DAY 35! - I need to say something!
"Manik...mujhe tumhe kuch bataana hai!" Manik...I think there's something wrong. I...I think you were right. Manik I'm scared. This panditji may not exactly be how I had comprehended. I should've been more attentive. More careful. How? When? What? I have no idea when things spilled out of control. He's not exactly the epitome of righteousness I had thought of him as. He wants me to perform to the best of my ability. He wants to nurture and bloom my singing talent. I had always considered this to be his truth. I had always believed for him to make me as fine of a musician as you are. But I think his minds are playing absolutely contrasting games. His mask is faultless. Every inch of his true skin seems to be hidden. I'm scared to be left alone even in broad daylight amongst his company because there seems to be an odd, unidentifiable smoke of darkness prowling around him. His touch always leaves me disgusted. I've only ever let your fingers caress my skin. You've never forced your touch upon me. Always respecting my shyness. Always concerned about the unease I may feel. But this panditji. Disregarding. Disgusting. Filthy. I asserted him I would wear it upon my own will. Yet he ignored my statement and reached out so shamelessly. Manik as much as my heart is slowly realising this situation to be beyond tolerable and acceptable, I fear telling you my inner concerns. I fear voicing you my confused anxieties. I know your anger better than you understand it. What if your rage towards one of my battles, weakens our fight for another battle? What if this fury takes a wrong turn and demolishes our towers of hope? What if all our efforts to reach home drain in vain? I need this fusion concert the most! My need to sing in this fusion concert with you is inexpressible. As our most-awaited moments are nearing, my horrors seem to be becoming more overpowering. My day had started on a rather positive note, but now the fears are squelching my optimism. Now that I have finally found you it seems that there is another danger that I should be particularly cautious about. "Manik tumne mujhe bataya kyun nahi ke Nyonika ma'am is giving you a tough time and that too because of me?" Manik I fear her the most. She's been successful once before, what if I fall into her unescapable traps again? "She really hates me na?" This idea just seems to add to my piles of miseries. I don't think I will be able to bear another day without you again. I don't think it'll be possible for me to spend another night without being able to rightfully wish you goodnight. I know you've assured me that you have it all covered. But manik what if she sees through to us? Her eagle-eyes have the ability to distinguish between truths and lies quite efficiently. I need you Manik. And this time my need is at its peak. Another second without you will become the death of me. I need to say many things to you Manik, but I just don't know how.
"Manik? Did you want to speak to me?"
"I have the perfect plan to settle all scores with that Nandini Murthy."
I need you to buy this lie Nyonika. This time I have to ensure my lies are coated with the most realistic paints ever. I've let you win once before, but that was the last time. That mistake shall never be repeated again. You were the reason for Nandini's tears. You were the reason for her heartaches. I can never forgive you. I can never leave her unprotected whilst you're on her hunt. I must re-apply my mask of a monster in front of you so you are undoubtedly convinced that you and I are on the same side this time. I have to ensure to repeat my false promises to you that I will ruin this fusion concert for Nandini. In order to save her from your villainous intentions, I must bluff that our intentions are a carbon-copy. You see I've had the infortune of spending my nineteen years decoding your manipulative agendas. But she is so pure. Her heart only knows how to trust, smile and speak truth. Her soul is so uncontaminated that she believes for everyone to be righteous clones of herself. But the truth is witches like you and devils like pandit do roam this earth. And I wish for her to never witness the ugly truths of souls like you people. Her unwavering belief in humanity will set ablaze and leave a pound of ash behind. And this ash will leave her in an unbreathable state. So my need for these words of lie to creep into your cunning brain is urgent. I need to say something which will convince you of my hatred towards Nandini.
"Nandini... please don't tell me mujhe explain karne ki zaroorat hai ke wahaan pe kya hua...Nyonika ke saath."
"The word you're looking for is sorry."
You're right Nandini...I need to apologise to you. Please forgive me for my unavoidable sin of lying. In fact, I've lied to you twice now. I haven't been able to express to you my ongoing fears about Nyonika's ruthless intentions and I had to mask my inner-feelings in front of her just a few minutes ago to assure you stay safe and protected until our official moment of reunion. I'm sorry Nandini, I forgot my own rule. The deal was to never lie and I have committed the crime. But I promise this was the last time. I promise that after this, no more lying, no more secrets, no more enigmas from my behalf. My prime reason for reserving my fears to myself was because you would unnecessarily start shivering in terrors. And I see you now, fully aware of Nyonika's re-planning of our separation and my suspicions appearing to be true. You're face has fallen pale. You're eyes are searching solace. You're smile is steadily disappearing. A new seed of fear is growing roots inside you. But I must excavate these roots. There is no room for another fear. The only seed that should be growing its roots and thriving is our hope tree. You know I can do anything for that smile of yours. And so I need to lighten up this tensed atmosphere. The start of our morning was quite pleasant but rather stressed as per our own perspectives. Hence it's time to tease, mock, joke and rag. "Welcome to my world! She hates me too! Haan!" Umm...okay never mind! It was a bad joke. Your heart seems to have sunk even more. Oh no! I see your fear escalating further as you see her walking towards you. You grow restless as to where we should hide. But the minute you hide yourself within me, your heart seems to have calmed down and my heart has just breathed its relief of breath. Our touch has that magic Nandini. When our hands meet, our heartbeats beat in sync. That's their way to calm the other one down. When our body wrap around each other in a cuddling hug, our souls whisper their worries to each other to unload the fearing burden inside us. And just see Nandini, once our hearts and souls have had their respective conversations, our smiles have returned. The fears have buried. Our love and hope are the only seed flourishing. Our love is such Nandini that our eyes can convey more than our words at times. Our heats can express endlessly and our touch can reassure every hope of strength and victory. I just want to say to you Nandini that never fear when each one of us is here!
"Jisne tumhe gussa dilaya, uss pe nikaalo na. Usse bhi pata hona chahiye ke tum itne naraaz kyun ho." Dhruv you feel you need to tell something to someone but I warn you don't. Don't listen to this devil dhruv! Don't turn a deaf ear towards your heart and follow the mind. Don't!
"Mai chup kyun rahoon?" Because all the allegations, all your thoughts, all your conclusions are baseless and hollow. You're hoping that after you voice your accusations, your pain will cease. Your broken heart will heal. But your agony will in fact double. Triple maybe! You'll be abandoned. By your friends, your family! This devil; he knows only how to break. Break trusts, break relationships, break hearts! You mustn't follow his dark ways. You mustn't consider his demonic advice. You mustn't say anything!
"Ek kaam karte hain, isse kuch nahi bataaenge. Waise bhi hamara plan fail ho chukka hai. Faltu mai isse stress kyun dein?" I'm sorry Navya! You don't deserve these tensions; you shouldn't be having to put up with my hopeless plans. But I'm helpless myself. I seem to know how to become the counsellor to everyone's problems, but my own list of issues doesn't seem to be depleting. You're being unnecessarily dragged into my hyped life and there is nothing I'm able to do in order to return the peace and relaxation factor in your life. You had warned that my plans will back-fire. That it was useless to invite an over-rated actor on board, but I unheard all your suggestions. I feel like I must reveal to you about the failure of yet another baseless plan of ours but you already seem to be too strained from the unexpected shocks we've been experiencing in our lives for the last few days. I want to tell you how much I wish for all this slipups to be sorted but perhaps the time isn't right. I need to express my own dilemmas to you but your need of rest and a calm mind is of more importance than my need. So I think I shouldn't say anything yet...