PART-28 HEAL ME...!!
Hello readers...!! Here I am with the update...!! So let's move on with the story...!!
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He started waking her up...!! By calling her name...!! Finally she openned her eyes... with a jerk...!! Looked up to see the one who was waking her up...!! As she saw that face... she sat up on the bed... and after few minutes...
Nandini: GO AWAY...!! JUST GO...!! I DON'T WANT TO SEE U...!!
(Manik was not paying any heed to her words...!! He was pouring water for her in the glass... for the medicine...!! And then taking the medicine from the packet...!! Said...)
Manik: Nandini take ur medicines... and then u have to eat something... u haven't taken ur lunch also... in the afternoon...!! ( saying so he moved his hands in front of her...!! But she got furious and pushed his hands back...!! But since she didn't had much strength in her... the medicine and the water didn't fell... then she said...)
Nandini : Did u hear it clearly I said go away...!! I can take care of myself...!! I don't need u atleast...!!
Manik: aur mai bhi tumhe bol chuka hu...!! Ki I haven't came back to go away again...!! I am here for u... will always be there for u from now on...!! Now come on take this medicine...!!(Manik said calmly... but in his heart he was feeling so hurt...!! He knew that this is coming... once she wakes up she will behave like this... and somewhere he was prepared for this...!!and Nandini was shocked to see him behaving so calmly...)
Nandini: For the last time I am saying leave me...!! Chale jao...!! Bohot mushkil se mai aage badi hu...!! Ab aur nai...!! (She turned her face to the other side...) Mai sab kuch bhul jaane ke liye yaha aayi thi...!! Par ur so called friends found me...!!
Manik: tum sab kuch bhul ne aayi thi ya... khud ko bhulane...!! ( he said holding her from her shoulders...!!)
Nandini: ( she looked back to him... moved his hands and said loudly...) HAAN...!! HAAN... KHUD KO BHULANE AAYI THI...!! KHO JAANA CHAHTI THI YAHA IS BHEED MAI...!! TAAKI KOI AUR TOH KYA...!! MAI BHI KHUD KO NAA DHUND PAU...!! AUR MAI KHO BHI GAYI THI...!! JAB BAHAR JAATI THI NAA... TOH KOI NI JAANTA THA MUJHE...!! PAR JO MAI CHAAHU ESA KAISE HO SAKTA HAI...!! FIR SE WAHI AA GAYI HU MAI JAHA SE BHAAGI THI...!!
( she was speaking so loudly that... all of then came up... hearing her... and then stopped at the door listening her...!! And then Navya was about to enter but cabir stopped her and said let manik handle her... then manik said...)
Manik: Toh kya Mil gaya tumhe jo chahiye tha...?? Bhul payi kya sab kuch...?? Bhul payi kya mujhe...?? Bhul payi tum apne gum...!! Nahi na...!! Dard se dur bhagne se vo kam nai ho jaata... balki badh jaata hai...!! Aur ye Tum bhi Janti ho... ki in do saalo mai tumhara dard sirf badha hai...!! Kam nai hua...!!
( nandini was silent as she knew what he was saying is the truth...!! She knew some day she has to face him...!! Someday she has to stop... at some point...!! But there was know one to stop her...!! Or she was not in a condition to even listen to anyone...!! But today her condition was better... atleast she was in her senses...!! But still was not ready to accept it... so she turned her face to the other side...!! Showing her disagreement...)
(but now manik also lost his calm... because it was now enough for him... he knew that she has realised that running away is not a solution so he also shouted...)
Manik : Muh pher lene se sach nai badal jayega...!! Look here...!! I said look here...!!( she still didn't turned so he held her face and turned it... to him...) look here... in my eyes...!! ( she finally looked into his eyes...!! She could finally see... his feelings... that he was hurt... he was guilty...!! He was also crying...) NANDINI... AB TUM BHI JAANTI HO AUR MAI BHI... KI IT WAS THE SITUATION WHICH WAS WRONG...!! WHICH PARTED US...!! I WAS NOT WILLING TO LEAVE U...!! AND TODAY ALSO I AM NOT WILLING TO LEAVE...!! AND I WILL NOT...!! THIS TIME I WILL NOT LET THE SITUATION DECIDE FOR US...!! IT WILL BE FULLY UR RIGHT TO DECIDE FOR US...!! U WILL DECIDE...!! THAT U WANT ME OR NOT...!! U WILL DECIDE... BUT BEFORE THAT U WILL HAVE TO LISTEN TO ME...!!
Nandini : So if I will listen to u... then u will agree with my decision...!! ( Manik nodded... and both of then knew that nandini will tell him to leave... but somewhere manik knew after listening to him... she will not be able to refuse him... to heal her...) go ahead... speak... and then leave...!! That's my decision...!!
Manik: Nandini...!! I know I have hurt u a lot... by leaving u...!! But mujhe vo karna padha...!! Par what u did...?? Were u right always...?? Were u right in leaving everyone behind...?? Were u right in leaving Rishabh behind...?? What was his fault in this...?? What was ur family's fault...?? That u decided to leave them... like u lost ur amms...!! Even Rishabh lost her...!! Did u ever think about him... the same day he lost his amms... he even lost his sister...!! The one and only family which was left with him was u...!! Atleast not for us but for him... try to get urself back...!! Try to be the one u used to be...!! We all will help u...!! None of us will leave u...!!
( He said all this looking straight in her eyes...!! And nandini was numb... as soon as manik made her realise her mistake...!! She was not able to feel anything...!! She was totally blank...!! Only Rishabh's face came in her mind...!! But even his face was little blur...!! )
( Manik understood her situation... as after such a long time she heard about her family...!! He didn't wanted to make her feel guilty... she did not left him with any other choice other then this...!! He remembers that once she took a step towards her betterment... that was because of Rishabh... when he got the attack and forgetting her own pain she calmed him down...!! So he thought like that time... this time also she will melt for him...!!
And then to make it easy for her to decide what she wants...!! He took her hand and kept it on her heart...!! And then moved his hands over her eyes...to close them...!! He did this to make her feel...' what she thinks she doesn't have ' I. E. Heart...!! And said...)
Manik : Nandini this time...!! Don't let ur fears... ur insecurities decide for u...!! Just let ur heart decide... like before ...!! Let ur heart decide what u want...!! And I am sure u will get the right answer...!! I will be waiting for ur decision...!! ( saying so he moved back...!! Stood up... and then giving a last tearful look to his friends he left her room...!! And nandini sat there... thinking about her decision...)
Navya along with Mukti moved towards her ... and the rest of them moved towards manik...!! Here navya gave her the medicine... which she took without any expressions...!! And then... navya caressed her cheeks... and told her to come down... for dinner...!!
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Here manik moved towards her terrace...!! And then he just walked lifelessly... and when he was just about to fall on his knees... abhi and cabir held him...
Cabir: Manik sambhal apne aap ko... tu ese weak nai padh sakta...!! Tune hi toh kaha tha... u will be there no matter what...!!
Abhi: haan... manik... it's not the time to fall weak... tune bilkul theek kiya... ab nandini ka guilt hi use wapas aane pe majboor kar dega... dekhna...!! Now she will be fine very soon... because this time she will initiate by herself towards her betterment...!!
Manik: mai weak nai padh raha hu...!! It's just that I am feeling like how much I have harmed her...!! And now I will be there with at each step she takes...!! But will not expect anything from her...!! If after getting alright... she says to move out from her life... I will leave...!! I will not force her to accept me...!! Because what I have done cannot be forgiven easily...!!
( Cabir and abhi just hugged him...!! And they stayed there on the terrace for sometime and then decided to go in...)
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In the hall...
As they descended the stairs... they saw nandini eating quietly... still lost in her own world... nobody tried to talk to her ...!! As they knew... that now it's her Turn to take a decision for herself... and they gave her the privacy to think...
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At 12 am...
Nandini was standing in front of the family photograph... which was now hanging on the wall in the living room...since one and a half hour...!! All of them had left... for the Angel's villa around 9.30 pm... but navya stayed back... with her...!! And she slept with nandini in her room...!!
Nandini... moved towards the photograph...!! She caressed Rishabh's photo in that photograph...!! A tear escaped from her eye...!! As she got those blur images from her past where she was happy with her brother...!!She was feeling guilty for leaving him all alone...!! For being so selfish...!! She was not able to take the pain the guilt...!!
She started feeling restless...!! She needed to calm herself...!! She moved towards her backyard...!! And took a bottle in her hand...!! Then she was moving to take a glass ... just then a hand came forward with a glass...!! She looked towards the person...!! Who else can it be other then our very own Mr. Manik Malhotra...!! He was there only as he never left her house...!! He knew she would come down...!! He was her standing there in front of the photo...!! And then coming here...!!
Nandini... looked at him... and then passed him and brought a glass for herself... and poured the scotch in the glass...!! She was about to drink... but then manik stood in front of her...!! And then his words came in her mind...!! She stopped...!! And kept the glass back on the counter...!! As she was not able to drink in his presence... as if she was feeling guilty...!!
Manik felt happy from inside that his words had an effect on her... but didn't said anything because he didn't wanted to interrupt in her decision...!! So he decided not to talk...!! Both of them stood there looking at each other...!!
Their silence was speaking volumes...!! They just stood there... without talking just absorbing each other's presence...!! They didn't how the time passed none of them broke the eyelock...!! At around 3 am there eyelock broke... as nandini fumbled on her legs... as she was weak... manik saw this... and without thinking he picked her up ... brought her inside the house...!! And made her sit on the sofa...!! And moved to the kitchen to bring her water...All this while nandini was just looking at him...!! His concern was affecting her...!! But she was not ready to accept...!!
As manik returned with water...!! She said...
Nandini : how dare u pick me up...?? Don't u dare to think that I cried once... so now I have become weak again ...!! I am strong... and will remain strong...!! Don't flaunt ur fake concern as if u care...!!
Manik: No Nandini...!! I will never think that u are weak...!! Because I know... u are very strong...!! Strong to face any situation...!! Strong to face any fear...!! Strong to overcome all ur insecurities...!! Strong enough to fight this darkness...!! U say it my fake concern...!! Say it fake till u don't feel like it's actual...!! I am here only... to prove u that it's not fake...!! And yes... I will be wait till eternity for this... right now u just think about the decision... which u have to tell in the morning...!!
( saying so manik kissed her forehead...!! And she closed her eyes feeling his lips on her skin... and slept on the other sofa...!! Covering himself with the quilt which cabir came to give him and left...)
Nandini also slept unknowingly... after one hour... while staring at the photo...!!
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Next morning 9 am-
Nandini was lying on her bed in her room...!! And her room was empty...!! She tried getting up... and finally she got up...!! And moved out of her room...!! She saw everyone sitting there... as if they were waiting for her only...!! Then seeing them all the previous day incidents flashed in her mind... and she remembered about the decision thing and how she slept on the sofa itself...!! And she somewhere knew who would have brought her to her room...( and even u all know... 😛)
As they saw her... they were waiting for her to say something...!! And looking at there faces understood this so she said...
Nandini : I HAVE DECIDED...!! I WANT MYSELF BACK...!! I WANT TO THAT OLD ME...!! JEENA BHUL GAYI HU...!! MUJHE FIRSE JEENA SIKHA DO...!! ( then she pleaded... and tears filled in her eyes...) HEAL ME...!!
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So here I end... this part...!! Please let me know was it good... because I really don't know what have I written... I just went with the flow...!! And now I was thinking to take the story a little faster...!! So please let me know u want detailed healing chapters ... or want me to write it just in 2 - 3 updates...!!
And keep thinking... what will be their response...?? One more step closer to MaNan... !! Will it be easy for them to heal her...??
Imp. Note-
I will not be able to update till 28th January... as my exams are starting from... 18 th January and will end on 28th only... so by 29th January u all will get the update...!! Sorry for the inconvenience...!!
Keep commenting will be waiting for ur response...!!
AMAAYA...!!😊😊
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