Tere Liye

Chapter 4 - Realisation

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Flashback (Mumbai)

Manik's POV

"Suna tumne Cabir... That Harshad...How dared he...? He played with us right under our nose...And I was stupid to believe him... Jo bhi hua I am responsible for that..." I leaned across the wall slipping myself down the floor as I reached home .... I was fighting the tears flooding my eyes...

"Manik...tu thik hai na..." Cabir ran towards me taking me into a hug...

"Hmmm...but Nandini...woh toh chali gayi na..... And who's responsible Cabir... The Manik Malhotra and his stupidity...I didn't trust her...and I trusted what Harshad made me believe... "

"Manik...pls ro mat...sambhal khud ko..."

"Kese sambhalu ..kese Cabir... Maine use jane diya who's more important than my life... Nandini meri sab kuch hai...and see meri wajah se woh chali gayi...I didn't trust her Cabir..."

Just then Mukti came and gave me another shocking news

"Bhai..us din Dhruv ke mom ka call aya tha Nandini ko... Mujhe abhi pata chala Navya kisi se keh rhi thi ki Dhruv met with an accident...and Nandini use dekhne gyi thi hospital... "

"What... Navya ne hume kyun nahi bataya...?". Asked Cabir curiously

"That's not important Cabir... Important is I misunderstood her... I didn't trust her..."

"Bhai ismein apki kya galti hai..ab call aya toh its pretty obvious apko laga woh Dhruv ke pas ja rhi hai..."

"Mukti abhi tum yaha se jao...I am there.." Cabir eyed Mukti to leave

"No use Cabir... She's right Mai toh sochunga na Nandini Dhruv se milne gayi...aese waqt pe call hi aaya tha...Aur sach bhi tha ki woh jaa rhi thi...But You know Cabir what's my mistake... ? I didn't give her time to explain... She was saying she will explain later...But Me being the impulsive jerk...assumed things and spoke whatever my shitty tongue uttered in anger... Pagal ho gaya tha main...kuch bhi bol diya maine use... You know anger is my worst enemy... Nandini kehti thi You should control your anger..But maine kya kiya... I ruined everything out of jealousy and anger..."

"Manik tu apne ap ko kyun blame kar raha hai..? Situation hi aesi thi that you couldn't control yourself..."

"I agree situation aese thi... But I can't deny the truth...I AM WRONG CABIR..YES I AM WRONG... I could have trust her atleast once before jumping to conclusions... But nahi maine kya kiya... I didn't trust my Love... I accused her of playing with two boys...I questioned her character... I doubted that she was in relationship with Dhruv...I accused her of cheating on me... Isn't that wrong Cabir....?"

My voice choked

"Manik.. stop blaming yourself... Yeh sab us Harshad k wajah se hui hai ..."

"No Cabir I am responsible for this ... I made myself available to Harshad for using me... If I wouldn't have believed his talks... toh aesa kuch nahi hota..."

"Manik Harshad just used the jealousy card and you fell into the trap..."

"Right...But I was a big fool... I didn't trust Nandini... Mai bewakoof tha ki Main Harshad ki baaton mein aa gaya.. Harshad played with my feelings because I allowed him to play... If I hadn't been a fool to believe his words then today Me and Nandini would be together... But see aesa kuch nahi hai..." Tears rolled down my cheeks sensing the situation of separation

"Manik..."

And Cabir hugged me tighter...

Seriously I needed a hug to calm down myself.. I was thankful to the Almighty that he gave Cabir as my sibling...He had always been with me in my thick and thins... And like a true frnd and brother... woh Aaj bhi mere sath tha....