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Chapter 7

Manik's POV...

"This woman is lying!!!"

"Shut up! She is your mother! How could you even think of her like that!!"

"I swear this b!tch is lying! I haven't done anything!"

"Shutup and get out of my house right now!!!"

"Jesus!!!" I gasped loudly and woke up sweating like hell.

Nightmare....

"Manik!" I heard Cabir's worried voice and immediately tried to wipe my tears before he came barging inside my room without knocking.

"Hey buddy? Are you okay?" He asked frantically as he sat beside me on the bed.

"Ye—yeah! Am fine! Am ok!" I stuttered, running a nervous hand on my face and sat more straight.

Manik tu paka theek hai na? Subconscious was worried and I tried to give it a shaky smile.

"Nightmare! After so long?" Cabir asked curiously and I shrugged.

"I don't know! I...thought I was over them long time back!" I spoke casually trying to shrug the dream away and got up from the bed walking towards the window.

"Manik...did you think about the past? Aj?" Cabir asked softly behind my back and I placed my palms on the window leaning against it.

"No...not exactly!" I spoke lowly shaking my head.

I can't face my nightmares alone Manik!

Nandini's voice rang in my head and I sighed closing my eyes.

"Manik...something must have happened! Why aren't you telling me! It's so unlike of you!" Cabir was worried and hurt...

Tell him what happened today with Nandini! Mr. Subconscious tried to encourage me and I shook my head.

What should I tell him? I myself don't know what happened!

"Manik...kya hua hai? Why are you so quiet? It's scaring me!" Cabir spoke placing his hand over my shoulder and I leaned my head too with the window.

"Cabir...I love her!" I whimpered lowly and Cabir sighed.

Wow Manik! what a confession! Mr. Subconscious spoke sarcastically.

Will you please stop it! I am not in a mood! I scolded Mr. Subconscious and it made a baby pouty face before throwing its head in pillow and started crying with hiccups.

I was least bothered to it.

"What's so new in it? What's the problem?" Cabir asked softly leaning his back with the window and I shook my head helplessly before standing straight.

"Problem ya hai kay she doesn't feel the same way! Problem ya hai kay wo mjhy trust karty huay bhi trust nahi karti! She doesn't trust me enough to tell her life problems! Her life is a big mess! She never talks about herself! Ever!!! Aray about herself kya she never talks! Sirf mjhy sunti rehti hai! For hours and hours! You know if I keep rambling the whole day she never complains! What is it? Why?" I shouted frantically and Cabir just listened.

"I feel so helpless jab wo aik pal main mjy apny itny kareeb kar leti hai jesy meri saans main saans lay rahi ho aur kabhi itna doar kar deti hai kay lagta hai jesy hmary beech aik bohat bada sea hai! Jisy cross karny k liye hmaray pass boat nahi hai aur swimming krna hum dono ko nahi aata! Agar us sea main utray tou doab jayen gay!!!! Smjh raha hai tu??" I let the frustration of whole day out and Cabir just gawked at me.

"DEWAANA BANA KAY RAKH DIYA HAI USNY MJHY!! PAGAL HO GYA HOON US KAY LIYE!!!" I confessed it out loud and I felt myself going crazy.

The desire of loving her...the desire of touching her...the desire of breathing in her scent...the desire of kissing her senseless and the desire of making passionate love to her until she forgets the world in me overpowered my senses and I felt my head spinning to which I fell over my bed closing my eyes.

"You say that she can listen to you for hours!? Still you think she doesn't feel the same way?" Cabir asked with a low chuckled and I dug my face in the pillow trying to keep myself calm.

Main kuch boloon? Mr. Subconscious spoke babyishly sniffing its nose which was red due to constant crying and I glared at it shutting it close back again.

"Tou kya karron? How can I be sure?" I mumbled in the pillow and Cabir pulled me up asking me to sit straight.

"Give yourself and her sometime! Leave her alone for few days and you too stay away from her! Then see what happen! See if you can bear it!" Cabir advised with a small smile and I gave him a confused look.

"How can I do this? We both work in the same office! FYI she is my BOSS!" I spoke in an irritated tone and stressed on the word boss...

You forgot to say 'pretty' with the boss Manik! Mr. Subconscious spoke in a feared tone.

Phr bola tu!!! I scolded it again and it went back to its crying session.

"Tu Goa chal mery sath! For two days and one night! Kal morning main chalain gay! Night stay karen gay and will come back next evening? Okay?" He suggested and I started thinking.

Do I really need that space?

What if this backfire?

Manik I think tjy Cabir ki baat maan leni chye! Sorry dantna mat! Mr. Subconscious squeaked and I scratched my head before nodding towards Cabir.

"Okay I will come! But why are we going there?" I asked shrugging my shoulders and he smiled.

"I have few clients to meet with and we will party there! Kesa? There are few immensely amazing night clubs!" Cabir was enthusiastic and I nodded again.

"But pay tu kary gaa!" I was born to be a kanjoos!

Kitna shooda hai tu! Aj salary mili hai aur phr bhi! Mr. Subconscious was so dheet I must say.

"Done yar! Tu bus chal mery sath! Let's chill!" Cabir exclaimed and we hi-fived with each other.

Now I think I definitely needed a break from Nandini...

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Two days Later...

Wow! It was so much fun seriously!!!

Goa is really a place to visit I must say...It was my first experience being there and I enjoyed BUT!!!

She was everywhere...in my heart...in my mind...in my dreams...

I called Rita the morning I was leaving for Goa and told her that I won't be able to come for two days. After that I switched off my phone because I had no one who would call me you know so yeah!

Now after two days!

After two long long long....days I was going to back to office.

It felt strange.

I felt at guilty for not telling Nandini anything.

For disappearing just like that.

But...it won't matter to her because she doesn't feel for me the same way I do.

Manik! me ko na! kuch achi feeling ni aa ri aj! Mr. Subconscious said rubbing it's chin and I shook my head.

Am already nervous okay! So you just stop scaring me! I pleaded and Mr. Subconscious shrugged with a worried face.

When I left my apartment for office it was drizzling lightly.

Oh no! My poor hair! It will be drenched! I thought hell annoyed and sped up my pace to reach the office as soon as possible.

I covered the 30 minutes distance in 10 minutes hardly and parked Charlotte in the parking of Murthy Enterprises.

My heart suddenly hammered with a different kind of anxiety as I stepped inside the building.

There was a dead silence.

Everyone was so quiet unlike other days.

Was everything okay?

"Morning Rita!" I exclaimed reaching the receptionist and she gave me a tired look.

Bandri is not in a good mood Manik! Mr. Subconscious commented and I nodded my head with a bad face.

"Morning Manik!" She spoke lowly and gave me a faded smile. "Where have you been?" She asked leaning forward on her elbows and I leaned with her counter with a sigh.

"I was out of town! With my friend! He had some business to attend so! Yeah! How is everyone doing in the office?" I explained softly and looked around the office.

Seedha seedha Nandini ka haal poch lay! Itna ghuma phira kiun raha hai? Mr. Subconscious snickered and I rolled my eyes.

"Everyone is fine! Except boss!" She said shaking her head and I became alert.

"Why? What happened?" I asked in a concern filled tone and she shrugged.

"She has been acting! Weird! Like...she is acting like they way she used to a month earlier!" She told in a worried tone and leaned more close to me. "Manik! is there something related to you?" She asked in a secretive tone and I gave her a confused look.

"What do you mean?" I asked in a little stern tone and she bite her lower lip.

"Manik! You changed her! Tum ny badal diya tha un ko! She was so calm and cool in last whole month!" She spoke knocking my head and I shook my head.

Manik! Everyone knows! Only you don't know! You are so weird!

"No! It has nothing to do with me! Don't think rubbish! And tell everyone! Main kise kay moo say gossip na suno!" I warned her in a strict tone and grabbing my keys from her counter punching my attendance I rushed towards the elevator.

Rita ko tou chup kara diya! But! I know...this will not last longer! What kind of situation is that! Rabba! Jesus! Just help me out! How the hell am gonna face Nandini?

And Rita was saying that Nandini was behaving weird!

What will be her reaction?

Should I go and meet her myself?

No! I don't have that courage!

Mr.Subconscious! What should I do? I asked Mr. Subconscious in confusion.

Main chup hoon! You don't want me to talk! Mr. Subconscious spoke rudely and my eyes widened.

You know you are so mean! I roared at it and it gave me a fake smile before closing its eyes for a nap.

Seriously??

Shaking my head furiously I came out of the elevator and instead of walking to my office I walked towards Nandini's office.

Am I doing right?

Encountering her subha subha??

Will it be right?

I reached her office door and stood in front of it.

Biting my lower lip I raised my hand to knock then stopped...

Karoon? Ya naahi?

But I really wanted to make sure if she was okay?

Did I do the right thing of leaving her for two days?

Did she miss me?

I tou definitely did miss her! But did she?

Fighting with myself I knocked the door reluctantly.

Everything is okay Manik!

Taking a deep breath I pushed the door and it went open.

I stepped inside and immediately spotted Nandini sitting on her chair busy in her macbook typing something urgently.

I took in her appearance and my heart stabbed...

Her eyes were so puffy and her face was swollen. I spotted a wound on her right hand. It wasn't there when I last saw her and her posture was shaky.

She looked more vulnerable than she ever did.

Is it my fault?

Of course it is! I told you what if this distancing plan backfires? But you didn't listen to me! Mr. Subconscious was awake only to make me feel more bad and I stood numb until Nandini looked up at me.

"Why are you here?" She asked curtly and her tone shocked me.

Just two days and I lost my friend.

"I...Go—good morning!" That's the only thing I was able to make after her curt tone and furious expressions.

Manik! Isy kehty hain khud kay pair pay khulhadi marna! Mr. Subconscious tched and I was...I was baffled.

"Morning!" She spoke coldly nodding her head and waited for me to elaborate further.

I thought she will tell me that she missed me! I thought she ask about my whereabouts!

My absence did it matter to her even a bit?

"I went out of city! With Cabir! He wanted me to accompany him and--!" I tried to explain but stopped in my tracks when she held her hand up asking me to stop speaking any further.

Insult alert!!!

"Did I ask for any explanation?" She asked raising her eyebrow and I gulped shaking my head. "Then?" She demanded in a poisonous tone and my mouth hung open.

"Nandini!" I tried again...

"Ma'am!!!!" She roared slamming her hand on the table and then cried out in pain because she had hit the same hand which was already hurt.

"Oh my God! Nandini!" I shouted in worry and tried to reach her but she backed off.

"Stay away!!!" She shouted loudly and I clenched my fists.

"You are hurt!" I tried to reason but my voice was shaky.

"None of yours concern Mr. Malhotra! Get out! Out of my office! And next time! Dare not to step in until I myself call you!" Her words and her tone broke me...

She hates me?

What about our friendship?

"Wh...what are you saying? You...can't do this to me Nandini!?" I spoke in a dazed tone and she gave me a glare.

"I am the BOSS! I can do whatever I want! And now! Last time, get out or else you will be fired!! Bohat hua tumhara drama! You are not more than a con man! You trap people!" She was shouting her lungs out and I stood aghast...

"I trap?" I asked in a broken tone and she nodded...

"Haan...you trap! You are a liar! But tum ya mat smjhna! Kay main bewakoof ban gai! Mjhy! Tumhray honay ya na honay say koi farak nahi parta smjhy tum? I don't care!!!!" She was shouting and shouting until tears made their way down her cheeks while I stood motionless...

"Mjhy koi farak nahi parta! If you leave without telling me anything! Mjhy koi farak nahi parta if your cell phone is switched off! I don't care if I am no able to see your ugly face for two days! And I hate your voice too so I don't care if I didn't hear it for more than 48 hours!! Got it?" She was going hysterical and the next thing I did was to reach her in two strides instead of her protest I pulled her in my arms to which she started crying loudly..

She wailed and wailed loudly in my neck...

"I hate you...I hate you so much!!!! Nafrat hai mjhy tum say!!!" She was crying and mumbling like a mad woman against my neck while I just stood holding her close...as much close as possible...

"I hate you...sun rahy ho na tum I hate you!!!" She was shouting again but her grip on my blazer was so tight that I felt her nails digging almost painfully in my skin.

"Sun raha hoon!" I whispered back and she hiccupped holding me to her dear life.

"Kash....kash tum mery ho sakty Manik!" She whimpered in my neck and my breath stopped...

World stopped!

Everything...the clock stopped ticking...

The wind....it stopped rustling and I felt my own heart hammering in my ears.

"Tum chaho tou...esa ho sakta hai!" I whispered back...the words came straightly from my heart and she cried harder.

"Mery chahny say kuch nahi hota Manik! Main chah kar bhi...tumhy apna nahi keh skti!" Her words were breaking me beyond repair.

"Nandini...tell me na...what's wrong?" I whispered desperately and she hiccupped.

"I can't...tell you...main nahi chahti kay tum mjh say nafrat karo! I am ugly! Very ugly!" She was almost scratching my back and my shirt was wet with tears.

"I can't hate you Nandini...tum ab tak smjh nahi pai?" I spoke in a shaky tone and she parted away slowly...

"Leave me Manik! never come back!" She whispered dropping the bomb over me and my nerves racked...with anxiety and anger of her pushing me away this badly...

"If I left na Nandini! Then I won't be coming back EVER!" I tried to threaten her but she turned her back to me.

"Lea—leave Manik!" She whimpered crying harder and I walked towards her coming in front of her.

"You can't do this to me Nandini!! You can't! Main...jee nahi paoan ga...! Tumhry bina!" I love you wasn't needed...to tell her that how much she meant to me.

"Shaid main bhi nahi!" Her words shook me and I held her hands in fear.

"We both...need eachother! Please! Why...are you doing this to us? I won't let you ruin us! I know you feel for me!" Now I was going hysterical and I felt tears stinging the back of my eyes...

"I don't Manik!" She spoke lowly freeing her hands and my heart exploded.

"Nandini...don't push me back in the hell! Main bohat mushkil say wapas aya hoon! You bring me peace! Please! I know I bring you the same! Please!!!" I was crying holding my hands in front of her but she shook her head.

"It's the best! Leave Manik! I will arrange you another job!" She spoke wiping her tears and I stared at her in disbelief.

"I don't need the f*king job! I need you damn it!" I shouted holding her shoulder in my death grip and she pushed me away.

"LEAVE!!!" She shouted like a maniac and I stumbled back.

With that she reached her drawer and pulled out the ipod I gave her.

"I don't need it anymore!" She spoke coldly and handed me the ipod back.

"Is this your last decision?" I asked unsure of my own words and she nodded back.

The next second I threw the ipod with full force smashing it with the wall and it broke into several pieces.

"Fine...okay...tumhy jo karna tha! Tum ny kar liya! Ja raha hoon! Wappas nahi aoan gaa!" I said in a cold tone and the next second I was running out of her office. Though tears made my vision blurred but I wiped them away.

It started suffocating...

She rejected...

She asked me to leave...

Everyone do this....everyone asks me to leave...

Sab ko lagta hai kay I am wrong!

Everyone thinks kay I am bad...

Her words and actions don't match then why am I even trying to get her?

Dad did the same! And she too..

Manik! Stop thinking so wrong! And negative! Just give her some time! Can't you see she was scared? Mr. Subconscious was shouting loudly to calm me down because the situation was going out of hands but I was in no mood to listen anyone.

Why can't she see that I love her? Why can't she trust me just once to tell me everything? What is wrong with her? Jab trust he nahi tou faida kya? I was shouting back and now I reached the parking lot.

It was raining heavily.

I kicked start my bike and drove towards Danny Parker's hideout of bike racing...

Manik ni! You promised Cabir that you will never go there! Manik...last time you nearly got yourself killed!!!!!! Mr. Subconscious was shouting to stop me.

Shut up!!! Just fu*k off! I know what I am doing!! I don't need you or your advices to help me out!!! I roared back and now I was drenched fully.

I drove like a maniac and reached Danny's place.

Parking my bike in the very middle like a boss I jumped off jerking my head to clear the water from my hair.

"Manik!" Danny exclaimed loudly and jumped over me for a hug.

"Hello Danny!" I mumbled hugging him back lowly.

"Long time hmm! How are you doing?" He spoke parting away and I shrugged.

"Am fine!" I tried to pretend but Danny shook his head.

"Tu race karny sirf tab ata hai when you are stressed about something? Kya hua hai?" He knew me well...

"None of the thing that concerns you!" I said coldly and walked towards his rack to grab a helmet but Danny held my hand.

"You are not going to play Manik!" He warned me snatching the helmet back and I raised my eyebrow at him.

"You are no one to decide what I should do Danny got it??" I shouted at him with full anger and picked up another helmet.

"Manik last time you nearly got yourself killed! Am sorry but I won't allow you!" Danny too was shouting but I reached my bike.

"I am going to play Danny! And I will play your race of DEATH! Let's see how lucky I am!" I spoke coldly and wore the helmet, dragging my bike to the starts point...

Manik mat kar...you know in the race of death only one will survive! Please! Cabir ka he soch lay! Mr. Subconscious was crying its lungs out but I shut it off...

DO or DIE!

I love you Nandini...it was the last thing came in my head before I start my bike to play...

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Cabir's POV...

"Aik tou ya Manik bhi na! Apny clothes tak laundry basket me ni daal skta!" I mumbled to myself in an irritated tone and started gathering his clothes from the floor. But my phone rang..

Is ko abhi bajna tha?

Shaking my head I walked to lounge to pick up my phone.

It was an unknown number.

"Hello?" I answered the call.

"Cabir! Abhimanyu Malhotra here!" Abhimanyu exclaimed from the other side and I was baffled for a second.

"Abhi?" I spoke still shocked and my heart dipped.

"Haan yar! All of us are here in India! In Mumbai! How's my brother? How's he doing? Abhi hai wo tery pass? Baat kara na us say!" Abhimanyu....Manik's elder brother and I was worried...very worried.

"Nahi Abhi! He is not at home! Yet! Wo office gaya hai!" I said rubbing my forehead and he sighed from the other side.

"Acha! Yar please! Ask him to meet me na!" He was requesting and my head spun.

"Abhi...whatever happened in past...I don't think...that it's a good idea!" I said helplessly and sat on the couch.

"Why not Cabir? I love my brother!" He said in a sad tone and I nodded my head.

"I know! But you know...bohat mushkil say! He has recovered! I don't want him to meet you guys! Esy suddenly! He is already a little disturbed!" I tried to make my statement less offensive and Abhimanyu let out a defeated breath.

"Yar! I miss him! Us ki larai Dad kay sath the! Then why is he punishing me? us ko bool na mjh say baat kary!" Abhimanyu was pleading.

"Yeah! I will tell him and then will call you! I gotta go! Bye!" Without waiting for his reply I hung up the phone and held my head.

How am gonna tell Manik that the family he hates the most is here in India?

Oh God...itni mushkil say...he has been recovered.

But before I could think more the phone again buzzed and I let out an angry growl.

Without looking at the caller ID I picked the phone up and barked a hello...

But the person who spoke on the other side and the words he spoke made my whole world stop...

"Cabir!! Danny here!! You need to come to the hospital! Manik....he had been in a horrible accident!! Please! Doctors are saying that he is not gonna survive!"

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And now!! The real story begins! Huff! It was a tricky chapter to write but still dekho I managed it early! Next will be finally Nandini's POV! Like finally and now the real story starts okay! Yes!

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And don't panic because everything is gonna be okay!

Love, Cheers! Mawara!