Perpetual Infatuation

32: Love, Like or Leave?

Sorry for the mistakes.

Manik's pov

" What did you said? " She asked in a dead serious voice looking down on the floor where I was

In the heat of moment, I said the words which even I wasn't able to accept from months and now seeing her face made me shiver in fear that I decided no way in hell I'll accept what I just uttered , so I replied her softly " I...said talk to me"

She looks at me in anger, still sitting on bed " You and me both know, that's not what you said "

Looking at her intense eyes which was digging dagger into mine, I finally spoke, but not before making an alteration in the place of love " I....like....you "

A minute or two passed, she didn't spoke, trying to register everything, I guess.

The next moment, she stood up not giving a fuck about the drip and the IV's attached with her hands and fingers

I looked down seeing her standing, waiting for her reply

Hopefully, a positive one!

Before I could think or look up, A small yet strong fist got in contact with my jaw, I was blank processing what the hell has just happened again?

Looking up, I saw her with an expression that is hard to depict.

" Nan-nandini- " I tried to speak which soon got cut

"First you didn't said like and second Since when? " She asked with a little hope flicker in her eyes

To be honest, I was getting hell nervous due to her intense gaze on my every single action

" Uhh I always felt something for you but just couldn't depict what is it? " I replied timidly

My friends would get a heart attack seeing me acting this timid, that too infront of a girl who is a foot shorter than me

" Define Something? " She asked again with that serious voice

" Uhh I-th-that I mean, I-uh always liked t-to be ar-around you, watch y-your antiques and spend t-time with you " I whispered like a scared cat

" Oh! Then why did you shouted on me because of your so called bitchy ex? Uhh Forget that, lets start from college why did you rejected my proposal? Or why did you not recognise me or why did you insulted me like that on the college trip? " She asked me questions after questions making me more nervous than I already was

" Because I was scared " I replied truthfully

" And now you aren't? " She raised her eyebrows

" I-uhh I'm uhh I L-" I whispered when she interrupted

" Stop stop don't complete " she said hurriedly

" But I do love you Nandini " I stated loudly

" Oh but before you said You like me, how come it got change this quickly? " she hissed making me flinch

" But I really do-"

"No Manik, you don't. When you love someone you don't treat them like you did to me. Forget about love when people have a tiny winy infatuation on someone then also they don't do what you did" she declared standing up, with a finality in her voice

" I'm-I'm really sorry for whatever I did all these years but please don't go. Talk to me, punish me, slap me whatever I don't care but don't leave please " I uttered urgently

she chose to answer me with her silence

" Look, I know I was wrong but I was scared that what if- what if I'll lose you like Da-dad? " I whispered letting out my insecurity