Here I go with Part 5 of this story, hope you guys like it
Part 5
It had been a long wait for Manik, it had been a week since Manik had seen Nandini, it seemed that she had gone off the radar completely, he would spend hours sitting at the staircase, hoping against hope that she might come there, he tried calling her but his calls would go unanswered and his thousand texts unreplied, he was going crazy with worry and restlessness on not seeing her, his room had born his wrath that night when Nandini broke up with him, ending all relations with him, he had been broken beyond repair and frustrated at the turns his life took, there was nothing or no one who could calm, the only person who could calm had been distanced from him coz of his own doing, he wanted to see her and he needed to see her.
His wait finally ended on a Friday morning when he walked in the practice room, he saw her there surrounded by her friends sans Harshad, she was in the midst of her jamming session with her band, singing a sad melody, which Manik realized kind of related to their situation, she was standing right in front of him, yet the distance between them seemed like a hundred thousand miles which he wanted to cover but it seemed impossible also. Filling in his eyes her beautiful profile he saw her closed eyes, her soft melodious voice echoing in his ears, her hair covering her beautiful round face but he did'nt fail to notice the circles under her eyes, her sudden leaner frame, and her pale face, has she been ill all this while thought Manik and that sent a wave of panic to his heart and mind and he knew that he had to know what had happened to her for his peace of mind and for her well being.
She opened her eyes and the first thing or rather person she saw was Manik, the one person she had been avoiding all this while, the past week had been hard on her, her family had been out of town, her health not so good and to make it worse Manik's defeated and pained face kept creeping up in her mind, the more she tried to block the image of him falling down defeatedly, the more it bothered her, not being able to forget him and the moments spent with him for as much as a second. And she hated but also took surprise in how much that person had effect over her being, no one had so much control on Nandini Moorthy's mind and heart as much as Manik Malhotra.
Right now she didn't she arrogance or pride being reflected on his face but warmth, love and most prominently worry and concern for Her? She wondered but then chided her brain for even suggesting such stupid ideas, concern for her well being after putting her through so much seemed like an impossibility. Turning away she forced herself to stop thinking about him and concentrated on what Navya was saying to her
Navya put a frantic hand on Nandini's forehead and cheek to check if she was running temperature but gladly she didn't have one now, "Tum bilkul pagal ho Nandini, hume bula leti apne paas agar koi nahi tha gharpe, itne bhukhaar main akele kaise manage kiya tumne, hum samajhte hai ke musicaana nahi jeet paye hum iss baar, toh iss saal nahi toh agle saal zaroor jeetenge hum, but iss Tarah bimaar padhne se kuch nahi hota, dhyan rakha Karo apna tum." Nandini felt warm and cared for after listening to Navya's words, everyone had changed but this weird, pigtailed friend of her remained the same, and she loved her for that. Surprising Navya with a hug Nandini said,"You're a great friend Navya I'm lucky to have you. "
Smiling fully Navya hugged her back, pulling out of the hug she enquired if Nandini had eaten something and on getting a negative answer she started pulling her in the direction of the canteen. Unknown to both Nandini and Navya, Manik had been listening to their conversation silently, his guilt increasing ten folds on knowing that she had been sick for a week with no one to tend for her, but also angry on her for her own careless nature. Couldn't she just stay healthy and hale why did she have to be so accident prone and a magnet for problems, he thought frustrated.
He saw Navya pulling her toward the canteen, but then Nandini changed course and went towards the store room to put back her instruments telling her to wait for her at the canteen and that was the only chance Manik needed he followed her silently into the room, locking it from inside he waited in silent anger for her to turn.
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