Flames Of Desires

13. In the search of peace!

• Bird wanted to fly high in that wide sky, but those filthy hands caged her and ignored her cry.. •

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Pain of separation is really difficult to survive especially when you know that the wait is perpetual. Nandini is suffering in that era only where she knows she'll never be able to get the love of her sister back, she won't be able to feel her warmth ever but it's very hard for her to accept the truth, and why won't be it difficult? When Aahana was not only her sister but her whole damn world. One fine night she realized her world has crashed down and now she has to live in the search of shelter, how can she be able to accept the fact?.

She's still on the isolated street, sitting on the floor with only tears in her eyes but now she has stopped weeping.

Nandini : "Am sorry Di!"..She murmured slowly with only pain and guilt in her voice, Nandini used to call Aahana by her name only but whenever she used to be in any trouble or upset beyond limits then only she used to call her di.

She is looking at the angelic smile of Aahana which always soothe her wounded heart, there is still a small but weak smile on her lips.

Nandini : "You'll forgive your kiddo?, You'll forgive me na di?."..Her low voice holds immense pain which can torment anyone's heart, her eyes are filled with tears but anyone can see today that this beautiful girl who pretends to be the most strongest woman alive is actually broken, shattered and hurt beyond repair. She is anything but strong, she has caged all the wounds, all her agonies in a coffin and thrown it in deep chasm of her heart.

She hugged her phone tightly and closed her eyes in deep pain, but started reminiscing some heart wrenching memories which increased her pain even more.

• Your love was like shadow of a tree in the extreme weather of summer, your love was like blanket in the chilling weather of winter.. •

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On the other hand, Manik has become all insane. He is hell desperate to find her but alas! He isn't able to. He's waiting for the IT department people to give the exact location so that he can rush to her. Here sitting idle in his cabin is doing nothing but igniting the fire brewing inside him and also rising the concern level which is already at its peak point.

Arjun : "Mr. Malhotra please sit down, we'll find her."..He asked in his informal tone but Manik is still walking to and fro in his cabin with worry all over his face.

Manik : "Where she can go?, I myself dropped her at her place then why she left from there? And even if she left then why she didn't informed me? God! Where is she??"..He shrieked at the end, his pain didn't went unnoticed by Arjun, which really brought a small smile on his straight professionalism face.