Chapter 75 - "This question is killing me..."

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"Noooo....Don't touch me...I will...di..die..Please no.."

Manik flinched to see her reaction. He rushed to the switchboard and clicked the main light. Nandini immediately covered her eyes and let out a moan. Manik again came near to her and mouthed in tensed voice,

"Nandini...Nandini...you are safe. You are in your home. Lie down. You are not well...please lie down."

He tried to help her to recline but then Nandini said something which moored him to the ground,

"You again want to beat me? Why? What have...I done? Ahhh...it's paining.."

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"What do you think of yourself? A devil or a saint? No...decide it first. On one hand, you raped her like a monster and on the other hand, you are trying to confess it like a saint. For God, sake, Bro, don't make the situation more complicated. I am already struggling how to overcome this crisis."

Cabir fisted his hair in frustration. Manik palmed his face and uttered with despair,

"You should see the fear and pain in her eyes. She is fearing me, Cabir. She is fearing my presence, my touch, my voice. What I have done! And how long can we hide it?"

"I don't know but we have to. I can't let my home break like a house of cards. I won't."

Cabir sounded determined. Manik slouched on the sofa like a crushed person.

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Vibha's forehead lined with confusion. She neared her face to him and asked,

"What? What did you say?"

Aryamaan again murmured with difficulty,

"Na..ndi..ni...save...he..r..r."

This time it was clearer. Vibha again asked with confusion,

"Nandini? Who is going to harm her? What are you talking about?"

Aryamaan closed his eyes again and with a great difficulty mumbled only one word,

"Ma..ni...k..."

Author's note: The full chapter is on Inkitt. 

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