The Man Next Door🤍

Epilogue

Manik's pov

I wake up on Nandini's chest, her fingers laced in my hair moving as she massages my hair making me sleepy again even though I just woke up.

I look up to look at her, a soft beautiful smile on my wife's face. I don't know what I did in my life to get her because I know how much of a pain I am to her but she sticks around

"Im very sorry" I apologize again

"I expected a 'you look gorgeous' or 'I love you' but I'll take that apology as well" she mumbles kissing my lips

"You do gorgeous and I do love you tons but I am also very sorry for being a little bitch, I don't do well with my feelings when it comes to that women"

"Do you still feel things for her?' She asks

"No I don't" I answer right away not because I was trying to hide anything or cover anything up but because I know for a fact I don't feel anything for her

"You sure? I won't be angry or upset just so you know"

"I don't feel anything but anger towards her, not even that. I don't want her around me" I utter out

"What happened with her? If you don't mind me asking"

I sigh slightly

"You don't have to"

"I do, I want to. I just don't know if you will like the person I became with her. It haunts me Nandini and it still to this day brings a lot of grief and pain to me"

"Manik I'm your wife, I love you more than I can explain in words. Nothing you say affects us, our love is so much stronger"

"I know" I whisper nuzzling my nose in her neck

I was just finding my comfort in Nandini like I always do, her heart beating against mine always helps me with everything

"When her and I started dating, everything was okay and good but it strutted getting so weird. She would be very cranky sometimes at absolutely nothing, it got to a point where if I did something like get to her house a little bit later than I had told her, she'd call and accuse me of cheating on her and being with someone else. Not just that, it got to a point where if I told her I can't meet her a certain day she would be so angry and threaten to end her life" I whisper

Those memories rushing back as I try to avoid them but I couldn't

"I wanted out of that relationship fairly quick but she started self harming herself and I didn't know what to do or how to fix things so I stayed, I stayed with her for years. That torture of being there with, it gave me anxiety and for a while I couldn't sleep properly because I feared she'd do something and id be the one to blame"

"Mani"

"When cabir and abhi found out they got me out of that situation but I still remember her showing up to my house with blood all over her arms, I. Can't explain the fear I had in my heart when I saw that, not because I loved her but because I blamed myself for not seeing her calls since she was trying to call me" I mumble

"I understand you think or thought it was your fault but that's manipulation Manik, I know because I have been there int hat place being manipulated. What you went though is done and over with, and now I am right here with you. She cannot get to you again Manik. Now I cannot take that pain away completely or from the roots but I promise you that she cannot hurt you ever again" she whispers kissing my head

"I know doll but see what I did yesterday, one day of contact with her and I hurt you and used such harsh words"

"Doesn't matter, it's over with. Why did you go to meet her?' She asks