Dil Ko Tumse Pyaar Hua

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~❤~

Not even a million fights could make me hate you.

~❤~

I know he is around me. I know he is there in the room staring right at my chubby face. I know he wants to hug me. I know he wants to cry in my arms. I can feel his eyes stuck up on me. I can feel the tension between us. Why does it always have to be like this? Why can't we talk out things maturely? Why on earth do we end up fighting each time? Why Aiyappa!?

Aiyappa: it's because of you stupid.

Nandini: me!!

Aiyappa yes you......couldn't you see how messed up he was seeing nidhi burning in fever. Dekh nahi sakti thi how he was blaming himself. Aur tune kya kiya....jaake uspe baras padi.....Matlab thoda dimaag toh lagati ki woh kya feel kar rha hai...

Nandini: lekin iska matlab yeh thodi hai ki woh mere pyaar pe question uthaye....usne meri self respect ko question kiya.....

Aiyappa: Lekin usne jo bhi bola woh gusse main bola na.....aur phir tune bhi toh bina usko samjhe uspe inzaam daala.

Nandini: main aapse baat bhi kyu kar rhe hoon....aap toh waise bhi Team Manik ho na...meri kaha sunoge.

Aiyappa: main nahi Team Manik hoon na Team Nandini......main Team Manan hoon.

My talks with Aiyappa were interrupted when I felt Manik's breathe fanning my cheeks. I clutched the bed sheet under the duvet tightly. Seconds later I felt his lips pressed gently on my cheeks.

I can't be angry with this man! Never ever! How much ever he hurts me I will never be able to stay angry. Manik again leaned closer amd kissed my temples whispering an I love you in my ears. I love you too Manik. I wanted to say it loudly but I purposely refrained from saying it.

Next I felt his hard stomach on my hand. Very carefully I opened my eyes. Ekdum Dheere se. What I saw made me feel awe on him. Manik kissing Nidhi's forehead, eyes, cheeks and lastly her little nose. He moved away from me and sat on the other side of Nidhi. Taking the wet strip from the cold water bowl he placed it on Nidhi's forhead.

I continued looking at him from beneath my eye lashes. He kept caressing Nidhi's and my hair turn by turn. I closed my eyes. With Manik caressing my hair, I didn't realise when I drifted into deep slumber.

Next Morning when I woke up, the first thing I saw was Manik sleeping, sitting beside Nidhi with his back rested with the head rest. I saw that Nidhi's forehead still had the white cloth patti which had dried up a little now. Meaning he was awake the whole night. I got up and checked Nidhi's temperature. Aiyappa! Finally, Thank you. Atleast it has come down to 99°. I was about to get up when my eyes again fell on Manik.

I went beside him. Leaning a little down I placed my lips on his forehead. I love you too. I mumbled lightly near his temples. And then something happened, that can happen only with Aiyappa's most favourite child. I lost my balance and fell hard on Manik's chest causing him to wake up. Way to go Nandini Murthy! Only you can fall around in such weird ways!

Manik fluttered his eyes open when he felt something hard hitting on his chest. He looked down to see my head lying on his chest with my eyes closed tightly. My legs in air, my bump nicely settled in his lap and with my hands I had clutched his shirt tightly so as to not fall back on Nidhi.

My grip on his shirt loosened a little when I felt Manik wrapping his hands around my waist supporting my body weight. I opened my eyes and looked up at his face. His eyes shone with love while his lips were curved in a smirk. Bohot pyaar aa rha tha naa iss monster pe tujhe! Ab bhugat!