For Infinity

Part 5: His Eyes.

Her eyes have their own vocabulary. What a beautiful language to learn..

Manik's POV:

I don't know why but I felt responsible for her and saying that I couldn't let that A grade jerk risk with her life at any cost. I was walking thru and fro in the music room desperately thinking of a plan to put him down but everytime an image of scared and hurt Nandini would flash in my mind making me shudder in fear. And before I could think any worse the door to our jam room opened in a swift motion. Seeing the person in front of me, immediately put me in relief.
"Kya hua Manik? Is everything alright? You seemed stressed on the phone. Ab jaldi bol kya hua?" Cabir rushed inside with worry written over his face. Of course, who else would I call in the time of utmost emergency?

Cabir is not my best friend nor my brother. He is my mirror to all the demons I have kept inside of me. The only person who knows me inside and out. Only he could see the pain behind my smile which always went unnoticed by others. I had immense trust that he would always have my back.
"Ha voh..Listen to me carefully!"
I explained him everything in detail while in the end I saw his face light up in amusement. Only Cabir could smile in such a situation.

"Kya?? Tu kuch bolega bhi ki nahi?!" I asked furiously because truly he was testing my patience.

"Bro! Tu theek hain na? You are protecting the girl,the same girl who messed with us. The Manik I know would have made her life hell by now. Am I dreaming?!" Cabir spoke animatedly making me flare in anger but also nervous because I didn't want him to catch up on my confused feelings.

"Tu kya bol raha hain? It's nothing like that! It's just that I don't want Harshad to create a new drama. I don't care about that girl!"  He eyed me discretely looking for any lie and  the look on Cabir's face gave away the fact that he totally didn't take my lie. I knew I was going to get caught.

"Voah Voah! You really think I'm going to fall for that? No bro no! Anyway, I know you will tell me the truth someday. Till then is Harshad ke bacche ka kuch Karna padega." And after hours of running through different ideas we hatched the perfect plan to bring Harshad's true face in front of Nandini. With a feeling of determination to put him down a tinge of fear for her, I bid goodbye to Cabir with a promise to meet the band in evening.

Nandini's POV:
I was walking through the corridor when someone pulled me into the classroom. Before I could scream he cupped my mouth with his palm. My heart shuddered in my ribcage thinking of the consequences. But then when I saw who it was I calmed down a bit. It was him.
"Tum! What are you doing? Haven't you and your friends had enough?! I shouted at him as rage flowed through my veins. I was angry. Angry at him and his friends. But my shrilled voice did nothing to faulter his gaze. His eyes pierced into mine as if searching for answers to his questions. I felt myself squirm under his shameless stare. I called him many times but nothing fell on his ears. Sighing in defeat I looked back into his brown orbs speckled with golden dust. I felt like I was standing on the edge of the world on a windswept beach and there was nothing but the soft roar of the waves. I wanted to take away all the pain that it held. I wanted to look into his past and know the reason behind his false facade. That feeling which I had locked away tried getting out. He had done some kind of magical spell on me.

"Stay away from Harshad. He's a bad person. I can't see you hurt." He merely whispered bringing me out of the trance. I felt my cheeks redden thinking of all the thoughts that ran in my head. But when reality hit me I felt the anger within me rise again.

"Oh really? Look who's talking! Pehele khud ko mirror main dekho fir dusro ki burai karo." I spat unconsciously. But when I saw him wince guilt consumed me. He moved his hand and I immediately felt the heat from his touch subside. I felt cold and it itched me to place his hands back on my arm. It felt like it belonged there. Not wanting to think too much into it I walked away with a heavy heart but not before sparing him a glance. He stood slumped against the wall, all defeated. In that moment I wanted to run towards him and embrace him in my warmth. Taking a last longing look I ran out with a voice in my head telling me to go inside and hold the hurt figure I left back in there. If only I could..

A/N-
Hey! So sorry for the late updates. The thing is that I'm in final year of my graduation and there's lots of stuff on my plate. I'm not able to edit the remaining chapters. Hence said I'm republishing all the chapters unedited because I don't want the new readers to be left behind. I will try to edit whenever I get some spare time. So forgive me for the mistakes and shitty framing. I will be back soon. Thank you for all the love. :)
P.S. Only chapter 1-19 needed editing. After that I'm quite satisfied with how it turned out. Enjoy :)

-Ashkins