MaNan- She is to be Loved

Chapter 31- The fact, it is!

~When it's all about love, it's all about being selfless; the more untrue the statement, the more untrue the love is~

Manjeet Lifecare Hospital

"Why?" Manik question, after a brief silence. Nandini let out a sigh before beginning to speak, but Manik continued, "Why can't we be together if you love me as much as I love you?"

And her eyes widened at that question.

"What? I did hear, Nandini Murthy." Manik bobbed his head in affirmative, and she held onto her head. "I thought I was... whispering, yeah?" She looked up at him, who rolled his eyes at her.

"No. You weren't. Your mistake, your bad." He shrugged, and she rolled her eyes at it. "Alright. Yes. I made a blunder of myself by confessing that I love you, but that doesn't mean we could be together." She pointed out, and though Manik's heart filled with joy on hearing her confessing again, his face remained stoic.

"Why, again?" He questioned and she threw her hands in the air exasperatedly. "Because I'm saying so. Duh!" She replied to which Manik just shrugged.

"Then whatever you said doesn't count as a rejection for me. So yeah, hi girlfriend!" Manik faked a grin at Nandini, who looked ready to blast.

"Manik, shut up!" She barked out loud, and he faked another grin. "Sure, I will, girlfriend." And he stormed out of the room, leaving a raging Nandini behind.

***

"Why can't he understand a simple thing, Mruno? Like who wants to marry someone who's about to jump off a cliff?" Nandini's exasperated complaints could be heard by each and every person in the garden.

They were waiting for the discharge sheet, so that they could leave.

"Fluffy." Mrunal held Nandini's hands and pressed onto them lightly. "Pehli baath. It's a goddamn hospital jaha patients hain jinko peace, yaani no barking sound from illeterate people like you." Nandini began to open her mouth when Mrunal kept a finger on her mouth. "Aur doosri bath. The answer to all your questions could be answered by one damn person, who's busy distributing chocolates for reason unknown to God Himself."

And all Nandini did was to roll her eyes before looking for Manik, who's running around and distributing chocolates to each and every person comes in front of him.

"According to him, I haven't rejected him. Hence, the Khushi ki mithai." She ran her fingers through her hairs before resting back in her seat. "On a serious note, Mruno." She looked up at the sky, and then down at Mrunal. "I'm not even sure about the success percentage for my transplant and he wants me to be with him. Mujhe goodbyes Pasand nahi hain yaar. And I have so many people in life already who might hear a goodbye from me soon-ish."

And in answer, Mrunal smacked in her best friend's head.

"Ow! Witch, I'm a patient, fyi." Nandini barked out before rubbing at her head where it was hurting. "Oh now you realize that fact? I thought you'd forgotten about it when you decided to delay your transplant a year ago." Mrunal pressed her lips into a thin line, faking a grin and then looking away.

Nandini let out a sigh of defeat.

"It doesn't change the fact, Mruno. Maan lo sach." Mrunal turned around to look at Nandini and showed the pendant she's wearing around her neck. "You remember this? Cad's gift. He said that this pendant represents hope because I'm a person who doesn't lose hope in anything. Damn right, he is." And she turned away while Nandini just let out another sigh.