Chapter 16: Chapter 16

"Hmm so someone is grumpy" Nandini sat on the bench beside Rishabh and Diya. She came in the garden of society after parking her car in the parking.

"Diya dii tell her I don't speak with liers" turning his face to another side he said seriously.  And Nandini sighed whereas Diya chuckled slightly, they both came after buying decorating material and other stuff for Swaroop's birthday.

"I had a reason Rishu" Nandini kept her head on his shoulder and she sounded tired.

"I understand but u could have told me truth ..... I am also a responsible man of family" he was mature boy since childhood.  He is way more understanding than her though he is younger one in the house .

"Aww my baby bro u r still in school .... What you could have done?" She asked teasingly.

"I would have done anything so that you wouldn't have to be driver that too of that selfish and cunning bastard" he said aggressively.

"Rishuu ...... Don't curse" she said sternly.

"As if u don't curse" he too said sarcastically and she rolled her eyes, then accepted meekly.  She pouted realising she is the one who curses the most and he curses very rarely or at least he don't curse in front of family.

"Yup she curses the most" Diya took Rishabh's side quickly.  And Nandini slapped her shoulder to which she pouted.

"Accha listen ..... Don't tell this to mom nd dad ..... They won't like it, they have raised me to be a pilot and sometimes they have sacrificed their happiness for my dream ...... Even I want to fulfill their dream but it's not a right time" she said in calming tone and he too listened seriously.

"Why ? ..... We can take loan and for a yr or two we can adjust in less money ..... It will be difficult but still it's possible" he too talked sense.

"Yes we can do that ..... But Papa is still not recovered and we should be prepared for emergencies ..... If we will use all money on my course then what about such emergencies ? ...... And yes we can adjust but why we should adjust even for desirable food or anything when I can earn enough to fulfill our expenses ..... Mumma nd Papa have always been best parents to us, so don't you think it's our responsibility to take care of them and their expenses, umm?" He nodded in acknowledgement.

"But what about ur dream ? ..... Even they want to see you flying in the air" he was persistent about her career.

"This yr it's not possible ...... So I will apply for training, next year and till then we have 10-11 months so I can earn money ..... And I am working as a driver but still my salary is one lakh so we can manage easily ..... Till then papa will be fine and after that we can adjust comfortably for 2yrs then I will fly in the air .... Now be a supportive brother and keep this as s secret" she explained him her future plans.

"When u become this smart, till yesterday u were the most dumbest sister" he teased her and she hit him on his stomach.

"I can still be dumbest and now u will cook something tasty for Diya and me ...... I haven't eaten anything since long time" he regretted calling her dumb but nonetheless he is happy seeing her all demanding.

"Aww Nandu I love you" Diya hugged them both while sitting on bench.

"Dii I am making it nd not her" Rishu whined.

"Okay baby,  I love you" Diya pulled his cheek and he gave frustrated look .

"Now let's go upstairs" Nandini stood up from bench.

"Wait a min ..... U r working with that monster" he said remembering Manik to which Diya too agreed instantly and Nandini sighed.  How will she take Manik's side when he is no where near to be a gentle man.

"U don't need to worry ...... I am safe with monster and there is not much work but his weird timings always fucks with my sleep" she spoke the half truth she can't tell about her hidden love for Manik to her brother.

"That's the only good thing he is doing in life" he again earned quick smack on his neck from Nandini.

"U mean boy " she gave him look.

"U both can fight later ...... Let's go upstairs first ..... I am hungry too" Diya literally dragged them both with her. After that they went upstairs.

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Nandini with Sahil nd Sandesh was waiting for princess Manik to come out of his palace. Yes princess because today he is taking eternity to get ready and here she was punishing two of her friends by making them talk to her at the 5 am in the morning. She forced them to stay awake so she won't sleep already.

"Haaye Mr Malhotra is looking hawwtt " after hearing drool dripping voice of her both the guys looked at the entrance of house to get shocked seeing him wearing any other colour rather than black.

He walked effortlessly while folding up his sleeves of white shirt, showing prominent veins on his hands, unknown to the three pairs of eyes on him. He slightly tilted his neck and set his moist, messy, bouncy, black hair with his long fingers and continued his walking.

"Umm he looks yummy" Nandini gave weird look to Sandesh who just moaned after seeing Manik walking in his usual style, looking very sexy.

"Umm . ..... Actually u r right" she turned to her right side to see same reaction from Sahil. 'Are they both gay?' she thought. Till then Manik also reached there and stood exactly behind her.

"Are you both .... Ummm" before she could speak further they greeted Manik by saying good morning and he just nodded from behind.

"Bye Nandini" saying so they went back to their place. Manik observed from behind today also she is wearing white indo-western dress (white chiffon kurti and white cotton trousers), it's her third white dress in one week, may be white is her favorite and that's why she gifted him white only.  Anyways it suits her and resembles her, she is also clean, untouched by dirt, flawless, peaceful and pure just like white.

"Ooof ooof " he took out one cigarette from his pocket then keeping it between two fingers, he lit it with lighter.  He puffed cigar once. Let's just say he was trying to get her attention as she was busy looking at nothing and thinking about something in her mind.  Off course he expected to get at least single reaction from her as after lots of hesitation and self talks he wore that white shirt which she gifted  him. It's first time that he is trying to get attention of a girl but he was excited like a child because it's a first gift in his life.

"Ahem ..... Ahem" she instantly coughed as smoke coming out from his cigar hit her nostrils. She is very sensitive towards it's smoke. She turned back and saw him smoking for first time.  She coughed and coughed which stopped him from smoking.

"Since when u started smoking?" She managed to asked him in between her coughs.

"I smoke more often it's just u saw me for first time" he spoke casually and till now she stopped coughing.

"Can u please not smoke whenever I am around?" She asked making puppy face which looked very cute to him but he didn't melted instead he smirked.

"Okay I will smoke regularly" saying so he was about to put his cigar back between his lips and he was about to lit it with lighter but she snatched lighter from his hand making him little furious. From childhood he never liked someone snatching his things so as a reflex he got little angry.

"You won't ..... And I am not giving it back to you" she took 4 steps back, creating distance between them.

"Listen don't play with me" he took two steps forward.

"U won't smoke" she took 4 more steps back and he glared her hard.

"Now you really don't know me" before he could grab her within seconds she ran away from his clutches. He too ran behind her.

"And u really don't know that I am a runner, Mr Malhotra" she ran around the gate and also teased him. Sound of her giggles was roaming around the premise of mansion, indeed it was a first time for mansion to witness such blissful scene. Where she is giggling, running and he is chasing her.

"U little driver" he ran faster and she too increased her pace. His playful side amused Sahil and Sandesh who were witnessing the scene.

"She is really playing with Manik Malhotra" Sandesh said in amusement, he just didn't mentioned about the ongoing scene but also about Manik's feelings.

"Because Manik Malhotra is letting her play with him, otherwise it's impossible" Sahil said, because no one can play with Manik. He is gamer nd player of his world.

"Or may be he is getting played by her ..... I never saw this side of him and she is incredibly amazing" Sandesh replied back.

"That's true ..... She brings out different shades of him" Sahil said and looked at them when Manik almost caught her. He grabbed her hand and pulled her over him.

"So now what happened to Miss runner?" he asked playfully and clutched her waist from both hands and pushed her body more on him.

"Leave me" she tried to remove his hands but his hold got more tighter.

"Nope ..... And now u will lit cigar for me " holding her from one hand, he took out cigar from other hand and kept that between his lips.

"I am not doing it" she said stubbornly.

"Then I am not leaving you" he said and brought his face close to her making her froze on her place. She always gets affected by his proximity.

"Okay" she said timidly and he smirked, he don't like to lose then be it in anything. He won this time too.

She tip toed being in his hold then pressing the knob of lighter she lit cigar which was between his lips, she didn't missed to notice how inviting his thin pink lips are and also that little mole above his upper lip is so tempting but she controlled herself from sucking it.  He puffed the cigar and the way he smoked, holding cigar between his slender fingers nd puff leaving from his mouth, can make any woman wet.  For the first time she found someone looking sexy while smoking.

"Ahem ahem" she coughed again and he loosened his grip on her waist.

"I can't drive if u keep smoking" she said seriously looking at him with hopeful eyes.

"Okay ..... Only because we r getting late" this was really shocking that he agreed that too this easily. He himself sat inside the car and she looked towards East in the sky to see the direction of arriving sun but then she realised sun haven't arrived yet. Sad life of her, she wakes up before Sun.

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Manik went inside the rehab, they got late because of their chasing game but still she pushed him inside and coming back inside the car, she slept on her seat.  She was sleeping comfortably on her driver seat for almost two nd half hours but her sleep got disturbed by continuos ringing of her phone.

"Who is calling in the early morning?" She said in her sleepy voice with her eyes closed.

"Nandu, it's me Karan  ....... U remember yesterday I told u to bring Manik at my place" this made her woke up with a jerk.

"Ohh yeah ....... I remember but r u sure it will be okay ....... See don't take me wrong but it's his personal life and I am his driver ...... I don't think it's good to interfere in his matter, that too in sensitive matter like this ....... He loved ur mother but he never attended her funeral or other rituals so he must have some reasons ...... So bringing him there without his consent don't sounds good to me" she spoke whatever she thought about it.

"Nandini ...... He never attended her funeral because he never got that chance ..... Destiny played nasty games with him ...... And after the years when I know the truth I don't want to snatch his right ..... I want him to perform it for her, he is elder child of house" he spoke with a hope.

"But still I don't think it's my place to interfere" she was hesitant.

"It's upto you ..... But I request you to bring him here, please ....... It may give him peace which is unknown to him ..... He survived from so many things and it was something which he deserved but never got...... He never got time to say good bye to her on her funeral ..... I hope you will understand" this made her more confused.

"Okay" they cutted the call. She told herself she is doing this for Manik with good intentions and she really hope for good outcome.

She don't know she made a right descion or not. Till yesterday she was sure to help Karan but today when she saw playful Manik, he looked different, he looked unbothered by world, may be he forgot today's day too. For the first time she saw some hope in his life and she don't want to take that away.  But she also understands Karan, he is right at his place and even it's Manik's right, may be that will give him peace, may be that broken child inside him will get closure with his mother. Many thoughts were clouding her mind so she came out of the car to take some fresh air.

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"So how was the session?" She asked as soon as he came outside. She was waiting for him.

"Umm u can see I am still alive after that boring session ..... So it was bearable" indeed it was good and relaxing, even he felt he should continue it, he too deserve normal, peaceful life but he won't admit that in front of her.

"So it was awesome" she assumed.

"I said it was bearable" he mocked her and she ignored him.

"Umm ...... U look nice in my choice" roaming her eyes, shamelessly over his body, she complemented him and he smiled from inside, he was waiting for this moment.

"Ohh Come on, I look hot in everything ..... I am born handsome" he flaunted his looks with attitude of Manik Malhotra.

"Ohh but u look cute baby today" she teased him.

"Don't u think Daddy will suit me more than baby" he whispered huskily in her ear and her jaw was touching the floor because of his dirty talks.

"Euu" she made disgusted face.

"What euu ? ...... Don't u do such things with that dwarf ?" He sounded casual but from inside he was curious about her imaginary sex life, where she don't have any answer neither she wants to say truth about her being single. Her phone beeped with a message  'I hope u r coming, priests and me, we r waiting for you both ~ Karan'.

"I am hungry" she changed the topic. Nd he shook his head in disbelief, he realised she must be private person she always gets nervous when it comes to her sex life.

"It's just 9 am ..... I am not hungry" he said.

"But I am ..... Now come" opening door for him she went to her driver seat and settled inside then he too sat inside the car. She looked at him from front mirror nd saw him relaxing on seat with closed eyes. Taking advantage of it she took the car towards Karan's house unaware of the future happenings.

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Though he was feeling nice and very little hopeful for something after  years in his life but he felt sudden uneasiness, and anxiety started fucking his mind.  'Is he unaware of something?' he thought.

Car just stopped and coming out of his thought he looked outside the car and climbed down only to find himself standing at known place, just outside the Karan's house.

"I am happy to see you here" as soon as Karan saw Manik's car he came running to him and instantly hugged Manik.

But he was too shocked to react, he didn't hugged back but saw the atmosphere almost everyone was wearing white today and it didn't took a minute for him to realise what is today's date. He closed his eyes in frustration that how he can forgot today.

"Thank you Nandini" he heard Karan thanking Nandini but her eyes were only at him. Within second his heart and mind filled with disappointment, he never expected anything from anyone but for the first time he started believing her but she gave him reason not to trust anyone again though he didn't trusted her completely but she was the only person he wanted to trust.

That look of disappointment in his eyes directly pinched her heart then hurt flashed in his eyes which broke her heart, she realised she did the sin.  The way he took his eyes off her, she knew, she bruitely killed his hope too and now it's impossible to bring goodness out of him because she just awakened the monster in him.

"Manik come inside ..... It's ur right ..... Today they both will get peace" Karan hesitated a bit but dared to talk with Manik. He don't know what will be Manik's reaction he just hope that he would stay calm today.

"Why?" He asked in unbelievable yet in miserable tone that gave goosebumps to Karan. He couldn't comprehend with that disappointed look in Manik's eyes and in next instant his eyes turned red in anger.

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..................Aish ...................