CHAPTER-13
nandini was feeling hot and so she woke up. she looked at the time. it was 3 am
of night. manik was sleeping peacefully facing her his back. she didnt thought
of disturbing him and slightly lowered the temperature of the ac so that the
room becomes a bit more cold. she drank a glass of water and then went back to
sleep.
the next morning
nandini stretched her arms in a lazy way and opened her eyes.. another
beautiful sunny weather it was. she turned around to maniks side hoping to be
greeted with his smile. but today it was different, manik was still sleeping
and she was the one to wake up before him. nandini found it a bit unusual as
everyday when she opened her eyes she used to find him smiling at her and
saying goodmorning with a kiss. he was facing her his back. nandini looked at
him and saw him sleeping like a baby. his hair was coming on his forehead and
she caressed them. she planted a kiss on his forehead and thought he would wake
up but there was no response. slowly nandini turned him around and now manik
was lying straight on the bed.
n=good morning manik..
she whispered in his ear, still he was sleeping. nandini holded his hand and
felt it quiet warm. then she touched his forehead and saw that he was having
fever. her eyes grew big in tension. how come he has fever??? she again touched
his forhead, hands they were warm...
n=manik..manik utho na...please
he slowly opened his eyes and gave her a weak smile. he touched her cheeks and
m=um okk jaan
n=what okay..tumhe bohot bukhar ha...i dont understand ke kaise hua...
manik turned to the other side and looked at the ac. the ac was direct facing
him. nandini looked at the ac and then at manik
n=manik... um sorry.. meri wajase , mujhe garmi lagrahithi toa mane galtise ac
ka temperature low kardiya. i didnt realize that it was directly facing u and
now meri wajase...um sorry manik
m=hhhuussshhh...
he put a finger on her lips and sat on the bed with the help of nandnini. she
put a pillow behind his back so that he would feel comfortable
m=um fine..esa kuch nahi hua ha.bass thora sa fever
n=manik, thorasa nahi ha... ruko i'll check ur fever.
m=are par...
she wasnt ready to hear anything. nandini dialed the receptions number and
ordered a thermometer for immergency and a glass of hot milk. after a few
moments the waiter came. nandini thanked him and quickly put the thermometer
inside his mouth. she was looking so nervous, every now and then she would caress
his hair and touched his temple. manik wasnt even arguing with her because he
knew it was waste to explain her anything now. he let her do what she wants.
after some minute she took out the thermometer.
n=102 !!!
m=see..its nothing..
n=its nothing??? manik seriously???
m=nandini seriously its alright.. aur
kaunsa utna fever ha?? accha chalo yeh sab choro aur ready hojaw..we are going
to the beach today
n=mr malhotra and what do u think u are going??? tumhare samne ek doctor ha and
doctor ka yeh order ha ke ap bed se nahi utrenge, yahipar beth ke rest karenge
samjhe ap???
m=jaan, um alright aur ek pill lelunga toa theek hojaunga u need not to worry
n=manik..um sorry meri wajase tum iss halat me ho, trust me i really didnt know
m=ssshhh.. nandini ma theek hu and tum esa kyu bolrahiho?? i myself am addicted
to ac, ac ke begar mujhe neend nahi ati, i guess kal cold drinks kuch zyada
peeya tha aur yaha room me direct ac ke niche...thats why. nothing much. theek
hojaunga
she was having a guilty look, caressing his hand again and again. he brought
her face closer and kissed her forehead
m=accha u need not to feel guilty
n=i am and until tum theek nahi hojate, i wont be able to forgive myself
m=esa kuch nahi ha,ek bat bolo jaan, why are we here??? hum yaha isiliye aye ha
cause we want to know more about eachother right?? tum yahi chahti thi and i
also agreed ke we'll get to know eachother, support eachother and fulfil
eachothers lackings. so?? and mane last night bhi tumse kaha tha na that we had
promised to be with eachother and see we are here, toa kya hua?? um a bit sick
tum ho na mera khayal rakhnekeliye dr nandini manik malhotra
saying he touched her nose which initially made her blush
m=thats like my jaan...acchaa ab bolo what can i do to make u feel better??
n=jo ma kahu???
m=tumhari kasam jo tum kaho
she kissed his hand and gave him a huge smile
n=okay then i want ke hum aj kahi bahar na jaye and tum room me rest karoge.
we'll spend some quality times in the room okay???
m=but jaan u wanted to see the beach aur..
n=manik jaise tumhare lie mere happiness se barkar kuch nahi ha wasehi mere lie
bhi tumse barkar kuch nahi ha. and jeetna ma tumhe janti hu mr malhotra kal hum
jab wapas jayenge tum phirse apne regular schedule me itne busy hojawge ke
tumhe apna bilkul dhyan nahi rahega
he smirked and pulled her a bit more closer holding her hand
m=tum ho na?? meri angel to protect me and take care of me
this sensual tone of his would make her go crazy anytime..the way he would
smirk at her , caressing her face , put her bangs behind her ear and coming
closer to her
nandini's pov
how does he manage always to distract me??? his voice tone makes me
irresistable ... are we heading for our first kiss??? the way he is
caressing my cheeks, i cant help but close my eyes. his touch over my body is
no less than any current.. we are coming closer more and more..i think i want
this kiss..our first kiss. i can feel his hot breath on my face..he's so close
almost touching her lips, he murmured against her lips
m=i want our first kiss to be more special nandini..and more romantic
saying he kissed beside her lips.nandini opened her eyes. she didnt have the
courage to look at him having the crimson look. she smiled and ran inside the
washroom. manik smiled to himself and ran his hands throught his hair
m=i lover her so much
nandini came out of the washroom after tking a quick bath. she saw manik had
ordered breakfast for her. she stood infront of him , her hands on her waist
and giving him a glare
m=what???
n=tumhe lagta ha tumhare fever ke time ma tumhe yeh sab, yeh pasta sandwich,
yeh sab khane dungi???
m=yeh sab tumhare liye ha jaan..u love pasta right???
n=manik fever tumhe ha aur tumhe abhi zyada khana chahiye , naki mujhe?? apne
bareme kabhi sochoge nahi na tum??
m=tum ho na mere bareme sochnekeliye
said he gave her a sweet childish smile and she gave him another angry look.
nandini took the phone and order some soup, juice and some noodles without that
much spice. after sometime the waiter served the food
n=yeh lo..pehle soup peeyo
m=chiii..ganda hota ha
n=manik...please tum 2 years ke bacche ho?? jo ese karraheho?????
m=nandini seriously..yeh soup kitna tasteless hota ha, i used to see how dad
had to eat when mom used to give him
n=yes and now you have to eat it..come on
m=ek shart pe
n=kya???
m=tum mujhe khilawgi...
n=theek ha
first of all she took a napkin and put it around his neck like a mother does to
her baby. then she took a spoon full of soup and blowed a bit air so that it
doesnt remain that much hot. then she bought it infront of him and he drank it.
after drinking it he made a aweful disgusted look
m=chhhiii... ganda ha
n=maniikkk, khaneko ganda nahi bolte
m=tum na ekdam meri mom jaisi ho..i remember jab woh mujhe woh kya khichdi type
khilati thi...
n=tumhe khichdi nahi pasand???
m=no way...mukti loves it.i don't but u like it??
n=well... sort of, mummy jab banati ha
when im sick its yummy
m=ganda ha
n=manik...
m=accha sorry but seriously nandini yeh soup kitna pheeka ha
n=yeh pheeka nahi ha, cause of fever the taste of your tongue has gone so stop
doing these tantrums and drink it
manik accepting his defeat and took the bowl of soup and started to drink it
like a good boy. nandini smiled watching this cute scene. she too took the
plate of pasta and began to eat as manik gestured her with his eyes to eat with
him. though she didnt want to eat pasta infront of him during his sickness but
still manik was manik, didnt mind at all and she had to eat it. nandini gave
medicine to manik once he finished drnking the soup
m=nandini..jaan lets go to the beach, um sorry because of me u are not able to
enjoy this trip
n=manik..please dont say this trust me i enjoyed each and every moment. and
these private moments jo hum abhi spend karraheha woh sabse haseen paal ha. and
i love ur company whether it is on the beach or in our room.. and mujhe bilkul
bore feel nahi horaha ha. aur tum kyu guilty feel karraheho?? its me jiski
wajase tum aj suffer..
m=aj kehdiya dubara mat kehna. tumhari wajase mujhe kabhi koi problem nahi
hosakti aur nahi hogi. so dont dare say anything about my jaan
n=accha okay nahi bolungi.
m=thats my good girl.. but hum ese room me beth ke kya karenge??
n=mmm... lets play game???
m=game?? kya???
n=monopoly
she jumped off in excitement. for a moment manik was just surprised how
childish one can be
m=nandini?? seriously?? monopoly??
n=ha manik..its the most favourite childhood game of mine. chalo na khelte ha
please
m=ha par yaha kaha???
n=ruko main na resort ke indoor game room se lekar ati hu
and before manik could even stop her she ran out of the room like a cute rabbit
leaving manik laughing and blushing. after few minutes she rushed back, locked
the door and ran up to the bed. manik was observing her childish antics. the
excitement, happiness while distributing the money and arranging the cards, her
angry pouty looks when she wasnt able to find the matching parts of the cards
... he unknowingly started to blush and smile. after arranging the board
properly she handed manik his money and throwed the dice first.
n=yaaayyy... its a six.. yahooo
manik was enjoying her cute jumps and shouts rather than playing the game.he
would loose the game in a second to make her this level happy. he could clearly
see behind the ambitious, hard working dr nandini murthy there was a sweet
bubbly girl who was so much reserved to herself. but he was happy about the
fact that she was opening herself infront of him slowly and smoothly. his
thoughts were interrupted when nandini clicked her fingers infront of him and
bringing him back to the game. he smiled and played his turn. both of them had
become tom and jerry during the game. pushing each other, hitting with pillows,
laughing and tickling eachother. trying to snatch the dice but nandini being
short manik took the opportunity and many more... both didnt realize when they
landed up sleeping cuddling to eachother. manik resting his head on the
headboard and nandinis head on his shoulder.