MaNan FF: 'I will never ask of you, what you cannot give' (Update:pg8) - Page 6

Chapter 5: "How Can You?"

"Did I WHAT?" Manik exclaimed.

Manik could not believe what he was hearing. He knew that their relationship was not the typical relationship. Manik and Nandini had fought all odds to be together. There was the initial hatred he felt towards her. Then there were the constant fighting and disagreements and with Nandini, Fab 5 and NH3. Thinking back, Manik realized that he had never really hated Nandu as he had initially made it to seem. The attraction he felt towards her was so strong that he did not know how to mask it- and it came out as hatred instead.

Looking at this vulnerable Nandini now, made Manik wish he could take back all the pain he had given her then, now, and what he knew she would face in the future.

"Did you, sleep with HERRR! You heard me!" Nandini said, pausing between her words, hoping it would sink into Manik's head.

"Nandini, what are you even talking about? How can you even think to say that." Manik was hurt. He was actually more than hurt. He could not believe that after all they had been through to be together, that Nandini would think so lowly of him.

"Nandini, how can you even think this way? You don't trust me this much?"

"Haan, ya naa Manik." Nandini was not playing games.

"Haan, lekin-"

"Bye Manik. I'm leaving." Nandini' ears were ringing. She did not even know how she forced those words out of her mouth.

Using all the strength she had left in her, Nandini shoved Manik away from her and made her way towards the door.

Realizing how quickly downhill this confrontation was going, Manik sprang in front of Nandini.

"Will you PLEASE let me finish."

"Finish? Finish naa. Go ahead, finish what you started. At Alya's house, with Alya's body. Not mines because clearly this is not what you want. Pretty, tall and skinny naa, not me, right." Nandini said, motioning to her body with her hands.

"What are you even saying? I want her what? Her body? Babe, we were in a relationship for six damn years. SIX years damnit! Anyone would know that it was more than just her body I wanted, okay. How can you even say that? At the point and time, I thought it was love-" Manik began to explain, as he reminisced the 6 years he had spent with Alya. Admittedly he had never felt for Alya, what he now felt for Nandini. But at the time, he didn't know that these feelings were possible. Then, he thought that was love. When Nandini appeared in his life, he quickly realized there was more to love, than what he felt with Alya.

"So what. You're with me. And you still think' you love her."

"Wait...Nandini...I said we slept together. But when we were TOGETHER. We, as in Alya and I! Are you actually thinking...I slept with her...since we, you- and I, have been together?" Manik slowly began to realize what Nandini was really asking.

"Manik...what are you saying..." Nandini gently looked up to Manik's face. Meeting his eyes, she could see, even through the dark of the unlit room, that Manik's eyes housed an abundance of pain.

Nandini began to backtrack the events of the past week, and could not believe that she had taken Alya seriously. The notes on her desk, the texts from an unknown number and finally the confrontation behind the school- all that led to her mistrusting Manik.

"Manik..." Nandini felt at lost for words.

Manik turned his back, and made his way to his bed.

"No actually. Thanks. Thanks Nandini. Now I know, now I know, what you really think of me." Manik said as he sat down and cradled his head in his hands.

"Manik...no...how can I even begin to explain how sorry I am." Nandini said regretfully.

Manik looked up at Nandini as she took a step towards his bed. He knew he was hurt. Heck, he was more than hurt. He was annoyed as well. However seeing the moonlight reflect off of the tears on Nandini's face, he felt his current feelings of disdain resolve as quickly as they had occurred.

"Nandini. Where was this all coming from. You didn't tell me. You owe me an explanation. Please, I would hate to think you just think so lowly of me on your own accord." Manik told Nandini.

Kneeling on the ground beside Manik, Nandini rested her head on his lap.

"Manik, please. Don't make me." Nandini begged, knowing that Manik had already gone through so much with Fab 5 to be with her. If he knew that Alya was harassing her, there was no way he would let it go, only creating more problems with Manik and Fab 5.

"Honestly, Nandini, if you don't tell me. I will think that you really think this of me."

Manik knew he was emotionally pressuring Nandini, but he was not letting this go.

"Seriously, Manik...How can you?" Nandini looked up to meet Manik's eyes.

"No Nandini...how can... you...?" Manik breathed.

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