His sunshine

Chapter 7

A week went by, a whole fucking week and every night there was something or the other that happened, my dad never needs a reason to hit me and of course it's his way of letting go of his pain and stress. I showed up with a new bruise every day like usual but nandini wasn't there to put ointment on me

This whole week she wasn't around, I didn't see her in class, I didn't see her at her window, her curtains were always drawn. I was starting to get kinda pissed not seeing her around and I'm sure cabir noticed it because he kept laughing at me. Oh and he started dating navya who also didn't know about nandini.

"Manik, just go to her house dude"

"No" I replied

"Why not"

"Does she regularly text you" I asked and he shook his head

"Havent' heard from her after that morning, she just send me a text after she had walked out of there" he said

"What was it" I asked

"Why should I tell you" he asked

"Cabir"

"No, you didn't want her around so she gave you that now what do you want"

"Fine fuck off" I said and he chuckled

"Go to her, you obviously want her"

"No I don't its just we have a project together so I need to know" it was a bullshit excuse

"Sure ya" he said getting off my bed

"Where are you going"

"On a date" he replied smiling making me shake my head

Once he left I looked at Nandini's window but nothing again. I was getting impatient now so I got up grabbing my biology notebook and the papers I had made for the project. Taking a deep breath I made my way to nandini's house, I knocked once then once again smiling remembering how she said to do so for good luck

The door opened revealing a lady who I ahevnt's seen before but then I remembered she said she lived wit her chacha chachi

"Namaste chachi" I said

"Namaste beta"

"Woh nandini, I am actually her partner in biology and we have this project due so I was wondering if"

"Han Han beta, go. We are just flying out anyways" she said and a man appeared behind her with suitcases

"Who are you" he asked

"Nandini's friend sir" I replied

"Mukesh stop it, beta lock up and go, she is in her room and remember I trust you so don't do anything to break that trust" she said

"I won't chachi" she smiled

"She is sleeping right now, she has been getting panic attacks and she is sick so be careful when you walk up there"

"Panic attacks" I asked

"Ya, we have to go now" she said and I nodded

They both left and I locked up making my way to nandini's room. I walked to her room and found the door shut so I turned the knob and it was open.

I opened the door and walked inside to see her bundled up in blankets in the middle of her bed. She looked so tiny in he bed. I walked closer and put the papers and notebook down on the Side of her bed. I sat down beside her on the bed but she didn't even move

I moved her blankets down from her face and it broke me to see dread tear marks on her cheeks, her hair was a mess, her eyes were very puffy. She was holding onto a jar of lights in her hands