Nandini's pov
I don't know why but I feel scared, anxious, almost overwhelmed for some reason, it's something I haven't felt in so long. I used to feel this way when I didn't know what would happen with me though-out the day but now everything is so good with Manik but today I just can't stop feeling weird.
It's been a couple weeks since we got back from our honeymoon and today is the first day manik hasn't been home all day. Even though I had been navya the whole day, I can't help but not miss manik, I feel like I am used to having him around me.
For the tenth time in the last 30 minutes I find myself checking the time and my phone to see if manik texted but the only thing I see when I open our messages is his last text
'Hi baby, I might be later tonight, im sorry but I promise to make up for it tonight. Stay safe my butterfly' the text said
I had read over it multiple times and I am so tempted to call him but he may not like that.
It has started raining and I hate when it's dark and thundering outside, it reminds of all the night I was screaming and yelling to be saved but the thunder muffled my voice
After hours of contemplating I finally decide to give him a call, the phone keeps ringing until the last ring when it's picked up
"Hi pretty girl" his voice calms me down instantly
"Manik" I whisper wiping my tears
I don't know why but I was scared I really was, the wind had been picking up and thunder was blaring in my ear making me panic.
"Shhh baby why are you crying? What's wrong love?" He asks
"Man-mani when are you coming home?" I manage to ask trying not to cry but I was failing miserably
"Im on my way butterfly, whats wrong? Are you okay?" I could hear the seriousness and the care in his voice too
"im okay" I whisper
"Shh please don't cry, whats wrong? Talk to me"
"I I am scared, please come back" I sniffle holding his hoodie against my chest
"I am almost there pretty girl, shh stop crying" he whispers
I curl up in the closet hiding under his shirts holding his hoodie to my chest.
"Don't hang up"
"I won't, I am right here. Can you hear me breathing?" He asks
"Yes" I mumbles
"Stay with me okay, everything Is okay. Go to Cabir's room, navya will stay with you till I am back" he says
"No no I don't wanna go anywhere, please don't hang up on me"
"I am not nandini, just relax. I will send navya in there okay"
"No please, I just want you" I whimper
"Okay, okay shh count to 100 and I will be there okay" I nod
"My good girl" he praises as if he understood and knew that I had nodded
I cover my mouth with my hands muffling how loud my sobbing had gotten, I don't know why but I was scared, I was terrified, I was losing my mind.
I heard the door open making me push myself back into the closet, the line with manik went dead and my sobbing got worse, it was bad. I was starting to hyperventilate
"Nandini" I hear his voice
"Manik" I whisper trying to make sure it was him
"Oh my god baby, what are you doing?" I look up from where I was sitting to find manik
I literally crawled out from the closet and into his arms as he sits down in the closet pulling me to his chest
"Shhh baby shh it's okay" he cooes as I sob in his chest
"Nandini love, you are scaring me, whats going on?" He asks
"It's bad" I cry
"Whats bad? Did someone hurt you?" He asked kissing my head
"No no I I feel"
"okay shhh breath, shhh just relax. Im right here" his voice was like water on a fire instantly calming
i take deep breaths in his chest holding his shirt in my hands, his hand runs on my back gently making me relax a little
"Nandini" he kisses my head
"Something is wrong manik" I finally voice it out
"There is nothing wrong sweet girl, everything is okay" h assures
"No please, mani I promise something doesn't feel right. This house, it it feels bad, something is wrong I I am not lying I swear" I ramble
"Okay okay, breath. I will get it checked, relax butterfly, just relax" he says
"Please don't go" I mumble
"Im not" he says
I nod holding him tighter
"Okay look, see I am even shutting the closet door and you know how it's sound proof right and double locked" he shows me shutting it locking it twice
I look up and nod sniffling in his neck as he sits with me in his arms
his phone began to ring making my hold tighten on him
"Yeah cabir" he answers
"Get the fuck out of the house now" Bhai's voice makes me jump as my eyes well up
"Whats wrong?"
"There is someone in the house, I literally jsut had max call me. Navya and I are out so get yourself and Nandini out of there now" he says
"Manik no see I no" I began to cry
"Shh nandini baby you need to stay calm please" he says kissing my head but I couldn't right now
"Who is it?" Manik asks
"Not sure, jsut get out"
"I can't, we are in the closet cabir, any move and they will know"
"Get to the very end and hide in the secret compartment then, it's safe in there. Max and Ryan are working on it right now"
"Okay" manik says cutting the call
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