Tides of Love

Chapter 15

I showered and put on shorts and a t shirt just sitting in bed, the tv was on like usual but I was focused on my thoughts.

You know navya is right, I acted like a little girl throwing a tantrum instead of being mature so I think it's time I become mature and sort this shit out.

I had just grabbed my phone to text manik when the door knob twisted and the door opens, instead of being hassled and scared, I felt calm because I could feel his presence

"Manik" I called

"You didn't scream like a little girl and throw oranges this time" he says walking in my room

"No, I was looking for a knife, couldn't find one" he shakes his head at my words

he makes his way to my bed and sits on the end of it, he opens the knot of the curtains by him causing the drapes to fall coving the corners of the bed

"We need to talk" he says

"We do" I whisper

"Looks like miss nandini finally got her brains back up to her head from her knees" I frown at his comment

"Says mr malhotra who can't even find his in his knees"

"That cheque was fucked up" he says

"It wasn't"

"It was nandini, you took one thing and blew it out too proportion instead of coming to me and talking about it"

"How did you expect me to come and talk to you when you call me charity and when I hear you did it only because of cabir"

"This is where you are wrong. cabir only asked me to check up on you not be around you like I was. I took care care of you because I wanted to not because cabir asked me to. i didn't take a month off from work just because cabir asked nandini, I did it on my own will and terms"

"So then why would you call me a charity case"

"Because I was angry and when I saw you heard everything I wanted to explain but you burst out and I already had a lot of pent up anger which came out on you for no fault of yours" he says

His voice was actually so soft.

"So it was your fault then?" I say

"It was but it was yours too. The cheque was bullshit, don't ever do something dumb like that" I frown a little

"You annoy me so much but yes you are right jsut this one time. I am sorry for pulling shit like that and I am sorry for ignoring you" I mumble

"So am I for yelling at you and making you feel like you are charity, you are not" I smile hearing him

"Say it"

"What?" He ask

"Sorry, I said I was sorry now your turn"

"I just did, I said so am I"

"No, say the word"

i could tell how nervous he was or how hard he was trying to actually form a sentence with those words

"Say it monster" I whisper

"Im mhm I am sorry" he mumbles, almost slurring his words a little

"You promise that you won't say that again?" I ask

"I won't but you can't pull shit like this either"

"Done" I say

He nods and I nod seeing him nod.

"You tore my cheque" I complained

"Ya, cause it was fucking stupid" he say grabbing my calf

"What are you doing?" I ask

"The swelling is still here, did you apply the cream I gave you" he asked

"No, I was angry at you"

"Such a stupid girl" he mumbled moving the curtain to grab the cream from the drawer beside me

"Ahh manik it hurts" I crib trying to pull my foot back

"Try it again and see how quickly your feet get taped"

"What is with you and tape? Some kind of kink?" I ask

"Sure call it what you want" he says rubbing the cold cream on my foot

"Mani it's really cold" I whisper

"What did you call me?"he ask

"It hurts" I tell him again holding his hand

"No, you just, what did you call me nandini?" He asks

"Mani, short for manik" I say gripping his hand

"getting friendly aren't we?" he asks

"mhm maybe, I thought we could be freinds" I whisper looking at my foot

he was rubbing the cream in pressing it in some spots which hurt but he said it was to get the blood flow going

"we could" he says

"ewwww you idiottt, go wash your hands, I will get pimples" I scream when he was about to touch my face with the cream in his hand

"you already have one, it's like a spot on a potato" he mumbles making me frown

Grabbing the first pillow that I got my hands on I threw it at him but he caught it

"use something heavier next time" he says throwing it back on my face, idiot, such an idiot

he comes back and doesn't say anything just makes himself comfortable on the right side of me laying on his back. His right arm under his head, his left arm on the bed right beside mine

"Manik I am sorry for jumping to conclusions but I felt so bad when you said what you said. I know you don't know my past just like I don't know yours but I had something really bad happen when I was young and when you called me charity those memories came back. Yes I should have solved it but I couldn't think straight and when I could I was hurt by your words. Yes, I may not have the right to be angry and upset with you but I was. I thought all that care and all that comfort was fake" I explained to him

"None of it was fake, I am confused on why I did what I did but none of it was because of a third person or because I was showing pity. i took care of you for I don't know what reason nandini and I am myself so confused about it. I am sorry that I hurt you with my words, my anger blinds me" he whispers

"Is it because you felt like you had to because you know cabir and navya care about me?" I ask

"No" he utters right away looking at me

"Then?"

"I don't know, the whole month that I took off from the office, I felt happier around you. Yes you irritate the fuck out of me"

"Hey? The fuck? Dude you are the one who gets on my nerves" I interrupt him

"Says the person who eats like a god damn bird pecking at it"

"Says the person who engulfs his bites like a dinosaur"

"Says the person who giggles at skittles like sucks sake how old are you? 2?"

"Ahhh I hate you so much you monster" I mumble

"Well I hate you too so I guess we are even" he is so fucking stupid