Differences

•Chapter 36•

It was around 5pm, Nandini and manik were sleeping in each other's arms peacefully. Nandini had her head rested on one of his arms as his other arm was on her waist wrapping her around him. Nandini kept both of her hands on his bare chest almost like sticking to him.

Manik slowly opened his eyes, and looked on his chest feeling weight on it. He saw Nandini sleeping peacefully on him as he opened his eyes fully and a smile instantly showed up on his face, manik was mesmerised by her. Manik took his hand of her wrist and moved a piece of hair strand away from her face and placing a soft kiss on her forehead which woke Nandini up slightly.

Manik quickly closed her eyes quickly seeing her wake up, Nandini opened her eyes and look towards manik. She immediately blushed seeing him and how she was in his arms sleeping, she moves up a little and pouts to kiss his cheek but manik opens his eyes and turns around eyeing her which makes Nandini embarrassed.

She quickly looks away blushing and biting her lips "Kya kar rahi thi Tum?" Manik looks at her

"Woh tumhare gaal pe Kuch tha so" Nandini lies, she knows he would know that she's lying.

"Right toh isse hatane wali thi" manik points at her lips, Nandini presses them together "haan they're really useful"

"For me" manik says and pecks her lips smiling in between, Nandini blushes she never really got to see the flirty side of manik but now that he is showing it she is indeed enjoying it.

Manik and Nandini both get ready having a shower again, they pick out something comfy to wear as it was almost night too. Both of them were heading down but manik grabbed Nandini's hand to stop her "wait" he stops her

She looks at him furrowing her eyebrows "Kya hua?"

"Come with me" he says and drags her, Nandini on the other hand was so confused "manik kaha le jaa rahe ho, karan and ahana must be waiting"

"Manik at least batao toh Sahi"

"Shhhhh Tum bohot bolti ho" manik shuts her up, he drags her across the other side of the stairs which was Manik's study. Manik was about to pull her in but Nandini stops forcefully pulling him behind too, he looks at her confused "why did you stop?" He asks her

"Yeh toh tumhara study room hai, tumhe toh kaha hai that nobody  but you is allowed here" Nandini says still holding his hand but not moving an inch.

Manik looks at her and realises he's the one who told her off many times from entering in here " but you aren't a nobody, iss study room mein Tum jab chahe aa jaa sakti ho it won't apply to you"

Nandini looks at him in awe hearing him, she could see how much he has changed. She smiles as manik takes her hand and pulls her inside, she walks in and looks around as if it was her first time coming in but this time it was with full rights.

Manik pulled his chair closer to the table which had some stuff gathered around on it, manik sits on his chair first and grabs Nandini closer to him making her sit on his lap, he puts his arms around her waist holding her in as Nandini puts hers around his neck.

Manik grabs a frame from the desk to show it to Nandini "my parents" he says looking at the photo smiling sadly, Nandini looks at him then the frame. Although Nandini had already seen it.

"Tum bilkul apni Mumma jaise dikhte ho" Nandini smiles

"Everyone used to say I'm a mumma's boy, main humesha Mumma se chipak ke rehta tha" manik tells her, Nandini looks at him smiling at how lovingly he was talking about his parents.

"Pata hai Nandini, when I was little maybe 9 or 10 years old mujhe gussa nahi, rona aata tha and whenever I used to cry main apni Mumma ke paas chala jaata tha, she used to just hug me and say ki everything will be fine Aur Bas main sab bhul jaata tha but after she—" manik stopped and looked away trying to control himself.