LOVE FOREVER

CHAPTER 17

Manik : okay Nandini I will now tell you a story

Nandini maintained her stone face

Manik :A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face.

Manik looked at Nandini to see if she has any emotions but her face was devoid of any emotions

Manik :  Nandini do you know what the other friend did ?

Nandini remained quiet as usual

Manik : The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand;

“Today my best friend slapped me in the face.”

They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one who had been slapped got stuck in the mire and started drowning, but the friend saved him. After he recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone;

“Today my best friend saved my life.”

The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him;

“After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?”

The other friend replied;

“When someone hurts us we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. But, when someone does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase"

Manik looked at Nandini as he finished the story

Manik : who hurted you my new friend ?

Nandini just looked at him and stared at him without saying a word

Flashback Ends

Nandini smiled remembering her short flashback and then looked at manik who was still hugging her tightly

Nandini : I will never leave you mera new friend

Manik tightened his hold on her and unintentionally carresed her hair