Cover in Media box by Mystifying_Diva

Its been couple of days since Nandini fainted. She has been living at her bua's house as she was not well enough to live alone and take care of herself. In these two days, Swarna took good care of Nandini and even Keerti came to live at her parent's home as it had been long and she could also give company to Nandini who gets really cranky when she is not well. But these two days have been the longest for the two souls interconnected. For one because of waiting for the other to call and the other waiting for the first one to call. Confused?

Well Nandini still didn't tell Manik about her illness whereas Manik was waiting when she herself will tell him about it. He was giving her a silent treatment by not calling her and rarely texting that too only morning and night wishes because he was strictly instructed by Nyonika to not get angry and scold Nandu. Nandini thought he was busy and did not bug him as most of the time she was asleep due to the effect of medicines and other times there was the issue of time difference between the two countries. Although, unknown to her, all her details were given to Manik by bua as he would keep calling her every few hours to know how she was and also informed bua to not tell Nandini that he knows about her sickness. But in all these his condition wasn't good either as he too was having a hectic schedule and to top it all, sleepless nights was making him frustrated now. He was so on the edge of calling her but every time resisted with difficulty.

In Mumbai,
Infinity Industries 2pm,
Manik's POV,
How, like how does she manage to hide stuff so easily? Ek bhi baar usne call nahi kiya jab ki she knows that I cant stay without talking to her. Are call kar leti toh baat nahi karta lekin uski awaaz to sun leta.... I haven't heard from her since the time she fainted in hospital. Ek toh this project is getting on my nerves, yeh nahi hota toh I would have flew to her.. No Manik, har bar this is not the solution lekin kya karu, I cant even sleep thinking about her upar se mom bhi naraaz hai coz mai parso se ghar nahi gaya (guys he has a room in his cabin where he rest and freshen ups) aur kabhi kabhi khana khane ka time nai milta aur tiffin waisa ka waisa wapis jata hai so she knows.. yes this project has kept me too occupied that I have literally been working on it day and night coz ab yeh project meri zidd ban chuka hai, I want it in any way possible because it was my dream aur koi jerk aake mujhse yeh nahi chin sakta.

But meri biwi... uff kya karu mai iss ladki ka? Does she even care about me? Does she remember she has a husband too? Ghar pe hoke bhi call nahi karti, fine she sleeps a lot due to medicine lekin uth ke call toh kar sakti hai na, she knows I have said she can call anytime lekin hamesha.. hamesha she does this! Even I wont call this time.... but kaise rahu usse baat kiye bina... Damn it!
Manik's POV end.

He threw his phone in frustration which shattered in two pieces as soon as it hit the wooden floor just few cms away from the rug. Whereas in the next small cabin, attached to Manik's cabin, the person heard something breaking and immediately rushed to his cabin. It was Khushi. She gasped seeing the floor and picking up the phone, tries to connect it but the damage was done, it was nothing any more than a useless box. Sighing, she removed the sim and the memory chip whereas Manik sat there on his chair with his eyes closed knowing her presence but letting her do whatever she was doing without saying anything or opening his eyes. She next filled his glass of water which was empty and passed it to him.

Khushi: *forwarding the glass and keeping one hand on his shoulder* Bhai... here drink some water.

Manik: *still with eyes closed* I dont want it, go do your work!

Khushi: *stubbornly* I will after calming you down.

Manik frustratingly jerked her hand from his shoulder, opened his eyes and shouted. Thankfully the room was soundproof.

Manik: Only she can calm me down right now, can you bring her? No right, then pls go and do your work, leave me alone!

Khushi was taken aback by his shout which Manik saw and sighed.

Manik: *pressing his head* Sorry Khushi, but please understand right now I need to be alone. So please....

Khushi: *with a small smile* Its ok! Call me if you need anything!

She was about to leave when Manik stopped her.

Manik: Khushi please replace the phone quickly and yeah recover the data from the old one into new one.

She nodded and came with another phone in few hours after which he called Keerti to know about her as he knew she was there at Goenka villa.

In London,
Goenka Villa 10am,
Keerti was sitting on the bed in Nandini's room caressing her hair as she was sleeping next to her. She was reading a magazine when Manik's call came, she smiled and picked up quickly looking at Nandini.

Keerti: Hello Manik!

Manik: Hi bhabhi, aap kese ho?

Keerti: *chuckling* Manik yeh tum kal se 5 baar puch chuke ho, you dont need to ask again and again, I know you called for Nandu!

Manik: *embarrassed* Hmm.... kaisi hai woh? Kal raat usse thoda fever tha na, ab theek hai?

Keerti: *a bit seriously* Manik woh thik nahi hai...

Manik: *in panic* Kyu kya hua?

She said everything that happened since last night moving away from her.

Flashback
Keerti after giving medicine to Nandini for which she cribbed a lot was about to move as she got a call from Naksh when Nandini's phone rang.she frowned seeing an unknown number whereas Keerti raised her eyebrows.

Nandini: *nodding in a no* Kuch nahi di, aap jao and sleep! Mai theek hu, go jiju is waiting for you to pick up.

Keerti: Paka na?

Nandini nodded in a yes with a smile whilst Keerti left closing the door. Nandini picked up the call only to be shocked by the caller.

Next morning, when Nandini did not wake up till 9, Swarna came in the room to wake Nandini up and help her freshen up as her body was still weak. But when she checked she saw Nandini unconscious which was enough to scare the shit out of her. She called Manish who called the doctor for her check up and consoled Swarna. Soon Sarah came and checked her up.

Sarah: She fell unconscious again due to stress, I can see that she has cried herself to sleep with her tear stained face and puffed eyes. Right now,I have injected the medicine but please take extra care of her and make sure she doesn't take stress otherwise we will have to hospitalise her.
Flashback end.

Manik was shocked to hear all these as he had no clue of her stress. His heart pained hearing all this while his mind was running million thoughts thinking of the possible reason of her stress when Keerti brought him out of his thoughts.

Keerti: Manik do you have any idea usse kis baat ka stress hoga? Did she say anything?

Manik: *guiltly* No bhabhi, infact maine usse do din se baat nahi ki coz I was upset ki usne mujhe uski illness ke bare mai nai bataya...

Keerti: Hota hai Manik.. why are you feeling gui....

She was speaking when she heard Nandini murmuring something so she walked closer and bend down to hear what she is saying. As the phone was near Keerti's ear, even Manik could hear her murmurs.

Nandini: *murmuring* Na.. nahi Man..Manik ke saa..saath aisa nai ka..karo ple..please!

Manik widened his eyes as he had no idea what she was talking about but one thing he was sure was that she was stressed because if him making him drown in the pool of guilt.

Keerti: Manik isse hosh aa raha hai lagta hai.. ruko, hold on!

Keerti sat next to her and carressed her hair softly speaking.

Keerti: Nandu, baby utho, slowly open your eyes sweety..

Nandini slowly tried to do so and was successful too. She coughed asking for water which Keerti immediately brought, helping her to sit up and making her drink. Manik was really upset and was feeling upset coz he wants to be with her and take care of her. He wants to hold her in his arms tight and tell her to release all her stress coz he is there with her but unfortunately he was more than few miles away from her. Soon Nandini felt better after drinking the water and smiled at Keerti. Manik who was still on line spoke to Keerti.

Manik: *worriedly* Bhabhi is she fine, feeling dizzy?

Keerti: *smilingly* Tum hi puch lo...

Nandini was confused with whom she was talking to and raised her eyebrows at her making her smile more.

Manik: *giving up* Hmm.. pass her the phone please...

Keerti did so and left the room saying she will bring something for her to eat. Here Nandu saw the caller ID and gulped. She was happy seeing his call but prayed to her Ayiappa that he doesn't know anything.

Nandini: *trying to show her chirpiness but failing miserably* Hi Mani! Good Afternoon!

Manik: *sighing hearing her* Kaisi ho tum?

Nandini: Manik good afternoon ka reply ye nahi hota... and I am fine, mujhe kya hona hai?

Manik: *chuckling sadly* Seriously? Are you still going to lie to me and not tell me about your multiple fainting incidents? Why Nandini? Am I nothing to you?

Nandini: *shocked* Nahi Manik aisa nahi hai, please dont say that, and trust me, I am ok, much better then before.

Manik: *in a low tone as he didnt want to scold her* Trust? Really? You know I trusted you but still you hide it from me..do I have no right to even be worried for you? Do I have no right to know about my wife's health? Kyu Nandini? Kyu nahi bataya? You know you have disappointed me a lot.. and agar buaji mujhe nahi batate na toh I would have never known coz I know my wife would have never told me, why would she, its not important right? Her health is not important as she always is ignorant about it, right?

Nandini started crying loudly making Manik shocked. She was proper crying like a child, well she always gets way too sensitive when she is sick.

Manik: *shocked tone* Itna zor se kyu ro rahi ho?

Nandini: *sniffing* Aap ko kya? Aap ko daatna hai na toh daatiye, mai kya ro bhi nai sakti?

She ended up making a cute angry pout which Manik could imagine even through audio call.

Manik: *in a mocking tone*Daantu nahi toh kya tumhari aarti utaru? Bola tha na maine to not cry and not at all skip meals but you exactly did that and then decided to not even let me know? Do you know taras gaya tha tumhari awaz sunne ke liye in do dino mai but you didnt even call for once.

Nandini: *still sobbing* Haa toh maine bhi toh aapka soch ke nahi bataya tha... I know you were already worried about the project and mai aapko aur paresan nahi karna chahti thi.. And you toh are saying as if mai jaan buj ke bimar hui hu..

She again started crying loudly like a kid whose favourite toy she was playing with has been snatched. If the person who didnt know her saw her like this, they would think she is doing all this drama to get saved due to her constant mood changes. Manik was finding her so cute even though he was angry, it all melted away in an instance as she started complaining back to him cutely plus he didnt want to scold her and make her more stressed which will deteriorate her health further.

Manik: *in mind* So my shona gets cranky when she is sick, hmm point to be noted Manik... next time se beware, abhi isse chup karana hoga warna waha sab sochenge ki maine isse aisa waisa kuch keh diya. *to Nandini* Acha baba shhhh.... stop crying bacha, pls... mere liye....

Nandini: *sniffing* No I am not your bacha...

Manik was taken aback for a second but shook her head in disbelief hearing her tone.

Manik: *in haww tone* Kyu ji, maine kya kiya?

Nandini: *cutely pouting* Koi apne bache ko aise daanta hai? Especially jab woh sick ho? Mai toh nahi daantungi apne bache ko dekhna...

She said it with a flow but bit her lips realising what she spoke and Manik smirked.

Manik: Acha? Apne bache ko nahi danto gi? Tumhare akela ka bacha hoga kya woh? As if mai daantne dunga....

Nandini did not reply as she was thinking of a way out of this situation while Manik was teasing her so that she can get a bit distracted from the stress but he knew he has to ask about it anyway.

Manik: Bolo na jaan, chup kyu ho?

Nandini: Mani pls... change the topic!

Manik: Kyu? Are you blushing? Itni si baat pe?

Nandini: Mani mai phone cut kar dungi...

Manik: *murmuring* Hamesha ki dhamki... *to Nandini a bit seriously* Shona do you trust me?

Nandini: *frowning* Ofcourse I do.... aap aise kyu puch rahe ho?

Manik: Toh phir share with me na.. why are you stressed? Mujhe nahi bataogi? Apni Mani se share nai karrogi?

Nandini: Woh... mai... mujhe ky..kya stress ho.. hoga? Its..its nothing!

Manik: Isiliye you are stammering right? Shona you cant lie so why are you wasting time? Mujhe pata hai yeh sab kal raat wale call ki wajah se hua hai haina?

Nandini:*shocked* Aap ko call ke bare mai kaise pata?

Manik: That does not matter! What matters is that whose call was it and aisa usne kya kaha? Bolo.... tell me!

Nandini: Manik kal bataungi na pls...

Manik: Abhi ke abhi batao!

Nandini: Manik pls...aaj apki meeting hojaye uske baat batadungi pls...

Manik: *sternly* Nandini I wont let you disconnect neither I would so out with it now!

Nandini: Woh call...

Author's note: Hey guys, back with another short, no no average size update.. I know long nai hai but I wanted to update ASAP and not make you guys wait as I have already made you wait a lot! Sorry! But how was it?

Who do you think called Nandini? And what did that person say?

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Ps. I haven't edited the part coz I was lazy 😝 so ignore my mistakes!

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