Manik was driving a car and different thoughts were clouding his minds and the results were increasing speed of car with every bad thought crossing his mind........the car was flying in air and he was deliberately increasing the speed to escape from the harsh reality , to escape from the thoughts suffocating him

Tires screeched leaving tire tracking on road and he stared straight out of windscreen.....his eyes had dark impression which depicted his inner disturbed state

Getting out of car manik leaned against the car and looked at the dark sky filled with numerous stars....he then looked around to find himself in a deserted highway.......manik just kept standing as he stared at everything blankly

Time passed and he was still standing as such with his limbs aching bcz of persistent pressure on them........he remembered her face when he was on the verge of cruelty saying mean things to her.......his fist tapped on his forehead harshly as he thought

Will he ever be forgiven for what bad he did ? He questioned and then answered himself why would she forgive me? Did I even give her benefit of doubt while he was so engrossed in thinking about what bad he did to her and eventually himself his phone was ringing after every few minutes back in car and then going quiet.....nandini was constantly calling him as she had arrived home from her night call accidentally cuz some fellow doctor sent her home and do the duty for her ,coming home she panicked not finding him.......upon enquiring watchman she further got to know that he left again an hour after he came back home.........it was late night and no one was up......marry and nyonika had retired to their rooms a long ago and she didn't feel like disturbing them as what could they do except worrying but it proved to be tough for herself as manik wasn't receiving her calls

Multiple thoughts were crossing her minds and her eyes turned watery and her hand shaked as her mind remembered manik's lifeless body and the situation was almost same.....he was nowhere to be found ,his phone was unreachable........she felt her heart skipping beat and more tears streamed down her face

Manik plzzz she murmured as she looked at her phone distressed as he still didn't pick her call.....Cutting the call she dialled again and the bell was ringing adding much to anxiety

Manik plzz pick up the phone she murmured but still no use....his phone kept ringing and then went quiet not grabbing manik's attention

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Hours passed by and manik took small steps and opened the car door to get into it as he thought nandini must be free by now.......though his heart was still burdened by the situation and his statements, he still couldn't escape from his responsibilities.....he looked for the phone in dashboard and passenger seat but couldn't find it......patting his pockets he looked for the phone to call nandini but after failing it clicked his mind that he threw his mobile at back b4 going out of car.......turning his head he looked at backseat to find his mobile phone lying there.....as soon as he held his phone he noticed multiple calls from nandini and as he looked at the time he came to realization that it was 4 in morning and nandini must have arrived at home by now as was getting tensed by his absence

Tapping his fingers he dialled her number getting tensed knowing how worried she would be and how bad it was for her to take tension during pregnancy....meanwhile on the other side nandini was doing nothing except crying bitterly......her mind had only 1 thing in it and that was the image of his badly wounded body.....her phone ringed and she looked at phone to see manik's name blinking....hurriedly she snatched phone off bed and connected it to her ear.....in hastiness she forgot to even press the answer button and as she realized more tears slipped down her eyes and she answered sniffing

Manik she said crying and manik's heart flipped under ribcage

Mein ghar arha hn nandini.....rona band karo manik said gently as he tried to get her to talk and ease herself....igniting the engine he forgot the mess and was worried for nandini who was just sniffing

Nandini say sth manik said trying to get her into conversation but all manik could hear was her ragged breaths and sniffing.......manik tried one more time but nandini just cut his call making manik slam his fist on steering frustatedly

Well done manik he cursed himself as he added one more sin in the list of wrongdoings.......he hurted her again, the only person who was always struggling to make his life easy...........cursing himself he increased the speed of car and dialled her number again but she just turned off her phone in anger

After 15 minutes manik was in his house.....parking the car manik ran inside the home and straight away went to his room not finding nandini in lounge.....opening the door manik met with darkness.......he let out a struggled breath as he fought with darkness and pushed the buttons on turning the lights on.....there she was curled up on a sofa hiding her face in knees

Nandini he called so softly as he took steps towards her but she didn't respond

Nandini mere jaan he called again hearing her sniffing and gasping loudly.....manik approached her quickly seeing her struggling to breathe

Kia hua he said as he kneeled infront of her and caressed her hands but she just kept crying and also gasping for air

Nhi she squealed as she cried more adding much to her already worsening situation

Kuch nhi hua....sb theek hai manik consoled her gently as he rubbed her arms gently

Nhi.....u were injured....stretcher she said in broken words and cried more

Manik nandini held his hand in tight grip fearing to let him go thinking he might just disappear

She was going thru a panic attack.......she was having flashbacks of his wounded body........he knew what she was going thru as he had experienced all of that

Relax mere jaan he said gently as he wiped her tear stained face M right here.....kuch nhi hua he said assuringly holding her hand.....nandini stopped crying and looked at him

Mein kon hn he persuaded her to answer......she just whimpered as she took a struggling breath.....he placed his hand gently on her face encouraging her Manik she mumbled his name and manik nodded

Yes ur manik.....see m all fine he said and nandini looked at him with teary eyes can u see any wounds on my body he got up for her to see and she just stared at him still mum.........he could see she had started getting relaxed

Take deep breaths he said and nandini just kept staring at him as if scared of him going away.........

Ajao bahir jaye he held her hand and pulled her to stand.......encasing his hand around her shoulders he gently took her out in balcony.....the cold breeze hit her face and he tool her to reeling.....connecting his front to her back he held her both hands with his and raised them

Breathe in he said and nudged her to do it and she complied allowing her lungs to expand to their fullest

Now breathe out he said and nandini did as he said repeat it he said as he looked at her taking deep breaths....her body slumped back to his and he gave her full support....she repeated taking deep breaths and could feel her muscles relaxing.......after few minutes she could feel herself getting back to normal ........wiping the sweat from her forehead she turned her head to look at him and found her looking at him with worried eyes.....as soon as she turned manik asked cupping her face r u okay he asked in tensed tone and nandini just nodded.....kissing her headtop he connected their foreheads to let peace seep down his heart.....her condition scared her and he didnt want to bear the pain of being the reason if sth happened to her

Nandini looked at him who had his eyes close and he was gripping her face gently yet firmly......removing his hands she moved away making manik look at her and she silently went inside bedroom and laid down on bed........manik followed her and knew how much she was Hurt.....why wouldn't she after what he did.....sitting beside nandini he placed hand on her arm while she remained turning her back to him M sorry he said and nandini just stayed motionless

Sorry mjhe bta dena chaiye tha tmhe he added caressing her hair meanwhile telling how sorry he was......at that time he forgot how shattered his heart was......how he himself needed emotional support....all he knew was that he had hurted his wife and she cried just because of him

Nandini plzzz he bent down and kissed the back of her head causing nandini to shed more tears

Why r u crying manik got frustated as he couldn't see her crying and she was constantly draining herself by crying that too bcz of him

Why I m crying nandini snapped loudly as she got up with a jerk and hit him with her pillow bcz u don't care for me
Bcz I was worried for u .... OKAY more tears rolled down her eyes and manik gave her a sorry look......pulling her closer he connected her to his chest and gave her a comforting hug.....his hand moved to caress her hair

Sorry......I know how difficult it is for u.....I know u need my support as u r carrying my babies and m not helping at all he said as he kissed her cheeks and nandini's anger vanished away seeing how sorry he was......she looked at him as he wiped her teary eyes and nandini just hugged him hiding herself in his broad chest......manik smiled a little as he rubbed her back affectionately

Naraz ho he asked gently and nandini just shook her head still hiding herself in his chest thori se hn but abhi I wanna hug u she murmured and he could feel vibrations in his chest by her voice

Wanna eat sth he asked still rubbing her back No she mumbled and manik smiled as he parted her from himself and said holding her face

Take some rest he then looked at the wall clock striking 7'0 mein bhi ready hota hn office ke liye he said and nandini held his hand office na jao her eyes turned teary at the thought of him going away......her grip grew tight around his hand and manik palmed her cheek nhi jata

Ab sojao......m right beside u he said gently and nandini held his hand still unsure of what to do tm bhi so na she said as she kept holding his hand

M not sleepy he said and nandini looked straight into his red eyes that were telling some other tale......he was hiding something and nandini stared at him for longer making him break their eye contact and he put a smile on his face as he tucked hair stand behind ear and placed a peck on her forehead ........ he looked at her to find her eyes still digging deep inside him trying to find the truth and manik was in no mood to make things more difficult for her than they already were.......blinking his eyes in assuring way he patted her cheek

Tonight m planning to make u sleep....to take care of my princess he said and nandini smiled as she laid down straight while manik leaned above her and caressed her face......he rubbed his fingers under her eyes gently and guilt washed over him again

Agar aaj tmhe bhi kuch hojata to mein kese Mauf karta khud ko he said in low tone and nandini stayed mum just letting him speak

Kyon karta hn mein itni ghaltian he looked so sorry

Na Kia karo na itni ghaltian she said holding his hand and manik looked at her

U r right....I should be considerate enough to others pain and their problems....everytime it's not me who is suffering he said in remorseful tone

1 baat kaho she asked and manik nodded bht bure lg rhe ho is trah se baate karte hue she said with a small smile and manik gave her a look

Kese achaw lgta hn he asked kissing the tip of her nose

Be my macho man she patted his chest very aggressively in excitement and manik just rubbed it groaning at the pain inflicted and nandini giggled making him smooch her cheeks feeling surge of love for her.....manik then removed his shoes and joined her in bed upon her insistence......nandini quickly moved closer to him and placed her half body on him.....hugging him she closed her eyes and manik just moved his fingers in her hair trying to get her to have peaceful sleep.......

Manik mein dar gye thi she mumbled and manik stopped caressing her hair and looked at her who was still hiding in his chest......his thumb moved to caress her cheek and she raised his head to look at him

I didnt know it would effect u so much.......it was just few hours away from home.....I didnt get to know when it turned to whole night.... I never wanted to cause u distress he said and nandini got up to look at him

Kia hua tha manik she asked in gentle tone getting up to sit infront of him and manik didn't know what to say.....he stared at her to find her looking at him with worried eyes

Let's just say I repeated history of messing up things he said chuckling darkly and nandini knew it was related to his mother....she gently placed her hand on his and pressed it in assuring way

U know their is always time for making things right she inched closer and looked at him with a smile making him nod his head his facial expressions slightly relaxed.....manik then picked up a mobile as nandini laid her head on his lap , manik started doing sth on phone while nandini waited for his attention.......she couldn't even wait for 5 minutes and snatched manik's mobile......staring at the screen she heard manik tch sound but ignored and read the text.....a huge smile appeared on her face as she read the text to his PA which said that he would be taking leave from office, at the end he asked to inform him if anything important comes up.....nandini deleted the last sentence and then rolled her eyes to look at manik who was aware of her every move.....

Aaj ke din tm sirf mere ho she said and sent the text and manik just smiled not objecting on anything....tossing the mobile she looked at manik who had placed his hand on her belly

So......I think I deserve some reward his eyes shone as he looked at her intently and manik observed her plump cheeks turning pink.......leaning on her he connected his lips with hers and kissed her gently.......placing head back against head rest he caressed her belly and nandini could see his eyes shining brightly........he was lost somewhere and kept caressing her swollen belly as he didn't notice her eyes on him......after sometime he shaked his head coming back to present and just mumbled looking at nandini

I just want to be the best person to them.....

M sure u will be she said and then closed her tiring eyes m very sleepy she mumbled making herself comfortable on his lap and manik just moved his hand over her hair while he got drowned in the pool of guilt......his mind replayed a never ending list of his wrongdoings with his mother

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Picking the key cars and wallet from drawer manik got up from his chair tired as he stretched, his whole body feeling fatigued after a stressful day at office......he had to come to office despite nandini wanting him to stay at home as an emergency situation came up which needed him.......it was 3 in evening and he just came back to his office room after a day long struggle of making things right which could go very wrong if they would have delayed a little bit.....driving the car back to home he smiled as he loosened his tie thinking of nandini's angry face announcing her anger

Entering his house he was going thru hallway when he listened the noises coming from lounge.....he entered into lounge to see nandini sitting close to yash murthy and chatting with him while his mother was sitting on next sofa smiling at her banter.....manik greeted loudly as he gave a long glance to his mother and though she was appearing to be all happy he knew how broken and wounded she was from inside and that thought brought back all the guilt again......they had a short eye contact which was broken by nyonika as if she didn't want to look at him

Plastering a smile on his face manik went to hug yash murthy who patted his head lovingly and then his eyes landed on nandini who was staring at him with grumpy face....following his gaze yash looked at nandini and laughed

Bht naraz hai ye he said and manik smiled

I had to go.....sth important came up he said to nandini but she shook her head

Everything related to office is important

Achaw kaan pakro ya sit ups karo ab manik asked playfully as he held his ear and nandini just showed him her big eyes telling him to behave infront of their parents

U r not even sorry nandini complained and manik retorted m not....wo to tmhe kushi hoti is liye a huge laughter erupted from yash's mouth hearing their bickering and nandini just glared at manik

Sitting beside yash manik started telling him that how they were about to loose a big amount of money just because of wrong transaction........yash and manik started digging deep into business and it became so boring for nandini so she got up to check on food.....in few minutes the dining table was full of delicious food

Food is ready she announced from dining hall and manik along with yash stood up, manik stood up and looked at nyonika to see her still sitting maa ajaye lunch is ready manik said and nyonika just gave him a sharp look but stood up knowing they had a guest and she didn't wanna bring up the differences infront of her dil's father......sitting beside nandini nyonika chatted with yash the whole time only taking few bites while on the other side manik kept glancing at her time to time feeling so sorry

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Maa Kia hua aap aise kyon keh rhi hai nandini asked nyonika as they were sitting in nyonika's room where she insisted on going from there

Their is no reason left for staying here nandini......what will I do here nyonika said and her voice didn't shiver for a second though she felt pain arising in her heart as she realized that this was how everything was coming to an end......she realized how the only hope which kept her alive died and she could do nothing about it

Ye aap ke betay ka ghar hai ...... kia matlab Kia kare ge u will stay with us she said palming nyonika's hand

Phle usse to poch lo.....shayed wo maa na manta ho nyonika chuckled painfully and nandini also gave sorry expressions Maa aise na kahe he is very sorry.....he loves u nandini tried to explain but nyonika smiled sarcastically

Nandini don't she felt surge of love for nandini as how she wanted everything to settle down and to not hurt nyonika.....palming her cheek she said I kept deceiving myself for long by thinking that he loves me but nyonika stopped and swallowed a lump of tears down her throat leave it she said after composing herself and gave a forced smile to nandini

Manik ke sath 1 hi ghar mein rhna bht mushkil hojaye ga nandini.....I can't she said and nandini had no answer

Maa ghar se na jaye manik's voice appeared from behind and nyonika's heart flipped inside her ribcage....was he stopping her....did he finally realize that how badly he had hurted her

Mere sath nhi rhna aapko to mein chala jao ga nandini ko leke......ye ghar aapka tha aur aapka hi hai and there bursted nyonika's bubble of hope.....she didnt want a building made of bricks but all she wanted was a home

2 logo ke move karne se achaw hai mein chale jao although she was at the verge of crying but when she spoke her voice was calm.....u have to bear me for 2 to 3 days more she ended the conversation and suddenly she felt the rooms wall too constricting and wanted to go out to get some air.......moving past manik she went out making manik rub his forehead tensly as his eyes travelled all the way till she disappeared........disappointed manik went to his room while nandini kept looking at the bed drawing patterns while her mind constantly processing to find a way out of this problematic situation

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After sometime nandini came inside room to see manik still clothed in his office clothes as he was sitting on rocking chair deeply immersed in thoughts

Manik she said to grab his attention and placed tea along with eatables on table.....manik turned his head to look at her already looking towards him with a beautiful smile on face

Come let's have evening tea together she said and manik made a face nhi babe....not now he refused gently

Okay Chalo balcony pe chalte hai she said as she arranged his cup and few eatables on tray to take it with her and went towards the sliding door of balcony and manik followed nonetheless not wanting to deny to everything she was saying.....sitting on swing nandini waited for him to join him and he sat closer passing a warm smile

Thora sa le lo she said taking spoonful of Russian salad close to his mouth and manik took it in his mouth as he gingerly held her wrist thnku he mumbled and encouraged by his act nandini fed him some more salad

Nandini I m full he said as she wasn't giving him the time to tell her that he didn't wanna eat more

I want a strong daddy for my babies she said with a mischievous smile

Either u want me to take part in weightlifting, otherwise m completely fine he said as he looked at her with staring gaze and tucked a hairstrand behind her ear...rubbing his thumb over her soft cheeks he asked

Love can I ask u a question he asked as his face turned serious and nandini just raised her eyebrow

R u happy with me he asked as he was really tensed that people in his life weren't really happy

I had stopped taking shit in the name of relationships many years ago she said and manik chuckled at her answer

What was that he mumbled still smiling

Answer to ur question.....I wouldn't have been here feeding u all of my favourite Russian salad if it wasn't love she rolled her eyes as she answered and manik could feel a burden lifting off his chest......holding her chin he turned her face towards his and gave her a passionate kiss...taking her in side hug manik said

She is very angry na nandini he said and nandini tilted her head to look at him

I think she is more disappointed nandini mumbled as she rubbed her hand over his chest who was already resting there

Why wouldn't she..... she didnt deserve a son like me he mumbled and nandini could feel how sad he was

Manik don't say that she said just say sorry....she will forgive u

I can't face her considering my behaviour towards her......I dont think so she will ever forgive me..... I have hurted her badly

She doesn't hate u....I have seen it in her eyes she said in concerned tone as if trying to make him understand the point

May be she didn't back then but after what I said yesterday she probably would never want to see me he said and nandini looked at him with raised eyebrow

What did u say she could sense sth bad happened

I...... he started but stopped and pursed his lips tight and a frown appeared on his face as if he was feeling very bad uttering those words I told her that she is also a suspect in my eyes he said and then started looking away feeling bad but nandini kept staring at his face and when her mind put together all pieces of puzzle together she finally understood what he was talking about the suspect thing

Well manik u can be an asshole sometimes she mumbled and manik didn't feel even a little bit bad as what she said was completely true

He showed me proofs of everything.....she knew harsh killed my dad b4 her second marriage, still she decided to marry him manik said and his voice was low as he was going thru pain

Manik it wasn't ur fault all the way long....its just that u both did mistakes and never communicated she said and manik just shook his head smiling painfully

No body gave me a right to behave badly with her.....even after she did bad to me he said harshly giving himself no margin

U know I did exactly the same with her......I told her that bcz of her u landed in hospital.....I told her to let us live our lives and go far away manik was rather shocked at nandini's statements as he never thought his polite and respectful nandini would say sth like that to nyonika, the one who was more important to her than her own husband

Yes , I said all of that she chuckled looking at his unsure expressions I didn't want her to meet u....though she was hurt and crying I just didn't want her to see u.....if it wasn't dad Idk where she would have been now she muttered and manik gave more shocked expressions

Dad didn't let me be rude to her.....he asked her to go and see u cuz she was crying miserably.....when she entered into icu dad left me and I straight away ran to check on u and there manik I saw her crying .....she was caressing u like u were so precious......she kept talking to u in small sentences, trying to wake u up nandini mumbled and her voice turned low and shaky as she went down the memory lane and the pain came with it

But despite everything manik she took the best care of me nandini said and manik smiled at the greatness of his mother.......nandini meanwhile got up from swing and moved to place utensils on table and at that time manik looked at her swollen feet......the pregnancy was going tough on her

Nandini look at ur feet he said scolding her for moving around too much and tiring herself

Yeah ur babies r giving me tough time she smiled and manik just kept his worried gaze at her feet as he pulled her back to swing

Sit here he said and as she sat he pulled his both legs in lap and gently messaged both feet with his hands........he caressed her small foot gently yet worriedly and nandini kept staring at him with a huge grin

U look so cute when u act like this she mumbled and manik scowled as he wasn't liking her carelessness

It's natural manik she said and manik just gave her a look as he massaged her feet gently yet putting pressure on right spots tm apna khayal rkho ge to bacho ka rkh sko ge he said and nandini just pinched his nose admiring him Tm ho na....tm rkho ge mera aur bacho ka khayal she said and manik rolled his eyes

Maa ko to naraz kar dia hai ab biwi ko to nhi kar skta he mumbled

U know manik after what all I did she was the one to come up to me and motivate me towards life, live for my babies and for u she said and manik's eyes held gratitude for nyonika......he couldn't be more grateful to her

She used to force me to eat all the 3 meals bcz according to her I needed energy to cope with everything.....she told me that only I could bring her son back nandini said and looked at manik who was finding it hard to hide his emotions....his face was red and nandini had nothing to say........she just leaned closer to him and smooched his lips .......manik reciprocated looking at her

U have ur antenatal checkup tomorrow na he asker pulling her in his embrace and she nodded

I will be there....I wasnt in the last also he said as he picked her up going inside the room

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After duty hours nandini straight away decided to go to doctor's for her appointment as she also messaged manik time and place to be there on time.......waiting in waiting area she kept swinging her left leg repeatedly while she checked her phone

Mrs nandini malhotra , u r next the doctor's PA informed her I would like to wait for some more time.....my husband is coming nandini said with a gentle smile and receptionist nodding making nandini go sit in her place

Manik where r u.....come soon m waiting nandini sent a voice note to manik as he wasn't picking up the call.....nandini hoped that he just didn't forget her appointment in all his meetings and office work....she really wanted him to join this time but didn't say anything and when he anger her he would be accompanying her she had her hopes high

On the other hand manik was busy finding out possible places where his mother was planning to go......he had been working hard from morning and after half day he got to know one old home in which all the old people worked to run that place and wasn't government funded......his throat went dry at the thought of her working at that age when her son would be playing with money.....he would be enjoying when his mother would be getting everything on doing hard work

Dialling the old home number manik waited for the person on other side to pick up phone

I want to do something for this organisation manik said after introducing himself

Sorry sir but this is not one of those organisations u are looking for.....everyone works here to get the needs meet the lady on the other side answered and manik rubbed his temple

I know , but still there must be something which needs my help....anything u want to upgrade he insisted

Fans in all of rooms are too old to work optimally and also in winters their is problem of heaters....if u can do sth about it the lady put forward the request with a little hesitance and manik knew how cold it was without a heater and vice versa burning hot in summer.....placing the mouthpiece on cradle manik knew what he had to do.......he ordered good number of AC's and heaters to be fixed in old home as soon as possible

Even after doing this his soul wasnt at piece.....he knew his world would come down crashing once his mother move out of his life.....the uneasy feeling in the pit of his stomach was constantly telling him how worse the situation was gonna be for him, but in all that tension and worry he forgot the promise he made to nandini , the poor soul was waiting for him with her hopes all high , but after wait of one hour with no update from him , nandini decided to get it done......the ride back home was very difficult for her as she doubted his intentions , his behaviour everytime he was made to choose between her and office he chose office , on the back seat or car her chin wobbled as she thought of it . She didnt wanna go home if it wasn't about nyonika who messaged her to come , she was planning to go to her dad's as she was badly hurt by his act, tears rolled down her cheeks as her thoughts made a huge mess of already difficult situation , she kept crying when her phone vibrated and it was manik

She couldn't even bear even the next bell and cut the call , after 2 hrs he came to know that he had a wife who was waiting for him......her phone buzzed again and this time nandini just switched off her phone as more tears rolled down her eyes

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Maa is going from home was the single liner message from nandini which had created a huge turmoil inside manik

M coming he messaged back and then typed thnku love for informing....also m sorry .... nandini rolled her eyes at his message and typed it wasn't out of love and focussed her attention back on nyonika who had everything packed and was ready to leave

Maa I want my children to experience ur love she mumbled as she looked at him sadly

They have their nana( Maternal grand father) I hope he will give them all the love

I got to know what is the love of mother from u....I got that warmth from u nandini mumbled and her eyes turned teary at the thought of nyonika going away, also she was already sensitive bcz of what manik did , she cried as she hugged nyonika who just rubbed her back

Itni tension lena is not good for u she said in calm tone gently consoling her who cried more forget everything just think about babies and ur family she was asking her to forget her too.......nandini gripped nyonika's shoulder more tightly and she just rubbed nandini's back affectionately

At that very time manik came and saw them hugging......he looked at them and also they both realized his presence parting from eachother..........nyonika looked at him to see him standing there with tensed face........as soon as she looked straight in his eyes manik lowered down his head not able to look into her eyes.....he was her culprit.....nandini just vanished from that area to give some space to them so that they could clear out stuff

Silence fell over and nyonika waited for him to say sth....while manik moved his tongue over his dried lips as he stared at his shoes tapping on the ground slightly.....she wanted to hear him one last time...May be a word of apology, may be a nice word for her
One minute passed
Second
Third minute passed and nyonika's patience ended......she felt so low and knew he didnt want to make things right between them.....slowly se turned around and manik who was just mustering up courage to speak raised his head to look at her leaving......within seconds she would be out of his sight and out of his life too.....he would lose the chance to ask for apology ........ she was about to take steps out of lounge when manik placed his hand on hers which was on suitcase

Plzzz don't go he begged and nyonika felt emotional......snapping at him for taking so long she said angrily why....why won't I she looked at him and her chin wobbled but manik had nothing to say

It's useless nyonika said as she shaked her head removing his hand from above her hand

When something dangerous gains access to inside our body....our body just doesn't disassociate itself with the diseased part.....it just doesn't break ties instead it starts giving extra load of nutrition, more immune cells to fight, increase blood supply to get over that disease.... .our body doesn't destroy the whole organ but some notorious cells

And u know what is the best part....those diseased organs which were helpless infront of disease musters up the courage and start fighting along with our body against those pathogens.......they failed to do it all alone and our body stepped forward to help them cuz even body cant survive without that organ , cuz they know their survival is only when they both r working together he gulped and nyonika felt something pinch her bad

They even teach the whole body and aware them of what to do in case something of this sort happens again......they know not to get affected by the same disease

Cant u learn by my mistake...kia hmare darmayan phir Doriyan ajaye ge..this time nyonika heard his voice nearby her would u abandon me and go away instead of fixing the problems in me his voice shaked and nyonika turned around to find him standing few metres away from him

You dont need me anymore....what will I do nyonika said and manik took a step closer

Yes I don't need u but i love u....I always did but I thought u dont want me near u his voice cracked

I thought that I would forget about u....I choose to shut myself and go away even when my whole self wanted u by myself.....my ego came in between my love he looked ashamed and hurt i chose suffering for u and me and nyonika snapped her head to look at him and find his eyes teary......he took a pause to control himself

Give me any type of punishment u want but dont throw me away from urself..... m sorry I was wrong his voice trembled and tears slipped off nyonika's eyes as she took few steps towards him.....manik just looked at ground to control himself and watched her feet coming to his sight.....he knew she was approaching and he raised his head when they came too close......nyonika raised her hand and manik took a small unnoticeable step away thinking that she was going to slap him and closed his eyes when he felt tug on his neck as nyonika rested his head on her shoulder and patted it with the help of her hand........he stayed like that and then slowly wrapped his arms around her

I love u he whispered as a lone tear escaped his left eye and in return he just heard faint sound of nyonika sniffing and manik encased his arms more protectively around her and let her weep

They kept hugging and after sometime manik left her when she finally loosened her grip on manik........moving few inches away he stared at tear stained face of nyonika and wiped her teary eyes with his masculine hands making her tear more....... he just kissed her head top and smiled at her and she smiled too looking at his handsome face.......he kept holding her arms and she made a move as she said I will just come after washing my face manik left her hands and let her go mein zara apni bv mohtarma ko dekhta hn his voice got funny as he said and nyonika smiled bach jao to btana mjhe she said and manik chuckled at her sentence......his mother was back with the same swag....her taunts were always on point and manik kinda missed it.......Picking her suitcase he followed her to room and began removing clothes from her suitcase........he felt like a weight lifted off his chest and sat on bed thnku for staying maa he said loudly and nyonika smiled as she splashed water on her face......after that he got up to see his wife

Dua karna maa ki dua qubool hoti hai he said and nyonika just rolled her eyes Gadha na ho to she mumbled while manik made himself ready to meet angry nandini who would be boiling with rage.....he went inside kitchen where nandini was sitting on chair holding a glass of water........she was just looking here and there as she really didnt want to go outside and talk to him.......she was angry frustrated and more sad over the fact that she waited for him after a tiring shift for more than an hour just for him to not show up.....cherry on top he didnt even bother to pick up her calls or atleast inform her that he was stuck somewhere

Hey he said sitting next to her and nandini withdrew her hand from under his

M sorry he said looking at her taking her hand back and nandini just looked away.........he got up and leaned on table......he took her hands in his hands and rubbed them gently

I know this pregnancy is not easy for u and I m offering no help.....in fact m messing up everything he said in remorseful tone

I waited for an hour nandini said and manik just looked down

M sorry he rubbed his nape and felt nandini frowning

But I will make it up for u he said abruptly to not make her more angry

Manik it was already a makeup ....u didn't show up either at hospital to pick me up the other day she referred to the day when manik had to pick her up but he forgot.......after the tiff with nyonika he was very messed up and kept forgetting things

I have no explanation for that he was ashamed and he scratched his beard taking a look at her

Can we do sth about it....what about some compensation he asked and nandini just gave him a sharp look asking him to stop right there

One more chance please manik said as he made a face to manipulate her

Okay...ab aise faces na bnao nandini said taking her annoyance as she hit his chest playfully

U r the best wife...I swear he swore happily and nandini just struggled in his tight grip.....he kissed her cheeks trying to coax her more

I wish I could say the same about u she walked out making manik hung his jaw low in shock not making it to appointments  doesnt make me that bad husband he complained and nandini who was standing close to fridge just gave him a look

Anyways she said and then pulled out icecream tub let's celebrate it she said referring to their patch up and manik shook his head

Babe u know u can't......we can't take the risk of u getting ill he said as he went closer to her but b4 he could reach she hid the tub behind her back

Plzzzz manik she pleaded showing him puppy eyes

I will get u sth else to eat.....what about doughnuts or pastries, any sweet he gave her alternatives but still she made the same puppy face

I want to eat it manik she tried to persuade him

I know its hard to resist but we both are in it together he side hugged as he pulled her cheeks lovingly

Manik yaar nothing will happen....u don't catch cold by eating 1 or 2 scoops of icecream she tried to reason and manik shook his head denying strictly no nandini and this turned nandini's aggressive mood on

Who's the doctor between 2 of us she asked raising her eyebrow and manik just opened mouth to say sth but then closed it

This is not a topic of discussion....I have read multiple articles on pregnancy and mother getting ill can seriously be damaging to babies

Nothing will happen trust me she said palming his cheek........ a person doesn't catch cold by simply eating icecream

Okay if u say so, I was just worried he said and nandini just kissed his cheek let's go.....where's maa she asked putting 2 scoops in every bowl while manik stood beside her hugging her waist

Shall we go she asked as she was done but manik had no intentions of leaving her

Icecream will melt she said after sometime and manik just nuzzled in her neck and pecked the area

Amma manik went out first calling his mother who happened to be in her room.....coming out she looked at him asking for reason of calling nandini is calling for icecream

To celebrate today's happening she announced and manik shrugged........nandini and manik sat on one sofa while nyonika on other , they started chitchatting a little where nyonika telling manik's childhood stories where some of them were very embarrassing while other were too cute to handle

Enjoying the stories nandini didn't know when her icecream finished and she hung her lower lip low sadly and looked at manik's bowl of icecream greedily....she scooted closer to him looking at him in extra nice way and he tilted his head to look at her

I think I want some more she said in extra sugary tone plzzzz she pointed her spoon at his bowl......nyonika on the other hand stopped eating and looked at them with curiosity.....she wanted to know manik's response....a huge smile appeared on her face as she remembered her pregnancy days, how yash used to care for her and she wanted her son to do the same

Okay he said and simply transferred the bowl on her hand making her smile widely

Love u she mouthed and manik rolled his eyes and his eyes fell on nyonika who was looking at them in interesting way

Yeah he breathed out we eat 2 servings of every meal he referred to her as them , one from her own plate and one from mine nyonika smiled at his way while nandini frowned making manik look at her

And b4 u judge her maa, she is pregnant that too with 2 babies, babies demand more food he teased her saying what she always would say making nyonika chuckle out loud and manik held nandini's fist which was about to strike him

It will melt he diverted her attention to icecream and she started eating in aggressive way.....manik pinched her cheek and picked his spoon to dig into what was left in bowl but nandini was quick enough to scoop it all out in her spoon and gulping it down her throat

Guess what by the end of nine months I will definitely be labelled as malnutrioned he said and got up while nandini looked embarrassed now as she got up to fill his bowl with icecream for him

If u would let her eat how much she want she won't have to do it nyonika intervened and manik just stopped moving and looked at her while nandini also made happy face that finally someone was able to save her from her monstrous husband

I never stopped her from eating but junk he said  and besides if I won't stop her she will eat nothing but food that is of no good to her and my babies he said and nyonika seemed convince as she looked at nandini to check whether she was agreed or not

I just don't feel like eating that she mumbled and manik rolled his eyes see he said to nyonika u should eat both, okay coming closer to her nyonika patted her cheek lovingly listen to him about the food choices she added and manik had a huge teasing smirk on his face which seemed to piss off nandini more

Good night she mumbled leaving them behind and as soon as the door to nyonika's room closed nandini threw a pillow at manik's face u r so bad she cribbed as she was very conscious about her image while manik just laughed throwing the pillow back at her playfully which hit her face making her cry out loud why u r so annoying she said and manik smiled taking icecream bowl from her and stuffing his mouth with icecream

Stop glaring, u r looking scary he said and nandini just wanted to kill him u really have to give such a bad ending to my day she stomped her foot getting agitated and manik held her hand pulling her on his lap

Nah he clicked his tongue as he said and placing the bowl on side he gently smooched her lips a very happy ending he mumbled still close to her

If u want some more happy dose m all ready he stood up pulling her with him to stand and nandini just bit her cheek to stop smiling like an idiot

Let's go he whispered getting closer to her and nandini just blushed making manik take her in his embrace but as he was getting into mood nandini elbowed him I haven't forgotten anything she said with a smirk and pushed him away while manik frowned as he saw her running upstairs to their room after annoying him fully