Chapter - 24

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Next morning Nandini woke up but Manik
was not there. She was wondering where
Manik was when suddenly she saw
him coming inside the room. He had a teddy
bear in one hand and bouquet of roses in
other hand. Nandini was still lying on the
bed, she was feeling herself unable to move
even a little because her wound was
paining a lot. Manik walked towards her
and she smiled.
"Good Morning my princess..!! This is for
you..!!"Manik said cheerfully and pecked her
forehead. He placed the bouquet on the
table and handed her the teddy bear.
"Good morning..!!" Nandini said in a weak
tone and take the teddy from his hands.
"Nandini are you ok?" Manik become
worried seeing her weak.
"Manik..!! It's paining alot..!!" Nandini was
unable to control the pain tears brimmed in
her eyes and Manik become worried seeing
her like this.
"Shhh..!! You will be fine..!! Ok jaan..!!! Just
relax..!!" Saying that Manik sat beside her
and side hugged her she clutched his hands
tightly. Meanwhile doctor came to check
her.
"Mrs.Malhotra how are you feeling now?"
Doctor asked her professionally. But Nandini
didn't replied him and hide her face in
Manik's arms because she really hate that
doctor, which Manik noticed clearly.
"Ummm doctor she said that her wound is
paining a lot..!!" Manik said trying to cover
up Nandini.
"Hmmm..!! It's normal Mr.Malhotra..!! It's
the sign that wound is healing..!! It's ok
Nurse will come with the breakfast and
medicines moreover I'll give her a injection
it will reduce the pain..!!" Doctor explained
and Manik nodded. But hearing the word
INJECTION Nandini's eyes popped out in
fear.
"Injection? No...!!" She shouted and hugged
Manik tightly. Manik smiled on her so as
doctor.
"Nandini..!! It's ok..!! Look injection is good
for you..!!" Manik tried to calm her down.
"No..!! Mjy injection say dar lagta hai..!!"
Nandini again shouted and hide her face in
crook of his neck. At the same time doctor
filled the syringe with some kind of yellow
liquid. Manik slowly lifted Nandini arm's
fabric and gestured doctor to inject.
"Ok Nandini..!! Look at me..!!" Manik made
her face him and looked in her eyes she was
lost in his magical eyes and doctor injected
her.
"Ouch..!!" She shouted when she felt pain in
her arm and saw doctor had injected her.
"Ho gya..!! See dard ni hua na..!!" Manik
said lovingly and Nandini made a pout.
"You cheated..!!" Nandini said angrily and
pushed Manik away to which Manik and
doctor smiled. Doctor after giving
instructions for Nandini left. As Doctor
stepped out of the room Nandini picked up
her pillow and started beating Manik with it.
Manik was laughing out loud and saving
himself.
"Ok..!! I am sorry..!!Come here..!!" Manik
said surrendering himself and held
Nandini's hands.
"Manik..!!" Nandini was too much tired with
all the fight that she almost fall in Manik's
arms and Manik gathered her in his arms.
"Nandini your health is very important for
me honey..!!" Manik said lovingly stroking
her hair.
"Hmmm..!!" Nandini just hummed and
closed her eyes. After sometime Nurse
came with breakfast and medicines. Manik
made her eat breakfast and medicines. As
soon as Nandini finished her breakfast the
door banged open and they saw Rishab
coming in. He almost run towards Nandini
and hugged her.
"Nandu..!! Bhiaya ki jaan are you ok? How
all this happened?" Rishab inquired
worriedly. Then Anjali also came in and
hugged Nandini. Nayonika followed them.
Manik quietly kept standing on one corner.
"Tell me Nandu..!! How all this happened..!!"
Rishab again asked this time Nandini looked
towards Manik as if asking him to answer
the question.Manik nodded her and came
close to Rishab.
"Rishab Bhaiya..!! Let's have some coffee
together I'll explain you everything..!!"
Saying that Manik patted his
shoulder. Rishhab nodded and came out of
the room with Manik.
...
"So that's how all this happened..!!" Manik
ended up telling Rishab everything about
Mayank,sipping his coffee. Rishab was in a
shock after hearing all that.
"I don't believe this Mayank is such a cruel
person..!! He tried to kill you..!! My
God..!!" Rishab was very much horrified..
"Neither did I..!! But the thing is Nandini is
all right..!!" Manik said in a serious tone.
"Manik..!! I wanted to say sorry to you..!!"
Rishab said lowering his head.
"Sorry? For what?" Manik asked
surprisingly.
"Actually they way you and Nandini married
was too much awkward..!! And I also know
that you love someone else..!!" Rishab was
too much embarrass. "But Manik my sister
she is a very loving girl..!! If you will try na
then you will like her..!!"
"Rishab Bhaiya..!! Thank you so much for
giving Nandini to me..!! She is my life
Bhaiya..!! And I don't love someone else I
love Nandini..!! So you don't have to get
worried..!!" Manik said reassuringly and
smiled.
"Really? That means you are happy with
her?" Rishab exclaimed.
"Not just happy I am very happy..!!" Manik
said smilingly. Rishab was too much happy
with Manik's confession they were talking to
each other when Manik's phone rang. Caller
ID was Mama.
"G Ma..!!" Manik said picking up the call.
"Mani..!!" To his surprise it was Nandini she
said in worried tone. Manik also became
worried.
"G Mani ki jaan..!!" Manik said lovingly.
"Wo this doctor again want to give me an
injection..!!" She was almost crying. And
Manik again laughed.
"Acha I am coming..!!" Manik said lovingly
and hung up.
"What happened?" Rishab asked.
"Your sister..!! Come I'll explain you in the
way..!!" Manik said and they both walked to
Nandini's room all the way laughing on
Nandini's cuteness.
...
"Don't you dare to touch me..!!" Nandini
again warned doctor stubbornly who was
trying to give her injection from last 15
minutes. Nayonika and Anjali were also
trying to convince her but all in vain.Then
Nandini called Manik now she was waiting
for him.
"Mrs.Malhotra...!!This injection is very
compulsory for you..!!" Doctor was pleading
to her and was telling her the consequences
of that injection but Nandini was too much
stubborn this time as that morning injection
was still paining how can she allow that
doctor to give her another injection.
"I said no that means no..!!" Nandini almost
shouted. At the same time Manik entered the
room. Nandini jumped from the bed, run
towards him and try to hide herself behind
him. Manik was all the time smiling.
"Manik save me please..!!" Nandini said
clutching the back of Manik's blazer.
Everyone in the room were laughing on
this tom and jerry thing.
"Acha ok...!! Doctor aagr Nandini ko
injection nahi lagwana then it's ok..!!"
Manik said dragging Nandini out from his
back and holding her close to him. Nandini
become relax. Manik made her sit on the
bed. "But han if she will not take this
injection she will recover late..!! And till
then no goal gappas, no pizza, no ice
creams...!! Right doctor?" Manik said with a
faking sadness and Nandini's eyes popped
out in surprise.
"What? " Nandini shouted.
"Yes..!! Mrs.Malhotra..! Till then no junk
food..!!" Doctor said seriously and Nandini
look towards Manik in disbelief. And Manik
nodded sadly. All the three elders in the
room were holding their smiles.
"No..!! This is not fair..!!" Nandini said
almost crying.
"You want to eat your junk food..??" Manik
asked seriously. To which Nandini nodded.
"Hmmm then you have to take this
injection..!!" Manik said sadly. Nandini was
now in a fix that what to do? At last she
looked towards the doctor.
"Give me the injection..!! But please allow
me to eat my food..!!"Nandini said sadly.
Everyone in the room smiled brightly.
Nandini hugged Manik and hide her face in
his chest. Manik would never ever agreed
for the injection if it wasn't necessary for
Nandini. Doctor carefully injected Nandini
and she sobbed with pain in Manik's arms.
After doctor's job was done Manik took her
tightly in his embrace. Doctor left.
"Nandini..!!" Manik called her lovingly.
"I am not talking to you..!!" Nandini said
angrily still hugging him. And everyone
laughed at it. "Meri kati ap sub say..!!"
Nandini showed everyone her little finger
still hiding her face in crook of Manik's
neck.
"Acha you will not talk to your bhaiya?"
Rishab asked naughtily.
"No..!! Kise say bhi nahi..!!" She again said
angrily. Manik check the time it was almost
evening.
"Mama..!! You
take Rishab Bhiaya and Bhabi with you..!!
Go home..!!" Manik said.
"No beta..!! You go home I'll stay with
Nandini..!!" Nayonika said but before Manik
could object Nandini interrupted.
"No..!! Manik will not go anywhere..!!"
Nandini was still very much angry.
"But Nandu..!! You just said na that you are
not talking to him..!!" This time Anjali said
mockingly.
"Yeah..!! But that doesn't mean I'll let him
go..!!" Nandini said lowering her head.
Everyone again laughed.
"Yeah Nandini..!! Anajli is right..!! You are
not talking to Manik..!! Then let him
go..!!" Rishab teased her and Nandini again
made a pout.
"Manik you will not go na?" Nandini asked
Manik making a puppy face.
"Ok..!! Everyone please don't tease my
Nandini..!! I am not going anywhere..!!"
Manik said warning everyone and all the
three left blessing the couple.
"Are you still not talking to me?" Manik
asked naughtily touching her nose.
"Yes I am angry at you..!! Because you
also take that doctor's side..!!" Nandini said
crossing her arms on her chest. Manik was
about to say something when Cabir entered
the room with a red roses in his hands.
"Good evening Nandini..!!" Cabir exclaimed
giving her the red roses.
"Good evening..!!" Nandini was still angry.
"Wohoo it look's like someone is in a bad
mood..!!" Cabir said touching her cheeks.
"Yes I am angry with Manik..!!" Nandini said
angrily and Cabir look towards Manik who
was helplessly looking towards them.
"Acha...!! Kya kiya Manik nay..?" Cabir asked
sitting beside Nandini.
"You know Cabir..!! Manik helped doctor in
giving me the injection..!! He cheated..!!"
Nandini complained to Cabir about Manik.
Cabir laughed out loud although Manik
showed him eyes and warned him not to
laugh. And as expected Nandini's anger rose
to seventh sky.
"Hawww..!! You are also laughing..!!"
Nandini shouted.
"Nandini I didn't mean that..!!" Cabir said in
a serious tone.
"I know what you meant..!! Both of you out
of my room..!!" Nandini again shouted and
pushed both of them out of her room.
...
"What to do?" Cabir look towards Manik
helpless standing out of Nandini's room.
"I told you not to laugh..! Khair..!! I have an
idea..!!" Manik said and winked.
...
Nandini was fuming with anger. She was
very much angry on Manik as well as on
Cabir because she thought that Cabir will
support her but no he also laughed on her.
She sit on her bed in anger. Then she saw
Manik and Cabir peeping from the door.
Then she heard Manik singing.
One, two, three!
I am a fool, I am a fool
I am a fool fool fool!
(Manik came in singing the song and take Nandini's
hand in his and started beating his head with them)
You big heart, you big heart
You got very big heart!
(Manik stretched his arms to as if telling Nandini
that she has a big heart)
I come near, I come near
I come near near near
(Manik came near her and held her hands again)
You go far, you go far
You go very very far
(Nandini pushed him away and walked away from
him and Manik sang helplessly looking towards
Cabir)
Arey thanda rakh kaleja
Thoda baraf pe ghis le bheja
Sorry le ja, maafi de ja humko free
(Cabir sang holding Nandini's shoulders and twirled
her but Nandini pushed him away also)
One, two, three!
Sorry Sorry Sorry
Pakde hum dono kaan kya
(Manik and Cabir both sang sitting on their knees
holding their ears in front of Nandini)
Sorry Sorry Sorry!
Bache ki loge jaan kya
(They both sang and faked sad expression)
Mehangi hai ek muskaan kya
Sorry Sorry Sorry
Bache ki loge jaan kya
(While singing they both plead to her to smile once
but Nandini turned her face)
I know you love me and You know I love ya
Hai apne understanding to phir locha-lafda kya
(Manik sang and hugged her from behind kissed her
cheeks)
I want a big big smile and
I want it only only now
Are! andar se tu okay hai upar se khaye bhav
(Cabir sang, pulling her cheeks and poked her
nose)
Aise kaai ko atka
Tere ghar ka jhadu katka
Tu jo bole kar denge daily free!
(Manik and Cabir sang asking for forgiveness)
One, two, three!
Sorry Sorry Sorry
Pakde hum dono kaan kya
(They both again sang holding ears)
Sorry Sorry Sorry!
Bachche ki loge jaan kya
Mehangi hai ek muskaan kya
Sorry Sorry Sorry
Bachche ki loge jaan kya?
(Both sang again and this time Nandini laughed
filling their hearts with contentment)

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