Love will Find The way

Chapter 61- Parallels never meet

Manik's POV:

"No" I instantly replied when I heard this from Nandini but she smiled again. "I knew you so well, isliye maine wo agreement pe sign karwaya" she said. "What agreement?" I asked Cabir. "I already gave token amount of 2 crores. As per that agreement, if you do not wish to sell it now, you will have to pay a sum of 20 crores" she said. "Aur tum bhi isme shaamil ho" I asked Cabir. "I thought you are anyway fine with selling it, why not sell it to her?" he asked. Cabir very well knew what sentiment I hold for that farmhouse regarding Nandini. "Agar main nahi ya koi aur hota tho tab bhi aap yahi kehte!" Nandini answered.

I don't know why but I'm not willing to sell that to Nandini. There was a time when I dreamt of living with her there. "You are trying to instigate me so that I will do whatever you say but it is not happening this time" I said firmly. "Cabir, ye ek baar mein tho hoga nahi, we will reschedule again" she said to Cabir. It seemed like they already knew what's happening. I feel like I'm acting in the script they wrote. Nandini did not waited there for much time but went off after speaking to Cabir for few minutes. ''Agar bechna hi hai tho why not Nandini?'' Cabir asked me as she left. ''Cabir, you know what happened and you are asking this?'' I'm sure Cabir is with Nandini in this. ''Tho kya hua, you wanted Nandini to stay there anyway. Are you planning to stay there with Siya?'' he asked. ''No, but I'm not comfortable with Nandini being there too, it will trigger many memories'' I had to accept my darkest fear. ''You may like or not but I think Nandini is right this time. If you want to sell, it better be Nandini'' he said. 

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''Why postpone the wedding Dhruv! Agar ye mere wajhe se ho raha hai tho mujhe bahut bura lagega'' Siya said to Dhruv as he is thinking about postponing his wedding. ''Tumhe abhi rest ki zarurat hai, I will talk to Alya and her family'' he said. ''No, ek ladki ke liye shaadi ko leke bahut dreams hote hai, I don't want to shatter Alya's dreams'' Siya said. ''I have an idea, let's have Roka ceremony and Ganpati Pooja at home with close family and friends. Next week we can have Sagaai one day, Sangeet and Mehndi on the same day and wedding, the next day. We can rest till reception'' I suggested and Dhruv looked fine with it. ''Yes, we can do this, kal Roka and the next day, we can have Ganpati pooja at home'' he said to Siya. She also felt a bit happy as no function is getting cancelled but everything will be in a hurry. 

Siya suggested to go and meet Ethan at home after discharge. Me and Dhruv also accompanied her. Siya did not even talk to Mithra or Ethan after that accident. Maid welcomed us and we were asked to wait to meet Ethan until she informed Mithra. ''Aap log andar jaa sakte hai, Rohan baba called you all'' she said and went inside. ''Thank you so much for that great help'' I heard Ethan's voice from a distance from his room. We entered in and saw Rohan, Ethan and Mithra along with Nandini. Ethan must be thanking Nandini I thought. She looked quite surprised seeing us there. Siya hugged Mithra as she soon saw her. ''How is he doing?'' she asked Mithra. ''Pata nahi kyu wo apna pyre hila bhi nahi paa raha hai. Doctor said he should be fine soon, let's hope for the best'' Mithra said controlling her tears. ''Can we shift to my room Nandini?'' Rohan asked her and Nandini nodded yes. 

Have they become really so close friends! I feel they are so comfortable with each other. Nandini was never this compatible with me. We used to fight on the silliest of the topics. She seemed to agree with each thing he said. She moved away but did not even spare a glance at me and Siya noticed how I looked at her while leaving. Nandini's long hair looked so beautiful before, but why did she had her hair cut? The loose end of her hair is made into curls who made her look even cuter. This short hair style also looked good on her which ended few inches below her shoulder. But I would always love to see her in her long beautiful black hair which ended an inch below her waist. ''How's the baby doing?'' I came back to the present with Siya's question to Mithra. Mithra really seems to be emotionally drained from Ethan's accident. ''Baby is doing good but I did not went for any checkup after coming to India'' she said. ''I thought you would both be a part of Dhruv's wedding'' Siya was clearly sad. ''Who said, we are not coming. Maine comfortable wheel chair hospital se already mangwaya'' Ethan said playfully. ''No, your health comes first. You should take rest'' Siya suggested.

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A Week Later:

As usual Siya had long, elaborated list of guests to be invited to engagement ceremony, Mehndi, Sangeet and Wedding. I helped her in writing the lists and she made sure to send few gifts along with the invitation cards. I hoped to find Nandini's name in the list as I knew Siya would definitely invite her. I searched for her name and yes I was right when I found her. ''You wrote Nandini's name also in the list?'' I asked Siya to make sure. ''Ha, hume usse sorry bhi bolna hai na. Uss din maine bola but it should be a proper one. Moreover, she seemed to forget everything happened back then, why not we move on and let her be a part of our celebration!'' Siya said. Did Nandini really forgot about that incident! Then why can't I feel it like Siya felt. No, she would never forgive or forgot that. She just seemed to ignore and let it go. If Nandini comes tomorrow to the engagement function, then I will try to talk to her. At least then I would know what she feels about me.

I'm eagerly waiting for this day to end and Aryaman crashed on my bed beside me. ''So Dhruv ki shaadi se apna line clear ho jayega na! You and Siya are next!'' he said. Ab isse kaun bolega ki I would never be ready to marry. I think mujhe Aryaman ko kal mujhse dhoor rakhna chahiye, lagta hai yahi mera love story ka villain hai. Ab love story tho hai nahi par Nandini se baat bhi tho karna hai. What would I talk to her? Should I apologize? Wo tho jitni baar bolu utna kam hai. Will she talk back to me. I can't see her ignoring me. Why is Nandini so hell bent on buying that farmhouse.

I dreamt of our future in that home, but Nandini, will we ever have our future together?