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The next morning Manik was ready for office and was setting his hairs when he saw Nandini peeping in in his room.
He raised an eyebrow. Nandini made a cute caught face and Manik tilted his head as if asking what?
"Amma asked me to make sure you don't leave without having breakfast" she said walking in while playing with her duppta.
He nodded and started to get ready. From the mirror he saw Nandini standing there lost in her own thoughts
"Sunshine" he turned to her "What is it?" he asked
"Kal raat..."
"Kal raat kuch nahi hua Nandini" he said sternly and started to pack a file in his laptop bag
"We kissed" she reminded him
"And I said sorry" he said continuing with his packing of files
Not seeing him give the needed attention, Nandini held his hand and that made him look at her
"Mujhe sorry nahi chahiye tha" she said
"Toh kya chahiye tumhe?" he asked her
"I don't know" Nandini said frustrated "But sorry nahi chahiye tha" she added
"Ok I take back my sorry" he said and got his hand out of her grip
"Aise kyu ho tum?" she asked feeling angry
"Aisa matlab kaisa?" Manik asked now getting angry too. "Mujhe things nahi karni aur complicated. I don't know if you are ready for us. Have you forgiven me yet. Mujhe yeh..." he moved his hand between them gesturing the physical intimacy "...yeh nahi phir se shuru karna."
"Ek baar I gave in my emotions and let it happen. Uss ke baad..." he paused "I almost thought we were pregnant." He said and Nandini saw hurt in his eyes "But we weren't. I don't want to repeat that." He said and left leaving Nandini standing there processing his words.
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Nandini was sitting on the ledge alone in the small terrace garden, taking the support of the wall. She was munching on the the sukha bhel her Amma had made and stored in kitchen when a hand came and garbbed fist full bhel.
Nandini hit Manas' back as he sat next to her
"Kyu sadd rahe ho aap yaha?" he asked
"Jao yaha se I am not in mood to talk" she said grumpily
"Aise kyu ho gaye ho aap?" Manas asked and Nandini glared at him
"Aise matlab?" she asked and realised she just reacted like Manik
"Chid chide, grumpy cat ke jaise. Aap toh sunshine jaise hote the" Manas said and Nandini felt bad
"Main bahut galat kar rahi hu kya?" Nandini asked him
"Bhel kah ke ki gussa karke?" Manas asked and Nandini rolled her eyes. She sat straight
"Manik ke saath. Main galat kar rahi hu kya?" she asked a but hesitant
"Pata nahi" Manas said shrugging and Nandini's shoulders slumped. What was she doing asking a kid such complex questions.
"Unn ka chodo. Aap apne bare mein socho. Apne andar ki bhasad ko thik Karo. Unn ke saath wali bhi bhasad thik ho jayegi." Manas said and Nandini looked at him
"You said sorry to him?" Manas asked and Nandini realised she had not. Infact they had not talked about each other or themselves in these past few days. She looked at Manas not blinking her eyes.
