Love at first fight.

Chapter 46

Earlier that day...

NANDINI'S POV

"I understand Nandu but you shouldn't forget that it's your birthplace and you still love that place more than Mumbai.Don't spoil your good memories from there just because of a single bad experience."Chacha said and I sighed.I didn't wanted to do this but I nodded.

"I know I can't forget that place Chacha but right now I'm not ready to go"I said and realized not only I'm not ready to go back but also the thought of leaving Manik for God knows how many days was disturbing me.Chacha nodded his head as if he knew I wouldn't come so he left me alone with alot of instructions to be safe and lock the doors and windows.

Once he left,I went to my room and locked myself.The memories of that fateful night started haunting me and once again I was that Nandini who cried and slept .The only way to escape my pain I've learned is...sleep.So I slept while watching the video my friends made of me and made it viral.The video was reported and taken down from social media by my School Principal but for some reasons I saved it.

I woke up and saw 30 miscalls and 50 messages from Manik and his last message was why wasn't anyone at my home?When Manik called me at morning I knew he wanted to know why I didn't came to college but I wasn't ready to answer him so I didn't receive his call but he came to my house?I quickly took a look at mirror and tried to get rid of my puffy eyes but the more I rubbed my eyes the more red they got so I just washed my face and ran towards the door and saw Manik ready to leave.

"Manik?"I called out and next thing I knew was I was in his arms.He tightened his hold on me protectively and stupid tears started flowing down my cheeks.Manik shushed me and took me inside.He didn't asked me anything yet and I was grateful for that.He picked me up like a kid with it one hand around me while I was still hugging him and with other hand he locked the door behind us.He took me to couch and made me sit across his lap and I buried my face in crook of his neck and cried my heart out.

"Shh babygirl.. everything will be fine if you need anything tell me... I'm always here for you."he said trying to calm me down and looked up to see his face.Everyone who ever cared for me or I cared for..left me alone.First my grandparents and then my parents.I don't want Manik to leave me but if I'm not wrong I'm falling for him real bad and that means  he'll leave me too.I opened my mouth to say but then Manik took out my bracelet from his pocket thinking that would make me feel better.That just made my blood boil,I can't take it anymore and I took it from his hands threw it as far as I could.It went and hit the wall and I'm sure it must be broken.Manik looked at me shocked and I moved closer to his chest with my arms around his shoulders and emptied the leftover tears on his already wet shoulder.

After that I looked up and saw Manik looking at me with worry written over his face.He must be thinking I'm mad.I tried to get off his lap but he tightened his hold around my waist.

"Want to talk?"he asked and I nodded my head.I gestured him to leave me but he refused so I shrugged.Besides I feel safe here.I took out my phone and showed my parents picture to him.

"They are my parents when that incident happened at my school,I didn't left my room and wouldn't talk to anyone.I wrote my exams and still didn't got over my depression.I would keep watching that video and stress myself.So my parents thought of visiting Chacha here to get my mind off from those things.I stayed here and it actually helped.Dad and Chacha would stay home all day and we all would play games and sometimes we all cooked together.Chacha took us out and showed us all the places here since he couldn't do that before because we always visited him for few days.

Once the summer vacation finished it was time for me to take admission in college so we decided to get back to Hyderabad.I wasn't yet prepared to go there but my parents told me that video was took down and they will always be there for me if anything happens all I need to do is just talk and tell them if I need anything."I took a deep breath to calm myself down and Manik was nodding to me and wiping my tears and nose.

"That night it was raining,Chacha told us to leave in morning but dad has some business to attend so we didn't wait.Since it was urgent we couldn't book any flight so We took car.My dad was driving and I was in my back seat playing ludo like an idiot kid all by myself.I suddenly remembered I didn't had my bracelet.I remembered I was wearing it while I was sitting in car so I started searching around.My mom asked me what happened and when I told her she told me to look under the seat.I started to panic and searched for it.While in reality I kept it in my bag while taking out the ludo and forgot.My dad turned around for a minute and told me not to panic and search properly and within seconds a truck came in front of us out of nowhere and hit our car leaving me and my family to bleed.I was bent down so I hit my head hard with blood covering my face but the front glass broke and entered my parents body."my words were replaced by my sobs.

"Once I figured what happened I rushed to my dad who was breathing very slow and I couldn't even look at my mom.The broken pieces of glass were buried inside their body at different places.One peice was stabbed right across my mom's chest while my dad wasn't any better.I called Chacha and told him everything before I passed out.The next morning I woke up in hospital.I was told my Dad passed away on his way to hospital and my mother was dead on the spot.When Chacha brought that bracelet to me I blamed myself for the accident and wanted to destroy it but Chacha told me to keep it as last sign from my parents.I don't know why agreed to Chacha and how he convinced me that it wasn't my fault but now I know it is my fault.If I wasn't attached so much to that bracelet or if didn't searched for it that day my parents would've been with me today."Manik hugged me closer to him before I could finish my sentence.

"It's not your fault.If it wouldn't have been you it would've been some other reason but that was supposed to happen and it did.You can't blame yourself.And.."he frowned looking at my phone.

"I'm deleting this video and you're never going to watch that ever again."he said angrily and wait when did he find that video?I was too tired to question him so I just nodded.It was second time I cried my heart infront of Manik.He makes me feel safe do things I don't plan on doing to others.After my parent's death I never cried in front of Chacha as I thought he would feel bad plus I didn't wanted him to stress over me.But I knew if I did he would do every possible thing to cheer me and keep me happy.That's what he tries to do till now and I am happy with him but since MANIK came in my life I'm happier and one by one he seems to take away all my pains.I  was feeling sleepy because of crying and also because I hadn't eaten anything.Manik must've sensed it somehow so he told me to rest and he'll order food for us.

He picked me up bridal style and took me to my room.He laid me gently on bed and covered me.When he was going to leave me I held his hand.

"I don't deserved to be taken care of so don't... I'm don't deserve anything that's why God took everyone and everything from me.I don't deserve to be loved.."I said still sleepy and my grip on his hand getting loose because of sleep.

"You deserve every good thing in this World babygirl.You are strong and beautiful.You deserve to be loved and cared and I do."Manik came beside me kept saying things  I couldn't remember but did he just say he...?I couldn't think much about it as I was asleep.Last thing I remember was he kissed my forehead.

Nandu😭😭😭