I want you back (manan)

Our journey

I wish I could turn back the clock .

I'd find you sooner and love you longer.

Nandini's pov

Expectations & reality both go hand in hand , when we expect something to happen in a certain way the reality tie up his shoelaces and run to chase the expectation, though sometimes we hate the reality as much as we love expectations but we can't ignore the Reality ... write down ..  Never.

So , here I am with a ignoring Manik sit beside me on the passenger seat looking outside the window like he is bidding his last goodbye to the trees . Ohh did I told you I m driving his wife ?? I mean his lovely wedded car ? Nops right ? That's a different story I just grabbed his car keys and now here I am having no idea where I am heading to. Asking him for directions will lead to an argument which I don't want at this point of time so sueing the thought away I focused my eyes over the road . From the corner of my eyes I saw him looking at me which felt like ages, he looked at me for more than two minutes we're I pretended like I never noticed his gaze over me , then he gently removed his left hand from sleeping Aaru and narrowed his eyes in his apple claded exclusive watch and again at me and this time I caught red-handed watching him, I moved my gaze from him gently nibbling my lower lip and again saw him shaking his head at me.
Ignore nandini ignore I mumbled to myself and stopped my mind from getting distracted by him .

"Take a sharp right then left " manik's voice reach my ears , he was giving me directions? Ohh yaah what else , but how can I let go the awesome chance to irritate him were my real motive was to bring him in speaking mode at least shouting manik is better than this silent baby. 

I was about to answer him back that I know where I am going to showing him my over smartness but nothing came out from my mouth when he himself shifted closer to me and with his free hand hold mine and took a sharp right as he said before , it was so sudden that I didn't get to understand what actually happened ? When suddenly I felt his hold over mine hand loosened and soon he too k back his hands and wrapped it around Aaru .

Ignoring what just happened I focused on road and when I saw a long queue of cars before us , I stopped the car and noticed the red light , turning the engine off I relaxed myself and opened my side of window letting the cool breeze hit my face when I noticed him doing the same too. A small smile came on my face when abruptly Aaru opened her eyes and the first thing she saw is her daddy whome she missed like anything all these days. 

"Papa??" She questioned manik still ,rubbing her eyes with her tinny fingers, " yes , baby !! Did you missed dadda ??" Manik replied and for the first time today I saw him smiling genuinely . " Itta saara " Aaru exclaimed throwing her hand in air and end up placing her head over his shoulders .

"Maanikkkk" a sudden voice spread in the air making my heart beats go fast with an increasing speed. "Maanikkkk Malhotraaaa" I wasn't even able to calm myself down when again the name was all I could hear. I looked at manik checking is he okay or not when I noticed some girls  shouting his name over n over again from the car's window , the car was just beside ours and they must have seen manik and that's why they must have shouted so much , hurting my eardrums .

I saw manik giving them a smile and Aaru rise her hands in air and do the signature step of saying "Hii" or "ta_ta " whatever you call it . I smiled looking at her when the girls asked for a selfie firstly he rejected but they again pleaded and hence manik gave up on their demand after all he is what , the people and his fans made him . Manik carefully took his head out of the car's window and the fans also did the same Taking the mobile from their hand he took a selfie with them when suddenly Aaru poked a finger on his cheeks indicating she also wanted to be a part of their photo session which he readily agreed and carefully adjusting her in his upper chest they together clicked pictures with fans.  I was just wondering how come Aaru is so comfortable with strangers and media when a thought poped up in my mind .. I imagined Aaru carrying out manik's legacy as an actor , just the thought made me shiver, it's not that I don't like the profession or sort of but it was just a overwhelming imagination. The smile over my face disappeared when I noticed two traffic inspectors are coming hurriedly our way then I looked at my right a lot of people where standing beside our car literally fighting with each other in order to come close to manik . Then I noticed the green light and  long queue was no where to be seen in front of me but from the rare view mirror I saw a long queue of cars behind us , " danmmmm murty you are gone " I mumbled to myself and poked manik's stomach with my fingers .