"Till now in these 24 years i was never so much fascinated towards stars, they were always normal for me. theek ha stars hain , whats so special about them? until , I met him, I understood what stars meant, how pure and beautiful are they. Ab samajh aya ke stars kitne khubsurat hota ha, how brightly they shine and watching them shining upon us is the most beautiful sight to watch.
Apne bareme batana bhul hi gayi.. sorry, Hi I'm nandini murthy actually Nandini Manik Malhotra. Meri shadi ko 3 months hochuke hain , but sirf kehneko. In reality aj meri shadi puri hui, aj meri shadi ka asli matlab mujhe samajh aya ha. The relation between a husband and his wife, a bond based upon love, trust and care. Yeh sari cheeze samajhneme mujhe bohot time laggaya but woh peeche nahi hata, he was always there with me, not in front or behind me. always beside me , Humesha. after 3 months, today finally um feeling completed, I feel myself so much blessed to be loved by him so much, usne aj mujhe itna pyar kiya, humesha sehi karta hain , bass mujhe samajhneme der hogayi. phirbhi usne mujhe apnaya, meri har kami ko usne apni kami samjha aur usse pura kiya, meri har khushime usne apni hasi ko paya aur meri udasi ko apne asoose bahaya. Uske bareme jeetna bhi kahu ya sochu, jeetna bhi pyar karu kam hoga.. uske pyar ke samne maine aj har jo manli ha"...
Nandini's POV :
Previously :
Clutching the black silky bedsheet around myself tightly I walk inside my bedroom from the balcony and sit at a corner of the bed, beside him .. how peacefully he was sleeping on his stomach. Gosh who would say that this guy runs his own huge business empire, has his own music company , the lead singer of his band and is only 28 years old. so much achievement that too so early?? the innocence in his face while sleeping would attract anyone towards him. Until today i didnt know this boy had been killing himself each and every time, he had stored so much pain inside himself. How?? Why?? Only one answer, he needed love, he was searching for love. Love of a mother, love of his siblings, love of a partner. he needed support and trust of someone, he needed to hold someone close to himself. I feel ashamed of myself for behaving so rude with him, for hurting him numerous times but manik, he is impossible. for my every word, every single attitude he had only one answer and that is his Smile . He is a gem , a true blessing for me. I really thank Sidharth for breaking up with me, for cheating over me. agar usne mujhe dhoka nahi diya hota then shayed rishab vaiya mujhe shadi keliye force nahi karte aur uss dhoke ke krodh me gusseme akar main shayed kabhi iss shadi keliye haa nahi karti. Thanks to rishab vaiya, jinhone manik ki company ke sath deal ki. I wont be surprised now thinking how manik managed to impress vaiya so easily. Yeh ladka ha hi itna accha, kisiko bhi apni taraf attract karleta hain.
So where was I?? ow yes, sidharth and me were dating for about 2 years , jab shadi ki bad ayi.. he said ke he was just passing out time with me?? seriously??? I mean how could he? even when i asked him ke agar iss beech main pregnant hojati then woh kya karta?? That Bl***y said thats my problem, he didnt force me... i needed to show him ke uske dhoke ke bad bhi main khush reh sakti hu. How idiot i was ke yeh sochti thi ke i Love him, uske lie mera pyar saccha ha, true love??? go to hell Navya for making me think all those rubbish things.rishab bhaiya ne bhi kya timing choose ki thi meri shadi keliye, gusseme akar apne ego ko hurt hota dekh maine shadi keliye haa toa karliya tha but i really didnt realize ke meri gusseke samne kisika saccha emotions ha, koi sachme mujhe pasand karke mera hath thamna chahta ha, maine toa usse milnese bhi mana kardia tha and agreed to marry him. The first time i saw him was In the Mandap, he was sitting wearing a Black sherwani. I had to admit that this guy was looking handsome, he was tall, had a muscular body, his smirk was so hot, but then again i remembered about Sid, yes all men are dogs i thought. But the way he was looking at me when i was approaching towards the mandap, his eyes were saying something, his eyes had something different in them, he actually meant what he was feeling. we stood face to face eachother. Beside him was standing a young lady. wait !! Was that woman his mother?? didnt seem to be.. she was young, beautiful had a perfect figure and yes with a Mean-selfish smile on her face. After sid and i had broken up, Insaan ko pehchanneme mujhe ek bhi minute nahi lagta tha. There were two other persons standing behind him. A boy who was also tall but less handsome than him and a girl. Three of them were siblings??? Okay, but the girl boy standing behind were looking some kind of evil to me, esa lagraha tha ke unke dimag me kuch chal raha ha, the way they were smiling and exchanging looks. Anyways, it was time for the ceremony to begin. We exchanged varmala's , then rishab vaiya did the kanyadan. after that we took the seven vows and then he put sindoor on my forhead and then finally he tied the mangalsutra around my neck...
Main shayed duniya ki pehli ladki hogi apni bidaai ke time par royi nahi thi, mere andaar uss sid ki dhoke ka aag jal raha tha, i mean i couldnt take it ke usne mujhe dhoka diya. dekhtehi dekhte we reached my new home, god mera so-called sasural. but wait, my goodness , itna bara mansion?? mere ghar se bhi bara... i got down from the car carefully not hoping to trip down. he forwarded me his hand . "Aram se " he said while gently taking my left hand into his. his touch, and tone was so calm and peaceful. I didnt know why i allowed him to touch my hand. we stood at the entrance of the mansion. His Mom, (I dont know how his mom is so young) came to welcome us with the aarti. I remembered her name, vaiya once said to me he is the son of Nyonika malhotra. Yes, thats right, Mrs Nyonika. His dad passed away when he was of ten years old. the other guy and girl were standing behind ... except five of us there was nobody else in the mention
"Soha, apni nayi bhabi ko andar leke jaw aur unka room dikha do" said mrs malhotra and my so called mother in law
"sure mom, come bhabi". she took me upstairs to Manik's bedroom. the bedroom was itself a mini house, consisting of two big suits.. my goodness, he had such a luxurious bedroom and home. the room was decorated beautifully, I loved the smell of the scented candles, they were my favourite. once soha left, i sat on the bed looking around here and there. His guitar was hanged on the wall beautifully beside a large photo of his. He surely was a photogenic guy. on the other side of the wall there was a group pic , he was standing in the middle and around him were two girls and two boys and below was written "FAB5" that must be the name of their band. i was admiring his room when suddenly i heard the door being opened and yes he was there. We looked at each other and I immediately moved my gaze to the other side. he locked the door and headed towards the bed, towards me. I was ready to burst out if he would try to touch me, after what sid did to me... There was nothing but anger and hateness left inside me. But he didnt say or touch me, he took one of the pillows from the bed and went to the big couch which was in the other part of the room. then he came back to the cupboard to take out his clothes. then he turned towards me and said
"Change karlo , you must be tired. tumhara saman waha hain" he pointed towards the bedside table where my luggage was kept. he gave me a gentle smile and went inside the dressing room for changing giving me the scope to change inside the washroom.
When I came out of the washroom changing myself in a red and white night suit, I saw him standing infront of the mirror wearing a black vest and track pants. we looked at eachother but didnt say anything. I began to walk towards the bed when suddenly he grabbed my hand. I was shocked for a moment, till now I was thinking he was decent but no.. sare ladke ek jaise hote hain. I was also ready to slap him but then again he pulled me towards himself and I pushed him away
"mujhse door raho samjhe??? " I shouted at him
"Listen nandini you're getting me wrong.. I was just " he tried to justify himself but I didnt let him speak
"Oh shut up, I know tum sab ladkoke dimag me bass ekhi cheeze chalti ha aur woh hain physical relationship, ha na?? "
he rolled his eyes as if I was saying something wrong. I continued my blabbering and then he put his hand on my mouth, covering it tightly
"bolnese pehle soch liya karo ekbar" he said in a calm tone. I was lost in his eyes, I yelled so much on him but he didnt say anything or made any disguised angry face. rather he gently removed his hand and slowly turned me around. this time i didnt say anything or stopped him, but what was he doing??? He tied the open string of my top.
" hath isliye pakda tha kyuki agar tum uswaqt move karti toa shayed tumhara top gir jata, string khula hua tha. thats why i holded your hand iske ilawa mera aur koi intention nahi tha" He whispered in my ear passing shiver through all my body. I really didnt have this kind of feeling even for once when sid used to touch me, or hold me. I looked around and saw him going towards the couch and lied down switching the side lamp of the couch off. I was feeling a bit low for saying so much to him and me too quietly lied down on the bed
...
I woke up hearing the sound of my phone buzzing. I lazily opened my eyes and took my phone in my hands. God this girl navya, she was calling me this early, wait !! It was 11 am in the morning.. Freak, how did i sleep for so long?? wait a minute, thats not a big deal, I usually get up late in the morning but now? I rubbed my eyes and got down from the bed and started to walk towards the washroom. while walking i looked around the room , it was empty.. where was he?? I went near the couch where he had slept last night and saw a note kept under the pillow. Did he knew i would look for him?? I took the note in my hands and opened it
"kisibhi rishtey me trust sabse important hota ha, unless you will trust me nothing is going to work fine, not even a smooth friendship. I wont force you but yes whenever you feel like yes , we can talk or be friends im there always , dont hesistate. Breakfast karlena, maine ramu kaka se kehdiya ha he will take good care of you and of your necessities . Going to office for some work.
Manik"
I was literally confused after reading the note. I didnt know how to react, I was lost in my thoughts when i heard a knock on the door. i turned around and saw an aged man greeting me with a smile and breakfast. i guess he was ramu kaka. i smiled back and wished him morning too.
"choti malkin, apka nashta. woh manik baba ne kaha ke ap uth jaye toa nashta serve kardu. apko aur kuch chahiye? "
I just nodded in a no and thanked him. After taking a bath and finishing the yummy breakfast I came downstairs. I found my mother in law talking with her daughter sitting in the lounge. watching me they smiled and asked me to join them. As i had nothing to do, i smiled back and sat with them. God, they are so much of self obsessed, that girl soha, what does she think of herself?? the second im here, she is just taunting me regarding my diamond earnings. her jealousy is clearly visible from her words. i excused myself from there and came back to my room. seriously??? Why did i marry in this house was the question running in my mind. How stupid i was when i agreed to get married. Gggrrr nandini, thats your biggest problem you dont think twice before doing something
The whole day passed by reading magazines, watching movies, listening to songs and pacing here there in the house. the only thing i liked was the house and the decorations. according to ramu kaka, all the designs were chosen by manik, for a moment i was surprised hearing this. he had such a classy taste. he needed just on the right place. ramu kaka was a nice man.. he shared with me some of manik's things. he likes, dislikes, what was his hobbies, passion. the guy struggled a lot in his life i must say. ramu kaka even taught me to make a sweet dish named "gajar ka halwa" which was manik's favourite. How much I hated cooking, but today, it felt something different to cook for him. I was decorating the sweet dish with nuts when manik's brother harshad came. i didnt gave any reaction watching him entering the kitchen, no doubt he was also like his sister. how come manik is so decent whereas his siblings are such a... never mind. I again started to concentrate on the decoration, when i felt something near my shoulder.. i immediately moved a bit and saw him standing right behind me, smirking mischievously, seriously?? what the hell does he think of himself?? And his devil smile.. i wished to kill him right away
"yeh kya battamizi hain?? " I asked him
"chill babes, itna gussa kyu?? "
"babes?" he called me babes?? i mean how dare he??? I was his bhabi or something like that.. and he was . I was about to blurt out something when i heard the doorbell ring. Manik was home i guess and I went out of the kitchen with the sweet dish. i placed it on the dining table and whispered something to ramu kaka. Manik went directly to his room and i followed him slowly. when i entered the room he was inside the washroom. I thought of keeping his words in mind and so took out his casual outfits and placed them on the bed. then i went outside in the balcony. after sometime I heard him coming near me, i turned around and saw him holding a bowl full of halwa
"bohot accha bana ha, thanks"
I didnt say anything just gave him a genuine smile. he too smiled and went inside the room.
Days passed like this and we used to talk only one or two words with eachother. that too because i used to avoid him and show mood in front of him. sometimes i used to behave rude with him and the reason was his brother, mom and sister. his brother was such a flirt and cheap guy, whenever he spotted me alone, he used to throw bad comments on me, tried to come close to me. and his mom and sister, grrr how much i hated them, they were like always taunting me for my attitude, his sister was after my dress, my jeweleries. and manik?? god how can someone be so much quiet i mean i used to shout in front of him, yelled at the top of my voice but he didnt react a bit. this guy was somethig, sometimes i used to feel that mujhe mere ghar chale jana chahiye, but then only ramu kaka used to stop me, the only person who had become close to me in that house. I loved his company.
One day, manik was out for a meeting and was supposed to come late night home. ramu kaka was also on leave that day and so i was alone in my room, spending time with magazines and my ipod. suddenly harshad came.
'tum yaha kya karaheho?" i asked in an irritated tone
"come on nandu, lets just face it.. why this hide and seek?" he said with a carefree tone
"sidhe sidhe bolo kya kehna chahte ho? " i stood in front of him crossing my hands across my chest
"as if you dont know?? " he touched my cheeks and the next moment i slapped him hard on his face
"enough, just stay away from me. bohot dinse dekhrahehi bardasht karrahiho, tumhari battamizi aur yeh ghatiya harkate. main tumhare bhai ki wife ho , but it seems like u dont have any manners and shame ..u forced me to take this action and right now. just leave"
i thought ke woh chala jayega but he didnt... he grabbed me by my shoulders and pinned me hard on the wall..
"harshad leave me god damn it" i tried hard to push him but his grip was much more tighter... the next thing i realized he was trying to come close to me ..trying to kiss me.. i clutched my eyes closing hard and trying to push him away .. when suddenly i felt free.. i opened my eyes and i was relieved to see manik in front of my eyes... grabbing harshad's collar. his eyes fixed on me. for the first time in this one and a half months i saw his angry look, he was ready to burst out and i was scared also
"look bro..i can explain..it was not me but her.."
Slappp !! i closed my eyes tightly and when opened harshad was lying on the floor. the slap was so hard that his mom and sister too came there running. manik holded his collars and made him stand and then again another slap, punch and he throwed him out of our bedroom. i followed manik
"manik stop please"
"manik stop it..kya karraheho? he is your brother" nyonika tried to stop him but manik was in no mood. harshad's nose was already bleeding when manik again punched him and he fell on the floor. this time i came in between and stopped manik
"manik please, calm down"
"manik..tum is ladki keliye apne bhai pe hath utha raheho???" soha said to manik
"bhai?? kaunsa bhai??? what do u guys think ke yeh sab jo hua woh nandini ki wajase hua ha??? "
"yes thats right... isi ladki ne kuch kiya hoga warna ajtak esa kabhi nahi hua ke tumne harshad ko mara " soha again yelled looking at me
"Sohaa ! " the mansion echoed manik's voice. i was too shock to say anything.
"Enough is enough. ek aur word main nahi sunna chahta against nandini. not a single word and kya kaha tumne? yeh sab nandini ne kiya ha??? yeh baat agar koi bhi kahega i wont believe cause i know nandini esi ladki nahi ha.. she is a girl with a pure heart aur yeh main isliye nahi kehraha hu cause she is my wife but because i know this and yeh sach ha. aur raha sawal harshad ka, yeh bat har koi janta ha ke usne najani kitni ladkio ko pregnant karke chor diya !! "
"Manik" his mom shouted at him
"not today mom... not today !! main bohot dinse dekhraha hu harshad is misbehaving with her but she didnt once complain about it , not a single time. but today.. aj maine apni akhose dekha. mom, if u dont want ke apke bete ko main jaan se mar du.. then just leave this house right away with him"
...
I was shocked what happened today ...but i was even shocked wondering how his mother and sis agreed to leave the house that too for harshad , they didnt think once for manik and manik.. god so many things running in my mind when ramu kaka came to me
"manik baba nyonika madam ke sage bete nahi ha"
another shock.. what was ramu kaka saying/? and how come he knew what was i thinking?
"kya??? " was the only word i was able to speak at that moment
"bari malkin ke guzar jane ke baad bare sab ne dusri shadi ki thi sirf manik baba ke khatir. soha aur harshad nyonika madam kehi bacche ha. bare sab ke guzar janeke pehle unhone apni sari daulat aur property manik baba ke naam karke rakhi thi aur sirf isi wajase nyonika madam majbur thi manik baba ki har baat manne ko kyuki unhe paiso se pyar tha, in aisho aram se manik baba se kabhi nahi"
...
i came to my room and saw manik sitting on the bed covering his eyes with his palm. wait he was sobbing or should i say crying/? this guy had so much pain inside himself.. today he lost his only family cause of me, he supported me, trusted me so much that he fought with his mom, brother and sister. he asked to leave them the house just for me.. this guy really did have true feelings for me, he loved me. after my marrige today was the day i smiled freely, tears in my eyes but i was smiling cause i knew i have found my happiness, Manik.. my savior , my husband, my best friend and the person who truly loved me. I didnt know whether i love him or not but yes he loved me and this love was not fake. I sat beside him and placed my hand on his shoulder. slowly he removed his palms from his face and looked at me. his eyes were blood red. i gently wiped the tears from his face
"dont worry manik, main tumhare sath hu"
my words seemed to be his strength. he put his head on my lap hugging my waist. i knew he needed support and care at that moment and so i didnt mind him doing that
"janti ho nandini, how much i miss my mom?? maine humesha nyonika mom me apni maa ko dhunda but all the time i failed! cause she didnt even for once love me, she only loved the luxurious life, money power and the tagline Malhotra's. she married my dad just cause of money. but i was happy thinking i got a mother, new siblings..but i was wrong.. i was always wrong thinking that some day they might change, they might also love and care for me.. i was wrong nandini"
he started to cry like a baby. watching him crying i also started to cry. i bent down and kissed his forehead and he hugged me even more tighter
"manik.. please mat rou, tum akele nahi ho... im there for u, main tumhare sath hu aur humesha rahungi"
he slowly looked up into my eyes
'Humesha? "
"humesha" i replied with a smile and kissed his temple ruffling his hair"
Present :
I kissed his hair but he was in deep sleep. i smiled remembering what happened a few hours ago. finally we consumated our marrige. though he had confessed his love for me few weeks ago, but he gave me time to be comfortable with this relation. I too shared my past incidents, my breakup how i got married to him and yes i apologized to him and in return he just hugged me tightly. I felt i was complete and i couldnt stay away from him even for another second. I took the initiality and we ended up being two bodies one soul.
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