Let's walk! - NOTE!! (Manan FF); pg 40 - Page 3

Originally posted by: twinkle10

Aww thankyou lovely! Means alot coming from you. And I hope I can continue to impress you with the rest of the story :)

Originally posted by: maankigeet4ever

me me me...Here i am :D

Taylor Swift shall voice my opinion !!!!

Firstly...thank you. thank you. thank you. A massive thank you for fulfilling my wish and writing on Manan. I was dying to read what your creative mind would come up for Manan. Not that i don't love your analysis. But i wanted to see how you would develop a story around and make them your own characters in a way..And you have delivered flawlessly. Take a bow my love 👏

I always tell you, your writing is utter perfection. You have woven emotions beautifully with descriptive words..so while i understood nandini's emotions, you also painted a clear picture of what exactly was happening.. I truly wish i had more words to praise you but all i can say is that you write absolutely beautifully...and i am so honoured to be able to read your words.

And you started with a mystery ! I absolutely loved the beginning where Nandini seems to be loathing someone's touch and then i was hooked ! I was so apphevisve and honestly really fearing the worst for Nandu. I credit you that there as a writer because you know how to hook a reader...to reel them into your story..to get them attached to your character so they decide to join the characters on their journey...i simply couldn't stop until i read to the very end..and it was simply too short..lol..it ended far too fast. But i loved how the story start with cobwebs and you shall very slowwwly (Manik's style) reveal how Nandini came to this state and what obstacles Manan's relationship has faced.

And you know how i am when i start a story...i have to know what happens !! you better start typing faster..lol.But seriously, I truly loved the mystery effect about what has led to Nandini's paralysis. But it is already wonderful to see Manik as her support system.

Going by the title...this story is the struggle of Nandini and how she will walk on her feet ( hopefully ) and I am also keen to find out how she ended in the state that she did. It promises to be a beautiful yet emotionally heartbreaking story and I am definitely ready. Tears shall shed and i will keep my tissues handy.

Okies...now i am just waiting for the next chapter...anxious to know more and more...please write faster...lol. But seriously thou...you have done a amazing job with the start...like i say: Awesome-sauce.

Loads and loads of love to my twinkie bear, thank you so much for writing this for me ( and for everyone too)

- Reya aka Your Sunny <3

Originally posted by: twinkle10

So I left the best to last and also because I needed to find the write words to thank you! So I thought and searched and contemplated and concentrated but all I could come up with was an old, boring, clichd Thankyou! Like I swear I was this close to get all emotional here because like you just seemed to go on and on and on about my writing and it's perfection. But the truth is that your writing gives me the inspiration to write even better. I read you praises and see that you're proud of me and then I want to go that step extra with whatever I write next.

And come on! Today, you're being way too kind. I'll be honest... just before I put this up, a doubt crossed my mind that this piece wasn't upto the standard and wasn't post-worthy. I was actually going to abandon this whole idea of a FF because for some reason after reading it twice, thrice, four times... I'm just like reallyyy? Should I actually post it up? But then I had promised you and I had already given you the good news and you were soo joy-filled that I didn't want to take it away from you. And so I just hit enter and made it a point that I'll try to do a better job with the next chapter.

Trust me... it's not that great. And definitely no where as good as yours. Man your writing is such that I swear I'm going to remember a lifetime. And I'm going to save them so I can read them in the future without having to dig up through the countless pages of this forum. I know for a fact that they will always make me smile as I will reminisce and cherish these memories.

I actually hope to make you cry in this journey. The day that tear escapes your eye... I will consider myself to be a good writer. But till then... I'm still an amateur and have loads to learn.

Twinkie thanks her sunny once again for so much love, admiration and applauds.

And stay tuned... the next chapter is on its final stages of editing so it shall be posted soon. But I will warn you beforehand so you can reserve your permanent spot haha

Love

Twinkie <3

Manik wrapped the lock of hair around his slim fingers and tucked it behind her tiny ear. Nandini's breathing hardened. A small smile formed on her lips. He really knew how to drive her crazy.

Manik leaned in and dropped a small kiss on her forehead. She closed her exhausted eyelids, absorbing every bit of his presence. As he pulled back, his fingers reached out to trace her warm cheeks and he brushed the tips of his long fingers against their warm blush.

Slowly, she opened her eyes to look upto his angelic face. She had expected to see him smiling.

But tears?

Her heart filled with worry. Wait.

She quickly reached up to his face and wiped away the precious pearls that were running down his warm cheeks.

"Manik...manik...what's wrong?"

Nandini hadn't even finished wiping away all the tears when he just stood up from his knees and walked away.

"Manik? Manik?!! Where... Where are you going?", she sobbed

"M..Manik?!!" Her voice trembling as tears started forming in the rim of her eyes.

She tried to reach out to him. Her voice losing its pitch. Her hands shaking with worry.

She wanted to scream, shout, just jump onto her feet and run to him and hug him from behind. But she was helpless.

"Dammit!"

She tried pushing her weight off the leather seat.

"Come on, come on, come on you useless legs!

"Aarghhh!"

"Manik!" Nandini jumped on the spot as the roaring scream reached her ears.

"Manik no!"

But she was too late.

Manik punched his clenched fist through the glass window of a blue car.

He wasn't too far off so she could see the blood dripping uncontrollably on the concrete.

Nandini tried again to push herself out of the car.

"Come on. Please...just once. He needs me.", Nandini sobbed.

Her arms trembling as she pushed herself off the seat and tried to balance on her numb legs. Her knees wobbled hysterically as Nandini tried to shift her body weight onto her legs. Her legs gave up.

"Owww!" Nandini shrieked as she lost her balance and landed on the hard concrete,

"Nandini!", Manik ran back to the car and kneeled down beside her.

"Nandini! Are you okay? H-how? What? He pulled her into a bear hug and wrapped her inside his toned arms.

"Are you mad?! What were you trying to do? How could you be so careless?"

Nandini ignored his questions and pulled his fist into her soft hands to look at the wound. She started crying helplessly. Tears dripping with the same intensity as his blood was sopping.

"Nandini?! Are you listening to me?"

Nandini grabbed manik by his collared shirt and pulled him closer.

"How dare you Manik Malhotra?! How dare you be so reckless? Do you have any idea what I was going through whilst sitting here?"

"N-nan..." He tried to touch her drenched face but she simply flung of his hand.

"Shut Up! Just. Shut. Up. You want to cry alone right? You want to keep all the pain hidden in yourself? You don't want to share anything right? Alright. Go!"

Nandini wiped away her tears and pushed Manik away with all the strength she had in her shaking arms.

"Nandini just listen to me..." He tried reaching out to her again

"No! Don't you dare touch me. I should've known. You don't love me. You just feel sorry for me right? That's why you bring me to these physiotherapy sessions?" Nandini's voice started to quaver again as fresh tears ran down her flushed face.

"I should've known better. You don't care if I sit here screaming for you to come back to me. You don't care if I'm shaking here with fear because I know you're going to hurt yourself. You don't care that I'm crying and fidgeting in pain here because your hand is in so much pain god dammit!"

"Shhh...Nandini, just listen..." Manik crawled a little closer to her side.

"No! Stay away from me! Whether I live or die, why would you..."

"Stop!" Manik clamped his un-wounded hand over Nandini's mouth and stared at her furiously. His eyes red with disbelief and tears.

"Nandini Murthy, get one thing straight. Don't you dare again say that I don't care whether you live or die. Do you hear me?! Nandini... Do you hear me?!" Manik was now raging at the top of his lungs.

"Mhmmm."

"What mhmmm? I want a proper yes from you."

"Mhmmm", Nandini raised her voice, whilst dilating her pupils in order to tell him that he was still covering her mouth with his hand.

"Oh, Sorry", Manik unclasped his hand from her mouth but didn't let go of her face. He cupped her left cheek into his right palm and caressed her wet cheeks with his shaking thumb.

Nandini closed her eyes and let out a loud sigh as his touch calmed her inner fear. After a few minutes, she opened her brown eyes and stared into his eyes. The tears had stopped but his eyelashes were still wet. She reached upto the hand cupping her face and placed her hand on top of his. He smiled a little smile as she stared into his eyes but she didn't return the smile. Instead, she kept searching for something in his eyes. Her eyes refusing to even blink. It was as if she was trying to discover his darkest secret.

After what seemed like an eternity, Nandini inhaled in a deep gush of wind and closed her eyes once again. But this time only for a few seconds. When she opened her pupils, she smiled a tiny heart-warming simile and gave him a small nod in response to the question he had asked a few minutes ago.

"Thankyou", Manik whispered and leaned in to drop another kiss on Nandini's forehead.

"Manik wait.", she stopped him

Manik leaned back and scanned Nandini's face, trying his best to understand what was going on in her mind.

"What happened?", he asked in a worried tone

"Why? Why Manik?"

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Originally posted by: maankigeet4ever

me me me..

the font is too small, sexy chicken..can't read even with my specs on..lol