodded my head in disgust.

"Yes! That fu*king, stupid, wh*re lady! I swear I'll kill her with my bare hands!" I spoke gritting my teeth badly and Cabir nodded.

"Take me with you buddy!" He spoke patting my shoulder and Navya placed hers hand on my other.

"And if someone brings her to the hospital after your torture, if she's surviving! I'll choke her to death myself!" Navya spoke winking at me and Cabir to which an unintentional smile broke on my lips.

I quietly held one of hers and one of Cabir's hand in my both.

"She's going to be okay right?" I asked to both of them and both nodded with a warm smile.

"You just have to be strong for her! Promise us!" Cabir spoke squeezing our gripped hands.

"I...promise!" I spoke taking a long sigh and wiped my tears.

I was strong for her and I'll stay strong for her...always and forever.

"Can...I go in?" I asked to Navya quietly and she looked at Cabir before nodding her head.

Gathering loads and loads of courage I got up. Taking careful steps I reached the ICU door and placed my hand over the handle.

Only this door was keeping me away from my love.

I gulped nervously and turned to look back at my friends who were staring at me expectantly, while my hand slipped from the handle due to nervous sweat though I gathered my moral gripping it tightly.

Turning back I gently pushed the door open and with trembling steps I walked in.

Beep...beep...beep.

The horrible sound of the monitor echoed in the room and I felt cold sweat breaking on my forehead instantly.

I hate this sound...

This sound...this snatched my mother from me...

Manik! You lost Mama...But don't get yourself lose Nandini! Go! Mr. Subconscious patted my shoulder and nodding my head I walked forward to finally get a glimpse of Nandini.

As soon as I saw her vulnerable state my knees almost buckled and I had to grip the stand tightly in order to keep myself from falling off.

My Nandini...my little broken angel was lying on the white bedsheets.

Almost lifeless, breathing though in the normal air but she was not here with me.

Manik! You can do it! Come on! Go and wake her up! Mr. Subconscious patted my back and I nodded determinedly once again.

My shattered steps slowly buckled forward and I tried to inhale more and more of air to breathe properly.

Her vulnerable almost dead state was too much for me to handle.

Her long hair which was my favorite all along were spread across on the white pillow all disheveled.

I finally reached her bed and stared at her sleeping face.

I let out a shaky a breath and a sob escaped my lips.

"Nan—nandini!" I whimpered her name ever so softly and there was no response from her.

Her face remained as expressionless as it was since I entered the room.

Raising my shivering hand I dared to touch her hair and run my fingers carefully through them.

I didn't realize my tears knew no boundaries that moment.

Her hair was the same beautiful but she wasn't blushing the way she did the night I made love to her.

The whole night I had my fingers tangled in them and she kept blushing until she hide her face in my chest.

My eyes traveled down to her eyes. Her eyelids were swollen badly. The eyelashes were still wet and sticky.

She was crying in my arms.

"Yo—you are my ba-baby!"

I closed my eyes and leaned closer to hers.

I slowly blew my breath over her wet eyelashes and made them dry.

"Wh—what could be be-tter then dy—dying in you're a—arms!?"

Next my eyes traveled to her cheeks...puffy cheeks were nowhere to be seen.

They were sucked, sunken badly.

The usual rosy blush she always have whenever she used to be around me was not there.

Even I was so close to her she wasn't responding.

Taking care not to hurt her I rubbed my knuckles softly over her cheeks and imagined her leaning into my touch as she always used to.

"Manik tum ho tou sab hai! Tum nahi tou kuch nahi!"

Looking further my eyes settled on her lips were dried like autumn leaf.

The only thing I wanna hear from her beautiful lips was my name...

Only my name...

Letting out another sob I settled my forehead over hers and held her injured wrist in my soft grip.

"Why?" I questioned in a hollow tone.

"Why did you believe that woman?" I asked more and the pain in my voice was unbearable for me too.

"Kya itna sa he tha tumhara pyaar Nandini?" This question was busting my head ever since I had found her in that alley.

"Did you never trust me for a single second? My words? My actions? They meant nothing?" I asked further and my tears wet her face too.

"Myny tmhy khud say ziada chaha hai Nandini! Tou tumhy mera yakeen kesy nahi aya? Kiun? Why?" I asked almost frantically in a low voice.

"Meray sath esa kiun kiya? Tumny acha nahi kiya mery sath Nandini!" I cried, begging in heart that she wake up.

"Now wake up! It's enough!" I told her strictly but voice broke once again as she didn't reply to me.

"Uthoo naa!" I cried-begged to her but she didn't respond once again.

I opened my eyes and looked at her lifeless face.

Crying to no extent I leaned over her and let my lips settle over her cold, dried skin.

A few seconds passed and suddenly...

BEEP....BEEP...BEEP...

The sound from the monitor accelerated.

My eyes opened with a jerk and I looked at the monitor.

The zigzag line over it was running very fast.

I looked at Nandini her eyes were still very much closed but she was jerking badly and her breathing was shallow.

Oh my GOD..

"Navya??? Navya?" I shouted holding to Nandini's hand frantically.

"Nandini? Shhh! Hey...heyy? Nandini??" I called her out crazily and the doctors came rushing in.

Nandini's breath was going deep and deep.

Jesus...save her...

You have to...

"Manik move away!" Navya shouted and male nurse backed me off from Nandini.

"What's happening to her?" I asked crying out loud but nobody answered me.

My head was spinning...

Everything was blurry. I felt living in a dream.

A nightmare.

Doctors did their work frantically and the male nurse held me captive.

Actually I was too weak and shocked to move even a bit.

Few minutes passed but there was no change in Nandini's condition she was still jerking and suddenly her body came to halt.

The sound from the monitor went plain and felt life leaving my body when I saw Navya holding her head in extreme helplessness as she looked at me.

I stared at her as if she was an alien to me.

"I am sorry!" She mouthed with tears blurring her vision too and animatedly my eyes went to the monitor.

The zigzag line was no more there. It was straight...

I saw doctors pulling the white sheet over Nandini's head and everything ended for me...

Nandini was dead.

I saw Navya coming towards me and held my hand.

"Manik! Manik?" Her voice was coming from a deep well...

"Manik wake up boy!" Her voice brought me back to reality and I woke up with a gasp...

DREAM!!!

Freaking nightmare...

I frantically looked at Nandini's bed and found her still asleep.

Her chest heaved up and down with a usual rhythm.

She was like this...the same since last one week.

It's been a week since I had seen her smile.

A week since I hear her laugh for me.

I missed her like hell.

I went through hell waiting for her anxiously.

I didn't leave her side for even a moment.

I wanted to be the first person she see when she'll wake up.

But the moment never came.

I used to talk with her for hours but she never responded to me.

"Was dreaming of something bad buddy?" My train of thoughts broke with Cabir's soft voice and I felt him sitting beside me with a soft thud.

"Very bad!" I mumbled helplessly and closed my eyes once before opening them again just to look at Nandini.

She was growing weak with each passing moment.

She wasn't the Nandini who was like a little fragile doll.

"Someone is here to meet you by the way!" Cabir continued placing his hand on my shoulder and I was least interested in my visitor, so I closed my eyes leaning my head with the back of the couch.

I heard the visitor coming closer to Nandini's bed and I think he placed a bouquet of roses on her side table.

"Manik!" The visitor's voice brought Manik's attention and his eyes snapped open.

Baba...

Bhai...

Bhabi...

And Melissa...

I looked at them with sad eyes before I sprint up frantically and hugged Baba...

Oh God how much I missed his warmth...

"Baba!" My voice broke and Baba hugged me tighter.

I was crying just like the way I cried when Mama died.

"Baba ask her to wake up!" I cried breaking the hug and he looked at me with sorrowful eyes.

"Ask her to get up! You said you'll do everything for me! Please tell her to open her eyes!" I begged holding to his hands and Baba cupped my cheek shaking his head.

"Manik! Patience!" The only word he used to said when Mama was on death bed.

"Kab tak Baba? Why always I have to be patient? When Mama was dying you said the same...now Nandini! Why me?" I asked in a helpless tone and Baba shook his head...

"Because you are the chosen one!" He spoke looking at Cabir for assurance who nodded back with the smile.

Yes I was the chosen one to mend Nandini...

"Everything is going to be fine Manik!" Abhi Bhaiya said coming forward along with Bhabi and both hugged me on the sametime.

Everyone was telling me that everything is gonna be fine but how?

How everything is fine when my love isn't talking to me?

I was so broken.

With half heartedly I hugged both and backed off when I felt a pull on my jeans.

I looked down to see Melissa standing with a little rose in her hand.

All of a sudden I slumped on the floor in front of Melissa and filled my arms with her...

"Oh my baby!" I whispered hugging her close to my chest and dug my face in her little golden-brown hair.

She smelt of strawberries.

"Chachu!" She whispered in my ear and I felt her patting my back slowly.

She knew how much pain I was going through.

My little bug knew I needed her the most.

"Baby! Chachu loves you so much!" I whispered in her hair kissing her tiny head frantically and she also sniffed.

I was making her emotional too.

I broke the hug a little to see her face and two tiny tears slid off her eyes.

I quickly wiped her cheeks and shook my head.

"Shhh no baby! Don't cry!" I whispered lovingly and she bobbed her head sweetly before raising her tiny fingers to wipe my tears.

Ohhh she made me fall for herself even more.

I held her hands and kissed her tiny knuckles.

"Chachi?" She asked innocently looking at Nandini's bed and my heart constricted.

"Chachi is sleeping Melissa!" I whispered lowly settling her hair over from her eyes and she started walking towards Nandini's bed.

I quietly got up and followed her movements.

She reached the bed and looked up at me as if asking for me to take her in my arms.

Smiling small at her, I carefully took her in my arms and made her sit beside Nandini.

Firstly she smiled at Nandini and then she reached forward to caress her hair.

She looked so adorable.

Then she easily made a space over Nandini's pillow and placed the rose near her head which she was holding in her hand all the time.

"Chachi!" She called Nandini softly and all of us broke down.

She slid more close and suddenly she did a very breathtaking gesture.

She laid her head over Nandini's chest and laid beside her. Hugging Nandini close...

She hugged her waist and held her hand.

Every moral...

Every courage...

Each and every last ounce of blood which was remained in me drained out.

I crazily run out of the room to the corridor and soon I exited the hospital.

Now I was running along the road wiping my tears which were blurring my vision.

"Manik I love you so much!"

"Tell me that you'll never let me go!"

"Tum ho tou sab hai!"

"Don't stop Manik! Make me your woman!"

"You are the only precious I have in my life Manik!"

"Manik you are so bad! Don't tease me!"

"Manik your touch is sacred!"

"Can I hold your hand?"

"Manik I am scared!"

"Kashh tum mery ho skty!"

Her each word echo in my ears tearing my heart into several un-repairable pieces.

I felt like running for hours until I found myself sitting on a bench in a stranded garden.

How life changes from one second to other...

I closed my eyes taking a deep sigh and rested my head with the back of the bench.

"God...it hurts!" I whimpered to myself and fisted my hands to my sides.

Minutes passed and suddenly I felt a warm affectionate hand on my forehead.

My blood froze in my body as I realized the touch....

The touch...it can't be mistaken.

My eyes snapped open and I looked at my side.

"Mama!" I breathed out staring at my mother and she smiled.

What's happening...

"You are not real right?" I asked already choking with emotions and she smiled again nodding her head.

"I am imagining!" I spoke lowly staring at her angel face and she smiled brighter.

"I am here because you need me!" Her throaty voice felt like coming from some deep well and I looked at my lap.

I always needed you Maa...

"She...she's dying Mama!" I whimpered staring at me hands and soon felt hers covering mine.

"She's gonna be okay Manik! Your love will bring her back! I know!" She whispered rubbing my shoulder and the next moment I hugged her tightly.

"It hurts Maaa! It hurts so much!" I cried digging my face in her shoulder and she ruffled my hair.

"That's why it's love my little boy! If it doesn't hurt....then it's not love!" She spoke lowly running her fingers constantly in my messy hair and I closed my eyes seeking comfort in her embrace.

"She's gonna wake up very soon! You need to be with her!" She spoke lovingly after a long pause and I broke the hug with a jerk.

"You know she's gonna get up?" I asked with an amazed face and she just smiled while my heart sank more.

"Main us say bohat naraz hoon Maa!" I complaint lowly biting my lower lip and Maa once again held my hand.

"I know...she did bad!" She added lowly too and my lower lip wobbled.

"I am not gonna talk to her so easily!" I whispered in a little angry tone and Maa chuckled.

"You can't be angry with anyone for so long!" She spoke with a smile and I shook my head with a determined nod.

"No Maa! Trust me...she gotta work hard this time!" I spoke.

"Usny mera bohat dil dukhaya hai Maa...bohat ziada!" I added with a painful tone and Mama just patted my head.

"Go back Manik...Mama loves you!" She whispered in finality and I looked at her she was vanishing.

"I love you too Mama! And I miss you!" My vision went blurry as she vanished away and I sighed.

Me and my head imaginations.

Manik! Lets go back! Mr. Subconscious patted my shoulder and I nodded when suddenly my phone again started ringing.

This time I fished it out and looked at the caller ID...

"Haan Cabir!" I spoke clearing my throat and there was loud crash in the background as soon as I picked the call, with so many shouts.

"NOOO! NOOO! Don't touch me!!!! Don't! MANIKKKK! MANIK hold me!! MANIKKK???"

This voice...

Am I hallucinating once again???

"MANIK! WHERE ARE YOU?" Cabir shouted from the other sound and another crash followed his voice.

I got up restlessly and felt my whole body shivering...

"Wha—what happened?" I asked, no shouted and his words froze me on my place. The next moment I was crazily running back...

"NANDINI IS AWAKE!! SHE NEEDS YOU!"

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Drumrolls!! Nandini is awake...

That was a dream! Hahaha! Most of you knew it.

Those who don't trust me panicked! :D

More is coming! But yes! definitely only two chapters are left now! So yes...

Time to say goodbye to another journey! 

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Love, Cheers! Mawara