EPISODE - 15 Will you.. believe in me?

Manik gritted his teeth; he walked near the man and removed his fake moustache.

"What did you do? You removed my moustache? Are these your hands or trimmer?" he widened his eyes.

"Just shut up Nandini.. What you thought.. you would do such bakwas acting and I wouldn't know that it's you.. I got suspicious on you when you said that movie dialogue.." he said glaring at her.

"Why are you doing this? Wasn't I clear when I said that I don't want to play holi? Do I have to explain this all and all over again?" he shouted.

Nandini looked down, "I just.."

"What? I just what?.. You're just a stubborn girl who doesn't understand other feelings.. I stopped participating in all these festival when my mother died.. Do you know how much I used to play holi with her when I was a little kid? And how am I feeling right now? She isn't here with me.. so there is no fun in this day also.. I don't feel like enjoying this day without her.. when I see these colors.. I remember my days with her.. those days which are never going to come back.." he shouted with moist eyes.

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"Kya happening now? Am I dreaming or kya? Bro is dancing with his biwi.. aye ayeee.. this is miracle!" Pinky widened her eyes.

"This is our bahu's magic.. I knew it from day one that Nandini is best for Chiku.. I liked her in first meeting only.. and I can't fail to judge a person.." Dadi smiled.

"That's right.. Chiku has really found someone who brings the Manik inside him and not those girls who would be contended only knowing that they're MM's wife.." said Maya.

Manik held Nandini's hand and pulled her out of the crowd, to a corner. He smiled a little to her, his eyes were fixed on her hazel ones.

Nandini was also staring at him with a faint smile, "Did you enjoy it?"

"Yeah.. it was fun!" he said honestly, "Still I missed my mom in this crowd.. if she would have been here, then.. she would be managing everything, right from the food to dance.. no matter how much tired she would be, there would always be a smile on her face when I used to come to her to apply colors on her.."

"All these days I spent with you and your family.. you all are so open with me.. I mean, you share your past with me despite the fact that I'm just a stranger.. you took me to your Dadi's home, you gave me a place to stay, food to eat and a family that I would take to my heart forever.." Nandini said.

"Don't be emotional Nandini.. Anyone in my place would have done the same!" Manik said noticing the change of expression on her face.

"No, they wouldn't Manik.. You said right, this world is cruel only.." she said with moist eyes, "Not everyone is what they appear to be.. I thought so bad of you but now my opinion on you changed drastically.. and.."

"And?" he asked curiously.

"I didn't came to Chennai just like that.. I came because I felt suffocated in my own house with my own family.. A tragedy happened in my life that I needed sometime alone to compose myself. Even though I tried to be strong.. I couldn't..." she said with moist eyes.

Manik cupped her face, "Batao mujhe.. what happened Nandini?"

"Woh.." Nandini cried, " Will you.. believe in me? "

"What do you think? I brought you here with me and told you everything about my life.. my past, my present, my likes and dislikes.. my family.. because you're just a stranger to me? Nahin.. because somewhere my heart trusted you.. I never share anything about myself with strangers Nandini.. if I shared with you.. then you must be someone special!.. and if I trust you to share my life with you, do you think I will not believe in your words? I was always here to hear about your problem.. I even asked you to say but you didn't.. I thought I shouldn't force you that's why I never talked about it.." Manik frowned.

He walked to leave when Nandini held his hand sobbing, he turned back to her.

"Sorry.." she whispered with baby crying face.

"Straight to the point now.." he crossed his arms waiting for her to tell him everything.

"It all started one month ago when one fine day I went to my friend's wedding with Akka, when we were returning there was no taxi or rickshaw that wanted to take us home, it was very late so we decided to walk till home.. We were chatting normally when I saw a car parked on the road, and there was a boy and a girl outside the car, that boy was forcing the girl to kiss him, and that girl was crying and shouting for help and everyone were watching it without saying anything, so I got angry.. I went there and slapped that boy and made him listen a lot, then we took that girl with us and dropped her home. I was proud of myself for standing for a woman, and Akka also said that I did the right thing. I was happy, little did I know that that man wouldn't keep quiet after I insulted him. He was just quiet that day, but his silence destroyed my life..." Nandini said.

"What did he do with you?" MANIK asked clutching his fist, his eyes darkened. Even before knowing what that man did to Nandini, he wanted to kill that man.

"Two days later, that boy returned.. he came to my house and apologized for his misbehavior with that girl, I asked him to say sorry to that girl and not me.. but he said he already did it, now I had to forgive him only then he would be at peace.. I was not sure if he changed or not, my heart wasn't giving me good signs about him but Akka convinced me to forgive him, and I did.. then he asked me to become his friend, everyday he would come to my house and talk with Amma and Appa, he would take me to many places, buy me jalebi, take me to watch Salman ji's movies and so on.. I was never comfortable with him, but Amma and Appa had started to like him.. they always convinced me to go with him.. I always made excuses that I was not feeling well or had to go outside with Akka, but he always got a way to make me meet him.. then one day he came with marriage proposal, Amma and Appa agreed for it without asking for my opinion on this.. I didn't want to marry him but they start shouting at me, reminding me that I'm an orphan, they have other responsibilities, they had Akka's marriage to do also, and I should thank Ayiyappa that I found a rich man to marry, who's ready to organize and do all the preparations by himself without asking for dowry.. I had to agree for it.......... ", Her Eyes were wet but there wasn't any emotions in them!

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