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Manik & Nandini - Stars & Fireflies 43

We all have our fears, our weakest moments and it is in these moments the decisions we take define us...What would you choose to perish in the darkness or would you fight back to see the light of the day...

What would Nandini Murthy choose would she loose herself to this pain or will she fightback to get what's hers...but who is Nandini Murthy? Well she's like any other 17 year old girl next door.. Nothing special about her simple girl with simple dreams but look closer her smile can light up anyone's dull day...She's the first light of the morning and she's the ever shining star light.. Unfortunately today she's in the shadows of darkness.. But every cloud has a silver lining and in Nandini's life too Dj walked in at 7 am with the hope she needed to breathe...

Chachi opened the door and was not happy to see the person standing on the other end... She was about to close the door when Cabir stopped her... "Chachi please.." he requested her... She let them in unwillingly.. "What she want now Cabir..Wasn't her grandson enough yesterday now what has she come to check if she's succumbed or still alive.." Chachi showed her displeasure in entertaining DJ and Cabir, DJ expected this coldness from her after whatever has gone down...She gave her a faint smile and said "you have every right to be angry on me and I don't mind.. I deserve this for what Manik had done...but you can't loose Nandini to this darkness give me one chance to reach out to her.." DJ pleaded.. "Whattever Manik did is wrong so wrong and I want to make those wrongs right.." "Chachi please let us help Nandini and let us get her out of this mess.. and Manik too need to be taught a lesson.." Cabir said, it pained him to say like this for Manik but he knew this time Manik was wrong very wrong...

As they were talking Nandini came out of her room.. Seeing DJ and Cabir brought back the memories of the past morning back again..She was again teary and was to loose herself when Cabir ran and held her "Nandini this time you don't have to face it all alone.." He said as he made her sit on the couch.. Chachi brought coffees for all... DJ looked at Nandini who was looking down and something broke inside her, the always smiling and glowing face of hers reflected just sadness and nothing else... "Nandini." DJ said "life always kicks us, throws us and tears up apart but what matters is how strongly we stand up after every fall.." DJ sighed... I know Manik had done wrong so wrong..he had one true love in life which he threw away but beta you have to fight back and prove him wrong..." Nandini looked up with tears in her eyes "I don't want to prove anything.." she said..

"No Nandini you have to prove..." Cabir said.. "You have to prove to Manik what he is throwing away in his ego, you have to prove to him that what you two have is much more than his ego and your tears...You have to..." "You have to fight for your self respect Nandini.." DJ said "Manik insulted you, tore you apart but you have to prove him that its him who is being torn apart and breaking not you... Manik has to realize this Nandini..' DJ said "So stand and fight back like you always do.." "and Nandini.." Cabir chipped in "No matter what you both say or do you both love each other..He through his anger and you through your tears.. And I don't think I need to explain it that you can never love anyone cause you love Manik and same goes for him but that idiot has to realize..." Cabir said...

After much persuasion Nandini finally agreed to face Manik and be strong in front of him, but she knew it was easier said then done.. Meanwhile in Malhotra Mansion Manik opened his sleepy eyes as per routine at 7.30 cause that was the time when Nandini walked in every day with his tea.. Manik waited for his tea and then shouted "Nandini... Nandini.." a servant ran in with his tea... Manik took a sip and threw it away "What the hell is this? Where's my regular one and who made this..?" Manik was hell angry and servant was scared.. His silence angered manik more "Am I not asking you something speak up.." He shouted again...

"Baba.." Servant said in a shaky voice "This is your rregular tea that you always drank and that tea that you got used to was made by Nandini mam and she's not there today.." as soon as Manik heard this he went cold.. Only one name echoed "Nandini.." but he soon got a grip on himself and said "Haan toh what happened she will not come from now on i guess.." he smirked and walked in the bathroom but Manik knew deep down he missed her presence in the house.. Every time there was jingling sound he would look if its her bangles but his ego and arrogance still overpowering him he choose to ignore his feeling..

Manik got ready and came down for breakfast and questioned the servants on DJ's absence.. they informed him that she has gone to college.. Manik sighed and sat down for breakfast.. He looked down at his sandwich it was a regular sandwich except if it would have been prepared by Nandini she would have put a smiley carrot on top if it.. Manik smiled remembering her cute antics.. "hey baby.." Alya's voice broke his thoughts and he came back to present.. Alya walked upto him and pecked his cheeks and sat next to him.. "What are you doing here?" He asked her.. "What do you mean by what?" She was amused "Manik its our first day back together we will have to make grand entry together in Space.." Manik sighed and agreed..He finished the rest of the breakfast in silence while Alya kept on talking about something or the other.. Manik missed DJ and Nandini's chats and their laughter on the breakfast table it had became a habit for him..Even though he used to make weird faces thinking how stupid these two are but he enjoyed it..

Today Manik was missing all that stupidity..It had not even been 24 hours since his famous victory but he missed Nandini in every single moment of his day, although he didn't acknowledge it but Nandini had gone into his blood, she became a part of him without Manik even realizing...

"Love is many things but it's never deceitful...There's nothing toxic has ever come from true love...A love that connects souls..."

End of part 43..

Ciao..Love..