Manan :Irrevocably in love

Chapter 21

Manan entered manik's room....they both sat on the bed..

Nandini: manik tumne Neeche kyu kaha ki I can manage this house the way I want.... Mera matlab hai ki mai kaise manik.... This is your house...

Manik: jaan relax.... Listen to me carefully ok..... Aaj se na kuch tumhara hai and na hei kuch mera.... Sab kuch hamara hai..... You have every right on everything that belongs to me....

Nandini just hugged him in response... Manik caressed her hair while in the hug..

Manik: tired??

Nandini:a little bit....

Come let's rest for a while... Manik was lieing with the support of the headrest with Nandini's head on his chest....

Manik: kya soch rahi ho jaan...

Nandini: tumhe kaise pata ki mai kuch soch rahi hun???

Manik: itna toh tumhe jaanta hun..... Police Station se jab nikle thai na tab se kuch kehna chahti ho... Kya hua... Mujhe nhi batao gei....

Nandini: pata hai manik aaj jab police station ke bahar tumhe dekha na ki how much you did for protecting me..... I can't explain that feeling manik..... It reminded me of appa.....( nandini started silently weeping remembering her parents whereas manik knew coz his vest was getting wet coz of her tears but he did not stop her... He just caressed her hair and let her speak).... Jab mai choti thi na and I used to get scared of something or I used to loose hope... Appa used to come and tell me ki nandu darney ki baat nhi hai... Appa hai na he will take care of everything.... He will never let you fall... And today I could so much relate to it....... Tumhe pata hai manik I was only 9 when they died in a car crash.... At that time everybody told me to be strong... To not to cry coz I was needed to handle rishabh..... Mai toh rishabh ke liye strong ban gai manik...... I tried to become both appa and amma for rishab.... I was the elder one so I was suppose to handle the younger one.... But manik nobody ever saw ki I was also just 9 years old manik.... I had no one who would come to me and tell me ki it's ok if you make a mistake I will handle everything.... Nobody ever told me ki I will never let you fall nandu.... Nobody said to me ki it's ok if sometimes you become tired of becoming strong..... Tumhe pata hai sometimes I used to cry for hours all by myself coz I was tired manik.... I was a kid... Mujhe bhi kabhi kabhi dar lagta tha.... Tumhe pata hai appa used to always pamper me so much..... My every wish was a command for him....But when he died... Toh amms ke pass itne paise nhi hotey thai..... I used to always sacrifice so that Rishab ko kisse bhi cheez ki kami na ho..... But sometimes I also wanted ki koi mujhe pamper kare.... I really miss them manik.... Voh kyu mujhe chod ke chale gai... Bolo na... Kya mai itni buri hun....

With this she cried hysterically Burying her face in his chest...
Manik rubbed her back continously to console her and pecked her hair numerous times... He did not stop her.... He didn't knew that a girl who has always stood so strong was so shattered from inside.....
He has always complained about his childhood being spent in darkness but wasn't nandini the one who had suffered more.
Manik atleast had parents and had money and luxury but what about nandni.... She had no parents... She did not had abundance of money.... Moreover she was given the responsibility of a kid when she herself was one....
Slowly and slowly her cries turned into soft sniffs....
Once she was calm... Manik cupped her face with his both hands..... He first kissed her forehead.... Then her right eye.. Then the left one... And finally their lips met.... Their was no lust... Only love..... The kiss was as slow as possible..... Manik poured all his love in that kiss for her... Nandini to responded willingly.....

Finally due to lack of oxygen they broke the kiss.....

Manik: listen jaan.... Bus stop crying.... Meri jaan sabse acchi hai.... She is the purest soul alive.... Jo ho gaya voh toh we can't change... But I promise you from now onwards you will always find me at your back whenever you need support.... And always in front of you in case of any problem or danger...... Ab se mai hun..... You don't need to pretend to be strong any more.... Jab bhi tumhe dar lage you don't need to be scared.... Just come to me.......tumhe koi bhi problem ho just tell me baccha...... You know you can show me all your tantrums and I promise I will bear of all them.... You don't need to be hesitant to ask anything from me...... Tumne jo apna childhood khoya hai I can't get that back..... But this babyness inside you.... You know I will love to pamper this baby of mine.... You trust me na jaan....

Nandini was badly in tears after listening to the depth of his love......

Nandini: I trust you manik..... More than anything in this world I trust you.... And I love you....

Manik: I love you too shona...... I love you very very much...

Manik promised himself that he won't let anyone harm his baby anymore..... He won't let her shed any more tears and he will make her experience everything she had missed in her childhood.

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