MANAN: Her love or obsession?

Chapter 16

Malhotra Mansion, Sydney

At Manan bedroom ..

Manik come near Nandini whose eyes were flowing like a river ..

M: why did u hide it from me Nandini? Tumne bataya kyu nhi ki jis fireflies ko main paglon ki tarah dund raha tha na jane kab se woh .. woh.. she is my own wife .. u knew everything right ? Tumhe pata tha ki what this fireflies blogger means to me .. still ..still u didn't tell me .. still you hide it from me .. why Nandini? Why ? (shouting) just tell me why dammit? ..

Nandini look at Manik with tears flowing eyes with shocking yet blank expression .. Her Manik accusing her for hiding her blogger identity.. Now she couldn't take it anymore ..

N(slowly): Manik agar mai tumhe ake kehti ke "Manik jis fireflies ke song tum gaate ho na woh fireflies main hu " toh Kya tum maan lete ? Would you believe me ?

Hearing this from Nandini Manik's anger, frustration, hurt & all other emotion he was feeling few moment ago turn into guilt .. A pure guilt .. he thought himself or should I say he questioned himself .. would he really believe Nandini if she said that she is herself his fireflies ? Would he ? .....the answer is NO .. a big No .. Becoz along with the world for him also Nandini was only a mentally unstable girl .. Did he ever tried to know why she used to love him madly ? Infact he once use to tagged her love as her obsession.. The fireflies whom he claimed to be his first love .. infact he claimed to worship her was infornt of his eyes every time.. begging for a little love & care but he couldn't even recognised her .. A simple question of Nandini throw him in the pool of guilt...

M(whispering): I'm sorry.. soo sorry .. Will you ever able to forgive me Nandini?

N(nodding her head negatively with teary eyes): pls Manik.. don't say sorry .. it's not your fault .. I had never told you about this .. but trust me Manik.. I had no intention to hide anything from you .. after recovering from my mental illness..

M(loudly): Nandiniiii.. dare you say that .. you are not mentally ill .. you were never .. I was a dumb to understand your feelings ..

N: pls Manik.. ajj pls mujhe bolne do .. after recovering I tried to tell you about it .. but mai darti thi .. I couldn't gathered the courage.. mai darti thi .. what if you don't believe me .. what if you thought I'm saying this to get your love ... m sorry Manik.. m sorry (burst into tears)

Manik hugged Nandini tightly ..his eyes are also flowing .. what he himself doesn't know that is his tears are out of guilt or being loved ?.. what good deed he did to deserve this selfless unconditional love? ... He can't thanked almighty enough for sending this angel in his life ..

M(nodding his head negatively): No .. you don't say sorry.. I'm sorry..

Saying this he wiped her tears .. & to make her cheer up he said ..

M: umm by the way Nandini when your big secret is out let me tell you one of my big secret .. (Nandini look at him confusingly still being in his arms) ..ya I also have a big secret.. you know what Aliya isn't my first love.. it's someone else..

Hearing this Nandini get shock .. she come out from the hug where Manik hide his laughter..

N(shocking): whattttt? Manik ? Ko...kon hai woh ..

M(dramatically): hai ek cute si larki .. jo mujhse bahat pyaar krti hai .. mere liye songs likhti hai .. my first love .. my fireflies..

Saying this Manik kissed Nandini's forehead where Nandini blush to the darkest colours of red & hide herself in manik's chest..

After 7days

Today is Manik's concert .. the gathering crowd is screaming Manik's name .. Manik come to the stage holding the laud speaker ..