CHAPTER 50

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The next morning Nandini woke up to find aliya sitting by her side instead of Manik.
Aliya: Good Morning Nandini...
Nandini: Goood morning.... Aliya where is Manik?
Aliya: He has gone downstairs only for some work, he'll be back soon.
Nandini: Aliya plz tell me the truth.... Has he gone to the police station??
Aliya looked at her suddenly with a shocked look but then covered it up by a smile.
Aliya: No yr Nandini, he'll be here soon.
Nandini understood that she was lying & immediately a panic took over her face. She turned to her side & picked up her phone to call Manik, but no one answered the call.
Aliya: Nandini calm down... He has gone to verify thats it & moreover now that daniel is in police custody, he can't do anything.
Nandini: No I need to talk to Manik... Right now!!
She called again but got no response, so she asked,
Nandini: Who has gone with him?
Aliya: Cabir!!
Nandini immediately dialed Cabir's number & luckily he picked up.
Cabir: Hello!!
Nandini: Cabir, plz give the phone to Manik...
Cabir: Nandini r u fine... What happened??
Nandini: Cabir plz...
Cabir simply handed over the phone to Manik.
Manik: Hello!!
Nandini: Manik...
Manik: Nandini.... what happened?? U don't sound fine!!
Nandini: Manik hv u reached the police station.
Manik: Who told u??
Nandini: Manik tell me!!
Manik: Yeah!! The officers hv just gone inside to get that bloody jerk.
Nandini: Manik u r not meeting Daniel!!
Manik: What??
Nandini: Manik plz get out of there right now!! I don't want u to meet Daniel.... Plz..
Manik: But Nandini-
Nandini: Manik no.... I don't want to hear anything!! I want u to get out of there right now!!
Manik: Ohk Ohk calm down... I m leaving!! Calm down...
Nandini: Yeah... Give the phone to Cabir..
Manik handed over the phone to Cabir in anger & left the police station.
Nandini: Hello Cabir!!
Cabir: Yes Nandini..
Nandini: Cabir just do the verification thing & simply get back here. I don't want either of u to talk to him. Plz don't talk to him...
Cabir: Ohk sure...
Cabir disconnected the call & did just as she said. He got out of the police station to see Manik waiting for him in the car. Soon they reached the hospital, where Nandini was eagerly waiting for them. As Manik entered the room & came closer to her she immediately pulled him closer & hugged him tight. Manik was shocked by this. Though he was very furious but seeing Nandini in such a way made all his anger run away.
Manik: Nandini... What happened?? Nandini...
Nandini didn't reply anything to him & hugged him even tighter. Manik blinked his eyes towards Aliya & Cabir, as a signal to leave them alone for sometime. Both of them moved out of the room & Manik said to Nandini,
Manik: Nandini... Get up look at me...
He waited for her to break the hug but when she didn't he said,
Manik: Nandini.... Baby!! Listen to me.
Nandini simply broke the hug & looked at him.
Manik: Tell me what happened??
Nandini: Never go away from me like this again... Never ever!!
Manik: Nandini... I just went for an hour!! Calm down
Nandini: But why didn't u tell me?? How can u go like this?
Manik: Ohk I m sorry!! I m sorry... Now come here lie down...
Nandini followed whatever Manik said & lied down on the bed. Manik talked to her for sometime & then made her sleep again. He kept on sitting there on her side for a long time, after which Dhruv knocked the room.
Dhruv: Buddy... Dr. Agarwal wants to talk to us.
Manik nodded at him & got up to go outside. He asked a nurse to be with nandini for sometime & then walked to Dr. Agarwal's cabin along with Cavya & Dhruliya.
Dr. agarwal: Hello kids... Come sit!!
Manik: Uncle is everything alright.... Nandini is getting a discharge today right??
Dr. Agarwal: Yes manik, we r giving her a discharge today. But....
Manik: But what doctor??
Dr. Agarwal: Manik there are a few things that u all will need to take care of.... See Nandini has just come out of a major accident & frankly speaking she has come back from death. Though she is totally out of danger now, but such major accidents do harm in some or the other way.
Aliya: What do u mean Uncle... Can this still harm Nandini?
Dr. Agarwal: No aliya... But the harm has already been done. Due to this accident, Nandini has got really weak emotionally. Her control over her emotions has got very weak.
All of them sat quitely when he continued,
Dr. Agarwal: Especially for u Manik.... Nandini is attached to u the most & I think u would hv already noticed that she looses her calm even if she losses ur sight. Her heart is going on with a lot of feelings & u need to take care of her.
Manik: Doctor... What exactly can we do in such a case??
Dr. Agarwal: Nothing much... Just make sure her wishes are fulfilled, keep her happy & yes, don't talk much about the accident to her. Thats it, I m sure soon she will be all good.
Manik: Ohk doctor... As u say!!
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Later in the night, Manik got Nandini discharged & took her back home. Both of them slept peacefully that night in each other's warmth after so many days. The next day, it was the case hearing in the court. Manan got up early & had their breakfast together after which Manik made Nandini sit on the bed & said to her,
Manik: Nandini... Its the hearing in the court today. I hv to go there for sometime, but don't worry I'll be back ASAP & till then I hv asked Navya to come here along with Kavya, so that she could sit with u.
Nandini: No... I will come with u to the court Manik
Manik: Nandini, u stay here!! I'll be back soon.
Nandini: Manik I m coming with u...
Manik: But u can't even walk properly Nandini.
Nandini: As if u can't carry me & we can also use a wheel chair na Manik.. I m coming with u & thats final...
Manik: nan-
Nandini: Manik... I want to come!! Plz....
And this time manik could not say anything to her. He knew that nandini was as stuborn as he was & also that the doctor had told him not to make her sad. He didn't say anything at it & simply nodded & got up to freshen up.
Manik's Pov: "Nandini I knw why u want to come along. U want to confront that bastard even more than I want to. U knew him not me, and thus u do deserve ur answers..... But I knew that taking u along will only give u more pain, it will make u further sad & I don't want it to happen. And if u hide ur feelings inside then that would give u even more suffering, I know u will come with me anyway so plz don't keep it all inside, just let it out."
He had a bath while the nurse, who had come along with Nandini, got her ready. Soon they were ready to go.
Manik walked back into the room, as the nurse called him & saw Nandini sitting on the bed in a plain blue suit with white boundary all along. He walked closer & whispered in her ears,
Manik: So my old Nandini is back..... Ready to take life out of that Daniel !! Today u remind me of our college days when u used to get to any level & fight with everyone to help ur friends & urself.
Nandini: Yeah... After all I learned all that from u only.
Manik smiled at her & picked her up in her arms. He walked outside the mansion & made her sit in the car. The servant kept a wheel chair on the back seat after which manan finally drove away.
They reached the court to find Cavya, Dhruliya & Abhi waiting for them.
Manik got down the car & then helped Nandini with the wheel chair. He soon walked closer to his friends, pushing Nandini's chair further.
Manik: Hi guys...
Cabir: Hey!!
Aliya: Nandini... How r u feeling now??
Nandini: Much better... Home feels so more comfortable. By the way where is Mukti?
Abhi: Nandini... Mukti is at home with ahana...
Nandini: Good... Vese bhi coming out so soon is not good for Ahana.
Abhi: Yeah!!
Just then Satish walked towards them from the opposite side.
Satish: Good Morning Sir....
Manik: Good morning satish!!
Satish: Hello Ma'am.... Good to see u fine..
Nandini: Thank u..
Satish: Sir... The judge is calling u all inside... Its time for the hearing.
Cabir: Sure... Lets go!!
All of them walked inside the court room, where the judge in the middle with a few chairs in front of him. Manik had wished for a private hearing, so that only the people related to the case could get in. All of the took their seats & at last manik entered along with Nandini. They greeted the judge & finally all settled down when the judge said,
Judge: Bring the suspect.
The police officers entered the next minute along with Daniel. Nandini could see that the police officers had given him a 3rd degree & she turned towards Manik, knowing his anger. She clutched his hand tightly, still looking at Daniel. Manik turned to look at her & saw anger in her eyes, he kept his hand on hers & smiled slightly.
Judge: Lets start.
The police man told the judge what exactly happened on that day & how did they get to know everything, including the proofs. The judge went through the proof's throughly & then finally said,
Judge: Mr. Daniel... All the proofs are against u & thus u can not neglect ur crime... But what was the reason, why did u want to kill Dr. Mrs. Nandini Manik Malhotra.
Daniel looked up at him & then turned towards Nandini. As his eyes met her's, Nandini immediately gave him a glare & looked to the other side.
Judge: Mr. Daniel!! I asked u the reason... Why did u want to kill Mrs. Nandini Malhotra
Daniel still didn't say anything, but this time Nandini said,
Nandini: Sir, I know...
Judge: Yes Mrs. Malhotra!!
Nandini: Sir Daniel didn't want to kill me..... All he wanted was to kill Manik.
As he heard this Manik immediately looked at nandini in shock. He didn't know how did Nandini get to know this. And so did Daniel.
Nandini looked up at Daniel & asked,
Nandini: But the thing I don't know is the reason behind it. Daniel didn't even know Manik till a few days back, then what reason was there that he took such a drastic step.
All the eyes turned towards Daniel, burning in anger.
Daniel: Yes... Yes.. I did all this to kill Manik & I hv no problem in admitting it becoz I did all this for u Nandini...
Nandini: For me???
Daniel: Yes Nandini... I love u & I wanted u to be mine, only mine. This Manik had done some magic on u, but u are just mine.
Nandini: Shut up Daniel... Just shut up!! I treated u as such a nice friend & this is what u were bluiding inside urself. Disgusting.....
Daniel: I don't care what u think... But I love u & the only way I could get u was by removing everyone from our way.
Nandini: So for that u will kill someone. Like really!!
Daniel: Yes I can do anything for that... No matter even if it is killing ur husband or my wife.
Nandini: What u killed Anjali?? I thought she died due to illness.
Daniel: Yes I killed her.... Bcoz I wanted u n not her...
All of them looked at him in shock. No one could believe what he was saying.
Nandini: I disgust u Daniel... I really feel miserable to have treated u as a friend.
The judge got all the arguments heard & then he finally said,
Jugde: Mr. Daniel is a foreign citizen & thus, we can't take any action against him. We will be sending him back to australia so that the australian police can take him in custody for commiting two  murders. He would be given life long imprisonment. And his daughter Nyra will be sent to an goverment orphanage as there is no other relative to take care of her as a parent.
Manik: No sir... We don't want that little girl to pay for his deeds. I will take Nyra's custody.
All the faces turned towards him in shock, including Nandini. The judge asked him,
Judge: Mr. Malhotra are u sure??
Manik: Yes sir... Nyra thinks that nandini is her mother, so let that be the truth. Nandini & I will take Nyra's custody & take care of her as our own child.
Daniel: No My Lord.. They will take my revenge from my little daughter. Nyra should not be sent with them.
Cabir: U just stay shut... These things don't match the person, who forgot his daughter & went away.
Judge: Today its not the time to discuss about Nyra so tommorow we will discuss about her custody.
Manik: Ohk sir!!
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Soon they left the court room & reached Manan's place. Nandini had been silent all the way but as they reached home, Manik noticed tears in nandini's eyes.
He immediately cupped her face & asked,
Manik: nandini.... what happened? Why r u crying?
Nandini: Nothing!!
Manik: Nandini.. tell me!!
Nandini: I still can't believe Daniel did kill Anjali.... And that too bcoz of me.
Manik: Nandini... Calm Down.!! Its not bcoz of u, its just bcoz that guy is sick in his head.
They settled down & Cabir said,
Cabir: But I can't believe manik.... It was exactly that u said!! Daniel wanted to kill u bcoz he wanted Nandini...
Nandini: What... Manik u knew it??
Manik: Yeah I figured it out later..
They talked for some more time & then headed to their respective places. Manik entered his room to find Nandini sitting in the balcony. He walked closer 7 sat on the ground next to her, when Nandini suddenly hugged him tight.
Nandini: Thank u manik...
Manik: Thank u .... For what??
Nandini: For what u did in the court for Nyra.
Manik: Nandini.... I know u love her & so do I !!
Nandini: Are u sure that we can take this responsibility?
Manik: yes we can!! I know we can...
Nandini: I love u Manik...
Manik: I love u too!!

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