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Chapter 15A

Nandini's POV...

It was so cold.

Where was I?

I looked around amazed and almost frantically just to find myself standing in a vine yard.

This was covered with snow everywhere.

I looked at myself and found myself in a dainty white frock, which was sleeveless.

"Where am I?" I questioned more to myself and suddenly heard footsteps behind me.

I turned frantically to see Grandpa coming wearing a beautiful smile on his face.

My eyes widened and I almost unconsciously started walking towards him.

"Grandpa?" I whispered in an unbelievable tone and he smiled reaching me. Without giving me time to think he hugged me tightly.

"Nandini! My sweet lovely child! Such a big girl you are now!" He spoke lovingly caressing to my hair and I smiled brighter in his embrace.

"I miss you Grandpa! Why did you have to leave me?" I complaint, digging myself deeper in his embrace and he chuckled breaking the hug to look at my face.

"Everyone has to leave my love!" He spoke caressing my cheek and tangled my hand with his. "Let's take a walk!" He added in his typical warm voice and I smiled holding his hand tighter.

"So this is heaven?" I asked walking with him over the snow bare feet and he laughed again.

"Definitely not!" He spoke shaking his head and I was confused.

"Then? What is it? Where am I?" I asked in a weird pouty tone and Grandpa bent down the ground to pluck a small wild flower over the snow.

"Everything is going inside your head my love!" He spoke dearly and tucked the flower in my hair easily.

I looked at him confused more and he cupped my cheek.

"You didn't trust Manik, Nandini! You shouldn't have done this!" He scolded me softly and held my hands, while the flashes of what happened while ago busted in my head and my eyes widened.

"OH...Manik!" I whispered staring at Grandpa's face and he nodded sadly.

"He's vulnerable without you Nandini! And he's very sad...alone! He is waiting anxiously for you to come back!" Grandpa spoke lowly and my heart sank low.

Manik...he must be crying for me.

He must be thinking that I didn't love him enough to trust him.

Oh what did I do?

Tears brimmed in my eyes and Grandpa looked more sad.

"You see him? How's he?" I asked impatiently and almost frantically while Grandpa nodded.

"He's broken...beyond limits! Don't test his love more than its necessary! Don't break him to his limits! Don't be his weakness! Be his strength!" Grandpa was a little angry with me too...

"Grandpa! I want to go back! How?" I asked-shouted in extreme anxiousness and Grandpa patted my head.

"Find your way back to your loved ones!" He whispered lovingly and I felt his lips meeting my forehead.

The next moment he was nowhere.

WHAT?

How am I supposed to find my way back...?

I started running around searching for a door or something but nothing was there.

Tears blurred my vision all the time and I fell on the snow shivering with cold uncontrollably.

"God? Where are you now? Where is your justice now? Why? Why can't I have a little love and peace in my life?" I shouted looking at the cold, dark sky but there was no response.

"I know I didn't trust Manik! It was my mistake but don't give me this big punishment! Send me back to him! Please! Please!" I cried hugging my torso.

"I'll never distrust him! I'll never let any lie affect my relation with him but just let me go back! Pleaseeeeee!" I was shouting so loud that my throat hurt badly.

"Pleaseee! Show me some way! Pleaseeee?" I cried out so loud and looked up once again at sky.

The sky miraculously started clearing and the sun started rising from the usual sight.

I stared at everything amazed as the snow melted away.

Before I could absorb the shock I heard a very familiar voice behind my back and my heart started beating fast.

"Chachi?" The word directly traveled to my erratically beating heart and shivering badly I turned on my back to see my little love, Melissa coming towards me almost stumbling badly because she was holding a red wool shawl in her tiny hands.

She was wearing a light pink frock which was ending till her toes. Her head was covered with a beautiful flower headband. She was gasping as she was running towards me.

"Chachi!" She again shouted in happiness and I was unable to move even a bit.

"Baby! Meri jaan!" I shouted back opening my arms for her and there was a glitter all round her body.

She was shinning.

Few seconds felt like eternity when she finally reached me and fell into my chest.

Her constant murmuring of 'Chachi' was bringing so much of peace to my heart and I hugged her tightly.

"My baby! My sweet innocent love! Oh my God!" I cried with tears holding her to my dear life and I felt her wriggling a little. I let her go for a second and she spread the wool shawl over my shivering body.

I stared at her angel face and cupped her cheeks.

"Thank you for coming to Chachi Melissa! You are very precious! My Guardian Angel!" I cried in gratitude and she shook her head slowly wiping to my tears.

I held her hands over my cheeks and kissed her palms frantically.

"Chachi!" She again shook her head telling me not to cry and placed her hand on my heart now. "Chachu!" She called for Manik and I became more restless.

"How's your Chachu Melissa? Apky Chachu kesy hain?" I asked lowly and she became so sad.

"Theek nahi!" She spoke in a small voice and I let out a sob.

Have I hurt my Manik beyond limits?

What have I done?

"Melissa? Chachi ki jaan! Can you show Chachi the way back to your Chachu?" I literally pleaded and suddenly she smiled.

She carefully placed her palm on my eyes, shutting them tightly and my breath become rigid...

My head started spinning badly.

"Why Nandini? Why did you do this to me?"

Manik's shouts rang somewhere near my ears.

"Bus itna sa he pyaar tha tumhara?"

"No Manik! I love you so much! I am so sorry! Please! Please forgive me! Please!"

I heard myself shouting and suddenly everything stilled.

Every sound, every motion...everything was to a halt now.

The only sound I heard was the:

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

I felt a strong urge to open my eyes which I did almost with a jerk and my vision went blur.

"Nandini?" The voice sounded familiar....

Cabir?

"Oh my God Nandini you are awake?" Who was she?

Navya?

Then there was sudden hustle and bustle which I failed to comprehend.

I only stared at the ceiling which was white as snow....

I failed to move even a bit and my eyes stayed glued to the one spot without blinking. I felt sting in my eyes but still failed to blink even for once. Water cascaded down my cheeks...

Water or tears?

I wasn't able to differentiate....

What the hell was wrong with me?

My whole body was severely in pain and was on fire.

My thoughts lingered almost uselessly and I felt myself going deaf until someone's shout brought my attention.

"She isn't responding! Somebody call MANIK?? Where the hell is he?"

Manik...

Manik....

He is not here?

He's not on my side?

He's so angry that he's not on my side while I wake up?

"Manik!" I took his name with a gasp and everyone stilled.

"Manik!" I heard myself letting out a shriek of his name and everyone again became frantic.

Suddenly I felt my whole power coming to my body and got up with a jerk.

"Manik!!!!" I screamed his name and saw Mukti Bhabi coming forward.

"Nandini he'll be here just relax!" She spoke softly trying to hold my hand but I jerked her away.

"Don't touch me! Don't! MANIK!! MANIK!!!!! Don't touch me!" I shouted towards every nurse and doctor who was coming towards me.

I frantically moved and pushed the medicine tray away causing it to fall on the floor.

"Nandini relax!" Navya tried to come closer but I shrink away on my bed away from her.

I was scared...

Everyone will hurt me...

Manik where are you....?

Please come and protect me...

"MANIKK!" I sobbed his name again and hugged my torso...

Manik...Manik....Manik....

My rant was going on and I kept shouting on every person who tried to come close to me...

Manik please aa jao...

I dug my face in my knees and waited for him to come when suddenly the door busted open.

My head jerked up and all my strength gave out the second I took in his appearance.

He looked so hurt...so weak and so vulnerable.

His clothes were wrinkled and dirty. His shave was grown...His hair was messy and seemed like he didn't sleep in days.

Oh Manik...

"Manik!" I sobbed his name under my breath and he stood glued to the door staring at me with numb eyes.

I could feel him controlling himself with great difficulty.

What have I done to you Manik? Oh my God what sin I have committed?

"Nandini!" Our trance broke when Navya tried to touch me and I let out a heart shattering scream pushing Navya away.

"Don't touch her!" I heard Manik shouting and he slumped beside me on the bed...

Manik was back....

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Manik's POV...

Nandini was awake...

She was awake.

Oh my God...

Thank you so much, thank you for brining my Nandini back.

I crazily run back towards the hospital and felt my vision going blur with tears every next moment.

I was dying to see my lady love.

How much I was waiting for this moment to come.

How much I felt that it'll be a dream coming true.

My woman was awake and it was the most beautiful feeling ever.

I frantically run in the corridors of the hospital and reached the one where Nandini was when my heart sank.

Her screams were louder then I have ever heard.

Shit what was happening.

With eager steps I jerked the door opened and suddenly all my excitement and strength washed away.

There I saw my little girl, sitting all wounded, tired, scared and broken into many pieces...

She was hugging her knees sitting on the bed, leaned in the corner.

Hiding away from everyone...scared of being touched by anyone.

What we have gotten ourselves into Nandini?

I stood glued to the door, numb and scared to move.

I was angry by her act but was more hurt.

She didn't do fair with me.

The longing in her eyes was too much to handle.

I fisted my hands to my side to control myself from falling apart and she looked more shaky and vulnerable.

I saw Navya going close to Nandini and as soon as she tried to went closer Nandini let out an earth shattering scream which my heart skip a beat.

I walked forward towards Nandini's bed and pushed Navya away.

I sat on Nandini's bed near her and her gaze fixed to me.

"Hey baby!" I whispered lovingly and she was shivering badly.

I was dying to take her in my arms but I was scared what if my touch too will hurt her?

"It's okay!" I added with the same love, fisting my hands once again to my sides and she stared at me for few more seconds before flinging her arms around my neck, hugging me tightly.

"MANIK!" She cried my name with so much of desperation and pain it broke me more and more.

"NANDINI!" I repeated in the same tone and closed my eyes hugging her back with same intensity.

"Manik! Save me! Save me!" She cried hiding her face in my neck and her body trembled with immense jerks.

"Shhh baby! Shhh!" I whispered softly running my fingers through her hair to calm her down and she cried harder.

"Nobody is going to hurt you! Nobody!" I added with the same assurance and she sniffled like a baby.

I kissed her hair softly and patted her head.

"Main hoon na! I won't let anyone touch my baby okay?" I whispered more and she hiccupped, fisting to my shirt in her death grip.

"Manik! Manik!" She mumbled frantically and I kissed her hair more.

"Hussh hussh bus! Am here!" I spoke in a tone, which was needed for her assurance.

Having her back in my arms after so many days, breathing and alive felt so so...amazing.

Oh my...how much I love this girl.

How much I waited for her to come back in my arms.

Before I could do or say anything Navya came with an injection.

I frowned seeing the injection and carefully hide Nandini more in my arms.

"What's that for?" I asked sternly and Nandini peeked at Navya from my neck, worriedly.

Her body was still shivering badly.

"It's an anesthesia injection Manik! It'll calm Nandini's attacks!" Navya spoke softly and I glared at her.

"Navya!" I gritted my teeth holding Nandini closer to my heart and Nandini dug her face in my shoulder crying once again.

"Meri Nandini pagal nahi hai!" Only I knew how I was controlling myself from barking on her.

"She doesn't need an anesthesia injection!" I added with the same fury and Navya gulped.

Yes I was so angry.

Moreover what if Nandini sleeps and once again never come back to me?

Then what'll I do?

No...

"Manik! I didn't say that!" Navya protested and I showed her my hand.

"I don't care what you said! Tum ya injection Nandini ko nahi do ge! Just give her the medicine she needs to recover! Baki ka main khud sambhaal loon ga!" I dismissed her rudely, I know I was acting mean but never in hell I'll let Navya give Nandini that stupid injection.

"Manik! Main pagal nahi hoon na?!" Nandini's mew brought my attention back to her and I looked down at her, only to find her staring back at me.

I forced a fake painful smile and caressed her hair carefully.

"Meri Nandini bohat achi hai! Sab say achi!" I spoke lovingly caressing her forehead with my gentle fingers and she closed her eyes slowly on my touch.

Her eyelids were still wet and sticky...

"Aur pata hai Nandini kiun achi hai?" I continued in the same tone, looking tenderly at her face and her chin wobbled before she opened her teary eyes to look in mine.

"Kiun?" She asked already choking with emotions and I cupped her right cheek to lean forward on her forehead, planting my lips over.

"Kiun kay wo Manik ki Nandini hai!" I whispered over her skin and she let out a soft cry before falling back into my chest...

"Am sorry Manik!" She whimpered in my chest and I closed my eyes refusing to accept her apology so soon.

"Everything is gonna be okay!" I whispered in her hair and she looked at my face finding something with eager eyes.

"Tum naraz ho!?" She asked horrified and scared of my answer while I just palmed her eyes.

"You need to calm down Nandini!" I whispered softly and she kept quiet.

She didn't dare to un-palm her eyes, she didn't dare to go against me and I gently placed one hand behind her head while other I slid across her waist.

Carefully without hurting her I made her lie down back on the bed and rested her head on the pillow.

I felt silent tears sliding from the corner of her eyes and I wiped them slowly.

She opened her eyes to look back in mine and I shook my head almost sternly at her, telling her not to cry.

"Your tears are precious Nandini! Don't waste them! Bohat ro liya! Ab aur nahi!" I told her strictly, cupping to her cheek wiping her tears more and she hiccupped one last time before pursing her lips to stop herself from crying.

"I love you!" She whispered in a broken tone holding my hand in hers and I again faked a smile nodding my head.

I leaned back on her forehead and pecked it.

"I know!" I whispered back lovingly and she knew I was not going to melt easily this time.

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Standing in front of bathroom mirror I stared at my swollen red face and eyes.

I totally look like a sh!t....arghhh!

Ro ro kar sari face beauty kharab kar li Manik! Mr. Subconscious yawned lazily scratching its bum and I rolled my eyes.

Tu wapas kiun aya? I asked angrily and turned the tap on.

Main gaya he kab tha meri jaan! He joked pulling to my cheek and I swatted its hand away.

Keep your dirty paws off me! I warned it and splashed water over my face.

Acha ji! Nandini kary tou your heart flutters! Main karon tou character dheela? Like seriously Manik! Why on earth you have to act so mean? It cried with a sad face and I kicked its broken chair causing it to fall on the floor on its face.

Apny lame jokes band kar! Am very tired and sick! I pleaded in a tired tone and Mr. Subconscious sighed before shaking its head.

Nandini is back na! Tou ab kya tension hai? It asked lowly rubbing to my shoulder and I shook my head.

Problem ya hai kay I am very hurt and angry! I don't know what am I gonna do when she'll try to ask for sorry! I spoke helplessly fisting to my hair and Mr. Subconscious nodded.

I understand but you must first listen to her! Yes she definitely deserves a punishment but don't go too harsh on her! It was right somewhere.

Before we could converse further...

"Manik? Buddy? Are you in there?" It was Cabir who was knocking on the bathroom door.

"Haan Cabir! Aya!" I shouted back loudly and rubbed my face with my desperate palm.

Today doctors were going to discharge Nandini because she was out of danger.

According to Navya, the hospital environment wasn't suitable for her recovery so we needed to take her back home.

It's been three days since she was awake.

I was doing her every chore.

I used to feed her food, her medicine and I used to sit with her until she could fall asleep.

But the words we exchanged with each other were very few and very small.

I was not ready to give in yet.

We used to be surrounded with people most of the time whenever she tried to talk with me, there was always an interruption.

I know I was hurting both of us but somewhere I felt it was necessary...

Somewhere we both needed that reality check.

"Manik come out na?" Cabir again called out and I turned off the water before going out.

"Come, Navya has prepared Nandini's discharge papers!" He spoke patting my shoulder and I nodded with a small smile before walking with him.

We reached the reception and saw Navya, Bhai, Bhabi, Baba, Melissa standing there.

"Finally we are discharging Nandini, Manik! Here are the papers!" She spoke enthusiastically and handed me the papers.

"Manik she needs time to recover from the trauma! She needs to open up with you! She needs you!" Navya was telling me softly and I was quietly signing the papers.

"And for that you both need to be alone with each other! Away from all the hustle and bustle, of this cruel world!" It was Baba now and I closed the file placing the pen back on the counter.

Baba made me turn towards him and opened my palm.

I looked at him with confused eyes and he placed a bunch of keys on my hand.

"What's this?" I asked softly and Bhai came forward smiling.

"The keys to our lake house!? Remember we used to go there whenever we used to come to india in vacations? Mama kay sath?" Bhai said with a warm smile and I too smiled remembering our moment there...

We used to have so much of fun.

"Take Nandini there! And take good care of her!" Bhabi said patting my shoulder and I smiled nodding my head.

Manik! Tu aur Nandini akyly! LOTTERY!!!!! Mr. Subconscious squeaked in excitement and I palmed its face shutting it off.

"I'll take care of her I promise!" I spoke in a determined tone and now we all walked towards Nandini's room where the nurse was helping her to change.

Everyone stopped on the door but I walked in forward. The nurse was about zip Nandini's light peach knee length cotton frock when I entered.

She flushed on my sudden entry and Nandini has her back towards me. She turned her head a little to look at her visitor and then turned back.

It was the first time Nandini was wearing such a short dress because Mukti Bhabi had brought her this.

"Nurse! Leave us alone for few minutes!" I ordered in a bossy tone and the nurse, poor she, immediately sprinted out of the room.

Nandini quietly turned to me, her zip still undone; she dangled her legs down the bed and looked at her lap.

The frock slid off her shoulders a little, and she didn't bother to fix it back.

She had no hesitation in front of me.

The immense blood loss and the one week coma had affected her health badly. She was not strong enough to walk herself till now.

I stared at her small figure, cleared my throat and walked closer to her.

She didn't look up and knotted her hands in her lap.

"Need some help, baby?" I asked softly brushing her hair away from her face and tucked them behind her ear.

She looked up at me under her eyelashes and nodded slowly.

Oh so so innocent...

I seriously will die someday on her cuteness.

"Come here!" I spoke lovingly and held her both hands pulling her up in my arms.

Her head fell in my chest almost numbly and her arms around my waist. While her bare feet on mine covered with shoes.

I kissed her hair for few seconds, running my fingers through them and inhaled her scent calming myself with her presence.

"You okay?" I whispered in her hair. She hummed refusing to reply me and I sighed shaking my head.

Carefully I adjusted the frock over her shoulder and pulled her even closer to reach for her zip.

"Tum mj say bohat naraz ho hai na?" She was speaking lowly, sadly and painfully wetting my white dress shirt while I just kept quiet, zipping her dress.

"Myny bohat dil dukhaya hai tumhara hai na?" She continued sniffling in my chest and I finally zipped her dress with that I buttoned the only button over the zip.

"I know...I deserve your silence!" She let out another muffled cry and I parted her away from me gently.

Carefully I slid one arm around her waist and lifted her a little helping her to sit back on the bed.

She just stared at me with so much of longing in her eyes and I turned towards the bag of necessities which Bhabi had brought for Nandini.

Shuffling through it quickly I fished out a pink hair brush.

She was just crying with silent tears, her eyes following my each move and I sat beside her on the bed.

"What did I tell you about crying Nandini?" I spoke strictly staring at her tears stained face and she sniffed before wiping her tears away like a small baby.

"I...won't cry!" She told me in her baby tone and I wiped the last tear drop from her chin quietly. "Bus tum...mj say naraz mat hona!" She added with plead and I shook my head once again before sliding closer to her.

"Let's get your hair brushed! We are leaving!" I ignored her plead and turned her back towards me.

She kept quiet once again but I could feel her body shaking.

She was trying her best not to cry.

Her hair was very silky and smooth. It didn't take me long to get her hair un-tangled.

"Done!" I spoke loudly putting the brush back in the bag and she turned back to me with a small face.

"Manik sorry please!" She spoke desperately, almost crying again holding to my hand and I patiently freed my hand, ignored her once again searching for shoes in the bag.

The white as snow pump shoes were easy to find. I picked them up and placed them on the floor near her feet.

"Wear them Nandini! We are getting late!" I told her softly looking at my wrist watch and she gulped the lump before slipping her feet in the shoes.

After wearing them, she looked up at me for approval and I nodded with a serious face.

"Let's go!" I said holding her bag in one hand and sliding other around her waist.

She walked with me slowly and we came out of the room.

Everyone was waiting for us outside.

"Nandini!" Bhabi was the first to greet her and came to hug her.

I stood a little away from them but Nandini didn't leave my hand. To which I was thankful.

One by one everyone hugged her, lastly it was Melissa.

Nandini stared at the little bug before suddenly falling on her knees and left my hand.

She hugged Melissa tightly and started crying.

"Thank you baby! Thank you! You brought Chachi back! Thank you!" She was whispering only for Melissa to hear and I stared at the duo with confused eyes.

What was she talking about?

Her tears were unstoppable which made my heart ache.

I gestured at Nandini's bag looking at Cabir and he immediately took it from my hands.

Then I brought my attention back to Nandini. I knelt behind her back and held her shoulders.

"Nandini! Shhh! Let's go!" I whispered in her ear from the back and parted her away from Melissa. But she didn't get up; instead she palmed her face with her hands and dug it in my chest, continuing her crying session.

"I have ruined everything!" She mumbled in my chest and I closed my eyes to control myself. "Apny hathon say sab barbadd kiya hai myny!" She whimpered like a broken child and I patted her head slowly.

"Nothing is ruined! Everything will be okay!" I told her in a low tone but she was in no mood to listen.

Sighing to myself I got up from the floor with her in my arms.

"Cabir please bag?" I asked looking at Cabir and he nodded with a smile.

Nandini just hide her face in my neck and didn't say anything.

Her sobs were coming to halt as I reached my car.

Baba came forward and opened the car door.

I carefully made her sit on the passenger seat and buckled her seat belt.

I backed off to shut the door but she held my hand desperately in her grip.

"Nandini! Am not going anywhere!" I told her lovingly and she just looked at me in pain.

I couldn't help but to lean forward and pecked her forehead.

"Agar tum mera hath nahi chodo ge tou hum yahan say kesy niklain gay?" I asked her lowly staring in her ocean eyes and her chin wobbled.

"Just tell me that you still love me?" She was acting so cute and heartbreaking at the same time.

I smiled sadly and cupped her cheek.

"Meri jaan! Kya kbhi koi saans lena bholta hai?" I asked her lovingly and she let out another sob before leaving my hand.

She knew what I meant.

I shut the door and hugged everyone else.

After hugging everyone I sat in my car and Nandini waved at all before we left for my lake house.

"Hum kahan ja rahay hain?" Nandini asked weakly looking at the unfamiliar road-way and I smiled looking at her tired face.

I leaned a little closer to her and held her hand which was still covered with bandage.

"Aik esi jaga jahan sirf tum ho ge...main hoon ga aur bohat sara pyaar ho ga!" That was my reply which made her tired face blush and lit up the very next second while I let out a small chuckle.

She didn't comment on my statement but closed her eyes.

Soon she was fast asleep.

TO BE CONTINUED....

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Phewww!

It was cute and heartbreaking na??

Awww I know!

And Manik is very angry!

Don't you think he has the full right to be angry?

I think yes!

And poor Nandini! Aww she's so cute!

I hope you must have enjoyed the chapter!

Do lemme know!

Love, Cheers! Mawara