His Dire Need

Chapter 20

                       'I don't believe in magic.'
                        The young boy said.
                       The old man smiled.
                 'You will,when you see her.'
                                                         -Atticus

                                    *******

As Nandini and Manik stood there gazing at eachother,neither of them tried to remove their eyes from one other,where one had confusion and annoyance written all over her face while the other had determination on his.
And even though Manik had accepted his feelings he was far from accepting the fact that he was falling for his angel as he would like to call her.All his life he had come to believe that he was immune to the word LOVE and he still think he is, he was yet to realise that he was falling - it would take time but he would eventually realise and give up to his feelings.

Nandini on the other hand was trying to push back all of the feelings that she seemed to feel whenever the Monster was around.She was aware that the said Beast of the town was not familiar with the word that she believed in with everything in her,so indulging herself with him in something that would mean nothing to him would do no good for her and her heart she knew,so she was trying her best to protect her heart from him.
She had never fallen in LOVE neither did she ever felt strongly for anyone in her life but she always wanted to feel the love and experience it like her parents did.
Love, it intrigued her and made her want to drown in it as deep as she could but like always no one in particular caught her eyes, not until now but sadly and unfortunately for her the one that caught her eyes wasn't exactly the "Prince Charming" that she had always dreamt of, he was infact the kind that screamed "the heartbreaker". The kind of guy she was told to avoid at any cost, the kind of guy she watched break one of her dear friend's heart back in high school,the kind of guy she always stayed away from,then why was she struggling to make herself believe that Manik was no different from those guys and that he was anything but a Prince Charming and that she needed to be miles away from him for good she didn't understand.

She had been a witness to her friend falling apart after how brutally her heart was broken by the so called bad boy of their school.
How she had seen her friend lost herself and why? Just because she had dared to Love someone with everything in her.? How can people be so cruel? Why couldn't they give the Love back they receive? Is it so difficult?
Why must one break ones trust and leave a void within even after receiving so much in return? Was it so difficult to love?
Maybe to some and she wasn't judging but in that case shouldn't they come clean and be clear about their feeling? why would one decieve and keep the other in the dark only for her/him to realise when it's already too late.

However even after having seen and gone through the phase alongside her friend, Nandini never doubted LOVE she wasn't afraid to love- never! because as they say "If you are broken you don't have to stay broken forever",and neither did her friend, She rose stronger then ever only to fall in love again,who loved her back as much and were finally happy.

Nandini was proud of her friend and couldn't be more happier then she was when she came to know about it.
So,no Nandini wasn't afraid to Love-never, the Only thing she was afraid of was to fall in love with a wrong guy. And Nandini doubted that Manik Malhotra was the right one, she didn't wanted to take risk for it was the matter of heart and she couldn't afford to get hers broken at any cost not after what she has seen her friend go through.
Ergo, it was better for her to keep her distance from Manik she was sure.

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Manik Pov

What has gotten into me really?
I for once I think I have lost my mind,I-I think I need help.
"Will she help me find my mind?."
Really Manik? Really?! and before I realised I was already looking at her with dreamy eyes.
God damnitt!!
I should get the fuck out of here before I do something really really stupid.
I panicked with the thought so I rushed out from her room without saying a word to my angel. One or the other day I am going to surely end up in an asylum.