BLUE MURDER
Nandini POV
I felt sun rays falling on my face disturbing my slumber I cringe pulling blanket more on my face but again I skittishly threw blanket from my face on realisation hitting me thats its not my room when my eyes flip through the ceiling staring at the beautifully off white ceiling with a beautiful golden chandelier hanging. I slowly set up on bed glancing around the room and steadily everything started to set in my mind.
Its Manik's room and we are married now again past incidents came back to me saddening me making me nervous and depressed again.
I am giving everyone cold shoulders inspite of everyone taking care of me specially Manik but I can't help it. I still can't get over the fact that it was mine or Aryaman's wedding who turned into a daily soap entertainment. I still can't get over with the fact that he actually betrayed me; the man who claimed me to love me and keep me happy, who was call frothing the dream of our togetherness and a happy future, who almost making me fall for him. I believe everything was just his bullshits typical nonsense. He was playing with the feelings of two women at the same time. I can't believe I actually was going to get married with a man like him. Its not like I started to actually love him I holded a liking towards him and accepted him as my husband by heart. I actually started to trust his every nonsense.
Everything whatever happened back with Aryaman, my sudden marriage with Manik already poundering on my head making me deaf to even hear or sense the surrounding. I already losted my mind during the whole journey to Manglore. But nothing was ended just there my worries increased more the moment I entered their private plane or actually entered in their life style. I realized its not my place with everything around them its not my place. I suddenly felt more saffocted when I sensed that now I am the wife of Asia's richest tycoon and my life isnt going to be easy. My mind pondering with all the possibilities that Manik just pitied on me nothing else. We both don't held any future together because I had a reason a successful man like Manik already had a long queue of social ,nobel and oplent beautiful woman who are dying to be his wife then ofcourse why he will choose a plain simple middle class girl me as his life partner or take any liking towards me. I sensed he was attracted towards me in manglore but its the matter of the moment any one could be attract to anyone it doesn't mean he or her should take responsibility of other. I must be a charity case for him.
I am not the appropriate girl to be his wife and don't fit in his ambience. I am far from it. I am just a clog on his shoulder on his life. I didn't want to trouble him more because he being a kind gentleman which I knew from the first time a saw him already did a favor on my life by sacrificing his bachelor life for my family reputation. That's why I decided to sleep last night on couch because I just can't trouble him more.
But again he has to prove me wrong by explaining that he actually wanted this marriage to work he willing to give it a chance and I am no burden to him. I just didn't see sincerity in his eyes when he uttered those words I already felt it, I was so blind to sense that the moment he got tied with me I always found him beside me, taking care of me handling me like I am some porcelain doll. I want or not but his small little gesture made me feel good made me forget everything for a moment what I have suffered. I already stare at him in disbelief that how someone successful and rich like him be this gentle ,caring and understanding. I always heard that rich people are cruel and snobbish but this family is far different. My heart did a back flip when he told me he likes me the moment he first saw me in cafe and how he explained me about his vows that he will always stand by my side. I never felt this overwhelmed ever.
Why he is doing this???
Why he is making all this so difficult and complicated??
But again he asked me to give our marriage a chance and he wants to live a happy married life with me. I instantly felt guilty for make him suffer. I need time I want to forget everything every betrayal of Aryaman. I don't want to rush anything thid time. I want time to trust someone again I don't want to fall miserably like Aryaman.
I am fool when its come to heart any one can fool me with their sugar coated words that's why Manik care and infatuation healed me atleast to where I can think now. He actually being a nice husband. The way so rightfully he holds my hand ,care for me and understand me left me speechless. Whenever he holds my hand I felt thousands of butterflies fluttering in my stomach making me forget every bad things happen in past and I actually owned by him his gestures always left my thought to believe that I actually belong to him.
I too want to give him that happiness of a wife but I am helpless. My heart need time ro understand him more, to trust him more, to actually adjust in his society.
"Knock!!! Knock!!!"
A slight Knock on my door pulled me out from my thoughts. I averted my eyes to see Manik coming inside room when I realised he wasn't in room with me.
Did he slept in another room???
But whyy???
I suddenly felt guilty may be because I was feeling uncomfortable in his presence. He closing the door behind slowly approached me kissing my forehead so rightfully mumbling a "good morning " as butterflies again started to flutter.
"Morning!!" I replied awkwardly.
"Sleep well???" He asked after sitting on the bed and I quietly nodded in response he smiled.
"Breakfast is ready. Come downstairs fast everyone is waiting."he stated lovingly and my eyes got wide in shock in return he frowned.
Goddd!!! Everyone is already up..
And here me sleeping like a queennn!!!!
As if reading my thought manik quickly replied "hey!!!relax. Its ok. Koi kuch ni kahega every one is fine with it. Tum.jb tk chahe tb tk so sakti ho but brkfst k baad" he stated in a persuasive loving voice.
"I will be there in 10 mins"i replied climbing down from the bed.
"We are going together take your time."he informed holding my hands but don't know why I blushed and ran inside the bathroom after nodding.
I took a warm shower before selecting a saree in two shades from the closet after getting done with my dressing. I walked out from washroom only to notice Manik sitting on couch wearing a black t-shirt with beige pants and his hairs was ruffled like after shower with a laptop on his lap, one leg crossed on his another's knee as his elbow was supporting on the couch's hand rest with his fingers making a 'L' shape from his forhead to jaw and another hand was freely typing something deep engrossed in his work. He was looking devilishly handsome with those frowns on his forehead at that moment I couldn't hold back my self from drooling over this personified greek god .
Ofcourse he is that droolworthy!!!!
"You can take a picture. It will be last longer." I got my senses back when I heard Manik mocking voice but he never looked at me as if he sensed my that piercing gaze. I flushed realizing my pervertness.
Oh God!!!now what he will think of me.
"Don't worry!!!drooling over your own husband isn't a crime" as if reading my mind he replied again still engrossed in his work. "If you are done so can we walk down.??" He asked placing his laptop on side.
"Just wait a min" I quickly excused myself before rushing towards dressing table brushing my hairs and putting some jwelleries and started to search for vermilion but didn't found anywhere which started to panicking me. I was about to freak out in panic when a masculine palm with vermilion box extended in front of my face and I breath in relief before to get it from his hand but he quickly pulled away and I frowned looking at him.
"Don't make this faces and let only me do this every time" he demanded rightfully and without waiting for my response he filled my scalp with a big grin. I don't understand what he felt while putting vermilion in my scalp because every time he got excited like a Christmas child.
"You look so angelic" he complimented rubbing my cheek with the back of his palm making me blush all over again and his intense piercing gaze boring into mine.
"Shall we??" He asked and I nodded.
I waited for him to walk further but not much for my surprise he holded my hand in his big one and drag me away with him.
We walked downstairs to join others for breakfast but to my surprise there were five new faces on dinning table suddenly making me nervous and self conscious because they all were looking high class sophisticated rich people and the table was larger than yesterday meal as if understanding my bewilderment he squeezed my hand before pushing me further to walk.
"Here are the Shines of Malhotra"dad exclaimed eith delight watching us while mom returned the smile.
Manik dropped my hands to hug his dad and others which were really unknown to me except Mom Dad Mukti Abhi Navya Cabir. I too exchanged warm pleasantries with everyone even with the unknown and I was frowning all the while.
"Nandini beta!!! He is Veer Malhotra and Roma Malhotra; my elder bhai and bhabhi. Maniks only Aunt and uncle" dad proudly introduced me with two elderly couple. He then turned to two beautiful young tall women she was resembling to Manik and Manik's Uncle and Aunt. "And these beauties are their daughters Pari Malhotra and Shivanya Saxena." There left only one equally handsome guy who was grinning ear to ear before anyone can introduce him he introduced himself.
"Let me give my introduction by myself. I am Harshad Saxena ;Shivanyas darling husband and this duffers I mean your husband's maternal cousin. By the way you are so beautiful" He chirped before taking my hands and kissing it on which Manik smacked his hand and pulled me to him with a jerk.
"Get your hands of my woman!!!" He snapped and in return everyone laugh.
"Playboy turned possessive not bad.!!!" He commented "well you too can enjoy with my wife I don't have any problem in that"he teased knowing well what he mean.
"And u really know this is impossible" manik retorted.
May be they don't get along well..
"Exactly!!!this is the best way to take all the revenges from college sharing every girl. I mean tone to meri sari girlfriends k sath mauj mare hai to wife k mamle me muje soch smj k intelligent step lena tha. So I did. Here you are helpless bro." He mocked and everyone laughed while manik face was sullen.
"Yeah!! Yeah!!! You win." Manik stated monotonously.
"Don't worry Nandini. They aren't enemies even they are best cousins and friends since college. They have habits to pull eqch others leg every time." Cabir explained make me sign in relief because I hate the clashes between families.
"By the way we all were angry because of this sudden marriage but after seeing Nandini we forget every callousness. Because we all can understand how can anyone wait when you saw the most beautiful girl in front of you. I can understand it must be like a limited offer for Manik no. ??" Shivanya commented making me blush but I felt manik flinching with her comment looking uncomfortable.
"Okk!!!enough lets have breakfast"dad commanded while manik quickly pulled a chair out for me beside him.
We have our breakfast with lots of conversation. Manik taking care of my every breakfast filling my plates forcefully every time like a caring husband in spite of all the teasing from Maniks cousins and friends which forced me to think is Manik really is like this. So far I noticed one thing keenly in Manik that he never hide his love, care infatuation towards anyone either it his family friends or me. He never lapse to show his feelings through his gestures.
One by one everyone one asked some random questions but no one asked the reason about behind our sudden marriage as if they all were already aware or have a guess that it will be uncomfortable for us. They all were so understanding, down to earth and welcoming people not like the rich people I heard from magazines and news and it was true Malhotras also many times published as shrewd but I never found it here in them.
Well it was lighthearted breakfast..
To start a good morning."
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