Manan- The Dead Me✔

Everywhere Manik

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Someone scared me from behind like as in the morning and I ended up holding Manik's arm. I could hear Cabir and the others giggle whereas Manik was staring at me. I just realized I was holding his arms. I composed myself. "Nandini got scared once again." Cabir sniggered.
"Do you want my punch Cabir." I said trying to fake anger.
"Please don't punch me." he said dramatically and seeing him everyone giggled except for me. I swear this boy is not less then a drama queen. I slightly punched his shoulders.

An hour later
Finally I reached home.
"Bhai from next time I am not sitting in your bike." I said as I opened the door of the house.
"But why...didn't you enjoy?" he asked taking off his helmet.
"You drive so fast bhai." I complained.
"Thanks for the compliment." he smirked making me feel irritated.
"It was a complain." I said giving him a look but he totally ignored me and walked towards his room leaving me irritated.
He was still the same brother. I just hate this behaviour of his. Anyway I too walked towards my room and got fresh.

Chachi was out for a week so I had to prepare dinner. After two years I was entering the kitchen. I remembered how my mother use to pamper me for experimenting some new dishes and I always resulted in making the kitchen a mess not less than a junkyard. I literally had tears when I remembered this. I miss those moments but now everything has changed. I just have no one except my brother. I am living but I am burning from inside. My thoughts were broken when bhai came to the kitchen making faces. I immediately wiped my tears before he could notice it. I could figure out bhai was hungry.

I immediately made palak rice with chilli potatoes which took me around 30 minutes. As I served the food he started eating voraciously.

After we were done with the dinner I started cleaning the plates whereas he sat on the dinning table fidgeting his hat. "Nandini how did you land up with Manik?" he asked putting the hat on the table.
I told him everything about how he offered me to be his valentine in cafeteria. He guffawed.
"Did Manik actually do that?" he said as he tried to control his laughter. I finished the washing and sat beside his chair looking at him. Finally his laughing session was over. "Manik is just impossible. He has dated six girls till now..."
"Six girls." I said in disbelief.
"But don't misunderstand him to be a play boy. Unfortunately all these six girls failed to understand him and he broke up with them."
Why was bhai telling me all this. Did he think that I was Manik's upcoming girlfriend. Rubbish. I am just a bloody hell prostitute who doesn't deserves love. My thoughts were broken when bhai huffed dramatically.
"Lost in someone's thought." He teased.
"What do you mean?" I said giving him a death glare but he didn't stop he kept teasing me and for almost half an hour he talked about Manik. And I just sat there comfortably listening to his blabbering. Manik...Manik and everywhere Manik.
"Bhai could we please change the topic." I said almost after listening so much about Manik.
"But why he is your valentine right." he giggled.
"He was just flirting with me." I said in an irritated tone.
"Baby doll I don't think he was flirting with you. I feel he is interested in you." he tried being serious but he giggled seeing my irritated face.
"B-H-A-I..." I yelled in an irritated tone.
Finally he changed the topic but I was even more frustrated.
"Where were you all these years?" he asked genially but I didn't have answer to it. I didn't know how to tell him my condition. If I even managed to say it then I am scared if he will accept me as his sister or not.
"Where were you?" he repeated.
"I...umm...wa..ss.." I stammered just then he got a call.
"It's urgent." he said picking up the call. He walked towards his room talking on the phone.
His question was still haunting me. Whenever I thought about those two suffering years I felt like crying. I immediately went to my room and locked the door. By then tears were flowing down my cheeks. I wiped my tears and tried consoling myself but I failed miserably. I cried the whole night.

When I opened my eyes. My eyes felt heavy. I was leaning on the door. I must have slept while I was crying. I freshen up, composed myself and went downstairs to make breakfast. My head was hurting. It felt so heavy. Side effect of crying and moreover had to paste a fake smile on my face.

As I came down I was surprised to see Mukti there.
"Good morning Nandini." She said as she took a sip of coffee. "Hey your eyes are swollen...were you crying." she asked being a bit worried. "Actually... umm...yah it's an allergy."
"Allergy..anyway I have made breakfast for you two. Come have a sit." she said whereas bhai was taking a sip of his coffee.
We had breakfast in silence. I noticed Bhai and Mukti stealing glances of each other.
"Nandini I have called Manik. He will come to pick you up."he said. I understood that he wanted to spend time with Mukti and I didn't resist. But why did he call Manik. Manik...Manik and Everywhere Manik. I could have gone myself. But right now he was not the problem but my swollen eyes and hurting head was.

To be continued...

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