BROKEN - to be healed by her (manan ff)✔️

69: Deceiving veils.

Nandini's pov:

Have you ever felt torned apart in the never ending quest for doing everything right always, be it for yourself or for anybody else! I have lived with this and like each time it had me in two minds wanting to do the right thing or abiding by what i genuinely desired to do.

At most times the answer was pretty smiple the former one, don't blame me i have never been a risk taker i always walked on the path my mind thought was right mercilessly shrugging the desires my heart held be it when i had to opt for my career or otherwise thankfully, each of those times things worked in my favor leaving me with zero regrets.

Although this time, it wasn't just about me i had a whole lot linked to my one decision.

The call was deep embedded into my memory by now, because even after my recurring trials to shrug it away it still was very much on my mind. His voice, i don't know if deceiving but it held a gush of emotions too strong to resist, the way he pronounced his love for avya di that intensity, not knowing why but it felt so real.

Albeit, the red flags were waving high and the sanest thing would be to not overlook any especially with a guy like dhruv i better be ten steps ahead, not giving in to his coherent clamis i argued on why should i trust him and even if he wasn't lying how does it matter anymore, she needed to hear this when alive this profound love means nothing now when the person is no more!

" Nandini, I'll be out there i don't care if you believe me but there's something you need to know if at all you are into knowing the exact truth, there's two sides to any story and who knows after knowing mine you change your perspective!" he persuaded.

" To be very pragmatic why should i believe you and even if you do have a say why am i the person to know any of it, why not manik considering i haven't been a part of it all until now will it not be more senseable if u approached manik or..say cabir!" I said pointing all the loops that i could.

" Because they would go berserk the second they see me! Both those jerks have no mind of their own, nandini i think that you have a sane mind unlike them, look all i am asking for is one sane conversation just once. you have my word everything followed will be your call!" his constant persuasion had me thinking if he genuinely had a say not known to any.

Yet unsure i kept the topic at bay from then on but the next two days were anywhere near uneventful. He kept persuading me over and over again at times i was with manik and his constant ringing was undeniably difficult to hide from maniks predatory eyes. He infact grew even more suspicious at my behavior considering i wasn't myself for half the time at work, before things blew out of proportion and the word reaches manik i thought to put a finally stop at this carziness and so agreed to meet up with him.

With a clear intention of keeping it just a mere meet and not letting anything he said to get inside my head with a condition that i will only showup if we mutually agree to meet on a neutral location which resulted into me right now sitting in a posh south bombay's cafe waiting for his arrival.

The nervousness and unsurity was too much even for the pleasant ambience contemporary cafe to take over. I sat visibly uncomfortable with  fidgety fingers with my gaze constantly reverting back to my wrist watch. He isn't here yet and i could already feel the waves of negativity around me, ohh such a mess u have gotten into! Groaning to myself i muttered.

Just when i could get deeper into self pity, a gentleman with a modest highest clad in a three pieces armani walked in carrying a vibe of sophistication, he stood right by the entrance and looked around for a second, maybe for someone having sat right diagonally to the entrance my scrutinizing gaze couldn't keep away from his weird demeanor for long.