Chapter 24 A
"Nandini.!! Please open your eyes..!! Please jaan open your eyes..!!" Manik brought her out of the pool and placed her on a sofa nearby. Now he was rubbing her hands which were ice cold.
"I think she is dead..!!" Someone in the crowd said mockingly and Manik immediately realized that who was he "Harshad". He fumed with anger asking Mukti and Alya to take care of Nandini he rushed towards Harshad.
"You bloody jerk...!! How dare you say stuff like that?" Saying that Manik grabbed his collar. No one dared to interrupt them.
"Wohooo Chill Manik..!! Your wife is so naive..! Bechari I just held her hand she slipped in the pool chi chi..!!" Harshad said mockingly and Manik felt like tear him into pieces. Manik started punching and slapping him hard.
"How dare you to touch my wife..!!" Manik yelled and punched him again on his face. Manik kept beating him. Until Alya came and tried to free them.
"Alya get out of my way..! Don't support your brother..!!" Manik yelled.
"Manik I am not supporting my brother I just want you to go to Nandini..!!" Alya shouted and Manik immediately realized that Nandini was unconscious. He ran towards her. Mukti was sitting with Nandini. Manik kneeled down in front of Nandini and suddenly Nandini started coughing. She opened her eyes slowly and Manik felt like his world came back to him.
"Manik..!!" Nandini said Manik took her in a hug. Nandini was coughing and Manik kept rubbing her back. Soon she was normal Manik broke the hug and looked at her. She gave him a weak smile and Manik felt like crying.
"You are ok na?" Manik asked cupping her cheeks she nodded and Manik kissed her forehead. "You scared me..!" Manik said sadly and Nandini held her ears to say sorry. Everyone there was admiring the couple. Meanwhile Cabir's Mom came there.
"Manik Nandini you both are drenched come I'll give you something to change..!!" She said and MaNan nodded. Nandini was about to get up when Manik swooped her in his arms.
"Manik..! What are you doing? Sub daikh rahy hain..!!" Nandini said panicking and Manik frowned.
"So what? You think I care? And nobody has any problem..!!" Manik said and turned towards the crowd. "Do you guys have any problem if I pick MY WIFE in my arms?" Manik asked giving everyone a deadly glare and everyone shook their head in no. "See I told ya..!!" Manik said calmly looking towards Nandini. And walked behind Cabir's Mom. Nandini heard everyone's laughter she blushed and she hide her face in crook of Manik's neck. He was the man who was her everything. He was the man whose protective embrace made her feel at home. He was the man whose magical eyes made her forget the world. He was her first he was her last. Nandini felt content in his arms and she closed her eyes in relief.
Soon they reached a room and Cabir's Mom gave them towel and clothes. The clothes which she gave Nandini was a knee length red skirt. Nandini frowned and look towards aunty.
"Aunty?? From where did you get this stuff? I mean you wear Saree's na? I thought you will give me a saree..!!" Nandini asked while Manik made her stand on the bed.
"Ohoo beta..!! It's not the question..!! You want it? Or else I'll take it with me?" Aunty said angrily and Nandini nodded. Soon she left leaving a worried Nandini and smirking Manik behind.
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"Hello Nyo..!! Haan kaam ho gya..!! Hahahaha you are very naughty..!!"Cabir's Mom called Nayonika and Nayonika laughed on the other side.
"I am it's fun yaar..! Nandini's always dress in casual and it will be fun for both..!!" Nayonika was laughing out loud.
"Tera kuch nahi ho skta Nyo..!!" Cabir's Mom too joined her and they kept talking about MaNan.
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Nandini was standing on the bed hell confused how will she wear this short dress. Manik was enjoying her state standing in front of her on the floor.
"What happened Nandini?" Manik asked innocently and Nandini being Nandini didn't understand his taunt.
"Look na Manik..!! How will I wear this dress..!! You know na I can't wear these kind of dresses..!!"She said innocently.
"Ohhh My princess..!! It will look good on you...!! And I'll be there na to protect you..!! Then why are you so tensed..!!" Manik said lovingly and Nandini nodded her head. Manik asked her to go to washroom and he himself changed in the room. Soon he heard the click of the door and Nandini came out of the bathroom trying to pull the dress more in order to cover her legs. Manik was dumbstruck on his place he for the first time was watching her in a short dress. Nandini walked towards him and lowered her head in shyness feeling his intense gaze on her.
"Wow..!!Someone is looking hot..!!" Manik complimented her and she hugged Manik in shyness to which Manik laughed and held her close. "Nandini..!! Don't be shy..!! Be confident..!!" Manik said kissing her head. Nandini broke the hug and tiptoed on her feet to match his height. She slowly placed her lips on his Manik responded her lovingly holding her waist. Manik slowly broke the kiss and started kissing her neck. Nandini arched her neck to give him more access.
"Manik..!!" Nandini hardly whispered.
"Hmmm..!!" Manik hummed still digging his face in her wet hair.
"I think we should rejoin the party..!!" Nandini said ruffling his hair.
"Hmm..!!" Manik again hummed.
"Manik hmmm kya hota h..!! Let's go na..!!" Nandini said patting his head. Manik stood straight. They were about to step out of the room when Nandini held Manik's hand Manik gave her a what look? Nandini without saying anything dragged him again in the room and made him stand on near the bed. She herself climbed the bed with towel in her hand and started rubbing it on Manik's hair. Manik smiled on her care. After sometime she stopped and smiled at him. Manik took the towel from her hand and he too dried her hair. Soon they rejoin the party.
Manik again got busy with his friends but he kept glancing on Nandini time to time. Nandini was too much uncomfortable in that dress. Wearing it in front of Manik was a different thing he was her husband but wearing it in front of so many people was different. She was sitting on the bar counter and continuously blabbering. She felt like everyone was staring but indeed it was just her mind who was assuming things. She wanted to go Manik but she didn't because he was busy with his friends.
"Mam..!! You are looking tensed..!!" The Bar man asked her when he heard blaber. Nandini looked at him and she felt him her well wisher. She wanted to talk someone.
"Yeah..!! Actually I am little tensed..!! Bhaiya g..! I am not used to these I kind of parties..!!" Nandini said sadly. The bar man was also a crack person he was overwhelmed that Nandini called him bhaiya.
"Behna..!! Don't be tensed drink this..!! You will feel better..!!" He said sadly and handed over her a vine glass as he didn't knew that Nandini don't drink. Nandini was too much tensed that she didn't bothered what drink it was. She drank the whole shot and made a face. She liked the taste of that "juice".
"Give me more..!! It taste so good..!!" Nandini said happily and bar man gave her more. Manik was too much busy with his friends that he didn noticed what she drank. He was unaware that he was doing the biggest mistake of the day for not keeping an eye on Nandini because she was going to trouble Manik a lot.
Soon Nandini was knocked over with continuous shots and was talking to bar man and laughing.
"You know bahiya g..!! My husband is a very good singer..!! And a businessman too..!!" Now she was blabbering about Manik.
"Then why don't you sing for him today..!!" Barman who was Nandini's so cold well wisher gave her idea. Hearing the idea Nandini's eyes sparkled.
"Wow great idea..!!" Nandini exclaimed and clapped her hands started laughing again.
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Kabhi Neem Neem Kabhi Shahad Shahad
