The Ex's At War

Chapter 20 - Broken Soul

"I wont go...I need to be with her...please Manik", I wasn't really pleading but still trying to not instigate Manik either. I was completely drained out to be fighting with him when I just needed to be with my baby. Manik kept quite but stood still blocking the door; he was badly trying to battle with his temper. I could see it in his eyes how hard he was trying to not say harsh things because somewhere his heart knew he didn't want me to be away from Manini yet there was a part a tough part in him that stood as a restriction between Manini and me.

"Manik are you mad? Let her come in", Cabir tried to pull his hand down but he held on tight.

"Please Cabir please samjhao Manik ko..I need to be with Manini", I shifted my pleas to the next best person who could help me in this situation while Rewa stood making faces at us.

"Bro stop being this difficult yaar...Manini needs Nandini right now..only she can feed her...she needs to take her medicines after food and she won't eat till Nandini comes..please aane de use", Cabir gave a massive jerk and finally Manik moved his hand aside.

I stood there like a statue still awaiting his permission. Yes it was strange that in that situation I was actually waiting for his consent and contemplating when I should have just rushed to my baby but there was a reason, somewhere somehow I knew I was guilty. Even if it was a misunderstanding, a tiny mistake from my part was about to cost me my life which was my baby. Manik stepped aside and I sighed in relief.

I rushed in to see my baby, she sat on the bed wide awake looking at the door waiting for me to come and just the moment she spotted me a wide smile embellished her face. I ran and took her in my embrace and she just melted in my warmth. Cabir instructed the nurse to handover the food tray to me and asked Rewa to leave to avoid much crowd. Rewa gave an annoying glare at all of us and waited for Manik to look at her and when he didn't she walked out huffing like a bull and Cabir followed her and left the three of us in the room. Manik was still standing by the door and Manini pushed into me to feel my warmth. I knew the experience had disturbed her badly, I held her close and cradled in my arms.

"Mommy it wash shoo scaly and vely dalk..I got shoo scaled", she mumbled rubbing her nose on my chest. I hurled countless curses to me for this stupid mistake which shook my baby to the core but I had to be strong for her sake at least.

"My Kaddu is a strong bachha na...she never gets scared of anything..if that bad box thought that it could stop my baby from coming to me then it was so wrong..see my Kaddu is back to her Mommy..hai na baby", and she replied with an eager nod. Thankfully she was responding to things positively, she was talking and trying to smile and also responding to my encouragement, "I promise I will never leave you alone", and dropped a kiss on her head.

"Plomish!!!", she repeated in her toddler tone and smiled wide and I responded with an assuring nod. She was a fighter, although she was scared but she also knew she was out of it safely back to her Mommy and Daddy. She looked at Manik from my arm who was staring at us.

"Daddy", she raised her arms for him to come and pick her up and Manik immediately came out of his trance and picked her up, "I misshed you Daddy", she flickered her baby eyes and Manik just blankly looked at her face as if he was still trying to assure that she was safe and sound in his arms.

"I missed you too Princess", he kissed her on the head and held her tight and Manini hissed in pain. Manik immediately separated from her and I sprang up from the bed to look at her, she had suffered bruises in her palm. I kissed them gently to ease her pain and she rested her head on Manik's chest. The nurse once again came and reminded me to feed her.

"Mommy I won't have milk pleashhh", she cringed her nose as she saw me pick up the glass of milk from the tray. I looked at Manik helplessly and somewhat hesitantly he led her to me. I took her in my arms and sat on the bed.