Manik stops his car in front of a flower shop. Nandini loves the flower, especially white roses. He still remembers about buying single white roses for her from his hard earning money. With a faint smile, he enters the shop and buys a bunch of white roses for her. Today he will gift her it. May be it will make her happy. May be they can again become normal like before.

                            But little does he know that what Nandini needs most is his time ..... not any gift.

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                                 Nandini is busy in making dinner and Aryaman is chatting with her there.

" Wow! Nandu what an amazing smell! Listen I hope you already made some extra foods for me. As I am going to eat here only. I am not an idiot to miss these amazing foods. " Aryaman says with a checky smile.

" Arya don't worry. I did not need to make an extra amount of foods for you. I think these are enough for both. " Nandini replies with a smile.

" Enough for two? That means you do not want me to eat with you two? " Aryaman asks with mock sad tone.

" No, I am talking about you and me. I think Manik will not eat in the home today. Maybe today also he will have his dinner outside. " Nandini whispers slowly.

" You think Nandu? That means you are not sure? Then go call him and ask about it. " Aryaman replies.

" No ... I don't think he will like it if I disturb him now. " Nandini says slowly.

                            But little did they know that someone listens to all their talks from outside and his all hopes about today are dying with each passing second.

                                         Manik who just enters the house with lots of hope. But as soon as he listens to Nandini's words he feels rejected. How can she today also act so indifferent? More over Aryaman's present there makes the situation more complicated. How much he misses Nandini's that care free nature ... That whole-hearted smile around her. But now she only becomes like this when ever Aryaman is around her. And this the one thing Manik is not able to take.

                                                  He knew since college days Aryaman has some feelings for Nandini. But then he backed off when Manik proposed her and she gladly accepted. He trusts his Nandini. But still, it hurts him whenever he saw them together.

                                     So he the crushed the bunch of flowers and throw them in garbage like his own heart which was crushed by Nandini's words.

He closes his eyes and gulps down his sorrow " Why Nandini why? What went wrong between us that there is so much distance. You are with me but still why we can't able to touch each other's, soul. Why Nandini why? Kya Kami rah geya mere payer me jo maine tumhe pake bhi kho diya ? ( "Why I lost you even after get you ? " )

                                  By placing a forced smile on his face Manik taps Aryaman's shoulder from the back.

" Hii. Buddy . When you come back? " Aryaman asks with a smile.

" Just now Arya. "    Manik replies with a forced smile.

" Hmm. BY THE WAY Manik congratulations dear. " Aryaman says with a smile.

" Congratulations? Why ? Is there anything special today? " Manik asks as if he does not remember anything.

                                          Before Aryaman replies Nandini cuts him from saying " Nothing. He just says. Now come and have dinner. "

                                       After the silence of few seconds, Manik whispers in a slow voice " No. Nandini I do not feel like eating anything. My head is paining. You eat . And don't forget to make Aryaman eat . "

                                          Nandini just looks at his back once without saying anything.

                                          Manik comes in their bedroom sadly. He just wants to spend his time with her today. Is that too much to want? Without changing anything he lay down on the bed. Their six months old son sleeps there peacefully. A sigh of longing comes out from his mouth by seeing him. He just covers his face with hands and tries to get some sleep.

                                         Here in dinning room Nandini serves the dinner to Aryaman and makes him eat with care. After finishing his dinner Aryaman takes his leave. Then she just dumps the remaining foods in the fridge with out eating anything. How can she eat ? When Manik refused to eat ? And it hurts her most. Even today also he does not want to share dinner with her.

                                            After sometimes she enters in their bedroom with a cup of black coffee and sees Manik is sitting on their bed. He seems like too disturbed.

" May be have some problem with Aliya " she whispers slowly.

                                  Though it is clear enough to listen Manik just neglects it. He is no mood of fighting today.

" Your coffee ... I though that you are sleeping " Nandini replies slowly.

" That is the problem. You always think and assume things as per your wish. " Manik murmured in between his teeth.

" Are you saying anything? " Nandini asks angrily.

" No nothing. Wise bhi what is remaining here to saying ? " Manik replies back.

" Yes. One need, to be honest, to say something. And obviously, you are not one . " by saying this Nandini puts the cup on the bedside table and picks their son up from the bed and starts to go out of the room.

" Where are you going? " Manik asks with a sad voice.

" Guest room. I don't want to sleep with you. It makes me feel like a wh*re.  I had enough. Tomorrow morning I am going to apply for divorce. I don't want to live with a characterless man. " Nandini shouts back.

" What? Di...divorce ..? " Manik asks in a shocked tone.

" Yes. Just because I left my house for you, it does not mean that I will bear everything. I had enough savings to live alone with my child. " Nandini answers back.

" What? Are you going to take Manan? " Manik wants to know.

" Yes. I don't want a man like you as his father.  Moreover, why do you care? It will be easy for you to move on without any burden. " Nandini replies and storms out from the room.

                                            Manik sits on the lonely bed with a heavy heart as tears start to come out from his eyes.

" Why Nandini why? Why can't you for once trust me? I am only yours Nandini .... only yours ... Then why did you accused me with bigamy? Why ? " comes his helpless whispers.

                                               Nandini carefully puts their son in bed and covers him with lite blankets. She too lay down beside him and closes her eyes tightly as soundless sobs start to come out from her mouth.

                                                 It really hurts her to behave rudely with him. But she is fed up. She was the pampered child of her father. no one ever ignores her. Even Manik also treated her like a queen. But now everything changed He is always busy. moreover Aliya ... They are over friendly since last few months. So all those forced Nandini to react that badly.

" Mani you know that I can't able to sleep without you ... Still, why don't you stop me for once? Just say it once Manik ..... Please say it once that you need me then I will again fulfill your life with love ... for once Manik " she says painfully.

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                                        Both of them are miserable without each other. Both of them are carving for the solace in each other's arms. But still, there are lots of distance. The distance of misunderstanding ... The distance of unsaid words.

                                           Manik always thinks that why Nandini needs his words to express his feelings? She never needs it when they were in the relationship. Then why now? So he never took Nandini's changes seriously. So it is very easy for her to misunderstand his relationship with Aliya .....

                                            The matter which Manik could not able to understand that there are lots of differences between a girlfriend and a wife. Sometimes she also needs to hear your feelings ... Need your attentions to remove her insecurities.

                                               For Nandini, she in past always was the first priority for Manik. Her every wish was fulfilled even before she asked. Manik never let her knew about his struggles. So she never needs to compromise with anything.

                                                    But when they entered in marital relationships he needs to take care of other things too. So he also needs his space which she failed to provide. So when Manik starts to give her less time she can't take it and starts to make herself aloof from him. And that build a wall of misunderstanding between them ...

Now are their love is enough to break the wall? Can they able to sort out their problems or they are going to break what they share by increasing this distance. Only time can tell that.

to be continued ............

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