|| ENDLESS LOVE || -- A MaNan FF

|| Chapter Two ||

He stood at the same spot, as if somebody nailed his feet to the ground for the next few minutes. Whatever he just saw did not make any sense to him. He was trying his best to control the raging anger building inside him. How can Nandini behave like this with him? The Nandini he knew would walk on fire just to bring a small smile on his face. What happened to her? He thought really hard if there was anything he had said or done that might be causing her to behave like this.

The only thing he remembered was that the last six months that they were together, there were a number of times when she complained that he wasn't giving her any time, that he was too busy with his work. This had let to a few arguments but she knew that he had just started up and their company needed his extreme dedication and she always supported him fully. Nothing really was justifying this ruthless behavior of hers.

  
He wasn't going to go empty handed. She had no right to treat him like this. He knocked on the door lightly, he needed answers 'NOW'. He waited on for a bit, but nobody opened the door. He knocked again, this time more loudly. He heard the lock un-click but the door was still closed. He twisted the handle and opened it slowly unable to wait any longer. He was confused when he saw nobody at the door. He stepped in as a familiar sweet fragrance greeted him, soothing his raging fury. "It's not polite to knock twice."  He heard a kid's voice. He looked sideways to see the little guy standing on a couch, with his one leg on the hand rest and his hands on his hips. He seemed angry too.  

Manik looked at the kid amazed. He looked so adorable with his pout-ish face. He probably unlocked the door by getting up on the couch but his tiny hands couldn't grip the huge door knob and open it.
 
"Nikki!! Go play with your sister." Nandini came out carrying a blood soaked cotton dressing and a first aid box. She went pale looking at him inside her house.

"Nandini!!! Are you okay?? Did you get hurt?"  Manik rushed to her but Nandini moved back. She put everything aside and held the bedroom door for Nikki to go inside.

"Nikki go inside and sit with Tara"  Nandini instructed the kid. Her voice was quivering.

"I opened it because he kept knocking." Nikki protested pointing at Manik.

"Go!!!!"  Nandini yelled as Nikki bent his head down and walked inside dragging his small cricket bat behind him.

Nandini closed the door shut and walked towards the main entrance opening this one for Manik.  "Manik! I asked you to leave. Give me your number I will call you. I cannot talk to you now."

"First tell me, are you ok?"  He looked at her worried. She did not look into his eyes. Her eyes were red and watery as if she had been crying.

"It's none of your freaking business. Get out right now!"  she yelled at him gathering all her strength. Her fists were clenched and eyes were shut tightly.

Her callousness made Manik completely lose it. He walked to her furiously and turned her to face him digging his nails into her arm. He thrusted her onto the wall.

"How dare you talk to me like this Nandini?? Where the f**k were you and who are these kids? Do you really expect me to see all this and walk away quietly??? I thought you f**king died, you heartless arghhh!..."  he let out a small cry. "you couldn't even call me?"

Nandini looked at him with her wide eyes which were now flowing out like a rapid stream. His eyes were blood-shot. She knew he wasn't going to back away.

"Nobody knows how I survived these last four years, I kept dying again and again, every f**king second."  He banged his hand on the wall making Nandini flinch in pain. She looked away and shut her eyes tightly.