Mission Manik Malhotra - A MaNan FF [Completed]

Chapter 21 - All for a new beginning.

''Aap pregnant hai, aur aisi halat mein apne aapko physically exert karna risky ho sakta hai.. As it is, your health is very fragile...'' The doctor continued scolding me and I glared sideways at Manik for having put me through this. But, the idiot was extremely busy focusing on what the doctor had to say.. Almost as if he was the pregnant one here.. Aargh.

''Exactly, doctor.. Like I told you, she keeps running around, getting herself hurt and never takes proper rest and food on time.'' Manik complained some more and the doctor offered me a disapproving look at which I just sheepishly hung my head.

Once we had left the outhouse, Manik had called for a cab through my phone, taking me to the hospital immediately. After our wounds were tended to, he dragged me to the gynaecologist for a quick checkup, refusing to listen to any of my childish tantrums.

''Okay, Maam. Please listen carefully.. I've a diet and exercise chart you can follow, along with the do's and donts during pregnancy, which I'll be explaining now..'' The gynaec said, placing a chart on the table between us. Manik immediately leaned forward, preparing to absorb each rule, while I zoned out. With him around, I knew I'd be taken care of.

My hyper-active mind had travelled back to that scent... That strong and familiar scent of female perfume that tingled in my nose as soon as me and Manik stepped out of the outhouse. And I had immediately known.. Nyonika had been there just moments before we exited, probably escaping on seeing Manik with me, and none of her servants around. Manik was too preoccupied with my well-being and didn't seem to notice that scent though.

Thankfully, she hadn't spotted my sling bag, that had been lying so close to the door and the CD in it remained untouched. I couldn't wait to get home and see for myself what it contained, but Manik wasn't allowing this medical session to get over, raising a thousand questions at each rule the doctor stated for me.

After a long time, he looked back at me, making gestures to get up. I noticed the doctor giving me a strange look and I quickly replaced my lost expression with a warm one and thanked her. Manik shook his head knowingly at me and led me away.

---------------

''How are you feeling now?'' Manik asked, having force-fed me some warm soup. I took the still half-filled bowl from his hand and held out a spoonful for him. He had forgotten to eat himself, while busy making sure I wasn't skipping meals.

''Much better.. Love will heal me completely in no time..'' I replied with a naughty wink, using the statement he himself had uttered back in the outhouse, when he had hugged me tight after the ordeal - 'We'll survive all this. The pain will all be gone....Love will heal us.' Manik cutely blushed and quickly gulped the spoonful of soup to escape having to respond to it. I couldn't help the wide smile that settled on my lips.. Usually it was the other way round. He probably hadn't expected me to remember something he had uttered in an impulse, but I wanted him to know, I took note of each and everything he does and says.

After I was done feeding him the soup, he took the bowl from my hands and placed it on the side-table, attempting to make me lie down.

''No, no, no.. I don't want to sleep, its just 9..'' I squealed like a child.

''Nandini, stop arguing..'' He firmly ordered.

But how could I go to sleep without having watched the footage? The restless feeling was eating away at me on the inside.

An idea struck my mind and I shouted ''Wait!! I need to take a shower first!''

''I know you very well, Nandini and I'm pretty sure, its another way of escaping from going to sleep..''