MANAN-The badass nerd

31. Trust

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  Morning came too soon for me. I slept like a Kumbakaran after all the crying session that happened yesterday. I couldn't help, but cry over thinking of my parents. Manik never left me till I fell asleep and now my eyes are swollen, they have a tinge of redness. My cheeks are not lees compared to my eyes' redness. I sighed and collected my bag for the college.

 "You should have taken rest today." I heard Manik who is preparing coffee. "I am fine just stressed out." I said and sat on the dining chair. He brought two coffees and handed one to me. "I know it's really a tough job, but don't worry you have me, you have us and moreover you have Abhi and uncle now. We will find all the things which is currently a secret." Manik said keeping his palm on my hand as a gesture of assurance. These small gestures were the one which had my heart melting and falling more for him.

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  "You look like shit!!" Vibha' s horrified expression was proof of it how scared she was for me. "I know" I told and sat around the table. "Let's continue where we stopped. Kabir what did you get?" my question was answered by the file which he removed from his bag. "This file gives the bank account transaction of Karan. Adhikari. There were continuously transaction of money from an account . I tracked and found it to be it was Mr. Khan." I was shocked, which Khan is he talking about?

 "No, not the brothers, but their father, Zaheer. Khan." he said and handed me the details. "How can that be possible?" Vibha asked by seeing the transaction. "Nandini I got the information about grand father and he was being treated for his addiction of alcohol in one of the rehab after my mother's death." she handed Druv the file who was eagerly waiting to see it.

 How is it possible? The date of transaction clearly shows that there was something related to Varna. "What rehab did you two go?" Aliya asked gazing the file referring to me and Manik. "wiladat jadida rehabilitation centre" Manik answered eating his hamburger. God! this guy eats more than me, but stays totally fit, but I had to jog, swim and do some exercise to be in shape if I eat at this rate.

  "Guys see this file and you feel some thing will be fishy." Aliya said as she handed me the file. Vibha's grand father was admitted to same rehab we went yesterday. Now this the thing that definitely make the case fishy. It cannot be a mere coincidence. "Unbelievable!!" Vibha exclaimed seeing it. "Vibha why did you ask about your grand father all of a sudden?" I asked I mean, I never asked her to ask about it.

 "You asked me to ask about the possible enemies of mother. Well, this grand father of mine was not enemy, but also he did not love my mother. So I asked about it and came to know that Grand father wanted to accept the relation of my parents as he saw how much my mother loved my father, but Appa says he was not at all aware of the meet between his father and his wife. The most shocking news was, he called him a day before mom's death." Vibha said explaining it.

 "I think the acceptance of relationship led to this death." Kabir's statement made a valid point. "But who would gain benefit if older Khan did not accept this relationship?" Navya asked and everyone knew the answer but Vibha answered it "Atif. Khan." Why would he do that? Was it property, jealousy or ....."This all make sense if we keep Mr. Atif. Khan in suspicion." Manik said gazing each and every file.

  "We will meet Atif. Khan once again." I said as I gazed at all the files. "Our first aim is to know the family secret then to make him spill whatever he knows or whatever he did." this earned me smile of appreciation. The bell rang indicating the start of the class. Thank goodness I can sleep in library as I need to get refreshed for classes. The professor who had to take my first class is on leave so I can happily sleep.

 "Nandini can we talk?" Manik asked hesitant about it. I nodded to which he took deep breath "I am not going to leave you." his statement was so confusing. "I promise I will not leave you." what the hell is he saying. "I can't understand Manik." I told truthfully. "I came to know about Madhyam." I closed my eyes to take deep breath. Madhyam was a guy from my computer course classes who wanted me to be his girlfriend.

  I always refused to be that, but stayed with him as a good friend. One day he came to me and started saying that I am an orphan who wants to be lonely through out the life. He said all this when he was drunk, but I never thought he would think of me in that way. I kept my distance with him from then onwards, but he started bullying me with these things. After the course I never met him, but how did Manik came to know about him? "Rishab told me" Manik have become my mind reader from few days.

  "I know you will never leave me. After all these attacks nobody would dare to stay, but you did. Fab 5, Navya and Vibha did. Believe me if you all try to leave me then I will hunt you and handcuff with me." I said lightening the mood a little. He chuckled and went away kissing my forehead.

  I believe you Manik, I trust you and I will tell this on your birthday.