chapter
12
once the breaakfast was done, manik and nandini decided to start the sight
seeing. manik changed himself into a white tshirt with his shorts. he saw
nandini combing her hair wearing a black sleevless top and white pants. he
stood beside the mirror and watched her
n=ese kya dekh raheho??
m=dekh raha hu..how pretty u r looking
n=thanks
m=but yeh dress..yeh to mukti ne
n=someone said that i am allowed to blush but not allowed to feel shy. and jab
ma apne husband ke sath hu so why should i feel shy??
he smiled at her talk. she took her hands in his
n=manik,tumhare sath jab hoti hu i feel im in the most safest place of the
world and i know ke ma jo bhi pehnungi ull adore me in that right???
he nodded in yes and kissed her forehead
n=chale???
m=haa chalo
nandini took her bag and was going out when manik stopped her. he quickly took
the bottle of water from the table and put it in her bag
n=yeh kya ha???
m=bahar bohot dhoop ha, u might feel thirsty and weak so yeh water bottle. he
was her guardian, he never left any place for complaining she thought. holding eachothers hand manik and
nandini sat inside the car which manik had booked for their sight seeing.
nandini was enjoying the weather, places very much. she was jumping inside the
car like a baby whenever she gets to see a little glimpse of the sea and manik
was sitting beside her adoring her expressions and excitement. she didnt allow
to switch on the ac and had left the car window open so that she could enjoy
the wind..
as per as nandini's wish they first stopped at a famous church of goa. nandini
admired the beauty of the church. it was huge and white in colour. she entwined
her hands with manik. he saw a different glow in her face
n=pata ha manik, i dont why i always love to visit church..ek alagsa peace milta
ha. i love this place, and tumhe pata ha ke yaha par agar married couple sath
me ek candle light kare aur pray kare toa wish surely puri hoti ha aur unki
married life humesha happiness se bhari hoti ha
m=you believe it???
n=yes i do...kyu tum nahi mante???
m=i believe it cause you do. Chale???
nandini
insisted that she wanted to do a river cruise so according to her wish manik
took on her a river cruise. on the cruise many people recognized manik and
rushed to him for his autograph. he was not only the youngest successful
business man of india but also he was the lead singer of fab 5. nandini was
feeling very proud and happy seeing her husband's popularity. having so much of
name and fame still manik had not a single bit of pride in himself. he showed his
attitude in sense of business which was necessary to be confident , strong and
to win. manik malhotra was born to be a winner...among the fans, a sweet little
girl holding a rose came to manik. he happily sat on his knees infront of her
and took the rose. the girl kissed his cheeks and said " i love u manik,
you are so handsome" manik hugged her and picked her in his arms. nandini
couldnt help but took a picture of the duo. the girls mother took her picture
in maniks arm.
some of the young girls were getting too close to manik and taking pictures.
his eyes went on nandini who was sitting on a chair and smiling at him. manik
excused himself from the crowd and went to her. he holded her hand and brought
her to the crowd. everyone now recognized nandini too as his wife. the teenage
girls were whispering eachother, expressing their jealousy.manik saw nandini
was smiling
m=kya hua?? ese smile kyu karrahiho??
n=kuch nahi..bass tumhara itna nam, itna pyar sabka.. manik um feeling so lucky
and so proud of u...
manik blushed a bit and gestured her a thank u. after the cruise was over,
nandini was feeling hungry so first they decided to have their lunch and later
on they will go for shopping. manik took her to a five star hotel. nandini
order a sea food platter while manik ate a normal veggie platter.nandini
was very much adventurous and full of excitement. manik liked that she was
somehow like him not a boring person and liked to move around places. this
honeymoon gave them another chance to get to know eachother more. manik
preferred himself vegeterian food as he liked it .. nandini liked both
vegeterian and non-veg but most of the time she ate vegeterian. but manik was
manik , he ensured that she should get the right to have everything according
to her wish and he himself didnt have any problem with it... they enjoyed the
meal very much having loads of talk and laugh.
after the lunch was finished manik took her for shopping. at first nandini
looked around the shopping mall. it was huge and the only mall in goa which had
branded stuff. manik always used to have the best and wear the best. he had
nothing except branded ..and he would make sure nandini would deserve the same
or more than that. nandini was feeling a bit uncomfortable and indirectly
saying to manik that its too much expensive here but manik being manik, handed
her the credit card with his serious look and gestured her to shop with right.
when he say his wife was being the typical shy ones, he dragged her to one of
the shops and selected some dresses for her. nandini was highly impressed with
him seeing the taste of his choice. she stood beside him and saw him selecting
dresses for her. he put one by one infront of her and tested if they would look
okay on her. then he handed the dresses to her and told her to try out them.
nandini went inside the trial room and put on one by one. she smiled and
blushed.. they were lovely. nandini came out of the trail room and gave the
dresses to be packed.
next it was time for manik's shopping. manik tried to excuse himself but
nandini was not falling in his traps and dragged him inside the showroom of
polo and raymond.she susshhhed him making him stand infront of the mirror and
tried some tshirts over him.. they also some gifts for their family
finally after a long tiring day they came back to their resort.nandini lied
down on the bed keeping the shopping bags aside, while manik ordered their
dinner in their room and went to freshen up. while manik was inside the
washroom, his phone rang. it was mukti. nandini smiled and picked the call and
before she could say anything mukti started to talk thinking it was manik
mu=bhai..dad ki tabyat thori kharap hogayi ha.. do baar faint hochuke ha. mom
is very much tensed and worried. ap bhi nahi ho yaha, bhai need ur help. when u
came back from london and took dad for checkup uske reports kaha ha?? we need
it urgently...
n=mukti its me, manik washroom me ha
mukti's eyes were wide open. she cursed herself for not letting the other
person speaking first
mu=nandini..um sorry..woh mujhe laga
n=mukti mujhe bolo...kya hua ha??? is dad fine?? serious kuch nahi ha?? dont
worry manik ko bahar ane do, we'll be there as fast..
mu=nandini are you mad??? tum log apne honeymoon pe ho and its not that
immergency, its just je ese situation me gharme ma akeli hu. aur humesha you
know bhai used to handle all this and i would help him cause nandini mom and
dad ko handle karna its only bhai can do this..
n=mukti tum shant hojaw..and suno meri baat
nandini gave her some medication ways and asked her not to let him go out and
take rest. she also prescribed some medicines and said its nothing but cause of
weakness and stress
mu=thanks nandini...
n=aur ha, kal subhah doctor ko bulakar ek bar routine checkup karwa lena and
dont get panick theek ha???
mu=yaa..thanks nandini. by the way, dont tell bhai all this woh khamakha
disturb aur tensed hojayega. you guys are on your honeymoon and now i realized
je accha hua mera call tumne pick kiya aur bhai ne nahi..
n=mukti its completely fine, agar humari zarurat humare family ko hogi we'll
surely come and yeh honeymoon yehsab hota rahega and manik se kyu chupaw?? its
about his dad
mu=exactly..that why. you know dad ko lekar bhai bohot zyada senti ha , tum
please kuch mat kehna..please nandini.
n=but
m=nandini whos it???
mukti hearing maniks voice, cut the call. nandini turned around and looked
manik standing in bare chest and drying his hair with a towel.. for a moment
she thought if he had heard anything or not? but when he gave her look of
question and smirked seeing her expression ..she understood he hadnt heard
anything.
n=ab woh.. kuch nahi.mukti ka phone tha
m=really?? kaise ha gharme sab??
n=sab theek ha gharpar
nandini was avoiding his gaze..she got up from the bed and went to the
cupboard, doing nothing but showing herself busy
m=accha mukti ne dad ke bareme kuch bola?? you know i tried to call him during
lunch time but it was unusual that his phone was off..and he wasnt even in the
office..
nandini was more nervous, mukti told her not to tell manik anything he would
get worry and she could see how much worry he was becoming. it was hard for her
to hide things. nandini somehow avoided the questions and went inside the
washroom. she was standing infront of the mirror and thinking to tell manik
everything , but also that mukti had told her not to tell...how can she hide
things from him that too about his father?? after a lot of mind fightings
nandini splashed water on her face and came out of the washroom changing in her
night suit. she saw manik was watching tv and waiting for her to join him as
the dinner had arrived. nandini served both of them food on two plates and they
enjoyed the dinner with some sweet talks.
nandini was getting any sleep.she was feeling restless, flipping on the bed.
manik was sleeping facing his back to her. thinking for a long time,
nandini had enough and she couldnt hide it anymore.
n=manik... manik
she touched his shoulder and slightly shaked him. he opened his eyes and saw
her awake , trying to wake him up. he turned on the side table lamp and sat on
the bed being tensed. she was so much nervous
m=jaan..what happened? ur okay??? kya hua?? tum ese pareshan kyu ho?? did
you have a nightmare??
n=manik... woh i wanted to tell you something
m=ha bolo na
she holded
his hands and took a deep breathe
n=woh mukti ka call aya tha , usne bola tha k dad ki tabyat thori kharap ha
because of weakness and he fainted also two times. tumse puchna chahti thi ke
reports kaha ha.. manik um sorry mane tumse yeh pehle nahi kaha, mukti ne kaha
tha tumhe nahi bolneko tum pareshan hojaoge isiliye. i swear manik, ma tumhe
batana chahti thi par tum sad aur tensed hojaoge isiliye kaise kahu samajh nahi
araha tha...manik please gussa mat hona.. aur tum tension mat lo mane mukti ko
samjha diya ha ke dad ko kaise rest dena ha aur kya medicine dena ha..bass tum
naraz mat hona.please??
she was waiting for his response. how would he react?? will he be angry?? but
his reaction was opposite to her thoughts. he holded her hands in his and
kissed them
m=thanks ke tumne mujhse sach nahi chupaya... agar yeh bat mujhe mumbai jakar
pata lagta then i would be very angry with you
n=manik ma..
m=ssshhh(put his finger on her lips) nandini..its okay i can understand ke
tumpar kya beet rahithi. mujhe pata ha mukti ne tumse kaha hoga not to tell me
cause i will be very much tensed , worried for dad and yes right now i am. but
i am also reliefed that you gave the proper medication idea. yes , i love my
dad very much and too senti about him . shayed isiliye mukti ne kaha tumse and
u agreed cause tum mujhe pareshan nahi dekhsakti. par nandini hadnt we promised
that we'll share everything to eachother??? everything means everything?
she nodded to his question
m=and thanks ke tumne promise nahi break kiya. um happy u said the truth.
he again kissed her hands and pulled her in a hug cause he knew he was nervous
and scared how would he react. nandini hugged him back closing her eyes.
n=tum naraz toa nahi hona???
manik smiled and broke the hug
m=nahi... bilkul nahi. bass thorasa tensed hu. kal subhah ghar call karke
situation kaisa ha janna parega
n=tum tension matlo, sab theek hoga i believe and tum ho na, tumhare hote hue
kuch galat nahi hosakta
he kissed her forehead. both lied down switching the lights off.nandini could
feel he was worried and tensed. she holded his hand and rubbed it with her
thumb gesturing she is with him. he smiled back her and kissed her hand back